Show SPORTS MIRROR By John Mooney Scribe Favors Cubs To Take Series A rivalry dating back to 1908 was resumed resume in BrIggs stadium this afternoon when the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago Cubs tangled in the opening game of the 1915 1945 world series and tradition W was riding with the Bruins Three times previously pre in 1907 1908 and 1935 have the Cubs I and Tigers met In 1907 Chicago won four straight with one game tied In 1908 the Cubs won four games to one while the Tigers gained some revenge in 1935 winning four tour games to two That means in inI three series the Cubs have won 10 10 games game against the Bengal five I with one tied r The 1908 series parallels 5 very clo closely It was In 1903 that tits the Cubs Cuba won son their pennant by beating the Giants Wants in a playoff th thu m to Fred Bonehead Merkle's Mericle's running to the clubhouse In Instead In- In stead tead of at going Into second base It was vas the year too that the Ute Tigers nosed out ont the Indians by four percentage points Thin This years year's ra races 8 were very ery similar with both the Cubs Cube and md Tigers nu nursing their leads down to the final day But was wal a series to remember 1 Mordecal cal Three-Finger Three Brown Bro beat the Giants 4 2 In the playoff defeating Math Blath- ewson evson Brown opened the tho cries senes against the Tigers sad anti be best beat t Summers Sum Siua mers meis 10 6 Overall beat Wild Bill Donovan and the Tigers 6 1 61 but Mullin of at Detroit beat 8 83 Brown beat Summers again 3 0 and Overall clipped cUpped Donovan 2 0 in the final Piloting the Cubs in those days was Frank Chance the old Peerless Peerless Peerless Peer Peer- less Leader while Hughie Hughle Jennings ot of the yah E war cry managed managed man man- aged the Tigers The rhe Cubs around the horn norn included Tinkers Evers Evens Chance and with Hofman and Schulte in the outfield and Kling behind the platter Besides the aforementioned pitchers the Cubs had Ed Reulbach who did not get into the series as s a starter For the Tigers around the horn were Rossman Roseman Ib Downs German Germany Schaefer Coughlin OLeary O'Leary sa as Mcintyre If Wah o Sam Crawford rf and nd Ty Iy Cobb In center Schmidt and Thomas handled the catching That seems ages agel ago and amI Its It's a n cinch that th the tottering Infields in infields In In- fields handling the chores for the Tigers and dibs Cubs today are far cries from the Tinkers to tu Evens Evers to Chance combine which u used ed to cut down do National league opposition And the thc aging Cramer and Greenberg In the Tiger outfield must give c Ty Cobb the daring runner base the whips hIps and jingles jingles' as he wat watches hes them lumber for fly balls he would have ha taken one handed And now comes the time when we we like all those others who rush rushin in where Angels fear to tread feel called upon to select the winner of tho the 1945 1915 series Although Allbaugh naturally an American league fan we must lean toward the Cubs for this year There are several reasons Pitching The PItching The Tigers have Hal New New- houser the best in the business and that's about the size of it The Cubs Cuba arent aren't supposed to be able to hit lefties but the records show that the Cubs have beaten 26 times this year while losing only 14 On the other hand Hank Borowy Wednesdays Wednesday's choice to hurl for the Cubs has hal beaten Detroit 11 out of 14 times hes he's gone against them including twice this year before MacPhall MacPhail sold him up the river to the Cubs The Tigers have Virgil Fire Trucks who pitched good ball against the Browns In his only start although he didn't win the game Dizzy Trout who has been neen having ha his troubles and Alton Benton who has failed to go the route In hl his hla last 13 starts Then th theres there's a lefty letty but eo so Behind Borowy the Cubs have ha Hank Wyse Vs a 22 gamo winner Paul Derringer a tough old gaffer gafter Ray Bay Prim another veteran and Claude P eau Wyses Wyse's record I Is b 22 and 10 17 9 Derringer Derringer Derrin Derrin- ger 16 11 Borowy since joining the Cubs Lubs 2 10 and Prim 18 13 Detroit's starters line up this thiM way nay 9 25 Trout 18 15 and Benton 13 In relief the Cubs have 6 3 and Erickson 7 74 Behind the Tiger big three arc are Mueller l 8 0 8 O U l-D Tobin 5 4 along don with Trucks The Tigers also aho have for tor spot relief pi pitching telling George caster Coster Tommy Bridges Zeb Eaton and antI Walt Wilson On pitching the Cubs have the edge Looking at ot the hitting the tho Cubs have this lineup Stan Hack Don Johnson Peanuts Lowrey Phil Cavarretta An Andy y Bill Nicholson 13 and Livingston Livingston Living Living- ston The Tigers line up this way in hitting Webb Mayo 28 Cramer Greenberg York 64 Outlaw Cullenbine and Richards On hitting the tho Cubs seem to have the edge On fielding its it's a toss On first firt Cavarretta is better than the heavy footed York Mayo and Webb at second and short appear better than Johnson and who are aro brilliant but erratic On third Stan Hack has it over Jimmy Outlaw of ot the Tigers a reformed outfielder Paul Richards of or the Tigers has hns a 0 little BlUe edge over Chicago's 05 quintet of ot receivers Defensively In the outfield Its It's all aU the Cubs' Cubs with Nicholson on and Lowrey Lowry younger ta faster ter and better Detter throwers throw throw- ers than Greenberg Cramer and Cullenbine Cramer is tho the best of ot the three with Greenberg slowing down noticeably Maybe its it's the tho old Chicago go Influence but for tor the life Ute of ot us we can cant can't t see lee how the Cubs Cub can help but win la In n Live five games |