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__Junior Star_ 101(1^ Jgtflf jgptiTlg_Stomps _ WASHINGTON, I). C., APIIIL 21, 1946. :_■__ ___ Nats Win at Last, Backing Good Pitching With Power to Trample Yankees, 7-3 ★ ★ _____# ★ ★ ★ ★ ose or Assault Shines in Wood, Armed Lands Philadelphia at 'Graw By FRANCIS E. STANN --- 4 Heath's Benching Follows Simmons-Bonura Pattern AT LEAST ONE GOT BY —By Gib Crockett Test The benching of by the Nationals after Texas Ace Passes Derby less than a week of play is not without precedent. Heath, you re- Spence's Homer member, was acquired for one purpose—to that long, extra-base In Finish at Jamaica wallop for Washington. But so were A1 Simmons and Zeke Bonura Sizzling some years ago. Marine Simmons had been one of the greatest right- Heads Rips by Favored Hampden, Victory hand sluggers m the history of the American Slashing On to Win League. For that matter, iie may have been In Stretch, Goes 2-Length the absolute greatest. Critics generally rated By the Associated Press licked a $22,600 pay check for Simmons and of the National f up 1 lis him a bank as 14-Hit NEW YORK, 20.—The Texas day's work, giving the two modern Attack League best of times. April ■oil of $30,100 for the year and The Milwaukee Pole was over the hill when terror from the wide open spaces,,’ 47,350 for his two seasons. Clark Griffith got him, but he still was a home Leonard, stretch-burning Assault, sizzled to a He’ll take the train ride to the threat. In Griffis big ball park, however, Scarborough victory in the Wood Me-!; 31uegrass probably next week, al- A1 quickly got discouraged. He hit a few in Bos- 2-length Give 5 t Trainer Hirsch wasn’t sure ton, New York and other stadiums, but Wash- Blows; Injury morial today and thereby moved hough this ust which day it would be. Along ington beat him down. He never was the extra- right up into the select set for Makes Dutch Retire vith him and Marine base hitter that Griffith hoped he'd be. year's Kentucky Derby on May 4. Hampden more Victory also are likely to get rail It was the same story with Bonura. Less than Burton In a slashing move that had By Hawkins ■ are. a month before the season opened in 1938 Grif- than a few of the 46,965 Jamaica Star Staff fith reluctantly traded to the White Correspondent customers calling him a chip oil the Others Seen Derby Prospects. NEW YORK, i Francis E. Stann. Sox for Bonura. His , Bueky Harris, April 20.—Surprise! old block, the son of the 1936 Derby Aside from these three, only The Nats won a ball wrimru a gu> wiiu .swung a nig uai ana a^Kt-a mat uie ueai uc inaue. Surprise! game winner—Bold Venture—ripped past;' hree others appeared to have any a nice It was a transaction which both Harris and Griffith always regretted. today, blending combination two of his more favored rivals in : eason for taking the ride. One 'of power hitting with tolerable pitch- the stretch drive of this annual >f these was the Connecticut con- Zeke Was Fans' Darling, but Not for Long ing to deal the Yankees a 7-3 de- Eastern Derby preview and was ender. Mrs. Vera S. Bragg’s Mist feat before 38.298 paying customers. from them at the wire. y Gold, which closed 15 lengths Zeke, unlike Simmons, ostensibly was at his peak. He hit a going away Dutch who Assault clicked off the mile and a, horn the half mile to the w'ire to in the Nats’ opening game and as he lumbered around the Leonard, was forced to leave the after six sixteenth in 1:46 3 5. finish fourth. Another was last bases he was the darling of the Washington fans, just as he was the game innings due to a muscle in Packing the Derby load of 126 vinter’s winner, Polo No. 1 boy in Chicago. pulled his left Flamingo and for the first time, he was the Laddie Sanford's Round But the distant fences in Griffith Stadium got Bonura, too. The leg, Ray Scarborough collabo- pounds Player rated in a best of a dozen Derby candidates. which w’as a fifth at line drives and long flies which had been home runs in Chicago were tossing neat pitching job View, game at the Yankees as W’illiam Dupont’s favored Hampden the finish. caught here, and after a bit even the ebullient Bonura became dis- Washington snapped a and Robert Bruce Livie’s Marine; And the third was the New Or- His sins afield caught up with him and Washington fans four-game losing streak.; couraged. _ restricted New York Victory finished second and third to leans stretch J. Ben longed for the finesse of Kuhel. There was no large Italian popu- They to five j speedster, hits as the Nats mauled four Record Red Sox Crowd him after practically racing the legs Theall’s Islam Prince, which w’as hit lation in Washington to spur on Zeke as there was in Chicago. pitch- ers for 14 safeties. off each other at the head of the so hard in a scuffle the Griffith realized that, he was gambling when he sent George rounding pack in the early going. first turn that he came close to Case to Cleveland last December and acquired Heath in exchange, Leonard left the premises .with a Sees Homer Makes Torrid Finish. bouncing over the outside fence. but his present manager, Ossie Bluge, wanted a long-ball hitter. 2-0, two-hit game in his grasp after Pesky's Assault on the wide reaches of After that, he never had a chance Like Bonura, Heath started auspiciously with a home run on opening pulling up lame when fielding a Bom Ranch and and ambled around well back day. But when he was benched yesterday he was hitting only .071. bunt. The unsympathetic Yankees Robert J. Kleberg's King just also in the field. Four days doesn’t make a season, of course, and Heath's demo- hastened his exist by bunting twice Beat A's, 2 to I trained by Maxie Hirsch, who The Cedar seem There also is a that he pur- more. handled his daddy in the Derby a Virginia-born Creek, tion might premature. suspicion Scarborough started at the! By the Associated Press ma- Assault did it the hard owmed Automobile Man Walter posely was benched early. You see, the fellow is good trading outset of the seventh, yielding all decade ago, by BOSTON, for shot in was a sixth. terial. Better than Simmons or Bonura when they wore Washington the Yankees' runs on three hits. April 20.—! way today. A $19.70 $2 Chrysler, steady-going the barn of Cleve- was the hero today as the Red Sox i the betting, he sat some five lengths Alamond, from uniforms. Stan Spence presented the Nats a behind the flying pacemakers most land Accountant A1 Ernst, was lead they never relinquished in the defeated the Athletics, 2-1, before I Haven't Given af Trade Mart of the way around the track, then bothered somewhat in the first-turn Griffith, Bluege Up third when he whaled his the inning largest open-1 never was in it and have went right up and passed them scramble, but The St. Louis Browns and the long first home run of the season into the ing day attendance in Boston his-j under Warren Mehrtens’ steady wound up eighth. The good Flor- been interested in Heath. Both the Browns and Yankees have parks lower right field stand with two out toiy. even was carried ida of last winter. Mrs. are the steering, though he campaigner with short right field fences. And. incidentally, these only and none on. Nobody was on base j An eighth-inning home run by I slightly wide. R. D. Patterson's Alworth. faded two clubs in the American League with a surplus of what the Nats because Buddy Lewis had singled, Pesky gave the Sox their winning A chocolate which takes to 13th and E. P. Taylor's Canadian lack—an infielder who bats right-handed and can play or only to be picked off first base speedster by margin before a near-capacity after his maternal granddaddy, candidate. Windftelds, reputed to be third base. the tricky motion of Bill crowd of 30.446. more than he does after just a sprinter, proved exactly that, Griffith and haven't given up on landing Equipoise, Bluge Wight. I And it was base Texan the whole field home. or Cro- Pesky's heady his old man. the driving chasing or Mark Christman of the Browns, or Bill Robinson Frankie Nats Nick Wight Again. running winch gave the Sox their setti of the Yankees. They're prepared to give at least one ranking The Nats wrencned run first run off Dick Fowler, who yield- Wolff if and in the case of a deal for another pitcher, even Rog necessary, the from Wight in the sixth. With one ed only two hits throughout Stephens they may well include Heath. gone, Gerry walked, to game. Three of the As' hits were Great Drive Calumet After all. Heath can't be called a flop because he’s failed to hit Priddy only by Flyer be forced out by Binks. But made in the third when they scored in the first four games, except for that home run. Those few games Georgy Binks made second on a wild throw their lone run. Hal Peck singled a trial. As far as baseball men are concerned didn't constitute the box. Wallaesa Beats Sets Track Mark of .298—a fellow who batted by the Yankee pitcher and after A1 through Johnny Ellis, with a lifetime average Heath's a hitter doubled to and Peck went to 1941. He's the fellow who Evans was purposely passed a score right By the A:*ocic»ed rress itngtns tanner away in me neia .305 last year. .331 in 1914 and .340 in may went in on Leonard's third, whence he scored as Docrr were William Helis’ Nats more traded than by playing for them . HAVRE DE GRACE. Md.. April 3f six. Trailers improve the by being out threw Sam Chapman. in one Pindus and Christiana Stable's do what Simmons and Bonura couldn t do. Washington clinched the game in 20.—Flying down to the wire and trying to Peck and Third Baseman the seventh. Spence walked and George of his characteristic stretch rushes. Megogo. Kell fielded brilliantly as they aided Jack Sanford dropped a wind-blown Calumet Farm's great handicap ace. Doug Dodson. Armed's regular Fowler to keep the Sox big bats pop fly in center for a single. Cecil Armed, set a new track and stake rider, the gallant son of Bull Cards Halt quiet. gave Newhouser Throttles Cubs, 2-0, Travis advanced both runners with record today in winning the 33d Lea-Armful a hand ride. And ; Pesky's four master went into! perfect a sacrifice. Steve Roser replaced running of the Philadelphia Handi-: it had to be perfect, for Jockey Nick the left field stands near the foui Wight and disposed of Priddy on a cap and boosted his all-time earn- Wall, aboard Ellis, normally a poles. as Wakefield As Brecheen Mars foul, then intentionally passed ings past the $200,000 mark. sprinter, did equally as well. Tribe Phila. AB H O A Bost. AB H. O A Binks. G risen. > 1 »■ " «> Roser also walked Pinch- 11 2 DiMg’o.cf 4 The 5-year-old gelding, coming It was the sixth victory in Pe< k rl 4 2 2 0 Pe -kv.js a. i .; 2 U. S. eight hitter Joe Kuhel. fbrcing in Spence, Wal sa.ss a 2 O a. o 1 <• Kyriakides, back after a defeat Bobanet in Wil ms.il 2 Seeking Help starts for He by this year Armed. and the next Chapn.cf 4 o 2 <* Dor-r.2b 3 n 2 person to walk was the 6-furlong Harford Handicap picked $18,350 to send his 1946 Clouts for Tigers Flag Ceremony McQ’n.lb 3 18 1 York.lb 3 17 1 j up Roser, who was replaced Herb Rosar.c 3 1 3 n Mct v h.rf 3 <» 2 <» here covered the 1 1/16- to By the Associated Pres* by For Wins Hub Monday, earnings $105,400 and his life- By the Associated Press Kell.3b 4 1 2 2 Andres.3b 2 o 1 2 Greece, Grind Karpel. <» 4 W 0 7 1 mile Philadelphia in l:43Ji, knock- time total to $201,850. 20.—The Cubs H'dley.2b 3 2 s'cr.c 2 By the Associated Pr?ss CLEVELAND, April 20.—Hal CHICAGO, April w-as 3 <> 1 1 Karpel ushered into the game F'w'ler.p Hhson.p 2 U 0 0 ing two-fifths of a second off the Wagering on the eight-race card throttled the Indians raised their 1945 •Kon'p a 1 *> o o BOSTON, April 20— A true son of Newhouser by Mickey Vernon, who batted for track record established by Caval- totalled $1,251,843 for a new one- while Dick pennant before a capacity crowd of Grecian immortal who with two singles today, Leonard, and it was a rude greeting Totals 33 8 24 3 Totals 24 2 27 11 Phidinpides, cade in the Chesapeake Stakes in day record at Havre de Grace. The the stick 40.887 today and then the Cardinals Batted lor Fowler m ninth. ran the first marathon almost 2,500 Wakefield provided heavy Mickey gave him. Vernon socked a 1934. The Handi- old mark handed the their old Philadelphia of $1,034,354 was set last as the World Tigers promptly champs Philadelphia Onl ooo n0O—1 years ago, courageous work Champion down the left field line, scor- Stylianos Ky- mark of 1:44! was held first setback in four 2-0, be- Boston inO OOO *'lx— cap f, jointly Wednesday. a 7-to-0 triumph before starts, riakides from war-ravaged Athens, notched ing Sanford and Binks, but when Errors—None. Runs batted in—Chan- by Lightning Bo it and Masked Gen- Blue Yonder Takes Trial. hind the clever southpawing of man. Doerr. Two-base hits—Wal- won the A, 50th 42.775. Kuhel also to score he Pesky. today Boston A.'s The attempted la*, sa. Home run—Pesky. Stolen bases— eral. $5.000-added Chesapeake Trial to . 26-mile-385-vard race Only two Indians advanced was thrown out five McQuinn, Handley. Sacrifices—Wallarsa. anniversary at 6 After President Ford Frick by yards. Ellis Gets Second Money. furlongs shed little light on the second base and none reached third. League The Yankees reduced their Hughson. Double plays—Handley to Mc- from one of the most capable fields deficit Quinn, Doerr to Pesky to York Left on 3-year-old scramble. to 33 bat- handed Manager Charley Grimm of in its A crowd of 23.000, largest here Newhouser pitched only to 5-1 in the seventh, fashioning an bases—Philadelphia. Boston. 5 Bases long history. Reduced to a three-horse field in a 3. by seven. the Cubs the bunting pregame on balls—Off Fowler. 0 oft Huchson. The 33-vear-old run- since some 25.000 watched Man O' ters. He fanned unearned run off »* Kyriakides. the Hank Scarborough. Suuck out-—By Fowler. 3: by Hughson. scratches, trial was won by Mrs. six ceremony, the Cards nicked Umpires—Messrs. Rommel. Boyer and to American aid for War win the Potomac Handicap The Bengals obtained only ning only gain E. H. Blue a. their 1945 for a Priddy IJas Some Trouble. Jones Time—1.31. Attendance—30.400 Augustus' Yonder, blows off three Cleveland hurlers. Borowy, nemesis, his starving countrymen, ran shoul- September 18. 1920. was on hand to beat out a slow ipaidi. $12.50-for-$2 shot which scored by double and first-inning marker and that was der to shoulder with see Armed move around the leaders but Wakefield's , roller to and Johnny Kelley, 2>2 over Christiana the for a duel Priddy continued to lengths Stable's in four trips accounted for game, except nifty last year’s winner, for almost 25 on the home turn and win going single second as the Nats’ Pirates Shade Sea Snack, with Mrs. M. R. Lewis’ between Brecheen and Fordham Reds, 2-1, miles before a terrific a and a five of the runs. threw uncorking away by length quarter Phone Me. third. A. Hank. wildly past Scarborough, who Del. AB. H. O. A. Cleve. AB. H. O. closing drive that brought him to over A. F. Plock's Ellis. 3 3 '- '' was Lake.ss ..'11 1 Case.If Brecheen scattered six was covering first. Ray got past On Seweil's 4-Hitter o][ 1 hits, the finish line in 2 hours 29 min- Mayo,2b :i <' 2 3 Lemon.c£ 2 Joe Di and Nick Etten. but Bobanet, from R. Bruce Livie's (> 2 <> Seerey.rf ■ 1 in real trouble one the Maggio By the Associated Press McC'ky.cf only inning, utes 27 seconds. Bobanet Stable, was 4 111 « Flem s. lb 4 " ! 0 Lindell hoisted a to third, another 1*1 IK I, G'bere.lb when the Cubs filled the bases Johnny pop fly ( PITTSBURGH. 20.—Veteran i> Kclt'r.Sb 4 3 fifth, April While second for the sixth Says Wake d.1! t 4 short center which placing three lengths back, while Christiana 0 1 « B reau.ss .1 1 with one and had all the Bruins danced around let the Mullin.rf 4 out, Rip Sewell time in the last BAA races, 3 <» 1 3 Hayes,c 1 n .! 1 in the Stable's Alexis, after leading until SELL OR Hic'ns.lib tamed with of Don John- wintry wind and plopped at down with four hits to win the TRADE 4 15 2 Lollar.c 1 O 2 0 exception today Kelly arrived two minutes later the Tehbets.c feet for a half-mile pole, closed tw*> Newh'r.P 3 0 0 2 Maak.2o 3 < 4 H son, who three Priddy’s double. season's home for the o " poled straight singles, opener Pirates, than the Greek victor. At the end US Gromek,p ; 1 With one out in the YOUR CAR! O 0 was for eighth the 2 to 1. Biack.p U 0 Borowy touched seven hits of a marathon two minutes means •Monaco 1 O o O Nats twro more runs with a jet Preference on a New before he yielded for a produced A crowd of 27.891 saw the game. Car Center.p 0 0 0 o pinch-hitter about a quarter-mile. Statistics in the display of powder. Lewis tripled to STYLIANOS KYRIAKIDES. League Call 2000 for eighth. Cinc’ati AB. H. O. A. Pitts sh AB, H. O. A The almost universal prerace fav- SUNDAY, APRIL >1. 1»I6. ORdway oppralsal K2713 Totals 27 11 left center and scored after Clay.cf 3 o o 0 Brown.2b 4 0 1 4 Totals 111 27.2 He was extremely effective for six Spence —AP Wirephoto. AMERICAN LEAGUE. 1 110 Barrett.If 110 orite, •Batted lor Black in eighth inning. flied to Frey.2b 4 4 Gerry G'ote,#of Montreal, who frames Lindell. Sanford then du- 3 o 0 o Kiner cf 2 o 0 o Results non 104 *.’00—7 after singles by Lou Klein Hatton.3b was for his fourth BAA Yesterday. 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