davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1946-08-07
Doen Keeps Fe|Ier From Climbing All Time No-it Throne

the Red Sox's famous Hooper
Speaker-Lewis outf1eld. Harry's
doing his f1ychasing as post
master at Capitola, Calf, these
days. incidentally.
For days Catcher Mike Dooley
of the Greenville club in the
East Texas loop had been walk
ing in the clouds dreaming of his
approaching marriage. His team
mates gave him the needles" by
the hour, but Mike just laughed
them of.
Then in one game Mike con-
nected for a long clout, but am
bled along-possibly still think
ing of the forthcoming nuptials
and was thrown out at third.
He tried to avoid Manager Alex
Hooks as he slipped back into
the dugout, but Alex was waiting.
What" Alex roared, were you
doing-carrying a piano around
with you for the wedding
march?" =
Out of the mailbag-Bob Ap-
plebee. the all-New England
Evening star., 1946-08-07

Stan Hack had fractured his right
thumb in Sundays game at Boston
and might not play again all season
In last nights contest Peanuts
Lowrey, playing third base in place
of Hack, was knocked unconscious
when hit in the head by thrown
ball as he slid into the plate. Lowrey
was hospitalized.
The Boston Braves proved they
still can beat The Phillies although
outhit 10 to when they rushed over
two runs in the 18th inning to earn
81 edge Tor Johnny Sain.
Red Sox Blank AS.
In the American League the Red
Sox marched another step closer
to clinching the pennant with a
SO romp over Philadelphia behind
Tex Hughson's five-hit pitching. 1t
was Hughson's fourth shutout of
the season, accomplished without
the services of the ailing Ted Will
liams and Johnny Pesky, who left
the game in the fifth inning with a
slight ankle sprain. Both stars hope
to return to action today.
Bobby Doerr blasted his 18th
homer Of the season with Wally
Moses on base in the first inning to
start Hughson off to his 18th
triumph. 1t was Dick Fowler's 18th
setback.
Two unearned runs on three st.
Louis errors helped Detroit record
81 victory over the Browns
despite a four-nit pitching job by
Jack Kramer.
Chicago's White Sox boWled over
Cleveland, l1-1, on Is blows good fol-
"a bases. Two triples by Taft Wright
led the parade.
Evening star., 1946-08-07
Bell Sees Biggest Boom in 1916
For Pro and Co!leqe Football
By Lewis F. Atchison

you busy he remarked. I've got
pile of work on my desk that
high indicating feet) and I've
got to handle it personally. But
I'm getting 100 per cent co-opera
ton from the club owners. We've
had eight cases of players on one
clubs reserve list being signed by
another club, but we've Strengthened
out every one without any argu-
ment. That's bound to happen when
men have been on reserve lists two
or three years and have been away
in the service"
Bell is particularly proud of the
new player contract adopted by the
league, which protects the player
as well as the club. II has a re-
serve clause that stipulates the
players salary if the club takes up
its option on his services, guaran-
Lees that in the event the player is
sold to another team he still must
receive the full sum agreed on in
his original contract, and puts IN
writing for the first time guarantee
that the clubs will pay all medical
expenses, as well as full salaries, in
the event of injuries. The contract
is Bells own baby.
Bell still resides in Philadelphia
committing to league headquarters
in New York daily. The housing
shortage stopped him colder than
the opposition used to halt some
of his Eagle teams.
Evening star., 1946-08-07
By Sid FEEDER
A,soeioisd Press Sports W6ter

NEW YORK, Aug. 7.-Has any
one pointed out that if it wasn't
for Bobby Doerr rapid Robert
Feller now would be the all-time
no-hit king of baseball history?
Doerr has ruined one hitless
game for rapid Robert this year
and another in 80. Feller has
two hall-of-famers to his credit
already and the two Doerr
"dood" that thing to him would
have given him four. One more
than old Cy Young's record
of three. Don Plato, the ex-
Colgate and st. Lawrence U.
footballer, will coach the Cherry
Point IN. c. Marines this
season. Plato piloted the Corpus
Christi Marines earlier in his
service career. The word is that
when Everett Case, the former
Indiana High School basket ball
coach, goes to North Carolina
State this year a lot of those
Indiana high schoolers will follow
him. Lou Viau, whose daddy
once shortstopped for the New
Orleans PelicanS, has been work
ing out with the Dodgers. Lou
stole IA bases in IA games for
the Merchant Marine. Academy
outfit on Long Island.
Ike Williams, the NBA's half
of the lightweight championship,
is hot after Beau Jack to climb
into ring with him. But so far
the Beau says no. Coach Paul
Brown is slapping a $25 bite on
any player late for a Cleveland
(All-America Conference) grid
Evening star., 1946-08-07
6th-P|ace Club Licks
Dodgers and Cards
In Is Of q Games
By the Associated Press

Mel Otis lowly Giants, Is games
behind the leader with 50 to go.
are in hopeless position in the
National League pennant race, but
you never could prove it by the
contending Cardinals and Dodgers.
Everybody picks on the poor Polo
Grounders, except the two front
runners. In Is meetings with New
York. the Cards have won only
six. The Brooks have been able to
do little better, splitting even in
IL games with the sixth-place
Giants.
However, when the Brooks really
needed to take one with a chance
to stretch their lead to a full three
games, last night. sthey couldn't
bump off their rivals from Man.
| haitian
Koslo Wins 18th Victory.
Lefty Dave Koslo, touched for
five hits in three innings, tightened
up and held the Dodgers hitless the
rest of the way in recording his 18th
victory of the season, So. The re-
suit reduced Brooklyn's first place
margin to two games because the
Cardinals were rained out of their
game at Pittsburgh.
just to rub things in Goody
Rosen, an ex-Brooklyn hired hand
who was shunted across the river
in early season because Branch
Rickey's board of strategy tabled
him Just another wartime ball
player" started the winning four
run rally in the seventh to the de-
light of crowd of 51,403. 1t was
the Polo Grounds largest night
turnout of the season, boosting the
season paid attendance total well
over the 100000 mark.
Cubs End Losing Streak.
Chicago pulled out of a three
game losing streak to shutout Gin
cinnati, 80, on Claude Passeau's
four-hit pitching in game played
at Crosley Field. If the Bruins,
who still trail the Dodgers by seven
and a half lengths. ever do make
the grade to a second straight pen
nant they can thank the Giants.
While Otis crew has been man
handling the two leaders, they have
been acting like lambs every time
Chicago comes to town, bowling 13l
times in II meetings.
Despite their victory, the Cubs
suffered serious setback when it |
was learned that Third Baseman
Evening star., 1946-08-07
Eastern Net Tourney
Becomes Bigtime
As Stars Return
BY The Assoeioied Press

SOUTH ORANGE, N. j.. Aug. !.
The Eastern Grass Courts Tennis
Championships finally took on the
appearance OF major meet today,
with the arrival of top-ranking
American players and several for
eign stars, after two months of In
ternational competition in Europe.
Scheduled to play their first
matches in the women's singles
division were Margaret Osborne of
San Francisco, Louise Brough OF
Beverly Hills, Calf; Mrs. Patricia
Canning Todd of Hidden Valley,
Calf. and Doris Hart of Miami,
Fla, seeded In that order at the
top of the list.
Fresh from their European tri-
umphs, they arrived aboard the
Argentina late yesterday, along
with Francisco Pancho) Segura,
American indoor champ; Enrique
Morea of Argentina and Philippe
Washer of Belgium.
Segura, the transplanted Ecua-
dorian, is rated third in the do
mestic seedlings, and was to open
today against Gene Holbrook of
Mentone, Calf. Morea and Washer
are ranked second and third in
the foreign seedlings behind Alejo
Russell of Buenos Aires.
Tom Brown of San Francisco,
semifinalist in both the Wimbledon
and French international cham
pionships, arrived by plane a few
hours ahead of the others, and
swept past his first opponent, Ed
Gilbert of Hunting, N. Y, Ga, 6-1.
Although he isn't entered In the
singles, National Champion frankie
Parker of Los Angeles also arrived
after lengthy vacation and teamed
with Brown to score a Ga, 63
doubles triumph over Holbrook and
Noel Brown of San Diego, Calf.
The tournament now has vir-
tuany all the Nations top-ranking
players together for the first time
this season, although first-seeded
Billy Talbert-like Parker-is COM
peting only in the doubles. The
notable absentees are Jack Kramer,
out with blisters on his racquet
hand, and Pauline Betz, national
and Wimbledon titlist, who hasn't
returned from Europe.
Several seeded entrants reached
the third round of mems singles yes
terday. Gardnar Mulloy of Miami,
Fla. seeded fourth, turned back
Barclay Kingman of Orange, N. j..
60, 6-2, and Bob Falkenburg of
Hollywood, rated sixth. stopped.
George Pero Of Miami, 6-, rs.
Eighth-seeded Sidney Wood of
New York defeated James LIGHT
man of New Rochelle, N. Y, So,
g, in another feature match.
Evening star., 1946-08-07
Ringman With Perfect
Record Dies After
His First Defeat
BY the Associoted Press

SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 7.-An
Army veteran and University of
Utah student, Del Zesiger, 21-year.
old boxer from Bountiful, Utah, died
yesterday after being knocked out
here Monday night.
The youth, who took his mothers S
maiden name of Hardy after turning
professional last spring, became the
sixth American boxer of the year to
die after bout.
Hardy was knocked to the canvas
in the ninth round of a scheduled
10-rounder with Reno Polidori of
Tooele, Utah. 1t was the first loss
for Hardy in seven bouts since he
became professional.
While in the service he won the
light heavyweight and heavyweight
championships at Fort Richardson
Alaska, where he spent two years.
Before he was taken to the hospi-
tai from Derks Field, fire depart
ment pulmotor squad attempted to
revive him. In the hospital two blood
transfusions were administered and
he was reported out of danger. He
suffered a relapse yesterday and
died.
Cause Of death was not deter
mined, but attending doctors said he
suffered subdual hemorrhage. They
were unable to place the time of the
hemorrhage and said it may have
occurred before Hardy was knocked
out.
Other prize fighters who have
died this year following bouts were
Nat Hines at Philadelphia, Harvey
Weiss of New York at Philadelphia
Dixon Walker, University of Mary
land boxer, at Washington: Dave
Mason of Cleveland at Buffalo, and
Jack Won of Aurora, Greg, at Salem
Greg.
Evening star., 1946-08-07

Il goes without saying that the
1946 football season is expected to
be one of the greatest in the games S
history, but Commissioner Bert Bell
of the National Football League said
it anyway yesterday at luncheon
in his honor at the Statler Hotel.
With all these servicemen re-
turning to colleges and professional
clubs I have no doubt that 1916
is going to be a new high in foot
ball from a competitive viewpoint.
AS for the financial angle, you have
the answer right here in Washing
ton, where the Redskins have sold
close to 10000 season tickets. It's
like that all around the league. I
honestly think it's going to be a
terriflcally exciting season in our
league and two of the teams that
will bear the closest watching are
the Pittsburgh Steelers and Chi
cago Cardinals.
Naturally the Bears and Green
Bay will be tough. You can imagine
how strong the Rams Los Angeles)
will be if they're better than last
year, as some of the experts think.
Steve Owen always comes up with
a tough New York team, Greasy
Neale thinks the Eagles will be
stronger and you, yourself, wrote a
story last Sunday quoting Turk Ed
wards that the Redskins had a
good chance of winning the title.
But mark my words, the Steelers
and Cards will cause a lot of trou-
BILE"
Bell declined to comment on the
rival All-American Conference be-
cause you don't do anything con-
structive criticizing the other fel-
low He said his National League
duties kept him SO busy he had
no time TO look over the fence and
discover what was going on.
It's the detail work that keeps
Evening star., 1946-08-07
Rider Vedder Barred
For Life on CHARGE
OF Fix Attempt
by the Associated Press

CHICAGO, Aug. Robert L.
Vedder, 26-year old Nickerson, Kans.,
jockey has been ruled off the turf
for life by the Illinois Racing Board
on a charge of attempting to "fix"
a race at Arlington Park July 13
with a $500 bribe.
Appearing with Vedder in a hear
ing yesterday before the board,
whose action ended a two-week in
vestigation, was Bob Harrison Ham,
bone) johnson, valet, who was
suspended Indefinitely. johnson
testified he acted for Vedder in Of
fering to place a $500 bet for Law
renee Hansman, another jockey, on
horse other than the one Hans
man was to ride.
HanSman, 18-year old Indianapolis
youth, told the board that he was
approached by johnson with the
proposition which he said he re-
fused. A statement by Jockey Doug
Dodson, contract rider for the Calu-
met Farm, that Vedder himself ap-
preached him with the same offer
was read into the record by ATTORNEY
Albert Meserow. counsel for the
board. Dodson, who was injured a
couple of weeks ago, was unable to
attend.
Hansman was to ride the favorite
in the eighth race July Is, Politico,
and Dodson was listed for Five A. M.
The horses finished first and second
respectively.
Also suspended was Edward C.
Skirvin of Louisville, KY, a jockey
agent for Vedder and others for
conduct detrimental to the best
interests of racing" Skirvin an
nounced in Evansville, Ind, that he
would seek an injunction against
tn boards ruling against him.
The boards ruling kept Vedder
of all tracks in the country since
other State racing associations COM
ply with individual State decisions
Evening star., 1946-08-07
MexicanL Broke
Contract Three Ways,
Mickey Owen Says
by tbs Assoeieted Press

HOUSTON, Tex, Aug. Mickey
Owen. formerly of the Brooklyn
Dodgers, said here today he left the
Mexican League Sunday because
"they broke my contract three diff
ferent ways, and besides I'd rather
live in the United States"
On his way to Cincinnati, where
he said he hopes to talk to Baseball
Commissioner A. B. Happy) Chan
dler, the powerful little catcher
stopped here for few hours be-
tween trains.
Owens wife, Gloria, was with him.
She stepped of the train dressed in
4 bright Mexican skirt and white
lace blouse.
"We left in such hurry brought
along only two dresses" she said
II didn't even stop to put the
ribbons on this one"
Owen said the Pasquel brothers,
who dominate the Mexican League,
signed me to manage and catch for
the Torreon club. First of all, they
didn't let me be manager. Then
they transferred me to the Vera
Cruz Club. Finally they put me on
first base. never played first base
before"
I'VE don't know thing about our
plans from now on, except we are
going straight to Cincinnati and see
what the score Is" both the Owens
asserted. And we'll never cross that
border again"
Il have never seen such playing
conditions as saw there, and I hope
I never do" Owen said
Il like the men I played with"
Owen said. But 1t wasn't much fun
playing for the crowds down there, y
he went on. They yelled just as
loud for the opposing team as they
did for their home team. You
couldn't tell what they wanted"
He said he felt he wasn't playing
his best ball in the league.
I'VE didn't know what we were
playing for in that league. When
the season was over, we'd Just 20
nome. There wasn't a chance for
the play-otf and bonus like there is
in the World Series up here. We
weren't even sure the season would
be over when they said it was"
When asked whether he talked to
the Pasquels about leaving before he
bolted the team, Owen just laughed.
mo" he said, and added I'm
here, and I'm not going to tell how
I got here"
DO you have any recommends
tions to make other organized play
ers who might be thinking of signing
with the Pasquels?" he was asked
Here am" was his reply to that.
Evening star., 1946-08-07

basketballer of two years ago, will
join his old Rhode Island State
sidekick, Stutz Modzelewski, on
the New York pro Knickerbockers
next winter. Adam Walsh says
his Los Angeles Rams will be so
per cent stronger than the rams
who won the National Football
League title last year before NOV
ing from Cleveland. And one of
the big reasons will be Jackie
Wilson, the ball-carrying special
ist from Baylor. The baseball
Dodgers, who set goal OF 1,6O0,-
900 home attendance for 1916,
now wouldn't feel at all hurt if
it hits 1000, 900. The three-game
Card series just ended boosted it
close up to the 100000 mark.
Evening star., 1946-08-07
Lynch, Former F|yweight
Champ, Dies in Glasgow
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

LONDON, Aug. Benny Lynch,
former world flyweight boxing
champion, died in Glasgow hos
pital last night, the British Press
Association reported in a dispatch
from Scotland.
The fighter died three hours after
walking into the hospital at 5 pm,
complaining that he was Ill, the dis
patch said.
Lynch took the f1yweight title
from Jackie Brown when he knocked
him out in two rounds at Man
chester, England, September s,
1885. He defended the crown twice
but retired in 1887 because he was
over the weight limit
Evening star., 1946-08-07
Candini, Leaving Army,
Will Rejoin Mats Soon

Milo Candini, sturdy right-handed
pitcher, has wired President Clark
Griffith of the Mats that he will be
discharged from the Army at Stock
ton, Calf, 'in two or three days
and will report here Immediately on
separation from the service.
Obtained from the New York
Yankees with Second Baseman
Gerry Priddy in 1943. Candini won
II games and lost 7 with the Mats
that year and won games and lost
II in 1914.
Evening star., 1946-08-07
Former Tennis Star Dies

PULBOROUGH, Sussex, Aug. 7
P.-Mrs. George Hillyard, 80, one
OF Britain's top-ranking tennis
players before the turn of the CEN
tury. died last night at her home
here. The former Miss Blanche
Bingley, she won 16 Wimbledon
championships beginning in 1886
Evening star., 1946-08-07
D. c. Typos Stick
In Title Tournev
speeiol Dispoteh to The sior

BOSTON, Aug. 7-WaShington
still is in the running in the 32d
annual Union Printers cham
pionship baseball tournament
after smacking Baltimore, 1876,
to oust the Maryland entry from
the double-knockout event in
yesterdays play.
Detroit and New York were the
only undefeated teams as today's
action got under way, while
Washington has IL record due
to defeat by Boston on opening
day.
Evening star., 1946-08-07
Women BowIers to Meet

An important meeting of the
Ladies District major and minor
bowling leagues will be held at 7::3O
tonight at Lucky Strike. All team
captains are urged to attend with a
complete list of lineups.
Evening star., 1946-08-07

more about the young fellow who evidently is
regarded as the most refreshing front-ofice dis
covery in baseball in years.
This much know. For years he's been
cut-up at the winter meetings, but shrewd
bargainer with it. He's tall cotton headed
character, now only 49, and he pronounces his
name Week" He's never been caught wearing
necktie and it's almost a cinch that he won't
change from sports shirts now regardless of
his higher station.
Weeks father a baseball writer in Chi
cago, one of the better ones His witty criticisms
of the Cubs finally inspired the late William
Wrigley r., to invite dare, as the case may have
been, Veeck to try his hand at being president.
Veeck accented Many of the nrnnlntorial ideas
Evening star., 1946-08-07
Newsom Faces Yanks
Tonight in Attempt
To Win 9Th Victory
By Burton Hawkins

Loud Louis NeWsom, who suffered
a brace of shutouts and 20 three
hit loss to Bob Feller in his last
three starts, will bid for his ninth
victory of the season tonight when
the Mats and Yankees tangle at
Griffith Stadium at $50. The Mats
only winner IN their last seven
games, Bobo has permitted one
earned run in his last % innings on
the mound.
Heading for his most impressive
season since 1910, Newson has alb
sorbed nine defeats, but among them
have been such heart-breakers as
a 30 12-inning loss to Detroit. a
10 10-inning setback by st. Louis
and that shit job he hurled at
Cleveland, Since joining the Mats
two months ago Newsom has been
battered only once-by the league
leading Red Sox-in winning five
games and losing four.
While Newsom has been the Mats
hottest hurler. Joe Grace also has
caught fire since joining Washing
ton six weeks ago. In % games with
the Mats, Grace has batted at a
1888 clip. Over the same stretch
Mickey Vernon, the leagues top hit
ter, has hit .345.
JEFF Heath, the turbulent char
acter dispatched to the st. Louis
Browns in exchange for Grace, has
figured prominently in four st. Louis
victories over the Mats since that
deal, but aside from his performance
against the Mats he has been OF
little value to the Browns. jeff S
batting average has tobogganed 80
points, while Grace has boosted his
average from 227 to .294 with Wash
ington.
Rained out last night, the Mats
and Yankees will battle, in double
header tomorrow starting at 1::30
Philadelphia will invade for single
games Friday night and Saturday
and double -heaSar IN SUNDAY
Evening star., 1946-08-07

Browns practice. Just, he says,
by way Of having a good under
standing between ourselves from
the start" Assaults galloping
has made the Texas King Ranch
the leading money-Winning
stable of the year, with gust
under 100000 Which will put
a bit of hay in the barns, no
doubt. The Yankees have signed
Johnny Hooper, SON of Harry of
Evening star., 1946-08-07
Builders Sign Holloway

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Aug. 7 (P,.
-Drewry Doc) Holloway, William
and Mary grid captain and second
string all-Southern guard last year,
has been signed to play with the
Newport News Builders in the Dixie
Pro Football League.
Evening star., 1946-08-07
Treasury Procurement Wins

Treasury Procurement defeated
Rural Identification Administra-
ton, 81, in a Federal Golf Asso-
citation team match yesterday at
East Potomac.
Evening star., 1946-08-07
Major League Standings and Schedules
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1916
AMERICAN LEAGUE.


Yesterday's Results.
N. Y. at Wash, rain.
Boston, 5; Philadelphia, o
Detroit, 3; st. Louis, /.
Chicago, II; Cleveland, l..
Games To-day.
N. Y. at Wash. (n), $3.50.
Detroit at st. Louis (n).
Cleveland at Chicago.
Phila. at Boston ca.
Games Tomorrow.
N. Y. at Wash. (2), 1870.
Cleveland at Chicago 90
Philadelphia at Boston.
Only games scheduled.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Yestcrday's Results.
n Y, 5; Brooklyn, 2.
3ost6. 3; Phila., / tI2)
Chicago. 8; Cincinnati. Q
st. Louis at Pitts, rain.
Games Today.
Boston at Phila. 10.
Brooklyn at New York.
st. Louis at Pittsburg tnl
Only games scheduled.
q Games Tomorrew.
Boston at Philadelphia.
Chicago at Cincinnati.
Only games scheduled.
Evening star., 1946-08-07
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.

Mobile. 4-5; Atlanta, Ga.
New Orleans, 13: Birmingham, Z.
Memphis. 4; Chattanooga. /.
Little Rock z. Nashville &
Evening star., 1946-08-07
Mac cPhoiI, Veeck and EngeI in Same League

There have been only other baseball
to exhibit hoWmanip and imagination of Veeck
MacPhail the other Joe Engel
MacPhan introduced night baseball style shows and prntng
between doubeheaders He built the
Stadiums 400 Club, selling
cocktail lounge the exclusively
for members
extra entertainment for at least
MacPha much longer than Veck For the old
the Bush League Barnum He has
a lot his ball park
shortstop pulled
attention
Like Enge, Veeck great believer musicmusc of
that Enge the with violent swing band
becoming known SUCH
preference of band The Indians
plays Milwaukee, when Charley Grimm
his Grimm played banjo et-handed The rest of
of Hershe Martin ouelder who
Prince banjopayng pitcher Merv
Cleveland, who played the bull fiddle.
Building Up indians Weeks Big Job
the Veeck vividy with Ava
Bradley the raroadman whom he succeeded Bradley dgnled
incidentally generally critical
league his ball club his other
business enterprises.
friends who him when he did odd
later Milwaukee, that II
harmony in Cleveland nobody
of Cleveland already this fellow
problem the
pitchers Fer and Allie Reynolds,
Kelner
Veeck will
baseball well the
points of showmanship.
Evening star., 1946-08-07
Win, Lose or Draw
Rondom Notes on Fellow in the News.
By FRANCIS (. STANN

Bill Veeck r has been president of the Cleveland
nearly three weeks now and already has displayed of the show
manshlp for which he Milwaukee
Brewers But Judging from queries mails