This journal's baseball expert writes:—The American sporting epic of 1983 is now history. The New "York Giants in winning the World's Series are to be credited with having played a clean, sport ing and. vigorous game, and. with-ut detracting from the the excel-fent opposition by the losing Wash: ington Senators, it may be said that took advantage of One expected pen haus from the scrappy "Muggey' McGraw and inten of 21. yours his "athletes topped the "National League, but won only two previous inter-longue series. Then for eight Jong years, however, giant supper ters hoped and prayed for victory, in vain. But, in. mid-summer the preparations of Bill Terry, playing onager, brought his cohorts to the. top, since when they were never headed. To him and to Lefty, O'Doul fall marks must be given for strategy and play in perhaps. the most important. crisis of the series—the sixth inning of the se~ cond game, 'Washington had scored tone run. Moore, frst. up for the Giants, singled, was. forced out at second, Critz going to first' base. Terry himself, doubled, and Ott terrific batter," was intentionally, passed. The bases were full and Terry from his place on the second sack, called O'Doul to pinch hit for Davis. His sharp single to eontreficli scored two rannets and puvea the way for" the batting rally, which must have. taken the heart out of Washington, "who then to win, would have to beat their rivals in four of the next five games, Had O'Doul—he will be remembered as Shanghai' visitor last, year—failed, the complexion of the entire serie might have been changed, Tt [was the crucial "spot" play. New may be said, made their "and then took full ad-of them, to the dismay of thousands of loyal Washington fans. fatal results it Austria would have " been thrown into a state of terrible confusion ith repercussions in that part of Europe which might have thrown a grave strain upon the Powers to Keep within control. Tt is a matter for serious thought that the polit cal equilibrium of Europe at thi present juncture is 50. balanced that the dea! might plunge the Continent into the [gravest possible ficulties. "That is heated by the concern expressed the various capitals. There may be a fortunate side to the whole business if it induces the ice beter ini
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