The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-10-08
FriCk, Hoyt
Don't Count
Giants Out
PREDICT 6 GAMES
BY JAMES L. KILGALLEN
International News Service Staff
COrresDOndent


NEW YORK, Oct. Swat!
This World Series isn't over-at
least in the opinion of two men
who know baseball: Ford Prick,
president of the National League,
and Waite Hoyt, one of the great
est pitchers who ever tossed a ball.
Today's game is the "key'' game,
according to Prick, and he is con-
fident Hal Schumacher will win it
for the Giants. Moreover, he
thinks the Giants will tie the series
(even though it now is two games
to nothing against them), and
that the classic will go at least
six games.
Hoyt, a big league pitcher for
10 years and World Series hero,
warned that anything can happen
in a short series and nothing is
sure in baseball" He predicted
Carl Hubbell will win his next start
for the Giants.
Prick didn't think the magnifi-
cent showing the Yankees are
making against the Giants, and
the fact that American League
clubs have won 20 World Series
against Is won by National League
clubs, proved that the younger
league is superior to the National
League. Hoyt gave an interesting
psychological explanation of why
he believed Cliff Melton lost yes
terday'S game.
SIX AND SIX
GIVE pitched IL or 10 World
Series games" said the 38-year-
old Hoyt. "All these games were
for the Yanks, except in 1881
when was with the Philadel-
phia AS. I was credited with
six World Series victories. I
lost six.
Nov, reverting to Melton.
Like Melton, I was a rookie way
back in the 1921 World Series.
Our star pitcher was Carl Mays.
He paced me all season, just as
Carl Hubbell has paced Melton.
now pitching in his first World
Series. looked up to Mays just
as Melton no doubt looks up to
Hubbell. Well, in 81 Mays
pitched the first World Series
game against the Giants, and I
pitched the second. Mays shut
them out.
After the first game, Mays
turned to me and said: They're
not so tough I believed him.
His words buoyed me up.
went out there next day ana
shut the Giants out. Now, If
Hubbell had whipped the Yam
KEGS in the first game Of this
series, I'm sure Melton would
have been mighty, mighty
tough-and probably would have
won"
Hoyt, now with Brooklyn,
pointed out in discussing the pres
ent series that two systems are
working. The Yanks shoot for "a
big inning" The Giants play for
one run-or two-at a time. AS
Hoyt expressed it, the Yanks fig
ure the winning club will score
more runs in one inning than the
losing club will get in all the
game" With the fast ball, the
American League system is work
ing out best.
GREAT BALL CLUB
Prick had this to say:
'"The Yanks are a great ball
club. What hitters! But the
series isn't over. We will win
two games at least.
II was not discouraged at
losing the first game but I was
disappointed when we lost the
second. I have said all along
the third game would be the
key game. I thought we'd go
into the third game tied with
the Yanks.
"Our third game pitcher
(Schumacher) is a must as
far as winning the series. If
Schumacher wins we have a
chance. Then the Yanks will
have to face Hubbell and he
probably will be right next
time. think we have a good
chance of evening up the
series.
1.-THE Giants are a darned
sight better ball club than they
have looked so far in this series.
No, don't think the Yanks Of
1887 are as good a ball club as
the Yanks Of 1927 when they
had Ruth, Gehrig, Muesel,
Combs, Dugan, Koenig and
I,aZzeri, Gehrig TODAY is not