Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 August 1944 — Page 14

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NEW YORK, Aug. 16.—You know, you could make

out a pretty good case for Westbury, L. I, as the big-

gest little sports town in the why. Right now the little town,

country and we'll tell you

no more than a pin point

on any map, is, the locale of a first class trotting meet,

featuring good animals, able betting.

horsemen and, of course,

The animals do their stuff at night, still somewhat of 8 novelty hereabouts, and they do it over the clammy remains of an abandoned automobile raceway, 8 raceway that was to have been the last phase

+ in such things, by the way.

A group of businessmen headed by the flamboyant George Pres-

ton Marshall built the raceway. They blue prints and innovated a racing turns. In appearance it suggested Marshall snd his associates didn't sa

departed from the conventional pattern replete with twists and a man pin ball machine. Mr. v so but the idea obviously was

to emphasize the macabre appeal of danger.

Won Race at Only 66 M. P. H.

BUT, AS YOU may remember, Mr. Marshall's enterprise proved a spectacular flop. The very thing that seemed to promise enthusi-

re support, the uniqueness of the

and turns were menacing only on paper.

design, doomed it. The twists They were so numerous

they ook all the speed out of the race and no race driver ever gets

hurt taking a curve at low speed.

first race, averaging a mere 66 miles an hour, - the following year and while the speed was greater it was evident

Alfaromeo, an Italian, won the Another race was held

nothing could be done to save the enterprise. That wasn't little Westbury's firsts introduction of automobile racing, Its sports background goes back to the days of the Vanderbilt cup road races when the juggernauts of automotive infancy blasted the village calm with their explosive roars. Until the war came Westbury was a celebrated international date

fine, as familiar in London editorial for it was out there that the world's cally at the Meadow Brook club.

rooms as in those of New York, fastest polo was played, specifi-

‘Orchid Man’ Now a Bartender

ONE YEAR, the then Prince of

Wales was present as an added

attraction, though we don't recall he was advertised as such. That . was the year the prince was traveling with the Long Island horsey get and doing the speakeasies at night with Geb6rges Carpentier the

French prize fighter,

Incidentally, it must have been pleasing to friends of Carpentier

to learn via the French underground as had been previously reported.

he is not listed as a collaborator, - On the contrary, it seems he

has been crushed under the weight of the Nazi heel and is now re-

duced to the circumstahces of an

But to get back to little Westbury and its sport traditions.

there is the Salisbury country club. after the other war, it was just abou

obscure bartender in Paris. Well, At the time it was built, shortly t the biggest thing in golf, liter-

ally, what with its four courses. It was the product of Joe Lannin's imagination, Lannin had been a successful hotel operator and for

several years the owner of the Boston Red Sox.

Ultimately the

depression caught up with the pretentious club and it was changed over to & pay-as-you-play proposition.

Called Hole In One Shot ONE OF SALISBURY'S not-so-

-minor claims to distinction is

' that the scene of the first hole-in-one tournament, as well as witness to a most astonishing performance.

Jack Hagen was the

Salisbury pro in those days and, since he had a hole-in-one to his credit, several, in fact, he was eligible to shoot in the tournament. As he stepped to-the tee he turned to Joe Val and Cliff Bennett

and casually announced:

“Now I will show you gentlemen how simple it is to shoot a

hole in one.”

He proved to be a man of his word. The ball described a high

arc, landed well on the green and

streaked straight for the mouth

of the cup, disappearing with a gentle clank.

3 Patty Aspinall to Defend

Crown in National Meet

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Aug. 18 (U. P.).—Entries close at midnight tonight for the women's national senior A. A. U. outdoor swimming and diving championships with a star-studded field of record-smashing po-

tentials already working out in the

"$400,000 Swope Park pool for the

opening of the three-day event Friday. At least five defending champions will be on hand to fight the

challenge of hopefuls in the field | of 70 whose entry blanks already were in tournament officials’ hands. Other stars will participate in the Missouri Valley A. A. U. championships for men and women and in the Swope Park open, to be held simultaneously. Ann Curtis, beautiful 18- -year-old from San Francisco's Crystal Athletic club, headed the list. She recently set two new world's and four new American marks. Ann will defend her titles in the 400 and 800meter free-style events here. Jane Dillard, Ft. Worth, unattached, will defend her title in the 100-meter breast stroke; Patty Aspinall, Riviera club, Indianapolis, will defend her 200-meter breast stroke mark; Suzanne Zimmerman, Multnomah club, Portland, will be back in the 100-meter back stroke, and Brenda MersereauHelzer 2d, also of the Portland club, will defend Hér 100-meter free style crown, The Multnomah club, defending] team champion,

Nancy Merki, 17, who holds American records in the 400-meter and 1500-meter {ree style events. She

will compete in the 300-meter medley, 100 and 200-meter breast stroke events,

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Roe Is Rejected

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 16 (U. P). —Elwin (Preacher) Roe, Pirate southpaw, has been rejected from military fFervice because of a head injury suffered last winter, the Pittsburgh baseball club announced

today,

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'Koiby" Higbe Wins Another

WICHITA, Kas., Aug. 16 (U.P). —Two former major league pitchers tangled last night in one of the closest ball games of the 1944 national semi-pro baseball tournament, with Kirby Higbe, the $100,000 Dodger purchase of 1941, and his Camp Livingston, La. teammates taking a 4-2 win. Working against Higbe was Hal Manders, former Detroit Tiger moundsman on the slab for the Des Moines, Ia, Onthanks. Misplays by the Des Moines team gave the army club an early lead and Higbe kept the Onthanks out of scoring position after that. A surprisingly efficient Sherman field team from Ft. Leavenworth, Missouri state champion, beat the highly-rated Kearns, Utah, team 10-7 in another game last night.

Opening Exists For Bowling League

| Joe Dezelan, manager of Deze|1an s bowling ‘alleys, has announced | that an opening for a league exists jon Thursday night at | Any league desiring to fill the vacancy should get in touch with Dezelan at BE-4443. The 12 alleys at the plant are available. Dezelan also announced that the Holy Trinity league would hold a meeting tomorrow night at 7:30.

A meeting of ‘the Thursday Sturm (Recreation league will be held at {the Sturm alleys at 8 p. m. tomorTOW, | for teams,

Johnny Riddle ‘Sold to Reds

| BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Aug. 16 (U.

club. Riddle will depart for Cincinnati

6 o'clock. |.

There will be three openings

{P.).—The sale of Manager Johnny . | Riddle, veteran catcher, to the Cin-| | cinnati National league club for an unannouriced sum of cash and one berlin and Schu player to be delivered before neXt | Minneapolis | April 1 was announced today by |Logfsville | Paul Florence, general manager of | | Widmar, Simonds and Widmar, Simonds and Walters | the Birmingham Southern oagie ——————

Klopp Make For the Indi

relief role on two occasions. It will be Billings Ho#pital Night

with Nichols general hospital team

night's defeat snapped the Tribe's “baby” winning streak at four,

Blunder Is Costly

collected 15 blows off Carl Lindquist and Ollie Byers and their extra-base clouting finally got them the decision, They walloped two doubles, three triples and a home run.

the fourth inning after being struck in the face by a pitched ball de-|! livered by Frank Pugsley, second hurler employed by St. Paul. Capri’s nose was fractured and he lost a lot of blood. He will be out of action for the remainder of the series. Capri joins Gil English, third sacker, on the Tribe's hospital list. Others afling are Pitchers Wes Flowers and Harry Kelley, with leg injuries. Benefit Game The game was an infantile paralysis benefit and the paid attendance was 2796, The paralysis fund received 25 per cent of the gate receipts. With the score knotted at 7-all after nine innings, the Saints took complete charge in the 10th, Nick Castro, a .200 hitter, led off with a triple, his second of the game and to the same spot, deep right center. Walter Tauscher fanned and Bud Kimball, a .237 hitter, walloped a home run over the left field wall. Carden Gillenwater smacked a double to left center, his second of the game, advanced on an out and scored on an error by Sabena, The Indians were retired in order in their half of the 10th and Tauscher received credit for the victory. Byers was the losing pitcher. The Redskins were leading, 5 to 1, at the end of the fourth but in the fifth the Saints splurged for four markers and tied the score. They batted Lindquist out of the box. Two singles and a walk filled the bases and Byers took over the Tribe pitching. Baron Cleans Sacks

Chuck Baron greeted Byers with a triple, cleaned the sacks and scored himself after the catch on Joe Vitter's long fly. A “race for shoes” was held prior to the game. Five players from St. Paul and five Indians participated. With shoes mixed at second base, the race was on, from home plate to second and return. The Saints scored a clean sweep. Castro was first, Bill Webb second and Pugsley third to collect respectively a $25 war bond and $10 and $7.50 merchandise

Saints Take Series Opener

By EDDIE ASH Times Sports Editor

Stanley Klopp, righthander down from the Boston Braves, is to be “|gent out to face the St. Paul Saints tonight in the second of the series.

It will be his first start as a Redskin although he hay appeared in the Harold (Jug) McSpaden of

delphia, top money winner of the season, fired a three-under-par 69

8 p. m. Billings hospital wounded veterans are to play a softball game | oorqay to match his opening

/ R HO AE But for a blunder by Mike Sabena Semen i. i 0 4 0 0 in the second inning the Redskins |rogan, “rt... 0 1 1 0 0 would have won the contest, 8 to 7,| Blackburn, cf 1 3 2 0 0 oland, © 0 2 7 2 0 in nine innings. He permitted him- | rarrell, 1b’ 1178 ¢ self to be trapped off second for the Sabens, rf-2b 0 1 3 1 1 third out when Poland was within Drom. 1s ver 2 2 3 3 0 L st ees a couple of jumps of crossing the gw a 1 0 0 ? ¢ plate. Totals ...........40 7-13 30 10 1 The &aints used 15 players, in- (Ten Innings) cluding four pitchers, two pinch ist paul ................. 100 040 110 3—10 hitters and a pinch runner, They Indianapolis ............. 004 101 100 0— 7

Poland 2, man, Gillenwater 2, Three-base hits— lackburn, Baron, Castro

Gillenwater. Indianapolis 11.

Pat Capri, the Indians’ new second 1 sacker, was carried off the field in Io 4, atscnt: 2. Hit

in ¢ lnininge oy by pitcher—Clemens, by ramp Ca apn. ning pitcher—Tauscher. Byeis. me—3:4

-Negro American league's second-

Fi irst Start Tonight;

at the Tribe park. Between 7 and

Buker batted for Plgsley in fifth. Padden batted for Webb in eighth, Strincevich ran for Padden in eighth,

INDIANAPOLIS AB

Runs batted in—Marion, Blackburn 3, Farrell, Baron 4, Vitter, ChapHqltzel, Kimball 2. Two-base hits— rom, Blackburn, Heltzel.

Stolen base— Sacrifices—Lindquist 2, Sabena, Left on bases— Et. Paul 11, Base on balls—Off Linduist 3, Camp 1, Pu Sey 1, Bysra 3, Webb Struck ou t—By dquist an 3 Shop 1,

Pugsley, 2 in 1% Innings, LX 4 innings (and to 3 men b, 8 in 3 innings; Byers, 9 Tauscher, 2 in 2 innings.

sley. Wild pitches—Webb 1

Losing pitcher— Vmpires—Padden and Fenton.

Baksi to Fight In Chicago Park

CHICAGO, Aug. 18 (U. P.).— Joe Baksi, former Kulpmont, Pa., coal miner, will fight Larry Lane, Trenton, N. J, at a Chicago ball park some time in October, Promoter Jack Kearns announced today. . Baksi’s manager, Nat Wolfson, said he had not signed for the bout, but would be willing for Baksi to meet Lane after the Pennsylvanian fights Tami Mauriello Sept. 22 at Madison Square Garden. Lane, who recently defeated Lem Franklin, Chicago, in a fight which resulted in the latter's death, won a preliminary on the card ' in which Baksi decisioned heayyweight Lee Savold here on Aug. 7.

Clowns Primed ©

For Memphis Club

Hopeful of maintaining their winning streak that has them only two games out of the lead in the

half, the Indianapolis Clowns are primed for their game with the Memphis Red Sox at Victory field next Saturday night at 8:30. In moving close on to the heels of the pace-setting Birmingham Black Barons, the Clowns have been getting a combination of great pitching, timely hitting and their defensive ability always has’ rated tops in the circuit. Memphis figures to give Clowns plenty of trouble. - Their lineup contains many of the league's best players, but the recent death of Porter Moss, their star{pitcher, and injuries to several

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«certificates contributed by George J. Marott, -

others of their leading flingers has bandered with their title hopes.

The Baseball Calendar

GAMES TODAY AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

(All Games At Night) St. Paul at INDIANAPOLIS, Minneapolis at Louisville, Milwaukee at Columbus. Kansas City at Toledo.

| AMERICAN LEAGUE | Cleveland at New York. | Detroit at Bosto St. Louis at Philadelphia (night), Chicago at Washington (night), — * —

N NAL J Phiadei urgh.

Brooklyn at Cincinnati, Boston ,at Chicago New York at St ®Louis (night).

RESULTS YESTERDAY AMERICAN ASSOCIATION (First Game; 7 Innings; Agreement) Kansas City 000 000 0— 0 4 ledo 300 160 x—10 9 1 “Phillips. Sean and Morgan; Lamacchia

and Schul * (Second Game)

Rants City ........ 10 ole: . 2 200 20x— 6 10 1 Pepper, [Hearn and ‘Jordan; “Miller, Kim-

000 011 010— 8 8 300 020 01x— 6 11 Sahlin and Blase,

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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Milwaukee . ........ a2 010.000. 3 70 L | WL Pet Columbus eee. 120 Had 71 a woo Milwk. . 8 46 675/St. Paul . 8% 58 . a ay sone Easter : Toledo ..74°48 aan, ced n 0 cesrp——— Louisville 73 48 { Indpls. 27 AMERICAN LEAGUE Columbus 68 35 .553| Kas. city 34 84 .288 (Twelve Innings) — Cleveland ...... 000 000 000 601— 1 4 © Washington .... 000 000 000 000— 0 4 2 AMERICAN LEAGUE Smith and Rosar, Schlueter; Leonard W L Pct L Pet. and Ferrell, 8t. Louis 67 5 "508, Cleveland 54 60 47% — Boston . 60 51 .541 Chicago . 52 59 .468 Detroit ........... 010 000 010 01— 3 6 2 Detroit 58 52 .527 Phila. 51 63 .447 Philadelphia 000 [J] 4 9 2 New York 57 52 .528 Wash. ..47 64 423, Overmire, Trout, Newhouser d Rich- —————— ards; Hamlin, Berry and Hayes. NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago ............. Sve a1 3 1 | New York .......... O0rx— 8 . 1 W L Pet! W L Pet. St. Louis 19 28 .738 New York 50 60 .455| Haynes and Tresh; Zuber snd Heuistey. i Cincinnati 61 48 373 Phila... 42 62 404 |g, yoy, | Pitt. .... 61 45 .575 Boston ...43 65 .398 |p. "140 Chicago ..48 55 .466/ Brookiyn .43 67.391 ~j iloy Shirley, Caster and Mancuso;

Terry, Barrett, Ryba and Wagner.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

vich and Lopes.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Nelson Medalio as s 26th P. G. A. Opens; Bob Hamilton Is Paired With Philadel

Boston ...........00 130 100 000—58 7 © Pittsburgh errierie 401 110 08x— 7 10 0 Cardoni, Hutchinson, - Miehingy and Hofferth; Cucecutrullo,” Rescignog trince-

New York ........... 000 120 000-3 9 1 Cincinnati .......... 020 3ix— 6 ..9 1 Feldman and Lombardi; Delacrus and Mueller. Creversesias 200 100 000— 3 6 3

Philadelphia ......c..0n. 910 000-1 8 0 Chicago .............00s 310-410 2 Gerheauser, Earl and a Vandenberg and Hol im.

SPOKANE, ‘Wash, Aug. 16 qui

Nelson, ‘co-favored at 3-1

es round of an of Louisville, The service teams are ; A qualiiying bisy Pd dou composed of veterans who have en-| Rg, This One closest competitor was McSpaden gaged in a reconditioning program who trailed by two strokes and, and who will be ready soon to return ST. PAVL x o a x|running true to form, Sammy Byrd to active duty. Kimball, 3b .........8 3 2 0 1 Olof Redford, Mich, a 4-1 betting The Indians “blew” a 5-to-1 lead Sulenwater. of seers 4 3 3 x } : choice, was third with 141. * last night and the Saints annexed Mar 1 3 32 0 0 More than 1000 fans followed Nelthe series opener, 10 to 7, in 10 Zier 2 0 & 1 § lson yesterday and watched him innings. The Tribesters have yet Sandiock, se 9 2 ¢ 3 Oldrive hole-high on the 300 yard to defeat the Saints at Victory field Gatto: © ---occc--e 3 1 3 8 3 Sign, chip up and sink a short putt “|this season and it was St. Paul's|Pugsley, p 2 3 3 3 Jifor a birdie three to win low scoreighth consecutive victory here, webb, p ... .1 0 0 0 0 oling honors, In 19 clashes between the teams Z8Gden cooe-ocoenend 0 4 8 0 0 ofthe 78 golfers who entered the this year the Saints have won 15 Tauscher, p ........1 0 0 0 1 0/qualifying round, the low 32 gained and the Indians only four. Last| moter ............ % 10 15 30 13 2/the match play bracket and a shot

at the $20,000 in prize money offered by the Spokane Athletic Round Table. Of the 11 name pros in the tourney, all but Harry Coop-

er of Minneapolis and Olin Dutra

of Los Angeles qualified. Cooper,

playing with Nelson and Tony Penna of Dayton, O., lost a playoff for the 32d berth. } - The tournament, first P. G. A. championship since 1941, will re-

on Sunday.

144, Spokane, Wash., vs. Mark Fry, 147, Oakland, Cal.; Willie Goggin, 142, White Plains, N. Y,, vs. Purvis Ferree, 147, Winston Salem, N. C.; Tony Manero, 145, Greenwich, Conn., vs. Clayton Aleridge, 148, Huntington Beach, Cal.; Sammy Byrd, 141, vs. W. A. Stack« house, 147, Sequin, Tex.; Henry Wil-

Charles Oongdon, 148, Tacoma, ‘Wash.; Ed Dudley, 144, Northfield, N. J, vs. Steve Savel, 147, Schenectady, N.

my Hines, 148, Amsterdam, N. Y.; Harold McSpaden, 140, vs. Bruce Coltart, 147, Absecon, N, J.; Fred Annon, 145, Mamaroneck, N. Y,, vs. Harry Nettelbladt, 148, Avon, Conn.; Bob Hamilton, 145, Evanse ville, Ind., vs. Gene Kunes, 147, Philadlephia; Harry Bassler, 145, Culver City, Cal, vs. Joe Mozel, 148, Portland, Ore.; Joe Zarhardt, 141, Norristown, Pa., vs. Arthur Bell, 147, San Prancisco; Craig Wood, 143, Mamaroneck, N. Y., vs. Jimmy D'Angelo, 148, Muskogee, OKla.; Morrie Grayatt, 144; Williamsport, Pa, vs. Tony Penna, 147, Dayton, O. and Ted Longworth 146 Portland Ore. vs. George Schneiter 149 Salt Lake City.

Sherron Matched With Kiggins

welterweight division, James Sherron and Tiger Kiggins, have been

!Imatched for action at Sports Arena

tomorrow night on the “Club night” mitt bill to be staged by the Hercules Athletic club.

and fast between Kiggins, a member of the Tom Leeper stable, and Sherron, who: is piloted by Porter Stewart. Matchmaker Lloyd Carter believes he has a ring “natural” in this, tilt. A change in one of the scraps will send Nate Barr, of Camp Atterbury, against Joe Poindexter, local lightweight. The Indianapolis battler was scheduled .to meet Tony Antagnoli, of Atterbury, but the latter was, sent on maneuvers for two weeks and replaced by Barr. Other bouts already signed will send Heavyweight Ed Young, Camp Atterbury, against Colion Chaney, Indianapolis, and Arnold Deer, local middleweight, against Jim Crowe, Camp Atterbury. Two other bouts are yet to be signeéd.

Playgrounds Track Meet Aug. 23

The annual city track meet, open to boys and girls from all municipal playgrounds, will be held at Manual high school's Delavan Smith fleld Aug. 23, according to an announcement today by Mrs. Norma

Koster, acting director of recreation. Trials in all dashes and jumping events will be held at 10 o'clock in the morning with the final events getting under way at 1:30 o'clock. All boys and girls competing will be grouped in three different weight divisions and the program will consist of 14 individual track events, five relay races and four field events.

Bunker Hill Wins

FT. WAYNE, Ind, Aug. 16 (U. P.) .—Solid hitting behind the tight pitching of Al Piechota, formerly a Boston Brave, combined with a General Electric misplay in a pinch; gave Bunker Hill naval station a 4-3 victory over the Ft. Wayne] industrial team last night.

Rules on Big 10

CHICAGO, Aug. 18 (U. P).— Maj. John L. Griffith, Big Ten athletic commissioner, said today that western conference teams which play members of the Eastern ‘Intercollegiate Football asso-

Challenges have been flying thick! ciation during the coming

will have “to fight it out and form their own rules for each game.” Griffith’s statement was made in connection with the rule changes reecntly adopted by the Eastern association, including a one-inch artificial tee for kickoffs; legalizing the forward pass from any point behind the scrimmage line, and permitting a fumbled ball to be advanced by opponents. The 30-member Eastern association includes such teams as Pennsylvania, Dartmouth, Colgate, Navy, Yale, Villanova, Army, Temple and Pittsburgh, The Big Ten did not change its rules at the conference meeting this year, although the coaches adopted a “gentlemen's agreement” not to kick out of bounds on the kickoff. Griffith said he expected FPastern and Western conference teams “to have no difficulty in forming game rules, although such changes wil be up to, the individual coaches.”

Dave Levin Wins Over Billy Thom

Dave Levin, the New York Jewish mat ace, made it two straight victories over Coach Billy Thom, crafty Indiana university grappling mentor, when the New Yorker took two of three falls from the Bloomington, Ind., athlete at Sports arena last night before a capacity crowd. Levin jumped into an advantage by taking the first fall in 17 minutes with a headlock only to have Thom even the match in 13 minutes when he clamped on a hammerlock The Jewish star took the deciding tussle with a legbreaker after 17 minutes of fast action, The semi-windup was captured by Rene LaBelle, speedy French-Cana-dian who downed Balk Estes, Hammond, Ind., after 18 minutes with a dropkick. The opener went to Jack

Moore, Rogers, Ark. who defeated Earl Malone, Chicago, in 17 min- | utes with a headlock.

qualifying scores were: Byron Nelson, 138, vs, Mike DeMassey, 146, San Jose, Cal.; Neil

liams Jr., 145, Royersford, Pa. vs,

¥Y.; Thurman Edwards, 145, Winston Salem, N. C., vs. Jime.

Games in East

hian

. Byron Nelson

Sandlot Loops To Plan Series

The Indianapolis Amateur’ Baseball association will elect officers for next season and draw up its schedule for the coming city championship series at its weekly meeting in City hall tonight. Fourteen of the 16 teams that played ih the association's two loops this season will compete in the tourney. Curtiss-Wright of the Manufacturers league disbanded several weeks ago, while Leonard Cleaners of the Municipal loop have announced they will not compete in the series. Play will open Sunday on city park diamonds on the one-defeat-and-out system. Tonight's meeting is scheduled at 8 o'clock and President Del Giffin requests that all teams have representatives present at that time.

District Tennis Tourney Dates Set

nis tournament will get under way this week-end at the Meridian Hills County club, The play this weekend will be in men's singles and

WEDNESDAY, ‘AUG. 16, 104

The Central Indiana District ten-

Browns Playing

Never-Say-Die’

Brand of Ball

NEW, YORK, Aug. 18 (U. P).~ The secret of the St. Louis Browns success was clarified partially today

|—=the American. league Missourians

have taken a lesson from their city rivals, the Cardinals, in the “never say-die” brand of baseball. When the Cards hit the pennart trail in 1942 they were known as

_|the hustle boys of the league and

it paid off in world series checks. Operating on the theory that success is hard to criticize the Browns evidently decided to try some of the same brand. So far the idea has proved a huge success, as witness the fact that the longest losing streak the Browns have suffered this year has been three games. They always manage to bounce back In time to retain theif position at the top of the junior circuit.

Show Championship -Calibre . Monday, the Brownies fook one

on the chin from the second-place Boston Red.Sox and the loss peeled

Yesterday, however, they demone

{strated championship calibre by

beatirig the Sox 6-5 to restore their self-respect and also the six and a half game margin with which they started their current eastern trip. The victory was attained the hard way too. Trailing by a score of 5-1 going into the sixth inning, a defieit

‘| which gould have made a weaker

club give up, the Browns came through with flve runs in that ine ning ‘and protected their scant margin the rest of the way to wiz, "5 A grand slam homer by Vernon Stephens, the club's sparkling short« stop, -accounted for four of the rung and so disheartened Boston that the Browns gained a split in their four. game series. George Caster, third St. Louis pitcher to see action, gained the victory. Elsewhere in the league the Dee troit Tigers shot the works in gaine ing an 1l-inning, 3-2 edge from the Philadelphia Athletics. Bengal Manager Steve O'Neill used his three top. moundsmen, Stubby Overmire, Dizzy Trout and Hal Newhouser, in gaiping the decision. Newhouser, third gf the trio, acquired his 19th triumph_to tie Trout for the major league lead in most games won by

scored the winning run when he opened the 11th with a single and moved around to score on Eddie Mayo's long fly.

Yankee Hopes Revived

The New York Yankees received added pennant hope when Bill Zuber returned to pitching form to hurl a three-hit, 3-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Zuber, who hasn't won a game since June 22, was extremely effective and after allowing the Sox a run in the first inning, pitched one-hit ball the rest ‘of the way. Frankie Crosetti's sec ond-inning homer broke a 1-1 tis and gave Zuber all the margin he needed.

women's singles. Entries may be mailed to George! Newton, 319 N. Pennsylvania st., but must be postmarked today. The entries will be picked up at sporting goods stores tomorrow morning. The tournament committee an-! nounces that all play including the semi-finals and finals .of men's singles and doubles will be two out | of three sets. The entries for doubles will be held open until Sunday.

East Chicago Wins +

ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 16 (U. P). —Richfield, 1943 American Legion national champion, was near elimination in its regional baseball tournament today after absorbing a 7-2 defeat from undefeated East Chicago, Ind, last night. One- more defeat, however, is needed to finish off the hopes of the defending

titilists,

The Cleveland Indians and the Washington Senatars played one of the best games of the season in {which the Tribe gained a 1-0 vice tory in the 12th inning on an une earned run. Al Smith and Dutch | foongrd swapped four-hitiers with e former gaining the decision re Johnny Sullivan erred on Oris | Hocket's roller,

Freddy Dixon Scores Victory

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18 (U. P), —Freddy Dixon dropped Ben Evans |for the count of 10 in the first 'round of the scheduled 10-round main event last night. Connecting with a right to the chin, the Phoenix favorite, with a three ‘pound advantage at 147, stopped Evans at 1:53 of .the heat, Referee Abe Roth called the fight while the Oklahoman was still | struggling to get to his feet.

—BASEBALL—

Indianapolis vs. s. St. Paul TONIGHT—8:30 Billings Hospital Night

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a full game off their league lead,

a pitcher this season. Joe Orengo’

cago, died at Monday. Pune: at Kirby Mor! sti; 10 a. m,, thedral,

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st., mother of Bertha Baase, stetter of India Hunt, Detroit, Wednesday mor Pp. m, at the J Chimes, 1234 FP vited. Burial ( call at the Che GRIFFIN-Ellen | Bridget Gritfin 1142 Pleasant st the Poor, Tues from Blackwell Meridian, Thun Requiem mass, a. .m, Intermer

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passod a Wite of Willa) Mrs. Helen But) 7, William J sister of Mrs. Ignatius Baldy m., at st. Fr m. By order of 8. for prayer ai F HEREMiL Ros f John MM. Mrs. Wiitam } X

8.30 a. Chapel.

Friends invited Priends may ca LYNCH Arvilla, mother of Mal Norman Edwin, and Pvt, Wiliia

ing e is w Cliffie Hill; tw son. Sirriida Virgil Hill. Pr

residence, 1201 after Wednesda ices at Mayw Thursday, Aug. Newton. MADDUX--Charle Maddux, father of Ralph J. Mi: his residence, 14 day Punersl Kirby Mortuary ® a m., St P ment Calvary cali at mortuar

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her residence, | ' morning. Servi Buchanan Mort Friends invite Friends may ca SMITH Hazel B sister of Mrs. Shortt, passed Service at Fla: tuary Thursday vited. Burial C call at mortuar DTH Jia G., vid F. 8mi Smite. passed 4 N. Alabama st, Flanner & Buc day, 3:30. Prien Hill. Friends m THATCHER-John . of Margaret The of ~A, J. sand GC father of Marg Thatcher, pas Friends may ca mann funeral after Tp. m. iater, Frankto copy.) WATSON-—Theresa Gerald Watson, sister of Mrs. C apolis, passed a neral services Robert Sus] Pr t st. Washington tar WELMER Donald Mr. and Mrs. L son of Mr, an Ora Rigney a Jasud away T ursday, 1:30 Herrman Funer st. Friends Inv Friends may cal YEAZEL—George I ; C., “father of ( Francis Thompson; brotl Dayton Talbott, Tuesday the Kirby mortu sts. Funeral Pr tuary, 9 m cathedral, Inter tery. Friends ir

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for their many us at the deat mother ' and ds thank Rev. Nar Burris and Rev ters for their organist, Mrs. | ling, funeral dir efficient service, ti Sawer,

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