Evening star., 1948-10-08
'C|eveIand's 5 Hits
Drive Bickford
From Mound
Gene Beorden Holds
Braves in Check to
Grab Edge in Classic
By Burton Hawkins
stor stoff Correspondent

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ing home fans, hammering the
pitching of the Boston Braves
early in the game to clinch the
victory.
They shutout the Braves, 2 to 0,
to go ahead in the series by two
games to one.
The Indians took the lead in the
game, which had been threatened
with delay by late trains and rain,
with a one-run rally in the third
inning. They added another in the
fourth. driving out starting pitcher
Vernon Bickford. He was replaced
by Bill Voiselle.
Meanwhile, Gene Bearden, the
Indians left-hander who put them
into the series by beating the Red
Sox in the American League play
off game last Monday was holding
the Braves in check.
With five special trains carrying
players and newspapermen arriving
late from Boston, there was doubt
until after noon whether the game
could get under way on schedule at
pm.
Both of the specials carrying play.
ers were in Cleveland by 10 am,
but the writer's did not arrive until
an hour before game time and there
was DOUBT whether they could pick
up their credentials in time.
Railroad officials said the trains
were made about 2 hours late be-
cause of sendoff of $4,000 fans in
Boston last night.
The issue was settled when Com.
missioner A. B. Happy Chandler,
arriving on the fourth of the special
trains, decreed the contest would
start on time, with both teams fore
going batting practice and taking
abbreviated infield drills.
FIRST INNING.
BOSTON-Holmes hit Bearden's
first pitch on one bounce to Bou-
dreau who threw him out. Dark went
down swinging on a and 2 pitch.
Mike Mccormick swung at three
KNOCKERS to be Bearden's second
strikeout victim.
No runs. no hits, no errors, none
left.
CLEVELAND - Mitchell filed to
NJ. Mccormick. Dolby walked. Bou-
dreau hit into a double play, Dark
to Stanky to F. Mccormick.
No runs, no hits, no errors, none
left.
SECOND INNING.
BOSTON-Keltner threw out Ell
lott. F. Mccormick singled to CEN
ter. Conaster was out. Bearden to
Robinson, F. Mccormick taking sec.
ond, Mast flied to Mitchell.
No runs, one hit. one left.
CLEVELAND - Gordon flied to
M. Mccormick Keltner grounded
out to F. Mccormick. Judnich
walked. Robinson flied to M. Nc
Cormick.
No runs, no hits, one left.
THIRD INNING.
BOSTON-Stanky singled to right.
Bickforo bunted IN front of the
plate and was tagged out by Hogan,
Stanky going to second. Bearden
threw out Holmes. Stanky taking
third. Dark flied to Judnich.
No runs, one hit. one left.
CLEVELAND-Masi went to the
screen back to the plate for Hegan's
foul. Bearden smashed a double
over Holmes head which hit the
right field fence on one bounce. It
was the first hit off Bickford,
Mitchell watched three balls and q
strike go by and then walked. Dolby
grounded to Stanky whose flip to
Dark forced Mitchell at second,
Bearden taking third on the play.
Bearden scored when Dark threw
wild to first for an attempted double
play. Dolby continued to second on
the error, 1t was Darks third error
of the SERIES Boudreau walked.
Gordon flied to M. Mccormick
One run, hit, / error, 2 left.
FOURTH INNING.
BOSTON-M Mccormick singled
sharply to center. Dolby came in
fast for Elliott's fly. F. Mccormick
hit into a double play, Bearden to
Gordon to Robinson.
No runs, hit, no errors, none left.
CLEVELAND - Keltner walked.
Judnick struck out Robinson sim
gled to center, Keltner stopping at
second. Hogan singled to center,
scoring Keltner Robinson stopping
at second. Bearden singled to short
left. filling the bases. Voiselle re-
placed Bickford as the Boston pitch
er. Mitchell fouled to Elliott. Dolby
was out, F. Mccormick to Voiselle,
who covered first.
One run. hits, no errors, 3 left.
FIFTH INNING.
BOSTON-Keltner made a fine
stop OF Conaster's smash and threw
him out. Keltner raced far to his
left for a stab of Masis grounder
and whipped him out. Stanky
missed getting the first home run of
the series when his long blast into
the left field stands curved foul by
inches. Stanky then flied to Mitchell,
No runs, no hits. no errors, none
left.
CLEVELAND-Boudreau fouled q
long drive into the left field stands
before popping to Elliott. Elliott
threw out Gordon. M. Mccormick
made a nice running catch of Kelt-
ners liner near the left field foul
line. No runs. no hits. no errors,
none left.
SIXTH INNING.
BOSTON-Boudreau threw out
Gordon whipped out
Holmes. Dark doubled the Left
field barrier. missing home run
oy two feet. Gordon raced into
short left field, between Boudreau
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