Evening star., 1960-10-10
WIN, LOSE OR
UKAW By FRANCIS srAAA
Law and Order

NEW YORK, Oct 10-There today this singular
circumstance: the World Series starting all again
between club averaging eight four-game
stretch land IA hits game and club averaging three
runs What's more, the Pirates overwhelmed statSt
cally were talking tougher, braver game than the
YANKEES.
This doesn't necessarily have to be significant In this
corner for instance the feeling that the Yankees still
WILL win out only because they don't have to play such
purely perfect baseball When the American Leaguers
make mistake there's always a muscle guy-Mantle
Skowron, Berra, Maris Howard and Cerv-who can
rectify 1t with a single swing.
But that was neat bit bouncing back the Pirates
did yesterday to win 80 behind Vern Law and Row Face
was thing of beauty in fact although so classical and
nney chiseed that it implausibe to expect two
more wins In series which has to return to Pitts
- burgh.
Just don't bet we can't do it." Manager DANNY Muir
taugh warned in the Buc clubhouse We've always bounced
back The Pittsburg press calls us resilient can't spell
the word but that's what are-resient" His troops
echoeo urtaughS sentiments in pther words which
they could SPELL
ar AFTER HAVING BROKEN even in four games-two
M rittsourgh and two here-the Bucs today presumably
were 70 put II up to Harvey Ha6dix frai-looking south
paw In the Yankee Stadium press room before
Milwaukee Manager Chuck Dresser was pre-
octing trouble for the Yankees when-and if-Haddix
pitches. - --"NN-"
He gives you lot of Junk" Dresser said "TJe,s nm
ana hes down He's fast and he's slow Some of those
erS WIN Dig swings are going to do lot of guessing"
Law the Mormon elder who won the first game with
the help OF durable little Face who also won the
tourtn agaln with Face relieving has been tremendous
ngure so far In fact Law Face and the
acrooatc centerfeder Bill Virdon really are mostly re-
sponsibe for the life left in the Pirates But in sense
ne Bucs were lucky yesterday not to take anything away
from them.
With two out in the fourth inning Bill skowron
slammed an opposite pitch into the righteld seats
Tor home and 10 lead Then in the Pittsburgh
ffth skowron who is having very interesting series on
ms urh
life into this fracas
TO SOME BooEs FROM Yankee fans who much too
cary were thinking of nohit, game from Ralph
derry' Glno Clmoli led off with single Smoky Burgess
the catcher, followed with high slow bounder to skow
ron, the old Purdue football PLAYER
skowron had decision to make: % Step on first
base and be sure of Burgess giving Cimo base or ()
Try 1or the putout at second base He chose to tv for
Cmol' the lead runner and just missed Now both run
ners safe.
The next two Pirates popped out The retirement of
Burgess at first baSe technically at least would have
meant the end of the inning But it wasn't over because
Law almost as tough at the plate in the box doubled
nome run and then scored along with Burgess on Vr-
donS single to make it 81.
Those all the runs-just barely-the BUGS needed
Terry Bobby Shanz and Jim Coates who pitched for the
Yankees in that order didn't look if they'd ever give up
another run to the Pirates.
ut was judgment play" skowron said in front of
his locker Il thought had shot at Cimoli with my
throw Tony (shortsop Kubek) felt we'd made the out
The umpire ruled differently I'm not very happy about it"
*%*
IN THE PITTSBURGH dressing room Mickey Vernon
the old Smoothe at first base for many years the
American League and especially at Washington - was
asked If he felt the break the Pirates Vernon
now is the Pittsburgh first base coach.
1T didn't hurt u.s." Mickey admitted. Frankly If I
were playing in Skowrons place might have gone
ond base too"
But you are lefthanded thrower" interviewer
reminded land would have been easier play for you"
Vernon grinned dsarmngly. "All know" he said,
"iS that yelled loudly could Throw to second
don't know if it had any effect skowron but trying
to help him."
That not of course, the entire ball game. 1t
unfortunate for the Yankees but not everybody feels
compassion for the most successful ball team in history
TWO OTHER PLAYS-Made by Virdon and Third
Baseman Don Hoak-cant go unmentioned in any summa
tion In the seventh inning Skowron hitting to rghtfied
all day. doubled into the low Gil McDougald pushed
him up a notch with single and Bobby Richardson,
having forced McDougad became the tying second
base after Pinch-Hitter John BlanchardS single.
Now 1t that Face relieved Law and Bob Cerv, big
and beefy hit tremendous fly to the 407foo mark in
center Not many other outhedersone other might be
Vrdons rival in this SERIES Mantewoud have reached
it, Virdon caught It, fell down. and still initiated wobby
See WIN LOSE OR DRAW, Page A-2O