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^ XTJ. ~ ■ — - ' v< A VI - ~ ****», » f AAiAlAXl ~ VAVA^l A^i V> ~ ^ Last-Place Senators Cop Double-Header From Browns YANKS LOSE TWO; RED SOX GAINING WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.- (IP) - The last-place Washington Sena s swept a doubleheader with the ,1Ue-leading St. Louis Browns to dav before a crowd of 18 048, tak d Jthe opener 4-2 and humbling ’"g Browns 12-1 in the nightcap. hTtfe Senators pounded three St Juis hurlers for. 17.hits in.the L .a trame scoring in all innings seC“ j the second, third and last e*£a?iv Wynn, making his last ap oarance on the mound for the Sen iors before he enters the Navy, at°e up 50 hits but kept them g ot*P,-ed. Wynn reports tomorrow far Navy induction. Thr Senators won the opener be nd the four-hit hurling of Dutch 1pnnard veteran knuckleballer, vho notched up his 10th victory 'gainst as many losses. JgThe Browns got off to a one-run ,.ad in the first inning on singles M It Byrnes and Mike Chartak fndM long fly by Vernon Steph " They added their other run in he fourth on Chartak’s double and qies by Stephens and A1 Zanlla. Denny Galehouse kept the Sena lors under control until the fifth, When George Case opened with a double and scored on Stan Spence s Bunching their hits in the seventh the Senators scored thrice on doubles by Bobby Ortiz; and Gil Torres, and singles by Sence and Rick Ferrell. tigers win pair NEW YORK, Aug. 20.—(/P) Dizzy Trout joined teammate Hal New louser as the only 20-game win ners in the majors, as tne Detroit Tieers swept a twin-bill from the New York Yankees 4-3 and 9-8 to day before about 52.000 fans. Trout lelped his own cause in the Bight cap, by hitting his fourth home run of the season. Trout's home run was the decid ing factor in the final which featur ’d Rudy York’s 13th homer with on and Eddie Mayo’s drive with two aboard. Bill Zuber and Atley Donald blew the early Yankee lead, though Nick Etten brought the locals with in a run of a tie with a double which scored New York’s 7th and 8th runs. Frank Overmire needed help from Hal Newhouser to smother the champs in the opener as the big left hander pitched a double play ball to pinch hitter Don Savage to end the game. Hank Borowy had one bad inning in the sixth in which the Tigers put over three tallies to overcome a 2 to 1 Yankee lead. The Yankees got a run in the eighth to come within a run of the Bengals, and had Overmire on the ropes in the ninth when Newhouser came in to stem the tide. INDIANS LOSE TWO BOSTON, Aug. 20.—W— With a sixteer.-hit barrage which includ ed seven doubles, a triple and a home run. the Boston Red Sox swamped Cleveland, 11-4, in the second game of a doubleheader today. The Red Sox also won the first game. 8-6. and by sweeping the twin bill, while St. Louis lost two games, advanced to within three and one-half games of first place. Rex Cecil, Boston rookie hurler who last Sunday airplaned in from San Diego end won his major lea gue start, today chalked up his second victory in three games dur ing the nightcap. Cecil Pitched scoreless ball un til Ken Kellner's homer in the sixth. Meanwhile, in the second game, the Sox teed off on Pitcher Ed Klieman of the Indians in the first inning and clinched the verdict with six hits, including Pete Fox’s trple, and six runs. Klieman faced seven Boston bat iers, retired none and was reliev ed by Paul Calvert, who was greet ed for a two-rur. single by Skeeter Newsome. . ‘r: all. the Sox collected 16 hits " the second game, including se '-jJ doubles: Fox’ triple and Bob Johnson's 15th homer. The Indians dissipated plenty of ;C0!‘ng chances in the first game u having 12 runners on base. :fy tied the count in the seventh at 5-all. Trf„, Boston home runs in the ;a™ irnmo by George Metkovich ■ ad Jim Taber settled the issue. "hite sox, a’s split T.-WLADELPHIA, Aug. 20.—(fP) ...e Cmca;'1 white Sox and Phila '“‘pEa Athletics split a double p- wtr before 19.683 fans at Shibe ■ today, the A’s taking the .."'Eap 8-3 after the Wh;te Sox 1^* opener 3-2. Boston Braves Balt Card Winning Streak ST. LOUIS, Aug. 20. — (JP)— The Boston Braves cut the St. Louis Cardinals’ winning streak off short today in the final game of a dou ble .header by winning 5-3. The Cardinals had trounced the Braves 15-5 in the opener for their ninth straight triumph. The batting power the Redbirds had exhibited in counting 15 scores in the first five innings of the opener seemed to disappear in the latter innings of that game and reappeared only spasmodically in the nightcap. Woodrow Rich produced his first triumph since coming to the Braves from the Boston Red Sox. He al lowed nine hits, one walk and hit Danny Litwhiler with a pitched baU. In the opener, the National Lea gue leaders started blasting John Hutchinson immediately, knocking him off the mound in one-third in ning and before they finished the frame they chalked up six runs. In the second inning they counted twice against Ira Hutchinson and in the third they blasted two home runs off Max Macon to count fc»ir times more. They scored twice in the fourth and once in the fifth. The Braves held the partially new Cardinal lineup runless for the remainder of the game and in the eighth started a rally that gave them five scores. Although Stan Musial, standing second in the National League with a .348 average, had gone hitless in the last 10 times at bat, he got off the slump today with six hits out of eight times at bat GIANTS LOSE NO. 13 CHICAGO, Aug. 20—(JP)—Chica go’s largest crowd of the season— 42,445, including 1,000 servicemen guests—saw the Cubs extend the New York Giants’ losing streak to 13 straight games today by beating them, 7 to 4, in the opener on Shcfrtstop Lenny Merullo’s four-run homer and then watched Bill Voi selle snap the streak for the Giants with his 15th victory, 3-1. The Giants* losing streak tied tne club record set by the 1902 team. Merullo’s homer, his first of the year and only the fourth in his three years in the majors, climax ed a five-run fourth inning against Harry Feldman after Phil Cavar retta’s single, a pass and infield errors by George Hausmann and Buddy Kerr had one run in and three on. Joe Medwick, whose perfect game of a double and three singles was wasted in the opener, followed up with three singles in the nightcap, driving in single runs in the first and third innngs. The split kept the Cubs, who have won only nine of their last 16 games, three and one half games ahead of the Giants in their battle for fourth place. PIRATES GRAB PAIR PITTSBURGH. Aug. 20.—(fP)—The Pittsburgh Pirates made it 14 vie tories out of the last 15 games by taking both ends of a double-head er from Brooklyn, 10-7 and 7-1, here today, putting them two full games ahead of Cincinnati for se cond place. A crowd of 20,439 saw Max But cher win his 11th victory in the opener when Jim Russell hit a grand slam homer in the seventh, providing the margin of victory. Nick Strincevich chalked up his 10th mound triumph with a six-hit job in the nightcap. With Leo Durocher sitting in a box seat in the stands, the Dod gers bumped into umpire trouble twice again. Bob Bragan and Lou Olmo were put out in the first in ning of the second game by Um pire Jocko Conlan after an argu ment on a Bucco stolen base. Another debate ensued in the third frame and Whitlow Wyatt and Coach Chuck Dressen, acting manager during Durocher’s sus pension, were tossed out. Nearly 20 Dodgers left the bench to take part. REDS, BLUE JAYS SPLIT CINCINNATI, Aug. 20. — <£>) — Cincinnati and Philadelphia ex changed honors in a doubleheader today the Reds taking the first game 2 to 1 as Bucky Walters re corded his 18th letory of the year. The Blue Jays, behind five-hit pit ching by Charley Schanz, grabbed the nightcap, 4 to 1. ALL-STARS WIN SECOND BY 4-2 Lefty Louis Cheshire kept the fans on tenterhooks Saturday night as he did the hardest night’s work of the season to defeat the Newport News All-Stars 4-2. Of the 13 men to hit the paths for the visitors, eight walked, one was hit by a pitched ball, two hit, one was safe on an error and an other on a fielder’s choice. Cheshire struck out 11 men. The local All-Stars started in the first frame. McKeithan singled but was throw’n out at second as Pax ton reached first on a fielder’s choice. Paxton stole second and scored oh Allen’s single, which Al len stretched to two bags when the centerfielder made a bad throw in. Urban was out short to first. Edens singled to score Allen and DeJarnette was out third to first to retire the side. The visitors knotted the count in the fifth. Cheshire walked R. Smith and Tysinger and hit Mitchell with a pitched ball to load the bases, after striking out Stephenson. Mor ris hit to center but only Smith scored. Davis flied to center but Tysinger taggedup and scored while Mitchell went to third and Morris to second- G- Smith struck out to end the rally. It was in the eighth the locals won. Allen was out second to first. Urban hit a single. Edens flied to short but DeJarnette doubled to put Urban on third. Coward singl ed to score Urban. When Coward attempted to steal second, a play was made for him and gave De Jarnette an opportunity to race home from third. Taylor hit but was caught at second. In the ninth Cheshire was again in a spot. Oliver and R. Smith walked. Tysinger flied to left field and Hipp, a pinch hitter, struck out But Mitchell singled to load the paths. The count was two balls, two strikes on Morris. Lefty burned one toward the plate and heard the umpire call, "Ball.” He protested bu tthe call had been made. Once more he climbed the mound, wound up and pitched. A called strike closed the contest The win made it two in a row for the’ local All-Stars ---V - Ex-Appalachian Captain Will Coach At Brevard BREVARD, Aug. 20.— (if) —W. Howard Wilkie, captain of the Ap palachian college football team in 1933. has been named to coach the Brevard college grid team this year, E. J. Coltrane, president, Practice drills will start at the college on Sept. 5, with some 50 candidates expected to report. A schedule is being arranged and play will begin early in October. Wilkie formerly coached at Mar shall and Valley Springs high schools in western North Carolina. BASEBALL AT A GLANCE RESULTS YESTERDAY National League Philadelphia 1, 4; Cincinnati 2, 1. Pittsburgh 10, 7; Brooklyn 7, 1. St. Louis 15, 3; Boston 5, 5. Chicago, 7, 1; New York 4, 8. American League Chicago 3, 3; Philadelphia 2, 8. Boston 8, 11; Cleveland 6, 4. Washington 4, 12; St. Louis 2, 1, Detroit 4, 9: New York 3, 8. GAMES TODAY NEW YORK, Aug. 21.— UP)—Prob able pitchers for tomorrow’s major league games, with pitchers won and lost records in parentheses: American League Detroit at New York — Gentry (7-12) vs Roser (4-3). Cleveland at Boston — Bagby (1-4) vs Wood 2-7). Chicago at Philadelphia (night) —Dietrich (14-11) vs Black (7-8). St. Louis at Washington (night) —Jakucki (10-7) vs Haefner (8-10). National League New York at Chicago — Allen (2-4) vs Chipman (11-7). Boston at St. Louis — Tobin (IS IS) vs Lanier (16-5). Brooklyn at Pittsburgh — Gregg (7-14) vs Ostemuellrr ((11-4). Only games scheduled. BASEBALL'S BIG SIX By The Associated Press Batting — Three leaders in each league: Player, Club G. Ab. R. H. Pc. Musial, Cards 115 453 94 161 .355 Walker. D'g’rs 111 404 58 143 .354 Hopp. Crds 102 387 90 134 .346 Doer, Red Sox 118 444 90 144 .324 B'dreau, Ind’ns 115 447 68 143 .320 Siebert, Ath’t’cs 98 348 38 111.319 Runs Batted In American League Stephens, Browns.. 85 Doerr, Red Sox _ 75 Johnson. Red Sox _ 73 National League Nicholson, Cubs _ 91 Sanders, Cardinals __ 89 Elliott, Pirates . 81 HOME RUNS American League Doerr. Red Sox . 15 Johnson, Red Sox ..._ 15 Stephens, Browns ..._15 National League Nicholson, Cubs _27 Ott, Giants . 22 Northey, Phillies _14 McCormick, Reds..14 -V ALL-AMERICAN OPEN SET* FOR THIS WEEK CHICAGO, Aug. 20—(fl—There’ll be swinging room only at Tam O’Shanter country club tomorrow when the vanguard of some 600 golfers start lashing at par in the season's greatest fairways show— the $42,500 All-American cham pionships. Approximately 300 amateurs and 100 feminine contenders will pro vide their share of fireworks in the week-long, three-ply event, but the big noise will be the All American open in which upwards of 200 professionals will square off for a record first prize of $13,462 in war bonds. The unique meet doesn’t get down to brass tacks until Thurs day when survivors in all three divisions turn on the heat in 72 holes of medal play lasting through Sunday and perhaps even longer if history repeats. Last year, Jug McSpaden and Pvt. O’Neal (Buck) White had to struggle 18 extra holes for the open title, which went to McSpad en by a stroke. The fur will fly a-plenty, how ever, in qualifying competition scheduled through Wednesday. -V BUY WAK BONDS AND STAMPS SOFTBALL LEAGUE HAS GOOD GAMES In spite of rainy weather the Municipal League played some very good games during the week which showed a shake-up in the standings from last week. Thursday night was a big one, featuring City Optical winning over Wrightsville Coast Guard by a score of 1 to 0 in a very close game, which put City Optical in the .500 standing for the second half with e total of 3 won and 3 lost. The second game of the night was really the big event of the ureek in that it put Wilmington Coart Guard in a tie for first place 'ay virtue of a 3 to 1 win over the 141st. It is the first time in the second half that the 141st has not held undisputed claim to first place. This game was decided by superb pitching of Lancaster for Coast Guard and Evanicky of the 141st. Johnnie Nobles was the big noise in this affair by batting in two runs and scoring the third to account for all of the Coast Guard runs; final score being 3 to 1. Friday night Lake Forest won over the Firemen by virtue of forfeit on the part of the Firemen. In the second game Friday, T. H. D. of Wilmington steam-rolled over Spofford Mills with a score of more than 20 runs. This put T. H. D. in a tie for second place with City Optical and Wrightsville Coast Guard. This week will see a lull in the games played here, with most of the games being devoted to mak ing up postponed games. This will be the big event of the season for the Municipal Senior League in that the 141st and City Optical will represent the league in the State A. S. A. tournament to be played in Gastonia. The 141st has the honor of opening the tourna ment by playing Ashbury on Tues. day, August 22 at 6 p. m. in the spacious Gastonia High School Stadium. City Optical will play the first game of the tournament Wednesday at 7 p. m. with l »n napolis Y. M. C. A. being their opponents. STAIN DUN US TtlKUlUll AUU. 10 W. L. Wilmington Coast Guard ... 7 2 141st A. B. U. T. T.7 2 Wrightsville Coast Guard .. 4 4 City Optical . 3 3 T. H. D. of Wilmington .... 3 4 Firemen . 3 4 Lake Forest . 2 5 Spofford Mills . 1 7 GAMES THIS WEEK Monday, August 21—Firemen vs. City Optical, 7 p. m. T. H. D. vs. Wrightsville Coast Guard, 8 p. m. Tuesday, August 22—Lake For est vs. Spofford Mills, double header 7 and 8 p. m. Friday, August 25—Wrightsville Coast Guard vs. T. H. D. 7 p. m. -V Johnny Lindell Hurt In Chasing Line Drive NEW YORK, Aug. 20.—\B—John ny Lindell suffered a bone bruise on his 'right knee in going after Rudy York’s line single in the third inning of the 1st g^me against De troit today, and retired from the game. He will be out of the New York Yankee lineup for a couple of days. FRISCO SWIMMER HAS GRAND SLAM KANSAS CITY, Aug. 20.—— Declaring she was 'the happiest girl alive,” Ann Curtis of San Francisco climbed out of her lane at the Swope Park pool here today, the only woman ever to win four national free style swimming ti tles. The lovely blonde completed her clean sweep by stroking through the 800 meter, her final test, to win by 25 yards over Florence Schmitt of New York City. Her time was 11:29.5, far slower than the world record of 11:08.6 which she set last month in the Pacific A. A. U. championship at San Francisco ‘‘Ann is the greatest woman swimmer who ever lived,” Char lie Sava, her coach at Crystal Plunge pool, insisted after the tall girl completed her unprecedented feat. “She has not been swimming for records here; she has been swim ming to win. And she won.” A driving rain that had inter rupted the preliminaries at noon abated before the start of the race which gave Ann her grand slam. At the seventh lane of the 50 meter pool, however, the rain again came in a torrent, dissipating any hope of a new record. Miss Curtis began her march to Albemarle Ball Club In T ournamcnt f inals CHARLESTON, S. C., Aug. 20.— UP)—Eddie Gibson pitched a two hitter to send Albemarle, N. C., in to the southeastern sectional fi nals of the American Legion Ju nior baseball tournament today by downing Thomaston, Ga., 3 to 0. The North Carolinians will meet the powerful Holy Cross Comis keys of New Orleans tomorrow in two games at 4 o’clock and 8:30. Thomaston, defeated yesterday by the New Orleans crew was elim inated by today’s loss. The title will be taken by the ; team winning two games. | “Gibson had a no-hit game until the seventh when Newton doubled/ Albemarle scored in the fourth on two errors and a single, with Wiles crossing the plate. Sides; drove in Noah, who had walked and advanced to second and third on a sacrifice and error, in the fifth. The final run was made in the seventh when Noah doubled *nd Eddie Gibson came through with a single. Score by innings: Thomaston .... 000 000 000—0 2 5 Albemarle ..— 000 110 Olx—3 5 4 E. Gibson and Wiles; Murphy, Radcliff (5) and Creamer. new swimming heights Friday when she toppled Brenda Helser, the reigning sprint queen from Portland, Ore., in the 100 meter. She followed that triumph by ; leaving the 13-year-old “babies” of the meet, Florence Schmitt and Susan Gastineau, Indianapolis, far in the rear to win the 1500. On Saturday she knocked her third title by defending her own crown in the 400. Her final triumph today also was a defense of her 800-meter championship, won last year at Jasonville, Ind. -V Fifty-five foreign lands are rep resented in Washington, D- C. Pauline Betz Wins Longwood Net Crown BROOKLINE, Mass., Aug. 20— UP— National Champion Pauline Betz of Los Angeles, who has re ceived harsh treatment from sev eral of the other tennis queens this season, today turned the ta bles on Louise Brough of Beverly Hills, Calif., in decisive fashion while gaining a 6-4, 6-3 victory in the final round of the Longwood women’s invitation singles compe tition. -V BUT WAR BONDS AND STAMPS NEWCOMER TOPS J NELSONIN P.G.A. SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 20—— In the most spectacular upset in the history of the tournament, 3ob Hamilton, Evansville, Ind., defeat ed Byron Nelson, Toledo, O., 1 up over 36 holes today to win the '.944 P.G.A. golf championship. The reversal that saw Nelson, a 10 to 1 favorite as they teed off over the Manito course this morn, ing, beaten by such a newcomer was the most surprising since the big links event exclusively for the professionals was founded in 1916. It exceeded in drama the upset that Tom Creavy wrote into the records in 1931. Creavy, like Hamilton, was play ing in his first P.G.A. champion ship when he knocked over Dens more Shute at Providence, R. I. Shute, however, was not the out standing player that Nelson, for mer U. S. Open and P.G.A. title winner, is. In fact, Nelson is con sidered one of the greatest, if not the best, the game has known. Hamilton’s feat dips into the un believable in view of the fact he trimmed an opponent who played 196 holes in 30 under par during the seven-day competition. If the tournament had been at medal play. 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