Evening star., 1946-10-06
Stortinq Lineups
By the Associufed Press

Series game Sunday at 2:30 pm.
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Cards. They came to see what
happens when Boston's Tex Hugh
son meets with the Red Birds Stan
Musial, when the Cards HOWE Pol
let tangles with Ted williams, when
the Sox' Dave Ferriss battles Enos
Slaughter and when Harry (The
Cat) Brecheen and Murry Dickson
oppose Fenway Parks Johnny Pesky,
Bobby Doerr and Dom Di Maggie.
Neither manager-Joe Cronin Of
Boston and Eddie Dyer of st. Louis
was willing definitely to identify his
starting pitcher today, not even
after both clubs worked out at
Sportsmans Park. It seems almost
certain, however, that Cecil Carlton
(Tex) Hughson, big right-hander
who Is recognized as the stuff
pitcher" of the American League,
and Howard Joseph (Howie) Pollet
will oppose in the opener tomorrow
If both are At and ready.
Lorical Starting Hurlers. -
They are the logical starters, al
though Hughson's won-and-lost rec
ord Is not as impressive as that Of
Ferriss. Still, Hughson is recog-
nized as the better, If not 1uckier,
pitcher. Pollet, first left-hander to
win 90 games In the National
League in years, will open If his
strained side permits.
Today was another in q succession
Of warm, bright days, and nothing
worse than some scloudiness and
rising winds was forecast for to-
morrow, with the temperature going
no lower than go.
As the teams loosened up today,
the Cards first on the field and Red
Sox following, odds remained con-
slant. Despite the fact that the
Red Sox have played mediocre base
ball for weeks they were quoted at
7 to 20 by st. Louis Betting Conn
missioner James Carroll. This
means that a bettor putting up $40
on Boston to win will receive 81 II
his choice is correct.
The Cards were II to 5 and late
reports around town indicated that
plenty of st. Louis money was show
ing but that little has been coming
from Boston.
Thinks Odds are Wrong.
Dyer and the Cards think these
odds are out of line. I'm not max
ing any predictions" Dyer said to-
day, except to say the series will
return to st. Louis" Thus, If Dyer
is correct, it will be at least a six
game series for after playing here
tomorrow and Monday the Clubs
will entrain for Boston and, start
ing Wednesday, will play three more
games, If necessary, in Fenway Park
Key members of both clubs were
pronounced fit and ready tonight.
Ted Williams elbow, struck early in
the week by a pitch thrown by
Mickey Haefner of the American
League All-Stars, is loose again, ac-
cording to DR.. Ralph Mccarthy,
Red Sox physician, and all other
members of the squad are in Al
condition. The only exception was
DR.. Mccarthy, who has a heavy
cold.
The series opening tomorrow will
be the ninth in which the Cards
have participated since and includ-
ing 1926, when the Cards beat the
Yankees, game to 3. Altogether
the Redbirds have won five of the
eight previous series.
For the Red Sox 1t will mark
their first series since 1918. It is
the elimination of $4,000, 600
dream by Tom Yawkey, multimil-
lionaire owner of the Boston club
who for years bought up practically
all of the big-nar11e, washed up
stars in the American League in
a vain effort to purchase a pennant.
His manager, Croniii, cost him
$250, 900 plus ball player.
BostOn's Record Better.
Good as is the Cardinals record
In World Series play, Boston's Is
even better. The Red Sox have
played in five series so far and
never have been beaten. They won
the first series ever played in 1908,
beating Pittsburgh, 5 games to 8.
They beat the Giants In 1912, Phil
lies In 1915, Dodgers in 1916, and
Cubs in 1918.
If Pollet opens tomorrow the only
major change Cronin is likely to
make Is to insert the right-hand
hitting Leon Culberson in right field
instead Of the veteran Wally Moses.
There's possibility that Roy Partee,
q hard-hitting right-hand catcher,
may supplant Hal Wagner, who bats
Ieft-handed, but Partee is bit shy
on experience and Cronin may leave
Wagner in the lineup.
Dyer will have five 1eft-handed
hitters to bat against Hughson or
Ferriss. Red Schoendienst, second
baseman; Stan Musial, first baseman
and the majors leading hitter; Enos
Slaughter, right fielder; Dick Sisler,
left fielder, and Joe Garagiola,
catcher, will be Dyer's southpaw
swingers. If Sisler, who didn't face
the Dodgers in the play-off, doesn't
start the left field assignment will
60 to Harry Waller, . Light hitter