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...second game, with the score tied 3-to-3 and two out in the eighth, Slaughter slammed a line drive into right field, beat the throw-in to second base, streaked to third as Shortstop Rizzuto bobbled the ball. On Musial's single, he scored what turned out to be the winning run. Then, in the ninth, his bull's-eye throw from right field to third base saved the game for the Cardinals...
...armed forces by civilians came in the second inning when spirit of cooperation being shown the the Harbus second baseman made a nice stop of Vander Eb's grounder, only to be taken out on the play before he could throw the ball to first by the shortstop; him as a gangling sophomors, this 6 foot 2 battering ram has been tearing up nice green gridirons. He's the right kind of guard to follow the Harlow-hidden ball today, and if he does, Crimson backs will be the losers. Doc Holloway is his running mate, and not far behind...
...Captain Bart Harvey acting as the fastmoving pivot staved off a Devens' rally when the Army players filled the bases with none out. In the second frame, the visitors opened the scoring with two runs on three Crimson errors and an infield hit by Charlie Cuneo, former Holy Cross shortstop...
...those pickers felt like the old-woman-who-lived-in-a-shoe. One out of every four major-leaguers this year is a rookie. And one out of every four rookies looks like a manager's dream. Among the favored candidates this year are three left-handed hitters: Shortstop Johnny Pesky of the Boston Red Sox, First Baseman Les Fleming of the Cleveland Indians, Outfielder Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals...
Peanuts. Little Johnny Pesky, born Pavescovich and called "Peanuts" by his pals, is the Phil Rizzuto of 1942. Only 22 and in his third year of organized baseball, he is already considered the best shortstop in the American League. Jack-rabbit-quick and strong of arm, he has practically remade the Red Sox infield. With Second Baseman Bobby Doerr, he chalked up 27 double plays in his first 20 games. Pesky can hit, too. A batter who can drag, punch or pull the ball equally well, he has averaged .325 so far this season-only one point under the batting...