The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-09
Dickson And Boo Ferriss Nominated

VOll De1Ore friendly tolk went out after the third game of the World Series today. Their ball clubs, the Cardinals St. Louis and the Red Sox of Boston, were tied at one game each.
 The little fellow with 8 sharp breaking curve ball and lot of base ball heart was Murry Dickson, who won the playoff game against Brook lyn which gave the Cards the Na- t1onal League pennant.
 His seasons record was Is victories nine of those triumphs coming on enemy diamonds-and of his six defeats, four of them came at home.
 Ferriss Losses on Enemy Soil
 So, while he didn't do so well be- fore his home fans when he went out on that pitching mound on for eign fields he was all but invincible.
 With Ferriss it was 8 different story. Of his 25 victories against six defeats, 13 of his triumphs came at Fenway Park, and never once did he leave the mound charged with a defeat. His losses all came away from home.
 So Manager Joe Cror1in of the Red Sox, confident that this 1946 World Series would wind up in his home ground, was counting on his big right-hander to give his club an edge in this vital third game.
 He was counting too on the vaun- ted power of his Red Sox to come through again in the field where they had lost only IT games in their drive to the American League penn- ant. That power-except for one mighty blast by big Rudy York has been missing since the Series opened at St. Louis on Sunday.
 Both Managers Sure of Victory
 His big guns, and Ted Williams in particular, have been missing fire against the southpaw slants of the Cardinal aces, Howie Pollet and Harry (The CaD Brecheen. But despite that lack of offensive power they were able to pull one of the two games at Sportsman's Park out of the fire.
 Having come out even on the road, Cronin was sure his team would take the next three games which are scheduled in little Fenway Park. Eddie Dyer, the freshman pilot of the Cardinals was just as sure that his club would continue to do what it has been doing all season long win away from home with Dickson the star in that respect.
 The betting still was 20-7 that the Red Sox would come through, but there was no doubt from the battle which the Cardinals had put up in St. Louis that this Series was going to be one of the toughest in the classics history. For the Card inals at home showed that they belonged in the same league with the Red Sox and now that they were playing on hostile ground figured they couldn't miss.
 Dyer, as happy as schoolboy who had only spent half of his lunch money for milk and then bought a bar of candy without his mother knowing about it, had his plans ar- ranged to wind the Series up here, just as Cronin did.
 To Stick To Aces
 He said Pollet, whose siow-up curve ball didn't break on pitch to York in the extra inning of the Series opener, would come back on Thursday, and Brecheen, the shut out hero, on Friday.
 If the series doesn't end in Boston, it would be Dickson again in the sixth game, scheduled for Sports mans Park on Sunday, Saturday being on open date for travel. And If seventh game is necessary at St. Louis Pollet will be called upon again.
 Cronin would not go beyond his nomination of Ferriss for the third game today.
 'Well see what happens Wednes- day and then we'll worry about Thursday" he said after the Red Sox arrived here last night with an enthusiastic group of local fans greeting them upon their return. There was only handful of persons to meet the Cardinals whose train came in a half hour later.
 Not Worried About Poor Support
 Dyer, however, wasn't worried about the lack of support his club found in New England.
 We are going to show those fans" he said, "A brand of baseball they haven't seen before this year. We are rolling now and we don't think the Red Sox can stop us"
 Fenway Park, with capacity of less than 36,000 has been sold out to the rafters for weeks. Spectators were asking as high as $50 ticket for reserved seats.
 Outside of the Series itself there was big problem-hotel rooms. The playoff which was necessary to determine the Red Sox opponent had left the Hub City's hotels in a state of confusion. They cancelled all reservations and even major league ball clubs who bought all their front office personnel here came in last night wondering where they were going to stay. They finally were taken care Of, but just as in St. Louis, it was question of putt ing three fellows in a space big enough for one.
 Moses Replaces Mcbride
 With Dickson, the first right handler the Sox have faced in this Series going, Cronin called on Wally Moses, left-hander, to replace Tom Mcbride, who swings from the right side of the plate. Moses, playing