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THE JACKSON SUN WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1936 State, Softball Champions Here For Exhibitions PAGE SIX GENERALS LOSE FIREWORKS POP REUS PARK much better said Parker, once an active army officer, but now on the reserve list. "We regret his leaving tremendously," Neyland said. "I'll miss him personally as well as his ef ficient coaching on the field. CoL Parker was one of the best line coaches in the South." The Tennessee Athletic Counsil is expected to elect a successor to Parker by July 1. Memphis Coca-Cola Boys Meet Two Jackson Teams The Standings GAME TO IN FISTIC CARD; On High School Diamond KITTY LEAGUE MSSOURK M'NATT TRIUMPHS The Memphis Coca-Cola Bottlers, state Softball champions, will play the two leaders in the Jackson Softball League in exhibitions here tonight.

The Lion Oilers and Toastee teams will provide the AT TENNESSEE TO TAKESjATE 1 Veteran Vol Mentor Will Become Director Athletics At Miss. State opposition wun me iirst game Deing called at 8 clock on the league W. L. Pet Paducah ..17 7 .708 Union City ....14 9 .609 Lexington ......14 10 .583 Fulton 13 10 .565 Portageville 11 12 .478 JACKSON 10 14 .417 Hopkinsville 8 15 Mayfleld 7 17 .292 diamond oacs 01 tne nign scnooi. Oliver "Smoke" Triplett, one ofe the best pitchers in the South and rated No.

1 in the state, will pitch SHOUN PITCHES one game for the Memphians. Franey Added to Club With Quillen Suspended Smith Today Police Stop Offer Of Spectator To Tangle With Buster Dixon Donald Stainback. second only to Triplett in the state rankings, will SOUTHERN LEAGUE pitch the other. The Coca-Cola catcher is billed AND BATS BARON as an attraction in himself. He is "Popeye" Bickham, nephew of the Jackson Generals manager, who "(BY JOHN HURT) Fireworks poppeu with consider.

(Special to The Jackson Sun) PO RTAG VILLE, June 10 The Jackson Generals were to will be behind the plate in W. L. Pet Atlanta 38 15 .717 Nashville 36 22 .621 Chattanooga 25 .510 Birmingham ....29 28 .509 Little Rock 26 27 .491 New Orleans 23 29 .442 Memphis 24 31 .436 Knoxville 15 40 .273 both games. He is a one-man cir- TO EASY VICTOR cus and will entertain as well as able noise an beauty last night as another American Legion fistic program went down in history catch. The Lion Oilers stand probably spanerea wun an Kinds of action.

KNOXVILLE. June 10 VP) The coaching team of Bob Ney-land. Bill Britton and Paul Parker, the Army men who brought football at the University of Tennessee from obscurity to a ranking position in Dixie, finally has broken up, apparently for good. Parker goes to Mississippi State College August 1, to become the school's director of athletics. His decision to leave Tennessee came only a few months before the three coaches were to reunite in an attempt to get the Volun Portageville Pirates.

Kaymona MaNatt, the Bemis the best chance of upsetting the Memphians. They will rely upon The Pirates took yesterday's Limits Chicks To Seven AMERICAN LEAGUE game, score 2 to 1, behind the the offerings of Tury Oman, un defeated this season. The other four-hit pitching of Gene Nicholas. Pet rame will find John "Peaches" Doy, won tne decision over Kid Moorehead of Huntsville, in a gruelling ten-rounder. The triumph followed reception of a head blow in the first round that left him dazed anl apparently headed for the count.

Calgari was the losing pitcher Pechonick on the mound for .667 but yielded only eight nits, Hits, Collects Homer And Double New Tork Boston Tom Franey of St. Louis, in Toastee. .60 .54 fielder who worked out with the Detroit Both games will be confined to five innings for exhibition pur L. 17 21 24 23 2u 25 32 34 .34 .32 .29 .25 .26 .23 .16 .16 .52 MpmnhU In the snrinsr. re- I Cleveland teers back in the winning column after a disastrous 1935 gridiron .51 ported to the club yesterday and Washington mav Vo irivon ssVi rvr Vt a aArnn I 1 lllCfl.g'0 season.

.47 poses. Toastee Dt-feate! CBy Tne Associated Press) In 1926 Neyland, Britton and .33 base job. He played left field In Philadelphia Buster Dixon. Jackson's contribution to the ring, won the decision over Wee Willie Woods in an exhibition of punch-receiving such as seldom witnessed in the local arena. The bout was one of the features of the evening but passed into oblivion when a spec .320 Parker, who played football to Clyde Shoun, an enterprising St.

Louis The Toastee team had dropped to third place in the league today with Dr. Pepper advancing to fifth the opening game here, permitting gether at West Point, took over young athlete from Birmingham, Newell to replace Liddell in cen the coaching at Tennessee, Ney- ter field. Liddell is out with an put on a one man show under the lights at the steel city last night when he pitched and batted the land as head coach and Britton and Parker as his assistants. injured leg. Mutt Quillen, catch tator orierea to tangle with the "Goon" Weisman, making his first appearance on the mound for Dr.

PeDoer. was forced to eight er, was suspended to permit the winner. Barons to a 6-1 victory over Mem Nine years they coached together and became famed as the "Three Musketeers." During that time puis. Woods, the Gibson county took every kind of blow that NATIONAL LEAGUE L. Pet St.

Louis 32 17 .653 Chicago 27 21 .563 New York 28 22 .560 Pittsburgh 28 23 .549 Cincinnati 24 26 .480 Boston 24 27 .471 Philadelphia 20 32 .385 Brooklyn 19 34 .358 innings to gain a 2-1 decision over Toastee. Weisman allowed only Dixon could throw and then was addition. The score: Jackson. AB. R.

H. O. Newell, cf. 4 0 0 4 Foxx, ss. 4.

0 1 2 their teams won 76 games, lost seven and tied five, amassed 2,120 Shoun tended to his mound duties in more than creditable fashion by allowing the Chicks only seven hits while he fanned five two hits. willing for mor In return, he failed to land any punishment un points against 88 for their oppon Toastee's lone run came in the first inning. H. Key was passed. til the fifth canto when he dazed Franey.

If. 3 0 0 3 0 ents; and dropped only one game and walked only one. Dixon with a right hook to the out of 68 played on their home But this apparently didn't satis head. White, rf. 4 0 1 1 0 Resiner, 3b 4 0 00 3 Murdaugh, lb 3 0 0 8 0 gridiron, and that to Alabama, 12 ATHER'S DAY, you know, is Sunday the 2 1 su If you want to please Dad on this of days, we suggest you give him the kind of shirt he likes bes: man Arrotv, i Arrows have the best-looking collars in the world st: and they never shrink because they're Sanforized-Shrunk.

$2 UP went to second on a passed ball ana to third on W. Key's single. Duncan's pop fly in front of the plate sent the runner In with neither the the ambitious Mr. Shoun so he Personally produced enough runs Dixon pushed Woods Into the ropes in the fourth and by some to 6, in 1933. RESULTS to win.

his own ball game by. hit Neyland resigned In 1934 and went to Panama on an army as Madden, 2b. 2 0 1 3 2 Bray, 3 1 1 3 "2 Calgeri, p. 2 0 0 0 2 catcher or the pitcher making an ting a fifth inning home run with KITTY LEAGUE ttftmnt to field the ball. signment.

Britton became head one aboard. For good measure he xLiddell 10 0 0 0 Dr. Pepper scored in the seventh added a double to his batting per JACKSON 1. PORTAGEVILLE football coach and Parker gave his full time to directing the Robinson, 0 0 0 0 1 hfn Svkes. batting for rates.

formance. 13. university's athletics in 1935, a Clyde's versatility overshadowed Totals 31 1 4 24 12 position he had held since 1930 only Blightly that of Almon Wil Mngled, stole second and went to third on an Infield play. The first and second baseman collided In fielding Weisman's hit with Sykes Union City 8, Paducah 3. Mayfield 7, Hopkinsville 10.

Lexington 3, Fulton 4. Batted for Calgari In eighth, With the coaching combination dissolved the Volunteers lost most Portageville. AB. R. H.

O. A. hams, the Atlanta rookie who pitched five hit ball and cracked Richardson. 3b. ...4 1 2 0 4 of last year's games.

crossing the plate witn. tne tying kind of accident the two fell from the ring. Wood? fell flat cn his back with Dixon coming through on top of him. Both boys climbed back into the ring and resumed hostilities wher. interrupted.

Dixon made the fatal mistake of pushing Woods about in the sixth as he employed his advantage in weight. Woods had gained favor with the crowd for his stamina and a flood of "hisses" greeted Dixon as he left the ring. The fighter paused, shook his fist at the nosier section of the arena, and offered tc fight any man who would come down. Some unknown customer started his descent with indications that he had accepted the challenge. tnree singles, one Just before Man SOUTHERN LEAGUE Guhman, 2b 4 0 0 2 5 ran In the elehth.

Vestal smgiea Fans clamored for the former ager Moore homered, in the Crack Martin, ss 3 0 12 1 1 ers 3-2 defeat cf Chattanooga. went to second on a passed ball and scored on Tates' double into Wise, 4 0 0 4 0 Bill Thomas made a Palm Beach Ties Styled by Beau Brummel Here Only In Jackson coaching trio. Neyland resigned from the army, signed a five-year contract with Tennessee. Britton and Parker were employed as his left field. Laposhad, lb 4 0 2 14 Oj Frazier, cf.

0 0 2 0 carnival under the arcs by treating Nashville 9, Knoxville 8. Birmingham 6, Memphis 1. Atlanta 3. Chattanooga 2. New Orleans 6, Little Rock 0.

AMERICAN LEAGUE the fans to a six-hit pitching job Kelly scored a 9 to 8 victory over the Bemis W. O. in the other Clemens, rf. 8 1 0 1 0 assistants. and fanning seven while New Or rame of the evening.

It was forced Turlington, If. 3 0 3 2 0 Nicholas, p. 0 0 0 4 leans polished off Little Rock, 6-0 "I hate to leave Tennessee, but Mississippi State offered me a The lone afternoon game dldn Into two extra innings. The winning run came when Matthews give the elbowers so much to crow Chicago 5, Philadelphia 2 (10 Totals .30 2 8 27 14 singled and scored after singles Dy about, however, as Nashville ral innings). Dixon had no Inclination to match his gloved hands with the bare By innings: lied to nose out Knoxville.

9-8. fists of the customer so he seized Jackson 000 000 010 1 Portageville 100 010 00 2 Everyone on the Baron team his stool and advanced. Police of Detroit 8, Boston 4. St. Louis 5.

New York 3. Washington 2, Cleveland 1. NATIONAL LEAGUE aided Shoun by producing at least Summary: Errors Foxx. Mar one of the 12 hits obtained off the tin, Wise. Runs batted in Tur ficers intervented, rushed Dixon to his dressing room, and ordered the customer to his seat.

venerable Clay Touchstone but lington 1, Foxx 1. Two-base hlta their help was somewhat super Martindale and Drummona. Score by innings: FIRST GAME W. O. W.

202 020 200 8 11 Kelly 141 100 101 9 16 Garey and "West; Frye. Lane and E. Sorenson. SECOND GAME Toastee .......100 000 00 1 2 tr. Pepper ....000 000 11 2 7 Pechonick and Key; Weisman Richardson, Turlington, Mad McXatt Is Victor I The main bout was characterized fluous.

den, Foxx, Laposha. Sacrifice hit The Lookouts jumped away to a Nicholas. Stolen bases Rich bv its fast pace and heavy slugging with McNatt taking a decision two-run lead and threatened to St. Louis 7, Boston 5. Cincinnati 15, New York 4.

Pittsburgh 4-7, Brooklyn 1-5. Chicago 6, Philadelphia 8. GAMES TOMORROW ardson, Frazier, White. Double 1 mumii which was not entirely popular. poshad.

Left on bases Jackson mess up Mr. Williams' evening by getting two on with a walk and an Moorehead started the fireworks play Guhman to Martin to La- STORE FOR MEN in the first canto when he caught error in the ninth. Al was reliev 5, Portageville 8. Innings pitched and Long. McNatt with a solid left to the ed but received-credit, official and KITTY LEAGUE otherwise, for his fourth win.

Fred Nicholas 9 with 1 run, 4 hits; by Calgari 7 with 2 runs, 7 hits: by Robinson 1 with no runs, Singto a with two for three was the head. The Impact sent McNatt to the floor but he was too dazed to accept a count. He managed to remain atop wobbling legs and survive the round. The Tab Sheet only Lookout able to bother him nit. Winning pitcher Nicholas.

much. Losing pitcher Calgari. Passed Jackson at Portageville. Lexington at Fulton. Union City a.

Paducah. Mayfield at Hopkinsville. Although he didn't double in ball Bray. Bases on balls Off The second round started with a hickory, Bill Thomas easily took Nicholas 2, off Calgari 1. off Rob barter with neither boy yleldin ground.

The results were about the night's honors for straight inson 1. Struck out By Nicholas SOUTHERN LEAGUE away, old fashioned chunking. 3, by Calgari 2, by Robinson none. even as both tired under the run- Larry Gilbert returned to the Dy pitcher Martin, bv Cal coaching lines for the first time gari. Umpires Beggra and Green.

ishment. McNatt took the third, fourth, fifth, eierhth and ninth on noints though there could have since his recent illness and Hen Time 1:35. Chattanooga at Atlanta. Memphis at Birmingham. Little Rock at New Orleans.

KnoxvMs at Nashville. rich and Fleming vied with Thomas been a dispute about the ninth. pleasing the boss. The former Moorehead was credited with the GREYHOUNDS WIX drove IL four runs with two timely first and sixth with the others being even. NATIONAL LEAGUE CBy Tbs Associated Prsssl hits while the latter had a per Moorehead carried heavy wal feet night with three for three.

Union City today had drawn Manager Lance Richbourg call first blood in their crucial series lops in his wild swings but was not the polished performer neces-sarv to oust McNatt. On the oth ed Poco Taitt off the bench to Boston at Chicago. Philadelphia at St. Louis. New York at Pittsburgh.

Brooklyn at Cincinnati. with the Kitty League-leadin? pinch hit In the ninth with the ab rbl pet. Team tatting T33 150 220 3 122 .293 Batting ab. r. h.

nr. rbi. pet. TThite ..100 26 35 1 14 .350 Madden ..3 0 1 0 0 .333 Murdaugh 33 5 12 0 4 .313 Newell ,.100 21 31 1 13 .310 Liddell ..104 23 32 1 26 .307 Bickham .38 8 11 0 12 .285 Bray 87 22 25 2 13 .258 Fox 4 0 1 0 0 .250 Resinger .86 18 21 0 15 .244 Smith I 2 10 1 .200 Webb 18 1 2 0 3 .111 Wesche ..21 1 2 0 0 .095 Calegarl ....4 0 0 0 0 .000 Lambert ....8 2 0 0 0 .000 Franey .....3 0 0 0 0 .000 Pitching G. W.

Pet. Bickham 7 2 0 1.000 Wesche 4 1 .800 Webb 4 2 2 .500 Smith 4 1 1 .500 Lambert 6 1 3 .250 Calegarl 2 0 1 .000 aaucan Indians. TO WIGHT Memphis Red Sox vs. Nashville Elite Giants Both Members of Negro Southern League 8 P. M.

at Lakeview Park Admission 35c, Ladies 10c er hand, his weaving style prevented the Bemis boy from hitting The Greyhounds drove Don bases full and the big slugger slammed one of Moon's offerings mm Anderson, Paducah's ace south with the customary power. Urn for the winning single. paw, from the box yesterday Jimmy Wasdell poked a pair of AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit at New York. Cleveland at Philadelphia. Chicago at Washington.

St. Louis at Boston. arternoon, to chalk up an 8 to 3 victory. Lefty Swank's nitchine. It was one of the season's nest fishtn and will doubtless result in a return engagement.

Given more time for conditioning. Moorehead would be It. a favorable position to rtomeruns over the right field wall to lead the Vols' 14-hit attack. The after he had allowed Paducah's home team made it tough for it self and starting Pitcher Eilend by get revenge. three runs in the first Inning, coupled with sensational work in the outfield by Thompson, left the committing five errors that helned The Jimmie Haggara-uern ivic- Baseball scores broadcast by the Smokers to seven runs in the WTJS at 4.

5. 6 and 7 p. m. Cour- Olellan six-rounder was another fpottirp of the evening. McClellan nome team helpless.

fourth and fifth frames. The teams meet at Paducah tesy Falstaff Brewing Corporation Today's games and probable and Midwest Dairy Products Co. again today. Relief Pitcher Wenning won his piicners: Little Rock (Rogers) at New Or leans (Perrin). own game at Fulton vesterdav in showed nn almost unhuman abilitv to absorb the leather which was thrown with terrific force.

Outpointed in the first five rounds, he returned to take the sixth w'th a beautiful comeback that had the rrnwd cheering for his stamina. 7 the last of the ninth inning when he singled after Veazey had hit Memphis (Dreisewerd) Birm- Major League Leaders mgnam (JJ arrow). nis seventh triple in as manv davs. Knoxville (Moss) at Nashville TO ALL EX-SERVICE MEN-DO NOT CASH YOUR BABY BOVDS, BUT IF YOU DO CASH THEM, BUY A NORGE ELECTRIC REFRIGERATOR OR FTTRNTTURE FOR YOUR H03IE P. DABXEY SOX.

to win from Lexington. 4 to 3. Lloyd Allen recorded a KnnrK- They play at Fulton again today. ivDADTnTDOdPOISE nut in tne nrst rouiiu Pitts. Clarence Anderson and Barnes).

Night. Chattanooga (Lanahan) at At lanta (Schmidt). -v vuiuuuiicu i field, 10 to 7, in the first game of AMERICAN a cellar-avoiding series at Hop- MauHn Newberry. Jackson nee-roes, stalled through the only mediocre fisht of the card with the iudges ruling their exhibition a draw. BILOXI, MISS.

Kinsvine. xne winners mixed 15 hits with six Mayfield errors to CB Tbs Associated Press) Batting Sullivan, Indians, OVERLOOKING THE SPARKLING WATERS OF THE GULF enjoy three big innings. Gehringer, Tigers, .365. 61; SaHtt i i 7 1 Runs Gehrig. Yankees, Gehringer, Tigers, 52.

Negro Teams to Red WTJS Jackson vs. Portageville Friday and Saturday Nights Broadcasts Starts :30 Runs batted in Foxx, Sox, 54: Goslin, Tigers, -53. SECOND ROUND IN 82; Hits Gehringer, Tigers, THE IDEAL PLACE FOR YOUR VACATION For a really enjoyable vacation, Biloxl where cool, salt breezes blow is the place to go; and The White House, the center of recreational activities is the place to stay. All outdoor sports are available Bathing. Fishing, Sailing, Tennis, Golf, Dancing.

Specially equipped playground for children. AMERICAN PLAN Gehrig, Yankees, 72. Resume Play at Lakeview Tonight Doubles Gehringer, Tigers. 21; Rolfe Yankees. 17.

Triples Gehringer, Tigers, TENNIS TOURNEY imw in Drink Clift, Browns, 8. Bottles The Nashville Elite Giants and Home runs Foxx, Red Sox, 14; the Memphis Red Sox, members rrosky. Indians, 12. of the negro Southern Lieague, Stolen bases Powell, Senators will complete their two-game 11; Plet. White Sox, 10.

STARTS THURSDAY series at Lakeview Park tonight Pitching Grove, Red Sox, 9-1; with the contest being called at BEAUTY Sorrell, Tigers, 5-1. 8 o'clock. The Nashville team scored a NATIONAL, 14-4 victory last night. The game First-Round Play Will Be was featured by the heavy hitting Batting S. Martin, Cardinals, 3953; Terry, Giants, .3947.

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WHITE. Manager Open Season: December 15th ts September lath. Runs J. Martin, Cardinals, 46; Vaughan, Pirates, 45. league.

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Second round play in the an dinals, 52; Ott, iGants, 49. nual -municipal tennis tournament Hits Jordan, Bees, 78; Moore, Tigers, negro team out of play the Jacksonville Red Caps at Lakeview. The Tigers won yesterday's game at Mari- is scheduled to get under way on I Giants, 76 Doubles Herman, Cubs, the Country Club courts tomor 22; row afternoon. Medwick, Cardinals, 18. All first-round matches with Triples Camilli, Phillies.

8: anna. by a 9 to 8 score. Following the exhibition here they go to Jacksonville for a five-game series. Goodman and Riggs, Reds, 7. one exception were to be completed this afternoon.

Billy Homo runs Ott, Giants, 11; Moore, Phillies, 9. 'CG '432 J3H SS33 Crook, club champion and member of the Sewanee net team, is Stolen bases J. Martin, Cardi- expected to play his first-round nals. 10; S. Martin, Cardinals.

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