The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-30
RUE HING, YANk
 MONEY PITCHE FACED CkRDS
Gamblers Make New Yor CTS 6 to 5 for First Game
 Fans "Warm Up''
BY LEO H. PETERSEN United Press Sports Editorl

st. Louis, Sept. 3O--tURl--14HHx1 ager Joe Mccarthy of the New xcFA Yankees called on q former uli11e from the southern Illinois cCet fields today to oppose Mort CoOp4s of the stretch driving st. Louis Cardinals in the first game Of the lo42 world series.
 Working almost within the shadows of his old diggings at Ng- komis, III, big Charles (Red9 Rsfs fling was sent after the opening game for the sixth time in the seven world series the Bronx Bombern have played under Mccarthy stnce 1882.
 If he comes through against tlae hottest team in National league history, the Cardinals can blame the old diggins. An accident while working in the mines converted Ruffing from an outnelders to $ pitcher. He lost several toes Of his left foot in the nnislnap and ae slowed him enough to force the change.
 Cooper. the ace Cardinal xights handler, will be making his first big money start but 1t will be old stun to Ruffing. An overflow crowd CE 37,0OO was expected to i'll Epofts~ mans park for the duel between the pitcher in his prime and q pitcher who has started to show tho signs of wear. Cooper Is 2e, R11g- fling nine years older.
 Tanks to 5 But they often pay o6 on expeyi- ence in clutch games and the fact that Ruffing is one of the Greatess spot pitchers in the game led book~ makers to bet to that the Yar~ kee veteran would win.
 Mccarthy and Manager Billy Southworth of the new Gas House Gang SpeedboyS said their clubs were in the best shape for this first war time classic since 1918.
 Terry Moore, brilliant center fielder of St. Louis, said the leg ha~ jury which kept him out of soHna of the key games in the stretch drive for the National league pen- nant, was healed completely. He had been the only doubtful starter among the regulars of the two teams.
 Both managers decided to stick to the lineups they used throughout the season.
 Mccarthy spiked reports that he might switch to Spllrge0n Chandler for the first game when the Yar- kees arrived from New York last night. He refused to reveal who he would call for the second game but Ernie CTiny) Bonham appeared , to have the inside track. Southworth will use Johnny . Beazley, the rookie who won q games in his first season in the 1aa~ jors, in the second game. holding back his ace lefthanders, Max La- nier and Ernie White, for two Of the three games to be played before hostile New York crowds.
 The Yankees were surprised nt the lack of world series atmosphere, Hotels were damned - largely be- cause of conventions which had been booked far in advance - bus otherwise they found the scene q contrast from that which, greeted them last year in Brooklyn. , Even when the Cardinals were staging the drive which won them the pennant, St. Louis fandoru turned out less than 5000 specka- , tors to some of the crucial games. . But the crowd will be there todya because the uphill light Of the ; Cardinals won the country's fancy. It's the first time since S934 that the world series has been played west of the Mississippi and the fans of the section are eager for another taste.
 Civic Pride
 Among the 37,0O0 or 50 will be many from Nokonis. only 20 uailes away, which is proud of its two mae jor league sons. Highway travellers are greeted with a sign which pro claims Nokomis the home town np& only of Big Red, but also Sunny I Jim Bottomley, a Cardinal star 0E { the sos.
 Nc Hunch 2 If Mccarthy was the type Of {, manager who played lunches he might not have selected Ruffing for ? opening game duty. Just six years ago today. the Yankee ace suffered A1A0 Ok4Ay WQA40 OCA 4GS AG&G8b WAAEAA Carl Hubbell bested him 6 to 1 at the Polo Grounds. It was Ru2ingse only defeat in seven world series
 starts. He won four openers, tnS
 cluding the 3 to decision GRU
 Curt Davis at Brooklyn last ye1ds and two other starts. l. . Mccarthy summoned Ruffing G his drawing room late yesterday just before the team reached Et ' Louis and asked him how he felt. Fine" Ruffing replied.
 ~Okay, you so tomorrOw,s Ae.
 Carthy replied.
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