anaheim-gazette 1950-06-19

The Williams Story Humble Beginning, Complex Personality Mark Career EDITOR'S NOTE: Here is the first in a series of six articles giving the "Ted Williams Story." This one deals with his complex personality and humble beginnings. By Joe Reichler BOSTON (AP)—Ted Williams admits he would rather swing a bat than do anything else in the world. In the next breath he tells you he would quit playing today if he had enough money. The long and lean Boston Red Sox slugger says he doesn't give a hoot for the fans. Then he talks for hours about "my pals, the kids," or of this or that cab driver, fireman, doorman or policeman. Williams speaks with startling fierceness of his hatred for baseball writers. Then he talks with great pride of his friendship with some sportswriters. Ted talks wistfully of the home runs he could have hit each season had he been playing for Detroit, New York or Philadelphia. He insists, however, he'd quit in a minute if the Red Sox were to trade him to a team he did not like. Williams talks of his passion for privacy but just let him hear of a family in distress, a down and out person or a stricken youngster in a hospital and he'll do everything in his power to help out. As long as it doesn't get publicized. All of which is simply to show that Williams, while baseball's greatest slugger and highest paid performer, is also the game's biggest enigma. Williams, who was born Oct. 30, 1918, grew up in humble surroundings. He was brought up by his mother, a Salvation Army worker. She maintained herself. Ted and his kid brother, Danny, in a modest frame house in the North Park Section of San Diego. Ted got permission to go to herbert Hoover high in another school zone because it was smaller. He wanted to be sure of making the school nine. In grade school where he looked peaked, it was discovered that he had been sharing his 30 cents a day allowance with kids who were less fortunate. That was the first of a long line of anonymous charities. Williams has never forgotten how hard his mother worked for him. He has set up an annuity for her that will keep her in comfort for the rest of her life. He takes care of his father and brother, and recently purchased a home in San Diego for his father. (Editor's note: tomorrow's story deals with Ted Williams' sometimes strained relations with baseball fame and doorman.) Williams talks of his passion for privacy but just let him hear of a family in distress, a down and out person or a stricken youngster in a hospital and he'll do everything in his power to help out. As long as it doesn't get publicized. All of which is simply to show that Williams, while baseball's greatest slugger and highest paid performer, is also the game's biggest enigma. Sometimes an ordinary person can explain an enigma better than an intellectual expert. Consider the testimony of Johnny Orlando, who takes care of the Boston club's equipment. "It ain't that he don't want to be friendly. It's just that he hates front runners. He don't like people who run up and make a biguss over him when he's done something good. Now take me. I never shook his hand once after he hit a home run. Never once. He don't need it then. It’s after he goes O-for-five that I talk to him. That’s when he needs it, not when he’s doin’ good. But a lot of people don’t understand that." Orlando says that Williams, under his brash exterior, is essentially a shy person. "Ted don’t hang out with the big shots, like some guys do. He Man Who Guided Babe Ruth Dies FORT MONROE, Va. (AP)—The Catholic educator who guided the early career of baseball's Babe Ruth died yesterday at the age of 85. The Rev. Brother Paul, CFX, was the oldest member in point of service of the Xaverian Order, which he had served as superior general for nine years—the first American to gain that distinction. Brother Paul was superintendent of St. Mary's industrial school in Baltimore for 18 years. Ruth was a student there during part of that period. Still recalled is the story of how Brother Paul made a hurried trip to New York one time to bring encouragement to his famous pupil who was having a batting slump. The Babe came out of that one to set a new home run record. Basketball Roster Deadline Set Applications and rosters for both high school and open summer basketball leagues must be signed, sealed and delivered by Wednesday of this week, the recreation department announced today. Initial high school tip-off is Monday, June 26. Open leaguers commence Tuesday. Preps appear Monday and Wednesday nights, Opens on Tuesday and Thursday throughout the season. Applications are available at the recreation box in the City Hall and should be returned there when filled out. BASEBALL STANDINGS By The Associated Press SUN BATHER? SIGHT-SEER? Greyhound Goes Everywhere! Choose your spot...choose your fun...Greyhound gets you there fast, comfortably, at 1/3 the cost of driving. Relax and save...go Greyhound—have extra cash for extra vacation fun! There Are No Lower Fares! Minneapolis ...34.65 Chicago ...36.85 Kansas City ...29.70 Pittsburgh ...43.80 Omaha ...29.70 Return Trip 20% Less when you buy Round-Trip ticket! HAROLD HOLCOMB, Agent Open 6 A.M. — 6 P.M. 217 St. Los Angeles St. Phone 3404 Anaheim Ask for FREE EXPENSE-PAID TOUR FOLDER! BASEBALL STANDINGS By The Associated Press Pacific Coast League W L Pet GBL Hollywood ...51 31 .622 — Oakland ...45 35 .563 5 San Diego ...43 41 .512 8 Portland ...39 39 .500 10 San Francisco ...41 41 .500 10 Los Angeles ...39 44 .470 12½ Seattle ...37 44 .475 13½ Sacramento ...32 52 .381 20 Sunday Games Oakland 8-0, San Diego 5-8. Los Angeles 11-0, Seattle 8-1. San Francisco 9-6, Portland 5-4. Hollywood 3-7, Sacramento 2-4. American League W L Pet GBL Detroit ...37 15 .715 — New York ...37 19 .661 2 Cleveland ...31 24 .564 7½ Boston ...31 28 .525 9½ Washington ...24 30 .444 14 Chicago ...22 32 .407 16 St. Louis ...19 34 .358 18½ Philadelphia ...19 38 .333 20½ Yesterday's Games New York 15-9, St. Louis 5-0. Detroit 10, Boston 2. Cleveland 7-21, Philadelphia 0-2. Washington at Chicago, both games postponed rain. Games Today Washington at Chicago — Hudson (7-4) vs. Calm (2-4)—night. Only game scheduled. National League W L Pet GBL St. Louis ...32 20 .615 — Brooklyn ...31 20 .608 %² Philippadelphia ...30 21 .588 1½ Boston ...30 23 .586 2½ Chicago ...25 25 .500 6 New York ...24 25 .490 %² Pittsburgh ...19 35 .352 14 Cincinnati ...15 37 .288 17 Yesterday's Games Brooklyn 9, St. Louis 0. New York 6-10, Chicago 0-5. Boston 8-8, Pittsburgh 6-8, (2nd name called curfew law). Philadelphia 4-4, Cincinnati 3-2. Games Today New York at Brooklyn—Kennedy (2-3) vs Branca (1-2). Cincinnati at Philadelphia—Smith (0-2) vs Heintzelman (1-5). Pittsburgh at Boston — Chambers (6-6) vs Spahn (8-6). Only games scheduled. Already the ambulance is the first time it’s opened. It may be the last. The again, it may not. After ten years watching husband race, Mrs. Cantrell driven up trying to answer that she just hopes for the best. Actually, it isn’t as bad as sounds—not all the time, anyway. Bill has only been injured twice since he started kicking midway around the track. The San Bernardino crackup two weeks ago. But crashes or no, miraculous escapes are just as trying for tracer’s wife. With the mild hurtling around the tracks speeds up to 70 mph, there is plenty of close ones. As for relief from worry, that’s part of being rage driver’s wife. Mrs. Cantrell can show you figures that make there are more deaths on fotoball field than on the mi SPORTS Anaheim Gazette, Monday, June 19, 1950 Troy Menaces Madison Meet MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Southern California's track squad heats today for the Big Ten-Pacific Coast conference meet at Madison, Wis., Tuesday. Unless performances in the National Collegiate Association's annual fairs mean nothing they're a show to win. The Trojans captured their NCAA crown Saturday by rolling up 49 1/5 points. Second place Stanford has 28. Yale, a pre-meet favorite, give Southern California a bounce on its attempt to repeat "1949 victory," wound up third with 26. Two NCAA records were broken as Southern California outscooped all the Big Ten schools in the meet. It remained for a Yale men's Jim Fuchs, to set a new shot record, and for Canadian-born Don McEwen of Michigan to handily to a new mark in the mile. Fuchs bettered the old mark of 56 feet 1½ inches, which he beat at Los Angeles last year, by ting the ball 56 feet 11 3/16 inches in Saturday's finals. McEwen shaved seven-tenths a second off the two-mile run despite the lack of pressure from Southern California's famed Newcomb. McEwen ran the distance in 9:01.9, compared with the 9:02.6 set by Greg Rice Notre Dame in 1939 at Los Angeles. Southern California's 49 points came on a first by D. Attlesey in the 120-yard hurdles, four second places. WENIRS—Mrs. Bill Cantrell polishes trophies earned by husband on midget race track. A great fee of pride, they also represent a lot of hard work and anxiety as well as track triumphs. Chills, Chills, Hard Work Deep Racer’s Wife on Go By BILL GREGORY You’re watching the midget racers start the main event at Bernardino. The starter’s flag whips down. The 12 tiny speedsters lay the stands, drivers hunched over the wheels, and into the first turn. The cars are bunched, one behind the other, dangerous. Tires scream as they ride around the curve. Leaders streak out of the suddenly one of them goes spin. It’s Edger Elder in car four. Right behind him is Cantrell, Anaheim midget ace, number one. It’s nothing to do. Cantrell into Elder, Car number one on its nose, cartwheels end and twice, then rolls side-four-five-six-seven times. The blue and white pin-Cantrell’s white dot of a whirls sickeningly. Before the crash, a slennette woman in the stands rushed to her feet. She rushes the stairs toward the track.ants restrain her as she attempts to cross the dirt speedway.restles loose and hurries the infield toward the wreck. Lady the ambulance is there group of crewmen and athletes helping the driver of or one into it. Woman pushes her way in the gathering, gets to the ambulance door. He, on a stretcher, Cantrell his head and manages a grin wife. All right. Just a slight cut on headhead. He knew he was gover-so he grabbed the steer-wheel and hung on tight. He Lynx Register Weekend Sweep Coming back aboomin’ after their two defeats at the hand of Portland last week, the Buena Park Lynx scored a clean sweep this week-end as they dumped Santa Ana 8-1 Saturday night and then blanked Atkins Park 2-0 last evening. First baser Robbie Mulkey bashed herself out two homers and top hitting honors for the two-game stint. In the Santa Ana game she parked one in the stands with Carolyn Broady aboard to make for a pair of counters. Her swat count for the evening was three for four. Last night she banged out another round-tripper with Ann Babashoff ahead of her as part of a two for three performance. The Lynx entertain Portland again this week in a pair of encounters. First match slated is tomorrow night at Buena Park. Second is at Fullerton on Wednesday night. Score by innings: R H E Buena Park ... 201 210 2—8 12 1 Santa Ana ... 000 010 0—1 7 2 Slappey and Whitney; Allen and Simmons. JC’s Wallop Hornmen 9-2 JC’s continued their winning ways last Friday night as they pounded out a 9-2 victory over Harry Horn at City Park. The same evening, the Hornets picked up a forfeit victory when the Optimists failed to put in an appearance. The victorious JC’s did all their work in the first three frames. Circuit smashes by Floyd Trapp and Gil Martinez highlighted the action. Hornmen tallied in the first and final innings. Box score: JC— AB R H Wright, p ... 5 1 1 Trapp L., ss ... 3 8 0 Ames, lb ... 5 1 2 Selaya John, c ... 4 1 2 Trapp F., cf ... 3 1 1 Stringer, 2b ... 3 0 0 Carter, lf ... 4 1 0 Martinez, 3b ... 4 1 2 Hall. rf ... 3 0 1 Harry Horn— Anderson, lb ... 3 0 0 Mendoza, ss ... 2 0 1 Linebarger, c ... 3 1 0 Hanson, p ... 2 0 1 VanVerst, 2b ... 3 0 0 Virus, rf ... 3 1 0 Rameriz, cf ... 3 0 0 Shallow, 3b ... 3 0 0 Yorba, lf ... 3 0 0 R H E Jr. College ... 243 000 0—9 9 2 Harry Horn ... 100 000 1—2 2 7 Church League Softball White Temple takes on Calvary Baptist in the opener and Presbyterian and Grace Lutheran vie, in the finale as Church League softball enters the fifth week at City Park tonight. First game starts at 7:30. McEwen shaved seven-tenths a second off the two-mile mile despite the lack of pressure from Southern California’s famed Newcomb. McEwen ran the course in 9:01.9, compared with the 9:02.6 set by Greg Rice. Notre Dame in 1939 at Los Angeles. Southern California’s 49 points came on a first by D. Attlesey in the 120-yard hurdles, four second places fourth, a fifth and two men in five-way tie for sixth place in pole vault. Their total, however, was less than the 47/3/5 points total by Big Ten schools participating Michigan State had 11, Michigan and Wisconsin in each, C State 8, Minnesota and Indiana four each and Illinois 3/5. SCOTS REACH FINALS LOS ANGELES (P)—The Scots advanced to the finals of the southern California soccer competition with a 2 to 1 triumph yesterday over San Pedro. Game was at Rancho La Ciena stadium. Victoria upset the favored P.Americans, 3 to 2, in an over playoff. Standard devel A lady the ambulance is there group of crewmen and atts are helping the driver of her one into it. A woman pushes her way on the gathering, gets to the ambulance door. He, on a stretcher, Cantrell his head and manages a grin wife. All right. Just a slight cut on head. He knew he was goering, so he grabbed the steer wheel and hung on tight. He's grip on one roll, but his belt held. There's no need for them to take to the hospital. But they in-ell, just so long as they don't confuse and put him in the unit ward. They'd have a wait. The ambulance door closes. Mrs. Cantrell watches the big white drive away. Not the First Time isn't the first time it's happen. It may be the last. There it may not. Over ten years watching her and race, Mrs. Cantrell has group trying to answer that one must hopes for the best. Finally, it isn't as bad as it is—not all the time, anyway. Has only been injured twice in the start kicking midgets and the track. The San Bernardo crackup two weeks ago. The other, at the same cost him a couple of broke when his car turned over two days ago. Crashes or no, miraculous ones are just as trying for the wife. With the midgeting around the tracks at up to 70 mph, there are many of close ones. For relief from worry, there's much. That's part of being a driver's wife. Mrs. Cantrell show you figures that mainthere are more deaths on the ball field than on the midget (Continued on Page 6) Church League Softball White Temple takes on Calvary Baptist in the opener and Presbyterian and Grace Lutheran vie, in the finale as Church League softball enters the fifth week at City Park tonight. First game starts at 7:30. The rest of the week: Tuesday Church of Christ vs Zion Lutheran Presbyterian vs Evan. Un. Breth. Thursday St. Boniface vs Calvary Baptist Zion Lutheran vs Grace Lutheran Recreation Menu Swimming as the high school plunge on Saturdays has ceased until July 10 in order to permit repairs. Summer swimming lessons will commence when the pool opens on that date. Lessons in the City Park plunge get underway July 5. Other recreation news: Girls over 12 interested in summer softball series sign at the City Park game office. Regular Thursday night roller skating sessions begin this Thursday on City Park courts. Beginning classes in languard weaving and ceramic painting start June 26. Killie shooting at the Anaheim Rifle Range begins July 5. Clases are open to girls. Sign-up time for all juvenile leagues is this week. Place in City Park. Mangrum Ranks as Golfer To Beat in PGA Match By WHITNEY MARTIN NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y. (AP)—Wheeling along the road today toward Columbus, Ohio, and the professional golfers’ association championship is a guy who will bear watching—and not because he’s loaded with fresh money. Lloyd Mangrum rates as the man to beat in the PGA event as he currently is the hottest thing in golf, with $8,100 in prize money to show for the last three weeks of play. He picked up $3000 yesterday by winning the ninth annual Palm Beach round-robin tournament. The sum going into the kitty along with the $2500 he won for finishing second, after a playoff, in the National Open, and the $2600 he pocketed in winning the Fort Wayne, Ind., open the preceding week. There was nothing flukey about the dapper guy's triumph. He demonstrated convincingly he was the best of the field of 16 star pros in every phase of the four-day, five-round event. He had the highest point total, 37, with Lawson Little a distant second with 20 points. His medal score of 344 for the five rounds was nine strokes better than that of the second low man in that department, Claude Harmon. He shot one round of 65, tieling the competitive course record. He beat the two men with whom he tied in the open—Ben Hogan and George Fazio—by 20 and 21 strokes, respectively. As they suffered a letdown, Mangrum's game blossomed. The Palm Beach tournament schedule provides that each play... Ewen shaved seven-tenths of pound off the two-mile mark due to the lack of pressure from eastern California's famed Jim Domb. McEwen ran the dismount in 9:01.9, compared with 10:02.6 set by Greg Rice of Dame in 1939 at Los Anthern California's 49 1/5 miles came on a first by Dick Keyy in the 120-yard high jumps, four second places, a fifth and two men in a way tie for sixth place in the decathlon. But that third place was far more than the Stanford crewmen and the 11 other college competing against them expected of the westerners in the two-mile varsity race. More important to the Stanford boys, however is the fact that when they get home they can say to their school's officials: "Look what we did at Marietta! Now, will you recognize rowing as an official sport at Stanford?" That was the crew's main objective when it came here. Since Stanford does not recognize rowing, the crewmen had to raise their own funds. Students and alumni provided $3500 for the trip east, and rival California—which placed second Saturday—provided transportation for the Stanford boats. That's how Stanford got the name, "orphan crew." Once here, the 14 crewmen didn't have enough money for the return trip. So they dug into their own pockets, obtained help from their parents and were able to board the train yesterday. Washington's Huskies finished first, just as they and their coach, Al Ulbrickson, and most of the rival coaches had predicted. Standard develops peacetime use for atomic energy How could these products be kept separated...products ranging from diesel fuel to high-octane gasoline...as they follow each other through this common carrier line? This problem has been solved efficiently by using atomic energy. Each time a change to a new product is made, very minute amounts of radioactive tracer material are put into the line...tracer material prepared especially for this use in the Government atomic pile at Oak Ridge, Tennessee. ing a Geiger Counter, operators at the destination tell exactly when the radioactive tracer arrives in the pipe...and they can switch the new stream of soline or oil into the proper tank. The radioactive tracer is so diluted in each batch of products that only the recording made by a Geiger Counter can tell you it's there. Its radioactivity will be far less than that of a luminous watch dial. This is one of the first commercial uses of atomic energy in American industry. But it won't be the last. Our scientists...and those of other companies...are fast learning how to make this great development work for peaceful purposes. You'll see the results of this knowledge soon...not only in improved methods of transportation but in new and useful products. 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