Show Corals Cards Dodgers Rule UlU E the Roost By y GRANTLAND RICE RIC NATIONAL LEAGUE is a THE baseball circuit where practically practically practically all the pennant playing lately has been by the Cardinals and the Dodgers Once in a rare while some inter inter- interloper loper such as the Braves of 1948 breaks into the picture But for forthe forthe forthe the greater part of the time it is the Cardinals and the Dodgers rolling together down the stretch Once they get into the world series the Cardinals are a far dif dif- different different different ferent team The Cards have won a flock of such post- post postseason postS S season sea e a s son o n pastorals I while the Dodgers have have yet to come come safely through t h r a ugh But they can stir i up a lot of dust Z trying In the last eight years only the Cubs Grantland Rice and Braves have each slipped through once probably probably probably ably when the Cardinals and Dodgers were not looking Now we get the same story in the steamy year of 1949 The Braves and Phil Phil- Phillies Phillies lies may be rated a chance but the bet is that either Dodgers or Cardinals will take over the Aug Aug- August August August and September stretch Last spring it looked as if the National League would have much the better race Now with the Athletics and the Red Sox still sUU busy with Cleveland's Indians beginning to act in a hostile manner again the AL race may be much the better show v. It is about time the other six clubs in the National picked up more steam The crash of the Pirates was a heavy disappoint disappoint- disappointment ment as much of a jolt as the downfall of the Red Sox was up through July Fourth The main idea seems to be that anything can still happen in baseball o 0 o Dont Play Out A Nine Apparently a number of golfers are getting much slower than they were some time ago Just as we were trying to work up a message the following ar ar- arrived arrived ar- ar arrived rived from FAW an eminent golfer and also a hot rooter for Michigan's football team against all comers This seems to cover the field completely completely- People love golf and I love peo peo- people people people and so today's remarks are addressed to the genial host of high handicap golfers God bless blessem blessem blessem em without them there would be beno beno beno no lush green fairways bordered with sky blue lakes and stately pine trees no healthful and beau beau- beautiful beautiful beautiful outdoors brought to your door door- step They are the majority Frequently they or rather you play with low handicappers busi busi- business business business ness associates and other friends and suffer mental anguish because you know they would prefer play play- playing playing playing ing with better golfers You are definitely right but for an en en- entirely entirely entirely different reason than you think Seventy and low 80 shooters do not mind if you carve out a neat but when you bother their game by not observing the simplest rules they feel like crowning you with a niblick and niblick-and and you do not always observe them themA themA themA A good golfer only wants to be permitted to play his own game undisturbed Here are a few sug suggestions suggestions 1 Do not delay the game This is the most common fault and this alone is enough to ruin the concen concen- concentration concentration concentration of other members of your foursome a Be Bc in a position to play when it comes your turn b Do not take a lot of practice strokes pre pre- preferably preferably preferably none c Do not painstakingly play out a nine or other high score when you are completely out of the contest Pick up Others want to get geton geton geton on with the game d Do not ask everyone in your foursome what club to use 2 Be quiet motionless and look at the player address address- addressing addressing addressing ing the ball until he be has played 3 Many duffers cuss out their own mistakes loud long and a n d continuously Dont Don't do it Others are trying to on an their own game 0 o Joe Surprises There have been a flock of great ballplayers around New York and Brooklyn in the last l st two days Their tongues as usual were busy The first topic was Joe DiMaggio and his spectacular return to his best form with no chance to get in top shape It seems he did |