netting Sfcpfia; Griffs for Hurlers if Draft Date Washington, D. C., Monday, April 30, 1945—A—10 Desperate Delays Haefner Bereft of 174,432 See I or Reserves Split With New York Sunday Coin Flowing on Fight Win, Lose Draw Games in Majors Yank Twin As 2d By the Associated Press. With By Bill, Derry Raps An aggregate of 174,432 baseball Sweeney Rated By GRANTLAND RICE, fans turned out for the major league games yesterday, an Increase of 33,870 Louis Picked as Best Combined Boxer and Puncher from lest Sunday. The llgures; Move On to Boston 4-Tally Homer NATIONAL LEAGUE. 7-5 Over Gannon While Professor Mike Jacobs, and others, are waiting for Joe Louis Pittsburgh at Chicago_ 36,637 and Conn By JOHN B. KELLER, By JOE REICHLER, New York at Brooklyn_ 25,036 A lot of money will hands Billy to return and pick up their old argument, which Louis Philadelphia at Boston_ 18,817 change Star Staff Correspondent. Associated spiked in the 13th round of their only meeting, the old debate still Press Sports Editor. St. Louis at Cincinnati_ 15.531 tonight in Griffith Stadium, where moves along. NEW YORK, April 30.—Tomorrow Russ Derry may be only a flash Total _..._ 96.021 Joe Gannon and Frank In if Sweeney Who was the best of all the heavyweights. We have a new answer the Nats open a series with the Red the pan, but he maintains his AMERICAN LEAGUE. is certain meet in an eight-round bout, and not to this impossible query. There are many ingredients needed to make Sox present pace, he to set Washington at New York ... 35.308 in Boston and although only Boston at Philadelphia_ 23,828 a perfect No one has them all. So the first matter to be a new record for grand-slam homers all the greenbacks will be going into champion. Chicago at St. Louis _ 10.825 two games are scheduled in one season. the box office tills. settled is to rank each one in his own leading spot. Along these lines Manager Detroit at Cleveland_ 8.450 The ball park here is our list: Os Bluege is doing a lot of The moon, in fact, may look down on one worrying Yankee outfielder, starting Total _ *78.411 of the Best offensive fighter, Jack Dempsey. about his pitching. his first regular season in the ma-! biggest local cash betting Best defensive fighter, Jack Johnson. jors (he played in 38 last! sprees since an historic amateur Mickey Haefner is scheduled to go games Best boxer, Jim Corbett. year), belted his second homer with scrap here a few years back when to the hill in the first game, but the Phils' the sum reached astro- Best combined boxer and puncher, Joe Louis. the bases full yesterday as the New Raffensberger wagered j nomic Most durable ring man, Jim Jeffries. southpaw knuckleballer left the club Yorkers split a double-header withj figures. Reason for the abundant Coolest in action, Gene Tunney. yesterday to keep a date with Uncle Washington before 35,308 fans. wager- Most boxer and Bob Fitzsommons. Taken Into Service ing is that it is a fight without a cunning puncher, Sam's selective service and The record of four in a season1 Bluege script, one of closest You might ask, if Joe Louis was the best combination boxer and is held jointly by Frank Schulte of I By the Associated Press. J^he propositions only can hope Mickey will show up. of the year, and can puncher, why isn’t he rushed at once to the top of the heap? the Chicago Cubs, Babe Ruth and HARRISBURG. Pa., April 30.— anything hap- answer as Haefner’s pen. Sweeney may connect with a One is that Joe couldn't handle a punch as well Jeffries appointment with the Lou Gehrig, Yankees, and Rudy Kenneth D. Raffensberger,27-year- draft officials is dynamite at and Dempsey could—especially a punch to the. head. Fitzsimmons in Baltimore—to York, Detroit Tigers. None hit his old star pitcher for the Philadelphia punch any point along which his the eight-round route. Gannon, on broke both hands slashing at Jeffries’ iron jaw—terrific punches that city papers were trans- first until well into May. Phils, was inducted into the armed ferred from the other hand, has an excellent failed to keep Jeff moving forward. Dempsey could take a smashing his home town pf New In addition to his base-clearing service here today. Athens, 111.—but there was no cer- chance of going the distance, and punch without blinking. wallop, the Mill Grove (Mo.) farmer His induction came as a jolt to There have have been those the will his if he does, is a certainty to the been more hard punchers than there tainty pitcher complete hit another homer in the opener, club .although he had been classified get duke. 4 who could absorb a hard punch. So this is an important factor. And important business quickly. making it the second time this 1-A. also could throw a few don’t-forget that Jefferies and Dempsey If Haefner fails to show up tomor- season that he has hit two home “Whew, we didn’t expect it to Says Gannon Has Added Punch. punches. row the Nats will be in a sad way runs in one game. Homer hitting happen so soon,’’ said George A. From the Gannon camp today for hurling. Bluege used about is nothing new to the 27-year-old Fletcher, secretary-treasurer of the came a Gordon and Doerr Stirs Hot Debate communique issued by Billy Comparing everything available yesterday ex- Irishman, as he led the Piedmont j Phils. "It's a severe loss to the Edwards, veteran trainer who once For some odd reason, one of the main arguments that develops cepting Larry Burger and Rojo League in 1939 with 40 homers for j team. He was perhaps our No. 1 fought under the tag of El Kadir. around war-hospital partisans Is the choice between Joe Gordon of Roche, greenies so far as big league Norfolk, Va., and banged out 22 | pitcher.” The Kadir wants it known that he the Yankees and Bobby Doerr of the Red Sox, two star second base- toil is concerned, as the Nats split a for Newark in 1942. Raffensberger, a native of York, has p>acked some power into Joe's men now in the service. double-header with New York’s White Sox Streak Ends. ; Pa., joined the Phils in September, left hand and that the youngster We odd reason for the simple fact that for all-around ability Yankees. The bulk of the reserve 1943, after pitching with Los Angeles now has a punch to go with say WHIZZES ON WHEELS—Here are the three Shyrettos, unicycle The surprising Chicago White Sox along these two could not yet be ranked with such past stars as Eddie Collins, brigade went into the first game lost after five vic- in the Pacific Coast League. Previ- his clever ring style. stars of Vanities of which a finally straight a after Dutch (one-wheel) Skating 1945, opens he Nap Lajoie, Rogers Hornsby or Frank Frisch. You might get hotter Leonard, who started, tories, when they were beaten twice ously, played with the Chicago If that is true, the current odds of six-day stand at Uline Arena tomorrow are argument picking out tne best among these four. But they still keep was forced to retire after the open- night. They Ed, by St. Louis, 3-2 and 10-4. Oddly, National League club. 7 to 5 on Sweeney should be thrown Johanna and Bill all of whom have comparing Doerr and Gordon. ing inning in which the index finger (Honey) Shyretto, appeared it was the Sox who ended the out and an even-money price sub- was of before the crowned Here's part of the answer—Gordon’s five-year batting average his right hand was bruised se- heads of Europe when there were more Browns’ opening season winning stituted. A blasting punch that has .284—Doerr’s seven-year average was around .293. Gordon, in his five verely by a batted ball. crowned heads than now exist. streak at nine last year. Bob Mun- Penn KOd 10 opponents has installed a Again Outshines seasons, belted out 125 home runs while Doerr, in seven years, hit Leonard Gone for Week. crief made his first appearance for Sweeney as the favorite, but if Gan- in the matter of only 87 four-baggers. Gordon also had a good lead Leonard left a ltitle later for Au- Pirates, 6-5; Cubs, 2-4 Browns, 3-10; 2-4 the Sewellmen, in relief, and bested non has learned to hit, the odds may j-uns-batted-in. This leaves them pretty well matched offensively. burn, 111., where he, too, has draft Chisox, Thornton Lee in the opener. Prank in swing his way. FIRST GAME. Drake First Game. Feats was a second baseman but I always Mancuso’s Relay From certain came Doerr business to look after. He and Bobby high-class probably Pitts. AB H.O.A. Chicago. AB. H. O A Chicago AB. H O A. St L. AB H O A. ninth-inning triple quarters today As Bill Moses.rf 5 3 O By the Associated Presa. thought Gordon was one of the best infielders of all time. won’t rejoin the Nats until next Ccosc’t2b 3 <) 3 3 Hack.3b 3 1 <* 2 2 Gutt'e.2b 4 12 3 a long fly by Pinch Hitter Gene predictions of a draw, but this talk Barrett,cf 4 2 6 0 Ost ski.3b J 0 0 1) Hockett.cf 4 0 8 1 Byrnes.rf 4 13 0 after I’ve seen him make plays that Dicks 0 Moore accounted for the NEW YORK, April 30 —For the was sentiments of those Dickey used to say—“Day day week when they invade St.