Smoke Rings
Who’ll Be The Hero?
By SAM KAGAN
There’s going to be a hero of the 1940 All-Star game
that will be played at St. Louis next week, and right now
we wouldn’t even hazard a guess as to who 11 pop into the
limelight. .
Going back over the thumb-worn pages of history
and here’s the star-grabbers for the past seven years:
1933 — Babe Ruth; 1934 — Carl Hubbell; 1935 — Lefty
Gomez; 1936—Dizzy Dean; 1937—Lou Gehrig: 1938 —
Johnny VanderMeer; 1939—Bob Feller. _
Hubbell and Feller will be nacn
this year, but naming them tc
repeat the hero act is jumping toe
far. Our guess is that it will be
one of these old veterans who is
r.it doing so well this year, or
some unknown or fairly mediocre
player.
There is hardly a senstaional
young rookie in the lot. And the
selection of the All-Stars this year
appears to us to be more from
habit than batting or fielding per
centages, or why else would Bill
Dickey or Red Rolfe get in the
picked squad.
Several good players were over
looked entirely and this action
caused someone or other to re
mark a few days ago that unless
tha big boys of the leagues take
some interest in the game, the
All-Star classic will become noth
ing more than a joke.
Somehow we hate to see Max
Baer beating old Two-Ton Tony
Galento, simply for the reason that
Baer has never been the fighter
that Tony is. True, he beat the
Jersey City boxer up Tuesday
night and looked good doing it.
But, and we are not alibiing or
Galento, if there hadn’t been the
little matter of a gashed chin
and a broken left hand, the story
might have been different.
Baer went into the ring with Joe
Louis on one occasion and he was
trembling so much with fright that
he knelt down and practically beg
ged e referee to count him out.
Galento did fight Louis. He
knocked him down—something few
fighters have been able to do—
and with a little more luck at that
point the Jersey Nightstick might
be the champion now.
Maxie might go up against Louis
in September, but he won’t relish
the job. And right now it looks
as if that September meeting will
to a simple repetition of his last
with the dusky champ.
Odds And Ends
The Wilmington Juniors wound
up their season in the cellar, which
was about where the backers ex
pected them to end. . .During the
12-game league schedule, the locals
were out of last place once, and
that was last Monday when they
beat Selma while Raleigh was los
ing to Dunn. . .Somone remarked
the other day that North Carolina
has produced a bumper crop of
baseball players and orchestra
leaders and if you don’t think so
count ’em. . .And it’s surprising
just how many big league players
once performed in the Piedmont
league. . .Is Wake Forest trying
to pull a Tennessee stunt and get
a bowl game bid?. . .Tuesday they
announced that their opening locj
ball game will be against a small
Missouri college on September 21
in Winston-Salem. . .And we won
der how many of the good people
in the Forsyth capital have ever
heard of the school.
Boston Stages Rally
To Beat Phillies, 8-3
PHILADELPHIA, July 3 —IJPI—
The Phillies and Boston battled
on even terms today until the ninth
inning when the Bees rallied to
score six runs for an 8 to 3 victory
before a ladies day crowd of 7,000.
The second game of a scheduled
doubleheader was called at the
end of the third on account of rain.
Neither team had scored.
Kirby Higbe held Boston well
in check until the ninth. Then four
singles, two of them inflield
grounders, three walks a wild pitch
and an error by Bennie Warren
gave the Bees six runs and sent
them ahead, 8 to 2. 2
(First Game)
BOSTON Ab H H O A
Hassett, lb - 5 i no o
Sistl, 3b _ 4 10 2 4
Moroe, rf _ 4 112 0
Ross, If-- 5 0 1 2 0
West, cf _ 4 2 2 1 0
Cooney, cf _ 0 0 0 0 0
■Rowell, 2b_ 4 2 12 0
Wietelmann, 2h _ 0 0 0 1 0
Miller, ss _ 3 0 13 0
Masi, c - 2 114 0
Sullivan, p _ 4 0 0 0 0
Totals _ 35 8 8 27 If
PHILADELPHIA AbBEO/
Schulte, 2b- 4 0 0 2 0
Marty, rf _ 5 12 2 0
Mueller, If _ 5 0 3 2 0
Rizzo, cf_ 5 12 5 0
May, 3b _ 3 10 2 3
Brngun, ss _ 3 0 2 0 ]
Millies, c _ 2 0 0 4 0
Berger, x _ 0 0 0 0 0
Mazzera, lb _ 0 0 0 3 0
Warren, lb _ 1 0 0 0 0
Mahan, lb_ 1 0 0 3 ]
Atwood, c _- 1 0 0 2 0
Higbe, p _ 3 0 0 2 ]
Monchak, xx -_ 1 0 0 0 0
Totals _34 3 9 27 (
x-Batted for Millies in 6th.
xx-Batted for Higbe in 9th.
Boston _ 010 000 106—8
Philadelphia ___ 000 001 011—?
Errors: Masi 2, Warren. Huns bat
ted in: Miller, Atwood, Masi, Warren.
Bassett 2, Moroe, Ross 2, Marty. Two
iase hits: Miller, Rowell. Home run
Harty. Sacrifices: May, MiUer. Dou
»le plays: Rowell. Miler and Hassstt t
Hiller and Rowell. Left on bases:
Boston 7; Philadelphia 10. Basse on
sails off: Higbe 6, Sullivan 5. Strike
tuts by: Sullivan 0. HI ,1m 4. Wil<’
iltch: Higbe. Passed ball: Masi. Urn
tires: Campbell, Clem and B&llanfant.
Time: 2:13.
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RED SOX DEFEAT
A’S IN SLUGFEST
Foxx Hits Homer In 9th As
Boston Comes From Be
hind To Win, 12-11
BOSTON, July 3 —UR— The Red
Sox spotted the Philadelphia Ath
letics the first eight runs today
and then set off enough fireworks
to gain a 12 to 11 victory that was
decided by Captain Jimmy Foxx’s
ninth inning homer, his 19th of
the season.
Foxx’ mighty blow featured the
six-run last inning rally Sock
ers made against Herman Besse,
Chubby Dean and Nelson Potter,
and was the last of the slugfest's
seven homers, two of which were
blasted by the A’s Sam Champman.
Besse had an 11 to 6 lead when
he opened the ninth by passing
Joe Cronin. Two singles followed
and he was relieved by Dean, who
gave Doc Cramer a single and
Ted Williams a three-run homer
hat tied up the game. Potter
then took over and Foxx belted
his second pitcher into the leftfleld
screen.
Dick Siebert started the Ath
letics on their way with a homer
with one on in the second and
Chapman connected for ihe circuit
in the eighth and ninth frames.
Cronin accounted for the first Bos
ton runs by homering with one on
in the fifth, and Jim Tabor in
spi.ed his teammates into their
winning surge by lashing out a
four-bagger with two on base in
the eighth. Potter was charged
with the defeat and "fireman” Joe
Heving, who relieved Charlie Wag
ner in the third, drew credit for
tne victory. 2
PHILADELPHIA AbBHOA
Brancato, ss _ 4 10 7 4
Moses, it - 5 2 4 1 0
McCoy, 2b ___ 5 0 12 5
Simmons, If _ 5 113]
Siebert, lb _ 5 2 4 8 0
Hayes, c _ 5 113 0
Chapman, cf_ 4 3 2 1 0
Rubellng, 3b_ 4 110]
Besse, p - 4 0 2 0 ]
Dean, p - 0 0 0 0 0
Potter, p - 0 0 0 0 0
Totals ---41 11 16x25 12
x-One out when winning run scored.
BOSTON Ab R H O A
Finney, rf _ 4 12 2 0
Cramer, cf___ 5 112 0
Williams, If _ 4 2 2 1 0
Foxx, lb - 5 3 3 9 1
Tabor, 3b _ 4 12 0 2
Doerr, 2b _ 3 12 2 4
Cronin, ss _ 3 2 14 3
Glenn, c --- 3 0 0 6 ]
Wagner, c _ 0 0 0 1 0
Heving, p - 3 0 0 0 0
DiMaggio, z _ 1110 0
Totals . 35 12 14 27 11
z-Batted for Heving in 9th.
Philadelphia _ 034 102 001—11
Boston . 000 030 036—12
Errors: Simmons, Finney. Runs
batted in: Siebert 3, Besse 3, Chapman
2, Rubellng, McCoy, Williams 3, Tabor
3, Cronin 2, Finney, Cramer, Foxx!
Doerr. Two base hits: Hayes, Besse.
Foxx. Home runs: Chapman 2, Siebert.
Williams, Foxx, Tabor, Cronin. Stolen
liases: Moses, Rubellng. Double plays:
Brancato (unassisted); McCoy, Bran
cat oand Siebert; Brancato, McCoy and
Siebert; Foxx and Cronin; Cronin
Doerr and Foxx. Left on bases: Phila
dclphia 8; Boston 3. Bases on halls
off: Besse 5, Wngnor 3, Heving 2
Strikeouts by: Besse 1, Heving 6. Hits
off: Besse 11 In 8 innings; Dean 2 In
none; Potter 1 in none; Wagner 6 in
2 2-3; Heving 10 in 6 1-3. Winning
pitcher: Heving. Losing pitcher: Pot
ter. Empires: Rommel, Morlartv and
Hubbard. Time 2:20. Attendance:
2,400.
Tar Heels Rally In 9th
To Beat Castle Street
Making a last minute rally, the
Tar Heels defeated the Castle Street
baseball team, 11 to 10, In a Coastal
league game yesterday morning at
Robert Strange park.
Trailing 8 to 10, the Tar Heels
opened up when Crowley doubled to
score Strickland, who had walked.
Crowley came in on a wild pitch
and Frank Kelly made hte winning
marker when he acorde on a single
by Mickey Kelly.
Score by innings:
Castle Street _ 020 024 020—10
Tar Heels - 230 021 008—11
Batteries: Castle Street, Raynor
and James; Tar Heela, Owensby,
Collie and Crowley.
Harry Griffin Lands
34 Lb. Channel Bass
Harry Griffin, fishing at Topsail
Inlet Monday night with Harry Lati
mer, Jr„ and George Canady, land
ed his first drum, one weighting 34
pounds. Three others were caught
by the party.
SWIM MEET
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., July
3 —W)— Socially correct Santa Bar
bara rolled up its sleeves today
to welcome 60-odd young aquatic,
artists gathered for the big event
on the city’s summer sports pro
gram—the national A. A. U. Men's
outdoor Rimming and diving
i championships. 2i
DODGERS WIN OVER GIANTS, 7-3
• •I x x X X X x
REESE HITS HOMER
IN NINTH STANZA
Joe Medwick’s Home Run
Starts Off Six-Run Upris
ing In Final Frame
NEW YORK, July 3—W)—T h e
Brooklyn Dodgers blasted out six
runs in the ninth inning today, four
on Peewee Reese’s homer with the
bases loaded, to humiliate the New
York Giants 7 to 3 and strengthen
their grasp on the National league
lead.
Joe Medwick touched off the ex
plosion by hitting the first pitch
of the inning into the right field
stands for his second home run in
two days. The Dodgers pushed
across another run to tie the score
and then rookie Reese broke up
the game.
The Giants got all their runs
and six hits in the second and
third innings while Whitlow Wyatt
was on duty. New York nicked out
four singles in the second and
three of them were good for a
run. In the third Joe Moore dou
bled, went to third on Babe
Young’s single and scored on a
fly by Danning. Then with two out
Medwick dropped Mel Ott’s long
drive in left center and Pete Cos
carart made a second error on
the same play while relaying the
ball to the plate, allowing Young
to score.
For a long time it looked like
these runs would be enough and
that Medwick would be the goat,
even though he had singled and
scored Brooklyn’s first run on Joe
Vosmik’s triple in the second stan
za.
Carl Hubbell was in good form
and allowed only three hits in the
first seven innings. But he gave
up a couple of singles in the eighth
and was removed. Threo other
purlers who followed didn’t look
nearly as good.
Walter Brown gave up Med
ivick’s homer in the ninth and then
came an exhibition of managerial
strategy to get lefthanded batters
against righthanded pitchers and
rice versa, resulting in such things
as Manager Leo Durocher insert
ing himself as a pinchhitter and
taking himself out without ever
facing a pitch.
Cliff Melton, who faced two bat
ters and gave up two singles at
this point, was the losing pitcher
although Hy Vandenberg served
up the home run ball to Reese. It
vas Melton’s second loss against
seven victories. Hugh Casey re
ceived credit for the Dodgers’ tri
umph. 1
BROOKLYN Ab R H O A
Reese, ss - 8 12 13
Lavagetto, 3b _ 5 0 0 1 3
Walker, cf _ 4 0 0 4 0
Hedwick, if_* 4 2 2 3 0
Camilli, ll> _ 3 10 8 0
Vosmik, rf _ 4 0 12 0
Coscarart, 2b _ 3 0 0 2 2
Phelps, c _ 11110
Manciiso, c _ 3 0 14 0
Gilbert, x_ 0 0 0 0 0
Franks, c _ 0 0 0 1 0
Hudson, 2b _ 1110 0
Wyatt, p - 2 0 10 0
Gallgaher, xx _ 3 0 0 0 0
Casey, p _ 0 0 0 0 0
Durocher, xxx _ 0 0 0 0 0
Wasdell, xxxx___ 0 10 0 0
Fitzsimmons, p_ 0 0 0 0 0
Totals _... 36 7 9 27 0
x-Rnn for Mancuso in 8th.
xx-Battcd for Wyatt in 8ht.
xxx-Batted fpr Casey in 9th.
xxxx-Batted for Duroeher in Cih.
NEW YORK Ab H H O A
Whitehead, 3b _ 4 0 0 1 0
Moore, If _ 4 115 0
Seeds, cf _ 4 0 0 3 0
Young, lb _ 4 115 0
Banning, c _ 4 114 0
Ott, rf _ 3 0 12 0
duccinello, 2b _ 4 0 14 3
Witek, ss _ 4 0 0 3 1
Hubbell, p _ 3 0 10 2
Brown, p___ 0 0 0 0 0
Melton, p _ 0 0 0 0 0
Vandenberg, p_ 0 0 0 0 0
Totals _ 34 3 6 27 0
Brooklyn _ 010 000 006—7
New York _ 012 000 000—3
Errors; Medwick, Coscarart, Mancuso.
Runs batted in; Vosmik, Cuccinello,
Banning, Medwick, Hudson, Reese 4.
Two base hits: Moore, Mancuso. Three
base hit: Vosmik. Home runs: Med
wick, Reese. Stolen base: Ott. Loft
on bases: New York 5: Brooklyn 5.
Bases on balls off: Hubbell 1, Brown
1, Vandenberg 1. Strikeouts by: Hub-,
bell 1, Wyatt 3, Casey 1, Brown 1.
Fitzsimmons 1. Hits off: Wyatt 0 in
7 innings; Cusey, none in 1; Fitzsim
mons, none in 1; Hubbell 5 in 7 1-3;
Brown 1 in 2-3; Melton 2 in 0 (none
out in 9th, pitched to two bntters):
Vandenberg 1 in 1. Hit by pitcher by:
Wyatt (Ott). Winning pitcher: Casey.
Losing pitcherc Melton. Umpires:
Reardon, Goetz and PInelli. Time:
2:18. Attendance: 18,960.
11 Three-Year-Olds To
Run In Yankee Handicap
BOSTON, July 3.—(#)—After suf
fering its second disappointment in
two days, the Suffolk Downs man
agement announced today the line
up of the 11 three-year-olds that will
go to the post for the July 4th run
ning of the 315,000-added Yankee
handicap of a mile and three-six
teenths.
The latest blow at the track’s hope
of a 50,000 holiday crowd came this
morning when the Glen Riddle farm s
The Finest suffered a foot injury in
a workout and was declared unfit
Cor the race. Yesterday Colonel E.
R. Bradley decided that his great
Blmelech was not in condition for
such a severe teBt.
As a result, Arnold Hanger’s Dlt,
which showed in the Kentucky Der
by and won the Wood Memorial,
probably will wind up as the popu
lar choice over such dangerous riv
als as the Dixlana farm’s Sirocco,
W. L« Brann’s Plctor, the Brandon
stable's Pass Out, which recently
set a new track record at Delaware,
and Wesley Sear’s Dusky Duke, win
ier of the Constitution handicap here
,t the Down* two weeks ago. (
XXX XXX T* * * " " ~ "
Bucs And May Play Double Bill Here Tonight
_ _ - — A. •*> —' —S
Heart-Breakers Of League,
Browns Try For .500 Ball
BY RAY BLOSSER
CLEVELAND, July 3—UP!— The
Scrappy St. Louis Browns suddenly
have become the heart breakers
of the American league and mana
ger Fred Haney beamed about it
today.
Tail enders last year, they have
climbed to fifth place, behind the
champion Yankees. They did it
the hard way—by knocking two
league leaders from their perch.
But—
“I’m not paying a bit of at
tention to our position,” declared
the 41-year old Haney. “I don’t
care if we end up seventh, as
long as we finish at the .500 mark.
“If we can play that kind of ball
we will have accomplished a lot
when you figure how terrible we
were last year. We will have a
basic foundation. Until we reach
that mark, we’re just another ball
club, but I feel that in another
year we can be considered a pen
nant threat.”
That’s brave talk from the St.
Louis corner, where Haney took
over as a pilot a year ago.
“We’ve eliminated a lot of play
ers who just weren’t the type we
wanted,” Haney declared. Some
Brownies had spent their time
dodging work so they would be
traded. Others looked too often at
their batting averages instead of
the team percentage. One pitcher,
too foond of a nip now and then,
was discarded.
“Another thing is the way Presi
dent Donald Barnes and General
Manager Bill Dewiit have been
treating the players,” said Haney.
We’re on a trip now that would
take us from home 24 days—a
long time. Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday next week were off
days but like most other clubs,
we had scheduled a couple of ex
hibition games. ”
“Mr. Barnes go to think
ing it over an—d decided the
players would like to see the all
star game. So he cancelled the
exhibition games. Giving the boys
a chance also to see their families.
That Will cost about $500 for train
fare and another $2,000 or $2,500
we could have picked up for the
exhibitions.
“With that kind of cooperation,
its no wonder we have spirit.
Boston and Cleveland clubs cs,'i
testify to that. Not so long ago
the Browns took four straight from
the Red Sox, knocking them out
of first and. allowing Cleveland to
take the lead. The Browns won
two straight from the Indians to
pull them down from first place
yesterday and install Detroit in
the lead.
P. S.: The Browns get around
to De.roit Saturday. 2
Three-Day Club Regatta
ToOpenAtBeachToday
25 Boats Entered In Invita
tional Event; Wingit Is
First To Arrive
The Carolina Yacht club invita
tional regatta will open in Banks
channel at Wrightsville Beach this
afternoon in a three-day -event that
is expected to be the -fcigMight - of
the sail racing season at the beach
resort.
Several boats that Will take part
in the regatta had arrived yesterday
and more are expected in this morn
ing.
First to arrive was the Wingit, of
Capt. Bill Lockwood, of Charleston.
In all, regatta officials said, there
will be 26 entries in the event in
addition to the moth boats.
Races. Will be held each afternoon
in Classes A, B, C and D for Snipe
boats and for national one designs.
There are about 20 moth boats
which have been tuned for the event
and indications are the competition
in this class will be unusually keen.
The races will be held today,
Friday and Saturday afternoons at
3 o'clock, With both the inside and
the outside courses being used to r-.
comodate the. large number of boats
which have accepted invitations.
Boats which had entered the lists
yesterday afternoon- fire:
Class A—No. 19, Carolina, Captain
Kenneth Sprunt; Npt;20, Stardust,
Captain John Colucci.
Class B—No. 2, Teal, Captain
Everett.Huggins; No. 9, Queen Mary,
Captain Jimmie Metts; No. 10, Pirate,
Captain Henry Huggins.
Class C, No. 31, Rebel, Captain
Donald Parsley, Jr.; No. 42, Blue
Bird, Captain Preston; No. 43, Rip
ple, Captain Bob Jewett; No. 78, Fro
lic, Captain Walter Sprunt, Jr.; No.
100, Thistle, Captain David Scott;
No. 77, Dixie, Captain Walter Pars
ley, Jr.; No. 38, Wing-It, Captain
Billy Lockwood; No. 73, Captain
Bluethenthal.
Class D, No. 55, Siwasa, Captain
Warren Sanders; No. 91, Lightning
Captain R. C. Cantwell, III; No. 94,
Clipper, Captain Karl J. Lesseman,
Jr.; No. 102, Rampage, Captain Her
bert Stender, Jr.; No. 109, Typhoon,
Captain Fred Martsehink, Jr.; No.
52, Joe Bitty, Captain Adrian Rhodes,
Jr.
Snipe 3708, Dinah, III, Captain
Emil M. Sodke; 1709, Dinah, I. Cap
tain Robert Cassell; 1789, Rover,
Captain, Billy Doscher; 3710, Annet
te, IT,-Captain George K. Benoit;
’Oh Johnnie, Captain William Harts
field.
National one design 22, Miss Cue,
Captain J. Carrere.
Detroit Recalls Smith,
Hutchinson From Minors
DETROIT, July 3—OP)—'The De
troit Tigers sought to strengthen
their pitching staff today by re
calling two young hurlers from
the minors.
Fred Htitchinson, for whom the
Tigers paid Seattle of the Pacific
Coast league a reported $70,000 be
fore the start of the 1939 season,
is being brought up from Buffalo
of the International league, owner
Walter O. Briggs announced.
Hutchinson has won five games
and lost three.
Clay Smith, a member of the
Buffalo club last year, is to join
Detroit from Beaumont of the
Texas league. He has w o n 112
games and dropped four this sea
son.
At the same time Briggs an
nounced that Lynn Nelson, veter
an right-hander obtained from the
Philadelphia Athletics last year.
Would join Buffalo subject to re
call on 24-hour notice.
CHICAGO DEFEATS
BENGALS, 12 TO 7
Wright’s Pinch-Homer In 9th
Wins Game; Detroit Falls
' ’ Back To Second Place
DETROIT, July 3—(A>)— The Cri
cago White Sox pushed the De
troit Tigers back into second
place in the American league to
day with a 12 to 7 victory fea
tured by Taft Wright’s pinch-hom
er in the ninth inning with the
bases'" full.
Coupled with Cleveland’s victory
over St. Louis, the defeat left De
troit eight percentage points behind
the Indians, whom they oppose
here tomorrow in a doubleheader,
victory in the three-game series.
The White Sox, scoring their lone
chased Paul (Dizzy) Trout, start
ing Tiger pitcher, with a four-run
Lynn Nelson, his successor, for
barrage in the fifth and pounded
seven scores in the ninth, Wrighl
and Bob Kennedy hitting homers.
Nelson was sent to Buffalo of the
International league immediately
after the game.
CHICAGO Ab R H O /
Webb, ss _-_ 5 10 14
Kreevich. cf -i- 4 2 15 1
Kuhel, lh _ 5 3 4 8 0
Solters, If __ 5 13 4 0
Rosenthal, rf - 2 1 2 1 f
McNair, 2b _ 4 0 0 2 4
Wright, x _ 1110 0
Hayes, 2b _ 0 0 0 0 1
Tresh, c _ 4 1 2 4 f
Kennedy, 3b . 2 2 12 0
Knott, p _ 3 0 0 0 2
Rigney, p _ 0 0 0 0 C
- Totals _,— 35 12 14 27 11
x-Batted for McNair in 9th.
DETROIT Ab R H O J>
Kartell, ss _ 4 2 111
MeCosky, cf _ 5 12 2 0
Gehringer, 2b _ 4 2 15 1
Greenberg, If _ 5 0 2 2 0
fork, lb _ 3 0 1 10 (!
Campbell, rf _ 4 0 0 0 1
Kress. 3b _ 4 0 2 0 1
Tebbetts, c _ 4 12 7 1
Trout, p - 1 0 0 0 2
Nelson, p _ 3 110 1
Totals .. 37 7 12 27 14
Chicago _ 000 140 007—12
Detroit ___ 001 000 024— 7
Errors: Campbell 2. Huns batted in:
Gehringer, York. Kartell, Greenberg 4.
Kreevich, Kuhel 2, Solters. Rosenthal.
Kennedy 2, Wright 4. Two base hits:
MeCosky, Tebbetts. Gehringer. Green
berg 2. Home runs: Wright, Kennedy.
Stolen bases: Kuhel, Kreevich Sacri
fices: Knott 2 Double plays: Kress.
Gehringer and York; Knott, McNaii
anti Kuhel; Webb. McNair and Kuhel.
Left on bases; Chicago 7; Detroit 7.
Bases on balls off; Knott 4, Trout 5.'
Nelson ,4. Strikeouts by: Knott 2
Rigney 1. Trout 3. Nelson 4. Hits off:
Knott 12 in 8 2-3 innings; Rigney, none
in 1-3; Trout 7 in 4 2-3; Nelson 7 «n
4 1-3. Winning pitcher: Knott. Los
ing pitcher: Knott. Umpires: Kolls,
Ormsby and McGowan. Time: 2:32.
Attendance: 5,171.
Owensby’s Homer Gives
Y Win Over Star-News
A seventh-inning home run by
Owensby with one on base gave
the Y. M. C. A., softball team a
9 to 8 victory over the Star-News
ten in a Hanover league game play
ed at Robert Strange park yester
day afternoon.
The Newsmen broke away with
a six-run lead in the first inning,
but beginning with the third the Y
steadily creeped Up on them and
won the game in the final minutes.
Buchheit and Owensby with two
hits out of three tries paced the Y
at bat. H. Griffin and Parker with
two for three led the Star-News.
Yesterday’s game was a playoff
of a rained out contest. The Y
has two more games to play in
the first half.
Batteries: Y—Owensby and John
son; Star-News—Crowley and Mat
thews. , 2
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SKIPPER TO HUE
OPENING CONTEST
Johnson And Wright To Be
On Mound For May Hosiery;
Both Tilts Seven Innings
With last night’s game postponed
on —account of wet grounds, the
Wilmington Pirates and the May
Hosiery Mills team of Burlington
will tangle tonight in a double
header at Legion field, beginning
at 8 o’clock.
Both games will be seven-inning
affaire
Norwood Skipper,ace of the local
hurling staff, will start on the
mound in jthe opening contest.
Either Eddie Lowell or Jack Shoaf
will pitch the second game for
the Bucs.
Manager Jones of the May nine,
announced last night that Ed John
son will be his starling mounds
man, with Irby Wright, University
of North Carolina pitcher, in the
box in the night’s finale. Both pit
chers are right-handers.
Bert Kite, manager of ghe
Pirates, said that his starting line
up will probably be: Moore, first
base; McKeithan, second base;
Smidt, shortstop; Stefano, third
base; McKenzie, catcher; Carter,
Davis and Trogden, outfield.
The May lineup will be; Hender
son, shortstop; Roach, third base;
Walker, first base; Whitefield, cen
terfield; Stultz, left field; Dixon,
second base; Hampton, right
field; and Jones, catcher.
To date the visitors have won
22 and lost nine and have scored
191 runs to their opponents 93.
Following tonight’s doubleheader
the two teams will meet in the
final game of the series at Legion
field tomorrow night. 2
BUILDERS TRIUMPH
OYER CREOSOTERS
Godwin’s Team Makes Seven
Hits Count For 5 To 4
Loop Victory
E. W. Godwin’s Sons softball team
finally managed to take a game
from Taylor-Colquitt, champs of the
first half, yesterday. The outcome
of the game, played in a steady driz
zle, was 5 to 4.
In the last four times the Build
ers and the Creosoters have met. the
Creosoters have taken two affairs,
tied up one, and dropped the game
today.
The Builders scored three in the
first and added another run in the
second as Benson singled and cross
ed the plate on errors; and another
run came in in the fifth when
"Rock’’ Casteen walked, advanced on
Tlenken’s third straight hit, and
scored on a pass ball.
The Creosoters failed to punch
Scott’s long-armed tosses until the
fifth. Until then they had picked
up a hit an inning. But as the fifth
opened, Frank Pugh and Atkinson
singled. Julian McKelthan and Ger
ald Stokley connected safely and two
runs was the result. In the sixth,
Drexel High was on by an error,
"Red” Paige, the next hitter, deliv
ered his specialty, a hard hit to left,
and scored High. Page crossed on
a fielder’s decision.
Fred Tienken, Builder, with three
for three was the hitter for his club,
Paige, Creosoier, with a single and
a double out of three, paced the
Wood Preserver’s attack.
Score by Innings:
Taylor-Colquitt 000 022—4 9 2
Godwin_310 Olx—5 7 1
Batteries, for the Creosoters, W.
Hammonds and Atkinson; for the
Builders, Scott and VcDonald.
Tracy Will Be Named To
Labor Department Post
WASHINGTON, July 3.—UP)—Sec
retary of Labor Perkins said today
that Daniel W. Tracy, president of
the AFL’s International Brotherhood
of Electrical Workers, would be ap
pointed second assistant secretary
of labor, succeeding, Marshall Dim
ock, resigned.
Tracy’s home is in Houston. Tjex.
• LEADING
BATTERS
HATTING
(Three Leaders in Mach League)
Player, Club G Ab R H Pet
Danning, Giants - 5!) 223 38 82 .380
Radcliff .Browns . 07 260 39 93 .358
Finney, Red Sox - 61 273 45 97 .355
Williams. Red Sox 62 242 57 82 .347
Walker. Dodgers - 54 207 32 69 .333
Nicholson, Cutis . .58 204 33 08 .333
HOME RTTN8
American League
Foxx, Red Sox _19
Trosky, Indians _17
Greenberg, Tigers _14
National League
Mlse. Cardinals _20
Banning, Giants _11
Fletcher, Tirates _ 11
RCN8 BATTED IN
American League
Greenberg, Tigers _ 09
Foxx, Red Sox _ 94
Walker, Senators _ 52
National League
Banning, Giants _ 56
Fletcher, Pirates _HZ'"! 52
Mile, Cardinals _ 51
Feller Pitches Indians
To 5-2 Win Over Browns
_—-—-★ --
> STANDINGS
TESTER DAY’S RESULTS
American League
Boston 12; Philadelphia 11.
Chicago 12; Detroit 7.
Cleveland 5; St. Louis 2.
New York at Washington, postponed,
rain.
_*_
National League
Boston 8; Philadelphia 3 (second
game postponed, rain).
Brooklyn 7; New York 3.
Chicago 7; Pittsburgh 5.
St. Louis-Cincinnati, not scheduled.
THE STANDINGS
American League
Won Lost Pet
Cleveland _ 43 27 .614
Detroit _ 40 26 .606
Boston _ 38 28 .576
New York_ 34 32 .515
St. Louis_ 33 38 .465
Chicago _ 29 36 .446
Philadelphia _ 26 40 .394
Washington _ 27 43 .380
National League
Won Lost Pet
Brooklyn _ 41 21 .661
Cincinnati _ 41 23 .641
New York_ 38 24 .613
Chicago . 36 34 .514
St. Louis _ 26 34 .433
Pittsburgh _ 25 36 .410
Boston _ 22 36 .379
Philadelphia_ 21 42 .333
TODAY’S GAMES
NEW YORK, July 3.— <VP) —Tomor
row’s schedule of major league double
headers with probable pitchers (won
lost records in parentheses) and start
ing times for firsts games (all times
given in Eastern Standard):
American League
New York at Boston, (12:30) — Pear
son (6-4) and Chandler (3-4) vs. Hash
(7-4) and Dickman (4-3).
Philadelphia at Washington, (1:30)—
Caster (2-12) and Beckman (0-1) vs.
Krakauskas (0-1) and Hudson (5-9).
Cleveland at Detroit, "(1:30)—A Smith
(9-1) a n d Milnar (11-3) vs. Bridges
(5-4) and Newhtuser (5-5).
St. Louis at Chicago, (1:30)—Nig
geling (2-3) and Lawson (3-1) vs. Lee
(4-0) and E. Smith (5-6).
National League
Brooklyn at New York, (12:30) —
Tamulis (4-1) and Davis (1-5) vs. Gum
bert (7-4) and Lohrman (7-3).
Boston at Philadelphia, (12:30)—Sal
vo (2-0) and Strincevich (1-4) vs. Blan
ton (2-1) and Smoll (1-5).
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, (1:30) —
Butcher (4-5) and Klinger (4-8) vs,
Walters (10-4) and Thompson (9-5).
Chicago at St. Louis, (2:30)—- French
(8-6) and Raffensberger (2-1) vs. Coop
er (4-3) and Shoun (3-3).
Cubs Score 7-5 Decision
Over Bucs To Take Series
CHICAGO, July 3 —W— The
Chicago Cubs, after relinquishing
an early three-run lead, came back
today to whip Pittsburgh’s Pirates,
7 to 5, on Bobby Mattick’s eighth
inning single with the bases filled.
The victory gave Chicago the
series, two games to one.
Consecutive infield bits by Jim
Gleeson, Bill Nicholson and Augie
Galan loaded the bases and drove
Russ Bauers, third Pirate hurler,.
from the box. Rescuer Ken Hemtz
leman fanned Glen Russell, who
batted for Phil Cavarretta, and
forced Bob Collins to hit to the
infield, Gleeson being retired at
the plate. 2
PITTSBURGH Ab R H O A
Handley, 3b _1_ 5 13 0 2
Gustine, 2b _ 4 0 0 2 5
Elliott, rf _ 5 113 0
Vaughan, as _ 5 2 2 3 3
Fletcher, lb _ 3 0 19 0
Van Robays, If_ 3 0 0 2 0
Garms, xx _ 10 10 0
L. Waner, If - 1 0 0 0 0
DiMaggio, cf —_ 3 0 12 0
Davis, c _ 4 12 3 2
Sewell, p-- 1 0 0 0 1
Lanning, p _• 0 0 0 0 0
P. Waner, x_ 1 0 0 0 0
Bauers. p - 2 0 0 0 0
Heintzelman, p _ 0 0 0 0 0
xurais -,«s u 11 24 1;
x-Batted for Banning in 4th.
xx-Batted for Van Robays in 7th.
CHICAGO Al> R H O A
Hack, 3b - 3 10 0 3
Herman, 2b _ 4 0 0 2 4
Gleeson, cf .„.. 3 13 3 0
Xicholson, rf _ 4 2 3 0 0
Galan, If _ 4 113 0
Cavarretta, lb _ 3 0 1 13 0
Russell, lb- 1 0 0 0 0
Collins, e _ 4 114 0
Mattick, ss _ 4 0 2 2 7
Passeau, p_ 3 110 0
Totals - 33 7 12 27 14
Pittsburgh - 001 120 1 00—5
Chicago - 013 000 03x—7
Errors: Di Maggio, Davis, Mattick.
Herman. Runs batted in: Handley,
Fletcher 2, Ganns. Herman, Gleeson.
Galan. Cavarretta, Mattick 2. Two base
hits: Vaughan. Davis, Cavarretta. Three
base hit: Passeau. Stolen bases: Hand
ley 2. DiMgagio. Collins. Mattick. Dou
ble play: Vaughan. Gustine and Flefch
pr; Herman, Mattick and Cavarretta:
Hack. Herman and Cavarretta. Left
an bases: Pittsburgh 10; Chicago 5.
Basei on balls off: Sewell 1, Bauers
Passeau 3. Strikeouts by: Bauers
1, Heintzelman 1. Passeau 4 Hits off:
5ewell 7 in 2 1-3 innings; Banning,
none in 2-3: BauerB 4 in 4 (none out
in 8th); Heintzelman 1 in 1. Hit bv
pitcher by: Passeau (Gustie). Passed
pall: Collins. Losing pitcher: Bauers.
Umpires: Dunn, Jorda and Sears,
rime: 2:22. Attendance: (actual) 5,578
paid; 7,000 ladies.
ADVOCATOR FAVORED
CHICAGO, July 3.—(A?)—Charles
3. Howard’s Advocator, the claiming
plater that stepped into the racing
shoes of Sea Biscuit and Kayak, II,
probably will go to the post favorite
n the record field of 15 entered in
the Stars and Stripes handicap, a
nile and a furlong holiday stake, at
Arlington Park tomorrow.
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Seven-Hit Hurling Job Sends
Cleveland Back Into The
Lead In Circuit
CLEVELAND, July 3—f/Pl— The
Cleveland Indians called upon
young Bob Feller today to stop
the St. Louis Browns from kicking
them around. Feller responded
with a seven-hit, 5 to 2 triumph
which returned the Indians to the
American league lead they lost
to Detroit yesterday.
It was the 13th triumph of the
season for the Kingpin of Cleve
land’s casting corps, he shifted 11
batters and encountered trouble in
only the sixth inning. The Browns,
who took the series two games to
one, tallied both their runs in the
sixth on two walks mixed with
singles by George McQuinn and
Johnny Berardino.
.me xiiuiems, iiiccuiwniie, pecked
away at pitcher Bob Harris for
ten hits to snap their losing streak
of three straight. Home runs smash
ed by Ken Keltner and Ray Mack,
both with bases empty, paced the
Cleveland triumph.
Since Detroit lost a slugfest
to Chicago, the Tigers dropped
back to second place after only
a day as leaders. Cleveland and
Detroit tangle in a crucial bargain
bill at Detroit tomorrow to de
termine the July 4 leader, which
ac ording to baseball tradition us
ually ends the year in first place.
The Indians’ extra-base hittijjg
didn’t hurt their cause any toda*.
Eight of their ten blows were
good for more than a single. In
addition to the two homers, Hal
Trosky banged out three doubles,
Ben Chapman got a pair and Roy
Weatherly one. Cleveland, which
left 26 men on base in its two
previous setbacks to the Browns,
was hitting in the clutch today.
Only six were left stranded. 2
ST. LOUIS Ab K H 0 A
Cullenhine, rf _ 3 10 5 1
Radcliff, If _ 4 0 1 1 (i
McQuinn, lb _ 5 0 2 8 1
Clift, 3b _ 4 10 1 5
Judnich, cf _ 2 0 0 3 (I
Berardinp, ss__ 4 0 10 3
Heffner, 2b _ 4 0 0 2 1
Grace, c_. 4 0 13 3
Harris, p _ 3 0 2 1 1
Laabs, x _ 1 0 0 0 0 !
Totals _ 34 2 7 24 1! j
x-Batted for Harris in 9th.
CLEVELAND Ab K H 0 A
Boudreau, ss_ 4 0 0 4 2
Weatherly, cf_ 4 114 0
Mack, 2b _1 4 1111
Trosky, lb_ 3 2 3 2 1
Bell, rf _ 3 0 2 1 0
Chapman. If _ 4 0 2 0 0
Keltner, 3b __ 4 112 1
Pytlak, c _ 3 0 0 13 0
Feller, p _ 3 0 0 0 0
Totals _ 32 5 10 27 3
St. Louis _ 000 002 000-2
Cleveland ..011 100 02x-3
Errors: None. Runs batted in: Bell,
Trosky, Keltner, Mack, Chapman, Clift,
Berardino. Two base hits: Trosky 3,
Chapman 2, Weatherly, Harris. Home
runs: Keltner, Mack. Sacrifices: Bell,
Double plays: Cullenbine and Grace. :
Left on bases: St. Louis 10; Cleveland
6. Bases on balls off: Harris 2, Feller
5. Strikeouts by: Feller 11. Umpires:
Quinn, Basil, Pipgras and Geisel. Time:
2:25. Attendance: (estimated) 10.000.
AWAIT LINER
LONDON, July 3.—Iff)—Mor" than
1,500 Amreicans, mostly women and
children, awaited today the United
States liner Washington to carry
them home. Because of a shortage
of beds in Galway passengers in
Dublin were told to remain until
those at Galway boarded the liner.
Others waited here.
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