WEBVTT 1 00:00:17.460 --> 00:00:21.280 Hello there, I'm Marty Glickman with This Week in Sports. 2 00:00:22.660 --> 00:00:24.660 Big League Baseball goes west. 3 00:00:26.880 --> 00:00:34.420 The Boston Marathon goes to a Yugoslav and the Stanley Cup stays in Canada. 4 00:00:41.240 --> 00:00:46.520 Now it's spring for sure. The baseball season is open. President Eisenhower attends the 5 00:00:46.520 --> 00:00:49.520 curtain raiser in Washington between the Centervas and the Boston Red Sox. 6 00:00:49.980 --> 00:00:54.080 Ike gets in on the act, he cuts loose the first pitch of the season and has a big time. 7 00:00:57.120 --> 00:01:02.600 Then the umpire calls the meeting to order and nearly 27,000 capital fans enjoy themselves 8 00:01:02.600 --> 00:01:13.780 hugely watching their favorites beat the Red Sox. But how sad and still by the banks of the guan, 9 00:01:14.080 --> 00:01:24.060 Ebbets Field, the old homestead of the Dodgers, lies dark and empty. No happy 10 00:01:24.060 --> 00:01:28.280 poor lies over the polar grounds where only the ghosts of legendary heroes like Christy 11 00:01:28.280 --> 00:01:32.900 Matheson, Art Fletcher, Carl Hubble, Bill Terry, Mella and other Giants now wander. 12 00:01:39.120 --> 00:01:43.780 But out by the Golden Gate the joint is jumping. San Francisco welcomes the Giants with a rousing 13 00:01:43.800 --> 00:01:55.040 parade through the downtown streets. It's goodbye Broadway. Hello California. All the 14 00:01:55.040 --> 00:01:58.720 Giants get a roaring greeting from the happy Westerners but they've got a special welcome 15 00:01:58.720 --> 00:02:11.700 for one. You guessed it, the say hey kid Willie Mays. 23,500 packed the Giants new home to 16 00:02:11.700 --> 00:02:16.040 capacity for the opener with the Dodgers. In a new setting, managers Bill Rigney and 17 00:02:16.040 --> 00:02:21.300 Walt Orson renew an old acquaintance. And there's Mrs. John McGraw, widow of the most famous 18 00:02:21.300 --> 00:02:29.980 Giant of them all. Now the historic moment they've been awaiting. Ruben Gomez delivers 19 00:02:29.980 --> 00:02:38.140 the West Coast's first major league pitch. Gino Simoli fouls it off. Then it's all Giants. 20 00:02:38.140 --> 00:02:42.800 They route Don Drysdale of the Dodgers. Here's Daniel Spencer making the first big league 21 00:02:42.800 --> 00:02:58.940 home run in California. The Giants keep up the tattoo and load the bases. Willie Mays 22 00:02:58.940 --> 00:03:02.940 comes through with a single, two run score as Charlie Neal dives and knocks it down but 23 00:03:03.060 --> 00:03:16.380 Willie just keeps running and he's out a mile at second base. A great day in San Francisco. 24 00:03:16.480 --> 00:03:20.960 The Giants walk all over their old rivals. Gomez pitches a shutout and presents the new 25 00:03:20.960 --> 00:03:31.260 fans an eight to nothing victory. Then to Southern California and this time the Royal 26 00:03:31.260 --> 00:03:35.800 Orkin is for manager Walter Austin and his Dodgers and for Walter O'Malley, Dodger owner 27 00:03:35.800 --> 00:03:40.620 who engineered the big league move to the coast. Los Angeles Mayor Paulson proudly displays 28 00:03:40.620 --> 00:03:45.740 his prized scalp, the old home plate from Ebbets Field. Still more parades. 29 00:03:51.560 --> 00:03:56.180 Southern California fans start drifting into the gigantic Coliseum early and again the two 30 00:03:56.180 --> 00:03:57.940 teams are introduced to the spectators. 31 00:04:10.600 --> 00:04:16.400 When the Empire finally calls play ball, the Mammoth Stadium holds 78,682 fans. 32 00:04:16.760 --> 00:04:20.580 A record crowd for the National League, a record for a single baseball game. 33 00:04:25.400 --> 00:04:30.540 Duke Snyder drives in the first Dodger run of the season with a double that bounces past Mays in the third inning. 34 00:04:30.860 --> 00:04:31.780 Junior Gilliam scores it. 35 00:04:36.420 --> 00:04:42.180 That's Al Worthington pitching. Charlie Neal single sends the Dodgers ahead in the game bringing in Snyder. 36 00:04:49.420 --> 00:04:57.380 First Coliseum home run. Hank Sauer, old warhorse of the giants. Hank finds that short left field screen inviting. He hits two homers. 37 00:05:05.620 --> 00:05:09.280 It takes a rookie to show the Dodgers the Chinese garden and left. 38 00:05:09.280 --> 00:05:11.440 Dick Gray parts one there for the home team. 39 00:05:16.160 --> 00:05:21.060 By the ninth inning the Dodgers are two runs ahead but Carl Erskine is laboring all the way. 40 00:05:23.120 --> 00:05:27.780 The giant sparkling rookie Jim Davenport opens the night with a double off the high screen. 41 00:05:31.940 --> 00:05:37.120 Now the deciding play of the game. Willie Kirkland pulls a long drive to center. 42 00:05:37.120 --> 00:05:41.620 Somoli chases it back nearly to the fence but fails to hold it and it goes for three bases. 43 00:05:41.860 --> 00:05:47.100 Now watch Davenport. See him hesitate? He knows he missed third base and starts back then decides 44 00:05:47.100 --> 00:05:51.040 to go onto the plate but the Dodgers spot it and his run doesn't count. 45 00:05:57.440 --> 00:06:01.800 It's a costly oversight. Mays follows with a hit to deep short which sends Kirkland home and would 46 00:06:01.800 --> 00:06:06.620 have tied the score but Davenport's failure to touch third saves the day for the Dodgers. They 47 00:06:06.620 --> 00:06:12.320 tweak through six to five. Both teams make their home fans happy as big league ball goes west. 48 00:06:19.220 --> 00:06:24.840 An all New England custom the 62nd annual Boston Marathon. 160 runners from many nations. 49 00:06:25.300 --> 00:06:31.960 From far off Israel Shalom Kalani champion of his country. Pedro Alvarado and Pedro Peralta of Mexico. 50 00:06:31.960 --> 00:06:36.620 John A. Kelly father of last year's winner and John Junior number one 51 00:06:36.620 --> 00:06:38.680 with Franjo Mahalek Yugoslavian star. 52 00:06:44.500 --> 00:06:49.800 Away they go but only a small minority will finish. What makes them run? The fun of the 53 00:06:49.800 --> 00:06:55.300 get-together, the exercise, the publicity and every man who finishes gets a ball of beef stew. 54 00:07:02.820 --> 00:07:07.200 Mahalek number two and Ino Pulkinan of Finland pacing the field together. 55 00:07:07.420 --> 00:07:09.340 Sharing a drink along with the lead. 56 00:07:20.080 --> 00:07:26.360 Now John Kelly Jr. number one 1957 winner joins them and you might say they're running one two three. 57 00:07:34.840 --> 00:07:40.920 Going into the last few miles Pulkinan has fallen back. Now it appears to be between Kelly and Mahalek. 58 00:07:44.920 --> 00:07:47.880 With the end near Mahalek starts to draw away from Kelly. 59 00:07:54.020 --> 00:07:57.780 Now it's torture for Mahalek but he's all alone with victory. 60 00:08:00.400 --> 00:08:06.280 The Yugoslav wins in two hours 20 minutes four seconds beating Kelly by five minutes with Pulkinan third. 61 00:08:06.660 --> 00:08:12.420 The fifth victory in six races for the 36 year old printer his only defeat in the Olympic games. 62 00:08:22.000 --> 00:08:27.100 Jamaica racetrack in New York jams in nearly 45,000 for one of the east most popular races 63 00:08:27.100 --> 00:08:30.100 the wood memorial worth about $60,000. 64 00:08:33.460 --> 00:08:37.740 Seven colts away from a mile on the furlong test sometimes considered an indicator for the 65 00:08:37.740 --> 00:08:43.660 Kentucky Derby. Nascow number two bows out first on the rail. Jules reward number one under Eddie 66 00:08:43.660 --> 00:08:49.420 Arcaro stays right with him then pundit number five can smashing between them and charges into the lead. 67 00:08:59.100 --> 00:09:09.720 Down the back stretch nearing the far turn pundit still setting the pace. Jules reward has taken over second place and Arcaro drives him steadily up on pundit until he catches them around the turn. 68 00:09:20.780 --> 00:09:24.360 In the stretch it's Jules reward in front apparently winning as he likes. 69 00:09:24.360 --> 00:09:29.420 Suddenly an unexpected challenge New Redden ridden by James Compass makes a strong bid 70 00:09:29.420 --> 00:09:35.320 but Arcaro gets another burst of speed out of Jules reward and he beats New Redden by half a length with Martin's roller third. 71 00:09:41.980 --> 00:09:48.460 A burst of 37,500 for main chance farm Arcaro's ninth victory in 34 runnings of the world. 72 00:09:54.520 --> 00:09:59.040 Do or die for the Bruins and the Boston Garden they make a last stand against the champion 73 00:09:59.040 --> 00:10:03.320 Montreal Canadiens who need only one more victory for their third successive Stanley Cup. 74 00:10:09.260 --> 00:10:13.400 14,000 spectators hardly settled in their seats before their delta facer 75 00:10:13.400 --> 00:10:16.700 Bernie jump around for Montreal after 46 seconds. 76 00:10:24.360 --> 00:10:28.520 The Bruins have given the Canadiens a rugged battle all through the series fight back. 77 00:10:28.880 --> 00:10:31.800 The Montreal defensemen turn the attack and the Canadiens take over. 78 00:10:32.140 --> 00:10:38.020 Maurice the rockery Shaw sweeps down the rink with the puck and wraps in Montreal's second goal in the first two minutes. 79 00:10:47.620 --> 00:10:52.060 Still the Bruins refuse to weaken they keep pounding at the Canadiens until Don McKenney 80 00:10:52.060 --> 00:10:55.580 with Doug Moans screening the shot scores just before the period ends. 81 00:11:09.200 --> 00:11:14.300 Two more Montreal goals in the second period make it four to one but the Bruins go all out in the last session. 82 00:11:14.620 --> 00:11:16.680 Norm Johnson slaps the puck home. 83 00:11:23.400 --> 00:11:29.980 Later the Bruins get within one goal of the champions and then they really give goalie Jacques Plante a hard time. 84 00:11:36.900 --> 00:11:40.940 As time is running out Boston goalie Don Simmons is called to the blue line to be 85 00:11:40.940 --> 00:11:46.120 replaced by an added skater. This leaves the gate open and the Canadiens don't overlook those chances. 86 00:11:46.560 --> 00:11:48.460 Doug Harvey scores the punching goal. 87 00:12:03.400 --> 00:12:07.900 That's it for the Canadiens they win five to three and the excited routers from north of the border 88 00:12:07.900 --> 00:12:14.220 swarm onto the ice to salute their heroes the Montreal Canadiens world hockey champions for the third straight year. 89 00:12:25.440 --> 00:12:31.740 Well that's it for now we'll be back again next week until then this is Marty Glickman saying so long.