Radical Reform Program Drawn by Ballplayers
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is Radical Reform Drawn Jetting J&iaf J£p0f * D. 30, 1946—A—10 Program Ballplayers C., by Tuesday, July Washington, < Pay Minimum,Pension Hitchcock Triumph Over Virgin w Lose or Draw Masterson, Sparkle in, Main to Go As Nats Indians Twice Raises Jones' FRANCIS E. STANN Requests Thump Hopes By By Burton Hawkins Star Staff What's Wrong With a Rating of Umpires? Before Club Owners Correspondent For Go With Petro ST. LOUIS, 30.—Two ten- and had a 1-0 lead until the Among the innovations suggested already, by young Bill Veeck, July away Jack Hand as a result of successive Last year Herbie (Biff) Jones new president of the Cleveland Indians, is the rating of umpires by By ants of the Nats' doghouse—Pitcher eighth Auociated Press Writer doubles Hitchcock was a in Eastern the major league managers. The purpose would be to keep the arbiters Sports Walter Masterson and Third Base- seven-inning by sophomore High and Evans. In the however, on their toes, with Veeck proposing thaWthe most poorly rated each NEW YORK, July 30.—Baseball eighth, School. Today, the 19-year-old man Billy Hitchcock—have been the to the like a ball Indians manufactured the tying season be shipped back minors, are over re- Is an moguls mulling player evicted. Masterson has his run on southpaw up-and-coming player who hasn t aeiiverea. wedged singles by Jimmy Wasdell, quests for a minimum wage, pen- way back into the oi Les and Hank Edwards. featherweight boxer who may soon What’s wrong with Veeck’s idea? Nothing, good graces Fleming Manager Ossie with a brace be in unless you happen to be a bad umpire. But Veeck’s sion fund and extensive contract Bluege Lifted for a pinch-hitter in the collecting big mQney ring of sparkling relief chores and fellow-club owners haven’t fallen in with the idea reforms today in one of the most ninth after A1 Evans had socked his shows here. Hitchcock has come off the bench —yet. About the only people to do much talking third straight double, Scarborough A winner over the revolutionary steps in modern dia- to a experienced regain steady job. turned the over to Master- about the subject lately have been the New York mond hurling Petey Virgin on Promotor Goldie history. With Hitchcock, it was 8 case Giants, who aren’t even in the same league with son, w'ho did all right with Lewis’ Aheam’s all-star fistic show in Grif- Asked by the magnates to give of him or of for Mr. which is to the American play dispose him, Veeck, say League. their views on the controversial help. fith Stadium last‘night, the Biffer Billy was becoming increasingly an- The Giants had a bit of inopportune umpiring that ordi- The Nats met an old friend, Joe now has his sights set on a bout player-owner problems noyed by his bench-warming at a cost them a ball game the other day. A Cincinnati Krakauskas. and treated him with Petro and that's a narily are decided solely by the time when the Nats’ assorted third roughly Danny base-runner, who should have been caught at third in the blasted match that has the earmarks of a franchise operators, the athletes basemen and shortstops—excluding nightcap. They base on a throw from First Baseman Johnny Mize, two sessions and Les Webber for seven "natural.'’ yesterday in separate Hitchcock—were no better than even Krakky not was safe but a rurt in a only scored 5-4 game drew a reform to be runs in the second inning with two up program money to get their gloves on ground- Herbie has a bewildering lefty when Umpire Lou Jorda inadvertently got in the to the walks, an error, five and presented majors’ Policy ers in their vicinity. .singles style that Pete the Pure couldn't way of Third Baseman Buddy Kerr. The umpire Committee next Hitchcock’s double. The Nats Monday. Hitchcock is no complacent char- got solve last night and Virgin has ducked and that was the equivalent of throwing a their other run off Bob Lemon in National League players, meeting acter. His Alabama ire was made a specialty of fighting south- block on Francis E. Slann. rising rolling Kerr, who also hit the dust while in New were more the fifth when Torres reached first York, specific, over the treatment he was getting. paws recently. Jones also has con- a perfect throw whizzed over his head and into the boxes. on a outlining a $5,500 minimum wage Shunted to the Nats’ because force play, shifted to third on dition. speed and the ability to Whether a is we dugout Mr. Jorda normally is good umpire something scale, a fund and a Hitchcock's and scored on pension 60-day of light hitting, Hitchcock saw his single weather a punch. His ring general- wouldn't know. But he wound up in the wrong spot in the Giants- severance pay stipulation as the replacements—Sherry Robertson and Evans’ infield out. ship is excellent. He forced the Reds game and for that he would have aropped in rating—if there most recommendations of important Cecil Travis—add nothing to Wash- Early Wynn, who registered his 10-round battle all the way and were a rating system. a NEW YORK.—IN NEW GAME—These three stars shift to five-point platform. : ington’s attack while messing up second victory in as many starts; the decision of Referee Charley An American as of the ma- Football Officials Are Rated eight-point League ‘■politics” representatives National League to the games with inept defensive play. since returning from the service, Reynolds and Judges Jim Sullivan College by Coaches. drawn in was program up Chicago jors’ Steering Committee meeting August 5 to discuss revisions I Bluege never has had any com- pitched home runs to Edwards and i and Dr. J. E. Trigg was unamimous One argument advanced against rating umpires is that managers a for fulfill- high lighted by request in player contracts. They are Marty Marion, Cardinals; Dixie ; plaint with Hitchcock's fielding. "If Lemon, but never was in trouble de- in his favor. Jones weighed 125*4, don't want to stick out their necks and incur the wrath of the men ment of contracts to the let- player Walker, Dodgers, and Billy Herman, Braves. —AP i only he would hit a little." moaned spite yielding 11 hits. He took it Virgin 130. in the blue. That doesn’t hold water. If the were supervised and formation a Wirephoto. thing ter, of permanent when was in the throes easy with his comfortable lead and the Bluege Billy Biff's performance stole the show properly opinions of the individual managers would be held con- "grievance” committee as well as an of a batting slump prior to being poured it on only when the Indians from two other local boys who fidential by the American and National League presidents. undetermined minimum and pension benched, "we'd be set at third base.” made threatening motions. fought out-of-town battlers in com- There isn’t anything new about rating officials. In college foot- fund. Ex-Clubmates Harass In inserted 10-rounders. Hur- on Cards; desperation, Bluege Mickey Haefner. who has finished panion Smuggy ball it has been going for some time. After each game the head Sessions Last Four Hours. I Hitchcock at third base yesterday his last seven starts and won six of sey, an 18-year-old Southeast Negro, coach fills out a oard for each official—referee, umpire, head linesman Each of the player meetings lasted and received a pleasant sort of them, will try for his 10th triumph had a difficiilt time getting the nod and field judge. Each man is given from 1 to 5 points— 1 point if he four hours, with the National dele- Ground Gained Idle Bosox shock. belted a double in the over a durable Nava a bad by Billy here tonight when the Nats tangle very Mexioan, is very bad and 5 if he is excellent. A official may get good gates adjourning until Friday for Dy mv nuouaiva iteiser smacxea an lnside-the- first game of a double-header at with the Browns in the three and Lew once from a coach from time to but over a season first of Esparza, Hanbury, rating disgruntled time, further discussion after naming Louis Former St. Cardinal players homer in the fifth inning to Cleveland to produce a run as the night games. a top District lightweight, made and over the years the chances are he'll be where he really belongs, Dixie Walker of Brooklyn. Marty and graduates of their farm system «arkvercome a 3-1 Cincinnati lead, and Nats won, 2-1, in 10 innings on the a “'comeback" by a TKO which is at or near the Marion Washington’s two wins yesterday scoring top. of St. Louis and Billy Her- have been for a number the responsible the Dodgers went on to win 7-3. strength of Buddy Lewis' 10th- over A1 Victoria of New York at The cards filled out by the college coaches aren’t handed man of Boston to them. gave the Nats eight victories in their j represent of defeats suffered by the Redbirds Pitcher Mort Cooper and Out- inning homer. In the second game.! 2:12 of the fifth. The weights: officials to study. They are sent to the top man of each association The National favors an last 11 games and 6-3 record on eight-man this season and the aspirants for fielder Carden former Hitchcock contributed a double and Han- which And are confidential insofar as an Gillenwater, their current Hursey, 148’4; Esparza.