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Ccime Through , Miracle Men Come From Behind To Upset Dodgers In Last Game nTifiltTi liraiMM Hi - . . By JACK HAND NEW YORK MP) The in credible New Vnrk Giants, miracle men of '51, charge into the World Series today in the familiar but becoming role of 8 to 5 underdogs to the seasoned New York Yan kees. Floating on a pink cloud in a world all their own after the great est comeback in baseball history, the Giants face the stern reality of Allie (Double No Hit) Reynolds (17-8) in the Yankee stadium opener at 1:00 p. m. (EST). To meet this challenge of the well - fed Yanks, accustomed to World Series hullabaloo, Man ager Leo Durocher has named Dave Koslo (10-9), a journeyman aouthpaw who hasn't started in two weeks. It's another gamble by Take-a-Chance-Leo in a series of inspired managerial moves. Noting that lefthanders gave the Yanks fits all season and Yogi Berra In particular Leo reached for the only lefty starter on his arm-weary staff. Koslo spends at least half his time in the bullpen, except when his "cousins" from St. Louis are in town. Won't Take Lightly No matter what Leo does, the Yanks who watched the Giants enatch yesterday's dramatic 5-4 clincher from Brooklyn, will not take his club lightly. The record books show the Giants often are down but never out. Bobby Thomson's three - run homer into the lower left field scats in the ninth Inning was one of the most dramatic blows ever struck. It rescued the Giants from the brink of disaster and wrenched a pennant from the grip of the I desperate Dodgers. In dollars and cents it probably meant about $200,000 to the winning athletes in World Series money. To appreciate the full drama of the occasion you must know the background. How the Giants flopped in a miserable 11-game los ing streak in April. How they were given up for dead Aug. 11, trailing the Brooklyn master race by 13'i games. How they clawed oacit, game by game, until they tied Brooklyn and forced the second National league playoff. Winning the first playoff game, 3-1, losing the second, 100, they were backed up against the wall in the ninth inning of the final game. After pulling up to tie in the sev enth, they saw their hard work go down the drain in the eighth when Sal Maglie wild pitched one run home and the Dodgers hammered home two more with their bats. Dark Stirs Hope Trailing 4-1 in the ninth with big Don Ncwcombe firing a four-hitter, Al Dark stirred a faint hope with a single off Gil Hodges' glove. When Don Mueller singled, the Polo grounds settlement of 34,320 began to stir. But Monte Irvin fouled to Hodges for out No. 1. Whitey Lockman set the joint jumping with a double off the left field wall to score Dark, narrow ing the gap to 4-2. Sliding into third on the hit, Mueller twisted his an kle and was carried from the field. On the way he passed Ralph Branca, striding in to replace the weary newcomDe. Thomson, the goat on some bone head base running and inadequate fielding, looked at a called strike. The next pitch was a high fast ball and the Scot from Statcn Island slammed a sinking liner that just cleared the high green wall in front of the lower left field seats. A hoarse roar echoed off Coo gan's bluff as Thomson rounded the bases with a wide grin. Wild eyed Giants pounded Thomson's back and climbed on his shoulders as they loosened the pent up emo tion of weeks of back-bending strain. The old Polo grounds which saw the great John McGraw's teams of years ago never saw any wilder victory celebration that it did yes t e r d a y afternoon. Thousands grouped on the centerfield grass and raised volleys of cheers to ward the clubhouse windows. They yelled for Thomson. They yelled for Durocher. They yelled for anybody. It didn't make any difference. No pennant had flown from the Polo grounds flagpole since 1937 and they were making the most of it. Could Go On To Win If history repeats itself, this de termined Giant club could go on to win the series too. The 1914 Boston Braves, miracle men of their day when they surged from last to first to win the pen nant, swept past the favored A's in four straight. In 1942 the Cardinals stormed past Brooklyn in the stretch and knocked off the Yankees in a tre mendous upset. Both playoff winners the Car dinals in 1946 and Cleveland in the American league in 1948 went on to win the series. And the Chi cago Cubs of 1908 that beat the Gi ants in a tie playoff game after the regular season, also won the world championship. But the cold facts show Casev Stengel's Yanks all set with a solid rested pitching trio of Reynolds, Vic Raschi and Eddie Lop.it to throw at the Giants. Durocher must piece together his staff after the terrific strain of the last seven weeks to face a team that has won three straight American league championships and two series. Yanks Favored The Giant hitting is predomi nantly righthanded and so are the Yankee pitchers, another factor in favor of the American leaguers. And the Yanks have solid left handed batting power in Berra, Gene Woodling, Mickey Mantle, Johnny Mize and Joe Collins to throw against Giant righthanders like Maglie, Larry Janscn and Jim fleam. One thing is sure. This will be a more intriguing series in fan in terest than a Yank-Dodger set. The fans saw that one in 1947 and 1949. They haven't seen the Giants in an series since 1937. Since the Yanks found the secret of World Series winning in 1923 they have beaten the Giants three in a row. They lost their first two series to th Giants in 1921 and 1922 in the fabled era of Mc Graw, Miller Huggins and Babe Ruth. Because the Yanks have more pitching depth, a steadier infield, better catching and at least an even break in the outfield, the pick here is the American leaguers in six. But then you never can figure inspiration on paper. Hank Thompson was slated to replace the injured Mueller in right field for the Giants against the right-handed Reynolds. 6 The Newt-Review, Roseburg, Ore. Thurt., Oct. 4, 1951 Rain Threatens Opening Contest NEW YORK (P) - Gray skies carrying a threat of rain dimmed the setting of the World Series of baseball opening today in Yankee stadium between the New York Yankees of the American league and the astounding New York Gi ants of the National league. The forecast was for occasional drizzles and there was a strong northeasterly wind into which bat ters must hit. The series, originally scheduled to open yesterday, was postponed to today because of the playoff needed in the National league to settle the dead heat finish of the Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Giants won this final test, two games to one, by virtue of Bobby Thomson's three run homer in the ninth which provided a daz zling finish for the Giants' surge upward from last place. The Yankees, with well rested pitching staff, went into the series 8 to 5. favorites. Manager Casey Stengel of the American league champions will lend to the pitch ing mound his right-handed ace, Allie Reynolds, while Manager Leo Durocher of the Giants stated he expected to start Dave Koslo, a left-hander. Carl Hubbell Tells Writer What He Thought Of Gam Editor's note: Carl Hubbell, the great left-hander of the New York Giants in 1928-43, and now a mem ber of baseball's hall of fame at Coopcrstown, N. Y., tells in his own words to Joe Reichler, AP baseball writer, his emotions on seeing the Giants of 1951 win the National league pennant in a play off and go into the world series). By CARL HUBBELL As Told To Joe Reichler NEW' YORK ) I just don't believe it. I can't believe that we really won. It is by far the greatest thrill I ever had in baseball beyond any question of doubt. Naturally I got a tremendous kick out of the no-hitter I pitched against Pittsburgh back in 1929. Had Lots Of Thrills I had a lot of thrills In baseball. Perhaps more than the average player. I' Uncver forget the World Series oepner I won. That was against the Yankees in 1936. Oh, I had a lot of 'em, 1 guess. Such as the time I fanned those five American leaguers (Ruth, Gehrig, Foxx, Simmons and Cro- nin) In the 1934 all-star game, and the time I pitched all those con secutive shutout innings (July 13 to Aug. 1, 1933). But this one today beats them all. This is the greatest day in baseball. Have you ever seen one greater? If a senarlo writer had written such a finish, he'd have been tabbed as crazy. And I would be the first one to do it. But that's the kind of a club this Giant team is. It is a bunch of opportunists. The greatest bunch of scrappers you ever saw. They don't know the meaning of the word 'quit.' Hotel Manager Assigns Floors To Baseball Fans NEW YORK -UP) Usually, when you walk into a hotel the room clerk asks: "Single or double room?" Today, if you walk- into the Edl son, the clerk would ask if you favored the Yanks or Giants. Then, you'd be assigned a room on the floor with your fellow rooters. "Avoids trouble," philosophized Manager John Pringle. J- jjtt An imitation J Walkers Detae iLSPw .32 .cxrp I o Club Officials Say Dressen Will Stay By WILL GRIMSLEY NEW YORK UP) Did Bobby Thomson's dramatic ninth-inning home run which propelled the Giants into the world series also strike a knell for Charlie Dres sen's job as manager of the Brook lyn Dodgers? Some baseball men insisted to day that it did, but the only man who could say for sure, Brooklyn President Walter O'Malley, hinted broadly the peppery little pilot would be back in 1952. "When all the furore of the base ball races and world scries has died down we'll make an announce ment," O'Malley said. Asked if the Dodgers' collapse in the final weeks, during which Brooklyn lost a 13Vi game lead to the fast-finishing Giants, might militate against Drcssen's reem ployment chances, O'Malley r e plied: "We made up our minds on this matter before we started losing ground. I'll say this and you may draw your own conclusions. We don't feel the Dodgers collapsed. We have to give some credit lo the Giants' near-.900 ball the last two months. "Also a manager can't hit and can't pitch for his players." I 1 1 V? 1 5S?i GETS GAME Eston Dumont of Glide is pictured at the Umpqua Gun store on South Stephens street as he checks in there with his buck deer, a muley weighing about 200 pounds with an antler spread of 32 inches. It was killed on Yamsay mountain, where Eston, accompanied by his wife and his mother; Jimmy Ester brook, Jap Palouse and Mr. and Mrs. Austin Dumont opened the season. The party returned with four deer. (Paul Jenkins picture) orts Briefs NEW YORK CP) Here's how four former major leaguers think the world series will finish: Mell Ott, former Giant manager, Giants in seven games. Rogers Hornsby, former Giant player, Yankees in six. Spud Chandler, former Yankee pitcher, Yankees in five. Bucky Harris, former Yankee manager, Yankees in six. NEW YORK UP) The Can adian army will broadcast the world series today to its troops stationed above the arctic circle. The broadcast will go out over the army station in White Horse, Yu kon. COLUMBUS, O. (tP) What may be one of the longest holes-in-one ever recorded was scored on the par four, 260-yard ninth hole at the Army Country culb yesterday. Ted Straub sunk his tee shot with a driver. He wound up with a 32 for the nine. CHICAGO (.'PI The Amer ican debut of British empire mid dleweight Champion Dave Sands indicated Sugar Ray Robinson's world title won't go to Sands' na tive Australian for lome time, if ever. Before a paltry Chicago stadium crowd of 2,279 last night, Sands won an unanimous decision over Hawaii's Carl (Bobo) Olson in a dull 10-rounder that found Sands in a bad way at the finish. LOS ANGELES m Chal lenger Art Aragon of Los Angeles will get his chance to win the world lightweight championship from Jimmy Carter of New York when the two meet at Wrigley field on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 10. . The matinee will be the first title match staged in the afternoon in California since Young Corbett III defeated Jackie Fields in 1933. TOURNAMENT CANCELLED The scheduled final round of the Roscburg country club womens' championship tournament was can celled by rain Tuesday. 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The two teams have played 15 games against each other and the Black Tornado has triumphed ex actly 15 times. In only two games was Roseburg ever within shout ing distance. The competition began in 1922 when the Medford team was known as the Pear Pickers. That year, it was picking touchdowns out of thin air because Medford cele brated the first meeting with a 101-0 wallopping. Don't go away. It gets even worse. In 1923, the story was different. The two teams fought on even terms but the Indians missed two conversions .and Medford won, 13 12. They took a breather in 1924. but In 1925, the fabulous ."Prink" Callison came on the scene. He set the state prep gridirons on fire coaching his rambling Pear Pickers, and Roseburg was one of the stepping stones to fame. That year Roseburg took probably its worst beating in history. The Pear Pickers won by the adding ma chine score of 102-0. "Prink" must have sent in his reserves in 1926 because his team only "eked" by 95-0. For evident reasons, the Indians didn't play Medford again until 1932. That year Roseburg was blanked again, but only by a score of 14-0. The Indians got tough in touchdowns against Medford in the 1933 to score their third and fourth touchdowns against Medford in the six years of competition. By this time the story is getting monot onous but the Pear Pickers kicked both conversions and won, 14-13. It was as close as the Indians were to get for the next 17 years, however. Playing a little hi-jinks, the Pear Pickers duplicated scores in 1934 and 1935 at 32-0. They upped it a couple of conversions In 1936 to win 34-0, but in 1937 Roseburg got mad and scored another touch down. The score? Oh. Medford, 39-7. Competition Ceases That era of competition stopped in 1938 when Medford conquered the Indians for the 11th time, 38-13 The Indians muttered to them selves and practiced on other teams until 1946. Coach Mel Ingram had one of the best teams ever fielded by Roseburg in 1946 and this looked like the year. The Medfordites Weren't on the schedule, but the Indians forced aaduel for the dis trict 2 title. The old hex worked again. It was Rc.eburg's best year against Medford, but the Blank Tornado met the challenge, 45-20, Just for that, no game in 1947. Well, they started again in 1948, but the Indians still haven't scored against the Tornado since that bright 1946 year. In 1943, it was 24-0. In 1949, it was 42-0 and, last year, it was only 28 0. Looking back over the years, a running score shows Medford has scored 101 touchdowns and enought conversions for 660 points. On the other side of the ledger, Roseburg has scored 10 touchdowns and five conversions for 65 points. The Indians scored in five games. If the Indians win this year, it sounds like cause for celebration but don't forget the hex. Eagles Leading Industrial Keglers The Eagles perched on the top rung of the Industrial league bow ing ladder Wednesday night attjr sweeping four points and three games from the hapless Lions. The high flying FOE crowd com bined games of 928, 919 and 998 to total up an evening's work of 2,845 pins. Umpqua Dairy, which moved from fourth to second, bowled over the most pins, however, In white washing last place Drive-In clean ers. With the help of a 1,016 open ing game, the dairymen rang up a total score of 2,882 pins. Other teams winning all the games and points from opponents also made spectacular rises on the ladder. Jovin Brake supply and Shell Oil of Myrtle Creek each moved from ties for sixth to ties for second. INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE W L Plj FOE 9 3 12 Ump. Dairy 8 4 11 Flrmco 7 5 10 Vela Hosp. 7 5 10 Jovin 7 5 10 Shell Oil 7 S 10 Rsbg. l ndry . 7 5 8 D and L, 3 7 8 BPOE 6 8 7 Oen sup. 6 B 7 I.lnni S 10 3 Drive-In 1 1 U . . . and be In a warm house. 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