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Evening star., 1947-06-13
Boudreau Tops Rivals
In A|I-Star Voting
Nv the Assoeiutsd Press

CHICAGO, June 13.-Lou Bou-
dreau, shortstop and manager Of the
Cleveland Indians, had increased his
lead over the veteran Luke Appling
of the Chicago White Sox, to 4,181
votes today as balloting continued
for starting lineups for the 18th an
nual major league all-star game at
Chicago's Wrigley Field July 8.
AS the first weeks voting ended,
Boudreau had 17,153 to Applin's H.
972 in the race for shortstop in the
American League. The fans voting
for the interleague classic starters
will end at midnight June 26. The
poll is being conducted by 1913 news
papers, magazines and radio stations
with the Chicago Tribune serving as
voting headquarters.
In the National League race,
Buddy Kerr Of the New York Giants,
who recently committed an error
after accepting 384 chances without
a miscue for new all-time record,
passed Marty Marion of the st.
Louis Cardinals, and shot into Sec
ond place behind Cincinnati's Eddie
Miller among the National Leagues
shortstops. The Reds home run
hitting star leads with 1908 votes
Kerr follows with II, ,758, and Marion
has 1852.
The total vote today is 1892.
Evening star., 1947-06-13
Flag Hopes Pickering in Mats,
But No Helpful Trades Loom

Wen be in the thick of the race
We've been stumbling all over the
place, but with all our bad baseball
we're still in contention"
Despite winning only four OF II
games on disastrous Western trip
the Mats actually slipped only an
other half game off the pace on that
tourney. They left Washington on
May 80 trailing Detroit five and a
half games and they returned today
with six games separating them
from the league lead.
Immediate improvement Is imper-
ative, of course, and the Mats believe
it will be forthcoming. 1--WE haven't
stopped talking pennant," says
Priddy. st think the first club to
get hot can win the pennant and 1t
could be U.s."
Still Up to the Batters.
Look at some of our averages,
demands Catcher AL Evans. They're
so low they're laughable, but they
don't figure to remain that low
With the exceptions of Stan Spence
and Buddy Lewis, most of the fel-
lows on the club are hitting way
below their lifetime averages and
lifetime average to me is a pretty
good indication of what a player
should hit.
"Priddy is hitting .184; Christman,
.206; Vernon, 256. They have estab-
lished over the years that they're
better hitters than that. I should
be hitting better than I am, too, and
I believe I will. Some of us can't be
rated good hitters, but we're not as
bad as we have been. AL we have
to do to become vastly improved
club is to hit up to our lifetime aver
ages"
Walter Masterson will carry q
string of is successive scoreless in
nings against the Tigers tonight
when the Mats bid to slice a game
off Detroit's lead. Masterson, who
will be opposed on the mound by
lefty Hal Newhouser, pitched 16
scoreless innings against the Chicago
White Sox in his last effort before
retiring in favor of Early Wynn, who
was credited with a 10 victory when
the Mats produced run in the 18th
inning.
The Mats will meet every club in
the league on their current home
stand, remaining here through
June 80.
Evening star., 1947-06-13
Babe Rates Self With Jones
After Grand Slam Victory

had won the American women's
amateur championships last year.
After her 5 and 4 triumph yes
terday over L.ondon's Jacqueline
Gordon, she made her plans for an
easy day. boy, am going to sleep
late in the morning" she said, "and
I am going to have breakfast in
bed"
After that she planned to go to
st. Andrews to play the famed 'old'
course where Jones won one leg of
his grand slam in 1880, two years
before the Babe hit the headlines
as an olympic athlete.
Through the rest of the week she
intended to 'look around Scotland
a little and play still more golf"
Meanwhile, London newspapers
marveled at the golfng proves OF
the Babe. A few OF the stories be-
traSed a feeling of humiliation that
the last of Britain,s major golf
championships was on its way to
America.
Evening star., 1947-06-13
By Burton Hawkins

Hope of bolstering the staggering
Mats through the medium OF trade
virtually has vanished, President
Clark Griffith admits, but no note
of Illustration may be detected In
the old gentleman's failure to fortify
his inield. He's clinging to the
belief his Mats are better than they
have demonstrated and that they
soon will show 1t.
Sure, I've been trying to make a
deal" says Griffith, "but all any
other club wants to give me is a
bunch of junk for some of our better
players. We're still working on a
trade, but I'd have to say chances
of our swinging a deal are remote
Apparently nothing will develop"
AS the Mats awaited the opener OF
a three-game series with the Detroit
Tigers tonight at Griffith Stadium,
Griffith was displaying no tendency
toward tossing in the towel. We've
been horrible" says he, "but every
other team in the league has been
iittery, too. That has been blessing
for us because despite out bad play
ing we're still not out of it.
Little Ground Lost on Trip.
"If our pitchers had gone sour ]
would be ready to admit we're
licked" continued Griffith, "but any
time pitchers come through as ours
have been doing think we're far
from being washed up. We just
haven't been hitting, but it's incon-
ceivable that Mickey Vernon, Mark
Christman and Jerry Priddy won't
hit better.
Were only six games back of the
Tigers and they're leading the
league. All we have to do is play
the baseball we're capable of and
Evening star., 1947-06-13
Thomas Gets Return
Bout With Bog|ey

Another re-run Of a City Of Wash
ington tennis tournament final, the
second this year, has been assured
in the interscholastic qualifying
round at Columbia Country Club,
with Gerry Thomas slated to meet
Gil Bogley.
Thomas scored an upset over Jack
Yates in yesterdays semif1nals to
gain another shot at his rival, win
ming in five tough sets, 46, Ga,
As, 60, 60. Steadiness COM
bined with stamina, the two attrib-
utes he displayed in@forcing Bog
ley to the limit in their previous
tourney meeting, stood Thomas in
good stead yesterday, and he won
going away.
Bogley trounced Ed Wesley of
Georgetown Prep, 60, e3, 60, to
enter the final. No date has been
set for the playof but doubles were
to be settled this afternoon at 4
o'clock with Bob Cabell and Walt
Horsley of st. Christopher's engag-
ing Gardner and Lewis Of Landon.
Evening star., 1947-06-13
Breadon Scouts Talk
Cards Are on Block
BY the Assoeioted Press

ST. LOUIS, June 13.-The st.
Louis Cardinals are not for sale.
Sam Breadon, president of the
world champions OF baseball, issued
a brief statement to that effect
last night in answer to persistent
reports that he would sell his vast
holdings in baseball and retire.
For two weeks Breadon had been
besieged with requests to clarity his
intentions, inasmueh as newspapers
from coast to coast have carried
stories that the club, in which he
holds II per cent interest, was
for sale. .
Latest of these reports was that
a group headed by Postmaster Gen.
eral Robert E. Hannegan and Edwin
w. Pauley, West Coast oil magnate,
were trying to purchase the Cardi-
mails for $1,000 900.
Evening star., 1947-06-13
By the Assoeiafsd Press

ST. LOUIS, June 13.-Ten former
champions are having their fun in
the 47th United States Open golf
tournament on the st. Louis Coun-
try Club course, but all have to turn
the pages from l to 81 years to find
q creditable score tackled onto their
names.
Not one Of the ex-Open kings
was able to match par II in the
opening round yesterday. Lloyd
Mangrum, who won the coveted
crown a year ago, turned ina miser-
able 41-36-77. Charles (Chick)
Evans, jr., whose title dates back
to 1916, hit 80. Ralph Guldahl,
champ in 1887 and '38; Billy Burke
(1931) and Tony Manero (1936)
used IA each.
Gene Sarazen, 1882 king, had a
1-over-par 72. Tommy Armour,
head man in 1927, and Sam Parks,
jr., (1935) settled for TBS. Lawson
Little Q940) came In with rs.
Craig Wood gave up on the 18th,
II strokes over par.
Ben Hogan, still regarded one OF
the strongest threats in the tourna-
ment, got the biggest break Of any
Of the players yesterday. Ben half
topped his ball on the 9th approach
Evening star., 1947-06-13
Maureen 0rcutt Tops
Youngsters 10 GET
East Golf Title
By the Asseciafed Press

NEWTON, Mass, June 13.-Mau-
reen Orcutt of Haworth, N. j., a
nationally known golflng star for
more than two decades, today held
her sixth Eastern Women's cham
pionship, but she had to outstroke
two up-and-coming youthful rivals
to gain it.
Miss Orcutt, shaving stroke of
every round, wound up that 54-hole
medal competition with a IT for a
234-total yesterday at the Brae Burn
Country Club.
That gave her a stroke lead on
Mae Murray, 21-year-old daughter
of a Rutland, VT, professional, and
three strokes on 19-year-old Grace
Lenczyk of Hartford, Conn.
While Miss Orcutt was turning in
her winning card, Miss Murray was
missing 7-foot putt on the home
green that would have given her the
tournaments first parts round and
forced playoff for this sectional
title.
Miss Lenczyk, who matched the
winners IT Wlndup, recently won
the Connecticut women,s title and
can boast of being the last to defeat
Babe Didrikson Zaharias, new Brit
ish and 1916 National champion, in
competition.
A year ago they met in the first
round of the Women's Open at
Spokane, Wash, and the teen-age
Connecticut star gained a 3-and-2
triumph. Mrs. Zaharias then went
on to win is tournaments in a row
before becoming the first American
to gain the British title.
Mrs. Glenna Collett Ware of
Philadelphia, the former National
titlist who has piled up six Eastern
triumphs in quarter century, fin
ished in a Birthplace tie with 253.
Evening star., 1947-06-13
Australia and Europe
To See Joe Louis
By the Assoeiated Press

SPOKANE. Wash, June 13.-
Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis
intends to swap punches In exhibi-
ton boxing matches In Australia
and Europe next year.
This was reported today by Fred
Sommers, representative for the
Brown Bomber's current exhibition
tour through the West, as Louis
rested for his four-round bout to-
night with Tiger Jack Fox Of Spo-
kane.
Evening star., 1947-06-13
Babe Found Luck Pants
In Orlando Tournament
BY the Assoeieted Press

ORLANDO, Fla, June 49,
Mrs. Malcolm Davenport, wife OF
the owner Of Dubsdread Country
Club here, got a chuckle out OF
the role Babe Didrikson Ia
harias' faded blue corduroy 'luck
pants" played as Babe won the
British women's golf crown.
The pants were given to Babe
by Mrs. Davenport last March
during the mixed tTo-ball tour
nament, an event u lpn by Babe
and Gerald (Gee) walker, former
major league baseball star.
"It was cold then and Babe
didn't have anything suitable to
wear in that weather." Mrs.
Davenport explained, $50 I let
her wear those old blue corduroy
slacks of mine. She called them
her luck pants after the tour
nament was over and offered to
buy them. I just made her a
present of them"
Evening star., 1947-06-13
Riley 10 Manage Lions,
Rejoining American
Hockey Circuit
BY the Asseeiaisd Press

HERSHEY, Pa, June 13.-The
washington Lions will re-enter the
American, Hockey League this sea-
son after an absence Of four years.
Maurice Podoloff, league presi-
dent, announced Washington's re-
admittance to the league following
the circuits annual meeting here
yesterday.
Nigel J. Uline, owner Of the
Washington franchise, said Jack
Riley, veteran Eastern Amateur
Hockey League star, would coach
the Lions and that he had begun
to sign players.
Wartime shortages Of players
forced the Lions out Of the league
at the end of the 1923 season
and since that time they have
played in the Eastern loop.
New Manager in PhiIIy.
Podolof also announced that
Peter Tyrrell has been appointed
president and general manager of
the Philadelphia Arena, operator
Of the Rockets in the American
League. The arena was purchased
this week by Walter H. Annenberg,
publisher Of the Philadelphia In
quirer.
Tyrrell later told the meeting that
Annenberg is planning to erect q
new arena In the Quaker City.
Podoloff said the playing rules,
as adopted at the recent meeting in
of officials from the Ameri-
can and National Hockey Leagues
and the Canadian Hockey Associa-
tion, would be followed with the
exception that the two-referee sys-
tenn used in the American League
would be continued.
He explained that the clubowners
felt this method gave their officials
better control over the players, espe-
cially in bitter battles and was SUI
perior to the one referee and lines
man system used In the National
League.
Time Count to Continue.
1t also was decided to continue
a practice adopted in the playoffs
last season In which the official
timekeeper counted the last Is Sec
onds Of each period over the public
address system to eliminate any
controversy arising over goals scored
In the closing seconds of each Pc
Rod.
Podoloff said the Hershey Bears,
champions Of the 1867 season, will
be awarded the league title ar the
opening game this season.
Evening star., 1947-06-13
Former Champs Out for Ride
lin St. Louis Links Title Play

and 1t headed out-of-boundS, struck
a concreate ,walkway, bounced
against a tree and back into the
fairway in front of the green. He
got the hole in par 4.
"A good number Of the boys, pro
and simon pure, figured Friday the
18th couldn't do much more damage
to the scores. The high score yes
terday was a 80 fashioned by Ed
Kosikowski of Weirton, w. Va.
Sam Snead has his entry filed
for the British Open late this month,
but AYERS that he will not defend
his title in the overseas feature.
"If my putting was little sharper,
I'd be back there in a minutes" he
said.
Spectators who defied tourna-
ment rules by using their cameras
drew the ire of Hogan. He stopped
his drive swing on one tee and
glared at a spectator who was
grinding away with movie camera.
What do these people think we are,
movie stars?" he said.
Among national figures on hand
for the tournament were w. Stuart
Sylnington, Assistant Secretary of
War for Air, and Postmaster Cen
eral Robert E. Hannegan.
Evening star., 1947-06-13
Ohio SchooIboy Pitcher
To Be Tested by Mats
BY the Assecioied Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 13.-Earl
Davis, 18-year-old schoolboy pitch
ing star here, has veen signed by
Mike Martin, scout for the Washing
ton Mats. He'll be given once
over by Nat coaches in Washington
before going to a farm club.
Davis is 6-foot-1, 195-pound
southpaw who twice has sparked
Linden-McKnley High to the city
championship. He was graduated
two days ago.
Evening star., 1947-06-13
Fights Last Night
By the Assoeiutsd Press

DIES MoINEs.-Abel Cestac, 22o,
Buenos Aires, knocked out Buddy
Thomas, 1873, Washington, D. C. t2).
BROOKLYN. IT m my Houston,
154k, Glendale, N. Y, outpointed Pete
Kashuba. 1854, Brooklyn t8}.
INDIANAPoLIs.-Bo Garner, 1s1,
Louisville, knocked out Booker Beck
with, III, Gary, Ind. (6.
PORTLAND. Me.-Hermie. Freeman,
134A, Bangor, and Roy Andrews, 1876,
Lowell, Mass, drew (1O).
CAMDEN, N. J.-Earl HUH, 1851.
Camden, outpointed Pat Demers, 1881,
Boston (10).
BROOKLYN.-Lavern Roach, 1855,
Millburn, n. j., knocked out Sal Richie,
151, Brooklyn. a.. @
FALL RIVER, Mass.-Gene Leblanc,
140, Fall River. outpointed jimmy
McLarnin. 13S, New Bedford 10).
Evening star., 1947-06-13
By the Associated Press

GULLANE, Scotland, June 13.-
Babe Didrikson Zaharias, first
American to win the British wom-
ems amateur golf tournament, rec
ognized herself today as the fem
mime counterpart of Bobby Jones
for her grand slam" victory.
The grand slam idea crept into
her head the night before the
championship battle began. "If I
win," she said, that will be the
women's grand SIAM" explaining to
British sportswriters that she also
Evening star., 1947-06-13
ITS Tonid 50 Makes Grener Sensation Of Open Golf
Open Is Wide Open
As Nelson Sees 1t
BY Byron Nelson

twritten for the Associated Press.)
ST. LOUIS, Mo-. June 13.-The
weatherman and sound putters
hold the key to the National Open
golf championship here.
Anyway you look at 1t, this
high -pressure tournament stil
rates as q toss-up, even though
there were 12 under-par-71 cards
for yesterdays opening Is holes.
I would say that Bobby Locke.
who hit 68, still will be a dtfiicult
man to beat. If I had to pick q
newcomer, 1t might be Otto
Greiner, the newly turned pro-
fessional from Baltimore, who
hit So. I like his cool, sound
game.
Evening star., 1947-06-13
Pirates in Sad Plight
As Fingers FizzIe;;
Reds Nip Cards
BY Jock Hond
Associated Press Sports Writer

Billy Herman couldn't be blamed
II he made the entire Pittsburgh
Pirate pitching staff walk the plank
into the Monongahela mud. In the
last Is games since Memorial Day,
not one Bucco starter has gone the
route. AS result the team is trying
to knock q hole in the National
League cellar floor.
Although the Pirates have failed
to live up to their fine spring promise
because Of their pitching failures,
the Forbes Field customers remain
as loyal as ever. A crowd of 32,132
turned out last night to see the
Pirates give a good illustration of
the form they showed back East in
bowling, 7-3, to Chicago.
Johnson's Triple Trips Bucs.
Although Manager Herman's gang
to unseat starter Paul
Erickson In the eighth inning, 1t was
too late. Ten Chicago hits of Ed
Bahr and motley crew of sue
cessors were too much to overcome.
Don johnson helped engineer the
Pirates 18th loss in their last is
outings with three hits, one triple
with the bases loaded in the eighth.
That sent Relief Jim Bagby to the
showers and definitely assured Erick-
son Of his third win.
Chicago advanced into second
place tie with the idle Brooklyn
Dodgers as result Of the win and
the Pirates were rescued from q
lonely berth in the basement by
Cincinnati's 10 win over ST. Louis.
AS a result, the luckless Cardinals
remained In a seventh-place tie with
Pittsburgh.
Peterson Turns Back Cards.
Rookie Kent Peterson, a highly
publicized rookie who had pitched
only one inning of major league
baseball before this spring, turned
back the Red Birds with five hits,
to the delight of 27,075 customers.
The victory boosted the Reds into
fifth place. a half game ahead of
FI1llaQelpIlla.
The two night games were the only
contests in the majors with most Of
the clubs travelling. The National
Leagues Eastern clubs open their
second Western tour today and the
American League Western clubs
start their second swing through
the East.
New York's Yankees shut out their
city rivals, the Giants, TO, with
Mel Queen and Charley Wenslof
the National Leaguers'
power. It was their second shutout
of the season, but as Giant fans
commented it was "only an exhibi-
tion," the first Of a best-of-t three
charity series for the Mayor O'Dwyer
Trophy.
Evening star., 1947-06-13
Redskins Battle Eagles
In Huge PhiIIy Stadium
sv fhe Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA, June 13.-The
Philadelphia Eagles open their IL
game National Football League card
with a September % clash with the
Washington Redskins at Philadel-
phia's huge Municipal Stadium.
All other home games will be
played at Shibe Park, which was
| not available for the September
date because of baseball. The
schedule:
September IS, Washington; October 5,
New York; IL, Chicago Bears, away: l9,
Pittsburgh, away; 26, Los Angeles: NO
yember ., washington, away: 8, New YORK,
away; 16. Boston, %. Boston. away; 80,
Pittsburgh; December Z, Chicago Cardinals;
ia Green Ray
Evening star., 1947-06-13
D. C.. Girl Earns Award

Mary Whitley Christian of
Lynchburg was awarded the Cor
nelius Trophy for winning horse
manship honors at the Mount Yer
non Junior College show yesterday.
AMY Hitchcock of Washington won
reserve honors. The show was held
at the Pegasus Stables on East
West highway.
Evening star., 1947-06-13

1of tne 1ndlanapOnS CU1ESteHtly
crowds at the dozens of midget tracks In Indiana,
Illinois and Ohio, the Middle West still is the hot
bed But other sections are catching up.
Crowds of $4,000 are common on the West
Coast, where midget tracks mushrooming. In
Virginia the little buzzbuzz jobs have been pulling
5000 to $4,000 spectators during the last year
and the bug is spreading to the Carolinas and
Georgia.
One factor in the growth of the craze, which
incidentally gets its 1947 start at the West
Lanham, Md, Speedway tonight, is the avail
ability of new cars, tires and drivers returned
from the armed forces. flock OF new Curtis
Evening star., 1947-06-13
MocPhoiI's Liquor
Cut $1,000 Worth
BY the Assoeioted Press

BEL AIR, Md, June 13.-Le-
land S. Larry MacPhail, presi-
dent of the New York Yankees,
today was out $1,000 worth Of
liquor, including 200 bottles of
champagne.
State Trooper Paul Long said
the liquor was stolen more than
two weeks ago from the wine
cellar at MacPhail's Maryland
farm near here. Police did not
disclose why announcement of
the theft had been withheld until
last night.
Evening star., 1947-06-13

OH
time 19 of the good drivers who have on
sdened by tires are back IN the picture
The Cars Are Small but Expensive
prosperity, often happens squaOoie
within the the Spo 1t develops
the winning the fofo
much to choose According 10
Don oy publisher Speed auto racing magazne
owners asking separate to make 1or ae oS0
Of prize money. -
into money Ofenhausers Unless car
owner has green stuff victories to keep
In
which to $4,000 and $1,000 before
the war are selling $1,000 $4,000 these days.
buzzbuggy belonging to John Gacofci local man.
handsome little supposedly OF the
finest circulation At Lanham the driver
for Gacoc Harry Hart 47year-old veteran
in both big and little
MARYLAND Governor Vetoed Mutuel Bill
That Washington receptive the small was illustrated
card raned out The st1 started
to po lightning and thunder well In advance o.
the races astonshment OF even Mr. fn aoneS o
bose private estate track located guests "
rived until they numbered 5000 All they got was "et
Mahoney narrowly getting midget auto mutes degai-
ized beting this County est
mated they realized 100000 annually had the o
mdgets popular noW pu WIN leea1eo oe'e Viz
real gold would have been
Maryland Legislature passed the muuel BILL the
ruling the Senate passing 1t unanl-
nosly Mahoney will have 10 walt at
least years again start the wheels rolling.
political Wheels Those OF the Onennausers ana
Fords start spinning tonight. If it doesn't rain
Evening star., 1947-06-13

Five years ago-Watling Street
won the English Derby at New
market as Kings Big Game fin
iShed sixth.
Evening star., 1947-06-13
Win, Lose, or Draw
Buzz Night at West Lonhum
By FRANCIS E. STANN

The sport proporonatey enjoyed probably the great
increase popularity is difficult for all except
few guess midget racing which is booming from coast
coast
Middle West tradionay the hotbed of auto racing
With ranging 10000 to 100000 spectators
Evening star., 1947-06-13
Potomac A. 6. Seeks Games

Potomac A. G. wants baseball
games for Saturdays and Sundays
with strong unlimited mines. Call
Peyton Mannas at Rockville 1890
after $50.
Evening star., 1947-06-13
Major League Standings and Schedules
FRIDAY, JUNE 49, Is47
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.
None scheduled.

Games Today.
Det. at Wash, $50.
st. L. at N. Y. (n).
Chi. at Bost. (no.
Cleve. at Phila. (n.).
Games Tomorrow.
Det. at Wash.
Cleve. at Phila.
st. L. at N. Y.
Chi. at BoSt.
Evening star., 1947-06-13
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
DA.,I&x Voex ardau

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Results Yesterday.
Cinci., /; st. L., 0.
Chi, 7; Pitts, 8.
Only games.
Games Today.
Bklyn. at ST. L. tno.
Bost. at Pitts.
Phila. at Chi.
Only games.
Games Tomorrow.
Bost. at Pitts.
N. Y. at Cinci.
Phila. at Chi.
Bklyn. at st. L. (O.
Evening star., 1947-06-13

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Rochester, 10; Jersey City. 6.
Montreal, Z; Newark, 8.
Syracuse. IL: Toronto, 5.
(Only games scheduled)
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
St., Paul. S: Minneapolis, 2.
Milwaukee. 5; Kansas City, 3.
(Only games scheduled.l
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Atlanta, 81; Birmingham, 1-6.
Nashville, 15; Chattanooga o.
Mobile. g.; New Orleans. 2.
Memphis, g.: Little Rock. 7.
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Elmira,, 3: Binghamton. L 10 in
Hartford. s; wilkes-Barre, 4.
Scranton, IL; Albany. 6.
Williamsport. 2-5; Utica, If.