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TUESDAY, JULY 31, 1951

FINAL EDITION Including final results of all ball games

FIVE CENTS

VOL. 1, No. 107

Not Since the Days of Stengel Braves Score 17 in Rout of Reds

ST. LOUIS The last time the Braves scored as many as 17 runs in a game, FDR was in his third term. Pearl Harbor was still an unsullied, idyllic military outpost. Paul Waner was their right fielder and No. 5 hitter. Monday night, nearly 10 years and more than 1,100 games later, they did it again. Bob Elliott and Sid Gordon had four RBI each, Roy Hartsfield scored five runs and Vern Bickford won his third straight start as Boston steamrollered the St. Louis Cardinals, 17-5. In so doing, the Braves won the battle for third place in the National League. They are 9 games behind league-leading Brooklyn. The Cardinals are fourth, 10 out. The Braves roared to a 9-0 lead after the top of the third, and coasted from there. Sam Jethroe belted a three-run homer, his 18th. Bickford (9-10) won despite allowing four runs in six innings while walking nine, tying his career high. It was the teams biggest offensive output since Sept. 7, 1941 when, guided by manager Casey Stengel, they routed the Phillies, 17-6, en route to a seventh place finish. Cards starter Cliff Chambers (5-11) was roughed up for 10 runs in 5 1/3 innings. St. Louis second baseman Red Schoendienst extended his hit streak to 17 games, but committed four of his teams seven errors. St. Louis allowed eight unearned runs. AROUND THE HORN Elsewhere in the National League: Wes Westrum homered and tied a career high with four RBI, and Willie Mays scored four runs as the Giants outlasted the host Cubs, 11-5. New York starter Dave Koslo (5-3) got the win despite a shaky 6 1/3 innings during which he allowed five runs on 11 hits. George Spencer earned his second save with 2 2/3 innings of shutout relief. Chicagos Turk Lown (5-6) allowed seven runs (four earned) in seven innings and lost his fifth consecutive decision. Monte Irvin put the Giants on top with a tworun homer in the first. The Cubs tied it on Randy Jacksons two-run four-bagger in the third, and took a 4-3 lead in the fifth. Westrums blast put the Giants ahead to stay in the top of the sixth. Ewell Blackwell, who has struggled to live up to his 17-win season of a year ago, fired a five-hitter, clubbed his third homer of the season and drove in three runs as the Reds mauled the visiting Phillies, 10-1. Blackwell (6-7) won for just the third time in his past 12 starts. He has homered in three of his past four games. Right fielder Danny Litwhiler added a three-run round-tripper for Cincy. Phils starter Ken Johnson (1-6) was chased after 1 2/3 innings. He allowed five runs on eight hits.

Major League Standings

AMERICAN Boston Chicago Philadelphia Cleveland New York Detroit Washington St. Louis W 57 56 54 52 51 48 36 27 L 38 42 44 43 43 45 59 67 PCT. .600 .571 .551 .547 .543 .516 .379 .287 GB --2 4 5 5 8 21 29 NATIONAL Brooklyn New York Boston St. Louis Philadelphia Chicago Pittsburgh Cincinnati W 58 58 48 47 48 43 43 33 L 36 41 45 46 50 47 52 61 PCT. .617 .586 .516 .505 .490 .478 .453 .351 GB --2 9 10 12 13 15 25

Mondays American League Results

Detroit 6, New York 1 (Only game scheduled)

Mondays National League Results

Boston 17, St. Louis 5 Cincinnati 10, Philadelphia 1 New York 11, Chicago 5 (Only games scheduled)

Todays Probable Starting Pitchers

Chicago (Holcombe 5-5) at Philadelphia (Kellner 48), 7 p.m. Cleveland (Gromek 4-1) at Washington (Johnson 57), 7:30 p.m. St. Louis (Garver 8-7) at Boston (Parnell 9-5), 7:30 p.m. (Only games scheduled)

Todays Probable Starting Pitchers

New York (Hearn 11-6) at Chicago (Hiller 6-4), 1:30 p.m. Brooklyn (Newcombe 10-5) at Pittsburgh (Pollet 57), 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia (Church 8-6) at Cincinnati (Fox 4-11), 8:30 p.m.. Boston (Nichols 4-3) at St. Louis (Lanier 7-5), 8:30 p.m.

Cobb, Leading Off, Ruminates on Clause

WASHINGTON (AP) Ty Cobb, the famous Georgia Peach of baseball, suggested Monday that the games controversial reserve clause might be modified to help the players. The reserve clause is the uniform contract binding the player to stay with the club with which he signs until it decides to trade or release him. Cobb, 64, bespectacled and balding, testified before a house judiciary subcommittee which is studying whether baseball violates antimonopoly laws. He said he thought the reserve clause, or something similar, was necessary to preserve baseball. Otherwise, he said, the rich clubs would have all the best players.
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Flailing Yanks Fall to Lively Tigers

NEW YORK If reports of the Detroit Tigers demise are indeed true, they seem intent on spreading the affliction. Fred Hutchinson spun a nine-hitter Monday night and Jerry Priddy amassed four hits a double and three triples as the Tigers dealt the Yankees their fifth consecutive loss, 6-1. The Tigers were part of a wild six-team race in the A.L. as recently as July 13, when they sat in third place, three games off the pace. Then came a brutal 13-day stretch during which they went 2-12 and fell to sixth, nine games out. The judgment of many armchair experts: The Bengals wuz dead. But Detroit awakened from its stupor to win three of four in Philadelphia, knocking the As from three games back to 4 out. Mondays win dropped the Yankees from fourth place to fifth. The Tigers remain sixth, eight games out. Hutchinson (7-2), who has pitched well, if intermittently, this season, turned in his seventh complete game in 12 starts. The Bombers Ed Lopat (10-7) allowed five runs in six innings in losing for the third time in four starts. Priddy tied his career high with four hits, and set a personal best with four runs scored. His three triples gave him six, tying him for sixth in the Junior Circuit. George Kell had four RBI for Detroit despite having just one hit. It was his second four-RBI game against the Yankees in two weeks. Lopat was New Yorks hitting star with two hits and a run scored. Joe DiMaggio went 0-for -4 and is batting .203

Notes on the Scorecard

Major League Leaders

AMERICAN Fain, Phi. Doby, Cle. Pesky, Bos. Avila, Cle. Valo, Phi. Minoso, Chi. DiMaggio, Bos. Wertz, Det. Doerr, Bos. Zernial, Phi. G 82 81 76 86 71 89 91 86 94 86 AB 309 293 269 329 261 350 406 327 363 359 R 65 70 43 56 56 74 81 53 47 63 H 110 101 92 110 87 116 134 107 117 114 AVG. .356 .345 .342 .334 .333 .331 .330 .327 .322 .318 NATIONAL Musial, St.L Slaughter, St.L
Schoendienst, St.L

Players of the Week

G 91 72 83 78 86 98 93 93 89 91 AB 359 264 322 299 341 424 379 398 335 333 R 80 43 60 52 77 77 55 65 54 58 H 126 90 109 101 115 141 124 128 105 104 AVG. .351 .341 .339 .338 .337 .333 .327 .322 .313 .312

Trautman Reinstates Walker as Atlanta Pilot

WASHINGTON (UP) George M. Trautman, minor league baseball czar, canceled Monday the 90-day suspension given manager Dixie Walker of the Atlanta Crackers for his run-in with a Southern Association umpire. He told Walker he could resume as the clubs manager immediately. Trautman said he reversed the decision of Southern Association president Charles Hurth, who suspended Dixie and imposed a $100 fine, after learning that umpire Paul Roy failed to call play ball when he ordered the Atlanta manager to get his players back on the field. He also overruled Roy in forfeiting the game to Mobile, ordering that the contest be resumed at the point where the argument started. Pitcher Fred Sanford, author of the only no -hitter of the season to date, was dispatched to the St. Louis Browns in a $10,000 waiver deal with the Washington Senators by which the Senators acquired Dick Starr. Sanford began his career with St. Louis, logging parts of four seasons with the Brownies before they sent him to the Yankees for $100,000 in December 1948. It was for the New York club that Sanford no-hit Philadelphia on May 27.

Surging Bell, Williams Drive Off With Honors

On the surface, Gus Bell and Ted Williams couldnt be more different. Bell is a secondyear man playing for the also-ran Pirates. Williams is a veteran Hall of Famer-to-be, starring for the American League-leading Red Sox. But they have this much in common: Their superlative efforts through Sundays games earned them National and American league Player of the Week honors. It was the second such nod for both men this season. Bell had 13 hits, 14 RBI and homered in three consecutive games to end the week as the Pirates sported a 6-1 record. He also continued his splendid play in right field, where he has made just one error in 92 games. His eight outfield assists rank second in the National League. Williams homered three times and drove in 12 runs as the Red Sox went 5-1. Interestingly, his hot streak coincided with the debut of a promotional campaign for Johnsons Car-Plate auto wax, in which a lucky fan, by suggesting a name for Williams new sports car, will win an all-expense trip to this falls World Series. If Williams stays hot, he and his Red Sox teammates may win one as well.

Sisler, Phi. Jethroe, Bos. Ashburn, Phi. Wyrostek, Cin. Furillo, Bro. Gordon, Bos.
Thomson, N.Y.

HR: Zernial (Phi.) 26; Williams (Bos). 20; Wertz (Det.) 19; Mantle (N.Y.) 19; Robinson (Chi.) 19. RBI: Zernial (Phi.) 97; Williams (Bos.) 92; Robinson (Chi.) 83; Rosen (Cle.) 77; Fain (Phi.) 67. Wins: Raschi (N.Y.) 12-4; Wynn (Cle.) 12-6; Pierce (Chi.) 10-4; Shantz (Phi.) 10-4; Lopat (N.Y.) 10-7. Strikeouts: Raschi (N.Y.) 111; Reynolds (N.Y.) 90; Gray (Det.) 90; Trout (Det.) 84; McDermott (Bos.) 83; Wynn (Cle.) 83. ERA: Marrero (Was.) 2.49; Lopat (N.Y.) 2.68; Parnell (Bos.) 2.96; Pierce (Chi.) 3.07; Wynn (Cle.) 3.22.

HR: Thomson (N.Y.) 26; Sauer (Chi.) 25; Musial (St.L) 23; Kiner (Pit.) 22; Hodges (Bro.) 21. RBI: Musial (St.L) 85; Thomson (N.Y.) 78; Gordon (Bos.) 75; Hodges (Bro.) 74; Sauer (Chi.) 74. Wins: Roe (Bro.) 13-3; Maglie (N.Y.) 12-8; Hearn (N.Y.) 11-6; Jansen (N.Y.) 11-6; King (Bro.) 10-5; Newcombe (Bro.) 10-5. Strikeouts: Newcombe (Bro.) 99; Queen (Pit.) 91; Jansen (N.Y.) 86; Rush (Chi.) 82; Blackwell (Cin.) 82. ERA: Jansen (N.Y.) 2.14; Newcombe (Bro.) 2.21; Roe (Bro.) 2.86; Branca (Bro.) 2.87; Blackwell (Cin.) 3.10.

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Gehringer: Changes For Tigers in 52

DETROIT (UP) Charles Leonard Gehringer, who assumes the duties of vice president and general manager of the Detroit Tigers on Oct. 1, said Monday there will be some new faces among the Tigers next season. The 48-year-old former Detroit second baseman who will succeed Billy Evans in the front office, said, Im still a little vague about my duties with the Tigers, but we will have some changes before next season. This all happened in quite a hurry, but I guess my job will be split up, he said. I understand that some of the usual financial duties of the general manager will be handled by someone else. Gehringer was named Saturday by Tigers owner Walter O. Briggs to take over the highpaying job estimated at $50,000 a year when Evans made public his resignation after five years with Detroit. Ill have to study the record books quite a bit, Gehringer said. Ive been away from baseball for almost 10 years, and I havent been keeping in close contact with the game. The curly haired former Tiger great. who was selected to baseballs Hall of Fame in 1949, is a partner in the Gehringer and Forsyth Manufacturers Agency. Gehringer spent all of his 18-year career with the Tiger organization. Born in Fowlerville, Mich., he signed a Tiger contract in 1924 and hung up his spikes for good in 1942. He was an officer in the Navy in World War II. Gehringer said he could not possibly know what trades could be engineered for next season, but there are a number they could have made this season and for which they might possibly be able to renew negotiations. If the owner did not meet them, the player could then peddle his services elsewhere. Ford Frick, president of the National League, followed Cobb and called baseballs reserve clause the foundation stone of the games operations. Frankly, I dont see why all the furor about the reserve clause, he said. Basically it is a long-term contract which is nothing unusual where distinctive services are contracted for.

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But he suggested that some plan like this might be feasible: At the end of five years, if a player were dissatisfied, he could appeal to a special board which would study his case and decide whether or not the player was entitled to a raise, with the owner to get first chance to meet the terms.