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|Boston Sox Point For Beantown
Burnin’ Vernon Puts
Chill on Cleveland
9th-Inning Homer Brings Half-Game Braves Also Move Ahead in Senior Loop By MILTON RICHMAN, United Press Sports Writer
NEW YORK, Aug. 25—Vernon (Junior) Stephens, one of the principal reason || why the Boston Red Sox were putting their best Toot forward! today at the head of the American League pennant race 4 It was Stephens’ lusty 375-foot home run—his 27th of the sea-| son—which enabled the Red Sox to beat Cleveland, 9 to 8,
last remaining “foot-in-the-bucket” hitters, was the
and take a half-game lead in the| Junior Circuit race, The good-| heir National
" ninth, { The loss,
fourth in suc-| cession, was ‘charged to skinStephens ;v Russ Christ. 0
who was the victim of Stephens’ |, blow. Ancient Earl Caldwell fourth Boston pitcher, was the! winner, 1
Clevelanders but was chased|
{| In a day game, the Giants won amid a three-run burst in the y game, thing. Joe-Dobson started for the thelr nh Suaignt Sy beating ed Sox but gave way to Earl|Chicago, » Wes Westrum Johnson in the eighth, ¥ lo Earl homered for the Giants and Bill,
» ” ” - # » ® : } { y Other top-flight stars given the Yankees Negro basébgll game at | M 150 hi . Nicholson for the losers. Dave| |P T ¥ Pl k f + ] aggio also homered for Boston Koslo, who went five innings, was. ro eams oO a ene 1 go-by included Tom Brown of Victory Field for the benefit of
in the seventh with none on. Steve O'Neill's Detroit Tigers|the winner.
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j Boston attack with four hits while : {Clint Conatser and Frank MecClevelan ds/Cormack each collected three hits. Kiner Hits No. 33 Rookie Bob Chesnes hurled a ur-hitter to give Pittsburgh an opher, Cleveland's fifth Burien aes, 2 1°, Secision over cis it his 33d homer of the year for ithe Buccaneers and team-mate, Wally Westlake slammed - his Starter Carl Erskine suf-
3th. Satchel Paige, the gangling ) no {fered the loss—Brooklyn’'s fourth Negro {flinger, started for the|in a row and Erskine's first.
looking Boston shortstop, who L c¢ 20d a half games by shel-
pounded Harry Brecheen and! run rally in the three other St. Louis hurlers for last half of the1s nits. Tommy Holmes led the
scored six runs in the third inn-| The Phillies and Reds were not
ing and coasted to a 7 to 4 Scheduled. triumph over the Philadelphia Athletics, who dropped their seventh game in the last 10 starts, Virgil Trucks, who relieved Ted Gray in the first inning when the .A’s scored twice, gainéd his 10th decision. Lefthander Lou ¢Brissie, victim of
place.
Yesterday's Star—Vern Stephens, whose ninth inning homer with one on gave the Red Sox a 9 to 8 victory over Cleveland and put Boston in first
Johnny Lipon's tnird- inning Balbo Downs Terry
homer with one on, was the
loser. In Mat Feature
Browns Win
The St. Louis Browns barély| Friendly Jack Terry, 196, Oklabeat Washington, 8 to 5, afterhoma City, won the first fall over the Senators hammered Bill Ken-|gajvatore Balbo, 195, New York
nery and Ned Garver in the ninth
; City, in last night's wrestling inning for four runs. Lanky show at the Sports Arena, but Karl Drews stemmed the Sena- couldn't make it stick tor rally although Kennedy re- : p
tory. Early Wynn went the dis-
clubs made seven hits. third, edged the New York Yankees, 6 to 5, in a day game played at
195, Cleveland, in
victory, attained by lefty Bill windup.
Wight, ended New York's sevengame winning streak. . Chicago broke a 2-2 tie in the Fight Results with the bases full and added two 127, New York, (8)
with two. on in the last half of Rikens. 192i% New Yor
was the losing pitcher.
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NEW YORK (Jerome) —Sal Ferello, 128, more runs in the ninth off reliefer|Ns¥ York, outpointed Joey Secarlotta,
, (5). the ninth brought the Yankees 1sB ABTFORD, orange - within one run of a tie. Ed Lopat Gonzales, 127, Mexico City, (10). NEW BEDFORD, Mass.—Pat Comiskey,
Pat , N.Y. knocked o The Boston Braves increased’ Jacons: 176 Basonne Noo op) ut Mike
(9). Joe Page, Tom Henrich’s double] NEW YORK (MacArthur Stadium—Steve k, stopped J.
Balbo came back to take the ceived credit for his sixth vic- match in two straight falls with
kscrew legbreaker in the tance and suffered his 15th loss|® °° against seven triumphs. Both Second and a Boston crab in the
: : Buck W ’ » y Chicago's last-place White Sox|yhrew Dory Funk. 192, Hammond, with a neckbreaker in the opener
Yankee Stadium. The White Sox and Joe Wolf pinned Billy Fox,
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Schroeder, Mulloy, Parker and Talbert | xEw YORK Aug 25 (WP)I— To Defend Famed Mug Against Aussies The. “kids of America,” bele
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Allied Florists and Bethel A. C.\a8 an organization “degicatéd to will clash at Municipal Stadium America.” i a a echosiovakia in|tonight fn a semi-final upper Provided that the “kids” should the Interzone finals last week at/bracket game of the Marion|Set one-tenth of his estate After Boston, will be surrounded by a/County softball tournament. his wife dies. group of players when Game time is 8:15 p. m. A campaign announcement | The second semi-final tit is{8ald that the funds collected by on the historic Forest Hills|scheduled tomorrow night at the foundation would be- turned Sept. 4. Quist's teammates{Beech Grove Stadium between Svar Sotiety to be used Billy Sidwell, Colin Long and Mechanics Laundry ‘and Insley 'D & search TO Ay nce. Cul Brown. . [Manufacturing at 8:15, particularly Shiliren's eAnces The U. S. selection committee| In quarter-final games last. ' Shildren went t} ugh much deliberating night at Municipal, Bethel A. C, The Ruth dation already before arriving at a decision onjdefeated Borden Milk, 10 to 1, "oo "0 Foun rear the veteran quartet. As a result (and Mechanics Laundry shut out| &% © I og an “ he many young but inexperienced net/C & M Bar, 10 to 0. Arnold stars were left out. McDaniel allowed two hits and struck out six for Mechanics,
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Names like Johnny Lujack, Pete Pihos, Steve Van Buren, George/has been named for the fourth Connor and Bobby Layne will assure the paying grid fan of the/time, Schroeder and Mulloy for best in football fare. ° {the third, and Talbert for the! Preceding the game Saturday the professional coaches—Earl second. | (Greasy) Neale and Larry Ca- . brelli of the Eagles; George Halas, Heartley Anderson and Luke Johnsos of the Bears—will| > conduct a football clinic for lpcal high school and college coaches ~ in the Butler Fieldhouse. ’ Butler coach and athletic di-| rector, Tony Hinkle, will open the clinic at 9:30 a. m. Talks by the pro coaches Will be followed by a' question and answer period. | # The game will start at 2:30 fol-| lowing opening ceremonies - at 2:15. Arrangements have been made for special student priced tickets to be purchased for groups 4
such as high school teams. ! Er — tr renege. | Balch's 72 Wins City | 7 Invitational Golf | The boys division of the annual feity Invitational golf meet yesterday at Meridian Hills was won by Jim Balch, who carded a 72. Next in order were John Mahan, 73, Gerald Williams, 74, and } Jack Barley and Dick Hume with 3
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76 each. The girls’ division was won by Donna Knox, who scored an 85. Second was Barbara Bremmerman with 85. The sub-junior di-
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Paces Fastest Mile MILWAUKEE, Aug. 25 (UP)— The fastest mile of the current Grand Circuit harness race season was run yesterday by Gratten| McKlyo, a black gelding racer bred by Walter McCord of Indi-| lanapolis, i Gratten McKlyo, a son of Silent, Gratten and Myrtle MeKlyo,| paced the mile in 1:50 4-5 in the; isecond heat of the $2000 Free-for-All-Pace at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition. { The horse is now owned by Mrs. Ben F. Owen of Omaha, Neb., and was driven by Neil Houslett of |
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‘I' Men to Stage 1st Golf Tourney |
BLOOMINGTON, Aug. 25-—The | | {“I" Men's Association of Indiana {University will stage its first golf {tourney and all-day roundup here {tomorrow at the Bloomington * Country Club, and oldtimers are moving in from all the neighbor-, ing states to celebrate the reunion | of IU athletes. | John 'Mellett, Robert Loomis and Maurice Gronedyke of Indi- §¥ | anapolis, and John Sutphin and @ {Dr. Neal Baxter of Bloomington, {form the committee in charge of, {the program, and have promised’ {to deliver Clyde B. Smith, Indi{ana’s new head football coach, for ia short discourse on the Hoosier: § |pigskin picture for 1948.
Blackwell Named
HIGH POINT, N. C, Aug. 25—| First Baseman Vern Blackwell! was named manager of Warsaw (Tobacco State League), sucoeed- |. ing 8am Gibson, who returned to| his home here in High Point. THe| Red Sox were in sixth place at! the time. |
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