The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-02
CUBS 6 TO5
 TO WIN FIRST SERIES GAME
By LEO H. PETERSEN Limited Press Sports Editor)

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 Detroit, oct. 2- (UP) - A couple of guys who have 1t in the clutch drew the honor today of going after the first game of what probably will be the richest world series in his- tory.
 It wlll be Fordham Hank Borowy for the Chicago Cubs and Q home town boy, Hal Newhouser, for the Detroit Tigers when the series opens here tomorrow with the National League pennant winners Q 2 to l favorite. The Cubs were favored at 6 to to take the all-important opening game.
 Horowy and Newhouser were the pennant clinching boys of 1895. Fordham Hank, the second man in history to split 20 or more victories between the, two major leagues in single season, drew the opening hurling assignment from Manager Charley Grimm because he knows the Detroit Tigers and, what's more, knows how to beat them
 Before Hanks was sold to the Cubs by the New York Yankees for $l00,000and 1t turned out to be Q mighty fine investment for the Cubs he had the Tigers number. Four teen times he had faced them for decisions, and II times he came out on top. The Tigers became known as his cousins. Jolly Cholly Is hoping that will still be true before dusk falls In Briggs Stadium tomorrow evening.
 1t would give Horoway Q lot of satisfaction If he could start the Cubs of on the right foot toward what probably will be the biggest player cut in the World Series gold. The Yankees = for whom he had ben @ major cog in winning two American League pennants and one worlds championship = sold the blWe-eyed, six foot Polish boy down the baseball river because, in the words of President Larry MacPhail, he couldn't pitch winning ball after mid-season.
 Borowy already has made the fiery, redheaded boss of the Tanks eat those words. After he donned Q Cub uniform, he won II games while losing two. Two of those victories came over the st. Louis Cardinals when they were challenging the Cubs for the pennant, But the big one came last Saturday when he beat Pittsburgh In the first game of Q double.header which nailed the National League pennant to the Wrigley Field flagpole,
 Grimm decided yesterday that Borowy would be his man, after toy. ing with the idea of starting Henry Wyse, a fast curve ball artist, or Claude PaSseau, c veteran of the pitching wars.
 There never was any question about Steve O'Neill's starter, It's been Lefty Hal all the way-and he cemented 1t when he turned back the St. Louis Browns Sunday in the game which gave the Tigers the | American league championship.
 That was his 2Sth vlctory-mak- ing him the wtnningest pitcher in the mayors.
 Against that winning total Borowy was only 2l, but those 2l were something different. Ten of them came in the American league be- fore McPhail decided he wasn't Q mid-season pitcher Borowy's con- tinued performance marked the first time since 1902 that any pitcher has pitched in the two leagues In a single season and accomplished the 20 game level.
 "Iron Man" Joe Mcdinnity is the only man outside of Borowy whc ever has been able to turn the trick That was in 1902 when he won % for Baltimore-then in the American league-apd the National league New York Giants. And if Borowy should win tomorrow he would match another two-league record that was set by Jack Coombs, wflc won 3 for the Philadelphia Ath. letics in 1910, another in 1911 anc then won for the Brooklyn Dodgers of 1916. He is the only pitcher or record who has won a world series ball game for both the American and National leagues.
 The Cubs, who arrived late last night. were scheduled for a work. out at Briggs Stadium this after noon, while the Tigers were due tc go~ through 8 fielding and batting drill at noon. The rain of yesterday promised to subside to permit tht clubs to work out and clear weather l RAIAFta4enA fes.s ktAa row.
 Sleep On Boats
 Like hotel rooms, tickets were out of this world. The overflow crowc for this first peacetime series wal being taken care of in two float ing" hotels. They tied up two Great Lakes steamers, which usually ply between here and Cleveland, SC some of the too many people woulc have place to sleep.
 It even will be worse for the bal game tomorrow. Tickets have beer sold out for days but some person! still figured that somehow, some. where they would find friends whC could fix them up.
 One thing was sure-with thu series being played at Briggs Stad. ium and Wrigley field, an all time high for World Series receipts ap. peared certain. If they exceed tht previous high of 1885 when the Tigers defeated the Cubs four game: to two in the only series they have won from the windy city boys ir three meetings, 1t will mean that each player on the triumphant side will receive more than 96.644.76 That was the sWag that the Tiger