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Evening star., 1947-05-05
FeIIer Might Have Made 1t With the Dead Ball
White Thinks Would Have Unbeatable Time

comes from his willingness to
work hard and often-a trait
that helped make some Of the
old-times greats. In 1907 White
worked A games for the Sox and
Walsh pitched in 70. In his
freshman year, after graduating
from Georgetown. Doc pitched In
80 games and when not on the
mound played the outfield. The
term bench warmer hadn't been
invented. The year Doc broke in
with the Phillies, after gradual
ing from Georgetown, he pitched
in 80 games and, as he pointed
out, he didn't have the physical
frame to take the punishment
Feller can take.
Doc probled his memory for
some incident that stood out
while he was accommodating those
five no-run games, but his only
recollection was that he white
washed the Yankees on Friday,
and on Sunday morning awak-
ened to read in the newspaper
that Charley Coniskey had ad-
vertised him to pitch a double-
header that afternoon against
the Yanks. Manager Fielder
Jones kicked up a storm about it
but Comiskey was adamant. He
had advertised that White would
pitch both games and he wasn't
going to disappoint the public.
Doc did, and won the first. but
lost the second.
There were days, too, toward
the finish of his career when the
old curve wouldn't break right
Evening star., 1947-05-05
Frances Tennis Future Is Dim
Saws Borotru at Match Here

The development Of future French
Davb Cup players, and revival oi
the game as p whole, will be slow
because of a lack of equipment
Jean Borotra said yesterday. afte,
completing an exhibition at Colum-
bia Country Club And as for pro-
fessional tennis, well, Borotra is
against mixing amateurs with the
pros.
I'm France we have no young
players like the two who played
this afternoon" he said, referring
to Gil Bogley and Jack Yates. Dur
ing the war we had no balls at
all, Of course. In 1945 there were
. few and only a little more last
year. We had to reserve them for
championship tournaments, which
was our only way Of keeping in
terest in the game alive, and con-
sequently only 100 or SO Of the
better players have been able to
compete. No, it will be several years
before any young players begin to
develop
Professional tennis is all right
Borotra said, and he agreed he
would be curious to see a tourna-
ment that would decide absolutely
the worlds best player, but he
thinks 1t far better to keep the
simon-pures and pros separated.
sport for sports sake is the way
1t should be-" he said. There never
has been any betting scandal at
tached to tennis, such as you had in
your football last year, and would
prefer to play for the sheer joy of
Evening star., 1947-05-05
Double Loss Handed
To Grays by Cubans

The pennant-hunsry New York
Cubans, picked by many observers
to run away with Negro National
League honors this season, are liv-
ing up to expectations so far.
The league opened play yesterday.
but the Cubans lost no time as they
handed the Washington Homestead
Grays q twin setback In Grifith
Stadium before $500 fans, s-l and
So.
Gray Pitcher Gene Smith blanksd
the visitors on two hits for the first
four innings, but the big bat Of
Homero Ariosa began banging away
with telling effect as the Cubans
went out In front by 81 margin
IN the fifth and added five more
in the seventh. Ariosa tripled
twice. The Grays' lone tally came
in the first inning.
In the second game the Cubans
sent three runs across In the first
inning and never were headed.
Ariosa again tripled, while his team
mate, Lorenzo Cabrera hit round
tripper.
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| winning. Without 1t we would lose
the loyalty, the virility and desire
to win such as I tried to inculcate
in French youth while I was charge
of education. No, I do not want to
see professional and amateur tennis
mixed"
Yesterdays event, the first i'm
portant event on the 1947 District
tennis calendar, earned a salute for
Chairman Buddy Dawson's hard
working committee. It was the first
gesture of 100 per cent cooperation
by all the clubs, what with Columbia
serving as host and playing Bogley
in doubles, Yates representing Chevy
Chase and Barney Welsh carrying
Edgemoor's banner. Welsh was
superb, although he lost, To, 0-6,
to Borotra.
Few net veterans could recall
when the Rockville blaster looked
better, especially when he slammed
couple of aces past Borotra to
take a IS lead. Had Barney
elected to play the baseline instead
of charging the net he might have
won, but the two Of them insisted
on coming in to wallop the ball and
Borotra's backhand proved to be
Barney's undoing.
The French team of Borotra and
Jacques Brugnon trimmed Yates and
Bogley, 6-1. with the Americans
winning their one game on Yates
service. Then Borotra teamed up
with Rogley to defeat Brugnon and
Yates, 7-5. in a match that saw
Yates win three games on his serv-
ice. L. F. A
Evening star., 1947-05-05
BY q Staff Correspondent Of The stor

W ~ SiStt NS'iUsfSst@Ssh ~ sis SsAs
CLEVELAND, May 5.-Once
again weather has fouled the 1947
pitching debut of the Mats
Marino Pieretti, the only Wash
ington pitcher who hasn't seen
action. Slated to start a
game at Philadelphia earlier In
the season, Chick was rained out
OF that opportunity =. and 1t
happened to him again here.
That washed-out game was the
Mats eighth this season. !.
They have played II games and
were scheduled to have played 20.
+. Tom Ferrick has pitched
tx innings for the Mats in relief
roles and has permitted no runs
and only two hits. That
crowd of 43,340 at yesterdays
game boosted Cleveland's attend
ance for nine home games to
1853 lot. President Bill
Weeks goal is 1000, 900.
Enterprising Bob Feller's latest
addition to his Ro-Fel Corpora
ton is a radio program peddled
to small stations In which he in
terviews outstanding baseball
personalities by transcription. !.
Two planes flying over Municipal
Stadium yesterday advised Gus
toners, via streamers, to by Fel-
ler's Strikeout Story" -. That's
his book, which goes on sale In q
day or two.
Stan Spence has obtained only
two hits In his last "A times at
bat, but one was a double and the
other a homer. Buddy
Lewis, now hitting .419, has swat
ted safely In Washington's last
eight games. Spence con-
tributed yesterdays fielding gem
by roaming two blocks to snare
Lou Boudreau's low liner.
Idle tomorrow, the Mats invade
nofroit on UcdfaaSf0v for tho
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Gard Deal for Nolthey
Pays Off Right Away;
IChisox Boost Lead
BY the A.soeiuisd Press

It began to look today as If wise
old Sam, Breadon, president Of the
st. Louis Cardinals, had been read
ing up on Redbird pennant history
when he made that Harry Walker
for Ron Northey deal with the Phil
adelphia Phillies Saturday.
| If he did thumb through the base
ball record books he probably dis
covered that nearly every year the
Cards won flag, they were aided
by a refugee from Philadelphia who
had joined the club earlier in the
season.
Northey, a hard-hitting outfielder
made a brilliant debut yesterday
when he slugged two home runs and
q single and batted in four runs
to lead the Cards to 80 victory
in the second game of double
header with the Braves at Boston
Breechen Shines on Slab.
| Northey's big bat, plus the power
full shutout pitching by Harry (The
Cat) Brecheen, 1916 World Series
Hero, was chiefly responsible for
the swapping of nine-game losing
streak by the Cards. The Braves
had hung the ninth straight defeat
on the Redbirds by coming from
behind with a four-run seventh in
ming to nip them, 4-3, in the opener
In the only other National League
games the Phillies clouted Cincin-
natl twice, So and 1915, to dump
the Reds into seventh place while
taking over fifth themselves.
The Chicago White Sox increased
their American League lead to q
game and half by winning two
sdleakers from the Philadelphia
Athletics, 81 and 10.
Showing q semblance Of their 20
form, the Red Sox swepta double
header from the Browns at st.
Louis, 3-2 and 81. Tommy Fine,
29-year-old Texas rockies, pitched
f1ve-hit ball to win his first major
league game in the nightcap.
Doerr Big Help to Bosox.
Bobby Doerr, with a double and
a two-run homer, accounted for all
Boston's runs in the opener. He
scored on two fly balls.
Detroit and the New York Yam
KEGS played a % tie at Briggs Sta
dium in a game ended by rain at
the end OF six innings. Hal New
houser was leading. 81, when Joe
Di Maggie belted for double in
the sixth inning and scored the
tying run on single by Snuffy
Stirnweiss.
Rain washed out the scheduled
contests between Chicago and New
York in New York and Pittsburgh
and Brooklyn at Brooklyn.
Evening star., 1947-05-05
|Drobny, Czech, Rated
Europe 5 Best Hope
In Davis Cup Tests
BY Tho A,,o<io,sd p,ess

LONDON, May 5.-Sweden, the
l946 European zone winner, has been
eliminated and q steel-nerved Czech
named Jaroslay Drobny stands as
Europe's best bet for wrestling the
coveted Davis Cup trophy from
the United States after q dazzling
week end OF tennis action.
Czechoslovakia, Switzerland, Bel
gium and Egypt moved into the
second round of the European zone
cup eliminations by disposing Of
Sweden, Greece, Luxembourg and
Spain, respectively.
Drobny, a bespectacled Czech who
knocked the United States Jack
Kramer out Of last years Wimble-
don tournament, pulled garrison
finish yesterdy at Malmoe, Swe-
den. Trailing Torsten Johansson,
the Swedish ace, IA, In the fifth
and deciding set, Drobny calmly
wiped his foe OF the court In i've
straight games.
This win by Drobny, . stocky IN
dividual who plays hockey In the
winter, settled Czechoslovakia's vic
tory, So.
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and Doc took his knocks. Like
the day when. after the ump-
teenth hit had whistled through
the infield. Docs roommate,
Frank Isbell, ambled to the
mound and quietly said, This
isn't a game of skill, it's a game
of bravery"
Doc agrees with Clark Grifiith
that johnson was the greatest
pitcher of all time, and the fast
est. Next, for sheer speed, he
rates Smokey. Joe Wood at his
peak and Feller about even. Ed
die joss and Cy Young had lot
of swift, too. but he thinks Feller
is faster.
Doc hadn't been too concerned
about Feller's assault on his rec
ord. He had been kind of pulling
for him to come through.
"If he had made 1t I'd still have
had one record that should stand
a lcng time against the best of
them-54 consecutive innings
without giving a base on balls.
And we left handlers are supposed
to be wild. Don't believe a word
of 1t. son. Those right handlers
are just as bad"
Evening star., 1947-05-05
By Lewis F. Atchison

"I kind Of thought he'd have
to be lucky to make it." mused
the tall, thin man. II know, be-
cause I was. But if he had the
old dead ball to pitch with they'd
never touch him. He'd win 80
per cent of his games easily, and
I wouldn't be too surprised If he
doesn't do it anyway"
1t was ancient Doc White
speaking, and the old Chicago
White Sox star was talking about
Bob Feller's failure to equal Docs
record of pitching FIVE consecu-
tive shutouts and Walter john
sons mark of Sc scoreless innings.
He'd have to be lucky with
these short fences and that live
ly ball. Somebody can bunt one
over the wall and spoil every
thing. But if that boy had the
ball We used be probably would
have made it without much
trouble. He's got what I didn't
have-speed, and hes got the
build to stand the pace.
And If Feller could use a
splitter like Ed Walsh they'd
never see it, much less hit it. Ed
had no curve-only speed and the
splitter, but he could throw 1t
through knothole."
But could Feller continue the
gruelling pace? wouldn't he
burn out that magnificent pitch
ing arm?
The tall curve-baller who once
famed Ty Cobb seven times in a
row, scoffed at the thought. Doc
thinks much of Fefler's success
Evening star., 1947-05-05
Belmont Racing Open,
With Bulky Field Due
In $4,000 Toboggan
BY ths As.oeioted Pr.ss

NEW YORK, May 5.-NeW York
racing shifts to beautiful Belmont
Park today for 24-day meeting
that will be climaxed May 81 by the
500 900 Belmont Stakes, the last OF
three important spring races for s.
Nineteen stake events will be pre-
sented by the Westchester Racing
Association which operates the
handsome plant and a total Of $780,
900 will be distributed in purses.
Next to the Belmont, the top stake
Of the meeting will be the Suburban
TO be run on Memorial Day at q
value OF $4,000 added. Among the
At horses eligible to run are Assault,
q neck winner over Lets Dance in
the the Grey Lag Handicap that
closed the Jamaica meet Saturday,
Stymie, Gallorette, Coincidence and
Polynesian.
Polynesian was slated to 60 to
the post in today's $4,000 Tobog-
gan Handicap, a 6-furlong sprint
that drew q bulky field Of 16 In
cluding Fighting Frank, True North
co-holder OF the track record for the
distance at 1:081s; Buzfuz, King
Dorsett, Bridal Flower. Hornbeam
Air Patrol and Cassis. Others en-
tered are Degage, Recce, Sea Snack
The Shaker, Plumber, Boyle and
Mangoneo.
Eddie Arcaro is slated to ride
Polynesian, who will be carrying the
heavy burden of 1874 pounds, 5 more
than the nd-weighted Fighting
Frank. In three 1947 outings, the
Elmendorf Farms Polynesian has
won once and placed twice. 1t was
the first start Of the year for True
North and Cassis, both Of whom
had been away from the races since
last fall at Maryland.
Steeplechase racing also returns
with the Belmont opening, a field Of
six having been named for the
Trillon, third on the eight-race pro-
gram.
Evening star., 1947-05-05
Today's game between the
Mats and the Indians was post
poned because Of wet grounds. {

Mats as q gilt-edged cinch to hold
"a SO lead the Indians were nursing
entering the seventh inning, but
events that followed proved the
adage that anything can happen In
baseball and frequently does.
Bob was carrying q string Of 20
consecutive shutoslt innings into the
contest and aiming at the string Of
Sc straight shutout innings compiled
by Walter johnson. Already Feller
had accounted for two 1-hit games
and another 3-hitter this season.
He was established as baseball's
toughest pitcher. but tho Mats
treated him like raw rookie.
Spence Rough ON Feller.
Feller walked Mark Christman,
then made al Evans his 31st strike
out victim Of the year. At that
point, George Myatt batted for Sid
Hudson and played no small part In
the Mats triumph by standing up to
q blazing Feller and working him
for apother walk. Bob whisked one
ball within q hair of Georges turnnay
and another precariously close to his
legs, but Myatt fouled of several
pitches and finally got q base on
balls.
Joe Grace popped to Lou Boudreau
at shortstop, but Buddy Lewis also
took Feller to 80 count, then
Dashed scorching single into center
field which fetched Christman
across. George Metkoyich allowed
the hit to escape him, which per-
mitted Myatt and Lewis to score as
the ball trickled to the center field
fence.
That might have been construed
as rugged break for Feller, but
Stan Spence then hoisted his first
home run of the season over the
right-f1eld fence. That homer, in
cidentally, made all four runs
scored in the inning earned runs
and that may be indexed as quite
a feat, for in four previous games
this year Bob had yielded only one
earned run.
Ferrick Stars in Relief.
Hudson, in registering his third
straight win, received able assist
ance from towering Tom Ferrick,
who pitched no-hit, no-run ball
for the final three innings and al
lowed only one Indian to reach
base when he walked Les Fleming
with two out in the eighth.
That was the only Indian to
reach base in the last six innings, In
fact, for Hudson had braced after
q shaky start due to wildness. In
the last eight innings Cleveland
mustered one hit OF the combined
hurting Of Hudson and Ferrick.
Cleveland clipped Sid for run
rc~. NJ a rY5xy
Evening star., 1947-05-05
Spence's Hits Few, but Long,;
Rain Keeps Pieretti off Slab

opener of tWo-game series. Don
Black, the Indians right-hander
who pitched against the Mats yes
terday, doesn't mind admitting
he's q member Of Alcoholics
Anonymous and confesses that
this time last year he was so
nervous he'd spill half a shot Of
whisky merely trying to get it to
his lips. j.. Black was given his
choice Of two AAs by Bill Veeck--
the American Association or Al
coholics Anonymous. .. He
chose the latter A. A. and has
won two games and lost one.
a n
Evening star., 1947-05-05
St. Anthony's Nine Sets
Puce in CYO Leuque

st. Anthonys tops the standings
in the CYO League with four wins
against no defeats. Yesterday the
pace-setters drubbed Sacred Heart,
$50, as Bunky Kolley pitched six
hit ball.
In other league tilts, st. Joseph's
Home defeated st. Francis DeSales,
8-6: Nativity defeated Our Lady of
Victory, go: st. Aloysius downed
Mount Calvert, 1876; st. Gabrieps
edged Blessed. Sacrament, SIS; st.
Stevens drubbed st. Dominic, 1872,
and Georgetown Prep blanked st.
Michaels, 10. Immaculate Con-
ception failed to show and Holy
Trinity won by forfeit.
Evening star., 1947-05-05
HOME RUNS
.0Id-Timers Leonard
And Rowe Win I Of
PhiIs' 3 Victories
By tho As.oeiofsd Press

PHILADELPHIA, May 5.-For a
couple Of oldtimers who were sup
posed to be in the twilight of their
baseball careers, a couple of vet
erans named Emil Leonard and
Lynwood Rowe are doing all right.
AS a matter Of fact, they're call
ing the 35-year-old Rowe and the
37-year-old Leonard the "one-two
punch of the Philadelphia Phillies
after they teamed to win their sec
ond straight Sunday doubleheader.
The resurgent Phillies, aiming at
a first-division berth for the first
time since 1882, have won eight
games, and Of those Rowe and
Leonard have accounted for seven.
Schoolboy Rowe, who was sent to
the minors by the Detroit Tigers
after several poor seasons and later
came UP with the Brooklyn Dodgers,
currently is setting the National
League pace with a 40 record.
Leonard Beaten Once.
Dutch Leonard Is only a step
behind with 81, and that one loss
was 10 affair at the hands of
the Brooklyn Dodgers, while Hal
Gregg was spinning a one-hitter
against the Phils.
Leonard came to the Phils from
Washington at the end of last sea-
son for the $4,000 waiver price
after seven American League clubs
had waived his services.
Yesterday Dutch bested Cincin-
nati's ace, Ewell Blackwell, In 5-3
game, and 1t would have been 5-1
if an error In the ninth hadn't
given the Reds lift.
Schoolboy, who looks and pitches
more like schoo oolmaster these days,
romped home, 10 to 5, after his
mates raped out eight runs in the
first three innings.
A week ago yesterday Leonard
and Rowe set back the hard -hitting
Boston Braves by identical 5-4
scores. Earlier Rowe had trimmed
the Giants twice, 4-3 and 10-1, while
Leonard coasted to an lis victory
over the New Workers.
Although each has yielded a total
OF IL runs, or a per-gane average
OF little more than three runs, the
granddaddies of the Phil staff have
been tight when it counted and
have shown remarkable stamina for
their ages.
Evening star., 1947-05-05
-Four Runs Earned Oh
Bob End His Record
|0ued, Sink Tribe
sius Stuff G Cesfsspendsn

CLEVELAND. Ohio. May THE
Mats have swallowed one Of The
sweetest spring tonics D baseball
club may taste, an inyigorating vic
tory over banning Bob Teller Wheu
he was at the crest Of his effective
ness. and It should serve as nerve
setting. inspiring medicine for i
team which had been staggering
from various ailments.
Beating Feller doesn't come under
the heading Of rarity. but coming
when 1t did for the Mats here yes
terday as they thumped Cleveland,
6-3, was the biggest lift they've had
since the invention Of the elevator.
Feller was dispatched against the
Evening star., 1947-05-05
Bucky Hurris Son Leeds
BeIvoir Nine to Victory

Stanley (Bucky) Harris, son Of
the manager Of the New York Yam
KEGS, banged out two hits In three
trips to lead the Fort Belvoir nine
to close 2-1 decision over the
Quantico Marines yesterday at Fort
Belvoir.
It was the opener In the newly
formed Middle Eastern Service
Baseball League.
Evening star., 1947-05-05


necessary to separate him by using magic-eye
camera.
The KNOCK Down Jet Pilot Club, organized
the instant damp photo revealed that Phalanx
was beaten by head and Faultless by second
noggin, Is predicating its argument on the obvious
fact that, of all the racers in the Derby, none
liked the slow, cuppy track well as Jet Pilot
who did everything but come out and say 1t was
made to order
Practically all Of the club members go along
with the conviction that 1t was Jet Pilots kind OF
racing strip and perhaps so per cent of the card
holders also are knocking down the Maine Chance
racer with this version of the Run for the Roses.
Evening star., 1947-05-05

namely that Jockey Eric ouerin stole the Derby swped
they are saying right from under the noses Edae VINO was
Could be- As were saying Derby doesn't prove mucn ny
itself horse great It's just the FIRST jewel IN
Americas triple crown
Guerin Was Allowed to Set Own Pace
Guertn getting credit for his ride Jet Pilot and
should be But he didn't into much counter riding
an established mudder
the review jet Pilot drew the
position The slowest of the track the middle the
the rail- Obviously
vantage to reach the inside and stay there
For Guern it quite trick Pilot top
cean that he field IL others
short racing strip for himself.
others, ground
although the fractional indicated Guern setting
wanted late did Dodson their bids
Speed Horses Occasionally Last to Win
That's the the KNOCK Jet Pilot" Club thinking
Baltimore say precisely opposite
viewpoint Marching Club,
older organization and moment
The chowder and Marching bows point out that too MANY
overlooking Pilot the speed
Derby speed occasionally
did Johnown They accuse pedestrians riding
Jet Pilots band of overlooking the solid breeding of the Maine
Chance eot-Blenheim I'd out of Black Wave.
Finally Paknes they want parts Phalanx
and Faultless if they can't get up faster.
you know sixteenth mile shorter than
Derby they saying quite logically that it Jet Pilots
distance and makes no difference what kind OF track comes For
the Derby had been sixteenth shorter Jet Pilot would
have won by length and half.
Sprnters May Go After the Pilot
Pilot going be asked to knock off
addition Fauless Proof
Cosc Bomb On Trust and perhaps Rkoator and Double
the 3yearods weren't running will Pmco
headed reenee Stables Blue Border Cedar Farms yme
Canadian entry Cornish Knight
Another possible River secnav and
entry the ittle-known Kingbay, Louisville colt
harder Jet Pilot to set his
racing this week Blue Border another
speed sfurlong record 2year-od
STILL the place LOOK for Baltimore winner is in mrs Gra
hams barn When it Belmont time when they will be asked
mile and half it'll be time enough to shift to the stretch
running Phalanx
Evening star., 1947-05-05

Ten years ago-Red Rufing
ended long holdout campaign,
signing with New York Yankees
for reported $13,5oo.
Evening star., 1947-05-05
18th St. Pee-Wees Drub
.CuDitoI Puue Team

Pee-Wee Beckert smacked out two
hits, while his teammates Jimmy
Herndon, Eugene Quycile af1c
Robert Roverton each got one, as
the Seventeenth street Pee-Wees
drubbed the Capital Page nine, 16-
10, yesterday on the Armory Field
Errors and walks accounted for most
of the runs.
Evening star., 1947-05-05
Major Statistics
Monday, May 5, 1947.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Results.
WASHINGTON. 6; Cleveland, (second
game. rain).
Chicago 81; Philadelphia, TO.
Boston. 3-S; st. Louis, 2-1
Detroit, 2; New York, 2 (six -inning tie.
rnfpl e-~f
Evening star., 1947-05-05

Win, | -ose, or Draw
The Preukness Is Jet Pilots Distance
By FRANCIS {. sTANN
sior SfnH Corr,

LOUISVILLE, May 5Lke nearly other Derby Col Matt
Wnns soupedup didn't deal that Saturdays Peak
dspoye Elizabeth fArden) rahams
again he's Just slightly the best Of the 3yearod
Evening star., 1947-05-05

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.
Boston, 40; st. Louis, 3-a.
Phiia delphias 5-10; Cincinnati, 3-5
Chicago at New York (2). rain,
Pittsburgh at Brooklyn, rain.
Evening star., 1947-05-05
Games Today.

Pitts. ut Bkl., rain. st. L. at Bki.
Cinci. at Phila.s rain. Cinci. at N Y.
st. l.. at Bost. tn1. Chi. at Phila.
Only games. Pitts. at Bost (n).
Evening star., 1947-05-05

(See MATS, Page A-15.)