The Wilmington morning star., August 31, 1947, SECTION A, Page 8-A, Image 8

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One of the hottest issues in the national baseball scene,
todav is the managerial sweepstakes for the grand prize
of the 850,000 a year job of leading the Brooklyn Dodgers
in the year 1948 A. D.
Coming down the home stretch well in the lead at
this time is elderly, quiet, dignified Burt Shottcn, who
appears to be able to win the 1947 National League
bunting in a style few experts predicted.
But- holding the inside track for the post one year
hence seems to be loud-talking, boisterous Leo Lippy
Durocher, darling of the Flatbush fans and number one
martyr in baseball today.
Branch Rickey, one of the wisest sages in the his
tory of the game, is maintaining strict silence on the
issue of course. He made the grave mistake of speaking
up shortly after baseball commissioner Happy Chandler
kayoed Durocher for the season, when he (Rickey) said
that Leo would be back in 1948.
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Pete Reiser
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Obviously believing that
the St. Louis Cardinals were
going to be unbeatable and
that second place money
would be okeh until Durocher
returned to lead the youthful
Dodgers in ’48, Rickey gave
his promise to Brooklyn and
to Brooklyn’s hero, that
when the. 1948 season got
underway The Lip would be
back in his favorite role of
pilot.
That Durocher expects
Rickey to keep this prom
ise is easily seen by the
manner in which he has
kept out of trouble- and
kept strict silence during
the season. It might have
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been that Rickey told Leo to be a good do\, ana me
fiery Dodger ex-boss has done just that.
Then, too, Rickey and Durocher are mighty fine bed
fellows. A good many fans believe that the column which
started all the trouble between the Yanks and Bums, and
resulted in Durocher's suspension, tvas actually dictated
by the inimitable Rickey. Such a thing would mean that
Leo has been a whipping boy fof the older man, and it
would obligate Rickey to play his cards properly come
next fall.
But, Shotton has amazed everyone. Not adverse
to managing the Dodgers again next season, the gentle
manly- Burt has kept his infants yvell in the front in •
the National League race, and has fought off two
threats, one bv the New York Giants, another by the
Cardinals. He is currently holding off the last remain
ing menace to the Brooklyn pennant, by matching
victories with the Boston Braves. _ _____
He has perhaps gotten more out ol
the young Dodger team, than Durocher
ever could have. He has the sympathy and
silent support of practically all sports
writers and fans (other than in Brook
lyn.) They love him there too, since he’s
a winner, but it’s The Lip who is closest
to most of the Brooklyn hearts.
The majority of the fans in Flat
bush are said to want Leo back in
order to make up for the way Chand
ler took it out on him this year. But,
PEE WEE REESE
true as this is, a pennant will crowd the Lip mio tne
backs of their minds at least for a while. And a possible
world series win over the Yanks, might well push
Durocher off the Dodger express entirely. Since the
Yanks have slipped of late, a Dodger victory in the
series would not be in the realm of the impossible. It
may be hard to give Shotton the gate despite Rickey’s
promise.
Well, it’s not difficult to see that whoever pilots the
Dodgers in 1948 will probably have the rosiest job in base
ball. A young team, a team so young that it wasn’t supposed
to click until next year, the Dodgers are the ones who seem
destined to take over the perch in the older loop in the
manner in which the Yankees dominated the rival circuit
a few years back.
With the Cardinals evidently hitting the skids here
and there, and needing capable replacements to fill in
for some of the aging players, the youthful Brook
lynites should run away with the flag next year, and
probably will have their roughest competition from
another young team, the Braves.
We’re not attempting to name the 1948 pennant winner
before the 1947 season ends, but just pointing out that if
Shotton leaves the Dodgers at the close of the year, Du
rocher will step into something pretty nice, and he’ll be
more than ever on the spot. For should he fail in ’48, after
his older comrade presented him with a wealth of material,
it’ll speak volumes for the Shotton system against the
Durocher type.
Miksis, Stanky, Edwards, Hermanski, Branca, and
Rojek are all young, with better seasons ahead. Negro
Jackie Robinson is evidently destined for stardom.
Sprinkled among veterans Vaughan, Casey, Walker,
Reiser and Reese, and the Flatbush fans have a right
to cheer. With all this, Rickey still has the jump on his
rivals for even more young talent.
It would be a lot easier on Rickey if the Braves or
Cards did suddenly catch fire and beat out the Dodgers
this season: It would make it so much easier to tell Shotton
“Thanks for a grander, and good luck. And good-bye.”
Let go after winning a pennant, Shotton will pick
right up with some other club ... maybe even the Cards
who are always changing managers. And he may come
back to haunt Brooklyn.
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Baseball
In Brief
TOBACCO STATE LEAGUE
Won Lost Pet.
Sanford_'_ 82 38 . 682
Lumberton - 69 47 .595
WILMINGTON _ C7 54 .554
j Dunn-Erwm - 60 60 . 500
Warsaw _ 58 62 .483
Clinton _ 55 65 . 459
Red Springs -- 45 75 .375
Smith field _I_ 44 78 .360
GAMES TODAY
WILMINGTON at Sanford.
Lumberton at Dunn-Erwin (2).
Warsaw at Smithfield.
Clinton at Red Springs.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Won Lost Pet. G. B.
Brooklyn_ 80 49 . 620 -
St. Louis_ 71 55 .563 7 1-2
Boston _ 72 57 .558 8
New York_ 64 61 .512 14
Cincinanit _ 61 70 .466 20
Chicago _ 56 71 .441 23
Pittsburgh _ 54 73 . 425 25
Philadelphia_ 52 74 .413 25 1-2
*—Night game
GAMES TODAY
New York at Brooklyn—Kennedy (9
10) vs. Behrman (4-4).
St. Louis at Cincinar.ti—Pollet (8-11)
vs. Lively (5-5).
Pittsburgh at Chicago—Strincevich (1
5) vs. Lade (9-8).
Boston at Philadelphia (2)—Sain (17-9)
and Johnson (4-7) vs. Leonard (16-7) and
Donnelly (1-5).
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Won Lost Pet. G. £.
New York _ 81 45 .643 -
Boston - 68 56 .548 12
Detroit _ 67 60 .528 14 1-2
Cleveland _ 63 59 .516 16
Chicago _-58 67 .464 22
Washington_1 52 72 .419 28
St. Louis_ 4o 80 .365 35
*—Night game.
GAMES TODAY
Washington at New York <2)—Hudson
(6-9) and Masterson (10-11) vs. Raschi
(6-21 and Wensloff (2-0).
Philadelphia at Boston—Sheib (4-5) vs.
Dobson (14-7).
Chicago at Cleveland (2)—Gebrian (2
2) and Grove (4-7) vs. Black (10-9) and
Gettel (9-7> or Embree (9-7).
Detroit at St. Louis (2)—Fannin (5-6)
and Muncrief (6-13) vs. Newhouser (13
Id) and Overmire (9-4).
CABINESS SLUGS
IN CUB VICTORY
' LUMBERTON, Aug. 30 — Doug
Lorman won . his 15th game of the
season here tonight blanking the
Dunn-Erwin Twins 9-0, and giving
Warsaw a slim chance to catch
the Twins before the season ends
Monday.
Lorman gave up eight hits as
his mates collected 15 in belting
Johnny Tate to a fare-thee-Well.
Johnny Cabir.es led the Cub at
tack with a perfect night at the
plate, getting four hits in four
trips, one a double.
DUNN-ERWIN AB R H O A E
Balia. 2b _ * 0. 0 A 1 0
Collins, ss_ 4 0 3 1 3 0
Bass, cf _ 4 0 0 2 *0 0
McQuillen, 3b _ 4 0 1 2 3 0
Jackson, rf _ 2 0 1 2 0 1
Denning. If_ 4 0 1112
Leach, lb_ 3 0 16 0 1
Hayward, c _ 3 0 0 6 0 0
Tate, p _ 3 0 1 0 2 1
Kraus, p-_ 0 0 0 0 0-0
TOTALS_ 31 0 8 24 10 ' 5
LUMBERTON AB R H O A* E
Wood, ss _ 5 2 3 4 9 0
Stanley, 3b _'_ 4 2 1 0 0 0
Marx, lb _ 4 2 2 11 4 0
Jamin, If _ 5 12 10 0
Pearsall, cf _ 5 1 2 0 0 0
Cabiness, 2b _ 4 1 4 9 4. 0
Dixon, rf_ 3 0 12 10
Lorman, p _ 4 0 0 2 3 0
TOTALS _ 38 9 15 27 21 0
DUNN-ERWIN _ 000 000 000—0
LUMBEBTOf _ 001 025 lOx—9
Runs batted in: Marx, Jamin 2,
Pearsall 3. Cabiness 2, Dixon. Two-base
bits: Collins, Cabiness. Three-base hits:
Pearsall, Marx. Sacrifices: Stanley. Dou
ble plays: Dixon to Knisely, Cabiness to
Marx, Cabiness to Wood ^o Marx to
Wood. Left on bases: Lumberton 8; Dunn
8. Bases on balls—off: Tate 2, Lorman
2. Struck out, by Tate 3, Lorman 3. Hits*
off: Tate in 6 1-3 innings 12; Kraus in 1
2-3 innings 3. Losing pitcher: Tate. Time
of game: 2:20.
BATTLES AGAIN
IN DOUBLES TILT
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The bid for the Tar Heel singles
championship eluded Wilmington’s
top ranking tennis star, Jerry
Robinson yesterday, as he fell be
fore the sharpshooting of Bo Rod
dey, top-seeded star of Charlotte
in the quarter finals of the North
Carolina closed tennis tournament
at Greensboro yesterday.
Robinson, who won the ECTA
tennis title from Bill Weathers of
Raleigh, won the third round in
the morning from Weathers by a
6- 2, 6-4 score, but in the afternoon
Roddey came up with a 6-1, 6-3
triumph over the Port City basher.
Robinson will get another, chance
to get revenge on Roddey today
at 10 o’clock with Mike Williams,
of North Wilkesboro to -enter the
doubles quarterfinals against
Roddey and Heath Alexander, an
other Charlottean. Thp Charlotte
pair is seeded second.
The team of Williams and Robin
son won the right to face. Roddey
and Alexander by smashing past
a Greensboro twosome, Lonnie
Herbin and Wally Reinold, 6-0,
7- 5 last night
Easily topping the singles di
vision, Roddey is not as effective
when teamed with a mate, and
the Robinson-Williams duo are
given an excellent chance to upset
the applecart and cop the state
doubles honors.
WHITMIRE HURLS
WIN OVER LEAFS
WARSAW, Aug. 30.—Dick Whit
mire twirled his eighth win of'the
season here tonight holding Selma
Smithfield ot six hits and a sin
gle run, as his Red Sox mates
collected 10 bingles and a 6-1
victory over the Leafs in a des
perate attempt to keep alive theii
chances of getting into the play-,
offs.
After giving up one tally in the
first frame, Whitmire hurled shut
out ball the rest of the way.
In the second, Warsaw tucked
the game into the victory column.
Andy Scrobola opened with a sin
gle, and moved to. second when
Stephens drew Mason’s firs!
walk. Jim Ellis lashed a double
to center for two runs.
SMITHFIEUD AB R H O A E
Carroll, cf _ 5 0 0 4 0 0
Vehler, lb - 5 1 0 7 0 0
Howard, as -- 4 0 3 0 1 0
Bernstein, 3b- 1 0 12 0 0
Eonta, If _ 3 0 0 1 0 0
Earnc _ 4 0 0 8 1 0
Colones, 2b __ 3 0 0 1 2 0
Wiggs, rf_ 4 0 2 1 0 0
Mason, p - 4 0 0 0 2 1
TOTALS_1_33 1 6 24 8 1
WARSAW AB R H OAF
Lail. 3b _ 5 2 2 1 2 0
Jordan, ss - 5 0 116 0
Bilner, lb _ 3 1 1 12 1 0
Scrobola, cf _ 4 2 2 0 0 0
Stehpens. rf _ 2 110 0 0
Ellis, If _ 4 0 2 1 0 0
Jones, c _ 4 0 0 8 1 0
McCarty, 2b _ 4 0 1 3 4 1
Whitmire, p __ 3 6 0 1 2 0
TOTALS_ 34 6 10 27 16 1
SMITHFIELD _..... 100 000^000—1
WARSAW _ 022 010 lOx—6
Runs batted in: Eonta, Milner, Scro
bala, Ellis. Two-base hits: Howard,
Wiggs, Ellis. Stolen bases: Lail, Step
hens. Sacrifices: Milner. Double plays:
Whitmore, Jones to Milner. Bases on
balls—off: Mason 3; Whitmire 5. Struck
out, by Mason 7; Whitmire 7. Wild pitch-’
es: Whitmire. Passed balls: Eames. Time
of game: 2:06.
Dodgers Keep Winning;
Braves Battle For 2nd
BROOKLYN, Aug. 30—(ff) —Har
ry Lavagetto’e rousing single ta
left center with the bfises full in
the last of the eighth broke up a
tight pitching duel between Clyde
King and Andy Hansen 'today and
enabled the Brooklyn Dodgers tc
make it two in a row over the
New York Giants, 3-1.
With the Giants ahead 1-0 after
the second inning, the Dodgers
coula do nothing with Hansen de
spite his eix bases on balls until
the eighth.' Then the middle fin
ger on his pitching hand, bruised
the inning before on Dixie Walk
er’s smash through the box, forc;
ed him to retire after walking the
leadoff batter, Arky. Vaughan,
who was batting for King.
Ken Trinkle took over and aft
er Eddie Stanky’s sacrifice bunt
and an infield out, walked Pete
Reiser and Gene Hermanski tc
fill the baees. Trinkle then threw
two balls to Walker and Manager
Mel Ott of the Giants rushed
Hooks Iott to the rescue. But loti
completed the job of walking
Walker and forced in Vaughan
with the tying run.
NEW YORK AB R H 0*A
Kerr, ss _ 4 0 0 3 5
Gearhart, cf__._.40130
KerKerr, ss _„_ 4 0 0 3 5
Marshall, rf _ 4 0 1 0 C
Mize, lb ____ 4 119 0
Cooper, c____ 4 0 2 2 0
Gordon, If___ 4 0 0 0. 0
Rigney, 2b- 3 0 16 4
Lohrke, 3b _r 2 0 0 0 1
Hansen, p _ 3 0 0 1 3
Trinkle, p _ 4) 0 0 0 2
liott, p_.*_ 0 0 0 0 0
Jones, p _ 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS _ 32 1 6 24 12
BROOKLYN AB R H O A
Stanky, 2b _ 2 0 13 3
Robinson, lb _ 4 0 0 6 2
Reiser, cf _ 2 10 4 0
Hermanski, If _ 3 10 4 0
Walker, rf _ 2 0 0 1 0
Jorgensen, 3b _ 2 0 0 0 2
Lavapetto, 3b _ 1 0 1 0 0
Rojeck, ss _ 3 0 12 2
Edwards, c_ 3 0 0 5 C
King, p _ 2 0 0 2 C
zVaughan _ _1_ 0 1 0 0 C
Casey, p _ 0 0 0 0 C
TOTALS _ .24 3 3 27 £
z—Walked for King in Cth.
NEW YORK _ 010 000 000—1
BROOKLYN _ 000 000 03x—3
Error: Hermanski. Runs batted in:
Rigney, Walker, Lavagetto 2. Two base
hit: Stanky. Sacrifice: Stenky. Double
plays: Hansen and Mize; Kerr, Rigney
and Mize; Rojek, Stanky and Robinson.
Left on bases:::: New York 5; Brooklyn
7* Bases on balls: King 1, Hansen 6,
Tr’nkle 3. Strikeouts King 3, Hansen 2.
Hits: Hansen 2 in 7 innings: Trinkle 0
*n Hott 0 in 0: Jones 1 in .1-3; King
6 in 3' C^ssy 0 >n 1. Winning pitcher:
King. Los :ig pitcher: Trinkle. Umpire*:
Robb, Gere and Pir.elH. Time; 2:20. At
tendance: 37,512 paid.
PHILADELHIA, Aug. 30 —(.JP)
—The Boston Braves, battling for
second place in the National
League, whipped the Philadelphia
Phillies 3-2 today as Red Barrett
hurled four-hit ball in a game curt
to eight innings by rain.
Four of the runs, two by each
team, came in the eighth inning
after the Braves had jumped out
in front in the fourth with one run
off A1 Jurisich. Phil Masi’s single
sent Johnny Hopp home with that
first run after the Boston outfield
er had walked and moved up on
Buna Rowell’s sacrifice.
BOSTON AB B H . O A
Holmes, rf_i_4 0X20
Hopp, ef- 3 112 0
Rowell, If_:_ 2 10 0 0
Elliott, 3b _:__ 4 1112
Torgeson, lb_1 0 0 11 0
Masi, e - 3 0 14 1
Ryan. 2b- 2 0 0 1 2
Culler, aa_10 0 13
Barrett, p-2 0 10 1
TOTALS-IS 2 0 14 0
PHILADELPHIA A1 I I O A
Lapointe, ss _1 4 0 0 1 6
Walker, cl_ 2 12 3 0
Gilbert, If_ 3 1 1 2. 0
Handley, 13b__ 3 6 6 2 1
Padgett, c _ 3 0 0 1 0
Wyrostek, rf_ 3 6 0 2 0
Lakeman. lb_ 3 0 0 8 0
Verban, ib__ 31 0 1 4 2
Jurisich, p_1___ 1 0 0 0 3
zJ udd __ _ 1 0' 0.0 0
TOTALS _ 27 2 4 24 12
z—Flied out for Jurisch in 3th.
BOSTON _ 000 100 02—3
PHILADELPHIA _ 000 000 02—2
(Called, rain)
Errors: none. Runs batted in: Masi 2,
Elliott, Gilbert 2. Two base hits: Bar
rett, Walker. Three base hit: Masi Stol
en bases: Rowell 2. Home run: dilberi.
Sacrifices: Jurisich, Roweil, Culler. "lou
ble play: Lapointe,. Verban and Lake
man. Left on bases: Boston 8; Phila
delphia 5. Base on balls: Barrett
Jurisich 5. Strikeouts: Barrett 3; Juri
sich 1. Umpires: Magerkurth, Stewar
and Henline. Time: 1:56. Attendance
4,348.
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PIRATES FAIL
WITH MEN ON;
PLAY TODAY
pie Wilmington Pirates outliit
Sanford’s league leading Spinners
last night, but left 12 men strand
ed on the sacks and watched John
ny Edens go down to his 11th de
defeat of the season, 3-2.
A Wilmington rally in the ninth
fell short when Johnny Musko
itch popped out to second base
with the tying run in the person
of Hoggy Davis on second base.
George Bortz came up with his
17th win of the season, sprinkling
nine Pirate hits over the route.
Edens outpitched his victor from
the third inning on, but Bortz was
invincible in the clutch.
Blanked for seven innings, the
Bucs hit the scoring register in the
eighth when Harry Bridges opened
with his second single of the game.
Bob Steckel hit ,to. Keane, and the
Spinner shortstop messed things up
generally. When the ball rolled in
to center field, Jimmy Wilson took
his cue from Keane, and kicked it
around a bit more, Steckel going
to third, and' Bridges scoring.
Steckel got home plate hungry,
and when Jim Staton popped to
Wilson in short center, he tried to
score, and was an easy out. In the
last frame, with Andy Poklemba
fanning for Eddie Hardisky, who
had fanned for himself four times,
the Bucs started things popping as
Freddie Musecemeci slammed out
his nightly Dingles, uavis ciouiea
one for two bases to left and Mus
cemeci tallied, but Muskovitch was
easy for Bortz.
Sanford jumped on Edens quick
ly. In the-first inning Joe Nessing,
walked with one out, and Wilson
doubled down the left field foul line
sending Nessing to third. Hank
Nesselrode aimed for the fence,
but had to be content with a line
single, scoring the two runners,
and then the Bucs got hot with a
swift twin killing off Shofner to
stop the scoring. In the third,
Quinn singled, and after Nessing
struck out, Wilson singled in front
of Davis. Davis tried to make a
shoestring catch, booted the ball,
arid Wilson checked in at third,
Guinn tallying on the error.
The Bucs loaded the sacks in the
second on a walk and singles by
'Muskovtich and Bridges, but Edens
fanned to kill the rally. |
The two teams clash in Sanford
today, with Jim Stepheson the
probable Buc moundsman. Two
games are slated for torriorrow
with Lumberton. Earlier it was ex
pected Lefty Lou Cheshire would
get a chance to go for his 20th vic
tory of the season Monday night,
but Pirate officials are predict
ing now the great southpaw will be
rested for the playoffs.
At a meeting in Red Springs to
day. the drawings for the play-offs
will be made.
SANFORD AB R H O A E
Guinn, 2b _ 4 1 2 4 2 0
Nessing, 3b -r 2 1 0 2 0 0
Wilson, cf - 4 12 111
Nesselrode, rl--- 4 0 2 2 0 0
Shefner, lb_ 4 0 0 3 0 0
Hedrick, c _ 4 0 0 11 0 1
Pugh, If_ 3 0 0 3 0 0
Keane, ss_ 4 0 0 0 2 1
Bortf, c _— -_ 4 0 0 1.0 0
TOTALS _33 S « 27 -5 3
Wilmington abr h o a e
Hardisky, 2b —_ 4 0 0 1 3 2
Muscefneei, ss _ 4 11*60
Benton, If_. 4 0 1 0 0 0
Davis, rf ___S 0 2 2 0 1
Bridges, lb _ 4 1 2 8 0 0
Muskovitch. cf_ 8 0 110 0
Steckel, 3b _ 4 0 1110
Staton, c _ 2 0 1 9 0 0
Edens, p_ 4 0 0 0 0 0
xPoklemba__ 1 0 0 0 0 0
xxWalters _ _._ 0 0 0-0 0 0
TOTALS _ 34 2 9 27 10 3
X—Fanned for Hardlswky In 9th.
xx—Ran for Davis In 9th.
SANFORD_ 201 000 000—3
WILMINGTON_ 000 000 Oil—2
Runs batted in: Nesselrode, Davis.
Two-base hits: Wilson, Davis. Stolen
bases: Steckel, - Guinn, Nessing. Double
plays: Hardisky, Muscemecl to Bridges.
Wilson to Hedrick. Left on bases: Sap
ford 7; Wilmington 12. Bases on balls—
off: Edens 4; Bortz 4. Struck’out, by
Bortz 11, Eden 7. Passed balls: Staton.
Umpires: Woodard and Reveille. Time of
game; 2:17.
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Gaylord Cops Festival Cup;
Final Yacht Races Tomorrow
LOCAL SKIPPERS
SWEEP HONORS
Wilmington yachtsmen s>vept
honors in the Morehead City
Coastal festival yesterday, win
ning the first four places in an
entry field of 16 in the final races
of the Comet class, with John
Gaylord sailing his “Raider” to
a spectacular victory over his
three Carolina Yacht Club mates,
and also defeating the defending
champ Sammit Pou, the Raleigh
girl skipper, who has been unbeat
en in- six years.
Jack Preston finished the series
tied for fourth plaee, and Ray
Holland, another Wilmington skip
per, finished the three day event
in fifth place.
But, Preston. Holland and Don
Fisher were in second third and
fourth places, yesterday behind
Gaylord, somewhat of a newcom
er to the racing scene.
Mies Pou wound up in fifth
place yesterday, and second place
for the series.
Gaylord holds the cup for 1947,
but he had to come from behind
to win it.
Fisher, Holland and Preston,
were locked in a three way tie
for first place yesterday when the
last event in the Comet Class got
underway. Gaylord wae fourtl},
and the Raleigh femme who had
been undefeated for several years,
was second. Ehe finished the three
day event in fifth place, behind
Gaylord, whp raced past the Wil
mington trio to soar from fourth
total.
SEASON OPENS
BUFFALO, N. Y„ Aug. 30—(-^P)—
The greatly strengthened Buffalo
Bills open the 1M7 All-America
football conference season in the
east tomorrow, facing last year’s
divisional champs, the New York
Yankees.
SURE THEY’VE
GOT A HEART
The New York Yankees,
Washington Senators and Wil
mington Pirates moved over
to make room for eight To
bacco State league umpires
last night when the men in
blue joined groups who have
given young Craig Keen, Wil
mington baseball fan who has
been ill in the James Wal
ker Memorial hospital for
several weeks, an autograph
ed ball.
The three teams had sent
the 12-year-old boy, who went
home Friday for the first
time in many weeks, auto
graphed balls earlier. Last
night Craig became the own
■ er of one of the few spheres
with umpires’ names en
scrawled on it.
W'eed loop umps who signed
and presented the ball to
Craig are: N. J. Reveille,
Emile Davidzuk, Alex Wood
ard, James A. Baker, Gene
Chandler, Andy Mitchell, Doug
Ruch and R. R. W'ilson.
TIGHT FLAG RACE
CHARLOTTE, Aug. 30.—(IP)—
With the baseball season drawing
to a close, the tightest race in
any league involving North or
South Carolina teams is the An
derson-Spartanburg battle in the
two-year-old Tri-State loop. These
teams were tied today with 82
victories and 49 defeats each.
YACHTING FINALE
AT WRIGHTSVILLf
ON HOL1D1
Final yacht races of the Ca
lina Yacht Club skippers ge: :s
denvay tomorrow at 4 o’clca
with a large holiday crowd s
pected to jam the shores of Ban'si
channel to see cups awarded b
the yachtsmen who cop point ft
tal honors'.
Four classes of events will !«■
ture the star-studded, whitt-nihi
spectacle.
In the Class B Inland Laii
scow division Jim Sprunl's ‘ft
hoo” leads in points with Us
Parsley’s “Regardless” in rear
up slot. Sprunt boasts 18 p.ih
to Parsley’s 14. In the Class C
event, Larry Sprunt holds &?
place having 12 points with 5
“Mercury” and Jimmy Lydelh
“Duchess” has eight. John Gif
lord, with 41 tallies leads Dr
Fisher, who has 37, .n the Con:
class. Joe Morrison, with fed
points, leads Jack Patterson by1
single marker in the Moth div
sion.
50 SET FOR DRILLS
GREENVILLE, S. C.. Aug. &
UP)—Coach Bob Smith of Furnf-M
University said tonight 50 it*1
including 14 lettermen, were if
pected to turn out Monday for -■
opening drills of the 1947 fool®
season. _
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