The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-03
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 st, Louis, Oct. S--(Up)-The St, Louis Cardinals came back to Sportsman's park today as the bet- ting favorltes for the l044 World Series but they found that their home town had gone oil out for the rags and riches boys of Luke Sew ell,
 The facts and figures supported the betting odds, but they didn't take into consideration the fighting hearts of the American League champions, the St. Louis Browns,
 In the seven game series that dee cldes World Series gold and glory, past performances can be written off, and, If an old baseball tradition is borne out, the Browns will be the team to beat,
 |; They are going Into the series the "hot" club, They battled the Detroit Tigers right down to the wire-the final day of the season = before they won their first Amer ican league title while the Card inals coasted to their third consecu- tive National league pennant, They have been winning and the Cardi- nals in the past month have looked like anything but the pre-war ball club they were when they piled up such an early lead that their ultl- mate victory never was in doubt,
 Maybe manager Billy Southworth can get his horde of stars back oil the victory trail. The cold statistics show the Cardinals superior to the Browns in almost every department, But It was Q sure bet that there was another department in which they might tie the Browns but never beat them--and that was fighting heart.
 Never before hos Q team with such few established major leaguerS as the Browns won Q league pen- nant. All season, no matter what the odds were against them, they came up with championship pitching from Q staff that had no champions, championship hitting from batters who were strictly so-so, and cham plonship fielding from fieldors who never had been better than medl- oere,
 National leaders and . lot os American Leaguers, too-felt that the Browns have been playing over their heads, They figured that the fighting spirit which carried them Into bNSebNllS top ranks, after years and years in the lower brackets, may have been good enough for league championship but probably would fall short when World Series chips are riding,
 While the Browns were Seenti- mental favorltes, st. Louis was tak- ing It's two champions in stride, Fans heV been used to Cardinal victories, but Brown trlumphs have been something the town has been waiting for since the American League began operations in 1902,
 Now they have it - but they ares mt too concerned about 1t. Hotels are sold out, tickets are going at scalper prices running aS high 0i $50 for c box seat. Speculation is rife on the starting pitchers for the opener, but there was little to upset the even tenor Of the ways of Q war; boom town. While Sellouts for little Sportsman'S Park were assured for aS many game as will be necessary Co decide the championship, there have been no rip.roaring oelebra' tons, nothing to upset the blaSe St Louis fans. Their ball clubs have won, that's that, and come what may the i044 world series flag will fly from Q St. Louis fiagpole,
 Neither Southworth nor sewel would say definitely who their start Ing pitchers would be tomorrow but the assignments probably will 90 te Morton Cooper, the strong armed right handler of tho Cards, and Mel. son Potter, bargain basement pitcher whose clutch hurling kept the Browns In the running when they appeared out Of the picture after kicking away Q seven game Mld.AuguSt lead.
 sewell had no injuries to worry about. His only problem was to kcer his club keyed up to the pitch thai carried it through one of the gamest stands team ever hni made. But the situation was dif' ferent with Southworth. His hitting star, Stan MuSial, was recovering from injuries; his Southpaw Pitch. Ing Ace, Max Lanier, wps trying te shake of c late season slump which saw him knocked out Of the boT seven times in as many starts, ane outfielders Danny Litwhiler and Johnny Hopp were doubtful starters Litwhiler has c bad knee. Hopp ( bad back. The chances were both would play and that Southworth would try Lanier in the second game against Jack Kramer, There wasn't much doubt but that the othei starting pitchers would Dc Ted Wilki and Harry Brecheen for the Card inais and Denny daiehousc and Bia Jakueki for the Browns.
 On records, that starting Cardlna quarter had 1t over the Browns. Sc did their batting and fielding aver ages. But anything can happen in ( short series and one thing that coulc
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