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By FRANCIS E. STANN
Steam From the Bubbling Cauldron
For rfieer radio suspense whatever matched that moment when
the bomb was falling over Bikini lagoon? . . . Will a broadcast of a
knockout in a heavyweight championship fight; a crucial World Series’
pitch; a key volley in Davis Cup tennis or a point-after-touchdown try
Francis F. Stann,
with the score 21-20 ever become as tingling as is
in the past?
Going-to-the-Dogs Dept, (or This Happened
Before OPA Kicked the Bucket): During the
Miami greyhound dog racing season, which began
in November and ended in June, a total of 1,416,
594 bettors wagered $44,713,638 at four tracks.
Harry Sheehy, who fought as Kid Sullivan
and probably was the best fighter ever bred in the
District of Columbia, finally got a break recently
when the District Boxing Commission appointed
him ringside inspector. . . . The Kid was licensed
as a referee some years ago, but was dropped be
cause of age and lack of weight and strength to
handle big boxers. . . . But he still belonged in
the local fight picture somewhere.
Speaking of boxing, one way the New York
State Athletic Commission, whirl) means Eddie
Eagan and his fellow commissioners, might make a comeback in thp
public eye is to demand that Promoter Mike Jacobs drop talk for a
Joe Louis-Tami Mauriello fight in September and insist that Louis fight
only the best qualified contender.
Grid Yankees Have Sold 400 Boxes Already
Neither Jacobs, nor any other man. definitely can say who is
best qualified to fight Louis. ... At the moment the two top con
tenders appear to be Mauriello and Joe Walcott, the latter a New
Jersey colored boxer. ... If they were to meet the public at least
would know that Jacobs has unearthed the most reasonable opponent,
as against suspecting that Mike is reviving the "Bum-of-the-Month"
Club.
The newest international turf star. Australia's Bernborough,
definitely will be shipped to the United States for the 1947 Santa
Anita Handicap according to the Thoroughbred Racing Associations of
the United States. . . . Incidentally, when he won his 10th straight
race in the Doomaen Cup, Bernborough carried 151 pounds.
Larry MacPhail created a sensation when he sold 500 box seats
on a seasonal basis at Yankee Stadium before the 1946 season even
opened, but very little has been said of the sale of 400 boxes at $140
each for the football Yankee campaign. . . . The grid Yanks, who
will be coached by Ray Flaherty, have more than $65,000 in the till,
according to the reports, and they've yet to play a game in a loop
(All-America Conference) in which a game never has been played.
Maybe Promoter Jacobs Needs This Bodyguard
Dept, of Uncrowded Occupations: Heinie Miller, a colonel in the
United States Marine Corps and chairman of the D. C. Boxing Com
mission, has received several letters recommending Gunnery Sergt.
Ahan L. Ghazlo, U. S. M. C , as an exponent of judo, jujutsu and hand
to-hand combat. . . . Then he received Sergt. Ghazio's application
for a job, which is—Sergt. Ghazlo wants a job as bodyguard for Heavy
weight Joe Louis.
Assault, only the seventh horse to win the Triple Crown, is a
normal-size animal standing 15 hands 1 'i inches high and weighing
about 950 pounds, but he's got a whopping appetite. ... He eats IT
quarts of oats a day,” says Trainer Max Hirsch, ‘‘and wants more.
Then, too, he gets a couple of ears of corn and other food. The average
horse eats about 8 or 9 quarts.” . . . Well, what horse is more de
serving of an extra couple of quarts of oats?
One of the most unusual letters ever signed by a sports promoter
recently bore the signature of Wilbur Shaw\ noted racing driver and
president of the International Motor Speedway, who said: * ’ *
To those of you <sports editors and writers i who put up with the
dirt, the inconveniences, the lack of food and other disagreeable con
ditions in the working press section, we extend our sincere apologies.”
. . . For next year's 500-mile race Shaw promises a new,press box,
so the reporters actually can see part of the racing strip, and both food
and water.
Improvement-of-the-breed note: Although the horses are idle at
Hialeah race track these days there is a certain amount of activity
there, reports the Miami News Bureau. . . . The pink flamingoes
which inhabit the infield have been sitting on six dozen eggs and the
claim is that Hialeah is the only flam'ngo nesting ground in the United
States. . . . jOriginally there were 34 birds, imported in 1932 from
Cuba. . . . Today there are more than 500, and many others have
been sent to zoos. . . . (Ed. note: All this, and Bikini story, too.)
Marjorie Harvey Up, Ben Gray
Scores in Annandale Show
By Larry Lawrence
Herbert Robertson's Ben Grav.j
with Marjorie Harvey doing a fine!
job piloting, won the hunter cham
pionship of the Annandale Fire De- ■
partment horse show at Annandale.!
Va., yesterday.
Before a crowd of 3,000, the con- ,
sistent gray gelding took blues in
hunt teams and pair hunters and a
brace of seconds in the working
hunter and the ladies’ hunter for
a score of 16 points.
Ballentrae's Stealaway, teamed
with Ben Gray in pair hunters
and hunt teams, picked up 10 points
for the reserve.
Mrs. Betty Hurst's Graylark, rid
den by Gardner Hallman and the
owner, annexed the jumper tri-color
with a win of the modified Olympic,
a second in the knockdown and
out, for a score of 8 points. Gray
lark also won the warm-up against
a field of 47. but this class was not
scored toward the championship. j
One point oehind Graylark was'
Roger Groves' Mr. Taylor. The vet- j
eran leaper under Tommy Lusby'sj
hand won the open jumper and j
took third in the knockdown and!
out for a 7 count.
The fine harness and gaited ]
championship was won by Earlj
Plummer’s Mr. Bee by taking the!
blue in the fine harness and a red!
in the five-gaited for 8 points. Re
serve went to W. C. Viar's Living
Image with 7 acquired through a
win of the five-gaited saddle and
third in the fine harness.
Heywood Johnson's big jumping'
Dynamite, with the owner up, won!
the triple bar by negotiating a 9-j
foot spread 5 feet in height. With
this victory Dynamite won the third
leg and retired a trophy presented
by Mrs. Evie Robert in memory of
her hunter John the Baptist.
Mrs. Amory Lawrence of Warren
ton rode her hunter Highlander to
a near perfect performance to take
the ladies’ hunter, defeating such
good ones a.s Ben Gray in second
place and Gene Cannon's Highway
in the third position.
John Mackey, who is now piloting
the Ballantrae entries, put Ballan
trae Boy over most obstacles to take
|the knock-down and our. Summary:
Warm up—Mrs. Betty Hurst's Greylark.
: Ballantrae Farm's Irish Lad. Ballantrae
1 Farm's Aristocrat
Pony saddle—Harold Lee Woodall's Dan.
1 Betty Plaugher's Minuet, Laura Lee
• Shreve's Baby.
' Working hunter—U S Randle's Randle s
Lady. Herbert Robertson s Gen Gray. A. G.
: Daly's Tiny.
Fine harness horses—Earl Plummer’s
Mr. Bee. A G. Viar's Melody. W. C. Viar's
Living Image
Knock-down-and-out—Ballantrae Farm's
Ballantrae Boy, Greylark. R. Groves' Mr.
Taylor.
Three-gaited saddle horses — Randle g
; Lady. Marbert Farm's Red Haste, Mrs.
Cannon's Golden Nellie
Pair of hunters—Ballantrae Farm's
Steelaway and Ben Gray. Gene Cannon s
Highway and W. C. Viar's Hijack, A1
Earnest's Dicky Boy and Irish Lad.
Open jumping—Mr. Taylor, Aristocrat,
Dicky Boy.
Five-gaited saddle horses—Living Image.
Mr. Bee. Melody.
Handy hunters-—Mrs. Lee Counselman s
Kristie, Aristocrat. Greylark.
Ladies’ hunter—Mrs. Amory Lawrence s
Highlander, Ben Gray, Highway
Modified Olympic -— Greylark, R. F
Downey's Ginger. Tipping In.
Hunt teams—Stealaway, Greylark and
Ben Gray. Randle’s Lady. Claus and Troop,
Kristie. On Parade and Golden Nellie.
Fine harness and gaited champion—Mr
Bee <K points); reserve, Living Image <7
points).
Jumper champion—Greylark (R points);
i reserve, Mr Taylor (7 points).
! Hunter champion—Ben Gray On points*;
| reserve, Stealaway (10 points).
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Vernon and Spence Selected on A. L. All-Stars
Red Sox, With Eight,
Yankees, With Six,
Dominate Team
By Burton Hawkins
Star Staff Correspondent
PHILADELPHIA. July 1.—Mickey
Vernon and Stan Spence, principal
factors in the Nats’ first division
status, today were named as Wash
ington's representatives on the
American League All-Star squad
which will battle National League
headliners at Boston on July 9 in a
resumption of the mid-season classic.
Boston’s league-leading Red Sox,
with eight members, and the run
ner-up New York Yankees, with six
choices, dominate the 25-player
squad selected by the league's
eight rntnagers. ,
The American League, winner of
8 of the 12 All-Star games, again
will display a highly respected
pitching staff, with Bob Feller, Hal
Newhouser, Dave (Boo) Ferriss,
Mickey Harris, Spud Chandler and
Jack Kramer available for duty.
Newhouser is the only representa
tive of the Detroit Tigers.
Ted Williams, Joe Di Maggio, Dom
Di Maggio, Charley Keller, Spence
and Sam Chapman will comprise
the junior loop's outfielding corps,
with Williams, Joe Di Maggio and
K°ller rated as Manager Steve
O'Neill’s likely nominees to start.
vernon Likely to start.
Hal Wagner, Prank Hayes, Bill
Dickey and Buddy Rosar were
named as catchers, while Rudy
York, Bobby Doerr. Joe Gordon,
Johnny Pesky, Vernon Stephens,
Luke Appling, George Stirnweiss,
Ken Keltner and Vernon were
chosen as infielders.
Vernon, named to the All-Star
team for the first time, probably
will be in the starting lineup despite
the fact that Fenway Park, site of
the struggle, is a paradise for right
handed hitters with its short left
field fence. Vernon has been the
league’s leading hitter most of the
season.
Spence, who played the entire
1944 game, collecting two hits in
four attempts, provided the de
fensive high light of that game with
a first-innning throw’ to the plate to
nip Phil Cavaretta for a double
play.
Vernon Back on Top.
Vernon, nudged out of the league
lead by Ted \Villiams on Saturday,1
moved back into the top spot yes
terday with a .358 average. He is
leading tne league in doubles with
22.
Spence, the Nats’ leading home
run hitter with 11. has smashed 21
doubles and is Washington's top
man in runs batted in with 44. Start
is batting .298, raising his average
to that figure as the result of .328
hitting on the Nats’ current trip.
Feller probably will be sand
wiched between Harris and New
houser on the mound for the Amer
icans, with Vernon. Doerr. Pesky
and Keltner comprising O'Neill's in
field.
Dickey is a veteran of All-Star
competition, having been chosen for
the honor in 11 of the 12 previous
games. He has played in seven
games, as has Joe Di Maggio.
Neither has been spectacular,
Dickey hitting .278 and DiMaggio
batting a meager .207.
Pitchers Limited In Toil.
Luke Sewell, manager of the St.
Louis Browns, and Art Mills of
Detroit will be O'Neill's coaches.
While batting practice pitchers will
be Dave Keefe of the Athletics and
Paul Schreiber of the Red Sox.
O'Neill will be unrestricted in the
handling of the club with one ex
ception—no pitcher will remain in
the game longer than three innings
unless the tiff should go into extra
innings, in which event the last
pitcher may continue indefinitely.
If a pitcher should enter the game
after the start of an inning, that
part inning will not be included
in his three innings of pitching.
Cancelled last year at the request
of the Office of Defense Transporta
tion, the All-Star game this season
will find only seven American
Leaguers on the squad who also
were chosen for the 1944 outfit/
They are Doerr, Keltner, Newhouser,
York, Hayes. Stephens and Spence.’
Named to the squad for the first
time are Vernon. Pesky. Stirnweiss,
Chapman, ^erriss, Harris and
Kramer.
STYMIED AT PLATE—Dick Whitman, Dodger outfielder, is
tagged out by Braves’ Catcher Don Padgett (foreground*, with
Umpire George Barr calling the play as he tried to tally on an
infield grounder by Reese at Brooklyn yesterday. The league
leaders copped, however, 4-1. —AP Wirephoto.
National League's
All-Star Array
By th« A'.iociated Prest
NEW YORK, July l —The National
League all-star souad selected ro play
the American League all-star- at Bos
tons Fenway Park the afternoon of
Julv it:
Inflelders—Johnny Mize, New York:
A1 Schoenriienst. St Louis. Frank Gus
tine, Pittsburgh. Marty Marion. St
Lout?: Harold <Pee Wee > Reese, Brook
lvn: Eddie Miller. Cincinnati George
iWhitey) Kurowski. St Louis
Outfielders—Enos Slaughter. Sr.
Louis: Phil Cavarretla, Chicago Sian
Musial. St. Louis: Frpd ‘Dixie) Walker.
Brooklyn; Johnny Hopp. Boston Del
mer Ennis. Philadelphia Harold <Pete»
Reiser. Brooklyn; Harry t Peanuts)
Lowrey. Chicago
Catchers—Walker Cooper. New York
Phil Masi, Boston: Ray Lamanno, Cin
cinnati.
Pitchers—Claude Passeau. Chicago:
Kirby HiRbe. Brooklyn; Howard Collet.
St. Louis. Truett Sewell. Pittsburgh:
Morton Cooper. Boston Johnny
Schmitz, Chicago Ewell Blackwell. Cin
cinnati
Manager—Charli* Grimm. Chicago.
Coaches—Billy Southworth Boston,
and Bill McKechnie. Cincinnati.
Neif Conquers Welsh,
But May Quit Event
A nonatomic bomb from George
town University. Phil Neff, sprang
a huge upset when he blasted Bar
ney Welsh out of the men s District
tennis tournament yesterday in
three sets.
None of the early settlers along
the Potomac could remember when
Barney last was ousted in the first
round of a local tournament. Dr.
Davey Johnsen. now in the Army
Medical Corps and a spectator yes
terday, gave Welsh his last, licking
locally in the final of the 1942
Middle Atlantic tournament, and
Barney had been beaten on other
occasions, but never, never in the
first round. The scores were 3—6
6—3, 6—3.
But—Neff is scheduled to play
in the Eastern Intercollegiate tour
ney beginning today at Montclair.
N. J and if he goes as well as he
did yesterday and in last weeks
National Intercollegiates, he may
have to default in the District.
Chairman Austin Rice said Neff
hopes to be back home by Thursday
to dispose of a backlog of matches
and that everything could work out
handsomely. Phil defeated David
Kay, 6—3, 6—2. in his second ap
pearance yesterday. Results:
First round—Buddy Adair defeats
Louis Mu!itz, 6—4. 8—2; Doyle Roral di
teated W. M. May, H—3. a—3; Be
Fisher defeated Jim Miller, 6—2, 6—i
Bobby Brnsmger defea«d Paul Monro
fi—it ti—1; Cant Art Dreyer deleate
Bud Cochrane, fi—3. fi—0, Jordan Ben
ley defeated Bill O'Brien. 6—!. 8—4
Bill Walker defeated Dick Schattmai
n—3. 6—3: Lt. Comdr. Charles Jones d(
feated Eugene Fry, fi—3, «—4 Alt
Kelles defeated Col N. E. Powell,' 3—I
ft—”■ f>—2; Jim Helskell defeated Star
ley Moore. 6—!. 6—1: Austin Rice d<
feated Sergl Robert Kiefer. K—0. 8—1
Bob Williamson defeated Bill lVoern
8—0. fi—3: Maicoim Fox defeated Joh
Shipman. 4—H. 6—2. a—1. Dick Covins
ton defeated Roger Spencer, fi—3. a—r
Bill Bassett defeated Lt. Henry Watt
8— 3. —3: William Pavitt deieated Te
Rubin, a—2. a—2: Henry Barclay dt
feated G. C Wood. 5—a—3. 8—(
Tom Moorhead defeated Strand Johnaer
9— <■ «—I: John Curtiss defeated Cap
Edgar Powers. 8—0, 8—3: Dewiit Emit
defeated Ray Sr-.erfy, fi—2. 8—fi. Fred Me
Nair defeated Ted Johnson, fi—2. «—i
Frank Dunham defeated Ed Phelps, 8—1
Second round—Alex Kelles defeated Jim
Helskell. 8—4. 3—6. 8—2.
Mays Thrills 50,000 in Win:
In 100-Mile Dirt Oval Race
By the Associated Press
LANGHORNE. Pa., July 1.—Rexj
Mays, the Long Beach, Calif., driver,
burned up Langhornes mile-long
dirt oval yesterday to triumph be
fore more than 50,000 spectators
(38,821 paid) in the first 100-mile
AAA-sanctioned national champion
ship automobile race since 1943.
He won $3,600 of the $14,000 prize
money for his efforts.
George Robson, winner of the 500
mile Indianapolis classic, was sec
ond, a full lap behind Mays, who
maneuvered the course in 1 hour.
10 mintues and 28:14 seconds
Ted Horn of Paterson, N. J., was
third; Emil Andres, Chicago, fourth:
Bill Devore. Indianapolis, fifth, and
Buddy Rusch, Tampa. Fla., sixth.
Robson picked up an additional
$500 when he won a five-lap match
race with Rose, who won the last
prewar Indianapolis race.
Major League Standings and Schedules
MONDAY, JULY 1, 1946. _
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterday’s Results.
Bos . 15—2: Wash., 8—9.
Phila.. 6: New York, 3.
Detroit, 1—3; St. L„ 0—2.
Chicago, 7—5: Clev., 3—5.
'2d game 9 innings, tie.i
Games Today.
Chicago at Detroit <twl>.
S*. Louis at Cleve. < n'.
Only games scheduled.
Games Tomorrow.
Wash, at Phila. (2*.
Chicago at Detroit.
St. Louis at Cleveland.
Boston at New York <m.
Standing <_
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Detroit
Wash'glon
St. Louis
Cleveland
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311 36 .46318
301 38.441; 19 Vi
Chicago j“4| 3| 3, 3| 4| 4]—j 5j 26! 38.406 21*4
Phil'phia “l"“3 1_f~7T^4~3;—, 20j 46 .303 28<4
Lost 19 28 30 33 36 38 38 46 j | |
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterday’! Results.
Brooklyn, 4; Boston. 1.
N. Y.,8—5; Phila., 1—6.
Chicago, 6—3; Cine., 5—4.
Pitts.. 4—1; St. L„ 3—0.
Games Today.
Phila. at Brooklyn (n).
. Pittsburgh at Chicago.
Cinci. at St. Louis <n>.
Only games scheduled.
Games Tomorrow.
New York at Boston.
Phila. at Brooklyn.
Pittsburgh at Chicago.
Cinci. at St. Louis cm.
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3 6 6: 9 8 5, 61 43j 231.652
SI. Louis I 5—| 5! 4. 9 6; 3] 51 371 28 .569; 5%
Chicago
5; 3]—| 5 6j 3j 9; 3j 34| 281.5481 7
Cincinnati : 4 4 4j—| 3; 2 7 5 29 32.47511%
Boston | 2 3; 5 6|—| 4, 5| 6 311 36.463 12%
Phil'phia
Now York
Lost
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3, 6 2; 2) 5: 5|—| 5, 28 391.418)15%
Pittsburgh 4 5 3 2; 2 5, 5- 26) 37.41315%
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Shattered Spokane
Resuming Baseball
By the Associated Press
SPOKANE, Wash., July 1.— j
The Spokane Indians Baseball i
Club, virtually wiped out last
Monday when nine players were
killed as the team’s chartered
bus crashed and burned en route
to the Pacific Coast for a series,
made ready to move back into
the Western International League
today.
The Indians' new manager,
Second Baseman Ben Geraughty,
a survivor of the crash, expects
more players to arrive here to
augment the eight on hand as
all organized baseball chipped in
to keep the Spokane club.
Minor Leagues
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Montreal
Syracuse
Newark.
Buffalo
W. L. Pet
47 25 .653
W. L.
.Baltimore 33 35
42 29.592 Toronto 32 37
37 33 .529 Rochester 28 38
... Jer. City . 23 48
Baltimore. :J
35 38 .49
Jersey City. 4—1 _
Syracuse. 3—8; Newark, 2—0.
Toronto. 10—2: Buffalo, 2—11
Montreal. 15—4; Rochester. 5
Pet.
.485
.464
.438
.333
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
W
W L. Pet.
3t Paul _ 4'i 29 .618
Ind’polis 45 30 .600
Kan. City 39 35 .527
Louisville 39 35 .527
Indianapolis, 7—7 __
Louisville. 4—1; Toledo, i—i (2i_
Kansas City. 9—2; St. Paul. 3—3.
Milwaukee. 7—9; MinneaDolis, 6—
PACIFIC COAST.
Min'polis
Milwaukee 33 38
Toledo 29 47
Columbus 27 44
Columbus. 2—3
Pet.
.493
.465
.382
.380
tie).
0.
W. L. Pet
Oakland
S. Pr’isco
L Angeles 52 41 .559
Hollywood 48 45 .51 6
Sacramento, 4—2:
W L. Pet.
61 33 .64 9 San Diego 4? 49 .490
60 34 .638 Sac mento 43 53 .448
Portland 32 59 .362
Seattle 31 60 ,341
Hollywood. 0—6.
Oakland. 5—4; Seattle. 3—1
Los Angeles. 6—6: Portland. 1—0.
San Francisco. 2—P: San Diego. 1
EASTERN LEAGUE.
W. L. Pet. W.L. Pet.
Scranton 43 16.739 Utica 27 29.482
Albany 33 26 .567 Elmira 22 28.440
Hartford 29 26 .527 B’hamton 21 36 .368
W.-Barre 29 26 .527 W’mspou 19 37.339
Albany, 4—8: Utica. 1—5.
Binghamton. 4—5: Hartford. 3—2.
Wilkes-Barre. 9—7: Elmira, 2—6.
_ Scranton. 5—4: Williamsport. 2—3.
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Metz, Fazio Stage Playoff
For Canadian Open Title
By th# Associated Press
MONTREAL, July 1.—There was
$600 riding on every putt today
as Dick Metz, who hasn’t hit a
major golf jackpot in a long
time, and George Fazio, who never
has in his career, battled it out
over 18 holes to decide the winner
of the Canadian open golf cham
pionship.
They tied over the regular 72
holes yesterday with scores of 278,
10 under par, as Fazio closed with
a 70 and Metz put together a ster
ling 66, one shot off the course
record. The $600 that rode on their
putts today was the difference be
tween victory and defeat—$2,000 for
the winner, $1,400 for the runnerup.
Homebred honors were upheld by
Stan Leonard of Vancouver, Brish
Columbia, who tied Lloyd Mangrum,
the United States open champion,
and Harry Todd of Dallas, Tex.,
whose 7 on the par-4 fourth cost
him victory for third place at 279.
Phillies Option Ripply
PHILADELPHIA, July 1 —
Pitcher Charley Ripply, handi
capped by a leg infection since the
season’s start, has been optioned to
Memphis of the Southern Associa
tion by the Phillies. He had pitched
only in relief.
U. S. Davis Cup Pilot
Too Rich in Talent
By th* Associated Press
SOUTH ORANGE, N. J„ July L—
Walter Pate's job as nonplaying
captain of the thus far all-victorious
United States Davis Cup tennis
forces suddenly became a difficult
one today as he prepared for ad
vanced cup competition. He had
an oversupplv of talent.
The United States had the North
American 7,one tie with Mexico
under its belt. Frankie Parker.
Billy Talbert and Gardnar Mulloy
gave Uncle Sam a 5-0. series-sweep
ing triumph over Mexico's Vega
brothers, Rolando and Armando, and
Francisco 'Panchoi Guerrero at the
Orange Lawn Tennis Club over the
week end.
Parker and Talbert in singles and
Talbert and Mulloy in the doubles
impressed veteran observers with
the quality of their play. They won
from the Latin Americans as W'as
expected, but it was the soundness
of their game that raised hopes of
the United States recapturing the
Davis Cup from Australia next
December.
However, bpfore the United States
will get a chance against Messrs.
Dinny Pails, Jack Bromwich and
Adrian Quist. the Americans will
have to defeat the winner of the
European zone, to be decided when
Yugoslavia and Sweden meet within
the next two weeks. The interzone
final probably will be played at
Forest Hills in mid-August.
McMillin Gets Grid Help
From Softball Pupil
By Astociofvd Pr#»t
Bo McMillin, who has acquired
gridders for Indiana in various
ways, found a new one recently
when a woman who once played on
a girls' softball team that he coached
told him she was sending her son
to the Hoosiers to play football.
Coaching by Preacher
Gives Tar Heels Kick
By th# Associated Pr«««
' North Carolina U. gridders re
• ceived special kicking instruction
this spring from Rev. Arnold A.
Fenton. That is no sign that Coach
Carl Snavely will depend on a punt
and a prayer next fall.
Ottawa Lacrosse Boomed
Bucko McDonald, now a Canadian
M. P. from Parry Sound. Ontario,
is helping to bring lacrosse back to
Canada's capital by pia.ving on an
Ottawa City League team.
It Was Big Dough Then
Hall of Famer Dan Brouthers was
paid S4.000 for the 1887 season, when
he hit .419.
Griffs' Records
Vernon
Lewis
Spence
H’hcock
Hudson,
Priddy
Travis _
Torres
Sc’b’ugh
Grace,
Myatt,.
Coan
Evans
Haefner _
Leonard .
Newsom
Guerra.
Binks _
Rob'tson
Pieretti
Kennedy
Wolff
Mast’son
Early
Curtis
LaMa cia
Leonard _
Newsom
Kennedy
Sc’b'ough
Mast’son
Haefner
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28 13 16 30 5 2
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W L Pet W l^T*ct
Ft. Worth 51 23 .689 Beaumont 3S39‘.404
8. Antonio 45 30 .600 Houston 31 45 .408
Dallas_ 46 31 .597 S’eveport 28 46 .378
Tulsa . 40 36 .526 Okla. City 23 52 .307
Fort Worth, 10—1; Tulsa, 9—O.
Beaumont, 6—5: Houston, 2—2.
Dallas. 9—9; Oklahoma City, 1—4
San Antonio, 5—2; Shreveport, 2—12,
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Cards' Pilot on Spot
As Prophet as Club
Trails by 5£ Tilts
By Joe Reichler
Associated Pres* Sports Writer
With July 4—major league ba.se
balls midway station—only three
days off, Manager Eddie Dyer of
the St. Louis Cardinals today was
faced with the task of making his
pre-season prediction come true.
On the even of the 1946 season
inaugural the soft-spoken St. Louis
Cardinal pilot said: "If we can stay
within five games of the pace when
the Fourth of July rolls around, we
will win the National League pen
nant.”
In reply Leo Durocher, Dodger
leader, cracked: "Oh, yeah? Well,
we shall give Mr. Dyer a chance
to prove his prognosticative powers.”
Today those dazzling Dodgers,
having taken up the challenge, are
roosting at the top of the stand
ings, enjoying a 5!i-game advan
tage over Dyer's runner-up Red
birds.
Four games ahead prior to yester
day’s proceedings, the Brooks gained
a game and a half on St. Louis
by whipping the Boston Braves for
the fourth straight time 4-1, while
the cellar - dwelling Pittsburgh
Pirates were dealing the Cards a
double defeat, 4-3 and 1-0. The
victory, the Flatbush Frolickers’
fifth in a row, gave them their
biggest margin of the season.
The American League leading
Boston Red Sox increased their
margin over the second-place New
York Yankees to 8'j games when
they exchanged a pair of lopsided
decisions with the Washington
Senators.
Ernie Bonhan, New York Yankee
forkball expert, tried out his right
arm and discovered to his sorrow
that it could not meet the test as
the Philadelphia Athletics shelled
him to an early shower with a 6
run fourth inning to beat the Bronx
Bombers. 6-3. Beefy Luther Knerr
gave up but two hits but was in hot
water throughout because of eight
passes.
Davis Dethrones Philly
Pro Golf Champion
§y the Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, July 1.—Sam
Davis, assistant pro at the Philmont
'Pa t Country Club, is the new
champion of the Philadelphia P
G. A.
Davis took the crown from De
fending Champ Charley Sheppard
yesterday in a 36-hole P. G A final
at the Cedarbrook Country Club by
scoring a 4-and-2 triumph.
Spence Is Ball of Fire at Plate
As Nats Flop; Split With Sox
•y a Staff Correspondent of The Star
PHILADELPHIA. July 1.—It will
be a welcome moment for most Nats
when they reach Washington's
Union Station Wednesday night, for
it will mean escape from a succes
sion of unpleasant events on their
current trip. Stan Spence, however,
will be reluctant to return, for
through the Nats’ mounting misery
he has shone like a kleig light in a
dungeon.
The Nats’ have lost 10 games
against five victories on their jaunt,
but it has been a tremendous trip for
Washington’s center fielder He has
batted .328 on the road to lift his
average for the season to .291 and
he’s been walloping for distance.
He has clouted 21 hits on the trip,
and 12 of those were extra basers.
Stan has smashed five home runs
and seven doubles on foreign soil,
enough to lead the Nats in home
runs with 11 and to be chasing
Mickey Vernon for the league lead
in doubles with 21.
Pitchers at Fault.
The Nats have been hitting well.
Their puerile road record has been
due to faulty pitching, as demon
strated by the fact that only Dutch
Leonard and Mickey Haefner have
gone the route in Washington’s last
15 games, with each of them twice.
Vernon forged back into the
league batting lead yesterday as the
Nats split a double-header at Bos
ton, dropping a 15-8 verdict in a
first game featuring seven home
runs and capturing the second game.
9-2, behind the seven-hit pitching of
Haefner as Gil Coan provided the
lone homer before a crowd of 29.604
The Nats lost the services of
: Catcher A1 Evans for 10 days when
a foul tip off Bobby Doerr's bat1
split a finger.
Geoige M.vatt. returned to the
Capital last night with a damaged
: right knee, which has a torn carti
lage and bone chip, and probably
I will be operated on. shelving him
| for the remainder of the season.
Boston, which has belted 14 home
irons in w-inning nine of 11 games
with the Nats, sprayed five in the
first game. Leon Culberson and
Hal Wagner bashed homers in an
explosive 8-run first inning off Bobo
Newsom and Walter Masterson,
while Doerr and Rudy York poked
successive homers in the third and
Wagner added one in the fourth.
The Nats staked Newsom to a
3-run advantage in the first, but
that margin disappeared quickly
and the Red Sox had a 15-5 lead
as early as the fourth inning. Cecil
Travis and Jake Early later de
livered their first home runs of the
1 season off Dave Ferriss who re
mained the route despite Yielding
New York Race Ends
Strand's Invasion
By Atsociolvd Prtll
SAN ANTONIO. Tex., July 1 —
Laconic Lennart Strand, the little
Swede with the big kick, makes his
third and last appearance on Amer
ican tracks tomorrow evening and
chances are it will confirm fully
his observations on United States
runners—that they're good in the
dashes but lacking in the distance
races.
Strand, who made a show of beat
ing the best in the Nation here
Saturday in the National AAU
1.500 meters, departed yesterday
for New York where he will race
Les MacMitchell, whom he defeated
by 30 yards in the AAU; Tommy
Quinn, who finished third, and a
number of other crack runners in
the mile feature of a special twi
light meet at Randalls Island
Stadium.
The track season is at an end
for most of America’s athletes;
quite different from Strand's we
den. where he says the season doesn't
really start until August. Fifteen
United States stars will be sent on
tours by the AAU—nine going to
invitational meets in Czechoslo
vakia. Switzerland and Norway and
six to Jamaica.
rail Kiver Booters Win
PHILADELPHIA, July 1 ,/P).—
Ponta Del Gadas of Fall River.
Mass., won the Eastern champion
ship of the national open cup soccer
competition by edging the Philadel
phia Americans in two days of play.
6 to 5. Ponta Del Gadas tangles
with the Chicago Vikings. Western
champion, in Chicago July 14 for
the national crown.
Philly Net Team Scores
PHILADELPHIA, July 1 </Pi.—
Philadelphia's Middle States tennis
team routed the New York Eastern
squad, 7 to 2, yesterday in the sev
enth match of a four-year series
between the two clubs. Eastern has
won five of the seven matches.
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Clay Court Tourney
ty Associated Pr#*s
RIVER FOREST, 111., July 1.—
The national clay courts tennis
tournament, slowed down by rain
and a record entry list of 167 as
pirants, was scheduled to get going
full blast today with the two top
seeded stars, Frank Parker and.
Billy Talbert, arriving from the
East to play first-round matches.
Parker, the national champion,
who has been ranked No. 1 for the
clay courts meet, and Talbert, the
defending champion, and second
seeded, were expected in Chicago
with several other Davis Cuppers i
alter helping clinch the United
States victory over Mexico in Davis
Cup competition at South Orange.
N. J.
Yesterday the newly crowned
NCAA titlist. Bob Falkenburg of
Los Angeles, opened his bid for the
clay courts championship with a
first-round win over Wilbur Kaiser
of River Forest. The Southern Cali
fonia ace, seeded fifth, breezed by
his first opponent. 6—0. 6—1, com
; pie ting the match as heavy rain
washed out the remainder of the
day's schedule.
Among the feminine stars to
reach the third round were Joanne
Dunn Gibson of Des Moines. Iowa;
Frances Knock of Oak Park. 111.,
and Helen Bartavis of Chicago
j Forty players are entered in the
! women's division, which is headed
| by Mary Arnold Prentiss of Los
.Angeles and Shirlev Frv of Akron
j Ohio,
i
15 hits, the same nit, production
Boston fashioned off Newsom, Mas
terson and Marino Pieretti.
Priddy. Lewis. Coan Hot.
Gerry Priddv, with two triples and
a single: Buddy Lewis, with a triple
and three singles, and Coan, with
a home run and double, sparked
the Nats’ 12-hit attack on four Red
Sox hurlers in the second game,
with Priddy hammering across four
runs.
Coan opened the nightcap with
a homer, the first of his major
league career, and Priddy later
tripled with two on.
Haefner, who was nicked for five
hits and two runs in the first lour
innings, settled down to permit the
Red Sox no runs and only two hits
in the final five innings.
Idle today, the Nats will battle
the Athletics in a double-header
tomorrow and a single game on
Wednesday before returning to
Griffith Stadium to meet the
Yankees and Red Sox in successive
3-game series. —B. H.
FIRST GAME.
Wash. AB. H. O A. Boston. AB. H O A.
Grace.rf_ 5 4 3 1 CTn.rf.cf 4 2 5 0
Lewis.If. _ 3 2 2 0 Pesky,ss 0 10 3
Coan.If 3 0 2 o W’ll’ms.lf 3 1 o 0
Spence,cf 3 1 5 O Lazor.lf 0 O 2 O
Vernon.lb 5 2 6 0 Doerr.2b 4 3 12
Travis.ss 3 2 1 2 York,lb 5 2 0 1
Ro'o’son.ss 2 0 0 4 D M'Rio.cf 4 1 O o
Priddy.2b 5 2 4 2 McB’de rf 1110
H‘hc’k,3b ft 1 0 O H gins.3b 4 l 3 l
Evans.c. _ 1 0 0 0 Wanner.c 3 2 4 0
Early.c 3 1 1 o McGah.c 10 10
N'wsom.o 0 0 0 o Ferriss.p 6 112
M't'son.p 1 0 0 0
Pieretti.p 3 o 0 o
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lotais 4-i 15 74 w Totals 40 16 27 9
•Batted Xor Pierettl in ninth.
Washington .‘{11 000 .300— 9
Boston 805 200 OOx— 1 5
Runs—Grace, Lewis, Spence. Vernon <2*.
Travis. Priddy. Eariy. Culberson (31. Pesky,
Williams (2), Docrr <21* York <2>. Higgins,
Wagner (3>. Ferris.'. Errors—Travis,
Hitchcock. Pesky. Runs batted in—Ver
non, Travis (2>. Hitchcock Spence, Eariy
L3>, Culberson. Doerr (5). York (3). Pesky
<2>. Wagner <4i. Two-base hits—Grace,
Spence. Di Masgio. Ferriss. Higgins, Doerr.
Three-base hit—Lewis. Home runs—
Travis. Early. Wagner <2). York. Doerr,
Culberson Double play—Grace to Ver
non Left on bases—Washington. 12;
Boston, 8 Bases on balls—Off Newsome.
1: off Masterson. 2; off Pieretti, 4, off
Ferriss, .3. Struck out—By Masterson. J ;
by Ferriss. 5 Hits—Off Newsome. 4 in i
inning: off Masterson. 8 in 23* innings; {
off Pieretti. 3 in 5‘s inning-. Hit by
pitcher—By Ferriss (Grace* Losing Ditch
er—Newsome Umpires—Messrs Berry,
Summers and Jones Time—2 45.
Wash. AB
Coan.lf 5
Lewis.rf 5
Spence, cf 5
Vnon.lb 4
Priddy.2b 3
Travis,ss 2
H’cock.3b 5
Guerra.c 4
Haefner.p 4
SECOND GAME.
H. O A Boston. AB. H
2 2 <» Cbson.rf 4 3
4 10 Pesky.ss 5 o
1 3 n Whams.If 4 0
113 1 Doerr.2b 1 n
3 4 2 H gins.3b 2 0
0 2 1 York, lb 3 1
3 O 0 DiM io.cf 3 1
0 2 0 Russell.2b 4 1
0 0 2 Partee.c 4 1
J’hnson.p 1 0
Dobson, p 1 0
•McBride 1 0
Brown p O 0
TMcGah 1 O
Wagner.p O 0
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Totals 37 12 27 12
Total* 34
27 14
•Batted for Dobson in sixth
f Baited for Brown in eighth
Washington 403 000 002—#
Boston OH) 100 000—2
Runs—Coan. Lewis *2* Spence. Vernon
<2». Priddy <3», Russell. Partee Errors—
Travis, Priddy Doerr Runs batted in—*
Coan. Priddy <4t. Hitchcock (2). Travis.
Culberson. Pesky. Two-base hits—-Coan,
Spence. York Partee Culberson (2>. Three
base hits—Priddy (2*. Lewis. Home run—
Coan. Stolen bases—Lewis Priddy.
Double plays—Hitchcock to Priddy to
Vernon Vernon to Travis. Pesky to
Doerr to York. Left on bases—Washing
ton. 7: Boston. 11 Bases on balls—Off
Haefner. 5 off Johnson. 3: off Dobson. 1;
off Brown. 2 Strikeouts—Bv Haefner, 1
by Dobson. 2; by Brown. J Hits—Off
Johnson. 8 in 2S innings; off Dobson. 3
in 3*3 innings: off Brown, 1 in 2 innings:
off Wagner. 2 in 1 inning Hit by pitcher
— By Haefner <Doerr>. Losing pitcher—
Johnson. Umpires •— Messers Summers,
Jones and Berry. Time—2:18. Attend
ance—29.207.
Major Leaders
By th« Associo‘ed Pr»«*
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Batting:—Vernon. Washington. .358.
Williams, Boston. .355
Runs—Williams, Boston, 71; Pesky.
Boston. 58.
Runs batted in—Doerr. Boston. *7;
Williams. Boston. 65
Hits—Doerr. Boston. 91: William*.
Boston, and Berardino. St Louis. 88.
Doubles — Vernon. Washington. 22;
Spence. Washington. 21.
Triples—Edwards Cleveland. and
Lewis. Washington. 8
Home runs—Williams, Boston. 20;
Greenberg. Detroit. IP.
Stolen bases—Ca*e. Cleveland. 14;
Stirnweiss. New York. 12.
Pitching — Harris. Boston. 1 1 -2~—
.846. Ruffing. New York, and Caldwell,
Chicago, 5-1— 833.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Batting — Wfalker. Brooklyn. 37 4;
Musial. St. Louis. .361.
Runs—Musial. St. Louis, 48 Cavar
refta. Chicago. 44
Runs batted in—Walker, Brooklyn,
55 Musial. Sr Louts. 4P
Hits—Musial. St. Louis. 95; Walker,
Brooklyn. 89.
Doubles—Musial. St Louis. 21 Ennis*
Philadelphia, and Holmes. Boston. 17
Triples—Walker. Brooklyn, and Mu
sial. St Louis. 7.
Home runs—Mize. New York. 15;
Kiner. Pittsburgh. It*
Stolen bases—Reiser. Brooklyn. 17;
Hopp. Boston. 1 1
Pitching — Higbe. Brooklyn 8-0—
1.000; Kush. Chicago. 5-0—1 000.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
W L. Pet W. L Pet.
Columbia 4 2 31 .575 J xonvtlle 38 37 .507
G enville 38 32 543 Savannah 30 3S 44 1
Augusta 40 34 541 Macon 31 4 1 43'
:olumbus 38 33.535 C rleston 3142 423
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