Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 28, 1948, Winnipeg, Manitoba 22 Winnipeg free press saturday August 25, 1945 Bucky Happy now Keller in form Charlie Keller by Jack Cuddy new York bup Bucky Harris is Happy today for the Pennant prospects of his Surg ing Yankees appeared brighter than at any time this season. Many improvements have de lighted Bucky. During the club s recent seven straight Streak but none tickled him More than the apparent return to form of outfielder Charlie kellers As Bucky sat in his stadium office he said Keller told me that he can hit a Ball for the first time now with out feeling pain in his hand. He broke that hand in two places and was out Many weeks. And. When he did come Back he could t grip the Bat right because of the pain in his hand. But the old King Kong is Okay now and hell be a big help Bucky said run production had been a feature of the yanks winning Streak. In those seven straight victories the yanks garnered a total of 53 tuns against Only seven for the opposition. He added of course Good pitching and Fielding has been nearly As. Important. Bokie Bob Porterfield proved himself a real major while the yanks were run Ning off their longest string of the everyone of the seven pitchers who took the Mound completed his Job. Porterfield registered two Vic tories As did Vic Raschi and Reynolds. De Lopat accounted for the other win. Did Bucky s big. Stake up of the team about two weeks ago have any bearing on the club s current drive ill say it he an swered it helped the run production. For example .1 was -able1 to keep Yogi Berra in the lineup by shifting him from behind the plate to right Field and shifting Tommy Henrich from right Field to first Berra while not too Good behind the plate is a valuable hitter. And can play almost any position and. Hit Well he said Catcher Gus niarhos and infielders Snuffy Stirnweiss and Phil Rizzuto had improved their hitting somewhat also. Yankee supporters Are confident that the Revivi fied club will be firmly perched on top by the time it finishes its 18 game Home stand. After the indians come the tigers. And Browns from the West and the senators and athletics. Boes will play at it. Frances fort Frances special Allan Boes of Winner of the Manitoba open and also the Manitoba Amateur Champion has entered the third International open Golf tournament to be held on the Rainy and country club course sunday. The tourney is expected to bring competitors from Minnesota head of the lakes area Kenora and other Points. Dales tie Junior finals paced by the four hit pitching of Fred Dunsmore Rose Dales roared Back Friday night to trounce. Elmwood giants 9-2 in the second game of the greater Winnipeg Junior baseball league final to deadlock the four out of seven series. Rather a drab affair the tilt played before Cash customers at Osborne stadium was a Complete reversal of the first excellently played match in which giants took a 1-0 decision. Third and fourth games of the series will be played in an afternoon evening doubleheader at the stadium. The Winnipeg champions will meet Regina in a series to declare a Western Canada title Holder. The series will be played in Osborne stadium Over the labor Day weekend. With Dunsmore hurling the third strike past 12 batters while issuing no free tickets Rose Dales were never in trouble. Facing 31 batters Dunsmore was very effective As he forced two batters in each the initial four frames to strike out. Jumping on Elmwood s Start ing Pitcher Del Buchanan for five runs ii the third inning Dales were in Complete command by Bob Sandberg Well do the Best with what we have to offer folks the bombers hit the Road this weekend for what should be a a couple of Days labor. I be heard some Tell it s just leading the lambs to the Slaughter and some say not so Many though that Well come Back with two wins tucked away. Well now i m not Sayin just How things will turn out but i do know this league will be rough sledding the whole Way through and that Means for two other teams As Well As the bombers. The ads have worked hard All week in preparation for a win. I d hate to see that spirit get clipped off before it comes to the lore. I found no one Down in the dumps because we were beaten last week in fact every Man on the squad has been eager to get himself better equipped for the rugged weekend. I Don t think there will be any saving ourselves for one game or the other. Guess the Best Way is to take them As they come How they and do the Best we can with what we have to offer. It s too bad of course that Hal Millon got himself banged up the other night we need him plenty. He s a game Little scrapper full of Pepper and rain to go. So far he has t quite shown what he can do with that Ball and it looks like a Miracle is needed to keep him running this week. The loss of one Man can unbalance the whole setup. Because Hal is out someone else will have to fill that spot thus weaken ing another position. West s plan to use All the men possible by spelling them off could backfire with a situation like that. My guess is hell use Hiney at Quarter Smith at full Geller at right half Foubister at flying Wing and myself at left half. That s . For a Start. Now Millon worked swell in there at right half and Hying Wing. Foubister a Voith a pulled muscle might give Way along somewhere then of course Bergson Hobson Williams and others will have to be ready to go. They Are. With a two game Tornado like Well run into anything can happen. We May find one of the boys required to go the whole trip without help and brother that s rough. S4 i remember last year. The papers read bombers cleaned in 25-0 drubbing or some such thing As that. The truth was Don Hiney had to play 60 minutes with a broken Collarbone and or eight of us had the screaming Teamies you but we were out there just the same. Those things Don t Al ways make up for excuses or alibis but you can see what effect they so often have. Because 28 fellas leave Winnipeg fully intending to win at All costs it s not a sure Omen. A think you May find today there will be More Good football played than so far this year. I think the Opportunity for improvement is greater not Only with our own team but with the other teams As Well. At least i la be going the other direction As you get the results of the bomber rough tussle. A Cincola wish i d gotten the assignment to cover the Green Bay Packer is new York giants game in Minneapolis this weekend. There Are at least a dozen men scattered on those two teams that i played with for several years. The packers Are loaded with some of my old cronies at Minnesota. The giants have for one Cliff Rothrock from Fargo n.d., a kid i d hoped to bring up Here. That la be a Good game. If any of you get it on your radio Call me when we get Back and give me the word. Offsides Norm Geller had his very cute Little daughter out during the scrimmage the other night every time Norm would the tussle she would cry and cry calling for her daddy we All got a big charge out of that and a Little rest too the old cold water Shower room fracas backfired on Don Smith As he waited for the next sucker to come along wonder who la make the fourth in the 832 mile Bridge game now that Mel Wilson is no longer with us. The races open another 14 Day stand at Polo Park today and probably no one has been looking Forward to the return of the horses More than Bert and Marge a couple of Winni Eggers Well known to read ers of the free press sports pages. Once again they will Start out the meeting with apiece and will Wager each Day. Bert generally makes his bets on the nose while Marge slightly canny will play pm to place. In the Spring meeting Bert got the laugh on his better half when he wound up with a profit of s15.15, while Marge out however. Marge is hoping things will be slightly different this time. Here Are their selections for Marge s bet stake ?28.00 today hair do with to place in the seventh race. Bert s bet stake today a Ullern with to win the fourth race. Master chess player London Reuters David Bronstein 24-year old russian chess player and Winner of the International chess tournament in Stockholm this month has been awarded the title of grand Mas youngest to receive Thi award the Moscow radio reported All the Way. After five hits two of them an error which scored All the third Frame markers bord Anthony was called in by Elmwood manager Lurly Haas to put out the fire. Anthony pitched the rest of the tilt but was nicked for four runs and six hits. Both Elmwood tallies were unearned. Rose Dales first baseman Johnny Warren committed two miscues which combined with a single by Len Zebb counted the markers. A Milt sw1ndlehtjrst was the big gun in the Rosedale Bat Ting attack blasting out three singles. He was closely followed by Ken Little Andy Lillie and Gord Miller who each smashed out a pair of hits. The four Elmwood safeties were by Mike Daski and Don and Zebb the latter Poling out two. W a Odd the paths Elm Wood certainly did t look like the team they were in the. First tilt they seemed disorganized and showed Lack of spirit 1 Andy Lillie and Gord Miller each banged out a double for Rose Dales the nicest looking play of the night was when Rose Dales Gordy Simpson stole Home in the sixth inning the Miller Allison Warren combination for Rose Dales made a Snappy double play in the eighth Rose Dales will probably toss Don Reid at the giants in the first game today hoping to grab the All important one game Lead Frank Bath Gate will probably be the Elmwood Choice the pitchers showed amazing control issuing Only two walks i Del Buchanan and bord Anthony each passed one Rose Dales Fleet left fielder Ken Little turned in a standout game besides getting two hits and scoring three runs he made a great running catch of Steve Witiuk a. Fly Ball in the seventh after the Way they came Back the Odds will probably favor Rose Dales Andy Lillie played a grand game in right Field for Rose Dales despite an injured leg. Elmwood 000 020 4 7 Rose Dales 005 102 12 3 Buchanan Anthony 3 and Kurceba Dunsmore and Hudson. Kiner says hurling is getting better Pittsburgh a Ralph. Kiner Pittsburgh pirates Home run slugger says National league pitching is getting that s a significant statement from a hitter who s hammered More Home runs 35 than any other player in the majors this year. When i first broke in with the pirates three years Kiner recalls the league was Chuck full trying to fire the Ball past you. Now the pitchers Are using their Heads and playing Corners. That s Why a lot of batting averages have dropped at least that Avyay i be got anyone talking to Kiner usually mentions the record 60. Homers slammed by the late babe Ruth in 1927. The Pittsburgh Star currently six four baggers behind the Bambino s Home hitting Pace has his eyes on the a fellow would have to be hit Ting awfully Good to Send that Many balls out of the he says. The Only Way i figure it will Ever be done is if some hitter could put together two Home run streaks during a what s More Kiner Points out i Don t think it will Ever be done by a right handed hitter. The left Field fences in most major league Parks Are too far Van Brunt pitches Brilliant contest Roy Van Brunt pitched a no hit game Friday to Aid Rose Dales to a 3-1 Victory Over West end memorials in the sixth game of what was originally billed As a three out of five Bantam baseball league Finol series. The playoff is. Now tied of three Gomes apiece. Memorials Harold Dalki Only gave up two hits one of which Cost him the game. Bill Smi Tuich who got them both brought in the winning run in the seventh with a double. Van Brunt struck out nine and walked two while Dalki fanned Grace Bellingham wins girls Golf Grace Bellingham won both the Long drive and the aggregate three drives in the recent driving approaching and putting Competition As held by the . Business girls Golf club. The approaching and putting ended in a three Way tie. The August monthly medal was won by i Ainge. The draw for the club championship which is to be held sunday is As follows. All times Given Are . flight 9.00. M. Tooth o. Clark m. Coat her. 9.0g. D. Auger d. Fenwick ,1. Kirk Liam. 9.12. M. Mcleod m. Godfrey j. Baker. 9.is. W. Robinson g. 9.24 i. Alango a. Kitchen first full kit 9.30. G. Shilson m. Do Moody c. Sharp. 9.36. I. Rehill w. Young m. Leggat. Y. Lough e. Gauer e. Mclarnon. 9.4s. T. Abbott e. Henderson n. Moore. 9.5-1. B. Hopper i. Banna l. Escaje. Second Fth Foht 10.00. D. Crow a. Croft d. Girling. 10.06. D. Auger w. Metlen d. Ward. 30.12. J. Downes d. Brown b. Stevenson. 10.1s. D. Forbes l. Hellowell. Post entries will be accepted. Lucky seven bowlers the Lucky seven mixed Bowling league will commence their fall and Winter season with a Booster thursday sept. 2, at the bowl drome starting at 9 . The regular schedule will get under Way at the recreation alleys sept. 9. Any former members of no. 7 equipment depot will be cordially welcomed. Contact the Secretary Mary Mcgrath at 99 356 or 34 863. Mrs. Mason Golf Champ shooting steady Golf All the Way mrs. L. P. Mason of St. Charles country club topped a record entry of 51 in winning the Manitoba senior ladies Golf trophy Friday. Mrs. Mason carded her score with Handicap was the Manitoba Section of the can Adian ladies Golf Union sponsored the tournament. Right behind mrs. Mason were mrs. G. Mctavish of Nia Kwa and mrs. B. Grant of St. Charles both with 35. Mrs. Mctavish took the Low net in Silver division. A Handicap of 16 brought her score Down to 79. A St. Boniface golfer miss Mae Leverton was tops in the Bronze class with 100. Miss Leverton s com plete store was mrs. G. N. Morrison of Selkirk won the Low net in the Bronze division with mrs. F. G. Wright of Nia Kwa with 97, was the Only other golfer besides mrs. Mctavish mrs. Mason and mrs. Grant to card under 100. Maroons Advance on Home run a Home run made in the sixth inning with one on s e r e c maroons a final berth in the 20th Century softball league Friday Whir Lavvas lost the tilt the fourth in a Best of five series 5-4. Gordon Keith hammered the circuit clout. He also hit a triple and a double. Pete Ukrainec was another heavy Maroon hitter collecting two for four. Eight and gave free passes to four Canada nov. 20. Junior Grid final nov. 2o Kitchener. Out., up h. G. Macdonnell president of the Ontario Rugby football Union s Junior Section announced. Friday Post season playoff dates Are advanced a month to Clear the decks for Dominion Junior championships. He said the East West Junior Fin Al not played officially since before the War will be staged in Eastern Gridiron Paul Sufyan holding two teammates one on each is child s play for mighty Marion Shirley what s in a 282-Pound Rookie tackle with the e new York pro football giants. Shirley like Paul Bunyan mythical Lumberjack hero of the Northwest does not seem to know his own strength. The players being held by Shirley Are John Syl Vester left and Steve Sieradzki. Gentle hearted Umpire takes j 2 years to get Tough by Ken Johnson Toronto up Ever heard of a soft hearted Umpire usually the victims of More recriminations and the object of More mental mayhem than should rightfully be the lot of Mankind umpires Are thought of is Little hitlers frustrated from the Cradle. Jack London free press Park however comes up with the Man who should rate attention As a gentle ump. Snapper Binns Park Calls him top caller of balls and strikes in Western Ontario s inter county baseball association kicked two players out of one Ball game recently. In that he was following the Trail set by Many another Blue suited arbiter. However the Situa Tion was unique in sinn s Case be cause it was the first time he has sent anyone to the showers in 12 years. Park had asked Binns previously if he had Ever had occasion to toss a player out of a game. He then told us that he. Had not tos sed a player out of a game for 12 years Park goes on to say we Don t know reason but baseball is becoming More violent with each passing year. There was a time when the Diamond game was the most relaxing of sport pastimes. We would have shown up bet without some mention of a Large sized the two players Binns tossed out of the game were Harry Psutka Kitchener and Gord my Makon of London both chose to fight at the plate right under Binns Eye. Bill Niagara Falls review Gaynon turns to hockey this hot weather to help Cool things off. Says Gaynon the retirement Mike Mcmahon from professional hockey in t going to create a similar yell to that occurring when such greats As King Clancy Eddie Shore and Busher Jackson stopped. The defence fat Man waa not that kind of a player but Dur ing his Brief stay with canadians we always got quite a thrill watch the big fellow go. He was strictly a wartime player and did t last in big Timi after the stars returned from ser vice but he filled in very Well did t appear out of place during his sojourn big bats Tommy Holmes Joslon braves slugging outfielder shows if a t league s leading Batter Stan Musial of the cards his technique at the plate that helped him bring his baiting average above the .300 Mark. This bit of chit Chat took place before the two teams met in a recent game. Roughriders ready for bomber tussle Regina special general rant climbed up on his wooden sodium at the Roughrider s prac ice Friday night and proceeded to take the riders line strategy apart and put it together again. The idea was to draw up a Battle plan. For tonight s engagement with Winnipeg Blue bombers which starts at 5.30 at Taylor Field. And this evening s joust should be a Corker. Riders want this one has to take it be cause should they lose to Regina again and then drop a decision to res Lear s Toughie in Calgary on monday the bombers would face an Uphill Battle through the rest of the season. Meantime Grant is making precision adjustments to the riders front Wall. Something did t tick in Calgary and the general spent a Good part of the evening looking Tor the gimmick. The rider line could hold anything stomps wanted to toss at the heat was on but still came apart at the seams at the oddest moments. Gabe Patterson will dress for the ame but will probably be used Only for place kicking duties. The Galloper is still nursing a sore High muscle from an injury in the beaches Indian tussle and won t see sustained action for a while yet Pete Martin is another doubtful Regin starter. Pistol Pete injured a knee in last saturday s tussle Vith the bombers and it has not come around entirely. Otherwise the riders Are in shape having come through wednesday s tussle with Stamps with their Faith in Man s essential brotherhood with Man somewhat shaken but without serious in uries. Al Blue bombers will probably use big Bob Sandberg at his Fain liar tailback position with Don Hiney calling the signals somewhat shaken by the riders colourful attack when they last met bombers have tightened up changed their playing strategy ind. Are out for a win. Johnny Westrum a hard driving Winnipeg end May play at his ladies final is All american Riverside . Up Canada s Hopes of bringing the Canadian women s open Golf championship Back Home disappeared Friday when two american golfers including the defend no Champion made a double barrel Victory of the 18-Hole Semi finals. Scottish sports labor Day scots from far and near will As Kemble at Polo Park on labor Day o witness and take part in the 2nd annual games of the scottish Amateur athletic association. The official programme consists of 80 evenly divided Jet Wen track Field piping dancing and pipe band competitions. Athletes with Fine records Are among the competitors. A promis no feature is the Large number of High school pupils among the ent rants. Two noted judges Willie Mac Gregor of and pipe major Willie Sutherland of Brandon will be the principal adjudicators in Enior piping and dancing. As has been the Case for some fears the sports will be inter mingled with the races of the Manitoba jockey club in the after noon. Competitors from Toronto Mont Eal Hamilton Regina Edmonton fort William show the wide inter est the scottish sports attract sat Crdal baseball Junior playoffs Elmwood is. Rosc Daleb. Third fourth games Best of seven final series at Osborne stadium 2.30 . And s . Soccer senior United Weston is. St. James legion at Wesley Park 6.45 . Ciuc Ket pitch b East Kildonan is. St. Georges pitch a . Is. Winnipeg 2.30 babes fall meet at Polo Park. 2 . Manitoba Manitoba pad doing association regatta at the y Canoe club 2.30 . Manitoba Manitoba ions distance races at Sargent Park Pool s.3 . Sunday Winnipeg senior playoffs . A Transcona. 2.15 . Transcona at , . Fms . First two games Best of seven. Final series. Jul Vrillo playoffs Norwood at Elmwood fifth same North a Lvi Sion final series 2.30 . Sci get Pia offs Rose Dales at Selkirk first same of the Winnipeg and District championship series. . Exhibition Columbus club juveniles is Crookston in Dors at Provencher 2.3c . Soft Baja exhibition cd run . Of the senior league is. I.p.. senior b Loop Cornero Church and Arlington 2.30 . Flanking spot or May move in to tackle As coach Lack West has used him at Boll spots. Other bomber ends include Fiu ribbons Zajac Gardiner and Nacher. Zajac and Westrum tire both former Minneapolis High school stars. The bleachers have been pulled into position at Taylor Field the grandstand is ready for Complete occupancy and the lines Are drawn for another colourful Winni Pefu Regina Unjin moment. Canadian golfers fail Grace Lenzyk of Newington ?onn., who Defeated Ada Mackenzie f Toronto 5 and 4 in the Semi Inal at Toronto last year won rom the Canadian Veteran again Friday in even More convincing fashion 7 and 6. Mrs. Eddie Bush of Wilmington. Del., was carried to the 19th Green before she could dispose of mrs. Raeme Pyke of Hudson Heights que. The final saturday will be a 36 Hole affair the. Semi finals and arlier rounds wore Over the 18 Lole distance. The 21-year-old Connecticut irl gave a Brilliant display under sizzling Sun in turning Back miss Mackenzie who has held the title Ive times. Miss Mackenzie failed to win a Hole before succumbing to the Long iriving and sparkling putting of opponent. Miss Lenzyk the defending Hampton was Over Par Only at me Hole the 10th, where she took a four against miss Mackenzie s to Over Par five. The Champion rules a Strong fax write Over mrs. Bush in the final Wilmington golfer was Given a dogged Battle by mrs. Pyke who Nas played steady Golf throughout he tournament. Mrs Pyke squared the match at he 18th. At the extra Hole she needed to sink a 12-foot putt to keep the match alive but her of Ort missed. Mrs. J. L. Peterson of Winnipeg was Defeated 3 and 2 by mrs. W. H. Stirling of Windsor out., Friday in the final of the second flight Consolation event. Mrs. Peterson was the last of four Winnipeg women to fall in the tourney. Dales reach juvenile final on no hitter behind the Brilliant no hit no run pitching of lefty Macdonald los Dales Friday night coasted to an easy 7-0 Victory Over Chicks o capture the South division base Ball juvenile title in three straight Ames. Macdonald in hurling his perfect was credited with 13 strike outs. Once again it was Billy Gar diner who supplied the hitting Jower for the divisional champs. Dales gave their Best in playing errorless Ball behind Macdonald and now await the Winner of the North division finals before advancing into the City play Downs. Graham in i no red tape no delay generous Trade in allowance on your old to Rij com p lit i t i r e 5 i Vici Sair s tire Exchange where satisfaction it guaranteed Graham Garry phone 96348 wheel batteries alignment lir race 2.30 . Siru Dayt labor Dar 4.30 . All Rthur week admission tax included parking 25c ;