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Sufidpy, July 4, 1048 THE CINCIXXATI ENQUIRER Meh reus Beats Gonzales In Tristate Tennis Upset Bob Harris Victor JUNIOR CHAMP MEET PLANNED SINGLES QUEEN Of U. S. Is Winner LEAD BOOSTED By Bucs' Gustine In Collegiate Finals Palo Alto, July 3 (AP) Routs Coast Ace For Softball Teams. atocKy Bobby Harris of San Jose State won the 1948 National Col received by Elmer Gerwin, supervisor of Municipal Athletics, Cincinnati, who has been appointed High Commissioner of Softball in the Greater Cincinnati area by the) National Softball Congress. Ger-win may be contacted at the Cincinnati Public Recreation Commission, Room 114, City Hall, for information regarding the local playoffs and entry blanks.

Midnight Thursday, July 22, is the dead line for enrollment of local teams. legiate Golf championship today by defeated Ed Hopkins Jr. of the University of Texas one up in the Winners Of Local Play-Offs To To Earn Title Match 36-hole final at Stanford. Cleveland Nationals At Oklahoma City. Of All England Tide At Wimbledon.

Over Pafko For Third' Base Assignment. With Dorfman. Hopkins fought an uphill battle to square the match on the 35th hole after being six down at the halfway mark. He blew his chances on last Greater Cincinnati's Softball teams are invited to enter in a tourney Latter Is Triumphant Over Louise Brough Also Shares which will determine representa green, when me missed a 10-foot putt and took a one over par five. tives of this section in a regional meet at Cleveland, and perhaps in Romanian Miss Head Faces Miss Lewis.

Harris, who had his iron shot to Vv Closing Tnninhtl within 35 feet of the pin, went the National Softball Congress Voting To Select Starting Lineups For Star Fray To Close Monday. Chicago, July 3 (AP) Frankle Gustine of the Pittsburgh Pirates boosted his lead to 11,432 votes over Chicago's Andy Pafko today in the down in two putts for the victory. The Tristate Tennis "Tourna The Texan, with most of the playoffs at Oklahoma City, in September. In Two Others Brown-Mulloy Beaten. London, July 3 (AP) Led by Louise Brough, America's women tennis stars joined Australia's men in sweeping four Wimbledon championships today as the famous ment Of Upsets" produced one of gallery of 300 fans pulling for him, The newly created Cincinnati Mu nicipal Softball Advisory Council pushed his drive into the rough on the 36th hole.

His second landed in a trap below the green and he blasted out to leave himself the the biggest of local history yesterday when "Pancho" Gonzales, Lbs Angeles' candidate for the national has planned the tournament here with games to be played on various close race for the National League third base assignment in the All-Star baseball game at St. Louis Fortnight, dating back from 1877, fields. The tourney will be staged title, was beaten for the first time this year as Buddy Behrens of Fort Lauderdale, took him in a came to a close. Miss Brough was a busy girl. tor both men's and women's teams, slow pitch and fast pitch.

The July 13. blistering five-set semifinal match 10-foot putt which he missed. ONE MORE FOR KRAMER. Buenos Aires, July 3 (AP) Jack Kramer, world professional tennis champion, handed another defeat to his oft-thrashed chief competitor, Bobby Riggs, 62, 36, ffii ReconditioningV Hotel Gibson A I Bowling Lanes -J re-open ffit on or about oSi August 15 JJt event will be conducted under auspices of the new council and will Fans throughout the country have poured in 861,648 votes for at the Cincinnati Tennis. Club, Already American singles champion, she added the all-England title to her collection by beating have the sanction of the National Softball Congress.

The defeat of the sensational coast slugger, who had won 25 consecutive matches this year after a DISCUSS PLANS FOR GAME. Winners of the play-offs here next the Bucs' veteran. Pafko has Bob Elliott of the Boston Braves, the National League's most valuable player last year, Is third with 795,022. month will go to Ceveland for the Doris Hart of Miami, 63, 86, in a hard-fought final, and lent a brilliant hand in winning startling rise to fame in 1947, left almost unnoticed the fine play of 62, in an exhibition today. In another singles match of the touring professional quartet, Dinny Pails of Australia defeated Pancho Se-guar of Ecuador, 6 4, 64.

both the women's doubles and regionals early in September. Regional winners move to Oklahoma City later in the month. Entries for local play are being Edward Gottmer, left, President of the Knights of Columbus League, and John W. Barrett, Vice Chairman of the Hamilton County Masonic League, go over plans for the annual KC-Masonic all-star game, to be played Friday night, July 23, at Deer Creek No. 6, for the benefit of the General Protes The poll to select the starting Irvin Dorfman, New York, who ousted Romanian Vint Rurac in mixed doubles.

The blonde from Beverly Hills, American and National League teams for the 15th annual classic the other semifinal. Behrens won thus became the first woman to capture all three Wimbledon tant Orphan Home and the St. Joseph Orphanage. Gottmer is chairman of the joint committee for the event and Bar closes at midnight Monday. A rec by scores of 63, 26, 60, 2 6, 6 2.

Dorfman won by 4 6, 6 1, titles open to her since Alice Marble ord-breaking total of 3,472,498 votes rett is. vice chairman. CAN YOU PUT A 61, 63. have been cast so far. swung the "hat trick" as the British term it in 1939.

Behrens and Dorfman will clash for the men's title at 3 o'clock this In another close National League Rules being what they are, Louise race, Second Baseman Red Schoen- Afternoon. Miss Dorothy Head, Ala Bogley Downs Trabert meda, and Miss Baba Lewis, dienst of the St. Louis' Cardinals Tulsa, No. 1 and 2 seeded had to sit impatiently by during the final of the men's doubles an incredible affair in which the Australians, John Bromwich and Frank Sedgman, triumphed over maintained an edge over Ed Stanky of the Braves. The fans also have women, respectively, will meet at 2 p.

m. for the feminine title. Miss Head put out Miss Margaret Var- In Five-Set Encounter developed hot contests at shortstop, where Harold (Pee Wee) Reese of Brooklyn leads Marty Marion of Gardnar Mulloy of Miami and Tom ner, El Paso, 6 4, 60, in one of yesterday's semifinals and Brown of San Francisco, 15 7, 7 5, 75, 97. the Cardinals, and at the catching Miss Brough and her long-time Twice Bogley was separated from the championship by only a partner, Mrs. Margaret Osborne PRICE TAG ON THE VALUE OF YOUR LIVES? duPont of Wilmington, won Miss iewis eliminated Magda Charlottesville, July 3 (AP) Rurac of Romania, 64, 62, in Gilbart Bogley of the Landon the other.

School, Washington, outsteadied FAR DOWN LIST. Tony Trabert in a vicious five-set Although Behrens is national battle'' to win the National Inter-Junior champion, he ranks only 29 scholastic Tennis Singles champion- post, where Walter Cooper of the New York Giants tops Phil Masi of the Braves. Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox's batting sensation, keeps the honor as leading individual vote-getter with a total of 1,263,827, Stan the women's doubles by trimming single point in the fourth set, but Trabert held on to take it, 8 6, and push Bogley the full distance the defending champions, Miss Hart before the No. 2 seeded player and Mrs. Patricia Canning Todd of La Jolla, 63, 36, 63.

in men's singles. The plucky young- uele luuay- eter was eiven little rhanrn of mih- Bogley then teamed with. Jack Musial of the Cardinals is second Then partnered by Bromwich. could win. Trabert, who was seeded third in the draw, had defeated top-ranked George Gentry, of La Jolla, with 1,252,403.

Louise topped off a big day by The two leaders in each league: duing Gonzales, whom many are Yate to capture the tournament touting as the successor to Jack dubles crown. Kramer. But the Florida youth Bogley came back after dropping beating Miss Hart and Sedgman in the mixed doubles, 6 2, 3 6, 6 3. High School, to enter the finals. NATIONAL LEAGUE.

First Base: Mize, New York The men's doubles was an ab Bogley posted his semifinals win showed Gonzales a blastintr fore- lhe. 1 irst set to Trabert, Ohio, scho over Ernest DuBray of Lowell solute dilly. Mulloy and Brown hand and he became a veritable lastic champion from Walnut Hills 862,783: Waitkus, Chicago, 821,646. High Schoool, San Francisco, seed Second Base: Schoendienst, St. ed fourth.

Louis, Stanky, Boston, 909,419. flatly refused to win it, though they had every chance. The Australians finally accepted the silver tray, which was handed to them in the Royal Box by the stonewall in the crucial fifth set H16n kcnool, Cincinnati, In the as he sent everything back that his sinSles final. Content to work in top-seeded opponent tried. the back court during the early The first two sets were divided staSs oi the match, he moved up with flashes of brilliant tennis on toward the finish to gain impor- Bogley and teammate Jack Yates needed four sets to win the tourna Do You Know That Accidents Due to BLOWOUTS Are THREE TIM Third Base: Gustine, Pittsburgh, 861.648: Pafko, Chicago, 850.216.

ment doubles crown, dropping Dick Squires and Gilmore Rothrock, of ach side but the crowd paid small tant Points with smashes from the Shortstop: Reese, Brooklyn, Duchess of Kent, while Mulloy stood by looking as though he AS DEADLY As Other Automobile Accidents? 152: Marion, St. Louis, 892,031. attention to Behrens' 60 win in the third as Gonzales- carelessly Set scores were 57, 63, 61, wanted to cut his throat. Left Field: Musial, St. Louis, Kiner, Pittsburgh, 794,957.

The two Americans leds 5 2 in had tossed off sets throughout and 6 8. seemingly could call on his bril- Trabert was unable to. bring his the third set, and still managed to lose it. But that wasn't the Hill School, Pottstown, 63, 36, 64, 6 3 in a twilight finale. Landon School finished far ahead in team championship competition, with six points.

Walnut Hills High School and the Hill School tied for second with two points each. Winners of one point apiece Jiant ground strokes and terrific powerful backhand game under half of it. They led again 53 in service any time he needed points, control, frequently driving outside till tie seemed to prove this beyond or. netting snois. cut ne steaaiea doubt as he blew the chunky junior to come from behind and win the were Lowell High School, La Jolla star off the court irt the fourth set iourtn set, ana neia a two-game Center Field: Ashburn, Philadelphia, Thomson, New York, 858,429.

Right Field: Slaughter, St. Louis, Holmes, Boston, 894,205. Catchers: Cooper, New York, Masi, Boston, 929,564. AMERICAN LEAGUE. First Base: McQuinn, New York, Vernon, Washington, 892,612.

Second Base: J. Gordon, Cleveland, with an array of shots that had the advantage early in the final set High School, Exeter Academy, and Male High School of Louisville, Ky. the fourth set and lost six points to give the Aussies a life. Again they led at 7 6 and won the first three points against young Sedgman's service in the fifth set. They lost the next five points as fast as they could slam the ball into the Two games later they wandered dazedly off Crowd gasping.

oetore JSogley came bacK to win END BLOWOUT HAZARDS! After battling to 2-all in the fifth set, the California lad started COLA MERMEN swarming to net to finish, off his upstart rival. But Behrens did not the center court. Doerr, Boston, 874,963. crack and proceeded to play such Third Base: Kell, Detroit, Keltner, Cleveland, 901,256. game which faltered.

First Af8 TO LeaVC TOClay ha beean misslnir backhand vnllevs Shortstop: Boudreau, Cleveland, Stephens, Boston, 947,503. and the moment Behrens sensed Net Site Chosen South Bend, July 3 (AP) The Western Junior and Boys' Tennis Tournament will be on the Notre Dame Courts July 26-31, Walter M. Langford, Irish tennis coach, announced today. The tournament, sponsored by The Western Lawn Tennis Association, is being held at Notre Dame for the second consecutive year. Langford will serve as tourney manager.

Left Field: Williams, Boston, Clty To Compete In Lindwell, New York, Ezzard Is Spectator As Louis Plays Golf Cleveland, July 3 (UP) Joe Louis today fired a 77 in the qualifying round of the City Golf Association's National Invitational Tournament at the Senaca Golf Club here. 861,338. fi 2 the Rollins College, lad Olympic Trials Which Open Center Field: J. DiMaggio, New Patented Process Converts your wheel rims Into Safety Rims While You Wait. Arrows show how Miracle Rims positively grip tires.

SET wuh "the "on on There Next Friday. We roll Miracle Safety Rims right on your own wheels then in case of blowout your tires STAY ON and you can roll to a normal, straight SAFE stop. ONLY 28-50 complete set for 5 wheels York, Evers, Detroit, 772,346. point Right Field: Mullin, Detroit, Dorfman. former Tale star and Coach Paul Hartlaub and seven Henrich, New York, 849,29.1.

one of the two best players in the members of the Cincinnati Coca-East, played brilliantly as his ma- swImming team leave for De- Catchers: Tibbetts, Boston, 116; Berra, New York, 828,449. The Brown Bomber's 37-40 card assured him a place in the 54-hole competition which will be played tomorrow and Monday. Louis, with Welterweight Champ Levlne Swingers vs. Isralsky Sklpoers at Wal nut Hills No. Castellt Pilots vs.

Sirkln pletely discouraged. The Rumanian trolt this afternoon to compete in took the first set with his hard the Olympic swim trials scheduled onarKS, Bona Hill. American League Oscherwltz dinners vs. first service and fine ground the Motor City July 8 through 11, Mallender Seals at Jewish Center No. Fel- son Mericos vs.

Cohen Archers at Jewish Center No. 3: Schwartz Marines vs. Berg Bombers, Corry No. 1: Dessauer Sluggers vs. Raboll Tigers, Corry No.

2. StroKes out uraman too. Makinjr the trip are Dick Th0 him apart after that. Dorfman's precision volleying caught Rurac a. Stickney, Bob Reid, Paul time after time, and he was equally Johnson, Don Shafer, Jim Strong helpless to trade shots with the ana jack Ryan.

Shafer and Strong, Sugar Ray Robinson, made the tournament a spectacle of ruling boxers turned golfers. Robinson who has played little golf recently wore two blisters on one hand in a practice round yesterday, and scored an even 100 today. Ezzard Charles of Cincinnati toured the course as a spectator. A newcomer to the links game, he was scheduled to compete but decided to withdraw. Louis, queried by reporters on Sieaay easterner in cuuiu both dlvers and Ryan free.style YOUNG MAN OR WOMAN Exceptional opportunity in connection with the sales and promotion of a nationally sold retail To assist or take complete charge of mailings, advertising, lay-outs, etc.

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Tire Dealer 133 E. Central Pkwy. (near Main) DU 5240 NIEMAN HITS NO. 13. Muncie, July 3 (Special) Catcher Bob Nieman of Muncie hit his 13th homer tonight, but it was of little use as Richmond defeated the Cincinnati farm club, 10-3, in Miss Head continued her hard, Stickney and Paul Johnson swam forehand, stroking to down Miss with the University of Cincinnati Varner, who on Friday eliminated squad last year, while Reid is a defending women's champion, Betty student at Williams University Rosenquest, South Orange, N.

J. and Thoman, former Walnut Hills The Texan gamely fought back ace, attends Andover Academy in an Ohio-Indiana League game. Nieman, a former Cincinnati high school star, is leadinpr the league his future plans, said that "For a while I'm just going to play golf and look around." the first set but after that she Massachusetts, in batting with a mark of .394. was too tired frorA chasing Miss Fourteen of the swimmers at Head's drives to offer much op- Detroit will be chosen to compote position in the second set. in the Olympics at London.

They In facing Miss Lewis, Mrs. Magda leave for England July 14. Softball Notes Rurac simply had the misiortune to meet one of the steadiest baseline experts ever to play in a woman's tourney in Cincinnati. The doubles finals today will pit OHIO VALLEY INDUSTRIAL SOFTBALL some crashing hitters as Dorfman LEAGUE STANDINGS. CIVIC GROUP.

and Gonzales pair off against Behr- T.inu Wnn T.ot Wet ens and Gardner Lamed, former Tresier oils 8 1.000 .750 national intercollegiate champion SVa 5 who was unset in yesterday's men's Cincinnati Ventilating 5 more buyers want Hudepohl singles semifinals. The two teams Schalble Swivel Chairs 4 Valley Vikings 4 Schalble Hot Rocks 2 T. J. Conner 0 were seeded No. 1 and 2 respeo tievly.

Dorfman and Gonzales smashed out Ricardo a 1 I Chilean champ, and Tom Molloy, .625 .500 .500 .400 .250 .000 .800 .800 .600 .600 .400 .400 .300 .100 .800 .800 .600 .600 CENTRAL GROUP. General Electric Supply 8 Columbia Records 8 Lemmel Engineers 6 Schenley Distillers 6 Flcks Reed 4 Cincinnati Mine 4 Queen City Chevrolet 3 William T. Johnson 1 New Orleans, 63, 75 in yester day's semifinal. Behrens and turned beat Rurac and George Pero, whose volleying was the best more dealers prefer it Of the day, at 75, 64. BEAT SAUL-CLARK.

EASTERN GROUP. Merrell Chemical 8 Gruen Watch 8 United Garment Workers 6 Ohio National Lite 6 Ditto Press, Inc 4 Nutone, Inc 4 WLW Studio 1 U. S. Electrical Tool 1 WESTERN GROUP. Central Carton 7 Local 1081 7 Earlier in the day Behrens and Larned beat Arnold Saul and Straight Clark of University of Southern California, 75, 63, in the quarters.

Dorfman and Gon MacGregor-Goldsmith 5 zales beat the Tampa pair of o. Fashion Frocks 5 Local 1861 3 Lodge Shipley 4 .400 .400 .125 .125 .700 .700 .625 .500 .455 .375 .364 .300 1.000 .778 .550 .444 .444 .222 more people enjoy Dayton Acme 3 COMMERCIAL GROUP. I. A. M.

1914 9 Westerman Prlntlne 7 F. D. Lawrence Electric Ryerson Steel 4 MCAlDln's 4 D. T. Williams 3 Rich Pjrrm Ladder 2 U.

S. Drill Head 2 .222 St. Bernard Major moves Into Its gmn ween oi play Thursday wim tnree frames on tap at St. Bernard city Fieifl, Baumerlnir Nite Club, the league leaders, Claude Luke and Calhoun Dickson, 6 2, 4 6, 6 2. Pero and Rurac ousted the Big Ten champs, Andy Paton and Bill Kikulich, 63, '6 3, and Balbiers and Malloy had defeated the Canton, Ohio, duo of Harper Ink and Dick McFarland, 7 5,62.

The women's doubles title was decided yesterday with the No. 1 team, Miss Head and Mrs. Rurac, beating Misses Rosenquest and 36, 6 4, 62. The victors had beaten Rosemary Buck, Dallas, and Marta Barnett, Miami, 6 3, 6 3, In the semifinals. The Varner-Rosenquest team had won from Miss Lewis and Nancy Pearce, St Louis, 60, '46, 62.

Today's schedule: P. M. Women's Singles Final. Miss Dorothy Head, Alameda, attempts to stretch Its unbeaten string to seven games, tangling with Electrical Workers Local 212 at 7 p.m. Baden's Cafe meets Roger Bacon Alumni at 8.

with Bufler Parr Construction vying with St. Bernard eagles in tne linale at 9. LEAGUE STANDINGS. Clubs. Won.

Lost. Pet. Baumerlng Nite Club 6 0 1.000 Bufler Parr 4 1 .800 St. Bernard Eagles 3 4 .429 saaen r. uaie 4 .333 Roger Bacon Alumni 2 5 .2 86 Electrical Workers Local 212..

2 5 .286 Two games are billed as thp Metal Trades League plays its wth week Tuesday at St. Bernard City Field. The league leading rrocrer camDle team meets Harrv's Men Wear at 8 p. with French Villa tangling jfZsM) fcl- DOWNS BROADCASTS vs. Miss Baba Lewis, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

3 P. M. Men's Singles Final. Irvin Dorfman, New York City, vs. Buddy Behrens, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

4:30 P. M. Men's Doubles Final. Richard Gonzales-Irvin Dorfman Vs. Buddy Behrens-Gardner Larned.

TELEVISION See and hear International News Service Films televised every Thursday night, 9:00 to 9:20, over WLWT, sponsored by the Hudepohl Brewing Company. wun jonn h. wooaoury an nour later. LEAGUE STANDINGS. Clubs.

Won. Lost. Pet. Procter Gamble 4 1 .800 Formica Co 3 1 .7 50 French Villa 2 2 .500 Harry's Men's Wear 2 3 .400 American Steel Foundry 2 3 .400 John H. Woodbury 1 4 200 Today'i Jewish Center Softball Schedule: National League Zlmov Hornets vs.

Rubin Braves at Neyes Field; Friedman BearuU vs. Petrleoff Gophers it walnut Hllli No. PURE GRAIN BEER Hudepohl Is sponsoring the Television and Broadcasting of the Feature Races at River Downs between 4:30 and 5:00 every day. WCKY will broadcast every Feature Race to August 7th and WLWT will televise the Feature Race on July 5-7-9-12-14-17-21-28-28-30; August 2-4-6-7. Don't miss these thrilling broadcasts sponsored e-elusively by Hudepohl.

THE HUPPPOHl SKEWING CO. CINCINNATI 10 OHIO.

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