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Evening star., 1947-07-02
Griffmen, Cheered by Vernon's
Comeback, Face Yunks Toniqht

wade the West following the annual
All-Star game at Chicago on July 8.
The Mats are booked for II games III
IL days, playing five-game series at
Detroit and Cleveland, four games
against the pesky Chicago Whits
Sox and three at st. Louis.
It's rugged schedule, but the
Mats are starting to punch across
runs, to the delight of their pitchers.
Designed to strengthen the Mats
batting order has been the insertion
of the aging Cecil Travis at short
stop, supplanting Mark Christnan.
Rested as result of decorating the
dugout for weeks. Travis will remain
in the lineup as long as his legs will
permit.
Haefner Faces Yanks Tonight.
Mickey Haefner, whose latest ef-
fort was 80 shutout at the ex-
pense of the Boston Red Sox, will
shoot for his fourth victory against
the Yankees tonight. Idle tomorrow,
the Mats will clash with the Yankees
in a July 4 double-header, with
Early Wynn and Sid Hudson slated
to work for Washington.
Wynn, ignored by Manager Joe
Cronin in his American League ALL
Star pitching selections despite his
nine victories, still may be chosen as
replacement for the Yankees Joe
Page. Selected by Cronin, Page has
| been nursing a lame back and may
not be available.
Named as an American League
pitcher has been the Mats Walter
Masterson, whose string of "a shut
out innings stirred major league
circles. Masterson, who won only
five games last year, already has
| won six this season.
Evening star., 1947-07-02
By the Associated Press

The most anxiously awaited inter-
league pitching duel since the days
of Lefty Grove and Dizzy Dean ap-
peared likely to take place next
Tuesday with Cleveland's Bob Feller
or Detroit's Hal Newhouser opposing
Cincinnati's Ewell Blackwell in the
starting lineup of the 14th All-Star
baseball game at Wrigley Field, Chi
cago.
With Blackwell heading seven
man pitching staff, the National
League announced an All-Star
lineup today which included seven
outfelders, eight infielders and three
catchers.
The American League team, led
by an eight-man mound crew, was
announced last night.
Blackwell, the stringbean right
handler of the Reds, was joined by
such pitching notables as Harry
(The Cat) Brecheen, hero of the
st. Louis Cardinals 1916 World
Series victory over the American
League champion Boston Red Sox;
Southpaw Warren SPAIN and right
handler Johnny Sain of the Boston
Braves; 21-year-old Ralph Branca
tof the Brooklyn Dodgers; Lynwood
(Schoolboy) Rowe, control expert
of the Philadelphia Phils, and
George tReO Munger of the Cardi-
mails.
EoIIor,c Cfo fuS TTnPorf2 in
1t was uncertain today whether
strain which Feller suffered in a
fall off the mound at Philadelphia,
June 13, would keep him out of the
All-Star tussle. He was forced out
of last nights game in st. Louis
in the second inning with severe
back pains. If Feller is unable to
start, the nod likely will go to New
houser.
The National League mound corps
was selected by Manager Eddie Dyer
of the Cardinals, who will direct the
National Leagues. Dyers first team,
exclusive of the pitchers, already
had been chosen by the 1,973, ,493
fans who voted in poll.
In addition to the eight players
named in the fan balloting, Dyer
followed poll sentiment almost to
the letter in rounding out his Is
player squad for the battle with the
American League team piloted by
Manager Joe Cronin of the Boston
Red SoX.
The starting National League line
up, exclusive of pitchers, will be
Johnny Mize, New York, first base;
Emil Verban, Philadelphia, second
base; Bob Elliott, Boston, third base;
Eddie Miller, Cincinnati, shortstop;
Dixie Walker, Brooklyn, rightfield; !;
Enos Slaughter, st. Louis, leftf1eld;
Harry Walker. Philadelphia, center
field and Walker Cooper, New York,
catcher.
Evening star., 1947-07-02
BY the Associoied Press

PHILADELPHIA, July 2.-Del
Ennis, major league basebalPs l946
rookie of the year." today is more
concerned with licking the "sopho-
more ink" than consecutive game
hitting streaks.
Ennis, hard-hitting outflelder for
the National League Phillies, went
hitless yesterday against the Brook
lyn Dodgers-stopping his streak at
19 games. longest of the season for
any player in the big leagues.
Its nice to get hit every day,
Ennis said, but I'll settle for a
couple every few days. ThatH keep
the second year hex away
It seems to be an unwritten law
among baseball people that if a
player has a good season as a rookie
he'll be a flop the second year.
Found Hitting Eye.
The 22-year-old Ennis, normally
a slow starter, was hampered by
injuries this spring, but found his
hitting eye early in June. He
thumped a safety in IA consecutive
contests before knee injury side
lined him for two weeks.
On rejoining the Phils. Ennis
continued to pound the ball con-
sistently, raising his average above
the 300 mark. Yesterday, however,
the Dodgers Joe Hatten and Clyde
King silenced the Ennis war club.
I've got my eye on the ball now, y
Del says, and as long as I don't
see too much of that fellow Black
well (of the Cincinnati Reds) the
hits should come my way"
"Blacky's the top pitcher in the
National League" Ennis declares,
voicing particular respect for Black
wells side-arm sinker ball.
And speaking of pitchers, Ennis
insists that's the Phiilies biggest
trouble"
I'VE have the defense and the
power, but none of our pitchers out
side of Schoolboy Rowe and Dutch
Leonard seem to be able to stop the
other clubs attack" Ennis says.
when we get the pitching We'll
prove the Phils are better than the
seventh place record indicates.
Vas Ticketed for Utica.
But back to Del. He always gets
chuckle when he looks back on how
he broke into the majors-and be-
came one of the games best slug
gers.
Ennis played with Trenton in the
Glass B Interstate League for a
Evening star., 1947-07-02

ers for Trenton the Phils decided to
keep him.
Manager Ben Chapman tossed
Ennis a glove and said, kid, you're
my left fielder"
Last year he hit .3l3 and led the
Phils in runs batted in. This year
Ennis is determined to prove he was
nc first-year flash and that the
sophomore Jinx won't get me-"
Evening star., 1947-07-02
'Sophomore Jinx' Alarms Ennis
More Than End of Hitting Streak

season before enlisting in the Navy
After three years service he came
back and was placed on the Phil
lies bench, ticketed for Utica IN. "
of the Eastern League. +.
But the Phils' management forgot
the CT Bill of Rights which requires
that returned servicemen ball play
ers cannot be sent to the minors
without first being offered to other
big league teams through the waiver
lists.
The Phils put Ennis on the waiver
list-and when five clubs indicated
they would like the likable lad who
hit .348 and hammered out 10 hon.
Evening star., 1947-07-02
Epeq @ &pu Kramer and Brown Reach Final at Wimbledon
AiIing FeIIer, Facing X-Roy,
May Miss AII-Stur Contest
By the Associated Press

CLEVELAND, July 2-Rapid Robert Feller the Cleveland
indians hreba scheduled undergo
here today determine whether to perform in
baseballs An-Star game at Chicago Tuesday.
Feers participation diamond became doubt
full last night when the frebaer
the second St. Louis Browns
at St. Louis because of pains.
Tribe Manager Lou Boudreau would
not be ready for pitching duty until days the
Chicago All-Star tilt
The major strikeout king felt sharp pain
In the right side OF his but decided
to the contest.
After yielding double TO ST. leadof Dnger
the husky 1owan with the reba delivery struck three
in succession He asked relieved
straight and long fly.
Il had good stuff in the first inning but felt pains"
Feller declared In the dressing after the game
Bob said he believed he had suffered
losing contest with the Boston 81
The frebaer said he thought strain his
after he fell off the Shbe Philadelphia and
his left knee In brilliant start Fer
the first four innings when the accident occurred.
In subsequent mound duties
his injured
Evening star., 1947-07-02
Cotton and Ayton Card
69s in British Open;
Sweeny, BuI|a Flop
BY The Associoied Press


HOYLAKE, England, July g.
Henry Cotton, Britain's master of
golf, and Lauri Ayton of st. An
drews, Scotland, were tied for the
early lead in the British Open golf
tournament at So today, with Frank
Stranahan. Toledo, Ohio, amateur,
two strokes back at II.
Vic Ghezzi of Kansas City, Kans..
turned in a middling rs and Bob
Sweeny, jr.. another of the five
Americans playing for the cham
pionship won last year by Sammy
Snead, Withdrew after disastrous
round in which his game fell apart
on the greens.
The other two Americans in the
field-Johnny Bulla of Phoenix.
Ariz., and Staff Sergt. Charles Jen-
nings of Medford, N. j., virtually
blew themselves out of the tourney
Bulla shot an 80 and Jennings an
SO.
Tie for Course Record.
Cotton and Ayton tied the rec
ord for the revised Hoylake course
established by Norman Won Nida of
Australia in a qualifying round.
Won Nida, who figured to be top
contender, came in with a IA in
today's opening round of the To-
hole championship.
Intermittent squalls came driving
over the hills from the Irish Sea to
skyrocket scores. but Cotton had
little trouble with the rain and slow
greens.
Stranahan, playing the home nine
IN IS after the weather improved.
shot the last five long holes in 10
strokes, two less than Bobby Jones
required in his classic finish to win
the 1880 title.
At the 10th, Stranahan studied for
about 3 minutes and then sank a
12-foot putt. On the next hole he
dug too deep for his second shot and
hooked into the short rough to the
left OF the green. But he Clipped
within 5 feet of the cup and rammed
home the ball on one try.
Sweeny Gives Up.
Sweeny missed an eight-foot putt
on the 18th green and tapped his
ball away from the hole in a give
up" gesture. He toured the difficult
course alone except for his partner,
a score keeper and two caddies.
Both Sweeney and the official
marker refused to disclose his score
card.
Bulla, who was runnerup in the
last two British Opens, encountered
plenty of trouble in getting his 80.
He was out of bounds on the short
seventh and took a five. But the
eighth was his waterloo. His drive
bunkered and he hacked twice to
get back OH the fairway. After he
finally reached the green he re-
quired three more to get down for
a big seven.
He started home with A score
as compared to his 80 for the first
nine of a qualifying round yester-
day. Coming back on the home
nine, Bulla got control of his game,
matching par all the way except
for the long fifteenth and seven
teenth holes.
Ghczzi Erratic on Greens.
Ghezzi, playing through shifting
wind and driving rain, was the first
man to finish when he posted his IS.
He was erratic on the greens,
but his short game picked up on
the home stretch and two beauti-
full chips brought applause from
about so persons who defied the
driving rain to follow the first YAM
kee challenger around the sodden
course.
T0day'S cards.
Evening star., 1947-07-02
Was Ticketed for Utica.
Major League Standings and Schedules
2,
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.

Detroit. 2; Chicago, l.
Cleve., 9: St. Louis, 3.
Only games.
Games Today.
Wash. at N. Y. $500,
Phila. at Boston (n).
Detroit at Cleve. Cn.).
Chicago at st. Louis IN.
Games Tomorrow.
Detroit at Cleveland.
Philadelphia at Boston.
Only games.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.
Phila., S; Brooklyn, 3.
New York, Is; Boston, 3.
(Seven innings.)
st. Louis, 2; Pittsburgh,
Only games.
Games Today.
N. Y. at Brooklyn tnD.
Boston at Phila. (n0.
Gin. at Pittsburgh n0.
Only games.
Games Tomorrow.
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh
St. Louis at Chicago.
Only games.
Evening star., 1947-07-02
PhiIs Sign Irish Star

SOUTH BEND, Ind, July (P.-
Jack Mayo of Youngstown. Ohio,
who won three baseball letters at
Notre Dame, says he has signed a
contract with Philadelphia of the
National League. He says he will
be farmed to the Vandergrift, Pa,
team of the Middle Atlantic League.
Evening star., 1947-07-02


OF course. all athletes human and otherwise,
are tuned pretty carefully and if they don't feel
quite up to snuff they're in danger of bowing in de-
feat But the point here is that balpayers for in
stance, seem less hardy in this respect than, say
Joe Louis.
Louis has experienced good nights and bad
nights during the 10 years he's held the heavy
weight title. He had a horrible evening when he
fought Galento and Maurello, and he wasn't doing
so we'll in the first fight with Conn, and again
when he was boxing Farr and Godoy and Pastor.
Yet he always won
About the only thing Assault can't do is talk,
and he's probably working on that Shortcoming
Evening star., 1947-07-02
DressIer Hurts Two-Hitter

Franz Dressler allowed only two
hits as the Glendale A. c. defeated
st. Francis Xavier, 14-2, yesterday
at Glendale.
Evening star., 1947-07-02

oh members 0 the seu NATIONAL
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and ARp & cf' D s p % sshSsson h York
Evening star., 1947-07-02

every they slapped strip his back and hoised
rider aboard Assault must felt pretty
like Louis he always wins.
McQuinn They Said, Was Washed Up
players they aren't set quite right
they Take look for
instance finally been
selected.
McQunn wouldn't brought dozen bats in
apparently washedup first baseman and the Atm
eics people the Yankees
given the chance as the
proverba SNOWFALL
Who could Mcouinn beat job Yankees? Not
provided played back to best FORM Bucky
Harris even gave exCogan Bobby Brown shot
named Souchock carrying mlt
reports that New York would trace e
players to Washington Vernon $50oOO in cash
Well the McQuinn won the job and
off his pav since he's in the league
topping and Rudy York and the rest
Unwunted Rosur Is AI-Stur Catcher
Joe Gordon, but year ago
believed be washed He wasn't playing regularly
the Yankees second sacke by
And how about Buddy Roar?
he shipped with no regrets
to iladephia, boomless pit of the league
Nobody plenty better atche
thinking Robinson, Wagner, Tebbet
fresh Hogan the Al-Sar catcher
AStar pitchers weren't intrencned TOO
Joe Page was
with the Yankees but the Senators thought ne mao
for him. providing the price
Walter Maeon of Washington had
been mfop particuary Bucky Hars felt he
But they weren't willing to pay mucn 1or e
tall right handler eher they're both AStar hurlers
the and downs so frequent
from mere
the ballplayer is the biggest risk OF ALL
Evening star., 1947-07-02
Win, Lose, or Draw
Who's Bigger Risk Than q BoIlployer?
By FRANCIS {. STANN

Among different athletes in the
least of the most decay
balanced will find George Mcunn for instance
playing ASta week while
Evening star., 1947-07-02
Starting Lineups for Classic

NEW YORK July 2-Folowing and American
League squads game
on Tuesday, July g.
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right now, but it must be assumed that he hasn't
every time they slapped strip of leather on his be
rider aboard Some afternoons Assault must have fe
ish. But like Louis, he always wins.
Evening star., 1947-11-23
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-10-24
THE MVA HEARINGS

it is national publicity that counts. Moreover, the
Lewistown Democrat-News, Glasgow Courier and some
weekly papers in the hearing localities did their share
and more, did all the radio facilities.
The hearing record now confirms several conten-
tions proponents have been vigorously voic
ing during the past few months:
l. There is no real harmony between the Bureau
of Reclamation and the Army Engineers Each is going
its own way its pan with conflicting objec
tives little interdepartmenta love to the
way toward integrated program.
2 The Army has interest whatever in irrigation,
cheap power fertilizer 1t is set to get its own
peculiar brand of flood control and navigation and that
is ALL For the time being it has the lions share of
funds to expend and the lions share of drag with
congress
g. There is not now and never has been a COM
plete plan of any kind The Sloan plan calls for
thing less than five million acres of irrigation. The
Bureau of Reclamation is thinking of something
like eight million acres an ultimate objective. Pub
shed estimates of power production, all under the
Sloan plan, originally less than billion XIV. hrs
annually. Public pressure has forced the Army to put
in facilities and the total estimated produc-
ton is up to IL billion XIV. hrs. half dozen other
items of development, not originally listed now
getting attention. The fight for MVA has already
accomplished than most people realize
OF immediate and vital present are the rev
Citations relative to REA Coops and needed power
supplies Despite all the protestations private COM
panies to the contrary there is now acute power
shortage These power company gentlemen have been
talking out of both sides of their mouths To the public
they said abundance, to the REA Co-ops they have
been whispering shortage" and refusing fill orders
that would permit expansion. In this Murray
has taken firm hand He will evidently have the
cooperation of Interior Secretary Krug 1t may Just
be- that in few months, the RA Co-ops will be getting
direct delivery of the surplus Peck power that has
been going to Montana Power company, delivered at
Great Falls, at y mills per kowatt hour This OBJ
ectye alone, if accomplished, will worth thousand
times all the time trouble money than MVA hear
ngs nave cost Eternal battle is the price of progress
RICHARD SHlPMAN, President Montana MVA Assn.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-10-24
Where Does Worden Stand?

In Wednesdays Great Falls Tribune, Governor Fords
speech before the County Commissioners Association
length endorsement by the Governor of the
PckSoan plan featured by six column banner headline
To the reader this carries the implication that the
and publisher of this also ardent supporter
the sentiments expressed by the Governor his speech And
this bears political implications of great for the mme
diate future.
IT, may reasonably assumed from this display of
with the Governors statements favorng the PckSoan
what going be the attitude of the publisher of the
Falls Tribune recognized the leading Democratic
paper the the candidacy of Senator James E.
Murray reelection the United States senator Can he
ssteny go his reelection since the the
ognzed leading champion for Missouri Valley Authority and
outstanding opponent of the pcemea development by
petng agencies?
Certainly the liberal forces organized labor and the Farm
Union and the independent progressive liberals who feel
imperative Senator Murray the fight
the interests of the people, going watch the
Tribunes campaign for him with much interest Will it damn
with praise mtanty urge his reelection hope
for the future of the state?
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-10-24

was not privileged to attend all of the MvA hear
ings conducted by Senator Murray in Montana Many
reports have come back to me- Despite little pad
planning and greater measure OF bad luck on
part MVA forces, reports all strongly Indicate
that the hearings markedly successful
There bad planning in that hearing dates were
set too late-some of the senators that would nave
participated had arranged other engagements There
was bad luck in the circumstance that personal or
family illness kept two Senators out of the state at
the time these needed. AS everybody knows the
letters MVA have long since been discarded from the
type all the daily Power Company propaganda
sheets in the state This did not prevent a long list
of most substantial MVA accomplishments, thru the
mediums of the hearings.
1t was amply demonstrated that the MvA opposition
dares not meet its proponents in frank, and
public discussion of the project and its enabling bill.
At first hearing in Dillon little opposition had
apparently been organized. This listened then grew
nquistive and finally divided third for. third
against and third that wanted still nforma-
ton Then Governor Ford sounded warning to stay
away and other open opponents showed up
One of the really remarkable shOw1ngs in the
character testimony Hundreds thoughtful people
in this state have given the project and every angle
thereof the most critical study These see coming
development of greater size more ramification and
loaded with commonweal benefits than a large
section of the public has yet begun to grasp More
over where in the testimony there will be found
complete concise and clearly defined to every
criticism and objection that has been raised by the OPP
position, by those who do not understand what
proposed
Another thing clearly apparent Much of the
opposition that has been voiced has from people
who have the bill and have rather jumped
at conclusions as its and purposes There is
still need for vast amount of education along these
lines
Not all of America is under such iron curtain of
newspaper silence as afflicts Montana Through the
agencies of the AP, UP and special correspondent for
the ST. Louis Post-Dispach great deal of national
publicity went out. In national fight such MVA
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-10-24

accomplish organic unity. With the Taft-Hartev law
already on the books and omnous rumbIings of even
more fascisc restrictions being enacted the American
labor movement cannot afford such a luxury of time
ON the other hand basic political unity can be ac
complshed Immediately. Both the AFL and the CIO
know what they are fighting AGAINST and by Joining
hands, they can that fight far more effectively
true there may be some differences as to what they
are and will be FOR in the way of progressive egs-
latlon But in view of the dire urgency now con-
fronting all wage earners such FOR program can be
temporarily sdetracked while all out effort made
TO retrye and protect the hard gains made over
the last rs years
Fortunately, local AFL and CLIO unions in many
parts or the nation pushing into the background
the weghty problems surrounding organic unity and
are already joining hands for united political action
would appear that they far more aware of the
immediate dangers facing Americas workers than the
stuffed shirt fraternity comprising AF executive
council. 1t is to be hoped in local unity they will
press with ever increasing vigor the election of
men 10 public office who will their legislative
powers for the good of the people rather than for the
National Association of Manufacturers