Evening star., 1945-10-04
BY JERRY LISKA,
Associated Press Sports Writer

DETROIT, Oct. 4. American
Leaguers and Larry MacPhail, the
volatile major domo of the New
York Yankees, in particular, won't
concede the Chicago Cubs the
World Series title on the basis of
Fordham Hank Borowy's opening
win over the Tigers.
Borowy, loudly insists MacPhail,
whose sale of Hank to Chicago, gave
the Bruins the National League title,
was lucky guy to triumph 80 yes
terday. THE Tigers forgot to get
the side out in the first inning and
that was the ball game"
P. S-The Cubs won the National
League pennant with Borowy; the
Yanks finished in fourth place in
the American League without him.
Connie Mack, S2-year -old boss of
the Philadelphia Athletics, also as
serted that Borowy did not pitch a
good game. "Borowy was In trouble
the first six innings and only super
lative work by Andy Pafko and Phil
Cavarretta saved him." declared the
dignified old maestro of the AS. 81
still have faith in the Tigers"
Bookmakers now favor the Cubs,
8 to 5.
Steve O'Neill, the keeper OF the
Tigers. SHE'D away from pointing
out tide-turning play. You can't
do that when the score is 80 against
you," he scowled. I'VE simply got a
bad game out of our system. May
be Virgil Trucks will give them more
trouble than Hal Newhouser."
Old Rabbit Maranville agreed with
O,Neill. Trucks throws that low
ball the Cubs don't like" asserted
the former star National League in
fielder. II wouldn't be surprised If
Trucks is the only Tiger pitcher who
can beat the Cubs"
Bill (Deacon) McKechnie, whose
Cincinnati Reds were choice cousins
of the Cubs all season, is getting a
last laugh in the series.
Cheer up Steve" he told O'Neill.
You've only lost one game to those
guys. They beat us 81 times"
Borowy held victory" dinner
In small, side street restaurant last
night for his mother, sister and kid
brother. Il never saw the Cubs so
free and easy as they were today"
he grinned. My arm was plenty
cold out there and I was sure wild,
but as long as the boys were so re-
laxed behind me, I never worried
once
The most impressive factor in the
Cubs walkaway triumph was the
Chicagoans' speed, both on the base
paths and afield. BY comparison,
the Tigers seemed limping in molas-
ses, especially in the outfeld. Right
fielder Roy Cullenbine almost did a
hesitation waltz chasing Bill Nichol-
sons triple in the first inning, while
Pafko streaked to second in the third
on ball hit to the identical 365-foot
mark in left center where Rudy
York's drive fell for only a single in
the sixth. The difference there was
between the agile Peanuts Lowrey
and 39-year-old Roger Cramer.
An unsung hero in the Cubs in
augural triumph was Lefty Bob
Chapman, who gave the Cubs q
chance to look at some southpaw-
ing in two batting practice sessions
in preparation for Newhouser. Chip
man, bothered by a sore arm most
of the season which held him to a
3-5 record, whistled portside pitches
at the Bruin batters for more than
an hour Tuesday and Wednesday
In Tuesdays preseries workout the
slim portsider warmed up for more
than half hour before serving up
his Sunday pitches. That may be
why the Cubs so readily waded into
Newhouser's swift slants.
Probably future generations will