Evening star., 1941-10-03
Wild Toss Robs
CIouting Gordon
OF Main Role
Man Brooks Can't Get
Out Helps Them to
Win With Error
By BURTON HAWKINS,
Star Staff Correspondent.

NEW YORK, Oct. Sit was GUS
tomary. even quite fashionable, for
some World Series figure to become
saturated with ambition. spirit,
fnesse and luck-blending the COM
bination to dominate baseball's an
nual payof party. With two games
played in the current affair, though.
that distinctive, colorful character
still is lurking in the shadows.
Charley Keller was as noticeable
as a boW-legged chorus girl in the
Yankees humiliation Of the Reds
two years ago. YOU remember and
in other years Pepper Martin, Ducky
MedWick, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig,
etc, stepped out and snatched them
selves gobs Of glory with timely,
sparkling contributions 10 the cause.
1t is a rare and usually dull series
that produces no hero.
This New York BROOKLYN affair
has the quality Of rarity but it
hardly is calculated TO be dull. It
IS likely the 1941 episode also will
have its hero, but as the clubs
shifted to Ebbets Field for the third
game today it was becoming a trife
tough to pick the probable fortunate
fellow.
GordOn's Record Has Flaw.
Second Baseman Joe Gordon Of
the Yankees was, and remains. a
leading candidate for such honors.
but there is a flaw in his record
that prevents any clear-cut claim at
this early date. The Dodgers haven't
succeeded in retiring Gordon-he
has made three hits and walked five
times-but he also made the error
that set BroOklyn'S winning run in
motion yesterday as the Dodgers
registered a 3-2 victory TO even the
series before 66,248 spectators at
Yankee Stadium.
Joe Di Maggie generally Is con-
ceded to be baseball's Smoothest
product, the cum laude parsonage
Of the game. but thus far the big
razor-faced Yankee center fielder
has stepped to the plate eight times
and the best he can show for 1t is
a walk. -. s$s
Keller IS batting sss. what with
a brace of singles yesterday. and
has scored three ofsthe Yankees
five runs, but 1t hasn't stamped rim
as standout Tommy Heinrich. an
other potential New York series
/ star, has one hit to his credit in
eight appearances at the plate.
Dodgers Rough Playmates.
Medvick again might qualify as
a series hero. but he must accom-
plish more than he has to date
Ducky manufactured the series most
spectacular catch in the first game
when he speared Di Maggio's drive
with an unbelievable leaping stab
and he got two hits yesterday. but
he isn't being recognized as an out
standing figure yet.
Red Ruffing of the Yankees and
/ Whit Wyatt of the Dodgers are in
the running with neat pitching per-
formances, but their claims to fame
are dlmmed a bit by the brilliant
fielding of mates that made their
victories possible.
Heros are produced under pres
! SuAC' anu TIE real pressure hdGn {
been applied as the teams moved to
the Dodgers home grounds TODAY.
There were prospects of the battle
becoming more bitter. with Gordon
the authority for the statement that
the Yankees are set to counter the
/ Dodgers rough tactics.
The Dodgers are out to win and
they haven't drawn the line at
showing the Yankees the condition
Of their spikes. Peewee Reese par
ucularly has been offensive in spill
ing New York's shortstop Phil Riz-
zuto in an effort to break up double
plays. Rizzuto has spent consider
able time picking himself out OF
the dirt and the Yankees have be-
come annoyed. 1t should be inter-
ing from here out.
To the Dodgers goes the distinc-
ton of fracturing the Yankees win
ming streak of 10 games in series
competition. They came from be-
hind to present Wyatt a 80 lead
See HAWKINS, Page D-40