Evening star., 1942-10-01
May Have Won
Confidence in
Keen Finish
Chambers Use to Save
Red JoIts McCorthy's
Pitching Schedule
BY FRANCIS E. STAN,
Star Staff CORRESPONDENT.


were fime gross today as the
Yankees and Cardinals prepared to
renew their World Series battle be-
fore shifting locale to New York. In
the wake of the champions 7-to-4
victory in the opener some of the
theories advanced are:
l. If the Cards couldn't beat the
Yanks with 38-year- old Red Ruffing
in the box they can't beat them
when Manager Joe McCarthy's aces,
such as Ernie Bonham, Alley Donald
and Hank Borowy. are pitching.
2. The youthful Redbirds were
outsmarted for eight innings by Ruf-
fling. But they made Rufus work
so hard he won't be good for another
series appearance unless the struggle
goes distance. And when and if
they face him again, Ruffing won't
be such a puzzle.
3. The Cards ninth inning rally,
in which they scored all their runs.
may have touched off the spark and
rid them of stage freight, evi-
denced by the fact that four of the
Yanks' runs were given to them.
4. The use of Spud Chandler as a
relief for Ruffing upset McCarthy's
pitching plans, whereas neither of
the Cards relief hurlers (Gumbert
and Lanier were considered as
starters.
Hassetts Hit Really Hurt.
The anglemongers still were busy
as the two teams readied themselves
Tor the second joust today. Even in
victory, 1t was pointed out, the Yanks
were not impressive. True, the Cards
seemed to have no antidote for Joe
Dl Maggie, who banged out three
singles, but his blows more or less
were meaningless, whereas the un-
expected power of Roy Cullenbine
and Buddy Hassett really hurt.
OF the three earned Yankee runs,
two were driven across by Hassett.
whose slicing double in the fourth
inning scored Di Maggie for a 10
lead, and whose eighth-inning single
again scored Giuseppe to launch a
three-run frame. Cullenbine scored
a run and his fifth-inning double
put Red Rolfe in position to get
home on fielder's choice and make
it 20.
On the other hand, the Yanks got
no help whatsoever from Charley
Keller and Joe Gordon, and these
are not players who can be throt-
tied Indefinitely.
Kayoed Red Sets Record.
The Cards were pitiful crew ex-
cept in the final rounds. For 72s
innings Ruff1ng had a no-hitter,
sending the historians scurrying for
record books. There never has been
a no-hitter in SERIES closest being
Ed Reulbach's one-hitter against
Cap Anson's Colts in 1906 in behalf
of the Cubs.
Terry Moore ended the dream of
no-hltter with an innocuous single
in the eighth but in the ninth the
Cards ended all of Rulings hopes
by driving him from the box. Saved
by Relief Hurler Chandler, the vet
eran of 10 seasons salvaged only the
distinction of becoming the first
pitcher in history to have won seven
series games. He's worked eight
games. but in 1886 he lost to Carl
Hubbell.
The Cards are not a powerhouse
team but against National League
pitching, at least. they hit more
consistently than yesterday. Rookie
George Kurowski, the third base
man credited with winning the flag
for the Redbirds, famed on each of
his three trips to the plate Johnny
Hopp and Stan Musial could give
no assistance, either.
Cards New to Stadium.
With Bonham and Johnny Beazley
scheduled to work today the teams
were matching aces, for Bonham
was 2l-game winner and Beazley,
freshman, had won 81 also. To
many minds this represented the key
game, meaning that if Bonham tri-
umphed the Yankees would be in a
position to hurl Borowy, Donald and
Chandler, perhaps in that order, and
have Ruff1ng and Bonham ready
again in case.
One thing Is obvious, and that is
that the Cards cause was hurt
badly by yesterdays setback. AL
though their No. l pitcher, Mort
Cooper, famed seven Yanks, he
also was well hit. In addition, losing
in their own park was in the nature
Of disaster because when the Cards
move into Yankee Stadium Saturday
they well may be awed by the triple
decker edifice, with its awesome size
and tricky shadows.
The Cards are new to World
Series competition. They've never
played in Yankee Stadium. On the
other hand, % of the Yanks have
been tempered by championship
play, and of course. they know
Sportsman's Park almost as well as
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