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Sox, Pirates Divide,
Edens Winning 13th
Buc, Take First, 5-4;
Faircloth Wins 6 To 2
In Nightcap
n spite a lack of power at the
• p and some plain and fancy
h’aV-bobbling, the Pirates managed
Pn ■ a doubleheader with the
^„r,a*-v Red Sox 8t Legion sta
last night. Johnny Edens
h;s 13th victory of the year
"'V.,e first game, with Wilmington
;V'‘ advantage of occasional
18'dness by youthful Warsaw hurl
-price to eke out a 5-4 win. Bob
'• Henson didn’t settle down in
. ,econd game until he had al
ready lost it, the . Sox taking a 6-2
ivin.
Cv faircloth held the Pirates to
’ hits jn the nine-inning night
*fll and the Bucs didn’t cross the
c8p’ u:1til the seventh inning. They
tad only gotten five hits in the
eMr, three of their five runs
opf - accounted for by two walks
.ud « hit batter.
prjC, walked Fseddy Musunteci
d Eddie Hardisky in the initial
Jrim, 0f the first contest, and
g, - Benton beat out an infield
..“'to fill the base*. Musumeci
jeored on Harry Bridge*’ long fly
>f;, and Johnny Muscovitch
d.0ve in Hardisky with a *ingle.
Bento-, scored on an infield out
by Bob Steckel.
Warsaw got one run back in
fourth, but Johnny Muscovitch*
leading off the Pirate half of the
iarr.e inning, was hit by Price, ad
vanced to second on a sacrifice by
Steckel, and scored on Johnny
Edens’ single to left.
The Sox knotted the score in the
fifth on two hits, two walks, and
an error by Bobby Lablanc at
third. Steckel played in right
field to sub for Hargrove Davis,
who is expected to return to the
lineup within the next day or two.
Hardisky tallied the winning run
in the fifth when he reached first
on an error by Ed McArty and
was sent scampering home on
Bridges’ doubie down the first
base line..
The second game proved ex
iremely uncomfortable for Pirate
fa: 5 and for newly-acquired hurlr.r
Bob Stephenson. He wai rapped
for eight hits and four runs in
:r.e first three innings, and since
Pirates refused to hit, the
_ re was lost to begin with.
,'arsaw committed a coupie of
errors in the seventh inning to let
the Bucs tally once. . In the next
inning, Wilmington tallied once
more when Musumeci w-a* safe on
in error, went to second after-a
Ily. • and scored on a single by
Bridges. Johnny Muscovite!
touched Faircloth for his third hi'
of the game and fourth of the
night, both he and Bridge* died
or base when Steckel grounded
. out.
The Sox belted Stephenson for
a couple of more run: in the first
of the ninth, and a little pinch
hitting 'activity in the last half of
the frame produced a slight threat
but no runs.
Tonight, the Bucs will travel to
Red Springs. Emory Hewlett is
slated to pitch.
(First Guns)
WARSAW AB R H O A E
Salyer, 2b '- 3 0 0 4 10
Jordan ss_4 110 10
Milner, lb _ 4 12 4 10
Scrobola, cf_ 4 0 0 1 0 0
Stephens, rf _ 4 112 0 0
Jones, c -_-2 12 2 11
Wiimer, If _ 1 0 0 0 0 0
Lail, lf-c - 4 0 2 4 0 0
McCarty, 3b _ 3 0 1 r 1 1
Whitmire, x_ 0 0 0 0 0 0
Price, p - 2 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS _ 31 4 9 18 6 2
x—Walked for McCarty in 7th.
WILMINGTON AB R H O A E
Musumeci, ss_2 10 2 10
Hardisky, 2b _ 3 2 0 2 0 1
Benton, If _:_ 3 1110 0
Bridges, lb _ 3 0 1 3 0 0
Muscovitch, cf _ 1110 0 0
Steckei, rf _ 2 0 0 2 0 1
LaBlanc, 3 b_ 2 0 0 1 2 1
Staton, c _ 2 0 0 9 1 0
Edens, p - 3 0 2 0 1 0
TOTALS _21 S 5 21 ' 5 3
WARSAW 000 130 6—4
WILMINGTON 300 100 x—5
Runs batted in—Bridges 2,* Musco
vitch, Steckel, McCarty 4, Edens,
Stephens, Lail 2. Two base hits—Jones,
Bridges. Stolen bases—Musumeci. Sacri
fices—Steckel, Benton. Left on bases —
Warsaw 11;’Wilmington 7. Bases on balls
— off: Price 6, Edens 5. Struck out, by
— Price 3, Edens 7. Hit by pitcher, oy—
Price, (Muscovitch). Wild pitches —
Price. Winning pitcher—Edens. Losing
pitcher — Price. Umpires — Chandler,
Mitchell. Time of game 1:16.
(Second Game)
WARSAW 112 000 002—6 12 3
WILMINGTON 000 000 110—2 7 4
Faircloth and Jones; Stephenson and
Alsnauer.
RED SOX BLANK
SENATORS, 1-0
BOSTON, Aug. 11. —m— Three
singles, two of them scratchy af
fairs, kept I^efty Earl Johnson
from a no-hitter tonight as he hurl
ed the Boston Red Sox to a 1-0
decision over the Washington Sen
ators, thankp to a third inning
homerun by Sam Mele.
WASHINGTON AB R H O A
Yost, 3b _ 4 0 0 4 3
Lewis, rf_;_ 3 0 0 1 0
McBride, If _ 4 0 110
Vernon, lb _ 3.0 0 3 0
Spence, cf _ 3 0 0 6 0
Christman, ss _ 3 0 0 1 1
Priddy, 2b _ 3 0 0 3 0
Evans, c -__ 3 0 14 2
Heafner. p _: 2 0 110
TOTALS_ 28 0 3 24 5
BOSTON AB R H O A
Mele, rf _ 4 13 3 0
Pesky, ss _ 3 0 0 3 4
DiMaggio, cf _ 4 0 2 2 0
Williams, If _ 4 0 2 1 0
Doerr, 2b _ 3 0 118
Jones, lb _- 4 0 0 15 0
Tebbetts. c _*_ 3 0 2 2 0
Dente, 3b _ 2 0 0 0 2
Johnson, p _ 4 0 0 0 3
TOTALS _— __ 31 1 10 27 17
WASHINGTON 000 000 000—0
BOSTON 001 000 OOx—1
Errors—McBride, Doerr. Runs batted
in—Mele Two base hit—Williams. Home
run—Mele. Sacrifice — Pesky. Double
plays—Johnson to Pesky to Jones 2,
Pesky to Doerr to Jones. Left on bases
—Washington 4: Boston 11. Bases on
balls—*off Heafner 4. off Johnson 3.
Strikeouts—by Heafner 4. ‘by Johnson
2. .Umpires—Hurley. Summers. Paparella
and Rue. Time 1:44. Attendance ^24.043.
Kannapolis, Louisville,
Memphis, Alexandria Meet
KANNAPOLIS Aug. 11. —(IF)—
S.ate American "Legion Junior base
1 .11 champions from North Caro
i"Virginia, Kentucky and Ten
ree open play here Wednesday
: Pie.region 4 eliminations, with
x rings for the opening g.mes to
be drawn at a banquet tomorrow
evening.
Entered are three repeaters from
last year’s regulars — Kannapolis,
Louisville, Kv., and Memphis,
Term.. Alexandria, Va., is the new
comer.
Loss of two games wall eliminate
a team. The winner will emerge
Saturday and go on to the section
al tournament beginning August
20 at Sumter, S. C. The national
finals will be held at Los Angeles.
Afternoon and night games are
scheduled for Wednesday and
Thursday. Night games only are
bookea for Friday and Saturday
unless a seventh contest is found
necessary. In that dase an after
noon or morning game w’ill be
scheduled Friday or Saturday.
Approximately 7.000 permanent
3rd temporary seats are available
31 'he Kannapolis ball park. Home
own crowds averaged 4,000 for the
finais in the North Carolina rac?
"nen Kannapolis beat Durham.
Charlie Horne and Bob Burnette
°f Charlotte and J. Ridenhour of
Cooleemde have been named of
ficial umpires for the series. Ken
Alexander is the official scorer.
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ROOKIE HUMBLES
BOMBERS, 3 TO 2
NEW YORK, Aug. 11. — (IP)—
Young Bill McCahari scored his
fifth win and his second in a row
over the New York Yankees.by
pitching the Philadelphia Athlet
ics to a 3-2 triumph over the
American league pace-setters to
night.
PHILADELPHIA AB R H O A
McCosky, If - 5 0 4 4 0
Joost, ss _ 3 0 0 3 1
Binks, rf _- 5 0 0 2 0
Fain, lb - 3 1. 2 10 1
Chapman, cf- 4 114 0
Rosar, c - 4 1 2 1 0,
Suder, 2b _ 4 0 12 5
Majeski, 3b —-- 4 0 1 0 6
McCahan, P —- 4 0 0 1 2
TOTALS_—-3* 3 1L2I 13
NEW YORK AB R H O A
Stirnweiss, 2b-4 0 1 3 1
Rizzuto, ss - 4 0 0 5 4
Berra, rf - 4 0 0 1 0
DiMaggio, cf - 4 0 1 1 0
McQuinn, lb - 3 1 1 I ,
W. Johnson, 3b - 2 0 10 1
Lindell, If-,- 4 0 1 5 0
Robinson, c - 4 0 14 0
Frey, zz _ 0 0 0 0 0
Newsom, p--——— 10 0 11
Brown, z -— —— 1110 0
Bevens, p- 1 0 0 0 1
Clark, zzz _ 1 0 0 0 0
TOTALS _S3 2 7 27 8
z—Singled for Newsom in 5th.
zz—Ran for Robinson in 9th.
zzz—Flied out for Bevens in 9th.
PHILADELPHIA 010 200 000—3
NEW YORK 000 011 000—2
Errors—None. Runs hatted in—Chap
man, Suder 2, Berra. Lindell. Two base
hits—McCosky. Thre 5 base hits — Di
Maggio, Suder Home run — Chapman.
Sacrifice—Joost. Double plays—Rizzuto
I unassisted!; Majeski, Suder and Fain.
Left on bases—Philadelphia 9. New York
9. Bases on balls—McCahan 5, Bevens
2. Strike outs—Newsom 1, McCahan 1.
Hits off—Newsom 8 in 5 innings: Bevens
3 in 4 innings. Losing pitcher—Newsom.
Umpires—Berry, Weafer and Hubbard.
Time 1:58. Attendance 42.216 paid.
IlfWINO COIPOMTION, DO»T WAY**, INDIANA
LOOKING QUITE CONTENTED after consuming nearly half of their catch, the above fishermen
display aronnd 40 bluefish, averaging two pounds apiece, that they caught off Frying Pan Shoals near
Sonthport. In the picture are (left to right) Dennis Blake, Hugh Rasberry, Jr., H. J. Rasberry, Sr.,
Farmville, N. C.; Jimmy Coley, Jr., and K. Derrow, Pittsburgh, Pa. Others in the party but not
shown in the picture were Bill Rasberry and J. M. Holt.
Kell, Boudreau, Walker Setting
Pace For Major League Batters
NEW YORK, Aug. 11—W—While
New York’s Johnny Mize captures
headline attention with his drama
tic surge toward Babe Ruth’s
home run record, the Phillies’
Harry Walker continues to set a
steady pace toward the National
League batting crown.
Walker, shortening up a little on
his bat, ' doesn’t concentrate on
distance in the Mize manner but
included in his 129 hits are 12
triples, topping both major lea
gues. At .344 Walker enjoys a 19
point edge on runner-up Walker
Cooper of the Giants.
Although he dropped three points
during the week, according to
averages including Sunday’s
games, Walker lost only one
point of his lead to the Giants’
catcher who also fell off a bit to
■325
Cincinnati s Augie Galan drop
ped nine points but still holds
third at .317, three points better
than Frank Gustine of Pittsburgh
at .314. Phil Cavarretta of Chicago
is fifth at .309 followed by Dixie
Walker of Brooklyn and Andy
Pafko of Chicago, tied at .307.
Mize and Boston’s Johnny Hopp
are all even at .306 with Boston’s
Timmy Holmes rounding out the
top 10 with a .304 mark.
Mize had a big week, clouting
four homers to make it 36 for the
year, exactly even with the Babe
for the same date in 1927 but
actually seven games ahead. The
Giants have played only 102 games
as compared to 109 by the ’27
Yanks.
In addition to the home run
leadership, Mize is tops with 95
runs batted in and 100 runs scor
ed. Other departmental leaders
are Frank Baumboltz of Cincin
nati in total hits, 137, and doubles,
25, and Jackie Robinson of Brook
lyn in solen bases, 16
Although Ewell Blackwell of
Cincinnati has lost his last three
starts after winning 16 in a row,
he still tops the pitchers with an
18-5 won and lost mark. He drop
ped his only start of the week, 2-1,
in 11 innings at Chicago. However,
the lean righthander’s total of 144
strikeouts is by far the best.
BROWNIES HALVE
PAIR WITH HOSE
CHICAGO, Aug. 11. —UP)— The
cellar dwelling St. Louis Browns
split a double header with the Chi
cago White Sox today, losing the
first game, 5 to 2, and winning the
second, 8 to 4, behind Cliff Fan
nin’s six-hit pitching for his third
victory over the Sox and his fourth
of the season.
The Browns belted four Sox
hurlers in the nightcap before 9,
352 persons.
.Toe Haynes was the winning
pitcher in the opener. He worked
seven innings to gain his No. 2 vic
tory before young Pete Gebgian
finished.
(First Game)
ST. LOUIS AB R H O A
Dillinger, 3b _ 4 0 2 3 5
Coleman, rf _ 4 0 0 2 0
Lehner, (£ 3 0 0 1 0
Heath. If _ 4 0 0 2 0
Stephens, ss _ 4 0 2 3 2
Judnich, lb _ 3 >1 1 10 1
Thompson, 2b _ 4 0 12 5
Early, c _ 2 0 0 0 1
Moss, c __ 10 0 12
Kinder, p _ 2 0 0 0 0
W. Brown, p _ 0 0 0 0 0
Schultz, x _ 1110 0
Muncrief, p ___ 0 0 0 0 0
<9 ___ _
TOTALS __ 32 2 7 24 16
x—Homered for W. Brown in 8th.
CHICAGO AB R H O A
Kolloway. 2b _ 4 0 3 5 3
Hodgin, If _ 6 113 0
Wright, rf _ 4 112 0
York, lb _ 4 115 0
Philley, cf _ 3 12 5 0
Appling, be _ 3 0 3 3 2
Michaels. 3b _ 4 0 2 1 0
Tresh, c _ 3 0 13ft
Haynes, p - 3 0 2 0 2
Baker, z _ 0 10 0 0
Gebrian p - 1 0 0 0 0
TOTALS _._3*4 5 16 27 7
z— Pan for Haynes in 7th.
ST. LOUIS 000 000 011—2
CHICAGO_ 000 100 403^-5
Error — Lehner. Run* batted in —
Michaels, Wright, York 3. Schultz,
Judnich. Two base hits — Philley 2,
Appling. Home runs — York, Schultz,
Judnich. Stolen baae — Thompson.
Sacrifice — Kolloway. Double plays —
Thompson, Stephens and Judnich (2);
Kolloway and York (2); Dillinger,
Thompson and Judnich. Left on bases
—St. Louis 5; Chicago 9. Bases on
balls—Haynes 2, Kinder 3. Strikeouts—
Haynes 3, Kinder 1. Hits—off Kinder
13 in 6 1-3 innings; W. Brown 1 in
2-3; Muncrief 2 in 1; Haynes 5 in 7;
Gebrian 2 in 2. Winning pitcher —
Haynes. Losing pitcher—Kinder. Um
pires — Grieve, McKinley, Jones and
McGowan. Time 1:59.
(Second Game)
R H E
ST. LOUIS 012 003 200—3 1 4 0
CHICAGO 000 000 211—4 6 1
Batteries: Fannin, Potter i8>, and
Moss; Lee. Harrist (6», Gillespie (7).
Maltzberger <9>, and Dickey. Winning
pitcher — Fannin. Losing pitcher — Lee.
Home run*—Moss, York.
Dial 2-3311 For Newspaper Service.
GIANTS SMOTHER
PHILLIES, 3-0
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 11.
— Dave Koslo hurled five-hit shut
out ball tonight as the New York
Giants bunched four of their ten
blows for all of their runs in the
first inning to defeat the Philadel
phia Phillies 3 to 0 before 13,276.
NEW YORK AB R H O A
Rigney, 2b _ 5 12 3 4
Kerr, ss _ 4 12 13
Thomson, cf___ 4 0 2 4 0
Mize, lb _ 3 118 0
Cooper, c _- 4 0 0 6 0
Marshall, rf _«_ 4 0 12 0
Gordon, If _1_ 2 0 0 1 0
Gearhart, if _ 2 0 0 2 0
Lohrke, 3b _ 4 0 10 2
Koslo. p _ 3 0 10 0
TOTALS _<__ 35 3 10 27 9
PHILADELPHIA AB R H O A
Walker, ef _ 4 0 14 1
Verban 2b_ 4 0 2 1 2
Ennis, If _ 4 0 0 3 0
Adams, rf _ 3 0 110
Seminick, c _ 4 0 15 0
Tabor, 3b _ 3 0 0 1 2
Schultz, lb _ 3 0 0 8 2
Newsome, ss _- 3 0 0 1 3
Judd, p _- 2 0 0 3 3
Rowe, z - 1 0 0 0 0
Jurisich, p _ 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS _ 31 0 5 27 13
z—Struck out for Judd in 8th.
NEW YORK 300 000 000—3
PHILADELPHIA 000 000 000—0
Error—Walker. Runs batted in—Mize
2, Marshall 1. Two base hit — Mize.
Stolen base—Lohrke. Double plays —
Newsome, Verban and Schultz: Lohrke
Rigney and Mize. Left on bases—New
York 7; Philadelpnia 6. Bases on balls—
off Koslo 2, Judd 1. Jurisich 1. Strike
outs—by Judd 4. Koslo 6. Hits — off
Judd 9 in 8 innings; Jurisich 1 in 1. ;
Losing pitcher—Judd. Time 2:05. Um- 1
pires—Jorda and Boggess.
CHICAGO, Aug. 11—(JP)—Lou
Boudreau, Cleveland shortstop,
climbed back to the top rung ot
the American League batting line
up, in the last week, but found
George Kell, Detroit third base
man still there to share it with
him.
Both leading batters had a .340
average including games of Sun
day. It was an increase o£ five
points for Kell, who replaced
Boudreau as top hitter a week ago,
and six points for Lou.
Next in line were Joe Dimaggio,
New York, .326; Luke Appling,
Chicago, .322; Ted Williams, Bos
ton, .316; Dale Mitchell, Cleve
land, and Barney McCosky, Phila
delphia, .315; Johnny-Pesky, Bos
ton, .312, and George McQuinn,
New York and Taft Wright, Chica
go, .303.
Pesky again led in hits, with
134, a gain of 10 over last week.
His teammate, Williams, led in
three categories; runs 86, runs bat
ted in 75, and home runs 25.
Boudreau had the most doubles,
32, and James Vernon, .Washington
infielder, led in triples with 10. ,
Bob Dillinger of St. Louis was
tops among base stealers with 26.
Victor Raschi, the New York
Yankee’s right hander remained
leading pitcher with five wins and
no defeats, the same tally as last
week.
Bob Feller of Cleveland boosted
his strikeout total by eight during
the week to give him 147 this
season and continue him in first
place in that department.
Aerial Offensive Will
Feature Wilson Attack
By GENE WARREN
Star Sports Writer
' We'll concentrate on passing
and the old razzle-dazzle stuff
this season,’’ said Coach Hank
Madden of the defending State
champion Wilson Cyclones last
night in a telephone conversa
tion with the Morning Star. ■
“Take a look at our line and
you’ll see why. Both first
string ends, Bull Newsome
(190) and Spurgeon Speight
(175) are back, but there you
can stop. Both tackles and
both guards graduated', and
our All-State center, Jimmy
Zrakas, is being taught the
tricks of fullback. Therefore,
we must find some one to fill
up the center of the line and,
with only sophomores and
frashmen having enough
weight, you see what we are
up against this season.
“Dicky Davis, our fine pass
er, is back and with his toss
ing and Speight and Newsome
on the flanks, Wilson should
create a few headaches. Zrak
as, who tips the scales at 165,
may fill in nicely for graduate
. Dick Hackney at full. Billy
Gardner (155) and Ham Crow
der (145) are the left and right
halfbacks of this year’s out
fit. Crowder played almost
half of each game last sea
son and it will be he and Zrak
as who will do most of the run
ning for the Cyclones. Gard
ner is only a freshman, but
shows possibilities.
“Bucky Draughn, our second
string guard in ’46, will take
over Zrakas’ old pivot slot
this campaign. Jimmy Davis
(170), Malphus Bradbury (165),
and Dick Gillett (160), no re
lation to the great Jack, will
hold up the remainder of the
front wall along with a couple
of 200 pound junior varsity
boys.’’
Wilson, Madden disclosed,
has only one pre-conference
game and it is with Central
High of Charlotte September
13.
Madden explained that Wil
son High’s football practice be
gan yesterday with only 13
boys turning opt. Most of the
recruits are working in the to
bacco fields and will not get
into grid garb until next week.
Coach Madden sounded very
discouraged last night, but Wil
mington fans remember the
same chatter last year when
Wilson captured the North
Carolina Class AA Conference
crown and whipped Wilming
ton by a one touchdown mar
gin. One of the TD’s came on a
sleep end play. The other was
a pass by Dickey Davis to one
of his backs and a lateral off
to Bull Newsome, who scamp
ered the field for the decisive
score. So watch Wilson’s team.
It is the darkhorse of th# MS>
ferenc^.
YMCA SWIMMERS
INVADE WILSON
Seven members of the YMCA
swimming team will enter the
swimming meet to be held in Wil
son at the annual Tobacco Festi
val, Wednesday morning, it was
announced yesterday by Adam
Smith, YMCA physical director.
The team will leave this city
Tuesday afternooh and will com
pete in three meets with competi
tors from North Carolina and any
other interested participants from
the United States.
The event is sponsored by the
Wilson Rotary club and is separat
ed into divisions: first; boys and
girls between the ages of 14 to
17; and second, boys and girls be
tween the ages of 17 and over.
Members making the trip are:
David Padrick, Herbert Cavanaugh,
Bobby Clark. Don Bennett. Tom
(jovington, James Forrester, and
Richard McDowell.
AT CLINTON
SELMA-SMITHFIELD AB R H O A E
H own'd, 5S - 3 0 0 2 4 0
Carro]]. cf - 4 112 0 0
Bernstein, 3b - 4 0 0 0 3 0
Eonta, 2b _ 3 2 0 4 4 0
PiOrio, If-- 4 1 2 3 0 0
Oehler, lb - 4 113 11
Eames, c :- 5 2 2 5 1 0
DePriest, rf - 5 1 2 2 0 0
Mason, p ,- 5 0 4 1 0 0
TOTALS —1-39 8 12 27 14 1
CLINTON AB R H O A E
Latta. ss - 4 J 1 J ® ]
Cieslinski. 2b - 4 1 ® * 4 J
Marsh, cf - 4 0 2 2 0 1
Kukulka, 3b -. 4 0 1 0 4 U
Bolton, c - 1 0 1 3 0 0
Ward, c____ 3 0 17 10
O'Shields, lb - 3 1 0 10 0 (1
McLain, If - 4 0 3 0 0
Haynes, rf _ 3 0 0 0 0 0
Kaires, p _ 4 0 1 0 0 J
TOTALS _ 34 3 7 27 12 4
SELMA-SMITHFIELD 032 000 300—8
CLINTON 200 001 000—3
Runs batted in — Marsh, O’Shields.
Eames 2. DePriest 2. Oehler 2, Howard.
Two base hits—DiOrio, Kaires. Three
base hits — Eames. Stolen bases —
O’Shields, Howard. Double plays —
O'Shields (unassisted*. Left on bases—
Clinton 9: Selma-Smithfield 10. Bases on
balls—Kaires 4, Mason 5. Struck out by
—Mason 5, Kaires 9. Hit by pitcher, by
—Kaires (Eonta). Umpires—Davidzuk
and Baker Time of game 2:32.
CARDINALS FLATTEN
CHICAGO CUBS, 3-1
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 11. — <JP)— The
on-rushing St. Louis Cardinals
gained another half-game on the
idle Brooklyn Dodgers tonight when
they downed the hapless Chicago
Cubs. 3 to 1, on the strength of
Harry Brecheen’s steady pitching,
Andy Pafko's eighth inning home
run saved the Cubs a shutout.
CHICAGO 000 000 010—1 7 «
ST. LOUIS 200 OlO OOx—3 9 1
Batteries: Borowy, Chipman (3i,
Passeau 17>. and McCullough; Brecheen
and Gargiola, Rice. Losing pitcher
Borowy. Home runs—Pafko.
OPTICIANS EDGE
OUT RAIL CLERKS
City Optical’s Class A leading
softball team eked out a close 8-7
nine-inning victory over the Broth
erhood of Railway Clerks last
night at Robert Strange park in
the curtain raiser of a double
header. The Atlantic Coast Line
romped over the slump-ridden
Spofford Mills aggregation, 16-10,
in the second affair.
The opener saw a topsy-turvy
affair with both clubs exhibiting
a lot of hitting power. City Opti
cal won in the ninth when Williams
singled, Benson hit to left field and
left fielder Auild dropped the ball,
Williams going to third, and Heath
getting on base on the first base
man’s error, permitting Williams
to counter the winning run.
Leading hitters in this debacle
were Murray of Brotherhood with
three for three and Heath of City
Optical with three for five. Rowan
pitched for Brotherhood, striking
out one and walking two. King,
hurling for City Optical, whiffed
nine and passed three.
me Coast Line ran away wttn
the nightcap as 14 hits were regis
tered off Cook, Boswell, and Bak
er, ihe three Spofford pitchers.
Poovey went the route for the
Liners, giving up seven safeties,
striking out two, and issuing five
free passes.
Strickland with three for four
led the Spofford hitters, while
O’Sullivan and Bailey with three
for five each topped the Coast
Line.
Tonight in the New Hanover
League the Post Office plays the
Loyal Order of Moose at 7 o’clock
and the Veterans of Foreign lYars
tangle with Senior Fraternity at
8:30. The twinbill will be played
at Robert Strange diamond.
HATTON, GALAN NAIL
HOMERS IN RED WIN
CINCINNATI, Aug. 11. — (JP)—
Grady Hatton and Augie Galan
each belted a homer to account
for six Cincinnati runs as the Reds
defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates,
8-3 before 12,832 fans here tonight.
Veteran Bucky Walters scattered
eight hits for his sixth victory.
PITTSBURGH AB R H O A
Rikard, rf - 5 0 13 0
Russell, cf - 3 2 13 0
Gustine, 3b - 3 0 0 2 2
Kiner, If _ 4 0 2 2 0
Greenberg, lb- 4 0 0 5 2
Cox, ss _ 3 113 4
Bloodworth, 2b - 4 0 13 1
Howell, c - 3 0 0 3 0
Salkeld, x _ 10 10 0
Wolff, p _ 1 0 0 0 0
Strincevich, p - 2 0 0 0 0
Fletcher, xx - 10 10 0
TOTALS _ 34 3 8 24 9
x—Singled for Howell in 9th.
xx—Singled for Strincevich in 9th.
CINCINNATI AB R II O A
Baumholtz, rf _ 5 12 2 0
Zientara, 2b - 4 112 2
Hatton, 3b _ 4 2 4 0 7
Young, lb _ 3 1 1 12 1
Haas, cf_5 110 0
Galan, If _ 4-1230
Lamanno. c _ 4 0 2 3 0
Miller, ss _ 3 0 0 5 4
Walters, p _ 4 12 0 0
TOTALS _ 36 8 15 27 14
PITTSBURGH OH 000 010—3
CINCINNATI204 001 Olx—8
Errors—Lamanno. Runs batted in —
Galan 4, Hatton 3, Young, Russell,
Bloodworth. Two base hits—Hatton 2,
G?lan. Lamanno. Three base hits—Cox,
Hatton. Home runs — Russell, Hatton,
Galan. Sacrifices — Zientara. Double
plays—Zientara, Miller to Young: Cox to
Bloodworth; Cox. Bloodworth to Green
berg. Left on bases — Pittsburgh 7;
Cincinnati 9. Bases on balls—off Wolff 1.
Strincevich 3, Walters 3. Strikeouts —
by Wolff 1, Strincevich 2, Walters 2.
Hits — off Wolff 8 in 2 2-3 innings;
Strincevich 7 in 5 1-2. Balk—Walters.
Losing pitcher—Wolff. Umpires—Barlick,
and Piuelli. Time 2:01.
PLAYBOYS’ LOW HURLS
5-3 ONE-HIT VICTORY
Tlie Robert Strange Playboys
defeated Lake Forest 5-3 in a
junior Cadet League game played
at Robert Strange field ■ yester
day. Fallow Low, Playboy hurler,
ailowed Lake Forest only one hit.
The Playboys pushed the two
winning runs across in the sixth
inning on a hit, a walk and an
error. The losers made six mis
cues altogether.
Robert Willis stroked two of the
four hits off Lake Forest pitcheT
Cecil Heath. Albert King’s double
was the only hit for the losers.
They scored their runs on two
walks, an error, and two fielders’
choices.
Sanford Splits Two:
With Climbing Cubs
Smith field - Selma Twins
Smish Clinton Blues,
8 To 3
Sanford stopped a three-game
losing streak last night in the sec
ond game of a doubleheader, 14
6, after dropping the opener. 5-4. to
the second place Smlthfleld-Seima
Leafs. Bruce Hedrick slammed a
two-run roundtrlpper in the sec
ond contest to be the slugging star,
while Hank Nesselrode hammered
his 30th four-master in the open
er to take the spotlight despite
Sanford’s loss.
In other games around the To
bacco State league Wilmington di
vided a couple with Warsaw, los
ing the closer, 6-2, after copping
the first, 5-4; Smithfield - Selma
crushed Clinton. 8-3; and rain
washed out the Red Springs-Dunn
encounter at Dunn.
.Hank Nesselrode s 30th home run
of the season failed to keep Lum
berton's soaring Cubs from down
ing the Sanford Spinners, 5-4, last
night in the first game of a double
header played at Lumberton.
Big Hankus Pankus smashed in
all four of the Spinner tallies, but
circuit clouts off the bats of Pear
sall and Ralph Dixon paved the
way for the Lumberton triumph.
Dixon’s blast came in the 13th
stanza after five innings of score
less pitching by Sanford’s John
McFadden.
Bob Spicer, Lumberton’s ace,
hurled 11-hit ball during the long,
hardfought tussle, walking four,
and striking out five. McFadden
whiffed 11, passed four, and gave
up 18 bingles. The contest took 2:40.
Smithfield-Selma’s roaring Leafs,
who blasted Lefty Louis Cheshire
at Wilmington on Saturday, let go
with all guns blazing again today
to down another leading pitcher.
Bill Kaires of Clinton, 8-3.
The Leafs, after spotting the
Blues two runs in the opening in
ning, racked up three fast tallies
in the second and clinched the en
counter with three tallies in the
STANDINGS
TOBACCO STATE LEAGUE
Sanford - 71 20 .703 —
Lumberton _ 61 41 .598 10 1-2
WILMINGTON _ 57 47 .548 15 1-2
Dunn-Erwin _ 49 54 .476 23
Warsaw _ 49 54 .476 23
Clinton _ 47 58 .448 26
Selma-Smithfield_ 41 62 .398 31
Red Springs_ 35 68 . 340 37
Yesterday’s Results
Warsaw 4-6; WILMINGTON 5-2.
Red Springs at Dunn-Erwin (ppd. i
rain).
Sanford 4-14: Lumberton 5-6.
Selma-Smithfield 8; Clinton 3.
Today’s Games
Clinton at Lumberton.
Dunn-Erwin at Warsaw.
Selma-Smithfield at Sanford.
WILMINGTON at Red Springs.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brooklyn _ 66 43 . 606 —
St. Louis _ 62 45 .579 3
New York _ 57 46 .553 6
Boston _ 36 50 . 537 7 1-2
Cincinnati _ 53 60 .469 15
Chicago _ 50 58 .463 15 1-2
Pittsburgh _ 45 64 .413 21
Philadelphia _ 41 66 .383 24
Yesterday’s Results
New York C; Philadelphia 0.
Pittsburgh 3: Cinc'nnati 8.
Chicago 1; St. Louis 3.
(Only games scheduled).
Today’s Games
Chicago at St. Louis—Schmitz (7-13)
vs Hearn (8-4) or Brazle (9-6).
New York at Philadelphia — Koslo
(13-7) vs Heintzelman (4-3).
Boston at Brooklyn (night)—Voiselle
(3-11) vs Branca (17-8).
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati — Higbe
(10-10) vs Blackwell (18-5 •.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York _ 70 38 .648 -
Boston _ 57 43 .543 11 1-2
Detroit - 55 47 .529 12
Philadelphia_ 56 52 .519 14
Cleveland _ 49 52 .485 17 1-2
Chicago _ 50 59 .459 20 1-2
Washington _ 46 56 .451 21
St. Louis ..__ 38 69 .355 31 1-2
Yesterday’s Results
Philadelphia 3. New York 2.
Washington 0; Boston 1.
Detroit 3; Cleveland 1.
St. Louis 2-8; Chicago 5-4.
Today’s Games
Washington at Boston—Wynn (12-10)
vs Galehouse (7-6).
Detroit at Cleveland (2 twi-night) —
Benton (6-7) and Overmire (6-4j vs
Gromek (2-4) and Gettel (5-6).
S*. Louis at Chicago (night)
Moulder (2-0) vs Papish (9-7).
(Only games scheduled).
DROPS INVESTIGATION
BERLIN, Aug. 11. — UP)— The
United States army announced to
night it was dropping its investi
gation of the missing royal jewels
of the late Princess Hermine, wid
ow of Germany’s last Kaiser, and
had cancelled technical charges
under which it was holding a hand
some fraulein in connection^vith
the case.
third frame. Carroll singled to open
the decisive inning. Bernstein’*
sacrifice moved him to second.
Eonta was hit by a wild pitch, put
ting men on first and second with
one out. An attempted pickoff play
at second by pitcher Kaires re
sulted in a wild throw, advancing
the base runners to second and
third. Oehler singled in both for
runs No. four and five, which even
tually meant the ball game.
Leading hitters were Larry H
Orio, Wilmington castoff, with two
for four, Mason with four for five,
and Marsh of Clinton with two tor
four.
(Firit Game)
SANFORD ' AB R H O A t
Guinn. 2b _ 6 1 2 6 3 0
Nessing, 3b _ 7 1110 0
Wilson, of _ 4 1 3 3 0 1
Nesselrode, rf_„_ 6 1 2 3 0 0
Hedrick, c __. 6 0 1 12 0.0
Shoffner, lb . 5 0 2 7 0.4
Keane, ss _ 6 0 0 2 4 .0
Pugh. If _ 3 0 0 1 0 0
Holliday. If_ 3 0 110 0
McFadderi, p _ 5 0 0 0 3 0
TOTALS _A- 51 4 12 36 10 1
LUMBERTON AB R H O A *
Wood, ss _ 5 0 0 2 6 0
Stanley. 3b _ 6 0 3 2 6 1
Marx, lb _ 6 0 0 15 I 0
Jamin. If _ 4 112 0 0
Pearsall. If _ 4 113 0 0
Cabaniss. 2b _ 6 0 3 7 4* 2
Dixon, rf_ 5 110 0 0
Kivett. c _ 2 0 0 7 1 0
Knisely, c _ 2 0 0 1 0 0
Spicer, p _ 5 1 2 0 3 0
Erhardt, z _ 0 1 0 0 0 0
TOTALS _ 45 5 11 39 It 4
z—Ran for Kivett in 7th.
SANFORD 000 102 100 000 0—4
LUMBERTON 000 200 200 000 1—5
Runs batted in—Nesselrode 4, Stanley,
Pearsall 2, Spicer. Dixor . base hit#
—Stanley. Three base hits—Spicer. Horn#
runs—Nesselrcde, Pearsall, Dixon. Base#
on balls—McFadden 4, Spicer 4 Struck
out by—McFadden 11; Spicer 5. Um
pires—Ouzts and Reveille. Time of gam#
2:40.
(Second Game)
R H X
SANFORD 003 56—14 10 ~3
LUMBERTON 140 01— 6 3 2
Batteries: Bortz and Hedrick; Dalton,
Osgood (3), Zmijewski (4), Van Nord
heim (4), and Knisely. Losing pitch©#-**
Osgood. Home runs—Hedrick. —
DETROIT OVERCOMES
CLEVELAND, 3 TOzl
CLEVELAND, Aug. 11. —
The Detroit Tigers narrowly edged
by the Cleveland Indians, 3-1, to
day to strengthen their hold on
third place in the Ameriifan
League.
DETROIT Alt R H O
Lake, ss _ 4 0 0 2 3
Mayo, 2b __ __ __ 2 0 0 1 5
Outlaw, rf _ 2 0 0 1 0
Wertz, If _ 3 0 0 1 0
Kell. 3b _ 4 0 0 1O
Evers, cf__ „ __ 3 2 2 2 O
McHale, lb __Jfc _ 4 1 3 14 0
Wagner, c _ 2 0 0 5 1
Trucks, p _ 4 0 1 0.2
TOTALS __ 28 3 6 22 11
CLEVELAND AB R HQ A
Mitchell, cf _ 4 0 2 2 0
Edwards, If _ 4 12 10
Peck, rf _ __ 4 0 1 J O
Boudreau, ss _ __ 40043
Robinson, lb _ 4 0 1 15 0
Keltrer, 3b _ 4 0 0 1 3
Gordon. 2b _ 3 0 110
Hegan, c . __ _ 4 0 1 2' 2
Do :y, z _ _ 1 0 0 (V o
Harder, p __ 1 0 1 ft ' L
Embree, p _ 1 0 0 0 2
Willis, p _ 0 0 0 0 0
Fleming, zz _ __ 1 0 0 o 0
TOTALS __ _ _ .35 1 9 27 17
7.—Hit into double piny for Embree1 in
7th.
zz—Struck out for Willis in 9th.
DETROIT 020~100 003 - S
CLEVELAND COO 000 010-1
Runs batted in—Trucks, Lake, McHale.
Edwards. Three base hits—Evers. Home
runs—Edwards. Stolen bases — Gordon.
Sacrifices — Wagner. Outlaw. Double
plays—Boudreau, Gordon to Robinstrti;
Lake to McHale. Left on bases—Detroit
6; Cleveland 8. Bases on balls—Trucks
1; Harder 4; Embree 2. Strikeouts——
Trucks 6, Embree 1, Willis 1. Hits—off:
Harder 4 in 3 innings; (no outs in 4th.)
.Embree 1 in 4. Willis 1 in 2. Wild pitch**
|—Trucks. Losing pitcher—Ha>dcr. Um
pires—Boyer, Rommel and rassarell*..:
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