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Evening star., 1943-10-12
BY NED NORDNESS,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 12-Well, it's
all over. The New York Yankees
are in as world CHAMPIONSHIP the
1943 series just goes to show there
is no stable measure for comparing
seasonal records before the classic
starts.
The St Louis Cardinals topped the
Yankees during the season in Just
about every department-eXCep
home runS-Which leads to pushing
across those pay-off counters. They
led by some "a points in team bat
ting, held 976 to .974 advantage
in team fielding
And yet what happened in this
series?
The blazing Bombers backed up
splendid hurting by both out-hit-
ting and out-fielding the impotent
Redbirds
Yanks Thrive on Long Hits.
The National League Club just
couldn't get the eXtra-base blows
when needed, but look what we'll
placed hits meant TO the Bombers
The deciding punch in the third
game was triple by Bill johnson
with the bases loaded. In the fourth
contest, double by Joe Gordon
followed by Bill Dickey's single gave
the Yanks leading run. And later
in the game Marius Russo's double
placed him in position to score on
sacrifice and long fly.
Every one knows the champion
Evening star., 1943-10-12
More ShoWmonshp Is Declared Needed in Baseball Classic

like World Series to take the
public's mind off the war and the
Cardinals off baseball"
One-Minute Sports Page-Stout
Steve Owen, who watched Phil
Pitt lick his Giants Saturday,
claims that the Steagles are run
ming the 1T" formation much
better than the Chicago Bears.
And equally stout Herman Hick-
man nominates Navy's Don Whit
mlre (ex-Alabama) as his No.
choice for an All-America tackle
this year. Leo Mcnamara, T. A.
Duke, Henry H. Knight and Hark-
ness Edwards may make the Oc-
tober Lexington, Va, trotting
races an annual affair, figuring
that the take will reimburse them
for any losses on their yearling
sales. Penn States soccer cap
tain was chosen by mail this year.
Seven J" : lettermen, all in the
armed forces. wrote Coach Bill
Jeffrey that Jose Lombana and
Sammy Schnure, the only return
ing regulars. should split the job.
Jackie Robinson, Cornell's star
punter last season, can't play
Evening star., 1943-10-12
BY HUGH FULLERTON, Jr.
al


NEW YORK, Oct. 12-One
hard-to-understand point about
the World Series is. why there
isn't more showmanship in the
worlds greatest sports show. Not
more than half the spectators,
especially in New York, are real
baseball fans. Yet little effort is
made to tell the customers about
the players other than giving
their names over the P. A. system
when they come to bat. Why not
give them individual introduc-
tions and have each one take
bow when the line-ups are being
read off? Yankee Pitcher Marius
Russo, who startled st. Louis fans
with his two hits Sunday, started
out as first baseman and
pretty fair hitter, but was con-
verted into finger when Brook
lyn College was suffering from
manpower shortage in that de-
partment.
Todays guest star-Tommy
Fitzgerald, Louisville Courier
journal: There seems nothing
Evening star., 1943-10-12
Losing Makes for Temper

The Cards lost. so Southworth no
longer is getting glowing articles
about him by St. Louis scribes. On
Monday Southworth told the sports
writer's to ask questions quickly in
the dressing room and then get to
hell out of here
Tuesdays St. Louis papers brought
blasts from sports writers, so yes
terday Southworth, a jolly winner
but an unlovely loser, refused to talk
to any one until after the game j.
Roy Stockton, dean of St. Louis
scribes, told him, Il hope that's the
last time We'll ever have to talk to
you" Losing, it seems, breeds fric-
ton.
The Cards lost, so for awhile at
least there will be no feature stories
on DR.. H. J. Weaver, the Cards
trainer, who was supposed to be
able to place 'Whammy" on the
opposition. rendering the foe COM
pletely helpless if you believe what
you read recently in normally sane
magazine. There is nothing quite
as hammy, it develops, as Dr.
Weaver's "Whammv."
Evening star., 1943-10-12

Generally Odd Serie!
Floats Into History
On Diekey's Homer
BY GRANTLAND RICE,
Special Correspondeut Of The Star


ST. LOUIS, Oct. 12.-It took one
Of the Yankee old guard, Block
buster Bill Dickey, to close out the
show and blow up the 1943 World
Series works. Playing in his 38th
series game and his eighth World
Series, this great veteran, 38 years
old, put the big blast on Mort
Cooper in the sixth inning, pound
ing homer that struck far back on
the right-field pavilion roof.
Dickey's mighty clout. reminis-
cent of the days of Ruth, Gehrig
Lazzeri and other Yankee long
hitters, came at a moment when
Mort Cooper and Spud Chandler
were hooked up in tight 90 duel
Charley Keller had singled with two
out in the sixth, but Cooper had
been moving the New Yorkers down
with monotonous regularity and nc
one would have been surprised if
big Mort had retired Dickey to
leave Keller stranded.
Leans on Fast One.
But Cooper fed Dickey a fast
one, little more than waist high
and after the crash that followed
the ball was on its way out of the
park as 1882 Cardinal supporters
sat crushed and silencei in the sad
knowledge that the series was over
and that the Yankees had whipped
the Prides of the West four games
out of five, closing The show with
three straight victories.
Outside of Big Bills winning
wallop, the cool, game, heady pitch.
ing of Chandler played no small
part in the Cardinal debacle The
Cardinals nailed him for 10 hits
They had the stout-hearted Geor-
gian in heavy trouble through sever
Of the nine innings They hac
Spud in plenty of holes.
But under the pressure of eacf
crisis Chandler pitched magnificent
ly, with fiaWless control and a fast.
breaking curve that left II Redbird
stranded in their cages, unable Il
find the plate. Chandler. working
through l8 innings in two games
allowed but one earned run through
this double test, work that matched
his brilliant season.
Gordon's Play Spectacular.
Alongside Chandler and Dickey
the two outstanding stars in man,
ways. the defensive play OF bound
ing Joe Gordon was something Il
remember Gordon again tied ;
World Series record with II accepted
chances. Through the series tn,
rubber man from faraway Oregon
ran down 43 chances, a miracl,
total in only five games played
And Frank Crosetti. despite al
error or two, wasn't far behind him
Gordon and Crosetti were poisoned
thorns inserted in Redbird flesh ant
feathers.
1t was strange series. 1t EN-.
braced l6 errors, two wild pitches
a flock Of brilliant plays, a double
dlslocation, exceptional pitching or
both sides, plus at least four dumt
mistakes of running judgment
The Cardinals were as badly out.
played in this series as the Yankee.
were year ago. They came back
scrapping and clawing, with two
hits in the eighth and two in the
ninth. but there stood Chandler in
the old Southern stonewall manner
Chandler, Dickey, Gordon. Cro-
Evening star., 1943-10-12

football this year because he's an
Army trainee, but he can find
time to work as trainer for the
team.
Second Thoughts-Lt. Comdr.
Stevens, former Yale and N. Y. U.
coach, remarked: Il think
coaches are vastly overrated" in
explaining yesterday that he set
up the wrong defense for his
Sampson Naval Training Station
team to use against Villanova, but
it worked anyway. And Colgate's
Andy Kerr came up with the same
general idea recently in telling
how little time coaches have these
days for detailed instruction. "It
may be a good thing for football"
said Andy. Perhaps the game
had become overspecialized,"
Blackout - During soldier
bout at Camp Lee, Va, the other
night, one heavyweight walloped
another so hard that the victims
head thumped the floor, jolted
an electrical connection loose
and the lights went out. When
they came on again Referee Joe
Bauers already had counted the
Evening star., 1943-10-12
Once Low|y Grid Outfits
Now Seeking Bowl Bids
Ey The Associated Press.

Ey 'he Associated Press
HOUSTON, Tex, Oct, 12-South-
western of Texas and Southwestern
Louisiana Institute. couple of no
bodies in a normal football year,
are ready for postseason bowl
game bid
Supporters of these two teams
have sent kilograms to Rose, Sugar
and Cotton Bowl executives. point
ing out that no bowl can afford
to go unrepresented when these up
and-comers meet in game at Hous-
ton October %
Southwestern has won four games
scoring 1913 to 7. Louisiana Insti-
tute hasn't started its season. but
is so well-equipped with former col
lege stars its followers are counting
their chicks before an egg is laid.
Evening star., 1943-10-12
Yunks Saved Best for Series,
Cards Forgot All They Knew
ship was won In the fifth meeting
by Dickeys tWo-run circuit smash.

ship was won In the fifth meeting
by Dickey's two-run circuit smash.
The Cardinals left 81 men stranded
on base for lack of power at the
plate, only five short of the recorC
set in five-game series by the
Yankees in 194l.
The Cardinals were so helpless
when scoring opportunities pre-
Sented themselves in the early in
nings of the final contest that one
Yankee follower volunteered the
suggestion. Maybe somebody shoulc
try for field goal.'
Army in Series First Time.
You can't stop the Army depart
ment: When Murry Dickson re-
lieved Max Lanier, it was ti,e frs,
time, SO far as is known, that q
soldier flashed his stuff in a Worlc
Series. Uncle Sam gave the slender
hurler special leave to be with
the Cards during the World Series
If he had Just brought along some
heavy artillery
Said Mort Cooper: That home
run pitch to Dickey was fas. in
side ball across his chest. 1t was
just what I meant 10 throw eAceo,
l intended it around his hips"
Dickey eXulted; The pitch was
perfect. Just where l wanted IL
Cardinal Centerhelder Harry
Walker and Rookie Pitcher Alpha
CSee NORDNESS. Page abb
Evening star., 1943-10-12
Dozen Marks Broken,
Seven Others Tied
In World Series
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. l2.-Twelve
World Series records of one kind
or the other were broken and seven
others were tied as the New York
Yankees wrapped up their tenth
world championship by defeating
the ST. Louis Cardinals, four games
to one
Eight of the new records fell to
the Yankees as the fall classic drew
new high of 277.3l2 fans for
flve-game series. established a new
attendance mark for one game of
$1,000 at the Yankee Stadium last
Thursday and paid off s488 0O5.74
to the players of both clubs for an
other first
Joe Gordon, the Yankees veteran
second baseman, was the top indi-
vldual in the matter of records. He
hung up three new standards and
tied another with his spectacular de-
fensive play. The Flashs three new
records broke fielding performances
OF long standing.
He accepted 43 chances without
an error, displacing the old record
of 35 made by Eddie Collins of the
Athletics in the 1910 series: made
the most putouts 90 TO top the
previous high of 10 made by George
Cutshaw of Brooklyn in 1916, and
handled % assists without a mis-
take as compared to the old mark
of 81 hung up by Herman Schaefer
of Detroit IN 1907 and equaled by
Johnny Evers of the Chicago Cubs
a year later.
Bill Dickey. veteran catcher. hiked
his number of World Series games
while wearing Yankee livery to 49,
wiping out the previous record of SO
games for one player with one club
held by Babe Ruth, also of the
Yankees.
New Records
l. Most world championships - Yam
3 Team competing in most World Series
3. Player on most winans teams-Bill
4; pitcher allowing most hit, and sim
pitching ,shutout-spud Chandler Yam
sTs Was chriSty HtyS MatheWsons aR @ eish! hit, 20
lo-innina shutout OF Athletics for Giants
in l9l31.
5 Most chances accepted without error
by second baSeman N hVe-game series
Joe Gordon. Yankees, Al.
&. Most putoutS made by a second base
man in a fivegame ser!eS-Gordon, 20.
:. Most assists made by 4 second base
man in fve-2ame SerleS-Gordon, -
s. Most hitS bv one club in single
game without an extra base blow-Car-
dinalS, 10, nth game.
q. Largest attendance for fve-same
SERIES. .7.312.
10. Largest PLAYERS share in fve-eame
series-S4SS. 005 -
Il. Attendance for one game-6a,oo0
in third game at Yankee Stadium
-: Greatest number Of games played in
by player for same club-Bill Dlckey OF
Yankees. 3S.
Records Tied.
|. Player hitting safely in every game
Walker Cooper. Cards.
>, Assists by FIRST bsseman in Ave
game seres-Ray Sanders, Cards, :.
3. Most assists by a second osseman in
a single same-Gordon, 8. in first game.
4. Most assists by an outfelder in
fve-game SEBASTIAN Musial Cards, !"
Z. Most errors by catcher IN a Ave
game series-Walker Cooper, >.
&. Pitcher striking out first three men
in first mning-Mort Cooper IN NTH same
:. Pitcher striking out three men in one
inning-Ernie Bonham in sixth inning of
second game and Mort Cooper, first inning.
fifth game.
Evening star., 1943-10-12
NATTC Games Banned,
Memphis Gets Others

By the Associated Press.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Oct IA six
or seven game football schedule is
planned at Crump Stadium this fall
the replace that Cancelled by the
Naval Air Technical Training Gen.
ter.
NATTC hopes of carrying out its
schedule were dashed last night
when Senator McKellar announced
in Washington that President Roose-
velt had turned down his appeal to
allow the Navy center to play games
IN the Municipal Stadium.
Under the new "invitational plan"
Arkansas A. and NJ will meet either
Camp Robinson of Little Rock, Ark,
or Fort Knox, KY, Saturday.
Evening star., 1943-10-12
LittIe's Waving Gets Score
No Penalty by G|ascott

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. l2.-Jack
Glascott. one-time Catholic U. foot
ball star and now an assistant track
coach at Penn, was one of the Of
ficials in the Columbia game.
With few minutes to play, Glas-
cott says, he caught Lou Little
waving his program at his players.
The Columbia backs moved closer
to the line and shortly afterward
Tom Rock got away for a touch
down.
After the game Glascott told
Little: You know, Lou, 1 didn't
call any penalty against you for
coaching from the sidelines. I knew
you wouldn't think of doing such a
thing. I knew when you were
waving that program that you were
simply signaling for the spectators
to come back into the stands-that
the game wasn't over"
Evening star., 1943-10-12
Mccarthy Adds to Prestige

The Yankees won, so Manager Joe
Mccarthy of the Yankees will be
hailed as one of the best managers
Of all time, which he is. Eight pen
nants and seven world champion
ships in 13 years, during which the
Yankees have finished as low as
third only once, is his record
With his l943 Yankees Mccarthy
convinced the skeptics. Keller and
Gordon had sour seasons. Ernie
Bonham didn't approach his 1912
Evening star., 1943-10-12
Income Toxes Are Problem

The Yankees won, so they'll be
having trouble adjusting their in
come taxes unless. of course, they
were prophetic enough to visualize
themselves as champions a month
ago. That, however, is the sort of
trouble everybody is seeking.
The Cards lost, so the citizens of
Reading, Pa, won't go wild over
Whitley Kurowski as they did last
year His home town turned out to
greet him last fall. This fall the
only persons waiting for him at the
train will be his family.
The Yankees won, so Outfielder
Tuck Stainback of the Yankees says.
Il don't care how much money I
get. I'm happy just to be on cham
plonShip team But if General
Manager Ed Barrow sends him a
clipping of that quote with a more
conservative contract for 1914 Tuck
may forget how happy he was on
october II, 1943
The Cards lost. so the series is
over and football takes command
OF the sports pages.
Evening star., 1943-10-12
Chase Outpoints Peters

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. II (P.-
Jack Chase, 157, Walsenburg, Colo,
California middleweight champion,
gave Paulie Peters, l6l, masterful
boxing lesson in scoring an easy 10
round decision last night.
Evening star., 1943-10-12
Win, Lose or Draw
Yonks Nay Love New York, but None Lives There
By BURTON HAWKINS.

The Yankees probably realizing
the dressing room singing East Side West Side
which supposed reflect their affection
sidewalks OF New York they chorus but loves
Pitcher Narius Elnont and Manager
Cary halls from Buffalo but
such Chandler
Ark frankie Crosetti
Md Nick Eetten Chicago Bill
of Portland
The Cards lost writing
Evening star., 1943-10-12
BY the Associated Press

setti and Johnson were all Amer
lean League stars. So was Marius
Russo, For the Cardinals we give
you Mort Cooper, Lanier and Alpha
Brazle.
North American Newspaper Alliance.
Evening star., 1943-10-12

Today a year ago-Ohio State
ranked No. l in first football poll
OF l943 season, Georgia second
and Michigan third.
Evening star., 1943-10-12

the first six weeks of the season, one
of his outfielders was a converted
pitcher and the backbone of his
catching staff. Bill Dickey, saw in
frequent service.
Mccarthy plucked hitherto inele-
CANT Etten from the Phillies and
saw him sparkle. From Cleveland
he took previously perenially dis
gruntled Roy Weatherly and saw
him hustle His third baseman,
Johnson, became Connie Mack S
choice as rookie of the year" Play
ers who get nowhere elsewhere do
all right under Mccarthy.
The Cards lost, so there will be
no tear jerking stories on Mort
Cooper winning yesterdays game for
his dad, who died last week. Mort
pitched with his fathers reserved
seat ticket for game No. S in his hip
pocket. 1t would have been nice if
Mort had won, but Dickeys home
run blast debated the drama.
Evening star., 1943-10-12
Official Score

gated Tor NJ. Cooper In seventh.
Fbatted for Dickson in ninth.
St. Louis IN. L. 600 o00 ooo-0
Runs batted in-Dickey (o). Home run-
Dickey Sacrihces-Garms, Marion, Chand-
1ef, Stalnpack Double plays-Crosetti to
Earned Iuns--New York "a L., 2 Sc Lcuis
MI 0. Left on bases-New York "a IL,
on Chandler. 2 tMusial Sanders; Oh NJ
cooper tEtten, Gordon; on Lanier z
skeiler' Gordon, of Dickson, / tCrosettij.
Metheny. Johnson. Keller, Dickey, Chand-
ler,. BY Chandler, = On. Cooper. Musial
tMetheny). Pitching summary-M'
Cooper, 5 hits, runs in innings;
Lanier, 2 hits, no runs in IL innings;
DICKSON no hltS, no runs, in q innings
Wild pitches-M. Cooper Losing pitcher
IN -, Cooper Time-2:24. Attendance
Evening star., 1943-10-12

1rI'6 e'11I1c al OIoIos cHPId11T111s, dS III
did last year, that the 1912 pickof
play on Joe Gordon was plannee
months in advance He'd have 6
tough time explaining the down.
right dumb baseball played by his
1943 Cards.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-07-07
Task Force
Raids Kiska
In Aleutians
Attack Coordinated
With South Pacific
Drive; Helena
Sunk in kula Gulf

Washington. July 7-(AP)-
An American naval task force
bomhardcd the Japanese base
on kiSka island last night. thc
Navy ANNOUNCED today, in NJ
attack apparently coordinatcA
with he United States offensive
against Japanese dcicus,S in
the south Pacific.
a Navy mm:riuuc rcn,r ing
the action in the north Pacii:e
also disclosed that the American
cruiser LOST in battle with Jdpa-
ncSc forces in kull Gull o.
the morning OF July was t.e
9.iOo-ton light cruiser Hell Ia.
The Helena WAS under com ami
OF Captain Charles Purcell! Cecil uf
Louisville. Ky. Neither the IA Of
the skipper nor the Sa.G;y OF indi-
vIdual crew members was reported
he next OF kin of the casualties
aboard the Helena will bc notified
a soon as possible" the Navy said.
The cruiser, which had been dam
aged at Pearl HarbOr and was re-
stored TO service during tie first
twelve months Of war in the Pacific
IVES the only announced Arrcri-an
loss in the battle. in which SIX Japa-
nGSc ships were probably sunk" ard
several others, presumably four or
moro. were damaged.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-07-07
MARTINIQUE MOVES
TO FRENCH UNION

N@icrs. July 7-(Ar(-Thc French
r,mmssariut of information am
npurrod today that deputy severe
a Martinique had sent message
asserting that the island had rallied
enthusiastically 20 the FrCnci Com-
mite. or National Liberation and d.
r.ndcd the immediate designation
o., ~rw authorities
The committee u"ununC Il last
~.,. - WIS scrdrng delegate - tint
:,'.ul IN hopes o' bringing il under
the ,iloriauCC Of 'hc committee.
ADMIRAL Georges l>'crt. Cover
nor rs Martinique. 1a,t wCrk invited
'Nc tinted States to name an envoy
~ discuss Il "ChangC" in French att
',or'v there. Robert has held that
inc sland ard Guadalupe. also ad
mustered by rim. arc und~r at
.,-ri'y Z N.ctY France
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-07-07
Nazis Send
Fresh Troops
To Outposts

London. Juir '.--tAlD-Inc Ger
mans were reported by me AiSIc!H
laoin '"GaF l" NAY" @'i;i ItrNh troop.
l" lhr D"d''"h'*" ISLANDS Po''h-
'ial iI'!"d stepping ''"i''~ - any M
EaNi'H "l 'hc h'iNH'lS ana i,c''ii'
declared Nal uSuSI"E ana ''r'ci'
G"clIias were TT n'% N!p." "U' III
another sep u strengthen "N'' nc
icnSr&.
Nrtllt al ~ ia s!4tll,all.'N .' l''l'a ,
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-07-07
1929 CONVICTIONS
FOR SPEED IN JUNE

Raleigh. July 7-(AP)-T. Bpddjc
Ward. STATE motor vehicles commits
sio"cr. reported today that Lac p,r-
sons were convicted Of speed NJ on
North Carolina highways IN Junc.
compared Win 100 in June. ig42.
Thus far tn.s year. 1904 persons
have bee. convicted of tina; ol,cmsc.
Ward attributed the increase - in
vocation ul % 35-milC an hour speed
limi. under Governor Brnug:'n.',
emergency Har powers. The ..g"-
way pntru. .ud other lw en-. .r".
merit off GERS have bo.1 tu-:rur ri
10 diligently enforce the nov ,:u.:.
which, wen INTO cffcC: May s.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-07-07
NORTH CAROLINIANS
RECEIVE AIR MEDALS

Wasni'-i'u. July I-tAp( I'll"
War department announced today
awards 90. decorations 10 Officer, ami
enlisted 0cn of thu l. s. Army TENTH
Air Fore. II India. Five North Car
o!juiaHs were among tho>c receiving
awards
Tn" North Carolimi1~s. all Of WHOM
received '.v Air Medal. were Fn>;
Lieutenant E'cnard +. Iruuiug IF,
Ai1cmm.u. First Lieutenant Allcn y.
Latham .' SI"nruc. First L.cGtCnuv'
William 3 May of llaW RivCr. Src-
uud L;,n',uH. Jasper l.. Goodwin p.
Clayton ..t SyCo@d Lieutenant Car
T.. Gurd.. G RulCigh.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-07-07
Big Borrabers
Lit Cerbiirlii
Air Siege of leland
Passes Seth Hour:
Photographs Reveal
Terrific Damage

t"i'o iie'dauartrr> i'll North
hrica' July =. - thP}-Flying
I"rtre>SeN from nnrth Africa and
t'neral"r> from the Middle Fast
command poured hundreds of
IONS OF explosive and fragmcnta-
nun oonnS on Gcrbini airdroIne
IN southern sicily yesterday as
,'r a'r siege oi That vital enemy
n'>e reared through its Seth
"""r'
r5. nil .. ,,...
mini and il. I,r,: ~ M IN yer
fine n,.n .,,,nn,.,! .'.'' II, '''> q. ..ii.
II,p mNr.,,",'!i, 80 m >, i'.'
t.,Iaan :, .,i,.,,.. ..''''.' .'''''
l..,co,.s Ij ..'..' '".''..'..~-.