Evening star., 1949-10-08
|||nessSpikes Big Gun
But New York JoIts
Dodgers With Mize
By Burton Howkins
Stor Stoff Correspondent

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despite the loss of their chief
source of power.
Entering todays tussle with the
Brooklyn Dodgers. the Yankees
owned 81 series edge as the
result of yesterdays AS victory
at the enemy's Ebbets Field. They
had grasped the lead with no help
from the recently i'll and weakened
Di Maggie.
Joe simply isn't himself. There
has been superb pitching in the
series, but never has Joe appeared
so helpless against polished pitch
ing before. His recuperation hasn't
been complete and it's evident in
his failure to get his bat around
with customary dynamic fluidity
Di Maggie has been stacked
against Brooklyn's pitchers II
times and on 10 occasions has
failed to lift the ball beyond the
infield. His lone hit was a weak
roller down the third base line.
He has struck out four times,
popped up four times, grounded
out once and flied out once.
Joe Still Woefully Weak.
Joe returned to the Yankees
Lineup for the final two games of
the season after 2 seige of virus
pneumonia. His help in those
Instances was more inspirational
than artistic and Di Maggie
clearly revealed his weakness
when he voluntarily left the pen
nant-clinching game in the ninth
Inning.
It wasn't like Joe to quit in a
tight spot, but he did the sensible
thing, deserting his position to
allow more healthy player to
perform. He was whipped and
dizzy and indications are that
he'll be no hero in the current
classic.
He may snap out Of it and
inject a timely blow or two, but
it's understandable if he doesn't.
After all. he was missing from
the Yankees batting order for
two weeks. had scant opportunity
Ito sharpen his eye upon his return
and still is woefully weak.
With their cleanup hitter vir-
tually struggling along on one
lcylinder, the Yankees neverthe-
less have applied the pressure,
Yesterday. before a crowd of
32,788. it was chunky Johnny
Mize who supplied the big blow
lof the contest to Offset three
Brooklyn home runs-two OF
(which were delivered in the ninth
inning.
Mize Breaks Deadlock.
The Yankees and Dodgers were
locked, Ii, entering the ninth.
thew York had used one of its
two hits off Ralph Branca to
fashion q run in the third inning
when Cliff Mapes walked
scampered to third on Tommy
Byrne's single and scored after
Phil Rizzuto flied to Rightflelder
Carl Furillo.
Peewee Reese tied the score
with the first hit off Byrne lead
ing of in the fourth inning. He
waited a home run into the left
field stands and touched of an
uprising which prompted Byrne's
removal, but led to no more
Brooklyn runs.
The Dodgers suddenly were
stopped because in came Joe Page
to hold 'em hitless for four in
nings. Pages proficiency was
being matched by Branca, who
retired IA batters in order before
walking Yogi Berra with one out
in the ninth.
That was costly. for with two
out Bobby Brown singled and
Gene Woodiing walked to fill the
bases. Up stepped Johnny Mize,
the refugee from the New York
Giants. to blast long single of
the rightf1eld screen. That smash
scored Berra and Brown, shifted
Woodling to third and put Branca
out Of action. Gerry Coleman
then greeted Jack Banta, reliev-
ing pitcher, with a single to center
which fetched Woodling across
with what developed to be the
!, winning run.
|, Page Cools Of Dodgers.
Held by three hits by Byrne and
Page in the first eight innings, the
Dodgers got tough with one out
in the ninth. Luis Olmo rammed
a home run into the leftf1eld
stands, and with two out, ROY
Campanella duplicated the drive
Then the score was 4-3 and hit
ting home runs appeared to be
routine procedure. BROOKLYN,
rabid supporters were screamina
J for another to tie the score wher
Pinch-hitter Bruce Edwards was
tossed into the game, but Page
calmly fired q third strike past
him to preserve the triumph fol
, the Yankees.
j BRIEFLY: It was. believed te
be the first time in series history
that a team had swatted three
home runs. yet lost. %. It marked
the third straight time in as many
games that contests had been de-
cided by one run and for the thiro
consecutive day neither club made
more than seven hits. 80. The
Yankees had made 16 hits in
three games. with the Dodgers
getting only "A.
The Yankees wouldn't have
scored in the third inning If Cam
PAMELA had chung to a foul tip of
Mapes' bat on a 80 pitch.
Mapes then walked and late,
scored. =. His base on balls was
the first yielded by Brooklyn
fpitching in Il innings.