Show Puts Yanks Tops In Fielding This is the third of a series comparing the prospective world series opponents By GAYLE TALBOT NEW YORK Sept 24 UP The UP-The The presence of Joe DiMaggio and Charley Chancy Keller two of the most dangerous clutch hitters in baseball baseball base base- ball in the Yankee outfield is sufficient sufficient sufficient suf suf- to guarantee the American league champions an important edge over their prospective world series rivals the St. St Louis Cardinals Cardi Card nals in the gardening department Only in right field where Enos Country Slaughter with his batting average and ana 13 home runs stacks up against Roy Cullenbine Yankee replacement for the departed departed departed de de- de- de parted Tommy Henrich can the Cardinals be figured to hold an advantage over the 41 world champions lag Better BetterIn In center field the great DiMaggio gb gio who has made a notable comeback comeback comeback come come- back after an amazingly poor start this season will wilt be paired against Terry Moore captain of the Cardinals Cardinals Cardinals Cardi Cardi- nals and one of the games game's outstanding outstanding outstanding out out- standing defensive outfielders Joe with even his deflated stickIng sticking sticking stick stick- ing average of and his c com comparatively cam cam- m. m poor record of 20 homers homers horners hom horn ers for the year far overshadows the v Valiant Card leader as a hitter Comparison of the two left fielders fielders fielders field field- ers offers a more ticklish problem if one is influenced by the figures They show for a fact that Stan the Cardinals' Cardinals wonderful rookie is hitting a lusty as against Kellers Keller's and that his fielding average is better thanKing than thanKing thanKing King Kongs Kong's too But the writer has a suspicion that if 10 pitchers were picked at random and asked which player they would rather face with two out and the winning run on second that the answer would be an almost unanimous unanimous Dont be silly Game Breakers One of the best samples of or the havoc DiMaggio and Keller can create in a given situation was supplied in the famous fourth game of the 41 series the series the one where Mickey Owen dropped what should have been the game-ending game strike and four Yankee runs poured across to beat the Dodgers ers ers 7 4 |