« 'You Take It' Attitude What the Stars Did 29 or By the Associated Press Rookies See Action w in, Lose, Draw | j Jr \ _Mickey Vernon, Senator*—Drove Tex FRANCIS E. STANN Hughson, Red Sox pitcher, to showers By to Griffmen in eighth Inning with a bases-loaded Costly two-bagger Started drive to retain But Show Is Stolen batting title by get- Filling in the Little Words ting two Uta In four AB'i. Hank Oreenbezg, Pirates—Made 1m- For the next five and a half months, if you are a Senator fan, As Red Sox Score preslve Rational League debut by doubling home the that beat the By Veteran Stars the radio voice you will be hearing most frequently will be that of Burton Cube. 1-0. Back at flrst base he han- By Hawkins dled 17 chancces without an error. Arch McDonald. Even if you are not baseball-minded, that homely, By Joe Reichler Star Staff Carrnpondant Stan Musial, cardinals—National copyrighted drawl of the transplanted Arkansan will be well-nigh leagues s leading 1946 swatter, went Associated Press Sports Writer 16.—When the hltlees against Cincinnati. He filed out inescapable. For instance, you have to go • into a , April once, grounded out twice and fanned Twenty-nine rookies saw action Nats cease their overly-polite field- once. barber shop some time. in the major baseball leagues on ing tactics and stop granting gift Jackie Robinson. Dodgers—Went - Mr. McDonald his "road season” less in four trie* against the opening day, but such established opened hits to the estab- Brave*, opposition they’ll but hit speed afoot, after bunting in stars as Hal Newhouser, Hank yesterday and this bureau dropped up to witness lish themselves as a club to be seventh, led to Boston error that set up winning Brooklyn rally. Greenberg, , Pete the event. McDonald, of course, actually doesn’t feared in the American League pen- Ted Wtfjlams. Red Sox—Went “2 for Reiser, Dom Di Maggio and Truett on nant race. Off their 4 go the road. The Washington club’s opener performance against Washington, driving In two Sewell stole the show. runs with a and single. (Rip) in Boston was broadcast from here with the aid in one game, there is nothing wrong his left- with Washington that more polished Newhouser, whistling of a direct Western Union wire. handed shots rain fielding can’t cure. through and fog This is by far the most difficult way to broad- at St. The box score of that 7-6 defeat Louis, blanked the Browns, cast McDonald Baksi Nails 7-0, with four to baseball, explained. Describing dealt the Nats by the Boston Red Woodcock hits, get off to a flying start toward his a “live” game from his booth atop the grandstand Sox here before an fourth con- yesterday open- secutive at Griffith Stadium is a comparative snap. Every- ing-day throng of 30,822 doesn’t 25-victory season. his thing is all laid out in front of him and if there’s show any errors by the Nats, but But Won't Take On Greenberg, playing first cham- pionship game in a uni- a lull or an it’s to tell what is that box score is the most convincing Pittsburgh argument simple form, broke a liar since Baron Munchausen. The up scoreless duel be- happening. Furthermore, there’s never any wire tween the Pirates Nat’s shoddy fielding cost them the Louis This and Chicago at Francis Stann. trouble. Year Wrigley Field game. by blasting a sixth- tne skeietonizea oi a over me wire is >y th« Asiocialwi Pr»»« inning double to drive But taking report game Boston mauled Early Wynn for in the run a that nipped the something else. A fellow has to be an artist of a sort, word painter 15 hits, but Wynn should have LONDON, April 16.—Joe Baksi, Cubs, 1-0. The blow enabled Sewell to best w.nv with an inexhaustible background to take those few words and bleak walked off ’s mound Kulpmont, Pa, who heavyweight Borowy as each hurler two a gave up five abbreviations and be interesting, chatty and yet authentic for with triumph. It was in the first stopped Britain’s Bruce Woodcock hits. hours or more. McDonald has been it in the for 13 inning, with Dom Di Maggio on doing majors in seven rounds last will w uuams races Red second with two out, that Jerry night, not Sox. years now, serving all excepting 1939 in Washington. During the one WUUams drove in two Priddy and Buddy Lewis sprinted fight Joe Louis this year. Match- runs with season he switched to New York the local sponsors, afraid that any a single and a double to lead the to the right field boxes for the maker Nat Rogers of New York said a fearful successor except the homespun type might lay egg, per- Ted Williams’ to a 7-6 triumph dangerous high pop after a the late Walter Jonnson to drawl in Arch’s today conference with Nate over the suaded place. fly. Both arrived on the scene in Washington Senators at Wolf Baksi’s the Hub. time to catch the ball, but at that son, manager. His Are Chimes “Both Wolfson and Di Magglo, in addition Only Props Telegraph Sounder, point their graciousness exceeded Baksi, who did to playing not attend the superbly in centerfleld A wire broadcast may be more difficult for McDonald, who says their ability. conference, made it with four clear that they didn’t want to fight putouts and an , rapped out he’d rather describe a hundred on-the-scene games, but it is more Additional Generosity. Louis this year,” Rogers told news- three hits and scored twice. interesting to watch from the wings. Here’s the way it’s done: With a great show of generosity, Reiser men. “Baksi wants to get away to scored three runs and McDonald and his face each other across and Lewis that assistant, Ray Morgan, Priddy permitted drove in two • Czechoslovakia for that holiday he to account for every a between them. The studio is a foul fly to plop between them. Wil- a table, microphone suspended very has ed for a long time.” Brooklyn run as the Dodgers de- liams then singled to right, scoring SAFE AT plain room for modem radio. There is hardly anything lacquered SECOND—Eddie Pellagrini, Bosox third baseman, is safe at second in the eighth inning B imed his chance to meet feated the Boston Braves, 9-3, at Di Maggio. Louis for Ebbets Field. Pete’s Chinese red and not much crome and glass brick. McDonald’s faithful of yesterday’s game against the Washington Nats at Boston, the throw from the world heavyweight double in the Less damaging, but equally dis- beating Washing- seventh drove tele Glen sits at his left so that Arch can at the title in New York, June 26, by belt- in the tying and graph gr, Walley, peek was ton concerting to Wynn, Rudy Catcher A1 Evans to Mark Christman after ’s bunt. Pellagrini scored the tie- British winning runs. words takes down. The other licensed ing the champion all over typewritten Walley only person York’s pop fly between home and breaking run shortly afterward as the Sox won, 7-6.—AP Harringay Stadium last night. Veterans also showed the way in in the room is the engineer. third in the second inning. On Wirephoto. He floored the British hope five Karnes: Phil Marchildon, McDonald’s only props are Walley’s telegraph sounder, which is that occasion Cecil Travis and A1 the °^,er times in the first two frames, won Philadelphia Athletics’ Canadian and a chime-box which Arch to herald Evans held a conversation consist- star heard In the background, bangs Statistics all six of the completed sessions and hurler, scattered six New York of take it.” Robinson League as an old ing “you No Louisville Is Rated Wts to base hits. “I think it adds suspense,” he explained, and, Displays had his opponent bleeding and defeat the Yankees, 6-1, in That innocent little hoist also WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1047. their own listener, it does, too. McDonald is likely to say: "Here it comes and groggy when the referee halted the bailiwick. Eddie Lopat. fell to earth untouched, but York AMERICAN LEAGUE. long a there it goes....” Bong! (pause). Bong! (pause). “Lewis is rounding fight at 1:12 of the seventh. nemesis to the Cleveland was retired later on a deep drive of Yesterday's Results. Team as a Indians, Bob to a Beat mb w outpitched Feller second base.” Bong! (longer pause). Bong! (louder and usually on a Sign Nervousness, AA 6vi/ a iicttuaciie 2-0 to Stan Spence in center. Boston. 7: Washington, 6. before 55,014 fans in Lewis drives over the field new,” said the 20th Century Sport- Cleveland. higher, triumphant note). “Buddy right That wasn’t the extent of the Philadelphia, 6: New York, 1. ing Club matchmaker, who watched Schoolboy Rowe and Del Ennis fence for a .” Nats’ erratic behavior. In the third Chicago, 2; Cleveland, 0. last year’s But Wishes He Did 46th Season last night’s one-sided bout and car- top rookie, combined to were for and other baseball broadcasts would Evans streaked to the field Detroit, 7: St. Louis, 0. Opens If it not this tactics, inning give the Phils a 4-3 ried a contract for a title fight with win over the endless of silence. boxes the first base line in By th« Associated Press Standing of the Clubs. By the Associated Press New York be dull things, indeed, pockmarked by periods along Louis into the winner’s Giants before 27,203. Ed foul W. L. Pet. G. B. dressing the end of a could all the pursuit of Pellagrini’s fly. BROOKLYN, 16.—If Jackie 16.— At game you gather up telegraphic reports April Philadelphia _1 0 1.000 COLUMBUS, Ohio, April room afterward. “I have now got He was under the ball, 5 feet from Chicago _1 0 1.000 and read them in 15 minutes. McDonald has to spread them out eight Robinson felt his nerves Louisville’s Colonels were rated the to get to work on either Joe the railing, but he muffed it. He jumping Boston _1 0 1.000 Jersey Detroit 0 1.000 Walcott or and 10 times that long. or was even conscious that he was _1 team to but Melio Bettina if we are wasn’t charged with an error, prob- Washington _0' 1 .000 1 beat, Kansas City’s to fix a match for Louis this sum- Him ably because the ofiQcial scorer was about to take part in a momentous New York_ 0 1 .000 1 Blues loomed as the crowd magnet Storeroom of Memory and Savvy Save Cleveland _ 0 1 .000 11 mer.” I RACES in mood and TODAY a forgiving Pellagrini baseball event, he his St. Louis_ 0 1 .000 1 today as the American Association For instance, here’s the way a play is built up. The telegraphic kept feeling Louis, meanwhile, stated in Cali- then blasted a home run over the Games Games Tomorrow. well concealed. Today. grabbed the center of the baseball fornia that if a title bout is not Havre de Grace remarkably lined % report says: “Pesky up.” center over the centerfleld fence. Wash, at Bos., 2:00. Wash, at Bos., 2:00. the first for the up for him this summer he is “Here’s Johnny Pesky, Boston shortstop,” says McDonald. “He’s a It became infectious, for later in Jackie, Negro to play in Det. at St. L., cold. Detroit at St. Louis. stage opening of its 46th pre- a modem pared to announce his retirement HAVRE fellow about 5 feet. 10. He had a real year in 1946, batting the inning Lewis misjudged Wil- big league game, stood Chi. at Clev., rain. Phila. at New York. straight pennant race. DE GRACE I little good from the liams’ around and chatted with all Phila. at N. Y., rain. Only games. Two ring. .335. Travis, at third base, moves a little closer because Pesky bunts liner into a double, but Wil- easily afternoon games, at Kansas HANDICAP comers I liams was out at third as his club, the Dodgers, and City and were on the I a lot.”. attempting Milwaukee, to be greedy with the Nats. the opposing Boston Braves took . inaugural slate, along with Bladensburg Trackmen Win All this time nothing has come over the wire except the words, night EIGHT KACE8 DAILY turns warning up for yesterday’s Yesterday's Results. contests at Columbus and Bladensburg High School boasts in Gift Runs Cost Game. Toledo, Tenna. train leavea “Pesky up.” Arch is too old a hand to be nervous. He reaches back He wide the first and 13:10 P.M. Those first two Boston runs were opener. grinned when Cincinnati. 3: St. Louis, 1. and President Frank Lane predicted only track team among with the Boston. 3. Arrlvea Havre de Graee 1:30 P.M. his storeroom of memory and savvy and visualizes the scene asked if he felt any "butterflies” in Brooklyn, 5; more than Prince schools. outright gifts and it developed they Philadelphia, 4: New York, 8. 45,000 fans would sit Georges County Special B. A O. train leavea 11:40 knack of faithful that won for him three national awards his stomach. Pittsburgh, 1; Chicago, 0. in on the lid launched its reproduction cost the ball game. Tex Hughson, lifters. Bladensburg track sea- AM., arrlvea Greenwa-* Lane, Havre as the best baseball announcer in the business. who retired the first 15 Nats in not a one, ne demurred, "l Standing of the Clubs. Biggest crowd was scheduled as son yesterday with a 41% to 36% de Grace, 1:00 P.M. wish I could I W. L. Pet. G. B. the win over is straightaway,” he says. “He doesn’t pull a 3-0 lead when say did, because then Blues battled St. Paul, the best Bel Air, Md., as Ronnie “Pesky played order, grasped Brooklyn___1 0 1.000 * I’d have an alibi if I don’t The and Fulton FIRST RACE 2:1$ E. S. T. so much....” Johnny Pesky, Di Maggio and maybe Cincinnati "_1 0 1.000 guess being* 14,000. Blues were Lange Gerhold showed Doerr do so good. But I won’t be able to Philadelphia_1 0 l.ooo to have Deros and Miarhos as bat- the way. Just then the telegraph sounder begins clacking and Walley Bobby singled in the fifth, Pittsburgh _1 0 1»000 use that as an alibi.” tery mates, Weiland and "B INSIDE. S FANNED. ...” but the Nats then became trouble- 3t. Louis_ 0 1 .000 1 against pounds his typewriter: 1, 1, New York_ 0 1 .000 1 some. The former U. C. L. A. star new Manager Herman Franks for McDonald. “It’s too close. Chicago _ 0 1 .000 1 "Wynn winds up, pitches,” relays Pesky sounded as if he meant it the Saints. Mars (jnnstmans single on very much Boston _ 0 1 .000 1 falls back and it’s ball one.” Arch takes it easy now; he doesn’t want —that Pesky’s glove was the first Wash- he wanted more than any- Games Today. Games Tomorrow. behind the he doesn’t allow to follow too closely wire, although plays ington hit starting the sixth. He thing else to stand or fall on his Bos. at Bklyn.. rain. Boston at Brooklyn. N. Y. at Phila., rain. New York at Phila. to so that when he gets to them he has to feign surprise. was forced own merits as a player, right from i-GET THE pile up by Evans and Wynn St. Louis at Cine. St. Louis at Cine. WORKSh I—BRAKES—| so that I want the start. He was asked if he had Pitts, at cold, at RELINED WHILE “I may have some ham in me,” he says, “but not much flied out, but Joe Grace and Lewis Chi., pittsb'gh Chicago. -OUR SPECIAL- YOU WAIT detected difference thus far be- to be a dramatic actor and a baseball broadcaster.” followed with singles to score Evans. any Grace was out attempting to reach tween big league play and the minor Takes Net Title HAIR CUT a ■ ■ CHEVROLET 75 BUllPsPEC $A When the Wire Fails You Must 'Flubdub' third on Lewis’ single to center. league variety. Mulloy | rpp PLYMOUTH $^F*' I ,l« PONTIAC VililU75 The Nats MIAMI, Fla., April 16 (/F).^-Gard- HAIR SINGE) So, while Walley’s typewriter is telling how Pesky lined out to sliced Boston’s advant- Big Difference in Play. DODGE ■ OLDSMOBILE nar of Miami won age to 3-2 in the seventh when he said without Mulloy the Joe Grace on the third pitch, Arch is dealing with the second pitch: “Plenty,” hesita- CHRYSLER ■ PACKARD-110-120 Vernon Southern night tennis singles title Any Shampoos swung and missed. Mickey singled, took second tion, “tip here,” he tapped his Other Care “Here comes Wynn again—stee-rike! Pesky last night with a convincing victory Equally Low Priced on a passed ball, shifted to third on temple a couple of times. “There’s (Fitch, Oil, It’s one-and-one. ...” Then he disposes of Pesky’s liner to left field. over Buddy Behrens of Fort Lauder- [ ADJUSTMENTS Travis’ single and scored as Priddy a big difference, believe me. They’re Mange) i rprr FOR a work and no task for the uninitiated, particularly dale, 6—4, 6—2. It’s good day’s forced Travis. thinking all the time on this team.” £ lUflCi LIFE OF THE LINING as it did for 20 minutes. Then it AND TONIC when the wire goes dead, yesterday The Red Sox bounced back with How did he like playing first base, his sleeves and went to ) TRUCKS RELINED BY was that McDonald rolled up work, reviewing three runs in their half of the sev- a position totally strange to him up Games Wanted APPOINTMENT stories and anecdotes and-, as he puts it, enth an to a few weeks previous innings, telling in inning when the Nats ago? River Terrace A.C. is booking Bond Barber Of course, when the wire was restored all the didn’t themselves “Pine, fine,” the Shop “flubdubbing.” distinguish with 28-year-old baseball games for Saturdays and LAPP a sense of their said. “I’ve still an awful BROS. BRAKE accumulated plays came in a hurry and this called for fielding. Pesky beat out a slow Negro got Sundays on its home diamond. 71416 14th St. N.W. SERVICE roller to lot to learn about it, but I’m timing, too. Priddy and Di Maggio a glad Call Noble Barnes at Atlantic 8917, "Lookt for the Brats Rail’’ 1806 L ST. N.W. ME. 7040 _ single to right, sending Pesky to (See ROBINSON, Page A-21.) 5:30 to 10 p.m.- third. Pesky scored and DI Maggio romped to second as Priddy fumbled Vernon and Williams Get Even with Williams’ grounder, then recov- ered in time to throw him out but Race too late to engineer what should Start in Stick Crown have been a double play. The Star Robert Bradford of Massachu- By a Staff Correspondent of Nats Pound Hughson. setts tossed out the first ball, but BOSTON, April 16.—Mickey Doerr walked and York’s grounder he caught more than he tossed Vernon, the Nats’ defending hopped between Travis’ legs for a ... He threw a ball to Hal Wag- single, scoring Di Maggio. SamMele American League batting cham- ner, Boston catcher, who politely walked to fill the bases and Doerr Ted trotted to the Governor’s box and pion, and Boston's Williams, scored as Christman threw out flipped the ball back to him as a Wag- his famed challenger, have ner before souvenir. Bill Summers Priddy flipped out Hugh- Umpire son. launched the season on even then took Tex Hughson’s first The Nats unloaded their terms Each bashed a single pitch, waddled to the Governor’s artillery on Hughson in the to ac- and a double and smashed across box and also pitched it to him. eighth cumulate four runs. Evans two runs in four trips to the plate Will Harridge, American League and Wynn singled, but Evans was on here yesterday ... A crowd of president, and Joe Cronin, Red third with two out after 30,822, largest opening day Sox manager, hoisted the 1946 Grace drilled into a double throng in Fenway Park history, American League pennant over play. Lewis and walked witnessed the opener and left un- Fenway Park in pregame cere- Spence to fill the bases and impressed by the inept fielding of monies Bobo Newsom, who Vernon then pumped a double off both clubs Mickey Haefner, will pitch the Nats’ opener at high the left field fence, scoring Evans who twice trimmed the Red Sox Washington against New York on and Lewis. Into last season, was to pursue the Friday, has been receiving nu- that situation walked Earl Nats’ initial victory here today, merous good luck charms Johnson, who proceeded to walk Travis. When he with Joe Dobson slated to pitch j among them a 20-franc Swiss pitched two balls for Boston. gold piece. to Priddy he was supplanted by The Nats get some sort of break Fenway Park is devoid of ad- Harry Dorish, who seemingly had Dependable! In that Mickey Harris, Boston’s vertising, much to the glee of escaped damage when Jerry lifted a pop fly in back of third base. sparkling southpaw, is nursing a# first basemen, who complained Wil- liams, Pellagrini and sore shoulder ... Boo Ferriss has of the ball being obscured by Pesky watched You can on El Producto for the ball always depend asthma and may not be able to white lettering on the left-field drop safely for a double unvarying and the score was tied as — pitch tomorrow, when the Nats fence when tossed to them from Spence quality will fire Sid Hudson Gov. third base and shortstop. B. H. (See NATS, Page A-21.) unvarying reabenjoyment mildness, unvarying goodness, unvarying smoking satisfaction. Or, to put it Pro Plans Next Season another El Cage Loop Changes way, Producto always gives more for your Double-Headers Considered as One to Please Fans Way money. By Lewis F. Atchison Double-headers pose a problem Ed Coffey, former FBI ace and for the unless Baltimore can now with the FBI of the turf, isn’t Association of America Caps Basket Ball be coaxed into the scheme. Uline the only member of the family with convinced the It is a to meet the bigwigs, apparently Arena’s comparatively small seating talent. Comely Mrs. Maria Coffey, big job everdncreasing demand. We is back to are plan- pro game stay, capacity precludes hopes for pro daughter Sheila and son Tim, all than a workroom are ning more changes bargain bills here, but Paul Rothgeb are singing roles in the “Firefly," gaining in output. But remember this. You can ab make it more at- full of milliners to could feature attractive independent being presented this week by the tractive for the customers and more games in the curtain raiser, or how Sacred Heart Players. And Ed ad- ways on our never to sacrifice next sea- depend policy in profiitable for themselves about giving the Johnny Adams’ mittedly can’t even lift a note, much quality less it distance. son. Redskins five that spot? carry any order to quantity. You will the next El One problem, that Of giving the gain enjoy Producto fans a full evening’s entertainment Those Caps still around town had marathons as much as the one have without the 60-minute a farewell party last night at the you just smoked. * they staged last winter, neatly may Blackstone, where the first group forces with the be solved by joining gathered some six months ago. Not double- rival pro circuit and playing all of them will be back next season the headers. This would restore because Red Auerbach has 40-minute game and with it some definite plans for rebuilding. semblance of scientific play. The talk is that onlv the top six Almost every large city mu twu men. Bob Feerick, Irving TorgofT, and the cut- Fred pro teams these days Scolari, Bones McKinney, John throat competition threatened to put Mahnken and Johnny Norlander. the proprietors in hock. In Chicago, are certain to return. It’s rumored for example, the BBAA Stags and that two others definitely will be 60 turned loose National League Bears had dates and that two more may be at the stadium and when they got traded or sold outright. Auerbach is around to the BBAA playoffs the maintaining a discreet silence. showed a startling lack pewholders It was a nice If the two teams gesture bv the Caps of interest. sign that costs cutting in Gene Gallette for a a peace treaty rental at the full share he can be reduced 50 per cent although played only stadium one game. Gene's and gate receipts possibly doubled. damaged knee means the end of his basket ball It sounds like smart business. career, doctors say. Nine Moreover, there is a movement players received full shares of to get the season over—playoffs $1,005, plus afoot an additional $200 each for all, the first week in winning and by April, the Eastern divsiion and any one who objects may go championship. Ken Keller drew a three-fourths stand in the comer. This is merely w-_ Diitribmtori share of $750 and Bob Gantt was a sample of the club owners’ think- voted a half-share of $502.50. Auer- It pays to DANIEL LOUGHRAN CO., ing, but it sounds as if keep they have bach and Rothgeb were voted 12/14 INC. both feet firmly on the ground and of a share each, $050 each, plus the for El 402 11th St. S. W. in asking Producto •re a progressive mood. $200 for winning in the East. Waihiagtom, D. C.

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