The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-10-04

Dennis Galehouse, surprise
Manager Billy Southworth's Sc
2ction OF Cooper to get the Cards
away in front in the best four-out
of-seven series was in line with
he big right-hander's % and z rec
I'd during the season.
But the naming of the 32-year-olo
ialehouse caught this baseball vile
city by surprise. Luke Sewell, pilot
of the surging Browns, has beer
expected to lead off with Nelson
Potter, leading hurler on his staff
with 1877 record.
Although Galehouse's record o.
nine wins and 10 defeats doesn'1
compare with those of other Brown
lie Pitchers, Sewell is placing his
confidence in a right handler, who
at times, proved mighty tough tc
beat. And he was right in the clos
ing days of the season as h {
Browns fought the Tigers down to
the final day Of the season toI
heir first pennant.
Cooper has not pitched since
beating the Phillies in 16-innins
affair 10 days ago. He kept ir
shape, however, by working ou1
every day of the Cards final week
N the east. He said today he was
IL fine fettle. Galehouse's last out
ing was Saturday when he blanked
the New York Yankees 2 to on
five hits.
Although the boys who say il
with money h ave made South
worths hard hitting crew 8 to
20 to win the series and / to 2
to take the first game, there were
many who believed the Browns
would belt the National leaguera
out of the picture in five or six
games. Supporters of the Browns
pointed out that their boys came
back after losing seven and one
half game lead, dropping only two
of their final Is homes games
egainst the eastern clubs.
AS the result of the argument,
ghich has split this town wide
pen, $4,000 or more fans are ex-
,ected to be in compact sports
lan's park when umpire Ziggy
Sears yells play BALI at 2 pm.
Central War Time). All of the re-
served seats have been sold for
days. Seven thousand unreserved
seats will go on sale at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning. The bleacher
line started forming this morning
with a II year old St. Louis
boy first in line at 8:15 am.
After announcing that Galehouse
lis my man. Sewen said that he
would send out the same lineup
that completed a four-game sweep
Sunday of the Yankees, world
champions in 1943. That means Ny
ron Hayworth will be behind the
plate, George McQuinn on first,
Don Gutteridge on second. Vern
Stephens at shortstop, Mark Christ
man on third with Chef Laabs,
Mike Kreevich and Gene Moore pa
trolling the outfield.
The Cardinals opening lineup
will be the varsity made up of
catcher Walker Cooper, an infield
of Ray Sanders, Emil Verban, Mar
tin (Slats) Marion and Whitley Ku-
rowski and Stan Musial, Danny
Litwhiler and Johnny Hopp in the
outer garden.
Litwhiler was the only question
mark. Danny said his injured right
knee still bothered him but that
be would be in left field tomorrow.
II event he is unable to start,
Augie Bergamo, a rookie, is ex-
pected to get the call.
Today's muggy weather was not
the kind for baseball and the over
cast skies indicated more moisture
as the two teams went through
their final workouts on a diamond
still damp from yesterdays rain.
But the weathernan has promised
cooperation in that it will be cool
and no rain for the opener.
The first six games, if all are
necessary, will be played on sue
cessive days with a break Of one
day between the sixth and seventh
contests. The Cards will be the
home team for the first two and
The sixth and seven games, revert.
Ing to the system used before the
war limited the travelling to one
Jump between the two cities.
Baseball's war relief and services
fund will share in the third and
fourth games and the sixth and
seventh, if they are played. The
net receipts after the players
shares have been deducted from
the third and fourth will 60 into
the fund while all Of the net re,
ceipts will be donated from the
last two contests.
For the first time since he be-
came commissioner of baseball ir