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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 7, 1944)
U By WALLY ADAMS When the St. Louis Browns dumped their home town rivals, the Cardinals, in two out of three games of this year’s world series, the other seven managers in the American league either watched or listened to the games and wondered just what the Browns were doing in the world series in the first place. The eighth man, Luke Sewell, is manager of the Browns and author ot their amazing rags to riches story. That's not saying that the Browns shouldn’t have won their first American league pennant and then gone on to beat the Cards in the first game of the series, but to the Browns’ fans and to baseball followers everywhere it seems al most too good to be true. The last time Sportsmen's park in St. Louis had a Browns pennant waving over it was way back in the 1800’s somewhere before the American league had been formed !■ i WEBFEET, DROP IN FOR A COKE AND ICE CREAM JOHNSON'S Around the corner from the Mac and the Browns were in the Amer ican association. Almost Clicked They almost hit pay dirt once, hack in 1922, when they blew the flag- to the Yankees on the final day. In those days the Browns had such men as the immortal George Sisler, and Kenney Williams and were a powerbox to be handled lightly. Before and since then they haven’t always been in the cellar at the end of the American league race, but they’ve been there often enough to have a key to the place. This year Sewell put together a team from castoffs and last year's sixth place club and to everyone's surprise won nine straight games at the start of the season. “Just a flash in the pan,” the fans and experts replied. “They’ll fade as usual.” The Browns started dropping a few but won enough to keep them on the crest for most of the sea son. But the fans refused to go out to the ball park and see their first hot pennant race since 1922 on the simple belief that it wouldn’t last. Folded Up Then it happened. On their last road trip of the year the Browns folded. They dropped three out of four to both Philadelphia and Washington. The Tigers tore them apart in a four-game series at the motor city as the Yankees and then Detroit crept by them in the standings. Shocked and disgusted with DANCING EVERY SAT. NIGHT with Art Holman and his Orchestra EUGENE HOTEL Bowling is your kind of fun ... Everyone enjoys the sport of the hour. HAVE FUN! WHATEVER YOUR SCORE Bowling—the sport of re laxation— You'll be more fit for tomorrow if you relax in the evening. Willamette and 11th themselves, the Browns came bacl;: to St. Louis and settled down to get their second wind. One big i break was in their favor: the rest of their games were at home. Detroit and New York continued on their hot winning streaks, while the Browns settled down to win ning again. Their pitching, whieii had folded completely, picked up. They started hitting the ball hard, and then recaptured their spirit and hustle which had pulled games out of the fire all season that had seemed hopelessly lost. Do or Die The race narrowed down to the iinal week with the Browns enter taining- the Red Sox and Yanks in four-game series. It was make or break for the Browns and they came through by taking three from Boston and then sweeping all four from the Yanks while Detroit lost their final game to give the Browns the pennant by the slim margin of one game. it must have been a bitter pill for Joe McCarthey of the Yanks and Joe Cronin of the Red Sox to swallow, for the two heroes of the Browns’ victory over the Cards were gifts from them. Cronin thought that Galehouse (the whi ning pitcher) was washed up and sold him to St. Louis for the waiver price. McQuinn, who batted in both runs, was sold to the Browns out of the Yankee farm chain of ob scurity because the Yanks didn’t think they would ever need him. Leadership and spirit did it for the Browns and whether or not they beat the Cardinals in the world series, everyone in baseball will have to tip their hat to the St. Louis Browns. Campus Officers To Inform Frosh Frosh, why wait any longer to get into the swing? Come to the first big meeting of the class of ’48 and get all the inside infor mation from the activity heads themselves. This is your big chance to get to know' your fellow classmen, organize social affairs and pro mote leadership. A temporary organization committee has so far been set up with Dwight Zulauf, chair man, Laura May Hess and Bar bara Wells. Publicity, Bjorg' Hansen, chairman, Gordon Croell, Barbara* Skinner, and Bernice Schroeder. The first meeting will be held Tuesday, October 10, at 4 at Westminster house, with Sue Wells leading the freshmen in school yells. At a book and author rally, Smith college dormitories compet ed in war bond purchases to win the original manuscript of ‘‘Goodly Fellowship” written by visiting au thor Mary Ellen Chase. Grand total of student bids reached $13,025. Citizens of Northampton, invited to the rally, also participated in the bidding. * well done * inexpensive repaired NOW! EUGENE RADIO SHOP 128 E. 11th Ave. Phone 4954-J & M Fiji Downs Coop In Friday Opener Phi Gamma Delta used the air lanes effectively yesterday after noon to defeat Campbell club 14-0 in the opening game of the season. Don Fulgham, standout player of the day, threw a long pass to Elliot Hasson in the opening second of the second quarter and Hasson raced 50 yards for the first touch down. The conversion attempt was fumbled but husky Gil Roberts grabbed the ball and galloped across the goal line for the extra point. In the third quarter Campbell club drove from their own 30 to the Fijis 25. At this point fleet-footed Don Fulgham intercepted a pass intended for Forrest Miller and raced down the sidelines behind excellent blocking for another score. Gil Roberts completed a pass to Bert Bauman in the end zone for the extra point. Jerry Mosby and Forrest Miller were standouts for the co-op but their passes and interceptions weren't enough to change the out come of the game. The lineups: Fiji (14) (0) Campbell Bauman.RE. Goodwin Hessel. C White Roberts.LE. Rose Martin.F Miller Fulgham.Q Gulliford Van Allen.RH. Markell Boyken.LH. Mosby A 15-game schedule has been an nounced by G. W. Tompkin, direc tor of intramural activities. To day's schedule pits Sigma X against Boyd's at 10 and Kapp Sigma tangles with the tough P ity seven in the second game at li Both games will be played on tla football field behind McArth; i court. Many former high school stai" including Bill Uhle and Don Fulg ham, former Jefferson high stai ■ are on the first string lineups <,i the six squads. Playing lists indi cate a large turnout and sevei a' of the clubs have enough reserv to field another team but they pho to add power to their team b> having a second string available for play at all times. f DAN WYNN'S ASSOCIATED SERVICE Oasoline, oil, and bat tery service. Battery charged while you wait. ON THE CAMPUS 11 th and Hilyard TAKE YOUR SATURDAY NIGHT DATE EUGENE HOTEL DANCING EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT FROM 9 'til 12 IN THE PERSIAN ROOM DANCE Every Saturday night Opening Saturday, October 7 EUGENE ARMORY STARRING and HER 12-PIECE ALL-GIRL BAND Dancing 9 to 12 • Admission 75c per person including tax