Kingsport Times-News from Kingsport, Tennessee • 7

KINGSPORT TIMES-NEWS 1-A Sunday Sept SI 1M7 Milligan Pops Emory And Henry By 19-7 Score HOW STAND Ben gals Score 3-2 Win Over Bobbv Felller John Manning Scores All Buff Touchdowns AMERICAN LEAGUE Haw York Bje'on to Detroit 79 Cleveland 77 Philadelphia 7 Chicago 67 Waahlnjton 61 St Louis Yesterday Searaa Detroit 3-6 Cleveland hvuu called in ninth because of derknasa) Philadelphia 3 Haw York 3 St Louis I Chicago 3 Washington g-3 Boston 3-7 SSW York Bristol AP Jolting John Manning good enough to fill the fullback slot for John Barnhill at tle University of Tennessee Was the difference in a hard-fought ball game here last night as he plowed over the double-stripes for three touchdowns to give Milligan Buffaloes a 19-7 triumph over Emory and Henry More than 8000 fans crowded Municipal Stadium for Bristols col 4 legiate opener and were treated to exciting action Detroit JP The Detroit Tigers -came through with a couple of lato rallies Saturday to beat Bob Feller 3 to 2 in the opener of a twin bill and tie the Cleveland Indiana to 5 in the nightcap called after nine inninga because of darkness Two walks and an error by third baseman Ken Keltner enabled the Tigers to load ths bases In the 10th inning of ths first gams and Eddis Mayo punched a single over the drawn-in Cleveland outfield to crack a 2-all tit and break up Qvl game It was Fellers 10U leaa against 19 victories Trailing 5-2 in the eighth inniact of the nightcap the "ngera punched out a pair of singles and two doubles for three runs in the eighth to earn the tie at Philadelphia Sevens (0-13) Coleman (4-U or McCahan 10-4) Washington at Boston ScsrborougB (4-141 TS Dobson (17-71 St Louia at Chicago ill Sanford 6-li and Zoldak (l-fi OUlespla (4-7) and Haynes tll- Cleveland at Dat: Mewhouaer (1417) iland at Detroit Black (10-13) vs Milligan broke the ice in ths first quarter when Clauds Hols-claw another ex-U-T back passed to Love who laterallsd to Manning on the Emory 20 the big fullback going the rest of the way This was all the scoring in- the Clemson Opens With Victory Arkansas Wins first half but Emory had a touch-ifled by a penalty late in down null: NATIONAL LEAGUE Brooklyn St Louis Boston Ho York Cincinnati Chicago PltUkurgh Philadelphia Yesterday's Searaa Beaton Brooklyn St Louis I Chicago Haw York 4 Philadelphia 3 Today's Gamas Boston at Brooklyn Spshn US-10) VS Branca (31-11) Detroit 4 1 Lake sa OlcCraaser Mayo 3b 11 Wens rf Wakefield If Kell 3 Bren ef 0 Cullenbine lb Sib ObOutlaw i 1 0 0 Swift 1 0 1 Hutchinson 3 0 Ckvdtsi Mitchell If Metkovichcf 4 Bdwsrds rf 4 Boudreau as 4 Fleming lb 3 Keltner 3b 4 Gordon 3b 4 Hegen 3 sFeek 1 Bueskowskl 1 Feller 3 AB 4 Philadelphia at How York (S) Rowe id DonneUy (4-) va Post (4-1) an (14-S) and Jansen (19-31 34 3 Plttsbsrah at Cincinnati 3i Higbe (13-13) and Quean (3-7) or Bewail 14-4) vs Blackwell (3l-3i and Walters 4-4) Chicago at 8t Louis Borowy (4-13) vs Breebeen (14-11) the second period and had the ball on the Milligan one-yard line when the gun sounded Fumble Brings Score An Emory fumble recovered by Milligan on the Waep 11 eet up the second Buffalo touchdown In the third period Manning went to the four on a fake-handoff and then fought across for the tally Emfiry got its touchdown early in the fourth period Doug Cochran substitute tailback from Big Stone Gap scoring from ths four-yard line Pippins point was good reducing Milligans lead to 12-7 Sonny Hale former All-East Tennessee back at Ellsabethton set up the final Milligan touchdown late in the game when he lugged an intercepted pass 34 yards to the Emory 9 Manning went across Totals 33 3 41 Totals a Filed out for Hegan In eighth oRan for Cullenbine in tenth eSafe on error for Lake In tenth i CLEVXLANO 000 010 001 3 DETROIT 100 010 000 1-3 Keltner RBI Feller Oordon Wakefield Brers Mayo 2BH Oordon Wakefield Lake HR Brers PaasOd halts Hegsn (Second Game) (Called end of nine innings darkness) sessT' si sa 1 1 Lemon GeHel (t) and Hegan: Trent Houtteman (7) Trucks (0) and Swift Results AS INDIANS ROMPED TO 37-0 VICTORY Stair Tech of Knoxville found Dobyns-Bennetts eleven hard to handle Friday night as these pictures show At the left Maiach of Stair is stopped after a two-yard gain by a host of Indian tacklers Caught at the bottom of the pile is an unidentified Indian (arrow) At the right Harry Wright runs an intercepted pass upfield with a Stair bac in jhot pursuit Bert Shanks came in to assist with a block and Wrights run went for 28 yards (Photos by Ellis Binkley) Mississippi 14 Xantuaky 7 Wentworth Military Academy 34 William JawaU 13 Oows State 'll Iowa Teachers 14 Clarkson 7 Champlain 7 VUlanova 00 Merchant Marine Academy (Bings Point) 0 Marshall College 60 8teubenvUls 6 Clemson JP Clemson opened its 1947 grid campaign by trouncing the visiting Presbyterian Blue Hose 42-0 Saturday before some 13000 shirt sleeved spectators On the second play of the game star tailback Bobby Gage of Anderson ran the ball 64 yards for Clem-sons first score In the second period Gage again came through for the Tigers by dashing 33 yards in a spectacular run for his second tally Other figer touchdowns were by Jim Reynolds of Johnstown Pa and June Pruitt of Greer who caught an 18-yard pass from Gage Clemsons final six points came in the fourth period on an 80-yard right end scoot by Gage The spark of PCs backfield was Allen Draughon of Warsaw whose seven pass completions of 15 attempts netted 88 yards and Ralph Tedards of Greenville with three completions of 8 attempts for 54 yards Gage was definitely the outstanding player of the game His total offensive gain was 280 yards 182 by rushing and 98 by passing Reynolds who starred at Clemson in 1945 gained 54 yards in six running attempts Tiger Head Coach Frank Howard substituted freely during the entire game Practically all his entire dressed squad saw action in 90 degree temperature The Blue Hose were held to a net gain of 12 yards rushing South Carolina 37 Newberry I Braves Beat Bums 8-1 Milliean Allen Sports Parade Harmon Crain Caldwell Farrr Fine Dacata Tucker Holsclaw Iowa 69 North Dakota State Tessa 33 Texas Tech 0 Otterbein 4 Morehead (Ky) Teachers 6 Waynesburg 66 Rio Orande 4 Arkansas 64 Northwestern Louisiana Washington and Las 13 Quant leo Marines 0 Tutkagae Institute 37 Philander Smith Emporia State 13 Coloradd State 0 St Cloud Teachers 6 River FaUs Wls Teachers 0 Clarkson 7 Champlain 7 Missouri 19 St Louis 0 Iowa at North Dakota State 0 Lawrence 19 Carroll 0 California 33 Santa Clara 7 Oregon 37 Montana State 14 Sain Notches Win As Brooks Crack Afield Redbirds Beat Cubs 5-1 To Retain Hopes Vols Workout Disappoints Coach By Roy Elkins Duurer Manning 77 0 0 see 7it St Louis JP The St Louis Cardinals stubbornly refusing to bow completely out of the National League pennant picture again defeated the Chicago Cubs last Knoxville Coach Bob Neyland put his ample University of Tennessee football squad -through a three-and-a-half hour scrimmage VIRGINIA BRIEFS Milligan (toring touchdown! Manning 3 point after touchdown Dagata (plaee-kiefci Emory scoring: touchdown Cochran isub for Whitei point after touchdown Pippin (tub for Painter I Plrat Downs Milligan 9 Emory 9 Forward passes Milligan threw 17 completed 6 had 3 intercepted: Emory threw 9 completed 3 had 1 Intercepted: Penalties MiUlgan It for SO yards: Emory 4 for 44 yaraa Officials- Referee McNabb (Mercer) Ompir- Tayor Milligan) Headltneiman Snyder (Tswulum): Field Judxe Miller (Tennessee): Timer Shumaker (King) Dont be surprised if the Kingsport Cherokee working agreement with Chattanooga isnt extended next season For two summers the Tribe has been composed largely of Lookout hirelings and two sixth-place finishes are far from acceptable I havent talked to Joseph Higgins Tribe owner and these opinions are mlne alone One thing I do know however: Higgins respects the Kingsport baseball fans and wants to give them a team of which they can be justly proud And Im certain he Arkansas Wins 64-0 Brooklyn JP It took a pitcher who never before had won a game at Ebbets Field to put a crimp into Brooklyns bid to clinch the National League flag Saturday when Johnny Sain curve-balling Boston righthander hurled the Braves to an 8-1 -victory over the Dodgers As a result the Brooks now leading the St Louis Cardinals by eight and a half games must wait at least another day Sain who gained his 20th tri- and after it was over remarked 5 t0 thus retaining their that he was "disappointed "Physically the team is a long chance of finishing a tie with the Brooklyn Dodgers Fayetteville Ark JP Arkan-mathematical gas Southwest Conference champion razorbacks used a pow- Red Munger register his fifteenth fu attck the Northwestern Louisiana State College Demons 64 to 0 in a rain- soaked football opener today victory blanking the Cubs with three hits The Cards backed Reds Tenneva Topics Paul Clyce Says will take steps to correct the situa-ymph for the second successive Nickelsville Patrick has been named district manager of the Southwest Virginia and East Tennessee territory of the Stan-wood-Hillson Corporation The promotion was announced by the company Friday He has been salesman for the company several yean Abingdon Everet Stanley Circuit Court clerk of Dickenson County ia in the hospital here following an operation It is expected that he will be returned home in a few days Arkansas offense was smooth despite the loose fpoting and wet ball Its defense was good enough to hold the Demons to a net 'gain of minus two yards and no first downs The Rasor backs rolled up 503 yards rushing ways from being ready for Georgia Tech next week said Neyland "I was greatly disappointed in the defensive work of the starting eleven There were too many fumbles and too many muffed signals The Varsity made several touchdowns The squad using Tech plays gained consistently and scored also Neyland later praised the individual play of Littleford Lund and Proctor at tailback Fowler at wingback blocking backs Orvis Milner and Jack Armstrong and Balitsaris and Hill at full Line Coach Murray Warmath was more than pleased with the work of Leon McCoy at center Jack Stroud at tackle and guard Jim Vugrin Ha added that all the guards played well "Here Good News For people who think they are too old to learn to dance In the pfisfe two months I have trained people as old as 84 One student went on his vacation and enjoyed dancing so much that he came back for advanced lessons So dtat' think YOU are too old Ry i simple method shows you the 3 way to dancing pleasure in a few lessons Its easy to learn! Surprise your friends Step out on the dance floor with confidence and p(ide Lancing is good for your health and it's lots of fun too Youll notice big improvement in your posture Greensville A 17 -year -old girl Mrs Helen Older died here in a hospital Thursday night after giving birth to twin daughters On infant died and the other was reported doing well Mrs Older body was removed to her grandfather Burnett's home on the Kingsport highway Funeral services were held at Bradburn Hill Johnson City Suits totaling $17-500 in damages sought were on file Thursday in Johnson City Law Court as a result of a traffic accident in which a four-year-old child Gary Lawrence Gillette city waa Injured when struck by a taxicab several months ago Elizabeth ton Spl One of the finest safety records in the 14-year dam building history of TVA is being established on thej Watauga Dam project near here Project Manager George Leonard disclosed brilliant performance with timely hitting off two Bruin pitchers Del Rice Marty Marion and Enos Slaughter accounted for eight of the Cards ten hits The Dodgers who passed up an opportunity to stage a pennant-clinching celebration by losing to the Boston Braves in the afternoon now lead the Cards by eight games with a week of play remaining A defeat for the Redbirds or one more Brooklyn victory will put the Dodgers "In The Brooks have seven games to play the Cards nine Rice with two singles batted in the first three runs and Slaughter tripled another across in the eighth Terry Moores single counted Slaughter The Cubs most serious threat came in the first inning when they loaded the bases with two out Bob Scheffing was called out on strikes to retire the side Scheffing threw down his bat in protest and was banished from the game by Umpire A1 Barhck Clyde McCullough replaced him behind the plate Chteet AB St Louis AB OjSehoend'at 3b 4 0 Johnson 3b 4 0 Iowa Downs Stale Ames Ia JP The Iowa State Cyclones sparked by the brilliant passing of quarterback Ron Norman opened their football season with a 31-14 victory over the scrappy Iowa State Teachers College Panthers The victory marked the debut of Emmett (Abe) Stuber Iowa States new mentor as a Big Six coach Iowa State held a 10-0 halftime lead Three of Iowa States touchdowns came on passes tossed by Norman who completed 11 out of 20 Radios and Electric Appliances Repaired New and Used Radios For Sale CARTER'S RADIO Make up your mind to start taking lessons Private instruction if desired You'll love music! Youll Gamecocks Top Newberry In 27-6 Tilt love dancing! Pauls Dance Studio Homestead Hotel Phone 204" REPAIRINGS A APPLIANCES 958 FAIR VIEW Kingsport Tenn WEST VIEW Waldorf Makes Bow season never gave the 29762 chilled customers a chance to whoop it up He 'limited the disappointed Dodgers to six scattered singles and appeared on the way to his fourth shutout of the year until the Brooks combined a base on balls a single and a long fly in the eighth inning for their only run Braves Eye Second The Braves eyeing the runnerup spot thus gained a half game on the Cardinals and are now only a game and a half out of second place They have a three-game bulge on the New York Giants Vic Lombardi who in his last start against the Braves had emerged with a 1-0 victory was the starter and loser He was followed to the mound by Jack Ban-ta and Johnny Vancuyk recent im portations from Montreal of the International League Tle little left hander although nicked for only five hits in the five innings he toiled never had a chance He allowed only an infield single and a base on balls In the first inning but when he finally retired the side he found himself behind 4-0 Infield Blows Up The usually reliable Brooklyn infield went to pieces in that frame and committed four bobbles to present the Braves with four unearned runs Pse Wee Reese began the game by fumbling Tommy Holmes grounder After a walk and a force play Ed Stanky dropped Reeses throw to second on Bob El liotts potential double play bounce and all hands were safe Frank McCormick then lined a single off JAckie Robinsons glovs scoring Mike McCormick and then Stanky hesitated after retrieving the ball Danny Lltwhiler also scored Phil Masi popped to short and when Reese dropped the ball Elliott beat his throw to the plate Catcher Bruce Edwards attempting to nail McCormick at third fired the ball into left field and McCormick dashed home BlUn AB HBrooklyn AB Holmes rf 4 0 llStenky 3b jijtobinson lb MMcC'ck cf 3 Berkeley Calif IP Grinding out 'touchdowns with a display of new found power Coach Lynn Waldorfs University of California Bears opened their 1947 football season with a 33-7 victory over University of Santa Clara A crowd of 45000 watched the Broncos take a 7-6 lead in the first period but crumble thereafter before the superior power and charge of a California team revamped since last year's disastrous season of seven defeats and two wine Jones 3b Mutial lb Medwtck rf 0bNorhey Diering tl Slaughter It Moore cf Marlon sa 0Rlce OIMungtr Waltkut lb 4 0 Aberaon If 3 0 Cavarretta cl 3 9 Nicholson rt 3 0 Schsf ring c10 McCullough 3 0 Mack 3b 4 0 Sturgeon aa 3 0 Chlpman 3 0 aPafko 1 Borowy 0 0 30 0 0 1 0 0: 1 0 li Totals 33 5 10 (Grounded out for Chlpman in 7th bFahned lor Medwtck in CHICAGO 000 000 0000 ST LOO 1 8 000 103 03x 6 None RBI Rice 3 Slaughter Moore 3BH Sturgeon 3BH Slaughter LP Chlpman Attendance 0801 Story Of Robbery Told To Police Grocer Granted Appeal On Tax tion which confronts the fans and their ball club The Cherokee for the past two seasons have been lousy And because the club had to accept what Chattanooga sent here whether it was worth putting inside a uniform or not Under the agreement the Lookouts promised to give Kingsport a good hustling ball club The pact Was signed at Los Angeles last winter while the minor leagues were in session Higgins told me before he left for the meeting he would not sign again with the Southern Association team unless he was assured of a team that will win ball games and keep hustling" Apparently Joe Engel assured Higgins he could provide this city with a capable team Higgins wouldn't have agreed to continue with the Lookouts otherwise What the rtsuK was Is well known by Appalachian League fans The 1947 club resembled a baseball team only in that it wore baseball uniforms No more than three or four capable players were on the roster The Cherokees didnt hustle the didnt run the bases they didnt hi they didnt field They just werent Up to organized baseball standards What was worse they didn't attempt to do anything that ball players should do From all indications they figured stealing a base would result in a charge of grand larceny The final league averages best show their Ineffectiveness it ir Sixth in the final standings fifth in team batting sixth in team fielding thats the record Is that a hustling capable ball chib like Joe Higgins was prora-ised? Whether Engel intended to give Kingsport the old wool over-the eyes trick I dont know But he did it nevertheless If he hadnt made so many promises things wouldnt have been so bad Most of Engels Class players were routed to other leagues with Kingsport getting what was left -That was practically nothing Season before last the Lookouts had working agreements with some half-dozen teams of lower classification The' only Chattanooga affiliate to finish in the second division of its league Im told was Kingsport What the record was this past season is not yet clear because all the figures arent In from the different loops But its a cinch no other Lookout farm team had poorer material than Kingsport Chattanooga didnt meet its promises this year or last and certainly Cherokee fans cant expect the future to be any different Neither can Joe Higgins To my knowledge the Tribe owner hasnt yet made any arrange-mentafor quitting the Engle system Hut he may well follow such a course since hes determined to give Kingsport more winning teams and theres nothing to indicate that Chattanooga will help him achieve his aim Columbia JP The University of South Carolina Gamecocks finally got a sluggish fense rolling Saturday for a 27-6 victory over the Newberry Indians in the season opener for both teams before 12500 perspiring fans South Carolina uncovered two speedy and fancy-stepping freshman backs in Fred Bargiacchi of Memphis Tenn and Bishop Strickland of Mullins Bargiacchi scored the first touchdown on a brilliant 26-yard second-period daah A second Gamecock march car ried from the South Carolina 81 to the Newberry three but Hank Witt the Indians big star intercepted an Atwell pasa on his goal line and sprinted 100 yards for Newberrys lone score Carolina led 7-6 at the half Early in the third period Red Harrison South Carolina fullback broke through the Newberry line for 39 yards and another touchdown Newberry failed to gain after the kickoff and the Gamecocks marched again Atwell returned Lynchs punt to the Newberry 31 Two offside penalties against the Indians put the ball on the 21 and Atwell lateraled to Harry Deloach who sailed for a touchdown One of Witts quick kicks was blocked in the final period Pete Lane recovering for South Carolina on the Newberry 24 A pass Atwell to Henson netted 14 yards halfback Billy Kincaid plunged to the three-yard line in two plays and fullback Bill Rutledge hit left tackle for the final score: Score by periods: Hopkinsville Ky JP Woodrow Duke 21 found unconscious beside the Greenville road near here regained consciousness at a Hopkinsville Hospital Saturday and told authorities he was slugged and robbed by two unidentified men Deputy Sheriff Jack Gamble said Duke told him the men stopped their automobile and offered him a ride home Duke said he was hit in the head by one of the men after entering the automobile WHEN YOU NEED AN ELECTRICIAN CALL Nashville JP The Davidson County Circuit Court Saturday granted another small town grocer an appeal from a State Department of Finance and Taxation order revoking his sales tax registration Judge Richard Dews granted Patterson of Symrna Tenn a writ of supersedeas directing Finance and Taxation Commission-er'Sam Carson to "take no further action toiVard enforcing the revocation order pending a new hearing of the case Dews who granted a similar appeal to Mobley of Tennessee Ridge Tuesday further directed Carson to submit a record of the proceedings against Patterson to the court in order that a new hearing may be held No date has been announced for re-hearing either case Co I lettni 33 1 6 Feest 3 Stanky Edwards 3 RBI McCormick 3 Hopp Holmes Elliott Welker Hit by pitcher by Banta iRyam Wild pilch Banta LP Lombardi At tendance 39763 paid Lighting Fixture Electrical Contracting Day and Night Stoker Service TeL 1276 Night 8I7-J 818 Market Newberry 0 South Carolina 0 6 0 7 13 0 6 727 War Surpl us WiU Be Sold Newberry scoring: Touchdown Witt South Carolina: Touchdown Bargiacchi (sub for Giles) Harrison Leloach (sub for Giles) Rutledge (sub for Harrison) Points after touchdown Lane (sub for Giles) (placement) Land (sub for Giles) 2 (placements) BRING BACK THE BEAUTY OF YOUR FLOORS! 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