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Mull ers Face 17 Road Games in 12 Days Yanks Turn Downhill Skid Into Flag Drive urn jrviif OH -v i Wednesday, July 7, 1943 MINNEAPOLIS STAR JOURNAL Page 23 Take Third Straight, Kels Go .629 at Home, Only .367 on Trips By HALSEY ILLL 4-Minute Mile Near and Swede Will Run It, Declares Haegg new world's mark, may be the man who turns the trick, Haegg said. He plans to go after the four-minute mile himself at San Francisco next week. He now holds every record from 1,500 meters to 5,000 meters except the mile. As for his efforts here, Haegg said he would be satisfied with a nine-minute time in the two-mile, far off his best. The record for the Coliseum, however, Is 9:1.8 and he expects to exceed that.

Haegg said he would leave for Sweden in August as he intended to be back in time for the national championship races Sept. 11. LOS ANGELES (UP) Gunder Haegg jogged around the Coliseum oval today limbering up after a cross-country train trip, but he took time off to predict the eventual running of a "four minute mile." Swedish distance ace, who tangles with Gil Dodds in the two-mile feature event of the carnival of champions at the Coliseum Saturday, declared: "A mile will be run in less than four minutes and a Swede will do it." Arne Anderson, his fellow countryman who last week set a QONSIDERING THE FACT that a very able pitching staff had carried the brunt almost all alone through! the first half of the season, it's quite surprising to ftad tho Minneapolis Millers still above the .500 mark in the standings. But what's going to happen from this point on? Troubles loom ahead for the Kels. Their pitching began to wobble in the St.

Paul series. That doesn't sound too good at this stage of the season for doubleheaders galore are ahead and there will be no opportunity for the staff to get the needed rest between appearances. The Kels have had a surprisingly good home stand during Juna and early July. But so far this year they haven't shown too much strength away from home. Ab Wright's return has helped the club's offense.

He began hitting without the benefit of much training or batting practice. Joe Vosmik came out of his slump at the same timo to keep the club over tho .500 mark consistently. But pitching may bo a worry from now on. Otey Clark seems to bo losing his early season effectiveness. Horton has slumped after a good start.

That has put the pressure on the rest of the hurlers. That has meant more work and under such conditions they are likely to lese any winning touch. Tho present swing through tho east undoubtedly will settle th Millers' fate for the remainder of the season. The prospects aren't too bright as the trip starts, but they weren't too good when the season started and they did all right. Maybe they'll keep on fooling every one.

1 III i No Time to Worry NY COLLEGE FOOTBALL COACH who takes his daily ups and downs on manpower too seriously in these times is simply out of order. Army, navy and marine transfers In recent weeks have played some strange tricks with athletes. Some peculiar things have hap. pened with some schools getting unexpected breaks In the way ot manpower, while others are being drained of everything they have. North wOftlcrn, Michigan and Notre Dame have been getting all of the break no far In thn manpower ihortago and Miiinciiola, Wiicnntiln, Illinois, Iowa and Indiana have been the loners.

Considering the fact that Michigan, Northwestern and Notre Dame don't lack for capable gridiron talent in normal times, they're riding the crest In wartime. But this tremendous mlxup In athletes may turn out to be a shot In the arm at tho box office at college stadiums this fall. We have a hunch that Mlnnesotnns will have more Interest In the duels with Northwestern and Michigan this year than If the available Gopher material had stayed on tho campus. Wo are anxious to see how Bill Duley, Herman Frlckoy, Herb Heln and others will take their gomes against Minnesota. Will they still have the incentive to win that they possessed while wearing the Gold jerseys against the schools that they may represent this fall? They won't Intentionally let down.

Thone college boys aren't built that way, hut unconsciously they may not have that extra ilp that has made them such out'tamling per. formers In the pant. We bellevo lhat some of these boys, who have been switched from their original schools, may not even don uniforms this fall. They may decide on speeding up their military and educational training Instead of devoting any tlmo to football. But speculation on what may happen to tho game two or three months from now comes under the heading of a waste of time with the picture changing every day yes every hour.

Lead by By JUDSON BAILEY NEW YORK UP) Next to trying to find a good steak the biggest waste of time a baseball fan can indulge in is worrying about the New York Yankees. The American league champions went west a week ago and lost four games in a row. They nearly skidded out of first place and they caused some hasty comments to the effect that maybe the Mc- Carthymen weren't mlraclemen after all. What it amounted to, however, was that the Yankees were just teasing their rivals. By way ot proving that they were only fooling the champs have won three games in the last two days and suddenly zoomed back to a three-game lead.

They whacked out a 5-4 decision over the St. Louis Browns last night to give Marius Russo, the sore-armed southpaw, his first vie tory of the season and accomplish ed the stunt in spite of the super heated hitting of Chet Laabs. Laabs, whose hot hitting streaks In mid summer are no rarity, drove in all four of St. Louis' runs and collected his tenth home run of the year and fifth in four days. But this individual display was wasted because the Yanks bunch ed a single and three doubles for a four-run rally that sewed up the game in the fifth inning.

The Yankees 'return to control of the league lead has been helped by the slump of the second place Washington Senators, who dropped a 16-inning 4-3 game to the De troit Tigers yesterday for their sixth defeat in eight games of the western trip. After tying the score at two-all on Bob Johnson's homer In the fourth, the Senators battled 11 scoreless innings and took the lead with run in the top half of the 16th. Then they gave the game away in the Tigers' turn at bat as Gerry Priddy let in one run on an error and relief pitcher Rae Scar borough forced in the other with two walks. Milo Candini escaDed the defeat. being removed for a pinch-hitter in the ninth.

The victory lifted the Titers -within a half a game of second place. Lefty Al Smith of the Cleveland Indians shut out the Philadelphia Athletics 2-0 on four hits in a mound duel with Orie Arntzen which was decided when the Tribe scored the only runs of the game in the eighth inning. The St. Louis Cardinals boosted their National league lead back to four games by blanking the Philadelphia Phillies 4-0 on three-hit hurling by Harry Gumbert, who earned his fourth straight victory and sixth of the season. The Cards scored three runs before a man was out in the first inning and Gumbert could have coasted, but didn't.

He gave just three scattered singles and let only one runner get as far as second. Meanwhile the Brooklyn Dodgers were humbled, 9-4, by the Chicago Cubs. The Dodgers blasted out 13 hits while the Cubs made only 10 off three pitchers, but the Bruins bunched theirs for three runs in the first, two in the second and four in the seventh. In the day's only other game the Boston Braves nosed out the Cin cinnati Reds, 1-0, in a pitching battle between Al Javery and Ray Starr. Each hurler gave only six hits, but Javery himself singled home the game's lone run in the second inningl Rochester Swim Meet July 14 ROCHESTER Plans have been completed for the seventh annual nocnester invitational swimming meet July 14, it was announced today by Andy Anderson, president of the Junior Chamber of Com merce, sponsors of the event.

Those wishing to enter may do so by mailing entries to Warren J. Goehrs, Soldiers Field swimming pool. Entrants are asked to spe cify the events in which they wish to compete. BILL DALEY, center, former University of Minnesota foot where he will begin his marine corps training, seems to be Delta fraternity house prior to departing for Ann Arbor. Bob Carmody, left, and Ed Davies, prospective Gophers.

ball star who learned Tuesday of his transfer to Michigan having a bit of difficulty as he packs at the Phi Gamma hown disputing possession of some neckties with Daley are Star Journal photo.) ets as Gopher Nucleus The pitching is goinjr to get a test, the hitting is going to feel pressure, the fielding and general direction are comiiur in for their most strenuous workout. That's the outlook the Millers face today as they rest up In Louisville, preparatory to playing a double-header tonight. It is the opening salvo in a schedule bar rage that finds Minneapolis playing 17 sanies in 12 days on this current trip. A double-header booked with every Kastern club and two in three days at Columbus. There are four Raines with Louisville, four with Indian-nixills, five with Columbus and four with Toledo.

You do not face the prospect with any great degree of assuredness when lamping the Miller mark to date. It shows At Nicollet 22 victories and 13 defeats for a respectable figure of 629. On the road 11 triumphs and 19 losses for a worse than average standing of .367. Apnrt from their opening and very brief jaunt to Milwaukee and Kansas City and with rain thrown in, tho Millers haven't come close to breaking even on a road trip, Millers Continued on Page iff Prospering AA Resumes Play in East By Asitnclutfu I'ri-ss President George Trautmun says the American association's attend ance Is running 10 to 11 per cent ahead of Inst year. At the of the second half of the season tho sixth-place team is only eight games behind the league loaders.

Action shifts to the east today Milwaukee holds a two-gamo ad vantage over Indianapolis, Colum bus is only 5 games behind after splitting a twin bill with Toledo last night, Minneapolis Is 6 games back and St. Paul trails by seven. Trautman yesterday said Mil waukee and Indianapolis were one- two In crowd appeal. The play-off baseball game controversy was de cided In favor of Indianapolis which In turn withdrew its protest to permit the Miilwaukee Brewers to keep their exhibition dates with Camp Grant and the St. Louis Cardinals on July 19.

The dl rectors overruled George Trautman after Bush withdrew hi protest, it wus agreed to play the postponed game at a later date. The league directors re-affirmed their decision not to hold tho an nual all-star game because of travel difficulties. Toledo beat Columbus In last night's first game, 2 to 0, as Harry Kimberlin yielded only two singles in seven innings. They wore by Tony Anlonelli and Tommy Heath Inspired to do some work after the Khutout, the Red Birds plastered the Mud Hens for three runs in the first inning of the Becond game and protected that 3 to 0 margin for seven innings. Toledo made two in the eighth and the tying marker in the ninth, and the contest went 13 Innings before Co lumbus pulled out a 4 to 3 decision.

Milwaukee, before leaving for Columbus, played the Great Lakes Naval Training station team to a 1-to-l lie in a game called after 10 innings to permit the Brewers to catch a train. GOES BACK TO BOSTON 1 Star athletes continue to move off the University of Minnesota campus many to keen rivals at other schools but George Hauser is staying out of the crying room. Informed today that Bill Daley has been transferred to Michigan to finish his navy-education program, the Gophers' head football coach said: "I have no control over these things. I know that we will start Louis Wants Conn TOE LOUIS can be depended upon to make at least one more defense of his heavyweight boxing crown when he returns to civilian life if that date isn't postponed too long. The champ never will be satisfied until he bets Billy Conn In the ring again.

Ho must give this cocky Pittsburgher a good shellacking before ho hangs up his gloves. Joe isn't the typo that shows his emotions at any time. But ho has definite likes and dislikes. Conn fits In the latter classification in Louis' mental notebook. When Billy and Joe were getting ready for their first battle two years ago, tho feeling between the pair was quite bitter.

It never flared In public, but there was no love lost between thenu As soon as their match was ended ana Joo had barely saved his titlo because his foe got cocky, tho champion wanted nothing more than an Immediate return match. At the tlmo the public pressure for a Nova meeting with the Negro couldn't bo overcome and tha Conn affair was set ahead one year. Then came the war and army life for both of them. But put this battle down as a MUST on Joe Louis' postwar program even if It proves to bo his last appearance In the ring. it Hr Five American Association Milwaukee 39 25 Pet.

.609 Indianapolis 35 25 uoiummis MINNEAPOLIS 33 32 St. Paul 32 32 .51 .508 .500 Toledo 33 34 Louisville 27 38 .493 .415 .377 Kansas City 2i 28 RESULTS YESTERDAY Toledo 2, Columbus 0, 1 (second game. 13 lnnlngs. Only games scheduled. GAMES TONIGHT Minneapolis at Louisville.

Two games. St. Paul at Indianapolis. Milwaukee at Columbus. Kansas City at Toledo, National League w.

L. Pet. 24 .647 St. Louis -4 Brooklvn 44 Pittsburgh 36 Cincinnati 33 Philadelphia 33 Boston 31 Chicago 30 New York 28 .579 .529 .485 .471 .470 .423 .394 RESULTS YESTERDAY St. Louis i.

Philadelphia 0. Boston 1, Cincinnati 0. Chicago 9. Brooklvn 4. Only games scheduled.

GAMES TOMORROW Pittsburgh Rt Brooklvn, twilight. St. Louis at Boston. Cincinnati at Philadelphia, two games. Only games schedulca.

American League W. L. Pet New York 38 29 .567 Washington 37 34 Detroit 34 32 Chicago 33 32 Boston 34 34 Cleveland 33 35 St. Loul 31 35 Philadelphia $.32 41 .521 .515 .508 .500 .485 .438 RESULTS YESTERDAY Detroit 4, Washington 3 (16 Innings). Cleveland Philadelphia 0.

Boston at Chicago postponed. New York fi, St. Louis 4. GAMES TOMORROW New York at Chicago. Philadelphia at Detroit, twilight.

Boston at St. Louis. Washington at Cleveland. baseball Good Year for It piis IS AN EXCEEDINGLY gridiron practice next Monday for a short spell. I feel positive that we'll go through with our regular schedule in the fall.

Beyond that, all I know is that the coaching staff plans to work harder than ever before and hopes for the best." George pointed out that as a nucleus for his 1943 squad he will have three veteran letter men in Ed Lechner, Bill Aldworth and Paul Mitchell, all tackles, and Bill Gam-aas and Chuck Avery in the back-field. "We may find that when we meet our squad next Monday that there may be some unexpected newcomers that we know nothing about now. We have a fine group of 17 year olds who should help us some. We expect from 30 to 35 players for the initial mid-summer drill," Hauser declared. Last week, Daley got orders to stay at Minnesota.

Then it was discovered that his school program will not be carried here and he was transferred to Michigan. Gopher stars in other sports have new assignments, too. Bill Lind has been ordered to Northwestern; Don Smith goes to Michigan; Rod ney Larson is headed for Illinois Normal; Wes Windmiller is awaiting call to the Great Lakes or Camp Farragut, Idaho. They're all basketeers. All of these boys have indicated that they'll try to participate in intercollegiate athletics once they reach their new headquarters.

GOOD YEAR for the Amer- Looks Good, But- Only 2 Vets Among 30 Illinois Grid Candidates CHAMPAIGN, ILL. UP) Coach Ray Eliot has 30-odd playexs out for summer football practice at Illinois but it's not as good as it sounds. For until last night only one member of the squad, Ralph Palmer, had had previous college experience. Now Eliot has two "veterans" on hand, since fullback Theron Bradley, former Illini freshman and later a varsity performer at the University of Wyoming, has re-entered Illinois. Leahy Completes All Star Staff CHICAGO (UE The coaching staff of the College All Stars who will play the world professional champion Washington Redskins at Evanston, 111., on Aug.

25 was com pleted today with the addition of Frank Leahy of Notre Dame. Harry Stuhldreher of Wisconsin heads the all star staff. Leahy was on the all star staff last season but was forced to with draw from active work with the squad after the first week's practice because of illness. ican league to have one of its freakiest races in history. Baseball INTERNATIONA 1.

1, EAGLE Baltimore 6, Hymcuse 3. Itoc.hfiKt.er 6, BuffHlo 1. Montreal 8, 4, Toronto 4, 6. Newark 7, Jersey City 3. PACinc COAST San Diego 3, KeaHl.i 2.

Portland 3, Sacramento 2 (Only two games scheduled) KOt'THERN ANHO( HON Memphis at Atlanta Knoxvlllo Jl. Birmingham 8. Nashville 13, New Orleans 4. Little Rock 7, Chattanooga 8, T. I- VIIIHI'I ION Oreat Lnkes 1, Mllwauko 1 (called end of tenth, agreement.

EASTERN 1.EAGIE Klmlra 7, Blnghamton 2. Aiikiny 14, Utka 3. Only games scheduled. Boxing NEWARK Larry Ijine, 191 Trenton, stopped Lddls Hocevar, 189 '4, Cleve- lann f4i. JACKSONVILLE, FLA.

Buddy Scott, 182, Tampa, outpointed Tom Sharkey, 178, U. fl. Navv (Kli. WEST SPRINGFIELD, MASS. Tommy Jessup, 141, Springfield, Knocked out Charley Davis, Kift, Dawson, Oa.

(3). NKW ft FORD. MAHR Gene Mar- gardla, 143, Fall River, knocked out Russell Hawvrr. 141. New York (41.

NEW YORK Frankle Rublno. 136. New York, knocked out Ray Tampa, Jfla, (1). NEW YORK Sgt. Jackie Wilson.

140, Los Angeles, outpointed Jackie Cooper, 11. (iu. MONTREAL Johnny (Touslgnant) Price. 135Vi. Montreal, outpointed Johnny iocKiieia, uv, incw iortt (, GEORGE METKOVICH I 4 fi niAk.

'A f' Ay: The Yankees have lost much of their invincibility of recent campaigns, but manage to hang on to a slim advantago from day to day because their rivals are so inconsistent. When tho season started, they talked of Cleveland as the most likely challenger for New York. Tho Indians got a good start and then did a nifty fadeout. Then it was Washington' turn. It was the real surprise of the flnt two months of the schedule.

Now the Senators are in a slump that threatens to become serious. Who should be challenging for tho runner up spot today but Detroit. Its failure in the earlier stages of the campaign was something of a mystery to baseball analysts, but now the Tigers have started to come. St. Louis never has made good the darkhorse role assigned to It In April.

Tho point Is that no club in this circuit is so far behind the pack that it couldn't regain a position In the sun. As long as this see-saw! business continues, the turnstiles click. I hi A' A I A a Mriib yf I 1 1 I 1 I 45 Gridders Turn Out for Wisconsin Dxill Seals, Needing $198,000, Sell Outfielder Metkovich to Red Sox I I expected 20 or 30 more men would! report before practice ends July 31. St. Paul Skater Joins Ice Follies Another Twin Cities skater- Betty Ann Schalow of St.

Paul has joined the Shipstad-Johnson lea Follies. She leaves Friday to jo'ai the troupe at San Francisco where! the gang now are rehearsing their new show. With Arthur Preusch she has won the midwest junior, and the national junior pairs September 12 to keep a local bank from foreclosing on the Seals stadium. Metkovich was purchased by the Seals this spring from the Red Sox city rivals, the Boston Braves, on an optional deal. For a down payment of $500, Graham was given until August to determine whether he wanted to purchase the player outright for an additional $4,500 or return him.

Just last week, Graham mailed a check for $4,500 to President Robert Quinn of the Braves to complete the deal, and at the same time making it possible for him to sell Metkovich outright to the Red Sox. MADISON. WIS. UV) Forty- five candidates reported for summer football practice at the Uni versity of Wisconsin yesterday, but only one has had any previous experience in a Badger uniform. Coach Harry Stuhldreher said fullback Len Calligaro was the lone exception.

Calligaro saw some ac tion last fall as a replacement for Marlin (Pat) Harder, now in the Marines. Stuhldreher said the candidates included trainees In the Navy's V-5, V-7 and V-12 scholastic programs, some regular university students and a few freshmen. He said he SAN FRANCISCO (INS) George Metkovich, slugging risht fielder for the San Francisco Seals will leave today for Boston to join the Boston Red Sox of the American league, result of a quick cash deal His purchase, engineered by San Francisco's own Joe Cronin, now manager of the Red Sox, was announced last night, and the purchase price was said to be $25,000 cash, with the Red Sox throwing in outfielder Wilson "Dee" Miles as a part of the bargain. Cronin, it was understood, accepted Metkovich, who has been playing ace ball this season, without reservations on the recommendation of his western scouts, Ernie Johnson and Earl Sheehy. Metkovich is the first San Francisco ball player to be sold to the majors for midseason delivery since 1918.

Charlie Graham, boss of the Seals, was reluctant to let Metkovich go at this time, but he admitted he needed the cash if he wanted to keep the Seals' financial affairs on a good footing, Graham needs at least $198,000 by 1 I.