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Show T Formation PAfSF ft PBOVO, VTAH COUNTY. UTAH DAILY HERALD r,JaJ O TUB SPAY. APRIL 34. 199 vruui itxrtnxLs fet Farley Stand Out For Baseball Commissioner urn One Faction Would Wait ByLEELINDER , United Frets Staff Correspondent CLEVELAND, April 24 U.R Major league baseball begin its ' own "San Francisco" conference ' today when the 16 club owners begin deliberating again in an effort ef-fort to select a high commissioner who may Tun the destiny of the sport for many years after the war is ended. They met considerably less hopeful of accomplishing their purpose than the world diplomats who will begin their momentous conference tomorrow at San Francisco. Changes of agreement upon one man who can muster the 12 votes necessary to elect a commossioner hinged upon a last-minute compromise. com-promise. Failing in that, the owners own-ers are almost certain to delay the selection of a successor to the late Judge Kenesaw M. Landis until after the war. There were two distinct factions, fac-tions, both equally reluctant to relax their demands. One, led by CoL Larry MacPhail, new head of the Yankee organization of New York, wants no further delay de-lay in the selection of a man. MacPhail and his adherents publicly pub-licly have acclaimed Ford Frlck, president of the NationaJ league, as the top choice, although they probably would settle for former Postmaster General James A. Farley, now a soft-drink company executive. The other group led by Clark Griffith, head of the Washington Senators, and having most of its strength in the American league, wants to table action until after the war when dominant na tional figure, possibly a return ing war hero or an outstanding statesman, would be available. The executives will hear the report of the four-man committee which was appointed after a previous pre-vious deadlock in New York, to sift the field of candidates and reduce it to a workable number. The committee members; Phil Wrigley of the Chicago Cubs, Sam Breadon of the St. Louis Cardinals, Donald Barnes of the St. Louis Browns, and Alva Brad ley of the Cleveland Indians, have not revealed what candi dates are under consideration. but there was little doubt that chances for unanimity on one man were slim. "Failing to elect a commissioner, the majors will remain under the direction of the three-man com mission which has ruled the game since Landis died last Nov. 25. It consists of Frick, William Har- ridge, president of the American league, and Leslie J. O'Connor, secretary to Landis. O'Connor, like Frick, is a leading candidate for the job, although he has ex pressed unwillingness to accept it Frick.. on the other hand, has campaigned for it actively. Coast Teams Swing Info Action Tonight to Pursue League Leadership the top rung. However, the Suds' hitting has .Six Pacific coast league baseball base-ball teams swing back into action tonight in pursuit of the elusive league leadership. Portland, currently in front, and Seattle, have monopolized the top-place honors through most of the first four weeks of play, and appear in no danger of losing that honor for at least two weeks. The Beavers take on Oakland tonight; Seattle meets Hollywood, nd San Francisco entertains San Diego. Sacramento plays Los Angeles this week, but the two teams start off with a double-header double-header on Wednesday. A Manager BUI Skiff 'sf Rainier sluggers fell off considerably against good Oakland pitching ever the past week, and the Oaks annexed a tough .4-3 series and knocked ' the northerners out of I .wtuiam toenn, I ur IN III! William -4 i 5 proof, -11 ra iit nov trot fptrlto " CC-wZHAM a'WOftTS ITD. . ' Porio, Illinois , Gaining been living up to expectations in most cases, ana SKitrs lads can be put down as definite pennant tunoer. Thev exnect to fmnrnvp thoir standing against the lowly Hollywood Holly-wood Stars, who have been get-tins get-tins neither nltchincr nor bittinc in most instances. The hiah-BDot Beavers won't find the pickings quite so easy acrainst the Oakland aaaraattnn with Manager Dolpb Camilli ever a inreai as a pincn-nmer (be hit a nomer in mat role Sunday) and Young Vic Picetti sparking the club with his sensational play, the Acorns have become one. of the finest all-around clubs in the loop. The verv suroriains San Disn Padres, tied with the Oaks for tnira place and only four games out of first, will be gunning for another series win over the Seals. Manager Pepper Martin's outfit, wnicn downed Los Angeles last week, 4-3, is hot stuff. Headed by Pitcher Carl Dumler, a longtime long-time minor league veteran who iinajiy learned tne art of control, the Padres have turned into the surprise of the league. Dumler has won seven straight eames. six of them in starting roles, one in renei. tie nas never been lifted. The Sacramento Solons can hp classed as one of the harder-hitting outfits. But their pitching hasn't been anything to brag about and that appears to be keeping them out of the first division. di-vision. However; on the basis of past performances, the Solons should have enough to eet hv th Los Angeles club unless long expecxeo neip arrived xrom the front office in Chicago. Only the slugging of Lou Novikoff has kept the 1944 champions from falling farther off the pace. Adherents By LEO H. PETERSEN NEW YORK. April 24 (U.PJ The last stronghold of the single wing appeared to be giving away today to the modern version of one of the oldest formations in football the "T." Soring practice sessions or statements 'from coaches indicate that at least three more eastern schools will get aboard theT" bandwacon this fall. They are Navy, which probably will use the formation only pan tune; Cornell and Colgate, where Andy Kerr will mix it with his double wing trickery. Despite the - succes which resulted re-sulted from the switch to the "T" after-Clark Shaughnessy and his Stanford eleven of 1940 popular ized the system in college ranks, the east generally held aloof There were a few clubs notably Army which decided to try the "T." but for the most part the colleges and universities decided the single wing was good enougn The change in rules whereby a team next fall will be able to pass from any point behind the line of scrimmage, instead of five yards back, is expected to add to the list of "T" converts. Georgia Tech, Minnesota and Kansas, among others are going to give it a try. , The "T" has come a long since it first was used years ago. The system was discarded for a long time because it placed too much emphasis on expert ball handling. Even after Snaugh nessy brought it back, a lot of coaches decided against trying it for they felt that it did not suit their material. But so many changes have come into the "T" since then that a coach can mod ify it to fit almost any kind of I material. The rock and sock 'era stuff went out to a large extent with The spectators like the new for mation because it was spectacu lar; the players liked it because it put premiums on deception. speed, brains and ball handling rather than sheer strength. And while some coaches before that Stanford 1940 team used to experiment with the formation there was only one man through the years who stuck with it. That man was George Halas, the owner own-er of the Chicago Bears, and the success which he had with it soon began to make an impression on other coaches. Halas even wen so far as to call in Shaughnessy to help chart plays. That "T chart at its peak contained 360 plays. But the "T" that Halas used wasn't very much like the original orig-inal formation. He used the unbalanced un-balanced instead of balanced line. Then one day, when Red Grange still was galloping on the gridirons, grid-irons, the former Illinois star made a mistake and ran wide on a blocking assignment before the ball was snapped. Halas saw the potentialities of a man in motion and it has become one of the few set standards of the "T." No man in the history of foot ball, including the late Knute Rockne, was copied as quickly as Halas' interpretation of the "T." Those coaches who still are holding out against it claim that the "T " to be successful puts too much of a load on one man the quarterback. The success of the "T" also depends upon every man carrying out his assignment. as-signment. But that also goes for the single wing, double wing or tne box formation. The stenifi cant thing about the "T" is that once coaches shift to it they never go back to other forma tions. And that seems like a pretty good testimonial. Sucar cane was frown in an cient times, for syrup, not for sugar. , Chicagp Sox Only Team in Big Time to Stay Undefeated As Baseball Heads Mto 2nd Week BY WALTER BYERS United Press Staff Correspondent White Sox, a blend of eight old men and a 19-year-old infielders, were the unexpected darlings of Chicago today. As major league basebau heads into the second week of the 1949 season, the Sox are the only un defeated team in the big leagues with five straight victories. To turn the trick, Manager Jimmie Dykes' gang of castoifs have be come hitting terrors and Chicago loves 'em. The Sox. even with 19-year-old Cas Michaels at shorstop, average more than SO years of age. In ore-season ratings, experts label ed them a faltering second divi sion team Even the eloquent Dykes, chewing hard on a cigar: said, "We'll probably finish where we did last year seventh.' But the Sox have been running wild. They opened against Cleve land and won two games there before be-fore returning to Chicago and taking three straight from the St Louis Browns, American league champions. Players who usually hit In the 200 circle are hitting above .40. An infield which Dykes admitted had several holes has been impregnable. The weary arms of an old men's pitching corps suddenly have come to life. Sunday's doubleheader with the Browns, almost cancelled because of inclement weather, drew 13,781 fans in a 50-degree temperature. Dykes' hardy gang goes after victory vic-tory No. 6 today against the Tigers Tig-ers and an "exceptional Tuesday crowd" is forecast by Vice President Presi-dent Harry Grabiner. When asked what was the secret of his magic. Dykes grin ned, crossed his fingers and didn't say a word. The answer is found in the batting averages. The team is hitting .352 and the outfield is blasting the ball at a .420 clip. Playing a major role has been Michaels. Up from Little Rock last year, he hit .176 for the Sox at the tail end of the season- So far this season, the Michigan youth has been performing bril liantly afield and is hitting. .421. The big push, however, has been supplied by the eight old-timers. Here are their ages and batting averages: Outfields Oris Hockett, 31, 433: Johnny Dickshot, 33, .435; and Wally Moses, 33, .391; Infielders Infield-ers Tony Cuccinello, 36. .389; Bill Nagel. 27. .250: LeRoy Schalk. 33. .304; Joe Orengo, 28, .000; and Catcher Mike Tresh, 31, .313. Orengo, although hitless so far, played sensationally afield as the Sox took Sundays doubleheader. Dykes doesn't have a really great baseball player on his roster. but he is famous for getting the best out of his men. The odds are sxy ntgn out there is always me possibility that the Sox could be the rags-to-riches gang of 1945, just as the Browns were last year. HOW TH1Y iSBHP way TIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pet. New YSrfc- 5 2 .714 Chicago 4 2 .667 St Louis .'. 3 2 .600 Cincinnati 3 3 .500 Brooklyn 3 3 .500 Boston 3,3 .500 Philadelphia 2 4 .333 Pittsburgh 2 5 .286 No games scheduled Monday. AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pet. Chicago 5 0 1.000 Nw York ...5 1 .833 Philadelphia ........ 4 1 .667 Detroit 4 2 .667 Washington 3 3 .500 Cleveland 1 4 .200 St Louis 1 5 .167 Boston 0 6 .000 No games scheduled Monday PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE W. JL. Pet. Portland 16 7 .696 Seattle 15 8 .652 Oakland v. 12 11 .522 San Diego 12 11 .522 San Francisco 12 11 .522 Sacramento 10 13 .435 Los Angeles 9 14 .391 Hollywood 6 17 .261 No games scheduled Monday Bob Feller To Pitch First Game in 2 Years EVANSTON, Til., April 24 (U.R) Chief Specialist Bob Feller, coach of the Great Lakes basebaH team, pitches his first ball in two years in tne continental u. s. to day in a practice game with Northwestern university. . The former Cleveland Indian star will appear for Great Lakes With at least three other major leaguers Johnny GOrsica, form er Detroit Tigers pitcher. Pinky Higgins, also of Detroit and Ken Keltner, a former teammate ,at Cleveland. ff earn 1 50 East First North 6 Ply Heavy Duty PASSENGER TIRES Now Available TOUtl sJAK : tracks lOtJ4IR You're "milos bkoad" whoa you bur a Goodyoar. 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He was afraid the other person in the cove might be the girls mother. So Hilliard went into the cave and came out with a cowering Japanese who had expected to be shot The girl was placated with a stick of chewing gum and the pair were then turned "over to the civil affairs committee for internment. Other seabees had less success. A group of construction corps men pleaded in vain to get two of the enemy out of another cave. Motor Machinists mate 1c Ro bert M. Bielenberg of Deer Lodge, Mont, walked In full view of the Japanese and shouted: "Please surrender I don't want to have to kill you.' M The enemy stubbornly refused to come out of hiding, so Bielen berg secured a flashlight under the barrel of his carbine rifle and fired along the beam. Al most immediately a muffled explosion ex-plosion could be heard far back in the cave. The next day it yas discovered that the two Japanese were well armed with grenades, and that the explosion far back in the cave had been from a grenade used by a third enemy to commit suicide. Array To Release Men 42, or Over WASHINGTON, April 24 CU.R) The war department announced today that army enlisted men 42 or, older may be discharged; from the service unon application. Applications for discnarge by such men wil be rejected only if they are undergoing disciplinary action or require further medical or surgical treatment, the war de partment said. The navy, meanwhile said it planned no such blanket dis charge moves until the Japanese war has been won. ' Navy spokesmen said the navy would, however, continue to judge each discharge request on its merits. Enlisted men may apply for discharge, it was said, but cannot be assured of release unless un-less they are no longer needed. 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