Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-06
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For the Sox a Nightmare


LOS ANGELES, OCT Gas long as he lives, Early
Wynn will remember the Dodgers third inning of the
fourth game in the World Series. 1t was nightmare
1t chaos and confusion. 1t incompatible with
the image of the White Sox, whose special skls
reputed to be wondous hands and strong and luck
spawned by intelligence
After the game, Wynn approached in the club
house. you've been around this game for a WHILE"
man remarked in understatement 80 let ask you
question Have you gone through single inning
like the Dodgers third?"
mot without somebody getting badly hurt" the big
pitcher snapped.
Early veteran of 10 campaigns in the majors shook
his head in dark, angry wonderment There seemed no
need to question him further.
The first two Dodgers-Jm Gillian and Charlie Neal
had gone out Wynn, pitching deliberately and impress
svely in his Ito victory in the opener in Chicago
yielded single to Waly Moon Then Norm Larker sent
another short onebagger to center And it at this
point that finesse and luck ran out on the Sox.
CENTEFIELDER JIM lands throw to head off
Moon at third base grazed WayS back and rolled past
Billy Goodman. Wynn backing up the play, retrieved the
ball and made remarkably accurate peg to the plate
but his throw fraction late Moon scored and
Larker moved to second base 1t for Lands
Gil Hodges hit softe to left field and Al Smith stood
rooted confused by the ball coming out of the white
shrted background of the crowd which numbered 9250
for another ame series record Don Demeter skidded
a lazy roller past Luis Apariclo But why repeat the
CORY detals Wynn who probably should have been out
AL Lopez after it became 40 Angeles and the illusion
that Chicago flawess defense had been shot
pretty badly.
So far this series-and time is fast running out for
the Sox-Aparcio isn't looking like the best of all short
stops, Jim Rivera is playing if the Continental
League his next STOP and Sherm Loar despite his
reerun homer that briefly tied up at A yesterday
not working his way into the Hall of Fame.
EVER SINCE THE OPENER the Sox have seemed to
be the sess team, not the Dodgers who had to come
from behind and win payoff to be in the series
American eaguers aghast at Developments Some
thing is missing" Cal Griffith said today and he wasn't
referring to the Senators franchise.
Lopez in the White Sox dressing room after the game
looked extremely tired the reporters surrounded him.
q. Smith never saw Hodges ball" AL was saying
He was referring to the Dodgers first third
inning blooper not the winning clout to lead off
the eighth inning the first scored by the Dodgers in
the series with less than two out.
: cal" somebody asked, "are your guys jittery?"
Certainly not Lopez said snappishly for one whose
as an with-guy justified Were
just not getting base hits at the right time We load
the bases and nothing happens"
BUT YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED to be hitting team
A." another interviewer protested.
well, hell, didn't win the American League pen
nant by not hitting at ALL Lopez replied "As matter
of fact we outht Los Angeles again today-the third
time in four gamesand lost We're just not hitting
when it counts"
AL" asked man in the mob at occurs to me that
it. Larry Sherry slams the door you Is Sherry that
good relief pitcher"
"He's damn good pitcher" Lopez retorted Hes
got good stuff and lots of CUTS What's he done? He had
SO record during the regular and saved three
games. Against in the series he's saved three already
"How does he get your guys out?" reporter wanted
to know. us it the background his fast ball?"
Listen everybody's hitting against the back
ground Here and, in Chicago too," Lopez
Sherry throws real hard but he's got couple of other
pitches that fool hitters. The kids okay"
DEJECTEDLY, THE Sox peeing off their work.
ing clothes and heading for the showers Their move
ments were slow, without much enthusiasm. Somebody
primed Lopez with bottle of purplecoored pop and AL
drank as if parched
You changed your lineup" newsrnan said almost
as If to challenge why Lands leading off and Aparicio
next?"
lands led off for US quite while during the
season." AL answered patiently
what about this Coliseum nfield Alp" came the next
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