Evening star., 1942-10-04
Yank Wrang|ing
Aids Downfall,
Rifles Crowd
Shutout Is Champions
First in 40 Straight
Series Struggles
BY FRANCIS E. STAN,
Star Stan Correspondent,

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Ing St. Louis Cardinals did it again
today. charging into the home park
of the World Champion New York
Yankees not only to defeat the
proud Bombers, but to shut them
out, to 0, and forge to the front
in the World Series. Which, as an
initial contribution to the war ef-
fort, gave $130,91673 of the receipts
to the United Service Organizations.
While record breaking series
crowd of 69,l23 cheered impartially
or jeered at the Yankees for their
almost constant disputes with the
four umpires, 26-year- -old SOUTH
paw named Ernie White, from Pace
lot Mills, S. c.. blanked the favored
American Leaguers for the first time
in any fall classic since October 5,
1926. Since that game, which Jess
Haines of the Cards won from the
New York team, 40, the Yankees
had scored in 40 consecutive series
battles.
Only six hits were made by the
Yankees as the Cards took the lead,
two games to one, but sharing hon.
ors with White in the popular
triumph were the Red Bird out
fielders, who twice robbed slugging
Charley Keller of home runs and
kept game tying triple from Joe
Oi Maggie by spectacular catches.
Yank Protest Costly.
Almost as spectacular in the hoy
was Big Spurgeon (Spud) Chandler,
the Highlander who toiled in vain
for the champions. Chandler held
the Cardinals to five hits, but he
handed out the only unintentional
walk Of the afternoon, and this mis-
take, plus break for the Cards, cost
the ball game.
Snarling and showing the umpires
all day, the Yanks protested them
selves out of the game in the Car
dinals' half of the third inning,
which began with Chandler issuing
that costly walk to Third Baseman
George Kurowski, the first hitter.
Playing close to the vest, Manager
Billy Southworth ordered his short
stop, Martin Marion, to sacrifice
Brown to second.
Marion's bunt wound up in the
hands of Chandler, who whipped
him out at first base, but Joe Nc
Carthy rushed from his dugout and
Joined his players in protesting that
the ball struck foul before it rolled
fair, and alter a conference among
the umpires, George Barr and
George Magerkurth of the National
League and Bill Summers and Cal
Hubbard of the American, the play
was ruled out. Brown was sent
back to first base and Marion re-
turned to the plate
On the next pitch Marion swung
hard but only topped the ball. Be-
fore Chandler could throw to First
Baseman Gerald Priddy both rum
ners were safe. Had Marion sacri-
feed the Cards probably would not
have scored.
Scores on Fielder's Choice.
Now. with two men on the bases
and none out, White sacrificed, and
Jimmy Brown, the little second
baseman. followed with slow
bounder to Joe Gordon, rival second
baseman, who threw him out as
Kurowski raced across the plate.
This 10 lead the Cardinals pro-
tected as if it were a set of new
tires. Inning after inning White
turned back the Yanks. The young
ster. who contributed only seven vic
tories during the regular season, had
been in trouble in the first inning,
when lead-off hitter Phil Rizzuto
beat out bunt, stole second and
continued to third on Catcher Walk
er Cooper's wild throw. Before Riz-
zuto's steal Buddy Hassett had
fouled out, but after Rizzuto reached
third there still was Roy Cullenbine
and Di Maggie to bring him home.
Neither could, White slipping third
strike across on Cullenbine and fan
ming Di Mag.
White showed here that he was
going to be tough nut to crack
and behind him the Cards played
like mad men. Whenever it ap-
peared as if the Yankees we're 60
Ing to hurt White his mates. par
ticularly Outfielders Terry Moore
and Enos Slaughter, would come to
the rescue.
Aside from the first inning, the
Yankees best scoring chances came
in the sixth and final rounds. With
two down in the sixth, Cullenbine
singled to center. This brought up
Di Maggie, who tied into pitch
and sent it on line to deep left
center. 1t had triple" stamped all
over it, but Moore, one Of the great
est fly chasers of all time, got his
gloved hand on the ball and held it
At the time Moore was at least 400
feet from the plate.
Yank Power Increases.
The Cards were doing nothing to
Chandler, but as the game wore
on the Yanks were putting more
power into their drives. To open
the seventh Gordon smacked shot
that brought the crowd to its feet
but young Stan Musial, the left
fielder, backed against the barrier
and took it. This was not as great
q catch as Moore's, but on the next
play there was a gem to match IT.
Keller leaned into the first Of his
two home runs" and the ball SCARED
toward the right-field stands.
Slaughter raced for the barrier
turned. and leaped high IN the ail
TO snag the ball In the webbing ol
his glove and the crowd. still talk
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