The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 1, 1941, Page 5

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, OCT. | L1941, YANKEE DIMAGGIO BELTS ONE OUT—AND LOOK AT THAT JOE D-I IN.FULL STRIDE, Joe's on his way to another DIGGING to get up speell. With Keller ITS A HIT! — and the big slugger out, Joe has a chance to win RBI honors. shoves off on his left foot. FOLLOWING THROUGH, DiMag checks on all’s flight as it whistles away. DIMAG HITS hard and often. His 56-game streak sparked Yanks to the pennant. JOE DIMAGGIO, holder of new consecu- tive-game hitting mark, prepares to swing. safe He's a very fast mar for his size, KNOX GIVES | OWN VIEWS 0 LAWYERS This NationfMEsi Be Dom- inating Power Affer Present Conflict Ends (Continued from Page Onel S TR ¢ when we may not then with mc left of us, will dete fight elsewhere than on our s0il.” Sweeping Nazi Pirates ry Knox dwelt upon the s now accruing to the ates and Great Britain 1se of the combined control of as, are already sweeping the pirates from the North and taking to England, of the arsenal we have set Sec- “We German Atlantic proeducts up here,” concluded the N: retary. ATLIN R FLIER HER! James' H. Eastman, Atlin, B. C, flier and mining company official, ed in Junean this afternoon in f-designed light flying boat. n, affiliated with the Co- Development Company at will return to his head- tomorrow. Means are being sought to keep large birds from breaking wind- shields of airplanes in flight, the Department of Commerce reports. - Subscribe for The Empire. - BUY DEFENSE AMPS lumbia Atlin, quarters P FLY! Fly for Pleasure Hunt or fish, near and far, in your own plane or in one which you have rented. Learn the Modern Sport! Aviation is not expensive. There’s more pleasure per dollar in flying. Start Preparing for Your Private License TOD. It'sEasy At Alaska School of Aeronautics, Inc. P. 0. Box 2187 Phone Black 769 JUNEAU . " Four of the nation's outstanding collegiate backs in their playing days New York Giants’ pro grid club. Left'to right they are Kay Eakin, from Arkansas; New Yofl( Grid Giants Have Star College Backs (uunDnuea trom rage Onel | While the crowd booed, Gordon was | purposely passed. Rizzutto ground- { ed out to Herman. | Cne run, one hit, no errors; two | left on bases. | FIFTH INNING | DODGERS—Medwick flied out to {DiMaggio who caught the ball on | Ithe run in left center field. Lava- ’geuu also flied out to DiMaggio. | Reese popped a single to short right center field for the first hit off Ruf- |fing. Owen rifled a liner to left | center that DiMaggio was just able | | to knock down and keep from rolling [ [to the wall. Owen was just able to stretch the hit £o a triple by sliding | headling into third after Reese had | scored. The Yankee bullpen w““i | into action. Davis grounded out to | Rizzutto. | | One run, two hits, no errors; one | {left on base. | - YANKEES—Ruffing flied out to | Reiser. Sturm grounded out to Her- | . man. Rolfe singled right center. | Heinrich flied out to Walker. | - No runs, one hit, no errors; one | " left on base. SIXTH INNING ! DODGERS—Walker lined out to, | DiMagglo in right center. Herman | ‘walked on five pitches, When Ruf- | ?thg gave three more balls without Ia strike to Reiser, Gordon trotted in | now are on the roster of the Len Eshmont {Yankee bull-pen again stirred into | | hitter in the nightcap while | tzammates | cecond and fourth innings. SACRAMENTO (BY ASSOCIATED PRESS) Seattle has won the right meet Sacramento in the President’s cup series of the Pacific Coast League by defeating Hollywood two | stiaight shutouts. A single setback would have eliminated the Rain- jers. Last night's doubleheader in the games with Hollywood were won by the same score, Seattle 1 2, Hollyweod 0. Ed Cole limitad Hollywood last right to three hits in the opening ne. The two decisive runs were scored in the second inning. Kewpie Bafrett pitched a four- his in the collected runs HOLDEN, SIMMONS ON YAKUTAT TRIPS Pilot Dean Goodwin of - Alaska Hoonah and Sitka today, while to| and Dom Principe, from Fordham, and George Franck. from Minnesota. Public Apathy fo Gas "Shorfage” Hints that We Are‘Hyslerig Proof (Continuea from Page One) ting that number of cars on the rails.) RESERVE SUPPLIES PROTECTED Not until September did the railroads and oil companies get together ‘to solve the shortage problem, When finally they did,| the rail firms agreed to cut rates on crude and gasoline about 35 percent. (2) There never really was any actual shortage of petroleum pro- ducts—but. there did develop an alarming decline (and it could have grown greater if something hadn’t been done to stop it) in reserve stocks. If this decline had been allowed to go on indefinitely, all the dire results that the most pes- simistic predicted could have come about. However, troleum . coordinator’s September had cut this with- drawal of ' reserve stocks from 353,200 barrels a day to 174,500 barrels a day, with the virtual ‘as- surance that barring something unforeseen it ‘would be eliminated entirely by spring. (3) That if the 17 eastern sea- board states and the District of Columbla aré any ecriterion, the country can’t be stampeded into any hysteria by statements ‘of activities of the pe- office by politicians and business leaders | So apathetic was the public to the | gasoline conservation program that consumption maintained its sea- sonal level or increased throughout | the campaign. — A MAJOR PROBLEM (4) That we haven’t heard the last of this battle. Sen. Francis Maloney's investigation committee has promised to reopen hearings any minute—even to digging into “uiterior motives,” if any, behind this overblown bubble. And that particular attention will be paid to the request of Russell E. Sing- er, general manager of the Ameri- can Automobile Association, that investigation ' be .miade of = motor fuel price increases. (5) That even with all our fine highways, superb - railroads ani free waterways, distribution (or transportation) - still is one of our prime problems and - must be given equal consideration with pro- duction and manufacture in the national defense setup. (6) That there’s nothing like an investigation to start the ball rolling. Almost everything that has been done to alleviate the. oil sit- uation has been done since the investigation started. This™ has been a skirmish between produc- tion and distribution.. Mr. Ickes |and his boys just happened to get caught in_the .middle. yaction. . Reiser got another very low | Pilots Alex. Holden and. Shell Sim- | Homll and walked. -Camilla fanned-for ! yions ‘flew to ‘Yakutat to ‘bring ten |~ PLAYBYPLAY |SEATTLEAND 'MacPhail's No. 1 Maneuver ~ Brings Joy fo Flatbushers IN PLAYOFF 1 for a word of encouragment and the | Coastal *Airlines, made | flights -to | {the third straight. time. = Medwick | grounded to Rolfe who stepped on | | third base, to force Herman out. ! | . No runs. no hits, no errors; two left on bases. | YANKEES — DiMaggio grounded | out to Reese. Keller walked on five ! Two Marriage Applications | pitches. Dickey . singled to ‘right | center, Keller sliding‘into third base. | Two couples applied for licenses Gorodn singled over Reese’s head to marry late yesterday and today into center field, Keller scoring and in !_.he office of U. §. Commissioner pipkey holding second, Time' was Felix Gray. |called. while Durocher, Lavagetto Thomas Ivan Evenson, miner atignd Owen huddled around -Davis. the Alaska Juneau mine, ‘applied Dayis was removed and chunky | f(_rr a license to wed Julia Joe, localigugh Casey, ‘another right-hander, | girl. came from the bull-pen. Rizzutto | i i | Edward Ernest Badten, Seattle|flied out to Reiser and the runners elevator operator who has just ar- peld their bases. Ruffing flied out | rived in Juneau, applied for a‘w Walker. | license to marry Mildred Lois Jones,| One run, two hits, no errors; two who also gave her address as Seattle | jeft on base. | and is clerk in the Office of Xndinn? SEVENTH INNING Affairs here. {" DODGERS — Lavagetto grounded | to Rizzutto, whose low throw hit the Two R | ground in front of Sturm, Lavagetto THBOUND being safe on the error. Reese’s singled bounced over Ruffing’s head loDBT ARS HElD {and landed between Gordon and Rizzutto back of second base. The | Yankee infielders came in to talk to A' B. (. AIRFI,E[D | Ruffing. Lew Riges, left-handed bat- ‘wlr, batting for Owen, on the first SRS pitch singled to short center and m?bz:‘ American Electra {rom yayagetto beat DiMaggio's throw to r] brought four persons to|the plate, sliding into Dickey and Juneau today, while another north-|gnocking him down. Reese stopped bound Lodestar from Seattle joined lay second. Jim Wasdell, left-handed yesterday's Lodetw,. at =Trince patter, hitting for Casey, popped a George, B. C. Both Lodestars will fou} fly which Rolfe caught on the come here tomorrow, weather per-irun'to the edge of the Yankee dug- mitting, A third Lodestar waited oy, then threw to Rizzutto at third on weather this afternoon Tefore to catch Reese for a double play, leaving the local airport for Seattle. Riggs holding first. Walker ground- Passengers on the Lodestars wait- | ed out to Gordon. ing at Prince George are: | Onme run, two hits, one error; one For Juneau—Clyde Doran, Mr. left on base. nad Mrs. G. A. Miller, Milt Munter,| YANKEES — John Allen, right- Mrs. Laura McMillan and Lovell hander and former Yankee, pitch- King. . /ing and Herman Franks catching For Pairbanks—C. R. Shinn, H. F. for the Dodgers. Sturm was hit by Capel, Allen Brandeis and R. S.!the second pitch on his right leg Palmer, iabove the knee, going to first base. ———eo—— | Pranks threw to Reese to catch Subscribe for The Empire. Sturm stealing. Rolfe walked. Hein- " BRINGING UP FATHER passengers to Juneau. To Hoonah with Goodwin wen T. Thurman and R. J. Grant; Mv and Mrs. Don Robinson made the Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Ennis and M. ‘Walker. e Marie Stoner—I-Bme After Visit Quiside After a _month’s vacation in Ore- gon and Washington, Marie Ston- er, employed in the Juneau Unem- ployment. Compensation. Commis- sion office, returned last night on | the steamer Yukon. Miss Stoner visited her parents in Corvallis, Ore, and spent sev- eral days in Seattle with Dolly El- fin, former member of The Em- pire reportial staff. rich flied out to Medwick. DiMag- glo flied out to Reiser. No runs, no hits, no errors; one left on base. EIGHTH INNING DODGERS—Herman grounded to Rizzutto. Reiser lined out to Riz- izutto. Camilli flied out to DiMag- gio, No runs, no hits, no errors; none left on base. YANKEES—Keller grounded out to Herman. Dickey flied out to Walked. Gordon walked. Rizzutto grounded out to Herman. No runs, no hits, no errors; one left on base. NINTH INNING DODGERS — Medwick tapped a grounder toward third base, beating getto fouled out to Dickey. Reese singled the first ball to short left field, Medwick stopping at second. Franks hit into a double play, Gor- don to Rizzutto to Sturm. No runs, two hits, no errors; one left on base. By GEORGE McMANUS DIDN'T YOu WHY ANSWER THE BELL? WE HAVE ?EN RINGING IT FOR A return trip. Going to Sitka were ! out the throw for a single. Lava- | | —— By DILLON GRAHAM Sports Editor, AP Feature Service BROOKLYN—Last Armistice Day, while rival National League officials patriotically observed the |day and brushed aside hostile thoughts, baseball or otherwise, Larry -MacPhail pulled a 'fast one. Brooklyn's No. 1 Bum—all Dod-| gers are “our bums” in Flatbush—| made a deal with the Phillies., | He bought Kirby Higbe. . That transaction, which caught certain bidders flatfooted, may! have _clinched . the 1941 pennant | for Brooklyn. | Higbe has been the pitching star | of the loop, the first. twirler to cop 20 games. In Higbe and Whit- {low Wyatt the Dodgers have the greatest pitching pair in baseball. “Humble ‘'em with Highe” nnd! “Win with Wyatt” were the cries along the Gowanus Canal as the! Dodgers hurried pennantward. | Higbe represents the biggest pay- ! ment in MacPhail's tenure—$125,- 000 plus two pitchers and a catcher —but he's been worth it. He gave the Brooks that one additional de- pendable thrower they didn't have last year. The 26-year-old right - hander ; (first name ' Walter) comes from Columbia, S. C., stands one inch under six feet and weighs 183, Four years ago he tossed away his first big league chance. i After he had won 21 and lost five for Moline, Ill, in the Three- Eye League, the Chicago Cubs or- dered him to Catalina Island for; 1938 training camp inspection.! Higbe joined the squad in Chi- cago. But when Charlie Grimm, then manager, . started counting noses that night on the train for California Higbe was missing. He 'nad taken a notion to go to Co- {lumbia, S. C., and see how his |sick wife was getting along. 8ix weeks: later when Kirby had] failed to appear at the Cubs’| |camp Grimm gave up and op- tioned him to. Birmingham. He had a good year in the Southern Association and came up to the Cubs belatedly in 1939. He wasn't so bad, but he wasn't so good. So, that season the Cubs swapped him away down the river, to the Phillles, along with another pitcher -and flychaser for shunker Claude Passeau. Although Kirby pitched fine ball last year for the Phillies, led the loop in strikeouts with 137 and had an earned .run average of 372, he -had a lively duel with his team mate Hugh Mulcahy as to which would lead the league in l KIRBY HIGBE: “Humble 'em with Hugbe.” games lost. He lost 19, but Mul- cahy dropped 22. Destiny removed them both from the Phillies this year. Mr, Whiskers took Mulcahy for the army and Mr, MacPhall bought in Kirby for the Brooks. ¥ Even the mention = of Larry's Armistice Day maneuver still an- noys some folks. ——— - AP FEATURE SERVICE' NEW YORK, Oct. 1.—Twinkle- toes is on the spot again. When Charley Keller broke his ankle sliding into second base dl,lrlx,—l mid-September game Manager Joe McCarthy of the Yanks nudged | George Selkirk and said: “Get out | there, Twink.” It seems that Twinkletoes ‘has been on and. off the spot ever since he came up to the Yankees. He was the chap tabbed to gue- ceed the great Babe Ruth -in the Yankee lineup. And no player was ever put in a fougher spot than | that. When Babe left the Yanks and went to the Braves, Selkirk trotted out ‘to right field at the start of the 1935 season and began playing Mr. Ruth. Of course, everything he did gave fans a chance to compare him with the Babe and George had hard siedding. He finished the year with a creditable 312. He. was a regular until 1939 when Tommy Henrich challenged him for an outfield spot. Selkirk rallied to hold to his job. He sloughed off again last year and has piayed in around 60 games this year while Henrich ‘has played regularly. Selkirk, born in Canada 33 years ago, still is fast enough to cover targe hunks of ground for a short while and, while he won't be an- other Keller at bat, he’s a clutch hitter and is likely to come through with a bingle when "the Yanks need one most. ——l NOTICE I will not be responsible for any ebts - contracted by the North Ccansfer Co. after Sept. 25, 1941 adv, GILDO BATTELLO. —e——— | BUY DEFENSE STAMPS ., i