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scored after being walked and the
Mats pitchers have allowed more
runs by forcing across scores with
the bases loaded. Wynn is the chief
culprit. having given up 23 walks.
After Wynn shut out the Chicago
White Sox on three hits he amazing
ly declared he wasn't satisfied with
his pitching, that his fast ball still
hadn't recovered Its hop and that
he couldn't control it. There was
q tendency to shrug at Wynn's SEEM
ingly misplaced alarm, but he WASH t
talking to hear an echo.
Wynn was staked to 81 lead
yesterday as the Mats gave Jack
Kramer a going over. Eddie Yost
poked a triple OF the centerfield
fence with the bases loaded in the
second inning to feature 4-run
outburst and four singles fetched
the Mats another run in the fourth.
johnson Cools Griffs.
southpaw Earl johnson arrived
on the scene with the bases loaded
and one out in the fourth, however,
and the Mats attack cooled. They
obtained only two hits of him and
meanwhile the Red SoX shelled
Wynn from the mound, blasted Milo
Candini brutally and tapered of
with a run against Dick Welteroth in
the eighth.
Boston picked up a run in the
third inning on singles by Dom Di
Maggie, Johnny Pesky and Ted
Williams, then smashed Wynn for
five runs in the fourth. Wynn start
ed that rally by walking Bobby
Doerr and Jake Jones. Singles by
Birdie Tebbetts and Di Maggie, plus
Pesky's triple, completed the dam
age.
With two out In the sixth inning
Wynn walked Williams, and the
avalanche was on again. When
Vernon Stephens singled Candini
was summoned to the mound. He
walked Wally Moses and Doerr,
then pitched singles to Jones, Teb-
belts and johnson as the Sox &C
cumulated four runs.
Candini was clubbed for three
runs in the seventh. Billy Hitch
cock, who replaced Pesky after the
Boston third baseman pulled leg
muscle. singled. So did Stephens.
Moses double and Doerr's single
boosted the score to 14-5, and the
Sox added q run OF Welteroth in
the ninth, when Hitchcock singled,
shifted to second when williams
grounded out and scored on Ste
phens' single.
Stephens and Tebbetts, with three
hits each. led Boston's 19-hit at
tack, while Yost, Garden Gillen-
water and Johnny Sullivan supplied
two hits each in pacing Washing
tons 11-hit assault. The second
game of scheduled double header
was rained out.
Idle today, the Mats will open q
two-game series against the Chi
cago White Sox here tomorrow,
with Sid Hudson slated to shoot for
his second win.
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SIabmen Last Route
a Times in 19 Tries;
Easy for Red Sox
By Burton Howkins
Ssor Sioff Cesrsspondspf


CHICAGO, May 17.-That sag In
the Nats' pitching has reached the
alarming stage. Washington is
dropping deep in the second division
~ . result Of dropping II Of its last
Is games. and unless the pitching
improves it will be . dreary summer.
Washington's hurting, supposedly
the sparkling spot Of non-clouting
club, has crumbled like = house Of
cards in . brisk breeze. Only four
times in the Mats last 10 games
have starting pitchers remained the
route.
Sid Hudson, Early Wynn and
Walter Masterson have displayed
sporadic flashes Of brilliance, but
there has been no consistency
among the Mats staff. Veteran
Mickey Haefner has been blasted
for four successive defeats and his
lone victory was attributable more
to the Mats fine fielding than any
effectiveness by Mickey.
Possessors Of q four-game losing
streak as the result Of being ham
mered into a 14-5 defeat by the Red
Sox yesterday at Boston, the Mats
are taking a dim view of recent
pitching accomplishments. Wash
ingtons pitchers have been mauled
for 80 runs and So hits in their last
three games.
Wildness Is Costly.
Wildness has been a contributing
factor in the collapse of Manager
Joe Kuhel's pitchers. In their last
three games they've granted 10
walks and in the still infant season
they have been generous to a fault
with bases on balls, yielding 81.
Twenty-one enemy runners have
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Another Three Musketeers
~ the Assoeiatsd Press

The comeback Of Howie Pollet,
the consistent brilliance Of Harry
The Cat) Brecheen and the re-
markable relief hurting OF Alpha
Brazle are responsible for the
st. Louis Cardinals lofty perch
in the National League pennant
race.
The Redbirds were in first place
today, one full game in front of
the New York Giants. They have
won 13 and lost 7. OF this total.
Pollet, Brecheen and Brazle-
best left-handed trio in the
majors-have won 8 and lost l..
That means the righthanded
members of st. Louis pitching
stan have won only 4 and lost
6, q 400 percentage.
After a slow start, Pollet has
rebounded with three straight
victories. The New Orleans lefty
was credited with yesterdays 6-5
10-inning victory over the Pirates
for his second win in three days.
He halted q ninth-inning rally
after the Bucs had tied the game
with 2 runs. then became the
winning pitcher when the Cards
tailed once in the bottom half
Of the 10th.
Brecheen has won all of his
four starts, the first three by
shutouts.
Brazle has appeared in four
games. all in relief. The Cards
won three of them with Brazle
gaining credit for two. He was
charged with one loss. Brazle
was one of the four hurlers used
by Dyer in yesterdays win.
The game started as q pitchers
battle with Kirby Higbe of the
Pirates holding q two-run edge
over Murry Dickson when the
latter gave way for a pinch hitter
in the seventh. Four hits, an
error and a walk gave st. Louis
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Palmer Rated Threat
For PGA Title After
Philadelphia Win
BY the Associofsd Press

PHILADELPHIA, May II. - A
stocky young man headed westward
today tagged a definite threat to
the stars OF golf in his first try lor
the PGA championship.
Johnny Palmer. from the little
town of Badin, N. c., earned the
tag and $2,500 by a sterling dem
onstration of skill and courage IN
the rain that won the Philadelphia
Inquirer invitation tournament yes
terday.
To do it he had to beat OH a
determined challenge by Ben Hogan
and overcome the added hazard
OF pouring rain on long and DIM
cult golf course. His closing round
of 68 strikes, four under par for the
6,670-yard Whitemarsh Valley lay
out, gave Palmer a 2S1 total, four
strokes better than Hogan.
Second place-it was worth 81 800
was somewhat Of disappoint-
ment to Ben, who never has won
major tournament in the Phila-
delphia area, next door to his home
course at Hershey, Pa.
Lloyd Mangrum picked up 81 400
for finishing third, with a 287 total
for the u holes. And youngster
from the West Coast, Eric Monti,
Santa Monica, Calf. had 288 for
fourth prize of $1,loo. No other
players in the original starting field
of lot could equal par.
TT was a bit of scrambling," said
Johnny. But those puts sure were
going good. Only needed rs that
last round"
Palmer, sixth highest money win
ner at last winters golf tour, Is
the defending Western Open cham
pion, but has won only one other
major tournament. the Nashville
Open. A professional golfer for
nearly 10 Of his 70 years, he spent
three years in the Army, serving as
a tail gunner on a B-29 raiding
Japan.
Johnny packed almost all the
drama of the tournament into his
finishing round. He had started
yesterdays final SO holes with a
one stroke lead on the field. But
Hogan fired a 68 In the morning
round and Johnny slipped to 73 as
the little man from Hershey took
command by two strokes.
That round was played under over
cast skies, and to the accompani-
ment Of a gusty wind so bothersome
that on one hole Skip Alexander Of
Mid-Pines, N. c., hit four successive
tee shots out Of bounds.
But by the time the afternoon
round began rain was pouring down
and the course was drenched. 1t
didn't bother Palmer. He gained a
stroke and then slipped one over
par on the second hole; earned
another with birdie on the fifth
and went ahead as Ben skidded
another over par on the eighth.
Johnny clinched the lead with a
birdie deuce on the ninth to Ben's
par.
And he never yielded stroke on
the incoming nine, either to par or
Hogan. At the finish. as he hit to
the 18th green surrounded by
forest of umbrellas sheltering the
gallery, johnny strayed momen-
tarily. chipping his third shot IS
feet past the cup. Then he rolled
the putt into the cup, not even
bothering to play safe.
Evening star., 1948-05-17
Okrie, Nat Catcher.
Sent to Charlotte

President Clark Griffith Of the
Mats announced today that
Leonard ]. Okrie, rookie catcher,
had been sent to the Mats Char
lotte farm club in the Tri-State
League.
I'VE had to cut to get down
to the player limit" Grifath said.
But this is a temporary move.
He's a good boy, and he'll be
back"
A 1S5-pounder. who is only %
years old, Okrie in 1947 batted
.3l4 in 70 games at Fayetteville
and .2o8 In "a games with Des
MoineS.
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Crosbie to Enter Third
Olympic Marathon Walk
BY the Assoeioied Press

CINCINNATI. May ia 80.
year-old marathon walker from
Baltimore headed for his thirc
chance in the Olympic Games today
after an easy victory in the com.
bined National AAU 50.000-metel
walking championship and fina
tryout for the Olympic 50-kilometel
team.
Ernie Crosbie finished the 3l-mile.
125-yard grind yesterday along the
Ohio River from neighboring New
lille, Ohio, to the downtown Cincin.
natl Gym Grounds in 5 hours, 4
minutes and 80 seconds:
Evening star., 1948-05-17
Major League Standings and Schedules
MONDAY MAY H. 1sAs.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.

Boston. Il; Wash, 5.
Chi. 6-2: Clev.. - (ls
game 10 innings.
st. L. 5; Det, 2.
Phila. at N. Y, rain.
Games Today.
None scheduled.
Games Tomorrow.
Wash. at Chicago.
Phila. at Cleve. (n).
Boston at Detroit.
N. Y. at st. Louis.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.
Cinci., 13; Chi, II (1o).
st. L., 6; Pitts, S (lo.
N. Y. at Phila. (2). rain.
Bost. ut Bklyn., rain.
Games Today.
Bost. at Bklyn. (n).
New York at Phila. tn).
Only games.
Games Tomorrow.
Pittsburgh at Boston (n)
Cinci. at New York Cn).
Chicago at Philadelphia.
81. Louis at Brooklyn.
Evening star., 1948-05-17
Columbia VFW Leader

Columbia Post leads the Veterans
of Foreign Wars Baseball League
after yesterdays 1912 win over
Front Line. In other games, Ma
tional Capital beat All-America,
5-1, and Washington topped Poto-
mac, 9-6.
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Red Sox, ID; Mats, I!

huns-Vernon, Gillenwater, sullivan,
Early' Wynn: Di Maggio 60, Pesky, Hitch
t2). Doerr 90, Tebbetts. Johnson. Errors
-coan, Kramer. Runs batted in-Esrly,
Yost 90, Kozar Tebbetts go, williams
Stephens (2), Moses. johnson. Two-base
hfts-Tebbetts, Moses. Three-base hits
Yost, Pesky. Left on bases-Washington
]: of Wynn, 5; of johnson, 2; on Can
dini, 4. Struck out-By Kramer. 4; by
Johnson, 2: by Wynn, !. Hits-Of
Kramer, . in 3is innings; of johnson. .
nings: of Candini. in Ia innings; OF
Welteroth, in inning, Winning pitcher
JOB nson losing piteher-Wynn. Um-
pires-Messrs. Summers, Stevens, Jones
and Paparella. Tima-2:al
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of feet that drive poatss out OF business
present damp First Daughter Of the
when the rains came to curtal the show
Obviously had to rely the weathemans
forecast
Jockey but Tennis Star Jack Kramer
nothing Kramer played until he had to swim
failed Arcaros
handicap Not he has Citation to ride
The Attorney General Beot Fost Retreut
Byron Nelson Crosby and Del Webb owner
superior They alone played ls holes shooting g.
7s and s2 respectively George Marshall dis
considered unusual Secretary OF State may nave cons or
bunions girl ice skater in the world never
B. (Happy) Chandler commissioner OF baseball also must
educated pedal exremies He didn't show up either but
Jack sharey appeared Jack sharky wandered
(Youre Doing wsme and the radio and photo
graphic him Jack sharkey was heavyweight boxing
champion the world seems like only yesterday you
too are growing
Three of the four howed-Emer
Crowley and Don Miller They played too until Tagged
down pits Babe Didriksen Helen De
Taft also bravd the elements for time but none
Attorney General Tom cark The cabinet ocer
driving which provides funds to combat
juvenile delinquency the stroke Of before the ra
the the sancy OF the srroom
hit from home plate at Grh Stadium would nave
Al Kozar to the pitcher and take
pop fly himself
The Old Fox Signs New Pitcher
Speaking old gentleman again proved he
was in class by didn't he practically signed
new pitcher, e said And the pitcher is a lady.
didn't aching the reason for not tens on
"1 read in paper where was to be a
bring my confusion want meet my
pitche-Babe Ddrksen She's going to pitch at least TWO
innings for this is over"
I'm ready" replied Didriksen searching for glove
that pitch for Washington one night
we'll draw 10000 people" IN $4,000"
percentage basis snapped Miss Didrlksen
not settling for ten grand"
players Grill mostly to another lunch
con partner named Dizzy They want everything"
"cn" this heah gals everything E she
agon' to pitch against big leagers she'll pitch And
she amt gonna do bad"
She doesn't good" replied the Old Fox
gnedly. pitchers belonging to and
we'll know can't go into the subject too deeply
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Columbia Country Club. The ofhcial weather
forecast said it would be slightly cloudy but
there'd be no rain. Ordinarily that's reliable in
formation. But = good corn or bunion knows
better.
1t disillusions me to say so but Miss Mar
garet o'Brien of the cinema must have . psychic
corn. She didn't appear and, sure enough, there
was a deluge Of rain after q spell Of sun. There
was runor that she had turned up fallen into a
sand trap, been stepped upon accidentally by
Babe Didrikson, and that Gene Sarazep using a
wedge, was searching for the ladys body. Later
this was proved to be false.
HH;,. HForrerat 1,r,,poep ~, +los nthar hand
Evening star., 1948-05-17
Win, Lose, or Draw
How Corny Can Celebrities Get?
By FRANCIS STAkN

nothing about celebrities think know which
Genuine weatherforecang corns
begin before deuge
Evening star., 1948-05-17

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
W. L. Pct W. L. Pet
Syracuse 13 6 .664 Buffalo q 10 .474
Montreal IL 7 .632 Jers. City 10 IL .45S
Newark 10 8 $50 Rochester sl2 400
Baltimore 500 Toronto Z IA .333
WESTERN LEAGUE.
w. L, Pct W. L. Pct
Pueblo 13 z $50 Sioux City Q .47C
Lincoln 10 z .bSS D. Moines 8 IL .42G
IL 10 .524 Denver S14 1864
Evening star., 1948-11-28

hind the van was a crew con-
sisting of five staff nurses
and DR.. E. T. Whiting. Since
last January, when the Blood
mobile came into being, this
crew has been going into the
countryside regularly for one
day stands to collect for the
Red Cross Washington Re-
gional Blood Center. The
center dispenses that blood
to hospitals or sends 1t out
for emergency cases.
In Winchester. shop was set
up in an Episcopal church
almost In midtown. Helpers
were already at work. direct
ed by Stewart Bell. a local
apple grower and chairman
of the blood program for
Frederick County. The meet
ing room was cleared of pews
and the vestry room was pre-.
pared for the portable beds.
The pulpit became one side
of a makeshift curtained
room. In no time at all the
place was in order and the
staff sat back to await the
first client.
At 10 am. the donors
started coming and continued
steadily throughout the day.
Recruiting the donors Is the
hardest part. Since the
Bloodmobile makes about
eight trips a year to Win
chester, Mr.. Bells plan Is to
turn the recruitment over to
a different civic or social club
each time. Once 1t Is the
Elks. another time the Moose.
Evening star., 1948-11-28

still again the Lions. Amer
ican Legion. Junior Board of
Trade, etc.
The Elks carried the ball
for the occasion pictured.
One of the hardest workers
in the campaign. Robert New
lin, an automobile salesman.
made six visits to one indus
trial plant to talk to foremen
and workers before he got
pledges from 66 of the l4O
donors he needed. Perry
Wright, exalted ruler of the
local Elks. cut short a vaca-
ton trip to Florida to be here
for the Bloodmobile.
Since some of the donors
may become i'll and fail to
appear. and others may be
turned down for physical rea-
sons. some "standbys" are
enlisted. When two pledged
donors failed to show up at
the appointed time, Mr.. New
lin enlisted a couple of SUBJ
stitutes right off the street.
One of the two had walked
up to Mr.. Newlin on the
street to ask what chance
there was of buying a new
car: the other had been driv.
ing by. saw Mr.. Newlin and
stopped to ask about having
his truck serviced.
Mr.. Newlin crooked a finger
at each Of them in turn.
Never mind about business
right now" he said. Go on
inside, you're needed"
The men never said q word.
Into the church they went.
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GOred Skirt

HERE is a graceful afternoon
- style for the woman of slightly
larger figure. Note the soft yoke
treatment, the flattering gored
skirt. You can have brief sleeves,
or a longer length, if you wish.
Pattern No. 1886 is for sizes "a, So, 80,
20, 40. a.. as and 48 Size SO, short
sleeves. Az yards Of 39.inch.
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Death Rate

There has been a great shift in
the causes Of death from diseases
Of youth toward diseases of later
years. In 1910. 81 per cent of Amer
lea was over As years of age. This
group used more than half of
Americas medical attention and
services. By 1880 those over 45 will
make up almost so per cent of the
population. and they will require
much more service. In 1900. one
person in Is was 65 years of age or
older; in 1880 the proportion will be
one in 10.
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Popular FrOck

THE ever-popular two piece frock
L shown here is fresh, youthful
version. The slanted closing on the
blouse is accented with a bright
novelty button and the peplum
flares out neatly above a slim
skirt.
Pattern No. 1898 comes in sizes IL. IA,
16. 10 and 20. Size IA. yards of 39-inch.
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Financial Genius

stop wasting your time on that
bum, Mabel. He hasn't had a job
for months"
Yeah, but he's got a system.
It's all planned"
"Whadda va mean, a system?"
Hes got it figured out so that
his unemployment compensation
will run right into his social secur-
ity."
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Poor Alibi

Her lat prom)-'Wait right here
for me, Bill, while I 60 powder my
nose"
Her (three dances later)-"Been
waiting long,"
Him-"No, but I've been looking
all over for you to give you your
compact"
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Use Some Brass

Harrison was proud Of his golf
game and had brought his mother
in-law along to watch him play with
a friend.
"I'm particularly anxious to make
a terrific drive just now" Harri-
son told his friend. There's my
mother-in-law over there, and L."
Don't be fool" said his friend.
"You'll never hit her at 200 yards"
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WIS -1 81
|6oi!!li4

IN WHAT competition does the
competitor or contestant take the
toughest punishment? Is it football
or boxing? Steeplechase riding or
water polo? Long-distance running,
such as the 5000 meters, the 10000
meters or the marathon? Rowing,
baseball, tennis or basketball?
We put this discussion up to
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-09-03
MAKES A DIFFERENCE

The mountain woman had come
across the creek from her little
cabin to tell a sympathetic neigh
Dor about her mans goings-on.
"He whipped me this mornin'."
she complained.
The big-boned neighb0r woman
turned upon her Indignantly.
Don't you never say he whup-
ped you," she ordered. "Jes' say
we fit!'
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Felled by a Cow

ONCE there was a girl who was
" very near-sighted and her boy
friend eternally kidded her about it.
So one night she planned to show
him that she was not as near
sighted as he thought. Taking a
needle from her sewing basket. she
craftily stuck it in the huge pine
tree standing next to the porch.
That night as they were sitting
on the porch swing she said, why,
honey, isn't that a needle there in
the tree?"
Needle! What needle?" said he.
"Just a minute, I'll get it for
you,' she replied She rushed down
the steps and tripped over a COW.
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Insomnia

81 feel tired. Haven't been sleep
ing well lately"
Have you tried counting Sheep"
yep. But that just makes me
mad. Things are so high these days,
those sheep are 25 per cent cotton"
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Tommy Armour,
the able Collin g
Scot who, in his
day and time, won
the US. Open, the
British Open, the
P.G.A. and more
minor tournaments
than you can men,
ton.
Just what form
of punishment do
,yo,, @.-ctt A,
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Safety First

An officer approached a drunk
who was trying to get the key into
his car door lock. Look here" he
said, you don't mean to tell me
that you intend to drive that carr"
Sure" replied the soak. Cant
you see I'm in no condition to
Walk!'
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FORGOTTEN MALE

Gerald and his wife have sep
arated, and all over a letter she
found in his pocket"
Forget to mail it, l suppose?"
'No-forgot to hurn it,"
Heavy Drinker
And is the prince incognito?"
asked the reporter, referring to a
titled guest
well, no, SIR replied the hotel
porter, II don't know as I'd say that.
But he's certainly had a few"
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FIRST AID to the
80 AILING HOUSE
by Roger C. Whitman

QUESTION:: have bronze
screens that have been discolored
because someone rubbed yellow
soap all over them. This has made
them green. l have tried to clean
them by washing them and also
used kerosene, but this has not
helped. l would appreciate any
suggestions.
ANSWER: l believe wiping the
screens with cloth dampened with
ammonia would take off the green
discoloration. Be careful of am
monia fumes. If this fails, try a
good metal polish. An alternative
would be to wash with ordinary
vinegar, in which has been dis
solved as much salt as will be
taken up; then rinse well with
clear water. The solution can be
made into paste by the addition
of flour.
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Cooperation

Every Sunday you 60 fishing
she complained, land you know
don't like fish"
"Well," said he, 81 catch as few
as possible, don't II"
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QUESTION: My chimney has
leaked for years. Numerous re-
pairmen could not find the leak. l
also had a waterproof coating ap-
piled. The leak is over the fire.
place. Can you advise me?
ANSWER: There may be breaks
in the mortar joints, especially at
the joint over the fireplace. Or
the bricks themselves may be old
and porous. Defective Hastings at
the roof line might be another
cause. Try to get a good chimney
mason to visit the house on a
rainy day and find out just where
the trouble lies. He may advise
putting on a chimney cap, for rain
may come down the chimney.
Perhaps tuck-pointing job may
be needed, and also a coating of
cement base paint containing a
waterproofer.
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Heavy Drinker
They Both Chatter

Son: What's the difference be-
tween a gun and machine gum"
Dad: The same as if | said
something and your mother replied.
my boy"