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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-04
HIGH SCHOOL
RESULTS
Spring Hope 13, Warrenton o.

Spring Hope 10, Warrenton o.
Enfield 33, Oak City 0.
Wendell 7, Aurelian Springs (tiel,
williamson ~, Murfreesboro 0.
Angler 6, Cathedral Latin GRAZ 0,
Fuquay Springs 38, Wake Forest 6.
Washington High tRA) IL, P. W
Moore High tEliz City, T.
Charlotte Central I, Louisville, Ky,
male High 6.
Albemarle 30 Charlotte Harding o
Spencer 80, Kannapolis 0.
Morganton 20, Cherryville 0.
Concord 40, Statesville 0.
winston-salem High IA, Asheville
High 6.
Greensboro 26, Gastonia o,
Dunn 6, Greenville 0.
Hertford 6, Windsor o.
Lagrange IS, Smithfield o.
Elizabeth City 13, Kinstou 9.
Siler City "a. Jonesboro o.
Mineral Springs II, Hanes (Wsl
Concord 40, Statesville 0,
North Wilkesboro IT, Barium Spr
12.
Mooresville o, valdess o tt,e).
Gray 7, Reidsville g.
Durham SO, New Bern 0.
Gibsonville 7, E. M. Holt g.
Leaksvi1le IL, Bassett 0.
Burlington Is, High Point 8.
Thomasville 27, Asheboro O.
Charlotte Tech IA, Forest City 0
Shelby At, N c. School for Deaf ?
Wadesboro 13, Sanford IL.
Belmont Abbey Ramblers 0, Bessemer
City tie).
Monroe 80, Lancaster 0.
Newtou-Conover 13, LincoInton lS (rie
Wilson 26, Mt, Airy 13.
Oxford 26 Chapel Hill O.
Fayetteville 40, Goldsboro '.
Wadesboro IS. Sanford II.
Portsmouth %. Raleigh 0.
Plymouth 6, Columbia 0.
AT Portsmouth, Va.:-Woodrow wilson
%, Raleigh 0,
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WOLFPACK, WILDCATS
BATTLE AT CHARLOTTE

CHARLOTTE, Oct. 8 up -
Davidson college, rated a pre-
game underdog but a definite
upset possibility, meets North
Carolina State in Charlotte's
Memorial Stadium tomorrow
night in the states only South
ern Conference contest. Game
time is 8 pm.
The Wildcats of Davidson are
credited with a strong passing
attack, but a strong line, with
reserve depth, coupled with such
backfield performers as Gwynn
Fletcher, Footsie Palmer, Charlie
Richkus and George Allen, give
the Wolfpack the odds-on favor.
State will take the field at
near top strength. Definitely
sidelined with injuries will be
Bob Bowlby and Harry Mcleod,
blocking backs. On the doubtful
list are wingback Oscar Boze-
man and tailback Ogden Smith.
Davidson has its own injury
problems. Second string fullback
Carl Pahl will miss tomorroW's
nights game for sure and the
regular plunger, Mack Erwin, is
on the doubtful list with
sprained ankle.
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Errors-Reese, Edwards, Berra, Jor-
gensen. Runs batted in-DiMaggio, Lin
dell, Reese, Lavagetto 2. Two base hits
Lindell. Lavagetto. Three base hit -
johnson. Stolen bases-Rizzuto, Reese,
Gionfriddo. Sacrifices-Stanky, Bevens
Double plays-Reese, Stanky and Robin
son; Gregg, Reese and Robinson; Casey,
Edwards and Robinson. Earned runs
New York (AL) l; Brooklyn (NL) 3.
Left on bases-New York (AL) 9;
Brooklyn (NL) 8. Bases on balls-off
Taylor !, (DiMaggio); off Gregg Di-
Maggio Lindell, Stirnweiss); off Bevens
10 (Stanky 2, Walker 2, Jorgensen 2,
Gregg, Vaughan, Furillo, Reiser). Strike
outs-by Gregg 5 (Stirnweiss 2, Hen
rich, McQuinn, Bevens); by Bevens 5
Edwards 3, Gregg, Robinson). Pitching
surmnary-Taylor, l run, hits in 0
innings (none out in 1st). Gregg / run
4 hits, in innings; Behrman, runs, 2
hits, in is innings; Casey, runs, 0
hits in 2-3 inning. Wild pitcEl-Bevens.
Winning pitcher-Casey. Attendance -
33, 443 paid. Time of game 2 20. Umpires
-Goetz (NL) plate; MCGOWAN (AL)
first base; Pineli (NL) second base;
Romrnel (AL1 third base. Boyer, (AL)
left field; Magerkurth (NL) right field
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First Inning Yankees

First Inning Yankees
Stirnweiss smacked the first pitch
on line into left field for n
single.
Hal Gregg immediately began
warming up in the Dodger bullpen.
then lined the next pitch into CEN
terfield for single, Stirnweiss stop
ping at second.
Berra grounded sharply to Robin
son who threw to Reese covering
second in an attempted force play,
but Reese dropped the ball for an
error and all hands were safe.
DlMaggiO walked on four straight
pitches. Stirnweiss crossing the plate
as the bases remained loaded. That
was al for Taylor, and Gregg, an
other highlander, replaced him on
the mound.
DiMaggio was credited with a run
batted in.
McQuinn missed the first pitch,
then popped high to Reese at short
stop, the runners holding their bases.
Behrman now warming up in the
DOdger bullpen.
Johnson raped into a lightning
double play, Reese to Stanky to Rob-
inson. The ball was hit sharply di-
rectIy at Reese who grabbed it on
ing DiMaggio and Stanky, with
snap throw, caught johnson by three
strides.
One run, two hits, one error, two
left.
First Inning Dodgers
Stanky worked the count to three an,
two then drew q walk.
On hit and run play, Reese rappet
through the box but Stirnweiss made
nice gloved-hand stop behind secont
base and threw to first to get the hitte
as Stanky slid safely into second.
Johnson slipped fielding Robinson
bounding ball, but recovered in tim
and threw him out at first as Stank.
held second.
After throwing strike, Bevens walk
ed Walker with four straight balls.
Hermanski fouled to johnson nea
the third base field boxes.
No runs, no hits, no errors, two left.
Second Inning Yankees
Reese backed up for Lindell's hop
Per and threw him out at first,
Rizzuto raped a single into left
, field.
On the third pitch to Bevens, Rix-
zuto stole second, sliding in ahead
Of the low throw which bounced off
Of Reese's glove into centerfieId.
Bevens lined the next pitch to
FurilIo in right-center field, Rizzuto
holding second.
stirnweiss went down swinging.
No runs, one hit, no errors, enc
Second Innings Dodgers
Edwards struck out.
Furillo was an easy out, Rizzuto Il
McQuinA.
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blocked by left guard Bake:

blocked by left guard Baker.
Rocky Mount failed to gain and
punted TO Wihmington's "a. A few
plays Later, with the ball on the
Cats 8, Rocky Mounts flasby
guard, Bill Deans blocked jim
G1pson's punt and hung on to the
ball on the Wilmington one foot
marker. Watkins went over left
guard for the RIM tally and also
kicked the placement to put the
upstaters ahead, 1912 with only
minutes remaining in the game.
Wilmington took kickoff and a
sustained drive featured by the
ball-toting of Smith, Piner, and
Gibson put the pigskin on the
IBlackbirds 16.
Gibson carried to the IL and
then came Cores game-winning
field-goal.
Big Jim Gibson was the big
wheel for the New Hanover team
which grouped out IA first downs
and moved 218 yeards rushing
only to run out of gas at times
when the goal line loomed. Piner
along with the fullback, played a
fine defensive game and also
turned in some good running.
In the Wilmington line, 1t was
Bill Kuhn, Doc Venters, and
Lloyd Honeycutt who shone on
defense although the outweighted
Blackbird line at times appeared
the more aggressive.
Leading the visitors attack was
Pete Carr and Leroy Watkins in
the gackfield and Bill Deans,
DON Hardy, and Jim Baker IN
the front ranks.
The New Hanover Junior Var
sity battled the Jacksonville high
school to a 6 to 6 deadlock in a
preliminary contest.
Charles Nivens took the pig
skin for the Wildkittens over the
line for the first touchdown q
few minutes after the game
opened. Cecil Phillips raced 22
yards to score for the Jacksonville
team In the last quarter.
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AUSTIN, Tex, Oct. 8 -R---
The North Carolina Tar Heels
and Texas Longhorns collide
here tomorrow in one of the
nations top games with Texas
rated the under dog everywhere
except at home. And even some
of the home folks are willing
to give Coach Carl Enavely's
power-steeped eleven the nod.
(However, in North Carolina,
the Tar Heels were generally
regarded as a six to seven point
underdog in the battle with the
unbeaten Texans.
It is the first time since l94O
that the Longhorns have not
been the generally acknowledged
favorites. On that occasion
seven years ago Texas tripped
Rose Bowl-bound Texas A.
and M. powerhouse, 70.
North Carolina is favored be-
cause of superior reserve
strength, an experienced, fast
moving single wing starting
lineup, and it's 14-7 victory last
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No runs, no hits, no errors, one left.
Third Inning Yankees
Gregg needed only three pitches
to strike out Heinrich.
ROBINSON grabbed Berras hard hit
grounder deep in back Of first base
and easily beat the runner to the bag
for the unassisted putout.
DiMaggio walked for the second
straight time, on four straight pitch
DiMaggio had to slide in on his
stomach to avoid being nipped off
first by quick peg from Gregg.
McQuinn topped roller in front
Of the plate and when Edwards
threw wild to first NcQuinn raced to
second on the error and DiMaggio,
who had raced to third, tried to score
on the play but Walker retrieved the
ball in right field and fired a throw
to Edwards a the plate who tagged
DIMaggio standing up fully 8 feet
| from home.
No runs, NO hits, one error, ens
left.
Third Inning Dodgers
| Stanky walked for the second time
Reese flied to Lindell who came in fas
to make the catch, Stanky holding first
| Stanky went to second on wild pitch
Lindell made a spectacular shoestrin,
catch In the Yankee bullpen on Robin
| sons foul drive down the left fiele
| line. He fell and rolled over, but heIt
| the ball aloft in his glove. Walker pop
| ped to Johnson.
No runs, no hits, no errors, one left.
Fourth Inning Yankees
Johnson smashed a triple into the
deepest centerfield corner, the ball
bouncing in front of the exit gates,
400 feet away.
LindeH doubled high off the screen
in right-center scoring Johnson.
Rizzuto reached for an outside
pitch and bounced to Robinson who
made the putout unassisted as Lin
dell moved to third.
Reese fumbled Bevens' sharp
grounder, recovered in time to throw
him out as Lindell held third
Stirnweiss was called out on
strikes.
One run, two hits, no errors, one
left.
Fourth Inning Dodgers
DiMaggio raced far back into deer
centerfield to make a spectacular GLOW
ed-hand catch of Hermansi's long smash
Edwards was called out on strikes.
Furillo fouled to Berra behind tk.
plate.
No runs, no hits, no errors, none left
Fifth Inning Yankees
Heinrich grounded to Reese who threw
him out on close play.
Stanky made a brilliant one-handee
pickup to his left of Berra's savage drive
and tossed him out.
DiMaggio popped to Stanky.
No runs, no hits, no errors none left
Fifth Inning Dodgers
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DUKE, TENNESSEE
HOLD FINAL DRILL

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Oct. s.
-P)-Duke and Tennessee foot
ball teams took final light work
outs this afternoon on Shields
Watkins field where tomorrow
they will collide before sellout
crowd of $4,000 spectators in the
renewal of one of Dixie's bitter
est gridiron feuds.
Wallace Wade's warriors
p1aned in from Durham, N. c.,
this morning and the Duke men
tor lost no time in asserting that
his team was badly crippled for
the game. He reported that Al
Derogatis, stellar tackle, was left
behind in Duke hospital for
treatment of leg injuries suffer-
ed last week against N. C. State.
Othe Blue Devils Wade listed
as on the ailing list were tail
backs George Clark and Howard
Hartley, end Ed Austin and full
back Ben Williams. Clark, Aus
tin and Williams had been count
ed on as starters.
Bob Neyland made two shifts
in the Vol lineup which started
against Georgia Tech last week.
Bob Lund, who opened at tail
back, will start at wingback in
place of the injured Billy Joe
Rowan, and Hal Littleford was
moved up to tailback from the
second team.
Duke has never beaten Tenn
essee here and in 10 previous
games. Tennessee has won six,
Duke three and one ended in a
tie.
The weatherman promised the
day would be fair and warm.
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CT LOOP OPENS
SERIES SUNDAY


The first game of the three
game series to determine the
championship of the Cape Fear
semi-pro league will be played
Sunday afternoon at Hampstead.
The Winter Park Rangers will
engage the Hampstead nine at
2::3O o'clock, league officials said
last night.
The schedule for the champion
ship series was adopted at
meeting of the board of directors
of the league.
Johnnie Edens and Jack Shoaf
will umpire the game Sunday.
The second tilt will be play
er at Winter Park on October II.
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ANGLERS TROLLING
OFF RICH'S INLET
LAND 253 BLUEFISH

A group of Wilmington fisher
men trolling from the 'Sea Gull
III'', captained by Tom Murrell,
yesterday afternoon boated 253
large blue fish off Rich's inlet.
Included in the party were
Charles E. Walker, Taylor S.
Murray and R. P. Brock. The
fish were caught in one and one
half hours of trolling on fall
ing tide.
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CONTINUED From Page Cne)

though he'was the widest pitch
er in series history. He walked
10 men, breaking the mark o1
nine set by Jack Coombs of the
Athletics in 1910. Nevertheless,
his wildness seemed to be help.
ing him too. The Dodgers
couldn't take a toehold with
skull-cracker balls zoorning in
Coming into the bottom of the
ninth with the Yankees ahead
2 to l, they had had no hits
and their cause appeared ap-
|parently hopeless.
The hushed crowd of SO, 44a
sat on the edge of their seats
as Bevens fired two balls past
menacing Bruce Edwards.
Then he sent in one which
had nothing on it except a pray
er and Edwards blasted it out
to left field. But Johnny Lin
dell, who had saved ,Bevens
once before with a spectacular
rolling catch in the third, back
ed up flat against the wall and
there was one away.
Carl Furillo was next and he
looked at only five pitches in
taking a walk. That was
Bevens' ninth pass, tying the
Coombs record. Then came
Spider Jorgensen and with the
count two and one he popped to
George McQuinn at first and
Bevens needed only one more
man.
Hugh Casey, another of the
small band of Dodger veterans,
had pitched a double play ball
to retire the Yanks in the ninth
one pitch which was to make
him the winner of his second
game in this series. But they
took Casey out and the injured
Pete Reiser went in to bat for
him. At the same time, speedy
young AL Gionfriddo was sent
in to run for Furillo.
They halted Bevens then
when Gionfriddo flashed down
to second with a stolen base.
To get by the dangerous Reiser,
Bevens gave him an intentional
pass and it became little Eddie
Stanky's time to take his cut,
And that's where the Dodgers
deserted their creed of youth
and speed and gave the nod to
the aging Cookie to come in as
a pinch hitter.
Gionfriddo was straining at
second and young Eddie Miksis
was poised on first, where he
had gone to run for Reiser.
Lavagetto took a vicious cut
at the first pitch and it was
strike one. Bevens now was
only two strikes away from a
secure place in baseball his
tory.
He never made it.
Cookie crashed into the next
one. 1t sailed up against the
right field wall for a double
and the first Dodger hit of the
day. And those two young guys
called up off the bench along
with the veteran, barreled
around the bases and scored the
runs that won the game.
AS they crossed the plate,
those delirious Dodger fans
shivered the park with a thun-
derous roar, such as you hear
only in Brooklyn for the 33-
year-old "old man" who passed
up a managership to stick
around "just one more year.
1t was heart-break highway,
that walk back to the dressing
room, for the burly Bevens.
Nevertheless, in holding the
Dodgers without a hit for eight
and two-thirds innings, he had
contributed something to World
Series history.
Some of the greatest Of the
game have gone out to the
mound In this autumn classic.
But none ever had been able
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Walker tapped to Bevens who easily
tossed him out at first.
This enabled Bevens to tie Red Ruff
fing's World Series record of pitching
7 2-3 innings without allowing a hit.
Ruffing accomplished the feat in the
opening game of the 1912 series against
the Cardinals.
Heinrich made a sensational glove-hand
Ieaping catch of Hermanskf's drive which
appeared headed for the scoreboard and
certain extra base hit to retire the
side and assist Bevens in creating a
new World Series mark by pitching 8
complete hitless innings.
No runs, no hits, no errors. none left.
Ninth Inning Yankees
Lindeu singled into left.
Rizzuto tapped to Behrman who threw
to Reese at second to force Linden.
Bevens bunted in front of the plate
and Edwards threw TOO late to catch
Rizzuto at second. all runners being
| safe. 1t was scored as sacrifice for
Bevens and a fielder's choice.
| Stirnweiss singled to short center
| filling the bases.
| Hugh Casey replaced Behr1nan tor the
Dodgers.
Heinrich tapped Casey's first pitch back
| to the box and the portly Dodger pitch
| er started an inning ending double play
when he fired to Edwards at the plate
forcing R1ZZutO ana EQWarQS whipped
| to Robinson at first to catch Heinrich
| No runs, two hits, no errors, two left.
Ninth Inning Dodgers
Edwards cracked line drive into deep
left field but Lindell backed up against
the wall and hauled in the drive.
Furillo walked, the pitch bouncing
past Berra against the screen but Furillo
was unable to pass first. This was
Bevens' ninth walk to tie the record set
by Coombs.
Jorgensen fouled to McQuinn who
made the catch near the first base
field boxes.
Reiser, lefthanded batter, pinchhit for
Casey.
Al Gionfriddo ran for Furillo.
Gionfriddo lit out for second and slid
in safely under Berra's high throw It
was a stolen base. Reiser was then
given an intentional base on balls, the
tenth walk by Bevens which set a
new World Series mark.
Ed Miksis ran for Reiser and Harry
Lavagetto a righthanded batter -
was sent in to hit for Stanky.
Lavagetto cracked a double over Hen
rich's head over the right field wall
the first hit of the game off Bevens
scoring Gionfriddo and Mikss with the
tying and winning runs. The Dodgers
win to g.
Two runs, one hit, no errors one left.
NEW YORK /
RROOKT TVN .
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60keQ out on tHe OdlS ~ dil'
two plays later Wilmington had
4 first down on the Birds 43
The New Hanover attack stalled
and Gibson booted to Rocky
Mounts 10 and Leroy Watkins
carried the oval back to his own
sc. On the first play, Pete Carr
.funbled with Lloyd Honeycutt
recovering on the visitors 27-
and from there Piner, Gibson,
and Smith took turns Juggling the
-pisskin over the goalline for
the first touchdown with Little
Jimmy Piner getting credit for
-ehe score on a three yard plunge.
Rocky Mount received the kick
off, but were halted and Brog-
-den's boys were in possession OF
the ball on their own 36 as the
FIRST quarter ended.
4 brilliant II yard runbaek
IT Nm Gibson's punt by Charley
Batskslor paved the way for the
Rocky Mount first goal crossing.
The play came early in the Sec
und period with Bachelor travel
baG to the Cat 38 after taking the
boot deep in his own back yard.
Watkins, and Bachelor made it
. first down for the visitors on
~ Wilmington a. Carr took
over and carried to the 2. Wat
kins picked up another and then
gave Carr the honors. The speedy
back ripped over for the payoff.
4 hne play for the extra point
was squashed and the score read:
Wilmington 6, Rocky Mount 6.
Although the Wilmington
sasvsn made three more first
downs and held the RIM club
IN their own territory, neither
4eesn worked up any sizable
scoring threats Until the half
saAed.
Wilmington Hacked of 10 At
n's lads to open the third
chapter Of this family gridiror
AAss and the Blackbirds lost
ground, but they came back,
getting the pigskin down in the
shadow Of the New Hanover
goal. 1t was an exchange
p~nts that almost put the
BGrds IN the promised lane
AsaAn. Alvin Hooks booted ou1
On Wilmington's 7, and getting
Of fast kick on the first play
Gibson sent ore to New Han.
overs 16. Pete Carr was thers
TO receive It and raced back tt
Wihnington's 20 before being
grounded. Rocky Mount advan
eed to the Wilmington 5, but {
Is yard penalty shot the bal
bsak 70 the 20, and the Cat:
hesd 10 take over on downs OF
their own II. Charley Smith un
wrapped 20 yard jaunt to Will
nainSton 80. the march continued
and the Cats were raring to &
with first and ten on the Rocky
Mount 8 as the quarter ended.
On the first play in the fourth
Snartes, Jim Gibson crashed dowr
ID ~ Birds four for a hom.
aR %rsf down. Quarterback
0owI,v, on handoff, slipped the
pval 70 Piner and the 157 pound
kashdsld ace went over for his
DssoAd I'd Of the night and the
'CaAg were out in front IL to
~ Cores attempt placement was
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-04
Ninth Inning Hit Gives
Dodgers 3 To 2 Victory

1 TO approach Ills 1GdL. hQlOS CllS
iRed Ruffing, when a Yankee,
had come the closest by hurting
seven and two-thirds hitless in
nings against the Cardinals in
I1o42.
But 1t wasn't in the books for
Bevens. If it had been, the
Yankees would have got more
than two runs from their eight
hits and three Dodger errors.
They didn't and so on one hit
plus veterans savvy, - the
big guy from Oregon went down
to defeat.
The Yanks got one run and
chased starter Harry Taylor,
first of four Dodger pitchers, in
the first inning. Taylor used
only IL pitches to give up two
hits and one run. Hal Gregg
followed him and gave up four
hits and the other Yankee run.
Hank Behrman took over then
for one and one-third hitless in
nings and the portly Casey was
given credit for a ball game on
his one double play pitch.
Snuffy Stirnweiss sent the
Yankees on their way when he
laid 'Taylor's first pitch into left
field for a single. Heinrich fol-
lowed by betting the third pitch
through the box for a single
which sent Snuffy to second.
The bases became full of Yam
KEGS when Pee-Wee Reese
erred and failed to make put
out on Berra's grounder to Rob
inson. Taylor walked Joe Di
Maggie and forced in Stirn-
weiss. Then Gregg came in to
retire the side.
The Yankees added another
in the fourth. Billy Johnson
tripled into the center-field cor
ner and Lindell doubled him
home.
Bevens' lack of control and a
stolen base gave the Dodgers
a run in the fantastic fifth with
out benefit of q hit.
Jorgensen and Gregg both
drew walks and Stanky's sacri-
flee bunt advanced them to
third and second. Reese ground
ed to Phil Rizzuto, who threw
to johnson to get Gregg going
into third but Jorgensen scored
on this fielder's choice. T h e
Yankees tightened. despite
wild throw to second by catcher
Berra, and that was all for the
Dodgers until the. ninth.
The Dodgers, guilty Of minor
league play in the first three
games, had settled into the
team which won the National
League pennant in a cakewalk,
And 80 inning after inning,
there was no score.
Bevens' wildness continually
had the Yankees in hot water,
but the team defense was per-
feet enough to stand seven
men on the bases. 1t looked
dark for the Yanks when with
two out in the eighth, solid Gene
Hermanski pumped a ball deep
into right. But Heinrich backed
up to the scoreboard, leaped
high and came down with the
ball in his glove.
So they went into the bottom
of the ninth and then with two
out and two on, up stepped
Lavagetto and the roof fell in.
Casey was the hero of yes
terday's Dodger victory, He
came in to fire that one pitch
in the ninth today, with on e
out and the bases loaded. Thus
he became the first pitcher in
series history to win games on
two successive days.
With the series all squared up
at two all, the Yankees will
come back tomorrow with
rookie Frank Shea, first game
winner, while Dodger manager
Burt Shotton said he had mo
idea" who would toe the mound
for him.