The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-05
LADY LUCK WITH
 GIANTS AS TANK BATTING SLUMP.
Kirksey Picks Terrymen to Take Title in Tough
 7.Ganle Series N

Editors note: Following Is the last of . series comparing the World Series rivals.) r.'
 By GEORGE KIRKSEY
 United Press Stan CorrespOndent)
 New York, Oct. 5. (UP)-The dope says the Yankees but lady luck, lurking in the background, whisp- CTS: "This Is the Giants year."
 Lady luck picked the Giants early in August and rode down the Ma tional league stretch with the Terry men while they overcame the Cubs 7-game lead. Misfortunes, accidents, and injuries all turned out to be blessings in disguise for the Giants.
 Counting lady luck as the tenth player on the side of the National league champions, this observer se- lects the giants to win the Worlds baseball championship in c seven game series. It will be Q bitterly fought series in which the Giants southpaw pitching and stout de- fense will smother the Yanks' vaunted power,
 The giants have @ considerably better ball club than they had last year when the Tanks triumphed four games to two. And don't for- get how close the Giants came to carrying that series into the seventh game.
 Luck With Giants
 Luck played big part in forming the Giants winning combination. Hank Leiber was beaned by Bob Teller in the spring which led indi- rectiy to the acquisition of Wally Berger who won several vital games with homers. Lou ChlozzaS flop at third brought Mel Ott to the infield to play the hot corner and stationed Jimmy Ripple in right field. That move made the infield and added punch to the attack. Sam Leslie's injured wrist gave Johnny McCar. thy his second chance and he made on amazing comeback. Gus Man cuso's broken finger brought about the unveiling of Harry Dannins as c star catcher.
 Over the past month the Giants have outplayed the Tanks by wide margin, winning 24 games and los- ing 10 for e mark of .706 to the Yanks' 22 won and IS lost for on average of 1895. The Giants are definitely the "hot" team.
 Comparison of the two clubs on their seasons averages iS tT1islead- ing. The Giants didn't find their winning combination until August. Batting averages that dropped in early season have blossomed during the Giants August. September drive. For instance, Harry Danning who was batting only .l97 when he was called off the bench to replace the injured MancuSo boosted his mark to .2e8 playing regularly.
 The Tanks haven't the all-round power they had Q year ago. Crosetti, Rolfe, Powell, and Lazzeri, closing out his career In this series, all have slumped of their le3e pace. The Tanks big three are DiMaggio, qehrig, and Dickey. They'll carry the brunt of the Yanks' attack.
 Dickey Stepped
 The Giants stopped Dickey last year, holding him to 3 hits and Q batting mark of .l20. If they can handcuff DicEey again (and Man. cuso hints he found Bills blind spot last year), the Giants will be well on their way to the worlds title.
 A big factor in the Giants favor appears to be the fact that their two aces, Hubbell and Melton, are south- paws. The Yanks are not suckers for southpaws but they haven't thrived on smart lefthanded pitching this year. Hubbell mastered the Tanks in the opener last year. Even in the game he lost the Tanks made only 6 hits and 4 runs of him in 2 inn- ings. Precedent is against e rookie like Melton coming through in his first World Series but this lanky freshman from the North Carolina Hills has passed his test under fire in the National league race. Terry tossed him in against the Cubs in c vital game, and he beat them, 60.
 Summing up, the Tanks aren't as good as last year, having lost some of their batting power, while the Giants have c better balanced at- tack and Q Sounder team than in 1936.
 And lady luck is riding with the