The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-21
CARDS EASIER AND HIT HARDER
 THAN AL. RIVALS
Following ls the second im X series comparing the IeAs WofIa Series 0ppOnents.)
BY OSCAR FRALEY

O0OGAhB v MDkAnAN V Limited Press Staff Correspondent
 New York, Sept. 21-(UP)-Witn the exception of experience, the iils field and catching staff of the Mo@ tional League Champion St. Louis Cardinals has an all-around edaA over that of the New York Yanlse6 --on paper.
 The speedboys from St. Louis are faster and are heavier hitters than the Yankees-and apparently have more speed and power in the infield and receiving departments than they did in besting the New York CTS in the 1942 World Series.
 When the teams square off ia Yankee Stadium Oct. 5 the World Champions will have three-fifthe of the inner line and catching etafk that carried them to victory last year. And the Redbirds are coll-. ceivably improved in every position. Meanwhile, the Tanks have only two- -fifths of their 1942 iYfield and catching staff and look stronger in only three positions.
 As unit, the Yankees hold Q hitting edge going into last years classic with combined .26i aver- age against .265 for the Cards. It's reversed this year, with the Cards averaging .28S at the plate against the Tanks PTS. And without the hit parade average of 1892 which Catcher Bill Dickey has compiled in 75 games, the Tanks average only .253 at bat.
 Man For Man
 Position by position, the Xa1ks have Nick Etten at first, regarded by most baseball men as an im- provement over Buddy Hassett of 1922. Etten, hitting .269, is steady fielder and long-ball hitter. The Cards have Ray Sanders, Q ZIG clubber, replacing Johnny Hopp. He, too, is @ long distance hitter and is larger and has more reach tpan Hopp.
 At second the Tanks again have Joe Gordon, the veteran who has been improving of late. Gordon couldn't do much worse than i042, when he hit only .083 in the series. His current batting mark Is .2SS. Tlie Cards have Lou Klein in place of Captain Jimmy Brown, now in the army. Brown was the sparkplug but past his speed peak. Klein, faster, covers more ground and is hitting .2SS.
 Veteran Frankie Crosetu will be at short for the Tanks, leaving the New Workers weaker here than they were with Phil RiZZlto in 1884 Crosetti, hitting .22S, is a real spark plug. however, and his play is Q great steadying Influence. St. Louis in Marty Slats Marion has the best shortstop in the business. Marion is hitting .283 and his field work leaves nothing to be desired. Standout
 Billy Johnson, at third for thu Tanks, is one of the season's out. standing rockies end 8 tower oi strength. He has bullet arm. is fast and accurate and is hitting .289. Whitey Kurowski, hot corner man of the Cards, is hitting at the same clip. More polished than nc was last year, Kurowski still is the clutch hitter who broke up the ie42 series with . sizzling home run drive.
 The Tanks rate stronger behind the bat with the veteran Dickey, regarded by many as the best catch CT in baseball history. Injured early in the year. he has come back stronger than ever and currently is hitting 1882. Walker Cooper, the Cardinal backstop, is a steady workman who daily becomes more effective. He is hitting .304.
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