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From Wrigley Field in Chicago, Gillette presents the world series.

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Good afternoon, baseball fans everywhere.

This is Al Helfer with Bill Slater and Bill Corum,

greeting you for the Gillette Safety Racer Company,

as the Chicago Cubs and the Troy Tigers get ready for the crucial sixth game

and this 19 1945 championship series.

The sun here in Chicago at Wrigley Field is shining beautifully. In other words, we have a brilliant sign.

But the temperature, well, it has considerably dropped during the night.

And the official reading at 1 o'clock here this afternoon was exactly 48 degrees.

First of all, I think we have the opportunity perhaps of running down the tiger's batting water before the national anthem of sun.

At short stop and leading off is Skeeter Webb for Detroit.

Whitting second is Eddie Mayo, the second baseman.

Hitting third is Roger Doc Kormer in center field.

Hitting fourth is Hank Greenberg, playing in left field.

Hitting fifth is Roy Cullinbine, the right fielder.

Hitting sixth is Rudy York, the big first basement.

Hitting seventh is Jimmy Outlaw, the Little Third Baseman.

Hitting eighth is Paul Richards the catcher, and the pitcher is Virgil Trucks and for the Chicago Cubs Stanley Hock will lead off and play

at third. Don Johnson will be the second basement and hit second. He nuts

Lowry will hit third and being left field and Phil Cabaretta will be at first and hit

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