When the Gillette Safety Reason Company brings you the play-by-play description of the opening game of the 1945 World Series,

but to tell you about it, let's listen to the men in the know.

First, here's one of mutual play-by-play announcers and top-ranking

sports commentators, Bill Slater.

Thank you, Joe. Good evening, everyone. Here in the suite of Commissioner Chandler at the

settler Hotel in Detroit, we have a very interesting crowd gathered.

Just around me here, our Al-Help for and Bill Corum and the three of us are going to work on the series tomorrow.

In other spots around the room, and Mr. Will Harry is the President of the American League,

Mr Ford Frick, the President of the National League, smiling Steve O'Neill, the manager of the Detroit Tigers,

Jolly Grim, the manager of the Chicago Cubs, Mr. J.P. Spang Jr., the boss man of the Gillette Safety Razor Company,

Mr. Edgar Kobak, the boss man of the mutual broadcasting system,

and the commissioner himself,

Commissioner Happy Chandler.

You're going to have a chance to meet them all,

and our first

pleasure is to meet the president of the American League Mr. Will Harrage.

Mr. Harrage, we're glad you're here. Thank you, Bill. I'm glad to be here with you again.

Your American League hasn't won the World Series since 1942 I believe Mr.

Harry how do you feel about it tonight before

leave?

You think this is your year?

I think it is.

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