Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-09
.Benga|'s Mental
Lapse Blamed
For Defeat
Holds Boil as Runner
Scores in 2-to-7
Series CIincher
BY FRITZ HOWELL,

CINCINNATI. Ohio, Oct. 9-The
second guessers are calling Dick
Bartell's seventh inning mental lapse
when the Reds scored their 1910
World Series winning runs-the
$4,000 snooze"
Here's what happened. The Tigers
were out front. to 0. as Frank
Mccormick led OFF the Reds seventh
with blistering double against the
left field wall. Jimmy Ripple fol-
lowed with another two-plv shot
against the right field barrier. 1t
looked as if Bruce Campbell might
catch Ripples' hard drive. and Nc
Cormick tagged up at second.
AS the ball hit the wall Mccormick
started for third, but slowed almost
to a walk after rounding the bag
Campbell threw to Bartell, between
second and third. but Bartell.
despite wells and gesticulations from
his mates. didn't notice Mccormick
was only halfway between third and
home until too late to make the
play. At the same time Mccormick
didn't know the ball was back in
the infeld and just logged across
like guy who hit a homer.
Meant 10 Win for Tigers.
Anyway. the experts figure If
Bartell had caught Mccormick at
the plate. the Tigers would have won
the game. l to 0, and the Series
along with it. The out would have
left Ripple on second with one away,
and Wilson would not have followed
with a sacrifice which put the run
ner on third from where he scored
the winning run on Myers long fly
to center.
The difference between the win
ners' and losers share OF the Series
gold is far above $4,000. but the
second guessers settled for that
amount on the "snooze" angle.
Bill Werber, the Reds gallant
third sacker. came mighty close to
being both the hero and the goat
Of the series. The hot-corner
guardian spanked the Reds to VIC
tory, leading both teams in bat
ting with 10 hits in 81 times at bat,
although he didn't get a bingle in
the finale. His fielding was sensa-
tional all through the classic. but
when his error gave the Tigers
their unearned run in the third
frame it appeared he had tossed
the game away.
Last Game for Wilson.
Jimmy Wilson, Cincinnat:'s 90:
year-old coach who stepped into
injured Ernie Lombardi's shoes to
do practically all the catching. an
nounced after the final~game that
he was through as a player"
If he sticks to that, he certainly
wound up his playing career in a
blaze of glory He was the only
one on either team to have a per-
feet day at bat. he stole the only
base of the classic. and his seventh
inning sacrifice put Ripple on third
| for the winning run. He was at bat
three times in the finals. getting sim
giles the first two trips and the sac.
riflce the last.
The championship was Ohio's first
in 20 years, Cleveland winning in
1920, the year after Cincinnati de-
feated the Chicago Black Sox. Not
since 1884 had the National loop
downed the American in the big
series, but this year the senior
leaguers won it along with both the
All-Star contests. The all time
World Series standing now adds up
to: American League, %; National
League, IA.
Ohios Queen City is planning to
get little sleep tonight-the first
its had since Pinch-hitter Earl
Averill of the Tigers grounded out
yesterday to end the Series.