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ff&jening Jlfaf Washington, D. C., Saturday, September 6, 1947—A—11 W in, Lose, or Draw j BY BURTON HAWKINS * Page One Pitch From Losing Job as Yank The story of the best relief pitcher in baseball may be told in one page—Left-hander Joe Page of the New York Yankees, a fellow whom Bucky Harris has summoned to duty 48 times this season with gratifying results. The Yankees’ manager, who had huge Fred Mar berry at his command when leading the Nats to American League pennants in 1924 and 1925, ap preciates the value of a handy man in the bullpen. On May 26 Page was within one pitch of leaving the Yankees. “I wouldn’t say he was within a pitch of going back to the minor leagues,” says Harris, “but he certainly was within a pitch of getting into the doghouse. I think we would have traded him if his next pitch had been a ball.” That was a dramatic occasion when the Yankees were battling the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium before a throng of 74,747. Page was waved to the mound to replace Rookie Frank Shea with two on, none out and mighty Ted ■ ii 1 williams waving a menacing uni/. Burton H.wkins. Page immediately found the bases loaded when First Bateman George McQuinn fumbled Williams’ possible double-play grounder. He threw thiee successive balls to Rudy York, then struck him out Page also threw three straight balls to Bobby Doerr. then fanned him. Page aisposed of the next batter on a pop „ fly, ultimately won the game and since has been a sensation. Bucky Thinks Him Equal of Marberry “If Page had walked Doerr I would .have brought in a right hander,” confesses Harris, “and I guess that would have been the end of Page. Thank heavens he lasted out that inning and stuck with us. The fellow has been amazingly effective. Yes, I’d say he has been the equal of Marberry. They just don't come any better than Page has been for us this season.’’ Page has wone 13 games and lost 7 and among his losses have been 3 which stemmed from unearned runs. Joe Trimble, baseball writer who has followed the Yankees all year, says Page has saved 14 other games. Only twice this season has Harris dispatched Page to the mound In starting assignments and both times with no succes. Joe D1 Maggio, Page’s roomie, declares the pitcher fidgets and tosses all night when informed he'll start a game the next day. Apparently it's a relief to be a reliever. One reason for Page's improved pitching is improved deportment. His incentive has been an additional bundle of cash each payday, _a_a — uu au - T f Uarric ranHc o rirttP I Or lie Ildd uwu bunwavw * ......vv-. — - - - to the front office saying Page's conduct has been creditable Joe finds his check more interesting than if he had strayed during the last two weeks. Griff Long Has Wanted Page Page would be wearing a Washington uniform if the Nats’ boss, Clark Griffith, had accepted New York's proffered deal of Page, Out fielder Johnny Linden, Third Baseman Bill Johnson and Catcher Aaron Robinson for First Baseman Mickey Vernon and Pitcher Walter Masterson. Griffith long has sought Page, but the Yankees didn't tempt him with that offer. Page has little of the color which marked Marberry's rare-back and-fire-'em style. Marberry was helped, too, by a tough little fellow named Harris, who frequently spit licorice over a ball before flipping Is to Fred. They collaborated in many tricks and Harris recalls bile/ that backfired. ' Marberry would hunch up off the mound at times,'' says Harris, "And on one occasion when he was pitching to Babe Ruth he must have been 3 feet off the rubber when he started his windup. ; “I think he threw the best fast ball he ever fired at Ruth that time but Babe belted it for one of his longest homers. It sticks with me as the most remarkable home run Ruth ever hit, because Mar berry's arm practically was in his face when he swung.'’ National Tennis Crown Seen Cinch for Slugging Kramer By Caspar Nannes Star Staff Correspondent FOREST HILLS, Long Island. Sept. 6.—Weather permitting, the 1947 men's and women's national tennis tournaments will get under way today with a heavy schedule designed to make up partially for the one-day postponement forced by yesterday's rain. Sole major change in the pro gram will be the substitution of the match between Margaret Osborne of San Francisco. No. 1 in the do mestic seeding, against Jean Clarke of Birmingham, Ala., as the open- • ing contest of the tournament. Mrs. Nancy Bolton of Australia, top seeded in the foreign list for the event, was scheduled to play the initial match, but her opponent. Jean Burritt of Canada, was forced to default because of illness. Otherwise, the 52 contests sched uled, 36 in the men’s event and 16 in the women's, will be played at1 the times set for yesterday. In ad dition, a number of other matches will be sandwiched in as court vacancies occur. Neither Jack Kra mer of Los Angeles, defending Mrs. Corson Is Winner Of Sutton Golf Trophy Mrs. John J. Corson holds the Sutton Trophy for woman golfers at Washington Golf and Country ( Club after putting together rounds! of 97 and 95 and using a 26-stroke handicap for a 166 low net score. She was presented the trophy by Mrs. R. N. Sutton, donor. One stroke behind was Mrs. H.1 H. Goodman, 96-95—24—167. Mrs. George Bailey won low gross hon ors with 91-94—185. Mrs. G. W. Calvert carded low putts, 64. Other low net leaders were Ar.n Reh, 198—30—168; Mrs. Lafayitte Franklin, 189—20—169, and Mrs. Lloyd Dennis, 206—36—170. The regular Friday Class B event was, taken by Mrs. J. R. Hogan. 106— 26—80, followed by Mrs. R. H. Rife, 113—30—83. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Rochester. 8; Montreal. 2. Jersey City. 16: Baltimore. IS. 8yracuie. 14; Newark. 3. Toronto, in; Buffalo, 4. _ champion, nor John Bromwich of Australia, top-seeded man in ’the foreign listing, is scheduled today. Consensus of the players and of ficials established strongly the be lief that Kramer would walk off with the tournament, several feel ing it would be akin to an upset if he loses more than one or two sets in the entire event. Levan Richards, top umpire in champion ship tournaments, voiced the gen eral opinion when he pointed out Kramer was in the same class as Tilden, Vines and Budge during their best days. A more cautious estimate of Kramer's chances, with an explana tion for his success, was given by Mercer Beasley, former Princeton University tennis coach and a men tor' of many stars. Conceding Kramer was an odds-on favorite, Beasley said the Californian today is meeting men who have modeled their games on his. ‘‘They do not present Kramer with a strategy designed to upset his tactics of a big serve, hard forehand, drive and rush for the net,” Beasley pointed out. "Whether Kramer could continue his success against (ill UpjJUIlClll/ WUU WUU1U U11UW 1UXX1 slices and spin shots as well as straight drives is a question to be answered. Tilden probably wouldn't have given him a straight ball to hit in five sets. The women’s title struggle is gen erally considered a wide open affair among the first four American seed ed players, Miss Osborne, Louise Brough of Beverly Hills, Calif.; Miss Doris Hart of Miami, Fla., and Mrs. Patricia Canning Todd of La Jolla, Calif. Mrs. David Gray of Washing ton will face Miss Brough in a first round match today. Two Washington area entries, Barney Welsh of Rockville, Md.. and James Thackara of the District, are favored to win their matches, though by close margins. Walsh meets Harold Burrows of Charlottes ville. Va.. and Thackara faces Frank Bowden of Madison. N. J. Winner of the former contest will meet either Clarence Carter of San Fran cisco or Tom Burke of New York. Thackara or Bowden will probably face Drebnv in their second round match. Major League Standings and Schedules SATURDAY', SEPTEMBER 6, 1947. AMERICAN LEAGUE. ' Results Yesterday. Wash.. 3; New York, 2. Phila., 9: Boston, 7. Cleveland, 6; Chicago, 1. Only games. Games Today. New York at Wash, 3:00. Boston at Phila. St. Louis at Detroit. Cleveland at Chicago. Games Tomorrow. New York at Washington. Boston at Phila. (2). St. Louis at Detroit. Cleveland at Chicago. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Results Yesterday. Brooklyn. 7; New York, 6. Boston, 2; Phila.. 1. Only games. Games Today. Brooklyn at New York. Chicago at Pittsburgh. Cinci. at St. Louis tn). Phila. at Boston in). Games Tomorrow. Brooklyn at New York. Cinci. at St. Louis <2>. Phila. at Boston. Chicago at Pittsburgh. k • ‘ » Standing •f Clibt Km York (—il3jl2:14|ll|10|12|13i S5j 49j .634) Mm 8J—111| 7| 814 10|13 71| 59| .546112 Ntrail i 6j 9!—| 9|11|13| 9 14 71| 61 .53813 Clanland 1 6 11: 7|-| 9! 9|ll|15j 6S| 63| ,519|15'4 rktrpkia | 7| 9 9 9J—110|10|13| 67| 65, .508117 Chicago ,10 4| 7|llj 9i—|13j 8| 62f 71| .466(2214 Wask'gton j 6; 7| 9, 9|10j 7;—| 9( 57| 75| .432|27 St. Louis i 6 6| 6, 4; 7| 8|10|—j 471 85| .356(37 Last !49j59 6li63!65i71I75!85( j | | | - r ?SZ ifiijplili , | fsl Jlsiiiil gig fji I li j 1 ItmUt* H 9! 10 13 12 i 14 12|14| *41 501 .627 H. Ml 10-13 9|12j 7jl2|12j 75| 55| .5771 7. Mm | 8| 71—i 12112j 12j 13j 11 j 75| 60| .556) 9*4 >M T«rk | 5|10| 81—j »(13| 9|12| 66| 64[ J08|16 OadMlK I 7; 7j 8;10(—I 9|U|12| 64! 72| .471(21 Orient ! 6i 8] 7) 6(11 j—;13| 7 58| 73| .443(24*4 ftikMpkil! 8. 8 7, 7| 9! 5,-,10 54| 7*| .4®IaT MMwife 1 6| 61 7! T; 7|13i 8|—! 54! 7*| .409|29_ M 150!55160 44:721731781781 | j i v. ‘ Redskins Without Excuses After Beating by Rams Lack Running Attack, Tackling Is Poor In 20-fo-7 Loss By Lewis F. Atchison Star Staff Corraipondant LOS ANGELES. Sept. 6 —Call It a jinx If you will, but the Red skins’ fourth consecutive setback by the Rams, this time by a 20-7 margin, was the result of good, sound football on the Ix»s Angeles dub’s part. Power, plus an ac curate passing attack that zipped through the Tribe’s shaky defense like buckshot, earned the home club one touchdown in each of the last three periods, while the Washington eleven was pressed to save itsdf from a shutout. A crowd of 80,889, the largest ever to attend a professional foot ball game, saw the Rams win again.' Net financial figures were not avail able today but the Los Angeles Times Charities, which received $102,000 from the game last year j was certain to gain as much al-j though some ticket prices were scaled lower. The proceeds will be; used to erect a boys club In Los Angeles. The Rams had Les Horvath, Pat WacI .Tamt; Hnwhiff Tnm Harmon! and Jack Banta to run the ball. Bob Waterfleld to throw it and Bob Shaw to catch it. They gave their runners a rib-bending brand of blocking and Waterfleld had more protection than a White House guest. He could have made a tele phone call waiting to pick out his receiver, and when the Ram line men opened a hole a charge of dynamite couldn’t have done better. Skins Lack Running Attack. The Redskins, on the other hand, had no running attack worthy of the name after Dick Todd turned his ankle in the first half, and ap parently there was nothing the sideline strategists could do to remedy this situation. Coach Turk Edwards said he “ran out of half backs.” He also missed Bill Ward at guard. But it is too early to sell the Skins short. When Sammy Baugh took his mates 80 yards early in the final period for their only score—with an assist on a co6tly penalty against the Rams—he showed all his old striking power. He tossed to Bob Nussbaumer for 7 yards, to Johnny Lookabaugh for 8. to Hugh Taylor, who lateralled to Ernie Williamson, i for 21. Another pass to Taylor was: good for 9 and the next, to Gillette, ; added 5. Baugh’s next throw was! intercepted by Jerry Co whig, but; the Rams were holding on the playj and were penalized to their 5. The | touchdown toss, to Eddie Saenz, was | a bull’s-eye, caught on one knee, as it whizzed through Cowhig's out stretched arms. Ram reserves were manning the ship during most of the drive, else Baugh would have had trouble con necting. Most of the evening he had less protection than an um brella would afford under Niagara Falls. Ray Hamilton and Bill Smyth dogged Baugh throughout the first Dali, twice luruillg mm iaj uni wii/ii the ball when no receiver was open. The blocking during those two periods was minus zero. Youel Given Better Protection. When Jim Youell took over the quarterbacking at the start of the third period he received better pro tection, but the pitching and catch ing departments, unfortunately, were not. synchronized. Hugh Taylor looked too late for one pass that would have put the Tribe in scoring position and an other time Jim Gillette staggered around under a high one that he finally lost in the lights. Aside from these items, the only other criticism that could be leveled against the Redskins was that their tackling was not good. In places it was downright amateurish and unless the improvement is sudden the warriors from the Potomac probably will be scalped again be fore hitting the home reservation. Frequent penalties marred the game and the Redskins’ most seri ous fault seemed to be holding. A Ram fumble on the 1-yard line, recovered by the Skins in their own end zone, saved Washington a touch down in the first couple of minutes of play. Bob Huffman miscued and John Steber pounced on the ball for the Skins. Early in the second period the Los Angeles attack bogged down on Washington's 29-yard line. But the victors had too much power to be denied and marched 69 yards for their first score. Horvath and Cow hig tightened up Washington's de fense for Waterfleld with a savage brand of line bucking, permitting the league's No. 1 thrower to uncork a 30-yard peg to Bob Shaw. Shaw got behind Dick Poillon to make the catch. Another Waterfield-to-Shaw pass, good for 19 yards, started L. A. on its 60-yard trek for the second touchdown. An unnecessary rough ness penalty against the Tribe shoved it back to its own 12-yard line and Cowhig broke over left tackle for the final nine yards. Waterfield's 35-yard throw to Shaw, following the kick-off after Washington’s score, planted the ball on Washington's 32 and set up the final marker. Another penalty for roughing the passer put the Red skins back on their heels—and 16 yard line, and Dante Magnani and i Cowhig took it to the 1-foot line before Kenny Washington lugged it over. Pos. Washington. Los Angeles L.E._Peebles _ -- Shaw L.T_Avery _ Schults L.G_Steber _ Matheson C. Demao Eaanets R.G_Nobile _ RabOB R.T Adams _ Bouley RE! 7-lTereshinski __„ Hickey Q.B_Poillon _ Waterfield LB_Saenz _ Gehrke R H_Gillette _ -- Bagarus F.B. Jenkins _ - - - w'*i Washington Redskin*— 0 0 0 I— Los Angeles Rams O < < 6—*0 Scoring; Washington—Touchdown. Saenz. Point after touchdown. Poillon (placement). _ Los Angeles Rams—Touchdowns. Shaw. Cowhig (Bagarus); Washington iGehrkel. Points after touchdowns, Waterfield, 2 (placements). Statistics. . Wash. LA. Yards gained running - 86 208 Forward passes thrown 24 18 Forward passes completed '14 1* Yards gained passing- 116 ISO First downs _ 12 Id Punts 8 o Average _ 43 40 la Yards pun's returned- 6 36 Penalties against_ 10 8 Yards penalized_ PI So Fumbles .. 2 Own fumbles recovered 2 0 A-A Grid Conference WEST. Team. W. L. T. Pet. Cleveland _l 0 n l.OOd I Los Angeles _1 0 n 1.000 San Francisco_ 1 0 0 1.000 Chicago _ 0 2 0 .OOC EAST. New York_110 .50(1 Buffalo _ 110 .500 Baltimore._0 o o .nor Brooklyn _ 0 10 .OOC Resells Last Night. Cleveland. 30; Buffalo. 14. • Ntw York. 48: Chicago. 26. Gasses Tomorrow. Brooklyn at Baltimore. Los Angeles at San Francisco. « GRIDIRON GYMNASTICS—Gerry Cowhig, former Notre Dame back, now with the Los Angeles Rams, seems to be doing calis thenics on the back of Teammate Les Horvath, who's hugging the ball (arrow) at the bottom of this pileup during the game with Washington’s Redskins at Los Angeles last night. The exhibition was won by the Rams, 20-7. —AP Wirephoto. Bubby Worsham lops Early Record of His Famous Brother Brother Lew is the National Open champion and naturally the top golfer in the Worsham family, but following his triumph in the first District junior match play tourna ment yesterday at Georgetown Prep, Marvin (Bubby) Worsham can point to more achievements for his age than could Lew at 17. Here is kid brother Marvin’s rec ord for the summer, prior to his first year at Wake Forest (he was not eligible for the District and Maryland junior tournaments be cause he is not a club member): Unbeaten captain of the Bethesda golf team. Winner of the Metropolitan schoolboy championship for the second time. Runnerup in the Maryland Junior Open. Low sectional qualifier for the Junior Chamber of Commerce Na tional Junior. Qualified in latter tournament in Peoria, 111.; lost in second round. Qualified in Los Angeles for Hearst National Junior, went to third round. Lost in quarter-finals of National caddie tournament at Columbus, Ohio. ( Won District junior match play championship, extending streak of match play victories in local scholastic and junior play to 35 straight. DiiKKv clnne tbo mllpo-iatP mnlf.c next year as he will be eligible for varsity golf at Wake Forest although a freshman. He was extended for the first time in the tournament concluded yes terday when Kenwood's Pat Rhodes took Bubby to the 18th hole in the final before Worsham won, 2 up. He defeated Bob Wolfe, 16, by a 6 and 5 margin with 2-over-par golf in the semifinals, while Rhodes won on the 18th, 1 up, over Lew Swartwout of Washington. Worsham won a WTist watch donated by the District Golf Asso ciation for the first of what will be an annual affair. Frank Emmet, conducted the event, as it was his idea. Bubby leaves a capable group to carry on in District junior ranks, however, topped by the Bobby Wolfe and his cousins. Billy and Eugene. Worsham and Rhodes played good golf for the first 14 holes of the final, when Bubby was 1 over par and 3 up, but both ran into balls buried in the mud, three-putt greens and penalties on the finish ing holes and Worsham ended with a 76 and Rhodes 78. Don Dedrick defeated Eugene Carusi, 4 and 3. in the second flight final and Dennis Bolster won the third flight over Jay Lent. 4 and 3. Charlotte Decker No. 1 Charlotte Decker is seeded first in the District Women's Tennis League tournament scheduled to open today at the Sixteenth and Kennedy streets courts. Other ranked players in order are Pearl McCoy, Clara Bias and Anne Fisher. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Columbus. 8: Louisville, 7. Indlsnspolls. 9, Toledo. 2. Kansas City. 8. St. Paul. 3. Milwaukee. 4—1: Mineapolis, 3—2. Mrs. Levy, Post Cup Victor, Due For Most-Improved Golf Award The trophy that Mrs. G. R. Levy won In the annual class B section of the Post Cup tournament yester day probably was not the last one of the season for the Prince Georges Club golfer. Mrs. Levy is almost a lock bet to win the Women s Dis trict Golf Association’s prize for the player who showed the greatest im provement for the year. The gross 96 that the host club player pasted in the final tourna ment of the season for the class B players dropped her handicap to 17, into Class A, a 15-stroke reduc tion for the season. Mrs. Levy started with a 32-stroke allowance. It Is extremely doubtful that any other woman golfer will cut her handicap by 15 strokes. Mrs. Levy was the only player to break 100. but as she took the net prize that left low gross to Mrs. Bradley Burrows, wife of one of the District’s top amateurs, with an even 100. Mrs. Weldon Price of Washing v: ton with 105-27—78 and Mrs. R. L. Hutchison of Washington with 101 23—78 finished one stroke back of Mrs. Levy’s winning 96-19—77. Other prise winners were: Grace King of Manor, for the first time, with 103-24—79; Mrs. Alfred Brand of Belle Haven, 101-22—79; Mrs. Gus Dim berg of Washington, 110 29—81; Mrs. W. G. Hipps of Army Navy. 103-22—81; Mrs. Louis Rus sell of Prince Georges, 106-24—82, and Mrs. Leonard Obert of Indian Spring, 113-30—83. Mrs. Houston Harper of Congressional, with 111 28—83. and Mrs. Willard Edwards of Indian Spring, with 106-23—83, were drawn out of the prize list. Mrs. John S. Conklin, an un heralded player at Army Navy, came up with one of the best rounds of the season at the service club to win the Women's Golf Commit tee's medal play handicap with an 83, minus a 12 handicap for a net 71. Mrs. Richard Oliver was second with 90-14—76, V Surgery Awaits Group of Nats; Hot Haefner Subdues Yanks By Burton Hawkins The keen scalpels of assorted surgeons will be hovering over nu merous Nats during the winter and among those who expect to benefit from the carving is Mickey Haefner, who has proved he ' is one of the league's more effective pitchers when he Isn't plagued by sinus trouble. Second Baseman Jerry Priddv will submit to knee and tonsil opera tions, Shortstop Johnny Sullivan will have a hernia operation, Pitch er Chick Pieretti's elbow will be explored for bone chips and Pitcher Sid Hudson’s shoulder may require surgery. Haefner anticipates .no miracle, but^if his sinus condition can be alleviated the Nats may ex pect an improved pitcher. When Mickey beat the New York Yankees, 3-2, on six hits last night at Griffith Stadium before 11,191 fans he was registering his sixth victory since July 20. Over that span he has dropped three games, one by a 1-0 margin to the Boston Red Sox. Sinus Trouble Slows Haefner. Late in July Haefner was shackled with a 3-8 record and apparently j headed for a dismal season, but he' has salvaged the respect of the league with a nice sort of comeback. ut. i— u t jii inu ui jjv iiuu the opposition to four runs, unleash ing three shutouts, twice holding his foes to one run and stopping the Yankees on two runs, both of which were delivered in the ninth inning. Mickey has a more respectable 9-11 record now and a conviction that he'll function more smoothly when his acute sinus condition is corrected. He blames his slow start this season on that ailment, which abated with hot weather. Haefner owned a 3-hit shutout entering the ninth inning, which Tommy Henrich opened with a dou ble to left. Johnny Lindell fouled to Catcher Frank Mancuso, but Joe Di Maggio's single fetched Hen rich across. George McQuinn’s single to right shifted Di Maggio to third and he scored after Bill Johnson flied deep to Buddy Lewis in right field. The rally came to a screeching halt when Sherman Lollar grounded to Sullivan, whose flip to Priddy forced Lonnie Frey, running for McQuinn. The Nats picked up a run off Baltimore's Colts All Set for Opener Baltimore's chance for success, both competitively and finan cially, in professional football will be gauged tomorrow when the Colts open their All-America Conference schedule there against the Brooklyn Dodgers. Game time is 2:15 o'clock. Successor in the league to Miami, which drew only about 50,000 to seven home games last vear. President Bob Rodenberg is hopeful the Colts will average nearly as many for each home game. Trains from Washington to Baltimore for the game will be run by both the Pennsylvania and Baltimore & Ohio Railroads, and the Touchdown Club is sponsor ing a special trip by bus. _ Charley Wensloff In the first In ning when Lewis walked, romped to third on Sherry Robertson’s double off the right-field fence and scored when Mickey Vernon grounded out to McQuinn. Washington boosted Its lead to 2-0 in the seventh when Eddie Yost walked, Lewis sacrificed and Vetnon banged a double off the right-field wall after Robertson had flied out. The Nats’ third run came off Dick Starr in the eighth, when Sullivan tripled to right and scored on Lewis’ single. Wynn on Hill Today. Early Wynn was to seek his 15th victory today when the Nats and Yankees tangle in a 3 o'clock game, with Karl Drews slated to pitch for New York. The Yankees and Nats will collide again tomor row in New York's final appear ance of the season here. NAT NOTES: The Nats have lured 771,123 customers through the turnstiles ... to reach their record of 1.027,221 established year they’ll be forced to average 16,000 fans in tneir remaining nome games . . five of the last six games between the Yankees and Nats have been decided by a margin of one run. Washington has captured five of its last six games, with the no hit loss to Philadelphia’s Bill Mc Cahan its only September setback. . . . Lewis and Stan Spence are staging salary spurts, with Buddy belting .435 and Spence whacking .526 in the Nats' last six games. N. Y. AB. H. O A Wash. AB. H. O. A St'w'ss.2b 4 10 2 Yost.3b 4 0 11 Henr'h.rf 4 13 0 Lewis.rf 3 12 0 Lindell.If 3 14 0 R'b son.lf 5 15 0 D’M'g’o.ef 4 12 0 V'rnon.lb 4 10 1 MO'n.lb 4 2 0 0 Spence.cf 2 110 W.J'on.Sb 4 0 2 1 Prlddy.2b 4 0 4 1 Lollar.c 4 0 10 M'ncuso.c 4 2 0 0 Rizz'to.ss 3 0 3 1 S'lUv'n.ss 2 115 Wensl'ff.p 2 0 0 4 Haefner,p 3 0 10 Starr.p__ 0 0 0 0 •Clarlt-_ 10 0 0 f Frey - _ 1 O 0 0 O Totals 33 0 24 8 Totals 31 7 27 8 •Grounded out for Wensloff in eighth. tRan for McQuinn in ninth. New York __ _ . 000 000 002—2 Washington - 100 000 llx—3 Runs—Henrich. Di Maggio, Yost, Lewis. Sullivan Krror—Rizzuto Runs batted in—Vernon <2>. Lewis. Di Maggio. W. Johnson. Two-base hits—Robertson. Ver non. Henrich. Three-base hit—Sullivan Sacrifice—Lewis. Left on bases—New York. 6: Washington. 12. Base on ball?— Off Haefner. 1: off Wensloff, fl: off Starr. 1. Strikeouts—By Haefner. 5: by Wens loff. 1. Hits—Off Wensloff. 5 in 7 in nings: off Star. 2 in 1 inning. Losing pitcher—Wensloff. Umpires—Messrs. Mc Gowan, Grieve. McKinley and Jones. Tims — 1 55. Attendance—11.1 PI. Worsham Tied for 3d In Stiff Denver Golf ly th* A- - - Prtsl DENVER, Sept. 6.—The Nation's top-notch golfers, after two back breaking days on the troublesome Cherry Hills course, were predict ing today that 280, only 4 under par, would be sufficient to win the $15, 000 Denver Open tournament. Stewart ‘ Skip-’ Alexander of Lex ington, N. C., was ahead at the halfway mark in the 72-hole medal meeting with a 137, 5 under par but few of the big name competi tors thought he could better, oi even maintain, that pace. Almost every golfer in the list has cracked upon the treacherous Cherry Hills layout this week. One stroke behind Alexander was Dr. Cary Middlecoff of Memphis Tenn. Tied for third at 139 were Keiser, John Palmer of Badin, N. C. and Lew Worsham of Oakmont Pa., and Washington. D. C. Dead locked at 140 were E. J. "Dutch’ Harrison of York. Pa., and Tom Wright of Knoxville, Tenn. The 141 shooters were Bobby Locke ol Johannesburg, South Africa; George Payton of Hampton, Va., and Ben Hogan of Hershey, Pa. Memory of Jim Trimble Honored in Ball Game The memory of Jim Trimble, out standing St. Albans School athlete in tte early days of the war whe as a Marine was killed on Iwo Jima in 1945. is being honored this after noon with a baseball game between alumni of St. Albans and Landon Schools. Contributions at the game, to be played at St. Albans, are going to ward establishing a Jim Trimble Me morial Scholarship at his school Trimble was a standout in varioui sports, but particularly was noted as a baseball pitcher. He had three no-hitters to his credit as a school boy and was offered a post with the Hate. 1 Lack of Wind Makes No Contest of First Test of Comets By Malcolm Lamborne, Jr. Star Staff Correspondent ITHACA, N. Y„ Sept. 5.—Comet skippers from sailing centers more than 4,000 miles apart today whis tled for a wind that will keep the 10th annual championships of the comet class from winding up as no contest. The reason: For the first time in the history of the class, the open ing day's event was declared no race yesterday when the record-breaking fleet of 27 boats failed to finish within the 3-hour time limit. The race committee, headed by D. Verner Smythe, Southport, Conn, slated today's races at 10 a.m. and 2 n.m Leading the fleet when the gur fired for no race was 17-year-olc Jack Boehringer of Stone Harbor N. J., sailing his Hi-Tide. His 13 year-old brother Gill was,crew. Less than a boat length behinc was Larry Low of Green Pond, N J., skippering Tymfly with Wes Os born as crew. Owen P. Merrill of Riverton, N J., one of the favorites in the regatta was third "when the drift ing match was called off.” Eric Nordholm, Washington's flee ;hamp this year, was in fourth posi tion. Leslie Wright, runnerup ir Washington, was back in aboul twelfth spot. Ernie Covert, former Potomac River comet champion, now racinc out of Indian Landing, Md., wai | in eighth place. Three entries from outside the ; United States failed to show an; form in the initial contest. The; were Dr. Rafeal Maldonado, Sar Juan, Puerto Rico, and Bud Dob son and Brace Carter of Vancouver British Columbia. The wind yesterday was al around the compass. At no time did it go above three knots. GUNTHER Aperts Jani ...LOOK... On the Sports Page Sunday ! GUNTHER’S | B FIRST AGAIN! I NOW BRINGS YON I TED HU SING America's 'Act Sports *-„„LJ_ I *** BILL DYER Own —Tfr^j in Play-by-Pkiy Descriptions of the ourmote colts oamcs At Home and Away See Sunday’s Sports Page tor Details! :fc % Cards to Battle Bums In Vital Set During Long Home Stay By Jock Hand Associated Press Sports Writer St. Louis settles down for a 17 game home stand today, faced with the back-breaking task of overcom ing a 7-game Brooklyn lead. Seven games behind Brooklyn with 24 to play, Eddie Dyer’s never say-die Cards have three engage ments with Cincinnati before the Eastern clubs come in for a 10-game visit. Then they wind up the home stay with Chicago before visiting Pittsburgh and Chicago in the final days of the season. Over the season play, the Red Buds have played consistent .633 ball at home, winning 38 and losing 22. Brooklyn away from home has a 33-28 record; not too far behind the St. Louis’ home performance. As matters stand today, after Brooklyn’s 7-6 nod over New York yesterday, the Cardinals must figure on a clean sweep of next week’s im portant series with the Brooks or call it quits. Anv combination of 18 Dodcer wins or St. Louis defeats can clinch the flag. Jansen’s Streak Broken. Despite a three-run first Inning at the expense of Rookie Larry Jansen, whose 10-game win streak was brok en, the Dodgers had to come from behind to down the Giants yester day. Dixie Walker's first-inning homer with a man on helped the Brooks to a good start but the Giants pecked away at Hank Behr man with seven hits in four innings, including Willard Marshall’s 34th homer in the third, and finally took the lead agaihst Reliever Joe Hatten in the fifth. Rookie Phil Haugstad, making his second appearance since he was brought up from St. Paul, was credited with his first big league win on a two-inning job. Bruce Edwards’ single drove in the tying run and he scored the tally that put the Dodgers out front in the eighth. Again in the ninth, Edwards’ double drove home two runs that barely sufficed when Johnny Mize un limbered home run No. 45 off Hugh Casey with Buddy Kerr on base in the ninth. Leonard Is Beaten. Boston took another bite out of the Phillies, moving to within 2 >4 games of second place behind the 6-hit pitching of Lefty Warren Spahn, who recorded his 17th win, over Dutch Leonard, 2-1. The Athletics and Red Sox did some feuding and fighting in Shibe Park before the Philadelphia club picked up a 9-7 decision. Ted Wil liams. after walking away from the plate thinking he had struck out, hammered his 28th homer in the ninth. Ferris Fain, A’s first sacker, was banished for swinging a couple of haymakers at Eddie Pellagrin! in the seventh inning, and Manager Joe Cronin was thumbed out for protesting too loudly to Umpire Eddie Rommel. ■ ■ a in a • neuricns riay i wice In Rain-Hit Tourney Special Dispatch to Tho Star HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. The Heurich Brewers of Washington and 10 other survivors in the All-Ameri can Amateur Baseball Association tournament face double duty today , in an effort to make up ground lost when all games except one were rained out yesterday. The Brewers go against Spring Grove, Md., defending champ, in their first game today. Their sec ond game opposition depends on whether they win or lose. In the only game played yesterday, Elkton. Md., crushed Kay Veterans of New York, 18-2, to take the tourney lead with three straight victories. I BASEBALL TODAY—3:00 P.M. Washington vs. New York AMERICAN LEAGUE PARK Tomorrow—New York—3:00 P.M.