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THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1952
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA
Published afternoons, Monday through Friday, at 259 East Center, Anaheim, California. Phone Anaheim 2206. Entered as second-class matter at the Anaheim, California, Postoffice on June 5, 1869, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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THEODORE B. KUCHEL
MAX BESLER
LEONARD KREIDT
WILLI STANLEY
M E MELLEN
RALPH ROULAND
DON YOUNG
Ed note: Prior to the Democratic convention, which promised to be one of the hottest in years, Drew Pearson is writing a series of columns diagnosing the qualifications of the candidates.
WASHINGTON — The most surprising of all the candidates in the Democratic stable is William Averell Harriman, former paid player, millionaire stockholder of the Union Pacific railroad, ex-ambassador to England and Russia, and mutual security administrator.
When Harriman first started campaigning nobody took him seriously. A few of his friends were kind enough to observe that he might make a pretty good vice president. But that was all.
In fact, the only man who really took his candidacy seriously was Averell himself. And he has taken it so seriously and worked up for discussion at the White House, Harriman, then secretary of commerce, did his best to persuade the president not to veto it.
And when the president was about to send a stiff message to the 80th GOP congress on economic controls in 1947, Harriman also did his best to dissuade the president.
Despite some mistakes, Averell Harriman has been right on several important things. He was, for instance, one of the first to warn Washington what lay ahead with Soviet Russia. As ambassador to Moscow, Harriman did his best to push military aid to the Red army, also to establish U.S.-U.S.S.R. cooperation. But when he found it impossible, he began sending a steady drum-beat of warnings back to Washington.
ABLE TO LEARN—The most important thing about Harriman is that he has learned. His views have not solidified with the passing of the years. They have broadened. Beginning as a slow, timid person, they have grown into a strong force.
HOLLYWOOD—I manage catch up with actor Don Dale last week, just before he left Mexico City where he's still in a half hour TV film for Irene Dunne-Phyhouse series. The most amazing thing we didn't talk about himself, my family, nor his latest picture stead, he talked about a pity he's promoting for the young community of Westwood after a few moments of this salesmanship, I'm thoroughly viced, this is a very worthy ect to support.
"My wife Marian and I long to a group of young married couples at the Villa Church of Westwood," he me. "A couple of years ago decided to raise some money the treasury, so we threw a lunchtopic in the backyard our home. We raised 400 dollars so last year we went at little harder, taking over village market and stage carnival. This time we raise four thousand dollars."
Now we're going all out, this year we have taken over Riviera Polo field for three o'clock and we're shooting for 50 graves.
The money raised will go toward a building fund for a youth center and an educational building.
The way Don puts it, it will quite a shindig. "Hopalong sidy" will be the grand marshal and the event will include a trade of the "Horseless Carry Club," with 50 old time auto biles in line. Mayor Fletcher B
When Harriman first started campaigning nobody took him seriously. A few of his friends were kind enough to observe that he might make a pretty good vice president. But that was all.
In fact, the only man who really took his candidacy seriously was Averell himself. And he has taken it so seriously and worked at so hard, that he has ended up as one of the top contenders for the Democratic nomination.
HIGHBINDER FATHER — Probably the most surprised of all at the emergence of Averell Harriman as a crusading liberal would be his father, one of the toughest highbinders ever to milk the stock of a public utility. It was Edward Harriman who built the Union Pacific, then engaged in the famous battle with Jim Hill to control the Northern Pacific, a battle which did not end until it caused a crash in Wall Street.
Harriman has not always been the crusading liberal, however. When the justice department in 1904 brought an anti-trust suit against his railroad, Harriman was still chairman of the Union Pacific.
Harriman was most indignant. The railroads, he apparently felt, had every right to conspire to liberate. "If this be conspiracy," he wrote the interstate commerce commission, "then the railroads on the country need better and bigger conspiracies."
Harriman is also campaigning today as the great friend of labor and he seems to be sincere about it. But just four years ago when the Taft-Hartley act was best to push military aid to the Red army, also to establish U.S.-U.S.S.R. cooperation. But when he found it impossible, he began sending a steady drum-beat of warnings back to Washington.
ABLE TO LEARN—The most important thing about Harriman is that he has learned. His views have not solidified with the passing of the years. They have broadened. Beginning as a slow, timid, ponderous person when he first came to Washington, Averell has gradually grown up.
I recall talking to him after Roosevelt and Churchill met on a battleship in the North Atlantic in the early days of the war. Harriman was with them, and upon his return I dropped in to see if I could pick up some human interest stories. I knew Averell well enough to realize that I could get no diplomatic secrets from him—not even an inkling. He was too much of a scared rabbit.
So I asked him a few simple, nonsecret questions about pleasantries and pastimes aboard ship. Averell, however, was hesitant. Finally I asked whether the prime minister and the president wore evening dress when they dined on the battleship at night.
"I am afraid," said Harriman, "that would be confidential and I must not discuss it."
As I walked out of his hotel, I glanced at the afternoon papers. They featured a picture of Roosevelt and Churchill aboard ship in evening dress.
About ten years has passed since then, but in that ten years, the onetime Mr. Harriman has become a rip roaring, rostrum-pounding candidate for president. And I'm beginning to think he might make a pretty good one.
IN THE DAYS OF LONG AGO From the Files of Anaheim Gazette By MRS. HENRY KUCHEL
75 Years Ago June 1877
fences which he says are tolerably high and strong.
Ann Blyth Is Pr Make Good in H By JAMES BACON (For Bob Thomas)
HOLLYWOOD. (P)—Can a girl make the grade in the movies?
Ann Blyth, a girl any fellow could proudly take home to me mother, is proof that virtue is its own reward—even in Hollywood wood.
This young and beautiful actress is one of the most talented and successful in the business. You paradoxically, her name is so dom, if ever, mentioned in the gossip columns. In fact, one well known Hollywood playboys once told me:
"I don't see how that girl ever has any fun. You never see hot in the night clubs."
IN THE DAYS OF
LONG AGO
From the Files of
Anaheim Gazette
By MRS. HENRY KUCHEL
75 Years Ago
June 1877
Yesterday afternoon a man, who face partially hidden by a mask, rode up to a chinaman employed on Mr. R. W. Scott's farm near town, pointed a pistol at the head of the astonished Celestial, and in a style which would have done credit to Joaquin Murrietta on Vasquez, commanded him to give up his money or die. The chinman had about five dollars in silver which he yielded up to the highwayman, who then rode off towards town. It is pretty well known who the robber was, and it is certain that this section will not be a safe one for future operations. (Mr. Scott's place was the twenty acres at the north-east corner of North and East streets, just outside of the town limits—Ed.)
80 Years Ago
June 1892
At Harlin came in from Peralta Monday evening to buy some groceries and look around. He is teaching the young Peralta how to shoot.
R. West was in town on Monday nizing up his political fences which he says are tolerably high and strong.
W. W. Manter who a number of years ago conducted a meat market in this city, but since that time has been east, has recently returned and has purchased a piece of land south of Mr. Rae at Katella. Mr. Manter came here from Riverside and is persuaded that he has located in the best valley on earth. He will set the land to walnuts and other trees and make extensive improvements.
25 Years Ago
June 1927
Andrew J. (Bill) Cook, former University of Southern California football star and last fall connected with the SC college as assistant freshman mentor, will coach the Santa Ana junior college athletic squad next year. Cook will begin his duties in September, replacing coach Graham Harris, who has served for the past two years. A member of the class of '22 at Anaheim Union High school, Bill made his freshman football numeral at Stanford, he transferred to Southern California where he played for two years on the varsity football and track teams. Cook's marriage to Katherine Cravath of Anaheim high school faculty, will probably be an event of the near future. We wish him all luck at Santa Ana junior college and congratulate the officials on their excellent choice.
This young and beautiful actress is one of the most talented and successful in the business. You paradoxically, her name is so dom, if ever, mentioned in the gossip columns. In fact, one well known Hollywood playboys once told me:
"I don't see how that girl evo has any fun. You never see her in the night clubs."
Ann, it seems, spends most of her leisure time at church ba zaars, a most unlikely hangout for gossip columnists.
She has plenty of dates, like any other girl of 23, but so far nothing serious. One of her steadiest beauties is Charles Fitzsimons, the handsome Irish born brother of Maureen Oriara.
Fitzsimons discloses that a date with Ann usually entails dinner, then a movie, with a chocolate soda afterwards. There are thousands of similar dates like that throughout the country, but in Hollywood among movie stars they're very, very rare.
Ann is not a prude about night-clubs.
"It's all right," she explains, "to go there to see some great
HOLLYWOOD—I managed to catch up with actor Don DeFore week, just before he left for Mexico City where he's to star a half hour TV film for the Dunne-Playhouse series, and most amazing thing was, he'll talk about himself, nor his lily, nor his latest picture! In addition, he talked about a project promoting for the youth of community of Westwood, and for a few moments of this guy'smanship, I'm thoroughly convinced, this is a very worthy project to support.
My wife Marlan and I began to a group of young mural couples at the Village Church of Westwood," he told "A couple of years ago, we added to raise some money for treasury, so we throw a box of picnic in the backyard of home. We raised 400 dollars last year we went at it harder, taking over the game market and staged a rival. This time we raised thousand dollars.
Now we're going all out, and year we have taken over the Pra Polo field for three days, we're shooting for 50 grand." The money raised will go to a building fund for a youth and an educational build-in way Don puts it, it will be a shindig. "Hopalong Caswill be the grand marshal, the event will include a parade of the "Horseless Carriage with 50 old time automobiles line. Mayor Fletcher Bowman."
Herb Shriner will drive out here in a 1937 Cord... The new dance sensation, "The Hokey Pokey" as introduced in the McCambo is an adult's version of a kindergarten playtime routine that has been used in the little kid's schools for years, to teach right from left. Well, maybe some adults can use this training. At any rate, everyone seemed to be having a good time doing the "Hokey Pokey," including "Uncle Charlie" at his Mocambo.
CONVENTION NOTES... Here are a few of Bob Hope's sage remarks during last week's GOP convention: "I'm glad to be at the Republican National Convention —otherwise known as the National Optimist Club... It's so crowded in Chicago that tonight I have a room with a shower. Of course they're in different hotels... I heard a Texas delegate says he wants to take Rhode Island home for a souvenir."
SCOOP... It was learned recently that Fibber McGee and Molly (Jim and Marlan Jordan), now without a sponsor, and Bob Hope, also without a sponsor, are up for sale by NBC for a five-a-week 15-minute daytime strip, with a "soap opera" aroma. Fibber and Molly could fit into this routine very well, but I can't see Hope being very happy with such a deal. A check on time costs show that in the morning time, all five 15-minutes shows can beaired.
GEORGE Bamberger won his sixth game against one defeat as he pitched Oakland to victory against Seattle, but Bob Boyd's batting decided the issue in favor of the Rainiers in the second.
Stars Climb Back Atop Coast Nip Padres, 8-0, in Double
By The Associated Press
Doubleheaders involving first division teams of the Pacific Coast League last night knocked Oakland out of first place, reinstated the Hollywood Stars as the pacemakers and pushed Lefty O'Doul's San Diego Padres back to third place.
Hollywood earned its right to the leader's position, whipping San Diego twice, 8 to 0 and 5 to 2, while Oakland had to content with a split against Seattle. The Oaks won the first, 5 to 3, but dropped the other, 4-2.
Hollywood has won six straight games and its pitching is getting better right along. Pinky Woods, who had been sidelined with a sore arm, snapped back with a four-hitter in the first game. Joe Muir, recent acquisition from the Pittsburgh Pirates, southpawed his way through the Padres in the windup. It was the third win in a row for the Stars over the Padres, and 13 out of 16 for the season.
Second Group Playoffs Slide For Park Tour
Tonight Hunt Four champions of their fight against Art Allthee Bakery nine in the playoff game at 7:11 park diamond.
Allthede will open Farr on the mound. These are the two leaders of the City League turn the game into pitcher's battle.
In the second game fending champions this year, Anaheim Meadows against the Cypress nine.
With the league thru in years, as good a ball anywhere in Orange be in evidence here for two weeks as best fight it out for championship cup.
we're shooting for 50 grand."
money raised will go to a building fund for a youth and an educational buildway Don puts it, it will be a shindig. "Hopalong Caswill be the grand marshal, the event will include a paof the "Horseless Carriage with 50 old time automoline. Mayor Fletcher Bowressed in duster, goggles and jets, will ride in the lead and in each of the other cars, die star with his family, allume, will ride. Joan CrawMartin and Lewis, Barbara Wanda Hendrix, Eddie enn and scores of others have needed to be there.
festival, which opens July runs three days, will rea three ring circus. There is an auto show, a home face show, and a variety every night, along with ex-games, rides and a bigue every day served by Mousi Chef Milani.
is worthy of your attend-ive it a whirl!
TV-RADIO ROW
TWENTY YEARS AGO IN RADIO ... Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt took to the air for the first time since her husband's nomination and had as her guest Mrs. Thomas Edison ... George Gershwin penned a new tune for Paul Whiteman to debut ... Ted Husing emceed the first swimming meet to be broadcast. It was aired via CBS from Jones Beach, N.Y. ... Arthur Jarrett filled the spot vacated by Russ Columbo.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ... Art Linkletter.
Copyright, 1962, by Universal Radio and TV Features Syndicate
An Blyth Is Proof Nice Girl Can Make Good in Hollywood Filmland
BY JAMES BACON
(For Bob Thomas)
(YEWOOD, AF)—Can a nice girl take home to meet is proof that virtue is reward—even in Holly-Young and beautiful actress of the most talented and real in the business. Yet, really, her name is sel ever, mentioned in the columns. In fact, one town Hollywood playboy me!
it see how that girl ever fun. You never see her night clubs."
artist perform. But to sit there in those dingy, smoke filled rooms night after night is not my idea of fun.
"I like to dance," she adds, "but not on a crowded floor.
Fitzsimons discloses something else about a date with Ann.
"Besides being one of the nicest girls I've ever met," says Fitzsimons, "she is surprisingly attentive when we talk."
Fitzsimons is an up and coming young actor and he recognizes that as a rare quality among actresses. The usual female movie star gabs about herself for hours on end and then gives her partner a break with a remark like this:
"Now, let's talk about you for awhile. How did you like my last windup. It was the third win in a row for the Stars over the Padres, and 13 out of 16 for the season.
GEORGE Bamberger won his sixth game against one defeat as he pitched Oakland to victory against Seattle, but Bob Boyd's batting decided the issue in favor of the Rainlers in the second. Boyd tripled in the fourth and again in the fifth, and his smash decided the contest. Art Del Duca filled the bases with Oaks in the ninth inning of this game with one away, but big Al Widmar came in and pitched one ball—Piper Davis hitting it into a double play.
Los Angeles dropped another to Portland, 3 to 2. Aaron Robinson, the Beavers' catcher, batting in the winning run. He doubled and homered in three trips. Fred Sanford held the Angeles to six hits.
San Francisco nosed out Sacramento, 3 to 2, and so Joe Gordon's
Yankee Stadium Jinxing Indians Again; Drop Two
The Yankee Stadium, graveyard of Cleveland pennant drives in the past, is haunting the Indians again.
Cleveland startled the baseball world by winning its first three games in the home of the New York Yankees this year. This almost matched their victory total for the previous two seasons during which they managed to win only five of 17 games in the House that Ruth Built.
But Cleveland's dreams of a happy hunting ground in the stadium were rudely shattered yesterday. The Indians missed an opportunity to virtually tie the Yanks for first place by dropping both ends of a double-header, 8-7 in 10 innings and 7-4. They now are 4½ games behind.
The Yanks came from behind to win the opener. Yogi Berra tied the score at 7-7 in the eighth in-fending champions year. Anaheim Meadows against the Cypress nine.
With the league thirteen years, as good a ball anywhere in Orange be in evidence here for two weeks as b fight it out for championship cup.
Lionettes P 4-3 Series Top Lynx,
A sparkling 6th in by Bobbie Allen with hers aboard sparked history for the Orange over the Buena Park Ienna Park last night.
The Orange-win tilt son series balance, 4-favor and dropped there a second place spot Orange gals in the slow ifornal league. The Lion second place in the Pa-league, the Lyn, third.
The Lynx were held some hit off the first the first inning by Lion er Bertha Ragan.
The sixth inning othe Lionettes with M drawing a walk from Ler Slappey. Harris's then thrown wide to fill her on an an error, popped up for an infield Ingersoll singled to load After a strike out by Ragan drew a walk to the first run. Then All ed out her big triple home three runs and wint ball game.
The Lynx next games as they Fresno for games on Sat Sunday. They again ta Lionettes on the Orange next Tuesday.
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young and beautiful actress of the most talented and well in the business. Yet, actually, her name is self-evident, mentioned in the columns. In fact, oneOWN Hollywood playboy told me:
"Let see how that girl ever fun. You never see her night clubs."
Seems, spends most of her time at church basement, most unlikely hangout with columnists.
Is plenty of dates, like my girl of 23, but so far serious. One of her steadfast is Charles Fitzsimon; handsome Irish born of Maureen Oriara.
Discloses that a high Ann usually entails when a movie, with a soda afterwards. There stands of similar dates throughout the country in Hollywood among stars they're very, very not a prude about nightlife," she explains, here to see some great on the varsity football teams. Cook's marriage to Cravath of Anaheim faculty, will probably right of the near future. Kim all luck at Santa Barbara college and congratulatory officials on their excel-
Fitzsimons, "she is surprisingly attentive when we talk."
Fitzsimons is an up and coming young actor and he recognizes that as a rare quality among actresses. The usual female movie star gabs about herself for hours on end and then gives her partner a break with a remark like this:
"Now, let's talk about you for awhile. How did you like my last picture?"
In Ann's case that would be hard to answer unless one were an inveterate moviegoer. She has three major pictures either just released or about to be.
All of them accent her versatility. In "The World in His Arms," she plays a Russian countess who makes love to Gregory Peck; In "Sally and Saint Anne," she plays an 11-year-old girl, and in "One Minute to Zero," she plays a young war widow. She was a last-replacement for Claudette Colbert in the latter movies when the veteran actress got pneumonia.
Currently, she is singing with Mario Lanza, in "The Student Prince." The last time MGM borrowed Ann from U.I., the picture was a record grosser. That was "The Great Caruso."
Somehow, in between, she manages to make countless benefit appearances at church suppers or hospital wing dedications. Family theater, a nationwide radio show that promotes family prayer, reports that Ann has donated her talents more than any other star in Hollywood.
But Cleveland's dreams of a happy hunting ground in the stadium were rudely shattered yesterday. The Indians missed an opportunity to virtually tie the Yanks for first place by dropping both ends of a double-header, 8-7 in 10 innings and 7-4. They now are 4½ games behind.
The Yanks came from behind to win the opener. Yogi Berra tied the score at 7-7 in the eighth inning with a two-run homer, his 20th of the season, and Hank Bauer broke it up by singling home rookie Kal Segrist in the tenth.
Cleveland hopped on Johnny Sain for five runs in the third inning, two on a homer by pitcher Bob Lemon. Lemon was forced to retire after six innings because of the heat. Mickey Harris, Lou Brissle and Mike Garcia failed to protect his 6-4 lead.
The Yanks won the nightcap with a four-run rally in the seventh against Bob Peller. Gil McDougald's three-run homer was the big blow of the rally.
Tom Gorman, recalled along with Segrist from Kansas City the other day, was the winning pitcher. Gorman took over in the top of the seventh and doused a rally that netted Cleveland two runs. He bowed out for a pinch-hitter in the eighth and Allie Reynolds scaled it up.
The defeats also endangered Cleveland's grip on second place as the third place Boston Red Sox defeated the Chicago White Sox 7-3 to move to within a half game of the tribe.
LIGHTWIN ARRIVES
First shipments of the new inrudes three florepower win" outboard motor have arrived in Angheim, it will nounced today by Anahehn rine and Sports store. Locator for Evinrude motors.
The "Lightwin," Nick Waid, attracted a great interest at major outdoor boating shows throughout country during the past year. It weighs only 30 pounds enough for a small womanry—and yet generates as much heavier power as many heavier mo-
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team dropped back into the cellar. These two teams have been trading positions for quite a while. Ray Orteig, Seal catcher, batted in two runs with a double and a triple.
Second Group of Playoffs Slated For Park Tonight
Tonight Hunt Foods, reigning champions of their league, go against Art Altheide's Davies Bakery nine in the opening playoff game at 7:15 at the City park diamond.
Altheide will oppose Eddie Farr on the mound for Hunt's. These are the two leading hurlers of the City League and could turn the game into quite a pitcher's battle.
In the second game, the defending champions from last year, Anaheim Merchants, go against the Cypress Merchants nine.
With the league the strongest in years, as good a ball as played anywhere in Orange county will be in evidence here in Anaheim for two weeks as both leagues fight it out for the playoff championship cup.
Sports Roundup
By JOE FALLS
NEW YORK (AP)—If you read the sports pages closely last week you probably saw it. If you didn't, you missed a pip.
Speak about luck. Or fate. Just get this:
An unidentified bettor at Aqueduct wanted two $10 tickets on numbers 10-3 in the daily double. But he got 11-3 by mistake. Noticing this, he decided to keep the tickets, anyway.
So the 11-3 combo won, paying a whopping $1342.90 for $2. That gave this guy $13,429—and all because a mistake had been made.
Well, this brought to mind another racetrack yarn that J. L. "Fuzzy" Macaskill told us recently. Fuzzy is a teletype operator in the New York office of the AP.
It seems one day Fuzzy was—well, let's let him tell it:
"IT'S LIKE THIS. There's an old saying that there's a thousand ways for a guy to lose his money on a nag. This, I think, should top 'em all.
"Horace Stoneham, president of the New York Giants, had this horse, Dry Moon. He was a consistent runner. So this day I put two bucks on his nose and he wins easy, by two or three lengths.
"But after about five minutes his number wasn't posted
Cypress VFW Tops Parkway Inn In First Playoff
Last night in the first games of the "National" City league playoffs, Koopman's Furniture won from the Magnolia Cobras by forfeit, while in the second game, Cypress VFW won from the Parkway Inn team, 5-2.
In the Cypress-Parkway game, Ralph Alvarado, pitcher for Cypress, let up three hits and two runs in the first inning but held the Parkway boys hitless the rest of the way. The first inning showed two runs scored on hits by Ben Marin, Art Zammaripa and Bill Baca, to drive across the only runs of the game for Parkway.
For the winning Cypress team, one run was scored in the first and four more in the third. In the first inning a homerun by Jack Avey gave Cypress their first tally but in the third the Cypress batsmen got to Paul Ranchez for three hits and four runs. The hits were by John Johnson, Mike Gilbertson, and Jeff Jefferson. Leading hitters for Cypress were Gilbertson and Jefferies with two hits apiece. Ben Marin was the big hitter for the losing Parkway team.
STANDINGS
By The Associated Press
Pacific Coast League
W L Pet GBL
Hollywood 63 44 .589
Oakland 61 44 .581
San Diego 61 49 .570
Seattle 52 49 .511
Los Angeles 54 53 .508
Portland 46 56 .451 141%
San Francisco 42 65 .393 201%
Sacramento 42 65 .393 21
Lionettes Pick Up 4-3 Series Edge; Top Lynx, 4-0
A sparkling 8th inning triple by Bobbie Allen with three runners aboard sparked a 4-0 victory for the Orange Lionettes over the Buena Park Lynx at Buena Park last night.
The Orange win tilted the season series balance, 4-3, in their favor and dropped the Lynx into a second place spot behind the Orange gals in the southern California league. The Lionettes hold second place in the Pacific Coast league, the Lynx, third.
The Lynx were held to a lone-some hit off the first batter in the first inning by Lionette pitcher Bertha Ragan.
The sixth inning opened for the Lionettes with McLoffland drawing a walk from Lynx pitcher Slappey. Harris's bunt was then thrown wide to first to put her on an error. Conner's popped up for an infield out and Ingersoll singled to load the bases. After a strike out by Glasscock, Ragan drew a walk to force in the first run. Then Allen blasted out her big triple to send home three runs and wrap up the ball game.
The Lynx next games come over the weekend as they travel to Fresno for games on Saturday and Sunday. They again tackle the Lionettes on the Orange diamond next Tuesday.
"We ALSO HEARD an amusing tale, this one on golf, at the roundrobin tourney in New Rochelle.
This guy—let's call him Joe Blotz—was a red-hot divot digger. Every chance he'd get, he'd sneak away from his house and play 18, 38 and even 54 holes a day.
One morning, his wife—she'll be Mrs. Blotz, of course—decided to go along, and see what this game's all about. Which didn't make Joe too happy.
Anyway, he made the best of it. Since she was with him, he thought he'd show her the fine points of the game.
At the first tee, he showed her how to hold the club, how to stand, how swing, and just about everything there is to know about hitting a golf ball.
"Just aim for that little red flag down the middle," he told her. "See it?"
It was about 400 yards away.
To which, Mrs. Blotz wound up—and the ball flew down the fairway, straight as an arrow, bounced twice and rolled to a stop just two inches from the cup.
They walked up to it, Joe GBL,
Hollywood
Oakland
San Diego
Seattle
Los Angeles
Portland
San Francisco
Sacramento
STANDINGS
By The Associated Press
Pacific Coast League
W L Pet GBL
Hollywood
63 44 .589
Oakland
61 44 .581
San Diego
61 46 .570
Seattle
52 49 .515
Los Angeles
54 53 .505
Portland
46 56 .541
San Francisco
42 64 .393
Sacramento
42 65 .393
Yesterday's Results
Portland 2, Los Angeles 2.
San Francisco 3, Sacramento 2.
Hollywood 8-5, San Diego 0-2.
Oakland 5-2, Seattle 3-4.
Games Today
Los Angeles (Lade 6-8 and Molsan 10-4) at Portland (Pieretti 8-12 and Adams 7-11).
San Diego (Flowers 5-3) at Hollywood (Munger 6-1)
Sacramento (Johnson 6-9) at San Francisco (Bradford 8-10).
Oakland (Hittle 7-10) at Seattle (Davis 6-4).
American League
W L Pet GBL
New York
51 22 .614
Cleveland
47 26 .560
Boston
46 37 .554
Chicago
47 49 .540
Washington
44 39 .590
Philadelphia
26 40 .474
St. Louis
24 51 .400
Detroit
27 56 .325
Yesterday's results
New York 8-7, Cleveland 7-4.
Boston 7, Chicago 2.
Detroit 9, Washington 0.
St. Louis at Philadelphia, rain.
Games Today
Cleveland (Garcia 13-6 and Gronek 4-3) at New York (Reynolds 11-4 and Naschl 9-2).
Detroit (Newhouser 3-5) at Washington (Shea 8-2).
St. Louis (Bryne 4-8 and Holcombe 0-7) at Philadelphia (Hooper 3-10 and Shants 15-3).
Chicago (Grissom 7-4) at Boston (Trout 5-7).
Games Tomorrow
St. Louis at Washington (night).
Detroit at Philadelphia (night).
Chicago at New York.
Cleveland at Boston (night).
National League
W L Pet GBL
Brooklyn
55 22 .714
New York
52 29 .642
New York
45 88 .588
Chicago
44 40 .524
Philadelphia
40 42 .488
Boston
35 48 .422
Chincinnati
33 49 .417
Pittsburgh
36 54 .324
Yesterday's Results
Chicago 2, Boston 2, (13 innings).
Minnesota 8, Pittsburgh 7.
New York 8, St. Louis 1, (10 inn.).
Brooklyn 5, Cincinnati 2.
Games Today
New York (Lanler 4-4) at St. Louis (Presko 5-4) night.
Brooklyn (Roel -7) at Cincinnati (Perkowski 7-6).
Philadelphia (Meyer 6-10 and Drews 5-9) at Pittsburg (Iogue 9-0 and Main -2-7).
Boston (Dickford 4-9) at Chicago (Minner -9-4).
Tomorrow's Games
Brooklyn at Pittsburgh (night).
Philadelphia at Cincinnati (night).
New York at Chicago.
Boston at St. Louis (night).
U.S. Weightlifter Can Stay Out, Eat Drink Anything...
HELSINKI (P)—John Henry Davis of Brooklyn, world and Olympic heavyweight titleholder, is the only member of the United States weight-lifting team not bound by training rules.
"He can eat, drink and stay out as late as he pleases," said Coach Bob Hoffman. "He's been world champion since 1938. We can't tell him how he should get."
LIGHTWIN ARRIVES
First shipments of the new Evidence three horsepower "Lightin" outboard motor have arrived in Angheim, it was announced today by Anaheim Matee and Sports store, local deal for Evinrude motors.
The "Lightwin," Nick Wingett, attracted a great deal of interest at major outdoor and fishing shows throughout the country during the past winter, weighs only 30 pounds — light enough for a small woman to carry—and yet generates as much over as many heavier motors.
To which, Mrs. Blotz wound up—and the ball flew down the fairway, straight as an arrow, bounced twice and rolled to a stop just two inches from the cup.
They walked up to it, Joe shaking his head in disbelief, and Mrs. Blotz said:
"Now what do I do?"
"Just tap it in the hole, dear," Joe said.
"Why," she screamed, "didn't you tell me that before!"
LUCK OMEN
HELSINKI (P)—Cy Young, the lanky young javelin thrower from the University of California at Los Angeles, figures he can't help but win the gold medal in his specialty at the Olympic games.
The event will be held Wednesday, July 23 ... Young's birthday. He'll be 24.
"If that isn't a good luck omen I miss my guess." Cy said.
There are 69 nations represented in this year's Olympic compared with 59 in 1948. Including coaches, trainers and team officials, the total number of participating personnel exceeds 10,000.
A local telephone call is the best value in Helsinki. You can dial a date or phone a friend for five finnmaries. That works out at 1:45 cents a call—or three for less than a nickel.