The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-07

count, but he shook them off
vigorously, and umpire Charley
Berry, who was watching third.
came in to support Ba'lanfant.
In time, it was explained that
the arbiter had based his decision
on Higgins interference with the
runner, rather than on Kurowski's
having reached home in time. The
run looked mighty big at the tine.
From the first it was obvious
that Pollet, who beat Brooklyn in
the first game of the National
League play-off, last Tuesday, was
going to give Hughson and the
Sox a genuine tuSsie. The lefty
had a little of everything he needed,
though he could not quite match
Hughson's blazing fast balls.
Only a lapse in Pollet's control
enabled the Sox to put the games
first run across in the second
frame. York got nicked by a wild
throw and Bobby Doerr drew a
walk after one was out. Higgins,
who, all in all, took a very promi-
nent part in the contest, then drove
a single into right center to bring
York across.
That was the last sign of a run
until the sixth, when the Cards fin
ally tied it up. Hughson for the first
five innings gave up only a pair of
blows, a single by Harry Walker
in the third and Il triple by Eaos
Slaughter after two were out in
the fourth. Pollet fully matched
him, yielding only two singles for
five innings, and only three in the
first seven chapters.
Red Schoendienst paved the way
for the tying score in the sixth
when, with n away he scratched
a hit off Hughson's glove. Big Tex
got the next batter, Captain Terry
Moore, on an infield roller, but
Musial, a left-handed batter, sew
ed it up with 4 blazing double
down the right field line, and reach
ed third on McBrIde's wild throw
in.
The Sox couldn't get to Pole. in
TIE seventh, and failed to score in
the eighth. DiMaggio shot his
second hit of the game into center
field il the latter frame, but was
thrown out by Moore when he at
TEMPTED to stretch it. Then came
tie eighth and Garagiola's blow
that looked like it had won the
thing, and the nia.1 inning and
fIcBr;de's timely clout, and then
the tenth and Rudy York. 1t was
an afternoon.
Manager Dyer did not quite live
up to his promise 70 employ a
more--or---less normal defense
against Ted Williams. The Card
pilot shifted third-baseman Kur-
owski over to the right Of second
when terrible Ted came up, play
ing him approximately in the
second baseman's slot, while
Schoendienst the second baseman,
swung over to where the first sack
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almost directly behind first base.
Marty Marion remained at his reg
ular shortstop post, and the outfield
shifted only slightly to the right.
1t could not be said whether the
arrangement was effective. His
first time up Williams slashed one
right at Schoendienst, ard in the
sixth he pounded a single over Kur-
owski's head which the Card in
fielder almost speared. Two other
times Ted was walked. but neither
time purposely.
The game was played in unsea-
sonable heat, the temperature rang
ing up to 80 degrees midway OF
the struggle. Apparently fearing
their starters might wilt, both
managers kept relief pitchers
warming up most of the way.
Cronin said he would throw Mic
key Harris, his southpaW star,
against the Cards in tomorrow s
second game. Dyer also nominated
a lefthander, Harry the Cat)
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