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SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 28, 1946 SPRINGFIELD LEADER PRESS SPORTS NEWS THREE TITLE PLAYOFF LOOMING IN NATIONAL! TONIGHT at 8:30 SHRINE MOSQUE FINAL JUDGING-QU-KN CONTEST IN CONJUNCTION WITH 'rfoRNtf A over KWTD-MBS ON THE STAGE AND ON THE AIR 9:00 P. M. Admission: Adults 50c; Children 25c ROCKY ROCKS Zale of Gary, stands over Rocky Graziano of New York as the challenger rocks on his back after being floored by a left hook In the first round of their championship bout at Yankee Stadium last night. Graziano was up at the count of four, but went down for keeps In the sixth. AP WtnpHott.

imams Series Talk Now JOYFUL BROOKS CERTAIN OF WIN NEW YORK, Sept. 28 UP i At 7 p. m. last night Brooklyn was so sure of a tie with tlie Cardinals that the playoff tickets already were printed; today those tickets 1 were forgotten the Dodgers and 1 the population of Brooklyn were talking world series. A wild surge of jubilation hit Flntbush with the news that the Cubs had flattened tlie Cards last night.

7 to 2, and there was only one thought: Were in! The average Dodger rooter, not completely heartless in this peculiar and perhaps premature elation, showed just a little pity for the Boston Braves, who play the Dodgers today and tomorrow. It was taken for (ranted that Leo Duroehrrs Bums, a spirited horde all season, would be virtually berserk today and charge irresistably over the gams but prostrate Braves. Outside of Brooklyn, though, there was some doubt. John Sain, Bostons 20-game wmner, was named by Manager South-worth to start against Brooklyn's lefty Joe Hatten. Hatten has won 13 and lost 10, and three of his wins are over Boston, which hasn't beaten him.

Sain has lost three to Brooklyn and He best-hitting another Osrar the hard as reason Dodgers world several third place so the Chicagoans With Broken Mitt ZALE FLATTENS TITLE HOPEFUL NEW YORK, Sept. 28 (INS) Tony Zale retained his worlds middleweight championship today with a right hand shattered In the second round on the macadam skull of Rocky Graziano and the fight mob was yelling real champion" and "the greatest fight ever." Gene Tunney, before he heard that the lithe business man from Gary, Indiana, had fought the last three and a half rounds with a right mitten that closely resembled a red derby hat (if there Is such a thing) said: Zale gave the greatest exhibition of heart I have ever seen." Tlie champion, and he was that In getting off the floor after a second round knockdown and wading helplessly through two more heats, got a green stick fracture of his right hand after belting Rocky In that frightening second round. Zale had dumped the walloping local pride In the first for a toil of five. That dumping was under a tremendous left houk that completely baffled the wild-swinging Rocky. Then, in tlie second, the seemingly conquered challenger suddenly had Zale on his drawers for a count of three.

And from there on In It was a terrific battle. Something to be seen in the movies, and then unbelievable. Something to be seen on a street corner between snarling taxi-cab drivers. Something between brothers in a Jungle. Nothing nice about it it all.

Then the sixth round, and as the roaring 39.827 fanatics, who stood on stools from the opening clang, and who had paid In the middleweight championship record gate of $342,497 for the privilege, Zale forgot his injured right hand. He crossed it with cannonading power to Graziano's short ribs to the left. Then a left hook and Ruby Goldstein, referee, practiced arithmetic up to ten. INVADE HANNIBAL FRIDAY: wwn 5Tf 3. Gnrtecaa UVT-Vt 10 45 All 2 i Here's Real High Urltf! HDDlg- VEROmCA LAKE' CARDINALS SAG INTO DEADLOCK WITH BROOKLYN By RALPH RODEN An ocieted Brett Sports Writer The first major league post season playoff to decide a pennant loomed today as the St.

Louis f'ardinals and the Brooklyn Dodgers headed into the final weekend deadlocked for first place in the National league. The co-leaders, with identical won and lost records, have only two gatnes left to play. Both will be at home, the Cards winding up the reason with the Chicago Cubs tonight and tomorrow afternoon at Sportsman's park, and the Dodgers clashing twice with Boston's Braves at Ebbets field. The Cubs, themselves In a battle for third place, shoved the Bed Birds Into a first place tie with the idle Brooks last night 'with a 7-8 victory. Hank Borowy, repeated his Sunday win over the Cards even to 1ihe extent of the same score hanging up his 12th victory although he was forced to retire lh the eighth because of a blister on his pitching hand.

Hooks Wyse, originally scheduled to hurl against the Birds tonight, took over and stopped the Cards the rest of the way. In the American league, Bob Feller, Cleveland Indians' great righthander, struck out six Detroit ijatsmen in a five inning relief stint to tie Rube Waddell's listed major league record of 343 strikeouts in a single season and defeat the Tigers 9-8. Recent research, however, revealed that Waddell in 1P04 actually fanned 349 more than the official record credits him with. Tex Hughson staggered through to his 30th victory as the Boston Red Sox downed the Washington A Senators, 5-4. The Chicago White Sox moved to within a half game of the fourth place Senators by taking both ends of a twin bill from the St.

Louis Browns, 7-3 and 8-3. -J In the only other National league game, the Cincinnati Reds, behind the five-hit pitching of Joe Beggs, shut out the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-0. WKBH THAT CLOkDE ai.h( at niKKia. niM.iv hint Th Stair at a Horaa BOB STEELE uu '-r Hv 4. Row Showing! HOLD with WHITE HORSE Cal Thompson, above, is shown on one of the albino horses appearing In the White Horse show at the fairgrounds' coliseum this afternoon, tonight and twice Sunday.

There are 25 horses and riders in the novelty show. SUN: IN INDIANA" BECAUSE OF HIM" Bulldogs Down Zizzers For 12th Straight Win The winning streak of the Senior high school football team remained intact today, but Coach Roy Robertson is hoping that it wont be exposed to a more serious threat this season than the aggressive West Plains Zizzers offered last night. The Bulldogs nipped West Plains, 13-7, for their 12th win over a two-season span but it took a sudden strike against befuddled Zizzef' defense early in the third period to turn the trick. Halfback Jim Cunningham had just been. hurt making a tackle on the second play of the last half and his West Plains team mates saw their morale hit the skids.

The alert Bulldogs cut loose Jody Holden for a 25-yard gain, then Ray Haley passed to Johnny Weiser for 30 yards and a touchdown that brought SHS from behind. Clock Stops Em West plains gathered Its defense after that and held for four downs on the 15, then made a desperate bid In the last period that died on the forty-yard line. The Zizzers formation as directed by Jack McCann, proved puzzling throughout to the SHS Pet. St. Louis 51 I5 Phlladrlp's MM .454 Brooklyn fts 625 Cincinnati 65 86.430 Chicago 81 70 .576 Pittsburgh 62 89 .413 doston 80 "1 .530, New York 59 93 .338 Team Boston 204 48 684 Chicago Detroit 91 61 599 Cleveland New York 85 67 .528 St.

Louli Wash (ton 74 78 .487, Phil. PROBABLE PITCHERS NATIONAL LEAGrE Chicago at St. Iroii (ntftht) Schmitt (10-11 1 or Wyse il4-l2 vs Brecheen (14-lSi, Boston at Brooklyn Sain 20-13) ts Batten 13-109. Philadelphia it New York Donnelly (4-6 Voiselle il-15. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati Walsh (0-1) ts Biackaell i9-11i.

AMERICAN LEAGUE Washington at Boston Wynn (T-5) ts Perms i2-6 Cleveland at Detroit Flanigan (0-0) fa White (0-1). (Only games scheduled). Entry CEimbs to 53 In Ittnny Tourney With 58 golfers already entered, Pro-Manager Darrel Wilson estimated today that about 80 eventually wiU compete in the municipal course's match play tournament beginning Monday. All qualifying rounds must be completed tomorrow. As an added attraction, at 2.30 oclock tomorrow, Don Gardner.

Branson pro, will give a trick shot exhibtion. Among the scores posted yesterday by tourney qualifiers: Bob Sehmittoii 95, Paul Pickering 102, Stanley Bass 81, Sam Bass 88, Kvle Kcltner 92, Victor Wood 96, C.ien Jones 90, Joe House 90, Jess Wade 93, L. E. Richardson 93, Frank Lipscomb 83, John Pritchard 87. Woody Holloway 94, W.

D. Law 90, A1 White 94, Ed Moore 83, Wayne Moore 99, Max Hawkins 95. CLASH FOR TITLF TUI.SA, Sept. 28 AP) Mrs Babe Dtdrikson Zaharias of Den- IB'QAMfA ver. Col.

nonpariel of America's1 UH women' athletes met smooth swinging Mrs. Clara Slier- man of Pasadena, in a 36-hoIc duel today for the 4Glh national women's amateur golf champion-1 1 ship. FK.nT REM ITS NSW YORiC tVanrfce Stadium)' Tom 'fcj Saif. 160, Gary. knocKPd out Thomas i Hock vi Graruno, 154.

New York. (61, retained nilddieaeicht title. 1 BRUNSWICK. Me. Miehaud, 146 UJso' on.

Me stopped Maurice Beauchene, iqi won twice. The Boston righthander is well-rested lor todays game. is also one of the pitchers in baseball, and it was hard-hitting hurlcr, Judd of the Phils, who hurt Dodgers on Wednesday. Boston will be fighting as the Dodgers, and for the same more money. The want the big money of the scries; the Braves want the hundred dollars that go with place.

The Cubs are. in third by one game over Boston, Cards have no advantage. like an extra $500 too. ASH GROVE TRIUMPHS IN COUNTY SOFTBALL ASH GROVE. S-pt.

28-The Grove boys' team and Fair girls' team won Gieene league softball' championships the tournament here yeslcrday. Ar-h Grove thumped 11-7 in tlie title game while Grove girls won 11-2 over Bugs Bunny Review GILLICZ KSSC lASXYind WAiTO Uc(Wl Font i CIMIDEIIE COLBERT JOHN WAYNE MERYYIi LeROfS ftfOduCtfMOl y1? -J ONLY! i A-. 4rS V. j. A 7 3 fcirkTpee Bos outre Open Feature si I (Ml 4 I.

7 .75, it STATISTICS SHS W. Pltlnt Yards Rained 215 252 Yarda lost, rushing 21 0 First downs. 11 Pases completed ...,4 of I 4 of 9 Yards gained passes ..118 44 Passes intercepted by 1 Opp. fumbles recovered ft 1 Yards lost penalties 29 45 Punting averaga l-2ft 8-24 I As Bugs Skipper PITTSBURGH. Bept.

28 (API-Pay Kennedy, general manager of the Pittsburgh baseball club, announced today Frank Frisch has resigned 'as Pirate manager, effective Immediately. Kennedy said A Coach Virgil (Spud) Davis, will take over until the end of the season. Kennedy said he was Informed of the resignation In a telephone -DON DeFORE ANNE IRKHA Mis lOUEUA PARSONS REGULAR SHOWING! fiiHir, Opens II I A. M. 17 00, tw, 6 as.

a ift id 243, Brunswick, (7. Ash Grove's county In Strafford Fair Willard. a1 BOB BURNS imi iii THE MOUNTAIN WEST OF I THE PECOS With Bob Mitebum SERIAL SUN. THRU WED! IN OUR NEWS! EXCLUSIVE NEWSREEL SHOTS TOMORROW Trarrnw IIKirf tenure 4 STARTS ago Big9et Defeats call from Frank E. McKinney, new.

Pirate president, who is in In- MariOnVllle I eam dianapolls. 'in 26-0 Grid Go He said McKinney reported, Frisch had tendered the resignation Greenwood High's Bluejays, after a -very friendly and very 1 triumphant yesterday telephone conversation. vUle In their second road game of Frisch Is In Cincinnati with the i the season, open play before the seventh place Pirates. home folks next Thursday after- 1 Kennedy asserted McKinney and noon as they clash with Crane. Frisch agreed -the club needed a Marlonvllle's Tri-County leaguers change of faces all down the Une, bowed 28-0 to Coach J.

H. Collins a complete makeover. club, making omy one threat late in the contest. CAPE TOPS ARKANSAS Jack Weldmann scored for the rflflTRM I RlUil Q.f) Bluejays on line bucks in the first rUU DHLL. HL, jand fourth periods, white Bob CAPE GIRARDEAU, Sept.

Noitlng ran 40-yards for a third-(AP A last quarter touchdown iquarter touchdown and Bob Durbin to a safety oi-ed the tallle, ta the irst period. -opening minutes provided an 8 to 0 LONDON, LOWE CAPTURE the Arkansas State Indians from WOMENS GOLF HONORS Beya' RincK wig pravltwtd by grtup of Springfieldians YESTERDAY results NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago 7, 8t. Louis 2 Cincinnati 8, Pittsburgh 0. Only games scheduled AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago 78. St Louis 3-3.

Boston 5. Washington 6. Cleveland 9, Detroit I. Onlv game scheduled SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION PLAYOFF Atlanta 7. Memphis 2 (Atlanta leads 3-2 PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Ban Francisco 7, Bollywood 9 (San Francisco leads 20i.

Oakland 11. Los Angeles ft (Oakland leads 2-11. Mrs. Betty London and Mrs. H.

A. Lowe won major honors in the windup of the women's sweepstakes golf tournament yesterday at Hickory Hills. Mrs. London was low gross for the 36-hole meet with 85-84169, white Mrs. Lowe was runnerup wlth 87-85172.

Low net, however, went to Mrs. Lowe with 150, while Mrs. London was runner, up with 155. Burnett Promising ball carriers who are very much In the running for first' string Jobs are Bud Burnett of Columbia and Roman Brykowskl of Ohtcago. Burnett Is a 25-year-old freshman who weighs 155 pounds.

He's married. Brykowskl played for Taft high in Chicago, is 18, single -sept weighs 170 pounds. stall Moio. defense. Only the fact that time ran, out probably prevented another West Plains touchdown.

SHS scored first on a sustained drive after getting possession on their 31. Haley, Holden and Marion Neill kept punching away until the latter finally crossed into paydirt from the 2. The kick for point failed. West Plains bounced back in the second period with a sustained drive from their 29, with Bill McCrackin and Cunningham doing most of the toting. McCrackin went the last yard to score and Paul Dealherage plunged the tie-breaking point.

Back Home Nov. 8 After that the Bulldogs capitalized on one of their two drives in the third period, while West Plains couldn't get going until the last quarter when they recovered a fumble in midfield to set them off. A 15-yard run by Fred Gunter and a 11-yard McCrackin to Gene Pease pass helped set up the final, futile thrust. Cunningham returned to the West Plains bench ater his Injury, but couldn't get back into the game. SHS leaves Thursday for Hannibal where they play Friday night.

The Bulldogs don't play at home again until Nov. 8. BI LLDOGS P. WEST PLAINS Orammer Roberts Johnson Huffman Gilbert Julian Malona Weirer Holden Neill Hairy Lee Colllna McCann McCrackin CunnuiRhatn Deatherajje Wiiiow Springs Wins Conference Opener; Aurpra Oops Upset Willow Springs opened the South Central association football cam' paign last night at Cabool, beating Burr Van Nostrand's Bulldogs, 13-0. It was the opening game for Harry Berry's Bears, who were sparked by Fullback Stewart.

Meanwhile, defending SCA Cham' pion Mountain Grove suffered Its second non-conference setback this time at the hands of Aurora, 12-8. A blocked punt enabled Gene Hawk's Big Eight aggregation to break a tie. 'Ed Reidel picked up the free ball and ran for the winning score. Aurora's Danny Clopton scored on a pass from J. W.

Light for the first marker, while Roblnett plunged Mountain Grove's touchdown. Two other Big Eight schools saw action and both won. Monett downed Rogers, 33-0, unveiling a smooth aerial attack. Touchdowns were scored by Roy Shomer, Bill Cunningham, Bob Wilson, Jim Malaska and Dale Browning, the latter two on passes from Wilson. Mount Vernon dafeated Sarcoxie, 6-0, but it was a costly win because Quarterback Jack Jennings broke his leg on the first play of the game.

A pass from Bob Haley to Gary Pennington accounted for the touchdown for Coach John Williams' crew. Tom Dodd's Bolivar gridmen sacked up victory No. 2, toppling Lockwood 19-0. A 70-yard return of a punt by John Woodfiii for one of the touchdowns and a 60-yard run by, Carl Braithwaite after a pass interception spiced the touchdowns. Johnny Breshears scored on a 20-yard run.

Aurora plays at Bolivar October II. (AMAAA6AAAA6AAA6AAAAAW OIUIOZ II Ik Ollue oprus Dilv i. Sf. ENDS TONIGHT! vVV 1 30. 3 30, 5 3, Plus Cartoon "Catnip Kollepe SERIAL HOP HARRIGAN ON THE SCREEN Id! Annual Show Held at Springfield Fairgrounds Coliseum Jonesboro.

In between the spectators saw tha play of two cloiely matched teams, neither showing great offensive power, although the Jonesboro Indians ran up seven first downs to only four for the South-east Missouri Indians and gained 153 yards from scrimmage to Cape Girardeaua 101. Some fine blocking featured Cape Girardeau's only touchdown in the final two minutea of the game. James Anderson, 205-pound fullback, Intercepted a pass and ran 95 yards to score. COLLEGE FOOTBALL Arkansas Btate 0. Southeast Missouri Jewell 20, Kansai City Junior College 0.

Furman jf. Wofford ft. University ot Detroit 32. Scranton 19. HilMole 44.

Ferris Institute 0. Davis and Elkina 19, Shepherd ft. Georgia 33, Clrmson 12 Franklin 18. Indiana Central ft. Wen Chester State 12.

Dretel of Philadelphia 0. Central Michigan 2. Bowling (Ohio) Unlv. ft. Heidelberg 7 Ashland ft.

Mount Union 12. Findlay ft. Georgetown College 45, Cedarvllle 8. Mankato (Minn.) Teachers 14, Superior Western State College of Ounalson, Colo 0. Southwestern Tech 19 fcfc Eastern Oklahoma A 6 Sait Cen- Murray A90 I.

Southeastern State 18. Wart burg 32. Carthage till.) 7. Orinnell 6, Central (Pella la) 6. 15 eat Virginia Tech 21, Marietta ft, Ottawa 53.

Bethel College 0. Kansas 31 Denver 13. Bolts School of Mines 12, Central ft. rnpe Girardeau 8, Arkansas 8tatt ft. Miami 13, William and Mans 3.

Southern Methodist 7. Tempi ft. Iowa Weslejan 12, Culver Stockton Fahs Teaehera 12, St. Cloud (Minn ft. College of Emporia 26.

Haskell ft. Montana University 26. Colorado AM a College 0. Drake T. Text Mine! I.

Southeastern Louisiana 28, Louisiana Collff. MtrjvlUt, Jonrt Oct. 4, lain. GILLIUC-ELECTRIC-KICKAPOOl TODAY and TOMORROW Fairgrounds Coliseum Radio Act Music Clowns Thrilling Sensational Jumps ft Spills ft 28 Pink Skin Albinos, p.us 23 Outstanding Juvenile Riders Admission; Children ftOe and Adults $1 00. tax Inc.

Cal jackie BUTCH JENKINS CRAIG.skim HQMEIER.DttT PATRICK Substitutions; Bulldogs Adams Bran I don, Carr, K. DivU, Fielder. Hembree, Henderson. Hoskins. Kenlinser.

Nash, Underwood. D. White; West Plaiua Hoaulm, Gunter. Pentecost. Score by periods; 0 7 017 ft 0 07 Scoring: Touchdowns Welder.

Neill Mc Cracktn. Point after touchdown; Brandon Deathcrase (plunge. Officials; John Tindall, Elton R. Hen derson. Marion Berry.

SPORTS MIRROR Bt The Associated Press TODAY A YKAR AOO-Rocky OraiUno. 153. knocked out Harold Green, 160, in third round. THRES YEARS AOO-Frsnkle Frisch and Joe Cronin named to manage all star baseball teams (or tour Army pots in Padflo area. Five yeara ago Brooklyn defeated Phils and ended season with 100 victories for first time In Dodaer history; Boston Red Box's 1d Williams wound up with Atnert can league batting erown at .4057.

TFN YFAR8 AGO New York Yankee finished American leaguft season I9W games ahead of Detroit and set flock of additional records, including IDS home runs, 93 runs batted in. Giants finished in National league fits (ames ahead of Cuba and Caramel. YF.RTFRDAV'B STARS Stan Hack. Cuh'-fungled three times to help beat Cardinals. 7-3, and create National league tie for Irst place.

Bob Feller. Indians Tied Rube Waddells listed strikeout record of 343 for one lesson by lanninf iu Detroit Tigers, BIG SHOWS i.