Evening star., 1940-10-01
Cincinnati Crew
Popular Choice
On Battle Eve
Senior Loop Champs
Don't Fear Detroit
As They Did Yonks
BY GAYLE TALBOT,

Associated Press sports Writer.
CINCINNATI, Oct 1.-The Gin
cinnati Reds of the National League
and the Detroit Tigers of the Amer
ican, couple of worthy champions
will pile into each other before a
JAM packed crowd of $4,000 at Cros-
ley Field here tomorrow in the
opening game Of the 1910 World
Series.
They are scheduled to battle for
two days here. shift to Detroit for
three more shots at each other,
not stopping for a day Of rest, and
then roll back here next Monday
to settle the argument.
The title is settled by four out
of seven. and most of those who
follow baseball think the Reds and
the Tigers are likely to 60 the
limit. They appear to be evenly
matched-Cincinnat tight pitch
ing against Detroit's distance hit
ting. Though it is far from con-
elusive, the most popular opinion
is that the Reds are due to give
the National League its first cham
pionship since 1884.
Sentiment for Reds Strong.
1t is difficult to say why the Reds
are popular choice. Perhaps senti-
ment has much to do with it. They
took a quick. though gallant, beat
ing from the New York Yankees
year ago. They recovered from
that licking. which was almost hui
initiating toward the last, to come
back and capture their league bunt-
ing again by margin that left no
doubt.
Two National League umpires
encountered in local hotel lobby
last night, reflected the feeling about
Manager Bill McKechnie's outfit:
you're crazy if you bet against
those boys" said one, while his
companion nodded agreement
long CROUCH to know. Maybe they
look crippled right now, with Lom-
bardi and Frey limping around
Maybe some bookmaker is offering
odds against them. But don't let
that fool you. These Reds are very
hard to beat as long as they have a
couple of fellows like Paul Der
ringer and Bucky Walters serving
up. that apple"
Derringer Likely Starter.
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much less two-will let himself grow
this enthusiastic about ball team
As a class, they are inclined to be
skeptical by fall having spent the
summer jawing with our noble ath-
leteS. So this might constitute q
hunch. The National Leagues um-
pires have a powerful amount oi
respect for the Reds.
The Detroiters. still flushed ano
feeling great from the welcome ac-
corded them by their home towr
supporters two nights ago. pulled
into town last evening They re-
ceived a pleasant, though not .ef-
fusive welcome, for Cincinnatis
fans are prejudiced at the moment
Both clubs are scheduled to work
out at Crosley Field this afternoon
Neither pilot last night would
name his starting pitcher. Manager
Mckechnie of the Reds said that
Derringer and Walters would divide
the first two games. Every one
knew that all along and the best
guess is that Derringer will be
wheeling them across for Hank
Greenberg and Rudy York and the
other Tigers to hit at when the main
shooting starts at 1:30 washing
ton time) tomorrow.
lombard to Play.
Pilot Del Baker of the Tigers said
it would be either Schoolboy Rowe
or Buck Newsom on the hill and
the general opinion was that it
would be NeWsom.
Otherwise, there was no great
conjecture about the World Series
lineups. McKechnie said he felt
sure that lombard would start the
first game behind the bat for the
Reds. but he had no idea how long
the big catchers injured ankle
would last.
He was equally unsure about Lon
ME Frey's chances of playing out
the series at second base with a
broken big toe. But he was much
more optimistic about winning the
series than he was a year ago be-
fore his team bucked the Yankees.
The Reds. to a man. do not have
the same wholesome respect for the
Tigers that they entertained for the
Yanks.
"All we've got to do is pitch to
Greenberg and York" said Coach
Jewel Ems, who secuted the Tigers
toward the end of the campaign,