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Evening star., 1947-06-16
Ebee ga Sports Wosham Invades Detroit Seek PEA Crown
FerreN Begins
Life at 40 With
| .391 Average

Rick Ferrell, the Mats ancient
catcher. is beginning to believe
that business OF life beginning at
40. :. He's hitting .391. The
Mats two triumphs over Detroit
bumped the Tigers out of un-
disputed possession Of first place
for the first time since May 10.
The Tigers have produced
only one run in their last n in
nings. They have lost Z of
their last 10 games.
Clark Grifflth, the Mats boss,
says young Eddie Yost will remain
Washington's third baseman re-
gardless of whether the opposi-
ton employs right-handed or
left-handed pitching. :. Cleve-
land, which moves into Griffith
Stadium tomorrow night, hasn't
impressed the Mats, who have
beaten the Indians in five Of seven
games. Walter MaSterson's
five victories thus far this year
represent as many as ne won III
any previous seasons with Wash
ington. Jerry Priddy hasn't
contributed a hit in his last II
attempts.
The Mats already have at
tracted 322,872 customers to
Griffith Stadium and have played
to eight crowds here C more than
q, 900. :. The sma gathering
they've performed + ) this sea-
son was 1,125-at st. Louis,
naturally and the largest was
the So, ,339 crowd which turned out
for Babe Ruth Day at New York.
Eddie Mayo, who was making
unkind remarks, was chased from
Detroit's bench by Umpire Hal
Weafer yesterday in the second
game. b. n.
Evening star., 1947-06-16
Worshom Gives Coddie $500,
Sand Wedge and Autograph

waited until Worsham finally
had moment of privacy, then
walked up and shook hands.
Nov you know how it feels"
Guldahl, who twice won the
open championship, said. Only
a few of the pros stuck around
for the playoff, but three-Gul-
dahl, Gene Sarazen and De-
Tending Champion Lloyd Man.
grum-were waiting on the 18th,
and rushed up to greet Worsham
at the finish.
Snead was poker-faced through
the entire final round. despite
the continuous applause for his
sensational shotmaking. Finally.
after Sam holed chip shot for
birdie on the 10th hole and
displayed no emotion despite
tremendous applause, somebody
said, Lets see you smile" Sam
smiled, but it was forced.
Worsham jumped from 18th to
5th place among the leading
money winners with his official
check for $4,000.
Virginia Worsham, Lewis wife,
proudly rushed to her husand's
side after he made the winning
putt, but she could only touch
him before he was engulfed In
well wishers. She tagged along,
but without Identification. Mrs.
Worsham was so happy she was
shaking. She will accompany
Lew to Detroit for the PGA
championship.
Lew said he was more nervous
after he finished than on the
golf course. When he received
the cup from USGA President
Charles Littlefield, he said I've
got mouthful of marbles" His
hands visibly were shaking when
he signed hundreds of autographs
after the match. Worsham was
an underdog in the betting in
the playoff in odds that ranged
from 3 to 2 to 10 to 9 for Snead.
A bashful locker room boy
finally got close enough to Wor-
sham to make Lew a present of
the tattered sweater the pro had
borrowed Saturday. Worsham
stuck it in his golf bag and took
off for Detroit.
Evening star., 1947-06-16
BY stoff Correspondent Of The sior

BY starr correspondent OF Inc oiof
ST. LOUIS, June 16.-Charley
Crane, Lew Worsham's chubby
faced caddie, who died a thou
sand deaths in Lewis path to the
National Open golf champion
ship, nervously accepted Lewis
check for 5000 late yesterday
afternoon after most of the back
slappers had left the locker
room and left Washingtons new
champion in the comparative
privacy of only a dozen or more
onlookers.
Crane, who drew Worsham's
name out of a hat in the caddies'
draw for players, then asked
Lew if he could have the sand
wedge that Worsham had filed
down until it was unfit for use.
Worsham handed it to him and
Charley's last request Of the day
was for Lew to autograph the
big "77" that Crane wore on his
back.
Worsham's father, Lewis w.
WorSham, sr., sent a wire yes
terday morning saying, You won
the Middle Atlantic PGA on my
birthday How about making this
fathers day present" Wor-
sham's parents live in Cabin
John, Md.
Ralph Guldahl, the big, stoop-
shouldered fellow who still holds
the National Open scoring record,
Evening star., 1947-06-16
Fine Hurting Seen Making Mats
Flag Threotif Hitting Improves

land Indians tomorrow night in the
opener of three-game series Bluege
will lead with Newsom, then fire
Hudson at the Indians on Wednes-
day night and Wynn on Thursday
afternoon. Newsom probably will
be opposed by Bob Feller.
Masterson, who now is the proud
possessor of a string of Is score
less innings, was in difficulty only
twice as he outlasted Hal New
houser. who took his first beating in
two years from the Mats. In the
fifth inning George Kell singled
and moved to third on a brace OF
infield outs. but Masterson escaped
damage. when Jerry Priddy threw
out Newhouser.
Newhouser Yields Run.
The Mats pried a tainted run from
Newhouser in the sixth, when Eddie
Yost beat out a tap and continued
to second on Newhouser's wild
throw. Buddy Lewis beat out a
bunt, moving Yost to third, but
he remained there as Mickey Ver-
non forced Lewis. When Stan
Spence grounded to Second Base
man Eddie Mayo, Yost broke for
the plate and made it with a neat
slide under Catcher Hal Wagner
It was in the ninth that Mas
terson electrified the crowd. He was
slammed for a double by Mayo and
Hoot Evers beat out br1nt, which
shifted Pinch-runner Jimmy Outlaw
to third with none out. Doc Cramer
batted for Vic Wertz and slammed
grounder to Shortstop Mark
Christman, who whipped a strike
to Catcher Rick Ferrell. Rick pur-
sued Outlaw back toward third. then
tossed to Yost for the putout.
In that crisis Masterson famed
Pat Mullin, then got George Keil
on a soft liner to Christman to
walk off the field with the roar OF
an enthusiastic throng in his ears
It was the second time this season
Masterson had pitched a complete
(See HAWKINS. Page A-l3.)
Evening star., 1947-06-16
Ienes Becomes Hero
In His First Games
with Boston Sox
By III. A.soeiatsd Prs.s

His name is Murrell Jones, but up
In Boston the fans believe 1t should
be "Merriwell" Jones.
For the big guy, who was acquired
from the Chicago White Sox only
last Saturday night in an even swap
for Rudy York. got going for his new
club like the fictional hero.
Playing his first game In Red
Sox uniform, the 26-year-old first
baseman from Epps, La, smashed
out home run to help defeat his
former mates, 7-3. He did even
better in the second game, betting
home run with the bases full with
two out in the last half Of the ninth
inning to win for Boston, 8-4.
Earlier in the game, Jones had
singled in two runs to give him .
total of six RIBS for the game.
York Gets Two Hits.
In the meantime, the best York
could do in his first day in a White
Sox uniform was to get two singles
in eight times at bat, both Of his
hits coming in the second game and
having nothing to do with Chicago's
scoring. The Red Sox moved into
second place tie with the Detroit
Tigers, trailing the Yankees by one
game.
The Yankees had climbed into the
American Leagues No. position
by virtue of a double win over the
St. Louis Browns before 55,691 fans
at Yankee Stadium. After combing
Jack Kramer for a 1914 victory in
the opener of the double-header. the
Yanks, behind Randy Gumpert eked
out 81 win against Bob Muncrief.
The battering Boston Braves
blasted eight Pittsburgh pitchers for
20 hits to swamp the Pirates, 1874
and 1873, in both ends OF their
double-header and take over un-
disputed possession Of first place IN
the National League.
Lefthander Warren SPAIN, helped
by home runs by Sibbi Sisti, Bob
Elliott and Connie Ryan IN the
opener, became the first major
league pitcher to win 10 games.
Johnny Sain gained his seventh win
in the nightcap.
Giants Keep Second Place.
The New York Giants retained .
slim two-point margin over the
third-place Chicago Cubs by win
ming the second game Of their dou-
ble-header with the Reds in Gin
cinnati, 9-1, after dropping the
opener, 4-3. Grady Hatton's fourth
homer helped Johnny Wander Nicer
decision Clint Hartung in the
opener. Monte Kennedy, aided by
Johnny Mize's 17th homer, easily
gained his sixth win in the night
cap.
The fast-climbng st. Louis Car
dinals moved within a half game
of the fifth-place Reds by taking
their fourth straight from the
Brooklyn Dodgers in st. Louis, 11-3.
After losing the opener to Cleve-
land, So, the Philadelphia Athletics
got an even break when they came
from behind with three runs in the
eighth to win the nightcap, GA.
Evening star., 1947-06-16
Can!.aI Pre- 0ufsmarts
Snead, Wins Open by
Delaying Putting
By MerrelI WhittIesey
Stor Stoff Correspondent

ST. LOUIS, June 16.-F1ushed
with his story-book- victory in the
National Open golf championship,
Lew Worsham, jr., of Washington,
D. c., invaded Detroit today for a
few practice licks over the scene OF
the National Professional Golf As
ISOLATION tournament beginning
Wednesday. The new champ has
high hopes of scoring a double, y
and more than one golf expert
thinks he has good chance if his
hot clubs don't cool of.
But Worsham won one OF the
games most important crowns yes
terday, not only because he pos
sesses the mechanics of great golf
ing ability, but because he has a
heart as big as grapefruit and be-
cause he outsmarted Samuel Jack
son Snead. r...
The 29-year-old Worsham used
his head in a manner that en-
deared him in the hearts of the
wise old heads of the game as he
beat Snead with a SO to 10 in the
acknowledged most tnrllllng play
off in Open history at the st. Louis
Country Club.
Asks for Measurement.
On the 18Th green where Sneao
holed a 16-foot putt late Saturday
to tie Worsham for the title, Lew
asked for a measurement yesterday
when both faced short puts for
Evening star., 1947-06-16
MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS
BY the Associated Press
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Batting-Boudrea, Cleveland, $50; Nc
quinn. New York, .34S.
Runs-Stirnweiss, New York, "A;
Williams, Boston Al.
Runs batted in-Keller, New York, SO:
Di Magic. New York. So.
maggie, New York, "a.
Doubles-Mullin. Detroit, II; Di Mag
gio, New York, and Boudreau, CleVe-
TripIsslaenrich. iana, IL New York. philley.
Chicago and Lehner, ST. Louis. 5.
Home runs-Keller, New York, 13; Will
liams. Boston. IL.
stolen bases--Dillinger, st. Louis, 15;
strikeouts-Feller, Cleveland, 81; New
Pitching-Benton Detroit and Gil
lespie, Chicago, Al 500.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
BassinEEsspRRsaeasIl WaiEer sRfaaelphs ss 55s Ssis $685.
Runs-Mize, New York, 81; Robinson,
Brooklyn, 40.
Runs batted in-Mize, New York. 46:
Marshall. New York. A.
Hits-Baumholtz, c i n n 4 i, 50;
Slaughter, st. Louis; s5;
Doubles-Ennis, Philadelpkia an
Baumholtz. Cincinnati. IA
Triples-Slaughter, ST. Louis, Edwards,
Brooklyn and Cooper, New York, 4.
Home runs-Mize, New York. II;
Miller. Cincinnati and Kiner; Pitts
stolen bases-Robinson. Brooklyn. g;
Haas, Cincinnati, and Torgeson. Bos-
striEeouts-Blsekwen. Cincinnati, IS:
Pitchins.RoWe, Philadeiphia, 81
.sSs; SPAIN. Boston. 10-2 1888.
Evening star., 1947-06-16
Swinoinq for Homers Hurt KeI|ers Average
Better Than Williams Supporters Soy Net Rankings Change

with the current leaders houn-
dering in their wake.
You've got to string along
with Lord Barney at No. /.
You've got to go with the champ
until somebody proves himself
better. Thackara looks good and
should improve with more COM
petition. Lynch played well
enough against Bernie Bartzen
in the recent Northern Virginia
to beat most of the city of Wash
ington field, and Bartzen, with
the same brand Of blasting in
the final, might have knocked of
Gardner Larned, the champ.
Some think Johnny Curtiss has
the most improved game on local
courts, largely because Of better
physical condition, and everybody
expects johnson to begin moving
'em down once he begins to play
regularly,
Evening star., 1947-06-16
By Lewis r. Atchison

Ed DAILY and Joe Matthias, a
couple of unreconstructed Mary
landers, still insist Charley Kel-
Ter is baseball's best hitter today,
although Joe Lowther and Lou
Miller put up some good argu-
ments for Ted Williams with a
clinching, "Lookit the averages"
"Averages?" echoed the Mary
land duo. Averages don't mean
a thing in Charley's case. Keller
batted over 400 in every league
he played in before going up to
the Yanks and he did pretty well
with them at the start. Then,
one day, old Ed Barrow called
him into the front Office and said,
Young fellow, the Yanks are
paving off on homers, not per-
centage points. We want to see
you swinging for four bases So
Charley changed his style and his
hitting fell off some, but in a
plain old percentage race he'd
beat Williams hands down if the
Yanks would let him hit the way
he wanted to-
Wed rather not get into the
argument because our own choice
for a clutch hitter would be Joe
Cronin when the Frisco Kid was
betting them. But another point
came up in discussing Keller that
had a peculiar ring. He's a hero
worshipper, the boys said, but his
hero isn't Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb
Or anybody like that, but minor
league second baseman who quit
the game for a business career
after deciding the grind was too
hard, too long and too uncertain.
That's Jack Stonebra ker,
Keller's teammate at Maryland,
who played a lot of second base
for Kansas City after gradual
ing at College Park. Charley
looks for "Stoney' to visit the
Yankees training camp each
spring, and is zniffed if Jack
doesn't show up at Griffith Sta
dunn when New York is in town
Stoney, of course, knows he made
the right move giving up the
Evening star., 1947-06-16
Three Drivers Killed
In Auto Race Crashes
By the Associated Press

Speedway automobile racin 8
claimed three lives and injured six
men on widely separated tracks yes
terday. In two casees, wives OF the
ill-fated drivers witnessed the fatal
crashes.
The wife and three children OF
45-year-old Ebert "Grandpappy"
Booker watched his car smash into
a wall in the first event at the Day.
ton, Ohio, speedway. He died en-
route to a hospital.
At Greenfield, Ind, Alfred j.
Cobb, SO, of Fort Wayne was killed
on the new half-mile dirt oval called
Leary's Track when his machine
collided with another. Cobb's wife
was in the stands at the time.
The third fatality occurred at
Owego, N. Y, where Alva Barnes,
38, of Conklin, N. Y, drove into
another spinning racer and was
struck in turn by third machine
He died later In hospital.
Evening star., 1947-06-16
Plum HoNow's 5 Short
Holes Could Decide
PGAChampionship
BY the Associated Press

DETROIT, June 16. - Tricky
treacherous Plum Hollow Golf Club,
scene of the National PGA Golf
Championship starting here next
Wednesday, is at 6,907 Yards, one of
the longest tests ever to confront
Americas ranking pro stars in their
week-long match play title scramble,
but consensus here is that the short
est holes on the long, rolling layout
will decide the issue.
Take it from Jimmy Demaret, the
Texas troubadour who Is one OF
1947s top tournament money win
ners and probably the No. threat
to lift the PGA crown from hard
hitting Ben Hogan of Hershey, Pa,
Plum Hollow's five rugged par 3
holes are the real back-breakers OF
this testing tournament layout that
will call for every shot in the pros
bag.
Demaret, who was Plum Hollow's
professional before Sam Byrd, the
ex-NeW York Yankee outfielder,
came here in 1943, probably is
prejudiced, but he terms the tourna-
ment layout's one-shotters "the five
best par holes in the country"
It's Jimmy's opinion that "the
fellow who wins the PGA will have
to win it on those holes"
There's nothing simple about
Plum Hollow's five gruelling par S
holes stretching over deep ravines
and along out Of bounds fences
either.
The eight par-4 holes call for
versatility with the irons and only
two of them can be called drive
and chip" holes.
Three of the short" holes meas
ure more than 200 yards-one of
them, 235-and the other two are
1877 and 1854, calling for bulls-eye hits
with full irons.
Evening star., 1947-06-16
By Burton Hawkins

The Mats won't chip much paint
off American League fences this sea-
son with their hitting. but their
pitchers are demonstrating Wash
ington can be tough to handle any
way. The Mats five starters are
pitching superbly and threatening
to lift Washington to more pleas
ant surroundings despite little help.
In Washington's last five games
the opposition has stirred up only
six runs, four of them earned. A
tonic to the Mats has been the re-
covery of little Mickey Haefner,
who stopped Detroit, 81, on seven
hits in the second game of a dou-
ble-header yesterday at Griffith Sta
dium after Walter Masterson scat
tered eight hits to beat the Tigers,
10, in the opener.
Against the pitching Of Master
son and Haefner the Tigers weren't
able to muster an earned run, and
to the glee of 25,829 customers
Washington thus advanced a notch
to sixth place, within shouting dis
tance of the leaders.
Pitchers Now Doing Well.
Manager Ossie Bluege has fallen
in love with his pitching staff, for
successively Bobo Newsom lost to
ST. Louis, 10, on a run which
stemmed from an error: Sid Hudson
lost to the Browns, 81, although
he hurled a fine seven-hit game,
and Early Wynn defeated the
Browns, AZ, on six hits prior to
yesterdays triumphs.
That sort of pitching is calculated
to establish the Mats as pennant
threats if their hitters don't betray
it. All Of a sudden Bluege is get
ting from Masterson. Hudson and
Wynn the steady pitching they have
been capable of. In Newsom and
Haefner he has veterans to round
out highly regarded first five and
in Tom Ferrick he owns an out
standing relief hurler.
With the invasion Of the Cleve-
Evening star., 1947-06-16
Worshum Will Get
Big Homecoming

Lew Worsham will return to
Washington before assuming his
duties as professional at Oak
mont Club, Pittsburgh. Pa, and
will find big welcome awaiting
him.
Mel Shorey. president of the
Middle Atlantic Professional
Golfers Association, today was
busy on plans for giving the new
National Open champ a real
homecoming.
If Worsham fails to win the
PGA tournament at Detroit, be-
ginning Wednesday, he'll return
to Washington Immediately after
being eliminated.
Evening star., 1947-06-16
Sneod Makes Tremendous Hit
With Speech After His Defeat

terday was a hero, today Tn
a bum. But there1l be more years
and I hope to be back at the
Open many, many times. A great
player beat me today and he's
going to win lot more"
When Charles Littlefield, Presi-
dent of the USGA, stepped up and
said that, ladies and gentlemen,
was an indication of a great
sportsman" the people cheered
until Slammin' Sam almost shed
g. tear.
Evening star., 1947-06-16
How Worshum Beut
Sneud in PIuyoff

par As and second tie. Snead, who
had 20-footer for birdie 3 and a
long-overdue open triumph, left his
putt short and he hurriedly stepped
up to putt his second and put the
pressure on Worsham's short putt
if he made it.
But suddenly Worsham stuck a
brown and white golf shoe between
Snead,s ball and the cup. Lets
measure, Sam, and see who's away"
Worsham said. officials of the
United States Golf Association
stepped forward with a tape and 1t
was so close they measured twice
Snead was 3o1a inches away, Wor-
sham 291s.
| But the measuring process had
destroyed Snead's strategy OF hitting
his second putt before he had
chance to think how much it meant
to him. He was trifle peeved at
the delay and he stepped up-and
missed it. Worsham carefully lined
up his putt and made it and the
underdog who was two strokes be-
hind with three strokes to play had
won the greatest title in the game.
Wants to Cash In on Title.
Lew is scheduled to take over the
pro golf job at Pittsburgh's Oakmont
Club after the PGA, but with all
this sudden fame Worsham is going
to ask for leave of absence. This
title used to be worth 100000. It's
worth at least half that much at
present and Lew wants to cash in.
| Starting today Worsham was
sought out by sponsors who wanted
him to autograph their product. He
zoomed to the No. l attraction for
exhibition matches, appearance
money in tournaments for the next
year is his for the asking, his sports
goods sponsors are due to reward
him and foreign tours will be his if
he desires. He will be the cover
boy" for all golf publications.
Snead, who set new record in
this tournament in 1887, only to see
it topped by Ralph Guldahl: who
took on the last hole in 1889 to
lose the title when would have
won: who set a frst-round record
in 1910 only to blow up, now has
three puts on the last hole of a
playof in 1947 to remember.
Snead, temperamental sort who
several times yesterday pounded his
club into the turf when he missed a
shot, was subdued man when Wor-
sham made his winning putt. The
British Open titlist from Hot
Springs, Va, walked over to shake
Worsham's hand, then made his way
to the scorers tent and signed auto
graphs of fans who were half afraid
to ask, for fear he would bite off
their heads.
Worsham Requires rs Puts.
The statistics of the 18-hole
match between the Virginia born
professionals who tied for the title
with 282s show that Worsham re-
quired only 26 puts to Snead's 81,
that Snead hit 13 greens in regula-
ton figures to Worsham's IL, and
that the new champion outdrove
| Snead on every hole but the 1ourtn.
Snead, however, used brassie off
| the tee.
Worsham never was ahead until
the final putt, but drew even three
times, on the sixth, 18th and 17th.
On the last four holes, where Snead
picked up nine shots on Worsham
in the last two rounds Saturday,
Lew came back yesterday to square
the match and win.
From the moment Snead canned
a 6-foot putt for birdie on the
first hole, the pressure was on Wor-
sham. On three different occa-
sions Worsham was two strokes
back, but Lew never faltered. He
had all the confidence in his own
ability and time after time raped
Evening star., 1947-06-16

diamond for the automobile bust
ness in Hagerstown, Md. We
= haven't heard of any dealers be-
ing booed these days, or being
sold down the river.
Therell be plenty Of changes
in mems District tennis rankings,
judging by the fields early pace.
After consulting court experts,
crystal gazer and psychiatrist,
we'd say the top five at present
are: ID Barney Welsh, (2) Jimmy
Thackara. (3) Hugh Lynch, (4)
John Curtiss, (5) DR.. Dave john
sen.
In group two and as scrambled
as a line of pied type come Jim
Farrin, Phil Neff, K. K. Jones,
>Kahl Spriggs, Buddy Adair and
Frank Dunham. Who knows but
the end of the campaign may
find five of this squad on top
Evening star., 1947-06-16

ruined three major league stars for this season
Mickey Vernon Stan Musial and Feller."
Grifhth was referring to the coast-to-coast
airborne promotion of Cleveland's pitching ace
which lifted handful of the games stars through
the skies on an exhausting schedule OF IS games In
27 days. Players allowed 80 days to barn
storm and can't stop em," says Griffith "but we
ought to go back to the Today limit. I think
that's within reason"
The discussion developed when Griffith was
asked whether he'd take Hal Newhouser or Feller
If presented the opportunity of having his choice
They're so equal in ability that I'd take the one
who had the most pitching years left" said Grif-
Evening star., 1947-06-16
Trons-Miss. Golf Opens

WICHITA, Kans., June Is P.-
The week-long Trans mississippi
golf tournament gets under way to-
day, but Skee Riegel, the defending
champion, won't be among those
present.
Evening star., 1947-06-16
Major League Standings and Schedules
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday
MONDAY, JUNE is, 1947.

Results Yesterday.
Wash, is; Detroit. OIL.
N. Y. 1912; st. Louis, Al
Boston, 7-8; Chicago, ga
Cleve., 5-4; Phila.. 20.
Games Today.
Chicago at New York M
Only game.
Games Tomorrow.
Cleve. at Wash, $50.
Det. at Phila. tnD.
st. Louis at Boston.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.
Phila., s; Chicago. /.
Cmcin.. Al; N. Y, 3-9.
Bos., 1912; Pitts, 4-3.
st. Louis, II; Brooklyn. s
Games Today.
Brooklyn at Chicago.
Phila. at St. Louis n).
Only games.
Games Tomorrow.
New York at Pitts. (n.).
Boston at Cincinnati.
Brooklyn at Chicago.
phila. at st. Louis (n.).
Evening star., 1947-06-16
Win, Lose, or Draw
Griff Bans Long transforming Trips
BY BURTON HAWKINS

but Clark Griffith is issuing
to take extensive transforming
trips due raise and takes one OF
long, transforming trips he isn't going to get that