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Major Leagues Play Four Tilts Today For Red Cross Fund
Record Crowd Out
For Chicago Game
By JACK HAND
Associated Press Sports Writer
American League 2, National League 1 and American
Red Cross national war fund charities $110,000. That’s the
score today after the first of a two-day series of interleague
exhibition subbing for the 1945 all-star game which was call
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Sports
Scene
HEW YORK, July 10 —IF—
Leok for Shoemaker, the big naval
distribution base near Ran Fran
cisco, to be up near the top of the
service football heap next fall..
They're already working on a
schedule and Scuttlebutt (to be
nautical about it) says the players
will be there whAn the time comes
. . . Swedish sportsmen have ask
ed E. J. Viberg. the polo grounds
superintendent, to try to bring a
soccer and ice hockev team across
to tour Sweden , . . Gus Tebell has
decided to drop baseball at the
University of Virginia this sum
mer to concentrate on a special
oasketball section of his gym class
. Pondering the football travel
iituation, Otis Wile of Oklahoma
A. and M. suggests; ‘Perhaps
most of the race meetings will be
over and the athletic directors
figure they can borrow horse cars
'.o ship the gndders around.”
SHORTS AND SHELLS
Dubuque. Ia.. has set aside
the week of July 26 as "Du
buque amateur baseball week'
and will put on a special pro
gram for the kid teams and
their backers each dav . . The
idea migh* be worth copying
. . . Ralph Ventresco. who re
turned to the Penn State
football team wearing stars
denoting major action at North
Africa. Sicily, Anzio, Southern
France and Germany, accu
mulated 122 points in three
rears of war . . Coach Bob
Higgins hopes he'll get as
many more points next fail
. Since Monk Dubiel made
good with the Yankees, Ma
jor lesgu* scouta who had
been passing up Connecticut
as an unfertile field have de
cided to look for a few jewels
among the nutmegs.
MAX SMACKS
Sft Dan Polier of Yank passes
•long the story of how Max
Sehmeling was injured in Crete
with the Information that it was
told to him by a wounded Kraut
paratrooper, who swore it was true
. , , Before the takeoff. Lon re
lates. Sehmeling tried to beg off
the trip. The CO insisted he
w'ould havr to jump because
Goebbels was sending photograph
ers to take pictures of his leap
So Sehmeling sweated out the
jump and as soon as hr hit the
gTmind he made for the nearest
aid station.
Paratrooper A! Ho.stak. firmer
NBA middleweight champ, tells
fight fans in Manila that the best
§«rvlce boxing prospect he has seen
U Gerald Chandler, 21-year-old.
180-pound brother of Spud, the
former Yankee pitcher. "I never
saw a man w-ith auch ability as
Chandler He can really go to
town.” Hostak says . . . Marine
Corps Combat Correspondent Sgt
Red O'Donnell tells about a ball
game on a Pacific island that was
called because of aunshtne. The
glare from centerfield was so
strong no one could see the ball.
r
Four more tilts will be played to
day, the day ' aseball would be stag
ing its annual mid-season festival in
Bos n it wartime travel conditions
had not made it necessary to can
i cel the extravaganza. Last year the
1 all-star contest in Pittsburgh net
! ted $106,275, including $25,000 for
radio rights.
Baseball’s total for relief contri
bution over four seasons was near
the $3,000,000 mark and most cer
i tain to hit the total when all re
! turns are counted.
Chicago showed the way with
the biggest crowd to see a Hall
game in the Windv City since
July 13. 1941, as 47.144 watched
the White Sox edge out their
cross-town rivals, the Cubs, 5-4,
in 10 innings.
j Johnny Dickshot's single to cen
ter scored Wally Moses with the
winning score off Paul Derringer in
the extra frame after Bill Nicholson
j hit a disputed drive which the Cubs
claimed entered the stands and had
been knocked out by a fan. The
White Sox played the ball, holding
i Nicholson to a double and the um
I pires upheld them.
Vice-President Harry Grabiner of
the White Sox said the official Chi
cago receipts couldn't be calculated
for a few drys but he was sure
the proceeds, to be divided between
the National War Fund and the
Red Cross, would exceed $50,000.
RAIN AT NF.W YORK
New York turned out 41.267 paying
$50,518 in a game played in a con
tinuous drizzle that finally caused
the game to be called at the end
of the seventh with the Yankees
leading the Giants. 7-1.
Senator A. B 'Happy Chandler.
■ elected commissioner of baseball,
watched the game from a field box
and threw out the first ball to
I Catcher Ernie Lombardi but the
Yanks did all the starring after
that.
1/ Herah Martin’s grand slam homer
in the six-run third inning was the
big blow in the Yanks' cause, rout
ing Starter Swede Hansen.
Three Cincinnati hurlers shut out
, the Indians. 6-0. at Cleveland be
fore a slim crowd of 6.006 fans.
Real drama is promised for
tonight when Bert Shepard, who
lost hia right leg after his army
plane was shot down over Ger
many. makes his formal pitch
ing debut for Washington
against Brooklyn. Shepard, now
a coach, worked in spring trail
ing games, amazing baseball
men with his dexterity.
Boston will see the Dave Ferriss
vs Tommy Holmes duel it has been
awaiting as the Red Sox hurler
i takes the hill against the Braves
outfielder who has hit safely in his
last 37 games.
The Phillies and Athletics clash
at. Shibe Park in Philadelphia and
the Cardinals and Browns resur
i rect their all-St. Louis world series
for a one-day stand at Sportsman's
PRrk. A scheduled Detroit-Pitts
burgh clash was ruled out by the
ODT.
9,156 Carlots Fruits,
Vegetables Shipped Out
RALEIGH, July 10 —North
Carolina shipped a total of 9,156.
■ rarlot equivalents of fruits and
! vegetables by rail and boat during
j 1944, the state department of ag
riculture revealed yesterday.
, In the lead were 4,606 cat lots of
‘potatoes, followed by 1,721 cars of
' peaches and 1,240 ears of water
melons
“T” Off
A Cool Shirt t
Freedom and com
fort in this cotton T
shirt. Good fit. Ab
sorbs perspiration.
Stripes and solids.
A. V. WRAY
& 6 SONS
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MAY SET AGE
LIMIT IN BALL
RICHMOND Va.. July 10. — UP)—
Four of the 16 major league base
ball clubs favor legislation to place
an age limit on the signing of teen
age players, a telegraphic survey
conducted by the Richmond News
Leader disclosed today. The same
survey showed that oniy three clubs
were listed as opposed to the legis
lation.
The matter is scheduled to come
up at a meeting of major league of
ficials with Senator A. B. iHappy)
I Chandler, baseball commissioner, in
Washington, on Thursday.
The News Leader became inter
ested in the matter when it discov
ered that a schoolboy, who the
paper was sponsoring as Virginia's
representative in an "All-American''
boys’ game to be played in New’
York on Aug. 28, was ineligible be
cause he had signed a contract with
the New York Giants. The paper
said the youth, Vernon T. Morgan,
16, of Emporia, had signed the con
tract but had never played any pro
fessional ball. This case was expect
ed to be used as an example at the
Washington meeting.
The New's Leader said that of the
16 clubs polled, 13 answered but
only seven gave definite opinions.
The New York Giants, Washington
Senators, St. Louis Browns and
Pittsburgh Pirates all favored an
age limit providing all clubs were
made to adhere to the ruling.
Three others opposed the age
limit but offered alternatives.
1 -
POLY OUT TO
WIN ANOTHER
NEW YORK. July 10. —<yP)—
Polynesian, winner of the Withers
and the Preakness. goes out after
] the *10,000 added Shevlin Stakes at
Aqueduct today in a warmup for
| Saturday's *50.000 Dwyer which
| may decide the three-year-old
; championship.
Out of competition since he won
| the Preakness at Pimlico a month
i ago. the son of Unbreakable from
k'rs. P. A. B. Wideners stable is
in fine condition and will be a heavy
: favorite to win his third straight
j although he'll be giving as much
' M 18 pounds to Hi Rivals. Poly
nesian will be top-weighted at 126
| pounds with Wayne Wright again
(in the saddle.
I The stake winner's chief opposi
j tion in the mile and a sixteenth test
l is expected to come from William
Helis' Rick's Raft. Keut out of the
; early season stakes by illness, the
highly regarded Helis Colt has
! breezed through several fast work
i outs at the Belmont track in the
1 last, few days. He'll carry 116 pounds
| along with the Doge. Poco Mas, Post
i Graduate and Sun Herod. Wildlife.
! Colleto. Trymenow and Coincidence
i will pack 108 pounds. .
I The mile and a quarter Dwyer
will pit Polynesian against Pavot
who won the Belmont Stakes after
i taking a double licking from the
Wldener colt in the Withers and
| Preakness. With Hoop Jr., winner
j of the Kentucky derby, out of rac
ing for the rest of the season, Sat
urday's race may decide the title
although a number of other good
l runners will be in the field.
VALE MARRIAGE
IS ANNOUNCED
_
VALE.—A wedding nf interest
| here was that of Miss Juanita Tow
I ery, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mar
j vin Towerv. of Vale, to Charles R
Vint, on Tuesday, July third, in
i York. S. C.
Mrs. Vint is a graduate of North
Brook high school and attended
Evans College of Commerce. Mr.
Vint recently returned to the states
after thirty-three months overseas.
They plan to make their home in
Fredericksburg, Va
Mrs. Joe Sain and son. Bill, spent'
part of last week with relatives
and friends in Cherryville.
Miss Isabel Scronce from Charlotte,
spent the week-end with her fath
er. Luther Scronce, and Mrs.
Scronce.
Mr. and Mrs. Lemuel Martin and
family from Morganton spent the
week-end with Mr. Martin's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Martin.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifton King and
family from Bostic spent Thursday
with Mr. and Mrs. Lester Bingham.
Mr, and Mrs. Dock Willis and
children have returned to their home
at Mooresville after spending some
time with Mr. and Mrs. Lester Hoyle
and Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Bingham.
Miss Betty Jean Bingham spent
the week-end with Misses Leona
and Linda Newton of Belwood.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Britton from
Hickory spent the week-end with
Mrs. Britton’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Zeb Parker. *
Mr. and Mrs. K. S. Lingerfelt
and children, Mr. and Mrs. J. F.
Lingerfelt, Mrs. N. A. Hull and
daughter, Pauline, and Mrs. Ralph
Hollyfield and son spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Dan Lingerfelt
of Morganton in celebration of Mr.
Lingerfelt's birthday. They had
lunch, picnic style.
Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Sain, Jr., and
children. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sain and
son, Bill, spent Sunday with rela
tives and friends in Morganton.
Hilda E. Wilkerson, Y 3'c, from
Arlington, Va., is spending a ten
day furlough with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. O. Wilkerson.
I
Golf 01dst<
With 5 Un
DAYTON, O., July 10. —(A5)—The
coutry's top-drawer “play for pay”
golfers were asking each other two
questions today as they breezed into
the second 18-hole qualifying round
of the PGA championship over Mor
aine Country Club's rolling, rugged
terrain.
The questions were:
“Can we catch Denny Shule?”
and How is Byron Nelson's
back?”
Shute, gray-haired and 40,
posed the first question yester
day as he ripped the layout apart
with a 32-35—67, five under par,
to pace the pack at the halfway
mark. The Akron star, winner of
the Ohio amateur in 1927, the*
British open in 1933 and the
PGA in 1936 and 1937, one-put
ted the first seven greens, had
only 27 shots on the putting sur
faces, and had five birdies and
13 pars as he sauntered into the j
lead.
i Nelson, the Toledo umbrella man.;
the year's big money winner and 1
considered the man to beat in this j
wartime clash, was another head- j
ache to his rivals. A week ago, in
Chicago, he pulled a muscle in his
back in winning $100 driving con
test.
Yesterday he scored a 70, but im
mediately after his round he sub
mitted to a massage and a heat
treatment, and then sought an os
■ teopath in an attempt to eradicate !
a "misery which bothered my back.” f
Whether the treatment was a sue- j
cess meant quite a bit to the rivals ;
i as well as to Nelson.
TRAILING
Only a stroke back of Shute as i
they went into the second round— j
1 15 of the pro s beat old man par |
’ (who is 72 and couldn't stand the :
pace*—were Herman Barron of
I White Plains, N. Y.; Sgt. Jim Tur
! nesa of Mamoroneck, N. Y.; Sgt. E.
j J. Harriman, the ‘Arkansas Traveler'
; now stationed at Dayton's Wright;
; Field, and Johnny Revolts, the:
I bushy-haired former PGA king from
Evanston, 111.
I California U. Has
98 Grid Hopefuls
BERKELEY. CALIF.. July 10—
</P>—Ninety-eight football candi
I dates answered the first practice
call at the University of Califor-!
rue
The Golden Bears' new coach.
Lawrence T. <Buek> Shaw, former
Santa Clara mentor, put them
through calisthenics yesterday and
; a loosening-up kicking and pass
ing drill.
All-Coast Center Roger Harding
has joined the professional Cleve
I land Rams.
BEULAH ITEMS
OF INTEREST
FOR PAST WEEK
BEULAH—Dinner guests of Mr
; and Mrs. L. M. Wolfe and Mr. and ,
I Mrs. G. P. Lackey July fourth
were Mrs. G. F. Wolfe, Mrs. Maude
Smith of Charlotte. Mrs. Julia
Keller and Miss Margie Hord, Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Lackey of Kings
Mountain, Mrs. Annie Washburn.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Loyd Wolfe and
Mrs. Marshall Wolfe of Shelby.'
i Mrs. W. G. Stroup and Mrs. Pau
line Yarboro of Cherryville and
Mrs. Charles Harmon.
' Bill Wright of the marines, who
1 was wounded on Okinawa, and
his father, Floyd Wright, of Oak j
Grove, visited Mr. and Mrs. L. M.
Wolfe on Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Goforth
and Linda spent Sunday with Mr. i
and Mrs. John Goforth of Blacks
burg.
Sunday visitors of C. F. Grigg
and family were Mr. gnd Mrs. H.
C. Gordon of Shelby, Mr. and Mrs.
Ambrose Grigg and family of
Crouse and Mr. and Mrs. Monroe
Grigg.
Mrs. Charles Harmon is spend - \
lng this week with Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Harmon.
ATTEND FUNERAL
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Lockey, Mr
and Mrs. G. P. Lackey. Mr. and
Mrs. James Lackey, Charles Lac
key, Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Wolfe and
Miss Mary Pearl Wolfe attended
the funeral of Mrs. William
Crouse last Friday afternoon. The
funeral was h/d at St. Mark's
Lutheran church.
Mrs. John Hopper and Barbara
will leave Tuesday for Knoxville,
Tenn., to spend two weeks with
her husband, who w'orks there.
Mr. and Mrs. George E. Goforth
visited Mrs. George M. Goforth
and George Edward 2nd of Lin
colnton Sunday afternoon.
Shirley Melntire of Shelby and
Gara Stroup of Fallston spent the
week-end with Barbara Hopper.
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Rhyne visit- i
ed Mr. and Mrs. Horace Hord of
Kings Mountain Sunday.
Miss Jane Goforth spent several
days last week with her cousin,
Nancy Goforth of Blacksburg.
Eugene Sweezy is attending 4
H camp at Camp York this week
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lackey
have returned to their home in
South Mount.
The radio manufacturing Indus-!
try. with a wartime payroll of 350,- j
000 workers, estimates about two
^ thirds of them are women.
;r Hot
der Par
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
(War Fund Exhibitions)
Chicago (AL) 5, Chicago (NL) 4
New York (AL) 7, New York
<NL) 1 (called end 7th, rain).
Cincinnati (NL) 6, Cleveland
'AL) 0.
TODAY’S BASEBALL
(Exhibitions)
(Eastern War Time)
Boston (N) at Boston (A) 2:30
p.m.
St. Louis (A) at St. Louis (N)
9:45 p.m.
Brooklyn (N) at Washington (A)
3:30 p.m.
Philadelphia (A) at Philadelphia
< N> 9:00 p.m.
Tomorrow—Open date in both
leagues.
Major League
Leaders
CLUB STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W. L.
Detroit. 43 28
Washington . 38 32
Pet
.606
.543
New York . . 39 33 .542
.520
Chicago. 39 36
Boston . 37 35 .514
St. Louis . 34 35 .493
Cleveland__ 33 37 .471
Philadelphia . ..._ 22 49 .310
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W. L. Pet
Chicago. 42 28 .600
Brooklyn . 43 31 .581
St. Louis... 42 31 .575
New York . 41 36 .532
Pittsburgh . 37 36 .532
Boston . - 36 36 .500
Cincinnati .. 33 37 .471
BULLA RE-ELECTED
RALEIGH. July 10— i/P>—Dr. A
C. Bulla has been re-elected di
rector of the Wake county healtl
department.
It is believed tha the card gam
of bridge originated i(n Greece.
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BOX SCORE
Box score:
Shelby AB R H E
Washburn, ss.5 111
Bowen, cf . 4 10 0
Cheek, lb.4 13 0
Hutchins, 3b. 5 110
; Bridges, c . 4 0 10
Webber, rf . 4 0 0 0
Paige, If . 4 0 2 0
Megginson, 2b..4 12 0
McKee, p . 3 2 10
Totals ..3 7 11 1
Gaston AB R H E
Davidson. If . . 4 1 0 G
Reese, 3b. 4 12 1
Caldwell, ss.... 3 0 3 0
|A. Hovis, lb . 3 0 0 (1
Broome, cf, p . .. 4 0 0 (1
Price. 2b . .. 4 0 1 , r
Jenkins, c . . 4 0 0 f
Homesley, rf, p . . 4 0 2 f
B. Hovis, p. 3 0 0 f
McGee, rf . . 1 0 0 r
Totals . .......... 34 2 8 1
Shelby . 003 002 002—1
Gaston.. 200 000 000—1
Two-base hit: Cheek. Stolen bas
es: Bowen, McKee, Megginson
Washburn, Webber, Homesley, A
Hovis. Sacrifice: Caldwell. Base;
on balls: off McKee 2: off Homes
ley 3. Strike-outs: by McKee 5; bj
Homesley 2; by Hovis 1.
Revival Begins At
Friendship Sunday
A series of revival services wil
begin at Friendship Methodis
church near Fallston on Sunda;
morning at 11:30, with services t<
be held twice daily through Fvi
day. The Rev. C. G. Isilev, pas
tor of the chui»h, will do tin
preaching and the Rev. Furmai
Wright of Hudson will be h
charge of music.
Services will be held eacn morn
ing at 11 o'clock and each even
ing at 8:30 throughout the week
The public is invited to attend.
CHANGE COMMANDERS
FLORENCE, S. C.—UP)—Col. Ar
thur I. Ennis, commanding offi
cer of the army sir base hen
since May 1344, will relinquish hi;
command this week to Col. Jame
■ R. Gunn, jr., who came here twi
■ ■'"eeks ago from the Myrtle Bead
1 ’ air base, it w'as announced yes
I terdav.
! Ennis will go on temporary dut
e | in the states pending orders to hi
i new assignment overseas.
Play Gastonia City
j Tearn Here Tonight
Shelby’s American Legion juniors kept up their winning
j streak last night by defeating the Gaston county nine 7 to
I 2 in a game in the Gastonia ball park, with Harry McKee
holding the opponents to eight short hits and keeping them
! scoreless after the first frame. The win gave the locals a
! firm grip on first place in the western district.
in spue oi me score, n was a
tight game for both teams most
j of the way and all of Shelby's 11
j hits with the exception of one
; were singles. The exception was a
, two-bagger by Don Cheek in the
final inning. Shelby's lads are
known for their heavy hitting and
t a hurler who can keep them that
well in check is better than the
average.
Tonight the Simmons Kids
| stay home for a game with the
Gastonia city team here at
8:00. Boots Kent, who has
teamed up with Harry McKee
to keep Shelby on the win list,
will likely get the mound call
tonight. Boots and Harry have
thus far proved to be the best
team of hurlers in the district
with other clubs showing a de
cided weakness in their mound
staffs.
! Gastonia started off like the
! team to win last night by scoring
^ twice in the first frame. McKee
’ walked Davidson, Reese got a hit
’iand Caldwell sacrificed to score
' Davidson. A. Hovis walked, Broome
' fanned and Price got a hit to score
: Reese before McKee retired the
1 side as Jenkins grounded. But af
> ter that McKee scattered six hits
well to hold the Gastons scorc
■ less.
The Shelby lads trailed two in
■ nings as the first six batters were
retired by Homesley. But in the
third the locals began to rally as
Paige opened by taking base on
error. Megginson forced Paige at
I second and McKee hit to advance
! Megginson, who scored on Wash
•rn's hit. Bowen was safe as
washbum was forced at second
) | and McKee scored. Bowen stole
i ! second and tagged in on Cheek's
• j single.
No runs crossed in the fourth
i I and fifth but two more were add
5 ! ed in the sixth. Cheek walked and
1 Hutchins hit. Cheek scored after
Bridges hit a long fly to right
fielder. Webber filed out but Paiga
and Megginson both got safeties
to score Hutchins before McKar
grounded.
The seventh and eighth were
both uneventful, but the Shel
by hoys put the finishing touch
es on their score in the ninth.
Megginson opened with a sin
gle and stole second. MeKee
walked. Megginson was caught
as he tried to take third and
McKee stole second. Washburn
beat out an infield bunt as
McKee scored. Washburn stole
second and scored on Cheek’s
two bagger. Bowen had walked
and was caught trying to steal
and Hutchins filed out to retire
the side.
In other games yesterday Gas
[tonia City beat Newton 10-9 and
; Charlotte upset Forest City 13-7.
Cherryville had a bye.
Current standings:
Team W L
Shelby . S fl
Charlotte . _ 3 1
Forest City _ _ 3 3
Gastonia City . . 3 2
Gaston County . _._ 2 3
; Cherryville . ... 1 3
Newton . ........5:. 0 §
j Fifth No-Hitter
j For Junior Hurler
NEW YORK, July 10—t/P)—Bills
I Cole, New Orleans pitching sen
I sat.ion, has hurled his fifth straight
| no-hit. game but Major leagw
scouts needn't rush to sign him
I He’s only 12 years old.
' Billy turned in his latest no-hit
ter yesterday, pitching the Gulo
tta stars to a 23-0 win over thi
Higgins Wildcats in Naw Orlcana
junior American Legion baseba]
' circuit.
Legion Juniors
ANOTHER HOME
GAME
Shelby vs.
TONIGHT
JULY 10
Gastonia
DON’T
MISS
THIS
EXCITING
BALL
GAME!
8:00
P. M.
SHELBY
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