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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. /m • i 7. _!_ i_7. Pete Reiser i i i n? .I. . 1-I.1 T_ 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 i n n-AAf1 Km on/I t Ko 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. Ask vour BlMkl 1 Shirt Dealer in 1 keek von Inform- I *d on the new j shirt, ak he gs|k i them. ) Robinson Bows In Net Tourney 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 v— 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. •‘Cushman” I A Team Is As Strong As Its Reserves _ -iMi im———amiiimoriirfmn —------ — ., . -n vvildrat nnderstodies will be ready to fill in if New Hanover High’s front wall should need bolstering afte* 12 ooeninehgLe Ss comfng“ootbin year Left to rifht: Art Dyson, Walt BeUamy, Ed. Rasher, Bob Kennedy. Ken Corbel,3'‘ $* «* kevers afe set to give the seniors a battle for starting berths.____ (Staff ^ Edens Beaten By bpm sM 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. Now Showing! . The New Fall FELT HATS i For Men | We Invite Your ! - Inspection * * . j 'aylor ! •' i • GOOD CLOTHES i isi N. Front St. | 1 Capt. Billy DeCover—with cap—returns with a Rocky Mount party with 12 amberjack from to 42 pounds. Four large ones got away, one straig htening out an 8-0 hook. The catch was made i miles off Wrlghtsville Beach. (Photo by Cape Fear Studio) 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.. 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