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Wins Monteo orkers Bums Down MA; Supervisors Win Bums gained I precious ground in the torrid jf jiai cf 4 3 0 12 first division battle in the City Industrial softball league last night by upending Maria Assunta. 7-5, in a Manatawny park duel. The night's other engagement found Spicer's Supervisors staging a mild upset by topping Carlini A 9-8 South 30 Pottstown field with the help of five-run sixth inning rally. The Bums were outdone at the plate, 14 hits to five, but once they rolled into high fear they made their hits talk. The game was a scoreless slab bat- tie between Rum Beekly and ab.r.h.o, ab.r.h.o.

MA's Richards for three in- Eck. cf 2 10 0 Ross 2 10 1 nines, but then the winners hr 3 2 0 1 Lechner. 2b 4 2 2 2 bur.t Co In 3b 3 i 1 i SKffV I 111 the final four rounds. Wiley, p. 4 0 Rickm.

4 14 0 The clinching heat was the lb 2 2 Hosapor. rf 2000 sixth, when three hits produced Stepsie if 3 0 0 6 Kirby, cf 2112 three runs and j.u J.iJ Connor. Buss Shaner and Mike HftWk lb 3 1 Brumbh lb hm Shaner all swatted singles in that Moore, cf 2120 4 118 Keller, If 3 12 4 3 2 13 4 2 3 2 G. Shaner. If 3 0 0 1 Kerr, 3 2 11 Searfose 3b 3 0 11 Poster, rf 4 0 2 0 3 1 I 3 A 4 0 2 3 Beekly, 2 110 2 0 0 0 rf 10 0 0 315 14 21 .0 0 0 1 2 3 Marla Assunta ....................0 00200 Shaner, Searfoae.

Beekly, Keller, Kerr. Poster. Saraceni. Keller. Taacione Shaner.

Beekly Kerr to Powell, Jacobs to Shaner. Beekly 3. Richards 2. Beekly 1, Beekly sewed his game into 1 Moyer, lb 2 0 12 sock with a booming inning the homer later. carlini Maria Assunta's runs came in spicers spurts.

The Assuntans counted twice in the fourth on by Keller and Ottaviano, and then ex- ploded in the seventh when Kerr hit, a three-run homer with the same two gents on the paths. Spicer was tailing the Carlini club, 6-4, when it rocketed four hits for five runs in the sixth. Catcher Smoky Rickert, who had three hits in as many tries prior to the inning, blasted his fourth single with the sacks soaked for the chief blow of the inning. The Supervisors had blown a 4-2 lead earlier in the game and looked like a licked club when they suddenly came to life. Jim Hawk was on the mound when the gave way.

He was relieved by Joe Chomnuk, but the assault went on. Sonny Detweiler went all the way for Spicers to gain credit for the victory. Tonight Carlini and Spicers go at it again in a regularly scheduled contest at South Pottstown field, while at Manatawny park Doc's Esso enjoys a breather with lowly Supers. 28 8 7 IS Totals 27 9 10 21 1 0 1 0 4 0 .3 1 1 0 0 5 Lechner, Aller. Lechner Allen.

to Shellen berger. Strikeout Ace Spank Perks 7-1 Behind 2-Hit Job Shackles Doug Rhoads Cellar Boys Although his team is low down in the International league race. A1 Widmar, righthanded pitcher of the Baltimore Orioles, has copped 14 decisions against seven losses and has struck out 108 batters to lead the league in that respect. Widmar is a Cleveland youth. North Enders Blank Legionnaires for 1st Jimmy Price hurled a masterful three-hit shutout at the Legionnaires yesterday at Franklin field to give his North Enders a 3-0 verdict and undisputed first place in the Senior league.

Price scattered the Legionnaire hit efforts effectively while his mates 1 were getting to opposing moundsman Corbett for two runs in the second I another in the fifth. Hits by Phils Nip Cards 4-3 in Jr. Loop STANDINGS Swamp Spanks Mountmen 8-6 Swamp turned in one of its rare VS PCT. Cards 4 Phillies 3 I 1 .500 4 .000 The fighting Phillies of the Junior Major league handed the Cards their first loss of the year yesterday morning in nine inning, 4-3 contest on Haiston field. Moore and Rettew produced the first two tallies, while the Moyer brothers put together another pair of socks for the singleton.

The victory left North with a five and two log, and a game ahead of the Legionnaires who are at four and three. Today, East and South End clash at 9.30. STANDINGS PCT. North End 5 2 .714 Legionnaires 4 3 .571 Fast End 2 .500 South End 1 .167 Legionnaires North Enders ab.r.h.o a ab r.h.o.a. 3 0 1 2 0 3 0 10 1 Corbett, 2 0 0 1 2B Mov r.2b 2 110 3 cht.rHon 1 virtnripc nitrht 1 Phils pushed over two runs Petters n.c 20091 Musser.lb 2 0 0 10 1 Suburban league victories iast mgnt rrf the ninth to n.ib 2 0 0 3 1 Frantz, 3 0 0 0 the upper end 01 tne nintn to Prl0di lf 2 0 3 0 1 split open a 2-2 tie.

and then cut 30124 Rettew. 3b 21113 short a Card rally that netted one Jones. 2b 20011 Heydt if 10000 run in the bottom of the frame. Eoker, cf 20000 Petro, rf 20120 Pillman's double and singles by 1 0 0 0 0 i a Hughes and Kirk produced the tell- 1 Uem nS iI 1 0 0 when it clipped skidding Spring Mount, 8-6, at Swamp, The winners belted nine hits to score all their runs in the first four innings, and then staged a garrison finish to state off the resurgent Mountmen. Frankie Formando belted a triple and two singles to lead the Swamp nine and help Pitcher Cush- man gain credit for the win.

Cush- man allowed eight hits and struck out six enroute to victory. Spring Mount was led by Kres- schelok, who had three blows, including a double, in four trips. The losing twirler was Mel Handson. Spring Mount Swamp ab.r.h.o.a, ab r.h.o.a Burton 3 0 1 0 5 Decker, lf 3 1 1 0 0 4 113 0 Trajan, cf 3 0 0 2 0 Landis, 4 2 12 1 4 0 2 7 1 Kresa'lk, rf 4 2 3 0 0 Pollick. 2 115 1 Merkel, lb 3 1-1 9 0 E.

0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 2 1112 Haas. If 3 0 0 3 0 13 0 11 3 0 0 0 0 Form 4 13 2 0 Handson 2 0 0 0 1 Schultr.rf 10 0 10 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 110 Smover, lf 3 0 i 0 0 3 0 110 Meyers 1 0 0 0 0 Cviah a.i.p 3 1 0 0 3 MaStck Saltier. If 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Fred'ck cf 3 0 0 1 0 Totals 31 6 8 18 8 Totals 25 8 9 21 8 Yohn. rf 1 1 0 0 0 Hallm n.rf 2 10 0 0 Soring Mount 1 0 0 2 3 0 Falust. cf 1110 0 Levin.

2 1 0 0 0 1 Swamp 0 3 2 3 0 0 Kass rf 1 0 0 0 0 Johnson, Burton, Formando, Heller rf 1 0 0 0 0 Decker. Oaugler, Oaugler. i Montgomery championship came to the George A. Amole American Lesion post last night, energetically urged on by Potts town's hustling juniors. A 7-1 verdict over Perkiomen, preserved by Doug Rhoads' superb relief pitching, was the vehicle the locals employed as a clincher.

Second- piace Norristown had already eased the pressure by succumbing to Lansdale on Monday, but any resemblance between the Pottstown team at East Greenville last night and a band of coeksures was altogether non-existent. After the contest. Manager Ray Kepner shrugged off the possibility of forced playoff of two tie games that mar the local book as very remote. He said that the Pottstown record of 10 wins, two ties and a loss would go into the reoprcis as is, giving the Buck Rhoads-piloted Pottstowns the His statement awaits official confirmation rxpected today. Rhoads, into the first base berth by the brilliance of his early-season mound cohorts, returned to the hill at an opportune moment last night to have last say.

Twirling in relief of Starter Jess Baro, who retired with a sore arm after one inning. Rhoads handcuffed the Perks with one hit over the final six heats. He vieldea the losers only run, but his Own booming bat that accounted for two of Pottstown's seven hits and a pair of runs helped remove the sting of the marker. Bob Schwoyer, Perk's workhorse hillman, had rrffctters in order for three innings, and when hi.s mates gifted him with a fourth-inning run to tie the count he seemed set to steam on through. But the locals had other ideas.

They had scored when Schwoyer passed Rhoads to lead off the P-town fourth. Norm Sundstrom sacrificed him to second, whence he scored on Pud Ralh's first of two singles. In the fifth Rhoads was handy as Pottstown cemented its verdict on two hits. Milt Walters strolled and advanced on Merrill sacrifice bunt, Dick Ricketts, filling in Rhoads at first, singled and Boh Mauger drew a sack-jamming walk. Rhoads then bingled into right, scoring Walters.

Ricketts came around on Norm Sundstrom sky- out to center. A four-run final inning burst was unnecessarily whipped before the locals lay down their lumber. Harner reached on an error and Mauger strolled. drag bunt loaded them. Sundstrom reached on STANDINGS Flaggs Coffee Cup Xmvets CAW 644 All-Stars 5 PCT.

.800 .800 .500 .500 .500 .333 .100 Hunter 5 Quoit 4 J3S 1 If last night's game was any genuine indication, all interested parties in the City Industrial league are hereby served notice that thumpers are back in gear again. True or false, the fact is that the pacesetters cooled URW 336 last niRht with negligible effort, 5-0. behind the forbidding effectiveness of Jim two-hitter, and all but hoisted themselves irretrievably beyond the reach of the madding mob below. Convulsive that fell smack at game time reduced the Franklin field crowd to a small Shorts, No Lace handful, and treated to an approving silence, the two teams played themselves one whale of a hall game. Dick Firth, giving his ailing flipper a test run.

worked all the way for the Workers, and except for a three-run uprising in the sixth, kept hitting array fairly well in check. He was no mystery, however, to Billy Harner, who belted him for four singles, and Merrill Hook, who smacked two and drove over a pair of runs. Hook, incidentally, played brilliantly afield and kept the Workers honest on several reluctant dribblers that he charged and whipped to first in time for hairline putouts. He also started a fast DP that cut down Sarge Wortman after the URW catcher rapped Sheetz for the first Worker hit in the fifth inning. Until that blow.

Sheetz had retired 14 straight batters. After the hit, that was nullified by the twin- dousing, he sailed safely through the sixth before allowing Bob swinging bunt single in the finale. In all, he faced only 22 Workers, whiffing seven and walking none i to rack up his fifth win against one loss and become the league top twister in games won. went to work on Firth in the opening round on Hook bunt single, two ground- outs, a walk and first sock. The winners rested on that edge until the fourth when two more hits manufactured a run.

Current glamor gal of the feminine tennis set, Gertrude Gussiel Moran, California net queen, is pictured in New York getting togged out for a practice set prior to competition in the II. S. championships. Gussie competed in the Wimbledon tourney and won no title but took down plenty of headlines when she appeared on the court in lace-trimmed panties. POTTSTOWN MEUCURY SPORTS PAGE 20 THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1949 Cardinalettes Battle Armorettes for Fund Fans who seen the Potts-1 the year, Tena Stewart, mitey Card town Cardinalettes in action this iserver was hardpressed to out-hurl ()M.

i Armorette Flossie Donovan, reco- jeai have a fine intent ef.ig tinS gnizcci as one of the state's finer out to the old ball game tonight girl pitchers, in a nip and tuck 2-1 Jm) when the Cards tangle with the engagement Bethlehem Armorettes on Fisher The Armorettes, als0 state title aspirants, will be to avenge that loss, and will send Miss Donovan to the slab again tonight. be several new faces field for the benefit of the Mercury Fresh Air Fund. The game will the 25tl) of the year for the local girl softballers, who have run up lemarkable 19 victories against five defeats. Game time is 6:30 The Earl Potteiger-guided Pottstown contingent is driving toward another state and Eastern championship. and a victory over the strong Armorettes is a virtual must.

When the two clubs met earlier in Presbyterian Wrecks St. Jaimes Nine 19-1 Presbyterian went on a rampage last night to rout St. James, 19-1, in a Church Athletic Association contest that was mercifully halted at the end of five innings. The winners ran the bases in dizzying nunjbers at Swinehart field to score five runs in each of the first and third innings and three runs in the second, fourth and fifth Lange, Presbyterian catcher, i i QarHnl Juniors Maul Cats 25-3 scored four times and drove home seven runs to pace the attack. Joe FriUrh also had three hits, a double and two singles, for Presbyterian, while Dusko, Deegan and Skean each belted two safeties.

Meanwhile Dick Phillips was pitching himself a two hitter to gain credit for the win- St. James reached him for their only run in the third when Ken Saylor and Bo'b frame, but saved their biggest blow Roberts singled in order. for the fourth, when they sent ten Bob Seasholtz started for runners, scurrying across the dish a eiHrfiaei with a 12-hit barrage. Mike Kova- Harner saddled the julc pitched a five-hitter and paced Lambasting 26 hits, including four home runs, the Carlini Juniors softball team trounced the Lincoln Wildcats, 25-3, at Jefferson school yesterday. in the Pottstown lineup for fans who have not caught the Card tricks this year.

Betty Mengel and Diz Lienbach, a pair of efficient hurlers, are new to the cast and have added immeasurably to the success of the team this semester. Smitty Gantert, hefty-hitting third sacker and Mooney Mohn, centerfielder; are other newcomers to Card togs worth seeing in action. Tonight's contest will be one of five before the week is out for the local aggregation. A doubleheader Sunday with a Baltimore tram after 4 twinbill on the road Saturday out the assigned week's work. The Cardinalettes will line up to- 1 night with Bess Brile, the best leadoff gal in the business, heading the list and playing rightfleld.

She'll be followed in order by the Misses Smith, shortstop; Freeh, catcher; Young, leftfield; Smith, first base; w'' second base; Gantert, third base; Mohn, eenterfleld; and Stewart, pitching. No admission will be charged, but collection will be taken at the game, all proceeds to go to tht Fresh Air Fund for sending under- The Juniors counted in every 1 privileged children to Summer camps. popped to Doug Kurtz, but after saddled with again had his thumb in the pie, I hLs team at bat with tWo homers singling sharply to center to lead Ray Oliver, who had and a pair singjes on the inning. Stosh W.ssUucIc1 ab.r.h.o.a. ab.r.h.o a Stahl, If 3 111 Eck, 2b ing markers.

The winners had to come from behind in the last round to tie the coant and send the contest into extra innings. Phil Bieler bested Bill Kerr in an exchange of six-hitters though the latter fanned 16 Phil swingers. The Card pitcher also led his team at bat, getting two hits in many trips Today the and Cubs are matched. Phillies ab.r ab.r.h.o a Flllman. 11 01 3 0 10 1 2 1 1 11 3 Detter r.2b 2 0 10 1 Contest.

3 0 0 9 3 Clisaon.lb 3 0 0 7 1 Kirk. 3b 5 0 111 Kerr, as 2 12 0 3 Bieler, 5 0 112 Rutter, 3 1 1 18 1 10 0 3 18 9 Totals 21 3 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 North End 0200 1 0 Price 2. Corbett 2. Price 2. Corbett 6.

WINNER Price. an awry fielder choice, Harner second, Lou Millard Oliver.sb.p 3 3 Skeg 12 Of SRhoacia. scoring, and Rath unloaded a sting- him with a bouncer over 2 2 2 Kuip. 3h St. James Raps Trinity 15-7 in Midget League Russ Biehl and Ed Miller belted home runs last night at Ringing Rocks to spark St.

James to a 15-7 rout of Trnlity in a Midget league Landis, Kresschoolk 3B Formando, 2. Formando, Le.ghton. Kresachoolk, Pollick Formando to Leighton. Cushman 2, Handson 4 SO-By Cushman S. 3 Mount 8, Swamp 8.

26 4 8 27 11 28 3 8 27 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 I Rahn, cf 2 0 0 1 Blehl, sk 3 3 3 3 VanBus lb 3 0 0 5 4 0 2 0 Philllee 00020000 Kerr 4 Bieler 5 Kerr Bieler 7 WINNER Bieler, Krause The Jamesmen scored eight runs in the fourth inning to come from behind a 6-4 deficit, Charlie Catanzaro then withstood a late Trinity bid to gain the mound triumph. Trinitv St. ab o. ab.r o. Miller, 5 0 2 3 Miller, 5 2 1 12 Marren, as 3 110 Wentzel, 3b 4 12 0 Clemens, 4 0 12 Roberts, cf 3 10 1 ing single to count another pair.

For good measure, Sundstrom scored on a unsolved double theft. Ray Stoneback belted both Perk hits, the second of which set up the only tally of the losers. After bingling, Ray moved to third on a pair of ground outs and counted on wild pitch. Sundstrom, who accepted eight chances flawlessly, had his finest day afield for Pottstown, as did Ricketts, back at his familiar initial sack berth. In fact, only Rhoads was charged with a bobble in the Pottstown lineup as Amoles did an about face after kicking away the Souderton game of the night before.

thp kovetnnA hao I Garner. If 2 0 0 0 0 Deegan.lb 3 12 5 0 tne Keystone Dag. Saylor.lf.c 2 113 2 Lange, 3 4 3 2 0 The three-run sixth inning out- Roberts, lb i 9 0 BaXer, 2 3 2 burst wac tHa nrndnrf nf Chris an.rf i 0 0 0 0 Orlffith.rf 21100 ourst was tne product of a rour- Hoover 2b 2 Fritch. cf 3 3 hit rash and a walk. The omni- Garner, 3b 20020 Piask if 32100 present Harner scratched a bingle to deep short after Penrose had grounded out to head the heat.

Wassiluck blooped a single to right and Millard dittoed to shallow center loading the bases. Firth then passed Sheetz on six heaves, admitting Harner, and Kook rifled the ensuing toss into for a two-run single. Wortman's blow that curdled Sheetz's no-hit bid was of solid category. The thick-armed backstop nailed a fast ball that steamed under the outstretched glove of Seas'tx 10 0 10 Phillips, 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 12 15 5 Totals 25 19 15 12 5 St. 0 0 1 0 1 Preabvteriap 5 3 5 3 2.

Yerger 1. Fritch, Dusko. Baker, Dusko. Lange 2 Deegan. Baker.

Fritch Skean. to Dvjsko to Deegan. Phillips 2 in 5 ICIt 15 In 5. BB -Off Phillips none, Seasholtz 6. Phillips 8.

Seasholtr none WP Seasholtz 3. 10, St James none. 5 2 4 2 6 4 5 5 4 Leh. 3b 2 111 F.sher. lb 5 3 2 7 Brown.

2b 110 2 8 2 4 1 Hughes, 3 0 1 0 Koval'k If 3 2 I Woodlsy, lb 3 0 17 Krause, sa 2 0 11 Bolosano, cf 2 0 1 1 La rae, rf 4 4 2 0 Hippie, rf 2 0 0 1 Stouch, cf 5 3 2 2 10 0 0 Totals 22 3 5 21 Totals 45 25 21 Lincoln 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 Carlini 1 2 4 10 3 5 Fisher HR- Large Stahl. M. Kovaluk 2. Kulp. Clowns Defeat Esso 7-2 The Royersford Clowns last night leveled Doc's Esso, 7-2.

in a softball encounter in Royersford. I 1 Esso Royersford ab.r.h 0 ab r.h Paprocki. rf 4 111 Miller. 2b 3 12 5 4 0 11 Smery, 3 12 0 Baver, 4 0 10 Watson. 4 112 Olutz, lf 4 0 3 0 Munrin, cf 4 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 Wolfe, lf 3 0 0 I 3 0 0 6 DePete, 3 114 3 1 2 5 C.

Wolfe, lb 3 0 2 8 2 0 0 2 Wunder, rf 4 2 2 0 3 0 0 2 Ochs, 3 111 Hetrick, lb Dlllman, 2b Smith, cf Totals 30 2 9 16 Doc Baso Royersford Totals 30 7 13 21 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 ..1 3 2 1 0 0 Yerger, If Hughes, 3b Haury, 2b Biiem, rf county kingpins sometime next week. Pottstown Legion Perkiomen region ab.r.h.o.a ab r.h.o.a. lf 2 10 10 Kline. 2b 3 0 0 3 2 3 110 Ozoroskl, If 3 2 1 0 Rho s.p.lb 3 2 2 0 1 Stoudt. 3 0 0 0 0 3 12 3 Hidde an.lb 3 3 0 5 3 2 0 2 McElrov.

2b 3 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 Oliver, rf 2 10 0 Weller, rf 0 0 0 0 Harvey Richards Wins Feature at Sanatoga Harvey Richards, dare-devil away part of the rail and cabled throttle-pusher from Reading, swept screening and sent the light stand- across the finish line first in his ard toppling into the audience, fast-moving No. 99 speed chariot Amadf, 0, 316 Dayton strMt last night before a capacity crowd the score his irst event slx stltchM lory in the Norristown Sweepstakes the on Sanaiogas black-topped racing oval. Totals 27 7 7 is Totals 30 15 11 21 Trinity 0 0 2 4 0 0 7 St James 121830 2B Wentzel 3B Marren. Hughes. Miller.

Biehl. Hughes. SB- Wentzel, Bliem Haurv (unassisted), Miller 8, i Catanzaro 10 SO- Bv Miller 1. Cantan- zaro 7. -Qeyer and Kendig.

Sund m.ss 3 1 0 3 5 3 12 3 1 Rath. 3b 4 0 2 0 2 Buck lb 3 0 0 8 0 Mlstno'a cf 3 0 0 1 0 Ziegler, 3b 3 0 0 1 3 3 0 14 1 Eppler, cf 3 0 0 4 0 Walters, rf 2 1 1 0 0 Bieler. rf 2 0 0 1 0 Harner. 2b 3 1 0 1 3 Muttes, lf 2 0 0 1 0 Baro 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 Rick s.lb 3 11110 2fi 7 7 21 12 24 1 2 21 9 Pottstown Legion 0 0 0 1 2 0 Perkiomen Legion 0 0 0 1 0 0 Rhoads, Stoudt, Stoneback 2. 3 Sundstrom 2, Rhoads.

Sundstrom, Harner. Williams, Bolanos Predict Wins in Title Bout Tonite Coach Rhoads and his charges Baseman Penmse and into are now bound ior the District play- third base-short- ofTs and likely will meet the Bucks I st0P avenue. Stosh Wassiluck, playing finest game afield, made several brilliant at the Initial bag, several of which exonerated Hook after the wateh fob shortstop had heaved wildies on the dead gallop. Tonight the hapless Workers, who have lost nine games and won one, meet UAW in a 6:15 encounter. Flaggs RW ab r.h.o.a ab.r.h.o.a.

Hook, 4 12 15 Kurtz.sa 3 0 12 5 Hertzog, If 4 0 0 1 0D 3 0 0 3 1 McCord, rf 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 9 0 a-GUbert 1 0 0 0 0 Firth, 3 0 0 0 1 Yerger rf 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 3 0 0 0 2 Mogel. cf 2 0 0 0 1 Harner, 2b 4 2 4 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 12 0 Rutter, rf 2 0 0 I 0 Millard, 3 1 2 4 3 Webb, 3b 2 0 0 1 3 Sowers, cf 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 Cubs, East End Vie Ringing Hill plays host to the East End Team of the Pottstown Surburban League in a game at Ringing Hill tonight starting at 6:30. NO TV WATERBURY, July 20 world's featherweight title bout between Champion Willie Pep of Hartford and challenger Eddie Compo of New Haven here July 28 will not be televised nor will it be broadcast, Promoter Rocco Mara announced tonight. Amadel returned to the races and witnessed part of the feature event. Promoter Karl announced after last night's events that a higher guard rail would be installed as quickly as possible on the outside of the track to eliminate the danger of cars hurdling into the spectators.

Workmen will begin erecting new seats today on the first turn and, according to Sanatoga officials, 500 additional seats will be ready to accommodate the overflowing crowds turning out for the within a week or 10 days. The Phoenixville Sweeps- stakes will headline Saturday speed card with another record-fleld of drivers scheduled to compete in the seven- event racing program. It was necessary last nighi to Richards took the lead on the 16th lap when Russ Delp, leading from the start, spun out near the second turn. Delp had moved into the lead after a re-start of the feature event necessitated when Harvey MacDonald, Wernersvilie speedster, crashed into Dick car on the back-stretch of the fourth lap. Harold Held, of Bethlehem, finished second in last night with MacDonald crossing in third position.

Jack Spies in fourth. Bob Roliand in fifth place, and Tucci taking the checkered flag in sixth position. It was a wild bat- I tie of speed from beginning to end. Spectators in a crowded section of' the grandstand narrowly escaped serious injury, although one patron, Mr. Louis Amadel, of Phoenixville.

was rushed to Memorial Hospital: with scalp cuts, when a light pole start eight cars instead of the UMial mas sent tumbling into the stands six in the qualifying heats, and stage near the fourth turn after Roy two races in order that Johruson in No. 90 crashed into the the record-field of 32 drivers on guard rail with terrific force during hand have a chance to qualify the third qualifying heat. It tore for the feature. LOS ANGELES, July 20 (JPt Bristling of confidence emerged today from the rival boxing of Lightweight Champion Ike Williams and Challenger Enrique Boianos on the eve of their 15-round battle for crown. Boldest prediction came from the mouthpiece Manager Frank (Blinky) Palermo of Philadelphia, who said: "It will be a hard fight but I think Ike will knock him out, inside of 10 Countered George (The Gray Parnassus, pilot of the lad from Mexico City: Enrique is in perfect shape.

He is confident of I winning. We won the title a year ago. in our book, and win it I dead to rights tomorrow i Parnassus referred to the 15-round split decision awarded the Trenton, N. titleholder, in their match last i year. Referee Charley Randolph gave the nod to Bolanos but the two judges tabbed Williams the winner.

Third man in the ring at Wrigley Field tomorrow night will he the old Manasna Mauler, Jack Dempsey, Matchmaker Charles MacDon- i aid waxed optimistic about the success of the show. He expected a turnout of 18.000 to 20.000 fans. He thinks it will gross past the $100.000 mark and might approach the $153.000 the pair drew last year. Postponement from the original May 26 date, when Williams came up with a shoulder ailment, and subsequent indecision about a new date unquestionably hurt the attraction. Official promotors of the bout are Comedians Lou Costello and Bud Abbott.

Profits will go toward lifting an mortgage they say is on the Costello Youth Foundation, Fast Los Angeles recreation center. This is the third setto for the fighters. In April, 1946, Williams stopped the then fresh young kid from Mexico in eight rounds. 30 5 9 2112 Totals 22 0 2 Jill a-Grounded out for McCord in 7th, 1 0 0 1 0 3 URW 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kurtz 2 Kurtz Mogel. RBI i 2.

Harner Millard. Sheetz, Hook. Harner. and Waasl- luck Firth 1. Sheetz 7.

Firth 4 I.EFT—Flagg* 7 UAW 1. (5-1). (0-4), Knitters Play The Erntex Knitters travel to, Coatsvilie tonight for their second I league game of the year against! the West Chester Redmen. The team will leave from the YMCA at' 7:45 p. m.

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