Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-05
Braves BoIstered
BY Win and Shift
TO Friendly Field

MILWAUKEE,. oct. s.-The
shoe was on the other foot
today Is the proud Yankees
faced the emboldened Braves
for the third time In this 1857
World Series. and the Nations
fans curiOusly waited to see II
Il pinched.
The pressure seemed to be on
the Yankees Is much As the
Braves as the title struggle
shifted to this baseball-loving
city. In coming back 70 win
Thursdays second game, after
dropping the first, the Braves
again showed they don't choke
Is quickly as some critics
thought.
On their home lot. before a
friendly and vociferous gather
ing Of some 5000 fans, Nam
ager Fred Haney's team could
be tough indeed.
Yanks stu Favovites
The crippled New Workers
still ruled z to 5 favorites to win
the Series. thereby completing
q grand slam against all eight
National League teams. But
there Is healthy skepticism here
that they'll succeed. Definitely
gone is the feeling that the
Yankees have only 70 throw
their gloves on the field to cow
their opponents. The Braves,
Milwaukee fans say. have only
begun TO fight. There were
even money to win today.
Manager Casey Stengel sent
specializing Bob TurIey to the
mound for New York, while
Haney picked Bob Buhl, another
righthand. fast-balI pitcher.
to do the honors for the home
forces. There was some wonder
If the "knockdoWn" tactics that
showed briefly in the second
game would be resumed, giving
rise to q full-fiedged feud.
Both the Yankees and Braves
protested that such thoughts
hadn't entered their collective
heads. But Turley and Buhl
both have q tendency to be
Wild. as veil as fast, and batters
were prepared to duck.
Mathews Overdue
The fans present, as welI as
those watching on the national
TV network. hoped for batting
after two rather dun
games. by World Series stand
ards. There was q lot Of in.
terest in Third Baseman Eddie
Mathews Of the Braves, who
had gone for the horse-collar
in six times at bat and seems
for Q hit.
The Braves were not over
towering against lefthanders.
except for Leftnelder Yves Cow
ington. who thrives on SOUTH
paws and collected six hits in
the first two games. The
Braves had only three extra
base hits going into today's
game. counting Shortstop john
ny Logan's homer. The YAM
KEGS weren't much better with
only four extra-base blasts, in
GLIDING q double and home run
by lantern-jawed Hank Bauer.
The checkerboard strategy
promised by both Stengel and
Haney before the Series opened
promised to come to full bloom
today with numerous changes
planned by both veteran strait
egists. Casey unanswered to
keep Rookie Tony Kubek in
the lineup, inasmuch as he is
. Milwaukee boy. The rest Of
the lineup he played by ear.
Yanks Have Pitching Edge
Thus far. Stengel seemed to
have outsmarted himself with
his changes. And. together with
Bill Skowron's back injury.
which apparently has forced
him out Of the Series. and
Nantes ailing leg, or
Case could be IN trouble.
The three games here could
decide the Series. and New
York. with its plentiful supply
Of pitchers. might have an edge
In that department. Stengel
still has Bob Sturdivant and
Don Larsen. plus Whitley Ford
again 70 throw az the Braves.
The Braves had made most
Of the big plays going into to-
days game. and the Yankees
had made all the errors total
Of three. National League fans
thought these were good omens.
Yankee fans. on the other
hand. noted that the teams
heavy artillery had not yet been
heard from. and that when
Berra. McDougald and
others got the range there
be much left Of Mil
Yankees championship dream.
But going into the third
game. the Yankees had q fight
On their hands. They had TO