Evening star., 1948-10-11
Former Goats Rouse
Braves 10 Massacre
OF Fe|Ier, Indians
By Burton Hawkins
Ssar StoH cerssspendsnt

and Warren SPAIN, who were
Sprouting horns and learning to
walk along rocky inclines prelim-
mary to being labeled goats" Of
the 1913 World Series, suddenly
have become the boasts Of Boston.
The powerful Elliott, who as the
Braves No. 4 hitter had been
king-size bust, supplied the dyna-
mite to stir Boston from its batting
lethargy yesterday at Cleveland
where the Braves ~ignited spark
to the Series with an lis victory.
The largest crowd in baseball
history-a thrilled, then despairing
throng of S6 6,288-witnessed Boston
break out In a rash of IL hits with
Elliott's two successive homers ac-
counting for four runs and inspiring
Boston to its first concerted cufing
Of Cleveland pitching.
Boston battled back gamely after
Elliott,s heroics had been nullified
by Dale Mitchell homer In the
first inning and Jim Hegan's 3-run
home run in the fourth, which prof.
ected the Indians into command
at Sd.
Sweet Triumph for Braves.
1t was at that point that SPAIN,
treated rudely by the Indians in
the second game, entered the con-
test. In the Anal Ave and two-thirds
innings only two Indians reached
base against him, as he struck out
seven-five in the last two innings.
1t was sweet triumph for the
Braves. who shelled Bob Feller from
the mound in hectic six-run sew
enth inning which sealed the game.
Feller had been clipped for q home
run by Elliott in the first inning.
after Tommy Holmes and Alvin
Dark had singled, and the Braves
grabbed a Al advantage in the
third, when Elliott again homered
with none aboard.
Cleveland surged back on Mitch
ellis homer in the first and a four
run outburst in the fourth. In that
session Joe Gordon singled. Ken
Keltner walked and Walt Judnich
popped q single into center for one
run and Hogan pumped q homer
into the left-field stands.
1t was Bill Salkeld who boosted
the Braves into a SIS tie in the
sixth with home run at q time
when none were on. Boston dis
patched Feller to the showers in
the seventh after Holmes singled,
Dark sacrificed and Earl Torgeson
singled to left. lifting the Braves
into a SIS lead.
Boston Batters Go Wild.
Against Ed Klieman, Russ Chris
topher and Satchel Paige the
Braves continued their indignities.
Klieman walked Elliott, pitched a
single to Mary Rickert which manu-
factured two more runs as Larry
Dolby threw wild past third. When
he also walked Salkeld. Christie
pher was rushed to the mound.
The lean right -hander was no
improvement. for Mike Mccormick
and Eddie Stanky nicked him for
singles which fetched Rickert and
Salkeld across. Paige marched to
the mound and SPAIN brought
across the sixth run of the inning
when he sent a long fly to Dolby,
enabling Mike Mccormick to score
from third. /
It was a neat escape from ridicule
for Elliott, who had been a .l43
hitter and made three errors in
the first four games. 1t also was
a brilliant pitching exhibition by
SPAIN, who famed Gordon. Keltner
and Judnich successfully after Lou
Boudreau had doubled to start
Cleveland's eighth.
Elliott became the 10th player in
World Series history to belt two
home runs In one game and the
first since Charley Keller of the
New York Yankees accomplished
the feat in 1899.
Feller's collapse was complete
after dropping 10, two-hit game
in the Series opener. Bob, throw
ing curves almost exclusively, was
battered for seven runs and eight
hits.
Thus the Braves, regarded as the
softest World Series touch in years.
after losing three straight, prolonged
the fall fuss to a sixth game here
today at Braves Field.