The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-05
PASSEAU, 0VRMIRE
CHOSEN FOR MOUND
Steve 0'Neill Clings To
Belief In Left-Handed
Pitching
By CHARLES DUNKLEY

BY CHARLES DUNKLEY
BRIGGS STADIUM, Detroit, Oct.
4.-(F-Towerin Hank Greenberg,
one-man Army, and Virgil Fire)
Trucks, a Navy all by himself
when it comes to baseball, were the
center of a conquering heroes re-
ception in the Detroit Tigers dress
ing room today after they individu-
ally and collectively put the Ben
gals back in the world series.
Greenberg, whose t h r e e-run
homer in the fifth inning seWed up
the game for the Tigers, wrapped
his long arms in fatherly fashion
around the boyish-looking Trucks
and gave him a big hug.
"You certainly pitched beauti-
full game" Greenberg told him.
Trucks merely grinned, revealing
gLstening set of white teeth.
Then the photographers swarmed
around and pleaded with big Hank
to give Trucks a bear hug and
! then a kiss. Greenberg baked at
the OSCILLATION suggestion.
.What the hell" he exclaimed.
''Here we're supposed to be hard,
rough, tough men, and you. want
me to give the guy kiss.
The photographers pleaded that
it was the biggest day in baseball
history for Greenberg.
mo it amt" Hank countered.
1--WE got three more games to
VIM"
Greenberg, who returned to the
club from the air force in mid.
season, said the ball he hit some
$40 feet for his blasting homer
was a curve. He revealed that ven
cradle Jim Tobin, the veteran
Tiger pitcher who knows the hurl
ing style of Hank Wyse, the Cut
twirler had been coaching him or
Wyse's repertoire.
"You know what" big Hank sud
denly blurted, 1--WE wanna make
series out of it. Maybe it'll be
good series after all. I hope so.
hope all you guys are back calling
on me tomorrow.
Greenberg's terrific smash wa
his fourth in world series competl
ton, dating back to 1884, and give
him a grand total of 10 runs battet
in during his four appearances II
the fall classic.
The youthful looking Trucks, dis
charged from the Navy only las
Friday after IL months on 1873 is
lands in the southwest Pacific, wa
proud of his victory, but he CAV
credit for clinching it to Green
berg.
thanks home run really helpe'
everything" he said.
| Previous to joining the Tiger
in St. Louis last Friday, Trucks hat
played in only one game since re
turning to this country July %
That was with a pickup team il
Oklahoma City August l. He said h
had his usual control, but that h
began to tire in the fifth and sixth
and that the ball seemed very slic]
in the eighth, when the Cubs 60
two runners on base, and the mint
when he walked one batter.
81 was relying on control all tn
. time" the 24-year old Trucks said
. II was trying to get the ball exactl
where catcher Richards gave tn
target"
He pitched in the Tigers per
, nant-clincher in st. Louis last Sur
day, going 5 % innings agains
. the Browns and allowing only tire
hits, but Detroit Manager Stew
, O'Nein figured he was getting tire
,, and was losing the accuracy of hi
, control when he decided to reliev
him.
! O'Neill, sitting at his desk in hi
!, wired-in cubby hole dressing room
said he was taking every gam
in stride. He waved the reporter
: to the main room of the dressin
quarters, remarking Ego out an
talk to those fellows-they're tn
ones who won the ball game"
IT figure to throw left-han
pitching at the Cubs" O'Nein sal
announcing Southpaw Stubby Over
mire as his pitching choice tomol
row, $50 we can take care {
Nicholson and Cavarretta. Thos
are the guys we've got to STOP"
The Cubs trooped to their dress
ing quarters with no sign Of tn
hustle" they displayed on tn
field.
Manager Charley Grimm brok
the stiffness with a philosopher
crack:
"Well, boys, tomorrow's anothe
day, just like yesterday"
Grimm then opened discours
on Trucks fire-ban tossing.