Evening star., 1951-10-03

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pitcher, which what he yesterday when FRANCIS snn
he shut out the Giants ended their winning streak
and gave the Dodgers another e" in the National League
playof But the point is Labne doesn't have any
to be remembered
The young man not only let but TWO managers off
the hook Manager No Chuck Dresser of the Dodgers
whose scalp be wanted by half the press
New York And of course Manager No Leo Durocher
of the Giants
Labine brought up from ST. Paul last July o. No
sensation in the minors, Glen, who halls from Lincoln L.
hot stuff with Brooklyn. He shutout He two
allowing only run in EACH He fourth
giving up two
Dresser denoted Glen the bull pen For old horse player
like this scarcely P standard operating pro-
cedure Horses occasionally have odays for
another such dskng the track the odds the rider
and follows that human beings who almost ine
gent must have off days, too.
But Labne went to the pen to become almost for
gotten and here the Dodgers, blowing oncefat lead
Friday when Giants finally nailed them. The
two clubs all tied Sunday and Dressen pleading shortage
pitchers started Preacher Roe with two of
Roe had nothing and belted out. Six pitchers
called by Dresser, including his No man. Don New
cobe The Dodgers finally in the 14h inning to win
the right to two-out- -of-three playof.
DREsSEN is NOT exactly popular character Greater
New York. portion the baseball press has been working
him pretty thoroughly When the Dodgers play
off in Brooklyn the press wondered Dresser long
for his job.
afterthough it seemed Like remembering anniversary
at the 18th hour. And the pitched the Dodgers right
back into contention with his hit 10to-0
Labne in tough spot. The Giants had
straight from the Dodgers the Polo Grounds They'd
eight and 38 of their last As They
club in baseba-perhaps baseball history But the kid
who'd been big winner in the bushes did job
Labine didn't hurt Durocher, either. by winning with
shutout Leo was holding all the cards All he needed
victory. But gambler Little gambling
wheels in his head He probably thinking after Jim
Hearn had the first playof:
We're hot and the Dodgers down. If pitch
like Sheldon Jones and I'll be great shape for the
Yankees. Maglle, Jansen, Hearn and Mague again.
SO LEO STARTED Jones' who those pitchers you
pick most anywhere Brooklyn him up for
two the first the result single by Peewee Reese
and frstpitch homer by Jackie Robinson Dodgers
got rid of Jones in the third and against George
Spencer and AL Corwin the rest of the way.
After the Giants victory in Brooklyn in the payof
game Durocher hedged about his next days pitcher 1t
Maglie jones' he said statement which brought widely
printed retort from Dresser follows
Jones? I'm betting it'll be Magie"
But when became official yeserday-Jones the pitcher
stood in front of the Brooklyn pen defended
his archrval and exboss Durocher I'm his Shoes" Chuck
declared rd pitch Jones and Mag either third
game for the World Series opener"
bucking lot of people philosophy is to win
the of the moment and let tomorrow itself
But Durocher that He wasn't only fighting for the
National League pennant; he thinking of winning
World Seres too
STARTING A PITCHER like Jones, instead of Magle
Durocher left wide open and that's
how this kid Labine relieved lot of Labne
shut out the Giants AS good he u.s. Mage hardly could
have done better than to hold the Dodgers the
Giants had scored two runs instead of playing
the Heurich Brewers bad afternoon, critics
poured it on Durocher for not playing his trump
So today they were to go at again in the showdown that
financially to the players than winning losing
the World Series And still the odds Giants
because they had Mage and behind him. Larry Jansen
Dodgers going with Newcombe but with little behind
him. Roe needing the rest he hasn't been getting
If prediction is in ORDER it won't make great deal
difference which club becomes National League champion
the Yankees although of their poorest title teams
will beat either in the World Series the Dodgers
ut take the Yankees five games Giants win may
take six games But the Yankees as usual
will
Now, how far neck be stuck out?
~Ha NAEs