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Olympic Trials Have Cheers And

Sports Roundup---

By EDDIE ASH

New Manager Takes Charge Immediately

« By United Press

DETROIT, July 5—Fiery Freddie Hutchinson, who {loves to win, took over his

8 new post tonight as manager of the Detroit Tigers, with a pat on the back for the last-place team he inherited. fir

The 32-year-old veteran hurler, tossed out of games twice this season for arguing with umpires, was named earlier tonight to sueceed Red Rolfe as Detroit pilot

Tears

By JACK WELSH THE exhaustion of a ree-|ord-breaking swimming per(formance was etched clearly | in the face of Gail Peters yeés-

terday afternoon. The slim-hipped

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student of Georgetown University (Washington D. C.) sat quietly in the A of Broad Ripple pool

Reds’ Luke Sewell Won Browns Only Pennant

and startled her admirers with the remark: . “It really wasn't as bad as I THE FRIENDLY Cincinnati Reds, who have many [thought it would be.” followers in the Hoosier state, especially among fans in the eastern part of Indiana, are to furnish the visiting attraction at Victory Field Monday night. The Redlegs are to meet the Hoosier Indians in an exhibition game and

it's a safe guess the Tribesters will make it interesting

| Gall wasn’t being cocky about jner new American record of 3:02.6 {in the 200-meter breaststroke. {But she admitted she expected to {be pushed right to the wire like {teammate Mary Freeman and {Jody Alderson, who won the 100-

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for the National Leaguers. Luke Sewell, the Queen City team’s skipper, is one of the best-posted men in baseball. ... A former big league catcher, he won acclaim in 1944 by piloting the St. Louis Browns to their only pennant in the history of the American League. . . . In the World Series ‘the Brownies clashed with the Cardinals and the decision went to the National Leaguers four games to two. Before Cleveland bought the Indianapolis club, the Reds used to be annual spring visitors at Vietory Field, usually for two games with the Indians, and as often as not, the Tribesters tripped them up. Some years ago the Indians had a player working agreement with Cincinnati and one season the Redlegs shipped the famed Johnny Vander Meer to Victory Field to spend the greater part of the campaign in an effort to gain control. . . . He still was getting a lot of mileage out of his double no-hit achievement and the southpaw developed into the ace individual gate attraction in the American Association.

It was a move similar to the treatment the Cleveland club is currently giving Luke Easter, the slugging first baseman, optioned to Indianapolis for the purpose of trying to regain . confidence and recapture his batting eye . . . Redleg Manager

Sewell was selected big league Manager of the Year in 1944

+ + « In his days as an active player he was one of the major leagues’ best catchers for 19 years . . . He went stroight from the campus at the University of Alabdma to league baseball, Columbus of the American Association in 1921 and later in the same season in the big show with Cleveland. Lo gE : ® =» =» IN LAST week’s statistics, the hometown Indians were second high in stolen bases, with 37 . ., St. Paul war far out in front with 45... The power-laden Kansas City Blues had accumulated 116 home runs, tops by a

mile . . . Closest was Minneapolis with 83 . . , Indianapolis |

was fifth in club batting and sixth in team fielding . . . The K. C. Blues, who have defeated the Indians nine times in 10 clashes, have a club batting average of an amazing .303 , . . They will perform in Indianapolis Tuesday, on annual Shrine Night at Victory Field . . . The American Association's homer record by a team is 217,. set by Minneapolis in 1939. » » 5 ” 2 n After the Indians play Cincinnati here Monday night they will remain in their wigwam to battle the American Association’s western clubs, in 10 gomes, two with Kansas City, two with Milwaukee, three with Minneapolis and three with St. Paul . . . The home stand will extend through July 16 . . . Only doubleheader on the agenda wil be with the Minneapolis Millers next Sunday . . . There will be ladies’ nights in the Milwaukee and St. Paul Series , . . The Indians have won 21 games at home and lost 22 , , . On the road they have won 19 and dropped 20,

ed » » » » » BILL MEYER, whose Pittsburgh Pirates dropped ‘57 games with 76.to go, was a catcher with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1916 . , . The Mackmen of that season dropped 117 games, the all-time major league mark for losing . . . The team finished 40 games behind the seventh-place club, Washington . . . Oddly, in 1916, six American League clubs finished with percentages of ,500 or better . ., The A's wound up 54 games off the pennant pace set by the Boston Red Sox. In the American Association in 1926, when 168 games were played instead of 154, Columbus lost 125 .games . , , The tailenders finished 6414 games behind pennant-winning Louisville, managed by Bill Meyer , . . The Colonels won 105 games. a. 2a» v Members of the Hall of Fame will be honored by the Ball Playets of Yesterday of Cincinnati at special ceremonies, July 10, prior to the night game between the Reds and the Braves at Crosley Field , . . All the living members of the Hall of Fame have been-invited . .. Among those who have accepted are Connie Mack, Cy Young, Tris Speaker, George Sisler, Kid Nichols, Fred Clarke, Paul Waner, Carl Hubbell, Rogers Hornsby, Jimmy Foxx, Mickey Cochrane and Charlie Gehringer.

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IN 14 times at bat with Indianapolis: Luke Easter has collected seven hits, including one double and three homers . . , He's batted in five runs and scored four . . . That's for an average of .500 . . , In 12 times at bat with Cleveland, Dave Pope has made two hits, both singles, and scored one run . . . for an average of .167 . .. But Pope's “big” Indians won on 11 hits yesterday while Easter’s “little” Indians lost on 17.

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{meter free-style on Friday. For the swimming fans who watched the young lady slice through the waters of Broad Ripple. and onto a shot at the summer games in Helsinki, Finland, it appeared to be an effortless performance as she pulled away in the last 100 meters, Nobody but Judy Cornell, fast-closing blond star from Portland, Ore., had an outside chance to catch her and she was 4 feet behind at the finish. | Gail's mother, Mrs. Glenn gs Peters, was among the happy throng of well-wishers and so was grandmother, Mrs. R. Schofield jof Trenton, N. J. where the 23-|year-old champion first learned to swim in a neighborhood pool. ®,...n 5 THE family dog, Max. was even on hand for the victory and Gail gleefully ‘posed with him! for a picture. : “Look, he’s more excited.than| O'Conner.” I am,” Gail replied as shel The latter was a real surprise squeezed, “Wish I could take him|in making the Olympic team.|

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upper right, Judy Cornell of Poriland, Ore., approaches the wire for second place, yesterday at Broad Ripple pool.

A NEW: CHAMP—Gail Peters of Washington, D. C., hits the wire in the 200-meter breastroke to clinch a place on the Urited States swimming team for the summer games. In lane No. 7 at the

day, nothing bothered me ex-

{of the 1948 Olympic team. cept Barbara and Coralie

Barbara, a deeply-tanned and attractive mermaid from the Chicago Town Club, put in long and strenuous hours at the

to Helsinki.” . | Coralie, 13-year old cutie from| Broad Ripple plant but she finx » | Worcester, Mass., had only a third| ished seventh in a field of MARY FREEMAN never in’ the nationals at Daytona eight. stopped smiling when she was Beach, Fla, to show as for her| pegspite the defeat, Barbara

announced as the official 100- credit but yesterday she rofe asp, meter backstroke champion of & new star, the trials. 2-8. “I was a liftle worried when | PROBABLY the hard-luck girl, we hit the 50-meter mark,” [of the meet thus far is Sheila Mary said after being told she | Donahue of the Lafayette Swim o_ is was fourth at the a “and [Club. Shelia, a member of the z0aY. show one of the greatest i y will ever have to offer I realized it was now or never Lafayette national relay champs, oo in addicts if IT was going to make it.” |was 1/10 of a second behind| The ne ctor: fresstyle “and Mary made t only. {Coraliee O'Connor and ‘the thin] meter. i : oP nade x De ar et! decimal keeps her of the Finland|the 1 and 3-meter diving are the Stark of Berkeley, Cal. | junket, : grand ‘finale... A leg injury in the 1951 na- Sheila also won her heat in | For girls like Julia Murakami, tionals at Detroit had cost Mary| the 100-meter freestyle Friday |Delia Meulenkamp, Marilyn Caldnational titles in the 100 and 200-| but her time wasn’t good |erini, Ann Moss, Alice DeGrott, meter backstroke events but the| enough to be one of eight it's now or never. For the alsoold injury didn’t pop up yester-| finalists .. . rans, the broken heart will mend | day. { # =» = , |and. they'll powder those bright “I strained a tendon in my HEARTBREAKS were a dime a eyes again .-. . but in 1956, the right thigh before -the nationals dozen in this. American swim grind will start again and they'll that .year,” the 18-year old ex- [classic but none was any tougher all come back trying their hearts plained, #but it didn’t hurt to- than for Barbara Jensen Reeves out.

ade the rounds congratulating {the day's winners, She was beaten in the swim but not in sportsman-~ ship. : The curtain falls today on the

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Luke Clouts 3d Homer But Tribe Loses, 12-9

women will compete in two weeks at Helsinki, Finland, Times Soeeial noon were Al Smith and Malm-

Cleveland Nudges LOUISVILLE, July 5—In a slugfest in which 34 hits berg of the Indians and Hal

were smacked in and outside of the park, the Louisville, Buckwalter of the Colonels. 1 + : S d Pl | Colonels knocked the Indianapolis, Indians out of a third-| us batted in eater Yu | n w econ ae | place tie and down to fifth today .by capturing the series 2 wn By Unifed Press

|opener at Parkway Field, 12 to 9. 2 2 2 {4 SMITH HIT a single, double CLEVELAND, July 5—Joe Tipton, purchased for $20,The traditional rivals collected RUSS KEMMERER,, who last- and triple for the Tribesters. The 000 from the Philadelphia Athletics last week, drove in the os 2hicce roth Lome rundled on the Lousville mound until Indians two errors were on Gear- winning run in the 11th inning tonight as the Cleveland

both on ground balls. : : : |Joe Montalvo of the Tribesters after two down in the ninth, pacier had a hit taken away from indians beat the Chicago White Sox, 3 to 2, and took over

THE HAPPY ONES—Mary Freeman, the first place winner in the 200-meter breaststroke, is smiling happily at the left along with runners-up Barbara “Stark, and Coralie O'Conner. These young

jand Taft (Pappy) Wright of the helped win his own game by hit- him in the fifth when Bud Peter-|S¢cond place, : [ting a single and a triple to bat son, Louisville shortstop, leaped,| It was Tipton’s 13th run batted # = = lin three runs, He also scored a|knocked down Luke's screaming In for the Indians in six games | IT WAS Easter’s third homer Pair. The single was made off line drive and recovered in time and it came against Joe Dobson, |in four games (three days) with Narleski in the second, the triple for the out at first. (Who-had staged a bitter pitching 4 duel with Bob Feller to that point. | Total attendance at the series

lopener ‘game was 1698. It was Feller won his seventh.game and |

|Knothole Day at Parkway Field Dobson lost his fifth as a result. y

land the paid attendance was 1375, Al Rosen walked and stole | second as Larry Doby fanned in

Narleski’'s blowup was unexpected. He had been pitching great ball recently. But he got wild after one inning, then had

{got a single. | The Indians were shoved behind | {the eight ball right off when the {Colonels batted Ray Narleski out

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

The teams wind up the series GB,

Won Lost Pet, i to put the ball over and the | | th eisive inning. H ; Si Milwaukee .......... 50 26 .658 by staging a six-run burst. The| Colonels used the lumber in a | ® doubleheader tomorrow | U6 STINE MnnE HAY Simp: Wins, i {oY 8 Six SL, av. Pai | , after which the In- | : intone) : : yr righthander was combed for four| Pig way. Papish sailed along | aiarnoen, alter w ¢ | Purposely walked, but Tipton Fp Fauloo ooo a ie 1 |hits and issued two walkg.in that| Smoothly until ithe fifth when dians will return home fo meet | belted a single to left to score Columbus ...... ‘ 47 440 17 round before'Frank Papleh, south-| es t00, got pounded. the Cincinnatt Reds in an ex- | gp... oth the winning tally, [TinRsapolls Lam 34 1 2 { , y i | ‘Papish was solved for 12 hits hibition game at Victory Field : Ns e # . AMERICAN LEAGUE paw, Telleved um. ysignt wit % in 6% innings. He was battered] Monday night. ; 3 wie & Jovelany's HLH Straight New York wy oe = ; p: Ss. g | ricto 8] y - * ork Sn {for five safeties in the seventh| Today's battle was -the 14th be- es Ry and Vo al Ww n Cleveland ". 12 p68 3 Tr rc : When the Colonels scored two tween Indians and Colonels this 3 : . , : * Washington. 34 528 8 THE INDIANS stormed back more markers to boost their to-/season and the honors are even. RR a " : Boston . ..... 3 Jan in the ninth and tallied 5 times, tal to’ ROSEN broke the scoring ice ghilqdelbhia .... "4m S, tal to an even dozen. seven. victories apiece, y 8t. Louis 44 432 14 3 short of tying the score as nu for Cleveland by blasfing his 15th Detroit 49 320 20% $

home: run of the season into the NATIONAL LEAGUE { Won Loa, Pct.

|upper deck of the left field stands Brooklyn ........... : ew York .... . 48 25 848 4

|Harry Malmberg was called out, THE COLONELS executed Tribe Box Score

|on strikes for the game-endingithree double plays, the Indians INDIANAPOLIS to open the bottom half of then:

AB R HO A E Stee or w 3B Boar {out with two runners on base. ‘{two. One Louisville twin killing Wilson, SD sums seis ¢ 1 i 3 3 : second. |Philadelphia | 34.39 468 17 < : roupe . i | “ Easter and Montalvo walloped was an easy one. Big Easter was Tosheff 4.0. 9.9.4.49 The’ Indians tied the score 2-2, [Gincinnay RR Ae nt : | ph Q 9 {their homers in the final frame. lon second and Bud Hutson oni |JAsimbers, ues : 3 ] 3 1 3 3 in ine fourth when Merv] Comba Pittsburgh oreees 31 C57 260 32 (both coming with one on. They i Emter, 1b ..... -4 1 2 1 1 eisingled and scored on a long " | " rst with one out in the seventh. ’ i QT RTI | Tribesters left 11 runners strand. Lloyd Gearhart hit a fly to Wuisen. ef ...i5..4 2 1 double by Feller to left center, RE LI YESTERDAY ed, the Colonels but seven, Bob DiPietro in right and Easter|Gearhart. ef 311 3 8 3 Dave Pope, rookie right | pouisvine 12. INDIANAPOLIS ». The afternoon contest was [tore out for third, apparently Narleski, » . 0 ’ . . 1 . fielder, followed: with a’ single | Shazleston fi Solumbus 3 (11 Innings), punctuated by several argu- thinking there were two down, palit » .. 8 & _4_o & oo Oversecond base but Feller was | Milwaukee 5, Kansas City 2. » | ments as the Indians questioned [He was doubled up without Dickey ............. 30 0 07 0 eo. 0 out at the plate when he ‘at- | York Tae e UE | decisions by Base Umpire Bob trouble. Johnny Hutchings was rotais .. 4 9 17-24 13 2 tempted to score. © Breland 3, Chicago 2. | , ; y | § + i Tavior walked for Papish in ninth, HIC "LEVE ) TO bi t. Louis 0 | Stewart. Manager Gene De- coaching at, third at the time in Dh pr Tayi a | CHICAGO CLEVELAND | Washington 4, Boston 3 | sautels was banished in the the absence of the. banished De-| Trouns singled for Wilson In ninth, Foran ANT Aeopert APH OA inden ATIONAL LEAGUR fifth inning when Malmberg 'sautels. Tosheff ran Roe Ttuune e ninth, | Minase of ‘ . ¢ bl Avila g 51 3 4 Cineinnath 7. Chieaso 1° 2 LOU TLL | Mele. 1 I 1 ] 5, was called out on a close play | The 3:-hit boys for the after- ABR HO A R Rebinen 1b $ ’ 9 2 Reiser ’ 0 " fg ) Pam eh 0 > ’ | 1 : fwart, 0 Friediey, no nl ———————————— | at third, It was A contly ruling | : ii Nghe ol! OF BE BE TL Booman 1 18 GRoaentn’ £313 ° GAMES TODAY |-to the Indians, by holding a | Wright. If v8 13 3-8 affSrsvesdp 1 3] BBowsef 51 8} re pr {| rally to two runs. Later in the | Stephens, If 4% 4° '1 @ '¢ Miranda . : . 0 a Fnpson.1b ‘ Ly . AMERICAN ASSOCIATION on > - | DiPietro. rt ’ +r 4-3 1 0 . ¥ 1 INDIANAPOLIS at Loufsvillé (2) inning Al Smith blasted a three- | Welsh Rare Bits Peltor. Tae - 2 1 2. 1 3 .0 Nate 104 0Combass. 4 1 1 8. Columbus au Chen 3 : bagger. : Kitingsworth, 3b. 3 8 1 6 1 ‘VPontens 4 1 8 spelen’ 410 4° GANGA Chatiogton 43) a. i » . Lyons. 2h . ho 8 1 1 4 3 : Totas — —— a) Bh Pal ah Minacunoiis } | Re ” SS ‘hapman, 3bess |. ?. 2 otals 28 K 311680 Totals 381133 19 AMERICAN LEAGUE | IN THE home fifth the Colonels By JACK WELSH haba, TE I 1+ 2.4 ‘$ o Sora hoi Bg og Tr, Bl; Louls at Detroit. 2 Y 8 | Kemmerer, » ...... Lollar in . Chicago at Cleveland. garnered a single, two doubles, a! The Dodgers handed Sal |Trinkle, » ......... yo 0.99 8 ret ran for Michell in 100 ol Boston at Washington oe | ——— — — — , rhs anne Me * r a { . [triple and drew one walk, They| Maglie his third defeat Friday. | Tetas .. «239 13 17 21 11° 2(Cleveland |... - 010 100 000 013 NATIONAL LEAG! E also worked the double steal for| And off recent starts. he's [INDIANAPOLIS .......... 001 021 905— 9| BUNS_Minoso, Dente, Rosen 2, Combs.| Brooklyn at Boston. » Narleski th ] : Louisville cooiiiiin, 860 040 20x—12| ERRORS—Robinson, Minose, Tipton, “Cincinnati at Chicago (2). | ther and Russ Heme dosing) having a tougher time Winning | “yung Battin IN<igpett, Kemmerer 3| MMUns matTED. IN Stewart, Pox] Plitemnonin M New York (3), [pitcher and Russ Kelimerer the| than Bing Crosby's horses. | Wright 4. Nielsen 3, §umith. Chapman, Um- (Rosen, Feller, Tipton. ~~ ewarh, To) Pittsburgh at St. Louts” (2). winner ! ow © [phlett,” Malmbery! Easter 2, Gearhart, | O-BASE HIT-—Feller, thu y HOMER

WO-BASE HITS—Peterson, Chapman, | Umphiett, Montalvo, Smith. THREE-BASE HITS Smith, Kemmerer. | HOME RUNS—Wright, Easter, Montalvo. STOLEN BASES—Chapman, Isbell, |

y r ‘ Do! en. | Ne DOUBLE PLAYS—Chapman te LyGns ole LEFT ON BASES—Chicago 7: Cleveland at Phliadelphia (8hantz 14-2 and Schieb

| The chartered bug which {brought the Indians from In|dianapolis was late reaching] {[guisville and they arrived at the

p STOLEN BASES Boby, Mines. Reiser, Probable

n. SACRIFICE HIT—Dobson 2. DOUBLE PLAYS—Avila‘ to Combs +o Simpsor Rodriguer to Fox to Robinson; by to Rosen to Feller to Rosen |

Pitchers Today

By United Press (Weon-Lost records in parantheses) AMERICAN LEAGUE w York (Lopat 5-5 and Morgan 2-3)

They say a person must reach out for his goal in life | and yesterday at Broad Rip- | ple, those Olympic swimming |

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[park too late to get in any prac-| contenders showed the ad- Ber waner: DI Fletre. to Troms Bath tol BASES ON BALLS—Off Dobson 5, Fel-| aan 6-5) .#t Washington PHILADELPHIA#July 5 (UP)|turn to pitch yesterday in Wash. tice. i vantage of having long fin- |lsen te Easter, Wilken, 36" Malmherk. 38 ll TAUCK OUY-By Debmon 9. Peller 4! "Chicago iPlerce 9:6) at Cleveland (Gaps ~ Casey Stengel, manager of the ington because of a strained right) The Indians were minus the | 8°. 4 | Lovisvitle DN | BASES Adisnafulls IL | Ine 3 Sh SP WUNS-Deben Sele lo-fi CL 57 at Detroit Amerie All-Stars. an. Wrist. -Because Bobby Shantz, services of Jack Baumer, reg- | a. 4 a. marae ON BALLS_OIf Nariewkl 3, Kem- | = WINNING FIGLER Feller (7.7). |(Houtteman 3.1... ? an League not| nlladeiphia Athletics diminutive ular third sacker, and George | Ray Robinson and Miss [myer bo Pegih 2 tonkie i” © | LOMNG PUECHER=noman 0-55, | 70 CES NATIONAL LEAGUR Roberts nounced today he would not niteher, is to take the mound for, Stirnweiss, utility infielder. | Florence Chadwick now have 3% Papish i. Trinkie 1. hi) Rr + H-4 at. MeN OTK (Lanier 2.4 ane Magli | . decide until Monday whether New, the Athletics against Stengel's| They got off the bus in down- a bit in common. Sugar 10st pier 19 15 Are Hemminer | ere ol Ginetnnati (Church 1-2 and Wehmeint York Yankee hurler Allie” Reyn-| Yankees w, Reynolds was. town Indianapolis 4 pick up + a fight because of heat and TWINNING, PirCE wmmerer. ~~ Softball Notes 3 a semen a acts olds will pitch in Tuesday's All regarded as the likely starter for Some newspapers before | Friday Miss Chadwick had. to | [SNe wi. ay kt : jonni. ww ature ! Star game, the Ame Leaguers if avail- ey were missed the bus was | quif swimming a mile from th# S—Dizen, and Stewarl.'1 : r Paper: 7:30, Wm. 3’ games : he av ~ Reynolds had to pass over his| able, HE ~ !'well on its way to Louisville. 'Catalina shore becauss of col 9 (1375 paid). Has Rug: 40 "Lap Th, THN, 13 0.2 : Ba i 3 3 ; A yi SLT ; ; : : : ; — ay - Bsa bE : : Ll oe

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by Tiger President Walter O. (Spike) Briggs. Hiitchinson called the players together in a club house meeting before the Detroit-St. Louis game and said, “I know we're not as bad as our record shows, so let's go out and prove it to the fans.” = ” » THE appointment of Hutchinson came as a complete surprise. It had been conceded the job would be given to Teddy Lyons, a

i (coach.

Hutchinson took his place in the third base coaching box, a spot formerly held by Coach Jack Bartell, who, like Rolfe, was dismissed by the Detroit board of directors,

“We appreciate the loyalty that Red has shown and doubt that any improvement can be made, but we've got to find out,” Briggs said.

At the same time, Coach Dick Bartell, who came to the Tigers with Rolfe in 1949, was dismissed. Both Rolfe and Bartell were present when the announcement was made, s ® 8 LE HUTCHINSON, 32-year-old righthander, who has won two games and lost one this season for the Tigers, came to Detroit in 1939. He is the American League player-representative and only ‘a month ago organized a {meeting in which the Tiger team gave Rolfe a vote of confidence as rumors circulated about disgsention among the players. His first comment was: “I'm a little bewildered.”

as the Tigers met the 8t. I Browns at Briggs Stadium. Hutchinson was born Aug. 12, 1919, at Seattle, Wash., and was signed by the Tigers for -$50,000 and four players after he had posted 25 victories against seven losses for the Seattle Rainiers in - the Pacific Coast League. ” ” 8

HE SERVED in the Navy frotg

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to Detroit and won 14 games while losing 11. His best year was in 1950, when he was credited with 17 wins against eight losses. Hutchinson's task is a big one, since the Tigers are currently in last place. ; He has held the post of playerrepresentative on the executive council of the American League {the past four years.

| Briggs said Hutchinson's ap(pointment will only run through the current season. g 8. Nn

HUTCHINSON sald he would {be a player-manager and might {pitch on oceasion. He said he had no immediate lineup changes in mind. 4 “I'll play whomever I think can win,” he said. “Rolfe has said {that we're now a’ last-place ball lclub, the players say it, and 1 say it, “Actually, I think baseball is y eut and dried, a percentage | game, The main thing is handling pitchers and getting along | with the players.”

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One Is Success

By United Press { DETROIT, July 5—Southpaw | Bill Wight made Freddie Hutch{inson’s managerial debut a howlling success tonight by pitching {the- Detroit Tigers to a 5-0 _vie{tory over the St, Louis Browns. | With Hutchinson running the [club after relieving Red Rolfe as manager, Wight scattered six hits, walked four and struck out {three to record his fourth victory

lof the : season against three {losses, - | ST. LOUIS DETROIT { AB HOA H A | Young.2h 5 0 3 2 Priddy 2b 3 1 § 9 | Michals,3b 3 0 0 2 Hatfield, 3b 3 1 2 | Dyek.If 4 1 6 0 Lenhardt.lt 2 1 0 {Nieman.ef 3 1. 0 0 Wertz! 4 0 0 {Johnsone 3 0 3 0 Dropo.lb 4 213 3 Bearden, 1 0 0 0 Groth.ef 41 | Rivera,e 30 4 0 Swift.e 4 i 9 | Kryhski,ib 4 2 § 0! Berry.ss 4 ? | Maripnss 1 0 2 0 Wight,» 41 | Marsh, s§ 209 2 ain,p 2100 Holembe,p 0 0 0 0! Mosse 1100 Courtney.e 1 0 1 " | Totals 33 624 6 Totals 341132132 | St. Louis .............c.... 000 000 0000 IOHOIE vc. a ass aamnansns 000 003 0255

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