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Evening star., 1950-11-08
BY the Asseeioisd Press

NEW YORK, Nov. 8.-Affable
Eddie Sawyer, a former college
professor who never played an
inning in The big leagues, has
been voted baseball's manager of
the year" in a Nationwide poll
conducted by the Associated Press.
Sawyer, who led the Phillies to
their first pennant In IS years
last season, nosed out Casey
Stengel Of the world champion
Yankees In a close battle.
Sawyer was named on 164 of
the 381 ballots cast by sports
writer's and sportscasters. Stengel,
who won the honor In 1949, re-
ceived 1874 votes to finish close
second.
Four Votes for Bucky.
-Four other field leaders received
recognition. Red Rolfe, who did a
brilliant job in bringing the Tig-
ers home second to the Yankees
in the American League race,
was third with 81 votes. Leo
Durocher's feat in directing the
Giants to third place in the Ma
tional League won him fourth
place with % votes. Steve O'Neill,
who replaced Joe Mccarthy in
June as manager of the Red Sox,
got five votes. Bucky Harris of
the Mats received four.
Sawyer. often referred to as the
Phillies' "secret weapon" leaped
into prominence practically over
night. His appointment in the
middle Of the 1948 season to suc-
ceed Ben Chapman as manager
of the Phils created a stir among
baseball men and fans everywhere
Few persons had ever heard OF
him.
The fans know now that the
one-time Ithaca College biology
teacher is q sound manager who
has the respect Of every one Of
his players.
| Players regard Sawyer as more
than a mere manager. He's father
|confessor. friendly adviser, coach
and psychologist to every men,
Der of the Phillies.
mo one gets away with any
thing on the skipper" one of his
players once remarked. mo one
wants to-"
Second Youngest Manager.
Sawyer rarely bawls out an
erring player in front of his team
mates.
eff a man has ability" Sawyer
(See SAWYER. Page C-3)
Evening star., 1950-11-08
High Champs Clash
Dec. | at Night

The District public and Cath
olic high school football cham
pions will meet Friday night.
December /, at Griffith Stadium,
instead of the next afternoon as
originally planned.
The change was made at a
meeting of the game commit
tee yesterday with the thought
in mind that night game will
draw more fans than an after
noon contest.
The game, one Of the top
schoolboy attractions in this
area. brings together the Dis
trict public high division 1-9)
titlist and the Catholic League
champion. st. Johns looks to
be a shoo-in for Catholic hon.
ors, while Tech. Eastern, Ana
costa and Western are in the
running for the public high
championship.
Evening star., 1950-11-08
Meek, Maryland Scout Makes
AnUnbeoten Case for Carolina

Deacons followed an interception
by completing a desperation pass
for the winning touchdown.
North Carolina clicked on Of
fense for the first time against
a shell of what was supposed to
be a good William and Mary
team and won, 40-7. But it lost
Hayes, the ex-Washington-Lce
High back from Arlington, who
suffered a broken jaw when he
was smeared on a pass play.
Carl Snavely has no substitute
for Hayes and as a result, North
Carolina hit an offensive low
against Tennessee last week with
out him. Meek said Coach Bob
Neyland of the Vols admitted that
Hayes absence made a tremendous
difference. The Vols won that
one. 1910.
Hayes Tough Back to Stop.
Somebody called Meek with the
information that Hayes, wearing
a mask, would play against Mary
land. Bill said that confirmed
word he picked up in Knoxville
that Hayes would be out. only for
the Tennessee game.
Hayes is q great back" Meek
said, throws a beautiful pass
from that fullback SPOT in the
single wing and runs a lot ot
traps. Snavely also has his tail
back available to pass and the
tailback (Dick Bunting) can mur-
der you on sweeps or off tackle .
North Carolina mixes the A
formation with the single wins
and makes considerable use o1
flankers from the single wing. Box
CAN'T and Benny Walser do most
(Cao N6ADvT ANTI nooo 1o>
Evening star., 1950-11-08


the postwar the Pittsburgh have spent
estimated 81 million players, but after finishing in the first
division years the Pirates have slipped steadily In
deed II it for the 100000 salary might hazard
that Rke conscience dictated his shifting to Pitts
bugh.
More logical the assumption that at Brooklyn stage
simply became too small for Rickey. He got bored.
OUT AT CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY they are building up
Bucky Ennis their good back for Little AAmerca honors
that Ennis could play for college team in
the Nation .,.... a..
Ennis rs cent of oens he drew quick reaction
from Coach Jan Jankowski
Don't say that eddie" warned Jankowski, humorous
CLINT his remember when Dutch Bergman said
the same thing Oliver of Dutchs
team The papers played it up pretty good.
Well" Jankowsi continued "at the next practice Tom
suited he noticed the atmosphere seemed little queer
nothing said until the squad got out the field and
lined for signal practice There Oliver back there
in the taback position staring him the face
congomeraon painted with mercurchrome
the seats of all the players pants,
Tommy Whalen had cent on his trousers think
per tackle had oo9 cent, end had IA
cent The total to rs cent exactly Oliver got
laugh out of it, but don't recall that Bergman appraised
the value of single player again.
IN THE COLD AND DARKNESS of Municipal Stadium in
Cleveland last Saturday with Dame-Navy game
drawing to a close fstc exchange With low
moan Leahy called guard and said Get in there
for Burns"
Leahy isn't often wrong, Saturday under
standably It wasn't Paul Burns his tempered guard
who throwing with Tackle Tetreau of Navy but
his opposite number Guard Fred Wallner
Leahy mystifed because knowing Burns low boiling
point Notre Danes coach early in the appointed the
tempered Wne his watchdog and pacier Not only
Waner the surprise elected,
but the fellow he boxing Tereaul used to play sdeby
side with Walner in high school in Greenfield Mass and the
two and fast friends
That night after the Walner and Tetreault went
out to dinner together Burns? Man. those guys
squaring took off, Burns said IT knew within
40 yards of that pair I'd be the guy thrown out"
THE sALARIED SPORTS EXPERTS in Louisville better
picking horses than bapayers the naming of Walter
the Boston Red Sox the American League rookie
of the year would seem to prove.
When Billy Goodman hurt his ankle IS days after the
Boston looking desperately for replace
at first base Dropo called from the Louisville
farm big football star at the University of Con-
hitting only 246 in the American
Association.
Dropo the best the Red sox dig up" Louisville
sposwrers predicted looking from their racing FORMS
going And will be back here pretty
quick"
The story too fresh to bear repe
to couldn't hit minor league pitching wore
the major league brand.
Evening star., 1950-11-08
StenqeI Nosed Out in Poll
On Managers; Bucky Sixth
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Nov. Big Walt
Dropo, Red Sox first baseman.
has been voted rookie of the year
for 1850 in the American League.
Dropo outdistanced the oppo-
sitipn with Is votes from the "a
man committee of the Baseball
Writers Association. Ed (Whitey)
Ford, the Yankee southpaw
pitcher, was second with six.
Chico Carrasquel. White Sox
shortstop sensation, was third
with two votes. One writer failed
to vote.
Boston recalled Dropo from
Louisville in early season when
Billy Goodman was injured. The
27-year-old giant from Moosup.
Conn, who topped in a 1949 trial,
came through in terrific fashion.
Started Al-Star Game. ~
Dropo started hitting in sensa-
tional style and never stopped.
His long distance power earned
him the fans vote as first base
starter on the league all-star
team in July.
Playing 1876 games for the Red
Sox, Dropo collected 180 hits for
a 1923 average. He slammed "a
home runs and tied his teammate.
Vern Stephens, for the league lead
with IA runs batted in.
Ford, baby-faced 1efthander
who has been accepted by the
Army, came up In July from the
Yankees Kansas City farm. He
won nine straight before he lost
on relief in the final week of the
season.
The youngster from Astoria.
N. Y, then 81, pitched and won
the final game Of the World Series
from the Phillies. Only an error
by Gene Woodling kept him from
going the route.
| Carrasquel, purchased by the
White Sox for $35, 900 from Brook
llyn's farm system, ousted the vet
eran Luke Appling from the short
stop job in spring training.
The spry 22-year-old from Vene-
zuela hit .283 in 14l games. He
played an outstanding game at
shortstop, probably next to the
Yanks' Phil Rizzuto in defensive
ability.
No Votes for Rosen.
1t is left to the individual iudg-
ment Of the voting members of
the Baseball Writer'S Association
whether a player qualities as a
rookie. There is no hard and
fast rule.
Presumably most of those who
participated in this years poll did
not feel that Al Rosen, Cleveland's
brilliant third -baseman, was eligi-
BILE for the honor, as he did not
receive vote.
/ Although the past season was
his first as regular, Rosen ap-
peared in seven games for the In.
dians in 1947, five in '48 and % in
'49. Dropo opened the 40 season
with Boston, but soon was shipped
to the Pacific Coast League and
was with Louisville at the start
of the past race.
Neither Ford nor Carrasquel
had played in a big league game
until the 1850 campaign.
Evening star., 1950-11-08
BaIky Bullet Ace
May Not Face
Gaps Tonight
Hoffman Suspended
In Contract Row;
Absence Is Felt

Inc 1euding caps and Balt1-
more Bullets will tangle tonight
at Uline Arena with the '1adies
night" contest starting at $3.50.
Unless Baltimore and Paul
Hoffman can come to terms today,
the Bullets may be in a bad way
tonight. Hoffman, the Bullets
top scorer last season, has been
suspended by the club and his
absence last night was felt as
the Bullets lost, 1864, to the
Boston Celtics in Providence, r. +.
1t was the first defeat for the
Bullets after two victories.
Hoffman, 6-foot-2 star from
Purdue, wants another contract.
He didn't even report for practice
Monday. Instead. he told club
officials, he worked out with Lam
caster, Pa, of the Eastern League.
Baltimore officials promptly sus-
pended him and said they would
get court injunction to prevent
him from playing with any other
team.
Bullets Battling Jinx.
The row with Hoffman may
have serious consequences for
Coach Buddy Jeanette's Bullets.
A rugged performer on defense,
the 205-pounder also is a top
scorer and a fayorite with Balti-
more fans.
Baltimore will have something
else working against it tonight
the visiting club jinx. In 16 games
in the National Basketball Asso-
citation only one has been won by
visiting team. However, in this
instance Minneapolis trimmed the
Caps. giving the Bullets reason to
believe the jinx does not prevail
here.
Earl Lloyd, whose professional
basketball career is being inter-
rupted. will be on hand tonight.
The 6-foot-6 Negro star has only
five games remaining before re-
porting for induction in the Army
November Is.
Coach Bones Mckinney will
start Lloyd. Ace Maughan, Chick
Halbert, Freddie Scolari and
Frank Kudelka. Chuck Gilmur.
Don Often, Dick -Schnittker, Bill
Sharman, Tommy OKeefe, Dick
OKeefe and Alan Sawyer also
will be available, John Norlander
will be on the sidelines.
Norlander, who didn't miss a
game from the time the Caps were
organized in 1916 until December
OF last year, was injured in prac-
tice and hasn't played in a league
game this season.
Banks on Rehfeldt.
Jeannette will rely considerably
on Don Rehfeldt, 6-foot-7 former
All-America from isconsin.
Rehfeldt will team with Joe Dol
hon, Tommy Byrnes, Norm Mayer.
Billy Hassett, Ray Corley, Wait
Budko and Ken Murray.
Murray dropped in nine field
goals and four fouls last night to
take high scoring honors with %
points. The Bullets, however.
never got close. Boston, under
Coach Red Auerbach, former Cap
coach, took an early lead and
held it. Bob Donham, former
Ohio State player, was high for
the Celtics with Is points.
The visiting club jinx also fol-
lowed New York to Indianapolis.
where the Knicks dropped an
1878 decision. A crowd of 5,217
fans cheered as Alex Groza, Bob
Lavoy, Ralph Beard, Paul Walther
and Wah-Wah Jones combined to
give the Olympians too much
scoring punch for the New York
ers. Groza gathered 18 points. as
did New York's Vince Boryla.
Although the season is only one
week old, New York is the only
team still without victory. The
Knicks have dropped three
straight.
Evening star., 1950-11-08
Fights Lost Night
BY the Assoeiofed Press

LOS ANGELES. - chu chu Jiminez
1924, Mexico City outpointed Alfredo
Escobar, 135, Los Angeles. 10.
WHITE PLAINS. N. Y.-Tito Wales.
l24ia. New York, outpointed Pat Marcune,
1854, New York 8.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla - Harold Mere
dith, 53. Macon. Ga. outpointed Joe Las
sitter, 1856. Charlotte, N. C.. 10.
LONDON-Aaron Wilson. 1921. Bir-
mingham. Ala. stopped Lloyd Barnett,
s3t2. Jamaica, Z.
Evening star., 1950-11-08

But not Hickey. He's moving to Pitts
burgh to see what he can do about building
up a last-place club. OF course, he's re-
five-year contract but it's money the genius
doesn't need.
Those who feel they know Rickey think
that with the old spellbinder vanity ranks
over wealth, although there is no record oil.
the Deacon's having thrust any money aside
during his career at St Louis and Brooklyn.
AS matter of fact, one reason for the down.
fall of the Pirates has been their habit Of
Evening star., 1950-11-08
A. P. Leighton, Catcher
At NJ Sturt, Dies at 81
BY the A,seeiated Press

FRYEBURG. Me, Nov. a.
Ambrose P. Leighton, one of or
ganized baseball's first players.
died here Monday night. The
former Boston National League
catcher was 81 years old.
Leighton, a native Of Portland,
Me, captained the semipro Port
land Resolutes in the early 1870s.
He began his major league career
in 1876. the year the National
League was organized, and caught
pitchers who included the famed
A. G. Spalding.
Evening star., 1950-11-08

(See MARYLAND. Page ca
Evening star., 1950-11-08
Joe Becker Is Named
Manager Of Toronto
By the Associated Press

TORONTO, Nov. 8.-Joe Beck
er, who managed the Jersey City
Giants for the last two years, is
the new pilot of the Toronto
Maple Leafs of the International
Baseball League.
Becker, IL. signed a one-year
contract to direct the Leafs, who
finished seventh last season. He
succeeds Jack Sanford, who took
over the Leafs at the start of
the 1949 season.
Evening star., 1950-11-08
Named Top Big League Pilot Rookie
Win, Lose, or Draw
By FRANCIS STANN

THERE'S NO ACCOUNTING for tastes. Here's Branch
Hickey SO old and 81 million richer after selling his stock
in the Brooklyn Dodgers Under such circumstances
people would look for shady tree the bank of fishing
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-12-14
Conference Organized
For Big Black Schools
Gloss B And BIB
Schools Represented

Representatives of thirteen
schools met in Ethel on Monday
December IL for the purpose OF
organizing a conference for Glass
B and BIB schools in territory adj.
jacent to the Big Black River Val.
lev. Schools represented at the
meeting we're: Durant, Ethel
French Camp, Lexington, Maben
Mathiston, McAdams, Naxapater
Sails, Sturgis, Walden, Weir, anc
West.
The representatives voted &c
name the conference 'gThe Bic
Black" Officers elected were: w.
A. Thomson. French Camp, pres
ident: Harold Ming. Noxapater.
vice president; and N. c. Hath
orn, Durant, secretary and treas
urer. A committee was chosen to
make a study of various confer.
ence constitutions and make a re-
port to the conference at its next
meeting, which will be held on
January 29th at Ethel. It was de-
cided to hold a conference basket
ball tournament on February 2
and 3. The site Of the tournament
is to be set at the next meeting of
the conference.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-12-14
Members
Decide To Continue
Local Organization
Plans Made To
Expand Work Into
County Wide Program
Volume 113

A meeting of the Lexington Ag-
ricultural Development Associa-
ton was held last week in the
City Hall to discuss with mem
bers the continuance of L. A. d. A.
and a plan of action for the COM
ing year.
1t was decided to continue the
organization, which members feel
has been very worthwhile, while
working toward expanding it into
a county wide association. Until
this can be accomplished the Lex
lngton group plans to work with
civic organizations in the other
towns in the county.
e H. Thurman, program direct
or for the past year, is no longer
associated with l.. A. T.. A. a,c'
an effort is being made to secure
another director to assume his ,iu
ties. The plan is that in expand
ing L.AD.A. it will be possible
to employ more than one director,
SO that the work of the organiza-
ton will not be dependent on one
man.
T. A. Lail is president of the L.
A. d. A.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-12-14
West Lions Hear
Ben HiIbun Al
Charter Night
About lis Attend
GuIu Affuir In
West On Thursday

THE measure of greatness is
our ability to stand for some
thing" said Ben Hilbun, assistant
to the President of State College
in an address before the West
Lions Club at its charter night
banquet held at the West School
Gym last Thursday evening. A
bout lis persons were present at
the gala affair including the Du-
rant Lions Club which is sponsor
ing club of the West group, and
Lions from Kosciusko, including
District Governor Ben Wiener.
Mr.. Hilbun made a splendid in
spirational talk ~stressing the great
part civic clubs have in the de-
velopment of communities. He
said a community could not help
out be a better place to live in
when a group of public spirited
men bind themselves together for
the community good.
AS a matter of fact, the speaker
said, he thought it was from such
civic groups that the solution OF
the problems of this country must
come, if ever they are to be solved
The solution must come from the
bottom up, he emphasized, rather
than the top down.
| The American system at its
worst is better than the best sys.
TENS of other nations of the wor.
Id, he said, and the greatness Of
that system is found in the oppor.
tunity it gives to all men. He was
, accompanied by Mrs. Hilbun.
The Rev. H. c. Ellis was toast.
master and Lion President Walter
L. Campbell received the charter
from the hands of Gov. Weiner.
Gov. sWeiner made an impress.
sive talk on the detectives of Lion:
International and predicted &
great future for the West Club ano
offered congratulations to the Du.
rant group for sponsoring the new
club.
Invocation was said by the Rev
Percy MCGEE and welcome ex.
tended by Mayor-Lion A. J. Stew
ems. Response to the welcome
was made by Louie Clements OF
the Durant club substituting for
President-Lion c. M. Day.
Entertainment was in charge OF
the Durant and Kosciusko clubs.
The Kosy group presented a
clever amateur magician and the
Durant club introduced a number
of talented children who sang and
danced.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-12-14
B. 5. Parkinson, Jr.
Wounded In Korea

Sergeant Boyette S. Parkinson
Jr. was wounded in action in Ko,
rea on November 26, according tc
a telegram from the Department
of the Army, December 6. He is
now in Tokyo General Hospital.
Sgt. Parkinson is the % of Mr.
INC Mrs. Boyette S. Parkinson OF
Durant. He attended the Durant
schools before entering the army
and played football on the Durant
nlgn team. After entering SER
vice he received an Athletic Aw-
hrd at Fl. Lewis, Washington,
signed by the Athletic Director
and Harry H. Collins, Major Gen
eral, for demonstrating outstand-
ing craftsmanship and skill in
football in 1948.
Sgt. Parkinson was to have
been discharged August 4, but
was frozen in service and left for
Korea August 2. He fought in the
struggle of liberating South Korea
and according to a letter from
him, stayed on one hill 20 days.
He wrote his mother, I'VE went
as long as SO hours without a bite
of food, but l didn't lose a pound"
Sgt. Parkinson was with the
18th Regimental Combat team of
the famed End Division.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-12-14
MEC's Work
Is Explained
M. B. Swoyze Tells
Roturiuns About
/. Toxotion, Education

The two-year-old Mississippi
Economic Council has a member
ship in the state of 1900 members,
according to M. B. Swayze, gen.
eral manager, in a visit to Holmes
county this week. There are q
members in Holmes county with
seven of them serving on commit
tees, he said.
Mr.. Swayze was principal speak
er at the Tuesday meeting of the
Lexington Rotary Club where he
was introduced by Tommy Lail,
program chairman.
Mr.. Swayze discussed taxation
trends in the state and also the
public school educational system
in Mississippi. He had with him
charts showing the trend of taxa
ton since 1882 when only one
cent out of every tax dollar went
to the federal government up I'M
til 1945 when Al cents of every
tax dollar in the state.
The state has also increased its
take of taxes, too, the MEG Off
cial said, from % cents per tax dol
lar in 1882 to 81 cents in 1945. This
leaves only % cents left to be used
for local purposes in 1945 as COM
pared with II cents in 1882.
Educational system
The education commission of
the MEG is making a detailed
study of the state educational sys-
tenn in comparison with the school
systems of the southeastern states
and also the national average.
This is being done he said in or
der to have as many facts as pos
sible on the situation and to be
able to form intelligent conclu-
sionS and make recommendations
to the state legislature based upon
such facts.
Mr.. Swayze pointed out that
Mississippi has invested in school
property $4,000 for each in 1947-
48 as compared with $4,000 for
other southeastern states. At the
same time the Magnolia State had
an indebtedness of $500 per pu-
pill as compared with $4,000 per
pupil in neighboring southeastern
states. For the same period Mis-
sissippi spent $500 per pupil for
textbooks and supplies as com
pared with $3.50 for other south
eastern states.
The speakers remarks were re-
ceived with a great deal of interest
by Rotarians present and two Wis
itors: Jimmy East, guest of B. S.
Beall, Jr., and Glen A. Rynearson,
of Cleveland, Ohio and Athens,
Ga, guest of S. E. Henry.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-12-14
Combined Choirs Of Lexington Baptist
Church 10 Present Christmas Concert

The intermediate and adult
choirs will sing 'Hark, the Herald
Angels Sing" Echo Carol" and
20, Come All Ye Faithful" for the
second part of the program.
Miss Helen Lupo, Mrs. Earl
Lundy, and Mrs. S. M. Wells will
form a trio to sing with the adult
choir, the number Golden Slumb-
ers." The First Christmas Car
OF will be sung by the adult choir
with Mrs. Cranie and Mr.. Moore
as Soloists. The intermediate
choir will present 20, Beautiful
Star and ANGELS Ger the Field"
an old French carol.
The final portion of the program
will include two songs by the
adult choir. Good Will to Men"
and Come to My Heart, Lord Je-
sus," with Mike Lannon's soloist.
20 Holy Night" and "Gesu BAN
bino" will be sung by the inter
mediate choir and Holy Night of
Jesus Birth" by the adult choir
with Mrs. Cranie and Mrs. Evans
as a duet. The final number will
be Silent Night" by all the
choirs.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-12-14
Over $500 Collected
To Dute In Holmes
Christmas Seal Drive

Over $500 has already been col
lected in Holmes county in the an
nual drive against tuberculosis
through the sale of Christmas
Seals, Mrs. Leroy Paris reported
A total of $1,000 is expected in
contributions, she said.
Aside from paying for direct
programs against tuberculosis,
Christmas Seals exert a tremen-
douse force for mass education, il
was stated by Mrs. Edwin White,
county chairman of the Tubercul-
osis Association who said:
ing to solve it, and il appeals tc
card or package carries a triple
message. 1t reminds those who
see it that there is a TB problem
that people who use seals are help
ing to solve it, and it appeal to
everybody to enlist in the fight
against this public health enemy