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...usually stolid Christian Science Monitor inflicted cruel & unusual punishment on its readers with Pitchers Feller, Sain and Lemon in the World Series games between the Cleveland Indians and Boston Braves. A pre-game picture caption announced the starting pitchers: Brave Sain Braves Indian Feller. The caption on the morning-after picture: Sain-sational Start. The Page One headline: BOUDREAU CALLS FOR LEMON...
Next day, when Boston's Earl Torge-son took a lead off second base, Boudreau again flashed the pick-off signal to the catcher. The catcher relayed it to Pitcher Lemon, who counted three, then wheeled suddenly and pegged the ball towards second. Boudreau, who was also counting to himself, got to the base as the ball did, and tagged Torgeson...
Like Cleveland, the Braves are in the World Series largely because of their pitching. To match the Indians' fine staff (Bob Feller, Bob Lemon, Bearden, Paige), the Braves had two workhorse throwers, who between them may start in five games. One was big, slow-talking Johnny Sain from Arkansas (with 1948's best record of 24 wins, 15 losses). The other is Left-hander Warren Spahn (15-12), whose fast ball shimmies & shakes. Favored to win: Cleveland...
Stories & Lemon Drops. From the moment that the Warren train pulled out of Sacramento, the atmosphere aboard resembled a good-will tour. The whole first day, in his invariable double-breasted suit, Candidate Warren had roamed informally through the cars, swapping stories, munching lemon drops to keep his voice in trim, inviting newsmen back to inspect his own quarters. He arranged to have lunch with a few newsmen every day "so you can get to know me better...
...stomping mountain style. Carroll Reece flapped out his long tongue, grabbed a fiddle, and got in the act. But when Reece grabbed the microphone and started to speak, a rotten egg sailed out of the night. It hit him in the back. Two tomatoes, another egg, and a lemon spattered down. Acuff was hit in the side with a grapefruit...