Evening star., 1948-10-04
Tribe Fans Unshaken,
Cleveland All SET
For World Series
By the Associoted Press

CLEVELAND, Oct. 4-Conf1dent
Clevelanders picked up their World
Series tickets today.
Their in-and-out Indians were
battling Boston in the American
Leagues first pennant playoff, but
no one along the lake front ap-
peared too perturbed about the out
come.
The two teams tied yesterday for
the flag. The Indians, bidding for
their first since 1920, bowed to Hal
Newhouser and the Detroit Tigers,
IL. Boston, two games back only
three days ago. zoomed into the
deadlock with resounding 1915
conquest of the New York Yankees.
Winner of the post-season playof
meets Bill Southworth's Boston
Braves in the World Series starting
Wednesday. Around here the fans
say the only possible winner is the
Tribe.
And If the fans are wrong 1t will
be a costly affair, for tickets have
been printed and sold for the Big
Series, every hotel room in town is
reserved for next week end, and the
bars are looking for business boom.
The Indians needed a victory for
themselves, or a loss for Boston,
in yesterdays schedule-closers to
annex the pennant. They didn't get
either. Cleveland was set for big
celebration. The whistles didn't
blow. but the Indians did.
Newhouser Firm Master.
Newhouser, tabled by Indian
Manager Lou Boudreau as the best
left-hander in the business" lin
tied the Tribe to five hits. He
didn't allow man past second
base until two were out in the ninth,
when the Tribe got its only tally.
The Tigers blasted Rapid Robert
Feller of the hill with four-run
barrage in the third, and scored
two more In the fourth and one in
the ninth.
After the fourth frame the In
dians paid more attention to the
scoreboard than they did to the
Tigers. They were hoping the
Yanks would give it back to the
Indians by beating Boston.
Feller's departure was the signal
for furry in the Indians bullpen.
Five pitchers warmed up-which
was better than the crowd of 74,181
could do in the sub-60 tempera-
ture. All five-Sam Zoldak Ed
Glieman, Steve Gromek, Mike Gar
cia and Ernie Groth-got into the
contest in that order.
Uses Three Pitchers.
Cleveland also used three pinch
hitters, and for a while 1t looked
as If Boudreau were following the
old college tradition of getting the
entire squad into the final game.
His II players produced only one
run, however.
After the game 1t looked like a
wake in the wigwam," the wigwam
being the Tribes refreshment-flood-
ed press headquarters. Boudreau,
banning the writer's from the dress
ing room. came to the wigwam to
tell the scribes he hadn't decided
on today's mound choice.
He said 1t would be Feller (19-15)
Gene Bearden Q9-O or Bob Lemon
(20-14, but that he'd have no def
mite announcement until "he steps
on the rubber"
Were not downhearted over los
ing" Boudreau said I'VE are go
ing over to Boston to beat the Red
Sox for the pennant. This playof
just gets us there a day early for
the World Series"
President Bill Veeck had q case
of champagne on hand for the sports
writer's and flock of fireworks for
the fans in case the Indians grabbed
the gonfalon. But not cork
popped or bomb exploded.
bill Veeck Day" Spoiled.
The day had been designated as
"Bill Veeck Day" by Mayor Thomas
j. Burke, but all the sport-shirted,
coatless prexy got out of it was a
chill from the cold winds blowing
off Lake Erie. The Indians share
OF the gate receipts-some SIS 900
was turned over to the Cleveland
Community Fund.
Veeck didn't appear too upset by
the defeat. He lauded Newhouser,
who won his 21st game, with: 1.-The
way he was pitching today we
couldn't have beaten him if we
batted against him for two days. He
was superb"