Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-09-25

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train pulled out and for few minutes there - n
wasn't much talking. But then Red Patter- I'D
son, their road secretary running down S@S.S
the aiseS of the two private waving &S@&
telegram Francis s'ann'
TITS way Patterson shouted hoarsey.
Detroit to at the end of sixth. Wertz hit threerun
homer The telegram from Dave RoSen wire chief
Boston.
The effect was eectrifying First there was roar
establishment and then the Yankees began to grin at each
other say without hexing themselves by using words
We'll that's it, That's the pennant for us"
AT NEW HAVEN there was larger crowd on the platform
people learn which train which their
mystery9 There and waving hands
handkerches and holding small children to into the
train
time the telegram delivered promptly
Detroit g. Cleveland l. Final" broad grin flashed
Casey Stenges craggy and stuck there pated
wife Ednas hand Joe DMaggio, also sitting in the diner
seemed both embarrassed and pleased by the tekd
against his window He waved and hr squeas could
be family heard.
And then the train rolled again and the Yankees happy
with 22game lead talked shop 1t hard for them to
realize that Cleveland had blown three in and they
specuated what kind of train trip the Indians
having at that moment moving onward to Chicago
do suppose of them said that Hank Greenberg
hanging by the neck with his own belt in the wash room
SOME THE OLDER players, like DiAaggio,
excited Wrst happened Cleveland shows how things
can go game Joe saying happen to US
We've got games left We could lose all of them
But by the faint smile his face was evident DMaggio
didn't consider it likely.
"Jitters" fatty pronounced baseball writer. Those
Indians have triple distilled filters"
We'll" DNlaggio said, look at it from this viewpoint
they've numbering the Tigers Sixteen out of
IT, There's law OF averages Also Detroit can De very tough
when Trucks, Hutchinson and Trout are pitching"
the same" persisted the travelling with the
Yankees, good ball clubs don't blow three in row.
DIMAGGIo SHRUGGED The odds all against three
straight for Detroit because Cleveland
without weaknesses but because their losing pitchers
Teller Lemon and right at the top At least
figured to win game
toughest another reporter Feler
Lemon Garcia?"
wynn" Joe replied Early Wynn"
"You it?" the reporter demanded
Certainly it," DNlag said. The guys 20
games himself hasn't he? he lost tough We
beat him few times2 to to and forth He invariably
pitches good game.
But guy like Garcia blow you down, can't hep"
The newspaperman going down hard.
said but Garcia won't have his stuff nearly
time Wynn will He's lot better pitcher than he
at Washington"
STENCIL WASN'T READY to take any bows, either. He
specializing the pitcher the White would throw
against Cleveland Tuesday (tonight in their final game of
the
Why don't you call The Edtor?" Chicago writer sug-
gested jokngy He'll be glad to tell Casey He
let you name the guy"
Yeah that Editor" Casey scofed He'd like to help me
I'll bet"
The Editor is stengels pet for Paul Richards,
spoken of the White Sox 1t stems Richards
oseason experience sports editor of his Waxahach Tex
paper Earlier in the recalled stenge
Richards had violent the timing rainorm
which washed out Chicago victory.
1T like Judson for the the Chicago newspaper
said Il wired for The Editors pitcher before left
Boston"
We'll that's all right Sengel said "As for The Editor
he amt bad guy No kidding he amt He just talks too
much is all"
FINALLY THE TRAIN pulled into the Street Station
in New York and most of the Yankees got because it's
their homes than Station Stengel
seemed surprised and little disappointed but nothing
rghtly-there'd
at Grand Central.
The 125th Street Station is an "L" 1t made history few
years ago when Leo Durocher bringing back winner
Dodgers train bypass the stop all the
way downtown
Larry MacPhai Durochers boss and he'd planned
celebration MacPha and various dgnaries board
the train at 125th Street and in triumph along with
Central When the train failed to STOP
MacPhan fired Durocher the spot
Next day he re-hred him. There such rhubarb
this time Sengel Daggio and few other Yankees with
downtown addresses watched the others get off at 2h Street
and enough, there crowd at Grand
Central hang them the pennant already had been
and when the Yankees wn it'll be their 18th flag. But
Workers too aded to accord the noisy
sweaty reception.
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