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McDougald Selected Rookie Of Year In American League
New York—(U.P.)—They laughed the first time they saw him stand up at the plate, but Gil McDougald of the Yankee, the kid with the school-girl swing, has the last laugh today—he is the United Press American League Rookie of the Year.
The kid from 'Frisco, who was a Yankee hero long before he hit the grand slam home run that burst the World Series wide open, gained the rookie award by a solid margin over White Sox star, Orestes Minoso who was the only other player given consideration in the voting.
But McDougald had to battle every kind of an obstacle along the way in order to gain the honor.
McDougald, latest in a long line of lustrous kid stars to come up to the world champions, won the honor in balleting by a board of veteran baseball writers, three from each league city.
First of all he had to win himself a job. Ticketed for more seasoning
with the Kansas City club, he didn't help matters any when he showed off that both-feet-in-front-of-the stance to boss Casey Stengel.
Stengel had decided on a lineup of Jerry Coleman, last year's all-star second baseman and the 1949 rookie of the year, at the keystone spot and Bobby Brown at third. That's the way it worked out, except that McDougald muscled in on both. Because of his hitting dependability, he played against all kinds of pitching while Brown worked only against right handers and Coleman against lefties.
Ask Deductions For Ball Players
Washington — (U.P.) — Pitcher Fred Hutchinson, player representative from the American League, asked Congress today to give 'baseball players a break on income, taxes.
Friday, October 19, 1951
The veteran Detroit Tigers hurler said ball players wear out fast—so they ought to be allowed to deduct for "depreciation" like a businessman does for his factory, machinery and equipment.
He said a major league ball player lasts on the average only five years in the big leagues.
Walter (Red) Smith, syndicated sports columnist for the New York Herald-Tribune, said yesterday he thought there must be more important matters than baseball for congress to consider at a time like this.
Louis In Last Ditch Battle Against Retirement Oct.26
Pompton Lakes, N.J. (U.P.) There's a haunted look in the big man's eyes for he realizes today that this may be the end of the road—and the decision is no longer in his hands.
Joe Louis isn't afraid. But he knows that if he goes down this time he will be thrown to the wolves.
They don't pay at the gate to look at a reputation. What the fight mob wants is action, and a certain amount of gore. But it has to be a contest.
So Louis, as he readies for his Oct.
26 make-or-break bout with young,
aggressive and willing Rocky Marciano,
faces the toughest test of his
fighting life. He must win-or else.
The man who earned $5,000,000 with his fists—and wound up broke—has got to have this one. And,
when he climbs through the ropes at Madison Square garden next Friday night he will be the underdog.
He is spotting Marciano 10 important years. And the young mauler from Massachusetts has the weaving and bobbing style which always, even in his peak years, bothered the man once feared as the lethal punching Brown Bomber.
Precedent is against the hapless Joe as he trains on the edge of this scenic lake for the biggest fight of his career. A lot of them tried to fight their way back to the top... Sullivan ..Jeffries ...Fitzsimmons ..Willard ..and Dempsey. None succeeded.