European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 18, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse Fans go to Bat Stengel fourth from left Barf i at Wynn Hawkins Toyei to the Mound during a Prockle Titi ass Stengel can t explain the Fany fast Lolio by Milton Gross Nana staff writer could twist Casey Sienkel s gnarled Bones but Jou could t get tha old gent to admit to mystified lion about Hli Meti not even after they be wan a doubleheader. He Muy gag sometimes bout what he sees happening. Ochei Lanauy he my Range and under Neath t All he May even be resigned but the Wue Ned manager is As much irn imported by this curious social phenomenon of our time u the most naive of tin so called new Breed who wait for hours oui Side the dilapidated drum nit room no mat Ter what he taken place on he Houlda Een ii incl Nold Stengel u the rumble of the crowd pierced the Walls of the ancient Polo grounds and grew into Roar each time the dressing room 4oor Wai opened after their twin win at the foot of the step leading from the players Quarter the mob a packed Elbow to Elbow Agiu Penn urls and pens in their sweaty fists Delight and expectation on their faces after seven hours of base could t bet out u Here for i to Stengel said they Hud us hemmed to and we just had to nil around and wait them out maybe it s the one Consolation consid ering everything he was told. Win or lose they re coming out to see said Casey. Maybe it s u Wood thing they kept us in Here so Long maybe if we tried to get outta Here quicker they would have Strung All of us can t explain it psychologists anthropologists and the press have tried to rationalize this Irra Llonita regard for a team that Borders on being a joke. Let so. Mets has become the rallying cry of new yorkers. Wherever you go around the by people keep saying. How about those met except that not even o grammarian would know if the phrase should to punctuated with a question Mark or a Seti of exclamation Points. Tuesday june 18, 1963 the ancient Polo grounds is the Home of the mets. It it due to be razed after stadium in Queeni ii ready. There in t enough punch on the bul club to provide liquid refreshment for a icon Ane birthday party. Charley Neal Wax knocked Down a few time and now rarely hits. Frank Thomas looks through. Duke Snider will get a Home run oct in a while but the old Duke s but seem warped. That s the Power not Jim thick Man. Who won Tho Nightcap. They la win once in a while but Kajter Craig Al Jackson and whatever other pitching Casey can piece together inevitably must collapse under the Struan yet the emotional attachment for this team hex no precedent in Bux Cbill history. What la the answer is it a team fur losers and the fans identification fur a cause that seems hopeless de Kranepool had broken up bub Friend s perfect game after i to out in die sixth with the scratch est of hits that did t travel five feet from Home mets finally got an unearned run in the eighth to make it 8-1 in a game lint was to end 10-1. It was t a total said a kid a fit behind me in Section 20. Row a at be i hey did t shut us but ills was a youngster Asmo to of them Ore who wave their Home painted no inboard. Insl cantly the mets fans arc children who have not been Defeated enough in their lives to identify with los causes. Knon tiny Sunris new in though Chr Mem Ory of the Duy before was never allowed to Harden. Behind the my s Riu Tauf and along the Box Mil to the first base suit of it. The crowd pressed a Cione o the us the Uny Colding Barrier would Allou. They All waved score Ards. Tilting to Cluni Choo Colem in and Chaco Kernander. Plead ing for the Pluyer to Olsn their mum s. In the Pittsburgh Dut nut Mani Igor Jhu by Murtaugh observed u All in inc Plu Able confusion. Some fun. Huh a Xiii Mui Taugh whose pirates Hod made the Shivlal Pussies until that a nip. M my Mike stood beside me. I could Nee he uhf the stars and stripes eager to join the crowd assembling around Stengel who Kwh approaching the dugout. "1 want to get or Stengel s autograph Mike said. We d better get up and get you som lunch before we go to our 1 said. Vou Wunt o bet said do you explain it i asked. Murtaugh shrugged. Wonderment Auto graphed i in Lxi muffin face i Don t know he said but it it a Good fling " it in. Inked. By i Duiho it bus filled n voiding new Yolk and it is not a Rebuff o Tia Champion Yankees very Lwray s netting Well on the meter. Oliosi who Ditt in insert to Lien thu dodgers und a inn fit parted. The my is have Hei out n kind of vet irn ing. They re something to Iti Utcig it Ittis love when you Ron t will to i ugh it Ouist it. The porn has Hil re ii Rvin More than the m a Puhlin ily fluff. Which does t understand it. H Cica tinn n cd. Lonu i Iii info the fun tic Mure Thun Ful filled. Page u
