Evening star., 1943-10-05
Thrilling Fight Looms
With Bombers Eager
To Avenge AZ Loss
BY JUDSON BAILEY,

! YORK YANKEES ana st. Louis Car
dlnalS. still carrying vivid memories
Of their thrilling struggle last year.
were to tangle again today in one
of the greatest tossups in the 40
year history of the World Series.
Spurgeon (Spud' Chandler, firmly
established as the seasons out
standing pitcher in the aior
leagues, was named to take the
mound for the New York Yankees
against Lefty Max Lanier in the
first game.
A crowd of 10000, jamming YAM
kee Stadium to capacity. was in
| prospect for the opener, starting at
l:30 pm, and determined fans
lined up around the big concrete
bowl last night for the $4,000 un-
reserved seats which were placed on
sale when the gates opened this
morning
The pitching choices of the rival
managers Billy Southworth of St.
| Louis and Joe Mccarthy of New
York, carried no surprises and failed
to change the betting odds which
! illoht oiit dllhtCS IdSol lttS Dolt
for the opening game and to take
the series
However, they pointed up the
principal issues between the two
/ pennant winners-namelv, whether
the Cardinals can curb the Yankees
potent punch with left handed
pitching.
Cards Lefties Are Keen.
Lanler won Is games and lost
seven during the regular season and
proved his ability to cope with crit
ical assignments by beating the
Brooklyn Dodgers five out OF six
times as ST. Louis swept to its sec
ond consecutive National League
championship.
In the series last year he appeared
twice in relief and received credit
/ for the Redbirds victory in the
| fourth game after Mort Cooper had
/ been knocked out.
HIS success in the opening game
probably will govern Southworth'S
pitching plans for the entire series
The fiery little leader of the Cardl-
nails has three other SOuthpaWs on
his Staf-Alpha Brazle. rookie
who came up from the Coast Leag que
in mldJuly and since has won
eight and lost two. Ernie White
who shut out the YankS in 1912, but
now is bothered by a sore arm. and
Harry BreCheen. a Well-rated fresh
man who became ill over the week
end.
Beside this group. SOuthWorth has
several right handlers of VARYING
ability headed by big Mort Cooper
who has won 81 games and lost
eight
Ianks Have Talented Array.
Cooper opened the series for the
Cardinals last year, but was passed
over this time because the Yankees
hammered him hard twice in the
1912 classic and because he has COM
planned Of A sore arm rnccntlv
There Is no question, though that
he will get another chance at the
bombers. perhaps In the second
game
Chandler has won 90 games and
lost four and compiled a spectacu-
larly low earned-run average of l67
Tor each nine innings. He. too. has
tailed twice in previous World Series,
hrSt against the Dodgers in l94l
and again against the Cardinals
last year But both times he has
pitched good ball and his loss a wear
ago was in the face OF Whites
Shutout.
For this reason no one had anv
doubt about Chandler providing
Well-pltched. ball game in the opener
and he is almost certain to come
back once and perhaps twice later
in the series.
Inc 4ankS also have an array of
talented pitchers ready for the other
games - Ernie Bonham, Hank
BoroWy, Charley Wensloff and Lefty
Marlus Russo among them.
Cards Overall Record Fine.
Thus New York appears assured
OF good pitching right down the line
and this fact has been sufficient To
warrant the Yankees, in the series
for the seventh time in eight years.
being made the favoriteS.
On the other hand the Yankee
this year are not as good a ball
club as the Yankees whom the Car
dlnals defeated a year ago while
St. Louis has shown itself Just about
as strong. Even with wave of
minor ailments in the last week the
Cardinals were able to finish the
season with a siX-game winning
streak
Over the season the Cardinals
have topped the Yankees in every
department. of play except home
runs and stolen bases. They lead in
total games won. in batting per-
centage, in runs scored. runs batted
in triples, doubles, etc. and have
shown themselves vastly superior
defensively
AS a result the series shapes up
as Yankee pitching and power
against the Cardinals speed and all
around skill. 1t was the same situa-
ton last year and this writer, for
one, still picks the Cardinals to
repeat.