* * Nats Play Yanks, Red Sox in 11 of First 13 Games

■ .. ,. Early Tilts Give Fans Lewis' .480 w or I Defeated in Playoffs, Heads in, Lose, Draw Nat Marks FRANCIS E. STANN Chance to Size By Up to , the Nats’ trim Capitols Revamp graying right-fielder, sparked That Man's In the President's Box Again! Washington s hitters in exhibition games, collecting 24 hits in 50 It’s been 23 years since that bright, sunny afternoon in 1924, Griffs'Flag Hopes Next Season April, Squad attempts to compile a fancy .480 when Harris, a for Stanley Raymond (Bucky) major league By Burton Hawkins Special Dispatch to The Star average. Frank Mancuso the first time and only 27 years old. joined in greeting Calvin Coolidge at a .404 while The Nats today had that tingling CHICAGO, April 14.—It’s Chi- clip, First In the presidential box at . the uniform Baseman Vernon Now, wearing seasation one might develop by cago, not Washington, that gets a Mickey batted pet- .380. of the , Bucky turns another ting a boa constrictor, standing in crack at the Basket Ball Associa- r ^ other Nats who saw fre- milestone on one of the longest and most ad- front of a .45 with a crazed mur- tion of America title in a best 4-of-7 Among quent action in venturesome careers in baseball history. derer tickling the trigger, or play- series against the winner of the cur- spring training, Joe Grace hit .352, Stan Spence, The tough, scrappy little ing catch with atom bombs. They rent elimination series between were poised to launch in and New York. 333; George Case, .302; Cecil whom named as his first boy man- activity Philadelphia the American and Travis, .300: Jerry Priddy, 259; is 50 but he looks League they After romping home ahead of ager long, long ago past now, found A1 Evans, .258, and Johnny Sulli- themselves in an unenviable every one in the Eastern division in little different. There are generous dashes of gray situation. van. .160. regular season play, the Washing- in his hair and the lines in his face are but deeper, It w as with mixed trepidation and ton Cap6 had little left to throw from the stands he looks much the same pretty and confidence that the Nats prepared against the Stags. The Chicago studious will detect to battle the New York Washingtonians readily the Yankees in outfit put a clincher on this first the Area Bowlers Harris influence on the present-day Yankees, who season's opener today at Griffith playoff series last night by edging Capital Stadium in the of will play percentage baseball except that now and presence Presi- the Caps, 66-61, for their fourth dent Truman and 30,000 fans of then they will hit and when the book calls for win against two losses. leaser distinction. For the next Resume Firing Today a sacrifice—and get away with it. Harris was ever fvn U’pp'/C tHo Vofe will Ka nts^A. Date* Not Yet Set. a but even in his wildest he had and New York gambler, gambles unrelenting pressure which unques- Philadelphia con- tinue their best 2-of-3 rrtntu sunn the percentage on his side. tionably will give a clue to their series at New In U. S. Event York Title The only thing about opening day of 1947 that could be new to capabilities. tonight, with the third game, if in With two of last year's Harris would be the President. Bucky probably can’t recall, offhand, No favor was bestowed on the necessary, Philly tomorrow. winning Nats by the schedule for Philadelphia won the first game scores surpassed in a week's end how many times he's walked from the dugout to a Chief Executive's designers, of in 11 of their first 13 the Saturday. Sites and dates for the heavy firing by visiting teams, box and posed for the cameramen. But in a Washington uniform he’s games Nats will be tangling with the championship round have not been metropolitan Washington duck- in the ceremony 11 times, to the records. over • participated according power-packed and set. A circus will move into Chi- pinners again took the Be- Next to who traditional thesda Center Griffith, perpetuated th# presidential the threatening Yankees. In eight cago Stadium, home of the Stags, Bowling alleys today u> pitch after its inauguration by William Howard Taft in 1910, Harris is straight games Washington's onlv and unless another floor can be resume tneir quest for national the best qualified man in the world to rip open the red-and-white box competition will be New York and found here the title round may be championships. Ken and Gordon Mc- containing a new baseball and hand it to a President. He's hardly Boston. played entirely in the East. Lineburg Plans are 1IIwee of Winchester. Va, toppled likely to fumble after all his experience. Frightening Appetizer. already being made for the Caps to bounce back better than 842 pins in assuming the men’s That's a frightening sort of CO-OWNER CROSBY AT GAME—Bing Crosby (seated, left), part owner of the base- The First Two Years Were the Easiest ap- Pittsburgh ever next year. Red Auer- doubles lead, easily bettering last petizer, but by the same token if ball club, attended an exhibition with the Columbus Red game Birds at Columbus. The three bach will make formal announce- year’s winning total of 825 com- will look in a Yankee uniform this season. He the Nats can Bucky strange nibble their way- other owners of the club with Herman are talking Billy (left) (left to right) Tom Johnson, Frank ment of his plans soon, but it is piled by Henry Roetzal and Bill looked strange to Washington fans when he wore the habiliment of the through that much of their summer McKinney and John Galbraith. —AP known that he will the team Powley of Bridgeport, Conn. Mar- diet and no Wirephoto revamp Tigers and Red Sox, but Harris in the uniform of the Phils of the display ill effects Wash- garet Crump and Polly Locks of fans will somewhat. Sure of their jobs are was almost to visualize ington have occasion to Richmond. impossible because over the such as Bob Bones Va., racked up 716 pins unzip their optimism and players Feerick. years he became sort of symbolic to the fans of Washington. To anticipate to take the women’s lead. an season. Brothers Get Jobs McKinney, Johnny Mahnken, Fred interesting Anyway, in- This was five over the win- them—and to Clark Griffith—he always was an American Leaguer. Numerous Questions Fletcher's Ankle Scolari and Johnny Norlander, but pins dications of what kind of a club Hurt, ning score rolled last year by Leona When he moved to Detroit and, later, to Boston, he was merely the Nats some of this year’s second-stringers possess will be revealed With A's Krall and Gladys Bohn of New out.” But when he shifted to the National it was Phillies, will be replaced. Stronger subs are "camping League early. By th« Associated Press Conn. at needed and Auerbach has Haven, tantamount to his jumping to the Mexican League. The Nats were confronted with Harassing Clubs Pirates to Shuffle scoured division scores PHILADELPHIA, April 14.— college ranks this season to find Otherwise, top somewhat the same slate last year That is a singular managerial record of Bucky’s. The two Baseball s were slightly under last year's fig- only and weren’t Handley brothers were what he wants. He’s talked to long in learning the ures, with the pennants he ever won were as a freshman and as a sophomore. In in Philadelphia uniforms today, coaches and attended the Bowling Academy cruel reality that they were out- Start of Season for players, “A” team of 1924, than any in but were with differ- Lineup East Providence, R. I„ younger big league pilot he not won they signed Opener tournaments in history, only classed. Boston the big New York and whipped Nats By th« Associated Press piling up a count of 1.972 to take Washington's first pennant, but the Capital’s only world champion- three ent clubs. By the Associated Press already has in mind just who he’s straight and New York added over first place in the men’s di- as well, the late John another has com- The Phillies of the National after. He won’t name names ship brazenly outmaneuvering McGraw, defeat before Washington COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 14.— just vision. of some weeks League claimed Lee Hand- because the Harry Myers Frederick, to the crashed the win column. It was pleted eight of spring (Jeep) Temporary loss by of his ace yet boys still are in According record books that was his peak performance. an injury Mci.. continued to lead in men’s uphill from the training, but opens its 1947 season ley. utility , from the forced Bill school. The next season, 1925, he won a second but the struggle outset and Manager singles with 442 while Pace pennant, Nats blew with numerous still unan- for the Herman In last Charley the World the Nats departed on their first questions $10,- today to reshuffle the Pitts- night’s game the Stags of Series'to Pittsburgh after a 3-1 in 000 waiver Norfolk, Va., was in front In holding edge games. The Western swered. price last week end. burgh Pirates’ for i moved ahead to stay late in the next, trip bogged in seventh lineup their sea- all-events year—the next 18, for that matter—he won not a : third witji 1,207. single flag and place. The Yankees are one of the clubs Jeep's younger brother, Gene, son’s opener with the period. It was close going he was Most of the out-of-town teams yet rated an infinitely better than he was will be at second base when the most of the with manager at 27 and Tomorrow the Nats will invade which have unanswered questions. j tomorrow. way, Chicago in to 28 old. American coming Bethesda next week end years That he was held in rare esteem is the fact Boston lor a start without Di j League's Athletics open A severe ankle front, 20-10, in the first period and proved by three-game series, then They'll Joe Maggio, sprain suffered in j for a shot at duckpin bowling’s that, he trailed Connie return their ace ; at the Yankee Stadium against exhibition ; 30-29 at the half after the had only Mack, who has the advantage of con- here to tangle with the Yan- center fielder who has been yesterday's game with the Caps top honors will the Con- New York a represent his club s kees and hobbled since a tomorrow. Columbus American momentary advantage of 26-25. trolling stock, topped him for consecutive years of managing Red Sox in two games January 6 operation I Association club necticut sector, which already holds for is Shots by Norlander, and big league teams. each. The Nats then will welcome the removal of bone spur from expected to keep heavy-hitting McKinney seven of the nine Scolari major champion- two games at Philadelphia before his right heel. Eiiie Fletcher out of the Pirates' gave Washington the lead three ships. orirr When to New lineup for three or four weeks. times in the third quarter, Agreed Macrhail journeying York for three His absence makes un- Round Table Leaders in all divisions to date: Signed Bucky relatively Spokane but a games to Before the Bucs headed for the 7-point surge led by Chuck Mens Griffith reluctantly released Bucky after the inevitable letdown prior heading West. certain the Yank starters in center championship teams—Bowlin* Halbert sent Chicago ahead to Academy "A." East Providence. R. I„ 1924 Good Start Would field, right field and at first base. Windy City early today, Herman stay. 1-9,2: Colonial following and 1925, but the late Frank Navin was quick to grab Help. Spillway, Norfolk. Va.. said he was considering assigning 52 Fouls in Game. Derby Pioneers, Derby. Conn., him as his manager. One reason It's a road ahead of The Yank Is To End Shows J.8JL; Griffith let was rocky the trouble, however, why Bucky go his Sports Hank or In- but minor with the Greenberg The Stags were leading, 52-48, Men's doubles—Ken Lineburg and policy of giving his deserving Washington warhorses a crack at the Nats, they could throw a scare compared woe at fielder Gordon job. Whitey Wietelmann to re- into the final and Mellwee. Winchester. Va.. 811; The fellow into the American in- Brooklyn, w'here the team is without going kept away James Sparks and Max Troxell, Fred- who succeeded Bucky, for Instance, was the late Walter League—and place Fletcher and that he erick. Md make i might from the Caps, with Halbert and 809. Johnson. cidentally the pennant fuss manager following the expulsion of Ilf Slot Machines Go elect to nlav first, has* Viimcoif Men's singles—Harry Myers. Frederick. more the LeO Durorhpr hv rnmmiccinnor A Max Zaslofsky setting the pace. 142: Jimmy Wallace. Norfolk, 423; Bob When Multimillionaire fascinating—by getting the Herman used to first for Fisher. Baltimore. 421. acquired the Red Sox and B. If Associated Press play the A total of 52 fouls were edge in their first six games with Chandler. President Branch personal Men's all-eveots—Charles Pace, Nor- was Intent on Boston Braves. buying only the best it was Harris he as •iwirw called in the and folk, 1,207: Marshall wanted man- 1UIN ttliU live wiui Boston. Rickey may name a new SPOKANE, Wash., April 14.—Al- game four Caps McGulgan. York. pilot by Fletcher, on Pa 1.192: Archie Farley. ager. And have been crutches, traveled failed to finish. Irv went Richmond, Bucky might at Boston to this day except that That would mean much to the Nats tomorrow, when the Dodgers are at ways ready with a gag or a gift, the Torgoff out back to and a decided in 1934 in Atmetic Pittsburgh planned in the third quarter and Women's championship teams—Ida Yawkey that he needed a and the he bolstering confidence and shak- home to the Boston Braves. &poKane Round Table goes, Mahnken, Simmons, boy trip later to for a Norfolk, 1,723; Sports Bowl. wanted was an to court to Milton, Mass., Feerick and Scolari fouled out in Newport News. , who not only had a good Irish name, but who ing inferiority complex. Other still (solemnly today learn1 | Va., l.filfl; Spillway Girls. questions unanswered visit with his family. the fourth. Halbert of Norfolk, 1.615. was the best in Against the Red Ossie j whether the source of its generous I Chicago and shortstop the business. But when Yawkey paid the Sox, Bluege are who will be center fielder for the Covering home Fletcher Women's doubles—Margaret Crump and to toss the is plate, Scolari of Washington tied for in- Polly Locks. Richmond. 716: Ida Sim- unprecedented of $250,000 plans three who New York now (athletic support legal. price for Joe he also fell hair to a manager, Giants, that Caroll tagged Outfielder Biil Howerton of dividual mons and Emma Williams, Norfolk, 680; most him in scoring honors with 25 Ada Gladstone for Cronin was impressed spring train- Lockman is out with a broken The “bundles for Congress” spon- and Joyce Saunders, Nor- Griffiths second "boy wonder" pilot—a winner in his right Columbus for the third out in the each. folk, 680. ing— sors think a points first a Eany Wynn, Mickey Haefner leg, and who will be on first for the j hearing on legality of i Women's singles—Velma German. year la Harris. eighth inning, but was knocked into The are Nor- and Sid Hudson. slot machines will Stags splitting a pot of folk. 389: Dot Warriner. Norfolk. 384: They'll face Boston Pittsburgh Pirates instead of Elbie determine wheth- air Howerton’s Cronin's acquisition let Harris out, but only With unre- in j tlje by slide and fell $14,000 for this series, while Joyce Saunders, Norfolk. 877. briefly. ; that order unless Wynn's arm er some of the country’s ath-: winning Women's all-events—Polly strained Fletcher, another spring training | top on his right foot, dis- Locks, Rich- glee, Griffith rehired Bucky, who always has been his favorite hasn't to temporarily the Caps divide $12,000. There’s mond. 1,095; Ida Simmons, Norfolk, 1.072: responded treatment. will mark Spokane off their; 1j camp casualty. And how will Hank jletes locating that ankle. ctlll m/M’O rrrn i-it nUnn J — oi Emma Williams. Norfolk, 1,029 manager, and he kept him until circumstances dictated another “Wynn told me a list. ; o" we mv Men’s change couple of days Goldberg, now of the Pirates, react (regular stopping Dr, Harold booster teams—V. F. W. No 1860. in Segall said X-ray pic- I as the winner's share in the final Front Royal. Va.. 1.790: Barrett’s Service and this time Harris' successor was another ex-teammate and war- ago Charlotte that his arm felt to National I The Round Table operates more League pitching. tures at Mount Carmel Hospital is another Station. Washington. 1.772. Northeasl horse, Ossie a bit weak and I instructed him to than a score of machines in its- | playoff $14,000. while the Bluege. However, the major league showed a take it phase that slight dislocation ap- losers of the final get $12,000. Women* booster teams—Colonul leg Still had no easy,’’ said Ossie. “I-haven't of the clubhouse. j Cream Co. Bucky employment problem. The Phils grabbed him sport does start with these parently had been corrected by the Washington. 1.588, Harri- talked to him since, but I facts. For Also involved is the Round Ta- son Roofers, Washington. 1,558; N. X. and when the brief, ill-starred Philadelphia which involved imagine postive the first time in team who first aid Temple Ladies. Washington. 1.552. episode, he’s to If ble’s to continue its physician gave the ready pitch. he is he’ll the modern era there will be a ability zany— barring of Owmer Bill Cox. was ended there still was a Job for Negro at the ball park and that Fletcher's pitch the first game and I’ll follow listed on and expensive—antics to en- the roster of a major league help was a bad Harris—only this time It was with Buffalo, a minor league team. with Haefner tertain the only injury sprain. and Hudson. If Wynn club— of the Dod- Nation. Blossom Tank Now, after two at Besides losing Fletcher the Pirates Cherry years Buffalo—one season as manager and part isn’t ready I’ll use Hudson tomor- And Superior Judge Ralph E. gers. also for the first time the Foley also lost the exhibition 2 to 1. of another as general is back in the and row.” will consider the Round Ta- game, Meet Field Is manager—Bucky big leagues players will be protected by a today pen- ble’s Crooner Bing Crosby, co-owner of Flashy Griffith, who thinly disguises his dislike of Larry is Opening a day ahead of the re- sion feature that contention that a city or- A field Is to MacPhaU, willing plan—a went into the was on hand for the flashy expected toe to mainder of the the dinance banning slot machines Pirates, give his Just dues on one score. MacPhaU knew who to pick when league, Nats get effect on April 1 and will let the the mark tonight in the open swim- no break at Boston. should be invalidated State law game. he needed a manager. They'll be athletes draw up to $100 a month by ming meet sponsored by the Ambas- which permits the machines pitted against Boston's top pitching for life after 10 years’ service. to be sador Swimming Club In conjunc- trio of licensed. , Mickey Harris Pigeon Fanciers Nine in Cleveland Park tion with the Cherry Blossom Festi- and President Joe Group and if the Nats Backs Bramham Albi of the Round val. Club officials Happy Table report entries Coast Guard can belt that sort of pitching, said the recently ordered en- Seeks More Members Now Skipper's 'Peeve' they'll CINCINNATI, April 14 f.P.—Base- Being Organized from the Flatbush Boys’ Club of give their supporters a tremendous forcement of the dusty’ ordinance ball Commissioner A. B. for in Brooklyn. Bainbridge Naval Training ! lift. Chandler “would mean the end” of most Applications membership Boys between the ages of 7 and of Baltimore of today upheld the action of Judge the the National Capital Pigeon Fan- 10 living in the Cleveland Park area Center, Knights Co- Makes Robinson Yank Catcher Newsom Face organization's charities and lumbus May Yants. William G. Bramham. former ciers' Association are re- Who wish to an base- and other top-notch teams. pres- promotions. He seeks an injunction being join organized The man in the mask for Robinson had to Bobo ident of the national today merely wedge Newsom, slated to oppose association, to stop the threatened seizure ceived hy Philip L. Roof, 1440 Tuck- ball team should contact Larry in of the New York Yankees was slated his way past wartime specimens Floyd Bevens on the mound to- placing Leo Pecoy and W. C. the machines. erman street N.W. [Conant at 3036 Ordway street N.W., Durocher to clinch a regular job with the day, probably next will see action Thomas, two Evangeline between 5:30 Moniker to be burly Aaron Robinson, a 6- League There would be no more national The group was organized recently j today through Friday, Yankees and he since has in- against the Yankees here on Satur- players, on the ineligible list after !and 6:30 foot-2-inch, 200-pounder with a golf tournaments like the $25,000 to foster the hobby of pigeon keep- p.m. stalled himself as a favorite at day, with Marino Pieretti a they had been found of con- Now Is The Clam' apeclal fondness for the pitching likely guilty PGA affair in 1944 and less costlv ing. Elisha Hanson is the newly i Red Hunter and Jimmy Low will Yankee Stadium. In the starter against New York when duct. detrimental to baseball. 1 the Associated Press of Washington's , the sessions in 1941. 1942 and 1945 electtd president. coach the club, which will practice By Yankees’ farm system he was clubs return here for a two- Who was to hurl for the Nats. Friday Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays HOLLYWOOD, April 14.—Leo launched as a third but game series. Pieretti as- at Phoebe Hearst It was at Newsom’s expense that baseman, virtually Field. tLippy) Durocher has a new Bill Skiff in him sured himself a Robinson belted his first major spotted the starting Job with nickname, “The Clam.” making of a catcher and so he an impressive performance Defense Beats late in the 1945 against Cage Fall Shows Reporters gave him the new league Baltimore on Offense, Aikman was switched. Saturday, when he Caps' Coolidge's Tops season, but Newsom isn’t em- monicker when the sum total of Aaron batted .287 last season permitted two singles in five In- Warriors Fulks Knew He Shouldn't Be barrassed by the memory, for Doing Such Amazing Scoring School Riflemen his comment on a barrage of to establish himself as the nings. High Aaron since has been other questions was "na comment.” giving The Nats were Yankees' regular catcher. He to start the season Lewis F. Atchison successor as William Aikman of alabmen a hectic time of it. By head coach of the star players to have a winning Coolidge High Foremost among the questions owes it all to with a new shortstop in Mark Tribe. One School is the District’s timing—the timing When the Stags were pouring of the most respected team.” Inter-High when he arrived by plane yester- Catcher Robinson hits the of his outside that Christman, from Rifle play got the recently purchased It on the in the current college scouts Is A1 Tournament champion. Aik- was whether he as Caps first three Heagy day had anything Mighty though base commandant irked and sub- St. Louis Browns, and they had of who man his team to the cham- games of their pro basket ball Maryland, comes back Clark Shaughnessy and Turk paced to say about his suspension as Cleveland's ace was a struggling led to his no qualms about him. In his first sequently discharge there were with everything, the Edwards have been over pionship with a score of 2,166 for of the sandlotter. At one last some including loosing manager Brooklyn Dodgers point from the Coast Guard at a time appearance in a Washington uni- size the smart looks and back-hand of their hats. They sav that Redskin motion pictures for a eight matches. for the 1947 season. APA&nn Vip Vinfi travel fho when the form at Christ- Yankees were desperate yesterday Baltimore, about when was week now and if Pinal team 10 times mouthings the slick scout- Curley Byrd coaching there is any standings: “No comment,” said he. plate against Feller and for a capable catcher. B. H. man cracked a home run into the ing job done on the Maryland he’d take a quick look glaring weakness in any player W. L. W. L Durocher came from New York Robinson three home Washington o left-field stands __ displayed to spur the Nats five. at the scout for the that has Coolidge 8 Roosevelt 3 5 Somebody said Elmer Rip- reports escaped their attention, Central 7 1 Wilson .2 0 some 36 hours after his actress runs and a vv « W v WT . T1VVU1J VI U1C VIlUltO. riffle Tech fl 0 ley was responsible, that the week, through the pages it simply isn’t so. Jimmy Youel 2 Bei! _ 1 7 wife, Laraine Day, returned to Belter of 16 home runs last Nats, 3; Orioles, Equally gratifying to Bluege was1 and Western 5 3 Eastern _0 8 Stags were wise to his say: has been in one the ses- continue her film season. Robinson I Wash AB. H O A Bait. AB. H. O A. the 4-hit enough get sitting Anacostia 4 4 work. unwittingly Case.If pitching of Luther Knerr,' ; 5 13 0 Wilson.3b 2 o 2 2‘ advice on how to stop Red “Shucks, there’s new sions, which should indicate how hastened his o who struck nothing rise to the Yankees ! Myatt.2b 4 2 2 2 Zernial.lf 4

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