The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-10-09
BEHIND
HOME PLATE
By DOUG STEWART

Yankees used 10 pitchers during the
Series, and the Dodgers 30 ragged
back and forth over two adjacent
battlefields for seven long days be-
fore the Dodgers, commanded by
that master strategist, Burt Shotton,
were finally forced to retreat. Not
because of the Wanted siege guns of
the Yankees, but because they ran
out of reserves and also because
those Yankees finding that their
front line could do no more than
hold the enemy, brought forward a
sharpshooter named Brown, who
was called to action on the front line
four times and got a Bulls eye every
time Che had three hits and walk
for his four appearances in the
Series as a pinch-hitter).
During the long drawn out battle
Their was only one major casualty
on the battlefront-Johnny Lindell
was forced to retire from action on
the sixth day due to a broken rib
but casualties among the spectators
were numerous and those ninth in
ming rallies in the fourth, fifth and
sixth games were particularly hard
on the radio listeners-ask Ell Ell
linger, he knows-and heart spe-
cialists are reported to have done
land office business.
Though the Series did not pro-
duce Championship baseball by
either team, it was probably the
most exciting Series, from a spec
tator angle, of any in recent years.
Lavagetto's pinch-hit double in
the ninth inning of the fifth game
with two men out, that not only
robbed Bevens of a no hit game,
but also won the game for the Dodg-
ers; Casey's remarkable relief pitch
ing, particularly his one-pitch job
in the tophalf of the ninth in the
fifth game, when the one ball he
pitched to Heinrich resulted in
double play and made Casey the
winning pitcher; Gionfriddo's amaz-
ing catch of DiMaggio's tremendous
drive that looked like a certain
game-tying home run; all these will
be remembered and talked about
for many day. But to me the one
thing that will live longest in my
memory, is that manager Burt Shot
ton, without a single pitcher who
could go the distance, kept his team
in the thick of the fight all the way,
with the outcome in doubt until
the last man was out in the ninth
inning of the seventh game.
Those Buns were beaten, but they
were far from disgraced.
Did you know that Detroit is the
only team in the American League
that has never finished in the cellar?
According to a story in this weeks
Sporting News the Tigers have won
seven pennants, finished second
eight times, third six times and
fourth seven times. Nineteen other
Detroit teams finished in the second
division, but not one of them ever
finished the season in the cellar.
Football
Last week, in this column, l pre-
dicted that if the Maroon and Gray
could shake Early loose a couple of
times they stood good chance of
beating Martinsburg, and that's ex-
actly what they did The feet young
broken field runner scored three of
Hagerstown's four touchdown, two
of them on long runs The final
score was Hagerstown &c, Martins
burg 10.
Tomorrow night Hagerstown meets
Allegany High at the Municipal
Stadium and they should make it
two straight. The new bleacher
seats have finally arrived, so there
will be plenty of seats for everyone.
So let's fill the stadium tomorrow
night and show coach Senior and
his squad that we are all behind
them 100 per cent.
Looks like there will be plenty
of surprises this year in both college
and professional football. Wander
bilt proved last Saturday afternoon
that their 80 victory over North
western was no fiuke, when they
came right back this week to
trounce Alabama.
Wonder what's happened to Bob
highlands University of Tennessee
team this year. Two smashing de-
feats on successive Saturdays, just
doesn't sound like a Neyland
coached squad.
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