The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-10
EIGHT PREVIOUS
SERIES WENT TO
SEVEN CONTESTS
Steve O'Neill Denies
Signing New Contract
Nv ZOE REICHLER

BY JOE REICHLER
NEW YORK, Oct. 9-REOnly
eight previous World Series have
gone to seven games, each produc-
ing fireworks in it's own way.
Here are thumbnail sketches OF
those deciding seventh games OF
the past.
Babe Adams, who won only
II games for Pittsburgh during the
regular campaign, gained his third
triumph of the Series with SIX
hit, 80 shutout against Detroit.
This final between the Bos
ton Red Sox and New York Giants
had several heroes and goats. With
the Giants ahead 81 as result
of run in the top half of the
10th frame, centerfielder Fred
Snodgrass earned the right to the
goats horns by dropping an easy
fly by Boston's Clyde Engle for a
two-base muff. After Harry Hooper
was retired, Steve Yerkes walked.
Iris Speaker raised an easy pop
foul that dropped untouched BE-
tween first baseman Fred Merkle
and catcher Chief Meyers. Speaker
then singled in Engle with the w.
ing run and moved Yerkes to third
whence he scored the winning run
on long fly by Larry Gardner.
1924-A tricky bounder, hit by
Washington Earl McNeely. hoped
over the head of New York Giants
third baseman Fred Lindstrom and
brought in Muddy Ruel from second
base with the 18th inning run that
gave the Mats a 4-3 triumph.
1925-Kiki Cuylers eight inning
double with the bases loaded scored
three mates and put Pittsburgh
ahead for the first time in the game
against Washington, the Pirates
eventually winning 81. The blow
climaxed a thrilling comeback by
the Pirates who had lost three OF
the IlrSt Jour games.
1926-The big hero was Grover
Alexander. Already the winner of
the second and sixth games for the
St. Louis Cardinals over the New
York Yankees, the then 39-year-old
Alexander came back to save the
seventh. With St. Louis leading 80,
Alex relieved Jesse Haines with the
bases full in the seventh inning and
proceeded to fan the dangerous
Tony Lazerri for the third out. He
retired the next six men in order.
1931-Pepper Martin, who was
a one-nan show in the first six
games, was forced to yield the fl
nal honors to Burleigh Grimes, the
Cardinals grizzled spitball veteran,
who humbled the Philadelphia Ath-
letics 40.
1934-The gare%was marked by
a fruit shower rendered Joe Med
wick of the Cards by irate DetNit
fans. Already feeling blue over Dir
~ Deans ITO shutout hurting
against the Tigers, the 10000 dis
appointed Tiger rooters became
aroused when Medwick collided
forcibly with Tiger third sacker
Mary Owen while running out a
three-base hit. When Medwick re.
turned to his position he was bonn
barded by fruit, vegetables and
lunch boxes and papers. Commits
sioner K. M. Lands removed Med,
wick from the game to stop the
disturbance.
1940-paul Derringer, then a Gin
cinnati pitcher but now Cub, was
the hero with brilliant 81 victory
over Detroit's Bobo Newsom who
was trying for his third triumph
of the Series. Only the day before
Newsom's father had died. A two
run rally in the seventh featured
by doubles by Frank Mccormick
and Jimmy Ripple and a long fly
by Billy Myers won the game for
the Reds.
Who will be the hero or the goat
of tomorrow's deciding game?