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flet journey Moves jfito Quarter Finals 0f contestants are se„ ^fr’acquets in the quarter » cr° ,be whmington Tennis PaIs 0l. ‘ les tournament for men ii®S nnbert Strange courts this »'.liie ' t 3 o'clock. The other <!;erni°°r;. will be filled with Bob t-,vo P1lac”cu, the winner of a g round match, and two ,f:0il cecond round victors. «;'erf, io oo m the quarters are Read-' 1 = d Gene Fonveille, Fountain and Charlie *ud Arcn‘ t V:.;i take on the win BouO; “ 0nd round Julian Mc sef sf " g0-ace Emerson match. K«itiian * triumphs in the other Ground matches between 5{C°nnmev - Rev. Walter Freed Jeslie H ‘ Sloan — Ed Jackson Hjjj Jake UP ,he other quarter‘ earned the right to Afr0nveine by disposing of irft!cS D;ck Hewlett, 6-0. 6-2, m round affair yesterday. « fljeille was have a lot of in defeating Rev. Mortimer lr0“b.r 8-6, 4-6. 6-0 J- Bfi-iev. to meet Fountain Sar 6?had Watts, 6-0, 6-0. in Second round match Getty V; Bill Peck, 9-7, 6-2. first round. Getty Leslie j rha'iie Boney, Fonveille, and >® had byes, while Fountain AndtL default from E. G. Tillett. person and Sloan also had byes, E , McKehhan beat Charles - ®,)e , 6 5.4 7-5. and Jackson HCeA Irving Maynard, 6-1, 6-4. iei.d Watts, president of the rennis club, said that semi-final ',ches would probably get un ' ‘ v Monday afternoon, since L tennis team, of which many ( the contestants are members, ,, play in Raleigh Saturday, w 0f the team expects to re ‘ t0 Wilmington Sunday. foe Raleigh contest, the Port Ciw representatives will be after S,,ir third straight win, having SPOFFORD, OPTICAL WILL CLASH TONIGHT Sports fans, mark tonight down on your special entertainment list. The Class A Softball lea gue s best matched softball clubs, Spofford Mills and Al pha Omega, meet under the arcs at Robert Strange park at 7 o’clock in a game that may well decide the first half championship. Another good contest between the Atlantic Coast Line and Brotherhood of Railway Clerks will be played immediately following the main attraction. A. L. King, generally re garded as the fastest pitcher in Wilmington softball, is sched uled to handle the flipping duties foi City Optical. The rifle-armed twirler has pitch ed five wins this season against two defeats and leads all rival underhanders In the strikeout department. He will be backed by a City Optical aggregation that has captured 12 out of 15 battles. The op posing Spofford team has taken 11 out of 13 tilts. Leading the hitters tonight will be Lloyd Kaylor, Boyce McPhatter, and William Rogers of City Optical and Bernie Covington, Weinie Brown, and Hunker Benson of Spofford. registered victories over Kinston and Goldsboro. The ladies team is unbeaten in Eastern Carolina Tennis associ ation play this year. After the finals are held either Tuesday or Wednesday of next week, Watts said, there will be a ladies’ tourney similiar to the one now being held for the men. Fol lowing that, the Wilmington Tennis club will sponsor an all - city tournament, with any netter in Wilmington eligible to play. AT SANFORD (First Game) w AB R H O A E . ..... 400010 S '_ 3 1 0 0 2 4 “r ’ ih 3 1 2 11 2 1 toin-'on if'_ 3 0 1 0 0 0 St Cl _ 4 112 0 0 S*r,'2b _ 5 0 12 5 0 fhitaire P - 3 0 0 2 0 0 rOTALS _ 28 4 7 21 12 6 (XtORD AB R H O A E juinn, 2b - 3 112 10 Miner, lb - 3 112 10 fjlson cf _ 3 0 0 0 0 0 lesselrode. rf - 3 0 1 0 1 0 fosing. 3b - 3 0 1 3 0 0 •ugj, if _ 3 0 0 4 0 0 loore, c —. 2 0 0 3 0 1 ledrick, c - 1 0 0 5 0 1 (ein(, ss -_- 2 0 0 2 0 1 ffltfon, z _ 1 0 0 0 0 0 HcFadden. p - 3 0 0 0 1 0 TOTALS 20 3 4 21 4 3 i—Struck out for Keane in 7th. WARSAW 010 100 2—4 SANFORD 101 001 0—3 Runs batted in—Nesselrode. Wilmer, | Ihoffner, Jones. Stolen bases—Guinn 2. lacriflces — Wilmer. Double plays — Andrews, Wilmer to Milner. Left on Uses-Warsaw 8. Sanford 4. Bases on balls—of f: Whitmire 1, McFadden 5. struck out. by—Whitmire 3. McFadden I. Wild pitches—Whitmire. Umpires — Itveilie Mitchell Time of game 1:35. (Second Game) K H E WARSAW 000 090 000—0 1 4 1 |ANF0RD 300 041 lOx—9 12 2 Connor, W. Jones, and Roland; Stone |ld Hedrick. SURF WAITRESSES All Sizes • Shapes - Colors MdL 209 Market St. Dial 2-3224 CARDS? NO SALE! SAYS SMILIN’ SAM ST. LOTTS, June 12— taking cognizance of frequent ly recurring reports that he will dispose of his interest in the St. Louis Cardinals, presi dent Sam Breadon tonight authorized this one-line state ment: “My interest in the St. Louis Cardinal organization is not for sale.” The state, which he declined to amplify, w'as issued through his secretary, Miss Mary Mur phy. Breadon is said to own about 77 per cent of the stock in the Cardinal organization. MASONBORO COPS HEATH CONTEST Oliver “Snag” Allen and W. A. “Weinie” Brown, who were rated one and two among the Eastern State league pitchers last season, hooked up in a pitching duel in the Levy Heath game at Legion Stadium last night with Allen and the Masonboro Ramblers coming out on top of Brown’s Wallace All Stars, 3-2. Both Allen and Brown had good hurling records last night. Allen, a righthander, allowed 10 scatter ed hits, struck out 16, and walked three. Brown, on the other hand, was touched for six bingles, whif fed three, and delivered two bases on balls. Dad Deserves The Best! For a gift that He will really enjoy, give Him MWiething from the items listed below. * PANAMA HATS i( SHIRTS White and Colors By Manhattan and Nelson Page * Swim Trunks And Sport Shorts * Water-Repellent POPLIN.... GABARDINES - Also Wool Hundreds Of Beautiful TIES • PALM BEACH • SILKS • RAYON Give “Dad” Several Ties He’ll Appreciate Them I* *WRT SHIRTS Cott«n and Rayon . . _ Wh,!* *«d All Colors I * PAJAMAS Clear Stripes . . . Solids Short Lengths and Regular % ay lor GOOD ' 131 NORTH CLOTHES FRONT ST. BABE DIDRIKSON ZAHARIAS, corduroy slacks and all, tees off it Gullane, Scotland, during match play for the British Women’s Ama teur golf title, which she won yes terday by defeating Jacqueline Gor don of London, 5 and 4 over the 3&-hole course. During the morn ing championship round, the Babe bad a tough time with Miss Gor don. So she changed into her “lucky” slacks for the afternoon and came up with a victory. ZAHARIAS WINS BRITISH CROWN Babe Beats London Miss, 5 And 4, To Claim Wo men’s Title By GLENN WILLIAMS GULLANE, Scotland, June 12.— I® — Babe Didrikson Zaharias hitched up her faded blue cordu roy slacks after lunch today and slapped out a 5 and 4 conquest of London’s Jacqueline Gordon that made the Texas tomboy the first American-born golfer ever to win the British Women’s crown. Her triumph cleaned out the British golf trophy chest — every English title for which Americans may compete now is held in the United States The one-time Olympic javelin thrower—for nine years the wife of Denver’s George Zaharias but still known throughout the athletic world as Babe Didrikson—switch ed to her lucky pants after lunch and promptly won five of the first six holes to gain her victory margin. AT DUNN CLINTON AB R H O A E Hanes, lb - 5 1 2 4 0 0 Cieslinski, 2b - 4 0 0 6 2 1 Evans, 3b _ 5 0 3 4 2 0 Marsh, cf - 5 1 14 10 Askew, rf _ 5 2 2 0 0 0 Rudden, ss - 5 10 0 10 McLean. If _ 4 2 1 0 0 0 Ward, c _ 4 2 19 10 Stone, p —- 3 0 1 0 2 0 TOTALS _ 40 9 11 27 9 1 DUNN-ERWIN AB R II O A E Miller, ss _ 3 12 16 1 Norman, 3b _ 4 1 10 3 0 Jackson, rf _ 3 2 1 4 0 1 Denning, c _ 5 0 1 4 0 0 McQuillen, cf _ 4 0 0 1 0 0 Scott, If _ 5 112 0 0 Leach, lb - 3 1 1 12 0 0 Phillips, 2b _ 3 113 2 0 Kochli p _ 4 110 10 TOTALS _34 8 10 27 12 2 DLINTON 020 200 320—9 DUNN-ERWIN 230 003 000—8 Runs batted in—Scott, KochJi, Nor man, Stone 2, Jackson 2, Askew 3, Hanes 2. Denning. Two base hits — Miller, Askew, McLean. Home runs— Scott, Askew. Stolen bases—Miller, Jack son 3, McQuillen, Leach 2, Phillips. Sacrifices—Stone. Left on bases—Clin ton 7, Dunn-Erwin 8. Bases on balls— off: Stone 9, Kochli 2. Struck out, by— Stone 8 Kochli 4. Wild pitches—Stone. Passed bals—Ward 3. Umpires—Ouzts, Veasey. Time of game 2:15. Fusari Bout Aired On W.N.F.D. Tonight In going after his 49th straight win tonight, Charley Fusari. unbeaten Irvington, N. J. welterweight, faces a difficult assignment. He tangles with tough Tony Pellone (above) of New York in a ten-rounder at Madi son Square Garden. Pellone is determined to mar Fu sari’s clean slate. Tony is a puncher with a blasting left hook. He’s cun ning, strong, fast—knows how to sustain an attack. Pellone handed Billy Graham his first defeat after Graham had gone through 58 bouts without a loss. Fusari is the current hot attrac tion in the 147-lb. division. For a welter, Charley is tall and rangy. He possesses smashing power in either hand, prefers bing-bang tactics and rarely resorts to fistic science. His string includes 34 knockouts. Enjoy the excitement, blow-by blow,on Gillette’s Cavalcadeof Sports over American Broadcasting Co. and v ) <14C0 on y~v •i'ai) at 1C And remember, men . . LOOK sharp! FEEL sharp! BE sharp! Use Gillette Blue Blades with the sharpest edges ever honed! Copyright, 1947. by 6M«tt« Sgfotr Leafs Curl Before Pirates, 7 To 2 ROOKIE BLANKS CARDINALS, 1-0 Reds’ Peterson Allows Only Five Bingles In Triumph CINCINNATI, June 12 — <JP) — Kent Peterson, rookie southpaw, held the St. Louis Cardinals to five scattered hits as the Cincin nati Reds edged the staggering World Champions, 1-0, before 27, 075 fans here tonight. The Reds got only seven hits off Jim Hearn but bunched four of them in the seventh when the winning run was scored. Bert Haas singled to left, went around to third as Augie Galan lashed a single off Stan Musial’s glove at first and scored as Eddie Miller lined a bingle through third that Whitey Kurowski just manag ed to touch with his glove. Pitcher Peterson then singled through second but Galan, trying to come home from second, was out at the plate on a fine thrown from Red Schoendienst to catcher Del Rice. ST. LOUIS AB R H O A Schoendienst 3b _ 3 0 0 2 2 Dusak, rf _ 4 0 110 Musial, lb _ 2 0 0 6 1 Diering, x _ 0 0 0 0 0 Kurowski, Sb _ 3 0 111 Medwick, If __ 3 0 0 2 0 Moore, cf _ 3 0 13 0 Marion, ss _ 3 0 0 3 1 Rice, c _ 3 0 16 2 Hearn, p _ 2 0 10 0 Slaughter, xx _ 1 0 0 0 0 TOTALS _ 27 0 5 21 7 x—Ran for Musial in 8th. xx—Struck out for Hearn in 9th. CINCINNATI AB R H O A Tatum, rf _ 3 0 S 4 2 Zientara, 2b _ 4 0 12 2 Hatton, 3b _ 4 0 0 3 2 Young, lb _ 4 0 0 5 0 Haas, cf _ 2 110 0 Galan, If_.._ 3 0 16 0 Miller, ss _ 3 0 2 2 2 Lamanno, c _ 3 0 15 1 Peterson p _ 3 0 10 0 TOTALS __ 28 1 7 29 9 ST. LOUIS 000 000 000—0 CINCINNATI 000 000 lOx—1 Runs batted in—Miller. Two base hits —Kurowski. Sacrifices—Musial. Double plays—Tatum and Young; Miller and Young; Hatton and Zientara. Left on bases—St. Louis 4, Cincinnati 6. Bases on balls—off Hearn 1; Peterson 3. Strikeouts—by Hearn 5; by Peterson 5. Hit by pitcher, by Hearn (Haas). Um pires — Magerkurth, Stewart, Henline and Bailanfant. Time 1:59. Attendance 27,075. » BATTERED BUGS MAULED BY CUBS PITTSBURGH, June 12 — (IP) — The Chicago Cubs tonight sank Pittsburgh’s hopes for a winning streak on the home grounds after a disastrous road trip, administer ing a thumping 7-3 defeat in which a succession of Buc pitchers fail ed to hold the visitors in line. The victory, credited to hurler Paul Erickson although he requir ed relief from Johnny Schmitz in the eighth, put Chicago in a second place tie with Brooklyn. CHICAGO AB R H 6 A Hack, 3 b _ 3 2 2 1 3 Johnson, 2b _ 4 0 3 0 3 Rickert, rf _ 5 0 0 2 0 Cavarretta, cf _ 3 113 0 Livingston, e - 4 0 0 7 0 Dallesandro, If - 2 3 12 0 Waitkus, lb _ 4 1 1 10 2 Merullo, ss _:- 5 0 111 Erickson, p - 4 0 110 Schmitz p _ 1 0 0 0 1 TOTALS _36 7 10 27 10 PTTSBURGH AB R H O A Cox, ss _ 4 0 12 2 Rikard, cf - 4 0 0 1 0 Fletcher, lb - 4 0 0 11 0 Jarvis, zzzz--- 1 0 0 0 0 Kiner. If _ 4 2 13 0 Gustine, 3b - 4 1111 Westlake, rf - 4 0 0 1 0 Sullivan, c - 3 0 2 6 0 Mauch, 2b - 3 0 3 2 2 Bahr, p - 1 0 0 0 4 Russell, z _ 1 0 3 0 0 Strincevich, p - 0 0 0 0 0 Greenberg, ' zz - 1 0 0 0 0 Bagby, p _ 0 0 0 0 1 Roe, p _ 0 0 0 0 0 Wietelmann, zzz _ 0 0 0 0 0 Higbe, p _ 0 0 0 0 1 TOTALS _ 34 3 8 27 11 z—Flied out for Bahr in 5th. zz—Struck out for Strincevich in 6th. zzz—Walked for Roe in 8th. zzzz—Grounded out for Fletcher in 9th. CHICAGO 100 201 030—7 PITTSBURGH 000 002 010—3 Errors—None. Runs batted in—Rickert, Merullo 2 Erickson, Sullivan 2, John son 3, Mauch. Two base hits—Cox, Merullo, Sullivan 2, Waitkus. Three base hits—Johnson. Sacrifices — John son, Livingston. Double plays—Waitkus, Merullo and Waitkus. Left on bases— Chicago 11, Pittsburgh 1. Bases on balls —Erickson 5, Bahr 2, Strincevich 1 Bagby 2, Schmitz 1, ^-figbe 3. Strikeouts —Bahr 2, Erickson 6, Bagby 1, Roe 1, Higbe 2, Schmitz 1. Hits—off Bahr 6 in 5 innings, off Strincevich 2 in 1 in ning; off Bagby 2 in 1 2-3 innings; off Roe 0 in 1-3 inning; off Erickson 8 in 7 2-3 innings; off Schmitz 0 in 1 1-3 innings; off Higbe 0 in 1 inning. Win ning pitcher—Erickson; Losing pitcher —Bahr. Umpires—Boggess, Jorda and Barr. Time of game 2:44. Attendance 32,132. SPOFFORD MAY WIN JUNIOR FLAG TODAY Spoford Mills will try an^ take its first City Junior Baseball league championship this after noon at Robert Strange park when it plays the Blackwood Braves the second of a three game series for the crown. The Millers won the first tussle, 6-4, on Wednesday. The Braves, seriously weakened by the loss of such key players as Billy Smith, Jimmy Stouden mire, Eugene Smith, and Charlie Smith who are all going to Wal lace with the Wilmington Ameri can Legion team, must 'select a winning outfit from the following list of boys, Roderick Eason, Bob by Hinson, Cecil Heath, Louie Clark, Hcmer Brewer, E. G. Britt, Harry Mathis, Gerald Stone, Cecil Corbett, Carl Warren, Rob ert Brown, and newly signed Wal ter Murphee. Spofford is expected to use the same lineup against the Braves that it did Wednesday with the possible exception of the pitcher. Eddie Coley may hurl today for the Millers instead of Jimmy Bris sion. who pitched Wednesday. The remainder of he lineup reads; Kenneth Padrick, first base; Charlie Blanton, second base; Melvin Johnson, third base; Ronald Hobbs, shortstop; Carl Williams, left field; Billy Gore, center field; Corbett, right field; and Roger Cork:.I, catcher. Warsaw Divides Pair WithLeadingSanford Clinton’s Blues made certain that Dunn-Erwin’s Twins stayed in third place in the Tobacco State league only one day last night by rallying for five runs in the last three innings to take a nar row 9-8 victory over the Twins at Dunn. A three-run roundtripper by Askew, Clinton outfielder, sparked \ an Dingle Mungo, who managed the Clinton Blues for several weeks this season, re signed Tuesday because of ill health. Severn Wright, Clin ton pitcher, has been ap pointed acting manager in Mungo’s place. Wright acted as manager during the early part of the campaign. Stockholders in the Clinton ball club held a called meet ing last night, but they have issued no statement on whether a permanent manager has as yet been procured. the Blues* outburst. The speedy picket man also smashed a single and scored two runs, For Du.nn Erwin Scott with a home run also took the spotlight. At Lumtoerton Van Nordeheim and William Kivett of Lumberton, battery mates, combined their talents to lasso Red Springs, 11-2. Van Nordheim handled the pitch ing duties for the Cubs, being rapped it>r only six hits. Kivett, the Lumberton catcher, drove in five runs with a homer in the third inning and a single. Jamin also hit for the circuit of Lumberton, batting in three mark ers in the sixth. Parnell was Red Spring’s big noise, homering in he ninh. No etr abase hits and some tight pitching featured the Warsaw Sanford first game played at San ford. The Red Sox defeated the Spinners, 4-3, but felt the San ford entry’s wrath in the second when Sanford mashed Warsaw, 9-0. Warsaw won the first tilt in the top of the seventh with two runs after Sanford had scored in the sixth to tie things up. Whitmire, who recently signed with the Sox after a short stay with the Ra leigh Caps, held the Spinners to four bingles. McFadden went the route for Sanford. Stone, one of the best twirlers in the league, came back in the second affray to hurl four-hit ball, strike out seven, walk three, and blank the Sox. Hank Nesselrode helped Stone split the doubleheader with three hits in five trips to bat in the second contest includ ing a double. The huge right field er slapped three runs accross the platter. Legion Team Clashes With Laurinburg Today Coach Tom Davis’ Wilmington American Legion team will at tempt to reach the .500 percent age point this afternoon at 3:30 o’clock, when it journeys to Laurin burg for its fourth game of the season against the Laurinburg Jun iors. After dropping two in a row the local Legion bunch flattened White ville, 12-7, Wednesday. It had lost previously to Whiteville and Red Springs. Jimmy Crawford is the likely choice of Skipper Davis for this afternoon’s battle, but with a large mound corps any one may take the mound. Jim Pepper, a flipper, has not twirled yet and Charlie Smith pitched only a few innings against Whiteville Wednesday. The remainder of Coach Davis’ lineup will probably read like this: Bob Lewis, first base; Mike Austin, second base; Jimmy Stoudenmire, third base; Eugene Smith, short stop; Johnny Crowley, left field; Louis Tartt, center field; and either Jerry Hilburn, Pepper, or Linwood Grissom in right field. Billy Smith or Lloyd Parker will catch. u i tne crew namea a cove tne leading hitters have been Johnny Crowley, who is stick far above the .400 mark and boasts a home run against Whiteville, and Eugene Smith, a .400 plus batter also. Mike Austin, top New Hanover High school hitter, is up among the select group also. Thus far the club appears to be unsteady in the infield, but it must be remembered that this Lewis, Austin, Stoudenmire, and Smith group is brand new and needs ex perience before it can shine like the NHHS Futrelle, Horton, Heath, Price combination. With the hurlers getting in better shape and improv ed hitting among the outfielder ex cluding Crowley, the Wilmington team may go places. AT LUMBERTON ,RED SPRINGS AB R H O A E Rogers, ss - 4 113 3 1 Mangini, lb _ 3 0 0 10 0 1 Wood, 2b ._ 4 0 114 0 Brown, cf - 4 0 0 1 0 1 Damon, c - 2 0 0 1 0 0 Clayton, lf-cf _ 4 0 1111 Parnell, 3b _ 4 113 2 1 Wolfe, rf - 4 0 0 1 0 0 Bullock, c - 3 0 1 3 0 0 Carter, p - 2 0 1 0 3 0 Birch, p - 0 0 0 0 1 0 TOTALS - 34 2 6 24 14 5 LUMBERTON AB R H O A E Ehrhardt, ss _ 4 1 2 2 4 1 Stanley, 3b _ 5 1 0 0 4 0 Marxt lb _ 4 12 9 10 Jamin, If _ 5 12 10 0 Pearsall, cf _ 5 112 0 0 Cabaniss 2b __ 4 2 2 6 1 0 Dixon, rf _ 4 3 3 0 0 0 Kivett— c - 4 1 2 5 2 0 Van Nbrdheim, p_ 4 0 1 2 0 0 TOTALS - 39 11 15 27 12 1 RED SPRINGS 000 000 Oil— 2 LUMBERTON 023 013 20x—11 Runs batted in — Mangini, Parnell, Ehrhardt, Jamin 3, Cabaniss, Kivett 5. Two base hits—Rogers. Three base hits —Carter. Home runs—Parnell, Jamin, Kivett. Sacrifices—Stanley, Marx. Left on bases—Red Springs 6. Lumberton 7. Bases on balls—off: Carter 2, Birch 0, Van Nordheim 1. Struck out, by — Carter 3_ Birch 1, Van Nordheim 5. Hits off: Carter 13 in 6 innings; Birch 2 in 2. Wild pitches—Van Nordheim. Passed balls—Bullock. Losing pitcher— Carter. Umpires—Ruch, Davidzuk. TRIO SETS PACE AT ST. LOUIS ST. LOUIS, June 12 —(£>)—A cou ple of thousand fans pelted around the St. Louis Country club course today after Bobby Locke, the straight-shooting South African, and returned to the clubhouse and learned that a trio of little-known homebreds had shot equal 67’s and stolen the lead in the National Open Golf championship. Eather’s Day\ June 15th J Show Your Appreci ation By Giving Him Practical Gifts From Our Store ★ Ties ★ Socks ★ Belts ★ Slacks ★ Robes ★ Pajamas ★ Basque Shirts ★ Shirts (dress and play) 0 ★ Sport Coats ★ Bill Folds ★ Swim Trunks ★ Handkerchiefs ★ Tie Chains ★ Key Chains STANDINGS TOBACCO STATE LEAGUE Team Won Lost Pet. G-B , Saniord _ 34 11 .755 — WILMINGTON _ .... 25 19 .;>(>8 8 12, Clinton _„_ 23 32 .511 11 Lumberton _ 23 22 .511 11 Dunn-Erwin_,_ 22 22 .500 11 1-2 ; Warsaw _ 32 23 . 488 12 Selma-Smithfield _ 18 36 . 484 15 1-2 Red Springs _ 12 32 .273 21 1-2 Yesterday's Results W’lLMINGTON 7; Selma-Smithfield 2. Clinton 9; Dunn-Erwin 8. Warsaw 4-0; Sanford 3-9. Lumberton 11; Red Springs 2. Today’s Games Sanford at Warsaw. Selma-Smithfield at WILMINGTON. Lumberton at Red Springs. Dunn-Erwin at Clinton. NATIONAL LEAGUE Teams W L Pet. Games Behind New York - 27 1 9 . 587 Brooklyn _ 27 21 .563 1 Chicago _ 27 21 .563 1 Boston _ 27 22 .551 1 1-2 Cincinnati _ 24 28 .462 6 Philadelphia _ 23 28 .451 fi 1-2 Pittsburgh _ 20 28 .417 8 St. Louis _ 20 28 .417 8 Today’s Games Boston at Pittsburgh—Barrett 14-3) vs Sewell (3-1). Philadelphia, at Chicago — Leonard (7-2) vs Borowy (6-2). Brooklyn at St. Louis (night) Taylor (3-1) vs Brazle (4-3). (Only games scheduled'. AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit _*_ 27 20 .574 New York _ 27 22 .551 1 Boston _ 24 22 .522 2 1-2 Philadelphia _-_ 25 24 .510 3 Chicago _ 25 27 .481 4 1-2 Cleveland _ 19 21 .475 4 1-2 Washington _- 20 35 . 444 6 St. Louis _ 20 26 . 435 6 1-2 Yesterday’s Results No games scheduled. Today’s Games Detroit at Washnigton (night) New houser (6-6) vs Masterson (4-3). Cleveland at Philadelphia (night) Feller (7-5) vs Marchildon (5-3). St. Louis at New York (night) San ford (1-1) vs Bcvens (3-6). Chicago at Boston (night) Papish (2-2) vs Ferriss (4-5). BETTER LIGHTING NEAR CERTAINTY Reconditioned lighting at the American Legion stadium which will put Wilmington in a class by itself as far as night baseball goes in this portion of North Carolina, sems almost a certainty within the next two or three weeks. A lighting expert from the West inghouse Electric company, h a s inspected the present arcs and their connections at the field, it was disclosed yesterday Informally, he has reported his findings to sport enthusiasts here. That report will be turned over to Harry Gardner, county commiss ioner, early next week. Gardner is chairman of the com mute handling the proposal to better the lighting system. The idea was brought up before the committee by irate baseball fans abo'-t Although the exact cost o placing uie u*.i's in top shape, was not disclosed yesterday, it will cost slightly more than originally anticipated. Sports followers interested in the project said yesterday the additional cost can be raised local ly although it is hoped the com missioners will bear the entire cost. POKLEMBA’S BAT SPEAKS LOUDLY Special to Ttie Star SMITHFIELD, June 12.—While Tohnny Edens was stalling off lelma-Smithfield with six hits, he Pirates exploded with 14 base ilows for six runs in the first two ,nnings here tonight, boating the' -eafs 7-2. Andy Poklemba. whose bat has ieen very busy of late, hit a home ■un in the first inning with one iboard and a single in the second ,o drive in three runs. In the first, Muscumeci singled md promptly was credited with i stolen base when he reached second before the peg from latcher Joe Narron did. Billy Ben on flew to center, and Eddia Hardisky fanned but Harry Brid ges drove in Muscumeci witn » single. He came in himself on Poklemba's tremendous clout over the left field fence. Three more tallies were mad-’ in the second by th Bucs. Alsnauer field out, but Edens singled, and Muscumeci hit a triple to score vim. Muscumeci came home on a wild pitch by Koch. Hardisky walked. and Bridges singled. Poklemba then drove irj his third run of the game with a single. Koch was then relieved by Bird, who cut off the rally. Hardisky opened the seventh by getting to first on an error, but Narron threw him out trying to steal second. Bridges hit safely, and LaBlanc doubled him in, bringing a close to the Pirate scor ing. WILMINGTON AB It H O A E Musemeci, se - 4 2 2 2 H 9 Benton, cf - 5 0 2 1 0 0 Hardisky, 2b - S 1 0 0 8 9 Bridges, lb _.-. 5 2 3 11 0 0 Poklemba, If - *12 10 9 LaBlanc, 3b -- 4 0 2 0 1 9 Steckel, rf - 4 0 1 0 0 9 Alsnauer, c - * 0 0 0 0 9 Edens, p - 4 1 2 0 0 9 TOTALS _ 36 7 14 27 15 9 SMITHFIELD AB K H O A T. Howard, ss - 2 0 0 0 1 0 Eames, 3b-- 2 0 0 0 3 0 Mason, cf - 5 0 110 9 Kukulka. 3b _ 4 0 0 0 10 Narron, c_ 4 1 2 5 2 0 Williams, If _ 2 0 1 2 0 0 Eonta, rf .. 4 113 0 1 Balia, £b-ss _ 1 0- 0 4 4 • Oehler lb _ 4 0 2 12 0 1 Koch, p _ 0 0 0 0 0 9 Bird, p _ 4 0 0 0 1 0 TOTALS ___S2 2 7 27 13 7 WILMINGTON 33U 000 100-2 SMITHFIELD 00# 001 100—T Runs batted in—Musemeci, Bridges Poklemba 3, LaBlanc 2. Narron, Bird. Three base hits—Musemeci. Home run* —Poklemba, Narron. Stolen bases — Musemec 2. Double plays—Musemeci, Hardisky to Bridges. Left on bases — Wilmington 10. Smithfield 11. Bases on balls—off: Edens 7. Koch 1. Bird 3. Struck ou*. by—Edens 6. Koch 1. Bird 2. Hits r ii: Koch 9 in 1 2-3 inning*; Bird 5 in 7 1-3. Hit by pitcher, by — Edens (.Howard!. Wild pitches—Koch, Bird. Los "g pitcher—Koch. Umpires— Baker Ga kill. Time of game 2:15. BICYCLES *T YOUB Especially when you’re given something you can wear from .... ^ BERGER’S SHIRTS —in whites or stripes and colors. 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