The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-03
White and PoIlet Give, Cardinals Mental Edge
N. L. Power Bots From Left Side
By HARRY GRAYsON (NEA Service Sports EdItro)

New York. - The injury-ridden Cardinals returned west quietly Con. fldent that they will outstagger the Dodgers in the run down the stretch.
 They bank on the young south- jaws, Ernie White and Howard Pollet, to put them across.
 "white and Hollet give us the mental advantage the left-hander has on the left-hand batter" says Lon Warneke.
 "Ard National league power bats from the left side of the plate. Fourteen of the first l6 hitters bat left-handed."
 Warneke has been pitching for IA years, and he still can't understand why e left-hand hitter is more al- lergic to a southpaw than e right hand batter is to 8 right-hander.
 "The right-hand pitcher can make the ball do just as many funny things and sling 1t just as swift" explains Warneke, land the left- handler also has to get the ball over the plate In the strike zone.
 "Still 1ot of left-hand batters cont get ghealthy foul of . south- paw.
 1T have come to the conclusion that this is largely mental.
 "Why, I'll show you left handlers pitching straight as string in bat. ting practice and left-hand hitterS unable to do a thing with them" RFVTRmEYT AIT DEAF
 WOULD WIN 90 NOW
 Warneke suspects Carl Hubbell ct his peak would win 30 games in the elder circuit as It's batting orders are set up ct the moment. The same would 90 for Johnny Wander Nicer if Cincinnati'S double no-hit hero could fasten a headlock on control and throw 1t for fall.
 Pollett appears to be the finest left-hander to come out of the Texas league since Wild Bill Hallahan and Hubbell.
 Pollet, c product of the American Legion ranks of New Orleans, Is only 20, but has the boise of Old Hub himself.
 Catcher Gus Mancuso traces the youngsters polish to the teachings of Eddie Dyer, who manages the Houston club with which Pollet made an inco1nprahle record {. |. % victories last season and this, Q no-hltter and an earned-run mark of 1.ls. Dyer once was quite a pitch- CT himself.
 "White Is the faster because he IS so exceptionally fast" elucidates Mancuso, "but Pollet throws Q live ball. He has the greater variety of stuff @ fine change of pace.
 "Pollett has stood up remarkably well under pressure. Remember that every hitter he loks ct is c total stranger to him. He's got to throw what we tell him to throw and let 1t go at that. He'll be better the second time around and can't miss improving. Maybe he'll find out something about hitters we have overlooked all these years" IRON MAN ACTS TAKE TOLL FROM WHIZ WHITE
 Players tell you Whizzer White would be even more formidable If he developed a better curve and other stuH to go with his hard one.
 Billy Southworth had better keep his tow-headed Iron Man out of the bullpen, too. He looked tired in being shelled by the Giants at the Polo Grounds the other evening. when he started with ony two days rest.
 The nine best National league hitters the Cardinals face are left- handed, and the St. Louis outfit !s ready for them with White, Pollet, Max Lanier and Clyde shoun.
 Billy Southworth could lead with c left-hander every day, and How ard Pollet, the new ace, may be the strongest Card of all.