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Hurling Gimmicks
Associated Press Sports Writer
NEW YORK UP> — When Branch
Rickey reigned as master domo
of the Brooklyn Dcxlgers he intro
duced a number of mechanical gad
gets designed to send handsome
ly polished ball players rolling off
the assembly line. Among the
many marvels were machines that
pitched and gimmicks for receiv
ing balls.
Several types of pitching ma
chines were used. Some were made
like bazooka guns and they could
throw curves, sliders and screw
balls. But there was one particu
lar device that Dodger players
stared at in fascination. It flung
the ball with a mechanical arm, a
big sweeping overhand motion
that delivered strikes only.
The Dodgers called it “The War
ren Spahn.”
That was 15 years ago. The ori
ginal machine fell apart and was
discarded long ago. But Warren
Spahn, the flesh-and-blood proto
type of the Rickey gadget, is still
firing to the plate with that big
sweeping overhand motion. And
he is still firing strikes.
“Why shouldn’t I?” he asks with
a quizzical grin. “I've spent most
of my life throwing a baseball 6C
feet, 6 inches.”
In many ways this durable
southpaw with the fantastical rub
ber arm is enjoying the most suc
cessful season of his major league
career dating back to 1942. Aftei
more than 600,000 pitches ovei
nearly 5,000 innings, the slender
six-footer is in position to wir
more games, lose less, spin more
shutouts and hurl more complete
games than in any previous season
Spahn recorded his 347th life
time victory last Sunday, defeat
ing Philadelphia 3-2 for his 20th
triumph which matched Christy
Mathewson’s National League rec
ord of 13 20-game winning sea
sons. Only six pitchers in all base
ball history have won more games
and only one — Cy Young — hac
more 20-game seasons.
WANTON WASTE HIT
BY GAME DEPT. IN
KILLING OF BEARS
FAIRBANKS W* — Officials ex
plained today that state game laws
require reasonable effort must be
made to salvage hide or meat from
bears regardless under what cir
cumstances the animals are killed.
State Department of Fish and
Game personnel plus other offi
cials are upset over the reported
wanton slaying of black bears in
this area following unprovoked
attacks on man. At least three
men were injured and a fourth
killed.
Officials have reported several
instances of bears being shot and
left without an effort made to
save hide or meat.
If a bear is killed protecting life
or property, said Bud Burris, State
Fish and Game Biologist here, at
tempts must be made to use part
of the animal.
If the hunter is unable to do
so, he should notify officials who
will make every effort to see that
the hide or meat is salvaged. The
Fish and Game Department gives
the meat to charitable organiza
tions.
In all cases, Burris said, the
hunter should at least gut the
bear so it will not spoil before
authorities can reach the scene.
YESTERDAY'S BASEBALL
By The Associated Press
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Kansas City 2, New York 0
Baltimore 2, Chicago 1
Washington 9-1, Detroit 8-4
Minnesota 5, Cleveland 4
Los Angeles 6, Boston 5
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 16, Houston 0
Los Angeles 4, Pittsburgh 2
New York 4, San Francisco 2
St. Louis 8, Chicago 0
Cincinnati 4, Milwaukee 3
WEATHER BUREAU REPORT
Partly cloudy today and tonight.
Little change in temperature.
Temperatures: highest 55, low
est 43. Maximum wind 12 miles
an hour from the East. Sunrise at
5:15 a.m., sunset at 6:39 p.m.
WSU Plans
Heavy Turf Attack
By JACK HEWINS
Associated Press Sports Writer
SPOKANE, Wash. _ Coach
Jim Sutherland told the Sky
writers Monday his football troops
will put more reliance this year
on the ground attack and then
demonstrated in a sun-scorched
workout that the forward pass has
not been dropped from the Wash
ington State University arsenal.
Quarterback Dave Mathiesen,
who completed nearly three-quar
ters of a mile of passes last sea
son, opened a scrimmage held es
pecially for the touring newsmen
by moving the varsity 60 yards
to a touchdown on three passes.
He did not lack for targets, de
spite the loss by graduation of
Hugh Campbell, who set a colle
giate career record as a receiver
during his three years at WSU.
Gerry Shaw, a junior operating
from Campbell’s old spot at left
end, caught the touchdown toss
and several others.
Clete Baltes, senior right end.
was an eager receiver and Mathie
sen found handy targets also in a
couple of sophomores, end Dennis
Kloke and Halfback John Welker.
Poised on the field, Mathieson was
quietly confident in the locker
room afterward.
"We should do all right,” he
said. “We have depth, experience,
and we’re bigger.” He gave no
excuses for avoiding the running
game. The temperature was 98
degrees officially; higher than in
Spokane’s Albi Stadium.
Capt. Dean Kalahar heads a staff
of five centers, four of them let
termen. Four of the guards are
veterans. Sutherland is planning
for a large crew at the guard po
sition, with five men listed as right
guards. One will take the place
of the left end on defense, moving
into the lineup along with Ford
when the team loses the ball.
The new rules on substitution,
limiting the number to two after
fourth down and when the ball
changes hands, has prompted Su
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owning his own gun. To start your youngster
off right, sign him up in a junior rifle club
where he'll learn the fundamentals of safe
gun handling. Many girls enjoy the shooting
sports too.
Qualified adults guide boys and girls in
the proper use and handling of firearms.
They are taught the safe way to enjoy
the fun and sense of accomplishment that
shooting competition brings.
Neighborhood hardware or sport
ing goods stores can usually supply
the address of the nearest club. For
a youngster's first gun most expert
enced shooters suggest a light
weight, single shot 22 caliber, such
as the nylon stocked Remington
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therland to adopt a unit substitu
tion plan. He said he had decided
alter watching a full-dress scrim
mage Saturday to play one unit
six minutes, another five and the
third four, in each quarter.
His Washington State Cougars
will give this program its first
test Sept. 21 when they open
against Texas Tech in a night
game at Lubbock.
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THE FIZZLE FAMILY
By H.T. ELMO
Football Great Dies
TRAVERSE CITY. Mich. UP —
William M. (Willie) Heston, great
University of Michigan football
star of an early gridiron era, died
Monday night in a hospital here.
Heston, 84, became ill at his
summer home at Lake Manistee a
few days ago.
Heston was Michigan's first All
America football player — se
lected to the original teams of the
late Walter Camp — and played
on the late coach Fielding H.
(Hurry Up) Yost's famed “point-a
minute’’ team 60 years ago.
Willie played four years for
Michigan from 1900 to 1904. He
scored 465 points for the point-a
minute teams.
Sending away box tops has be
come a great American industry.
But the premiums are getting big
ger. Next month, a firm that pro
duces deviled ham has announced
it will return a mink stole certi
fied to be worth S595 to lady shop
pers who mail in three canned
ham wrappers—and $345.
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