Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-06
WIN, LOSE OR
DRAW By FRANCIS srAnn
Casey Finqers His Pitchers

NEW YORK, OCT 6.-When Casey stengel meets up with
adversely the old CATERS face always so
paer. With his wrinkles the sort of whte-on-
white which is how sengel appeared when he stumbled
into the Yankees clubhouse Brooklyn after that soul
soaring 1873 loss to the Dodgers.
Casey sat shapeessy front of his locker the shabby
little at Ebbets Field bowed his head and those
reporters closest to him had difficulty hearing
who did hear learned this much:
The Yankees "an't done" At least that's what the
stadium" Casey mumbled "Turley is okay 1 didn't
want to use him four-fve innings and pulled him
still got McDermott and got Grim"
TO THE BoUDOIR AUTHORS, this seemed to be base
ball whstlng in the dark Maury McDermott?
exactly games all season, losing six Weeks
months evenMcDermott in Stengel doghouse So
was Bob Tuey about whom Casey also made kind remarks
after yesterdays debacle.
appeared significant that as the Yankees employed
record World Series total of seven pitchers the Messrs
Turley McDermot Nos 6 and T. respectively on
the hit parade and Bob Grim called all Neither
Mikman Jim Turner the pitching coach who is
ineligible
Case" suggested reporter Gil Hodges numbering
your club He's got batted in"
MY fellows amt pitching him right" Stenge replied
softly MY pitchers they got control and then they
have to in there with pitch and that fellow belts it.
Like Duke Snider doing might add and if pitched
to him right too might not be in the trouble
now and at this time"
THEN THE BIG PROBLEM, Case" another interviewer
put In "is pitching"
What else be?" sengel retorted although came
out as II snufled under heavy blanket I'VE get eight
runs don't we? We field pretty good But we don't do
nothing else-meaning pitch good"
do you have any lineup changes in mnd?"
II do, but gotta hold them until get game time
in stadium Casey said He stood up, hopeful the
reporters would take the hint and let him long enough
to shower. Most Of them debut then they converged
poor Collins just from under the faucets
Joe is of the real guys in the business. He
hits for high average but Joe real money player
He plays first base well anybody in the American
League and he also plays the outfeld Senge didn't
him In the Series opener, except pinch-hter, but
yesterday he benched Muscles Skowron favor Collins
Joes first to drive home the games first run,
which seemed important the time and so absurdly
important later What he will be remembered for in the
games wake -innng fielding error that was
responsible for all six of the Brooklyn that created
a 60 tie.
ACCORDING TO THE SLIDE RULE scoring system had
Collins successfully handled ground ball hit by Sandy
AmOros IN the second inning he might have prevented all
that Brooklyn damage II you recall Hodges led against
Don Larsen with single Amoros hit between first and
second and Collins adroit with his glove Snagged the ball
and then lost he started to throw second The result
that both safe Then Larsen and Johnny
kucks and Tommy Byrne tried to get out the side with
Duke Sniders three-run homer tied II up, 66.
Collins seemed a mite confused when much attention
bestowed him. 4 made error he conceded,
mildly, .but letting ia six z
lie didn't let IN those by himself. The Yankee
pitchers helped him Collins admits he goofed the play
Il had the ball in glove Joe saying and Hodges
running TO second base touched the ball with
my hand II have squrcd Of the mitt pvoted
Anyway, lost Hodges at second and Amoros at first
then the roof we'll In
Joe was pretty unhappy fellow but he maintained
balance lie did not slug the nearest bystander for instance