The crowd is buzzing. People are filing to their seats. There's no danger of rain as of this moment. It's rather cool. The wind is blowing in at the moment from left field toward home plate and is quuttering across toward right a bit. It would not seem as of this moment that the wind would be a factor. However, it is a variable wind, and here at the Yankee Stadium frequently, after the start

of the ballgame, the winds will shift and become a definite factor on long bars that sometimes

are either caught by the wind or helped along on their flight into home run territory.

The umpires beginning to move to their positions.

Everybody is beginning to settle back now and await the start of the ball game.

Preacher O just delivered his last warm-up pitch and is moving over toward the Dodger dugout.

Rashi has already gone into the Yankee dugout to rest just for a moment, get a breath,

drink of water, and the Yankees are

awaiting the signals to dash out onto the field for the playing of the second game

of the World Series.

And a fellow who is anxiously awaiting the start of it, very eager to bring you his

inimitable description of the first four and a half innings of the game today.

Your friend and mine, there go the Yankees,

and here comes Red Barber. Thank you now. After and everybody, and the Yankees go out,

pick the field, and receive a thunderous ovation.

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The Dodger bullpen contingent is on its way out to the bowpen, which is in an alleyway in left center field.

Sam Naron is the bullpen boss, and he's taking four pitches with him. Right hand is Carl Erskine, Jack Banner, Rex Barney, and left-hand of Joe Hatton.

And Bonnie's going down is somewhat of a story.

Of course, as you know, when one ball club has lost the first game,

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