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Amazing Brace by Phillies Throws National League Flag Race Out of Kilter
Win, Lose or Draw
Rv C.RANTLAND RICE.
(In the Temporary Abserce ol Francis K. Stan.)
Alaskan Brown Bear Is Not Good Company
In a world that seems to be pretty largely at war. especially on the
mechanized side, the matter of fighting takes on an extra tone.
Leaving out the mechanized side, which is the complete measure of
modern war. but not the measure of human skill and courage, Frank
Buck, the wild animal man who brings 'em back alive, introduces a highly
patriotic note.
. According to Mr. Buck, the North American continent has the great
est fighting animal in the world, barring only the elephant, the all-time
tank which is too big for competition. The top fighter of this continent
isn't Joe Louis. Billy Conn or Lou Nova. The three of them together
couldn’t last two minutes against Gargantua. the gorilla. "You can cut
that down to 65 seconds." Mr. Buck says, "and throw in both Tunnev and
Dempsey.
"But outside of the elephant, who is just too big, I’ll name the big
Alaskan brown bear as the one to beat. I’ll put my money on him against
any other starter, barring the one I named.”
Tiger Usually Ranked as Best Fighter
Apparently, the North American continent has been entirely too
modest in its claims. This is the ranking that most have followed, among
the fighting breed:
1. The Bengal tiger of India.
2. The African lion.
3. The African buffalo which might whip even a tiger or a lion.
4. The African gorilla.
5. The Spanish fighting bull.
fi. The big grizzly or the Alaskan brown bear.
If Mr. Mike Jacobs or Mr. Chick Meehan, the fight impresarios, can
pull it off. Mr. Buck would like to have the big brown bear moved from
gixth to first place
He Isn't offering any big odds. He admits the tiger's speed might be
damaging.
"But the tiger weighs only around 300 or 400 pounds, while the big
Alaskan bear moves up from 1.000 to 1.200 pounds of speed and ferocity,
plus a guarding protection of thick hair,” Mr. Buck says.
For Ferocity, There's the Black Panther
The big Alaskan Drown near is a pretty fair entry. He is big enough,
strong enough, last enough and game enough.
You get a little bit bored when you hear about the ferocity of the
Indian tiger and the African lion. Neither has the ferocity of the black
panther or leopard. Mr. Buck will testify to that. Even a tiger wants no
part of a black panther. It would be much the same as if Joe Louis
admitted that he wanted no part of Red Cochrane. Cochrane is another
black leopard or panther.
South America hasn't so much to offer. Only the jaguar, about
SO-50 with our mountain lion or cougar. Neither is much good, not
against any class. Platers against top stake horses. An Airedale might
bother either. He at least would be gamer. So would a pit bulldog. So
would a wolverine or a wildcat, especially on the gamer side.
But still we can't prove it. The S. P. C. A. won't let Messrs Jacobs
or Meehan put on a proving program.
Mam Champion Is Big Bull Elephant
"Gargantua would be no pushover for any animal," Burk tells you.
"It is not only a matter of strength and speed in his case, but also his
killing ferocity that must be considered. Five hundred pounds of un
leashed lightning fury is nothing to meet on the highway.
"If you had to name the main champion it would be a big bull ele
phant. In the first place, his great bulk is more than any other animal
ran handle. In the second place, the elephant is smart. In the third
place, he is faster than most people imagine him to be. He may look
alow and lumbering, but he can get into action in a hurry when there
is trouble around.
'But when one of those big Alaskan brown bears rears up he looks
almost as big as an elephant. Weighing 1,000 pounds or more, he is a
gigantic looking monster when he charges. He has amazing strength
and also amazing speed for so much bulk. His heavy fur is good pro
tection against either fang or claw. The tiger is faster, one of the fastest j
of all wild animals, but he would have to give away too much weight.
It would make a great fight, for all that.
"But wild animals are different from humans. Few of them start
out looking for a fight. They fight only for food, barring the black leopard
or panther which usually is quarrelsome and mean Pound for pound. I
still rank him as the best of them all.”
"Pound for pound," sgme one suggested, "what about a 40-pound
wildcat?”
"Not bad.” said Mr. Buck, "but on that basis I'll string with the
black leopard."
(Rplpssed hy North Americiin Newspaper, Alliance.)
Broken Ankle Healed,
Patrick Again Sets
I. L. Batting Pace
Bison Displaces Sears
With Average of .338;
Kelleher Versatile
B» ths AsEcejaied Press.
NEW YORK. Auk. 2.—Bob Pat
rick, slugging outfielder of the Buf
falo Bisons, who was forced out of
action for over a month with a bro
ken ankle, has worked back into
first place in the International
League batting race.
The 24-vear-old rookie posted a
.338 average to top the circuit's hit
lers, displacing Newark's Ken Sears,
who dropped to third with a .324.
Patrick led the league for two
weeks before his injury.
Based on 225 times at bat and
including games piayea last Wed
nesday, the other topnotchers were:
Henry Majeeki. Newara. 325: Sears.
.3-J4- Mickey Wuek. Jersey City. .317: Leo
Nonnenkamp. Newark. .307: Tommy Holmes.
Newark. .305: Mike Rocco. Buffalo. .302;
A1 Flair. Baltimore. .300: George Kurow
akt. Rochester and Jack Graham. Mont
real. .298.
Newark's Frank Kelieher dropped
10 points from his .287 mark but
managed to preserve his leadership
In three hitting specialties. He has
•cored the most runs, 78: batted
in the most, 91. and knocked out the
most homers. 28.
Tommy Holmes tops the loop in
hits, 134, and George Stirnweiss,
• Iso of Newark, is credited with the
most stolen bases, 22.
Montreal's Woody Jensen has
rrackPd out the most doubles, 26.
•nd Kurowski the most triples, 9.
Freddy Hutchinson of Buffalo
continues to set the pace for the
pitchers, with 20 victories against 4
defeats.
Dodgers Drop One, Add Two
CHICAGO. Aug. 2 <0).—Kemp
Wicker, left handed pitcher, has been
•old by the Brooklyn Dodgers, to
their Montreal farm club. His sale
made room for Outfielder Tom Ta
tum,. who with Pitcher Tom Drake,
was obtained from Nashville.
Only 37 Buckeyes Called
COLUMBUS. Ohio., Aug. 2
Coach Paul Brown of Ohio State
has Invited 37 young men to report
for football practice September 10.
Previous Buckeye coaches usually
Carted with at least 50.
Netmen Favor Riggs
To Beat Kovacs in
Final at Meadow
Toss Out Frank's Big
Edge Over Bobby in
Tilts This Season
By the Associated Press.
1 SOUTHAMPTON. N. Y.. Aug. 2.— |
The form chart says Frankie Kovacs
will beat Bobby Riggs today in the
; final round of the Meadow Club i
, Tennis Tournament, but the boys
! in the trade are inclined to disagree.
Frank has triumphed over Bobby
five times in seven meetings thus
year, although Riggs won the last!
time out—a four-set affair four
weeks ago at Indianapolis.
Off their semifinal victories ves
I terday, there wasn't a great deal
I to choose between them. Riggs
dawdled through four sets with
rin rrl nny XjCiilIrtir nrVlilo V CSV a PC
shellacked Ted Schroeder In three |
! straight.
Schroeder. who lost to Riggs last
week in the Sea Bright Tournament,
thinks Kovacs should beat Bobby. |
But the other players installed
! Riggs as a 3-to-2 favorite.
Pinal of the women's tournament
at nearby East Hampton brought
together Hope Knowles, the surprise
! contender from Philadelphia, and
Pauline Betz of Winter Park, Fla.
In semifinal matches Miss j
Knowles disposed of 18*year-old |
| Louise Brough of Los Angeles. 7—5.'
16—2, while Miss Betz eliminated
Dorothy May Bundy, defending
champion, 6—1, 1—6, 6—1.
White Sox Sign Lacy
Tutor Lacy, who recently signed
with the club, will toe the mound
for the Virginia White Sox tomor
row when they face their old rival,
Clifton, at Baileys Crossroads, Va.,
at 2:30.
Stars Yesterday
By the Associated Press.
Dutch Leonard. Senator*—Whipped
White Sox with eight-hit pitching
Lefty Gome* »nd Tom Henrich,
Yankees—Gome* pitched five-hit shut
out, and Henrich hit two home runs
»nd two singles against Browns
Vince Di Maggio, Pirates—Singled
with bases loaded to help beat Giants.
Dolph Camilll. Dodgera—Contributed
four hits toward victory over cubs
Johnny Vsnder Meer. Reds—Pitched
two-hitter to beat Braves.
Si Johnson and Benny Warren- Phil
lies—Johnson held Cardinal* to two
hits until ninth *nd W*rren homered
In llth for winning run.
Last-Place Club
Cuts Cardinals'
Lead to Game
Dodgers Topple Cubs
In Close One; Yanks
Overwhelm Browns
By Jl'DSON BAILEY,
A&soclaied Press Sports Writer
There is a new mosquito causing
trouble in the National League Jhese
days and it's the last insect you
ever would suspect—a species known
as the Phillies.
The Philadelphia club has a perma
nent address in the cellar of the
senior circuit, but here in August
when it should be tending to its own
business it has fluttered into the
limelight by winning several games
in a* short span of time.
Most important, it nosed out the
St. Louis Cardinals, 2-1, In 11 in
nings last night to cut the Redbirds’
first-place margin to a single game
over the Brooklyn Dodgers, who
nosed out the Chicago Cubs, 5-4.
For seven innings the amazing
struggle at St. Louis was a scoreless
pitching duel between Bill Crouch
of the Cardinals, a former Philly,
and Si Johnson of the Phillies, a
former Card.
Warren’s Homer Decides.
The tail-enders broke the spell in
the eighth with one run. but the 32
year-old Johnson held out until the
ninth, allowing only two hits, before
he finally was scored upon. Then
it was Enos Slaughter, who hadn’t
made a hit during the entire three
game series with the Dodgers, who
singled Johnny Hopp across the
plate after two were out.
The 20.000 jubilant St. Louis fans
cluttered the field with papers and
straw hats in celebration and the
game was delayed, but their en
thusiasm was premature. In the
11th, after Lon Warneke had taken
the mound for the pace-setters.
Catcher Benny Warren of the Phils
smacked a homer Into the stands
for victors’.
Previously the Phillies had split
even in four-game series with both
the Cincinnati Reds and the Cubs.
The Dodgers added three new
players to their roster yesterday and
used all t>f them in achieving their
triumph over Chicago
Allen Is Dodger Winner.
jumuiy Alien. veiera» American
League pitcher obtained on waivers
from the St. Louis Browns, started
on the mound and got credit for the
victory although he was forced out
in the seventh. Tom Drake, fresh
from Nashville, relieved him. Tom
Tatum, an outfielder who also came
up from Nashville, started in center
field and batted in Brooklyn's first
run. The chief power in the Dodg
ers’ drive, however, came from four
hits by Dolph Camilli.
The Cincinnati Reds held onto
their slim third-place margin by
beating the Boston Braves. 5-1. be
hind the two-hit hurling of Johnny
Vander Meer.
The Pittsburgh Pirates, striving
hard to oust the Reds, roughhoused
the New York Giants. 6-3, clinching
the game with a four-run third in*
ning when Vince Di Maggio single*
with the bases loaded. It was New
York’s sixth straight defeat and
ninth setback in 10 games on their
Western trip. It also was their fifth
loss of the season to Big Max
Butcher, who didn’t allow them a
run until the eighth.
Yanks Blank Browns.
Only two contests were scheduled
in the American League and in one
of them the New York Yankees
overwhelmed the St. Louis Browns.
9-0, to take a tighter grip on first
place.
Lefty Gomez allowed only five
hits and even though he walked 11
men. filling the bases with three
passes in the ninth, he was effective.
Tom Henrich hit his 20th and 21st
home runs and two singles to lead
New York's 14-hit attack.
Joe Di Maggio also contributed a
double and a single to extend his
new hitting streak to 15 games and
make it 71 out of 72 in which he
has hit safely.
Washington trimmed the Chicago
Whfte Sox. 8-2.
Major League Statistics
SATURDAY. AUGUST X. 1*41.
AMERICA*.
Remits Testerdas.
Washington. 8: Chicago, 2.
New York. 8; St. Louis, 0.
Onls games scheduled.
Standing of the Clubs. '
W L. Pet. G.B.
New York_68 .20 .684
Cleveland . _55 42 .567 12Vi
Boston _ _ oO 46 .521 17
Philadelphia _ 47 48 .480 20
Chicago - 47 52 .475 2114
Detroit __ _ 45 55 .450 * 24 ,
Washington _ 38 56 .404 28
St. Louis _ 38 58 .386 28
Games Todar. Games Tomorrow.
Chicago at Wash 3. Chicago at Wash . 3.
St. L. at New York. St. L. at N. Y. <2>
Cleve at Phils Cleve at Phils. C2>.
Detroit at Boston. Detroit at Boston.
NATIONAL.
__ , , Be»nlU Yesterday.
Philadelphia, 2; St. Louis, 1. (11 la- I
ningsl.
Brooklyn. 6. Chieaao. 4.
Cincinnati, 5; Boaton. 1.
Pittsburgh, 8: New York. a.
Standing af the Clnba.
. W. L. Pet. 0.1. 1
St. Louis- 82 35 .839
Brooklyn _ 81 35 .829 l
Cincinnati _ 63 42 .558 8
Pittsburgh _ 51 42 .54 8 9
New York _ 45 4R .485 14
Chicago - 44 63 .454 18
Boston _ 38 57 .400 23
Philadelphia _ 28 88 .274 38
Garnet T*d«y. Games Tamerrew.
Brooklyn at Chicago. Brooklyn at Chieaao.
| Phila. at St. Louis. Phils, at 8t. L. (2).
New York at Pitta. N. Y. at Pitt. i2>.
Boston at Cinei. Boston at Ctnei. (2). 1
[ .. M ~-v- vBmW — — ""
BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N. Y.—WHEN A CADDIE COMES IN HANDY—The hero of this episode is
an unidentified caddie who braced up Golfer Tommy Goodwin, playing in the Briar Hills
invitation tourney yesterday, when Goodwin found himself up against a tree en route to the
ninth green. Goodwin took, this unorthodox stance, got himself out of trouble and finished with
a 74, against a medal 71. —A. P. Wirephoto.
Fine Rush by A's Due
To Coaches' Work,
Mack Declares
Simmons' Superb Spirit,
Brucker's Handling of
Hurlers Given Credit
B. tk i As&ociattri Pppm.
PHILADELPHIA. August 2.-The
writing boys have started using
choice adjectives to describe the rise
of the Athletics into the American
League first division after seven lean j
years, but to wily old manager
Connie Mack it's all very simple.
The key men in the A's drive up
ward are a couple of oldsters who
seldom get into games and are
classifield as coaches—A1 Simmons
and Earle Brucker.
“Yes, I wish I had A1 playing in I
there," remarked Connie. "We’ve
got some good ball players, some who
want to win are out there hustling
every day. But there isn’t one like
Mickey Cochrane whose spirit would
set a whole club on flre. Only Sim
mons gives us that out on the third
base coaching line and Brucker.
handling the pitchers in the bull'
pen. I think they've done more for
, the club than any individual play
: er.
Simmons was a star slugger back
on Connies 1929-31 championship
team while Brucker, who caught for
the A's a few years ago, always had
a knack in handling the twirlers.
“Do you realize that not \_single I
pitcher who helped us last year has
j done much for us this year,” de
clared Mack. "All those who’ve been
winning for us. Phil Marchildon.
Luman Harris. Les McCrabb, Jack
Knott, Bump Hadley and Tom Fer
rick we’ve picked up since last fall.
Brucker's their coach. He smoothed
out their faults, studied the batters
! with them and sold them on the
importance of never letting up.”
The A's having ousted the White
Sox from fourth, have set. the third
rung as their next objective.
"With the league balanced so
evenly, outside of the Yankees, who's
going to stop us?” asks Connie.
Net Title to Falkenburg
KALAMAZOO, Mich., Aug. 2 (*>>.—
Bob Falkenburg of Hollywood, Calif.,
won the Western boys tennis cham
pionship over Don Harris of Los
Angeles, Calif., 9—7, 7—5.
First Division Finish Now Eyed
By Nats; Victory Over Chisox
Fifth in Row for Leonard
By BURTON HAWKINS.
Separated from the American
League cellar by the grace of a few j
percentage points, the Nationals
nevertheless have fashioned a fond
ambition of surging into the first
division. It isn't as far-fetched as
it seems at first blush, for Wash
ington's seventh-place club is only
seven and a half games removed
from fourth place, no impassable
gap with 60 games remaining before
the season expires.
With the Nats now playing what
more than remotely resembles base
ball. what with having won seven of
their last 10 games, their prospects
5f giving such outfits as Detroit, Chi
cago and Philadelphia a respectable
battle for fourth place can't be in
dexed as a daffy dream.
Washington would be forced to
improve its horrible road record, of
course, for 31 of their remaining
games will be contested in foreign
parks. In their own back yard the
Nats represent a formidable team,
for they have captured half of the
48 games plaved at Griffith Stadium.
The Nats haven't been sparkling,
but suddenly they are discovering
some of the other clubs in the league
have been belted down on speaking
terms with them. The Nats’ be
llHVlUi I1U1I1C, wic LUiiapc VI v/u*
cago and Detroit and Philadelphia's
recent triumph trend have bunched ,
the last five teams in the league and |
they may provide a photo finish
for fourth place. Not out of it, but
not regarded highly either, are the
Browns.
Fourth place would represent a
comparative Valhalla for the Nats,
who have suffered losing streaks of
12 and nine games. They have j
bounced in and out of the cellar I
most of the campaign, but despite
their rude treatment they retain an
opportunity to pick up the few chips
that are tossed a fourth-place club.
Leonard Aiding Nats.
That chance to capitalize on im- :
proved play and whack up fourth
place money may build a fire under J
the Nats. Like most everybody else,
the Nats are calculated to show
some spirit for the sake of that ad
ditional folding green stuff. They
are In a spot to do themselves some
good, financially and artistically,
and they may surprise a few folks
and climb.
Figuring prominently in the Nats’
recent commendable conduct has
been stout Dutch Leonard, who has
captured his last five starts and
wiggled his way above the .500 mark
for the first time this season with
an 11-10 record. Dutch registered
his eleventh win yesterday, trim
ming the White Sox, 8-2, on eight
hits. ,
Prospects of Leonard compiling a
respectable record despite his sorry
start appear bright, for Dutch
doubtless will start at least a dozen
more games this season. If he cap
tures eight of those games, no overly
optimistic calculation, he will be
tabbed one of the seasons suc
cess’es.
Dutch is displaying the same styl
ish knuckler that propelled him to
20 victories in 1939, and there is
evidence he is controlling his fiut
tery siKcialty. In limiting the oppo
sition to 10 runs in his last five
games Leonard has allowed only
eight bases on balls. He isn't re
questing trouble through the me
dium of wildness.
( barley Hone Stop* Aderholt.
Against the White Sox yesterday
Dutch was having an easv after
noon. Not until the seventh inning
did Chicago muster a run against
the portly right-hander, and by that
Time the Nats had constructed a
fi-0 lead off Thornton Lee and Bill
Dietrich.
In earning his fourth victory over
Chicago, Leonard was staked to a
lead in the third inning when
George Case singled to score Jimmy
Bloodworth. who had doubled, and
in the fourth inning the Nats nicked
Lee for three runs on George
Archie's single, doubles by Case and
Vernon and a brace of White Sox
errors.
Buddy Lewis’ triple and Cecil
Travis’ long fly boosted the Nats’
advantage to 5-0 in the fifth and
Washington made its 6-0 in the
sixth when Bloodworth again dou
bled and romped across on Jake
Early’s single to center.
Chicago's first run was manufac
tured on doubles by Mike Kreevich
and Luke Appling in the seventh, j
hilt, in th#ir nnrtirvn nf th» innino
the Nats clipped Dietrich for two
runs on singles by Lewis and Travis.
Vernon's double off the right field
fence and a wild pitch.
The White Sox produced a tainted
run with two out in the eighth
when Don Kolloway singled to right
and Joe Kuhel followed with a blow
to the same spot. Kuhels hit
bounced weirdly over Lewis' head,
however, and rolled into a triple,
scoring Kolloway.
Sid Hudson was to face Edgar
Smith as the Nats met the White
Sox again today. Third Baseman
Morris Aderholt. who reported to
Manager Bucky Harris yesterday, is
nursing a slight Charley horse and
may not see service for a day or so.
Official Score
CHICAGO AB. R. H. O. A K
Kotloway. 2b_ 4 12 2 2 0;
Kuhel. lb _4 0 19 0 1
Kreevieh. cf_4 1 1 4 o 0 1
Wright, rf_4 0 0 4 0 0!
Appling, si__ __ 4 II 2 1 1 O
Bolters. If _400200
Kennedy, 3b_3 0 10 0 0
Tresh. e_ 3 0 0 2 1 0'
Lee, p _1 o 0 n o 1
•Chapman __1 O 1 O 0 0 1
Dietrich, p_1 O 0 O o 0 j
Totals _ _ .33 2 8 24 10 2
•Batted for Lee in sixth.
WASHINGTON. AB. R. H O. A. * !
Case. If _ S n 2 3 o o j
Cramer, cf_8 0 14 0 0
Lewis, rf_ 4 2 2 7 0 0 j
Trgyis. as_4 112 10
Vernon, 1b_* 1 2 6 0 0
Archie 3b „ 4 1 X 3 2 0
Bloodworth. 2b_ 4 3 2 1 3 0;
Early. e ._ _4 O 1 1 0 O I
Leonard, p_ 3 0 0 0 2 0
Totals__ 37 6 12 27 ~8
Chicago __000 000 110—2
Washington _ .. 001 311 20x—8
Runs batted in—Case i2>. Leonard,
Travis. Early. Appling. Vernon, Kuhel.
Two-bate hits—Bloodworth (2>. Vernon
<2>, Case Kreeyich. Appling. Three-base
hits—Lewis. Kuhel Sacrifice—Leonard.
Double plays—Archie to Bloodworth to
Vernon: Leonard to Travis to Vernon.
Left on bases—Chicago. 4: Washington.
6. 8truck out—By Lee. 3. Hits—Oft Lee,
7 in 5 innings: off Dietrich. 5 in 3 innings.
Wild pitch—Dietrich. Losing pitcher—
Lee. Empires—Messrs. Hubbard Basil and
Passarella Time of game—1:40. Attend
ance—3.500
Myers of Milwaukee, at $12,000, Highest Paid Busher
Owner Plans New Deal With Nearly All of Tribe; Chisox Report Earliest for Work
By EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer.
NEW YORK. Aug. 2.—Highest
priced ball player in the minors is
Billy Myers of Milwaukee—whose
$12,000 salary Is paid by the Cubs.
Melio Bettina, who beat Red
Burman, is trying to decide be
tween a main bout August 14 at
Ebbets Field and a trip about the
same time to Los Angeles to fight
Turkey Thompson.
Freddy Corcoran, the P. G. A.
tourney manager, is doing all he
can to help Ben Hogan carry on
his endurance record. The
weather was so hot during the St.
Paul Open that Freddy wanted
Ben to fly to Chicago after each
day's play and taka an air-condi
T
tioned train back to 8t. Paul for
a good night's sleep.
Gordon Cobbledick reports in
the Cleveland Plain Dealer that
Owner Alva Bradley plans a new
deal next season with every play
er on the block except Boudreau, J
Keltner and Feller.
Baseball men say the White
Sox report at the ball park earlier
than any other club in either
major. Their hotel usually is
barren of athletes by 11 a.m.
Today’s true story—Ernie
White, who is going great guns
for the Cardinals, was pitching
for Asheville in the Piedmont
League some years ago. The
Piedmont so r ion that, year was
marked by Uie 20-game losing
streak of the Winston-Salem
Twins. Believe it or not, White
was the only elbower in the loop
Winston-Salem could lick con
sistently.
Did you know that old Jim
Thorpe once served as president
of the National Football League?
He unanimously was elected in
1920 when the loop was known
as the American Professional
Football Association.
The Philadelphia football
Eagles have chartered two planes
to fly home from their Two Riv
ers. Wis., training camp.
Plenty of speed as well as bat
ting punch will come to the
Giants next season when Out
fielder Babe Barna reports from
►
Minneapolis. He’s one of the fast
est bi gmen In the game, and is a
cinch to swipe 30 bags or more
this year.
Today’s guest star — Wilbur |
Kinley, Jackson (Miss.) Daily
News: "Broadcasting Dizzy Dean
is having 'trouble-. Identifying
some of the American League
players. A look at the records
for the last couple of years shows
he didn't know much about Na
tional League hitters, either."
Names is names—A gent named
Howard Murderski is murdering
the ball for the Johnstown club
in the Penn State Association.
Naturally—And wouldn’t you
Just know that Pete Appleton,
whose initials are P. W. A., Is a
relief pitcher?
Wood Favorite
In 'Unofficial'
Title Golf Tilt
Long Game Expected
To Defeat Ghezzi
On Girard Links
B) the Associated Press.
GIRARD, Ohio, Aug. 2.—The
Nation * two top champions teed off
oday in a torrid 72-hoie battle for
jolfdom's unofficial world title, with
>lond Craig Wood the favorite over !
iwarthy Vic Ghezzi.
Winner of the National Open and
Masters’ tournaments. Wood was
;iven an edge in the *2,500 winner
:*ke-all match out of respect for
ils experience, powerful drives and
ong-range irons.
Ghezzi. who surprised the experts
sy beating Byron Nelson in the
P. G. A. final, based his hopes on a
deadly short game and a magic
gutter.
Wood Confident of Victory.
Wood, who will be 40 this year,
snce tutored the 29-year-old Deal.
N. J.. star and knows well the task
ihead.
“Vic is at the peak of his game
now.” the open king said, “and he
always was 'poison' with his putter
But the way I am playing now I
believe I could beat any one in the
world If my putts start dropping
I'm liable to wind up with some 62s
in this match.”
Ghezzi merely commented. “I'm
satisfied with my first trip around.”
The pro champion referred to
yesterday's tune-up. when he shot a
1-under-par 69 Wood meanwhile
added a 68 to his 65 of Thursday.
Corcoran Picks Open King.
Fred Corcoran, who as P. G. A.
tournament manager probably is the
best informed observer in the coun
try. picked Wood to win.
“It's the long game versus the
short,” he declared, “and I don't
think Vic's putts can stop Craig, who
now is playing some of the best golf
of his career.”
Rains early in the week softened
the sun-baked fairways and put the
course in what was described as
"perfect shape.”
The *5.000 Mahoning Valiev Open,
won by Clayton Heafner. was played
over the same layout in June. Wood
shot a 283 then to finish seven
strokes off the pace.
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jenure m i me series
By Defeating Linen
Senate Beer* potent softball
combination today was qualified for
a berth in the annual city cham
pionship series by virtue of last
night's 4-1 victory over Standard
Linen at Ballston.
Senate won the series in two
straight games.
Abe Rosenfleld held the loser* to
two hits. Senate collected only one
more off Rubin and Coy but bunched
two in the fifth for all its runs.
Major Leaders
By the Associated Press.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Baltina—Williams. Boston. .4<*P, Dl
Maggio New York. 37P
Runs—Di Maggio, New Yerk. PS,
Rolfe. New York 87
Runs batted In—Keller, New York,
Po: Di Maggio. New York P4
Hits—Di Maagio. New York. 1M;
Travis. Washington. 137
Doubles—Di MaRgio. New York 37;
Boudreau. Cleveland, and Judmch Si
Louis 7P.
Triples—Kellner. Cleveland. Hi
Travis. Washington. 10.
Home runs—Keller New York, 28;
Di Maggio. New York. 75.
Stolen bases—Case. Washington. 17;
Kuhel. Chicago. 14.
Pitching—RutBng. New York, 12-3;
Gomel, New York, 10-3.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Betting—Ellen, Philadelphia. .337;
Reiser. Brooklyn 331.
Runs—Hack, Chicago. 75; Moore.
Si. Louis. 74.
Runs batted In—Nicholson. Chicago.
76 Mike and Slaughter. S’ Louis. 70.
Hits—Slaughter St Louis, ill;
Moore. 8t. Louis. 120.
Doubles—Reiser, Brooklyn, and Dal
lessandro. Chicago. 30
Triples—Slaughter, St. Louis, P. five
players tied with 7.
Home runs—Camilli. Brooklyn: Nich
olson Chicago, and Ott. New York. IP.
8tolen bases—Frey. Cincinnati, 13;
Handley Pittsburgh, 17.
Pitching—Riddle. Cincinnati. 11-1;
White. St. Louis. 12-3
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY.
Baseball.
Chicago at Washington, 3.
Tennis.
District men's tournament,
Edgemoor Club, 1.
Womens League tournament.
Rock Creek courts, 1.
Horse*.
Columbus show, Meadowbiook
Club, 9 a.m.
Phillies' Etten Takes
N. L. Bat Lead From
Dodgers' Reiser
Boosts Hitting Average
To .337; Williams Goes
Up to .409 in A. L,
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Aug. 2.—While Ted
Williams continues to keep the
American League ringing with his
400-plus batting average, a new
hitting leader has popped up in the
National League.
He is Nick Etten. first baseman
of the Philadelphia Phillies, and he
came along this week to oust Pete
Reiser of Brooklyn from the rung
he had occupied for weeks.
Etten lifted his batting a vers g
from .324 to .337 during the week
i while Reiser dropped from 33»
.331.
Williams, the raider of the r*»ston
Red Sox. fattened his mark from an
even 400 to terrific .408. Joe Di
Maggio of the New York Yankees
clung doggedly to second with .378.
a two-point advance.
The leaders:
AMERICAN I.EAGIE
G. AB. R. B Pet
Williams. Boston_ 85 278 85 113 .4(19
Di Maggio. N. York 100 399 98 161 .319
Travis. Washington. 91 385 82 137 .315
Grace. St. Louts_87 300 33 71 .355
Heath. Cleveland _ . 93 358 57 128 .354
Stebert, Philadelphia 5 327 50 lift .352
Cullen bine St. Louis 92 30 1 58 1 03 .342
8. Chapman. Philad. 87 3St 84 11* .328
Cronin. Boston_ 91 330 84 108 .377
McCosky Detroit ... 73 273 45 89 .336
NATIONAL LEAGUE
O. AB. R B Pet
Btiela Philadelphia-. 92 329 49 111 .337
Reis* Brook)vn ... 88 335 72 111 .*31
Hopp. St. Louii_ 80 233 *3 78 .*28
Cooney. Boston_ 79 283 32 95 .*28
j Mi*e, St. Louis_.9 301 44 97 .*32
’ Vaughan, Pittsburgh 75 270 47 88 .*19
Haek. Chicaao ... . 97 371 7S 117 .318
Blaughter. Si. Louia 98 388 87 121 .*13
Moore. S'. Louis . 94 387 74 1*0 .310
Walker Brooklyn . PI 79P 5* 93 311
Minor Results
By the Associated Press.
INTERNATIONAL I.EAGI’E
Pochester. 8: Baltimore. 0.
Newark. 9: Toronto. 7
Syracuse. 7: Buffalo, 4.
tOnly games >
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Milwaukee. 8: Minneapolis. 2
Toledo 3—8, Indianapolis 2—4
Louisville 4—8: Columbus, 2—8 (sec
ond celled end 12th>.
i Kansas City, 5. St. Paul, 4
FACIFIC COAST UAGtT
Hollywood, 4: Seattle. 3
San Di'co. 5: Los Antelea. S.
Portland. 4: Oakland. 3.
(Only lames i
TEXAS LEAGUE
Port Worth 13; 8hrtv«port, 4.
Dallas. 3: Beaumont 1
San Antonio. 6; Oklahoma City, A (13
innlnssL
Houston, 3; Tulsa. 3 ttla. failed and
ninth be atreementl.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Knoxv.lle. 8: Chattanooga. 4.
Nashville. 8; Atlanta. 4.
Birmingham at Memphis, rain
New Orleans at Little Rock. rain.
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Hartford- S—9: Bmshomton. 1—8
Albany. 2—2; Sprinifleld. 1—8 (first.
13 innings'.
Scranton. P: Elmira A
Williamsport at Wilkes-Barre, double
header. rain.
PIEDMONT LEAGUE.
Portsmouth. 8: Charlotte. A.
Asheville. 4; Richmond. 1
Norfolk. 11; Winston-Salem. T.
Durham. 6: Greensboro. 0.
WESTERN LEAGUE
Norfolk. 5; Pueblo, 2.
THREE-EYE LEAGUE
Springfield. 3; Clinton. 1
Evansville s Cedar Rapids. 2.
Moline, 7 Madison T
Decatur, 12; Waterloo. 9.
NORTHERN LEAGUE.
Duluth. 2; Superior P
Wausau. 5: Winnipeg. 4 (in innings'.
1 Fargo-Moorhead. 14: Eau Claire 4
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Jones Dead Set Upon Triumph;
Great Battle Seen When His
Aces Play Ryder Cuppers
CHICAGO. Aug. 2.—There 11 be
plenty of bearing down by both
sides when the Ryder Cup profes
sionals battle Bobby Jones’ chal
lengers at Detroit August 23-24 in
their United Service Organizations
benefit match.
Forecasting golf's most hotly
contested series in years, President
Tom Walsh of the Professional
Golfers’ Association said Jones
wanted to win this one as much or
more than he ever wanted to win
any of his National Open titles.
“I heard from him the other day,”
Walsh said, “and from the tone of
his message I'd say hell be really
gunning for points. I know that
before Jones accepted the cap
taincy of the challenge team he
made certain every player he
wanted on his side would be on
hand.”
Favor Emperor's Team.
There was much speculation on
the matches at the recent St. Paul
Open. Several star professionals
who won’t be playing favored Jones’
team, which will be made - up of
Jones, Craig Wood, Ben Hogan,
Gene Sarazen. Johnny Bulla, Law
son Little, Ed Dudley, Clayton
Heafner, Jimmy Demaret and
Denny Shute. The Ryder Cuppers,
under non-playing Walter Hagen,
are Henry Picard, Byron Nelson,
Paul Runyan, Sam Snead, Horton
Smith, Dick Metz. Jimmy Hines.
Ralph Guldahl, Harold McSpaden
and Vic Ghezzi.
Short chips and long drives. Byron
Nelson, former National Open and
P. G. A. champion, who eight days
ago had a 62 for the beat round of
a brilliant career, believe* competi
tive golf s greatest need is uniform
ity of courses for the Important
championships. “Ordinary golfers
can come up with one or two low
rounds on easy layouts with soft
greens,” he said. “But only greet,
players can whip consistently the
long, hard-green courses.”
Corcoran Calk Turn.
Fred Corcoran, capable F. O. A.
tourney bureau manager, called the
turn on Horton Smith’* St. Paul
Open victory a half hour before
Smith finished with his great final
round of 63, nine under par. Stand
ing on a bunker at the 15th green as
Smith lined up a 35-foot uphill putt,
Corcoran said: “If Horton makes
this putt for a birdie he’ll win the
tournament.” The ball hit the back
of the cup, bounded 4 Inches Into
the air, and dropped into the can—
and Smith was on his way to the
SI,600 first money. Corcoran called
Smith's round one of the most per
fectly played he ever had seen.
BASEBALL
Washington vs. Chicago
AMERICAN LEAGUE PARK
Tomorrow—Chicago—3:00 P.M.
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