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SPORTS TRAIL
NEW YORK, Aug. 30.—(A3)—Most of the fight fans
present had the idea that Ray Robinson was spilling a lit
tle of the milk of human kindness in his bout with Henry
Armstrong at Madison Square Garden last Friday night.
That is, that out of sympathy and respect he refrained
from knocking out the worn and weary warrior.
If such was the case it was history making ditto marks
with Armstrong drawing the interest on a little investment
in chivalry on his own part.
It wasn’t too many years age
that Armstrong, then at his peak,
met a fading Barney Ross.
Those who saw that battle, me
morable because of the refusal
of Ross to quit when hopelessly
beaten, carried away to the vivid
impression that Armstrong eased
up in the late rounds out of tri
bute to his gallant little opponent
who, battered and gory and groggy
and practically defenseless, was
determined to go out as a chafn
— pion should go out—doing his best
~ and asking no quarter.
~ Those who saw that battle also
probably never imagined that
soma day, a few years away, this
same Armstrong would be in a
position similar to that of Ross,
saved from a knockout by the
compassion of a younger and
stronger rival.
The two fights—Robinson vs.
Armstrong and Armstrong vs. Ross
—offer a text book lesson to young
er fighters if they would take the
time to study it. Robinson, for all
his strength and power today, some
day inevitably will find himself at
the end of the road, putty to the
whim of an opponent. May Robin
son earn respect and compassion
such as was earned by Ross and
Armstrong through their years in
the ring.
The bout last Friday moved
Jan. 1, 1944, ahead about four
months. Armstrong had decided
to quit then. He has decided to
quit right now after discovering
the future held nothing but a face
full of boxing gloves. He’s quit
ting while he has all his marbles,
without any of them being in his
mouth when he talks.
As this was written the New
York Giants and the Philadelphia
Athletics were in a tie, each 33 1-2
games behind the leaders in their
-espective leagues.
That Managers Mel Ott and Con
nie Mack have not come in for
any censure is a tribute to the
high regard in which both are
held, and, in Ott’s case particular
ly, indicates an understanding of
the difficulties under which they
have been working.
One of the best ways to keep
from getting fired is to own the
business, so fc. Mack is safe re
ga.dless of how his Athletics fare.
Besides, nobody questions the
ability of the venerable Philadel
phian.
Ott never really has had a chance
to show wha* he can do as a pilot.
He didn’t have the material for
a championship club last year, and
this year, with the pitching he has
received, he couldn’t have won the
tri-county championship.
If two teams flSd to be in last
place, as two naturally must, it
is fortunate from the managers’
standpoint that the teams are the
Giants and the A’s. Guys have
been fired because their teams
missed the pennant by a couple
of games. And even when they
won the pennant for that matter.
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BRINGS FIRE TO FIREMEN
GREENVILLE, Mass. (/P)— In
this day of manpower, gasoline
" and tire shortages R. C. Shelton
~ believes in closer coordination of
~ activities on the home front.
Proof: He did not call firemen
X to his fire, he took the fire to the
X fire department. Wheeling into a
~ local fire station, his car filled
~ with smoke, Shelton alighted and
■: stood calmy by while firemen ex
tinguished a burning cushion be
lieved ignited from a cigarette.
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The first American Declaration
of Independence' was signed at
Charlotte, N. C., in 1775.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Clubs W. L. ret.
St. Louis . 79 43 .648
Cincinnati . 68 53 .562
Pittsburgh . 67 * 50 .528
Brooklyn .— 64 58 .525
Chicago . 53 65 .449
Boston . 53 65 .449
Philadelphia __ 54 69 .439
New York . 44 77 .364
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York . 77 46 .626
Washington ...... 69 58 .543
Cleveland . 65 57 .533
Detroit . 63 58 .521
Chicago . 64 60 .516
Boston ..... 59 67 .468
St. Louis . 56 66 .459
Philadelphia . 41 82 .333
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS
American League
New York 3, Boston 1.
. (Only game scheduled.)
National League
Pittsburgh 4-3, St. Louis 3-8.
(Only game scheduled.)
TODAY’S GAMES
National League
New York at Boston—Hubbell
(4-4) vs. Andrews (1-1).
St. Louis at Pittsburgh (night)—
Lanier (11-6) vs Klinger (9-7).
Chicago at Cincinnati (night) —
Derringer (3-12) vs Walters"(11-12)
Brooklyn at Philadelphia (night)
—Higbe (6-7) vs Kraus (8-10).
American League
(No games scheduled.)
WEATHERLY HITS
TWO-RUN HOMER
TO DROP BOSTON
Triumph Gives New York
Record Of 42 Wins In
59 Contests
NEW YORK, Aug. 30. — (F) —
With C barley Wensloff pitching
four-hit ball and Roy (StormV)
Weatherly hitting a two-run homer,
the New York Yankees turned
back the Boston Red Sox 3 to 1
today to capture their 13th conse
cutive series.
It was the day’s only game in
the American League.
Wensloff, pitching his 16th com
plete game in 22 starts, struck out
six and walked one to gain his
12th victory with comparative ease.
The only run against him came
with two out in the fourth inning
when Tony Lupien singled over
short and Bobby Doerr slashed a
double into right center, scoring
Lupien.
Tire Yanks came right back
against Rookie George Woods
with three runs in the next inning.
With one out Frankie Crosetti
doubled and then scored on an
error as Shortstop Skeeter New
some took Wensloff's grounder
and, trying to nail Croestti at
third, hit him in the back with
the ball, which bounded into the
Yankee dugout.
Weatherly followed with his
third home run in two days and
sixth of the season, scoring be
hind Wensloff.
The triumph gave the Yankees
a record of 42 wins in 59 contests
since they started their series
streak July 5.
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Danes And Nazis Battling
As King And Cabinet Held
(Continued From Page One)
the Danish people "to behave with
calm restraint ”
(The broadcast, recorded by the
U. S. foreign broadcast intelligence
service, said that before resigning
the cabinet had issued a statement
setting foth: "It is of special im
portance for us to state that we
expect all officials of the state to
remain at their posts for the ben
efit of the nation and people for
the time of the state of emergency,
which it is hoped will only be
short.
(“in this way friction may be
avoided between institutions of
state and the German authorities
which, according to the laws of
war, had declared a state of emer
gency.”)
To support the drastic regula
tions the Germans were reported
rushing fresh troops and armored
equipment throughout the turbu
lent country, once a "model pro
tectorate” but now- a tiny nation
asserting its independence right at
Germany’s front door—along the
most direct possible Allied inva
sion route to Berlin.
Many Danes tried to flee to
Sweden, but as they put out across
the narrow Oresund strait the Na
zis shot at them from patrol boats
and planes, sinking many small
craft and reportedly causing scores
to drown.
In one such attack the 30-year
old coastal defense ship Niels Iuel
was sunk by a Nazi torpedo-car
rying plane in Ise Fjord, on the
north side of the island of Zeeland,
while trying to escape to Sweden,
and there wTere reports that many
prominent persons were among
the 369 aboard. One report said
all passengers and crew of this
vessel were landed safely in Swe
den.
Reports from Landskrona, where
10 Danish ships docked, said that
about 450 refugees reached Swe
den, including some military per
sonnel who were placed in intern
ment in a hotel under Swedish
military surveillance.
A persistent report tonight was
that several members of the Dan
ish cabinet, including Prime Min
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ister Eric Scavenius, were in
“semi-internment” with 73-year
old King Christian at Sorgenfri
castle. The cabinet had been con
ferring with the king until the
early hours of Sunday before the
first German proclamation of mar
tial law was issued.
The king had threatened to ab
dicate if the cabinet accepted a
drastic ultimatum submitted by
German Minister Werner Best on
Saturday, but their flat rejection
of the demands signalled the end
of Danish collaboration with Nazi
policies.
(The London radio in a broad
cast recorded by CBS Monday,
said that one of the first meas
ures taken by the Germans under
the new strict rule “was to arrest
all officers belonging to the Danish
army and navy,” along with “a
certain number of politicians.”
(Another L o n d on broadcast
heard by CBS said that several
hundred German soldiers “are saict
to have been killed in clashes with
Danish troops.”)
% total of 45 Danish vessels of
various types, including two new
destroyers and nine submarines,
were sunk in Sunday’s scuttling.
Ten naval ships, including tw o
small destroyers, reached safety
in Swedish ports yesterday.
The Danish radio, which announ
ced the new Nazi restrictions on
Danish civil life, said that Danish
laws would be revised along Ger
man lines with “a new arrange
ment of pdblic life in Denmark.”
The announcements bore the im
print of Gen. Hermann von Han
necken, the German commander
in Denmark, the man entrusted
with the 'task of keeping the na
tion from getting further out of
hand.
In shaping Danish public life to
the Nazi order, Gen. von Hanneck
en said, “loyal civil servants”
would be retained in the German
directed regime.
GAS DUCAT CASE
WILL BE TRIED
(Continued From Page One)
zled by Walker were used again
by consumers, the 35,000 gallons
of gas allegedly diverted from the
war effort would have been enough
to keep 700 Flying Fortresses in
the air for two hours — on the
basis of the Fortress’ normal gas
consumption of 250 gallons an
hour—enough for a short bombing
raid over Germany from England.
Judge John J. Burney of Wil
mington, will preside over the
trial Wednesday. Walker is rep
resented by Attorney James King,
Jr.
The defendant, held in jail in
default of $5,000 bond after waiv
ing a preliminary hearing before
Recorder H. Winfield Smith last
Friday, was arrested on a warrant
signed by S. B. Hoy, the compaf
ny’s agent.
In May, Walker was sentenced
to two months on the county farm
“for observation and treatment”
after being convicted of stealing
three cases of motor oil from the
American Oil company.
Yankees Capture 13th Straight Series
Bucs Cling To Third Place By Dividing
Durocher’s Wife Asks
Divorce; Lippy Owns
Nagging Disposition
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 30.—(ff)—
Grace L. Durocher today filed
suit for divorce from Leo E.
Durocher, manager of the
Brooklyn Dodgers of the Na
tional baseball league.
She asked restoration of her
former name, Grace L. Dozi
er; alimony, without specify
ing the amount and all court
costs and attorney’s fees. They
were married in St. Louis Sept.
27, 1934.
Mrs. Durocher, a dress de
signer, in her circuit court pe
tition alleged that her husband
was “constantly of a nagging
disposition; was possessed of a
very uneven temperment and
has grown very cold and in
different.”
The Durochers have no chil
dren but Mrs. Durocher has a
daughter by a former mar
riage. N.
TAGANROGTAKEN
BY RED FORCES
(Continued From Page One)
completely liberated the Rostov re
gion from the German invaders.”
The capture of Taganrog was
the sixth milestone in the Rus
sians’ victorious summer offensive.
It cracked the German Donets bas
in line in the southern Ukraine
and ended-German dreams of Cau
casian oil for their war machine,
threatened Stalino, German supply
center 70 miles northwest of Tag
anrog and loosened the Nazi grip
on the mines and wheatfields of
the Donets basin.
Taganrog is the last stop on the
important rail line from Kharkov,
which was cut a week ago by the
Soviet capture of Donetsko Amvro
sievka. 40 miles north of the port.
Although the Germans tried to
write off the loss of the city with
the explanation that they evacu
ated it to shorten their lines. Sta
lin’s order of the day said the
new victory was achieved ‘‘as a
result of a bold maneuver by cav
alry and mechanized formations
which broke through into the rear
of enemy troops.”
The premier conferred the title
of “Taganrog” upon two rifle di
visions and ordered a salute in
Moscow by 12 artillery salvoes
from 124 guns.
The Germans may now seek a
defense line at the Mius river, 50
miles west, but their next north
south railway of importance was
as far back as the bending Dnieper
river, 180 miles westward and the
last-ditch line for the Nazis in most
of Russia.
The Berlin radio commentator
Capt. Ludwig Sertorius explained
the fall of Taganrog by saying
that after the recent. Russian
breakthrough west of Kuibshevo
“a situation developed in which
Taganrog formed a highly-exposed
end of a bulge in our line jutting
far out to the edst, and there was
no compelling strategic reason for
holding this bulge.”
Sertorius added that the city
was evacuated “primarily on the
principle of sparing our forces.
The victory was another major
gain in the powerful Soviet offen
sive that has swept through Orel,
Belgorod, Karachev, Kharkov and
Sevsk since it began July 12. The
Russians have now entered the
Ukraine through Sevsk and Khar
kov in the north and have exploit
ed Ukraine territory they have
held since last winter with drives
from the Izyum and Voroshilov
grad areas in the south.
COAST GUARDSMEN
SCUTTLE BRIGADE
Service Team Strengthens
Lead In Hanover Loop
By 5-0 Win
The league-leading Coast Guard
softball ten lengthened its lead to
two full games as it scored a shut
out 5-0 triumph over the Boys’ Bri
gade club Monday afternoon, Tex
Lancaster hurled 5-hit ball while
his mates pounded out 8 hits off
the slants of Pat Padrick. The
game was more closely contested
than the scor$ indicated, but
shakey fielding and advantageous
base running on the part of the
Guards made the score one-sided.
The loss for the Brigades dropped
them into third place behind the
Firemen, while the win for the
C. G.’s was their fifth in six league
games, and their 28th win in 43
games this summer.
The game’s batting star was
Rowan, Brigade third-sacker, who
smashed out three blows for a per
fect day at bat. Winn of the Bri
gade whacked out the other tw'o
hits. For the Guards Devine and
Knight divided hitting honors with
two bingles each.
Tuesday afternoon at Robert
Strange Park at 6:30 p. m. the
Firemen battle the Brigades in
an important game. A win for the
Brigade lads will put them back
into second place, while a Firemen
win will push them deeper into
third plaqe. Jordan and Pinner will
b4 the opposing moundsmen.
Score by innings:
Coast Guard .. 021 020 0—5 8 1
Boys’ Brigade .. 000 000 0—0 5 2
Batteries: Lancaster and De
Cover; Padrick and Conkey, Brin
son. Umpire: Bert Moore.
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Germans Charge Swedes
With Spying For Allies
Propaganda Agency Says
Boats Doing Undercover Job
STOCKHOLM, Aug. 30.—UP) —
German propaganda broadcasts
charged today that Swedish fish
ermen were spying for the Allies
and criticized the “arrogant and
provocative” attitude of the Swe
dish press as relations between
the nations were further strained.
Swedish fishermen said they
would demand naval protection
against further possible German
attacks.
The spying accusation—quickly
labeled as “brazen” and "inexpli
cable” by Swedish newspapers —i
followed Germany’s flat rejection
of Sweden”s protest over the Nazi
sinking of two fishing boats Au
gust 25 off the Danish coast.
Prime Minister Per Albin Hans
son was disclosed today to have
declared in a speech Sunday that
events in Denmark were a “warn
ing to all of us to be watchful”
and an example that “situations
can change very soon.”
“Our hearts are beating ior Den
mark,” he added.
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LONDON, Aug. 30.—(2P>—Gen.
Guenther Korten has been appoint
ed chief of staff of the German air
force succeeding the late Col. Gen.
Hans Jesschonnek, the Berlin ra
dio announced tonight in a broad
cast recorded by the Associated
Press.
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PITTSBURGH, Aug. 30. —(#)—
The University of Pittsburgh, once
synonomous with the mighty in
football, is fielding a New-Deal
team this autumn which will cause
many old grads to rub their eyes
to make certain it is a Pitt team.
Clark Shaughnessy, coming to
Pitt just five years after its foot
ball bubble was deflated, has put
in a sweeping transformation.
Instead of old fashioned power
plays which made Jock Suther
land the outstanding eastern coach
of the 30’s, he has installed his
famous “T” formation. This has
been accompanied by a flock of
other changes, including the
scrapping of the team's tradition
al gold and blue uniforms for
bright red and white ones.
But with a war on. the former
Chicago and Stanford coach will
not guarantee one change—a pow
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A special dressing room is being
built on the stage of Thalian Hall
to accommodate Martin ‘‘the<
Blimp” Levy, the 640 - pound al
leged wrestler, who takes on Cow
boy Luttrall here Friday night,
Promoter Bert Causey said Mon
day night.
The stairway leading to the reg
ular dressing rooms under the
stage is just too small to accom
modate the waistline of Levy, bill
ed as the world’s biggest grappler.
On the same card, the Masked
Marvel will tankle with Abe You
rist, flashy Jewish wrestler, and
Bobby Stewart will meet A1 Mas
sey.
Jimmy Coffield, taking a well
deserved rest from his wrestling
chores, will referee the three fra
cases.
CIVIC CLUBLEADERS
ENDORSE BOND DRIVE
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club; Paul T. Marshburn, vice
president, Lion’s club; and R. S.
Rogers, president, Rotary club.
The civic clubs are expected to
assist in obtaining pledges in con
nection with the War Bond Bene
fit show, ‘‘Heaven Can Wait,” to
be shown at the Bailey theatre
Tuesday night, September 7, as a
“kickoff” for the campaign.
These organizations will be
asked to participate in the solici
tation of bond subscriptions and
any other activities in connection
with the drive, when called upon
by the Merchants association or
the War Finance committee.
f ,
erful comeback by the Panthers.
That’s because the bulk of his
squad is made up of 17-year olds.
“This is not a bad looking
squad,” said Shaughnessy, whose
Panthers open against Notre Dame
here Sept. 25. “If I had it for two
years I think Pitt would be okay.
But these boys are just babies.
“They haven’t the maturity and
; we’re not going to be in a class
with teams using service stars.”
The Pitt schedule:
Sept. 25, Notre Dame; Oct. 9%
West Virginia: 16, Illinois at
Champaign: 30, Carnegie Tech;
Nov. 6, Ohio State; 13. Nebraska
at Lincoln, 20. Penn State.
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PITTSBUURGK. Aug, 30.o
The Pittsburgh Pirates barely'u
to their small lead {
place today as they
second game of a double fceaj(,,
to St. Louis 8 to 3 after Witmm
the first one in ten innings 4
The even break left
still 14 1-2 games behind the ^
setting Cards and but twi
centagc points ahead 0£ ; .
gers in fourth place. The
games were the only ones ton
in the National league ana
a five game series.
In winning the opener, aided h
three Cardinal errors, the Pjr.v
handed Southpaw Rook.e 1
Brazle his first defeat since b
joined the club six weeks a .„
In the ninth inning of u
game the teams put on a Lie y
phonse and Gaston act, each A
ing the other a “you take ir>
portunity.
Johnny Hopp fumbled E'be
Fletcher’s grounder to ope, the
Buccaneers’ ninth inning. t>e
DiMaggio fanned but when Ha-rv
Walker fumbled A1 Rubei,.;,'- y
gle, Fletcher galloped home win"
the tying run.
Then in the Cards’ tenth, hu
Musial who got live hits
the day, singled, moved to
on a sacrifice and counted va.
Maurice Van Robays d
Debs Garm's easy fly.
Robby Elliott's long single will
Johnny Barrett on second t.,
maxed the winning two-run Ptali
rally in their half of the tenth.
A five run uprising by the He:.
birds in the third frame o! tia
nightcap gave Harry Brecbecc;
working margin and he had littii
trouble from then on to the fit;;:.
First Game
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Second Game
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