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By FRANCIS STANN
'Now Pitching for Washington—Didrikson!'
Want to know what celebrities talk about while they’re lunching
In the grill room at the Columbia Country Club, waiting to tee oil In
the National Celebrities tournament? Here are some one-minute
eavesdrops, left over from Sunday:
Clark Griffith to Babe Didrikson, sitting at a table with Dizzy
Francis ftana.
Dean, Tris Speaker and Publisner xienry itpaier.^
"When are you coming out to pitch for me, Babe?”
(The Nats’ owner is a long-time friend and
admirer of the lady.)
"Ha, ha,” laughed Dean.
"Ha, ha,” echoed Speaker.
"I’m serious,” protested Griffith. "Later this
summer I’ll be needing a big crowd, and, Babe,
you can draw it. I know you can throw a baseball
hard. You can get by for an inning or two.”
"What’s in it for me?” asked the practical
minded lady champion of all sports.
"I’ll give you $10,000,” promised Griffith. "I'll
sign a contract right now at this table. We’ll
draw 30,000 people . .
"I’ll sign on a percentage basis,” responded
Miss Didrikson, who also Is Mrs. oeorge ^ananas. « you umw
30,000 people In August with me pitching for Washington I figure
I'll rate more than $10,000."
Dean, a good businessman in his day as a ball player, saluted
Babe in admiration but Griffith, as he rose to perform his duties,
repeated, “I’m really serious. She'll start a ball game for Washington
before this season Is over.”
Sharkey Liked Walcott and Does Again
Now it’s Jack Sharkey talking:
"I like Joe Walcott In the heavyweight fight next month. I liked
him in his first fight against Joe (Louis). I predicted he'd win and
I'm convinced he did win.
“Unfortunately, besides the referee there are two judges. They
were three blind mice. Walcott knocked down Louis twice. Louis
didn’t knock down Walcott at aU. They said points were taken away
from Walcott for running away. Hell, all the time he was running
Walcott was stabbing Louis to death.
“Don’t underestimate this Walcott. He’s an old guy for a fighter,
but he’s in good shape and he’s clever. He hasn’t been night-clubbing
—not ever. He's a hungry guy and I don’t care what Louis has done
to guys the second time he's fought them. I still like Walcott.”
Doby's An All-Timer, According to Speaker
NOW it’s Tris Speaker speaking. Tris wandered about the
celebrity-conscious mob for two hours before the tournament started
and went unrecognized. Npboc’y associated the Gray Eagle as the
all-time centerflelder in baseball.
“You ask about Larry Doby of the Indians? Well, 111 tell you
this much. It’s my Job to find outfielders for Cleveland. I think that
in Doby the Indians have not only one of the greatest hitters in the
game today, but a fellow who is pretty sure to be one of the greatest
outfielders of all time.
“I mean that. Doby can ride the ball He's got tremendous power.
I think he’s a far better ball player than Jackie Robinson because of
his power at the bat. He’s a lot like Ralph Kiner of the Pirates. He
isn't a tremendous man, like Ruth, Foxx or Greenberg, but he's all
steel springs.
“It’ll take him a little time yet to reach his stride. After all, he
came to the majors only last year and he came right out of Negro ball.
What’s more, he came up as an inflelder. He's In the outfield now And
when he gets his feet on the ground he s going to be something to
watch, mark my words."
It's Offensive, but It Wins
In the locker room, finishing dressing, Tennis Star Jack Kramer
was talking of the net game in general. He was leading Bobby Riggs,
62 matches to 19, and somebody asked Jack if a purely defensive star,
like Riggs, ever could hope consitently to beat a smashing, offensive
player.
“No," replied Kramer. “Not if the offensive player is of the same
caliber. You’ve got to take the offensive player, the attacker.
“Now, I don’t mean to knock down the defensive stars. They win
tournaments occasionally, but if'you’ll notice they win during years
when there are no good offensive players. Bitsy Grant has won
tournaments. So has Frankie Parker. Riggs has been the king pin
in pro tennis for quite a while.
“But always a good, strong-armed guy catches up with them and
invariably the player who relies on a defensive game is beaten. I’m
beating Riggs strictly because of my driving game. Maybe next year
a fellow will come along who hits the ball as hard as I do and then
I’ll be in trouble.”
That’s what celebrities — sports field variety —say in grill and
locker rooms.
Transporting Olympic Athletes
Just a Breeze for U. S. Expert
By tht Aliociattd Pr«t
LONDON, May 18.—Competitors
in the coming Olympic Games will
have no trouble getting around in
the sprawling city of London, thanks
to Basil J. Wainwright, 41-year-old
transportation expert.
Although he must see that some
6,000 athletes residing in 31 different
housing centers are delivered to
1* competing areas oh time, Wain
wright calls his task an easy one.
For Instance, the main body of
the United States Olympic team is
du* July 21 at Southampton on the
liner America. A boat train will
bring all 474 to Waterloo Station
here.
Then Wainwright, who supervised
the transportation of troop shows
during the war, takes over. Under
his guidance, marksmen, canoeists,
oarsmen, track and field athletes,
boxers and swimmers, and others
will be dispatched to their destina
tions by bus and train.
And there won’t be any baggage
mixups. Labels will have been tied
on the luggage in New York and
will be sorted and follow the com
petitors to their bunks.
“I’ve studied all angles of this
jcb—discussed it with sportsmen and
transport experts—and we've got it
licked,” said Wainwright. “We’ll save
40,000 pounds ($160,000) for the com
petitors by running the transport
pool.’’
For rides anywhere, anytime, the
58 competing nations will pay five
shillings ($1 > per person per day.
Auto Races at Richmond
Promoted by D. C. Man
Special Diipatch to Th# Star
RICHMOND, Va., May 18.—Tom
Lane of Washington, D. C., will be
associated with Bob Streeter in the
promotion of automobile racing at
the Old Fair Grounds here.
Their first event next Sunday will
have an entry of about 25 drivers,
they announced. Among them will
be Ted Horn, Joe Chitwood, Tom
Hinnerahita, Bill Holland. Walt
Brown, Walt Ader, Lee Wallard.
Mark Light, Fred Carpenter and
John Shackleford.
Valo Expects to Rejoin
Athletics During Week
■y fh# AttociaUd Prut
PHILADELPHIA, May 18 —El
mer Valo, Philadelphia Athletics
outfielder, is in a local hospital, but
expects to rejoin the league leaders
the latter part of the week, possibly
Thursday in Detroit.
Valo suffered a badly bruised hip
when he crashed into the right
field wall at the Yankee Stadium
last Saturday as he robbed Yogi
Berra of what appeared to be a
I home run.
Major League Standings and Schedules
TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1948.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Result* Yesterday.
None scheduled.
Games Today.
Wash, at Chicago, 2:30.
N. Y. at St. Louis.,
Boston at Detroit.
Phlla. at Clere. (n.).
Games Tomorrow.
Wash, at Chicago, 2:S0.
Phlla. at Clev. (n.).
New York at St. Louis.
Boston at Detroit.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.
Boston. 12; Bklyn.. 3.
Phlla., 7; New York, 1.
Only games.
Games Today.
Cincl. at New York (n).
St. Louis at Brooklyn.
Pittsburgh at Boston <nV
Chicago at Philadelphia.
Games Tomorrow.
Pitts, at Boston (n.>.
St. Louis at Bklyn. <n.).
Chicago at Phila. in.).
Ctncln. at New York.
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Braves Give Proof of Class in Steady Advance
- § —————
Gillenwater, Stewart
Will Help Nats Rise,
Kuhel Believes
By Burton Hawkins
Star Staff Corr«pond#nt
CHICAGO, May 18.—Joe Kuhel
peeked through the gloom of Wash
ington's 4-game losing streak today
and detected a ray of sunshine. He
likes his recently altered outfield
with Carden Gillenwater in center
and Ed Stewart In right.
“First impressions have been won
deful,” said the Nats’ manager as
Washington prepared to tangle with
the cellar-residing Chicago White
Sox in the opener of a 2-game
series. “I think our outfield now
has more stability. Gil Coan is
doing well and Gillenwater and i
Stewart have shown me they have;
plenty of baseball savvy.” i
"I mean that they grasp instruc- |
tions quickly,” continued Kuhel. “In
the clubhouse the other day I gave
them a rapid briefing on the
league’s hitters, how to shift ac
cordingly and filled them in on our
various signals. They didn’t make
any mistakes in the games they j
played against Boston.
In Lineup to Stay.
“They’ve been told not to worry if
they don’t hit right away—that
they’re in the lineup to stay. Gillen
water, of course, has started hitting
already and I believe that as soon
as Stewart sees a little more pitching
he’ll hit.
“Gillenwater has a fine arm for
center field. Stewart is fast and
his arm is good. I think our club
has been strengthened quite a bit
by the addition of those fellows and
I believe we’ll show improvement
with them playing regularly.
“Our pitching has hurt us,, but in
a sense that’s encouraging. Even
with our pitchers off form,‘we’re
only four games below the .500 mark.
They figure to improve, so with im
proved pitching plus Gillenwater
and Stewart we should perk up.”
Gillenwater, purchased from the
Milwaukee Brewers for $30,000, is
vindicating the price tag thus far.
In two games he has walked twice,
batted .600 with three hits in five
attempts and contributed a superb
catch of a deep drive by Bostons
Wally Moses.
Stewart Seen Solid Player.
Stewart has been less spectacular.
He has fashioned only one hit in
nine tries, but he has been meet
ing the ball sharply and impresses
as a solid sort* of player. A .358
hitter with Kansas City last year,
Stewart couldn't break into the out
field of the New York Yankees and
the resultant bench warming dam
aged his prospect of a spectacular i
hitting spurt with the Nats.
Idle yesterday, the Nats were
hoping to emerge from their slump
today with Mickey Haefner attempt
ing to snap a personal string of four j
defeats. The White Sox have dropped
10 of their last 11 games.
Sid Hudson, originally slated to1
open Against the Sox, was granted'
another day of rest and will fire,
against Chicago tomorrow, with j
Walter Masterson scheduled to!
launch a three-game series against i
the Browns at St. Louis Thursday. I
Dodgers Send Campanula,
Negro Catcher, to Farm
By lh» Associated Press
i BROOKLYN, May 18.—Roy Cam
panula, promising Negro catcher,
I was one of eight players on his way
! to a minor league farm club of
the Brooklyn Dodgers today.
Campanella was optioned to the
St. Paul Saints of the American
Association, along with Inflelder
Bob Ra'mazzotti on a 24-hour re
i call basis.
The Dodgers sent Pitchers
Johnny Van Cuvk, Paul Minner and
Outfielder Duke Snider to Montreal
of the International League, and
Hurlers Willard RamsdeU and John
Hall to Mobile of the Southern As
sociation. Left-hander Dwain Sloat
went to Fort Worth of the Texas
League.
W.-L.andG7W.High
In Title Game Today
Washington-Lee High of Arling
ton takes a record of 12 wins and
3 losses Into today’s game against
G. W. High on the West Ellipse
for the Northern Virginia title. The
Generals added to their string yes
terday by defeating Friends, 3-1.
Ronnie Estes and Walt Tuthill com
bined to pitch a four-hitter for W.-L.
Charlotte Hall ran its record to
nine wins in 11 starts by taking a
5-3 game from Frederick High at
Frederick yesterday.
Judd Sold by Phillies'
PHILADELPHIA, May 18 VP).—
Manager Ben Chapman has decided
that Oscar Judd can’t be much help
to the Philadelphia Phillies this
year. The 38-year-old left-handed
pitcher, bothered with a sore arm
all season, was sold to the Phils’
Toronto farm club in the Interna
tional League yesterday.
Griffs' Records
Batting.
O AB. R.H. 2b. 3b. HR.RBI. Pet.!
Garcia 2 10 10 0 0 0 1.000
Gil'w’cr 2 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .0011
Sbor'gh 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500
Vernon 23 91 15 27 4 1 0 9 .297
Early 15 41 8 12 2 2 0 5 .292
Wooten 13 38 2 11 0 0 0 1 .289
Yost - 23 84 2 11 0 0 0 10 .274
Evans. 12 30 4 8 1 1 0 2 .28,
Coan 23 94 9 24 5 2 111 .26o
M'Brlde 14 37 3 13 2 0 1 8 .251
Sullivan 13 45 7 10 1 0 0 7 .222
Kosar 21 74 11 18 5 2 0 9 .218
Rob son 15 43 2 9 2 O O 4 .209
Chr'an. 14 45 3 0 I 0 0 4 .190
Wynn _ 14 28 3 5 0 0 0 2 ,1.9
Magfon 5 12 120001 .187
Stewart 28010000 .126
Haefner 5 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 .100
Hudson 6 13 110 0 0 0 .077
Peerick 61000000 .000
Pterettl. 512°2222 'SSli
Meeks 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Th’pson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Candini- 3 O 0 0 0 0 0 6 .600
W’ter'h 10000000 .000
Pitching. _ .
O. H BB. 80. In. P. 08 CG. W. L.
Sc'b'r’gh 3 6 3 6 9t, 1 0 1 o
Peerick. 6 13 4 10* 0 0 0 6
Wynn _ 6 50 23 13 48*4 6 3 8 3
Mast s’n 5 31 19 14 34*4 5 1 2 2
Hudson. 6 40 16 14 40* 6 2 1 2
Haefner 6 38 16 8 36 6 1 1 4
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TVpson 4742 4,4 0 0 0 1
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RALLY IS SNUFFED—Here’s the end of that four-run third
inning that figured so prominently in Tech’s 9-3 defeat of Wilson
High’s nine on the latter’s grounds yesterday. Umpire George
Oertel is about to call Charles Beckett out at the plate. The
Tech left fielder, who had doubled earlier, tried to score from
second base on Catcher Ray Speaker’s single, but Right Fielder
Bob Rieley’s good, throw to Catcher Don Hall cut "him down.
—Star Staff Photo.
Public School Nines Battle
For Two Berths in Playoffs
High School Standing!.
W. L. f W. t.
Eastern _6 fl Anacostia — 3 :i
Tech _5 1 Western -1 S
Wilson _ 4 2 Central - 1 fi
Coolidge _4 2 Roosevelt _0 6
By Bill Fuchs
The public high baseball race
was slated to cross the finish line
of the regular schedule today with
Tech playing at Eastern, Anacostia
at Central, Wilson at Coolidge and
Roosevelt at Western. Eastern and
Tech had places sejured in the
championship playoff beginning
next Monday at Griffith Stadium,
with Wilson, Coolidge and Anacostia
still involved in a scrap for the
remaining two places.
Today’s feature pitted Eastern
against Tech. The Ramblers, with
the finest infields seen on scholastic
diamonds in recent years, could find
Tech a bundle of trouble.
“It all depends on our pitching,”
said Tech Coach Bob Walker yes
terday, after the Maroons downed
Wilson, 9-3. at Wilson. “Our hitting
is all right.”
Stewart at Last Ready.
When Walker spoke of his pitch
ing, he was thinking in particular)
of Bob Stewart, slated for mound
duty today against Eastern.
Stewart hurled the first two in
nings against Episcopal in the sea
son opener then developed a sore
arm.
“We sent him to doctors and even
had Doc Lentz, the Nats’ trainer,
look him over,” said Stewart. “He
has been out practically all season,
but he thinks his arm is ready now;”
Walker hasn’t any worries about
his hitting department. In yester
day’s game, Mel Quade got two for
three, Bill Werber, one for two; Ro
mano Mascetti, one for one; Bill
Jones, two for four; Frank Beckett,
one for three, and Ray (Skippy)
Speaker, one for three.
Jones single with the bases load
ed in the third and broke up the
ball game.
Bob Quinn, bespectacled right
hander, went the distance for the
Maroons and gave up seven scat
tered hits.
Colts Get Third-place Tie.
Coolidge gained its third-place
tie with Wilson by pushing five runs
across in the third inning to whip
Central, 5-4. Jess Houston, Jim
Colliton, Stan Greenberg, Jack Bros
nan, Pitcher Ed Hughes and George
Ashton collected successive singles
to get the Colts the game.
Anacostia stayed in the running
with an 8-0 shutout over Roose
velt. George Sengstack hurled two
hit ball for the Indians. _
Erroneous Listing of Horse
Costs Bookies Wad of Dough
By the Associated Press
CHICAGO, May 18.—An erro
neous listing of Eternal Reward,
winner of the $10,000 Crete
Handicap at Washington Park
yesterday, cost some bookies a
big wad of money. •
Probably hardest hit were those
In Louisville, who had opened for
the first time since April 24.
They lost an estimated $100,000.
Some bookies in Chicago also
took a beating.
Eternal Reward, who paid
$94.40, $29.60 and $17.40, was
listed as a field horse on the "run
down" sheets in the bookies.
The error was reported to have
originated in a scratch sheet
which grouped Eternal Reward
with Jack S. L. and Good Turn
in the field. Many horse players
played the field, getting three
horses for one.
The official program listed
Eternal Reward as a single entry.
In the original result of the
race!* Eternal Reward was carried
as a field horse. Nearly an hour
later, the result was corrected,
taking Eternal Reward out of
the field.
Meantime, however, many bet
tors who had played the field had
been paid off. Only those who
had played Eternal Reward were
entitled to collect on the basis of
the correction.
Fonder, Bloomer to Race
As Lanham Midgets Start
George Fonder and Larry Bloom
er are among the 24 popular midget
auto racing drivers lined up for
Friday night's opening events at
Lanham Speedway. Irving Fried,
managing director of the track, re
ports that both will be driving new
Offenhauser cars.
bonder has been leading money
winner at the nearby speedway the
last two years, while Bloomer is a
former national ch^ppion.
Another OfTy driver reporting
Friday will be Ed (Dutch) Schaefer,
one of the track's most popular men
last year. Those Offy cars appear
hotter than ever this year and have
been equipped with four-wheel
brakes which enable them to hit
the turns faster. Also expected in
the starting field are such old hands
as Tony Bonadies and Jim Forte.
Tigers Release Gentry
DETROIT, May 18 UP).—'The De
troit baseball club today announced
the release of Pitcher Ruffus Gentry
to the Buffalo International League
team. The 30-year-old right hander,
who won 14 and lost 12 games for
the Tigers in 1944, was with Dallas
last year. _
Probable Pitchers
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
New York st St. Louis—Reynolds (5-0)
vs. Fannin (1-3). „ ,, ,,
Washington at Chicago—Hasfnsr (1-4)
vs. Goodwin <0-0 (
Boston at Detroit—Ferriss (1-1) vs.
Trucks <3-01.
Philadelphia at Cleveland (night)—
Brissle (3-2) or Schelb (3-1) vs.
Rearden (1-0). t
NATIONAL LEAGUE. ,,
St. Louis at Brooklyn—Munger (1-1)
vs. Blanca (2-1).
Cincinnati at New York (niaht)—yon
der- Meer (1-4) vs. Poat (8-1).
Chicago at Philadelphia—Schmiti (1-4)
vs. 8immons (1-2). __.
Pittsburgh at Boston (niaht)—Slnfle
ton (i-l) vs. Barrett (2-1) or
Voiselie (4-0).
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Louis Reaches New York
From Camp in Michigan
By th* Associated Press
NEW YORK, May 18. —Heavy
weight Champion Joe Louis arrived
from his Bloomingdale, Mich., camp
today to begin the final month of
training for his second title fight
with Jersey Joe Walcott.
Looking much more fit than his
recent pictures Indicated, Louis
grinned through a heavy growth of
beard and predicted he would win
the scheduled 15-rounder at Yankee
Stadium June 23 by a knockout.
The champion said he weighed 222
pounds, having shed 10 pounds in
Michigan, and planned to take off
seven more at Pompton Lakes, N. J.,
where he has scheduled 20 boxing
sessions within the next month.
PGA Golf Event
Points Up Fuss
Over Schneiter
By th« Associated Press
Another big blowoff in the pro
golf business may take place
during the PGA tournament
which starts tomorrow at St.
Louis. It seems many of the
boys now are peeved at George
Schneiter because he continues
tournament play while he’s serv
ing as chairman of the PGA
Tournament Committee.
One objection is that the
money winners have to kick in a
percentage of their purses to pay
committee expenses, but Schnei
ter, traveling for free, won 4950
at Philadelphia last week end.
The solution of this series of
squawks might be to pay a good
man to take charge of tourna
ments and publicity and then
co-operate with him.
New Boxers Will Test
Stars in Area Olympic
Trials Tomorrow
Several newcomers will test the
nine local champions appearing on
the 14-bout card of the area
Olympic boxing trials at Griffith
Stadium tomorrow night.
Foremost among them is Bob
Matos, 21-year-old American U.
freshman, who is paired against
Holly Mims, District AAU middle
weight titlist, in one of the 160
pound semiwindups. Matos, a
Washingtonian and veteran of
three years with the 20th Air Force,
won a tough preliminary bout Sat
urday night against Orlandus Swin
son, AAU novice welterweight
champ. He was a mainstay of the
AAU squad last winter, scoring five
wins and two draws in eight starts.
Another stranger to local amateur
competition is Monte Hickman,
Howard U, welterweight, who faces
the highly-favored Leon Daughtry
in a simiflnal. Hickman held the,
CIAA crown two years, while Daugh- j
try won the 1948 Golden Gloves
title.
Still another college boxer. Paul
Kostopoulos, University of Mary
land, is an Olympic area finalist.
Having whiped two opponents in i
the prelims last Saturday, Kosto-;
poulos advanced to the final where
he will meet tough Jim Hawkins,
Twelfth Street Y belter, who
reached the final of the District
AAU lightweight division.
Tickets for tne matches, scheduled
to start at 8:30, are on sale in The
Star lobby. General admission is
$1.50, with ringside chairs priced at
$2.50. All receipts go to the United
States Olympic fund._
Fraser Benefit Game
Tickets Go on Sale
Tickets for the Washington!
Amateur Baseball Association’s all-!
star benefit game on June 9 are on
sale at Atlas sporting goods store,!
927 D street N.W. They are priced
at $1.
Proceeds of this game go to the
family of the late Ralph (Monk)
Fraser, one of the all-time greats
of local sandlot baseball.
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Jack-Janiro Scrap
Back One Week
The Beau Jack-Tony Janiro
fight scheduled for last night at
Griffith Stadium is oft until next
Monday night. The Boxing Com
mission granted Promoter Goldie
Ahearn's request for a postpone
ment yesterday because-of threaten
ing weather.
It was moved back a week instead
of just one day because Goldie
didn’t want to buck the circus, open
ing a three-day stand today.
Jack and Janiro weighed in yes
terday before the postponement was
approved. Jack scaled 140’j pounds
and Janiro 148, a pound less than
necessary to protect his $2,500 for
feit, Representative Arthur L. Mil
ler, of Nebraska, attended yester
day’s commission meeting to observe
the physical examination of the
boxers. A physician, Representative
Miller is a member of the House
District Committee.
Both fighters must be weighed
and examined again next Mqnday.
Janiro returned to New York last
night to train there, while Jack
remained in Washington. He’ll drill
the rest of this week at Liberty A. C.
The postponement moves the fight
to within a week of the Turner
bout between Jake La Motta and
Ken Stribling, scheduled for May 31.
The semifinal for that main bout
was signed yesterday and will
present Jose Carcenas of Mexico
against Jimmy Cooper, Washington
featherweight. Cardenas ended
Cooper's winning string last winter.
Redskins Sign Behr,
Maryland Halfback
Sammy Behr, an unheralded
halfback on the University of Mary
land eleven last year, Is Joining the
Washington Redskins. He was
signed yesterday, bringing the Red
skin list to 39 players. About 50 are
expected In camp for the opening
of practice on August 1.
Behr, who weighs only 165 and
stands 5 feet 10 inches, was a regu
lar the year before, but saw only
limited service in 1947. Redskins
scouts liked what little they saw. of
him, however.
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They may rave about the wonder
ful St. Louis Cardinal pitching
staff They may gape in awe at the
New York Giants’ devastating power.
They may admire and envy Brook
ins depth with its youth and
sDeed. The solid team in the Na
tional League, however, is the Bos
ton Braves.
Boston is not in first place. The
Cards hold that spot and the Giants
are second. The Braves are third,
but only because they got off to a
miserable start. They dropped six
of their first seven games.
Since then Boston has won 11 and
lost 4, the best record by far in the
circuit for the period.
They open a 14-game home stand
tonight, boasting the league's Na 1
pitcher in Bill Voiselle. No 2 batter
in Tommy Holmes, the best fielding
percentage of any club in the cir
cut and a 4-game winning streak.
Make Marks of Dodgers.
The Braves ended a successful
road trip last night by crushing the
Dodgers in Brooklyn, 12-3. It
marked their fourth straight win
over Brooklyn without a setback. It
also gave them a record of eight
victories in 11 road games.
No team in the league—and that
includes the Cardinals—boasts three
front-line hurlers such as Bostons
Johnny Sain, Warren Spahn and
Voiselle. This trio has given up
only three runs in Boston’s last four
6 Another hot club, the Philadel
phia Phils, defeated the Giants, 7-1.
The victory moved the Phils up to
fourth place, only three percentage
points behind the Braves.
1 Johnny Blatnik paced the Phils
10-hit attack against Bobo Newsom
and three successors. The rookie
outfielder, picked up in the draft
last fall, cracked three hits in four
times up to wrest the league’s bat
ting leadership from Boston's Tom
my Holmes with .438 to .435. He
was hit safely in nine consecutive
games.
A’* Carry Lead Into West.
Those were the only games sched
uled in the majers. Today the
Philadelphia Athletics, winners of
12 of their last 13 games, invade
the West, as they attempt to im
prove upon their game and a half
lead in the American League race.
They meet the runnerup Cleveland
Indians.
Tne New York Yankees, in third
place, two and a half games away
from the top, take on the Browns
in St. Louis. The fourth-place Bos
ton Red Sox, boasting a four-game
winning streak, clash with the
Tigers in Detroit.
The Cardinals, a game and a half
ahead of the Giants, tackle the
sixth-place Dodgers in Brooklyn,
while the Giants take on last-place
Cincinnati in New York. Boston is
host to Pittsburgh and Philadelphia
meets the Cubs at Philadelphia.
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