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THE a And Pirates Battle "40,000 Watch WBLLAIjE SMBTHY i Manush Handy Man To Have Around By CHESTER L. SMITH, Sports Editor The Press Sports World Series Air Shown By Record Week-Day Throng Crowd, From All Sections of Tri-State Area, PITTSBURGH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1938 PACE 27, PAGE 27. Manush Is The Best Policy By Berger Pie Traynor has been shopping quietly these recent weeks for a touch of September "oomph" for his vagarious Pirates, and today he came up with what he trusts will be the antidote for the pennant creaks in the person of 37-year-old Henry Emmett Manush. Mr. Manush, who probably wouldn't answer to Henry but would coma a-running if anyone shouted "Hey, Heinie," has been with Toronto of late.

He was fired by the Brooklyn Dodgers last spring as a part of Laughing Larry MacPhail's youth movement after hitting a cool .333 last year to lead all the Flatbushers in this essential department. Arrives Early Police Have Big Job; Brandt, Lohrman Pitch Baseball, reaching a week-day frenzy without equal in the annals of the Pirates, today had 40,000 shrieking, cheering, howling men, women and children jammed into every availabls inch of space in Forbes Field and iv i mt their flag chance in a double-header with the Giants. And, as the first game began at 1 :45 o'clock, there was' a probability that the attendance would exceed that of the previous visit of the Giants on Sunday, July 17, when more than 41,000 bulged the Oakland Orchard to the ramparts. Visions of what will happen in the World Series, should the Bucs maintain their lead and come through into the classic with the Yankees, was evident as early as nine o'clock this morning, when lines formed at the general admission windows and wound in a human queue around the ball park. The fact that the Giants are far from the swashbuckling Rightly, Traynor figures the 200-pound Alabaman can't have lost his eyes and arms in such a short length of time and will be excellent insurance for what promises to be a soul -wracking month.

Barring some unforeseen mishap to one of the regular outfielders, Manush won't bs seen often, in fact the Pirates would be delighted to pay him off without ever having to call him out of the dugout, but he ought to be a handy Andy to have around. Henry has always hit them high and far, and such a pinch-hitter Is what the Corsairs need more than anything else at the moment. Drives Out Long Ball With Manush's arrival tomorrow, Traynor will have Bill Bru-baker to swing in emergencies against left-hand pitching and Heinie to take his cuts at the right-handers. Nor would the need have to be too dire for the ex-American Leaguer to patrol a post in the outfield. The days are long since gone when Henry could be mistaken for a Charley Paddock or even a Pavlowa.

but there are worse than he doing business at regular stands, brothers, and no mistake. Manush appealed to Traynor because he drives out a long ball. It may bs an extra base hit, but so far as Pie is concerned it can just as well be a deep fly so long as there is a runner on third and something less than two out at the time. "We've lost half a dozen games for want of a ball hit anywhere to the outfield, and that's the reason we went for Heinie," Traynor explained in discussing the belated purchase. XC The need for a lefthand-hitting pinch-hitter became apparent weeks ago when Red Lucas continued to fail in that role, and the Pirates have been on the hunt ever since.

President Bens-wanger gave Pie the checkbook and told him to go ahead and do what he could. "Pay what you have to and get ss many as you want," he told Traynor. Started With Tigers This will be Manush's sixteenth campaign in the majors and, although he will not be eligible for the World's Series, it will be his second pennant-winning venture, if the Pirates stay where they are. 'PIE'- I THO06HT I -f 1 A -This protection 1 With Washington against the Giants in 1933, he had two hits in the five games he played. Detroit bought him from Edmonton in 1921 and after being farmed a year in Omaha he went back to the Tigers to spend five seasons before being traded to the St.

Louis Browns with Lu Blue for Harry Rice, Elam Van-Gilder and Chick Galloway. Manush had fallen below .300. twice in Detroit but he came back to capture the American League batting championship with a mark of .378 while serving his first hitch with the Brownies. In 1930 the Senators wangled him away in the deal that made Goose Goslin a Brown and- he had four plump seasons there before it became evident that the years were catching up with him at last. Washington finally traded him to Boston, where he got his first unconditional release, in 1936.

It would be spreading a Rembrandt across a. barn door to say that Manush is "all the club needs to wipe away its nightmares, but there can be little question that he will be of some worth. It may be no more than a psychological stimulus to the rest of the team, which has felt all along it would be safer with a batter of some reliability in reserve. In the present chaotic push for the top, a shot in the arm of that kind easily could mean the difference between finishing in front or somewhere else. Quite Apt to Respond There is no bstter example to be found anywhere than the Giants', who have been walking on their heads ever since the day Carl Hubbell all-encompassing pitching arm went under the knife.

Or the reaction cf the Cubs to the realization that they could not expect to lean on Dizzy Dean. So long as Hubbell was sound and able to get into action, the Giants were full of hope and a sound Dean might have made all the difference in the world in the Bruins. In the same fashion, the Corsairs are quite apt to respect favorably to the arrival on the scene of Henry Emmett Manush. More than that: I wonder what they're going to say now I mean the folks who have been traipsing around with the story that the Pirates didn't want a pennant and wouldn't do anything necessary to win one. They may have an answer but it will sound rather weak.

L4iluuBil- LyJ i.io aohi iLJiy muic hurler. McCormick's double and craft's single won the opener, whitey Moore pitched a five-hitter in tne second in which Lew Riggs and Ival Goodman delivered the telling hits, The Bees dumped the Cubs. 8-1, on Jim Turners five-hit pitching, Tne cardinals and Phillies broke even in a twin bin The Fhils won tne nrst on six hits 4.3 and the Cards took the second, 8-7, in 10 innings. Yanks Rolling; Along: Fifteen games in front, the Yankees have virtually clinched their third straight pennant. They won their fifth straight and their ninth game in 10 starts by defeating Detroit.

3-1. Crossetti's homer, singles by Rolfe and DiMaggio, Gehrig's walk and Dickey's single accounted for ail Yank runs in the first inning. Spud Chandler let the Tigers down with five hits in winning his loin game. Red Kress, driving in four runs, land Buster Mills, driving in three, led the Browns attack on their ex- teammates to beat the Red Sox. 9-5.

It was the Red Sox third straight loss. TIME OUT! Today's Game in Detail 'Parlor Pink' Reds Look Like Dues' Only Threat the Pirates sought to enhance crew of the days of John McGraw pnd even the later era of Bill Ter ry and that they had not only been beaten, but outclassed, yesterday, did not dampen the ardor of the throng, that came from all sections of the Tri-State area. The likelihood of the Bucs winning their first pennant in 11 years has so gripped the imagination of the fans that they were there today to make it a 'Roman Holiday" at the expense of the once-hated, but more leared. Giants. Supt.

F. T. McQuaide had cordons of police around the park trying to maintain a semblance of order while they sought admission and corps of traffic officers tried to keep" things moving as the vehicular parade bore down from all avenues. The murky skies of early morning failed to dampen the enthusiasm of the crowd, and although there was no Danny Nirella there to keep Ihem in a good humor, they did their own entertaining once they were able to gain points of vantage in the stands. As early as noon, almost two hours before the scheduled time of the first game, reserved seat holders, who had been forewarned to come early, were on hand, mast of them seeing the preliminary fielding and hitting practice of both clubs for the first time.

When the pitching selections for the first game Lefty Ed Brandt, for the Pirates, and Bill Lohrmarl, for the Giants, began to warm up, the enthusiasm of the crowd, eager for the fray, broke loose into near pandemonium. Ott Hits Homer When the Pirates turned In their 126th double play of the season in the first inning, with "Pep" Young in the pivot spot, the cheers could be heard downtown. But the Giant returned the trick, and despite the fact that it ruined what looked like a good start for the Bucs, there were more cheers. Handley led ofl with a single and after L. Waner had flied out, P.

Waner hit a typical screecher to right center. "Jeep" wa off with the crack of the bat but Bob Seeds pulled the liner in and doubled Handley at first. Mel Ott, who has become the Giant "meal ticket" since Carl Hubbell is out, belted Brandt's first pitch in the second, hit it far into the right field stands for his 29th home-run to open the scoring. Seeds belted one in to the crowd on the playing field in left field and it went for a double. Jimmy Ripple brought him home with the Giants second xuii wun a ringing single to center, giving the Giants an early edge.

-Rizzo Ties Score The crowd, now on the playing field, making ground rules nejes. sary, went wild in the fourth as the Bucs tied it up. After Hand-ley fanned, L. Waner doubled to left and went to third as the other end of the Waner act. Paul, singled.

On the throw to the plate, P. Waner went to second. When Vaughan was walked intentionally, the bases were clogged. Rizzo became the hero of the hour with a timely single, scoring the Waners and tieing up the game. Rizzo died on base, Suhr and Young failing to come through.

British Speedster After Auto Mark By The United Press BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS, Utah, Aug. 31 John Cobb, British speed driver, predicted today that his lightweight Railton auto would shatter the world speed record cf 345.49 miles an hour, set last Saturday by Captain George E. T. Ey-ston, England. Cobb made a run through the measured mile yesterday in his turtle-shaped machine and clocked approximately 313 miles an hour.

Today he directed his mechanics in making a "few motor adjustments' on the three-ton speedster. He er pects to make another run Saturday. Yesterday's Boxscore MW YORK Alt. K. II.

A. 3 2 1 1 Moor. If 4 1 1 IllHtl. Ml 4 tannine, 4 Ott. 3 Ncl.

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1 1 7 1 3 0 3 2 A. 1 3 2 A Handler. 3b. Wniwr, rt V. ner.

rf. ancban. Kio. Suhr. lb (i ii tic.

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auihaej Thrie-fo hit Sulir. Knita hattrd in By Mibr ft. letme. Vaiichnn. louble pis? arthr to Mtt.

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Wild plteh Tobin. Hit Off off man hit and ran in A inninc: oft landenberc ft hit and rnn in 2 inninc. Left on bae New York Pittuburch 1A. 8tnirk aoa Br Tobin I loir man it nr off ma Rizzo). Loninr pitcher Co(Tmao.

UM pun Star. Ballajfant and zUem. r. E. a a Signing Of Manush Hailed By Buccos Take the word of the Pirates, themselves, the acquisition of Heinie Manush as an "insurance outfielder and pinch-hitter" during the last month of the pennant drive, is just about the best news they have heard for many a day.

The Buccos were happy to have Heinie on their side, not against them. They recalled that last year, dressed up in a Dodger uniform, Manush beat thes By GEORGE KIRKSEY United Tress Staff Writer Aug. 31 The Pi- of second place. Paul Derringer, certain are going 1 although allowing 11 hits, skinned The Majors WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1938 'GAMES TODAY NATIONAL LEAGUE New York at FORBES FIELD. Philadelphia at St.

Louis (2). Boston at Chicago. Brooklyn at Cincinnati (Night Game) AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago at Washington. Cleveland at Philadelphia. Detroit at New York.

St. Louis at Boston. STANDING OF CLUBS NATIONAL LEAGUE crowd for a ground rule double. Ripple singled to center scoring Seeds. Cissell hit into a double idav.

Handley to 1 otitic to Sulir. McCarthy Hied to Ia. Waner. Two runs. Three hits.

1'ITTSIiL'KtiH Vamrhan grounded to McCarthy. Rizzo 1'OiPiied to Ott. Cissell loswd out fSuhr. THIRD INMXC. NEW YOUK I.ohrnian lifted to llizzo.

Todd made a line catch of Moore's hmh foul against the box scats next to the dugout. Kizzo made a one-handed catch of Myatt's lly almost in the in left held. P1TTSK1 KGM Yonnsr grounded to Cissell. Todcl went out the same way. liiaudl Xlicd to Moore.

FOl KTII INNING XKW YOKK Dannin-T to center. Ott hit into a double play. Suhr to Vauelian. Seeiis singled iiast Handley. Kipide sinsled to center.

Seeds Boms to thud. Cissell lanned. Three hits. Two left. PTTTSBT'RGH Handley truck out.

Waner doubled clown the left field foul line. P. Waner singled to left. 1.. Waner stoppint; at third.

And on the throw to the plate. 1'. Waner went to second. Vausrhan was purposely passed. tillinK the brief s.

Rizzo singled to left, siormsr Waner and P. Waner. Vauirrhan stopping at second. Suhr lifted 1o Seeds, VauKha.ii takinff third after the catch. Youn? forced Rizzo.

M.vatt to Cissell. Two runs, three hits, two left. Cincy Fan Reflects Sun Into Dodger Batter's Eyes By The United Press CINCINNATI, Aug. 31 Local fans apparently will go to any end to help the Cincinnati Reds win ball-games. Today, in the second game of a double-header against Brooklyn, play was halted because someone in a building back of center field was reflecting the sun from a mirror into Dodger batters eyes.

FIRST GAME FIRST INNING NEW YORK Moore poiippd to Suhr. M.vatt walked Panning hit into double llay. Vausiinn to Yoitns to Suhr. PITTSBURGH Kinslfil olT T.ohrman'f elove. Waiter flifd to Snotls.

Seeds niado a tine ruiiiiinir rateh of V. WatKT's liner in riirM eenter and threw to doubling Hundley. One hit. SECOND INNING NEW YORK Ott hit a home rnn Into (he ifrht field Htands. It his ni the season.

Seeds hit down the third base line and the ball groiny: into the Bobo Meets Sharp At Hickey Park The Alderman and Constables Assn. is sponsoring a 10-bout amateur boxing show at Hickey Park Bowl tonight. In the main bout Harry Bobo, Greater Pittsburgh A. Senior A. M.

A. amateur heavyweight champion, will be paired with Billy Sharp of the Homewood A. C. 113-Ponnt! elas Nieky Warho. Willow riub.

vs. Ix-n Fecney. Ward I.e A sFn Eddie Sulk. Krah A. C.

vh. Henry Prill, Superior A. C. llS-ininnd l.iss Janies Iirown. Clair-ton A.

vs. Vern ltiseatti. IJuerr A. MiUe Shtnder. Oakland Rod and Gnu Club.

vs. Chtiek suierior A. 1 JO-pomiil elass Tommy J2tli yard J.o ioeei vs. l.obbv Neal. Kay Do.vs' Club: Rneker.

Suimtuip A. C. vs. I-nny Malone. Washine-ton.

I'a. 1 elass Willow Club. vs. Earvin Hicks. Greater A.

C. 117-potiiid class Jimmy Boll. Snperfor A. C. vs.

Pitts. Oakland Rod and (iim Club: Ray Mull. Pith Ward I-e 3lo-ei vs. lieu Franklin. Superior A.

C. KiO-ponnd eiass Jr Thomas. Snperior A. c. vs.

Charles Cutrury. Kay JJoya' Club. Heavyweights Harry Tiobo. Greater Pittsbui jfli A. vs.

Hilly 'Sharp. Homi-wikmI A. Jaek Randall. Kuerr A. vs.

Joe (I'rimo Thomas. Kuerr A. Joe Myseyko. Willow Club. vs.

Johnny Such. MeKeesPort Catholic Boys' Club. 1937 Won Lost Pet. G.B. 4 PITTSBURGH.

72 47 .605 2 New York 66 54 .550 1 Chicago 67 55 .549 6 Cincinnati 67 56 .545 7 5 Boston 60 59 .504 12 3 St. Louis 56 65 .463 17 8 Brooklyn 55 66 .455 18 7 Philadelphia 38 79 .325 33 AMERICAN LEAGUE 1937 Won Lost Pet. G.B. 1 New York 85 37 .697 2 Boston 68 50 .576 15 5 Cleveland 67 53 .558 17 4 Detroit 61 60 .504 23 6 Washington 61 61 .500 21 3 Chicago 50 67 .427 32! 7 St. Louis 44 75 .370 39 8 Philadelphia 44 77 .364 43 Pirates in at least five games and was a constant threat at the plate.

Manush was purchased yesterday from the Toronto team of the International League, and is expected here either today or tomorrow. He is batting .303. Manush will not be eligible to play until tomorrow because the 23-player limit doesn't expire until midnight tonight and the Pirates are carrying the full load. Not Eligible for World Series Should the Pirates win pennant and get into the World Series, Manush will not be eligible to play in the classic, because he was not a member of the Pirates before the series eligible deadline on Aug. 31.

But if 37-year-old Heinie can supply the Pirates with a few hits in the pinches between now and Oct. 2, they will have received full value. Traynor decided to go after By Chet Smith and Jack Berger NEW YORK, rates it to win seems V- 1 Vint trlPV weren't the best ball club in their league during August. They weren even one-two-three-four on their August form. They were a bad fifth.

The Bees, fired up by that irre- pressible buffoon of the diamond, Casey Stengel, set the pace in Au- gust with 19 victories and 12 de- feats for a percentage of .613. But the Bees were too lar oacK wnen 'they started this spurt or they would b3 up now battling for the pennant. On their August showing, the Cardinals were the league's second best club, winning 18 and losing 13; Major League Leaders PATTING Trsvs Senators. .117 4.V.2 SI 1SS .3.11 Fins R'dsnx 1 1 44 i lO-i 155 ivcriJl ...11 4C4 Ort 147 .347 i i 'jiii Indian'. 5 liV homk kins Tisers.

4 nu. Giants Fnxx. York. Bd5iix lion.lnisn. Rds Tigris lift.

Browns. RI NS TTKD IN Trx. Ri d. 1 York. Tteer 103 DiMaicio.

Yanks 1 1 D.cks.v. Yanks. .104 Greenb'rs. Ti srers 1 0 KINS P.Miesio. Yanks 1 1 Foxx.

Kodsox 1 06 Knife Yanks 1 1 1 Gehrmger. Tisers 106 Greenbrt. Titers 107, HITS MoCormick Rd 171 Cramer. Rdnx. Aimada.

Frowns 1H5 I. is, Senators 1 5S Rolie. Yanks l53iTravis. Senators. 15S Reds, third with 17 and 14: Cubs, fourth with 16 and 14: Pirates, fifth with 15 and 15: Giants, sixth with 12 and 15; Doderers.

seventh with 13 and and Phillies, last with 9 and 19. Reds Seem Only Threat From all outward appearances, Pittsburgh cannot "blow" the pennant now, with a lead of 6'i games over the Giants and Cubs and seven games over the Reds. If they keep up their August pace of .500 it will take a near miracle for any one of the other three clubs to overtake them. The Giants are as good as out of it now with their International League infield and a hopelessly crippled pitching staff. All the puffing and huffing of Gabby Hartnett hasn't been able to breathe any fire into the lackadaisical Cubs.

If any club seriously threatens Pittsburgh it seems likely that it will be Cincinnati, another "humpty-dumpty" club but one due to get hot again after its prolonged slump. The big chance of the Reds lies in the fact that they have nine games left to play with the Pirates. Cincinnati showed a flare of pennant fever yesterday when they thumped the Dodgers twice, 5-4 and 3-4, and moved, within a ball game Manush last Saturday night and closed the deal almost immediately. It was a straight cash transaction. The Pirate boss felt he could use a hitter of Manush's type.

"We've lost at least five games in the last month," Traynor said, "which we could have saved with a hit or even a long fly. Woody Jensen isn't hitting the ball for us and Red Lucas is going to concentrate on pitching. Red, the world's champion pinch-hitter, has had only three hits this season, but none in a pinch. In fact, Red hasn't even driven the ball out of the infield in a pinch this year." Manush served 15 years in the big leagues. He is a left-handed hitter and thrower and has a major league lifetime average of .331.

He has played with Detroit, St. Louis Browns, Washington and Boston Redsox and last year was with the Brooklyn Dodgers, where he batted .333 in 132 games. Manush wTas 37 on July 10, is a six-footer and weighs 200 pounds. Manush is only one of eight players now active in the majors who has knocked out 100 or more home runs. With Toronto, Manush played in 73 games, made 76 hits in 252 times at bat, scored 35 runs and knocked in 40 runs.

Even if Heinie doesn't make a hit every time he is called upon, he is going to a threat at the plate. Hornsby to Pilot Orioles, Report By The United Press WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 Senator baseball fans are wondering if they "will get Myril Hoag, speedy Yankee outfielder, in compensation for giving Pitcher Wesley Ferrell his unconditional release. Some insist there was an undercover deal between the Senators and Yankees but Clark Griffith, owner cf the Washington club, says "bosh." Baltimore hears tliat Rogers Hornsby will replace "Buck" Crouse as manager of the Orioles. General Manager Jack Ogden has verified that there will be a shift of some kind.

Walter Johnson has filed in his home town. Germantown, Md, for the Republican nomination as Montgomery County RESULTS YESTERDAY NATIONAL LEAGUE R. If. E. New York 1 0O OOO 0(M 1 5 1 l'lTTSKl KGII SOO OiiO Olx 7 13 Buttrries I'OKt'MAN.

Vandenbere and Daniiiiie: TOU1N and Todd. iirst came K. H. K- Itrooklvn OOt 1 10 OOO 4 11 1 Cincinnati OOO 'fin OOl 5 1 Itatleries KK.VNKIIOl SK and Phelps, Camnlx-ll; Df and Lomhanli. Serond game K.

H. E. Brooklyn 30O OOO O10 4 A Mi tinrmiiHIi 1M OI3 7 Ml and Campbell; MOOKK and Hershbereer. Firxt same K. H.

E. Philadelphia OOO 1-JO OIO 4 1 M. Ionis Oil OOl OOO 3 1-J 1 RMterie B1TCHER and Atwood; MACON and Bremer. Second eame R. W- E.

'-iO OIO OIO 7 1 2 St. I.miis SOU Ui OOO I 15 2 Bnttrriefi IVaraa. -Ives. SMITH and V. Davis; Warntke.

SHOIN and O'Dea. K. II. E. Boston Oil OIO HIO li Ch'earo OOO lOO OOO 1 Battrrie, TI RNKR and I-opez; CAKLE- TON.

Koot. French and O'Dea. AMERICAN LEAGUE r. n. e.

Cleveland SOr OIO f31 lO lO 3 rhi'adelnhia Wirt -fit 'iOO B.tteries Allen. HIMI'HKIKS and Pt- lak; Totter. I. Smith. NELSON and Hajei.

K. II. E. Chiearo OOO OIO 110 3 7 I Wa-hinEtnn OOO Oil OOl 6 Batteries KKiNK.Y and Schlueter: AP- PLETON. DeShonc and Giuliani.

Ferrell. K. II. E. St.

finis 30 OIO 110 14 2 Bo ton OIO OO-i on 5 3 Batteries COT.E. Johnson and Snlhvan; HEVlNti. MidkilT. Cramer and Peacock. K.

II. E. Detroit 1 OO OOO OOO 1 New York 3rt OOO Mlx 3 7 Bat I Ties tollman and York; CIIANIH.K.K and Dickey. Carson Wins Guest Prize F. H.

Carson won the guest pnz with a net round of 78. while F. E. Deakin won the membership prize with a round of 84 in the stag day golf yesterday afternoon at the Churchill Valley Club. V.

H. Olsen was second in the guest prize with a round of 82. llllll I I II IIMMI 1 'II WST It -1 tPSTAa GAME. I PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENT Pirates Bill Btnsvcangtr (left) and Xational League's Ford Frick icatch Corsairs dejeat Giantt, Two more votes just came in that puts me ahead of that guy for fullback Ref!.