The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-04

against American League hltterS,
 Both Billy Southworth. Cardinal manager and Pilot Luke Sewell, of ,, the Browns, pronounced their clubs. fit and ready. The Cardinals still had Q number of players on the in-,' jured and ill list, With the possi. hle exception of 0utfielder Danny Litwhiler, however, all probably will be ready to play,
 Sewell'S selection of 0alehouso was Q surprise for he had been OK. peeted to shoot with Nelson Potter, his leading winner this season with ie victories. Qalehouse has won only nine while losing 10 and never has been better than Q 300 pitcher In his 10 years in the Major Leagues, But he won some of the clutch games In the tight pennAnt race and probably is the closest thing the American League has to the pitching style of ClnelnnattS Bucky Walters. Tho latter was poison to the Cards this year, heAt- { Ing the RedhlrdS six times, four of them by Shutouts,
 It will be dalehouse's first World Series experience along with every other member of the Browns except their manager and coaches, Cooper has started four World Series games, winning one lat year when the Yankees lifted the champion. ship from the Cardinals, and losing two in the i942 series which the CArdS won, Until he beat the Yankees In last years series, Annex" lean League hitters appeared to have him jinxed for in addition to his series failures he was hit freely in All-star games.
 Cooper won 22 games while losing seven this season and expressed confidence that ho would take the series opener,
 T feel I've got it," Cooper said after workout yesterday. s
 "It's the biggest thrill of my life." said GalehouSe, who for the first part of the season was only q Sum day pitcher for the Browns at home while working in Q war plant, I've yeArned for this through the iS years I've been playing ball but never came close"
 seWell did not explain why he chose 0alehouse over Potter, mere. ly commenting, "0alehouse IS my man"
 sewell will start tho same boys who beat tho YankS four straight % the end Of the season to win the Browns first American League championship, That means thAL-, Chat Laahs, whose two home runs won the clInching game, and the veteran Gene Moore will flank Mike Kreevich, the fleet center. fielder, in the garden.
 The Cardinal lineup wAS not cer. tain because of Litwhiler'g bnd knee, Litwhiier said he felt he would be ready but southworth said that ho would make no decision un. til talking to Harrison Weaver the Cardinal trainer, this morning'
 If Litwhiler does not play, South" worth said he would use Augie Ser. gamo Q rookie, putting him into the lead off spot, dropping First BASe- man Sanders from the second to fifth and Centerfieidor Johnny Hopp from the ieadoff to second place.
 whether 1t was Lltwhiler or Ser. gamo, however, the Cardinal bat" ting order had more power than the browns. There was no argu" ment over the CardinalS' batting and fielding superiority, but Seweu Appeared to be better off for pitch. CTS, He had five men ready--Pot. ter, Jack Kramer, Sig JakucA ana Bob Muncrief, in addition to Gale house, Back of Cooper, SouthWortn had Ma. LanieT, the southpaW wno was knocked out of tho box seven consecutive times late in the season and who has been suffering from lame back. Harry BrechOen, another iefthander, and Ted Wiiks, the Major Leagues leading rookie pitcher, who has been having some arm trouble,
 After watching Stan Musial and George (Whitey) kurowsA go z throuRh long workout ct Sports- mans Park yesterday ,eouthworth pronounced them ready to go. Both had been out with injuries for two weeks but were back in the lineup for the final games of the season.
 Although It was the first time that both usual World Series vt. mosphere here. Hotel rooms were iaInlned and ail tickets were sold, but there were only . few persons in tho bieacher lines at sportsman's Park. Ht
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