Evening star., 1951-10-06


tough Indeed tougher He's 9forO the boys put it,
and Mays likewise hasn't scored helped anybody else
This is his first World Series matter year
in the majors And just clearly DNaggos slip
showing has Wllie's lack of experience
It's ironc is it not? One too old and the other is
too But since they play opposite it's helped to make
the World Series even-stephen affair up this point
EVERY INDICATION is that Casey stenge and Leo Duro-
cher who master this production going
the line with their respective problem guys stenge
is caloused by now to questions about DiMaggio. $t
Last the old Yankee Clipper fell off such
tent that Stenge tried him at game
make for better" hitter the outfeld Later he
benched DMag for few days to rest him up Casey put it.
But in the stretch drive the World Series against
Phes Dag center field and batting cleanup
This has been DiMaggos all time
occasions during the American League campaign rival
Intentionally walked batter in order to pitch DMag The
pitchers suddenly learned that they could blow
by joe They discovered their glee Dags
not what to be- He suddenly
play gamble Joe ruined possible big first inning yesterday
incidentally by hitting into double play after the
across and two base with nobody out)
Stengel stuck by his fading throughout season
Il know he isn't hitting, Casey has been telling
all summer but who else going put
OF you fellows keep asking me why bat him cleanup All
right, I'll tell you
q dropped DDlaggio in the batting order couple of
times tried catcher yogi Berra) the spot
didn't hit lick In fact he hasn't hit since the first day put
him there What's Yogi doesn't like cleanup
$50 what am dobat cleanup myself? defy any,
body to show another hitter my except DMaggo
Whos qualhed to bat No a. The kid (G McDougadl my
best percentage hitter He's the only got
would call him cleanup batter? No. you couldn't I'll
answer that for you"
DUROCHER-AND THIS is THE "new" Durocher of the
moment who's protecting his ball players taking
the blame himSefhas been defending Mays with the
ferocity of tgress with cub Mays down pretty
badly in the crucial playof with the Dodgers
Willie almost wept each day in the clubhouse.
Don't you worry, Willie" Leos telling him. You're
my boy. You .eep making those plays in the outied"
But Mister Leo Mays has been repeating, supposed
to hit, too"
Forget it," Durocher's been saying you'll hit all right
You can't hit every day"
Willie is extremely green playing in World Series
He only graduated from Fairfield (Ala) High School in June
OF 1850 He played at Trenton ago this spring
he assigned to Minneapolis
He sensation Trple-A company batting fabulous
477 The Giants hadn't intended bring up but Willie
going we'll they doing so poorly that he was
called up to the parent club.
Did all right, too after pardonaby uncertain beginning
He began to hit and the Giants began didn't hit
anything like ATT Che didn't bat 300) Willie in
the outfed the Giants caught fire the new miracle
team.
Durocher isn't giving the kid although the Giants
dressing room yesterday obique
Mays that he making when reporter Leo why he
had Willie bunt in the inning after Monte Irwin and
Whitley Locman had opened with singles against Lopat the
dve-hit winning pitcher.
LEO SEEMED TO RESENT the query first possibly in
terpretng it as crack at his genius may been
TOO wrong at that The Giants trailing the
hrst and last time they seemed to have Lopat ropes
Then Leo melted. He adroity took himself the hook
and Mays with him. when he replied:
Look, I've got 20-year-old up there That wasn't
ALVIN Dark battlngit was Willie Mays 20yearold
give him the hit sign and he bats into play my
inning shot So told him to bunt would you do"
None of the reporters cared to question but as
they filed out one said Il know thing I'd do were
pitcher I'd shorten my and throw eft-handed"
The man had point, at that The two winning pitchers
so far have been southpaws Day before yesterday
George Bernard Koslowk better Dave Koo of the
Giants Yesterday it Edmund Walter Lopaynski the
more familiar Ed Lopat.