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able to get the guy out yet.
 IJnn0pular?

Eight times he has gone to bat and eight times he has reached first base. At ii:38 o'clock last night he passed Manager Bill Ter " of the New York Giants In a poll to determine the most unpop- llar man in Brooklyn.
 This incredible batting record is too good to last, of course, so now would be the best time to look into what the miraculous second base man of the Yankees has been ur to in this series:
 Tn the first game he went to bat four times, walked twice, hit 0 home run and a single.
 In the second game yesterday he went to bat four times, got three walks and hit a single. One of his walks was an intentional pass. The Buns learn quickly, and already they have decided they want no part of Gordon up there swinging when runs are on base.
 That leaves him with series batting average of 1000, and if that isn't par for the course I will cofn- init suicide at i:l5 o'clock this afternoon by walking down Atlantic avenue in Brooklyn, yelling, "Hoo- ray for the Yankees"
 He has batted in two runs in
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two games and scored one run him. self-on a homer that has been the hardest hit ball in the series.
 He has stolen the spotlight at the plate from such renowned power hitters as DiMaggio, Keller, Dickey, Henrich, Medwick, Canailh and ReiS- CT. Not bad going for e lad whose season batting average is only PIT and who hits way down in seventh place in the Yankee batting order.
 Even the most rabid rooters in other major league cities are will ing to admit Gordon is the best fielding second baseman. in the busi- ness. He knocks down balls that no other second baseman could come within shouting distance of. He makes hard plays look ridiculous ly easy and has caught line drives in every conceivable position ex- cept standing on his head.
 Error?
 Joe was charged with an error yesterday on 6 ball that ca m c screaming at him and took a nasty hop just before 1t arrived. He was lucky to knock 1t down, and if any other second baseman had been on the job the ball probably would have shot on through to right field,
 But in the fourth inning Gordon brought off the fielding gem of the day. Pete Reiser laid into one that
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BY HARRY FERGUSON United Press Sports Editor

New York, Oct. 3-CUP)-Pardon me for being premature, but unless he breaks leg how are you going to keep Joe Gordon from being the hero of this World series?
 Rule No. 54-A of the charter of the Amalgamated Association of Baseball Experts and Second Guess CTS states that no one shall be per- mitted to select a World series goat or hero until the final game has been played, the ultimate averages have been compiled and the rival managers have uttered valedic- tories.
 Leaving the goat to be chosen later, and thereby breaking only half a rule, I hereby rise in meet in end nominate Mir. Gordon as the hero. Today he can spend all afternoon striking out, can mess up three double plays and huff what ball players call "a can of corn"-- an easy pop fly-and he still will be the hero.
 The brutal truth of the matter is that the Beloved Buns haven't been
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at taking an extra base had costly kickback. That play ended the in- ming with him out of wind. When he went to the box he didn't have lis wind back and he promptly walked Camilll to start Brooklyn's two-run rally which tied the score.
 Too Many L. o. B.
 But second-guessing to one side, the real reason why the Tanks lost was that they left 10 men on base and their big guy, Joe DiMaggio went hitless and grounded into @ double play in the bargain.
 A fine feud seems to be in the making between the two rivals over the football blocks that are being tossed around the keystone sack in attempting to break up double plays Mickey Owen gave 1t to Phil Riz- zuto good in the fifth, going about 10 feet past the back to knock down the Yankee shortsop. The players exchanged words and Rizzuto start- ed after Owen but Tommy Hen- rich grabbed the midget shortstop and steered him into the Yankee dugout.
 If they want to play that way Joe Gordon said, well okay. We'll give 'em some of that rough stuff and see how they like It."
 In passing 1t might be mentioned that Gordon didn't exactly tipto' into home plate when he tried tt score from second in the second.
 But today's @ new day and, a they say in Flatbush, "Leave 'em gt at it.U
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Gowanus High Command Figures N. Y. Yankees
 Wiped Out By Sunday
BY MARTIN KANE Inited Press Staff CorreSpondent)

NOAhWG0 HGsS 9bt4A SVAAVcNVkANSAbf Hymns Tavern, two floor shows nightly, Brooklyn, Oct. 3.-(UP)- fingered dawn was tinting the waters of the Gowanus today when the Brooklyn high command came out of the huddle at the end of the bar and announced that operations are proceeding according to plan.
 An encirclement movement, which began at Ebbets field at p. m, Wednesday, when the first Dodger rooter took his place at the bleach- CTS ticket office, was developing In strength just across the street from this supply depot. There was fight ing along the entire front, com munique reported.
 The Yankee invaders, repulsed in yesterdays attempt to make 1t two straight, will be wiped out com. pletely by Sunday night, according to an informed observer who had already had 12 straight. There Is no rationing here.
 Encouraging These reports are based on eye- witness observations of political commissar who has been exhorting the troops with great quantities of a mess sergeant's dream known as Q Durocher Flip (it's good for your lip)
 We made 1t up special" the mess sergeant said, shaking up a Mac- Phail punch. Its lemon juice, gin and cream O the mint and we bunt 1t down the bar to you"
 The MacPhail punch was designed to give stamina, It Is composed of raspberry cordial and trapped rice pudding, with grated Parmesan cheese shaken over the top. Or 50 1t seems.
 Jeanie Lamere, a chorus girl who is entertaining the troops at this fort for the duration, was asked how she found their morale.
 Their morale Is strictly okay," she said firmly. "You couldn't ever complain about a Dodger fan. If one of them gets fresh we got Q bounc- er."
 Farther back of the front lines in the Brooklyn Heights sector, the greatest concentration was at the headquarters Of fierce Jack Pierce a Brooklyn grandstand general whc has a passion for balloons. He has maintained prominent position al Ebbets field all season, initiating balloons in vast quantities to show his pleasure. The balloon buster 0! Ebbets field has blown up an ex. tra supply for today's opener 1T home territory.
 Password
 The guard at Fierce Jacks wa! keeping Q sharp lookout for fiftf columnists who might have pene. trated the bridgehead on the Eas river. Each stranger was required to give the password, which is "The Bum'll moider 'em." If yol could say 1t as well as Scotch. man might be expected to say, "It'! a braw bricht, bracht. brucht nicht, or however it goes, with the prop. CT accent and vim, everything was well. Otherwise you were questioned rather severely by the intelligence officers.
 All along the coast the feeling was that the Tanks will need theI biggest guns to snatch victory ir this area.
 A tank commander put it thi: way:
 We stopped their best men yes. terday. Now let them do theil woist."
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his proud parents think that the Great German would gain 6 repu- tation that would equal Dick Tracys
 His knowledge of bowlers was un- canny, and he could find e clue to any weakness that any bowler might possess, and there hangs the tale of his success in calling bowlers for their weakness.
 Tracy left Woonsocket ct the ten. der age of three and came to the Brass City where he made e great many friends and participated in all kinds of sports, including bowling.
 Ills greatest masterpiece was in tracking down the culprits who stole Jack Hamels wig, Q feat that Jack and his friends will always remem- Der. Ney traced the guilty party around the state wearing many dif- ferent disgpises and finally caught up with him, but the damage had been done, He had sold the wig and wouldn't reveal the name of the person to whom he had sold 1t, and thereby hangs the tale of Jack Hamel and his barren top.
 GRAND RECREATION LEAGUE
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Errors - Gordon, Reese 2. Runs batted in-Chandler, Keller, Reese, Owen, Camilli. Two base hits-Hen- rich, Medwick Double plays - Reese, Herman and Camilli, Cor don Rizzuto and Sturm 2, Dickey and Gordon. Earned runs - Brook lyn 2, New York 2. Left on bases Brooklyn 4, New York 10. Bases on balls off-Wyatt 5 (Henrich, Gordon 3, DiMaggio); Chandler ? (Camilli, Lavagetto); Murphy l (Owen. Struck out by--Chandler 2 (Walker, Reiser); Murphy 2 (Reiser, WyatD; Wyatt (Sturm ?, Dickey, Murphy, Henrich).
 Pitching summary: Off-Chandler 4 hits and runs in 5 innings (none out in sixth); of Murphy 2 hits and no runs in innings. Losing pitcher - Chandler. Umpires -Pinelli (NL) plate; Grieve (AL) lb; Goetz (NL) 2b; McGowan (AL) 3b. Time 2:31. Attendance 66,248.
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was labeled "base hit" Gordon streaked to his right, thrust out his glove while on the dead run and made Q hack-hand stop. Then he whirled like an acrobat, shot the ball over to first base and nipped the runner by step.
 Tn the upper stands c Brooklyn rooter could be seen giving Gordon grudging applause. That's the ultl- mate tribute these days to any member of the Yankees.
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Eddie skipper Fan Dancer Rub- ber Legs O'Rielly, first saw the light of day in Q very small village on the outskirts of Prienoptoo, Russia. When the genial Eddy Is in 8 playful mood he bangs his two fists against his chest and says in a very soft voice, Me Q big Roosian Mon"
 Eddie was born across the pond in 1900 and the parents of this bouncing baby boy, who later was to be known as the Skipper, held a six weeks celebration. and the pea sants brought gifts that filled every corner of the castle. The first son of a Roosian Revolutionist was fitting ly honored and the ceremonies were so impressive that the Little Skipper cried for six weeks and seven days.
 At the age of four he wore his first Cossack uniform that thrilled the natives. Three weeks later he was given sword and pony and started to cut capers in the village until the Czars men threatened to banish him to Siberia if he didn't pipe down. This incensed the Skip per and he threatened to oust these rulers and started his revolu- tionary tendencies very early.
 Not much is known of what he did from that age until he was six teen when he first learned the dances that were to make him famous and bring him to this coun- try where he danced in all the Rus sian halls from Minsk to Minnesota.
 A Russian scrap iron dealer saw and took interest in him and asked him to accompany him to Water bury to learn the trade of wreck ing cars for junk. The Skipper showed himself to be very adept at that occupation, but he soon tired of it and went in for bumper and body strengthening where he gained city wide fame.
 Some where along the line he took an interest in bowling and joined ! the Recreation League where he has managed to gain quite a reputa- ton for being the greatest crossfoot bowler in the league and there he met and lost many thrilling matches at Art Ezra Wooster the pride of Southington. The rivalry between these two bowlers is still very keen but the Mad Russian Is very mad when Hank Wooster beats him most Of the time.
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The Lip Sticks to His Tactics and Wins
By DAN PARKER

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 seemed that Mccarthy took the the Dodgers ful of but passed them In the xh let Murphy worst hitter the American League two on and two ouand naturally with Wyatt doing pitching Johnny struck O eighth there OuG RSEutO ended this rally
 The Yanks had bright chance the ninth when Twnkletoes Sekrk opened with single to right Mccarthy sacrifice payand sacrificed the Yankees few feet in front the pate easily handled Twink at second And that the time the Yankees that pleasant October afternoon Dodgers had racked one up.
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Neville Gumshoe Tracy German the great detective who has gained q reputation for his gift of gab and hls ribbing, has sent many bowlers back to the bench talking to them- selves.
 The oreat NeV, as he is known to the boys, was born in Woonsocket oga Feb. a, ie0p. At the age of two ne had the finest lot of cuEley haig mver seen on . boy, and little aio
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seemed that Mccarthy took granted even the Dodgers forged ahead he had ful of hler but passed them In the xh Joe let Fire Murphy hitter in the American two and two ouand naturally with Wyatt doing pitching Johnny struck c M the eighth there two again with OuG RizzutO ended this rally
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DUIaaIU1 UT KtuhoUI
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 Umpires: William Grieve (Amer- ican) plate: Larry Goetz (NationaD first base; William McGowan (Amerlcan) second base; Ralph Pinelli (NationaD plate.
 Editors Note: In event Man ager Mccarthy decides to pitch Russo, a left-hander. instead of Donald, the Dodgers batting order will ke shifted as follows: Reese leads off, Medwick bats fourth. Lavngetto fifth, Camllh sixth, and walker seventh. Others remain the same.)
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Third Game Lineups
Dodgers

New York, Oct. 3-(UP)- Prob able 1ineups for the third game of the World series:
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Recreation League Notes

The league is now In full swing with the teams battling neck and neck. This autobiography series has made . hit with the bowIers who have been giving the writer plenty of good writing material. This week we give the history Of two charter members of this league.
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you'd going pile up big total of like Joe DMaggios old gent his spaghetti e time Wyatt innings when they made of their nne hits pair of them
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Earned Runs-Dodgers Yankees Double Plays-DOdger Dicey ROfe RzutO Yankees S Hit by PitcherBy Allen Sturm h inning l U Greve (AL) Pnelh of Games-2:0S (lst 2:31 (2ndl.
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Composite Score 2 Games
DODGERS
YANKEES

a-Batted for Owen in 7th inning of first game.
 b-Batted for Casey in 7th inning of first game.
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c-Ran for Dckey in Sth inning of second game. d-Batted for Murphy In 9th inning of second game.
 PITCHING RECORDS
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Famous "Englishtown" Suits and Topcoats ct
 price to 1t even the smallest budgeti Ali the latest fall styles and fabrics This LOW price can't possibly last so buy now.
, 1941-01-29
Practice what
you preach

We all agree that the Safety
Campaign as carried on at Delco
is a good thing. It is really re-
markable that there are not more
accidents at Delco, considering
the amounts of steel and cast
iron that roll down the lines.
One Block Head" Bill
Connors by name, was certain
that the majority of accidents
at DeIco were caused by plain
fo0lishness.
To illustrate his own thought
lessness, Bill knocked down a
piece of coal upon his own noggin,
by pure carelessness.
II Bill had practiced what
he preached, he would not be
limping around today.
BE WISE-ORGANIZE
, 1941-01-29
EIU promise,
EIU performance.
don't check
By a Former
EIU OFFICE HOLDER

The EIU seems to be going
backward in it's leaflets. Why
don't they live up to their pre-
lenses, and put the same rate on a
job regardless of whether it's run
by a man or a woman?
In 1889 the Company trans
ferred jobs from the bench in
Assembly G to the girls in
Building l. Where was the
EIU? The men in Assembly
C were cut to three days a
week, while the girls worked
five and a half days a week!
When the Flu Representative
went to the Company about this
issue, he was told there was
nothing he or the EIU could do
about it. This issue is coming up
all over the shop, and there is
nothing the EIU can do about it.
It's time we all got behind
a real union and supported it
the UE-CIO.
, 1941-01-29
CIO Council
aids comp aign
iron lung

Support of the campaign to Sc
cure another iron lung for Day.
ton, was urged on all CLIO men,
bers by the Montgomery County
Industrial Union Council at q
regular meeting last Sunday, after
a request for CLIO cooperation by
a citizens committee.
The device, which would be
used for any patient needing it
in any Dayton hospital, will
supplement a lung already
here. An iron lung is useful in
cases of infantile paralysis and
in certain cases of influenza
and pneumonia.
, 1941-01-29
LocaI 800
asks recognition
at MoIeobIe

Employees at Dayton Malleable
Iron met with management Tues
day, to request recognition of UE
Local 800, as announcement came
that a majority had signed up iu
the union.
The conference was cited as
another step ON the road to
certificatiOn Of the union In
the plant. The Union was rep
resented by a Negotiating
Committee elected by the
union, consisting of Enmon
Kinnimore, Fred Youngermar,
John Dorian, John Herchig,
Earl Rogers, Willie Gullette,
and Howard Kerchner.
BE WISE-ORGANIZE
, 1941-01-29
|Gondert E
makes progress
BY Tom Rogers

The Negotiating Committee,
headed by William Tootle, Forest
Grant, and Leslie Swift, assisted
by Local 800 organizer, K. M.
Kirkendall, at the present time
are negotiating points on a con-
tract which have been satisfactory
up to a minimum rate and wage
adjustments.
The committee IS continue
ing negotiations along the lines
set up by the membership until
wage increases have been met
that will be agreeable with the
membership.
, 1941-01-29
Bad break for
window washers
ioin UE-CIO

Apparently when the painters,
through no fault of their own,
get paint on the windows, the
poor window washer takes the rap
for 1t.
The window washers have
an established price per win
dow and are not supposed to
wash painted ones. Complain
as they may to both their boss
and Virgil Smith, EIU repre-
sentative, its the same old
story, 'pass the buck"
The only answer to the story
is this: Be wise boys, organize,
and ! don't mean "EIU."
, 1941-01-29
Adams OFF Ok

Dept SO mites has a peculiar sit
uation in the treatment of some oi
the employees.
Long ago, landowners were
known to hitch a man beside
an OK to pull a load. An en-
pIoyee of So Dept who is a
chip hauler strained himself
so severely that he had to lay
off for several days. He in
jured himself SO severely that
as soon as his disqualification
comes into effect, he has to
undergo an operation.
When this chip hauler returned
to work, the boss couldn't see his
way clear to give him a break
This man on his return to work
was promptly put back to hauling
chips.
One of the loads of chips
was weighed, and tOtaled 14OO
pounds. What we want to know
is, where was the OK to help
this man to pull this load?
This wouldn't do, as an OK would
soon die if he had to eat cast
iron dust all of the time. Why
isn't there some means of con-
veyance for this job, besides the
obsolete method now in use? Why
isn't a blower installed at the
chute? Why doesn't Floyd VIII
helm do something about this?
BE WISE-ORGANTZE
, 1941-01-29
More speed-up
threatens Worker
at Frigidoire
BY Clarence Ebright

An important new problem,
speed-up, has been brought to all
Frigidaire workers with the change
of models. Reports from various
departments put speed-up at 2O%
to 500, and anyone may look at
his own job to be convinced that
speed-up is setting in all over the
plant.
The only final solution to
this problem lies in a greater
unity of all Frigidaire en-
ployees in their union. This
unity can be achieved by COM
plete cooperation in put
ting over the MEMBERSHIP
DRIVE with a bang.
The speed-up at Frigidaire is
only part of a general program
of Big Business. With a 300 to
500 speed-up, one would think
that proportionate pay-increases
would be in order. But the Frig-
idaire management persists in
saying NO." to the legitimate
requests of men who ask more
money for producing more.
GIN does not need to scrimp
to make its profit. 1t rolled
up a profit of 1870 last year.
, 1941-01-29
Will the management never be

Will the management never be
satisfied?
Let us all awaken to the fact
that, with increasing speed-up
comes increasing profits, and that
we deserve our share of these
profits. Let us all get on the firing
line, and join Local SO1 and help
carry the banner! We ask only just
treatment, and we cannot and will
not take no for an answer.
, 1941-01-29
Open letter to
Mr. Hofferberth
from UE head
DEAR MIR. H"OFFERBERTH:

DEAR MR.. HOFFERBERTH:
You know the boys on the pro-
duction section of Special Ma
chine are not a bad bunch of boys
and you are not a bad guy your
self. But since Mr.. Thatcher has
given you the privilege of run
ming the section, it GEMS to have
gone to your head.
Why don't you calm down
and take the chip off your
shoulder? We will 60 $3.50
with you all the way, if you
will be fair to all. For ex-
ample, be fair in giving out
jobs and overtime.
This will pay you and the
management dividends. IL you
don't care to do this, you can
expect the same treatment you
hand out. ! would suggest a
meeting with all of us some day,
to iron things out.
Sincerely yours,
Robert z. Bennett.
RE WTSE-ORGANIZE
, 1941-01-29
RefiIe grievances
still unanswered

ALL EMPLOYEES who have filed
grievances previous to the New
Year and received no answer, are
asked by the new Negotiations
Committee to REFILE these griev-
ances SO matters pending will be
cleared up.
, 1941-01-29
Local 8O7
welcomes all new
members TO UE
BY John Claus

ny JUELI NAdUS
LOCAL 8O7, UE-CIO, wants to
thank all the new members who
are joining a real union for their
own good. We hope we have the
pleasure of seeing you at our next
Bring your friends with you,
SO that they too can find out
what a real union IS. Let them
become acquainted with q
union, that doesn't make a lot
Of promises it can't fulfill!
, 1941-01-29
DELCO
NEWS
AND
VIEWS

Jimmy Jacobs has heard the
expression, II didn't know that
so many times from men who
have the responsibility for run
ming the executive affairs, that
he has commenced to wonder if
a position as labor relations man
should not be given unless they
are at least supplied with the
training that a hundred and thirty
Delco Stewards have.
i
Mrs. Kraft states that the
sixteen hour day is not enough
, 1941-01-29
UE member
Local 755,D elco.
gets promotion

Ed Hasselman, tool maker in
Dept SO, tool division, has re-
Gently been promoted to second
trick foreman of Dept 70, Ma
chine Repair Division of Tools.