Evening star., 1938-10-03
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FOR PITCHING TIPS
Russell Also Familiar With
Champs Weaknesses.
Parade UnWeIcome.
BY GALE TALBOT,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

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Associated Press Sports Writer,
CHICAGO, Oct. 3.-Those scrapping
Chicago Cubs, not truly great ball
club, but hotter than is lawful, came
home today to a jubilant townsfolks
bringing with them another National
League pennant.
There was a parade for Gabby Hart
nett's honeyS, starting at Wrigley Field
and winding down through the city, in
tardy tribute to a bunch of fellows
who didn't know when they were
licked.
The players, who clinched the flag
only two days ago at st. Louis and
were somewhat the worse for wear,
would have preferred vastly to spend
the day in strenuous resting-up for
the start of the world Series Wednesday
against the New York Yankees But
there's no putting off of q parade
once the confetti is paid for.
Cubs Calm on Home Journey.
The boys dashed home from st.
Louis last night on special train,
and everything was very sober, for the
celebrating all had been attended to
on the previous evening. The shouting
long since had died, and the most ex-
citing event during the return OF the
heroes was heart game at the end of
the club car, with Hartnett looking
quietly on
When they finish their parading to-
day, the senior league champs won't
have thing to do until IL am.
tomorrow, when they are scheduled
for brief practice at Wrigley Field.
The Yanks are to work in the after
noon. The Cubs, by the way, claim
they are not at all scared of the
Yanks.
This reporter canvassed them last
night on the train, and the tenor of
their remarks was: The dice are
rolling for us. Weire hot If this
only keeps up we'll give those Yankees
the surprise of their young lives.
Give us our share of the breaks and
We'll beat EN-"
That, seriously, Is their attitude.
They know all about the Yankees
batting power, yet Tex Carleton, one
of their pitchers, said solemnly last
night: There isn't any man who
can't be pitched to-"
The Cubs are laying great store by
the wisdom of Tony Lazzeri, the un-
smiling ex-Yankee, who came to them
this season as coach. They reason
that Tony should know the weakness
of every Yankee, except, possibly. that
of Joe Gordon, who succeeded him
at second base. Jack Russell, one of
the Cub pitchers, spent many a season
in the American League, and he
should know what the Yankee bat
ters don't like, too.
One thing for sure about the Cub
team, it isn't licked now. After the
cat-flght'it has been through the last
month, in which it had to win 81 out
of Is games to nose out the Pitts
burgh Pirates, it isn't likely to get
in strained condition about the
World Series. The players seem to
feel that they are over the hump,
and they are relaxed lot of ath-
letes. They might do pretty good
against lIle 1dukeeS.
Hartnett, the big catcher manager,
is grinning again and wearing his cigar
at cocky angle. He has two badly
damaged fingers, jammed by foul tips
on Thursday and Friday, yet he swears
he will be in there when the shooting
starts on Wednesday. Augie Galan,
regular outfielder, still is in the hospital
with a twisted knee and won't get into
the series, but Phil Cavaretta will re-
place him with no appreciable loss of
strength.
Delays Pitching Choice.
Hartnett says he won't decide upon
his pitching choice for TIE first game
before tomorrow night, at the earliest,
but 1t is almost foregone conclusion
that he will lead with Bill Lee, his o.
game winner, following up with Clay
Bryant and Dizzy Dean. There is a
suspicion that Gabby would like to
shoot Dean at the Yankees in the
opener, because Diz has an awful lot of
"moxie' and is money pitcher. Yet
it wouldn't be right to deny Lee the
honor.
There is general agreement that the
victory of the Cubs spices up the world
series, the reason being that they are
determined ball club in the midst of
a winning streak, sparked by two hot
shot pitchers, Lee and Bryant. If the
National League has any chance what
ever OF keeping the Yanks from win
ming their third straight world cham
pionship, club in the present condi-
ton Of the Cubs is most likely to do it.
However, the best advice still is:
Don't bet on prize fights, and don't bet
against the Yankees.