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Evening star., 1948-08-23
Mont and Rockies Impressive
AS Skins East Outpoints West

job before, he was today after COM
pleting is of 81 passes for 24l yards
and three touchdowns, scoring once
himself with sneak 15-yard-rull
around end. The former Maryland
star will be an ace in the hole fol
Edwards on offense, although slated
to be chiefly a defensive back
The coaches were impressed by
Rookie Don Corbitt at center, who
although as green as an Irishman's
heart, is muscling in on a pivot
berth. Corbitt is getting the edge
over Ray Whelan at center and the
latter's injured hand is no help.
Dick Poillon, carrying the ball TO,
"A yards. seemed to be his old sell
on offense and Sammy Behr, per-
forming for the West, shared that
teams ball-carrying honors with
Dick Todd, outgaining the latter %
to 20. Todd, however, turned in
the days prettiest run, an 83-yard
touchdown gallop. He actually
hoofed TO yards. using straight
arm and good interference expertly
all the way.
Baugh completed of 10 passes,
two for touchdowns, and the one
he pitched to Taylor for 60 yards
and a touchdown was a strike. But
the thin man didn't get good pro-
lection in the second half when the
East's line outcharged the West and
had trouble finding receivers.
The Skins congratulated them
selves on getting out of the game
with only one injury-Guard Ted
Andrus' wrenched knee. He should
be ready for the Rams.
Evening star., 1948-08-23
Paige Pays Fan $500 for Proof
That He Pitched Before 1927

she found a score dater may IS.
1926, showing a "Satchel' pitch
ing for the Chattanooga Look
outs against the Memphis Red
Sox. Ellen had a photostatic
copy made and sent it to her
brother.
When Satchel saw it he said:
"Only one man can tell the
real truth. That's Alex Herman,
the man who signed me with
Chattanooga. I'm goin' to ask
him to tell me the real truth
even If it hurts"
Herman wrote back:
"It is true beyond all contra
diction that I gave Satchel his
first chance to play professional
baseball. I was the owner OF
the Chattanooga Black Lookouts
of the Southern Association. It
was in April, 1926, that carried
him to Chattanooga for spring
training. He enabled us to win
the nrSt-half pennanL.
After reading Herman's let
ter, Satchel said:
"Oh, oh. I musta slept a year
somewhere. A $500 year. I'll pay
off"
Goerz plans to send sizeable
amount of the reward money to
his sister in Memphis. Satch,
after handing Foerz a $500 check,
said, Say, how much did that
photostat cost your"
Two dollars" said Goerz.
Five hundred for two. Maybe
oughta quit pitchin' and start
lookin' for suckers like me-"
Evening star., 1948-08-23
Grid Pros Title Game!
To Start Friday With
Baseball Still AfIame
.AP Wirephoto.
sBy the Assocjotsd Press

NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-Profes-
sional football boots its way into
the sports picture Friday night. It's
coming so early it will find nine
major league baseball teams still
very much in the running for World
Series berths.
The All-America Conference, start
ing its third season, bursts on the
scene first. The Chicago Rockets
play host to the Los Angeles Dons
in Soldier Field Friday night and
the New York Yankees visit the
Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field
Brooklyn's new grid owner, Branch
Hickey, probably wouldn't mind
playing the same engagement with
his baseball team come the first
week of October.
Next Sunday the Buffalo Bills will
play the '49ers In San Francisco and
the Conference champion Cleve-
and Browns complete the first
weeks activity by entertaining Los
Angeles the following Friday.
National Opens September II.
Meanwhile, the National League
will content itself with exhibition
games until September II when the
Green Bay Packers meet the Boston
Yankees in a night game at Boston
The All-America Conference will
have played almost half of It's S.
game schedule by the time the base
ball World Series ends In october
Thirteen night games dot its sched-
ule, but starting October II 1t goes
on a Sunday-only basis, with time
out for two Thanksgiving Day con-
tests.
The National League has booked
six of its early season games under
the lights. The AAC winds up with
it's championship game December
IL, the National League one Sun
day later.
All-America teams began their
exhibitions two weeks ago, and have
played nine games. San Francisco
trounced Los Angeles, 1924, and
yesterday humbled the Baltimore
Colts, 42-l4. Cleveland played Its
first game yesterday, outlasting
Buffalo, 1921, in Akron's Rubber
Bowl.
Yanks Have Won Twice.
The New York Yankees opened
with q 1928 tie with Buffalo, then
downed the Chicago Rockets, 1927
and Saturday night defeated Brook
lyn, 14-7.
After tying the Yanks, Buffalo
beat Brooklyn, 2l-19, before losing
to Cleveland. Brooklyn stepped out
side the conference to register a
victory, defeating Montreal team
27-1, in a game played under both
American and Canadian rules. Los
Angeles began with a 27-21 decision
over Baltimore.
Only three National League teamI
have seen regular action.
The champion Chicago Cardinals
thrashed the College All-Stars Fri
day night in Chicago, $50. tn.
Chicago Bears defeated the Steeler'
in Pittsburgh yesterday, 28-l4.
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Hartford. 3-2; Elmira. 2-I.
Utica At wilkes Barre (2) postponed,
! Birshamton, O-s; Scranton, SO.
Evening star., 1948-08-23
Doerr, Stephens Chief
Factors in Uphill
Climb Of Red Sox
By Joe ReiehIer
Assoeiossd Press Sports Writer

Joe McCarthy's rampaging Boston
Red Sox owe their amazing uphill
climb to their great keystone COM
bination-Shortstop Vern Stephens
and Bobby Doerr.
Spanked by the brilliant all
around play Of this pair, the Red
Sox today were in second place in
the American League standings. only
half game behind the pace-setting
Cleveland Indians.
Stephens and Doerr accounted for
three of Boston's four runs yeSter-
day as the Sox whipped the WASH
ington Senators, Al. 1t was Boston's
fourth straight over the Senators
and the 10th victory in their last
IL games.
1t proved a profitable Sunday for
the Sox as the Indians dropped a
double-header to the cellar dwelling
Chicago White Sox, 81 and As, to
lose game and a half to Boston.
Yanks Also Gain Ground.
The red hot New York Yankees
also gained ground, whipping the
Philadelphia Athletics, 100, to
climb within two games of the
Indians The AS, now in fourth
place. are three games off the pace.
The Yankees made it three in a
row over the AS as Vic Raschi, an
old Philadelphia nemesis. pitched q
four-hit shutout for his 17th. victory
against five defeats. Raschi helped
his own cause with o bases-loaded
double and single to drive In three
runs.s Charley Keller also batted
In three mates as the Yankees
collected IL hits of three Philadel-
phit hurlers. The second game Of
the scheduled double header was
postponed by rain.
The White Sox not only whipped
the Indians twice, but knocked out
Bobby Feller in the sixth inning Of
the first game. The Chisox added
insult to injury when Pat Seery,
who was discarded by the Tribe,
poled a two-run homer to sink the
Indians in the second game.
Blasting Hal Newhouser for eight
hits in less than five innings, an
cluding a home run by Gerry Priddy.
the st. Louis Browns walloped the
Detroit Tigers, 10-1. Fred Sanford
permitted only three hits for his
ninth victory. 1t was Newhousers
ninth defeat. He has won Is.
The Boston Braves moved two
games ahead of the runnerup
Brooklyn Dodgers, coming from be-
hind to win, AS, on Rookie Clint
Conatser's eighth inning home run
with one on
Pirates Block Cardinals.
The Pittsburgh Pirates ruined the
st. Louis Cardinals chances OF TAX
ing over second place when they
tailed three times in the 10th to
win, Al. The defeat left the third
place Redbirds two percentage points
behind the Dodgers and two games
from the Braves, with the fourth
place Pirates five and a half games
off the pace.
The New York Giants moved into
virtual fourth place tie with Pitts
burgh by defeating the Philadel-
phia Phillies twice at the Polo
Grounds, 9-4 and 80.
Johnny Schmitz earned his 14th
triumph as the Chicago Cubs
trounced the Cincinnati Reds, 1913.
to move within game and half
behind the seventh-place Redlegs.
Evening star., 1948-08-23
New York School Stadium
Memorial 10 Babe Ruth
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-As a me-
mortal to Babe Ruth, a stadium
named for him will be built on the
grounds of Archbishop Stepinac
High School at White Plains, N. Y.
Francis Cardinal Spellman an.
nounced yesterday.
Cardinal Spellman said "Cali-
fornia friend" who did not wish his
name disclosed. had sent him $4,000
as the first gift toward the building
fund.
The cardinal said the Babe Ruth
Stadium" will be in memory OF
him whose mortal remains were
blessed last week in St. Patrick's &
Cathedral and which now rest at
peace near the site of this new
school"
The body of the baseball Idol
| lies in vault at Gate of Heaven
Cemetery in Westchester County
not far from White Plains.
Cardinal Spellman officiated al
Ruth'S funeral last Thursday.
Evening star., 1948-08-23
Bog|ey Meets Magurr
In First Mid-AtIantic
Net Tourney Start

Gil Bogley, the young Washing.
ton tennis star who did very vel
in his first major mems competition
here earlier this summer, makes his
first start in another big local event
today when he meets j. j. Magurr
in the Middle Atlantic tournament
at Columbia Country Club. AL
other top players in this event have
played one or two matches, anc
two of the seeded netmen already
have been eliminated.
Losing yesterday were Capt. Ar
Dreyer, seeded ninth, and Malcolm
Fox of Baltimore, rated thirteenth
Dreyer fell before Col. Nicholas E
Powell, 3-6, 6-3, IS, while Fox
went out when defeated by Maurice
CoWan, ST, Ga, 81.
Barney Welsh, top-seeded defend
ing champ, went through his first
matches without great difficulty
yesterday, topping w. X. Bassett
6-3, 6-3, and Bob Leitch, Ga
60. Among other seeded stand
outs winning handily were Capt.
Robin HiRpenstiel,. Jim Thackara
Don Leavens and DR.. David John
sen.
s Today's Pairinss.
6 p:m:-Bosley vs.. Magurn, Welsh VS.
Curtis vs.. Threadgill; Gi1ord VS.. Thomas
Thsckara vs.; Moorhead.
Rosa heaJsns ss vT sbots Rsytt HDDenstiel
Doubles, p,m.-Yates-Wesley VS.. Kill
n5 p.msMMlller; Charming VS.. Heiskel,
pEmmwslsh.Lynsh S,i, vs. vs.. MssslkinSWal sl
VS. n1mRson neRfs
Haller VS.. Roirdon-F Ferguson. Curtis -Gifford
vs., vs. + HGollyy7stein. 2ny,5 Johndrew-MacDonald VS.
$40 pm,-Moorhead- Wilson vs.. Pental-
Ghristianson. Dunham -Adair VS.. Manson
VS. Ss
Ter VS.. Nolan and partner.
ford vs. swin
Frank vs.. coss-Yoemsns,
Barney ws:n Efs1lts defssssd xss.srdsy " K n.,set
Jack Yates, 4-6. 60, O.. Barney
Hush LSacf as defeatea s.s EdWfn Edisfn weseiy "a
6-4; Grady Frank defeated Charles
Charming, 3-6, So, 6-3; Phil Neff de-
feated Sam Hayes, 6-1, 81: Capt
Robin. Hippenstiel defeated Arthur Cox
6-0.6-0; Alex Kieles defeated Stanley
Cohen, 81, Is; Frank Dunham de-
Or David johnson defeated Henry Barclay
e.. sI3; e-3; John Curtiss defeated John
fested Ray Lewis, 60 6-2: Bill Clifford
defeated Frank Holman, 6-2, SIS
Thomas Moorhead defeated Orme Wilson
teated Arnold Kotz. IS: sE3; Maurice
Cowan defeated Malcolm Fox, 81, 6-4
81; W. Pavitt defeated John Bucknell
feated Thomas Beight. 6--I. 6-2: Don
Leayens defeated W. J. o,.Brien, Go
Rientz s gary es so1si coI N ae1saiso sowe frs.e d.e
feated Capt. Art Dreyer, 3-6, Ga 7-5
McLaren Pardew.. Baltimore, defeated r
Evening star., 1948-08-23
11-Year-0Id Pitches
No-HiHer, but Loses

The Ballston Indians of Arlington
aren't going to cause any jitters
among other 14-year- -old and under
teams, this season, but with a little
more experience they may emerge
as the team to beat in the future.
The Indian pitching staff has
shown flashes of brilliance all sea-
son, but periodic spurts of wildness
have been costly Yesterday IL
year-old Sonny Engles hurled a no.
hit five-inning tilt, but walks and
errors gave the game to Anacostia
Fire Department No. Is, 4-3.
In the first game of the twin
bill AL Devier allowed only three
safeties. but ended up on the short
end of a 5-4 count.
Evening star., 1948-08-23
Only Two Wins in Last
IA TiIts Keep Foes
On Heels Of Indians
BY Burton Hawkins
Stoy StoA Coyrs.n,ndsnt

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, Aug. 23.-
The Mats are chummy with Cleve-
lands contenders for the American
League pennant these days. For the
past two weeks Washington has
been in the midst of the first divi-
sion fuss, in a negative nature, and
they've been making friends by
succumbing regularly.
Washington has emerged from IA
straight games with Philadelphia
New York and Boston, with an
eight-game losing streak and only
two victories. All of which has
served to lift the Yankees and Red
Sox within whispering distance OF
the Indians.
Mats Skid Close to Cellar.
The Mats, in losing % of their
last 27 games, have skidded within
the shadow of the cellar-dwelline
Chicago White Sox, and unless their
pitching braces they easily could
take a tumble into the dungeon.
When Washington dropped a Al
decision to Boston yesterday Forrest
Thompson, and Sid Hudson oollab-
GRATED in walking IL Red Sox In
the Mats last three games their
hurlers have issued "a bases on balls
to request the trouble they've been
receiving.
Washington pitching has per-
mitted $50 walks this year, with
Walter Masterson setting the pace
He has yielded 102 free tickets, but
with the exception of Ray Scar
borough the wildness has been
general.
Thompson Is Wild.
Thompson walked three In the
first inning and three more in the
second yesterday but his lack OF
control didn't catch up to him until
the third, when he walked Vernon
Stephens with one out. Bobby Doerr
then drilled his 23d homer of the
year over the left-field wall.
Ed Stewards triple and Mark
Christman's infield tap fetched the
Mats their only run off Mickey
Harris in the fourth inning, but
that was expensive scoring for
Washington lost the services of
Christman for several days when
he collided with First Baseman Bill
Goodman and pulled a leg muscle.
Hudson walked three in the
eighth and with two out Dom Di
Maggie pumped a single to center,
scoring Doerr and Birdie Tebbetts.
Thompson, charged with his sixth
defeat, and Hudson limited Boston
to five hits, but meanwhile Harris
was rationing the Mats to five hits
and walking only two.
NAT NOTES.-The Mats were here
today to play their Bridgeport
Farm Club of the class B Colonial
League. Dick Welteroth, a
graduate of Bridgeport, was to face
his ex-mates. Gil Coan has OBJ
tanned only one hit in his last Is
times at bat. The Mats return
to Griffith Stadium tomorrow night
for the opener of a 3-game series
Stewart has batted .345 in his last
18 games. =. when Doerr delivered
his third inning homer he broke a
personal record. He never pre-
viously has hit more than % h0tners
in a season.
While the Mats continued in their
losing rut yesterday, a number of
former Washington players were
individual standouts in other big
league games. Pitchers Joe
Haynes and Chick Pieretti were the
winning hurlers as the White Sox
twice set down the league leading
Indians. . Gerry Priddy's homer,
double and two singles had a big
part in the Browns win over the
Tigers, while also hitting solidly
was jeff Heath, who got three for
four for the Braves as they topped
the Dodgers.
Evening star., 1948-08-23
Kirschbuum's Hitter
Wins for Turf and Grid

Leo Kirschbaum pitched a one
hitter to pace the Turf and Grid
team to ST. victory over the Mary
land Aces in the Boys Club OF
Washington Eastern Division cham
pionship game at Fairlawn.
Turf and Grid will battle the
Federal Storage team for the senior
class Boys Club of Washington
title
Evening star., 1948-08-23

More and more these days you hear the
expression, There's real pro-" in baseball.
Technically, every major Lacquer is professional
He gets paid for playing ball and so he's pro.
But wher players and managers the term
PRO" they mean to convey the idea that a pro
by their standards is special guy-a ballplayer
who knows what to do when the times comes and
who does 1t best when the pressure is on.
Joe Di Maggie and Tommy Heinrich are
pros. Heinrich is only .280 hitter but he's one
of the best 280 hitters of all time. He do
anything, especially when it's necessary.
Lou Boudreau is pro. So Bobby Doerr
Evening star., 1948-08-23
RussIe Match Added

A two-man team match Of two
of-three falls, featuring Tony Verdi
Jesse James against Francois Mi
quette-Marvin Mercer, has been
added to the wrestling show at
Turner'S Arena on Wednesday night
Evening star., 1948-08-23
Baseball Standings and Schedules
MONDAY. AUGUST 23. 1913.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.

NCsuttS CStSA u@y
Boston, 4: Wash, /.
New York, 10; Phila., o.
Chicago, "a; Clev.. l-3
st. Louis, 10; Detroit, !.
Games Today.
Chicago at New York tn)
Only game.
Games Tomorrow.
st. Louis at Wash, 8:3o.
Detroit at Phila. tn)
Cleveland at Boston tn)
Chicago at New York.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.
Boston, 4; Brooklyn, s.
Pittsburgh. 4; st. Louis. l
N. Y, 9-3;; Phila.,' 80.
Chicago, 10; Cinci., 3.
Games Today.
Boston at Brooklyn.
Phila. at Cincinnati Cn).
Only games.
Games Tomorrow.
, Brooklyn at Pittsb'gh n)
New York at Chicago.
Boston at st. Louis (nl.
kOnly games.
Evening star., 1948-08-23
Mr.. Busher, Leg Injured,
OUT for Rest of Year.
BY the Assoeioied Press

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NJ Y,
Aug. 23.-Mr. Busher, star colt of
Mrs. Elizabeth Graham's Maine
Chance Farm, will be sidelined for
the rest of this year. Leslie Combs,
II, the stables turf adviser, has
announced.
The brilliant son of War Admiral
and full brother to Busher, cham
pion racing mare of 1945, received
leg cuts during the Washington Park
futurity August IA, finishing 18th
and last.
Evening star., 1948-08-23
Doctor Will Give
Report Today on
Stonky's Ankle
by the Associofed Press

BOSTON, Aug. ga doctors
diagnosis which may have a great
bearing on the chances of the Bos-
ton Braves in the National League
pennant battle, will be made today
when Eddie Stanky's ankle will be
examined.
Should the doctors report be IA
vorable. Stanky will be permitted to
work out and get back into playing
condition.
The fiery second baseman's ankle
was broken in a collision in Brook
lyn with former teammate Bruce
Edwards several weeks ago.
BROOKLYN, N. Y, Aug. % tPl.-
Bob Elliott, Boston Braves third
baseman and the National League S
most valuable player last season,
may miss today's game against the
challenging Brooklyn Dodgers be-
cause of an elbow injury.
Elliott will be X-rayed today to
determine If he suffered serious in
jury yesterday when struck on the
left elbow by the ball as he was
going into third base. The ball was
thrown by Pee Wee Reese, Dodger
shortstop.
Evening star., 1948-08-23
In the SPRING They Were Kissed OFF!

The experts really were kissing off the Cardinals last spring
favored either the rich rebuilt Boston
Brooklyn Dodgers They
promise Cardinals.
The Redbds lacked big league first baseman Marty Marion
collapsed aching exhibition
Whitley Kurowsk nearing the end of the trail with bad
The catching decidedly mediocre.
Capt Terry nearing becoming
fragile and Breheen seemed be slowing down All
developments pointed from the Cards
half of the the Cards have
anayzed Veteran St Louis sportswr writing off
at the Joe Wao fight late in June; said they'd have
building all again Then the turning point The
finished; that
Hannegan would switch pilots after the campaign ended
before Dyers job had been threatened Before Sam
sold club during slump
unashamedly called the including
third string rookie catcher to appraise Dyers ability
With Moore, Loyalty Come First Of All
of the players Moore generally understood that
tell Breadon He said firmly and with dangerous brevy that
Dyer great manager great guy and that about time
people began appreciate him. And then he the
which
and Ill luck, went on victory bnge.
There always quality the Cardinals that stands
oa something few of the other clubs seems to haVeand that
intense loyalty and terrific will win They've been this
since the old Gas House Gang days.
they their stretch Dyers team hardly
hgureson Pitchers like Munger Poet and Braze
and there Cooper Phil Mast Bruce Edwards behind
the plate
they winning, that blue chips the table
They're winning because of the old pros.
Musioi Eosy Best in National League
Musa is far and away the greatest player in the National
his his ability
oueld first with equal Musial of the
gifted IN a
Donora, yet years
Hornsby Everything
lne-but may right,
fields
then there Slaughter his deadly serious hung
Slaughter
elders dangerous hitter hrower
digging, of He from his
position right field faster harder than players
a
Finally, Brecheen the little cat from Broken Ark
couldn't hitter headache if he hit him squre between the
that's irrelevant With his
Breecheen afford
have the speed title.
Those the Cards pros of team that
everything yet
Evening star., 1948-08-23
Win, Lose, or Draw
By FRANCIS STAkN
On, Brove Old Cardinal Teom!

The onward OF the
considered bet
club proves that only takes few old make
few old a what
Evening star., 1948-08-23

SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Charleston, g. Augusta, 2.
Columbus. 5-9: Jacksonville, 20.
Macon at Savannah. postponed, rain.
Evening star., 1948-08-23

Cardinals Stan Musial Enos Slaughter Harry Becheen
Terry the foursome. plus Manager Eddie
Dyer making aging, kssed-of Cardinal
another pennant.
Evening star., 1948-08-23

EASTERN LEAGUE.
AiSsns, AAiaSstlSrd: 81 aa wliIIsm:;poI, FInla:; 2l IS
Utica at Wilkes Barre (2) postponed,
rain.
Binghamton, 0-3; Scranton, SO.
Evening star., 1948-08-25

A washington woman, who died
early this month, asked in her will
that her body not be embalmed for
at least two weeks after her Sup
posed DEATH" in case she might only
be In . trance or state Of catalepsy.
The will. filed for probate yester-
day IN District Court, was that of
Miss Emma Won Toerne, So, Of 1886
Kenyon street NV, whose body was
found August 3 at her home.
Two days newspapers accumu-
lated at her door led to the belief
death had occurred about August l
Burial took place on August s.
Miss Won Toerne's will disposed Of
among other property, my occult
books covering astrology, numerol-
ogy, mental magnetism, psychology
etc."
A codicil dated April Q, 1943, te
the 1884 will stated: "If possible,
would prefer that my body be not
embalmed, until at least two weeks
after so-called death, as the spirit
does not leave the body until de-
composition sets in: and as long As
the body is stiff the spirit still re-
sides in the body and Is merely para
lyzed so that movement cannot be
made"
The codicil went on to say II
might happen that her body would
come back to life. 1t added there
might be some danger connected
with my spiritual investigations
since she might be In trance or
state of catalepsy for few days or
more and seemingly dead.
Miss Won Toerne, for 80 years an
employe of the Maritime Commis-
sion, left most Of her estate, valued
at some $3,s and including an in
surance policy and a Government
annuity, to her mother, Mrs. Au-
gusta Won Toerne, now at the Ken
| yon street address. She named he
Evening star., 1948-08-25

the best poison bait. South Africa
recently started IN all-out fight
against the biggest brown locust
threat tn years, in the De Aar and
Graaf1 -Reinet districts Of the Cape
country.
Evening star., 1948-08-25

books on . variety Of subjects, In
cluding health and diet.
Survivors, besides Mrs. Simonson
and Mrs. Won Toerne, include an
other sister, Mrs. 8. w. Winebren-
ner, Pittsburgh, and q brother, Os-
car Won Toerne, New York City.
Evening star., 1948-08-25
2-Weeks Delay in EmboIming
Asked in D. G. Womun's Will

sister, Mrs. c. w. Simonson, Of Ar
lington administrator.
The will distributed various items
Of personal property among mem
bers Of her family. They included
Evening star., 1948-08-25

New Poison Fights Pests
Using 10 tons of benzine hexa-
cloride, new insecticide which makes