WORLD SERIES FINAL!!!!!!!

Dozerdust, Volume 1, Issue 5, 9 July 1943, Page 6

WORLD SERIES FINAL!!!!!!!

U. S. v. N. Z.

U.S. v N. Z.

(This account is from a gonophone recording of the Radio Broadcasts Its authenticity is in no way guaranteed by this Paper) te Ed.

The Final of tho World Series was staged today when teams representing U.S and N«Z. (Auckland included), clashed in tho game of tho century at Cocoanut Grove. The teams lined out as follows:UNITED STATE'S.« (red, white and blue stripes) BABE RUTH MAE WEST BRIGHAM YOUNG F. ROOSEVELT HENRY FORD . • ' . D. LAMOUR ' POP-EYE BUFFALO BILL J. DEMPSEY G. WASHINGTON C.GABLE C.LINDBURGH J. GUNTHER AL CAPONS HARPO MARX. NEW ZEALAND., (khaki grey) W,MASSEY NIGH.™ PHAR LAP L. BLOMFIELD UNCLE SCRIM D. SEDDON W,NASH P. FRASER . AUNT DAISY M. NICHOLLS C. McCONACHY T.HEENEY P.W.DEPT. HONGI G. FORBES UMPIRES... J.DEWEY and T. WILSON. '

THE PLAY Nash won the toss from Pop-eye and elected to play downhill with the wind. From the kick-off, both sides got away to a good start and, gbing past tho stand for the first time, Mae West was in front closely followed by Brigham Young , Hongi and Forbes, with Gunther on tho rails in the inside position,. There was a good deal of jostling, down the back stretch, and Blomfield was ■penalised for interfering with Lamour, Capone hooked cleanly from the ensuing scrum, and Popeye went round the blind side, dummied his wa£ past Nash and Seddon, and sent Mao West clean away, She burned up the track with an amazing turn of speed which ■ brought tho crowd to its feet, but was safely grassed at first base by Fraser, Hard rucking play followed and Scrim seemed to bo doing- a lot of talking in the clinches and was repeatedly warned by Umpire Wilson for holding on, Tho bowling was definitely on top at this stage and Lamour was uncomfortable facing Nicholls but finally opened her account with a beautiful glance to leg for two off A, Daisy# Quiet play followed , the tackling on both sides being, deadly but finally, Babe Ruth with a series of nursery cannons, made a nice break down the fairway, sent on to Harpo Marx and then in a brilliant passing movement in which all the backs handled Mac Wast, got over for a touch-down amid tremendous enthusiasm. Buffalo Bill raised the flags, Hongi came out fighting at the boll and cross-kicked nicely but P.W.Dept was too slow and the fish got away. Coming past tho stand for tho second time the'field was well bunched when suddenly Nash intercepted a pass by G,Washington at Mae West, but Buffalo Bill chased Massey all round tho ring , only the half-time whistle saving what looked like a certain fall. McConachy opened the bowling after tho tea adjournment and finally had Lamour well caught in the gully by Seddon, but Fraser was too slow, and a great chance was lost. A,Daisy was one up at the ninth but Mac West came again after a brilliant solo run and got a second try. Mae West was proving definitely too fast for Phar-lap and was always dangerous, with or without the ball. Things were looking'blacker* for NZ until Forbes and Massey set about cutting chunks off the US lead with some-sound'batting, but another reverse followed when after a series of elbow jolts in the fifth round,- Scrim had to be carried off and was replaced by Shelley. The change was immediately successful - Hongi and Nightmarch scoring sterling tries both of which were converted by Nash; Forbes brought the hundred up with a late cut off Capone. . • Lamour hooked her iron shot into the trass at the -thirtenth and, assisted by Gable took some time to find her ball. The crowd was growing restive at the delay and kept calling on Lamour to come out and fight , but a .successful appeal against the light caused a further stoppage. Lindburgh-took up the attack at the resumption, but Hongi continued to score all round the wicket, and took game, set ♦

and match — 6-4, 6-2, 6-4. .

Excitement was noir intensive and coming down tho back straight it was anybody's race. Nash who had boon rowing nicoly throughout' quickened his stroke and at tho gong had Dempsoy against the ropos drawing both hands into his faco# Lamour foil at tne brush fence#

U.S. wore now a boaton team and coming past the false rail Nash and A Daisy were well in front followed by Hongi with a length between Soddon and Mae West. Mao West was evidently tiring and could not got up and, at last, Seddon found a gap in her defence, and right on tho final gong knocked her out with a pileldrivor to tho solar plexus with the score reading

N.Z. I TRY. I BULL, I Magpie* 2 Leg byes I. Win I Place.ls Pints ß U.S. . 2 Touchdowns. I. Romo run# 15 Pints Tho Lcase-Lond Cup was prosentod to tho winners by H. Morgonthau Jr. Alexander’s Ragtime Band played selections during tho afternoon.