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LA CKANUli KVKNINU OliSKKVEU I'hone 600 0 0 Complete Thursday, April 1!), 19-13 Heussen Shut-Out Of Pirates is Big League Feature NEW YORK, April 19 (UP) Ed Heusscr's first pitching Job of il)45, n 0 too shutout for Cincin nati over Pittsburgh, may cause fellow inoundsmcn to raise the qucs:ian when it comes time to leave for spring training next season "Is this trip necessary?" Hcusscr isn't trying to help thv office of defense transportation He just didn't can- for spring training and reported late, get ting only nine days of condition lug. But he was in mid-season form yesterday, holding the Pi rates to seven scattered single. and a double at Cincinnati, lie walked only two men. The lead ing National league pitcher in the carivd run department last year with an average of 2.311, he g:: off to a flying start in defending the mark. Only one man reach ed third and only two got as fa; as second. Tigers Swamp Browns Other pitchers were "on the beam" too, yesterday. Paul (Dizzy) Trout, backed by some Jusly hitting from the supposed ly anemic Detroit Tigers, shut cut the Browns at St. Louis, II to 0. The Tig .-rs made 21 hits, scoring three runs in the first inning off Urownie ace, Jack Kramer, to make Trout's work easy. Huss Christopher of the Athlet ics had to go 12 innings at Phila delphia before winning a duel from Washington's 'IU-year -old John Niggeling, 1 to 0. Niggel ing had a shade the better of it until the 11th when he went out for a pinch hitler, giving up only five hits to ;cven ier Christopher. Yankees Win .'.gain The Yankees for the second straight day used a big inning to beat the Boston Red Sox at New York, scoring five in the third to make it eaiy for Hank Borowy, in a (1 to 2 triumph. Uor owy would have had a shutout but for an error in the eighth which set up two tallies. At Brooklyn, the Philadelphia Phillies also used a live-run inn ing to beat the Dodgers, (I to 2. The rally in the fourth inning gave Dick (Kawpie) Barrel I a good working margin and he had iittle difficulty thereafter, no Dodger player getting more than one hit. Manager Mel Ott's single in the ninth started the New York Gi ants off to a game winning four run rally against the Braves at Boston. The little pilot got three hits in all in the II to 5 triumph. Ace Adams, doing a relief stint for the second day in a row, got ci edit for the victory after Van tangle Mungo faltered in the eighth. Chicago at Cleveland was rain id out in the American. St. 1 .-tins nod Chicago were not scheduled in the National. 7 Reich Generals Captured in Ruhr LONDON. April 1!) IT)-Tlic JinliMi I'iulio disclosed todny the lollies of m ven more CJei man fi-mials raptured in the 'Iwind hntl Kuin pne!;et. The 1:1dm ported al.so the seizure of A. j.ans lludt nn, un of Cnl. Cin J wins (.indt inn, ton of l'ol. (ieit. front commander. The hioadra t, iliii eleil to Her many and reeorded by KV, hM i d t lust; nipt r, e f.enera k; Mii.t. i: i, ,!u:-'ph H;ij te, com mandi r of the fifth armot r.i in my ; 1 1 c n . Hen rich I an I win, tommandt r of the 7th aniriie l ctHp.s; l.t. Cen. 1'rnst lliiirtnei. i emmandt i of the PMUh VolK -(in nadiei division; U. O o n Wolfram: l.anp-; Ma.i. lo ll, llern iud Kinder km mper; M.ij. (leu. llelmith I'fulilenknpf, and Maj. (o n. Uoohtimes'. me l.nilt il M;ili s iir W: half of tlic tut.. I woild t op cotton, eaipl.n 11114 7,000.01111 N guvs at tne height t the s nmtM tm d.-km n nit tw i l.alr.- M.udi of Titiu SPORTS Local Repoi'ts I'liKC 8 Baseball Standings American League W. L. Pel. 1.000 1.000 .500 .500 .500 .000 .000 New York 2 Chicago 1 St. Louis 1 Washington 1 Philadelphia 1 Cleveland 0 Boston 0 National League W. L. Pet. New York 2 0 1.000 Cincinnati 2 0 1.000 Brooklyn 1 1 .500 Chicago 1 ' 0 1.000 Philadelphia 1 1 .500 St. Louis 0 1 .000 Boston 0 2 .000 Piltsiibrgh 0 2 .000 Pacific Coar.t Loaguo W. L. Pet. Seattle 12 H .700 Portland ... II ' V .(ill Oakland !l 8 .52!) San Diego 10 10 .500 Sacramento II tl .500 San Francisco 8 10 .444 Los Angeles 8 12 .400 Hollywood 5 II .353 Rainiers, Beavers Are Beaten By One-Run Margins By United Pross The Seattle Rainicrs and the Portland lienvers belied the promise they had given earlier lliis season against other coast league teams as each dropped a name before disappointed fans in their home town openers last night. The Beavers dropped a 2-1 de cision to the Hollywood Stars, the last place club in the standings, while the league-leading Rai niers lost to the Oakland Oaks by 3-2. At Wrigloy field, Lou Novi- koff's 'lOO-foot homer won the Los Angeles nightcap g a in c against the San Diego f'.idres. The San Diego club won the opener !-!. In San Francisco, the Seals scored their second straight victory over the Sacra mento Solons 1(1-9. Oakland drew first blood when Hal I'atehel singled to center, fol lowed by Cliet Rosenlund's single to right. Tom Hafey walked to fill the sacks. Frank Hawkins' single scored Patchel and Rosen hind. In the fifth, Seattle picked up when Joe Demoran single.! and scrambled to third on a sin gle by Dill Katz and a walk by Roy Johnson. Chuck Aleno's fly ball scored Demoran. Portland led by a lone second inning run until the ninth when Ad Liska gave up two winning runs. Manager line Kaui-rll stalled Hollywood off by singling to renter! ie Id and moving to sec ond on Stewart's infield out. Mo ran singled lo scire Kaucclt and then scored on O'Nril's low throw to Willinghain'.s grounder. HOPPE EXTENDS LEAD DALLAS, Tex., April 1!) (UP) Challenger Willie lloppe en- j joyed a 133-poinl lead over title i holder Welker Cochran today af ter completion of the 4llth block of play in their cross-country ' 1 hi Iti Hi.-hvI f-h:initiiili- 'lli inali-h. Tola! si-ores lloppe 2,(ll(i; Cochnm, 11,-173. I .AST TI.MK TONK.'IIT SIMMS FRIDAY V U'klWiL miRNETTE "Best defensive fighter I've ever a glove Cooper Ordered To Report for Induction INDEPENDENCE, Mo., April 19 (UP) Walker Coooor, St. Louis Cardinals catcher, has been ordered lo report for in duction April 30, his seloclivc service board announced today. Coopers Return To Cardinal Fold CHICAGO, April 19 (UP) Pitcher Mort and Catcher Walk er Cooper of the St. Louis Cardi nals went back to work today af ter presenting their arguments for $3,000 raises to baseball's front office. , Their requests for $15,000 sal aries were taken under advise ment by Leslie O'Connor, chair man of the basehal' advisory council, after he ':eiif-:riod with them for 90 minutes. When asked what they would do if their salary demands wer" not met, Mort said, "We will abidj by whatever Mr. O'Connor decides to do. We have submit ted our case to him. That's enough." In 1902,' nn nnibilioiia younp man stnrlod n dry poods More' in a Wyoming mining town. He wan confident tlinl hard work mid fair drilling would make his -lore n success and lie wa6 right. The little More attracted people from inilcR'around, an they' learned that Mr. Penney sold dependable merchandise at price as low as he could make them. So the store "icw. jiilo two 1 1 1 1 1 four into .. into SlX TKKiN III NDKKI), AM) MOM-...., all in -1,1 short vears! B tht more ha the stirrrss ttry tf an rnrrjir-tic, awbilioui Amrrtran. Mr. IVnncy biiiurU ha A hal bmtimtM wrc(i "'. i?-trtiurt rAf print-ipl . . . th drtmniiwtion to ervt honestly and lo share Kith fr How -worker mid tustomir r thi reward of hard work and loally., Thronftb nil thee yenrs . . . rat ew and lonii . ' . Var o( wae nnd yer of peucf . . . the IVnncy Coinpany lias progressed nn.. ceasingly: by Fair Dealing! () : j ' : had. Practically dares 'em to lay on him." Indefinite Ban On Racing is; Prospect WASHINGTON, April 19 (UP) Col. J. Monirie Johnson, direc tor of the office of defense transportation, .said the horse rac ing ban apparently will continue in effect indefinitely. Asked for a statement about President Truman's Tuesday press conference remark that the ban had done a lot of good and should be continued, Johnson said "That's the last ward." "It looks liko it won't be lifted even after V-E day," he said. Harrow Turns Down High Baseball Post LARCHMONT, N. Y., April 19 (UP) Edward Grant Barrow, 76-year-old former president of the Hew York Yankees, said today he had been asked to become cemmissioner of baseball but had refused because of illness. Barrow said he had been ap proached yesterday by President Will Harridge of the American league, but had told Harridge he definitely was out of the running. Major league owners are to r&. Penney cmtany, fnc. 4JJEARS and store.1 stores. . . .i BTS da 513 OT 16'.., 12... Falk's, Farnam's Are Winners Of Bowling Matches The Falk team made a bid to get out of the women's bowling league cellar last night by tak ing two games and series points from the Country Club five, while the Farnnm five chalked up a similar point total over the Odorkss Cleaners. High game of 101 was rolled by Lena Winburn of the Clean ers, while high scries honors went to Lillian Karthcr of the Falk five, who turned in a total of 490 pins for the three games. The scores: Farnam Supply Players 1st 2nd 3rd Til. R. Breshcars .125 121 106 352 C. Jones 14!) 114 142 405 C. Spaeth 121 14G 142 40!) 1. Renick 152 170 172 4!l4 M. Spaeth 155 148 142 445 Handicap .... 18 18 18 54 Totals 720 717 722 2159 Odorless Cleaners Max Smith 147 119 123 311!) N. fWsse 114 128 113 355 J. Chadwick ...137 106 181 424 M. Sperling ... 77 121 0!) 21)7 'L. Winburn ....191 132 111 434 Handicap .... 67 67 67 201 Totals 733 673 694 2100 Country Club E. Donnelly ....143 134 155 432 G. Blake 134 145 143 422 B. Hall 148 168 148 404 M. Loveless ...160 120 137 42!) M. Graham ...151 143 145 43!) Handicap .... 26 26 26 78 Totals 708 742 754 2204 I Falk's I P. Reid 144 121 149 414 ' E. Burress 126 167 98 391 M. Brackett....l02 127 129 358 . L. Karthcr ......165 157 177 499 O. Powell 124 162 134 420 Handicap .... 88 88 88 264 Totals 749 822 775 2346 meet at Cleveland Tuesday lo name a commissioner to succeed he late Judge Kenesaw Moun tain Landis who died Nov. 25. rcw. , , Seattle Favored To Take Hockey Title VANCOUVER, B. C, April 19 (UP) The Seattle Ironmen are strong favorites to annex the United States senior hockey championship following their sec end straight overwhelming defeat f the Boston Olympics, 10-4, to square the best-of-sevon game series at two contests each. Boston won the first two games at Seattle and the Ironmen re plied with two wins here. The remainder of the series will be played in Seattle. Williams Annexes Lightweight Title . MEXICO CITY, April 19 (UP) Ike Williams, Trenton, N. J., held the national boxing associa tion's lightweight title today af ter knocking out champion Juan Zurita in the second round of a scheduled 15-round bout last night. The match was accepted' with 1902 -1945 Wardrobe Refresher! COTTON FROCKS Lasting and likeable, 4J .9t cotton print- dresses . in sizes 12 to 16. Alisses' Sumniei- lilottses rreshly tailored ray- 0-98 on ci -'pes in w hite or colors. JlRKillT SKIRTS AH wool, bright 0.9 summer colors, smartly pleated. 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