Smoke Rings
Derby Day Picks
By SAM RAGAN
Just in case you’ve forgotten this is Derby Day. At
least it’s Derby Day to some 80,000 persons who will mill
around Churchhill Downs and some few millions others
who will keep a close eye on the tickers and the racing
sheets.
If you want our opinion on the outcome of the race
(and I’m sure you do not) we’ll give you the following
without any hesitation: (1) Bimelech, (2) Mioland, (3)
Pictor (4) Dit, (5) Roman, (6) Gallahadion, (7) Sirocco,
(8) Royal Man, (9) True Star.
No Guarantees ¥
And there you have an inexpert's
diagnosis of the 66th running of the
Kentucky Derby—all dished up with
no guarantees for winning even a ?2
bet. For the Derby is a peculiar race,
some of the biggest favorites of for
mer years have fallen far short in
gaming this top accolade of horse
racing.
In the same way some veritably
unknown nag has come up from no
where and waltzed out front. It
could be True Star today and then
again it may run true to form and
be the shortest odds horse in the his
tory of the big race—Bimelech.
Bimmie is a right good hoss. And
anyway this is one of our cautious
days.
He Collected
Somehow the story got out about
the 100 to 1 winner of a bet on Tex
Carleton the other day.
Seems like there was some fan,
imbued with the good old Dodger
spirit, who got excited up in New
Jersey when Tex set the first three
men down in the opening inning of
the Brooklyn-Cincinnati game. He
had a feeling that the Dodger has
been would pitch a no-hitter. He of
fered to bet a nearby radio listener,
who took him up -at 100 tp 1.
Well, as you khbW, Tex did it, and
the guy collected his buck.
Neither Here Nor There
Reports from the inner council
room of the wrestling business has
it that promoters are finding it hard
to get a grappler to wrestle Ginger,
the black Canadian bear who will be
here next Thursday night ... At
any rate Chief Chewchki, the Okla
homa Red Skin, has been nominated
for the affair here . . . Elizabeth
Metts, Wilmington golfer, proved a
dangerous opponent for Jane Coth
ran in the Raleigh tournament yes
terday before she was finally elimi
nated 4 to 3 . . . Bob Jordan, White
ville’s gridiron star, who seems des
tined to become a member of the
1941 State college Wolfpack, is no
mean shakes on the diamond either
... To date he has lead the high
school nine at bat handily . . . The
Cape Fear baseball association is
certainly bringing out the crowds
these Sunday afternoons and the pa
trons are getting a good show at
that.
BAER REGISTERS
K. 0. OVER MANN
Sacramento Scrapper Delivers
Blow In Seventh Round
Of New York 1’out
NEW YORK, May 3—<£>)—Buddy
-Baer of Sacramento, Calif., won by
a knockout over Nathan Mann of
New Haven, Conn., after 1:38 of
■the seventh round of their sche
duled 12-round bout at Madison
Square Garden tonight. Baer
"■weighed 249 and Mann, 188.
The end came with dramatic
abruptness after six rounds in
which the lighter Mann held his
own and carried the fight to the
apathetic and logey Baer.
Leaping from his stool at the
Btart of the seventh, Baer rushed
across the ring and began to be
labor Man with a series of long,
vicious rights and lefts.
A right under the heart put
Mann down for a nine count. He
arose groggy and bleeding but
fought back gamely, but mammoth
Baer scented the kill and followed
his opponent around the ring pour
ing in volleys of punishment from
all directions.
Again Mann went down for nine
and when he arose, his face a
gory smear, he dazedly turned his
hack on Baer and started for his
corner. Referee Arthur Donovan
walked over to Baer and hoisted
his hand as the winner.
Baseball Picture To Be
Shown Here Monday Night
A motion picture entitled "The Na
tional Game’’ and dealing with
baseball from every angle interest
ing to a youngster will be shown in
the New Hanover High school audi
torium Monday night at 8 o’clock.
No admission will be charged.
American Legion Post No. 10 has
Issued a cordial invitation to all per
pons, particularly youngsters, inter
ested in baseball to attend.
The picture itself is the result of
tnany months work by the heads
and star players of both the Ameri
can and National leagues. The
game, as depicted in the picture,
brings out all the possibilities that
are open to the young boy who not
only wants to play a little baseball
but aspires to obtain an education.
The picture lasts about an hour.
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CAPE FEAR LOOP
PICKUPS
BY R. C. POWELL
Sunday’s slate In the Cape Fear
circle reads:
Hi-Kappas vs. Masonboro at Hil
ton, Griffith and Peale, as umpires.
Leland vs. Puro! at Leland, Hale
and Grotchen calling.
Pepsi-Cola vs. S. A. C. at sta
dium, Singleton and Casteen offi
ciating.
Royal Crown vs. Jackson-Bell at
Robert Strange. Watson and Flora
arbiters.
Back on familiar home sod, the
two pace-setting clubs, Leland and
Hi-Kappas, are the ruling favorites
_j iL.i.__—4-n.]4V,
victories over the Bluebirds and
Ramblers respectively. However, the
Masonboro clan has instituted a
winning spree of its own and may be
ill set to upset the applecart with a
win over the thrice-victorious frat
line. With good pitching, the Purol
;eam should give the hard-hitting
L,eland club a close battle. The two
cola aggregations are favored over
he cellar-dwelling A’s and JB’s, but
inything is libale to happen in base
call.
Stars Of Last Sunday
Jim Bullock, and Jimmy Eagles,
Hi-Kappas—Former held the Blue
lirds to three hits and fanned 12
while the latter led the Kappa at
:ack in the frat nine’s win over the
Purol outfit.
Ray Brew, Leland—Shut out A’s
with six safeties and enjoyed a per
fect day at bat in his third pitching
:riumph of the yfear.
Snag Allen, Pepsi-Cola — Pinch
louble and relief hurling beat JB’s.
A brief review of the first three
sets of games tell us that, from ev
ery angle, the Leland Bears have
been the outstanding team in the
circuit thus far. Look at this record:
Runs scored 45, hits 58, opponents'
runs 5 (2 earned), opponents’ hits
15. Brew has struck out 38 batters
in 27 innings of hurling. Bullock
of the Hi-Kappas has fanned 28 in
L8 frames.
However, over the league as a
whole, good pitching has been a
rule rather than an exception. Of
the dozen tilts played, four have
been shutouts on one side of the
ledger and there also has been sev
eral games where the margin of
victory has been close.
In all, the Gape Fear loop seems
headed for a banner season.
Heard On The Run
A sore arm kept Sweeney Swin
son out of the Purol-Kappa fracas
last week . . .It is hoped that the
ailing wing will come around in
time for him to face Leland’s mur
derers’ row Sunday . . . Headon Pin
er has been released by the RC’s
and has signed with the Purol club
. . . . Hi-Kappa Third Baseman
Billy Pieper handled eight chances
without a misplay last Sunday . . .
Tough luck continues to trail the
JB’s and the A’s, both have a good
team, but they are not clicking . . .
Johnnie Casteen, popular ump of
last season, is in town and will call
one of Sunday’s tilts . . . Hi-Kappas
Ceon Thomas and Jimmy Eagles
are batting at a .500 clip . . .
Charles Cherry, speedy Royal Crown
outfielder, is out with an injured
ankle . . . David Sandlin is a hard
working pitcher—win or lose.
Tribute
It is with bowed heads and
saddened hearts that we learn of
the death of the Rev. James A.
Manley, 1940 president of the
Cape Fear league and long an
outstanding figure in the local
sports world. For years this
civic-minded, sport-loving indi
vidual carried on an untiring
fight for the promotion of bet
ter recreation conditions for the
youth of this section. His con
tributions to this cause are too
numerous to mention here, but
we will pause to say that he
has done an excellent Job. We
could go on and on naming the
merits of this man, but we will
end by joining with the Cape
Fear Baseball association and
the rest of Wilmington in say
ing—hats off to the memory of
a great fellow—Father James A.
Manley, the champion of local
youth.
Elon Nine Loses Game
To Catawba Club, 8-1
ELbN COLLEGE, May 8.— UP) -
Elon's Christians, victorious In 1
straight baseball games, ran lnt
their old jinx, Catawba, here thl
afternoon and came out on the loi
ing end of an 8 to 2 score.
The hits were even with five to
each club, but four Elon errors coi
tributed to Catawba’s total. Left
Tal Abernethy held the advantag
over his Indian mound rival, Toi
Gaddy, with 11 to 5 strikeouts.
I '■ . * . i' i l. _A . a *
FIELD IS READY;
FAIR SKIES SEEN
Eighty Thousands May Watch
66th Running Of Churchill
Downs Classic
BY SID FEDEB
LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 3.—UP)—
Everything looked made to order
for Big Boy Bimelech tonight.
A field of nine was named for to
morrow’s 66th running of the Ken
tucky Derby and old man weather
promised to turn off his frost and
rain faucets for the big doings.
Derby-town was on Its usual jam
packed Derby-eve merry-go-round
accompanied by the customary musi
cal comedy didoes around the Fourth
and Walnut corner and in every
hotel lobby.
With sun and fair weather on tap,
it was conceivable that the turnout
might skyrocket - over the 80,000
mark anticipated at Churchill
Downs for the annual four-star turl
show. The derby field is slated to gc
to the post in the negihDornooa or
4.45 p. m. (central standard time) to
the tune of “My Old Kentucky
Home” sung by Movie Actress Irene
Dunne.
It was still as cold as the inside
of your ice box around here tonight
and the track was slow, but the dirty
^rey sky sent a few days of sunshine
down late this afternoon and the
weather man said. He’d fix it up just
dandy for the folks in general and
Bimelech in particular tomorrow.
Mr. Weather didn’t say positively
but if he does his stuff and provides
a fast running strip, it will just
make the whole mile-and-a-quarter
affair more lopsided for Bimmie,
who is bidding a fifth derby victory
for Col. E. R. Bradley and who prob
ably will be the shortest priced fa
vorite in the history of the classic.
If he’s as good as 2 to 5 in the mu
tuels, the betting boys and girls will
consider it a bargain, indeed, and if
he wins (which just about everybody
fully expects) he’ll collect a neat
$60,675 as the winner’s end in a
nine-horse race.
In the overnight field entered to
day — at least seven of which are
positive starters—Bimelech is likely
to have opposition only if the track
is “off.” With the exception of Ar
nold Hanger’s Dit, the $4,000 Sara
toga yearling sales bargain who
romped off with the Wood memorial
last week, the standouts are the
slop-steppers, like William L. Brann’
Pictor, a son of Challenger 2nd, who
really can pick ’em up and lay ’em
down in the soup; Royal Man,
bought by Harold S. Clark, of Miami
Beach, Fla., last winter for $15,000;
Joseph E. Widener’s Roman, never
beaten in mud, and Mrs. Ethel V.
Mars' Gallahadion.
On a fast track the threats are
Dit and Mioland, the California glam
our boy with the international blood
lines, for whom Charles S. Howard
The other two in the field are
Sirocco, owned by Charles T. Fisher,
of the Fisher body Fishers, and the
"wonder why” colt, True Star, a
yearling sales purchase for $550 rep
resenting the barn of Martin J. Sch
midtt, a local lawyer. True Star was
a surprise entry this morning.
Sirocco, will go to the post only if
the track is fast, and may have a
different jockey aboard him than the
originally—slated Albert Bodiou. Few
expect Schmidtt will go through
with starting his horse, inasmuch as
it never has been any particular
ball of fire against colts with a lot
less class than Bimelech, Dit, Pictor
and Co.
Dit and Sirocco are the geldings
in the field; the rest are colts.
Ore of the mysteries around this
derby-daffy town tonight was wheth
er Col. Bradley, aged and ailing,
would come over from Lexington to
see the colt he insists is the best he
ever owned run for the all-time high
derby record for one owner. The col
onel would like nothing better, but
his physicians have' advised against
it, fearing tftb shock of victory or de
feat may harm him, may possibly
prove fatal. But Bradley has inti
mated that he may just toss off the
doctors’ advice and slip into the
grounds inside his car.
Bimelech, undefeated in eight
starts over his two year racing ca
reer, stands out as potentially the
greatest thoroughbred since Man o’
vv cll t aiiu ic lie guca lu cue icteecs its
many times as he’s expected to this
year—the Preakness, the Belmont,
the Withers and the Arlington
classic and a few others with juicy
pots—he may wind up as a greater
money winner than Seabiscuit.
Although he’s just about as close
to a unanimous choice as you can
get without sewing the thing up in
advance, Bimmie has several “dark
horses” to buck in this route gallop,
just as Johnstown had a year ago.
This time, the hunch players feel,
it may be Dit, Pictor or Mioland, but
your honest-to-goodness hardboot
gives that talk the hoss-laugh. When
Bimmie runs down the stretch with
his tongue sticking out the side oi
his mouth, they tell you, there’ll be
nothing else in sight.
MILLS RECALLED
NEW YORK, May 3.—UP)—Colone
(Buster) Mills, right handed out
fielder, who has had big league trial!
with the St. Louis Cardinals, thi
Boston Red Sox, the Brooklyi
Dodgers and the St. Louis Browm
. today was recalled by the New Yorl
i Yankees. A member Of the cham
pions’ Newark farm team, Mills ha
- been hitting at a .222 clip in 1
} games this season for the Bears.
s YEARLINGS WIN
i- DAVIDSON, May 3.— <A>) —Davie
son’s yearling trackmen o v e i
r vhelmed Forsyth County Hig'
i- school 78 to 39 today. Hugh Sprun
y was high man, taking firsts in th
e 100, 220 and low hurdles. Davidso
n took every first place save the broa
"jump and mile run. -—
Hicks Hurls A. C. C. To 6-5 Win Over Bucs
j. _ ___•*___
FRESHMAN HURLER
ALLOWS SIX HITS
Extra-Base Hits Feature Pi
rates Opening Tilt; Sel
lers Hits Home Run
With Johnnie Hicks hurling six
hit ball and almost silencing the big
guns of the Wilmington Pirates, the
Atlantic Christian college baseball
team defeated the Buccaneers 6 to 5
at Legion field last night in the lo
cal’s' opening game of the season.
The Bulldogs freshman hurler
never gave up over one hit an in?
ning but a slight touch of wildness
in the last three stanzas enabled the
Bucs to tally four of their runs on
three hits, one a long home run by
First Baseman Cooney Sellers.
With two men on base and two
out in the ninth, Hicks was relieved
by Moye, who forced S. McKeithan
to pop up and thereby end a spirited
rally by the Pirates.
Extra base hits seemed to be the
rule rather than the exception in the
game. In addition to Sellers circuit
clout, Treadway, the Bulldogs short
stop, smacked out a long homer in
the second frame for the visitors
first marker.
Sellers, H. McKeithan, Stefano and
Gardner connected for three-baggers
and Houston and Carter banged out
doubles.
Jack Shoaf started on the mound
for the Pirates, giving up six hits in
four and two-third innings and al
lowing the visitors all six scores.
After a disastrous fifth inning when
all nine men batted around using
three walks, an error, a sacrifice hit
and two safeties to garner three
runs, Norwood Skipper went on the
mound and from there on hand
cuffed the Bulldogs with two hits
while holding them scoreless.
Hicks, however, proved the master
of the situation on more times than
one. He fanned eight men and
brought himself out of a hole on nu
merous occasions.
The Hues tallied first in the open
ing frame when Alford went to first
on an error by Treadway. Edwards
fanned and H. McKeithan came up
and slammed out a long drive to cen
terfield that scored Alford. In at
tempting to stretch a triple into a
homer he was thrown out at home
plate. Aside from their three runs
in tlie sixth that came on one hit,
a walk, a hit by pitcher and an
error, the Bucs other run came in
the seventh on Sellers’ home run.
Atlantic Christian used three hits,
one a double by Houston to go ahead
in the third with two runs. They
were never headed after that.
Treadway with three for five and
Gardner with two for five paced the
visitors at bat. Sellers with three
for four led the Pirates at the plate.
Wilmington will play Campbell
college here next Wednesday night
and The Citadel here on Friday
night.
The box score:
A. C. C. Ab R H O A E
Geffert, c . 4 2 0 10 1 0
Houston, lb .4 1 1 9 1 0
Gardner, 2b .5 0 2 2 4 0
Treadway, ss .... 5 2 3 1 2 1
DUllOCK, OU .. x x v/ w x
Davis, If . 4 0 0 2 0 0
Holmes, cf . 2 0 0 3 0 0
Cowan, rf. 3 0 0 0 0 0
Hicks, p . 4 0 1 0 1 0
Moye, p ..0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals .35 6 8 27 12 2
Wilmington Ab R HO A E
S. McKeithan, 2b. 4 0 0 1 0 0
Alford, ss .3 2 0 3 0 0
Edwards, ss .3 1 0 4 1 1
H. McKeithan, c . 3 0 1 9 1 0
Stefano, 3b .4 1 1 1 2 0
Carter, If . 4 0 1 0 0 0
Sellers, lb . 4 1 3 7 0 0
zMcKenzie . 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hines, rf . 2 0 0 0 0 0
xSwanson ...... 1 0 0 0 0 0
Moore, rf .1 0 0 0 0 0
Shoaf, p ........1 0 0 0 0 1
Skipper, p .2 0 0 2 3 0
Totals .32 5 6 27 7 2
z-Ran for Sellers in 9th.
x-Batted for Hines in 7th.
Score by innings: R H E
Atl.. Christian 012 030 000—6 8 2
Wilmington .. 100 003 100—5 6 2
Summary: Runs batted in:
Houston 2, Bullock 2, Treadway
H. McKeithan, Steffano 2, Sellers.
Two base hits: Houston, Carter.
Three base hits: Sellers, H. Mc
Keithan, Steffano, Gardner. Home
runs: Treadway, Sellers. Stolen
bases: Alford, Edwards, Tread
way. Sacrifices: Houston. Left on
bases: A. C. C. 7; Wilmington 4.
Bases on balls, off: Shoaf 4, Skip
per 0, Hicks 4, Moye 0. Strikeouts:
Hicks 8, Shoaf 5, Skipper 3, Moye
XXXI/O, UU. XliUlVo U U1 U , iUUJ c
0 in 1-3; Shoaf 6 in 4 2-3; Skipper
2 in 4 1-3. Hit by pitcher, by:
Hicks (Edwards). Passed balls:
McKeithan, Geffert. Winning pitch
er: Hicks. Losing pitcher: Shoaf.
i Umpires: Griffin and Baker. Time
, 2:24.
BOWLING
CIVIC B LEAGUE
5 Kivranig 1 2 3 Total
t Haney - 139 110 181 430
Grise - 13(1 138 175 449
Laney - 154 114 lg0 44s
Taylor - 134 173 181 48g
Gerdes - 99 12g 144 372
Totals - 662 664 861 2187
' «•"» 1 2 S Total
1 Watkins-136 129 132 397
t Padrick - 139 143 168 448
. £■*"&.- — 141 163 304
3 Sewell - 140 119 139 39S
1 ?,!„■'- 145 HO 156 441
j Fulghum - 106 _ _ 106
Totals -— 666 672 756 2094
Tabor’s Slugging Gives
Sox Win Over St. Louis
- ★
second Homer lies score
Ninth And Boston Goes On
To Take Game, 9-8
BOSTON, May 3.—OT—The long
range slugging of Jim Tabor gave
the Red Sox a 9-8 victory over St.
Louis in 10 innings today and a list
over the idle Cleveland Indians into
the American league’s top rung.
Tabor's second homer tied the
score in the ninth and his single
against the left field wall with the
bases loaded in the tenth brought in
Ted Williams with the winning run.
Manager Joe Cronin and Williams
also bashed out homers and Walter
Judnich put the Browns in the ball
game in the seventh by blasting out
his fourth circuit drive of the season
with two mates on base.
The Red Sox started Jim Bagby
and he had a 4-0 lead until he blew
up in the seventh, when the Browns
tied the count against him and Jack
Wilson.
The latter also worked in the
eighth, followed by Fritz Ostermuel
ler and Joe Heving, when the Browns
pulled into an 8-5 lead with another
four-run rally.
Cronin revived the Red Sox’ droop
ing spirits by homering with Wil
liams aboard in the eighth and Ta
bor followed his manager’s example
when he led off in the last of the
ninth.
He then collected his third hit of
the game in the overtime, after
Johnny AVhitehead, who suffered the
onus of the Browns’ setback, chok
ed the bases by giving Williams a
UUUU1C, aim jiaaoto i.u uiuiuij
and Bobby Doerr.
As a reward for his effective relief
work, Heving was credited with the
victory. The Browns collected 15
hits, four by Myril Hoag, off the
four Boston hurlers, while the Sock
ers made 12 against the visitors’ trio.
ST. LOUIS Ab R H O A
Strange, ss - 5 1116
Judnich, cf - 5 113 0
McQuinn, lb - 5 2 2 10 1
Radcliff, If —-—— 6 0 3 1 0
Hoag, rf - 5 0 4 2 0
Clift, 3b - 4 0 13 3
Heffner, 2b - 5 2 15 4
Swift, c - 2 0 0 1 1
Rerardino, xx- 1110 0
Harshany, c - 0 0 0 0 0
Lary. xxxxx- 0 10 0 0
Susce, c - 10 12 0
Kramer, p - 2 0 0 0 1
L abs. xxx - 1 0 0 0 0
Coffman, p- 0 0 0 0 1
Gallagher, xxxx _ 0 0 0 0 0
Whitehead, p - 1 0 0 0 0
Totals - 44 8 15x28 17
x-None out in 10th when winning run
scored.
xx-Batted for Swift in 7th.
xxx-Batted for Kramer in 7th.
xxxx-Battcd for Coffman in 8th.
xxxxx-Ran for Harshany in 8th.
BOSTON Ab R H O A
Finney, rf - 5 12 4 0
Cramer, cf - 4 12 10
Williams, If - 4 2 2 2 C
Foxx. lb - 3 0 0 11 2
Cronin, ss - 4 113 3
Doerr, 2b - 4 113 4
Tabor. 3b _ 4 3 3 0 S
Desautels, c - 3 0 0 4 1
Bagby, p - 2 0 0 2 C
Wilson, p - 10 10]
Ostermueller, p - 0 0 0 0 (
Heving, p - 1 0 0 0 1
Totals _ 35 9 12 30 It
St. Louis _ 000 000 440 0—5
Boston - 110 002 121 1—£
Errors: Doerr, Tabor. Runs batted
in: Judnich 4, Hoag 3, Radcliff. Wil
liams 3, Tabor 3, Cronin 2, Wilson
Two base hits: McQuinn, Williams.
Home runs: Judnich, Tabor 2, Wil
liams. Cronin. Sacrifices: Gallagher
Cronin, Desautels. Double plays
Strange. Heffner and McQuinn 2; Do
err, Croin and Foxx: Doerr and Cron
in. Left on bases: St. Louis 12; Bos
ton 6. Bases on balls off: Wramer 2
Coffman 1, Whitehead 3. Bagbv 1, Wil
son 2, Ostermueller 1, Heving i. Strike
• STANDINGS
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS
American League
Boston 9: St. Louis S.
New York 8: Chicago 4.
Detroit at Philadelphia, postponed,
rain.
Cleveland at Washington, postponed,
cold, wet grounds.
National League
Boston 4; St. Louis 2.
New York at Chicago, postponed,
rain.
Philadelphia at Cincinnati, postponed,
rain.
Brooklyn at Pittsburgh, postponed,
cold.
THE STANDINGS
American League
Won Lost Pet
Boston _ 9 4 .693
Cleveland _ 8 4 .667
Detroit _*__ 8 5 .616
New York_ 6 6 .500
Washington _ 6 7 .46?
St. Louis _ 5 7 .417
Philadelphia _ 5 8 .385
Chicago _- 3 9 .250
National League
Won Lost Pet ‘
Brooklyn _ 9 1 .900
Cincinnati _ 7 3 .700
New York_-_ 5 4 .555 ,
Chicago _ 7 7 .500 !
Pittsburgh _ 4 6 .400
Philadelphia _ 3 5 .375
St. Louis _ 4 8 .333
Boston _ 2 7 .222
TODAY’S GAMES
American League
Cleveland at Washington — Nayrnick ■
(1-0) vs. Chase (1-1).
Detroit at Philadelphia—Hutchinson ,
(0-0) vs. Dean (2-0) or Babich (2-0).
Chicago at New York—Lee (1-0) vs
Sundra (0-0).
St. Louis at Boston—Harris (1-0) vs.
Galehouse (0-0).
National League i
New York at Chicago—Hubbell (0-1) ;
vs. French (2-1).
Brooklyn at Pittsburgh—Wyatt (3-0'
vs. Brown (2-0).
Philadelphia at Cincinnati — Higbp ;
(1-2) vs. Derringer (2-1).
Boston at St. Louis—Sullivan (1-0)
vs. McGee (0-1).
Randolph-Macon Defeats
Wake Forest Nine, 2-0 '
WAKE FOREST, May 3.—<£>)— ;
Hugh Stephens held the heavy-hit
ting Wake Forest baseball team
to five hits today, as Randolph
Macon defeated the Demon Dea
cons, 2-0.
Besides his fine pitching per
formance, Stephens sparked the
attack of his mates, getting a
triple, a double and a single in
four attempts. His double came in
the ninth inning, and he scored a
few moments later when Hoyle er
rored Smith’s grounder to short.
Randolph-Macon’s other run was i
scored in the fourth, when Pedigo
walked and came home on Poin
dexter’s double to left field.
ROCKY MOUNT WINS
ROCKY MOUNT, May 3. — (A>) —
Rocky Mount made a clean sweep of
its series with Charlotte by defeat
ing the Hornets, 8-4, in a Piedmont
baseball game here today. Four hits
and an error gave the home team
four runs in the eighth, which broke
a 4-4 tie.
outs by: Kramer 1, Whitehead 2, Bag
by 2, Heving 2. Hits off: Kramer 8 in
8 innings; Coffman 1 in 1: Whitehead
5 in 2 1-3: Bagby 12 in 6 2-3; Wilson,
none in 2-3; Ostermueller 1 in 1-3;
Heving 2 in 2 1-3. Winning pitcher:
Heving. Losing pitcher: Whitehead.
Umpires: Quinn. Pipgras and Sum
mers. Time: 2:37. Attendances 6,200. ■
'a*
YANKEES CAPTURE
GAME FROM HOSE
New Yorkers Come To Lif<
With Vengeance To Take
Opener With 8-4 Score
NEW YORK, May 3.—(.&)—'Th(
Yankees came to life with a ven
geance today, clubbing blond Edgai
Smith and Clint Brown for nine hits
—including homers by Red Rclfe
George Selkirk and Charlie Keller—
to win the first of a two-game se
ries with the Chicago White Sox 8-4
The victory gave young Marvii
Bruer, up from their Kansas City
farm, his first major league victory
of the season. He kept 10 Sox hits
well scattered until the ninth wher
Joe Kuhel homered with two on.
Smith lasted for seven innings be
fore retiring in favor of Brown.
The victory lifted the Yanks t(
the .500 mark.
CHICAGO Ab R H O A
Kennedy. 3b _ 5 12 2 5
Kuhel. lb _ 4 1 2 0 f
Kreevich, cf_ 5 0 1 2 (
iVright, rf_ 5 0 1 3 f
Ippling, ss _ 5 0 2 0 3
loiters, If _ 4 0 0 0 (
dcNnir. 2b _ 4 0 0 1 5
rresh, c _ 4 0 0 7 f
imith. p _ 2 12 0 3
irown. p___ O 0 0 0 (
losenthal, x_ 0 1 0 0 C
Totals _ 38 4 10 24 8
WW YORK Ab R H O A
Jrosetti. ss _ 4 10 3 1
itolfe, 3b _ 4 3 3 3 7
Selkirk, If _ 3 2 3 2 0
Keller, rf _ 4 2 13 0
losar, c _ 4 0 0 1 2
lordon, 2b_ 4 0 12 4
-[enrich, cf _ 4 0 0 2 0
Dahlgren, lb _ 3 0 1 11 1
Ireuer, p__ 3 0 0 0 2
Totals _ 33 8 9 27 17
Chicago _ 001 000 003—1
lew York _ 100 010 33x—8
Errors: Henrich, Keller, Gordon.
Kuns batted in: Rolfe, Rosnr, Gordon
;, Selkirk 2, IKeller, Kuhel 3. Two
>ase hits: Smith. Kuhel, Wright. Three
>asc hit: Gordon. Home runs: Rolfe
Selkirk, Keller, Kuhel. Stolen base:
Kuhel. Left on bases: New York 9:
Chicago 10. Bases on balls off: Smith
Breuer 3. Strikeouts by: Smith 6
Jreuer 1, Brown 1. Hits off: Smith
I in 7 innings; Brown 3 in 1. Passed
mil: Tresh. loosing pitcher: Smith,
jmiires: Rommel. Grieve, Moriarty
ind‘ Hubbard. Time: 2:13. Attend
mce: 11,291.
• LEADING
BATTERS
(By The Associated Press)
BATTING
(Three Leaders In Bach Teague)
Player, Club G Ab R H Pet
'.eiber, Cubs _14 55 13 22 .400
i'oung, Giants _ 9 33 4 14 .400
>amer, Red Sox ~ 13 53 12 23 . 397
Wright, White Sox 12 4S 7 13 .39(1
dcCosky. Tigers — 13 51 15 20 .392
Rowell, Bees _ 9 23 2 9 .393
HOME RUNS
American Teague
t'oxx, Boston _-_5
Trosky, Cleveland_ 4
rudnich, St. Louis____—.. 4
Johnson, Philadelphia---- 4
Kuhel, Chicago __- - — 4
National Teague
Itt., New York_-_— 3
Coscarart, Brooklyn —. 3
Eight tied with 2.
buns batted in
„ _ American Teague
Foxx, Boston _22
Kuhel, Chicago ___- 12
Tudnich, St. Louis _12
... , , National Teague
Nicholson, Chicago ____- 13
bavagetto, Brooklyn_H
Leiber, Chicago_ 13
Maricopa, Ariz., derives its
lame from the Maricopa Indians,
» branch of the Yuma tribe.
POSEDEL PITCHES
BEES TO VICTOR]
Boston Scores 4 To 2 Triumph
Over The Faltering St.
Louis Cardinals
ST. LOUIS, May 3. — (.Ti — & ]
Posedel’s hurling and hitting gaV9
Boston's Bees their second victory of
the year today, a 4 to 2 triumph over
St. Louis’ faltering Cardinals.
The veteran righthander not only
held the Cards to seven scattered
hits, but his double in the sixth in.
ning started the Bees on a three,
run rally, the clincher of the ram
For a time it locked like lean Lon
Warneke would be the first Cardinal
to go the route this season, hut five
hits off him in that fatal sixth was
curtains. Jack Russell and Bch
Bowman finished the game.
Most of the thrills of the contest
were packed in that sixth inning.
Three of the Bees stole bases. Bud
dy Hassett scored and Tony Cucci
nello reached second on a double
steal, and Les Scarsella later pil
fered second.
In addition to Posedel's double.
Hassett, Cuccinello, Chester Ross and
Scarsella singled to send Warneke to
the showers.
Pc*edel also accounted for the
Bees’ other run in the ninth. After
drawing a base on balls, he went
to second on a passed hall and scor
ed on Rabbit Warstler’s single.
BOSTON Ab R H 0 A
RoAvell, 2b _ 3 0 0 2;
Warstler, 2b__ 2 0 2 1 0
Hassett, rf _ 5 111a
Cooney, cf _ 0 0 0 1 a
West, ef-rf _ 4 0 ft 3 n
Cuccinello, 3b _ 4 110 3
Ross, If _ 4 0iin
Loane, If_ o o o o o
Scarsella, lb _ 3 0 2 7 0
Lopez, c _ 4 0 17 1
Miller, ss _ 4 0 12 3
Posedel, p _ 3 2 10 0
Totals _3fi 4 1 0 27 9
ST. LOUIS Ab R H 0 A
S. Martin. 2b _ 5 0 2 2 3
(lutteridge, 3b _ 3 0 n 1 o
Hopp. zzz _ 1 0 n 0 0
Orengo. 3b _ ft ft ft 0 0
Slaughter, rf_ 3 110 0
I Medwiek, If _ 4 ft ft 1 n
Mize, lb _ 4 0 17 0
Padgett, c _ 3 0 10 1
Moore, cf__ 3 113 o
Marion, ss _ 2 ft ft 0 1
Jones, z _- 1 ft ft 0 o
Lake, ss _— 1 ft ft t 1
Warneke, p __- 2 ft ft 1 o
Russell, p _- ft ft ft 0 0
Epps, zz _-_-_- 1 ft 0 0 9
X»UWU1U1I, ---- " "
i J. Martin, zzzz _ 1 0 1 0 n
Totals .-34 2 7 27 D
z-Batted for Marion in 7th.
zz-Batted for Russell in 7th.
zzz-Batted for Gutteridge in 7th,
zzzz-Batted for Bowman in Oth.
Boston _ 00(1 003 001—4
St. Louis __ 000 Oil 000-2
Error: Rowell. Runs hatted in
West, Ross. Warstler. Padgett Tun
base hits: Slaughter, Posedel, Padgett.
Stolen bases: Hassett. Cuccinelio. Scar
sella. Double play: Padgett and Mize.
Left on bases: Boston 8; St. Louis*
Bases on balls off: Posedel 3, War
neke 1. Russell 1, Bowman 1. Strike
outs by: Posedel 7, Warneke 3. Rns
sell 1. Bowman 1. Hits off: Warneke
7 in 5 2-3 innings: Russell 2 in 1 1
Bowman 1 in 2. Wild pitch: Posedel
Passed ball: Padgett. Losing pitcher
Warneke. Umpires: Barr, Stewart and
Magerkurth. Time: 2:15. Attendance
835.
Cleveland Infielder
Hurt By Line Drive
WASHINGTON, May 3. - UP -
Oscar Grimes, utility infielder for
the Cleveland Indians, was injur
ed painfully today when struck in
the eye by a line drive by Sammy
Hale during the batting practice.
Manager Oscar Vitt said he or
dered the player to Garfield hos
pital where he was told Grime*
might have a fracture.
Grimes has been playing first
base for the Indians in place of
Hal Trosky who has been at the
bedside of an ill son.
With Grimes hurt, Vitt said he
wouldn’t know until tomorrow who
would play the initial sack.
CATAWBA WINS
HICKORY, May 3.—<,T)—Cataw
ba college’s linksmen beat the
Western Carolina Teachers college
team 10 1-2 to 7 1-2 here today. _
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