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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-04
or Ryder Stars

T los Wood and Bernaret The
RYDER Cup team viii include such
notahIpS as Byron Nelson Gene
-Sarazen- LloYd -ManErum. Harold
Jug McSpaden and Sgt Vic
Ghezzl. McSpaden Philadelphia
Country Club veteran, recently
won the Tam O Shanter Open IN
q. oaoo. defeating O'Neill Buck
Nfite. Greenwood tMiss) dark
hoe " a rlayotf White VIII be
one OF the newcomers on Hagen 5
team OF challengers
In service. Sam Snead Ben Ho-
gan and Horton Smith are the
only top-notch golfers who VIII be
missing from the galaxy of stars
PLAYING in the colorful Ryder Cup
matches AZ the popular LahSer
Rod club this weekend
One OF tho best liked proieS-
sicaal. in The game Wood for a
long time was known as the
bridesmaid of golf. inaSmuch az
he was usually the runner-up IN
the big events. losing out by a
stroke or two. II wasn't until he
won the Masters at Augusta that
he really came into his own From
then on he was almost unbeat-
able
Among brother professionals
Wood Is regarded as one OF the
great golfers of all time In a poll
Of 20 Of them. Wood was voted IS
"the greatest sportsman u.
tor This was as explained hl
one 81 The professionals. because
he loses 50 gracefully and wins
that way TOO. He takes luck as
II comes. the good with the bad
in that vote Horton Smith was
second snd Demaret third as th6
greatest sportsman competitor
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-04
Brazil IS Named
Pro Official

With football out for the durs-
ton az the University of Detroit,
Lloyd Brazil. athletic director has
signed a contract 10 officiate in
the National Professional League
this coming season ~BraZtfwill be
a field judge and his number will
be o.
Elmer Layden pro commission
or, was pleased with Brazil's work
in one of the Detroit Lions pre-
season games last fall. He was
drafted at the last minute when
one of the officials assigned TO
the game failed 10 show up When
Layden learned Brazil would be
available 10 work games this COM
ing season he was quick TO sign
him uD,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-04

Expect to
Play Card

IOWA CITY, Ia, Aug. 4 (UP)
The 1913 schedule of the Iowa
SeahawkS. one of last seasons
most powerful football teams
probably will remain unaffected
by a recent order restricting
travel of navy teams.
1t. Comdr. Harvey Hartman,
athletic director OF the Iowa
Navy Pre-Flight School, said he
had received no official notifica-
ton of the restrictions, but added
1T would appear that the Sea-
hawk football schedule would be
unaffected.
Under the order, navy teams
are permitted TO play only those
opponents within the same dis
trict of the National Collegiate
Athletic Association.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-04
HE'S CHASED AGAIN

Yes. it's been an exceptional
season. Ellis Clary and Jack
Peacock slugged it out toe to toe.
at the plate; Johnny Allen went
whacky in Pittsburgh; a riot &C.
Cured in the same city over an
attempted steal by frankie Gus
tine: the whole Dodger clubhouse
seethed with mutiny; Bill Cox a
club prexy, and Bucky Harris, a
manager, discarded their royal
robes long enough 10 call each
other Jerks" and now we have
four men fined in two days.
And the rioting isn't over yet.
Yesterday. almost Immediately
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-04
ZiVic Bout
McCOy's Last

PITTSBURGH, Aug. a (UP)-
War department orders today
stamped the next bouts of welter-
weights Young Kid Mccoy and
Ray Sugar Robinson, both of
the army, as their last in the pro-
fessional ring for the duration.
Although it was not revealed
whether a general order affecting
other boxers in the armed services
had been issued. Mccoy will wind
up his activity against Frltzie
Civic here on Aug. 9 while Robin
sons final bout will be his Aug
IS meeting with Henry Armstrong
in New York.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-04
THE GREATER GAME Bv Edo,r Have,
eSridirOn to Soccer

at Wooster College. o. He ha,
a brother, Robert, also in the
service
Burl Vesey OF Detroit, mid.
dleweight, was one OF the featured
attractions on the Great Lakes
Naval Training Station boxing
show recently He defeated
James Hough Of Los Angeles .
Anton Christoforidis, former
worlds electromagnetic cham
pion. has been named the Twelfth
Battalion maSter-at-arms in the
Twelfth Regiment at Great
Lakes William Schwartz OF
Leland, Mich. directed his crew
10 whaleboat triumph the other
day at the station
Frank McElyea, former out
fielder and first baseman for the
Boston Braves, tried his hand at
pitching the other day and de-
feated a Peoria team, As He
is on the Fort SheriIan club
Capt. Glenn Cunningham of Rock
Island, IL, not the famed runner.
is now al Fort Sheridan He's
a top flight athlete in his own
right, having won college letters
in football basketball, tennis and
golf -. ?
A corporal giving orders 10
lieutenant colonel. -. II could
happen only in sports Jimmy
Reese. former inhelder for the.
Cardinals and Yankees and man.
aCer Of the Camp Campbell. Ky,
baseball team. is corporal
one OF his players is 1t. Col.
Travis Brown. catcher and captain
OF the West Point team in 1880.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-04
BY International New. Service

Baseball might not have much
influence on war, but that war
makes a deep impression on the
diamond game and the men who
play II could not be more evident
than il is now. The season has
been studded with rhubarbS,
harsh indictments, revolts, swing
ing fists and fines.
The last notable 10 draw Off
cial frowns for uncouth demeanor
was the Pittsburgh Pirates RIP
Sewell, who yesterday was docked
$50 for his set-to with umpire
George Barr before Monday
game.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-04
Tigers Il Games
Behind After
Yankee Split
Special to THE DETROIT TIMES

NEW YORK, Aug. As far
as the Yankees are concerned the
Tigers are still progressing back
ward though they lead the cham
pions on the seasons play. APP
proximately one month ago the
Tigers had shaved that Yankee
league lead TO one game, but
today they are IL games off the
pace at the end of an eastern
jaunt in which they won nine
games, but lost Is. BY splitting
yesterdays double-header here
they scored their sixth victory
over the Yankees in nine games.
With such pitching as Virgil
Trucks and Roy Henshaw gave
them the Tigers can 60 10 town
and they did yesterday in the
first game when they fitted the
Yankees with their seventh COL
lection of horse collars this sea-
son. But what happened in the
afterpiece was something else
again and once more demon
strated the lack of balance oe-
tween Steve O'Neill's hitters and
pitchers.
The Tigers maced Bill Zuber,
a Yankee second stringer. for
seven hits and grabbed a three
run lead in the second inning. but
were buried under a 16-hit Yam
kee attack good for Il runs
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-04
Drake Prefers Job
To Football Career

Johnny Drake, outstanding full
back while with the Cleveland
Rams, apparently is through with
football Following a conference
yesterday with Harry M. Thayer,
general manager of the Philadel-
phia Eagles, Drake stated he was
pleased with his business career
here, would probably stay and
reject lucrative offer from the
Eagles who now own the rights to
his services.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-04
Alexander Takes On
BIumenfeId TODAY

Jim Alexander city high school
champion viii meet Bob Blumcn-
field in a Semifinal juniors singles
match Of the annual open tennis
c h m p i onship tournament AZ
Northwestern Field today at 4
p. m. as a result Of the latter's
victory over Leonard BroSe yes
terday, 6-2. 90. Sd All other
matches were postponed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-04
Buddy Scott K. 0. S
BoWden in Fifth

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, Aug 4
tUP)-Buddy Scott Tampa
heavyweight, knocked out jim
Bowden Of Jacksonville in. the
fifth round Of a scheduled To-
round bout here last night Scott
floored Bowden twice before the
knockout
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-04
First Of Year

~ action again after on opera
ton for an incoIrIg.b.C SaCTollIac
Wood here thiS week VIII be max
inc his FIRST start Of Tho year m
an important golf tournament i
vii. therefore. be IN the nature
q a severe tCSt-for the even-ter1-
pered veteran with the quiet
dPPTHi
II am feeling fine again" the
modest Wood FASTENED 10 de-
clare for fear there would be
any suppoSltion of an allhi
should ne not be on his game
az Plum Hollow
Wood promises that Detroit
Golf fans will see exciting golf al
Plum Hollow
some of the stars are In
service and will be missing,
Wood explained, but there will
be keen competition just the
same. / hook for some hard
fought matches. l think we will
win, but Walter Walter Ha-
gem has strong lineup. You
never can tell what will happen.
No matter who wins II is n
great tournament for great
cause"
Al receipts Of the Russ Gnau-
Inspired Ryder Cup matches IN
Detroit 60 10 war charities over
$4,000 has been raised IN the
first three annual tournaments
here. which receipts were turned
over ~ the USO and Red Cross
TIL SorS hope 10 break all
re With $4,000 or more for
3D. C-CSS this wear.
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WOES INCREASE

O'Neills pitching woes con-
tinue 10 increase. Neither of his
starting pitchers stood up yester-
day because of old injuries.
Trucks was forced to the sidelines
suddenly in the sixth inning of
the first game when he aggra-
waited the forearm injury that laid
him on the shelf for two weeks
and has since given him some
trouble.
Hal Newhouser failed in the
nightcap and was knocked out in
the third round when the Yankees
pushed over four winning runs.
Newhouser displayed none of the
stuff with which he struck out Ia
Yankees in a previous appearance
at the stadium this season. He
kept throwing the ball in the dirt
and getting behind the batters.
After walking two in the third
inning, he got in the hole on kel-
Ter With a three and two count,
King Kong" then blasted a
homerinto the third deck of the
right field stands. After two were
out the YankS started all over
again and when Rollie HemSley
drove in the fourth run with a
double Corsica relieved the ailing
left handler. who was supposed 10
have departed for Detroit Sunday
night but was held over.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-04
SPORT
Wood Agrees With Demaret He's Best
- Tournament Killer in Golf
By LEO MACDONELL

Blond Ca- Wood f7rct practice ball out Of the pile beside
got something there Jmmy-m the hest tournament
rolf tournament the tournament
toIi, mn hop, matches in Detroit don't fold
The RNdc "a
,rr>ar7tp hC captain Of the Ryder Cup team
which win cnEelo Walter HE,us chalengerS was cutting up
s ,tr 7r-r-, Derarcf professional the pair
,s4 read, yesterday informal uneup round Tor
, e. m . Wv-ea Foo, York; pros first experience
Nm, inc aFet plum Hollow which the matches VIII
he 1sve1 SATURDAY. SUNDAY .,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-04
TIGER Box Scores

Totals 81 ii o. Totals % u II
bAued for Bonham In eighth.
DETROIT ego oin no
New York U0U 900 GOO
Runs Crane-. Hoover higgins. R0st
Error Gordon Runs natted in-R3ss.
Richards Wakefield york TVo-base hits
Ross. Wakefield Sacrifce B'0odVorfh
Double play Richards and Bloodwortn
Left IN bases Detroit T. New York 3
Base on balIs-On Trucks /. strikeouts-
Ey Trucks g. hy Fouh0m !, hy HepshaV
g. rs Turner ] Hits-On Trucks ! IN
S. inning on Bonham ~ IN innings.
or Henshaw iu 3 inruEs ~ Turner %
90 nnIup Winning pitcher Trucks
Losing pitcher. HH0haw IwrIrrs stew .
art, Weafer and Summers Time 81.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-04

Games behind leader.
Yesterdays RESULTS
-t--..-A-rr-F g. Cincinnati 8
ST. Louis z Brooklyn 4.
Boston g. Pittsburgh 7.
Philadelphia ct Chicago weather.
TODAN'S GAMES
Philadelphia ~ Pittsburgh, night.
Only game scheduled
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-04
STCOND GAMT
DETROIT MN WORK

Tota,s 73 : - Totals 400 rs 81 10
'Bat,ed FOR Corsica in seventh
DETROIT G31 600 90 (
New York OI4 COS 20x--i2
Runs -Wakcfe.d. Higgins Ross, Weed.
Crosstu 2 Me'heuy 2 Keller 3 Gordon
g. Etten z HcwsIey. Error-Wood Runs
batted in-Nood. Newhouser q Hemsley
4 Keller s. Gordon Etten Lindeu York.
TWo-hase hits Etfeu . Hemps.ey q
wakefield Thfee.base -Lndeil Wake-
,fed Home runs Keller 2 Sacrifice hit
-Zuber Double play Zuber 60 Cr1sstti
io Ettcn. Lett ON bass Detroit 4 New
York ~ Bases ON balls. OF Newhouser
g. uf /uher 2 off, Corsica Q of Dana I
struck OUT By ZTrer o. ty tewhouseI B..
rN Corsica IUfs on NrWlIuerr 3 in
innings nff Guisirs s in 81 innings
of Dana in innings Losing pitcher
New houser. LmUIreE -Weafer. Summers
srd stewart Time-2,0s Attendance
a. o4 paid.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-04

This column Of athletes in
the service appears every We'd
nesday- and Sunday IN The De-
troit Timcs.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-04
Major Leae ue
Standings

Games behind lcsdep.
YESTERDAYS tSAMES
DETROIT -. New York OH
cleveland II Boston 8
washington 10. 81 Louis 90.
ONLY games scheduled
TODAN'S GAMES
30 games scheduled
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-04
TRIBE SAVES GAME

The Cleveland Indians whipped
the Boston Red Sox. II 10 g. after
almost blowing a huge lead
The Washington Senators swept
their Six-game series with the
81. Louis Browns last night by
winning both games Of a double
header. 7 10 4 and 3 10 0. Stanley
Spence swung out Of a hitting
slump 10 make seven hits in the
two games
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Probable Pitchers

by United fress
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia tRowe p-gb a. Pittsburgh
tButcher b-H-q ?. m (EWT)
Only game scheduled IN the major
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-04
Red Run Star
Plays Saturday
.AndAI Sunday
By NJ. F. DRUKENBRoD

Frank Walsh and AL Watrous,
Detroit district golf professionals.
will share one of the assignments
for the Ryder Cup team in its
match with the Challengers at
Plum Hollow this weekend
Craig Wood, captain OF the
Cuppers, who arrived here yester-
day to practice and test his ailing
back, revealed this as he and Wal
ter Hagen, pilot of the Challen-
gers, met and drew up pairings
for Saturday afternoons best ball
matches.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-04
STORMY BASEBALL SEASON
SeWeIl Chased Again
After Paying $50 Fine

after his fine was announced,
Sewetl was again chased out of
the park by the same arbiter,
Barr, after an alleged slurring
reference 10 Bars capabilities as
a man of al least 20/2O vision.
The Boston Braves then went on
to take a Stool victory over the
Pirates.
All was serene with the New
York Giants. who whipped the
Cincinnati Reds. 5 10 3
The St LOUIS Cardinals today
had a four game series from the
Brooklyn Dodgers after Mort
Cooper turned back the Buns.
Z TO 4 last night Leo Durocher.
DOdger pilot. kept things hum
ming in The National League
when he was thrown out Of the
park in the fourth inning by um-
pre- Al Barlck for disputing ball
and strike decisions.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-04
OTHER PAIRINGS

Other palrlnsS for Saturday fol-
low:
Willie Goggin and Sam Byrd
tChallengerS) VS.. Jimmy Demaret
and Lloyd Mangrum.
Jimmy Thomson and Bobby
CruickShank (Challengersl VS..
Craig Wood and Sgt. Vic Ghezzi.
Wood yesterday showed that
his ailing back, which necessitated
an operation last winter, isn't 90
ing 10 handicap him. Playing
Plum Hollow for the first time,
he was three under par when rain
stopped him and Demaret after
Ia holes
With brides on Nos l. :. s and
9. the Ryder Cup captain made
the turn in 81 He went one over
par on No. 10 but got that stroke
back with birdie deuce on he
difficult 18th. a drive into the
creek on No l3 cost him a stroke.
He followed with par 3 on No.
land then came the rain
Demaret was par for the IA
holes.
Hagen, who has consented 10
play 10 satisfy New York friends
who will be here for the match,
will Join Wood in practice
round today az Plum Hollow.
Walter had a Is at Red Run
Saturday and was even with par
for seven holes late Sunday at
Plum Hollow.
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PAIRS WITH sARAZEN

Walsh, who was associated with
Wood for a number of years at
one of the biggest clubs in Florida,
will team with Gene Sarazen
against Harry Cooper and Hagen
in the four-ball test.
On Sunday in the individual
matches Walsh Will step aside and
Watrous will take over in his
place.
A similar plan will be followed
by Hagen. He will drop out on
Sunday in favor Of Joe Kirkwood.
The latter won't be idle Saturday,
though He will regale the gall
lerieS with stunt performances,
which will be held in connection
with the golf clinic.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-04
HARBERT AT TOP

Chick Harbert. who was kept
out Of the first days matches a
year ago at Oakland Hills, then
came back 10 battle Ben Hogan
10 a tie in their stirring tuSsle.
occupies No. position for the
Challengers in the lineup for the
best ball matches.
The likeable Battle Creek star
will pair with Buck White. the
surprise package in the recent
Tam o Shanter Open in Chicago,
against the Cuppers' ace combina-
ton OF Byron Nelson and jug
McSpaden
McSpaden edged out White in
the playoff for the Tam o Shan
ter title.
Hagen, by the way. hopes 10 he
able 10 send White against Nc
Spaden Sunday In what would
be an encore of their Chicago
playoff. And Hagen would like
nothing better than 10 pit Har-
bert against Nelson in the indi-
vldual tusSle
Chick and the popular Byron
finished m tie just back OF
White and McSpaden in Chicago.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-04

-e-ta.. ra-r.-ct viii Of the Cuppers whom I
Evening star., 1943-10-27
Rckeys Course Is Unique in Keeping Leo as Dodoe Pilot

Wolfe, Richmond CVaD News
Leader: Don't tell me that
sChoolboy footballers aren't war
conscious. We ballyhooed a local
prep game with full force recent
ly because it matched two unde-
feated teams. One player, after
scanning a few ite-ups, NUT
tered: All that stuff is just
propaganda for the opposition"
Laughing Latins-During the
recent Pan-American tennis
tournament at Mexico City, Ref
cree Ernesto Lopez, who dis
tinguished himself by calling foot
faults against the visiting play
ers, started exchanging wise
cracks in English with the play
ers during an exhibition match
between Pancho Segura and
Pauline Betz and Jack Knemeyer
and Berta Garcia. The results
were so hilarious that Berta, a
chubby little girl from Havana,
laughed so hard she couldn't
serve and the spectators we're
more than a trifle puzzled. Ar
gentine newspapers devoted a lot
of space to the Goth anniversary
Of the famous Dempsey-Firpo
heavyweight hght, asking: -
the championship going TO re-
Evening star., 1943-10-27
Skins, if Packers Down Giants,
Could Get 2-TiIt Lead in East

A lot Of interesting things could
happen in the National Football
League next Sunday. Coach Dutch
Bergman OF the league-leading
champions, was talking about the
possibilities.
Suppose the Packers lick the
Giants in New York, while we win
from Brooklyn" mused Dutch
And suppose those tough Chicago
Cardinals knock of the Philpitts?
Where would that leave us?" Dutch
grinned. It was the first time in
two days the Redskin mentor had
grinned. The Cards and the sloppy
way his lads played Sunday kept
him on the anxious seat. But It's
all over, the Redskins pulled through
and Dutch faces the future.
''All those things could happen,
he said. Sure, and Brooklyn might
lick us. Did you notice how they
scored against the Bears? Pete
Cawthon has his boys rolling now.
And after what happened last Sun
day I don't think the Redskins will
think any game is a pushover.
They're all tough"
So what would happen If all those
things Dutch talked about come
true? II the Giants, now in second
place in the eastern division, are
whipped by the Packers, and the
Redskins win, the Skins will have
a two-game margin in the east
Both Giants and Philpitts have been
thumped, the latter twice, while the
Skins have won three in row. 1t
wasn't an unpleasant prospect as
Bergman rolled the words over. and
Evening star., 1943-10-27

main forever in the United
States?" And getting no an
swer from the wild Bull who
still has a lot of the tame bills
90 he collected during his fight
ing career
Quote, Unquote-Ott Heller.
who has played alongside II diff
ferent defensemen in 13 seasons
of big league hockey with the
Rangers: Ching johnson would
take the man and he'd say, You
Just pick up the puck, kid, when
I get finished with the guy COM
ing in That's the way I've liked
to play defense ever since"
Shorts and Shells-Honolulu
fight fans, who think they have
the worlds best bantamweight in
Rush Dalma, peeled off $4,000
from their bankfolls and told
Promoter Leo Leavitt to get
Champion Manuel Ortiz out
there for a fight. But Ortiz isn't
listening. Boone Baker, one half
Of Coach Shorter Luster's wing
>.ck and a prayer" combination
at Oklahoma u, is out OF action
for a month with broken hand.
And from the looks OF the scores,
maybe something happened to
the prayer, too. eo far this sea-
Evening star., 1943-10-27
1erps' Outlook Bright
In ) Of 4 Road TiIts

Maryland's football team, which
strictly will be road outfit for
its remaining four games, should
have an even chance In three OF the
contests.
These three are against Green
vile. S. c.. Air Base Saturday; Viz
ginia at Charlottesville November 6
and v. M. I. at Roanoke Thanks
giving Day. However, the Old
Liners do not figure to be in the
same class as the powerful Balm
bridge Naval Training Station
squad at Port Deposit on Novem-
ber 13.
N. C. State beat the Flyers last
Saturday, IS; Virginia was handed
like beating by the Newport News
Shipbuilding Apprentice School and
v. M. I. took a 2l-0 lacing from
Wake Forest, team Maryland con-
quered earlier in the season, 13-7
The MUCH improved Deacons, though
got breaks on all three of their
touchdowns.
The Old Liners. forgetting about
their 45-0 tromcing by the star
packed Penn State team, now are
working with the idea of winning
the three games in their class and
finishing on the right side of the
ledger. They have won two of
three thus far and suffered their
only bad defeat at the hands OF
the Nittany Lions.
Evening star., 1943-10-27

son the grid Giants have blocked
four punts-three by Frank Cope
in three games. Last season
only five punts were blocked in
the whole National League.
Service Dept-All of the 1l9
selected men now working at
Camp Grant, ILL.,, under a new
physical education rehabilitation
program designed for GONZALES
cent soldiers are former athletes.
The group includes 'Bama Rowell
OF the Braves, Heinie Mueller of
the Phillies, Fuel Moore, one
time Giants pitcher, and Milt
frost, former Marquette and
Bears tackle. Nelson Asiatics,"
a softball team named for Marine
Pvt. Royce B. Nelson of Okla
homa City, won % straight
games at South Pacific base.
Pvt. Nelson pitched every game.
Evening star., 1943-10-27
By HUGH FULLERTON. ]

Associated Press Sports Writer
NEW YORK, Oct. 27-Chalk
up another score for Deacon
Branch Hickey. Plenty of base
ball club presidents have tried to
take the sting out Of a diSap-
pointing season by firing the
manager, but the Branch that
grows in Brooklyn is the first one
to figure out how to fire the man
ager and still keep him. Hickey
gave Leo Durocher the heave-ho
as player just before the
Buns staggered home at the end
of the season, allowed month
for the fans to argue about a
new manager and to remember
that Leo never led the Dodgers
any lower than third in his five
seasons, and then took him right
back again without the player
tag. That probably proves that
Hickey prefers manager who
generally is in hot water to one
who might never get hot. 1t may
also prove that baseball news is
scarce when Branch comes right
out with such an announcement
at the first meeting in his Mon
tague street smokehouse.
Today's guest star - Hank