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PAGE 14 THE NASHVILLE BANNER MONDAY SEPf 13 1948 en Tuesday OiS ness Surprising Pirates Pursuing Leading Braves Relentlessly 3JijcL Holt May Be Vanderbilt End Starter 4k! Meyer's Miracle Club Captures SIDELINES Seventh Straight Behind Sewell 'v7 Play of Soph Gets Coachs Praise By CARL LUNDQUIST New York Sept 13 U5 Hed be the firat to protest at being called a miracle man but what else is there to say today about Bill Meyer the freshman pilot whose Pittsburgh Pirates are firmly in second' place when logic Bays they should be in the second division? It isnt in the tea leave for the Pirate to beat out the Boston i 1948s High-Over-All fv 1 4 AMONG all the factors that helped to bring Nashville another Southern Association pennant one high-over-all accomplishment stands out b' t-N Collectively the Vols exceeded themselves It wasnt it isnt what you call a sound ball club A month or six weeks ago every impartial observer rated Memphis stronger As the season ended Birmingham appeared to have an allround edge The Vols won by maximum effort I cannot remember a club that drove itself so hard for so long When one player gave out or faltered another was there to pick him up Almost every man had a big big hand in the victory -V U- Taslei Mighty Cood rpHE VOLS in the parlance of golf foursomes criss-crossed or see-sawed the opposition Leo Twardy for instance got I By DUDLEY GREEN The end situation at Vanderbilt a rather touchy spot when the Commodores started work ten days ago is looking up thanks to the play of Pete Holt the 175-pound lad who was an All-Nashville performer at TIS in 1944 Holt is looking very well and if he continues his pace he'll be a starter said Mike Balitsaris Vanderbilt end coach Ho catches the ball well and is hard to block' Despite his lack of weight Holt Is the roughest flankman in camp He' the smashing type and Coach Red Sanders it hoping he'll be able to stand up under hit own (Holt's) rugged style of play Pete Is somewhat of a surprise He played team ball last fall but his size was against him He picked up some weight between spring and fall practice and has impressed the coacKes with his courage and performance Pete has the football background His broth' er Everette was a Commodore regular in 1946 Sandera also took time out to praise Herb Rich the Miami Beach Fla back Rich is the most durable man we have on the squad" remarked Sanders-He has taken part in all of our rough drills While he has been bruised on numerous occasions he hasn't missed a minute of play And another thing hes versatile We have him working et both wingback and fullback on offense Defeneively he can play three positions either of the halfbacks er safety On top of that Rich is big fast good blocker and excellent past receiver He definitely holds a key position in our setup Today starts the final week of the two srsslons daily School opens CL fluff Photo by John Malona SMILES OF VICTORY Nashville's clouting Charlies Workman (right) and Gilbert (left) join their manager in a smile of victory (snd not just fot the photographer's benefit) alter Sundays games at tho Dell Actually the Vols had clinched the pennant and presented it to Lttry Gilbert as a sort of jubilee celebration gift Saturday night The two Charlies ptade history this season Workman bit 52 home runs and drove in 152 runs Gilbert pounded 42 homers scored 1 75 runs and walked 156 times The two outfielders drove in a combined total of 292 runs Braves yet they are closing in relentlessly and after their seventh straight victory W'ere just three games out of first place Yestarday with ancient Rip Sewell beating the Chicago Cuba for the seventh time this season the Pirates scored a 7 to 3 triumph while the Braves were (putting with the Phils at Philadelphia dropping a 6 to 4 decision before winning a 2 to 1 battle in 13 innings Sewells Incrouible success with the Cubs is only one of the reasons why Meyer is the front line candidate for Manager of the Year" honors regardless of whether the Bucs overtake the Braves Salvaged from baseball's scrap heap the 40-year-old righthander now boast a flashy 11-3 mark for the season Yet he would have spent the season as a Pirate coach had it not been for the daring -faith of Meyer who figured Sewell could win games if he had plenty of rest Yesterday topping the Cube for the 14th time against eight losses this season the Bucs profited by 14 walks while Sewell didn't give up any and yielded only five hit on a homer by Hal Jeff-coaL Four of Pittsburgh's runs were forced across on walks Dutch Leonard though touched for 14 hit managed to beat the Brave for hi 11th victory as Bama Rowell an ex-Bostonian got a trtple double and two single to lead the Phils In the second game Alvin Dark singled took two bases on Earl Torgesons sacrifice and scored the winning run in the 13th on Bill Salkeld's fly a Nelson Potter was credited with the victory his fourth in a relief role The Giant administered another blow to Brooklyns fading flag hopes topping the Dodgers 5 to 3 and dropping them to fourth place as Sheldon Jones won hia 15tb game of the year The Cardinals moved into third lne varuinma oxen if i- Pennant Winners To Face Mobile Need Two Tricks' For Grand Slam VITAL WIN Nelson Potter (right) Boston Braves relief hurler receives a bug from Outfielder Jeff Heath for wm-ning second game of twin bill against Phils 2-1 Potter relieved Veto Bickford in 10th with man on third none out score tied 1-1 After walking two intentionally Potter fanned the next two retired tie third on a grounder and went on to win in the lJth (AP Wirepboto) in his best licks early in the season when Pete Mallory was ineffective Then Mallory zoomed in during the last few weeks is perhaps the best pitcher in the league Joe Damato dropped In at second and later at third gave the club lifts when they were most needed Little Boguskie re-turned after his injury 'as one of the standouts in the late flag drive And look at Carmen Mauro the way he plugged the leftfield hole after Footsie Granthams accident and following Smoky Burgess outfield fling George Byam too with his late spurt after a poor start When the pennant seemed to be slipping awaywhen the situation was at its worst remember those blows old Roy Easterwood drilled to left and center and right winning close games? And you werent sure after each squat behind the plate whether he could get up again? Workman and Gilbert Burgess and Quick they were the workhorses the key regulars Through ths season though Wade and Conger and Cuccurullo Schmidt and Holloman and Spicer Grantham and Cieslak and Vaughn every man on the club put in a lick here and there which meant the pennant margin It was that kind of a season The championship was won on effort Sure they get paid to play and some people sneer at that thing called spirit when applied to professionals The Vols I tell you had an appetite for winning and when a pennant is won the way they won it it tastes mighty good Vols Set Numerous Southern Records NEW TEAM MARKS 1 By GEORGE LEONARD By taking just two more "tricks" your Vole could make a grand alam Behind and befittingly celebrated now are the winning of the 43th Southern Association pennant and the triumph in the All-Star classic Ahead and poaing a new and ae- his 31st establishing a new all-time high for Cincinnati players In the American League tha Yankees moved to within two games A of the first place Red Sox defeat ing the Senators 10 to 6 at Washington Pinch-hitter Charley Kel- vere challenge are the leagues a week from today and the nKr'shaughney playoffs opening base salon will get under way at 4jtween Nashville and Mobile Tuea-o'clock day night at Sulphur Dell and the The Commodore head man plana storied Dixie Sene In the not too to follow the same rough routine' future the firat part of this week That means ail phase of woik will be under pressure hte I1 homfr Put by defeating the Reds 7 to 6 at StjYankee ahead to stay' Relief LcuD when Marty Marion singled Ditcher Tommy Byrne was credit-home the winning run in the eighth ed with the win Johnny Wyrostek and Hank Sauer The Athletics cam from behind hit Cincinnati homer Sauer's was at Boston after being held to three hits for six innings winding up with a six-run splurge In tha ninth With a 15000 nugget in the cache after their long hard at times desperate and finally successful march to the pennant the Vols took their ease today and doubtless spent much of the time thinking how much nicer it would be to increase i Womens Golf Starts Today Toth and Blackwood Shine In LSU Drills Atlanta Ga Sept day la the day when the mm that sum by a cool 33000 are separated from the boys in This Is -the treasure a waiting the the Southern Conference winner of the Southern's annual Coach Gaynell Tmslev of LSI' playoff in hlrh the top four teams commented on the hne-husung participate- The added glory and power of a par of fullbacks Zol- gold of performing In the Dixie lie (Tugboatl Toth and Eldred Series provide an additional incen-Blackwood Quarterback Charlie tie Mallory victor In seven of hi Pevev who get the first sbotl During Larrv Gilbert' 10-) ear last eight start during the cam-at the quarterback vacancy leftjrfUn manager the Vole have paign which ended Sunday ha by A Tittle stuck out too won four Shughney champion-'beaten Mobile in three outings In shooting a econng pas to End ships (1939-1943 Inclusive) of the'th '4 campaign Oiaon record Abner Wimberly jfiv in which they plaved In three against the Vols is three win and The Tiger new will have to be nf thoe year they also were on loe Nina Points for No 2 ANEW angle on the season's performance of Charlie Gilbert is presented by that close etudent of baseball Murfreesboro's Horace Arbet There are nine reasons why he thinks Gilbert is he top player In the league: Ha there ever been a No 2 man to score aa many runt? Has there ever been a No 2 man to get aa many hits? Has there ever been a No 2 man to get as many walks? Has there ever been a No 2 man to be as consistent? Has there ever been a Ne 2 man te drive in aa many runs? Has there ever been a No 2 man to hit at many home runt? Hae there ever been a No 2 man or any other get on bate at many time in one season? Has there ever been a No 2 man to be such a long ball hitter? Hat there ever been a No 2 man to be at My own guess is that Charlie this season outdid any and every No 2 hitter on any club in any league to top the Red Sox 10 to 4 Barney McCoakey led tho 15-hit Philadelphia attack with throo mglea Tho Indiana won thoir Mvanth straight ot Cltvtland defaatmg tho Browns 6 to 4 to movo within i games of tho load but had to sottlo for a 3 to 3 12-tnnmg tio in tho socond gamo jcollod by darknosa Tho tio will bo pioyod off today Tho box defeated Tho TH ger a 5 to 2 at Detroit as Tony Lu-pien Aaron Roblnoon and Don Kollowsy provided tho offensno punch with homers Four Favored In National Event Feie Wojie diatiibuud 13 hits in the opener but the Hear collected 16 assorted blows off Leo Twaidy and Kav Woodw'ard hi late inning reliever They included two home run hy Preston Ward young Mobile first baeman who slightly resembles Gregory Peck the movie actor But Twardy laft something to remember him by in that game He stole ascend cleanly Jwe Holloman (7-2) was rredltrd with the win in the econd lilt Pebble Beach Calif Sept 13 (ID The nation great feminine amateur golfer gunning for the moat coveted of all' crown tc off today In th 4ath annual National Women' championship Playing over rolling wind-swept Pebble Beach a court tough that few of the best men profe-slonal break par on It the women good fiom here on in for Bengal awarded Dixia Series honors Art Curcurullo (14-7) la scheduled to face either Jo Smoiko (19-3) or Roy Boles (7-12) Wednesday night In th Dell After that th two team travel to Mobile where they open Friday night follow with the fourth gsmo on Sat- The Vols' first obstacle in this season's post soason round is Mobile Now the Bear finished fourth 13' i gimti behind Nashville and they vr beaten in 27 of their last 37 contests Blind Pip and Acorns Dept SOMETIMES observations predictions and guesses do pan out Larry Gilbert said 94 victories should be enough to wn fans to grt optimistic about that opener The Longhorn are loaded ne usual and LKL' a kle slots would provide ronvenirnt en'ry for onie of the big cowboy earner The program just aa gim In they etII hpp-n to be the urday and play th fifth on Sunday ofhcr ''EC ram pa although every tougheet ciuo the league aa fsrilf neceetary other t-ain gels aa extra week a ttie Vo a are concerned The Then if the sixth or seventh iw lit before ringing into th grind (iJbertmm won only 10 of their 22 games ar needed th acen will Georgia Tech showed tip In a'girnes with Manager A1 Todds shift to Nashville again on Monday 1 week-end knocking period it out hful team this eaon vnd Tuesday night September ome exeellent punting and pa- Gilbert will rail on Pete Mallory 29-21 respectively log Fullback Hunter Humphrey 1 15-9) the pitcher mod rrsponsl-j boomed frequent bO-)ard ku a for th Voi' brilliant lat month Idownfleid and Coach Hobby Dold aurge la tha firat gam her to-1 a cheered by Ihe panning of Joe morrow night Todd a selection la I Brown quarterback candt- Ken Oiaon 13-121 fin looking Mate 'rlghthand prospect Whilp tho Volt and Mobilo tan-gto Mamphio and Birmingham clath on thp aamo datoo dopond-ing af couroo on how long tho roopoctivp boot four-out-of oovon 00 riot oitond will bo battling for tho tttio won laat yror by Lutitao of At- aftr Tflioving lkbby Hor in thr'ianfa Co ixth and pitching two httlraaj Tho ct golfer fontutmg moot frame John 1U11 yeii0f tho Curtia Clup mrmhrio orc- lt hi lifl as prgrd with thrjtional ond atito championa will drfpat hia only at tho YoU'jpipy 18 holra of qualifying rom- hundj in to jeora duilng leguUri petition today Match piny otarta arawm play tomorrow and will root In wo Tbort woro mnny many rtaoona through tho meik for tho Vola 18 ponnant Thi- It Kirby Atlanta Ga Dot the pennant Thst'e exactly what the Vole had when they won it Scout Eddie Gootetre murmured in Mjy that Smoky Burges would be the Southern Association batting champion He dvd at J86 And back ia April this comer gueied Nashville (or the pen-pint on the belief that the power will offset other deficiencies end new Murderers' Row may make hitting history in the Southern It's about time What ever became of Coaltown? ANOTHER 7ZEASUZE reporter will onumemte sumo Bit bo rortain ho wiU uaa many too On of couroo is tho incom parablo Cilbort saaoctatod with pannant winner me Tho Hhoughneoay pita tho No 1 team tho No 4 op4 tho No 2 oaint No Then tho mnnot rlah in tho final round At the um ttm Togaa Ioafuo f-loI aio boirfl hold TUyoff titii In oa moot for tho lhx florioo crown Ktrity Cong lirarh Calif Roily Kiley Ft Worth Tcxaa and Grace yk Nrwington Conn all Curtis Cup stars or the four bra chancre of rrach- frat gar In baball back in t) rmnnl if th draw 1914 If eel tee badlg rurura out right off tho mark this was hs lth throe as player and rune aa manager Anothrr: Workman with hia 52 (IMSTLIliG Cuhs Recall Burgess And Wade For 1949 Gilbert men Win 26 Lose 9 In Last Month I 'I- Tha Voia rlmhoj tha pmnunt hmra an( xsj run hottod in with their 7 2 ovor Houthrrn rocordai snd Chir- JUmrdav Thrir llfuni winning) im ibrt with ta 42 homo runs atreak via anopprd by tho run 15d walks and 110 RBI a In yratridav's opening game third Tho potent njio of but tho iBlhrrtmon finished tho IlUf Me Irroif 4 Mr Mta lm Oted 2 Oh pi I a inupf 0m I Mn lit By GEORGE LEONARD i on hla houldr bon must be r- thaae playoff neat" hoed through Forrest (Smoky) Burges Vo! catcher and new Southern Assce mofd El rwHj Grantham lorg hitting oti'CrMer utilrhnrd by a tha hailowrd fhamhrr "lurt Mrmphia Pin far aUiht Nahvilie ill rr I full had boon th looor in tho only Vno dofaato in thatr lait 17 atorla Ho hadn't eponod a gmo imct Augwot XX hrn Conger pullrl a mu in ft ti in th- 1 1 of inning CimcumiHo Muiifl to ho fnorr I Hf Ckral ttr fr? lo turn feting hr- tloin onK I i 4 f4nn-4 I elation batting champion with an knr jnJ1(y AUkM average of 3M and IVchrr 0 At pt Wad hav br-n retail'! 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