The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-04
(Reg. U. s. Pat oR.) |. By HARRY FERGUSON Limited Press Sports EditOr)

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 New York, Sept. l. (UP)-The boys are trying now to drive the last nail Into the comm of the rest of the American League, and the man who would be the biggest help to them Is not around to lend a hand.
 That wouldn't be Joe DiMaggio, either-who Is being treated here in New York for sore wrist while his teammates on the New York Yankees battle in Boston to clinch the American league pennant. Valu- able as DiMaggio is to the Yankees, there is another guy named Joe who Is even more valuable. He is 0 mediocre second haseman who never was good enough to make the big leagues but who bloomed, by some miracle, into the most con. sistent and best manager in baseball.
 The name Is Joe Mccarthy, Q Jut- jawed Irishman who worries hiT- self sick when the Yankees are log- ing but who has Q phenomenal rec. ord of taking young players, mixing them with veterans, and coming up with an irresistible ball club that sweeps everything before 1t.
 When the Yankees were driving for the pennant-they are only one game from making 1t mathematical ly certain today-a few days ago in Washington. Mccarthy came down with 0 slight gall bladder ale ment. He was placed in the hoSpi- tai, and kept there until today when he is due back in New York. His condition prohibits him from going to Boston for today's game with the Red sox.
 Cold With Cubs
 McCarthy's first whirl ct the big leagues came in 1926 when he was brought up to manage the Chicago Cubs. He finally got them Into the World Series in 1929, but he took Q bad pasting from the Philadelphia Athletics. Nobody would have given much mors than Q thin dime for McCarthy's future when he was signed by the Yankees and told to 90 to town.
 He did. Chiefly because he walked into an ideal Set-up. The Yankees hao Q farm system that developed players. McCarthy's job was to take the material at hand-weed out tht incompetentS, eliminate the malcon' tents, merge young and old players in a team-and produce winners.
 By 1882 he began to produce. He won the American League pennant defeated the Chicago Cubs foul straight games in the World Series (sweet revengeD and started the skein of victories that never had been eQualled.
 Run through the 1882 roster oi the Yankees and you will see how fast men grow old and fade from the spotlight in baseball. Some of those on McCarthy's 1882 team were Johnny Allen, Danny aMcFayden Wiley Moore, Herb Pennock, Lou Gehrig, Lyn Lary, Tony LaZZeri Joe Sewell, Sam Byrd, Ben Chap man and the one and only Babe Ruth.
 Never Lost Series
 Part of McCarthy's secret lies in his ability to know when to replace an aging. tiring man. He made changes/in his team gradually and swept to World Series triumphs in 1886, 1887, 1888, and 1889. He has never lost a World Series since he took over the Yankees and his rec ord in the autumn classic with the New York team is 20 games won and three lost.
 This year he started out as the lnderdog. The Cleveland Indians were the favorites and they started like 6 house afire. Mccarthy bided his time, worked patiently with his infield and finally came up with the combination he wanted-Sturm Gordon, Rizzuto and Rolfe. Then he put on his drive, took the starch out of the Indians and is breeding to- ward the pennant.
 If he wins another World Series next month-and his team will be favored no matter who is the op- position-it will be just about time to write him down in the record | a- -R-. .