Evening star., 1940-09-27
Detroit Manager
Fe||er a Win
Rowe Is Ace for Big
Come; Tigers PeIted
With Vegetables
By GAYLE TALBOT,
Associated Press SportS Writer.

Associated Press Sports Writer.
CLEVELAND, Sept. 27-Though
hurt and disappointed by the team
pickering that probably has de-
prived them Of their first baseball
pennant in 20 years, Cleveland's
fans prepared to give one final,
dogged yell for their staggering
Indians today.
Near $4,000 of them, family hop
ing that the miracle might yet
happen, were expected to crowd
into the great Municipal Stadium
for the opening game of the door
don't" series against the tearing
Tigers from Detroit.
Judging from score of scattered
conversations with bewildered fans,
hope almost has fled city that was
baseball wild only few weeks ago.
The customers haven't made up
their minds who to blame 1t on
for sure, but majority seem in
clined to side with Manager Oscar
Witt against his insurgent players.
II guess it's too much to hope
that we can win three straight,
even If Feller beats them in the
first one" sighed a regular. But
if we can't win I hope those
Yankees don't. I'd never go to
another game If they did"
Vegetable Bombardment Spiritless.
1t was plain to see that little fight
was left in the locals by the way
they greeted the Detroit team upon
it's arrival last night. Only
sprinkling of tomatoes, turnips,
lemons and eggs were tossed at the
station. and those with lamentable
lack of control. Pete Fox was the
only player pinked by vegetable.
There even were some cheers for
Schoolboy Rowe, the pitcher who
had been nominated tentatively by
Manager Del Baker to try to knock
the Indians completely out of the
race today and assure the Tigers
at least a tie with the still fighting
Yanks.
The Detroit players go into the
series brimming with confidence
that they will wrap it up quickly.
AS Greenberg pointed out. they
never have been much bothered by
Feller, and another Tiger said 1t
was a lot OF pressure to expect the
youngster to stand up under.
Manager Del Baker was not quite
so sanguine. He had a lot of things
on his mind. and the more he
thought over the situation the more
undecided he became about pitch
ing Rowe today. He said he probably
wouldn't decide finally until game
time, but it appeared good bet
that one of his youngsters. either
Harold Newhouser or Floyd Giebell,
would get the call.
May Concede Feller a Game.
with all the rest he's had Feller
might pitch one of his great games"
Baker reasoned. Il would hate for
Rowe to pitch fine game, himself,
and get beat. can't count on using
him again In this series, and I've
got to use one of my youngsters
either. in the first or second game,
anyway. Maybe I'll save Rowe to
get that second game"
In other words, 1t appeared the
Tiger leader might concede one
victory to Feller and then let Rowe
go after that all-important decision
against lesser Indian hurler to-
morrow. 1t was pointed out to him
that he would need a pair of VIC
tories If the Yanks should win their
remaining four, but that didn't
bother him.
We've got to play the per-
centage," he said, land the Yanks
figure to lose one. If they send
Feller against us again in the series
we'll beat him to death"
1t was quite problem that
Baker had on his mind, at that,
for if Rowe should lose to Feller
the Detroit staff would be in bad
shape. Buck Newsom won't be
available before Sunday, and Baker
doesn't figure on using the veteran
Tommy Bridges again until the first
game of the World Series. The en-
tire Cleveland mound staff, on the
other hand, Is rested and rearing
to go.