Evening Herald Courier from Bristol, Tennessee • 2

THE BRISTOL NEWS BULLETIN BRISTOL VIRGINIA-TENNESSEE THURSDAY AFTERNOON SEPTEMBER 21 1944 1- TWO for the Tech varsity the past two springs TEST mSOLEUM JEUY THIS WAY 1 Free Moeohn betrcea thumb -J finger Bpresdtlmlfxpxrt fibres prom Sloroune a OB CADETS ELECT BLACKSBURG Sept Kraft Jr Phoebus a senior In aeronautical engineering has been elected president of the Corps of Cadets student governing body He played centerfield Tigers (Continue Terrific To DBelaiii Loop Lead BONI LANDS WITH ALLIED GLIDER ARMY Guadalcanal was named by' a 15th century adventurer for his home town in Spain RAYLAOG DEPT STORE STANDINGS HU lEAMDHQ) HI! 0 bun 4subty For bub or uta bnuMtefor UifUMum 10 1 jn Wear Dress Shirts 0 9 GENUINE FUR FELTS quality Young ityleg and colors 6 S-4 to 7 3-8 Others $119 to $498 13 98 OTHER HATS $119 to $498 Long co tier Sixes A group in well shirts Sizes 14 to 35 HONS FOUND ASLEEP AT CANAL POSTS By HAL BOYLE AN AMERICAN INFANTRY POST IN HOLLAND Sept 21 (Jpj American troop who captured the famed Belgian port of Eberj Emael without firing a ahot used one of its underground tunnels to surprise and capture the sleeping German garrison at a key lock in the Albert canal As a result of this spectacular feat by ten ingenious Americans the garrison was prevented from carrying out its mission to blow up the lock if necessary and loose a 21-foot Hood This would have inundated near Maastricht a town of 60000 which Is the capital of the Dutclr province of Limburg and made it all but Impossible for American armor to cross the canal big trouble in our path was the large bluff on the western side of the canal is some 200 feet above said Lt Claude Curtis Jr San Antonio Tex liaison officer who told the story The vital lock was Situated at a juncture of the canal land the Meuse river several miles below Maastricht and in addition to the Nazi garrison on the lock Itself there was a German company of 92 men stationed on a V-shaped wedge of land between the river and the canal But the Americans successfully passed through the tunnel they rowed 500 yards upstream to the site of the Curtis 4aid bank was indented and sloping there and they had no trouble scaling it They surprised and captured the sleeping German officer and four men on top of the lock which controls the flow of the Meuse river into the Albert canal two officers 'and eight men held the lock until they were reinforced later that night by a full company of our troops who made their way down the bluff and across the When the German company posted between the canal and the river began to investigate these mysterious noises they ran into sudden and overwhelming fire in a brief and bloody battle NASHVILLE IS DIXIE of ne pattern tailored good looking for every man to 17 Sleeve 32 SLAX batting order paced by Dick Wakefield Rudy York and Roger Cramer had slugged out a 302 average while the pitching corps had tamed the enemy with an anaemic 242 figure Victory 25th For Dizzy Trout Wakefield boasted a 14 game hitting streak for 490 with 25 hits for 51 at bata Cramer nad hit 447 since Sept 1 York 325 and Eddie Mayo 300 With Wakefield back to take the pressure off York the home run slugger had driven in 17 rung this month to match the former Michigan athlete Mayo and Pinky Higgins were other heavy contributors to the September RBI total Twelve Detroit hits' off rookies Mel Queen and Floyd helped Dizzy Trout to his 25th victory yesterday with an 8-2 edge over New York Wakefield belted an inside the park homer and two singles to make it easier for Diz who was in serious trouble only once when Frank Crosetti hit a two-run homer in the seventh Jack Kramer kept the Browns up there bouncing back fro discouraging setback to trim Washington 5-2 Chet Laabs who replaced A1 Zarilla in left field led the 11-hit attack on Mickey Hacfncr and A1 Car-raquel Reliefer Jim Bagby stopped Boston in a wild-hitting contest won by Cleveland with two in the 13th 11-10 Chicago broke loose with six runs in the seventh to give Orval Grove a 6-1 verdict over Russ Christopher Buiky Walteis grabbed his 22nd win by beating the Phils in the nightcap 6-4 after Charley Schanz had stopped the Reds In the opener 3-2 Pittsburgh downed Brooklyn 2-1 to keep the idle Cardinals from mathematically clinching the flag Other games were rained out Yankees Staggering After Five Losses DETROIT Sept 21 The New York Yankees staggering from five straight defeats that have punched them deep into-third place from the top of American league standings today bid farewell for 1944 to Detroit and the Tigers and you can bet your last straw lid they be in a hurry to come back The mere mention of Detroit ought to be enough to give the Yanks shudders that would shame the San Francisco earthquake In 10 games at Buggs stadium this year New York has won one in 1 21 clashes with the Tigers the Yanks have taken only seven dc- visions and In 13 appearances I against the pitching of Hal New-liousrr or Paul Trout the world champions have squeezed out but a single victory Going into the thiid and last game of their final series with the Tigers the Yanks weie all but out of the 1944 pennant picture four games behind the pace-setting Bengals A week ago they were leading the league Manager Steve O'Neill's Tiger pitching choice today was lefthander Frank Overmire riding a string of six straight wins Walter Dubicl was the New York nominee A Expert DRY GLEANING Service 25 Sixth St Phone 1687 Cavtlry Twill Cashmeres Worsted Herringbone New pattern naw colors Fine tailoring Size 38 to 43 Men's SWEATERS Slipover or Coat styles A great number ol styles to choose from In all the naw Fall cokrn Sixes OTHERS $L25 to $198 SPORT SHIRTS sieve models with 1 way Wear them open or cloaca IHL 2 98 New Fell NECKWEAR Satin Twill Acetates Mogadon Baratheas Jacquards Wools and many other for every taite $1 LEATHER JACKETS Cap leather Jacket! 212 96 to 214 80 Soft Plump Warm Cap Laatha In upper' er-Button Freni --atyl-Slze 38 to 40 $12X5 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Hold thst Tiger! let that Tiger Go!" That was the American theme song today but it was beginning to look as though something more desperate than holding was in order if Bengals were to be kept out of the 1944 world series Steve ferocious cats had clawed the opposition at a 13 out of 17 gace since Sept 1 to scramble past both St Louis and New York With only 12 games to go and a game and a half lead on the Brownies the Tigers dominated the picture today Two straight over the Yankees had practically eliminated the defending champs dropping them four games bark and Boston had taken care of itself by losing two in a row to Cleveland to fall six full games behind Over the havest month stretch Clear Vision for BETTER SCHOOL WORK YaTI wool par child' koan profitable nd happy IBM jRJLIffCORD mm Mt State St ftrftol fn Phon 54 TfllLGREO BV nnoFF 'tie Tattle ii tie Soul oj tie Suit A' challenge! 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Larry record ol never having lost a split-season playoff and extended Memphis Manager Doc Prothro's record of never having won one Behind three games to one and hanging on the ropes after last contest the Vols rallied to take three games in a row to snatch the series in one of the wildest finishes in the league's history Last night the playoff rivals snapped under the strain of the long hard grind and the result was a boisterious battle marked by heavy hitting loose fielding and pitching parades Each team used four pitchers FALL WILL EASE STRAIN ON GAS NEW YORK Sept 21 (AP) More and better gasoline for civilian motorists after the end of the war in Europe was forecast today by Robert Wilson president of the Pan American Petroleum and Transport Company Wilson foresaw a-25 per cent Increase in rations and declared in an address prepared for a meeting of the Empire State Petroleum Association: relaxation in gasoline rationing would appear to be not only possible but Govemm ental pressure on householders to burn coal instead of fuel oils and some easing of fuel oil restrictions also should follow the end of the European phase the oil man-chemist told the industry gioup Wilson explained that military needs now take 40 per cent of the nation's gasoline or about 800000 barrels daily of quality fuel half for European use one-fifth for the Pacific and the rest for domestic military activities 'With the war's spotlight shifted to the Pacific Wilson said military demand for higlji-grade gasoline should drop sharply WAGNER ENDORSEMENT IS REFUSED BY LABOR NEW YORK Sept 21 A resolution endorsing Senator Robert Wagner Democrat and father of the National Labor Relations Act for reelection failed to pass the New York State Federation of Labor it was learned today at the New York office The resolution was introduced st the federation" Convention in Syracuse last month and referred to the non-partisan committee The committee met in Albany last night and the resolution died under a tie 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