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mm • ■ _ _" I rouncing by Rams Reveals Line as Redskins' Big Weakness Win, Lose, or Draw Team Is Failure Runnels' Hitting By FRANCIS STANN Star Staff Correspondent Where it Looked CHICAGO, AUG. 16.—It is maintained by certain critics Ray of Sunshine j that, aside from establishing that August is too hot for* foot- ball, Mr. Arch Ward’s annual shindig between the College All- Stars and the defending National Professional League champions To Be Strongest proves nothing. In Nats' •Defeats When the for pros win, champions of the Hopes Redemption New Shortstop Leads All-Stars’ cause are quick to point out that, Sunday in Contest whereas the collegians have been working out Washington Batters as a unit for a W only few weeks, most of the rS With .328 pros have played together for years. Hence, Average wcttci cu-uramauon. By Burton Hawkins When the collegians win the pros point The Nats have plugged a gap, to LOS ANGELES. Aug. 16—The the calendar and say it’s too early to expect possibly for years to come, but Redskins older athletes, some in their 30s. to be in glum looked to Sunday’s they’re like the little boy with shape. “By November it wouldn’t be a con- game with the Forty-Niners today, a finger in the dike. Pete Runnels has solved Washington’s shortstop test,” they boast. “The one advantage those hopeful of redeeming themselves problem, but there still are waves kids had—youth—would have been after taking a 58-14 shellacking wiped of weaknesses ready to engulf tha out.” from the Rams before a crowd of Nats. Fr,nci* st»nn- The has been on for 91,985 here last in the argument going night open- Unless Runnels is an artist at to be years—17, specific. The pros have won nine times and ing exhibition game of the season deception, he’ll do." There was a the collegians six, with two ties. And, regardless of which side for both teams. natural inclination by the Nats' wins in tomorrow night’s 18th extravaganza, it will be renewed Fifty-five seconds after the fans to withhold enthusiasm when along the old familiar lines. opening kickoff the Rams were Pete batted .500 in seven games ahead, 7-0. Fifteen seconds be- against Cleveland’s,crack pitching fore the finish they scored their staff. There was a feeling that FOR THE SAKE of let’s argument, say the outcome proves eighth touchdown to give the Tribe the league’s pitchers would detect little or as nothing concerns the superiority of a seasoned, well- its worst defeat of this six-game a weakness and exploit it, but knit pro squad and the veritable legions of graduated college series played for charity. Runnels keeps rolling along. stars culled Promoter A veteran by Ward and placed under the tutelage big, line, supposedly Pete finished nine successive of the the Redskins’ strength, turned out ranking coaches of the land. But the evidence is that, games against the acceptable i to be one of their biggest weak- in other ways, it proves a thing here and there. pitching of Boston and New York nesses. It couldn’t be blamed on The game acts as a sort of last night as the Nats dropped barometer, for example, in re- the but j | line, Coach** Herman Ball an 8-5 decision to spect to the Like | the Yankees ( pro squad. this: Six National League cham- had hoped for a better perform-; before 15,369. In that span he-* pionship teams have been beaten the ance and didn’t to by All-Stars, and none try hide hisi batted .394 and he continues as' of them has been able to disappointment. He dressed them put the pieces back together well | Washington’s leading hitter with' down between enough to successfully defend its title. halves, which is mm 1 V 1 a .328 figure for unusual, and the team perked up the^year. | A NEVER-ENDING source of consolation to the Hits pros, both noticeably in the second" half, but Safely in Seven Games. 1 in victory and defeat, is the fact that in RAMMING A RAM—Billy De Chard (No. 27), former reality they are play- it was too late. Gonzaga High and Holy Cross star, rams Halfback Jerry Williams (No. Runnels had hit safely in seven their 13) of the Los Rams Dick i ing against very own. Every All-Star squad since it all Angeles against Dougherty (No. 54) of Los Angeles, causing Williams to fumble in the Redskins- games today as the Nats Redskins Never Recover. Rams sought'j started in 1934 has been loaded exhibition last night in Los Angeles. The ball rolled o ut of bounds and the Rams to with ex-collegians who are the The Redskins never recovered retained possession. No. 84 is Jim salvage the finale of the Newi of Peebles, Washington end, York property various pro clubs. For example, immediately after ifrom the shock of the Rams’ first. _Ap wirephoto. series. He isn’t knocking* tomorrow's down fences with his game a 6-foot-4 end from Vanderbilt, Ernest Curtis, touchdown, a pass from Bob slapping*; five of will slip out of his All-Star walk Waterfield to Elroy Hirsch, cover- style—only his 41 blows1 uniform, into the Cleveland have Browns’ ing 49 yards. Some eight minutes and Pros been doubles and he dressing room and find himself welcome. He's one of Collegians Even St Louis hasn't] Plus Fails to Check hit a triple or the Browns. later Tommy Kalminar dashed 46 Jinx, Garver, homer—but it’s? yards for another score, and those apparent that what ails the Nats' The All-Star game also has isn’t proved many a collegian’s mettle, quick thrusts were a tipoff on what Hold Practice 1Tired and Runnels. once Light- Worried' Indians in Pennant Dash j inspiring such a confirmee! pro-professional as George was to come. He’ll astonish/ nobody afield. Preston By Joe Reichler straight loss with a 9-0 victory.! Dom DiMaggio singled twice, He’s Marshall, boss of the Redskins, to almost a The Redskins got their first merely lacking the express Associated Cincinnati and adeq\a;e, Press Sports Writer Pittsburgh also scored once and drove in another brilliance of a liking for the fall of a National League touchdown in between, l)ut it was On Eve of Contest Boudreau, the cun-‘ champion. scored shutout wins, the Pirates run to help Mel Parnell a march 74 and is register ning of a Crosetti, but with a This was in the 1937 game, when the All-Stars slow, painful of yards, th« Associated Press Nothing nobody halting bat' beat a pro By blanking the St. Louis Cards, 7-0, his 13th victory, as the Red Sox in his hands club—Green with Rob Goode and Bill Dudley the Indians’ dash to the he’s likely to atone Bay—for the first time. The fact that a CHICAGO, Aug. 16.—The Col- pennant and the Reds shading the Chi- defeated the A’s for the skinny smacking the line while Quarter- seventh for any field deficiencies. A left- Texas Christian forward passer named ege All-Stars and the Cleveland these days. cago Cubs, 1-0. straight time. Sammy Baugh threw back Harry Gilmer alternately hand hitter, he is mauling left- for the winning touchdown have biased Browns, foes tomorrow night in Yesterday seemed the ideal The Indians wrapped up the Saul Rogovin, traded hand may Mr. Marshall, who passed to Bones Taylor and Eddie day away by pitching at a .579 pace. \ had 'ootball’s annual Soldier Field victory before Garver could re- the Tigers last May, handcuffed With just recently become his keeper. After 15 years he still is. Saenz. It was a 24-yard pass to for it. ‘It looked like the right Runndls, Eddie Yost, Gil ;lassic, apparently will take little tire a batter. They had five runs his former mates with five hits Coan, Irv Saenz that paid off, Eddie falling time to stop the runaway Cleve- Noren, Sam Mele and nore than a deep breath in final in when Harry Simpson fanned as Nelson Fox and ROMF! OP PP AT. o Anri ivw* f mam «11 x i. Ray Coleman Mickey Vernon the Nats — over the line with Rich have the -o-vw, *» vin oiuuiiu goal Herb land club. All to it. lUUti~ practice signs pointed for the sessions today. first out. Early Wynn batted in both Chicago runs. Vir- nucleus of a ball used the clinging to his legs. The Indians were for strong team. Bucky colleges, All-Star game as a springboard. Take (Starting at 9:30 o’clock, the gunning gained his 13th triumph gil Trucks lost a four-hitter. Ball’s fear that their although Harris would relish a the case of Bill of Western his secondary will 13th straight victory. Op- Steve Wes couple of Shepherd Maryland. He was a guy game be televised in Wash- Gromek came to his rescue Westrum and Willie Mays pitchers to defense wouldn’t hold up against posing them were the pesky blend with Chico Mar. who could do practically but at the little school he ington over Station WMAL-TV when the Browns threatened in everything, the Rams’ passes was as who justified broadcast over Browns, knocked them out of the sixth. (See BASEBALL. Page C-2.) I earned nothing except near-rural until he stole the and WEAM.) (See NATS, Page C-2.) recognition the Rams used the airways to ride the 1950 flag race about a year show at Herman Hickman, coach of the The win tied Cleveland’s long- Chicago. to their next two scores. Water- ago with four straight defeats. Ul-Stars, will complete the est winning streak set in 1942. An even more famous case was that of field and Van Brocklin took them On the hill was Ned Garver, who Alphonse (Tuffy) *; Since August the Tribe 72 (quad’s work with a lecture at the 2, has Leemans of George Washington University in the 1930s. yards on the first drive which already had whipped them twice beaten early 3elafleld (Wis.) training camp Washington, Philadelphia, did featured short throws to Williams, without a setback this season. Tuffy everything but take tickets in behalf of GWU. which St. Louis, Detroit and Glenn oday. Then he and his assistants Chicago, was a toe Hirsch, Davis and Tom And by Manager A1 Lopez’s own St. BRAKES dipping into big-time football at the time. Virtually vill leave for with the Louis again without a defeat. RELINED Chicago, Fears. An 11-yard toss to Fears, admission, the Indians were “tired a one-man team—and heroic, besides—Leemans stood out in ollegians due to follow tomorrow After today’s clash with the the league’s leading pass catcher, and worried.” While You Wait this neck of the woods and Publicist John 1 norning. Browns, the Indians move to Kingsbury Espey, ended the drive. But the Indians over- fighting Chicago for a five-game series in imaginative as well as appreciative, tried to inform the Gilmer’s Pass Scores. The Browns left their camp at came all these HIGH MILEAGE country obstacles—in a three days. BONDED LININGS that here was a fellow who on Van Brocklin passed 48 to : Bowling Green, Ohio, this morn- seven-run first Guaranteed belonged anybody’s All-America. yards mighty inning—to “The are 20,000 miles and eliminates of brake j A boys tiled and they scoring drums. The broadsides he mailed out Hirsch, who added a bit of ng. short signal drill was batter Garver like he was a sec- missed fire, but Leemans fancy are worried about that series with legwork for good measure to get 1 icheduled in Soldier Field this ond-rater, blast the buick l eventually was elected to the All-Star squad—and a bone-tossing Brownies, the White Sox,” Lopez said after the next score and that was 1 ifternoon and Coach Paul Brown win their election it too. he the 9-4, 13th straight, and last * 5Q was, When reported he was just another i night’s victory. “If we get ball game. ntends to keep his squad occupied protect their two and a half PONTIAC 6 faeeless the by those games in good shape, player understudying publicized Jay Berwanger. The came 1 onight at a movie | | Redskins right back Loop theater. game margin over the Yankees. we’ll ■ ■ Turned out that be tough to stop. We open v Berwanger had more press clippings and for their second and final score Both coaches insist their teams A1 Rosen’s fourth OLDS 6 RIVETED grand-slam- an 18-game home stand then.”’ * Leemans more ability. The New York Giants after Gilmer a ! ire hobbled with mer of the Lobor 4 Wheels grabbed him, this, pitching 49- injuries and season, which equalled DODGE ,up '»«> J-inings, Complete and for years Tuffy was one of the best backs in football. yard strike to Taylor. But they ] Brown was quoted as saying a major-league mark, featured pro WHEELS ALIGNED fr BALANCED didn’t seriously threaten there- ■ resterday that “we’re not ready the first-inning attack on Garver. after. 1 o play our best game.” It was Rosen’s 21st homer. TV Four Rams’ touchdowns in the He referred to the slight sore The runner-up Yankees took Show Will 1 Big Tonight Cap second period, giving them a 41-14 irm which has been bothering star an 8-5 decision in Washington; CLIFT'S SSi halftime Juarterback Otto Graham. Boston’s lead, convinced Ball it* This third-place Red Sox re- 1909 M St. A 611 wasn’t Washington’s evening, and ' s an annual affliction with mained five and a half games N.W. Md. Ave. S.W. Memorial for Babe Ruth •» Day in the second half he gave orders * 3raham, but in the past it hasn’t out by beating the Athletics, 4-2, Md_IndfDfn_dene« in with Dizzy Dean as co-master In Ruth, who did so 1 Japan, to control the ball as long as pos- (topped him from efforts which in Philadelphia, and Chicago’s of ceremonies, a colorful array of much to baseball popularize there, sible to hold down the count. 1 nake him the most feared passer fourth-place White Sox shut out league stars, past and pres- will be honored. major It was painful to watch the Rams : n pro football. the Tigers in Detroit, 2-0. ent, will appear tonight on a Du- Only a few years ago Japanese catch the Redskins napping on j The All-Stars have had numer- New York’s second-place Giants Mont Network telecast
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