Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-05
WIN, LOSE OR
DNAV By FRANCIS sTANN
Lo, the Jackpot
beat. AP Wirephoto.
sy FRANCIS sTANN

Lo, the Jackpot
NEW york. OCT. 5-Tnis was the moment all Of Brook
lyn and perhaps Of the world awaited meaning
Dodger victory World Series For 50 years and
previous Series tears cups drained In despair
first the Red sox and then the Indians and finally the
hated Yankees tive times YETI whomped the Dodgers
owey had broken the barrier pierced the iron curtain
the and the photographers were allowed TO
pecee the players into the dressing room and study and
image the faces OF the Dodgers they sweay cattered Oh
the field and the runway and finally achieved the common
boudcir.
the senators finally pennant and their only world
championship historians day seemed to think the twin
celebrations topped anything they'd witnessed But that
was Westinghouse first shot at the jackpot and this was
BrookHns eighth You can get complex after falling down
seven times In q row.
People ike people who overcome completes Most Of
feel underogs anyway and the underdog Dodgers
finally had prevailed the Yankees and the public BY and
large, was happy.
THEY JUST ABOUT tore Johnny Podres apart-the
Dodgers that is They pummeled him and ripped his uniform
and threw his cap There never was happier victim
than the winning pitcher.
Roy CampaneIa walked quietly to his locker stripped
10 the waist and suddenly became oluble-for Roy.
twenty years I'VE been ID this racket" ROY exploded
Ever thing from stands to this World Series stun
Now. gotta quitwhich amt saying I'm don-Id quit
happy We won It and from behind 70 win 1T too.
and don't forget to mention IT"
As he unrobed. campy studied his left-and catching
hand.
"Iook at this big piece Of meat" he said extending paw
that swollen about three times the size Of the normal
mans hand II don't sponge In my mitt today he
said, proudly
"why didn't you, Royq" asked one
"Can get Of the ball with sponge you get with
out campy said gnning Go to bat catch against
blank stadium"
ONE THING rs almost certain, ana that is that
Campanela win be Yankee He hates what he calls
"a big pile Of concrete" As he was unstrppng Roy
amplihed
account them air currents There's shadows all the time too
There amt nothing good say about Yankee Stadium
Butit your double in the fourth inning that led TO
the winning rum" he was reminded That's all Johnny
Podres needed-one run"
Cant help that, boy" campy persisted "Its stnl
lousy ball park and like In Brookynwhch every
body knocks-nuch better" !.
Roy got down to nothing looking hopefully toward the
shower section.
'"rheres one good thing about Yankee Stadium" he
admitted. THE seating capacity
# IN WALT ALSToN'S little room there was at FIRST
great rong There guys with pencils and paper all
right but in the main clubhouse taking down the
aeathless words Of Podres and other heroic figures.
Aston looked like tired man. although at the time
p iubilant He Is quiet person. normaly--an Ohio
school teacher ac-but there been times when his
temper has dared at both pr and players Now might
say he was only senli-contained
Walt sat in hard, mahogany chair in a. corner, q
captains chair with the back against the WALL he
mented, 80 nobody can knife me from behind
"About the game today !. !. about the Series Gee,
fellows It's hard to say anything But I'm not going
to wait for questions Just want to that I'm happy and
AL those people who stuck by all during the time it
was written and said we we're choke-up outfit are
happy, too"
3 48. eBs5 III. Eli
THE ONLY GUY who possibly could have squeezed into
the little at this point what with reporters and photo
graphers finished with Podres and Duke Snder, Casey
stenge Old No 81 who never had lost Of these ouss
wriggled his way TO the. forefront and said:
'Wen want TO congratulate you, Aston I'd been here
sooner except guys in the other clubhouse wanted
picture. Why don't know"
Casey studied the big Dodger manager and then said
'You did great Job, son, and 50 did your boy"
With that remark stenge stalked away, headed for his
own clubhouse
@What did Casey mean?" asked reporter Of Aston.
"What did he mean by your boy"
walt, who does 1t no other way grinned bleakly
II guess he meant Podres" he said. II don't know Casey
well as most Of you fellows"
acouid he have meant Duke snider or Campanella2"
asked an interviewer
@He might" Aston conceded. Anyway, he can't be
smuch wrong, can he?"
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