The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-06
PAUL TO PITCH
SUNDAY CAME;
THOMPSON SET
Hadley or Hildebrand for
Yanks Tomorrow; Four
Straight?
BY HARRY FERGUSON
UNITED Press Sports Editor


Aboard the World Series Special,
en- route to Cincinnati, Oct. 6.-(UP)
The Cincinnati Reds like the
small town boy who got deeced by
the city slickers, headed for home
today, full Of regrets out planning
on revenge.
Beaten in the first two games of
the world series by the New York
Yankees, out hit, out helded, and
out pitched, the Reds limped toward
the hills Of home with grim look
on their faces. Tomorrow, they
hope, will be another day.
A great crowd, forgiving as a
mothers Heart, waited for them in
Cincinnati. Their two best pitchers
have been beaten. The Yankees
have hammered down their morale,
and all Cincinnati has left to throw
into the battle is Junior 'Thomp-
son, a rookie who has just COM
pleted his first year in big league
baseball.
But the crowd waits to welcome
them and hopes, in this dark hour,
that a miracle will come to pass.
Curving into the valley Of the
Ohio is triumphant train loaded
with the Yankees, one of the great
est ball clubs ever put together.
The song the Yankees sing as they
speed closer to Crosley field and the
third game Of the series is an old
familiar tune that has chorus that
runs -Four straight and the battles
over"
The Yankees have looked like
champions all the way. When a
pitcher faltered for a moment,
sparkling fielding saved him. When
their power hitters failed, up step
ped a supposedly weak sister like
Babe Dahlgren to blast a double or
a home run. Two sore arm pitch
ers-Red Ruffing and Monte Pearson
have given up a total Of six stingy
hits in the two games.
Poor Joe!
Manager Joe Mccarthy Of the
Yankees, usually a chronic worrier,
slept soundly last night as the bat
tie shifted to the west. He was UNI
decided who he would start in to-
morrow'S game and will not make
up his mind until the teams work
out later today, but there still wasn't
much to worry him. The best guess
is that Bump Hadley, a veteran
right handler, will get the call, al
though there is chance that Oral
Hildebrand may be sent into action.
Even if those two show up with
lumbago and fallen arches, Nc
Carthy still has ample reserve
strength in Steve Sundra, Marius
Russo and Alley Donald. And, loaf
ing in the bull pen without a lick
Of work to do so far, Is Johnny
Murphy, one OF the best relief pitch
ers in baseball.
Three men have been poison to
the Reds in this series-Red Ruffing,
Monte Pearson and Bill Dickey.
Rufflng gave four hits in the first
game. Pearson held the Reds to
two hits yesterday. Dickey came up
both days with men on bases and
knocked In q run.
4llS1C AoIl HULL cACuS6 CIlaL can
be made for Bucky Walters, the
sinker ball artist who had sensa-
tional season in the National league.
He was hit yesterday and he was
hit hard. He gave up nine blows
and spent most of his afternoon
vainly trying to fool Dahlgren, who
is a fairly soft touch for most
American league pitchers.
Paul Derringer, loser in the first
game, deserved a better fate. He
pitched Q head-up courageous bail
game, and no matter what happens
tomorrow, he will have his chance
for revenge. Manager McKechnie
hasn't much choice about Sundays
game-it will be Derringer of the
strong right arm and perfect. con-
troll.
The Reds believe they will do bet
ter in their own backyard. They
talk about fence angles, shadows
and infield bounces. But the Yam
KEGS say-and who is going to argue
with them at this stage of the BUSH
ness?-That a fence angle doesn't
mean a thing so long as you slam
the ball against 1t for a double.