Labor democracy on exhibit –
Mammoth UAW, still without czar, convenes
Million-member union plans attack on no-strike pledge
By Fred Perkins, Pittsburgh Press staff writer
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Labor democracy on exhibit –
Millett: Don’t let hubby upset you because he talks of draft
Plan some social life he enjoys and try to keep his mind on happier thoughts
By Ruth Millett
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Survey: Russia seeks to lead world in production
Plan drafted to surpass countries in consumer goods output
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Record carrier traffic seen
Passenger travel is almost double 1918 figure
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U.S. Far East fliers blast Jap-held port
Yanks based in China bag at least 29 planes in Haiphong raid
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Allies weaken Jap control of all New Guinea
Australian troops seize Finschhafen after 93-day drive
By Don Caswell, United Press staff writer
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Lanier, Chandler to pitch Series opener
Card lefty will oppose Yankee star; McCarthy lineup named for game
By Glen Perkins, United Press staff writer
Mr. S. gets ready for Series…
By Mullin
New York –
Max Lanier, St. Louis Cardinals southpaw, who won 15 games and lost seven this season, will oppose Spurgeon “Spud” Chandler, the Yankee righthander who has a 20–4 record, in the opening game of the World Series here tomorrow.
Billy Southworth, Cardinals manager, announced that Lanier would replace his original choice, Morton Cooper, the Cardinals righthander ace who reportedly has a sore arm. He made the announcement when the team stopped at Syracuse, New York, en route here.
Meanwhile, Yankees manager Joe McCarthy, departing from his usual custom of silence until game time, said that he had selected two lineups, one to start against a righthander and one against a lefty, but that Chandler would be his pitching choice no matter what the Cardinals did.
The Yankees starting lineup against Lanier thus will be:
| Tuck Stainbeck, cf. |
| Frank Crosetti, ss. |
| Billy Johnson, 3b. |
| Charlie Keller, lf. |
| Joe Gordon, 2b. |
| Bill Dickey, c. |
| Nick Etten, 1b. |
| John Lindell, rf. |
| Spud Chandler, p. |
Setup similar
The setup, with the exception of a schedule alteration providing for the first three games to be played here as a transportation saving move, will be the same as in peacetime. There will be the usual trimmings, the usual crowd and for those who can’t get into the park, the usual broadcast of the games. And this year, like last, the radio will carry every play to all the outposts of the world on land and sea where Uncle Sam’s men are fighting to preserve democracy.
It will climax a season which saw millions of fans carry out the game’s plea not to let Hitler, who has killed so many things, kill baseball. It also bore out a promise which Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis made last winter – that if permitted by the administration, baseball would carry on, even if it became necessary to place nine old men on the field.
But the manpower situation did not become that trying. Despite the loss of many stars to the services, the same intense competition and excellence of performance will prevail.
Cards out to repeat
The Cardinals will be seeking to demonstrate that their upset of the Yankees in five games last fall was no fluke. The Yankees, American League pennant winners in seven of the last eight years, will be striving for their seventh world championship under the managership of Joe McCarthy.
Both McCarthy and Southworth pronounced their teams ready. The Cardinals were traveling today, having left St. Louis after closing their season with a 5–4 victory over the New York Giants yesterday, while McCarthy ordered his Yankees to appear at the Stadium for a brief sharpening-up drill and instruction on a complete new set of signals.
The only question mark of the Series’ opener seemed to lie with the Cardinals – Southworth’s opening mound selection. Most baseball men figured it would be Max Lanier, a cagey lefthander.
Major League teams close campaign
2nd wartime season is survived
Final standings
National League
W L Pct GB Cardinals 105 49 .682 - Reds 87 67 .565 18.0 Dodgers 81 72 .529 23.5 Pirates 80 74 .519 25.0 Cubs 74 79 .484 30.5 Braves 68 85 .444 36.5 Phillies 64 90 .416 41.0 Giants 55 98 .359 49.5 American League
W L Pct GB Yankees 98 56 .636 - Senators 84 69 .549 13.5 Indians 82 71 .536 15.5 White Sox 82 72 .532 16.0 Tigers 78 76 .506 20.0 Browns 72 80 .474 25.0 Red Sox 68 84 .447 20.0 Athletics 49 105 .318 49.0
New York (UP) –
Finis was written today to the 1943 Major League Baseball season and the final standings, some of which weren’t determined until the last day, were written into the record books to show posterity that America’s national game survived a second war-year.
The National League wound up with the St. Louis Cardinals in first place for the second straight season. The Cincinnati Reds finished second, the Brooklyn Dodgers third, and the Pittsburgh Pirates completed the first division. The Chicago Cubs were fifth, the Boston Braves sixth, the Philadelphia Phillies seventh and the New York Giants eighth.
In the American League, the New York Yankees led the pack with the surprising Washington Senators second. The Cleveland Indians finished third, and the Chicago White Sox fourth. Topping the second division were the Detroit Tigers, the St. Louis Browns were sixth, Boston Red Sox seventh and the Philadelphia Athletics eighth.
Yesterday’s play saw both league champions finish on a winning note in preparation for the World Series, starting here tomorrow.
The Yankees defeated the Browns, 5–2, and the Cardinals edged out the Giants, 5–4.
Other American League results saw Dizzy Trout notch his 20th triumph as Detroit defeated Washington, 4–1. Cleveland, needing the victory for third place, beat the Athletics, 8–4, in 11 innings, and Chicago won a pair from the Boston Red Sox, 4–2, in the opener and 3–1 in the second.
In the senior loop, Cincinnati defeated Brooklyn, 6–1, as the Philadelphia Phillies staved off any hopes Pittsburgh had for third place by taking two, 3–1 and 11–3. Chicago and Boston split, the Cubs taking the opener, 7–0, and the Braves the nightcap, 5–2.
Capt. Don Scott, grid star, killed
London, England (UP) –
Capt. Don F. Scott, 23, Ohio State halfback and all-American 1939-40, was killed in a routine medium bomber test flight near a British base Friday, it was announced today.
The other occupants, Lt. Ramsey J. Toon, 23, of San Diego, California (the co-pilot), and Master Sgt. James B. Hutton, 24, of Silver Creek, Mississippi, were also killed.
His commanding officer said Scott was “one of the best pilots in the Air Corps.”
Scott was commissioned at Kelly Field in November 1941. Three days before his death, he was made squadron commander and led his squadron in one raid over France – his ninth mission.
Pray for Pope and his cause, bishop urges
Pontiff suffering for civilization, Spellman tells religious rally
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Daughter ‘just perfect,’ Chaplin’s ex-friend says
Physicians to make blood test when child is four months old
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LIFE (October 4, 1943)
Broadwayese
A scholar examines the quaint idiom of a primitive section of New York City
By George Frazier
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Allies advance in South Pacific
Allies advance from east and south to close a pincer on Jap base at Rabaul
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