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Experts Revise Calculations On Both Major League Races No Longer Predict TwoTeam Affair in American Giants Upset Figures in National NationalBy By FRED DOWN DOWNUnited United Press Sports Writer WriterNEW NEW YORK N Y May 6 Thats right the experts were wrong again Little more than three weeks after the opening of the season the crystal ball gazers have revised their estimates of both major league races racesIn In the American League they no longer predict a twoteam affair between the Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees And the New York Giants have knocked into a cocked hat predictions that the Brooklyn Dodgers would be galloping off in their own little world by July 4 Bucky Harris of the Washington Senators was the first to warn that Cleveland and New York would have company in their battle for the American League pennant pennantWatch Watch those Red Sox Bucky warned Lou Boudreau has them hustling those veterans are fighting to break back into the lineup and get baclf their jobs from the rookies and the pitching is all right Theyre going to be tough toughCasey Casey Stengel the Yankees master of double platoons and double talk quickly revised his estimate of the race after watching his team battle 500 for three weeks weeksI I figured it would be Cleveland and the Yankees but I was wrong Casey admitted It looks like five clubs have a chance to win now nowRolfe Rolfe Backs Up Stengel StengelStengels Stengels words were quickly echoed by Red Rolfe manager of the Detroit Tigers TigersFive Five clubs figures it about right he said The Yankees lost a fine opportunity to draw away from the field in their early games with the Athletics and Senators SenatorsYou You have to figure the As arid Senators a little weaker than anybody else Rolfe continued The Browns dont figure to threaten for the pennant although they are improved but you have to figure those other five clubs in the race raceIn In the National League the preseason dope saw the Giants struggling along at a modest pace without Monte Irvin the Dodgers taking command of the league and the other six teams strung out from here to well Pittsburgh PittsburghBut But the Giants paced by the remark ¬ able pitching of Sal Maglie have convinced the experts that they will be in there all the way to October OctoberYouve Youve got to respect pitching like that Dodger manger Charley Dressen said But it really doesnt surprise us Its the kind we expected them to get getThe The Dodgers meanwhile have managed to keep pace with the flying Giants but they havent been able to frighten the league as they did last year yearNor Nor of course have they frightened the experts who quite likely will revise their estimates a couple of dozen more times before the year is out
