| Show A AGE S FAVOR YANKEES GIANTS g g Upheaval I. I possible in jEither Either Loop na By GEORGE KIRKSEY t 1938 by United Press EW EV YORK April 12 12 Another Another iw ew York world series between t i Yankees and the Giants was II cast today by the major leaguers league aers ers in making their annual J i nt predictions for the United fiven f-fiven v n managers in each league J p. dieted the entire order of finish i f ill Terry of the Giants and andar andar anda a ar Vitt of the Indians declining d so I picked the order in which S would finish in my life said and I never expect to as Terry used a hi host st writer in his last literary 3 fort the liberty was taken of a New NOW York selections in the Giant Giants Slots Slot's s place These selections Cere ere re based basel on opinions Terry iiI expressed to the press the spring Vitt the Yanks to repeat but 1 ged off oft picking where here the rest Guld uld finish because of his un- un with the American gue he Yanks are a stand-out stand choice 1 t ng ng the American league pilots jr seven picking them first arone rone second secondi The lone dissenter 0 o asked that his name be with- with d picked Cleveland to triumph wasn't Vitt who picked the In- In nl hT Tigers and Indians accord- accord to f Ip to the poll will put on a whale a battle for second place Deltwas De- De was picked second by six pilots third by two Cleveland drew 3 first first one second and six thirds Skids for r The rhe big collapse in the American gue sue gue will be the Chicago White c the managers fore forecast ast They l 1 drop from third to fifth with Boston Red Sox moving up to irth rth place to round out first Vision iSion National league the maners maners maners man- man ers predicted the same order of Ish as last season season New New York cago Pittsburgh and St. St Louis Giants were picked first five IBS including once by Terrys Terry's twice for second and Two pilots Casey Sten- Sten L lof f the Bees and Burleigh Grimes ithe e Dodgers named the Cubs to ton ton n Pie Traynor picked his tnt n Pirates In second division poll named flamed Cincinnati as the Im to show the most improve- improve ant mt getting sixth place only ony a points back of the place fifth-place es I- I Commenting on the American ague ague race Joe oe McCarthy Yanks' Yanks i tanager nager said Its no soft mch i h to win three pennants in a jwj but it has been done before n 4 Its It's possible to do it again of our troubles in the ring I believe we have a ronger club than in 1937 But I ve the league is is stronger t down the line i it t fi key Cochrane of the Tigers ures res his team will be slightly jaker aker in batting and stronger in tiding Aiding but admits everything de- de 1 ldson on how his pitching comes und especially Schoolboy Rowe IY u can say for me that the liana hans will be plenty troublesome certainly will be in first divi- divi jn ng n was Vitt's comment he general tone of the National L predictions indicated that a feel that there is a Ity t of a big upheaval Said Bill Bm Kechnie Cincinnati If any It of the first four teams breaks it is likely to fall real hard be be a as low as sixth place r KW Three Straight e he Giants can make it three i if it everything clicks said yys try's pinch-hitter pinch and also can l UP sixth if nothing clicks AnOre Ano An- An o Ore elj pitcher is desperately needed asey asey Stengel Bees believes the theare are a cinch to win if their holds up while Pie Tray- Tray r r. r says If Rizzo con con- ves l l to hit and ard Bauers isn't on the shelf too long the Pirates will win Burleigh Grimes Brooklyn in naming the Cubs to win because of their round all-round strength says the Giants may drop plenty If it anything Hubbell happens to Hubbell If doesn't have another good year asks Grimes pick him up 1 |
