The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-06
VETERAN HARDLY
 READY FOR ACID
 TEST OF CAREER
BOnham, Gomez to Try for CIincher in Brooklyn
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BY GEORGE KYRKsEY
Jnited Preaa stasf Correspondent

New York, Oct. 6-(UP)-Whit- low Wyatt, "the Rock of Ohicka- mauga," tries today to do what his ancestors did 70 years ago on 8 Civil war battlefield = stop the Yankeesl
 The tell, bald righthander, who owns Q farm only c nlusket shot from where General Braxton Bragg of the Confederate army checked the Northern invaders in SepteFn- Der, 1888, Is the Brooklyn Dodgers last hope.
 If he fails, the Dodgers fail.
 Of the four pitchers who start cd against the Yankees in the 1041 World series, "the Rock of Chicka- rnauga" is the only one who's come off the field Q winner. Standing firm under heavy shelling in the second game, Wyatt threw his fireball and his slider ct the Yan- kees and finally beat them. Except for his courageous stand ct Yankee Stadium, the Dodgers might have been defeated in four straight games.
 Trailing three games to one, Manager Leo Durocher called on the Rock of Chickamauga" to turn the tide after yesterdays disas- trous rout. Wyatt goes back into battle with only three days rest, hardly enough for veteran who has been throwing baseball in the majors and minors for 13 years. At one stage of his career he and everybody else thought he was through with baseball. His right arm Is scared from an operation which put him back on the road that leads to the pitching mound at Ebbets field at l:30 o'clock this afternoon for the "big" game of his long and troubled career.
 All season, whenever the Dodgers have been down and needed to win one, they've called on "the Rock of Chickamauga." He turned the tide for them against the St. Louis Cardinals and he pitched the pen- nant-clinching victory in Boston.
 Bonham Ready!
 Hungry for the kill, Manager Joe Mccarthy of the Yankees selected big Ernie Bonharn, fast ball artist who has been resting up for this spot ever since he pitched against the Red Sox Sept. 2l. If he's right, the Tanks have e good chance to be worlds champions ct dusk to- day for the fifth time in the last six years.
 Two strangely contrasting teams take the field for the fifth game The Yankees, cocky because they have found their batting eyes, ex. pect to be on their way home to. morrow. The Dodgers enter Uni. 'do-or-die" game with their morale badly shaken from the strangest sequence of events ever seen ir a World series.
 Hell Broke Loose
 They had G game won yeSter. day, and then lost 1t. They were leading 4.3 in the ninth inniae with two out and three-yes, three strikes on the third batter. Then all hell broke loosel
 Tommy Henrich, who should have been the Yankees last hitter swung at the third strike with the count three and two. He thought the game was over and 50 did most of the 33,ei3 fans in Ebbets field But Catcher Mickey Owen failed to catch the ball. It skidded off his glove and rolled to the Dodger dugout. By the time owen reached the ball, Henrich, the man whc struck out, was on first base.
 In the next 10 minutes the Yan. keeS Swarmed over Hugh Casey, the pink checked Georgia boy who .,ad come in as Q relief pitcher in the fifth and checked the Bronx Bomb. ers' attack. Joe DlMaggio slashec a single to left, putting Henricll on second. Then Charlie Keller (the fellow the Dodgers said be. fore the series they didn't fear) came up and smashed c double of the right field screen, for his fourti, hit, scoring Henrich and DiAfag. gio. Casey had two strikes on Kel. Ter and tried to slip by 6 third one. That was a mistake. Keller murdered the pitch.
 Bill Dickey worked a walk from Casey, who by this time was on the ropes and reeling. Joe Gordon fol. lowed with 6 screaming double tc left over Jimmy Wasdell's heae and Keller and Dickey scored. Phi Rizzuto drew 6 pass and Casey finally ended the agony by get. ting Johnny Murphy, Yankee re- lief pitcher, to ground out to Pee Wee Reese.
 Johnny Murphy cut down Reese Walker and Reiser in order in the Dodgers ninth.
 Starters SheIled
 Before that the Dodgers, playina with Q crippled and revised line. up, had come from behind to fight their way to @ 4-3 lead. The Tanks shelled Kirby Higbe to cover md got away to a 80 lead but lost il when Alley Donald wilted in the suffocating heat. With two out ir the fourth Donald walked Mickey Owen and Pete Coscarart, subbine for the injured Billy Herman al second, snd pinch-hitter Jimmy Wasdell doubled into the left field corner, driving them home.
 Two swings in the fifth and the Dodgers were on top. Dixie Walker idol of Flatbush fans, whistled g double into left and Pete Reissl hit a homer between the score board and the clock in right-cen- ter field. That put the Dodgers or top, 4-S, and they stayed there un- til the roof fell in on them in the fatal ninth.
 Again today the Dodgers are like. ly to play without Herman at ~ec. ond base. He injured his left side swinging in batting practice Sat. urday. The injury has spread from the area of his kidney up to his shoulder and diathermy treatments have failed to improve it. Manager Durocher benched third basemar Cookie Lavagetto yesterday in fa- vor of Lew Riggs and midway !n