IN THE NEWS: Former Washington hurler Walter Johnson, who won
416 games for the Senators, goes down in defeat as
a Republican candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maryland.
IN THE NEWS: Brooklyn's Larry MacPhail still needs a starting
pitcher to make his Dodgers a threat to the Reds.
He gets Kirby Higbe from the Phils for $100,000, P
Vito Tamulis, and Bill Crouch.
IN THE NEWS: Alva Bradley wouldn't fire Oscar Vitt on his
players' demand during the season, but he does now.
Today he hires Roger Peckinpaugh to become Cleveland
boss, the 2nd hitch for Peck.
IN THE NEWS: Jimmy Wilson gets his reward for managing the woeful
Phillies in the 1930s and for his late-season role
with the Reds. He becomes manager of the Cubs.