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^MVUAliy JJVI IZJ FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1947 ^
Triumph Is Costly to Dodgers as Pitching Supply Becomes Low
w in, Lose, or
By FRANCIS E. STANN
Star Staff Correspondent
The Rajah Called the Turn
BROOKLYN, Oct. 3.—Rogers Hornsby called the turn on what Is
passing for a World Series.
The old Raj was talking in the lobby of his hotel the day belore
H all started.
"These are two of the worst ball clubs I've ever
seen in a series," he said. "The Dodgers are even
worse than the Yankees, so I pick New York in
five games. Maybe four games. One thing-I'll guar
antee is that it will be the slowest series you've seen
in a good many years. Each game will take forever
because Brooklyn plays that way and Bucky Harris
almost has to go slow with those pitchers he's got."
Hornsby is doing all right so far as a prophet.
The Yankees have scored 23 runs in three games
and lead by only 2 to 1. Rogers, plus this depart
ment, also stands a chance of picking the winner
and the correct number of games (five), but that is
no guarantee that anybody will be home for
Christmas. Three hours and five minutes for an
rranci· ε. sunn. S'i-inning ball game! That was the time-of-game
yesterday, Brooklyn showing a 9-3 margin on the scoreboard as seen
through a gloomy light, leading one to consider a theory that Messrs.
Larry MacPhail and Branch Rickey have started paying their athletes
by the hour.
The Dodgers didn't deserve to win, but, on second thought, neither
did the Yankees. The Bums proved they couldn't hold a 6-0 lead
without using up their best pitchers, Ralph Branca in the game and
Vic Lombardi in the bull pen, and the Yankees showed they lacked
confidence in getting back into contention by withholding their No. 1
relief guy, Joe Page, until it was too late. They allowed a lot of turkeys
to offset their run scoring in the middle innings.
Draw
Bobo May be rimsned as a Yank
There is a temptation to pan the whole series. Maybe that's what
it rates. But for the time being, let us deal briefly on Bobo Newsom.
The third game may have terminated Newsom's career as a
Yankee—and perhaps his tenure as a major leaguer.
Old Bobo just didn't have it. He thought he did, sitting on the
Yankee bench before the game. He was enjoying his bigs, moment,
just as he invariably enjoyed big moments in the past. Newsom loved
to pitch World Series and opening games. He always seemed to be
at his best.
Bobo was reminiscing. He spied Dazzy Vance and Van Mungo in
the Brooklyn dugout. He grew up with Mungo in the Carolinas and
he^admitted that he dated as far back as Vance.
"This is almost like home to me," grinned Bobo, looking around
Ebbets Field.
"When did you first pitch here?" asked a reporter. "Was in 1913?"
"Not quite," laughed Newsom, "but I guess it was 1927 or 1928."
It Was Kind of Pathetic
Bobo was confident and he joked with newspapermen who dared
him to throw his trick, clown pitch behind his back after he got out in
front. "Sure, bo," said Newsom, "I'll throw while standing on my head
if I get a few runs."
Bobo never lasted long enough to enjoy the runs the Yankees got.
The Dodgers stood him on his head, instead. Before the second inning
was ended, Newsom was gone.
It was kind of pathetic, watching it happen. Bobo was like a
fighter who never had been knocked out, but who had just discovered
in a hazy, unbelieving way that he merely was mortal, after all, which
accounted for the fact that at last he was on the floor, hurt and weak.
The guy who was so magnificent in the only series in which he
pitched—that 1940 thriller between Detroit and Cincinnati—was only
a hollow shell He didn't have anything on the ball. Desperately, he
threw overhand and sidearm, but couldn't make it jump or twist.
Worst of all, Bobo lost his confidence. You could sense that from
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Bucky Turned to His Page Too Late
These really are two weak Series clubs, especially the Dodgers,
whose top three pitchers have been blasted out of the box (Branca
twice) and whose best pitcher to date has been an elderly fat man who
runs a Brooklyn bowling alley, Hugh Casey. As far as pitching depth
is concerned, the Yankees aren't too good, either, as they proved
yesterday.
On one of their best batting days, when Di Maggio, Berra, Lindell
& Co. reminded one of the old Yankees (provided one could forget the
caliber of pitching they were murdering). Bucky Harris couldn't find a
guy who could check the Dodgers for two or three innings, or until he
could determine whether the Yanks could ge£ back into the game and
whether it was worthwhile using Joe Page, his No. 1 relief guy.
When, finally, Bucky called upon Page, it was too late. During the
middle innings, when the Yankee hitters were cutting down the
Dodger lead, people named Raschi, Drews and Spud Chandler, now a
hollow shell himself, too, were returning runs to Brooklyn almost as
fast as Di Maggio and the sluggers were making them.
But it still figures to wind up with a Yankee victory, because
what class there is rests with the American Leaguers. And in addition
to Di Maggio, Henrich and a few others, Harris also has the unused
Floyd Bevens, Frank Shea and Allie Reynolds available to pitch.
Lou Boudreau Is Reported Out
As Indian; May Go to Browns
fty th· Asiociated Ργ·ιι
CLEVELAND, Oct. 3.—The Cleve
land News said today that All-Star
Shortstop Lou Boudreau "Is through"
as manager of the Cleveland In
dians and that Tribe President Bill
Veeck has attempted to work out
a player deal with the St. Louis
Browns involving Boudreau and
Vern Stephens of St. Louis.
In a story from Brooklyn, News
Baseball Writer Ed McCauley de
clared: "Boudreau's countless ad
mirers in Cleveland may as well re
sign themselves to the fact that
Lou will not be with the Indians
next year. * * * Lou challenged a
determined Dutchman when he
tried to tell Veeck under what con
ditions he would sign a contract.
"Boudreau was offered a one-year
term. He demanded *a longer con
tract."
McCauley also reported Veeck of
fered Boudreau $50,000 "if he would
Nats Would Make
Big Bid for Lou
"The Washington club is vitally
interested in any opportunity to
acquire Boudreau," a spokesman
for the Nats said today when told
of the report that the star short
stop no longer would manage the
Cleveland club. "I am positive
Clark Griffith, our president (now
attending the World Series), will
make every effort to land Lou if
the Indiais are rfeady to negotiate
a sale or a trade."
Inst, nlflv Khnrt.st.nn in 1948 nnri turn
over the management to a field boss
of Bill's choice." However, Veeck
and Boudreau reached no agreement
in conferences last week and the
"Flying Frenchman" left Cleveland
without a 1948 contract.
"Veeck and Bill De Witt, general
manager of the Browns, worked out
a tiresomely complicated transaction
, which would send not only Boudreau.
but also Pitcher Red Embree and
Outfielder George Metkovich to St.
Louis in exchange for Stephens,
Hurler Jack Kramer and Outfielder
Paul Lehner," the writer reported.
McCauley added, however, that
"prospects of completing the trade
don't look so good'' because De Witt
•pointed out certain complications"
|n his discussion with Veeck at the
World Series site.
The News writer said Veeck ad
mitted that Cleveland fans may
criticize the action if the Indians
receive no "big name-' player in
return for Boudreau, but quoted
the fiery Tribe boss as saying: "The
final judgment would have to be
made on the net result. I'm con
vinced that the net result of that
deal would be an improvement in
our chances of winning the pen
nant."
Concerning the prospective Cleve
land manager in 1948, McCauley
asserted he had been informed re
liably that Charley Grimm, who
signed a five-year contract to pilot
the Chicago Cubs Wednesday, "still
is the No. 1 candidate for the In
dians' job" despite his contractual
obligations to the Cubs.
Irate Boudreau Refuses
To Comment on Rumors
HARVEY, 111., Oct. 3 (&).—Man
ager-Shortstop Lou Boudreau of
the Cleveland Indians heatedly re
fused comment today on reports he
would be traded to the St. Louis
Browns in a deal involving Short
stop Vern Stephens of the Browns.
"There are rumors flying all over
about what ΠΙ do, or what will hap
pen to me," Boudreau said at his
home here. "I'm not talking to
anybody except those who start the
rumors. And I want to find out
from them how they know so much
about my future."
Sports Editor John Carmichael of
the Chicago Daily News speculated
in his "barber shop" column yes
terday that Boudreau might step
into a managerial job with the
Browns while Herold (Muddy) Ruel,
current pilot, "slips upstairs in the
role of general manager."
Boudreau said he skipped attend
ing the World Series this year in
order to be with his family. "I'm
gone so much during the summer
that I thought I'd stay home
awhile," he said.
Beaten British Sailors
Racing U. S. Crew Again
By the Associated Press
ANNAPOLIS, Md., Oct. 3—Brit
ish ratings will have a return crack
at trying to beat American blue
jackets in a whale boat race today.
Yesterday, an American crew from
the Reina Mercedes, Naval Academy
station ship defeated a British crew
of H. M. S. 'Sheffield, flagship of the
America and West Indies station, in
a one-mile race on the Severn. The
six-man United States crew, rowing
a British boat, crossed the finish line
six lengths ahead.
The Vnited States version of a
whale boat will be used today.
Yanks Take Toll
Of Moundsmen
In Weird Loss
Heavy Hitting Futile
After Newsom Spots
Brooks Six Runs é
By Burton Hawkins
Star Staff Correspondent
BROOKLYN, Oct. 3.—Manager
Burt Shotton of the Brooklyn
Dodgers frantically was scraping the
bottom of the barrel today in an
effort to locate a starting pitcher
with, some semblance of ability, but
his grasping paws could come up
only with Harry Taylor, whose sore
armed status had the National
League champions in an unenviable
spot as they entered the fourth game
of the World Series with New York's
Yankees.
Brooklyn's pitching staff had
reached a point of exhaustion, what
with Joe Hatten, Ralph Branca and
Hugh Casey having been employed
in the Dodgers' 9-8,victory yesterday
at Ebbets Field before 33,098 fans.
Shotton was forced to keep Vic
Lombardi and Hank Behrman warm
ing up most of the afternoon, too,
as Brooklyn staggered to its first win
after spraying six runs across tne
plate in the second inning ,
And so Shotton was reduced to a
choice of pitching Taylor, who had
hurled only four innnigs since
August 18 when he pulled a tendon
in his arm. The right-hander had
pitched two innings against the
Philadelphia Phillies and two more
against the Boston Braves in a six
week span and after that last effort
admitted to reporters that his arm
wasn't fit.
Manager uucKy Harris was Better
equipped with a fresh Floyd Bevens
to toss against the Dodgers, who
had seen their pitchers mauled for
23 runs in three games. Only Relief
Pitcher Hugh Casey has been èffec
tive against the Yankees, who are
confident of ending the series in
five games.
Yanks Blast Dodgers' Stars.
The Yankees' confidence stems
from the fact they have battered
Brooklyn's starting pitchers from
the mound in a hurry in every game.
Hatten lasted only 4% innings yes
terday and before him Branca and
Lombardi had survived only four
innings each.
Thus far the pitching has bor
dered on wretchedness, with the
Yankees averaging nearly eight runs
a game and the Dodgers averaging
five. Twenty-four walks and five
wild pitches have cluttered up a
series dominated by wholesale hit
ting and erratic fielding.
It has been a gruesome sort of
series, with yesterday's episode re
quiring 3 hours and 5 minutes, the
longest 9-inning gûme in World
Series history. The first four in
nings consumed 1 hour and 45 min
utes as the Dodgers grabbed a 6-0
lead which it developèd, wasn't suf
ficient.
Bobo Newsom, the ex-Nat who Is
supposed to thrive in colorful sur
roundings, failed to last two innings.
With one out in the second, Bobo
walked Gene Hermanski, then the
roof caved in on him. Bruce
Edwards doubled, Peewee Reese
singled, Hatten singled, and Ed
Stanky doubled, all of which
prompted Newsom's exit. In came
Vic Raschi to be greeted by a single
off Jackie Robinson's bat and Carl
Furillo doubled.
Sherman Lollar's single, 'a walk
to pinch-hitter A1 Clark and singles
! by Johnny Lindell and Joe Di Maggie
sliced the Dodgers' margin to 6-2 In
the third, but Brooklyn bounced
back with a run off Karl Drews
who hit Hermanski, wild-pitched
him to second and saw him score on
Johnny Jorgensen's single to left
after he had moved to third on
Edwards' infield tap.
Casey Curbs Bombers.
A walk to Bill Johnson, Lollar's
double and George Stirnweiss' single
netted New York two more runs ofl
Hatten in the fourth, but the
Dodgers made in 9-4 in their portion
of the inning when sore-armed Spud
Chandler walked Stanky and Furillc
and pitched singles to Dixie Walker
and Hermanski.
Lindell coaxed a walk from Hatten
to start the fifth and Di Maggio
promptly blasted a mighty homer
(See WORLD SERIES, Page C-2T
Dodgers, 9; Yanks, 8
NEW YORK fA. L.). AB. R. Η. Ο. A. K.
Stirnweiss, 2b 6 0 2 3 3 0
Henrich, M 4 Ο 1 0 0 <1
Lindell, li 4 l 2 0 ο «
Di Magglo. cf 4 1 2 3 0 C
McQulnn, lb 4 0 0 8 1 <1
Johnson, 3b 4 1 1 2 1 C
Rlzzuto, ss 6 0 1 4 2 t
Lollar, c 3 2 2 2 1 (
Berra. c 2 1 1 2 0 C
Newsom, ρ j. ο ο ο ο ι <
Raschi, ρ 0 Ο Ο 0 0 C
•Clark Ο 1 Ο Ο 0 ί
Drews, ρ 0 0 0 0 2 1
tPhllllps 1 0 0 Ο 0 C
Chandler, ρ 0 0 0 0 0 C
ÎBrown 1 1 1 0 0 t
Page, ρ 1 0 0 0 0 C
Totals ... 38 ~8 13 24 11 €
•Walked for Raschi in third.
tFiled out for Drews in fourth.
tDoubled for Chandler In sixth.
BROOKLYN (N. L ). AB. R. H. O. A. t
Stanky. 2b 4 2 1 4 ft 0
Robinson, lb 4 1 2 10 1 f
Reiser, cf 0 0 0 0 0 C
Purillo, cf 3 1 2 0 0 1
Walker. rf__ S 0 2 1 0 0
Hermanski, If 3 2 14 0 0
Edwards, c 4 11^00
Reese, ss 3 1113 0
Jorgensen, 3b i— 4 0 2 1 3 0
Hatten, ρ 2 110 0 0
Branca, ρ Λ 1 0 0 0 Ο 0
Casey, ρ τ 1 0 0 1 1 0
Totals 34 » 13 47 13 1
New York (A. L.) 002 221 100—8
Brooklyn (N. L.) 061 200 OOx—8
Buns batted in—Edwards, Reese, Stank;
(2). FurlUo (2), Llndell. Di Maggio (3),
Jorgensen. Lollar, Stirnwelss, Walker, Her
manskl, Henrlch, Berra. Two-base hits—
Edwards, Stanky, Furillo, Lollar, Brown,
Henrich, Jorgensen. Home runs—Di Mag
gio, Berra. Stolen bases—Robinson,
Walker. Sacrifice—Robinson. Double
plays—Reese to Stanky to Robinson:
Stanky to Robinson. Earned runs—New
York (A. L.), 8: Brooklyn, (N. L.). 9.
Left on bases—New York (A. L.)t 9:
Brooklyn (N. L.), 9. Bases on balls—Oil
Newsom, 2 (Rieser. Hermanski): off Hat
ten. 3 (Clark. Jobnson. Llndell): ofl
Chandler, 3 (Stanky, Furillo, Reese): ofl
Branca, 2 (Di Maggio. McQuinn): ofl
Page (Edwards): off Casey (Henrich).
Strikeouts—By Hatten, 3 (McQuinn 2.
Stirnweiss): by Branca (Johnson): by
Chandler (Edwards): by Page. 3 (Reese,
Casey, Hermanski); by Casey (Stirnweiss),
Pitching summary—Newsom, 5 runs. 5
hits In 1*1 Innings: Raschi. 1 run. 2 hits
in M inning: Drews. 1 run, 1 hit in 1
inning; Chandler. 2 runs, 2 hits in 2 in
nings; Page. 0 runs, 3 hits In 3 innings;
Hatten. 6 runs, 8 bits in 4% innings:
Branca. 2 runs, 4 hits in 2 innings:
Casey. 0 runs. 1 hit in 2% Innings. Hit
by pitched ball—By Drews (Hermanski),
Wild pitches—Drews, Page. Passed ball
—lollar. Winning pitcher—Casey. Los
ing pitcher—Newsom. Umpires—Messrs
Rommel (A. L.), plate; Ooetz (N. L.),
first base: McGowan (A. L ), second base;
PinelU (N. L.). third base: Magerkurtb
(N. L.). left field; Boyer (A. L.). right
field. Attendance—33,098 paid. Time—
3:06.
WORDS, WORDS, WORDS—Arguments are almost synonymous with baseball In Brooklyn, where
this one occurred yesterday as dem Bums beat out the Yanks in a wild affray, 9-8. Here Yankee
Catcher Yogi Berra faces Umpire Ed Rommel in a seventh - inning rhubarb claiming Dodger
Pitcher Hugh Casey (background) interfered on his try to catch Casey's foul tip on an at
tempted bunt. The Yankees' John Corriden (coach) is at left, First Baseman George McQuinn
(9) at right and Dodger Second Sacker Ed Stanky (12) is in foreground. —AP Wirephoto.
Harris' Strategy Is Criticized,
But He's Boon to Scriveners
By α Staff Correspondent of The Star
BROOKLYN, Oct. 3.—Every
move made by Manager Bucky
Harris of the New York Yankees
in critical moments of the World
Series has been an offensive ges
ture, the one-time "boy wonder"
risking considerable criticism in
each instance in an effort to
crush the Brooklyn Dodgers.
In the first game Bucky yanked
Pitcher Frank Shea, who had
permitted only two hits in five
innings, for pinch-hitter Bobby
Brown after the Yankees had
scored two runs and had the
bases filled in the fifth inning.
He won that gamble when the
Yankees produced five runs.
Yesterday, when New York ab
sorbed a 9-8 beating, Harris gave
Bill Johnson a "hit" sign on a
3-and-l count when the bases
were loaded, the Yankees trail
ing, 7-9, and Relief Pitcher Ralph
Branca hanging on the ropes
after issuing successive walks to
Joe Di Maggio and George Mc
Quinn. Johnson popped to Sec
ond Baseman Ed Stanky, all of
which made Harris' strategy Sub
ject to much debate.
Then came the eighth inning,
when the Yankees were behind
8-9, Tommy Henrich walked to
open the inning and Johnny Lin
dell singled, Henrich stopping at
second. In that situation Harris
strung along with the dangerous
Di Maggio ordering him to swing
away rather than sacrifice. Di
Maggio smacked a double-play
grounder at Second Baseman Ed
Stanky and the Yankees failed to
produce the tying run when Mc
Quinn grounded out to First
Baseman Jackie Robinson.
Harris has abandoned caution
and routine, safe baseball in the
Series, but in each instance he
has expressed confidence in the
Yankees' hitting. He's willing to
risk possible repercussions, con
fident New York's hitting will
provide the winning touch.
Harris' maneuvering, while be
ing lambasted in some circles, is
pleasing the writing fraternity.
He's given the scribes consider
able second-guess material and
made their chores easier, but
whether he wins or loses Bucky
has indicated hell go along on
the assumption that a good of
fense consists of Yankees swing
ing for destruction rather than
sacrificing or taking balls they
might belt for hits. —Β. H.
Brewers Seek Clincher Τonight
, By th· Associated Prou
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 3.—Milwau
kee's Brewers of the American As
sociation needed one more victory
today to score their first Little World
Series victory since 1936.
The Brewers, Who finished their
league season in third place and
whipped Kansas City and Louis
ville in the playoffs, went ahead for
the first time last night in the cur
rent Little World Series by coming
from behind twice to defeat Syra
cuse of the International League, 6
to 5. The win was the third
straight for the Brewers, after they
lost the first two games at Syracuse
in the best four out of seven.
In their sixth contest tonight,
Milwaukee win reiy on Kigni
Hander Vern Bickford. Syracuse
will call on Howie Fox, another
right-hander, who was a 7-to-l vic
tor Sunday.
For six innings last night the
6,861 fans in Borchert Field believed
that Ewald Pyle, slender Milwaukee
right-hander, was headed for a bril
liant shutout victory. He gave only
two hits and fanned six men in the
first six Innings. Meanwhile, the
Brewers had fashioned a 2-to-0 lead
off Southpaw Jim Prendergast.
But it took home runs by Carden
Gillenwater and Tom Neill to save
the victory, with Neill's two-run
circuit blow in the ninth the
clincher.
Knee Better, Sinkwict
Joins Coifs; Expects
To Play Sunday
By the Associated Pre»»
BALTIMORE, Oct. 3.—"Fireball
Frankie Sinkwich—"bad knee" am
all—has signed a contract with th
Baltimore Colts in the All-Americi
Football Conference, and the forme
University of Georgia backfield grea
is expected to be in uniform for th
Baltimore-San Francisco game her
Sunday.
The Colt management, in an
nouncing the signing, said Sink
wich arrived here from Athens, Ga
last night and may run throug]
practice with the Colts today.
Just a week ago, the New Yor
Yankees of the same league placei
Sinkwich on the retired list at hi
own request. Frankie said a ba<
knee was the cause of his leaving.
A Colt spokesman said doctor'
reports showed the knee probabl
would stand up.
He said Bob Rodenburg, presiden
of the Baltimore club, had made ι
deal with the Yankees before Sink
wich was signed to & Colt contract
Its terms were undisclosed.
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teammates — Lamarr "Racehorse
Davis and Andy Dudish—are play
ing with the Colts. Fred Lutz.wh
designed the famous "mask" Frank!
wore to protect a broken jaw durini
his last season at Georgia, is traine
for Baltimore.
Their presence here had a lot ti
do with Sinkwich's decision to taki
another crack at the pro game, th
Colt spokesman said.
A high school sensation at Youngs
town, Ohio, Sinkwich rose to be ai
Ail-American star for Georgia 1j
1941 and 1942.
He played for the Detroit Lion
in the National League In 1943
The following season he was vote*
that circuit's most valuable player
Frankie then went into servi»
and it was while playing with ai
Army eleven that he suffered ai
Injury to his left knee cartilege
Upon discharge, he jumped thi
National League to sign a contrac
with the New York Yankees.
Big Georgetown
Outfit Favored
Over Fordham
Aims to Topple Rams
With Plays Based on
Spread Formation
By Merrell Whittlesey
Fordham slowly Is climbing the
road to its former gridiron glory
but there's a detour ahead tonight
—Georgetown.
With a perfect October night
promised by the weather man, the
Georgetown athletic office expects a
crowd bigger than the 15,004 that
witnessed last year's clash. Game
time is 8:30 in Griffith Stadium.
The Hoyas have a good, rugged
ball club, excellent defensively but
with an offense that lacks a hard
runner. They have been established
one to two touchdowns favorites on
the basis of losing only 6-0 to Wake
Forest last week, a game in which
the partial Carolina fans agreed
Georgetown should have gained
nothing worse than a tie.
Coach Jack Hagerty attempts tc
make up for his lack of a big-name
back with a tricky offense centered
around the spread formation, where
the 11 Hoyas scatter from sideline tc
sideline and it's anybody's guess as
to who gets the ball.
Coach Ed Danowski reports an
acute shortage of backfield materia]
for Fordham's opening game. Hi
can count on only six backs and one
of those, Ray Elster, has a damaged
knee. The Rams backs are fast
however, and both Stan Bloomer and
Lou Mauro are better than fail
hands at passing. The Rams right
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I their last Orange Bowl team.
1 One of the District's favorite prewai
scholastic stars, Gonzaga's Elmei
Raba, will start as the key man oi
the Hoyas' attack with Babe Baro
nowski, the little fellow from Chi
cago, as an understudy. The Hoyas
are strong in two departments, at
guard with Elmer Oberto and Bus
Werder and in punting with Loi
1 Surman the best of three gooc
[ kickers.
> Fordham didn't win a game lasl
ι year, but the Rams lost three close
• ones and one was to Georgetown by
t 8-7. The Rams are supposed to be
. considerably stronger this year.
> The snappy band from Mary
Washington School of Fredericks
burg will entertain at half time.
The game will be presented ovei
WMAL-TV oil channel 7 as the sta
[ tion's first televised sports event.
c Redskins' Story on Market
' Dick Todd and Sammy Baugh wil
5 lend a lellow Texan a helping hanc
J tomorrow when Corinne Griffltl
Marshall appears at Brentano':
s downtown book store, 1322 F street
/ N.W., to autograph copies of her new
book, "My Life With the Redskins.'
California Grid Favorite
BERKELEY, Calif., Oct. 3 (&).
Odds favoring the University of Cali
fornia in tomorrow's grid contest
against St. Mary's Gaels lengthenec
to an unofficial 3% to 1 today, de
spite Gael Coach Jimmy Phelan':
warning of a possible upset.
Maryland Faces
Fast Delaware
Eleven Tonight
Old Liners Are Rated
Choices, but Coach
Tatum Disagrees
By George Huber
University of Delaware's 32-game
undefeated football string will be
in real danger tonight at College
Park when the Blue Hens run into
! what is rated as a more powerful
I University of Maryland eleven. It
I will be the local debut of Coach
Jim Tatum's team at Maryland
which last week turned in a mild
upset by downing South Carolina,
19-13. Delaware won its opener
over Penn Military College, 25-13.
A turnout of close to the 13,000
capacity is expected at the Mary
land stadium, with the kickoff at
8:15. The game will be broadcast
over WWDC and televised over the
Dumont television station.
Coach Tatum doesn't go along
with those who rate his teem as
favorite over Delaware. "After all,
they're the team with the big rec
ord. They have 11 men, same as
we," he says. "People say we're in
a tougher league, but no matter
what class of team they've played,
they're bound to run into some good
clubs somewhere along the line.
You have to have something to win
all those games. We're the ones who
should worry, not them."
Good news of Terrapin supporters
is Li la. t uûx tcx uacn. viv xuiju vrtu
be in shape. He's been suffering
with a pulled muscle received against
the Gamecocks last week. Only Old
Liner definitely out of action tonight
is John Troha, reserve end. Tatum's
starting lineup tonight probably will
be the same as that which opened
last week. It features Lu Gambino
land Hubie Werner in the halfback
j slots. Gambino is the player the
' Blue Hens definitely will watch. He
! scored three touchdowns at Carolina,
I and Delaware scouts came away full
of respect for his speed.
Coach Bill Murray at Delaware
has a fast, well-drilled team that
operates from the double wingback
formation. His backfield is fairly *
light, with 155-pound Billy Cole the
big threat. It's speed more than
power that, gets him yardage, and
last year he averaged 12.1 yards a
try. The Delaware line averages
197 pounds, much of it in the guard*
where Moose Marusa is a standout.
Mrs. Coolidge Keen
Series Observer
By the Associated Press
BROOKLYN, Oct. 3.—Mrs. Cal
vin Coolidge, attending the series
as a guest of American League
President Will Harridge, still was
interested in the second game
when the Yanks were leading 10-2
in the eighth inning. When a de
parting spectator lingered too
long in the aisle, she leaned over,
tapped his shoulder and request
ed : "For goodness sake, move
along. I want to see this game,
too."
: Harris Blew Yankees' Chances
; ToWinGame.Homsby Holds
By Rogers Hornsby
At Told to John P. Carmichoel
ι BROOKLYN, Oct. 3.—It's easy
ι to sit up here and second guess,
but as badly as Yankee pitchers
i were clubbed around in the third
• game, the American League
i champions had two distinct
chances to win the game in the
s late innings . . . and blew 'em
ι both.
ι In each case I am forced to
disagree with the tactics em
ployed by Manager Bucky Harris.
In the sixth inning the Yanks
had the bases loaded, one run
Import-ant Clashes Tomorrow
Leahy Picks Tar Heels Over Texas, Rice Over Southern Cal.,
Iowa to Defeat Illinois and Wisconsin to Lick Indiana
By Frank Leahy
Notr· Dam· University Coach
% The football season reaches an
early crescendo tonight and to
morrow afternoon, with prac
tically every "college team in the
country see
ing action,
many playing
their inaugu
ral contests.
For us at
Notre Dame,
the 59th grid
ir ο η cam
paign of the
Fighting Irish
will get un
d e r w a y
against the
Ρ i 11 s b urgh
Panthers at
Pitts burgh
Frank Leahy. I prefer to
make no prediction on this game,
merely hoping for the best.
Two important clashes take
place in the Big Nine, another in
Texas and a fourth out on the
Pacific Coast. And these are just
lour games typical ox uie cumwu
taking place elsewhere through
out the land.
North Carolina, under the able
direction of Carl Snavely, visits
the home grounds of the Univer
sity of Texas. The latter seems
to have successfully installed the
Τ with Blair Cherry in his first
year at the helm. They showed
a powerful offense last Saturday
in defeating Oregon, 38-7, and
it is known that Bobby Layne is
one of the country's great backs.
However, after its uphill tri
umph over a good Georgia team
last week, I believe 111 go along
with North Carolina. The Tar
Heels are destined for a spectacu
lar season. Charley Justice and
his running mate, Walt Pupa,
Winner.,
Georgia Tech
Alabama
U. C. L. A.
Iowa
Michigan
Detroit
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Rice
Ohio State
Florida
Miami
Bradley
Utah
Navy
Cornell
Penn
Leahy's Selections
Loser.
Tulane
Vanderbilt
Northwestern
Illinois
Stanford
Wayne
Nebraska
Indiana
S. California
Purdue
North Texas
Villanova
Wichita
Hawaii
Columbia
Yale
Lafayette
Winner.
Maine
Rochester
Georgetown
North Carolina
Harvard
Dartmouth
Duke
California
L. S. U.
Colgate ,
Holy Cross
Kansas
Army»
Santa Clara
Marquette
Miss. State
Loser.
Northeastern
Union
Fordham
Texas
Boston U.
Syracuse
Tennessee
St. Mary's,
Georgia
Kings Poirit
Temple
Iowa State)
Colorado
Fresno State
St. Louis i
Mich, state
combihe to make a formidable
one-two offensive punch.
Rice Institute lost a close one
to Louisiana State last Saturday
and this week the Owls journey
to Los Angeles for an encounter
with the. Trojans of Southern
California. Each team is good,
potentially great, and each team
is well-coached. Possibly the long
trip will be a detriment to the
Owls, but certainly these young
men from Texas should not be af
fected by the California heat.
Forced to make a prediction, 111
say one point in favor of Rice.
in uie ouosianaing game in me
Big Nine, the Iowa Hawkeyes and
Illinois meet at Iowa City. De
feated, 22-7, by U. C. L. A. last Fri
, day night in Los Angeles, the
Iowans now face the other half of
last New Year Day Rose Bowl
twosome. Against the Uclans,
Eddie Anderson's boys obtained
an early advantage and then
faded. In their home territory,
I believe that if they should get
out in front the Hawkeyes may
have the tenacity to hang on. Ray
Eliot's teams always do well, but
I'm going out on the proverbial
limb and take Iowa by a whisker.
Another close one in the West
ern Conference will be Wisconsin
and Indiana at Bloomington, Ind.
It will be a homecoming day for
the Hoosiers. However, as a re
sult of the offensive power shown
by Harry Stuhldreher's Wiscon
sin team in gaining a 32-14 win
over Purdue last Saturday I have
an idea the Badgers may spoil the
homecoming
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home 'making the score, 9-7)
and Bill Johnson at bat. The
count on him was 3-1 and Ralph
Branca pitching. He had just
walked Di Maggio and McQuinn
and was showing strain.
I'd "have given Johnson the
'take' sign. If it was a called
strike, well and good; he still
could swing at the 3-2 pitch
which had to be over or a run
would be forced in. But Harris
let him hit. He swung instead of
waiting Branca out in this tight
spot and popped to Eddie Stanky.
Three men were left, including
the winning run on first base.
Then in the eighth, with Hen
rich on second, Lindell on first,
nobody out and Di Maggio up,
the obvious play was a sacrifice.
I don't care if Babe Ruth was the
hitter, I'd make him move those
men up. I know Di Maggio had
hit a home run. I know the
tendency is to let him swing and
keep the inning going. But at
that time the score was 9-8. It
was to the Yanks' advantage to
put the tying marker on third
where a fly or an error would
score it . . . and put both men in
a spot where a base*hit would
move New York ahead
But Di Maggio hit. He hit into
a double-play and that was the
end of the game as far as the
losers were concerned.
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