Evening star., 1936-10-02
Series
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folds, lit up the rosettes Of color that
draped the front of both the upper
and lower boxes and the facades OF
the grandstand banks all around the
park. There wasn't single cloud oi
any sort. fair or foul, in the clear
blue sky.
Far out in center field. in the open
stands that flank the club houses, the
granite stone to the memory OF Eddie
Grant. Giant third basemen killed
In the World War. and the plaque
that memorializes John J. McGraw
the 1000 faithful responded happily
to the pleasant conditions.
The comedian pet. Al Schacht. who
has been doing this it seems. almost
as long rs there have been world
series, went through his routines 70
the delight of the bleacherites. He
led the list Regiment Band in the
usual program OF popular and tradi-
tional airs. He raced about the TielG
in an imaginary tennis duel with him.
self. He boxed with himself, wrestled
writhed on the bright greensward--
and the faithful howled at his antics.
He finally retired in q state bordering
on collapse.
Giants Are Greeted.
The Giants wandered self-consciously
out across the green from the center
field and we're greeted with a great
roar Of yeas"
With Gomez q definite starter for
the Yanks against Schumacher. the
sinker bali right -hander from Dodge
vile, N. Y, whom McGraw plucked
out of the student ranks at st. Law
renee University, there WAS one shift
In the Giants batting order. big Hank
ZACH Du) Leiber replacing Jimmy
Ripple In center field and in fourth
place In the batting order.
Base balls master minds have
worked 1t out that a right anded bat
ter does better than a left-handed
swinger against southpaw pitching
thus making 1t strategically imperative
for Leibef. 4 right-hander. 10 replace
Ripple. . southpaw. Leiber. . sensa-
tion In his freshman year with the
Giants has been somewhat of bust
at bat this season. but he's big
powerful siugger, liable to bust up a
ball game anytime he gets the fever
George Selkirk, who figures in this
same strategical reasoning in the
Ysnks' mental processes prior to the
first game, was lifted from eighth TO
sixth position In today's batting order
George. also known as "Twinkletoes,
confounded reason In the opener by
hitting . home run of HuJbtn for
the Yanks' only score. He wasn't ex-
pected to do that because he was a
eft-handed hitter batting against
southpaw pitching
1t was 20 hot. as the Giants took
their hitting hcks at the plate. that
the customers In the sun started tax.
ing Oh their coats and handkerchiefs
came out moppins brows Mark
Koenie, who has been In 80 much
world series play on both sides that
he scarcely knows which dugout TO
SIT in. started pitching to the hitters.
He was roundly thumped, rs befits
An infiielder In the wrong spot. and
Harry Gumpert, q right-hander. took
over.
The bull pen pitchers returned to
their seats in the extremities Of the
park on opposite sides Of the bed.
Monday the Harlem River backed up
through the drain pipes and looGed
the bull pen out in deep light and
eosupelled the Yank reserve throwers
tn spare the same bench with the
Giants subs in left field.
Leiber looked particularly good IN
batting practice. rifing a half dozen
nils into the left-neld stands. Bill