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PAGE TEN ALTON EVENING TELEGRAPH MONDAY, JULY 26, 1948 Chet Logan Beats Hanbaum for City Golf Championship First Title for Winner of the Long Matches Chet Logan, the fellow who wins the long ones, captured his first City Golf Tournament championship, Sunday, with a 4 and 2 victory over Harold "Pappy" Hanbaum, In the 36 holes final at Muny golf course. Logan, never down In the match, was over par all the way, but had Hanbaum 1-up at the end of the nine, 3-up at 18, and 5-up at 27. The match at No. 7 on the fourth round, when Logan took a par 3, and Hanbaum skyrocketed to a 5. Hanbaum experienced trouble all afternoon long.

Logan was the golfer who had to fight his way to the finals through three matches that went extra holes, one of them 22. Logan Up All the Way For the first round, Sunday, Logan shotl a 37 to 38 for Hanbaum. The" 1 second round, Logan had a 38, Hanbaum a 40, and third round, Logan a 37, Hanbaum a 39. For the fourth round, Logan shot a par 4 on No. 1, Hanbaum a Logan a 5 on No.

2, Hanbaum a they halved No. 3 with par 3's; Logan had a 6 on No. 4, Hanbaum a each had a par 4 on No. Logan had a 5 on No. 6, Hanbaum a Logan parred No.

7, and Hanbaum took a 5, ending match with Logan a 4 and 2 victory. large gallery followed the loiters In the afternoon. In the consolation championship round, V. Christiansen beat Bob Borman 3 and 2 for the title, In Class A consolation Jack Naughtoh beat Matt McCasklll 2 and 1, In Class consolation Anglin beat E. Klngery 3 and 2, and in Class consolation T.

Tittle, beat T. Weber 8 and 8. SPORTRAITS Bob Belleville Finalist In Jr. Legion Play BLOOM1NGTON, 111., July 26. HrV-Belleville, defending stated into the finals HERE! COLEMAN LANTERNS $8.45 $9,95 COLEMAN Camp Joe Brandt Hdwe.

712 I Broadway PS 3 5213 With Belleville the downslate finalist for the state Junior American Legion baseball finals to be played In Alton this weekend, terest is mounting. The Belleville club adds ft "lo cal" touch to the tournament. Belleville was the club which nudged out Alton for the twenty- second district tournament championship. Belleville will meet the Cook County (Chicago) champion In a best two out of three playoff series for the Junior League state title. The stale title series will be played at Riverside park, here In Alton, the first game slated for 3 p.

Saturday, the second for 3 p. Sunday, and the third, If neces aary, for 6 p. Monday. Alton Legionnaires have gone all out In their preparation for the tournament. The visiting teams will be housed In Alton YMCA, and will be fed there.

Bill Parker, Fifth division ath letlc officer, the man largely re sponslble for the state finals being held In Alton, has lined up number of celebrities to be present for the tournament. Parker has assurance from American League president, Will Harrldge that opening day, Bill McKlnley, a regular member of the American League umpiring staff, will be In Alton to umpire the first Clint Petty, general chairman for the tournament, has alto received word that Dizzy Dean, the old St. Louis Cardinal great, also will attend the opening day ceremonies. of major league scouts also are expected to be on hand during the tournament series. Alton will have a banner sports weekend, so fans should take advantage of It.

Some parent's still remember when keeping a daughter In clothes was merely a financial problem. of the state Junior American Legion baseball tournament yesterday by walloping Bloomlngton, 103. The victory gave Belleville the downstate title and the right to meet the Cook county winner for the crown. The Cook county champion will be determined In a best of three series which Is scheduled to open 'tonight between Wlnnetka and Argo at the letter's park. i- Winnetka advanced to the Cook county wlndup by downing Berwyn 15-3 Saturday.

Bloomington advanced by edging Rockford 5-4. Belleville's 11-hlt attack In yester- day'a game was led by Eddie Denzer with a three run homer In the third frame. The line score: Bloomlngton 000 200 363 Belleville ...303 031.OOx—10 11 3 Stoszekl, Stlelow, Hauser and Scott; W. Grancolas, Gentsch and Nebgen, Red Sox Take Top Spot With Newest Victory By JOE REICHLER Associated Prew Sports Writer Joe McCarthy's blazing Boston Tied Sox were riding herd on the American league today after achieving a baseball feat almost equal to that, of the Boston Braves' wonder team of 1914. The Red Sox yesterday climaxed a sensational seven-week surge from a dismal seventh to first, Boston teams the leadership in both major leagues.

The Sox wrested the No. 1. berth from the Philadelphia Athletics by defeating the Cleveland Indians, 3-0, for their twelfth straight vlc- lory. Meanwhile, the Athletics divided a doubleheader with the Detroit TJgcrs. The ride from 10 games buck to the top WHS lemlniscent of George Stallings' miraclflr Braves of 34 years ago who jumped from the cellar on July 4 to capture the National league flag.

On June 2, the Red Sox were wallowing in seventh place, having won 15 games while losing 24. The Cleveland Indians were setting the place. Today the Sox are on top, four percentage points in front of Connie Mack's Athletics. The Indjans have skidded to third place, a game and a half behind, Joe Dobson, veteran curvoball- ing righthander, gained the honor of pitching the into first place. He scattered six hits to chalk up his thirteenth triumph.

Boston wasted little time in clinching the wlndup of the three- gome series with the Tribe, scoring twice against Steve Gromek In the first Inning on a douole by Johnny Pesky, a walk 'to Ted Williams and a triple by Bobby Doerr to deep right center. The Red Sox scored their final run in the seventh when Dom Dl Maggio clouted a home run off Satchel Paige. Fred Hutchlnson eased the A's out of the lead by pitching the Tigers to a second game 10-2 triumph over Philadelphia and a split In their doubleheader. Joe Coleman had blanked the Tigers, 4-0, with seven hits In the opener. Joe DiMaggio cracked out two home runs, a double and three singles In seven times at bat to lead the New York Yankees to a double triumph over the Chicago White Sox 5-3 and 7-3.

The sweep of the twin bill advanced the fourth place Yankees to within two percentage points of the Indians. Both of Joe's homers, his twenty-second and twenty-third, came In the second game. Ed Lopat gained his seventh straight victory in the opener, and Vic Raschl won his twelfth against four defeats in the nightcap. Washington and the St. Louis Browns divided a doubleheader, the Senators winning the first game in 11 Innings.

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Pol. Win Lett Bb'd. CLUB W. L. Pel.

Win Loie Bh'd. Boston 52 37 .584 .589 .578 Boston 54 36 .600 .604 .593 SI. Louis 46 41 .520 .534 .523 5 Philadel. 56 38 .596 .600 .589 Brooklyn 45 40 .529 .535 .523 5 Cleveland 51 36 .586 .591 .580 Pittsb'gh 44 .517 .506 61,4 N. York 52 37 .584 .589 .578 N.

York 43 43 .500 .506 .494 7 Detroit 44 45 .494 .500 .489 914 Phltndel. 43 48 .473 .478 .467 10 Wash'ton 39 50 .438 .444 .433 14H Cincinnati 41 49 .456 .462 .451 St. Louis 32 53 .376 .384 .372 Chicago 38 52 .422 .429 .419 14H Chicago 28 61 .315 .322 .311 2514 Yesterday's Results NATIONAL LEAGUE AMERICAN LEAGUE SI. Louis 6-6, Boston 5-8. Washington 5-4, St.

Louis 1-6 Chicago 6, New'York 3. (second game 11 innings). Cincinnati Philadelphia 8-2. Philadelphia 4-2, Detroit 0-10. Brooklyn 7-4, Pittsburgh 6-7 New York 5-7, Chicago 3-3.

(second game called in eighth in- Boston 3, Cleveland 0. ning, Sunday law). Schedule NATIONAL LEAGUE AMERICAN LEAGUE New York nt Brooklyn, night. Open date for nil clubs. Only game scheduled.

Tomorrow's Schedule NATIONAL LEAGUE AMERICAN LEAGUE Pittsburgh at Boston, night. St. Louis at Brooklyn. Cincinnati at New Yorli, night. Chicago at Philadelphia, night.

Washington at Chicago, night. New York at St. Louis, night. Boston at Detroit, night. Philadelphia at Cleveland, night.

ough scattered seven hits and drove In three runs with a bases loaded double lo gain his eighth triumph in the opener. The pace-setting Boston Braves retained their five-game margin in the National League by gaining a split in their twin bill with the Cardinals in St. Louis, The Cards had come from behind with two runs In the bottom of the ninth to win the opener 6-5. They also led 6-4 after eight Innings of the nightcap, but ninth Inning home runs by Bob Elliott Jeff Heath, the former with two on, gave the Braves an 8-6 victory. Danny Murtaugh's grand slam home fun In the eighth inning gave the Pittsburgh Pirates a 7-4 second game victory and split In their doubleheader with the second place Brooklyn Dodgers.

The Brooks won the opener 6-5, coming up with four runs In the eighth and staving off a Pirate rally In the ninth. Jackie Robinson's steal of home provided the deciding tally. Cincinnati slugged out a pair of decisions over the Philadelphia Phils, 11-8 and 9-2, to advance within a game and a half of the sixth place Phils. Hank Sauer slammed his twenty-seventh home run In the opener to tie Ralph Klner of Pittsburgh for hte league lead. The Chicago Cubs spotted the New York Giants a 3-0 lead then came from behind to defeat Leo Durocher's men 6-3.

Eddie Waitkus' Inside-the-park home run with two on was the telling blow. Sailing Season Opens; Kreid Wins 3 Firsts Chautauqua Sailing Club opened its 1948 sailing season, Sunday, with the first of a series of races planned for the remaining weekends of the summer. Each Sunday, a possible total of eight sailboats will race under the rules of the North American Yacht Racing Union. A point system will determine the winner of a permanent and a traveling trophy at the end of the season. Prizes will be awarded first, second, and third places.

The racing course is near the Chautauqua Yacht Club dock. Three races were held Sunday over a two-mile course fronting the dock area. In a stiff upstream wind, Leland Kreid with Jim Milford as crew, took three first places; Jim Turner collected two seconds and a third; Harold King, crewed by Nancy Cox, one second; Dean Jacoby, with Gordon Smith, one third, and Franclna Kelly with Richard Milford as crew, one third. The best time for the course was fifteen minutes thirty-three seconds. The Sailing Club plans to hold a series of team races next Sunday, Aug.

1, at Norman's Landing in competition with the Snipe Sailors there. The Box Scores FIRST Boston ISi AB Holmes, rf 5 0 1 Dark, 513 Torgoson.lb 200 F.M'Cor'k.lb 300 Elliott, 3b 210 Health, It 101 M.M'Cor'k.lf 300 Conatscr, cf 4 0 1 Salkcld, 2 Manl, Ryan, 2b Spahn, Hogue, White, 1 1 211 312 0 0 0 0 000 GAME Cardinals IBI AB 4 c-Sch'dlcnst 1 Marlon, Muslal. rf Lang. 3b Moore, cf Jones, Ib Baker, b-Northey Rice, Staley, a-Medwlck Brazle, Hearn, 0 0' 0 2 3 2 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0' 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 00 Totals 34 5 10 Totals 36 6 12 a-Walked for Staley In the second. b-Struck out for Baker in the third.

c-Grounded out for Lapolnte In the ninth. CLUB 123456789 Boston 5 Cardinals 00400000 6 Winning Losing SECOND GAME Bostcfti (B) Cardinal! (6) AB AB 1 2 411 2 1 a-Moore 1 Holmers, rf Dark, ss 4 M. McCormlck, If-cf 4 Elliott, 3b 5 F.M'Cor'k.lb 2 Torgeson, Ib 1 Conntner. cf 3 Heath, If 2 Masi, 4 Ryan, 2b 3 Blckford, 0 White, 0 Sain, 4 0 0 Marlon, ss 4 1 0 2 0 300 2 3 Slaughter.lt 3 0 0 Northey, rl 3 0 0 Dusak, cf 0 0 0 Lang, 3b 4 1 1 Jones, Ib 4 0 1 Rice, 2 0 3 Brccheen, 2 0 0 Hcarn, 0 0 0 Pollct, 0 0 Munger, 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 000 000 Dlckson, 0 0 0 b-Sch'dlenst 100 Totals 37- 10 Totals 31 a-Fllcd out lor Lapolnle In ninth. b-Fanncd lor Dlckson in ninth.

CLUB 123438789 Boston 10000003 8 Cardinals 30000003 0 Winning Losing pitcher FIRST GAME Browni (1) Washington (5) AB Yost, 3b 300 Dlllinger, 3b 5 0 1 Kozar, 2b 3 1 1 1 Coan, If 301 0 Stewart, rf 3 0 0 1 400 1 Vernon, Ib 3 1 2 1 Wooten, ef 3 2 1 0 2 Early, 310 0 401 0 0 0 0 0 Zarllla, If 4 Priddy, 2b 4 Lchner, cf Moss, a-Fannin Kokos, rf Stevens, Ib Pellogrini.BB .1 0 Sanford, 2 0 1 0 Ostrowskl, 0 c-Schultz 0 d-Carver 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 4 4 Totall ..33 1 7 Totals ..20 6 a-Ran for Moss In the ninth Inning. b-Grounded out lor Sanford in eighth. c-Walked lor Ostrowiki In ninth. d-Han lor Schbltz in ninth. CLUB 1234S87B9 Browns 1 Washington 030010.

5 Losing SECOND GAMIJ Brownj (61 Senators AB AB Dlllinger, 3b 6 Lund. If Priddy, 2b Lehner. cf Kokos, rf Partee, Stevens, Ib 3 1 0 Yost, 3b 4 1 2 Kozar, 2b 0 1 0 0 522 Coan, 'if 500 411 Stewart, rl 5 0 0 4 0 500 500 Vernon, Ib 5 2 3 0 1 Wooten. cf 4 1 2 401 000 0 n-Fleltas 1 1.1 0 Pellagrini.is 812 Early, Schwamb, 3 0 0 Harrlst, Stephens, a 0 0 Masterson.p 1 0 b-Robertson 100 100 Totals ..44 8 11 Totals ..41 4 8 a-Singled for Harrlst in third. b-Flied out lor Masterson In seventh, CLUB 123436789 10 11 Browns 202000000 0 Senators 001000201 0 Winning pitcher Stephens; losing pitcher, Thompson.

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BROADWAY Stags Topple Crown Supply In 16 Innings The Stags and Crown Supply went 16 innings, four hours and five minutes Sunday, before the Stags took a 5-4 Intercity Baseball Association victory. In the other game of the day, MPM lost an 8-7 decision to a stubborn Milton team. The Stags got the Jump on Crown Supply, scoring two runs in the last half of the first Inning, but the Crown nine came back in the third to score twice, and tie up the contest until the eventful sixteenth frame. Crown Supply went to work in the sixteenth, and thought its pair of runs had siHvert up the contest In the top half of the Inning. Astroth opened the inning, popping out to left field.

Smith walked. Shortal singled, and when Maas grounded out to second, Smith scored. Renner singled, scoring Shortal with the second run of the Inning, giving Crown Supply a 4-2 lead. Stag Sixteenth N. Schultz singled to open the sixteenth for the Stags.

Weigler was safe at. first on a fielder's choice, and the throw at second was too late to get Schulz, Perica singled for his fifth lilt of the day, scoring Schulz. Naughton doubled, Weigler scoring the tying run. H. Holden was intentionally passed.

Wendle filed deep to right, Perica scoring the winning run after the catch. trailing, 7-4, in the ninth inning, scored four runs in the final half frame to register its 8-7 victory over MPM. Milton had 13 hits for the afternoon, to seven for MPM. In the Soprtsmen's League, Sunday, Hamel and Bethalto botll won, keeping them in a tie for first place In the second round with three victories and no defeats, each. Hamel beat Brighton, 6-4, while Bethalto smothered Alhambra, 20-7.

Carpenter's record slid to 2-1, as the Carpenter nine lost to West Alton, 5-4. In the other game of the day, the Alton A's beat Cottage Hills, 3-2. Other team records are, Brighton, 1-2; Alhambra, 1-2; West Alton, 1-2; Alton, 1-2; and Cottage Hills, 0-3. The Box Score M. P.

M. (7) AB L'wrenec, rl 3 Redd. 3b 4 GUy, Ib Paul, ss 5 Dallape, cf 3 Gadel. If 3 Calvin, Milton AB 2 1 Jonei, 411 20 Qreer, 2b 5 0 0 2 Palermo, cf 2 0 0 Coblne, 4 1 1 3 3 0 0 Watklns, ss 1 2 00 Mlcka, 3b 1 1 Moore, Ib Brown, 3 1 2 2 0 4 1 1 Ayres. cf Foster, rf L.

Ayrea 3 1 0 100 000 Totals 34 7 7 Totals 3D 8 13 CLUB 123456789 M. P. M. Milton Crown Supply (41 AB Dlshinger, ss 3 Sarff, cf 6 Astroth, 3b 7 Smith, If 6 Shortal, 7 Moas, rf 5 Renner, 7 Fleming, Ib 6 A.Schulz, 1 Palmer, 4 Stags (9). AB Perica, If 7 2 5 8 H.Holden,3b 6 Wendle, 8 W.

Taul. ti 7 Emons, 2b 6 Willi'ms, Ib 7 N.Schulz, rf 6 Weigler, 6 Totals 34 4 10 Totals 81 5 7 Crown Supply 002000000000000 2 4 Stags 200000000000000 TELEGRAPH WANT ADS "CLICK" Roxana Beats Alton Juniors Roxana beat Alton Post 126, 4-1, in the only Madison-Bond County Junior Legion baseball league game played Sunday. Tonight's Schedule Tonight's schedule of Alton recreation department a 11 shows: Henry street No. 1, Jaycees vs. Firemen; Riverside No.

1, Post Office vs Laclede; Riverside No. 2, Onized vs Noll's; Riverside No. 3, Vic's vs Optimists, all at Watertower, Northslde vs Upper Alton, 6:15, and Watertower vs Luly's, 8. Blind Horse Causes Rider's Death CUMBERLAND, July 26. UP) The 12-year-old gelding which caused jockey Benny Leggett's death yesterday was totally blind, Dr.

W. E. Trussel, veterinarian for the Charlestown, W. race track, said today. Leggett, 22, up on Alpine Boy when the mount bolted and crashed into the inner rail not more than 30 yards away from the strating gate in the fourth race at the Falrgo half-mile track here Saturday.

The jockey was rushed to the first aid room, but was on his feet within a few minutes and walked away under his own power. Later, however, he collapsed in the jockey room. He was rushed to a Cumberland hospital, where he died yesterday. The coroner's report said Leggelt died of co'ncussion and contusions of the brain. Dr.

Trussel said he had barred Alpine Boy from the Charlestown oval last year because of blindness. He said he examined thi mount again this year and nil condition was unchanged. Telegraph Want Ads "Click" QUALITY SERVICE HEADQUARTERS FOR CARS Visit us at your You can't go Our specialty Is earliest coiivenl- HI. your car, what- ence for the satis- wrong with serv- yer lhe fflction of bettep ice that's RIGHT! whatever the Job. automotive service.

OUR PRICES ARE NO HIGHER, OFTEN LOWER. IT'S GOT TO BE RIGHT OR WE ARE WRONG. ALL WORK GUARANTEED CRAIG BROS. 801 EAST BROADWAY ALTON Phone ILL. Roy Rogers, famous Hollywood picture star, Glen H.

Randall, trainer of Rogers' horit Trigger, and Vernon Dehner, Alton stock buyer, partners in a business venture whereby thev will tour the country with Trigger and eight trained Palomino horses, have equipped theit two-truck entourage with Seiberling Sealed- Air puncture sealing inner tubes. The trucks, a stake and a 45-foot horse trailer, were assembled in Indianapolis, Ind. to the exact specifications of Rogers, Randall and Dehner and passed through Alton last week enroute to Van Nuys, from which point the tour of the United States will begin. The show featuring an 0 gger wiu also fe Dale Evans, wife of the Western actor and popular heroine he 15 tlres on the vehicles were mounted with a Seiberling Sealed-Air tube suDolied bv Sid Drake Tires, 1214 E. Broadway, Alton's Seiberling distributor.

Because of the Trict time schedule the troupe will follow, it is vitally important that any roadside delays as from punctures be eliminated, according to the unit's Alton representative, Dehner. "We feel thf protection against punctures by Seiberling Sealed-Air tubes is essential to our operation," said Dehner The horse van is of the most modern construction; it holds nine horses in individual stalls Is fibre-glass insulated, has its own air-conditioning unit, its own electricity, entrances from side and a T. a Tr UC la dln that lowers to support the trailer whTn the Tracfor Is unhitched. The truck will be used to carry the show's gear, saddles, grooming equipment, etc? Dehner became acquainted with Rogers and Randall when th -S3 In the world today. Randall has made rodeos and will act as supervisor of the present trip.

noise snows and The show will play in Alton on its way from the West Coast..