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Sox Southpaw Suffers Tenth Loss Os Season Edqor Smith Allows Only Two Hits But Loses To Athletics New York. June 10. —(VPl—Edgar Smith, portiy Chicago White Sox noil th paw. had a firmer grip than ever today on the title, "hard luck pitcher of the year." Smith ha* lost a couple of 1-0 contests and a pair of 2 1 games but he reached a new high last night when he lost a two-hitter to the Philadelphia Athletics. For the two hits he allowed one of them of the infield variety, incidentally both became runs as the Sox dropped the game. 2-0. before 9,191 sane under the lights at Philadelphia. It was Smith's thenth straight loss and he has yet to win a game. The way the White Sox are falling to score for him. he conceivably could go all season without winning. Yet he could still wind up with a respectable earned run average. Smith gave Bob Johnson a double- In the second and the Indian moved to third ill a fielder's choice. They he scored while the White Sox were making a double play. In the fifth Pete Slider walked, advanced on an Infield out. moved to third on a stratch single by Hob Harris and scored on Luke Appling's wild throw. Smith walked three and fanned two during his seven innings on the mound and Joe Haynes, who relieved him. didn't allow a hit in the Inning he pitched. Hob Harris, recently obtained from the Browne, won his first game for the A s. allowing seven hits. The A s victory enabled them to move into seventh place as th>- White Sox plunged Into the cellar. It was a day of double disaster for manager Jimmy Dykes who was fined 6250 for his stalling tactics in Hoston Sunday Cleveland moved up Into third place by nosing out Washington. 7-4. In a 10-lnning game last night befcre an estimated 3000 in the Tonight & Thursday OI K BIG DAYS! ~«|! First Show Tonight 6:30 Continuous Thur*, from 1:30 BE SURE TO ATTEND! GANGS UPr ON THE "Wffife ttSTAPO! , y H| * ma* flK CmOT-KMBOI AU THRU I jgWCTI am •rsaasaSrettstuxjxxsr ALSO—Short* fa SSs Inc Tea Fri. A Set. — “ROXIE HART* —b—b— . to*. Mew. Twee. — BOS HOPS in -MV FAVORITE BLONDE” w-

nation's capita). Three errors by Ellis Clary, rookie second hangman up from Chattanooga. played an important part in the Senators' defeat. Sid Hudson led the Indians, 5-3. going into the seventh, but his teammates made three errors in that frame as the tribe went ahead, 6 5 Washington tied it up but Chubby Dean. Cleveland's fourth pitcher, scored the winning run on hid single. Clary's error, a wild pitch ami K-ltner's fly The Yanks took only one hour and 36 minutes to polish off the Tigers in a daylight game. 4-1. and increased their American league lead to 11 Kames The defeat • dropped Detroit from second to • fourth place as the idle Red Sox • moved into the runner-up spot. I Hank Borowy fashioned a 4-hitter while the Yanks rapped Dizzy ' Trout, who hae beaten New York i once this year, for ten hits. Tommy Henrich hit his seventh homer > and drove in two runs. Joe (lord- ! ' on ran his consecutive game hltt--1 Ing streak to 26. but Ruddy Hassett was halted after batting safely - in twenty etraight games. ■ Hobby Doerr, who hit a homer. - d< ulde and two singles, li-d the Red Sox to a 7-4 victory over the Brown*. Oscar Judd won his fourth game, allowing eight hits. Hill Conroy also homered for the Red Sox Scoring three runs In the first , Inning, the Giants halted Cincinnati's 6-game winning streak with a 3-1 triumph Hill Lohrman beat the Rc-cbc for the second time, allowing only five hits. Thompson. Shoun and Heggs allowed only fivehits but the Giants' early push decided it. Ray Lamanno hit homer No. 7. Pittsburgh c looted out a 10-2 vic-1 tory over Hoston. and moved up into fifht place as the Hraves I dropped to sixth It was the- Plr-1 a tex fifth straight win and the] Hraves' eighth straight loss. J Yesterday's star: Hobby Doerr, Red Sox second baseman who had a perfect clay at bat. "4 for 4," and wrested the- American h-ague batting lead from Joe Gordon with a percentage of .390. o LEADING HITTERS American League Player Club C. AH RII Pct. ■ Itoerr. Beaton 43 172 22 67 .390 Gordon. Yanks 47 IXI 27 70 .3X7 Dickey. Yanks 31 113 II 39 345 I Sjeence. Senators 51 215 34 73 .340 Fleming. Indian* 53 196 29 64 .327 National League ,' Phelps, Pirates 33 X 5 10 32 .376 Reiser. Dodgers 41 167 38 61 .365 Lomltardl. Boston 42 125 16 42 .336 lacmanno. Reds 36 121 15 40 .331 .Medwick. Dodger 46 170 21 56 .329 HOME RUNS Williams. Red Sox 15 York. Tigers 13 DiMaggio. Yank es 10 Doerr, Red Sox ]0 F. .McCormick. Reds 9 |c6rt| Tonight & Thursday HER x A WEDDING CELEBMTMM W, - AN INDUN REBELLION! SMkJ gccggW rsmmre ed „iee tomtag epked *• *’*’* kj-T I JAMS CRAIG ▼ |c& NMDWICKE St |p«tee WMtwy -BWy ** laflßwt • Tern Tyler •S’ | AwtoMs liar*— . I V OWUtaWOOM ALSO— “Bang Buatars” 9c-2Sc Iwe. Tax - O O FrL A Sat—3 MsaquHeer* "West as Cwmnaerva” o b Sun. Man. Tues.-"Lewies* Plainej MBOMMBBMBSMMMMM

Jimmie Dykes Fined l For Stalling Tactics Horridqe Imposes $250 Fine On Dykes - Chicago, June 10 (VP) Mild 1 mannered William Harridge. pres--1 ident of the American league, and belligerent Jimmy Dykes, manager of the Chicago White Sox. were in opposite corners today for a fight that may supply more action than the circuit’s pennant chase. Harridge levied a fine of 3250 against Dykes and publicly rebuked him yesterday for stalling tactics in the second game of a double header at Boston Sunday. Dykes countered by terming the league executive's action "unfair" and promised to "have something to say before this thing is over." The White Sox pilot, who talked himself into the trouble wrh umpires Eddie Rommell, Bill McGowan and Cal Hubburd. will request and promised to "have something i lately upon his return to Chicago June 16 .Meantime, he must pay the- fin* as he was given only five days in which to meet the assessment. In fining Dykes. Harrldge indulged in vitriolic comment uncommon with him. He charged the White Sox pilot with deliberate stalling to prevent completion of the contest liefore the 6:30 p. m. Sunday deadline and said: "In your conduct you overlooked your duty to the Boston and Chicago fans, to say nothing of the public and baseball." Harrldge simultaneously overruled a protest Dykes had made on the basis that the game had gone lieyond the legal time limit and that the umpires, without authority, i had ordered Jake Wade into the I game as a relief hurler when l>ykes I hud intended Pete Appleton to he I the pitcher. I The American League president i said the protest was not "liased on tacts and is so far removed from sportsmanship that it is denied without further comment.” The severity of Dykes' penalty was inspired by Harrldge e fear that the future of Sunday baseball might be jeopardized by such tactics •’Perslsslon to play Sunday l>aseball in Boston was obtained upon the promise to city oficials -hat we would stop promptly at 6:30 P. M„ he said. "The managers should sense the Importance of cooperating instead of risking the ill will of the city. .Some of them, however. do not seem to grasp the importance of protecting Sunday bass, ball." The stinging criticism was the second Harrldge had made of Dykes within the past year. Last the White Sox manager was suspended for "abusive language" toward umpire Steve Basil as the result of a flare-up In a ChicagoCleveland game. At that time Harridge said: "Dykes' tactics in delay Rtf games, attempting to bulldoze and •browbeat the umpires while filing protests which have no basis in fact or justification in the rules have become very offensive, not only to the spectators in other cities throughout the circuit, but to our entire organisation." o — Todays Sport Parade <R*g. U. 6 Pat. Office By Jack Guenther • • New York. June 10.—(UP) —One year ago today a lanky, black-eyed Italian boy was approaching the half way mark In his race towarda an all-time baseball record. Jolting Joe DlMagglo had stretched his hitting streak through 24 consecutive games, fattening his average to a corpulent 328 He was hotter than a Fourth of July sunburn. Today, the same DiMaggio is batting 263. One year ago today another member of the New York Yankees was establishing himself aa one of ■ . ' from us in any of these ways: 1. Call at office—where we will be glad to explain. 2. Phone applications ree ceive prompt attention. 3. Tear out ad—write your* name and addre ? a acrw it, and mail to us. Full detail* gladly furnished without cost or obligation 1 «sas privately mad* on your own signature and security. LOCAL LOAN COMPANY, INC. •nr Mr Bm • ••H SMaeK SknMl Rktaß !■* II BKCATy*. IMXASA

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the great fielding second basemen of the modern generation. Hix name was Joe Gordon. He wax a trlple-distUled seneation. His batt-, ing average wax .243. Tcday, the same Gordon is hitting .387. This newest of the Yankees' jolting Joes is far above and beyond the DiMakgio of 1941. For he has, a consecutive hitting streak of 26 games, and Is 5X points higher in the averages than DiMaggio was ■ on the same date. Thus he sets the pace in both leagues. Ax well, he i* probably one of the most mystified gentlemen at the ball parks. He doesn't know how he la doing It. “Just call It luck," Gordon said as he rapped the bench in the Yanke. dugout with his knuckle*. "Juxt call It luck and just hope it holds up. I haven't the faintest idea of what it changed about me. except that the pitcher* are throwing the bail where I’m swinging and I'm hitting where there are no fielder*. Aa far a* I know. I haven't consciously changed a thing." Joe's case is peculiar. He has never liefore batted higher than .360. That mark was rung up with Oakland of the Pacific coast league In the ma Jons, hi* best effort wax a 284 with New York in 1939. His lifetime average is .375. So. at the moment, he I* 111 points above the medium of hi* career and xe above the most bloated record for any single year. “I'm swinging the same way," he said with a puzzled frown. "I haven't altered my stance or shift- 1 <-d my timing. If there is any explanation, It is merely that I'm not hitting as many fiy balls. In the Yahkee stadium a fiy ball doesn't mean much because you have to bit it a mile or you are an easy out. This year. I'm knocking out more grounders. "Why am I knocking out more grounders? You tell me! Outside ot using a few different beta. | don't know. As for the pitcher*, well. It may sound Iflte bragging—lt really isn't—but none of thefti have been really tough. I just swing and the ball is there. A* long as It keeps on happening this way I don't Intend to ask myself any questions ” There are many confused theories regarding Gordon's choices of beta Normally, he prefer* a light and long model — anywhere from

Timely Hints Given On Fishing Laws As Open Season Nears With the fishing season for Hoosier anglers opening Jane U. Hugh A. Bamhart, director of the Department of Conserratioa. reminded the anglers to he sure they hare a IH2 license and suggested that they chech up on bag limits, etc. Open Season Juno 1g to April M Bag Bite In SPECIES Limit Inches Bluegill i Bream I ................................ 25* S Redeared Rnnftsh 25* 5 Crappie iboth kinds* ............................ 25• 5 Rock Baas (goggle eye! ...................... 25* 5 Sllrer or Yellow Bass I** 10 Small Mouth Black Baas «•• 10 Urge Month Black Bus «** 10 Kentucky Baas T... «** 10 White or Striped Base ••• ’0 Pike-perch I Wall-eye I ...................... 0 10 Pike or Pickerel ........I None Yellow Perch .................................... None More Channel catfish'** None 10«*» ■means hag limit of 25 in the aggregate of Bluegill red-oared sunfish crappie and rock baas comibned •■means hag limit of sts la the aggregate of Urge mooth email mouth, silver or yellow, white or striped and Kentucky baas ***HO d<MMMi MMUMO Ml thia *|MK44NOther statutes make It unlawful To possess any eetne. dip, trammel or pound-net or any other kind of a fishing act. nr any spear, gig or fish trap. To uae any hook and line attached to any floating object except a cork er bobber attached to a pole and line that Is attended. To kill fish by meaao of poison or exptoarro or to shoot at any fish To flab hi Indiana waters without a lie sues, except > semes under Id years of age. er to fail to have the lleeaae on the person whan flaMnc. To fish on the lands of another witbeet permission.

two to four ounces shy of the average This season he has been mixing them up. Am he sat in the *u before the opening of the Yank-Detroit series. Joe wasn't inclined to talk about streaks, averages or subjects even remotely connected with the fabulous possibilities of hie current spree. Even more so. he preferred to talk golf—in which he shoots between 85 and 95. The other Yanks are letting well enough alone, too. Gordon and the statuesque William Malcom Dickey, of the catching Dickeys, are sparking up moat of the power for the awesome McCarthy machine and no questlona are being asked With DiMaggio in a slump, the boys are extremely grateful for Gordon's condition Too, they are hopeful It is contagious. Although the streamlined California youth who entered baseball via the Univeralty of Oregon has strung together hits in 26 straight games, and predictions that he will eclipse the DiMaggio streak of 56 are now completely premature. However, there are two school* of thought on that engrossing subject. The first hold* that Gordon is a happy party lu one ot those rare •pells in which a batter can do nothing wrong and that some fine day he will come back to earth with a palnfu’ thud. The other dissents, but vigorously, claiming Joe was destined to be an exceptional hitter from the beginning and now has found the key to the place reserved for him among the 1 really great hitter*. Watch for a chapter nest month. Albert Goqe Will Probated In Court The will of the late Albert Gage was probated in circnk court late Tuesday. The will provided first for the payment ot debt* and expenses. Item two provides 'hat the youngest son. be allowed 3150 per year until be I* 16 year* at age. Item three gives the bslance of ths estate In equal share* to the children. A son. Donald, was nominated as executor in tbs will, executed December 7. 1996. No estimate of the estate was mhde Ar’hnr E. ' Voglewede to the attorney. -a — Trade la a (Rml! Tows - uscstar

G.E. Club, Hi-Way Softball Winners Defeat McMillen And St. Mary's G. E. Club and Hi-Way were winnerx In city softball league play Tuesday night at Worthmai. Field. G. E. tallied twice In the last half of the sixth to nose out a 5 to 4 trutnph over McMillen in the opening tilt, and Hf-Wsy trounced St. .Mary's in the nightcap, 9 to 3. Score* by innings: RHE McMillen — 001 003 o—4 7 4 G. E. Club OOS 002 x—6 4 2 Midxiin and Hakes; Andrews and Worthman. Hi-Way 001 241 1—» 8 1 Gt. Mary's 010 080 0-3 6 5 Rudebusb and Andrews; Baker and Bolinger. MAJOR LEAGUE Standings NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pct. G.B. Brooklyn 37 14 .725 St Ixtuls 29 20 ,5»2 7 Cincinnati . 28 25 .528 10 New York 27 26 .509 1! Pittsburgh 24 28 .462 Boston 26 31 .456 14 Chicago 23 30 .434 15 Philadelphia 16 36 .308 21 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pct. GB. New York 28 12 .760 Boston 37 23 .540 11 Detroit 30 27 526 1114 CleveJand 27 25 .519 12 St Ixiuis 28 27 .509 1214 Washington 21 31 .404 18 Chicago 19 31 380 19 Philadelphia ... 21 35 J 75 20 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League New York 3. Cincinnati 1. Pittsburgh 10, Boston 2. Brooklyn at St. Louis, postponed. Only games scheduled. American League New York 4. Detroit 1. Boston 7. St, Louis 4. . — g --. PETAIN CHANGES (Continued From rage 1) now he could rid himself of Pierre laival, the pro-German chief of government, but believes that it Is for the best interests of Prang? to let the present situation continue for the time being. Laval. It is felt In France, will fall into disfavor with bis Nasi overlords by failing to deliver as much French collaboration a* he is assumed to have promised

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