The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-02
Newsom, Derringer Vie For
Honors, Weather Perfect
Tame First Inning Followed
by Smashing Second
For Detroit
TIGERS BAT IN FIVE
TALES, REDS FAIL
Campbell Hits Homerun in
Fifth Frame; Reds
Tally One

(Ry International Naws Service)
Cincinnati, o., Oct. 2-lNS -
Temperatures OF baseball fans
rose to the boiling point in Gin
cinnati today as World Series
fever for the opening game be-
tween the National League Reds
and the American Leagues De.
troit Tigers reached a record high.
Rollicking throngs jammed
Crossley Field as Newsom We'd
with Derringer for pitching honors.
Perfect baseball weather bless.
ed both the fans and the players
as the teams entered the field.
First Inning
Detroit-Bartell went out swing
ing without hitting a foul; McCos-
ky flied out to Ripple; Gehringer
slashed a grounder to box No
runs. no hits, no errors, none left
on base.
Werber hit down left
field foul line but was thrown out
by Higgins who made great stop
Mike Mccormick oaromed two base
hit of York's Cove for first hit of
game. But ball rolled into right
field and. while McCorm ok slid
into second, he had plenty OF time
and was safe by a mile. Goodman
grounded out, Higgins to York
Frank Mccormick flashed a f'y ball
into center field which McCosky
caught with gloved hand. No runs.
one hit, no errors, one left on
base.
Second inning
Detroit Greenherg got the
Tigers first hit, single to left. He
barely missed being thrown out
when he tried to stretch It into a
double. York singled to center driv-
ing Greenberg TO second. Campbell
hunted advancing Greenberg and
York and was safe himself on Wer-
ber's high throw to first. Werber
1 was charged with an error. Higgins
sir gle TO center, scorir Creenberg
and York and advancing Campbell
10 second. Sullivan walked. filing
the bases. Newsom grounded TO Nc
Cormick and Campbell was forced
at the plate. Bartell singled 10 CEN
ter. scoring Higgins and Sullivan.
Newsom advanced to second on tho
hit. McCoskey singled to left, scor.
ing Newsom. Manager McKechnis
called Whitley Moore another right
handler, In from the bull pen 70 re-
lieve Derringer at second base and
Bartell was trapped but Myers
dropped the ball Bartell was safe
and Myers was charged with an er.
ror Gehringer popped to Werber.'
Greenberg, up for the second time
in the inning, grounded out to Wer-
Der runs, hits, 2 errors, 2 left
on base.
Cincinnati-Hipple grounded out,
Gehringer TO York. Wilson flied to
Greenberg. Joost lined single into
right field. Myers grounded to
Gehringer. forcing Joost, Gehringer
20 Bartell. No runs. one hit. no er-
rors, one man left.
Third Inning
Detroit-York famed swinging.
Campbell lined a single through the
box into center. Higgins went out
swinging on the hit and run and
Campbell vas caught al second,
Joose making the put out. No runs.
one hit, no errors. one man left on
base.
Moore grounded out
York TO Newsom Werber filed out
TO Campbell. Mccormick struck out
swinging. No runs, no hits, no err
rors, no one left on base.
Fourth Inning
Detroit s Illigan popped 70
Joost. Newsom struck out Bar
tell walked. McCoskey singled
through the box into center, Bar
tell going to third Cehringer
grounded 10 Joost. No runs. one
hit. no errors, two left on base.
Cincinnati - Goodman doubled
to center. F. Mccormick pop
ped out 10 Gehringer. Goodman
holding second. Ripple singled 70
right. scoring Goodman Wilson
hit into a do BILE play. Higgins 20
Gehringer to York One run, two
hits, no errors. one left.
Fifth Innings
Detroit--Greenber struck out
swinging. York fled into right End
was credited with a triple when