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y' V-" 'jni1 Tucsrfav. Sept. 12. 1950 DETROIT FREE PRESS Yankees Twin and Pass Tigers Win die DZ GffS CALX TO FACE NATS IN FIRST GAME As of TODAY Poiver Makes Bosox Flog Favorites 4th Time Bv LYALL SMITH Tod Flag Open Ford Hurls 3-Hitter to Top Nats Then Lopat Saves Second Game, 6-2 WASHINGTON U.R) New York's Yankees breezed by Detroit and took a half-game lead in the American League by walloping Washington in both ends of a double-header, 5 to 1 and 6 to 2. The games were played as a result of postponements Sunday and Saturday, Tigers had led by two points before the Yanks added their 85th and 86th victories.

To veteran Paul (Diz) Trout, the 35-year-old right-hander, goes the job of launching the Tigers' final bid for World Series glory. Trout's record is the best (percentage-wise) in the league while he holds a 3-2 edge over the Senators in season's play. Trout to BY LYALL SMITH free 1'ress Sports Editor New York is back in first place! That was the challenge hurled at the Tigers as they anxiously awaited the opening of the final phase of the 1950 American League pennant campaign. TO DISLODGE the Yankees, to hold back the surge of the rushing Boston Red Sox and to rive THE GAME is the opener of the final 20 on Detroit's schedule. It will be followed by another against Washington on Wednesday before the Detroiters take on the two teams they must beat out for the title.

New York comes in Thursday for three games while Boston trails them to town for two more starting Sunday. Of their 20 remaining con SO THE BOSTON RED SOX now are favored to win the American League pennant! There is a strangely familiar ring to the statement. It has been made every spring since 1947, four straight years. That the Bosox lived up to their odds-on position just once over that span (1947) is one of the oddities of baseball. It detracts nothing from them to boldly state they should have won, it three times running and now be coasting home with a big lead instead of being embroiled In a three-way dogfight to the wire with Detroit and New York.

This is the era of slam-bang baseball. Boston is that kind of a team. It has the greatest hitters the game ever has known since the Yankee miracle team of 1927 when every hitter was a package of dynamite. The New Yorkers of that year 'batted .307 as a team. They NBA Adds to LaMotta Title Confusion won the pennant with a record of 110 victories, exactly 19 more Noren Breaks Up Play, than their closest contender.

That terrific style of hitting a baseball never has been equalled by any team in the intervening years except by the 1950 Boston Red Sox. Puzzle: How Do Bengals Lead Sox? LATEST OFFICIAL AVERAGES reveal that the Bosox are hitting .307 as a team and that's ti identical figure the Yanks used to set a record. They have scored 931 runs and that is 1S7 MORE than scored by the Tigers who still lead them by one full game. They have made 174 MORE hits and 48 MORE home runs. They have won 23 of their last 26 games.

But i.U -K V' S.Vit. A "1 the Tigers still lead them! Briggs Stadium. Then they meet How or why that is true is a question everyone tries to answer. Perhaps it won't be true at season's end but win, lose or draw this 1950 Tiger team deserves a special niche in the baseball history of Detroit. It was picked in the springtime as having an outside chance to make a run for the pennant IF IT ESCAPED INJURY TO ITS FIRST STRING PLAYERS.

It has not escaped those injuries. Its leading pitcher of 1949 has not thrown a ball in almost four months. Its second-best hurler of last year completely missed the first 30 days. Another of its starting staff has not started in almost a month and a half. Vet, all that it has done is lead the rest of the league exactly 127 of the 153 days in which baseball has been played this season.

There are 20 days remaining before the campaign closes. Every one is a vital one for the Tigers with the next 10 as vital as you can make it. Credit Belongs to Tiger Players THEY OPEN with Washington Tuesday, a team which stub- jfl 5 1 Barnes Gets High Rank from NBA Jones, Felton Also Earn Recognition Ray Barnes, Detroit middleweight, was given first honor able mention in the quarterly ringTatings released here by the National Boxing Association's annual convention. Letter Felton and Harold (Baby Face) Jones, other local young- steis. were fourth and fifth, re- spectively, in the honorable men-! tion lists of their divisions.

Fel- i ton is a welterweight. Jones a. lightweight. rva.it.-s is scneauieu lo meet Jimmy Welch, of Columbus. in an eignt-rouna seminnai wnen Jake LaMotta defends his middleweight crown against Laurent Dfiuthille at Oiympia Arena Wednesday night.

The NBA. which claims jurisdiction of all states except New Yoik, opened its three-day convention at the Book-Cadillac Hotel Monday. Officials said attendance was the biggest in the association's 31-year history, with nearly 100 delegates registered. The ratings released by the convention: HEAVYWEIGHTS Ml WHMON Kr.zard Charles. I tx.lt VI.

Joe Tnlii. (MMWlllNC BOXERS ioe Walcott, I.fe Savoid. llONOKAIil.R MENTION in Bak-i. Km kv Huh Bilker. Krx l.atnr, l.nhiml l.nMuria.

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Arrlile Jklourf. Kl VtfterfiPlil. til TS ANIIINti IHIXKKS Bob Mnrphr. MitUhfiv. 4immv Slacle.

IIONOKAHI.K MENTION Nirk Buronr. Tniiiinv Vartn.it, Bert Ljtrll. i-lo)d Marahiill. MIDDLEWEIGHTS CHVMPION Jake I.aMntta. I.OliltAL lOMtNUtB Kay Rubin- bornly refuses to be defeated at IRV NOREN (32) LIFTS PHIL RIZ7XTO OFF HIS FEET IN ay tests, the Tigers play 17 in their own backyard.

That is just about the lone advantage which is theirs in the final three weeks of the season which closes Oct. 1. New York plays 19 more with only six at home while the Red Sox have 18 to go with only six in their own accommodating Fenway Park. Only games the Tigers have away from home are three at Cleveland. Bends Phil FORCE PLAY AT SECOND Pride, Too "I've been upright every minute of the way," he said, "And there's nothing Dauthuille can throw which will change that record.

You can count on that." WHILE NOT generally regarded as a -murderous puncher, the 26-year-old Dauthuille almost spilled Jake in their first meeting at Montreal in February, 1949. In the ninth round of that engagement, the Frenchman hattrred LaMotta from side to tide of the ring and had him tottering. He could never put across a punch hard enough to upend Jake however. Dauthuille believes he's hit-'ting harder and quicker now, however. "In the bout at Montreal, LaMotta tired noticeably in the last half of the 10 round bout," the Frenchman pointed out, "From the fifth on I had him.

The championship distance of 15 rounds is, I think, all in my favor. If he can't keep a fast pace all the way he'll be in trouble." LaMotta will pass up the gymnasium Tuesday. Dauthuille plans a light drill. The battlers will weigh in for the title engagement at noon Wednesday. Rain Halts NABF Action Special tn the Frer Pre.

YOUNGSTOWN. O. j-j a epsi- Cola and Royal Oak. Michigan two remaining representatives in the National Amateur Baseball Federation tournament here, were idled Monday due to rain. Tuesday Pepsi, winner of its first two games, meets unbeaten Birmingham, and Royal Oak.

which has won one of two games, plays Cleveland. Ri.zuto's throw to- first was too late to get Mickey Vernon, whose grounder started the action MORE THAN TITLE FIGHT New lork three times and Boston twice in battles which seemingly hold the key to the World Series. Look magazine is on the stands with an excellent yarn by Tim Cohane titled "Red Rolf Heart of the Tigers," It tells the story, well-known here, how the Tiger redhead a sick man all season has stubbornly refused to yield to his illness as he leads the Tigers toward a title. too, give Rolfe credit. But I give more to the players.

A manager can't make Jerry Priddy come up with those plays around second base. He can't make Hoot Evers blast out big base hits in the clutch. He can't fire the ball from the pitchers' mound for Diz Trout. "A manager can do only so much. But the players on the field do more." Why make that sentence a quotation? Because that's just what Manager Red Rolfe said.

ED FORD and Jackie Jensen, two rookies, provided the one-two punch in the first game. Ford ineia em wnue jensen nit em. The Yankee southpaw, surviv- 1 ing a rocky first inning in which the Senators got their only run, pitched a three-hitter to rack up his sixth victory of the year without a loss. Ford didn't allow a hit In the last five innings and only one man reached base on a walk. Jensen gave him plenty of help by getting three of the Yanks' 10 hits off loser Al Sima and Connie Marrero.

Jensen slammed his first major league homer as well as a double and single that sparked two rallies. TOMMY BYRNE, who was knocked out of the box Sunday before rain interrupted, started the second game and aain failed to last. The Senators were threatening in the fifth when Ed Lopat came to the rescue. Lefty Ed blanked the Senators from there on with two hits. He got the victory, his 16th.

Little Sandalio Consuegra went all the way to sustain his sixth loss. He gave up nine hits but had some bad breaks. Joe DiMag- WISE MONEY? Made OSOX 1 Flag Choice NEW YORK odds-makers have installed the Boston Red Sox as the favorites in the red hot American League pennant race. The prices quoted are 7 't or to 5. Both the Detroit Tigers and New York Yankees are bracketed at 2 to 1 with the skidding Cleveland Indians at 15 to 1.

gio and Johnny Mize each hit towering flies that went for windblown doubles when the storm started to gather. EXCEPT FOR those hits, Con-suegra held the Yanks fairly close until the ninth when the New Yorkers came up with two runs on two doubles and a walk. Washington got six hits off Byrne and Lopat. Byrne helped stake his mates to a 3-0 lead in the second by doubling home a pair of runs. MRT I.AMK NEW YORK WASHINGTON a- Kirinn.

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iiente and Vernon, i.h wi'inf "i'Ti' Illiaallf-lS IH 9, I. (HI Ie I 'III- i iecra i. I opal I. Byrne 4 in nr Celeri Released SAN FRANCISCO (JP) Bob Celeri, who quarterbacked the University of California into the Rose Bowl last season, was one of eight players released by the San Francisco '49ers. bring Detroit its eighth World Series was the three-pronged offensive the Tigers were ready to launch against the invading Washington Senators.

They meet Washington in Briggs Stadium at 3 p. m. Tuesday. Their off-day Monday saw the Yankees sweep two games from the Senators to regain the league lead by the percentage-point margin of .637 to .634. The Tigers Victor Here Told: Face Robinson But Jake, Dauthuille Have Other Plans BL, HAL.

MIDDLESWORTH The National Boxing Association, in convention here, tied another knot in the already snarled 'middleweight championship pic- ture. Jake LaMotta and Laurent Dauthuille, who meet at Oiympia Wednesday night for LaMotta's 160-pound title, were called upon for an agreement that the winner I will give Ray (Sugar) Robinson a championship shot within six months. I COMPLICATING such a pact is an acreement alrradv made be 7 tween LaMotta and Dauthuille (for a return match in case the Frenchman lifts Jake's crown. If Dauthuille becomes the next champion, he could hardly give both LaMotta and Robinson the first title shot. If LaMotta retains his belt, as he is favored to do.

the problem would be solved. NBA officials are inclined to I meet the complication when they come to it. Col. Harvey Miller, executive secretary of the Association which has jurisdiction in all states except New York, said he has been told by handlers of both LaMotta and DautluiiHe that they will appear to sign the agreement at Tuesday's session of the convention at the Book- Cadillac. He said Max Waxman.

Dau-thuille's American representative, had given him verbal assurance of the signing, although Waxman reportedly posted $20,000 to guar- antee a return bout in case defends his title against the Frenchman. A BOUT WITH Robinson, who; jg welterweight champion and. at! the same time, the N'BA's "logical would give him pet-: haoa the biESest ate Of his career. However, Is balking at making the match this year because of income tax purposes. The six-month stipulation would give him a chance to sign for the fight next January or February, and keep him out of a higher income tax bracket for 1950.

An attempt was made on the convention floor Monday to de- clare the LaMotta-Dauthuille re turn match agreement "null and void." However, the motion was 'defeated when it was argued that NBA should not rule on the iegaiUJ decide of contracts but only whether the association 'Would recognize them ALL THE convention maneuver ing failed to disturb LaMotta and Dauthuille as they wou up their i training for Wednesday's 15-round titlp bOUt Michigan State Boxing Commissioner Floyd Stevens predicted Monday that the gate will set an indoor record for Detroit by topping $100,000. The present record is S88.522 for a welterweight title bout between Robinson and Chuck Taylor Dec. 19. 1947. With a top price of $20.

Oiympia is scaled for about $130,000 on a sellout, according to Stevens. Reset Shoiv Date Irish Horan's Lucky Hell Drivers, rained out of their Sunday night performance at the Michigan State Fair, will try again at 8:30 p. m. Wednesday. Tickets issued for Sunday's event will be honored.

Cut Loose CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS. Pa. (p) The Pittsburgh Steelers. of Ithe National Football Leagne, re-' leased Halfback Bob Hanlon from I Notre Dame and Oklahoma Ag- gies' End Bill Long, wTtl TIPl BOSTON Centers Paul; Ronty and Ed Sanford signed their 1950 contracts with the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey! 'League. I MRS.

McGIVERIS OUSTED in TST XMUXfi boxers Laurent Dan- Dauthuille wins Wednesday. tlinillr Ilaae Sanda. Knliert illemain, T. Tillirio Mitri. 14." kt t.r.ian...

Tony It WOUld, of Course, be tO La-juniro. Carl oi.en. Artip Tonp. Motta's advantage to make the i-iutrtT i iiiini. thariea amhw, oroe Hair- Robinson pact, if he successfully PaL Mary Agnes Pass A MT fTp Amateur I ouriiey I es Is f'rpr ire Sr irr Pat Devanv and Marv Agnes Wall, two ATLANTA.

Ga. Michigan golf aces, easilv passed their first-round tests ss the National Women's Amateur tournament began. Jake Seeks BY TOMMY DEVINE Pride and a title! Jane LaMotta hopes to protect both when he faces Laurent Dauthuille in a 15-round middleweight championship bout Wednesday night at Oiympia. The 160-pound crown is a highly valuable fistic commodity that LaMotta acquired as the late Marcel Cerdan sat on the stool in his coiner as the bell rang for the 11th round of thrir bout at Briggs Stadium in June, 1943. La.MOTTA HAS held onto the boxing bauble for 15 months by dodging top-flight opponents, reneging on engagements on the basis of questionable injuries and defying orders of boxing commissions.

LaMotta's conduct since he took the title from Cerdan is a sound basis for the label of "cheese champion" that frequently Is tagged on him. His only championship defense has been against Tiberio Mitri, a recent Italian importation who got the title shot without ever proving his ability. While there are questionable points of LaMotta's championship class, there's nothing phony about the ring record of which Jake is proudest. His greatest Alt's Official: Joe, Ezzie Sign NEW YORK i.Pi Joe Louis and Ezzard Charles signed "The Papers" for their world heavyweight title fight Sept. '27 at Yankee Stadium.

The two fighters motored in from their respective training camps to appear before Chairman Eddie Eagan of the State Athletic Commission, apply their names to the contracts and undergo physical examinations. to Keep pride rests in the fact that during 10 tough years of pro fighting he's never been knocked off his feet. "NEVER BEEN knocked down and neither have I ever even slipped to canvas," he said as he concluded his training activities at Sportsman's Gymnasium. "Know any other fighter who can make that boast? I don't believe you can find one." There's one knockout against LaMotta. that by Billy Fox in a bout at New York from which arote chnrge of a "fix." and a "hotting roup." Fox was credited with a four round kayo, but he couldn't floor Jake.

During his pro career LaMotta's had 94 fights that went an aggregate of 750 rounds. MEET SEPT. 14 Eight Clubs Figure in Series Talk CINCINNATI. Invitations to attend a meeting here Sept. 14 to discuss World Series arrangements were sent to the first division clubs of the major leagues by Baseball Commissioner A.

B. Chandler's office. Clubs invited were: Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Boston and New York of the National League and Detroit, New York, Boston and Cleveland of the American League. The series will open in the home park of the National League champions, probably on Tuesday, Oct. 3.

with the first two games there. The next three will be played in the American League park with any remaining games moving to the National League city. OHUkiiCi i'in. I ii nil tiuiotih, Mrs. William I.

McGivern. fell bv the wayside. MISS DEVANY, of Grosse He. crushed Mrs. Rov E.

Thomas, of i Miami, 7 and 5. Miss Wall 1 of Menominee, swamped Anne Twillev, of Atlanta, 8 and 6. Mrs. McGivern succumbed to Kyle Mowman. of Portland, i 5 and 4.

Manwhile. Defending Champion Dorothy Germain Porter, of West- mont. N. served notice that i she intends to repeat, as she downed Mrs. Herbert O.

Breault, Oiympia, 111.. 3 and 2, at the! East Lake Country Club course. Other favorites who advanced to the second TOUnd Were Dot iKietv of Long Beach. Peggv Kirk, of Findlay, Mrs. Bettv Bush, of Hammond.

Tnri. i Helen Fav Crocker, of Areentina: Polly Rilev. of Ft. Worth. and Helen SigeL of Philadelphia.

I Repeater ROCHESTER. (3) Bobby Wanzer signed for his 1 fourth season with the' Rochester i Royals of the National Basketball Association. Moll, Lee snia. anrr Lanier. LT ER WEIGHTS I II XMi'lOV Kolilnxtn.

rum. t.fora? otner. Kid Oavtlan. harlr "honok hi.k mkntiiix f. it i VHY'Ll Mnnio Trimi.

Brrnard B')W') I kr. LIGHTWEIGHTS Ik Williams. I (R.HAL I'OXTEXDtK Freddie Daw- Ot TTAX1)IXG BOXKRS rt Klnc. Klorrs. John L.

I)vi. arlos Chav. Art rairon. Tomniv itmiiliril. HONOKABI.K MENTION Perry Kohert I'rtiitte.

Ma Ioru.en. Sonuy rt, Harold Jones. Armand Savoie. FEATHERWEIGHTS flUMPION Snndr Sndtller. I ot.lt AL (ONTKMIKK Willie Pen.

Ot TT ANDINti BOXEKS Kay ame-ehon. harlev Kiley. HONORABLE MENTION Henry DavN, ir I lailnn. Al Phillins. I.tii- de San- tiHieo.

Tirso lel Kori. Riiy Ankarati. Aranin. Tommy itiiiin t.arrin. i.len iianamtn.

J'dy BANTAMWEIGHTS rilMPION Vie Towell. I lll.lt VI. 'ON TKMiKIiS Manuel Orli. I.ni Riimern. LuU I I.TV II.

1. 1 I 1 Keulien Smitll. I.uio aitillo. IIONOKAKI.E MKNTIOX Ray Kitten, Tiianl. Bill B.ii.

Fernando t.asnon. FLYWEIGHTS II MPION Undo Marino. I.Ot.ll'AI. (ONTKNIIKKS Terry Allen. Keenan.

Honore Pratesi. Ill TMAMIIMi BOXLKS lean Sney. bi.e mention Mirkey inn. Tinn Carclinale. Bolt Serillaro.

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GB New iorl; DETROIT Boston fl.vnls nl 49 .631 85 49 .634 2 85 51 li, X0 58 .580 5ft .440 53 8.. .381 34 1 i xVahinKton Chicago St. Louis 49 86 .363 3" Philadelphia 47 91 .341 40J, MONDAYS RESULTS New York 5-6. Washington 1-2. Only games scheduled.

TUESDAY'S GAMES Washington at DETROIT Beartlen (3-7) vs. Trout (12-4). New York at Cleveland (night)-Reynolds (13-11) vs. Wynn (16-7). Boston at Chicago (night) Parnell (15-8) vs.

Wight (8-11) or Holt ombe (3-10). Philadelphia at St. Louis (night) Shant. (8-11) vs. Widmar (6-12).

NATIONAL LEAGUE Pet. GB Philadelphia Brooklyn 82 53 .607 73 57 .562 73 58 .557 72 60 .545 69 65 .515 58 74 .439 55 81 .404 50 84 .373 Boston ew York 8'i 12', Louis Cincinnati Chicago Pittsburgh 31 MONDAY'S RESULTS Brooklyn at New York, rain. Only game scheduled. TUESDAY GAMES Pittsburgh at New York Werle (8-12) vs. Jones (11-14).

Cincinnati at Brooklyn Black-well (14-14) vs. Erskine (3-4). Chicago at Boston (night) Rush (11-18) vs. Blckford (19-9). St.

Louis at Philadelphia (night) Lanier (11-6) vs. Roberts (18-8). SUB for Tuesday's Games Aid for Tribe CLEVELAND JFl The Cleveland Indians purchased out-! fielder Herb Adams from the Chi-jcago White Sox for the $10,000 waiver price. PERILS OF PAULINE PENNANT By Frank WWiamsl St. ALLRiGrAT, I'l rAWJ AJ0W ha.

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