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0 0 I I I Owls Release Scott, Sign Poole; Smith Wins Fifth Pitcher Bob Scott, count-: ed on as one of the top flingers for Statesville's Owls this year, has been given his release after his failure to produce in several, games. He will be replaced on the staff by the cool and crafty Phil Poole, President R. D. Grier said. Scott started last night's game at Lexington but was batted out after four innings.

It finally was up to rubber armed his Frank fifth Smith game to of come: the year. Another lineup change found Dave Pierce catching and George Bradshaw playing first. Owl of-: ficials said that combination looked better than anything tried pre-: viously and it would probably stay! that way. Pierce, a Statesville boy who has been hitting the ball Scotts Rallies To Win Over Harmony By 8-5 BY JERRY JOSEY third 1' ctory against no defeats. Daily Record Sports Writer -Coach Richard Feimster's Scotts High school diamond crew racked up their seventh win of the season here yesterday after noon, edging the Harmony High nine in a ninth-inning uprising, 8-5.

Harmony, rated as one of the top teams in the county, saw the Scotts nine break a 5-5 deadlock, in their half of the last inning! for their win. Scotts has been defeated three times thus far. Royd Combs was the hero of the day for the Scotts lads, blast-. ing out a homer in the final frame with two mates on board for the victory. Catcher Jimray Sherrill walked, stole second, and up man Julian Robinson was given an intentional walk with two men out in the inning when Combs walked to the plate to "blast the round tripper to give Scotts the victory.

Williams Winner Ace left-hander Robert Williams of the Scotts mound staff was the winning hurler, capturing his Stars Take Over Batting Honors NEW YORK, May 14. (U.P.) Led by Cleveland Outfielder Dale Mitchell, whose .415 average was the highest in either circuit. established players were taking over the American and National league aces today as high early season rookie averages began to fade. Ed Kazak, St. Louis rookie, led the National league with a .371 mark but the Cardinal third baseman was only four points ahead of his Veteran Al (Red) Schoendienst was batting at .367.

according to major league statistics which included Thursday games. Rookies Roy Campanella of the Brooklyn Dodgers and Johnny Groth who was tops in the American with a dropped out of the respective" "Big Five." Campanella was down to .338 and Groth to .316. Kryhoski. the New York Yankee' rookie second baseman. up to Mitchell in the American with a .373 average.

Gus Zernial, who came up to the Chicago White Sox after batting .322 with Hollywood of the Pacific Coast league last season, was fourth with a .356 and Sam Chapman then Philadelphia Athletes was fifth the American with a .341 average. Willard Marshall of the New York Giants was third in the National with a .362 mark. Ralph Kiner of Pittsburgh. whose 30 hits included five home runs, was next with .349 and Emil Verban of the Chicago Cubs was close behind with a .347. LESTER Betsy Ross SPINET CHIFICENT That's what everyone says when they see and hear the new Lester Betsy Ross Spinet.

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-0- Telephone 1052-W for Appointment -0. Blackwelder's Jiggers, the Cop! With two outs in the ninth, Duke Snider obliges two youngsters with his autograph a'ter they jumped tontiethe playing field at Ebbets The Joy on the left gives the center field. er the rush act as he eyes the approaching policeman. "Moors Take 13-7 SPORTS Win Over car's Rehels P-6-Statesville Daily Record Saturday, May 14, 1949 or 10th thus appears "in" as the first-string Owl receiver. The Owls banged out 12 hits off three Lexington hurlers last night.

while the A's collected 10. They got only two in four innings off Scott but he gave up six free tickets to first. Grier said. "Scott has a sore arm and we will have to release him. We hope details can be worked out with Poole he will be 011 soli the team in time for tonight's doubleheader here." The Owls meet the A's in two at the stadium tonight, with the first match getting underway at 6:30.

Last night's lineups: Statesville AB A Pierce, 5 2 2 layworth. 3b 5 2 2 Roberts, If 3 2 2 2 Bradshaw, lb 4 12 0. Raeshe. Rutigliano. 2b rf 4 3 3 ON 4 Beck.

ef 4 3 Adams. ss 5 4 Scott. Horoszko, ...0 OH Smith, 2 0 1 3 Totals 37 10 12 27 16 Lexington AR A Ivester. 26 3 1 1 Talbert, ss 3 2 Milner, lb .5 8 Barnes. 3b Sides.

rf 2 Trexler, If 3 3 i Stewart. cf 2 3 Stenpack, 2 3 Vaughn. 3 Fields, 2b 2 3 2 Anderson, OHH Templeton, .0 0 0 0 Totals 35 8 10 27 13 Statesville 211 110-10 Lexington 01 040 300-8 E-Talbert Stenpack. Fields. Rutigliano 5: Ivester, Scott.

Milner 2. Trexler, Stewart 2. Raeshe. Roberts, Anderson 2, Smith. 2B -Rutigliano, Beck, Miller, Stewart, Raeshe, Trexler, Anderson, Smith.

SE Pierce 2, Hayworth 2, Roberts, Bradshaw, Rutigliano. S-Raeshe. LOB-S-10. L-7. BB--Scott 6, Horoszko 1, Templeton 1, Anderson 2.

Smith 1, Templeton 1, Vaughn 4. HO- 2 in 4. Horoszko 1 in 0. Smith 7 in 5. Vaughn 7 in 5, Anderson 4 in 213.

Templeton 1 in 123. Smith Vaughn. -Stenpack. -Hawkins, Richardson, Suggs. Locke, Barron Tie For First In Meet; Palmer's In Third NEW ROCHELLE, N.

May 14. -Bobby Locke of South Africa and Herman Barron of White Plains, N. a pair of dead-center hitters, led 14 fellow pros into the fourth round of the Goodall RoundRobin golf tournament today and threatened to repeat their 1948 duel for the title. The stocky, swarthy Barron won it a year ago with Locke a fast-ciosing second, but the situation was versed as the invitation field teed off with two more rounds to go in this intricate match-medal play test of 90 holes. Locke was out in front with a score of plus 36, under par for three blazing at Wykagyl Country club.

Barron was second wth plus 27, two points better than Johnny Palmer of Badin, N. and five ahead of Slammin' Sammy Snead of White Sulphur Springs W. Va. Locke was in a better spot today than the defending champion. He was paired against Jimmy Demaret: Calif.

(plus 16), Cary Middlecoff, of Memphis (minus seven) and Md. Bob (minus Hamilton of Landover. 44). Hamilton, playing despite a bad shoulder, has been the patsy on which all the boys have been fattening up. Barron met Lloyd Mangrum of Chicago (minus six), Clayton Heafner of Charlotte, N.

C. (plus 10). and E. J. (Dutch) Harrison of Little Rock, Ark.

(minus 2). Palmer and Snead were schedul. ed for a showdown, although could pick up plenty of points in a' foursome with Jim Turnesa of New York (even) and Viv Ghezzi of Englewood, N. J. (minus 38).

The final group matched Byron Nelson of Roanoke, Texas (plus 21), Skip Alexander, Lexington, N. (minus 12), Chick Harbert of Detroit (minus 17) and Freddie Haas of New Orleans (minus 31). County Softballers Organize League Representatives of the following church softball teams met at Bethany Thursday night and organized a league: Trinity Methodist, Rose Chapel Methodist, Providence Methodist, Bethany Presbyterian, Fair-: view, Harmony Methodist and Baptist, and South River Baptist. J. H.

Adams was elected president of the league and team managers named board of discotops. games will be played at night on the Bethany field except when it may be necessary, to play an afternoon game the convenience of some teums. Monday The board of 7:30 directors will meet at p.m. at Bethany church to approve rules, adopt bylaws and arrange schedule. If other churches are interested in entering teams have representatives with list of players present at this meeting.

TOO HELENA, Ark. A Helena motorist parked his car in front of a parking meter and left a nickel in a tobacco sack tied to it with this note: "Here is my nickel for the place. do not know how 10 work this hear contrapsun. Will back before my time is la Bean Ball Feud Flares In Majors NEW YORK. May 14.

(U.P) That old baseball war cry of "stick the ball in his blankety-blank ear" has been resounding from big league dugouts this spring and unless steps are taken to prevent it. a full scale "bean feud may develop between battle ed teams. The Cardinals and Pirates al ready are close to dagger-points at each other and they resumed their bitterness last night when Pittsburgh scored a 3 10 2 victory as Eddie Bockman broke up) the game with a ninth inning homer 011 the first pitch relief Pitcher George Munger threw. They started their feuding on April 27 when Pirate Shortstop Stan Rojek was felled by a bean ball and suffered a concussion that kept him out of the lincup a week. Last night Cardinal Catcher Joe Garagiola fell flat trying to dodge a pitch by Rip Sewell and when he bunted.

Sewell knocked him head over heels with a shoulder block. Players from both sides came storming on to the field and Umpire Jocko Conlan called Managers Eddie Dyer and Bill Meyer out for 3 conference. After stern words there was 110 more trouble. There have been an unusual. ly large number of players get- Raehse Leads Statesville's Hitters; Mooresville's Small Pacing League Though Norm Small dropped 53 points during the week.

he maintains the lead in the North Carolina State league with a 489 average and also holds the lead in five other departments, runs scored 17, hits 22, total bases 50, home runs 7 and runs batted in with 24. Jim Gruzdis of the HiToms is second with .455. Pete DiManno of Hickory leads the pitchers with three wins and no losses. Charlie Raehse tops Statesville hitters with .385. Averages through May 8: Team Batting Pet.

Hi-Pt. Thom'sv'le 98 110 .328 Hickory 97 120 .315 Mooresville 108 123 .306 Statesville 72 105 .291 Salisbury 58 87 .272 Lexington 71 96 .267 Landis 69 89 .266 Concord 52 90 .258 Team Fielding PO A Pct. Salisbury 184 79 12 .956 Landis 231 93 19 .945 Hi Thomasville 189 71 16 .942 Mooresville 294 138 27 .941 Statesville 270 119 29 .931 Hickory 240 104 29 .922 Lexington 259 108 33 .918 Concord 234 95 39 .894 Individual Batting Includes all players in five or more games with one hit. AB Pet. Bennett, Sal.

8 3 4 .500 Small, Moor. 45 17 22 .489 Foxworth, Moor. 15 3 7 .467 Gruzdis, 33 13 15 .455 Bolton. H.P.-T. 40 12 17 .425 Westfall, Moor.

40 14 17 .425 Famililietti. Con. 26 1 11 .423 H.P.-T. 40 14 16 .400 Gaudet, Hic. 25 6 10 .400 Kacenski.

Con. 15 2 6 .400 Raehse, Sta. 39 9 15 .385 Linn, Hic. 42 15 16 .381 Roberts, Sta. 40 16 15 .375 Russell, Lan.

44 8 16 .364 Stewart, Lex. 22 3 8 .364 Talbert, Lex. 39 11 14 .359 Featherstone, Hic. .28 11 10 .357 Pierce, Sta. 28 6 10 .357 Ludwig.

Hic. 48 12 17 .354 Torrey, Con. 34 11 12 .353 Chapman. Lan. 38 9 13 .342 Harrington.

H.P.T. 42 12 14 .333 Hayworth, Sta. 36 8 12 .333 Templeton, Lex. 24 3 8 .333 Wood. Hic.

15 3 5 .333 Palmer, Lan. 6 2 2 .333 Mauney, Moor. 52 10 17 .327 Jackson, Hic. 43 5 14 .326 Gates, Sal. 31 7 10 .323 Bartholomew.

Sal. 31 6 10 .323 Flannagan, Hic. 50 13 16 .320 Ivester, 41 11 13 .317 -Gowan, Lan. 16 3. 5 .313 Bradshaw, Sta.

45 7 14 .311 Knight. Moor. 49 16 15 .306 Lacovello, Lan. 23 2 7 .304 Harrington. Moor 50 12 15 .300 Caniglia, Sal.

40 7 12 .300 Pitchers Records Pet DiManno, Hic. 3 0 1.000 Wetmore, Moor. 2 0 1.000 Macierowski, I.P.-T. 2 1.000 Jarlett, H.P.T. 1 0 1.000 Sta.

4 1 .800 Whitesides, Sta. .500 Holcomb. Sta. 1 1 .500 Commissioner Chandler Declares War On Rowdyism In Major Parks CINCINNATI-(NEA)-As Leo Durocher returned to his job, Commissioner Albert B. Chandler opcned war on rowdyism in the ball parks.

of the major leagues. Acting not only on evidence of the Polo grounds incident which brought the temporary suspension of Durocher, but reports of generally disturbing conditions elsewhere, Chandler called on the club owners to eject all offenders immediately on their overstepping the bounds of decency, add to their police and usher forces. From now on, club owners will be held strictly responsible for all park situations tending to disturb the public peace, on and off the field. Fans are to be kept in their proper seats. Chandler wants it to be impossible for Fred Boysen, for example, again to invade the box sec.

tion at the Polo grounds, and car. l'y on a heckling campaign at close quarters. "Hoodlums are not going to run any park in the major leagues," said Chandler. "The responsibility of taking proper precautions, and summary action against abuses, lies not only with club officials, but with league presidents. Expel Obscene Hecklers "Ford Frick came to the Durocher hearing at my request because I wanted to tell him about this new policy on policing the parks.

"In the hearing, I told Horace Stoneham that he was to show no timidity against offenders of any race, and that he had a mandate to expel obscene hecklers without warning. "If permited to grow, conditions which have developed in certain places could lead to rioting." The commissioner made it emphatic that he did not seek a parlor atmosphere in ball parks, and The LAN STANDINGS N. C. State Le- ue Yesterday's Results Statesva.c beam.on 8. Salisbury Landis 3.

Mooresville 13: Hickory 7. P. Concord 1. CLUB STANDINGS Club Pet. P.

12 .923 dooresviile 10 .769 natesville 8 6 .571 Salisbury 6 .500 nckory .462 candis .364 Lexington 3 10 .231 Concord 11 .083 Today's Games Lexington at Statesville (2). Hickory at Mooresvilie. P. at Concord (2). Landis at Salisbury (2).

American League Yesterday's Results Chicago 11; Cleveland 10. Detroit 7: St. Louis 2. (Only games scheduled). CLUB STANDINGS Pet.

New York 16 0 .729 Detroit 13 9 .591 Cleveland 10 00 .556 Washington 12 12 .500 Chicago 12 12 .500 Philadelphia 11 13 .458 Boston 9 11 .450 St. Louis 6 18 .250 Today's Games Detroit: at St. Louis. Boston at Washington. New York at Philadelphia.

(Only games scheduled). National League Yesterday's Results Pittsburgh St. Louis 2. Cincinnati Chicago 0. New York Philadelphia 1.

Boston 6: Brooklyn 5. CLUB STANDINGS Pet. New York 14 9 .609 Boston 14 .609 Cincinnati 12 10 .545 Brooklyn 12 11 .522 Philadelphia 11 13 .458 Pittsburgh 11 13 .458: St. Louis 8 12 .400 Chicago 8 13 .331 Today's Games Brooklyn at Boston (n). Philadelphia at New York.

St. Louis at Pittsburgh. Chicago at Cincinnati. Mooresville Sets Field Day Tuesday For High School Tuesday May 17, Mooresville High school students of the Physical Education department will sponsor a field day at the Park View Playground, ned beginning at 2 o'clock. This is as a culminating phase of the health and physical educationpro- gram.

Instructors in charge of the department who will direct the threehour field day program are: Miss Gertrude Brinkley, Miss Merle Butler and Charles Clark. Eleven boys and girls of the sponsoring department will present seven-event program. All contestants may enter four events, including the relay. The boys will compete in the following events: High jump, running broad jump, standing broad jump, 100-yard dash, 50-yard shuttle relay, baseball throw for distance, and shot put. The girls will take part in the following events: High jump, running broad jump, standing broad jump, 75-yard dash, 50-yard shuttle relay, baseball throw for distance and sack race.

The public is invited to attend. N. C. State Goes After Deacons Today RALEIGH, May -North Carolina State college set itself to crack Wake Forest's undefeated collegiate baseball record a6 the two clubs met here today, State was pinning its victory hopes on Righthander Irvin Page. starting on the mound against the formidable Wake Forest battling artillery.

Page pitched a six-hiter against Wake Forest when the Deacons beat State 1-0 in their last meeting. Wake Forest romped gleefully over Duke, 13-1, yesterday for their 22nd victory of the year. Led by Pitcher Harry Nicholas, the Wake Forest batters collected 14 hits from four Duke Pitchers. Nicholas slammed out a homer in the seventh, and drove in two other runs--one with a single in the firet frame and the other with a double in the third. He allowed Duke five hits.

FIRE WATCHING EXPENSIVE SWAMPSCOTT, (U.P) While Mrs. Ida Rothard and her high school student son Jack were in their back yard watching a grass fire, thieves crept into their home and stole $7,000 in cash and family jewels. EYES Phone 1811-J EXAMINED WITHoUT DRUGS For An Appointment GLASSES FITTER 108 Court Street BROKEN LENSES QUICKLY DUPLICATED. Statesville, N. C.

RONES C. State sults 13. Hickory 7. Hi- Toms 3. Concord 1.

Salisbury 4, Landis 2. The crafty southpaw had a onehitter going into the ninth but the Harmony hitters got the range of his slants. connecting for safeties and two runs to tie the game again. to hold Williams to a four hitter. Roland Wallace was on the hill for the losers.

being touched for 10 hits, while walking six and striking out nine. Williams struck out 15 of the Harmony batters, bringing his totai 10 52 strike -outs in three games, while walking only four. Harmony Leads Off The Harmony lads got fast start the initial inning, scoring two runs, but Scotts start- i ed rolling in the third to tie the game at 3-all. Harmony went ahead again, however. in the fourth with a run, land Scotts bounced back in the bottom half of the fifth to add a tally.

and again in the bottom of the sixth for another to move the score to 4-3 in favor of Scotts. Another run in the last of the eighth put the Scotts nine out front in good shape. 5-3, but Harmony staged a last inning rally to tie the game up 5-5 in the top of the ninth. But the Scotts rally in their half of the inning netted them the victory. Hitting Leaders Catcher Jimmy Sherrill topped the ten hit attack of Coach Feimster's lads, slapping out three in five appearances at the platter.

one a triple. Combs followed with two for five, while Simmons had a double. Third baseman Barker of Har-: mony topped the losers, connecting with Williams' pitches for two for five. Lineups and summary: Harmony AB Tharpe, SS 3 Austin, Mackey, 1b If 5 4 1 0 Barker, 3b 5 0 2 Jordan, cf 3 0 0 Miller. 3 Cranfield, 2b 4 0 01 Frye, rf 3 0 0 Wallace.

3 0 Feimster, cf 0 00 0 Totals 33 5 4 Scotts AB H. R. Moose. SS 4 2 J. Moose, 3b 5 1 Sherrill.

5 3 Robinson, cf 3 0 Combs, 1b-lf 5 2 Deal. If 1 0 0 Harris, 2b 4 1 Gibson, rf 3 1 Simmons, 1b 2 Williams, 4 0. Totals 36 8 10! Score by innings: Harmony 200 100 002-5 4 1i Scotts 002 011 013-8 10 2: Summary: Errors--R. Moose, Harris, Cranfield. Runs batted in -Combs 3, Gibson 2, Robinson, Sherrill, Simmons, Frye.

Home runs--Combs. Three base hitsSherrill. Two base hits--Simmons, Stolen -Sherrill 3 R. Moose, A. Frye, Miller.

Sacrifice -Miller. Base on balls-off Wallace off Williams 4. Struck out by Wallace by Williams 15. Hits off Wallace 10 in off Williams 4 in 9. 7.

Hit by pitcher-Tharpe by Wit. Left on Harmony 10; Scotts liams; Austin by Williams; Wallace by Williams. Winning pichter -Williams; losing pitcher-Wallace. Umpires- John Price. Giants Sign Leo For Two More Years NEW YORK, May 14.

(U.P.) The New York Giants today "let Leo (Lippy) Durocher they money talk" about their regard for signed him to manage the team for two more years at a reported boost in pay from his pressnt estimated $65,000. Leo didn't expect a new contract just yet, since his present one doesn't run out until the end of this season. But the Giants decided on it yesterday at a meeting of their hoard of directors and unt animously agreed to give Leo a financial pat on the back. "Durocher's name came up at our meeting," said Giant President Horace "And we thought we show what we think of him by giving him this new contract." PARTY FOR 12 MEMPHIS, (U.P.) --The parents of little J. D.

Phillips, held a special celebration for a dozen men when the two ster came home from the hospital. The 12 men were blood donors during the baby's illness. KANSAS BREEDS MEN TOPEKA, Kan. still a man's world in Kansas, a report of the state department of vital statisties indicates. In 1918 there were 21.817 male births compared to female births.

The ratio is 105 boys to 100 girls. ting hit by pitched season, Manager Lou of Cleveland alone has three times, twice On elbow, and each time forced out of action, The Pirates got all on homers, Ralph Kiner his sixth and Wally fourth. Glenn Nelson one Cardinal run then for the other. The Braves defcated er's 6 to 5 in the 10th Elliott singled with loaded to provide with his third win. Boston ed three pitchers for 18 balls this Boudreau been hit the right he was their runs blasting die Stanky getting three doubles and two singles to lead the Duke Snider hit a Dodger homer.

The Giants remained in a tie with Boston for first place. celebrating Manager Leo Durocher's new two year contract with a 9 to 1 victory over the Phils in which Larry Jansen limited them to five hits. The Giants made 14 as Thomson hit a three-run homer and two triples and Rookie Bobby Hofman bopped four straight singles. The Reds won their third straight game and their second straight shutout when Bud to Lively 0 decision scattered over 10 the hits for Cubs a in 1 which Grady Hatton hit a homer and Hank Sauer got two long doubles. The Reds made four double plays to cut off Chicago threats, The White Sox came from behind to outslug the Indians and win an 11 to 10 marathon at Chicago with a 15 hit attack that included two doubles and two singles by Rookie Gus Zernial and a two-run pinch triple by Earl Rapp.

Mickey Vernon and Joe Gordon contributed homers for Cleveland. Don Kolloway, Detroit's new second baseman, made it plain he likes the change environment, pacing the Tigers to a 7 to 2 victory over the Browns at St. Louis with four hits, three of them doubles. He scored four runs for Pitcher Ted Gray who won his third straight game. The luckless loser, Dick Starr, suffered his fifth straight defeat.

Three were no other games Newcomers Ride Rods Sunday CHARLOTTE, May newcomers in stock car racing will be making their first appearance at the Charlotte Speedway Sunday afternoon when Bill France presents his second racing program of the season at the new track, located four miles west of Charlotte just off; Wilkinson boulevard. Time trials start at 1 o'clock with the first race slated for 2:30 p.m. The race card calls for two 10-lap heats, a 10-lap consolation, a 15. lap semi-final and a 35-lap feature. Two new Wilkes county drivers made their first appearances as race drivers last Sunday in the events at Occoneechee Speedway, and they will be making their first run over the local three quarters of a mile course Sunday.

George Johnson of North Wilkesboro and Fred Johnson of Hamptonville will he out to represent the tain area. Fred Johnson, making his first attempt the in 35-lap the racing, feature finished Occonee-: 13th in chee, driving his No. 10 Ford. The old veterans are due back to head the field, however, with Red Byron expected to defend his monoply at the Charlotte track. Rated as other top notch entries are the three Flock brothers, Fonty, Tim and Bob, while Curtis Turner, the blonde blizzard star from Roanoke, ranks well up the ladder.

Charlotte's entries are headed by Buck Baker, the hard chautfour of Jim Ross' 7 Dodge, but other local entries are expected to include Case, Ben McCracken and Glenn Dunaway. Rated as High Point's No. 1 entry is Bill Blair in his No. 2 Ford. but other Furniture City drivers expected include Jimmie Lewallen, Jim Cook, Jim Paschal and Pap White.

Cook and Paschal and White were involved in crashes at Occoneechee last Sunday," but should have their cars ready for for the speed classis here. OUT OF ITS ELEMENT MEMPHIS, (U.P) -A toristist was mildly surprised when he crashed into a boat while driving down the middle of the highway. Heavy winds had ripped the craft from atop K.F. Thomas' auto and sent It gliding along the road. his in home DodgBob bases Sain pound Ed-, --0- Mooresville bunched 10 runs in the seventh and eighth innings at Hickory last night to take a 13-7 win over the Rebels.

It was the Moors' "tenth win of the season against three losses. Westfall's home run featured the Mooresville hitting attack. Westfali. Small. Harrington and Scholenberger had WO hits each for Mooresville.

Featherstone topped Hickory's batters with three for five at the plate. including two doubles. Wood of the Rebels and Ethier of Mooresville also had home runs. Cliff Bolton, the Hi Toms slug. ging catcher, batted in his run of the season to give his tea A narrow 3-1 victory over the Nationals of Concord.

Pete Williams homered with a man on in the first inning for the Hi-Toms. Salisbury scored four unearned runs to win at Landis, 4-2, getting only four hits. Landis Starter Wig. gett hurled three scoreless in nings but was hit by a batted ball and was forced to retire. Hopper, who joined the club yesterday, relieved him and was charged with the loss.

Mooresville lineups: Mooresville AB Knight, 1b 5 Helms, rf 3 2 Westfall, If 3 2 4 Small, cf 6 Harrington, s5 2 Mauney, Bradburn, Ethier, 2h 3 Schollenberger. 3b 5 0 Sprinkle, 0 1 0 Totals 38 13 12 27 5 Hickory AB Gaudet, rf 3 0 3 Ludwig. 2b 4 0 5 Faust, If 0 11 Linn, el 2 Featherstone, 3b 2 3 Wood, If 2 Clark, s5 Jackson, 4 DiManno, 2 Cunningham, Wierbicki, 0 00 0 Totals 35 7 11 27 15 Score by innings: Mooresville 111 000 460-13 Hickory 000 300 130- 7 E--Ludwig 3. Featherstone, Linn. RBI Helms, Westfall, Small, Harrington 3, Schollenberger.

Gaudet, Wood 3. Clark: Jackson. 2B Schollenberger, Featherstone 2, Clark, Jackson, Bradburn. HR-Westfall, Wood, Ethier. SB Mauney, Knight, Helms, Westfall.

S--Knight. DPDiManno to Jackson, to Faust; Featherstone to Ludwig to Faust; Knight to Ethier. LOB- -M. 9, H. 7.

BB--off DiManno 3, Sprinkle 6, Cunningham 3, Wierbicki 3. SOby DiManno 2, Sprinkle 5, Wier. bicki 1. -off DiManno 9 in 623; Cunningham 1 in Wierbicki 2 in 13. HP-Westfall by Cunning ham.

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The exoneration of Durocher on charges of having attacked Boy-! sen came largely on the report presented by Bob Boyle, Chandler's FBI man, who spent several days in New York, and who had been investigating conditions in other parks. Boyle found that in Comiskey park, Chicago teen age fans who were turned down autographs had got into the habit of spattering ink over the player's uniforms. Fans Stealing Belts In Yankee stadium and the Polo grounds, young fans stealing even the belts off players' uniforms, as well as caps and gloves. Horace Stoneham at first was incli the charge that 'hin for the Durocher incident, because cod. Late; Stoneham admited that he had temporized too long with rowdies operating in the Giants' park, and that the commissioner's charge was not without foundation.

He also admitted that he had cautioned Polo grounds police not to touch off a fuse. "Now, we have our orders from Chandler, and we are going to obey them, to the Horace added. MIDWIFERY OUT OF DATE TOPEKA, Kan. -Midwifery apparently is an obsolete profession in Kansas department of vital statistios showed that physicians ed 99.6 per cent of the total birth in the state. Only 7 per cent of the births occurred outside of hospitals.

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