The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-13
SCRIBES PICK YANKEES,
 REDS IN SERIES
United Press Poll Reveals I030 Promises - Ath=
 Ietics Mentioned
BY HARRY FERGUSON United Press Sports Editor)

(Un1teU KTeSS SpOTGS ALulVVEJ Copyright 1888 By United Pressl
 New York, Dec. 13-CUP)-When the crowd sits tense and silent at the opening game of the world series next year, the words that will come through the loudspeaker, in the opinion of the nations sports editors, will be-
 Batteries for today's game-for the New York Yankees, Ruffing and Dickey; for the Cincinnati Reds, Wander Nicer and Lombardi."
 The Yankees and the Reds will win the American and National League pennants in the opinion of sports experts of the nation who participated in the United Press annual year-end poll. They believe the Yankees will make another rrn- away race in the American League; they believe the Reds will win in another National League stretch fight involving the Cubs and Pirates. The one-two-t three finish, in the two leagues was predicted as follows:
 American League
 1. New York.
 2. Cleveland.
 3. Boston.
 National League
 1. Cincinnati.
 2. Chicago.
 3. Pittsburgh.
 Ninety-one per cent of the sports editors voting regard the Yankees, victors in the last world series. to win the American League pennant again. Nine per cent thought the Indians would win and three per cent favored the Boston Red Sox. R. G. Lynch, sports editor of the Mill waukee Journal, thinks the Yankees will sink as far as third place in 1889 and that Cleveland will finish first and Boston second. Jack Led den, sports editor of the South Bend Ind.) Tribune thinks the Yankees will repeat, but believe that willy old Connie Mack will come up with a Philadelphia team that will finish third, just behind the Boston Red Sox. :.
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 Fifty per cent of those voting picked Cincinnati, with wealth of pitching material, a lineup of slug gers and smart manager in Bill McKechnie, to win the National League pennant.
 The Chicago Cubs, according to 24 per cent of the sports editors voting, will repeat their 1888 triumph in the National League; 20 per cent of them favor the Pittsburgh Pirates: and six per cent believe Manager Bill Terry will be able to haul the New York Giants together and win the flag.
 The popularity of the Yankees as a great machine was reflected in another phase of the poll when sports editors were asked this uues- tion: What was the greatest achievement by team in 1888 and why?"
 Seventy-three per cent of those voting chose the Yankees, and typi- cal of their comment was what Pat Moulton, sports editor of the Mobile Press, wrote on his ballot:
 The greatest team achievement of the year was the Yankees pen- nant drive and their four in a row take of the Cubs in the world series. The reason for it was great pitching. the best catching in the busin css, a sterling keystone combination and an outfield that was powerful on otfense and better than fair defen- slvely. In the truest analysis. it was Ruling, Gomez and Pearson"
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 second to the Yankees in the yot- ing for the outstanding team of 1938 came Southern California's football machine. particularly because it stopped Notre Dame after the Irish had gone undefeated through a oruising schedule. Southern Califor- nia got votes from 12 per cent of the sports editors participating in the poll followed by the Chicago Cubs with six per cent. Those voting for the Cubs did so because of the great drlve Chicago made through the dy- ing days of the season to win the National League pennant.
 Other teams receiving votes:
 The Rutgers football team for its surprise victory over Princeton; the Kansas City Blues for winning the American Association play-offs and oe1eat1ng Newark in the little world series; the Chicage Blackhawks hockey team for winning the Stan