7“ BY
EDWIN J. HAMLIN
Ralph Guldahl, the popular Texan shotmaker, probably
still chuckles when he thinks of the extra SI,OOO a missed
putt brought him in last week’s Dapper Dan golf tournament.
The former two time winner of the national open, had the
$£,500 first prize money in the palm of his hand in last Sun
day’s final round but a missed putt on the 18th. green caus
ed a three way tie of 287 for the scheduled 72 holes of the
tournament. Sending the event into an extra day, Guldahl
and the other two finalists, Denny Shute and Gene Sauazen,
pocketed an additional SI,OOO apiece. The other half of the
extra day’s receipts went into the coffers of the Dapper Dan
club for charities. The first prize purse was $2,500. It must
have been a happy day for the 210 pound shotmaker who
once quit golf to make a living selling automobiles and staged
a comeback on borrowed clubs.
Managing a big league baseball team used to be about
as safe and sane a vocation as a steeplejack shining up the
spires of Notre Dame, but things look different now. It looks
like the fellows who are holding down the jobs now are go
ing to have steady work for at least another year and get in
the 1940 census after all. The sudden signing of Oscar Vitt
by the Cleveland Indians and Del Baker by the Detroit Tigers
answered most of the questions about the return of pilots next
year. This year brought four new faces into the managerial
lineups and it’s rare enough for all the managers to get
through a season intact, much less get new contracts. Vitt
had been rumored on the way out and Baker appears none
too secure.
Jimmy Dykes of the White Sox and Frey Haney of the
St. Louis Browns were recently given new contracts and the
other American league managers, Joe McCarthy, Connie
Mack, Joe Cronin and Bucky Harris are safer than money in
the bank.
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In the National league, Bill McKechnie already is under
a long term contract to the Cincinnati Reds and would hardly
be in danger if he weren’t. Silent Ray Blades, who has
brought the Cardinals along in sensational fashion seems as
sured of another contract because Sam Breadon is bound to
be pleased with the former minor league manager’s work.
Doc Prothro has made a start at Philadelphia which is pretty
satisfactory for the Quaker Nationals and Leo Durocher is
blooming like a perennial at Brooklyn. Bill Terry is a fixture
with the Giajits and the same might be said for Pie Traynor
at Pittsburgh. Gabby Hartnett has been under fire several
times at Chicago and he and Owner Phil Wrigley have been
rerorted at outs but the Cubs’ showing has probably been
satisfactory enough for a renewal for the tomato-faced
catcher. Yes, for a change, it looks like the managers are all
set for another year but to re-create a moth eaten expression,
“there’s many a slip between the cup and the lip”, and by the
same token there may be many a slip ’twixt now and next
Aprii.
Back in 1934, one Jerome Herman (Call me Dizzy) Dean
won 30 games for a certain Gas House gang from St. Louis,
Mo. and since that year the major league pitchers have been
looking up to that mark wistfully. This year a few fans
think Bucky Walters, the ex-third baseman turned pitcher,
might do the trick but this writer thinks differently. The
Dean mark will still be standing when October has come and
gone.
With 20 victories already hung on the nails at the Cros
ley Field locker room, Bucky would seem well on the road to
a 30-win year. However, although this coveted mark is not
so lar away, it still seems well nigh possible. The Reds have
45 more games to play to complete their schedule of 154. If
Walters could work every fourth day, he might go through
10 of the remaining games but a perfect record is highly im
probable. The Reds’ schedule is filled with pitfalls the rest of
the pvay out and Bucky’s steps are as likely to lead to the
pits as those others of the hurling corps.
DANZIG DELAY FORSEEN
Rome, Italy ltalian official
dom believes that Foreign Minis
ter Diano in his week’s parley
with Chancellor Hitler has suc
ceeded in obtaining postponement
on the part of Germany of any
drastic move to force Danzig into
the Reich. Berlin reports the Ger
man and Italian conferees in a
greement, without disclosing their
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objective. London believes that
peaceful negotiations will be con
cluded through the League of Na
tions, with a possible revision of
the Versailles Treaty as affecting
the position of Poland. Observers
recall Mussolini’s statement of
May 14th, “I declare that there is
nothing in the European situa
tion to justify war”, as a warning
that the Southern end of the Axis
will not support Germany in her
designs against Poland.
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Duke Has Good Nucleus
But Many Spots Are Open
Durham, N. C. Aug. 19 As
Coach Wallace Wade looks for
ward to the reporting of his Duke
university Blue Devils on Sep
tember 1 and the start of his 21st
year as a gridiron mentor, he
sees the task of finding replace
ments for seven of the “Iron
Dukes” who, started the Rose
Bowl games in January.
While there are many holes,
the Duke mentor has a good
nucleus around which to build
his 1939 edition and he expects
the Blue Devils to be able to take
care of themselves during the
coming season.
The seven boys who started the
game with Southern California
and who will not be back are
Bob Spangler, quarterback; Bob
O’Mara, fullback; Eric Tipton,
halfback; Bob Haas and Tom Ma
loney, tackles; Dan Hill, center;
and Fred Yorke, guard. In addi-
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Baskerville who alternated at
the guard spots last season have
gone. All finished except Malo
ney who dropped out of school
o’ue to financial reasons.
That “good nucleus” is com
posed of Bill Bailey, 8010 Perdue
and Leonard Darnell, ends; Cap
tain Allen Johnson, guard; and
Willard (Easy) Eaves, blocking
back. All those are names which
were prominent in the affairs of
the “Iron Dukes” of 1938 and
they should man their positions as
well as any players in the nation.
The big program is in the
backfield where only Eaves of the !
1338 regulars returns. The Duke
mentor is hopeful that. George
McAfee at quarterback and Ro
ger Robinson at fullback will re
lieve his of worries about those
two spots. The other berth is
wide open with Wesley McAfee,
George’s younger brother who
put some fine games under his
belt last season, and Steve Lach,
a sophomore of promise, as the
two best bets to battle down to
the finish for the post.
To pair with Johnson at the
guards, Coach Wade shifted
Frank Ribar, tackle last year, to
the post. He likely will be the
answer there.
The tackles are open. To three
outstanding candidates in spring
training were “True-Toe” Tony
Ruffa, the placekick specialist
who was a reserve last season,
Alex Winterson, another reserve
■ from 1938, and Bob McDonough,
s sophomore.
At center, it appears that Gor
don Burns, Dan Hill’s sub for
the past two seasons, will hold
forth. Duke is short of center
material and would be in a tough
spot if Burns failed to come
through as expected.
The more outstanding reserves
at the various posts; ends, Jim
Marion, reserve last season, and
Tommy Prothro,
guards, Kike Karmazin and
Chas. Jett, sophs, and Lange, re
serve end in 1938; center, Spen
cer Robb, reserve last season and
Aubrey Gill, sophomore; quarter.'
back, Winston Siegfried, sopho
more; fullbacks, Jap Davis, re
serve blocker last year, and
George Bokinsky, sophomore;
blocking backs, Carl Deane, 1938
reserve, and Grady Hedrick,
sophomore; halfbacks, Frank
Killian, reserve last season, and
Frank Swiger, sophomore.
The reporting squad will be
one of Duke’s largest but many
of them will be coming up from
last year’s freshman squad and
are green.
The schedule opens with a
Southern conference game with
Davidson on September 30. Then
follow a trio of intersectional
games on successive Saturdays
Colgate at Durham, October 7,
Pittsburgh on October 14, and
Syracuse at Durham for the
Homecoming attraction, October
21.
It follows:
Sept. 30 . Davidson at David
son.
Oct. 7- Colgate at Durham.
Oct. 14 - Pittsburgh at Pitts
burgh.
Oct. 21 - Syracuse at Durham
(Homecoming.)
Oct. 28 . Wake Forest at Dur
ham.
Nov. 4 - Georgia Tech at At
lanta. , *
Nov. 11 - V. M. L at Lexing-
Ca-Vel Concludes
Inter-City League
Campaign Saturday
Major Leaders
BATTING
Three leading batters in each
major league for play to date:
DiMaggio, Yankees 395
Foxx, Red Sox 368
Mize, Cardinals 353
Johnson, Athletics 344
Arnovich, Phillies 341
Bonura, Giants 336
HOME RUNS
American League
Foxx, Red Sox .. 30
Greenberg, Tigers 20
Gordon, Yankees 19
Silkirk, Yankees 19
National League
Ott, Giants 24
Mize, Cardinals 20
Camilli, Dodgers 19
RUNS BATTED IN
American League
Williams, Red Sox 95
Foxx, Red Sox 92
Johnson, Athletics 88
National League
McCormick, Reds ........... 97
Bonura, Giants 77
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YOUNGSTERS
RISE AND FALL
IN THE MAJORS
A year ago a young Dutchman
named Vander Meer was the
most sensational figure in profes
sional baseball. Now he’s just an
other fellow named Johnny strug
gling to get along.
Last August you saw his pic
ture plastered everywhere and
the 24-year-old southpaw of the
Cincinnati Reds was idolized by
the country’s baseball fans. He
had achieved the unprecedented
feat of hurling two no-hit, no-run
games in consecutive appearances
on the mound.
Vander Meer went on to win
15 games against 10 defeats last
year, his first full season in the
big leagues. But now Johnny, like
many another freshman star has
fallen victim to the “second year”
trials. He has appeared in 25
games this season, but has com
pleted only eight for a record of
five victories and eight defeats.
But Vander Meer is not the on
ly victim. There’s 23-year-old
Jim Bagby, who won 15 and lost
11 as a freshman. This year he
had won only three and lost four
when the Boston Red Sox ship
ped him back to the minor lea
gues.
Johnny Rizzo, Pittsburgh out
fielder, is another sophomore who
has faded badly, batting .301 in
143 games last year and only .253
for 72 games this year.
Many other freshman stand
outs of last year, however, are
shining brighter than ever a
field and at bat. Frank McCor
mick of Cincinnati, now is bat
ting .333, seven ponts over his
1938 mark, and has knocked in
97 runs. Bobby Doerr of the Boa
ton Red Sox, batted .289 a year
ago as compared with his fancy
ton, Va.
Nov. 18 . North Carolina at
Durham.
Nov. 25 - N. C. State at Ra
leigh.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 20, 1939
Tower To End Season Here
Next Saturday. Locals Have
Creditable Record.
Ca-Vel’s men of baseball are
scheduled to wind up the regular
Inter-City league schedule with
a final game with Tower of
Burlington here next Saturday.
Manager Baxter Mangum’s
boys have stacked up a creditable
record in their first year as a
member of the Inter-City league,
fastest semi-pro circuit in the
state and can only look forward
to the campaign next year. Stand
ings of the teams after yester
days games were not available
as the Times went to press.
McCrary’s powerful Eagles, un
defeated during the first half
race, will meet the second half
winner in a playoff series at the
end of the regular season.
The locals have several who
should come in for honors when
they begin passing out all-star
assignments at the close of the
season.
Carlton Slaughter, hitting in
the .380 s, could hardly be left off
any Inter-City all-star outfit ex
cept for the fact that he has play,
ed with Ca-Vel only part of the
past season. Morris Briggs’ four
homers in four trips to the
plate in a single game put him in
position for honors when the rec
koning rolls around. He hit at a
.317 clip.
On the fielding side the key
stone combination of Cotton Po
well and Lester James look tops
in the league and can’t be over
looked.
Haywood Slaughter and Sam
Shotwell, hitting .305 and .347
have also been important cogs in
the Ca-Vel attack.
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Bi-State Games
At South Boston
SUNDAY, AUGUST 20
Mayodan—3;oo P. M.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 22
Danville Here
2 Games . 3 P. M. and 8 P. M.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23
Mayodan BOO P. M.
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PRESIDENT
WATCHES SALVAGE
Portsmouth, N. H. On board
the cruiser Tuscaloosa, of which
he is bound for a vacation at his
camp on Campebello Island, New
Brunswick, President Roosevelt
witnessed the final steps in the
raising of the submarine Squalus,
which sank last May carrying
half her crew of 40 to death.
.329 figure at present. George
Case, the Washington base steal
ing artist, has a .318 average, 12
points above his 1938 perfarm
ance.
Joe Gordon of the New York
Yankees batted .255 last summer
stnd knocked out 25 homers. Now
his mark is .299 and he has 19
homers. Ken Keltner is batting
.309 for Cleveland, more than 30
points over his freshman average.
Enos Slaughter of the St Louis
Cards at .298 is 20 points, ahead
of his 1938 batting mark while
Ernie Koy of Brooklyn is hitting
24 points under his .299 mark as
a newcomer. Taft Wrght of Wash
ington batted .850 in 100 games
a year ago and now is .302 in 92
games.