The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-06
Pitching Of
Russo Gives
Yanks Edge
Motive OF rlotbush
Holds Dodgers 10
Four Lone Hits

BROOKLYN - Marius uso
Russo, Yankee southpaw
who was born In Flatbush.
turned on the BROOKLYN D~iR-
ers today and beat them 81
in the third game Of the
world series.
With = crowd Of II 100 paid cue
toners looking IN. Russo moved
the Dodgers down With four hits
Thus the ysnks lead IN the series
two games TO one.
Joe DiMsgsio. great Yankee
esnterfieidcr. finally found the
range today after going hi,Iess
Ia the first two famss Ne got
Two singles. the second of which
broke q scorelsss deadlock In the
eighth inning.
Hall Lays Oss Pitcher
One 81 the stranasst plays In
world series annals broke the
game. with the score tied. 90.
the yanhs had q runner ON ser
and and two out with Russo 81
bat. Opposing him was Fat
Freddy Fitxslmmons. $o-yssr-oid
knueklebaiIer who had held the
yanks scoreIese up IN then BY
heroic pitching In the tight spots.
Russo. who had famed with two
runners on and none out In the
fifth. swung with all Of his 100
pound frame this time. Ne ssnt
the ball screaming hack 10 tho
box. n hit Fitx on the left. leg
Just above the knse cap. and
bounded high into the air.
Psewes Reese came In from
short 10 catch the ball and retire
Isusso. n was played just like any
other ny ball But the hiow osi
the leg finishsd s'iix Ne couldn't
return 10 the mound In the eighth
and later was taken Ia Nsw York
hospital with = possible frscturs.
with Fr,tx. who had another
hsart-rending series defsst 10 add
10 others suffered in the 1898 and
1890. off the firing line, the Ysnss
went 10 work ON hsG Hugh Casey.
relief right handler. Casey started
the eighth but got only one man
out.
yANks--p1rst---sturrp flied 10
Rslser Roifs popped 10 Nsd~irk.
Heinrich fouIsd 10 LAvaxstto.
Ne runs, ~ hts - errors. ssss
left.
DODGEas-ftsss--Rssss hunt
ed down third base line and vss
thrown out by Russo. Herman
worked the count 10 three and t~o
and then walked. Rssser forced
Herman si second. Kusso In His-
xato. This ysnks tired for ths
double play but Esss~r beat the
throw BY . step. hsdwiek iinsd
10 Heinrich who made the catch
almost In his tracks.
No rsss. 10 ktss. ~ esvssa. sss
left.
YAsks - n~es~A - paMssxis
looked at two strikes. took two
balls and then singled past Lava
gsfto for his first hat Of the series,
Keller rolled out 10 camiiii sn-
assisted. DiMsExio moving 10 SEC
ond. Dseksy fosied 10 csmiili .
fra feet back ~ first Gordon
flied 10 Walker In short right
center.
No rvss. sss hi. ~ ssssss. s~e
left.
DO1g9s - n~eea1--fAvsxstto
had the first pitch esiIsd . stribs.
and then drew four straight bsiis
In walk. csmiiil Bit . pop ny 10
front ~ Rixx,sto. who tossfhssi sec
ond retiring Lssasstto and thsn
threw 20 steun 10 dosbss up
Camilla. Walker grounded out.
Holfs 10 stunn.
No vsss. - hits no ssssss. $3.50
left.
fANka Third - Hixnsfo
grounded out. Fitzsifnmons 10
Camilla. Russo flied ~ Asd~iek.
VINO nearly Loaf the bali In ths sun
and had u leap 70 make ths catch
over his head. sturm rolled out.
Herman 10 csmliIi.
No rsss. NJ hits. - esssss. $500
eft.
DODGERS - Third--Owen fiisd
70 DaMsxrio. ritxsimnons flied
70 Keller. Reese grounded out.
Hizzufo TO sturm.
No runs, No hits. - ssves& ssss
lift
YASkKEs - Fourth - Rolfs
lined a single 20 center. Heinrich
forced Roifs al second 10 Reese
unassisted- Reese attempted the
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