Evening star., 1948-05-13
Counter
Outfit Puts Rich
Rivals in Shade
League Leaders Take
10th Stroieht; Bucs
BIonked First Time
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By Jack Hand

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By Jack Hand
Assoeioted Press Sports Writer
Connie Mack's collection of
draftees and hand-me-downs are
showing up the rich major league
clubs with a 10-game win streak.
His Philadelphia As are upholding
the old theory that you can't buy
pennant.
While Tom Yawkey of the Boston
Red Sox was writing checks for
some $350,00O, Mr.. Mack was busy
scanning the draft lists. By the
studious avoidance of any large
outlay of cash the venerable old
gentleman has acquired quite a
ball club.
Pete Suder, one Of his leading
hitters, was drafted from the YAM
kee chain years ago. Last season
he came up with First Baseman
Ferris Fain, for the $4,000 selection
price, out of the Pacific Coast
League. He had little trouble buy
ing Shortstop Eddie Joost, an ex-
big Lacquer, from Rochester Tor
$4,000 and three players.
Hank Majeski was purchased
from the Yankees in 1916. The
player-rich New York club couldn't
find a place for this hard-hitting
little infielder, but Mack did. Now
he's his third-sacker.
Nome Cost AS Much Money.
Buddy Rosar, who does most Of
the. catching, came to the AS in a
1945 trade for frankie Hayes. Left
Fielder Barney McCosky moved
from Detroit to Philadelphia when
George Ken became Tiger. There
is a suspicion that Mack got cash in
addition to McCosky in that one.
Sam Chapman and Elmer Valo, his
other regular outfielders, were home
grown. The AS signed Chapman out
of college and Valo was brought
along in the Philadelphia farm sys-
tenn. That was the same route for
most of the pitchers. Hurlers like
Joe Coleman, Dick Fowler, Bob Saw
age and Phil Marchildon moved up
from Toronto when the AS were
doing business with the Leafs. Lou
Brissie, the rookie sensation, hoped
all the way from Savannah which
works with the Athletics.
All in all, there is not q single
player on the Philadelphia ball club
that represents any considerable
outlay of cash. Even the reserves
were picked up when somebody else
let go.
Big Inning Beats Browns.
Still the AS win and quite handily,
too. Although they did have to
struggle to achieve an 8-4 win over
the st. Louis Browns last night.
Three hits and four walks added up
to six runs for Philadelphia in the
second inning to the delight of the
crowd of 21,763.
| Fowler, the starter, faded in the
seventh and Mack finally had to
follow Reliefer Savage with Brissie
who worked two hitless innings
The AS thumped Loser Clufi
Fannin and five successors fol
10 hits.
Rain washed out the Yankee
Stadium meeting of Cleveland and
New York with the Yanks leading
81, in the home half of the fourth
With 63,832 people in the stands
they gave it real try but finally
had to call off the game. Play was
delayed twice, once for an hour and
80 minutes and once for a half hour.
The postponement nullified a three
run homer by Joe Di Maggie off
Gene Bearden in the first inning.
Bosox Win on Doerr's Homer.
Bobby Doerr's three-run homer
in the 10th inning enabled Boston
to grab a 6-5 win from Chicago in
dramatic fashion. The dreary White
Sox, trying to snap a losing streak;
had scored twice in the top Of the
inning only to have Doerr snatch
the game out Of their grasp.
Cot Deal, who pitched to only
two batters, picked up his first
major league win at the expense of
Earl Harrist.
The White Sox have not won a
game this month, losing eight OF
nine starts. The other was a tie
game.
Rain idled half the National
League, the New York at st. Louis
and Boston at Chicago games. How
ever the Pittsburgh Pirates were
able to get in game with the Phil
lies which dropped them halt
game back of the Cardinals.
Blk Donnelly of the Phils handed
the Pirates their first shutout OF
the year, SO, allowing only three
hits. He was in control all the way
with the help of Johnny Blatnik,
the rookie outfielder, who had a
perfect four-hit day. Ernie Bon
ham was the loser.
Reds Bow to Dodgers.
Hank Sauer unloaded his seventh
homer. a three-run blast in the
| last of the ninth, but it wasn't
enough. His Cincinnati Reds
bowed to Brooklyn, 81. in night
game. The Dodgers batted arounc
| in the seventh inning for theil
winning margin, scoring five runs
on five hits and an error. Carl Flu.
rillo topped the Brooks with foul
hits.
| Joe Hatten, the first of foul
lDodger pitchers, was the winner
lover Johnny Wander Nicer, but Lei
|Durocher had to whistle to the bul
Ipen for Hugh Casey to end it in the
ninth.
II KEED IT eAEe1