Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-04

Dodger Singers
Also Have Edge
By MORRIS slEGEL

NEW YORK. Oct. 4-The big Dodger bulge over the
Yankees is not restricted merely to pitching Last night
the Dodgers announced their singing lineup for the Los
Angeles segment Of the SERIES They decided edge
there also
The rotation for the National Anthem will be Laurtz
Melchoir, Anna Maria AlberghetH and John Raitt If
there is fifth game From vocal standpoint, this is
Just formidable Drysdale, Koufax and Podres r..
In the event the series returns to New York, the
Yankees will shake their entertainment squad Gordon
Mae who refused to bat third behind Elaine Malby and
Tony Martin, has been released. Julie La Rosa
called and given starting assignment
BEFORE DEPARTING for Los Angeles, Ralph Houk
reiterated he will not break up his losing combination.
This ended speculation the Yankee manager had asked
special permission to get Sonny Lston licensed in New
York in an l1thho move to add punch to the New York
lineup.
The Yankees who must win four Of five to keep their
title rated 81 derdogS Along Broadway last night
the odds against Joe Vaachi weren't that high.
Mrs. Gil Hodges planted congratulatory kiss on
Koufax before the start Of yesterdays tournament 1t
the closest any Senator, or next Of KIM had come to
getting in World Series in 80 yeSrs.
wASH1NGToNs ROLE in this scramble cannot be
minmized The Senator's making their presence felt
by proxy through their alumni association.
Harry Bright Wednesdays 18th strikeout victim made
Koufax record-breaker Yesterday Mav Breeding made
another ex-senator contribution. '.-
Breeding pardoned from the Senators in mid-June
passed a
He told baSebaPs atme thief that Downing didn't have
much of to first base and should be easy to steal
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Breeding had observed the young Yankee lefty while
putting in time with the Senators Marv had little else to
do except watch at Washington. He didn't play much.
Earlier in the year Breeding also Moose Skowro
batting tip.
ended up at 21 only % points higher than his
tutor skowron undertook self-help program for the
series He is not likely to return to Breeding Moose
batting ST..
UNLESS SOMEBODY whiffs 16 batters the real record
buster In this series will be Mortimer Caplin His IRIS
squad collected almost $4,000 all take home pay
admission taxes for the first two Yankee Stadium turn
outs This is almost much Mickey Mantle makes in
a whole season.
For moment yesterday stadium police thought they
had spotted the inebated ceebran who cracked Johnny
SANS jaw the other evening. The evidence pointed to
Roger Mars the way he staggered around trying to avoid
Willie Davis frst-inning line drive, which fell for
cheap double.
Shortly after Mars had botched the ball. the Yankees
announced that they would eject anybody interfering with
play They couldn't have been talking about Roger the
flyba dodger He wasn't getting close enough to play
to interfere with It,
CASEY STENCIL, the only baseball writer present
who had 10 World Series asked to explain
the shocking bonehead plays the Yankees made in the
first inning when they handed the game over to the
Dodgers "They been watching my Nets play Tv too
much" he suggested.
In the sixth inning small army bolted out Of the
stands across the diamond waving banners reading
Iiberate Cuba" In the stands fans thinking the
Yankees also in need of iberation-from Johnny
Podres.
Wills who eluded the first-inning pickoff to make
the big play Of the game talking about fourgame
sweep in the dressing It wouldn't surprise him. he
said It wouldn't surprise the Yankees either. It most
likely would mortify them.
WALTER ASTON refused to talk about the chances
Of his Dodgers applying the Finger in Los Angeles Aston
is extremely cautious He still is not convinced
the Dodgers have the pennant
The Yankee ticket office announced the advance sale
Of reserved beacher seats for games and would begin
Immediately after the conclusion Of yesterdays game
There rush to the windows, not from the
Yankees themselves. ~
Well, the series hasn't been total loss to the
Yankees so far At least they can meal money
sain their broken-jawed pitching coach.