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THI nUNKLlR (INDIANA) EVENING 8T13 Monday, September 9, 1940 DAD IJEGIiXNLXG. Local The Franklin Star Sports Section National YOU'LL LIKE TRADING AT OODMAN' GOODJIAN-JKSTER. Inc. Simpson First In Main Event ft Glimpse (nto-- HQQStER GRID CftMPS ST. JOSKI'irs COLLEGE strips of nrtiib's review tnj JUST ARRIVED--- A COMPLETE NEW STOCK 'h hi a ira ri Tl.is pv of Ir.i Pv k.

Mi.i'i.iT-.U Srrvico Staff Correspondent, I i-r. S-t-f INS the cuidaiKe o( Joe Dienluit. a ft College is sUivina to recapture a place Yis sn turner Up To $27.50 90 A complete new selection of Single and Double Breasted Tweeds, Worsted and Twists in the popular new colors of green, brown, blue, teal and oxford. Sizes 34 to 46. m.

il i Maintains Lead In Dirt Track T.roup CFIard drivinc I3ob Simpson of Wa-terfcrd. retained leadership in the Midwest Dirt Tlack Association championship race here Sunday afternoon when he an impressive victory in the 25-lap feature of the fairground racing pro- Simpson finished about a sixth o( a lap ahead of Harry Robtcy of Pcntiac. who was cast in the favorites rol? by winning the first 10-lap elimination over Simpson. Ro'jtoy clrcve a heady race over the entire route, but his car never had the soup" to overtake Simpson at any time after the field had spread in the early laps. Slim Rutherford of Whiting finished third in the feature.

One of th? larpest crowds of the season packed the fairgrounds for the event, which went off without a sinj.le major accident. Only a few minor kids- re'ulted ill ut? in cis ui ia- tors, marred the entire program. Midwest Association offichls an-ncunced at the race that Chatie Szekendy cf South Bend, one of the favorites on the circuit, had retired from racing becau-eof a new position which would net allow him to com-: not a with tlip dirt track nerformers SaUh Rrnd now hold, jsprCnd in Midwest cham. but is now hard. sed bv nobtov.

who probablv m.nrt. ttie two weeks. summary of the 10-lap elimina- thp faiIgrounds Sunday Ls as follcws: First Robtoy. first: Simixson. Vern Ticster.

Indianaiwlis. third. Second Rutherford, first: Chick Smith, Frankfort. second: Cliff Griffith. Indianajiolis.

third. Tliird. Harry Mover. Whiting, first: Jim Weldon. Chicpgo.

secend; Bill Miller. Vincenr.es. third. Harry Schwimmer of Indianapolis won the 10-lap consolation event. Overnight Sports Review By I.

N. S. C.An body an in the National Am- atur Golf Championshi) if the 150 Wtf tl.e HcoMer fcotbill un. From 1925 until 1933. St.

Joe op- ftated as a seminary and only intramural ccir.pctiiion was crinitud. Then in 1933 intrrcolleciate competition wa.s cs umed and three years Dicnhart was braight to from Cathedral of Indiar.ap-oI:s. l.ere he had marked success f'T 10 years. The former Notre Dam? star started a rebuilding program which is ab" tit ready to fruit. St.

Joe no longer plays freshmen on the varsity and its schedules have con- stantly improved. Last year the! Furnas won fair and kvt three Results probably will be even bet- tcr this seacon Dicnhart lo.t mly biH veterans through graduation quarterback Bill Curoh of Whiting, and center Joe Kennedy of Beech Oitvp He has a squad of 24 sopho-morrs. seven and six seniors. Ticturr Not So Bad However. 11 of the sopriomores are leUermen.

since Si. Joe formerly frhmcn. So. the picture is not so Ixid as it would appear. i The 13 will pro-1 u.c i u.ifc: backs, with the scphomcrcs contti- bitting the replacements and.

in all a pc.ius. The squad will be husky, averaging I.i. iou pounos weigiu ana a iracuon cf an inch under six feet in height. In Uio backfuMd. Robert Duax.

a triple-threat left-half and one of the best punters in the state, is a certain starter. A senior this year. Duax was the leading Puma scorer last season and has three letters in football. The quarterback position has a number of aspirants headed by Claik Donald, a junior who specializes In blocking Other candidates are. sophomores Thomas Cole, former quarterback at Spaulding In-! stitute.

Peoria. Ill Stanley Lapsys, one-time star at Wiber High in Chicago: and Edward Jo-Jot Schmidt, cne of the best all-around athletes ever turned out at Rensselaer hish Fullbacks Are Plentiful Pete Varini. a sophomore, who car- I It i i Ull IV 111 UlllMlllll. (I 4 111 i ried most of Uie fullback duties last i H7.V.V AT If! Thomas Fdwaid I.e(t Oeorse doc- ccMnct.uk at ate of 54 and pitches w.nnms; ball ir Yoik. w.is with the Boston B-aves in Pa of Class Ir.tcr-State UMsue 1907.

5ASE PALL Standing Results AMURIC AN ASSOCIATION'. i A SMART NEW FALL AND WINTER TOPCOATS And OUERCOATS CDon McPherson. U. C. L.

A. star end and captain, owes a broken foot to a pre-season accident caused by his biggest priciiron rival. The foot was bikrn when Al Krueger. Southern California end. dropjH'd a heavy tank on McPherson while they ere workina to-cether at a Los Anceles oil e-finery.

Hillview Links Team Triumphs Konips IMoomington, In One-Sided Tilt CSroring victories in all but two matches. Hillvifw Country Club gclfrrs walloped a team from the Blormir.gton C-untry Club. 4T to 11. here Sunday afterncon. Lcnr.Ls Murphy, club junior champion, and Patterson, runner-up in the men's tourney, paced the Hillview linkstnen in thnir final rhacth of the season, shooting 77 and 73.

respectively Iloadley was low for Blocminton with an 81. The victory was the second of the year fcr Franklin over thir rivals. Hillview won the first match in August at Bloom ton. Summary: Including Zip Toppers An unusually large selection of new-fall Topcoats and Overcoats, in light weight pile fabrics, in colors of camel, oxford, blue, and gre n. in sizes 35 to 44.

THEY'RE HERE! Men's and Hoys' New Felt HIATPG 0H Up To $3.30 A complete new stock of Men's and Boys' Fur Felt Hats in the popular new telescopes; light weights, with saddle stitched bands, in colors of gteen. teal, covert, pearl, brown, navy and black. I'p To $22.50 Youths' And Youns Men's FINGERTIP SPORT Up To 10.98 Youths" and Youmj Men's. Finger-lip Coats, made of all-wool corduroy rainproof fabric. Raglan shoulders, railroad stitching, slash pockets, hidden flv front.

Sizes 12 to 20 and 36 to 44. (5 can eliminate Bud aro, L. Cubs Lose 6-4 To Brown County Pouhle-Hender On Tali Next Sunday n.vl bmk toii isl the Franklin Cur; the semi-pro hisrhil: hat- of i nr.d Fo'. rouu'ies Sundav. 'he County pounding ''it 6-4 jsion at Holmsbure lit it teams hammered out 11 hi's.

Frat.klin committed (our errors ompat ed six by 'he Tv 'tar'ed on 'bo n'fi inl for the Cubs, but wj-, relieved bv Ho. 1 i I.avman 'as the J.i-T Yours, of the Ath-'ic'. vi'h a tnnlf in seventh. ot tbe cn ex'-a-tao blow. Fini ki ill play Fdin.b'irch nv ur.dav.

rrl ill probably plav Brown Ccur.tv apian Franklin on i f-ptrmbcr 22 lb Hat: dl-k Wcddl win! Vim the bat'erv f.r tie Cub-; -Alien the Cubs and Foin-j hur w.rt the til uo(( to de. i rl Johr.son semi-pro crown i 1 i .1 tlit in me i.i I game, writ lit and Jsnulev I for LV.iub urch. with It. rov behind the bat Frar.khn f.l now line-up lor lmal fins, with Joint Dutuan shot 'op ne Tinker of Sou'h V.i in the Art Wedd. 11 ati hire lit- ineiu play i ti of the lor I '-rr i.txt and boast of ft oi'li' H-mian Sltvip.

ffrrbtf and o'her 'I'M Vr.enn plaers will be in tlv up w.U s'a' 1 30 ilink Tb. or Irmklin oon nin ooo 4 11 Hroun ountr Oitrt nol 6 Tutk. lb a I.uii'.aii ar.ti Voutv i Sport Shorts Hy I. N. S.

CMiHim. iSi the third ronsrrutive tr.tr. Tr nimv ll.ivs I.lht. aitl .1. B.

Jonei of 1.Hic?i. Ii capturrtl (li.inipion-sbip in the Tourht tropht firlil In the I jitii.il motorcycle racing tnn. Irvti here. Winchester. Sept 0 I Jimmy Wilbr.m.

cf Ir.lianapoV.s. fi'inv a world's record for a dirt track follow his pei foi niani trse S-mdav He as rlaked iu 21 4.17 set or.t!s (r a sincV lip w--n tl.e 2Vhp rate and a 10-iv elimination (or.trst Munrie. Crpt 9 IN 1 The Mun- ie itijrn tntJ.iy held a to tri-umphrd ovrr the Indianapolis Ciold "Vled.jls in an Indi.ina-Obio lr.i;ue h.l.rlal game. MiVe B.ll.ls pitched (or the victor and taie up 11 hits, while Mum if collected nine. Student Pilots Iiusy Ch.cnpo pilots at the A.r rtitrarv lh.ch.t trainincr sduxM at Curtiss Field, near ban w.

n' tace 750 latidP's ar.d tak- ft- a dav. Purnvi the pa-t 12 the lnv' 10 platiis -re 1 ooo ooo Ant durit'c the pis ir not ore serious an ider.t h.as occurred otti. i i.s -f tr.e s. i ar.n.v h1.iv va ft IhirRlars Thorough rsnn Ar. brvr fd vet rh'Vf p'are whe Tex Barrera be- 1 ran- as a re hms: if a Ivd Al ut red 1 as pr-d a toM P' 1.

Super-St taw hemes CFSPFX JUNCTION. Vt ilu.f ce; Wlien ot 1 1 crd vus all is sM aw 1 1 la! a a u' 'w b- 1 1 cv cd bu 25 ti( a A'lir t.1 1U--V- Ple a- a New Fire Tuir (1 O'u H.v-r li t.i has a tu be Sn cth.T rivei orurie-- a the At-u 1 po "i cf Dear Sjndra: C.I'm Md Out ton are (tninj to bjre inr mim nith me at -hnol thi r.r. We alwi rrm h.iir st mutb in innimfit. Irn our in-1 dmiratliMi fnr RVTI tionrft. ml in rase oti don'l know ale for Srptrtnbrr onit ip not i Tin i a i.

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St fi I St i St 1 Franklin (10). Bltcmingtcii (11) Murphy 2- Mclhain "'omer 9 Kline 0 Hemphill 3'j 0 Roth 3 Sutphin 0 r.lr.tz 3 Stnats 0 Patterson 2 Brndfut? 1 Brceclin- 3 rmalKvcod 0 1 At xicr ij Hcadley Cole 3 Walden 0 Dorsey IwLs T.iinas .3 Fields 0 Nash 3 Carter 0 Keeling 21j White i2 Crawford 2'- Tall)ot i2 I Green 3 Wingate 0 Davis 2 Gaston McAnelly 0 Slack 3 i year, and Remi Hevnen and George jfind New Yprk Yankees closer than Bitler. both sophs, who were ilieas in MXi in American league pen-from halfback assignments to full-jllant lace. bick during spring training Hevnen rvpns score By-plaved at fullback three vcar forrc bV winning $5,000 An-St. Ignatius of Chicago, while Bit-1 Hwacite Open Golf at ler is a convert from the basketball 1 Scrnton.

court He was a member of the Fort) McNeill faces opportunitv of Wavne Central Catholic net team lifetime ttxlay against Bobby which captured the state and na- National tennis championships at tional Cath.olic hardwood titles in Forest Hills. the 1938-39 campaign. National Pro Football leaaue Thrw sophomores are available opens with 7 to 7 tie between Chi-fcr the right-half job Harold Du- ii'o Cardinals and Pittsburgh of Portsmouth. Ronald 1 ers at Pittsburgh. u4 Won.

Loit. Pet Cry 91 54 623 'Columbus 8ri 5rt 606 pi 55 .595 71 72 497 Paul 64 75 460 'INDIANAPOLIS 57 81 413 ledo 57 85 40J Milwaukee 83 39 1 MIRICN IFAC.I F. Won. Lo-it. Pet CI: 76 56 .575 Detroit 77 57 574 New YtMk 75 57 .563 on 72 62 537 Cluao 69 63 523! Wa-hmcton 57 77 425! Lotas 55 80 407 Philadelphia 49 78 386 1 A Complete New Stock, Men's and Boys' Golav.

who was coaching at Cat he- Purdue builds its conference foot-dral: and Stanley Wisnicwski of bail hopes on sophomores. Chicago. David Jones." a junior frem Ohio State. Michigan. Minnesota Gary, also is on hand.

Indiana seen as having mast 1 St. Joe forward wall will be the i extern Conferenc? strength as all strongest in the middle. Richard mid-West elevens prepare to open Coly. a senior from Louisville. training tomorrow.

sroo jdefendiug champion. Cleveland Indians. Detroit Tigers 1 HOME RUN HITTERS CCamili. Dodgers; Dodgers; Garms. Pirates; Van Robavs.

Pirates; Padgett, Cards; Mize. Cards i 3: Koy, Cards; Litwhilcr. Phillies; Miller. Bees; Jchnson. Gordon.

Yanks; Doerr. Red Sox; Keltner. Indians; Suiters. White Sox: York. Tigers.

IIOMF Rl'N LEADERS National Lea Rue: Mize. Cards 41: Ri7TO. Pirates 23: Nicholson. Cubs 22. American League: Foxx.

R.xl Sox 35: DiMagtio. Yankees 29: Green-berg. Tigers 29. LEADING PITCHERS FALL SWEATERS, Priced The most complete selection of Men's and Boys' Sweaters in the poppular new styles. Zipper pouch pockets, plaids, jungle cloths, brushed wools and novelty weaves and knits.

Slip-over, button and ripper models. Also the popular new watet proof reversibles. See tin m. Sizes 6 to 12 and 30 to 38. CLASH FOR CHAMPIONSHIP Detroit.

Sept. 9 INS. The Kodak Park team of Rorhest.r. N. Y-.

vill clash tonii.ht with the Bendix team from south Bend. In for the championship in the 01 id's soa- jtall tournament, while the girls teams from Phoenix. and Cleveland will battle it out for lienors. Till-) (MEAT l)EA llETUIiXS TO WHS. NATION I.

I EAC.I Won. Lost. Pet. 641 591 523 516 500 84 47 73 54 67 61 66 62 Ycrk 65 65 Cincinnati P.i'X-k'.vii I.ou:s New i 70 von 56 77 Phil uit 43 87 JOB PRINTING and James Ikoic Hammond jun-: ior. are well capaole of hawwine inr center job.

Four veteran tackles and two guards are available. Th? tattlers are: John Fflnenbacher of Johct. Ill Claud Hi. ey. 226-pound ex-Hammond gridder; Rav Juricich of Canton.

111., and Thomas Sciulli. regular ri; ht tatkle two ycars aco. who was vept off the sqitad last season bv a minor 0cr- at ion. Seven flames Carded. The guards are William Herber or Fort Wayne, a senior, and Joseph Keanc cf Chicago, a junior.

As in the ras? of the guards, onlv two letternien are available for end duty Steve of Joliet. 111 land Owen Thuerk of Chicago. sophomore wingmen are Briuko tter of Dc-catur. UU years; Clarence ewandow-ki of Chicago, and Cornelius YanderfolK cf Lafayette. Ind.

St Jc? has seven games sch.riul-fd witii cne open date. The program Sept. 21. at Butler: Sept. 28.

at Valparaiso; Oct. 6. at Xavier "Cincinnati! Oct. 12. Louisville here Oct.

1. Evansville here; Oct. 26. at Central Normal; Nov. 2.

open: Nov. 10. at St. Nor-bert. West DePere.

Wi.s. HEROES AI1D GOATS 1 'N'ewsom. Tigers 18 3 Fitimmons. Dodgers 14 2j i Sewell. Pirates 13 3 Rcwe.

Tigers .13 3 On all forms of Job Printing we can give you quick and satisfactory service. On smaller forms of printing we can give you exceptional low prices. If you need cards letterheads, envelopes, blotters, sale bills, anything in this line, come and see us for prices and samples. 478 421 331 Yesterday's Results AMIR1CW ASSOCMTIOX. 6-2.

Indianapolis. 51 7-4: ille. 2-0 Minneapolis. 5-0; Kansas City 18- Pa- 4-9 AAtFRK IEC.I F. :t.vi.

7-0: Philadelphia. 6-4 evosui uau'e. ir.r.ir.;.-, Pe'nu- Pi Louis. 4 New Yetk. 9: Btv-'on.

4 CI velaj-d. Chtcaco. 4 ttl in- U10NL lEAC.i r. 7-4: New Yotk. fi'td 11 innin3s.

2-3: B.ton. L-a're. 12 ir.nT2'. Chiciio Cincinnati. 1 Pi't St I 1-1 14-4 v.ii came.

5 ttvr.ir.".. darkr.es Today's Schedule AMmiCN ASSOCHTIOV. at Toledo l4-uisvi! at Columbus M.lw lukee at K.ir.svs Citv at St Paul AMERICAN EACFE. Chkaco at Cleveland lOr.ly game scheduled). NATION m.

ir.Ac.rc Brooklyn at New York. Ov.lv garr." St LEADING BATTERS National league: Walker. Dodgers .3193: Hack. Cubs F. Reds .3187 American league: Radchff.

Browns .345: Williams. Red Sox Di-Maggio. Yanks .342. RINS RATTED IN National league: Mire. Cards 114: F.

McCormick. Reds 113: Van Robavs. Pirates 89 THE PEIillAIIT RACES AMERICAN LEAGl'E. Games To W. ret.

Behind. Tlax Cleveland 76 56 .576 22 Detroit 77 57 .575 1 20 New York 75 57 .568 1 22 NATIONAL LEAGl'E. Cincinnati 84 47 .641 23 Brooklyn 78 54 .591 IV 2 2 CHeroes-Bob Feller. Indians, whose! sur. w.rrur.8.

otk in relief enabled Cleveland toPrs 117; Dimaacio. Yanks 113; stay in first place in the American Fcxx- Rpd ni- Telephone 710 Star Office league; Johnny Mize. Cardinals, who hit three successive home runs and established a new major league rec-crd; Rudy York. Tigers, whose homer gave Detroit a victory and kept Ms club in second place in the American. Goats Lon Warncke.

Cardinals, who blew an early lead and lost a five-inning game to the Pirates; Johnny Niggeling. Browns, who threw the Gopher" pitch to Ycrk. CArmed with fountain pen to meet army of of autograph seekers, and wearing Cub uniform for first time since return from minor league, the glass-arm wonder Dizzy Dean allows Cub 3nd baseman. Billy Herman left) to feel his new and improved, pitching muscles. NEA Telephoto.

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