The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1955-10-15
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be accepted most sandots of America
The series exposed the Yankees team built
around Mickey Mantle and the Dodgers the built
around Duke Snyder.
Once got the Yankee dressing room
after the second that Mantle was through for
the series. Mr. stensel and his boys
Of whipped dogs who were praying for mercy from
And when knee injury kept Snyder out of the
sixth game. the Dodgers stumbled around Yankee
Stadium though they lad just lost their father.
Most of our sympathy went to the national league
ayers at the series who had through dreang
Dodgers
turning their checks to the front office they watched
lefty Whitley Ford and lefty Tommy Burns turn back the
Buns three times and narrowly miss winning series
between them
You need not wait through the winter yourself
that the Dodgers will plenty souhpaws mound
against them 1856
And nevermore will you rival American League
from New have stolen their last pennant
1t was quite obvious that the uniform fright
ened the Dodgers in those first two games.
Jackie Robinson alone showed complete contempt
for the Yanks in the early contest a he
cesstuY TO inject courage into the veins of his
males.
But they the chummy fences at Ebbets
field and heard the familiar yell Dodger rooters (ho
couldn't tickets for the stadium games by the way it
suddenly dawned them that the superiority
Yanks was honestly and truly confined % uniform
And from then on the mythical wonders from Broadway
Watching SengeI and the Yanks fiddle away two-game
lead makes wonder how this
lshng in the first DIVISION not alone cop the title
All their repued pros failed dismay in the clutch You
could excuse Bauer His bad leg unquesonaby affected
swing.
But the those Dodger pitchers of
9osi serFa must have been an education to rival
American League sitting in the stands.
Only twice in the entire series did
in pulling the ball TO right field. he pulled all
the way for homer On the occasion it was
harmless fly ball not even close 10 the fence.
1t proved that control pitcher keeping them IN
the outside. could make mince meat of Yogi when
ever he up.
Yet, even in the seventh game Manager Aston had still
He still shifted his outfeld toward right against Berra,
result that Sandy Amoros the day by
racing from sharp left center the deep left field
nab fly that Berra hit when swinging late as usual.
1t could be- of course, that Nantes absence caused the
Yahks to lose their zip.
But the Yanks just did look like team that could
dominate their league from on.
They've outstanding pitcher in Whitley
Ford and pretty good stopper Tommy Burnes.
That's all Bob TurleY looked great for the few innings
he worked. But his wildness stretch is we'll
known and he can't be depended for couple
offensive power. most of the Yanks
proved themselves TO be mill against
halt-smart pitchers with control
They're scheduled to this type of pitching and plenty
of it, in 1856.
The Red sox rookie twirlers picking up pitching
save at fast the 1855 season close.
Clevelnd will still have outstanding staff year,
with frebal artists Herbie Score joining the big three of
Chicago already pitching class if Marty Marion
benefits from experience and does not burn them again
in mdseason.
And for Detroit they only need that extra strength
the bull pen the league its back
Even with great pitching the stacked
against Cleveland unless Al Lopez up with some
quick requirements for his old, tired players
Al Rozen, Vic Wertz and the like the on
the way down to the valley below.
Larry Dolby practically carried the shoulders
for the month of September and that's enough.
Detroit. Chicago and Boston all young risky.
will be knawing at the leash when the season
gets underway.
Our Red sox only need alternates Jensen and
zauchin against right handed pitching TO them
sound for the pennant scramble year
And, what we've with millions of others in the
recent series it's hard imagine Yankees can finish
/ in the first division
Unless of course the myth of the Yankee uniforms
tnues to chill the spine American League rivals
But this myth exploded we got a hunch when the
EbbettS Field.