davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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Rule Changed After 1880
Sacrifice Flies Helped Hornsby
AVERAGE .4O2 for Best S Years

sacrifices would be traceable to
bunting"
But employing the same system
for all-assuming that half of the
old timers sacrifices were outf1eld
f1ies-Cobb drops to 1892, George
Sisler from 381 to .376 and Harry
Heilniann from .3s1 to .373. He'll
mann compiled ia sacrifices in
his top seasons.
Strangely, Babe Ruth is least
affected when examining the ef-
feet of sacrifices on batting av-
erages. In his best years-from
1920 through 1924-the most
famed slugger in history had only
~ sacrifices. Ruth's average would
drop only two points to 1853.
Laj0ie Not Affected.
Conversely. Williams would
move up to .367, DiMaggio to .355
and Musial to 1857 if granted a
conservative five points for out
field flies that advanced runners
but counted as times at bat. Nap
Lajoie's .372 average from 1900
to 1904 would remain the same.
since that was before the sacri-
.flce-fly rule was adopted.
AL Simmons. rated No. 3 in
Hands system at .375, batted .38l
in 1880 with the aid of II sacri-
fees. In 1881, when the rule was
shelved, Simmons didn't have a
sacrifice of any description, yet
batted 800.
Williams and Lajoie have been
the only 400 hitters since 1900
who haven't benefited by the sac
lriflce-fly rule. Lajoie hit .405 in
1901 and Williams .406 in 1941.
However, there's no belittling
HornSby's .424 mark of 1924. He
had 13 sacrifices that year. Count
ing all of them as outfield flies,
he still would have batted Alb.
Evening star., 1951-12-30
Allie Reynolds Chosen
PIayer-of-t Year by
New York Writer'S
BY the Associoted Press

NEW YORK. Dec. 29.-Allie
Reynolds, double no-hit right
handler of the champion Yankees,
today was named player-of- the
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Arena Scores Upset
Over Silver Hill

Two baskets by Jim Kranking
former Tech High and American
U. player. helped Arena Sports
Shop to 1891 upset victory over
Silver Hill in the mems invitation
al title game in the Recreation
Department-Junior Chamber of
Commerce Christmas basketball
tournament last night at Roose-
velt gym.
The mems unlimited unre-
stricted title went to Takoma over
Langdon, 1884, while the women's
invitational crown was taken by
Falls Church, over Mailanders,
Abs.
Other final results:
Senior girls unrestricted: Blessed
Sacrament, 49, Edgewood 2T. Boys un-
limited unrestristed: Taft Junior Opt
ahs1s g. g. asna' cHsTs chase s senior sd sbG, s
girls: Chevy Chase. 81: CAMPUS mr. ipl Ia
l20-pound boys: Pontons. %; Macfarland
10. 105-pound boys GEORGETOWN, 30:
Buchanan, 20; 90-pound boys, Buchanan
~; Powell. %.
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Bout Between Maxim
And La Motta SOUGHT
BY Detroit Promoter
BY the Associated Press

DETROIT, Dec. 29.-Jake La
Motta, former middleweight cham
pion, who won his title in a De-
troit ring. may return to Detroit
next month for another title bout
this one with Joey Maxim, light
heavyweight champion.
Nick LondeS, Detroit promoter
for the International Boxing Club,
disclosed today that negotiations
are underway for a title scrap
here January %.
La Motta, who lost his middle
weight title to Sugar Ray Robin
son in Chicago last summer, was
reported to be agreeable" to the
proposed 15-rounder with Maxim.
Convinced Matthews Bout Off.
The promoter said he had been
talking with Maxim's manager,
Jack Kearns, but no agreement
has been reached.
Londes reported he intensified
his efforts for the La Motta Maxim
meeting after becoming convinced
that negotiations for Maxim
Harry Matthews title fight were
definitely off.
Matthews and his manager.
Jack Hurley. have been unable to
come to terms with the IBC for
a championship bout with Maxim
in New York February %.
Londes said he felt the failure
to close the Matthews bout made
the La Motta meeting a natural"
Belittles Matthews.
The promoter took occasion to
voice his personal feelings that
Matthews is not much of fighter
and that La Motta would be a
better challenger.
He declared, Hurley knows that
Matthews is not the guy Hurley
had been making out to the pub
lie. The kid isn't much of Q
fighter"
For La Motta, a title bout would
mean return to the city where
he beat the late Marcel Cerdan
|of France in 1949 to win the mid
|dle-weight crown. Cerdan died in
IA plane crash while en- route to
America for a return bout.
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Athletics 0utfieIder
Also Tops in Homers;
Gil Coan Ties Mark
BY the Associated Pres.

e CHICAGO. Dec. 29.-Ted Will
liams of the Red Sox maintained
his habit of winning American
League Slugging honors by taking
the 1851 title with $50. This fig
ure, based on 531 times at bat and
295 total bases, was far under
Williams 1850 percentage of SAT.
Cleveland's Larry Dolby was
second in the slugging department
with .512. Gus Zernial of Phil
adelphia and Detroit's Vic Wertz
tied for third with .511 each.
Official league statistics released
today certified Zernial as runs
batted-in leader with 100 in 143
Evening star., 1951-12-30
Brooke Beats Lejeune
In Cigar Bowl, 70 10 0
BY The Asseeiaisd Press

TAMPA, Fla. Dec. 29.-Brooke
Army Medical Center came to life
in the second half under the
leadership of 155-pound Frank
Bowman and whipped the Camp
Lejeune Marines. 300, in the
Cigar Bowl football game tonight.
Brooke was listless until a sue
cession of fumbles early in the
second half gave it the ball on
the Lejuene 26. George Carlisle
passed "a yards to James Cleve-
land, and Randall Clay plunged
over from the two for the first
touchdown.
Three minutes later Bowman
passed 10 yards to Charles Rus
sell for another touchdown. In
the fourth period, Bowman ran
IA yards on a fake pass play for
the final touchdown.
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Chico CarrasqueI Signs
|'52 Contract for $4,000
By the Associated Press

CARACAS, Venezuela, Dec. 20.
= Chico Carrasquel, spectacular
shortstop for the Chicago White
Sox, said today he had signed a
1852 contract calling for $4,000.
Carrasquel said he mailed the
signed document to General Man.
ager Frank lane yesterday.
Juan Batista, director of the
Caracas professional team, said
Carrasquel previously had refused
to sign for $12,500. He added that
the contract Carrasquel signed
would permit the shortstop to play
only one game a week with the
Caracas team during the winter
season.
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BuckneII Alumni to Give
Porty for Grid Team

The Bucknell University Alumni
Association will have New Years
Eve party and dance starting at
9 pm. in the International Room
of the National Hotel, 1908
street NV, in honor of the uni
versity's undefeated football team
Tommy Dean, Bucknell'S star
quarterback and a former student
at Friends School, will be among
the honor guests. Bucknel alumni
and their friends are invited to
ATTEND.
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Iowa Reported Trying
To Obtain Evashevski
RY the Assoeiofed Press

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Dec. 29.-
The possibility Of changes in the
football coaching staff at Iowa
grew stronger today amid indica-
Itions that Iowa emissaries have
contacted Coach Forrest Evashev-
ski of Washington State College.
The three-year contract of Coach
Leonard Raffensperger still has a
year to run, but customarily Iowa
coaches are notified year in ad-
vance whether their contract will
be renewed.
An unofficial report from Pull
man. Wash, yesterday said that
Evashevski was meeting at Dem
yer with Iowa representatives. And
at Spokane. Wash. the Chronicle
said today that it had learned
EvashevSki's future status at
Washington State would be dis
'cussed at January 5 Athletic
Council meeting.
Coach Raffensperger, whose
team won four, lost two and tied
two this season, was in Mont
gomery. Ala. for the Blue-Grav
game today. He has said earlier
that he has no plans to resign at
Iowa, where he gets salary of
$10.333.
Evashevski, whose five-year con-
tract at Washington State still
has three years to run, is former
Michigan quarterback who became
famous in 1939-4O as Tom Har-
mons blocker. He was the No. l
draft choice of the Washington
Redskins after the 1910 season
but passed up pro football to
coach. During World War II he
played on the football team of
the Navy Pre-Flight School at
the University of Iowa.
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Toledo Trounces W&L
For Seventh Victory
By the Asseeiated Pre.a

TOLEDO, Ohio, Dec. 29.-Tole-
do University won its seventh COL
legiate basketball victory in 10
starts tonight by whipping Wash
ington & Lee. 76 to SO.
The victors took a halftime lead
of IS to 27 as they handed Wash
ington & Lee it's eighth loss
against two wins.
Washington & Lees Charlie
Topp won individual scoring hon.
ors with five field goals and all
II of his free throw chances for
81 points. Phil Martin paced To-
ledo with IA.
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By Burton Hawkins

Winter months are trying times
for baseball fans. reduced to scan
ming swarms of statistics as sub
stitute for action. Jack Hand of
the Associated Press recently
flushed many out Of hiding with
an article which explored the
finest five consecutive years of top
hitters. revealing Rogers Hornsby
as the best of 'em all on that basis.
However, there's a dissenter in the
crowd.
S. E. Jacobs, a fan from Takoma
Park, Md. raises pertinent point,
writing, in part: Il am afraid the
article was a bit misleading. In
comparing averages of this sort,
one must assume that throughout
the years pitching was Of about
the same caliber. that the judg-
ment of the officials scorers were
about the same, and other similar
assumptions. agree it is probably
fair to make these assumptions.
Sacrifice-Fly Rule Changed.
However" Mr.. Jacobs contin-
ues. "it seems to be taken for
granted that the method of COM
putting batting averages was the
same also. This assumption ! do
not believe is true. believe that
there was a change in the scoring
of a fly ball on which a runner
advanced a base. This used to
be scored as sacrifice and no
time at bat was charged. You
can easily see that the old timers
benefited considerably by the old
rule. Perhaps Ted Williams and
Joe DiMaggio would rank a lit
tie higher if all averages had been
computed under the same eys-
tenn"
First to agree with Mr.. Jacobs
is Clark Griffith, 82-year-old boss
of the Mats who saw all the old
timers in the days when the ball
was not as lively as 1t is now.
I'D say the averages of DiMag-
gio. Williams and Stan Musial
would be boosted at least five
points. maybe more" Griff said,
land the averages of some of the
old timers would drop proportion
ately."
In Effect Until 1880.
The sacrifice fly rule was in ef-
feet from 1908 through 1880 and
was restored partially for the 1889
season, when an outfield fly which
scored a runner was counted as
a sacrifice.
Hornsby. who compiled a .402I
average from 1921 through 1925,
accumulated Ga sacrifices over
that span. It's possible that a.
few of those sacrifices may have
been bunts advancing runners
then and now scored as sacrifices
but Griffith says. I'D say all
of them were outfield flies in
Hornsby's case He hit away all
the time-never hunted"
II Grifflth's memory is correct.
Hornsby's .403 average thus would
deflate to 1893. If half Of Horns
by's sacrifices were outf1eld flies,
he would have hit 1877 in his peak
years based on present scoring
methods.
Griffith feels that under pres
ent scoring rules. Ty Cobb would
move closer to Hornsby and per-
haps pass him Cobb hit .397 in
his peak years of 1909-19l3. He
had 10 sacrifices, but Griffith SAYS
very few OF those were sacrifice
flies. Cobb was a brilliant bunterl
and I believe practically all of his
Evening star., 1951-12-30

Mercer Award.
| At the same time. Eddie Bran
nick, secretary of the Giants, will
receive the Bill Slocum Memorial
Award for his contributions to
baseball over a long period. Bran
nick, who began as an office boy
with the Giants in 1905. has been
with that organization for Al
years.
Reynolds, 21st player to win the
player-of-the-yea award since it
was first presented to Bill Terry
Iof the Giants in 1881, enjoyed his
most successful season despite ad-
versities that threatened to side
line him indefinitely.
Hampered by Bone Chips.
Although hampered by bone
chips in his right elbow, the 32-
year-old Oklahoman won II
games and lost only eight, pitched
seven shutouts including two no
hit, no-run games. and added an
other victory in the World Series
against the Giants.
Reynolds first no-hitter was
achieved over the Indians on July
%. The. second against the Red
Sox September %. clinched the
pennant for the Yankees. Only
one other, big league pitcher ever
hurled two no-hitterS in one sea-
son. That was Johnny Wander
Nicer of the 1889 Cincinnati Reds.
Last spring there was consid-
cradle concern in the Yankee
camp over Reynolds. Hindered by
floating chips in the elbow, Allie
started the season without having
thrown single ball either in an
exhibition or spring intra-squad
game.
Indeed, the part-Indian pitcher
was resigned to undergo surgery
last April. It was only on the
advice of DR.. George Bennett of
Johns Hopkins Hospital in Balti-
more that 1t was decided to forego
surgery.
Saved ii Games as Fireman.
1t was not until April 81. a week
after the start of the season, that
Reynolds got into a game. He
made his first start on May 3 and
fashioned a f1ve-hit victory over
the st. Louis Browns.
Despite the uncertain arm.
which bothered him from time to
time, Reynolds got into 40 games.
starting 26 and relieving in IA. In
addition to winning II, he saved"
II others with brilliant relief work.
He pitched 221 innings and ranked
fifth in earned runs with a sos
average.
Reynolds started his big league
career with Cleveland and came
to the Yankees in 1947 in a
straight player swap for Joe Cor
don. He was born in Bethany
Okla. February 10, 1919, the son
OF a Creek Indian preacher. He
attended Oklahoma AIM where
ne was a track and football star
as well as a pitcher.
Previous winners OF the player
of-the-year award:
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Ager Road Church Beats
HyattsviIIe Quint, 4O-23

The Ager Road Methodist
Church took over first place in the
Junior Church Basketball League
by defeating HyattSville First
Methodist yesterday, 40-23.
In the other league game, Brent
wood Methodist won it's first game
by defeating Riverdale Presbyte-
rian, 37-32.
| League standings:
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ar by the
N e W York
chapter Of the
Baseball Writ
ers Association
of America.
Reynolds will
be honored at
the New York
writer's 29th
annual dinner
at the Waldorf
Astoria Hotel,
Sunday, Febru-
ary 3, when he
will be present.
ed with the Sid
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The NAACP Moves to
Correct Segregation
In Topeka, Kansas

While the body of John Brown
has been molding in the clay for
the past 80 years, the capital city
of his adopted state, Kansas, has
not yet cleared it's statutes of its
segregation laws. While segrega-
ton does not appear in the higher
institutions, children in the lower
grades must attend separate public
schools.
At long last, the NAACP is about
to appeal to the courts to correct
this situation. From past judicial
decisions, it is more than likely
this condition will be corrected ana
the great American opponent of
slavery may rest peacefully in his
grave.
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G. O. P. to Gufher
In Son Francisco

WASHINGTON.-The Republican
National Committee will hold its
next meeting January 1919 in San
Francisco, the first time it ever
has met on the West Coast.
The meeting will issue the call
for the 1852 COP. convention, to
open in Chicago July Z, but II is
expected to be more than the GUS
tomary preconvention session.
Party leaders from the states
and congress-aside from those on
the eommittee-are expected to be
invited to formidable discussion
of campaign plans.
And, as at all such meetings,
there probably will be a few uh.
invited guests - those inevitable
'Tkingmakers" seeking support for
favorite son for the presidential
nomination.
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Nobel Peace Prize winner assail
the tyranny of the segregation
laws of the South" and the failure
of Congress to enact civil rights
legislation. Speaking on the pro-
gram with DR.. Bunche were ]. Wes-
ley Dobbs, who made a plea for
support of the NAACP, and Walter
White, executive secretary, who
urged the South to throw out of
office its demagogic political lead
ers. Bishop John A. Gregg of the
A.ME. Church presided.
Gould there be any greater
mockery of democracy" DR.. Bunche
asked, "than the performance of
the national Senate with regard to
civil rights legislation? Senators
indulge themselves in breast-beat-
ing oratory about our democratic
way of life; they embark upon rhe-
torical flights about the free world
and free people; they threaten to
use our growing military strength
and our atomic weapons to protect
the free world at large against any
aggression"
These same senators, he charged,
ignore IAN aggression on their own
threshold which urgently demands
their attention. long continued
and shameful aggression against
the constitutional rights of 10000
600 Woodworking, devoted and loyal
American citizens, who work, pay
taxes and shed their blood for their
country exactly like all the other
American citizens, though their adj
vantages from the society are arbi-
trarily restricted"
The answer to the racial issue in
this country, DR.. Bunche concluded,
is full equality" There is no
other" he added. "In democracy
there can be no substitute for
equality. The Negro can never be
content with less"
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REDS FOMENT RACE
STRIFE, CRISIS
ARTICLE ASSERTS

NEW YORK. ''If Communists
gained influence among Negroes
they would not hesitate for a mo-
ment to foment racial strife and
dissension. and all for the interests
of the Soviet Union" writes Her
bert Hill in his article. Communist
Party-Enemy of Negro Equality"
in the June-July issue of "The
Crisis" official organ of the Ma
tional Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People. Mr.. H;ll
is an assistant field secretary or
the NAACP.
Mr.. Hill traces the waverfng
policies of the Communist party
toward the problem of Negro rights
pointing out that during the period
when Russia received lend-lease
aid after Hitler's attack on the
Soviet Union, the Communists
turned coat with vicious attack
upon all fighters for Negro rights.
Now the party is "concentrat-
ing on its so-called Negro work.
the author states, and "at the pres
ent time the entire apparatus of
the party is directed toward infil-
trating and capturing the Negro
groups" It was in response to this
situation, Mr.. Hill notes. that the
NAACP at its 41st annual conven-
ton in 1850 overwhelmingly adopt
ed an anti-Communist resolution.
giving the board of directors au-
thority to eradicate such infiltra-
ton.
However the Communist line on
the Negro is arrived at" Mr.. Hill
concludes, "the fact remains that
it is dictated from Moscow in the
interest of the Soviet Union ana
that the A erican Communist
Party is today one of the Negroes
implacable enemies in his fight for
equality"
Also featured in the current issue
of "The Crisis" are Minority Stock
Holders vs. Jim Crow" by James
Peck" The American Negroes in
France" by Richard Wright. and
"Afro-C Cuban Folk Music" by Irene
Diggs.
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Frank sterrett

of St. Philips Episcopal church
of Portland, performed the cere-
mony which was witnessed, as
are scores of small, informal
weddings. by about a dozen
friends and relatives of the prin-
cipals. Unthank is a member of
Rev. Mr. stones parish.
Despite the furry of public
ity and controversy which has
surrounded their romance, young
Unthank and his bride-to-be
might have been any othe happy,
excited pair of about-to-be-mar-
rieds, as they prepared for their
wedding Saturday morning at
the Portland home of the bride
groom's parents, DR.. and Mrs.
DeNorval Unthank.
Jittery in the traditional man
ner of bridegrooms the world
over, Unthank smoked cigarets
in a chain and did bit of nerv-
Gus floor-pacing as he waited
for his bride, dressing for her
marriage in an upstairs room.
He wore a dark blue suit, ac-
cepted masculine attire for in
formal, daytime weddings. Later
there was to be a flower in his
button hole.
His bride, a Islander, pretty
blonde, wore summary light
blue dress, street-length, with
close-fitting white hat, short
white gloves, white shoes.
When she joined her BRIDE
Continued in Portland Page)
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U. S. POPULATION

The total population of the United
States, including troops abroad,
passed 154 ,0O0,0 900 in June, accord
ing to the Census Bureau, which
estimates that it may reach 1885,
100000 by the years end. The last
previous official count was 1853, OOO,-
900 as of last May 1, as compared
with ISL $4,000 for April /, 1850.
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1901 Rainier Avenue.
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E. Madison Street, the deadIine
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N.A.A.C.P. Convention in Atlanta, Ga.
$500 NEGROES AND WHITES PACK
ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM
TO HEAR DR.. RALPH J. BUNCHE

ATLANTA.-The impact of the 42nd annual conven-
ton of the National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People upon the City of Atlanta has stimulated
greater interest in relations problems among both
Negro and white citizens. Particularly significant has
been the response the challenging address by DR..
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Ralph j. Bunche, United Ma
tions Mediator, at the clos
ing session on July 1.
An overflow audience of 1900
Negroes and whites packed the
Municipal Auditorium to hear the
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Saturday morning at st.
Luke's Episcopal church in
Vancouver, Wash.
Rev. Lee owen Stone, rector
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tico. and Mrs. Eddy are occupying
the residence OF 1t. Eddy's father
and mother. Col. and Mrs. William
A. Eddy while they are in the Far
East. Over the present week end
they have Mrs. Eddy's sister, Miss
Julie Brenton Of Des Moines as
their guest. Miss Brenton is a
student at the Madeira School.
Mrs. Paul Mather had few
guests for lunch Tuesday In honor
of her daughter, Mrs. Ralph
Lyons, who moved to Bethesda re-
Gently when her husband. Maj
Lyons, was transferred here from
Tyndall Air Field, Fla.
Mrs. Alfred G. de la, Croix has
sent out invitations for q luncheon
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Saturday in honor Of her sister
Miss Carol Baldwin. whose mar
riage to Mr.. Douglas A. Sawyer
will take place May 10 in the
Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church
Mrs, de Ia Croix will be matron Of
honor.
Saturdays luncheon win be one
of several parties planned Tor Miss
Baldwin before her marriage, Hel
bridesmaid, Mrs. Arthur Crago. jr.
entertained at q tea for her Sun
day afternoon, and Mr.. Swayer's
aunt, Mrs. James Keliher, also
entertained for Miss Baldwin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Humme
are back home again after a short
stay in Philadelphia. where Mr.
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Hummel spoke at the meeting Of
the American Philosophical So
ciety. Mr.. Hummel is the director
of the Division Of orientalia at
the Library OF Congress.
Maj. and Mrs. Lyons have taken
a house on North Chesea lane,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerard O'Neill Of
Ithaca, N. Y, are weekend guests
of Mrs. O'Neill's father and moth
err, Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Turling-
ton.
Mrs. r. r. Snyder left Friday fol
Blowing Rock, N. c., where she
and Col. Snyder viii spend the
summer.