The News Journal from Wilmington, Delaware • Page 7

ftsjfssrsYiijj Seven Journal-ETery Evening, Wilmington, Delaware, Saturday, May 24, 1947 lue Rocks Count ame With Hagerstown Here Tonight On Pless In In at Second Oliver's 71 By Robert Vance A ft A aft a-a Dynahs Kennett 'Pensive' Bettina Eliminated In 59 Seconds by Lesnevich A -A i Upset Nine Wilmington High Edges Newark Club in Eighth; Brown Downs Conrad P. S. duPont High School's base ball team handed the is.ennei Square High nine its first aeieai oi the season yesterday, 3-1, and also squared accounts for a 1-0 defeat at the hands ol tne jrennsyivaiiia. The game was played on the losers diamond. Scoring one run the eigntn.

Wilmington High nosed Newars, 5-4. In other schoolboy clashes uover t.riumnhed over Salesianum, tw. Friends Select topped Wilmington Friends. 9-6; Archmere Acaaemy spanked Howard, 7-1; Brown Voca tional laced conraa, a-i, ana duPont topped Claymont, 3-2. WILMINGTON r.

Area. ab a ab a Giles.ss Kapa.lb Crusco.cf DeNight.c 4 112 4 i i 2 1 0 11 0 Martin.lb 3 0 0 12 0 3 0 1 0 4 12 1 0 Haman.p 4 0 19 Ford.ss 4 110 0 Wallace.cf 3 0 1 0 0 Davis, 3b 2 110 0 McCaU.rf 3 0 0 1 3 110 6 4 1113 4 0 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 2 110 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 Van Hoy 3 0 0 2 2 Totals 5758246 Totals 33 4 7 22 13 -One out when winning run scored. WMlmfnfftnn UOJ IUUU i Newark 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 Errors: Lucascewicz Ford. Giles, Nicastro. S.

DUPONT IKENNETT ab Yamonccf 2 10 5 OiManfredU 4 0 3 0 llDunn.U KTger.ss 4 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 OlDrake.cf Dalphon.rf 0 0 0 0 3 0 10 Menges.rf Boyer.lb 2 0 1 8 Bristow.3b 3 0 1 0 Long.2b 3 2 2 4 Bock.p 2 0 0 0 2ULambert Totals 28 3 8 21 131 Totals SQUARE ab a 4 0 2 5 0 3 0 0 3 0 4 10 8 0 3 0 110 3 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 10 111 3 0 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 24 1 5 21 5 aBatted for Menges In 6th. S. duPont 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 Kennett Square 100000 01 Errors: Scott, Caputo, Bristow, 2. DOVER ab hot SALESIANUM ab ft 3 0 0 1 O.Maida.lr mford.rf 1 0 0 0 OiBrocke.lf 3 2 2 2 2 Collen.ss 3 2 0 0 3iHogan.3b McNeil.c 4 2 17 Kucek.lf 3 0 11 3 0 0 1 3 0 19 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 8 0 2 112 2 1117 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 Godwin.p 2 0 0 0 0 Farren.c smeaiey.p Rader Totals 28 6 5 21 6 Totals 23 2 2 21 6 nm-pr 000 1 0 3 26 Salesianum 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 Errors: Selvaggi, Guenveur. McNeil, Col-len.

FRIENDS SELECT WILMINGTON ab a ab a' Mutch.3b 1110 3 B.Taylor,cf Hafld.2b 4 10 2 4 0 0 0 3 2 2 2 0 3 10 1 OiDaneils.cf 3 2 1 2 McDowell.c 4 119 0 Perkins.lb 5 0 2 0 0 4 0 17 4 4 0 13 0 4 114 4 3 110 0 4 110 0 3 12 5 0 2 2 2 0 3 10 0 10 2 0 0 1 0 Cannaba.ss 4 0 2 5 1 Sanger. 2 1 0 0 Kelle er.ss Totals Totals 32 6 1121 11 Friends Select 112410 09 Wilmington 0 0 0 5 0 0 16 Errors: Cannaba. Seebach, Diver j. Wendt 1, Goldsmith. Kelleher.

ARCHMERE HOWARD ab al ab a FTben.ss 3 2 2 0 3 2 0 12 1 L. 4 13 0 OjDorsey.cf 3 0 0 0 0 Haupt.rX 3 0 0 1 3 12 2 0 Daley.c 4 0 0 11 3 0 0 10 0 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 8 OlMashan.rf 3 0 110 3 0 0 0 0 V. 3 0 2 2 1 Ross.c 3 0 14 0 Lewis, 3 0 0 0 6 1 2 0 0 0 Carr.p 12 10 2 Brewer.rf 0 0 0 0 Desmond, 0 0 0 0 0 J. 0 0 0 0 0 Mulligan, 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 26 7 6 21 9 Totals 26 1 7 21 9 aBatted for Berl In 7th. Archmere 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 7 Howard 0 0 0 0 04 0 1 Errors: Carr, McKernan.

BROWN I CONRAD ab ab a Ercole.2b 4 0 1 2 4 Jackson, ss 3 0 0 0 3 Bristow.lf 3 10 0 OiPrice.cf 3 0 110 Stack.ss 3 10 1 2 Whalen.2b 3 0 110 Jones.3b 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 9 0 3 0 0 10 lJ.Mal'ski.p 3 0 0 1 4 Cekine.cf 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 Barnes.cf 3 0 0 7 llBurris.If 3 0 2 0 0 Sodra.c 3 2 2 1 3 118 0 t-zz 9 sAf New Job as Hagerstown Ace By DAVIS J. WALSH NEW YORK, May 24 (INS). The coming of a new day brought light but not understanding today to the strange episode that got a time-exposure presentation in 59 seconds flat at the Garden last night. That was the elapsed time involved when Gus Lesnevich knocked Melio Bettina colder than a slab of enamel, by way of celebrating the premiere of the Joe Louis Elimina tion Sweepstakes. But even the more fluent attaches of a business that never was known for reticence iound themselves, for once, word less and just a mite distraught.

Bettina 6-5 Choice All they knew was what they saw, which hardly sufficed. For what they saw was this: Bettina, 10 pounds the better the scales and 6-5 on the odds- board, came forward to mid-ring with the opening bell in an oddly pensive way. He moved with astonishing languor, even indifference. He superbly ignored a high right, and it sent him 10 feet backward into the ropes. It looked to be less punch than push, but the guy remained against the middle strand.

He was still there when Lesnevich came and got him; straightened him up with a right uppercut and knocked him down for a long nine with a right cross. Hardly up, he got clipped the same way and this time the count was approximately 99-100. As Bettina haltingly dragged himself erect, Lesnevich al- eady unwinding from an tne way across the ring, like an old timer letting go with everything at the clan-na-gael games. It couldn't miss. It didn't.

'Knocked Out Twice' Bettina was dead-out on the flat of his back without ever landing a punch, or indeed offering one. There was no need to count, and Referee Frank Fullam didn't, after four. He motioned to the man's seconds and they came and carried him back to the corner practically, in fact, to the dressing room. Bettina the former light heavyweight champion, had been knocked out, not once but twice, by the present title holder. He had been hit with everything but a sandbag and didn't qualify for that last one.

Anyhow, the knockdown timekeeper later an nouncea ne nad counted 10 over Melio the second time he was down, It was, indeed, a strange spectacle especially when presented by a man who had suffered his only other knockout years ago. The story is -that Bettina took off 30 pounds in less than a month to do 191 1-4 for Lesnavich. He isn't the type, being for one thing- squat like a mil'- bottle; and, for two others, is over 30 and has been fighting 13 years. Whether that is the solution or mere surmise, the effect was that over the average elimination. It eliminated oractically everything but the box office count, which last nteht was better than $51,000.

Whatever else the boys may have had in mind with this thing, they can be intending to go forward all the way with Lesnevich. For, in that case, they would also have to go back to Bruce Woodcock. He knocked Lesnevich out in London less than a year ago. C. Y.

O. Baseball Tomorrow's Gaines Parochial League St. Ann's vs. St. Joseph's, Brandywlne, Rockford Tower.

3 p. m. St. Paul'6 vs. St.

Matthew', Clayton Street, 2 p. m. St. Mary's vs. St.

Thomas', Woodlawn, 2 p. m. Parish League St, Thomas' vs. St. Elizabeth's, Brown, 2 p.

m. St. Pat's vs. 8t. Anthony's, Woodlawn, 4 p.

m. Christ Our King vs. St. Stanislaus, Bay-nard, 4 p. m.

St. Paul's vs. St. Mary's, Clayton, 4 p. m.

INTER-STATE LEAGUE Last Night's Scores WILMINGTON, Hagerstown, 4. Alientown, 11; Harrisburg, 7. Sunbury. Lancaster, 2. York, 10; Trenton, 5 (first.

York, Trenton, 3 (second). Is Peachy With Poffenberger Hurler Minors At Age of 18 Wilmington Array Gets Chance to Take Seventh In Inter State Race By NORVLN (RIP) COLLINS With a chance to climb out of the Inter-State League cellar, Wilmington's Blue Rocks will try for their second straight triumph to-nizht. The Rocks, looking not quite so rickety, downed the Hagerstown Owls, 7-4. in Wilmington Park last night and will go up against the same club in the second game of the abbreviated series. Six-foot, five-inch Bill Pless, a recent addition from Utica of the Eastern League, will be on the! mound.

The giant righthander will be after his first win in the league. He bowed to Alientown last Sunday In his debut. At 18 Press is a veteran of the minor league wars. For when he was a tender 15 he was signed by the Phillies and sent to Bradford of the Pony League. He's a good-looking blond from Oceanside, L.

where he caught the eye of a Phillie scout while pitching in a high school game in June of "44. A month later he was In a Bradford uniform. Pless admitted his high school twirling record wasn't too good. He won two and lost the same number, but the scout was carried away by his size. "I won two and lost one at Brad-lord my first season," Pless said.

"In fact. I haven't had what you might call a good season, yet." Pless is no stranger to Wilmington, for in 1945 he hurled for the Rocks, winning five and losing six Last year in Terre Haute, he won two and lost two. He started with Utica this season and after losing one game was sent to Wilmington. "I think this is my year," Pless laid with a grin. Pless is one of the biggest hurlers in baseball.

carries 210 pounds on a towering frame. A cocky youngster with a great deal of confidence in himself, which seems to be a prerequisite of Phillies' players, Pless is classed among the six pitchers Manager Jack Saltz-gaver calls his "starters." The others are Joe McNamara, winner of last night's game with the Owls, his second straight; George Eyrich. the swaggering righthander from Reading, John Clements, another newcomer from Utica; Chuck Dommer, hard-hitting hurler who beat Sunbury single-handed the other day with two homers that drove in six runs, and Weldon (Lefty) Lindamood, southpaw veteran from last year's squad. Relief roles will be shared by Bill Kaszarek and John Asmer, Don Van Nest a left hander from Highland. N.

rejoined the club last night. He was a member nf t.hp Rock staff in 1945, whin he won two and lost one. For the first time since the season started the Rocks looked like the defending champions that they are in stopping the Owls, and as a result tied Bunny Griffith's crew for seventh place. A win tonight would move them out into the sunlight and drop Hagerstown into the cellar. The game was highlighted by a pair of homers, one by Eddie Sa-nicki, over the left field fence in the fifth with no one on, and the other, Inside the park, by Ray Maloney in the seventh with two on base.

The Rocks opened their scoring with a single run in the first inning when Jack Cusick walked with the bases loaded. Wilmington took a 2 to 0 lead in the fourth when Maloney reached first on a fielder's choice, was singled to third by McNamara and scored on Mike Romello's outfield fly. The Owls shaved the margin to a to the fifth. Sanicki opened the fifth by plas tering his fourth homes of the sea. son.

Kolosna drew a base on balls and Cusick rammed a three-bagger into right field to score Kolosna The Rocks landed on relief pitcher Aiex iNedelco for three more runs in the seventh. me ctk wnite Koses open a four-game series tomorrow afternoon with a twin bills at 2:15 o'clock. HAGER3TOWN so a WILMINGTON ab a 5 0 3 2 0 4 112 0 4 12 3 0 4 0 0 5 2 3 2 0 2 0 4 0 12 2 2 10 3 1 4 2 16 1 4 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 1 2 RomeUo.ss Jenis.lb 4 115 Lev an. If Yeash.lf 2 0 0 0 0 Sanirki.cf 3 0 1 0 0 Murphy.lb 3 0 1 3 0 Kolosna.ri Bartz.cf 4 0 2 2 CCusick.3b dno.2b 3 1 0 5 3 Dav.s.2b Lance, ss Jill 4 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 2' 1 0 9 0 Oi 0 0 0 0 0: H0OO1 0 1 0 0 Swanson.c stead.p bJoselane Nedelco. Owcar cP'berser Totals 32 4 6 24 10! ToUls 34 7 927 6 33tted for Yeash in sixth.

bBatted lor Bumstead in seventh. cBatted for Lance in ninth. Hsgerstown 00001100 3 4 Wilmington 10012030 7 Erra Cusick. Haivonik. Romello.

Runs batted in: Cusick. 2: Romello. Bumstead. Sanicki. Bsrtz, Maloney.

3. Two-base hit: Bartz. Three-base hits:" Cusick. Hamphrev. Home runs: Sanicki, Maloney.

Stolen bases: Romello. Kolosna. Sacrifice Humphrey. Left on bases: Wilmington. 11; Hagerstown.

8. Base on balls: Off McNamara. 6: Bum-stead. 5: Nedelco. 3 Struck out: By McNamara.

6: Bumstead. 8: Owcar. 1. Hits: I Bumstead. 6 in 6 innings: Nedelco.

3 in 1 1-3: Owcar, 0 in 2-3. Losing pitcher: Bumstead. Umpires: Gallia and Haupt. Time of game: 2:13. Giant Vet in Trails bv Six Erratic Driving Handicaps Wilmington Golfer In Tourney's First Round PHILADELPHIA, May 24 (Spe cial).

Six strokes off Ben Hogan's sizzling pace after firing a 71 yesterday, Eddie Oliver was scheduled tee off at 12:45 p. m. today for his second-round stint in the $15,000 Philadelphia Inquirer Golf Tournament at Cedarbrook Country Club. The Wilmington pro, experiencing trouble with a new driver that made him unusually "wild off the tee, turned in a 34-37 for par on his opening card. He made the rounds with steady Bobby Locke, the be-knickered South African who posted 34-3468, and Duff McCullough, a good amateur who had 37-38 75.

Oliver had three birdies a three on the 350-yard sixth hole, a four on the 530-yard ninth and a three on the 335-yard thirteenth. Two under par going into the last three holes, he had to scramble to finish 5-4-5, settling for bogies on the sixteenth and eighteenth. Howard Everitt, Wilmington resi dent playing out of Manufacturers Country Club, was second low amateur the first round with 36-3773. Dave Douglas of Rock Manor, 39- 77; Willie Polumbo of Kennett Square, 38-4179, and Gibby Young Newark, 38-4179, also qualified for the next round. Everitt had four birds, but took a sixth on the five-par ninth.

Both he and Douglas, who had paced qualifiers the previous day with a 70, birdied the 520-yard twelfth in four strokes. Hogan, six under par with 65, belted six birdies and a dozen pars to ease ahead of Stewart Alexander of Lexington, N. who surprised with a 66. Both broke the course record of 67. Eleven other players came in below regulation figures while seven more scored par.

Dick Metz, Arkan sas City, ana Matt K.owai, Philadelphia, were hot on the heels of the leaders with 67s. Tied at 68 were Locke and George Schneiter, Ogden, Utah, one point ahead of Vic Gfezzi, Kansas City, and Johnny Palmer of Badin, N. C. Jimmy Demaret, Ojai, Lloyd Mangrum, U. S.

Open champ from Chicago; Ellsworth Vines, Los Angeles; E. J. Harrison, York, and Jack Grout of Harrisburg, all crowded in with 70s. DOVER I MILFORD ab abrho TriDD.lb 3 0 1 12 4 0 0 2 3 4 0 2 1 i 5 0 0 0 0 cawiey.JD a i Derucki.3b 5 1114 Rubino.lf 3 2 2 0 0 3 2 1 2 2iJury.lb 2 2 iz Lo bardi.cf 3 12 3 OiRvan.c 4 2 2 7 1 Niro.c 4 2 0 4 HBodner.Sb 4 0 0 2 2 3 10 1 2 Dna.cf 4 0 3 3 0 Caln.o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 aCantler 1 0 0 0 OiGarman.p 3 0 0 1 4 Muihail.p 1 0 0 0 II bWerner al 0 0 0 Dillon. 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 7 7 24 131 Totals 30 8 10 21 is bBatted for Muhall in eighth.

bBatted for Muuhall in eighth. Dover 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 Milford 0 3 4 0 0 0 2 0 9 EASTON I SALISBURY ab i ab a Burg.cf 4 0 1 3 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 11 HZernia.lb 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 OlClark.lf 3 2 0 1 0 Modica.p McCabe.rf aTirelli 3 0 0 1 3 1 2 11 1 4 0 17 2 4 0 2 3 1 2 0 0 3 3 Mollico.lf 2 0 0 1 bHarlin Winters. ss cl'covello Schuh.2b dDavis 1 0 0 0 OlKelly.rf 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 110 11 Burcham.p 0 0 0 0 01 2 0 111 1 0 0 0 01 3 0 0 4 11 Totals 27 1 2 24 12! Totals 27 3 5 27 13 aBatted for McCabe in 9th bBatted for Monioo in 9th. cBatted for Winters in 9th dBatted for Schuh In 9th. Easton 0 00 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Salisbury ....10000110 3 SEAFORD FEDERALSBURO ab ab a Shman.2b 4 0 0 1 5 0 2 0 2 Caputo.lf 5 0 11 Oi Davis.

cf 5 112 1 Reeve.3b 4 0 0 1 4 2 12 5 Ford. lb 2 10 11 5 0 19 0 4 12 1 2 Snyder.c 2 0 0 5 0 Rassenti.cf 2 113 0 Scheib.c 2 10 4 1 Deluca.rf 4 2 2 0 OiMover.lf 2 2 12 0 Pesta.c 3 116 llMartin.rf 4 13 0 0 Kral.p 3 0 0 0 2 3 0 13 0 Dawson.p 0 0 0 0 01 Adams.p 4 0 10 2 aOwen 1 0 0 0 OlStorch.p 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 6 7 24 12 Totals 36 7 11 27 11 aBatted for Dawson in 9th. Seaford 00040000 26 Federalsburg 01031030 7 REHOBOTH CAMBRIDGE ab a ab a Kuhn.cf 4 112 Hughes, 5 2 1 0 3 Stramm.rf 2 2 9 5 2 4 3 Kegg.lf 5 2 0 3 10 11 4 1110 4 2 17 0 3 10 10 4 0 2 10 1 4 0 12 1 3 10 4 1 '31013 2 0 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 Faro lli.rr 5 0 2 1 Nichois.3h 3 0 0 2 Meyer.c 3 0 0 9 0 Heller.p 1 0 0 0 OlQuill.p Ganster.p 2 0 0 0 2 Johnson, 0 0 0 0 OjbKinnamon 1110 0 Black.p 0 0 0 0 0 aLeiben fer 1 0 0 0 0 Total 39 7 12x26 7 Totals 31 8 7 277 a-Batted for Ganster in 9th. b-Batted for Johnson in 9th. x-Two out when winning run scored.

Rehoboth 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 37 Cambridge 0 0 4 0 0 00 1 38 'Best of Friends' Meet For Women's Golf Title NEW ORLEANS, May 24 (JP). A feminine Damon and Pythias com bination had the Women's Trans- Mississippi golf championship to settle between themselves today. Polly Riley of Fort Worth, Texas, and Margaret Gunther of Memphis, were paired in the 36-hole finals, but neither appeared too much concerned over which one came out vahead. The girls are the best of friends, and each has been pulling hardest for the other in this tourney. Fights Last Night ay Associated press NEW YORK Gus Lesnevich, 179'4, Clifl-side, N.

knocked out Melio Bettina, 190Vi, Beacon, N. Y. (1). (Non-title). WILKES-BARRE, Pa.

Sunny Jim Hampton. 138. Buffalo, outpointed Charley Sch-nauppauf. 133. Wllke-Barre (10).

ASBURY PARK, N. J. John Juliano, 127, Paterson, outpointed Young Roundtree, 133, Philadelphia (6). BALTIMORE Joe Poodles, 158, Balti more, outpointed Chappie Manning, 159, Baltimore 8. NEW LONDON, Conn.

Gene "Tiger" Jones, 204, Camden, N. knocked out Howard Chard, 212, Toronto 4). AUGUSTA, Me. Joe Pyle, 150, Montreal, technically knocked out Johnny 156, Boston (3). WORCESTER.

Mass. Nick Stato, 136, Springfield, outpointed Al Smith, 132Mi, Boston (10). CHICAGO Bobby Earl, 138, Chicago, knocked out Cleveland "Spider" Brown, 145, Cincinnati (2). HOLLYWOOD, Calif. Bobby Volk, 161, Portland, outpointed Frankia Aa- gustain, 160, Los Angele (10).

on 9 COLUMBUS', O. about that $91.91 those Hagerstown fans collected for me when I hit that homer with three on?" After 15 months with the Marines in the Pacific, Poffenberger didn't even bother coming home last year and drew his discharge on the coast so he could report back to San Diego, his pre-war club, immediately. He wras there long enough to win five and lose six, then started pining for My Maryland when Mrs. P. joined hkn out there.

So he got permission to go on the voluntary retired list and went back to Williamsport. When the new season arrived, Boots still didn't want any parts of San Diego, especially at those prices. So he got permission to make a deal for himself, which he thought would be tough "on account of my reputation," and the Hagerstown Job ioiiowed. "My reputation is a pip. Boots still had the dust of Beaumont on him when as a Detroit rookie in '37, he started yelling "Showboat" at Boston's Joe Cronin.

They still talk about that Detroit-Red Sox game in '37, in which a Poffenberger Cronin verbal battle wound up with Boots getting shelled for 10 runs in the fifth inning with two out. Boots had training troubles in the middle of the next season and wound up in Toledo. He was sold to Brooklyn in March of '39 and after two months as a Dodger, packed up and went home. He wound up at Nashville the next year. where he was quoted as saying he throught his troubles stemmed from his age, that he graduated into the majors at too tender an age (21).

Poffenberger's experience in the Southern League included a 90-day suspension for popping off at an umpire's decision and then crown ing the protest by bouncing his high, hard one off the ump's chest pro tec tor. You may not have much money, Boots, but you had a lot of fun. Major League Leaders By Associated Press National League Batting Walker, Philadelphia, .404 Mize, New York. .354. Runs Mize, New York, 34; Robinson Brooklyn, 23.

Runt-Batted-In Torgeson, Boston, 30 Marshall and Mize, New York, 24, Hits Walker, Philadelphia, 40; Baum holtz, Cincinnati, 39. Doubles Ennis, Philadelphia, 12; Baum holtz, Cincinnati, 9. Triples Eleven tied with 2. Home Runa Mize, New York, 11; Torge son. Braves, ana Miner, Cincinnati, a.

Stolen Baaei Robiruon, Brooklyn, and Adams, Cincinnati, 4. Strikeouts Blackwell. Cincinnati, 35 Schmitz, Chicago, 33. Pitching Spahn. Boston, and Rowe Philadelphia, 6-0.

1.000. American League Batting Mullin, Detroit, McQuinn, New York. .360. Buns WUliama, Boston. 27; Mullin, De troit.

22. Runs-Batted-in Williams, Boston, 25 Kennedy, Chicago, 23. Hits Dillinger, St. Louis, 46; Kennedy, Chicago, 41. Doubles Mullin, Detroit, 15; Joost Philadelphia, 10.

Triples Lehner, St. Louis, Philley, Chicago; Mele, Boston; Valo, Philadel phia. 4. Home Runt Williams, Boston, 10; Kel ler. New York, 9.

Stolen Bases Philley. Chicago, and Dil linger. St. Louis, Vernon, Washington, 5, Strikeouts Feller, Cleveland, 57; New houser, Detroit, 51. Pitching Dietrich.

Chicago, 3-0, 1000 Hutchinson, Detroit, 5-1, .833. Wilmington Softball Wilmington League Penn A. 10; Happy Valley, 5. Woodlawn, Bond. 0.

Ludlow, Cool Spring Park, 2. Protestant Church League Immanuel Baptist, 14; Union Methodist, 3. First United. New Castle Methodist, 6 St. Stephens, 12; Silverbrook, 6.

Diamond League Monroe A. 12; Park Cab, 3. Walnut Learue Delaware City, Hornets. 6. Club Assemble.

Monarchs, 8. Kings wood Panthers. West Side In dians, 5. Little Flower Wins Little Flower defeated Elsmere 1-0, and Brown Derby tripped Kent-mere, 8-3, last night in a pair of City Baseball League games. to 38 of f.

Gus Lesnevich Kent-Sussex Meet To Close Tonight HARRINGTON, May 24 (Spe cial). The Kent-Sussex Racing As sociation will close its 2u-day har ness racing meeting with an eight race card tonight at 8:45 o'clock. Flying Fortress and Miss Law rence Tip Hanover split the two heats of the J. Wirt Willis Memorial Trot last night. Legion Nine Advances Legion No.

1 moved into a tie for first place in the Delaware Semi- Pro Baseball League last night by tripping Christiana, 3-0. The third straight win for the Legionnaires, it deadlocked them with Forty Acres. LEGION NO. 1 CHRISTIANA ab al ab a Griffith.cf 5 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 3 0 12 4 0 0 2 2 Mooney.lf 4 0 4 2 2 0 0 7 0 Pennock.lb 4 0 0 4 0' 2 0 0 0 0 MTneTy.rf 4 0 1 0 0j F.Sulliv'n.U 2 0 10 0 2 0 10 11 Marshall.ss 3 0 0 1 2 Gilson.ss 2 110 llH.Crysfl.cf 0 0 0 1 0 Sparky, 4 110 lj L.Sulliv'n.c 3 0 0 6 2 Sculley.p 2 1 2 2 Riley 2 0 0 0 3 Chaiken.rf 10 0 1 0 aCook 0 0 0 0 0 bRadulskl 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 3 13 21 41 Totals 22 0 1 20 10 aBatted for Crystal in 7th. bBatted for Riley in 7th.

Delaware Post. No. 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 13 Christiana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Errors: L. Sullivan, Scully, Griffith, McGinnes. Greensboro at Felton DOVER, May 24 (Special) Felton-Greensboro baseball game in the Mar-Del League originally scheduled for Greensboro tomorrow has been shifted to Felton.

The two teams will play at Greensboro on July 4. Other games tomorrow are Hartly at Chestertown, Rock Hall at Houston and Denton at Camden-Wyoming. Elsmere Tops Woodcrest Elsmere shut out Woodcrest, 7-0, last night in a City-County Baseball League game. EASTERN SHORE LEAGUE Last Night's Scores Salisbury, Easton, 1. Milford.

Dover, 7. Federalsburg, Seaford. 6. Cambridge, Rehoboth, 7. Standing W.

L. Pet. Cambridge 11 3 .786 Seaford 10 4 .714 G.B I 3 3 5 6 Federalsburg 8 6 .571 Salisbury 6 5 .545 Dover 5 7 .417 Rehoboth 4 8 .333 Milford 4 9 .308 Easton 4 10 .286 Tonight's Games Dover at Salisbury. Federalsburg at Rehoboth. Milford at Easton.

Seaford at Cambridge. Tomorrow's Games Cambridge at Seaford. Rehoboth at Federalsburg. Easton at Milford. Salisbury at Dover (2 games).

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE Rochester 8, Toronto 6. Baltimore 10, Jersey City 3. Montreal 13. Buffalo 3. Syracuse 4, Newark 3.

EASTERN LEAGUE Williamsport 3, Wilkee-Barre 1. Binghamton 4, Albany 3. Hartford 5, Utica 4. Scranton 10, Elmira 6. 6Vi 7 SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION Atlanta 6, Mobile 2.

Chattanooga 7, Little Rock 3. New Orleans 5, Birmingham 2. Memphis 7, Nashville 3. Rockford to Play Tonight. Rockford A.

C. will meet West End in a baseball game tonight at Tenth and Lincoln Streets, starting at 6:15 o'clock. I finer1 Picarillo Gets Racing Berth Haus For At Also Appointed New Turf Seaon Delaware Park James Picarillo, well-known New England figure in racing circles, has been appointed clerk of the scales for the forthcoming meet at Delaware Park, according to an announcement by Bryan Fields, vice-president and general manager of the track. J. Gilbert Haus, a veteran in Delaware, Maryland, and New Jersey racing, lias been named head of the racing department for the tenth annual meeting which will begin Thursday and close July 5.

Haus' aides will include John P. Turner, of Monmouth, and Sid- ncy uruwn oi nmiico. Delaware Park's official family for 1H47 is as follows: Stewards Joseph F. Flanagan, w. Harron; Placing judges Edward Dennison, James P.

Ross. Henry Carroll, F. G. Farrell; StarterGeorge R. Palmer; Clerk of scales James Picarillo; Patrol judges Richard Johnson, Henry uricKson, J.

F. Col will, Allen Lavin; Paddock judge William Jennings; Assistant paddock judge Smith Timer Charles H. Hughes; Veterinarian, Dr. David R. Cris- man; Racing secretary J.

Gilbert Haus; Assistant racing secretary John P. Turner. Sidney Brown; Medical department, Dr. Basil B. G.

Blackstone, director; Dr. C. Munson, surgeon; Dr. D. J.

Preston, surgeon; Dr. A. L. Heck, surgeon; Dr. William Marshall, surgeon; Miss Agnes Maliszewski, nurse; Miss Edna Lay ton, nurse; Miss Nora Lee Callaway, nurse.

Member-Guest Teams Open W. C. C. Tourney Thirty-seven member-guest teams were scheduled to tee off today in the opening round of the Wilming ton Country Club's 54-hole four-ball golf tournament at Concord Handicap medal play and handi cap match play against par will comprise the two 18-hole rounds listed for today. A handicap best high ball event, low gross for 36 holes and handicap best selected 18 holes will be decided tomorrow.

Tomorrow's competition will get under way at 9:10 a. m. Post Team Plays BELLEFONTE, May 24 (Special). The Pugh-Lenderman-Chalfonte Post, 2907 team. F.

will meet the W'ilmington Esquire in a double-header at 2 o'clock tomorrow on the Mt. Pleasant School diamond. l- ii Malloy.p 2 0 2 0 0 D.An'nd.rf 2 0 0 1 0 Becker.rf 3 0 0 0 Vignola.rf 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 5 5 21 12j Totals 25 1 5 21 8 Brown 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 5 Conrad 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Errors: Conrad: Whelan. E. Malinowski; Brown: Bukowskl, Soder.

CLAYMONT I A. I. DUPONT rhoai ibr hoi Grove.2b 4 0 3 0 3 110 0 3 110 OlTapie.c 2 0 18 2 Dickens.c 2 0 15 3 0 16 0 Miller, cf 3 0 11 3 2 12 2 Green, 2 0 0 2 2 3b 3 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 2' 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Warner.lf 1 0 0 0 OlWilliams.ss 3 0 0 0 1 Whibe.lb 2 114 OjBrabson.lf 3 0 0 1 0 Heart, rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 OjCulley.rl 3 0 0 2 2 Casey.rf 10 0 10 Totals 23 2 7 18 4 Totals 24 3 6 21 9 Claymont 000001 1 2 A. I. duPont 000111 3 Errors: Schweitzer, Warner.

Tapie. 5 Games in V-League DOVER, May 24 (Special) five-game bill is scheduled for tomorrow in the V-Basebali League. Smyrna will play at St. Georges, By AL CARTWRIGHT Cletus (Boots) Poffenberger, look ing not unlike an undernourished Lou Costello, stretched in "his beau tiful blue pajama bottoms and contrasting skivvy shirt and said yes, he had enough of baseball traveling. The irrepressible Boots, who talked himself out of the big leagues, is in town as star pitcher, pinch-hitter and Sunday gate attraction for Hagerstown's Inter-State Leaguers.

He quit the San Diego club last year because he wanted to be close to home and this season he is, with Hagerstown just six stony miles from the old front porch in Williamsport, Md. "Yeah, I had enough of playin' ball all over the country," the barrel-chested pitched rambled from the sack today as he tried hard to keep roomies Gene Crumling and Jack Lance from going back to sleep. "This league is for me, no long trips, no long road stands." The garrulous Cletus, who won 17 games in two half-seasons with the Detroit Tigers and then moved on to Brooklyn, tried to get out of baseball all the way during the winter, but couldn't make it. "Things are happening in the family, you know," Poffenberger said as Crumling and Lance painfully tried to recapture their sleeping touch. "So my wife and I thought it was about time for me to get a year-around job.

I went to work for the Bureau of Standards in Washington during the winter but they started throwm all that atomic stuff at me and bein' a guy who didn't have much of an education. I pulled out. "This Hagerstown deal is good. I'm close to home, which cuts down the expenses, among other things. I took inventory the other day and found out that I was in the same shape financially as I was the year I started playin ball in 1935- You can't save any money bouncin' around the country.

Hey, Gene, how Chadick on Second All-Star Quintet Paul Chadick, captain and guard of the Wilmington Blue Bombers last season, today was named to the the second all-star team of the American Pro Basketball League. Jack Hewson, pivot man for the Bombers, received honorable mention. Jack Cusick, third baseman for the Blue Rocks, was given honorable mention, for his play on the Elizabeth, N. Braves. Bud Jeannette of Baltimore was voted the outstanding player of the league by an overwhelming margin.

Sportswriters in league cities made the selections. yesterday, his third without a set back, obliterated the Boston bug aboo, temporarily at least. Brooklyn staked the Phillies to a 4-0 lead in a night game and then won, 5 to 4. The Dodgers ad vanced to third place, passing the Braves, due to the wildness and poor fielding of Philadelphia pitchers. In another night game the tail- end St.

Louis Cardinals made it two straight over Pittsburgh when George Munger held the Bucs to six hits and blanked them, 2 to 0. In the American League the pace- setting Detroit Tigers uncovered Al Benton as a starter and subdued the Chicago White Sox, 5 to 2. Allie Reynolds of the Yanks, for the second time this season, hurled a two-hit shutout Boston's Red Sox, 9 to 0. Charley Keller's ninth homer put him only one be hind Ted Williams. The Athletics routed Washington's slipping Senators, 8 to 1, in a night game.

In a night contest at Cleveland, the Indians lost to St Louis, to 3, when the Browns scored two runs in the twelfth Inning. Standing W. L. Pet. 'G B.

Harrisburg 15 6 .714 Alientown 13 5 .722 Vi Lancaster ...10 9 526 4 Sunbury 8 10 .444 5Va York 7 8 .467 5 Trenton 8 13 .381 7 Hagerstown 7 12 .368 7 WILMINGTON 7 12 .368 7 Games behind leader. Tonight's Games Hagerstown at WILMINGTON, o'clock. York at Trenton. Sunbury at Lancaster. Harrisburg at Alientown.

Tomorrow's Games (All Doubleheaders) York at WILMINGTON. 2:15 o'clock. Trenton at Hagerstown. Lancaster at Harrisburg. Alientown at Sunbury.

8:30 AMERICAN LEAGUE Yesterday' Scorea New York, 9: Boston. 0. Detroit, Chicago, 2. St. Louis 5, Cleveland 3 (night, 12 in-ningsi.

Philadelphia 8, Washington 1 (night). Standing Mize Seven Games in Front Delaware city at Glasgow, Middle-town will entertain Chesapeake City, Cecilton will be host to Odessa, and Warwick will play at Kenton. RACES TODAY HAVRE DE GRACE HAVRE DE GRACE HANDICAP $20,000 Added Seven Other Races Special Penna. train leaves 12:47 p. m.

arrives at track 1:25 p. m. Special B. O. train leaves 12:50 p.

m. arrives at Greenway Sta, Havre da Grace, 1:30 p. m. EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME First Rac p. M- E.D.T.

Of Babe's Record Homer Pace W. L. Pet. O.B. Detroit 18 11 .621 Boston 17 13 .567 1'4 Cleveland 13 11 .542 22 Chicago 16 16 .500 3Vi New York 14 14 .500 3Mi Philadelphia 15 15 .500 3Vi Washington 11 16 .407 6 St.

Louis 11 19 .367 7Vi Games behind leafier. Today's Games Boston at New York. Chicago at Detroit. Washington at Philadelphia. (Only games scheduled.

i Tomorrow's Game Boston at New York. Chicago at Detroit (2). St. Louis at Cleveland (2). Washington at Philadelphia (2).

NATIONAL LEAGUE Yesterday's Scores New York, Boston, 1. Brooklyn 5, Philadelphia 4 (night). St. Louis 2, Pittsburgh 0. Cincinnati-Chicago, postponed, rain.

Standing RIGHT TONIGHT AH Ladies Admitted for 40e NEW YORK, May 24 (INS). Johnny Mize of the New York Giants today is seven games ahead of Babe Ruth's home run pace in 1927, when the Bambino set a record by whacking a total of 60. The big first baseman hit his eleventh homer yesterday 20 years to the day, after Babe got his No. 11. However, yesterday's contest with Boston was game No.

27 for the Giants, while Ruth hit his eleventh homer during the thirty-fourth game. The victory accomplished three big things for the Giants, in addition to boosting Mize's average. It put them in first place in the National League, ahead of the idle Chicago Cubs, made it certain that Rookie Larry Jansen is a dependable starting pitcher, and convinced the Giants that they can beat any club in the league. The New Yorkers had made mincemeat out of six other N. L.

clubs but had absorbed two terrific beatings from the Braves in Boston this year after dropping eight out of 11 in the Hub last season. Jansen 's six-hit, 8 to 1 win HAGERSTOWN "OWLS if vs. How Rocks Sock AB 2B 3B HR RBI Ave Dommer .7 3 3 0 0 27 .429 Turner ...37 8 14 3 2 3 10 .378 Kolosna 63 18 23 4 1 4 11 .365 Malor.ey 54 12 19 3 0 1 12 .352 Levan 85 16 29 4 6 2 17 .341 Lindamood 16 2 5 0 0 0 0 .313 Sacicel 71 18 22 1 1 4 14 .310 Romello 82 12 25 4 1 0 10 .305 Custcic 52 11 15 I 1 0 13 .288 Kaszarek 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 Asmer 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200 Davis 66 13 0 0 5 .197 Murphy ..39 4 7 3 0 0 8 .179 McNamara 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 Eyrich 11 1 1 0 0 0 1 .091 Cements 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Flew 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pitehlnr W. L. Pet.

IP SO BB McNamara 2 0 1 000 18V 11 11 17 Clements 1 0 1009 9 9 11 6 Kauarek 1 1 ll'i 12 5 9 Dorr.sier 1 1 .500 18 19 9 lo Zynch 1 3 .250 23 24 17 11 Aamr 0 1 .000 13 11 1 Lindaasood 0 2 .000 22 Vt 32 13 17 0 I .000 W. L. Pet. G.B. New York 16 11 .593 Chicago I 17 12 .586 Brooklyn 16 13 .552 1 Boston 16 14 .533 1 Pittsburgh 13 13 .500 2 Philadelphia 15 17 .469 3 Cincinnati 13 18 .419 5 St.

Louis II 19 .367 6 WILM. "BLUE ROCKS II GAME STARTS 8:30 P. M. Oali w'u receiT a seat cushion fori hc came. Games behind leaaer.

Today's Games Philadelphia at Brooklyn. Cincinnati at Chicago. New York at Boston (night. Pittsburgh at St. Louis might).

Tomorrow's Games New York at Boston (2). Philadelphia at Brooklyn. Cincinnati at Chicago. Pittsburgh at St. Louis.

PLENTY OF SURPRISES FOR EVERYONE.