Evening star., 1948-10-04

Mccarthy a week ago, "Stay loose
We'll win it on the last day"
Neither Marse Joe nor his hirec
hands lost any Of their poise during
the last few, feverish days Of this
maddest of all American League
seasons.
For instance, after their resound-
ing 1915 triumph over the New York
Yankees yesterday, they were sing
ing parodies in their showers.
When Dom Di Maggie, who hit
his ninth home run of the year to
put the Sox ahead Ga, entered the
steaming shower room his team
mates broke into the song which
had its birth In "Earache Alley" OF
the press box.
To the tune of Maryland" the
song starts off who's better than
his brother Joe-Dom-in-ic Di Mag
gi-o -"
Dom grinned in appreciation. even
thought afterward he praised his
big brother as stoutly as any Yankee
fan. When Joe hmped of the field
he received one of the greatest ova-
tions ever given an athlete In
Boston.
williams Among Most Relaxed.
Another bit of bathroom harmon
izing, to the tune of Good Night
Ladies'" went something like "Good
Night Cleveland, We Hate to See
You Co."
From the good-natured ribbine
that went on, stranger to baseball
never could realize that today these
same athletes and similar group
from Cleveland would be battling
through nine innings to decide the
American League entry in the World
Series.
One Of the most relaxed Of the
Sox was Ted Williams who won the
American League batting crown fo1
the fourth time.
The Sox slugger made the Yankee
right shift look bad by slicing q
double into the left field corner te
drive In the first of five runs In
Boston's big third inning.
His feet stuck up higher thar
Phis head on the door of his locker
Williams sprawled back in chair
nursing soft drink between healthy
bites of a sandwich.
Worried? For what? Let them
cleveland Indians) worry. One
thing, though, no matter what the
situation is before the game (to-
days playof) we'll be the favorites
Wait and see."
Ted was more surprised than ex.
cited. 1--WE have pitchers in the
spring who look as If they'll win 81
games, and they stagger along al
year. No matter what happens from
now on I've learned one thing this
Season. You never can tell about
baseball, and that's for sure"
Although relaxed and confident
the Sox realize they are in for 9
tough afternoon.
Superstition Creeps In.
"We've got to bear down all the
way, even though we are in good
position" quietly remarked Bobby
Doerr, Boston's efficient and lkable
second baseman.
Similar sentiments came from
numerous others, with a little OF
baseball superstition thrown in.
Trainer Eddie Froelich and
Pitcher Earl johnson exacted q
promise from Johnny Pesky that the
Sox third baseman would wear his
naval uniform to the park today
Hes GOTTA" said Froelich, "he wore
it when we tied for first place."
Pesky wore his two-striper jacket
to be best man at wartime pals
wedding.
The big third inning rally high
lighted the Red Sox victory before
81 ,3O4.
The Yanks nicked Starter Joe
Dobson for single runs in each Of
the first two innings but Rookie Bob
Porterf1eld couldn't hold the lead.
Dom Di Maggie started Porter
field on his way to the showers ir
the third with a single.
Johnny Pesky flied out but Ted
Williams doubled to left to score
Dom. Vern Stephens beat out a hit
and Bobby Doerr followed with q
two-run double to put the Sox in
the lead, 80, Stan Spence walked
and Billy Goodman singled to rout
Porterf1eld. Vic Raschi came on ano
another run scored as Birdie Teb.
belts grounded into a force out be.
fore Raschi could retire the side.
Yanks Polish OF Dobson.
The Yanks drove out Dobson with
a two-run rally in the fifth to max
it a 5-4 game in favor of the Sox
However, Raschi folded in the sixth
yielding four runs on five hits.
| Dom Di Maggie again started tn
fireworks by leading off with .
homer. Pesky beat out q bunt ant
after williams flied out, Stephen
lined his 10Th homer of the seasol
over the left-field wall. Doerr sin
gled, Spence walked and Goodman
singled to drive in the final run o
the inning.
Earl johnson. who relieved Dob
son in the fifth. gained credit TO
the win, his tenth, but Ferriss cam
en- in the seventh to squash ,