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The Commercial Appeal from Memphis, Tennessee • 13

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lllfwrt Ifil frii I STTVSBCTTTS Tnraaswsjwsr THE APPEAU MEMPHIS MONDAY MORNING JULY 27 1P36 13 Two Golf Championships Clarksdale Holds Soap Box Derby Eliminations Today Salute From a Soap Box Contender A Newcomer SPOIS LOSS! TO 0 Compete Jor Places in Finals To Be Held in Memphis Falls Wins Fifth Title at Memphis Country Club Hurls No-Hit Game But Loses to Evansville Team Second Seeded Ace Pressed by lohn Kraft Memphis has many good contenders in The Commerciel Appeal Soap Box Derby Here's one of them Thornes Futrell nmi by Day Eleven Due to Start In Clarksdale Derby GUY LAND DIRECTS EVENTS Two Diviiioiu Will Ba Run-Handsome Trophies for Elimination! Start at 4 O'clock BY EARLY MAXWELL Clarksdale Miss will ba tha arena today of the second elimination Series in Tho Commercial Appeal Soap Box Derby for boys from 9 to 15 yeara of age The Coahoma County championships will be staged by tho Dixla Chevrolet Co with Guy Land as director and assisted by Chief of rnllre Birdsong Jr Georga Comeaux snd Snow Land wilt siege his races by heats in two divisions for youngsters 9 to 12 inclusive and A for hoys to 15 Inclusive First two in esrh division will raca in tha final heat for the Coahoma County championship snd all four of the finalists will receive an all-expensa trip to Tha Commercial Appeal finals on Highway 61 next Saturday afternoon Three Trophies Handsome trophies will he swarded by Col James Hammond publisher of Tha Commercial Appeal tha Coca-Cola Bottling Co of Clarksdale snd tha Dixie Chevrolet Co for firat second and third place winners Nn admission will ba charged for races which will get under way st 4 o'clock on a hill near tha Country Club The territory eliminations hsvo aroused much interest Ths Forrest City Ark event last week was a big success Cecil Forrester was the winner with a car that was held In light regard as the entries went through inspection routine Entries are urged to send their pledge cards immediately to the Snap Box Derby Editor of The Commercial Appeal and Thursday at noon is tho deadline renlrk lisle Return Lieut' IVnlck head of the safety bureau of ths Memphis Police Department who will be in rharga of inspection of cars for the finals snd Marlon Hale director of athletics for ths Recreation Department of ths Memphis Park Commission under whose supervision the events will he held returned from Indianapolis yesterday where they witntesaed the Indianapolis races Penlrk and Hale brought valuable Information which will be turned over to Joe Brennan chairman of the general committee today Brennan la chairman of the Memphis Park Commission Plana are to establish headquarters uptown tomorrow and start inspection The sooner the youngsters turn their cars in for inspection tha better chance they will have for they will ba given a chance to repair certain parts which otherwise would mean disqualification CANOVA LEADS LEAGUE Rnt tiers Drop Verdict In Dushwah League 16 to Canova Coffee moved atop the Bushwah League yesterday defeating Coca-Cola Bottlers 10 to 8 Harry Pratt Canova right-hander gave up five hits and aided hia mates by rrashing a home run in the sixth with one nn hase CANOVA COFKEBl COCA-COLA hrhni hrhoa Lnll rf lb 4 1X13 0' Haark 3b 2 A 0 I Mnna Xb 5 2X311 Iwt'g 2hp Hill Opratl 4 9 0 2 3 4' niatlg 2b 4 A A 4 HPralt a 1 0 4 Wart 1b 4 0 0 IA 1 Jhl If 4 I 1 1 Al Wark'n paa Fn'an If 1 A A A blarl Rnnr Xb A 0 Wmr rf Sharp cf 1 1 Oi Wblt rr Brh-rvr Ca'n llirf 4 1241 4 113 1 4 1110 4 A a A I I 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 11X1' Myr If 1 A 3 A Bantu 3b Tnlal 35 10 13 27 Total 35 A 27 14 CaituvA nxO 000 IA Oura-Unla AA3 100 A Nummary tilling 3 Rlatlg Wail Mon Piall Sharpe Coylnn Two-ha Ml laill Pratt Thru baa Bulari Hnitm 14 Pratt Caertllro Cgylnn Slulrn Meyer 4 Werner Ilmck Inning Hy Werb-bnven A wlib run 10 bid Pskm Scherer Sulnrt lowing Wrk-hnvrn Rm on ball Off Wtrkhonn 3 off LnHIng 1 off (4 Pratt 4 Struck out By Werkboven A Lading 1 Pratt 1:34 Umpire P4V0I0 Waldautr and Plurd toLIGHTEHSKIN ASK FOR THIS' aw twmMwni mf 6arkWtHv rtM 'iffivHclM TW ObU Nulurfftr If mu inaptlME ajM Sm4 iHii7f PRBK npTRKn hlHwr Uhl Dprt 1W (ri M-Ouz Flor de Melba cigars contain only the choicest LONG HAVANA and LONG IMPORTED tobaccos Dulrlbutprs Memphis lea WINS BY 9-11 6-4 AND 8-6 Reachei Round Before Finali and Will Next Oppose Lou Hughci Meets Griffith Today Beaten in' the first art and pressed In 'the other two (Veil Meta second seeded star in The Commercial A ppr sl-Rccreatlon He-parmrnt public parks tennis tourney had ample trouhlo in taking John Kraft ranked fifth yesterday to reach the semi-finals at Beauregard Park Kraft had won hia way Into the quarter-finals at tho expense of Luka Biondl 6-3 7-5 Hn dropped the verdict to Metx 9-11 6-1 ft-6 Next foa of Metx will he the flaming-haired Lou Fannin youngster whose racquet wielding is the boast of the tennis fans in Memphia They likely will meet tomorrow night along with semi-finals in tha other half of tha bracket men's doubles snd women's singles Mets Extended Metx found Kraft in rare form The erstwhile Christian Brothers College standout pushed the second rsted plsyer to the limit Kraft waa away fast annexing the first set snd tsklng the lead in the second before Metx rould get hia bear inga and forge to the front Champion Billy Hughes who hopes to retain the crown and win tha trip to St Louis August 17 for the national public parks event will dash with Edgar Griffith at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon in a quarter-final singles tussle 'The winner will encounter the veteran Jimmy Elmore In the semis Other Traulla yrnteolsy: firat raund: Jimmy Cn and Pei Hnye riefenlrd Jnek Kla'k and Herbert An-wnrth default Swnnd round: Hugh and Mali defeated CVi and Hnv n-1 S-3 Third mund Tnmmv a ran non nd Luke Biondl defeated Vlrxil MeCranry and Krrlberx default Women' alnsl-Second round: Lavne defeated Nancy Epiilh 4-3 4-3 Third raund Lrtnla Montgomery rd Led Burr 4-4 4-4: Mr I Ullv defeated Prierilla Shoemaker 2-4 1-1 9-3 LI CHECKS DIXIE 6-3 Ramblers Fall in Tight Strug gle 6-3 Claude Wooiam'i superb pitching brought thn Folia City a 6 to 3 virtory over Dixie Ramblers yes' terday in the I Levi League the Fair Grounds Woolsm held his foes to three safeties Railway Express downed Dixie Wax Paper 8 to 7 falls errr i dixie rambiers abrhna1 hr ho a Boewell 4 0 15 1: Flatter rf 3 0 0 1 0 S'ther 3h 4 0 0 3 T'ereler Mil 111 Wnmm ptllOli Smith 3h 3 0 1 3 I Sm'h lb 4 2 3 8 Parker rf 3 0 0 1 0 M'phra 1(4 1 I 0 III Gilmore 3b 3 0 0 2 5 Parker rf 2 1 1 4 01 Kee'nm ir 3 0 0 3 0 M'C'nn 1 1 X' IfW'li Jb 3 0 0 0 0 M'rlow 2h 0 1 4 01 Shingle 3 115 0 Hh'man rf I A 0 A Long 2 10 0 3 Da via rf 1 0 0 0 0 Tidal 34 11 XI Total 3 3 XI 9 Fill City 030 010 3-0 Ramblar 003 000 Summary: Knan Wnh-h anil MrComnran Twn-boa Wonlam Smith Prkr Thra-ban Mr-rnrnmon Sarrlflr and Flubar Star nn hall -Oft Wonlam I Strurk By Wnnlnm 0 hy Iswg Hit by Parker Shrrman Umpir RAILWAY I DIXIE WAX ahrhni1 ihrhna 3 3 A Xb 4 A 1 3 110 1 Smith 0 A I 3 A 1 Oi RnhMn 0 1 1 0 4X110 Bnim'y Xb 4 1 0 I 3 O' Chappall ef 4 1 I A 4 0 0 0 0: TmilVm lb 31100 1 0 5 RM'gM rf 1 0 A 1 A 0 0 X' KM'can rf 3 I 1 0 0 M'aghan 0 3 1 Sll O' Dabh If 2 3 0 X0 rman 3 0 0 4 3 Gardner I 0 1 0 T'ly Rha 2b Daal 3b ef Gray If liw rf Ilardv lb Dunbar -I Tntal 31 a 12 21 0 Tnlal 7 0 21 9 Eipra mx nan Dii wi inn 2ni 3-7 nummary: Two-h hll Jnhnulnn Thr-hn Tnkr1y Rhf Ilnm Bmmlry Smirn bra- Brumley Chappell Ton Inn Dalih Gray Hgar nn ball -Ofr Gardner 3 nrr Piinhgr 6 Siruek nul- By Gardner 3 by Dunbar 9 Hit hy Idteher Gray Monaghan Bnyii JOHN DREW WINS SHOOT Breaks 49 Targets in Wynne Weekly Meet John Drew from the Rerlfoot Lake section visited the Wynne Skeet Club yesterday and proceeded to show how skeet shooting is done He won first among the amateurs with 49 hits out of fiosaible 50 Stock nrd was second with 48 Snd Hofstettcr broke 47 ftfr third SKEET 49xvi Pr MrC'n Jr 2U2V John Drew Sinrkard 4VI: A Rnacb J- H'alelter 47Vi Ed Hall D'ham 44x10 Bn Rirhxrd Dr Evxn Cnrk Moon 44XWW Lnns Dr GnKmxn 44xM) Jim Tale H'br'd 42X10 lefiwlrh riatnl 41x10 O'Sullivan Lurry 4lxM xBuvd Duncan Minlnn 40x10 xRF R'r'k Sr 47x(IO Tylnr 40XVI A T'lhnf 41X10 Dr riatnl 32xMI rl C'ablln SbxWI Dr McC'n Sr 31x25 iW P'ran 21x25 SIXTEEN-YARD TRAP Dr J'nran 24x21 Mrmn 14x2 John Drew 21x25 Minlnn 7 2J John WiMln 2121 H'br'd 14x25 Dr Evan 2021 Sr 2950 Mlllnn Wright 19x23 rW P'ran 3030 'xRnyd Dunriui 23x21 Bcrclair Cubs Win Berrlair Civic Club whipped Ra- I leigh 7 to 8 st Bcrclair and High-land Heights Cubs smothered Memphis Cubs 21 to 4 at Highland Heights yeaterday Memphis Lesgue played was Tina Valley at Clemen-ton J- where his best score was 91 The easiest was Great Diamond Island in Maine which he shot with 57 shots one over par A course In Riverton Wyo he remembered was so wild that he had an Indian guide go along so he get lost On that round he said he saw a gopher prairie dog jack rabbits a horned toad and a rattlesnake The fairways were of sage brush snd hear grass He plays in summer and winter and often gets "fed up with golf after trvtng some stufr At fit raul snd Minneapolis last ivi'oher he 24 18 -hoe courses snd sven nine -hole courses or 495 hoes in nine days 6000 WITNESS CONTEST Coca-Cola Monndsman Walks Four Men in Succession in Fifth to Account for Onlj Run of Game Evaniville Ind Servel softball team failed to aecura a hit off of Oliver "Smoke" Triplett of the Memphis Coca-Cola Bottlers before last night at McCormack Field in the Fair Grounds but they need one to win Triplett walked four men in succession in the fifth iuning with Coulter forced in for the only run of a thrilling contest that hud the record crowd for the Memphis season wondering just what would happen next It was the first defeat of the year for Triplett who throws a aoflbail as fast as any man in the game and Gun" Hart the same man who spoiled the record of Donald Staiubrook two weeks ago in Evansville was again the victor of a hurling duel The Evansville team is called the Electrolux Refrigerator Boys A sensational catch by Charlie White Bottler centerfielder in the sixth inning played a most important part in no-hit feat The Bottlers secured four hits off of Hart but could -connect with men on bases All the seats were taken an hour before game time Everett Pidgeon backer of the Bottlers brought Evansville here Pidgeon occupied a place on the Bottler bench The game was the initial feature of the annual soft-ball program sponsored by The Commercial Appeal and the Memphis Park Commission Gate receipts from the 10 cent donation fee for seals amounted to 123200 Evansville operated on their option of 50 per cent of the total gate which was $11600 The balance will go toward The Commercial Appeal and Park Commission softball fund for 1936 In the opening game Reeses Coal Co defeated Jolly Cabs 7 to 5 EVANSVILLE I COCA-COLA abrboa1 ebrhot Seh'llt ct 1 0 0 Griffin ss 0 1 1 0 Reyn'its 0 While el lull! New'en IIXIOM Tribble Im Scott rf 0 0 1 (I IsNim'r It 3 0 0 Jarboe lb 0 0 0 Court rr 3 A 0 A A Brown 3 0 010 Roger lb 10 10 0 Hnrper lit 1 0 II 0 I Bfeliluni 1 0 111 0 Rehr'n In 0 0 1 1 Horfan 3b 1 0 0 1 0 Coulter Xb 1 0 1 1 Triplett 3 0 0 010 Hart 1 0 0 0 7 reehle 0 0 1 0 I xilulroo'r 1 0 0 0 0 -I Totals XII 0 XI 14 Tot ela 30 4 21 11 xHlt for Court la seventh Fvannvllle 000 010 0 Core-Cola 000 000 4 Summary: Error Coulter Hprt Biek ham Feeble Double plajre luhrman to Jerboa White to Hoffman Base on balla Off Hart 1 off Triplett 10 Struck By Hart by Triplett Umpire Hale Cavetta Sperry EARLT MAXWELL DOUBLE DUTY FANS 15 Kaddiff Allows Mexican Only One llit ns (laybrook Grabs Pair Sending 15 men to tbs dugout by the strikeout route "Double Rativliff Claybrook negro Tigers' ace pitched the greatest game of his lung and colorful cm-reer yesterday at Russwood Park aa he allowed only one hit in defeating a team from Monterrey Mexico 8 to 0 in the opener of a twin bilL FIRST GAME MONTERREY I CLAY BROOK abrboai ahrhaa Cm aa 0 0 1 0 HyS 2b 6 0 1 Garcia lb 4 0 0 0 Cyra 4X111 R'sviaa 2b 4 0 0 1 5 Tata ef 11X00 S'vaca cf 4 0 1 4 0 R'cliff 0 1 0 1 Smll rf 3 0 0 2 0 Hoakin If 4 0 10 0 'tlnn If 1 0 0 1 0 T'lnr 4 1 Xlb 0 Nava Xb 0 0 1 1 I T'lnr lb 4 3 1 0 Flora 1 0 0 Oi H'rann lb 4 10 0 0 D'alina 0 0 0 Font rf 1111 Total 10 0 1 14 Total loSt 8 Monterrey 000 000 000 Montarrey Cl brook 200 012 Summary: Error Gareia Cyra Rod-riiurx Srull Nava Kuna hailed Hoakin 2 Rndrllff Hyde Cyra Two-be Tale Jiyd Horn Cyra Stolen Tale Taylor Douhla play Nava to Rndrisuex Pad Flora Wild Duvallna Ba on balta 0(f Dovallna 4 Stnick out By Dovallna 4 by Radcllff IB Hit by Cyru (by Dovallnai Time 1:43 Bell and Goodman SECOND GAME MONTKRKKY CldtYBROOK abrboai abrboa era a Hyda Xb 3 0 0 0 2 Garcia lb 3 1 111 O-Cyrua aa 3 10X1 K'auea Xb I 1 Tat ef 3 0 0 0 N'vaea cf 0 1 0 tl'cllff 3 1 7 P-nna I 0 0 0 0 Hoakin If 3 0 0 0 0 U'lincx If 3 0 1 0 I T'lnr lb I 0 1 9 0 Nra 3b 3 0 1 1 ll'eran 3b 3 0 0 0 liai 0 1 Kuril rf it 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Jfraa 2 0 0 0 3 Total XI 1 19 S' Total XX I XI II allerrey WM" 0-1 iimmory Ermr-florrlo Kun balletl Tylr Hartellff Two-h hit Kudriette Stolen I Kirlllf: Bara on ball -Off J' oiit-Ry Palma 1 by Jefferson 4 1:00 Umidrei Goodman and Rcll SlrurlL ANTONELLI IS SELECTED Chosen to Play Shortstop in All-Star Game But on Injured IJt John Antonelli Memphis boy Performing with Lexington polled the most votes for hortatop on the all-star club In the Kitty League to meet Paducah first half champions Wednesday st PaducoK He had 608 votes Antonelli may not play however due jury sustained several days when he crashed into as both tried for a fly bull CONSENSUS CopyrliM 1930 by Unlvereal Sendee AT KMP1R CITY daf a- 9-Ydlvf Sun iil goal leak H1 Vitaacop Hill Frnwirlh Hpltien Image I'OM Bill Farnewortb Sliot Poihimy lur-AT SUFFOLK DOWNS Squawker Sandy B-or Midulxbt Flyer Sophial Main Chihcr Jackful Ml Puhwy KlHrI Hen! Inlp 4-Jack pm Riidle Trlcklin Hickory Lad Mia i Wiiirtle Morylijj- Phrliii Tlmn to Go I-dy Carrot Marc leave Redley Petard Brat Phrlau lauig Shot JaekfuL AT ARLINGTON PARK Undated Ml Twinkle Trlpl Play Polly Haallnx Phalaaan Beauty Onwe'nlla Trarker IInk 4-Pnftjf Auchy fllow Whereaway Flnnre Pllk Mlr -rllMerinc Bine Bud Spnh Lany Jaher Pompolly Naraood Parawlek Bally Theorem Beal Bet Pnilv RarHna Long Shot SUtlerui MONTEDONICO FALLS 3-2 (flimpion Dethroned at Beverly Raj Loses at 2 and Falls Stages Uphill Battle by ted northington They are shouting "the king ia jMd ions live the king" at Colonial JJJ but the tradition of Ed Falla jniidii steadfast at tha Memphis Oiuntry Club Louis Montedonico fell before the -eedy par of "Dub" Fondren three and two In the -36-hole finale Colonial yeaterday while Falla staging an uphill battleto win his fifth club championship from Btvtrly Ray two and one There was nothing sensational bout Falla' triumph He just continued hia blast at par and his teuthful opponent was finally 'breed to acceed to that steadiness The champion won the fourth fifth nd ninth holea of tha morning Mind while Ray was taking the third with a birdie and the sixth vith a par to go one up but that cts the last time he enjoyed a lead ustil the sixteenth when he dropped shirdie deuce A par gave him the nvrnteenth and the match Match Close Ksver during the match was there more then one hole differ-nrs Ray held a one up advents st lunch and they were even rhen they turned in the afternoon The challenger dubbed hie tee shot the fifteenth when he stood one and Falls took immediate ad-nntsge of the slip to square the natch with par Then he birdied At sixteenth parred the seven-uenth and congratulations were in vder Falls and Ray both turned in 75'a far the morning 1 The champion held a 73 during the afternoon conceding a par on the eighteenth and Ray registered a 74 Ray pulled the beet shot of the fey with hia spoon on the eleventh hole of the afternoon round Hie drive trapped to the right rested tn the side of a grass trap Forced into an unbalanced stance he checked hie spoon ISO yards to vithin 10 feet of tha green He mild do no better than get a par to hilvt the hole Fondren Putts Well The work of the smooth stroking Fondren on the greens was too much for Montedonico over the Co-lenisl route He had seven one-putt greens In the morning end turned in three during the after- soon A card of 71 with a 33 on the kick nine gave him a one up advantage over Montedonico'a 75 vhen the pair went to lunch Never town Fondren had taken tha first fifteenth thirteenth and seventeenth holes while Louis had to be rament with victories at tho sec-i nil fourth ninth and sixteenth Fondren recovered beautifully from a sliced drive at the first hole the afternoon round to gain a half In pars took the second to go nro up his biggest advantage of the day to that point and immediately dropped back to tha aingle bole advantage when Montedonico birdied the third The champion went two up again the eighth and won the eleventh ud fourteenth when Montedonico ibre-putted The defending champion stand-isg dnrmie then took the fifteenth vith a par but it was the only hole be wnn on tho final nine holes They squared the sixteenth to end the struggle Fondren completed his day play vith a on under par Montedonico had a Lawrence Wins Medal It Pine Hill With 66 Walter Lawrence Jr scored the Killing fairways of Pine Hill yes terday with a 85-31-66 to annex the medal honor In the annual Hob championships which ire kheduled to start today Six flights will be given a week 1 1 complete first round matches I Pro Jake Fondren announced Fairings: CkCBpiunehlp Walter Jaw- Jr 7-UsOS va Speck Charlee fcrtett IX-(XSO) Vie Hallaiek 1 1-1747) Buy Kulp (7-7523-K) Dirk iSSlam Cbadlrk IS-UHA-R) ban Kllert (7-2429 1 Hay l'errau v-Je(I I7-7I13-W) Boh Tutly IS-MSMw IfoMIe Hiller (7-SUXt-Mi: lea MeFar- IHl ITtUVllUk liana Ufl Kw 17-WM-W) Jim Wlnklvmin Hvll 7-21 M-W I Uunti -HI0) jhn Milk (7-SMO-J cun" Htltwr (7-7J20-W) Carl (I-R) vt Wtndvll Kalon L' Gracy (7-433N-J1 Hck L'll I2-4WI i Rill Garner (X-2S1I) IMS7S-J) Karl Mllrhfll J4-IMi Tam Michael: Dick Brakwt (3-0141 I'i Bob Draughon (4-2121 1: Fred Dank LMiiOi Jack Akera 3-113'Ji: Calvin va Mnnlr Grime H-SG1 I leeond Bob tirten (X-jt I Kjrt Dykrma 13-34441 Bmra Bowr 1 2 1 v- Jc Brook: Kugn (Jr1 (2-5347) Grorxc Whcr 12-fSiO) I Beekey (3-934) va MrU '(-4413) Joha Wynn (3-24241 Ih- I JS2- BiHkhani ll-Wti: BHI Haff-rTF Jehn Mnow (S-XXSI): Tjjm Kart Brky t3-SJ4l Brlit (7-3300) va Hal Wonlilrtilg '7-4304) Willi Rlrr 3-1332-40 I (O-SIIS-Ji: Perry Wail tS-224l Rr" 1 2-3S49) I Bliif'Td Wl I v- Eneene Xott (S-39S9) Reins nwwi (TiArjii Pluarl "mi'll (2-7473): Dr- (4-liMO) Rkc tanlrr (7-M00I I1-' Mauldin (S-ISOSi Chart Ven-(3-1310i Stanton Abcmalhy I vS'l' DcEnnla Third Dlvlaion Clartcn (X-S3X I Humphrrya (7-H07-J): Uorir gman (7-MOO) ra Wray '-2270: ij'jK Seanlon va Boh A rrher Jr Lnlla St'oval (I-XS2S) A hSr-wiiJW'isS a a a an a lira Uilliltsll I u'R-Wilson 7-9931 -W) va A' F- Btiaaalaad EJ Mobley: PC Gltll Kr'cal (2-1421) MHWf-Wi va I Cra M-3007): (3-14X1) va J-UVI Wl pra Jim Waddell (0-1024 1 va Gentry (4-X4XHI va Rlwa Stuart Crabtree (S-Utiom Jamea Perry Iamthlrr Petermen (3-202(tWI 'T-sJS? Tllfrro (7-0(00): Jon WW I Jam Beckett luJlMcRen John Kdmlaton (T-4I14-JI Mry Finvh vi Harry Slmpeoii (3-31M-J) Harry Slmpeoo I jing Katz Captures I edal at Ridgeway I If CM of gavo Irving nt- honors yesterday in the Sjj'ifying round for the nnusl 1 Club championship Play will start Immediately I lJJ Flloht Courtney Lewie va Snm Henry Hall FH Reelti: Jr va William nwnfleld: In" Sr hull va ltt: William Min-Jo Shrader Cy lhman va bJJir1': am hii va rwiiip wwirr I VtaTv-KIIeht jitter Rrenn hi-e Fd I lip I'Znt irwi -1 vi ni- i JOwThiJ hve: U' Coheir hve JC Andrew: Ralph Idvy Ir Cirber by lid Lerner bya Eleven youngsters are due to start at 4 this afternoon In the Clarksdale Soap Box Derby one of the elimination events sponsored by The Commercial Appeal Entries: Hugh Irwin' Grady Chambliss Max Ladt Hugh Oliver Duff Holcomb -George Hardin Bill Snow Bernard Brokaw Ira Hendrix John Elrod Marshall Ellis ROCK ISUND TRIMS 'El Capture Twin Bill and 7 to 5 8 to 3 Rock Island Railroad baseball club took a twin bill from The Commercial Appeal 8 to 3 and 7 to 5 yesterday in the Dave Renfrow League at the Fair Grounds Gardner's Products nosed out Memphis Dry Cleaners 6 to 5 FIRST GAME ROCK ISLAND COM APPEAL abrhoai Martin a 4010 X' Nichole Xb Jeter 1 0 0 9 Oi Tucker 3b Shelly lb 3 10 1 SiGala cf T'eend cf 4 2 3 0 Ka'anti lb Cravlm rr 4 1 1 0 0 Hick If Ch'iau 3b 3 0 0 0 HAee'man Tb'eon lb 1 1 7 0 Katley Curder 3X30 l'Muody aa Ublkin If 3 10 10 Hincer rf IHouecal rf ahrbo0 4 0 13 1 1 1 1 1 a i 1 1 1 3 119 0 3 0X40 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 1X3 0 0 0 0 10 0 10 Total 30 1 XI 111 Total 34 3 7 XX 0 Rock leland 003 XflO The Commercial Appeal 300 000 Summary: Krrur AMchllman Gala Moody Thompson Home run Rnxxblantl Sacrifice hit Tucker Stolen Hick Base on ball Off Cnrrier Struck Eadey 2 by Carder I SECOND GAME COM APPEAL I ROCK 1ST AND abrhoa1 abrboa Nlehol Xb 1 0 0'Martln aa 1 I 0 2 A'llman rf 0 0 0 0 Davie 3 113 0 Gala If 3 0 0 1 0 Shelly 3h 3 1111 Ra'antl Xb 1 0 3 3 3 T'eand ef 3 1111 Hlrka lb 1 I CravIne rf 0 0 0 Pat'aon 0 3 1 0 3 0 Ch'tlan 3b 3 0 0 1 0 Moody 1 1 1 0 3 Tb'eon 1b 3 13 0 0 Kaaley rf 1 0 0 0 O'Corder 3 1110 Hnuecal rf 1 0 0 I 0 Child if 3 1X00 Tucker 10 0 11 LChilda lb 0 0 0 0 0 Fain 0 1 0 0 01 Total 30 9 0 IX 71 Tolall XI 7 10 4 The Commercial Appeal XflO 30 1 Rock Iilend 014 7 Summary Two-ha Moody Home Shelly Nirhol Stolen Moody (Mia Paeard ball PaHeraon Davi Bane on ball Off Tucker 1 off (Birder 1 Struek By Tucker 2 by Colder 3 Umpire Werhover DRY CLEANERS abrboai abrboa BH'ea Xb 3 1 1 1 S' Fain 3b a 1 1 1 rf 4 1 0 0 S'lth lb 4 0 7 0 lAwla aa-p 4X11 4 Hall Xb 41193 H'e 3b 1 1 2 Oi A S' Kb 3 1 0 I Carter lb 4 0 OiW'hrad II 4 I 11 a Gilbert If 3 0 0 1 rl 4 1X00 Kvani 3 0 0 0 R'rua a 0 1 1 Abel cf 3 0 0 OW B'ru rf 0 0 0 0 B'lrloo 0 1 2 1: Holton 1 0 0 3 I aVanPout 0 0 0 0 0 -I Total 3S 1 9 US 1 Total 29 10 XI IX kOnt out when winning run neured uni 020 Gardner 000 021 Summary: Error Hnync Two boa hlla Iwl Fnln Stolen Haynea Lewla Han (2) Double plya-B Hayne to Lewla to Carter Baa on Off Raleatrlno I ofr Bmilh 3 Struck out-By Beleetrtno 4 by Smith 3 Hit hjr pitcher- -Gilbert Baleatrlno Van Pool Workover BRUMMELS YANKS LEAD Continue Command With Victories In Negro Soft hell League Beau Brummela and the Wright Street Yanks leaders in their respective divisions in the colored softball league continued their rhsmpionahip inarch yeaterday at Orange Mound Park Result: Orange Mound Park Division No 1 Beau Brummels 5 COC 1 Auction Aggies 4 Orange Mound 2 Hayes 5 Wright Street Trojsns 4 Division No 2-S Qualls 5 Lincoln 1 Wright Street Yanks 12 Oates 1: Oran go Mound Bears 7 Brown Bombers 6 Cliff Thiode makei hit first wrestling' sppearsnee tonight against Georga Hagen Meet in Part of Double Wind-Up Card Otto Ku8 and Dorv Roche headline the weekly wrestling prenrnla-linn of the American Legion tonight at Hodges Field The Inrlinnn star snd Roche are hilled for the windup half of a double feature of two po-mlnute best two out of three falls Milo Rtetn-horn Germany and Al Maynard New York aro hooked for tho gee ond hour snd a half struggle Kuk snd Roehe were scheduled to have their settlement Inst week but rnln forced a postponement of action until tonight A string of sensatlonsl victories have served to plaee Rocha and Kusa st tho top of the beep oa tho outstanding drawing cards in this section Kum Record Good Kuss has been beaten here only once by Tot O'Shocker and he later avenged the licking Rocho moved into the top position In his series of matches with Orville Brown Maynard is not figured to give Steinbnrn much trouble The German has hod mora experience end is much stronger than hia ynunger foe Maynard has a good record in matches in tho east for the past several yeara and may pull a surprise Cliff Thiede California and George Hagen former champion of the marines open the program in a 30-minute one-fall affair This Is Thiede'a first sppearancs as a wrestler The first malrh starts at 8:30 o'clock Bill Leo will referee GET FOUR HOMERS LOSE llsrvey (Irnnrrs Heaton llenplte Flurry of Knuni! Trippers Floyd Harvey Clesncrs produced four home runs yesterdsy in tne Fountain of Youth Longue as "Abuse Day on (ha umpire" waa observed hut Delco Batteries won nevertheless 17 to 15 st the Fair Grounds Round trip clouts were by Perl Rhea Harvey and Ourslcr DELCO I HARVEY ahrbnal Hirh Brawn 1h A 1 1 0 H'plnn ef 3 Vm 2b-rt SS3X0PI 3 2X00 a 0 1 4 1 3 Jnr 3h 4 3 3 0 1 Hair 0 3 3 0 0 nbr p-a GC'n ef 0 I 3 3 OGlil S'an r(-3b II I Harvey lb Nh lf-p 0 3X3 trial If Slrmip' 3b 0 2 3 3 0 M'C'lrv Xb 0 1 3 4 G'blt p-lf 5 3 3 1 1 OUr 3h-p I 1 ICtrlin rl 1 1 0 8 Tnlal 49 17 24 17 0 TnUI 49 11 20 27 12 Delra 411 200 17 Harvey 231 400 IS Summary: Ron bailed Vaidon Crunn 2 tlalre (S Crane Sledman 4 Nah Riraiuie 2 Gilbble 4 Hampton Teel Jim llhn 3 GUI 3 llnrvey Our-aler Hairr Fe Dial Hampl'di Tan-lm hit Slwlman Slraupe Dial Three-hnae hll It Crane Crime Nn tlrlhble llamplnn Peel Rhea GUI Carlin Home run Peel Rhea Harvey (bir-aler Stnlen Vahlrn 3 Dnuhl (Uiraler In MeCarley In llarvey Mr-Inning pliched- By Parley In Harvey (irilihla 3 with 10 nma IA hlla hy RhM 3 wlib in ran ll hit Paaneil Hair Winning idlrlwr- Nb tawing Ri Biicher- Rhea I I HI ruck Hy Gribliln by Naah 2 by Rhea 3 by OuraWr 3 Hit by By Rhea (Hrnwne) by Ihiraler (1 11 Umpir Lung iltcher lain) Moss Grocery Wins The Moss Grocery softbnil team registered a 14 to 0 victory over the Memphis Glass Co yesterdsy st Treadwell Schelly hurling for tha Grocers allowed three hits Wins 163 Wortham's Place defeated Holly-wood Independents 16 to 3 yesterday on the Waterworks diamond SUPREME Flor de Melbas give jou the mildness aroma and good taste of cigars twice their Sriee Bay a few to-a and convince yourself only (friTTTr IUL KAMLLBUN CQ Ine Registers 196x200 in Event at New Range Ed Sheely broke 196 targets out cf 200 yesterday to win the inaugural shoot at the formal dedication of the Memphia Rifle and Revolver Association's new outdoor range located at Airways Boulevard and Alcy Avenue Second was Msgda with 105 Others in the money were Milam 192 James Fontaine 190 Norris 189 Crews 187 Crews 173 Greg Omherg 163 A turkey" shoot was staged and Sheely also won this with five hits In 10 trials In tha iron sight match Crews had first with 187x200 and hia brother was second with 173 CLEANERS TRIUMPH Hurls One-Hit Game to Beat Harbin's 1-0 Wright hurled a one-hit game yesterday for the Tennessee Cleaners as they nosed out Harbin's 1 to 0 in the Sid Law League at Bellevue Park scoring in the last half of the seventh With Norman Warner permitting only three safeties Dooley Tire and Oil tripped Glenview 3 to 1 HARBIN'S I TENNESSEE DAIRY CLEANERS abrboa 3 0 0 0 0 Pal rr 1 0 0 0 0 If 3 0 0 1 0 Tale Xb 3 0 0 1 Gntd Xb 3 0 0 1 0 Walton as 0 0 0 0 Hall rl 0 0 1 Walker rf A 0 0 Stanley lb Rel'ran 0 0 0 0 0 W'erenn watt 2b xoill Wright 0 0 1 Xi 2 ott nj abrbns 3 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 1X3 3 0 13 0 3 A 1 A 0 I 0 A 1 A 0 0 A 3 0 111 A 3 1X31 3 0 0 3 BiMby If Donley ef ff G'man 3b H'fnrd rf Hndga Cnhh Hndc Total 23 0 Into IX ToUl 27 I XI 9 On out when winning ran w-nred KarMn' non non A 1 Tennenet Cleaner 000 lino Summary: Error Vlnran 3 Tat Two-ha Wllkerran Stolen -ba Goad Tale Walton Hungerfnrd Double Hodge Vlnran In Harrla Baeea Wright 1 Struck nut I 3 by Hodge Nil by pllrher -Hodge 1:41 Webb GLENVIEW COAL CO tbrhngi shrhna Cooper 1b 4 0 010 Lee c-Jh 1 1 1 Plgu Xb 0 A 3 3 J'nran 1 0 1 1 Donley ef 3 1110 C'heit 3b 3 0 0 3 3 T'ran If 3 1 0 I 0 Smllh p-cf 3 0 0 1 I IMrker 3b 3 1 3 2 3 B'ehlp Xb 10 0 10 ll'erger 3 0 3 1 4 Farley T'nn rf 0 A P'erran lb 2 0 0 8 0 Ferkinl A 0 4 LF'allnl rf 1 0 0 0 0 Warner 3 9 0 0 1 Tyeon rf 1 0 0 0 ICirney ir 3 0 II 1 1 Seat on 0 0 0 0 I IMuara cf A 0 A 0 0 Total 35 3 5 21 13 Total 2111210 Dnnlry 201 000 Glenview 1 000 001 0 1 I 3 Summary: Error I Jnhnran Patier-n Two-bare Hlghherger Home ran -Dooley Sacrlflr Palterran Stolen he Seaton Dnuhl Hlghherger pitched- By lealnn 3 him by Smilb with nn ran no hIL Winning Warner Bar Lnalng ie nn Oft Warner 2 off truck By Warner 4 be Tim 1:85 Umpire Bow Hiilbide Sealnn Peatnn 1 Seaton and Webb HOOKER WINS INAUGURAL Breaks 46 Target Opening Hooker broke 46 targets yesterdsy and won the inaugural meeting of the newly formed Hillside Skeet Club Dr Taylor Durham and Dr Mr-Cown Jr tied for second with 44's Reeulla: Hunker 4AWI If Lertwlrh Dr Taylur 44xVi John Fall TV ham 4V1 A T'f I Hr M'C'n Sr 44xV' palinm Lurry 4nvi'j O'Sullivan A T'nf Jr 3V1T Gram Hall SAaW Tata Dr M'C'n Sr 31X1" Ed Hll At inx2 10x2ft 1x2A 1Rx25 14x2 13x2 13x25 wnirr world for time Then ahe derided to take up golf too aa a matter of self protection She has played pany of the courses with me" Kennedy revealed some funny adventures and opinions He has never had a bunion because he wears two pairs of sox He never wesrs a glove while playing because "sissy" Wslka snd Gains His choice for the two most picturesque golf Tourses are Miu-Ocean at Bermuda and Jasper rack in Alberta Canada The toughest eoufse" ha ever Former Memphis Manager May Lead Greyhounds Freddie Hofmann former manager of the Memphis Chicks has been mentioned as the future pilot of the Union City Tenn Greyhounds in the Kitty League Official ward from the St Louis Cardinals which has Union City as one of Its minor league farms is lucking They have given no indications that Hofmann will handle the club but Cecil Moss president said over long distance last night that from a Memphis source he had learned that the erstwhile Chick pilot might be sent to his team Hofmann after his dismissal from the Chicks secured a position with the Cardinals WOODMEN LIBERTY PLAY 2-2 DEADLOCK Simmons and Wesche Give Up Seven Hits Each A couple of clever right-handers Winton Simmons of Woodman of the World and Bullet Joe Wesche of Liberty Cash Grocers hooked up in a brilliant duel yesterday in the Col James Hammond-Edward Met-man League tying two-all in nine innings at Hodges Field About 2500 packed the stands for tho contest between the two leading clubs Simmons and Wesche gave up seven bits each and neither weakened throughout the battle The Grocers tallied their two runs in tha fifth and the Woodmen got one in the sixth and another in the seventh Martin All-Stars staged a seventh inning rally after two were out to win from the Senior Gee-Men of John A Denie's 6 to 5 WOODMEN Or LIBERTY CASH THE WORLD UKOCKRY abrhool abrhe1 Vmcovo If 4 1 1 2 O'Gtlffln 3 12 14 Illller Gaia cf Sperry I'rall 3b Carr rf Klam 2b G'man lb S'mtiui 2 0 1 4 H'hmn 3b 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 10 OiGrtlftlb lb 2 0 013 0 4 0 0 3 OiNorvtll rf 4 0 10 0 4 0 3 3AM'D'd cf 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 While If '4U010 4 1 1 2 Cavetla Xb 4 0 0 4 4 0 112 1 Ronera 4 0 010 3 0 0 1 7 Welu'lM 1 1 0 0 1ST W'bun 1 0 0 0 0 -I Tolall 31 7 X7 17! Tolall 33 2 7 37 19 Balled fur Weach la nlnlh Wuwlmrn 0U0 001 1 Lllierly 000 02U Summary: Error Millar Pratt Two- bane Urllflu A McDonald Sacrifice lute CaiY Richardaou A McDonald IhHible play On vet I to Griffin to Urlftlih Pamed Sperry Baa on Of Wcm-Im off Simmon Struck out ltv WenrlM 7 by Slmmone 1 1:30 Kurlman and Flack JOHN A DENIES MARTIN ALL-8TAKS abrhop 0 0 1 0 3 1X04 4 110 0 4 1 110 1 4 1X01 4 0 111 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 1 1 abrho a Ibuiln rf 4 11X0 M'l'tni leiiili 0 0 I H'xIon Xb W'n Xb 4 1 2 3 0 Wunda rf A'muur cf 3 1 0 P'llam lb lie If 4 1X11 Clink Xb G'liano Xb 4 0 1 cf Garner 1b I 0 0 I 0 C'hoiin if H'limn 0 0 6 I Hllrhell W'lmme 3 I 1 0 1 Glluon C'(e lb 1 0 1 3 u'mon as Total 39 5 To IPO' ToUli 0talX Rawla uut hit by baited ball In flraL Denlee 004 001 0 1 Marlin 000 XIO I nummary: Errore Lenll Wllkenma Gaxliano Cavette Bet I Iran Gihran Two-hae Armour Conk Home Armour Sarririiu l-entl Garner piolrn Gee 2 Gammon Wood Johnran llerilnc Gaellano Double play Gee to GaKliano Wild pitch William Race on Off Gihran off WIIHem 3 aimck Pv Glbeon 4 by William 1:49 Flack and Fori' man Warriors Ahead Centrsl Warriors basebsil club smothered Binghnmton Cubs 17 to 7 yesterday at Binghamton Tom Appleton and Harold Hurt starred The Warriors are open Saturday and Sunday Call Bill at 2-9338 BY PAUL MICKELSON Aracil1 na Sport Writer NEW YORK July Ralph Anderson Kennedy is a heavy set pencil salesman with one queerest and most exhaustive hobbies Playing different golf courses is what he calls fun Fun and adventure are what he haa encoun- -Thursday the 54-year-old New Yorker played his 1500th course in 26 years Hia yearning for different layouts has taken him to 41 states five provinces of Canada Bermuda Cuba Mexico Colombia Ecuador and rsnama All loM he figures he haa traveled Wt-usjf i wijaiv in i nn Hir- non 'miles getting to the 1500 dif jerent courses end 24000 more play A Hobby That Takes Lots of Pursuing ing them He has callouses on his hands but no bunions on his feet Ruapicion Wiped Out When Pencil Salesman Kennedy began talking about all the courses Plyed it is true we gaxed suspiciously at him but he wiped out that auspicion by offering to take us to a New York hank where ne keeps cards properly signed by the club professional of course he has played Then another idea atrurk us every All the walking he has done In-creased hia weight from 168 to 181 But now- do you get away with pounds it?" sked "What we mean is what docs Mrs Kennedy have to say about hr replied "she was the golf widow of the a 7".

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