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PAGE SIX SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 1040 CiTY Pitching, Brilliant Defense and Reserve Strength Aid Reds Pennant March mm mi AS 1 ISIESOAY VAtPARAISO. L0)IANA BY GEORGE KTRKSEY CITT LEAGUE STANDINGS Team f'-: W. L. Pel -J. 1 McCormlck, Craft and Goodman mm 1 Aw-J 45 games between the Reds won't be headed unless their infield drops out.

And speaking of the Infield, the Cincinnati team has one of the best defense units, in the senior circuit. Bill Werber at third is playing great baseball. Lonnie Fry continues to Join with Billy Myers and Eddie Joost In piling up double plays." Frank McCormlck is a steady first sacker and one of the big offensive guns on the team. Redleg players have made fewer errors than any other team In either loop. That means much, in the Hobnobbing With '2 NOT INDIANAPOUS--But ltV won by George Rand Gene Thompson long fun where runs count In the payoff'.

In the outfield, experts agree Harry Craft is one of the best fielders in the league. Flanked by Ival Goodman and Morrle Arno-vlch the Cincy boys have support where support Is needed. As for batting, the Reds arent the class of the lop. But several of the boys are .300 hitters and others manage to hit in the clutches to keep the runs pouring across the plate. Frank McCormlck, Wil-lard Hershberger and Ernie Lombardi, all are hitting above the se- Sport Champions 4 i an automobile race at Montauk, of New York, front, right.

-it- "1 4 4 i (United Press Stiff Correspondent) NEW YORK, Aug. The surest in the baseball world Is that the National League race wont be a runaway this year or any other year. Just a week go the Cincinnati Reds were nine 'games out in front and their ardent' supporters were talking about them running off with the flag by a "Yankee margin' of 15 games or so. In a week the Reds have had three games clipped off their lead and are now in the throes, of their worst slump of the season. The Reds' slump Isn't yet alarm ing but when the league-leaders drop a doubleheader to the last-place Bees, who've lost 18 out of 20 games and nine In a row, the situation calls for a little eye-brow raising.

It was the first time this season that the Reds have lost a double-header. In 15 previous twin bills they had swept nine and split six. The answer to the Reds' current slump shouts out loud, "no hitting" In their last six Karnes the Reda have" made more than seven hit in only one games and in that one they slammed out 13 and won. The Reds are likely to come out of their slump, which" was long overdue but the natural aftermath is a close National Lea gue race with two or three cluba fighting for the pennant down the wire as in former years. The Bees put over their one-two punch yesterday, 10-3 and 4-3 in 12 innings.

Jim Turner, who has won six straight was belted from the box in the first game in which the Bees made 13 hits. Frank McCor- mlck'a 14th homer with two mates on saved the Reds from a shutout Nick Strincevich held the Reds to six hits and won his Irst game since May 5. Manuel Salvo outdueled Whitey Moore In the nightcap, allowing seven hits. Af ter Cooney and Rowell had singled in the 12th, Joe Beggs relieved Moore and purposely passed West, filling the bases. Then Chet Ross singled, scoring the winning run.

Previously Eddie Miller's double had driven In the two tying runs for the Bees in the 8th. The Giants and Cardinals divided a double-header. 'Babe Young's ninth inning homer won the opener for the Giants, 5-4, nullifying a three-run Card rally in their half of the ninth. Young also hit a-" mate' on in-the Cards won the nightcap 3-1, with Carl DOyle outpltchlng Harry, Gumbert. i vrV- Buiy Herman's single scored Stan Hack with the run by which thv Cubs beat the Dodgers, 4-3.

Larry French was the winning pitcher but Claude Passeau had to come to his rescue In the ninth and stop a Dodger rally. Both American League leaders were beaten. The Red Sox slugged out a 12-9 tliumDh over the Tigers and the Yanks crushed tfte Indians, 10-2. Homers by Dom Mlmaggia (two on), Jimmy Foxx (none on) and Joe Cronln (one on featured a 14-hltBoston attack which routed Buck Newsom. It was Foxx's 23rd.

Marlus Russo hurled a six-hit game as the Yanks slammed out 13 hits, inflicting the sixth set back on Al Mllnar. Joe Dimagglo was out of the Yankee lineup, rgst-lng the knee he injured earlier in the year. The Yanks made four errors but the Tribe was worse, with five boots. Thornton Lee let the Senators down with two hits as the White box won, 10-2, and held their fourth place post by a scant fraction of a point Mike Kreevich hit a homer. triple and single.

The Browns moved into seventh place with a 6-0 win over the A's before 4,568 while the Pirates shoved over four runs in the tenth to trip the Phillies, 5-2 before 7,521 in last night's two arc-light contests. Yesterday's- hero Marius Russo, Jfantee southpaw who yielded only hits and didnt walk a man to beat the Indians, Busse Buicks Trim Kernels In 8-1 Contest yAt Park Ridge Thursday night the Kernels dropped an 8 to 1 contest to the Busse Buicks in their return game. The Buioks thus got revenge for their 3-1 setback at the hands of the locals last week. Fred Felde pitched a two-hit game for the winners while his teammates were garnering six hits off Hess and Gott the two Kernel hurlers. The winners got off to an early lead when they tallied twice In the opening frame and then added three more In the sec- ond inning.

1 The Kernels' one run came In the fourth with the aid of the locals' two safeties by Hess and Hetuon. Kernels 000 100 0 I 3 2 Buicks 230 210 xJ 8 0 Batteries Hess, Oott and R. Rhoda; Felde and B. Beckman. The only commercially profitable deposits of vermlculite, a hydra ted mica, occur in North Carolina, U.

S. A- Braves 3 0 1.000 Kernels .......2 0 1.000 k. of a i l.ooo McGUls .21 .667 Oilers 1-1 .500 Indiana Steel 0 1 .000 CCC 0 .3 J0O0 Continental 0 3 000 'V Sunday 7:30 Valpo Girls vs. Gary Girls. 9:00 Kernels vs.

Park Ridge. By Arthur Van Arsdel One of the outstanding softball teams In the middle west will pay Valparaiso a visit Sunday night at the fairgrounds when the Park Ridge Merchants," metropolitan champions of Chicago, engage the Kernels in a premier attraction for local fans. The prelim to the twin bill will feature' the Valpo girl All-Stars running up against a Gary girl's team, The Park Ridge outfit won the Chicago tournament last year and again this year are strong contenders for the Earlier this week they qualified to enter the playoffs, scheduled for Aug. 11, when they Whipped strong Calumet Boosters, 6 to 0. with their star hurlef, Clarence "Fat" Heuel pitching a no-hit game.

Heucl Is considered one of the top pitchers in the country having hurled numerous no-hit contests, and along with "Slln -Shot" Leonard, one of the most promising of the younger hurlers, and "Red Cohen, at one time con-j sldered on of the best in the Chicago district, they form one of the most feared mound staffs In soft ball. r. The Merchants abound with outstanding "Cheko" Brzyskl, Jtbe receiving end of the battery, Is famous not only for his playing on "the Softball field but is well known for his article he published In a national magazine entitled "Co Sow to Catch." He. is rated to be "one of the best backstops In the business. The first baseman, "Big "Bill" Kobow, six foot, three Inches, is suposed to be an equal of Joe Hunt of Arizona team.

nr, Steiner, right fielder, and Landry, fielder, are two of the fastest outfielders in the region and both "are veteran Chicago semi-pro players. Stoeber, the third baseman, and fielder, Feddor, were player on the famous Litsinger Motors softball club when they won many In "Mor- ry" Ephraim it Is claimed that ithey have one of the best hitters in the game. Ephraim guards the keystone sack for the Park Ridge ten. "Marty" Martinson, now the manager of the team. Is one of the surest shortfielders in softball, but he has turned over most of the -playing to "Couccl" Iacullo, for- merly with St.

Joe and South Bend tens. Conrad, shortstop, has also played with St. Joe. Bob Young, who played with the St. Joe's last year, la a recent addition to the club and is said to be one of the sweeteet players ever seen.

Not all the stars shine on one side for the Kernels will have some top players themselves to show and Brice McCann la slated to take the for the locals and show the Park Ridge outfit why he Is one of the best In this district. In the prelim the All-tSar girl's team has been selected and has resulted in a squad of 16 of the best girl softball players in Valparaiso. By popular vote, four girls were chosen from each of the four teams in the girl's league. The complete list is as follows: Margaret Bowman, Arlene Benson, Doris Lain, Virginia Barbara Sanz, La-Verne Niequist, Iva Mae McCann, Mary Hollet, Catherine Principe, Polly Wheeler, Mary Lou Peck, Rosemary Bradney, Wilma Berkey, Virginia Day, Rose Swift and Eleanor Margaret Bowman Is slated to take over the, pitching chores for the locals against the Gary outfit. The Gary guTs team is considered "one of the best in that city and the affair should turn out to be no "powder-puff" match at all.

The contest Is due to start at 7:30 o'clock "with the "Kernel-Park Ridge game set to begin at 9 o'clock. Tickets for the twin bill are now on Bale at various drug stores in the city. In Roman times many physicians were unable to make a living through their practice and had to leek other means of livelihood. Not Infrequently they became grave diggers, undertakers or gladiators. A BUD'S BILLIARDS Cigars Cigarettes Soft Drinks LOCATED ELOCII-S HOTEL ruo.M us 'J W'illard Hershberyer BY WALTER L.

JOHNS (Central Press Sports Editor) old penant cry Is being heard around the Cincinnati street corners these days. And, judging from the league standings, there's not much left to It but the shouting. Several Items may be pointed out as to the why of the Cincinnati march to the pennant. Itemized they read: 1) Pitching. (2) Fielding.

Hitting. i (4) Reserve strength. Without a doubt, the Redleg pit ching staff is the best in the Na- Moore Ahead Of Guldahl In Tourney MILWAUKEE, Aug, Ralph (Big Train) Guldahl of Chi cago, who hasn't won a major championship since the Masters' in 1938, picked himself as the man to beat today as the second round opened In Milwaukee's first $5,000 golf tournament. Three strokes back of the leader, Frank Moore of Detroit, the former S. Open champion said "it's about time I win one of these things," and set out in pursuit of Moore with 14 others who battered par on opening day.

Despite a severe case of summer flu, Moore knocked six strokes off par yesterday with 33-3265, finishing a stroke ahead of Ed (Porky) Oliver, tournament favorite from Hornell, N. and Johnny Bulla of Chicago, whose chief claim to fame is long-driving and a second place In the 1939 British Open. Tied at 68 were Guldohl; Chuck Kocsis, Bloomfleld pills, E. J. Harrison, Little Rock, and Al Favelll.

Litchfield, Ill.j Burlelgn Jacobs, Wisconsin amateur champion and star of the University of Wisconsin team last season, led the amateurs with33-36 09, tying four professionals Horton tying four professionals Horton Smith, Oak Park, Sammy Snead, Shawnee on Delaware, Hank Gardner and Francis Gallett of Milwaukee. Moore, who subsisted chiefly on ice cream all day yesterday, played the Iron shots of his life, in producing his 65. He's no stranger in major competition, winning the qualifying medal in the 1936 P. G. A.

championships with a record tying 136, but he admitted he never was better. He laid his approach irons oJ dead on the sixth, twelfth and and eighteenth his longest putt was a foot and a half. On the tenth he fired the only eagle of the day, chipping in his second shot from 70 feet. Still in contending position were Dick Metz of Oak Park, III; winner of the recent Chicago Open and runrier-up to Oliver at St. Paul; Jim Australian amateur and open champion, and Johnny Revolta of Evanston, 111.

Revolt a and Ferrier had par 71's. Metz posted 72. The field will be cut to the low 60 and ties at the end of today's round. Two rounds were sched uled for Sunday. KEN STRONG IS RECOVERED NOW FROM ILLNESS NEW YORK, Aug.

3 (UP) Ken Strong, who has campaigned for 11 years In professional football, has recovered from a dangerous Illness to return to his home from" the hospital, it was announced today Strong, hospitalized four weks ago for an emergency stomach operation, plans to return as back-fleW coach with, the New York Giants lii the National league and WlH-n able, to resume playing. Left to right, Lombardi, William Werber tlonal league, and, with the possible exception of their Ohio brethern, the Cleveland Indians, the best In both Bucky Walters, big winner last year- Is equally as excellent this season. Already he has won 13 games. Paul Derringer, the other Clncy star, has won almost as many. Great help has come from Gene Thompson, who has won 10 games; Joe Beggs, a Yankee oastoff; Jim Turner, once of the Boston Bees, and Lloyd Moore.

If Walters and Derringer continue their blistering pace, which they set last year when they won AMERICAN LEAGUE L. Pet Detroit 58 39 598 Cleveland 57 40 .538 Boston 52 44 .542 Chicago 48 44 522 New York 49 45:,521 Washington 42 66 .429 St Louis 40 58, .408 Philadelphia 38 58 J9C Yesterday' Results Chicago, 10; Washington, 2. New York, 10; Cleveland, 2. 12; Detroit, 9. St.

Philadelphia, 2. Games Today Washington at Chicago. Philadelphia at St. Louis. Boston at Detroit (2).

New York at Cleveland. NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pet Cincinnati 61 31 .663 Brooklyn 56 38 596 New York 49 41 .544 Chicago 50 49 .505 St. Louis 45 46 .495 Pittsburgh 43 48 .473 Philadelphia 32 57 .360 Boston 31 59 .344 Yesterday'! Results Chicago, Brooklyn, 3.

New York, 5-1; St Louis, 4-3. Boston, 10-4; Cincinnati, 3-3. Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, 2. Games Today Chicago at Brooklyn. Cincinnati at Boston (2).

St Louis at New York. Pittsburgh at Philadelphia (ngt) LEADING HITTERS National League Player AB Dannlng, Y. ..87 321 50 May, Phillies .71 252 34 Pet 111 .335 83 .330 Nicholson, .:86 315 54 101 .321 Gustlne, Pitts, .79 305 35 Ross, Boston 350 53 Mize, St Louis v92 344 71 Lelber. Chi, 252 37 American League Player AB Radcliff, St L. .92 351 53 McCosky, Det.

,.90 376 81 Finney, Boston ..82 356 55 Appling, ...88 34155 ChL 91 369 54 Home Run Leaden Mize, I Cardinals -m Foxx, Red Sox DIMagglo, Yankees Keller, Yankees Greenberg, Tigers 97 318 111 317 109 .317 80 .347 Pet 130 .370 132 351 125 351 118 346 125 339 .30 .23 .20 .20 .20 FLOWERS JOINS DODGERS MOUND STAFF TODAY NEW YORK, Aug. 3. (UP) Southpaw Wesley Flowers, from the Louisville American association club, becomes the third pitcher In eight days to Join the Brooklyn Dodgers today. Flowers comes to the Dodgers in exchange for Tot Pressnell, right hander, and an unannounced sum. Flowers is 27 and had a trial with the Cubs in 1936.

Lee Grissom and Ed Head were the other two pitchers brought up to Brooklyn from the minors last week. ft DI MAGGIO SAFE Joe Dl Maggio of the Yankees slides safely Into second after knocking In run which helped beat White Sox. Lew Biggs lect .300 figure and Goodman is Improving after a slow start. Injuries haven't proved detrimental to the Reds' 1940 pennant chances, as Gable Paul, secretary points out' Joost, called in to play when Bill Myers went down with Injuries, made an excellent, substitution both at the plate and in the field. Hershberger, a timely hitter, Is' batting best of all the Redleg players and he went In as a sub for the injured Lombardi, himself a .320 slugger.

Lew RIggs supplanted Bill Werber at third when the latter tore a CARDINALS TO HOLD TRY-OUTS IN MICHIGAN BATTLE CREEK, Aug. 5foung ball players of this territory with their eye on a future baseball have an opportunity to display their ability when the, St. Louis Cardinal. ganizatlon holds a try-out camp here at Bailey Park starting Monday, August '12, and lasting for about a week. The try-out camps was, announced today by( Robert L.

Finch, who represents several of" the Cardinal minor league clubs. He stated that a number of scouts will be assigned to the try-outs to watch the players who attend. The scouting personnel will be announced shortly, according to Finch. The Cardinal organization has been; conducting camps such as this for several years and from each camp numerous boys have been signed to contracts in professional ball Several Cardinal stars gained starts in' try-out camps. Finch extended an invitation to boys betw nn the ages of 17 and 23, who believe in their ability to play professional baseball, to attend the camp.

Boys wishing try-outs have only to present themselves at Bailey Park at 9 o'clock the morning of Monday, August 12, bringing their shoes, gloves and uniforms. The only other requirements are that out-of-town boys must finance their trips to Battle Creek and living expenses while here. No fee Is charged for the trv-outs. The duration of the try-puts! Finch explained, will probably be three or four days for out-of-town boys and boys signed to contraqts will be refunded expenses incident to attending the camp. CHISOX START BUSY PERIOD IN PENNANT RACE CHICAGO, Aug.

3. The Chicago White Sox, currently the hottest club in baseball, will swing into a double-header siege this week-end that very well can make or break their chances for a first division berth or even that long shot pen nant climb in the hectic American league After a single game with Washington today the White Sox will clash with the Senators in a double- header Sunday. The Sunday Washington twin bill will inaugurate the busiest eight- day period so far on the 1940 White Sox schedule. In the eight days they'll have to play four double-headers and one night same, a total of 11 championship engagements in addition to a 12th, which is an exhibition tut Monday Cleveland will come in for a single fray that day, a double-header Tuesday, Aug. 6, and a final single game Wednesday.

Thursday the White Sox have an open date In the schedule but they'll be busy nevertheless, with an exhibition game at Waterlo. their Three Eye league farm club. Still It all sounds, very mild compared to the work facing them at the elate of next week. An they'll have to do is tangle with the Detroit Tlcers five times in three Eddie Joost leg muscle. He, too, made his presence known, getting six hits in two games.

Mike McCormlck, rookie outfielder Isn't blasting down fences but his play has been steady and he hits In he pinches. The Reds have completed more than 80 double plays. And that Is 18 more than the opposition has made against them. With the favor of Lady Luck, often called upon to "play her hand in the baseball world, the Reds should come marching home with another league crown and perhaps a world series winner. Loop Lead Gained By Brown Sox A new fade was on the top rung of the Three-Eye league ladder today Springfield's Brown Sox who last night took first place away from Cedar Rapids, by blanking Waterloo, 6 to 0, while the Raiders fell before.

Evansvllle, 5 to 4. 7 Actually Springfield and Cedar Rapids are. tied but Springfield because of having played fewer games has a two percentage point ad' vantage. The Brown Sox have won 52 games and lost 35 as against 46 won and 36 lost by the Raiders. Gordon Stalder worked his white' wash brush to shut out Waterloo.

It was his eleventh win of the year as4 against four defeats. It gave Springfield 12 wins out of its last 13 starts. Prince was the losing pitcher. Fireworks of the game came in the second with Springfield Manager Art Scharein forcibly expressing himself when Umpires Cady and Worsham became involved ovef alleged interference on a play at second. Cady, in front of die play," refused to call Interference whereupon Worsham did so.

Three of four league games last night were shutouts. In addition to the Springfield-Waterloo 6 to 0 affair, Madison, counting one in the first inning, defeated Decatur, 1 to 0, to advance to fifth place, and Clinton won from Moline, 4-0. Ed Bastlen, a castor! from the Cincinnati farm system, waved his magic hand last night to turn the best pitching Job of the league for the night. He held Decatur to four hits. It was his third triumph of the year over the Commies.

Tavern Braves Nine Set For Battle Creek An interesting clash is in store for local baseball fans Sunday at the fairgrounds when the strong Battle Creek, Grand Trunks meet the Tavern Braves nine, be-Sinnipg at 4 o'clock. The visitors will be led here by Jim Hlldreth, former Valparaiso athlete and also brother of Reg Hlldreth, shortstop 'for the Braves. The Battle Creek team is an outstanding nine, having won the Mi chigan state championship last year and also having been Battle Creek title holders for several years. The Braves will be out to try to repeat their overtime victory over the previously unbeaten Carnegie-Ulinois' All-Stars at Gary several weeks ago and will use Walt Mo Under on the mound against either Miller, Lutx or Mauer Tor the visitors. H- nj-Li ilTiT i ii mmm days.

The series will get underway with a night game Friday, Aug. 9. 'The next day. Aug. 10, the boys wilt have to hustle right back to the ball park for 'a double-header at 1:30 p.

m. And the same swell double-header dish will be cooked up for the fans Sunday, Aug. 1L. kHz HE CAN'T WAIT Nope, he can't and he'a home first in the Butler handicap at Empire City, Yonkers, N. Y.

Can't Wait is winner. Turner In Hospital After Crash I'm li 1" Awwt.y I i I A I i A i I 9 Well-known speed flyer, CoL Roscoe Turner, ho5pltall2cd in Indianapolis in an automobile crash. Turner car and that driven by an Elwood. resident collided. The flyer received a broken pelvis and other injuries.

His ecretary also was injured in Uia acslicnt, A nurse is shown, witfi Twroer abov Jefferson Davis was imprisoned at Fortress Monroe, Va, during the years 1865-1867. 1.