14 Capital Journal, Salem, Ore., Tuesday, August 9, 1949
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VIIUIIHbl I VUI lhe act English channel variety since
Shirley May France, showed up in England with a press agent
to help her train for the swim. The excuse for this photo
four swimmers stand in front of flags from their countries.
From left: Mrs. Willi Van Rljsel, the Netherlands; Philip
Mlckham, England; Shirley, United States, and Elna Ander
son Denmark.
Stan the Man Slams Out
.588 in Ebbets Contests
By FRANK ECK
Brooklyn, N. Y. You can sum up the National League pennant
race this way: Brooklyn vs. Musiul.
If the Dodgers can stop Stan (The Man) Musial, they have a
good chance to win the National league flag. Musial is hitting
.558 in Ebbets field this season.
His slugging average at the
home of the Bums is 1.147, bas
ed on 39 total bases for 34 offi
cial trips to the plate.
In his last two games here the
St. Louis Cardinal outfielder
slashed out seven hits in nine
trips to the plate, and five of
them were for extra bases to
account for eight runs.
Even In the All-Star game,
Musial led a one-man attack on
the Ebbets Field fences, getting
a triple and two singles in four
trips to drive home two runs
for the National Leaguers.
The Dodgers still have three
games to play with the Red
Birds in Ebbels Filed, starting
on Aug. 21. They wind up the
22-game season series with
three games in Sportsman's
Park, St. Louis, Sept. 21 and 22.
Maybe by that time the Dod
ger pitchers will learn to re
spect Musial. The one solution
left for Brooklyn vs. Musial Is
the base on balls.
Here's what THAT MAN has
done against the Dodgers this
year:
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RBI
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Br own Bomber May Try Comeback
If Lesnevich Wins Heavy Crown
By OSCAR FRALEY
(Uilted Prcu Sporu Writer)
Pompton Lakes, N.J., Aug.
(U.PJ The big man was out
wardly relaxed yet there was
a measuring quality around
his narrowed eyes as he lean
ed on a corner of the ring and
studiously watched E z z a r d
Charles go through five fast
rounds with various spar-mates.
Only a few people sprawled
in the bleachers huddled around
the little ring dwarfed by the
huge trees overhead. But their
chatter rose above the splat of
the gloves as Charles prepared
for defense of the NBA heavy
weight championship next Wed
nesday against Gus Lesnevich.
But the big man didn't join
in the conversation.
Joe Louis, the champ who
retired, came back and then
retired again this time sup
posedly for good was watch
ing his successor critically, it
was almost as if he was trying
to answer,in his mind, how he
would handle this broad
shouldered upstart who has
the one thing Joe lacks'
youth.
Charles finally finished his
boxing chores and, as Louis
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started down from the ring's
apron, Joe beat a quick tattoo on
the light bag.
"That's about all Joe needs
to whip them both," somebody
laughed.
Louis heard it but gave no
heed. He stepped down quickly
and walked away under the
trees which still dripped belat
ed remnants of a morning rain.
The sportswriters cornered him
a few minutes later and asked
him how Charles looked.
"He looks good," Joe mut
tered. "Even better than he
did in Chicago before he beat
Joe Walcott. He looks strong
er and more confident.
"But he carries his right
hand awful low," Louis
grinned with a reflective
smile. "And he hits easy, too,
with a right hand. And don't
forget, that Lesnevich can
kno"' "body out with eith
er hand."
.ed talking then about
how he plans to make a boxing
exhibition tour through Canada
in October.
"Is that in preparation for a
comeback? he was asked.
"Yeah on the golf circuit
next year," he chuckled.
But there was something in
his eyes which said that may
be it was and maybe it
wasn't.
Off in a corner of the little
glen which once was Joe's fav
orite training camp, Jake Mintz.
Charles' manager, was holding
forth.
"Everything I say is expon
taneous," Jake announced. "But
this championship is 47 to 1
(meaning recognized every
where but in New York) and I
hope Koinal Eagle (Commission
er Eddie Eagan of New York)
' cognize the title after this
fight."
-..arles, undressing in the lit
tle bungalow used as dressing
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The Kitten Knew Best
Chicago OP) During a heat wave a kitten squirmed into a
narrow space between two buildings In suburban Glenn Ellyn.
Its cries attracted a crowd. When all else failed, a fireman
extricated the cat with a hook attached to a long pole.
Two days later the kitten was back In the same trap. A
policeman, using the same tool, fished it out again.
But within 48 hours it was In the tight spot again. Chief of
Police Lee Brierton made a personal survey of the situation.
He peered In the small opening, felt a cool breeze on his face
and called off rescue work.
The kitten, he decided, was in the most comfortable place
In the neighborhood.
Hi iitANK ECK
New York When Allie Rey
nolds gets around to talking sal
ary with the Yankees next win
tcr he should let Joe Page in on
the discussion. Joe has been in
about everything else Allie has
started this season.
Everyone knows the best Yan
kee pitcher is Vic Raschi, when
it comes to starting and finish
ing games. But among the Yan
kees their best one-two pitching
punch Is referred to as "Rey
nolds-Page." It is an ambidex
trous combination, Reynolds the
right hander and Page the
southpaw.
Usually when Allie starts a
game the Yankee bench casts an
eye on the bullpen. If Page is out
there they and Reynolds have
little to worry about.
It's like the old Yankee pitch
ing partnership of Gomez and
Murphy.
I relied on Johnny Murphy
to save games for me so often
that when I got around to my
income tax return I always felt
like taking Murphy for a de
pendent," says Lefty Gomez.
From Memorial Day to July
4th, Reynolds started seven
games. Twice he felt strong and
went eight innings. On the other
occasions he hurled anywhere
from five and one-third frames
to seven innings. In each of
these seven starts, the answer
was the same, Page.
Joe, hero of the 1947 World
scries triumph against Brook
lyn, finished every game. He
helped preserve victory for Rey
nolds in four games during this
stretch, won a game for himself
and took the loss in two extra
inning games.
Through the end of July Rey
nolds showed an 11-won and
one-lost record, thanks mainly
to Page and his fast ball. Rey
nolds' only setback came on May
1 when Page wasn't around to
relieve him in a game against
the Red Sox.
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Reynolds started 18 times yet
finished only three games. On
May 10 he stopped the Tigers,
8-1; then his next complete game
came more than two months
later on July 14 when he beat
the Athletics, 6-2. Seven days
later he surprised even Page
when he pitched a brilliant three
hitter to blank the Browns, 5-0,
In games in which the Okla
homa Indian has started and in
which Page relieved the record
shows 88 innings for Reynolds
and 29 for Page. It also shows
Reynolds with an 11 and one
record and Page with eight and
four.
If the pennant race gets tight
the Yankees might have a 30
game winner in "Reynolds
Page."
LONG RUN
Foxboro, Mass. (IP) Bay State
Raceway at Foxboro, Mass.,
plans the longest and richest
harness race meeting in New
England history this season, op-
crating 50 nights from Aug. 22
to Oct. 18 with purses totaling
more than $200,000. Ed Keller,
currently at Laurel Raceway,
has been named racing secre
tary, with Harvey Hartman and
Dr. A. C. Goff of Ithaca, N. Y.
NEW RECORDS
East Lansing, Mich. (IP) A to
tal or 15 new varsity track and
field records, ten outdoor and
five indoor, were written into
the books during the 1949 Mi
chigan State track season. In
addition, two other varsity
marks were equalled and two
new freshman records were set.
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quarters, wasn't making any
predictions.
"But if he gets In the way he
will get knocked out," Ezzard
insisted.
And back in the press head
quarters, Louis was telling the
boys that such a comatose con
dition was liable to be either
man's pay-off if he got careless.
"Well, if Lesnevich won,
would you come back and
fight him?" he was asked.
"He sure be more my age,
wouldn't he?", countered the
35-year-old Joe of the 34-year
old Gus.
The general opinion was
that he would and they
might!
LUSTY PERFORMER
Saratoga W Horsemen
around the harness horse circuit
are buzzing these days about a
two-year-old Hayes Fair Acres
colt, Lusty Song. At a race here
recently the son of Volomite
came back after making three
breaks in the same race and won
it with an amazing burst of
speed, against a field of 11 of
the best two-year-olds in action.
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Next Sunday is a big day for Jeanne Determann
Sunday evening, a little after 9:30
o'clock, the announceron the
Standard Hour will say...
"Now, a young artist we believe
has a great future in music will en
tertain you Jeanne Determann,
soprano from Los Angeles."
And Jeanne, who works as a secretary, will sing for the first
time with a great symphony orchestra ... for an audience of
nearly a million people.
We don't know what this chance will mean to
but similar Sunday evenings have been very important
rcers of many singers and musicians-Claramae Turner, contralto,
and Jerome Hincs, basso, both with the Metropolitan Opera
Company, Dorothy Warenskjold, soprano with the San Francisco
Opera Association, Paulena Carter, concert pianist, and others.
For it is our policy on the oldest of all symphony network
broadcasts to help talented young people whenever possible...
so that, from time to time, the hour that's yours can also be theirs.
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