NY Giants In Dramatic

8-7 Win Over Cardinals

(By The Canadian Press)

Bobby Thomson came through in the clutch again Monday, slam- ming a. grand-slam home run in the ninth inning to give New York Giants a dramatic 8-7 victory over st. Louis Cardinals.

Thomson, hltless in 17 previous times at bat, slammed rookie relief pitcher Willard Schmidt's first pitch over the left field roof.

The National League victory en- abled the Giants to draw to with- in three games of Brooklyn's idle pace-setting Dodgers, and they owed it all to Thomson, Just as they did when he struck his homer to win the final 1951 playoff game against the Dodgers.

Eddie Yuhas, second Cardinal pitcher, walked Hank Thompson to start the ninth and pinoh-hit- tor George Wilson lined to Red schoendlenst. Schoendlenst threw wild attempting to double up Thompson and the Giant centre- flelder moved to second on the cr- T01”.

Davey Williams followed with his

third hit of the game and Thomp- son held up at third. Lefty Bill Werle relieved Yuhas at this point, but he walked Whitey Lockman to load the bases and was removed in favor of Schmidt. 9. fasobailiing righthander. Thomson's belt brought a thrilling finish to the game.

Williams, Alvin Dark and Wes Westrum also clouted home runs for the Giants.

Richie Ashburn's triply and a long fly by Granny Hamner broke a 4-4 tie in the seventh inning and enabled Philadelphia Phillles to nip Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4, despite hom- ers by Ralph lslner and George Strickland.

A fly by pinch-hitter Elli Niob- olson had tied the gum: in a we- run sixnh-inning rally that knock- ed Pirate starter Ronnie Kline from the mound.

Jim Konstaniy, the third pitch- er for the Phlls, was credited with the victory, his third against one defeat. The loss was charged to Paul in Palmc, who relieved Kline.

All other major league clubs were idle Monday.

Famous Royal Ascot Race Meet Opens Today

(Canadian Press Staff Writer)

LONDON, June 16 - (CF) Form and fashion mingle in a proud old pageant tomorrow at the opening of Royal Ascot, one of the world's most famous race meetings.

With an air almost of piety. as befits an occasion which has had the royal blessing since Queen Anne started attending Ascot races in 1711, the hackers and bookies will assemble at the beautiful Berkshire course for a four-day meeting which has gradually assumed a special place in Britain's social cal- endar.

Through the years. Royal Ascot has become the battleground not only for some of -Europe's fastest thoroubzhbreds but for a silent struggle between fashionable wom- on in summer finery. bncc there was talk of "dc-mocratizing” Ascot's ritzy royal enclosure but the outcry

from London's fashion houses quickly killed it. The Queen. attending her first

Ascot an sovereign. will drive in ceremony through the golden gates at the bottom of the course on each of the (our days of racing. She continuesva royal patronage in- auzurated by Queen Anne and ar- dently perpetuated by George IV. who is said when dying to have rommanded latest results from the course.

As usual, Royal Ascot will be highlighted by the rllfifilrigz of the Gold Cup, a 2'-'.--mile race worth 10.000 sovereigns and added money, the Royal Hunt Cup over a mlddlcl distance and the Queen Alexandra Stakes. longest in the country at two miles, six furlongs and 75

yards. The latter race was won six

times in It row by the almost leg-p endary Brown Jack. After his sixth; victory, Brown Jack returned ml

the iinsaddling enclosure with his tail pcrceptibly diminished through the efforts of souvenir hunters.

There will be special Canadian interest at Ascot this year. Two horses owned by sportsman-pulr lisher Max Bell of Calgary - the sprinting Royal Serenade and the Derby fallilrc Indian Hemp - are heavily engaged at the meeting and will probably run.

Baseball's Big Ten

Leading batsmen (based on 125 at bats).

National League Player &' Cluli G AB R H PL: Musial. St. Louis 57 203 33 67 .330 Lockman, N. Y. 52 208 46 68 .327 Robinson, Bklyn 51 165 41 54 .327 Atwcll. Chi. 38 129 15 42 .326 Baumholtr, Chi 35 134 24 43 .321 American League

DiMaggio. Bos. 48 193 35 64 .332 Rosen. Clove . 54 200 35 66 .330 Krll. Boston .. 52 200 23 65 .325 Robinson. Chi. . 56 212 31 67 .316 Groth. Detroit .. 43 142 13 44 .310

Home runs: National, Sauer, Chicago 18; American. Rosen,

Cleveland. Dropo and Wertz, De- troit l .

Runs batted in: National. Sauer. Chicago 59; Eliseo. Cleveland 38.

New Glasgow Dog Show Wednesday

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JUNE 17. 1952

Baseball managers and hockey coaches may get paid handsome salaries in (professional sport and as far as we are concerned most of them earn their money. There are few occupations in which the mortality rate is as high, the life expectancy so short and the abuse which most such officials take during their it-rm of office is usually enough in make the most thick-skinned squirm. There are always a few every year who come in for warm praise but these are the winning mentors and if they don't keep winning their feats of the ycar bclore art- soon forgotten.

. 0 . This consideration of managers and coaches is brought to mind by the recent firing of Rogers Hornsby, Manager of the St. Louis Browns. Hornsby was one of the greatest players who ever lived yet his tenure as fl minor and big league manager has been unpopular. He lost his job with the Browns because his strict dis- cipline with the players made him disliked. Had he been easy- going he probably would have lost his job for other reasons.

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There has been a lot of con- troversy over the firing of Horns- by between the baseball writers in the States. Many of them, who favor strict discipline have been supporting the Rajah and chiding Brownie owner Bill Veeck and his players for their childish act- ions. This has been brought about by statements issued by Veeck and the presentation by the play- ers to Veeck of a. trophy with the following words inscribed upon it "To Bill Veeck for the greatest play since the Emancipation Pro- clamation. June 10, 1952." Hornsby often got results in the minor leagues but was never popular. This spring as he brought his St. Louis Browns north from their spring training camp he arranged for an exhibi- tion game in a town where he had formerly been a manager. The next morning he was greet- ed with the following newspaper headline "The Grizzled Grouch of Baseball Returns." The people of course remembered the time when they had presented him with a car and Hornsby had wav- ed lt aside with it "Let's get on with the ball game." - . . o

This business of a manager or

coach demands characteristics which few possess. The late Knute Rockne, coach of thc

Noire Dame football teams was probably the greatest and most. loved coach who ever lived. At that time college football was not tainted with the win-or-else atti- tude which prevalls- in all bran- ches of professional sport and in some parts of amateur athletics today. I I O I In professional baseball and in professional hockey the only type of coach or manager which sur- vives for any length of time is the winning one. There has been a long standing joke in baseball that the only manager that was never fired in the American Lea- gue was Connie Mack. Mack owned and coached the Phil- adelphia Athletics for almost half a century. The others, after varying degrees of time, usually wound up looking. for I Job. I 0

Last year Leo Durocher was regarded as the Miracle Manager when his New York Giants won the National League flag after a thrilling series with the Dodgers.

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Pesky, Tlgersl shortstop, applied the tag after taking peg from catcher Joe Ginsberg. Ump is

Scotty Robb. Yanks won, '7-2.

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Mli-NAK1, 0nt., Julie 16 --(CP) The flow of junior hockey player talent from western Canada to the East was effectively choked off today for two seasons by the Can- adian Amateur Hockey Association, governing body of the sport in the country.

with only a few stated except- ions-among them students, arm- ed forces personnel and players moved by their employers-no West-to-East transfers will be granted Juniors from the west for the 1952-53 and 1953-54 seasons. Officials hope the action will give the West time to build up its Memorial Cup contenders. The once-mighty West, which has pro- duced some of the greatest junior clubs in Canada, has been soundly beaten by Eastern clubs in the cup final in recent years.

The association's decision was the highlight of a day-long meet- ing of officials from all provinces except Newfoundland here for the association's four-day annual con- clave, the highly-explosive quest- ion of calling for a general revision of the C.A.H.As agreement with the National Hockey League was deferred for further study.

No discussion was made on the agreement resolution, presented by the Ottawa and District Amateur Hockey Association. but it is ex- pected some harsh words will be said about the agreement when the issue reaches the general meeting tomorrow or Wednesday. The mcctlng was given re).zlstrH-

Durocher. of course. was a very changed man from the days when

In fact Durocher was almost for- ced out of Brooklyn when groups boycotted the ball park demand- ing that Durocher be given the heave ho for conduct which they judged detrimental to baseball. 0 . o o,

The most heartless treatment that we can recall any man- ager receiving was that handed out to "Bucky" Harris when he was managing the New- York Yankees. In 1947 Harris brought the Yankees home in front in the American League. The following year the Yankees finished third. about two game's behind the Cleveland Indians and the Boston

he managed the Brookly Dodgers. -

Red Sox. During the World Series that fall Harris was fired. Har- rl:' dismissal was about par with the treatment given Marty Mar- ion last year. Marlon in his first year as a manager brought the St. Louis Cardinals home in third place although he was supposed to flnisll in the second division. At the season's end he was given his release and replaced by Eddy Stanky. The Cards right now are in fourth place about ten games off the pace.

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Last year two great baseball players were coming near the end of their playing careers. One of them was Tommy Holmes of the Boston Braves and the other Phil Cnrvsretta of the Chicago Cubs. Thny'were both appointed man- agers of their teams and their contracts were renewed this spring. A little over a week ago Holmes was fired. Carvaretta. thanks to the booming but of Hank Ssuer, is doing famously. After four years of failure ssuer is hitting with the authority which stamps him as another Ruth. So far he has hit 18 home runs. has the most RBI's in the National League and in near the top in batting. Should he ever but Chicago to the Nat onsl Lea- xue pennant Carvnrett will be set as Cuba manager for A num- ber of years. '

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There are I lbt of peculiar ang- lesyln this managing business. Hornsby was fired this year be- cause he was too strict. Marlon was fired last year because he was too lenient. Now this year Marlon is hired to. replace Horns- by. Carvaretis look: not ” he has ssuer whlla Holmes was fired because he didn't have such a player. Carey stengsl II I mu- ter-rnlnd with the.'YsnkceI while he was I bust th the Dodgers mad Braver. It's no' wonder no

' one has ,.over-heard a growing

boy say "I want to be ,1 baseball manner or a hockey coscll:

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C A H A Officials Meet

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tlon and financial reports for the last calendar year. It also dealt briefly with resolutions brought in by various provincial branches and accepted the resignation of John F. (Bunny) Abearne as European representative of the C.A.H.A.

The meeting also adopted a reso- lution presented by the Quebec Amateur Hockey Asociaticn ask- ing that no change be made in the age limits of all categories of play- ers. Alberta had asked that the junior "A" age limit be raised from 2.0 to 31. This was defeated by the resolutions committee and did no reach the floor of the general meeting. '

A Manitoba resolution asking that no strengthening of teams should be allowed in Allan Cul' play-offs was adopted.

Probable Pitchers

NEW YORK, June 16 -- (AP) -Probable -pitchers for tomorrow's major league games. (Won and lost records in brackets).

American League

New York at Detroit (night) -- Morgan (2-3) vs Wight (2-2) or Newhouser (1-2).

Washington at Cleveland (night) -Porterfield (5-5) vs Feller (6-4)

Boston at St. Louis (night) Ml:Dermott. (4-3) vs Cain (4-3).

Philadelphia at Chicago (2 twi- night) - Kellaer (5-6) and Zol- dak 0-2) vs Pierce 6-5) and Girls- soni (3-3).

National League

Chicago at Brooklyn (night) - Lown (3-2) vs Roe (5-0).

Pittsburgh at New York (night)

'-Main (0-5) vs Gregg (0-0).

St. Louis at Philadelphia (2 twi-night) - Mizell (1-5) and Brazle (3-1) or Schmidt (2-2) vs Roberts (7-4) and Simmons (4-2).

Cincinnati at Boston (2) -- Perkowskl (5-3) and Hiller )4-5)

or Raffensberger (7-4) vs Vlckford (1-7) and Burdette (3-1).

Baseball Standings

By The Canadian Press

National

Brooklyn 37 15 .712

New York 34 18 .654- I Chicago .. . 34 21 .6lB- -(Vi St. Louis . 28 29 ADI-1154 Cincinnati 25 29 .463-13 Philadelphia 22 so .423-is

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American

Unchanged Monday: No games.

Sport Echoes - From Prince county

Belated congratulations to Don- nle MacLean for his no-hitter of over a week ago. Those no-hit games are rar enough in these parts. Two or three of the. no- hit contests we had here were seven-inning games, and strictly speaking a seven-inning no-hitter is not a no-hitter at all. The eighth and ninth innings are gen- erally the hardest frames to get through, and many a no-hit dream has been shattered in those last two frames. So Donnie has every right to feel elated over his achievement. He wasn't pitching against a line-up of pusliovers either. Glen Matheson was in there, as was Elmer Mac- Nelll. Arnold Maccallum, Irv Macl-flnnon and Lorne Hennessey.

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We've had a lot of games with imposing arrays of strike-out vic- tims thls spring. We must be making some kind of a record in that department. Sometimes this doesn't mean too much. We've seen pitchers get pretty badly mauled in an inning, and yet the three outs for the frame would be via the strlkeout route.

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Those Curran & Briggs young- sters have decided to regain pos- session of their goat which Alan Stewart has been keeping on his property for the last two or three years. The boys really feed of! on Alan's offerings Friday night. Because their luck couldn't be any worse against the talented right- hander than it has been, looks as if it decided to take a turn for the better on Friday, the thir- teenth. Alan has every reason to believe that the day was really a

hocdoo, for the Curranltes never before took such liberties wllh his slants.

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It's still true that the Holman intermediates have a pair of pitchers as good as they produce in this league. It is also true ap- parently that they will have to be extra good to win ball games Holman's have played threw games this season. and have an average of 1.67 runs per game The game they won they scored only one run. In the two they

lost, they managed two runs. Certainly they're not likely to get the nickname. "Murders

Row" are they? 0 o .

The three 1adles' softball team: from Summerslde don't have too much hope of capping the league championship as we write this. They are up against a Major oh- stacle, and her first name is Marilyn. She throws a ball across the plate so fast that the girl: of Summerside who have been used to much slower pitching find their reflexes are just .1 bunch of slow pokes. It's a great thing for the girls herc-abouts though. They're smart. and they'll learn to cope with this) fast ball pitching in time. No doubt they'll develop a few fast ball pitchers of their own too. When all these things happen, iadles' softball in Summerslde is going to get a real shot in the arm, and they'll be able to hold their own with anything the Maritime: can pru- rluce. We'll have Mrs. Major to thank for it.

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Neil Walker, Curran & Briggs centre fielder de luxe. is now right up there "among the Island League leading hitters. If Nell can stay up there, he's going to be a mighty valuable piece of baseball property. Young Walker is the kind of outfielder that would probably be carried on the team if he were hitting in the vicinity of .100. He covers an amazing lot of territory, and any-

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MINAKI. 0nt., June is - (OP)- John 11'. (Bunny) Aheu-not of Lon- don toclay resigned as European representative of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association in I surprise move at the associatiuurn annual meeting here. .

The Irish-born hockey executive who has held the position since 1936 referred to a clash he had with president Doug Grimston of New Westminster, 3.0.. at me Winter Olympic Games in Norway and said that "In faimem to ev- erybody it is best that I resign."

Aheame and Grimston had a brawl in an Oslo hotel over the financial set-up connected with the European tour of Edmonton Mer- eurys before and after the winter games. Grimston entered the pic- ture when the Mercurys, Olympic champions, told Ahearne they would not complete the series of exhibition games arranged that would keep them in Europe until the end of March. '

Ahearnc, who arranged the three-month European junket, told the meeting that 55 a week pocket money for each player was only half the story. He had arranged tours for five Canadian teams since the war ended and in addition to the 155 weekly pocket money they had received from him a total of 24.500.

The Mercurys. he said, received 0. bonus of M50 in addition to which 52500 was paid for hotel accommo- dation during the games at 0510. The Canadian and American Olym- pic hockey teams were the only athletes at the games whose hotel bills had to be financed from ex- hibltion games.

Grimston admitted to the meet- ing later that Ahearne had beaten him to the punch. "I had intend- ed to ask him for his resignation but he has taken the air obt of my balloon."