Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-30
WIN, LOSE OR
DRAW ;, FRANCE, ,7Auu
A Goat but No Hero

LOS ANGELES, Sept Scatter ive and half months
and in the 18th inning Of the 1236th ocal National
League game, it all boiled down to a wild throw by a
utility infielder skinny little sad-eyed Felix Lamela
Mantilla Of Isabella, Puerto Rico.
Yet this pennant must go down in history as one
of the most exciting of all 1t had just about everything
even the traditional goat" who is Mantlla
What did the gruelng race-sometimes among four
clubs later three and finally between two-lack? hero
is what missing. Walter Aston manager Of the new
champion Los Angeles Dodgers tells you it team
effort That's been used much, 1t is rayed worn and
meaningless.
A blunter way of putting it. perhaps, is to call the
Dodgers team of little talents They unit without
superstar single accredited bellwether They men
of limited skls who pooled their assets the proper
occasions and won. They opportunsts.
They are very much like the Chicago White sox whom
they'll meet in the World Series
GIL HODGES WENT FROM SECOND to third base on
Carl Furilos scraper which Mantlla felded and he
scored the a-conclusiye when the Milwaukee handy
man threw low and past Frank Tore at first base for
what should have been out to retire the side.
The Dodgers rushing out of their dugout hardly knew
whom to embrace They settled for Hodges but this merely
because Gill; the old pro- had crossed the plate to
make 1t 6-5 and end it. Hodges after ALL merely had
walked to open the inning, had moved to second on
single by reserist Joe Pignatano and scored roller
generously scored as hit for Furio and error by
Mantilla.
In the dressing room at Los Angeles Coliseum after
the game the brainpcng press could define partic
uar hero Even if there had been oneor the season or
for the decisive game-it would have been dcut to nd
him. In the coliseum the boudors resemble nothing more
than pullman of roomettes There two players to
STALL chalked on door, and the doors can be
locked at will.
There was no large open room where pandemonum
could reign and sweay athletes could buss other sweay
athletes for the photographers
STAN WILLIAMS, A TALL. crew-cut type who had
been only AS guy, was the winning pitcher, and his
cubicle among those sought out Williams was unused
to attention He had been both effective and wild, but
mostly he was lucky.
81 threw Just one curve" Stan muttered. Everything
else fast ball" He seemed uncomfortable until the
probers began ask about his background 81 got kid
IA months old today" Williams responded and another
on the way"
Since williams wasn't true hero anyway, others
were sought out Duke Snider's cubce seemed to be
popular 1t developed that Duke had pint of 06proof
in his locker .ust in won In the non-acohoic
coliseum where beer is prohibited Duke was living
dangerously. About 20 teammates, holding empty pop
bottles, were able to wet their tongues
The Dodgers, quite properly, playing down their
individual achievements when the bran-pickers ap-
preached Johnny Podres who both unsecured and
undstngushed in relief heard visitor say Mice going
John" With only towel around his oins Podres brazened
it out "wee off to the Rose BOWL" he yelled and then
headed for shower.
sented Brooklyn and the hitter who skidded that ball to
Manla in the fatal 18th inning congratulated on
his base hit
II could smell the loot" Furilo grinned yet, as an
old pro- he that only oblquely did he play part
in the end result 1t hardly the most honest hit Furo
ever made.
Pignatano, a catcher who wound up behind the bat
for the Dodgers delivered the past-the-nhed hit that
moved Hodges into scoring position in the 18th inning
piggy" somebody sad you got hit when it was needed
You put Hodges where he could score"
"All know" Pignatano said, sis that am nervous
wreck haven't had nights sleep for two weeks because
sitting on the bench get tight ulcers yet
sitting the bench. Once got in the game, was all
right"
No matter where looked, there no hero. None
of the Dodgers claimed to be one the decisive game
yesterday or for the season
Its heuva note" scribe muttered
ut was team effort" Manager Aston intoned.
Maybe both schools are right it was extraor-
binary effort and helluva note.