The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 28, 1949, Page 3

| WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1949 Yanks, Red Sox Confinue Pennant Batile; Cardinals Keep lead in Nail. League FULLBACK OF HUSKIES 10 SITITOUT SEATTLE, Sept. 28—(®—Hugh McElhenny’s dream has turned into 2 nightmare. ‘The hard-running University of Washington fullback will sit out Saturday’s clash with Notre Dame —the team he had wanted to score against ‘more than any other Dr. John Geehan, team physician, said today there’s no way of telling how long it will take McElhenny to recover from a foot sprain re- ceived in the Minnesota game. The foot is now in a cast. “We hope he’ll ke back in time for OSC,” Geehan said. Shorn of his No. 1 fullback, Coach Howie Odell quickly shifted left halfback Roland Kirk:y into the middle slot as insurance. : Wacshington ran through a full game scrimmage yesterday — com- plete with everything but kickoffs. Raschils Back; Yanks Arg_ _Happy By JACK HAND NEW YORK, Sept. 28—(#—With Vic Raschi back in winning form, the New York Yankees are con- fident of carrying the American League pennant.race, down .to thel last day of the season. “Raschi has his fast ball back,” said Manager Casey Stengel in the clubhouse after Vic racked up vic- tory No. 20 by a 3-1 margin over the Philadelphia A's yesterday. “Maybe that game in Washing- ton was just the tuneup he needed,” Stengel continued. As things stand now, Stengel ex- pects to pitch Raschi in Sunday’s game with Bosten. If things kreak right for the Yanks, that could be “the” game of the year. FIGHT DOPE One fight last night as follows: At Los Angeles —Jimmy Bivins, 181, Cleveland, stopped Clarence Henry, 183%, Los Angeles, 8. BASEBALL TILTS IN MINOR LEAGUES Here is the lineup in the minor baseball leagues: International League Final Play- off (Best-of-7)—Montreal 8, Buf- falo 3 (Montreal wins series 4-1) American Association Final Play- off (Best-of-7) —Milwaukee 6, In- dianapclis 1 (Indianapolis leads 3-1) Texas ' ‘League Final Playoft \ (Best-of-7) —Tulsa 4, Fort Worth 1, 11 innings (Tulsa wins series 4-3). " NO GAME TODAY, DODGERS, BRAVES By RALPH RODEN The 8t. Louis Cardinals’ viola- tion of the unwritten basecall rule| i“let sleeping dogs lie” may cost | {them the National League pen-| nant Pittsburgh's Pirates, a docile ixth place club when Ralph Kiner isn't on the prowl, act like a pack of roaring lions when they clash with the swifties from St. Louis— chiefly because of an early-season feud, Pittsburgh chopped the Cards’ ad- | vantage over Brooklyn to one game Jlast night, scoring a 6-4 mumpn‘ over their despised rivals before | 27,283 fans under the lights at Forbes Field. The Dodgers were | idle. While tife Pirates jolted the | | Cards, the Boston Red Sox downed | their “Cousins,” ithe Washington | Senators, 6-4, to protect their one | game American League lead over the New York Yankees. The Yanks defeated the Philadelphia Athletics, 3-1, in the afternoon. The Pirates’ tong war with the Cards began early in the season when Ken Johnson, wild young Car- dinal lefthander, beaned short-stop Stan Rojek. The Pirates charged the cCard catcher Joe Garagiola hed deliberately called for the kean ball. | The vendetta flamed anew in the | Pirates’ last visit to St. Louis. Enos Slaughter of the Cards spiked Pir- ate second fzaseman Danny Mur-, taugh. H £o last night the Pirates bened‘ Red Munger, righthanded ace of the Cards, for five runs in the sec- ond inning to clinch the game. | Rookie outfielder Tom Saffell ldroppm Munger through the trap | door with a grand slam home run to climax the rally. The Pirates now have beaten the Cards 11 times in 21 games. Joe Dobson, with help from Walt Masterscn, pitched the rampaging Red Sox to victory over Washing- ton’s woeful Eenators. The victory. was Boston’s 11th straight and its 14th “consecutive win over Wash- ington. The Sox socked Paul Calvert for six runs in the first six innings while Dobson limited the Senators to one hit over the same span. Vic Raschi hung up his 20th vie- jtory in pitching the Yanks to vic- tory over Philadelphia. The Yanks jumped on Dick Fowler for, all of their runs in the | third inning., Fowler forced the first one home by walking Tommy Henrich with the bases loaded. | Yogi Berra followed with a two- frun single to chase Fowler in favor { of Bobby Shantz In the only other games yester- day, the Cleveland Indians shaded ( the Chicago White Sox, 3-2, and the Cincinnati Reds edged the Chi- cago Cubs 5 to 4. ] STANDINGS OF THE CLUBS . ‘ National League ! { St. Louis | Brooklyn | Philadelphia Boston { New York | Pittsburgh | Cincinnati lChicago § | SR American League Pet 633 821 523¢ 487 483 453 404 391 Pet 633 62 516 564 521 416 338, 2320 Beston New York Detroit ‘Cleve!and | Philadelphia ! Chicago .. | st. Louis | Washington . 95 ACORN SHORT TOPS CIRCUIT; AVERAGES 0UT i SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 28—(@— | Cakland's speedy shortstop, Artie| Wilson, and Seattle’s Herb Karpel— topped the Pacif Coast League tatters and pitchers, respectively, for the regular season, according to averag released today. | Wilson, participating in 165 games, | rapped out 211 hits in 607 trips to| the plate for a .348 average. He! also led the league in stolen bases | and batted in 37 runs. The Acorns' leadoff man failed to connect for a single four base blow. Karpel had a 14-6, won-lost re-| cord for a .700 percentage. He struck out 74 batters. Wilson, was followed in the hit- ting records by Earl Rapp, Oakland, .344; Irv Noren, Hollywood, .330; Joe Marty, Sacramento,, .327; and Al White, Sacramento, .326. Altogether, 20 batters hit .300 or bett | 48 ROUND TRIP3 The big stick of San Diego's Max West, izoomed out 48 home runs and diove in 165 tallies. He led the league in both departments.: His average was .291. i Fort ven pitchers had a .500 or better ing record. Allen Gettel had the only per- fect record—4-0—after coming down to Oakland latesin the season rom the Washington Senators. Most games won were by Guy| Fletcher, Seattle; George (Pinky) Woods, Hollywocd, and Hal Saltz-i man, Portland. They each had 23 victories. Fletcher and Woods lost | 12 each. Saltzman was charged | with 13 defeats San Francisco’'s Con Dempsey, who had a 17-14 mark, led the league in strikeouts with 164. | GLANCE GIVEN PENNANTRACE Here is a glance at the pennant race and give it close study, for nstance in the wins and losses of contenders, coth leagues: AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct GBTP| Bosten 9% 55 New York . 94 56 | * TP—To Play. | Remaining schedules: New York—Home (4)—Boston 2,| Philadelphia 2. Away—None. Boston—Home, none. Away (4)— New York 2, Washington 2. NATIONAL LEAGUE | W L Pet GBTP| St. Louis ... 9 55 633 ] Brooklyn 94 56 627 4 * TP—To Play. Remaining schedules: St. Louis—Home, none. Away (4) —Chicago 3, Pittsburgh 1. Brooklyn—Home, none, Away (4) | —Philadelphia 2, Boston 2. i 1 LEAGUE PLAYOFF | BEGINS; $35,000 | GOES FOUR WAYS (By ine Associated Press) | It's first-place Hollywood versus third-place Sacramento and seconds place Oakland against fourth place’ San Diego in tonight’s openers of the Pacific Coast League playofis. A pot of $35000 will be divided when the playoffs are completed two weeks hence. Willie Ramsdell (18-12) will start against the Solons at Gilmore Field in Hollywood. The Sacs will give the nod to either Mal Malette (7-5) or Ken Holcombe (19-10). At San Diego, the Padres will start Red Adams (8-7) against the Oaks’ Milo Candini (15-9). The first week’s eliminations are est four out of seven games with the teams switching ball parks after the first three games. BOSTON, Sept. 26—(P—The base-l ball game between the second placei Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston j Braves was called off today because of rain. A doubleheader will be tomorrow. LEADERS IN B. 8. Leaders in the major baseball leagues through games of yester- day are: NATIONAL LEAGUE Batting — Robinson, Brooklyn, -343; Slaughter, St. Louis, .337, Runs Batted In — Kiner, Pitts- burgh, 125; Robinson, Brocklyn, 121, Heme Runs — Kiner, Pittsburgh, 53; Musial, St. Louis, 34. AMERICAN LEAGUE Batting—Williams, Boston, .348; Kell, Detroit, .342. Runs Batted In—Williams, Bos- ton, 159; Stephens, Boston, 156. Home Runs — Williams, Boston, 43; Stephens, Boston, 39. Pitching — Kinder, Boston, 23-5, .821; Parnell, Boston, 25-7, .781. played | s d i Alaska Coastal offers you a new service—to speed you on your way. 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Louis. Pitching-—Vic Raschi, Pitched New York to Yankees- a neat 3-1 four hit triumph over Philadelphia | oy i Hannah, Adelte, Steven, Harry, | to gain his h victor CARDS, PIRATES GAME OFF TODAY PITTSBURGH, Pa., Sept. 28—(® scheduled game between | . the first place St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates was stpone the con- season’s for to- ed be the nst each other, afternoon. ams test, whic] finale morro JAVCEES WILL START NOON MEETINGS FRIDAY The weekly Friday noon luncheon meetings of the Junior Chamber of Commerce resume this week in the Gold Room of the Baranot. To start the meetings off, Presi- dent Warren Houston will give a report on the National Convention held this summer at Colorado Eprings, Colorado. In addition to his report, Houston will display ides taken on the trip. All mem- bers are urged to attend and each member is to take a new member. Now is the time for cleaning and repairing your fur ccat. Let us give you a free estimate. 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LAST STEAMER FOR * BERING SEA POINTS WILL SAIL FRIDAY SEATTLE, Sept. 28—P—A call at Golovin has been included in the itinerary of the Alaska Steam- ship Company freighter Coastal Monarch, scheduled to sail Friday on the last voyage of the year to Nome and Bering Sea ports before | the winter freeze sets \n. The ship, with Capt. Goodwin as master, plans stops at Seward, Kodiak, Unalaska, St. Michael, Unalakleet, Nome and Golovin, It will be the last com- mercial ship sailing to the isolated Bering Sea points until next spring. There is no more reliability in a fur ccat than the house you buy it from. Martin Victor Furs, Inc. 1 OUT OF THE PAST —1928— COP’S PURSE: Paul Delaney, up and coming Seattle fighter, was defeated by Pete Meyers of California in a spe- ciol bout, with the proceeds of the fight going to Mrs. Sherard, widow of @ S le policeman killed in @ gun duel during a holdup, Over 700 Seattle police attended. * DOWN UNDER: The Seattle In- dians finished in the cellar in the PCL with a .313. Portland fin- ished 6th in the race with a .424. TWO ,IN TWO: The University of Washington defeated Pacific University, 43-0, on Friday and then defeated Whitman College by the narrow margin of 7-0 the next day. 4 AND 2: The N. Y. Yankees de- feated the St. Louis Cardinals in 4 straight games to win the world series. This is the 2nd year the Yanks had swept the series in straight games. SHORT SWIM: Jimmy Cherry, ex-navy man from Los Angeles sets new endurance swim record of 65 hours and 2 minutes. 1321 © COLUMBIA BREWERIES, INC. MINGTON TAKES TITLE: Andre Routis of France defeated Tony Canzoneri in 15 rounds to win featherweight title of the world. WEBFOOT WIN: The University of Oregon, behind the stellar ahying of their fullback Cotter ould, defeated the U, of W. Huskies, 27-0, in the Huskies’ first conference football game of the season. 2 OUT OF 3: Ed (Strangler) Lewis defended his heavyweight wrestling title against Marin Plestina, a ]ugn-.gllv wrestler,’ by winning 2 ou*t of 3 falls. TWO IN ONE: Two Canadian by ing fitles changed hands on the same night and in the same ring at Mon- treal, Conada, when Al Foreman K.O.ed Leo Roy for the Canadian lightweight fitle, and George Fifield lost his welterweight title fo Georae Sidders on a foul. = [t Heidelberq ! |announced the Charles | 'TRUMAN LEAVING ON| TRIP T0 MISSOURI (By The Associated Press) President Truman is leaving Washington tonight for a two-day | trip to Missouri. Tomorrow morn- {ing hell install Masonic lodge | officers in Saint Louis. Tomorrow | !night hell speak at a dinner in} | Kansas City 'in honor of the new| | Natianal Democratic <‘h.‘1h'm.|n‘,‘ | Willlam Boyle, Jr. | | The President will be back in | Washington Friday evening to open | the Community Chest program with |a short radio talk. Yesterday he | speke in observance of “Democ | Women's Day.” He called his wel soil we walk on. DOUGLAS . NEWS ‘ES STARTED 117 announces an- | cther series of Fall and Winter ld:~ ces planned with a dance a month on the schedule. F. Alberts |in charge of the dance committee, first dance to be FALL D!/ F. 0. E. No. !in the Douglas Eagles Hall. The | { pepular local orchestra, Neimi, Nm-] mi and Werner have been engaged ‘lm- the evening. | SPECIAL MEETING, MASONS | | Gastineaux Lodge 124 will hold a | | Epecial Cemmunijcation Thursday | | evening, September 29, for the pur-| |posc of conferring the E. A. de- turm-‘ it has been announced. | i [ MARCIA IS FOUR |~ Marcia Guerin, daughter of M./ (and Mis. Eckley Guerin was four Iyears of age last Sunday, and was {given a party at the family during the afternoon. Many little | friends were invited for party fun ‘and goodies. |~ SEWING CLASS, NOTICE Mrs. Art Walker, agent of the University of Alaska, Extension Classes, will meet with all persons | | i ! 4. N interested in taking sewing courses || in Douglas, Thursday afternoon at| |3 o'clock in the Val Poor apart- |ment. About 30 ladies have signi- |fied their desire that such classes | {be given in Dougla; sored | by the Douglas Island Woman's | Club. 3 | BREAKS LEG ; It was reported early this morn- | ing that Alex Demos has suffered | |a broken leg in an accident on the| job with the Juneau Water Wox'ks.f TO TENAKEE | Mr. and Mrs. Waino Tapan left| | yesterday for Tenakee, on the fish- - |ing boat owned by Tem Hill of that | | town, and will spend several weeks visiting there S |fare program as “American as the ba pI PAGE THREE T B ST LETS CUT PRELIMINA Bridal Shower Is Given in Honor of Miss Pat Paisley: Mrs. George Osage was hostess at a lovely bridal shower last evening, honoring Miss Pat Paisley who will soon become the bride of Wesley McDonald, of the Internal Revenue Bureau office here A clever feature ot the refresh-| ments was the cake, which was a replica of the log cabin which is being built for the future home of the McDonalds at Salisbury Point. 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