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Ford, Boyer Heroic As Yanks Win World Series Start 6-2 San Francisco - HOT - They showed a timeworm television horse opera from Candlestick Park Thursday, with Whitey Ford the old familiar "bad guy" and Clete Boyer his new henchman. They were "bad guys," no doubt, to most of the 43,852 fans at the opening World Series game and to the many television viewers who'd like a change in the script which invariably winds up with the Yankees winning the Series. To the Yankee fans, Whitey and Clete were as heroic as Matt Dillon, Wyatt Earp, the Rifleman or Elliott Ness, take your choice. Ford may not have been as menacing as in past years as the Yankees beat the Giants, 6-2, Thursday in the Series opener. He was tagged for 10 San Francisco hits and he ap peared to' be staggering in the second and third innings wnen the Giants scored their runs and snapped Ford's proud World Series shutout record. But he struck out six Giants, walked only two and after Boyer delivered his tie- breaking homer in the top of the seventh, Ford yielded only one hit during the last three innings. . Wins 10th Series Game That was good enough to extend his record total of World Series victories to 10. He has lost only four series games. When the Giants pushed across a run in the second on Jose Pagan's bunt single, that snapped the 34-year-old left hander's series record string of shutout innings at 33 23. Boyer made only one of New York's 11 hits, but for timeliness, it was in the finest tradition of Yankee home run power. Coming to bat as leadoff man in the seventh inning, Boyer lofted a pitch by Billy O'Dell over the left-center-field fence near the 360-foot mark for the Tun that broke a 2-2 tie and sent the Yankees on to their 93rd World Series triumph. O'Dell yielded the Yankees' first two runs on a double by Roger Maris in the first in ning and then gave up only two more hits until Boyer's homer. He struck out eight batters. Yanks Blast O'Dell After Boyer's homer in the seventh, the Yankees knocked out O'Dell with two runs in the eighth. Maris singled, Howard was hit by a pitched ball and Dale Long, substitut ing at first base for Bill Skowron, singled to bring home Maris. At this point, O'Dell was replaced by Don Larsen, who pitched the perfect World Series game of 1956. Boyer, the first hitter Lar sen faced, lofted a short fly to left field. Pagan, running with his back to the diamond, caught the ball but bumped left fielder Harvey Kuenn on the play, Howard racing home ahead of Pagan's throw to the plate. In the ninth, the Yankees added their final tally. Tresh singled and Larsen was re placed on the mound by Stu Miller. Tresh then stole sec ond, Maris walked and How ard singled home the run. After today's game, the teams take off Saturday for transcontinental travel, the series resuming in Yankee Stadium on Sunday. The third, fourth and fifth games in this best four out of seven series are scheduled there. If the sixth and seventh games are necessary, the teams will come back here. Dark made three lineup changes for today's game. He decided to bench his long-ball hitting first base; man, Orlando Cepeda, "be cause he's dead tired." He put the left handed hit ting Willie McCovey in his place. Dark also picked Matty Alou, another left handed hit ter, into left field in place of the right handed hitting Har vey Kuenn, and Tom Hallcr behind the plate. Hopei To End Jinx The Yanks' Ralph Terry, who gave up more home runs than any pitcher in the Ameri can league this year - 40 -hoped to break his series jinx. He's started three games -lost two of them - and also made one losing relief appear ance when, on his second pitch in the seventh and de ciding game of the 1960 World Series against the Pi rates, he served up a home run ball to Bill Mazcroski which cost the Yankees the series. For the Giants' Jack San- SECTION R PAGES 1 to 10 SPdDMTS MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1962 Willie Mays Makes Yankees Say Wow! By MILTON RICHMAN San Franciscc-4UPII-The or dinarily hard-to-impress Yan kees don't say hey, they say "wow!" when it comes to Willie Mays. Even though he claims he's "dead tired" and performed on the losing side Thursday, the still boyish 31-year-old ex Harlem stickball player was the one Giant who had all the Yankees talking. Whitey Ford, off whom Willie ripped three straight singles, even joked at his own expense about finally strik- World Series Sidelights . . . By HAL WOOD UPI Sports Writer. San Francisco-OJPD - While Ralph Terry is pitching for the New York Yankees today, he may have his mind on something besides the Giants. His wife, Tanya, is due to have their second baby any moment and the arrival time may coincide with Terry's ap pearance on the mound. The two most spectacular plays of the day were turn ed in by outfielder Felipe Alou of the Giants. He leaped high in the air and knocked down a drive by Roger Maris to keep it from sailing over the fence for a home run. And later he came running in to catch a blooper off the bat of Tom Tresh while slid ing flat on his belly. An unhappy pre-game inci dent was the theft of the American and National league banners which would have decorated the two dugouts. Willie Mays gave early fans a lift when he lined a drive over the left field fence in batting practice. Amid Wednesday's wild celebration over the Giants' pennant playoff victory over the Dodgers, a man watched delirious fans swarm over a Powell Street cable car, hug strangers and sound long blasts on auto horns. Beaming, he said: "It's won derful the way they're cheer ing our astronaut." Business slowed to a vir tual standstill in San Fran cisco, including the courts where the most frequently heard and granted-request was for a motion for contin uance. Before the start of the game, the players still were laughing about a remark made by pitcher Ed Roebuck of the Los Angeles Dodgers during the playoff series with the Giants in Los Angeles. "Here it is two days after the close of the regular sea son," cracked Roebuck, "and the New York Mets still are losing ground." ford, it marked his first World Series start. He last pitched against the Dodgers in the second game of the playoff series on Tuesday. Both Houk and Dark were set for their third game pitch ers - in Ysnkee Stadium on Sunday. It will be Bill Staf ford, 14-9, for the Yankees against southpaw Billy Pierce, a big hero in the Giants' eome from behind playoff victory over the Dodgers. Pierce is 16-6. ing out Mays in the eighth inning. "I guess I was due, wasn't I?" grinned the Yankee left hander. Ford Was Overdue Ford wasn't due, he was overdue against Mays. Even before being tagged for those three hits Thursday, Whitey had been combed for six hits by Willie in seven tries dur ing their previous jousts in All-Star competition. Of those six hits, two were homers and one was a triple. "I knew how good a hitter he was before this World Series ever started," Ford pointed out. "He's one of the best in the game so I didn't exactly feel disgraced when he got those hits off me." For years, there has been a running debate as to who is the No. 1 player in the game today - Mays or Mickey Mantle. Each has his supporters and while neither ever enters into the debate personally, each has a high opinion of the other. Mantle Picks Mays "Mays can do everything on a ball field," says Mantle. "He can hit, he can run and he can field. I'd say he's just about the greatest around." Willie feels the same way about Mantle. "Don't compare me with him," Willie pleads. "Mantle can hit a ball nine miles, but I can't. And he's just as good in the field, too. I haven't seen any better ball players than him around." Harry Craft, who pilots Houston now but was Man tle's first manager at Joplin and saw him quite a bit later as manager of tile Kansas City A s, sums up the Mays-Mantle discussion about as well as anyone. "You know how I feel about Mickey," he says. "I think there is no one finer. "But I'd have to say this: If two managers were choos ing up sides and one picked Mickey and the other Willie, neither would have any cause to complain." ' efyc Leaders (Final) Py United Press International AMERICAN LEAGUE Player & Club G. AB. R. II. Pet. Runnels. Bos. .152 562 80 183 .326 Robinson. Chi. 156 600 90 187 .312 Hinlon. Wash. .150 542 73 168 .310 Siebern. KC...162 600 114 185 .308 Robinson. Bal.162 635 78 193 .304 Richrdsn.. NY. 161 691 9 209 .302 Lunipe. KC...156 641 89 193 .301 Jimener, KC.139 479 48 144 .301 Rollins. Minn. 159 624 06 186 .298 Ystmskl, Bos. .160 646 99 191 .296 .346 .342 NATIONAL LEAGUE T. Davis. LA. .163 665 120 230 Robinson. Cin.162 609 134 208 Muslal, St L . 135 433 57 143 .330 White. St.L .159 614 93 199 .324 H. Aaron. Mil. 156 591 127 191 .323 Altnian. Lni. 147 534 74 170 .318 F. Alou. SF 154 561 96 177 .316 Clmente. Pitt.. 144 538 96 168 .312 Demctr. Phil. . 153 550 85 169 .307 Cepeda. SF 162 625 105 191 .306 Home Runs American League Killcbrew. Twins 48; Cash. Tiyers 39: Cola vito. Tigers 37; Wagner. Angels 37: Gentile, Orioles 33: Maris, Yanks 33. National League Mays. Giants 49: H. Aaron. Braves 45: Robinson. Reds 39; Banks. Cubs 37; Cepeda, Giants 35; Thomas, Meta 34. Runs Batted In American League Killebrew. Twins 126: Siebern. Athletlca 117; Colavllo. Tigers 112; Robinson. White Sox 109; Wagner, Angels 107. National League T Davis. Dodgers 153: Mays. Giants 141; Robinson. Reds 136; H. Aaron. Braves 128; Howard. Dodgers 119. Pitching American League S 1 1 g m a n. Twins 12-5; Herbert. White Sox 20 9; McBrtde. Angels 11-5: Ford. Yanks 17-8; Donovan. Indiana 20 10: Agulrre. Tigers 16-8. National League Purkey. Reds 23-5: Sanford. Giants 24-7: Drvs. 'dale, Dodgers 25-9; Pierce, Gianta 6; McLlih. Phils 11-5. Same Old Story for Bill O'Dell San Francisco-iUPII-For Billy O'Dell it was another day, another dollar-and the same old story. He often had trouble beat ing the New York Yankees when he was in the American league. And now, as a fugitive from their power but a big winner in the National league, he discovered that things haven't changed a bit. "While I was over there, I hoped that I could even my record against them," O'Dell said after he and San Fran cisco were beaten, 6-2, in Thursday's opening game of the World Series. "Now I hope that I get an other chance against them be fore this is over. We're still in it." O'Dell announced last win ter that he wanted to work more or be traded. He got his wish this year, pitching more than 263 innings. And when he faced New York Thursday, he was making his fourth ap pearance in seven days. The Yanks took him again. although he struck out eight batters and usually was tough in the clutches. Gives Up Homer But he opened the seventh inning by delivering a home run ball to Clete Boyer hat put the Yankees ahead, 3-2. The Giants never caught up. "Boyer hit a real good pitch," O'Dell said afterward in his matter of fact way. "It was a fast ball, low and away. But Boyer was a better hitter than the pitch." ' The long arm of winter baseball finally caught up with Orlando Cepeda, a leg end in Puerto Rico, who was not expected to start today against Yankee righthander Ralph Terry. "Willie McCovey will be at first base," said Giant man ager Alvin Dark, sitting be hind his desk with hia hands interlaced on top of his head. "Cepeda played in about 260 games this year, including winter ball. That is too much for anyone." "I'm not tired; I feel pretty good," Cepeda said. "Well. . . I feel so-so." Big Orlando, a power hitter last season, went hitless against Whitey For and grounded into a double play to .end a third Inning rally. Says He's Tired While Cepeda claimed to feel okay, Willie Mays puiird no punches about his own ex haustion. "Me, I'm dead," Mays an swered while being congrat ulated for rapping three sin gles off Ford iri four trips. "I think there is no doubt that there is fatigue on this club. We were tired when we went into the playoff against Los Angeles. We're all doing our best. O'Dell is tired but he didn't gripe. He pitched real good." Jack Sanford, scheduled to start against Terry, also has his troubles. "I'm ready to go although I've got a hell of a cold," San ford said, his blue eyes a trifle dim from the virus. "I'm tak ing pills that help. I've had this thing for a long time and can't seem to shake it." Dark brushed off a sug gestion that losing the opener on home grounds was a death blow. 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