Evening star., 1937-10-03
Gate Records Loom With Tight Scrap Promised World Series
GIANTS, STOCK BOOSTED
RY GRITTY FLAG FINISH
Like Yankees, Have What 1t Takes When
Stakes Are High-Some Odds Make
American Leagu!ers 81 to Repeat.

In the catching department, Dickey
has it over either Of his rivals. Capt.
Gus Mancuso. hitting .280 and prob
able receiver for the Giants left hand
ers, or Harry the Horse Danning, hav-
ing a great year after riding the Giant
bench for some six seasons.
At first base, Gehrig, hitting 1853
for the season and driving In 155 runs,
is too much for comparison with
Mccarthy.
The Giants, however, have the edge
in the rest Of the infield department.
Their shortstop-second base combina-
ton Of the firebrand Bartell and Bur-
CESS Whitehead not only outshines
the Frank Crosetti-Tony Lazzeri duo
of the Yankees, but stands with the
best in base ball today. Crosetti is
having poor year and Lazzeri, aging
rapidly since last season, is no longer
the 'poosh 'em up" Tony Of other
campaigns. About all he has left is
his field strategy. at which few can
equal him, and his uncanny ability to
produce in the clutch.
Hot Corner Well Protected.
A. THIRD base the Giants have
= Mel OFT, outfield veteran of a
dozen years, but forced to the hot cor
ner by necessity. Opposed to him is
Red Rolfe, vastly improved at his job.
These two are the pick of the third
sackers in the game today. so far as
fielding is concerned. OFT. OF course,
is the heavier hitter. particularly in
the last six weeks, but Rolfe still is
handy man to have around with
bat in his hands.
The outf1eld division, naturally, is
overshadowed by Di Maggie Al
though he has been "off his feed" for
the last several days. there's still no
member of the fly-chasing squad of
either club who can compare with this
deadpan dynamiter, 345 batter for
the season, 158 runs batted in and big
league home run king for the year.
His opponent in center field will be
either Lou Chiozza, fast but some
what less than heavy hitter; Wally
Berger. the ex-Boston better, or Hank
Lelber, powerful FOUNDER when he's
right, which he hasn't been recently.
In right field, Ripple for the Giants
and George Selkirk for the Yankees
appear to be toss-up Selkirk Just
recently is recovered from an injured
shoulder that had him in the hospital
Tor weeks but has returned to his
walloplng ways in the last few days.
Ripple, inserted in right. when OFT
moved to third base, has done a fine
job both afield and at the plate, where
his season mark is .3l8, compared
to Selkirk's .33l.
Moore Better Than Hoag.
THE other outfield berth, in left,
shows a definite Giant advantage
The National Leaguers have 10 10
Moore patrolling there, and in addi-
ton to his patrol duties he's the class
lest batting leadoff man in the busi-
ness. Myril Hoag has the lob for
the Yankees and is having his best
season. Definitely the series starter
since Jake Powell, batting hero of
last Falls post-season fuss, was taken
Ill. Hoag has batted for 1903 through
the campaign and has shown a marked
ability for the sunfield-although he's
still no 10 10 Moore in the outer
garden. =.
Last, but not least, there's the rel
atlve merits of the two managers. surlv
Strategist Bill Terry of the Giants
and genial Joe Mccarthy of the
Yanks. A comparison hardly can be
made OF these two, so different are
their characteristics, their MASTER
minding and their field generalship.
Terry, who has led the Giants to
their third pennant in his five years
IN the drivers seat since John Nc
Graw handed over the reins, is an
exponent Of the play for one run, then
hold the edge theory. Mccarthy.
on the other hand, holds with the
school that teaches there's no come
back for a home run. His men 90
up to the plate and take their big cut
at the ball. 1niaing after inning thev
may go down swinging, but they'll cut
loose in just one frame-and there
goes your old ball game.