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Catching Jimmy Dykes, the “little lion,” in his clubhouse den at Yankee Stadium, New York, yesterday just after the Yanks nudged the White Sox in 10 innings, Dan Daniel, World-Telegram baseball scribe, wheedled an interview out of the chunky Alabaster Hose manager touch-

ing on the pennant situation in the American League. “It could happen,” said Dykes to Daniel, his phizz emerging from a cloud of eigar smoke, “it could happen because you've seen Old Lady Luck pull tricks like that before . “National League history of the last ten years is loaded with astonishing collapses in the last gix weeks of flag campaigns. Let that Bob Feller drop a few more, and you will see those Cleveland ers in retreat, Mark my words—if the Cleveland boys do win, they'll back mn. “Of course, the Yankees are up against a very tough problem. Cleveland has played 122 games, leaving 32 to be contested, 21 of them at home. “The Yankees are five and a hall games behind with 35 to go, the big percentage of them on the road. But it can happen! “Ali a ball club has to do is to start skidding, and you can't get enough sand in the entire Sahara desert to stop it. Somebody Is Always ‘Having Words’ “IN THAT Cleveland picture you seem to find everything except harmony. That type of ball club usually is shaken very easily. Now Cy. Slapnicka, vice president, comes out with confirmation of a story that recently Manager Vitt and Jeff Heath had words, and the outfielder was suspended until he offered an apology. “Tell me something. Why does Oscar Vitt take so much guft from some of those birds? I would have left*a couple of them in Cleveland to think it over.” The interviewer reminded Dykes that Vitt was a manager minus authority If he could have got the backing of President Alva Bradley. Oscar would have shipped a pair of his revolutionists io the minors a month ago. .. . But in the peculiar circumstances whica one of the strangest triangles in the history of baseball is helpless, N » » » » »

DYKES grabbed his big black cigar and puffed himself into a real “mad.” “Well, if the owners of the Cleveland club won't back up their manager, why doesn’t Vitt make an appeal to the f[ans, through the newspapers?” Jimmy countered, I understand Vitt has nothing to lose in so far as the Cleveland job is concerned, If he hollered for public support, he would gain a lot in respect. He has his future as a manager to consider, too.” Sox Have Been Easy Picking for Cleveland DYKES began to chuckle. “Say, T really am in no position to he talking ahout the Clevelanders. We have been their cousins all season. We just can't do anything right against them, They have us 12 games to four. : ‘If the Sox had heen able to win their share of games from Cleveland vou'd be watching quite a ruction right now. However, the law of averages should be with us in the last six, and they will be the most important, “Yes, the Cleveland pastimers have treated us as if they owned us. But the Tigers are a different story. Those lads are finished, and we take great pride that we have done our bit. Ten out of seventeen—and the Tigers very lucky in some of the seven they managed to save.”

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“SAY, that Charlie Gehringer is a sad sight, isn't Joseph continued. “However, you can't go on forever, I {ound that out. Dick Bartell no longer is the wow at short, either. In fact, Dick has blown a few games our way. They have one kid pitcher whom we are not verv fond of facing. I mean Johnny Gorsica. Keep an eve on him next season.” The conversation switched back to the epidemic of squawking which is rampant in certain spots in the American League, Among the Tigers there 1s fault-finding against the management for having placed Red Kress on the coaching list, and brought in Tuck Stainback from Montreal,

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ler Again Tonigl t—and He's Got to Win!

Brushing Up on the Latest Harness News

» a. an Be \ X SL you're getting in the paper these days. That's what Driver Ben White has to say latest track returns. Regardless is entered in the Horseman Stake State Fair harness racing program next Tuesday. The six-day meet

Nice notices toe Regurdless as they scan the 2-year-nld trot in the Indiana opens Saturday,

Tribe Buys Outfielder and #'sa Big Day Catcher for ’41 Delivery At Highland

IT WAS a big time for Highland By EDDIE ASH

today, with 240 golfers touring the While the Indianapolis Indians are out on the road idling throuzh Jinks in an all-day, handicap, lowone rainstorm after anotner, President Leo T. Miller is overlooking no . . bets in the player market. gross tournament. With next vear in mind, and obviously determined to build a team The field was divided of giants to get more distance swatters at Perry Stadium. the Tribe 24-man teams, each captained by chieftain today purchased conditionaily the contracts of a catcher and a pro. Each captain was to play outfielder for 1941 delivery, | » from scratch. with members of his

| 5 ” Both have been going biz guns . team chosen in a manner to make with Columbia in the Class B Sally Redskins Inv d the handicaps about even. Low League.a fast circuit that has been age total gross scores will take the a stepping stone for many pastimers

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to Class Double-A and the majors. The outfielder is Carmel (Coots) Castle and his size matches his name. He is 3 Kentuckian, hailing from Paintsville in the Blue Grass and he’s 22 vears old.

Dykes Puts in Oar for Averill WHEN club purchased Stainback, the word that Earl released to make room for former Dodger . Suddenly there was a change of mind and Kress, who should have been retained as an occasional relief for the tired Bartell, batting .239. was removed from the player list. “You see before vou the man who caused that muddle,” Dvkes laughed. "Averill, batting better than .280, looked good to me and I put in a claim for him. Then Earl got a hit which tied up a game with the Yankees. When Del Baker saw me ready to take the veteran he withdrew the request for waivers.”

Messrs. MacPhail and Wrigley Have Those Old St. Louis Blues

By HARRY FERGUSON the rookie increased his batting avUnited Press Sports Editor erage bv 42 points in a year's span NEW YORK. Aug. 28.—Move over, Phil Wrigley, and make room for iS a healthy sign in a youngster. Larry MacPhail. | The catcher purchased is Albert Mr. MacPhail is a member of the club now--a member in good Lakeman, 21, standing 8 feet 2 standing of that small but growing organization of baseball magnates inches and weighing in at 195 who have been traded out of their shirts, shoestrines and Social Security Pounds. He was born in Cincinnati cards by a pair of David Harums in St. Louis named Rreadon and Rickey, And once held the amateur heavy The dues in this exclusive club Neigh sins championship of he; come pretty high. It cost Mr. Mac- Jetters and numerals was the sag. | BUCkeye State. Phail, general manager of the'dest story ever written by the pen Hikes Average 60 Points Brooklyn Dodgers. $130,000 initiation of man. Medwick, of course, is the pakeman. a richthand swinger, is fee. but the general feeling) is that great Ducky-Wucky Medwick, ter- combing the sphere at a 317 clip at he got off easy. Mr. Wrigley, the ror of Nationa! League pitchers columbia. He has been in 83 games charter member, paid $185000 in when he was a hell-for-leather out- and has collected 86 hits, includadvance dues on the evil day he fielder with the Cardinals. ing 18 doubles, five triples and six decided his Chicago Cubs could nay Mr. MacPhail needs a head- homers. Runs scored, 45: runs batted make a good deal with the St. Louis ,.he powder, but Messrs. Breadon in. 38. . Cardinals. The fallacy in Mr. Wrig- ang Rickey may require more serious! Lakeman started at Union City. Iey’s reasoning was that nobody ever jmeqjcal attention. At last reports Tenn, in the Kitty League in 1938 makes a good deal with Sam they were laughing themselves sick. and was with Erie in the Mid-At-| Breadon aad Branch Rickey. It Their condition is particularly lantic League last year. In was at may look like a good deal at the grave because they had just recov- Erie where Lakeman won “iron moment, but time invariably proves ered from laughing themselvss sick man” honors by catching the comthat Messrs. Breadon and Rickey at Mr. Wrigley of the Cubs, and plete schedule of 128 games fc the are the slickest tradeus in the busi- should not be going into another Sailors. ness. spell right now. Mr. Wrigley got a AN ball clubs search the bushes All this is brought to mind by the ven just like Mr. MacPhail’s, but the for durable backstops and it looks] batting averages that MacPhail read object of his yen was Dizzy Dean. like the Indians have landed Mr. over his toast and coffee this morn- Old Diz, now in the Texas League, | Durability himself. : ing: will return to the Cubs Sept. 7. Lakeman also hopped up his bat- > The new number on the program, ting pace in a year's time, from 257 ladies and gentlemen, will be a duet in 1939 to 317, a hike of 60 points. by MacPhail and Wrigley. The little’ “Purchasing Castle and Lakeman number they have chosen is “The is just a starter on our rebuilding St. Louis Blues.” plans for next year.” said Tribe | President Miller. “The player hunt will continue throughout the fall and winter and young, big fellows who can rattle the fences and still show soms speed afield and on the bases will get most of our attention.”

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Has He Stopped Growing?

Castle stands 6 feet 5 inches and tips the beam at 212 pounds. Boy. what a man! The stalwart Kentuckian fs =a righthand batter and thrower and his current average in the Sally loop [is 327. In 112 games Castle whacked out 142 hits, including 25 doubles. eight triples and 10 home runs. In addition, the outfielder batted in 88 runs and scored 70. Castle took up league ball in 1938 with Rogers. Ark. and in 1939 spent the year with Muskogee OKla., where he batted .285. The fact that

AB H Pct. Medwick 125 281 Koy 308 95 .313

For MacPhail that little string of

Baseball at a Glance

RESULTS YESTERDAY

AMERICAN LEAGUE (Ten Inn

en ‘Margaret Sigler, Me a! 2 1 pick Light Win

321 8% gener, E Smith and Tresh: Chandler, : : In the girls’ finals in the tennis tournament held at the 61st St. and Broadway plaveround Margaret Sigler defeated Mary Cox, §-3, 7-3. er | Twenty-three feminine plavers comNATIONAL LEAGLE 1 . peted. 000 020 Mx—3 & 3 In the boys’ finals and Danning; Passean and gowned Jim Allerdice, 6-4, 9-7 teen were in the starting field. In consolation matches Betty Richardson won in the girls’ division and Ralph Meckling in the] | boys’. |

AMERICAN LEAGUE a Cleveland |. we 52 30 Detroit 5 353 New York “eh wi 63 4 Easton “assesses 66 Chicago vans vets BE ' Washington vipa D2 33 33 St. Lomi 31 3 111 Philadelphia 18 y 308

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Cleveland at Washington. rain,

NATIONAL LEAGUE Detroit at Philadelphia. rain. V Prt Rd 568 530 521 nd 504 30% 342

Onir games schednled.

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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Ww. ~ Pet. Kansas City ...... 84 3 611 Minneapolis 2 | Columbus . 6 L389 | " a. oh 60 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION | | d St. Paul voi 8 y L46¢ 4 A AN ASSOCH! ON M LL INDIANAPOLIS .. 54% 3 A432 R% (First Game) | ajor ea ers Toledo wuss 53 " Ans » Columbus . 910 110 211—% 13 1 Milwaukee ........ 16 } 331 Milwaukee _ . . 200 000 030—3 13 1 ; Brecheen, F. Barrett and Cooper; Blae- | holder, MaWosky and Garvbark, (Second game; § innings; called to allow

Philadelphia at Cincinnati, rain, 590 .

Brooklyn at Pittsburgh, rain.

GAMES TODAY

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Detroit at Washington. St. Lewis at New York. | Chicage at Boston. Cleveland at Philadelphia (night),

LEADING HITTERS Vaile Columbus te eateh, train) 5's | nn Columbus 2 —) 1 Milwaukee WIRE vs 2 Mx~6 3 1 Radcliff Browns... 120 462 66 Sunkel, Sherrill, Curlee and Cooper; De Williams, Red Sox 113 435 C Shong and Hankins. Appling, White Sox. 115 322 68 A { McCosky, Tigers ... 115 481 100 (First Game) | DiMaggio, Yankees 100 389 T4 Toledo .. ............ 100 000 0113 10 1] ¥ National League Kansas City sy Mn N27] Met—t 11 2 G AB Gill, McDougal, Kramer, Wirkkala and an 23h Grohe: Wenslofi, Gearhanser, Stancean 112 427 [and Riddle. | Walker Dodgers ‘110 420 $ : I: s & | patederomd Game: 3 Mmnings, CaTiw) 3 F. McCormick. Reds 130 133 133 [Kansas City 100 048 & o Mize Cardinals .....118 439 140 HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED

| Wade, Winegarner, Kramer and Tarvlor; Moran, Haley and DePhillips Mize, Cardinals.. 37Greenberg, Tigers 108 Foxx, 4

DiMa; Fo . Green hy rs 24 MO , Cardinals. 100 ore etre So 4 FAE Cormick Reds 98

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NATIONAL LFAGUE rooklvn at Cincinnati, Thiladelphia at Pittshnrgh Roston at Chicago. New York at St. Lomis.

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AMERICAN ASSOCYATION (AR Games at Night) INDIANAPOLIS at Minneapolis. Louisville at St. Paul, Columbus at Kansas City, Toledo at Milwaukee (two).

Indianapnlis at St. Paul, rain. Louisville at Minneapolis, rain. : wif 2

(without playing [Friday night, the storm-bound In|dianapolis Redskins invaded Minne-

Red Sox ... 38 DiMaggio, Yanks 104 i6, Yanks 27 xx Red Sox. HH

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2 Out, Bases Full Packers Put In At Chicago for | All-Star Game

Collegians Hold Last Drill Under Lights

May Seal Fate Of Mutineers

Cleveland Moves Into

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CHICAGO, Aug. 28 (U. P.).—The greatest team in football—as of Dec 10, 1939—came to town today to settle an old score with the College All-Stars out in Soldier Field tomorrow night As in 1937, the World Champion Green Bay Packers arrived as favorites. They have virtually the same squad that whirled through the National League last season and thumped the champion New York Giants in the league playoffs last Dec, 10. Packers on the Spot

By GEORGE KIRKSEY

United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Aug. 28.— The next five days may make American League history. The ultimate destiny of . Cleveland's “Team of Mutiny” may be determined during that time, and in the same bargain the fate of the Yankees. Cleveland,

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rained out in These Packers, however, have | something else and that's the something Dr, Eddie Anderson and his All-Stars fear. Loss of the 1937 game on Sammy Baugh's perfect pass to Gaynell Tinsley has put the Packers on the spot. They have trained for this one as diligently as for their championship game at Milwaukee. { The Packers wind up their training tonight in their only workout [under the lights in Soldier Field After a light signal drill under

into Philadelphia today for a pair of games, the first to-| night with Bob Feller testing his arm after a relief stint Monday. It is imperative that Feller win tonight. The Cleveland setup can’t stand another Feller defeat at this

Babe Dahlgren smacked a single in the 10th with two out and the bases loaded to give the Yankees a 5-4 victory yesterday over the

bothersome White Sox.

Dykes Lays for ’Em

time. After the Athletics’ series the Vittmen move home for three games | the lights last night, it appeared against the White Sox. S——————————— {that Anderson has settled on an | All-Star backfield combination of | ht Quarterback Nile Kinnick of Iowa, So far this season the White Sox en Ins dC halfbacks Banks McFadden of have been the softest touch in the { Clemson and Kenny Washington, league for the Mutineers, having . {U, C. L. A. and Fullback Frank beaten the Chisox 12 out of 16. But I th R 85,000 Expected Jimy Dykes, Whe Sox's Rely pier, n € ng ! Shortly after the opening kickoff, is gunning for Cleveland. He hates O - L Or the Ohio players bitterly for trying | smmons ol Oregon. | PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 28 (U. P.). Kinnick probably will go in af “I am, going to have the three —World Lightweight Champion Lew quarterback, with McFadden replace. best pitchers I have ready for Jenkins of Sweetwater. Tex. re- 8 Amby Schindler of Southern them,” says Dykes, “and I would te: ) : California, Washington in for Low ove’ nothing betier than to take sumed training today for a 10-round Brock of Purdue and Emmons in three straight from them.” non-title bout with Bob Montgomery place of Joe Thesing, Notre Dame While the Vittmen will be having of Philadelphia at Shibe Park Sept. line ripper, their troubles, the Yanks will get 16. | Off the Heavy advance sale, Sn the opportunity they've been wait- : - oh moters of the charity game indie ing oo The schedule gives them all! Jerkins, who was to have met cated the largest crowd of the series the best of it for the next five days. Montgomery this month but broke will pack the huge horseshoe sta= They play the Browns today and training to visit his sick mother, dium. An estimated 85,000 will ate tomorrow and then have three worked out in a local gymnasium. tend. straight double-headers with the He arrived yesterday from New York| If it rains tomorrow, the game will Senators. Up to now the Yanks and will open a training camp in a|be postponed one night, Then they (Continued on Page 15) nearby New Jersey suburb. |go—rain or no.

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