Evening star., 1952-04-09
LaMotta FavioredNew York Solves
To Beat Hayes in Irwin Question
Detroit Tonight In Braves Deal
Glenn Proving He Nay
Fulfill Hope Of Tokine
Newcombe's Place
BY the Assoeiated Press

BY the Assoeioted Press
The pennant stock of the New
York Giants and the Brooklyn
Dodgers is on the ascent today.
It appears that Glen Labine
will be able to fill the big shoes
of Don Newcombe, Dodger pitch
ing ace, now a private in the
Army, while the Giants hopes are
frightened by the acquisition of
Bob Elliott, veteran slugger from
the Boston Braves.
The Giants obtained Elliott late
last night for Pitcher Sheldon
Jones and an estimated $4,000.
Elliott. a holdout with the Braves,
came to terms quickly and will re-
port to the Giants at Tulsa, Okla,
tomorrow.
Manager Leo Durocher plans to
stick Elliott in left field. a spot
left vacant by the injury to Monte
Irwin, who suffered broken an
kle in a recent exhibition game.
Elliott has played third base
since joining the Braves in 1946
but he previously played the out
field for Pittsburgh.
Cleveland Beats Giants.
The Giants can use Elliott's
big bat. The National League
champions were beaten. SO, by
the Cleveland Indians in Houston,
Tex, yesterday. Bob Feller and
George Zervink blanked the
Giants on eight hits.
Brooklyn doesn't expect Labine
to win 20 games but the Dodgers
wouldn't be surprised if the husky
25-year-old curve ball artist did
hit that magic number.
Labine, bothered recently with
a swelling on his pitching elbow
became the third Brooklyn pitcher
to 60 nine innings yesterday
when he turned back the Braves,
Al. at Richmond. Va, as the
Dodgers moved north. (They
meet the Mats in Griffith Stadium
tomorrow night.) Newcombe
|decked in Army khaki, was an
interested spectator.
Labine Reports Arm Improved.
The youngster, a former Army
|paratrooper, said after the game
that his arm was improved.
II felt a little tired toward the
end but didn't feel much of that
burning sensation I'd been getting
in my elbow" Labine said.
The Dodger hopeful gained the
spotlight last year when he won
five games and lost one. His
most important triumph came in
the second playof game against
the Giants which he won, 1910.
Labine allowed the Braves
eight hits. A rookie third base
man. Billy Klaus. up from Mil
waukee, accounted for four of the
blows. The Dodgers nicked vet
erans Jim Wilson and Max Sur
kont for only six hits, but they
included two home runs by Duke
Snider and one by Gil Hodges.
Yankees Beat Charlotte.
Veterans Ed Lopat and Allie
Reynolds also came up with fine
pitching performance as the New
York Yankees downed Charlotte
of the Tri-State League. 81, at
charlotte. N. c. Reync Ids held the
minor leaguers hitless over the
last four innings and famed
seven.
Vinegar Bend Mizell, prize
Cardinals rookie, allowed only one
hit in five innings as st. Louis
nosed out the Phillies. 9-8, al
lWinston-Salem. N. c. The Phil.
lies came to life after Mizell de.
parted and jumped on Red
Munger for seven runs in the sew.
Ienth inning.
Maurice McDermott blankec
the Athletics on two hits for sever
innings, but the Athletics landed
on Jim Atkins for four runs ir
the eighth inning to beat the
Boston Red Sox, 4-3, at Lynch
burg. Va.
Minnie Minoso banged out fou1
hits to lead the Chicago White
Sox to an easy 8-4 victory ovel
the Pittsburgh Pirates at New
Orleans. The White Sox collected
Is hits off four Pirates pitchers
Home runs were the big factors
in the remaining games.
Homer i'm Ninth Beats Paige.
Dee Fondy homered with twt
out and one on in the last of thu
ninth of Satchel Paige to give the
Chicago Cubs a Sd decision ovel
the st. Louis Browns at Oklahoma
City, Okla.
The Mats outslugged the Gin.
cinnati Reds, 1919. at Bluefield
w. Va, in game featured BY
seven homers.
Seven home runs also were hi
at Atlanta, Ga, where the De
troit Tigers trounced the Cracker:
of the Southern Association, 1914
Matt Bats, Cliff Mapes. Nei
Berry, Pat Mullin and Ben Taylol
homered for the Tigers while Boil
Montag socked two and Charlie!
Williams one for Atlanta.
i NORFOLK, Va. R.-Managel
Casey Stengel of the New Yorl
Yankees apparently has decidet
on his outf1eld setup for the sea
son.