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f • .Vets Robinson, Campy Help Put Dodgers Back in SeriesBy TED SMITSBROOKLYN UP*—Baseball'smost effective combination— good pitching, sharp fielding, and hard hit ting—br ought the Brooklyn Dodgers back into World Series contention against the New York Yankees.A pair of aging veterans, Jackie Robinson and Roy Campanella, teamed with John Pod-res on his 23rd birthday to knock down the Yankees in Ebbets Field in the third series contest, 8-3, and cut the Yankees lead to one game,Robinson in particular stood out. I£ he continues at his present pace he could well be a decisive factor in the series, which may be his last. There have been hints he will retire, as he is 36.robbed of another hit by a running catch by Billy Martin. Cam-panella is 33.IN THE FIELD Robinson had seven assists, only two short of the series record, and one. of these was a superb back-handed stop of Billy Martin's hot smash in the fifth. At bat he had a sin-igle and a double/ and took an I extra base on the double by tricking Elston Howard to throw to second as he rumbled into third—not as fast as he was once, but fast enough.Campanella, hitless in the first two games, smashed a homer, double, and single and wasPODRES, who had not gone nine innings since June 14, kept the Yankees under control except for the second when Mickey Mantle homered, Bill Skowron doubled and Phil Rizzuto singled, and *the seventh when Rizzuto drew a walk and scored on pinch-hitter and Carey’s triple. Podres did it with a fast ball and a change of pace—which he confessed was the most exceptional it has been all year.”The Dodgers started off Friday as if they meant business.Peewee Reese worked Bob Turley for a. walk in the first inning, and Campanella promptly delivered his first hit of the series —a towering homer into the center field stands.THE YANKEES came back in: the second, which Mantle opened with his homer, also to center field, Rizzuto singled to left after Skowron's double, and the Moose, a. former Purdue football player, came charging home to be met by Campanella well in ; front of the plate. Campanella put a hard , tag on SkowTon, who hit his right arm.. The ball skidded into the dugcut and Rizzuto automatically advanced to^ third. Turley grounded out to; end the inning.THE DODGERS picked up another brace of runs as gifts from the Yankees in their part of the second. Robinson singled with one out. Turley hit Sandy Am-oros above the knee and Podres lofted- a bunt that had Turley off balance, and the bases were filled., Turley then walked Gilliam to force in one run, and out he went to be replaced by Tom Morgan, who walked Reese to force in another.In the fourth the Dodgers picked up two more. Gilliam singled, Duke Snider drew a baseon balls off Morgan, 'Campanella lashed a single to left that scored Gilliam, and Snider raced home when, with one out, Elston How-.’ ard caught Carl Furillo's foul’ deep in left field.The Dodgers put the game onice in the seventh. Robinsonstarted it with his double that he made into three, bases with clever running. He came home on Amoros’s single. After Podres. forced Amoros, and Gilliam drew a walk, Reese singled to center to score Podres. Tom Sturdivant .was on the mound for the Yan-ikees by then.r\mm m
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Long Beach Press Telegram
Long Beach, California, US
Sat, Oct 01, 1955
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