Evening star., 1951-10-10
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BY the Associated Press

ny the Assoeiofed Ffets
NEW YORK. Oct. 10.--If the
Yankees win the World Series, 1t
would be only fair that they vote
a full share of the swag to the
weatherman.
II you wanted to put your fin
ger on the turning point OF this
1851 edition of baseball madness
it probably would fall on Sunday.
October Z. The scoreboard that
day read: Postponed. rain"
There's no doubt about it"
Casey Stengel. Yankee manager,
said today. The rain and that
day of rest was big help to US.
ut fixed it up so we could pitch
Allie Reynolds Monday instead
of having to 60 with one of our
other fellows. But mainly it was
a help to Rizzuto. Phil was in
bad shape Sunday-knots on both
wrists and a bruise on his chest.
But he was okay Monday. He's
been getting important hits and
making beautiful plays for us
ever SINCE"
Stengel says Gil McDougald is
"the lousiest- looking ball player
in the world, but he's splendid.
"He doesn't look like a ball
player at the plate. in the field or
on the bases, but he produces
everywhere.
McDougald's grand-slam home
run yesterday was the key blow
in the Yankees 1871 defeat of the
Giants.
Everything he does looks
wrong, but it comes out right, !"
Stengel added. HE bats funny,
but he hits like heck. He's got a
peculiar way of throwing. but his
arm is strong and accurate. He
runs like a PAGER. but he is fast
and knows how to run the bases.
He's only a rookie, but he's done
as much for me as any of my
veterans"
Oddly enough, his grand slam
homer did not give Gil his biggest
thrill in baseball.
II got more of a kick out of the
first one," he said. That was
against the Browns in st. Louis.
knew I hit the ball good today
was trying to pull it to leftfield-
but I didn't realize it was homer
until I was on my way to second
base. I looked up and I saw that
Irwin wasn't going to catch the
ball. Then I knew it was in the
seats"
1t was on May that he got his
first jackpot blow in st. Louis.
That was in the ninth inning
when the Yankees set an Ameri-
can League record by scoring II
runs. McDougald drove in six of
them to tie a league mark. He
tripled with two on before hitting
his loaded clout.
Somebody asked McDougald
whether he was nervous playing
In World Series in his first year
in the big leagues.
Heck, no." he replied. "I was
O little nervous in the first game.
But that wore off.
"You know" he added. "I've
been swinging at those left-f1eld
seats ever since we landed in
the Polo Grounds. They're tougher
to reach than it looks.
"You see, had to hit one. My
ma and pa we're in the stands
and only yesterday dad asked me.
When are you going to hit me
one. boy?'"
Connie Mack, BE-. and straight
as a poker, has been one of the
most enthusiastic of World Series
spectators.
"As an American Lacquer I
favor the Yankees but I am i'm
pressed by the speed and scrap
of this Giant club" the octo-
genarian said yesterday.
Reminds me a lot of the team
I had in 1910. My Stanky was a
fellow named Eddie Collins"
Sports Writer Tom Meany is
stationed in the press box beside
three gentlemen from Tokyo who
are transcribing the series games
in japanese for home con-
When Phil Rizzuto hit his
hump-backed home run in the
fourth inning, Meany whispered
to a companion:
"This is the moment I've been
waiting for. I want to hear those
fellows describe a Chinese home
run"
1l6 Sllu1CSC IlOt1lC 0ll 40 AAOW
a popular part of the baseball
language, but nobody seems te
know how the expression origi-
mated.
One expert said a Chinese home
run is lone long hop" But Others
declare it's cheap or phony blow
hit into the wrong field or off the
end of the bat-cheap like Chi
nese currency. 80
DR.. Bobby Brown, who operates
on opposing pitchers during th'
summer and patients the rest O
the time, is back in a familia
role-the Yankees leading serie
hitter. He batted 1000 in 1874
(three ABS, 500 in 1949 and 49,
in 1850. He's hitting 1857 through
the first five games of the curren
series. z--
Starts TOMORROW
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