Evening Star Newspaper, September 30, 1936, Page 39

» 7 ~ - ~ A v [ swenee | @he Epening Star TALENT FROM ALL SECTORS ENGAGED It's Far From “Exclusive” New York Party—Heroes of Past Recalled. BY GRANTLAND RICE. EW YORK, September 30.—“An exclusive New York world se- ries” doesn’t tell the story by . a span of kilometers. For the next six days youll find every section of the Nation tied up in this duel of Yankees and Giants. Both Carthage, Mo, and Meeker, ©Okla., Carl Hubbell's native towns, are as deeply interested in Carl as New York is. Louisiana is looking to Mel Ott, the Gretna entry, and you'll find the in- habitants of Crystal City, Tex., wait- fng to get full reports on Joe Moore. Maybe you don’t think Waldo, Ark., s proud of Travis Jackson. Or that San Francisco isn't peer- Ing intently in the direction of Joe Di Maggio, the regal rookie from the Golden Gate. They step into action from every direction — including Dartmouth, Fordham and Yale. And more than one home banquet in the far-away and rugged outlands will be waiting for the hero’s return—provided the breaks will make him more hero than goat. More than one star has finished a series on the herder’s leash, Some High Spots. wom.n series high spot—27 run- L less innings pitched by Math- ewson in 1905—and just about the same by Babe Ruth 13 years later. Harry Hooper’s circus, high-jump- ing, somersaulting catch in the 1912 series between Giants and Red Sox. ‘With Matty pitching, Larry Doyle had the series settled with a mighty blow starting for the right-field screen ~a certain home run—until Hooper came from nowhere near to make a last desperate dive as the ball was sailing a foot above the screen wall. Hooper must have used a motor cycle and a pair of stilts or a spring- board. But that miracle catch saved & series. [ How many remember Leo Darocher’s shortstop play in the Cardinal-Tiger series in 1934 when the two Deans starred? Durocher was & ball-playing centi- Pede all through that series, blocking enough base hits to bog down a bat- Sleship. ‘The high spot, of course, was the Babe’s big act in the Yankees-Cubs’ series a few years back—the hig act where the Babe took two called strikes from Root—baited the howling populace—pointed to the center field flagpole—and then proceeded to hit one past the flagpole. It was a lop- sided base ball that passed from view. That was a chunk of history that won't be repeaten. 'WITH another Giants-Yankees' ) world series breaking out this Wweek, I've been thinking of 15 years ago when I was lucky enough to make the first hit and the first run ever made by & Yank in a world series. After looking around I find no play- ors of that Yankee team playing any more. The ball players pass, but sport writers seem to be going better than ever. Maybe we had a tougher game #0 far as hanging on counts. “No ball player ever forgets his worid series experiences—no matter how the crowd may forget. These @games carry memories that stick. I'll be here in Minnesota wishing best luck to the Yankees—with my regards to all the old-timers you see around $he press box. ELMER MILLER.” There was old Pete that I overlooked =—Alexander, if you must know. Where is the stuff that he fed them all? “Gone with the wind"—as we all must 0. H. L. asks for the greatest world Series upsets. The White Sox’ vic- tory over the Cubs of 1906—the Braves' four straight over the Mack- men of 1914. Two of the greatest ball clubs in history on these two occa- sions dropped 8 of their 10 games. &Ccpyright, 1936, by the, Ncrth American N per Alifance, Inc.) CUBS, CHISOX COCKY IN CITY TITLE PLAY Each Team Predicts Triumph in Four Games—Kennedy Faces Lee in Opener. 3 By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, September 30.—The Chi- cago Cubs and White Sox, each claiming they will make it a four- game sweep, met in their twenty-first city championship series at Wrigley Field today. With fair weather in prospect preparations were made to handle a crowd of 25,000 fans, who will hear the progress of the world series in New York between innings. The Sox pitching choice was Ver- mon Kennedy, ace righthander, who won 21 games and lost nine during the season, in which the Sox.fin- ished third in the American League. For the Cubs, Bill Lee, also a right- hander, served them up. Tradition lies with the White Sox, who have taken 13 series to 6 for the Cubs and 1 tie — DIZzZY, PEPPER GENEROUS Give Back Prizes They Capture Tossing Ball at Targets. OKLAHOMA CITY.—Daisy McQuil- MNams, who runs one of those con- eessions in which you try to win prizes by knocking over imitation milk bottles with base balls, took one look at two approaching cuabom,ers—-nd almost fainted. The two, Dizzy Dean and Pepper Martin of the St. Louis Cardinals, won prise after prize as Daisy’s headache grew. Then they handed them all back. . < Sreclal Dispatch to The Star. EW YORK, September 30.— Some of the folks who parade through the lobbies of the New Yorker and the Com- modore up here are not present for the series only. The big show, of course, is what they say they came WASHINGTON, D. C., ‘WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1936. . Series Takes In Wide Territory : Draft Yields Little to Majors “POPPING OF'F ; “@Tmn.u. All Is Not Series at a Series. a deal. It is known by this cor- respondent that Bucky would like to have Rollie Hemsley catching for him next year, if he is managing the Nats again. Rollie probably is the best catcher in all baseball, but his extracurricular activities hold him back. Harris, hu--° to see, and, in a way, that’s no lie. But back in the minds of some peo- ple, like Clark Griffith and Tom Yawkey and Mickey Cochrane and a flock of other baseball bigwigs -there also is a little matter of hunting talent. ‘While Joe McCarthy is won- dering who to pitch in the second game, and Bill Terry debates the question of work- ing Hal Schumacher or Freddy Fitzsimmons in that same tus- sle, the Griffiths and Yawkeys and Cochranes are fretting about 1937. For instance, 30 odd stories above the jammed New Yorker lobby yes- terday Griffith was in ‘“conference.” He wouldn't say with whom or what was discussed, but he emerged from an elevator suspiciously preceding that which deposited Yawkey on the ground floor, and with the Red Sox owner was General Manager Eddie Collins and Joe Cronin. Exactly two years ago, almost to the day, a similar thing happened. On a scrap of hotel stationery Yaw- key gave Griff an I O U for a mere matter of $250,000 and the carcass of Lyn Lary, and in exchange the 0Old Fox promised to ship Joe Cronin to Boston. The Newsom Rumor’s in Again. 'HE deal, a record breaker, actually was not announced until October 26, a few weeks after the world series had been dead and buried. Base ball folk are wise in the ways of grabbing the headlines. It would never do to “break” a trade while a world series is getting the banner heads and front-page stories. So at least there is precedent for such goings on, and this, together with a few known facts, makes trade possibilities as feasible a topic of “discussion at the meeting” as, say, to believe the boys merely went in to sip a cup of tea. For one thing, there is killing off the Buck Newsom-to-Bos- ton rumor. The garrulous Car- olinian himself wants away and it's highly probable that both Griff and Bucky. Harris are just a little fed up with him. Buck just finished the only winning year he had as a big leaguer, but nobody is ever going to win pennants with pitchers showing his kind of a record. He won 17 games and you always can’t count on him winning that many, but take a gander at his loss column and you find that he dropped 15 decisions. It has always been thus with New- some and if Yawkey, Collins and Cronin want him and offer anybody of any importance in exchange, you can bet Newsome has worn his last ‘Washington uniform. Hemsley May Be Nat. [OM the Nationals could get in exchange is problematical. Ru- mor has Bill Werber coming to Wash- ington, where he wants to play, but ‘Werber is not a pitcher and somebody would be needed to hurl in Newsom’s place. If a deal is made with Boston it 1s likely to involve at lease one more character besides Newsom, and if Werber comes to play for Harris he will be accompanied by somebody else, possibly Fritz Ostermueller. Rogers ever, has done well with hard-to-han- dle players in all his 13 years of man- aging big league clubs, and seems quietly confident that he could get along with Hemsley. If the Browns' catcher is acquired, it certainly will mean that Clf Bol- ton, the recalcitrant Tar Heel, will do his ball playing in St. Louis next year. Bolton's “run-out powder” has queered him with Griff and Harris, who have placed him definitely in the uncertain class. Griff, Dykes Dickering. I? THE White Sox and Cubs were not playing a city series you could bet that Jimmy Dykes would be up here and that he and Griff would talk things over. From an unimpeach- able source it has been learned that Dykes offered Washington First Base- man Zeke Bonura and Pitcher John- ny Whitehead for Joe Kuhel and a pitcher who is rated not as good as ‘Whitehead. Griff is reported to have spurned the deal because he did not want to give up Kuhel. He does not want Bonura, but the prospect of getting Whitehead intrigues him, and so this prop- osition must not be considered closed. The substitute offer of the Nats to Chicago involved Bolton, it is said, but Dykes would have none of it. As things shape up now, the Browns, Red Sox and White Sox promise to be Washington’s chief sources of trad- ing. There is, of course, nothing do- ing with Philadelphia and New York likely will stand pat. The Tigers and Griffs could do business but Cochrane is rumored interested in Wes Ferrell of the Bostons, and a deal for him might possibly round out the Tiger activities in the mart. With Cleve- ll‘n;‘d the Nats have been able to do ittle. : In Short. THE Yanks will play in the Polo Grounds and the Giants in Yankee Stadium “cold” as far as practice in the parks is concerned. They were supposed to drill in the other guy's ball yard yesterday, but rain prevented it . . . Tom Clarke, scout of the Giants and one-time catcher of Christy Mathewson, rates Hubbell over Matty. “Christy was great, though, said Clarke. “The first time I ever batted against him I got a double, and was it lucky? I didn’t get another hit off him until nine years later.” Only five foreign nations—Japan, Canada, Mexico, Cuba and China— are interested enough in the series to order special dispatches . . . scenes in the lobbies yesterday . . . Bump Hadley with two bottles of rum under his arms . . . “A.gift,” explained the Bumper, “and not to be opened until after the series” . . . Dick Bartell in a brown and yellow ensemble that would shame Jimmy De Shong . . . he’s no bigger than & minute in street clothes . . . Cronin and Cochrane getting chummy . . . Al Simmons walking around with a sour puss ... Carl Hubbell saying he is not as good as he was in 1933 . . . and Travis Jackson saying that Hub is better now than ever before. Last-minute prophesies . . . Bill Terry to be the Giant’s standout . . . bad knee and all, he’s still great with the chips on the table . . . and Jake Powell to either be a “goat” or the 1936 model Peppes Martin. PORTNEY BEATS BENTON. NEW YORK, September 30- (#).— every round but the fifth, t, easily outpointed Joe Pennino of New York in a 10-round bout here last night at Broadway Arena. ® X The Parade Passes BY GRANTLAND (A few mauldin world series memories from several yesterdays.) MA‘IIY was there—and a guy named Plank—and that wasn’t yesterday, old mate! ng with Iron Man Joe in blotting blokes Bender was scra; from the scoring plate; Turkey Mike Donlin—I aee‘Mm still—as Bowerman scores on the Turkey’s blow— Where are they now—as the crowd roar breaks?—“Gone with the wind”—as we all must go. Walsh and Sullivan—Brown and Kling—never heard of them, 1 suppose? “Whoinhel were these mummy bums?”—Not so bad—as a ball game goes. Wwild Bill Smoky Joe— onovan—Wry-Necked Rube—Rudolph, Tyler and Where are they now as the mob pours in?—“Gone with the wind“—as we all must go.” Shoe'{at's Joe—and his big black bat—what a pity he couldn’t Speake'r and Cobb—or Tris and Ty—out there doing a fair- sized bit— Nehf and Hoyt—you remember them? Part of the ceaseless ebb and Where are Ty hey now in the swirling mass?—“Gone with the wind”—as we all must go. And there was a fellow who swung the ash—a solid cove on the portly side— With one lone dream as he moved along—to feed that apple a killing ride— They called him Babe—but a better name was T-N-T—jor a pitcher’s throw— Where is he now—as the series starts?—“Gone with the wind”’—as we all must go. One by one I have seen them pass—as thousands roared at a headline name— Star by star I have watched them fade—feature cogs in a hing game. flashing g Hubbell and Gehrig, who shine today—leading lights in another show— Where will they be as we look again?—“Gone with the wind”—as we all must go. (Copyright. 1936, by the North American Newspaper -Alliance. Inc.) Records of Base Ball Classic National - League. *New York Cubs .. *Chicago *Chicago *Pittsburgh Chicago New York New York American Philadelphia 4-1 2-4 4-0 4-1 4-3 1-4 2-4 3-4 1-4 4-0 1-4 1-4 2-4 2-4 5-3 2-5 5-3 4-0 2-4 3-4 4-3 4-3 0-4 0-4 1-4 2-4 4-3 0-4 4-1 4-3 2-4 *Indicates series winner. League. Games. Attend- ance. 91,723 100,199 78,068 62,232 145,807 124,222 179,851 252,037 151,000 111,009 143,351 162,859 186,654 128,483 236,928 178,137 269,976 185,947 301,430 283,665 282,848 328,051 201,705 199,072 190,490 212,619 231,567 191,998 163,076 281,510 - 1,128,905 286,672 11,173,794 Players’ total. $27,394 33,401 54,933 46,114 66,924 79,071 127,910 147,572 135,164 121,898 144,899 162,927 152,888 69,527 260,349 214,882 292,622 Receipts. $64,435 106,550 101,728 94,975 188,302 173,980 342,164 490,440 325,980 225,739 320,361 385,590 425,878 179,619 722,414 564,800 900,233 605,475 1,063,815 1,003,104 1,182,85¢ tIncludes $100,000 for broadcasting rights. GRIDMEN ARE CALLED. Candidates for the Northwest A. C. ‘WANTS DIAMOND FINAL. Georgetown - &. C. -base ball team foot ball team are requested to report | would like to play one more gam at Sixteenth and U streets at 7 o'clock tonight. . | ’ ‘before hanging up their West 3008-W after ¢ pam. Call [3 GRIFFITH PICKS UP FIELDER IN DRAFT Wanted Catcher or Pitcher, Lands Beverly Ferrell. Tiffs With Rickey. B a Staff Correspondent of The Star. EW YORK, September 30.— The Washington ball club tried to shake off its first set- back of the 1936-7 hunt for talent today and envision possibilities in the Class D léhgue outfielder it picked up in the major league draft here last night. Hopeful of coming up with either Catcher Joe Peacock of Nashville or Pitcher Luke Hamlin of Milwaukee, President Clark Griffith stuck his hand in the draft grab-bag and emerged with a 23-year-old fly-chaser 300 HARDY SOULS HEAD SERIES LINE Two on Hand Twelve Days Waiting to Buy Tickets to Bleachers. BY WILLIAM O. VARN, Associated Press Staff Writer. EW YORK, September 30.—Ex- citement engendered by base ball's greatest spectacle ran high among the would-be bleacherites who milled about the gates of the Polo Grounds today. PFrom Texas and Maine they came and from South Carolina, Washing- ton and Oregon, this cosmopolitan crowd of dyed-in-the-wool fans brav- ing the elements. Some 300 shivered in the shadowy recesses of the stadium at first faint dawn and cared not a whit. Theirs was a fellowship born of persever- ance. Cheers and back-slapping greeted new arrivals. Theirs was & common cause. In Line for 12 Days. PPING the “waiters” were An- thony (Tony) Albano and a 17- | year-old Negro, Willlam McCoy, vet- erans of 12 days in line to buy the first two bleacher pasteboards and watch the Giants and Yanks paste each other in the opener. Tony was away on leave in the early morning hours, but there was no rush for his No. 1 spot. Wasn't there a new baby at Tony’s house in Brooklyn—a baby that Tony hadn’t seen? Sure there was—Mr. and Mrs. Albano's seventh, and so it was all right that Tony arranged to take time off. McCoy, without a hat despite the misty dampness, said he and Tony planned several weeks ago to “beat the boys to it.” The boy said he had “talked to Mr. Carl Hubbell up there one day” and figured that might help the Giants, but he is “afraid the Yanks will win.” Mrs. Anna Gibson of New York joined “the boys” about 2:30 am, ready for her third world series. ‘Woman in Line Early. "OH‘. THIS is fun,” she said. “I hope to see every game, and every morning I'll be in line, rain or shine. Me, I'm a Giant fan, but I don't like the way those Yanks smack that ball” Rip Herman, 23, of Olympia, Wash., laid claim to having covered the greatest distance for his spot in line. Ten days ago he left home, hitch- hiking East. “How are you all, pals?” greeted Ed Baker of Bend, Oreg% and his salute won him an ovation. A friendly taxi driver pulled along- side the curb and music blared forth from his radio. One “waiter” non- chalantly read & book while sitting (See DRAFTS, Page C-2.) (See FANS, Page C-2.) Features and Ciassified C —_— C—1 ONLY TEN PLAYERS CLIMB T0 816 TOP {Seven of Those Selected Have Been Up Before. A’s Get Cissell. By the Associated Press. EW YORK, Septernber 30.— One of the largest gathere ings of major league base ball officials for the purpose in recent years made one of the smallest selections of players from the minors in the annual “draft.” Pifty base ball men attended the annual draft meeting last night, with only the Chicago White Sox unrep- resented. Altogether they selected only 10 players. Seven of them have had previous major league experience and seven were chosen from Class “AA” base ball. Macks Have First Choice. 'HE Athletics, who had first choice, were the only club to draft two players. Connie Mack picked Chalmer (Bill) Cissell, veteran . inflelder for whom the White Sox once gave $75,000, from the Baltimore Orioles of the International League, and | Catcher Earl Brucker from Portland in the Pacific Coast League. Cissell | had a fine season, hitting .344, and Brucker batted .338. The other last-place club, the Phile lies, took Wayne Lamaster, southe paw pitcher, who won 12 games and lost 10 for Louisville in the American Association this year. When it got up to the Cubs and Cardinaals, who tied for second place in thé National League, their repree sentatives tossed a coin for the first choice. Chicago won and picked Dick Siebert, Indianaapolis first sacker who hit .331 in the American Association. Siebert once had a trial with the Dodgers. Talent Well Divided. THER selections: By Brooklyn—Luke Hamlin, | right-hand pitcher, formerly with De- troit, from Milwaukee. He won 19 and lost 14 in the American Assoclae tion. By St. Louis Browns—Gerard Lipse | comb, second baseman and .203 hitter, from Atlanta. By Cincinnati—Dick Barrett, who \played as Dick “Oliver” when he first appeared in the Athletics’ line-up a few years ago. He won 22 and lost 13 with Seattle in the Coast League in 1 1988. By Boston Bees—Debs Garms, for- mer Browns’ outfielder, from San Ane tenio of the Texas League, where he | hit 318. By Cleveland—Whitlow Wyatt, fore mer Detroit pitcher, from Kansas City; won 12, lost 7. By Washington—Beverly Ferrell, outfielder and 327 hitter, from Thomasville of Georgia-Florida, League; stole 31 bases. B A H N B 60 YEARS OF PROGRESS FLORSHEIM HAS BUILT TH E LARGEST QUALITY SHOE BUSINESS IN THE WORLD BY GIVING EN THE:EXTRA W PAIR! “]f a man...build a better mouse trap than his meighbor, though ke build his bouse in the woods, the world will make a beaten path to his door” —ELBERT HUBBARDP FOR NEARLY 50 YEARS Florsheim has concentrated its energy and effort to one purpose—the betterment of our product! Every and sale of Florsheim of leather to the final step in the manufacture Shoes, from the purchasing fitting of the customer, is guided by expert craftsmen zealous in their work and pro'd of their product. 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