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The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-01-19
HOPKINS Sees II Through

Harry l.. Hopkins. Secretary Of
Commerce. hasn't changed much
as far as his ideas are concerned,
since the days when he was kick
cd out of the WPA to appease
business. He still thinks that
high wages and large-scale gov
eminent spending are the answers
to unemployment and curtailed
industrial activity. And he says
as much in his report as Secretary
Of Commerce issued several days
ago.
When Hopkins was administra-
tor OF the WPA he plugged as
hard as possible for a bigger and
better government works relief
program. This made him a lot
Of enemies among the business
moguls. So he was given the
elevator to his present post where
II was thought he'd have no OPP
portunity TO give vent to his en-
thusiasms. He made the oppor-
tunity. however. by using his
Commerce report as a sounding
board.
There is a lot of the old Hop
kinSese in that little volume.
There is no need to worry over
world conditions II we pay at
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-01-19

ment encourages private invest
ment and employment by every
means in its power, TO the extent
that private employment cannot
be found the Government must
help provide the necessary jobs
and support the nations buying
power through public action.
Value given for value received is
the only sound principle. The
country cannot be poorer when
its workers are creating useful
works. and future generations will
not be poorer for the receipt OF
this heritage"
These statements in Hopkins
report would indicate that the
former WPA administrator does
not consider the present moment
propitious to cut work relief APP
preparations. II he we're still at
the head Of the agency there is
hardly any doubt that with 9.000,-
600 and more unemployed he
would have stood out for more
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Sl5,OOO,OOO In
JOBLESS KITTY

BALTIMORE. Jan. Benefit
payments to the unemployed BY
the Maryland Unemployment
Compensation Board in the year
Just ended were nearly $4,000 900
less than in the preceding calen-
dar year-l938- which was the
first twelve-month period of full
operation OF the unemployment
insurance system in this State.
Al the end of 1899 the aggregate
Of unemployment benefit pay
mentS by Maryland was nearing
SIC 900 600 with a reserve of more
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-01-19
tention 10 our own market. which
Is limitless. Hopkins states.

tention 10 our own market. which
is limitless. Hopkins states.
"A rising standard Of living can
provide an indefinitely expanding
market for the fruits Of our ex-
banding productive capacity. We
have only begun TO fulfill the UNI
limited promises Of America,
reads one OF his passages.
But. Hopkins explains. to full
fill those unlimited promises In
wolves an appropriate wage policy
on the part OF business. The
broad markets necessary for full
employment require a high level
Of consumer purchasing power.
and II is important that wage in
comes be as high as possible. II
wage payments are deficient. the
basic demand for the products Of
farm and factory is necessarily
curtailed."
High wages are not the only
present answer to the problems
that perplex us. the Secretary Of
Commerce continues. He repeats
his conviction that II is UP to the
government to see that the in
come of labor should not suffer
from the risks Of periodic break
downs" in industry.
Specifically" Mr.. Hopkins
says. while the Federal govern
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-01-19
Kenneth Crawford To
Head Newspaper Guild
Calls For Organization
Of UnOrguniSed Press

WASHINGTON. Jan. I5-Kenneth Crawford Washington
correspondent for the New York Post and the Nation author
OF the much publced book The Pressure Boys has been
chosen the successor to the late Heywood Broun.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-01-19

Nominated By the Washington
Guild. Crawford won quick sup
port from other newsmens locals
throughout the country. As all
other candidates for the Guild
presidency dropped out of the
running. he automatically became
future head Of the international
union.
The ANG executive board is ex-
pected to declare Crawford for
mally elected when II meets Feb. 3
Part-Time Job
Crawford will continue his
newspaper work while serving as
Guild president. The Office is a
non-paving part time Job.
In q statement issued after his
election became certain. Crawford
pointed out that Haywood
Broun's place in the Newspaper
Guild cannot be filled. 1 accepted
the nomination OF the Washing
ton Guild fully realizing that his
shoes were too big for any Of us.
certainly for me-
The new president dedicated
himself to working for the day
when all publishers will deal with
us as readily as they now deal
with the mechanical unions. That
day is not yet. Until 1t comes. We
shall have to fight for our place
in the sun as other young unions
have fought before us.
Our job Of building will be fin
ished when our roof covers all
now unorganized newspaper work
ers."
Outlines Tasks
What would have happened TO
wages in the newspaper industry
during the present period OF mer-
gers and unemployment without
the work OF the Guild. "one can
only guess" Crawford continued.
or his idea OF the Guilds fu-
ture tasks. the new president said
Stated generally. 1t is my
opinion that the Guilds function
is to protect and improve the
wages. hours and working condi-
ton Of newspaper people; that
this objective should be pursued
by trade union methods in Coop
Grafton with the CLIO and the rest
OF the labor movement; that it is
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government spending instead Of
less.
Though the administration
seemed to have turned from its
original program towards q policy
OF appeasement. Hopkins still be-
lieves that 1t is good policy to see
the government spending program
through to the desired end.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-01-19

not the Guilds business TO reform
the world or the worlds newspa-
pers."
An early member OF the Guild.
Crawford was active in the affairs
OF its Washington local.
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than $4,000 900 to care for future
demands OF the voorhees,.
Individual benefit checks at the
end OF the year numbered l,688,-
957. each check covering a week of
total or partial unemployment.
In the last quarter Of 1888 ben
eft payments totalled Sl,708 ,344
In the corresponding period Of
1899 the figure was 1888 .643. a re-
duetion of about AZ per cent.
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Nicks, Robinson, Exum, Suber To
Arrive In Gate City Shortly
hart and Arts P. (Art) Graves.
EXUM TO MOREHOUSE

hart and Arts P. (Art) Graves.
EXUM TO MOREHOUSE
One major change has been
made at Morehouse. William (BilD
Exum, former Wisconsin halfback
and recent head coach at Bethune-
Goodman College, supplants Vernon
f. (Red) Smith, successor to the
late P. M. Davis as superintendent
of buildings and grounds at Spell
man College. The other member
of the staff will be S. H. (Hank)
Archer, Jr., with Franklin L
Forbes in the familiar role of
athletic director and head coach.
Mr.. Exum, aside from his duties
as a football mentor, will work as
assistant it, the department of
physical education.
Coaches Robinson and NickS are
on their vacations, The Latter IS
due in today; Robinson returns,
later. Coach Forbes got in several
days ago. Coaches EMum and
Suber are booked to reach the
Gate City at an early date. The
others are already in town, ready
for first football tolls.
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Alabama Hornets Will Have Their
Problems Too, Dunn Reports; Billy
Nicks Begins Football worrying"
By LUrus .MelanchozyJones

YOUR 1889 SIAC champions will have their troubles
by the wholesale this fall Johnson Dunn athletic director
at Alabama State Teachers College, told the column the past
Sunday He not pessmistic but yet dead serious
he ratified off the previously unreported tale of
wen have to start all again this year, Lucius
ne began You know lost just about whole line.
few exceptional backs too Why Holman Sawyer best
and Charles Dyles No. guard won't be back These
losses by irregular just part of the story Grad
uation robs US of Alternate Captain Mason Terrell tackle
Peters quarterback Marvin Allen fullback; and William
(Blacky) Means, hafback.
Ladies and gentlemen, of
ments grdon material and-secondary tertiary
ticaion at all stations The Hornets nevertheless
feel the nine losses
were Al-America in caiber
But people the Hornets carry
infectious victorious attitude
Black will be in there knocking again
The problem of likely will be less than
would think offhandedy Championship
ter how heavily h don't fold year
tlewnig They together mentally
tre less proficient physically. Take example,
last year.
The flaming en in Orange" were conquerors of everything
their wake 1888 when they only copped their
straight STAG grid but also walked away mythical
national title unbeaten which only Orange
som Classic rival KY State able its goal line the
entire campaign.
1888 double championship season. Florida lost both
regular Manson; regular guards
Nolez and their greatest blocking back Saw)
But following the unexpected with A. T.
defeat by Alabama look what happened The Men in
off to the winning six and losing but the remaining
tits Of the Lone defeat after the rebh Lane
25-6.
Falling by the former champions recalled their
confidence ecd infectious winning spirit Tuskgee
Brown 142. ~ 2O7, $780, $780,
Wiley in tbs Orange Blossom Classic APO.
Alabama, doughnus, be dangerous
omng campaign regardless In
che opinion of this observer Alabama will
with clubs like Prairie
Xavier Va State Va Union, A. and Bishop Lane, KY State
eMyne, and
in
Billy Ncks the great little worrying Brown
is off to good start already his familiar tortungs
late Sunday afternoon New City
vacation which he joined by the Billy with
football definitely in his bone began weatng actual and
fanced fact that deathdea Florida is due spectacular
comeback the Alabama
afire for all comers regardless of consequences.
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Gland, ST. LOUIS SPLIT FOUR GAME ATLANTA SERIES
Stars Win Labor Day Opener SO;
Bears Capture Nightcap 5-3

venge when he came back in the
nightcap to get credit for close
battle. However, it required some
neat relief elbowing by the rub
ber-armed Leo (Preacher) Henry
to salvage the contest.
Cleveland led 5-3 and owed St.
Louis final inning when Henry
took over the pitching duties.
Robinson, first up, got life at
first when Burns, in left. couldn't
hold on to the formers drive that
hit directly into his glove on a
low liner. Lyles then singled,
with Robinson holding second.
"PREACHER" TURNS THUG
1t was here, with the tying run
on base, that Preacher settled
down and proved his real ability
under fire. Cleanup Man Bruton
was forced to hit to him and he
made a nice pickup and long peg
over to first to get him by a step.
Ford and Riddle, two Of the
most dangerous stickmen on the
st. Louis club were up next in
that order. After getting behind
with three balls and no strikes to
Ford, he sawed off his bat. Rid
die was also struck out to retire
the side and end the ball game
amid tremendous acclaim.
LOYAL RIFT SLIM
Mondays turnout was simmer
than Sundays 500, but it lacked
nothing in loyalty and enthusi-
asm. Nobody departed before the
final out in the final frame and
every fine play, solid hit, or 9TH
er gem of the ball game got nice
hand.
FIRST GAME
Cleveland 40 OO1 1872 8 9 S
ST. Louis go. 1O2 O0-3 a o
SECOND GAME
Cleveland .... 21O 2x-5 6 l
St. Louis 41O 900 300 10 3
Umpires-B. T. Harvey, plate;
Lewis Means, bases.
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BY MELANCHOLY" JONES
ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-

ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-
The Southern Coaches and Of
ficials Association annual session
in Birmingham, Alabama this
Saturday and Sunday, September
7-8, occupies the spotlight among
grid mentors and arbiters of the
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference. Fully two dozen from
Atlanta will motor over for the
two-day meet, including the bur-
sars, athletice directors, and coach
ing staff of Morehouse, Morris
Brown, and Clark, as we'll as the
total membership of the famous
"Ouarterhack Club"
There will be 10 changes IL the
coaching stats ct Morris Brown
and CLARK this year. Ea1p, CLAY
ence GIog Maugh) Robinson, atn-
letic director and head coach at
the latter institution, will still have
as his assistant Larke Suber, for
mer Baldwin Wallace (Ohio) star.
The Purple board Of strategy will
again be headed by w. j. (BillD
NickG, assisted by L. J. (Joe) Lock
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With each man in his prime, a
400 meter relay race with the fol-
lowing teams, representing key
cities: Buffalo. Roy E. Morse,
Loren Hutchinson, Joe Looms,
Charlie Paddock; San Francisco
Eddie Tolan, Emmett Teppine,
Ben Johnson and Davis (Sslinas,
Cal, sensationO Pittsburg Ralph
Metcalfe, Alvan T. Meyer, Jeffrey,
Maxell Ellerbee; Chicago. .Eulace
Peacock. Bob Simpson, Jesse owens
and Barney Ewell, New York.
Howard Drew, Borah, Willis Ward
and H. v. Edwards.
Pauline Jackson in a 10 mile
swimming test against. Gertrude
Ederie.
Ora Washington CATER three
months with trainer like
Kezduh,) va-Heles Willis Moody or
ALICE MdTDlS.
On the Football field at the same
time: (Blue and Gray team
Benny Friedman, Tacks Hardwick,
Jim Thorpe, Fudge Heffelfnger,
Benny Oesterbaan, George Gipp,
Red Grange, Hartley, Hinkey,
Elmer Oliphant and Whizzer White.
The (Gold and Maize team
Duke Slater, Paul Robson Fritz
Pollard, Matt Bullock, Bill evils,
Red Dabney. Kenny Washington,
Woodrow Wilson STROBE, Joe Lii
lard, Ozzie Simmons, Ink Will
Eddie Tolan, who in 3GC sprint
races was only defeated seven
times, IN 100 n1eters dash against
All seven of his corQueccrs, the
same day re. licked Netca1fe IN tbs
Olyr1atc games at. Los Angeles???
Ted Gable great Harvard @niver-
sity weight man shorty after turn
of the century, trying his luck IN
the shotput against-3il1 Watson,
of Michigan University, Zone of the
all time greatal
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Arrest Suspect
In Forgery OF
Wire Money Order
ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-

ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-
John Eberhardt, 25. of 4O5 Fraser
street, S. E., was arrested Satur-
day on a charge Of forgery ON the
complaint of Willie Sessions, of GOA
Magnolia street. Sessions told city
officers that he went home Satur-
day afternoon and found that a
telegraph money order, was wait
ing for him at local office. When
he got there, however, Sessions
found that the money had Been Sc
cured on signature that wasn't
his. Sessions said he recognized
the writing as that of Eberhardt.
He Informed officers, who arrested
the alleged forger on ckarge Of
uspiCion fer investigation,
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FATAL PI1CH
Preacher Henry's downfall in the
opening contest was the result of a
single pitching mistake. In the
seventh frame with the game in a
terrible knot IL and Third Base
man Ford of st. Louis on base,
Leo served up an inside pitch that
First Baseman Mayweathers,
mighty slugger Of the Stars, park
ed over the third tier of signboards
in far-away rightf1eld for a prod
igious home run that "broke up"
the ball game.
HEADS UP BALL
Alert base-ruhning and timely
hitting won the second game for
Manager Alonzo (Fluke) Mitchell's
erstwhile Jacksonville Red Caps
and gave the Clevelanders an even
break in the four-game series with
Manager George Mitchell'S clan.
The clubs resume play this after
noon with another double bill
starting at two o'clock.
TURNER DELIVERS
st. Louis took the lead In the
nightcap and led for three innings
until the home half of the fourth
frame when Henry DaO Turner's
pinch single brought Centerfielder
Johnny Ray home with the tying
run.
In the last of the fifth, three in
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Atlantas basebabereaved fans ourneyed to Ponce
de Leon Park in sparse numbers the past Sunday after
but the 500 the treated brilliant pitch
ing battles and great fielding plays both encounters The
St. Louis Stars Won the 81 with Calhoun who start
ed for the West recently in the astar classic against the
East besting Leo Preacher) Henry, Atlanta favorte
in brstng hurng duel The Cleveland Bears got sweet
revenge in the nghtcap when Andrew Smoky) Sarvs
pitched the famous Frebal Fred McAister and won 81
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Florida,
Va. State
Hard Hit
1899 FINISH DICKINSON
RATING SYSTEM

/. Langston-G wins, O losses, l
tie)
.. Florida-(6 wins, 2 losses, ties)
3.-Va. State-G wins, I loss, l
tie)
4. Wilberforce-C0 wins, 2 losses,
ties)
5. Alabama-(6 wins, 2 losses, 2
ties)
6. Morris Brownie wins, 2 losses,
2 ties)
7. Bluefield-(6 wins, 2 losses, 8
tieS)
s. Prairie VieW-(5 wins, 2 losses,
9. j. c. Smith-7 wins, 2 losses,
0 ties
10. Lincoln-(5 wins, / loss, tie)
MAJOR LOSSES
LANGSTON-Franklin Swain, ALL
American guard; Roy Gray. ALL
Southwest tackle; William
Gayles, All-American halfback;
Roland Kerry, ClaudiuS Britt,
Leo Adams, backs.
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the main thug, rapping two hot
singles in the first tilt and buck
ing the performance with another
pair in the final contest. ...
ALBANIAN STARS
Meanwhile, Joe Jenkins, former
third baseman for the Atlanta
White Sox, figured prominently
in the victory himself, clouting a
screaming triple to rightfield to
open the home half of the fourth
frame and later score what proved
to be the winning run of the ball
game. 1t was his second sizzling
three-bagger of the day, having
banged one fully 80 feet longer
to deep centerfield his last trip up
in the first battle. Always a dandy
fielder, this sudden finding of his
batting eye appealed to the spec
tators no little and he got big
hand.
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RAY ON THREE TIMES

Johnny Ray, Cleveland center
fielder operating at first base in
the nightcap, was also a busy man
extensively in the second tilt. He
had a walk and two singles for
his three times at bat.
Jenkins two triples were the
longest and hardest hit blows of
the day, but Lyles and Robinson
also had prodigious two-baggers
to their credit.
Spec Ellis, knocked out of the
first Monday game, got sweet re-
The Phoenix index., 1940-09-07
By MELANCHOLY" JONES

ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-
The Cleveland Bears and st. Louis Stars ended their
fourga series asquare Monday evening following an
other split twin bill in which the Mssourans the open
er 9S and the erswhe Jacksonville Caps the nghtcap
had the opening tilt 81 with Cleveland taking the
after-pece 81.
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The Guys Thin ,Out----

worked my STAG football game a Alumni Bow
October 25h months from and
around to the changes
the who worked last the SIAC only B. T. Har
Thrked T. R. Starr, "Mue" Knox
Aabamas recently acquired "No Hat Brown
were the white in 1892
Those the SIAC veterans when to of
ficiatng Chief Aiken did regular official
til his coaching days back of him.
Running the STAG fifteen player Of
fcal has plenty of rich experience don't think another
SAC Official has worked for STAG college Clark and More
house used Chicken Charlie this writer 1884 Ne ob await
cd after tbs game either.
officiating harE1asa task Very
without school banning them
future hregs. student bodies always have
officials, taboo dishonesty downright
That is too bad, but it is true.
We bringing the youngsters things changing
We Birmingham, smiling hoping for bigger better 1910
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PAIR HIT HARD

Robinson and Lyles led the at
tack of the St. Louis club, hitting
Cleveland pitching hard and time
ly.
In the nightcap, the tail-end of
the Cleveland batting order had
the main blows that made possible
a big day and personally provided
the five runs garnered by the
Bears. Burns, young southpaw
hurler playing in the regular line
up at leftfield in both games, was
The Phoenix index., 1940-09-07

Twenty Thousand Fans line the
fence at Belmont Park, New York.
Mars Cassidy has trouble getting
the four horses off to a fair break
ChiS is before the mechnical gate
period; the shout goes up 49,.
They're Off on the pole is; Man
o War, with. Earl Sande up; next
to him right close to his withers is:
Colin, with. Isaac Murphy up;
followed by: Sysonby CTed Sloam :,
and Sir Baron. (Jimmy Lee, up)
New York is playing Chicago in
Professional Basketball Champion
ship Finals. Shooting in order from
the Is foot foul line for Old Man
haitian is: Nat Holman, Fat
jenkins. Horse Haggerty, Billy
Yancey, and Johnny Beckman
(Whew). At the opposite end OF
the Madison Square Garden court,
promoter New Irish watches spetac-
ular shots on the part of the
Windy City crew, viz; Cum Posey
..Chickie Passon, Joe Lapshiz.
Hilton Mayors, and. puggy Bel
EUrgo Batting Contest (+cr dis
tance) Babe Ruth, Josh Hank
Greenberg, Torrienti, Jimmy Foxx,
Johnny Reckwith.
Dick Seay, and Reese Brooklyn
DodgerS). forming the keystone
combination for the bedrag yled
Q940) N. z. Giants (NatiOnal
teaguGl
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First Baseman Mayweathers'
Prodigious Homer Thrills

fine indication of why it has been
featured in Yankee Stadium tits
this year The we'll balanced outfit
played sensationally afield. Cleve-
land, which has had continuous
run of tough breaks this year, play
ed it's usual dandy ball in Atlanta
where the Jacksonvill personals
ties are always at their best.
BRILLIANT SHORTSTOP PLAY
Most spectacular play of the
game was turned in by the two
shortstops, Lyles of the Stars and
Lamar of the Bears. The former
retired Cleveland on three straight
dazzling assists to the deer-
stretching Mayweathers In the
third inning of the nightcap. La
mar was eating fire at short all day
for the Fluke Mitchell entry.
ALBANIAN WITH CLEVELAND
Joe jenkins, former star of the
Atlanta White Sox appeared in the
lineup of the Cleveland Bears at
the hot corner. He's a sure fielder
and hustling ball player. He look.
ed impressive afield in both tilts
and. in time, should be hitting big
league pitching as hard as he
blasted semi-pro delivery.
FAST ACTION
Sundays double bill was ratified
off in amazingly fast time. There
was enough time for another ball
game after the two contests were
finished ..-1
First Game RH e
ST. LOUIS. OO1 600 200-3 8 1
CLEVELAND - OO1 600 OO0-1 2
Second Game RH T.
ST. LOUIS ..--.. 100 600 0-1 S
CLEVELAND -. 900 122x-5 z
UMPIRES-B. T.. Harvey (plate);
Lewis Means CbaSes).
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field hits, a wild peg to first, a
passed ball, and a base on balls
produced two more Cleveland runs
and made the count 81.
TURNER, LAMAR SLUG
The Bears put the game on ice
in the sixth when Turner "undress-
ed" First Baseman Mayweathers
with a lightning smash that siz-
zled down the rightfield line even
after all but knocking the pad off
his hand. Manager Mitchell singled
sharply to score Dad and then
Sampson clouted one of McAllis-
ter's 2-and-3 pitches into deep
right centerfield for a 385-foot
bagger that landed on the grassed
terrace out there. Mitchell scored
with ease from first on the mighty
wallop.
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In the entire series, Cleveland
outscored the touted st. Louis
nine 10 runs to 16.
BOONE WINS OPENER
Lefty Boone got better support
in Mondays first game than did
either Spec Ellis, starting hurler
for Cleveland, or Manager Alon-
20 (Fluke) Mitchell who relieved
him. The result was that, although
hit as hard as the enemy twirlers
Boone came through with hard
earned victory.
st. Louis big first inning in
which four runs were scored got
the Stars off in the right direc-
tion and they went into the first
half of the eighth frame leading
ga but two run rallies in the 9Th
and ninth frames by the Cleve-
landers barely missed tying the
contest and sending it into extra
inning.
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Beating The Gun BY Al MOSES

NEW YORK-The Umpire shouts
.."play ball'', and the New York
Yankees (Anerican leagueD take
the field as follows: First Base,
Leroy Grant, second bace, Flash
Gordon; shortstop, John Henry
Lloyd; third base, Red Rolfe;
Outfielders: Joe DiMaggio, Babe
Ruth, Oscar Charleston; Catchers,
Bill Dickey and Josh Gibson;
Pitchers, Herb Pennock, Red Ruff
ing, Joe Mendez.