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■ % w in, Lose, or Draw British Victory Climax to Zaharias'Amazing Career By FRANCIS E. STANN Another County Heard From of Los County, all 4,000,000 of them, Harris' The good burghers Angeles Texan, Former Olympic Star, Winning Form as of now will are beginning to flex their muscles again and they won't until start howling for a major league franchise and they stop to be Got Her Start in Golf in 1931 In First '47 Start they are fully appeased. Furthermore, they are prepared pretty coldly grim about it. (Story of Tournament on Page A-1.) Our authority for thb? statement is Mr. Jack Hand Leonard J. Roach, member of the Board of Super- By Pleases Red Sox Associated Press Staff Writer visors of Los Angeles, who with his congressman, By th# Associated Press of California NEW YORK. June 12.—Somebody should have warned the Representative Cecil King, Democrat, Things were looking up British about Babe Didrikson Zaharias, the Texas tomboy whose {or elected to launch the campaign from the office of genial Joe Cronin and his Boston Amazonian feats of have been Americans for Mr. Clark Griffith, owner of the Washington club. derring-do amazing Red Sox today. the last 15 and brought her the British Women’s Back in He also wangled out of Mr. Griffith a personal in- years today undisputed possession of Amateur third place and in the midst of vitation to plead his case at the joint meeting of golf .title. She is the kind of a woman who would up a new dress their longest winning streak in a. the major league club owners on July 9 in Chicago. pass to a set oi ciuns. in iact month, the American League cham- united in a drive to big buy gon "Los Angeles is bring Mrs. Clara Sherman of Pasadena, are to her golfing career dates from jus! pions beginning resemble ball where it rightfully belongs,’’ began Mr. 11 and at Tulsa, Okla. league such an incident in 1931. Calif., 8, the club that swept through the "We will outdraw in the country No violet, the Babe circuit like a Roach. every city Walking down the main street ir shrinking prairie fire last season. Our is wants to be remembered as the The old bunch of except New York; community sports-mind- Dallas, looking for a new parts slugging Ted seats stand-out woman athlete of all ed. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum dress, the Babe’s attention was ar- Williams, Bobby Doerr, Rudy York, football time. Dom Di Maggio and John Pesky ■> Francis e. sunn. 103,000 persons and our two professional rested by a green-trimmed golf bag of “This is the only major women’s still is in the throes of a puzzling are the Rams and Dons, consistently draw crowds and a shiny set of steel-shaftec j teams, which I title I have left to win,” she but the de- was inevitable. golf batting slump, pitching auto draws 50,000 spectators.” clubs. The result 60,000. Midget racing remarked as she debarked from partment appears to have taken a "Don’t he said, “the Babe's first round of was an j Representative King interrupted. forget,” golf i the Queen Elizabeth for the British new lease on life. of three auto shows in our area.” encouraging 95, which faded to 82 Coliseum racing is only one weekly championship. Harris Returns to Action. within a month and has been drop- | “Thats agreed Mr. Roach. “We also had a track meet British golf fans were bug-eyed right,” with round. Hei The lift, has been track ping lower every a biggest however, and drew 48,800 spectators on a week night—biggest at her driving feats and beaten recently drives are up with the men prof the return of Lefthander Mickey for the Olympics. We have a first-round foe retired unnoticed crowd in this country's history except and usually 100 to 150 yards ahead Harris, and not because he is the Best in the land, too.” to the clubhouse while the Babe system that cost $180,000. of her woman When j court jester of the club either. The lighting opponents. gave a trick shot exhibition in fln- her foe is with a |! 29-year-old southpaw, one of last usually swinging ishing her round Monday, the Team spoon or brassie, the Babe is using year’s Big Pour, hadn’t seen an Majors May Name Lucky i “It seems cruel to send our girls a 5-iron. inning of service on the mound initiation of the Los Angeles-belongs-in-the-big- out against a game like that,” one In announcing j until and were speaking at a hastily Got Start in Basket Ball. observer said. yesterday. leagues campaign, Messrs. Roach King I of two radio com- Making his first appearance of summoned press conference otherwise consisting Big time golf was a Johnny- to summon the '47 season, the native New York Griffith, who consented career of the mentators and a sportswriter. Mr. : Come-Lately to the Babe to Celebrate with ease Hubby, southpaw pitched seven scoreless that most of the boys he usually calls fabulous Babe, who now makes her the press, discovered innings as the Red Sox won their out. home in Denver, where her husband, were out of the city—or Just on third straight over the Cleveland his combination ex-wrestler George Zaharias, is a Golf June 25 the confab Mr. Griffith did not sit at long Victory 3-0. Not since 14 During in her native Indians, May He offered But back th* Associated Frost -yaWPO—.HHW'Ju iiimmw.v.iuiwi1 w.. III in ym—w—— board but flittered about his office promoter. Sy have the Red Sox won that conference-luncheon her most as a many re- Texas they remember DENVER. June to King and thereafter 12.—Big George Mangrum (center), winner of the recent in a row. cigars to all. a trick diet Representative basket ball and a track and OPEN GOLF FAVORITES—Defending Champion Lloyd player Zaharias’ voice was on the sleepy The well out of It. He’d heard the story, anyway. National Capital tourney at Prince Georges Club, and Jimmy Demaret.(left), look over the “hot victory put the Sox only mained pretty field star. side, but there was a grin in it, any- Mr. Roach ‘’was rounds at St. Louis two and one-half games in back of The reason I came to Mr. Griffith,” explained Basket ball actually got her putter” of Bobby Locke of South Africa after completing practice Country remembered | way. the league-leading Detroit on other official business and into the national to become the fifth for the United States Tigers, that I was in Washington 'started spotlight “I'm so happy, and I know she’s Club. Mangrum hopes repeater Opefi golf champion- and Conn e Beaumont who divided a double-header with of clubowners—Mr. Griffith as a star member of the me I in the tournament but the two others are well that Mr. Griffith is the dean happy. She told last time ship starting today, Wlrephoto. the Athletics. The team. She was backed._—AP Philadelphia High School given called her she was Mack. playing pretty Bengals easily won the first a with a Dallas insurance game, j for Los he resumed, why position good.” behind the ‘‘Getting back to a franchise Angeles,” a strong 7-1, seven-hit pitching’; company, which sponsored He was of about Ennis' Hot Streak clubs? How many talking, course, of big A1 Benton, but were shut should a city like St. Louis have two major league amateur five. That Dallas club won U. S. Starts to Mrs. Babe Didrikson Zaharias, his 'Mystery' Open Mind Los Angeles will make no effort AAU title and the out, 4-0, in the nightcap by Carl fans do they draw? you, the National wife and winner of the British wom- Costs Him We have no irons in the fire the standout Injury Scheib, a 20-year-old unheralded name the team to switch its franchise. Babe was voted player en’s amateur golf title. club- On St. Louis Links •y the Atiociated Pres» rookie who was making his first we want is major league baseball. Let the in the Nation. on that score. All Were they going to celebrate? Deceptive major start. time she had confined even scold June 12- league what franchise is to be transferred.” Up to that “I’ll we'll celebrate. I’m Mcrrell is no star gazer. He didn’t PHILADELPHIA, owners decide swim- say plan- By Whittlesey 'Hie split, however, dropped th# herself to a little bowling, to East and meet her when his wife the other day when some- Del Ennis, star sophomore out- ■ I / f_I !_C.AMA (llA Artf f ning go Star Staff Correspondent A’s into fourth --* ball and box- place. r\. ) ■ «w... »»v l ming. football, base That'll be June 25.” body asked Ralph in her presence Il S LIKe jcv-cumy .she returns. the fielder for the Phillies, ran his but she now turned to track. ST. LOUIS, June 12.—This is how he do. "He’ll win it,” Shea’s Streak Rrnkrn Mr. Roach is a confident gentleman you gather j tng, “The Norwegian Ambassador to would If you gather that in a ball tournament of all the 47 consecutive hitting streak to 14 ; She once hit three homers mystery Mrs. Guldahl said, "if everybody else Another rookie hurler, Frank Shea is determined. the United States is going to send correctly. He also National Open championships, the out.” games yesterday—but it cost him After game. his to Scotland to pick up drops of the New York Yankees, had his territorial asked the newspaperman. airplane over the “What about rights?" “I’ve decided to give up boxing, one starting today decep- a knee If L. A. Babe. He’ll fly her to Oslo to see Bobby Locke Favorite. injury. seven-game winning streak broken is the city in the Pacific Coast League. in 1931, who had tive St. Louis Country Club course. all. Los Angeles biggest she told a reporter a when Don Kolloway and _i. where her lived. a Del off tripled _ftvViiKttinn parents Great, on Guldahl agreed with number of rapped, single Murry to that auuui a -- While few agree the probable pulls out, what happens league?” lliquxicvi isn't it?” George Dickey singled in the 11th re- all the other 19th-hole quarterbacks Dickson of the St. Louis Car- to damages to the Pacific Coast League, bout with young Stribling’s brother, victor or winning score, agree to Joe "You’d have pay that this is the ideal course on inning give Haynes and the a now. I’m 19 there will be shots golf but a moment later was from nowhere. “I'm going to be lady blowups by big dinals, White Sox a 3-2 win in minded Mr. Griffith, appearing which to crown an unexpected Chicago Mr. Roach, “but I think we years old, you know.’’ and some subpar shotmaking by caught napping off first. Dick- The moved th# “Well, that’s a problem,” confessed Babe Refused champion. "I don’t mean an un- Chicago. victory Team. outsiders. son to Stan One-Girl Track man who flipped Musial, who White Sox into fifth place, 6 per- can work it out.” known,’’ said Guldahl, the track team, The championship is being played and tagged Del on the knee so hard centage points ahead of the Indians. asked a radio commentator “you want to take She was a one-girl won two Open Championships “In other words,” To Tell About over a strange type of course for that Ennis was forced to leave The running and jumping, putting the finished second in another. "Some- second-place Yankees, in losing Los out of the Coast League?” a short the Angeles and throw- the Open, comparatively who has been a lot of game. dropped to a full game behind th* to take the Coast shot, tossing the javelin body playing "Let us say,” replied Mr. Roach, “that we want Sore Thumb layout of 6,532 yards, but one dotted He was to be In ac- the baseball. As a member of golf, maybe one of these youngsters.” expected Tigers. move that franchise to Long ing out of Los Angeles. Let them once By th« Asioclatad Press with blind shots, dogleg holes, tight tion against the Chicago Cubs The Cubs further League a Dallas team in 1930 she is a it's Chicago tight- heartless that are dan- Tf there favorite, Bobby tomorrow. That’s a town now. We're not exactly a na- GULLANE, Scotland, June 12.— fairways and greens ened the National Beach. pretty big threw a baseball 296 feet in Locke. The South African had the blistering Leagu* but Los is a big league town and some of Sturdy Babe Didrikson Zaharias gerously deceptive. pennant race, turning back the Bos- about this campaign, Angeles tional championships at Jersey City. gallery all to himself in the practice won the British Women’s Amateur It’s the type of golf course where ton Braves twice in 4-0 and the other Coast League cities aren’t.” Some managers would settle for an rounds. He’s Mr. of the tour- Boston, or even Ben Big he was today with a Sam Snead, Hogan, 5-2, to the Braves in third broke Mr. Griffith was asked if who could do as well. golf championship nament. Tlie course calls for Maureen Orcutt replace As the meeting up outfielder could shoot mighty close to 80, yet straight Tops sore left but she and move a murmured Griff, Im painfully thumb, Locke's forte. The place within game and Mr. Roach's campaign. "Well,” In the 1932 she set a could shooting—that's sponsoring Olympics refused to tell about it lest it sound some Johnny-come-lately slip a half of the front-running New ball.” And if that was 143 feet call for putting—Locke a-saying Los Angeles deserves big league javelin record with a toss of around in 68 or 69. A perfect ex- greens expert York like an alibi. of that de- Giants. The Giants dropped old answer in Representative later in 1936 by is that the so-called old is the admitted master Field in Eastern Golf admiration for the gentleman's politic 4 inches, surpassed "The very first day I hit an iron ample an 8-7 slugfest to. the Pittsburgh, fraulein. She also partment. King's eyes it was not surprising. a German out of the rough on the seventh and timers such as Billy Burfee, Henry Pirates in New York. ___ By th* As»ociot»d Press the hurdles and actu- have But not to be overlooked is the copped high I dug so deep I nearly tore my left Picard, Ralph Guldahl, etc., Man- June 12.—With Pinch Hit Win* for Reds. ally tied for first in the high jump, thumb off.” she said. been playing practice rounds in par defending champion—Lloyd NEWTON, Mass., for over star of who the six rivals no more than Ray Mueller's double but was disqualified diving "It’s still sore and it hurts like or better while the players grum, regained winning threatening pinch-hit Fine Slab Work Is The committee been trouble. touch last week in Washington. Nor four strokes behind her, Maureen with the bases loaded in the sixth Wynn's Only the bar head first. the dickens when I hit some of those 1947 have finding could in Jimmy Demaret, the leading money Orcutt of Haworth, N. J., faced the inning drove in three mates and had ruled she compete long ones. I wouldn't tell anybody All-Time Record Is 281. was winner and a hitter. Hogan stiffest sort of pressure in her gave the Cincinnati Reds a 5-4 only three events, although she about it because I didn’t want these The all-time record score for the straight quest of Nats' Drab broad has his backers, but the greatest for her fifth women's Eastern golf victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers Bright Spot Trip a good sprinter and jumper. people to think I was trying to set Open championship is 281 for the more climate of because of a shotmaker of them all, Samuel Jack- championship triumph since 1929 at Ebbets’ Field. Jackie Robinson of Burton Hawkins Nats to pleasant Ruled a pro mixup up an alibi.” 72-hole route, established by Gul- By son has little They’re today at the Brae Burn the Brooks a seventh place last night, and despite over an advertising deal, the Babe dahl in and we it Snead, support. Country enjoyed perfect day Star Staff | So the Babe, tough competitor 1937, put straight Correspondent the Nats re- c-2.> Club. with a triple, double and two singles. their meager hitting | was reinstated by the AAU in De- ; that she is, mentioned her injury to Guldahl yesterday in the locker (See whittlesey; Page EN ROUTE TO WASHINGTON, six oft the pace. That known The Philadelphia Phillies shoved main only games cember of 1932, but finally turned | only to two or three persons and room—will anybody here break your nationally campaign- 12.—If there can be a stabiliz- no fault of theirs the Nats er a 78 of the St. Louis Cardinals back into June Through pro in 1935. In 1934 she had en- bound them to keep silence unless record? put atop her opening 79 influence on a club mired deep much in the enter a last-place tie with Pittsburgh by ing still are very pennant tered her first golf tournament at she won the Rain Creates New to the last round of this 54- championship. The big. handsome, stoop-should- the in the second division, husky, olive- fuss, but only candidates for medalist hon- hole medal sectional nosing out Redbirds, 5-4, in Port Worth, winning The Babe's long drives brought ered golfing great of a decade ago. competition skinned Early Wynn represents it will insist they are with a 157 total and a Philadelphia. The Phils jumped on straitjackets ors with a 77. constant murmurs of "phenomenal” the master of golfing concentration, on Diamond yesterday the Nats. The sturdy, 27- a com- Sport on Howie Pollet for all their runs in among pennant material, barring Reinstated as an amateur from the crowd that followed one-stroke lead Mrs. Phillip Cu- golfer huge said it looked less like it all the Press nearly has reversal of batting form. By the Associated done of N. J. the first inning after Joe Medwick year-old right-hander plete in 1944, Mrs. Zaharias defeated the championship match. time. Guldahl admitted it was an Boonton, convinced his mates it’s a case of In 45 games this season, the Nats CLARA CITY. Minn., June 12. had given the Cards a three-run Betty Jameson of San Antonio, 10 "According to the yardage figures easy course for a straight shooter, Two newcomers. Mae Murray, 21- with Wynn or not at all. have averaged an unimpressive three —A cloudburst created a brand lead with a home run in the top winning and in a 72-hole match on the course, I really hit the ball a but he said that under the tremen- year-old daughter of a Rutland fVt.) Ten times have 8, special half off Ken Nats are runs a game. they new on Clara baseball Raffensberger. The being chugged for charity. She copped her third mile," she said, but the great length dous pressure of the Open cham- sport City's professional, and Grace Lenczyk of the rancid record been held to two runs, nine times j diamond. homeward with Western Open title in 1945 and of her perfect drives had their dis-! pionship nobody can keep ’em Hartford. Connecticut's new 19- in 11 on they have been limited to one run Two Clara boatmen St. Wins Title of four victories games tuned up for her British invasion advantages. straight for 72 holes. City year-old State titlist, were two and Anthony on occasions have a and three of those and five they launched a craft, hitched on an Western jaunt, by sweeping 15 consecutive tourna- “The distance I hit the ball,” | “The greens here will get them three strokes behind the major Jack Jankowski and John Byrn* were credited to Wynn, been blanked. she “made the outboard motor and gave the kids triumphs ments during the winter season of explained, slightest before it's over," Guldahl said. “The tournament-tested leader. combined to help St. Anthony win who achieved his seventh win of sort of would make in the their first That hitting 1946-7. mistake bigger. Where the others j boys are missing more of those negihborhood Miss Lenczyk shared a fourth- the CYO championship in yester- the season last njght when he de- it on a pitching staff com- hooked or sliced a little would and before a boat ride on a baseball diamond. tie with Mrs. tough Won National Amateur. they 5-footers all the time place Harry McNaugh- day’s final playoff game against St. feated on six hits of Walter Bob Fel- still be on The “diamond lake” boatmen the'Browns, 4-2, prised Johnson, j the fairway. If i did it, new champion is crowned Saturday ton of Hewlett, N. Y., the Eastern's Gabriel’s. Jack pitched three-hit ball St. Louis. Dean and Grove at Although her 1946 record inr the sailed around the bases at ler, Dizzy Lefty j longer distance sent the ball night, you’ll probably see more merrily 1941 victor, with her 36-hole score and John got three doubles, driving their best. Hudson. eludes lasses to Grace Lenczyk of into the and toured the outfield. The Wynn soared to 18 victories In Masterson, rough.” missed putts of 5 feet and less than of 160. in six runs as the Tonies won, 12-6. have Conn., in the first Na- cut the motor at third 1943, but there’s a growing convic- Wynn and Newsom Newington, The hard fairways helped with you’ve seen in any previous Open skipper beenj tional Women’s and to tion he’ll top that performance this pitching consistently enough to j Open Mary the roll, too. Championship. The greens are base and glided to home plate have installed the Nats in the McMillin of Green in “On these can for what fans claimed was the year. A violent argument can be high j Bay, Wise., sandy courses it grainy. You see a roll one way and hit- the Western she did win in local fomented by claiming he’s a better first division, but Washington's | Amateur, rain hard and the ground will be the ball goes the other.’’ longest “slide” home has wrecked the National solid an pitcher than Sid Hudson or Walter; ting thus far its; Amateur, downing within hour,” she said. As for his own chances, Guldahl baseball history. Masterson, and Bobo Newsom's sup- chances. For the first time in seven * porters may point to terrible luck! games • in reasoning that Bobo's record the Nats gave a pitcher as many as Honored at could approach Wynn's with more four runs to operate on and Wynn Cy Young, Game, batting support. made them stand up. He walked only one and permitted two hits in Wynn was no sensation in cap- Still Wants to Toss a Strike j the last six 16 his decisions this innings, retiring hiring early year.; th* Associated Press WINDOWS By once we OPEN Browns in order over one stretch. “I remember when 1173 He was hammered freely, but the! Washington clustered two runs in CLEVELAND. June 12.—De- scored 10 runs off him in the Nats at the time hit more lustily.! the first inning on singles by Eddie his 80 Cy first inning.” Elmer said, ‘‘but Cy Now. with warm weather and a trim spite years, Young in this new SUMMER SHOE Vernon and Stan; thinks he can “throw one came back the very next day and waistline, Wynn is giving sparkling Yost, Mickey still Spence, plus Priddy s long fly. over the shut us out. The fellow had a pitching exhibitions. Jerry pan.” But the Browns sliced that advan-' almost a chance to stout heart.” 100 to choose from It was Wynn who elevated the j Cy got styles tage to 2-1 in their first on Bob prove it as he was honored' at Practically all of the 5.000 resi- Dillinger's single and Paul Lehner's yesterday’s Cleveland Indians- dents of Newcomers town, near _n Nats Face Tigers double. They locked the score in Boston Red Sox game, but Um- where Cy lives on a farm. at-„ the second when Walter Judnich pire Charley Berry called “play tended the game as Veeck* drilled a home run into the Here Tomorrow light- ball” to quickly after the cere- guests. centerfield stand. monies, so he'll have to try again S' Off today, while returning from Tlie Nats a 3-2 lead 1 picked up some time. ! an Western \ unprofitable tour, off Sam Zoldak in the fourth when However, the first pitcher to j the resume Nationals will busi- Mark Christman walked with one be honored in baseball's Hall of ness at Griffith Stadium tomor- out, scooted to third on Rick CAMERAS Fer-; Fame replayed many a game yes- row night when they open a rell’s single and score on Wynn’s; terday in a gabfest with a group All Nationally Known Brands three-game series with the to center. fly deep Washington of old-timers, most of whom of Still and Movie Cameras, league-leading Detroit Tigers. boosted the score to its final pro-' played with or against him dur- and Ac- Walter Masterson, who blanked in the when Projectors, Enlargers ) portions eighth Buddy ing the 22-year period in which cessories. the White Sox for 16 in Lewis, who had scored as innings doubled, he notched 511 victories—a rec- his last is sched- Judnich Stan appearance, fumbled Spence's ord still TIME PAYMENT PLAN uled to. hurl for the Nats. unequalled. grounder. Young and the other old- AVAILABLE timers were guests of Indians’ Also Ammu- President Bill Veeck at a lunch- Guns, Revolvers, and Schedules nition and Fishing Tackle Major League Standings eon at Municipal Stadium. Elmer 4-PLY SIZES 6-PLY SIZES THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1947. Flick, who played both with and PARKER-WHELEN CO., INC. I 5.50.16 [ 14,58 j 10.45 16,00-16 [ 20. lT]T4765“! against Young, recalled that Cy 1 827 14th St. N.W. RE. 5222 j 6.50-16 118.731 13.85 16.50-16 ! 24.13 17.85 AMERICAN LEAGUE. I II had a few bad days along with .j { | 7.00-16 j lj j ones. | i 21.25 i 15.95 j 7.00-16 19.95 ! •= the good (27.401 Results Yesterday. Standing 1-s j| •§, ,» » 1 V. J ! 6.50-15 (18.32 (13.45 ( 7.50-16 34.57 24.95 Wash. 4. St. L. 2 m). of C)ubj j 3 I jl 7.00-15 15.85 Chicago. S\ N. Y.. 2 ill*. rs S S rl S £ I-0 ( i 20.741 ( 7.00-15T2672TT9.85 I ae J J ^ I J Detroit, 7-0: Phila., 1-4._