Show Yankees Win First Game By ASSOCIATED PRESS Whitey Ford whitewashed the Cincinnati Reds with a sparkling two-hitter and Elston Howard and Bill blasted homei uns to give the New York Yankees a victory in the opening game of the 1961 World THE Ford not only handcuffed the Reds with his but set a series record of eight This was his series and his third consecutive World Series He has pitched 27 scoreless innings in series The second game of the 1961 series will be played at Yankee stadium and after a travel day Friday the Yanks and Reds resume the dual in Cincinnati Joey who won 21 games and lost 10 this will pitch for Cincinnati He will be opposed by Ralph who was during the Both are Jim pitched seven innings in the allowed all six Yanke and was replaced by Jim Brosnan in the HOWARD'S homer in the fourth just cleared the railing in the lower right field stands but blast in the sixth sailed into the eighth row of The box Cincinnati 2 0 No York 6 0 |