Evening star., 1953-10-05

sort of a rival Francis stann
The hottest sort of rival is what he's got, however
meaning Junior) Gillian, SWitch-hlttng rookie who
Nashville Tenn slightly less than rs years ago
He giving Martin all the competition the compact little
Yankee wants to in his (Giams first World Series
Matter of fact Junior the only rookie playing regularly on
either side.
NOTHING EXTENSIVE in the way of long-dstance
hitting expected either Martin Gillian in this
Series power boys Bys club Berra and Mantle
plus the ancient pinchhitter Mize The Dodgers with
the muscle market were Snlder, CampaneHa
Hodges Robinson.
When Bucky Harris was asked which club he liked
this the eve Of the sereshe picked the Yankees
This probably the club he most like to see lose after the
shabby treatment he had received but Bucky thoroughly
honest guy and he said:
"At least half of the games are going to be played in
Yankee Stadium goes seven they'll play four times in
park the rghtfed barrier is short The Dodgers
only snider drawing bead that wall The Yankees
will Woodling, Collins Berra, Mantle-When he bats
Northumberland Mize, when and If they need him.
In other words it's snider against four Yankee regulars
because Gillian doesn't figure to hit home runs-not that
is unless he's fortunate enough to pull ball just right
JUNIOR HAD TWO HoMERs to show after five games.
Batting he put in the seats at Yankee Sta
opening day off Allie Reynolds Yesterday batting
rghthande he whacked off Bob Kuzava in the Dodgers
1l-to-7 defeat.
parayed S hits into 40 bases Translated it means
homer triples three doubles and nine singles by the
two second basemen.
The Martn-Glliam thing merely sidelight. AS the
Dodgers Yankee Stadium today for the sixth
game, needing two wins in to win their first World
the important question (which pitching staff is
suffering
If the resident genius Brooklyn Charles Dressen
the have two pitchers warming before
at least joined select twosome of manager
managers He warmed up young Johnny Podres just
front the boxseat customers and Russ Meyer
in the bulpen One of putting it, Podres for the
$7to-$O Meyer for the So customers Both proved
money cheap before the debace two
other Brooklyn pitchers Ben Wade and Joe Black took turns
the mound.
WHEN BLACK TOOK OVER in the Yankees last inning
the crowd which had morosely SILENT set up loud
general it in the form of question: who's
year ago. the No boy-rooke of the
the Series of Reynolds This time the
crowd of 36775 wondered.
1t may may not be interesting to know that the
public address system the crowd figure of 675 identical
to Saturdays
81 have been covering the Dodgers for 80 years."
Brooklyn writer remarked this the only time
have seen consistency its ugly head"
there another consistency in Brooklyn before
ended That the the Yankee htter greeted each
Dodger pitcher Take Podres for instance Gene Woodng
opened the ball game with swat into the centeed seats
In the third Meyer relieved and his first pitch was belted
out of the park Mickey Manewth the bases loaded In
the SIXTH Wade treated gently His first batter Joe
Collins got only double although and
probably the best-hit ball of the day.
IN THE NINTH, BLACK seemingly demonstrated that he
better least three other Dodger throwerPodres
Meyer Wade-by tanning his first batting opponent
Martin, But then Gil McDougald maued pitch into
the seats for homer andwe that the kind of ball
game it turned out to be.
1t untidy affair with lots bad pitching,
lots good hitting indnitum the over,
three change Dodgers them
selves back in dressing that features outSized
schooroom blackboard On it had been leered carefully
in chalk:
winners share-$9O O7382 Losers share-$6O4923"
to the right of the $9O7392 figure somebody pre-
sumaby Dodger had appended in light block letters ooh,
my God Four wins. Bear down."