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2 Sparkling Runs Braves Check 1 Sfctf May Have Saved Rally by Reds poflrff For Clincher S Job for Sommer THE EVENING STAR. Washingtonr-Br-Gr- A-16 H, MONDAY. SEffTaMBBa 1858 . , „ By LEWIS F. ATCHISON McMahon Pulls Out Star Staff Writer v ¦ . ..1 Spahn's 21st; Mays Miles Sommer may have I I • TF I 3WYJJOH made a place for himself on And Runnels Gain the Redskins’ squad yesterday H with sparkling punt returns of By tb* Associated Preu Columbia Takes .r: sH'iv-fl-OOftl 65 and 85 yards against the It’s official now. The Braves brig mighty Bears before will meet the Yankees in the k I I I 'is I 15,168 fans at Griffith Stadium. for the second But he couldn't save the Red- straight year. The Pirates put Narrow Lead as.rr': skins from a 27-24 defeat. up a game fight, but the lights 1 "10" 'llIT Jm > >llO The former George Washing- Iff i went out yesterday while they | m m XIUN litw ton halfback, who ran back sat in the rain at Philadelphia only two punts for touchdowns jJr and beat Cincinnati. r; 2d Race , Starts n ni-bi!«j4 during his entire four-year col- Jfe- The Braves had their career, troubles lege was on the anxious before nailing down the clinch- NEWPORT, R. 1., Sept. 22, , ginning for Britain. %utf hi# ,! seat until yesterday. Three, pos- er, 6-6. Warren Bpahn, who (AP) Sceptre and Columbia iwhite-coveralled< crew kept!''* sibly four, players must be cut might open the series against bobbed across the starting line traditionally British stiff upper ! tomorrow, and petition be- # oiu) cons the Yanks in Milwaukee Octo- today in a light north wind to Up. tween muscular Mike and other ber 1, rolled along begin the second race of the After all, they said. sh* 1 w#** backfleld has been keen. with a one- l,o men ¦ hitter through six innings. g&Sh**ir- America a Cup series. built for heavy going. H4r« produces Y{/.v Jaikfc. But anybody who a Then the Redlegs dazzling blue sky be- hefty bow was designed 'with 1 pair six-pointers against knocked him Under a of the inning. spectator fleet about the bumpy Atlantic swelte>Hi'' powerful MIKE out in a five- Don fore a of Bears almost auto- SOMMER McMahon finally yachts and excursion boats, mind matically qualifies May Have Job subdued Cin- 400 for a Job. If Saved cinnati, which has beaten Mil- the 12-meter yachts set off But Columbia lost only one* I Sommer repeat his per- two during s can only 24-mile triangular In hard winds the sum- formance against the Eagles in waukee four times in 19 on the mer-long trials 1 booting it from the 10-yard meetings this year. course. with three other Philadelphia next Sunday in I It was m A, American candidates. ’ml line. Spahn’s 21st victory, s ip'- The wind was a duplicate of the league opener, he'll be set 1 1 Waterfront experts think).! It the Bears' sixth The Braves’ the light air in which Columbia 1 for the season. was i victory and the Columbia may retain the cup i straight pre-season and the out-classed the British chal-; , 1 Pirates’ rainout of a scheduled Sin four straight races. t Outshines Galimore Redskins’ third loss, after three 1 -header at Philadelphia lenger Saturday. yachts . straight victories. boosted Milwaukee's lead to 5Va The crossed the start- Shutouts in 13 Series Mike outshone the Bears' ing 12:20 p.m., with the Willie The Bears weren't as sharp games with four to play. line at fabulous Galimore, i Columbia showing the way by a Shutouts are nothing new in despite equally as their unsullied record indi- the latter's Mays Widens Lead few feet. the 17 America’s Cup series. sparkling 70-yard touchdown cates. but they outplayed the r There have been 13, all by the ,; by margin ./ run in the fourth quarter that Redskins a wide and opened up more fWrf 1 Weather Changes Americans. In fact, the British tied the 24 came up with the big ones in of lead the League challengers score at all and set a in National An unexpected change the and Canadian have the stage for ’s the clutch. Galimore seemingly batting with hits in in only five of the 51 1 race two weather a few hours before won races second and decisive . was stopped on his touchdown | three trips gave cup. that him a .342 start came as a blow to the iheld for the The winning kick in the run, but spun away at average. The San Francisco v Some yachtsmen said after came from ¦ * * j i _ y British The weather play. ' least three would-be to j crew. j spying through last 30 seconds of Blanda 1 tacklers 1 has a four-point edge cleared and the wind turned' j binoculars at go all the way. Except for that 1 on of the Phils. heavy! jSaturday 's race that an ill-flt- one run, Willie had the not-so- j light. The blustery, iting mainsail may have been Ramon Monzant, who relieved which the Sceptre likes ; grand total of four yards five Johnny weather the cause of Bceptre’s downfall. STATISTICS on Antonelli in the second passed during the night. trips with the ball. inning, They said a “hard spot” flat- Bears was the winner as the _ RMrktns poor WILLIAMS OFFERS SYMPATHY—Ted leans railing to The earlier forecasts of south- along edge First downs 17 IS The Redskins’ tackling Giants whipped St. Louis 7-4. Williams over tened the sail the Rushing yardage __ tpit 95 bothered , comfort Mrs. Gladys Heffeman, 60-year-old housekeeper for General west gusts of 15 to 25 miles an where it should be gently Passing yardage 1!)4 5H Los Angeles took over sixth Passes 9.C7 4-10 even though he had a make- Joe Cronm of the Red Sox in the third inning against the hour had cheered the British curved and reduced its effi- Passes Intercepted by ' t i place by shading the Cubs. 2-1. left the Americans confi- ciency. Whether Sceptre has Punts 5-4;! 5-46 shift eleven on the field. His Senators yesterday in . The Red Sox slugger threw his bat in but •• Although Dodgers gambles lost : 1 ; the used five dent of maintaining supremacy another light weather main as yards penalised 50 I See REDSKINS, Page A-17 anger after striking out against Bill Fischer and the bat sailed over 22 i pitchers, they had a shutout in the best-of-seven series. a replacement is a secret stored going to the ninth. Dale Long, the low wall and struck Mrs. Heffeman over the left eye. She insisted ; they high winds, \ below decks. the she was not hurt, that it was only an accident and that Ted shouldn’t “If want we talking Cubs’ lefthanded first-base- higher,” Briggs | The British aren’t feel bad about The fans booed Williams until he got his bat working want them said of they man. wound up as a catcher in j it. Cunningham. Columbia's shag-: about the number sails the ninth for the second time and with a double helped the Red Sox win, 2-O.—AP Wirephoto. skipper.! | have. But Ratsey, Scep- gy-haired millionaire tre’s assistant helsman, said this season. “Twenty-knot winds are ATCHISON'S Just they have no complaints about Three Fight for Third what we need.” her performance Saturday. Sceptre plainly Columbia, hand, In the , demonstrated on the other ANGLE Senators' Disgust Topped by Ted's; Saturday that light winds are has enough sails to just about ’ challenge for the not her cup of tea. Columbia, cover Rhode Island. What did BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON batting crown and the three- by about mile in fickle way scrap won a ,it for her Saturday was her for third place Injured Forgives winds that sometimes dropped “Purple People Eater,” a light among Detroit, Cleveland and Woman Bat Toss to a whisper. mainsail that gobbled up what Boston, all tied at the .500 By BURTON HAWKINS me. and you could tell by the three hits in four chances to It was a disappointing be- little wind there was. mark, provide the interest in Bt«r Writer look on his face how badly he boost his average to .323 while The Old Shell Game the final week. Staff BALTIMORE. Sept. 22 —Ted felt.” Ted remained at .314. •‘YOU'VE GOT A GOOD TEAM," the While the Red Sox defeated died,” Williams Williams and the Senators are “I Just almost Run in 37 Innings coaches told Washington newspapermen after watching Washington. 2-0, yesterday, the clubhouse. “I’mvery One disgusted about their hitting, said in stirred their charges rally to edge the Redskins. 27-24, in yester- Runnels had three hits in four thankful it a serious The Senators up seven or lack of it, but the Boston’s wasn’t got day’s pre-season trips for a .323 leading average. injury. I mad and I hits against Ike Delock but Man Injured, thriller at temperamental was threw; Gallant Griffith Stadium. slugger's latest Detroit’s is sec- the bat, but I didn’t mean to only one runner to third base It seemed to be the polite, sporting thing to say. outburst shoves the Senators’ and suffered a third successive if Bears’ on at 319, while allergy to runs into the back- throw it that way. And the coaches were sincere, what would they is .31# the head- shutout. Fischer and Dick say at ground. While Williams got Saturday Redskins with Hyde to Won't Race about the all of their regulars healthy | Tom Sturdivant, inactive lines by throwing his bat 75 held the Red Sox seven The 40-year-old star, angry hits as the Senators remained and ready to play? since August 12 because of arm feet or so, Pete Runnels may . Sept. 22 (AP). a bony growth on the cannon In some respects Bears great yesterday. Injured with himself because a sixth wrapped up the American in their rut. the looked trouble and an heel, championship have —Trainer John Nerud said to- bone. batting is elud- batting by using Washington has scored one They seemed to have speed, size, depth and the will to win started for the Yankees in unwillingly League title his day that Gallant Man had suf- The trainer said treatment lost, ing him, was thrust effectively. He got See WILLIAMS, Page A-17 started, that marks a true champion. Nobody on the Chicago staff Baltimore and 3-2. The the spotlight again yes- bat more fered a leg injury and would be would be but that in Yanks, who were guilty of five into any pos- will even talk about a title, of course—not after what terday in Boston when he unabl# to meet Round Table case it would not be ' errors, have dropped five SIOO,- sible to get Man back happened last year. nobody dares predict what threw his bat into the stands and other horses in the Gallant in And lies ! straight. 000-added training before November 10. ahead in the championship race beginning next Sunday. after taking a third strike from - Saturday Park. He That would be too late for him ** Bill Fischer. This in the at Belmont * * Skowron, Mantle Falter was STENGEL in the Washington. course of a third straight 2-0 THE STQRY may be through with racing for to run D. C., THE BEARS’ DEFENSE looked good yesterday because, Bill Skowron, playing third Sox triumph over Wash- the season. International at Laurel. Md., straight Red as Eddie Leßaron and of base for the second ington, which is saving its runs Gallant Man, a 4-year-old November 11. or the Trenton the Redskins explained, "They outguessed us." The Bears day. made three errors for a for next season. and one of the top candidates Handicap at Garden State Park ! total of five in two days. Mickey for 1958 horse-of-the-year hon- a few days earlier. In last year’s took chances. They gambled and they won. ' Clown and Genius ‘ Mentle dropped his second fly Fined SSO by League ors, was out for a gallop Sunday Trenton, Ruler defeated Sometimes they changed their defense twice on one games. I By , |R. i ball in three Milt Will Harridge. league presi- at Belmont and later was found Gallant Man and Round Table play," Guglielmi said. “We’d come up to the line and Pappas backed up Hoyt Wil- horse-of-the- ¦ dent. today slapped a SSO fine Graw’s 10 pennants and Joe to be lame. and was voted helm’s no-hitter of Saturday As was baseball's year. see that had switched their defense, killing the play Williams because of the McCarthy’s seven world titles. Ralph Lowe of Texas recently with a nine- job against the ion greatest figure in his day, so **** • we called in the huddle. So we’d call an audible, and Harridge the sold a three-quarters interest in Yanks for his 10th victory. incident. made Stengel, manager before we’d get it off they would be in another defense—- announcement without elabo- Casey the of: To Stengel’s unbounded an- Gallant Man to a syndicate Sturdivant went six innings, today’s Yankees, has dominated noyance, will be headed by Leslie Combs II of and the right one.” allowing tight ration. those feats First Child Born hits and five . Ky., $1 “They guessed right,” Leßaron said. “It got so bad wp^Hs. With a pair of runners on the game since 1949. forgotten lone before the fans for million. out in the third and writers stop retelling the Gallant son of Migoli, is To I called a couple of plays aimed at their strength, thinking | Minnie Minoso’s three-run base and two It is a tribute to his unique Man. a Alfred Vanderbilts ; inn’ng. of how he doffed his cap Envlish-bred and Irish-raised ; homer in the first inning was Ted watched a third talents and that he 'tory NEW YORK. Sept. 22 (AP>. they probably would change their defense. It didn’t work. Wil- to crowd and a spar- Nerud said splint had enough to give Cleveland and strike. Angry at himself. a jeering a devel- —Mrs. Alfred Gwynne Vander- They just had one fit those days when they could do too vigor- row it; he oped leg. Rav Narleski a 3-1 triumnh liams tossed his bat First o! Eight Articles flew out of how con- on the colt’s left front bilt, wife of the noted race no wrong defense.” , • ously spu-ed drop grapefruit on being on Detroit. Dick Donovan's and it sailed into the box to a It is not a serious injury, horse owner, gave birth yes- 8011, over manager, Robinson, Don the big tackle, said the Bears’ linebackers three-hitter for Chicago turned seats adjacent to the Red Sox overshadows not only his own his Wilbert terday to the couple’s first dugout, airplane. did most of the damage. Don was right. There were times bark Kansas City, 2-1. striking a woman on super-stars but also such skill- from an child, a son, at New York Hos- when a Redskin guard would pull out on a running play In the Braves’ clincher at the head. ful or controversial players as His failure to win with a mis- PROBABLE pital. and or Joe Fortunato would fly through that Cincinnati, Spahn had allowed Williams seemed stunned by Ted Williams, Willie Mays and' erable team in Boston so em- The child, named Nicholas tantrum, then phasized his clowning and sar- PITCHERS gap like a shot to nail the ball carrier. It, was just one only a flrst-inning and the result of his . Harvey, weighed 10 pounds, two walks until the seventh to the railing to express Casey, of course, has been a casm that, when he was run By the Associated Press Both mother and of those days. rushed one ounce. inning. The Braves had his regret to Mrs. Gladys Hef- name, even a legend, in base-; down by an automobile, a sports AMERICAN LEAGUE son were reported in good ** * * Washington at Baltimore might)— con- knocked out Brooks Lawrence fernan, the victim of a contu- ball for over 45 years and. at columnist suggested that the Ramos (14-15) vs Brown »O*S). dition. BUCKO KILROY, SCOUTING for the Eagles, against in a four-run fifth, and led. sion of the left forehead. :67, his peculiar legend is grow- driver be awarded a plaque for (Only Game Scheduled) Mrs. Vanderbilt, 21, the whom the Redskins open in Philadelphia next Sunday, 6-0, going to the last of the Luckily lor Ted, the 60-year- ling as never, before. * having done the most for Bos- former Jean Harvey of Chi- Pittsburgh at Philadelphia (2-Twl- ' : housekeeper ** * * ton baseball that season. said the Bears are the best team he’s seen this year. seventh. moved up old woman is the nighu—Kline cago, and her millionaire hus- .333 with a two-run double for General Manager Joe Casey now fears it will' be or Daniels . were married March 12, and his 30th . Cronin of the Red Sox and is his fate to be remembered as a 1957, City. your “They great contemporary Yankee (Only Games Scheduled) in Mexico to have on side when he played for the Eagles. ’s home run equipped with a forgiving this clown rather than as the astute only used 10 plays in their exhibitions—six running and and an error by Johnny Losan nature. She relayed word to team from the clay—a superior chieftain who led the mighty four passes—and he (Coach ) used everybody started the Redlegs on the w ay Williams that “it was just an brand of clay, to be sure— iYankees to what begins to seem big inning string pennants. on the squad They’re good, but I’d have to take this to their seventh accident and don’t let it bother placed at his disposal. He has an endless of ” before McMahon finally stopped you” and insisted remaining * * » ' * team over them on breathed life into it, and sent them. ' around until Williams batted, Today Casey is a very lively A reporter, leaving the dressing room, was button- coursing through its ¦¦¦ inning red blood and influential legend. Earning I doubled, by with age-old “How’d ja and in the fifth holed a friend the question of before being taken to Sancta veins. To make it in his own over SIOO,OOO a year from the like ’em?” salary bonuses, NFL WB'-ON Maria Hospital for overnight image and likeness was beyond IYankees in and 1 like them,” highest paid manager “I the reporter replied. “Ithink the Bears observation. even his genius. After all, there he is the I are a good team, real good.” FIN/' STANDINGS only Casey. in baseball history. Umpire Sympathetic could be one is a got a guy give me seven points Superficially. Stengel’s life Those who insist he “I’ve who wants to and 4 P the A's^r*a*ed Press ibaseball-genius need only point' Williams, involved in num- story of everyone bet that the Colts beat them in their first game,” the E4S7TFN DIVISION i is like that l accomplishments to back anti-press, anti-public chronological proces- to his friend reported. 'V. L. T. Pet. Pts. OP. erous j else—a up their belief. His superiority Chicago Cards :i 2 1 .600 148 167 demonstrations, seemed sin- sion of dates, incidents and After seeing both clubs our advice would be to take Wash ngton 3 3 0 .500 138 130 as a manager is chiefly a com- Philadelphia 3 0 cerely remorseful about his achievements. But essentially it real good care of this “guy,” he catch 3 .500 140 138 ; bination of imagination and the make sure doesn’t Cleveland 3 3 0 .500 318 P7 conduct. He wept in the Red is a series of anecdotes, strung Pittsburgh 2 4 0 .333 39 89 daring to order the that pneumonia' or lose all his money at church bingo games New York 1 5 0 .167 98 184 dugout while Mrs, Heffer- by moves Sox together the thread of al-i imagination one comes up on being bandaged wandering his dictates. before that October 4. WESTERN division nan’s head was most 50 years of in That he has never lost his ** * * 'Th’cpgo Bears. 6 0 0 1.000 137 89 and continued in the game only baseball. ios Angeles 4 2 0 .067 176 104 touch is the result of another < =an 3 of Sum- WILLIEGALIMORE IS ALL the Bears claim him to be. *>ancisco 3 0 .500 172 156 at the insistence Bill His achievements are real. of Casey's qualities—though he it 2 3 0 .400 91 110 mers, plate umpire. They in the baseball record Give him an inch and he’ll steal the ball park, because Veen Bay ... 2 3 0 „400 99 94 are is getting old, he has always Baltimore 1 .400 146 slugger, athlete- .2 3 143 The who won books, and baseball is one field. open to ideas. Willie is a twisting, squirming runner who isn’t down until of-the-year honors in 1957 for been new RESULT SATURDAY in which the statistics never • Stengel’s life spans the whole a couple of 240-pound tackles are sitting on each leg. Cleveland. 41: Detroit. 7. producing unbeliev- AVE an almost lose their charm for its fol- history of modern baseball, S “He’s the kind you get once every 20 years,” said Luke RESULTS YESTERDAY able .388 batting average at 39, lowers. Chicago Washington. linking the rough-and-tumble i almost Johnsos, the Bears’ second-story man who watches from Bears. 27: 24 broke down for a moment. | He was an outstanding the 1890 Chicago Cards. 31: Bay. • out-j Baltimore Orioles of Cfc9s Green 24. s above and telephones tips to the “He’s the best Philadelphia 31: Ban Francisco, 28 “Ted was crying. He looked fielder for 14 National League efficiency regime benctv Baltimore. 42: New York. 21. j with today’s A we’ve had since George McAfee.” Los Angeles, 31: Pittsburgh. 6. terrible,” Summers said. “I had seasons. at the . He 19.00 Value to tell him to get out on the A/*} McAfee, one-time Duke star who was at the game, is THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE Ha was a World Series hero learned much of his baseball / (Regular Beason) field to play ball, he was so for the Giants in the twilight of Robinson, dm* | Compare! counted among the all-time Bears halfbacks, and Owner- under McGraw and SUNDAY upset.” his career, beating the Yankees mainstays the legendary George him among the best in two of Coach Halas Includes foot- Washington at Philadelphia. The incident stirred the feel- twice with home runs in 1923. Orioles, and, in this era of the ball McAfee averaged 7.3 carry 1941, Chicago Bears at Green Bay. HERE’S WHAT WE DO! annals. yards a in Cleveland at Los Angelas. ings of 9.785 fans and Ted’s His batting average for three : lively ball and the big inning, breaking up at five games, even though averaged Detroit at Baltimore every action thereafter was sub- World Series (which included pluck a trick least he New York vs. Chicago Cards at he reaches back to only a third of a game in action. His career was interrupted Buffalo jected to vocal repercussions. two earlier ones with Brooklyn) from those old masters. 1. Adjust brakes Pittsburgh at Ban Francisco. finally ' by a stint in the Naval Air Service and a knee injury on The cheers drowned out was .393. Casey, as manager of the boos, with the crowd appar- than later years. the And the nine American | Yankees, has done more 2. Add necessary brake fluid return dimmed his ently sensing that this ** * * was a League pennants he has won ' just carry on the Yankee tradi- BATTING RACES case of Williams realizing he in only 10 seasons with the Contimied on Page A-19, Col. 1 3. Re-pack front wheel bearings GALIMORE IS GOOD, but we were more impressed by had gone too far and recogniz- Yankees form a record of con-1 AT A GLANCE ______Rick Casares. a fullback who has the speed of a halfback ing it immediately. sistent triumph unprecedented 4. Balance both front wheels and the power of a blockbuster. Rick was the game’s By the Associated Prase Visibly shaken, Cronin visited in the game’s history. leading ground-gainer with 89 yards on 14 carries, running AMERICAN LEAGUE the first-aid room where the In the long run his record is 5. Re-align front end AB H Chance Pet. woman was treated, then said: surpassed only by John Mc- \ over redshirts like a wild bull. Runnels. Boe. 4 3 + 8 .323 “It was an impetuous act. Casares, 225-pounder, Kuenn. Det. 5 2 4- 1 .319 ( a trim was the Bears’ work- Williams, Boe. 3 1 none .314 but no one is sorrier than Ted ) CHRYSLER horse last year, finishing second to Cleveland’s NATIONAL LEAGUE is. feels awful. BUMPER-TO-BUMPER SAFETY May,. 8. P. 3 2 + 2 .342 He We will take ) ( rr%rr in ground-gaining with 700 yards, and third behind Brown Ashburn. Phila. rained out .338 no disciplinary action. It was PLYMOUTH F —NOTHING TO Mustai. St L. ... 3 1 none 33N WINDSHIELD f INSPECTION *nd Don Bosseler of the Redskins in touchdown on running Aaron, Mil. 3 2 + 1 .333 unfortunate, but we certainly ¦ Iff GAMES IMPERIAL BUY—JUST DRIVE HI piays, with six. If Casares stays healthy and continues to REMAINING know Williams didn’t do it ) ( American —Kuenn. 7; Runnels and intentionally.” bang the did Williams. 8. SCRATCHED? / line as effectively as he yesterday, he’ll open Mays 1 SERVICE National —Ashburn, 6; and Two years ago when Wil- NEW OEVICt up some nice plays for Oalimore. Mualal. 5: Aaron. 4. I liams spat after several warn- (Fill Remove Scratches “You can say one thing about this team,” put in ings, Cronin slapped $5,000 a and e0 0r nc - BURR HEISHMAN'S Paddy Driscoll, who held the coaching reins for two years Repolish l «l TODAY'S SPORTS fine on Ted. ) | tht lay Word in Quality and Safety Since 1935 while Halas tried retiring, “we’ve got a bunch of kids who Mrs. Hefleman said in a hos- HUGE SAVINGS ON l Competitive want to play football. That makes a difference.” TELEVISION ipital interview: “I don’t see Allowance* J 1503 Lee Hwy., Rosslyn (2 Blocks From Key Brijge' why they had to boo Ted. I J Whcelmobile One-Owner Co'i % The Redskins have a bunch that like to play football, Open Every Doy Bowline felt awfully sorry for him after HERSON 72 Si 4800 Witconein Ave. N.W. Ji Coll JAckion 2-0024 or JA. 7-0012 ? 24 Hour* too. The difference yesterday was that the Bears played Open $44 Pick Up Delivery Ca« V Btrikes N’ Spares. WMAL-7, it happened. 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