Evening star., 1960-10-14
WIN, LOSE OR
DRAW ;, FRANCE, ,rAuu
Hangover Horbor, u. S. A.

PITTSBURGH, OCT. 14-This should be datelned
Hangover Harbor u S. A. The downtown streets still look
as If thered been snowsorm garnShed with millions of
scraps from tornup yellow telephone pages serving
mpomptu confetti There had been at least 100000 auto
mobiles with low dead batteries from afternoon
night orgy of horn blowing
The end of of the widest whackiest and most
mpauSble World Series in history slowly is blowing itself
out today.
But the event long will be remembered in song and
p Remember how the Yankees won everything in go
except the series?"
one they Not for form reversals anyway How can
team outcassed in three games-16-3 100 and 12-o-
still win the world championship?
The pitching, aside from Whitley Fords two shutouts
behalf of the Yankees frightful The Yanks with
Ford averaged fraction under eight runs and S hits
day and still blew It. &z% 20 ~ 81 M 81
And it here, yesterday that Casey stengel prob
ably buried manager of the Yankees babyfaced
young man Ralph Terry threw single pitch
high to Bill Mazerosk the leadof batter in the Buc
NINTH and 09 Pirates and easier task for the
Yankee front office to ease 7Oyear-od Case out Of the
picture It hasn't been announced as yet; don't bet 1t
won't be in one form or another pretty soon
s. ALL THAT OLE CASE had done win 10 pennants
In IL years-puS world championshps-but losing
this weird makes him easier to push by the MeSsrs
Dan Topping and Del Webb Had he the whole hog it
would have been difficult, although not nsur-
mountable job to handle.
Case could have won ShOuld nave WOn lneSe are
dangerous thoughts to utter in Hangover Habo but the
%Beat En- Bucs are about the luckest team ever to step
onto a ball field.
q These are the feelings of neutral more or less If
any sentiment involved 1t in favor OF the Pirates
the havenos Certainly no tears are being shed for Top
ping and Webb. 81.
But that double-play bounder by Bill virdon hitting
Tony Kubek in the sound box And that fuke dribbler
single by Roberto Clemente in the eighth inning
when the Pirates came up with five runs.
1T MAY TAKE DAYS to autopsy this series. In the
Bucs dressing all chaos In the crowded. Sweaty
designed to accommodate 25 athletes there must
have been 500 persons, showing, milling and shouting
You fell into locker and it turned out to be Bill
Mazerosks word from the hero before the roof fell in?
@ "I was swinging for the fence" shouted the Pirate
second baSeman whose home in the ninth inning
broke 90 tie and Pttsburghs first championship in
IS years.
a' The champagne brought out and Don Hoax
prompted by the photographers, poured it the head
OF Roy Face. Then Dick Stuart unclaimed type who
wasn't even invited by Manager Danny Mutaugh to play
first base in the finale, switched to beer.
Stuart threw beer all the clubhouse but the main
objective apparently to give the Mayor of Pittsburgh
the Honorable Joseph Barr, complete malt and hops
bath. Objective attained.
E STRONG MEN AND CoWARDs alike fled to the COM
paratve quiet OF the Yankees clubhouse At the door
flanked by two DOCTORS stood Kubek unable to speak
The physicians worriedly discussed way to get him to
hospital to find means of exit through the frenzed
crowds outside.
inside Stengel looked gray and also as If he were
trying to restrain all the bitterness he felt within.
Except for Shanz he said my pitchers were lousy
What's the use OF having neders and outfeders if they
can't catch anything because it's out of the fied?"
Terry, who served up the home pitch to Maze
ros in the last inning, from the shower stall and
walked silently and by roundabout route from Stengels
locker Casey glared at the young mans back.
I'VE got lousy pitching and I don't say they didn't
either, but that's why should get it," the
old ranted.
"Ah, should have breezed them back at the plate
But DON'T although when Yogi Berra to the
plate they breeze Throw att him. Only he breezes 'em
back with that home run"
NEWsPAPERMAN asked, "Do you think they were
lucky Casey?" The manager binked momentary silent
well, in ninth inning" he finally said, I'VE got