Evening star., 1934-10-03

Tigers 'sAre'' Doggedly
Determined; Cards
Cocky and Sure.
Y DENMAN THOMPSON.
Sports Editor.

Sports Editor.
~ ETROIT, October 3.-Dogged
determination versus cocky
J confidence. These best de- |
scribe the contrasting frame
Of mind with which the Tigers and
Cardinals entered the world series
that got under way here today.
There was no hint in the demeanor
Of the thrill-seeking and record-break-
ing throng Of nearly $4,000 that
trouped into the expanded confines Of
Navin Field Of any doubt that the
battering Bengals would have more
trouble conquering the Cardinals than
the Giants, whom the Redbirds over
hauled for the National League banner
through their inspired play in the last
three weeks Of the campaign.
But that Mickey Cochrane's
crew entertains considerably
more respect for the st. Louis
aggregation than it did for
Brooklyn's public enemy No. l,
Wilyum Terry and his New
York bunch could be senSed by
scouting around and about the
lair of the Tiger.
And it was apparent from mingling
with the invaders that Frankie
Frisch's phalanx firmly is convinced
it will drive through to triumph.
1t was reasonable to expect that
the effects of these widely different
attitudes would be reflected in the
doings on the diamond once hostilities
got under way, but the tide of fortune
in base ball is so notoriously uncertain
that a single victory-or defeat-in
series limited to seven games can
entirely alter the complexion of things.
n ESPITE the fact that the annals
- of the pastime are studded with
exceptions-as followers of the
Griffmen can attest-the very brevity
Of these sets for the highest honor
aimable gives the winner Of the initial
skirmish a tremendous advantage.
This is not alone because of the COM
forting knowledge that only three
more verdicts are needed while their
OPROA4GAIIO dNllLCfC 4OuA bdG NC
cause of the Notwithstanding effect
involved on the one hand, as COM
pared with an equally sharp decline in
spirits on the other
About the only thing that could be
said with any definite degree Of as
surance before the cry OF play ball"
set the athletes in motion was that
the series promises to prove one of the
most intriguing in recent base ball
history in so far as master mind
ing" on the all-important element Of
pitching was concerned.
Neither Mickey Cochrane, the
dynamic backstopper of the
Bengals, nor the fiery Frank
Frisch, St. Louis star second
sacker, also serving his first full
season at the helm, is likely to
tinker with the array Of regu-
lars that served so well
Throughout the season that
ended Sunday.
Their manipulation Of moundsmen,
however, is awaited with keen an
ticipation by ALL the initiated as well
as the lay brethren approaching that
the Judgment and skill with which
they move their pitching pawns will
constitute at least go per cent of the
answer to whether Michigan or Mis-
souri, will be the habitat next Sum-
mer of the 1884 world champions.
Despite Cochrane's early announced
plan to lead with his ace, Lyn Rowe,
an intention he subsequently hedged
on, and the nomination as his oppo-
nent of Dizzy Dean, the peepul's
choice. a subject on which Frisch
remained on-commitant, speculation
on the identity of the rival hurler for
today's opener remained an absorb
ing topic unil shortly before game
time.
COOSE GOSLIN, one of the quar-
" tet of former Griffmen now
wearing local livery, assured me
only this morning that the pitching
program for the Tigers was definitely
settled with Rowe working the first
game and, IF We win" with Crowder,
Bridges and Auker following in the
order. In the next breath, however,
he admitted that it isn't merely idle
chatter that Rowe doesn't fancy COOL
ISL weather SUCH dS was prevailing
here and that, in the event the
| famous schoolboy didn't start today,
Crowder would get the assignment.
BY one of the scribes close to the
Cardinals I was assured that Frisch
intended to indite a colorful page for
the book of base ball. but utilizing the
twirling talents of the Dean boys ex-
cluSively, starting with the far-from-
Daffy Brother Paul today.
But another equally in the
know asserted that the left
handed Bill Hallahan was
copper -riveted cinch to initiate
curving for the Cardinals, with
the dizziest Of the Deans toll
ing tomorrow and his younger
brother being reserved for the
first game in st. Louis Friday.
Having absorbed all this inside
DOPE" started on the hazardous trip
to the scene of the jousting, deter
mined not to be surprised regardless
of how surprising the pitching pro-
gram might prove, but with a hunch
on two scores. One was that the
series will be an fashioned nerve
tingler. The other was that short
and snappy set would find the Cards
coping while long, drawn-out
show would favor the Tigers.