Indians Take 2-1 Series Lead Over Boston
Cleveland built a 2-1 advantage over the Red Sox in the fourth inning as the Indians pushed ahead in the AL series. News records show decisive moves and notable plays fueling the lead.
07 Oct 1948
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1948
Page
1
Cleveland built a 2-1 advantage over the Red Sox in the fourth inning as the Indians pushed ahead in the AL series. News records show decisive moves and notable plays fueling the lead.
Clouded skies greeted rivals as Boston Braves edge Cleveland Indians 1-0 in game two. Masi scored the decisive run after sliding back to second on a Feller peg. Lou Boudreau managed the Indians with Holmes, Clark and Kellner in the lineup as Stanky and Spahn pitched and umpired by Summers and Grieve.
Play by play shows Cleveland and Boston battling through hits and outs with no runs in early innings. The pivotal moment centers on Boudreau tagging Masi at second on a potential safe call, prompting debate among press box observers and ending with Feller’s four-hit shutout and Braves victory.
Paul L Hayner, 34, faced arraignment on a first degree murder charge for allegedly strangling his granddaughter, the infant of his 14 year old daughter, on May 17. The arraignment was set before Supreme Court Justice William F. Santry after his indictment yesterday.
An incendiary balloon, the third to land in Massachusetts woods in a month, was found in an oak grove in Agawam today. Lt. William Puzzo of the state fire marshal's office said the balloon had not ignited anything and carried a candle burned to a half inch.
Marquis Childs writes that John Foster Dulles becomes the likely Secretary of State candidate if Dewey wins the presidency. The column notes crossfire from both left and right, reflecting editorial page tension.
Senator Glen Taylor of Idaho the Progressive Party vice presidential candidate arrived for a major address tonight as Democratic leaders plan to greet President Truman tomorrow in Albany. Herbert Brownell Jr. announced Dewey will speak here October 18, altering his campaign itinerary for upstate appearances. Local party leaders in Onondaga County expect Taylor today and the Trumans tomorrow, with registration rising amid the campaign swing.
The United States accuses Hungarian authorities of extorting two American executives, Paul Ruedemann of Hartsdale and George Bannantine of St. Louis, by forcing confessions of sabotaging oil production. The State Department says they faced solitary confinement, harsh interrogation, and minimal sustenance before release and return to the U.S. The men worked for Maori, a Hungarian subsidiary of Standard Oil.
John Foster Dulles landed in Paris to rejoin the American delegation to the United Nations General Assembly after a brief trip to the United States to confer with Governor Thomas E. Dewey. Dulles serves as chief foreign affairs adviser to Dewey.
A state public works report by district engineer William Robinson releases traffic counts from August 14 across Onondaga and six surrounding counties. The 10 percent rise, the largest in Seneca County at about 14 percent, signals where road widening and signals may be needed.
A Macon County court jury in a condemnation suit against Illinois Power Co. determined farmer Oscar French deserved eight cents for the equivalent of four postholes on his land valued at 400 dollars per acre, and John F. Streich received 16 cents for holes for 10 poles on land valued at 350 dollars per acre, illustrating tiny compensation in a rural dispute.
In Paris negotiations on atomic energy control, Russia urged a fresh start while Western powers, reversing their stance, agreed to extend talks for another year. A New Zealand proposal, backed by US delegate Warren Austin, suggested renewing discussions among the Big Five plus Canada to seek a mutually acceptable formula for international control.
Mrs. Oksana S. Kasenkina, 53, a Russian teacher, is reported to be doing very well and near sitting up at Roosevelt Hospital. She was injured in a leap from the Soviet Consulate last August and will remain hospitalized for an extended period.
A west cold front will pass through Syracuse tomorrow night bringing wind rain and cooler weather. The Weather Bureau reports tonight and tomorrow will be mostly cloudy and warm before the front arrives around 9 PM Saturday. Tonight’s low about 45 tomorrow’s high around 68 and tomorrow night’s low near 35.
A British foreign office spokesman said exiled Spanish Socialists and Monarchists have reached an agreement on aims satisfactory to the British government.
CHICAGO pork prices fall as hog production floods markets. Retailers slash weekend pork prices while wholesale quotes ease in Chicago. Trade sources note mixed movement as consumer impact follows the supply surge.
British pilots observed Soviet bombers in large scale air war drills near Berlin, with reports of live bombs bursts north of Frohnau and simulated bombing on Erfurt. Moscow announced planned maneuvers across corridors to Berlin, prompting immediate protests from American and British authorities.
A trailer truck carrying a load of pickles crashed into the rent of a downtown hamburger stand after hitting a sedan in Boston. Police and emergency crews responded to the scene with minor injuries reported and the incident under investigation by local authorities.
Robert C. Pennock declared during a Albany dinner that England is eating better thanks to the help given. An Englishwoman nervously remarks on English breakfasts and warns her husband George to eat lighter on Sundays to avoid another nightmare in church.
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