The Brandon Sun from Brandon, Manitoba, Canada • Page 6

Saturday, October It, IfTl 6 Keats couldn't have said it any TV couldn't do justice to Thomson's famous shot THE BRANDON SUN, NICK M1CKOSKI the Pirates lock up their first championship since I960 while destroying (lie myth of more invincibility. "Two games is nothing," Weaver said. rather be 2-3 than 0-2. They just went to work and did the things they did alt year. Now we'll have, to do the things dld all 'year!" Frank Robinson put Ihe Orioles' challenge In a different perspective, saying: "Now we'll sec what kind -of.

club this is. We can still" win if we want lo. The easiest thing 'in -life lo quit, The Lough'est thing in life is to pull yourself up when things are going bad." Things, are going exceptionally well for the Pirates, who 'are within one victory of a feat never before plished in the 49-year history since. Ihe' Series was changed" nine, games lo the best of seven games. Only four teams in the pe-.

riod have been able to come and win the Series after losing ihe first two games. No team has' ever been able Lo do--it by running off four consecutive, victories. Despite all the pre-game Wheaties-Jets' rivalry continues Sunday night thrilling days of yesteryear, as we hear Russ Hodges say: and Bobby Thomson is on the biggest spot of his entire career. Bobby, wiw didn't have much minor, league experience, has never been involved in a penaht race as" yet. A home 'run would win it for the Giants, and win the championship.

So' Leo Durocher. comes over and talks to Bobby. The, Dodgers lead .11 4 lo 2, Bobby Thomson up there sivingiit'. He's had 2 out ol 3, a single and a' double. And Billy Cox is playing him Light on Ihe' third line.

One oul, Ihe last of Hie ninth; Branca pitches. Bobby Thomson lakes a called strike on the inside corner. Bobby hitting at ,292. "He's had a single and a double, and he drove in the Gianls first nin with a long fly to centre. Brooklyn leads it 4 to; 2.

'Branca throws. There's a long drive that's "gonna be, 1 believe The Giants win the pennant! The Gianls win. Ihe Pennant! The Giants win the pennant! Bobby Thomson hits into the lower deck of the left field stands. The Gianls the pennant- And they're going crazy! They're going crazy! 1 don't believe it! I' don't believe it! I don'l believe it! Bobby Thomson hit a long' drive into the lower deck of Ihe Icfl field stands! And the entire place is going crazy! The Giants Horacs Sloneham has got a winner? The Gianls win it by a score uf 5 lo 4. And they're picking Bobby Thomson up and carrying him off the There are sume great sports' rivalries in the world today.

You know, Hie Giants and Dodgers, Canadians and Leafs, Stamped ers and Eskimos. Bui perhaps the greatest rivalry in Manitoba is between Brandon Wheat Kings and Winnipeg Jets. And, these two teams will be battling cadi oilier Sunday night at (he Man-Ex in a Western Canada Hotkey League assignment, beginning at 7:30. The Wheaties arc tied for first place in the eastern division of the WCHL, with Saskatoon Blades, but Ihe Jets are only two points back. Winnipeg chance to move into the lie tor the Lop last night when they lost.

3-2. lo. Swift Current Broncos, Jets' coach Nick. Mickoskt was quite burned up last Friday night when the Wheaties knocked Winnipeg off at the aretia, '6-5, in the opening game of the WCIJL season for the two clubs. He'll be wanting revenge, 'badly, plus (lie chance move into' a tic for firsl place.

In Wheat Kings' statistics, released is no surprise in (lie scoring; derby by PHILIP K. EBERLY YORK, Pa. -v Twenty niilimins passed since Bobby Thomson's "slioL heard rnuntl the world." In im ay of mnnuruclured heroes and image niakers, it is good to ihink of Bobby Thomson and his prodigious clouL two. dc-cados ago, 1951 was the year of Joseph McCarthy, of Mao Tse-iung, of Douglas MacArtliur. But, it was also the year or Bobby Thomson, heller of the most famous home run in the history of baseball.

It has been estimated that ir everyone who claims he was there October afternoon had been the of Ihe Polo Grounds would had to have been at least 3.5 million. In 1951 in America there were 15.8 million television sets in working order and BG million radios. Thns, more Americans listened to the game than watched it oven including those 3.5 million eyewitnesses al the Polo Grounds. Yet, ir the Gianl-Doger play-off ociurred today, I would still prefer to follow it on radio. I've always fell the television cameras are incapable of capturing the inherent drama of baseball.

On the other hand, radio allows the listener Lo be a participant. One 'plays the game in the theatre of his mind. What, other sporl requires -so large a What other sport is capable of such dramatic possibilities. What other spnrt is consistently able lo produce such implausible plots Oct. 3, 1951.

Game" should never have been play- Durkin sinks WINNIPEG (CP)-The fancy footwork of goalie Henry Durkin led Ihe Swift Current Broncos Lo a 3-2 overtime victory Winnipeg Jcls in Western Canada Ifockey League play Friday. Durkin played nn outstanding game as the Jets oulshot the visiting Broncos ll-IB. Wayne Inglis scored Ihe winning goat for Swift Current aL the 42-secoiid mark of the firsl overtime period. II was the second time in as many BOB MOOSE EARL WEAVER Philip K. Eberly is station manager' WSBA in York.

inept ness blew a lead which cd hi the first place. Dodger bad swelled lo games by i A u.s Outside the metropolitan New York' area New York learns are hated. Bui, in Dial summer of 951, as the Giants marched on their streleh. drive (37 wins out of their last ''14 games), they picked up fans alt over the country, only because the Dodgers were haled more. The Gianst became Everyman ihe lillle guy against the Colossus, Even those who found it not difficult hi keep their enthusiasm for the controversial Oiani manager Leo Durocher under control, put aside their feelings, l-eo was considered by many to be out of the John' McGraw mould very walk across the field in a hostile town was a challenge to the So Leo browbeat, cajoled, conned his men lo heights they thought impossible.

And there they were in a dead heat when the season ended Sept. .10. Each team won a game of the play-off the iirst hi Natimnal League, history. Then on Oct, '3, 1951, at 3:58 p.m. justice was meted The midget slew the giantoops, the big guy.

Bobby Thomson was the chief executioner, These days when instant replays of game' fragments are spun out in seconds, it is a testimonial to the immortality of baseball thaL the instant replay of all is now 20 years oid. Wars, famines, pestilence, man's frailties cannot wither, nor custom stale that recording of baseball's mosl dramatic moment. So return with us lo those the Jets uighls thai Swift Current has been forced Lo play exlra minutes. The Broncos iosL 13-5 to' Brandon Thursday night. Terry McDougall and Alex, Kogler scored the other -goals fur SwfiL Current.

Brian Dick and Reg Malin-oski scored For Winnipeg. Inglis got the winning goal when a Winnipeg player missed-a check and left Inglis open behind Ihe net. He whipped around lo the from and slashed into the open cor- of (lie first period. Sloughlon made it 2-0 one minute laler. Gary Haverly scored what proved to be the winner on a pass from Stoughton while Bombers were playing shorthanded mid-way through Ihe second period.

Buss Walker, at of the second period, and Lawrence Sacharuk, al 3:45 of the third, closed the gap but Saskatoon then ran into Ihe hoL goaltcnd-ing or the Bombers' Herman Hordai. Kings who got their third victory in four slarls. The loss left Victoria with a 2-2 record. Henry Van Drunc'n opened Ihe scoring at Ihe 18-second mark or the rirst period. Don Kozak made it 2-0 before the rive-minute mark or the first, Lon iMiles rounded nut the scoring in the third aRer a scoi'eless second when Ihe puck bounced in orr Ihe back of Maynard's Jeg.

Canucks slam California to spoil Stasiuk's debut BALTIMORE (AP)-Baiti-morc Oriole's will trot out today for Ihe sixth game of the World Series, against Pills-burgh Pirates prodded by a reminder of a past disaster a poetic reminder framed in this-lillle ditty: "Remember Ihe Mels It took a year Now we can do it In two days here;" The four lines were chalked on the blackboard in the dressing room Friday by the clubhouse attendant, Clay Reid. And they underscore the Orioles' challenge as simply as possible, look the Orioles a year to bounce back in the Series after losing to New S'ork Mels in But if the Orioles can win here Saturday and Sun-lay against Ihe Pirates Ihey can quickly avenge their three-game disaster at Pills-burgh. Thai debacle sends I lie defending champion Orioles, called by manager Earl Weaver the best team' in baseball history, into Game No. 6 trailing 3-2 in the besl-of-seven series that, deter- mines the best team in baseball for JB71. On the eve of Hie crucial sixth game, Weaver declined to name his starting lineup but said right-hander Jim Palmer, who won -the second game, would be his.

starting pitcher against Pirates" righthander Bob Moose'. Then, in a swipe al Ihe critics who have-called him a pushbutton manager, he added with a chuckle: "My push-button machine is all messed And 1. don't have a guarantee." The machine, which has push-buttoned its way to 16 consecutive victories including 11 at the. end of the regular season, in the playoffs and two in the Series, wen haywire iii Pittsburgh. And now the Orioles stand one defeat away from having Use Sun Classified SPECIAL 1 2 08 briefly rom Sun dispatches PHILADELPHlA-PhiladQlphia flyers or the National Hockey League traded centre Andre Lacroix to Chicago.

Black. Hawks Friday for defencoman Rick Foley. Foley, 26, scored 17 goals and had 54 assists for Portland in the Western Hockey Leajfue-liist year; Me played briefly Jasl season for Ihe Hawks. DETROIT Detroit Tigers announced Friday that former Cleveland Indians' manager Johnny 'Lipun has been hired to manage their Toledo arm club. Lipon succeeds Mike Roarke as manager of the International League team.

PtNEHURST, N.C. Venerable Sain Snenri, admitting he couldn't play much better, shot a five-under-par fia Friday for a 36-hole 132 and a three-stroke lead after the second round of the tl 00,000 National PGA Club Pro championship. PARIS Arnold Palmer birdied Tour of the last five holes Friday for lite firsl round lead in the 54-lmle Lancomc Trophy golf lournameut with a six-under-par 66. Palmer, only one under after nine'1 holes t-posted a five-under-par 31 on the incoming nine at the fi.tW-yard, par-72 Saint Nam La Breloehe course. RON CHIPPERFIBLD as probable all-star Ron Chipperfield is the leading point-getter with two goals find four assists for six points.

One poinl back is Dwaync Pcnlland, with five assists. At our points are rookie Boh Murdoch and sophomore Barry Chernos. The goal-scoring leader, though, is rookie Donn McLaughlin, with three goals and no assists. One. surprise is found in Ihe penalty-minute department.

The leader there is none other than Chipperfield, who was one of the cleanest players last year. So far, Chipperfield has nine minules in penaltiesone major and two minors. The highest rating in the plus-minus department on Ihe dub (for home games only) is 15-year-old derenceman, Mark Johnston, who is at plus three. (Players gel a plus ir they're on fhe ice when a Brandon goal is scored and a minus if they're' on the ice when an opposition goal is scored.) Wheaties will be out lo improve on their statistics Sun-dayybut bolh teams will be out after the most important statistic or all the two points for a victory. SI, ous KurlcniMrh (7) (Schcll.i.

Kurtenbach (3) Schmauli (11) (Guevremont) Penalties Psimenl Blrd majors i a 1 11 i Games Sunday Saskatoon at FIJn Flon at Brandon Victoria .11 cum Mrrfir-lnc tie' el Edmo McDougall (Enqele, Kogter) .1. Winnipeg, MallnosM (Butler, Hunt) 13:08. niaLk 7:37, Ford 5:33, Back 18:05. OVBRTIME-5. Swift Current, 1'iqln, (Lam, Luavhs) Shell en goal by Flin Flon 3 Saskatoon 3 FIRST PERIOD t.

Flln Flon, miller Stoughion, Loyiiaehan) 3. Flln Flon. Stoughion (Hllllcr, a I li I a 1 Penalties Kowalyshyn, McLe'ofl 11 14, SECOND P.CRIOD-3. Flln Flon, Havr-ly (Stoughion) M9; .1. Walk-- Prir.r)' 15:03.

Penalties Andrutf 7:31, Loynaclu.il 6 36. THIRD PCRIOD-5. SAskalocn, Shall on gt by Stoughton paces Bombers "it will all down Lo who's the best pitcher Saturday," Weaver "insisted. On paper, that's Palmer. Palmer posted a 20-9 record during the regular season and won the second game, allowing seven hits and three'- 'runs, in eight innings! "I1-7," during- Ihe regular sea- son, pitched in relief In Ihe First Lwo allowing eight hits and six runi in 4 innings, However, what's been on paper hasn't meant much in this Series.

Television coverage of- to-' day's game, on CBC national network begins al. 11:30 a.m. CDT. 1 The Seals' scoring, was-: spearheaded by Sheer; han's nffnri and pair of scores from McKechnte. Vancouver's other goal scorers included Pal Quinn; Dennis Kearns, John Schella.

and Murray Hall. California's other goal came from Gary Jarrett. SPARK PLUGS OLD? HI-WAY ESSO Jet. Highway 1 and It Holiday limited time offer Fred Glover was dismissed as coach-of California Golden Seals of the National Hockey League Friday night and replaced, by VIC STAS1UK, left. General manager Garry Young made the announcement at news conference, saying the abrupt change was his own decision, approved by Seals', owner.

CHARLES O. FINLEY, right. The Seals were 0-1-2 under Glover so far this season while Stasiuk was fired at the end of last season by Philadelphia Flyers. "1 feel this is a great challenge and when Garry phoned me, I jumped at the chance to geL back into pro hockey," said Stasiuk. Glover's plans were not disclosed.

SASKATOON (CP)-Blaine Sfoughton's three points paced Flin Flon Bombers to a 3-2 victory over Saskatoon Blades in a Western Canada Hockey League game before 2,700 fans Friday night. Fliii Flon look a 3-0 lead, in the. 'first half of fhe game and then hung on Lo hand the Blades 'their firsl. loss of Ihe season. Saskatoon had won its first Lwo games, Al Hillier put the Bombers on a pass from Slougti-tnti at lite sEven-minule mark Hockey stat story by THE CANADIAN PRESS NHL.

STANDINGS OAKLAND (AP) Vancouver Canucks spoiled. Vic Stasiuk's debut as California Golden Seals' new coach by racing to a National Hockey League victory Friday night. The Seals were leading '1-0 arter 11:46 or the first period but the Canucks ripped through a weak California defence lo take the lead oil Or-land Kurtenbaeh's goal at 18:11 of the second period. In the third period, Vancouver scored three times on Andre Boudrias' second goal, Kurtenbaeh's second and an empty-net I ally by Bobby Sch maulz in the filial inih.ules.. Tne Pioneer Sale priced Division Vancouvtr Toronto Yo.K Montreal Dtl'o'l Buflalc I 0 17 IS 0 0 2 5 7 ..3 6 2'.

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