Evening star., 1952-10-08


worst series of all time Gil is the only regular history
hitess in sevengame SET He 0for21 tying record
for fuity that had ben shared by Billy Sullivan
Sox 906 and John Murray of the Giants 91 Those marks
Is and Al years DID, respectively made in SERIES
IT'S POSSIBLE THAT M1zE saved Joe Collins from becom-
ing of this SERIES along with Hodges Collins
the regular first baseman for the Yankees went
0or1 the first three games Casey Senge suspected
Joe asset at the plate He used pitcher Johnny Sai
to bat for Collins in the in which Mze
hitter homered That convinced
Ing first baseman Big Jawn
So whereas Mize able three homers
and drive home half dozen four games Hodges
giving the Dodgers little of the help expected from bat
ter who sacked 80 homes and drove home 1O2 the
regular
In the rotous Yankee dressing the game
era Manager George Weiss beamed when faceousy
sald Congratulations George finding that good young
derstudy to Collins"
Weiss replied WELL we didn't keep him on the club as
decoration"
The Yankees had Mze and the Dodgers had Nelson Here
perhaps the real why the Yankees their fourth
straight World Series
YOUNG MANTLE IN CENTERF1E1D had the toughest
competition He the opposite number Of Snider easily
the standou OF the Dodgers There time when Branch
Rckey boss of Brooklyn stated that wouldn't Snder
for player in the National League including Stan Mua
"His possibilities unlimited" Rckey maintained.
snider making Hickey good this SERIES He
broke tied five batted 345 brilliantly But
he met his match in Mantle who matched Dukes 45
The kid had the Dodgers dumbfounded Fresco Thompson
Brooklyn vice president called him the only Ty Cobb since
Ty Cobb After yesterdays familiar figure Rogers
there's going be another hitter said
been called the greatest ghthanded batter of all tme
Mantle. He's got all the tools"
few yards away AL Schacht bubbng over the
subject of Mantle his time Schacht has of ball
players "Th kids going to be better than DMaggo said
"He might better than anybody He can hit home run and
he drag throws good young
Daggo runs faster than anybody and bat either
side of the plate"
IN THE YANKEE CLUBHOUSE there was chaos. One got
the impression that the
Photographers dahng flash bulbs the
players their to the showers walking broken
glass stenge dsheveed talking and saying Mze he's
like Babe Ruth life Mantle WE'LL what
you say? That other guy Bob Kuzava) gave Job That
fellow in efted Gene Wooding) he don't always throw to
the right places but how many hit any better?
81 overextended pitchers. Imagine Lopat Reynolds
Rasc in the game They don't have do this under
my management They might ruin their But they do it,
anyway, to win this last game"
cops at the dressing admit only
credentials yellow badges
fellow Brooklyn uniform got past the police without
badge. Black the Dodger rookie pitcher
is known he the only Brooklyn player personally
visit the Yankees
YOGI BERRAS LOCKER was nearest the door and Black
walked stuck hand Mice going Yogi said
And best of luck next gpped his Black
Yankee another to congratulations
It nice touch.
Black like Reynolds and Raschi simply didn't have it.
They'd been worked too often Bob Kuzava who saved the
looked like Lefty Grove The other pitchers including
Preacher Erskne like beanbag throwers
plenty yesterday hadn't pitched
since September 2 when he faced the Athletics for three
innings
clicking his heels In Dressens office the little
saying They had too pitchers Reynolds Rasch and
Lopa We noed But must have been pretty tough
to have Casey his big three"
the elderly Brooklyn COACH Jake Piter summed
1t in bitter fashion. THAT so-and-so Stenge he gped
Everything into oil WELL" this respect
he's right winning in row.
all Casey had going for him oil wells becoming mil
ionaire, no less.