Evening star., 1943-10-08
Way 10 New York Win
Is Paved as Linde||
Upsets Kurowski
BY SID FEEDER.
Associated Press Sports Writer.


EN- ROUTE TO ST. LOUIS, Oct.
8,-This strictly was an American
League laugh party that headed for
the Missouri flatlands today and the
final fling of the 1943 World Series.
all because Jumpin' Johnny Lindell
showed that as baseballer he's a
pretty good blocking back.
The Yankees took an important
almost a vital-2-1 edge in games
with them into the enemy's back
yard for the opening of the series
stretch run starting Sunday in st.
Louis. And since their fve-run
eighth inning spree gave them tre-
mendous psychological lift as we'll as
60 win yesterday before a series
record get-together of 5000 Gus
toners, all the heat now was on the
Cards in defense of the world cham
plonship they Won year ago.
There wasn't a man. woman or
child aboard this series bound flyer,
including the engineer and the fire.
man, who didn't point to Jumpin'
Johnny's head-on crash into Whitley
kuroWSki IN that big eighth-inning
Splurge as the standout break" CT
the afternoon. The collision not onIv
shook the walls of Yankee Stadium.
but it caused Kurowski to drop
| perfect throw that left Lindell safe
at the hot corner with ncne out.
After that, the YankS hit only bingo
on every number, including the
| three-run triple Rookie Bill johnson
unloaded shortly afterWard.
Heartbreaker for BrazIe.
1t was heartbreaker for Alpha
CBeU Brazle, the gangling lefty, 10
blow after moving down the Yanks
like the weeds in Victory garden
up to the time that eighth inning
time bomb went off. And it was es-
! peclally tough for the stringbean
southpaW to lose the nod because Of .
fielding collapse behind him in
which his mates made four errors.
Just who will pitch in the fourth
game still is in the tea leaves. Man
ager Joe Mccarthy says he'll start
Lefty Marlus Russo, who Won and
lost 10 during the regular season,
unless change my mind" In that
case it could be Spud Chandler, win
ner of Tuesdays opener.
Billy (the Kid Southworth
wouldn't let the folks in on his Car
dlnal chucking choice until he got
back home, but it almost has to be
Max Lanier, portside husky who
dropped close decision in the first
/ game. If it isn't, however, it might
be sore armed Ernie White. the lefty
who blanked the YankS a year ago.
or Harry Gumbert, right handler
! who turned in couple OF commend
able jobs in the late weeks of the
| 43 campaign.
Lindell Makes Yanks' Break.
| 1t puts particular trade mark on
this series that it was Lindell who
made the break to change what
looked second straight loss for
/ seven innings into the win that may
mean the whole works. For if there
/ has been one weak spot in the YAM
kee lineup up to now. Jumpin'
Johnny is the leading candidate for
Office
| Then leading off that eighth
frame, he looked At one ball and
picked the next pitch on line into
. center for his first series hit. He
rounded first and legged it to second
while Center Fielder Harry Walker
got completely tangled up trying to
get the ball for the throw in.
George CSnufy) Stirnweiss, the
YankS' reserve shcrtstop. then was
sent up to hit for Hank BoroUy. who
had turned in fancy hve-hitter up
to there even though Danny Lit
Wh!ler'5 single had knocked home
both the Cards runs in the fourth.
Snufy had the word to bunt and
every one in the house knew it. The
s.. Louis first Sacker. Ray Sanders,
was practically standing On Snufs
toes to take the tap and throw to
KuroWski.
Johnson Settles Issue.
Even though there was no force
play on Lindcll he just put his head
down and lit out for third. The play
had him beat, but he took off and
dlvcd head first into the bag. His
cranium bounced into KuroWski's
and Whitley had no further interest
in holding the ball
SIrnWeisS. naturally. got a free
ride to first on the fielders choice.
Then, after Frankie CroSetti, the
Cards chief pest, was Intentionally
passed. johnson brought all the
ducks in of the pond with his 45O-
foot money shot that got away from
Walker in left center.
The rest was Just icing on the
cake as Charley Keller walked and
Joe Gordon. Bill Dickey and Nick
Ettcn singled for the other pair of
runs. In the confusion. Brazle was
/ succeeded by HOWE Krist, who faced
one batter. then moved over to let
Harry Brecheen face the music