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,. . ... ..... v Losing Yanks Keep Lead, With Tigers Second as Defeat Drops Browns to Third Jiimflatj port? WASHINGTON, D. C., w +.AUAWiWJUiV XV) xv44, * A—19 ★ ★ * * * Booanet Captures Eastern Shore for Second Triumph in Row Win, Lose or Draw By DENMAN THOMPSON, St»r Sport* Editor. Punsters as Hard Hit as Bosox by Doerr's Passing Pvt. Robert Doerr’s recent involuntary departure from Boston closely following that of Tex Hughson for similar reasons, not only has put an almost certain quietus on Boston's flag chances, but has re moved a figure whose unusual name lent itself to prolific perpetration of puns. Bobby, as he affectionately is known to all fandom, has furthered indulgence in what has been termed the lowest form of humor simply by establishing himself as the best fielding second baseman in the American League in addition to proving a bang-up batsman. ft isn’t -certain yet that either of his Back Bay teammates, Bob Johnson and Pete Pox, who trailed him by only two or three points at the last time we looked, can beat him out for the loop’s larruping laurels, and it's a cinch they’ll never be responsible for the play on words that has accompanied his surge to the forefront. When Doerr first swatted his way to the top of the heap we re call that one drollster—to coin a word—observed that Bobby socks ■were as much in the news in that connection as were the fainting fe males of the younger generation when a certain crooner manned the microphone. Which gives you an idea. And now comes our favorite gagster, the A. P.’s waggish Whit Martin, to wrap up the rantings with a crack to the effect that the Doerr leading to a Red Sox pennant has been shut. Ten-Year Fact: Tigers Always Cop When Yapks Don't It may be that you don’t care for that, or any of like ilk, but with the race tightened as it is one of his predictions seems likely of fulfillment—that through the final three weeks of the campaign well be saying: “Well, I see the Browns (or Yanks or Tigers) are leading again, weren’t they!’’ The Browns recently have been stumbling at such an alarming rate that many are inclined to the belief they definitely have shot their bolt, especially now that it seems Bob Muncrief’s ailing arm has failed to respond to treatment, but they can’t be counted out until they get back to their beloved Sportsman’s Park late this week. They have compiled an enviable record at home, and that’s where they play their final 16 games. In view of developments it’s almost incredible now that at the outset of the season two of the teams now battling for the basement, the White Sox and Nationals, were included in the trio most often nominated for the pennant. Only the Yanks of that threesome have justified the advance doping, while the prospects of the other two current contenders were given nary a tumble. Of the present top trio most observers are inclined toward the Tigers who, like the Browns, finish up on their own lot while the Yanks will be engaged exclusively on foreign fields where they have done none too well this year. That and the fact that they have in Hal Newhouser and Diz Trout the classiest curvers available and that Ol’ Doc Cramer has come to life to add to the batting punch presented by Pinky Higgins, Rudy York and Dick Wakefield. Detroit's case. In event the Browns do bow out, is represented as strengthened by the fact that history will only be repeating itself, as it s supposed to, if it beats out New York. The how-come of it is that in the last 10 years, in which the Yanks have failed to cop only three times, it was the Tigers who triumphed on each occasion—in 1934, 1935 and 1940. Wilson, Wright Well Matched in Age and Experience If it's journeyman ringmanship you crave a visit to Griffith Sta dium will be in order Tuesday night, for the main eventers on the card concocted by Matchmaker Gabe Menendez for that evening fully qualify in every respect. * Party of the first part is Jackie Wilson, hors de combat for lo. these many months, with a fractured left arm now warranted fully healed, and the not so alabaster Chalky Wright, neither of them strangers to Washington nor to any other boxing points east, west, north or south. Wilson, former featherweight champ, admits to the fairly ripe pugilistic age of 35 and has been active professionally since 1932, a matter of an even dozen years. • Wright, also an ex-feather titleholder—different version—is car ried in the record book as being three years Wright’s junior, but has been pushing leather for his coffee and crullers since 1928, a total of 16 years, four more than his rival. This means Wright started his beak-busting, and vice versa, at the age of 16. Could be. What it all adds up to is that experience with a capital E will be on display and that shouldn’t be hard to take after witnessing the efforts of some of the tyros recently paraded hereabout. But we wouldn t know about a match for the winner with Willie Pep. the current champ. Braves' 5-Tally Fifth Defeats Giants, 6-4 By the Associated Press. NEW YORK. Sept. 9—A combi nation of three hits and four walks gave the Braves five runs in the fifth inning and a 6-4 victory over the Giants today. Jim Tobin registered his 16th triumph against 16 losses in holding the Giants to nine hits. Boston AB H. O A. N Y. AB. H O A Macon.lb 5 3 7 O Rucker.cf 5 2 2 O Holmes,cf 3 0 4 OH u’nn,2b 4 <) 3 2 Work n.rf 4 0 3 0 Ott.rf 3 0 3 O Nieman.lf 3 1 2 0 Medwk.lf 4 2 10 Masi.c 5 16 1 Lomb'di.c 4 13 0 Phillips.ss 5 2 O 2 Kerr.ss 4 14 4 Drews.2b 4 12 2 Reyes.lb 4 2 7 1 C>'Rhty.:ib 4 3 3 0 Luby.3b 4 14 3 Tobin.p 4 10 0 Feldm n,p 2 0 O 0 Allen.p o 0 0 0 •Sloan 1 0 o o Fischer.p 0 0 0 0 +Jurges _ 1 000 Adams.p O o O 0 Totals 37 12 27 5 Totals 36 9 27 10 •Batted for Allen in seventh. ^Batted lor Fischer in eighth. Boston 000 150 000—6 New York 011 000 110—4 Runs — Holmes, Workman. Nieman, Phillips. Drews, Gerashty, Rucker <2). Medwick, Kerr. Error — Drews. Runs batted in—Kerr, Medwick. Tobin (3), Masi, Phillips. Macon. Hausmann. Reyes. Two base hits—Macon (2) Phillips. Three base hit—Rucker. Sacrifice—Hausmann. Double plays—Kerr to Hausmann to Reyes. Hausmann to Kerr to Reyes. Left on bases—Boston. 1 1; New York. x. Bases on balls—Off Tobin. 2: off Feldman. 7 Struck out — By Tobin. 4: by Allen, l! Hits—Off Feldman. 6 in 42h innings: off Alien. 4 in 2*3 innings; off Fischer, 0 in 1 inning; off Adams, 2 in 1 innins. Wild pitch—Tobin. Losing Ditcher—Feldman. Umpires — Messrs. Dunn, Stewart and Magerkurth. Time—1:57. Attendance— 4.7 79 paid. Shortstop, 16, Is Added To Roster of Phillies By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 9.—The Phillies signed Ralph Caballero, 16-vear-old shortstop from New Orleans, La., today. Because of the boy's age. his father. Robert Cabal v]ero. also signed the contract. He is 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs 158 League Statistics Sunday. September 10. mil. AMERICAN. Results Yesterday. Philadelphia, a; Washington, 1. Chl'-ago, 2. St. Louis. 1. Boston. 7: New York. 1. Detroit, 15: Cleveland. 6. Standinr of Clubs. Teams. W. L. Pet. O.B. New York_75 HO .556 Detroit _ 74 60 .552 >4 •St Louis _ 74 61 .548 1 Boston _72 03 .533 3 Cleveland _ 64 71 .474 11 Philadelphia_ 64 73 407 12 •ontcago _H2 73 .459 IS Washington _ 66 80 .412 19‘A Games Today. Games Tomorrow. Phila. al Wash. (21. No games N Y. at Boston (2). scheduled. £ L. at Chi. (2i. Cleve. at Det. (2). NATIONAL. Results Yesterday. Cincinnati. 3; Pittsburgh, 2. Boston. 6: New York. 4. Chicago. H: St. Louis. 1. Only games scheduled. Standing of Clubs. Teams. W. L. Pet. O.B. St. Louts _ 94 36 .723 Pittsburgh_ 76 53 .589 1714 Cincinnati_ 71 56 .559 21 >4 Chicago _ 59 08 .405 3314 New York_ 60 72 .455 35 Boston _ 55 78 .414 39 Brooklyn _ 54 79 .406 4114 Philadelphia_ 61 78 .395 42‘a •Night games. Games Today. Games Tomorrow. Chi. at St. L. (2). Clncln. at Chi. Boston at N. Y. Pitts, at St. L. (S) Bklyn. at Phila. <2). I twilight-night). Pitts, at Clncln. (2). Only tames. Schoolboy Hurler Signed by Griffs Richard Weltroth, 17-year-old righthand pitcher from St. Mary’s High of Williamsport, Pa., ^ has been signed by the Nats and will accompany them on the I western trip. He is 6 ft. tall, weighs 165 and was the strike out king of his county league. He worked out with the Nats before last night's game. Facing Philadelphia’s Athletics for the last time this year in a double-header starting at 1:30 this afternoon the Nats will have Dutch Leonard and A1 Caras quel in the pitcher’s box. Jesse Flores and Don Black are to hurl for the visitors. Reds' Walker Homers To Down Bucs, 3-2 By the Associated Press. CINCINNATI, Sept.. 9.—A three run homer by Gee Walker in the sixth gave the Reds their second straight victory over the Pirates today, 3 to 2. It reduced the Pi rates’ second place lead over the Reds to four games. Pitts. AB. H. O A Cin’ti AB H o A Bu«T.f|b t 1 % j Mio-M 4 o s 0 Mueller.c 3 2 1 I! Dgren.lb .3 111 O Tipton.if 0 4 o It V 0 b Mesner .lb 2 12 5 ^Zak n ft n Miller, ss 3 0 18 Sewell d * 3 !! I! ? Sh0UnD 3 10 1 ♦Elliott ^ 1 0 O 0 ™als 3+ 7 '14 14 Totals 28 27 15 • Ran lor Lopez in ninth ♦ Batted lor Sewell in ninth. - 200 000 000—2 Cincinnati ooo 005 oox—3 Runs—Coscarart, Russell Clay. Walker. n*?0xP ftrr0ft?~ikMue,ler' Runs batted in. pi Maggio Walker (3). Two-base hit_ Mueller Home run—Walker Double b.1“S,'s—-Gust me to Coscarart to Dahlgren <"D>^,t‘inpI’v,to-McCormick Left on bases hIiut,s5)irEi?' Cincinnati. 3. Bases on balls—Off Sewell. 2: off Shoun. 2. Struck rnnllft y -shoun- , 2. Umpires—Messrs Conlan Barr and Sears. Time—1 Attenoance 1.818. NABF Tournament (At Youngstown Ohio 1 Dearborn. Mich.. 5; Detroit, 3 Battle Creek. Mich.. 7: New York 1 HS?i?np»9vi0M1;v,: Bj™in*ham. Ala , 1. Hazel Park. Mich.. 8: Lorain. Ohio. #3 Pontiac. Mich.. 5: Port Wayne Ind " Dortmont, Pa., i0; Akron?™ lna Youngstown. Ohio, bye. Cecil of Red Sox 7-1 Victor Over New Yorkers * • Triumph Makes Clubs Even for 20 Games; Bonham Is Victim By the Associated Press. BOSTON. Sept. 9.—The Red Sox checked the Yankees’ pennant drive by slugging out a 7-1 victory to day, to square the crucial series at one game-all, as Rookie Rex Ceil held the New Yorkers to two hits until two were out in the ninth. Boston’s victory deadlocked their season’s 20-game competition with the Yankees. Cecil, while gaining his third vic tory to match as many defeats, got off in wobbly fashion and finished likewise. After keeping the Yan kees hitless from the fourth inning, he was belted for three consecu tive singles before the veteran Paul Waner, pinch-hitting with the bases loaded, and the game by ground ing out to Second-baseman Jimmy Boucher. The Yankees scored their run in the first when George Stirnweiss sin gled, moved to third on walks to Bud Metheny and Hershel Martin and scored on Johnny Lindell’s in field out. Before Cecil returned to the mound, George Metkovich lashed a homer to tie the score. It extend ed Metkovich’s consecutive hitting streak to 23 games, to tie the Red Sox record set by Derrill Pratt in 1922. last matched by the .406-hit ting Ted Williams three years ago. The Sockers pounded Ernie Bon ham for the rest of their runs be fore he stepped out for Bill Zuber in the seventh, collecting another in the third on Lou Finney's double and Metkovich’s single, three more in the fourth on three hits, a walk and Stirnweiss’ error and a pair in the sixth on Finney's two-run single. Bonham gave the Red Sox 11 of their 12 hits, including two doubles and a single by Lou Finney. N. Y. AB H. O A. Boston. AB.H. O. A St * .s.2b 4 14 3 Finney.1b 4 3 1ft n M th y.rf 2 0 (I 1 M vch.ct 4 2 3 •> Martin .If 3 n 3 1 Fox.rf 4 3 10 Lindeli.cf 4 0 8 0 J'hns'n.lf 4 12 1 Etten.lb 3 0 5 0 Tabor.3b 4 10 8 Cr s'ttl.ss * 1 1 4 B'ch'r.'lb 4 2 14 Grimes.3b 3 2 1 1 Partee.c 4 o 4 1 Gabark.c 4 14 0 Ijtke.ss o 1 o Bonh'm.p 2 o o l Cecil.p . 2 0 0 1 •M'l'v'ch 10 0 0 Zuber.p 0 o o o iWaner 1 0 o o Totals 31 5 24 11 Totals 32 12 27 13 •Batted for Bonham in seventh. iBatted for Zuber in ninth. New York - _ 100 000 000—1 Boston - 101 302 OOx—7 Runs—Stlrhweiss, Finney, Metkovich. Jofrson. Tabor. Bucher <2>. Lake Error —Stimwelss Runs batted In—Lindeli. Metkovich 12), Partee. Cecil. Finney (3). Two-bare hits—Finney (2). Fox. Home run—Metkovich. Sacrifice—Cecil. Double plays—Martin to Crosettl to Etten, Cro ■etti to Stkrnweiss to Etten. Left on baaea —New York. 8: Boston, 4 First base on balls—On Bonham. 2: off Cecil, ft. Struck out—By Bonham, 1: by Cecil, 5. Hits— On Bonham. 11 In 8 innings: off Zuber. 1 in 2 innings. Wild pitch—Bonham. Losing pitcher—Bonham. Umpires— Messrs Grieve. Weafer and Rommel. Time—1 :fto. Attendance—12.294 (paidi JOY FOR BROWNS—Bob Muncrief (right), whose arm had been ailing for several weeks, was declared yesterday by Dr. Robert Ryland to be fully okay after hurling six innings Friday against the Chisox. Muncrief expects to take his regular turn on the mound and should be a great help to the Browns in their fight to gain their first pennant. Here Trainer Bob Bauman is giving the valued arm a massage. —A. P. Wirephoto. Winner of Feature at Laurel Is Third Choice in Betting By the Assocl*ted Pres«. LAUREL, Md., Sept. 9—Bobanet, an upset winner of the Walt Whit man Stakes at Garden State on Labor Day, came back with another triumph in the 32d running of the $10,000-added Eastern Shore Handi cap at Laurel Park today. The victory was worth 98.200 to the Bobanet Stable of R. Bruce Livie of Baltimore, as the bay son o( Cohort charged through the stretch to defeat four other 2-year 700 Sailors Need Lift to Grid Tilt If you're driving to Baltimore today and have an extra seat in the car you might keep an eye peeled for some 700 sailors, all youngsters, from the Radio Material School of the Naval Re search Laboratory. They'll be headed for the Redskin-Chicago Bears game, the first pro game many will have seen, and It’s a long walk. Chief Petty Officer Max Krause, a former Redskin star now on duty at the research laboratory, appealed for fans to give the boys olds In this traditional Havre de Grace stake. Bobanet, which despite his show ing on Monday was third choice in the wagering, won a three-quarter length victory over the Pentagon Stable's The Doge, which in turn led M. Wexler's British Buddy by 4 lengths. P. W. Hooper’s Tiny Tackle was fourth. Bobanet s backers in the crowd of approximately 12.000 were re warded at the rate of $10.10. $3.60 and $2.30 for a $2 ticket. The win ner, ridden by Jockey Shelby Clark, was timed in 1:153s for the 6 fur longs on a fast track. The stewards disallowed a claim of foul against the winner, lodged by Jockey' Jack Westrobe, who rode The Doge. The win was Bobanet's fifth in eight starts, and the purse boosted his winnings to $39,340. W. W. Waters' Tide's In, the favorite, ran to expectations when he sprinted the opening three-quar ters in 1.15%. He paid $5. Arnold Kirkland, who rode Tide’s In, came back to annex the three quarters second with M. P. Freed man’s Miss Buckle, which scored in 1.16«6 and paid $20.10. Kirkland’s mounts, the 5-8 com bination in Jhe double, paid $50.80. Detroit Gets 15-6 Win in Hitfest With Indians Registers 8th Victory In Last 10 Battles On Two Big Rounds By the Associated Press. DETROIT, Sept. 9.—The Detroit Tigers, roaring down the Septem ber stretch after their first Ameri can League pennant since 1940, to day belted the Cleveland Indians, 15 to 6. before 9,529 pleased fans. The Tigers, winning their eigth game in 10 starts, poured across five runs oil Cleveland's starter, Ed Kleinian, in the third Inning and six more oil Tribe relief pitch ers in the eighth. % Ruff Gentry, following Stubby Overmire and Johnny Gorsica to the mound for Detroit, stayed the last five innings and was credited with the victory, though he entered with the score 8-5 In his favor. Each club belted out 18 hits, Rudy York hammering out two singles, a double and triple in five trips for the Tigers and Pat Seerey slamming his fifteenth home run in addition to a double and a single for the Tribe. Klieman. charged with his twelfth defeat, gave 10 hits in four innings and Joe Heving. Paul Calvert and Outfiielder Paul O’Dea who followed him to the hill were little more effective. Detroit’s win was its twenty-sixth in 36 games since August 1. £!£'*• AB. H. O. A. Detroit. AB. H. O. A. Roceo.lb 5 .(10 1 Cramer.cf 5 2 10 Hoag.cf 6 3 0 0 Mayo.2b « 2 2 3 Seerey.lf 6 3 2 0 H’gins.3b 5 14 0 Bdreau.s* 6 2 0 5 York.lb 6 4 7 1 C blne.rf 4 2 3 0 WfleULlf 4 3 0 0 K tner .(b 5 2 0 4 Outlaw, rf 4 2 12 } i ? 0 R’hards.c 4 2 8 1 Bch ter.e 10 10 Hoover.u 4 13 3 Mack.2b 3 14 2 O'nntre.p 0 0 0 0 Klieman,p 2 110 Oordlca.p 2 0 11 Grant 1 0 0 0 Gentry.p 3 10 1 Hevina.p 0 O o o Calvert.p 10 0 0 O'Dea.p 0 0 0 0 Totala 41 18 24 12 Total* 42 18 27 12 ’Bated for Klieman in fifth. Cleveland - 201 020 001— 6 Detroit - 105 003 OtJx—16 Ho*r <2). Seerey (2). Boudreau <2>. Cramer. Mayo (2). Higgins <2>. York <3i. Wakefield (3). Outlaw (2). Richards, Hoover. Errors—Boudreau. Hoag. Rosar, Hoover. Run* batted in—Boudreau. Cullenbine (4>. Seerey. York (.3). Wakefield. Richards <2>. Hoover <2>. Gentry (2). Two-base hits— Boudreau (2). seerey. Cullenbine. Higgins. York Richards. Three-base hit—York. Home run—Seerey. Stolen bases—Wake field Double plays—Boudreau to Mack to Rocco: Mayo to Hoover to York (2>. Left on bases—Cleveland. 10; Detroit. ». Base on balls—Off Heving. 2; off Calvert. 3; off ODea, l; off Oorslca. 1; off Gentry, 1. Struck out—By Klieman. 1; by Heving. 1; by Calvert. 1; by Overmire. 2: by Gentry. .1. Hits—Off Klieman. 10 in 4 Innings; off Heving. 4 in 2 innings: off Calvert. 3 in 1 inning (none out in eighth;: off O’Dea. 1 in 1 inning; off Overmire. 8 In 2 Innings (bone out In third): off Gorsica. 6 in 2 In nings (none out in fifth); off Gentry. 6 in 5 Innings. Wild pitch—Reving. Passed ball—Richards. Winning pitcher—Gentry. Losing pitcher — Klieman. Umpire*— Messrs. Hubbard. Berry and Jones. Time— 2:25. Attendance—5,629._ Former Tiger Hurler Dies PARAGOULD. Ark., Sept. 9 OP),—Orlin E. Collier. 37. of Paragould. one-time pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, died at a Memphis hospital today following a heart attack. HAS FLAG IDEAS — Steve O’Neill, manager of Detroit, whose club got within half a game of the American League lead by trouncing Cleveland yesterday, 15-0. —A. P. Photo. Heurichs Win Third In Row, Share Top With Cummins Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, Sept. 9—Washing ton’s champion Heurich Brewers won their third straight victory in the All-American amateur baseball i series here today, knocking off an I Amsterdam, N. Y. nine, 3 to 0, to share with the Cummins Construc tion Corp. team of Baltimore the lead in the tourney. Cummins trounced the Glen L. .Martin Bombers. 12 to 1, to hand the ! Bombers their first defeat.' Stars of the Brewers’ win were Jerry Zanelotti, who collected two hits to drive in a pair of runs, and Chet Ciomei. who got three hits, drove one marker across and came in with one tally. Brewers collected a run In the third, fourth and seventh frames as Butch McIntyre held the Am sterdam club in check. Am d m AB H. O A. Wash. AB H O A Kuczelt .lb 4 II 4 2 Zelorti.rf 4 1 u n , Statton.cf 4 II 3 1 L’ardt.Sb 3 1 n •’ ILazarov.c 4 1 H O Barry.cf 4 2 2 0 Pllekes.rf 4 12 0 Q'erlch.lf 4 0 2 O j P'ciane.lf 4 110 A'ullino c 4 0 8 0 Tuman.ss 3 0 11 Brewer.ss 3 0 10 H'm'nd. 11» 3 1 4 o Stahl.lb 4 2 12 0 F'bozzi.'lb 3 1 3 o Cicme.2b 4 3 14 Langley p 3 0 0 1 M'lnfre.p 2 0 0 0 I Totals 32 5 24 5 Totals 32 27 ! Amsterdam __OOO 000 000—0 [Washington ... 001 100 lOx—3 Rung—Acquiland. Btahl. Clome. Errors —Tuman. Fabozzi Ciome. Huns batted tn—Zanelotti tty Clome. Two-base hit— Lukhardt Socriflce—McIntyre. Double Slays—Lukhardt to Clome to Stahl. Pa jzzI to Lazarov. Left on bases—Am sterdam. 5: Washington. 7. Struck outs— By Langley. 4: by McIntyre. 8. Hit by piteher—Langley iQlerleh). Other results: Schenectady, N T.. 11; New Bedford, Mass.. 5. j • • Zanesville. Ohio 6: Elkton. Md . 8 Bristol. Conn.. 12; Amsterdam. N. T. (teen-age). 10 Waterbury. Conn , 13: Bendiz of Phila deiphla. 3. _ Conflict Won't Make Miami Open Change By the Associated Press. Fla., Sept. 9 —Tourna-; ment Director H. H. Arnold defied the Professional Golfers' Association today with an announcement that the municipally sponsored $10,000 Miami Open will be played Decem ber 7-10 despite a conflict with a PGA-approved Pacific Coast sched ule. Reminding of “lean years when others failed the touring pros,” Ar nold told Fred J. Corcoran, manager of the PGA Tournament Bureau, that absence of big name players will not cause cancellation of the Miami event. The open here has been played without interruption for 20 years. Corcoran had informed Arnold that the schedule on the Pacific Coast would not permit the leading professionals to play here in Decem ber without travel hardships, and suggested that the tournament be hel in late November, late March or April. Dave Knight Is Given Expert Rifle Rating Another local boy—Dave Knight of Chevy Chase—has been awarded the expert rifleman rating by the junior division of the National Rifle Association. Next aim for Knight is the dis tinguished rifleman qualification. American League Race at Glance By the Associated Press. Team W. L. Pct.G.B * New York. 75 60 .55S Detroit _ 74 60 .552 'i St. Louis_ 74 61 .548 1 Boston _ 72 63 .533 3 GAMES TO PLAY. New York—Against. St. Louis, 4; Detroit. 3; Boston. 2; Chicago, 4; Cleveland, 3; Philadelphia, 3. —19. Detroit—Against. New York, 3; Boston, 4; Cleveland. 6; Phil adelphia, 3; Washington. 4.—20. St. Louis—Against, New York, 4: Boston. 3; Chicago, 7; Phila delphia, 3; Washington. 3—20. Boston—Against. St. Louis. 3; New York, 2; Detroit, 4; Cleve land. 3; Chicago, 4; Washington, 3.—19. Baseball's Big Six By the Associated Press. Batting (Three Leaders In Each I.eague). Player and Club. O. AB. R H Pet. Walker, Dodgers . 127 463 71 167 .361 Musial. Cardinals 132 514 102 180 .350 Medwick. Giants 116 447 63 154 .345 Fox. Red Sox loo 448 65 14(1 .326 Doerr. Red Sox 125 468 93 152 .325 Johnson, Red Sox 125 449 98 145 .323 Runs Batted In. National League—Nicholson. Cubs. 105: Sanders Cardinals. 98: Elliott. Pirates, 92. American League—Stephens. Browns. 94: Johnson, Red Sox, 91; Lindeli, Yan kees. 89. Home Runs. National League—Nicholson. Cubs, 31; Ott. Giants, 26: Northey. Phillies. 17. American League—Etten. Yankees. 19: Stephens. Browns, 17; Johnson, Red Sox, Griffs Bow to Mackmen; 1 to 3, In Newsom-Wolff Slab Duel By JOHN B. KELLER. Last winter's deal in which the Nats sent Bobo Newsom to Phila delphia's Athletics in exchange for Roger Wolff backfired again last night as these figures in the barter were mound rivals in Griffith Sta dium. The A s copped, 3 to 1. It wasn't altogether Wolff’s fault, though, as he yielded seven hits and three passes—two of the latter in tentionally—over the eight-winning stretch he toiled before giving way to a pinch-batter. The pair of runs off him that crossed in the sixth after two were out were unearned, a pair of errors by Second Baseman Fred Vaughn being responsible for the scoring. The third run for the A’s came in the ninth with Arnold “Jug” The senga in the box. A single and a double then accounted for the tally. Newsom gave up seven hits and two walks and in the first seven frames was found for only two singles. The A’s wasted two singles in the first because there were two out when Bobby Estalella got the sec ond. In the second^ Frankie Hayes got on when Mike Guerra let a third strike go by and after the second out Newsom singled, but Wolff fanned Irv Hall. ♦ Johnny Epps opened the third with a single and got to third be fore Dick Siebert purposely was passed, only to have Ed Busch pop cut. Larry Rosenthal stuck at first base after singling in the fifth Over their five-inning span four Nats got on and only one through a hit. Vaughn walked in the sec ond, but was forced before Gil Torres hit. George Mvatt walked with two gone in the third, tried to steal and was caught. Then came Vaughn's gifts to the A’s. After Stan Spence had gone to the depths of center to haul down Siebert’s hoist at the outset of the sixth, Busch bounded a single over the second baseman’s head. Torres took Hayes’ grounder and Busch was forced at second, but Vaughn, trying for a double play, threw to the Nats’ dugout to put Hayes on second. A passed ball let the runner ad vance so George Kell intentionally was walked to let Wolff get at New som. But with two gone, the As surprisingly resorted to the squeeze play. Torres couldn’t get to New som's bunt in time for a play and Hayes scored. Vaughn then missed Hall s roller and Kell came in. More trouble loomed when a pass to Epps filled the sacks, but Spence got under Larry Rosenthal's high one. Myatt got a single with two out in the sixth and in the eighth Torres opened with a hit and be came the second Nat to reach sec ond. When George Case singled (See NATS, Page A-20> American League Victor Likely To Set All-Time Low in Wins ■t..* me Aoaoc. aicu * “PSS. NEW YORK, Sept. 9.—Prospects of a new winning record for the majors vanished with the St. Louis Cardinals’ recent troubles in Pitts burgh, but prospects are bright for the American League flag winner to come under the wire with the loop’s lowest winning percentage. Unless one of the four contenders in the American maintains a better than .700 pace the rest of the way, the St. Louis Cardinals’ 1926 low of only 89 wins and 65 losses for .578 is doomed. Detroit nosed home first in 1940 with a 90-64 record for a .584 per centage, lowest in the annals of the American loop, beating Cleveland for the pennant by a single game. The Tigers' 1908 championship, won by a half game, also over the Tribe, was the closest flag fight in modern times. Projects of taking a title with the fewest wins is a new experience to the Yankees who had won 100 or more in eight different years, 110 In 1927 for the junior circuit high. Eastern Colleges May Spurn Free Passing Rule NEW YORK, Sept. ^-Secre taries in the Eastern Intercol legiate Football Association office today were busy processing answers to a poll on the changes made by the group in the grid code while in another room some of the area’s whlstle-tooters were busy interpreting the new rules. Five of the six changes which the Executive Committee of the EIFA made August 14, are be lieved to be drawing universal approval from the organization members but the sixth, which would permit passing from any point behind the line of scrim mage, may not be approved. While the rule, already a parti or tne National Football League's code, was not objected to, many of the coaches were adverse to it because it would not be in use in other parts of the country. It is likely that Notre Dame, located in the Midwest, may be the one to decide the rule’s ac ceptance or rejection in the East. The Irish tangle with Dartmouth, Army and Navy in the intersec tional clashes, and if they refuse to play under the unrestricted pass rule it is likely to be tabled until a later season. Asa A. Bushnell, EIFA commis sioner, said in a statement to the whistle-blowers, who were hold ing preseason clinics' at Boston, Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Baltimore and Absecon, N. J„ as well as in New York today, that the changes were not a revolt against the national collegiate rules. He said that the EIFA made its revisions after the NCAA Foot ball Rules Committee recom mended that “experimentation with adjusted playing regulations be conducted this fall by confer ences or by groups of colleges or even by pairs of opponents.” The NCAA group, of which Lt. Col. William Bingham of Har vard is chairman, has said that it would not meet to consider revamping the code for the dura tion. Bushnell said a tabulation of the voting by the Eastern colleges on the rules changes would be re leased sometime next week. Newark Snatches I. L. Pennant Lead By the Associated Press. JERSEY CITY, N. J„ Sept. 9.— Jersey City hit Baltimore’s pen nant chances another staggering blow tonight, defeating the Ori oles, 7 to 2, to take a 2-1 lead in their five-game series. Frank Rosso stopped the Birds with eight hits to win his fourth game over them in as many starts. It was Rosso’s 12th win of the season and fifth in suc cession. Defeat, which dropped Balti more out of first place in the red hot International League race, as Newark beat Syracuse, 5-3, was charged to Sam Lowry, Oriole starter, who was the victim of a 6-run Little Giant insurrection in the second. Navy Wins at Soccer, 5-3 ANNAPOLIS, Md., Sept. 9 (/P).— Led by All-American Art Calisto, Navy opened its soccer season today by eking out a 5-3 win over the Baltimore Soccer Club. • ““KWBOIU” Eliminate earkea. atleky TalTM, atapa me tar alas, raitaraa earn pretaien aad pewer. MILLER DUDLEYS ■ 1716 U*0MW nadthotnnm 65 on Hand as Bullis Starts Grid Work Coach A1 Grossman of Bullis Prep has two ^ew assistants in Ed Bell, all-America tackle at Indiana in 1941, and John Foti, former grid mentor at Rufus King High in Mil waukee, who were on hand yester day as a squad of 65 ran through light drills and skull practice. Although no returning regulars are on hand, Grossman is hopeful of building a strong eleven around Fullback Myron Gerber and Half back Billy Earle, Washington-Lee all-Metropolitan stars of last sea son, and Tony Migssolino, all-Prep guard at Gonzaga wst year. The squad will go into uniform Friday for initial scrimmages in preparation for the school’s open ing game with Mercersburg Oc tober 4. _ "PEAKE" Prices ora TOPS For ANY Clean U»ed Car! Call QJMway 2000 New! pEAKf Cubs Nail Cards First Time in 16 Games By the Associated Press. ST. LOUIS. Sept. 9.—The Cubs busted loose with a bang tonight to break a jinx and defeat'the Cardi nals. 6 to 1, for the first time in 16 ■starts. The Bruins knocked Ted Wilks, the league's leading pitcher, from the mound with a five-run outburst in the eighth. It was Wilks’ third defeat against 15 victories. Claude Passeau held the Cards hitless until the seventh, when the Red Birds collected three hits for their lone tally. The Cards added another hit in the ninth after the Bruins had tacked on another run to their lead. _ • St. Louis Beaten By Chisox, 2-1, In 14 Innings Kramer, Who Homers To Tie Couht, Loses Duel With Lopat By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, Sept. 9.—The Whit* Sox defeated the Browns 2 to 1 in the 14th inning tonight to drop St.' Louis into third place, a game be hind the Yankees and a half-gam# ba?k of the Tigers. The Sox made the deciding run after Jack Kramer, veteran right hander, carried the Browns’ strug gle into the extra innings with a homer in the eighth for his team's only run and scoreless pitching for . 12 innings. Ed Lopat, stocky Chlsox south* paw, went the route, allowing seven hits. Singles by Leroy Schalk, Ralph Hodgln and Thurman Tucker, the latter’s with two out, put over . the winning run. After those two first-inning blows, Kramer allowed the Sox only one other hit until the 10th and one more In each of the 11th and 12th frames before Schalk started the winning tally by singling with one out. Lopat, scoring his 10th victory against nine defeats, held the Browns hitless the last four frames. Kramer suffered his 13th defeat against a similar number of vic tories. A crowd of 9.325, most of whom stood up at the start of the Browns’ seventh and 14th frames and in addition showed vocal support of the visitors, saw the game. St. L. A B. H O. A Chi A B. H O A. G'ridge.2b 6 0 0 4 Moses,rf 6 0 4 0 Byrnes,rf 5 14 1 Schalk.2b « S 6 4 Kr vich.ef 5 2 4 0 Hod’in.3b 6 2 14 Btep'ns.ss 6 0 5 5 Troaky.lb 6 1 17 0 Laabs,lf 6 14 0 Tucker.ef 5 18 0 C'man.Sb 5 13 3 D’ahot.lf 3 0 10 Ch'tak.lb 2 0 5 0 Carnett.lf 2 0 8 0 ‘Mancuso 1 0 0 0 Tresh.c 5 1 2 8 McQ'n.lb 2 19 0 Webb.ss 5 0 2 7 Hay’rth.c 4 0 7 1 Lopat p .6108 Kramer.p 5 1 fl l Total* 46 774115 Totals 49 ~8 42 20 * Batted for Chartak In seventh. 7 Two out when winning run scored. St. Louis 000 000 010 000 00—1 Chicago . _ 100 000 000 000 01—3 Runs—Kramer. Schalk <2>. Runs batted in—Kramer. Trosky, Tucker Two-bas* hit—Troaky. Home run—Kramer. Sac rifice*—Kreevich Hayworth. Double play —Tresh to Schalk to Webb. Left on baaea —St. Louts. 6: Chics«o 7 Bases on balls—Off Kramer. 1: off Lopat. 1. Struck out—By Kramer, 6 by Lopat. 2. Umpire* —Messrs Rue, Boyer and Bummers. Time—2:50. Two More Stars Added To Navy Powerhouse By the Associated Press. ANNAPOLIS. Md., Sept. 9—Two additions to Navy’s already top heavy football squad have reported to the Academy. William Abromitis. former tackle at Penn State, and Joe Bartoe, backfleld product of Lorraine. Ohio. High, were with the final group of entrants to complete the roster of the plebe class. Football Results Baldwin-Wallace. 33: Rochester. 19. Denison U.. 46: Alma College. 0. Western Michigan, 67: Port Sheri* dan, 6. Wabash. 14: Indiana State, 12. Ohio Wesleyan. 7; Case, 7. Miami (Ohio), 28: Bowling Green, T. Milligan, 12; Emory and Henry, 6. BASEBALL DOUBLE HEADER Washington vs. Philadolphia , AMERICAN LEAGUE PARK Next Home Game, Sept. 16, Bostoa mm bbL All 1>ll» a Aaia a aa Wa • >« ... >. ... /• *S ; :. II