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Show Released by Western Newspaper Union. INVENTS of the past season have done little to cheer the days of Mel Ott, manager of the New York Giants. For the first time in his career with the Giants, dating back to 1926, Ott is on the receiving end of an unkindly symphony of bleacherite boos and hisses. "I dont blame them, he told reI shouldnt be out there. porters. But what can I do? Ive got nobody else. Solidly in last position in the National league, the Giants are one of INGRID BERGMANS in For Whom the Bell Tolls is one of those things that people re- Its the more notable because in that opus she was up against really tough competition. Katina member for years. Sketch of a Victorious Invasion Route Paxinou, the talented Greek actress who plays Pilar, can dominate any scene without half trying, and the list of male actors reads like an cast. Incidentally, after 100 performances the picture was still selling out at all performances in all-st- ar New York; that meant that for eight solid weeks the public had been trooping to the theater to see just that picture no news reel, no comedy, no other attraction. 1 Mentioning Ingrid Bergman reminds me that in Gaslight, which she is making with Charles Boyer who plays a most villainous villain youll see Tarquin Olivier, son of Laurence Olivier and Jill Esmond, the clever and attractive actress who was his wife before he married Vivian Leigh. Young Tarquin is only five, so hes starting his career fairly early. baseballs present-da- y tragedies. It isnt right that the veteran Ott should be forced to carry on in the outfield he hasnt the physical stamina necessary for the job. The This sketch was made by the English artist E. G. Lambert as the Allies were bombing Messina harbor. It shows the entire area of the strait of Messina from the air. Across this strait, which separates Sicily from Italys toe, the British Eighth army spearheaded the first invasion of the European continent which resulted in Italys surrender. The distance across the strait, at its narrowest point, is two miles. Prior to landing on Italy proper, Allied batteries along the Sicilian coast shelled Axis positions across this stretch of water. Afrika Korps Men Save Peanut Crop in Georgia t Its a nice break that Gail Russell, new in films, gets. Shes making Our Hearts Were Young and Gay, playing one of the principal roles, and Paramount has given her a new term contract and the starring part in Her Heart in Her Throat, scheduled first for Loretta Young. Looks as if Loretta liked her role in And Now Tomorrow better. Her Heart in Her Throat is a mystery. MEL OTT added headache of managing the Giants is too great a cross for an average mortal to bear. Ott should be running the Giants from the bench, but he has absolutely no replacement and none is in sight. The team is without reserves, both outfield and infield. Memories This is no fitting reward for a man who, in former years, meant so much to Polo Grounds fans. It is hard to realize that when Ott started playing ball with the Giants in 1926, a large share of old timers were in their prime. Ott has been around a long time. was in 1926, Otts starting year, It i that Frank Frisch was traded with A curious soft slapping sound Pitcher Johnny Ring to the St. Louis heard occasionally during rehearsals Cardinals for Second Baseman Rogof Morton Downeys afternoon radio ers Hornsby. In 1926, Leo Durocher program, usually just after he had was with Atlanta in the Southern finished a song, has finally been association, Jimmy Dykes was doeliminated. Radio engineers, Checking his daily chores in the Philaing on the origin of the sound, disdelphia infield. covered that it was caused by That same year Gabby Hartnett Downeys thumbing his bright red was with the Cubs. His best years suspenders. He began doing it after were ahead of him. In 1926 Babe he was warned not to jingle coins Ruth knocked 47 home runs for the Now wears he while he was singing. Yankees, hitting .372 for the season. a be)t in the studio, and empties his Herb Pennock won his greatest numpockets before he steps up to a most of the time of these former German soldiers, once dubbed super- ber of victories for the Yankees with peanuts occupies Harvesting microphone. men. They were members of the Afrika Korps, first German troops jto collapse. Farmers at Dublin, Ga., 23 games in the win column. Dazzy Vance still had several years to go praise the work of the war prisoners and credit them with saving the peanut crop. Left: This superman Its no wonder that producers get swung with Brooklyn. It wasnt until Febsuch his he with zeal broke the that handle. out Center Time for inset: pitchfork lunch is taken by was riding the jittery. Michael OShea Under ruary, 1933, that Vance was traded a warm southern men these comare sun, health and Right: prisoners. apparently regaining a motor scooter, crashed into a stage with Shortstop Gordon Slade to the wall and landed in a hospital, with posure. One tenderly holds a baby rabbit caught in the field as his curious comrades surround him. Cardinals for Infielder Jake Flowsevere bruises, to put it mildly. That ers and Pitcher Owen Carrol. held up shooting on United Artists T It was November 2, 1926, that Ty Jack London, as he was to apwas released by Detroit and Cobb scene. AFTER 584 DAYS IN 2 WARS.... pear in every remaining with the Athletics three signed WAI & months later. John McGraw didnt Joseph Cotten, narrator and actknow whether to play Bill Terry at Unof America Ceiling ing star first or in the outfield. And Terry limited, and greatly in demand in ,WOtO had his 10 best hitting years ahead Hollywood, is billed as the Great of him. Joseph, The Wizard of the South, in Orson Welles Mercury Wonder The Front Office show; its done nightly under canYou get the idea. Ott has been JMBOt vas, in Hollywood, for the edificaa long time. He has seen around tion of service men; theyre entersome of the best go over the hilL of tained and highly by feats Ott is no youngster. And he de. magic, and all for nothing! serves a better fate. & WIMIWAI To the Giants front office must It was a thrill for Dinah Shore rego much of the blame for the teams cently when her new picture, Thank miserable standing. War has imYour Lucky Stars, was posed many new demands upon all at WSMs Air Castle stubaseball clubs. Those who were dio in Nashville, Tenn., where Dinah OUR ARMED FORCES equipped to meet those demands started her singing career. All her have been successful. The others old friends came. Her new comhavent. Managers no longer have mercial starring series starts on the power that once was theirs. CBS September 30, and will be heard The front office makes the player Thursday evenings at 9:30, Eastern deals, builds the team. The Giants War Time. front office is out of the running. Ott is not to blame. Back in the 1920s Gertrude LawThe future looks none too bright rence made a guest appearance on for the once greatest ball club in a radio variety show for which the New York. It takes a long time to sponsors paid her 20 pounds a minwnuak 1944 aw-rebuild. ute about $100 American money. It Attendance at the Polo Grounds established a financial record. When reportedly is off by more than a she returns to the air with her new third. This compares unfavorably show, September 30, on the Blue with a decline of 8 per cent through(afc 5TW npntui Mina Network, shell get so much more out the National league and a deWhen U. 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