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tS HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH, Harrisburg, Pa, Thursday, July 24, 1947 Air Force Debut With Carson.rf Melton, cf. Brouse.lf. Mattox.lb. Apga Celford.rf. Steading the Team Won Lost Pet Legion Post 27 5 1 .833 Harrisburg Bears 4 1 .800 Harrisburg Dairies 4 2 .667 11th Air Force 2 4 .333, Ensmineer's 0 7 .000 last Evening' Results Air Force, Ensminger's, 5.

This Evening's Schedule Air Force vs. Dairies. The 11th Air Force made its debut last evening on the Seventh and Radnor diamond taking i nip and tuck contest from Ens minffers. 7 5. The lead changed hands in the first five innings oftener than the lineups of the two squads and it wasn't until the sixth frame that the airmen went ahead to take their initial victory.

The Ensmingers team looked good playing the best ball they have since this half began. The nine; has been considerably strength ened by the addition of several Aurand Post players after the Vets dropped out of the league to be replaced by the Air Force Carson scored first for the air men in the initial stanza, gaining first on an error, advancing to second on the same error and scoring on Milton's single to centerfield. Ensmingers answered back with a single in the bottom half of the first. Lewis got off to first after being hit by pitcher, Frank McCullough. Mader grounded out, then Lewis tabbed as Seitz singled to left.

Seitz was out at second trying to stretch his single, and Stewart struck out to retire the side. The Photographers added two more in the second. Maley doubled down the left field foul line Eberts singled to left and stole second. Saul was safe at first on fielder's choice as Maley, try ing to beat the throw home, ran headlong into catcher Apgar, who was standing on the plate, knock ing him over. Since the catcher was holding the ball Maley was Apgar slightly injured, left the game an inning later.

On a pitch to Lohr, who later walked, Eberts scored on an error. Williams grounded out, Lewis walked, Mader received another free ticket, forcing Saul in, and Seitz was out at first on a grounder. In the third, McCullough singled to left, advanced on Carson's infield hit and registered on Mel ton bingle to lelt. The airmen went ahead by a single in the fourth with two additional runs, Mattox and Sito taking the honors. Mattox had been hit by pitcher Buck Williams to get on the initial sack.

Sito picked one off the ground on his bat handle for a hit and both runners were advanced on Swistock's sacrifice. After Alford struck out, the pair of base circlers came in on Mc Cullough's double to Two triples were basically responsible for the fourth inning Ensmingers' runs. Lewis tripled to left and tabbed on Mader's triple to center, then Mader I scored as Maley grounded out, after Seitz had walked' and stole second and Stewart got to first on an error. That ended the Ens minger scoring, although the team tried a desperate rally in the last two frames, using a trio of pinch hitters. Air Force Ensminger's abrhoa! ab a 4 2 2 1 OILewis.cf 2 2 2 2 3 0 3 0 OMader.ss...

3 0 0 2 lSeitz.li... 3 0 0 4 lb 3 117 ijstewart.lb 0 0 0 3 OEberts.c... 3 110 2 0 0 0 OiLohr.rf.... 3 2 1 0 3IWilliams.D Sito.c 2 113 10 11 Pfender.lf. 1 0 0 0 Totals.

27 7 10 21 10! 'zzMcGuire Distributed bv LEMAR DISTRIBUTING CO. 4 1111 4 0 10 0 3 0 13 2 3 0 0 8 0 2 114 2 3 10 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 5 10 10 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 zzzRo'b'ger 0 0 0 0 0 28 5 7 21 13 zManon batted for Stewart in 6th. zzMaguire batted for Saul in 7th. zzzRomberger batted for Hevel in 7th. Score by innings: Air Force 101 212' 07 Ensminger's 120 200 05 Errors Stewart 2, Saul, Kandes.

Two base hit Maley. Three base hits Lewis, juaaer. stolen bases Eberts, Carson 2 Seitz. Sacrifices Apgar, Smistock, Mel ton, Diehl. Double plays Maley to Stewart; Williams to Maley to Stewart.

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Y. City $13 15 N. Seventh, Harrisburg, Pa. Telephone Harrisburg 4 2295 Makes Victory Duginski Hurls Senators to Win Lancaster, July 24. (IP) Phil Duginski, diminutive Harrisburg right hander tossed a five hit Left on bases, Harrisburg 8, Lancaster Hits, off Shimkus, 7 in 8 innings: off Kelly, 2 in 1.

Base on balls, off Duginski 3. off Kelly 1. Struck out. by Duginski 10, by Shimkus 4, by Kelly 1 Hit by pitcher, by Duginski (Kirk). Passed balls, Armstrong 2.

Losing pitch er, Shimkus. Sunbury Herman.rf Maloney.c. Braun.p. Heidel.p. Morgan.p, xxMatoh.

xxxGreco. ab a Davis.cf... 5 1 1 3 OHalkard.cf 4 114 OWilson.ss.. 5 112 3 110 4 0 12 OiMcLean.lf. 4 112 5 12 4 3 2 10 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 Wargo.p 0 0 0 0 OjGosselin.p 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 0 0)000 10 10 0 AUentown Levan.lf Sanicki.cf Murphy.lb 3 111 2 0 13 1 3 0 12 0 3 0 0 0 2 Wnek.c Bicknell.p.

Linda Interstate Standings Yesterday's Results AUentown, 11; Sunbury, 8. Harrisburg, Lancaster, 0. Trenton, Hagerstown, 1. York, Wilmington, 4. (1st Wilmington, York, 4.

(2nd Standing of the Clubs W. AUentown 47 Harrisburg 47 Wilmington 44 York 41 Hagerstown 41 Trenton 44 Lancaster 32 Sunbury 30 Today's Schedule Hagerstown at Trenton. York at Wilmington. Sunbury at AUentown Harrisburg at Lancaster. ab a 5 12 3 0 4 12 16 2 3 10 3 5 1 1 14 0 3 2 0 0 0 5 14 3 0 5 12 3 9 2 0 0 3 0 4 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Totals .36 8 10 24 8 Totals.

3 11 14 27 18; xBatted for Heidel in 2nd. xxBatted for Morgan in 8th. xxxBatted for Sollenberser in 9th. Sunbury 010 020 050 8 AUentown 620 002 lOx 11 Errors, Davis. Demanicore.

Runs bat ted in, Halkard 3, Burgess 4, Ortiz 2, Davis, Filipowicz 2, Demanicore, Pa jonas. Herman, Posipanka. Home runs, Halkard. Filmowicz. Three base hits.

Burgess, Wargo. Two base hits, Wein gartner, Wilson 2. Double plays, Wein gartner to Posipanka, Ortiz to Wilson to Hecklinger. Left on bases, AUentown iu. Hit by pitcher, bv Warco (Matoh).

Struck out, Heidel 2, Morgan 4, Wargo 3, Sollenberger 1. Base on balls, off Wargo 8, Braun 2, Heidel 1, Morgan 5, Gosseiin 1, Sollenberger 1. Hits, off Braun, 4 in 1 3 innine: Heidel. 1 in 2 3: Morgan, 8 in Wargo, 9 in 7 1 3: Sollenberger, 1 in Gosseiin, 1 in 1 2 3. Winning pitcher, Wargo.

Losine Ditcher. Braun. Umpires, Haupt and Kovalak.lf Haas.lb... Beard, cf. Feraco.ss.

Rushe.p... (FIRST York ab a 3 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 10 1 3 1110 3 2 2 3 2 2 110 0 GAME! Wilmington Romello.ss ab a 2 0 0 1 5 4 12 0 1 4 0 0 1 0 3 0 12 0 2 10 9 0 3 12 10 3 0 2 4 4 3 0 0 3 1 110 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 26 5 7 21 11 Totals 25 4 7 21 13 York 000 003 25 Wilmington 000 310 0 4 irror, uavis. Huns batted in. Rice, Davis 2. Feraco.

Heltzel. Haddican. Shoff, Widmayer. Two base hits, Davis, Beard. Three base hits, Widmayer.

Stolen bases, Feraco. Sacrifices, Wid Romello 2. Double plays, Romello to Davis to Murphy. Left on bases.S York 7, Wilmington 5. Base on balls, off Rushe 3, Bicknell 4, Dom mer 1.

Struck out, by Rushe 2, Bicknell 2. Hits, off Bicknell, 4 in 5 2 3 innings; off Dommer, 3 in off Lind amood, 0 in 1 3. Hit by pitcher, by Bicknell (Feraco). Wild Ditches. Bick nell 2.

Losing pitcher, Dommer. (SECOND GAME) York I Wilmington ab a ab a Kovalak.lf 4 0 0 2 KRomello.ss 4 112 2 Haas.lb.., 4 1 2 6 3 12 11 Beard, 3 10 3 OLecan.lf... 4 1110 4 13 1 5 Sanicki.cf. 4 114 0 3 1 0 3 0 Murphy.lb. 4 117 1 Feraco, 4 0 1 3 4 2 3 4 0 4 0 2 4 3 0 14 1 4 0 12 liDavis.2b.

4 12 4 5 0 0 0 0 OiEyrich.p.. 3 0 10 2 Stare, p. 3 0 0 0 1 zMenar'ick 1 0 0 0 01 4 9 24 15 Totals. .33 8 13 27 12 zBatted for Stare in 9th. York 1 00 002 0014 Wilmington 700 000 Olx 8 Errors, Feraco.

Widmayer, Haas, Turner. Haddican. Runs batted in, Shoff 2, Sanicki 2, Rice 2. Davis 2. Haddican.

Two base hits, Shoff 2. Stolen bases, Rice 2. Sacrifice, Turner. Double plays. Cusick, Davis, Murphy, Turner and Davis; Feraco, Heltzel and Haas; Helt el, Feraco and Shoff, Romello, Davis and Murphy 2.

Left on bases. York 5, Wilmington 4. Base on balls, off 'Eyrich 2, Stare 2. Struck out, by Eyrich 3, Stare 2. Hits, off Christensen, 7 in no innings: Stare, 6 in 8.

Wild pitches. Christensen. Eyrich. Losing pitcher, Christensen. Hagerstown Trenton ab a ab a 4 0 0 3 4 0 0 3 2 Jenis.lb...

4 12 8 4 0 0 4 0 Yeash.lf 4 0 0 2 4 112 0 4 0 0 4 0 Jackson.lf 4 0 3 1 0 4 0 10 3 0 0 0 1 4 0 11 2 0 0 9 2 Heist.cf... 3 0 12 OlMiasek.lb. 3 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 10 0 Owcar.p.. 2 0 0 0 liTomasic.p, 3 110 2 .29 1 5 24 81 Totals. .30 2 6 27 7 Hagerstown 000 100 000 1 Trenton 100 000 Olx 2 Errors, Dresser.

Yeash. Runs batted In. Dresser. Hofman. Two base hits.

Jenis, Jackson, Daddario. Three base hit, Tomasic. Stolen base, Dresser. Sacrifice, Crumling. Double plays, Martin and Jems; Jennings, Hofman and Mia sek.

Left on bases, Hagerstown 5, Trenton 5. Struck out. by Tomasic 9. Owcar 5. Bases on balls, off Owcar 1, Tomasic 3.

Wild pitches, Owcar, To masic. Passed ball, Yelen. game), game). Pet. .588 .547 .530 .526 .519 .518 .390 .380 Mix Fine Play and Pretty Leg: Result: Fun for Pro Tennis Fans Dallas, July 24.

The gals of professional tennis are doing an even better job than the men at making tennis a more at tractive spectator sport They are mixing a lot of charm, complete with a radio comedian sort of patter, into their performance on their first pro fessional tour. Pauline Betz and Sarah Pal frey Cooke, best women netters snuiout at tne lancaster itea the world and two of the Koses last night as the visiting members of the femin senators cnaikea up tneir secona win of the three game series, 4 to 0. Duginski fanned ten of the Lan caster batters and in only one in' ning did he permit more than one batter to reach first base. The two bunched hits came in the second, and a snappy throw by Burns from center field nipped Zack try ing to go from first to third. Lancaster presented a new shortstop named Elmer Nickleson, and the young man's nervousness was responsible for three errors, two of them figuring in the scor ing of the first two Harrisburg runs.

Harrisburg I Lancaster ab at Ankrum.ss 5 12 2 lAstbury.lf Greifzu.lf. 5 110 2 0 12 0 Burns.cf 3 0 0 4 0 Koerner.rf 4 110 1 3 0 14 1 Stock sen.c 3 1 0 9 Duginski.p 4 0 1 0 James.rf zNovick. Kelly, ab a 4 0 0 3 0 5 0 2 5 2 0 10 0 3 0 13 4 0 16 2 35 4 9 27 6 4 0 0 7 1 3 0 0 6 3 Zack. 4 0 2 2 2 4 0 10 2 2 0 0 0 4 10 0 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 27 14 zGrounded out for Shimkus" in 8th. Harrisburg 000 100 1024 jLancaster out) 000 000 Errors.

Nickleson 3. Astbury. Runs batted in. Greifzu. Ankrum.

Emery. Two base hit. Kirk. Sacrifices, Burns, Sivinsky, Greifzu. Double plays, Shimkus to Armstrong to Zack to Usciak.

ine court contingent, captured audiences in Texas. They played some fine tennis, too. They start their appearance with a comedy act whereby blonde Miss Betz plays the part of a local amateur in a bucolic costume taking a lesson in tennis under brunette Mrs. Cooke. Then, during the match the girls keep up a lively patter that brings grins to the game of tennis.

Typical of the showmanship here was this wisecrack made by Miss Betz when the official ruled one of her drives didn't go out of bounds and it looked to many as if it had (Miss Betz apparently agreed with the majority): "One of my relatives." When Mrs. Cooke would miss an apparent easy shot at the net she would shrill in her musical Bostonian accent: "Oh, no, not that." Both declared they were really enjoying being professionals, Mrs Cooke said she liked it not only for the money involved but be cause of the better competition "We really love competition, you know," she said. Miss Betz denied a magazine story that she sat in a Paris sidewalk cafe and cried in her prune juice last April over losing her amateur standing. "I don't like prune juice, she said. Accompanying the girls, who travel in Miss Betz' automobile, is Carl Earn, a young California professional, who demonstrates a new kind of tennis ball.

It is attached to a rubber band 'that al Lemoyne Hears West Shore Title Standing of the Teams Won Lost Pet. Lemoyne 21 7 .750 West Fairview 19 9 .679 Dillsburg 18 10 .643 New Cumberland 16 12 .571 Carlisle 16 12 .571 Enola 13 16 .448 Post 1462 12 17 .414 Mechanicsburg 9 11 .333 Army Depot 3 26 .103 Yesterday's Scores Lemoyne, New Cumberland, Carlisle, Post 1462, 2. Mechanicsburg, Army Depot, Dillsburg, 36; Enola, 1. Hanlen.rf Shugar.cf Denison.c. Foster.c Free.c Leach, lb Carl.p 4 0 10 3 Baltzley.lf 4 2 0 0 1 3 4 0 1 2 Shope Hoopes.rf Bushey Eline.lb...

RDetter.cf Lerew.p. 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 13 3 3 119 0 4 13 0 0 110 8 1 3 2 2 0 0 Carlisle 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 HHardy.rf.. 1 0 0 0 OiReiber.rf 10 0 1 OPMiller.p. Riehl.rf. Mof at.ss Allison.c Thomas.cf Shane.p.

Taino.lb... Enola Foster.ss Knaby.lf lerew.p 4 10 0 Conklin.p 2. Lemoyne came a step closer the West Shore title last evening by defeating New Cumberland, 9 3. The victory gives Lemoyne a two and one half game edge over the second place West Fairview nine. In other league games, Carlisle defeated Wormleysburg, 3 Mechanicsburg topped the Army Depot, 6 2, and Dillsburg won over Enola, 16 1.

Lemoyne I New Cumberland ab aj ab a 4 2 1 0 3 0 0 2 1 2 0 12 ljCook.lb.p. 4 12 1 OiBeshore.ss. 4 112 0 1 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 11 Fetrow.lf Elicker.cf Miller.rf 3 2 0 2 3 12 8 0 4 0 2 0 1 Totals. .30 9 10 21 8 Bock.p.lb. 4 114 1 3 0 14 3 2 0 111 3 0 0 1 0 3 12 10 2 10 0 0 3 0 0 7 1 3 0 0 1 2 Totals.

.26 3 5 21 9 Lemoyne 001 102 5 9 New Cumberland 100 200 03 Errors New Cumberland 5, Lemoyne 2. Two base hits Rockey, Ellcker, Keating. Stolen bases Leitzel, Denison, Cook, Sunday. Sacrifces Leitzel, Leach. Base on balls Off Bock 5, Carl 3.

Struck out By Bock 5, Carl 7. Wild pitches Carl, Bock. Balk Carl. Losing pitcher Bock. Umpires Books and Stuckey.

Post 1463 Acri.cf Snare.rf Esrey Dunlap.lb CMiller.lf. Turbett.ss. Huber.c. Reeser, Welker.p. ab a 3 13 2 0 4 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 3 2 10 0 2 3 0 1 7 0 4 0 2 1 1 4 0 0 3 0 Nickely.2b Patrick, cf.

Coale.lb. HMiller.c. Noggle.lf Blosser.ss. ab a 3 0 0 2 5 2 0 10 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 9 3 0 0 6 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 111 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 0 3 12 0 1 Totals .27 2 7 18 7 Totals 22 3 521 11 Post 1462 100 000 12 Carlisle 010 200 3 Stolen bases Sheaffer 2, Bowers. Base on balls Off Reeser 1, Welker 3.

Miller, 8. Struck out By Reeser 1, Welker 1, Miller 6. Losing 'pitcher Reeser. Um pires Houser and Hopple. Mechanicsburg ab a Martin.c.

2 2 2 5 2 3 1110 4 10 11 Sadler.lb. 4 0 2 11 0 3 0 1 0 Kreitzer.ss 3 12 14 Kramer.lf. 4 0 0 0 0 10 0 12 Werner.p. 3 13 10 Army Depot ab a 3 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 3 4 3 0 2 3 1 2 0 12 0 1 2 0 4 6 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 0 4 1 Totals 27 6 11 21 11 Totals 21 2 5 21 18 Mechanicsburg 200 300 1 6 Army Depot 000 010 12 Base on balls Off Shane 3, Werner 4. Struck out By Shane 3, Werner 4.

Dillsburg ab a ab a 3 0 2 0 1 2 1110 3 0 12 3 3 0 2 6 0 3 0 0 2 0 10 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 Williams.p 0 0 0 0 0, Totals .28 169 18 71 Totals. .21 1 7 18 7 Dillsburg 203 11816 Enola 000 100 1 Errors Foster, D. Vogelsong, Moore 2, Mundis 2, Stambaugh. Three base hits Hoopes 2, Baker. Stolen bases R.

Det ter, Baltzley. Base on balls Off Lerew 2, M. Vogelsong 3, Conklin 4. Struck out By Lerew 9, M. Vogelsong.

2. Sunbury Hurler Signs Basketball Contract New York, July 24, (IP). Carl Braun of Garden City, N. former Colgate basketball player, has been signed by the New York Knickerbockers of the Basketball Association of America. Braun, who stands six feet, five inches and weighs 185 ppunds, also is a baseball pitcher with Sunbury, a New York Yankee farm team.

held the protest of Catholic High School over the use of an in Pointers on Golf Pauline Betz, left, and Sarah Palfrey Cooke mix she nannigans like this swimming pool tennis match in with their regular tennis matches. The spectators enjoy both. lows it to be hit across the net, then bounds back to the player. "You just have to be able to get along with yourself to play tennis with this ball," remarked Gib Sandefer, a Texan who managed the tour in the Earn also appeared in a mixed doubles match, playing with Mrs. Cooke against Miss Betz and the local professional.

In their Los Angeles debut, the girls used Movie Stars Mickey Rooney and Walter Pidgeon as partners in their doubles game Catholic Nine Takes Legion League Lead Standing of the Teams Won Lost Pet Catholic ....7 2 .778 Highspire 5 3 .625 Keystones ....4 3 .571 William Penn 4 5 .444 John Harris 1 8 Yesterday Results Catholic, Highspire, 0. William Penn, 10; John Harris, 3. Catholic High took undisputed possession 01 first place in xne Legion Junior League yesterday bv blanking Highspire, oe hind Cook Sukniac's stellar hurling. In facing only 26 batters, Sukniac fanned 10 and walked only one. Catholic scored the initial run in the first trame wnen iaiaie singled, moved to second on Crumling's misplay, and reached third on an error by Coleman.

A passed ball resulted in Natale crossing the plate untouched. The second run was added as Natale walked and was sacri ficed by Reagan. An infield out moved Natale to third, scoring on a wild pitch by Pickel. In the other loop contest, Wil liam Penn trounced John Harris, 10 3, with Pug Allen and Ecky Egenrider leading the attack with three safeties in four trips to thej pan. Ike Eisenhour limited the hits.

to four as he whiffed seven stick men and walked none. Dutch Eby, of the American Legion Athletic Committee, an nounced last night the Legion Junior Baseball League has up eligible player by William Penn in the July 15 game, The game, won by William Penn, was awarded to Catholic by forfeit. Highspire I Catholic ab a 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 Chubb.cf 3 0 12 0 3 0 0 7 0 Coleman.lf 3 0 111 2 0 0 0 1 Sauders.rf 3 0 11 Hatinson.c 3 0 1 7 0 Razio.c 2 0 0 0 3 25 0 4 18 5 Score bv innings: Totals 26 10 11 21 2 Score bv innings: Kerns.lf abr a Natale.ss 12 10 1 Reagan.lb. 2 0 0 7 0 3 0 0 1 0 ITill.cf 3 0 0 1 0 3 0 111 2 0 12 2 3 0 10 0 2 0 0 9 2 Suknaic.p. 3 0 0 0 2 22 2 4 21 8 Highspire 000 000 00 Catholic 100 010 2 Errors Coleman, Crumling, Waldron, Two base hits Euker, Waldron.

Stolen bases Placey, Coleman, Euker 2, Hat inson. Sacrifice Reagan. Left on base Catholic 7, Highspire 5. Base on balls Off Suknaic 1, Pickel 4. Struck out By Suknaic 10, Pickel 7.

Wild pitches Pickel 2.. Passed balls Hatinson. Win ning pitcher Suknaic. Losing pitcher Pickel. Umpires Krasovic and Lyons Time of game 1.30.

William Penn ab a CiriUo.cf.. 4 0 2 1 OlPowell.ss Stoueh.3b. 3 0 11 OiTighe.c. 3 111 4 4 3 1 2 4 2 3 5 1, 4 1 1 a i 3 10 0 0 0 10 3 5 Zeiders.rf. 1 0 0 John Harris ab a 3 10 0 1 4 12 7 4 3 10 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 3 0 110 2 0 16 0 Gossler.cf.

3 0 0 0 0 Jones, Gerdes.rf 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 25 3 4 18 7 John Harris 000 120 03 William Penn 033 031 10 Error Stoufih. Two base hits Tighe, Shambaugh. Three base hit Allen. Base rT, I itt ones 1. OirULK UUl.

oy Jones 3, Eisenhour 7. massed Dans Egenrider 2. Umpires Smith and Jones. Down the Fairway With Ben Hogan In our last installment we discussed the clinics now being put on at the tournaments sponsored by the Professional Golfers Association. In addition to demonstrating the fundamentals 01 good golfing form at these clinics, the players selected to do the lecturing also point out at the same time many common faults which prevent, duffers from having good form.

Here are the faults selected to be discussed: 1. Stance too wide. Feet too far apart. This has the effect of restricting the hip turn in both directions. The best way to meas A ll.

ure xour stance is to place your feet about as iar apart as. wt width of your, shoulders. Turning the toes of both feet slightly outward will also aid you in making an unrestricted turn during the swing. 2. Attempting to lift the ball in pitching or in playing a fair way club from a close or down hill lie.

For either purpose a ciud of sufficient loft must be chosen, but when this has been done the player should have confidence in the club. In trying to hit upward the chances are that the club will strike the ground first or that the ball will be topped. A downward blow with any club produces more backspin. This aids equally in either stopping a pitch shot or getting a close lying ball off the ground. 3.

main? too soon. Or throwing the club head with the mm hands from the top of the swing. This causes the cock of the wrists to be used up too quickly and wastefully. In approaching the ball with the wrists already uncocked the player discovers that his hands are now only useful as a means of holding the, club. As an alternative he usually attempts to' get the club on through by heaving his shoulders.

The unwinding of the hips must lead the downswing and the hand action must be delayed if the pow er of the body is to be efficiently utilized and the blow delivered in the proper groove. 4. Falling away from the ball in the act of striking. This fault is the result of incorrect handling of the weight of the body during the swing. This is usually brought on by resting too much weight on the left leg to start with or shifting it there during the backswing.

In either case the effort of hitting always starts a movement back toward the right foot. To maintain approximately equal division of weight between the two feet while addressing the ball and throughout the backswing usually brings about a cure. (In the next column, I'll give you my theory on why Sam Snead missed out in thj 1947 Open.) 11 Firemen, Kinney's The Head and the Golf Swing What is the most important factor in the golf swing? This is a problem some three or four million devotees and divotees, not mere spec tators, are working on today. Well known instructors have told us it was the action of the feet, where balance begins. Others have brought in the hands and wrists, which actually swing 0 Grantland Rice the club head.

And you will find those equally smart, who will say it is the action of the left side, left shoulder and left hip in the correct pivotmg motion. Great golfers have told me "Don't leave the left shoulder behind." I know that Bob Jones figured the action the left hip important in his swing. Of course, the true golf swing is the blend of many, factors, just as playing the violin or piano, or painting a fine picture. But since writing a piece on the "left hand in golf," we have been the unlucky recipient of many letters from able teachers, who tell us we have overlooked the most important factor. Their angle is that the most important single factor in the swing is "head action," or rather the lack of head action.

We have an idea they are. right, As one well known instructor and player writes me: "Nothing right can happen in the golf swing unless the head is held in its proper place. If the head starts through the swing, then every thing else will be of use Once the head starts moving called "looking up" as a rule, no swing can be effective. The head must be. held in place.

It isn matter of looking at the ball or keeping your eye on the ball. It is much more a matter of keep ing the head fixed and set." I talked over this matter some time ago with Jim Barnes, United States, British and Professional Golf Association champion, great player and an excellent teacher. "The head, he said, "is the anchor to the swing. Once moving, you are in certain trouble. It must stay in place." If you study the pictures of leading stars in action and I happen to have looked at hun dreds of these action pictures you will notice the head fixed and the chin pointing back of the ball, through the moment "of impact.

The stars take this for granted. Yet, many ynll tell you that if you try to teach this sys tern, the average golfer will lock his head, neck and body "But, of course," they say, "the head must remain fixed. "It can't be moved. But it is a dangerous idea to give a pupil." Why should it be dangerous, if it happens to be 100 per cent, necessary? Bringing in Travers and Hagen A good many partly forgotten summers ago, when Jerry Travers was winning four amateur cham pionships, plus one open, I hap pened to notice that just before starting his backswing he cocked his chin slightly to the right, away from the ball. "Just why do you do that?" asked.

ago. That was over 30 years 'To be sure I keep my head set," he said. "I have noticed, in the course of a good round, that I'll miss six or seven shots. Practically every mistake I make is because I let my head move or drift forward probably, because I want to 'see what has happened to the shot. By tucking my chin slightly to the right, away from the ball, I have found this helps me to keep my head fixed and iset in one place." A few years later, I noticed another coming star doing the same thing.

His name was Walter Hagen. "More shots are missed," he told me then, "by moving the head than by any other mistake. I've found this method helped me to keep my head in place." you hit a good shot with a moving or lifting I asked "bure, Hagen said. 'Just as often as you can hit a 100 to shot at the track. I usually miss around seven shots a round.

At least six of these mistakes are due to faulty head action." The next striking example saw was a kid named Bibby Jones, in 1916. The great majority of golfers are thinking ahead of the stroke They are thinking in terms of results not what causes results. Their mental process is focused on a bunker, a pond or other abysmal trouble beyond. Naturally the mind, directing all action, brings about a sudden head lifting to see what happened. It requires tremendous will power to play a shot, and not look to see what pleasant or dire result takes place How many times have you heard from our partner or opponent, "Well, you lifted your head on that one." And, as we suggested years ago, You never look up to see a good shot.

"Keep your eye on the ball," was the first golf instruction we ever had. This isn't too sound. For too often the eye will try to follow the flight of the ball ahead of schedule. "Keep your mind on the ball," is slightly better advice. It is almost impossible to keep the head fixed in place with a nurnea swing.

A smooth, even backswing is a big help in con trolling the head. Certainly, the hands swing the club head. Certainly there must be foot balance, left hand firm ness and a certain amount of body turn. In golf there are too many things. That is why my old mena, ueorge iOw, once said: "Golf is an 'umblin' game." But all of these factors put together won't help you if, just before the split second of impact just before the club head reaches the ball the head begins to move along the line of flight.

If you don't think so, watch Hogan, Nelson, Snead, Locke or any other golfer who thinks in terms of birdies and pars. Win League Games ALLISON HILL LEAGUE Standing tlthe Teams Won Lost Pet. Susquehanna Firemen 5 2 Penbrook Pops ..4 2 .667 Pepsi Cola 4 2 .667 Kinney's 4 3 .577 Harrisburg Firemen 4 4 .500 Capital Bakers 3 4 .429 Jones Red Sox 3 4 .429 HiU Records 3 4 .429 White Hill 0 5 .000 Yesterday' Scores Harrisburg Firemen, Red Sox, 0. Kinney's, Capital Bakers, 1. The Harrisburg Firemen ad vanced to fifth place in the Allison Hill League yesterday by downing the Red Sox, 5 to 0.

In the other league game, Kinney's defeated the Capital Bakers, 9 1 Dick Garvench pitched out standing ball for Kinney's allow ing omy two saieties. He was given excellent support, particu larly from Don 'Williams who made three sensational catches in left field. Despite the 5 0 shutout, the Red Sox and the Firemen played a close contest. Strawser allowed the losers only four safeties, while the Firemen collected only five hits off Parker. Jones Red Sox Gratz.ss.

Albert.rf Trout.cf Jones.c. Parker.p. ab a 3 0 2 0 4 3 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 3 3 0 113! 3 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 0 2 0 0 5 2 0 1 0 5 Totals .23 0 4 18 151 Score by innings: Harrisburg Firemen ab a BPeace.lf 2 112 0 4 110 1 4 0 0 1 4 2 0 2 1 Siler.lb... 3 1 110 0 Gibney.c. 3 0 12 1 Fillipelli.rf 2 0 0 1 0 Ilioff.cf...

3 0 12 0 Strawser.p. 3 0 0 1 4 28 5 5 21 10 Red Sox 000 000 00 Harrisburg Firemen 003 020 Stolen bases Thompson 2, Peace 2, Ilioff, Gratz. Base on balls Off Parker 4, Strawser 1. Struck out By Parker 4, Strawser 2. Hit by pitched ball By farker (Thompson).

Kinney's abrhoa JHenry.cf. 5 1110 JPeace.ss 3 2 2 0 3 3 0 111 Falk.c 4 0 2 5 0 Capitol Bakers AlbrighUf Wilson, lb Strickler.ss Ernst.cf 4 0 0 1 llYoho.rf abrhoa 3 0 12 0 3 10 3 0 3 0 0 1 2 3 0 110 3 0 0 1 0 CHenry.lb 5 2 2 9 3 0 0 4 1 Williams.lf 4 114 0 Smeltzer.rf 3 2 2 1 0 Garveich.p 2 10 0 1 Weimer.p, Fisher.c... 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 9 2 Totals 33 9 12 21 61 Totals. .24 1 2 21 8 Score by innings: Kinney's 020 040 3 Capital Bakers 000 000 11 Errors Weimer, Logan, Strickler, J. Peace.

Three base hit J. Peace. Stolen bases J. Peace, Albright, Ernst. Base on balls Off Weimer 4.

Struck out By Weimer 7, Garveich 5. Umpire Quigley City Archers In Phila. Meet The Philadelphia Archery Club will be host to approximately 100 Eastern Pennsylvania archers in the first Eastern Penna. State Archery Association champion ship since the war, Sunday. Men and women, competing in their own divisions, will be shooting for three places in five classes.

The juniors will com pete for three prizes in their own division. Awards will also be made to the open high man and the open high woman shoot ing. In the mens division Clifford Hence, of Philadelphia, Ernest Lehmer, Harrisburg, William Reid, Philadelphia, Vernon Kin sey. Lancaster and Dr. Hyland er, of York, will be competing for high honors, while two lead ing women archers, Ruth Diem er, or niiaaeipnia, ana Mary Jane Everett, of AUentown, will be in the upper brackets of the women's division.

Jack McCullum, of Philadel phia, and Lois Lehmer, of Har nsburg, both outstanding young archers will be the leading con tenders the junior division. Favorites Win Seabright Tilts Sea Bright. N. July 24, m. Except for the sudden exit of third seeded Edward Moylan, of San Francisco, favorites advanced into the quarter final round of the men's singles in the 59th Annual Sea Bright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club Invitation Tourney here yesterday, although several of them experienced a rocky road before achieving victory.

Top seeded Frank Parker, of Los Angeles, winner of the title here in 1939, moved to the round of eight with a 6 4, 6 4 victory over Clarence Nick Carter, of San Francisco, and will oppose Francisco (Pancho) Segura, of Ecuador, today. Segura, top seeded foreign player, had little trouble advancing, conquering Gardner Larned, of Chicago, 6 4, 6 1. Although he won, second seeded Gardnar Mulloy, of Coral Gables, was forced to go all out to subdue Harry Likas, of San Francisco, 11 9, 3 6, 6 0. The handsome Florida veteran will meet Earl Cochell, of Brooklyn, who scored a mild surprise when he vanquished 11th ranking Seymour ureenberg, of Los Angeles, 8 6, 6 4. In another quarter final match tomorrow Victor Seixas, of Philadelphia, will.

meet James Brink, of Seattle. Seixas, ranked 16th nationally, scored the biggest form reversal of the tourney when he ousted Moylan straight sets, 6 1, 6 2. It took the recent win ner of the Pennsylvania State Grass Courts championships only 31 minutes to polish off the Spring Lake clay courts title holder. Brink, a southpaw stylist, had to go three sets before he could eliminate rangy Bill Vogt, of Princeton, 4 6, 7 5, and 10 8. Two strong contenders for the title, fourth seeded William Tal bert, of Wilmington, and Bob Falkenburg, of Beverly Hills, clash in the other quarterfinal round match.

Talbert waltz ed through Fred Kovaleski, of Hamtrack, 6 3, 6 2, but Falkenburg was pressed to the hilt before he could eliminate the veteran Sidney Wood. Falkenburg, dangerously close to being conquered on several occasions, climaxed an uphill strug gle to win, 6 3, 3 6, 11 9. Once during the third set Wood was within two points of victory only to lose his grip and allow the nation's eight ranking star to get back in the fight. In the Women's Division, ton seeded Shirley Fry, of Akron, Ohio; Mrs. Virginia Kovacs, of San Francisco, No.

2: Dorothy Head, of Alameda, No. and unseeded Barbara Krase, of San Francisco, reached the semi final round. Miss Fry turned back Louise Snow, of Bakersfield, 6 4, 8 6, and will meet Miss Krase today. Miss Krase vanquished Mrs. Helen Rigbany, of New York, in two hard fought sets, 6 3, 9 7.

Mrs. Kovacs and Miss Head collide in the other semi final round tussel. Mrs. Kovacs ousted Sylvia Knowles, of Newport, R. 6 2, 6 3, while Miss Head stopped Gertrude Morari, of Santa Monica, 7 5, 6 4.

Indians Lose Lower Paxton blanked the Progress Indians in the twilight division of the Schoolboy League yesterday, behind the two hit twirling of Lee Campbell. IIWililuudLll III 1 VVBEEK i I II 1 1 II II I II IIS! Gone 0 2G I DISTRIBUTED BY CAPITAL BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTORS CO. 911 Cowden St, Harrisburg, Pa. Phone: Harrisburg 44124 ARTHUR DECKMAN 48 W. Church Carlisle, Pa.

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