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PAGE EIGHT DKIIY CITIZEN TUCSON, 'ARIZONA, TUESDAY EVENING. SEPTEMBER 2i. Tf4l Small Crowds In Attendance At Ball Games r67 At Cincinnati, 714 Boston And 908 Attend Game At St. Louis At By Jt'DSOX BAILEY Associated Press Sports Writer a league baseball, fagged from a long, rough run. is wobbling toward the finish line and will Just about make It before wilting completely.

The season this year, extending a week later than in the past because spring training was done in the north, has reached an anticlimax. With both pennants decided the fans apparently are thinking about the World Series, the players about their draft status and the managers about teams made up of 17-year-olds for next year. The war manpower commission's rulln? yesterday that baseball is not essential scarcely was a surprise. It had been said before in various versions, but this latest pronouncement on the specific case of Al Barilla of the St. Louis Browns, a pre-Pearl Harbor father who had been classified 1A by his draft board, pointed up the problem anew.

Try New Baseball's present player supply would dissolve soon, even If the season didn't. To meet this situation the managers of almost all clubs eNcept the New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals, who are i up for the World Series next week, have turned the last week of the season Into a wholesale tryout camp for new recruits, Everybody expects baseball to continue next year, but the fans don't seem to care whether it continues this week or not. At Cincinnati, where the Reds are striving to sew up second place In the National league, 761 customers paid to see Clyde Shoun pitch a five-hit 3-2 victory over the Phillies yesterday. At Boston 714 fans, the smallest turnout since Tom Yawkey bought the ball club 11 years ago, was on hand as Detroit routed the Red Sox Onlv 808 were present at St.

Louis' to see the Cards beat the Boston Braves, 6-3. Yanks Win The New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 5-2, with Nick Etten deciding a hurling duel be. tween Hank Eorowy and Allie Revnolds. The Chicago Sox were outhlt on both games of a twilight- nieht doubleheader but whipped the Washington Senators twice by identical scores of 2-1. The Philadelphia Athletics lost i 100th game of the year whue dividing a ubleh d'Vth'i? St Louis Browns, winning the first came 0-1 and then dropping the i SC AcTM Adams broke the 1903 record of Ed Walsh by appearing In his fi7th came of the season for the New York Giants, but the Chicago Cubs won 10-0.

League Leaders By Associated Press AMERICAN LEAGUE Batting-Appllng, Chicago, Hodgon, Chicago, Runs-Case. Washington, 101; Keller New York, Oj. Runs batted in--York, Detroit, 111; Etten, New York, 105. Hits--Wakefield, Detroit, 188, Applinjr, Chicago. 131.

Doubles--Gutteridge. St. Louli, and Case, Washington, 35. Triples--York, Detroit, L1ndell New York, and Moses, Chicago, 10. Home runs--York, Detroit, 3o; Keller New York, 31.

Stolen bases--Case, Washington, 06; Moses. Chicago. 55. Pitching--Chandler. New 20-1; Smith, Cleveland, 16-7.

NATIONAL LEAGUE Batting--Muslal. St. Louis, Herman, Brooklyn, ,330. Runs--Vatighan, Brooklyn, 112; Musial. St.

Louis, IOC. Runs batted In--Nicholson, Cnl-j cago, 122; Elliott, Pittsburgh, 07. Hits--Musial, St. Louis, 215; Wl- tek New York, 1SS. St.

Louis, 48; Herman, Brooklyn, 40. Triples--Musial, St. Louis, 18; Klein, St. Louis, 13. Home runs--Nicholson, Chicago, York, 13, Stolen bases--Vaughan, Brooklyn, 1H; Low cry, Chicago, 12.

Pitching--Cooper, St. Louis, 218- Sewcll, Pittsburgh, 21-9. G. to 8-TEAM WINTER LEAGUES Arc Now BEING ORGANIZED --at-Speed-Way Bowling Lanes Phono f474 "No Better Show ut Any Price" SHOWING "PnUrc, perdonalos porqup no lo qUP hacen JOSE CIBKIAN ADKIANA LAMAB en 'VIVA (RISTO REV La InmorUil tragedla del Cnlvarlu con JOSH B.UIERA AfKORA WALKER A COLLAUO JOSK PIDAL I'LL'S GREAT GILDERSLEEVE" with ARNOLD PEABY and FREDDY MERCER ADDED -CURRENT NEWS For Our Fighting Where rvrr They May Be--on Land, It the Air or at Sen-Buy More War Bonds Marana Defeats Bombers In Softball Tournament, 5 To 2 In Marine Corps An outstanding basketball player while attending Benson hlRh school and fiila junior collcRc nt Thatcher, Alwanl F. I'cnn of Benson now Is I a i i i on the west i-oast i the Stairs marines.

He joinril the mrps recently at Phoenix. (Official T. S. Corps Photo). Mack Builds Team For 1944 Season PHILADELPHIA-, Sept.

2S. (U.R)-- Connie Mack, the SO-year-okl owner i of the Philadelphia Athletics, who never gives up hope, began rebuilding his last place team today for his -13rd season in the American League next year. In the shakeup involving 10' players and four minor league clubs, he obtained two pitching prospects, Norman Brown, a 19- Rame winner with Louisville and Luke (Hot Potato) Hamlin. big league veteran, who won 20 games and pitched five shutouts with Toronto this year. He got Joe Moore, former New York Giant outfielder from Indianapolis, and purchased three rookies, George Kcll, a ,410 tatter and third baseman.

Louis Flick, outfielder, who hit .400 and Norman Wheaton, utility player from Lancaster, of the Interstate League. The players he surrendered In the trades" were Roberto Estallola, outfielder, to Indianapolis. Johnny Wela.1. I i and Eddie Mayo, infieklcr, to Louisville, and Orrie Arnwen. pitcher, for Hamlin.

The a of cash involved in the transactions was not revealed. Sports Mirror By Associated Press Year ago today--Outfielder Danny i i of the Phillies, set rrialor league fielding record by making no errors i the entire season. Three years ago--Our fi-1 favorite, "won Belmont futurity i King C'oic second and third. Five years ago--Gabby I a i i i home run with two out enables Cubs to beat Puts- burgh Pirates and take National League lead on half a game, before a crowd of fans. The Marana airbase softball team last night claimed the Tucson city championship by virtue of its 5 to 2 win over the Davis-Monthan Bombers in a game played at the 22nd street diamond.

It -was the second meeting the two teams in an effort to decide the championship. The previous game played last Thursday night was halted in the sixth inning by rain with the score tied at 1-1. The tournament was conducted by tho city recreation department oil a double elimination basis, which saw, among other teams, the Davis-Monthan aggregation, which won the City Softball League pennant, eliminated from tho contest. Marana went to work early in last evening's game and pushed runners across the plate in both the first and second innings and put the game on ice with a three run scoring spree in the fourth as Marana pounded the slants of Bob Lovelace for a total of nine safeties. H.

G. "Ilamp" Wells, working on the hill for the winners, blanked the Bombers i the sixth frame when he was Unicked for a run, followed by another tally in the seventh. lie limited the Bombers to five hits. i i honors for the evening were divided among Knudmullei- and Homer of tho Bombers and Major l''oay and Howe for Marana, all of whom collected two hits in three trips to the slab. Marana i meet an all-star Con- vair team at the 22nd street diamond Thursday evening at o'clock in an exhibition game.

Standings NATIONAL LEAGUE St. Louis 99 43 .073 Cincinnati 82 65 .553 Brooklyn 78 68 .534 Pittsburgh 78 71 ,523 Chicago 69 77 .473 Boston 65 SO .448 Philadelphia 62 87 .410 New York 55 62 .374 Results St. Louis 6, Boston 3. Cincinnati 3. Philadelphia 2.

Chicago 10, New York 9. (13 Innings). games scheduled. AMERICAN LEAGUE New York 94 fi3 .639 Washington S2 67 Cleveland 78 63 Chicago 73 71 .523 Detroit. 74 I 74 St.

Louis 71 76 .483 Boston 67 81 Philadelphia 47 100 .320 yesterday's Results New York 3, Cleveland 2. Detroit Boston 3. Philadelphia 9-6, St. Louis 4-7. Chicago 2-2, Washington 1-1, The Yanks won six straight world series for Joe McCarthy before the Cardinals won the 1942 classic.

fun I EVtWNQft TUCtonAOUIftAinK lisa CAST E- Lum and Abner "Two Week! to Livt" ATTEND BOND I Bitta Davit--Paul Lukai "WATCH ON THE RHINE" Fox PURCHASES ONLV Ticketi AvallibH BACK THE ATTACKI BUS SERVICE Tucson-Nogoles SOUTHBOUND Tucson 7:30 A.M., Ills A. 10:50 A.M.. 12:30 P.M., 1:15 P.M., 3:45 P.M.. 4:20 P.M., 6:10 P.M.. 6:20 P.M..

8:30 P.M. NORTHBOUND Nogalei 7:00 A.M., 1:00 A.M.. 10:25 A.M., 12:01 P.M., 1:30 P.M., 3:00 P.M., P.M., 4:30 P.M., 6:20 P.M., 8:30 P.M. CITIZEN AUTO LINES GREYHOUND TERMINAL PHONIt 8370 BUS SERVICE (UCSON-FT. HUACHUCA Leaving TUCSON 8:30 a.

1:15, 6:15 p. m. Leaving FT. HUACHUCA 9:15 a. 1 p.

5 p. m. GREYHOUND TERMINAL 92 E. BROADWAY Phone 6370 LAST BAY 'STORMY WEATHER' LFA'A HORN AND BILL ROBIXSON --ALSO-'HIGH EXPLOSIVE' STARTS WED. SHE STOIC HIS HEART and hit cynicism into genius! CO-FEATURE -'GALS, with LEON ERROL Boy Bondsl! Attend Bond Premiere "WATCH ON THB RHINE" FOX THEATRE.

Thurs. Sept 30 Tickets Available Hero UONELIARRYMORE BACK THE A A A ATTEND BOND PREMIERE A ON THE RHINE" Fox Theatre, Sept. 30th TICKETS A A I A HERE Seals Turn Back Rainiers To Win Coast Loop Cup SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 27. (U.R)--The San Francisco Seals won the President's cup and $5,000 today by -virtue of their fourth and series-winning defeat of the Seattle Rainiers, 5-4.

The Kalnlcrs, winners of two games- will receive $2,500. The Srals were runners up In regular Pacific Coast league sea- nan play to the Los Angeks Seattle was third. Army Supplies Moving Over New Homes Road VANCOUVER, B. Sept. 28.

(U.R)--Army supplies were moving todav across the Haines military SWING SHIFT Matinee Today 11:00 A.M. MAMOO TOM NIAl NAISJL --PLUS-- "MEXICAN SPITFIRE'S BLESSED EVENT" 35c TILL 1:30 THE TOP BOND PREMIERE FOX A THURSDAY EVENING, Sept. 30, 8:30 P.M. All Seats Reserved One Performance Only RESERVED SEAT TICKET BOOTH OPEN 10 A. M.

TO 10 P. M. IN FOX THEATRE LOBBY- TICKETS BY BOND PURCHASE ONLY WARNER.BROS: TRIUMPH Winner of the N. Y. Critics' Award jis Best Platf HAL B.VALUS r.oeucr.o..; Tickets Available At All Tucson Theatres And The Following Bond Issuing Agents SOUTHERN ARIZONA BANK VALLEY NATIONAL BANK TUCSON FEDERAL SAVINGS LOAN STEINFELD'S JACOME'S LEVY'S J.

PENNEY CO. SEARS, ROEBUCK WH1TKHOUSE DEPT. STORE 8:00 P.M. TONIGHT Don't Miss SWING DANCE ON THE BEST FLOOR IN TOWN! 8 13-PIECEoKCHESTBAI Admission $1.35 Per Person WHERE TO CO CARUSO'S -RAVIOLA, SPACH ETTI N.poll N. 4th.

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Trucks have traveled 268 miles from Haines, near the head of the Inside passage from the northwest ports, to Whitehorse, Y. In 14 hours. Brig. Gen. James A.

O'Connor, Northwest service command chief, reported yesterday at a Vancouver board of trade meeting. "The road will be entirely completed in December," O'Connor said, "but already It Is In use." The Haines highway, which follows Alaska's historic Jack Dalton trail, joins the Alaska highway 108 miles north of Whitehorse. When completed, it will permit movement of supplies to the Alaska theater through a protected water- land route, cutting off the open sea-haul across the Gulf of Alaska. RETURNS TONIGHT FIBBER McGEE MOLLY' 7:30 P.M. for Johnson Wax and Allied Products KVOA RADIO DIAL TODAY ON THE AIR Out to which Hiuit made from to IB radio do responsibility i KVOA.

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