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YANKS WIN, 8-0. BOOST LEAD OVER BEATEN TIGERS BEARS LOSE OPENER TO BULLMAN'S MINERS, 34 TO 7963,998 SEE Jftl Here's How the Bears and the Miners Looked From 3 ifW POST SUNDAY MORNING, PART FOUR r-M SPOBTTfDlTOJZ. the porr-prpxTzy Rickey Always a Man' Who Knew When to SelL WHEN John L. Smith, vice president and treasurer of the Brooklyn Dodgers, died on the eve of the 1950 AU-Star game. Branch Rickey left Chicago by plane.

Close followers of baseball, especially of baseball in Brooklyn, openly speculated on how much longer Rickey would remain as president and general manager of the Brooklyn National League club. Rickey didn't wait too long. 11 was announced in Brooklyn yesterday that Rickey had signed a contract to sell his stock in the Dodger ball club. Branch never was a man who kept a horse or a house or a ballplayer when it was time to sell. There were many factors to Influence Rickey to leave the Dodgers.

Smith, drug manufacturer occasionally referred to as the "penicillin king," was Rickey's friend in the frequently turbulent Brooklyn setup. Smith owned 25 per cent of the stock, Rickey was said to own 25 per cent and with Walter F. O'Malley voting another 25 per cent, the three controlled the situation. Jim Mul-vey and his wife, the former Dearie McKeever, owned the remaining 25 per cent. They were outcast stockholders.

Nobody paid any attention to them. It was said that Jim and Dearie even had to pay their way into the park if they wanted to see the Dodgers. O'Malley represented the bank trustees of the Smith estate and so, after Smith's death, could vote 50 per cent of the stock, thus having a blocking control. And it was said in Brooklyin that O'Malley and Rickey did not sec eye to eye on questions cf top policy. There was a chance then, that Rickey, with his 25 per cent, might find himself in the same boat as the Mulveys.

Profits Modest for All Except ah at ma. ANOTHER factor likely to cause some dissatisfaction in top club circles was the poor year the Dodgers and their farm clubs had. Montreal. Fort Worth and Hollywood ciidn't do very well. When fire destroyed-, the p.irk stands at Fort Worth the insurance netted only S10J.O00 and the reconstruction of the ball park cost about $600,000.

There was Continued on Page 5, Column 1. Pittsburgh's Deals With the Mahatma HERE are the deals Pittsburgh made with Branch Rickev: Gave $250,000 and Outfielder Al Gionfriddo for pitchers Kirby Higbe. Hank Behrman and Calvin MacLish, catcher Homer Howell and in-fielder Gene Mauch. Gave $110,000 for first baseman Ed Stevens and shortstop Stan Rojek. Gave $100,000, pitcher Preacher Roe, shortstop Billy Cox and Mauch for outfielder Dixie Walker and pitchers Hal Gregg and Vic Lombardi.

Gave $50,000, infielder Jim my Bloodworth and outfielder I Vic Barnhart for second base man Monte Basgall. In four otner deals Pittsburgh gave approximately S150.000 and a minor league infielder for pitchers Art Herring and Steve Nacy and in-fielders Hank Schenz and Danny O'Connell. For approximately in cash and players, including Roe, a top National League pitcher, the Pirates have retained only four Brooklyn players and just one, rookie shortstop O'Connell, is a Pittsburgh regular. i (i Long Run, Pass Play-Turn Tide By Bob Broeg. Kaiser Wilhelm was the International pest, Knute Rockne was a flat-nosed skinny end at Notre Dame, and mama was a girl in 1914, the last time until yesterday that the Missouri School of Mines at Rolla beat Washington University at football.

After 19 unsuccessful tries, the state school of mines, metallurgy and muscle achieved an old ambition to beat the big-city cousins as Gale Bullman's determined young men came from behind twice and spoiled the Bears' opener at Francis Field, 34 to 19. Obviously feeling the loss of government sponsored post-war athletes, Washington ran up against a sharp and veteran Rolla team that nullified its own mistakes, took advantage of its opportunities and then flashed a second-half passing attack that swept the Bears off their feet. Eighth Straight Win. A shirt sleeved crowd announced as 8000 saw Alden Williams, a 150-pound senior quarterback from St. Louis, and Gene Huffman, a Rolla native son playing halfback, lead the black-helmeted and gold uniformed M.I.A.A.

conference champions to their eighth consecutive victory since Washington defeated them here a year ago. Williams passed for two touchdowns and Huffman I one, and the halfback also scored twice. used two fumbles to set up touchdowns while the Miners made capital of an intercepted pass and a wild-bouncing free ball for two of their scores. So, with the breaks about even, it was the superior passing of the visitors that meant the difference. Yielding 12 first downs to nine and 172 yards rushing to the 123 they advanced on the ground, the Miners held a commanding 222-to-33 erise in passing yardage.

The Bears scored first after halfback Ed Kwadas of Rolla fumbled a pit'-hout on his 8-yard line. Bob Mnune recovering for the Myrtle and Maroon, which sent Jim O'Hare, former St. Louis U. halfback, across from two yards out on fourth down. An offside penalty nullified Ralph Stocker's perfect conversion, and a second attempt was wild.

Twice thereafter Stocker stunted Miner drives by intercepting passes thrown by Howard Bull-man, 18-year-old freshman son of the Rolla coach, before the tide swung abruptlv to the visitors just when the Bears appeared en route to a second touchdown. 80-Yard Touchdown Run. From Rolla's 22, Stocker tried a screen pass to the left flat zone, but the back for whom the lobbed throw was intended did not appear in time, and Roger Scoep-pel, weak side Rolla linebacker, jumped in to intercept and then lumbered 80 yards down the sideline for a touchdown. Bill Wohl-ert's first of four successful place-kicks put the Miner's ahead. Ninety-five seconds lafer.

Rolla had another score after Bud Wie-derholdt fumbled on the second plav from scrimmage, and Dave Anderson recovered for the Min-(! ers on the Bears' 22. Huffman swung around left end for the last five yards. Trailing by eight points, the Bears took the second half kick-off and marched 62 yards in 14 plays, a drive of four first downs, capped by Wiederholdt's eight-yard scoring smash over tackle. Stocker kicked the extra point. Washington quickly went ahead after Williams fumbled the fol T.

View of Francis Field as Washington University's Bears opened 1iT Ll0'l Ppiinhmter. rost-Witcli Staff Photographer. Bullman's Miners from the Missouri School of Mines at Rolla, Mo. How They Stand -pi-iiii-iii i i KATIO.NAI. I.EAGIK.

lul. Hon. Lost. Hr niid ipliia A. XI hi l.o.:! n.i li AKhlNAI.S 13'-.

IIK.i-l 7 'l .14 H.l 3.j,2 AMERICAN UAOIL. lub. Won. I.st. fct.

Brnind ork Hi 6.J .63 Itrlroit vl nH I Boston 8 5 .614 3 llrit.and Wa.hlngtoii 6: 81 hioK .35 3 URIIIWS .1 .37 3H Philadelphia 5(1 98 .338 432 the Air Football Scores LOCAL ne, asl.iuioii I 1 mi (i, i- 4.1. 1 2. i.truu. ot! (i.oui I Granite rHnun 3'. Lutheran ft.

(Last l. l.nuisi 1 (Henderson, Ky.) (I. rmicipia ilriii.noofl (). Koxana 3H, Illinois School (Jacksonville) 21. Dfiuclas for Deaf St.

Louis I High 13. Roosevelt i. INTERSECTION A Cincinnati 19. Hardin Simmons 7. Florida A.

M. 2t. Texas College 6. Marquette 57. North Dakota State O.

Michigan Stale 3H. Oregon Mate 13. St. Honaventiire I of Houston 14. Texas Christian 14, Kansas Wayne lit.

South Dakota 14. Wyoming 7, Hayior II. Washington 33, Kansas State 7. EAST Burknell 20. Gettysburg 15.

Fordliain 20. Latuyrtta- Pranklin-Marshall 13, Lebanon Valley Lehigh 21. Delaware O. MoraviHn 4fi, ttaKiier If. Rochester 7, Clarkson Tech 7.

Rhode Island State 34. Hates 7. St. Lawrence hstmplain O. Syracuse 42, Rutgers 12.

Slippery Rock 19. Westminster (i. Susquehanna 27, Lycoming O. St. Vincent 17.

Geneva. O. I psala 20, Hofstra H. Villanova 39. Duquesne 28.

West Virginia 38. Western Reserve 13. West Hester State 2(1. Penn Military O. West iberty I.ck Haven O.

Vale 23, Connecticut 0. MIDDLE WEST Alma 27. Detroit Tech (I. Howling Green (), Rider (I. Hradley 33, Rlpon O.

ape Girardeau Teachers 12, James Millikin 7. Chicago 2-1. Cardinals, 0-2. 7. ounirstoun O.

Eastern III. State 35. Hall stale 6. Evansville 14, Butler 12. Griiincll 13.

Lake forest 6. Illinois Weslean 41. North Central (III.) 33. Iowa Mate 14. oloradn 7.

Laurence 19. Carroll (i. Kearney (Neb.) 31. VorTi O. Kno-: If), 14 Marietta 22.

Capital 7. l.e.lirn 'lech tev nstoillt (i. Ohht Wesleyan in. Otterbein 14. Ohio I'.

28, Akron (i. Southern lllimns 13. Hanover 7. St. Ambrose 't.

Omaha 18. Toledo 32. Pittsburgh (Kan.) 14. I purr Iowa 13. Great Lakrs N.T.S.

fi. Valparaiso Defiance O. W-sfern Mlehl-iio 4i. Dekalb Tchrs. 13.

Winona 7, Wartbnrg Wisconsin Stat- Teachers 12, College 7. SOI Til Alabama 27, Chattanooga O. leni oo rWi. Presh o. llaws-KIUins 2li, Ketllany 25.

Dukr- 14, Sninii Carolina O. Ms 12. AT-la-na A.AM. 2. Florida 7.

Citadel 3. 7, Varxiund 7. Georgetown (Kv.l 19. rdarvllle 6. f-oilfiTi 2.

Homp.1 i-Sdney 19. Hqmpton Inst. 13. Shaw 7. Kentucky 14.

La. State 0. I 34 St. rranels 14. Mississippi state (17.

Arkansas State 0. Mississippi Industrial 24, Lane North Carolina College 12, St. Augustine H. North Carolina 13, North Carolina 8tp 7. Richmond 20, Randolph Macon 6.

7 enmsse Mississippi 0. Tuskegee Inst. Morris Brown 3. Vanderbilt 47. Middle Tennessee O.

Virginia 19. George Washington Virginia Military 25, William 4c Mary 19. West Va. State 41. Virginia Fnion 0.

Wilbcrforre State 7. Alcorn 0. SOI'THWEST lanirston 14, Kishop O. Oklahoma A.AM. 12.

Arkansas 7- Stephen F. Austin 49, Mexico City-College H. Southern Methodist 33, Georgia Tech 13. Texas Christian 14. Kansas 7.

Texas 28. Txas lech 14. Tlllotson 7. Paul Oulnn ROCK MOUNTAIN Idaho ii. I tab 19.

Southern Idaho 47. Mesa 'Colo.) O. St. (load 6, Angustana 0. EAR WEST California 27, Santa Clara 9.

Stanford 33. San Jose State. 16. r.f.L.A. 28.

Oregon O. Williamette 21. Central Washington 0. A's Joe Astroth Ties RBI Record for Inning WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (UP) Catcher Joe Astroth tied a modern record by knocking in six runs in one inning tonight as the Philadelphia A's walloped the Washington Senators.

16 to 5. with a 12-run sixth-inning assault. Astroth belted a grand-slam homer and hit a two-run single to lead the A's near-record assault. The modern mark for runs scored in one inning is 14. XX LOPAT PITCH 5-HITTER FOR 100TH WIN NEW YORK.

Sept. 23 (API The New York Yankees pushed out ahead of their arch rivals in the close American League baseball race today with an exhibition of old-time batting power, crushing Boston. 8 to 0. Cleveland, known as a spoiler pennant hopes, aided the Yankee cause by knocking down Detroit, 10 to 2. making the Yankee lead one and a half games over the Tigers with only a week of play left.

Boston's defeat put the Red Sox three full games behind New York and almost out of the contention. In the National League Brooklyn defeated Philadelphia. 3-2. but only a miracle now could upset the Phillies. The baseball season ends Oct.

1. a week from tomorrow, as the American League race reached the homestretch here is how the contenders stood: Cluh W. 1.. New York 92 53 Detroit 91 55 Boston 89 56 In the National IVi.Hrhtnd Lrf .634 9 ,623 Ha 8 .614 3 9 League the Phillies, despite defeat, seem sure to win their first National League pennant since 1915: Games G'ms Club W. L.

Pct.Behind.Left. Philadelphia 88 56 .611 10 Brooklyn 81 61 .570 6 12 Boston 80 62 .567 7 12 In big Yankee stadium 63.998 cheered wildly as Yankee bats boomed and Eddie Lopat tamed the Red Sox with five hits for the 100th victory of his career. Joe Di Maggio hit his thirty-second home run in the first to account for two runs. John Mize cracked out a two-rurf single in the third, and in the fifth Jerry Coleman cleaned the loaded bases with a triple. It was power that turned the trick at Cleveland, too, where Detroit tied for first place only last Thursday sustained hs second straight defeat.

Larry Doby hit a grand slam home run to account lor four runs. It was his twent v-fifth four-bagger of the year. In the seventh Cleveland's other Negro star, Luke Easter, smashed a double with the bases loaded, scoring three more As baseball people express it, the "magic number" in the national league race is now six. That means any combination of six Philadelphia victories andor Brooklyn or Boston defeats gives the pennant to the Phillies. The Yankees play Boston again Sunday in Yankee Stadium, and Detroit faces Cleveland in the big municipal stadium in Cleveland.

Unless New York pulls away from the field, it is probably that the American League pennant will be settled in the final two days of the season, next Saturday and Sunday. Then New York plays the Red Sox at Boston, and the Indians play the Tigers in Detroit. Pennant Races At a Glance By the Assorts ted Pre AMERICAN I.EAGI it antes Gantes Club. W. L.

Pet. Hehlnd. l-ft New Vork 92 33 9 Detroit 91 35 I '-j 8 Huston 89 3i 4 3 9 REMAINING GAMES: New 1 ork at home (3: Washington 4. Hoston Away (I): Hoston 2, Philadelphia 2. Detroit at home (7): St.

Ix.uls 4, Cleveland 3. Away levelnnd. Hoston at home (6): New ork 2. Washington 4. Away (3): Philadelphia 2, New Vork 2.

NATIONAL I.EAGI 4 nmes Games Club. W. L. Pet. Hehlnd.

l-eft Philadelphia 88 3ti 111 Rntoklvn 81 tit .370 IS Hoston Hit fi 7 12 If MAINING GAMES: Philadelphia at home (1): Brooklyn. 4wav (9): Hoston 3, New York 4, Brooklyn 2. Krooklvn at home (11): Boston fl. New Vork 3. Philadelphia 2.

Away (I): Philadelphia. Hoston at home (4): Philadelphia 3. New Vork 1. Away (8): Hrookln 6, New Vork 2. TODAY Baseball Browns vs.

White Sox, two games, first at 1 p.m.. Sportsman's Park. (Cards at Chicago). Soccer Pro league doubleheader. Public Schools Stadium, 7:30 p.m.

Muny Baseball Senior tourna-ment doubleheader. a i -grounds No. 1 diamond, 12:43 p.m. MONDAY Boxinjf Amateur card. North Side Arena.

8:30 p.m. TUESDAY Baseball Cards vs. Reds, Sportsman's Park, 8:30 p.m. (Browns at Detroit, two WEDNESDAY Baseball Cards vs. Reds, Sportsman's Park, 8:30 p.m.

(Browns at Detroit. THURSDAY Baseball Cards vs. Reds, Sportsman's Park, 8:30 p.m. (Browns at Detroit.) I RIDAY Baseball Cards vs. Cubs, Sportsman's Park, 8:30 p.m.

SATURDAY Baseball Cards vs. Cubs, Sportsman's Park, two games, first at 6 p.m. (Brown at Chicago). other football players are get- ting. Bledsoe told a reporter.

"$55 a month and $42 of that ha to go for room and board. Pollers 13th Victory Gives Cardinals an Even Break By a Special Correspondent of the Post-Dispatch CHICAGO, Sept. 23 The Cardinals had pitching of the highest order today but all it availed them was an even break in a double-header with the Cubs. among other major league trans-(! Continued on Page 2, Column 6. actions recently.

lowing Larry the football season against Gale DISPATCH XXV v. XX SEPTEMBER 24, 1950 RAGES 1 6D (First Game.) CARDINALS CHICAGO AB. K. H. An.

K. II. Lowrey 3h 4 2b 4 I Jaekson 3h 2 Jeffeoat rf I Ward lb sasrr If 41 Pafko ef 1 Sanatski.c Mn-ial If tlourrton If M'kels'n lb H. Kiee rf Marion ss Dierlng rf I). Idee zc Burba MI'MiKR alanehter ILKS Smalley Terwi'ger 2b 2 2 MINN Lit 3 0 1 Totals 27 (I 2 4 Totals 33 7 allit Into a double play for Munger in 7th.

Innines: 123456789 CARDINALS OOOOOOOO Chicago 001001(10 2 Lrrors Jaekson. Lowrey. D. Rire. Runs batted in ieffcoat, Pafko.

Two-base hits D. Ktce. Jeffcoat. Ward, tM-hoendlenst. Stolen base Pafko.

acrid re Terwillinrr. Double plays Ter-willlcer to SmaUry to Ward; Terwtllifer to Ward. Left on bases Cardinals 8, ChlcaKO 4. Base on balls Off Muniter 2. off Minner 2.

tutrtick out By Mun-grer 3. by Wilks 3. by Minner 3. Hits and runs Off Monger 4 and 2 in innines: off Wilks and in 2 innines. Winning pitcher Minner (8-12).

Losing pitehri' Mnner i-8. empires Bieees. Robb and Plnelll. Time ef (an it 1 :45. 'Second Game.) CHICAGO AR.R.H.

AR.R.H. Low rev 3 4 I I Jarkin 3h 3 11 ch'nfst 2b H. Riee If Mauehter rf Hnwerton ef JSelson lb Miller ss Kucha Pollet I 4-ffcat rf 4 2 0 1 Uard lb 3 1 1 aMauro (I ntavartalb I aner If 3 II 1 Pafko ef 3 Smalley ss 3 1 Terw'eer 2b 3 Owen 3 2 Rush 3 Totals 34 Totals 19 I 6 aRan for Ward In "Ui. Innines 1234R0789 Cardinals 01 lOOOOO 2 ChlcaKO lOOOOOOO 1 Errors Baeha. Smalley.

Owen. Rons batted tn Jeffcoat, H. Rlre. Two-base hits Miller. Pollet.

Stolen has. Jackson. Nelsoa, Left on bases ardinals 5. Chicago 2. Base on balls off Volb-t 1.

strack out By Pollet 3. Rush 1. Winning pitcher Pollef (13-13). losing pitcher Rash (13-19. empires Bo, pinelii and Bogfess.

Time 1 :45. Attendance 22.030. Hodges's Homer Beats Phils, 3-2 PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 23 (UP) Gil Hodges's thirtieth home run with two on base, in the second inning combined with splendid seven-hit pitching by big Don Newcombe today to give the Brooklyn Dodgers a 3-2 victory over the Phillies and cut the Whiz Kids National Leagje lead to six mes. Newcombe.

his nineteenth victory against 10 defeats, stifled Robin Roberts's bid to become the Phillies' first 20-game winner in 33 years. Roberts's los left him with a 19-10 record similar to Newcombe'. 1 jJnJn 2 Games Rickey Agrees to Sell Dodger Stock Browns Pierced By Billy Pierce; -w By Dent McSkimming Billy Pierce, a smart little lefthander who can mix a fast ball and a sharp curve as well as any southpaw in the American League, threw the Browns for a loss at Sportsman's park yesterday as the White Sox tightened their hold on sixth place. Pierce held the Browns hitless until the fifth, let them have only two hits until the seventh and wound up with a fully deserved 12-to-5 victory. By contrast, the Browns' pitching was far off color.

Either that or the White Sox are terrific hitters and the averages would seem to prove it a case of bad pitching. Al Widmar didn't last three innings: Duane Pillette and Cuddles Marshall were not much as stoppers. The White Sox wound up with 16 hits. They scored four times in the third inning, three more runs in the fourth and the Browns didn't dent the plate until the seventh. It was not the kind of ball the Browns were playing a week ago on their winning streak against first-division clubs.

A twisted right knee forced Chico Carrasquel, White Sox shortstop, out of the game in the fifth inning. Brownie Notes. Ned Garver will make another try for his thirteenth victory of the season when he pitches one of this afternoon's games against the White Sox. Stubby Overmire will be trying for his eighth victory. Chicago will give us lefty Bill Wight and Righthander Randy Gumpert.

This 'afternoon's doubleheader, starting at 1 o'clock, will bring the Browns' home season to a close. They depart tomorrow for Detroit where they open a four-game series with the Tigers Tuesday with a doubleheader. Boy and girl scouts. Cubs and Brownies will be admitted free to the knothole section of the stand today. Their scout uniform and registration card will suffice as identification.

Don Lenhardt's appearance at third base yesterday made him the sixth player Manager Zack Taylor has tried there this year. Frank Gustine, Billy Sommers, Owen Friend, Snuffy Stirnweiss and Roy Sievers all had a crack at the job. Sievers. in his pre-game workout, appeared ready for duty. Needed Touchdowns CHICAGO AH.R.H BROWNS AH.R.H.

Fox 2b 1 3 K.t ot'm rf 5 Hoker 3 Phiiley rf 5 Robinson lb 3 Zern al If 4 pton ss 4 1 Collar I ll II Wood rf 4 I enharnt 3b 4 1 Kokos If 4 10 Sommers 2b 4 1 1 Arft lb 4 12 McC mirk ef ar'squei i Appling ss Masl Pierce Totals Widmar fl I) i Piiiette fl 'Sievers 1 fl 40 12 16 Marshall riend 111 Moss 1 1 Total 3fi 8 Struck out for Pillette la fifth. Doubled for Marshall In seventh. Singled for Donsh In ninth. Innings 123406789 Chicago OO431130 12 St. Louis 00006030 Errors Fax.

Loltar. Sotngners. Pillette. Rons bated In Robinson. MeGormirk, CstrraMuel 2, Phiiley.

2emial 2. Baker, Fax. Maal 2. Coleman 3. Cptoa.

Arft. Twa-baae hits a rr ajtqrjei. Fox, Zernlaf, Frtead. Coleman, Sommers. Arft.

Sacrifice hits Baker, Pierce. Appling. Double pla ts Coleman-Sommers. I ef bases Kiswns 7. Chicago 13.

Bases halls off Pierre 3. Widmar 1. Pillette 3. Marsh II 3. Strack out by Pierre 4.

Widmar 2. Pillette 1. Hits and rnns Widmar 7 and 4 In 2 2- innings; pillette 4 and 4 in 2 1-3 innings; Marshall 4 and 4 la 2 loninxs; INr 1 and it In 2 innings. Hit by pttrhed ball by Fillet'- tRbinsn. by Dorish (Zerniali.

Winning oit-her Pierce (11-lti). Isln? pitcher Widmar f7-14. I mpiees Hur- le. oar. Monocniea.

nut i ga 2h31m. Attendance 17HO. Minor League Playoffs. INTERNATIONAL LEAGl E. Rochester Baltimore I.

AMERICAN ASSCrCIATION Colombo 7. Indianapolis 4. TEXAs LEAGCE Baa Antonio 4. Tulsa 3. Probable Pitchers For Today's Games I LEAGti: Cardinals at Chicago Martin (4-1) vs.

Hiller ll-5. Brooklyn at Philadelphia Palirs (11-" vs. Church (8-4. New York at Bonon Hearn 9-4) TS. Birkford (18-12).

Cincinnati at IittvbnrKh (2) Fox (9-8 and Blacknell 16-15 vs. MaeDonald (8-9 and IHckson (9-14). AMERICAN LEAGUE ChlcaKO at St. Louts VI) Wight (9-1B) anu Ciomntrt 5-ll vs. Overtnlre (7-11) and Garver (12-17), I p.m.

Boston at New York Nixon 8-4) or Klrnb-r 413-12) vs. Kasrhi (20-8). Detroit at Cleveland Gray (10-5) vs. Lemon (21-11). Philadelphia at Washington Knrab (0-0 vs.

PasruaJ (O-O). Yesterday's Results NATIONAL LEAGUE. Thiraico 2-1. Cardinals 0-2. Bruoki.Mi 3, I'luludt Pittsbiirth 8, Ini iimati 7.

New 1 ork 4. Hoon 3 (lO innings). AM RICA LEAGUE. Chicago 12, Browns 6. Nen 1 ork 8, R4Hton O.

Cleeland 10, Detroit 2. Philadelphia 16. Washington S. Lanier Given Small Pay Boost by Cards Max Lanier, veteran lefthander of the Cardinals, received "a slight salary increase" last month, Owner Fred Saigh said last night, confirming the baseball commissioner's official bulletin which HU'oH now rrr rnet rv sport's "unwritten law" and brought Jackie Robinson, the first modern day Negro player, into organized ball. Following Rickey's lead, in 1945, other major league clubs signed Negro players.

A farmer, lawyer, lawyer, scholar, business man, baseball player, I manager and general manager. In recent years his health has been poor but he has piled on more work and chewed just as many huge cigars. Rickey came to Brooklyn from St. Louis shortly after the 1942 season. He had been most successful with the Cardinals as vice president and general manager.

Through his guidance, the Cards developed a farm system that once outranked all others. Zeckendork is a 45-year-old millionaire who started out by collecting rents for an uncle. He assembled the parcel along the East river that John D. Roosevelt Jr. bought as the new site for the United Nations.

He also is president of the board of trustees at Long Island University, located in Brookljn. O'Malley, Dodger vice president, had little to say about the deal which will be discussed Tuesday morning at the regular annual session of the Brooklyn stockholders. "The first I heard of it was when Rickey phone me last night," said O'Malley. "Of course, there is such a thing as prior rights to the stock. I feel perfectly capable of protecting the interests of the other stockholders.

When a full picture is presented we will have something to say." Surprise to Shotton. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 23 APi Burt Shotton, manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, said today that Branch Rickey's decision to sell his interest in the National League club "comes as a complete surprise to me." I NEW YORK, Sept. 23 (API-Branch Rickey. bushy-browed baseball genius, is selling his one-fourth interest in the Brooklyn Dodgers.

The 68-year-old Rickey, father of baseball's farm systems, has agreed to sell his stock to William Zeckendorf, president of Webb and Knapp, a New York real estate firm. Zeckendorf. a power in real estate circles, said the deal first was proposed to him by John Gal-breath, a Columbus. real estate operator who owns the Pittsburgh Pirates. "This is purely an investment." said Zeckendorf.

Before Rickey can complete the major transaction, believed to involve more than $1,000,000, two of his partners have the right of "first and final refusal" to buy the stock on the same terms. Rickev, Walter O'Malley and the late John L. Smith agreed some time ago to this arrangement Since the aereement. Smith died and his 25 per cent now is held by Mrs. Smith.

O'Malley lsn owns 25 per cent. The re-! George Munger and Ted Wilks allowed only four hits in the opener to seven collected by their teammates, but the Cards were defeated, 2-0, as Lefty Paul Min-ner gained his first shutout of the year. Howie Pollet bested Bob Rush in the second game, 2 to 1, for his thirteenth victory. Although both clubs were anchored in the second division and despite a chill wind that blew in off Lake Michigan, a crowd of 22,030 saw the fast doubleheader. The surprising outpouring boosted the Cubs' home attendance to 1,144,766 surpassing last year's Wrigley Field total of 1,143,139.

Manager Eddie Dyer gave the fans something to whoop over in the opener when he was chased from the game by Umpire Scotty Robb following a spirited debate over a decision at first base. Stan Musial, still weak from the flu, played seven and one- half innings of the first game and made one hit, tapping to the pitcher the other times at bat. Three of the Cubs four hits in the opener were put to use for production. In the third frame, Ransom Jackson walked with two away and sprinted home on Hal Jeffcoat's long double to left center. Then in the sixth Preston Ward popped a double to left and scored on a single by Andy Pafko, again with two out.

The first Cardinal run in 21 innings made its rather tainted appearance in the second inning of a second game. Enos Slaughter singled and was safe at second a moment later when Roy Smalley dropped Rush's throw on Rocky Nelscn's tap. Eddie Miller's fly enabled him to scoot to third and he scored when Mickey Owen's throw hit him and rolled away for an error on an attempted double steal. That tally matched one the Cubs had scored in the first inning when Jackson walked, stole second, continued to third on Catcher Bucha's bad throw, and came home on Jeffcoat's single. Then in the third the Birds moved ahead when Peanuts Low-re singled, advanced on infield out and scored on Hal Rice's hit to center.

A Cub threat in the third inning was squelched when Jackson was nailed at the plate attempting a double steal with Jeffcoat after both had singled. The series will end Sunday in a single game with Fred Martin pitching against Frank Holler. kickoff, BRANCH RICKEY. friends long before Galbreath moved into baseball, first as a minority stockholder and more recently as owner of the Pirates. There have been indications that all has not been smooth sailing for Rickey at Brooklyn in the last two years.

On Rickey's advice the club dropped several hundred thousand dollars backing a pro football team. Rickey still is "stuck" with a private contract for one of the players. With the sprawling farm system gnawing away at profits, Rickey disposed of a flock of young talent last fall. Attendance has been off approximately 200.00X) this year. Fans have been critical of the Dodgers failures after winning the 1949 pennant.

Manager Burt Shotton, Rickey's personal choice, has ben under heavy fire. 1 Still the news that Rickey Is selling out came as a startling surprise. During his eight years at Brooklyn, the Dodgers generally prospered. Rickey Signed Robinson. It was Rickey who defied the V'jfj maining 25 per cent is owned by-Mrs.

James Mulvey. daughter of the late Steve McKeever. She has refused repeatedly to sell to anybody. Quick Deal. Apparently the deal was a "quickie" engineered during the last four or five days.

Zeckendorf and Rickey conferred Wednesday and Thursday and reached a 'substantial agreement." The contract was signed last night in a meeting between Rickey and Arthur J. Phalen, secretary-treasurer of the real estate firm. Appearance of Galbrcaths name in the deal set fire to speculation that Rickey, president and general manager of the Dodgers, was headed for Pittsburgh. Rickey denied this. "I have no immediate plans, he said, "but 1 definitely am not going to Pittsburgh." Rickey and Galbreath were Oklahoma Player Says He Gets $55 Per Month NORMAN, Sept.

23 (AP One of the state's outstanding high school football players of last season showed up today at the University of Oklahoma after working out with the Oklahoma Aggie freshman team for several days. Billy Bledsoe, Gushing back football equipment and hopes to who was named outstanding play with the Sooners. player in the North-South all-1 "I'm getting just what all the state game last month, told a re- porter "I wasn't satisfied at and decided to come here." He said he has checked out.