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★ ★ ★6Ball TookOffJackieNNewk TodayBy TED SMITSBROOKLYN, Oct, 9 (flV—For an agonizing moment this afternoon, Jackie Robinson thought the bail he smashed to left field in the 10th inning of the sixth World Series game was headed straight for Enos Slaughter’s glove.“IIorIfIf,ioieryitThen it seemed to take off, over his head,” said Jackie, grinning broadly. ‘‘So I just trotted to first because I knew if it was in there we had the game won.“I knew I hit it well, like a shot. It was a low fast ball. And I sure hoped it would take off.”99?rtdisr,;diteSo did all the other Dodgers, who cut loose in their dressing room after their 10-inning, 1-0 victory over the New York Yankees. It was by far the noisiest demonstration to date.Now that the series stands 3-all with tomorrow’s game the decider, Manager Walt Alston saidhe would send to the mound his 27-game winner, Don Newcombe, who so far has run into bad luck in the series.Robinson and all the other Dodgers had warm praise for Bob Turley, the Yankee starter who pitched a masterful shutout game for nine innings.‘‘I thought he was just as fast as Larsen but he didn’t have as good a curve,” said Robinson.isieffiyIyieut-'s£That is a superlative compliment, for Don Larsen pitched a perfect no-hit game yesterday in beating the Dodgers 2-0 at Yan-r kee Stadium.‘‘Now we’re in a pretty good position,” Robinson exulted. ‘‘Of course we’re not hitting too well, but all we want is another chance at ’em.”You know, I’m most happy for Clem Labine. He did a wonderful job for us all season and he deserved to win.”t,idfais‘‘I’d like to stay in baseball nextyear,” Robinson went on, answer-Isga.■lt;*99?rieing the question that is on everyone’s lips now that the first Negro to break the color line in modem, big league baseball has completed his 10th season and reached theripe age of 37.“This is a great club to be with.”Labine, the ace Dodger relief pitcher who was making his first World Series start, took a lot of back pounding and hand shaking.“I feel just like Larsen did yesterday,” he grinned. “My best (Continued on Page 13)-A- +★ ★ ★★ ★ ★WMmmm—Associated Press WirephotoThey held o dance at second base in the second inning of yesterday's World Series game. Brooklyn shortstop Peewee Reese skipped to one side after getting a force out on New York's Yogi Berra who looked like heover second base. Getting into the skit was Napp. The Dodgers won, 1-0.was dancingumpire Larry★ ★ ★★ ★ ★NecessaiBy WILL GRIMSLEYBROOKLYN, Oct. 9 UPV-The direction of the wind dictate! the defensive strategy that backfired for the New York Yankees today— and neither Manager Casey Stengel nor losing pitcher Bob Turley offered any apologies“We had to walk Snider and pitch to Robinson,” Stengel said. “There was no other way to do it.”Twice with men in scoring position — in the eighth and again in the 10th, Turley walked Duke Snider intentionally to get to Jackie Robinson.Robinson has to have a good lick.itHe got one. I have no alibison it. I threw him a fast ball,just where I wanted it. He got alot of wood on it, and that was the ball game.”Enos Slaughter, has been playin left field for the age of 40, was downcast that he was unable to spear Robinson’sothe old pro who a tremendous Yankees at thedrive.‘I thoughtit,” he said.glove within• •The first time Robinson popped weakly to third base. The second time he lined a hit to left fieldI was going to get “I believe I got my about a foot of it.But the ball seemed to take off-like it got some extra wind.”Stengel, who had hoped to clinch his sixth world championship to-
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