The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-01
CUBS [ TO5 AND 2K TO | FOR SERIES
BY LEO H. PETERSEN United Press Sports Edltcrl

Detroit oct. i,-(uP)-Jcllg Cholly Grimm headed for Detroit with his banjo on his knee toQaT playing a World series sonata thet had Q Mississippi farmer and ap Oklahoma welder tuning up for D lead role in his Chicago cub cham pionship symphony.
 And one year late, after blowing the io44 pennant in the rival Allers lean league, Irish Steve o'Neill was leading his Detroit Tigers home, figuring that his Pecks bed boh Hal Newhouser, would strike g SOFT note in the symphony when thex clash wednesday in the opener q baseballs first post-war classic
 The odd makers figured that 0rimm's tune would Dc tho beau for they made the Cubs 2 to 5 70 win the first game and zM 70 ! to win the series. But owen Was looking beyond those odds With tne satisfaction of knowing that nc naa clutch ball club-one that came through on the final day of the sea- son this year whereas in loA4 sN lost It's closing game to lose the pennant to the St. Louis Browns.
 So he decided that Newhouser, Wno had been his clutch man ail year long, would be his pitcher for Weas nesdays opener. Ills record-2D wee tories against only nine deteats.~ was enough to win O'Neiil's cofifis dence. even though there was Lime before io44 when Prince Hal was 0 tempermental ball player who criticized his teammates Wnem they made bad plays benind nam.
 Hank Knows Tigers ~
 Grim, on the other hand, decide cd to side-track his "pennant m. surance"-Hank Borowy, who pitchua the clincher against Ptttsburgh on Saturday. Borowy, who won H while losing two after the Oups purchased him from the New xorE Yankees in mid.season for eiOO, O,OOOs ia more familiar with the petrcah hitters than any other hurler o1 Qrimm's staff,
 But the handed banjo piayers raconteur, and one-time great flr.v baseman. said he would 90 with either Henry Wyse, Q 22-garle wins ner, or Clyde Passeau, c veteran of the major league pitching war;
 There was 0 time this year when Grimm didn't know whether h@I would have either Passeau or Wyse around. For big Claude had some bone chips oalcity in hls right el. bow, But the doctor lighted thas happily for the Cubs and Grimm. And PaSseau won I7 times While losing nine. E
 Wyse, who has one of the beSt curve balls in the business, fell off q welding platform at a Miafnls Okla. war plant last winter and injured his back. But by weeglng corset all season he was ape to overcome the injury and nc ne. came the workhorse 70 OfMnMFB mound staff. SA
 The Cubs were favored, too. for they were in all.around better shape than the worn and weary Tigers. Three of the Tigers big guns, secs ond baseman Eddie Mayo, hard-hit- ting Hank 0reenberg and pitcher Dizzy Trout, have been hempereu with injuries and may not be as their best for the series.
 Not only do the Cubs figure to have deeper pitching strength. but they rate as the heaviest hittefss too, although they haven't seen very much pitching of the type that NeWs houser will show them. NE
 Sell Out
 At any rate, 1t will be 6 sell-oile series. All tickets for the ilrg three games here and the remaining ones in the best four out of seven series, which will be necessary as Chicago, have been sold out. e9 have the hotels. The situation i'a Detroit reached such stage tnaf two lake steamers operating between here and Cleveland were converted into floating hotels" to handie tlae overflow. v. Pirates, yesterday. the Cubs Hrs went to Chicago to get their World Series uniforms and player tickets and then headed for Detroit. The Tigers left St. Louis at 6:30 ?. n: DIST. yesterday and were scheduled to arrive here at 8 a. m. EST.