The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-06
7Heads Up'7 BasebaH Won For Cardinals
Kurowski Of Cards Had Big Share Of Hard Luck Since 8
Had Paralysis as Boy, In- sOnlnia Now, Bone Re-
 moved From Arm
By PAUL SCHEFFELS ,uz-.,A.a \ rn.a.. eaaep cnrrnsnnnAeni |

United Press Stan COrrespondentl New York. Oct. 6. (UP)-The World Series post-mortems will carry countless reasons for the fail- ure of the New York Yankees and the sensational success of the St. Louis Cardinals. But they hardly are necessary. All that is needed Is a quick look at the career of George (Whitey) Kurowski, the hero of the fifth game, for he typifies the cham pionship ball player.
 Kurowski, whose ninth-inning homer with one on provided the Cardinals with their fourth victory and the baseball championship of world at Yankee Stadium yesterday, symbolizes the indomitable, never say-die spirit of the Redbirds. A quick look at his record makes the St. Louis triumph easily understood.
 Marked by mishaps and hampered by hard luck-that'S the story of Pennsylvania's potent Polish per- former in capsule. Too, it's the SVOIy O1 Ik1S Oh1 uu1d1os
 Paralysis
 At the age of eight, Whitey fell of a fence into some broken glass and came up with osteomyelitiS. This necessitated removal of a large piece of bone from his forearm, just above the wrist. In 1887, before he left home to play ball, his brother was killed in a mine accident.
 Reporting to the Carls for his first big league shot this spring, Whitey had to Supplant the highly re- garded Creepy Crespi. Then he was hit in the face by line-drive dur ing practice. Later, he suffered sev- eral strained fragments in a Dodger. Card game. And that's not all.
 Whitey suffers from insomnia while travelling. He has to catch his sleep after the team makes it's Pullman jumps.
 Yes, like the rest of his team mates, who overcanae a 10 1-2 game Brooklyn lead in their now-historic September surge to the National League flag, Whitey is hard to dis courage. {.
 Kurowski was one of the central figures in the pandemonium that reigned in the Cards dressing room after the championship was clinched yesterday.
 Laughing, singing, kissing, crying and screaming with joy, the Cards were just a bunch of deGriously- happy youngsters who hoisted the venerable Kenesaw Mountain LandlS onto their shoulders and paradeo him around the clubhouse. Kurowski shared the center o1 the swirling, mauling throng with dark-haired Johnny Beazley, the Nashville, Tenn, lad who turned back the Yankees twice. Southwortr was roughed up and the whole crew piled on top of Kurowskt anc Beazley.
 How'd you like that one, fel' lows?" Kurowski screamed, hl blond hair hanging over his eyes "Old Whitey pulled that one out O the hat for you bums!"
 Landis On the Lam
 General Manager Branch Ricke! appeared, had his hat pulled dowl over his eyes and was hoisted up ol the teams shoulders, alongside o National League President Fort Prick and the apprehensive Landls
 q never saw anything like this. the commissioner said. "Let me ou of here"
 Joe Mccarthy, the Yankee man ager, stood quietly in the back ground for a while and then shool hands with Southworth.
 Congratulations, Billy" he said.
 'Tt was a great series, Joe," Bill the Kid replied. "I'm proud we bea ball club like yours"
 Big Red Ruffing, the losing Yan kee pitcher, crowded into the roon along with teammates Ernie Bon ham and Charley Keller to greet tn victorS.
 The Yankees dressing room. wa silent, bare of well-wishers. Player as they hurried out of the Stadium a big, white banner was bein hauled down from the towerin flag pole in center field. It said world Champions"