SPORTS CLASSIFIED ADS CLASSIFIED ADS ffoening J&faf J&potfis AY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1953 C ** Vernon-Rosen Duel Tops Griffith Stadium Activities Tonight Win, Lose or Draw Injuries Wreck Dodgers in Spot BobLemon'sßid By FRANCIS STANN THERE HAS BEEN a good deal of ooh-ing and aah-ing Redskin Hopes To Sew Up Flag For Win No. 20 in recent weeks as the Brooklyn Dodgers, with only occa- sional detours, move closer to their second straight pennant. By the end of the month the Dodgers will Against By have set or a flock of records Lions Tomorrow threatened §g Overshadowed because they are a superior offensive ball 'Jfffl| Several Key Players wSmm Open 2-Game Series Shea, Nats' Starter, club. They have six regulars hitting better rr than .300 and none is what you might call gB Still May Be Out at m, JHHj MyKflßp ¦¦BL .dNP lfF In Milwaukee With Has Been Soft Touch a patty-cake batsman. s > But one of the boys in our shop, recov- Start of League Play End of Race in Sight For Indians' Slugger from a mild statistical binge, was ering wf \ j|x Ilf* By Lewis F. Atchison By the Associated Frost By Burton Hawkins saying today, “One record Brooklyn won’t The Brooklyn Dodgers, the 4? Pittsburgh Steelers Wl w Wm a xlrAk. Bob Lemon will attempt to break is for hits in one season. If the if The not WW culprits kept only gave the a who the Braves American League’s Dodgers do top it, they'll have to average Redskins bad become the ' physical beating at Columbia, from winning it, are going to 20-game tonight 26 hits a game from here out.” ' first winner villir S. C., Wednesday night, but they B Mi BKBWrjg mBBm- give Milwaukee fans a chance Well, have some pretty pow- Mm may when the Indians move into there been also have knocked them to the League pen- the see National Griffith Stadium for a fdrewell erful clubs in modern , but clear out of the 1953 National nant clinched. two-game series with the snapper in this instance is that the hits Football League title race. It be tonight. It might Nats, Fr‘nel * sum rhe lengthy list of cripples but more importance will be at- record .the Dodgers won’t equal was not ' not be until tomorrow. And, of any all but dispelled any hope of tached to the batting duel be- established by the Yankees of ’27, the Athletics of ’29 or course, if the Braves are really tween Mickey Vernon whipping the Detroit Lions Sun- inspired, the brewing and Cleve- of the well-remembered teams of the dreadnaught class. center land’s A1 Rosen. day at Buffalo in the Redskins’ population may not get see . . set to it for a . was by the The record . . . 1,783 hits season Both of the Indians’ games fifth exhibition game of the at all, since the Dodgers are in That’s right ... the ’3O Phillies. They here, at 8:30 tonight and 2:30 Phillies. The year was 1930. season. could use a vic- town for only two games. They finished dead last. Won 52, lost 102. tory, having won only one of But since an eventual Brook- p.m. tomorrow, will be televised * their by Station WTTG. ** * first four games. lyn victory ranks close behind Several key players Lemon, one-time inflelder and THIS UNDOUBTEDLY WAS the most unusual tailender are on death and taxes as a sure thing, the injured list, particularly Dodgers outfielder who developed into of all baseball history. The Phillies had a club average of the almost owe it to Halfbacks Harry Gilmer and the Milwaukee faithful win one of the game’s best pitchers, Only the Yankees of 1930, hitting .319, and the Tigers Hall to .315. Haynes, and there is a right in front of their eyes. will be trying to reach the ranks of 1921, batting .316, ever topped it. possibility that the Washington of 20-game winners for the fifth “How can you finish last with such a hitting club?” some eleven may start the season with 7 Out of 9 for Dodgers. time in six years. He’ll be op- one asked Burt Shotton, the . Shotton was pilot of only 30 players—three under the It has been in Milwaukee that posed by Spec Shea, bidding limit. the Dodgers for the Phils from 1928-1933 and finished in the first division have done the most a 12th victory and an un- Knee Cartilage damage to the Braves. They blemished record against the In- only once. It took the one-year suspension of Torn. Gilmer have won seven of nine starts dians. to gain him another managerial chance in 1947. has a badly torn knee at cartilage that the Braves’ new County Sta- Shea has faced the Indians “Have looked at my pitching, by any chance?” Shot- needs plenty of O’BRIENS HEAD FOR DIFFERENT UNIFORM—Johnny O’Brien (left) and his twin brother The Braves you rest and probably dium. topped them, three timees this season and will require Eddie, the ’ second-base combination, are shown with other draftees pre- at Field. ton replied. surgical work Haynes 6-5. Ebbets owns a 3-0 record against them. Philly later. has paring to board a bus yesterday at Perth Amboy. N. J., for induction into the Army at Fort The “magic It was a sad-sack pitching staff, all right. Fast as a fractured wrist. Fullback number” for the Lemon has beaten the Nats three Chuck Dix. The talented O’Briens were basketballers at Seattle University, Johnny winning All- Dodgers is two. Any hitters turned out hits and runs, Shotton’s throwers were Drazenovich, the third most seri- combina- times in four tries and carries American honors, before joining the Pirates. —AP Wirephoto. tion of two Brooklyn against faster. The corps yielded a grand total of 1,199 runs—a record ous casualty of the Steelers game, victories an 18-10 lifetime mark be and Milwaukee losses will seal them into tonight’s contest. that may last forever. should all right with a week the deal or 10 days of rest. for Charlie Dressen’s Rosen Hot Against Shea. ** * * Drazenovich club and Brooklyn had an internal hemorrhage in a victory Shea’s appearance on the SUCH WAS FAME of some Murderers’ Rows that Top-Rated either tonight or tomorrow THE the thigh from a heavy blow. Montadet Bend in Putter Helps Lomeli auto- mound isn’t likely to plunge the casual baseball followers can remember the meatier por- matically would mean a Milwau- accomplished Rosen into despair. even Halfback Andy Davis, who kee loss. tions batting orders. Like Ruth, Gehrig and Meusel the Since Spec joined the Nats in of their missed game because of a To Eastern Dodgers of For 15th Foxcatcher Open Golf Lead The could have had at May, 1952, Rosen has opposed of ’27 Yankees . . . Foxx, Simmons and Cochrane the dislocated shoulder, could miss the Sy least a half-share in the pennant games and Keller of the ’36-’39 most of the season. Davis faces th* Associated Press stranger putted only 27 times him in five and shows a . . . Henrich, DiMaggio ’29 A s and never more twice nailed down before moving into .429 average with six hits in 14 how big guns of the the gloomy prospect of either BALTIMORE, Sept. 10.—If than on Yankees. But many remember the At Fair Tomorrow any green. Malwaukee, but they slipped up attempts. Vernon has batted .286 undergoing an operation to cor- Hill you way your put- ’3O Phils? don’t like the in Cincinnati yesterday and lost, against Lemon this season. rect the trouble, or the misery Special Dispatch to Th« Star Julius Boros, who hasn’t won 1 man. He a thunderous .386, ter acts, don’t break it—bend it. 6-5, in 11 innings. The Redlegs Rosen currently trails Vernon was the No. and inconvenience of having the a tournament all year, and John battered three Brooklyn FAIR HILL, Md , Sept. 11.—-A pitchers by points sweep in the Phillies because Lefty O’Doul shoulder popping out of place That’s the advice of Ralph O’Donnell of Norfolk, Va., tied five in his bid to necessary order to lead for 18 hits and finally won on a American League batting 40 of the club’s during the season. small but select field of thor- Lomeli, the surprise leader, as for second with 68s. Tied at 69 honors. was right behind him with .383. Klein hit gift run in the 11th. With the A1 leads the league in home batted Ed Berrang, veteran end sent oughbreds has been named for the second round in the 72-hole were Andy Gibson of Baltimore, 126 homers, led the National League in doubles (59), Eastern Open tournament bases loaded and none out, Clem runs and runs batted in. By home from training camp with the Foxcatcher National Cup golf Avery Beck of Kinston, N. C.; in 170 runs, cracked out 250 hits for 445 bases and personally an got under way on the Mount Labine walked home the winning beating out Vernon for the bat- injured knee, also faces an Skee Riegel of Tulsa and Dick tally. scored 158 runs, a league mark that still stands. operation. Steeplechase, American counter- Pleasant course today. ting crown and maintaining his Mayer of St. Petersburg, Fla. The Dodgers broke two part of the English Grand Na- Walter home advantage in other departments, In addition to Klein and O’Doul, three of Shotton’s regu- Leßaron Needs More Rest. Not many golf followers have Romans of Baltimore he tional, tomorrow. was grouped (See would become the league’s lar inflelders batted more than .325. They were Pinky Whit- Dr. Robert E. (Pete) Moran, to be run here heard of Lomeli, who owns a with seven others BASEBALL,' Page C-3.) triple crown winner since at 70, while Chandler Harper first ney, Barney Friberg, shortstop, and Don team physician who examined all It will be the feature event of driving range in Fresno, Calif. third baseman; of Portsmouth, Ted Williams smashed 32 hom- Davis, the , hit. 313. of the players yesterday, said six-race program in conjunc- He doesn’t tour much. In fact, Va., was in an ers, drove across 114 runs Hurst, first baseman. Spud a eight-way tie at 71 that also and Eddie Leßaron, the first regular this is only his fourth tourna- Probable Pitchers batted .343 in 1947. “It is a hitting club,” Shotton acknowledged, then and tion with the Cecil County grind which included Jim Tumesa and George hurt this season, still needs more ment of the current , , AMERICAN LEAGUE. Vernon, striving to become too, could do other Breeders Fair, Inc., sponsored Fazio, Cleveland at Washington (night)— the later, “but some others that could hit, also rest. Leßaron suffered a con- ends here. He was sidelined last Lemon (18-13) vs. Shea (11-fl). against by duPont, jr. year couple trips Harold Oatman led the Wash- Detroit at New York—Gray (8-14) (See NATS, Page C-2.) things.” Six clubs averaged over .300 that season. Compare cussion in the opener the William with a of to vs. Reynolds (11-6). Chicago Philadelphia (night)— leaders year . . . Rams and injured his knee the hospital. at that with the two major league batting last Entered are Morris H. Dixon’s (See EASTERN Pg. C-3.) (18-81 (10-loi. against Forty-Niners. OPEN. Trucks vs. Martin (.270) (.267). the It One Over Record. St. Louis at Boston—Pillette (5-11) the White Sox and the Cardinals Palaja, James McHugh’s Basalt, vs. (4-6). could be touch and go with the Nixon ** * * Montadet, Wil- Lomeli, who fired a sizzling NATIONAL LEAGUE. DESOTO • PLYMOUTH game little 170-pounder the rest John M. Schiff’s Brooklyn at Milwaukee (night)— were old Baker 66 over the course record—- WMAL-TV to Present Meyer . TRUE, SHOTTON’S PHILLIES playing in of season, jr.’s —one might)— the which is more bad liam C. Robinson, Cherwell: „Pittsburgh at St. Louis New for and in taking the lead yesterday, de- Waugh (3-3) (12-8). Model* Bowl. This had to be an advantage, especially Klein news for the undermanned Red- George T. Weymouth’s Banner vs. Mizell 1953 cided to bend his putter last Colts-Giants Game New York at Chicago—Gomez (13-8) left-handed hitters, they were taking dead aim skins. Waves and Courtney Burton’s vs. Rush (8-13). O’Doul. Both week while playing in the Celeb- The pro football Philadelphia at Cincinnati (night)— STOCK REDUCTION SALE only plate. Meanwhile, Curly Lam- Hunting Fox. exhibition Roberts (21-13) vs. Perkowski (11-9) HIGH TRADE at a fence 280 feet from home rities Tournament in Washing- game Raffensberger (7-12). ALLOWANCE beau sent the squad through This will be first of two between the Baltimore or had to play half their games on the a the ton. and York Giants in 30 Months Still, the Phillies workout today at American successive Saturdays of racing Colts New to Pay road. It follows they didn’t do all of their hitting at home. this “Whenever I got a comfortable St. Louis tomorrow night will be Be First for Color Selection University, stressing defensive over the Fair Hill course putting, the heel of the Too, Owner William F. Baker wasn’t making it any easier tactics Harry Dowda will re- second meeting, Sep- stance televised as well as broadcast, BASEBALL Your De Soto-Plymouth Dealer year. The putter was against the ball,” he starting at 9:30, Washington and his other left-handed sluggers. place Haynes at the left wing, 19, will feature the j Tonight, for Klein, O’Doul tember says. “So I bent the shaft. Now time. 8:30 P.M. but with only one day to Manly Steeplechase at 2 miles Falls Church Garage, Inc. Klein had come up to the Phillies from Fort Wayne, Ind. the bend places the blade Station WMAL-TVwill telecast Washington vs. Cleveland get ready for the powerful Lions as part of another six-race pro- Hillwood Ave. and Lee Highway He was purchased for $5,000. He was a big, awkward Indian- squarely on it and I feel com- the game on channel 7, while gram. ” AMERICAN LEAGUE PARK Eves, start. he’ll be at a decided disadvan- fortable WWDC will carry the Open 'til 9 JE. 2-2300 apolis German who was a batting sensation from the tage. Rookie will Station Tomorrow, Cleveland, 2:30 P.M. Alex Webster Pari-Mutuels Innovation. The 33-year-old comparative broadcast. In his second season (1929) he hit 43 home runs to lead the take Gilmer’s place at the safety An innovation will be pari- League. Here, people felt, was the man who might position and all right. National should do mutuel wagering and tickets of top Ruth. Dowda has seen service there and $lO before. $2. $5 denominations of biggest splurge (O’Doul had 32 will he sold for straight, place In the midst Klein’s The situation is so that rightfield bad show pools. Daily double homers, Hvrst 31 that year) Owner Baker raised his Bill who signed as a and Dudley, wagering on the first and fence by 15 feet. Why he did never was quite clear. Detrac- player-coach merely for kicking will be to Ruthian heights second races. tors said Baker didn’t want Klein reach purposes, worked out on defense. winners There outside chance that While two previous of lest he demand a Ruthian salary. is an the gruelling three-mile grind , Another oddity was the hitting of Friberg. So pitiful was Dudley will play against the over 19 of the stiffest steeple- was converting the infielder into Lions, if needed. chase obstacles to be found on the pitching that Shotton Redskins will to Buf- He The fly any course in the world are in a moundsman in the spring of 1929. had obtained Tommy tomorrow, departing at 9:30 favorite is planned play falo the race, the role of Thevenow from the Cards in trade and to a.m. by chartered plane and will expected to go to Montadet, a Thevenow at shortstop. work out after their arrival. stakes winner earlier this year. 7-i'fc • jfjJipyjFi^HjjMlß ** * * They will return Sunday, leaving A seasoned campaigner, Monta- ONE NIGHT TOMMY, returning to the Winter Haven immediately after the game. det won the Belmont Park BUT Spring Maiden Steeplechase and, (Fla.) training camp, drove his automobile off the road and while not winning, gave a good was badly smashed up. He never recovered his form, slumped account of himself in the Sara- to only .227 that season, and Friberg took over next season. High toga Steeplechase Handicap and 5 Schools Open Roby Stee- Never big thumper, Barney walloped at a .341 clip. Delaware Park’s Tom a plechase Stakes. That was the spring, 1930, that Grover Cleveland Alex- Cherwell, the 1952 winner, ander bowed out of the majors. Baker, who had sold him at Grid Season Tonight could well repeat this year, as jumps his peak, got Alex back during the winter, but the veteran, 43 The high school football sea- the on the Fair Hill course liked his schnapps. He almost didn’t get to are to his liking. In his races years old, still son in the District area will open has well, in annoyed at this year he showed fin- pitch at all because one night Leesburg, Fla., he tonight, when Fairfax plays ishing third by a length and a a native, who grabbed a bottle with intention of crowning Washington-Lee, Gonzaga at head to Monkey Wrench and Alexander. Fortunately for the old pitcher Cy Williams was Mount Vernon and Eastern at Tourist List, respectively, in Lebanon, Pa Kickoffs for all nearby the bottle-wielder a left to the jaw. Delaware Park’s Indian River and clouted three games will be at 8 o’clock. Steeplechase Handicap, and q * Williams was almost finished as a ball player, but Alex’s One other game will be played coming through with a winning Hp Jm .£& jgp antagonist wasn’t the only thing he hit in 1930. Used only this week end, DeMatha travel- effort at Saratoga August 11. part-time, Cy kicked in with a .471 average. Alexander, how- ing to Falls Church High for a Banner Waves Lightly Raced. He one break 2 p.m. contest tomorrow. The other winner is Palaja, ever, blew his final chance. needed only win to in 1951. National The game at Washington-Lee who took the event a tie with Christy Mathewson at 373 for most League tonight and all other home games While he has only been to the season started, however, was victories. Shortly after the he of the Generals will be broadcast post twice this year, he has Wing-tip brogue, finished in the money on both cut loose . . . winless. by Station WEAM, with Nat Al- brown, occasions. In his first race at black, bright doing the play-by-play. - burgundy Three coaches Belmont Park he finished sec- f* will be making ond, while his outing Flat-seam Major League Standings their Bob last found debuts tonight, Wal- him running third to Cherwell blucher, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1953. dorf of W-L, Walter Schulte of at Saratoga. brown Fairfax and Jan Jankowski of Banner Waves has been lightly AMERICAN Gonzaga, although the latter has Standings j|| | g • % \ J coached area teams before. (See FAIR HILL, Page C-3.) Result! Yesterday. | 5 of Clubs | 8 i“ N. Y . 1: Chi. 0. Z U U a > Q a uo > -¦ a.t O Bost.. 14: Cleve . 4. (Only lames sehed.) New York |—| 9!13|10|14!15i15116| 921 44! .6771 -60010 Richards Concedes, Says Yanks Games Today. Cleveland |lO|—| 9| 9111|11|17117| 84r*«T _ Chicago 80| Cleve at Wash.. S | 9jll|—ll4!l2|l4| 16| 77| 64; .54617^ Chicago at Phila. By tho Associated Press don’t have as much power as Wosh'o I6| 9| Bjl2|—llo|l3|l2| 70| 69; .504123 >i Tri-Wears. Extra quality construction assures Tomorrow NEW YORK, Sept. 11.—Paul the Yankees. If the Yankees Games \5!6|81 8| 9j—|H| 7| 54| 87| .383|40y* bandbox, Detroit _ Richards, whose outmanned played in that they’d .. correct styling. Available Cleve at Wash.. 2:30. make Brooklyn’s homer record comfortable fit. also Detroit at N. Y. Philo'phio |sj 3|l2| 7| 3|ll| —112| 53 B7, .379 4l“ White Sox are 14 games off the Chicago at Phila. pace, finallyconceded the Ameri- look sick by comparison.” Bt. Louis at Bost. St. Louis | 3! 5| 4|10|14l 8| —| 49| 92| .348|45Vi in U-tip and Straight-tip. Besides those shown. 51 can League flag to the Yankees Richards’ words of praise for Lost i44j56j60j64}69-87i87|92l | | | today. the Yankees came as a surprise BROWN, BLACK, BURGUNDY. Furthermore, the Chicago in view of his critical remarks NATIONAL Stengel com- ,i . jf? It. manager said the Yankees are about Casey and * Sizes 5 to 13, AA-EEE Widths Standings .» S • beat the Dodgers, the pany all season. Yesterday. 3 | i y| J a cinch to Results “I’ve read where the Yankees of Clubs ||*| | g |« National League’s almost cer- Clnctn., Bklyn., 5 5£ 1 5 -j a good I (11 Innings). aIKaZUUii £ j £ & tain representative in the World are not club,” he said. St. Louis. 7: N. Y.. «. Series. “But they’ve got everything—- (Only games sched.) Brooklyn ll2jl3jlojls|ls|l3! 9 97 43; .693| i— “I’m tired of hearing this stuff speed, pitching, fine defense, Milwaukee| 8| —{ll|l3tl3ill|l4|l4l 84 56 .60013 about Brooklyn’s great power strong arms and plenty of Games Today. •Open 9:30 daily \ St. Louis |6| 8| —|10|13jl5| B|l6| 76,’62 .551*0 hitters.” Richards said somewhat power. With that great bench 7th & K 14th ft G *3113 14th Bklyn. at Mllw. (n> heatedly. got of theirs, it makes no difference \ Pitts, at St. L.