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shoved them Into fourth place
by clipping them twice. The
Yanks, who couldn't hit when
It counted, left 10 men on the
banes In each game and lost the
first 3-1. the second, 7-2
Washington and Chicago split,
the Senators taking the first
game 2-0 on a splendid four-hit
pitching performance by John
ny Nlggellng. The nightcap went
12 Innings before the White Sox
emerged with a 3-2 triumph.
Cards win Pair
The Cards stretched their .Na
tional league lead to I0V4 games,
longest of the season, with two
wins over New York. Four runs
In the first Inning provided the
league champs with a working
margin which they extended to
win, 6-2, In the opener. The sec
ond game was hardly a contest,
the Cards winning 9-1. Mort
Cooper and Harry Brecheen
were the victors.
The Chicago Cubs came out of
the senior circuit's cellar for the
first time since April 27. with
a twin victory over the Boston
Braves. The double loss, 7-1 and
4-2, dumped the Braves Into the
vacated eighth place.
Brooklyn's dismal Dodgers,
without a victory on their cur-
SI. LOUIS CLUBS
IN FIRS! PLACE
AS JULNPASSES
Hopes Strong for First Inter-
City World Series Cubs
Leave Cellar
WAGNER 10 FACE
CHAMP KATONEN
ISDAY NIGHT
New York. July 5 OI.R) The
fourth of July has come and
gone, and thus, according to the
baseball adage, St. Louis is as
sured of Its first inter-city world
erles.
The adage has it that the team
In front through July 4 Is the
team to win the pennant and
both St. Louis clubs passed that
prophetic day at the Jop of their
respective leagues.
The Browns' margin, consid
erably more precarious than the
Cardinals', remained at a game
and a half over the Boston Red
Sox as they split a twin bill with
the Philadelphia Athletics. Sig
Jakuckl continued his sensation
al brand of pitching by hurling
his third shutout in four games
to win the first game for St.
Louis, 4-0. The ex-soldier has al
lowed but one run in his last 37
Innings on the mound and that
cost him a 1-0 decision with the
New York Yankees. The "As"
clouted three Brown pitchers for
13 hits in the nightcap, the long
est of which was Frankie Haye','
two-run homer, to gain an 8-3
victory.
Boston and Detroit shared vic
tories, the Tigers gaining a 4-3
edge In the first game. Boston
bounced back to win the finale,
7-4, largely through the offensive
efforts of Second Baseman Bob
by Doerr, whose bat provided
five runs during the game, three
on his eighth homer.
The Cleveland Indians whit
tled the New York Yankees
down to the .900 mark and
"Gorgeous George" Wagner,
the man of the plural dressing
robes, who lost his Pacific coast
light-heavyweight wrestling
crown to Finnish Paavo Katonen
some four months ago, gets an
other crack at that worthy in the
armory Thursday night.
And, although Southpaw Kato-
I nen s title will not be on the
block, Wagner is determined to
turn the tables on the current
champion and, with that as a
talking point, demand a match
for the bauble. Katonen has
promised Promoter Mack Llilard
he will defend his toga here be
fore returning to California.
Katonen, 34 years old, will' be
returning to Medford after an ab
sence of a month, during which
he hung up an Impressive string
of victories Jn the northern part
of the state. Katonen, born In
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rent road trip, extended their FinIand, tu'rned professional
losing streak to eight games by
dropping a nalr to the Cincinnati
Reds. Gee Walker clouted a hom
er with the bases loaded In the
fifth inning of the first game to
account for a 6-2 margin. The
nightcap went 10 innings before
the Reds edged out a 2-1 tri
umph.
The Philadelphia Phillies and
the Pittsburgh Pirates divided.
the Phillies winning the first
3-2 and the Pirates the nightcap
BOND MATCH DRAWS
Hollywood, July 5, (U.R)
Bring Crosby and Bruce McCor
mlek beat Bob Hope and Johnny.
Dawson 2 and 1 yesterday In a
$1,000,000 war bond golf match
at the Los Angeles country club.
More than 3,500 fans golf
and movie paid in the million
to see their favorites.
ROLL OFF LINE
Tulsa. Okla. (U.R) Eight
hundred Liberator bombers had
been assembled In the Tulsa
Douglas Aircraft Co. plant up to
June 1, MaJ. Robert L. South
wltck, army procurement of
ficer, announced recently.
wrestler at the age of 21 and six
years later won the European
middleweight champ I o n s h I p,
which he-held for two years un
til growing into a light-heavyweight.
In 1941, Paavo copped the
world's light-heavyweight title
from Wild Red Berry in Holly
wood, but lost it the next season
when Billy Varga broke his leg
with a toehold. He was inactive
for some time, but after return
ing to the ring he grabbed the
coast diadem from Wagner.
The pair will clash In the one
hour main event.
Two rowdies, Harold "Buck"
Davidson and Jack Lipscomb,
are scheduled to tangle in the
four-round center attraction, I
while Billy McEuin and Herb
Handsome Lee Oma To Face
Lou Nova In Next Battle
By Jack Cuddy
United Press Staff Correspondent
New York, July 5 U.R) If handsome does as handsome is,
the ring's great sex-appeal slugger Lee Oma should become
heavyweight champion of the world without having an eyebrow
plucked by a hostile glove.
Oma, the "Russian Rocker,
who resembles the late Rudolph
Valentino except that he has
more oomph grandiloquently
accepted Lou Nova, the Yogi
man, as his next opponent, to
prove that beauty is more than
skin deep.
Oma, of the glossy black hair,
olive complexion and blonde-
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Parks will stage a scientific i .nn.in. th ,.,ni nnii.
match In the three-round opener. I with Nova at Detroit's Olympia
on July 14. He eagcriy accepted
Nova as his opponent; but he
was reluctant to return to De
troit, his home city, where he is
regarded as an "ugly duckling"
despite his masculine beauty.
Oma, now 27 and apparently
at the peak of his prowess, is
regarded as an "ugly duckling"
In Detroit because of early mis
takes that he made In and out
of the ring mistakes that we
will not enlarge upon at this
writing. Suffice to say that since
Larruping Lee left Detroit 14
months ago he has fought with
such effectiveness that today he
is the sixth ranking American
heavyweight, In the ratings of
the National Boxing association.
and the Ring magazine.
Handsome Oma, whose father
and mother were born in Rus
sia and who machine guns the
Russian language himself., has
fought 25 times under the colors
of Manager Tex Sullivan, since
his reformation. He lost only
three bouts and won 22. Of these
victories he Is working on 19 in
a row. He has kayocd 12 of these ;
opponents, including Danny Cox,
Larry Scalone, Johnny Denson.
Herbert Marshall. Dusty Wilker
son and Georgle Parks He has
outpointed such well known
performers as Wallace Cross and
Buddy Knox.
Tex Sullivan, former secretary
to Heavyweight Champion Jim
Braddock and Manager Jne
Gould, says: "Mannging Oma is
a brand new experience for me.
It Isn't Just a question of keeping
him In shape and arranging
matches it's me against the
women. Everywhere Oma goes,
I have to fight the women off.
Sometimes 1 wish some opponent
would bash In his nose and spoil
his perfect profile, and give him
cauliflower ears. It would mnke
things easier for me. At first. I
was polite to the women; but I
am no longer polite. Now I puh
TO JOHN THOMAS
Los Angeles, July 5. (UP)
Henry Armstrong, one of the
prize ring's most enduring insti
tutions, showed signs of wearing
out last night in losing a slow
fight to John Thomas, 10 years
younger and a pound lighter.
The former triple champion,
weighing 139, shuffled in and
out for 10 rounds and won only
two. He split another and Refe
ree Reggie Gilmore awarded
the unanimous decision to the
other local battler on his more
solid, more frequent blows.
Armstrong got a split verdict in
their last meeting.
A different man from the one
who belted Bumy Davis around
In Madison Square Garden a
while back, Armstrong was un
able to put Thomas in trouble
at any stage of the fight. There
were no knockdo wns, no
clinches, and although Arm
strong and Thomas both found
themselves up against the ropes
occasionally, it was Just for convenience.
iOAKS TAKE OVER
TOP SPOT; BEVOS
SPLIT WITH SUOS
By United Press
The Oakland Acorns, until re
cently close contenders for the
Pacific Coast league cellar Cham
pionship, today held the leading
league position following their
sensational Fourth of July upset
of the San Francisco Seals, 9-2
and 1-0, before 15,000 wildly ex
cited fans.
The Sacramento Solons, still
in last place, meanwhile contin
ued to narrow their losing mar
gin to games behind the new
leaders as they copped a 3-2 and
2-1 victory over the San Diego
Padres
The Seattle Rainiers spilt a
doubleheader with the Portland
Beavers, taking the first game
3-1 and dropping the second 1-3.
The Los Angeles Angels won
their opener with the Hollywood
Stars 3-0 and lost the nightcap
6-5.
Seattle scored its tallies In the
opener in the fifth and sixth
frames as Demoran, Rainier
pitcher, allowed the Beavers but
three hits. The Beavers got their
lone tally in the sixth. In the
nightcap, Submarine Ad Liska
pitched for the Beavers, allowing
eight hits.
Yesterday's line scores:
Seattle 3 5 1
Portland 13 3
Demoran and Lyman; Cohen,
Federmeyer and Campbell. 1
Seattle 1 8 ( 2
Portland 3 5 0
Babich and Sueme; Liska and
Adams.
SERVICEMAN SETS
1ST
HOW THEY?
Pacific Coast
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Oakland 45 41
San Francisco 45 42 .517
Seattle 44 43 .506
i San Diego .
: Portland
1 Los Angeles .
Hollywood
46 44 .511
43 44 .494
43 44 .494
44 45
Sacramento 39 46
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New York, July 5. (U.R)
Allen Drumheller's five-year-old
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one of the season's most danger
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holding off his foes in the final
drive to capture the 16th run
ning of the $50,000 added Stars
and Stripes handicap, Fourth of
July spotlight event, at Arling
ton Park.
The gelded brown son of
Black Forrest, which earned a
purse of 141,300, had bowed in
both ot his previous outings in
the mid-west after shipping from
Bay Meadows, but his gallant
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Baltimore. Md., July 5. (U.R)
The Baltimore Orioles of the
International league, prepared
today to complete their home
games at Baltimore s municipal
stadium after their own park
was destroyed yesterday by fire
which wroucht damage estimate
ed at $130,000.
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(U.R) u. S. Coastguardsman
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Conn., one of the nation s out
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Farmr. competing In the ama
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yesterday, covered the distance,
approximately nine and a
miles, in 50.11 to crack the Mark
of 51:29 held by Lt. Joe McClus
key of New York. John Kelley
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nnfl tn Farrar. also broke the old
mark when he was clocked In
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Bright, who was third in 51:23.
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U.R Five birdies collected In
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him In good stead as he carded
a one over par 73 on the final
18 last night to take the Califor
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war bond prize with a 282 for
the 72 hole tournament.
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