The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-04
LEE May HURL
FOR CHICACOIN
SERIES OPENER
Cubs Meet Murderous Yam
KEGS at Wrigley Field
on Wednesday
By GEORGE KIRKSEI
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Stah Correspondents
CHICAGO. Oct. /. CUP)-Wil-
liam Crutcher Lee. IT.. the soft
spoken LouiSianian with the mo-
ton picture profile, last night
seemed certain To draw the tough
est assigamen: N baseball - the
lob of pitching the opening world
series gene for the Chicago Cubs
apainSt the murdcrouS New York
Yankees at Wrigley Field We'd
nr>day. o.,
Gobbv Hartnctt. the Cubs hap
DIV warrior, won't announce ms
official selection until today, but
every indication was that Lee
who won - games to lead the
majors. will pitch the opener ana
Clay Bryant. the curly-halred Ala
hama boy. will work the second
came for the Cubs. Dizzy Dean
positively will not pitch the open
err the Cubs management SAID.
Hartnett expects Red Rutng 10 .
he Toe McCarthy'S choice to pitch
the opener for the iankS- Hart
nett's reason for not announcing
his pitcher is that nc wants to
give his starter one day less OF
worry. -
On 4 rainy. dreary day the
Cubs came back home yesterday
from 81. Louis. where they cIlnch-
cd the pennant Saturday, and
were officially greeted rs cham
pions by city officials. They pa
raded through the Loop I'm mo-
tor cavalcade. and aftcrward were
given the day off by Hartnett.
Before the parade the Guns
split their world series Swag. ana
failed to include Charlie Grimm
who was depoSed as manager m
late July 1t was Il repetition OF
the Cubs division of their lS"2
world series money in which they
failed to vote Rogers HOrnSby any
share in the spoils. That year
Grimm succeeded HornSby us man
ager in mid-seaSOn. On that Occa-
sion Grimm led the fight to cut In
Hornsby but was voted down. ,
Hartnett didn't attend Monday
meeting
YANKS MORE GENEROUS
WITH THEIR SWAG !
In contrast to the Cubs lack OF
generosity the IankS gave their
bat boy $1,000, and batting prae-
tice pitcher a full share. The
Cubs voted the 81 players whO've
been with the club all season full
shares. Coaches Roy Johnson and
Red COrriden. Trainer Andy Lot !
show and SECRETARY Bob Lewis
also were cut in for full shares.
Hartnett, nursing two injured
fingers on his right hand, will start
out catching but how long he'll ,
last is strictly a gamble. The
Cubs with Hartnett behind the
bat and without Hartnett are a
different ball club. He'll have to
be lucky to go through the entire 1
series with his battered hand. The (
nail is ripped on his third finger
and his index finger is swollen and ,
he's unable to bend it. If Hart
nett goes out. as he's likely to. t
Jimmy O'Dea will succeed him l
against righthaHderS and Bob Car I
bark against lefthanderS.
GALAN OUT WITH AN !
INJURED KNEE !
Augie Galan, the Cubs best '
outfielder. is definitely out of the {
series with an injured knee, hurt !
in the Pittsburgh series. The Cubs !
outfield will line up with Demaree
in left. Reynolds in center and
Cavarretta in right against right ,
handlers and with Reynolds in left,
Marty in center and Demaree IN ,
right against Gomez, the Yankees
lone Southpaw who is expected to {
pitch the second game. !
Hartnett yesterday conferred I
with President Ford Prick of the ,
National league and Branch Rlc--
key Of the Cardinals who turned
over to him all the information
gathered on the Yankees by scouts
who trailed them during the last
few weeks of the season. Hickey e.;
has seen the Yanks play about % !
games this season. One of the re-
ports given HaItnett was several 4
pages of dope gathered by Joe
Schulz, who followed the Yanks
in behalf of the Pirates.
DIZZY DEAN MAY NOT
EVEN START. ..
It's the general impression of g,
insiders that Hartnett will bank
on Lee and Bryant as his starters
almost entirely in the series, with
Jack Russell, the American league
castoff, and Grandpappy Charlie
Root, who, at 80, is the Oldest
major league ball player, as his
relief men. Dizzy Dean, who is
strictly a question mark, may not
even start a game. If Dean starts
ne is likely to be spotted in the
opening game at Yankee Stadium
for Saturday.
Betting odds continued to favor
the Yanks with little Cub money
in evidence. Chicago bookmakerS
quoted 5 to IA against the Yanks
and II to 5 against the Cubs.
Opening game odds were 10 to II
against the Yanks and 7 to
against the Cubs. /,
Both clubs will work out at
Wrigley Field today. The Cubs
from 1890 to 1890 and the
Yanks, who arrive early today
from New York, at 80.