Evening star., 1951-10-04

games back, although in last place The Franc" sann
Giants farther behind But-he on to
win the World Series Can the Giants same thing?
Form indicates the Giants don't figure. They should be
exhausted emotonay and physically Their pitchers
age and Jansen pitched yesterdays unforgettabe
victory In the only two-out-ofthree playo in penant
history Jim Hearn No. on the staff warmed up furousy
In addition, Durochers regular rght-elder Don Mueller
hurt and will part Series AS the Series
opens the Giants have only flight pitcher Koso
to throw at Allie Reynolds and the Yankees
lers place, Hank Thompson good defensive only
.255 hitter.
out the window The Giants everything all other
teams Of destiny" have done in pennan ALL plus
They have ouhelders playing the ned 2oyearo Negro
kid IN centereld and whale of pitching pearheaded
by an ex-Mexican League jumper MagHe and Cardinal
throwaway Hearn).
Up to this point they've done everything Boston
acle men OF 1914 did, and Now remains to be
If they beat the Yankees for the entire pot they do
you forget believe billing Stalngs Braves
If he wins another ball game Bobby Thomsons
In history is assured He's the guy-be baseball player
bred GLASGOW, Scotlandwho shed pair of goat horns
that unforettabe ninth inning yesterday
homer of Ralph Branca, who relieved Newcombe two
pitches too
No need to into details looked as whipped
the Dodgers had last Sunday Philadelphia when they
traied by 1-s and 5s in final they had to win Then
two singles out and double by Whitley Lockman and
Newcombe and enter Branca.
THOMSON Is TALL 185-pounder who probably is the
aSteSt ana OeSt uKeo OF all tne Giants He played IN only 20
professional games-all with Rocky Mount C-before he
went into the service in 1943 He 1946 joined
Jersey City and called up the outhelde
Durocher put him third base this season. time
the Giants weren't going well. The kid, Willie Mays,
brought play center Lockman ex-outeder
put first base and here the Giants began to move
But this is yesterday Thomson singled the first time at
bat and playing heads down baseball he tried to stretch
double while Lockman occupying the
ball OF the type that's associated with Brooklyn but Thomson
OF the Giants the goat and he helped
of trouble
He doubled the next time up nothing happened On
his third trip he scored Monte from long
n.y. tying the at H. but nobody thinking highly of
Bobby the Scot in the eighth when the Dodgers jumped
Mage to increase their lead to Al Brookyns
were smashes past Thomson who suffering comparison
because his counterpart Billy turning similar
drives into outs and even double plays all day.
GOAT. THAT'S WHAT Bobby when all the world
looked black for the Giants The fans forgot that his homer
with runner on base had the first payof
Field They forgot his single his double long y They
only remembered his rock running bindly teamate
and his failure to with couple of the
Dodgers had been mailing.
So there he the NINTH on the spot for
the umpteenth time Two out and fresh pitcher
Branca coming into the called strike Then-boom
line drive home run that left Nation limp.
So today they starting World Series The Yankees
versus the Giants It's their first meeting since
rivalry so rich in history that would be required Jog
memories But this presumably the whole Nation
still talking of Bobby Thomson Glasgow and Staten
Island
He had to win game almost beyong recall . . to deliver
as few diamond heroes have done Just dues
heroes OF this stretch run Maglie Robinson Thom-
son is No in any final analysis
Look 1t up The Giants scored eight the play
on games Thomson drove home all except two of them