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w in, Lose, or Draw
By FRANCIS STANN
Steam From the Bubbling Cauldron
With 120 races, Stymie Is a great workhorse in the thoroughbred
field, but consider, if you please. J. L. Garthright's Worthowning, now
stabled at Charles Town . . . Worthowning, 13-year-old gelding, has
started 314 times and has won 61, placed 61 and showed 61 times to
Francis Stann.
earn $39,914, which is less than Citation considers a
good day's pay , . . The late District Commissioner
Melvin Hazen, once traded him to Former
Commissioner George Allen for a goat.
Joseph Fisher, 11, of 707 Somerset PI., N.W.,
will be honored at a luncheon at the Statler on
Thursday, when Pitcher Bob Feller of the Cleve
land Indians will present the Washington lad with
i a Popsicle Youth Award, a United States Savings
bond, a citation and a gold medal . . . Fisher was
selected from among hundreds of nominations
from all parts of the country for the honor, which
also involves a 4-year scholarship to Syracuse
University ... He was adjudged most deserving
for having saved the life of a kindergarten young
ster last April and performing a similar deed last
October when another schoolboy wras whisked from the patn or an
approaching car.
Comdr. Rusty Thompson, USNR. former Tech High coach, is
rating cheers for his Naval Reserve athletic program at the Wash
ington Navy Yard ... So closely contested were most of the all-Navy
championship boxing bouts that finalists and semi-finalists will be
brought to Uline Arena on July 16 to fight again, purpose being a re
check to assure that the top eight are sent to the Olympic qualifying
trials . .. Shorty Hughes, old-time local baseball umpire, now is scout
ing this area for the Dodgers.
Feller's the Sports Pappy of Year
C. U.'s boxing schedule next year will be the toughest in the
school’s history with Army, Maryland Virginia and Syracuse among
the opponents . . . Marty Gallagher, Georgetown ring coach and for
years a prominent heavyweight, lost an argument to Father McHugh
when he maintained that Jess Willard stopped Jack Johnson in less
than 20 rounds . . . Right answer is 26th round . . . Speaking of awards,
Bob Feller is going to receive one himself on June 12 at Yankee Sta
dium when he will be designated Sports Father of the Year . . .
Feller, not yet 30, is the father of two
What could you make of this monologue, provided you’re not
psychic: “It's a two-nolhing ball game. He winds up, pitches. It’s
a grounder to short (pause). In time! He’s out of there!” . . . These
are the actual words from a broadcast from Griffith Stadium, where
apparently there are no first, second and third bases, no scoreboard to
Inform the broadcaster which team has two runs and which has none,
and only nameless pitchers and shortstops . . . This New Tell may be
fashionable, but this listener prefers the old-style description, running
something like this: “Boston leads, two-nothing, as the Nats come up
in their half of the fourth. Kramer pitches and Gillenwater grounds
to shortstop. He's out at first Stephens'to Goodman.”
Tony Zale Is 'Old Folks'
Dorsey Griffith, antique dealer and director of The Evening Star
Games 'no relation in jobs), has bought an old inn at Newmarket, Va„
and is restoring it . . . Dorsey is the fellow who restored the famous
Rossbourgh Inn at College Park, just off the University of Maryland
campus . . . According to the publicity department of the Tournament
of Champions, Tony Zale had at least 96 amateur bouts and at least 68
professional fights before Rocky Graxiano, his opponent on June 9,
made his first appearance in a ring in, 1942 . . . Which is one reason
why Graziano will be favored to retain his middleweight crown
Ray Arcel, who will work in Zale’s corner, admits that his man must
flatten Graziano within four rounds.
Bo McMillin, new coach of the pro Detroit Lions, received a letter
of application in which the candidate wrote that “my presence on your
team will make the Lions about the best club in the National Football
League” . . . McMillin, although appreciating the lad’s interpst, re
marked that “writers of such letters oftimes have willing heart but
w-eak flesh.” ... A fan wants an opinion as to the best race track in
“this area” and the answer would have to be Delaware Park, nearWil
mington, if that’s “this area” ... A Gallup poll, incidentally, reveals
that two per cent more women than men listed racing as the sport
they enjoyed watching most.
Stranahan Outwades Stowe
By 5 and 4 for British Title
By the Associated Press
SANDWICH. England, May 29 —
Fiank Stranahan, the millionaire's
son from Toledo, Ohio, waded to the
British Amateur golf championship
today with 32 holes of machine-like
play on a day fit only for fish.
Defying a wind-borne ball-sting
ing rain, the 25-year-old muscle boy
trounced Charles Stowe, $28 a week
mechanic, 5 and 4.
The two rivals sloshed through
the 18-hole morning round in 79
strokes each and went to lunch all
even. While they wore off the
course the downpour slackened for
the only time during the day.
When they returned thunder and
Stranahan Gives
Caddie $500 Tip
By th« Associated Press
SANDWICH, England. May 29.
—Frank Stranahan’s victory in
the British amateur golf cham
pionship means a summer vaca
tion for his caddie, 51-year-old
Billie Love. •
Love said tonight Stranahan
was giving him $500.
"That means the first holiday
in a long, long time for the wife
and seven kids," Love said.
"He's a real sportsman, he is.”
lightning were added to the hazards
but Stranahan, making his third
postwar try for the crown, won five
of the first six holes and never was
headed.
It was an amazing recoven’ shot
that gave the golfing Adonis the
fifth triumph in this spring. Driving
off the tee on the 145-yard 24th
hole, his ball buried itself in the
sodden sand of a trap. Stowe drove
to the edge of the green.
Stranahan blasted out and Stowe
followed by missing his putt. The
American dried his hands carefully
and then tapped his ball home.
Stowe, only 20-odd inches away,
putted almost carelessly—and missed
again.
Wrhen Stowe did pull his game
together and took both the 25th and
20th holes, Stranahan uncorked an
amazing 300-vard drive on the 27th
and followed that with a No, 7 iron
shot that left his ball only 6 inchs
from the pin.
That virtually ended the Briton's
chances of getting the revenge he
sought for the 2 and 1 beating the
American had given him in last
year's Walker Cup matches.
The triumph made Stranahan the
ninth American to take the two
foot silver trophy to the other side
of the Atlantic. He succeeded Wil
lie Turnesa of White Plains, N. Y.,
eliminated yesterday by Stowe.
Not only did the Ohioan win the
title but he also won back some of
the gallery which, at the start of
the match, remembered his temper
amental outbursts in two prior vis
its. His shots today won their ap
plause.
Only once during the week was
their grumbling at Stranahan. That
took place In the morning round to
day. The ultimate victor had missed
a short putt. Despite the drenching
rain, he stopped and sank two prac
tice tapis. The spectators, wet to
their waists, didn't appreciate the
delay.
His previous invasions of Britain
have not always been as pleasant as
his current trip. Two years ago he
became involved in a dispute with
his caddy during a round of the
British Amateur, discharging the
club carrier on the spwt.
That incident received unfavor
able publicity, and his status with
the Britons was not improved last
year when it was reported he had
claimed a hole from an opponent
after the latter had conceded a half
by pulling Stranahan's ball into the
cup. Stranahan denied any inten
tion of “stealing” the hole, but the
incident nevertheless so aroused the
Britons that the press refused to
mention his name during the rest
of the tournament.
At the Masters tournament in
Augusta, Ga., last, month Stranahan;
again was the center of a contro
versy which this time resulted in
his being barred from the com
petition.
Morninr Round.
Par- Out— 443 443 534—34
F Slranahan—Out 564 543 434—38
C Stow?—Out _ 544 644 535-40
Par In— 444 454 344—3ft—*70
Stranahan—In _554 545 445—41—*79
Stowe—In 443 565 345—39—79
Afternoon Round.
Stranahan—Out 444 543 533—35
Stowe—Out _ _ 554 654 425—40
Stranahan—In __543 54
Stowe—In 444 55_j
Baseball Standings and Schedules
SUNDAY, MAY 30, 1948.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.
Wash, 5-7: Boston, 4-6.
Phila, 6: N. Y, 5.
Cleveland, 4: Chicago. 0.
St. Louis, 6; Detroit, 1.
Games Today.
Boston at Wash, 3:00
Cleveland at Chicago, (.21.
Detroit at St, LoUis.
N. Y. at Philadephia (2).
Gaines Tomorrow.
Wash, at N. Y. (2).
Chicago at Detroit (21.
St. L. at Cleveland (21.
Boston at Phila. (21.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.
Pitts, 7; St. Louis, 3.
N. Y„ 7; Phila, 1.
Cinci, 4.: Chicago, 3.
Bkl, 3; Boston. 1.
Gaines Today.
Bkl. at Boston.
Phila. at N. Y.
St, Louis at Pitts. (21.
Chicago at Cleveland (21.
Games Tomorrow.
Phila. at Boston (2).
N. Y. at —Bkl. <21.
St. Louis at Cinci. <2>.
Pitts, at Chicago (21.
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EIGHTEEN PAGES WASHINGTON, D. C., MAY 30, 1948 ★_
Nats Win Two Thrillers From Red Sox, 5-4, 7-6
Coaltown Upset
In Withers by
Vulcan's Forge
Odds-on Choice Loses
3-Length Margin in
Last Quarter-Mile
•y the Auociattd Pr»»
NEW YORK, May 29.—Coaltown
ran out of coal in the stretch today
and Cornelius V. Whitney’s Vulcan’s
Torge came on with a rush from last
place to score a stunning victory in
the 73d running of the Withers
Stakes at Belmont Bark.
A crowd of 41,877, which had
established Coaltown a prohibitive
favorite at 15 cents on the dollar,
couldn’t believe what was taking
place, but at the same time was un
able to suppress a mighty cheer for
the chestnut Whitney colt as he
charged under the wire two lengths
on top. As it was, Coaltown barely
saved second by a nose over King
Ranch’s Better Self.
Only four started in the one-mile
classic, all weighted at 126 pounds.
Vulcan’s Forge, a *-to-l shot, paid
$20.40 and $2.50 for $2, with no
show wagering, and was timed in
l:37*i on a fast strip. Jockey Doug
Dodson was content to watch Coal
town, with Jockey Newbold Leroy
Pierson up, bounce out into an early
advantage, with Better Self and
Ben Whitaker’s My Request tagging
along closely in second and third
position.
Coaltown Opens Up Lead.
Coaltown opened up a length-and
a-half margin at the quarter, two
lengths after the first half mile and
three lengths passing the three
quarter pole.
Turning into the bend for home,
Coaltown still was flying and Vul
can’s Forge still trailed the third
horse by four lengths.
As the quartet pounded down the
long Belmont stretch, Dodson, who
had quit Calumet last winter after
a tiff over riding engagements, gave
Vulcan’s Forge the green light and
the son of Mahmoud-Burning Bright
got even for what happened in the
Preakness when he ran second to
Citation.
He caught Coaltown at the eighth
pole, drew away and grabbed first
money of $20,100 easily. It was only
his second win in six 1948 starts.
Coaltown paid $2.10 for second,
and the track had another minus
place pool of $2,149.05, obviously be
cause of the heavy place betting on
the Calumet colt.
Marabout Is Victor.
Mahmoud should be proud of his
sons today, for Marabout scored an
upset in the preceding race, the
Juvenile Stakes.
Marabout, a grey 2-year-old colt
owned by George D. Widener, Bel
mont president, pulled a surprise
in the 72d running of the 5-furlong
Juvenile by beating Allen T. Sim
mons' Eternal World.
Eternal World was a fl-to-20
choice in the small field of four, but
came to the wire a half length in
arrears of the Mahmoud colt, which
covered the distance down the Wid
ener straightaway in 5914 seconds
and paid $6.20 and $2.40 for $2 with
show wagering out. Marabout col
lected $10,275 for his effort.
Yale, Kelly Standout
In American Henley
ly the Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, May 29—Yale’s
sweep oarsmen and singles sculler,
Jack Kelly, jr., of Philadelphia
monopolized the spotlight today in
the renewal of the American Henley
Regatta on the Schuykill River.
The Yale oarsmen won seven of
the 14 races. Kelly, Diamond Sculls
champion, won the Farragut Cup in
the championship singles sculls.
Kelly, whose father won the trophy
from 1913 through 1916, defeated
Joe Angyal, New York A. C., by four
lengths. He covered the 2,000 meters
— official Olympic distance — in
7:19*k. Angyal was clocked in 7:29,
Richard Krementz of Yale taking
third.
Yale triumphed in the champion
ship eight-oared sheiks, the second
and third eights, the four-oared
shell with coxswain, the 150-pound
eight-oared event, the pair-oared
shell without coxswain and the pair
oared shell with coxswain.
The Eli varsity eight, stroked by
W. K. Blair, won the championship
eight-oared event for the Stewards
Cup in the fast time of 6:17,
Belmont Fight
Sends 20 Fans
To Hospitals
•y the Associated Press
NEW YORK, May 29.—A fight on
the main concourse at the jammed
Belmont race track just after the
running of the Withers Miles today
sent more than 20 persons to hos
pitals, caused a near jjantc and re
sulted in one man being arrested.
Police said reports indicated about
260 persons were Involved in the
melee.
Nassau County police said John
A. Edwards, 45, Negro cook from
New York City, was arrested after
he became involved in a fight with
another man, touching off the near
panic. They said he would be
booked on a second degree assault
charge.
When the fight started, hundreds
of patrons near the scene became
involved, some trying to run to
safety. As a result many persons
were knocked down and trampled
by the milling crowd.
One woman suffered an eye in
jury when struck by a fist and a
man suffered a wrist fracture when
he was kicked.
Neither was among those involved
in the original fight, police said.
The Mary Immaculate Hospital
reported that shortly after the in
cident 19 persons were taken there
for treatment of cuts and bruises,
and one person suffered a dislocated
shoulder. „
TENNIS IS LOOKING UP—Joe Jones (second from right) marks
up some scores from yesterday’s opening matches in The
Star's City of Washington tennis tournament yesterday at
Rock Creek courts. Jones is chairman of the event and, what
with a-record field, a mighty busy one. Others in the picture,
left to right, are: Charlotte Decker, Ann Gray, Phil Neff and
Capt. Robin Hippensteil. Mrs. Gray is defending champion
and seeded first among women, while Capt. Hippensteil is top
seeded among the men. All won their opening matches yes
terday. —Star Staff Photo.
Citation Sets Record
With 10-Length Win;
'Could've Been 20'
By th« Associated Press
CAMDEM, N. J., May 28.—Cita
tion, winner of the entucky Derby
and Preakness, rose to his greatest:
heights today with a track record-j
smashing 10-length triumph in the
$50,000 Jersey Stakes at Garden
State Park.
The fleet son of Bull Lea from!
Warren Wright's Calumet farms
breezed the first half-mile with his
four rival 3-year-olds and then pull
ed away to win with Eddie Arcaro
easing him up through the last one
eighth of a mile.
Even though he was slowed down
to almost a walk at the finish line,
Citation was clocked in 2:03, one
and three-fifths of a second faster,
than the old track standard of
2:04%.
The triumph added another $43.-;
300 to Citation's earnings and
boosted his total winnings for 19
races, 17 of them victories, to $467,- !
000. That was enough to send him
into fifth place past Seabiscuit on
the money-winning roster.
Wagering was limited to win bet
ting only but $125,266 of the $166,
476 net by the crowd of 27.814 went
on Citation’s nose. As the result
the Calumet colt paid the minimum
of $2.20 for $2. The track, however,
escaped a minus pool by a narrow
margin.
Macbeth Huns second.
As Citation crossed the finish line
with Arcaro standing up in the stir
rups and looking back at his rivals,
there was a battle going on for sec
ond place, in fact it looked very
much as if another horse race.
Macbeth, second choice from J. M.
Roebling’s stable, took the runnerup
spot by three-quarters of a length.
Third went to Samuel Riddle’s Far
away, after his Jockey, Porter Rob
erts, had won a claim of foul. The
foul was lodged against Sylvester
Labrot, jr.’s Bovard, which was
third across the line. A. J. Sack
ett’s Gasparilla brought up the rear.
Willie (Smoky) Saunders, up on
Bovard, and Eric Guerin astride
Macbeth, told the story well in
after-race comment:
‘1 tried to keep in sight of a su
per horse but it was like trying to
run with a cyclone,” said Saunders.
“It was like chasing a comet,” de
clared Guerin.
Gasparilla broke out of the gate
on top but after the field had gone
a quarter-mile, Macbeth assumed
command with Citation in last place
but not far off the pace.
‘Could Have Won by 20 Lengths’
The closely bunched 3-year-olds
hit the first turn with Gasparilla
back in front and Citation at his
throat latch. Citation stuck his nose;
in front at the three-quarter mile
and the race was all over right
there.
Faraway took a run at him mid
way of the back stretch and Mac
beth made a bold bid coming into
the final turn. But Arcaro merely
loosened up on the reins and Cita
tion fairly flew. He was caught at'
the mile in 1:36 flat, one and two-i
fifths faster than the track record
for that distance.
The margin of victory well could
have been 20 lengths but Arcaro
explained after the race:
“I started easing him up at the
eighth pole. There was no use run
ning any faster than necessary. I
don’t see how any horse can touch
him in the Belmont Stakes if he
runs like he did today.”
Parker Defeats Drobny
In Paris Tennis Final
By the Associated Press
PARIS, May, 29. — Machine - like
Frankie Parker of Los Angeles won
the French international tennis
championship today, defeating
Czechoslovakia's husky Jaroslav
Drobny. 6-4. 7-5, 5-7, 8-6.
In the day’s other headliner,
France's 32 - year - old champion.
Nelly Landry, defeated America’s
£hirley Fry, 20-year-old Akron, Ohio,
girl who attends Rollins College,
6-2, 0-6, 6-0, to take the women's
singles crown.
A
4
Keen Play Mark
Of Star's City T
With one exception, seeded play
ers advanced without serious trouble
through yesterday's opening rounds
of The Star’s City of Washington
tennis tournament at Rock Creek
Courts. Even in the early rounds
some tight games were played,
auguring even hotter action as com
petition progresses today and all
week toward next Sunday’s finals.
Eddie Miller, seeded ninth, ran
into trouble. His first-round match
against John Wilkinson was stymied
by rain late yesterday with Wil
kinson leading in the third set,
2—0. Miller took the first set, but
Wilkinson evened things in the sec
ond, 6—3. They’ll continue this
morning at 10 o’clock in what may
be the day’s best action.
Capt. Robin Hippensteil. top
seeded men's singles player, won
two matches, but had no pushovers.
John McCarthy, a Georgetown U.
freshman and a promising player,
gave him quite a battle in the
first round before Capt. Hippensteil
won. 6—2. 6—4. Also pushing Hip
pensteil was John Bucknell in the
second round.
Leavens in Top form.
V?ry hot was Don Leavens, seeded
sixth. He blasted through Court
land Ferguson, 6—0, 6—0, in a pre
liminary round, and continued his
fast pace to eliminate Bob Ker
schenbaum, 6—0, 6—1, in the first
round. Among the unseeded players
showing a big improvement over
their last year's form was Charles
Gordon. He may come up against
Hugh Lynch late today, but first
he must get past K. K. Jones, one
of the city's steadier players.
Woman leaders advanced without
great difficulty, particularly the top
seeded Ann Gray. With her fast
game yesterday she indicated she’s
out to add another to a long list
of important tournament victories.
She1 dropped only two games while
advancing to the quarter-finals,
stopping Marion Fasick, 6—1, 6—0,
in the first round, and eliminating
Ann Fennessy, 6—0, 6—1, in the
second. Other seeded players, Willie
Herbert, Charlotte Decker and
Sara Moore also got past yester
day’s matches without being pu^Jied.
Promising to be a good setto today
is Mrs. Gray's 2 p.m. match against
Sosie Girgosian, a rising young
s Early Rounds
ennis Tourney
player. Mrs. Herbert's match against
Peal McCoy at 1 o'clock should be
equally as interesting.
The teen-agers also came up with
their best tennis in matches at
Columbia, with more of the same
scheduled there today under the
watchful eye of Pro Buddy Goeltz.
Gil Bogley, favorite in the junior
section, defeated John Myers, 6—0,
6—0, before rushing to Rock Creek
to win a first-round match in the
men's section.
Men's and women’s doubles play
also starts today at Rock Creek.
(See-TENNIS. Page B-2.)
Net Pairings
For Today
Men'* Sind**.
First round: 10 am.—Herman v* Cha
ron. Miller va. Wilkinson. 2 p.m.—David
Johnaen vs. Herbert Silver*.
Second round: 10 am.—K K. Jones
va. Gordon. Bogley vs. Threadgill. 11 a m.
Royal vs. Lo. Frank vs. winner Herman
Charon. Dreyer vs. Raskin. 2‘ p m.—
Leavens vs. Shipman. Thackara va. Hoyt.
D. Smith vs. winner Miller-Wilkinson
2:45 pm—Kelntz vs. winner Johnsen
Silvera. 3 p.m.—Hayes vs. Peter Oilsey.
4 p.m.—Bill Gifford vs. Shenkin.
Third round: 2 p.m.—Neff vs. winner
Dreyer-Raskin.
Women s singles.
Second round: 10 a.m.—Hume vs Estes.
Quarterfinals: 1 p.m.—Herbert vs. Me-:
Cot. Graham vs. Decker. 2 P.m.—Gray vs. i
Girgosian.
Men's Doubles.
Preliminary round: 10 a.m.—Duggan
Taylor vs. Herbert-Leigtiton. Leonard
Lambert vs. Hitch-Tyroler. 3 p.m.—Welsh
Lynch vs. Pasmore-Young.
First round: Noon—Holzman-Jorham
vs. Belleville-Derreumaux. Evans-Rubin vs.
Boyer-Davles. 3 p.m.—McNalr-Pavitt vs.
Royal and partner. 3:30 p.m.—Hlppen
stell-Johnsen vs. C. Coss-Yeomans. ♦ p.m.
—Frank-Mertz vs. Kelntz-Nelson. winner
of Duggan-Taylor vs. Herbert-Leighton
and Leonard-Cambert vs. Hitch-Tyroler.
Threadgill-Hoyt vs. winner Welsh-Lynch
vs. Pasmore-Young. Mulltz-Eig vs. Audin
Charon. Thackara-Leavens vs. Hardlng
McDonald. Dunham-Smith vs. Ferguson
Adgms. 5 p.m.—Curtiss-Giflord vs. Fitz
gerald-Thompson. R. Miller-R. Yow vs.
Avon-Love. E. Miller-Adalr vs. Fltch
Fltch, Hayes-Partner vs. Gragg-Mersereau,
Bangs-Hevener vs. Wolf-Sopher.
Women's Doubles.
First round: 11 a.m.—Herron-Martin,
vs. Shumaker-Dawson. 4 p.m.—Gray
Decker vs. Hume-Winston. Graham-Vls
sertng vs. Herbert-Qirgoslan. Monday—
McCloy-Levy vs. Root-Coats.
Boys’ Singles.
10 a.m.—Rogers vs. Pearson. 8traley
vs. Harris. Gustafson vs. Coss. 11 a.m.—
Pressinger vs. Deuterman. 6 P.m—Sidley
vs. Winters. K. Jones vs. Peter Dell. Brad
ford vs. Httzel. 5:30 p.m.—Don Dell vs.
Leith.
Junior Singles.
5 p m.—E. Gardner vs. Clifford. Wesley
vs. Stoner, Zavlt* vs. Bennett. 0 p m.—
Rogers vs. Yalom, Sutter vs. Dodek Mon
day, 10 a.m.—Hoffner vs. Heavener.
Girls' Singles.
P:30 a.m.—Lloyd vs. Martin. Beeken
vs. T. Milier. 10 a.m.—-Hines vs. Walker.
1 11 a.m.—Obertl vs. Steele.
Heafner, Still in Front, Given
Scare by Hogan's Great Round
ly th* AsiocioUd Pr«i
PORT WORTH, Tex., May 29.—
Clayton Haefner clung to his lead
in the Colonial National Invitation
gBlf tournament with a 2-under-par
68 today, but the sensation of the
third round was Ben Hogan's mighty
65 that shot the little fellow to with
in three strokes of the top.
Hogan, tied his competitive course
record, set in 1946 over Colonial
Country Club’s rolling 6,635 yards
and swept from a tie for seventh to
second place with a 54-hole total of
206.
A gallery of 5,000 watched the
battle between the big and the lit
tle of golf—in physiques, that is.
The lumbering Heafner, baldish
blond from Charlotte, N. C., finished
the third round early, posting a 33
35—68 for a total of 203. It looked
safe enough.
It was safe, although not enough
but that Heafner got that uncom
fortable feeling when the game's lit
tle giant came a-rollin’ in with what
many observers called the greatest
round ever shot in this city.
The little Hershey, Pa., pro had
only two greens on which his putt
for par or birdie was longer than
six inches. Those two—No. 10 and
No. 18—saw him sinking 3 V4-foot
ers. He had just 31 putts for the
day and the nearest he came to
missing a green was on No. 6 where
he was a foot off the carpet.
“I never putted better in my life,”
he Mid, but with the approaches
he made there wasn't too much to
the putting.
t'
i Skip Alexander, from ^exington,
N. C., edged into third place with
a line 69 today that gave him a
total of 208 while Lloyd Mangrum
of Chicago and Bobby Locke of
Johannesburg, South Africa, who
were tied for second at the end of
yesterday’s round, faltered badly.
Mangrum had a 2-over-par 72 that
dropped him into a tie for fourth
with Herman Keiser of Akron, O.,
who shot a 68. Locke finished with
a 73 that plummeted him into a tie
for sixth with Jimmy Demaret of
Ojai, Calif., at 211. Demaret posted
70. v
Bob Hamilton, of the Prince
Georges Club r:ear Washington,
came up with the worst tound of
the day, a 10-over Qgr 80, to drop
out of the running with a 221 total.
Scores:
Clayton Haefner _67-68-68—203
Ben Hogan _71-70-65—206
Skip Alexander_71-68-69—208
Lloyd Mangrum_70-68-72—210
Herman Keller_68-74-68—210
Jimmie Demaret_70-71-70—211
Bobby Locke _70-88-73—211
Cary Mlddlecoff_70-73-69—212
John Palmer __4-89-73-70.—212
Byron Nelson _70-69-, .1—212
Johnny Bulla_70-71-72—213
Toney Penns_68-72-75—216
Dick Metz _72-69-74—215
Dutch Harrison_78-70-68—218
Ellsworth Vines _73-72-71—216
Chandler Harper_88-74-75—217
Ed Oliver _73-72-72—217
Lawson Little -74-72-71—217
George Schoux-68-75-75—218
George Schneiter_76-72-71—218
Ed Purgol_75-72-71—218
Vic Qhezxl_73-73-72—218
•A R. Coe _75-74-70—219
George Paxlo_74-73-72—219
Ky Lafloon _73-74-72—219
A1 Smith _73-71-75-219
Henry Picard -75-^1-74—220
Bob Hamilton -4-71-^0-80—231
Harry Todd -1?-Z2*Zi‘Z1—5H
Jim Farrier __72-77-,4—223
WUford Wehrle*n-78-71-74—223
•Tommy Barnee_77-71-76—234,
•Denote* Amateur. 1
ll
A's Win 7th Straight
As Chapman Tallies
From First on Single
By the Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, May 29.—The
Philadelphia Athletics won their
seventh! straight today, defeating the
New York Yankees again, 6-5, when
Sam Chapman sprinted all the way
home from first on a single by Bud
dy Rosar.
Just as last, night when the A's
got some fine relief pitching from
Nelson Potter, a relief hurler, Bill
Dietrich, stopped the Yankees with
some splendid spot pitching to re
ceive credit for the win. Dietrich re
placed Dick Fowler in the sixth and
held the Yankees scoreless the rest
of the way.
Joe Page, who replaced Starter
Allie Reynolds for the Yankees in
the sixth, was charged with the de
feat, his second compared with one
victory.
A base on balls handed to Chap
man in the eigHth inning material
ized into the winning run, which
broke a 5-5 deadlock.
The yankees outhit the A’s 14 to
7, but left 13 runners stranded.
The A's moved ahead 3-0 in the
second, but the Yankees came back
with two in the third, helped by
Phil Rizzuto’s home run. The A's
tallied two in the fifth on Eddie Ma
jeski’s fifth homer of the season, but
a run in the fourth and two more
in the sixth, which kayoed Fowler,
enabled the New Yorkers to tie the
score.
NEW YORK. PHILADELPHIA.
Ab. H. O. A. Ab. H. O. A
Rizzuto.ss 5 2 4 .7 Joost ** 3 2 14
H’nrlch.rf 5 1 2 t> McC'ky.lf 4 o 2 (1
Keller.If 4 2 0 0 White.If. 0 0 10
Di Mag.cf 4 3 fl 1 Valo.rf . 3 fl .7 O
Berra.c 4 0 2 0 Pain.1b .7 0 8 0
John'n.Sb 5 12 2 MaJ'ki..7b 4 2 1 1
M’Q'nn.lb 4 .7 fl 0 Chap'n.cf 2 0 4 0
Stirn's,2b 1 0 0 0 'Rosar.e 4 2 4 0
Brown.2b 3 12 3 Suder.2b 4031
Reyn’ds.p 2 10 0 Dtet'ch.p 10 0 0
•Lindell. 0000
Page.p . 10 0 0
tMapea. 10 0 0
Totals 30 14 24 0 Totals .30 7 27 7
•Walked for Reynolds in flth.
t Filed out for Page in Oth.
New York _ _ 002 102 000—5
Philadelphia _ . 030 020 Olx—fl
Runs—Rizzuto. Keller. Johnson. Brown.
Lindell. Valo, Fain. Maleskl (2). Chap
man. Rosar. Error—Brown. Runs batted
in—Rizzuto (2), Di Magglo. Keller. Reyn
olds. Joost. Majeskl (21. Rosar (2).
Fowler. Two-base hits—Keller. Henrlch.
Home run*—Rizzuto, Majeskl. Double
plays—Rizzuto to McQulnn: Joost to Suder
to Fain. Left on bases—New York, 1.7;
Philadelphia 5. Bases on balls—Off
! Fowler. 4: oft Dietrich. 2; off Reynolds.
3: oft Page 2. Strikeouts—Bv Fowler. 2;
by Dietrich. 1: bv Reynolds. 1; by Page. 1.
Hits—Oft Fowler. II in 11 innings: off
Dietrich. 5 in 3*i Innings; oft Reynolds,
fl in 5 innings: oft Page. 1 In .7 Innings
Winning pitcher—Dietrich. Losing pitch
er—Page.
i Ex-Congresswoman
Scouts for Atlanta
By th« Associated Press
ATLANTA, May Earl Mann,
president of the Atlanta Crackers,
today announced the signing of
Mrs. Helen Douglas Mankin, former
member of Congress, as a scout.
Mann said Mrs. Mankin, a resi
dent of Atlanta, signed a regular
contract yesterday and that she
would seek baseball talent for the
team in Greater Atlanta and Fulton
and Dekalb Counties.
Griffs' Records
Batting.
a. AB. R. H. 2b: 3b HR RBI Pet
Garcia 3 10 1 n 11 o o 1.000
Scar'ah 8 7 1 3 1 0 0 1 42H
McB'de 23 54 5 lfi 3 o 1 In .352
Gil'ter 15 44 5 14 1 O O 5 .318
Yost 38 13ft 18 44 8 4 0 1.3 .317
Vernon 38 138 20 41 8 1 O 14 ,2ft7
Early 25 88 8 20 2 2 O 8 .204
Wo'ten 15 38 2 11 0 O 0 1 .28ft
Coan. 38 144 17 38 5 4 2 1» .284
Koaar 34 121 14 31 9 3 0 14 .258
W'ter’ 5 4110000 .250
Evan* 22 4ft 6 11 1 1 O 2 .224
Steart 12 42 7 ft 1 3 O 5 .214
R’b’on 15 43 2 » 2 o O 4 20ft
Chrin 1» 51 3 10 1 O 0 4 .88
Wynn 25 38 3 7 8 0 0 g . »4
Sulll'an 25 7.3 10 13 2 0 0 , .178
M'son ft 18 2 3 1 0 o 1 .187
Hudson 8 20 1 3 0 0 0 1 .150
Hefer 8 14 1 O o o 0 0 .071
Meeks 13 17 O 1 O O ft O ,05»
Tm'on 8 o o 0 0 o o O .ooo
C'dlni 8 1 o o o 0 o o .ooo
Pe’rlek 10 20000 o o .000
Pleretti 10 1 1 o o 0 0 0 .000
Pitching.
G. H. BB. SO. In. P. OS CG. W. V.
Weltoth 5 14 ft 4 15 1 « «;
Pe'rlck 10 18 4 11 20 0 0 1 O
Sc'b’r'h 8 18 8 13 24% 3 O 3 1
M’er’on ft 48 33 22 55% 8 3 4 3
Hudson ft 5ft 28 18 81 ft 2 2 3
Wynn 8 80 27 14 54% 8 3 3 5
Haefner 8 55 20 14 50 7 2 2 5
Tomon "8 1» » 5 11 0 O O 1
Pleretti 7 13 8 5 9\ O o 0 1,
Candinl 8 18 12 3 13 O o 0 0
Garcia *74.3 2% 0 0 0 Oi
ft
Drama Is Packed
Into 9th Inning
Of Each Battle
3-Run Rally Nabs First,
Boston Nearly Turns
Tables in Second *
By Burton Hawkins
The Nats were ninth-inning won
ders and blunderers as they swept
a double-header from the Boston
Red Sox yesterday at Griffith Sta'di
um. They sprayed three runs across
the plate in the ninth inning of tha
first game to defeat Jack Kramer,
5-4, but it was a staggering group
of Nats who escaped with a 7-8 de
cision in the second contest as Bos
ton scored five runs in the ninth.
Washington entered the final of
the nightcap in command, 7-1, but
came perilously close to suffering a
humiliating defeat. Boston had the
bases fully populated when Carden
Gillenwater roamed over consider
able center field acreage to haul in
Stan Spence’s tremendous drive for
the final out.
That second struggle was marred
by 20 bases on balls—11 of which
were issued by the Nats’ pitchers.
Rookie Dick Welteroth, who trav
eled the first eight innings, gave up
eight walks, but the lone run scored
off him wits Ted Williams’ tenth
homer—a blast over the right field
fence in the third inning.
Welteroth, who was credited with
the triumph in his first major league
start, wearied and was yanked after
eight Innings. Manager Joe Kuhel
dispatched left - handed Forrest
Thompson to the mound in the*
ninth and the Red Sox greeted him
gleefully.
Masterson Forces in Two.
Williams and Spence singled and
Dom DiMaggio doubled to score a
run. When Vernon Stephens
grounded to Third Baseman Eddi*
Yost, Spence was tagged out, but
Second Baseman A1 Kozar fumbled
Yost's throw on a force play to
fill the bases after Bill Goodman
had grounded to the Nat's third
baseman.
Matt Batts lashed a single to
center, scoring DiMaggio and
Stephens and slicing Washington's
margin to 7-4. Walter Masterson
was rushed to the mound, but he
walked Pinch-hitter Birdie Tebbetts
to fill the bases. Masterson fanned
Bobby Doerr, but then walked
Johnny Pesky and Williams to force
in two runs. In that crisis Spence
slammed a mighty blow to deep
center field which Gillenwater
snared.
Williams’ homer had moved the
Red Sox into a 1-0 lead but the
Nats mauled Earl Johnson for four
runs in their third as Mickey Vernon,
tripled with the bases leaded. The
Nats constructed a 5-1 margin in
the fourth at Maurice McDermott's
expense when Johnny Sullivan
walked, stole second and scored on
Yost's single.
Jake Early's single and walks to
Sullivan, Yost. Kozar and Gil Coan
netted the Nats two runs in the
sixth.
The Nats gave some 14,052 cus
tomers a thrilling time of it in the
first game. They entered the ninth
inning of that tiff on the wrong end
of a 4-2 score, but Vernon was
safe on a bad-hop grounder over
First Baseman Goodman’s head and
the Nats had a rally underway when
Gillenwater, attempting to back
away from a pitch, singled to right.
Early sacrificed and Manager Joe
McCarthy of the Red Sox elected to
walk the potential tying run on base
when Early Wynn batted for Sul
livan. Tom McBride then batted for
Mickey Haefner and sabotaged that
strategy by smashing a single to
left, scoring Vernon and Gillenwater
and tying the score.
Spence made a fine running catch
of Yost’s drive to right-center, but
Chick Pieretti, running for Wynn,
scampered from second to third
after the catch. Up stepped Kozar,
who broke up the game with a sharp
single to center which scored
Pieretti.
Haefner, who had lost five straight
games after whipping New York
| In his initial start, was slammed
for two runs in the first inning of
; the opener. Doerr launched the
| i See NATS, Page B-3.)
WynnToilsToday;
Evans Banished;
Coan Near Fight
Early Wvnn, beaten In his last
three starts, will attempt to pro
long the Nats’ 3-game winning
streak today at Griffith Stadium
when Washington seeks to sweep
the 4-game series with the Bos
ton Red So*. .. Denny Galehouse
will pitch for the Red Sox in the
single game starting at 3 o’clock.
Gil Coan desired a poke at
Pitcher Jack Kramer in the first
game . . . forced at second base
in the fourth inning, Gil nicked
Shortstop Vernon Stephens’ shoe
. . . en route to the dugout Coan
didn’t relish Kramer’s selection
of nouns and turned to challenge
him, but Umpire Red Jones
stepped in to restrain Gil and
prodded him on to the bench.
Catcher A1 Evans was thumbed
from the second game by Jones
in the fourth inning . . . Evans,
called out on strikes, tossed livid
language at Red after returning
to the bench . . . Jones, whose
hearing is keen, ordered A1 from
the premises ... An injury to
Jake Early would have left the
Nats with no catcher.
Boston left 16 men on base in
the second game, two short of
the record ... Ted Williams con
tributed two singles, a double, j
triple and home run to Boston *
twin attack . . . Johnny Sullivan ,
and Coan stole bases in the first ,
game, lifting the Nats' success- {
ful thefts to 21. B. H. (
*