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PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1942 Bring on Those Fagles! tfsr-' Pauline Bet; iSJeiv Women's Net Champion New Champ Of i btf Granlland Rico Sporting Date Army Eleven Downs Cards By 16-10 Score Kimbrough Stars On Atlack With Two Touchdowns DENVER, Sept. (iBig John Kimbrough struck for two touchdowns, one on a 95-yard run with a kickoff, in leading the Western Army All-Stars to an exciting 16 to 10 football triumph over the Chicago Cardinals today. ,4 Steelers Start Drills For League Opener Local Pros Display Improvement ISealemen Su-amped by lAons By Jack Sell Following a well-earned rest yesterday the Pittsburgh Steelers pro football squad will resume practice today looking forward to their National League opener against the Philadelphia Eagles at Forbes Field next Sunday afternoon. Coach Walter Riesling's proteges came out on the short How many rememDer xoaay mat September Y. 1892, 50 vears ago, was one or ine major sporting dates of a TT 1 a -v Women Net Stars Los Angeles Girl Defeats Louise Brough, Coast Rival; Mullov, Talbert Win Baubles Title NEW YORK, Sept.

6. (UP) Pauline Betz, an attractive blonde from Los Angeles, won the National Amateur Women's tennis championship at Forest Hills today with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 uppet victory over favored Louise Brough of Beverly Hills, Cal. ZZZ country: now many rememDer uiai tnis DU-year-oia Ze was the end of an old era and the start of a new era What was the occasion? Or this long lost anniversary a burly slugger by the i.p of John Lawrence Sullivan was beaten by the ring's end of a 40-20 acore against the1 reat I great Chicago Bears in last Sat-TinL. (2nnf1 J.nfiillffl Kimbrough, former all-America to this point September 7, 1S92 only the slugger urday night's exhibition battle in fullback from Texas A. I i 'I i i is j' 1.

i 'V. If STEELERS BEARS ripped iirough guard for his sec Oakland but earned the praise of every one of the 20,172 fans who Lukarhlk L. Berry j-hn L. Sullivan, the Boston Strong Boy, the Grand Lieutenant Gardnar Mullo or, rwiiMty I of Somers L. Rolman ond score to pull the game out of the firs with three minutes to play.

witnosed their courageous fight Rodak I- ti HrulU 3 irom J3DSLon, was ratea as tne greatest ngnter of j- .1 i Cherundolo Matuza tilmingtnn R. Akin against the supermen of the gridiron game. -it was ouiuvan wno si.ari.ea, aiter a lasmon, tne Spoiuxig iJttgc. uciuic mm, apui uiiig ilciiiSi were Wondenberg K. I Hoptnwlt Klrhefski R.

Wilson His mates broke the way for his stirring touchdown run. late in the opening period with several fine blocks of potential tacklers. Chicago opened the scoring when Left End Bill Daddio. for Martin it. Mazntt-kl the Jacksonville naval base and Billy Talbert.

of Cincinnati, won the" men's doubles championship bv defeating Ted Schroeder, of Glendale. and Sid Wood, of New York. former Wimbledon champion, 9-7, 7-5, 6-1. Miss Betz. given the brush-off suaT scattered around dirterent iis name and his iT.e became so great that in many papers all sporting Sandix lark 5rrS Writ? uujjcu.

aiuuuu ajio iiauic. j. ma vvcia jiui uxii- merly of Pitt, place-kicked a field goal from the Army 23-yard line. While the Steelers looked like an entirely different club than the ill-conditioned, spiritless group which lost to Cleveland's Rams recently in East Liverpool by 35-6 Coach Greasy Neale of the Philadelphia Eagles was having his troubles up in Erie. The Detroit Lions clipped the Birds by 42-7.

Evidently Johnny Karcis, the old Carnegie Tech fullback and new bv the California Tennis Associa m.i--o-: Plav Begins Pittsburgh Golf Club Scene of Action The annual Allegheny county tennis tourney will open today with six matches carded on the Pittsburgh Golf Club courts. Four seeded performers include Jack Southworth. No. Robert Lampus. -No.

2: Dr. David O'Loughlin, No. 3, and Richard MtGee, No. 4. The doubles draw one believed tnat L.oroett, tne bank; clerk stripling even an outside chance against the mighty Sullivan.

Tonv Cemore, Armv All-Star guard from Creighton of Omaha, booted a field goal from the rhev forgot, at that time, that John L. was 35 years old, 0jt of condition, a hard drinker who hadn't been in training tion before entering Rollins College on a scholarship to represent the Florida section, succeeded Mrs. Sara Palfrey Cooke, who defeated both her and Miss Brough last year. Miss Brough otf Form Htnotto R. Mr Lean Hackney Famlgletll Nrore by quarters: Rears 13 7 14 10 Steelers 0 9 13 il TMirhlown Rerry dark.

Osmanskt, Famigletti. Riffle, Masnlcki, Blnot Ual-larneati, Tomasic. Ks.tr points Matnlrki, Stydahar 3, Sanders 2. Misled extra points Maznlrki, Famigli-ettt Handera. MibuMtutions Bears: End, Siegal.

Wager, font; Tackles: Stydahar, Henipel, Artoe, Mitssn, Winter; (iuarits: Fortmann, Bray, Keragintls: Centers: tiarkson. Turner; Baikt: Osmanskt, Petty, Kissel, Noltlng. I.urkman, Morris. Steelers Ends: lioney, tfova. Brown; Tackles: Boyle, Srhultx; iiuards: Ijtw, Sanders; Center: Schierhl; Hacks: Cotton, Hnaue.

a lot a. Riffle, Tomastr, llonelli. Cardinals' 33-yard line early in the second period to send the soldiers to the rest period with a 9 to 3 years backfteld tutor of the Lions, has ve for Frank Craven, the well-known generated some offensive power lead. In actor, who lived near Sullivan in Boston and who later was a close friend of Corbett's, told me how for the Motor City club. Half Even rr i i rA.vrv.g for this fight Sulli-road work was a 300-yard and then a resting place on rps as he took off hie An Army fumble led to the professionals' only touchdown soon after the second half started.

Bud he ground his heel in a Corbett The Steelers not onlv fought the Seeded second nationally andj also in this tournament, which winds up tomorrow with the1 Schwenk, former Washington (St photograph when Sullivan was Bears on even terms in the second nen's finals between Ted Schroeder half when each scored 20 points, but made a same comeback after Deaien. Ana craven imn was only 9 years old. It was many ihoul Corbett Ke-feree Carl Rebele. I niplr Harr? their disastrous opening half-hour Rnbb. Field judge Buck Grinberg.

JJnes man Charley Berry. years before he would even speak to Corbett. They appeared to be suffering of Glendale, and former Davis Cupper FranKie Parker of Los Angeles, Miss Betz was too hot for the buxom Beverly Hills blonde who had swept five straight srass court tournaments this badly from stagefright in the early Virginia University, didn even Louis) star, powered the drivel with his passing and running. The1 score came on his short pass to Alton Coppage. First downs favored the Cards at 9 to 6.

Lineup: CARDINALS 10 ARMY Ifl Daddio L. Ferguson, Fla. Duggan L. Myers. Texaua Baker L.

G. Vanrt'bilt Apolskid Kooros, Mich. Popovich R. G. Tex.

A AM The Long Jump will be made today. Singles pairings and today's schedule follows: I'pper half --Jan; Siiihwortn vs. r.cu't Clark. William Wolfe vs. Paul Maiinti.

Bill Berrer.sen vs. Boh Baaselt. J-prl Snort vs. K. C.

Richa-d M.Gee v. Miiton K.ng. Wiiltam Wausaman Herbert Snneison. L'r. John O'Loughlin Kdaar Alcorn.

Oeurge HemleriMin vs. anljr SalTord. Al I.Rzar vs. Art dlaser. Uwtt naif Kottert Lumpus i.

Norman Wiie- vs. Paul Sul'ivan. Robert Bennett vs. Wiliard Larry Smiih vs. Krank Shonmin, Or.

David O'Laiufihlin vs. Krt Heim. Howard F.drd vs. Dane Cnichfieid. Jack Mever v.

Charles ft later. Tim Kahie vs. Clstt Tu't's. TtlllAVS 2 p. m.

William Wolfe Pa il VH-don, Jofrph fiort vs. K. C. Be. t.

Geor Henderson vs. Sandy Saffoid, Al Latar vs. Art Giaaer, Ijury Smim vs. Frar Showman, Jack Mever v. Charles Olaser.

KSKJ at 18lh Ward It is a long jump from Sullivan and Corbett to Labor Day, 1942. At this date the only two heavy weignts wortn talking about are moments, but after the intermission they scored thrice, a.11 on running maneuvers. Dick Riffle raced 44 yards around his own left end in the third quarter. In the fourth. John Binotto went 52 on the same play, and Andy Tomasic scampered 26 after going back to pass and being unable to find a receiver.

Coach George Halas' team, using the air lanes for most of don a uniform. Carryrng over the old college spirit to the paid ranks he asked his new coaches to be allowed to face the Bears but they decided he should rest his sprained ankle. Barring any further injury he should be ready to help Andy Tomasic and Curtis Sandig with the left halfback duties next Sunday. Fans Like Tomasic The play of Tomasic on both in the Army. One is Joe Louis, Bulger R.

T. Ivy K. E. iieatham Q. B.

Schwenk H. summer. Tennis critics admitted that the top-seeded Miss Brough was far off her usual hard-hitting game in the finals played before a crowd of 8,000. She had difficulty with her service, double-faulting on numerous occasions, and was out-hit by Miss Betz. When she came to the net.

Miss Betz' high, arch- one of the top champions. The Pedersen. Minn. Pawson, T. A AM -Pugh.

Tex. A AM Rohrig, Neb. Scott. O. St.

Kimbrough, Tex. other is Billy Conn, the onlv Xhey overlooked the fact that Co'rtett as a great boxer, fast on Irs feet, faster with his hands, in physical condition, and orlv 2 vears old. one could tell 50 years ago that r.pw boxing age was the age of science against strength. The odds were Sullivan, with few Oeorge Ade, who interviewed fntbett and thought Sullivan vas a sure thing, came away hurff.v baffled. The odds are 5-to-l on Sullivan." orhett told Ade.

"They be at least 10-to-l on me. lr won't even be a contest. I don't believe Sullivan could hit mp in tw years." And that's the way it turned eiit. Lach R. Goldberg T.

B. Score by periods- 3 Arrny 7 (V 10 3 ft 7 18 their damage, tallied in every The KSKJ Huh will mept Ktg'iieen'h 30 ror lne lobs drove her back to the Cardinal scoring Toucndown. CoppagJ Deriod to accumulate their six Ward in a honrtay pame McKiniey Par rtia- ThiJi afTernoon. on tne mond. touchdowns.

They sent across two the first one in both the second and third and two more in the fourth. At times they appeared to vollevs at the their edge in fierce baseline. Despite her poor form. Miss Brough won the first set after breaking Miss Betz' service three times. But Miss Betz made it all square by trashing through Miss Brough's delivery three times to take the second set.

be under wraps but there was no challenger who means anything at ail. There seems to be little chance now that they will meet until arter the war is over. That means they may never meet at all, when you figure what can happen in the next year or two. Louis and Conn are the two dominating figures of the fight game. But there have been more complications than outsiders know about concerning their meeting in the wild medley of war.

There are 6till many in control who think it is more important to beat the Japs and the Germans. rAi li.np: BETZ Miss Bete, Los Angeles star, won the National AniatMir women's tennis title by defeating Louise Brongh of Beverly Hills. at Forest Hills, N. yesterday. net.

Mrs. Patricia Canning Todd of New York and Alejo Russell of Argentina, the second-seeded team, gained the finals of the mixed doubles championship when they (lor Ivy't. Point after touchdown, Dadd'o iplacekick). Field goal, Daddio (place-kick). Army acorins Touchdcwns.

Kimbrough 2. Point aiter touchdown. Dawson tolacc-kickt. Field goal, Cemore tfor Routt) iplacekick Substitutions: Cardinals Ends. Martin.

Coopage: iackiei. Seinold. Alton: guards, Baker. Bertagnolli. Wilson; center.

Ba-nonis: backs, Parker. Knolla, Bukant, Morrow. Army Ends. Rast, Duckworth, Shirk, Annahu, Youns: tackles. Mar.io, Markov, Stravintki; Battista, Cemore, Merlin; centers, Hausr, GilliJ.

Gude; backo, Eakin, Conatsei, Nelson, Petery, McGowan, Goodnight, Andricks, Davis, Meek. For all that, old. fat, half-gray, "-rnnditioned Sullivan lasted 21 Mulloy, Talbert in lpet Both held service in the Mur.ds against Corbett, as we re denying the fact that the opposition was there. After the game Halas expressed surprise at the home club's form in contrast to their weak showing against Cleveland. Many of the Steelers played against Chicago despite the fact that they had been in camp only a few days.

In addition Bill Dudley, the all-America back from nr (It i t-', offense and defense made him a favorite with local fans overnight. Andy seems sure to supply the passing threat so vital to every pro league club and with Dudley to share aerial thrusts, the local offensive may become the best in Steeler history. Center Chuck Cherundolo has solved the pivot worry which afflicted the club in the first few weeks of training while the return of Halfback Dick Riffle, one of the best backs in local history, helps improve the picture. Both Coaches Kiesling and Leonard were in Philadelphia last Monday night to scout the Eagles in their 16-8 victory over the College All-Stars. Neale uses the formation so that the experience gained in the gruelling Bear battle should come in very handy for the Cecil and Mine sei unui me mm game, tVlore wprf stronr Betz broke Miss Brough's servic i i I L.

TrAA the facts from a long ago dav. I only remember, as one of -s'nv kids, the world had been vn evs at tne nei, wiin xvv. to go ahead three games to two. Miss Brough won the next but again Miss Betz smashed service turned up3ide down when Sullivan We refused to believe it. But there are others who ask why two private soldiers can't be used for war funds when over a hundred men are called out for six to lead 4-3.

She then held her Sullivan meant even more to his Miration than Babe Ruth or Major League Leaders weeks of football for the badly needed Army Relief Fund. Legion Title Settled MANCHESTER, K. Sept. 6. 'JF The Sunrise post ef Los Angeles won the National American Legion junior baseball championship today by taking Its third straight decision Irom the Sweeney post of Manchester, 5-0.

Manchester threatened twice but on each occasion Bob Moore bore down and forced opposing batters to ground out. HOME AMEKIt AN own for a 5-3 lead and Miss Brough served successfully to make it 5-4. In the tenth game Misa Betz won the opening point, hit the next one out to make it 15-all, and then swept three points for the match. Safetv Defeated BALTIMORE, Sept. 6.

UP) The Baltimore Westport Girls defeated the Cecil (Pa.l, Township Ten to win the Central Atlantic district softball championship last night. The game went 12 innings before the Westports won, 3 to 1. The Cummins Construction team of Baltimore won the men's championship by beating the Mine Safety Appliance Club of Pittsburgh. 4 to 0. and Russell holding tne cage.

Miss Brough and Schroeder won another semi-final mixed doubles match and will meet Mrs. Todd and Russell for the till. The op-seeded team, they defeated Margaret Osborne, and Tom Brown, both of San Francisco. 6-1, 7-9, 6-2. Ralph Spooner.

69, and Charles Spahr, 70, defeated Marshall Hagar. 72. and Charles Robinson, 6-2, in the veterans" doubles final. NATION A These are problems that belong Jack Dempsey mean today. Many, many years after he had lot his title, Sullivan visited Baltimore.

They had to call out th polue to get him through ih cheering; crowds. Williams. Hedsox. A Ott. Keller.

tS Mlxe. Giants. .14 to the ar Department. It is the pla.ce that should have the right Kudters 21 S3 amilll, IN Laabs, Browns KINS RATTED answer. Mullov and Talbert were seeded Football Results Rooney-Bell gridders.

They want revenge anyway for the 10-7 licking the Eagles dished out here last autumn to spoil the local league opener. AMERICAN NATIONAL Williams. Redsax 1J4 Mne. Giants 4 Keller. Medwirk.

Jtndsrs 91 second and scored an upset by swamping the top-seeded combination in straight sets gaining IS Western 5trs ..1 Chlrato Crti .10 RrooUKn 35 New London 0 niMatein. Yanks. US Slatirhlr. Cards 9 Sidelights On Sports By Al Abrams- I T'- fifth, and what may have b---i the last big time sports pro-r undertaken by the Dapper Dan Club of he an open target for both th just and unjust. You have- given Pittsburgh the best possible sports attractions without a.bus-ing the word charity.

Continue to do so, and don't let anything stop you. Anytime you want the Chicago Bears to come hack just let me know." Pittsburgh at least for the duration of, the war was staged last Saturday night at Forbes Field, when the powerful Chicago Bears de-feated the Pittsburgh As to the game itself, it turned out better than many thought it would. The Bears unleashed their mighty power early and often, and did not pull a punch in rolling up 40 points. Halas called on all the stars at his com Every Kind for Every Worker Every Work Fleed! Now you can buy these nationally-advertised LEE Work Clothes, noted for their finer quality, at standard advertised prices with the convenience of easy Spear terms! Evtery garment sanforized, pre-shrunk and Union Made! In tailored sizes that make perfect fit a certainty! Sold with money-back guarantee. See them now at New and Greater Spear! -Steelers, 40 to 20, in an ex- mand to give the fans their nn game before a rowd of money worth.

The Steelers' the right measure of thrill and gave hope of better things to come. Halas, and his coaches. Hunk Anderson, Paddy Driscoll and Luke crowa proved correct, ana official figures will not be for a day or two, the rapper Dans' share of the net Pro, which will be turned to the Army Relief Fund. from between $4,000 and The football game '1 Blue Denim LEE Overalls I r. te ew r.

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The first 1 Trfffir 1 Johnsos think Walt Kiesling has a fine club in the making. "Wait until you see that Dudley go," Halas said of Bill Dudley, former Virginia All-America. "Dudley, Tomasic, i 1, Cherundolo, Looney and Hackney are going to give Pittsburgh a good team. Those six boys changed the whole complexion of things, when they were signed." It was a thrilling game to watch, and those present were more than satisfied at seeing the great Bears, kings of the pro ranks, and the Steelers putting on a stout-hearted battle after getting over an early case' of jitters. Congressman Samuel A.

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