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Pittsburgh May Use Semi-Pros On Field Today BULLETIN Pittiburgh, June 7.— (UP)— The Pittsburgh Pirates defied the Strike ultimatum of the American baseball guild tJday with the terse announcement that tonight's game with the Ne wYork Giants “will be played as scheduled." Pittsburgh, June 7. (t'P) -Twofisted Frankie Frlxch, lonic cm* of baseball's scrappiest managers, took up a fight today f ir whic h he had no t*wt. a battle which found him opposing hie own Pittsburgh Pirate players in their threat to walk out of tonight's gam* with the New York Giants. Th* players made It plain that there- would be no backing down In the scheduled walkout against the management, a course they chcMo as their mean* of protesting Ila refusal to bargain with their union, the unaffiliated American baseball guild. Robert Murphy, guild director, telephoned James Rea', Pirate attorney. last night that “the guild will make no further efforts to settle (the dispute) in a conciliatory fashion'' uulhm the management agrees to the procedure leading to an election by io a.m.EDT today. That left Frisch, the hard-bitten, umpire-halting veteran of many a diamond battle, with little choice. Sadly, but determinedly, he said J have to," suid the 01. l Fordham that “we’ll put a team of some kiticl cm the field for tonight's game." “I'll play second base myself, if flash, who became a baseball legend at the keystone sack In his day* with the Giants of John McGraw and later as plaver manager of the rollicking St. 1.-jilm Cardinal gang. Frisch said jf net-ssary, he would even put in 72-year-oid Pirate coach llonuM t Dane i Wagner tlonal league in New York gave Earlier, Frisch said he would lie a hie to field a team of nine

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“loyalists," a group of unidentified players, some in the union, and sum* out, who reportedly assured him they would not walk out. President Ford Frick of the Naat third base. “I'm not kidding either." he said. "Infielder Jimmy Brown und pitcher Rip Sewell are also non union men, I understand. After that I'm not sun- who will play." Frisch 11 loop hole when he suggested that th<- < lub could contact semipro players In the Pittsburgh area und sign them to player contracts before tonight’s game. It also was pointed out that the Plratee c :uld recall players from farm teams. although it was doubtful whether any of them except on the nearby Oil City. Pa, team of th*- .Mid Atlantic- League, could be obtained in time forth" game. Frick suid that the league would be forced to declare Pittsburgh a !) to o loser by forfeit If enough players are not on hand to play the game. However, he said that the management would la- able- to postpone the game Icecuuse of “threatening weather" and play It later in the season. Relations between the* club offlclala and guild director Murphy, reached a bitter impasse last night when president William Hen*wanger Issued a statement challenging the legal right of the union to call a strike. "If the club consented to a collective bargaining election now. without first being advised by the national labor relatione board that the- guild was an apptopriute bargaining agent, we ehouid waive all our other rights und-r the law." Benswanger raid. After leading Benswanger's statement, the Harverd-educaJed I Murphy said that "the attitude* of playent re tn a I lie the same ae when they took the strike vote last night." "They will not play unless the club agrees to the consent determination.'* he said. Murphy claims that a* least six other major league teams have a working majority of membeni In the guild and that oth. t petition* Will he filed soon. Speedway Moves To End Traffic Jams Indianapolis, June 7—(UP)— The management of the Indianapolis motor speedway acted today to prevent recurrence of one of the worst traffic Jains in the history of the famous 500. mile race site | .May SO. President Wilbur Shaw said construtetion of a new four lane highway on speedway property and the addition of several new auto entrances were among changes contemplated.

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Ruffing Hurls i 4th Straight Win Thursday New York. June 7 (t’P)-The aging red-head, now a little gray, kept lobbing the ball into the bat- ( ters and all over Yankee stadium funs were wondering out loud why they couldn't go down there themselves and connect with a few of those seemingly soft pitches, j The fans were no more baffled than the White Sox batters, who took their batting licks confidently hut futilely.

And at th** finish, 42yenr-old Charley Ruffing, using his heart and his head to compensate for a curve and fast hall that had seen better days, had given the Yankees a four-hit, 4 to 0 victory. It was his fourth straight triumph, his; second shutout in a row, and It brought his string of consecutive scoreless innings to 22. In 41 1-3 innings lie has given up just 23 hits and seven runs. Jubilantly celebrating his 31th birthday liehind the plate as catcher manager was angular Kill Dickey. Together, he and Huffing formed major league baseball'* oldest pitcher-catcher combination. and at the finish both were "dog-tired" but happy.

I The Yankees, winning their fourth straight and their eighth game in nine starts, made it easy for big red to win his 269th major league game by scoring three runs in the first inning. A single by George fctirnwelss, three walks and Dickey's single gave Ruffing all the margin he required, John Rigney, White Sox starter, was plagued hy a muscle injury in his arm and gave up in the third Inning. New York gained no ground on the rampant Red Sox, however. The league leaders maintained their six-and a half game edge by treating the Browns, 5 to 4 al Boston for their seventh in a row and their 14th victory at home against western teams without a defeat. Brownie pitcher Jack Kramer became so incensed at the situation that he pushed umpire Hal Weafer about the Infield in protest against a decision at first baae In the fourth and threw a baseball over the grandstand when he was ejected from the game. Homers by Bobby Doerr and Ted Williams gave Boston enough edge to survive a ninth inning Brown rally of two runs on Walt Judnicb's homer. Sid Hudson pitched the Senators to their first shutout of the aeaaon In a night game at Washington. holding Cleveland to four singles In a 4 to 0 victory in which flen. Dwight D, Eisenhower was one of the fans on hand. The Nats batted out starter Bob Lemon in the first with a three run rally on two hits and three walks.

Frank Becory of the Cuba provided the day’s moat dramatic moment in the National when he hit a homer with the bates loaded in the 12th to provide a 10 to • victory over the Giants at Chicago. New York, trailing • to 0, tied the score with three run rallies in the eighth and ninth. Babe Young started the ninth inning uprising with a homer. The Dodgers made nine runs In the fifth to beat the Pirates, 13 to

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BULLETIN Springfield. Mo.. June 7.—(UP) —Alfonso Pssquel revealed today that Stan Musial, fence-busting St. Louis Cardinal outfielder, turned down a five year contract calling for 1130.000 if he would jump to the Mexican league.

BASEBALL RESULTS — ’ '»

NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pct. G.B. I Brooklyn 30 14 .6X2 |HL lamix 25 IX JMI 4*4 . ' Chicago 22 19 .537 6’4 I Cincinnati 19 19 .500 .9 New York 20 24 .455 10 Boston 19 23 .452 10 Pittsburgh 17 23 .425 11 Philadelphia 14 26 .350 14 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pct. G.B. Boston 36 9 .800 New York 31 17 .646 6*4 Washington 24 19 ,55x 11 Detroit 25 21 .543 11 '4 Cleveland 19 27 .413 17 H St. lam is IX 26 .409 17 Vi Chicago 15 26 .366 19 Philadelphia II 34 .244 25 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W. L. Pct. G.B. i Bt. Patil 29 22 .569 Indiana polio 25 19 .568 % I Louisville 27 21 .562 *4 [ Kansas City 27 23 .540 I*4 < Milwaukee 20 24 .455 5*4 • Toledo .... 22 27 .449 G > Columbua 19 25 .432 614 Mlnneapolh 20 27 .426 7

—YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League Chicago 10. New York 6 (12 Innings). Philadelphia 9. Cincinnati 3. Brooklyn 13, Pittsburgh 8. Boston 9, St. lam's 5. American League New York 4. Chicago 0. Boston 5, Rt. Louis 4. Washington 4. Cleveland 0. Only games scheduled. American Association Kaneee City 3-6, Indianapolis 0-4. Columbus 5. St. Paul 3. Minneapolis 6, Imuisville 2. Milwaukee 8, Toledo 1. 0 There are no less than 11.000,000 orphan* aud half orphans In Europe today. X at Pittsburgh. Augie Gaiai: and Ferrell Anderson each made three hits in the 17-hlt attack off four Buc pitchers. Pittsburgh made four runs in its half of the fifth, two coming on Jim Russell's homer.

The Phils a?«, made 17 hits for their sixth victory In eight games, beating the Beds at Cincinnati. 9 to 3 with an attack good for 27 banes. They handed Joe Beggs his first defeat after five wine, knocking him out In the first Inning. Frank McCormick of the Phils and Ray Larnanno of the Reds hit homers. The Braves came out of their hitting slump with vengeance at St. Ixmils, beating the Cardinals 9 to 6 with a Id-hit array in which there were three doubles, three triples and two homers. The homers came on successive pitches in a five-run fifth when pinch-hitter Nanny Fernandes end Mike McCormick teed off on lefty Howie Pollet. Johnny Hopp made four hits, two of them doubles. Yesterday’s star— Pinch-hitter Frank Becory. whose homer with the bases full gave the Cubs • 12th Inning. 10 to 6 victory over the Giants.

McMillen Is Winner In League Contest A pair of free-snoring tilts marked softball play al Worthman Held Thursday night McMillen defeated Yager Furniture in a Decatur Softball league game. 16 to 9, In the opener. McMillen tallied live runs in the first two innings but Yager came back with seven In the third to lake a temporary lead. McMillen evened the score at 7-7 In the third. Yager tallied twice In the fourth but McMillen counted four In the same frame und put the game on Ice with four more In the sixth. legion Post 296. Fort Wayne, defeated Adams Post 43. * to 6. In a la-glon league game* ns the nightcap, with the contest forced into an extra Inning. The Fort Wayne team took an early lead but the Decatur nine tied up the score at 6-6 In the last of the seventh. Two hits and an error gave the visitors two runs In the eighth. Two Decatur league games will he played here- tonight, with the K. of <*. and 1-egii.n meeting al 1:30 p. m„ followed by McMillen and Moose. The Schafer team will meet Yager Furniture in a regular league game at Berne tonight. laist night's scores by innings: It II E Yager .... . 007 200 0 9 9 6 M< Millen 322 404 x 15 17 5 Sprunger, Neuenxchwander and l.lec-hty, Goodin; Myers. Miller und Wolf. R II E Post 2M .. 104 001 02 X X 3 Post 43 .. 102 020 10—• 11 2 McClure ami Kelsey; B. Andrews und Hakes, llaugk.

Maior League Leaders National League G AB R H Pct Walker, Brook. 37 151 24 56 .371 Hopp. Boston 33 120 26 43 .363 Mtwlsl. St. L. .43 169 32 57 .337 Enol*. Phil. 31 12*1 15 41 .333 SchiM-ndh-nst, St. L. 35 146 26 IS 329 American League G AB R H Pct Vernon, Wash. 37 149 31 59 .396 Williams. B<wt. 46 164 40 55 .335 Pesky, Boston 15 194 44 61 .330 DiMaggio. Bost. 39 139 2G 45 .324 Beraidino. St L. 43 172 19 54 .314 Appling, ( hl. . 41 159 12 50 .314 Heme Runs DiMaggio. Yankees 11 Greeiilierg, Tigers II Keller, Yankees 10 William*. Red Sox ... 10 .Mize. Giants 1® Pitching Ferrixs. Red Sox 9-0 Leonard, Senatom 5-0 Ruffing, Yankees 4-0 Herring. Dodgers 4-0 Kush. Cubs 40

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St. Paul Back In Association Lead By United Prm Pt. Paul was on t«P •” *h* American Association today, a mere percentage point ahead of Indianapolis, us u result of Kansan City's double trouncing of the Indiana. 3 to 0 ami 1 to 4. Fourth-place Kansas City was the only first division club to win last night and advanced within a game and a half nf first place. In the lower half of the standings. Milwaukee took the measure, and fifth place, of Toledo, X to 1. In other game*, Columbus defeated St. Paul, 5 to 3. and cellardwelling Minneapolis beat Ixiuls Ville, <1 to 2.

Today's Sports Parade By Oscar Fraley Reg. U. S. Pat Off.) o o New York. June 7 — (UP) — Joltin’ Joe Dimaggio, who recently published a hook containing the secrets of his success, was Just about ready today to take a few hours off and read.his own opus to re-dixeover the "Joltin'” secret. Joe is disgusted. In a few terse sentences which cannot be repeated verbatim here, Joe made that plenty clear as he took his licks In the batting cage at Yankee stadium. The San Francisco Italian was not giving with his famous piano key smile. He wasn't giving with those long, copyrighted hits, either, which was why the teeth were hiding behind tightly-pressed lips. "I haven't the slightest idea what’s the matter with me." Joe growled. "All I know is that I'm not hitting like I should. I've tried almost everything and yet nothing seems to work with any consistency." Baseball salaries being figured on production, along with world strips cuts, und such, you can understand very easily why the Sly ear-old Joseph Paul Is perturbed. If the Yankee clipper doesn't start clipping then that's just what may happen when the mall man rings twice and deposits the 1947 offer next winter. When the last official averages were released, the erstwhile •'Joltin'" Joe was bouncing out at an overpaid rate of .256. That comes very close to financial sui-

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cide for a young man who is IUD i jmsed to thrill thousand* with slashing line drives that put him on base and send waiting team mates scampering home, a* th., saying goes Instead, said f? am mates more often than not were dying on base. So It is r.o wonder that Giuseppe la unhappy, He , nr rently la hitting a poorer than Ke ever did In seven yean with the Yankees. That looks unhappily anemh w ' hl<|| compared to his former hatting averages — nartlcularly the .jaj and .362 which led the American league In 1939 and 1940. To make It worse, Joe is trail. Ing badly In such Important departments as long hits and runs-batted-ln. He Is so far behind bls pace of former years that he doesn't even like to contemplate It. Players, during pregamo batting practice, ar* supposed to take a limite-l number of swats at the ball and retire front the cage. This. too. bothers Dimag "How In the world as I ever

going to get started when the batting practice pitcher wastes so many and then you only get a couple of good swings,'* he complained. "Maybe It’s good pitching that has you down, fellows like that Dave Ferrlaa of Boston” somehotly suggested. "He’s a fine pitcher but we knocked him out of the box. didn't we?" Joe retorted. "You can say that again, he's real good," interjected Charley

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