Evening star., 1937-08-03
SET TT0L0FTFL
AFTER GIANT ROUT
No Other Real Opposition to
Powerful Chicagos Seen
in Old League.
BY FRANCIS ]. POWERS.

the Powers patented predlctor
Is running another hot box,
the National League race WAS
settled Saturday when Gabby Hart
nett doubled off Carl Hubbell with
the bases filled.
AS a matter Of form and tradition.
the National will finish out its sched-
ule, but If Ford Frick went by the
Powers patented predictor instead of
the farmers almanac he would realize
the Chicago Cubs had the pennant
won without monkeying around until
October g.
The Cubs have the New York Giants
whipped, and that's all they needed
to clnch the championship. Pitts
burgh and St. Louis ceased being pen
nant possibilities weeks ago and the
others never mattered A series of
injuries to key players overlook the
Giants at a most unfortunate time,
but that only terminated the race
fev weeks earlier. At full force New
York did not seem to have the power
necessary to halt the flying Cubs.
Last Nail Put in Penna.t,
,H1CAGO put the last nail in the
pennant when Tex Carleton beat
Carl Hubbell, 1t had been so long
since the Giants saw the slender
Texan, who came into the majors by
way Of ST. Louis, they thought he was
eome new pitcher Charley Grimm had
imported from Oshkosh. For the last
two years Carleton has operated
mainly against Boston, Brooklyn. Gin
cinnati and Philadelphia. There was
an idea prevalent that Texas couldn't
do much against first division teams
So when he held the Giants to one
hit and no count for eight innings, it
was conceded the New Yorkers had
run out of the race.
Carleton. who really has plenty
stout heart, is one reason why the
Cubs are flying their burgee far out
IN front, and Pappy Charley Root is a
second. Texas has won nine games
against three defeats and now that he
has lassoed the Giants therell be no
stopping the man. Root has tethered
10 for the team. mainly by relief
pitching, and its matter of history
that when Charley is having good luck
the Cubs win Roy Parmelee is the
only Chicago pitcher lacking a WIN
ming percentage, but it is Carleton and
Root who are furnishing the balm
that cools Charley Grimms miseries.
Cubs Punch Powerful.
FIRST in fielding and first in bat
ting, the Cubs are hard to beat
when the pitching is respectable. Hit
ting past Collins, Herman, Jurges and
Hack is like throwing paper wads
through Gibraltar, 1t has been years
since the National saw such a de-
fenslve infield and maybe the league
never saw the likes. I'm old enough
to know that. Grimm proved him.
self horse trader when he swapped
Branch Hickey out of Jim Collins, for
the Ripper has made the infeld and
his hits have been tremendously timely
II not too frequent.
There is an almighty punch along
the middle OF the Cubs batting order.
After pitcher-any pitcher-gets
past Galan, Hack and Collins, who
are dangerous if not gigantic with a
club, he runs into Frank Demaree.
ISL; Billy Herman, 1858; Gabby Hart
nett. 1856, or Jimmy O'Dea, .324. and
Bill Jurees, .347. Any one of those
nVe can ruin tight game in a flicker.
Just as Hartnett cid against Hubbell
saturday, after 1t had been nip and
tuck and vice versa for four innings.
Club for Yanks to Watch.
1uRGES. batting almost 100 points
better than any time in his career.
u still another reason for the Cubs
rampage. In case you need any more
reasons at this time. Now that Bill
has gone into August among the
leagues leading hitters, he can be
voted the most improved batter in
either major league. On most clubs
NED be swinging nearer the TOP of
the batting lineup, but with Chicago
he still is seventh-place hitter.
So II Mr.. Joe Mccarthy of the New
York Yankees has nothing more i'm
portant to do, he might start casting
about for the pitcher to face Chicago
IN the opening game of the world
series This Cub team won't crack
up and it's we'll to advise Mr.. Nc
Carthy it's a much tougher combi-
nation than the one his Yankees took
In four straight for the 1882 world
championship. When the Cubs make
the championship mathematicallv
certain, remember it was announced
Through the Powers patented prediction
es OF August 3. Terms on the P. P.
P. quoted to reliable agents upon re-
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