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Show CATCHER IN WORLD SERIES NOT , ALWAYS GIVEN CREDIT DUE HIM I Hank Gowdy, Prmir Catehar for Boston Brav(. , A catcher occupies n ver) Important part In a woild series, but often he I doesn't get much credit. Hunk (lowdy, who caught the short series for the ' Braves that turned back Connie Muck's mlrncln team, says: "A catcher's Job on a winning team Is much easier than ou a loser. A winning team has good pitchers mid they help to make things smoothrr for . the receiver. They have control. That's tho answer. A catcher who Isn't fitst. und few of them nre, has to do something that the crowd can see lu order to cat credit. The most visible thing to do Is to hit. The fates were very kind to me on my sole uppcaranco In a big series. I hit ,C45 for the . eluvile. and I was told that was a good mark. It was, but t bud sense enough . to renlUe Hint I wus ver)' lucky. The batter who hits .MR In any series Is ' luck), even If he hnd the ablllt) of Ty Cobb and Babe Until rolled Into one. The world series reputation Is u great thing while It Insts." |