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ST. LOUIS (UP) Minus his old teeth but

plus a swanky new pitch, ancient Satchel Paige

returns to big league baseball today to throwfor the St. Louis Browns against the Washing-

ton Senators.

The American League is 50 years old, and

there are some who say old Satch can top that.

All hed say on the subject, however, was that

he feels like 16.

Its the new pitch that enthuses the famed

Negro.

He calls it a side-arm, cross-fire curve. It

looks like its coming in from third base,

Satch warned.

I still got that old fastball, too, he added.

Paige campaigned for a generation in the

Negro leagues about the nation, then finally

was signed into big league baseball by Bill

Veeck for his 1948 Cleveland club.

Three-hundred refreshment vendors are

going back to work at Shibe Park following

settlement of a 77-day strike.

The Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board

helped negotiate the settlement Tuesday be-

tween the Penn Sport Service Company and

Local 232, Delicatessen and Cafeteria Workers

Union (AFL).

Notes on the ScorecardAge-Old Paige ReadyFor Return to Majors

By Milton Richman

NEW YORK, N.Y. (U.P) Bigger men than

Mickey Mantle have shed tears over deep dia-

mond disappointments.

Tears welled in Mantles baby blue eyes

Sunday when the Yankees handed him his

walking papers to Kansas City, but the nave 19

-year-old neednt be ashamed of them.

Ive been playing professional baseball for

the last 15 years, pointed out veteran Pitts-

burgh infielder Danny Murtaugh, and Ive yet

to see a guy smile when he was handed his re-

lease.

Drawing an unconditional release or being

sent the minors has the same effect on players

stomachs as plummeting from the 79th floor to

the lobby on an express elevator. When big

Walt Dropo drew his ticket to the minors from

the Red Sox recently, teammates claim he was

so choked with emotion that he could hardlytalk.

Recalls Kazak Case

Heartbreak probably is more common in

baseball than in any other professional sport.

Competition is so keen that often bosom bud-

dies figuratively fight for the same piece of

baseball bread and butter.

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FINAL EDITION

Including finalresults of all ball

games

VOL. 1, No. 94 FIVE CENTSWEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1951

Reynolds Shuts Out White Sox,

Yanks Within 1 Game of First

CHICAGO Even as he has struggled to

regain the form that saw him average 15 wins

over the past eight seasons, Allie Reynolds has

continued to knock the Sox off Chicago bat-

ters.

Reynolds fired a three-hit shutout Tuesday

night as the Yankees nipped the White Sox, 1-

0.

It was the third whitewash of the season for

Reynolds (7-7); two have come against the

ChiSox. In fact, Reynolds is 4-0 in his past

four starts against the South Siders dating back

to last season, with an 0.24 ERA over that

time.

New York third baseman Gil McDougald

drove in the games only run, his fly ball outplating Yogi Berra in the fourth inning. Reyn-

olds allowed five baserunners, but retired the

final 18 batters he faced.

The win moved the Yanks to within one

game of league-leading Cleveland. The White

Sox fell to fifth place, though just 1 games

out of first.

Saul Rogovin (5-6) took the loss despite

inducing the Yankees to ground into four dou-

ble plays.

AROUND THE HORN

Elsewhere in the American League:

Mel Parnell twirled a six-hitter and Dom

DiMaggio extended his hit streak to 16 games

as the Red Sox trumped the host Tribe, 7-2.

Parnell (9-5) lowered his ERA to 2.70, third

in the loop. He also had a pair of hits and an

RBI. DiMaggio had two hits, raising his aver-

age to .331, fourth in the A.L.

Bob Feller (7-6) allowed three runs in seven

innings. He is 3-6 with a 5.35 ERA since his 4

-0 start. Luke Easter hit his 15th homer for

Cleveland. Clyde Vollmer belted his 13th for

Boston, which won its third in a row.

Sandy Consuegra hurled a 13-hitter in the

first game, and Tommy Byrne gained his second

win and had three hits in the nightcap as the

Senators and host Browns split a doubleheader.

Consuegra (4-1), the 30-year-old Cuban,

struck out one and walked none in the Nats 7-2

win in the opener. It was his first win (and first

start) since June 2. Browns starter Duane Pillette

(3-10) took the loss.

Byrne (2-7) gained his first win since coming

to St. Louis at the trade deadline in the Browns

12-8 triumph in the nightcap. He beat former

Yankees teammate Fred Sanford (2-7), who is 0-

6 since joining the Senators.

Alex Kellner spun a five-hitter as the Athlet-

ics trimmed the host Tigers, 6-1.

Kellner (4-7) hurled his third complete game,

all coming in his past four starts. He contributed

an RBI double to a four-run rally in the sixth

inning.

Tigers starter Virgil Trucks (4-3) allowed six

runs in eight innings and took the loss.

AMERICAN W L PCT. GB NATIONAL W L PCT. GB

Cleveland 48 35 .578 --- Brooklyn 50 34 .595 ---

New York 46 35 .568 1 New York 51 36 .586

Philadelphia 48 37 .565 1 St. Louis 43 39 .524 6

Boston 47 37 .560 1 Boston 41 39 .512 7

Chicago 48 38 .558 1 Philadelphia 42 42 .500 8

Detroit 43 36 .551 3 Chicago 38 39 .494 8

Washington 31 52 .373 17 Pittsburgh 35 48 .422 14

St. Louis 21 62 .253 27 Cincinnati 29 52 .358 19

Major League Standings

Tuesdays American League Results Tuesdays National League Results

Boston 7, Cleveland 2

New York 1, Chicago 0

Philadelphia 6, Detroit 1

Washington 7, St. Louis 2, Gm. 1

St. Louis, 12, Washington 8, Gm. 2

New York 6, Chicago 4

Pittsburgh 13, Brooklyn 4

St. Louis 5, Boston 2

Philadelphia 2, Cincinnati 1, Gm. 1

Cincinnati 5, Philadelphia 3 (10 innings), Gm. 2

Todays Probable Starting Pitchers Todays Probable Starting Pitchers

Philadelphia (Martin 3-0 or Fowler 6-2) at Detroit

(Gray 7-7), 12:30 p.m..

New York (Overmire 2-6) at Chicago (Pierce 10-4),

1:30 p.m.

Boston (McDermott 6-3) at Cleveland (Lemon 7-8),

7:30 p.m.

Washington (Porterfield 2-1 or Johnson 4-6) at St.

Louis (Paige 0-0), 8:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Dickson 7-6) at Brooklyn (Haugstad 1-

1), 12:30 p.m.

Chicago (Schultz 5-3 or Klippstein 4-4) at New

York (Koslo 3-2 or Kennedy 3-2), 12:30 p.m.

Cincinnati (Ramsdell 1-11 and Wehmeier 5-3) at

Philadelphia (Church 7-6 and Johnson 0-3), 2, 5 p.m.

St. Louis (Poholsky 7-5) at Boston (Sain 7-5), 7:30

p.m.

Major League Leaders

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

Fain, Phi. 82 309 65 110 .356 Musial, St.L 80 319 .36172 115

Doby, Cle. 69 248 62 86 .347 Jethroe, Bos. 73 284 .34565 98

Avila, Cle. 74 282 48 96 .340 Sisler, Phi. 72 277 .34349 95

DiMaggio, Bos. 80 357 68 118 .331 Slaughter, St.L 61 225 .34239 77

Minoso, Chi. 77 303 62 98 .323 Schoendienst, St.L 72 272 .33848 92

Young, St.L 83 348 43 112 .322 Wyrostek, Cin. 81 328 .33552 110

Joost, Phi. 78 317 75 102 .322 Ashburn, Phi. 84 363 .33166 120

Doerr, Bos. 84 321 44 103 .321 Furillo, Bro. 83 351 .32856 115

Wertz, Det. 77 293 46 93 .317 Thomson, N.Y. 79 288 .32352 93

Michaels, Was. 76 284 35 90 .317 Kluszewski, Cin. 79 334 .31436 105

HR: Zernial (Phi.) 22; Wertz (Det.) 19; Mantle

(N.Y.) 19; Robinson (Chi.) 17; Williams (Bos).

17.

RBI: Zernial (Phi.) 80; Williams (Bos.) 78; Rob-

inson (Chi.) 76; Fain (Phi.) 67; Rosen (Cle.) 66.

Wins: Raschi (N.Y.) 11-3; Wynn (Cle.) 11-5;

Pierce (Chi.) 10-4; Shantz (Phi.) 9-4; Lopat

(N.Y.) 9-5; Trout (Det.) 9-5; Parnell (Bos.) 9-5.

Strikeouts: Raschi (N.Y.) 100; Gray (Det.) 81;

Reynolds (N.Y.) 75; McDermott (Bos.) 72; Trout

(Det.) 72.

ERA: Lopat (N.Y.) 2.40; Marrero (Was.) 2.67;

Parnell (Bos.) 2.70; Pierce (Chi.) 2.84; Raschi

(N.Y.) 3.01.

HR: Thomson (N.Y.) 25; Musial (St.L) 21; Sau-

er (Chi.) 21; Hodges (Bro.) 19; Kiner (Pit.) 18.

RBI: Musial (St.L) 78; Hodges (Bro.) 69;

Thomson (N.Y.) 69; Sauer (Chi.) 65; Robinson

(Bro.) 64.

Wins: Roe (Bro.) 10-3; Hearn (N.Y.) 10-5;

Jansen (N.Y.) 10-6; Maglie (N.Y.) 10-7; New-

combe (Bro.) 9-5.

Strikeouts: Newcombe (Bro.) 89; Queen

(Pit.) 86; Jansen (N.Y.) 83; Blackwell (Cin.) 72;

Maglie (N.Y.) 72.

ERA: Newcombe (Bro.) 1.96; Jansen (N.Y.)

2.04; Branca (Bro.) 2.39; Roe (Bro.) 2.69; Hiller

(Chi.) 2.95.

Dodgers Pitching Takes a Licking in 13-4 Loss to BucsAROUND THE HORN

Elsewhere in the National League:

Sheldon Jones threw eight solid innings as

the host Giants tripped the Cubs, 6-4.

Jones (6-5) allowed four runs (two earned) in

eight innings. He is 4-1 with a save in his past

six appearances. Al Gettel notched his third save

with a scoreless ninth.Monte Irvin had a two-run home run, his 10th,

for New York. Chicagos Hank Sauer pounded

his 21st circuit clout, while teammate Randy

Jackson added his 10th, and fourth in six tilts.

Cubs starter Cal McLish (3-3) allowed six

runs in 7 1/3 innings.

Robin Roberts tossed a seven-hitter in the

first game and Ken Raffensberger responded

with a 10-inning seven-hitter in the second as

the Phillies and visiting Reds split a twin bill.

Roberts (7-8) snapped a personal three-game

losing streak with his sixth complete game in

winning the opener, 2-1. Howie Fox (3-10) lost

for the ninth time in 10 decisions despite hold-

ing Philly to two runs in seven innings.

Raffensberger (5-12) was backed by three

RBI from Joe Adcock, including a tie-breaking

single in the 10th, in a 5-3 win in the nightcap.

Stan Musial broke a 2-2 tie with a three-run

homer in the seventh inning and the Cardinals

went on to a 5-2 win over the host Braves.

Musials poke made a winner of Red

Munger (5-5). Bostons Max Surkont (6-10)

took the loss.

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Mantles Tears NotA First For Baseball

BROOKLYN Dodgers pitchers lead the

National League in ERA. But theyre licking

their wounds after allowing 21 runs in two

games, both losses to bottom-feeding clubs.

The seventh-place Pirates were the latest to

torment Dodgers hurlers in a 13-4 victory Tues-

day night. Monday the Brooks lost to last -place

Cincinnati, 8-5.

Bud Podbielan (2-2) allowed nine runs in

eight innings and reliever Clyde King was

roughed up in a four-run ninth. Ralph Kiner and

Bill Howerton each homered twice for the Pi-

rates. Kiner finished with five RBI, and Hower-

ton with four.

Pittsburghs Howie Pollet allowed four runs

in 7 1/3 innings, evening his slate at 5-5.

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FROM PAGE 1

Bobby Young, slick-fielding St. Louis Brown

second sacker recalls the time he was forced to

hurt one of his best friends.

Eddie Kazak, who used to play with the

Cardinals, was one of the best friends I ever

had, Young says. We were both fighting for

an infield job with Rochester one year and fi-

nally the time came for one of us to be sent

away.

Kazak had worked like a demon to make

good but then they told him he didnt make it. I

guess I should have felt glad to have won but

when I saw how badly Eddie took it, I sure did-

nt feel like celebrating.

Heaths Bad Break

There have been several other cases where

players had to brush back the tears, so Mantle

neednt feel alone in his misery. When burly

Jeff Heath broke his leg sliding into home plate

after the Braves had already clinched the pen-

nant in 1948, there was a trace of moisture in

his eyes as he lay with his foot propped up in a

hospital bed.

For 12 years, Ive wanted and hoped to get

into a World Series, he said brokenly. I was

so close to it now that I could taste it. Then

something like this has to happen.

The late Lou Gehrig, touched beyond words,

wept unashamedly near the end of his career

when a capacity crowd turned out at Yankee

Stadium to pay him homage and bid him fare-

well.

Those who were on the same club insist Babe

Ruth nursed the crest-fallen look of a man sent

into exile when he cleaned out his locker for the

last time with the Boston Braves in 1935.

And there was one young ball player who

perhaps took his release hardest of all.

Handed his pink slip only it was brown

instead of pink by the Beaver Falls, Pa., club

of the Class D Penn State Association, this par-

ticular youth sauntered off into a corner of the

clubhouse and bawled like a kid who just found

out there really isnt any Santa Claus.

Go ahead, kid, comforted the manager,

have a good cry. Ive been in this game a long

time and Ive seen some of the best of em

break down when they got the bad news. Youll

get over it after awhile.

That manager was only partially right.

I havent really gotten over it yet.