Evening star., 1938-10-05

salve on Hartnett's two injured fingers.
Mayor La Guardia of New York
another early arrival, posed with Joe
Di Maggie and Lou Gehrig. He then
perched himself in a box behind the
Yankee dugout.
The Yanks by landslide" said the
Mayor.
Unaccustomed as they are to win
ming world series, the Cubs 60 into
their battle against the wonder Yam
KEGS with bounding hopes and a strong
hunch that they are going to upset
the apple cart.
There is nothing very sensible about
their dream. The Yankees look just
as tough as they ever did, and you
can't imagine how lethal they look
when Red Ruffing is pitching and
swinging his bludgeon in ninth posi-
ton. That particular lineup gives the
Yankees nine hitters. any one Of whom
can, and do, break up ball games.
But that is how the Cubs feel about
it. They know that the posted odds are
IL to against their chances, and that
the consensus of the experts is that
the Yankees will cop their third
straight world championship in five
games. winding up the series in New
York next Monday night.
Yet the Cubs go into today's tuSsle
thinking they are going to win. They
have an abounding confidence in the
pitching Of Lee, and they think they
are team of destiny" or something
At that, there is something mystical
about the fact that Lee, big fellow
from the banjo belt, is taking another
whack at the Yankees.
Four Straight Victories.
The Yankees, cocky as ever, think
they will knock over the Cubs in four
straight games. They are, If anything,
trifle too confident. They clinched
the American League pennant some
three weeks before the campaign
ended. and they haven't played good
ball since. They didn't look very
good in their practice yesterday, and
several rival managers Of their league
have been shaking their heads around
the hotel Hobbies here the last two
days. speculating whether the cham
pions would recover their true form.
Everybody is agreed that the Cubs
are sunk without ripple If Lee fails
them today Lee has won % games
this year He has pitched nine shut
outs, more than have been pitched by
any other two elbowers in the big
leagues He pitched three innings
against the American Leaguers in the
All-Star game at Cincinnati, and al
lowed only one f1uke hit
Lee is fast-ball pitcher, with a
sharp curve that he keeps low and
outside. That is supposed to be the
only effective pitching against the
sluggers Of the Yankee batting order.
II Lee stops them, then the Cubs have
a chance, because the set-up will per-
init him to pitch three games in the
series. If Ruffing beats him today,
why it was pleasure to have seen you.
Lefty Gomez is set to pitch the
second for the Yankees and Monte
Pearson the third. The Cubs can
reply with Clay Bryant and Dizzy
Dean, which is strictly no argument
If Lee comes cropper.
Gabby Hartnett, catcher manager OF
the Cubs, is determined to play in the
series, though he is suffering with
couple of damaged fingers on his right
hand. His bat is an important factor
in the Cubs attack.
The games here will be broadcast,
but not by Charley Grimm. former
manager of the Bruins, who has since
become one Of the sweetest voices on
the air. Commissioner Lands forbade
1t, on the ground that Charley might
be partial to his old club. The COM
missioner must have made his decision
before he heard that the Cubs had cut
Grimm off without cent of the World
Series swag.