Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-03
WIN, LOSE OR
DKAW By FRANCIS s7ANN
Old Folks at Home

NEW YORK, OCT Sixteen years after Enos Slaughter
came up to the majors the old gae 40 and proud of it. finds
himself in World Series He is perhaps step
in his youth but Country will be Casey Stenges eftelder
This is Series of elderly gents especially the key
Dodgers Sal Mage is Jackie Robinson Peewee Reese
81 and Roy Campanea 35 Yet it is not to be with
the 1945 Series when the Tigers Cubs fought
with middle aged AIS while the real pros the Armed
Forces.
That Detroit Chicago h down of AS will always be
remembered for of the oldest pinch running perform
anceS in history On the Tiger roster utility
man named Chuck Hosteter actually Detroit sandotter
But he was warm and breathing and draft-proof
In the seventh inning of the sixth game Hoseter who
had been begging Manager Steve for chance to
break into the box got his wish The Tigers
runner on second base and Hoeter prancng
replace him Then the next hitter singled Chuck headed
for the barn.
UNFORTUNATELY HE TRIPPED and fell between third
and home and tagged by As instead scoring
what would have been the winning Cubs
in the 18th inning although Detroit eventually won the
Series with no assistance from Hosteter
After the sixth game Irv Kupcinet ex-footbal player
turned coumnst ran into friend who disclosed that he
certainly enjoying the Series "And got my father here
too" he added.
"Yes, know" Kupcinet replied "I saw him fall down
between third and home this afternoon"
About all that Hosteter had in common with Country
Slaughter that each appeared Slaughter will appear
IN Series at the of 40 doesn't fall down.
he scores from first on single you don't watch out
Red Sox didn't in the 1916 Series with the Cardinals
1t was one of the great spnts history and as turned
out, fatal to the Red Sox
THIS WILL BE SLAUGHTER'S third classic He PLAYED
for the Cards in AZ and 49, oddly he did not immediately
accept his trade last August from laspace Kansas City to
the pennant-bound Yankees
Enos is intensely loyal to his clubs it appears and
SO in the spring of 81 when he traded to the Yankees
hS his second stop he burst tears After all he had
played Is years for the Cards.
That year the Yankees didn't VIM The Indians did But
Slaughter got piece of money however before
the Yankees traded him to Kansas City last year.
They loved him in K. c. He batted 315 was voted the
Atnletic most valuable player given gifts by the
fans Even so noted with amazement that Country
again burst into summer when he was sent hack to
the Yankees waivers.
But he's built that way The next day his ewes were dry
and the old warhorse putting hard as he knows
how for the Yankees Did good too 1t NAV mean 80 ooo
more tnan ne would have made finishing out with the
Athletics -
ADVANCING YEARS HAVEN'T SEEMED to bother the
Dodgers contingent pros-Magie Robinson Reese and
Campanea True, Campy batted only PIG this season but
almost all year his fingers and swollen and
was painful for him to catch Yet handled 1924 games and
DrookynS pitchers are never effective when Campa
neila, even busted up, is catching them
Robinson and Reese have enjoyed bigger years at the
Pae enan t one but without this pair in the nfeld the
Doogers wouldn't have made it. Reese still makes all the
plays at shortstop Robinson was sparkpuo in the
second nall OF the On the bases he still fehens
enemy pitchers there Dodger who plays all out like
IN the image OF Slaughter, it is Robinson
There is no point in beaborng Magle's> contribution
oaIs was one OF the great comebacks in MANY wears He
treated the National League htters as If he owned thorn
put prior % his acquisition by the Dodgers he had little
ouD the American League And the Yankees are Just
about the American League.