Evening star., 1948-10-12
Braves in Losing
Win Respect Of
World Champs
Tribe Finds Hub Club
Is Dangerous Foe in
Lust-Diteh Struggle
Stor Staff Correspondent

BOSTON. Oct. IL. Boston's
Braves emerged from the 194S World
Series defeated. as expected, but
with their temporarily tarnished
reputation again glittering. After a
timid, faltering start which SUBJ
jected them to ridicule, the Braves
surged back to supply excitement.
Boston went down fighting, which
attaches increased value to Cleve-
lands conquest. BY escaping with
a 4-3 victory here yesterday before
crowd of 40,103, the Indians
captured their second world cham
pionship with a zooming respect for
the Braves whose hitting they had
regarded lightly after the first four
games.
Boston was given q low rating
when it lost three straight games
to the Indians after grabbing the
opener, 10, on two hits. The Braves
had stirred up only three runs-one
unearned-in four games. Their
fielding had been jittery and, despite
close scores, they appeared woefully
outclassed.
Heath's Loss Great Blow.
Now it is evident that the Braves
may have lost the Series when they
lost the services of long hitting jeff
Heath, their leading home run
clouter. jeff sustained a fractured
ankle shortly before the National
League season ended and couldn't
crash World Series box score.
1t could have been different with
Heath performing for the Braves
jeff is no model of consistency, but
he's a perpetual threat, a distance
hitter who could have swung a de-
ciSion to the Braves in those close
games when one hit at a timely
moment would have blown the
Series wide open.
Without Heath, the Braves roared
back to pound Bob Feller en- route
to an amazing lis upset on Sunday
AS late as the ninth inning yester-
day they desperately were attempt
ing to prolong the Series to seven
games, but a gummed-up attempted
sacrifice may have deprived them
of that achievement.
The Braves weren't awed by the
presence of Bob Lemon, who had
whipped them. Al, in the second
game. They shelled him from the
mound in a 2-run outburst in the
eighth and they were threatening
to take liberties with his talented
successor, Gene Bearden.
Braves Make Final Bid.
Boston was trailing, Al, entering
the eighth and seemingly was poised
to plunge to defeat meekly. Sud-
denly. however, the Braves came to
life and manufactured two runs,
then with none out in the 9th Eddie
Stanky walked.
That was the big run and to speed
it on its way Manager Billy South
worth dispatched Connie Ryan to
run for Stanky and sent Sibby Sisti
to bat for Warren SPAIN. The
Braves hopes perished practically
Immediately, for Sisti popped to
Catcher Jim Hogan in front of the
plate while attempting to sacrifice
and Ryan became an easy double
play victim. Tommy Holmes flied
to Bob Kennedy in left for the
final out.
In the eighth inning, the Braves
had made menacing motions. They
scored twice and had the potential
tying and winning runs in scoring
position before BearGen stabbed
Mike McCormick's smash back at
him and tossed to Eddie Robinson
at first base for the out.
Holmes opened the Braves eighth
with a single to center. Alvin Dark
lined out, but Earl Torgeson lashed
a double to right which shifted
Holmes to third. When Lemon
walked Elliott, who had contributed
three straight hits. Boudreau sent
Lemon hiking to the showers.
Masi Barely Misses Homer.
In came Bearden, the left-hander
who pitched the Indians to the
pennant with a five-hit victory over
the Boston Red Sox in the American
League playof. then defeated the
Braves, 20, on f1ve hits in the third
game of the series.
Clint Conatser, batting for Marv
Rickert, sent a well-kissed long ball
to Thurman Tucker in center which
enabled Holmes to score from third
and Torgeson to scoot to third. Phil
Mast, batting for Bill Salkeld,
pumped a double off the left-field
fence that scored Torgeson and
moved Elliott to third with the ty-
ing run.
BY the margin Of feet, Mast
missed dramatic home run, for his
! drive missed clearing the lower
portion of the left-field fence by
| that slight gan Rearden then