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Kels Break Loose With Three Homers FRICK, HARRIDGE DISPUTE BABE RUTH per cent. But it's not that bad, although he had the worst weather I can remember during the first months of play. "Four of our clubs are ahead of last year at the gate." By JACK Cl'DDY NEW YORK (U.R) Some mis-. informed pessimist apparently has given Babe Ruth false data on the current major league attendance situation, The Bambino, while visiting Cleveland Wednesday, expressed .1 1 1 rJJ Vosoiik Swats .340 for 3-Week Splurge a Mtmnn in ri 11 Etui -V www I i league will fold up this season for financial reasons." "The American league certainly will finish the season unless the government begins taking fathers with children for military service or unless the transportation of players Is additionally restricted," 'llarridge added. "Naturally our attendance will not be up to last season, when the American league drew close to 5,000,000 persons.

But we aro having a good year, under the circumstances. Even in banner years, some clubs lose money. We expect that." In New York Frick almost duplicated Ilarridge's statement. He said: "As far as attendance is concerned, the National league will finish the season all right. As a matter of fact, I'm quite pleased with our attendance.

Before the season opened, we expected it to be off from 20 to 25 BOBBY DILL V' JOE VOSMIK By HALSEY HALL The fact that Joseph Vosmik is hitting .248 is hardly-startling, except in a negative vein. You look at that and might murmur, "the poor guy's slipping." The fact that Joseph Vosmik is hitting at a .340 clip for the past three weeks is something else again. And the fact that J. Vosmik was belting .176 three weeks ago splashes the spotlight squarely upon the importance of these figures for, as he got a double and homer in the Minneapolis 8-4 conquest of the Saints last night, he finished pulling himself upward exactly 72 points. So, with a fine disregard for their recent records, the Millers collected three home runs, their biggest single game output of the year featuring Vosmik' second (on the roof), Clifton's first (ditto) and Dill's third, which was a towering fly slightly to the right of dead center.

Old Charleyhorse Robert was over the plate on that one by the time the ball reached! Sewe Ace '43 '42 Loser TOE VOSMIK did some real hitting for the Minneapolis Millers last night and the result was victory for tha home boys in the inter city opener. When this season started, Joe figured to be the club's big punch. But he couldn't get going for one reason or another and when ha isn't hitting tha Miller sock Is almost nil. His batting average today is slightly under .250. That's at least 50 points below normal for him, With pructlrally no chance of getting any more help for the Millers' offense, It's most Important that Vosmik find his batting eye and keep it tho rest of the season.

Ordinarily either at Nicojlet or Lexington, tho Kels could be do pending upon for at least one home run in every ball game. That hasn't been the case this year and is one of the reasons why the pitchers have had to bear down on every pitch for an advantage of. ono or two runs is about all they have to work on in most starts. Jimmy Pofahl is another hitter who has been a disappointment at the plate. Never regarded as a consistent slugger, he always has done better than his normal form at Nicollet Park.

If the club could get Jimmy and Vosmik somewhere near their usual batting averages, some of the club's offensive difficulties would be overcome. Throw Wright's usual punch into the lineup with Joe and Jimmy and the Minneapolis pitchers might do pretty well for themselves th rest of the season. ft -It ft May Help After War THE WESTERN CONFERENCE'S decision to drop all eligibility rules for its athletes during the war doesn't mean a whole lot now after the action taken last February, About the only men In tho 10 schools who can't compete now are those1 who are acting as Instructors In the military branches and even somo of thorn can take part If they aro taking some class work on their own hook. The Big Ten's latest action does give athletes one break. It permits them to carry on in sports from tho point where they left off before tho war.

Minnesota, for example, still could use Fiickey, Hein, Kulbltskl and others if the war should end this year and they returned to thu Gophers to finish their schooling. iJ-'fth 'L CrVt XjL V1 21 A 5Tv the infield. You could tell, "at the start of this one, that things weren't right with Otey Clark and Floyd Speer, two good right-handers. They threw as if the ball were heavy, neither had his edge. And, when 4 Clark was slammed out in the third frame, it marked the first time this year that the Boscobel Buzzer really has been kayoed.

He was taken out twice before in an "eighth 'and ninth round when a "situation" developed, but he was plastered out last night. It also was the first time the Kels have had much luck spearing Speer. They subsided awhile against Howie Belknap but plugged along, while Claude Hor-ton relieved the relieving Rudolph to be the winning pitcher. Claude pitched shutout ball aside from an unearned run in the ninth. The Millers now trail the Saints, 4-5, in the intercity series and the Twins go at it again in a ladies' VTN Battle Field Race Track IIAl GLAND ffj if BASE, SOMEWHERE IN NEW I 4 4' I 1 I Turf club has opened Its raring I i 1 Japanese were driven out of 1 1 3 ifj f-; 'I vive the present season.

He said: all flitniilllu nn ItAiK lrttin ttA owners care to keep losing These remarks mystified many baseball people, particularly Messrs. Ford Frick and William llarridge, presidents of the National and American leagues, Te spectively, who are mildly grati-V' tied over attendance. It's not as bad as expected. llarridge said last night via the telephone from Chicago: "I don't know where Babo Ruth got his Af infdrmation, but I can assure you that no club in the American Wirth course, firing one of his rounds. 67 in Bill Waryan won the junior title a year ago, took Red Cross honors two weeks ago and has been shooting hot golf of late.

The Waryans are brothers and represent Armour in the tournamentand with them Armour will battle with Como for supremacy in the team department. Johnson won the Lake conference golf title while playing for University high school this spring, and just a month ago he fashioned a 151 total at University course to easily win the state high school title. So, those are younger threats. Beyond them, there are the old standbys Bob Clark, Johnny La-kotas, Howard Pousette, Frenchy a rrsinirr to a seat, "You're naving a good year, Howie" "Yes," smiled Hamline's basketball ail-American, "been pretty lucky" "What time is it and how hot is it?" asked Floyd Speer, ace righthander "Boy, you won't need much time to get loose tonight," said sweating Frank Drews Everyone looked up. It was drizzling.

"Wonder if we'll get er In" "Come on, let's go," grinned Salty Parker. game at Nicollet at 8:30 p.m. They wind up tomorrow afternoon at Lexington and the Mill City edifices then may prepare for an earthquake attendant upon the arrival of the Milwaukee Brewers foYtwo Sunday. Vosmik's homer in the first found Dill on base and Clifton's In the second had the singling Clark aboard after Blazo's fly had driven in the walking and stealing Danneker. Incidentally, the Kels got back in base running stride with two thefts, after they had gone the entire Western road trip without resorting to crime.

Dill hit the heavens witR his four base cloud-kisser in the fifth and the final two in the seventh, were manufactured on a double by Vosmik, single by Rolandson and right field embankment triple by Trechock. KELEGRAMS: Ab Wright started in left field; he grounded to third, struck out: and walked before Sheehan relieved him with the running Rolandson Frankie Drews walked his first four times up, singled his last for one of the year's unique batting marks. Howie Schultz, the first sacker it's fun to watch, is hitting about .340 Oddity: George Stumph, Co lumbus' crack outfielder, making two errors last night Only 10,237 paid customers at a single Milwaukee game against the lowly Blues Bargain Counters MINNEAPOLIS AB. R. H.

PO. Clifton, 3b Pofahl, -n i Dill, rf Vosmik. cf, 4 2 2 3 4 1 1 2 Wright, rf Rolandson, cf Dannecker, lb Trechock, es Blazo, Clark, Rudolph, Horton, Totals 34 8 ST. PAUL 9 27 13 AB. K.

H. PO Blanchard, sa Rebel, rf 5 Hunt. If 3 Powell, cf 4 Schultz, lb 5 Parker, 3b 5 Drews, 2b 1 Andrews, 5 Speer, xVltter 1 Belknap, 2 xxBaron 1 Hewette. 0 Totals 37 4 10 27 11 0 'Rgttprl fnr Knper in second. na RaftpH fnr KAlknnn in eighth.

MINNEAPOLIS 230 010 2008 St. Paul Oil 010 0014 Runs batted In Clifton 2, Dill, Vosmik 2. Danneker, Trechock, Blazo, Schultz, Parker, Andrews 2. Two base hits Vosmik, Andrews, Powell. Three base hit Trechock.

Home runs Vosmik, Clifton. Dili. Stolen bases Danneker, Pofahl. Sacrifice Trechock. Double plays Clifton to Pofahl to Danneker; Blanchard to Drews to Schultz.

Left or. bases Minneapolis 8, St. Paul 13. i Base on balls Clark 3, Rudolph 2, Horton 2. Speer 3, Belknap 5.

Strikeouts Clark 2, Rudolph 1, Belknap 6, Hewette 2. Hits off Clark 4 In 2Vz. Rudolph 4 in 2, Horton 2 in 4, Speer 1 In 2, Belknap 6 In 6, Hewette 0 in 1. Wild pitch Rudolph. Winning pitcher Horton.

Losing pitcher Speer. FLEA CLIFTON Top By BILL CARLSON Fresh out of high school, young er players took the center of the stage today as the best pay-as-you- play golfers of the state got set for the start of the 54 hole public links golf tournament tomorrow. Publinx Pairings 11:32 H. E. Bauman.

Wirth: Walt Bernard, Armour; Anthony Besner, Su perior. Open. John LakotaR. Armour? Jack Frost, Phalen; Herb Houchin, Keller. 11:53 Open.

12:00 Marvin Johnson. Phalen: Had Dwyer, Wirth; Don Waryan, Armour. open. 12:14 Bob Gammon, Keller; Bill War yan, Armour; Len Kollls, Como. li.n open.

12:28 Jim Fortier. Hiawatha: Norman Vigoren, Keller; John Oliver, Wirth. 12:35 Open 12:42 Doue Ln.mb. Wirth: Sam Allen. Hiawatha: Roy Wyatt, Hiawatha.

12:49 Dean Dickinson. Wirth: Llovd Berg, Wirth; Bill O'Donnell, Wirth, 12:56 Rav Greenearri. Keller: Erf Vnll. haber, Keller; Ken Robinson, Wirth. 1 :03 Open 1:10 Dr.

C. Talbot Keller- Ted Anderson, Hiawatha; Wally Smith, Superior. 1:17 Gene Rlne, Meadowbrook; Frank Slmus, Armour; Chuck Zwiener. Como. 1:24 John Bloyer.

Como: Les Cziok. Hi awatha; Howard Pouette, Keller. 1:31 Al Snell. Keller- Rtnn Clnnen. Como; Al Noffke, Hiawatha.

Eco dark. Chit Xeiton. Armour; Larry Robertson. Comn. Roy Shortridge.

Como; Ed Axtell, Keller; Art Swcnson. Keller. 1:52 Ed Mickelson. Como: Ed Web ster, Kellpr: Howard Johnson, Como. 1:59 Dean ShortridEe.

Como: Frllne Andrescn. Fiovd Erickson. Wirth. 2:06 Gordy Peterson. Armour: Paul Shepherd, Meadowbrook; Dick Larson, Wirth.

2:1,1 Howard Haueen. Wirth: John Fox. Keller; Lou Robinson, Como. 2:20 Ralph Rasmussen, Armour; Len Bjorkjund, Meadowbrook: Ken Hart, Armour; Floyd Young, u. 8.

army. 2:27 Ted Urbanskf. Phalen: Boh IJrlsta. Armour; Don Livesay, Armour. 2:34 Frenchy Von Dell, Armour; Len Llndholm.

Como; Phil Coursolle, Wirth. Welch. Wirth: Rnh Raid. rldft. Wirth; Forrest Wyatt, Wifth.

Brown, Wlrtn; Owea Berg, Wirlh. MINNEAPOLIS STAR JOURNAL Friday, June 25, 1943 Page New Guinea Turned Into By VERN AN ADVANCED ALLIED GUINEA IT) The Dobodura season on battlefields where the Papua six months before. me ran ciud uses equipment horses from Malaya. Australians conducted the using sulkies made of wheels from the battle of Buna, and seats from Their horses are fine British tured in Malaya and brought Bunaarca- NJt It's Kids? maoe in Japan, and lirnish fetur journal i-hoio first trotting program recently, Y-' Japanese bicycles captured in wrecked Japanese planes. CV, ponies yhich the Japanese cap- 4 I to New Culnea for use In tho -ri Year in Publinx Pirate Star Gains Ninth Win of Year By JUDSON BAILEY NEW YORK UP) Truett Banks Sewell, a strawberry blond from the deep south, led the National league in defeats last year, but this season has a chance to lead it in victories, which is versatility to say.

the least. To date "Rip" has won nine games, going the route in every one, and has been beaten only twice once by one run and an other time when his Pittsburgh Pirates were shut out. This is a record matched by no other pitcher in the senior circuit and seems to prove that at the age of 35, when most pitchers have gone over the hill, Sewell is still climbing. His record last year was 14-17 but this year he could write his own ticket if he could choose the number of times he would get to face the Chicago Cubs. Thus far lie has beaten them five times, including 2-1 yesterday, without a setback.

This is one of the principal reasons the Pirates are a strong third in the National league, four games back of Brooklyn. The Dodgers were set down by the New York Giants 3-1 after winning the first five games' of a six-game series and lost ground not only to the encroaching Pirates but also to the first place St. Louis Cardinals, who crushed the Cincin nati Reds 5-1 in a morning game. Brooklyn's loss was occasioned by a three-hit pitching beauty by Lefty Cliff Melton. Harry Gum- bert held the Reds to seven hits to beat Bucky Walters for the see ond time in ten days.

The Phillies battered the Boston Braves with 16 hits to win a 12-5 decisioh and spat their six-game series, with Si Johnson taking credit for his seventh victory. In the American league the two top clubs, New York and Washington, were idle but their leading rivals both were beaten. The Philadelphia Athletics overpowered the Boston Red Sox, 8-3, and the Detroit Tigers whipped the Cleve. land Indians, 7-4. Virgil Trucks pitched the route in the latter game and also made three of the Tigers' twelve hits.

The Chicago White Sox and St, Louis Browns divided a double- header with Vern Stephens hitting a single with the bases loaded in the tenth inning of the opener to give the Browns an 8-7 victory and the Sox retaliating with a 9-2 ver diet in the nightcap. The two games produced 48 hits and three in each contest were made by Chicago's rookie star, Guy Curt-right, who extended his batting streak to 20 games. Majors Set June 30( as War Benefit Date NEW YORK (U.PJ The 16 ma jor league baseball teams will play war benefit games June 30 with all net receipts going to the national war fund, Robert F. Kelley, director of special events for the fund, announced today. armed forces.

I've always maintained that the Big Ten conference will have good representation on the football field this fall." This latest action augments earlier moves which waived residence rules and removed the ban on freshman participation in varsity sports. Now, no competition by any athlete will be assessed against his record when he returns after the war. Servicemen-athletes of one school who have been shifted to other universities for specialized training will, threfore, be assured of keeping their eligibility intact at their original school although they may compete on varsity teams where they are stationed. The only eligibility requirements to be enforced are those of regular enrollment in school as a student and the non-receipt of pay for ath- letic services. Les Cziok will ba among the younger threats In the state public links golf tournament nt Wirth tomorrow and Sunday, and he's typical of the Minneapolis boys who lirst made their mark In the annual Star Journal Tribune junior tournamentlater to stop into an Important rolo In city golfing circles.

Czlok, who pronounces his name to approximate "Chock," golts at ltmwatha, which rourso he represents In the publlnx. Recent rounds over his homo course hnvo encouraged Hm-wnthn members to dot lure lie will lie an important title battler in tho fit at pny-ns-you-play tournament. In tho junior tournament sponsored by the Star Journal and Tribune, Czlok was a Hemlflnnllst twice. He's a former Roosevelt high school student. Von Dell, Johnny Bloyer and a half dozen others.

lurk is defending his championship after two straiKlil title triumphs, hut at Wirlh is figured to have a tougher it on his hands. The tournament gets under way with 18 holes tomorrow at 11:20 a.m., and the 30 low scores and ties will be classified in the championship flight for Sunday's 36 hole play. The Star Journal Tribune trophy will be awarded the winner, as in past years, and suitable acknowk edgmenls' will go to winners of the first and second flights. A team championship will be determined. Tonight will see a dinner for contestants and the annual Calcutta at the Wirth chalet.

were in seventh place after five weeks of then we knocked off first place Beaumont In the playoff?" Sally's kept those Saints shaken up, has engineered many deals, has a keen fondness for baseball. What's the one thing he strives for most "Harmony. Sure, hustle's always important but If you've got a club that's pulling you'll have that naturally" (Which probably explains Park Rescind This Action TF ADMINISTRATIVE authorities at Lehigh university are smart, they'll immediately overrule their athletic director who issued orders last night that his school's athletic teams will not piny against any rivals that use service teams. It's a mystery to us how this man ever came around to such a derision. It may bo another of those reprisals that we talked about yesterday.

It's a bad rap nt tho army for Its stand against sports partlclpa tion by trainees at tho various schools. Lehigh happens to have nothing but army men on Its campus and its action takt-s on all appearances of sour grapes. Moves such as this do not speak well for somo of our athletla leaders. if it it Publinks Group Deserves Praise, JylORE POWER to the state public golf association for its determination. to carry on in these war times.

The annual slate meet Is hooked tomorrow and Sunday over the Theodore Wirth course and it Is quite surprising to see as many as 70 entries participating In this affair. We never could see why any sports events should be called off as long as there are some contestants around and they don't Interfere with the war effort. I The trouble, with too many bosses of amateur athletic activities was that they were, too anxious to cancel out their attraction before they knew whether there was any necessity for such action. The slate publinks crowd eliminated any possibilities for criticism by booking their meet over the weekend and on a course that can be reached without the use of automobiles. This always has been one of the most colorful golf events staged In these parts and it's a tribute to tho association leaders that they are able to carry on, it it if Cubs Play It Wise by Keeping Wilson THE CHICAGO CUBS aren't going to fire Jimmy Wilson as manager despite the fact that his team has been tho biggest disappointment in the National League this year.

We have heard many conflicting stories from baseball men who should know as to Wilson's managerial ability, but tho fact that they can't agree on this point indicates that the Cubs' front office is pursuing a wise policy In keeping him on the job for the remainder of the season. On paper, the Cubs are a much belter ball club than their record to date shows. The team got away to a very disappointing start largely because several members of its pitching staff were laid low by illness. There have been some hints of late that the Cubs eventually may get themselves straightened out to the point where they'll pull themselves out of the cellar. They may not do much better than that for the half-way mark in tho schedule Is at hand and it's not reasonabla to expect them to make up all of the ground they have lost so far.

Sometimes It helps a losing ball club to change managers in mid season. However, It also helps that kind of a team if the front office bosses squelch all rumors about firing their pilot when things are breaking badly. The Cubs have taken this latter stand and It may have the effect of straightening out the boys for the remainder of the season. Some Chicago papers have been panning Wilson, the players and club officials quite severely for having allowed so much good talent to slip away from them in recent years. It's true that there are quite a few former Cubs doing very well for National league rivals right now, but it's also true that when most of these players changed uniforms there were no noisy protests from the public or the scribes.

Now when the club is down, they are doing their second guessing. No Eligibility Rules in Big Ten Nine golfers in the field of 70 are in the age category between 17 and 20, and these nine are expected to make their greatest dent in publinx annals in the two day tournament at Wirth. Led by the Waryan boys, Don and Bill, and by Howard Johnson, the field Includes Jim Fortier and Les Czick of Hiawatha, Gene Ring of Meadowbrook, Chuck Zweiner of Como and Lloyd Young of Armour and more recently of the army paratroopers. Don Waryan just finished winning the Star Journal Tribune junior tournament over the SALTY PARKER PI SAINTS HARMONIOUS UNDER SALTY PARKER CHICAGO UP) Stepping up its program of fitting men for service in the armed forces, the Western conference has lifted its rigid athletic eligibility barriers for the duration, assuring sports participation for every student-whether he be a freshman, sailor, soldier, marine or a holder of a 4-F card. Heartily endorsing the action of the faculty committee, Maj.

John L. Griffith, Big Ten commissioner of athletics, "said "We don't want our boys to worry about their eligibility. This move was designed to erase all obstacles until our students return after the war. It may help relieve our shortage of football players this fall, but we are not thinking in terms of 'inter-collegiate' sports any more, but rather in terms of how we best can train men for the er's personal reasons tor trading Joe Bowman) Open faced, pleasant looking Salty shook his head, "Wish we had one real strong-armed relief pitcher. That's what we need most right now" There's harmony, all right Joe Vitter and Art Rebel, newcomers to the clubhouse yard back of Lexington's right field, posed together for a picture Vitter wears glasses, was kidded Howie Schulz strolled The one full-time playing manager in the Association pulled off a dripping undershirt.

Salty Parker of St. Paul, crack third sacker and pilot, was hot "Yep," he said, "this is my fourth .4 CI year as a manager; started with Lubbock, then Marshall down in Texas and, of course Shreveport My best personal feeling? Oh, that's easy, it was last year when we won the Texas league playoffs Do you know we.