The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-05

Cardinals 6-5 Underdoes;
Lcnier To Oppose ChondIs

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shown 3 DEFINITE weakness 8Fa
southpaw hurting.
Yankees Nft
when and AZ the cards Us
right handler, Mccarthy WIN Izst
Oh with Crosetti, with Bud Mcf1
ia right field batting second t1|
lowed BY johnson, Keller, 1lleE
Etten, Gordon and Kandeil
He pronounced the team ct 114
ready 10 60 after an hour end
quarter dri1i early this aftek4oon
The only casualty As Roy WcakAez|y|
oaitfielder, who WIN miss the Att
three games because q 9 heel in+
Jury.
man, announced the gates az TIE
Stadium opened at 10 q. IA. to-day
and that $4,000 unreserved seatI
were available, as viii be the caet
for each Of the three games here q
though reserved seats have been
sold out for weeks.
spud Effective
Chandler, the former University
Of Ceorgia's A1l-American haifnack
had to be McCarthy's choice On TIE
basis 70 his season record. The scks
rel-topped right-hander was The
leading major league pitcher tlsas
year--with the lowest earned run
average any American League
pitcher has achieved IN ~ years
and the lowest In the majors "a
decade. This effectiveness allowed
Spunky Spud TO score 20 triumphs
against only four losses.
Mccarthy, In announcing his start
ing lineup, said he YVES CONFIDENT
that the Yankees would bring thn
world championship back to New
York.
I'VE are going out to nail IL down
as soon as possible" the usually
silent Marse Joe explained.
And Billy the Kid, who inspired
the Cards to their second straight
pennant, was equally vehement that
the Speedboys would triumph once
again.
1--WE have speed and we have
power" said Southworth. what
more can you ask"
With the Cardinals starting LETT
handler, Mccarthy switched his bat
ting order and put Tuck Stainback.
o right handed hitter, in center
field instead Of Bud Metfeny. stain
back will lead-off, with Shortstop
Frank Crosetti, the usual leadoif
man, dropped to Metheny's second
place slot. The other change in the
battingfi order moves Joe Gordon.
second baseman and goat 81 last
years series, up to nth place. Cor
don bats seventh against right
handed pitchers.
Southworth indicated the Card
inal batting order would be the
same that he has used throughout
the season.
Ernie Bonham, the forkhall artist.
and Hank Borowy, one Of Tire
Yankees most effective hurlers In
their stretch drive, were expected %
be McCarthy's hurting selections a.
the second and third games We'd
nesday and Thursday. With reeunnp-
ton Of the series ct st. Louis On
Sunday, Marse Joe was expected ~
send Chandler back to the hill once
again.
N5g Cooper namorrsws
scuthworth was secretive e0n-
corning his second game choice hut
intimAted the selection lay among
Cooper and two southpaws, RoolEls
Alpha Brazle and Harry Brecheen.
The Yankees avowedly were seehs
ing vengeance for last years defeat.
when, confident, they won The
opening contest and then dropped
four In q row to the undaunted kids
from Missouri. Since that time both
teams have lost important players
to the service, with the Yankees los
ing most OF their old-tine power.
This year they are playing . di8-
ferent role. Gone is the ':murdcrek's
row. that awed opposing pitchers of
other seasons. This year they'll &C.
pend on pitching its an xn<
familiar situation previously de-
pended upon by the National
League champions.
Cooper's arm ailment worried tn
Cards but he was expected liz
Southworth ito see plenty nf &c
ton" what the defending World
Champions were more concerned
about was the arm trouble Of Hnx-
ry Walker, who suffered q sore
throwing arm at Pittsburgh rs Tie
National League kings rushed down
to the wire. The yuungster has been
playing steadily, however, and was
expected to hold down bis center
field position through the series.
The opening game-with hotels
damned to capacity and ticket
scalpers asking fabulous prices =
was expected TO break the sInzIs
game series attending mark o1 e..
9O2 paid set in the fourth contest ~