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Phillies-Brooklyn Dodger series. was to be played was to be made
| shortly before the scheduled starting time. A postponement necessitate a double-header tomorrow. Rain began falling early
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EW YORK, Sept, 24 (U. P).— the heart of Flatbush to-
t, stand now, the only can capture the penHighout a playoff is to win all of its remaining games, playing t & 1.000 pace while the Cardinals winning three of their five for pace. the Cardinals win four games can clinch a tie and a sweep their five games will put them regardless of what the Dodgers
Tired and Jittery The Dodgers were tired and jitwhen they took the field against the fighting Phillies yesterday and for seven and a. half innings they had a hard time holding their own (in a tense pitching battle between Rube Melton and Lefty Ken Raf_fensberger, ~ Then the scoreboard flashed the 1-to-0 St. Louis victory over the | Cubs at Chicago and the Dodgers forgot they were weary. They put om a five-run rally with a weird and daring collection of bunts and cheap hits for a 6-to-1 victory. The first safe bunt was an accident. Carl Furillo had walked and Peewee Reese was trying to sacrifice him to second. He bunted—too
NEW YORK, Sept. 24 (U. P.) — he people of Brooklyn were ‘ upon today by the Rev. ir J. C. Benson of the
second homer in as many days.
showers were forecast,
8ST. LOUIS, Sept. 24 (U, P).— The St. Louis Cardinals, hanging on to a half-game lead in their pennant battle with wthe ‘Brooklyn Dodgers, faced an old man from Cincinnati today wha hoped to have them hanging by their necks, The old man ‘was Deacon Bill MaKechnie, who resigned Sunday as manager of the Reds, but postponed his departure until after a two-game series with the Cardinals in order to make a gallant farewell stand against a team battling for the flag. Because of his long-standing feud with the Brooklyn Dodgers, McKechnie feels that triumphs over the Cardinals would be victories of vindication, squaring him with Dodger fans who insist that he “pointed” his team for the recent bitter series in Brooklyn in which one - game went 19 innings for 0-to-0 tie.
Vandermeer Ready
McKechnie doesn’t deny that the Reds were “up” for their games with the Dodgers and that he came back with his ace pitcher, Johnny Vandermeer, in the replay of that marathon gamé which the Dodgers won. : Vandermeer will be his starting pitcher in one of the games, probably tonight's, and he will use one of his more, dependable veterans, Bucky Walters, Ed Heusser, or. Joe Beggs for the other. For the Cardinals, who won eight games and dropped five in a not too impressive swing through the East, Manager Eddie Dyer will have to gamble with George (Red) Munger, batted out in his last two starts and in one relief appearance, in one of the games with the Reds. Murry Dickson, his most consistent right hander, will work the other, > Cat's Performance Encouraging The most encouraging item for the Cardinals was the stout-hearted 1-to-0 victory that Harry (The Cat) Brecheen turned in yesterday in
the team’s final road game at Chi-
cago. The Cubs threatened time and again, tagging the southpaw artist for nine hits, but he bore down when the going was the toughest to beat them for the fifth time in six starts this season and the 13th in 16 times he has faced them during his career. Moreover, he drove in the only run with a single in the third which scored battery-mate Joe
| Garagiola. Garagiola had opened
the inning with a single off loser Hank Wyse and moved up on Marty Marion's sacrifice. Pollet Nominated Dyer, still concerned over his pitchers, named Howie Pollet, his 20-victory left hander, as the man who would have to pitch them. to
| the flag
Although Pollet pitched against the Cubs and was beaten Sunday, he will be used in relief during the series with the Reds if he is needed, and he will start Friday's contest with the Cubs. If the battle goes down to the final day of the season with the outcome still in doubt, Pollet will go again on Sunday with only a single day's rest.
But, Oh, That Expense Account
NEW FORE, Sept. 24 (U, P).— L n. baseball writers figured toda; "that unless Brooklyn wins i pennant without a playoff, they may be in for 6500 miles of traveling within the next two weeks. "Wandering whether they should e a cue from the coal miners and for “portal to portal” pay, they ed out that they might be inin a cross-country zig-zag te-this: One thousand miles to St. is for the first game of the g-game playoff series, Oct. 1. One thousand miles to Brookpn for the second and third games, 3and 4. 3. One thousand miles back to Louis if the Cardinals win the for the first two games of the World Series, Oct. 6 and 7.” ‘4 One thousand two hundred fty miles to Boston for the third, h, and fifth series games on pet, 9, 10 and 11. 5. One thousand two hundred ir; miles back to St. Louis for the
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At a Glance
NEW YORK, Sept. 24 (U. P).—~ | The National L#ague pennant race at a glance: To W L Pel. GB Play St. Louis ... 94 55 831 .. 5 Brooklyn ... 94 56 627 14 4 Remaining Games — St. Louis— Sept. 24 (night), 25 (night), Cineinnati; Sept. 27 (night), 28 (night), 29, Chicago. Brookiyn—Sept. 24, 25, Philadelphia; Sept. 28, 29, Boston.
sixth and seventh series games on Oct. 12 and 13, if necessary. 6. One thousand miles home to Flatbush and environs. If the Dodgers win the pennant without a playoff the total amount of traveling necessary will be 500 miles, 250 to Boston and 250 back.
. Major Leaders NATIONAL LEAGUE; G AB R 149 5068 118 101 3717 10 125 435 73 .144 552 44 547 80
AMERICAN LEAGUE Wash +143 5 84 145 501 141 148 602 114. 203
127 503 DiMaggio, Boston 131 518 82 -
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Cards. Making the putout is Card catcher Joe ‘Garagiola,
Yankee Stars Blink Out
NEW YORK,:8ept. 24 (U. P)— Bill Dickey and “Charley Ruffing, heroes with the Yankees in the happier years when New York was the scourage of the major leagues, were out-of baseball—perhaps forever—today as younger men moved up to replace them. _Both were released unconditionally by the Yankees yesterday. Dickey, former star catcher who had replaced Joe McCarthy as Yankee manager last May 24, has not been with the club since last week when he was dropped as pilot. He had informed President Larry MacPhail that he did not want to be reconsidered for reappointment as manager in 1947, As a player Dickey compiled a lifetime batting average of .313 in 17 years with the Yankees, Ruffing, one of the top pitchers of modern times, had been with New York since 1930, after six years with the Boston Red Sox. He had been out of action this season since June 29 when he was struck in the knee by a line drive off the bat of Hank Majeski of the Philadel phia Athletics... He won a total of 270 major league games,
Practice Called The South Side Saints football team will practice tomorrow at 7:30 p. m. at the South Side Community
%\day . proved fatal
center. The Saints won a practice opener, 12-0, from the Boys’ club.
By OSCAR FRALEY United Press Sports Writer NEW YORK, Sept. 24-—Army's hopes for a third undefeated football season had a bad bruise today —on Doc Blanchard’s leg—with the ache extending to cadet public relations. The West Point coaching staff for two reasons has kept the condition, weights and ages of its players as secret as D-day plans. Now it is accused of deliberately misinforming sports writers about the details of the great Blanchard’s bruises. So everybody is sore at the brassi hats with the braid, including rival coaches, opposing players and men who chronicle the grid doings of the sons of slum and gravy. And it all shapes up to an Army hidden ball play which may wind up with an Oklahoma triumph this Saturday. Blanchard, one of the greatest fullbacks In collegiate history,
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Die of Injuries
FRANKLIN, O, Sept. 24 (U. P) — Robert Hannum, 16-year-old Franklin high school football player, today was Ohio's second 1946 football fatality. Hannum, son of the Rev. and Mrs. William J. Hannum of PFranklin, died in a Cincinnati hospital of a brain injury suffered Friday night in a game between Franklih and Miamisburg high schools at Franklin, It was to have been Hannum’s last game with Franklin because he was to leave the following day to enter a prep school in Mercerburg, Pa
Ohio's first fatality was recorded earlier in the season when a player died of injuries suffered during
? a | Practice at Wilberforce university,
LATROBE, Pa~—Injuries suffered in a practice football session yesterlast night to James Clark, 17-year-old halfback of the Ligonier high school team. The youth was admitted to Latrobe hospital at 7:45 p. m. and died two hours later. Coroner Adam 8. Kepple reported death was due to a
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|Accepts Job as Athletic Head
BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Sept. 2¢—Bo McMillin, Indiana university's famed football coach, today joined the ranks of the men of the Western conference who serve their institutions both as athletic director and head football coach. McMillin, the man who brought Indiana football out of the Big Nine cellar to the.1945 championship, was elevated to the athletic di-
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rectorship last night by the university board of trustees. Earlier in the day, while he was preparing his squad for the Michigan game Saturday which opens Indiana's defense of its title, McMillin was called into the office of Dr. Herman B Wells, university president. He accepted the position clad in cleated shoes and full gridiron regalia. » McMillin, Indiana's ninth athletic director since the post first was created in 1894, succeeds Z. G. Clevenger, who retired last Aug. 16 after 23 years as the Hoosier sports chief. Clevenger today was one of the first to laud appointment of the: colorful Indiana tutor whom he himself brought to the campus back in 1934. : “Bo McMillin long has been a national figure in athletics,” Clevenger said. “He has had a most successful career and by his many years of experience he is thoroughly qualified to handle his new duties with distinction. He has become a most integral part of Indiana. He is a close friend of mine and I am extremely happy in his selection because I think he will render a great service to Indiana university.”
Doc's Leg Is Sore—So Is Press
limped from the fleld Saturday after the first quarter of the Villanova game. An emissary returned from Blaik with the report: “Nothing wrong. Just a heel bruise suffered in practice.” But yesterday, Col. Harvey (Jabbo) Jablonski, former cadet star now a line coach, disclosed that Blanchard suffered a leg muscle bruise against Villanova which brought every doctor in the Hudson valley running to the infirmary. Army had hoped to keep this hidden with a fake Achilles heel but Jabbo hits straight from the shoulder. They won't know, at the Point, until tomorrow whether Blanchard will be available for duty against Oklahoma. Without him the Army is just another ball club,. as it sliowed when’ Glenn Davis was smothered because the Blanchard threat was removed from the middle. So the odds are that if Doc can
Frits Crisler of Michigan and Harry Stuhldreher of Wisconsin are the other Western conference athletic directors who also hold the position of head football coach. Doug Mills, the University of Illinois athletic director, is the head basketball coach.
To Name Own Assistant
Dr. Wells has been the acting athletic director since Clevenger stepped down last month. The board of trustees granted McMillin the privilege of naming his own assistant athletic director, a post he said he will fill only after he has had more time to consider the duties that will be involved. McMillin came to Indiana in 1934 from Kansas State college at Manhattan, ‘Kas. He previously had coached at Geneva college, Beaver Falls, Pa, and Centennary college, Shreveport, La. ‘Bo’s playing career at little Centre college, of Danville, Ky., long has provided one of the most delightful chapters in American college football history, He was a four-sport letterman at. Centre and twice captained the fdotball teams that won _ national recog-
stand, he'll play.
SUERICAN LEAGUE
W. L. Pot 71 79 473 S98) Cleveland 66 84 .440 67) 8t. Louis 64 83 435 nm” “480! Philadel, 49 100 .329
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Ww. 101 i i Chicago Detroit 88 5 New York 85 8 Washgtn
W. L. Pct 68 82 453 Brooklyn 94 56 -627| Cincinnati 63 85 426 78 68 .534! Pittsburgh 60 86 411 78 70 .527| New York 58 91 .380
GAMES TODAY AMERICAN LEAGUE
St. Louis at Detroit. New York at Boston. (Only games scheduled.)
W. L. Pet, St. Louis 94 55 .631| Philadel.
Chicago Boston
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia at Brooklyn. Boston at New York, Pittsburgh at Chicago Cincinnati at St, ee Nin).
Dorothy Sets Pace
TULSA, Okla., Sept, 24 (U. P).— Dorothy Kirby of Atlanta, Ga, topped the field with a par 75 today as the starters teed off for ie second qualifying round in the women’s national amateur golf tournament over South Hills’ country club.
Grid Games Sought
The South Side Pineies are seeking football games with teams in the 135-pound class. Write Norman Arnold, 623 Parkway ave,
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Oklahoma will be a happy outfit if the olive-cheeked buzz saw sits this one out. The Sooners have been pointing toward this tilt for a long time and Jablonski claims their line will outweigh Army on the average, 210 pounds to 201. Jabbo admits that the 201-pound average is calculated on “program weights.” Which means that the Army line undoubtedly is a lot heavier. Blaik will deny this, but he won't let you get near the fieldhouse where they truck the boys onto the scales and weigh them. Still, Army is just mediocre when you get past that -first team. And without Blanchard to threaten the middle and tighten the secondary so Davis can run wide, it's just another ball club. If Blanchard sits it out, Oklahoma should win to the accompaniment of thundering cheers fromm coaches who have tasted - Army's crushing cleats during the past two years.
RESULTS YESTERDAY NATIONAL LEAGUE St. Louis .... . 001 000 000— 1 6 0 Chicago 000 000 000— 0 9 0 Brecheen and-Garagiola; Schmitz and McCullough,
Wyse,
Philadelphia 001 000 000— 1
8 Brooklyn 000 100 05x— 6 11 Raffensberger and Hemsley, Melton, Taylor and Edwards.
{Only games scheduled.)
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Philadelphia 201 002 001— 6 9 New York 340 100 10x— 9 13
Savage, Fagan, Christopher and Rosar; Raschl and Berra,
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In the final week of practice be-
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nois State Teachers college Saturday, Coach “Tony” Hinkle is drilling his Butler backs on timing of plays and his linesmen on defensive blocking, Last Saturday's practice games proved to Coach Hinkle that his teams were far ahead of the defense, but he believes. that defensively they could improve, For the first time this season, the Bulldogs are hampered by the number on injuries appearing at So far the practices have come off with only the usual minor blisters and sore muscles. In Saturdays games four men were sidelined with comparatively serious injuriesy James Patty, Jeft the game with a knee injury that will keep him from dressing for - the opening game. A twisted ankle has put Daniel Rhodes, Pt. Wayne tackle, on the bench. Francis Moriarty and Kenneth Geiman, both of Indianapolis, were slated to start this Saturday's game but have been having trouble with a hip and an ankle respectively. However, trainer Morris predicts that all the men, with the exception of Patty, will be able to play against Eastern, At. Eastern, Coach Maynard (Pat) O’Brien has three strong teams that boast a starting line of 214 pounds. This is the second consecutive season that the Panthers have had a heavy and aggressive forward wall.
Knockout Fatal To Lightweight
HOLYOKE, Mass., Sept. 24 (U. P.)—Raymond Vidal, 18, a lightweight boxer from New York City, died last night two hours after he was knocked out by Red McGrath of Newark, N. J, in the third round of a scheduled four-round preliminary bout at the Valley arena. Vidal struck the back of his neck on the canvas when NcGrath dropped him with a right to the chin. Handlers worked vainly for 15 minutes trying to revive him but he was still unconscious when he was taken to a hospital where he died. Physicians’ preliminary diagnosis revealed he had suffered a fractured skull.
Earle Browne Goes Big in Kentucky 1sMNYear as Pilot
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 24.—It was a big season. for Earle Browne, who marked his managerial debut with three titles—a pennant, a batting championship and a playoff crown. Browne, former outfielder - first baseman with the Pittsburgh Pirates piloted Owensboro to the - Kitty league flag, won the batting crown with the lofty average of .429. His team also annexed the playoff. The 35-year-old veteran won the léague title by a margin of 12 games over Hopkinsville and encountered no serious competition in annexing the batting honors, finishing 49 points ahead of his nearest rival, Cal Chapman of Hopkinsville, Owensboro defeated Fulton in the post-season best-in-seven series. Browne, who played with his hometown = Louisville Colonels in 1943, '44 and '45, clubbed out 150 hits in 350 trips to the plate, blasted 21 home runs and drove in 104 tallies for Owensboro. In addition to playing with Pittsburgh, Browne was with the Phillies in 1937.
Ex-Indians Run 1-2 in Southern
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Sept. 24— For the first time in the history of tlie most valuable player award in the Southern association,’ a member of a seventh-place team—Tom Neill, Birmingham outfielder—was selected. Collecting a total of 41 points from the 18 sports writers participating in the poll, Neill, now with the Boston Braves, nosed out Ted Cieslak, Atlanta third baseman, by four points Both are former Indianapolis players, Third Baseman Hillis. Layne of Chattanooga and Pitcher Bill Ayers of Atlanta were tied for third with 27 points, while Pitcher Lester (Wimpy) Willis of Memphis was next with 15 points. Neill received six first-place votgs, with Ceislak getting five.
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TUESDAY, SEPT. 2, 1946 : JOE. i: WILLIAMS SAYS
NEW YORK, Sept. 24.—Putting one little word after another and whatever became of the Giants? Dugout gossip persists that Etten and Gordon of the Yankees are headed for Detroit in exchange for Dizzy Trout. Byron Nelson is calling it a career; from now on he plans to play only iin the Bob Jones, or Masters tournament. Al Schacht will perform his buffooneries before the Red Sox fans at the world series. It will be the clown’s 24th series assignment. [ A New Jersey gentleman went to the corner to get a glass of beer and it was six years before he got back home, Traffic is get= ting desperate, isn't it? It seems Wallace was fired because he talked
too much. Over in Brooklyn they'd make him manager of the
Dodgers. The political pessimists must be correct. Even Niagara Falls is cracking up. ‘Conn says he wants to fight Louis again this time for charity, The most charitable thing the Pittsburgher can do is remain in retirement. n » ” ” ” ” If you think your housing . problem is acute, consider poor little. Babs Hutton: She had to settle for an Arabian palace. The picture of young Mussolini ‘playing an accordion is incomplete. No monkey. Don’t look now but is Johnny Neun still managing the Yankees? » ” . o » ” Indiana, Western conference champions, coached by Bo McMillin, the World-Telegram coach of the year, was knocked off by Cincinnati university. . That's practically like a soft ball girl pitcher striking out Ted Williams. Even so it is likely to set the note for the season's dizzy play. Even the most obscure teams are player-packed. Some days ago Cornell's Ed McKeever made the predictidh no major team would go through the season undefeated. This prediction is like. to stand. up. It almost certainly will in instances where the schedules are representative. » » » ” » » What adds to the shock of Indiana's stunning reversal is the fact that insiders were tipping the Hoosiers to take Michigan. s » # un » » Army, ‘national champions, got off on the right hay-foot, strawe foot by pitching a 35-0 shutout against a well thought of Villanova squad. Before the kickoff Coach Red Blaik- told reporters: “I've still got a fine first team but my replacements are nothing to rave about.” After the game the reporters were disposed to agree with him, Blanchard and Davis took up where they left off as touchdown terrors. An injury to either of these.superlatively gifted ball care’ riers would bring Army back to the level of ordinary competition. As a matter of fact, Blanchard was forced out of the game Saturday nursing a sensitive heel. 8 8 8 8 8 8 Press box consensus: Blaik will have to convert his regulars into iron-men, or 60-minute players, if Army is to go through un whipped. And he will have to be lucky in the matter of injuries. » ” # ” ” ” Col. Larry MacPhail estimates the new player concessions will cost the majors better than two millions. That's why he went for the 168-game sehedule. Ted Bishop, a reformed pro, won the national amateur this year, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, a reformed pro, may
‘win the women's at Tulsa, Okla., this week. Nobody should have
been surprised that Steve O'Neill was reappointed manager of the Detroit Tigers. It just happens that he’s owner Walter Briggs’ fairhairéd child. A tremendous race is in the making: Armed vs. Lucky Draw. Belmont may’ bring them together in a match. Otherwise they'll probably come together in Alfred Vanderbilt's Pimlico special, Nov. 1, promising another War Admiral-Seabiscuit duel.
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