The Leaf-Chronicle from Clarksville, Tennessee • 5

CLARKSVILLE LEAF-CHRONICLE PAG2 FIVE Monday Afternoon, September 12, 1949 Iiilano, Vandy Top 'Oixio Dozod' Blast Bosox Twice; Yanks Increase Margin Evansville Gridders Dovn lloplsinsville A classy T-mlnded Belts Memor Cooper In the backfleld. Yanks with only 14 to go. They could doMt but It would require By JACK HAND Associated Press Sports Writer Doff your lid to Connie Mack, i The old tray hit It right on the dobo when be Mid bis Philadelphia A'a could dec Ida tho American League race. "They'll hava to beat the A'a first," ha aald laat week. He wasn't kidding.

Yesterday be proved It for the benefit of the Boston Red Box. who suffered two ahocklng setbacks at Shlbt Park. The Sox, only a half game behind New York Saturday afternoon te after the Yanks lost tho first game of a doubleheader to Washington, rw are three full games back they have only 15 to play. Boston belted the A's 14 out of 30 this season until they blew yesterday's pair, 8-4 and 4-0. It may have cost them tho pennant.

How 1 By STERLING ILAPPEY AP Nowafoaturoa ATLANTA Southeastern Con ference football coaches think Tu-laue and Vanderbilt will be the best this season, but few will say if tho "Dixie as a whole will bo stronger or weaker. Without hesitation loaches list tho 13 teams of tho Southeast in this order; Tulane, Vanderbilt, Ten nessee, Mississippi, Georgia, Oeor- gia, Tech, Alabama, Kentucky, L8U, Florida, Mississippi state and Auburn. However, from past experience FOURTH OF A SERIES you can forget coaches' ratings and name yourself a list. Chanoes are yqu can do Just as well aa the experts. This time last year Georgia Tech was' tho glory grabber.

but Georgia gobbled up everybody. Mississippi- 1 1 from a subterranean cave In tho eoaohes' estimation into sec- ond place. In fact about tho only team ooaobes tabbed correctly was Auburn. The plainsmen were picked for last place and they ended there. Also last year coaches thought the league would be at 'a peak.

But, frankly it wasn't The southeastern was a good shade or two lighter and slower than usual. In numbers the league will bo stronger this time. Squads total 713 men as against about 660 last September. In that battalion size bunch of beef are 97 players who were pretty good performers on occasions in 1948. Tulane and Vanderbilt both of whom -once ruled Dixie but suffered relapses have the most returning stars.

Vandy's new coach Bill Edwards from tho professional Cleveland Browns has about 13 dreadnaughta coming back along with a fleet of lesser weights. YANKEE ROAD BLOCK Ne York Catcher Yogi Berra (8) effectively blocks the plate as he tars the sliding Sherry Robertson, Washington Senators seeond basenfan In first inning of first game of a doubleheader In New York Saturday. Robertson tried to soore from third bate on Ed Stewart's grounder to Bill Johnson at first base, but Johnson's throw to Berra was in time and the Senator was Umpire is Jim Boyer. Washington won the first game, 4 to 8. but the pacetettlng Yanks took the nightcap, 8 to (AP Wlrephoto) Henry Frnka at Tulane, has about 12.

Bob Neyland, commander of the third ranked has about eight, but they are an extra potent eight. I Among Tulane 's top stars are two of the best in the country Fullback Eddie Price, third string Bill Idwards VandtrblU Henry Prnkor ftJane All-American last year and Paul Lea, All-Southeastern tackle, Price very probably will bo tho top 'star In Dixie in 1949.. Vandy jihould bo set with everything except experience in the formation. Edwards switched the Commodores from the single wing take the UCLA Job. Such backfleld men as Dead Davidson, Joe Hicks, Herb Rich, Bobby Berry, Jamie Wade and Lee Nally, and Linemen Charley Spelr, Russ Faulklnberry, Carl Copp and Bucky Curtis, should keep Vandy followers fairly happy.

KnoxvIUe, is well accustomed to the rest of the south and a good slsed listening public up east and out west Jabbering about what easy schedules the Tennessee Vols play. No one can say that this season. The Vols the usual ten games and among opponents are North Carolina, Vanderbilt, Alabama and Missis- Sissippi. Third string AU-America tackle Norman Meseroll Is back along through the first big scrimmage of the season Saturday in preparation for the opener with Ole Miss here. The Staters figure if they can hold the big boys from the cotton belt to a decent score they can handle lesser competition with ease the, rest of the.

season. Today a Year Ago- The New York Yankees broke Boston's nine- game winning streak In the Amer lean League. Three Years Ago The Army ac cepted the resignation of football star "Shorty" McWilliams from West Point. n' UNION ing. LiJL pi Camp Campbell Completes Grid Field In Record Time- ever, Mr.

Mack's gang also has three more dates with the Yankees In tho last week of tho season. New York took care of Washington, 30-6 and 24, setting a new major league record In the opener by drawing 11; bases on balls from the Senators' "pitchers" during a 12-run rally In tho third inning. The second game was called because of darkness after 5 13 Innings with the cellarltes missing a chance to tie by some inept base running. Detroit continued its aurg. as Virgil Trucks shut out Chicago, 1-0, for the Tigers' 10th straight win.

They have won 18 of their last 30 and hold third place a half game ahead of the defending World Champion Cleveland Indians. The Indians lost at St. Louis, 54. The Tigers are 5 13 games behind the AMERICAN LtAUVt Club Won Lost Pet OB mi 1 Tennessee Sports Roundup For two years the Mississippi rebels made monkeys out of the guessers when they climbed far higher-than anyone thought they could. Bo to play safe E20 coaches have them in fourth place and here's a couple of reasons wby-a comparatively weak 8 DO achcdule and nine returning stars.

The defending champion Geor- gla bulldogs should defend well If their schedule again can help; them. Welly Butts and his ooutb I li' ii 'iri-rf- i TV i 1 EDDIE PBIPE All-America Ttnber for-the-winter Yankee'playors moot only one high ranking conference team Georgia Tech. Sixth ranking Tech plays est of tho meanest schedules fat( Dixie four out of the six topi teams. Besides the the Yellow: Jackets meet Duke. If Bobby Dodd can win seven oat of tea he says he'll be smiling.

-Buried down among tho lowest six teams are some fine names football Alabama. LSU and A i However, tho experts say this Isn't their year. But watch out SEO coaches may know their coaching, but their record for picking winner would never win a bowl bidV Next: Big Ninerrr, i meant the act of unit RANSDELL HEATING Phono 1611 St OWNERS! getting regular 7 MM ial High eleven from Evansyllle, ma. pushed over a pair of quick touchdowns in tho first quarter and added another in tho final quarter, winning a 19 to 7 decision from tho Hopklnavllle Tigers Saturday sight at Hopkinavme. The only Tiger six-pointer came to the final qutrter when- Quarter lies.

Henry Klein burst Into tho open on the klckoff, Immediately following the third Memorial touchdown, and went around 75 yards for the score. Memorial's stubborn line prevented much offensive action by the Tigers, keeping the Hopklnavllle team In Its own territory almost the all of the first three quarters. Tho first Memorial tally came as a result of a long pass when one of the Evansville ends grabbed me can in a quick shuffle with a Tiger devenslve back and scampered 80 yards for the score. The play covered around 50 yardj. Marching down the field with comparative ease, Memorial used power plays for the second touchdown.

Handoffs through the middle of the line and ends sweeps made the score 13 to 0. Both offenses were held to a standstill in the second and third quarters. Then early In the final quarter, the Tigers began to roll, moving to the Memorial five-yard- line before they gave up the ball on downs. Memorial, however, came back with a revitalized offense. The Indiana school's T-formatlon advanced the pigskin to the 35-yard-strlpe and then two speedy backs, Dan Reising and Dick Kercher, took over the offensive show.

Raising, a slippery little halfback, wiggled his way through tho Tiger secondary for 40 yards to the Hop-klnsville 35 and set up the final Memorial tnur-h rinum On the next play Kercher cucl-ed his own left end for the re maining distance to the end zone. outrunning the Tigers' defensive halfback with a dazzling burst of speed. Receiving the following klckoff on his own 35-yard-strlpe, Klein moved to the west sideline and crossed the Memorial goal with the aid of beautiful down-field blocking. Keeping Just ahead of two green-clad Memorial backs, Klein lived Nup to his pro-game reputation aa a dangerous broken field runner. Hopkinsville.

under the guidance of its new coachHoward Moss- former line mentor at Paducah. looked to be about the same cali ber as the 1948 Tiger edition. The Tigers were big but seemed sluggish both on defense and of fense. Rarely successful with its aerial attack, Hopklnavllle depended on power plays and reverses for most of their yardage. Brown's Sf ore Downs Indian Mound, 5 To 3 Brown's Store opened the final Cumberland Valley League play offs with a win at Indian Mound yesterday, 5 to 3, as Righthander Jim Draper took his sixth consecutive mound victory.

Shortstop Dick Hardwlck, diminutive Brown's Store lnfielder, led the winners at bat with two doubles in five trips to the plate. Junior Harris went the route for the losers, allowing eight hits. Though his teammates outhit Brown's Store, getting a total of nine off Draper, they bobbled three times In the field. Next Sunday at 2:30 p. m.

the Mounders journey to Brown's Store for the second game of the series. Browns Store 003 00 110-5 8 3 Indian Mound 003 000 0003 9 8 Draper and Caldwell; Harris and Hlnson. By the Associated Press PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Hollywood 8-7 San Diego 6-3, first game 10 innings Oakland 3-1 Sacramento 3-8 Los Angeles 7-5 Portland 4-7 Seattle 9-8 San Francisco 1-6 INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE Syracuse 4-4 Newark 3-1 Baltimore 6 Jersey City 3, 11 innings. Montreal 13 Toronto 3 Rochester 7 Buffalo 6 1 CENTRAL LEAGUE 1 Charleston 6-8 Muskegon 8-8 Flint 53 Dayton 3-0 Saginaw 8 Grand Rapids 1 i 4 yi A compllsbed in only nine days. The teams started their construc tion on the 39th of August.

The first task was to cut the sod for the field. The field was then sectioned-off to the teams. The Division Artillery team took 13 of the north end of the field, the 611th Airborne Infan try teem layed the center of the field and the 187th team took 1'3 of the south end. After laying the sod, the teams had to pack the seams of the top soil, being followed by members of the 76th Heavy Tank Battalion, who rolled the field with heavy rollers. The ground then had to bo fertilized, watered and aeeded.

-T After the hew grldlorn had been completed, General Smith announced the winner, which was the Division Artillery. However, there was some dispute concerning the laying out of the assigned sections. The 611th team claimed they had more of the field to do than the other teams and the 187th team was confused as to what section was theirs. However, Sgt. IO James B.

Gammon, from the 185 Engineer Battalion came to General Smith's rescue. Sgt. Gammon was' the official score-keeper for the affair and had the original assigned sections on his score sheet. According to the score sheet, the Division Artillery won the contest by approximate half-truck load of sod. Each team was awarded passes.

The passes were based on the remaining days out of the estimated 15. The Division Artillery and the 187th were both awarded six days pass, while the 511th still had a few yards of sod to lay. They will receive five days. General Smith congratulated the entire group saying, "I want to congratulate you men for the fine work you have Just completed. You have accomplished a feat that could have been considered Impossible.

Originally this Job was slated to last for at least a year. However, due to the fine work of you men, we can start playing football on this field In the near future." The general went on to say, "Any job can be done through health competition and shorten any construction Job to an unbelievable short time in this case from one year to nine days, With average we do expect to play on the new field after the 1st of October. The General then congratulated Lt. C. R.

O'Neill, team captain of the Division-Artillery group, and finished the ceremonies by shaking hands with each man of the three teams. YESTERDAY'S STARS By The Associated Press w- Batting-Stan Muslal, Cardinals, hit three homers as St. Louis swept pair from Cincinnati, 7-5 and 7-4. Pitching-Carl Scheib, Athletics, cooled off Boston Red Sox with 2-hit shutout, 4-0, In second game of doubleheader as Sox suffered staggering double loss. New York 85 60 .830 Boston 84 56 404 Detroit 83 58 .586 6V4 Cleveland 80 57 .684 8 Philadelphia .73 68 .533 14 Chicago 55 83 .401 31 SL Louis 49 90 .353 38 -v Washington 44 93 .321 43 Yesterday's Results New York 30-2 Washington 5-1 (Second game called after 5tt in-nings, darkness) Philadelphia 8-4 Boston 4-0 St.

Louis 6 Cleveland 4 Detroit 1 Chicago 0 today's Games (No Oamea Scheduled). NATIONAL LEAGUE Club Won Lost Pet CLB St. Louis 87 60 .635 Brooklyn 88 53 .623 ltt Phlldelphla 74 65 .532 14 Boston 68 71 .489 30 New York 87 70 .489 20 Pottsburgh 59 77' 434 37tf UNION also, means an article for joining two pipes. Let L. Ransdell, your ONE-TRIP plumber "unionize your pipes to keep them from leaking! a miracle finish.

Stan Musial smashed three hom ers, upping his season total to 33, in the St. Louis Cardinals' double killing of Cincinnati, 7-5 and 7-4. The victories added a half game to their National League lead which now Is 1 13 games over Brooklyn. The Dodgers pumped across six runs in the seventh inning. Including a grand slam homer by Carl Furillo, to whip the New York Giants, 10-5.

Shortstop Pee Wee Reese was injured during the big Inning when hit by a ball thrown by Larry Jansen. X-rays dispelled early fears of an elbow fracture but It is not definite when he will bo able to play. Ken Helntzelman and Rubs Mey er pitched the Phillies to a pair of "wins over the staggering Boston Braves, S-l and 6-3. As a result of the Phils' hold on third place now is six games and the Braves, 1948 league champs, have been e-llmlnated mathematically, from the race. Ralph Klner, only bright 1 spot in the Pittsburgh picture, hit Is 45th and 48th homers in the Pirates' 7-S decision over Chicago.

Murry Dickson, aided by Klner, pulled the buds out of a five-game losing streak. They've won enly two of their-last 15. 'Angels' Compete For All-Army Baseball Crown CAMP CAMPBELL, Kentucky-The Camp Campbell "Angels', winners of the 2nd Army baseball championship, left Sept. 9 for Fort Bennlng, Ga. to -compete for the All-Army title against 11 representative teams from the worldwide Army commands.

Sept 11 to 19. Led by manager Keesee, the last years winners of the Far East command pennant left early In the morning by air transport. Those making the trip are Keesee, Richard Kinney, pitcher. Jack Calms, catcher, Robert Richmond, 2nd base, Robert Chabot short stop, Donald pitcher, George Bolen, center field, Frank Mllarczlk," pitcher, Charles Con-stantine, pitcher, Daryle Batt, right field, John Piatt, left field, Alvin Boiling, pitcher, Lantz Blaney, right field, George Clarke, catcher, DeShlelds, 1st base, Vincent Bache, pitcher, and Herman Uprights 1st base, Those who were on the championship Far East command team last year are Keesee, Cairns, Van-Busklrk, Milarczlk. Batt, Boiling, Bache and Upright and with so many returning stars pluss the brilliant new talent, Campbell fans' hopes are high ior another top trophy.

Last week, the Angels spent Idle time between tourney's by playing a three game exhibition series with so many returning stars plus Goodrich Stadium in ClarksvUle, Tennessee, losing two and winning one. r- SPORTS MIRROR By The Associated Press Today a Year Ago-American-bred Black Tarquln, owned by New York banker William Woodward, won England's St. Leger classic. Three Years Ago-Bill Dickey informed Larry MacPhail he did not want to be considered in N. Y.

Yankees' 1947 managerial plans. Five years ago-Manual Ortiz successfully defended his world bantamweight title, knocking out Luis Castillo in the -fourth-round. years ago-Boxers Tommy Farr and Len Harvey training iir the British Air Force. to hang up so tho doctor" AN 9 IlllMAM tOMAWT CAMP CAMPBELL, Kentucky, A new football field has Just been completed at Camp Campbell, Ky near the corner of 38th and Kentucky Street on the post, to end nine day of team construction competion The original plana for the new field called for about a year of work. However, three teams were picked from the 511th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 11th Airborne Division, the 187 Airborne Infantry Regiment, and the 11th Airborne Division Artillery, to compete In the construction of the field.

With thirty six men coming from each of the three units, the task was completed In nine days. Brigadier General Wayne G. Smith, assistant commanding general of Camp Campbell, estimated that It would take at least 15 days to finish the field. The three teams of husky, young paratroopers waded Into their task with the aid of the 76 Heavy Tank Battalion, and the feat was ac- Vols, Lookouts Divide By The Associated Press For the ninth time Since 1901 the long hitting Vols of Nashville, Tenn. have won the Southern Association baseball pennant.

Just as in 1948, the Vols had to play great August and September ball to win. Last year the Memphis Chicks hounded them nearly to the last game. This year it was the Birmingham Barons. Nashville won their eighth flag last year. Their repeat this season gives them two pennants strings of two years each.

No Southern team ever has won three straight pennants. The 1949 pennant race -actually ended early last week when Nashville clinched the pennant. Birm ingham pressed hard for weeks but stumbled a bit and that was all the Vols wanted. The two had such a big lead ov3r third place Mobile and fourth place New Orleans that no one else mattered. In the final games Nashville managed only to spilt with tail-end Chattanooga, The Vols whipped Chattanooga 11-4 In the opener but lost the second game 3-1 with big Bobo Newsom pitching for the Lokouts.

Atlanta whipped the Barons 4-1 with Norman Brown pitching a two hitter. But in the second game Birmingham shutout the Crackers Little Rock scored four runs in both games against Memphis but they Weren't enough to win but one game the nightcap 4-3. The Chicks won the first Pete Mondorff pitched Mobile to a 3-1 vlctorly over New Orleans. A one-day rest is all the first four first division teams get before the Shaughnessy playoffs begin tomorrow night. New Orleans plays in Nashville and Mobile in Birmingham.

After two games In those cities the teams change localities. Cincinnati 56 81 .409 31 Chicago 54 85 .388 34 Yesterday's Results St. Louis 7-7 CincinnaU-5-4 (Second game, called end 8th, darkness) Brooklyn 10 New York 5 Philadelphia 3-6 Boston 1-8 Pittsburgh 7 Chicago 3 Today's Games Games Scheduled). SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION Club Won Lost Pel G.B. Nashville 95 57.

.625 Birmingham 91 83 .595 AM Mobile 82 69 .543 12 New Orleans 77 75 .507 18 Atlanta 71 82 .464 24 Little Rock 69 85 .448 27 Memphis 65 88 .425 30H Chattanooga 60 92" .395 35 Sunday's Results Memphis 6-3 Little Rock 4-4, First game 11 Innings Atlanta 4-0 Birmingham 1-7 Nashville 11-1 Chattanooga 4-3 Mobile 3 New Orleans 1 yr Today's Games (No Games Scheduled.) LEONARD PLUMBING 10th Franklin by Mil ulnlt By The Associated Press The Nashville Vols came home last night-came home clutching their fifth "pennant in 10 years-and the fans had the welcome mat out for With brass bands blaring and automobile horns blowing a merry welcome, thousands of the faithful gathered at Union Station, hoisted the players to their shoulders and marched them to Memorial Square. There Gov. Gordon Browning and local dignitaries officially welcomed the sulphur dellers. Rollle Hemsley, the man who took a so-soo team and quietly developed a roster of league stars, smiled broadly at the fanfare -aweet muslo to his ears. He was happy, but not too happy to forget the league play off of whion starts tomorrow.

The Vols play two games with New Orleans here, go there for three more. The best four out of seven decides who meets the "Win ner of the Birmingham-Mobile series for the title. But there may be even sweeter music for Hemsley. Fred Russell of the Nashville Banner thinks he ought to get the nod as Minor League Manager of the year. The nomination's being sent to sporting There probably are others who will second it.

Odds On yith baseball fast fading from the scene and football moving into the vacuum with a rash, the railblrds are breaking out their charts and fingering their favorite ouija board in an effort to divine opening game odds. -Latest word from the back room gives Vanderbilt a SIX? or seven point edge over Georgia Tech in their opener in Atlanta Sept. 24. Vandy coach Bill Edwards will have none of this talk though. He groans that he's short on tackles, has a team unfamiliar with the newly-Installed T-formatlon, and is himself unfamiliar with Southeastern Conference opponents.

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