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- . 5 BOUNCING BACK"' BySords Oliver Hurls" Fo Waters Appreciation nrt ram iLoni -Iff WMet 77 L Prog am C7 i I - : 'I Sport By RON I Silliest sentence heard yesterday: "The Senators could have beaten the Beavers had they really wanted to." -Back of this statement of course was the inference the Senators, or the front office, at least, wanted that third game and the extra money it might bring. ' Which, as far as! "the front office is concerned, may be true. But to accuse Skipper Grif fiths or his ball club of not try ing to win the game is, .to put it bluntly, asinine. The boys tried to hammer down all the fences in the park, one of them stopped a ground smash with his head , and another twice nearly wrecked himself with slides at home plate. What more is ex pected in an attempt to win a ball game? If the criticism Is directed at the Little Skipper for not bring ing out one of his ace fllngcrs earlier, there again the critt s cism Is made without fore thought. Griffiths faces the problem of getting bis club Into the W eiteri International league playoffs - ahead of hard pressing Vancouver, and has only five pitchers with which to accomplish that' tremendous task. Couldn't Risk 'Em. The fire flingers are Brewer. Helser, renter, Olirer and Kral orltch, plus Rookie Ray Elliott, who of course can't be counted upon for much more than relief work. Just one pitcher of the five had enough rest to work the Bearer game. That was Dell OllTer, who had worked the previous Friday night, four days earlier. But Oli ver had to be saved to open against Wenatchee last night as none of the other four had had the desired rest. Helser and Brew er worked Saturday night, t w o days before. Fenter and Kralo vitch worked Sunday night; just the day before. Okeh. Griffiths had one choice: Ellkkt. When Elliott went floor jr. what then? Could lie afford to waste Helser, Oliver or Brewer, none of whom had the desired rest anyway, when he was faced with eight AVI league games In six days Immediately following the Bea ver game? How About Bat Boy? Of course not. So he did the next best thing he could do. He came in with Fenter, who wasn't ready, but who he knew would have a chance to rest while Oli ver, Brewer, Helser and Kralo vitch were getting necessary rest for Wenatchee games this week. With only an inning and two thirds remaining when Fenter had to be relieved in the eighth, the Little Skipper then could Jus tify a call upon Brewer, which he did despite the fact he knew full well he was at the same time crippling Brewer's chances of be ing up to snuff for his regular turn against the Wenatchees. If he hadn't been making an honest attempt to win the game would he have - risked Brewer for so aich as an Inning? Wouldn't he have used most anyone else, either Charley Petersen, who kept warming ap most of the game. Wild Wil liam Harris, who also once made a stab at getting ready, or, for that matter, the bat boy? How About Offensive? That's the defensive tide of Griffiths' situation. Here's the offensive side: If he hadn't given a damn about the game, would he have sent Pinch Hitters Petersen and Helser up there In the final frame? - , : Or if the boys themselves had not been trying, would they have risked injury by smacking Into the fence as did XI Lightner on an attempt to haul down one drive? Or would they have bore down at the plate as every one of them did? - - . -v After all. they outh It the Bevos Lien, 7ciz3ii ! OH at 40,50,60! Get Pep Fool Years Ysflnf.tr, nil ! Via Do-. Maa nkMi mn-oat, rmm- rke a Utua ppi ap wH Onm vol a. CKlaa rwt nn uniK. ntnl toatca, lmmmmm turn Mitil fur 40 by frodMa lxiit tro amhitaat, M phona, loauM. vtuaia .. a 73-nar-aU tour -ntw: "I took It mijnelt. Rwilta Im." Grt M Otnm UMM today tor 3. Sto mUc m4. wtcl laMMS nepf h4 tww Utla arjp day. Tar aal s Xra Jtayw, aaa att etaet gaa am FlfcAeR, BACK FRtivl Sparks GEMMELL 18-12, and outplayed them in ev ery department but the pitching. That they didn't have, so Just where in blue blazes do these critics, who after all did see enough action for five ball games, get off? If they want to criticize the front office for scheduling the game, that's their prerogative, but aa far as this department is concerned, any criticism direct ed at the Little Skipper or his crew is just so much undeserv ing dlsliwash. Appreciation Bill Tonight So much for the Beaver game, which might have been won de spite the pitcherless plight of the Senators had not Antelope A! LIghtner been a victim of his own rightflelding Inexperience, an in experience he acknowledged three days before the game. It was that bloopy blngle of Eddie Adams' which went through the Antelope when he made an attempt to bag It on his shoestrings, that really lost the ball game. Tonight's another night In fact, it should be an even larger night. For it's appreciation day for Mr. and Mrs. George E. Wa ters, the parties responsible for the before-mentioned critics be ing able to go to ball games in Salem in the first place. And, yon ran bet, the Little Skipper and the boys will be doing the durndest to win both for George E. To the Skip and the boys, George E. Is the most of the best. Campbell, Ward Are in Amateur SEATTLE, Aug. 27-(-Agalnst only two competitors. Al bert "Scotty" Campbell of Seat tle, former Walker- cup team member, easily won the north west Qualifying round today for entry in the national amateur golf tournament. He shot a 5 under par 72-69 141 over the Seattle golf club course. Campbell will be the No. 2 rep resentative of the section which boasts the national champion, Marvin "Bud Ward of Spokane. Ward was Qualified automatically. Caddies Shortage Develops; Leaving For Defense Jobs PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 27-fl) -National defense Is luring Phila delphia caddies away from their Job of trundling 25 pounds of golf clubs over hill and dale. James McLaughlin, caddymast er at the Whltemarah Country club, said today about half of his boys have entered defense Indus tries or have signed with the na tion's armed forces. Only . this morning five caddies left for Jobs In a mill which turns out underwear for the army a Job not as romantic at keeping a sharp eye for a slice, while stifling chuckles, but the pay la better. Top caddies usually earn about Slf to fit a week at White marsh for tlx months In the year. McLaughUn's situation is typi cal. One-third of the caddies at the Philadelphia Country club's Spring Mill course are away on defense Jobs. M Kent High Naines John Shaw Coach KENT, Wash., Aug. !T-(ffV-W. 3. Wynstra, auperintendent of schools, announced today that Johnny Shaw, former University of Oregon basketball and baseball star, will coach the Kent high school basketball squad this year, succeeding Don pollock, resigned. He attended the UnlTeralty of Washington last year and played baseball In the Western Interna tional league la '2S. Shutout Is Narrowly Missed; Helser, Brewer Are to Work It's appreciation night at the baseball park tonight, where the Wenatchee Chiefs and Salem Senators engage in a double header and where Salem fans will turn out In m demonstration of gratitude to Mr. and Mrs. George E. Waters. First game begins at 7: IS. A short program of appreciation will be staged between the first and second games, directed by Dong McKay. Senator Charles L. McN'ary, lifelong friend of the. Waters family, has been invited as n special guest, along with Governor Charles A. Spragne, Secretary of State Earl SneU and State Trea surer Walter E. Pearson. By RON GEMMELL Dell Oliver, 19-year-old optionee from the San Diego Padres, last night served a four-hitter at the Wenatchee Chiefs to open a five-game Western International league ser ies which continues with the big appreciation night double header beginning at 7:15 tonight, and our Solons bagged a 7 to 1 victory that keeps them very much in the running for number four position in the loop race. : The square-shouldered young ster with the hopping swift one walked nary a batsman, struck out seven including three straight in the sixth, and wasn't responsi ble for the ninth Inning tally that was scored upon him. 2nd In 5 Days It was his second win in five days and his eighth for the sea son. He deserved a shutout, but missed it by a muffed ball and a narrow call at the plate. He had the blanket all but pinned down on the Chiefs when Second Base man Mel Cole opened the ninth with a slash over third base cush ion on which he took three bases when Brother Steve Coscarart failed to corral the ball. Trailer lofted a fly deep to right field, where CharlesBaldy Peter sen took it and in the same mo tion let It sail true for home plate. It came right over the middle of the dish, where Barker gathered it In and put it on Cole sliding in, but Umpire Nenezlch ruled him safe. Our Solons, who tonight will be strutting their stuff for the espe cial benefit of Bossman Waters, scored three off Southpaw Sad Sam Baker In the first inning on a walk, a sacrifice and two in field hits. Coscarart's slash to deep short scored two after Pet ersen moved them up, and Ratto's wild throw to Becond base allowed the third to cross. Baker Hurls WeU Those were the last two blows Baker allowed until the fifth, when Oliver beat out a bunt down the first base line, was driven to third by Freddie Knoll's double and counted on a wild pitch. Again Baker pitched hitless ball for two frames, but in the eighth was met by three doubles off the bats of Lightner, Barker and Shinn, interspersed by a walk to Coscarart, which tallied three. Last night's game was the eighth consecutive Western Inter national loop game, and the ninth game including the Beaver con test, in which Rookie Lee Shinn, the ex-Willamette, had hit safely. Keeps Outfielders Busy Oliver had the Wenatchees miss ing his swift and lofting out on his change-up. Outfielders Wilson and Petersen hauled down 12 outs between them Wilson getting seven and Petersen five. All but one were easy catches for the fleetfooted duo. Skipper Griffiths announced to night's hurlers as Roy Helser in the full length opener and Bud Brewer in the afterpiece. Fenter and, Kralovitch are currently suf fering with sore arms. Wenatchee Ratto, s :. Cole 2b Trailer, 1 Escobar, lb Bonetti, m Volpi. c . Jewell, 3 b .... Christopher, r Baker, p .. Total ... Salem AB R H PO A 4 0 a 3 3 41112 40120 .4 0 0 IS 0 .40140 . S 0 0 1 1 .3 0 0 0 2 .3 0 0 0 0 . S 0 1 0 3 31 1 4 24 11 AB R H PO A Knoll, 2b 4 1 X S 1 Wilson, m X 1 0 7 0 Petersen, r 2 0 0 1 0 LIghtner. lb 2X140 Coscarart, 1 1 1 0 Barker, c 4 117 0 Shinn, 3b 4 0 111 Salstrom. a 4 0 0 0 4 Oliver, p- t 11 0 0 Total 30 7 7 27 C Errors. Knoll, Barker, Ratto, Coscarart. Wenatchee 000 000 001 1 Salem 300 010 03x 7 Winning pitcher, Oliver. Runs responsible for Oliver 0, Baker C. Struck out by Oliver 7, Baker 0. Bases on balls off OUIver 0, Baker 4. Hit by pitcher. Baker by Oli ver. Wild pitches. Baker, Left on bases, Wenatchee K, Salem 4. Two- base hits, Knoll, Lightner, Bark er, Shinn, Cole. Runt batted in, Coscarart 2. Barker Z, Shinn, Trailer. Sacrifice, Petersen. Double plays, Salstrom to Knoll to Lightner. Time, 1:3S. Um pires, Nenezlch and Cole. What? Cleveland Indians Unhappy? H'i By WHITNEY MARTIN NEW YORK, Aug. 27-(-They're heckled and hooted by opposing- teams. The . press has taken them . apart and pasted them, but not together again. The day riders and the night riders In the bleachers have been taking them over the jumps. So It's little wonder that the Cleveland Indians, on ; the verge of winning their first pennant in 20 years.- are a morose, nnhappy bunch of athletes who are where they are because of their mechani cal ahmty and will to win rather than spirit inspired by sheer, ex uberance and a "come on. gang, let's go" attitude. ' ' I've , seen Cleveland teams hold joyous ' celebrations when they clinched fourth place,' said on close .follower of .the tribe, "but X think .that when these fel Caps Drop Game To Yakima, 54 Loss Shoves Solons Game and One Half Ahead; Rain at Tacoma Western International W L Pet . 75 54 .631 . 70 5 .543 . 7 60 .52 . OS OO .ASS . 01 f7 .477 . 63 80 .394 Spokane Taklma Tacoma SALEM Vancouver Wenatchee Today's Result Salem 7, Wenatchee 1. Vancouver 4, Yakima 6. Tacoma-Spokane, rain. VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 27.-(CP)-A home run by Bill Johnson in the' eighth inning tonight gave the second-place Taklma Pippins a 5-4 victory 6ver Vancouver Cap llanos in a Western International baseball league game here. It was the first of a three-game series. Johnson hit his circuit clout in the first half of the eighth after Eddie Weigandt had singled and two other men struck out. Yakima 5 13 3 Vancouver 4 7 1 Elsemann and Younkers, Ev ans; Goldman and Lloyd. Rain at Tacoma TACOMA, Aug. 27-CaVWet grounds necessitated the postpone ment of a scheduled Western In ternational baseball league double header here tonight between the Spokane and Tacoma elubs. They will play a twin bill Wednesday. SF Seals Recall Trower, Cadinha SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. t7-JP) The San Francisco Seals baseball club announced today through Walter Malls, publicity director, recalling of two players and se lection of eight others from affili ated clubs in leagues of lower classification. All of the players will report nex,t spring. Those recalled were Jack Bow en, pitcher, and Al Steele, second baseman, from Salt Lake of the Pioneer league. From the same team, the Seals selected for trials. Pitchers Larry Jansen, right band er, and Melvln Rlstau and Melvln Marlowe, left handers; Ray Per ry, third baseman and Roy Par tee, catcher. Selected from Tacoma of the Western International league were Milton Cadinha, right handed pit cher; Don Trower, shortstop and Eugene Kiley, outfielder. Closing Program Will Be Friday Children of the Leslie public playground will Join Friday at 1:30 p.m. in a program, the clos ing ceremony for the grounds. Numbers are a song with dram atisation by the kindergarten, skaters waits tap by Carol Sea grove and Lauretta Deacon, read ing by Audrey Crawford, piano solo by Marilyn Wyatt, girls group singing, Jean King, Patricia Cur ran, Sharron Ferret. Charlotte Moffett. Joan Hour, Patsy Sieve r ln, Betty Mae Ross, Alma Cooper, Betty Cooper. Elisabeth Simmons and Audrey Crawford. Violin duet by Martlee Cun ningham and Gemond Lampkln, tap dance by Putt Deacon and Pa tricia Curran, song by David Rho ten. act by Putt Deacon and her Tiny Tumblers. lows clinch the pennant, which I think they will, they'll greet the occasion as Just another day." Back of It all Is the smouldering- unrest dne to friction between players and Manager Oscar Yltx. It flared brightly ones, but for the benefit of an concerned an ef fort has been mads to keep it nn der cover since. However, It's like trying to hide aa elephant in a china closet. Part, of It Is bound to stick out somewhere, Rumors of unwary statements by players, of a threat of physical violence shouted at Uncle Oi by one of his players If Yltt dared levy a fine, of rumblings of dis content discloss the presence of the blase. - i .: - Through this unrest Uncle Os smiles bravely, disdaining com ment. He thinks he has a team which will win the flag, and he Full Coveragm Of local and national tporta dally ta The State- PasseauWins For Cubs 3-1 Veteran Tosset . a Seven Hitter; Giants Slip to Fourth Place Ysttoaal ZiMgae It ret W Li Pet ClMia. TS 44 .S30 FitUbt .04 Brikl ST SI .SSS Ohlcc 61 SI .S04 8tXU S3 Sft .530 BMtM 47 TS .SSS a. Xork SI 6 .531 Fkilkd S TS .S4S CHICAGO, Aug. 27-Cp-Work horse Claude Passean who has been doing as much pitching as resting on the Cubs' drive toward first division berth in the National league, won his fifth game In IS days today with a seven-hit 3 to 1 victory over the New York Giants. It was his 17th victory of the year against 11 defeats. He won out when Bill Lohrman weakened In the fifth and the Cubs pushed two runs over on Stan Hack's single, Billy Herman's booming double and Zeke Bonura'a tingle. The defeat dropped the Giants into fourth place in the pennant chase. New York 17 0 Chicago 3 8 3 Lohrman and Banning; Passean and Collins. ST. LOUIS. Aug. 27-Cip-Mar tin Marion's first home run of his major league career in the fourth inning today turned out to be the run needed by the St. Louis Car dinala to defeat the Boston Bees, 4 to S. The Bees rallied in the eighth for all their runs and drove Bob Bowman to the showers but did not deprive him of his sixth vic tory of the season. Clyde Shoun stopped the uprising with the ty ing and winning runs on base. Boston 3 .7 1 St. Louis 4 IS 1 Tobln and Berres, Mas! (5); Bowman. Shoun (8) and Padgett, Owen (8). Brooklyn at poned, rain. Pittsburgh, post- Philadelphia at Cincinnati, post poned, rain. Packers Favored InOdds,8to5 All -Star Game . Expected to Draw 85,000; Unis Are Colorful CHICAGO. Aug. 37-(i!p)-The Green Bay Packers, champions of the National Professional Foot ball league, ruled 8 to 5 favor ites over the College All-Stars to night as both squads concluded practice for their game at Soldier field Thursday night. The game, seventh la the se ries, may break all attendance records with a throng of 85,000. The advance sale was far beyond that of any previous all-star at traction. After the most spirited and best defensive drill of the two-week training period, the All-Stars re ported in Soldier field tonight for a secret drill under the towering lights. Uniforms with silver pants, starred shoulders on jerseys car rying out the national color scheme of red, white and blue were issued to the squad of CI. Bud Kerr, Notrs Dame end, whose fractured ankle will keep him out of the game, was the only mem ber of the cast unable to partici pate In the drill. Johnny Blood, former Green Bay star who was signed by the Packers to compete in this game only, was ruled ineligible. The officials held that if Blood had been signed for the season and on the same basis as other Pack ers there would hare been no ob jection, but that signing s player for one game only probably would lead to unfair practices In future games. Neic President Assumes Duty at U of Portland PORTLAND, Aug. 21-JP)-Th presidency of the University of Portland was assumed today by Father Charles C Mlltner, former dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Notre Dame university. He succeeded Father Michael J. Early, who was transferred to a foreign missionary seminary at Washington, DC scoffed at the idea that it would bo necessary to pitch the arm off Bob Feller to do it, or that as would resort to that in any event. "Robert will take his regular turn, that's all.- ho said. "I wouldn't think of risking his fu ture, and besides, X don't think he could go every couple of days. It Isn't human." As a matter of fact, a Cleveland follower pointed out that Feller lately had shown signs of weari ness.. Through last Friday, hs said. Bob hadn't pitched a real Feller game since July 20. ! His ana Is all right, under stand." ho said, rand ho loves to bo in there, whether they ars hit ting him or not, But Just con sider ho has worked harder than any other pitcher. 114 started pitching every fourth day at the RON GP.M M Seism. Orsyon, Wodnssdcry MoralBg, August 2S, 1S43 They're too Fast for Bangtails 1 These greyhounds, each bearing a monkey Jockey, will stage a race at the Oregon state fair track next week that will make toe fastest of the bangtails or trotters and pacers look like cheese. The net is a between-race stunt for the patrons and Is presented fey Durham's monkey kennels of California. Metz' 140 Takes Medal Honors, PGA Tourney HERSHEY, Pa., Aii. 27 (AP) Dick Meti of Chi cago, one of the more popular of professional golfers, prac tically wasted two grand rounds of 69-71 here the last two i Most Top Ranking Amateurs Qualify Charley Yates Is Notable Exception; Even He Is in as Alternate NEW YORK. Aug. 37-(a-For about the first time since the United States Golf association In stituted Its system of holding sec tional qualifying rounds for the amateur golf championship, prac tically all the big-name players will be on deck when the shoot ing starts for the big prize at the Winged Foot club September's. Of all those who had to play through the 3C-hole sectional tests In 33 locations today only one real top-flight player failed to make the qualifying grade. He was Charley Yates, who carried the British amateur champion ship trophy back to Atlanta two years ago and has performed vari ous other notable golfing feats. The chances are he, too, will be on hand even though he shot 149 today to finish fifth la his home district. That gave him the first alternate's berth with a chance to play If one of the others drops out. A good many others whose golfing reputations extend further than their own back yards such as Tommy Taller, Crawford Rain water, Ken Corcoran. Halbert Blue, Ed Klngsley, Jack Munger and Don Schumacher couldn't qualify but the real top hands are all due to be present. 1 Ten in Automatically Ten of the most famous, those who have won the amatedr la previous years, didn't have to un dergo today's ordeal and one fam ous visitor. Australia's Jim Fer- rler, wasn't allowed to play. Among today s qualifiers were Ray Billows, runner up to Mar vin "Bud" Ward last year and to Johnny Goodman in 1937; Bob Sweeny, former British amateur ruler. Dick Chapman, Johnny Lehman, George Doering, Wilford Wehrle. Fred Haas, Jr.. Maurice McCarthy. Walter Emery, Pat Abbott, Ted Bishop,, Bobby Dunk elberger and Bob Clark and Ed Furgol, winner and medalist, re spectively, in the national publle links tourney, who received spe cial Invitations to compete. The day's scoring honors were shared by Dunkelberger, the little High Point. NC. stax. Jack Shields of Tulsa, Okla.. and Al bert (Scotty) Campbell, former Walker cup player who was the only qualifier In -the Seattle dis trict. They turned In 34-hole scores of 141 to top their respec tive districts. Campbell was five nnder par with 73-19 while Dunk elberger and Shields each scored 70-71. Aliens Register PORTLAND. Aug. 27-4P-Mor than 100 aliens flocked to Port land registration points today for fingerprinting snd Indexing nnder new regulations. start of the season, "Ho shouldn't bo needed for extra daty, anyway, ho contin ued. "We have fivo good pitchers. Mel Harder Is Jast coming around and he's always been the beet late-season pitcher la the league. Hell taks up asy slack if Bob shonld tiro." . Oddly enough. It isn't Detroit which the Indian followers fear. It's tho peaky Yanks, They dont think that .tho - Yanks can catch them, bat they're keeping their fingers crossed until the Yanks are nino games behind and sight to go. or a like situation. In fact, they're even looking be yond the pennant. - "Well beat the Reds la the world series." on said smpha tie ally. "Why? We've got a better balanced team, that's aU," FAAr Editor -jj- to capture medalist honors in the qualifying round of the annual PGA tournament. For all his dead-eye ' shooting through the slanting rain and his Inspired putting on a water-logged course, the former Texan received a medal for his pains and a tro phy for his mantel. When the real shooting begins tomorrow in the first two rounds of match play, he will be starting from scratch, just like the other CS who qualified for the main event. Mets's two round total of 140. In fact, might have the distinc tion of being the last In PGA play. Tom Walsh, president of the body. is thinking seriously of abandon ing the preliminary skirmishes hereafter and having the boys start in match play from the first day. Pursuing Mets . to the wire through today's steady rain was Harold "Jug" McSpaden, the old Kansss boy who now plays out of Wlneester, Mass. Hs shot rounds of 70-71 141. Henry PIcard. the local professional who knows every tuft of clover, took third place with 73-89 143. Today's activity, already dreary enough because of the weather, was saddened further by a late announcement that Denny Shute had been taken to the local hos pital for aa emergency appen dectomy. Red Sox Recall 14 BOSTON. Aug. 37-i53)-The Boston Red Sox management an nounced the recall tonight of 14 players, nine ef them pitchers, from farm clubs or teams to which they had been optioned. Those recalled, effective next sea son, include Pitchers Frank Das so and Larry Powell from San Francisco of the Paelfie Coast league. Ay; r . "h lUi .mi aw 1 Tfc. fl Bl '..;, .... ;ju cawci ca . 44&&CcsxuaarclaI fkdam DlsttiboSocfi I Senator Swing Follow Salem's Senators ! with this page. Dally batting i -PAGE SEVEN (rain Post Win, 5-4 Gbisox Victims in. Ten Inning Hit; Bombers j 5 Games Batk 3 : i AsMiieaa lnni W L. Prt W It Pel Cli14 TS SS JS Chic S3 ST Jil DtrU S SS .SSS Vuk. U SS .411 M. Trk SS S4 SlLmU SI TS .411 Bactva, S ST Phil4l 4S 11 JS NEW VORK, Aug. 37-C?VTh New York Yankees, eon tinned their belated drive toward the- top In the American league,, today by turning back the Chicago White Sox in 10 Innings, I to 4. The vic tory advanced the champions to 5 games of the Idle Cleveland Indians and 2 H games of the like wise idle Detroit Tigers. Babe Dahlgren' was the hero of the 10 th Inning uprising after Joe DIMagglo, in .the role of pinch hitter, had struck out. Red Rolfs doubled to start the frame, and was sacrificed to third by Tommy H enrich. Charley: Keller and George Selkirk were intentionally passed by Johnny Hlgney to fill tnt bases. Rtgney then was relieved by Edgar Smith, who prom nt It fanned DIMagglo. batting for Bill Dickey. Dahlgren then drooped a single Into short right to score Koire with the winning run. ! Chicago - 4 1 New York ; S 7 1 Rignsy, E. Smith (10). and Tresh; Chandler, Murphy (8) and Dickey. i Detroit at Philadelphia, post poned, rain. ; Cleveland at Washington, post poned, rain. Old 'Rajah' Mayf .j Stride to Plate! FORT WORTH, Tex Aug. 3T Rogers Hornsby. whose big: bat frightened the daylights out of National league pitchers far 1J years, may step up to the plat again. Hornsby, non-playing manager of the Oklahoma City Indians In the Texas. league, became eligible for active service when the player' limit was lifted recently. Nobody thought much about it. however, until yesterday when' the rajah strode up and took his turn in batting practice before the Oklahoma Clty-Fert Worth ' game something he hadn't done" since he signed as the tribe "a skipper early in June. Asked today if ho intended to I get into the lineup, either as ai second baseman or a pinch-hitter,-Hornsby. repUed: "Not the way we're going now, -I but if Dallas should start making I it hot for us, I might hit a time , or two as a plnch-hltter." The Indians, only one notch out'' of the cellar when Hornsby took over as manager, now are rock- i ing along in fourth place, fire ; and a halt games ahead of fifth- ; place i Dallas. : YfitiTr ppc A I V --7--, -.. : .