Evening star., 1952-11-11

up with none. Francis ss.nn
Vaughan was elected to the National League team
summer and before the game Bill McKechne the manager
was bemoanng the fact that he had to use Arky He's been
action for weeks Mcechne pointed out It's bad
enough to big league pitching after
ayo Bob eer and the best the American Leagues
got. But I've got to play him.
VAUGHAN HAD ONE of the greatest days An-star his
tory Never among good hitters, Arky hit
two successive home runs plus single He scored twice and
drove AS result the National League went
into last half of the ninth inning with 5-4 lead
But then Claude Passeau the Nationals pitcher Of the
moment ran into trouble LeaguerS got base
with one out Then Joe DiNdaggo hit should have
been ending except that Second Basman
Billy Hermans relay to first base was wide.
Up to plate stepped Ted Williams and the rest is history
Passeau pitches over the second deck
Briggs sadu righted stands and it was 75 American
League.
Williams got the headlines not Vaughan. Williams got the
photo art Standing at the plate and cappng his hands,
that ball would never be put into play again
. jogging the bases with grin getting mobbed
plate ubilant teammates who may not have hkeo
the avored victory and who appreciated su-
preme feat when they saw one.'
TWO MORE UNUSUAL. instances along these lines
to mind both in 1882 On New Years Day in the Rose Bowl
was Duke versus Southern California Ironically, although
Duke only in "a to to the bowl un
beaten united unscored on use the favorite.
After minutes of play the Blue Devils status remained
unmpared Tony Rua field goal and Duke was
leading hero of the day not Rufa but Eric
Upton Upton Rufa and George McAfee and
all the others both sides 1t was those booming punts
Tpton pnponted to sail out OF bounds inside
the use 1Oyard ine kept the Foans their heels all
day. ball carrying impressive and 1t was pass oy
Upton that set UP the field goal
But in the headlines for Upton. The
big in the newspapers Doyle Nave Chances
are that not many the Of Nave He faded into
obscu rapidly became the toast the Naton
DOYLE NAVE WAS the fourth-string quarterback Tor
Southern Cal He'd been varsity for two without
having played enough win letter. In the final moment
Coach removed his No. quarterback Grenvle
Lansde substituted Nave who completed four successive
passes Krueger later to become Redskin The last
good for yards only touchdown and Southern Cali
fornia won 7 to 3.
In June at Spring Mill Pa, there different twist
This who completely overshadowed the
winners National golf championship and the
guy who bag Sammy snead took big fat or
the 72d and final hole when par would have won.
Snead tournament favorite and when grouI
early leaders topped it seemed Sam had it won Whe1
three golfers sitting in the clubhouse wn
listened with disbelief back that Snead hat
blown it. The big blowup meant triple tie and playon
1T SEEMS SAFE say that not guess, ohhand
of those three golfers Byron Nelson was one Tn
others Craig Shute The next day the
tried to play anti cimactc although shou
of the most desperate National Opel
battles in history.
shute had 76 which good because Nelson an
Wood shootings 6o On the 18th and final hole Wood hi
spectator the temple leaving him un
conscious Craig with shot that caoed onto the fawa
the rough With this break Wood should have wor
but he missed putt for 81 and for the secon
time it playof
Nelson did a Job time birded the third hole an
scored an eagle 453-yard No. 4. He but whe
people the National Open of 1899 they In
varaby say that's the of the snead blowup!