New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-10-11
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Mister Casey stsnssl. the silent
Giant outhelder, now takes his place
N the baseball hall OF fame. a result
or his winning the hrst game OF the
series with q homer.
stensel was never picked BE- the
advance dopsslers as q coming hero,
Far from II,
But Baseball's Child OF Misfortune
came into his own yesterday,
Battered from pillar 10 posti east
from the doorstep OF Charles II. Eb-
bets, turned away by Barney Dreyfus
and the Pirates OF Pittsburgh. an out
cast even from the Pitiful Phils OF
Philadelphia. Charles d. stengel
crowned his fading eareer-and a
mighty honorable eareer-by winning
. World series game with home run
IN the ninth inning.
Thirty-four years old. a veteran OF
veterans. Casey yesterday attained
the height TO which every ballplsyer
looks.
Casey came TO the Giants three
years ago. He was tossed In as boot"
90 trade when McGraw wanted an
infielder TO take the place OF Goldie
Rapp. who was failure at third
base, He took Johnny Rawlings
Sraaa tk. t9lltliaa ~apa Uu RaAn md
Curtis Walker. and stengel was
thrown In to make the trade even.
Frisch was shifted 10 third base. and
stengel got little chance to play dur
ing the season. He was In only TWEEN
ty-one games.
But stengel was always ready TO
help. always ready to hustle. When
Ralph SINNERS failed two years ago
Casey stepped into the breach. When
Jimmy O'connell failed this year he
stepped In again. He divides the
work In center field with Bill Cum
ninghan, who likes TO hit against left
handlers. Casey is great man to
lead a. forlorn hope for he Is always
lighting and he led q profitable one
for John ]. McGraw and the rest OF
the Giants yesterday.
Lawyer william P. Mangan. who
still gives baseball a little the edge
over golf. made the distance from
Central Park to the railroad station IN !
nothing plus this morning. He was
heading Polo groundsward: Yes, he a
caught the train.
There is q letter at the Herald for
he Hardware City Five Basketball
cam manager, whoever he may be. l
The Yanks certainly were outplayed I
yesterday for their failed to break the
liant defense. II
Merkie Jacobson had a bad day t
With the stock yesterday, falling to e
onnect in five trips. He had one put h
ut.
Hrere's what the Bamblno did yes v
erday: First inning, Ruth hit to Groh, II
orcing Dugan at second, and then
cored on Bob Meusels double; third
ming, Ruth flied to e. Meusel; fifth
ming, Ruth tripled and then was
aught at the plate trying to score on G.
short fly to Frisch; seventh inning, u
nth grounded to Kelly. who threw a.
ONE, mailing Dugan, who had tripled. Il
h,
The odds now have shifted to o.
, on the Giants to win.
Stafford Springs race track judges =, =,
ned Frank Squires Of Hartford 500 -
for failing to win the 1870 :. 70
ace. Also, he was suspended for a 81 r,
Ear. They claim he obviously held -
le horse back. p ~
Yesterday was great day for the -
ational League. The Cubs also took
e first game from the Chisox, S-4
hen Robertson failed to hold the Ma ~
onals. he
Holy Cross grads and fans will re 60
ice In reading that several former he
orcester collegians are in the series. de
ed Mcguire of the Giants is only
vay from Holy Cross a couple of off
ars while his teammate Rosy" fo,
yan dates back about six years to M;
5 graduation from the Worcester 10
llege. Joe Dugan, the New Haven 70,
y now featured with the Yankees, err
S been away from Holy Cross about mi
lr years. va,
Here's what Bullet Joe Bush said da