Evening star., 1953-10-01

inning when your Dodgers had the Yankees N
tied at SIS and Johnny Sain staggering aasMM
like skid row wino?" But at the very out M
set of the post-game interview the reporters W 0
appeared interested in breathing little M Z
longer and they hemmed and haWed, @SM
hoping for opening. ~ ~
did you think Hodges had beaten franc" Stann
third base CoxS bunt somebody ASKED
mue appealing for Dresser himself to expand on the sub
ject disappointed.
close" Chuck replied looking and sounding like
man ready to take the gas pipe.
DO YOU think Artie Ar Gore third base umpire)
the caL?"
I don't want to say he missed it," Chuck replied in
small voice I'm not going to cry about decisions IKE te
Yankees did last year.
FROM THE PRESS BOX it close play but Hodges
Dressens judgment not Cores, that
trial. Finally, Will Grmsey of the Associated Press
said:
"Chuck lot of people are going to wonder why you
asked Cox Labne to bunt when had just cob-
bered Sain for three hits in a row"
People are going said "What peope?"
"Well, people
81 wanted bunt" Dresser said a voice lame that
it surprised more than an indignant below of rage
But Campanella, Hodges and Furllo had just raked
hits and tied the score, somebody reminded
"Why p"
voice.
If you were watching Tv SCREEN as esti
that 70 million people doing, undoubtedly
familiar with the situation There nobody out In the
Brooklyn seventh San, relieved Allie Reynolds
trying to get by with trick pitching motions and not
doing too WELL
ROY CAMPANELLA WHO had singled, already had scored
the tying Hodges second and Furlo first
as hits The batter Cox who had doubled of
Reynolds singled off sain In the press box one man
another What would do sacrtlce or go Tor
II would go for the big inning" said other. "The
ined practically the batterS box Any KIND OF
a ground ball or blooper is apt to be hit"
commented third party "but Dresser plays it
the other way. Brooklyn practically all season..
Cox twice tented buntS both pitches studi
ously high Billy effect half way to first base walk
switching signs Dresser gave the bunt signal
again. scooped by Catcher Yogi Berra and
Hodges was forced
This brought up Labine third Brookyns throwers
He also attempted sacrifice failed dsmaly the
Sain finally Gillian to foul out to end the inning
THERE WASN'T MUCH STARCH in the Dodgers there
after Joe Collins the fifth homer of the
game putting the Yankees ahead by 65 and in the eighth
champs wound up with flourish by scoring three runs
driven home by double by Sain, who wouldn't
in the game if
"If you had to play the game over" reporter asked
Dressen would you do anything differently" 1t was
pointed question and accepted as such.
81 don't second guess myself" Chuck murmured L wish
had :"
"Wish you had what?"
dunno" Chuck said abjecty II should have shaved"
He rubbed his hand cheek, rrelevanty.
What you wish?" persisted a reporter.
"Oh dunno I wish Erskine had been right that's ALL
All those hits we got -. and then lose
WHEN YOU ARE MANAGING World Series contender
and blow game you do not get off lightly Dressens inter
inning only time they drew real spark from
mentioned the perfect defense of the
Yankees against sacrifices.
That's how they've been winning pennants he said
They're good at -
hell you mean?" Chuck interrupted. II used
to play third myself If bunter made handle the
ball don't get at third base, do I? Them two
handled by Berra All McDougald, their third
baSeman to the bag and take his throws
perfect defense? That's just bad bunting Two
yards Coxs bunt would have moved up Hodges
and Furilo you bet that Labne wouldn't have hit
for himself I'd have put up pnchhitter What gets
AS 1T DID so OFTEN, DreSsenS voice traled off.
What gets you?" he asked
"Al those base hits for all that distance" he said
Hodges finally hitting. If had his first hit today,
leadof the sixth his last time at bat
we win the hit real good except for Campanea
and Robinson But he StengeD makes five three
hits over one stretch and get licked"
probably will show for the rest of the Series,
come may, because he always has. But losing that
opener might involved incalculabe Intangible dsad
vantages other club in such good position after
spong the four-run lead in the first inning,
knocking their No money pitcher tying up the game
and having reliever in the welknown box Few
if any.
Only thing B Brooklyn forgot to close the lid Sain
after he in the box.