1934-10-03 [P A-13]

GRANTLAND RICE DENMAN THOMPSON JOHN B. KELLER ■*? FRANCIS E. STAN ALAN GOULD JOHN LARDNER H. C. BYRD if J ROD THOMAS LAWRENCE PERRY JIM BERRYMAN W. R. McCALLUM E. A. FULLER, JR. '_WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1934._» A-43~ Prove Great to in World Series Cast-Offs*- ■ I- ■ -■ ■ — — of A_A Washington May Help Tigers ♦% Martin Will Find Ex-Nats Share Tiger Burden and Coin Mickey Tougher EIGHT MANAGERS S«ScopeJ Presa. By the Associated “Are” October 3— Pepper MAJOR Tigers Doggedly Martin did but steal PICK ACES DETROIT, everything I Determined; Cards catcher's mitt Mickey Cochrane's v and shin guards in the 1931 world Cocky and Sure. between the Cardinals and Crowder Back Close to Top series Four in Each National and _BY DENMAN THOMPSON_ Eight Minor Leaguers Come Athletics, but he'll And it tougher Fischer to steal this series. Are Sports Editor, Is Believed Form—Marberry, and Earn- American Leagues Up—Griff Lefty Grove George October 3.—Dogged shaw always were notoriously weak determination versus to Also Are Ready. at holding runners anchored on Standout Choices. cocky Talking Hornsby. bases, so Mickey really received a confidence. These best de-1 lot of criticism for DETROIT, unju.t letting scribe the frame contrasting ] By the Associated Press. BY JOHN B. KELLER. Martin steal him blind. BY JOHN LARDNER. of mind with which the and Star Tigers ETROIT, October 3.—Major Staff Correspondent of The But the Tiger pitchers, carefully BALL fans may argue day Cardinals entered the world series 3 — coached against base stealing by League base ball teams had Mich., October in and day out about their their boss, should be hard to pilfer here how this world that got under way today. a fair start today on the job Regardless of bases from. favorite ball players, but the There was hint in the demeanor will be BASE no of building up their clubs series turns out. It managers in both major of the thrill-seeking and record-break- with DETROIT. are with few for next year's pennant race, cast- leagues agreed, excep- materially affected by that tions, as to which athletes are out- ing throng of nearly 50,000 eight minor leaguers taken in the offs of the Washington club. BOZIE BERGER GETS standing in each position on the field. Into the confines of with all four former mem- trouped expanded first draft activity. Talking Eight managers, five in the Ameri- Navin Field of any doubt that the Here in the of bers of the Nationals in their locker PART OF PELS’ COIN can League and three In the National, temporary capital battering Bengals would have more that have submitted all-star teams In re- base ball, the Cincinnati Reds, with room today, there is no doubt trouble conquering the Cardinals than sponse to an end-of-the-season poll. first choice among the National League every one of them will have a bearing nominations of each the Giants, whom the Redbirds over- Local Cuts In on Winners’ The manager clubs, took Leroy Herrmann, the pitch- the Boy to his own hauled for the National League banner on the outcome of the fight for are confined league. ing star of the San Francisco Seals. Share as New One Joe Cronin, had an through their inspired play in the last world championship. Orleans Beats manager, Herrmann won 26 games and dropped to do the same thing three weeks of the campaign. Start with Alvin the Galveston. opportunity 12 this year. Crowder, in the when he steered earlier year, But that Mickey Cochrane’s The St. Louis Browns took Fay pitcher who year before last won 26 in an all-star the American League crew entertains considerably Thomas of Los Angeles, whose record contest with Bill National games for the Nationals and last yeai Special Dispatch to The Star. Terry’s more respect for the St. Louis for the year shows 26 victories and League squad at the Polo Grounds. than it did for was credited with 24 games. This ORLEANS. October 3.—To aggregation 4 defeats. from the selections of Joe’s No. the New Orleans Pelicans Judging Brooklyn's public enemy 1, The Reds also drafted Henry Erick- he was a It was today year flop. peculiar, NEW contemporaries, he did a very good and his New son belonged the distinction of being Wilyum Terry of Louisvile, who rapped the ball because trainer Mike Martin and of it. could the first Southern Association club to representative job York bunch could be sensed by for a .264 average in the minors after The shining lights in the managerial discern no difference in his arm. j win the Dixie championship two years scouting around and about the a brief trial with the Athletics in the were Terry Joe Moore, Hubbell in a row. poll lair of the Tiger. Spring. The Chicago Cubs picked off Tet, actually, Crowder was working and Dizzy Dean in the National The Pels, with Dennis Galehouse And It was apparent from mingling two players from the International under a terrific handicap. Mrs. League; and Gehrig, Gehringer, Coch- Ed who hit pitching a steady brand of ball, de- with the invaders that Frankie ! League, taking Cihoki, rane and Gomez in the American. AH .262 while Crowder had been attacked by a form feated Galveston of the Texas Frisch's is convinced playing the infield with League these were phalanx firmly of to hospitaliza- boys picked unanimously. Syracuse, and Fabian Kowalik, who paralysis, subjected yesterday in the sixth game of the with it will drive through to triumph. In some cases, as Casey Stengel won 18 and lost 14 for Buf- tion for months. Naturally, this un- scored the It was reasonable to that pitching series, 5 to 4. Galehouse and Charley Dressen, the managers expect fortunate turn of events had a dis- falo. Both have had previous triala j winning marker in the eighth by let it be understood that they would the effects of these widely different Unct effect on Crowder, whose nerves in the majors. j doubling, advancing on a sacrifice have drawn more liberally from their attitudes would be reflected In the became so unlimbered they couldn't and scoring on a single. own teams if they hadn't been afraid doings on the diamond once hostilities A'* Get Lieber. function in a pitching way. Bozie Berger, former Washington of seeming got under way. but the tide of fortune prejudiced. The Athletics claimed athlete and due to report to Cleve- By Walter Johnson, Cleveland: in base ball is so notoriously uncertain Charley Break for Crowder. Lieber from the San Francisco Mis- land next is among the Peli- Above: Alvin Crowder. First base—Gehrig, New York. that a single victory—or defeat—in Clark Griffith Spring, sions, where as a pitcher, he won 16 called him On Fred Second Detroit. a series limited to seven games can cans who'll share the spoils. right: Marberry. base—Gehringer, games and 13 the into conference. Griffith is a fair alter the of dropped during FINALLY, Third base—Higgins, Philadelphia. entirely complexion things. season. scout. He understood the situa- Cleve- Shortstop—Knickerbocker, the fact that the annals The Boston Braves annexed Catcher tion. He said, "Al, I understand your land. of the pastime are studded with W. H. Lewis, who batted .313 with position. You haven’t been able to do Right field—Fox. Detroit. DESPITE THE PRESS BOX exceptions—as followers of the Rochester in the International League, a thing for us this year. I've asked FROM Center field—AveriU, Cleveland. Griffmen can attest—the very brevity and the White Sox picked off Bob waivers on you. I'm letting you go. es Left field—Vosmik, Cleveland. as of these sets for the honor Fenner, a 8t. Paul who hit much it pains me. I think it will Catcher—Cochrane, Detroit. highest receiver, a aimable gives the winner of the initial for a .295 be break for you.” Forecast and Pitchers—Gomez, New York; Rowe, percentage. Has World Series skirmish a tremendous advantage. Vernon George who And so in August Crowder was let Everybody Detroit. Washington, This is not alone because of the com- batted .367 for Indianapolis, was out on waivers to Detroit. It hap- Attention to Them. St. Louis: that three called in the draft the White pened while the Washington ball club Nobody Pays Any By Rogers Hornsby, forting knowledge only by Sox, First but since there is some was in Boston. Crowder said at that base—Gehrig, New York. more verdicts are needed while their question about _BY JOHN LARDNER-.- Second his time: "This is the greatest break I've base—Gehringer, Detroit. opponents must achieve four, but be- eligibility under the draft, his in the same Third base—Werber, Boston. cause of the effect case will be decided Commissioner had ir, my life. I realize I haven’t YORK. October 3— new and larger apartment morale—buoying by It'sj Shortstop—Cronin, Washington. involved on the one hand, as com- K. M. Landis. The Sox brought him been good enough to carry on with the funny about world series pre- neighborhood. the use Right field—Ruth, New York. with an decline in up from Texas a year ago and club. I have been worried, of course, J The Meyer method requires pared equally sharp ship- dictions. No one pays any Center Cleveland. on him out to by my wife's condition, but I want to | of litmus paper and an astral chart. field—AveriU, spirits the other.

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