Evening star., 1953-08-30

francis Sfann ear a bystander j. c. Pollard got
bit cheaper At the precise moment the auctioneer
chanted I'm 49, hear SOP" Pollard made pass
the insect and it taken bid. &c. for $50O0 he
inadvertently purchased half-sser to Sicily Hank
Bauer voted the American Leagues AStar rghteder
his batting ranks him among the five htters
but twice Casey Sengel lifted for pinch
hitter It's great to be a Yankee, no doubt but so
confusing
Ofhand can you the American andlor National
Lacquer who finished with the altime highest batting
average for pitcher? Another tough one: What prize
fighter the biggest pay for scheduled siXround fight?
Answers Walter Johnson of the Mats and Jack Bentley
of the Giants (who faced each other in the seventh
of the 1924 World Serjesl and Buddy Bae who collected
$4l22299 for losing sixrounder to Ford Smith in
lminary to the Joe LouisMax Baer title fight in 1885
SINCE BOB WOLFFs request the air a week ago
declarations informa-
ton such the fact that Chuck Stobbs pitching
ball. eight OF 10 letters and postcards were antl-Wol
pro. couple OF VOLTS supporters evidently
tune in late to the cebox for the brew he plugs
because say trouble keeping
the hits It's still juvenile superstition, refrainng from
mentioning possible no-hitter the jinx
ing the pitcher and ball players will be the first to agree
On the bench it is for teammates
pitcher of his to glory Che knows anyway
good golfer his card stroke for
the rado-wel, how silly you get? Wolff lost this
listener with his explanation: don't that pitcher
has not allowed hit but may that only hits have
been made in the ball game and both of them by the
Red Sox That way the fans figure it for themselves
Glenn Mckens, pitcher Manager Chuck Dresser so
bring from the earlier
fought Dodger office has been optoned to
Montreal Mickens ball of fire but the
for the that he nearing his 45th day with
big league club after which wouldn't have eligible
for Winter ball Now he will be able pitch
or Puerto Rcan Leagues before spring training next year
Although harness racing attendance is 1341 per
betting 1890 per cent many viewing
sport with increasingly jaundiced because many
favorites breaking. week at Roosevelt five
shortprced horses broke and lost This week
had two successive breaks with Trnket Hanover
bet of the night, and last Thursday six in field eight
including the chalk horse broke
nd
young asked How did MDW military Wash
ngon) make at Wichita last nght2" informed
that MDW its the National Baseball
Tournament she moaned softly said "Oh dsap
pointed" When asked why, she replied: MY husband
plays the If they had lost he'd
Turned out she the bride of George former St.
Johns star who sparkd at LaSae before entering
service.
What may account in part for the gamblers morning
line favoring the Dodgers the the World
Series the possibility that Brooklyn may second
team in history to have five driving runs
Roy Campanella, Duke Snider Hodges already
the mark and Jackie Robinson Fuo are
in the 80S The 1886 Yankees team so far to
have five 1OOrunS batted-in playerSLou Gerg Bill Dckey
Joe DiMaggio Tony Lazzeri and George Selkrk. While
Marty MarionS Browns destined up Aer-
can League cellar Brother John (Red) Marons Jose
club already has cinched California League pen
nant You may remember Red Marion, who two years
older than his brother up Mats twice eight
apart In 1885 he batted 1872 while having cup
of coffee and in the of 43 he batted
games
In the five years the Yankees have been managed by
Casey Stengel no player has drawn Stenge him
SELF reminded his club of that warned the
Yankees that their final Western trip Every will
be turned against Other division will
fight desperately to drag you down,
players will be putting their drives don't
want to things this trip which for fines if
were fnng manager. Don't make think my policy is
wrong"