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fME CLOVfS EVENING NEWS-JffiJRNAE SEPTEMBER f4, 1331 Wildcats Defeat Forrest in ener Lewis Plunges Over Touchdown In Last Period Several Chances Missed To Count; in Ragged Game The Clovis high school' Wildcats emerged the to 0 victors at the end of a ragged game with the Forrest high school eleven in Forrest Saturday afternoon. It was the first game of the Wildcat season. George Lewis, fullback, plunged the ball for a touchdown in the last quarter about' two minuses before the final whistle. The locals had seve'ral opportunities to score but 'something always happened. either fumbled, or stubbed toes to allow Forrest to get possession 'of-the ball.

Although the plays, for the most part, were.pobrly executed, the game was as good as any ope'ning game of a high school season. The Wildcats showed possibilities for a' strong teani season. Coaches, are confident'' today that, after a hard week of- drilling; the Wildcats will be. ready give the Lubbbck high school team a run for its money when they meet, on the Cavalry Park gridjrori Friday af.te'r- noon. With abundance of.

seasoned material, the Wildcats will be able to starid a mighty, powerful offensive. Every member of. the starting lineup, of. Saturdayfs game was an experienced and every one of the substitutes 'has, seen gridiron service; The Wildcats 'were strengthened the past week: by Floyd, Turner, a triple-threat' man who will direct the team from the. quarter position this player is George Lewis', fullback, was the star of Saturday's game.

did not play last' year b'ut was a member of the'' state championship squad of 192'29. George Lancaster, who attended the Roswell Military institute last is another strong back. The starting dinetapjn; Saturday's anie follows and 'W. mith; ia'cKles, Marks Andrews; guards, Bell anl Wells; center, Lawson McDowell, and Lancaster; -full, Lewis; Turner. Substitutes: Crista, Snyder and linemen, and Dial, Neff.and Perry, backs.

Hdrnsby Saves i Day For Cubs By Pinch Hit CHICAGO, 14. Jlog- Hornsby anything: but the darling Cub baseball fans, but he still can make 'em like him for what. he. is able, to- accomplish. His aging legs will not let him play every day, and he draws a lot of booing from the crowds at Wrigley field, but his indifference to what customers thinkVnever more gloriously vindicated.

"than in the. llth inning the first game of yesterday's double heade'r with the, Boston Braves. Harnsby had yanked himself from Cubi.lineup, sending Bell to "'base in an effort to insert more punch, info the Bruins' drive to grab, off 'third nioney in the National league. After the. Cubs had taken a the Braves tied it up in the' ninth and in the llth inning of the dramatic battle, Hornsby, more hopes frg.m the crowd of 33,000, selected himself to try to pull, the ball 'game out of the fire.

With one Bell and Vince' Barton purposely Freddy McGuire made a great stop of Dan Taylor's grpunder to make it two out and the rally appeared to be choked. Another walk put Charlie Grimm on, and the bases full with Rollie Hemsley coming to bat. Hornsby sumnioned Hemsley back to the dugout and marched to the plate. Those. who.

wanted to cheer did so; toi'o'se who wanted to boo did that. The Boston hurler slipped over a strike on the Rajah. But things changed there. crashed the next pitch into the right field. stands for a line- drive home, run, The 'game was won and few of the 33,000 spectators did anything but cheer.

STARS g' i and Guy Bush, Cubs Fprmer won first game against Braves with pinch home run both base's filled in llth; latter turned in second one-hit game of win nightcap, 8-1. Paul Cerringer and Bill Hallahan, -Held Phils to 15 hits in double-header as each chalked Up 17th victory of season, Glenn Wright, Robins His ninth Snning double against Pirates drove in tying and winning runs. Larry Betoti, Reds Held. Giants to five hits to win, 1-0. Bijll Terry, Clouted two triples and two doubles, drove jn four runs and scpred three against Reds in second game.

AJvin Crowder, Senators Held Indians to six hits, collected tliree himself to win, 7-1. Yernon Gomez and Tony Lazzeri, held Tigers to eight hits 'and 'struck out ten in 12- inning first game; latter stole home with wjnjijng 'run, 2-1. Lou Gehrig, Yankees His 43rd hpmer with 'one on beat Tigers in second Sfl P- White double in seventh di'ove in winning run against Red, $ox. NeWjWrnsj want ads ptt try them. Brushing Up Sports By Laufer Two Victories, Two Ties is Record of White Sox Playing 46 Innings BY HUGH S.

FULLERTON, JR. (Associated Press Sports Writer) The American league has teams that are better than the Chicago White Sox and a few that are even less successful, but there is none to dispute the Sox claim of working harder than any other team for victories. Chicago'played four games on Saturday and S-und'ay, struggling through 46 innings, and the best they could'get out of'it was two victories. The second game of each double header ended in a tie. After beating the New York Yankees in 13 innings Saturday, they played a ten inning, 13-13 tie before darkness stopped them.

Yesterday Chicago downed the Boston Red Sox 6 to 5 in the opener behind Red Faber's effective relief pitching, then went 14 frames to a 2-2 draw. The Massachusetts Sunday law finally halted the struggle. Pat Caraway, who took over the mound job in the ninth, had a narrow escape when he filled the bases in the final inning but managed to retire the side. The New York Yankees come closer than any other team to threatening Chicago's long distance record. After the two overtime battles with the White Sox, the Yanks played, a third extra inning game in the first half of yesterday's double header, going 12 frames to defeat the Detroit Tigers, 2 to 1.

Homers by Combs and Alexander produced the only runs off George Uhle and Vernon Gomez in the regular time. With Blon Hogsett pitching for Detroit in the 12th, Tony Lazzeri reached third on a walk, a steal arid an infield then made a clean, steal of homevfpr the winning run. Alvin Crowder gave Washington an easy triumph over the Cleveland Indians in the remaining American league game, Crowder allowed Cleveland only six hits and made three himself to win 7 to 1. Philadelphia and St. Louis were idle.

Chicago's Cubs provided the big thrill of the-National league program although the St. Louis Cardinals'- took another long step clinching the pennant. The Cubs won the first game from the Boston Braves, 11 to 7, when Manager Rogers Hornsby went in as a pinch hitter in the llth and clouted home run, Guy Bush completed the string of five straight victories that established the. Cubs firmly in third place when he pitched SPECIALS FOR THIS 25c Rite-Hite Golf I'ees, 18 count, 2 2Sc 'U 75c Combs, large astt. Your pick 29c lOc Palmolive Soap, 4 bars for 2Sc FOXDRUBCOI THE STORE his second one-hit game of the year to win the second clash 8 to 1.

The Cards gained a full game on the second-place New York Giants, making their margin nine games, as they defeated ithe Phillies 6 to 2 and 7. to 2 behind the brilliant pitching of Pawl Derringer and Bill Hallahan. Each pitcher recorded his 17th victory of the season, DeiTinger allowing six hits and Hallahan nine. Pep Martin's two homers featured the second.gdme. The Giants ran into a severe setback at Cincinnati when Larry Benton' bested Bill Walker in a mound duel that marked the first game of a double header.

The scored the only run of the in the ninth inning as they made seven hits to five for New York. The Giants hammered out an early lead against Benny Frey in the second and won 9 to 4 as Fred Fitzsimmons pitched a five-hit game. Fred of Brooklyn threatened the National league fielding record for pitchers as he handled ten chances in a game with Pittsburgh. The league record is 11. He also came out with a 6 to 5 victory as the'Robins rallied for three runs off Glenn Spencer in the ninth.

CUBS BUY PITCHER CHICAGO, Sept. 14. (A.P)--The Cubs have Abe Miller, a 23-year old, 175 pound right-handed the club of the Texas league. He will report next spring. Phone 606 For Classified Ads Gordon's Compound relieves indigestion in 10 '(Adv.) mwtxHft C.

Recreation Parloi Golf dom Votes To Add Weight Ta Balloon Ball NEW YORK," Sept. 14'. The United States Golf Association has decided t.oJ phange the so-called "balloon" got? ball, by increasing its weight, Heaijie'rt IT. president of. Bhe" 1 "association, announced today.

ThlF'change will become 'effective for jlay oaotd'r after April To Open Store W. H. Spaulding, 'formerly of Lubbock, is in Cloyisv njaking preparations for the opening 1 the Spaulding Hardware store in the Lyons building at 220 Main street, formerly occupied by the Sawaya dry goods store. Mr. and Mrs.

Spaulding and son, Barren, will live at 1401) Axtell street. Mr. Spaulding has made no announcement concerning' the opening- of his new store. Rifle Honors Won By Three New Mexicans Three New Mexicans, members i of the state civilian team, won first places at National Individual Rifle matches at Camp Perry, Ohio, Friday, it was learned here today. They were Mat H.

Fritz of, Arrey, who won the gold medal with a score of 284 out of a possible 300; Robert C. Campbell of Rineon, a silver medal, and Claude R. Hiatt of Hot Springs, winner of a bronze medal. The trophies were presented by Brigadier General Osborne C. Wood.

The New Mexico National Guard team was among the close contenders for the prizes. First Lieutenant Paul Schurtz, Deming, coached the team. There were 1,728 entered in the match. LebrixV Plane Explodes In Air -MOSCOW, Sept. 14.

airplane Hyphen II in which Joseph Lebrix and Mestnin were killed a crash near Ufa on Saturday literally blown to pieces in mid-air by an explosion in the motor, the Tass angency correspondent reported today from the scene of the wreck. There were indications that the machine had caught fire, for the cor. respondent said a wide area of the meadow in which the plane crashed had been burned over. Bits of the shin littered the ground. Marcel Doret, the only one to ear cape death, was expected to start for Moscow shortly with the bodies of his companions.

Authorities of the Bashkir republic have directed, local officials to embalm the bodies and preserve the wreckagd of 'the plane. Artist's Model Michigan Star i t'l I'lt'ilu The 1931 edition of the Michigan university Wolverines Is led by Capt. Roy Hudson, battering back. DR. H.

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Hutton, 30-year-old Angelus temple baritone she married yesterday at Ynma, Am. The wedding, according to the evangelist, came as a climax to a romance of several years' duration. "Mr. Hutton is a splendid man and I know we are going to be gloriously happy," she said. In a drizzling rain at the Yuma airport about sunrise Mrs.

McPherson and Hutton were married on the steps of an airplane by Miss Harriet Jordan, dean of the Angelus temple Bible school. Mrs. McPherson gave her age as 38. The evangelist became aequauint- ed with Hutton several years ago when he became associated with Angelus temple musical activities. He is a music teacher by profession.

The newlyweds flew back to Los Angeles immediately after the ceremony was performed. Announcement of the wedding was made by the evangelist to her congregation at the morning service. Gordon's Compound is an antisejv tic for the Drug Co. (Adv.) Lotta' Show ForJuSl a Little Though" NIGHT FAMILY NIGHT The whole family- Pa, Ma and all the kids. 25c COMING TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY Matinees Evening Epic picture of our own country School children have time to see a complete show ter 4:00 o'clock, HOW THEY Pet.

.009 .502 .590 .518 .408 AMERICAN LEAGUE Results Yesterday Chicago 6-2, Boston 5-2 (second game tie, called end 14th, Sunday Detroit 1-3, New York 2-4 (1st, 12 Innings). Cleveland 1, Washington 7, Only games Today Won Lost Philadelphia 97 42 Washington 84 58 New York 82 57 Cleveland 71 00 St. 58 82 Detroit 58 84 Chicago 55 84 Boston 52 80 Where They Ploy Tomorrow Chicago at Boston. St. Louis at Washington, Detroit at New York.

Cleveland at Philadelphia. NATIONAL LEAGUE Results Yesterday New York 0-9, Cincinnati 1-4. Boston 7-1, Chicago' 11-8 (first, 11 innings). Pittsburgh 5, Brooklyn G. Philadelphia 2-2, St.

Louis G-7. Standing Today Won Lost St. Louis. .92 49 New York ,84 59 Chicago J' 70 08 Brooklyn 74 08 Pittsburgh 09 72 Boston 61 81 Philadelphia 00 82 Cincinnati ..53 90 Where They Pliy Tomorrow Boston at Chicago. Brooklyn at Pittsburgh.

New York at Cincinnati. Philadelphia at St. Louis. W. F.

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