SPORTS—CLASSIFIED ADS GENERAL NEWS AMUSEMENTS af NOVEMBER 1950 &enittg J&f Jlpaf Is WEDNESDAY, 8, Sawyer Named Top Big League Pilot; Dropo Voted Best A.L. Rookie Bullet Ace Nosed Out in Poll Win, Lose, or Draw Balky Stengel By FRANCIS STANN On Sixth THERE’S NO ACCOUNTING for tastes. Here’s Branch Not Face Managers; Bucky May the Associated Press By the Associated Frets ■y Rickey, 69 years old and $1 million richer after selling his stock Nov. 8.—Affable NEW YORK, Nov. 8.—Big Walt in the Brooklyn Dodgers. Under such circumstances, most NEW YORK. Eddie Sawyer, a former college Dropo, Red Sox , people would look for a shady tree on the bank of a fishing professor who never played an has been voted rookie of the year hole and let the rest of the world go by. Caps for 1950 in the . Tonight has inning in tie big leagues, But not Rickey. ,■ He’s moving to Pitts- Hoffman been voted baseball’s “ of Dropo outdistanced the oppo- burgh to see what he can do about building Suspended the year” in a Nation-wide poll sition with 15 votes from the 24- of the Baseball up a last-place club. Of course, he’s re- In Contract conducted by the Associated Press. man committee Row; who led the Phillies to Writers Association. Ed (Whitey) portedly getting $100,000 per annum on a Sawyer, Felt their first pennant in 35 years Ford, the Yankee southpaw five-year contract, but it’s money the genius Absence Is last season, nosed out Casey , was second with six. doesn’t need. The feuding Caps and Balti- Stengel of the world champion Chico Carrasquel, White Sox Those who feel know think was third they Rickey more Bullets will tangle tonight Yankees in a close battle. sensation, that with the old ranks was named on 164 of with two votes. One writer failed spellbinder vanity at. Uline Arena with the “ladies Sawyer over wealth, although there is no record of. the 381 ballots cast by sports to vote. night’* contest starting at 8:30. the Deacon’s having thrust any money aside writers and sportscasters. Stengel, recalled Dropo from Unless and Paul who won the honor in 1949, re- when during his career at St. Louis and Brooklyn. Louisville in early season Hoffman can come to ceived 134 votes to finish a close down- terms today, Billy Goodman was injured. The As a matter of fact, one reason for the stfcond. the Bullets be a 27-year-old giant from Moosup, fall of the Pirates has been their habit of may in bad way Four Votes for Bucky. Conn., who flopped in a 1949 trial, from tonight. Hoffman, the Bullets’ buying humpty-dumpties Rickey. Pour other field leaders received came in terrific fashion. top scorer last season, has been through In era the Pittsburgh owners have spent an recognition. Red Rolfe, who did a the\postwar suspended by the club and his Started All-Star Game. *• million on but after in the first brilliant job in bringing the Tig- estimated $4 players, finishing absence last was night felt as ers Yankees Dropo started hitting in sensa- Pirates In- home second to the division two ago, the have slipped steadily. the Bullets lost, 83-64, to the and never years in the American League race, itional style stopped. deed, if it were not for the $100,000 salary, one might hacard Boston Celtics in Providence, R. I. His distance earned was third with- 51 votes. Leo | long power Pitts- It was the first defeat for a guess that Rickey’s conscience dictated his shifting to the Durocher’s feat in directing the !him the fans’ vote as first base Bullets after two victories. burgh. Giants to third place in the Na- \ starter on the league all-star Hoffman, 6-foot-2 star from More logical is the assumption that at Brooklyn the stage tional League won him fourth team in July. Purdue, wants another contract. 136 games for the Red became too small for He bored. Diace with 23 votes. Steve O’Neill, Playing simply Rickey. got He didn’t even report for practice who replaced Joe McCarthy in Sox, Dropo collected 180 hits for Monday. he 34 Instead, told club June as manager of the Red Sox, a .323 average. He slammed he worked OUT AT CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY they are building up officials, out with Lan- got five votes. of home runs and tied his teammate Bucky Ennis, their good back, for Little All-America honors. caster, Pa., of the Eastern League. the Nats received four. Vem Stephens, for the league lead Baltimore officials sus- The consensus is that Ennis could play for any college team in promptly Sawyer, often referred to as the with 144 runs batted in. pended him and said they would lefthander the Nation. Phillies’ “secret weapon,” leaped Ford, baby-faced get a court injunction to prevent into prominence practically over- who has been accepted by the But when«Athletic Director Eddie La Fond remarked, him from playing with any other RIDING FOR A FALL—Jockey Johnny Longden (back, right) falls from his mount, Capt. Flagg, night. His appointment in the Army, came up in July from the “Ennis is 75 per cent of our offense,” he drew a quick reaction team. in the third race of Hollywood Park’s season opener yesterday. Longden was not hurt and came middle of the 1948 season to suc- Yankees’ Kansas City farm. He Jan Jankowski. Bullets from Battling Jinx. back to win the fifth race astride Okey Smokey. —AP Wirephoto. ceed as manager won nine straight before he lost — ___a “Dont’ say that, ^Sddie,” warned Jankowski, a humorous The row with Hoffman may of the Phils created a stir among on relief in the final week of the glint in his eyes. “I remember once when Dutch Bergmap said have serious consequences for baseball men and fans everywhere. season. Coach The from the same thing about Tom Oliver, who was the star of Dutch’s Buddy Jeanette’s Bullets. Clash Few persons had ever heard of youngster Astoria. A rugged performer on Princeton Foes High Champs Star Fiddle him. N. Y„ then 21, pitched and won team. The papers played it up pretty good. defense, Army, Surprises the 205-pounder also is a top The fans know now that the the final game of the “Well,” Jankowski continued, “at the next practice Tom Dec. 1 at scorer and a favorite with Balti- Night one-time Ithaca College biology from the Phillies. Only an and he noticed the seemed a little queer. The District and Cath- suited up atmosphere more fans. Rated So Weak That public 'Name' Horses in Win teacher is a sound manager who I by Gene Woodling kept him from on the field and But nothing was said until the squad got out Baltimore will have something olic high school football cham- has the respect of every one of going the route. was Oliver back there else lined up for signal practice. There poor working against it tonight— pions will meet Friday night, his players. Carrasquel, purchased by the and him in the face was a the visiting club jinx. In 16 games No Odds Are Quoted At Park Players regard Sawyer as more in the tailback position staring December 1, at Griffith Stadium, Hollywood White Sox for $35,000 from Brook- in the National Asso- than a mere of painted with mercurchrome on By tH« Associated Press •y the Associated Press manager. He’s father | lyn’s farm system, ousted the vet- conglomeration percentages ciation instead of the next afternoon as only one has been won by confessor, friendly adviser, coach eran Luke from the the seats of all the players’ NEW YORK, Nov. 8.—Odds- Nov. 8 — Appling short- pants, a visiting team. in originally planned. INGLEWOOD. Calif.. mem- However, this and psychologist to every stop job in . “Tommy Whalen had 5 per cent on his trousers. I think I instance makers have established Califor- There was a large measure of em- Minneapolis trimmed the The change was made at a ber of the Phillies. The spry 22-year-old from an end had nia’s unbeaten Golden Bears a barrassment back in the stable Vene- had 2 per cent. One tackle had .009 per cent, l1/* Caps, giving the Bullets reason to "No one gets away with any- favorite to meeting of the game commit- zuela .283 in 141 games. He cent Oliver believe the does 7-7Va-POint whip area at Hollywood Park today as per cent. The total came to 25 per exactly. got jinx not prevail thing on the skipper.” one of his played an here. UCLA Saturday at Berkeley. tee yesterday with the thought the new fall meeting swung into outstanding game at a but I don’t recall that players once remarked. “No one big laugh out of it. Bergman appraised At the same time shortstop, probably next to the Earl they refused! in mind that a will its second day. Lloyd, whose professional night game wants to.” Yanks’ Phil the value of any player again.” to quote odds on the New Mexico- j Rizzuto in defensive basketball career is being inter- draw more fans than an after- Embarrassed were such high- Second Youngest Manager. Army and Harvard Princeton ability. rupted, will be on hand tonight. priced thoroughbreds as William Sawyer rarely bawls out an No games, such is the dominance of noon contest. Votes for Rosen. IN THE COLD AND DARKNESS of Municipal Stadium In The 6-foot-6 Negro star has only Goetz s Your Host, Calumet Farm’s erring player in front of his team- five Army and Princeton. They also The game, one of the top It is left to the individual Cleveland last Saturday, with the Notre Dame-Navy game games remaining before re- mare, Bewitch; Yolo Stable’s Great mates. judg- announced no odds on the Miami ment of the voting members porting for induction in the Army schoolboy attractions in this Circle, E. M. Goemans’ English- “If a man has ability,” of drawing to a close, a fistic exchange broke out. With a low Sawyer the Baseball November 16. (Fla.)-Louisville game because of area, brings together the Dis- bred Calstone and others. Writers’ Association Frank Leahy called to a guard and said, “Get in there Miami’s whether a moan, Coach Bones McKinney will j superiority. trict public high (Division 1-9) Reason for the shame was a (See SAWYER, Page C-3.) player qualifies as a Ohio rookie. There is for Burns.” start Lloyd, Ace Maughan, Chick State's whiz-bang attack titlist and the Catholic League plucky little chestnut, Star Fiddle, no hard and has made the Nation's No. 2 fast rule. Leahy isn’t often wrong, but he was Saturday and under- Halbert, Freddie Scolari and pow- champion. St. John’s looks to who raced the star color bearers Frank erhouse a topheavy 20 Vi points A. P. Presumably most of those who standably so. It wasn’t Paul his Kudelka. Chuck Gilmur, be a shoo-in for Catholic hon- into the ground yesterday in the Leighton, Burns, short-tempered guard, over j participated in this Don Otten, Dick-Schnittker, Bill I Rose Bowl-minded Wiscon- ors, while Tech. Eastern. Ana- $25,000 Premiere Handicap before1 year’s poll did who was throwing fists with Tackle Paul Tetreault of Navy but sin. At NL Start, Dies at 97 not feel that A1 Sharman, Tommy O’Keefe, Dick1 And Notre Dame's revitalized costia and Western are in the 26,870 fans. Rosen, Cleveland’s his opposite number, Guard Fred Wallner. . Irish are 14-14 over ly tha AitociataH Pre*« brilliant was OKeefe and Alan Sawyer also! Vi weak Pitts- runnnig for the public-high Just last summer several horse third-baseman, eligi- was Burns’ low while unbeaten Oklahoma FRYEBPRG. Me., Nov. 8.— ble for the as he did Leahy mystified because, knowing boiling will be available, John Norlander! burgh, championship. experts declined to bid more than honor, not rules a Ambrose P. one of or- receive a vote. point, Notre Dame’s coach early in the season appointed the will be on the sidelines. 13-point choice to down $10,000 at a dispersal sale when Leighton, unpredictable Kansas. ganized baseball’s first? Although the season was even-tempered Wallner as his watchdog and pacifier. Not only Norlander, who didn’t miss a Star Fiddle was sold. Mr. and players, past from the The closest spread involves Tu- died here Monday night. The his first as a regular, Rosen ap- was Wallner warrior who was ejected, game time the Caps were Last Mrs. E. C. Smith of San Francisco the.surprtteg>fist-fighting organized in 1946 lane and Navy. The Green Wave Fights Night former Boston peared in seven games for the In- but the fellow he used to until December liked him. however, and paid $16,- wasboxing, Tetreault, play side-by- is a By the Associated Press catcher was 97 old. dians in five in ’48 of last year, was injured in prac- currently slim 1 Vi points over 000 for the colt. years I 1947, and 23 in side with Wallner in high school in Greenfield, Mass., and the LOS ANGELES. — Chu Chu Jimine*. a native of ’49. the '49 season tice and hasn’t played in a league Navy, but this, like the rest, 'is Star Fiddle outgamed Your Leighton, Portland, Dropo opened 13‘2'a. Mexico City, outpointed Alfredo with two were and are, fast friends. game this season. subject to change. Escobar. 135. Los Angeles. 10. Host, Bewitch and Great Circle Me., captained the semipro Port- Boston, but soon was shipped WHITE PLAINS. N. Y.—Tito Valles. land Resolutes in the 1870s. to the Pacific Coast and That after the Wallner and Tetreault went Maryland has been made a 6 Vi a early I League night, game, Banks on Rehfeldt. New York, outpointed Pat Marcune. in stretch drive to win the Pre- point favorite over North New He began his major league career was with Louisville at the start out to dinner together. Burns? “Man, soon as I saw those guys Jeannette will rely considerably Caro- 125%. York. 8. miere and collected $21,700 for his lina. — the the of the on JACKSONVILLE. Fla. Harold Mere- in 1876, year National j past race. off, I took off,” Burns said. “I knew if I was within Don Rehfeldt, 6-foot-7 former dith, 153. Macon. Ga.. outpointed Joe Las- new owners. squaring Here’s a was and Neither Ford nor rundown of the other siter, 155, Charlotte. N. C.. 10. Red was Shoe- League organized, caught Carrasquel be the thrown out." All-America from Wisconsin. faced, too, Willie | 40 yards of that pair, I’d guy odds: LONDON.—Aaron Wilson. who included the famed had in a Rehfeldt will team early grid lR'J'i. Bir- played big league game with Joe Dol- mingham, Ala., stopped Lloyd Barnett. 1 « hon, Points Favorite Underdo* 183‘i. Jamaica. 7. (See HOLLYWOOD, Page C-2.) A. Spalding. until the 1950 campaign. Tommy Byrnes, Norm Mager —Clemson -Boston College Gt THE SALARIED SPORTS EXPERTS in Louisville are better Billy Hassett, Ray Wait <:/'a—Dartmouth- Columbia Corley, —Marquette Cross Budko and 8,1,g Holy at picking horses than ballplayers, as the naming of Walter Ken Murray. —Pennsylvania _ Brown Murray —Cornell .. Colgate Dropo of the as the American League rookie dropped in nine field’ J0J» —Penn State-West Virginia goals and four fouls last night to! "-7'A—Missouri _ Colorado of the year would seem to prove. 10 —Iowa State_ Drake take high scoring honors with 22 8. —Michigan- Indiana When Billy Goodman hurt his ankle 15 days after the —Nebraska-Kansas State points. The Bullets, however, IS J* —Illinois Iowa season started and Boston was looking desperately for a replace- never got close. 20V4 —Michigan State_Minnesota Boston, under «*a —Northwestern_ Purdue ment at first base, Dropo was called up from the Louisville Coach , former Cap 10 —Georgia Florida }* A —Stanford- Washington State farm. The big former football star at the University of Con- coach, took an early lead and ‘a —Texas Baylor held it. Bob B’A —Arkansas _ Rice necticut had been hitting only .246 or so in the American Donham, former 0 —Duke Wake Forest Stores ■ Both. Ohio State player, was high for 10 —Kentucky Mississippi State Association. lit —South’n Methodist..Texas A. & M. the Celtics with 15 points. 5'A —Louisiana State_Vanderbilt m can Louisville 1 —Texas “If Dropo is the best the Red Sox dig up,” The 'A Tech _ Tulsa visiting club jinx also fol- 10 —Oregon State_Idaho sportswriters predicted, looking up from their racing forms,” lowed New York to Indianapolis, will be back here where OPEN NITE “they aren’t going far. And Dropo pretty the Knicks dropped an Joe Thursday 86-73 Becker Is Named quick.” decision. A crowd of 5,217 fans cheered as The rest of the story is too fresh in memory to bear repeti- , Bob Lavoy, , Paul Walther Manager of Toronto tion. The fellow who couldn’t hit minor league pitching wore and Wah-Wah Jones combined to By the Associated Press out the league brand. major give the Olympians too much TORONTO, Nov. 8.—Joe Beck- scoring punch for the New York- er, who managed the Jersey City ers. Groza gathered 18 points, as Giants for the last two years, is Scout, Makes did New York’s Vince Boryla. the new pilot of the Toronto Meek, Maryland Although the season is only one Maple Leafs of the International week America’s old, New York is the only Baseball League. Indisputably An Unbeaten Case for Carolina team still without victory. The Becker, 41, signed a one-year Knicks have three contract to direct the Leafs, who Deacons followed an interception | dropped By Merrell Whittlesey straight. finished seventh last season. He Finest Suits at the Pricel by completing a desperation pass finally is favored succeeds Jack Sanford, who took Maryland for the winning touchdown. over North Carolina, a team it over the Leafs at the start of North Carolina clicked on of- hasn't beaten since 1926, but the 1949 season. fense for the first time against Paterson there’s no danger of the Terps Club Folds, a shell of what,was supposed to becoming overconfident for Sat- be a good William and Mary Pro Basketball Hill engagement urday’s Chapel team and won, 40-7. But it lost EASTERN DIVISION. his Grid Quit as long as Bill Meek holds Loop May _ W. L. Pet. Hayes, the ex-Washington-Lee Syracuse 2 n i.ooo voice. By the Associated Press Philadelphia -1 o JbmlSfocA/ High back from Arlington, who 1.000 Baltimore _ 2 1 607 Meek scouted the Tar lleels suffered a broken when he PATERSON, N. J„ Nov. 8—The Washington _1 2 .333 jaw Boston Wake Forest, William and Paterson Panthers of the Ameri- __ ] 3 250 against was smeared on a pass play. New York -___ 0 3 .000 Mary and Tennessee and Bill Car! Snavely has no substitute can Pro Football League have dis- WESTERN DIVISION. W. L. Pet. them sound for- banded for the rest of the season, makes mighty for Hayes and as a result, North Tri-Cities _ 3 0 1.000 it was Rochester _ 2 0 1.000 'SHIISMS midable for a team that has won Carolina hit an offensive low announced today. Fort Wayne __ 2 2 .500

The action Minneapolis __ only two of six games. ; against Tennessee last week with- by Stephen Dudiak, l 2 333 Indianapolis _ 1 3 team owner, whittled the .000 The assistant couch out him. Meek said Coach Bob league Last Night’s Results. Fine is inherent. It is inborn ... Maryland down to quality Red- Neyland of the Vols admitted that three teams—Jersey City, Indianapolis. SO; New York, 73. is not of the opinion that the Boston. S3: Baltimore, 64. of from its be- Richmond, Va„ and Erie, Pa.— part the product very skins have had all the tough luck Hayes’ absence made a tremendous Tonight's Schedule. and there were indications the Baltimore at, Washington. Fine in clothes is in football. Meek can show you difference. The Vols won that Tri-Cities at Fort Wayne. ginning. quality one. 16-0. whole structure would fall apart where North Carolina could be measured in terms of fabrics ... in fash- for this year at least. unbeaten to date if it could take Hayes Tough Back to Stop. Early in the season financial ion .. and in Stein Bloch about five plays over, including tailoring. Somebody called Meek with the difficulties caused two other Any way you the one that cost the Tar Heels has-been the finest in their class since information that Hayes, wearing teams, Bethlehem, Pa and Brook- the services of Billy Hayes in the a mask, would play against Mary- lyn, N. Y., to fall by the wayside. look at it... 1854!... See these handsome sharkskins Tennessee game last week land. Bill said that confirmed The other four said then that and worsteds in both North Carolina opened by word he pin-point single picked up in Knoxville— they would play out the season. past stubborn N. C. that and -breasted to- squeezing Hayes would be out.only for Joe Rosentover, league presi- models SAA State, 13-7. As anybody with a the Tennessee game. dent, said he “never in 15 years morrow at the YMS. television set can tell you, the V “Hayes is a great back,” Meek of pro football saw anything like North Carolina-Notre Dame game said, “throws a beautiful pass this year for trouble.” He made could have gone either way, with from that fullback spot in the no statement as to whether the Other Fine Stein Bloch Suits, Carolina fumbles playing a major single wing and runs a lot of ldfague would try to finish the sea- in the 14-7 triumph for the to part traps. Snavely also has his tail- son with three teams. $75 $95 Irish. back available to pass and the Dudiak said he paid off all JOHN Breaks Against Tar Heels. tailback (Dick Bunting) can mur- players, coaches and other finan- RI^MN The week, the Tar means Quality Stein Bloch Topcoats, $85 following der you on sweeps or off tackle.” cial obligations last night and dis- and a score- at a Low Pricel Heels Georgia played North Carolina mixes the A banded the Panthers. He said he less tie and according to other formation with the single wing understood Jersey City would dis- A truly MILD cigar... scouts that was one of the most and makes considerable use of band, too, but there was no imme- with the rich flavor deceiving scores on record. It was flankers from the single wing. Bob diate word from Giants’ officials. end aroma a tremendous offensive ball game, delightful Gantt and Benny Waiser do most been looking except that neither team coi^ld do you've for. some today. anything inside the 5-yard lines. (See MARYLAND, Page C-2.) Buy North Carolina missed two touch- For The Beet Best and down passes in the last quarter CHEVROLET SERVICE that appeared to be money-in-the- NEW Biggest Cigar Q'’ TYPE CURVED 39th* Year at > 3942 Minnesota bank and then failed on a field IMMEDIATE SEEV1CE by jar try in the fading seconds. Let goal 1319 F St. N.W. Avenue N.E. Against Wake Forest, North AUTO GLASS WILLIAMS i OPEN ALL DAT SATCBDATE Carolina had the ball on the Dea- Core For Your Cor cons’ 1 in the last 5 minutes and I Dick Bunting dropped the ball for IIER SOX’S 1339 East-West Highway AtJ KTkjlj fumble as he bucked over. Wake AUTO PASTS Silver Sprint, M4., SH. 1000 a f Forest recovered and later, with 72 Fla. Ava. N.E.MI.7100 CAPITAL CIGAR & TOBACCO CO. time left for just two plays, the Washington, Distributor a A H- 4 A