There is the Board of Trade American Legion band, directed by Colonel Arm in Hand, the singing by the crowd of the national anthem.

The Chicago policemen with their six-pointed stars like the Keystone Cops.

The first names used on the loudspeakers, the very military ushers, the crowded people on the house tops of the small apartments that are joined the park here.

And the stands and the stadium with its

vine-covered outfield walls, and all of it adds up to tremendously mounting interest as we move

into this fifth game of the 45 World Series, with each team holding two victories to its credit

and the ice bound to be broken today. It could be said that Detroit has the upper hand because

Dizzy Trout came through yesterday

and they have great expectations of the star lefty Hal Newhauser today and then tomorrow

for the Tigers, it will be that fireball sailor man, Virgil Trucks, Trout, Newhauser,

Trucks, TNT, TNT, TNT, maybe, because today there goes against the Tigers for the Chicago Cubs.

Hank Beroi, Hank the X-Yank.

And Boroi has been the standout pitcher for the Cubs in their pennant drive,

and he's been their standout at least half of it in the series so far.

It's this boy Boroi who has won eight straight ball games now, seven at the tail end of the season, and the first game of the World Series. He hasn't been defeated since the 24th of August when he lost a one-to-nothing decision to Harry Bricene of the Cardinals. Baroli has defeated these tigers in his lifetime 12 times out of 15 decisions, So it could be said that he has a bit of

a jinx on them. He has been the pitcher in each of the crucial games, as far as the Cubs' fate

has been concerned in 1945. He pitched in one the crucial game against the St. Louis Cardinals.

He was the winning pitcher in the pennant winning game against the Pittsburgh Tarots. He pitched

the first World Series game

and a 9-to-0 victory it was for the Cubs and today he pitches the rubber game of the first five.

On the other hand, tall, talented, one of the best lefties ever to throw baseball is Hal Newhauser,

Detroit-born and Bird, who won 29 games in last, only nine last year for the Tigers for an amazing record

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