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Page Sevea THE HERALD-PRESS, ST. JOSEPH, MICH. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1944. (asm fItiishlqD Yaom mi So 9 O) Rookie Voiselle Hears JUG IBPA0Q1, Donelli Has Tough Job in Pro League RIFLE TOURNEY INITIATES HEW Record; To Stick NELSON LEAD NEW YORK, Sept. 8-(AP)-Bill Voiselle, 25-year-old New York Giant hurler, seems a cinch to become the first rookie pitcher to win 20 games TROUT PITCHES SIXTH SHUTOUT TO DOW TRIBE McCarthy's Club Opens Cutout Series With 4th Place Bosox RANGE in a season since Jim Turner and Lou Fette of the Boston Braves and Cliff Melton of the Oiants did it in 1937.

The best Giant rookie pitcher since Christy Mathewson gained his 19th victory yesterday, 9-3, while holding the Braves to three hits. VICTORTOPEH Leading Golfers Smash Par, Others Find Links Tough DALLAS, Sept. 8-(AP)-The 300- Peach Harvest Match It voiselle appears to have the edge on Ted Wilks, St. Louis Cardinal star as the outstanding rookie of the year. Wilks, with a much more powerful team behind him, has won 15 games.

Wolves Like Port-sided Punters Scheduled for Sunday The first rifle shot on the new The rubber-armed righthander leads the -loop in innings pitched with 280. With at least five more a 1 ffifimm film SJ" 4 odd golfers who planked down their cash to play In the Texas Victory Berrien County Sportsmen's Club range will be held next Sunday when the Twin City Rifle and Pis Open were warned by Lakewood Pro Larry Nabholtz that par on the lengthened course would be i tough tol Club gets their Peach Harvest match underway. The tournament, a Class Na old blrc to negotiate with. They found out the first day that Larry tional Rifle Association registered wasn't talking through his visor. tourney, is expected to attract a field of over 20O competitors com BY JACK HAND (Associated Press Sports Writer) St.

Louis was back on top of the American league tied with the New York Yankees, after three days in second place, but infield jitters and the onrushlng Detroit Tigers gave Manager Luke Sewell no peace of mind, Joe McCarthy's clan was due to open a cut throat series with the fourth place Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park today while St. Louis hoped to continue pawing their "cousins" from Chicago whom they have drubbed 10 out of 14 starts. Detroit's enforced idleness due to an open date in the schedule braked ANN ARBOR, Sept. 8-(AP) Left-foot kicking is the rage at Michigan this year, where two "southped" booters are getting off most of the booming kicks In Wolverine football practice. Chief among the portslders, of course, is Capt.

Bob Wiesc who handled much of the Wolverine punting chores last season. This year Wiese's kicxing is "better than ever," according to Coach "Fritz" Crlsler. who said today the big full ing from surrounding cities and states. NRA rules will govern the starting assignments left, Voiselle should easily top the 300 mark, to threaten Burleigh Grimes's total of 331 in 1928, the best since Grover Alexander's 363 in 1920. Only five other Giant pitchers, Mathewson, Joe McGinnlty, Jeff Tesreau, Larry Benton And Carl Hubbell topped the 300 mark.

Hub's best was 313 lr 1934. The 6:04 workhorse Is the first Giant pitcher in 20 years to beat the Brooklyn Dodgers six times in one season. The last Giant pitcher to achieve that feat was Jack Bent-ley In 1924. Matty is the only other Giant pitcher to do that, in 1908. Voiselle already has pitched 23 complete games, tops in the circuit.

competition. All contestants will be classified back also is in line to left-foot the lion's share of placement attempts after touchdowns. The Initial 18 holes of the 72-hole $10,000 war bond tournament found just wo fellows able to best regulation figures Byron Nelson and Harold (Jug) McSpaden, who are in a bracket by themselves when It comes to victories and cash eleven tournaments and almost $60,000 between them since Jan. 1. Six titles and $36,1500 have gone to Nelson.

Byron and Jug each romped In with a 69, two under par, In yesterday's play, leaving them three strokes ahead of anyone else In the field. Tournament officials today will cut the list to 64 low scorers plus ties for 36 holes, these to enter the final 36 starting tomorrow. Ilelsoi went out early yesterday The other left-footer, Quarter back Joe Ponsetto, is not a punter Pennant Race At A Glance Big Bill needs only two more to Join Matty, McGinnlty, Tesreau, Benton and Hubbell as the only bu probably the squad's best kick off man, Crlsler said. Ponsetto rates according to the latest NRA classification list, with unrated competitors competing in the expert's division. All persons wishing to compete who are not NRA members may enter by posting an entry fee with the official referee.

Slate Six Matches Six matches have been slated by the tourney officials with a .75 registration fee and additional entry fees for each competition. Entries for each match will close when the last relay of the preceding match takes the firing line. The first match will he a 40 shot competition from 50 yards over iron sights. The second match will be in the DeWar class, also over Iron sights at 40 shots. 25 complete gamers since 1900.

with Wiese and Halfback- Ralph nhubb as the squad's best extra- Voiselle may also Join Matty, (By Associated Preu) Pet. GB Teams Hubbell and Rube Marquard as the point converters. Another veteran fullback, Don only Giant pitchers to lead the senior circuit in strikeouts. To date, Lund, a right-footer, is punting right along with Wiese. Third In the New York 74 59 .558 St.

Louis ..74 59 .556 Detroit 73 60 .549 Boston 71 62 .634 O. B. Games Behind to Flay. and came In with his 34-35 In mid-afternoon. Until the last players had posted cards Lord Byron's punting department Is a newcom er, civilian Jack Weisenberger of SOUTHPAW SLINGERS: John Karrs, ex-Duquesne star, and Jim Gillette, former Virginia back I forward walls go with the start- The third and fourth matches will be 40 shot affairs using any sights from 100 yards and in the DeWar classification.

Match No. 5 will be a 20 shot Pope offhand free rifle shot. The program will be concluded with an aggregate shot of the first score stood up. Then McSpaden, who had gone two over or the first nine, got in the groove to whip in with a four under 32 and draw even with the nonchalant Nelson. Easing Into second place were amateurs Labrbn Harris of Oklahoma City and CpL Earl Stewart of Fort Worth Army air field, each with a 72, while Ray Mangrum of Beverly Hills, and Denny Shute of Huntington, W.

pulled up a stroke back of the simon- Muskegon Heights. All tl.ree are certain to see some kicking duty in the Michigan opener Sept. 16 against Iowa Preflight. Lund, second-fiddle fullback for one season to the pile-driving Bob Westfall and No. 2 last year to Wiese, ripped through an impressive drill yesterda) to bring opinions from the railbirds, not yet confirmed by Crlsler, that his play may force the Michigan coaches to down their advance for at least 34 hours but the error column was the Brownies' newest menace.

In the last seven games, 14 mlsplays have been registered against them, seven by the. all-important second base combination of Vern Stephens and Don Outterldge. Bill tops the league with 138, nine more than Max Lanier of the Cards. The hard working pitcher, a native Ninety-Six, S. carries a little book, in which he enters practically everything he does on the pitching mound.

He keeps a complete file on batters' weaknesses, strong points, etc. Voiselle, who suffered some hard knocks in the minora as witness his 21 deefats with Jersey City last year, explains the book this way; "I'd be lost without this book. It tells me everything I've done this season and keeps me informed on the hitters in our league. You see, I aims to stick in this here league after the war ends. No more of them whistle stops for me." four matches.

Big Prize List The Brownies almost missed their liig V1UV nVCB((Ui UCbKl Minn 1V pounds per man. The backs are big and fast but Donelli has no stars behind the line. He has no breakaway runner but has two ine all-around ball players in Tommy Col-lela, who was with Detroit, and Albie Riesz, 170-pound speed merchant from Lorain, who won minor all-American honors at Southeast Louisiana Inst. Matheson Standout Other backs whom Donelli is Gold, silver and bronze medals will be awarded the first three con shift Wiese to quarterback this year to make room for him in the first BY WALTER L. JOHNS I (Central Preto Sports Editor) HIRAM, Sept 8 Toughest of all tough jobs faced by the nation's football coaches these early September days is that of Aldo T.

(Buff) Donelli, the new coach of the re-born Cleveland Rams of the National Professional football league. Donelli, one of the finest athletes Duquesne university ever turned out, is faced with (1) building a team from scratch with most of his players uninitiated in the pro football game a.id (2) selling his club to a Cleveland fandom which was, without pro football last year when' the Rams dropped out of the league. testants in each match with bas string backfield. Crisler'-s plans to date, how ever, Wiese is the "only sure start ket of peaches going to the fourth, fifth and sixth place winners. Two bronze medals will also be awarded pures.

Lt. Ben Hogan of Ft. Worth Army air field, a pre-tournament favor ite on the basis of three fine practice rounds in which he blistered par each time, had lake, fence, rough and putting trouble. He fin ished with a big 76. to high competitors in each class counting on to give the Rams some er" among the backs.

Ponsetto Is engaged in a tussle with letterman Jim Aliber for the quarterback post while the veteran Bob Nussbaumer chance to tie the idle Yanks last night because of early-inning boots against Chicago. Three runs in the ninth inning, two off the bat of Mike Chartak who came through with a bases loaded single, turned the tide. 6 to 4. Tex Shirley, the third St. Louis hurler, was credited with his fifth win over reliefer Gordy Maltiber-ger in a game played before 6,455 Chicago fans, most of whom were i cheering for the Browns.

Dissy Did It Detroit pulled to within a single i game of the deadlocked leaders on Z. 1 I the 100 firing points the range State five years ago; Roy Huggins, has to shake off bids of Chubb and The range is located on the St. Mrs. B.W. Sheffer Wins Ladies' Day Golf Tournament Joseph river ten miles south of St, Warren Bentz for one half-back Job or Gene Derricotte, Bill Culll- The hard-working Donelli, how ever, has built great teams be gan and Weisenberger for the other Joseph on US-31.

The tournament committee has arranged to place target signs marking direction to fore his 1941 Duquesne squad won' Nussbaumer Is learning signals at Vandy fullback a few years back; Walter West, who was Pittsburgh's fullback until he went into the service where he played with Randolph Field In a Bowl game in January; Lou Zontini, former Notre Dame back who played with the Cardinals after service with the Rams and the both halfback slots. Dizzy Trout's Impressive three-hit I Xl I I I YESTERDAY'S STASS I By Associated Press) DIZZY TROUT, Tlgera ahut out Cltra-land with three singles, atriklng out At to earn 34th victory by 3-0 margin. JOHNNY HOPP, Cardinals returned to lineup, with four hita In Ave at bate In-eluding single during winning apurt la ninth Innig to trip Chicago. 3-1. MIKE CHARTAK.

Browns singled horn two runs with bases Waded In ninth to tie gam and let up p-A wla over wbito Sox. BILL VOISKLLE and MEL OTT. OtanU Voiselle neared goal of becoming first Xew York 30-game winner since 1937 by grab--' bing 19th over Boston, (-1, with help of Ott'a 36th homer with two on. the range on both US-31 and US-12 Soft drinks and picnic facilities will be available to all contestants and spectators and arrangements have been made to accommodate a large crowd of both. eight games without a loss and he promises to have a respectable entry in the National league when the season opens Sept.

17. Donelli Takes Over Dutch Clark, the old Colorado college star who later was. coach of the Detroit Lions pro team, was the Cleveland Rams' much when i aforementioned Karrs and Gillette. Matheson and Conkrlght, two league veterans, are the bulwarks Reservations for the tourney are of the line which includes Chuck I I Riffle, ex-Notre Dame guard; Tomlhig accepted by Forrest More- L. Pet O.B.

the team decided to call it quits, i Tressa, from Davls-ElkJns; Art will be accepted up until shooting time on Sunday. After that they Charles F. (Chill) Walsh, ex-Notre Dame star, took over the club's di iTassone, from Vlllanova; Steve IPritko, from Vlllanova; Al Grlllo, New York 74 69 .666 St. Loull 74 69 .966 Detroit 73 60 .549 1 Boston 7 1 63 .634 3 II will be accepted by the official rection out coaching duties were; 1- T- -111 TT 1. referee.

Cleveland 64 70 .478 1 "tS0 LilicBtlul I j(riavcntecl the I Philadelphia 63 73 .467 13 Chicago 60 73 .461 14 A smaller group of Berrien Hills Country Club women was on hand for their weekly competition yesterday, with Mrs. Bryon W. Sheffer taking low net honors with an 81. Mrs. C.

C. Rosenberg and Mrs. Charles Gore tied for second place with nets of 82. Due to the caddy shortage and other fall activities, the ladies will play their last three tourneys during September on Saturday mornings, shifting from their usual Thursday session. Monthly prizes for the closing month have been discontinued, but weekly prizes will continue to be awarded.

Low net prizes for the month of August were also awarded yesterday at the after-golf luncheon. Top award went to Mrs. C. E. Stone with a total of 239.

Mrs. B. W. Sheffer took second prize with 241 and Mrs. William Downey was third with 243.

The ladies will hold their last big day on Saturday, September 30th, when tourney prizes for the season will be awarded and officers for the coming year will be elected. Washington 86 79 .410 19'i shutout of Cleveland, 3-0, for his 24th victory. The eccentric right -Zander' record showed 28 complete six shutout (tops in the American) for 297 innings of effort. Roger Cramer stretched his amazing hit string to 24 safe blows In his last 44 at bats as the Tigers raked Jim Bagby for nine singles and a double in his seven-inning stay. With each of the four contenders slated to play 21 more games, the schedule called for the Browns and Tigers each to appear at home 17 times, Boston 17 away and New York 19 on the road.

Although there were only two tilts listed in the American, the National presented an all-night program featured by St. Louis' 14th successive triumph over Chicago, 3-2. The Bruins had a 2-1 edge with two out in the ninth and appeared to be on the way to routing the Cardinals' Jinx but couldn't make it. Kazoo Starts Work On New Sport Plant KALAMAZOO, Sept. 8-(AP-)Bulldozers today started from Idaho; Chet Pudloskl, from Vlllanova, and Moe Scarry.

Prltko and Grillo have both had pro experience. An unusual line candidate highly considered by Donelli is Les Lear, a Canadian, who played with the Winnipeg, Canada, Blue Bombers last season before going into the Canadian Air Force. The Rams opened their schedule with an exhibition game against the new Boston Yankees in Cleveland Sept. 7. Their first league game is Thursday's Results Detroit 3.

Cleveland 0. St. Louis Chicago 4. Only games scheduled. Friday'a Games New York at Boston.

Philadelphia at Washington, night. St. Louis at Chicago. Only gamea scheduled. Ebl Pal DatanUd tha Ha Ground Had for coolsr, ulcktr, "Feather Towth" shaving tearing apart the second nine holes Coach Donelli of Arcadia Brook golf course ad- Joining Kalamazoo college in the NATIONAL LEAGUE W.

L. Pet. O.B first step toward construction of surprisingly weak offensively. 'Donelli points out his big proh assisted by Joe Benda, also a former Notre Dame star. The team is working out here at Hiram Donelli has a few pro players on his squad.

But the two keys he might have had, Tackle Chet Adams and Halfback Dante Magnanl, who were loaned to Green Bay and the Chicago Bears, respectively, both went into the service. That left the affable Donelli with Joe Gibson, end; Jake Fawcett, tackle; Riley Matheson, guard; Bill Conkrlght. center; Bill Rleth, center, and John Petchel, back, as returning members of the Rams. Needs Good End With this group and a few others who have had pro league experience. Donelli is building a team which is big and strong, appears to be a powerful defensive outfit but is the college's new Angcll field, St.

Louis 94 35 .729 Pittsburgh 76 62 594 17Mi 000 athletic field project. lem Is to find a good offensive endiwith the Card-Pitt club at Pitts The property, recently annexed Cincinnati 70 .66 .556 22 Chicago 58 68 .460 34 'i New York 60 71 .458 35 by the college, will be levelled to make way for a football stadium, Boston 54 78 .409 41 Don Johnson's error let the tying Brooklyn 53 79 .402 43', baseball diamond, fieldhouse and Philadelphia 61 77 .398 42s run in and Bob Chipman wild pitched the big one home. parking lots. and a good passer. He has an un-1 burgh- Sept.

24, usual backfield combination in two; Donelli will use the formation left-handed passers. Quarterback with all Its variations including John Karrs, former Duquesne play- man in motion. He has a few tricks er, and Jim Gillette, former Vir- up his sleeve, however, which may glnla star who has been in the ser- give him a potent weapon to use vice and now has a medical dis- against the veteran pro league clubs, charge. including the champion Chicago The Jlne is a bulky one as pro I Bears. 4hIO Jm yMs 0O08UT ecu William R.

Angell of Detroit made Bill Voiselle copped his 19th as New York trimmed Boston, 9-3, the college a gift of $50,000 toward Fights Last Night i By Associated Press i BROOKLYN Monty Plgna tore, 134, New York, knocked out Clyde English, 130'i West Indies. 2. FALL RIVER. Mass Al Stepany. 181, New York, and Laurient Bouchard, 301.

Montreal, drew. 10. Thursday a Resulti New York 8, Boston 3. Philadelphia 7. Brooklyn 5.

Cincinnati 2, Pittsburgh 1. St. Louis 3, Chicago 2. Friday's Gamea Brooklyn at Philadelphia, night Only games scheduled. construction of Angell field in memory of his son, killed in action with the help of Mel Ott's 26th homer and Ernie Lombardl's 9th-Ed Heusser bested Fritz Oetermuel- overseas.

HI All liQUlAI PltFICTlT A committee in charge of the de velopment said the football stadium seating 3,000 and containing a quar ler to give Cincinnati a shade over Pittsburgh, 2-1, in the first game of their scrap for second place. The Phillies came from behind In the BOWLING SCORES ter-mile running track, probably will be completed for use in 1945. THE OLD JUDGE late innings to down the Dodgers, 7-5. Swimming facilities are to be built into the fieldhouse. Most Fertile Sports Field" TULSA, Sept.

8-(AP)-Ask almost any black-eyed youngster on the streets of Mexico City who is leading the National league arm he'll say the St. Louis Cardinals. Then it's a good idea to walk away from him quickly. If you don't he'll give you ha Mr Major League Final Round In Berrien Kills' Tourney Sunday Leaders standings in the American league Square Garden will be under construction there soon, he added. Miller, who has helped the Cincinnati Reds and other noted teams LADIES A LEAGUE Competition was toirld last night at the Temple Alleys as the Ladles bowling league got underway.

The Starke Insurance fivesome took three straight from the Twin City Chevy team, as did the House of David team, besting the Autos ladles three in a row. The women from the 1900 Corporation shut out the A Super Market outfit, but the Pine Pub girls were able to wrest but two games from the Dixon Beverage club. High three-game total for the evening was posted by C. Blsnett of the Pine Pub five with a 448. Bea Ad-ler' scored individual high score of the evening, knocking down 164 pins in second game to pace the Starke Insurance squad.

Team scores were: mpiE. mil rmsfflx in their, training, -said Mexican I By Associated Press I NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING Walker. Brooklyn, .359. RUNS Musial, St. Louis.

103. RUNS BATTED IN Nicholson, Chicago, 105. HITS Musial. St. Louis, ISO.

DOUBLES Musial. 8t. Louis, ItO. DOUBLES Musial. St.

Louis, 41, TRIPLES Barrett, Pittsburgh. 18. HOME RUNS Nicholson, Chicago, 31. STOLEN" BASES Barrett. Pittsburgh.

13 PITCHING Wilks, Bt. Louis. 13-3, .863 AMERICAN LEAGUE newspapers carry complete accounts of all American sports and the reader interest is extremely high. BATTING Doerr, Boston, .336: Fox, Bos SPORTS MIRROR Pine Pub s7 Dixon Beveraie 974 7 Ml ton. .334.

RUNS Stirnweiss. New York, 109. RUNS BATTED IN Stephens, 8t. Louis, 94. HITS Stirnweiss.

New York. 177. DOUBLES Boudreau. Cleveland, 34. TRIPLES Stirnweiss, New York, 15.

HOME RUNS Etten, New York. 18. STOLEN BASES Stirnweiss, New York. 49. Inc.

Twin Cities Ohev. SUrks Ini .672 667 709 631 669 (Br Associtted PresM TODAY A YEAR AGO Whitlow Wytlt shut out Boston Brtvei with on hit at Brooklyn, 3-0. THREE YEARS AOO Bob Montgomery. 136. outpointed Mike Kipltn, 1434, In ten rounds Philadelphia, FIVE YEARS AOO KlnsiJ City won American Association pennant.

A Super 1900 .665 .614 666 696 639 639 PITCHING Hughson, Boston, 18-S. S64 wewnouser, Detroit. 23-8, .743. The 1944 Men's rlub championship of Berrien Hills Country Club will be at stake next Sunday when the large field moves off the first tee In the final round of the 72-hole competition. C.

E. "Bud" Blake and Ed Sklbbe re tied for the lead at the end of 64 holes, each posting total scores of 226, with Dick Merrill within easy striking range with a 54-hole total of 229. In Flight Fred Lahr is leading the Jleld with 244, while M. B. Kuhlman is pacing Flight with 263 and C.

J. Braamse's 306 is tops for the Flight. The pairings for the final 18-hole round and starting times are: 8:50 a. Merrill, Chick Zick and John Williams. 8:55 a.

E. "Bud" Blake, Gene Doster, and Ted Soper. 9 a. m. Bob Crlddle, Fred Lahr nd Nick Zltta.

9:05 a. m. Ed Skibbe, Mitchell and Mai Ross. 1 9:10 a. m.

Bill Gast, Byron W. Sheffer, and E. C. Filstrup. 9:15 a.

m. Charles Gore, Murray Scott and Carter Cook. 9:20 a. m. William Downey, C.

E. Stone, Herman Krleger and C. W. Beistle. 9:25 a.

m. M. B. Kuhlman, Dean Hogue and Charles Knlpschild. 9:30.

a. m. C. F. Pankey, Dr.

Richard Reynolds and Karl Zlck. Autot House of David ..644 ..626 611 630 638 too, and try to enlighten you on the batting averages and life history of every outstanding player-in both loops. This enthusiastic interest in American sports, in the opinion of William H. "Little Bill" Miller, is the real ke to hemispheric solidarity. One good U.

S. basketball or basebal team touring Mexico, he says, can do more to establish friendly relations betwee i the two countries than all the government missions on record. Miller, one of the country's foremost experts on the art of physical relaxation as an aid to athletic supremacy, has Just returned from Mexico, where he lectured to coaches, players and officials on the American brand of basketball. "The reception those wonderful people gave me was something terrific. They don't give a darn about our government good will missions but they're crazy about American sports.

"Mexico is the most fertile sports field in the world and it should be cultivated. The Mexican as an athlete has the speed and spirit to star in any kind of competition." Basketball is tops in Mexican fan interest, says "Little Bill," with baseball a good second and tennis third. "The facilities they have for these sports are amazing," he said. "There are four public playgrounds in Mexico City and each has a fieldhouse, basketball courts, baseball diamonds and tennis courts, and there SUNDAY Twin City Independents (N CHICAGO FIREMEN A House of David Ball Park 2:45 ADMISSION 50c, plus tax 3 during our 13 years of prohibition. What you really vote for is whether liquor is going to be sold Uially or whether the community is going to get needed taxes for schools, hospitals, and the like, or whether this money is going to go to gangsters and bootleggers.

That's the answer, boys simple as A-B-C" "Judge, would you mind tellin Charlie here what you told me the other night walkin' home from lodge. 1 can't word it just the way you did." "Sure thing. Tim. Here's what I told him, Charlie. There's no such thing as votin' a nation, a state, a county, or even a community dry.

We had proof enough of that The easternmost point in the United States is West Quoddy Head, Me. The wastermost point Is Cane Alva. Washington. The longest distance straight across the U. S.

is the distance between these two places, vhdeh is 2,607 miles. OU SHOULD SEE HER WALTZ HER USED FW TO THE BUTCHEG, FATfcO are seating accommodations for thousands." A basketball building which will compare In size with Madison.