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lteie tamper Sittin'In WITH THE ATHLETES. McGrane Ii Honored. Johnson'i Tough Job. McGregor Burm Course. Ott to Fight TurneV.

BY SEC TAYLOR DES MOINES, IOWA, FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 9, 1940. fo) BEATS HMKJR, 7-4, TO (9) MP KM Jlj LET TEIIBE DIVIDE BILL JV ST. LOUIS WINS 4 i i -Hfca -C 1 5 r-i rf(g '00 A STRETCH KAILS Hal Trosky, Cleveland firstbaxeman who singled to drive In a run In the first inning of Thursday's opening game with tbe St. Louis Browns, tried to stretch his hit Into a double and was out on Joe Grace's throw from ri ghtflcld to Don Heffner at secontlbaae. I'mplre Qulnn is waving the runner out, while shortstop Johnny Berardlno looks on.

WIREPHOTO CTi. REDS EVEN SERIES WITH CUBS Walters Wins No. Max Hairs 141 Tops Field atiifmnm.oTU c.o Club Standings NATIONAL LEAGUE. FRANK PARKER, JOE HUNT FALL IN NET UPSETS Prusoff, Grant Nip Favored Foes. RYE, N.

Y. OT Frankie Parker, Pasadena, a finalist in the eastern grass court championships last year, was bumped out of the tournament in the quarterfinal round Thursday by Hank Prusoff, Seattle giant, whose tennis career seemed finished five years ago after he suffered a broken back in an elevator accident. Prusoff had hardly completed his masterful 6-4, 6-3, conquest of the nation's sec-i ond ranking player when Bryan (Bitsy) Grant, bank raiisorr. another veteran on the down grade, turned in another upset by eliminating Joe Hunt of Annapolis, fifth ranking player of 1939, unranked this year because of insufficient play. Rlggs Rallies to Win.

The parade of surprises seemed destined to reach a dizzy peak, when Frank Shields, of New York, Scores on Page V. won the first set of his match against defending champion Bobby Riggs, but Riggs staged one of his characteristic rallies and downed the former internationalist 6-8, 6-4, 6-2. The last semifinal berth wasL taken by steady, unspectacular Don McNeill, of Oklahoma City, who came through at 6-2, 9-7 over Gardnar Mulloy, Coral Gables, Fla. The semifinal pair ings pit McNeill against Grant today and Prusoff against Riggs Saturday. Alice Lose a Set.

A touch of minor hysteria marked the women's tournament when Alice Marble in her second match of the day, dropped her fourth set of the year to Pauline Betz of Los Angeles and then spurted to win at 3-6, 6-0, 6-2, to lead the advance Into the semifinal round. Previously Alice defeated Louise Broiigh, Beverly Hills, 6-2, 6-4. Helen Jacobs, Berkeley, with a 6-1, 6-3 triumph over Dorothy May Bundy, Santa Monica, and Sarah Palfrey, Reno, with a 6-3, 6-0 margin over Virginia Wolfenden, San Francis co, occupied spots in the upper- bracket semifinal. Miss Marble's lower-bracket rival will be Gra- cyn Wheeler, Santa Monica, who won at 1-6, 7-5, 6-3, from Helen Bernhard, New York. id 11 Vj BITSY CHANT.

0, W. L. Pet. G.B. Cincinnati ....64 34 .653 Brooklyn .....60 40 .600 5 New York ....51 45 .531 12 Chicago 53 51 .510 14 Pittsburgh ...49 48 .505 St.

Louis 47 50 .485 Boston 37 61 .378 '27 Philadelphia ..32 64 .333 81 Thursday's Results. Brooklyn 6, New York 3. Boston 6, Philadelphia 2. Cincinnati 3, Chicago 1. Only games scheduled.

Games Today. St. Louis at Cincinnati (night). Chicago at Pittsburgh (night). Brooklyn at Boston.

Only games scheduled. AMERICAN LEAGCE. Games Jl'ST CHATTER. X'ST a little of this and a little of that about this and that: Bert McGrane of The Register (ports staff has received an additional honor. Harold W.

Pierce, piesident of the U. S. Golf asso ciation, has just appointed him to ership on the committee on sectional affairs. Nice goin, Bert. Pitch Johnson and his family de parted Thursday noon by auto for RfcRT MeOBANB.

Palo Alto, where the former Drake track coach will take over his new track coaching duties at Stanford university. Pitch faces a tough situation, and none knows it better than he. In the first place he was not a popular choice as the successor of Dink Templeton. Most of the students and alumni wanted W. B.

Ellington, an and Dink's assistant. The fact that the latter took over during last spring and had a crackerjack team won't help Johnson any. In addition Templeton, who writes a column In a San Francisco paper, is said to have gone out of his way to boost Ellington and his splendid coaching last spring. Then, too, most of the Stanford stars are seniors and the new coach must start from scratch. McGregor's Great Play In connection with Ed Updegraff'S 134 for 36 holes and 286 for 72 holes In the recent northwest Iowa golf tournament, John Sunstrum calls attention to the remarkable rounds shot by Oskaloosa's veteran, J.

R. (Sandy) McGregor, in the Elm-hurst club's championship tournament last week. McGregor fired a 63-68 in the semifinals and finals. Friday he shot a 31-32, nine under par, at young John Campbell, who played one under himself. Then in the final against Roe Campbell, John's cousin, he cut loose with a 36-32 for an all time course record for both.

36 and 72 holes. Sunstrum suspects that 63 Is a record not only for Iowa but the mldUlewest. Ott to Show Here I suppose you have noticed that Oilan Ott, the big' amateur heavyweight from Hartley, Ia.r-is coming here Sunday to fight Don Turner, local Negro, who accepted the bout, after Frankie Critelll refused it. The bout is to be held in connection with Lew Farrell's jamboree at Rivervlew park for which there will be no charge. At that Turner probably is the best of the local amateur heavyweights and it will be interesting to see how he stacks up against Ott, who will outweigh him by many pounds.

Ott is out of Golden Gloves competition but will continue boxing as an amateur until his football days at Morning-side are over. At least that is his present intention. Hot Hitting Streak Most everyone who follows baseball at all has read or heard about that Kansas City keystone combination of Priddy and Rizzuto who are sure to be given an opportunity next spring to show Joe McCarthy of the Yankees whether all the pretty things being said about them are true. Priddy has been on a sensational hitting streak, which must be music to the ears of McCarthy and Ed Barrow. Friday, Saturday and Sunday he was credited with 10 consecutive hits good for 23 bases.

Interspersed among the blngles were three walks and one sacrifice and included among them were three home runs and four doubles. Like Lee Savold Although Domingo Valin offered little opposition to Lee Savold Monday night Twin Cities writers again liked the Des Moines pugilist's actions and punching power and wrote many good things about him. Joe Hendrickson of the Minneapolis Star-Journal, for instance, wrote: "Discounting the weak opposition, Savold DIP impress by taking care of Valin without wasting any motions. True, Savold still is a question mark when it comes to taking a punch or coming from behind, but there is no doubt about his ability to dish it out. Lee Just doesn't hit a foe once and wait for him to fall.

It's one-two or one-two-three until he does Charles Johnson of the same pa per wrote: "After he (Savold) had disposed of the very ordinary Do- mingo Valin in two rounds we heard some of the wise men at the ringside chirp: 'I want to see how he reacts to a good right hand punch before I'll go for him There is something to this ob servation for the former. St. Paul boy appears to be wide open for a right hand. But hitting him with such a punch isn't as simple as it seems. "Savold is one of the busiest heavyweights we have seen in a long time.

He throws so many punches so rapidly that an opponent doesn't have much chance to use a right on him. "Granting that there Is that weakness in Lee's fistic makeup, we like his looks better than after the first victory over Billy Miske." We shall see just how vulnerable Savold is for a righthand punch on Aug. 19 when he meeta Bob Nest-. probably the best of all the rtghthand punchers. I Veterans Jar Beaman Nine, 15-0, in Meet TOURNAMENT SCORES.

First Round. Caaadlaa Am (Madrid, la.) arew mei. Merrhaoti 4, Keller, la. Mrrrhante 0. Marahalltown, la.

7, rato. la. Artel, rarriinala drew live. Hn Milnr iVeleraae Hoapltal) 15, Beamaa 0. Mala.

IB. HMMiklyn-VlrtiH' No. Ml life. M.I itn by. Knnivllle, drew bye.

Kl. Hodae, Mooee drew bya, New Uavrn, drew aye. By Sec Taylor. (Boorta Editor, The RegLter.) The Veterans' Hospital team of Des Moines and Metz, won first round games in the Iowa open baseball tournament at League park Thursday night and as a result will play each other at 8 o'clock Monday night in the second round. The Veterans advanced by overwhelming Beaman, 15 to 0, in five innings; Metz by defeating the Brooklyn-Victor club, 10 to 0, in six frames, both contests ending automatically under the tournament rules.

The last three Innings of the second contest were played in a steady drizzle. VETERANS 15, BEAMAN 0 George Zahn, Joe Mishler end Vance Wymore of the Veterans hospital team of Des Moines collaborated in pitching a five-inning no-hit game against the Beaman team in the first game Thursday night in the Iowa open baseball tournament at League park. The Veterans won, 15 to the game ending automatically under tournament rules at the end of the fifth frame. The Veterans scored eight runs in the first inning on only two hits, both Harry SkarUa, the Beaman starting pitcher, and Erwin Coffman, his successor, being wild and ineffective. One of the hits was a triple by Fred Clark with the bases full.

Only One Earned. Six hits, coupled with two errors, a base on balls, a wild pitch and a passed ball, gave the Veterans six more runs in the sec- fin InnlnO Kill nnltr n.aa A Ed Kallymine, who relieved Coffman in this inning, retired the side and held his opponents hitless in the remaining innings. However, the Veterans scored a run off him on a walk and three errors in the fourth. Only Reach Banes. Only three Beaman runners reached the bases and only one advanced to second.

Don Stull walked in the third and in the fourth K. Rowe was hit by a Veterans Continued on Page Eight. Ken Overlin Verdict Over Brown ATLANTA, GA. Ken Overlin, Decatur, 111., recognized In several states as the world middleweight champion, won a decision over Ben Brown of Atlanta Thursday night in a 12-round non-title bout refereed by former heavyweight champion Jimpay Braddock. Overlin weighed 161 and Brown 162.

The Atlantan was knocked to his knee twice, but did not take the count. Bayllw Leverett. Has Bruin Concussion. try because of the war, was In serious condition. The three were injured on the first lap of the opening race of the program.

Coffman, at battery shop operator, went Into a skid and was Immediately hit by Ramas SfSaJ if I NIGHTCAP, 2-1, ON 3SAFETIES Bob Scatters 10 Hits in First. ST. LOUIS, MO. Th Cleveland Indians bounced into co-leadershio of the American league and right out again Thursday as they split a doubleheader with the St. Louis Browns to remain a half game behind Detroit.

The pace-setting Tigers idle and the Indians caugh by snapping through a 7 Facts on Felk. 1940 RECORD. Innlnaa Hlti w. nllrhe allowed ottti halt! 19 221 161 65 190 19 RRCORD A YEAR AGO TODAT. 16 192 151 69 171 99 tory over the Brownies in ths open er, but kicked away ths chance to move out in front by dropping ths nightcap, 2 to 1.

The goat of the defeat was Cleveland's pitcher, Johnny Humphries, who was charged with the defeat despite ths fact he set the Browns down with three hits. The run thst eventually spelled victory for the Browns came in the hitless sixth inning on Don Heffner's long fly to leftfield with the bases loaded. Credit for the decision went to Elden Auker, his ninth of ths season, against eight defeats. He allowed eight hits but managed to keep them fairly well scattered, Bobby Feller scored his nineteenth victory of the year in ths first game. He yielded 19 hits, but coasted to an easy triumph after his comrades gave him a healthy early lead.

Ken Keltner hit a homer In ths sixth inning to give 'Cleveland a 6-0 lead and Rip Radcliff hit a four-bagger In the home half of the same inning for the Browns' first run. Radcliff, the league's leading hitter, helped his batting average with three hits In four times at bat in the opener, but slid hack without a marker In ths second. Ben Chapman suffered an Injured leg running bases in ths fifth inning of the first gsme and Roy Bell replaced him in right field. Bell got three hits, including a double, in the second gams. Feller Thursday went the distance for the thirteenth straight time and pitched a complete game for the twenty-third time this season.

And this has been done In the day of the lively ball, when weary pitchers have formed the habit of looking to the dugout for rescue at any sign of an enemy uprising. But Feller's record, while good for the entire season, has been most impressive since June 16, ths day the Cleveland players' revolt ended. Since June 16 Bob has won 11 gsmes, has been beaten twice and has not needed a bit of help in sny of his games. He has hurled 120 innings and fanned 108 batters. His control has become ons Indians Continued on Page Nine.

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Check voltajfe regulator Sf op Here, Serve Money goodyeah service stores 2th tt Iocut Phnne S-11SS W. L. Pet. Behind Detroit 63 41 .606 Cleveland 63 42 .600 Boston 57 47 .548 6 Chicago 50 49 .505 10 '4 New 50 51 .495 ll'i Washington ..45 58 .437 17V, St. Louis 44 63 .411 20 Philadelphia .40 61 .396 21 4 VJiVUUUJl iYlCCL By Bert McOrane.

IStaff Repreaentatlve.) WEST OKOBOJI, IA. Max Hall, one of Boone's formidable campaigners reported late here Thursday, crammed 36 holes of spectacular golf Into his day's program and grabbed first place in the Golden Mashle tournament with a 141 total for the first half of the 72 hole battle. Hall, after driving here Thurs day morning, poled out a 72 In the morning and breezed over the faded layout in 69 in the afternoon to push Johnny Kraft of Oelwein, the first day's joint leader, into second place. Thomas Shoots 67. Kraft followed his opening 71 with a 73 to rack up a 144 total Max Hall.

Giub first PUice. at the halfway mark, with the next contenders three strokes be hind him. Bill Cordingley, who shared the first lap lead with Kraft, was forced to withdraw from the tournament. Walter H. Thomas, Spencer's white-haired campaigner, came roaring in with a 67 Thursday morning, beating par by three strokes.

Thomas, too, shot the full 38 holes Thusrtlay, but the veteran needed 80 shots on his second lap for a 147 total for the day and a third place tie. Thomas was deadlocked with Mabis Chase of Des Moines, who hung up a 73 after carding a 74 on the opening round. I'pdegrflff Reports. Ed Updegraff of Boone, winner of the recent Northwest Iowa tournament, also reported Thurs day and registered a 76-72 14S, for a fifth place tie with Alex Pe ters of Arnolds Park. Jack Webb, Mashle Continued on Page Eight.

16; 3. to 1 filHIIU'S BLOW Three-Run Homer Defeats Giants. NEW YORK, N. Y. UP) The Brooklyn Dodgers maintained their mastery over the Giants Thursday with a 6 to 3 vic tory on Dolph Ca milli's twelfth home run with two on and two out In the twelfth Inning.

It was the ninth triumph in 12 games for the Dodgers against the Giants a nd continued their record of not having lost a game in the Folo imh.ph i amii.i.i. Grounds this year. Two of Brooklyn's other runs also came on a homer, a blast by Pee Wee Reese with one on to tie thj score in the seventh inning, while Nick Witek accounted for two of New York's runs with a four-master In the second. Brooklyn's victory went to the credit of Lefty Wesley Flowers, recruited from Louisville lsst week. He took over in the seventh after Curt Davis had been removed for a plnchhitter and pitched three-hit shutout ball for six innings.

He gave seven walks. Bill Lohrman went the route for New York, yielding 10 hits. Brook AB H. O. A I New AB H.

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cHatted for Lohrman In twelfth. hvora by Innlnni: Brooklyn nm 200 003 -A New York KI 000 lino Olio a Summary Krrnra. Phelfte, Wllek. Stewart; rum batted In, Phelpe, hemaree, Wllek 2. Reeie 2.

Cumuli ,1, three baee hi), Pnelfoi; home rune, Wltek. Reeee, Camitli: etoten Camllll. Whitehead; Mtrrlfice hlti, Youne, Lohrman. Whitehead; double iludeon In Reece to I'a-mllll, Wltek to Whitehead left on haeea. New York IS, Brookljn baaea on halla, off Davia 1.

Lohrmao 4. Howere atrurk out, by Lohrman ft, Pavla Plnwera 1, hlla off rvia fl In A Innlnca. Klowera .1 In hit bv pltrher. ov Klowera (Seeda); paaaed ball. Pnelpa; winning pitcher.

Klow-era. Umiilrea, Stewart, Rair and Maaer-kurlh. Time, 2:40. Attendance 12.4.18. WINS IN PHOTO FINISH.

CHICAGO, ILL. (P) Paul Kel-ley's Floatwsy hung on in the stretch to stand off the bid of Mrs. J. F. Waters' favored Talked About to win the Lakeside handl-; cap at Washington park in a photo finish Thursdsy.

1 Mll.ilJi 'mH FRENCH ALLOWS 6 BUNCHED HITS Double Plays Wreck Chicago Chances. CINCINNATI, OHIO. CP) Southpaw Larry French allowed two hits in each of three frames Thursday and Cincinnati made all but one count to defeat Chicago, 3 to 1. The Reds thus gained an even break in the series and gave Bucky Walters his sixteenth triumph of the year. It was the champions' first decision since Sunday in Bos-i'CK wai.tkka.

ton and their third victory in nine games. The Cubs got away to a lead with their only scoring in the first as Walters fed the first of Today's Pitchers NATIONAL I.KAOI'r. Brooklyn mt HoMon Hll (ll- vi. K.rrirkMHl S-7. f'kiraito at PitUbumk (night) (H-oa (7-71 Swfll (-t.

HI. I.al al Cincinnati (nlfhtt Mrftra tll-Sl T. ThomiMHW tlt-7 Only gam nrhrrialt'it. AMKRK A.N I.KAOI K. PnllanHphln al Nrw lurk Bahlrfc (S-Sl Rufflna l(l-SI.

Ronton at tVa.hlncton 0lrfnuHrr (S-IVl Ionara ll-. Ilrtrolt at hlran (nllil Tronl ar HutrklaaiMi (J-31 vs. E. Smith (7-Ki. IrvHani at HI.

I-onl. (nlihtl Har-4ft t7-7f ana UhllHra his three walks to Stan Hack and thr thirdbaseman tallied on an infield out and Jim Gleeson's single. But the Rhlnelanders promptly tied things up on two walks and Ernie Lombardl's single. With two away In the fifth, they scored once, and in the eighth two singles, Frank McCormlt k's third pass and a hit batsman produced another. Twice Chicago rallies were cut down by double pleys.

Dominic Dallessandro led the Chicago attack with a double and two singles. Play started at 2 o'clock, an hour earlier than usual, in order that the game might be over by the time funeral services were conducted (5 p. E.S.T.) in Visalia, for the Reds' second string catcher, Willard Hershber-ger, who killed himself in Boston Ssturday. Chlracn AR. H.

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Hack.Sh 2 12 4 2 3 H.rmn 2b 4 12 niMann.cf 4 2 1 Frrv.2h 2 OOcodmn.rf 3 0 M'Crmk lh 1 1 3 0 Arnovib.K 4 1 Craft 4 3 Uvtni ii 4 ft Waltrri.p 3 4 12 F.fih.r. lb 4 1 9 Dalinro.lf 4 3 4 Todd 4 0 3 Warillr.aa 2 0 1 French, 0 Total. 31 24 1 5i To! a In 2R 27 13 Si-ora bv tnnfnz: ntiioaao 100 noil otto 1 tlin.innatl IOO OIO Olx.1 summary Krror. runa batted In, Oleeaon, Goodman. Lombard.

Arnovich two liana hit. Daltesgandnt: aarrlfu't hit (loodman: double play. Ixitnbardl to Werner, Weruer to Krev to alfCormMtk. Myera to Frey to Mrrortmrk; left on baeea. Chi raKO tt.

Cincinnati banea on ball, off Krenrh 5. Walter 3: etrurk out, by Krem-h 1, Waller bit bv pttrher, by enrh liomhardi I. Umplr'ee. Campbell. Klem and Ballantanl.

Time, 1:42. Attendance 7.848. 1940 Olympic Funds Given to N.C.A.A. The Reglater'e Iowa Neva Servlre IOWA CITY. IA.

Money collected by colleges for Finland's Olympics has been turned over to the National Collegiate Athletic association, where it will be held until the next Olympic gsmes, ac cording to Athletic Director E. G. Schroeder of Iowa. TONITK Rivervlew Park HICK EARI. SHIKAT vs.

WAMPLER I Other Big Matches SO SO risi Tat 4-tel Ail AT WARREN COUNTY FAIR- a Auto Racers Seriouslv Hurt Thursday's Cleveland 7, St. Louis 4 (first game). St. Louis 2, Cleveland 1 (second game). Boston 6, New York 5.

Philadelphia 6, Washington 4. Only games scheduled. Games Today. Philadelphia at New York. Detroit at Chicago (night).

Cleveland at St. Louis (night). Boston at Washington. MICHIGAN BOOSTERS WIN. CLEVELAND, OHIO A seven-man crew from Port Huron, captured first honors Thursday in two-mile rowing competition held as part of the celebration here of the coast guard's one hundred fiftieth anniversary.

sf cus, whose machine hit Coff-man's broadside, spinning Into the air. Leverett, Immediately following, crashed Into both cars. Buddy Calloway, following, caught a wheel In the wreckage, but escaped injuries. Gus Schrader, Cedar Rapids, veteran who went on to win the major race, barely averted hitting the pileup. Leverett, who has appeared in all major races sponsored by the International Motor Contest association the last five or six years and a popular favorite with Iowa fair throngs, has a wife and a one-year-old child.

Schrader, world champion dirt track driver, piloted his $15,000 Offenhauser car to victory in the seven-lap Hawkeye sweepstakes feature of the Warren coun ty auto races at Indianola Thursday afternoon. Barely averting a serious mis hap in tht opening race that sent Bayliss Leverett, Glendale, to a Des Moines hospital with a (fractured skull, Schrader scored the fastest in the time trials, Continued on Page Eight. Clair dray Standard Service AMI Friday ami Saturday Our modern new awrvlra itation la ready to survn yon. Our complete; ivice) tn nnie WASHING. RKA.

JN(i, LrKKIfATINU, f'OUSHINti. nd PAKKI.NU. Leverett Suffers Concussion. Bayliss Leverett, 26-year-old auto racer from Glendale, and two other competitors were in Iowa Methodist hospital here late Thursday as a result of a four- car pileup earlier in the day on the Warren county race track at Indianola, la. Leverett, a veteran of the dirt track, suffered brain concussion, possible skull Injury, and burns about the face and arms.

Rajah Ramascus, Los Angeles, another driver involved, suf fered severe head injuries and a broken arm. Glen Coffman, Ames, also in the crash, suffered a broken arm and severe bruises. Hospital attaches reported Lev erett unconscious when brought there. The full extent of his in juries will not be known until his condition, described as fair, 1m proves enough to permit further X-rays. Ramascus, a Portuguese FREE GIFTS Friday and Hltn rtny wilt pJAHPtlt Fr 'Jiftp to all pur-clmume 6 gall'ina of Th fln appearflitf and 'initHty product ara du to Pauln Sfitia.

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