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"MONDAY, AUG. 16, 1048

Cleveland's Case Convincing

Look Like Best Bet Barring

Have Schedule Advantage With 32 of 45 Remaining Games Against League ‘Patsies’

By CARL

second - division Yankees have 20 games to play with top teams and 27 with the)

laggards. TWO: Cleveland has a definite schedule advantage which finds them playing 27 games at home| and 18 away. What is more they have only five games with first] division teams after Sept. 8. THREE: They stand a better than even chance in the games they play against the Athletics, Red Sox and Yankees, for they have won 29 and lost 24 against them thus far for a percentage of .547. Boston at the same time

has won 24 and lost 22 for a Saas-t00 second-game victory which

against the first division

teams, Philadelphia's record is 22|

and 23 for .489 and New York's 18 20 and 26 for 435. "Sweep 4-Game Series Yesterday, Cleveland made hay again against the sad sack White Sox, sweeping its four-game series with them by winning 6-to-2 and 8-to-0 decisions behind Bob Feller and Bob Lemon. Feller was no ball of fire in winning the opener, as he allowed 11 hits, but he did pitch his first complete game in five starts and chalked up his 12th victory. Lemon, his apparent successor as Cleveland's glamour boy, won his 16th game and his seventh shutout in the nightcap, scattering seven hits: The Athletics, rebounding from two straight defeats, topped the Yankees twice by 5-to-3 margins, winning thé opener with four singles in a three-run. 10th inning by Sam Chapman, Ferris Fain, Hank Majeski and Elmer Vilo. Joe DiMaggio’s two-run homer in thé ninth had tied the score

at 2-all but the A’s refused to). payrpack; William Dean, Indi-

quit and won it th the 10th, even though DiMaggio started another Yankee rally -with a triple scored a run in the home ha the inning. In the second inning of the second game the A's filled the sacks on a walk, a fielder's choice, and an error,

ing in to score the fourth run on DiMaggio’s® wild throw. lead enabled Bill McCahan to

coast to his third victory, although he was tagged for homers

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After five straight victories, the Red Sox dropped a § to 4 decision

to the Senators at Washington,

but came batk to take the second

game, 8 to 7. Jack Kramer was beaten after 11 straight victories

in the ‘opener although a ‘threerun ninth inning rally in which]

Ted Williams hit his 20th homer, almost saved him. A three-run

homer by Stan Spence gave Bos-

ton the margin it needed to win the second game.

The Tigers topped the Browns,

3 to 1, at St. Louis as Freddy Hutchinson helped to win his eight game by hitting a double in a two-run ninth inning. Brooklyn again moved to within three games of the first place

. Braves in the National hy defeatBoston as

ing them, 4 to 2, at Ralph Branca scattering seven

hits; edged Johnny Sain in a

pitching battle.

Cards Top Pirates The Cardinals topped the Pi-

of All three of. these players won

That

appearance of the year in the opener and held Pittsburgh to seven hits. Erv Dusak of St. Louis and Ed Stevens of Pittsburgh hit homers. Ralph Kiner's 30th homer provided the margin

jerlman holding them to one hit, ia triple by Whitey Lockman in the seventh inning of the opener. {Only four men reached first base, {the others on walks. Del Ennis hit a triple and single in the {opener and Eddie Miller got two {doubles for Philly in the second game. The Cubs came with two runs in the ninth to defeat the Reds, 7 to 5, at Cincinnati, but Ken Raffensberger came back to pitch a three-hit,

ended a five-game Red losing streak. It was his eighth win and fourth shutout.

YESTERDAY'S STAR—Ken Heintzelman of .the: Phils who pitched a one-hit, 8-to-1 victory over the Giants after which

Philly took the second game, 7 to 8.

72 Seek Football Berths at Purdue

Times Special LAFAYETTE, Aug. 16—Seven-ty-two candidates, including 17 major. holdover lettermen from last year’s squad, are expected to take part in Purdue's initial football workouts Sept.- 1. The holdover delegation is headed by Capt. Phillip Rell: Chicago, Ill, veteran’ left e named as the “most valuable” on the 1947 eleven. Bolstering the lettermen group are Dave Shaw, Indianapolis Man-

anapolis Washington quarterback, and Bob Witmer, South Bend end.

their “P's” back in 1945 before entering the service.

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Horn was given the checkered flag but Mantz and Andres later protested that Horn had been flagged a lap too early. Horn then

‘originally awarded Horn will returned and presented to Mantz. Rex Mays of Glendale, Cal, was fourth. Horn Given 3d Place Marchese said he could not un-

MISS ALL-STAR—Helen OIsen gets a lift from end William Zeke O'Connor (left), and All-

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derstand why the had been waved at Horn. Mantz's time for the 100 miles

American tackle George Connor. The two former Notre Dame men will perform with the

college all-stars against Chica" sy ng gave Horn roid go Cardinals in the annual [points in the standings f

AAA a total of 1120. Mauri Rose, — hasn't driven in a AAA-sanc-tioned race since the 500-Mile, is in second place with 1000. Horn has won the last two national driving championships. Pwo spectators were injured

game at Chicago Friday.

Reliables Clinch League Crown

Charley Maas Hits

3 Doubles

Charley Maas’ three doubles and Kenny Williams’ four-bagger helped ' the Kingan Reliables clinch their third consecutive

ler's race car lost a wheel. The car jumped over a retaining wall and crashed through a fence into a crowd of 200 persons in a’ woman and her 10-year-old son. Fowler was not hurt. More than 29,000 fans attended the race.

close race with the Newsmen were touched for 14 hits, A-pair of 72s, carded by Fred

Municipal League amateur base: : . : ball championship yesterday. N Is Low Medal The Meatmen clubbed DeWolf 3 all season. : McGill went the route for the winners while DeRacking up a line score that/Burnside of Speedway and big looks like a facsimile of the na-John Ludlow of South Grove,

i . Wolf paraded three pitchers who tional debt the Ferris Food ama- were low qualifying goores in the|,.

5 victory over the Meat Cutters

38 Sophomores on Squad Warren Bennett, former Indi-

and Fermin Guerraianapolis Shortridge player, will be, cleared them with a triple; com-

seeking a berth at one of the guard spots. Although the Boilermakers will be able to field an experienced first eleven intact, the hoped for improvement in reserve strength must come. from last year's hman numeral group, unproven in collegiate competition. Out of the tentative varsity squad of 72 candidates, 38 will be sophomore newcomers on the Boilermaker roster. The Purdue team, under the guiding hand of Coach Stu HolJeomb, will open their season Sept. 25 playing Notre Dame at South Bend. The first home game will be Oct, 9 with Michigan as the Homecoming opponent,

Hawaiians, Globetrotters

Split Twin Bill

The Honolulu Hawaiians and

double-header at Victory Field! yesterday before 1051 fans. The Trotters won the first game 7 40 1 and dropped the nightcap, 3 to 1. The games were for the Benefit of The Indianapolis Recorder's Christmas Cheer Fund. {First Game)

rates, 8 to 3, at Pittsburgh, then

dropped a 5-to-4 decision to stay|

within 3% games of “the lead.

Ted V Wilks made his first starting Trotiers

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Union men in a 17-inning game at Sarah Shank. . yd By a athe. an rey Saints Win and J. B. Clemans of ‘Pleasant

Russet Cafeteria joined . jong Run each had 73s to tie for the|

list of amateur baseball which have been swamped by the runnerup places, South Side Saints, losing yester-| Sixty-five day, 13 to 1. Saints’ pitcher Elmo

Keen struck out 13 and allowed|quiring a playoff today.

during the race when Ken Fow-|

No. 13 Shoe Print

«Claw in 2 Deaths

The of Mary Y, Hucks, 24, of Point, Ga. palmetto bushes on a sand a near the beach, her As

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ol ‘in Florida. = [at Bo Sm, Sch pares las in in a. at : ran 1 » - A iv Oy Vernon, Pa. ORMOND, Fla. Aug. 18 (UP) ey I ance —A Db a | & pay raise to all shoe was sought today bY of-lit workers lest oH ficers the 13-cent

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Bicycle Race Honors Taken by Don Mears

First place in the two-mile bicycle race for 16-year olds was won by Don Mears at the Indian apolis Midget Speedway yesterday. Stanley Ellis placed second and Jack Boyd was third. Five other races were held all for stock bicycles. There were 47 entries. Other results were: Two-mile stock bike, 15 years, won by Richard Wampler. Two mile stock bike, 14 to 15 years, won by Roy Butcher. One-mile stock bike, 13 years and uns der, won by Bob Wilbur Meter pursuit Olympic style, won by team composed of Jack Perry, Dick Jordan and John Schmidt. Time, 501.

Five-mile team race, won by Jerome DeHebreard and Dave Manning.

Bob Plummer - and Verton Evang took top honors in the first week of the doubles tournament at Pritchett alleys by rolling a 1193 actual combined with a handicap of 123 to give them a 1316 total. Their 1193 was also high for the actual. The merchandise awards went to Emerson Cox, 633 and Pat Striebeck, 580. The tournament will be resumed again Saturday starting at 4 p. m.

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Steel Mill Losses

EAST CHICAGO, Ind, Aug. 18 (UP)~~The American Steel

diana Harbor, Ind. today for an indefinite period because of ‘‘sub‘stantial losses.” - R. T. Leisk, plant manager, refused to elaborate on the reason when he announced the shutdown. The plant opened in 1904 ‘and em-

ding " |since leaving Carmel. She was 80. "isons, Fred, Ray and Tiitton John-

his family

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son, all of Carmel.

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