davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1941-04-11
Injury Jinx Hits
Major League
Clubs Mildly
Red Sox, Dodgers Only
Outfits JoIted by
Training Mishops
By JUDSON BAILEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


NEW YORK, April 11.-Baseballs
spring training is just about COM
pleted without any of the spectacu-
lar and costly injuries that have
marked many previous warmups,
but there are enough minor all
ments around to keep some Of the
clubs uncomfortable.
The Booklyn Dodgers have had
the fun taken out of their last two
exhibition victories over the New
York Yankees because of injuries
to two of their young key players
-Shortstop Peewee Reese and Gen.
terfielder Pete Reiser.
Reese, a fragile bit of bric-a -brac
who played only "a games last year
because of a beaning in midseason
and the fracture of his left heel
late in the campaign. hurt his heel
again Wednesday and possibly may
not be in the opening lineup
Tuesday.
Reiser wrenched his back while
swinging hard at pitch and also
is question mark for opening day.
Red Sox Stars Ailing.
Other clubs have run into the
same aggravating sort Of trouble
this spring. The Boston Red Sox
had to send both Ted Williams and
/ Bobby Doerr nome ahead of the
rest of the squad to receive medical
attention.
Williams hurt his ankle several
days ago ard it has been diagnosed
as a cracked bone. Doerr hurt a
thumb yesterday and still didn't
know today whether it was broken.
The Cincinnati Reds nearly fell
into something serious when Pitcher
Paul Derringer was struck in the
groin by a batted ball in Florida
exhibition game, but he recovered
swiftly and appears in top form
now.
An epidemic of sore throats, colds
and flu plagued both the Chicago
White Sox and New York Giants on
opposite sides of the continent.
Seventeen of the Giants were laid
up at one time or another and from
time to time on the way northWard
players had to leave the team for
treatment.
Chisox's Rigney Out.
John Rigney, standout of the Sox
pitching staff, had to jump all the
way to Chicago for treatment of a
'strep" throat and isn't expected to
be ready to work for some time after
the season opens.
Atley Donald and Ernie Bonham,
pitchers, couldn't make tour into
the Southwest with the New York
Yankees because of lame backs.
None of these handicaps compare
with the beaning of Pittsburgh'S
Lee Handley couple of springs ago
by Johnny Allen, or the Yankees
Joe Di Maggie twisting his knee
sliding last year. But, Of course,
the books aren't closed yet. Di
Maggie wasn't hurt until the last eX-
! hibition before the season opened
and then he was out for weeks.
Evening star., 1941-04-11
Three Up, Bruins Aim
For Unbeafen Record
In Hockey PIaYoffs
Defect Red Wings, Az
For 18th Consecutive
Win at Detroit Rink
"a, the, Associated Press.

Nv the Associated Press.
DETROIT, April 1.-THE fast anu
nowerful Boston Bruins, champions
of the National Hockey League, were
confident today that the ls4l stan
lev Cup playoffs will be finished by
Saturday night.
They needed little evidence in sup
nort of their case beyond their AZ
victory last night over the scrappy
Detroit Red Wings, who matcheo
them blow for blow for one period
and then wilted.
with three straight victories 10
their credit, the Bruins need only
saturdays game to gain possession
of the cup. In IL consecutive starts
IN Detroit ice since April, l94O, the
bruins never have been defeated.
The turning point of last nights
battle came before the second period
was a minute old. Milt Schmidt
Boston center, took a pass from oe-
side the Detroit goal and fired the
muck Is feet into the net with such
speed that Goaie Johnny Mowers
didn't have a chance to make a
stab for it.
With a 80 lead, the Bruins resort
ed to defensive hockey to hold on
the frantic Red Wings.
Defensive hero of the evening was
Boston's crack goalie, who made q
saves to Mowers 10. In several
scrambles he dived almost to the red
Hne to smother Red Wing shots.
Evening star., 1941-04-11
Slab Staff Held
Best Balanced
Here in Years
Musterson Fills Out
Good Corps; Defense
Deemed Stronger
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

PreXy Clark Griffith isn't dis
turbed that various polls, bookies
and self-styled experts have picked
his Mats to finish a sour seventh
or an inelegant eighth in the Ameri-
can League pennant dispute this
season. He feels there is an ex-
cuse for displaying more optimism.
1--WE might have the best balanced
pitching staff in the league" en-
thuses Griff, who has returned to
his succeed Office here. walter
Masterson definitely has arrived,
and it wouldn't surprise me if he
develops as our best pitcher.
"Masterson has control now. both
with overland and Sidearm pitches
His fast ball crackles, but that isn't
all he has. He has a good side
arm curve, and he's controlling it.
He's gonna be fine pitcher.
Better Than Last Year.
cleveland has Bob Feller, De-
trolt has Buck NewSom, and New
York has Red Ruffing. They're
more spectacular than anything we
have, but for balance we can stack
up with any of them. Well have
five good pitchers in Masterson, Sid
Hudson, Dutch Leonard, Ken Chase
and Steve Sundra.
I'm not gonna make any pre-
diction," continued Griffith, but
We have a better club than last
year. 1t has better spirit, and it's
a club that's gonna make a good
fight for it. It's the kind of a team
that can finish anywhere.
We're gonna get better pitching
than we've had in years. Defen-
sively we're improved greatly in the
outfield, aiid Jimmy Bloodworth is
a smoother infielder. Cecil Travis
Is hitting for distance, George
Archie is improving steadily, and
Al Evans is gonna make us a nice
catcher.
Archie looked awfully bad at
first, but he's coming along. He'll
be the best fielding first baseman
we've had in some time, and ne
may hit all right.
I'm not worried about Evans not
hitting. know he can hit, and he
will. He has a great arm, and he's
going to develop into good catch
er. Right now he doesn't know all
those little tricks of catching, but
he's Learning"
Baxter Likes Masters0n.
Griffith isn't alone in his estimate
Of the youthful, bespectacled Mas
terson, who won only three games
and lost 13 last season. frankie
Baxter, assistant trainer and club
house supervisor, also predicts WAL
ter will sparkle.
Hes getting the ball over the
plate" says frankie, land he's got
plenty on it. He's going to be a
winner"
THE best thing about the whole
team is Roger Cramer in center
field" says Charley O'Connell,
Griffith Stadium concessionaire.
Hes gonna save the Mats about
80 runs this season with that arm
of his. He's sweet player"
The Mats advance guard ap-
parently isn't inclined to view
things pessimistically.
Evening star., 1941-04-11
Hank Greenbero Thinks Freddy Will Be Back

this spring To his gee ne louno hnsen q
noneny work with the rest OF e pia e'yua
pitched innings ana
homer by Joe Gallagher hen o ie
little TOO high
Gallagher hit and the wind caught carried over the fence
Freddys
Greenberg saying DE oaoA'
catcher first basenan
We recall the day reported to the Tigers training
o time the
day that oa cluo pao
18year-old.
Freddy worked out and clubhouse dress reporter
lighted USED 10
catch in school," he said IT,
interview the youngster ne
most of the questions cautious monosynables Finally
catching oeer
pitching pitcher so guess tna'
what to be-"
Evening star., 1941-04-11
Rngside Fonettes Held Conns Attention. Say Scribes
Chicago Writers Coll Worst Major Club Negro Open

has sent four of his trotters East
for the summer campaign. Gould
North Carolina and Princeton be
planning football reunion?
Anyway, darned near the entire
Tiger athletic staff-Christian
Gauss, chairman of the Athletic
Council; Head Coach Ted VIE
man; Vice President George
Brinkley and Track Coach Matty
Geiss-is spending the spring
holidays in Chapel Hill this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert zellmer of
Milwaukee are Marquette grid
fans and don't care who know it.
They have named their new baby
Thomas Stidham Zellmer.
Today's guest star-George C.
Carens, Boston Traveller: Bill
Bingham called the Harvard
coaches together. Welcome back
from your spring holidays
grinned Bill, realizing all the
coaches had been working hard
during vacation if they could
get any football candidates to
work upon"
Names is names - Manager
Bruno Bethel drove into Durham,
Evening star., 1941-04-11

N. c., with a whole rumble seat
filled with extra monickers. Full
name is Christian Frederick Al
bert John Henry David Bethel.
When he got there he found he'd
have to buy his hot dogs from
Bertram Graeme Frazier Redfleld
Warren Simpson.
Only 2 per rent of the betters
on New York tracks last season
patronized the $100 slot.
Add memories: When the
Yanks played in Wilmington,
Del, yesterday, Manager Joe
Mccarthy recalled he broke into
baseball there "a years ago-and
was fired.
Joe Louis will sponsor a Negro
open golf championship on his
dude ranch and put up $1,000
prize money.
Hear, hear-Larry MacPhail is
going on 'The Sports Newsreel
of the Air" Sunday night to tell
the fans Mungo will throw his
Evening star., 1941-04-11
Leonard Is Pinned for Start,
But Hill Reserve Looks Weak
As PhiIs Thun1p CorrosqueI

MARTINSVILLE, Va, April IL
On the final leg of their journey
home to start another American
League season, the Nationals are
jubilant over the form of Emil
Dutch" Leonard, who will face the
Yankees Monday in the opener.
Manager Bucky Harris joy, however,
is not unconfined. He's worried not
over his first-flight pitchers, but
freshly fearful of the relief and mop
up crew.
Never confident of Alexandra Car
rasquels mastery over the enemy,
Harris today had new reason to won-
der how much help the lean Ven-
ezuelan will be to the Mats this year.
Goldsboro, N. C. Handed Al lead
by Leonard in the seventh inning,
Carrasquel promptly blew up and
gave six runs in his three-inning
shift. The final score was Phillies
Z; Washington, 4.
1t looks more and more as if get
ting Danny MacFayden was lucky
move, Harris said. Danny may not
be terrific, but I'd hate to have to
rely only on Carrasquel, the way he
pitches sometimes"
Piqued also was harris at Rookie
Jimmy Dean, the pitching twin of
Sid Hudson in the Florida State
League two years ago. Harris says
that he has been working all spring
with Dean, trying to teach him to
pitch with his body behind the ball
instead of merely throwing with the
arm. "He just won't learn" Harris
said. after another long session yes
terday. "Well, if he won't help him
self, nothing I can do will help him."
Atop these problems is the con-
tinued absence from the team Of
Arnold Anderson, the big right
handler who also was scheduled to
see some early action. AS far as
Harris knows, Anderson still is at
his home in James, Iowa. BY the
time he rejoins the team, he may
have to start training all over again.
On the other side of the ledger is
Leonard, who looks as If he is ready
for the test. Dutch never was bet
Evening star., 1941-04-11
BY EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, April 1.-THE
Chicago grapevine says Gunnar
Barlund is going to do some
whistle footing at Mondays meet
ing of the Illinois Boxing Com
mission. Also, the gents of the
press say Billy Conn clowned
throughout the bout, waving at
dolls at the ringside, etc.
Bates is expected to announce
Ducky Pond as its new head
coach any hour now. And it is
pretty well known that George
Moriarty, who has been doing a
swell job at Marblehead CMass)
High, has the inside track at
Colby.
Joe zanolli, young infielder,
has been forgiven for reporting
to Greenville Is. c. in the Sally
League instead of to Greenville
IN. c. in the coastal plain loop.
Cleveland may be the next addi-
ton to the Mike Jacobs empire.
Caught on the f1y-Chicago
writers who have seen the Pirates
unhesitatingly tab them the worst
looking club in the majors.
Jimmy Cagney, the movie star,
Evening star., 1941-04-11
The Duy BIoodworth Made | | Errors

For the first most Of them we're KIDS oeaKng IN ue
skin diamond yesterday
ball park in the city Or ioeo par.
t; with w P funds grandstand resembled OF Deots
- stad and the fences miniature reproductions OF the
S o1 At crh Stadium gstening with freshly painted ads
n,u the field was as bald Benny Bengoughs head
I professional recaeo scono
pssean Jimmy Boodwoh skin diamond had II cnance
In a double made II errors
Manager Bucky snoed with disbelief -
I'm not kidding" said BloodWorth When hrSt 'oo u s
I for Albany Ga In oroer 70
rov it wrote at Pensacola for copy "
the records" . , .., ;,,,rorod little
49,. :, ,oot- hadn't nicked
Jimmy "When maoe uloSe II ooo'' -"' f
up four months , .,.s ,,ris
p .1,o+ form day. supplied Harris
the moaned picking his bat and making
Evening star., 1941-04-11
Barons Stow Second
Hockey Crown in
Three Seasons
TruyeI Overtime to Win
Deciding Contest From
Hershey by ; to z
RrtLe Associated Press.

BY tie Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, April IL The
Cleveland Barons unlocked their
trophy case today and proudly
slipped in the third championship
cup they have won in IL years Of
professional hockey.
The Ohioans took the American
League title for the second time in
three years last night by defeating
Hershey, 3 to 2.
The overtime victory, coming In
the fifth game of the final playof
series. put Cleveland on the throne
held by Providence last season.
Earl Bartholome, the Barons' ver-
satile utility forward, lashed in a
long shot at 1:56 of the extra period
to decide the see-saw battle.
The crowd of 10,743 boosted Cleve-
land attendance for the season to
285 ,206, an average of more than
$500 for the 33 games.
Cleveland won its first title IN
1929-30, the season hockey was in
troduced here.
Evening star., 1941-04-11
Sports Program
For Local Fans

TODAY.
Baseball.
Michigan at Maryland, College
Park, 2:30.
American q. at Washington
College, Chestnrtown, Md.
Tennis.
Boston College VS.. George
Washington, Columbia Club, 2:30.
Richmond U. at Maryland, Col
lege Park, 4.
TOMORROW.
Baseball.
Washington VS.. Baltimore,
Griffth Stadium, 3.
Maryland at Richmond u,
Richmond.
American q. at Johns Hop
kins, Baltimore.
Alumni at st. Adams, 2:3o.
Washington-Lee at Episcopal,
$50.
Tennis.
Richmond U. ut American u.
2:30.
GonzaSa at Episcopal, 8.
Track.
Maryland at Virginia Military,
Lexington.
Golf.
Georgetown at Navy, Annapolis.
Swimming.
Y. NJ. C.. A. in "Y" Middle At
lantic championships, York, Pa.
Horses.
Middleburg, Va, hunt meet,
Glenwood Park Course, 2.
Chevy Chase show, East-West
highway, opposite Meadowbrook
Club, 10 am. and all day.
Evening star., 1941-04-11
<ats Greatly Improved Says Griffith Optimistic Over His Clubs Prospects
Win, Lose .:'::,': o! or Draw
Rv FRANCIS STAN
The $4,000 Pitcher Who Wanted to Catch
By FRANCIS {. STAN,
Star STAFF Correspondent.

MARTINsvIIE, Va April 1.-THE didn't give it much
Pitcher Freddy
Hutchinson mheraded his departure from the Tigers who per-
him the minor league couple years Freddy
blew his That he
$4,000 ball player.
probably Detroit asked waivers on Freddy al
though another which develop the 1898 sena-
the clubs that claimed him
the Mats displayed interest Detroit Withdrew
vaive and The Mats backed down
other
and
OF conversations
washington him. Greenbeg said
s25O00 The market is all
eock-eyed anyway
think that Hutchinson used regularly
with the Mats despite the fact that his last
that lived his minor league record
big league ball club Greenberg sald I'D
ability he
real chance he'd be quite
asset team"
the American League for the
ond the fact that the Tigers
But ne Will nave 10
to make the grade with the Tigers after "hat
has happened to him.
regarded awesome culo
Just when spending fortune for ball player had
passed with opening bursts of purchasing power Detroit
oudd the Red Sox and landed
He the first time When he dd ne
uasra disappointment
Evening star., 1941-04-11
Exhibition Games
BY the Associated Press.
Today'S Schedule.

Today'S Schedule.
At Martinsville. 'vs.-Philadelphia N0
vs. WASHINGTON (A).
At Dayton. Ohio-Cincinnsti CN) VS..
tOiE At BROOKLYN, N. y.-Brooklyn N) VS.
HsS vet X III %al;s 'okla.-st. Louis @o VS..
At Hutchinson, Kans.-Pittsburgh (N0
At CHICAGO, Ill.-Chicsgo CN) VS.. Chi
At Richmond, va.-New York N) VS..
Al Baltimore. Md.-Boston tA) VS.. Bal
timore Il. L..
Yesterdays Results.
At Goldsboro, n; C,;-Philadelphia N),
7; Washington "a, 4.
At st. Joseph, Most Louis tAD. s; St.
'0ispe a Cincinnati. fs natl ohio-cincinnati N0, s.
AZ Tuisa, okla.-st. Louis (N). 5; Tulsa
AT wilmington Del.-Brooklyn (NJ. 8;
csi., AZ y WisSisa, SN . kans.-chicaso Ao. is;
At Charleston, W. va.-New York N),
2; Cleveland (A), 0.
At Oklahoma City. Okla-Pittsburgh
M, 10: Philadelphia (AD, q.
At Evansville, Ind-BoSton (N.), Is;
Evansville (Three-Eye), 6.
Evening star., 1941-04-11
Cubs, Chisox Corry Feud
Back to Home Town

CHICAGO, April II R).-The
Cubs and White Sox were to parade
before their home town constituents
today for the first time.
Claude Passeau and Bill Dietrich,
who are expected to pitch the league
openers for their respective clubs,
drew the mound assignments for to-
days exhibition.
Evening star., 1941-04-11
Hockey PIoyoffs

~ the Associated Press.
National League STANLEY Cup).
Boston, 4; Detroit, 2.
800.
Boston leads best of seven
series, 800.
American League.
Cleveland, 3; Hershey, 2 (over-
time).
No games tonight.
Evening star., 1941-04-11
Southern Crowds
Disappointing
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Curtain-raising openers in the
Southern Associations 1941 base
ball campaign, favored with sum-
mer-like weather, drew total of
$3.50 fans yesterday to see Chat
tanooga, Atlanta, New Orleans
and Birmingham move away on
top.
The attendance figure for the
inaugural, topped by Atlanta's
1887, was considerably below
expectations. but surpassed last
years 27,259 by more than 5000.
A year ago attendance was cut
sharply in all four games by bad
weather.
Evening star., 1941-04-11
Minor Results
3, the Associated Press.

3. the Associated Press.
Pacific Coast League.
Seattle, A.; Los Angeles, 3.
Others, rain or wet grounds.
Southern Association.
Chattanooga, 4: Nashville. 3.
Birmingham, 10: Memphis. p.
New Orleans. 2: Little Rock, /,
Atlanta, 8; Knoxville, 2.
Evening star., 1941-04-11

high balls forward instead Of
backward this season.
That's all-About the only diff
ference Joe Louis has found be-
tween boxing and bowling is that
in the ring they set EN- up for
him one at q time.
Evening star., 1941-04-11
AS Pitcher for Opener
Has Mack Puzzled
By the Associated Press.

DIV IIlt hooUNIhltU TIEoSs
HUTCHINSON, Kans., April Ii
Connie Mack is giving a lot Of
thought to the Philadelphia Ath-
letics' pitcher for the seasons OPEN
er against the New York Yankees.
Chubby Dean was his first choice,
but Deans showing against the Pi-
rates has dampened his chances.
Johnny Babich, nemesis Of the
Yanks in 1940 is nursing sore arm.
But he says he feels better every
day, particularly when the weather
is hot"
Evening star., 1941-04-11
Not So Hot

Totals al 10 81 Totals 33 S27 6
sBatted for Blanton in seventh.
tBatted for Leonard in sixth.
tBatted for Carrasauel in ninth.
Phillies ------- 090 dU0 22G95-
Runs-Marty. BENJAMIN S. Etfsn'
Evans. Errors-Blanton, Lewis, Pofahl'
Chapman. Runs batted in-Csse 20,
Ferrel 20, BENJAMIN, Nagel ~. ,E Ettep
NageI, Etten. Home huns-Case. Ferrell,
Nagel, BENJAMIN. Double play-Bragan to
NageI to Etten. Left on basesSPhilliss;
Blanton. 4; Of CarresQuel 8 Struck out
BY Leonard, 8; by Blanton, 3: by Melton;
5. HitsEon Blanton in innings; On On
Carrasuuei, z in 3. winning pitcher-Mel-
ton. Losing pitcher-Carrasauel; UmpiIes
-Messrs Conlin, Stewart and PassareuA.
Time of game-2:20.
Evening star., 1941-04-11
With Donning Catching
Giants Do All Right
"a. the Associated Press.

BE- the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, April Ire
turn of Hank Danning as catcher
seems to be just what the doctor
ordered for the New York Giants.
The Cleveland Indians ran the
bases wild while he was in the out
field. but in the two games that he
hss been behind the plate they
haven't stolen single base and the
Giants have won both games-in-
cluding q 20 shutout by Carl Hub
bell and Walter Brown yesterday.
Evening star., 1941-07-20
Girl, IS, Shot to Death Here;
Youth, 79, Tells of QuorreIs
Statement Is Given
Police; Jealousy
Blamed for Act

In a cell at the first police precinct
station last night, a l9-year-old
youth was sobbing for the golden
haired 15-year-old sweetheart whom
he admitted shooting to death here
earlier in the day.
For Guy Oden, of GLIB Sixth street
NE. and Ellen Cannon of ia o
street S.W., dreams ended in VOL
ley of bullets.
Ellen was killed instantly by four
bullets. Her body was removed to
the District Morgue. where an
autopsy is to be performed. Guy was
behind bars and beside his name on
the police blotter was the notation
held for the coroner"
Police, after hours with the con-
fused, hysterical youth, ANNOUNCED
he had signed a statement descrio-
ing the killing-but they were un-
able to find any coherent passage
which explained the shooting en-
tirely.
Tells of Quarrels.
Young Oden had told them he and
Ellen had been keeping company
steadily since last winter. Lately,
there had been violent quarrels.
She said she was going to have
Evening star., 1941-07-20
Stain T axes
Red Defense
.Comnissuriut
BY the Associated Press.


MOSCOW, Sunday, July 90
Joseph Stain today assumed the
duties of Peoples Defense Commits
sar in addition to the premiership
of Soviet Russia.
He succeeded Marshal Semeon
Timoshenko, now active commander
of the western zone of the German
Russian front. Marshal Timoshenko
was appointed deputy commissar of
defense.
Marshall Timoshenko had been
a defense commiSsar since May 8,
1910, and is credited in large mea-
sure with modernization of the Red
Army
The changes, made by Soviet Rus
sia's central governing body, the
presidium of the Supreme Soviet,
were announced by TaSs, official
Russian News Agency.
A further tightening of Stains
personal control in RusSia's bitter
defense against the German in
vaders is evident in his assumption
of the defense portfolio.
1t was only on May that he cast
off official anonymity as secretary
general of the Communist party to
become chairman of the Council
of Peoples Commissars (premier)
replacing VyacheSlav Molotov, who
had held the post II years.
July l, with the Germans push
ing east across the buffer lands Of
Sovietized Poland and the Baltic
States, Stain created a defense
council. with himself as its head,
to take over all powers of the war
ring government.
Evening star., 1941-07-20
3,100 D. T.. Workers
Ready 10 Launch
Aluminium Drive
Final Instructions Given
For Defense Campaign
Opening Tomorrow

Washington was to make final
plans today for taking part in the
Nation wide aluminium scrap collec-
ton campaign which will begin to-
morrow.
As volunteer workers in this area
received detailed instructions con-
cerning the drive to obtain discard
ed aluminium for use in defense pro-
duction, the Associated Press report
ed that activities already have begun
in at least five States. Contribu-
tionS have included toys, artificial
legs, automobiles and, of course, the
more common household aluminium
ware.
Miss Harriet Elliott. associate ad-
ministrator of the Office of Produc-
ton Management in charge of the
consumer division, warned against
over-enthusiasm in the campaign,
saying: Tell your friends and
neighbors not to donate aluminium
ware if that would make it necessary
to purchase replacements immedi-
ately."
Only Discards Wanted.
Through this statement, she IS
hoping to avoid a buying rush by
those who may give more than they
can afford to spare. This, it was
pointed out, would create new and
large demands on the market and
negate the program now under way.
The present program is to bring out
of hiding" those aluminium articles
not being used or now abandoned
and relegated to storage space.
j. B. Gordon, chairman of the
lSee ALUMINIUM A-l4l