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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1957
Page
8
Burdette masterfully shuts down the Yankees as Ford counters with a sharp effort. Mantilla and Covington make key plays, including a leaping catch near the fence and a crucial double play. Turley, Buhl, and Spain factor in bullpen plans as Milwaukee eyes a three game lead.
The box score lists Milwaukee scoring seven runs in the 8th inning, with Jubi, Kubek, Covington, and Crandall contributing. New York’s pitching by Hurdette and deVond is noted, while Turley and Burdette work for Milwaukee. A final line shows New York 4 Milwaukee 0 with 9 innings.
Coach Bob Ingalls plans major changes for the Connecticut Huskies before their first home game and defense of the Yankee Conference title against Massachusetts. He names Jerry Davolio and Bob Loran at quarterback and halfback, moves Moe Coury to fullback to cover injuries, and reports Lenny King may return to signal drills after ankle injuries.
Ezra Deen won the Manhattan Pace at Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury New York with a time of 2 00.21 by a length over Greentree. The seven year old bay gelding, owned by J C Cameron of Smiths Falls Quebec, paid 18 30 for 2 stakes with Dick Williams driving through the muddy stretch for his fifth win in 18 starts this season. Menace finished third.
Army sits as the near unanimous top choice in the initial Lambert Trophy poll. Navy Pittsburgh Princeton Penn State follow in the top five as voters rate eastern college football programs.
The Miami scene sees Call Umets stable and jockey Willie Hartack leading in 1957 as top stable and rider after a winter season at Hialeah. Strong showings place them out front in the standings.
Milwaukee waits as Jerry Coleman accepts responsibility for the 1-0 loss to the Braves. He cites a misplay on Eddie Mathews sixth inning, with Mathews scoring after a ball Coleman lobbed to Harry Simpson. Hank Aaron’s pop fly error and Stengel’s plans for Bob Turley loom over the Yankees as they face elimination.
In a hard fought series game at Yankee Stadium New York edged Milwaukee 7 to 5. Whitey Ford held Milwaukee to seven runs while Ford and Crandall provided late offense. Hank Bauer Elston Howard and Mickey Mantle contributed as Stengel explained strategic moves to maximize runs. Mantle remained uncertain about Wednesday's lineup due to a shoulder condition.
Lew Burdette hurled a 1-0 shutout over the New York Yankees using 87 pitches. The Milwaukee Braves ace mixed sliders fastballs screwballs and sinkers to deny the Yankees their third blanking of the season and tie the series at one game each.
Lew Burdette phoned his wife after a 1-0 win over the Yankees. The Braves pitcher mixed screwballs and sliders to seven hits, striking out Elston Howard and Hank Bauer in a tense eight inning. West Covington made a standout catch and Ernie Mathews produced the decisive run.
The report lists sacrifices by Coleman Kubek Burdelle Schoendienst Covingian with Ny McDougald driving in. Errors and double plays feature McDougald with Coleman Howard and others. Attendance totals reach 272 097 across five performances with varied start times and umpire crews listed.
Milwaukee edges New York 1 0 to take 3 2 lead in World Series. Mickey Mantle and Bill Skowron out for rest of Series with injuries. Yogi Berra and Casey Stengel vow to fight on and challenge Lew Burdette’s pitching as club trails two games to three.
Hollywood report notes a postponement for a boxing bout between Kid Gavilan and Gasper Ortega. The Oct 22 match at Wrigley Field follows Gavilan arriving with a cold and needing extra training. Gavilan plans no boxing until tonight's four round exhibition in Tijuana for the Mexican Red Cross.
The Decathlon event at Thompson's Speedway featured a 15 lap race won by John Clapp with fastest times from Hal Stetson and Henry Dingley among others. Giants QB Constantine and driver Dick Yelvington sustained injuries, sidelining them for next games. Decathion will end January 17 at Hialeah with 1957 winners noted.
Hedley Woodhouse, veteran rider from Hialeah, challenges in the Widener race. He has finished second on the same horse four times, with four second-place finishes totaling a $235,700 shortfall in prize money.
Fourth-ranked Joey Giardello will meet Wilf Grieves in a 10-round middleweight bout at the Denver Coliseum on October 29. Promoter Milt Willner announced the fight, approved by the Colorado boxing commission, replacing a canceled Baker Valdes heavyweight matchup. Giardello defeated Bobby Lane 11 days earlier. Grieves, 21, from Edmonton, last knocked out Jackie Headon.
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