The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-14
TOO SOON TO
 WORRY ABOUT
 WORLD SERIES
BY ROBERT BARKDOLL United Press Staff Correspondent


 Washington, May 14.-CUP)-The nations baseball leaders figured to- day that 1t still is too early to give up hope for a 1945 World Series despite reiteration by J. Monroe Johnson, director of the Office Of Defense Transportation, that there isn't much chance for its renewal.
 Johnson's surprise announcement Saturday that not only the series but "all post-season football Bowl games will be out of the question, was not taken seriously in many quarters.
 At New York, President Ford Prick of the National League said that tits too early to worry because the World Series is more than five months off"
 "Well wait until October before commenting one way or another or that" he said.
 Baseball's new commissioner, Sen Albert (Happy) Chandler. D., Ky. said at Louisville that T couldn't go into any discussion now about g series scheduled for this fall and know nothing about any pre-sea- son conference involving Fore Prick. Will Harridge and the O. D. T."
 Jollnson's statement on Saturday referred to a meeting with Prick arlc Harridge, American League presi. dent. in which they agreed to caIl- eel the series if conditions war ranted.
 Two Chances
 There were two long g-shot possi- bilities in which the series could ge on as scheduled in October with the blessing of the o. D. T. The first would be an early full surrender by Japan which would end the war The other would be repetition o' last years one-city World Series ir which the competing teams wert the St. Louis Cardinals and Browns
 Such subway or trolley car serie. have occurred only eight times ir the 40 inter-league championship! that have been played or an aver age of one year out of every five The Chicago Cubs and White So, did 1t once in 1906, the New York Yankees and Giants did it five time. in 1921, 1922, 1923, 1886 and 1887 and the Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers in 1941.
 Johnson said such one-city ar engagement would be all right witt him. However. baseball men here and in New York pointed out that the only travel strictly necessary for two city series would involve players, umpires, team officials, anc writers and that the total would involve considerably less than tht routine travel of the 16 teams dur ing the regular season.
 Moreover, the series is at a time of the year when all other baseball races in the minor leagues are con- pleted, which relieves the trans. portation space used by those cir cults.
 They emphasized that the O. D. T has no more control over the trave of out-of-town persons to a single city for the series than if it were on two fronts. Seven games in one town might be even more of an in' ducement for a trip by rabid far than if he had chance to set only three or four games.
 Twenty Millions Trips
 Johnson, elaborating on his state. ment last night, said that the Army will be using more transportation than at any time during the wal for redeployment of soldiers to thu Pacific, estimating that a total 70 about 10000. 900 basic trips" acros! country to the Pacific coast will bt necessary.
 "The job ahead for the next l: to IS months means that all trans. port users must be prepared for fur. ther cuts" he said. All sporting events on a major scale must b' held on a trolley car basis"