Evening star., 1942-10-05
Champs Seeking.
When ! /! ! HitsDon'i /
Produce Runs
Cords Yet to Turn Up
One 800 Better; Foes
HIVE Half Dozen
~ AUSTIN BEALAlEAR,
Associated rrse6 Spoets writer.


NEW YORK. Oct. 5.-With their
tired backs against the well-known
wall, the New York Yankees today
are In . position Is unfamiliar to
them as standing On their heads.
Like . man biting q dog, the Cards
not only have shuffled the Yankees,
but also have trunped their aces
and virtually dealt them out Of the
World Series. The am-bang st.
Lol,isians already have accomplish
ed what everybody except the Red
Birds relatives said was impos.
sible by winning three straight.
II the Cards win the series by
taking today's game, the Yanks are
going to- be looking for the guy
who said ut can't happen here"
Red Rufing. who won the opening
game for the Yankees, and Johnny
Beazley, who pitched the Cards to
their first triumph. were to be to-
days mound opponents. It will
be the first time since 1896 that the
Yankees have called on q pitcher
to start twice In the same series.
Rulings appearance will be his
fourth Of the current classic. He
came up as . pinch hitter In the
second and third games.
Ruth and La Guariia Loyal.
Two Of the staunchest Yankee
fans who haven't given up are
Mayor La Guardia and Babe Ruth.
I'VE haven't lost yet," declared the
mayor as he left his box after yes
terday's game Ruth poked his head
In the Yankee dressing room and
yelled: Keep your chins up, boys:
we'll get 'em yet" yFBI Chief j.
Edgar Hoover attended yesterdays
tussle. Probably wanted to ind out
II it's true that the Cardinals took
money right out Of the pockets Of
the Brooklyn Dodgers and are PLAN
ming to do the same with THE
Yankees.
A man in a $3.50 seat near the
press box fell asleep soon after the
game started and snoozed right
through the Cardinals 6-run fourth
inning. Obviously q Dodger fan.
II the Yankees should pull the
series out Of the fire, they will be
the first to win three games after
trailing, 81, since the Pittsburgh
Pirates beat the Washington Sem
ators by that method in the 1875
battle. The 1922 Giants were the
last team to hold . 81 edge over
the Yankees IN q pcst-season
classic. Last team to take q World
Series from the Bombers was the
1925 Cardinal crew, winning four
games to three. -
Cards Without 800 Hitter.
Among the Cards who have been
at bat more than once in this series,
there Is not one 800 hitter for tne
classic, the highest being Terry
Moore and Stan Musial. each with
.268. On the other hand, the trail
ing Yankees have half q dozen who
are clubbing 1888 or better. Joe
Di Maggie and Phil Rizzuto have
made six hits each. Red Rolfe. Roy
Cullenbine and Bill Dickey have
collected five apiece. No Cardinal
has more than four hits for the
series to date.
As If the Cards weren't giving
them enough to worry about, the
Yankees are concerned over the
war. Red Rufnng. Bill Dickey and
Joe Gordon are among the Yanks
considering seeking places in the
Air Forces when the series is over
and Phil Rizzuto has joined the
Navy. Enos Slaughter, Card out
fielder, has joined the Air Forces
and leaves Immediately after the
final game. Johnny Beazley plans
to enlist in the marines as soon as
the series melon Is sliced and Terry
Moore, the Card field captain, ex-
poets to be In the Army by the end
Of the year.