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PA SI* r—ry
THE SStECKET-TTKESE (Tcizsl AE3JE2ICAST
TTE>r>i¥ n i.Y v 1*47 ;
Behind The Scenes I Grayson's Scoreboard
n« imp* •■«twez
(Tf-r
ie-itr-. sit-' n'i'n- of the New Orleans States, U pinch-
h'tt ny tul'nj tor Harry.Greijioli. who is on vacation.)
^EW ORLEANS, l.i.—(NF.A)—When Connie Mack had his great
teams Philadelphia and the Yankees had their murderers' row
that won pennant aftei pennant, the cry went tip in baseball to break
up tin «• flubs b -c:ili«* they couldn't be beaten
Today, th<> e interested in sponsorship o£ girls' softball teams are
putting up the same cry be ause * —— — -
New Orleans has the filiates; col- With the New Orleans team
lection at girls' softball plavers in ">nee it.'' inception have been
the world—the .fas team that has i Freda and Oljrmpia Savona. Freda
BT NED MILLS
NEA Stall Correspondent
]\TEW YORK—(NEA)—Everybody likes to see Connie Mack doing
welt. The old manager without any enemies (well, hardly any)
had the Athletics in the cellar for so long that it's good to see him and
his boys back in the headlines.
The elub has long been dubbed the Apathetics, but memory recalls
when Mr Mack and the A's led"
-t live world's
won (our of the 1
titles at Cleveland
The won their first world's
titie in 1942 and repeated in I!M3
Forced to play only men's service
teams in 1!H4, the girt* went to
tlio national badly crippled But
n lohing tiic title they extended
:re Phormx, Ariz . team to 14 and
I'l innings, dropping two l-to-0
jjaire- They came back to win
the title :n 1945. repeated in '46.
During the p<i t two- yeuis they
haven't been beaten in 76 games.
Their one-montn-long tour from
July 4 to Aug 4 takes them to the
midwest, far west iind Canada.
On the ^wtng homeward, the
girls v.-itl play in Cleveland, a re-
turn engagement in Chicago,' Des
Moines. Salt Lake City. Phoenix
and Did la.'<
On the Jax team i? n girl pitcher
who stands out like Babe Didnk-
son Zaharias stands r>ut in wom-
en's golf She is Nina Korgan.
nicknamed "Tiger." At 31, and a
native of Council Bluff - la , she
ha.-; been on five World's Cham-
pionship teams, winning in 1941
with the Hiunins Midgets of Tulsa.
Another outstanding pitcher
with the team « Lottie Jackson.
31, native of Nashville, Tvfnn She
has been playing m Mball 111 years.
seven of v inch have been with
the Jax She v.a- also picked on
the gii is' AII-An.in icn Oa-kt-'.Oitll of girl softball pluyci
t®r ei jast year at St J nit ph. Mo sembled.'*
has taken over as player-coach
this yeai, w is captain for the past
eight. A native of Malvern. O.,
and 28, she plays Shortstop and is
the team's leading hitter.
"Lymp" Savona is the younger
of the two. She also played with
the Rochester Filarets.
A XNA STARUSKA of Houston
is a new addition tp the pitch-
ing stall this season. Another new
addition is E'.louise Stech, also of
Houston.
Selma Meniecke of Stillwater,
Okla.. om of the outfielders, was
also a member of the 1941 World's
Championship team with Nina
Korgan at Tulsa.
At first base is Mary Pembu,
one cf the original Jax players.
Hazel Gill is a star second base-
man. Freda Savona at short and
Lynip Savona at third round out
tiie infield.
Kathleen White. Orange, Tex...
is an inflelder and outfielder
Edith Caul, who plays either in-
field or outfield, is from Gretna,
La., the birthplace of Mel Ott.
Heard Ragas, who organized the
Jax. makes all trips with them and
handles all details, is proud of the
team's accomplishments.
"Out girls put on ^ show wher-
ever they play," he says. "They're
ju>t about the greatest collection
ever a^-
the pennant race in an almost
monotonous routine.
The name:: Athletics and Con-
nie Mack ate synonymous and
they are full of stories.
Like all managers, Mr. Mack
hates to lose, but to him the great-
eat shame of all ia to be shut out.
Back in the early IMO's. during
a game with Washington in which
the A's were trailing 8-0 in the
ninth inning, Jimmy Dykes came
to bat after the first man had
singled
Jimmy looked over to Mr Mack
on the bench for the signal and
to his amazement was directed tu
bunt As the pitchrr wound up.
Dykes took another squint at his
manager, feeling sure he had mis-
understood the play But there
Mr Mack was—still calling for a
bunt
Dykes knew there must be a
mistake, so he took a healthy
swing and ftied out. The scoring
rally didn't materialize, as the two
following hitters went hitless.
Mr Mack was silent until some
time tater in the dressing room,
when he sauntered over to Dyke#,
and in his quiet manner said,
-Jimmy, this is the first time we
have been shut out since May 1."
A ND then there is the one about
" Mr Mack and Lefty Grove.
The kindly manager had a repu-
tation for never using profanity
The piiettomeu.il hurler was can-
tankerous and on the surly side.
Both Mack and Grove* were hav-
ing their best years.
Mr. Mack had on oacasion re-
quested Grove to take a more con-
genial attitude, and Grove would
reply, "With my record you can
stand me as I am."
One day late la a game. Lefty
had been stung by an opposing
batter for a three-bagger. Com-
ing into the dugout at the close of
the inning and throwing his glove
hard on the dugout floor. Grove
made a remark about Mule Haas,
the A's centerttelder "Mule should
have caught that one^in his hip
pocket."
"No, Groves," Mr Mack correct-
ed. "that ball was hit too hard and
far for Mule to get it."
"Aw, he should have had it in
his hip pocket," Grove repented.
Connie was still certain Haas
could not have made the catch,
and said so. One word led to an-
other until Grove went up ctose
to Connie and'said, "Oh, ,"
and walked over to his place on
the bench.
The dugout by this time had
become like a tomb. The players
had heard the incident and won-
dered how Mr Mack would han-
dle it.
Finally, after a few minutes,
Connie stretched from his seat,
walked directly to Lefty, bent
down close, and said, — to
you, too. Groves."
§>
Fro Alt F. KAISER
Vice - president anil general
manager cf the Kaiser-Frazer
Corp.. manufacturers of the
Kaker and the Fraster auto-
* * * * *
Kaiser Will Pot
Out 90009 Cars -
In Six M°nihs
NKW BRITAIN', Conn.—Engrav-!
ed /old wrist-watches have been'
given 121 etnnloyes of the Fafnir!
Hvat iutf Co, for years service
with th'# firm. The company valued
the w.-itches at $15,000.
Turkey meat consumption is he-'
coming a year-round huhit, as a|
larger proportion :>f birds are being j
eaten in the off-season from Feb- [
rtiary to August.
grttoy fawiBmnwrtnait
ft took 20 years to perfect the
delicious blending of flavor
ond nourishment... now, new
Corn-Soya is catching on fast.
Ifs toasty, tempting, stays crisp
In milk. Get some today.
EXB1HRUUSM HMD TO OVUM
BUT ABBAGNANO DOES HIS BEST
By J. EDWARD MURRAY
United Press Staff Correspondent
TURIN, Italy—Love holds the central position in the existentialism
of Prof. Nicola Abbagnano. The atomic bomb also has something to do
with it. , '
He told about it in ar. exclusive i the horns and make the best of?
interview designed to bring his, the interviewed asked.
"Certo" the professor boomed,
which is Italian for "sure."
Q. Dhat philosophers do you
follow principally, (Martin> Hei-
degger or Sartre?
A. "Neither. I follow myself."
Q. Will you define existentialism
briefly ?
A. "The word of course is based
Sammy SOYA
for body-building
protolot
'MRins
I post-war fad philosophy down to
plain terms. The professor was
' just the man for the job.
I He is one of the world's leading-
existentialists. But he doesn't look
much like that imposing word. He
is -IT, of normal height, lean and
athletic looking. He has gray eyes-
I with a bright humor making bird- i
tracks around them. His high fore- i «n 'existence.' Existentialism is any
head is crowned r>y a shock of doctrine which makes human ex-
1 black curly hair. And he has a | istenee the principal theme of its
predilection for bright neckties | researches."
and smart spo'rt togs. 1 Relation to Morality
1 The professor, in short, looks lite ! uKere .t.he mentioned
a wan with a zest for nntimi*™ I the positiveness of his brand of
a zest for optimism
and life. In an hour's discussion,!
he lived up to his appearance.
Doctrine Is Positive
For him, none of this nfniicsmi-
"faith in death," anil "leap into
nothing" which have heenrne iden-
tified with the most talk-about
post-war existentialist. Jean Paul
Solly CORN
foe flavor and
aoorfv
existentialism.
j Q. What is the relation of exis-
i tentialism with morality?
A. "My existentialism is the jus-
1 tification, full and total, of Chris-
i tian morality."
Q. What is the relation of your
| existentialism to religion?
A. "I do not hold that philosophy
i has Cod for its object, but rather
Sartre of France,
"The distinctive characteristic of nnly man. Religion is another Ian
my existentialism is its positive-
ness," Ahbugnano sajj. "It ends
with the total acceptance of exis-
tence as prohlematicality ami risk."
That means life is risky and full
of uncertainty but you take it by
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guage to express the same prob-
lem. To man is given the choice
between philosophical research,
which is the initiative and liberty
of the individual, and faith, which
is tradition and revelation."
Q. What position has love in
your philosophy?
A. "A central position. Love ex-
presses the impossibility for the
individual to live in isolation and
his need to seek his completeness
in another person."
Not at .Mercy of Unknown
He continued:
•U "P??riab??d0'M *>
irjot hMd'fo.hfrp* aidjii
does not come from himself or bis
fellow men. This does not mean
that man is at the mercy of noth-
ing or of the unknown. Man is not
condemned to hefree, as Sartre
would say. The more man knows
he depends on himself, the more
he ought to have faith In himself.
This is my originally existentialist
teaching."
Abbagnano concluded by pre-
dicting that existentialism will be-
come "the dominant element of
western culture."
(For serious existentialist stu-
dents, it should be appended that
Abbagnano is regarded as the
leader of the Italian '"negative"
school of existentialism, and as the
Italian counterpart of Sartre. Ab-
bagnano vigorously disclaims the
label, but it was repeatedly given to
him by prominent philosophers
and theologians at the recent
Catholic symposium on existen-
tialism held within the Vatican,
Ahbagnano's elimination of God
fro mphilosophy renders him "neg-
ative" to Catholic thinkers.>
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YOUNG SUGAR PILFERER
CAN TAKE CHANCE NOW
SEATTLE.—One Seattle mother
is especially glad that sugar ra-
tioning is oven
Before ft was called off, Mrs-
Louise Halt spent a nerve-wrack-
ing 24 hoars when her eight-year-
old son, Raymond, did not return
home after an errand to the comer
grocery.
a frantic all-night search re-
vealed the boy hidden in a cave
under a hedge across the street.
"1 wasn't anywhere," said Ray-
mond. "I just hid a little fceesaae 1
was afraid I'd get whipped for tak-
ing sugar from Ik*
WILLOW RUN. Mich. July 8.
—Tha- jutpUi of 90,000 automo-
biles by KaiserFra/er Corp dur-
in..; the last ha'f of 1947 barring
basic material supply shortages
-vas forecast ihis week by Edgar
F. Kaiser, vie? president and gen-
eral ' manager, in a Mid - year
resume of K-F's production pro-
gress.
Mr. Kaiser, who announced that
Kaiser - Frazer produced a new
monthly high of 12.03® cars in
Tune, said that the company
earned a substantial profit in the
quarter ended June 30. Sales ap-
proximated $22,000,000 as com-
pared with 5tl.700.000 for the en-
tire years of 1946, he said.
i The company's June output,
which represented a 16 per cent
ir.-T^ase-i over the May figure of
10,387, was exceeded in volume
only by the industry's "Big Three/
Production °f fie Kaiser, Frazer
nnd Frazer and Frazer Manhattan
lutomobiles tota'ed 49.203 In tho
first six months of this year, Mr.
Kr'ser said. Scheduling cf 90,000
units for the halancr? of the year
lias been r-ade possibly by in-
,-r->£i"->d supplies of raw materials
and engines obtained 'fhror.gh sub-
sidiary companies which have been
acquired by Kafser-Frazer, he ex-
plained.
He reported that the company
'his momh completed stocking of
servic? parts among its 146 dis-
•rihution centers throughout the
U. S- to insure, prompt servicing
of the more ihan 56,000 Kaisors,
Frazers and Mahattans which are
now in the hands of private own-
ers .
The dealer in 'this sr.Ies area is
TandTe Motor Company, located at
300 West Wa'ker St., Brecken-
ridge, Texas.
BARBS
BY HAL COCHRAN
AUTHORITIES disagree as to
why men have to sleep. May-
be it's just to get away from au-
thorities who disagree.
a o &
The lucky kids are out of
school. Mother's just out of
luekl
* *
A man's temper can be told by
his hands, according to a palmist.
Especially if they're doubled up.
* «
A Kansas woman wan a $100
prize for a short story. Titere
should be another prire for the
person who found a woman who
could till a short story.
&
Race track bettor-; intcrfcr
greatly with tha v.-eatharman ha
ing exclusive tights to vvra
auessing.
good uosh.
aunty/ on
such a hot
dav-- all th'
umbuck.lin'
fer jlst a
drink of
ice water/
PITY THE POOR CUSTOMER
EXPERT TELLS RETAILERS
WFST CHESTER, Pa.—Charles
S. Wyand- an authority on retail
selling methods, says there are
three things wrong with retail
business. They are:
More customers suffer from an
inferiority complex.
Most clerks are indifferent, con-
descending and frequently down-
right insulting-
Most employers who hire the
clerks are self-satisfied and reluc-
i don't care if
you do want in for
only two seconds-
cowboys never come
in the house with
spurs and chaps
on — it's rude
imr3lite and
ignorant/
i-3 J
THE PARLOR OUTFITS
tant to make progressive changes.
Wyanil, who is assistant to the
president of Pennsylvania State
College, told a West Chester Board
of Trade meeting that trades peo-
ple should remember that the av-
erage customer is "a fairly in-
articulate person- with frustrations
and aspirations and deep-seated
inferiority feeings, who is trying
Takes Flying Lessons at 72
PULLMAN- Wash.—Mis. Helen
| L. F'osey, 12-year-old cook at a
' Washington State college fratern-
| ity house has one big worry in life,
i She is taking flight lessons and
j frets over the possibility of failing
: a physical examination required
i before she can solo.
to buy self-esteem along with his
other purchases."
ALLY OOP
BY V. T. HAMLIN
FINE CNVKMAN ITU9NBD
out r as: danced
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it's a cansed STRONG]
scent; with all. th*
water there is
around here.
you'd think
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childish humor/ ^themohse
code for.
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