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42 THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE, Friday, October 12, 1056 LARSEN'S PERFECT GAME MAKES HIM PRIDE OF YANKEES -- SPORTS WORLD 'Playboy' Don Larsen Has Created Problem By ED SIMON dozen answers--hard work, the in- Canadian Press Staff Writer (fluence of his mother, regular NEW YORK (CP) -- Five min-| church attendance, a university utes after Don Larsen finished education--but Dusty's reply was pitching the first no-hitter in world | always the same. series history, a radio commen-| '"'Shucks," he would reply, set- tator was describing him as '"alting down his glass. "those tel- fellow who likes to have a good lows kept pitching me fast balls.| time." {I love hitting fast balls." And at that moment it became, The following year Dusty's bat. evident that the preceptors of the ting average wasted away on a young are in for another long, steady diet of curve-ball pitching. hard winter. |Subversive characters might ar- Into the ears of an impression-| gue that his honesty had more able younger generation was to do with his downfall than his| pourec the appalling story that the living habits, But right - thinking individual star of the 1956 series|citiz en s recognized retribution was a young man who as recently when they saw it and proclaimed as last spring was involved in an|it far and wide. automobile accident at an hour, Meanwhile the 1955 series hero well past his bedtime. {was young Johnny Podres, a It was dire news for pedagogues, Brooklyn southpaw who, as far, parents and others concerned with as is known, simply loathes a good guiding youth along the proper time. path. Fondness of having a good] Now the preceptors of the young time is not one of the attributes are stuck with Larsen and his they relish to discover in a newly duty is clear. He must solemnly discovered hero. advise all who aspire to pitch HORRIBLE EAMPLE {world series no-hitters to con'ine| They had a similar problem two, their automobile accidents to the| years ago when the series hero daylight hours. {was uDsty Rhodes, a singularly | And before he hurls another per- | successful New York Giant pinch-|fect game, he must forever re- {hitter with similarly uninhibited nounce his sentiments regarding] |tastes. All winter long they tried a good time and dedicate his ex-| |to coax Dusty into taking the tracurricular hours exclusively to| proper line. ping elderly ladies across the; hitter helped spark his teamt o the N.L. pennant, meets his match in Larsen who needed only 97 pitches to rewrite the records. 27-year-old Larsen turned back | lead in the baseball classic. 27 Dodgers in a row, seven of | Even his opponents joined in | them on strikeouts, to give the | praising the easy-going Bomber | Yankees a 240 victory over | hurler. At right, Brooklyn pitch- | Brooklyn and a 32 game | er Sai Maglie (left) whose no- THE FLAWLESS FORM that | pitched the first perfect game | brought baseball immortality to | in World Series history. A dis- Don Larsen is displayed by the | appointment this 'season be- Yankee right-hander as he | cause he won 11 and lost five, | hel To what, they would ask, did he street. | attribute his success. They would] The future of an entire genera-| have settled for any one of a half-'tion is in his hands. | | | | $d, TI-CAT PASS DEFENSE STOPS ARGO | Alert pass defence by one of | tips the ball from the eager Hamilton's new imports, Ralph | hands of Argo's Al Pfeifer. The = 'World Series | | | Gold , right, f th ictories boosted Hamilton int 'Record Book Goldston, right, was one of the | victaries boosted, Hamilton inte a | fled Argo's passing attack to | the Big Four cellar, two points | NEW YORK (AP) -- Eighteen | #2] it sweep their week-end twin-bill, | behind Ottawa in third place. records, topped by Don Larsen's| 34-29 and 42-6. Here Goldston --Central Press Canadian. {perfect no-hitter and 10 runs ---- BE rE TRL 3 | batted in by Yogi Berra, were set {during the seven-game world ser- ies won by the Yankees. Thirteen {other marks were tied. | The list of record-breakers in- cluded: | Individual Records Broken | | No-hit game retired 27 con-| / | | secutive batters with no player | 18 New Marks | | ANOTHER FOR LONGDEN ALBANY, Calif. (AP) -- Fa- vored Golden Rage took an early {lead and held it to win the $3,000 San Mateo Handicap at Golden Varsity Coach Has 'Two Quarterbacks Gate Fields Thursday. \ | 'Ready For Redmen Golden Rage, with Johnny Long- TORONTO CP) -- Both Larry den in the saddle, paid $3.60 {reaching base--(Don Larsen, New! # | Joynt and Harry Wilson will be | ¥< | York AL) fifth game never before accomplished). | » {running Toronto University Blues | when they meet McGill Redmen| h 4 A 4 BUY YOU b FUEL OIL WHERE YOU RECEIVE... RELIABLE BURNER SERVICE LANDER STARK 0il Limited unbelievable back- handed tumbling catch of a liner to left center by Yan- kees' Berra in fourth inning. At SPECTACULAR CATCHES | makes an by two of the best centrefield- ers In the business thrilled 64,519 actual witnesses and mil- lions of television fans in the most dramatic . world series game in years. At left, Dod- gers' slugger Duke Snider $2.60 and $2.30. right, Yankee centrefielder | Mickey Mantle races after Gil Hodges' long fly to make a sensational backhand grab' {in Montreal this Saturday, but coach Dalt White can't decide which to start. | White has been forced to juggle {his lineup by an injury to regular in Cleveland after announcing quarterback Ed Skrzypek in the he was quitting the Tribes. Ac- |Senior Intercollegiate football cording to General Manager (opener with Queen's University! MAY JOIN TIGERS Al Lopez, who led Cleveland to a pennant and five second- place finishes in six season, is seen leaving the club's office db. din. Ab | one alike jump when he barks. He's the master. He has three of the finest and highest-paid coaches in baseball in Bill Dickey, Jim Turner and Frank Crosettl. But to them Casey is boss. His word is final. And his SPORTS BRIEFS McGILL STILL LEADS MONTREAL (CP) McGill's tennis team clung to a three-point lead Thursday at the end of play in the second day of the three- day' intercollegiate tennis cham- pionships. | McGill has compiled 15 points so far, three more than the Uni-| versity of Montreal. The Univer- sity of Toronto and Laval Univer- sity are tied for third place with nine points each and the Univer- sity of Western Ontario trails with seven. A Western player is considered almost a shoo-in for the singles title, however. Fred Reaume has won all his matches and his only| possible challenge in today's final] play was Chris Rainey, McGill's Former N.Y. Yankee Named Manager For (Indianapolis Indians out a while--I was gone to Japan and Europe most of last winter," he said. "I'd like to take it easy." And how about trying for cham- pionship No. 7 in 1957? antle's running backhand snare of Gil 'Hodges' drive that kept Larsen's game perfect. Oddest Putout--The Andy Carey- "Well," sald the Case. "I ain't Lg MeDongaigto Joe Collies 3 " play on Jackie Robinson's drive worrying about my ob" {in the Larsen game when the ball bounced off Carey's glove to Me- Dougald whose rifle shot to first just nipped Robinson in the sec- ond inning. Most Dramatic Hit -- Jackie Robinson's game-winning single in the 10th inning of the sixth game | Wildest Inning--The second in- ning of the second game when the Yanks scored five to take 6-0 lead INDIANAPOLIS (AP -- George Selkirk, manager of Wichita Braves, will be 1957 manager of Indianapolis Indians, the Indian- apolis Hews oid Jednesday. to tie e News credit the report | to sources close to the manage. |, Sreatest Pliching De Bin ment of the Community-owned ier Labine for nine innings in American Association team in In- v djanapolis, The predicted appoint-| sixth game, finally won by Lave ment would come only if Kerby| g¢rangest -- | Farrell, present Indianapolis man- |} eB Sten | ager, is named Cleveland Indians tars against righthanded pitcher) manager, as rumored recently. {for two righthanded batters in Selkirk, born in Huntsville, Ont.,| seventh game. Result? Bill Skow | played right field for New York|ron hit a grand slam homer and| Yankees from 1934 to 1942. Elston Howard hit a homer and STOPPED IN FIFTH a double, PHILADELPHIA AP)--Jimmy Shortest Stay -- Tommy Byrne base hits, club, seven-game series--Brooklyn, 42 (previous record, 44, by Brooklyn, | 1920). Most strikeouts, both seven-game series--90; Brooklyn 47, New York, 43 (previous rec- ord, 87: by St. Louis NL, 41, Philadelphia AL, 46, 1931). Most times winners, total ser- ies--New York 17 (extended own record). REMEMBER WHEN? By THE CANADIAN PRESS The three-year-old Man o' War, {and Brooklyn came back with six Owned by Samuel Riddle of Phila- delphia, defeated the four -year-| old Sir Barton owned by J. K. L.| Ross of Montreal in one of horse racing's greatest match races 36 years ago today at Kenilworth Park, Windsor. Man o' War was odds-on favorite in the 1% mile race for a purse of $80,000. { | er clubs, x | TO SUCCEED LOPEZ? presently Farrell, | Kerby | Indianapolis | manager of In tion, penders reports that ne will shortly be named the new manager of Cleveland Indians. dians of the American associa- Hank Greenberg denied rumors | that Farrell has already %eea | named to the post, formerly held by Al Lopez, but admitted that Farrell is consideration." "definitely un- | third-ranked player, who is also Soo, 139, Philadelphia, scored a | after throwing home run ball to Duke Snider in the second gam unbeaten. | echnical knoskout in the fifth round of a scheduled eight-round| SH ALLACE GREAVES BOUT fight Thursday night over "Irish" promoter Pat Giénnone said Billy Jones, 136, Allentown, Pa.,, NEW YORK AP) -- New York Thursday a title fight between tie 2t the Adelphia. Rovers will not play in the East- winner of the Wilf Greaves--Arlie| ,, Referee Joe Sweeney stopped ern Hockey League this season Seifer middleweight bout here| the fight after two minutes and because their new arena won't be Oct 20 and British Empire light-| 10 seconds of the fifth round.|completed in time, league presi- heavyweight ~ champion Gordon | Jones went down for a count of dent Tom Lockhart sald Thurs-|. Wallace of Brantford likely will ©!8ht in the fourth round. day. be held in Edmonton in Decem-| Exhibition Hocke ber. ' ARENA NOT READY You get 4 years' guaranteed service with the purchase of 1 | Supet Mast. BATTERY Willard... Canada's Top- Quality Batteries are made In Canada to meet Canadian driving conditions. "Willard prices start at only~ 112 EXCHANGE for the famous guaranteed Autex 1-13 Battery What we offer you is the best service in town. Fast action on the Mantle thus saved Larsen's per- Most runs batted in, one series-- fect game besides connecting Yogi Berra, New York, 10 pre- for a homer in the fourth -- vious record, 9, by Lou Gehrig, his third of the series |New York AL. (1928). hos ------ ,,--,--,-- | Most strikeouts, total series-- | . {Duke Snider, Brooklyn NL, 33 'Hi h S ots In | (previous record, 30, by Babe Ruth ase oF : © al 1 S Ol 16 Boston AL and New York AL). » Ww ome runs, total series, ationzl League player -- Duke : Wor 1d Series Snider, Brooxiya, 10 (extended ak ebay he Png | Golden Gaels last Sautrday. Joynt onar C a X53 a eda Im BROOKLYN (AP,--Hitting the| ®"™ "°°: | "unexpected" and he added no |t00k over in the last half in the high spots in the Yankee-Dodger 5 Individual Records Tied thought has been given Fund 7-7 tle game. | ean Mi world series: ome runs with ba filled, successor. Lopez terme is "Joy. i By WILL GRIMSLEY three-hit pitching for a 9-0 victory hitting was one of the features of hunches--he plays hunches rather, Greatest Thrill-Don Larsen's 8ame--Yogi Berra, New York aL stay with the ah 'six try- Minin eked ory Sood Funding BROOKLYN (AP) -- Genius in in the seventh and final game the opening games. than percentages -- seldom £0 perfect no-hit, no-run, no-walk, no- and Bill Skowron, New York AL, ing years" during which time | gainst Queen's, te the garb of a clown--that's Casey Wednesday, it marked the sixth DEFIED PERCENTAGES awry. error job in the fifth game. = |1 also held by four other play- "there was the feeling that we [Said Wednesday night, "and I Stengel. world championship for the, In the final game Wednesday Stengel still likes to come to Longest H R M key! eS): | should have won more often, [don't think there's much to choose The 1956 world series produced doubletalk master from Glendale, Stengel, as often is his wont, de- his dugout bench early and hold M ges Lone d un -- Mickey Rumors have Lopez going to [between him and skrzpek." But a plethora of heroes, but one stood Calif. fied percentages, benched lefthand court for newspaper men, who te ¥ s blow deep into the Club Records Broken | the Detroit Tigers next year is high Hi out above the rest -- the grey- When the series opened, the hitting Joe Collins and Slaughter edge as close as possible lest they Vook oS right centre field at! Most pitchers, one club, game-- * ihe is high on Wilson too. haired old codger with the crooked smart men said the Yankees and put in righthand hitters Bill miss a gem of his homespun phil- ankee Stadium in the fourth New York 7; second game (pre- fo "After all, he was good enough legs and the smap-hammer base- didn't have the pitching to match Skowron at first and Elston How: osophy. Some questions are game, vious record, 6, by six other to be first-string the last couple ball brain. that of the Dodgers and Casey ard in leftfield against the right pointed. Some are controversial. Saddest Ballplayer--Don New- clubs). | of » Whit i ! ' The baseball world hails catcher| would have to win on sheer power. hand pitching Don Newcombe. [Some are stupid. combe trudging toward the Dodger, Most bases on balls, one club, | ol years, ite. said. Wilson Yogi Berra, who blasted three When the Yankees' top ,ace, 'Has Casey popped his 1id?"| The Case answers them all with dugout after Elston Howard's game--Brooklyn, 11; second game missed Saturday's game with an home runs and overtook the great, Whitey Ford, was shelled id the someone asked disbelievingly. understanding and without rancor. home run in the fourth inning of (previous record, 10, by five other injured shoulder. i Lou Gehrig as the world series/first game and seven of Casey's' Skowron hit a bases-loaded home! "You have a right to ask that, the seventh game. | clubs). Varsity will also be missing runs-batted-in leader of all time. moundsmen paraded to the hill run and Howard poled a homer son," he may say to an eager, Most Happy Fella--Yogi Berra Fewest left on bases, one club, first-stringers Nick Bruchovsky Gehrig had nine; Yogi has 10. |in the 13-8 rout in the second and double to give an odor of rare young reporter whose question has giving Larsen a bearhug after 8ame---Brookl; 0 (previous rec- and Larry Stacey. Guard Brus Fans salute Don Larsen, who game, the questions were bandied: perfume to Stengel's weird strat- drawn laughs from the older final out in fifth game. lord, 1, by several other clubs), torn knee lig- Ptehed the first perfect game in| "How did the Yanks ever win egy. | hands. | Greatest Fielding Play--Duke| Most home runs, one club, one Stacey has a e classic, and his mound mates,/a pennant with a putrid pitching] Stengel, the millionaire, remains| Now what for baseball's crease- Snider's tumbling catch of Berra's Series--New York, 12 (previous|i | sprained ankle, Half Peter 'Maik is Bullet Bob Turley and Johnny staff like this? Who can Casey the clown prince of the champion faced miracle man? sinking liner in fifth game. |record, 10, by New York AL, I a% still bothered with a bad ankle Kucks, who helped limit the fence- pitch next?" Yankees but coaches and players! 'Guess I'll go home and hide Most Importan; Catch--Mick 1952). |& and will not dress. rattling Dodgers to seven hits and' Casey refused to be shaken. He Pp mn) --MICkY| Fewest a single run in the last 28 innings. won at Yankee Stadium with Ford, But Casey just winks--and keeps Larsen and Bob Sturdivant to go on winring championships. up 3-2 in the series MARKED SIXTH Stengel was criticized for start- Whe Yogi blended two home ing the 40-year-old Enos Slaugh- run blasts with Kucks' superb ter in leftfield, but Slaughter's 'Grandstand Managers' By BEN OLAN Detroit Free Press and the official 'W YORK AP)--Figuring the scorer, caught a foul in the press world series: box, giving him two for the series. Yogi Berra wound up the series' . : top slugger. The Yankee catcher Hank Bauer just missed tying compiled 20 total bases in 25 times a record for most times at bat in at bat for a slugging mark of .800. a series. He officially went to the Mickey Mantle was next with a plate 32 times and the mark for a 667 mark on 16 total bases in 24 seven-game set is '33 jointly held trips. Gil Hodges topped the by Bucky Harris and Edgar Rice Dodgers with .522. of Washington, In the last five games, the By twice blanking the Brooks in Brooks had only six runs and 21 seven games, the Yankees hung hits and batted 148 times for an half as many shutouts on them as average of 1.2 runs and 4.2 hits National League clubs were able a game and a collective batting to do in 154 games during the percentage of .142. season. Only Murry Dickson of St. 3 Louis, Bob Buhl of Milwaukee, Billy Martin of the Yanks johnny Antonelli of the Giants and emerged from the series with the pg. oks Lawrence of Cincinnati highest lifetime batting average were able to turn the trick. among the players on both clubs.| * Gj| McDougald and Billy Martin, In six classics, Martin has had|the yankee "middle men" han- 33 hits in 99 trips for .333. dled 60 chances between them 5 2 § ic! Without an error. Martin also ac- all flodaes went ities in, bs Copied ur Chances at third base ing seven safeties in his first 12 With no miscues trips. He finished with a .304 B ki hm. average, tying Duke Snider as the Be : HE -_ - WEAR dr 2% Dodgers' No. 1 man, 370385 RT a ved 2 > omer . - 5 When the assembled writers and 532: Lf = (i photographers marched into the f#a:¥ Hi Yankee dressing room, who was [3 Utd left outside trying to fight his [3 pumps; windows made safety-clean; crankcase oil level checked; and tires checked for cor- rect pressure. And if your wife and children way in but Johnny Kucks, the 335% Lo painter of the 90 whitewash. Re- fh oF serve infielder Tom Carroll plead ing to 'let me get to my locker § or I'll have to go out like this." 5 He had just come from the }3 shower. rd / St. Catharines T.P's (O.H.A. Junior "A") are along, they'll find Casey Stengel holding court in the corner for more than a dozen scribblers, each one trying with- out too much success to keep track of his oratory. "So 1 decides that I'll move one of my infielders if needs someone hi 4 ball. 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