1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:07,000 This is Retro Sports Radio. Visit RetroSeasons.com for more sports history. 2 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:38,000 This is Retro Sports Radio. Visit Retro Sports Radio. 3 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:02,000 This is the opening of two of the world's greatest features. 4 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:07,000 Last night, the World's Heavyweight Battle, and tomorrow afternoon at Yankee Stadium, the Great World Series. 5 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:12,000 It's a bang-up week packed full of thrill. Two bucks, and you can look at your mutual station to bring it to you. 6 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:16,000 On this baseball preview tonight, we're swinging around the town to points of interest 7 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:22,000 to see how hectic this little village that is supposedly so large they can get over an event that hits the heart. 8 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:28,000 And what is more thrilling than a World Series, as you can undoubtedly hear in some of the celebrating noises that are coming into your loudspeakers. 9 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:30,000 A red flag up! 10 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:32,000 A red flag up! 11 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:34,000 A red flag up! 12 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:38,000 And the predominating hubbub in every state that is. Who's fixing for Brooklyn? 13 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:41,000 Will Rutting stop Medwick? Walker? Camille? Reecer & Company? 14 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:45,000 It's going to be a thriller. And you know, when the folks of New York City, which is Times Square, 15 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:51,000 is beating out a staccato of Dodgers, Yankees, Dodgers, Yankees, each of these teams is not going to let down this band of rooters. 16 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:56,000 So Times Square is wearing a gala face tonight. Started with visitors from all over the USA. 17 00:01:56,000 --> 00:02:05,000 Its message for America is, New York will make you forget all your troubles with a grand old game at Yankee Stadium tomorrow at 1.15 p.m. New York time. 18 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:11,000 And speaking of the Yankee Stadium, no doubt you've often wondered what the guy who waited in line all night to get a good season of bleachers is like. 19 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:18,000 Well, you'll see there's nothing undone. So now let's find out what it's like at Yankee Stadium. Go ahead, Frank Danner. 20 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:21,000 I wouldn't believe it until I saw it. 21 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:28,000 Usually you can say there's nothing more loathsome than a ballpark along about midnight. But tonight, that is not exactly true. 22 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:35,000 For here outside the big American League Stadium, the home of the world-famous Yankees, the fans are beginning to form lines at the Bleacher Gate ticket window. 23 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:41,000 Thousands and thousands of World Series fans from the country over will march into the stadium tomorrow to see the start of the World Series. 24 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:47,000 Our buttons, as they are so lovingly called, are the Brooklyn Dodgers versus that powerful team, the X. 25 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:53,000 I apologize. You can put down the plugs that are holding over my head. I'm a Brooklyn fan myself. I'm a second-standard. 26 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:56,000 The first 75 people here in line are all Dodger fans. 27 00:02:56,000 --> 00:03:03,000 And leading our baseball fans, let's go right up to the front of the line here and discuss the situation phone time for just a bit. 28 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:10,000 Standing before our mutual microphone right now is Mrs. Elizabeth Albert. Mrs. Albert is number one, number one in line. 29 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:15,000 And if she's lucky, she'll be number one in line tomorrow when the ticket window is open. 30 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:17,000 Mrs. Albert, where are you from? 31 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:20,000 520 East 84th Street. 32 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:23,000 520 East 84th Street here in New York City. 33 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:24,000 New York City. 34 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:26,000 Now is this your first World Series or have you been honored? 35 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:28,000 This is my first series. 36 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:32,000 This is your first World Series. Now guess when did you arrive at the Yankee Stadium? 37 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:34,000 About 6 or 6.30 this evening. 38 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:37,000 Now what are you going to do? You mean you're going to stay here all night long? 39 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:40,000 I'm going to stay here all night until the gates open in the morning. 40 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:44,000 You're going to sit right over there in number one position until the gates open in the morning? 41 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:45,000 Until the gates open in the morning. 42 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:47,000 Therefore we're going to make sure that you're going to be number one. 43 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:49,000 I'm going to be number one, God bless them. 44 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:53,000 And you're going to be number one too when they take out the tickets tomorrow morning. 45 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:57,000 Well thank you very much Mrs. Albert for your answers to questions about the World Series. 46 00:03:57,000 --> 00:04:01,000 Well we've discussed the Dodgers a bit. Now let's hear from the Yankee side here. 47 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:07,000 A Yankee rotor. Here is Mr. John Zazette. B-Z-A-T-E-E. Is that correct, Mr. Zazette? 48 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:09,000 That's right. That's right. Where are you from? 49 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:10,000 Hartford, Connecticut. 50 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:11,000 You're from Hartford, Connecticut. 51 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:12,000 That's right. 52 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:14,000 Now tell me something. How long have you been here? 53 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:17,000 I've been here since half past three this afternoon. 54 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:21,000 Half past? How come you didn't get into first place? Women before gentlemen. 55 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:23,000 I have to say women before gentlemen. 56 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:26,000 Now tell me something else. Is this your first World Series game? 57 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:27,000 No, this isn't. 58 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:28,000 How many World Series games? 59 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:30,000 I've seen them with all the Reds and the Little Three Dancers. 60 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:32,000 All the Yankees. Yankees, yeah. 61 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:37,000 Well, you know, I've heard about people coming to the World Series games and events, 62 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:40,000 when you look at the play sandwiches, putting up tents around the stadium and the like, 63 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:42,000 to be sure that they can see one or more games. 64 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:46,000 Zazette, B-Z-A-T, you're not the champion of those people, are you? 65 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:49,000 No, I'm not. I even elected right across the street. 66 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:51,000 Who knows your seat while you're gone? 67 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:52,000 The Dodgers fans. 68 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:55,000 Oh, I see. Just another question. 69 00:04:55,000 --> 00:04:58,000 Why do you think the Yankees are going to win the Series? 70 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:01,000 Why should they? They have the power and that's my key. 71 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:10,000 Well, thank you very much, Mr. Zazette, B-Z-A-T. You won't be alone in the Yankee voting section. 72 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:14,000 I mean, other people will be there too. Take your clubs away, will you fellas? 73 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:17,000 Well, that's a scene from here at the Yankee Stadium for now. 74 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:21,000 Now, down at town, Dave Biscoll is waiting to talk to the sports writers. 75 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:24,000 Go ahead, in the press room. 76 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:27,000 Good evening baseball fans. We're not quite in the press room, 77 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:29,000 but we're in the West Ballroom of the Commodore, 78 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:32,000 where many of the writers have gathered for a late sandwich 79 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:37,000 and reminisced after writing their stories on what the World Series scene is tonight. 80 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:42,000 I've heard about the press coverage of this historic series, which gets underway tomorrow afternoon. 81 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:47,000 It's certain, dear, that your local newspaper will have complete cover on Main Street or Broadway. 82 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:50,000 There are independent and rare servers of the nation, 83 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:54,000 from San Francisco to Boston and from San Antonio to Winnipeg. 84 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:57,000 There are here, too, from Cuba and Panama. 85 00:05:57,000 --> 00:06:01,000 These are the sports writers that New York has probably ever seen at one time. 86 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:07,000 Wings of copy will pour through the color types of Western Union and post the telegraph during the next few days 87 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:10,000 and filter down to your newspaper. 88 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:15,000 It may be interesting to you if I mention how the press facilities are handled throughout the series. 89 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:19,000 Our arrangements are made by the local chapter of the Baseball Writers Association. 90 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:24,000 For example, here in the Commodore Hotel, the New York writers are the hosts. 91 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:30,000 Charlie Seager of the Daily Mirror, chairman of the local chapter, and his fellow writers have done a great job. 92 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:36,000 And right at this moment, Lee Scott, sports editor of Brooklyn the Citizen, and Jimmy Woods of the Eagle, 93 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:43,000 are working out the arrangements for the writers when the two teams move over to Brooklyn on Friday. 94 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:46,000 Speaking of Charlie Seager, let's have a word with him. 95 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:50,000 I just had a nice word for you, Charlie. Supposing you'd stop to say a word for us. 96 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:56,000 You've done a great job here. Supposing you say a word of greeting to the listeners in, 97 00:06:56,000 --> 00:07:00,000 who will also be reading about the world series. How about it? 98 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:02,000 What should I say? I'm so tired. 99 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:05,000 How long have you been working on these arrangements for the writers? 100 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:09,000 Well, we've been working about two and a half weeks, and it doesn't seem to end that soon. 101 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:18,000 Every frame brings a new writers in. We have them from Mexico City, Panama, Cuba, and far west, 102 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:23,000 northwest California, and we have some from North Dakota. 103 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:26,000 How many writers have you all together, do you think? 104 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:32,000 Well, there'll be about around 500 writers that have been able to get press accommodations at the stadium. 105 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:37,000 I'd like to tell you to be swamped if it hadn't been for those Hinchman, Gus Bash, and Cappy Cafe, 106 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:42,000 who stand off the writers and storm into those precious buttons that get you into the press room 107 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:45,000 where you can sit around and reminisce as we are tonight. 108 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:48,000 Well, you ought to know, Dave, they kept you waiting an hour. 109 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:51,000 You're not kidding. Thanks a lot, Charlie Seger. 110 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:58,000 Now let's shoot around this table for just a moment and talk to some of the writers who have gathered here 111 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:00,000 in something of a board of experts. 112 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:06,000 After we talk to the writers assembled here, we're going to switch down to the street at Times Square 113 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:12,000 and also up to the bleacher line at Yankee Stadium, and give the fans who are at both sides an opportunity 114 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:17,000 to ask a question or two about the series. We don't know whether the experts can answer it, 115 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:23,000 but we're going to do our best. But first, before we do that, let's have a word with them. 116 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:31,000 Here is Bill Lee, the sports editor of the Hartford Corridor. Bill, what do you think of the World Series? 117 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:35,000 Well, I think, Dave, that this is going to be one of the greatest series ever played. 118 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:41,000 And my personal pick is the Yankees to win because of their slightly stronger infield defense. 119 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:43,000 How long do you think the series will go, Bill? 120 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:48,000 I think it will be at least a six-game series, Dave, and it may go to a full limit of seven games. 121 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:55,000 All right, thanks a lot. Let's step over on the other side of you and talk to Harry Grayson, sports editor of NEA. 122 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:58,000 Harry, how many World Series have you covered in your career? 123 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:03,000 Well, I don't know. I've probably covered 15, 16 World Series. 124 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:11,000 Do you think that this one will stack up as one of the most exciting on the basis of three World Series expectations? 125 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:16,000 Well, this one would have broken all attendance records had all the games been played in Yankee Stadium 126 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:25,000 or had Ebbets Field more seats. There's 30,000 seats at Ebbets Field, and they easily could play to 100,000 people. 127 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:31,000 I think one of the most stupid things I ever heard of is the Brooklyn games being played in Brooklyn. 128 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:37,000 When you have 40,000 or 50,000 more seats within a subway ride for five cents. 129 00:09:37,000 --> 00:09:40,000 Well, maybe there's something to that. Thank you, Harry. Let's move on. 130 00:09:40,000 --> 00:09:45,000 By the way, as we move around the table, we might take a moment to give the weather forecast 131 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:51,000 because many fans across the country, and particularly in New York, want to know what the weather is going to be like tomorrow. 132 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:56,000 Originally, the forecast was for rain, but a little while ago we called up our good friend, Dr. James H. Kimball, 133 00:09:56,000 --> 00:10:01,000 the chief of the weather bureau in New York, and he said it may rain, probably will, early in the morning, 134 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:09,000 but it should be clear and windy in the afternoon with fair skies for the rest of the series later on in the week. 135 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:13,000 Now, on the other side of the table, Shirley Poverty of the Washington Post. 136 00:10:13,000 --> 00:10:16,000 Shirley, how do you think the series may turn out? 137 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:22,000 Well, Dave, some of my best friends are Brooklynites, but I still can see only the Yankees in this World Series, 138 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:31,000 and if you offer me sufficient protection in the vicinity of the Kiwanis, I'll say the Yankees in four straight. 139 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:38,000 Well, that's putting it right on the line. We can't ask you another question after that because it's all made up in your mind. 140 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:42,000 How about Frank Gibbons of the Cleveland Press? Frank, how many World Series have you covered? 141 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:44,000 I believe this is my sixth. 142 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:46,000 What was the most exciting one you saw? 143 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:52,000 Oh, I would say the last time the Yankees beat the Reds. I would say that probably was the most exciting. 144 00:10:52,000 --> 00:11:00,000 That slide of the Majos into the flight late in that last game with Cincinnati was really something to see. 145 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:02,000 I've watched the Yankees for a while. 146 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:07,000 We in the American League are always looking for someone, of course, to beat the Yankees, and over a season's play, 147 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:11,000 I think there's no question that the Yankees are a much better ball club than the Dodgers. 148 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:16,000 But on spirit and drive, I think the Dodgers have a chance in this series just like to keep the ball in the park. 149 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:18,000 Attaboy. Good for you. 150 00:11:18,000 --> 00:11:28,000 Well, so much for the moment from the Conrad Oil. Let's have a whack at somebody else here. 151 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:30,000 Let's give someone else a whack at us. 152 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:40,000 We're going to switch down now to George Hogan down in Times Square and let him bring on some of the fans who may want to ask us a question. 153 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:42,000 Go ahead, George. 154 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:47,000 We'll all let him take it here. Here's a young fellow here who says he's quite a Yankee Rooter. His name is Pat Hall. 155 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:50,000 Well, Pat, you ask the question over there and find out what's going on. 156 00:11:50,000 --> 00:12:01,000 Yeah, I'd like to know why don't the sports writers get together and just get together some plan whereby he can choose all the disappointed Dodger Rooters after the series. 157 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:04,000 Well, that's quite a question to really put into them there. 158 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:07,000 Can you make a more specific question for us? 159 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:09,000 More specific? 160 00:12:09,000 --> 00:12:14,000 Anything in particular you want to know about tomorrow's game that we might be able to tell you tonight? 161 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:17,000 No, but how much of a chance do you think the Dodgers have? 162 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:23,000 Well, you've heard the experts here. They seem to agree that the Dodgers have a pretty good chance. 163 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:32,000 Well, Dave, here's the famous fan leader, Johnny Long here. He just stopped by and he thought maybe he'd like to put a little question to you over there. 164 00:12:32,000 --> 00:12:33,000 Let's have it. 165 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:35,000 All right, Johnny. What do you think about the series tomorrow? 166 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:41,000 Well, just ask one of the sports writers over there anything you want to know. Dave, what do you think I should bet on? 167 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:47,000 Well, that's a good question. You're putting some pretty tough questions to us. Let's get down to technicalities. 168 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:51,000 Hasn't anybody a question down there that would deal with other than who's going to win? 169 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:53,000 Technicalities? Wait a minute. 170 00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:58,000 I want to know what these writers might think about deciding hurlers for tomorrow's game. 171 00:12:58,000 --> 00:13:01,000 Well, here's Fliriddy in here. He'd like to know something. What's your name? 172 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:03,000 My little man. 173 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:05,000 What would you like to know about the series? 174 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:10,000 Well, I would like to know why... 175 00:13:10,000 --> 00:13:16,000 Well, I can't get these earphones on. 176 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:18,000 Well, you're all clapped up there. I don't know why. 177 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:26,000 Well, I would like to know why anyone should think that the Dodgers should win more than one game. And if they should, why would be the reason? 178 00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:28,000 Harry Grayson wants to answer that. 179 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:36,000 Well, I think that the Dodgers might easily win all four games and four games in a row on pitching. 180 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:40,000 A good pitching will stop any ball club, including the Yankees. 181 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:45,000 That's enough for you, brother. Let's switch up to the Yankee Stadium. Go ahead, Frank Dunn, if you've got a question. 182 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:49,000 Hello, Dave. Yes, we have a question. A Yankee fan standing right here. Would you go ahead, sir? 183 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:51,000 Who picked the opening game for the Yankees? 184 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:56,000 Who picked the opening game for the Yankees? Mr. Shirley Povich. 185 00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:58,000 All right, what's your question? 186 00:13:58,000 --> 00:14:02,000 How many games do you think it would take the Yankees to win the series? 187 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:04,000 All right, Shirley's closing the answer. 188 00:14:04,000 --> 00:14:12,000 Well, I don't intend to speak for the Yankees, but I can safely say for them that if they can't win it in less than four. 189 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:18,000 All right, I think our time is about up, so we're going to have to say that's all for baseball tonight. 190 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:24,000 But tomorrow afternoon at 1.15 Eastern Standard Time, it will be play ball between the Yankees and the Dodgers at the Yankee Stadium. 191 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:28,000 Don't forget the play-by-play broadcast by Bob Elton and Rick Barber. 192 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:32,000 It will flash throughout the world exclusively over the facilities of the Mutual Network. 193 00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:58,000 This broadcast has been presented through the WOR Special Features Division. 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