The daily independent., 1937-08-11
SPORT SCRIBES
CONCEDE SENIOR
FLAG TO CUBS
Writers Vote, 9 to 2, for
Terrymen to Cop
Remnant
BY GEORGE KIRKSEY
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
New York, Aug. 10.-(UR)-BaSe-
ball writer's, who follow the major
league clubs around the circuit
and write of the daily doings OF
the athletes they travel with for
five months, are among the games
most rabid fans.
So it makes news when 8 out
of IL baseball writer's covering the
New York Giants toCts conceded
he pennant to the Chicago Cubs
The two who still think the Giants
will win won't give up until New
York is automatically out of it
Although Bill Terry, present pi-
lot of the Giants, doesn't have a
very high regard for the Scribblers
some of them are pretty smart
baseball men. More than one Wri-
ter knows enough baseball to be
manager.
There have been lot of famous
writer's Who've covered the Giants
and almost all of them were rabid
Giant fans. They suffered with
their heroes and took defeat as
hard as even the bitter, unyield-
ing John J. McGraW.
Among the most famous writer's
who covered the Giants were Boze
Bolger, Sam Crane. Charlie Dry
den, Damon Runyon, Haywood
Broun and Six Mercer.
The late Boze Bolger was one of
McGraW'S closest pals. Doubtless
McGraW consulted Bolger before
many deals. Boze, who died in
1882, was McGraw's ghost writer
and hS stuff was probably the best
big name exporting ever done.
The present group of Giant wri-
ters still are for the Giants but
many of them have rather strain
ed relations with Terry. John Dire
binger of the Times, a meek little
fellow with glasses and a scholar
ly look, sized up the situation per-
fectly once when he was asked
how he and Terry were getting
on.
Terry anu 1 are getting on
SWELL" said John. We came down
on the elevator together today and
Terry nodded to me- that is I
think he nodded. I'm not sure"
But all the Giant writer's are
roofing for the Giants to win the
flag, their personal feelings about
Terry not Withstanding. When
they were polled today by the
United Press they all had sad
looks on their faces. The Boston
Bees were out in front Al.
The symposium follows:
Rud Rennie, Herald-Tribune: {:
The Cubs will win. They have the
best balanced club"
Tom Meany. World Telegram:
The Cubs are the best of a poor
lot"
Bill Mccullough, Brooklyn
Eagle: The Giants will never
catch the Cubs"
John Drebinger, Times: Il
picked the Cubs in the spring and
they'll win in the fall"
John Ebinger, News: "The
Giants. 1 picked 'em and won't
change now"
Bert Gumpert, Bronx Home
News: THE Cubs will lose only if
they beat themselves.
Ken Smith, Mirror: IF they
were even now, I'd take the Giants,
but the Cubs six game lead is too
much"
Charles Moran, Newark Star
Eagle: The Cubs will win be-
cause of Hartnett's spirit and hit
ting"
Stanley Frank, Post: The COM
petition is too weak to stop the
Cubs"
Garry Schumacher, Journal:
THE Cubs are champs in below
par league"
Fred Brendel, Newark News:
THE Giants will make it close and
may win. They have the pitching
to do it"
Will Wedge, Sun: "The balance
of the schedule favors the Giants.
They have most of their games left
with the weak easternerS and 8
with Pittsburgh, team they can
lick"