The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-02
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Fly HENRY McLEMORE United Press Stan Correspondent

United Press Stan Correspondent
 New York, Aug 2y--UP)--This country Of ours is a great one for weeks" We have apple week, cot- lon week, cat week. gingham week and orn-Op- -tbe-cob week. to name a few.
 Some of the baseball critics, flg- uring that one more week wouldn't hurt matters, have named this one we're living in right now National league week." because 1t might very well decide the winner of the 1888 National pcnnant chase.
 Pirates Tough
 Within the next six days the Pi- rates and the Giants and the Cubs come to grips and the results of their meetings will have An impor- tant bearing on which is to be first in line at the October pay-off.
 Take the Pirates. for example. Right now they are bold and swashbuckling crew and. with cut lasses drawn. are on top with five game lead over the Giants and q seven and one half game margin over the third place Cubel
 That's a big margin with the sea- son nearing the three-quarter pole. but will the Pirates hold it2 In the past few years the Pirates have earned for themselves the unenyla- blc nickname of the "old accordion men" meaning they can fold ID and blow lead with less effort than any club in the league. The Pi- rates Of earlier years could do a bit of folding, too. as all who re member 1921 will recall.
 The Pirates of that year came east in mid-August with fl lead Of seven and one half games and q high scorn for the other teans. They brought along musical instrti- mcnts which they played in the dug out. They sang and frolicked bee tween innings. They insisted the cameramcn take pictures Of them in different poses to usc when world series time came round. Then the Giants banged these gay Buccan- sefs i've times in a row and broke their spirit. They went into q dag ding tail spin and the Giants went on 10 win.
 Big Chance
 All around the iengue the boys are waiting for the plttsburgers to fold once more. This week may tell. Let the Bucs take two of three from Boston. where they open today. and the same number from the Giants and they will be pretty close to in.
 Az for the Giants the week will make or break them They open with dabby Hartnett's Cubs at the Polo Grounds today in a series thal promises all Of the fireworks that marked the clashes between these two teams when Me0raw WAS mas ter -mltdlng the Giants. A clean sweep for the Cubs would lift them Into seconS place and establish them as the challenger the Pirates would have to beat on In the run down the stretch.
 This week offers the Cincinnati ltsdS IlTls CHhnCG W Dsttef tbEtn- selves. With the Pirates, Cubs and Giants whacking away at one an- other the Reds have nothing more difiicult 10 overcome than the Phil- lies and the Brooklyns. It Is en- tirely possible that neyt Sunday will find the Reds in second place, sights set cn the top rung.
 Jack Doyle. veteran Broadway betting commissioner and one of ths shreWdest judges Of baseball in the country. Is one wh, doesn't ex- pect the Pirates to fold. Jacks lat- est National league quotation has them at the short odds Of 2 to 10 and ths Giants at b to q
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