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ed.hughes' Brooklyn Eagle Sports NO SQCAWKEE, NO PATEE TTSt It doesn't pay to complain. Lew Russo of Salisbury, Eastern Shore League flub, aquawkrd about tint decision on flrt base to loop prriy Harry Russell who was sitting In tha stand. Russo aaid, "That's the kind of umpiring have In this league." Russell answered, "That will cost you fire dollars." COLUMN I BROOKLYN, N. Tl'ESDW, AUGUST 8, 1939 Tamulis Biggest Hero in Dodgers9 Arc Victory Chickens Come Home Blaine Hideout whose lack of popularity in England mlRht be comoarpd to that of Ad Hitler, met his expected reward in London yesterday. Rideout ran in the mile and much to the glee of 60.000 visitors In the stands, was a flop.

You'l) recall the Texan's presence in the Prince- Br e.i Hug'-HWalker Wins Acclaim Stepping On With Timely Hitting In Ebbets Field Debut By TOMMY HOLMES Johnny Hudson of the Dodgers and Senor Al Lopez, the catcher of the Bees, are two gentlemen who delight in. running Into each other. They had another of their periodic collisions close to the witching hour of midnight at Ebbets Field and Mr. Hudson emerged with all the honors. Two were out In the tenth last night and Dixie Walker lined a single to right.

Hudson started from second, rounded third at top speed. Lopez planted himself squarely on the base-path a few feet from the plate to block Hudson's slide as he set himself for a throw from Max West, the Boston nght fielder. -on the train ride bark. I asked Willie what he thought 01 the iace and, recalling stumbling on the turn, the question was prompted: "Do you Hunk there was fouling there and if so how serious was it?" Kit ola was the hero of many rough and tough races in this country. Willie looked at me with a sort of startled air at the mention of And then: "Oh, 1 saw that little inixtip on the bend, there.

But it didn't amount to any-innig. I have been bumped like that many times, but I never thought anything of it. If I had enough to win. a little thing like that couldn't have stopped me. In my opinion Wooderson has no complaint worth talking about.

He simply didn't have it him to win, that is all." National pride is something else, though. Interestingly enough it is usually at white heat on sports competition. It is of such intensity that frequently it throttles the sense of sportsmanship almost completely. You have a glaring example of that in the attitude of Britishers toward Rideout yesterday. There you had 60.000 people who were an ocean apart from the affair at Princeton.

They hadn't the slightest authority to pronounce a verdict of right or wrong on Ridut. Merely they were guided by the accounts of the incident in their newspapers, and doubtless they had been stirred by Wooderson's own raucous squawk of foul. The fact that. Joe Binks. an ex-chamiion British miler and a friend of Wooderson.

saw the race and thought Wooderson had been beaten fairly, didn't seem to interest them. Regardless of that. Rideout wa.s booed from the minute of his appearance on the track. Reverse 'Business' That could happen over here, even though Wooderson was given a warm reception by the patrons at Princeton. Oddly enough.

Rideout appears to have been given the reverse sort of "business" that he is alleged to have inflicted on Wooderson here. He was "forced wide" by the others when he made his bid. whereas Sidney was turned in against the track curbing. However, like wooderson. Ridout has no real complaint, seemingly, and I hope he doesn't file one.

Had he possessed the stuff he would have won any-I way. But he didn't and I trust he lets it go at that. Having given a rough race at Princeton he should have been prepared to win one in England. ton Mile this Summer Hp rs alleged to have fouled Sid Woori-erion, Britain's record miler. out of a chance of winning.

Yesterday. Rideoul finished fourth and a Britisher, one Denis leased to a victory. Rideom. according to reports, was, "thrown wide" when he tried to paw the Pell person while mpkmg Ins hid. 11 "chickens do mine home to roost." as the moral hath it.

Rideout. "got his" in England yesterday. 'Hie spectators were all against, him from the start, figi'iin? right or wrong, that the American was the illegitimate cause of their Pid Wooderson's undoing in the now historic Princeton Mile. Now. I saw the debatable Princeton tiling; and to this dav I can't tell you how miuh at fault if any Rideout was in the matter.

That Wooderson was bumped to some extent I have no doubt. I've sat in on more track meets than I care to recount, and 1 ve een some comparatively knock down and drag out tactics on the part of star runners. As in the struggle of life it-elf. there must be a certain amount of elbowing and jostling where talents are strong and the competitive spirit high. There is a sharp tincture of the survival of the fittest that surpassed even the printed rules of racing.

That doesn't admit of flagrant fouls, to be sure. But there must be a modicum of give and take, which might technically come under the head of foul and still not warrant a drastic ruling by the officials. Ritolo'i Opinion In all justice to both Wooderson and Rideout who didn't win the Princeton event anyhow it did seem that Sidney wasn't terrifically hampered, even though he was somewhat bumped, as I'm sure he was. What appeared to be etchr-d into relief more than the debatable bumping incident as this: Wooderson at no time revealed anything like winning ability. He had chances aplenty to win after the bumping incident with Rideout.

but he just didn't have it in him to capitalize on these opportunities. Although there was a great hue and cry. later, about the shabby deal Wooderson had been given raised almost wholly by Sidney himself it was noticeable there was little feeling that the Britisher had been seriously hampered by those who had witnessed the race I happened to have been in the company of Willie Ruola ancient track enemy of his illustrious countryman. Paavo Nurmi JSe Rejuvenated Giants 14 Games With Phils Boost Flock Hopes Shift Weighed By McCarthy Yankee Boss May Replace Dahlgren 5P0RT0PIC5 Rarin' to His I Ice Is. Go Again make logt ound Apparpntlv tne ioss of chiozza, Rp wiu not bfi kepnIy Tom Hatev rpcruit from Jpr.

cj hag fining his dw' nob, on the lrlp. was first o. nnuau ground aroun1 tne Bot corner, but Wpslpm 00orvrs Wpre consider ably impressed with his fine throw-, ing arm, coverage on ground balls and long distance hitting. One of Manager Terry's chief woes is pitching. The one bright spot on the mound staff was the veteran Carl Hubbell, who came through with three victories on Ihe jaunt.

(Tiff Melton, Bil Lohr-man and Harry Gumbert scored a victery apiece but each was also charged with a defeat. Hal Schumacher disappointed despite a victory in the first game of last Sunday's double-header, With the exception of Hubbell, who is again beginning to show signs of wear and tear, Terry hasn't a pitcher on whom he ran really depend. The Giants have won only three out of seven games from the Bees ilhis season. Lohrman will attempt to break the spell today and he will be opposed by Jim Turner. Turf Mishap Results In Death of Jockey Vancouver, B.

Aug. (Canadian Press) Walter South, a veteran of i United States circuits and a leading Jockey on British Columbia tracks, was killed yesterday when his mount fell over another horse in the third 'rare at Lansdowe Park. He died an i hour after the fall. AUG. S.

1939 Sinmlhigs AMERICAN LEAGUE LAST NIGHT'S RESULTS C'pvtanri, Pt. Louis. STANDING OF THE LI HS a 2 1 1 a kj i. i as Si'si Y. Rns.

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r'h fit DrlrnM si ,1 rt.v.i.nit I i Fhliaiitiohis Fourteen games to be played with the forlorn Phillies one-fourth of Brooklyn's remaining schedule represent the; By HAROLD CONRAD The Giants pcerpd up from sixth place today a lot healthier looking than they were when they were in the second slot as thc-y returned to the Polo Grounds for a three-game series with the Boston Bees. The teams will play two games tomorrow, today's tilt having been rained out. It was at this very peaceful scene on Coogan's Bluff that With Youne llenrich c' success in their fight to finish division Leo Durocher leads the llvinc dear! this afternoon NATIONAL LEAGUE East Invading West Special to the Brooklyn Eagle for a night game thu evenlng A Washington Aug. 8-It wasn't nyt tomorrow, then play campaign of the' season fol-long ago that talk was rife about dmlbleheader Thursday before re- low: Paging Prof. Thurman Arnold Some critics hold that Uncle Michael Jacobs has a monopoly on the boxing business and that Prof.

Thurman Arnold and his monopoly experts should take a squint at the doings. Well, there's no doubt that Uncle Michael has tied uo things to a fare-thee-well. Mention any big bout ol the recent, past or immediate future and you'll find that The best thing to do was hot to slide, so Hudson didn't slide. He ran in, head on, knocked Lopez flat and went down himself as the throw went through to the stands. Hudson rolled over and slapped the plate, with his right hand for the run that gave the Dodgers 7-to-6 decision in the latest and one of the best of Larry MacPhails night-time extravaganzas.

Wyatt Still Out It is doubtful whether Whitlow Wyatt, ace righthander, will pitch for the Dodgers again this season. After three weeks of complete rest as prescribed by the doctors, Wyatt still has water on the knee and is In no condition to pitch. It may be that an operation may be necessary if further rest falls to show any Improvement at all. It was a highly entertaining contest for 27,950 cash customers, a crowd that pushed the total paid for the season at Ebbets Field up above the 700,000 mark. It may.have even been an, entertaining evening for Mr.

Bill Terry, the manager of tha Giants. But we doubt that because Mr. Terry, sitting in. Mr. George V.

McLaughlin's box, watched the Dodgers gain a clear title to fifth place by breaking their tie with the men of Manhattan and gliding above the .500 mark. DIXIE WALKER A HERO There were several Brooklyn heroes in the seasaw battle. One was Fred (Dixie) Walker, the rangy new outfielder from the American League who made an auspicious debut in Brooklyn and immediately won his way into the favor of the center-field fans who, when last observed, had been chanting "We want Rosen." Dixie delivered two hits and each brought untold misery to Casey Stengel and his i Harry Lavagetto. whose timely hitting was a conspicuous feature of the late, lamented Dodger road trip, had a swell evening. His double with two out in the third drove in two runs and started the Dodgers on their way.

His sixth home run of the season with the bases empty the seventh retied the score at 4 to 4, His hitting practically ruined Barnacle Bill Posedel, the ex-Dodger who was trying for 12th victory of the campaign. ITAMMY THE TAMER But the real hero in the eyes of Larry MacPhail was Vito Tamulis, jthe chunky little left-hander who has seen almost daily service for almost a week. In the eighth in-jnlng with runners on third and first and none out Tamulis relieved lira Hutchinson, who- earlier had pitched good ball after going to Tot. IPressnell's rescue. The Bees didn't score, for Tammy fanned the dan-Igerous Cuccinello.

then struck out Max West, who had hit his 14th homer with two on in the second. The Dodger infield missed a chance to end the rally by failure to break up a double steal completely. Tammy then walked Lopez and finally got (out of the inning by causing young 'Sebastien Sistl to pop a foul to Ca-milli. MacPhail termed Tammy's work of the finest bits of relief pitching he had ever seen and after the jgame sent the lefty hurler a little present of $100 as a token of his esteem. A base on balls in the eighth was followed by a Babe Phelps 'triple and Ernie Koy'a double.

That gave the Dodgers a two-run lead. But Tammy lost that edge with two out in the ninth when Runt Outlaw singled to drive in Eddie Majeskl from second base and Buddy Has-sett doubled to drive in Outlaw. A pass to Hudson started the winning rally. There was one man out and the final break came when Hassett failed to cleanly field Lava getto's sharp grounder. Hassett got tne puiout at, nrsi dui rns momen mrv nimniR raiispn rum in mi.ss mm iforce play at second, which failure put Hudson in position to score on Walkers hit.

in Towel eight-day aland against the three top teams of the circuit. "If we would quit harboring a hope why tbere wouldn't be much left." Benswanger Is expecting better things of revived mound corps and with two recent additions believes "we are getting the nucleus of a young and capable pitching staff." He looks for a winner In burly Max Butcher, recently acquired from the Phillies ant! nominated to try and halt the Cardinal winning streak today. And the Pirate prexy Is ready for anything but a disappointment in Johnny Clee, giant flinger obtained from oreaiung up tne namees oecause they were too good. Now Manager McCarthy is thinking about bench ing some of his men because they aren't good enough. Marse who seems to have had one happy jny ride managing the Yanks, is now beginning to worry about the fate of his Brown i Bombers despite the fact that they have an eight-game lead over the second-plane Red Sox.

As the Ruppert Rifles moved In W. L. Pet. -7 MX 7 .533 3 .25 1 13 .071 -IS 34 .358 ling East W. L.

Pet. -11 1 .78 -7 5 .583 7 7 .500 -34 IS .642 ,,7 I A 'r ern trip With Snooker Arnovich Washington Senators, McCarthy! was seriously thinking about an extended batting slump, the ing Babe Dahlgren and replacing Quakers have very little Indeed to him with Tommy Henrlch. Last week Joe took Henrich out.suhr, the veteran first baseman main hoDe the Dodgers have of 'in the National League's first it his athlet.ps ovpr tn the cttv-of turning lo EbbeU! Pield regumf operation5 with the Bostori is a spot bi srheduie for the Dodgers The Phillies particularly loom as easy pickings Maybe Doc Pro-thro shouldn't have walked off the field in disgust, a week ago in Chicago, but you can sympathize with him when you realize that the Phillies won only one game In Pittsburgh throughout a 14-game West- worry an opposing pitcher GusI who is the one Philadelphia acquisition since the Dodgers last saw Prothro's team, hasn't helped much yet. Both the Giants and the Dodgers piayea Deuer man uhu in me West, more than holding their own Still the first-place Reds and their erratic Cardinal pursuers widened the gap between themselves and the rest of the league by their complete mastery of the Phillies and the Bees The Reds, for Instance, won, three straight from Boston, four straight from Philadelphia, but lost two in succession Jo New York land split a four-game series wnn Brooklyn une carainais arso won tnree nom aoston, iour irum Philadelphia and broke even in four w'ith the Dodgers But the Car of three, to wind up picking up ahe ana a nan on tne league ieaa during the home stand. The records for the sixth lntersec i Jimmy Wood Sporh Cditor under his thumb, in the palm of his hand or his right-hand vet pocket, not monopoly." Uncle Michael will tell you between grur.t and clacks.

"It's show business. And I happen to have some good names. When I put em on ht'e or out of town people want to see Ihe big names Just as they want to see the big names on the screen or on the stage. When other promoters have o'her big names I make deals with 'em to get their big names and we put a show together. Every one makes money if the show goes over big.

The other promoter is a winner, the town in which the show is put on is winner and the fighters make money. So, Where's the monopoly? Ol course, Uncle Michael's critics might argue that he has the championships tied up, that when a foremost challenger wants to make a big score he must, come to the champion and to Uncle Micnaei. This is true. But what does the foremost challenger lose by coining to the champion and Uncle Michael? Business being business, Uncle Michael will Insist that the challenger sign with him for future fights. That always happens, always happened long before Uncle Michael took over the business once run by tne late Tex Rickard.

No matter who came up to the top as head man in the business boxing piomotion the same methods would obtain. The idea to gel a head man who can prnmoie the big shows for the sauslaciion and comfort of the clients, promote them as Rick-a-rt did and Uncle Michael has. We agree that competition is hie of trade, or some'hmg. and it has worked out in the boxing business but, only for short spans. Eventually one faction maneuvers the other out of business or they get together.

This has to come be-ause there are not enough big a "raCions at any one time to kep ooth sices business. Well, anvwav. at the moment Uncle Michael is the head man in the boxing business. Some may call his domination of the game a monopoly. But none ran say that ji has been to the rieiriment of hoxins Not so an ay.

disintegration of the Giants a little more than three! weeks ago. First Billy Jurges squirted a junior geyser of saliva at Umpire Magerkurth. Then Harry Danning developed an infected anKie oone. a lew days laier nuo Baseman Lou Chirwa i broke Ins leg. Jurges wa.s suspended for 10 days, Danning was laid up for two weeks me ii.miii.

me u.st nine ronseruuve gauirs. But those bitter memories are behind and the Terrymen come to town today with a record of seven vicinries and five defeats on their road trip. The boys are hitting again, loo. Danning established himself as something of a keyman nn the jaunt with his hatting. Bonura, Ott and Dema-ree accounted for 27 runs batted in.

the total being evenly distributed among them. The club is anx- Srhurht Worn 'E Al Sihacht and his incomparable comedy was the dessert of the most entertaining pre-game program at Ebbets Field this season. The comic master of hase- i hall pantomime positively wowed I the near rapacity crowd. Joe MrCluskey, veteran New 1 York A. C.

distance runner, ran i away from a classy field (o win the two-mile steeplechase that was the athletic feature of the early entertainment. Tommy Deck-ard of Indiana finished second I and George DeGeorge, another N. Y. A. legman, third.

The lime was 10:26.8. The William Dumbrowski American Legion Post supplied a tasty overture for the musiral side of the evening. HOLMES. Tl ESfMT. Major NATIONAL LEAGUE LAST NIGHT'S RESULTS nraoHrn.

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1 P-'t. 3 Pkln. a V. 9 Bnt. 1 4 Phil, i 1 1 I I i I I I I he's had or will have a hand in its promotion.

We make po brief for Unrle Michael. We've heard some dis-grun'led promofrs argue that this does the game no good. Put we've also noticed that, when Uncle Michael goes out of town to pu: on a show he's given an official welcome, lauded by fans and businessmen and even wmed and dined in appre-ua' ion of his ts. We've often wondered why Ur.r.e Michael hasn run lor mayor of some of these spots, so errifie was the aptiiause in his behalf the bra 1 was over. In Philadelphia.

Detroit and Pi'lsburgh they like him. On tn Coast they've asked him to comp aeain. often Now he hems hailed up Boston way. tv here he has taken over tne Hub Garden for a vear. He cnums up these O'i H.s moves arnt just sports news They land on the front pace.

And the customers crowd his productions in other cines. Indeed Uncle Michael Has often wished out loud tha: inc customers would work up the same enthusiasm for his t-hows in his hime town of little, old New York He would especially enjoy at this time a 'teal of enthusiasm over the Heniy Arm-s'rong-Lou Ambers lightweight trie test at Yankee S'sdium, Aug 22. Us our humble opinion thai Unce Michael shouldn't woirv over enthusiasm for Hennery and Luigl. If thete was a batt.e that promised to look as vveii on canvas as it does on paper this is it. Neither Hennery nnr l.uigi has ever been guil'y of indifferent performance Tiie clients hereabouts don't have -o be told about either Hennrrv or Luigi At.

least, not those who have scon them. However, if Uncle Michael insists on worrying over Armstrong-Ambers enthusiasm it probably will do him no harm. He's a gent that isn't exactly at peace with himself uniess he has a little something on his mind. If It's not Hennery and Luigi then It would be another matter. But to get back to Uncle Michael's monnpnJv.

He rioen't I 'io kIc or settirc tllf notion mat he tin boxing Giants -Dodgers Bees Phillies Total Cardinals Reds Cobs Pirates Total AMERICAN LEAGUE West Invading East W. 9 8 L. 4 7 7 9 Pet. .92 .417 .400 .491 Tigers Indians Browns White Sox Total -28 27 East Repelling West W. L.

Pet. .750 .583 .533 .214 .509 Senators Yankees Red Sox Athletics 9 3 5 7 11 Total 27 2 Close competition marked the American League action, with the big surprise being the strong stand 0f the second-division Senators. The Yankees had their worst home, inn. vet. rnpv irainpn a.

r. at jground because the Red Sox did not no -i ell. pressure and you ran never Benswanger can't forget that about this time last year his outfit topped the National by a margin of some half dosen games then collapsed in tho stretch. He fainted when Gabby Hartnett's homer in the ninth with two on knocked Pittsburgh out of the VV'oild Series in favor of the Cubs. The Pirates are down In fourth place 12 'i games bock of the Reds now but Benswanger hasn't thrown in the towel even though he's turned his efforts toward building for 1940.

"We live In hope." he said as Ihe Bues traveled abroad for an I I I I i of the lineup because he wasn't hitting, but Tommy is still batting 37 points better than Dahlgren. This may weaken the Yankee defense, but the Yankees must have hitting to win and McCarthy is ready to sacrifice the good-fielding first baseman. The Senators, next to the Red Sox, have been the toughest opponents for the Yankees this year and Rucky Harris has his three best flingers ready to fire at the visitors. Joe Krakauskas, who will oppose Donald today, along with Leonard and Chase, have been giving the champs plenty of trouble. Leonard beat them three times this season.

About 700 children were on hand to greet their hero at the annual Joe DIMagglo celebration In Green wieh villace wsterdav. OnV Mn bats and balls were available and in me resuiung scramme tor the treasured gifts a young lad was knocked down and suffered a cut nose. Joe, on learning of the accl dent, made up for it tiy posing with the boy. Dodgers' -Phils' Pitching Records DODGERS VS. PHILLIES Mfttlmp 1939 e.c.

w. l. p.r. Wr.lt Hutrhlnion 8 PreninHI A Ttmnlli 4 Htmllll Fltifflmmoni 27 CslifT I Munffl JO Erani 0 1 1 a 14 I II 1 1 .0011 1.000 I l.onoj 1 .000 1 1.IHI01 .600 .000 l.wm .8:18 .800 .007 I .500 1 1 .410 A .000 0 I rnu.i.iFs VS. DODGER LMctlmr 11)30 W.

P.C. W. T.C. 1000 I ono 0 I nooi I oo'ii ooo 1 ooo ,000 ooo Btrk i fnhniion 10 17 Miilnhr 8 rpsrnn I Rllhf A 1 Btrrrll i i j. 1 1 I Hciisw anger Refuses to Toss Pittsburgh, Aug.

8 (JP) Pirate Boss Bill Benswanger has some timely advice for Cincinnati about what can happen to a league leader at this stage of the campaign. And he ought to know whereof he speaks. The Reds don't have It yet, even tnough seven and a half games in front," declared the Bue owner. "I don't mean they won't win, but a lot of things can happen in two months of baseball. "The last two months often are the hardest for the pace-setters.

We know something shout lhat. The Reds will start feeling the.