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© * . ie f American Loop Clubs Fail To * Gain On Yanks ■' <gkNew York. Aug. 26 —(UP ) rt has been so noisy in the national leagiMLhat few persona have the fdffit wheezes as the suppdw" power clubs in the American league sagged gently and then hunteir for some place to sit down and rest. Since all of the s)p clubs got the staggers at once, there has been no change in of ish, which will the Yankees first and the rest in a league o' their own. New York still games ahead. In z 5 games in August, including last gj Chicago WhUe American league Vfiampmim'nave won 13 and lost 12 games, a pace whigj dots not strike fear into Brooklyn <sM<t. Louis, Boston Red Sox, still in second place by a half-game over Detroit, have lost 14 and won llMid the Detroit Tigers have won Ui and Wst 13. @ The Yanked have for being reluctant conquerors. Pitchers Frank Shea and Spud Charier have arm trouble, Joe Dirtmggio and Tom>lenr i fclshave been hampered by George McQuinn has a sore pack all the time. Red Sox and Tigers just didn’t have what it s> takes to make hay while tSe iodine shined in Yankeeland. f? Chicago hit Floyd Bevens hard in the first two innings to beat the Yanks last night. Twa singles, stolen base and a gave the Chisox a first-inning run. ujjd five singles in the three, tuns. The Yanks had a ehatfce Jo ir. the ninth . whet&he leadoffßrian but * elected to try to steal instead of sacrifice and the runner was out, mating a later single a mere ®£iste ortiiaeCleland topped the Red ,fctx, 10 * 8, when relief pitcher 'Nd SmitW Waded the bases in the eighth ihiung on two hits atW a walk andhen walked home the tying runs. Earl Johiusen came in 4 and aflred another run with a walk. Murrell tones put Boston i, in tW. lead ®lth Wthree-run homer in tre seventh. Philadelphia beat Detroit, 7 to 5, miwing full use of 11 hits, three Tiger erws and eight bases on balls. Tw<3|. Athletic just enough to $n — were unturned. .

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Sank Zoldak’s four-hitter was better'tli®i the three-hitter pitched by Rae Scarborough and Milo Candini, and the SjJ Louis Browns beast Washington, 1 to 0, scoring on a walk, an and Bill Hitchcock’s single. Brooklyn and the Cardinale both Won, so the Brooks stayed six games ahead in the national league. The Dodgers defeated Pittsburgh, 11 tP 10, after scaring 20,000 Dodger fans to death in Ebbets field. Brooklyn battered Kirby Higbe and W Rip Sewell for seven runs in the second inning, featurI ed by Stan Rojek’s three-run triple and Pete Reiser’s three-run hom- , but homers by Sewell, Billy Cox, Jim Russell, and toilph Kiner enabled the Pirates W climb back into the game. Pittsburgh haifYhe typing run on third with one out in the nijjth. but Hugh Casey stopped them there. g- St. Louis whipped the Boston Braves, 5 to 2, as George Munger outpitched Warren Spahn. Munger allowed only four hits while St. Louis gak eight, finding Stan Musial's nvo-run homer. Chicago out-homered for aW to 7 victory. "Bill Jurges blasted his first 1947 with Bob Scheffing on ba»?e ißt< the 10th intjjng and that was it. Scheffing, Andy and Phil Cavaretta Wt Mme runs. For th# Giants the TOundtrippers were hit by Willard and Bobby Thomson, and made a team total of 175 —fjjgeven short of the major league mark of 182 v ' . <scar Judd, the sost f®ile er in the majors this year, suffered his defeat as the Cincinnati Reds the Phils 5 to 3. Judd 'Allowed one run in the first initiate and fftfrr in the second on five hits and two Wb has wo| two games. I ® * tS> I Yesterday's etar: ger, whose four-hit pitching wbiped the Cardindhs to victory over the Braves and kept them from losing ground to Brooklyn. w 0 — VFW May Organizfe g . Boxing Team Here All members of 6236, Veterans of foreign Wars, interested in boxiffg and forming a lacing team, are asked to meet Thursday night at 8 o’clock at the V£W howe. Lester 'Essex, athletift diWctor Ms the post, will be iff charge. & @ o ® Bolster - Plackets often nee£ strengthening Lgcaiye of the strain they’ must standi; Put in extra stitches at the gpd of the placket, or sew tape Across the ends on the underside.

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i o ,-~q ' LEAGUE ' W L Pct. G.B. s Brooklyn A ... 77 47 .621 - St. Louis W . .. 70 52 .574 6 1 j Boston 56 .545 9% s New York 61 5,9 .508 14 1 Cincinnati 60 1 Chicago 55 68 Wi47 Pittsburgh 52 71 .423 t AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pc® 5 New Tbrk 78 44 .639 Bos<hi 63 54 .538 12% ' Detroit 64 56 .533 13 1 Philadelphia 64 58 .525 14 Cleveland 62 57 .521 14% ’ Chicago 57 65 .467 21 Washington 50 70 .435 27 St. Louis 44 78 .361 34 - # AMERICAN ASSOCIATION j W L Pct G.B.’ Kansas City .... 84 52 .618 Ibuisville 78 61 .561 7% 1 Milwaukee 71 66 .518 13% r Indianapolis ... 67 70 .489 » Columbusi*'. 67 71 .486 18 Minneapolis .... 67 71 .486 18 1 St. Paul 60 77 .438 24% Toledo 56*82 .406 29 ! ; YESTERDAY’S RESULTS . • National League s Brooklyn jLI, Pittsburgh Chicago 9, New York 7 (Iff inn- ■ ingsj « g, A St. Louis 5, Boston 2. A (Cincinnati 5, Philadelphia 3. ? 1 American League Cleveland 10. Boston X. ' Philadelphia 7, Detroit 5. ® ® St. Ldlis 1, Wasjijjigton 0. B Chicago 4, New f’rfrk 3. American Association ’ St. Paul 6, Columbus I.®® Minneapolis 3, Tolfttlo 2. Louisville 5, Kansas City 3. j <a 0 ® -j Newsboys Divide Honors '6 The newsboys divided honors with 3Wonroe last evening at WorthmSh field, loeina t$ -2 and winning the’ Nightcap, 9-7. Myers on the fo/slhe locals in tfe first game allowed roe Wily five hits but his mates could cgjtect only three. In the nightcap "only Wvo innings were pWyed to decide a 7-7 game of last week. Neither team scored in the first of the two extra innings. In i the second R. on an j errolf'M. Smith'” singled Eit gle was safe on am error, H . E Journal 200 000 0 fc2 3 9 Prn<le hi a Wood Town — Deentur

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t ■— $’ .V! ■ —i. - - o —————,o Today'sSporl Parade I I® By Jack Cuddy ®. f I (Reg. S. Pat. Off.) I 0 —- -TT-0 ® iS New York. Aug. 26 ■yr(UP) — league fans are learning this season what the of isnowii: that neither $ change of uniform nor a ciange of scenCTy (adcisj speed to a pitch or “break a curve. ©Unusual the#,uinber of pitcher trads among big-league outfits this year, £is tl® clubs Bcrannded anore frantically®g>an%ver in an "attempt t lift ® themselves back to pre-war effectiveness.® Biggest cause ■ of chagrin to front office and fans alike was rollickingigMort Coopel® the one-time Cardinal ace who followed man(ager Billy Southworth to tW Braves, ®nd %ho sent froiff Boston...t^j.YSseason to®the giants for BjlTf/oiselle. ■Cosbe® whose record with Boston was Wo won and five lost, ran this to three won algl 10 lost with fche Giants®Voiselle had a wobbly start with the Braves, but he has woiigihis last three starts. Despite this come-back, he still is a loser for has a five-seven record there. ' ® But little luck did the Giants have with Clarence (Hooks) lott«ii|L cast-off Louis Browns. His last five attempts resulted in losses, and his over all record is three won and nine lost. Kirby Higbe, who — while ytith Brooklyn early in the seasotf’' — predicted W victories, still has 30 games to go to *ftake good. After he was traded to the Pirates, he assured the Corsairs their troubles were over. He has won 10 and lost 13. A buy for Pittsburgh feojningiy was Ernie Bonham, ex-Wn-ke» He won nine and lost seven. Similarly, Al Gettel — who went

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... ,4. — from the Yankees to |he Indians, a 9-6 inarlfe Another of modert successful uniform changers ‘ was most traveled flinger in yje Yanks this season with a fourleix record from Washington and who has brought that refeord Yb an even 9-9. & Only Dutgh Leonard and Allie ’Reynolds htfve throughly enjoyed the .process of transfer. FlutterbalAeoflard, never outstanding at - AVashinifon, has won 15 and lost seven for the Phils. from the Indians to the Yanks in lie Gettel deal, has won 16 and rest seven.® o Trade In n Shod Town — Decatur

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National Grid Loop ”• Refuses Challenge —® New York, Auga26 — (UP) — ® TK% All-America conference and the NationSr League, the behemoths of pro football, still wgge bitter rivals but it was no fault of one-year-old AAC, which came out of its pre-season 1 corne^ waiving an olive brandy 7 big aS a Chicago Bear. H. Ingram, top sea-dog of the war tii nft Atlantic fleets and new conHitissioner of the ffll-America, issued a challenge ha the National League yesterday tvt heal the breach bejjyeen the two rival®by matchingS&heir 1947 champions fil a charity playgff game. The National League would have nothing to do with the proposed football “world series.” NFL coimnissloner Qgft Bell replied "not interested” when questioned about the challenge which Ingram had sent his office by telegram. “The National League does not play any post-season games, Bell sail?’ Ingfggn said All-AVnerica conference club owners had authorized him to make the challenge after a meeting during #e all-&tar game last Jt-idaJ* night at Chicago. The admiral notified Bell of the challenge before presenting his plan to the press but his sfaitementS*to f@£orters hinted that he would not be surprised by a rebuff. ‘ ®> “We expect a with the National League "But a clean ! one,” he said keepypisiat on them —%)n a high plane. You'll never hear me sajfe, anything athe other leafbe." ® Ingram hatF hoped the game would be played on the west coast between Christmas and Year’s Day #itra expected grod§ receipts of $250,000 ontft winner-take-all basis or net proceeds to greed on in advance. ‘Tf«>the Alf America conference' should win, the entire net proceedsAWould go to a charity,” Ingram said. The owners were by the All-Star collegiate team’s 16 to 0 c victofks over the Natjgpal League’s chainpicm Chicago 13ears and Ingrqjji tentatively named the Cleveland Browns, New York Yankees, San Francisco’s 49’ers and Los Dons as Bears “on past performances ahd seen of them this year.” “We think we’re better and want to jirove the public. They havs a right to an undisputchampion,” Itif'ram said. W* Four Bowlinq Leagues Will Meet This Week © Organization of four howling leagues are scheduled thie week at Mies Rarest ion. The Major, Classic leagues will mew at 8 p.m. Wednesday, and the Merchants league at 8 p.m. Thursday. Team are urged to be present at theee meetings as league bowling will open next Tues--tI

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Former Decatur Lad Stars At Mankato Neil Thomas. 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. Georgy Thomas, former Debatin’ residents now makmg the,r home in MankatoaWis., was one of the stars of tins year’s Junior Legion team at Mankato, it has been learned here. righthanded pitcher, had a season record of eight wins and losses. He hurled two four-hit shutouts in three days in the district tourna--5 ment and pitched 19 consecutive shutiM®, innings in tourney play. Neil. t 2”, weighs 150 pounds and will be eligible for Junior Legion next year. Report State Pdfks Draw Record Crowds Crawfordsville Ind. — (UP) — Indiana state park attendance this week exceeded the 1,000,000 mark, assuring a new all-time record in paid admissions, state park ofij reported today. Kenneni R. Cougill, director of state parks, said the attendance was runiyng in excess of 70,000 Reporting to the conservation commission, meeting at the Shades, Caugill said paid attendance for tffi calendar year mayreach 1.500,000 ■ fhr in excess of the all-time record in 1941 When J,285,628 admWsione were counted. ® T£e Shades, until recently privatelyowned, is scheduled to become £he 15th ill* the Hoosier parks Chain. W n Two Men Killed In Auto-Truck Crash Plymouth, Ind., Aug. 26 —(l|P) — Robert N. Zinn, 25, Fred Moelander, $9, Plymouth, Mrere killed instantly early today when Zinn’s cgf hit a truckload of peaches on United States highway 31 south of — —

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