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KINGSPORT TIMES, MONDAY, SEPT. 6, 1943 sripie Gives Lenders Bristol, Cox, home-town Bristol boy, batting in the lowly eighth-place slot, stepped into a hero's rolo on Shaw Field; i Sunday as he cuffed a triple to right center in tho lower deck of the tenth i i to -drive in Arty Booker with tho run that gave the Twins an 8-7 'victory over Erwin and a two-to-one lead in the championship round of the Shaughnessy playoffs. Cox's triple was struck off tne slants of "Radio" Jaynes, veteran right htindcr, who came into the game in the eighth inning to relieve the tiring Nick Kanavas, and it broke up one the most bitterly fought game's of the season. The blow enabled. Swede Hanson For Washington Club By Ted Meier (AssuclntfMl Trees Sports Sunday was a big Writer) day for the Washington Senators.

They not only spoiled the New York Yankees' bid to tie the major league record Hughie Jennings Besf Shortstop, Says H. Wagner By Arden SUidmore (By Tho Aiisoclulcd Trcnn) Pittsburgh--fP--If 1,000 all-star homer by rookie Charley Roberts-- eams have been picked through the distinction of being the first club to sweep a doubleheader at the Yankee Stadium this year. In addition they regained second place. An inside the park eighth inning his first in the big leagues--gave Washington and Dutch Leonard a to 2 victory over the Yanks in The Senators took- four-hit pitching of Bobo Newsom ball oftc through tho early innings to nmsn mainly on courage when his usual baffling stuff wouldn't click. The game was primarily a hitter's parade, the Twins banging out fifteen blows that included three-run homer by Shcrrard Robertson in the eighth.

Ncwscm retired after the fifth because of a stomach disorder but received credit for the win, his second six defeats since being doubiS w.Lv-3 the National Loagiio SHAKE HANDS AND COME OUT FIGHTING--Beau Jack, lett, and Bob Montgomery. Jack Has Taken Lessons, But Montgomery's Punches May Make Him Forget Schooling the Cubs retaliating with thirteen i licks park that featured an out-of-thc- homo run, two triples and I three doubles. F.rwln i i i i i't i i i i 31 1 If a i i i i By Ned Brown NKA Stuff Correspondent) Now York When Bob Montgomery faces Beau Jack in a re- liSSSSS To Go Down Sn discover that hc is tackling an opponent vastly improved over the one whom he gavo a box-ing'lesson last May 21. Yost cf i I a -l 111 a i Before he became he singled Jake Early home from second base in the i with what proved the winning tally. Six In 13 previous doubleheaders at the stadium, the Yanks won six and split even.

Tho double defeat, which the years of baseball, Honus Wagner must have been named to 999 of 'cm at least. It seems there has never been an argument about the shortstop; So, as the ace shortstop of them) all, tho 69-year-old Flying Dutchman was asked whom he regarded as tho best shortstop he's ever seen. His answer was HUghie Jennings, svho starred for the Baltimore Orioles prior to the turn of the century--before Wagner became a star. "Hughie was easily the best I've seen," said Wagner. "He was the first shortstop--to my mind--that never left his shortstop position until the hitter either had hit the ball or missed it.

You never saw his position left open on tho hit-and- run, which many shortstops have Racing Season Closes Today At Chicago Track The Standings i Teams i i a i a Boston SI. A A USA (jr. il J.0,1 44 SJ M. 3. a 7.

Tor)-. Detroit i i h. Mniidn.vV i ju i a i a -( i (5-31 vs. Wolf! an. I i I I Chicago fP-- Washington Park will sweep out tho stables and p.ut away the fancy furniture tonight, for this is the last day of the prolonged meeting which has featured the Arlington Park as well as the Washington Park season.

The 000 added handicap which I 11MI) drawn a of 15, is the big' Chicago nt Detroit--Smith ti.S) uji event of closing day. Ul TM With all proceeds going to various charities, Washington Park hopes to top the figure of which it contributed last year. Louis B. Mayer entry of. Thumbs Up and Kings Abbey is expected to draw most bettors' eyes, although Valdina Farm's the four-game sorics, cost jbeon guilty of." an opportunity to equal the i.

"in fact," said the man who led Jack dropped tho title after hold-ins 't i months. Although ho has boon at -it professionally four years, the case with which the more polished Montgomery handled him made a course in tho munly art mandatory for tho Augusta bootblack. New London, Conn. FP-- The National A.A.U. men's swimming moot promises to go down in history as one of extremes, and not without a laugh that, had it corao in normal times, might have driven the usually serious officials a trifle whacky.

Experts agreed that the Ihrec- TOTALS -tl 1J 33 I I 2 FR-VV1N 0 2 1 200 101 0 7 IJ'UIST'OIJ ooo 020 i--s Ktina a In: l-'runiln, ronlc, i sini 3. Sfhiilti'. I Becker -I. bnsc i i i Vast, i Wood. Pool" i a i a 2 i isplit them record of the 1C-12 Giants who won 14 consecutive series.

It also shaved the Yanks' lead to 10 games. The pace-setting St. Louis Cardinals retained a lead in the National League by exchanging shutouts with Cincinnati. Movt Cooper won his 19th game with a four-hit masterpiece in the opener, gaining a 1 to 0 verdict over Clyde Shoun by virtue of Whitey Kurowski's fourth inning homer. Bucky Walters wielded the whitewash brush for the Reds in the afterpiece, -giving up only six hits a 4 to 0 shutout and his 13th triumph of the season.

Dodgers Climb The Brooklyn Dodgers climbed TRUMP CARD Alfred Fred Schoendienst, 20-year-old Rochester shortstop, is the most sought after ball player in the minors. Red or Junior Schoendienst is loading International League batters with .344 He property, of course. is Cardinal Major League Leaders (Bj- Xhc A Press) National League Batting--Musial, St. Louis, 352; Herman, Brooklyn, .335. Runs--Vaughan, Brooklyn, '103; especially since Gcorgie will ride him.

Princequillo, the National League in batting eight 'years and set many records unequalled, "it was St'. Hughie Jennings that I picked Runs batted in--Nicholson, Chi- my technique, even before I go, 106; Elliott, Pittsburgh, 87. came a shortstop. I was playing; Hits--Musial, St. Louis, 187; Rounders, Hal Price Headley's Anticlimax and the Boone Hall Stable's Princequillo are due for plenty of attention.

Rounders could expect a lot of backers in the event of a slow track, Woolf winner ef the Saratoga Cup and Saratoga Handicap, may put in a strong bid, too. The rest of the field was Marriage, Shot Put, Georgie Drum, Royal Nap, Alqucst, Take Wing, Samborombon, Parasang. Contradiction and Sweep Swinger. Royal Nap, like Princequillo, is an invader from the East. Most of the big stables already have packed off to the 52-year-old Hawthorne establishment where a 35-day meeting opens tomorrow, operating through Saturday, October 16.

right field for Louisville and had watched Hughie many times. The a i guarded his position caught my eye, and I practiced and practiced until I could guard r.lie position that way; too." He added: "Jennings, too, could go to his right balls better than most shortstops I've seen." The record books bear out Wagner's remarks about Jennings' fielding ability, showing Jennings to be one of two players to have led the j.i.iyi,: to I'uviick tci 1 1 ha i a game of the second sNational League in fielding average Ooi-nii to a Reds by beating the Giants, 'the most consecutive years. He led im.os: Knvh, Bristol 7: i.use.s (or i th straight tri- the loop five years, from 1894 to bulls: i i 3. i New tricks and all, I pick Mont-1 clay classic which ended at Ocean gomery to repeat. It's the old story Beach Park here yesterday was --a straight puncher against thciporliaps the fullest ever; the field, swinger.

The Philadelphia few exceptions, mediocre at yard worker has tho advantage in the best height and reach, and there in only two years difference between them. by i i -1, i i i a i olT: :uimv.is 13 in I 2 I i i I i 'sini: i a ind Mu.Viibb; i 2:01. Mike Jacobs isn't even giving the "Under the circumstances it was only natural that no records wcru broken. umph. Dixie Walker backed up 1898.

Kivby Higbc's six-hit pitching by 1 Joe Tinker, of Tinker-to-Evers- gettir.g "4 for 4" including, a triple; to-Chance fame, whom Wagner re- a four-run seventh inning that'gards as thejsecond best shortstop i broke a 1-1 tie. he's ever seen, also led the N. L. in The Phillies' ended their five straight seasons. game losing streak by taking a Wagner, now coach with the doubicheader from the Boston Pirates, says Herman Long and customers tlmo to catch their Of course, the war was to blame, breath following tho song and On tho other side, however, was dance between Ray Robinson and tho fact that the absence of Henry Armstrong.

iheadliners as Bl! The old Broadway ticket: scalper Nakama, Ohio Sta is bringing In this one nt a $16.50 dominated the chji top, too, and If cnougli-mtcU'crs 1 to lyear, provided an fill the ringside pews show up now faces to come to the tore It' 0 nroductlon will a Those included a couplo of year-old schoolboys, Paul Malonoy, T'rof. Amadou at Work Buffalo, A. one mile, and Joe Chick Wcrscles, chairman of the Vcrdeur. Philadelphia YMCA, 220- Jtick board, enlisted the services of yard breast-stroke. Larry Amadcc, veteran teacher and The big thrill was provided by former trainer of John Henry Lewis i veterans Alan Ford of Yale and and Joe Louis, and tells'you that Adolph Picfcr of tho Bainbridgc.

for tho first time in his career naval school. They put on Beau will enter the enclosure prop- private fight for i i i a It's about time a and ended in a tic with 1" New Orleans. I points each. They and Gone Rogers, a Games This Fall Braves, Adams' 2 to 1 and 5 to 1. Buster; Bobby Wallace were "a couple other two-run homer won the for Kftwpie Barrett.

Jim poled a three-run circuit in the nightcap to help School- New Orleans--Instead of tho Rowe chalk up his 13th Tommy Bridges, veteran Detroit dandy old-timo shortstops," but asserted "they didn't quite come up to Jennings." man, Brooklyn, 164. Doubles--Musial, St. Louis, 37; Herman and Vaughan, Brooklyn, 35. Triples--Musial, St. Louis, Lowrey, Elliott, Pitts-: burgh, 12.

i Home runs--Nicholson, Chicago, I 22; Ott, New York, 17. Stolen bases--Vaugban, Brooklyn, 17; Lowrey, Chicago, 12. Pitching--Sewell, Pittsburgh, 2C- Shoun, Cincinnati, 12-5. American League Batting--Appling, Chicago, Wakefield, Detroit, 321. Runs--Case and Vernon, Washington, 83., Runs batted in--York, Detroit, 101; Etten, New York, 90.

Hits--Wakefield, Detroit, 170; Appling, Chicago, 159. Doubles--Wakefield, Detroit, 32; Pelicans Meet Yols In Annual Southern Playoff New Pelicans, still smoking from a torrid pace that 'put them on tho top in the Southern Association for the first time in nine years, will enter the split-season playoff scries at Nashville Wednesday hotter than a five-alarm fire. But no blaze is unquenchable, and the Pols will meet in the Nashville Vols an opponent quite capable of cooling them off. Whatever the outcome, no one can say New Orleans didn't get the breaks, Friday night, for instance, IjOtils nt i a i i a 7 i X.VriONAT, St. r.ouls i i a i 7" I i 13agby 1,01.1 J'tl.

Plillndiilphil York J'hiliLdelJihln- St. .117 ReuilU 1 2 Inninrsj. 1 J'ioBton 1-1. l.ouiu l-t 0-4, Ijrooklyn j. New PJttiiburgh HI and Hebert 1 0 VK.

Brnale u-1) Erochccn I i (IJ.ji and Starr vs. Bilhorn (11-10) iind i5-1). JdoHton at Brooklyn--Andrmvs (ll-i;) nml (13-121 Duyjiv tug OK', 2 i a i a nt Sen" York--Kriiii 7 1 nnd (jerhr-auccr ve, Hubbell 4 and 1'feher Yesterday's Results INTUJIXATMOXAI, A I a (j-3, Syracuue 'J'tl. a 2-1', fiochcister 1-1, i ti. a i 0, 'Jol'olito 3, a 2.

AJlliltJCAN ASSOCIATION Toledo 3-ouluville 1-C, Columburi I i a a 4-3. (1-J, St. j'au! 2-3. a a i i City 3 i a i I'ACIMi; COAST l.KAdl'K Ansclea 3-d, a I'll. Man DIcKO 7-j, a a 1-2.

San Francisco 7-3, Scuttle f'-4. Sacramento 15-3, Hollywood 13-i (ftnt nne, 13 innlnpHX MASTERS J.KAOl'K i i -1-1-'. i A a 5-2. lilnilra. H', i a i 3.

7. Scramojl ASSOCIATION Hock, e-5, Knoxvllle 0-4. Blrmlnshani 7-i, Atlanta 0-0. Xew 3, Montgomery 2 Orleans a cancelled.) Gutteridge, St. and they lost their first game in seven Washington, 30.

Starts, but nevertheless clinched Triples--Lindell, Now York, the last-half title when second- York, Detroit, 9. 'place Little Rock also suffered'de- Home runs--York, Detroit, feat. Open Wednesday League President Billy Evans an- nounced that the playoffs would the toughesfposition to play," add-. Pitching--Chandler, New open Wednesday with Nashville, Commenting upon shortstops gen-, Keller, New York, 24 Wagner said there hadn't: Stolen bases--Case, been many good ones because "it's Moses, Chicago, 43. i i to ing: "A shortstop has got to do everything, to his right, taking 'three-run double in the fifth throws from the outfield, figuring in 18-3; Bridges, Detroit, 12-4.

first-half champion, as host for I three If off on "'schedule, the teams 1 travel to also put in a good word for Eugene New Orleans Saturday and resume ive tho Browns a 3 to 2 plays, and a raft of other Geary, present shortstop of i play the following day. but Nelson Potter bore down his against de- put tho tyir.gjthings. And don't forget players ran Bucs. ono out in the the bases more in the early The schedule: October 2--Memphis Air Tech at victory. The Tigers New Orleans.

on October 9--Rico at Houston. October 16 Alabama nt New 11 -vr it rw TTivn best shortstop he's seen in October 23-c. M. U. at New Or- a of tne and he hc j.

eather should and that made it tougher on the shortstop." Wagner regards Joe Cronin as i ru Yesterday's Stars (H.v The 1'rtti) Dick Siebert, Athletics--drove In five runs to defeat Red Sox Chet Laabs, Browns--doubled in three runs to beat Tigers. Dixie. Walker, Dodgers--sparked Brooklyn to ninth straight win with perfect day at bat. Buster Adams and Jim Wasdcll, Phillies their home runs give Phils double victory over Brsvtl, Charley Roberts and Sherrand Robertson, Senators--their homer: sparked. Senators to double win over Yankees.

llort Cooper and Whitey Kurowski, Cardinals; and Bucky Reds--Cooper, aided by Kurowskl'i homer, blanked Reds with foBi hits; Walters gave Reds split ol twin bill by shutting out Cards 0.1 six hits in nightcap. Rip Sewell. Pirates--appeared one inning relief role and helped beat Cubs in. 12 inning struggle. Bill Dietrich and Gordon Maitt- "But Huckleberry ain't in shape! crly drilled, got around to "Heretofore," says Manager Wer- October 30 Georgia i a perfect day at bat as the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Bos' trainee at Columbia, were double NovemberS--Open (probably Red Sox, 7 to 5.

One of Sic-, ir.anently). four hits was a triple November 13--Georgia Tech nu the bases nil in the seventh. New Orleans. Despite Bill Nicholson's 22nc November 20--L. S.

U. nt homer of the year and Mickey Liy- winninpr of the team title, "usually Orleans. jir.gston's second roundtripper settled only after bitter fight, Schedule Changed Unow how to pace himsolf, and i before the first Eli hit the The schedule is far i froiT soles, "wo just throw him. in there and lot him so. Wo could do everything on "The fight with showed us our error.

kid didn't winners. Tho laugh was furnished by in his training he'd rounds. He had tired. Even tiro a It) defense. All he knew was got in! else, and co thoro and belt.

official. Yale "Now Bciitt has defense, has more than the shortened his how A.C. water. The Blue entered 39 swim- mers. some 30 move than Srober Coasts To Title In Unofficial Averages days, the Chicago Cubs dropped Harold Gruber.

Bristol shortstop, coasted to the Appalachian League i a 12 inning 3 to 4 decision to i itls- i a i titlc by ngr ith ,389, according that which was originally an- The Pirates scored the win. nounced two years ago for couldn't miss. To make of 1943. Wartime changes jWyrostek an ifale piled up ES points, 401 and travel i i i necessitated ja wild throw runner-up a i revision which''left only two to pace himself. He'll surprise Tho 1943 champs: Ford, 110 and everybody, He was born been fooli Must Show Improvement I tin i.tt,ioi.,L.

j.n.n au'K, mumps; i i xiu ani including 220-yard free style; Rogers. 440 ami born on April 1, and free "style; Kicfer, lit ling 'cm all ever since." I backstroke nnd 330-yard individua: originally scheduled eight lief run or. singles by Johnny and Pete Coscarart, plus hrow by Eddie Stanky. Rjp i pitched the 12th i i in ro- the Pirates and hold the teams on the schedule. Memphis Air Tech replaced A Alabama appears on the spot originally contracted by Georgia, S.

M. D. took medley: Malnnoy, one-mile; I i Carolina's place Jack will have to show marked dour. 220-yai-d brcaslstroke; replaced Olo improvement to nvcrt another pasting. He was outclassed in the previous meeting, and Montgomery Cubs iu check.

The Chicago White Sox got back to final unofficial figures released today" by the Howe News Bureau of Chicago. He dropped six points during the final week, but stayed ahead of his teammate, Catcher John Pramesa, who wound up with .357. Donald Fitzpatrick, outfielder first with Johnson City and then with Kingsport, was third with .349, a rise four points over last week and enough to nose out Beattie Feathers, also of Kingsport, who fell off to a final of .346, from. 353 last week. Prumesa had other firsts for his book; he led in total bases, 206; in hits, 116; in triples, 15; and tied with three others in doubles, with 24.

into tho thick of tho fight for a. ubei a i 24 'doubles, as did Jim Poole, and Catcher first division berth sweeping a of i Zclig Frumat i of Erwin stole most bases, 28; he also Stauffer. Cohimbiis, 0., low dive: (Mississippi State date of Gcorsia twin i from Cleveland, 2 to 1 and Miss, the i 1-3. Bill Dietrich, liurled a six-hitter Bl tho opener Gordon Ynlc. 330-yard medley and 880-yard her 6 has been left open and Gcor- JMnlUbergcr's relief twirling stopped relays.

has shown no signs of retrogression. The Philudelphian has completely recovered from the bloodstream infection which caused slump in his i i last year, and is well trained. feet fi inches. 22 yours old, is tho harder puncher. How much of tho schooling ho has absorbed remains to be scon.

It's not hard to teach a fighter how to fight, but it's up to him whether he cnn! ow OI Probably will look again flo the things he's taught. A stiff i i -Monday for a horse ot anoth- punch on the snoot often makes ai color to Lal honors fram guy forgot all the schooling hc gctsi Ha Sgin Perry's handsome chest-j Ria Tech takes November 13, a Indians in tho nightcap. In Virginia Sfiow Wnrrcnton, 1 i in tho gym. Following tho Robinson Armstrong affair, which would have boon a burlesque but for i nut gelding. Cornish Hills, in 'Warrenton Horse Show.

Corny has won both the Conformation Hunter championship date originally planned as open. Southern Cal, which was to have here December 18, will not I appear hero until a tho war. Despite a general revision, the 'schedule appears to bc up to the usual par, i six home games and ono away. Meanwhile Coach Claude "Little Monk" Simmons, has opened practice sessions of: three days a week. He held no spring train- this year find hopes to make I up for some of the lost ground through starting drills two weeks usual.

His practice Sports Mirror The As.Kiiriiiti'd Today a year ago--Dodgers divided with Giants, to 2, and, 2 to and lead was cut to games as Cardinals defeated Reds, 1C to 2. Three years ago--Billy Conn, 17-t, knocked out Bob Pastor, before crowd of 14,448 at Madison Square Garden. Five years ago--Donald Budge of U. S. defeated Adrian Quigt of Australia, 8-6, 0-1, 6-2, to capture most runs, 87.

Feathers was the home run leader, with 9. Little Rock clinched second place in second' half standings with a doubleheader sweep over stars Tho rostcr 5-4. Sunday. Knoxv lie was; lh big flvo hittcr 1 flllQl ra assured of fourth spot in the final standings. Southpaw Frank Papish gauc hns so)d to chic Cub i i 4 i a ijai CVJIM "CIC won his 12th game of the year for E)ko and thl cc Qf Little Rock with a two-hitter in itchcrs Mack Stewart, who has the first game.

lg and ost fivc with 16 victories and seven defeats, Barons, base- Seal. Crackers The Birmingham ment occupants most of the second half, sealed tho Atlanta Crackers and Dale Aldei'son, 13-7. Now Orleans has but one rcpft- sentative in the fair-haired bo.vs in the cellar with a twin shutout Jesge 6nfc 7-0 and 4-0. It was the 10th and Southci vh 0 won 20 games or more. The vet- Bristol pitchers jlnislicd one-two.

Dick Hoover topped all the a timely doubjes. with 11 wins and one loss; Swede Hansen ended the with 12 i 1 i lhc SC01 0 in the seventh in llth straight losses for the Crackers. Bob Malloy held Atlanta to a lone hit in the second game, while Jake Baker scattered nine safeties in the opener. Outfielder Garden GillcnwaUr sparked New Orleans to a 3-2 triumph over Montgomery with a 10 one of them a a eran DaRiia's record shows 22 wins and seven losses. At Head The Pelicans have been t)l8 head of the standings for but 16 of the 64 days since the second and three losses.

In 07 innings pitched, Hoover held opponents to 84 and the other paved the hits and 23 runs; he issued 27 bases on balls and struck out 57 men. J-'lXAl, I I A A A TKAJl JIA'J'TIXC (i An cut TH xa irn SH SB BT so I i i- 37--1 -77 -173 7.S 1." US 17'T Bristol ii'i'S "-IK fi-i-j -M .102 EOii nit -i 17 if, DS i Davis Cup for United States at i average only an houri i a 1 i i 1SSII 1S71 17 TKAM I I i a 1 TV jt'U 0 a 7 0 15 0 23 12 .17 1- 'IJ- 17 I I U5 l'() 150TI 1 2 1 I lili-l 6J1I I tragedy of tho shopworn one-time, a the Working Hunter tricolor here for tho past two years and I daily, howe ver. triple champion, the hoys won't liave to do much to satisfy the clientele. And If you consider tho price steep, you nro i that the ODT nor finy othc.r body has ruled tho customers have to attend. Nobody is Roing to boat you over head with a club until you do.

Cavalier Coach 'Seeks To Curb Grid Absenteeism if--as is generally anticipated--he repeals in tho Conformation division it looks like Herman E. Warrcnton i have to for a new challenge cup the procedure of three wins whosc homc man of auto up under antl you keep the cup. When the chestnut is right Uicre's probably no in the country that can boat him. Fifty Players Sonic 50 players turned out First baseman George Sisler the first practice sessions. Eleven I batted .420 lor the Browns in 1922 of the candidates are transfers but they lost the pennant by one from other universities or colleges, all of tho others arc New Orleans youngsters except Joo Rcnfro.

a i carry-over lettcrman oE last fall, is in Fort Myers, Florida. Rcnfroe, rejected by the A enlisted reserve corps bc- i cause of a physical disability, t. i. Thus one of the top halfbacks in recent far this year he has been shown 'years at Deep Run, Sedgeficld and Bath; The transfers include Bill Magee, County and walked off with S. Ernie Pechon, Southwest- ors in all three meetings.

cnl Louisiana Institute- This year's exhibition at Warrenton combines both tho famous pony show with tho horse show which Charlottesvillc, Coach sylcs "Tho Hunter Show of game to tho Yanks. Carl Hubbell and Fred Fitzsira- mons are the only active National League pitchers who have scored more than 200 victories. Billy Herman and Augie Galan of the Dodgers batted one-two for the Cubs when Detroit won the 193D- world's series, four games to two. Vance was the Nationn.1 Long-lie's most valuable player in 1924 when he won 28 games and lost 6 for the Dodgers. Iiu'ltides rlnrerts In Ten or jM roil.

I 1 li 1- I i I i of .1 i i i i urn Scltx, (jrubor, Bristol ss Bristol 10 i i i i ther.s, i i i i i I i i i Wiiiul, i 1-JrpH, i i i.il.vor. I sJclltilU', F.rlM.il Lanprlcy, i .1. Km- I i i i 1 no. i l.nyninn. I i i i i C'lt j- i i L.

Klnfe-, inns JJ.vrelH: 1'ituli jr si 111 A a Judges Frank Murray of the University of Virginia is looking for a way to stop absenteeism among the Cavaliers. Murray said Sunday that ho had issued more than 50 suits to prospects and Saturday only 35 players reported for drill, third of the season. The Cavalier mentor said that some of tho boys were absent be- I-HUSO of weekend loaves, special duties in tho Navy's V-12 program and others because nf examinations for which they aro preparing. Seve a of the pluyers-may not sco ac- Michigan. i i in thr first couplo of games five touchdowns, be'c'a'use of Uio examinations.

yards or more. 1 will bo 33 classes run off before darkness with ponies and horses having about the of classes. be D. Otto Furr of Middloburg and Lieutenant Alfred Allen of Front Royal for the horses, and ton, of Warrenlon for tho ponies. Mrs.

Doan Bedford of Falls- and Mrs. James Guitar Don Spencer, University of Texas; Charles James, University of Texas; John Savage, Northeast Center, Monroe, Louisiana; James Gilbert. ana Tech; Dan Wagner, Schreiner bc si to contract, thus making Institute; Jim Shiver. A i' 1 possible for teams Buddy Gntcwood, Baylor; Jackson, Baylor; Bill Rowan, Mississippi State. Soffbell Red Grange of Illinois tho ball only five JO: 1'Olil Drawings for the first round ot 1 in tho City Softball League handled i have been made, with seven teams times against I beginning play Tuesday.

'24, but scored! The Softball Comml: which have dropped out to take part in the playoffs. The Commission also ruled that the home team must furnish one new ball for tho games, which arc scheduled first: as follows, home team nounced that Commission 'an- players for games will not necessarily have bye, Building 55 vs. Mead at Eastman 1. Borclcn Mills vs. Baker-Smith at Bordcn Mills.

Foundry vs. Utilities at Washington. Any other team interested in taking part in the playoffs will bc ertcrcd, since Acid Division drev. 1 of of -I) "li p-ul: i 69 50 2 1 KM 1-13 103 132 37 20 10.1 ITS nuUiiiR- i PH sti jmi i 131 13!) 13:1 1-1 20 521. .337 .3311 335 .333 .327 Bouncing around like a feather a hurricane, the Vol.i landed in and the other paved tnc way a i a bt from top to for the winning run in the ninth.

The second game was cancelled by darkness. Nashville's scheduled third. Tonight's games and probable pitchers: (all doubleheaders) Knox- header at Memphis was cancelled. a j) at Little Roelt On the basis records for the (Moran and sieck): Montgom- last the half of the season, the Pels should have a slight advantage over Larry Gilbert's Powerhouse gang in the playoff. Since the Crescent City club took final possession of the league leadership on August 6, it has been in the win column 21 times out of 20, while Nashville has triumphed in all but 10 of the 30 games it has Or better still for comparison, in the 10 times the two teams have met during the second half, New Orleans came out oh the long end of the score in six games.

Nashville has the edge in individ- 20 3S i KlrK-sPOrt: i a -Molr, i i lng.sport i Pillir.un.CBristcil- Mute, Kanaras, Itodcn. i r.itrk, Klnfa-aijort NGC, Klngsport Bi-fiiipiin. j. M.tizln, i i .1. a .1.

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TCL 44tJ .1100 .1100 12:1 gsport. rt i i i I i i i i i i .12.1 .333 Jtlappeneci to me yesterday. Fm monkeying vith my cnr to get it started, soldier Klopt ftlongnidc. "Need Bomoheip?" he asks. Ajid darned if that soldier wasn't young Charlie Jenkins from Elm Street.

You wouldn't know him after six in the Army. Fifteen pounds heavier--straight and tan and real sure of himself. The Army's done a Jot for Charlie--like it has lots of other fellows. Now I read how some folks vrorry about the soldiers havin' a 19 B8EVV1KG ISDUSTRY FOUHDATI9H TENNESSEE COMMITTEE HUR3 HUDSON, SUtt Director. 303 KM, ery (unannounced) at New Orleans (Williams and Sanncr); AtlsnU (Cortes and unannounced) at Birmingham (Ferguson and Murruj'K Nashville (Signer and Gardner) nt Mompnis (Drcfs.and West).

SCIENTIFIC E'YE" SEKV1CE glass of beer occasionally- Charlie, I don't think cause to fret. like Cbarlir can tnut in wilb and and I gneas yon can withaglius 1 And I know tho induitry cooperating with thn Army" to that beer in sold in Rood, decent.