Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 116, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 26, 1948 Page: 6 of 6
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9—BKECKENRIDC.K AMERICAN —WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1948
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Braves Needed One Shortstop,
Now They Hove Two Whizzes
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VEW YORK—(NEA)—Th« Braves paid Alvta Dark $60,000 (or
signing, and the Louisiana Loflapalooia had • phenomenal year
with Milwaukee.
Yet after watching Blaekle Dark and Slbby Slstl closely during the
spring training trip, BlUy Southworth had to start the Buffalo holdover
at shortstop.
A broken left shoulder, whleh kept him out most of last season,
turned out to be a break In another direction for Slstl. according to
Billy the Kid Southworth.
"Sisti learned by watching the other shortstops," explains the man*
ager. "He no longer Overplayed the ball,"
But starter Slstl wasn't on the job very long before he was spiked
and sidelined by Bobby Rhaws of the Giants. That gave Dark his
chance, and it's the dfif story. "Sistl can't get the fleet, hlgh-walsted
Lake Charles lad out of thertf wfth. a shotgun.*
seeking one shortst<
Thus the Boston Nationals
one i
itop, wind up with two.
RUNAWAY TAKKS DOG WITH HIM When Mr. and Mrs. Ivor
Stover, «>f llarn.sburv, Pennsylvania, told their s<in Donald, that he
couldn't have his puppy, Don took th.' dojj and twenty dollar' and
went to N'.'\v Y'>rk. ll« had a gay timi' spending th>* twenty dollars but
lout the doK- His parents found him after police had informed them
of hi« wht i't ab<mts. The parents said Donald could huve the dog if
if could b- found. (NKA TKl.Kl'HOTO)
OHORTSTOP has plagued the Beantowners since Southworth moved
~ from St Louis to the Hub two years ago.
It was having to play alongside three shortstops—Dick Culler, Slstl
and Nanny Fernandez—In' 194T that gave Connie Ryan the undeserved
reputation of being unable to make the double play.
"Being forced to take throws In all manner of positions and having
to step lively to escape spiktes isn't conducive to making doubte kill-
ings," points out Southworth.
"Before the war, Ryan was the best second baseman In the league."
When Eddie Stanky came down with a bad cold In his head and.
chest, Southworth didn't hesitate to rest the fiery Muggsy and employ
Ryan.
And the Braves rolled right along to return home with their eighth
straight over the Dodgers—four last tall and four this spring—and
as the circlet's hot club with ll of the last . 15.
Outfielders Jim Russell, obtained from th* Pirate#, and Jeff Heath,
acquired from, the Browns, hive responded* to the Southworth touch,
are more than living up to the chart-keeper's expectations.
And left-handed Ernie White arid right-handed Johnny Beazley.
former luminaries on whom the Cardinals gave up, are fogging the
ball across the plate, which Ui not'the least reason why Southworth
believes the Braves wilt have sufficient pitching depth when the
double-headers pile up. ,
Beazley. who had to beat war nerves Uv addition to a bad arm, had
yielded the Phillies only two drippy singles when a ball, got through'
Russell In center field, and he had be removed with two out in t>
seventh. Southworth intends to start both when the weather warms v
★ THE SCOREBOARD
*1 Cards Are on the Beam Again
With Jones, Musial Clicking
. BY HARBY GRAYSON
NEA Sports Editor
^JEW YORK—(NEA)—The answer to the Cardinals' early foot, it!
striking contrast to their almost unbelievably bad start last trip
is obvious.
Matchless Stanley Musial has his health, is hitting .350 to be amonj
the leaders in runs batted in. Howie Pollet throws without wincing
i* again ready to pace the pitching The right-hand batting Terry
Moore and Ervin Dusak were injured a year ago, enabling the rival
managers to pu le on the Red Birds with left-hand pitching.
But the be t stnry in connection with the 1948 St. Louis National'
to date is that of Vet nal ./ones.
Making good at Or: t base. Nippy Jones put Stan Musial and the
Cards bai k >,r> the right tratk. '
There never was any question about young Jones' hitting. Th i
Los Angeles lad topped the International League with .33,7 in II ! i
(fames last year, for example, Showed the way ia doubles'with 3 j J
and triples with 12, batting in 81 runs.
I7DDIE DYER'S problem was finding Jones' position. He was tried
at all infield positions except first base on the Triple A farms, was
even shunted to the outfield.
But when Jones was brought in as the injured AI Schoendienst's
replacement last fall it was his errors at second that finallv knocked
the blokes in the red blazers out of the fight with the Dodgers. Man-
ager Dyer tried Jones not yet 23, at first this spring in desperation.
Dyer had made up his mind that Dick Sisler would never be any-
thing more than a passable first baseman, although he conceded that
the strapping son of the immortal George had a chance to become a
tremendous hitter.
Because of Slats Marion's trick knee and Red Schoendienst's shallow
arm socket, it was imperative that the Cardinals land a reserve short-
Stop, preferably one who could also perform at second. So Slsler
went to the Phillies for aggressive R.ilph LaPointe and cash.
"Jones is already getting fancy at first base." smiles the personable
Dyer, "and he\ next to Musial on the club in runs batted in.'*
Jones fitting in so well enabled Musial to return to the outfield,
where he can concentrate to a greater extent on his hitting.
The six-foot-rne-inrh, 100-pound'Jones put another strong right-
hand hitter into th" batting order. No longer are the Cardinals marks
for southpaws The Cardinals arc la.si in hitting at the moment, but
won't stay there.
Speaking of Poi|et's comeback. Harry Brechcen appears on his way
to another campaign such as he had when he wound up a three-game
World Series winner in 1946.
Three of his first four starts, all winning ones, were shutouts,
during the course of which he turned in 32 scoreless innings. Only a
dribbler oil the bat of a badly fooled Johnny Blatnik of the Phillies,
called safe on a debatable decision at first bu.se, deprived him oi ihe
National League's first perfect aarae in 68 years.
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GIRL FOUND IN RIVER—Missintr eighteen days, the body of Miss
Florence White, thirty-six of Portsmouth, New Hampshire was found
in this car salvaged from the Piscutaquu River near Kittery, Maine.
Leg of the victim may be seen in door of vehicle. The car was driven
by Chares Parker, forty-five-year-old Navy yard worker When the
car plunged from the bridge Parker was thrown clear and miraculously
escaped death. He denied that Miss White had been with 'him in the
car. (NEA TELEPHOTO)
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•I can't get « word in «4pwtse when the wife gets on 'if
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GRAFFENWOHR, Germany<lJ.i>
—The complicated American army
manuevers near this town are
being matched by the maneuvers
of the German girl friends of many
of the GI's.
Every subterfuge is being used
by the girls, who flocked to this
area when their boy friends went
on spring' maneuvers. So far, the
Army has managed to keep the
minds of the soldiers strickly on
mimic warfare.
It was dene by closing off the
maneuver area to civilsns and de-
claring all towns in the neighbor-
hood off-limits to the troops.
Army Wives ar disgruntled also.
They hear the maneuvers may run
well into the summer. Recently
the Ara'my arranged week-end bil-
lets for the wives so th^y could sec
their husbands when they were not
out pretending to fight a war.
Owl Moves in—and Out
CHICAGO <ll.R) — A Chicago'
apartment owner was convinced
that the housing shortage is no
myth when an owl with a 30-inch
wingspread invaded his quarters.
Police came to the rescue. They
finally captured the intruder in a
bushel basket after their dignity
had suffered and the apartment
was almost a wreck.
Hot Time in School
ALBION, Ind. <U.R> — Grade and
higs school puples here enjoyed u
three-day vacation because their,
schoolrooms were too warm. Anj
inexperienced janator turned the
wrong valve of the school's steam
heating plant. It resulted in tem-
perature above the 90-degree
mark.
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As Brides AM
DALLAS, Tex. W-PU-tM June
bride this year can do wonders
w ith the can opener . that her
grandmother never dreamed of, a
look around in any modern grocery
st->re reveals.
The canninir industry is no*;fmt-
fi:ur up French friend potat&s,
nt \v potatoes, corn on the ebb,
canned bananas, canned applelauce
i'lined potato sulad and innumer-
able- other tasty foods.
In addtiion, the frown food de-
piuomtent has frozen pies, chick-
en a la king and about every kind'
of frown vegetable imaginable.
Npw techniques and merchandis-
inr methods have made life easier
for the boss of the kitchen and the
age-old limitations of season and
ropion definitely are things of the
pa>'t.
Irrigation Meet
At Texas Tech
LUBBOCK, Tex. 'U P' A one day !
it titration school has heen sched- 1
uled hen' at TexTas IYchn"logic;tl
Colleg for M:i? -8. with the luting
chief of the irrigation division of
the Bureau of Reclamation in
Washington. I). (*., as the featured
lecturer.
The plant industry department
of the school wilt sponsor the pro-
jt ct for county ajf-nt-s vocational
educational teachers and coordi-
nators in veterans' vocational pro
ir rams.
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You can Ret everything at the
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flitrht training, local and cross-
country fliuht, and examination for
private pilot's license by the Civil
At ronautics Administration. Low
cost, pay-as-you-learn program.
For information call Whitie Howe
Phone 12"i
Breckenridge Flying Service
The Municipal Airport
'Doll Overboard"
The giraffe probably has a lonjjl
er neck than any other livimr
animal, but ithas only seven neck
vertebrae the same as most ani-
mals.
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MELBOURNE, Australia <U.PJ_
A little girl's doll was given a
thrilling rescue after it was drop-
ped overboard from .the liner
fto£etori Bay as the ship pulled
aWay from the dock.
> Constable William Coe jumped
ipfi the hook of a 100-foot, warf
fdrane, rode it down to the water
ttnd snatched up the doll. Then
.Irt&red on the hook up to the ships
tail to hand it to its tearful
"mother". The liner was 40 feet
away from the- wharf when the
rescue was made.
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