Evening star., 1952-10-02


turned out the Dodgers had no great need for luck
Instead of being lucky they Perhaps they played
little better than normal perhaps not But at any
rate the factors involved in beating the Yankees to
OF their manufacture.
WHERE THE WORLD CHAMPIONS made mistakes Brook
yn didn't. The Dodgers out-homered outfelded
pitched the Yankees And Brooklyn
the first time had opening in World Series
Now was after the in the Dodgers clubhouse and
the mob around Dresser larger than had been
and 80 minutes earlier. Reporters stumbled other
the heroes they emerged from showers The
more imaginative photographers climbing top of
lockers to shoot down pedestrian photographers taking
shots on the same ground level their subjects
Dresser saying and eyes, Erskine in the
second game and then Roe" He seemed subdued mood
for him. Veteran writer's were prepared for
Charles in this role After ALL he had taken big gamble He
had opened the World Series not only with rookie but with
his best relief pitcher WELL This time he had
right to crow, but didn't.
DRESSER IS GAMBLER, If nothing He exposing
himself to lot of guessing starting
beaten Dressen critics. who might be called legion would
had field day. been manager using up
the best relief pitcher of the to play hunh Indeed
the same whose club blew 13game August lead
to the Giants last year.
But Black delivered for the little master His sx-htter
just little tidier than Allie Reynolds pitching job
Winning Pitcher Black getting the full press treatment
He big ceancut fellow who letters in four sports
at Morgan State Teachers College in Baltimore He is %
old and this his first in the majors and
recently as last spring he had no minor league record Of
distinction.
The rush Black photography
mainly tributes to his excellence Of the afternoon apart
all historical import Few realized that only
first Brooklyn pitcher to win opener but that he
the first Negro World game realized
that he the first confirmed relief pitcher start
and win opener Few realized that in baseball history
only three other rockies rgame pitching choices and
that Black had become only the second to win.
Back in 1909 rookie named Babe Adams of Pittsburgh
beat Detroit in the and went to win three games
that SERIES In 1881 Paul Dernger tried for the Cards and
blasted early 1949 Newcombe
Dodgers and loS 10, to the Yankees in 10 innings.
WATCHING BLACK from the corner of his eye Dresser
his head in disbelief said Bring
up all the pitchers we've got in the farm system Young,
old, medium Black liked him from the start
but report said he had bad control Control? He's
threading needles all season. What did he give up today?
Two bases balls Well, all rght-that's what
The turning point? I'd it was McDougad trying to
Pafkos in the fifth inning He walks and Martin
singles and we're in trouble except that McDougad tries to
make third base and gets thrown out Instead two Yankees
on base and nobody out Joe got out and second
So he gets home free"
The photographers demanded poses from Black,
bgng sort and Catcher Roy Campanea yelled to the rockies
1T wasn't like this with the Elites, it, Joe?"
Joe and Roy had been battery mates ago with the
Baltimore Elite Giants of the Negro National League Perhaps
they good better than But Campanella
indicated there hadn't been the hoopa.
IN THE YANKEE CLUBHOUSE the Dodgers
boudor-there sign of panic Reynolds was grnnng
he'd In the sixth inning Duke Snder homered with
base and that the margin. reporter
referring to Reynolds pitch to snder, asked:
"What it, Alle?"
"a mistake" giby replied the Indian from Oklahoma.
another locker v Noren subbng for the injured Gene
Woong saying There IS better pitchers than Black
the League This hardly novel quote Noren
went 3for-0 taking called third strike to end the
than half century the only pitchers who have been
highly praised by batte those the latter have feasd
"reat stuff" they say, after banging double and home
run off thrower. Don't know how hit him."
Returning to the Brooklyn ugout the hour waned and
the inned Black asked final question reporter
quered Dd you feel at any time that you'd made mistaken"
EYES," answered the player, when batted"
Black went to the plate three tmesstruck out each