Evening star., 1951-10-11

Thanks to the extra day of rest, Casey
stenge able forget San and pitch Reynolds again. Allie
he wasn't good because he eight hits and four
walks-the equivalent almost of 12htter But MagEe
He'd lost his edge And had the rest of the Giants
WHAT GIVES certain credence to the theory that Sun
hurt the Giants chances that relief perform
by Sain yesterdays cncher He worked two innings
after the Giants drove Rasch out for the second time Johnny
gave up four hthree successionand two bases balls
He had soft touch" written all over him.
if San had started last Sunday, showing more
that did when finally into the Series? Isn't it
reasonable the Giants might have beaten him. despite
Magies inefectiveness?
had this one, it would have given them
81 lead games instead of standof The Giants-he
supposedly need of re-needed far less than the
Yankees They had the edge in pitching On paper at least
And they going on momentum.
AS 1T TURNED out Reynolds beat Maglie. Lopat with
sufficient again Tuesday to send the Yankees ahead
3d. in And yesterday with details too fresh in mind to
bear much repetition the Yankees sewed it up behind the
soppest kind of pitching
It's difficult to recall the last team in World Series to
by to after making II hits and getting bases
balls But that's what Leo Durochers time miracle
men" did And here again. place to look for where the
battle lost.
Dave Koslo the No. or pitcher for the Giants was
pitching Rasch by clear margin ALI the Yankees got of him
five hits his innings Koso had control too True
he walked four but twice he did Intentionally Actually
Johnny ize also walked Intentionally when he to
bat in the sixth.
the setting the Yankees sixth.
Gerry Coleman singled moved
up when Righthelder Hank Thompson umbed DMaggio
walked purposey Then wild pitch moving Berra
and DiMag The next man. McDougald, went out Now it
was Mize batting.
DURoCHER CAME OUT to talk to Koslo. Almost If you
could hear him above 6171 voices he sad Don't give this
fellow anything he hit If he waks-Okay If he swings
at sucker pitch-how sweet it'll bel"
MiZe didn't swing at of Koslos sucker pitches and so
the bases filled This brought up Hank Bauer The
Giants weren't too worried about Bauer He'd had dismal
series But then the exMarne hit 80 pitch 400 feet for
triple and everybody else scored to make it Al.
STILL the Giants should have There wasn't inning
when at least Giant wasn't base They let RaSch of
the hook time after time They let San off the hook too
With the bases loaded in the ninth inning and nobody
they had the of S base hits and only
At this point, Bob Kuzava relieved sain And it's to be
fooled fewer hitters and yet retired the side.
KUzAvAs FIRST PITCH to Monte Irwin, who hit it
country mile to left field home in the Polo Grounds,
Fenway Park etc. but here it long scored
and everybody up Then Bobby hit
other country mile second scored there
runner Whitey Lockman) second base with two out
Duroche the dandy little manager belaedly introduced
new figure. A catcher named Sal WARS only the
Giants roster who hadn't appeared although hit BIT during
the and lot of people wondered why SAL not Rafael
Noble didn't bat when the bases loaded the eighth
WARS seemed anxious to be hero hurry He hit the
first pitch by Kuzava Like the Others the fat
his bat the ball. He drove sinking liner right field
looked like suere tie ball game until the acrobatc Bauer
made skidding catch.
And If it hadn't rained last Sunday-wel, knows? They
nnioh have heen the etterc all The