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Washington, D. C., Tuesday, September 7, 1948—A—18.,
Win, Lose, or Draw
By FRANCIS STANN
Around the Turn and Down the Stretch
It's beginning to look now as if the likeliest of all world series
combinations is the Boston Red Sox versus the Boston Braves. The
first all-Beantown series in history seems to be in the making as the
smoke clears from the Labor Day battles.
Francis Stann.
Labor Day marks the turn into home stretch
in major league baseball and beginning now it'll
be a run down the straightaway where one bad
pitch, one bonehcad play, one managerial mistake
or one errant pebble in the path of a ground ball
may decide a championship.
This is one year in which the National League
may not have a closer race. The Red Sox, boosting
their lead to a game and a half over the Yankees,
could take command within the next week if their
pitching and luck nolds up. They return to their
friendly bandbox at Fenway to entertain the
Yankees and As before moving westward and
later in the month, in their last three games, they
play nobody more formidable than Washington.
- If Joe McCarthy s club can win the majority
of its games in the next week, and mop up the pore old beaten-up
Nats in the closing three days, it needs no triumphant Western swing
to win.
“We think the Red Sox are home”, said one of the Boston baseball
writers before yesterday's doublehader at Griffith Stadium. "The Sox
feel the same way." The writers, munching at Mr. Griffith's free
lunch bar, seem agreed that McCarthy's team was a better bet than
the Braves
The A's Fought the Good Fight
The Athletics hardly figure as contenders at this point. They
fought the good fight, but were overpowered. Cleveland isn't looking
too good, either, although the Indians play only four of their remaining
23 games on the road.
If it's true the Yankee front office has detectives checking the
Bombers’ nocturnal habits you'd have to say the Red Sox are best
fitted mentally and physically for the stretch drive. I arrive at this
earth-shaking conclusion partially on the basis of personal observations
yesterday in the Boston dressing room before the double-header with
Washington.
The Red Sox are loose. Bobby Doerr, injured captain and second
baseman, was stabbing himself in the mouth with a hot dog, splashed
with mustard, and comparing Mr. Griffith's frankfurters with those
in other cities. Ted Williams was cutting up with the clubhouse boys
and Birdie Tebbetts gave to newspapermen a five-minute oration,
with gestures, on his OCS days in the Army.
You d have thought the Yankees were five games behind and that
Cleveland had dropped out of the league.
Labor Day Casualties: Cards and Bums
Before the long afternoon was ended the Red Sox had improved
their position, but not so much as the Braves in the National League.
In that circuit the casualties were pretty definite and so were the
gains of the Braves.
The Dodgers and Cardinals were wounde'd most. Twice did !
Billy Southworth's team slap down the Bums, dropping them four j
four games off the pace. Twice did the amazing Pittsburgh Pirates
defeat the Cardinals to move into a virtual tie for third place, each
4>s gan^es back of the Braves.
You have to like the Braves now. even more than the Red Sox.
They aren't well balanced, but what club is? You have to like ’em
because they've managed to stay on top at this important phase of
of the race despite the loss for many weeks of Eddie Stanky, their j
sparkplug. You have to like 'em knowing that Stanky is ready to
resume operations in high gear.
Neither League Has a Solid Club
There isn't a solid club in either league. The Yankees are
decaying, although they may yet win. The Indians and A s are shot
full of weaknesses, Cleveland in pitching, mostly, and Philadelphia 1
in general ability and reserve strength.
The Dodgers were betrayed by their pitchers. The Cards, like
the Yankees, are decadent in flesh, although they are willing in spirit,
as always. The tip-off this year has been the showing in the American
League of the lightly regarded A s and in the National League of .the {
overlooked Pirates. If these clubs can stay close for so long there i
Isn't much class.
The two Boston clubs are hodge-podge outfits and if they win
It can be said silk purses were made from sows' ears. But in the
overall picture, it’s been a pair of great races and there's nothing !
to Indicate It won't be a wildly exciting world series.
Ewell Considers Racing as Pro;
Still Irked by Olympic Error
By tht Associated Press
NEW YORK, Sept. 7.—Sprinter
Barney Ewell, veteran member of
the United States Olympic squad,
Is back home from Europe, looking
for a professional career and still a
little peeved over the mixup which
nearly cost him his only gold medal
In the games at London.
The former Penn State star, who
finished second in both the 100 and
200 meter dashes and ran on the
victorious 400-meter relay team,, ar
rived by plane yesterday from
Stockholm. He has been touring
Europe with nine other United
States stars since the Olympic
games ended.
Asked if he planned to retire from
track competition, the 30-year-old
star replied:
"You can put a question mark on
that. If I can find a way to run
professionally I will. But I am also
interested in opportunities in any
profession.”
Barney said the American group
had "fair luck" in its post-Olympic
competition in Belgium. France,
Czechoslovakia, Germany, Sweden
and Denmark.
"We were treated like kings in all
the countries.” he said. "Everyone
was very courteous.”
During the Olympics, the United
States athletes "couldn't have been
treated better.” he declared.
But Ewell still frowned when it
was recalled that the United States
400-meter relay team originally was
disqualified in the Olympic final
after a judge claimed Barney was
involved in an illegal exchange of
the baton.
The American victory was macfr
official when the movies upheld
Ewell's contention that he passed
the stick within the required zone.
Barney claimed from the first—and
reiterated—that it was the judge
who made the mistake, not he.
Ewell said he would leave this
afternoon by train for his home in
Lancaster, Pa., where his wife and
son await his return.
•'A married man shouldn't travel
so much," he concluded.
League Leaders
By the Associated Press
American.
Batting—Williams. Boston. .370; Bou
dreau, Cleveland. .367.
Runs batted in—Di Maggio. New York,
128; Stephens. Boston. 121.
Runs—Henrich. New York, 108; Di
Ma&gio. Boston, 104.
Hits—Boudreau. Cleveland, 173;
Mitchell. Cleveland. 109.
Doubles—Henrich. New York. 37; j
Priddy. St. Louis, and Williams,
Boston. 33.
Triples—Stewart. Washington. 13; j
Henrich. New York, and Di Maggio,
New York. 11.
Home runs—Di Magtfio. New York. 33;
Stephens. Boston. ^17.
Stolen bases—Dillinger. 8t. Louis. 24;
Coan. Washington, is.
Strikeouts—Lemon. Cleveland. 127;
Brissie. Philadelphia. 124.
Pitching—Kramer. Boston, lfi-4. .800; !
Raschi, New York. 18-6, .7 50.
National.
Batting—Musial. St.« Louis. .309;
Slaughter. St. Louis. .335.
Runs batted in—Musial. St. Louis,
111; Mize. New York. 107.
Runs—Musial. St. Louis. 113; Lock
man. New York. 103.
Hits—Musial. St Louis. 193; Slaugh
ter. St Louis. 105
Doubles—Musial. St. Louis. 38, Ennis.
Philadelphia. 35.
Triples—Musial. St. Louis. 18: Hopp.
Pittsburgh. 12.
Home runs—Kiner. Pittsburgh. 38:
Musial. St. Louis, and Mize. New
York. 34.
8lolen bases—Ashburn. Philadelphia,
32. Rojek. Pittsburgh. 19.
Strikeouts—Brecheen. St. Louis, 120;
Blackwell. Cincinnati. 114
Pitching—Sewell. Pittsburgh. in-3.
.7 69. Chesnes, Pittsburgh. J2-4,
750.
Baseball Standings and Schedules
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1948.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.
Bost., 14—2; Wash., 6—1.
N. Y.. 6—2; Phila.. 4—6.
Det., 8—10, St. L„ 1—11.
Chi., 3—0; Clev., 1—1.
Games Today.
None scheduled.
Games Tomorrow.
Phila. at Wash. i2. t-n).
N. Y. at Boston <n).
Det. at Clev. im.
St. L. at Clii. (2). '
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.
Pitts., 2—4; St. L„ 1—1.
Bost., 2—4; Bklyn.. 1—0.
N. Y.. 4—3; Phila.. 3—0.
Cinci., 3—2; Chi., 1—6.
Games Today.
St. Louis at Pittsb'gh <n>
New York at Phila. (2).
Only games.
* Games Tomorrow.
Pitts, at Cinci. 'n).
Chi. at St. L. in'.
Phila. at N. Y. tn>.
Only games.
Standing
of Clubs
Boston — 9 1110jl3131313l 82| 48~63lT_
New York j 5!—jll 10 1114|1515| ~81: 50i .618 1!,
ctwelmd 10 10 — 13. 71113|14l 78 53 .595 4«J
Philadetphii 9 9 6—,1016.1014 74i 59 .556 9H
Detroit | 5 7 610;— 913121 _62 641 .49218
St. loutl 16 5 7 4 10 — 10 '8 "50; 77 .394 30'i
Washington ! 6 5| 6|~6j 6 10—10 49 83 .37134
Chicago : 7 5 6 6. 7 4 9— 44f86 .338 38
Lost '4850 53 59,64 77 83 86! | | |
Standing
of Clubs
Boston I—12 10 9 811 14 12 76, 57 .571
Brooklyn j 7 — Tllj 912 8 16 78 59 .543 4
St Louis 1010-—Uj 8 1012; 7 68 58 .546 4»i
Pittsburgh_10 9 7 — 13 15 "6 10 1# 68 li38 4',
|New York 9 811 7—11,1011' 67 61 .523 6!,
!Philadelphia 7 6 8 5, 6 —114 10_ 56 74 .431 18<4
Chicago 611 ~8 8 8 7— f 56 75 .42719
Cincinnati 8 3 7 9 , 9 8 11 — 55" 741 .48619
Lost ,57 59,58,•60;61,74;75,74| | j |
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Spahn and Sain Pitch
Club to 4-Game Lead;
Yanks Lose Ground
i
By Joe Reichler
Associated fmt Sports Writer
“They can't catch me when I'm
In front.”
Those words, uttered by Billy
Southworth earlier this season,
were ringing in the ears of Burt
Shotton today as he brought his
groggy gang back to Brooklyn.
The silver-haired Dodger pilot,
home from an ill-fgted one-day trip
| to Boston, knows now what South
worth meant. He received a first
; hand illustration yesterday as Billy's
league-leading Braves drubbed
Brooklyn in a Labor Day double
header, 2-1 and 4-0.
The Dodgers had journeyed to
Boston with the express purpose of
disproving Southworth's statement.
A sweep of the twin bill would have
boosted the Brooks into first place
past the Braves. Instead, they now
find themselves stil) in second place,
four games behind Boston and only
half a game out of fourth place.
The Dodgers were not alone in
their misery. The St. Louis Cardi
nals, only two and a half games off
the pace before yesterday’s games,
were handed a staggering double
defeat by the Pittsburgh Pirates,
2- 1 and 4-1, to tfall into fourth
place, four and a half games behind.
The Pirates advanced a notch to
third place, two percentage points
in front of St. Louis and three be
hind Brooklyn.
Giants Down Phils Twice.
The fifth-place New' York Giants
retained an outside chance by
sweeping a double-header from the
Phillies in Philadelphia, 4-3 and
3- 0. They trail by 6'* games, but
only four on the losing sifie of the
ledger.
Climaxing a great day for Boston,
the American League-leading Red
Sox boosted their first-place margin
over the New York Yankees to a
game and a half in sweeping both
games from the Nats.
The Yankees lost a full game
when they were Tield to a split by
the Philadelphia Athletics. The
Yanks won the opener, 6-4, for their
ninth consecutive triumph, but the
A's ended an eight-game losing
streak by winning the nightcap, 6-2.!
The third-place Cleveland In-!
dians continued to lose ground to
the Red Sox as they were held even
in their double-header in Chicago
to skid 4*4 games of! the pace.
After losing the opener. 3-1, the
Tribe came back to defeat the
White Sox in the second game, 1-0.
In the other American League
twin bill, the Detroit Tigers split
with the Browns in St. Louis, win
ning the opener, 8-1, but losing the
second game, 11-10. The Chicago
Cubs and Cincinnati Reds divided
a National League double-header,!
the Reds winning the opener. 3-1.
and the Cubs taking the second
game, 6-2.
Spahn, Sain Are Winners.
The second largest crowd of the
home * season—39.670—which gave
the Braves a record season atten
dance of 1.305.060, saw 14 furious
innings before the Braves finally
subdued the Dodgers in the first
game. Lefty Warren Spahn, pitch
ing his best game of the season,
went all the way for the Tribesmen
and gave up only five hits as he
notched his 12th victory.
The Braves produced the winning
run after two were out. Joe Hatten.
third Dodger pitcher, walked Clint
Conatser. Earl Torgeson then
doubled off the center field wall to
score Conatser from first. The
Braves blew' an opportunity to break
up the game in the 13th. They had :
the bases loaded with none out. but!
Spahn bunted into a home and first I
double-play and Tommy Holmes
flied out.
Johnny Sain gave the Braves their
fifth straight over the Dodgers,
pitching a 4-9 shutout in the ab
breviated nightcap. The game was
halted after 6'a innings by dark
ness. The Braves scored three times
in the first inning off Harry Taylor
and added another run in the
fourth. It was Sain's 18th victory.
Rookie Bob Chesnes and South
paw Vic Lombardi limited the Red
birds to a run apiece as the Pirates
made it 11 out of 18 against St.
Louis. The Bucs engineered eight
double-plays, six in the first game
to tie a National League record. The
American League mark for most
double-plays in a game is seven.
Ralph Kiner belted a two-run
homer, his 38th, to account fbr all
Pittsburgh runs in the opener.
tanner Meer Wins loth.
Wes Westrum's single off Ed
Heusser scored Sid Gordon from
third to give the Giants a 13-inning
first-game victory over the Phils.
Clint Kartung was credited with a
four-hit second game shutout when
darkness halted play after seven
innings.
Hank Sauer's 30th home run for
Cincinnati with a man on base in
the eighth gave Johnny Vander
Meer his 13th victory in the first
game. Sauer's clout tied the Cin
cinnati team record for homers set
in 1938 by Ival Goodman. The only
Cub run resulted from Emil Ver
ban's homer.
Vic Raschi registered his 18th tri
umph of the season and his eighth
straight in two years against Phila
delphia with a nine-hit first game
effort. Outfielder Hank Bauer of
the Yankees cracked three hits in
his major league debut, drove in a
run and scored another. Joe Cole
man snapped the Yankees’ winning
streak at nine with a seven-hit per
formance in the afterpiece.
Tailback Deuber, Hurt/
Is Lost to Penn Team
By tht Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 7.—Bob
Deuber, fleet tailback of last year's
undefeated University of Pennsyl
vania football team, has been lost
for the 1048 season because of an
eloow injury.
Deuber injured his elbow while:
pole vaulting in a dual track meet'
with Columbia here last May. Phy
! sicians said a large chip was broken
'from the elbow, exposing the ulnar
nerve. They added that Deuber had
not responded to treatment.
Decorators Finish Second
STAMFORD. Conn., Sept. 7
i Special —Connecticut Nutmegs
closed their American Girls Softball
League season with a perfect record
of 22 victories after topping Takoma
Decorators of Washington. 6-1 yes
terday . Takoma finished second
with a 16-6 record.
Five years ago—Whitlow Wyatt j
of Brooklyn shut out Boston on j
one hit, winning 3-0.
MR. SHORTSTOP IN FANCY PLAY—Marty Marion, fast-stepping Cardinal shortstop, clutches
ball and has both feet off the ground after getting Stan Rojek, Pirate shortstop, on a force play
in the fourth inning of the first game yesterday at Pittsburgh. The Bucs took both ends of the
twin bill. —AP Wirephoto.
Future Bleak for Feeble Nats,
Soft Pickings for Top Clubs
By Burton Hawkins
Hope may spring eternal in the
human breast, but not where the
Nats’ fans are concerned. Visions
of a bright future for Washington's
baseball club are as plausible as
Paul Whiteman pole-vaulting over
the moon, for the Nats have dem
onstrated in the last nine weeks that
their plight is pitiful.
Since July 1 the Nats have been
performing at a painful .273 clip.
In that time against first division,
clubs they have won 8 games and
lost 33 for a .195 performance and
if that isn’t displaying ineptitude
it will pass as a reasonable facsimile.
Washington's can't show an edge
over any club since July 1 and it’s
doubtful if any other major league
team may make that statement.
Against second division teams.
Washingto% has won 10. lost 15., all
of which gives the Nats 18 victories
in 66 games.
As glaring examples of the Nats’
deficiencies take their labor against
Boston, New York; Philadelphia and
Cleveland in the last nine weeks.
The Red Sox have won 10 of 12
from the Nats, New York 11 of 13.
the Athletics 5 of 7 and the Indians
I of 9.
Against fifth-place Detroit the
Nats have won 3. lost 6. Even Chi
cago has a margin over Washington,
4-3, and St. Louis shows a 5-4 edge.
The Nats are skidding and there is
no prospect of an immediate halt.
Pitchers Breaking Down.
Within the last few days Pitchers
Ray Scarborough, Mickey Haefner
and Walter Masterson have devel
oped ailments and Catcher Jake
Early is working with the index
finger of his left hand outside his
mitt. Scarborough is nursing a
pulled leg muscle, Haefner owns a
sore shoulder and Internal ailments
and Masterson came up with a sore
elbow yesterday as the Red Sox ad
ministered 14-6 and 2-1 whippings
at Griffith Stadium before a crowd
of 21,669.
Washington has what amounts to
nothing in its farm system. Prom
ising youngsters have been picked
up, but they are several years from
the major league scene. With the
possible exception of the Chicago
White Sox, the Nats face the
bleakest immediate future of any
team in the majors.
Idle today after aiding Boston in
boosting its league lead to a game
and a half, the Nats will attempt to
shatter their six-game losing streak
tomorrow night, when the Phila-j
delphia Athletics invade for a twi
light-night double-header starting
at 6:30. Early Wynn and Dick
Weik, an importation from Chat
tanooga, will pitch for the Nats.
Boston poured it on in the fifth
inning of the first game, produc
ing nine runs on an output of a hit
batter, four walks, five singles and
a double, with Vernon Stephens in
jecting a single and double into the
inning. It boosted the Red Sox
into a 12-1 lead and heaped misery
upon newly-wed Dick Welteroth,
who suffered through most of that
dismal display.
Errors Help Red Sox.
The Red Sox mauled Haefner,
Welteroth and Earl Harriet for 18
hits, witn Wally Moses and Bill
Goodman supplying four singles
each.
Washington presented Boston
the second game. The Nats had
pried a run from Jack Cramer in
the first inning when Gil Coan
doubled, took third when Jim
Clark's gtounder was fumbled and
scored after Sherry Robertson flied
to Ted Williams in left.
When Birdie Tebbetts singled in
the fifth for the second hit off Mas
terson, Early attempted to pick him
off first with disastrous results. Jake
pegged wild past first and Robert
son fumbled the ball, allowing Teb
betts to go all the way to third. He
scored after Billy Hitchcock flied to
Robertson.
Boston pushed over what develop
ed to be the winning run in the
sixth. Johnny Pesky beat out a
bunt and Williams singled him to
third. Masterson fanned Stephens
and Moses popped out, ifct Good
man's single scored Pesky.
Meanwhile, the Nats weren't dis
turbing Kramer, who held the Nats
to four hits in posting his 16th win.
Red Sox, 14-2; Nats, 6-1
FIRST
Boston. AB. H. O.
Di M o.cf
Pesky, .'lb
tV’liamslf
3'phens.ss
Moses.rf
j'man. J b
Batts.c
H'cock.2b
Parnell.d .5 I
GAME.
Wash.
Yost.3b
Kozar.?h
G'w’er.cf
S'wart.rf
M'B’de.U
C’t'an.ss
Ve non.lb
Evans.c
Haefner.p
W’roth.p
Harris;.p
•Wooten.
AB. H.
5 3
0
Totals 43182:11 Totals 3ft 12 27 8,
•Flied out for Harrist in ninth.
Boston _ . _ 012 000 *200—14
Washington OOO 100 30*2— H
Runs—Di Maggio. Pesky Cif, Williams
i-i. Stephens t2>. Moses <2», Goodman.
Batts (2), Hitchcock. Yost. McBride..
Christman *2). Vernon, Evans. Errors—
Kvans. Stewart. Kozar. Stephens. Runs
aatted in—Batts. Moses <3). Stewart, Ste
onens t2>, Goodman *2). Hitchock, Par
iitll (2), Di Maggio (2*. Evans Yost,
(2). Wooten. Two-base hits—Williams,
ifoat (2). Stewart. Stephens. Vernon. Sac
ihce—Batts. Double plays—Stephens.
Hitchcock and Goodman; Christman. Ko
iRi and Vernon. Left on bases—Boston.
12: Washington, fi. Bases on balls—Off
Haefner. 2; off Welteroth. 3: off Harrist.
1 Strikeouts—By Haefner. 3; by Parnell
rt; by Harrist. 1. Hits—Off Haefner. 5
lr. 4 innings, none out in fifth; off Welte
roth. 5 in *j» inning; off Harrist. 3 in
4 - innings. Hit oy pitcher—By Haefner
• Moses) «Pesky >; Harrist <Hitchcock>
Wild pitch—Haefner. Losing pitcher—
Haefner.
SECOND GAME.
Boston. AB. H. O. A. Wash. AB H. O. A.
DiMag o.cf 3 0 7 0 Coan.lf _ 4 1 ft 0
10 0 Clark.3b 4 0 0 1
0 Ro’tson.rf 4 0 3 o
Pesky.3b 4
Willi'ms.lf 4 1
Steph s.ss 3 0 2 1 Steward.cf 3 14 0
0
Moses.rf 4
G'dm n.lb 4 1 10
rebbetts.c 4 14
Hi cock.2b 4
Kramer p 2
0 Vernon.lb 4 0 0 1
Kozar,2b 3 1
0 Sul'van.ss 3 O 2 3
10 2 Early.c 3 O 4 o
10 3 Mas son.p 2 O 1 0
Th pson.p 110 1
Total 32 6 27 7 Total 31 4‘?7 »
Washington loti 000 000—1
Boston 000 011 000—2 i
Runs—Pesky. Tebbetts. Coan. Error*—
Hitchcock. Early. Robertston. Runs batted
in—Robertson. Hitchcock. Goodman. Two
base hits—Coan. Kramer, Thompson. Sac-!
riflee—Kramei. Double plays—Goodman,
Stephens and Goodman. Left on bases—
Boston. 6; Washington. 4. Bases on balls
—Kramer. J: Masterson. 2. Strike outs—
Masterson. 2: Kramer. 4. Hits—Off M«s
teraon. 5 in 0; off Thompson, 1 in 3. Los-^
ing pitcher—Masterson.
Braves Return Stanky
To Eligible List Today
By the Associated Press
BOSTON, Sept. 7—The Boston
Braves announced Second Baseman
Eddie Stanky, who suffered a frac
tured ankle two months ago, would
return to the eligible list today.
Stanky was sidelined when he
collided with the Dodgers' Bruce
Edwards in a game at Brooklyn.
The Braves also said First Base
man Ray Sanders would join the
club on recall from the Hartford
club of the Eastern League, pending
the results of an examniation by
the team physician.
Sanders was hit by a pitched ball
a few days ago arid was discharged
last night from St. Francis Hospi
tal, Hartford.
Sonny Boy West Beats
McAllister by Decision
By th« Associated Press
BALTIMORE, Sept. 7. — Sonny
Boy West, 132'*, of Washington,
won a unanimous decision last night
from Jimmy McAllister, 132, of
Baltimore In the 10-round main
event at the coliseum.
The Washington 'teen-ager took
the play away from the Baltimore
veteran from the start and built up
his advantage as the fight pro
gressed.
There were no knockdowns.
District Rookie
Recovering From
Skull Injuries
By th« Associated Frost
BALTIMORE, Sept. 7.—Mickey
Griggs. 19-year-old rookie outfielder
from the Palatka Azaleas of the
Florida State League, today seemed
well on the way to recovery from
head injuries received when he was
hit by a pitched ball.
Surgeons at Johns Hopkins Hos
pital removed a part of his crushed
skull last Friday and inserted a
metal plate. The shattered bone
had been pressing on his brain and
he had been only partly conscious
until the time' of the operation.
The young utility player took a
good turn Saturday and doctors are
hopeful he can go to his home at
Bradbury Heights, Md., later this
week.
Mickey was hit by a ball thrown
August 25 by Joe Zander of Daytona
Beach. He was unconscious for
several days and had only partly
regained his facilities when his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Griggs,
arrived in Florida and decided to
bring him to the hospital here.
He was still incoherent when he
entered the hospital.
Mickey starred at Maryland Park
High School, in the Washington
suburbs, and played three or four
years of semi-pro baseball with the
Maryland Aces and other teams
around Seat Pleasant and Capitol
Heights, Md.
Last spring he went to the Florida
training camps under a contract
with the Washington Senators. They
later released him to sign a con
tract with Palatka and it was his
first year in professional baseball.
Boxing Gate Receipts
Rise in District for
12-Month Period
Although boxing centers through
out the country reported a drop in
attendance and gate receipts dur
ing the 12 months ending last June
30, the contrary was true in Wash
ington.
Total gate receipts for that period
in the District were $252,238.29. the
District Boxing Commission told the
Commissioners yesterday in its an
nual report. In the previous 12
months, the gates totaled $239,489.17.
The increase amounted to $12,749.12.
The Boxing Commission ex
pressed concern as to the effect
television might have on attend
ance at bouts in the future, adding
that it was generally agreed in
boxing circles that television keeps
normal ringside spectators from
attending the matches.
The possibility that boxing bouts
may be staged in television studios
soon—or whenever sponsorship be
comes sufficiently lucrative—"with
out proper supervision and
without taxation" also is being con
sidered by the commission. The
report said that a number of States
have changed their boxing laws to
meet such a development.
The greatest need of boxing in
the District, the commission's report
stated, is for an adequate indoor
arena wit|h a seating capacity suf
ficient, for top grade contests.
James, Verdi Go to Mat
At Turner's Tomorrow
Washington’s "nature boy," Jesse
James, will wrestle Italian Tony
Verdi in one of the 30-minute scraps
on tomorrow night’s wrestling card
at Turner’s Arena. Heading the
card will be a two-man match in
which Gino (Pop) and Leo (son)
Garibaldi will oppose Babe Sharkey
and Laverne Baxter.
Schroeder Snubs U. S. Championship Tourney
By th« Associated Press
FOREST HILLS, N. Y.. Sept. 7 —
Having given one of the mos£ deva
stating exhibitions of power tennis
in Davis Cup history. Ted Schroeder
was on his way back home to Los
Angeles today, snubbing the Na
tional championships which start
Friday. ^
Ted, now strictly a week-end ten
nis player, left his refrigeration
business only long enough to come
East and help squelch the Aus
tralian challengers again. He at
tended to that in a big way in the
senes which ended yesterday, and
he doesn’t care whether or not the
National Ranking Committee gives
him a place.
Frankie Parker, the other Cali
fornian who also covered himself
with tennis glory in the one-sided.
5—0 rout of the Aussies, is staying
on to play in the championships,
and he almost certainly will win
the title for the third time, now that
Jack Kramer isn’t in his path.
The draw for the Nationals was
scheduled to be held today. The
only real foreign threat appears to
be Jaroslav Drobny, the lefthanded
Czech. On the basis of their show
ing the last three days, during which
they won only two seta in live
matches, the Australians have
nothing to offer.
Schroeder, who could “make’’ the
national tournament if he were will
■ I
ing to play in it, was a wonder in
his 6—2, 6—1, 6—1 victory over Billy
Sidwell in the first of yesterday's
concluding cup matches. He served
with terrific power, whipping nine
aces past his bewildered little rival
and hitting a score of others that
Sidwell only just managed to get
his racket on.
Schroeder's drives from either side
also were hit with great power and
accuracy, and his return of service
was so severe that Sidwell constant
ly was on the defensive. The match i
lasted only 57 minutes and must
have been one of the shortest in cup
history. To give an idea of the near
perfection of Schroeder’s touch, he
hit only 19 shots into the net in
22 games.
Parker, while hitting with less
power than his singles teammate,
had everything he needed to subdue
Quist. 6—2, 6—:2, 6—3. He must
have gotten some satisfaction from
the fact that he quelled the Aussie
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leader in straight sets where
Schroeder had needed four sets to
turn the trick on Saturday.
What Frankie would like more
than anything else is a shot at
Schroeder in the Nationals. He
strongly resented the feet that Ted
was chosen over him to play singles
in the two challenge rounds before
this one. .
Unless they come up with some
good new talent it is doubtful that
the Australians will even reach the
challenge round next summer.
Quist has reached the end of the
trail, and Sidwell hasn’t the making
of a really top player. All the Aus
sies have is a promising youngster
in Fiank Sedgman, who at 20
helped Jack Bromwich wir. the;
Wimbledon doubles this summer.
Skins Mauled by Cards,
See Trouble in Packers
By Lewis F. Atchison «
Stop Staff Corrospendoat
EN ROUTE TO CHICAGO. Sept.
7 —The Redskin* see only trouble
ahead riding toward Birmingham
and Saturday's game with Green
Bay.
They took a bad physical beating
along with the 46-20 numerical set
back from the Chicago Cardinals
last night at Denver, but Green
Bay is supposed to be tougher than
Jimmy Conzelman's champs. The
Cards were moaning about the beat- |
ing they took from the Packers in
a scrimmage before the College All
Star game, so the Tribe’s immediate
future is anything but promising.
The Skins had no excuses last'
night. They missed Eddie Saenz
and Howie Livingston, but most of
all they missed their blocks and:
tackles, and also they might have|
done better with Harry Gilmore in
action. Their feeble attempts at
fleet-footed Charley Trippi. Jerry
Davis arfd Elmer Angsman were |
shameful. Time and again the
Cardinal ball-carriers slipped ayay
from them and it was exceedingly
embarrassing when Venton Yablon
ski went 67 yards straight through
the middle on a delayed buck. Boris
Dimanchef! went 40 for a score and
Davis romped 69 for another touch
down. The Cards were good, but
not that good.
ror sammy saugn it was a re
turn to the good (?) old days of
last year when he was strictly on
his own throwing passes. Cardinals
came up out of the grass like Japa
nese beetles to harass him and twice
Sammy got the ball away with a
blue jersey wrapped so completely
around him you might have thought
the Skins had changed colors.
Baugh Passes for 225 Yards.
Even so, Baugh completed 16 of
his 32 passes for 225 yards. This
included Dan Sandifer's 83-yard
i gallop for the loser's second touch
down late in the second period.
Sandifer got behind Bob Hanlon
| and outran the Card rookie.
The Cardinal lineman outcharged
the Redskin forwards from begin
| ning to end. It was simply a re
versal of last Friday's triumph over
the Rams, with the champs open
ing up holes that netted 304 yards
on the ground to 145 for the Skins.
Its hard to figure what hit the
Skins, outside of Ham Nichols,
Lloyd Arms and Garrard Ramsey
during one period of play and Wal
ter Szot, Bob Zimmey, Ramsey and
Bill Blackburn in another,
j This wrecking crew swept would
i be Redskin tacklers aside like a
j tenpin ball hiting match stems. A
wave of blue Jerseys preceded each
; Cardinal ball carrier sweeping
| around end and bludgeoned holes
| in the Tribe line. Blackjacks could
not have beeh more effective.
The Skins' pass defense was any
thing but adequate. Paul Christ
man had trouble hitting receivers
because he's not an expert passer,
but the receivers were there and
wide open. Ray Mallouf had more
success and the two completed 15
of 32 throws for 186 yards. Put
Baugh behind the Cardinal line and
the score would have gone to as
tronomical figures.
Skins Strike Early, Then Fold.
The Skins recovered a Cardinal
fumble on the latter's 29 and struck
quickly for their first score. Bones
Taylor took a pass from Baugh as
Red Cochran hit him in the end
Todd in Hospital,
To Rejoin Skins
In Birmingham
By o Star Staff Correspondent
DEN VER< Colo., Sept. 7 —Dick
Todd, who received a concussion
in last night’s Redskin-Chicago
Cardinal game, was left here in
St. Luke's Hospital as his team*
mates headed for Birmingham.
It was purely a precautionary
measure, but Coach Turk Ed
wards decided to leave the half
back here for a good rest while
the team is traveling. Todd i$
expected to leave the hospital,
where he is under the care of Dr.
Joseph E. Homstead, Wednesday.
He has an airplane ticket for
Birmingham and is expected to
rejoin the squad there.
Todd was injured in a pile-up
deep in Redskin territory in the
first scrimmage after the Car
dinals' first touchdown.
Carl Russ, 21-year-old fullback
from Rice Institute, has signed
with the Redskins and will join
the team in Birmingham. Russ,
who has another year of football
eligibility at Rice, but is scholas
tically ineligible, came to Denver
i for a conference "with Coach
i Edwards.
Russ weighs 200 pounds and
stands 6-feet-l. He is the fourth
player scheduled to join the Tribe
in Birmingham. The list includes
Choo Choo Macioszcyzk, fullback
from the Eagles, and Harry
Gilmer, In addition to Todd and
Russ.
zone And Poillon kicked tne poim.
Sandifer's run accounted for the
second and Paul McKee grabbed
a 9-yard throw, ending an 80-yard
march, for the last, t
Mallouf's passing featured the
Cards’ first scoring drive, a. 78-yard
march. He plunged over from the 1.
Yablonski's long run setup the sec
ond, with Christman passing to
Angsman for 13. Yablonsky. also
kicked a 20-yard field goal seconds
before the end of the half.
Another Mallouf pass to Angsman
for 8 yards culminated an 80-yard
march and the same pitcher tossed .
still another for 25 and a score to
DimanchefT.
Sam Goldman tackled Baugh In
the end stone for the Cards’ safety
and DimanchefT raced 40 for the
final touchdown.
Cardinal*.
End*—Dewalt, Cutner. t>ov*, Karens
berg, Doolan. Goldman. Liebel
Tackles—Bulgergn. Mauldin, Coomer,
Loepfe. Slot.
Guards—Arms. Ramsey. Wedel, Col
ihouer. Andros, Nichols. Apolskin
Centers—Banonis. Campbell. Blackburn.
Backs—Mallouf, Trippi, Angsman. Ys
blonski. Hannun. Hollar. Cochran. Davis.
Schwall De Corrovant, Christman, Clatt,
DimanchafI, Elkenbera
Redskins.
Duds—Peebles. Tereshinskl. Taylor. Me
Kec, Hallida.v. Shoener.
Tackles—Williamson, Adams. Koniszew
ski. Edwards. Roussos.
Guards—Steber, Boensch, Dietz, Ray.
Andrus.
Centers—Demao. Ehrhardl. Corvltt.
Back*—Nussbaumer. Mont. Todd F*r
aaer. RandUer, Poillon. Behr, Rosado.
Quirk.
Cardinal!_T 10 il 7—4«
Redskin* ___, TOO 7—CO
Cardinal scoring: Touchdowns—Mallouf.
Angsman (2>, Dimanchaff (21. Daviat
Point* after touchdown—Yablonski to),
(placement). Field goal — Yablonski
(placement). (8afety—Baugh iLoepf*':
Redskin scoring: Touchdowns—Taylor
(2i. Sandifer Points after touchdown—
Poillon 121 (placement).
Thrifty Softies Gain
Spot in U. S. Tourney
Special DiipalcH to The Star
ALLENTOWN. Pa.. Sept. 7.—Wash
ington again will have a team in
the Natioaal softball tournament
next week at Portland Oreg., but|
this time it will be Thrifty Bev-,
erages making the trip instead of
Kavakos Grill.
Thrifty dethroned Kavakos, re
gional champion for the last three
years, in yesterday's final o< the
Central Atlantic tournament, 4-1.
Kavakos earlier had worked its
way to the playoff game by de
feating Baltimore. 2-0. Johnny
Hughes pitched a four-hitter against
Kavakos to notch his second win
over that club in the series and
batted in two of his team's runs.
Garvin’s Grill girls team of Wash
ington, champs last year, were de
throned by Pottstown, Pa.. 3-0, as
Tina Stewart pitched a no-hitter
for Pottstown. Garvin's had reached
the finals by topping Arcade Pontiac
of Washington. 6-3.
Filipowicz, Ex-Gridder,
To Join Cincinnati Reds
fty th« Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 7 —
Left-fielder Steve Filipowicz of the
Sunbury Reds in the Class B
Interstate League, will Join the Cin
cinnati Reds as soon as Sunbury
finishes play in the Interstate post
season playoffs.
Among the top five hitters in the
Interstate circuit. Filipowicz is lead
ing the league in runs batted in
with a total of 136.
A former backfield star at Ford
ham University, he later played
with the New York Giants profes
sional football team and formerly
was head football coaCh at Mount
St. Mary's College, Emmitsburg, Md.
MetroGridmenCall Final
Session to Form Loops
Teams wishing to enter the Metro
politan Amateur Football Leagues,
160-pound and unlimited, should
have representatives at the final
organization meeting tonight at 714
Fourteenth street N.W., at 8 o’clock.
Miss Canada III Wins
Cup Race at Detroit
By th« Ai?ociot«d Fr«*»
DETROIT, Sept. - 7.—Powerful
Miss Canada III breezed to a
straight heat victory for power
boat racing's silver cup here yes
terday, showing the way to four
finishers by doing the second and
final heat «f the 90-mile run at
68.471 miles per hour.
Events of the final day of the
Labor Day week end regatta on
the Detroit river permitted Miss
Canada, ewned by Ernest Wilson of
Ingersoll, Ontario, and driven by
Wilson's son, Harold, to win in a
cakewalk.
Her closest pursuer in Saturday’s
initial heat. Clell Perry of Algonac,
Mich., couldn't get his Miss Pepsi
started as she broke her propeller
approaching the starter’s gun.
R. Stanley Dollar. Jr., of San
Francisco, piloted his fast-stepping
metal craft, the silver colored Skip
along, though more than half of
yesterday's 45-mile heat in first
place and she warf leading Miss
Canada by a mile when she devel
oped motor trouble and quit midway
of the 10th lap over the three-mil*
course.
When Skipalong went out Miss
Canada stepped quickly in front and
stayed there comfortably, finish
ing a half minute in front of the
second place So Long, owned and
driven by Lou Fageol of Kent, Ohio.
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