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Bucs Run Streak To Five,
Thrash Blues Two Games
_■— ■— i
Cubs Stop Bums, 10-8,
On McCullough’s Homer
CHICAGO, Aug. 1.—(A5)—Catcher
Clyde McCullough, long time ne
mesis of the Brooklyn Dodgers,
ended the Brooks’ longest inning
streak since 1924 today by belting
a two-run homer with two out in
the ninth to provide the Chicago
Cubs wih a 10-8 victory over the
National league pace-setters. A
crowd of 24,319 fans paid to see
the slugfest.
McCullough’s clout, which land
ed atop the ramp in leftfield, halt
ed the Dodgers’ streak at 13
games. The victory was only the
Cubs’ third in 16 meetings with
the Dodgers this season. The
Dodgers’ 1924 high was 15 straight.
Southpaw Joe Hatten, who had
defeated the Cubs eight successive
times, started for the Dodgers and
appeared on his way toward an
other triumph with a 6-3 lead go
ing into the last of the sixth.
The Cubs knocked Hatten from
the mound by scoring twice in the
sixth and after the Brooks came
back with two runs in the seventh,
the Cubs stormed back and tied
the score with a three run uprising
in their half of the seventh Jo set
the stage for McCullough’s pay
off wallop off Hugh Casey, fourth
Dodger pitcher, two frames later.
BROOKLYN AB R H O A
Stanky, 2b -»-4 ± i 2 4
Robinson, lb - 4 2 2 2 0
Furillo, cf -- 5 1 1 5 0
Walker, rf - | J J “
Edwards, c - 5 0 0 j- ?
Jorgensen, 3b - 4 ® ® 9 i
Reese, ss - 2 ® J 2 2
Behrman, p- 0 0 0 0 1
King, p - 0 0 0 0 0
Vaughan, x - 1 0 0 0 0
Casey, p - 0 0 0 0 1
TOTALS _ 37 8 lOy 26 16
y—Two out when winning run scored,
x—Safe on error for King in 8th.
CHICAGO AB R H O A
Low rev, 3b--- 5 110 1
Waitkus, lb _ 4 119 3
Nicholson, rf-3 12 3 0
Pafko, cf -- 4 1110
Cavarretta, If __ 5 4 3 2 1
McCullough, c_ 4 2 2 5 1
Johnson, 2b_ 3 0 0 2 3
Merullo, ss __- 4 0 14 2
Borowy, p _ 2 0 0 1 0
Chipman, p_ 0 0 0 0 1
Scheffing, z- 10 10 0
Meers, p _ 0 0 0 0 0
Kush, p _ 1 0 0 0 0
TOTALS _ 36 10 12 27 12
z—Singled for Chipman in 6th.
BROOKLYN 000 330 200— fi
CHICAGO 021 002 302—10
Error* — Stanky, Robinson, Waitkus,
Borowy, Merullo 2. Runs batted in —
Jorgensen, Reiser 2, Walker, Furillo,
McCullough 3, Johnson, Nicholson 3,
Cavarretta 2, Scheffing. Two base hits—
Walker 2, Reiser, McCullough, Merullo,
Cavarretta. Home run — McCullough.
Stolen base—Hatten. Sacrifices—Nichol
son, Waitkus, McCullough. Double plays
—Waitkus, Merullo and Waftkus; Cavar
retta and Johnson; Johnson, Merullo
and Waitkus. Left on bases—Brooklyn
7; Chicago 5. Bases on balls—Hatten 2,
Borowy 1, Chipman 2, Meers 1, Kush 1.
Strikeouts—Hatten 1, Borowy 2, Kush 2.
Hits—off Hatten 6 in 5 2-3 innings;
King 1 in 1; Behrman 3 in 1-3; Casey
1 in 1 2-3; Borowy 6 in 4 (none out
when relieved in 5th); Meers 1 in 0
(none out when relieved in 7th); Chip-;
man 1 in 2; Kush 1 in 3. Wild pitches—
Hatten 2. Winning pitcher—Kush. Los
ing pitcher—Casey. Umpires—Henline,
Stewart and Magerkurth. Time 2:56. At
tendance 24,319.
BROWNS BEAT MACKS
ON STEPHENS’ SINGLE
t_
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 1—(IP)—
Dick Fowler struck out eight men
and had only one bad inning to
night but that was enough for the
St. Louis Browns to reach him for
four hits nd a 4-1 victory over the
Philadelphia Athletics. Bob Mun
crief went the route for the Browns
and received credit for his sixth
triumph.
Vern Stephens’ single to left was
the payoff blow. It came with tw0
out in the eighth and scored two
runners—Johnny Berardino who
had singled and Paul Lehner who
doubled.
ST. LOUIS AB R H O A
Dillinger, 3b _ 4 3 2 0 3
Berardino, 2b _ 4 1 3 l o
Lehner, cf _ 5 12 2 0
Heath, 11 _ 2 0 0 1 0
.Coleman, x-lf _ 2 0 110
Stephens, ss _ 4 0 2 2 4
Judnich, lb _ 4 0 18 1
Brown, ri - 3 0 0 3 0
Zarilla, rf-xx _ 1 0 0 3 0
Early, c - 4 0 0 5 0
Muncrief, p ..._ 4 0 0 1 0
TOTALS - 87 4 1 27 8
x—Ran for Heath in 4th.
xx—Filed out for Brown in 8th.
PHILADELPHIA AB R H 0 A
McCosky, If - 5 0 13 0
Joost, ss - 3 0 0 1 0
Valo, rf - 3 0 110
Cooper, lb - 4 0 19 0
Chapman, cf _ 4 112 0
Guerra, c - 4 0 0 8 0
Suder, 2b - 4 0 12 4
Handley, 3b_ 4 0 112
Fowler, p - 3 0 10 2
Binks, z- 1 0 0 0 0
TOTALS - 35 1 7 27 8
*—Filed out for Fowler in 8th.
LOUIS GOG Oftl mi a
PHILADELPHIA 010 m “otl
Error*—DiUinger, Handley. Runs bat
^ Coleman, Stephens 2,
Berardino. Two base hits—Slider, Leh
?tot*n SCOpeT‘ Handley, Berardino.
Stolen bases — Chapman, Valo, Joost
DiUinger. Sacrifice.-Berardino. Double
plaf-Sud- and Cooper. Left on bases
bIdlts_nffU1lr 8:i Ph‘,UdeIPhia 9' fiases on
balls off Fowler 1, Muncrief 2. Strike
outs by Fowler 8, Muncrief 5. Um
McGowan and Grieve. Time
2:12. Attendance 16,083.
N. C. ALL-STARS WIN
CHARLOTTE, Aug. 1. _(m
— Capitalizing on brillant four
hit pitching by a quartet of
youthful hurlers, the North
Carolina All-Stars took their
fourth straight triumph over
South Carolina 4-1, in the an
nual Carolines All-Star base
ball classic before 3,000 fans
here tonight.
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PITTSBURGH, 2-1
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 1—(ff)—A
double by Bill Rigney and a balk
by Mel Queen, former New York
Yankee pitcher, scored the win
ning rrn in the sixth inning to
night as the New York Giants
edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1
before 28,855 fans. Dave Koslo
went the route for the Giants, al
lowing only six hits.
NEW YORK AB R H O A
Rigney; 2b - * * ? J l
Kerr, cf - 3 0 1 f -
Kerr, ss _—- 3 0 14 2
Thomson, cf - 3 10 2 0
Mize, lb _ 2 0 15 0
Marshall, rf - 3 0 0 1 0
Cooper, c -— 4 0 19 1
Gordon, If - 3 0 0 2 0
Lohrke, 3b -— 4 0 0 0 1
Koslo. p - 4 0 0 0 2
TOTALS _30 2 5 27 7
PITTSBURGH AB R H O A
Cox, ss--- 4 0 13 1
Russell, cf - 4 0 0 3 0
Gustine, 3b - 4 0 12 0
Kiner, If _ 4 0 0 1 0
Blood worth, 2b - 3 12 2 2
Greenberg, lb - 4 0 0 7 0
Westlake, rf - 4 0 0 2 0
Howell, c - 3 0 2 7 0
Queen, p _ 1 0 0 0 3
Herman, z _ 1 0 0 0 0
Bagby, p - 0 0 0 0 1
TOTALS _ 32 1 6 27 1
z—Grounded out for Queen in 7th.
NEW YORK 000 101 000—2
PITTSBURGH 000 010 00—1
Errors—Kerr, Gustine. Runs batted in
— Mize, Cox. Two base hits—Mize,
Rigney. Sacrifices—Queen, Kerr, Gordon.
Double plays—Cox and Greenberg. Left
on bases—New York 7, Pittsburgh 5.
Bases on balls — Queen 3, Bagby 1.
Strikeouts—Queen 5, Koslo 9, Bagby 1.
Hits—off Queen 3 in 7 innings; Bagby
2 in 2 innings. Balk—Queen. Losing
pitcher—Queen. Umpires—Pinelli, Bar
lick and Gore. Time 2:12. Attendance
28,855.
SENATORS PASTE
PALE HOSE, 8 TO 1
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 — (#) -
Early Wynn limited the Chicago
White Sox to seven hits in cap
turing his 12th vietory of the sea
son, 8-1, for Washington here to
night. It marked the Senators’
first win over Chicago in seven
games here this year. ,
CHICAGO AB R H O A
Baker, 3b _ 3 0 0 0 1
Hodgin, if _ 4 0 12 0
Wright, rf _ 4 0 12 0
York, lb _ 4 0 0 12 1
Appling, M _ 3 0 13 4
Philley, cf _ 4 0 110
Michaels, 3b _ 4 0 2 2 4
Tresh, c _4 0 0 1 2
Haynes, p _ 1 0 0 0 0
Gillespie, p _ 10 0 11
Smith, p _ 0 0 0 0 1
Tucker, x _ 10 10 0
Kennedy, xx_0 10 0 0
TOTALS _ 33 1 7 24 14
x—Singled for Gillespie in 8th.
xx—Ran for Tucker in 8th.
W ASHINGTON AB R H O A
Yost, 3b _ 4 112 2
Lewis, rf _ 5 2 2 1 0
Robertson. If _ 5 113 0
Vernon, lb _ 3 1 1 11 1
Spence, cf _ 3 12 10
Priddy, 2b _ 2 10S5
Christman, ss _ 4 0 3 1 5
Evans, c _ 4 0 110
Wynn, p - 4 1111
TOTALS - 34 8 12 27 14
CHICAGO 000 000 010—1
WASHINGTON 201 310 10x-8
Errors—York, Yost. Runs batted in —
Vernon, Spence, Robertson, 2, Lewis 2.
Evans 2, Hodgin. Two base hits—Vernor,
Christman 0, Robertson, Wynn, Appling,
Hodgin. Three base hit—Lewis. Sacrifices 1
—Spence. Double plays—Priddy, Christ
man and Vernon. Michaels, Appling and
York; Priddy and Vernon. Left on bases
—Chicago 7; Washington 7. Bases on
balls—Wynn 2, Haynes 3, Gillespie 1.
Strike outs—Wynn 1, Haynes 1. Hits off—
Haynes 7 in 3 1-3; Gillespie 5 in 3 2-3;
Smith 0 in 1. Losing pitcher—Haynes’.
Umpires — Boyer, Rommel and Passa
rella. Time 2; 04. Attendance 9,775.
DETROIT DEFEATS
RED SOX, 3 TO 1
BOSTON, Aug. 1—{IP)—Freddie
Hutchinson tonight pitched and bat
ted the Detroit Tigers to a 3-1 vic
tory over the Boston Red Sox be
fore 32,286 paid fans. The loss
left the Sox 12 games in back of
the leading New York Yankees and
only a half game ahead of the
third place Tigers.
DETROIT AB R H O A
Lake, ss - 4 0 2 2 7
Cullenbine, lb _ 4 o 0 11 0
Wakefield, If _ 2 0 0 2 (1
Kell, 3b - 4 5 110
Mullin, rf - 4 5 0 0 0
Ever., e - 4 12 2 0
Mayo. 2b-4 12 3 5
Sw ft e-3 1 1 g 1
Hutchinson, p ____ 4 0 10 0
£°™;LS- 33 3 9 27 13
BOSTON AB r h o a
Mele. rf_ 3 0 2 4 0
Pesky, ss_ 4 0 0 3 3
DiMaggio, cf _1-40110
Williams, If - 2 0 0 2 0
Doen, 2b - 3 0 10 3
Jones, lb- 4 0 0 10 0
Partee, c - 4 116 1
Dente, 3b - 3 0 112
Ferriss, p - 2 0 0 0 3
Johnson, p - 1 0 0 0 0
TOTALS - 30 1 6 27 12
PETROIT 000 003 000—?
BOSTON _000 010 000—1
Errors Lake 2, Cullenbine, Pesky.
Runs batted in—Hutcb'n.nn 7 Two base
hits—Mayo. Evers, Mele. Three base
hits—Hutchinson. Stolen brse - Lake
Sacrifice—Cullenbine. Double plays —
Lake and Cullenbine, Lake, Mayo and
Cullenbine, Partee and Pesky, Doerr,
Pesky and Jones. Left on bases—Detroit
9. Boston 6. Bases on balls—off Hutchin
son 3, off Ferriss 4, off Johnson 1. Strike
outs—by Hutchinson 6 by Ferriss 2. by
Johnson 2. Hits—off Ferriss 9 in 6 2-3
innings; off Johnson 0 in 2 1-3 innings
Hit by pitcher — by Hutchinson (Wil
liams;. Losing pitcher—Ferriss. Umpires
Summers, Rue, Hurley and Paparella.
Time 2:10. Attendance 32,286.
CHOOSES JAMAICA
NEW YORK, Aug. 1. — (JP)~ Herb
McKenley, University of Illinois
sprinter, will represent his native
Jamaica in the 1948 Ollympic
games in London, AAU secretary
Daniel J. Ferris discllosed today,
ending speculation that the dusky
speedster might run for the Unit
ed States.
They felt simultaneous jerks on
their lines. They yanked at the
same time and up came a 10-inch
bullhead, hooked on either aide of I
the head by the two boya. |
DICKSON’S HIT
WINS FOR CARDS
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 1. —VP)— Mur
ray Dickson won his owfi ball game
6 to 1 tonight over Schoolboy Howe
smashing out a fifth-inning single
that scored the deciding run for
the St. Louis Cardinals over the
Philadelphia Phillies, but Whitey
Kurowski made it a one-sided af
fair with four runs driven in on
two homers.
PHILADELPHIA AB R H O A
Newsome, ss - 4 0 0 2 2
Walker, cf _ 4 1110
Ennis, if _ 4 0 13 0
Wyrostek, rf - 4 0 12 0
Lakeman, c _ 4 0 0 1 0
Schultz, lb _ 3 0 19 2
Hendley, 3b_ S 0 0 0 5
Verban, 2b _ 3 0 0 6 6
Rowe, p ______ 3 0 10 0
TOTALS _ 32 1 5 24 15
$T. LOUIS AB R H O A
Schoendienst, 2b _ 4 0 0 2 0
Dusak, cf - 4 12 4 0
Musial, lb - 3 0 2 4 0
Slaughter, If _ 9 0 0 2 0
Northey, rf _ 4 0 0 2 0
Diering rf _ 0 10 0 0
Kurowski, 3b _ 3 3 3 3 0
Marion, ss_-_ 3 0 14 3
Wilber, c _ 4 116 0
Dickson, p _ 3 0. 1 0 1
TOTALS _ 30 6 10 27 4
PHILADELPHIA 100 000 000—1
ST. LCUIS 010 020 03x—6
Error—Schoendienst. Runs batted in—
Kurowski 4, Dickson, Schoendienst.
Home runs—Kurowski 2 Stolen bases—
Walker Ennis. Sacrifices — Marion,
Slaughter, Musial. Double plays—Verban,
Newsome and Schultz. Left on bases —
Philadelphia 4, St. Louis 5. Bases on
balls—Rowe 2. Strikeouts — Rowe 1.
Dickson 5. Umpires—Conlan, Goetz and
Reardon. Time 1:38.
COAS' LINE WINS
IN CLASS A LOOP
The Atlantic Coast Line softball
team strengthened their first place
lead in the class A league by whip
ping the Brotherhood of Railway
Clerks, 9-3, in the first game of
a doubleheader. Alpha Omega beat
Spofford Mills in eight innings, 8-7,
in the second encounter.
In the first game Bob Poovey
went the distance for the Coast
Line, scattering seven hits for his
first triumph of the second half.
E. T. Auld was the only thorn in
Poovey’s side, getting three of the
hits for the losing Brotherhood
aggregation. Tinkey Rogers also
looked good at the plate for the
Clerks, slamming two for four.
Whitey Auld hurled for Brother
hood, giving up 11 hits. The ACL
got five hits and five runs off Auld
the very first inning to sew things
up. Leading batsmen of the victors
were Herman Bailey with two for
four and Carl Paige with two for
three.
The second contest Alpha Ome
ga upset the first half champion
Spofford club by tallying the win
ning run in the eighth frame when
Casteen reached first on a walk,
went to second on a passed ball,
went to third on a squeeze play,
and scored on Clyde Jo dan’s sin
gle to right field. Leading batter
of Spofford was Snag Allen with
two for three. Jimmy Casteen top
ped the Alpha Omega hitters, doub
ling In one official trip to bat.
He was walked twice and hit once
by a pitched ball.
AT RED SPRINGS
WARSAW AB R H O A E
Salyer, 2b _ 4 0 2 1 1 0
Jordan, ss _ 3 0 1110
Milner, lb _ 3 0 1 6 0 0
Scrobola, cf _ 3 0 0 3 0 0
Stephens, rf _ 3 113 0 0
Lail, If _ 1 0 0 0 0 1
Bohannon, If _— 1 0 0 0 0 0
Faircloth, If _ 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jones, c . _ 3 0 2 4 2 0
McCarty, 3b _ 3 0 0 0 0 0
Ensely, p _ 2 0 0 0 2 0
Conn, p _ 1 0 0 0 2 0
TOTALS _ 27 1 7 18 8 1
RED SPRINGS AB R H O A E
Wolfe, 3b '_ 2 0 1 0 2 0
Mangini, lb _ 3 1 1 10 0 0
Wood, 2b _ 3 1 0 0 3 0
Clayton, If _ 3 0 1 4 0 0
Parnell, rf_3 110 0 0
Brown, cf ___2 112 0 0
E. Jackson, ss _ 3 0 0 1 5 0
Hockenbury, c _ 1 0 0 2 0 0
Papa, c _ 1 0 0 2 0 0
Carter, p _ 2 0 10 10
Armbruster, z _ 1110 0 0
TOTALS _ 24 5 7 21 11 0
z—Batted for Hockenbury in 4th.
WARSAW 000 100 0—1
RED SPRINGS 000 500 x—5
Runs batted in—Jones, Armbruster 2,
Parnell Clayton, Wolfe. Two base hits—
Jones. Stolen bases—Salyer, Mangini.
Sacrifices—Lail. Double plays—Ensley,
Jones and Milner; Jordan and Milner.
Left on bases—Warsaw 6, Red Springs
?. Bases on balls—off: Ensely 1. Struck
out, by—Ensely 3, Carter 4. Hits off:
Ensley 4 in 3 2-3 innings. Conn 3 in
2 1-3. Hit by pitcher, by — Ensely
(Brown). Wild pitches—Carter. Losing
pitcher—Ensely. Umpires—Woodard and
Wilson. Time of game 1:45.
(Second Game)
WARSAW 001 000 20— 3 6 3
RED SPRINGS 070 410 00—12 13 3
Whitmire, Ensely (4) and Jones; Man
gini, Coakley (8) and Papa. Winning
pitcher—Mangini. Losing pitcher—Whit
mire.
AT LUMBERTON
SMITH FIELD AB R H O A E
Howard, ss _ 4 12 17 0
Carroll, ct - 4 0 2 1 0 0
Bernstein, rf _ 4 0 0 0 0 0
Woodard, If___ 2 0 1 2 0 0
Morris lb - 3 1 0 13 0 0
Eonta, 2b _ 4 2 2 4 4 1
Waters, 3b _ 3 1 2 0 3 0
Popelsky, c- 4 10 0 10
DiOrio, p _ 3 2 2 0 1 1
TOTALS _31 8 11 21 16 2
LUMBERTON AB R H O A E
Wood, ss _ 4 0 0 2 4 0
Marx, lb _ 3 0 0 7 0 1
Jamin, If _ 3 0 0 0 0 1
Stanley, 3b _ 2 0 10 10
Pearsall, cf _ 2 0 0 3 0 0
Cabaniss, 2b _ 3 116 4 0
Dixon, rf _ 3 110 0 0
Knisely, c _ 3 0 1 3 0 0
Van Nordheim. p_ 2 0 0 0 2 0
Brown, p _ 0 0 0 0 0 0
Payonk, z _ 1 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS _26 2 4 21 11 2
z—Hit into fielder’s choice for Brown in
7th.
SMITH FIELD 110 201 3—8
LUMBERTON 020 000 0—2
Runs batted in—Wood, Dixon, Howard
2, Eonta, Waters 3, DiOrio 2. Two base
hits—DiOrio, Howard. Home runs —
DiOrio, Howard, Eonta, Waters. Double
ley, Cabaniss and Marx. Left on bases—
plays—Cabaniss, Wood and Marx; Stan
Smithfield 7; Lumberton 6. Bases on
balls—off: DiOrio 1, Van Nordheim 5.
Struck out, by—DiOrio 1, Van Nord
heim 2, Brown 1. Hits off: Van Nord
heim 10 6 1-3 innings; Brown 1 in 2-?.
Wlid pitches—DiOrio. Passed balls —
Popelsky. Losing pitcher—Van Nord
heim. Umpires—Ruch, Davidzuk.
(Second Game)
SELMA - SMITHFIELD 104 400 00—9 13 0
LUMBERTON . 211 000 20—6 9 2
. Batteries: Brady, Mason (7), and
Popelsky; Zimajewski, Dalton (4), and
Knisely. Home runs—Jamin, j
Leafs, Robins Slaughter
Cubs, Red Sox In Upset
Upsets featured the Tobacco
State league last night as the
second place Lumberton Cubs lost
a doubleheader, 9-6 and 8-2, to
Smithfield-Selma; Sanford was
held to a split by Dunn-Erwin, los
ing the first 4-2 but winning the
second 9-3; and Red Springs dump
ed Warsaw twice, 5-1 and 12-3.
Wilmington continued its upward
climb by thumping Clinton two
games, 8-1 and 14-3.
Dunn-Erwin handed Sanford one
of its rare defeats, 4-2, in the first
game with a two-run outburst in
the eighth inning. ^Collins led off
by reaching first on the pitcher’s
error. Denning sacrificed him to
second. McQuillen popped out to
shortstop for the second out. Jack
son walked. Balia walked, loading
the sacks, and Springfellow singled
home Collins for what turned out
to be the winning run. Hayward
lined a single off pitcher Hay
ward’s glove, driving in Jackson
for the fourth and final marker of
the game.
Frank Vinajeras bested Hoyt
Clegg on the mound, allowing the
slugging Spinners only five hits,
whiffing six, and walking three
Jackson got the only extra base
hit of the contest, a home run in
the second inning with one on base.
But the Spinners came back in
the second game to batter John
Komar and Pierce for 10 hits and
nine runs in seven innings. The
league-leaders scored three times
in the first, twice in the second,
two more times in the third, and
single runs in the sixth and sev
enth.
Bob Pugh came in to hurl the
second game for Sanford, letting
the Twins down with four hits
Hank Nesselrode hit his 24th hom
er of the season in the first.
Red Springs’ climbing Robins
spotted Warsaw a 1-0 lead, and
then scored five runs m the iourtn
inning on six hits and two errors
for their 5-1 victory over the Red
Sox in the curtain raiser of a
twinbill.
Salyer and Jones slammed two
hits each to pace the Warsaw team
in batting, while no one in the
Red Springs garnered more than
one bingle. Don Carter pitched an
impressive seven-hit affair for the
Robins. He struck out three and
passed none.
Red Springs proved they are def
initely on the way up by also
smothering Warsaw in the sec
ond tilt, 12-3, behind the six-hit
twirling of Mangini and Coakley.
Larry DiOrio, a Pirate castoff,
landed himself a regular pitching
job with the Smithfield-Selma
Leafs by handcuffing the hard
hitting Lumberton Cubs on four
hits for a 8-2 win last night in the
first game of a twin-bill. DiOrio
also slammed a home run and
single in three trips to bat. Hit
ting homers for Smithfield besides
DiOrio w< re Pete Howard, his
third in three nights, Eonta, and
Waters.
Lumberton broke up DiOrio s
chances for a shutout in the sec
ond stanza by tallying two runs.
Cabaniss singled to open the in
ning. Dixon hit to the pitcher and
DiOrio threw wild into right field,
permitting Cabaniss to score.
Wood hit to the second baseman
and the keystonsr’s miscue per
mitted Dixon to counter.
Jamin tried to annex the sec
ond game for Lumberton by slap
ping a two-run homer in the first
inning, but it was in vain as the
Leafs came back for four runs in
both the third and fourth inning
for a 9-6 win. The double loss cut
the Cubs’ lead over the third place
Wilmin^'m Pirates to one full
game.
Durham Legion Takes
Series From Whiteville
BY JIGGS POWERS
DURHAM, Aug I.—Durham won
the American Legion juniors cham
pionship of eastern North Carolina
here tonight by downing a good
Whiteville team, 7-2. Dickie Weav
er, Durham righthander, pitched
his second win of the series, scat
tering eight hits.
Cal Davis pitched g'-od relief ball
for the losers, coming in the game
in the second after Rudy Williams,
Whiteville starter, had given up
four runs in the opening frame.
Davis fanned nine and Cole Jacobs,
Whiteville's all-state Legion hurl
er, took over in the eighth to set
Durham down in order.
Durham’s freest hitting inning,
the first, saw doubles by Harry
Lloyd and Rock Craig, singles by
Albert Long and Jack Stallings,
and an error by Whiteville's Eric
Clark. Two more runs were tallied
by Durham in the third on singles
by Bruce Holt and Weaver, Craig's
double, and a balk by Davis. They
collected their final run in the
seventh on three Whiteville errors.
Whiteville scored pom their runs
in the fourth as Bobby Doward and
Roan Anderson walked, advanced
on Joe Russ’ infield out, and tallied
on singles by Max and Felix Smith.
Leading the nine-hit Durham at
tack was Albert Long, third base
man, who had two for four. Smith
and Alford rang up a similar num
ber of base knocks for Whiteville.
Whiteville 000 200 00 — 2 8 4
Durham 402 000 lOx — 7 9 0
Williams, Davis (2), Jacobs «8)
and Russ; Weaver and Cannada.
Loisng pitcher—Williams.
Playboys Clip Killers
14-3 For Fourth In Row
Robert Strange’s Playboys
trampled the Carolina Killers, 14
3, in a City Junior Baseball league
game yesterday at Robert Strange
park. It was the fourth straight
victory for the Playboys against
no defeats.
David Alford pitched the win for
the Playboys, giving up only three
hits, striking out 13, and walking
two. Victor Jenrette and Julius
Parker shared the mound duties
for the losers.
Robert Willis led the Playboys’
batting attack with four for five,
two of which were doubles. Jimmy
Williams paced the Killers with
two for two.
LIGHT BREEZES
SLOW YACHTSMEN
CHARLESTON, S. C., Aug. 1. —
(fP)— Handicapped by a light south
erly breeze, more than 70 boats
competing in the Carolina Yacht
Club regatta today made poorer
time than in Thursday's opening
event but at the same time many
A*
tight finishes resulted.
In the featured National One De
sign class which is competing for
the Southeastern championship,
Bruce Prentiss slipped his Me Too
over the finish line just ahead of
Louis Dawson’s Surprise. Dawson
is defending champion. Tommy
Bennett's Command Performance
4th, J. B. Alexander’s Miss Con
duct. and Rudy Rustin’s Yemassee
finished in that order a short time
after Dawson. The third, fourth,
and fifth place boys were less than
three seconds apart.
Alexander still held the lead in
points with Prentiss and Bennett
tied for second, but several fouls
were reported and before tomor
row’s final event the overall stand
ings may be changed pending a
judge's decision.
Billy Lockwood, second Thursday
in the Class B Inland Lake scow
division with the Wing It 3rd, found
the lighter breeze to his liking and
coped first place today, well ahead
of the Easy Does It, sailed by Bob
Peets for Captain George Lock
wood. Skipper George Paul’s
Zephyr 2nd which handles better
and moves much faster in a high
wind, was third today after plac
ing first Thursday and trails Lock
wood in overall standings by a
single point.
Many of the boats sailing in the
competing classes raised spinnak
ers today in the beat towards the
finish line to overhaul and edge out
others in their same class that
were not carrying the extra can
vas.
RAMBLERS PLAY
Frank Maner’s Masonboro
Ramblers will tangle with a
Camp Lejeune nine this after
noon at 3:30 in the Ramblers’
new home at Bellamy’ field. The
Masonboro manager said that
he will probably start Hunker
Benson or W. A. (Weenie)
Brown on the mound.
Haas Rockets To Lead
At St. Paul With 135
ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 1—(yp;—
An iron game that approached per
fection rocketed Fred Hass, Jr.,
New Orleans, unattached profes
sional, to a six-under-par 66 and
a 36-hole total of 135 in the St.
Paul Open Golf tournament today.
Haas' 66 put him in the lead of
a brigade of professionals and
amateurs that made something
of a mockery of par 72 for the 6,
432 yard Keller Municipal course.
Lack of rain recently has dried
out the fairways and greens, re
sulting in plenty of roll on the
balls.
Pushing Haas for the lead were
Lew Worsham, Pittsburgh, Pa., and
Jim Ferrier of Chicago. The two
professionals, who carded 69s in
the first round, came in with 67s
today for 36 hole totals of 136. Just
one stroke behind them was Glenn
Teal, Jacksonville. Fla,, pro who
had a 69 today to go with his 68
of yesterday for 137.
Another five-under-par 67 was
turned in by John Barnum, Chicago
amateur. Barnum had a 71 yes
terday, giving him 138.
leJdtifUr!0\0f Pontiac- Mich., who
* V u J°Und of Play with
a 67, slipped to par figures of 72
today for 139.
Haas got off to a poor staxt in
on the ,-Td’ going one over pa
on the first and third holes when
has wood shots landed In bunkers
'He counted birdies on the fourth’
fifth, seventh and eighth holes to
make the turn two under regula
tion figures with a 34.
On the incoming nine, the form
er National Intercollegiate cham
pion and winner in 1943 of the
Memphis Open, dropped in oirdies
on the 12th. 13th, 17th, and 18th
holes to give him a 32, four under
par, and his 66.
The tall rangy insurance broker’s
iron game put him on most of the
greens in position to hole out with
one putt. Haas, the son of Avell
known professional in the New
Orleans area, is among the top 15
money winners in the professional
golfers’ summer tour.
As a result of the day’s scoring,
in which 17 players matched par
of 72 and 24 others bettered it, a
score -of 150 or lower was needed to
qualify for the final two rounds of
18 holes each on Saturday and
Sunday.
Fifteen amateurs and 45 profes
sionals qualified for the final
rounds.
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STANDINGS
TOBACCO STATE LEAGUE
Team Won Lost Pet. Games
Behind
Sanford _ 66 25 .725 —
Lumberton _ 53 38 .582 13
WILMINGTON_ 53 40 .570 14
Clinton __ 44 48 .478 22 1-2
Dunn-Erwin- 44 49 .473 23
Warsaw _ 42 48 .467 23 1-2
Selma-Smithfield_ 25 57 .380 31 1-2
Red Springs . _ 30 62 .326 36 1-2
Yesterday’s Results
WILMINGTON 8-14; Clinton 1-3.
Warsaw 1-3; Red Springs 5-12.
Sanford 2-9; Dunn-Erwin 4-3.
Lumberton 2-6; Selma-Sxnithfield 8-9.
Today’s Games'
Sanfoid at WILMINGTON.
Selma-Smithfield at Warsaw.
Dunn-Erwin at Lumberton.
Clinton at Red Springs.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brooklyn - 63 37 .630 —
New York _ 50 42 .543 9
St. Louis _ 52 44 .542 9
Boston _ 51 46 .526 10 1-2
Cincinnati _ 48 53 .475 15 1-2
Chicago _ 45 52 .464 16 1-2
Pittsburgh - 40 57 .412 21 1-2
Philadelphia _ 40 58 .408 22
Yesterday’s Results
Brooklyn 8; Chicago 10.
Boston 4-2; Cincinnati 2-3.
Philadelphia 1; St. Louis 6.
New York 2; Pittsburgh 1.
Today’s Games
New York at Pittsburgh—(2)—Jansen
(10-4) and Kennedy (8-7) vs Oster
mueller (8-6) and Wolff (0-2).
Brooklyn at Chicago—Taylor(9 -3) vs
Lade (8-6).
Boston at Cincinnati—Johnson (2-5)
vs Erautt (1-8).
Philadelphia at St. Louis — (night)—
Judd (1-9) vs Munger (8-3).
• AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York _ 65 33 . 663 —
Boston - 52 44 .542 12
Detroit - 50 43 .538 12 1-2
Philadelphia _ 49 49 500 16
Cleveland _ 44 45 .439 16 1-2
Washington _ 43 50 .462 19 1-2
Chicago - 42 57 .424 23 1-2
St. Louis _ 25 59 .372 28
Yesterday’s Results
Cleveland 4: New York 3.
Detroit 3; Boston 1.
St. Louis 4: Philadelphia 1.
Chicago i; Washington 8.
Today’s Games
Chicago at Washington—Gillespie (5-5)
vs Hudson (5-6).
St. Louis at Philadelphia — Kramer
(8-9) vs McCahan (2-3).
Cleveland at New York—(2)—Feller
(13-8) and Gettel (4-5) vs Newsom (8-6)
and Raschi (4-0).
Detroit at Boston —(night)— Trucks
(7-6) vs Hughson (8-9).
AT DUNN
SANFORD AB R H O A E
Guinn, 2b _ 4 0 0 2 1 0
Nessing, 3b _m_ 4 0 0 1 4 1
Wilson, of _ 4 12 10 0
Nesselrode, rf _ 4 0 1 2 0 0
Hedrick, c _r_ 4 1 0 4 0 0
Shoffner, lb _ 4 0 2 12 0 0
Holliday, If _ 10 0 10 0
Keane, ss _ 2 0 0 1 3 0
Clegg, p - 3 0 0 0 4 1
TOTALS _ 30 2 5 24 12 2
DUNN-ERWIN AB R H O A E
Miller, 3b _ 4 0 112 0
Collins, ss _ 4 112 11
Denning, If - 3 0 1 0 0 0
McQuillen, cf _ 3 1 0 4 0 0
Jackson, rf _ 12 12 0 0
Balia, 2b . - 2 0 0 3 5 0
Springfellow, lb_3 0 18 10
Hayward, c _ 4 0 1 7 2 0
Vinajeras. p _ 4 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS - 28 4 6 27 12 1
SANFORD 010 000 100—2
DUNN-ERWIN 000 002 02x—4
Runs batted in—Shoffner 2, Jackson
2, Springfellow. Hayward. Home runs—
Jackson. Sacrifices — Balia, Denning.
Double plays—Miller, Balia and Spring
Vinajeras 3. Struck out, by—Clegg 4,
fellow. Left on bases—Sanford 4. Dunn
Erwin 8. Bases on balls—off: Clegg 6,
Vinajeras 6. Umpires—Baker and Mont
rose. Time of game 2:20.
(Second Game)
__ R H E
SANFORD 322 001 1—9 10 2
DUNN-ERWIN 000 120 0—3 4 6
Batte-ies: Pugh and Hedrick: Komar,
Pierce (4>. and Hayward. Losing pitch
°r--Komar Home runs—Nesselrode.
Benton Homers Twice
In 8-1, 14-3 KUU^
Lamb, Townsend Chalk Victories In Fm
Pirates Meet Sanford Spinners
In Stadium Tonight
CLINTON, Aug. 1—Wilmington’s rejuvenated p
took a sweep of a three-game,.series and their fifth v;. ■
in a row here tonight, smashing the Clinton Blues in?'5
ends of a doubleheader, 8-1 and 14-3. Roy Lamb and p!
Townsend chalked up wins for the Pirates. Townse d
the Blues to two hits in the nightcap. "1 a ^
The Pirates will carry the battle
to Sanford’s pace-setters in Legion
stadium at Wilmington tomorrow
night, with Lefty Louis Cheshire
slated to pitch.
With Billy Benton smashing out
two home runs and Bob Steckel
and Hargrove Davis hit one apiece
in the two encounters, Corsair Pow
er, long dormant the rest of the
season, suddenly made itself felt
with a vengance.
Benton smacked his second hom
er in the fifth inning of the second
game with the sacks loaded down.
Homers by Benton a--d Steckel
helped to sew up the first game
in a four-run fourth inning. Ben
ton first up, drove one over the
right field wall. Davis singled to
left center, and he took second on
a passed ball. Harry Bridges dou
bled Davis home, and then Steckel
hit his second homer of the season
over the 385-foot left field fence.
Benton’s four-master was his sixth
of the year.
Johnny Muscovitch roamed the
center field pastures in the first
game. He doubled once in four
times at bat, and scored after his
two-bagger in the seventh on Bill
Alsnauer’s fly after moving to
third on an infield out.
Davis’ clout, with Benton com
ing ahead of him, came in the
sixth. Benton had previously dou
bled home Roy Lamb, who had
reached first on an error.
During the initial contest, which
went the full nine innings, Lamb
fanned five and walked an equal
number for his 11th wi of the year.
Ed Kukulka, Clinton third base
man, was toughest cn Lamb. His
two of the Blues’ seven hits were
a double and a triple.
The Bucs nicked loser Billy Ed
wards for 10 hits, seven of which
were for extra bases. Davis, with
a double, a single and a homer,
and Benton with a homer and a
double, were the only Pirates get
ting more than one hit.
Chinton’s only tally came in the
last of the fourth when firstba'se
man O’Shields singled home
Marsh, who had reached first on
Musumeci’s error and taken sec
ond on an infield out.
Bouncing Severn Wright out of
the game in the second inning of
the nightcap, the Bucs lashed out
with 12 hits to cop their fifth
straight. They scored three runs
in the first on a walk to Musumeci,
a single by Benton, Davis’ double
that scored the pair, and a single
by Bridges to tally Davis.
The other big Pirate frame was
the fifth, when Benton socked his
second circuit clout with Town
send, Musumeci, ana em.
disky abase. ‘s au
(First Gamri
WILMINGTON VB
Musumeci, ss _ 4 * " 0 (
Hardisky, 2b_ n ! 5 1
Benton, 1£ _' . “ ’ 2 I
Davis, rf _ 4 , 1 6 i
Bridges, lb _II 4 j • • I
Muscovitch, c£ _ 4 , ! 1
Steckel 3b _I = , * 2 t
Alsnauer, c_ ’ 4 i ‘ 3 1
Lamb, p..II 4 “ J > i
TOTALS _
CLINTON ABRai15
McLain, r£... 5 , H°i
Evans, ss - 4 5 1
Marsh, cf _ . 11 I
Kukulka, 3b ..II I „ , J *
O’Shields, lb .._ 4 0 i !
Cieslinski, 2b.. 4 0 1*'
Sanders, c - 3 0 0 ■ !
Edwards, p - 2 0 1
Haynes, z - 1 „ „ J j
TOTALS -29
z Flicd out for Edwards in 9th '
WILMINGTON or'o~T^
CLINTQN_ MO » l
Runs batted in - pTT
Steckel 2, O'Shields, Davi.- 2,'AIe”*
Hardisky. Two base hits-Kuk ■
ton, Muscovitch. Bridges. Davs r
base hits—Kukuika. Home runs—Bo
Steckel, Davis. Stolen bases-X?
Double plays—Musumcci. Hardte*
Bridges: Kukuika (unassisted'. Le'‘
bases—Wilmington 3, Clinton 9. ‘j
on balls—off: Edwards 1. Lamb 5. s
out, by—Edwards 7, Lamb 3. Wild*'
—Lamb. Passed balls—Sanders, i..
—Reveille, Chandler. Time oi
2:10.
Second Game
WILMINGTON ABFH0(
Musumeci, ss _._ 3 2 1 ; <
Hardisky, 2b _ 3 1 0 • I
Benton, If ____ 2 3 2 i •
Davis, rf - 5 2 3 11
Bridges, lb___ 3 1 2 ;■
Muscovitch. cf _ 4 o i ; -
Steckel, 3b _ 5 2 2 0 i
Staton, c_3 3 1 j |
Townsend, p _ 2 0 0 i
TOTALS _32 14 1211'
CLINTON ABRHO
McLain, rf ____ 2 IOC
Evans, ss-p _ 3 0 0 11
Marsh, cf _ 3 0 0 1
Kukuika* 3b _ 1 1 0 1:
Vorrell. li_ 3 0 1!
O’Shields, lb _ 3 0 1 :
Cieslinski, 2b _ 3 0 0 )
Ward, c _„_ 2 0 0 ’
Wright, p _ 0 0 0 t
Hrynes, p ss _ 2 10 1
TOTALS _ 22 3 Jill:
WILMINGTON 303 04! lj
CLINTON 003 000
Runs batted in — Davis. Bridgqj
Steckel 2, Musumeci 2, Hardisky, Mi
Vorrell 2. Benton 4. Two base hits—Di
Steckel. Three base hits—Vorrell, ft
Home runs—Benton. Sacrifices-!:
send. Left on bases—Wilmingtor
Clinton 4. Bases on balls—off: Wr
5. Haynes 2. Evans, Townsend 6. St
out. by Wright 5, Evans 1, Torj
3. Hits off: Wright 3 in 1 1-3 irr
Haynes 3 in 2 1-?; Evans 3 in 1
Hit by pitcher, by—Wright 'Tow:*
Haynes (Staton, Bentor' Wild pi*~
Wright 3. Townsend. Balk -
Losing pitcher— Wright. Umpires--'
ler and Reveille. Time of game i!*j
• «
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