Show Backseat Driving I Senators Senators' Problem lip Benefit Benefit Belief it Game r JM j- j By FRANK FRAN K BAKER Editor Telegram Sports Cronin Keeps Secret of or Whom Hell He'll Choose to Oppose Carl Hubbell Whereas the chief pitching secrets and hopes of or the Giants are arc wrapped Up tip in the great left arm of Carl Owen Hubbell there is 18 still stil considerable question as ns to how Clark Griffth and Joe Cronin will ro rotate rotate rotate ro- ro tate the Washington staff Hubbell is virtually certain to be Manager Bill BUI Terrys Terry's starting choice for br the Giants If it were not for ifor Hubbell and his screwball Al Crowder Crowder Crow- Crow Crowder der Washington's sturdy right-hander right would be the logical choice forthe for forthe forthe the Senators Crowder has worked in 50 games this season and scored victories in 24 of them He Is 15 also equipped b by experience and pitching craft to bear the brunt of the the- Senators Senator's hurling defense Theres There's much to be argued about the w wisdom dom of pitting Crowder against Hubbell in the opening game Hubbell is 18 far from front invincible to be sure but the Grants Giants are arc bound I to be heavy favorites to win any game that Hubbell starts Many smart I baseball men feel then that it would be suicidal for the to send their ace right-hander right against the screwball artist There Is a J I f feeling Unc In baseball circles that Washington will ramble c anibe With somebody like Monte lonte Weaver or Wally Stewart as as' as Hubbells Hubbell's opponent In In this manner Crowder would be saved for forthe forthe I Ithe the s second game when h his presence on the hill hUl would ke make the Sen Sen- heavy favorites for that encounter Weaver and Stewart are aregood aregood good wi within their own right too Weaver is the six-foot six right right-hander ht-hander ht who won 22 gam games l last t year In jn his first full fuU major league season Stewart Is one of the rarest things In baseball He lie Isa is isA isa a left left-hander- with control Southpaws are not to be spoken of at too lightly though Many of th the games game's greatest stars ha have ye been t those ose who fondle the soup spoon with their left hand Southpaws of the grade A variety h have v a habit of rising to world series occasions Plank Ruth Nehf Pennock Grove Hallahan and Gomez have written their names large in championship history Maybe some but crafty lefty y such as Stew Stewart rt or orZ Z rl Whitehill will beat the much publicized Hubbell to the next next line on the roll of honor American Leaguers Have Habit of or Withholding Pitching Choices It seems to tobe DC e an anold old American league custom and privilege to surround surround sur- sur round the w world series pitching selections with secrecy For y years ars' ars the National league representatives have shouted th their ir pitching ng choices choices' for the first game from the housetops for days before the big fall classic got under wa way Meanwhile the American league hopefuls drew back into the shadows for a bit of minding master and re refused refused refused re- re fused to speak about pitchers except in generalities Connie Mack gave a successful demonstration of this type of strategy several years ago when he baffled the Chicago Cubs with a dark horse starter Howard starter Howard Ehmke Connie was still stUl at It a year later when his charges charge thwarted the efforts of the St. St Louis Cardinals under Old Sarg Gabby Street who was irked at Connie silence and asked one reporter 1 If tz Connie was afraid to name his pitcher The Old Sarg got his revenge the next year though when a young upstart called Pepper Martin sprang up without any regard for dignity dignity dig dig- of Connies Connie's master minding master and led the Cards to a spectacular vic vic- vic vic- tory Now Griffith the Old Fox of Washington seems to have im tm- n Cronin his young oung pilot with the thc same mysterious habit i Hubbell Is likely to start three games game for forthe the Giants if goes the full route of seven even games He will rotate robt with Hal Schumacher Schumacher Schumacher macher the young right hander and Freddy Fitz the burly knuckle ball expert according to present plans OCCIE IN HOLSUM LINEUP When the Holsum HoIsum Unes lines up against th the amateur stars all Sunday ny in the benefit game for Lee Haacke Occie Evans will be at third base for or the state league champions Occie comes all the way from front Blackfoot Idaho Blackfoot Idaho just to play in In this game gam He was quick to volunteer his behalf of the Red and V White backstop who was struck in the head by by- a Ii pitched ball during the st st. state ate te tournament here three weeks ago Haack js Is home fol following fol- fol lowing an operation to relieve pressure from a skull kull fracture re Part of Occie's Ocele's letter to Claude Engberg skipper for Holsum f follows U ll ws Say Claude if it you get ret to see sec ee Lee Haacke please say a. a kind word f for r me because his misfortune Vas wasa waa a sad thing thing- to me rue He The Is on one swell fellow which isn't found in everyone's backyard If there is any MY way I can un help In the benefit game Ill I'll gladly pay Jay my own expense to Salt bait Lake |