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ST. LOUIS (AP) Bill Veeck, the genius at

promotional razzle-dazzle, got off to a flying

start Friday night as new president of the St.

Louis Browns.

He circulated through the crowd greeting the

fans in person during his teams doubleheader

with the Chicago White Sox. Then he surprised

the fans by ordering a free bottle of beer or

soda for everyone in the park.

And to top things off, he staged a huge sur-

prise fireworks display.

The president of the minor leagues said

Veeck must sell either San Antonio or Oklaho-

ma City of the Texas League.

George Trautman said Veeck owned Okla-

homa City before he acquired the Browns.

With the Browns, Veeck also gets the San An-

tonio club. The minor leagues prohibit anyone

from owning two teams in the same league.

Southern Association president CharlieHurth suspended manager Dixie Walker of the

Atlanta Crackers for 90 days and fined him

$100 because of his actions in a June 29 game.

Hurth said umpire Paul Roy reported that he

had to forfeit the Mobile-Atlanta game because

following an argument manager Walker lost

all sense of reasoning and refused to get his

team to play ball.

Notes on the ScorecardVeeck Wins Fans WithFree Drinks, Fireworks By Milton Richman

United Press Sports WriterNEW YORK Unpredictable Kevin

(Chuck) Connors was back in the big leagues

this week just as he predicted.

Recalled by the Chicago Cubs from Los An-

geles of the Pacific Coast League, where he

was hitting a stout .327, the lanky six-foot, five

-inch first sacker has the satisfaction, at least,

of knowing he called the turn.

Ill be back, he said grimly on March 27

when the Cubs sent him to the Angels. Thats

the way it is with me. They send me down and

after some time goes by they figure maybe they

made a mistake and they bring me back.

Connors, a perennial star in the minors, asks

only one thing a fair chance.

Ill hustle my head off for anyone who

gives me a fair chance, he said. Thats all I

ever ask. It seems like a little thing, doesnt it,

but youd be surprised how tough it is to get.

Brought up briefly by the Brooklyn Dodgers

twice previously, Connors was accorded only

one at-bat he bounced into a double play in

1949. They said he didnt take the game seri-

ously enough.

It was a bum rap, Connors protested. I

got a reputation for being a clown and every-

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VOL. 1, No. 83 FIVE CENTSSATURDAY, JULY 7, 1951

Lopat Hurls Yanks Past Boston,

Into Second in American League

BOSTON Another day, another win, and

another step closer to first place for the Yan-

kees.

Buoyed by a late rally and a gutsy perfor-

mance from All-Star Ed Lopat, New York beat

Boston 7-4 Friday night to climb into second

place in the American League, 2 games be-

hind Cleveland.

The last time the Bombers were within 2

of the lead was June 16. The last time they sat

as high as second place: April 20.

Lopat (9-4) wasnt at his best, allowing four

runs on a season-high 13 hits. But he induced

the Red Sox to ground into two double plays

and stranded seven Boston runners.

His teammates established a 4-

2 lead aftersix innings on the strength of a three-run rally

in the third, enabled by a pair of Boston errors.

Ted Williams two-run double tied the score in

the bottom of the seventh.

New York struck for three runs in the top of

the eighth against Sox reliever Walt Masterson

(4-4). Hank Bauer singled home the tie-

breaking run, and Gil McDougald slashed a

two-run single to push the advantage to 7-4.

The win was the Yankees fourth in a row.

Boston dropped into sixth place.

Joe DiMaggio, who began the season 1-for-

21, went 2-for-5 to hike his average to .201,

the first time hes been above .200 this season.

Bostons Bobby Doerr extended his hit streak

to 14 games

AROUND THE HORNElsewhere in the American League:

Bobby Shantz, passed over for the All-Star

team, tossed a six-hitter as the surprising Ath-

letics defeated the host Senators, 6-3.

It was the 42nd victory for the As, who

won just 52 games during manager Connie

Macks swan song in 1950.

Shantz (8-4), bypassed in favor of teammate

Carl Scheib by A.L. All-Star skipper Casey

Stengel, won for the fourth time in five deci-

sions. Left fielder Gus Zernial had three of the

As 11 hits and drove in his 69th run.

Don Johnson (3-6) allowed four runs in five

innings and took the loss.

Vic Wertz tagged a go-ahead three-run

home run in the fourth inning his seventh

circuit clout in 12 games as the Tigers defeat-

ed the visiting Indians, 7-6.

George Kell had two hits, including a tie-

breaking single in the sixth, for Detroit. Bob

Feller (6-5), took the loss for the Tribe, allowing

six runs in five innings.

Ken Holcombe tossed his first career shutoutin the first game, and Ned Garver responded

with a five-hitter in the nightcap as the White

Sox and host Browns split, 8-0 and 9-3.

Holcombe (4-4) helped himself with the first

three RBI of his career. Garver (6-6) was sup-

ported by a three-run homer from Ken Wood.

AMERICAN W L PCT. GB NATIONAL W L PCT. GBCleveland 44 29 .603 --- Brooklyn 44 30 .595 ---

New York 41 31 .569 2 New York 44 34 .564 2

Philadelphia 42 32 .568 2 Chicago 36 32 .529 5

Chicago 43 33 .566 2 St. Louis 37 35 .514 6

Detroit 38 31 .551 4 Boston 37 35 .514 6

Boston 40 34 .541 4 Philadelphia 37 37 .500 7

Washington 26 46 .361 17 Pittsburgh 31 42 .425 12

St. Louis 17 55 .236 26 Cincinnati 26 47 .356 17

Major League Standings

Fridays American League Results Fridays National League ResultsNew York 7, Boston 4

Detroit 7, Cleveland 6

Philadelphia 6, Washington 3

Chicago 8, St. Louis 0, Gm. 1

St. Louis 9, Chicago 3, Gm. 2

Boston 7, New York 6

Brooklyn 8, Philadelphia 2

Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis 1

Chicago 11, Cincinnati 5

Todays Probable Starting Pitchers Todays Probable Starting PitchersNew York (Reynolds 6-5) at Boston (Kinder 5-1), 1

p.m.

Cleveland (Lemon 6-7) at Detroit (Cain 3-2), 2:30

p.m.

Philadelphia (Kellner 3-6) at Washington (Hudson 4

-3), 7:30 p.m.

Chicago (Rogovin 5-4) at St. Louis (Pillette 2-8),

7:30 p.m.

Boston (Surkont 6-8) at New York (Jones 4-3),

12:30 p.m.

St. Louis (Lanier 5-3) at Pittsburgh (Law 7-2), 12:30

p.m.

Cincinnati (Blackwell 5-5) at Chicago (Leonard 2-

3), 1:30 p.m.

Brooklyn (Branca 4-1) at Philadelphia (Roberts 6-

6), 7 p.m.

Major League Leaders

AMERICAN G AB R H AVG. NATIONAL G AB AVG.R H

Doby, Cle. 61 221 55 80 .362 Musial, St.L 70 279 .36665 102

Avila, Cle. 64 243 40 84 .346 Slaughter, St.L 55 202 .34738 70

Fain, Phi. 74 282 59 97 .344 Sisler, Phi. 69 269 .33849 91

Minoso, Chi. 68 269 60 91 .338 Schoendienst, St.L 62 228 .33841 77

Wertz, Det. 67 254 42 85 .335 Furillo, Bro. 73 306 .33350 102

Young, St.L 72 302 36 99 .328 Jethroe, Bos. 65 252 .33355 84

Zernial, Phi. 62 257 49 84 .327 Ashburn, Phi. 74 319 .33258 106

Busby, Chi. 68 259 41 83 .320 Jones, Phi. 69 264 .33052 87

Doerr, Bos. 74 278 39 89 .320 Wyrostek, Cin. 73 295 .32946 97

Philley, Phi. 66 267 56 85 .318 Gordon, Bos. 71 270 .32244 87

HR: Zernial (Phi.) 19; Mantle (N.Y.) 19; Wertz

(Det.) 19; Doby (Cle.) 16; Robinson (Chi.) 16.

RBI: Robinson (Chi.) 72; Zernial (Phi.) 69; Wil-

liams (Bos.) 64; Fain (Phi.) 61; Rosen (Cle.) 60.

Wins: Raschi (N.Y.) 10-3; Wynn (Cle.) 10-4;

Pierce (Chi.) 9-3; Lopat (N.Y.) 9-4; Shantz (Phi.)

8-4.

Strikeouts: Raschi (N.Y.) 90; Gray (Det.) 77;

Trout (Det.) 65; Reynolds (N.Y.) 64; Wynn (Cle.)

63; McDermott (Bos.) 63.

ERA: Lopat (N.Y.) 2.39; Pierce (Chi.) 2.40;

Wynn (Cle.) 2.92; Parnell (Bos.) 2.97; Marrero

(Was.) 3.09.

HR: Thomson (N.Y.) 21; Musial (St.L) 20; Sau-

er (Chi.) 19; Hodges (Bro.) 18; Pafko (Bro.) 17.

RBI: Musial (St.L) 69; Hodges (Bro.) 63; Sauer

(Chi.) 62; Thomson (N.Y.) 59; Jones (Phi.) 56.

Wins: Jansen (N.Y.) 10-5; Roe (Bro.) 9-2;

Newcombe (Bro.) 9-4; Hearn (N.Y.) 9-5;

Maglie (N.Y.) 9-7.

Strikeouts: Newcombe (Bro.) 86; Queen

(Pit.) 77; Jansen (N.Y.) 74; Blackwell (Cin.) 68;

Rush (Chi.) 66; Maglie (N.Y.) 66.

ERA: Jansen (N.Y.) 1.91; Newcombe (Bro.)

2.02; Roe (Bro.) 2.21; Presko (St.L) 2.87; Black-

well (Cin.) 2.88.

Dodgers Beat Phillies for 8th Straight Win, Lead Giants by 2total to 54. Every player in the Brooklyn lineup

had at least one hit.

All-Star selection Russ Meyer (7-5) allowed

five runs in 3 2/3 innings and lost his second

consecutive start.

AROUND THE HORNElsewhere in the National League:

Earl Torgeson belted a tying grand slam, and

Bob Elliott cracked a tie-breaking three-run

home run as the visiting Braves edged the Gi-

ants, 7-6.

Warren Spahn (6-5), 0-3 in four starts against

New York coming into the game, fell behind 4-0

after catcher Wes Westrums three-run homer in

the bottom of the third inning.

But Spahn wound up with the win, despite

allowing five runs in six innings. Jim Hearn (9-

5) took the loss, surrendering five runs in 6 2/3

innings.

The Cubs, capitalizing on Cincinnati errors,

scored three runs in the seventh and three more

in the eighth to pound the visiting Reds, 11-5.

Smoky Burgess had a two-run homer in the

seventh and an RBI fly out in the eighth. Bob

Kelly (3-1) earned the win with 2 1/3 innings

of scoreless, hitless relief.

Murry Dickson hurled a complete game for

his fourth consecutive win as the Pirates

trimmed the visiting Cardinals, 5-1.

Rocky Nelson had a two-run triple as the

Bucs charged to a 5-0 lead. Dickson (7-6) al-

lowed one unearned run.

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Connors Back, VowsNo Clowning Around

PHILADELPHIA Its difficult to know

which facet of the Brooklyn Dodgers is most

responsible for the teams eight-game win streak

pitching or hitting.

Friday night, the answer was both. Bud Pod-

bielan fired a five-hitter, and Andy Pafko had

three of his teams 15 hits and added three runs

and three RBI as Brooklyn beat the Phillies, 8-2.

The Dodgers, 22-6 since June 7, boosted their

National League lead to two games over the

Giants.

Podbielan (2-1) tossed his second complete

game in four starts since his recall from Triple A

Montreal. Pafko had his biggest day since being

acquired from the Cubs at the trade deadline,

belting his 17th home run and running his RBI

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FROM PAGE 1CONNORSbody got to expect only laughs from me. I defy

anyone to show me a single instance when I

clowned during a game.

Connors majored in English and philosophy

at Seton Hall College and is one of the most

fluent ball players in the game. He has an ex-

ceptionally resonant speaking voice, knows it,

too, and likes to do monologues and Shake-

spearean soliloquies on occasion.

Does that make me a nut? he asks soberly.

A lot of people who have listened to me

found my performances very entertaining. I

only do it to amuse folks but once I put on a

baseball uniform, I forget all about the come-

dy.

In three games with Chicago, Connors is

batting .500.

Braves Holmes in it to Help, Not For the GloryNEW YORK, N.Y. (AP) Tommy Holmes,

new manager of the Boston Braves, knitted his

dark eyebrows together and said in a bland,

almost squeaky voice: I dont want to sound

too sentimental. But I took the job as Hartford

manager at the start of this year because I want-ed to stay in baseball. I figured I had some ma-

jor league playing left in me, but I wanted to

get the managerial side of it. Ive been sort of

managing the past two or three years. I mean,

figuring out what should be done in each situa-

tion. Baseball is the greatest second guessing

game in the world. Everyone thinks hes a

manager.

Hartford Caught FireWell, I figured I would stay in Hartford a

year or so and then maybe move up to Triple A

or maybe come back to the majors as a coach.

All of a sudden these kids in Hartford started to

go like a house afire and the next I knew I got

this job.

Those kids made me look good and I wont

forget it. I have those boys in mind and Im

gonna have those boys playing for me in the

majors some day.

I told them when I went there: Is there a

guy on this team who cant outrun me? Is there

a guy who cant out-throw me? Arent there

three or four maybe who can outhit me? And I

can play major league ball. Get smart, I said to

em.

This game is mental. The difference be-

tween the majors and the minors is just a little

finesse. Why, theres a guy in Hartford right

now who can throw harder than any pitcher in

the majors. Name of Gene Conley. He has a 12-

2 record. But Im not going to bring him up justyet. That would be too fast. I want him to pitch

in the Triple A next year to get that little extra

finesse.

Now about the Braves. Weve been beating

ourselves. We havent been hitting. Im work-

ing with the boys to get a little more action. I

dont intend to make any big changes right

away. I brought up this young kid, Johnny Lo-

gan, from Milwaukee, to strengthen our infield.

Hes a good glove man.

Still Likes to PlayThis National League race. Brooklyn looks

terrific. But you can never tell. Brooklyn has a

great ball club, but it can be beaten. I concede

them nothing, particularly if we can straighten

ourselves out for the final stretch.

Sure I get a kick out of being a manager.

When I stop getting a kick out of baseball, Im

gonna quit. Im a playing manager. I just played

one inning in Boston when I came back up to

sort of get the feel of it.

I wont be active unless our outfielders get

into trouble and I think I can do a better job.

Im interested in their development now, not in

taking any glory for myself.