The Wilmington morning star., 1943-10-05
make LANIER and
CHANDLER WILL BEL
STARTING HURLERS|
Three Other Portsiders On
Cardinal Staff Ready
For Series


tomorrow in one of the creates
toss-ups in the 40-year history Of
the World Series.
spurgeon (spud) Chandler, firm
" established as the seasons out
standing pitcher in the m o
LEAGUES. was named to take the
mound for the New York Yankees
AGAINST Lefty Max Lanier In the
opening game.
A crowd of 10000, tanning Yam
kee stadium to capacity, was II
prospect for the first contest, which
will start at 1880 pm. (EWT) and
determined fans fans began lining
around the big concrete bowl to-
night for the 28,00G unreserved
seats which will be placed on sale
when. the gates open tomorrow
morning.
The pitching choices of the rival
managers. Billy Southworth Of St.
Louis and Joe Mccarthy of New
York, carried no surprises a 6
failed to change the betting odds
which make the Yankees favorites
both for the opening game and te
take the series.
However. they pointed up the
principal issue between the two
pennant winners-namely, whether
the Cardinals can curb the Yam
KEGS potent punch with lefthandec
pitchig.
Lanier won IS games and lost
seven during the regular season
and proved his ability to cope. with
critical assignments by beating the
Brooklyn Dodgers five out OF SLY
times as st. Louis swept to its
second consecutive National league
championship.
In the series last year he ap
peared twice in relief and received
credit for the Redbirds' victory If
the fourth game after Mort Cooper
had been knocked out.
His success in the opening game
probably will govern Southworth'
pitching plans for the entire series
The fiery little leader of the Car
dinals has three other southpaWs
on his staff-Alpha Brazle, a rookie
who came up from the CO
league in mid-July and has since
won 8 and lost 2; Ernie White,
who shut out the Yanks in 1912
but now is bothered by a sore
arm; and Harry Brecheen, well
rated freshman who became i'll
over the weekend.
Besides this group Southworth
has several righthanders of vary
ing ability headed by big M o t
Cooper. who has won 81 games
and lost eight.
Cooper opened the series for the
Cardinals last year, but was pass
ed over this time because t h e
Yankees hammered him hard twice
in the 1912 classic and because he
has complained of sore arm re-
Gently. There is no question,
though, that he will get another
chance at the Bombers, perhaps
in the second game.
Chandler has won 20 games and
lost four and compiled a spectacu-
larly low earned run average OF
1.67 for each nine innings. He,
too, has failed twice in previous
World Series, first against the
Dodgers in 1871 and again against
the Cardinals last year. But both
times he has pitched good ball
and his loss a year ago was in
the fact of Whites shutout.
For this reason no one has any
doubt about Chandler providing a
we'll pitched ball game in the open
er and he is almost certain to
come back once and perhaps twice
later in the series.
The Yanks also have an array
of talented pitchers ready for the
other mes-Ernie Bonham, Hank
Borowy, Charley Wensloff and lefty
Marius Russo among them.
Thus New York appears assured
of good pitching right down the
line and this fact has been suffi.
cient to warrant the Yankees, ir
the series for the seventh time
in eight years, being made the
favorites.
On the other hand the Yankees
this year are not as good a bal
club as the Yankees whom the
Cardinals defeated year 6 {
while st. Louis has shown itsel.
just about as strong. Even with
a wave of minor ailments in the
last week the Cardinals we're able
to conclude the season with six
game winning streak.
Over the season the Cardinal!
have topped the Yankees in every
department of play except home
runs and stolen bases. They leae
in total games won, in batting per
centage, in runs scored, runs bat
ted in, triples, doubles, ETC., ane
have shown themselves vastly su
perior defensively.
AS result the series shape!
against the Cardinals speed ane
up as Yankee pitching and power
all-around skill. 1t was the same
situation last year and this writer
for one, still picks the Cardinal!
to repeat