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Evening star., 1946-09-24
u. 5. Players Missing,
Mexicans Mystified
BY the A,soeiotsd Press

MEXICO CITY. Sept. 24.-Mystery
today surrounded the whereabouts
of Max Lanier, Lou Klein and
Harry Feldman, reported by the
Mexican Baseball League to have
abandoned" their Vera Cruz team
during its nve-game series with
Tampico.
The league, in an official bulletin
announcing the move of the three
former United States major league
players, said it was investigating the
circumstances before taking any
action.
The league announcement "cate-
gorically denied" rumors that Lanier
would play with Mexico City in that
teams final four-game series, de-
claring this was impossible under
league rules.
None of the three Americans
played in yesterdays final Vera
Cruz Tampico games. They could
not be reached at their Mexico City
residences.
One Mexico City newspaper re-
ported Lanier had left the team
after an argument with Manager
Jose Gomez, and suggested he might
finish the season with the Mexico
City Reds.
Evening star., 1946-09-24
ONLY Two Yunks of Ruthiun Era
Remuin as Ruffing, ,DickeyLeove

good-by to baseball for the year
yesterday when, at the suggestion of
the club, they showed off for home
along with Pitcher Ernie Bonham
First Baseman Nick Etten and
Catcher Ken Silvestri.
The end of Joe McCarthy's reign
in May was at the same time the
actual beginning of the MacPhail
dynasty. Dickey, who joined the
Yanks in 1928, compiled a lifetime
.314 batting average, and played in
eight World Series, succeeded Nc
Carthy at the helm and lasted until
mid September.
A broken kneecap in June signal
lied the end of Rulings tenure with
the Yanks. The hurler was placed
on the retired list after the mishap
The 41-year old highlander, his
fast ball gone, relied on his control
and his experience to win five games
against one loss before the accident
The big redhead has won 270 major
league games, 226 Of them with the
Yanks, and has scored seven World
Series victories.
The emphasis will be on youth
when the Yanks take to the field
again next April. Second or third
place for the Yankees is the same
as the second division for other
clubs, and no one is more emphatic
about that than MacPhail. The
Evening star., 1946-09-24
|HogertyLikes OxygenMochine.
ButWonts One to Score forG.U

No longer will Georgetown grid
men complain of that tired, run
down feeling. Poor, aching backs,
yapping dogs and sagging enthu-
siasm will be a thing of the past
when the Hoyas get their new
oxygen-dispensing machine. 1t will
be sort of portable oxygen bar
where the boys can step up and have
quick slug during a time-out or
the field, and it's guaranteed to
make new men out OF them.
Coach Jack Hagerty is enthused
over it.
Nov If somebody would invent
another machine guaranteed to pro-
duce long runs and some touch
downs we'd be all set" he said
today. 1t would be nice if you
could turn dial to, say for ex-
ample, a 30-yard pass from the left
half to the right end, follow up
with 10-yard line buck, and Is
more around and for a touchdown.
Then a coach could sit back and
enjoy the game"
The new device will be employed
as a scientific experiment at first,
and If successful its use probably
Evening star., 1946-09-24
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Sept. PA new era
in Yankee baseball history was
ushered in today as Red Rufing
and Bill Dickey, one of the games
foremost batteries when they had
it, found themselves formally severed
from the New York organization.
With the passing-via the free
agency route-of Rufus the Red,
who had one of baseball's best fast
balls when he came to the Yanks
16 years ago. and Big Bill, a great
catcher by any comparison, only two
players remained on the Yanks who
can boast they once played on the
same team with the immortal Babe
Ruth.
And even these two, Infielder
Frankie Crosetti and Relief Hurler
Johnny Grandma Murphy, may
not be with the club next spring
when President Larry MacPhail
once again feels the call of the
tropics.
Murphy came up to the Yanks in
"a when Ruth was in his last year
in the Yankee Stadium. The &c.
year-old Crosetti, the spring gone
from his legs but still a valuable
utility hand to have around, also
came in at the tail-end of the Ruth
ian period. He was brought up from
San Francisco in 1882.
Both Murphy and CroSetti said
Evening star., 1946-09-24
Bat Titles for Vernon,
MusiaI Seen C|jnched
By Recent Spurts
BY the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, Sept. 24.-Stan
Musial of the st. Louis Cardinals
and Mickey Vernon of the Wash
ington Mats added points to their
batting averages during the past
week virtually to assure themselves
Of winning the National and Amer
ican League individual batting
crowns, respectively.
Musial drive out 8 hits in 20 trips
to the plate, including games of
Sunday, to boost his mark from 1868
to 371-34 points above that of
Johnny Mize of the New York Giants,
who is second at 337 Vernon collect
ed 10 safeties in Is tries to jump his
figure from 1854 to 1856 and enjoy a
15-point margain over Boston's Ted
Williams, who is runnerup at .341.
If the Cardinal clouter finishes at
370 or better, he will be the first in
his league to do so since Ducky
Medwick hit .374 for the Redbirds
in 1887.
Musial also is cunning for his
second batting championship. hav-
ing won the crown in 1943 with a
1857 average. Vernon is seeking his
first crown.
Ten leading batters in each league:
Biased on $50 Times at Bat.)
AMrRICAN
Evening star., 1946-09-24
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Alexandria Grid Twin Bill
To Aid SchooIboY Patrol

A football double header is on tap
tomorrow night under the lights at
George Washington High School
Stadium, where teams from the
Alexandria Boys Club will tangle
with Washington elevens for the
benefit Of the Alexandria schoolboy
patrol.
In the opener at 7 o'clock the 90
pound Alexandrians meet George
town Boys Clubs team and in the
nightcap Alexandria's 120-pounders
will tangle with the Southeast Boys
Club.
AL Doran, George Washington
High athletic director; Harry Lee
Mount Vernon High grid mentor
and ex-Redskin Andy Farkas will
be the officials,
Evening star., 1946-09-24

will be extended to basket ball, box
ing and other sports of heavy physi-
cal strain.
One thing Hagerty will not have
to worry about this season. machines
or no, seems to be punting. Mike
Kopcis was the last good kicker to
wear the Blue and Gray, but the
Hilltoppers have a half dozen able
booters this year. Elmer Raba,
Buddy Spiess and Lou Surman top
the list, with Surman apparently
the No. boy. Walter O'Connell
and George Hughes also have shown
good form. Hughes starred in this
department for st. Johns during
his scholastic career.
All have averaged around so yards
in practice and if given proper
protection in actual competition
will help keep their teammates out
of trouble Kopcis' punting, it will
be recalled, played a. big part in
Georgetown's prewar success, while
the late Jim MONEYS booting was
responsible for the 1923 upset over
New York q. at New York in what
still ranks as the greatest football
upset ever scored by Hoya eleven.
Evening star., 1946-09-24
BY the Assoeiofed Press

CLEVELAND, Sept. "a. - Bill
Veeck, energetic young president of
the Cleveland Indians, is prepared
today to trade everybody on his
club, except Bob Feller and Lou
Boudreau, in an effort to lift his
sixth-placers into the first division
next year.
Now that his "oats-feeling" three
months period is ended (Veeck
gained control of the Indians last
June-and he has had an eyeful
of his playing personneD the sandy
haired, good-natured former Marine
knows exactly which of his 1916
players he wants to keep
Naturally, cannot tell you who
Is going to remain besides Feller
and Boudreau, and who is going
to leave" Veeck said Sunday after
the Tribe lost doubleheader to
the Detroit Tigers. once publicly
announce who is on the market, his
trading value takes an immediate
nose-dive But I certainly don't
intend to stand for a sixth-place
club"
Deals in Talking Stage.
1t was known that Veeck had
asked waivers on almost every mem.
ber of his team, including severaI
star performers.
Il have my eye on several players
with other clubs" he said, but fol
obvious reasons, I cannot tell you
who. We have some deals in the
talking stage. 1t doesn't cost money
to talk"
"Feller, baseball's greatest pitcher
and Boudreau, the best shortstop
will be the backbone of my new
club" Veeck continued. "L.u, OF
Evening star., 1946-09-24
Jockey Kurtsinger Dies
OF Pneumonia in Kentucky
BY the Assoeioted Press

LOUISVILLE, KY. Sept. "a
Charles E. Kurtsinger, 80, who rode
two Kentucky Derby winners and
once was considered one of the top
jockeys in America, died here today
of pneumonia.
He had been under an oxygen tent
in a Louisville hospital for 10 days
and had undergone several blooo
transfusions.
Kurtsinger, native of Shepherds
vile. KY, rode Twenty Grand te
victory in the 1881 Kentucky Derby
and followed it by guiding Wal
Admiral to triumph in the 1881
Derby He also rode the son o1
Man O. War to victory in the Freak.
ness and Belmont later in 1887. Ir
1888 he rode War Admiral in hi.
famous match race against Sea.
biscuit at Pimlico which Seabiscuit
won
Evening star., 1946-09-24
Veeck to Shake Up Tribe in AZ;
All Butte FeIIer, Boudreuu on Block

course, will manage the club in 47.
That's final.
III try my darndest to get Bob
some hitting support next year. In
more than half his defeats this sea-
son, the boys failed to get him a
single run.
Were negotiating for the trans
fer of all our home games from
League Park to. Municipal Stadium,
where we played only night games,
Sundays and Holidays this season.
That means we will need new type
of team. The stadium is so vast
that long fly balls which drop into
the stands for home runs in other
parks are just long outs there. I'll
be looking for fast men and line
drive hitters.
Likes Ed Robinson.
ITO be specific about 1t, we need
two outfielders, a couple of infield-
ers. another catcher and several
pitchers"
Veeck was high on Ed Robinson
Of Baltimore. The runs-batted-in
king Of the International League
He expects Robinson to be the
Indians first baseman next year
He also likes portly Pat Seerey, his
barrel-chested outfielder, and Bot
Lemon, the converted inf1elder -out.
fielder pitcher.
Lemon has come a long way,
said Veeck. After failing to wir
a regular berth first as an infielder
then as an outielder. Bob switched
to pitching. For a while he looked
wretched. However, with the tutor.
ing of Mel Harder, he has made
such rapid strides that I believe
he will be a big winner for us next
year"
Evening star., 1946-09-24
Corby Cup Golf List Cut
|By Ruin-Souked Links

The fact that the Columbia Coun-
try Club course was soaked by an
all-night rain did not deter the
women golfers, who started play in
the annual 18-hole Corby Cup tour
nament this morning on schedule
Although a record field Of 80 was
paired for the last official event on
the District Women's Golf Associa-
ton schedule, scratches due to the
heavy course dropped the field below
the IS mark.
Evening star., 1946-09-24
Second Pro Bout Fatal As K0 Fractures Skull

pounds, died of a basal skull frac-
ture from his head hitting the floor
Of the Valley Arenas ring.
The two, fighting a four round
preliminary, had knocked each
other down and were fighting
furiously when McGrath, weighing
|l31, slammed a punch to Vidal's
chin
Vidal was counted out. He failed
to respond to treatment and was
taken to the hospital, where he was
placed in an oxygen tent. He died
without regaining consciousness.
Evening star., 1946-09-24
Skins Hunt for WAYS
To Check Dudley in
SteeIer Tilt Sunday
VERNON SEIBERT.
By Lewis F. Atchison

Bill Dudley, one of the best run
ming backs in the National Football
League, will be on the prowl Sunday
at Griffith Stadium, so today the
Redskin Traffic Committee went in
to huddle to figure ways and
means of chasing him down q one
way street and keeping him there
The occasion will be the ofI1cial
league debut of the Redskins and
their first appearance this season on
Clark Griffiths reservation. It's got
to be a successful scalping party for
the Tribe, since it marks Turk
Edwards local debut in the role OF
head coach, and preparations are
being made accordingly.
DR.. Jock Sutherland's Steelers
have one league win under their
belt and nothing would be more sat
isfying than second straight at
the Tribes expense. 1t might even
make the dour Scot smile, but not
necessarily. 1t would make his men
tough to beat, and would saddle the
Skins with the same task they had
last year when they lost their open
ing game and had an uphill climb
to the Eastern championship.
Edwards vividly remembers last
year-as we'll as events as recent
as last Sunday. The Tribe made
mistakes in both games that proved
disastrous.
1--WE can't afford to do that
against jock" Edwards was saying
today HE is one of the soundest
coaches in football and if we give
his men a foot they'll want the
whole ball park. I think we'll be
all right. Our rockies learned a
lot against the Bears, particularly
on mousetrap plays, and we'll have
most of our injured men back in
the game. They'll help a lot"
The line is in for it again Sunday
because Sutherland's offense fea-
lures a plunging fullback by the
name of Tony Compagno and Mr.
Dudley. Jock, of course, has come
to regard passing as something more
than a fad and football men tell
you that when he puts his mind
to an idea he comes up with some
thing tough to beat. His passing
attack is one of the best camoufageo
in the circuit. brought into play
when least expected and always
dangerous.
The Steelers got off to a gooc
start in regular league competition
by trouncing the Chicago Cardinals
14-7, on soaked field at Pitts
burgh last Friday and didn't reveal
too much of the hand they'll play
against the Skins.
The Skins aren't worrying about
last year or last week-the players
that is. Last Sundays game went
for Sweeney, and the Variety Club
Beginning this week they're play.
ing for themselves, and those big
beautiful blue chips that come with
| the championship playoff.
Evening star., 1946-09-24
Cards Winning Punch
Supplied by HurIers'
Strength al Plate
By RoIph Roden
Associated Press Sports Writer

The lineup of the st. Louis Cardi-
mails is studded with some Of the best
hitters in the National League, but
in the last three victories gained by
the league leaders the pitchers have
supplied the punch at the plate.
Relief Hurler Ted Wilks helped
bat the Cards to victory Thursday
at Boston; Saturday it was little
Murray Dickson who singled and
sped home with the winning run In
the ninth inning at Chicago, and
yesterday Harry "The Cat" Brec-
heen pitched and batted the Birds
to 10 victory over the Cubs ct
Chicago.
Brecheen singled home battery
mate Joe Garagiola in the third
inning with the only run of the
game as the Cards protected their
slim half-game margin over the
Brooklyn Dodgers, who trimmed the
Phillies, 6-l, at Ebbets Field.
The Dodgers and Phils engaged In
a tight contest until the eighth in
ming. when the Brooks broke the
game wide open by scoring five runs
on two walks, four hits and q long
fly.
Today, the Dodgers meet the Phils
again, while the Cards battle the
Cincinnati Reds under the lights at
st. Louis. Ralph Branca, who has
hurled two straight shutouts, will
pitch for the Brooks. Lefty Oscar
Judd wiN work for the Phils. Big
George Munger is slated to face
the Reds and either Southpaw
Johnny Wander Nicer or the vet
eran Bucky Walters will hurl for
the Reds.
Cards Have 5 More, Dodgers, 4.
The Cards have five games left
to play, while the Dodgers have
only four. If the two teams tie for
the lead, three-game playon for
the championship will be held. The
first game will be played at st.
Louis October l and the second
at Brooklyn October 2. A third
game, II necessary, would be at
Brooklyn October 4. If any such
extra games are played, the World
Series will open in st. Louis or
Brooklyn October 6 instead of Oc-
tober 2 as now planned.
No other games were scheduled
in the National League YESTERDAY
In the only American League game,
the third place New York Yankees
topped the tail-end Athletics, 9-6.
Evening star., 1946-09-24
BY the Assoeioted Press

HOLYOKE, Mass, Sept. a.
Fighting his second professional
fight, an 18-year-old New Yorker
was knocked out with stiff punch
on the chin and died two hours and
a half later in Providence Hospital.
Police investigating the death of
Raymond Vidal, 18, of the Bronx,
said no charge had been placed
against Red McGrath of Newark,
N. j.
Doctors at Providence Hospital
said that Vidal, who weighed 129
Evening star., 1946-09-24
A~.rtc.u I>>~u.

American League.
Batting-Vernon, Washington, .356;
Williams, Boston, .341
Runs---Williams, Boston. 141; Pesky.
Boston. ia
Runs batted in-Williams. Boston.
121; York, Boston. l1S.
:. Hits-Pesky, Boston, 203; Vernon.
Washington, 1919.
ington. 40.
Triples-Edwards, Cleveland, 10;
Lewis. Washington, 12.
Home runs--Greenberg, Detroit, ana
Williams, Boston, SO.
Stolen bases-Case, Cleveland, 20;
Stirnweiss, ~.
Pitching - Ferriss, Boston, 25-6,
Evening star., 1946-09-24
Dot Kirby's Golf Title
Hopes High After IS
Start in National
By tho Assooioted Press

TULSA, Okla, Sept. 24.-Veteran
tournament campaigner Dorothy
Kirby of Atlanta, Ga. who says she
plays golf lust for the fun Of it"
was all popped up today over the
prospect of winning woman's ma
tior.al amateur links title.
The slim Georgian started the
final 18 holes of the qualifying
phase to the first women's national
since 194l after posting par rs
(women's figures) for the 6,232-yard
Southern Hills Country Club course
in the opening round yesterday.
Miss Kirby was two strokes under
the early co-favorites-Louis Suggs
of Atlanta and Babe Didrikson
Zaharias of Denver-and Jean Hop
kins of Rocky River, Ohio.
Evening star., 1946-09-24
Major Leaders
National League.

Batting-MLsial st. Louis, 369;
Mize, New York. .337.
Runs-Musial, St. Louis. 11s;
Slaughter, St Louis, 9s.
Runs batted in-Slaughter, st. Louis,
1875: Walker Brooklyn, 1I5.
Doubles Musial, ST. Louis, 4S;
Holmes, Boston, and Kurowski, st.
Louis, 80.
Triples - Musial, ST. Louis. 10;
Reese, Brooklyn, and Cavarretta, Chi
cago, 10.
Home runs-Mize. New York, a.;
Kiner, Pittsburgh, 81
Evening star., 1946-09-24
Bell Still Ringing as Bell
KOS Foe in 30 Seconds
BY the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, Sept. 24.-Jimmy
Bell, 1888. Of Washington, scored
one of the quickest knockouts on
record here when he stopped
Johnny Kapovich, 189, in 80 seconds
of the first round of scheduled
l0-rounder last night. Bell backed
Kapovich into corner with a
furry of lefts at the start and
crossed with a right to put him
down for the count.
In a prelim George Neubeck. 1873
decisioned Little Rupp, 1856, oi
Washington, in six.
Evening star., 1946-09-24
Aiken, D. c. Boxer, Loser
In Army Show in japan
BY fhe Assoeiotsd Press

TOKYO, Sept. 24.-Arnold Aiken
Of Washington, representing the
Japanese command, was decisioned
by Albert Derrickson of Danville,
ILL.,, representing Korea, in one
Of the opening fights of the
Army's intercommand Pacific boxing
tournament
Only knockout last night was by
Ray Bassett, 222, of Pittsburgh
(Marianas) over Paul Garcia, Homo
lulu (Hawaii). The tourney con-
tinues nightly with finals on Satur-
day.
Evening star., 1946-09-24

MdfyIaIIu coulu WeII De tre NO college team,
including even Navy. because Shaughnessy not only
has the material but he declared himself when he
returned to College Park last winter saying "I in
tend to do the best job of coaching I've ever done
The S4-year-old Maryland -Redskin coach pub
icly chastised himself after he left Pittsburgh and
resigned with President H. c. (Curley) Byrd IF
ever coach should do good job for anybody it
is up to me to do good job for Curley Byrd" he
said. Il want to vindcate his Judgment in asking
me to come back"
Shaughnessy left Maryland after the one sea-
son, 1912. 1t was open-and-shut case of here
today, gone tomorrow. He elected to accept an
offer from Pitt and all the hoopla that attended
his arrival at Maryland, fairly fresh from smash
ing wit fada
Evening star., 1946-09-24
Bonbridqe Too Weak. CoroIino Too Stronq He Weeps

gentleman
OF the T formation the land still grm
terday But the gloom
storm that hit Washington it was Shaughnessy crying!
He receiving a
old Chicago Banbridge which
Saturday night
would be tough Shaughnesy shook
cambridge probably would be too and according shaughnesy
North Carolina too tough weeks October
There happy medium, moaned
gesed that University
Shaughnessy
Everybody except maybe Banbrdge loaded
skies began in blind washing his practice
Potentially,
OF understatement Lets hopeful
the squad make good We
If played three weeks later
added the secretly possibly hnkshat
land will Carolina believed
to Carl inplev formal
Evening star., 1946-09-24
DuoI-RoIe Coach Saws Redskins Six Weeks Awoy

The only in the United States who coaches both college
team league professional club comparing
Maryland squad with the Redskins to faults
Look what happened the Redskins Baltimore Sunday
he said Like (Maryand (Redskns) The
Redskins six weeks from top form Baugh all mixed
because he trying coach those rockies addition calling
signals playing the himself That's nearly entire
Marshas of those kids just like babies they
have be led by the hand
about six weeks the Redskins should begin rolling The
better They trick they
day fellows playing fog Ther be another day of
reckoning"
With shaughney departed for his floor
coaching where Marands ranking quareback
special brain which THE Chief doubt
hoped ns the idea that cambridge Navy tough and that
Carolina terrific that the Tarhes can't be beaten
sign of Sammy Baugh the premises although
Saughnesy earlier had limited that Bughs wouldn't be out
The Chief didn't think Sam should started
while line Sunday either
Evening star., 1946-09-24
Major League Standings and Schedules
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER "a 1916

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.
New York, 8; Phila., 6.
Only game scheduled.
Games Today.
st. Louis at Detroit ca.
New York at Boston.
Only games scheduled.
Games Tomorrow.
Washington at Phila. CD
st. Louis at Detroit.
Chicago at Cleveland.
New York at Boston.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Yesterday's Results.
st. Louis, /; Chicago, 0.
Brooklyn, 8; Phila., /.
Only games scheduled.
Games TODAY.
Cine. at st. Louis (n).
Phila. at Brooklyn.
Boston at New York CD
Pittsb'gh at Chicago t2)
Games ToneFrov.
Cine. at st. Louis (n).
Phila. at Brooklyn.
Pittsburgh at Chicago.
Boston at New York IN.
Evening star., 1946-09-24
en@ a Sports Maryland Boasts Four Potential AIAmericas
Win,Lose or Draw
By FRANCIS (. STANN
Shouehnessys Sure to Coach Top Team

The one best bet local football Clark Shaue-
messy WI" coach the top team this
can make with his University of Maryland
with "
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-06

teachers, etc. Several thousand
high schools offer courses in avia-
ton.
Meanwhile. facilities for private
flying have increased markedly
since 1910. Increased training pro-
grams just before the war and dur
ing the war brought a boost in the
number of flying schools and in the
number of airports throughout the
nation.
The prospects for the future of
many Of the flying schools and air.
ports lies in the number of persons
who take flying lessons and who
own planes of their own or who be-
come members of cooperative
groups owning planes.
A recent CAA survey of plane
manufactu report orders for
private planes at the end of 1915
were six times over the number
ordered in 1941. The CAA has pre-
dicted that 100000 planes will be
devoted to personal or business use
by 1855.