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PAGE It THE NASHVILLE BANNER MONDAY JULY 1943 Vol-PeLBouble Bill Tonight Opens Second Half Flag Race No One Will Be Able Cardinals Now Fans Believe Mooty Gardner Face Horn Danna in Twilight Offering Dellers Finish 9 1-2 Games Ahead By Capturing 11 of Last 12 Contests 3JiL (RjUAABlL Birds 13 Games Ahead Of 42 Pace ttMsiXwwiwvrtwwi4wiiCvwiwAwvi VOL BOX SCORES riBST GAMI BIRMINGHAM AB PO A I tsher rf i 1 I Br th I I 6 1 a Aim ss I I wik is it I I JJ 1 ThdltDR Lead Dodgers By 4 Full Tilts By JUDSON BAILEY (Associated Press Sports Writer) In baseball there is an old saying that the club which leads the league on the Fourth of July will win the pennant but In the National League there is a new saying that the club which led the league on the Fourth of July already has won the pennant The St Louis Cardinals battered the Brooklyn Dodgers twice yesterday to complete a sweep of their three-game series in Ebbets Field and today were on top by four full games A year ago the Cardinals even with Johnny Beazley Terry Moore I It I tilt 41)41 I I I 1 i I i i 111 AB PO A 4 I I I I 4111k 411 4111 4 I 1 111 4 1 4 11 MoArt FFRRW FFRGISOh lUdl Tptftlt NAAHVILLE Hamrick 11 Gilbert ef rit if Hirki Ik 8r rf rikp 99 Mihalir KRF1TNEK fcIGNtR 4 I 1 By FRED RUSSELL In a holiday twilight setting the second half Southern Association flag derby will be launched at Sulphur Dell this evening with the champion Vols arrayed against New Orleans' rejuvenated Pelicans Jaks Mooty former piajor league righthander recently acquired from Los Angeles will make his' first horns appearance in the seven-inning opener at 7 o'clock with Glenn Gardner pitted against Jesse Danna the visitors' ace in the second battle New Orleans has high hopes of getting off to a fast start In the second half chase while all the Vols wish is to stay close to the pace that landed them nine and a half games in front as first half champions Sweeping of the Birmingham series yesterday 8-3 and 13-6 extended Nashville's winning streak to eight games and made it 11 out of the last 12 Three Baron errors coupled with timely two-bsgger thumping by Charlie Gilbert and Whitey Platt gave Walter Signer the decision over Bill Perrin In the ojrener for his tenth victory of the season Signer scattered 13 hits as the Riddlemen left 11 men stranded on the bases during the first five innings for a near-record In the nightcap 16 Vols went to bat in the first Inning to batter Bob Garner for 12 runs which enabled Dutch McCall making his first start in six weeks to romp in despits nine bases on balls Manager Riddle let Garner stay in there and take It for a very good reason of his own Charlie Gilbert led the larruping with five hits while Flatt returning to the lineup after a three-game absence drove in five runs and narrowly missed two homers one toward the centerfieid fence Sauer One of Few Normal Athletes To Achieve Most Colorful' Label "'OLOR in sport is a nebulotis difficult-to-define quality More often than not an athlete is labeled colorful because of personal peculiarities or screwball tendencies rather than sheer on-the-field brilliance So rare is the occasion that a normal sane average person crashes the realm of colordom that I feel like proclaiming same Ed Sauer Vol outfielder of the Charles Atlas physique for allround performance is the most colorful ball player Ive ever seen in the Southern League We have had at the Dell many men who can hit the ball over the fences We have had speedsters who could fly around the bases We have had outfielders whose steel-armed throws mowed down runners at the plate Never though have we had one ball player who could do all those things as wfll as sweet Mr Sauer In one and the same game hes capable of clouting the ball over the leftfield wall beating out a bunt stealing home roaming over the garden to rob batsmen of hits and throwing strikes from the outfield Ive never seen such a combination of power and speed and ability in a boy playing his first yejr above Class Thats true color A Hunch on Usher in the Big Race DIG ED turned on the steam yesterday afternoon to beat Birming-hams Bob Usher by about three steps in the 75-yard dash at the Dell It was a super-effort Usher was coming strong at the finish after being bumped Hes an experienced sprinter and my hunch is that he will beat Sauer and the rest of the Southern League entries in the 100-yard Speed Xing race at the All-Star game Friday night Over 5000 were in the stands at the Dell Sunday There was nothing at stake in the ball games The foot race provided the big bang I wonder why ball clubs dont go in for more of this Definitely the people like it Back in 1940 on the last day of the season with the1 pennant decided and the race all over more than 6000 turned out at the Dell for the "Vol Follies starring that harmonious quartet of Mihalic Tatum Hockett and Twardy plus Mickey Rocco and his violin with Boots Poffenberger emceeing The biggest pregrame show of all will be staged for an hour prior to the All-Star game Friday night Which is just one of the reasons why I'm expecting a capacity crowd Phils Today Ahead Of 1 942 Paid Admissions Philadelphia July 5 (INS) With more than half thair home garnet of the season to play tha Phils today had aurpastad thair 1942 paid admissions total By drawing 15671 fan in yes-tardays game with the Chicago Cube the Phila went 6552 admissions over last year's paid attendance of 230183 to bring this year's figure tq 236735 Tha total dost not include 10655 fans who saw Pittsburgh battle tha Quakers to a 3-3 tie in tha June 30 service relief game which must be replayed TeUlt 84 IT xHncleg Ur Ptrrla la Slk BIRMINGHAM 19 1 NAHJL(E 99 )39 Rtnmtrr: Han katte la ftmltb Hbm-riek Gilbert tt) Malt Hi fik Wafeli ThaiUa Twe-baie kite like ftipeb Gilbert 81 Hamrick Platt If) Dee Me plava Mere Heeler Alcpp te Heeler te Walk: M'halte ppaaalate Left beaee Rirmlncbam J1 NaakvtH 4 Haaee ball Perrin I Ulmer 4 Hilt Off Perrla lb Ur rana earned) In 1 Inninre Mild pllck Perrin- faint pWcker Per rtn Empire Girard pad Jenee Tim 1 aeroND game BIRMINGHAM Al I PO A I rf 9 9 19 9 Tbaitep ef 4 9 I alb Ik 1 I I Alcne Sk 9 1 1 Heeler Ik 4 9 1 I 9 KIDDIE 4 9 9 1 Kinek If Meere aa GARNVR 4 I I 9 9 9 9 991 se r11 AH ft I PO A I i 1 1 4 1 4 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Mini Photo Or Iluusll Rax SAUER BEATS USHER: Birmingham's Bob Usher had been publicized as one of the fastest men to the Southern League but be couldn't beep pace with Ed Sauer of the Vols in a special race at the Dell yesterday Sauer (left above) won by two good strides thereby qualifying for the final race scheduled as a part of the All-Star game Friday night at the Dell Dick Sipek of the Barons and Elden Lindsey of the Vols also ran yesterday and finished third and fourth respectively TsUis NASHVILLE flimrlfh st Gilbert ef PUU If Hkkt 19 Sir rf rh 9 Mibtli tt birnia 9 RINGHOPCft MrCALL a Tattle SS 19 tl "I BIRMINGHAM ese a- kavhwlli fttiee ei a 19 Raeeirr Ht 9lt4 Islt44l Setter Sit ill RJfcfr JMrfall GU9H Mill t) IbtiUe A Sl4 Meert Tw-9 blit fltlk (Tl Ibrtt-btM 9 I ibFf Rwtfs 9 Sikh Aim 19 DtaMe lr MG 9ali I Htrkt Mre IffIft Wti9t Htiarlrl Milwlit te Hu-ke Left ker HiriN9e 1 Viihfille Bt 9lka Grr Met eS 9 Strlktt Crr I MKtll Sill aitrb MH sU I aiplrse Js tel Otreri Tie 144 Tucro Dixie Tennis Iing Wins Over Dickson In Tourney Finals Devil Diver Stars Stripes Choice Greentree Star Faces Strong Field in $50000 Race Today At Washington Park Gives Ah ay Weight to All Rivals Moat uproarious moment came In the sixth inning of the last gams when Johnny Mihalic bit the duet on a high Inside pitch by Gamer Johnny claimed the hall hit him Umpire Bed Jones Insisted it hit the bat first and ruled it a foul hall Mihalic went on to first anyway thoroughly disgusted and said ha waan coming back to the plats Through Larry Gilbert Insistence he did only to be banished by Jonea after unloading tome uncomplimentary language In the clubhouse afterward Johnny waa able to show a bloody ear and bruised hand where tha ball hit him and Enos (Country) Slaughter in the lineup were 9'i games back of Brooklyn They came on to win sensationally and spoiled the old Fourth of July legend But they created the new one to take its place because few peraona think tha Redbirda ever will be stopped now Pitchers Out! In the first game Manager Leo Durocher started old Curt Dacia who had pitched 19 scoreless innings against Lefty Howie Pollet of the Cardinals who had pitched' a shutout in hla last start too For I nine innings these two talened hurleia struggled In a gruelling scoreless duel Then in the 10th the Cards clus- tered four hits and won 2 0 while Pollet completed a thiee-hit Job and his second straight shutout In' the second game the Cards simply made ducksoup of the Dodgers inning 2 In the Detroit show Ernie Bonham the big Yankee ace pitched four hit hall for a 1-0 shutout in the fust game hut Frank iStuhhy) Ocermire the Tigers' rookie star irtahated with a fuehlt 6-0 whitewashing in the nightcap Washington was beaten 4 2 and 10-3 hv the Blow ns whose lerent spurt has brought them 18 victories In 27 games although they have moved only to seventh place In the standings Chet Laahs hit two of the five home runs the two games produred Philly Doldrums The Chicago 1 hlte Pox ept two gxmex from the Philadelphia A'h Irlicx who now have lost eight straight and 10 of their last 11 Chicago July INS Grntre rc although giving away weight Stable Devil Diver under George to all of hia rival Rider) Woolf waa ex- Thia aa the flrat of tha big pected to go to th poat at nearly race of the aeaaon for hirh Whirl-even money In today' SAOOOO Start away th Calumet alar had been and Stripes Handicap in tha Ar-fprepping until Owner Warren lington rark program at Washing- Wright and Trainer Ben Jones ton Tark decided to retire the greatest money Tha king of tha Eastern hand)- winner of all time cap division was the best liked' Tha long tailed comet however of the IS overnight entries for the will waltz out onto the track to rich holiday mile and a furlong make his final how to tha racing public and will look on with equina Interest while Owner Wright receives a plaque from tha Arlington-Wr a a i Park managements Thia mill adorn the stall of Whirly when ha goes on to th CAlumet Farm near Jxington Ky to spend the remainder of his days in ease and away from th madding crowds Named to oppose Devil Diver today were the Mayer entry King Abbey and Thumbs Up Beading II Rounders Marriage Again Air Master Best Seller Choppy Sea Aletern Anticlimax Out Aonbarr and Put In Tha Vol play ad 783 hall at noma tha firxt half dropping only nin game out of 0 On th road thay won 18 and loat 17 for a 314 pcrcantaga First Sucker Harry Hughes Gets Atlanta Managenhip Shot Larry Will Race Vol Outfield Against All Comers the matter of ball players' speed Larry Gilbert proposes as follows: 'Ill race my outfield Sauer Platt Charlie Gilbert and Chapman against any foursome in the league and give odds they can outpoint them I believe he haa something there Platt is about as fast as Sauer Chapman would be right up in there And in shape Charlie Gilbert probably can beat em all Around Labor Day I really hope there will be an occasion for Charlie to show just how he can step on a straightaway As a kid he trimmed some of the beat runnera around New Orleans And as for (he Vol outfield it'e one of the finest units the league haa known wartime or no Sauer Gilbert and Platt each it rtally a center fielder At mentioned before it a a shame Nashville fans can't see the trio in operation in a big park Story Behind Baron Shortstop -J-HERE a bit of a atory behind the unknown youngster named Moore who broke into the Birmingham lineup at ahortatop yesterday In the spring he was the sensation of a half-doirn major league training camps Rubber Jonnard Nashville native and New York Giant coach lured him East and his father came with him from Dallas Texas ss a sort of manager He worked out with the Giants and at the moment they were highest on him the Brooklyn Dodgers stole him awsy to their Besr Mountain camp His father had flat price for his signature $10000 Branch Rickey liked him bui thought the figure too high So the Moorea Sr and Jr made other camp and everywhere the boy made a splash but didn't get the $10 000 Finally Rickey aigned him for a reported $3 000 and sent him to Durham in the Piedmont League After about fifteen games there lha boy became dissatisfied end left The story is that he gave the $1 000 hack to the Dodgers because be wanted to start ill over on a basis That part doesn't add up but anyway Birmingham has signed player whose development will be wuched by more thsn one major league club make good -and then py-me'm Ed Sauer noaad out Birmingham a Bob Lahrr In th 73-yard daah which atartad In l(t flald and andad at th flrat baa Una Dick Sipak waa third and Eldon Llndaay who raplarad Whitey Platt In tha axant wax fourth Sauar lad all lha way but I'ahar humpad aarly in th rara waa gaining at lha All Southern league Cluh launch Second Half Race With Holiday Douldcdleader Atlanta Ga July 4 U3 Tounf Jack Tuaro of New Orlaana today held four Southern tanrla title th laat two won yaxtarday whan ha awapt th (action Senior eham-plonshlpa her Tuaro who thraa weak ago took th junior singles and double ernwna at Clinton C- won tha man till by baatlng Taoman Bob Dirkaon of Charlaaton 4-J 4-6 6-1 and taamad with Earl Bart lait of Naw Orlaana to win th double Th 17 yaar-old Tuaro ovrcm tha tournamwnt dark horaa In haat-Ing Dirkaon who had antarad tha final by banting a aaadad player In avarv match On of hi earlier victim wn Rartlatt who had haan aaadad firat to Tuaro a aacond Th Naw Orleans pair In tba double final beat Maion Court and It Wallar Pattlt of Atlanta 4 4 Marjnri Wail ef Atlanta (wapt th woman a match taking tha aervrnr rrown hy 6-1 AT 64 over Floranc Camp of Atlanta lha girl a trophy over Jaaa Clark of Birmingham 64 61 and teaming with Marina LL Allc McDonald to beat Miaa Camp and Gladya Atkin-aon 61 4 4 6-1 In th woman' dnuhl Nirk Polly Baron third aarkar la out with an infartad fingar Pltchar Andy Iipihuaka laft Sunday for Induction at Philadelphia Praxrdant Paul Floranr la an lout to Cincinnati hoping lo land Pitcher Ed Hruiwr or Bob Mallory from lha Bad Tigers Beat Senator In Morning Opener Detroit July 5- The Detrot AUnU JllV 5 Hrrv Tiger climbed half a game from Hughes globular first baseman Of th American Leagues second the AMant Crackers was named plsce by defeating th Wshngtoe mngr rf th rhlh 0(1y fnr Senators 10 3 in the opener today ef morning twilight duble hsd rf the Southern Aaso- or bforo 10 514 sportsters kludy nations split season York of Detroit and Stan Sponca Hughra surrrela IU who of Washington hit homo runt wa released last werk after pilnt- i ing Ihe luckless sixth placo Crack- ThntMon I pitched si hit 1 t'l to in the ft 5 2 ml Orv1 nr rf Grove gave up only three safeties fa-1 Mann president of th At- he ghtcap VI It wasUnta Hasehsll Chib announced ap- Mirkct Witt Favored In $50000 Handicap Foxlon July 5 illl-Th- Urg-xt ni'wd In th hltor of thx famrd (xanrhUMttx JiBnrlira wxll or 41110 i nprtfd to on hand to are 10 thoroughbred nr th xtxit-rt fun In the ninth rrnowml of thix nln furlong gxllop for fur of JVJfXiO Bddd todxy Mrkt 1 lae fiv rr old in of Prokrr Tip ruld th fvorit In firld that Inrludod Rhut Out Don Hingo nd Attntlnn Only two pr rr rhmr -8 hxruit knd hlrl won th Mrhutt and If Mrkt Wi np-wlRhtrd at 176 flh aero th lin flrat It will trirtiv In k-rpinx with hi lrdy rlrh Clndtll area Obtam-d by Cimttaotnr Ixjui Tuf-no fur an ort(inal outlay of 1 rxxi Wrkt Wtw ranka high 1 anuing rontanporary handicap hor vlctoria In th Mclennan Handicap at Hialeah Iark nd tha 8 iburban at Rlmnnt II lo chlkd up a worthy parform-anr in lt )ara Maai huita running a cradltabl fourth to tha ng tailed colt from Calumat Farm I THE LEADERS Rtrrtte AH I TM to see the Crackers store a tally In each of the first frames for the triumph Catcher Hay Clonte an Atlanta natte made hi debut with the Crackers In the second game Clonli who was signed the Crackers last Frtda formerly plaed with Fulton of the Kitty League President Ear! Mann said he would be used only In Atlanta I because of another Job I Jim Matthews mighty homer with a mat aboard In the eighth gave the Hmnktes their win over the Pel Hi blow decided a tight 1 pitching duel between Uavne pol line New Orleans Stex arrhol Hoy banner scattered If) Smoky hits In the second encounter and whiffed six men He gave up only 1 two run on being a round tripper smashed out in the sii'h inning by Andy Aemlnick Bill Hart homered for the Pels In the next frame nd knnxi til a ft HI 14 fttMT ri III Rcyrk Rviim Re Orin 4 A "an V'l ft Rfm-9 JM ft i riinHai II st Hi 14 144 141 14) I his eiith sir cess without 0 defeat The Boston Biwvr paddled the Ptftai iifch rates twire 3 1 and 130 wih Prd Barrett pitching four hit fall in the first game and Jim a'bwmg just all hits in the ern in which he himself bit a home in a double and single in lea 1 hit attack The 3ork Giants beat in nna'i A 3 in innings in the first gane rf a doubleheader but bd Me trr If New York to ern a the rts won the rnd ea 4 2 ea tie hi 'n FRANK SCOTTS 7 fiiublrpfcdc SHOES F0I MEN S550 J850 215 4fh Av4 NJ rtrtRier ricoidi Nkr IP I f4 riHlM OLA I tt tit III mi -it i ri 1 1) i si i i Gilt 1 1 I I It Ml OI IS 4 Ml I LMior Ories-i tt '1 I i4 I 12) lt runs Wh a rm 12 an 9 i4 4iMr 9 Ot 91 mien MM 10(1 tMrki rmir SI mb bdat soarai Garf CM 1 pt I I koc nm liMM mt it vp4v Mowris Vt'lM XmS Wy A-Ml I IUH Vt 1 Mrfi Ns Tin ri i 4ii 'in rn Ahl )It ihciftr1! pitiria RtwIiMt 01 Rftaos an 44 4 Mriwts Rrw41ffi 4 () Um f'vir(h 44 Ms Vs ifk6 RrsM Id Mr4 tat rf tj Hrnra in Rr TMi ind THat One of the most unususl items about the Vols is that 9t home they have bif arrost ss many home runs over the IrftLeld fanes ss over the nghtfield (arm Dick prk Bar outficlier is deaf ant dumb fim Shilling 1941 VH first stacker is in Coast Guard tram Ing at Manhattan Braih Despite th panning be has hrm gsMirg tome ittiet particularly Atlanta Hob Koler remains one the best umpires in th league and probably will wmk the All Star game hen I mpire Ke -es announirl a Vnl battery change Saturday be tailed it King ir(Mn Ant it wuni a slip of th tongu pomtment nf Hughe who previously had been named fie'd captain pending selection of A msrv- 1 get 1 Hughes flaed games for At an La -during th first half nf the split season bitting 314 and batting in 25 runs Hughe last ear was plater-manager for Bluefi Va In th Mountan Sts'e league and pased for ami Ela Florida Kiit (vast Magi M4l Bv Asriatd Press) In Independent a double beadeis At anta split 1 Mt ft a mr irg it 20 a'ler diofong a Al ei 6iun in the i teoier aahin defeated mtrghae 1 3 and MA Memphis pf a fair n' ufiiFi'i lo I 'ur 3 land 3 an 1 Km in di 1 1 I -e (apen'e If I Ihr 1jin I I Ihr fehit pi'rhirg hut wrie Kien thr iff a a Pi Ma he! i '( 1 1 tter Adams and i He Mi 1 ere I hr 1 i rj Ni Prexy Billy Evans Arrives Today To Arrange Friday All-Star Show TIRES RECAPPED and Repaired 1-Day Senrlca Pjnenger Tirei Truck Tires Creder Tires Maway leak Csaaawa AH Waakiwaaaklg A IW Maw Who INa Thaw General Tire Co H8I Iritl tl 1-1(14 1 7 A 4 I 1 1 I Kit' if tntu Hr ort I Nn run 6 4 I tt on hi hia fHf Vrfc 0- Mit'iail 4 4 1 Ck'h nf 4iij CiMacatirgB II Kfl4 I Awierc iv if tfi 16 rf I iMrjgh 141 S' n-6 lit 4 4 Irtbnn 4Vhlnfn tthll f' 6(llph 41 Hit el ih Me Taft) it R'PhM 001 4 44 14 i 4 (1 Rawfeetl i I6l6h4 h6 i r-r rr -4 is I rt Ch In 0 an Af i h-rf 1 7 ig isdll fik lfirV 14 faBrauay 44 a Mb da kpf tt Y') It Rif 9t mrt0 1ar fk4r4ii min M6- MS tfcintN6 t) I M'u rVif4 $1 'rh 4 nt ni RlUilAI 1 9 Oft ea I I A Mlfl a Mr hirki a gate pee! ri a 11 i Uftde fr of A pfa te 'he a I I 1 8 1- Jim Vn'jprn Kh for iil i' i s4 (li re t'fir 1st Me -if hi )nt rf1 h( sfelv mf i tr Brown ptrhirg'rMripMi '4d onU ur ss ir A f'i )i fh 1 41 fitis Ihe fusf fit? dertr1e1 second mns ta Ici-n Mil Tom 1 1 I A i at 1 ft tie kf A rt a k' a 1 I 'ff I I I are 1 1 t' a is 1 I 4 fnnir nnlrg a' 1 1 r- ar 4 ei a i a a fc a Ifa P( ID fin 1 he a rgw'hlxar i a na er and Pai Blates of Pe a 1 I 1- I A US 4 a A)aa fcate a ed a 1 I ana Me 1 1 a (Slid se a lo I A i ant a 1 9 rw is Be B-! 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