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Defeat Was Tough For Brooklyn, Too Stilt apart lttu MOVING DAY IN FLATBUSH Ebbets Field, from the of real estate, hummed to the creak of trunks and the rustle of cartons within as the Dodgers pulled out yesterday. Bitter-sweet memories were recalled as Jim Russell and Peewee Reese, left, pushed a load of suitcases and trunks out of the Burr Likes Old Pros dressing room. In center, Joe Hatten gets an assist from his wif and two-yoor- old Diana, packing a trailer. Gil Hodges, right, chats with portly Senator John Griffin clubhouse custodian, as ht stows away unopened fan mail. It's goodby until 1951 Over Hungry Kids Takes Yankees -New Yorkers to Win in Six Heavy Favorites DiMaggio Primed for Best Series Show Against Phils By HAROLD C.

BURR Eagle Staff Correspondent Philadelphia, Oct. 3 it's the hungry kids when the 1950 World Series opens at Shibe Park tomorrow. Eddie Sawyer's freshly crowned National League Joe DiMaggio is geared for i his 10th World Series, which DiMaggio would like to make this his most spectacular eries for three big reasons: 1. To wipe out the bitter memory of the 1949 series. THEY RARELY JUMP Everywhere they are saying it would have been a crying shame had the Phillies climaxed their nerve-wracking month of September by blowing the pennant race they had led for so long.

And this is undoubtedly true although, personally, I believe the number of Philadelphia fans who were ready to leap off tall buildings has been greatly exaggerated. It has been the observation here that baseball bugs beat their breasts and tear their hearts out but they rarely get around to jumping because some silly thing like going home to dinner is always interfering with their plans. They may be late and a little unsteady but they finally arrive to face the wife. Thus it was in our town Sunday night and I know any number of people besides myself who felt pretty badly be-cause the final Dodger drive fell short. And, so if you don't mind, I'm going to be sorry for Brooklyn while getting ready to take a calm and detached peek at the World Series which begins tomorrow.

A LEAN YEAR I think I'd feel even more sorry for our town if the fans hadn't waited until the very last game before completely filling Ebbets Field for the only time this year. This is an integral part of the story because I must believe that a pennant would have tended to overcome the ill effects of a lean financial year so far as what might happen now is concerned. Home attendance in Flatbush fell off more than 400,000 in 1950. Translated into dollars, this means more than half a million. And this in turn means the margin of profit in the Brooklyn baseball operation.

I know there is a legend that 100 cents of every dollar paid at the Ebbets Field gate is thrown into a bottomless pit that Branch Rickey is popularly supposed to keep for a safe deposit box. But, take my word for it, this isn't true. It is extremely unlikely that the Brooklyn operation broke even this year. It was a rough season in the minor leagues where vast radio and television schemes raised hob with attendance. The far-flung system of the Brooklyn club ran into financial reverses.

And this time the Ebbets Field revenue failed to take in the slack. CLOUDED CRYSTAL BALL How large a part all this played in Rickey's decision to sell his stock in the Dodgers is, of course, sheer conjecture. That it played a prominent part is probable. William Zeckendorf, who has contracted to buy Rickey's stock, is a vague character so far as baseball is concerned. One question at hand is whether Zeckendorf actually will get.

a chance to complete the deal. Other interests, headed by Walter O'Malley, have a chance to block that by meeting the price Zeckendorf is willing to pay. My guess is that this will happen and that O'Malley will become president of the Dodgers in the front office reorganization. The next question is whether Rickey will remain as general manager on a hired basis. IF TERMS ARE RIGHT Rickey has declared his willingness to do this, but necessarily this is subject to qualifications.

He jneans he is willing to stay on satisfactory terms. It will be some time before the people involved get around to talking about this detail. If the reorganization is accomplished along the lines of O'Malley 's wishes, there will be at least one more man who will come into the club. He will have his own ideas and so far "he" is completely unidentified. There' are those recurrent rumors that Rickey's next stop will be Pittsburgh.

That could be. It also could be that an opportunity to run the Pirates is Rickey's ace in the hole in the event that he is not re-engaged here. I must believe that he would prefer to stay in Brooklyn if the conditions are to his liking. THEY HAVEN'T TOLD SHOTTON Rickey and Manager Barney Shotton are paddling in the same canoe. If Rickey isn't here Shotton won't be and that's for sure.

Which reminds me that the old skipper did a pretty fair job of hiding his disappointment in the clubhouse Sunday night after the Dodgers lost that final heartbreaker. He kept his chin up and the smile looked real even if it was tearing him apart inside. Only once did he show the effects of strain. That was when someone asked the inevitable question, "Will you come back here to manage next year?" "How the hell do I know?" barked Shotton. Old Barney could have couched his reply in more diplomatic language, but I could understand his feelings.

He doesn't even know who's going to hire the manager of the Dodgers for 1951 and neither do I. AND SO TO PHILLY Meanwhile, we'll have to wait and see whether the failure of the spectacular dash of the Dodgers toward the finish line will affect the reorganization of the club. Chances are that the likelihood of Rickey remaining would have been greater had the Dodgers won. And now your agent plans to forget about the Dodgers for a little while and will grab a train for Philadelphia. I hear there's a little excitement over there.

I can't imagine why. old pros against a bunch of to bring the title back to Mr. PROBABLE LINEUPS kees, but they still have the home-run tradition of their forebears, with Johnny Mlze a smarter hitter than he was with the Cardinals and Giants. All the Yanks take pride in their ist achievements. The experts said they couldn't repeat this year.

It was an old and crumbling ball club. At least three teams would beat em out the favored Red Sox. the Indians and Detroit, but vas the contenders who crumbled. The Phillies do it, of course. They did it when they had to in tneir o.vn league.

Anything could come to pass in a short series an unexpected winning pitcher to come in behind Roberts, a vital break in tight game. But before a ball is thrown the Yanks loom top-heavy favorites. Hardy-Shaw Act Shines for Cards Chicago, Oct. 3 (U.R) The name of end Bob Shaw of the Chicago Cardinals was entered I mpirf jMka CMlu ma Dotty Bon, Nitlcwi.l Leuut; I'hwle. Berrr Bill tie- B.rllr.

NMteul Lwr; Bill M.KIalw, Bob Carpenter Phillies Expect Konstantyto Embalm Yanks By OSCAR FRALEY Philadelphia. Oct. 3 (U.R)- Jim Konstanty, a guy taught now to pitcn oy an undertaker, was one of the Philadelphia fnuues big nopes today to embalm the New York Yankees in the World Series. With a riddled pitching staff, the Phillies were banking even more on Konstantv than thev did during the regular season- when ne won 19 games and saved 30 others, while setting modern mark for relief pitch- erg by appearing in 74 games. That record shattered the 70- game appearance mark set by Ace Adams as a New York Giant pitcher in 1943.

And it moved Konstanty up among such illustrious members of the firemen's brigade, as Hugh uasey ana joe rage. All of which is a the faith of Eddie Sawyer, the I personable manager Phillies. Konstanty was kicked around for years, passed up by the Athletics, the Braves and 'en Cincinnati. Big Jim was about to call it a career and take Billy South- worth's advice to go back and teach school. But about that time he landed at Toronto, and fell into the exceptiona'ly ablej hands of Sawyer.

Eddie had faith and he gave bin Jim the commence. Turns to Relief It was quite a job. For even while he was in collepe, Syracuse, Jim hadn't been pitcher. The coach said he had an "improper pivot." That's why Konstanty gives credit to an undertaker mend at Wor cester, N. for teaching him how to pitch.

Sawyer put on the final touches when he trans formed the six-foot, one-inch Konstanty into a reliefer at Toronto. And when Sawyer came up to tne amines, ne nnauy co vinced owner Bob Cavpent that Konstanty who throws lot of soft stuff ought to be brought up, too. It was i lucky decision. That "soft stuff" has been murder to the opposite all year. Big Jim, a model ball player who never drinks and watches his diet carefully while keeping in perfect physical condition, is too modest.

champiftns must really go crazy bord Rnck famous loop. It looks like the Yankees in six games. Casey's pros are old campaigners. They have won 12 world series in IB starts, with only one defeat In their last 11 and that was the 1942 wartime series with the Cardinals, the lone team to earn an even break with the Bronx Bombers over the years. Moreover, the Phillies nave won one world semes combat in their whole life and the Yankees have captured no less than 55 decisions.

You might say that the law of averages is running for the Whiz Kids. 1 his is a stronger Yankee team than the one that me the Dodgers last Fall. Joe Di Mag- was as weak as a cat until the final game, but the is going in this time witn a great campaign behind him. Whitey Ford, the sensational rookie, gives Stengel more pitching. Ford, as a starter, more than picks up the slack left by Joe Page.

Little Phil Rizzuto is having the yea his career. The Yanks, too. are going into the series hitting, while the Phillies are still in a batting slump. They looked sharper than for three weeks in their weekend Ebbets Field games. Bank on Hill Are Sawyer must win twice with Robin Roberts, but the Yanks have been beating great pitcl: ers like Mel Parnell and Ha Newhouser.

It's foolinsh to say that the Bombers backed into the American League pennant, ppened that they clinched the title on a day when they were idle. They personally knocked out the Indians, Red Sox and Tigers i lie isii- into it. The Phillies are like the opponents of Joe Louis at his best. Louis and the Yanks built up a reputation for killers. The other guy was sure to think about it.

The Whiz Kids still thinking about it, 'I he Yanks go into every might be the Browns they were playing, with the race already over on a Monday. But they've always been a pressure ciun, keeping it on remorselessly un til the enemy blew up. These are not the old Yan because he pitched 10 innings I RICKEY IN HUDDLE ON '51 FARM SETUP Branch Rickey is still taking a very active part in next year's Dodger plans. Yesterday at Flock office Rickey and Burt Hhotton gathered with members of the Brooklyn staff for the annual organization meeting. The main part of the meeting dealt with the juggling of the many players in the Flock system as far as next ye.ar's operations are concerned.

FIGHT RESULTS outside a ghostly stretch I the greatest effort of his career opens in Philadelphia tomorrow. EARNSHAW TURNS IN REPORT OF YANKEES Special to the Brooklyn Eagle Philadelphia, Oct. 3 George Earnshaw, the old ath letic and Dodger pitching star, has been scouting the Yankees for the Phillies and has turned In a comprehen sive report for the National League champions. Johnny Mire is a dangerous inside hitter," said Earnshaw. He's particularly effective at the Yankee Stadium.

I think we can handle him at Shibe Park, though, by pitching to him on the outside. Joe Dl Magglo is a good outside hitter. If you can sneak a first ball in on his handle you can make him dribble it to short or third. Watch out for Phil Rizzuto. He's tricky and bunt He can push the ball toward second and beat it out.

"They can be beaten. I watched the Athletics and Red Sox do It with comparative ease." Earnshaw was impressed by their deportment on and off the field. "They are gentlemen and real champions," big George paid tribute. service list at the time. He has actually taken the field in only eight world series before this season.) The third reason next year's salary is also of understand able Importance.

DiMaggio does expect a salary cut regard less of his series performance but he knows a great series would definitely insure another contract. Add the three reasons gether and it is likely the Phil lies will face an aroused Di Maggio eager to "take charge' wnat could beasily be his last series. The other Yankees gense Di- aggio's eagerness and will leave for Philadelphia today Lconfident of victory. The club will leave Penn Station today at p.m. and stay at the Warwick Hotel.

Manager Casey Stengel pointed out there was no reason for the Yankees to work out before the series in Shibe Park. The Phil lies and A both use that park and so the Yankees are familiar with its shadows and contours. The fact that the Phillies will be seeing the Yankee Stadium for the first time next Friday is another reason why the Yankees feel so confident. Red Sox Purchase Farm Club Infielder Boston, Oct. 3 UR) The Bos ton Red Sox have announced the purchase from their Louis ville Club of the contract of nfielder Melvtn A Hoderlein nf Trenton Hoderlein, 27, played in 107 games for the Louisville Col onels this season, drove in 50 and finished with a bat ting average of .292.

He was chosen utility infielder on the 1950 American Association's all star team. Knicks Sign Simmons The Knickerbockers yester day announced the signing of center Connie Simmons. This completes the Kicks' roster with the exception of George Kafton. whom the locals ac- quired from the Boston Celtics. HlKlntH Tony limn, 126.

Chlcafo (8). HOI.YOKE, MASS. Sammy 152i, BprlntlUU, Al 14544. Arwm, M.J. (10).

PnTMoiM. B. 1 Jo. l7'i, 2. To become the first player history to be a member of world champions.

Joe Is tied with Bill Dickey for the record now. To close the season with a flourish and insure another $100,000 contract in 1951. DiMaggio thinks he could make this his greatest series, too, although he is too much of realist to say so in as many "I feel better than I have ason," he says, though, and inference is obvious. DiMaggio roared down the nerican Leasrue stretch close to a .400 pace and finished the season witn rn runs bat- 32 homers and a .301 average which early in the sea son had dipped all the way to ,239. Joe's pathetic efforts 1949 series still haunt him.

It was undoubtedly his worst series his fifth-game homer looked tired and spent yhen it landed in the stands nd the fact that he was a sick and underweight man excuses him hut does not make the experience any less bitter. Ten Pennants DiMaggio always a proud man is also intensely eager to become the first man ever to play on nine world champion; He is aware that baseball experts regard it as no coinci dence that the Yankees have won 10 pennants joined them in the spring of 1936. (DiMaggio is credited with be ing a member of the Yankee worllcl champions oi iy De- cause he was on the national "burns him up because Charles made such a show of him for 18 rounds. Now he wants venee. The manaeer also marked that Louis' plan of at tack was changed at the last i the advice or friend, and he switched to pac ing himself for 15 rounds stead of trying for an early Seamon pointed out that Louig was better in return bouts against Joe Walcott, Max Schmeling, Billy Conn, Bob Pastor and others.

The trainer said Joe would like to get the title back and seemed fairly certain he would make a try for it. Joe's indecision throws a kink in the plans of the B. who have been concentrating on heavyweight prospects in the Iponent for a title bout with Charles. The nlan of elimination gets under way this Friday at the St. Nick where uesar anon, Argentine heavyweight, meets Vern Mitchell in a return 10.

round bout. Brion was named as a possible Charles opponent by Harry Markson, managing director 01 i. a. U. last week.

Roland La Starza. another honeful. is signed to meet Dul spagnoio at tne tt. jnick on Oct. 20.

Louis denied he had a piece of Charles, saying he would resume as director of the I. B. C. and said he would work out of! Chicago. 4 I in tne National tootDan i.eague record book today under the heading "most touchdown passes caught in one game." In an amazing performance in Comisltey Park last night, Shaw latched on to fivt of the six touchdown passes huried by quarterback Jim Hardy as the Cardinals swamped the Baltimore Colts, 55 to 13.

Hardy himself almost joined Shaw in the record busting heroics. His half-dozen T. D. tosses was just one under the league mark set by Sid Luck-man of the Chicago Boars in 1943. Louis Changes Mind, May Return to Ring PEEWEE REESE PICKS YANKS "Roberts is better with room is not t0 be sold By JOE LEE The unexpected announce- ment by Joe Louis, in which the former champion admitted he might fight again, has officials of the International Boxing Club and other regulars along the tistic tront puzzled day.

After Charles trounced Louis in their title tilt last week, it was believed the Brown Bomber would come out of his Harlem seclusion and endorse Charles as a great fighter when he resumed his job as director of boxing at the 1BC yesterday. instead, l.oms nut. a Die "ir on his fistic future, saying he! ould need a niontn to "think things over" before coming to a final decision. And his praises of the man who gave rum a thorough pasting was only luke- twice in who lost onl' his career, to Max Schmeling and harles. surprised men and ibu ntticiais wnen ne stated that ml good a fighter as several others n.

lorjnt auntie his a i rsmt rnampion was probably the best around today. While Joe was reluctant to be pinned down on his future plans, Manager Marshall Miles and his trainer, Manny eamon, believe the Brown Bomber will make one more try for the crown worn by Ezzard Charles. -aid Jne still thinks he can knock Ezzard out and It Roberts May Beat 'Em Minus Speed, Says Flock Captain Special to the Brooklyn Eagle Philadelphia, Oct. 3 Peewee i Reese who has been in three World Series against the Yankees, doesn't think the Whiz Kids will be able to do the Dodeers couldn't. Those guys are tough, saia little Kentucky coionei, sDeakine with the voice of ex perience.

"Roberts may beat 'em if he keeps his last away from 'em. On the other hand Mayor Bernard Samuel of Philadelphia! doesn't hesitate in picking the1 Phillies. "General belief around the country is that the Yanks will sweep the series," and His Honor. "But if we can stop the Dodgers, we can stop Yanks." The Philadelphia Fire Com. missioner has decreed that a ibe Park, which seats fans.

But 3,000 bleacher rush seats will go on sale every morning. Jim Konstanty, the ace fire man of the Whiz Kids, has his own prediction on the outcome. I hope we win four earnes and that I don't have to pitch in any oi em, ne declared. The consensus among the sports writers is that the Yankees will retain their World Championship title in five games. Latest odds are 11 and 13-to-5, give or take.

Only three of the Whiz Kids have been in other World Se-ries Dick Sisler and Blix Donnelly with the Cardinals and Dick Whitman with the Dodg- Sawver started in nro hall days' rest than with three," the Whiz Kids puot declared, ne- fore making his final choice to day. reaoy to go, put in tne 20-game winner. The last word Sawyer hadi from Curt Simmons, who is in an Indiana Army camp taking nis dooi training, was mat tne pitcher had applied for a pass. but had injured his hand when he let a packing case fall on it, The Phillies have made no re quest that Simmons be granted a leave from the service to get into the Series. In addition, it would take him a week to get in playing shape again.

Eighteen television sets have been set up in the public parks and playgrounds of the city for tne tans on the street to watch 1 COMPARE HIT TECHNIQUES Yankee star Joe DiMaggio, left, is shown discussing his hitting technique with former baseball great, Rogers Hornsby, manager in the Texas League, during a practice session at the Yankee Stadium yesterday. The New York club is getting in its final practice sessions in preparation for Its World Series meeting with the Philadelphia Phillies in Philadelphia tomorrow. spoors 1 4 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1 950 a final lossening up at the Sta- an outfielder in the Yankee or-dium. Iganization. H.

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