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“Indians Me |Tribe Wins Pair, 2d in 9th, When Sisti Cleans the Sacks;

spirit. Mr. Miller's report:

Chinese.

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heft that decided.”

» “One of the basketball games at Y. M. C. A. last winter between a team of native youngsters and a mixed U. S. service outfit representing the navy Y. M, C. A would {llustrate some of the admirable Chinese characteristics The tallest Chinese dribbler seemed barely 5 feet 10 inches while his mates averaged about 5-8. It wasn't long, however, before our little brethren—leaping like karigaroos to intercept the ball, dribbling, passing and breaking swiftly or sinking perfect long shots— bad established leads of 8-0, 11-2, and 15-6. “As the game wore on, however, the little men began to tire in face of their opponents’ superior height and heft. themselves off the floor without protest and dash back into the fray.

NEW YORK, Aug. 12.—Our Lou Miller of the New York World-Telegram who juggled the four freedoms in China during the war between epicurean gulps of gaiyung, shark fins and lobster har gow, begs to report that it is true what they say about the Chinese athletes; namely that what they lack in size they make up for in

“Even like our state department and UNRRA, G. I's stationed in China, have been unable to fathom many things about the There is on thing about our mysterious allies, though, that our servicemen have been able to understand and appreciate. That is the vim and enthusiasm with which the Chinese compete in sports. In this respect they aren't much different than us. “Although Chinese on the average are much smaller and lighter than our own athletes, in contests against our servicemen in Shanghai after the Jap defeat, they often all but equalized the situation through’ their speed, courage, quick intelligence and team spirit.

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n “In these competitions against our army and navy units the. orientals appeared to best advantage in basketball, softball and tennis. They didn’t show up as well in the crack or two they took at American football and track and field.

» the Shanghai Chinese

But they'd pick

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» " “The Chinese finally lost, 42-39, but not without putting up a desperate, exciting battle throughout the last quarter. Fully as interesting as the athletes were the Chinese spectators, who filled the little gym and virtually hung from the rafters. They yelled plenty for their team and seemed particularly delighted whenever any Americans protested decisions of the game officials, both of

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“Before the game, a squad of Chinese Boy Scouts filed in to act as marshals. Each scout carried a long red staff to help push the crowd back from the court boundaries. The leader had a sheathed knife at his belt. As he spoke to his underlings, they'd snap to attention, the march off to their posts. “A Chinese outfit almost beat the Americans at another of the latters’ own sports when it forced the 381st air service softball team into an extra inning before bowing, 4-2. The natives actually had a bit the edge in strategy, but once more it was the westerners’ greater

His Leg Work Now Polished,

star, today ner of the featured Hoosier mile,

held here Saturday.

Jack Rice, Butler university track|in the meet. held the trophy as win: Morris, 220-yard dash state champion, won his specialty in 223 together with the 100-yard dash in outstanding attraction in the state|j019. Harvard university Captain|crowd into hysterics by walloping a A. A U, frack and field carnival|Jack Hunter, competing for citytriple to the right field corner and

Jack Rice Shines AAU Trophy

Hammond's Harold

parks, captured the low and high|three Indians rushed home. The high school mile, however,|hurdles event in 23.7 and 15.0 re-| game was over, took the spotlight from the featured |spectively, while Rice came back to

Colonels, Saints Follow Suit

By EDDIE ASH, Times Sports Editor

night at the Tribe park and action is scheduled to start at 8:30.

TET SATA LAY TAT ea ”

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

After that rousing home-coming staged at Victory field yesterday before 10,688 fans, the Indians spent today’s daylight hours resting up for another battle with the Milwaukee Brewers tonight. It will be ladies’

Although the Redskins won two thrillers yesterday, 3 to 2 and 6 to 5, they were unable to pull away in the A. A. flag race and are still dead-

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MONDAY, ATG. 12, 1946

Home-

Is End of Racing Road for Bus

By BOB STRANAHAN Times Staff Writer

Bus Wilbert had reached the end of the racing road today without achieving his ambition to start a car in the Indianapolis 500-mile race. The trail ended for the 31-year-old driver in an emergency ward at the Winchester hospital last night. Wilbert had many brushes with

locked for the league lead with

Louisville, FIRST DIVISION

It was like this. The Colonels W L Pet. GB|he lost when his car skidded and also had a home-coming and made Indianapolis ..... 71 50 .587 |..|overturned in the feature race at the most. of it in Derbytown by| Louisville ........ 71 50 .587 ..|Punk’s speedway. spanking the Blues in a double- Paul ..... voor 68 54 557 3!3| Another driven by Eddie Zalucki header sweep. | Milwaukee ...... 57 62 .479 13 [of Detroit smashed into the wreck-

death dufing his brief racing span and came out grinning. Yesterday

Challenger St. Paul, although on the road, served notice it has lost none of its determination by combing the Red Birds two straight. In other words, all three A. A. leaders achieved double-header sweeps yesterday and if this type! of frenzied baseball continues much | longer, three managers are a cinch |

retoe Woods took over after down in the eighth,

| Washington park, and it is 263,783.

madhouse. dates.

Neck and Neck

for the loop No. Tuesday and the co-leadership ten- velle, 3 to 1 and 3 to 0. ure probably is setting up some Easy for St. Pau) sort of record. And the Colonels, like the Indians, are booked on their home grounds for a long period. Although in yesterday's first game here the fans saw a lot of tense situations, it remained for the second struggle to furnish tops in thrills. The Redskins went to bat for the| last time with the Brewers ahead,{to win the second, 5 to 1. 5 to 3. An eighth-inning Milwaukee 8 8 run convinced a lot of customers (First Game)

piace, 3'; games behind the leaders,

to 0, at Columbus.

Rounding. out yesterday's sched-

|double-header, fifth-place

The

Double ‘plays— Brewster to Baker to Mack 8isti to Roberge to Shupe, Baker t

It wasn't over for Sisti, however. ater addeck,

senior event, as Dave DeWitte of| win the half-mile in 2:01.17. His mates rushed out, lifted him to|Qff Roser 4 Epperly 3. Hutchinson 1.|Pasha and his “cobra” hold, a bout | Howe, state high school mile cham-| Anderson's jumping Johnny Wil- their shoulders and staged a victory Dn 3. Hits On" Boer) in | promising “fireworks” from start to L. Sm yihe, Palm Beach Fla Sum pion, nosed out the 1945 state prep}son tied for first with Don Pedlow|Parade to the dugout. Rbines, Hutchinson none in 2 Wud finish. Ali, originally from Cal- Champion of C ampions—C arles champion, Jerry Jefchak, Hammond, of Butler in the high jump. The Redskins collected 9 hits, | Umpirese Austin, ~ Hicks * Meier. = Fime.:|cutta, India, is of the aggressive Porton, a A Te ; i. the Tout time of 4:34. the Brewers 11, and in the first|'*™ (Second Game) type and has won most of his| g : e city parks cinder squad S t h Wi tilt, the Indians got seven hits, the MILWAUKEE matches via the “cobra.” Supped fist howors wih 2 total of drananan Ins Brewers six. Johnny Riddle’s double] =~ RH 0 A E| The speedy and skilled Nichols is i4 points, y the police n the fourth inning batted in the | neers: ; 5 9 4lout of Portland, Me., and has been Pal clubs with 56, Hammond 28 and Western Amateur winning marker in the afternoon Dickshot, If even 2 2 3 8 bla big favorite with Sports arena Anderson 24%. DULUTH, Minn., Aug. 12 (U. P.). opener. Dejsing. 1f 8 3 2 1 1 Sn Rice's competition came from|—Frank Stranahan of Toledo, O., Roser, Woods Win Nance. 3b ... $91 3.1 Mf Sp Sen ise Phil Stillwell, Ft. Knox, who was won the Western amateur golf| Steve Roser hurled the Tribe's Ih 5 i} 23 0 0 oF bi 1 Wi nipped a few feet before they championship in a two-hole play-off| first victory and Woods emerged the Black. : 33.3%} ol aban 1s mner crossed the finish line. The winner's | yesterday, defeating Marvin (Bud) |winner in the second. Earl Reid | Pdeobure. p ....1 0 0 0 0 ol At Junole P ark time was 4:36. w tf 8 " €ld, | Hutchinson, p ...... Q 0 0-0 0 0 u g e ard of Spokane, Wash, 1 up on Johnny Hutchings and Glen Fletch- —-— = = = There were three double winners'the 38th hole. er saw service on the Tribe rubb. Totals .31 5 11+26 17 2) ROCKVILLE, Ind, Aug. 12.— : €r'| «Two out when winning run scored. | George Fabian, Detroit, captured Ww k E d 7 . ANATOLI o xlz the feature 20-lap race on the big ob - n aseball Results Stand Drews, 3b © 1 © 2 o car program at Jungle Park speedI Ings Blackburn .. 0 0 0 0 0 way yesterday in 8:47.48. Bill Cant-| urchin, 3b . Y 6} @ 33s v nS i + AMERICAN ASSOCIATION (Second Game) (Second On : : Roberge, 2b . 1 o 5 1 1/rell of Louisville was second and Tew WL Pc WL J meevors oo 00 i joo. 18 | e ninth, Sigg tien end or [Sisy, 3* i 12 3 8 OHarry King of Detroit, third. | pons, 130 Snanmaenn ee dy Sse] Sop, ult Gl 41d onan 000 Joo oho + 1b § Wierores: 2.3 3 5 Bob Supa Waeriod, You Just Overni ht Away Milwak B8 54 .557|Columbus 81 65 .440| Moss. | Chipman and Livingston Ostermuenier, | Wentzel, cf 2 0 3 ! o Leon Hubble of Linton and Fred | 9 {lwaukee 57 62 470 Toledo 53 89 .434 hee Hallett, Heintzeiman and Lopez, Baker, | Poland, ¢ .. 5 8 o 3 o Hawes of Battle Creek, Mich. were th Riss Mountain 8t 1 - —— eid 0 0 0 2 0 AMERICAN LEAGUE 3 au 308 200 out 3 § : wri (First Game) Hutch ni 0 0 o 0 o elimination winners and Bus Nobie| 98 e w L Pet W L Pet Sunkel, Coffman and Savino; Clemen-| py laduls h 001 002 021— 6 7 4 Weatherly 0 1.0 0 04, Lexington, Ky., took the et 7 33 700 Clevsiand , 33 51 . 4g3| son. Demoran and Wilber Behrman. Herring oN x ain 1 Weeds 6 0 8 1 of It was an ; 83-45 583/8t. Louis 47 60 .439 {Second Game) Stanceu, Hoerst, Siauney and fing English 0 0 o oO (yon. t was announced that iE 50 46 562 Chicago 48 61 440(St. Paul + G11 308-12 17 0 (Second Game) Klieman 1 0 o o of/next racing date at Jungle Park — 55§5.500: Philadelph 33-77 .394 Colum - 000.000.0000 41 { Brooklyn — 001 030% T emer tee — poo cholis and "Dantonio MelLeland, Philadelphia Sev... 011 002 1x 6 11 3 Totals ieee 36 6 927 14 2 would be Sept. Ek NATIONAL LEAGUE sher, Hearn, Demoran and -Malone. hi) BAT Tring and Edwards; pat Litherly batted for Hutchings in |

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WL Ww L Pet ookiyn 65 42 .607/Cincinnat! 48 55 466 Louis #63 41 .608 New York 48 58 453! icago 55 48 534 Philadelph 45 59 433 ton 52 52 .500| Pittsburgh 40 61 .396 SCHEDULE TODAY AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Milwaubes at INDIANAPOLIS (8.30 Sinnenpol is at Toledo (night), t. Paul at Columbus (night) nsas City at Louisville (night).

AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago at 8t. Louis (night), Detroit at Cleveland g Only games scheduled,

NATIONAL LEAGUE New York at Brooklyn Cincinnati at- Pittsburgh. Bt. Louls at Chicago Only games scheduled.

RESULTS YESTERDAY American Association my (First Came) it ' - 1 Louisville y 16 000 500 10x 3 12 :

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Minneapolis Jodo 101 001 300 6 14

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Three-base hits— | Tipton, St. Paul, 87; 8isti, Indianapolis, | | Springs in the luxurious, air-con- | Best quality 10-in S Chicago ... 210 000 000 001— 4 11 1| Beazley and Oaragiola; Blackwell, Sgr Dickshot. Sisti. Home run—Poland. Stolen | 86. Wela), Louisville. ‘34 Ls steel razor blade, pol- A Trucks, Overmire and Richards, Swift; | Malloy and Lamanno. : | base—~Walls. Double plays—Delsin to Runs Batted In—Bestudik. Indianapolis, ditioned comfort of the famous ished, sharpened and Hollingsworth, Caldwell and Tresh. Mack, Sisti to Roberge to Shupe, oods | 33: Lehner, Toledo, 33; Philley, Milwaukee, | handles to Sisti to Shupe. Left on bases—Mil-| 27. 8isti, Indianapolis. 26 Rocky Mountain Rocket. Spacious ‘honed. Hickory han ” (Pirst Game) RESULTS SATURDAY Waukee 9, Indianapolis 7. Bases on balls | Doubles-..Shulpe, iey. wi 3 Leh- in mahogany finish, Nickel plated oston . 000 322 000— 7 8.0 — eid 3, Hutchings 1, Vandenburg| ner. Toledo, 33: Philley, Milwaukee, : 2 New York ' 300 010 001— 5 9 3 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION 3 Strikeouts —By Hutchings 1, Black 1, |8isti Indianapoils, > . private room or sectional space cape and ferrules. Width of blade 1% Hé#rris, Brown, Dobson, Johnson, Open date, /andenburg 2. Hits—Off Black 6 in 62% | Triples—Phille Miwa ikee, 10; B8istd, . inches. ginger and Wagner, Chandler, Gum- firings, Reid 8 2 J 5. Hutchings 1 in 2, | Indianapolis, 9; Flair, Louisville, 9; Tip- in Sleeping Cars. .; de luxe repert, Queen, Marshall, Wight and Rob- etcher 2 in 3, Woods none in 1Y%,| ton, St. Paul, 8 3 . . pest. stcvins AMERICAN LEAGUE Vandenburg 3 in 13%, Hutchinson 1 in 11s | “Home Runs—Wwitte, Toledo, 30: Barna,| elining seat Chair Cars with oll | ne 5 - levelan . 300 010 100— 5 13 1| Wild pitch — Reid. Winning pitcher — | Minneapolis, 25: © Bestudik, Indianapolis, { | Kit h St | cond "" Dariness End 7th -Inning, St. Louis 010 000 200- 2 | Woods Losing pitcher—Vandenburg. Um-| 15; MeCarthy, Minneapolis, 15 seals reserved in advance. Beau- { Cc en 00 Boston eo C010 000 01 3 1 ac wtar, a er and Hegan, Potter, Kin { prea. Hicks, Meier and Austin. Time—| Total Hits — Bist, Indianapolis 108. New York : 011 241 x— 9 12 © an ancuso . Witte, Toledo, 149: Shupe, Indianapolis, | . -Observation; rb Bagby Harris Zuber and Partee, Page PU Ge 1 Douglas. St Paul. 141. Lagivitle, fiful Lounge-O ahion; supe With Swing Back an obins . ia Stolen ses : 08 ; binson, Niarhos Philadelphia 000 000 100— 2 9 2 Trib e a in Bockman, Kansas City, 25; White oer. | dining car meals. NO EXTRA First Game! ngton 000 002 20x— 4 10 0 g 22: Tipton, St. Paul, 20 Cleveisnd re ooh 000-2 8 2| Fowler and mosar wynn and Early Pitchers—Reid, Jadismapelis 2 -0); Pie FARE! Back and step swing out of way Wpeh 8t. Louis 101 000 001— 3 7 0 (Secon ame) AB R H HR Rbi Pct. | Milwaukee (13-5); Coffman, St aul ( 4 Hea steel wit Embree and Hegan; Kramer, Shirley and Philadelphia + 000 401 102 8 15 2| Poland ..... To 31 .355 | Livengood, Milwaukee (5-1) | net; In use, ¥y gauge extra Mancuso Wasningion b 000 200 310... 310 3 Sisti* o.oo. 120 479 8 168 5 65 10 m— eight stretchers to give Second Game Called End 7th; Allow], n esautels udson, Master- | Roberge 62 255 47 81 2 38 .318 feet. Team to Catch Train) "0% | son, Kennedy and Guerra. Englis ., 47125 14 39 3 15 312 BASEBALL strength. Rubber en. Cleveland 00 203 0— 4 10 1 rr Shupe 121 468 61144 4 85 308 0 ool mick Sox baseball team. | ,Choice of red and white 3t. Louis 001 2— n” 0 { nnings\ Wieczorek . 69 242 34 74 4 4 106 A 4 | EPI Revooins Helter 0% or 3 Mun. | Boston .ev.. 010 000 300 001— $ 13 0| Wentzel ‘122 454 70 134 8 67 .205| victors over (he Plunheld Commercials or blue and white crief and Mancuso. 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two It was the Tribe's 11th double- | header sweep of the season. It was announced that 1946 Victory field (attendance is at 215,034. The local record was posted in 1908, at old

| The Indians have 24 more games at to buy one-way transportation to &|p 0 this season on 19 playing

The Kentucky Colonels kept pace of world war II in which he had Louisville deadlocked Indianapolis with Indianapolis by registering two| served as a test pilot and flight 1 position last triumphs over Kansas City at Louis- | instructor

St. Paul meanwhile held to third

with a double victory over cellardwelling Columbus, 5 to 1 and 12

ule, Minneapolis and Toledo split a| Minne- | apolis taking the first, 7 to 6, and gseventh-place Toledo coming back | Midget Speedway tomorrow night

Left on bases—Milwaukee 7, Indianapolis 5. Base on balls—

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age of Wilbert'’s car and that driver remained in a fair condition at the hospital today. Wilbert died in the hospital less than two hours after the smash-up. Elbert Booker of Detroit won the feature ‘Wilbert was leading at the time of the accident. | Known to hundreds of race fans as “Bus,” the young driver was Lt.! (s. g.) Edward Wilbert of Narrowsburg, N. Y, on the navy records

Bus Wilbert . . .

dies in crash.

as his residence, Wilbert was equally at home in Indianapolis. He began driving the midget racing circuit in this area in 1940 and won a big following through his daring] and skillful handling of the tiny cars. He was a particular favorite at the JIndianapolis Speedrome where he held the track record be-

Although Narrowshue was given

Werriner fo Bid For Third Victory

Leroy Warriner, popular West | side midget driver, will be after his third straight victory in the fea- | ture event at the Indianapolis |

Warriner is one of the leaders Peace- -revived ninth national skeet

in the Consolidated Midget Racing association.

that it was all over and many fans MILWAUKEE Operators of the track announce departed. Baker. 3b AB R-H O A Eithat pit gates would be thrown Stan Wentzel was first up in the | Dickshot, it 3 0 0 3 0 ol open after the feature in order that 244; George Heaney, 242: Dick Tribe ninth and was an easy out|Philley’ of :4 0 1.3 o- p|patrons may inspéct the tiny cars, Hecker, 248y=poren--Booker, 24], on a fly. Hugh Poland, who belted |3rewsier” ss’ +3 8 6 1 2 0This request came from many of| and L. S. Pratt, 240. a Tribe home run over the right|Mack, 1b a3 01 § 0 Bjine fans who have attended the| In other last-day competition, field wall in the seventh, followed Edetyan, » 2 0 > 0 S }jevents URIS Season, | Alex Kerr, 32-year-old Beverly Wentzel to the plate and lined a COR. 1 2 2 : 0 of | Hills (Cal) sporting goods store single to right, his third hit of the| Galateer ......ll1 0 0 0 0 0 manager, Snished on a string oo — a ex game. Totals 32 2 6 24 10 + Junior Heavies | 250 straight targets to ann Bases Filled Leach batted for Epperly in seventh. | all-bore shaapionay, is Gil English bat for Pi alatzer batted for Hutchinson in ninth | Fi 1 M M Mrs. J. A. LaFore, Haverfor 3. George ne ush BUR x a ale ANATOLY o a i 1 at enu {added the women’s all-bore chami v : her 20 gauge title with Ed Klieman ran for English and Roverge 3b 04 1 1 3 + | Top-ranking junior heavyweights, Ipionship lg Her x0 2208 Eddie Turchin also drew a free Bist 2; +4 0 13 3 blall of whom have displayed their ™ we tured ticket, filling the bases. Bestudik Mi: 8 8 0-0 8 lores here on previous occasions] The two-man hve Was ap ured Ira Hutchinson relieved Hi Van- | 3hupe. 19 3 238 ¢ 0 will appear in the three-bout out- by Charley Poulton - 2a T denburg on the Milwaukee mound Biron. of 5.5 o 6 5 3 Sldoor wrestling card tomorrow tonio and Lee Braun, usa, and Al Roberge popped one up for Nitze, of Eo nomen 2 1 o 1 ’ 0 night at Sports arena. 'sharpshooters who rac up the second out. Roser, p 310 0 0 1 0 The matching of Gil LaCross, | ‘otal This brought up Sibby Sisti and| Totals .......... 2 3 7 21 11 2/Boston, and Gordon Hessell, Chi- trier Shampions Davin © the Tribe shortstopper sent the|Milwaukee ......... 001 000 100— 2|cago, for the opener completes the UNOr=0e ers, : ’ INDIANAPOLIS 300 100 00x— 3| rogram. In the semi-windup will | 98 8x100. lov. Riddle. Baker Tw ak Fel pe Buck Weaver, Terre Haute, and | Sub-Junior—John Ragsdale Jr, derman, Riddle, Three-base WP Mooresville, Ind., 46x100

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C “apitol (ity Team Captures Honors in National Shoot

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departed following yesterday's finale. At that time the host club raised its standard for the five-man team West coast nine finally scrambled championship in the all-bore shoot after blasting 1210 of the targets over the Cincinnati Crescents, 5 to out of 1250. Members of the quintet and their scores were Dave Arnette. q,

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fore. entering the service in 1941. Wilbert was one member of the racing fraternity who dearly loved to drive. It seemed to make no Opens Tonight difference to him whether it wes) in classy A. A. A. competition | The annual re area on “outlaw” tracks under any kind | tournament of the Marion County of conditions. | Softball association opens tonight Race fans at the Franklin fair- at the Municipal and Beech Grove grounds saw he and Jimmy Wilburn | stadiums. of Indianapolis hook up in one of{ A record entry of 80 teams will the classiest driving duels ever wit- | vie for the championship, now held nessed at the track only a couple by Kingan Packers. Winners of the of weeks ago. Wilbert raced under tourney will advance to the National the name of “Speedy Malone” to meet in Chicago. try to keep his A. A. A. rating in-| Four games are on the opening tact. He was 11th in the national night's schedule of both stadiums. standing at that time. | At Municipal, the schedule is: 6:30 Just a little while before that) —24th St. Merchants vs. Mouldings, Wilbert had walked away from a Inc.; 7:45 — Lincoln College vs. bad spill at Atlanta, Ga. The pic- American Enlisted Men: 9—Arthur

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The Times and Bus objected mildly. Schoettle’s Insurance: 10:15—Lilly ‘Hey,” he said. “Do you want to| Blues vs. Wm. H. Block Co. scare my wife ‘into making me! The Beech Grove schedule folquit?” | lows: $150 ~Lavelle “Cogsels vs. V. He came to the 500-mile racel A. Vets: 7:45—Frederick Coal vs. gasoline alley still in uniform this East Side Merchants; 9 — South year, with special navy dispensation Side Merchants vs. Plummer Servto drive and hoping fondly for a ice: 10:15—Five Points vs. Hollymount. but none was forthcoming Wood Tavern. and Bus didn't get the chance to Three - game- schedules will be start the race. carried out at each stadium after His parents, a sister, the widow| the opening night's affairs. and a 6-year-old daughter survive,! William Woodruff. state softball ee |commissioner, announced the rule {regarding pitcher's uniforms would be enforced during the tourney,

and advised all managers to familiarize themselves with the rule. The Fall Creek Athletics outlasted Fos-

er Freight Lines over an expanse of two seven-inning games yesterday, 14 to 10 and "14 to 11 on Riverside diamond No. 6

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It took Seattle 12 innings, but the

shoot had packed their gear and

in an Indianapolis . Recorder benefit game at Victory field Saturday night. Collin Jones provided J. A. the winning run when he connected for a triple.

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