The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-04
BURDEN OF TIGER SERIES CHANCES RESTED ON ROWE To-day's Game Was Turn- ing Point For Detroit
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BY STUART CAMERON (United Press sports Editor)

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 Detroit, Oct 4.-(UP)-Detroit's baseball fandon, stunned by the unhappy collapse of their Tigers in the opening World Series game, to-day looked to Lynwood (School- boy) Rowe as savier against the onslaughts of the St Louis Car dinals.
 Tiger rooters, cocky and confi- dent on the eve of the classic, were forced into stony silence before the opener was as much as two innings old. Detroit's well-oiled infield, rated by all the experts as the betetr of the two, collapsed.
 It's probable, although nobody could say for sure, that the five errors charged to the Tigers in tho first three innings of the opening game, constituted record. In any case, the epidemic of misplays missed by whisker of eQualling the all-time record of six errors for one team in one series contest. And the errors were the chief con- tributing factor in yesterdays 8-3 victory of the Cardinals.
 So to-day the Tiger fans hoped that the schoolboy who was poison to American league batsmen in the regular season, would turn back the Cards and level the series out before the teams entrain to. night for St Louis where the c0m- petition will be resumed Friday.
 Mickey Cochrane, Tigers boss, an. H-a- ~A- choice when yesterdays defeat was not more than ten minutes old. It had been expected that he would choose Tom Bridges for to-day, re- lying on Rowe for the first game in Missouri. But the defeat in the opener stung too deeply and Cochrane decided to gamble every- thing on breaking into the winning column before leaving his home port.
 Frankie Frisch, leader of the in- |spired Cardinal caravan, announced he would pitch Wild Bill Hallahan. This decision amazed most of the experts who expected him to fol- low Dizzy Dean, winning pitcher in the opening battle, with his only slightly less unorthodox brother, Paul, the Daffy.
 Frisch's move, of course, is a strategic one. For all the fact that Dizzy was something in the nature of an innocent bystander in yes- terday's Tiger collapse, the record shows that he was the winning pitcher. If Frisch could win to- day with Wild William he'd have the pennant just about as good as sewn up. And even if William. should lose, Frank could come back with Paul Dean on Thursday in St Louis and with Dig the fol- lowing day.
 Odds were even on to-day's game refIecting the esteem in which the sch0o1boy was held. It was 5 to 3, Cards favored, for the series. The Cards came into the cham pionship test as to favorites,
 Cochrane and Frisch were taking the series in stride. Mickey's phil. osophy was that the opener was over "and the heck with it and you can quote me just like that" He went on to say he felt his boys were over-anxious. He believes they'll settle down from now on,
 Frisch said he hadn't any thoughts beyond the fact he intends to use Hallahan to-day.
 T never figure past one game" he said. We're after this one first. Then we'll start thinking about Friday and the rest of the series"
 Although the Series is only one day old it's already apparent that tne Iigers have reached backs- to-the-wall position. They simply must win to-day if they are to be given a ghost of a chance to take the championship. Even the most ardent Tiger rooter wouldn't ex- pect the Detroiters to come through if they should leave town today trailing the Cards by two full games.