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Evening star., 1937-10-08
Hornsby Declared Ticketed to Be Indians Pilot


the red-hot choice down there this
year -. Eddie Collins, who should
know, says Dick Bartell is the best
player on the Giants We say
amen Bill McKechnie's sick
daughter is q lot better Series
betting h the lightest in years,
Jack Doyle says.
Mickey Cochrane looks better
than ever :. Bob Shawkey, who
managed the Yanks for a season,
brought nugget down from his
Canada gold mine just to show the
scoffers there is gold on the place
We told Bob Feller and friends
to wear their long 'uns and ear
mufis on their Northwest tour
Well, they played Minneapolis the
other night and the mercury hit
freezing.
What with the big series and
one thing and another. DR.. Bob
MAdry, demon press agent tor the
o. Of North Carolina, u having .
tough time steaminS up tomneTows
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Rulings Speed Battling.

r UFFING'S speed on the mound,
furthermore, was so great that
the Giants never hinted at concerted
attack. Dick Bartell's double followed
BY Mel Otis single game them their
daily run in the first inning, and after
that they were through. When Rufus
really cut his fast one loose you could
oee It hop from the upper stands.
About the only thing to hearten the
Giants supporters was the fact that
their defense had recovered from its
blind staggers of the first game. Bar
ten, who was more or less the official
goat Of the opener because he dropped
. very crucial peg from Mancuso at
second, came back with a brilliant
piece Of shortstopping yesterday. in
addition to collecting two of his team s
seven hits. Also, Burgess Whitehead
made several noble stops and throws
ct second.
It was partially this fighting brand
Of defense that enabled Melton to
slide through the first four innings SO
smoothly. The freshman had grand
control and a sweeping curve that
hooked as If It migt keep the Yankees
et bay indefinitely.
Evening star., 1937-10-08

things as Mancuso announcing Gum
bert as the relief pitcher while Coff-
man was walking to the box.
Getting back to yesterday, Rufing
singled and smashed across the run
against Melton that gave the Yanks
a 2-to-l lead. That was In the fifth
inning
In the sixth. with Gumbert
pitching, the Giants purposeIy
passed Tony Laxzeri to pitch to
Ruffing.
Gumbert had good chance to re-
tire Lazzeri. Any pitcher with a fast
breaking curve figures TO give Tony a
battle. But the Giants wanted to
pitch to Ruf1ng and big Red blasted
one that failed to clear the left field
barrier by foot. It went for q double,
scored two runs, and after that moth
ing mattered.
It all depends on what kind OF q
sense Of humor you have. I suppose,
but wasn't it funny when Frankie
Crosetti tried to pull the hidden ball
trick on Joe Moore in the eighth?
Ball players call it a bush league
trick. Maybe Frankie. after looking
at those Giants twice. thought that
was where he was -. in the bushes.
Evening star., 1937-10-08

hair on their heads Every
time her husband went to bat, Mrs.
Bill Dickey sat with her fingers
crossed Babe Ruth still knows
how to stow the food away
That lunch he ate in the cafeteria
under the stands yesterday was =
honey Talk still going the
rounds that Larry McPhail, former
6 general manager OF the Reds, is
ticketed for the same Job on the
: Dodgers About the only
American Lacquer who still gives
the Giants a chance is Clarence
Rowland, former manager OF the
: White Sox.
James Parnell Dawson Of the
New York Times, who was in
charge OF seating the newspaper
men. WAS slightly pained when he
arrived at the stadium and found
he had allotted himself . seat be-
: hind the biggest post In. the Joint
-. Southwest Conference men
bare toe the series. ~ Arkansas =
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Giants Terry Dase After Melton Ear-earng 'de
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Add Series Autopsies.

YEw YORK October sNow people are beginning ask Isn't this
II where
They they the Yankees
Giants
what they doing
Rolling inferior idea the Giants
have 18
the other with the help ke wobage the Yank picking
left
Unless this Hal Schumacher
series apt
won't be the IN ethe
say is throwing light
the picture Of King Hubbe
stopped sticking
Hubs crumbed dynasty too
Evening star., 1937-10-08
By EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer

:NIWyz yztrs xoHk; Ss,.,2 October ssrn:s7 s;I
N may be signed for the
4 \ Cleveland Job any minute
now! Yanks are 80 hot the
bleachers even catch on fire 80.
The Yanks sure gave Cliff Mel
. ton and his big ears q good going
over :. Art Fletcher shot this
one at him from the third-base
coaching line: You look like
taxi coming down the street with
both doors open"
All Red Ruffing did yesterday was
pitch swell game, bat in the vim
ming run and personally knock
two pitchers OF the hill Cum
mel Rupert must feel guilty every
time he thinks of how he tried to
get out Of paying Red that extra
$1,000 for his hitting ability.
The American League umpires
aee the biggest and have the neet
Evening star., 1937-10-08
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR

CHlCAGO'S White Sox collected
II hits of the combined Of
ferings Of Shupp. Anderson, Perritt
and Tesreau in gaining their second
world series victory over the Giants
in as many days.
Central seems to have the edge
on the other four District high
schools as they near the start Of
the inter-high grid race.
Benton and Sallee now loom as the
only hopes to pull the series out
of the fire for the Giants.
Evening star., 1937-10-08

trouble. Before the inning was over.
Gomez became the only pitcher in
series history to walk twice in one
inning. He, almost scored twice, even.
Ruffing Hits, Too.
THAT was in the opening game. In
the game yesterday, the Giants
became too careless with another
pitcher Red Running. Either they
didn't know, or they haven't identified
the Yankees yet, but Ruffing probably
is the best hitting pitcher in his
league. While on the subject of in
Producing ball players, Bill Terry
ought to introduce Catcher Gus Man.
cuso to Mr.. Coffman and other relief
pitchers. That might prevent such
Evening star., 1937-10-08
Hoag Upsets Melton.

TIE picture wasn't destroyed until
- MyrA Hoag led OF the nth for
N Yankz with q double to right.
Nation tugged at his pants and
1ooked nervous. The crowd hunched
SuFward. Here 1t was! Selkirk, IA1eri
and Ruhing rifled singles into the out
deld as fast as they could swing. Two
runs rumhled across. e
Out went Melton and in came Gum
bert. He managed to retire the side
without further damage, but IN the
next inning the Yanks fell on him for
four hits and four, more runs.
Dick Coffman took over the sad task
then and allowed the last two Yankee
counters In the seventh.
The fans who had SPENT good money
- re 1t filed out, gloomily.
Evening star., 1937-10-08
Herman Returns Today.
SAILORS WANT GAMES.

The Receiving Station unlimited
eleven Of the Navy Yard is seeking
games for October 81. November al
and 20, and December and issues
special challenges to Takoma Fire
Department. Virginia A. c.. Palace
A. c. and Regal Clothing Co. teams.
Call j. Waldron at Lincoln 1850
between 8 am. and pm. week DAYS,
Evening star., 1937-10-08
PROS BATTLE TO TIE.

NEWARK, N. j., October 3 (R.-
Newark Tornadoes and the Bushwicks
Of Brooklyn, both Of the American As
eociation, fought to 1910 tie IN their
professional foot ball game here last
nieht.
Evening star., 1937-10-08
WANT STRONG OPPONENT.

Mount Rainier Boys Club is seeking
a strong 115-pound opponent for a
Sunday game. Call North 1916
between 6 and pm.
Evening star., 1937-10-08
MARTY ON NEW YORK CARD.

Marty Gallagher. local heavyweight,
has been signed to meet Gunnar Bar
lund, Finnish fighter. in 1o-round
bout at the Hippodrome in New York
under the auspices OF the Twentieth
Century Sporting Club.
Evening star., 1937-10-08

Runs batted in--Ott, selkirk f3). Ruff
Bartell, Hoas, seIkirk, Rufans Moore
Double play-Bartell to Whitehead to
Mccarthy. Left on bases-Giants, g.:
Yankees, 8. Earned runs-Giants /;
Yankees. s. Bases on balls-O1 Melton. l
IGehris): OF Gumbert, l IazzerD of
CofIman, l tGehriE) on Rufnng. 3 (Mel-
Running. Moore, Ripple. Mccarthy. Bar
tell 20, Chiozza. Cof1man. Mancuso): by
Melton, tCrosetti Dickeyl; BY Gumbert
Hts--On Melton. 8 in innings (none
out in NTH: on oumbert. . in IN in
pires-Messrs. Barr National League),
plate; Basil (American League), frst base;
Stewart (National League). second base;
Ormsby (American Ieague). third base.
Losing pitcher-Melton. Time-2:11.
Evening star., 1937-10-08
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY.
Foot Ball.

West Virginia Wesleyan VS..
George Washington, Grifith Sta
dium, 500.
Roosevelt vs.. Woodrow Wilson,
Roosevelt Stadium public high
title game), $780,
Eastern VS.. St. Johns, Eastern
Stadium, $50.
Boys Latin School of Baltimore
VS.. st. Adams, st. Adams field,
$3.50.
Bulls VS.. Washington-Lee High,
Ballston, Va, $3.50.
Gonzaga vs.. Loyola, Baltimore,
Md.
Friends vs.. Tome Institute, Port
Deposit, Md. k
Evening star., 1937-10-08
TIREMEN MEET PALACE.

Arlington County Fire Department
foot ballers meet the Palace A. c. at
o'clock Sunday afternoon on the
Arlington field.
Evening star., 1937-10-08
SEEK SUNDAY DATE.

Stansbury A. c. 135-pound gridders
want Sunday game. Call Lincoln
6396.J.
Evening star., 1937-10-08
Alleged Remarks Resented.

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A FEW weeks ago a story appeared
in the papers, with quotes by
Melton, TO the effect that Bill Dickey
had ruined Cliffs future with the
Yanks by calling for the wrong pitch
in an exhibition game with Gin.
cinnati. The batter was Kiki Cuyler.
Melton wanted to throw curve, the
story ran. Dickey called for q fast
one, saying. in a conference near
the box, "C'mon. kid, throw it past
this bum. He can't touch it." Mel.
ton threw the fast one under pro-
test, and Cuyler kissed it for two
bases.
That is the story, and the Yankees
claim it is highly apocryphal and
misleading. So does Melton. He de-
nies the quotes. But the Yankees are
grim about it. They we're waiting
for Melton when he stepped out to
start this second game of the series.
Jockeying still is a major form Of
entertainment for ball players. Near
ly every club has its principal jockey.
who rides the enemy and the umpires
from the dugout from one end Of the
game to the other.
There have been some famous Jock.
eys in the history Of base bali. Ty
Cobb WAS great one. The work of
Ray Kolp. one-ttine relief pitcher for
Cincinnati, was well spoken Of by the
critics. Fresco Thompson. formerly
of the Phils, Dodgers and Giants, had
class. Leo Durocher is one of the
most gifted tongue-swingers In the
game today. Close behind him come
Bill Jurges. Woody English. Ben
Chapman and Lefty Gomez.
Some Record Jockeyinx.
A NEW high in world series jockey
ing was reached by the Chicaso
Cubs Of 1882 IN their treatment Of
George H. Ruth. The Cub bench was
loaded with jockeys that year. They
had half a dozen triple threat heck
lers. They gave Ruth the works, with
famous and highly unfortunate re.
suit.
Coming to the plate one afternoon.
the Babe faced the Cubs jockeys and
called their attention to Q section
OF the right-center field fence. Then
he hammered the next pitch over that
very spot for home run. That was
shot-calling to end all shot-callings.
Lefty Gomez does the bulk Of the
jockey work for the Yankees. He led
the assault on Melton. He was helped
in his task by the fertile brain Of
Pat Malone, the official Yankee nick
manner, who calls Gomez Felix the
Cat" Rufing "Drizzle-Puss. Dickey
Willie the Slug" and himself "Old
Blubber."
Evening star., 1937-10-08
WHITE SOX SQUARE.
SERIES WITH CUBS
Kennedy Yields Only Three
BingIes Beating Bruins.
French Opposes Lee.
BY the Associated Press

~ HCAGo. October s.-The
battle front in Chicago's city
I. series championship shifted
~ from South to North today as
the White Sox and Cubs, each holding
one victory in their base ball civil
war" swung into their third game on
the Cub home lot, Wrigley Field
Larry French, who won 16 games
and lost 10 for the Cubs during the
National League season, was the pitch
ing choice of Manager Charley Grimm.
The White Sox hurler was Thorton
Lee, who won IL and lost 10 against
American League opponents. Both
French and Lee are left-handers.
Kennedy Is Slab Master.
roth hurlers will be hoping to
match the pitching Of the first
two game winners. Tex Carleton re-
stricted the Sox to five hits as the
Cubs won the opener. and Vern Ken
nedy was even better yesterday, as his
three-hit flinging paced the Sox to a
3-to-1 victory which evened matters.
Kennedy permitted only two Cubs
to collect safe blows. Billy Herman
doubled and Linus Frey had two sin
giles. The Sox. meanwhile, we're club
bing Curt Davis and Charley Root
for nine bingles and sewed up the
game in the eighth on Dixie Walkers
single, sacrifice, two passes and
single by Catcher Luke Sewell, which
produced two runs.
Herman Returns Today.
HERMAN, who WAS severely shaken
up In a sixth Inning collision
With Tony Piet. Sox third -sacker, was
expected to play second base for the
Cubs today. 1t was feared at first he
had suffered fractured right collar
bone. but an examination disclosed
only bad bruise.
The scheduled four best out of seven
series calls for games today. Saturday
and Sunday at Wrigley Field, with the
sixth and seventh games. If necessary,
TO be played at Comiskey Park.
Evening star., 1937-10-08

base n1tS Dekan 10 whistle over
Hubs head and big. brawny men
In white uniforms began to race
around the bases and over the
plate.
The Giants finally threw in The
towel for Hub. Resignedly, he rolled
up his glove. jamrhed 1t into his
pocket. and walked OF. He looked
very tired and old.
Well King Karl is "a years old now
at that. He has been pitching pro-
fessionally for Is years. And the ole
master, always at his best when the
chips were on the table. wilted. He
was not the pitcher who beat the
Mats twice in 1888 ). or who famed
Ruth. Gehrig, Simmons, Foxx and
Cronin in succession in the 1884 all
star game.
Could the King be dead?
Evening star., 1937-10-08
-':Riide'
.HUR[ER IS CALLED
|. BY YANK JOCKEYS
Experts on Bench Get Back
at Cliff for Remarks
Made Out of Turn.
BY JOHN LARDNER.

n YEW YORK, October 8.-The
nj Yankee bench jockeys svuny
VI into action in the second game
4 of the world series and gave
Cliff Melton, their favorite target, the
first real jockeying of the week.
To the Giants, Melton is Mickey
Mouse" or plain Cliff" To some Of
the word-painters in the press box
he is Mountain Music" The Yankee
jockeys don't care for that kind Ct
stuff. It's too flattering. They went
after Melton's far-f1ung ears with
every epithet they could think OF.
Hey, handlebars!"
Hang out your washing"
pull EN- in, Cliff. This is a one
way street,"
Which Is your profile, waterwings2"
wings?"
Watch out for them swinging
doorsl"
Fold EN-, Clir. We're coming to
a bridget"
Hey, handlebars!"
The Yankee jockeys felt they had
plenty motive for the hiding of Mel
ton. He got a try-out in the Yankee
camp two years ago. They turned
him adrift as doubtful prospect, and
he wound up with the Giants by way
of Baltimore. For the Giants he
won 20 games this year. Also he be.
gan to be quoted.
Evening star., 1937-10-08

Yankees ---O 900 o20D 21x-l6
Earned runsGan a Yankees 13 Double
Whitehead Mccarthy Whitehead
(Coeu
games-Firs, second
Evening star., 1937-10-08
Marxe Joe and Melton.

MATTE JOe ana MclVOHs
THEN, too, there was Mountain
Music Cliff Melton. who yester-
day duplicated Hubs short-lived bril-
lance before the dynamite keg blew
up beneath him, TOO.
When the National League season
wore down to its close and Melton
was found to be 2O-game winner in
his first year in the majors, Giant
fans raised fine old hullabaloo. They
called him great find" and when It
was recalled that Joe Mccarthy once
had looked over Melton Md turned
him down. they put Marse Joe on
the pan and keenly anticipated Noun
tain Music's meeting with the famed
swing band. Poor Cliff) The Yam
KEGS on the bench made fun Of his
big ears and his rustic walk and his
mountaineer speech. They rode him
more harshly than any world series
pitcher since Schoolboy Rowe stuck
his chin out by saying over the radio,
"How'm All doin', Edna7"
Bill Dickey cupped his hands
to his mouth and shouted:
Don't put your head down
when you run to first, Gilt
With those ears, you'll take off,"
Names may never hurt but sticks
and stones can break bones and base
hits can well. they really hurt
Cliff when they came. In the fifth
inning they finished Mountain Music
with four straight hits anc after that
with Harry Gumbert and Dick Coff-
man relieving again, it was just a
breeze.
Giants Not Playing Smartly.
WHAT could this butchering OF
W Melton mean? For one thing IL
was strong evidence that Mccarthy
really looked Melton over when he
was up for . trial with the Yankees
In 1885. Joe said At the time he
wasn't ready. Maybe he should have
said that Melton wasn't ready for the
American League.
In the National League, Big Slim
seems to At in nicely. Next to Hub
bell he was the leading pitcher Of the
Giants. AS long Is the National can
retain its status as major league
Melton ought to be all right.
Now it's up to the National
League to prove It ought to be
ranked with the American.
This has not been q classy series
so far. In the opening game, holding
1-to-0 lead, Hubbell became toe
careful in pitching to Lefty Gomez
who led OF the sixth inning. Why he
was careful with Goofy remains q
mystery. for Mr.. Gomez is one OF
base balls poorer hitting pitchers
But Hub did try to be cute and he
walked Lefty" That started the
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-10-09
VAUGHT TO SPEAK.
A TALUMNI MEET

John Vaught, assistant to head
Coach ay Wolf, will talk on athletics
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-10-09
PLANNING LARGE:
FAIR THIS YEAR
Those Desiring. Booths Are
Urged to Make Arrange
ments Without Delay.

Plans for the Golden Belt Fair are
fast taking shape according to C. M
Hight, the secretary. The fair which
promises to be one of the largest and
best held here in many years will get
under way Monday, October 1S and
continue through that week.
Many new and unusual free attrac-
lions have been booked and arrange
ments have been made for a gorge
GUS fireworks display every night of
the Fair. The main attraction to play
the Midway this year will be West
World Wonder Shows, a mammoth
outfit, requiring twenty double, length
railroad cars to bring it to Hender-
son. Mr. Hight says this. is the lar
gest carnival ever to play this fair
and he. believes it is the best one
Much interest is being shown by
those desiring space at the fair
grounds this year and requests are
coming in fast for merchandise and
display booths. Due to this unusual
demand one of the fair officials will
be on hand at the fair grounds every
day next week to sell booths, and all
desiring space are urged to make their
arrangements early.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-10-09
MURDER TRIAL To-
Be ENDED MONDAY
Testimony Completed In
Charges Against Grover
benson, Early Abbott

Taking of testimony was completed
late yesterday afternoon in the trial
of Grover benson and Early Abbott,
charged with second degree murder
in the Staying of Ed Hudson in South
Henderson several weeks ago. Abb
bolt and benson both testified.
Because Judge J. Paul Frizzelle, pre-
siding, had hearing elsewhere, he adj
journed court over the weekend, and
will return to the completion of the
case Monday morning, with arguments
to the jury and the courts charge re-
naming before the twelve men sitting
in the case begin their deliberations.
After the Staying of Hudson on the
porch of the home of Lula benson
Dalehite in the discharge of a shot
gun, Acting Coroner Fred B. Hight
ordered both men held for court, fol-
lowing an inquest by cororer's jury
Both men have been in jail since the
shooting.
An array of counsel on both sides
is to be heard Monday, and these argu
ments and the courts charge will
probably consume the entire morning
session and probably part of that in
the afternoon.
With the week ended, no other case
can be tried, although there is one
other homicide case to be tried, that
of a Negro man for staying another
Negro man in the Mobile" section of
the city several weeks ago. This de-
mendant, together with several 9TH
ers on less serious charges, will have
to go over to the January term of
Superior court, unless a special term
is ordered. Some sentiment exists for
a special session Of the court, but
there appears to be no general
demand for it on the part of the local
bar.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-10-09
AIR MAIL PLANE
WON'T STOP HERE
Suitable Landing Field Not
Available; Mail Will
Be Accepted

Because of the lack of suitable
landing field here, the air mail plane
that will traverse Eastern North Car
DINA cities next Tuesday to collect
air mail in observance of Air Mail
Week in the State will not sop IN
Henderson, Postmaster ]. r. league
said today. But air mail will be re-
ceived and will be dispatched aboard
the plane, pouches being taken to the
government emergency landing field
at Warrenton, which will be the near
est stop of the plane to Henderson.
1t had been planned to have a spe-
cial Henderson air mail cancellation
stamp for use in handling mail dis
patched on the plane. But unless the
plane stopped here, that would not be
permissible. The regular Henderson
postmark cancellation will be used,
but air mail stamps will be required
for letters to go on the plane.
The plane that is to collect the mail
made a survey flight Thursday from
Kitty Hawk, on the North Carolina
coast, inland to a dozen or so cities
and towns to be visited for the col
lection of mail. It was at Kill Devil
Hill, near Kitty Hawk, that aviation
had it's birth in the first flights by
the Wright brothers in December,
1903. All mail collected by the plane
along the route will be delivered to
Raleigh late in the afternoon and
there placed aboard regular air line
mail panes for dispatch to its des-
tination.
Governor Hoey has issued a pro-
clamation asking the cooperation of
the entire State in observing Air
Mail Week in North Carolina next
week, and the movement is sponsor
ed and endorsed by the North Caro-
lima Association of Postmasters, of
which Postmaster J. r. league of
Henderson, is secretary.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-10-09
MRS. ELLINGTON, 81,
DIES IN RICHMOND
Funeral Services Tomorrow
at 3 p. m. at Carey's
Baptist Church.

Mrs. r. w. Ellington, 34-years-old
died at Johnson-Willis hospital, Rich
mond, Va, yesterday afternoon at 5
o'clock.
Mrs. Ellington was, before her mar
rage, Miss Ethel Dickerson, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Sandy Dickerson.
Survivors are her husband, one son,
William Talmade Dickerson, her
mother and father, Mr.. and Mrs
Sandy Dickerson, one sister, Miss
Clara Dickerson, one brother, Thomas
Dickerson, all of Henderson, route 2
Funeral services will be conducted
from Carey's Chapel Baptist church
tomorrow afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
with Rev. T. ]. Biddle pastor, con
Quoting the services, assisted by Rev
E. r. Nelson.
Active pallbearers were announced
as Elvin Falkner, Talmadge Hoyle
Herman Ellington, j. T. Robertson
Red Hoyle, and Sam Jones.
Honorary pallbearers were named
as Miss Elizabeth Jones, Mrs. VIII
liam Griffin, Mrs James Lee, Mis-:
Myrtle Davis, Miss Christine Davis
Miss Ruby Falkner, Miss Velms
Evans, Miss Susie Robertson, Mis-
Jeanette Robertson, Miss Mozzellt
Bobbitt, Mrs Hugh Finch, Mrs. Jes>
sic Finch.
Mrs Ellington has been member
of Carey's Chapel Baptist church since
childhood.