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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1967.
YANKEES 17-10 FAVOURITES What's Best in Kowloon?
FOR THE WORLD SERIES
ented "fair" end their pitching on the front ne but strapt perhaps thin on the second.
The
and Dow
possibly
Casoy Stengel, a 66-year-old master at juggling words and ball players, starts in quest of a record-tying seventh World Championship next Wednesday when his favoured New York Yankees engage the Milwaukee Braves in the World Series opener.
15-8 record, The Yankees have bech, seCTNA to be their long-ball is a good chance that both will with a established us 17-10 favourites | blasting power. Their defence is be ready by Wednesday.
Larson, 10-4 this year and the for the Serles and will be about
Nelther manager. lues con
perfect game hero of the 1940] firmed
Series, he opening-game plt-
are other 13-10 favourites to win the first
cher but the cholees are really sinriers. game when Whiley Ford toes sho
ngainat Warren
automatic. Ford, mound
11-5 during the censon when Spahn at 1 pm. (1700 GMT).
he was side- tined with a sore second, rixth and The first,
arm, is 4-2 seventh games are scheduled for
and the in Series competition Yankee Yankee Stallum with the third..
high command rates im the best pitcher in the fourth and fifth carded for Mil-
American League, Spahn, 21-10 waukee's County Stadium.
during the National League Reason, is the major's leading and o season The big question mark with winner of the
batile-tested veteran who is the Series still three days away ideal fur the Ossignment, Involves the physical condition Spahn was 1-1 in his previous Yankee sluggers Mickey Series-the 1943 Boston- Mantle
Skowron Cleveland Series won by the Otherwise both tenma came latter.
As usual, tickets are going for ne high * US$100 apiece for baseball's Fall.classic and the radio and television payoffs asure the players of one of the Avaircut "Lakes" In History.
share should
Each winner's
amount to approximately US$0. 600 and each loser's take to about US$7,000.
Stengel, managing his eighth World Serles since he WLY hired by the Yankees in 1049, needs one more World Chan- pionship to equal the all-time 7ecord held by one ol als lustrious predecessors fo Jos McCarthy, Only McCarthy and John McGraw managed In more series, mine, with "Marse Joe" posting a
and the 7- record Little Napoleon" a 3-6 mark.
The Old Master
Stengel himself is one of the
Yankees also have the advantage of playing four of the seven games, if the Series goes the distance, in their home park. The
Yankees are tough anywhere but they're es- pecially tough in their spacious park.
and Bill
long
Pennant more than the of bumps
and
the through grinds with no usual mumber bruises.
A Good Chance
Mantle, however, hus been suffering with thin splints that kamper his balling, pid Skowron has a back aliment that he virally Immobilised isim for the last month. Stengel has announced that both will Catal be rated in the Yankees' games and sets to think there
big reasons to the early "ne" Moved Too Late
jti favour of the defending
World Champions. His mans-
gerini rival, Fred Honey, will be
Mr Alan Brown, new sannger
making his debut under World of Sunderland, in th keen Series pressure and the book-amateur house decorator. During makers are not going to be the Buminer when he WAK eaught betting that a "Beginner" manager of Burnley he coin- will outer the old master.
This, of course, is meant as no reflection on Hancy, who showed his mettle in guiding the Braves reugh
torrid that at one time invalyid five teams. I's just that the professional bettons sing along with win- ner-and that's synonymous with Stengel and the Yankees. There also is a gentral con- census that Stengel his at his congeald a ter pere vtisatile may sqund than Haney and also have the stronger pitching when his depth is considered. The Braves' strongest point
National League scramble
pletely painted his house on the cutskirts of the Lanenshire town; and then moved to the North East Coast. I did not get any extra money," he said "for
the house belonged to the chith."
HOPES UPSET
Sammy Crooks, former Euge land and Derby winger, 35 manager of Burton Albion ret great store on his two sons who are amateus with the club. Dut one has gone down with a burst bicod vessel, the other has bod unkle injury and both will be out of action for some thnc.
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Sports Diary
TODAY
Swimming
"Splash Party" at the LRC A Dm.
Tesnia LRC tennis tournament match fet $30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Rugby
Colony Rugby
trial
0 p.m.
· Pering
A5 ang
OC Council
Meeting.
lo start Honey is expected
Flest oMelal Low Bundelt, 16-9, in the at Tire second game at Yankee Stadlun of the and open the Milwaukee phase 18-7). These may be Haney
clarale with Bob Bubl SCM Post Boardroom 5.30 pm
in' o Series that only starters
two off days for travel. Friday, October 4 and Tuesday October 6.
On The Losing Side
ci
The American League begins
Twenty years ago Billy Minter the Scries with 34-18 edge scored seven goals for Hertford- over the National thanks tshire in a county match and yet the fnet that the Yankees have finished on the losing ride. This won 17 times. The Braves are has now happened to George the first Western team to win Waterhouse
Dodworth He netted the National Lengue Pennaat Methodists. Singel is expected to stari
Louls times agnist Oxley Park in a either Bob Turley
since 1940 when the St. (12-6) or
the Boston Palinstone (Sh:field) Cardinals whipped
League Bobby Shantz (11-5) in the
Tem Stardivat, Red Sox in a seven-game match, bat his side were besten sceond Fane.
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