The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-28
Grimm, GLeefuZ Before His Second World Series
BOROWY GETS BIG CHANGE TO WIN PENNANT

Cincinnati, Sept. 28- (Up) v-The Chicago Cubs, who have maintain- ed a first place margin of at least Q game and Q half ever since ao- uuiring the lead at mid-season on July 8, needed just one more vic- tory today to make their l94S con- quest of the National League offi- cial.
 They celebrated unofflcially last night when 0 Cardinal defeat at Pittsburgh, following their own double daytime victory over the Reds assured them of Q tie.
 But the biz 'blow-off' for Charley 0rimm's Happy Go . Lucky Club won't come until they win the game against the Pirates they need to ciinch the pennant for good, That the victory will come, probably In the first game of Q double header at Pittsburgh on Saturday, was Q foregone conclusion with every man on the club.
 "We're In, we're in," shouted Grimm in the dressing room after the Cubs had won their 18th double header of the year and their sev.. enth from Cincinnati, 3 to l and ' to {. That was before the Car dinal defeat,
 Tn an effort to settle things in a hurry with the Pirates, Grimm will send Hank Borowy after his i2th National league victory in the first game. Should Borowy falter, Claude Passeau, a l7-game winner will 40 in the second one, leaving Hank Wyse, the team ace, as the probable starter in the first game of the World Series, or in case Of Q Saturday calamity, for the finale on Sunday.
 The Cubs finished their season series with the Reds with 2l VIC. tories in % games, IA of which were achieved in double headers. No other team ever won so many double headers from another in Q single season.
 There was plenty of concern over the injury to Second Baseman Don Johnson, whose services will be needed in the series.
 Johnson was taken to Q hospital with Q pulled muscle in his neck after . leaping attempt to catch Q line drive in the seventh inning of the first game.
 offSetting the possible loss of Johnson was the return of clyde Mccullough, the teams number one catcher before the war, who has been discharged from the Navy and will rejoin the team in Pittsburgh However, the Cubs already are bet ter fortified with catehers than any other major league team.
 Wyse, who scored victory % In the opener, shared honors with Veteran Paul Derringer, who gained his 18th triumph in the nlghtcap' For each 1t was the fifth victory over the Reds.
 Harry Lowrey's two.run homer ciimaxed c three.run rally that clinched the first game. Johnson previously had doubled to score Roy Hughes,
 Nip And Tuck
 Tn the second game, the Cubi acted quickly against Vern Kennedy scoring twice in the first inning or Q triple by Phil Cavarretta. Aftei the Reds tied 1t at 2.ail in thI second on singles by Frank Me Cormick, Hank Sauer and Al Lake man along with an infleld out, th' Cubs went ahead again, 3 to 2, 1T the fourth. Singles by Paul 0ilesS' pie, Derringer and Stan Hack pro duced that run. The Cubs clhachet 1t with two more in the sixth with out c hit.
 Bill Nicholson walked to star that inning, Gillespie was hit by the pitcher, Lenny Merullo Sar!' ficed and both runs scored on Q covering error by Kennedy at first The Reds made 1t tough by SCOT. ing two more in the eighth tp make it B.4.
 The Cubs got two more in the ninth on 6 single by Hack, triple by Lowery and an iniield out.
 Wyse yielded only three hits in pitching one Of his best game Derringer gave up eight hits by scattered them.