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Washington, D. C., Wednesday, July 7, 1948—A—20 **
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By FRANCIS STANN
Football With the Temperature at 95
Never mind what that thermometer reads, it’s nearly time for
football. At least, George Preston Marshall thinks so. He tossed a
little party at the Statler yesterday when the temperature was hitting
95 degrees and any one who didn’t talk football was disqualified and
Francis Stann.
arummea out, ox ixxe x-resiaeiiuai rtoom.
The occasion was a preview of Marshall's
“historical highlight moving picture^’ a 16-mm.
film showing scenes rrom the most memorable and
more spectacular of the games that the Redskins
have played since 1942. Naturally it's titled, "Hail
to the Redskins,’’ as what isn't that’s promoted by
Mr. Marshall?
The Redskins rounded up all available sports
writers and sportscasters, including a noted local
author named Jack Blank and Earl Mack, who was
identified as assistant manager of the Philadelphia
baseball Athletics under pledge not to plug his own
racket, even if it is more seasonable. To bring out
the magnetism oi Mr. Marshall, among his guests
were Bill Henry of the Las Angeles Times and a
couple of Eastern experts. ,
It was just like a Christmas party. Every guest was given a
record of "Hail to the Redskins,” with hardly a mention that on the
opposite side was the “Notre Dame Victory March.” You also were
given a copy of Corinne Griffith’s (Mrs. Marshall’s) book, “My Life
With the Redskins” and a carton of matches with Redskin covers.
“And don’t forget to give everybody a schedule,” Marshall re
minded his busy elves. "That's most important,” he added frankly.
They Almost Did It Up Too Big
You even got a meal before the lights were dimmed and the
21 % -minute, all color movie run off.
"This is a free movie,” stressed Mr. Richard McCann, general
manager of the Redskins. “In a week we’ll have more copies to be
loaned to boys’ clubs, schools, civic clubs, fraternal organizations and
other established gatherings. It’s an educational type of film.’’
"And promotional,'’ added a reporter, helpfully.
“And promotional,” admitted Mr. McCann w;th scarcely a scowl.
Marshall & Co. almost did the affair up too big. A ballroom was
hired, with the guests at four tables sitting lonesomely in the fore
front, facing a huge screen. The film and sound had to be thrown
almost as far as Sammy Baugh can heave a pass and, as a result, it
was only reasonably clear ana sharp.
But the possibilities of the film were pointed up. As Mr. Eddie
Killian, official movie cameramap for the Redskins, said, “A 6-foot
screen would have been far better. It’s pretty hard to blow up a
16-mm. film to fit a screen this big.”
During the 21% minutes the Redskins won 10 games and lost 5.
A total of 296 points were scored, with the Redskins tallying 187 to
their foes’ 97. This is possible to show because Mr. Killian and Her
man Ball, chief scout of the Redskins and technical adviser on the
movie, had wielded a fast pair of cutting shears.
Actually They Won't Start Until August 1
You got to see some of the plays Redskin fans have been talking
about for years, like the famous Statue of Liberty play Sammy Baugh
and Wilbur Moore pulled against the Chicago Bears in 1943. Maybe
the most spectacular was Moore's high altitude tackle against the
Green Bay Packers in 1945.
A fellow no longer a Redskin, Jim Youel, pulled the bootleg play
he used against the Philadelphia Eagles in 1946. And stars like Sid
Luckman, Steve Van Buren, Bob Waterfield, Andy Farkas and a dozen
others were at their best, although the opening action shot was very
realistic and very human and very typical of tne start of a football
game. In this, Dick Todd fumbled and the Bears scored a touchdown.
Sitting in an air-cooied ballroom it was all very pleasant. The
trouble came when it was time to leave. The heat off the streets—
it was reported to be 98 by then—rose up and smacked you in the face
and you wondered if that movie couldn't have been a mirage. No
body plays football at this time of the year.
"That's right,” agreed Mr. Marshall. ”We won’t even start until
August 1.” j
Williams Comes Out of Slump
As Red Sox Trip Yanks Again
By the Associated Press
White the Philadelphia Athletics
were moving within 10 percentage
points of the first-place Cleveland
Indians, the Boston Red Sox last
night made it three in a row over
the New York Yankees, winning
2-1 in a night game at Boston.
Joe Dobson gained his 10th vic
tory of the season and struck out
seven men, three in the ninth in
- ning. Ted Williams emerged from
his brief hitting slump by banging
out three hits in four times at bat.
Birdie Tebbetts batted in the win
ning run with a squeeze bunt. The
victory moved the fourth place Red
Sox up to within six games of the
pace-setting Indians and A's. The
third-place Yankees still are two
and-a-half games off the pace.
Dizzy Trout humbled the Indians
with six hits in pitching a 9-0 shut
out for the Detroit Tigers in a night
game in Cleveland. The bespec
tacled righthander helped his own
cause W'irh a home run. Vie Wertz
also homered for the Tigers, with
two on. to open the scoring against
losing Pitcher Bob Muncr>ef.
Paul Lrhner’s eighth-inning sin
gle scored A1 Zarilla with the win
ning run as the St. Louis Browns
edged out the White Sox. 7-6. in a
night game in Chicago. The sev
enth-place Browns now are two
and-a-half games in front of the
cellar-dwelling White Sox.
The Boston Braves, leadiing the
National League, gained a game on
the rest of the first division by de
featine the fourth-place Giants at
New York, 4-3, while the second
place St. Louis Cardinals and third
place Pittsburgh Pirates were
beaten. The Braves now lead the
Cards by three games, the Pirates
by <Rree and a half and the Giants
by six and a half.
Veteran first baseman Frank Mc
Cormick, playing because the Giants
used Monte Kennedy, a lefthanded
pitcher, bagged his first homer of the
season with a mate aboard, to en
able the Braves to come from be
hind and take the series, two games
to one. Rookie Vern Bickford per
mitted only four hits, but one of
these was Johnny Mize's 18th home
run with two on. Shortstop Alvin
Dark of Boston hit safely to extend
his consecutiive hitting streak
through 18 straight games.
Ted Kluszewski clouted a double
with two out and the bases loaded
in the top of the ninth to drive In
two runs and give the Cincinnati
Reds a 6-4 victory over the Pirates.
It was the second time in two days
that the Reds' rookie first sacker
was instrumental in his team's win
ning in the final inning. His ninth
inning homer tied the game Monday
and the Reds went on to win.
Ed Waitkus scored on a wild pitch
and Bill Nicholson hammered his
10th home run in the eighth inning
to give the Chicago Cubs a 12-10
victory over the Cards in a night
game in St. Louis. The Cards had
pulled up to a 10-10 tie after once
trailing 10-3. The game was halted
after eighth inning to allow the Cubs
to catch a train. Stan Musial
smacked three hits in five times at
bat to boast his batting average to
a gaudy .414.
Hank Behrman pitched his first
victory of the season for Brooklyn,
shutting out the Phils 5-0 in a night
game in Philadelphia. Rookie Out
fielder George Shuba clouted his
initial major league home run for
the Dodgers. It was Brooklyn's fifth
straight victory, three over the Phils.
Catcher Andy Seminick of the Phils
and Outfielder Gene Hermanski of
the Dodgers were ejected for fighting
in the first inning. Richie Ashburn
Phillies' sensational rookie center-:
fielder, got orfe of his teafti’s eight
hits for his 100th safe blow of the
season.
Redskins-Bears Tickets
Go on Sale Tomorrow
Tickets for the fourth annual;
Washington Redskins - Chicago |
Bears football game, sponsored by,
the Variety Club, will go on sale
tomorrow at 10 a.m. at the Red-,
skins' office, 739 Ninth street N.W.I
The benefit tussle will be played
September 19 in Baltimore. Tickets
are priced at $3.50 and $2.50. in
cluding taxes.
Baseball Standings and Schedules
WEDNESDAY. JULY 7. 1948.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.
Phila., 5; Wash., 3.
Boston. 2; New York, 1.
Detroit. 9; Cleveland, 0.
St. Louis, 7; Chicago, 6.
Games Today.
Wash, at Boston. 8:30.
St. Louis at Detroit <n>.
Chicago at Cleveland <n).
Phila. at New York in*.
(James Tomorrow.
Wash. at. Boston *n*.
St, Louis at Detroit,
Chicago at Cleveland.
Phila. at New York.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday
Brooklyn, 5: Phila.. 0.
Boston. 4: Newr York. 3.
Cine., 6: Pittsburgh, 4.
Chicago, 12; St. Louis, 10.
Games Today.
Boston at Brooklyn (nL
New York at Phila. (n).
Cincinnati at Chicago.
Pittsb’gh at St. Louis (n>.
Games Tomorrow.
Boston at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at Chicago.
Pittsb'gh at St, Louis tn>.
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Philadelphia 3 — 5 6 5 810 8 45 29 .608
NewYork 6 3— 5 6 6 9 6 41 30 .577 2>,
Boston _5 4 7 —' 6 3 6 5 36 32 .529 6
Detroit .'6 4 3 — 7 3 6 34 37 .479 9'„
I Wash ington 4 5 4 4 3 — 5 7 32 39 .451 11' a
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■ Chicago 2 1 2 4 5 5 4 - p 44 .34318^,.
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New York 7 6 5— 4 3 6 3 ' 34 35 .493. 654
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Bergman Is Hoping to Make Armory 'Big-Time'
Envisions Guard Arena
As National Sports
And Civic Center
Arthur J. (Dutch) Bergman, new
manager of the National Guard
Armory, rolled up his sleeves today
and plunged into the task of mak
ing the Armory the No. 1 community
arena of the Nation.
“I don’t want people to think of
the Armory only in terms of Mad
ison Square Garden or other well
known sports arenas.” he said, "be
cause in a sense this is going to
be a bigger project. It is a place
where we can bring in attractions
of great civic interest, as well as
major sports events—something for
all the citizens of Washington to
enjoy, not merely those interested
in sports.”
Bergman said he was not kidding
himself about the man-sized job
ahead, for as first manager of the
Armory he will have to determine a
policy and solve many problems
peculiar to the local setup without
benefit of precedent. For this rea
son he said he would proceed slowly,
carefully considering everything, be
fore announcing any hard, fast
rules governing the place.
Given Complete Responsibility.
“We'll have to have the co-opera
tion of everybody interested in the
development of the city to put this
thing over,” he said. "The Armory
board has promised I will have full
and complete responsibility for the
operation of the place and I am
sure I can count on those gentlemen
for their undivided support. But
the public, in the long run, will de
cide how well we succeed in making
the Armory a center of civic af
fairs.”
In response to a question con
cerning the future of Uline Arena
Bergman said he had no intention
of competing with private enter
prise.
"We don’t intend to invade any
established fields such as pro basket
ball, ice hockey or anything like
that,” he said. “Obviously there are
some things the Armory will be able
to handle better than a smaller
arena, such as a boxing match of
national interest that might attract
a crowd of 15,000 fans. On the other
hand, it would be pure folly for us
to try and build an Ice-skating arena
in the Armory or compete with a
sport already established here."
Bergman made it plain that one
of the first things to be taken up
with Chairman Leonard P. Walsh,
District Commissioner John Russell
Young and Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox.
commanding officer of the National
Guard, who comprise the Armory
Board, will be increased seating
capacity. He is scheduled to meet
with the board Friday morning.
Unlimited Possibilities.
Although a dyed-in-wool sports
fan, the new manager also empha
sized that civic enterprises, such as
exhibits, industrial show’s, etc., figure
importantly in his plans for utilizing
the Armory to the utmost. It is
possible, he pointed out, to bring
national conventions to the Armory
with proper planning. In Bergman's
broad vision the possibilities for
development of the place as a center
of local activity is unlimited.
Sports fans naturally look to the
one-time Notre Dame football star
to put the Armory on a big-time
sports basis. At Catholic University,
where he served 10 years as director
of athletics, Bergman had wide
DUTCH BERGMAN.
—Star Staff Photo.
experience with all phases of indoor
sports. That experience will stand
him in good stead in planning the
Armory's future.
A former coach of the Washing
ton Redskins, Bergman, too, has
had enough professional sports ex
perience to give him solid footing in
that field. He said he would not
rush in and try to promote all kinds
of sports without carefully survey
ing the situation. His first aim is
to put the Armory on a firm finan
cial foundation from which he can
build a program of year-around at
tractions of national as well as local
interest.
Coached Redskins to Title.
Bergman’s coaching career began
at New Mexico A. and M. College
where he was appointed football
coach on the recommendation of
the late Knute Rockne. From there
he went to the University of Dayton,
then to the University of Minne
sota where he was backfield coach
under Dr. Clarence Spears, and later
to Catholic University.
He succeeded Ray Flaherty as
coach of the Redskins in 1943 when
Flaherty entered the Navy, and
after leading the Tribe to the Na
tional Football League's Eastern
division crown resigned to accept
a position as sports commentator
on WRC. He will continue to fill
this position as long as it does
not conflict with his new duties.
Bergman's 1935 Catholic Uni
versity football team played in the
Orange Bowl, January 1, 1936, and
defeated the University of Missis
sippi, 20-9. in a thrilling game. His
1939 Cardinal eleven played in the
Sun Bowl game, battling Arizona
State Teachers to a scoreless tie.
GOLFING GO-GETTERS—Mrs. W. F. Patterson, president of
the Women’s District Golf Association (second from right)
presents trophies acquired in the Duffers’ Championship yester
day at Indian Spring. Mrs. W. A. Walsh of Washington Golf
and Country Club, winner of Elizabeth Harris trophy is at left,
along side Mrs. W. G. Kossler of Belle Haven who tied with
Mrs. Ted Burrows of Manor (right), for low gross honors.
—Star Staff Photo.
McBride Popular Guy
In Baseball, but Not
With Southpaws
By Burton Hawkins
Star Staff Correspondent
BOSTON, July 7.—“There is the
nicest fellow on the Washington
Club,” said President Bill Veeck of
the Cleveland Indians recently,j
pointing to sturdy Tom McBride. “I
don’t believe he has an enemy in
baseball,”
If the Nats’ part-time outfielder,
employed almost exclusively against
left - handed pitchers, has any j
enemies in the industry, they prob
ably are among those same south
paws.
McBride launched the 1948 season
in gobs of glory. In his first time
at bat he connected for a grand;
slam home run against the New
York Yankees' Ed Lopat. a buddy |
during the war when both worked
in Texas as Navy civilian employes t
and roomed together.
An amiable, easy-going Texan, j
McBride has been a tough character
with the league’s lefties. Against
Detroit's Hal Newhouser, for in
stance, he displays a .625 average
ihis season with five hits in eight
attempts.
Against right handers this year
Tom has been a .244 hitter, but
against southpaws he can show a
fancy .396 mark with 19 safeties in
48 tries. It adds to a combined
.326 figure against all pitching,
which qualifies him as some sort of
a freak among the weak-hitting
Nats.
McBride Starts Futile Rally.
McBride, who fashioned two hits
against the Philadelphia Athletics’
Lou Brissie in Washington last night
as the Nats absorbed a 5-3 whip
ping, touched off an eighth-inning
rally which brought in two runs but
collapsed with the potential tying
run on base when Pinch-Hitter
Early Wynn fanned. The game was
called at the end of eight innings to
permit the Nats to catch a train
for Boston.
Philadelphia’s victory coupled with
Detroit’s 9-0 triumph over the pace
setting Cleveland Indians, left the
A's and Indians virtually deadlocked.
However, the Indians have lost fewer
games and lead .618 to .608.
Walter Masterson, who has had
more ups and downs this year than
a roller coaster, was on the down
grade last night and the A’s mauled
him for four runs before he could
escape in the second inning.
Eddie Joost rammed a home run
into the left field bleachers to open
the game and the A's came up with
another run in the first inning on
singles by Ray Coleman, Ferris Fain
and Hank Majeski.
Philadelphia boosted its advan
tage to 4-0 in the second inning
when Herman Franks walked and
Brissie, Joost and Barney McCosky
singled but the Nats picked up a run
in the third when Mark Christman’s
long fly to center scored Eddie Yost
from third. Yost had singled and
moved to third on walks to Gil Coan
and McBride.
A’s Hop on Hudson.
Philadelphia made it 5-1 in the
eighth, at Sid Hudson's expense,
after Earl Harrist had stopped the
A’s. Singles by Majeski, Elmer Valo
and Pete Suder accounted for the
run.
Brissie, who yielded 11 hits and
fanned nine, was immersed in trou
ble in the eighth, when McBride
singled with one out and Christman
doubled to score him. A1 Kozar’s
pop fly landed safely in right field
for a single, sending Christman to
third. Earl Wooten struck out, but
A1 Evans singled to left, scoring
Christman, before Wynn flailed fu
tilely at a third strike.
Ray Scarborough will face tne
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Woman Golf Duffers' Winners
All Shoot Their Top Scores
The average golfer shoots his best
score under non-competitive condi
tions, with nothing at stake but
nickel skins, but that’s not true of
the tournament-minded members of
the Women's District Golf Associa
, tion.
The three players who won the
major prizes in the annual Duffer’s
Cup tournament for the Elizabeth
Hams Trophy yesterday at Indian
Spring all posted the very best scores
of their respective golfing careers
and all, as the boys say, “with the
pencil on ’em.”
Mrs. W. A. Walsh, whose position
with the Government Accounting
Office limits her golf to week ends
only, posted her first 92 in the tour
nament for B and C class players
only, and after deducting a 21
stroke handicap she won the Harris
Cup for Washington Golf and Coun
try Club with a net 71.
Mrs. Walsh started playing three
I years ago and her first handicap
was a fat 36. She gradually chopped
off stroke after stroke and yester
day she dropped two more, which
means another shot and she will be
a Class A player.
Overcomes Session in Trap.
It was only Mrs. Walsh's second
tournament—the other was the
Class B WMAL Cup in which she
posted a 104. ”1 knew I was playing
pretty good for me but didn’t dare
ask what my score was,” Mrs.;
Walsh said. "I was in a trap on
the 16th hole and took three to get
out and was afraid that would
ruin me. but it didn’t.’’
The other players who posted the
best rounds of their careers were
Mrs. Bradley (Ted) Burrows of
Manor and Mrs. W. J. Kossler of
Belle Haven, who deadlocked for low
' gross with 92s before Mrs. Kossler
withdrew because of a pending trip
\ and left low gross honors to Mrs.
Burrows.
Mrs. Burrows, wife of the Indian
Spring Invitation finalist and moth
er of the youngest player in the
National Junior qualifying yester-!
day at Georgetown Prep, would1
have tied for the title except for the
exacting rules of the WDGA.
Late Monday afternoon at Manor.
Mrs. Burrows reported a 95 but the
eagle-eyed methods of the associa-1
tion detected the score, reduced her
handicap from 21 to 19 and cost
Mrs. Burrows a deadlock for low net
with Mrs. Walsh.
In fact the WDGA Handicap Com-t
mittee members spent a busy week
end checking on late scores of the
Duffer's Cup contestants. More than
one player had her handicap re
duced because of a low round over
the holiday -week end.
Scores the Hard May.
Mrs. Kossler, who had scored 92
over her home course from tempo
rary tees but never a round that low
under ordinary playing conditions,
said she hit every drive in the rough
but played excellent recovery shots
for her 92.
The three 92 shooters, Mrs. Walsh,
Mrs. Burrow’s and Mrs. Kossler, all
just about said boodbye to class B
golf as all three now have handicaps
within a fraction of a stroke from
class A, where they will do most of
their future tournament playing.
Other prize winners rewarded by
WDGA President Mrs. W. P. Pat
terson were, in order: Mrs. Ely
Amanuel of Indian Spring, 103-31—
72: Mrs. Ruth Keppler of Manor,
93-21—72; Mrs. Flora Nooter of
Kenwood, 93-20—73; Mrs. Hazel
Schmidt of Manor, 104-31—73: Mrs.
Cochran Fisher of Columbia, 99-26—
73; Mrs. George Hunter of Indian
Spring, 97-23—74, and Mrs. John
Hogan of Washington, 102-28—74,!
and Mrs. Kossler, who forfeited a
playoff for low gross but was not
out of the prize list altogether with
a 92-18—74. M. W. W. I
League Leaders
American.
Baiting—Williams. Boston, 392;
Boudreau. Cleveland, .362.
Runs batted in—Williams, Boston,
72: Di Maggio. New York, 70.
Runs—Williams. Boston. 64; Di
Maggio. Boston, 63.
Hits—Williams. Boston. 98; Bou
dreau. Cleveland, 92.
Doubles—Williams. Boston: Bou
dreau, Cleveland, and Zarilla, St. Louis,
9.
Triples—Di Maggio. New York, 10;
Platt. St. Louis, and Yost. Wasnington,
Home runs—Keltncr, Cleveland, 19;
Di Maggio, New York. 18.
Stolen bases—Coan. Washington, 12;
i Dillinger. St Louis, 9 _
Strikeouts—Brissie. Philadelphia, * /;
Lemon. Cleveland. 73.
Pitching—Fowler. Philadelphia. 6-1,
.867; Scheib. Philadelphia. 7-2, .778.
National.
Batting—Musial. St. Louis, .414:
i Ashburn, Philadelphia. .361.
! Runs batted in—Sauer. Cincinnati,
i 63; Kiner. Pittsburgh, and Musial. St.
| Louis. 62.
i Runs—Musial. St. Louis, 63; Kiner.
j Pittsburgh 68. , .
Hits—Musial, St. Louis, 115; Ash- .
| burn. Philadelphia, 100.
i Doubles—Ennis, Philadelphia, 19;
Robinson. Brooklyn. 18.
i Triples—Hopp. Pittsburgh. 10; Mu- !
! sial. St. Louis, 9. .
Home runs—Sauer. Cincinnati, 24;
I Kiner, Pittsburgh. 23. . ,
Stolen bases—Ashburn. Philadelphia,
1 21; Torgeson, Boston, 15.
Strikeouts—Branca. Brooklyn, 81:
I Jansen, New York. 68.
Pitching—Pont. New York. 8-1. 888:
Brecheen. St Louis, and Riddle, Pitts
burgh. 9-3. .750._
65-Pound Lad Hurls
No-Hitter in League
Local high school baseball
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Mandes back in - their minds for
; future references. Jimmy still is
a couple of feet and a 100 pounds
away from high school ball, but
he proved himself a good prospect
by chalking up a no-hitter in the
Walter Johnson School League for
boys 12 years and under.
Mandes. who is 4 feet 3 and
weighs all of 65 pounds, gave up
only three walks as his Senators
hammered the White Sox, 10-0, at
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By th« Associated Press
CHICAGO, July 7—The St. Louis
Browns last night announced the
transfer of Outfielder George Binks
and Pitcher Clem Dreisewerd and
the addition of Dick Kokos, 20
year-old outfielder.
Binks, obtained several weeks ago
from Philadelphia in a trade for
Outfielder Ray Coleman, was as
signed outright to Toledo, the
Browns' farm in the American Asso
ciation.
Dreisewerd, a left-handed pitcher
with a 1-2 record, was claimed by
the New York Giants on waivers.
The pitcher was left in St. Louis
Sunday night to await assignment.
Kokos, who bats and throws left
handed, will report to the Browns
in Detroit today. The rookie has
been in the St. Louis farm system
for the last three seasons. Charles
Dewitt, traveling secretary who
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Without a Player
In All-Star Game
By tK« Associated Press
CHICAGO, July 7.—Starting line
ups, chosen by fans in a three-week
poll for the All-Star baseball game
in St. Louis next Tuesday, include
players from six National and five
American League clubs.
Chicago,. St. Louis and Washing-,
ton failed to place in the American
League while only Pittsburgh and
Cincinnati were shut out in the
National.
A record of 4,107,893 fans re
turned their selections during the
balloting which ended at Midnight
Monday. The poll, conducted by
the Chicago Tribune and 452 other
newspapers and radio stations,
showed Ted Williams of the Boston
Red Sox as the greatest individual
yote-getter with a total of 1,556.784.
Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardi
nals was second with •1.532.502, and
Joe Di Maggio of the New York
Yankees, the 1947 leader, was third
with 1,519.182.
The lineup choices are for every
position except pitcher. **i'he rival
managers, Bucky Harris of the
Yankees and Leo Durocher of the
Brooklyn Dodgers, will name their
own mound staffs. But the pilots
must use the fans' lineups for at
least the first three innings of the
game.
The two managers also will pick
the remainder of the 25-player
squads. They are expected to follow
closely the fan voting at the various
positions.
Here are the fans’ lineup*!:
National. Pos. American.
Mize, New York lb McQuinn. N. Y.
Stanky, Boston 2b Gordon, Clev. |
Pafko, Chicago ..3b Kell, Detroit
Reese. Brooklyn ss Boudreau.Clev.
Musial, St. Louis. If Williams, Bos.
Ashburn, Phila—cf J. Di Mag., N.Y„
Slaughter, St. L. rf Mullin, Detroit
Coop>er, New York c Rosar, Phila.
There are five changes from the
1947 National League starters. Bos
ton’s Eddie Stanky replaced Emil
Verban of the Phillies at second:
Chicago’s Andy Pafko won third
base from Bob Elliott of the Braves:
Pee Wee Reese of Brooklyn gained
shortstop over Eddie Miller, formerly
of Cincinnati: Rookie Richie Ash
burn of the Phillies beat out team
mate Harry Walker in center field,;
and Musial replaced Dixie Walker,
ex-Dodger, in left.
There was only one change in the
American League opening lineup
over 1947. Pat Mullin of Detroit
gained the right field spot over
Washington's Buddy Lewis.
Fights at Fort Myer Tonight
Ten bouts are on tap tonight at
Port Myer’s Riding Hall where the
Army base will stage an amateur
boxing show for the benefit of its
day nursery. National Training j
School, boxers will be featured. First j
bout starts at 8:30.
Cleveland Club Adds
Satchel Paige, 39,
To Hurling Staff
•y tK* Attociated tnu
CLEVELAND, July 7.—The Cleve
land Indiana today announced the
signing of Leroy (Satchel) Paige,
30-year-old pitcher recognised as
one of the "greats” in Negro base
ball.
Tribe Manager Lou Boudreau did
not disclose whether he intended
to use the hurler in relief or starting
roles, but said he would be in uni
form tonight. .
A tall, slim righthander, Paige
has been with the Kansas City
Monarchs for about six years. Tribe
President Bill Veeck said he was
signed after “we had searched the
country in search of a capable
pitcher."
The Indians last year brought the
first Negro player to the American
league when they signed Larry
Doby.
Personal Demonstration.
Veeck disclosed that Paige was
signed only after a personal demon
stration yesterday during which
Boudreau and Tribe Vice President
Hank Greenberg sampled his pitch
ing.
“Paige threw 50 pitches,” said
Veeck. "Only four of them missed
the strike sone.”
He said there was no question
in the minds of Boudreau and
Greenberg but that Paige “had it."
Veeck did not disclose the con
tract terms, but it was believed they
; were generous. Paige is reported
I to have been earning an estimated
$30,000 annually between the Mon
archs and his winter barnstorming
appearances.
The first-place Indians have been
seeking: to bolster their hurling
staff since last year. Veeck said
Paige was signed “in accordance
with our policy of getting the best
available material regardless of cost.
• * * we are convinced he is the
best available player who has a
chance to help us win the pennant.”
Started Out in 1928.
A native of Mobile, Ala., Paige
broke into baseball in 1928 with the
Birmingham Black Barons. He has
been with the Baltimore Black Sox,
SATCHEL PAIGE.
—AP Wirephoto.
the Chicago American Giants, the
Pittsburgh Crawfords and the House
of David.
His record in strikeouts for a
single game Is 18—the same as
Bobby Feller’s major league mark— '
set in 1932, when he was pitching
for the Monarchs against the Bal
timore Black Sox in Yankee Sta
dium.
He frequently has faced the In
dians' Feller on the mound when
.their barnstorming teams met in
postseason engagements.
So far this year he has worked
mainly in short-term assignments
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