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Evening star., 1950-06-24
Ted Speaks His Piece
Williams Tired of Politics
And Hypocrisy in Baseball

tude of Boston fans Williams
would ask to be traded at the end
Of the season?
Nothing to it," snapped VIII
liams. II don't know how or why
he got the story. it certainly didn't
come from me. I haven't spoken
to him all season.
THE story didn't hurt me, but
it could have. Sure I've talked
about a trade. But that was years
ago. I was a foolish kid then.
used to get red-necked when I'd
see some of my drives held back
by the strong wind that almost
always blows in from right field
in Fenway Park. The same drives
would clear the fences in Detroit,
New York. Philadelphia. Cleve-
land and st. Louis. estimate I've
lost about 10 homers a season by
playing in Boston"
The distance to the right center
field bleachers in Fenway Park
where Williams hits most of his
homers is longer than in any other
American League park.
mo, don't want to leave Bos-
ton" Ted continued. I'D like to
end my playing career under Tom
Yawkey (Red Sox president). I
don't know of better organiza-
ton for a kid to hook on with.
And who pays better?
Babe Ruth His Hero.
I'm perfectly happy where I
am now. But it wasn't always this
way. When I first heard the news
that had been sold to Boston I
almost blew a fuse.
II always dreamed of playing
with the Yankees or Giants. Babe
Ruth was my hero. I used to
dream of hitting homers into the
friendly right field stands in the
Yankee Stadium or Polo Grounds.
"Why, I had followed baseball
since was old enough to read and
the Red Sox had been mired in
the second division throughout
my boyhood."
Would he quit baseball if he
were traded?
well, I would have to be sent
to a club of my choice. Otherwise
I'd quit.
mo matter what you may hear
me say in the future, the only
thing do mean is that Yawkey
has treated me as no man in the
world has ever treated me and I'd
be a fool to want to leave him."
No Squabbles With Yawkey.
Did Williams ever have salary
squabbles with Yawkey?
Never. I've never been a hold
out simply because Yawkey has
always been more than fair with
me. Last winter. for instance.
Tom called me into his office and
asked me what I would consider a
fair salary.
We'll, I'd want enough to get
along on I told him. 1t didn't
take more than 10 minutes to
draw up the contract"
This is the Williams who re-
ceived the sum of $3.50 in the form
of bonus to sign with San Diego
IA wears ago.
Evening star., 1950-06-24

as top paid performer. His $125,-
900, exclusive of small bonus
based on attendance, is the most
ever paid to a player although
Babe Ruth's 100000 in 1880 and
81 netted more because of lower
taxes.
Not counting this season, Will
liams' lifetime batting average is
.353-third place in the list OF
baseball immortals. Ty Cobb leads
with 1857 and Rogers Hornsby is
second with 1856.
Hurt BY Rule Change.
Some think that If it were not
for a rule change back in 1881,
Williams average would be 10
points higher. Cobb and HornSby
had the advantage Of the "sacri-
fee fly rule" Under this, if a
runner advanced a base after a
fly was caught. the batter was
not charged with a time at bat.
Now, even if a man scores after
q fly, the batter gets an at bat.
With the salary ambition real
ized, and a high place among the
games greatest batters assured
what lies ahead for Williams?
What about his remark cou-
pie of years ago that he planned
to retire after three years? OF
course, he didn't mean it.
Listen, brother, if I had
enough money I'd quit right now,
And I mean every word of it,
Sure I love to play ball and love
to hit. But if had enough I'd
quit. I guess the fans and the
writer's have something to do with
1t. But that's not the whole of it.
"I'm sick and tired of all the
politics in baseball. There's too
much hypocrisy. Too many peo-
pie are out just for the publicity
they can get. There's not enough
sincerity in the game.
II want to live my own life. I
don't want to be bounded day and
night. I'd like to go where I want
and do what I want"
DisavowS Trade Story.
How about Jimmy Cannon's re-
cent story in the New York Post
that because of the hostile atti-
Evening star., 1950-06-24
.CoroI Mortimer Keeps
District Tennis Title

Carol Mortimer still is the
District girls 18-and-under class
tennis champion. Miss Mortimer
beat Barbara Friedberg, 1-6, 6-2,
6-2; to retain her title yesterday
at Kenwood Country Club.
Joan Mccullough won the Is
and-under title with a 6-2. 6-2
victory over Ruth Ann Peterson,
then teamed with Miss Friedberg
to win the doubles. Us. 6-2, over
Miss Mortimer and Belmar Gun
derson. a
Evening star., 1950-06-24

ter e yer In
baseball.
2 - To be-
come the high
est paid per-
former in the
game.
Because h e
spent three OF
the best years
of his baseball
career in the
service during
the war, it took
IA years for the
Red SoX star to
Evening star., 1950-06-24

mouth after that exhibition and
slapped at his tee shot on the
par three 14th. hitting 1t in the
deep rough, and Toski easily won
the hole. Five minutes after 1t
appeared ToSki would be two
down, he was even. They halved
Is and Is. but on the short
seventh Fazio hit his tee shot in
the watery ditch. and on the easy
par five 18th Fazio could only
halve Toski's scrambled par.
In the morning, Fagio finished
in opposite fashion. He birdied
three Of the last four holes Of his
match with Stassowski to win.
1 and 3. with one-under par golf.
he was two over in the afternoon.
Lew Worsham, Washington's
ex-National Open champion, met
Palmer one round earlier than
last year, and was out one round
earlier. After Worsham finished
fast to stop Jerry Gianferante in
the first round. 2 and !. he lost
to Palmer. 4 and 2.
Halve Five Straight Holes.
Palmer was out in 80. 4 under
par. and Lew was only 2 down.
But Palmer knocked In q 80
footer for q birdie on the 10th
to 60 3 up and they halved five
straight holes before Johnny end
ed the match with o par on the
18th. Worsham, like Fazio and
the other second-round losers. re-
ceived 5000, while first-round
losers received 500.
Harper. who tied Fazio for Sec
tional qualifying honors last
month in Richmond. is playing
spectacular golf, ideal for match
play. In the morning against
Annon he had seven brides. four
of them from puts over Is feet
and twice chipped over dead
stymies into the cup.
Against Metz. Harper had three
brides and wasn't over par for
a so. The turning point was on
the 18th. the par 4 that Metz
reached In 2. while Chandler was
trapped. But Harper blasted out
and dropped q 4-footer and Metz
3-putted to give Chandler a one
hole lead.
Burke almost lost q chance to
beat Snead. In the first round Sam
had to shoot a SO to top Sammy
Byrd. up. in the afternoon Snead
was out In four under par 30 but
only two up on Burke. Eddie
birdied the 10th to cut the margin
to one, and 1t was all even when
Snead bogied the l4th. Snead
was back In SO for 10. and in
four rounds here was 10 under par
and eliminated.
Snead Downcast.
Snead was downcast after his
defeat by Burke.
Hell, everybody just plays their
best to beat old Snead everytime
they get against me-" he said.
This fellow Eddie Burke catches
me, that's all. He came out of
traps, trees and everything else
to keep on my back like I was the
devil hisself. I CANT beat that
stuff"
Eddie was more concerned about
a new car.
Beating Snead?" he piped. Il
wasn't thinking as much about
that as winning q new Cadillac
I did both and boy do I feel good!"
Eddie explained that q friend
from Michigan City, Ind, prom
ised him the gift II he beat Snead.
Evening star., 1950-06-24
Fuchs Expected to Set Record
In Shotput at AAU Meet Today

jim FuchS, the worlds greatest
shot-putter, was expected to shat
ter the National Senior AAU rec
ord in that event today. as the 62d
annual edition of the AAU games
went into its second and final day
at College Park. Juniors COM
peted yesterday; seniors take over
today.
Fuchs, Yale athlete represent
ing the New York A. c., had a
mark of 81 feet 2ls inches to
shoot for today. He established
that mark last year.
Fuchs should crack that. He
has tossed the shot as far as So
feet 51a inches. an unofficial
world record. He also has made
heaves of So q. 81 9A, 81 9A
and 81 6A.
Although good portion Of at
tention was expected to focus on
the sensational shot putter, many
other track luminaries were sched-
uled to do their stuff today. Andy
Stanfield, Seton Halls dash ex-
pert; John Twomey, the quarter
miller from Illinois A. c.; Curtis
Stone, Fred Wilt and Horace Ash
enfelter, all well known distance
runners, and a host Of others were
out seeking additional honors.
Two Records Broken.
Although times in the running
events were for the most part very
respectable yesterday. it was In
the field events that two junior
records were broken. George l.
Ker, a College of the Pacific grad
uate representing San Francisco
Olympic Club. tossed the 16-pouno
shot out to SO feet 7A inches te
break the 1910 standard of So feet
6 inches set by Stanley Anderson
another San Francisco o. c. ath-
lete.
The other mark was In the
javelin where William p. Miller
an Arizona State athlete repre-
senting the Shanahan Catholic
Club of Philadelphia, did 21S feet
512 inches on his first throw. He
passed up his second chance, and
on his third try was many feet
shorter. The former record OF
217 6 was set in 1887 by Gillian
Graham of the University OF
Texas.
Most of the other figures ir
field events didn't approach record
proportions. The broad jump was
we'll contested, James Knight OF
Kentucky State winning in d
feet 512 inches. Washington's
Marcellus Boston, representing the
University of Iowa, was fifth here
with % feet 65s inches. There
was a three way tie for first place
at 13 feet in the pole vault and q
four-way deadlock for fourth. Also
competition was close in the high
Jump with six locked together In
second place.
| The running events provided
the slim crowd the most excite
ment. An 18-year- old Negro high
Evening star., 1950-06-24
Mats Routed by Tribe
With Easter LEADING
Powerful Attack
By Burton Howkins
Stor Stoff Correspondent

CLEVELAND. June 24.-Big
Luke Easter is developing in the
manner Bucky Harris predicted
he would. but it is Bucky's mis-
fortune to be in the path of the
towering Cleveland first baseman
while he's working up steam.
Harris managed Easter last year
at San Diego and rated him
as an excellent major league pros
pect. He clung to that notion
when Luke gotaoff to a faltering
start this season and now Easter
is making Bucky look good while
making the Mats look bad.
In the last two games he has
played against Washington, Easter
has slammed three home runs
and two singles. He delivered two
of the homers last night and bat
ted across six runs as the Mats
took a 1874 mauling from the
Indians before 26,629 as Bob
Lemon pitched a 5-hitter to win
his ninth game.
Casters Hit Goes AIS Feet.
Easter walloped his 10th homer
of the season in the third in
ming off Rookie Bob Ross with
two aboard, sent another run
across in the fourth with a long
fly to left, then dubbed the long
est homer ever witnessed in Num-
cipal Stadium off Joe Haynes in
the sixth with Dale Mitchell on
second.
Casters second homer made his
first resemble a bunt. 1t was a
tremendous blast into the upper
deck of the right-fleld stand,
which Travelled approximately ATS
feet.
The Mats were to rely on Sid
Hudson to halt Easter and the In
dams today, with Gene Bearden
slated to toll for Cleveland. Hud-
son has beaten the Indians both
times he faced them this year,
while Bearden won his only de-
cision at the Mats expense.
Ross offered little encourage
ment for Harris in his first major
league start. The Indians nicked
him for a run in the second on
AL Rosen's double and Ray Boone's
single, collected three more in the
third when Easter hit a homer
after Ross walked Lemon and
Mitchell. They added two runs
in the fourth after Ross walked
Bob Avila and Jim Hogan.
Indians Hammer Haynes.
The Mats picked up run in
the third when Sam Dente walked.
went to third on AL Evans double.
and scored on Eddie Yost's ground
er, but the Indians breezed against
Haynes. collecting three runs in
the sixth and four more in the
seventh, which was featured by
Rosen's triple with the bases
loaded.
Mats Notes-Connie Marrero
and Sandalio Consuegra will OPP
pose the Indians Dick Weik and
Early Wynn. both ex-Nats, in to-
morrow's double-header . Yost
was hit on the head by a throw
by Easter in the eighth inning
and retired, but wasn't seriously
hurt.
Evening star., 1950-06-24

Golliday, stole the show in the 100
meters. He took the semifinal over
New York us Ira Kaplan
in 1913 seconds and then beat
Morgan States Arthur Bragg in
a 1915 final, equivalent to about a
nine and d-seven-tenths 100 yard
dash. Georgetown's Jim Fielding
representing Metuchen IN. j.
YMCA. was second in a heat, but
lost out in the semif1nals here.
Another Negro high school star,
18-year-old Joe Walker who just
was graduated from .Cardozo of
Washington and who represented
the Falcon Track and Field Club
was second in a heat and semi
final and sixth in the final. Walker
did even better in the 200 meters,
finishing third behind Bragg's ex-
cellent win in 21.3 seconds. Coli
day was sixth here.
Best of the longer races were
the 1900 meters and the 5000
meters. In the 1.500. about three
and a half times around the
quarter mile track, Lawrence Ellis
of New York's Pioneer Club was
next to last the first time around
He gradually made up the dis
tance and ate up IS yards in the
home stretch to nip ThurloW
Brown of Morgan State by about
a foot at the tape in 1856. only
f1ve-tenths of second off the
junior record.
Wins by Late Squirt.
A similar late squirt won the
5000 meters (about 31s niles for
! Herb Semper of the University
Of Kansas. He and John johnson
of New York Pioneer Club traded
the lead for the first few laps, and
then johnson moved out more
than so yards in front. But
Semper put on a terrific kick in
the last lap to gain all the dis
tance back and win by another
so yards going away in 1921.
New York Pioneer Clubs Mere
dith Gourdine survived a protest
in the heats to win the 200 meters
hurdles. 1t was claimed he ran
out of his lane in winning his heat,
but the protest was disallowed.
He also won in the semifinals in
239. best time for the event yes
terday. before winning the final
in 24.2.
Other winners yesterday were
Robert Backus, unattached, ham,
mer throw; Lewis Hall, University
Of Florida. running high jump;
Roy Grieve, Bradley University,
110-meter hurdles: Don Shanks,
Warinaco A. c., Elizabeth, N. j.,
! 3,000-meter steeplechase: Stat
ford Thompson, New York Pho
neer Club. 400-meter run;
Thomas Bano, unattached, So
pound weight throw, and Dole
Keyser. College of Pacific: Will
liam Hillyard, Baldwin Wallace,
and Richard Calisch. unattached,
in a three-way tie for first in the
pole vault.
Also, John Udisky, New York
Police Sports Association, running
hop, skip and Jump; Bob De Vim
ney, University of Kansas, 400
meter hurdles: Bill Jacobs, Uni
versity of Oklahoma, 8S0-meter
run; Henry Laskaru. Accabi Ath-
letic Club, New York, senior 5000
meter walk; Edward Forester,
Police Sports Association, New
York, junior 3,000-meter walk;
Horace Ashenfelter. Penn A. c..
senior 1O,000-meter run, and Sal
Escoto, unattached. New Orleans,
junior 10,000-meter run. These
last two were Junior and senior
lcCynhipod ovapfc
Evening star., 1950-06-24
Perks Net Meet Opens

The National Capital Parks
Tennis Tournament opened today
with a field Of 81 men and 10
women on the courts at Sixteenth
and Kennedy streets NV. Win
ners qualify for the National
Public Parks championships In
August In Detroit. =
Evening star., 1950-06-24
Mccarthy Declares
PHYSICAL Exhaustion
Caused Resignation
BY The Associoied Press

BOSTON. June 24.-Jovial Steve
ONeill, called into the Red Sox
organization last winter. has for
mally taken over. the American
Leagues slumping preseason ia
vorites.
He took command after the
Red Sox announced in st. Louis
that Joe Mccarthy had resigned
his $50,000 a year job. Mccarthy
left the Red Sox Thursday in
Chicago and few back to his Buff
falo home to be treated for pleu-
risy and influenza.
He indicated then that he in
tended to rejoin the club next
Tuesday in Philadelphia.
But last night the 63-year-old
pilot said he was through. He told
Boston sports writers by telephone
that he was physically exhaust
ed" Asked if he expected to re-
turn to baseball, Mccarthy re-
piled, with no show of indecision:
mo, this is final"
Action Comes as Surprise.
Tom Dowd. travelling secretary
Of the Red Sox, broke the news
of McCarthy's resignation at q
press conference in st. Louis.
1T all came UP so suddenly"
he said. that no salary terms or
length of contract for O'Neill were
discussed. That will be decided
when the club returns home next
week."
McCarthy's resignation caused
as much surprise as a similar
move in May, 1916, when he left
the Yankees. He had led them to
eight pennants and seven world
titles.
He quit the Sox while they were
in one of their worst slumps. They
were 81a games off the pace when
his resignation was announced.
II received fair treatment in Bos-
ton," Mccarthy said, but didn't
accomplish what I set out to do"
The Sox have lost II of their
last IA games. Mccarthy said he
thought it was ''beSt for the team"
that he get out.
Club Wins One for O'Neill.
O'Neill piloted the club to win
last night in his first game at the
helm.
Il am sorry Joe had to step out,
but I am very glad to get another
job as manager, O'Neill said.
"It feels mighty good to be back
in managerial harness." he added.
This is quite a break for me-"
O'Neill said he hoped to get
Boston back in winning stride
shortly. He said, however, he did
not plan any immediate lineup
changes.
McCarthy's wife said he re-
signed on advice of his personal
physician, DR.. Arthur Burckel.
"He had to retire." she said.
His health won't permit him to
continue as manager.
Mccarthy Took Over in 194S.
Mccarthy became manager of
the Sox shortly after the 1947
World Series. His 1948 club lost
out for the American League title
in a playoff game with the Cleve-
land Indians. His 1949 club was
beaten out by the Yankees for the
league championship in the last
game of the season.
Mccarthy took his first big
league managership with the Chi
cago Cubs in 1925. Six years later
he took over the Yankees and
went on to the greatest success
ever enjoyed by a major league
pilot.
O'Neill, one time top major
league catcher and former mana
ger Of Cleveland and Detroit, is
known as one of the craftiest men
in the game.
He was engaged as supervisor
of scouts in the Middle West" by
Joe Cronin. Red Sox general man.
ager, last January, and later was
called up to the Sox to replace
Coach "Kiki" Cuyler, who died.
Evening star., 1950-06-24
BY the Assoeiated Press

Hey, Mr.. Spalding. Better make
another test run of that normal
baseball.
The 1850 rabbit" rode to a
flock of new records last night
when 80 home runs were hit.
Back yonder in 1880, July 18 to
be exact, "a homers were hit dur
ing a regular eight-game pro-
gram. That stood until last night
Holiday and Sunday double
header schedules have produced
more, but not often.
The big blast occurred in De-
troit where II homers were hit
accounting for all 10 runs in the
Tigers 1919 thriller over the
Yankees. AS the opener Of ar
important four-game series fol
first place, this game will long be
remembered by the babbline
crowd of 81 400 worn-out fans.
Evers' Clout Is Decisive.
When Hoot Evers completed his
inside -the-park homer with 9
man on base in the ninth inning
another major league record fell
1t was the 11th homer of the game
topping the old high of 10, &C
complished on three different
occasions.
Detroit hit four homerS in the
fourth to tie an American League
record for one team. AS the
Yanks also hit one in the same
frame. the American League rec.
ord for two teams in an inning
also was matched.
But records don't tell the story
of this terrific ball game. Trailing
60. the Tigers scored a big eight
in the fourth. Then they saw the
Yanks fight back and go out front
on Tommy Henrich's pinch homer
In the eighth with a man on base
With one out and a man on ir
the ninth. Evers socked Joe Page
pitch for the inside-the-parl
homer and the ball game wa!
over.
Here's the way the homer pa
rade went:
First inning Yanks-
Hank Bauer. one on, 30.
Third inning Yanks-
Hank Bauer, none on, 80;
Yogi Berra, one on, so.
Gerry Coleman, none on. go.
F0urth inning Tigers
Dizzy Trout, three on. Ga.
Jerry Pridoy, none on, 6-6.
Vic WertZ, one on, 81.
Hoot Evers, none on, 6-S.
Seventh inning Yanks-
Joe Di Maggio, none on, 7-S.
EiEh5n 4om iaeIInfi aennichs YanSs0 ons on, s-s.
Hoot Evers, one on, 9-10.'
The other American Leagu
clubs contributed seven NOR
homers to the league total of i
for the all-night program.
Big Luke Easter continued hi
heavy bombardment with tw'
homers, driving in six runs il
Cleveland's 1874 victory owe
Washington.
The Red Sox, taking the field ;
few hours after hearing Stew
O'Neill had been named successo
70 Joe Mccarthy. outslugged ST
Louis. 1873. O'Neill was actin;
manager Thursday, but took owe
~@Mcialy after McCarthy'S resig
Evening star., 1950-06-24
Ted Speaks His Piece
Last OF a Series.J
By Joe ReichIer

BOSTON, June 24.-Ted Will
liams has two great ambitions in
life:
Ito become the greatest hit
Evening star., 1950-06-24
Major League Standings and Schedules
AMERICAN
Results Yesterday

Cleveland, 13; Wash, 4.
Detroit, 10: New York, 8,
Boston, ~: st. Louis. 8.
Chicago, IL; Phila., 5.
Games Today
Wash. at Cleveland, 200,
New York at Detroit.
Boston at st. Louis.
Phila. at Chicago.
Games Tomorrow
Wash. at Cleve. (2). 1::30
New York at Detroit t2),
Boston at st. Louis (2).
Phila. at Chicago t2).
Evening star., 1950-06-24
Games Tomorrow
NATIONAL
m.ll V..Aa.Aau


Brooklyn, 10; Pitts, 8.
Chicago, z: Phila.. 4.
Boston. 4; st. Louis. B.
New York, 8; Cinci., 2.
Games Today
Pitts. at Brooklyn (n).
Chicago at Phila.
st. Louis at Boston (n),
Cincinnati at New York.
Games Tomorrow
Pittsburgh at BROOKLYN.
Chicago at Phila. t2).
st. LouiS at Boston.
Cinci. afNew York (2).
Evening star., 1950-05-02
City's Crack Pin Teams to Fill
Champion of Champions Event

Saturday midnight is the dead
line for entries in the Champion
of Champions tournament spon-
sored by the Metropolitan Wash
ington Bowling Alley Operators
Association. The biggest duckpin
event of its kind ever staged here
will open May 13 at Chevy Chase
Ice Palace and Bladensburg pin
plants. Approximately 500 teams
will compete for an estimated
$4,000 with $500 for the winner.
The tournament is open to
pennant-wlnning quints and run
nerS-up in all mems, women's and
mixed leagues bowling establish
ments that are members of the
association. In leagues where the
flag chaSes have not been decided
teams in first and second places
on May 6 will be eligible to enter
The operators at their monthly
meeting yesterday voted to pay
half of the $40 entry fees TO,
teams from the % leagues which
bowled at Brookland Recreation
before fire destroyed the estab.
lishment. These leagues are fin.
ishing their schedules at severa
drives.
The tournament will be run or
@ full handicap basis with al
teams in one class.
King Pin team of the Capito
Evening star., 1950-05-02
Williams Says Hitter Is Lost
'fHeLoses His Confidence

|nally the player loses all conf
dence in his ability. And that's
when he really becomes duck soup
for even a humpty- -dumpty pitcher
with nothing more on the ball
than the cover.
Lack of confidence in his ability
to hit is the worst thing that can
happen to a player.
Baseball is a constant battle
between pitcher and batter. The
one with the more confidence
wins this duel. The fact that some
good hitters have a terrible time
hitting we'll against certain pitch.
ers is an Illustration of this fact
Provided this lack of confidence
exists only against one or two
pitchers in the league, it won't
send the batter into a long slump
But there are times when a player
develops such an inferiority com.
plex that he has no confidence re.
gardless of whom he is facing.
1t is this general loss of conf.
dence, more than any techfica
deficiency. which produces mos
OF the batting slumps.
fMcNaupht Svnd;na+.,