The Wilmington morning star., 1944-10-03
CITY IS BRISTLINC.
WITH CONFIDENCE
FOR BOTH TEAMS
Mayor Alloys Kaufman
Proclaims St. Louis
Baseball Week
Nv CHARLES DUNKLEY

81. LOUlS, Mo', wv. -,
Full of fight and bristling with
confidence, Manager Billy South
worth and his Cardinals returned
to St. Louis tonight with their
third successive National League
championship eager to battle their
American League cousins, the as
tonishing st. Louis Browns, In the
worlds series opening at Sports
mans" park Wednesday.
1t will be the seventh time in
history that clubs from the same
city have competed for baseba1's
highest honor.
Southworth said the series would
be mice family party"
81 am delighted it turned out
that way" Southworth added,
voicing the sentiments Of the en-
tire team. I'VE won't have to
catch any trains or worry about
hotel reservations or baggage.
What's more important, st. Louis
can now show the world that it
can put on a worlds series of it's
ewn."
This staid old Mississippi river
city was confident of that, too.
Broad smiles wreathed the faces
at the mention of the Browns,
in possession Of their first Amer
Jean League pennant in 43 years.
Mayor Alloys P. Kaufman, in
proclamation, Joined in the spirit
Of the occasion by designating the
week Oct. 2 to 9 as EST. Louis
Baseball Week." The proclama-
ton was made Sin recognition of
the performances 81 the two clubs,
which have brought this honor to
St. LOUIS
Public celebration Of the event
was short lived, but the spirit
of the occasion still was preva-
lent in the back rooms of taverns
in which 10000 arguments were
started and never finished over
the relative merits of the two
teams.
Southworth said the Brownies
victory made no difference in the
Cardinals strategic plans for the
series. .f-
t'The American League race was
so close that we didn't do any
planning against any particular
team of batters," Southworth ex-
planned. eve know the Browns
from having played them in spring
series.
The Cards defeated the Brownies
four out Of five games in the
spring series, which offered no
basis of comparison because bota
managers were trying out new
players.
The Browns did have the serv-
ices of Chef Laab, Denny Gale
house. Mark Christman, Bob Mum
Grief or Mike Kreevich, all OF
whom Joined the team later. Kree-
vich developed to be the steadiest
outfielder and led the Browns in
hitting with an average OF .301.
He is the teams only 800 hitter.
'It will be just like any other
series. Well give them everything
we have at all times and may
the better team win."
Southworth was a bit downcast
over the prospects Of losing Dan
ny Litwhiler, regular left fielder,
in the series. Litwhiler recently
was hit in, the knee by foul off
his own bat. He remained in the
game but pulled up lame against
the New York Giants last Thurs
day and indicated that his knee
was worse even after a days
rest.
Southworth is not ready to name
his starting pitcher for the open:
ing game. He said he would re-
veal mis- selection tomorrow, or
Wednesday morning. When he
does break down and tell it is
expected that he will name Nor
ton Cooper, a seasoned veteran
who has won % games this sea-
son. Southworth scarcely will side
track him for the freshman, Ted
Wilks, or Harry Brecheen, a lefty.
Neither would Luke Sewel,
manager of the jubilant Browns,
reveal his pitching plans.
'"This is the first day I've really
been awake" Sewell said, with a
grin give been in daze.
I'm MT worrvin9 about the