Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-10-11
"Chiirps'' ~
from the
Democrats Pen

of ball tossers having the time OF
their lives? Those Michigan guys
seem to have liking for odd num-
bers- 1, 3, 5; and the Ohio lads for
even-2, A, 6. Reckon this is De-
troit's day, tho 1 am sure the Cincy
chaps wouldn't mind spelling their
record and taking in an odd num-
Der to their three wins. 1t might
mean a few more shekels in the inside
pocket of their trousers.
This is Tuesday, and I'm in hurry
to get this babble off my brains, SO
/ can sit by the radio and listen to
the play-by-play broadcast. You know,
I wouldn't miss this game for any
thing in the world-it's going to be
for blood. I don't believe I'd stay
away from this air report, even for
the opportunity of attending Hitler's
funeral and that's saying lot, isn't
it?
Speaking Of baseball, I heard an
admirer of the Detroit Club say, at
ter yesterdays game, "You can't
win baseball games unless you make
some runs"
Oh! yes you cam" returned.
"I can't see how you figure that
out" he came back.
"Well," I said, 81 was at game,
way back in the SOS, when one team
had % runs and the other had none.
The umpire made a decision which
the leading club strenuously objected
to. They left the field and the
"Umps" gave the other team the
game by the score of 9 to 0-they
hadn't made a run and yet won the
game. Oh; you can do most anything
in that game-catch flies, steal bases,
rob base hits, knock a pitcher out,
slam out grass cutters, spike ankles,
and other things too numerous to
mention.
So, today, the champs are at each
ether throats-that's another thing I
forgot to mention you might see at
a ball game. People are wondering
inst what Fingers are going to dis
play their wares. Some say Detroit
might bring back Newsom to the
mound. If he didn't win, I reckon
they'd change his name to Nuisance"
that's the way of the average base
ball fan-forget the past good in
the present evil. Detroit tried out
Rowe, but he didn't pull an oar
strong enough to beat those "Reds";
the tide was too swift, or something,
and they went by him like he was
tied. Tommy Bridges carried them
across for one whole game, and it
NAV be that he can bear the weight
of another contest-after him, the de-
LUCE!
On the other side, that man Der
ringer lived up to the Specification OF
his name. A derringer, as defined In
Uncle Noah's dictionary, is short
barreled pistol, with large caliber'
Well. this Derringer shot many ball
in that second game he pitched. They
may have come from gun OF large
caliber, but they must have looked
mighty small when they zoomed by
the batter. In the first game, he for
got and left his gun home.
The Detroiters sent him after it, In
about two innings; well, ne got 1t
all right, apparently.
That man, Bucky Walters, makes
good his name, too. He's even buck
ing the tiger, very successfully so
far, and he may be sent in to ram
the ramparts again today. Anyhow,
both sides will have every finger
they possess in the bull pen warming
up-and some of them are in line for
q reception when they step on the
rubber. So, I'm going to stop right
here and finish when the war is over.
WELL it's all over. Derringer, the
big gun, fired some heavy shots at
those Tigers, and the 1910 Worlds
Series goes to a representative of the
National League, for the first time in
some years; score, 2 to 1. Those odd
numbers finally went back on Detroit
and. like the little sheep that got lost,
the Tigers wendell their way home,
dragging their tales behind them.
All right, I won dime on the
series. Pm going to blow that IN
on a soft drink; but, being short OF
cash, I can't ask any of you people
to join me, unless you can be salts
fled with an extra straw in the glass.
After the first game, the Reds said
they'd be willing to trade the Tigers
for the Yanks: but I notice that the