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Dodgers Stop Worrying About Phillies After Palica's Masterful Two-Hitter W7 B7 Veetf Replace Rickey? Flock Now Five Games Off Pace Stengel, Cautioning Yankees, Sees Bosox Still in Flag Fight ll HAKOI.I) C. BI RR Old Barney is at leat half right. The manager of the Dodgers has been steadfastly It's not (i er et! (e contending all along that his That's what Yankee Manager Casey Stengel soterl 'Brooks were the best ball club clared today after his team's 9-to-5 victory over Boston yetTday at the Stadium and, odol yenough, that is exactly what the i-i I I defeated Red Sox players chorused. in the league and as late as last Tuesday declared that his players would still win the pennant. The Dodgers outclassed the blindly staggering Whiz Kids at 'Sure, it gives us a nicej edge," Stengel said, referring to the Yankees' two and a half game lead, "but those Boston guys aren't licked yet aren't done by a long shot." Mime rarK, rnnaoelpnla.

yes Win Tille, Keep Rickey Double Zeckendorf Goal "The Senators are going to terday, by shutting 'em out, 11 to 0. behind Erv Palica's two-hit pitching. Shoiton again gave his Dodger- a vote of confidence in the Clubhouse. "We're not worrying about throw Sandalio Consuegra and Bob Kuzava at you today," someone informed Stengel. Casey made a wry face and DANS Professional adagio dancers have nothing on John Mize (left) and Walt Dropo, shown doing a dusty, horizontal split.

Boston's Dropo was doubled off first on Bobby Doerr's torrid line drive to Bobby Brown, whose fast throw to first beat the sliding Walt back to the bag in the sixth inning at the Yankee Stadium yesterday. The gentleman with both feet on the ground is Umpire Art Passorella The Yanks trimmed the Red Sox by score of 9 5. "3 (uf)j''ie Phillies any more," he pre-, dieted. "Thev'll come back to burlv said he would counter with Ed Hollywood, Sept Bill Zeckendorf, a Ford and Allie Reynolds. Ford, a young, blond rookie who has won eight straight.

nessman who bought Branch The champions may not re-Rickey's share of the Dodgers, peat, hut they are still breath- wasnt worrying about today five games off the a twofold nro-i'n- llve of' the pace. COINCIDENCE? William Zeckendorf. the realtor who has contracted to purchase Branch Rickey'i stock in the Dodgers, was located for comment Saturday in Phoenix. of all places. What of it? Maybe nothinp.

but I just happened to think that this is near where Bill Veeck has been living since that colorful and enterprising character sold his interest in the Cleveland Indians. When you put two and two together sometimes the answer is four and sometimes it's 22. Zeckendorfs presence in Phoenix may be coincidence. It may mean that Veeck is his choice to run the Dodger operation. Besides it may easily be that Zeckendorfs choice won't swing any weight.

After all, the stock he will take over from Rickey adds up to only 25 percent of the shares in the Brooklyn ball club. STRONG HAND NEEDED But certain things are evident. Who owns the stock of a ball club is a matter not particularly important in itself. Who runs the ball club is all important to its success or failure. This I do know.

The far-flung Brooklyn baseball operation is in real trouble without a competent, experienced baseball man as boss. Veeck's intelligent, imaginative leadership in Cleveland should rate him on top of the list of candidates readily available. Without some such action, it will be the simplest thing in the world for the Dodgers to slip back into a dark age comparable to the era between the death of Charles H. Eb-bets in 1923 and the engagement of Larry MacPhail to run the club in 1938. FIRST CLASS EXECUTIVES MacPhail operated here for five years.

Rickey is finishing his eighth year at Ebbets Field. This means that for 13 consecutive years we have had two boss men of Brooklyn baseball without superiors in the matter of shrewdness, constructive ideas and executive flair. To this corner, it never has appeared that our town has appreciated this. MacPhail's passing was unaccompanied by tears or regrets so far as Brooklyn's baseball constituents are concerned. Nor did success establish Rickey's popularity here.

He has been criticized and maligned, ridiculed and savagely second-guessed as few men have. THE ANVIL CHORUS Anti-Rickey feeling rose to a new crescendo this Summer as a long spell of Dodger doldrums in the Summer months apparently cost the club a pennant the fans expected the team to win. Although this would be far from the first baseball favorite to fall down, mingling with the fans you could easily get the impression that the failure was due either to Rickey's stupidity or criminal neglect. It is the uncomfortable feeling here that the departure of Rickey really may give Brooklyn bugs something to bellyache about. Well, nobody can say they're not well trained for it.

They've practiced enough. Ironically, just as the story of the imminent Rickey stock transfer broke and developed, the Dodgers started assignment. iWhats more, thev captured "I've beaten Washington jgram for booming the Hock (hrjr yesterday twice before," he said, "and I'll into a world championship. have won five out of their be trying all day. That club "We're going to make Brook last six starts against the Phil- Robinson Joins Ranks of Sports 'Rockheads' lvn champions bv purchasing.

Iips, all Philadelphia is the best brains and ability in has gome rough customers guys like Sam Mole and Noren always have hit Irv me pretty good." favorite team Praises Boox baseball," Zeckendorf said. That's point No. 1, the other is to keep Rickey "if it is In any way possible." "I would like to see him re Kayo Indicated By Louis' Form By JACK Cl'DOY Pompton Lakes, X. Sept. 25 (U.P.) Although Joe Loul certainly is not the great fighter ht was ten years ago.

hi surprisingly good training performances here Saturday and Sunday encouraged me to predict today he ill knock out Ezzard Charles within ten rounds. In those last serious sparring sessions against able mates 3- RACES AT A GLANCE year-old Joe demonstrated that national i.hchi his punching still retains un- i Fhlllpl MX 57 (11)7 usual hand-speed, accuracy and nroonj. 6 Stengel walked up and down Looked Like Red' There are 11 games left on trie Dodgers' schedule, all on their own Flatbush lawn three with the Giants, six with the Braves and two with the tained as general manager of agitatedly in his small subterranean room at Yankee Stadium and talked more and more about the Red Sox. the club," he said. "1 have onlv met Mr.

Rickev twice, but "Yes, Siree," snapped the bare-footed Yankee I know he is a powerful, mag-l'hiz Kids. Philadelphia has netic personality and one ofinine to play. If Brooklyn could baseball's great "men." nly fi''k up on the Phillies ex- A rnlnrfnl ext r.ivert exneeted clu-i vely for the rest of the those were no bums we beat today. That's a good team. When they're hitting, there's t0 nCrfcctlv into the topsy- week there wouldn't be much In 1908 Fred Merkle neglected to touch second base and cost the Giants a pennant.

The incident made him a marked man and a recluse from baseball for -12 years. In 1012 Fred Snod grass dropped a routine fly ball which cost the Giants a World Series. He was never permitted to forget it. In 1917 Heinle Zimmerman chased Eddie Collins over the plate with the run which gave the White Sox a World Series triumph over the Cubs. He bore the label "Rockhead" for no one who can stop em.

turvy worid of Flatbush base- doubt of the final crowning of nttftton Ml 7 1 1 Nrw York 79 66 .94.1 I the National League king. ineyre not mrougn yet, mar ball Zeckendorf admitted it Rrmalninr trhrdnlt: my words "The Whiz Kids," remarked a pessimist in the Shribe Park press box at the conclusion of yesterday's debacle, "looked like he Keds on "one of their bad afternoons." wasn't only love of the game that led him to buy into the club. raid Million Dollars "Baseball is a business and I'm a businessman," he said. The six-foot New York real power. He i3 slower than before in blocking an opponent's left jabs and left hooks, and he is much slower in his recovery when he misses a punch.

He still uses his old-time forward shuffle in stalking his man. And his stamina is uncertain. "You bet we're not done yet," snapped shortstop Vern Stephens in the Red Sox dressing room after yesterday's game. Eight More Games Pitcher Chuck Stobbs agreed rhllnl.lphl. At notion.

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27 12), 28 (21; Boaton, 30. Orl. AMERICAN I MOt fiamo GlHH Thev looked even worse Palica had a no-hitter guing'the rest of his playing days the wnn Mepnens. estate broker purcha-ed On Sept. 21, catcher lie eighth when Andy it didnt do us th offm-i into Boklat la riaf any good to drop those two toljohn Qaihreath, ow ner of the Pel.

(137 However, there is one im-i Tom $: provement that may be all-im- n.ir.it nnrlnnl i titla iijrUt of 57 2't 10 I tne be said, "hut 1 Pittsburgh Pirates. Galhreath can't see where we're licked, him Rirkev willing to yet. There's eight more games HoaaaJnlnc New Tork Waohlnctaa. 2.1 (2), 2 (2.) at Philadelphia, 17, 2i; at BMtoa, 3. Ort.

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27 12), 2ft, 2: New York. Oet. 1. Seminick broke it up with a clean ground single through the right side of the infield. Behind Bubba Church, a couple of rookies named Jack Brittin and Paul Stuffel.

and Ken Johnson the Whiz Kids kicked in with five misplays. Palica hit a grand-slam homer off Church in the fifth, his first circuit clout of the year, and the sixth Aaron Robinson "blacked out" for a split second in the eerie setting of Cleveland's Municipal Stadium, and 30 years from now probably as long as baseball is played they will sit around the hot stove fires and talk about "one of the biggest boners of them all." Merkle hail a legitimate excuse hundreds of base runners had done what he did. But no sell if the price was right, so he pickey up the tab. "Frankly, I think the only reason Galbreath got in on the deal was that he wants Rickey to run the Pirates. It was a case of Galbreath trying to get Yankee Stadium Wednesday night.

For the first time, Bomber Joe has elected to use the Dempsey bob-and-weave in order to blast an opponent's body. During the 9S rounds Louis sparred here since early September, he concentrated on hrine- to play and a lot of things can happen." Catcher Matt T.latts nodded hl3 head and soon several Bos-ton players caught the spirit. Veteran Birdie Tebbetts, who has been around longer than most of the others looked Dodgers have made. he boomed egg," jovially. Johnnv Evers was there ing the fight to close quarters Gil Hodges and Roy Zeckendorf he would not panena it twice and Jackie protest to the umpire Zimmerman was unjustly ac have made tne deal it lie RnilirKOn Robinson lashed rounds to stop light-hitting Freddie.

Although Charles has appeared dangerously fit and aggressive while training for Louis at South Fallsburg, it's my belief he will be overly cautious Wednesday night against the most destructive puncher in heavyweight history the Bomber who registered 52 knockouts in 61 fights. At Oft by means of the bob-and-weave. That he now can use the Dempsey method effectively was demonstrated over the weekend as he bobbed under hooks or slipped straight punches over his shoulders and simultaneous, ly smashed at the body. He was particularly effective with a thought the other three Dodg-jout his 13th of the ramlWign in ers' stockholders would exer-the caiTie bi(? sfx.run fifth with cise their contract rights to buyIXlke Snider on base. The the stock put up for sale by n0dgers staged a 11-hit attack Rickey within 90 days.

three bases on He said he paid twice asjSeminick. Carl Furillo, Snider much as Rickey when hej and Eddie Miksis were the base I-ioiicrht into tho Tlodpprs ill 1 fl hurrrlars cusedalthough it didn't save him the embarrassment of hearing "Rockhead" for the rest of his life. There was nobody waiting at the plate to take a throw. Snodgrass' wasn't actually a boner just an outright muff although it did happen at the he needed more convincing. He sat silently atop a trunk and looked idly Into space the way a fighter does after he has been hit bv a haymaker.

"We'll do it," a Red Sox player said from the other side of the room. "It isn't over yet." It was the same phrase Stengel had used. With Casey, it was simple caution. With the Red Sox, however, it sounded simply like wishful thinking. cleaning up the front-running Phillies in a weekend series as if to prove to the world that the dying pennant race has nothing but a horrible mistake all along, THE HIDDEN REASON Although it has been evident that the current Dodger season has been one of the most bitter personal disappointments in Rickey's long base-('ball career this corner, at least, was completely unprepared (for the decision to cash in his chips.

Excessively close-mouthed so far as his personal operations are concerned, Rickey is in character when he gives no reason for putting his stock on the market. If you care 1 for a guess, mine is that his health is the most important if not the only reason. He has fired away with both barrels at a particularly difficult and arduous job for many years. He is now 69. In the last few years, he has been periodically under medical tare, perhaps to a far greater extent than any of us know.

RICKEY'S PROFIT He will dispose of his stock at a neat profit and this will bring a fresh crop of invective down around his ears. Among Brooklyn fans, an executive who gets out of Ebbets Field with a profit is regarded in the same light as a bucket shop operator. This, by no means, is a fresh point of view. Squire Ebbets was the baseball pioneer who established the permanent foundation for Brooklyn in the National League. Right Vp to his death he was assailed as a "nickel-nurser" and a cheapskate." You'll find no criticism here because Rickey settled for hard cash.

He'd be pretty hard up by now if he had been working in Brooklyn for glory or honor even if those Intangibles were negotiable for groceries and other com-' modities. combination right to the bodvi and left hook to the head. I than ls- ff ml The ex-champion will make! hfd enouph to floor Charles" bodv his major target for a reported $500,000. Palica had the Phillies hittingeries' crucial moment. Still, The new tycoon i the air.

1 of 'em going down lather errors have iot "other not unfamiliar with Brooklyn. fly balls, and the Dodgers; Series. either. He is pre-un-nt of the had onlv six He struck 'I Didn't See' becau-e he believes Ezard cannot "take it In excuse was, lioston. j.i tU.H) 1 he board (f trustees ot island out three men ana waikeri me; Robinson' Giants walloped 15 hits, includ- University, best known in -aine number.

Del Ennis t) i see Lloyd Mar-hall barraged mg homers by Hank -ports for its outstanding has- threatened his whitewa-h in the and Don Mueller, to swamp theiketball team. ninth with a double to left- Braves, 12 to 4, behind Jim I MIUIi. 1 til 'I is not speedy enough afoot to avoid being forced into fighting. At close quarters. Louis' superior punch, greater strength and weight-advantage will combine for a body-blasting and a knockout.

Joe will have an advantage of about 34 pounds. Xo previous heavyweight ever recaptured the crown, but I believe Joe can do it. He's old for the ring, hut he's a game Ilearn's seven-hit pitching yesterday. Two homers by Tommy Holmes accounted for all the Braves' runs. Vern Bickford, trying for his It happened in the tenth in- haries hotly explosively belling yesterday with Detroit's! fore belting out Ezzard in the Ted Grav trying to pitch his eighth round, for the lone kayo way out of a bases-filled, one-j on Ezzard'.

record. Rig Joe out jam and preserve thejllaksi almost folded up the Cin-Tigers' pennant hopes. Giantjcinnati Negro with body blows Luke Easter was the hitter and! in 1918. but Baksi failed to fin-the Xegro first-baseman hooked iish his man, and Ezzard stopped a double play grounder direct-' him in the 11th. ly at first-baseman Don Kol- Last October, Pat Valentino lovi-n hurt Charles' bodv several times Zeckendorf said he bought his, the tone' Philadelphian to reach share of the Dodgers withoutsecond but Puddin'head Jones looking at them too closely.

lifted to Gene Hermanski for "A careful scrutiny mightjthe final lowering of the curtain have me," he said.jon the Philadelphia tragedy. "In making a business deal, a shrugs Off Lost No-Hitter man has to act fast." wasn't going "I want to see the club make Pallca said, 20th victory, was knocked out us exceue id u. sjMe.n. out off his lost of the box in the third inning and the Giants continued their bombardment against his three successors. wouiu aiso iiKe to see some 'I told Peewee that they were Ko'llowav fielded the ball per-i in their wild melee at San wltn 3 fat- accurate, ex-fectlv.

stepped on first fo rthejeisco; but Valentino P'sive punch. And hi- oppo- purchases made from other going to hit me when I came second out and fired the hall ly leading in the seventh round lliue man' cllsa(1 back to the bench at the end vantages at close quarters to tag Louis with the second defeat of hi- remarkable career. to Robinson at the plate, fully ran out of gas and was ir feet ahead of Bob Lemon, 'stopped in the eighth. Louis fvho was lumbering in from gave the same Valentino a thor- of the sixth." Palica has won an even dozen rf cnvotl teams in both circuits to bolster; the Dodger lineup," Zeckendorf; said. "Win, lose or draw the peo-j pie of Brooklyn will get a run! for their money." he said.

"I used to be a Giant fan mv-i The fighting Dodgers still i third base. Robinson had only ough beating and knocked him tat ahead! to tag Lemon and the Tigers out in the eighth round of an YESTERDAY'S STAR Boh Lemon of Cleveland, who won his 221 gamp, a 5-lilt, 2-tn-l derision over the Tigers in which he scored liolli runs on a homer and triple. vo '((' -rrr UM 1 ivere out of the inning and still exhibition bout at Chicago last Bushwicks, Greys Bill Halted by Cold of 'em. They play a day- and-night doubleheader today inly l's games behind the Xew 'December. i'ork Yankees.

Ezzard suffered a fractured self, but how long can a guy go on hitting himself on the head?" Cold weather caused the can- tgainst the Giants and -a single But Robinon said he didn't rib and a bruised heart-muscle eellation of the two wicks' afternoon game tomorrow. The Lip would like nothing better MAJOR LEAGUE RECORDS set Kouoway tag nrsi. mat tag eliminated any force play, Ix-mon had to he tagged. But Robinson thought the force was still on. So he touched the plate and turned away.

last Spring while training for: games with Homestead Grei Freddie Beshore. scheduled for Dexter Park from those injuries, Ezzard! yesterday. The Bushwicks will fought Beshore last month atlmeet the Minor League All-Buffalo. X. and was so ultraJstars in a twin bill next Sun-cautious that he required 14 day.

than to give Shotton a quick knockout. After the Giants, the Braves come into Ebbets Field for three consecutive twin bills. Manager Rill Southworth has three potential 20-game winners to throw at the Dodgers in Warren Snahn. Johnnv Sain and RICKEY MIGHT REMAIN IF National League I YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Rrookljn 11, Philadelphia 0. evv York 12, Boston 4.

Chicago 8, St. Louis 3. Cincinnati 7, Pittsburgh 1 (1-t). Pittsburgh 3, Cincinnati 2 (2d). American League YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Xew York 9, Huston 5.

Washington 3, Philadelphia 1. Cleveland 2. Detroit 1. St. Louis 5, Chicago 0 (1st).

St. Louis (i, Chicago 1 (2d). STANDING OF THE CLUBS Vern Bickford. If Brooklyn's still in the race at the conclusion of those nine vital games they might do it. Future Uncertain, the bieizest ear in Philadelnhia wearing since September 15 'Dad Miqht Stay On, 'i history.

iwhen a line drive from the bat i STANDI XG OF THE BIG PUSH COMING UP! G.B. Says Branch Jr. i(l( itn 11 (t nil Eddie Miksis got into the flush in the face, game in the sixth when Jackie Pet W. L. Phlliies ib lib do a W.

-m -91 -89 -SS Branch Rickey Jr. was at 4 ft 0 3 Oj 3 0 0 1 "I Robinson took his sore finger Snibe Park was a refriger- New York Detroit Cleveland (LIBS Pet. G.B. .007 5 .559 7 JtVt .500 15' i .420 26 Otq Brrn tf .10 1 i ft 7 i Miluli.a 11 2 .610 4 B0 1 I 3 Slr.tf i-l 1 SI 3 ft enn.rf ') 2 2 2 2 1 ft MeOb ift'Shibe Park, Philadelphia, yes-lto Trainer Doc Wend I L. 53 56 57 01 81 91 91 99 i Philadelphia 88 57 i Brooklyn 82 fit Boston SO Now York 79 St.

Louis 73 73 'Cincinnati 63 84 400 5 whirnool hath. But Eddie 0 aU'r. with a temperature of 52 degrees and an lS-mile gale 3 .441 LIS 1 2 Hcnr. 20ft 0 Hmiwr. i i "'V 3 0 1 6 0.

Washington 01 Chicago 58 3 2 ft 2 0 Infield flies were oo ii'--eu sait- ui niuti ith a tinu, fnr mowing HMlraUb rt ii St. Louis 50 3 1' F.fi.ircls,c f'n. IK a perfect day. tricky little chaps to catch. Puddin'head cha-ed one ion percent Holdings, in tne 1 0 0 0 oo oo.Dodgeis.

Philadelphia 50 Chicago 03 85 Pittsburgh 55 94 5 0 1 SO ictbol.ero 3 10 3 0 Silvestct S3) 2 0 OolUt at 1 2 0 0 Church. 9 ibWhiimatl Brluln.P Stllffffl.P Johndon.p ooo 0 0 0 0 0' "Everything's in a state of Paul Stuffel, the third Phil-! from his position at third adelphia pitcher, had quite a'clear over past second base be-strikeout record with Terreifore he grabbed it. Haute of the Three-Eye League said the Twig. "There ooo ooi'mx. 29 0 2 27 7 TODAY'S GAMES Xew York (Jones 12-15 and Mag-lie 16-4) at Brooklyn (Roe 18-11 and Erskine 5-5).

Day-night, 1:30 and 8:30 p.m. TODAY'S GAMES Washington (Kuzava9-9) and Co'nsuegra 7-7) at Xew York (Ford 8 0 and. Reynolds 1412), (2), 1:00 p.m. Boston (Stobbs 11-7 and Dob- are so many ifs connected with the whole transaction I don't know what to say. Dad TU 41 11 14 27 T'j Rin tor arailntck III lfhm.

bPinnM (or Stutfrt In lhth. cniwl out lor Brtmn to Hrth. in 194H, tanning 288 club Joe Glenn, former Yankes swingers. He won five and lost 'receiver, was at the game. Ha five for Toronto last year.

I works for the Phillies now and 0 0 8 0 9 1 Philadelphia (Heintzelman 2-8 1 might stay on in Brooklyn as general manager if Junior left the rest of it unsaid. Dorigera PhilUea and Meyers 9-11) at Boston son 15-8) at Philadelphia (Kell- 00OO0OOO Jonw, Wltki Errora- Bubba Church started for the managed their Carbondale farm Phillies without the patch this year and finished in third, under his eye that he has been I place. H. C. B.

(Spahn 21-15 and Surkont 4-1) ner 8-1!) and Shantz 8-12), (2J Bm, inPa Uc 4, KiWinsori i. sni- Robinaon. (lr. Cox. Vtiavm.

To-baie hita Ciinta. Home rur.a Roblrwn. Despite the raw, cold weather fans came out for the Tx J.SSS. 'Plgame. which they didn enjoy MYSTERY DODGER NO.

12 Here's the latest Mystery Dodger ond all you hove to do to hit the jackpot on the popular Clubhouse Quiz on W0R-TV is to name him when you get a phone call from Bob Edge. But first don't forget, to drop a card to Ehlers Clubhouse Quiz, Box 450, New York 46, N. giving your name, address and phone number. Then tune in on Bob Edge (Channel 91 after each Dodger, home game. The only wrong guess to date is Zack Taylor.

(2). Only games scheduled. TOMORROWS GAMES New York at Brooklyn, 1:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Boston. Cincinnati at St.

Louis (night). (Only games scheduled). Long hefore the sad ending half of 'em had left the park for Only games scheduled. TOMORROW'S GAMES Washington at Xew York (2), 1:30 p.m. Chicago at Cleveland, night.

St. Louis at Detroit (2). Only games scheduled. Struck out Br Church 3, Palica 3. Brtttin I gtufftl 1.

Johnton 1. Hlta and runa Of I Church and 7 In lnntnga. Brttiln 1 and 0 in 1 Innlnj. Stuffol and 1 In lnnlniia, Johnnon 3 and 0 In 1 Innlnf pitch their warm firesides. The Whiz Kids have played Johmon.

Wlnnlnf piwnr rauca in-i MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1950 12 before 1,217,080 customers for.