The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 16, 1950, Page 3

TUESDAY, MAY 16, 1950 TIME NOW INMAJORS By JOE REICHLER (Associated Press Sportswriter) Most of the major league clubs were busily, engaged today clearing the decks in order to come within the 25-player limit. The deadline goes into effect to- morrow at midnight, exactly a month after the start of the season A feverish two days of buying and selling resulted in the release of 13 players and the sale of two others to rival clubs in the majors. More are sure to feel the axe. With some 30 hours to go, there are 18 surplus athletes, Brooklyn’s Dodgers, with 30 on their roster, must dispose of tive. Detroit is next with three over the limit. Cleveland, Pittsburgh and the Philadelphia Phillies were faced with two amputations while Wash- ington, the two St. Louis clubs, Cin- cinnati, and the Chicago Cubs were one over. Clubs in Limit Clubs already within the limit in- clude the two Boston and New York clubs, the Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Athletics, ‘The Yankees lopped off five play- ers yesterday. They sold outfielder Johnny Lindell to the Cardinals, pitcher Clarence Marshall to the Browns and optioned veteran first baseman Johnny Mize, rookie in- fielder Al (Billy) Martin and pitcher Duane Pillette to their Kansas City farm club of the American Associ- ation. The Giants optioned pitchér Frank Fanovich, to Minneapolis and outfielder Pete Milne to Jersey City. Fanovich, a bonus player, was ob- tained via waivers from the Reds. On, Retired List The Cubs placed Hal Jeffcoat on the voluntary retired list and re- called Bob Borkowski from Spring- field of the International League to take his place in the outfield. Jetf- coat broke his collar bone in a game Sunday. The Red Sox, after sending pitch- ers 5Bob Gillespie to, Sacramento and Gordon Mueller to Louisville, recalled Jim Suchecki, another pitcher. Suchecki had a 2-2 record with Louisville. The Braves optioned Walter Linden to Milwaukee to get down to the prescribed player limit. Only one regular game was sched- uled, that between the Dodgers and Braves in Erooklyn. Rain, however, washed it off the boards just as the teams were getting ready to start. Cleveland defeated Pittsburgh, 6-5, in an exhibition game at Cleveland 6ROPO LEADING AS BATIER FOR AMERICANLEAG. CHICAGO, May 16—(®—The Bos- ton Red Sox have taken over Amer- ican League statistical honors with rookie Walter Dropo leading in bat- ting with .400 and seven other play- ers in major roles. Dropo, who notched 287 for Sac- ramento last year, has belted 20 hits in 50 times at bat to hold a four point edge. over Cleveland’s Larry Doby who has .396. . ‘New York's Cliff Mapes is third with 373 and Boston’s Dom Di- Maggio and Philadelphia’s Paul Lehner are tied for fourth with 371. !'"They are followed by Hood Evers, Detroit,» with .367; Vic Wertz, De- froit, .364;| Ed Stewart, Washington, $52; Ed’Yost, Washington, 349; 4ng Tommy Henrich, New York, Thé Red Sox’ DiMaggio heads the specialized department with the thost runs scored, 26, and the most Hits, 36. Bobby Doerr of Boston is tied with Henrich, Mapes and Bob Dil- linger of Philadelphia in hitting triples. Each has four. Ted Williams of Boston is tops in home run pro- duction with nine and Stephens is ahead in runs-batted-in with 29. MONDAY NIGHTERS IN SINGLES BOWL In a singles no-handicap tourna- ment on the Elks alleys last night Jane Faulkner took first prize with Jean Marsh placing second in the Monday Night League. Gladys Vuille had high game of 174. Following are the individual scores: Jane Faulkner .. Jean Marsh ....... Gladys Vuille Jessie Estes Peggy Lee .. 162 155—446 157—4317 174—428 122411 155—410 1. 133—404 | 141383 Machinists Local 514; Special Meet- ing May 17, Moose Hall, 8 pm. ( league Starting 8th Week (By the Associated Press) The Pacific Coast League season enters its eighth week tonight, and the two logical title contenders have yet to hook up on the same dia- mond. That would be San Diego and Hollywood, the No. 1 and 2 teams, respectively. It will be another week before these powers collide, ant in the meantime, there’s some routine business to have done with before the decks are cleared for the big one. The Padres expose their one game ‘ead to the third place Portland Beavers, a hot-and-cold club which right now happens to be steaming Hollywood invades Emeryville for a seven game grapple with an Oak- ‘and team still fresh from a double victory over San Francisco. The Seals will try to climb back in the first division by using fourtt place Los Angeles as the stepladder The Seattle Rainiers, off to the worst start in league annals, have an opportunity to scramble out of the cellar where they've been since April 15. The Rainiers take on Sac- ramento in tonight’s other series opener. The Solons are in seven olace, only a half game atop Seattll And at the eight week mark, Frankie Baumholtz of Los Angeles still tops the batters with a .453 average . . . the leading pitchers are Al Lien of San Francisco, Roy Wel- maker of San Diego and Cal McLish of Los Angeles. All have 6-1 records. Jim Wilson of Seattle heads the strikeout department with 58. FIRST SOFTBALL TILTS 60 TO INTERIOR DEPT. AND 1949 CHAMPS The Department of the Interior softball team beat the Alaska Com- munications System 9 to 6 in the first softball game of: the season last night in Evergreen Bowl. The Town Criers, last year's | league champions, looked good in the second game of the opener when they knocked the Cardinal club in an errorless two-hit shutout Wwith a final score of 13 to 0. In the first game, the score was clinched in the fourth and fifth in- nings, but in the sixth frame the Interior team went ahead Wwith homers from the bats of Rohrberg and D’Epiro. The Town Criers thumped nine hits off Tim O'Day, hurler for the Cardinal Club. J. T. Scott pitched the two-hitter for the Criers and was backed up throughout the seven-inning con- test by fast and efficient fielding. FIGHT DOPE Two fights last night, one a knock- out, as follows: At Hartford, Conn. — Willie Pep, 130, Hartford, . knocked out Art | Llanos, 127, Puerto Rico (2). At San Francisco—Grant Butcher, 186, San Francisco, stopped Ray Stevens, 203, Burlingame, Calif. (5). JusT el THE M you WANT | GAMES TODAY| | | BROOKLYN, May 16—®—Lefty Preacher Roe became the first Brooklyn Dodger pitcher in two weeks to hurl a complete game to- day as he defeated the St. Louis Cardinals on four hits, 3-1. The victory boosted the National League champions into second place ahead of the Cardinals. Gerry: Staley, who was relieved by Al] Brazle in the fifth, was charged with his third loss. Roe’s record is 3-2. Three night National League games are scheduled. MUSIAL IN LEAD, WORK AT BATTING NEW YORK, May 15—/M—Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals >wned an 85-point bulge over his closest pursuer teday in the race for the individual batting title ol he National League. The clouting infielder-outfielder hrough games of Sunday had col- ected 35 base hits in 75 times al oat for a sensational 467 figure Dick Sisler of the Philadelphia Phillies was runnerup with .382 based on 34 hits in 89 times at bat. Andy Pafko of the Chicago Cubs second a week ago, slipped to third 4 mild slump dropped his average from 435 to .375. Johnny Hopp ot Pittshurgh, who enjoyed six hits n the second game of Sunday'’s doubleheader, picked up some 70 points to climb into fourth place with a mark of .363. Tommy Glaviano, emergency hird baseman of the Cards, was in fifth place with .357. Sam Jethroe only rookie in the top ten, was sixth with .343. The Boston Braves out- fielder was tied with Musial for the most hits, 35. BALTIMORE WOMAN BAGS BIG BLACKIE An attractive young matron from Baltimore, Md., already wellknown there for.her marksmanship, will return home with conclusive proot after a two-week hunting trip in Alaska. Mrs. H.'N. Busick nailed a brown bear with a running shot at 156 yards, and she also shot a black bear which equals the present re- cord, squaring seven feet, six inches. Near Rocky Pass, Mrs. Busick also had the unusual experience of see- ing two wolves attack a black bear. Mr. and Mrs. Busick brought back two other blacks from the hunting trip to Kuiu and Kupreanof Islands, where they went with Arthur H. Kinnan aboard his 60-foot craft, the Vermarco. All the bear showed signs of having come out of hiber- nation only two or three days be- fore. Busick had bagged four bears on his previous trip, in 19:9, with Kin- nan. This was his wife’s first visit to Alaska, nor will it be the last one. Besides Kinnan and the Busicks, the party numbered two guides from Petersburg — Arnold Israelson and Frank Wooten—and the crew. Mary Hargraves was cook, as she has been for three years aboard the Ver- marco. The party returned to Ju- neau last night. Mr. and Mrs. Busick were guests at the Baranof Hotel, planning to start their return home this after- noon by Pan American Airways. Busick is president of the Lord Baltimore Hotel Company. | THE THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA pis | Lined Up COPENHAGEN, May 16—#— When«the Olympic flag is hoisted in Finland in the summer of 1952, German gnd Japanese athletes probably will be among approxi- mately 6,000 men and women tak- ing the Olympic oath in Helsinki's new stadium. Japan’s participation in the 1952 summer and winter games is almost assured. Japan, unlike Germany, never was banned by the Interna- tional Olympic Committee, and the only thing standing in the way ot rticipation probably it affiliation with vari- ous international sports federations. WIL GAMES (By the Associated Press) Wenatchee and Yakima, currently knotted in the Western Interna- tional League’s third spot, draw the toughies this week. As the circuit opens new three game series tonight, Yakima in- vades league-teading Tacoma anc Wenatchee entertains the second place Salem Senators. Tacoma is ¢ zame in front of Salem which leads the third place co-holders by twc and a half games. SHORTSHOP FINED FOR ROUGHING UP LOS ANGELES, May 16— M—Bil Schuster, Seattle shortstop, was fined $50 yesterday. League Presi- dent Clarence Rowland said the Rainier infielder used “vile and pro- fane language” and had “roughed up umpires Pat Orr and Ed Runge’ during Saturday's game with San Diego in Seattle. The incident occurred atter Schuster had been called out on a third strike with the bases loaded. GOLF TOURNEY NEWCASTLE, Northern Ireland May 16—{(P—Elizabeth Price, an un- known Surrey golfer, scored the first major upset of the British ‘Women’s Golf Championship today by eliminating Grace Lenczyk, former U.S. titleholder from New- ington, Conn., 2 and 1 today i a fourth round match. Olym only other American left” in the field, kept in the running with a 4 and 3 victory over Mrs. Mervyn Sutherland Pilch of England. LOS ANGELES, May 16—»—The big slingers of golf — minus Ben Hogan—are unloading their artil- lery on Brentwood Country Club’s vast expanses where the Western Open begins Thursday. Defending champion Sam Snead, in his first practice round yester- day, toured the layout in even par figures, 71 HUSKIES OUTBOTTLE VANDALS, LOSE GAME MOSCOW, Idaho, May 16—®— Washington’s Huskies outhit Idaho 11-4 yesterday but outbobbled the Vandals 7-2 and dropped a 6-5 de- cision in a northern division coast conference baseball encounter. The deciding miscue was catcher Dave Lewis’ high throw to second in eighth inning, permitting Nick Stallworth to romp in from third with the winning run, LEADERS IN B. B. Leaders in the two major baseball ues through games of Sunday American League Batting — Dropo, Boston, Doby, Cleveland, .396. Runs Batted In — Stephens, Bos- on, 29; Williams, Boston, 28. Home Runs—Williams, Boston, 9; Rosen, Cleveland, 8. Pitching — Stobbs, Boston, 2-0, 1.000; Parnell, Boston and Houtte- man, Detroit, 4-1, .800. National League Batting — Musial, St. Louis, 467; Sisler, Philadelphia, .382. Runs Batted In—Ennis, Philadel- phia, 26; Jones, Philadelphia, 23. Home Runs — Gordon, Boston, 8; Kiner, Pittsburgh and Jones, Phila- delphia, 7. Pitching — Rush, Chicago, and Werle, Pittsburgh, 3-0, 1.000. .400; RUMMAGE SALE White elephants, plants. Basement Trinity, Church, 10 a.m. Saturday, April 20, - NOTICE Machinists Local 514; Special Meet- ing May 17, Moose Hall, 8 p.m. PLANT SALE Thiwesday, May 18, 11 a.m. at the American Legion Dugout Pot plants, Perennials. Juneau Garden Club. . Store your furs with Charles Gold- stein and Company. Phone 102. Dot Kielty, of Los Angeles, the MAKES TASTY DISHES MOTHERS REACH FOR IT WITH CON t DARIGOLD EIAPORATED Imperial is made by Hiram Walker. Blended whiskey. 86 proof 70% grain: neutsal spirits. Hiram Walker & Sons Inc., Peoria, Illinois. Alaska Distributors Company, Seattle-Ancriorage, Exclusive Alaska Distributets. . FiRST DONATIONS IN CANCER DRIVE ARE REPORTED IN! Letters in the mail today for busi- ness houses and organizations will appeal for contributions to the Can- cer Crusade. Similar appeals are be- ing made to Federal and Territorial Employees and to the public gen- erally. This is according to an- nouncement made today by Charles W. Carter, local Crusade Chairman. This is\ the first move in the “Air Mail” Crusade, Mr. Carter said. “Although the letters are just go- ing out in this crusade,” Carter said, “Juneau is already off to an excellent start, more than $200 hav- ing already been sent in for the cru- sade, without any solicitation ot any kind. The Juneau Public School teachers gave us a good start with a contribution of $60. With 44 teach- ers participating this is more than the $1 per capita average we hope {to attain through our campaign plans. Other contributions have come in for varying amounts, rang- ing from $1 to $50.” In Douglas the crusade is in the !hands of Mrs. Leigh Grant, Doug- las member of the Board of Direc- | tors of the Alaska Division. Mrs. | Grant is enlisting help from various { sources, and the crusade in Douglas |is expected to prove as successtul ;ns it promises to be in Juneau. i BOY SCOUTS OF CHANNEL T0 AID LIONS, CLEANUP | All boys scouts and explorers from | Juneau and Douglas are asked to meet tonight at the Douglas beach to assist the Lions Club in their !nnnual clean-up. Boys should wear ! work clothes and gloves, and should | report at 7 p.m. In case of rain to- night, the work party will be held Thursday evening, according to scout executive Maurice Powers who issued the call today. Aim of the project is to give scouts the opportunity to assist with a community good turn and to give those scouts who need it a chance to work towards their Eagle River camp fees and their National Jam- boree fees. Parents are asked to re- mind their sons of tonight's activity, Powers said, since it is important that a majority of the 75 boys con- cerned turn out for the work party. Dads who can assist with trans- regardless of your age. dreams come true. business. To buy a share in This advertisement " PAGE THRES porting the group to Douglas are TACOMANS HERE asked to contact Scoutmasters and| Fred K. Urban and George Bab- offer their services. Scout leaders bitt of Tacoma( Wash,, are at the and committeemen are also asked | Baranof Hotel. to attend. — o FROM HAINES RUMMAGE SALE Earl D. Shelburg of Haines Is White elephants, plants, Basement jat the Gastineau Hotel, Trinity Church, 10 a.m. Saturday, April 20, SITKAN HERE —— Harry T. 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