The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-05


 By GEORGE KIRKsEY
 United Press Stan COrrespOndent)
 New York, Oct. s. (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 Na- 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- letts the giants to win the Worlds baseball championship in a seven game series. It will be Q bitterly fought series in which the Giants southpaw pitching and stout de. fense will smother the Tanks vaunted power.
 The giants have Q 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- rectly to the acquisition of Wally Berger who won several vital games with homerS. Lou Chiozza's flop at third brought Mel Ott to the iniield to play the hot corner and stationed Jimmy Ripple in right field. That move made the inf1eld and added punch to the attack. Sam Leslie'S injured wrist gave Johnny McCar- thy his second chance and he made an amazing comeback. Gus Mar- cuso's broken finger brought about the unveiling of Harry Dan1ing as @ star catcher.
 Over the past month the Giants have outplayed the Tanks by c wide margin, winning 24 games and los- ing 10 for mark of .706 to the YankS' 22 won and IS lost for an average of 1895. The Giants are definitely the "hot" team.
 Comparison of the two clubs Oh their seasons averages is Tnislead- 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 .l07 when he was called of the bench to replace the injured Mancuso boosted his mark to .288 playing regularly.
 The Tanks haven't the all-round power they had year ago. Crosetti, Rolfe, Powell, and Lazzeri, closing out his career in this series, all have slumped of their 1886 pace. The Tanks big three are DiMaggio, Qehrig, and Dickey. They'll carry the brunt of the Tanks attack.
 Dickey Stopped ,.
 AhC SAhlAto oCOPpSd 0ACkey lhbb year, holding him to 3 hits and e batting mark of .l20. If they can handcuff Dickey 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 Yauks 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 hits and 1 runs off him in 2 inn- ings. Precedent Is against 6 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 @ vital game, and he beat them, 6-0
 Summing up, the Tanks aren't as good as last year, having lost some of their batting power, while the Giants have better balanced at- tack and Q sounder team than in 1e36.
 And lady luck is riding with the Giants, whispering in their ears: | "yOu can't lose"