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Evening star., 1947-05-22
Pirates, Bosinski, a VioIinist,
Virtuoso at Fielding as Well

Il never worry about my hands
in baseball" the spare 6-footer
said. II always try to have them
in such position that my fingers
can't be hurt regardless of how
the ball bounds or the throw
comes in. I've practiced this so
long I do 1t unconsciously."
He does 1t well, too. Billy Cox
at shortstop and Basinski at
second base form one of the best
double play combinations the
Pirates have had in years.
The 24-year-old inf1elder in
herits his musical talent from
his mothers side of the family.
His father is a machinist.
Mother is a talented pianist"
Eddie said quietly. II have two
sisters who are gifted musically.
One, only IL, is a pianist-com-
poser in her own right"
Basinski admits he also has
fooled around" with musical
composition and has a Russian
symphony "of six movements
which I haven't put down on
paper yet"
Music almost became Eddie's
career, but he passed up schol-
arship at the Eastman School OF
Music in Rochester, N. Y, and
instead studied mechanical en-
gineering at the University of
Buffalo because the latter profess
sion. he felt, offered a steadier
livelihood,
Evening star., 1947-05-22

"I figured I'd have more chance
Of making good with Washington, -
says Eddie, who spent 1945 in the
Navy after playing with N. Y. U.
basket ball and baseball teams. In
two more years he'll have a degree
| in physical education, but in two
more years Eddie also figures to be
sparkling for the Mats.
Yost has committed one error
since being installed at third base,
an excusable, hurried throw into the
runner on close play at first base.
Otherwise he has been learning why
they call it the 'hot corner" for
Eddie has been picking line drives
out Of his ears and coming up with
scorching grounders to fascinate the
fans.
In each Of his three games with
the Mats, Yost has struck out on his
first appearance at the plate. then
lashed a single to left his second
time up.
Tightens Nat InfieId.
Eddie's heartening performances,
at a time when Cecil Travis is hit
ting 1913 and fielding shabbily,
come as tonic. to the Mats. He
tightens up the Mats infield de-
fensively and has demonstrated he
may be capable of injecting some
punch in the batting order.
Yost obtained two of the Mats
Is hits last night as they spanked
st. Louis, 7-3, to present Bobo New
som his first victory of the season.
Buddy Lewis and Jerry Priddy con-
tributed three hits each as the Mats
snapped four-ga losing streak.
After 80 innings the Mats gave
Newsom his first run of the year
in the third inning when Lewis
bunt and successive singles by Tom
Mcbride and Mickey Vernon pro-
duced run off Sam Zoldak. Mark
Christman's double, Yost's single
and three walks presented the Mats
two more runs In the fourth.
Washington boosted its lead to
TO at Denny Galehouse's expense
| in the sixth as Lewis tripled and
Mcbride, Vernon and Priddy sin
gled, with the Browns tossing in
three errors to aid the Mats four
run outburst.
Three singles and an error by
Newsom fetched the Browns three
runs in the seventh, when Tom Fer
rick replaced Bobo on the mound
and stif1ed ST. Louis ambition.
Dean Likes Browns Chances.
Nat Notes: Clark Griffith and
Manager Muddy Ruel of the Browns
conferred in Griff's Office prior to
last nights game. Dizzy Dean,
now broadcasting the Browns
games on the road. picks Boston
as the toughest team in the Amer
ican League. This may sound
crazy says Dizzy, but I think st.
Louis will be in contention and SO
will Cleveland"
Idle today. the Mats will open a
four game series with the Athletics
at Philadelphia tomorrow night.
Christman is one of basebans finer
gentlemen -. he requested the
official scorer to charge against him
an error attributed to Catcher
Frank Mancuso in Tuesday nights
game. =. That request is once
ina Lifetime event.
Evening star., 1947-05-22
Washington 6rays Oppose
Black Yankees 1oniqht

The Washington Grays play their
first might game of the season at
$50 tonight. at Griffith Stadium,
with the New York Black Yankees
furnishing the opposition.
The Grays, after dismal start
in their quest for Negro National
League pennant, have been click
ing in recent games and now boast
of a fve-game winning streak.
The Grays sudden rise from the
cellar to second place, behind the
league-leading Baltimore Elite
Giants, has been due to their ex-
cellent fielding The Grays lead
the league in fielding, but trail in
hitting.
The New York Black Yankees
have five regulars batting over the
800 mark. They are Bob Grifflth
John Smith, George Grove. Curtis
Brown and John Hayes.
Evening star., 1947-05-22
Shorty Hughes Was Not Always Thus, ItSeems
Squire Of Brookond Little McGow Heydoy SondIotters

charm third baseman, Bealle re-
called. He hit 800 for Rochester
of the International League in
1920 and in 1921 was runnerup for
Eastern League batting honors
with .344, hitting safely In 36
consecutive games.
Buck" Oliveri, one-time pride
of Northeast Washington, was
the big gun of the "Vigilants,"
who held Griff's men to I'll
score in 1914. Buck" Becker,
who had been with the Senators
in II and IL, pitched for the
Vigilants. Becker is dead, but
Oliveri is a prosperous merchant
in Northeast.
Not so fortunate was the SUM-
day School League nine that took
on the pros way back in 1904 and
took ITO shellacking. The
sandlot third baseman was Vic
Bielaski, son of Oscar Bielaski,
who played first base for the
Senators years before. Another
sandlot star was Bruce Bielaski.
who, in World War I, headed the
Division of Criminal Investiga-
(see ATCHIsON, Page A-21)
Evening star., 1947-05-22

was the key man of the 1905
Commissioners team. John, Joe,
Leo, Eddie and Al completed the
family lineup. Eddie's name
was taboo for a time, being re-
garded as the black sheep of the
family. He committed the un-
pardonable sin of turning to UNI
piring and went up to the Inter
national League where he spotted
Joe Judge for Clark Griffith.
Hughes and Willie Handiboe
played several times against the
old Senators and sparkled like
real diamonds on five and dime
jewelry counter. But the man
who gave the Senators their
biggest scare was Henry F. tTots)
Long, who wasn't strictly a sand
lotter. That was in 1917 when
the American Leaguers had a
comfortable SO lead on the
w. B. & A. semipros. The bases
were as crowded as tenement
when Tots slammed cleansing
double off the right-fleld wall
and put his mates back in the
game. Tots, a successful fence
contractor here, was a watch
Evening star., 1947-05-22
Hutchinson Of Tigers
Looms as Slab Star
After Two Failures
BY the Associated Press

DETROIT, May 22.-Heading into
a 20-game home stand that can
make or break their early grasp on
the American League lead, the
Detroit Tigers will stand or fall
on their No. asset, pitching.
And looming bigger than ever in
the Bengals' mound picture is the
27-year-old Seattle smoothie, Fred
die Hutchinson, who yet may cut
a big league figure equaling his two
sensational years in the minors.
Hutchinson, who cost the Tigers
$4,000 and four players in 1888
after he won Is games and lost seven
for Seattle in the Coast League,
also led International League hurl-
Jers with a 26-7 mark at Buffalo in
1941, but he had to try three times
before locating the charm in the
bigtime.
Last year, in his third trial and
first full season with Detroit, the
slick fielding, hard-hitting right
handler captured IA victories against
IL defeats and hung up an earned
run average of 500.
That's right imposing for a big
league rookie season that didn't
come until eight years after he first
signed on with the Tigers, but
Hutchinson looks at it philosoph-
ically.
you learn by losing" Freddie
declared, '.and seldom is a pitcher
really a good one until about his
third year in the majors.
Counting my trials with Detroit
in 1899 and 1910, I've lost Is games
now in the big leagues. They've
taught me a lot, but I may still be
a year away from my peak"
Freddie's current mark of five
wins in six starts, best of the De-
troit staff, suggests that his peak
may come sooner. He hasn't been
knocked out of the box this year,
though he retired early last Mon
day against the Boston Red Sox
to rest an ailing shoulder that was
expected to keep him out of action
about five days.
Evening star., 1947-05-22
By the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, May 22.-President
Larry MacPhail of the New York
Yankees has slapped fines ranging
from 500 to $25 on half-dozen OF
his players, including Joe Di Mag
gio, for their refusal to participate In
promotional activities.
D. Maggie drew the heaviest fine,
S100, for refusing to have his pic
ture taken for promotional purposes
during the recent series against
Cleveland here.
Charley Keller, Johnny Lindell
and Aaron Robinson each was as
sessed $50, while Rookie Pitcher Don
johnson and another unidentified
Yankee each had $25 subtracted
from his pay.
Keller and Robinson. like Di Mag
gio, were understood to have refused
to have their pictures taken, while
Lindell was penalized for having
suggested to younger players that
they not attend evening banquets
when asked to do so by the man
Evening star., 1947-05-22
Hard DodgeI
|HurIers Stop Cards;
As Rouf Chisox
BY ths Associated Press

Leo Durocher from Brooklyn Isl
gone, but his motto, spare not the
pitchers" fingers on.
Last year Durocher set record
for changing chuckers when he
used $50 pitchers in 157 games while
managing the Dodgers to second
place in the National League PEN
nant race. That was an average
of slightly less than two and one
half pitchers per game.
Observers were Of the opinion
that such extravagant use Of
pitchers never would be repeated,
unless it was by the irrepressible
Durocher again. But now mild
hammered, conservative Burt Shot
ton holds the Dodger reins and
outdoes Durocher in the art OF
juggling hurlers.
In the Dodgers 28 games to date,
Of which, incidentally, they've won
Is. Shotton has used 81 pitchers.
an average of 289 per game. Only
five times have Brooklyn hurlers
gone the route, easily the lowest in
the majors. Seven times has the
62-year-oid veteran pilot used 2
pitchers, 10 times he has employed
8, three times 4, twice and once 8.
Dodgers Add to Cards Woes.
Shotton practically gave the
pitching staff a vacation yesterday
when he called upon only two hurl-
ers to subdue the submerged st.
Louis Cardinals, 4-3, in 10 innings.
Left-hander Joe Hatten opened up
for Brooklyn and was replaced by
Fireman Hugh Casey, who went on
to gain his third victory OF the
season.
In dropping their 18th game in
the 10 times that the opposition had
started southpaw against them,
the Cards sunk deeper into the eel
lar, 71k games away from the top.
Cookie Lavagetto, veteran Dodger
third sacker, broke up the game
with run-scoring single In the 10th
of starting and losing Pitcher Harry
(the Cat) Brecheen. Up to then,
Catcher Bruce Edwards had kept
the Dodgers in the game with a
single, double and home run. 1t
was Brecheen's second defeat against
four wins. Every one Of his games
has been complete.
The Chicago Cubs recaptured first
place by shading the Philadelphia
Phils, 81. in Wrigley Field. 1t
marked the Cubs fifth straight win
over Philadelphia, all by one run.
Yanks Drub Newhouser.
Frank Shea, rookie right-hander
of the New York Yankees, gained
his first major league shutout and
his fourth triumph by outpitching
the mighty lefty, Hal Newhouser,
of the Detroit Tigers, SO. before
1894 Yankee Stadium fans In a
night game. Joe Di Maggie started
Newhouser on the road to his fifth
defeat against three wins when he
doubled with the bases loaded in
the first inning to drive in three
runs. The victory snapped three
game losing streak for the Yankees
and whitfield Detroit's first-place
American League margin to half
game over the idle second place
Boston Red Sox.
Handcuffed for seven innings, the
Philadelphia Athletics came to life
In the eighth with a five-run rally
against Rookie Pete Gebrian and
two successors to defeat the Chi
cago White Sox, So, in night game
at Philadelphia.
The American League game be-
tween Cleveland and the Red Sox
at Boston was postponed by rain.
Rain also washed out the date be-
tween the New York Giants and
Cincinnati Reds at Cincinnati.
Evening star., 1947-05-22
Soreness Gone, Hudson
About Ready to Pitch

Sid Hudson, idle 10 days due to
pulled muscles in his side, expects,
to resume pitching for the Mats 'in
two or three days." he said today.
Sid, who has won three games and
lost one, sustained the injury in his
last start against Philadelphia.
1--WE been throwing rather hard
in practice" says Sid, land I
haven't noticed any Ill effects. II
nothing goes wrong, I should be
able to start again soon-possibly
against the Athletics at Philadel-.
phia over the week end"
Evening star., 1947-05-22
Six Yonks Fined by MocPhoiI
In Refusal to Aid Promotions

agement. Johnson and the uniden-
titled player were penalized for hay
ing needed Lindell's advice.
Manager Bucky Harris said that
"the fellows just didn't realize that
there is a clause in their contract
binding them to take part in pro-
motion plans"
MacPhail and other Yankee Of
f1cials said mo comment"
Evening star., 1947-05-22
7 ennis I ournument
DeudIine Is Today

Last call for entries in the
City of Washington Tennis Tour
nament. Deadline is 6 o'clock this
afternoon at Bill Shreve's Tennis
Shop, 1126 Nineteenth street
NV, and post entries positively
will not be accepted. The draw
will be made tonight and first
round pairings will be announced
in The Star tomorrow. The tour
nament opens Saturday with boys
and Juniors competing at Colum-
bia Country Club and seniors
and women at Sixteenth and
Kennedy streets NV.
Evening star., 1947-05-22
Rookie Hot Fielding
Punch Tell as sLosing
Streak Is Broken
By Burton Hawkins

Eddie Yost, a trim 20-year-old
product of Brooklyn's sandlots who
attempted to write himself out OF
the major leagues this season in
order to play regularly in the
minors, is the Mats new third base
man and nobody is complaining
A New York University physical edu-
cation student during the winter
Eddie is q .444 hitter in his three
games with Washington and the
customers love his alert fielding.
81 didn't see much chance to play
with Washington this year" says
Eddie, so I wrote a letter to Base
ball Commissioner Happy Chandler
asking him to give the club permis-
sion to send me to Chattanooga
where I could play regularly. YOU
see, got out of the service last July
and under the CT Bill of Rights
I'm supposed to stick with Wash
ington until this July"
Chandler never answered Eddie's
letter, which is all right with Yost
He is slated to see considerable serv-
ice with the Mats now. The Mats
had a peek at him toward the END
of the 1914 season, when he batted
IA meager .143 in seven games, but
what they're seeing now has them
convinced that Eddie will linger
long in this vicinity.
Learns About "Hot Corner"
Born in Brooklyn, Eddie attended
high school in Queens and played
semipro baseball with clubs in
Stamford, Conn; Queens, Freeport
and East Orange, N. J. 1t was while
playing at East Orange as a lad OF
II that he was approached by Scout
Joe Cambria of the Mats and de-
cided to reject previous offers from
the New York Yankees, Philadel-
paia Phillies and Boston Red Sox
Evening star., 1947-05-22

even when the screens become as large as Carter
Barron's at the Capitol.
The sports newsreels. which are infinitely clearer
than the early, postage-sized images on the teie-
vision screens are only poor substitutes for eye
witnessing a World Series game or Kentucky
Derby or big fight. You realize this all the more
when you see newsreel a day or two after
watching the event itself.
Neither the newsreel nor the television cameras
can cover the entire field of play for baseball or
football. They do better by boxing, OF course
which has its action confined within "a square
feet but all they can do in baseball and football
fo1iaru +l,n r,ronrraec holl same holds
Evening star., 1947-05-22
Mats, 7; Browns, ;
Totals SO 72413 Totals IS 13 ~ 6
walked for Galehouse in seventh.


tSingled for Moulder in ninth.
st. Louis - 900 900 300
Washington ----- 001 204 00x-7
Runs-zarilla, Judnich, Early Case,
Lewis (2), Mcbride. Vernon. Christman.
Yost. Errors-stspheps. zarilla, Judnich
Mcbride. Priddy. Christman. Early. Dill
niger f2). .Two-base hit-christman.
Three-base hit-LeWis. Stolen base
Priddy. Sacrifces-Eyans, Newsom. Dou
BILE plays-Priddy to Vernon. Stephens
to Dillinger to Early to- Berardino to Jud-
% som. 4; off zoidak. 5: off Galehouse. j j:
of Ferrick, / off Moulder. 2. Strikeouts
By Newsom, 4; by zoldak. 2; by Moulder.
L. Hits-Off zoldak,- @ in 32s innings;
of Galehouse. 5 in ,2k: of Moulder, z
in g; off Newsom, in 6h on Ferrick. |
ing pitcher-zoldak. Umpires-Messrs
Boyer. Rommel. Hurley and Passarella.
Attendance-S,3OO. Time-2:50.
Evening star., 1947-05-22
Major League Standings and Schedules
THURSDAY MAY
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
nlx

yesterday S Results.
Wash, z; st. Louis, 3.
New York, S; Detroit, 0.
Phila., S; Chicago. 2.
Cleve. at Boston train).
Games Today.
Detroit at New York, rain
Cleveland at Boston.
Chicago at Phila., rain.
(Others not scheduled.)
Games Tomorrow.
Washington at Phila, (n)
Boston at New York.
st. Louis at Cleve. IN.
Chicago at Detroit.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.
Bklyn., 4; st. L., 8 Qo)
Chicago, 2; Phila., l.
N. Y. at Cincin. (rain).
(Others not scheduled.
Games Today.
Pittsburgh at st. L. n).
(Others not scheduled9
Games Tomorrow.
N. Y. at Boston n).
Phila. at Bklyn. no.
Cincinnati at Chicago.
Pittsburgh at st. L. m).
Evening star., 1947-05-22
lsYost Is Mats SparkpIue in Regular Post At Third
Win, Lose, or Draw
By FRANCIS z. SIAM
Who Remembers When Radio Also Was Threat?

The who taking the stand that tele
vision is appear to be he premature Either
that or they staring bigger and better eeyson screens
than this onlooker.
AS matter of fact guess televsion never will chase
Evening star., 1947-05-22
Tovern Customers Not Likely to Hurt Gotes

sixteenth mile
yet to be run.
Tovern Customers Not Likely to Hurt Gotes
It is reported particularly that television sets in
ball of customers This is to be
watch the tiny OF
comfort all the while quietly slipping brew?
dozen? Certainly more Cubowners aren't going
to miss these customers.
Most of us can recall there
was speculation baseball attendance For
appeared the cubowners would declare their parks
limits to radio
happened cubowners eventually welcomed radio
which had hands and fingers attached
broadcang rights could be received properly
hurting attendance baseball stimulated
interest
The season. smashed
that witnessing baseball popular than So
this there indication that on-thescne
attendance marks will be established
The Movies Didn't Close the Legitimate Theoters
tip Griffith of the Washington
Ball Club, is dead against teevon Perhaps he now. But
dim view of broadcasts quite
there enough radio homes
willing well for privileges Griffith converted
The fact that recently evon outfit delivered
his Office might indicative his future attitude this
gnmick
guess televison
up parks Hollywood legitimate
all apparently everybody
least million dollars but nobody who winning
starving Indeed without market the legitimate heater
Hollywood would have time finding material for movies Things
bad enough as is out there.
image a only appetite
genuine substitute flesh blood this
ladies Columbia Country Bng
Crosby played National Celebrities
they just wanted could hit
iron?
Evening star., 1947-05-22

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Jersey City, s; Syracuse, 5.
other games postponed.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Kansas City. 81; Minneapolis. 4-e.
Milwaukee, g; st. Paul, 6.
Indianapolis, A.. Columbus, 2.
Toledo q: Louisville, f.
Evening star., 1947-05-22

to lesser extent basket ball and tennis
During for example lose perspective
You the focused
running animals and not the entire course you
whether there's sixteenth half mile
yet to be
The people's voice., 1947-02-07

MVA bill introduced by Senator Muir
ray, held in,~ the valley 1t was the
sense of the meeting that the efforts
of the organization be concentrated
on an educational program during this
year, to familiarize the people of the
state concerning the advantages of
the Authority plan of river devel-
opment.
The newly elected board of direc-
tors will meet in the Grandon Hotel
in Helena at 1:30 Pm. February 26
to elect its officers and organize the
work for the present year. The fol-
lowing are members of the board:
Bruce Steinmetz, president, Cascade
County Trades and Labor Assembly,
Great Falls
Richard H. Donovan, retiring presi
dent, Montana Carpenters and Build
ers, Butte.
Mrs Andrew DAHL official Montana
F. u, wife state senator, Dagmar.
Volney Anderson, president Mon
tana REA Association, Sidney
Don Chapman, president Montana
F. Educational e Cooperative U. of
America, Great Falls.
Thos c. Cotton, attorney, Billings.
Left Erickson, attorney, Helena.
Charles Mclean, Montana director
CLIO, Anaconda.
]. F. Schafer, president Montana
Brotherhood Railway Trainmen, Liv-
ingston.
L. L. Price, construction superin-
tendent F. Pappin e. Sons, Great Falls.
Richard Shipman, director Montana
Farmers Union, Brooks.
Chester Kinsey, secy., Council for
Pol. Action, Great Falls.
Ilert Hellebust, official Montana
Farmers Union, Havre.
Mrs. Art Lavelle, housewife, writer,
lecturer, Billings.
T. Clagett Sanden, attorney, Sidney. |
Mrs. Jean Hummell, manager Gran
Ion Hotel, Helena.
Joe Mason, regional director CLIO, |
Butte.
Marian Covington, actuary and ac-
Helena.
Gordon Dial, official Mine Mill &
Great Falls.
The people's voice., 1947-02-07

There have been many wild
statements about portal pay
suits in the corporation owned
newspapers, and by the corpor-
alton elected and controlled senators
and congressman, and the attorney
generals office, which still has the
ancient Texan 'slavocratic' idea that
workers are chattels without the
rights of human beings or parity citi-
zens in the courts.
There are seven thousand miners,
mill, smeltermen, pumpmen, electri-
clans in Montana, an equal number In
Idaho, many in Washington state, who
by representatives, have brought
these suits. Judge Erickson and |,
their attorneys, are asked so many
questions by telephone and otherwise
about the powers of congress to i'm
pair or curtail the already vested
rights of the plaintiffs that | am fore
ed, though reluctantly, to discuss in
the press lawsuits which are pending
in which l appear as counsel.
Until President Roosevelt unpacked
the Supreme Court, where for 30
years the leaning had been strongly
'to the right, for any one to criticize
the decisions of that august tribunal
was equal to treason in the editorials
of the then paid, now owned, daily
papers of this country.
Now that PLAIN act of congress
providing for a 40-hour week for all
engaged in interstate commerce or
producing goods to go into such COM
merce has been construed by the U. S.
Supreme Court so as to prevent the
masters from "chiseling" on the work
men except on peril of payment for
such overtime chiseling, penalties,
costs, attorneys fees, the horror of
the masters finds expressions in stu
pid, though loud hysterical screams
against the court, against unions who
The people's voice., 1947-02-07
CARPENTERS Are
OPPOSED TO all
SALES TAXES

Voicing strong opposition to a
sales tax in any form, proposed an
ti-cIosed shop legislation, and re-
vision of the unemployment comp
ensation laws as embodied in HB164
and SB73, the Montana Council of
Carpenters concluded their 1947
convention at Bozeman Wednesday.
Officers for the next year were
elected with T. p. Taylor of Boze-
man chosen for the presidency; Roy
Thompson, Billings, first vice presi-
dent; Ed Waller, Great Falls, second
vice president; Ed Bauer Miles City,
third vice president; Jack Hackman
Helena, fourth vice president; Ronald
Mcdonnell, Poison, fifth vice presi-
dent, and j. S. TIMBER, Missoula, re-
elected secretary-treasurer Richard
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