American
Box Scores
'nATS^-S, TIGERS 2-3
(First Game)
KINGTON AB R H O A
_ 5 1111
Vest, — 4 112 0
If"’ _ 4 0 0 5 0
JJcBrid'' 3 0 2 5 2
Vei”on- c£ _ 4 0 2 2 0
Spe"c';.n 4 0 13 3
pitman, ^ 3 112 3
pr;dd> • L 3 0 0 5 0
Evan5' e ~ 4 0 2 2 1
Hfj-nn, P_ _
8S&- ‘_A,”
----- ; ; ; ; ;
Via)’0, *2 "" 3 0 2 1 0
"if _ 30011
Wak'Dc ■ 4 0 0 1 3
Kell, e,J 3 115 0
E«;st lb 4 1 1 14 2
McHale, - 3 0 12 0
s"!% _ ooooo
Houser, V _ 3 0 12 4
Hutchinson, xx -J* J5
,, t _ 33 2 6 27 18
tvalked’for Swift in 9th.
* -Is'ruck out for Newhouser in 9th.
xxx_Flicd out for Lake in 9th.
^XiHINGTON 100 000 011-3
SjTOOIT__000 000 002-2
'-r""7-None. Runs hatted in—Vernon,
Lewis. McHale 2. Two base hits
TvtL Home runs—McHale. Sacrifices
pKddv, Lewis, Evans. Double plays —
Like and McHale. Left on bases
Washington 8; Detroit. liases on balls
off Wynn 4. Newhouser 1. Strikeouts—
,Vvnn 4 Newhouser 2. Umpires —
>;cK. ley. Weafer, Fassarella, Hubbard.
Time 1 ■ 55.
(Second Game)
jrTjHINGTON 102 100 010—5 13 2
DETROIT 010 200 °°°—3 7 0
"(TurKon and Mancuso; Hutchinson and
Wagner, H„me runs—Wagner, Travis,
Vernon- _
YANKS 9, TRIBE 3
NEW YORK AB R H O A
Stirnweiss, 2b - J J J }
Hizzuto. SS - 2 10 3 5
Henrich. rf --<•- ^ 1 2 0 1
DiMaggio, cf - 5 0 0 4 0
McQuinn, lb - 3 3 2 8 1
.Johnson, 3b - 5 3 4 1 0
Lindell If - 5 12 3 0
A. Robinson, c- 5 0 0 3 0
Bevens, P - 4 ^0 1 1 0
TOTALS _ 38 9 12 27 11
CLEVELAND AB R H O A
Mitchell, If -- 5 10 3 0
Metkovich, cf -- 5 114 0
rf —- 5 12 10
Boudreau, s.- -T— 3 0 12 4
E Robinsin, lb - 4 0 1 13 0
Keltner, >b -- 3 0 10 2
Gordon. 2b - 3 0 12 6
Hegan, c - 3 0 0 2 1
Ruszowski, c - 1 0 0 0 0
Black, p - 2 0 10 1
Stephens, p - 0 0 0 0 0
Doby. z - 10 10 0
Willis, p - 1 0 0 0 0
TOTALS _ 36 3 9 27 14
7: -Doubled for Stephens in 7th.
NEW YORK 200 103 102—9
CLEVELAND 000 000 300—3
Errors—Henrich, Stirnweiss. Runs
batted in—Henrich, DiMaggio, Johnson
2. Lindell 2, Bevens, Stirnweiss, A. Robin
son. Peck. Boudreau, E. Robinson. Two
base hits—Doby, Metkovich. Three base
hits—Henrich, Johnson. Home runs —
Johnson. Double plays—Stirnweiss, Riz
| zuto and McQuinn. Left on bases —
New York 9. Cleveland 9. Bases on balls
—Bevens 3, Black 3, Stephens 1, Willie
1. Strikeouts—Black 2, Bevens 3. Hits—
off Black 7 in 5 2-3; Stephens 2 in 1
1-3: Willis 3 in 2. Hit by pitcher by
Black (Rizzsuto), by Stephens (Rizzuto).
Losing pitcher--Black. Umpires—Hurley,
Summers, Papaiella and Rue. Time 2:11.
Attendance 31,800.
CHIS0X 3, B0S0X 2
BOSTON AB R H O A
i\Iele, rf _ 3 110 0
Pesky, « _ 5 0 2 2 2
DiMaggic, cf _ 5 0 0 1 0
Williams, If _ 3 1110
Doerr, 2b _ 4 0 0 1 4
Jones, 1 b_ 4 0 2 12 2
Tebbetts, c _ 4 0 2 4 0
Gutteridge, xxx _- 0 0 0 0 0
Partee, c _ 0 0 0 1 0
Dente, 3b _ 3 0 113
Culberson, x _ 0 0 0 0 0
Moses, xx _ 1 0 0 0 0
Pellagrini, 3b _ 0 0 0 0 0
Hughson, p _ 3 0 0 1 2
ferriss, xxxx _ 1 0 0 0 0
I TOTALS _ __ 36 2 9 24 13
>. -Eatted for Dente in 8th
xx—Grounded into double play for Cul
berson m 8th.
xxx—Ran for Tebbetts in 8th
Xxxx—Ran for Hughson in 9th.
CIICAGO AB R H O A
Kollo way, 2b __ 4 0 13 4
llodgin, If _ 4 0 10 0
Wright, rf _ 2 10x0
York, lb __ 4 12 6 0
Bhilley, cf _ 4 114 0
Appling, ss _ 3 0 0 7 4
Michaels, 3b _ 4 0 0 2 1
Tresh, c __ 3 0 14 1
Hapish p _ 1 0 0 0 1
Maltzberger, p _ 0 C 0 0 0
TOTALS _ 29 3 6 27 11
BOSTON 001 000 010—2
CHICAGO 300 000 OOx—3
Eiiors—Doerr 2, Tresh, Appling 2,
Michaels. Runs batted in—Philley 2;
BiMaggio, Tebbetts. Two base hits —
I'kle, Tebbetts, York, Pesky. Three base
hit—Philley. Sacrifice—Papish. Double
plays—Kolloway, Appling, Tresh and
Appling; Kolloway, Appling and York
- : Doerr, Pesky and Jones. Michaels
<*nd York. Left on bases—Boston 10;
Chicago 7. Bases _>n. balls—Hughson 4;
Bapish 2, Maltzberger 1. Struck out—
Hughson 4, Papish 1. Hits off—Papish
8 m 7 1-3 innings; Maltzberger 0 in 1
2 t Winning pitcher—Papish- Umpires—
Boyer, Rommel and Berry. Time 2:04.
Attendance 30,008 paid.
A S 8, BROWNS 5
J illLADELPlUA AB R H O A
LIcCosky, If . 5 2 4 3 0
Jurat, 5s _ _ 5 13 0 4
Einks, rf _” 5 0 10 0
Eain, lb _ 3 0 2 12 0
Chapman, cf _ 4 0 0 2 0
"osar, c _ __4 118 0
Sutler, 2b _ 4 0 0 2 3
Maieski, 3b _ 5 3 3 0 3
“tCahan, p_ _I 2 1 1 0 0
unAL'ELPHIA 030 201 020—8
000 202 010—5
0 ^Jr°r~J°t>sh Runs batted in—Majeski
:Lus*> 2- Joost 2, Heath 4, Binks 2,
Mcr^n- Two base hits—McCahan,
;ky* Jo°st, Coleman. Home runs—
i* Healn 2. Stolen bases ---Fain,
L‘ ,[.y sacrifices—Sudcr, McCahan 2.
lt; e plays—Coleman and Judnich.
L.;;„on_ b:'-ses — Philadelphia 9; St.
^ Bases on balls—Kramer 1,
Z _3- Strikeouts—Kramer 1, Mc
tZ Z Potter 2. Hits off—Kramer 8
! PnUer 7 in 4 1-3; Sanford 0
f. L°.m;g pitcher—Kramer. Umpires
; V \ ',e' Jone? and McGowan. Time
attendance 2,514.
; ^iia stretches about 6,000 miles
;.-i' east west and more than
from north to south.
COLLARS
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WITH THE DODGERS headed for a sob way world series with the
Yankees, Manager Burt Shotton at Ebbets field gets the good wishes
of John Cashmore, center, president of the Borough of Brooklyn, and
New York City Mayor William O’Dwyer.
Brooks Batter Ewell;
Redbirds, Phils Split
Lanky Ewell Blackwell and the Cincinnati Reds fell
apart in a wild fifth inning at Ebbets field yesterday, en
abling the Brooklyn Dodgers to come up with an 8-1 victory
that extended their lead over the St. Louis Cardinals to five
full games. The Cards dropped the first game of a twin bill
10 me pnnaaeipma mines a-z,
but they roared back in the second
tilt to paste the Chapmen by a
13-3 score.
Four Dodgers crossed the plate
during the wild frame on three
hits, three stolen bases, two mis
cues by the Reds, a base on balls,
a balk, a wild pitch by Blackwell,
and a passed ball. In addition,
three Cincinnati players—Catcher
Ray Lamanno, and Dugouters
Johnny Vander Meer and Bucky
Walters—were thumbed from the
park by Ump Lou Jorda when they
squawked too loud and long over
the balk decision.
Up to the fifth, Blackwell had
allowed only one single and a
walk, and the Reds had nicked
Clyde King for a run in the sec
ond. After the hilarious fra me, the
Dodgers knocked Blackwell and
Eddie Erautt all over Flatbush,
tallying once again in the sixth off
the starter and three times in the
eighth of Erautt.
The Cards, pounded mightily by
13 hits by the Phils off George
Munger, Ted Wilks and Johnny
Grodzicki to lose the 9-2 opener
to Oscar Judd, took a look at the
Dodgers-Reds score and went to
work in the second game. They
belted Tommy Hughes and Char
lie Schanz all over the lot, with
two homers by Stan Musial and
one by Ron Northey leading the
assault. The Phils had gotten away
to a three-run lead at the expense
of Jim Hearn in the first two in
nings, but they couldn’t solve A1
Brazle’s slants during the rest of
the game.
Whitey Kurowski socked his 23rd
homer of the current campaign
in the opener and also lifted a
double. The Cards lost at least
temporarily the services of hard
hitting Enos Slaughter in the night
cap when he slid into sub short
stop Bernie Greger in the eighth
inning to suffer a cerebral con
cussion. He was to be detained
at least overnight for observation
in a Philadelphia hospital.
Meanwhile the Boston Braves
crept to within a game and a
half of the Cards and six and one
half of the Dodgers by thumping
the Chicago Cubs in both games
of a doubleheader, 8-2 and 6-4.
W’arren Spahn had little trouble in
notching his 16th victory, a seven
hitter, in the first game as Bob
Elliott pumped his 18th homer of
the year in the eighth to score
Bama Rowell. The latter had just
doubled home Johnny Hopp. In
all, the Braves smashed 18 blows
off Paul Erickson, Russ. Meers
and Claude Passeau.
Johnny Sain, one of the hardest
of ball-knockers among major
league pitchers, started the win
ning tally of the second game by
singling in the seventh inning for
winning Hurler Bill Voiselle. Tom
my Holmes and Mike McCormick
followed with singles, and when
Doyle Lade relieve Bob Chipman
at this point, Elliott, Frank Mc
Cormick and Connie Ryan all dou
bled before he could retire the
side.
Rookie Clint H a r t u n g came
through with a two-hit, 4-1 win
over the Pittsburgh Pirates last
night, helping his own cause with
a home run in the fifth inning.
Hartung had a no-hitter until the
eighth frame when Jimmy Blood
worth singled, and Frank Gustine
slapped out a round-tripper in the
ninth for the Bucs’ only tally.
In the American league, the
amazing Philadelphia Athletics
leaped into third place with a 8-5
win over the St. Louis Browns,
while Detroit, with whom they had
been tied for the spot, were tak
ing a double 3-2 and 5-3 licking
from the awakened Washington
Senators. Jeff Heath provided the
only bright spot of the evening for
St. Louis fans when he slugged his
22nd and 23rd homer of the year.
Senator Manager Ossie Bluege
received a vote of confidence from
his team before the twin bill at
Detroit after reports of a fight
between the pilot and his team
capped off an 11-game Washington
loss streak. Then the Nats dumped
the Tigers into fourth place by
defeating Prince Hal Newhouser
by 3-2 in the first game, taking
Freddie Hutchinson 5-3 in the sec
ond. Early Wynn had a shutout go
ing into the ninth inning of the
first game w^ien Johnny McHale
slapped a two-run homer. Lanky
Sid Hudson, backed with homers
by Mickey Vernon and Cecil Trav
is', had little difficulty with his
seven-hit nightcap.
The New York Yankees snapped
a five-game Cleveland win streak
by routing Don Black in the sixth
and going on to take a 9-3 win.
Floyd Bevens set the Tribe down
with nine hits, while. Don Johnson
socked his eighth circuit clout of
the year in the fourth frame with
the bases empty.
Rapping Tex Hughson for three
runs in the first inning, the Chi
cago White Sox and EYank Papish
coasted to a 3-2 win over the Bos
ton Red Sox. Dave Philley’s 10th
triple of the year with Taft Wright
and Rudy York on base highlight
ed the first inning rally.
Heat Means Open Play
For ’Stars-Bear Tilt
CHICAGO, Aug. 21—(A1)—Grid
iron season kicks off tomorrow
night with the revengeful Chicago
Bears, championship of the Nation
al Football League, determined to
wallop the College All-Stars and,
soothe the 16-0 licking the all-stars
handed the Los Angeles Rams last
year.
The 14th annual contest, to be
played in flood-lighted Soldier field
on Chicago’s lake front, will draw
a record-breaking crowd of 103,000.
If the sweltering temperatures
continue to hang in the 90’s, as
forecast, the shirt-sleeved fans
may see more of tricky forward
passing than exhausting, slam
bang ground play.
The All-Stars, coached by Notre
Dame’s Frank Leathy, are handi
capped by the loss of at least thiee
outstanding backfield performers,
Army’s Glenn Davis, the “Mr.
Outside” of the Cadets’ famed of
fense last year; Julie Rykovich,
star of Illinois’ Rose Bowl cham
pions; and Bob FenimcAe of Okla
homa A & M. All three were in
jured while scrimmaging at the
All-Star camp in Evanstown, 111.,
and will see little or no action.
Other All-Stars may see limited
action because of lesser injuries.
But the collegians are enthusi
astic and, if they lose, it will take
a lot of playing by the heavier
Bears, who will average 230
pounds in the line.
The All-Stars will depend upon
backfield speed. including the
sweeps of Ciaude (Buddy) Young.
Illinois’ Negro flyer, Charlie Trip*
pi of Georgia and Vic Schwall of
Northwestern, and on the sharp
passing of Notre Dame’s George
Ra.tterman, Ben Raimondi of In
diana and perhaps Trippi.
The Chicago Bears, in excellent
condition and rated seven and a
half points better than the col
PARAGUAY TROOPS
CLAIM VICTORY
ASUNCION, Paraguay, Aug. 21.
—(A3)—President Higinio Morinigo’s
government announced tonight
that it had won a “smashing vict
ory” in the Paraguayan civil war
and now was in control of the en
tire country for the first time
since March 7.
Loyalist troops, a government
communique said, completed mop
ping up operations during the day
in the wild western Chaco region.
The communique declared that
all insurgent leaders had abandon
ed their units and sought refuge
in neighboring countries. Large
amounts of war materials have
been captured from rebel units
which “disbanded under the vic
torious drive of our troops,” the
bulletin added.
Announcing that authorities now
were reestablishing “normalcy in
the entire territory of the repub
lic,” the government said towns
liberated from the insurgents were
receiving aid from the army medi
cal corps and the national food
board.
“Thus the forces of constitutional
government control all national
territory ^id are able to maintain
order and guarantee the free ex
ercise of all legal activities of the
inhabitants of the country,” the
communique stated.
legiates by local bet-makers, are
determined to win if for no other
reason than to avenge the bruis
ing dent in Nationa] Football
League prestige caused by last
year's All-Star trimming of the
Rams.
National
Box Scores
GIANTS 4, BUCS 1
PITTSBURGH AB R H O A
Rikard. rf _ 3 0 0 1 0
Russell, cf _ 2 0 0 3 0
Gustine, 3b _ 4 110 3
Kiner, If _ 3 0 0 1 0
Greenberg, lb _ 4 0 0 11 2
Cox, as _*_ 3 0 0 2 1
Bloodworth, 2b _ 3 0 10 3
Howell, c _ 2 0 0 4 1
Salkeld, c _ 1 0 0 0 0
Higbe, p _ 2 0 0 1 0
Fletcher, x _ 1 0 0 0 0
Bagby, p _ 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS _ 28 1 2 24 10
x—Fouled out for Higbe in 8tn.
NEW YORK AB R H O A
Gearhart, If _ 4 0 0 2 0
Kerr, ss _ 3 0 114
Thomson, cf _ 4 0 2 5 0
Mize, ?b _ 4 0 0 8 0
Marshall, rf __ 3 0 0 4 0
Cooper, c _ 3 0 0 5 0
Witek, 2b _ 3 112 2
Lohrke, 3b _ 3 10 0 1
Hartung, p ___ 3 2 2 0 2
TOTALS - 30 4 6 27 9
PITTSBURGH 000 000 001—1
NEW YORK _003 010 OOx—4
Errors—Gustine. Runs batted in —
Gearhart, Kerr, Thomson, Hartung, Gus
tine. Two base hits—Kerr, Thomson.
Three base hit—Thomson. Homs runs—
Hartung, Gustine. Stolen base—Witek.
Double play—Witek, Kerr and Mize.
Left on bases—Pittsburgh 4; New York
7. Base on balls — off Hartung 4; Higbe
4; Bagby 1. Strike outs—by Hartung
5; Higbe 5. Hits otf—Hughes 6 in 7
innings; Bagby 0 in 1. Passed ball—
Howell. Losing pitcher—Higbe. Um
pires—Reardon and Goetz., Time 2:18.
Attendance 20,700 paid.
BRAVES 8-6, CUBS 2-4
(First Game)
CHICAGO AB R H O A
Lowrey, 3b _ 4 0 12 1
Waitkus, lb _ 4 0 19 0
Aberson, If _ 4 0 0 1 0
Pafko, cf _ 4 0 0 3 0
Scheffing, c _ 4 13 5 1
Nicholson, rf _ 3 1110
Johnson, 2b _ 3 0 113
Sturgeon, ss _ 3 0 0 2 6
Erickson, p _ 2 0 0 0 2
Meers, p ___ 0 0 0 0 0
Dallesandro, x _ 1 0 0 0 0
Passeau, p _ 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS _ 32 2 7 24 13
x—Struck out for Meers in 8th.
BOSTON AB R H O A
Holmes, rf _ 5 0 2 3 0
Hopp, cf - 5 12 2 0
Rowell, If _ 5 13 3 0
Elliott, 3b _ 4 2 2 4 1
Torgeson, lb _ 4 1 2 10 0
Masi, c _ 5 2 4 3 0
Ryan, 2b - 4 0 0 1 4
Culler, ss _ 5 0 2 1 4
Spahn, p - 3 110 1
TOTALS _ 40 8 18 27 10
CHICAGO 000 000 200—2
BOSTON 000 111 23x—8
Error — Lowrey. Runs batted in —
Nicholson 2, Ryan, Rowell 2, Culler 2,
Masi, Elliott 2. Two base hits—Rowell,
Culler. Three base hits—Scheffing, Masi.
Home runs—Nicholson, Elliott. Double
plays—Erickson, Sturgeon and Waitkus;
Ryan, Culler and Torgeson; Elliott,
Ryan and Torgeson. Lett on bases —
Chicago 4. Boston 12. Bases on balls—
Bhickson 4; Spahn 1. • Strikeouts —
Erickson 2, Meers 1, Spahn 3. Hits—off
Erickson 13 in 6 2-3 innings; Meers none
in 1-3; Passeau 5 in 1. Wild pitch—
Erickson. Losing pitcher—Erickson. Um
pires—Barlick, Gore and Pinelli. Time
2:04.
(Second Game)
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CHICAGO 001 021 000—4 9 0
BOSTON 000 100 50x—6 13 1
Chipman, Lade l7j, and Scheffing;
Voiselle, Sain (8), and Masi. Winning
pitcher — Voiselle. Losing pticher —
Lade. Home Run—Pafko.
PHILS 9-3, CARDS 2-13
(First Game)
ST. LOUIS AB R H O A
Schoendienst, 2b _ 4 0 13 2
Dusak, rf _ 4 0 0 1 0
Musial, lb _ 3 0 0 7 0
Kurowski, 3b - 4 2 2 2 3
Slaughter, If _ 3 0 0 1 0
Northey, xxxx _ 0 0 0 0 0
Moore, cf _ 3 0 0 1 0
Diering, xx-cf _ 1 0 0 0 0
Marion, ss _ 3 0 111
Greger, ss _ 0 0 0 1 0
Rice, c _ 3 0 17 0
Munger, p _ 1 0 0 0 1
Medwick, x _ 1 0 0 0 0
Wilks, p _ 0 0 0 0 1
Wilber, xxx _ 1 0 0 0 0
Gradzicki, p _ 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS _ 31 2 5 24 8
x—Filed out for Munger in 6th.
xx—Ran for Moore In 7th.
xxx—Fouled out for Wilks in 8th.
xxxx—Walked for Slaughter in 9th.
PHILADELPHIA AB R H O A
LaPointe, ss _ 5 2 12 5
Walker, cf _ 5 13 3 0
Ennis, If _ 4 0 0 3 0
Wyrostek, rf _ 4 110 0
Padgett, c _ 4 12 3 0
Handley, 3b _ 4 110 3
Schultz, lb _ 3 1 1 12 0
Verban, 2b _ 4 12 4 7
Judd, p - 3 110 0
TOTALS _ 36 9 12 27 15
ST. LOUIS 000 010 100—2
PHILADELPHIA 000 223 20x—9
Errors—Kurowski 2, Marion, Creger,
Handley. Runs baited in—Handley 2;
Padgett 2; LaPointe 2; Kurowski Moore
Two base hits—Padgett, LaPointe, Walker
Kurowski, Schultz. Plome run Kurowski.
Sacrifice—Judd. Stolen base—Wyrostek.
Double plays—Marion, Schoendienst and
Musial; LaPointe, Verban and Schultz;
Verban, LaPointe and Schultz. Left on
bases—St. Louis 4; Philadelphia 7. Base
on balls—off Munger 2; Judd 2. Strike
outs—Munger 4; Wilks 2; Judd 3. Hits
—off Munger 6 in 5 innings; Wilks 6 in
2; Grodzicki 0 in 1. Hit by pitcher—by
Munger, (Wyrostek). Losing pitcher — '
Munger. Umpires — Stewart, Henline,
Magerkurth. Time 1:57.
(Second Game)
ST. LOUIS 001 134 400—13 14 0
PHILADELPHIA 120 000 000— 3 10 0
Hearn, Brazle (2) and Garagiola, Rice
(2); Hughes, Schanz (5) Schmidt (8) and
Padgett, Seminick (6). Winning pitcher
Brazle. Losing pitcher Hughes. Home
runs—Musial 2, Northey.
DODGERS 8, REDS 1
CINCINNATI AB R H O A
Baumholtz, cf - 4 0 10 0
Lukon, rf - 4 0 111
Hatton, 3b _ 4 0 10 3
Young, lb - 4 0 1 10 2
Miller, ss _ 4 0 0 0 2
Galan, If _ 3 10 2 0
Lamanno, c - 2 0 14 0
Poland, c - 2 0 2 2 1
Adams, 2b - 4 0 14 3
Blackwell, p- 2 0 0 1 0
Haas, x - 1 0 0 0 0
Erautt, p - 0 0 0 0 1
TOTALS _ 34 1 8 24 13
x—Popped up for Blackwell in 7th.
BROOKLYN AB R H O A
Stanky, 2b __ 5 1116
Robinson, lb _ 4 1 1 10 0
Reiser, cf _ _ 4 0 2 2 0
Walker, rf _ 3 2 12 0
Hermanski, If _ 2 0 0 2 0
Vaughan, 3b _ 4 2 3 1 2
Edwards, c _ 4 116 0
Reese, ss _ 2 10 3 3
King, p _ 3 0 0 0 1
TOTALS _ 31 8 9 27 12
CINCINNATI 010 000 000—1
BROOKLYN 000 C41 03x—8
Errors—Robinson, Adams 2, Poland 2.
Runs batted in — Adams. S’.arky 2,
Reiser, Vaughan, Edwards 2. Two base
hits—Stanky, Poland. Three base hits —
Robinson. Honie run—Edwards. Stolen
bases—Reiser 2, Reese, Robinson. Sacri
fices—King, Hermanski 2. Double plays ,
—Stanky, Reese and Robinson; Reese
and Robinson. Left on bases—Cincinnati
7; Brooklyn 5. Bases on b:lls—Blackwell
3, King 1. Strikeouts—Blackwell 5, King
5. Hits—off Blackwell 5 in 6 innings;
Erautt 4 in 2. Wild pitch—Blackwell.
Balks—King, Blackwell. Passed ball—Po
land. Losing pitcher—Blackwell. Um
pires—Jorda. Barr and Conlan. Time—
2:23. Attendance 14,577 paid.
Most American garden flowers
are importations. Among the few
native are phlox, clarkia, ver
benas. gaillardias and Ciriforoia
poppies.
Pirates Drop Second Straight
To Dunn Erwin Twins, 9 To 2
COMET-SOX TILT
LONE ESL GAME
By JIGGS POWERS
With the league-leading Mason
boro Ramblers idle this weekend,
interest in the Eastern State
league Sunday will be centered in
Elizabethtown, where the Red Sox
will entertain the second place
Whiteville Comets.
Many members of the Ramblers
team are playing with the Spof
ford Mills, Wilmington entry in
the state softball tournament at
Greensboro. Even if the Comets
win, however, Frank Maner’s team
still will have a half-game lead as
the season draws near its close.
Sunday’s tilt will be the last be
tween the Comets and Sox in 1947.
The game in Elizabethtown, the
only ESL. contest scheduled this
weekend, will see the Sox trying
to break the Comets’ year-long
jinx over them. Rudy Britt, who
held the Ramblers to five hits
last Sunday in a 6-3 win, will prob
ably toe the slab for the improved
Red Sox. Comet Manager Earl
Brinkley has his choice of two
aces, either H. D. Stanley (6-1) or
Dave Neilson (7-1).
Last week’s play saw Lefty Cole
Jacobs, who signed recently with
Bladenboro, win his first start for
the Spinners by twisting the lowly
Southpaw Yellow Jackets around
his finger by twirling a three-hit
S-2 win. In the Rambler-Red Sox
game, Starter W. A. (Weenie)
Brown and Oliver (Snag) Allen
gave up only five hits to Britt’s
teammates, but the Red Sox
bunched four of them in the sixth
inning for five tallies and the 6-3
victory.
GRIDDER IN FINALS
CHICAGO, Aug. 21—(/P)—Loddie
Kempa, 25-year-old Oklahoma A.
and M. football quarterback and
a veteran of 37 months overseas
with the Army, today entered the
finals of the National Lefthanded
Golfers tournament by eliminating
A1 Everett of Rome, Ga., 5 and 3,
at suburban Cog Hill Country club.
Kempa’s opponent tomorrow in
the 36-hole finals will be Roberto
Buchanan, 18-years-old Indianapo
lis high school graduate who drop
ped Dan Seism, Evansville, Ind.,
sports editor, 1 up.
NINE-YEAR-OLD Joe Medwick,
Jr., shows early indications of fol
lowing in the footsteps of his il
lustrious father, who made a fine
comeback this year to help the
persistent St. Louis Cardinals.
City Optical To Play
Myrtle Beach Outfit
City Optical of the Class A
Softball League will play host
to the Myrtle Beach, S. C., Air
base team tonight in a double
header at Robert Strange park,
according to Frank McCall, the
Eyemen’s manager. .The first
tilt will start at 7:00 p. m.
Leon Thomas will start for
City Optical in the first game,
while J. R. Davis takes to the
mound in the nightcap. The
two teams have tangled before
this season, the Opticians tak
ing a 5-1, 4-3 twin bill in Myrtle
Beach two weeks ago.
Hewlett Smashed For 12th Loss Of Season;
Jackson Slams Three-Run Homer
For Twins
DUNN, Aug. 21—Wilmington s two portsiders, Emory
Hewlett and Louis Cheshire, weep these days whenever
Jim Staton gives them the mound sign to face Dunn-Er
win’s blazing Twins. Cheshire was given a thorough going
over Wednesday night at Legion stadium and last night
TOUGH BOUT SEEN
FOR PEP TONIGHT
FLINT, Mich., Aug. 21 — (IP)—
Wlilie Pep, curly-haired Connecti
cut Comet, hits a major milestone
in his ring career here tomorrow
night in a 15-round outdoor de
fense of his World Featherweight
championship against blond Jock
Leslie, home-bred challenger who
hit the fistic spotlight via a New
Orleans-built reputation.
For Pep, who has a $25,000 guar
antee from youthful promoter
Tommy Cussans, the scrap will be
his fifth title defense since the
clever Hartford boxer lifted the
New York version of the crown
from Chalky Wright nearly five
years ago.
But the lithe little New England
er finds this newest tussej bear
ing more poignantly than any oth
er on his ring future.
It’s the first time Pep has laid
the title on the line since he came
out of a Jersey plane crack-up
last January with a fractured
ankle and back injuries.
Certainly his manager, Lou Vis
cusi, declares that Willie, who has
won 114 of his 116 fights as a pro
fessional, is as stout as ever, and
the betting colony backs up the
contention by establishing the
champ as favorite at odds rang
ing from 9-7 to 3-1, but Pep still
will have to prove he’s as solid
as when he added the NBA title
to his New York version by step
ing past Sal Bartold a year ago.
Since the plane crash, which
took two lives and sent Willie to
the hospital wondering if he ever
would fight again, Pep has beaten
six opponents of questionable
strength, all in non-title efforts.
Blues, Spins Set Run Mark;
Robins Evacuating Cellar
The two teams setting a new Tobacco State league
scoring record for a brace of games at 59 runs, Clinton out
lasted the Sanford Spinners at Sanford last night, their
four runs in the ninth inning being good insurance for a
16-13 victory.
Sanford marked lu times m me
last two frames, and the Blues
scored eight tallies in the same
period. The Spins, trailing 16-7
going into the last of the ninth,
pushed six runs across in a desper
ate attempt to take the game. It
ended with Bruce Hedrick lifting
a fly to right field with Hank Nes
selrode and Jimmy Wilson on
base.
Collecting seven of their 21 hits
in a five run first inning, the
Blues piled up a 6-0 lead before
the Spins struck pay-dirt with
three tallies in the third. Jim
House lasted exactly two thirds o1
an inning before the Clinton on
slaught, and Bob Pugh and Guth
erie Wat§pn didn’t do much better.
Bill Kaires relieved winner Dick
Cooper in the Sanfbrd half of the
ninth.
Right fielder Haynes led the
Blues at the plate, blasting a
double and four singles in six
tries, while Ed. Kulkulka, man
ager Red Marsh and McLain each
collected three hits. McLain drove
in six of the Clinton runs.
Fout runs in the second inning
was the knockout punch last night
that gave the high-flying Red
Springs Robins a 5-3 victory over
the Smithfield-Selma Leafs. The
Robins' win cut Smithfield’s sev
enth place lead over them to one
half a game.
Aaron Osossky pitched six-hit
ball for the Leafs, but eight free
passes, six in one inning, played
a major part in the Red Springs
triumph.
In the four-run second stanza
Parnell, Red Springs’ first baiter,
was walked. Brown grounded out
and Jackson struck out. Osossky
then walked Papa. A single by
Burch drove in Parnell for the
first run of the ball game. Rogers
received a free ticket, loading the
bases. Wolfe was walked, forc
ing in Papa. Mangini also drew
a pass, bringing in Burch. A base
on balls to Clayton allowed Rogers
to cross the platter for what turn
ed out to be the winning run. Par
nell was grounded out to end the
inning.
Dunn-Erwin defeated Wilmington
9-2, and Lumberton at Warsaw
was postponed on account of rain.
Kannaps Blanked, 5-0
By Greenwood Legion
SUMTER, S. C., Aug. 21—(£>)—
death by beating
Greenwood staved off sudden
death by beating Kannapolis 5-0
here tonight to tie the American
Legion Junior baseball sectional
series into a three-way gordiam
knot.
Tonight’s game left all three
series contenders — Greenwood,
Kannapolis and Little Rock — with
records of one win and one loss
piece.
Kannapolis will play Little Rock
tomorrow afternoon, the winner
meeting Greenwood in a night
game for the series crown and
the rig-ht to participate in na
tional finals at Los Angeles, Calif.
Ben Johnson, a converted pitch
er playing centerfield, was Green
wood’s big gun, getting a triple
and two singles in five times at
bat. He drove in two runs.
Gilbert McDowell, on the motnd
for Greenwood, scattered four
Kanapolis hits, allowing no more
than one safety in any inning. He
received beautiful support afield.
A double play broke up a poten
tial Kanaps rally in the sixth
frame.
Greenwood _ 101 001 200—5 7 3
Kannapolis 000 000 000—0 4 3
G. McDowell and Smith; Linker
and Cross.
HANOVER SLOSHED
As it must eventually to all
outdoor places, rains came to
Robert Strange park yester
day. They stayed, too. The visi
tation caused city recreational
director Bert Hawley to call
off a regularly scheduled Han
over League softball double
header.
With members of the Spof
ford Mills team of the Class
A League in Greensboro, no
Class A twin bill is set for to
night. Instead there will be a
twosome between City Optical
and a Myrtle Beach Aggrega
tion. First game at 7 o’clock.
BLUES IS, SPINS 13
CLINTON AB til O A t
Cieslinski, 2b _ 5 2 2 2 2 1
O’Shields, lb _ 4 2 1 8 0 1
Marsh, ss _ 6 3 3 1 2 1
Kukulka, 3b_— 4 3 3 0 1 0
McLain, If _ 6 3 3 0 0 0
Haynes, rf _ 6 2 5 5 0 0
Holland, cf _ 6 113 0 1
Sanders, c _ 5 0 17 10
Cooper, p - 5 0 2 1 1 0
Kaires, p - 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS - 47 16 21 27 7 4
SANFORD AB R H O A E
Guinn, 2b- 5 2 2 5 5 0
Nessing, Sb __ 6 112 5 1
Wilson, cf _ 6 2 4 4 0 1
Nesselrode, rf _ 6 1 3 3 0 1
Shoffner, lb _ 6 1 3 S 1 0
Hedrick, c - 0 113 0 0
•Holliday, If _ 4 2 1 2 0 1
Keane, ss - 3 1 0 0 0 0
House, p - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pugh, p - 2 0 0 0 1 0
Watson, p'- 2 2 1 0 0 0
TOTALS - 46 13 16 27 12 4
CLINTON 501 100 144—16
SANf OKD_003 OOP 046—13
Runs batted in—McLain 6, Holland 3,
Sanders 3, Nesselrode Shoffner. Marsh,
Kukulka 2, Guinn, Wilson 4, Haynes,
Keane, Watson, Nessing. Two base hi.s
Sanders, Nesseirode, Haynes, W'ilson 2,
Hedrick. Stolen bases—Guinn. Sacrifices
O’Shields. Doublg plays—Gu,nn and
Shoffner. Left on bases—Clinton 10;
Sanford 11. Bases on bails—off: Cocpe.
4, Pugh 1, Watson 1. Struck out, by -
Cooper 5, Kai.es 2, Pugh. Wctsc.i 1.
Hits olf: Cooper 13 m 8 innings; Kaires
3 in 1; House 7 in 2-i; Pugh 10 in 7
1-3; Watson 4 in 1. Hit by pitcher, bv—
Pugh (Sanders, Ciesiinskij. Wild pitches
—Pugh, Kaires. Winning pitcher—Cooper.
Losing pitcher—House. Umpires—Ouzts,
•Reveille. Time of game 2:38.
ROBINSON KO’s SECREET
AKRON. O., Aug. 20—(JP)—
Sugar Ray Robinson, welter
weight champion, knocked out
sailer Sammy Secreet oCPitts
burgh with a right cross to the
jaw in the first round of a
scheduled 17-round non-title
headliner tonight as rain
threatened to wash out the
Rubber Bowl bout.
STANDINGS
TOBACCO STATE LEAGUE
Team Won Lost Pet. Games
Behind
Sanford __ 79 34 .699 —
Lumberton __ 66 44 . 600 11 1-2
WILMINGTON _ 62 51 .558 17
Dunn-Erwin - 56 56 .500 22 1-2
Warsaw _ 54 58 .482 24 1-2
Clinton _ 50 63 .398 29
Selma-Smithfield _ 42 72 .368 37 1-2
Red Springs _ _ 41 72 .363 38
Yesterday’s Kesults
Clinton 16; Sanford 13.
Lumberton at Warsaw (ppd., rain).
Selma-Smithfield 3: Red Springs 5.
WILMINGTON 2; Dunn-Erwin 9.
Today’s Games
WILMINGTON at Selma-Smithfield.
Warsaw at Sanford.
Red Springs at Lumberton.
Dunn-Erwin at Clinton.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W L Pet. Games
Behind
Brooklyn _ 73 47 .608 —
St. Louis_-T._ 67 51 .568 5
Boston _ 66 $3 .555 6 1-2
New York _ 59 55 .518 11
Cincinnati _ 58 64 .475 16
Chicago _ 52 66 .441 20
Pittsburgh _ 50 68 . 424 22
Philadelphia _ 48 69 . 410 23 1-2
Yesterday’s Results
Brooklyn 8; Cincinnati 1.
Philadelphia 9-S; St. Louis 2-13.
Boston 8-6; Chicago 2-4.
New York 4; Pittsburgh 1.
Today’s Games
Pittsburgh at New York—Queen (3-2)
vs Jones (0-1).
Cincinnati at Brooklyn—Raffensberger
(6-91 vs Hatten (12-7).
Chicago at Boston —(night)—Kush
(6-1) vs Lanfranconi (4-2).
St. Louis at Philadelphia—(night) —
Brecheer (14-7) vs Leonard (14-7).
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W L Pci. Games
Behind
New York _ 76 40 .655 —
Boston _ 61 51 .545 13
Philadelphia _— 62 55 .530 14 1-2
Detroit _ 60 54 .526 15
Cleveland _ 58 55 .513 16 1-2
Chicago _ 54 63 462 22 1-2
Washington _ 48 66 -421 27
St. Louis __ 41 76 .350 36 1-2
Yesterday’s Results
Washington 3-5; Detroit 2-3.
Philadelphia 8; St. Louis 5.
Chicago 3; Boston 2.
New York 9; Cleveland 3.
Today’s Games
New York at Cleveland—(2-twilight
night)—Raschi (6-1) and Drews (6-2) vs
Feller (14-9) and Gettel (8-6) or Lemon
(5-2).
Washington at Detroit —(2)—Master
son (9-11) and Scarborough (4-8) vs
Trout (8-11) and Houtteman (1-0).
Boston at Chicago — (2)—Ferriss (10-10)
and Galehouse f 8-6) vs Lopat (11-10)
and Gillespie (5-5). .
Philadelphia at St. Louis— 'night) —
Fowler (8-8' vs Muncrief <6-13).
ROBINS 5, LEAFS 3
SMITHFIELD AB R H O A E
Carroll, cf . _ 5 0 2 4 0 0
Oehler. lb _ 5 12 5 10
Howard, ss -— 5 1113 0
Bernstein, 3b - 110 2 10
Eonta, 2b __ — 5 0 3 3 2 G
Mason,If . - 5 0 1 2 0 0
Wiggs, rf _ 4 0 0 1 0 0
Eames, c — — 2 0 0 6 1 0
Osossky. p _ 4 0 0 0 10
TOTALS .... — _ 36 3 9 24 S 0
FED SPRINGS AB R H O A E
Rogers. 2b _ 2 1 0 2 2 0
Wolfe. ?b _ 4 T) 0 2 3 1
M ngini, lb __ __ 3 0 112 0 1
Clayton, cf _ _ 3 0 1 10 0
Parnell, rf . _ - . 3 1 2 3 0 0
Brown If _ _ 400 1 1 0
Jackson, ss _ — 4 0 0 1 0 0
Papa, c __ . _ 2 1 0 5 0 0
Burch, o _ 2 2 2 0 4 0
TOTALS _ . . - 27 5 6 27 10 2
SELMA-SMITKFIELD COO 020 u,r_:
RED SPRINGS 040 100 OOx— 5
Runs batted in—E >nta, C, Wolfe 2
Mangini, Clayton, Burch. Two base
hits—Parnell. Eont?. Stolen b'.ses—Mrr
gini, Brown. Sacrifices—Rogers, Bu"?h.
Double plays—Wolfe. Rogers and M n
gini. I."ft on bases—Selma-Smithf'ald 12:
Red Springs 9. Ea-rs on ha'1'-—off:
Burch 5, Oscssky 8 S.ruck cut .
Bu’^'h Osr"~’ * 5 H:' by pitche". by—
Bu'ch (B-;rnstcin); Osossky (Bu:ch)
Wild pitches—Osossky. P ssed h''-,v—
Papa. Umpires — Baker, Hockenbury
j ?n.d Zaykowski. Time cf game 2:15.
newien was puuuueu uum
mound af.er giving up eight hits
and nine runs as Wilmington lost,
9-2.
For Hewlett it wa. his 12th de
feat of the season against four
wins.
A home run by big Ken Jackson
ignited Dunn's scorching array of
base hits in the fourth inning after
the Twins had taken a 2-1 lead in
the third.
Balia opened the big stanza by
working Emory for a walk. Miller
doubled, and Balia pulled up at
third. A wild pitch hit Hayes and
the bases were loaded. Polink
watched four balls flash by and
trotted down to first, forcing in
Balia for Dunn’s third run. Col
lins flew out, Miller hit into a
fielder’s choice, and then Jackson
poked his three-run clout.
Wilmington, after seeing Dunn
take a 1-0 lead in the first inning,
came back in the second to tie the
score. A walk by'Johnny Musco
vitch. a stolen base, and a sharp
single by Fred Musumeci produ
ced the lone tally.
Then in the seventh, behind 9-1,
Wilmington crossed home plate
again on a single by Stephenson,
two walks, and an error by the
Dunn third baseman on a ground
ball hit by Hargrove Davis.
Billy Benton and Muscovitch
with two for three were the lead
ing Pirate hitters. Carl *tcQuillen
also flashed a two for thtee mark
at bat to walk off with llie Dunn
Erwin batting laurels.
Wilmtngton had only one thing
to beam about tonight, their mak
ing two double plays. One came
on a fly to Benton and a fast
throw to Second Baseman Ed Har
disky. The other was a Musumeci
to Hardisky to Poklemba twin kill
! mg.
Friday the Bucs journey to
Smithfield for a con'est with the
Smithfield-Selma Leafs, who are
currently drawing closer and clos
er to the Tobacco State league
cellar by the surging Red Springs
Robins. The Robins are one-half
a game in the basement.
WILMINGTON AB R II O A E
LaBlanc, 3b _ 3 0 1 0 3 0
Hardisky, 2b _ 5 0 1 4 6 0
Benton, If -— 3 0 2 2 1 0
Davis, rf _ 4 0 0 1 1 0
Poklemba, lb - 4 0 0 9 0 0
Muscovitch, cf - 3 1 2 2 0 0
Musumeci, ss_ 4 0 113 0
Alsnauer, c _ 3 0 0 5 1 0
Hewlett, p -- 2 0 0 0 0 0
Stephenson, p _ 2 110 0 1
TOTALS _ 33 2 6 24 15 1
DUNN-ERWIN AB R II O A E
Collins, ss _ 5 112 3 0
Leach, lb _ 3 3 18 10
Jackson, rf _ 2 2 110 0
Denning, If __ 5 0 1 2 0 0
McQuillen, cf _ 3 0 2 2 0 0
Balia, 2b _ 1 0 0 6 1 0
Miller, 3b _ 4 12 10 2
Hayw< rd. c _ 3 114 2 0
Polink, p _ 3 0 0 1 2 0
Bass, rf _ 1 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS _30 9 9 27 9 2
WILMINGTON 010 000 100-2
DUNN-ERWIN 101 502 OOx—9
Runs batted in—McQuillen, Musumeci,
Polink, Leach, Jackson 3, Denning. Two
base hits—Miller 2, Hayward, Collin*,
Denning. Home runs—Jackson. Stolen
bases — Leach 2, Muscovitch, Jackson.
Double plays—Benton and Hardisky,
Musumeci, Hardisky, and Poklemba.
Left on bases—Wilmington 9; Dunn
Erwin 8. Bases on balls—off: Polink
5, Hewlett 8. Struck out, by—Polink
3, Hewlett 4. Hits off: Hewlett 8 in 3
1-3 innings; Stephenson 1 in 2 2-3.
Hit by pitcher, by—Hewlett, Hardisky,
Balia. Jackson. Wild pitches—Hewlett.
Losing pitcher—Hewlett. Umpires —
Mitchell, Chandler and Woodard. Tim#
of game 2:30.
TWO SHARE RENO
GOLF LEADERSHIP
RENO. Nev., Aug. 21. — f>?*>—
Par-breakers E. J. “Dutch” Har
rison, of York, Pa., and John
Geertsen of Salt Lake City post
ed 66's today to share'the lead in
the first round of the $15,000 72
hole Reno Open Golf tournament.
They shaved six strokes off the
Washoe County courts par, a 36
36— 72 golfing test.
Harrison carded a 32-34, and
Geertsen a 33-33.
The two low scores were among
only a few that bettered par over
the flat, 6.611-yard course. Strong
winds made scores soar during the
round.
Trailing the co-leaders was Ells
worth Vines, of Los Angeles, with
a 33-34—67. National PGA champ
ion Jim Ferrier, San Francisco,
was close up with a 33-35—68,
while right behind were Skip Alex
ander of Lexington, N. C., with 32
37— 69. and Jimmy Clark, Hunt
ington Beach, Calif., with 37-32—
69.
GEORGIA NET STARS
WIN ALABAMA MEET
BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. Aug. 21—
(/Pi —Favorites George Hamer of
Columbus. Ca.. and Tommy
Bar'nes of Atiar.ta. captured the
Southern- Four-Ball golf champion
ship by defeating Tommy Card
and Avery Beck of North Carolina,
2 and 1. in the final round today.
The match was closed out on the
35th hole when it was halved in
par fours . . .
Shooting the best golf of the
day Hamer carded a 72 on the
morning round, rne over par. He
was three under per for the 17
holes in the afternoon play. Hamer
ard Barnes went two up after the
first IB holes and three up after
27.
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