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Chicago scribes tell this one on
Jimmy Dykes, who is carrying
on his feud with umpires in a
neaceful manner this season
It seems Jimmy wasn't satisfied
with the umps" observation of a
rather indefinite rule banning
quick returns by pitchers, so he
clipped the item out of his book
and posted it in the umpires'
dressing room. ... A few daysj
later Dykes thought one of the
Philadelphia pitchers was mak
ing quick returns so he started
shouting at Bill Summers about
it. . . "What do you know about
quick returns?" Summers came
back, "that rule isn't in your
book." . . . "And it isn i eimer.
Dykes ruefully admitted as he
displayed the mutnatea page.
MONDAY MATINEE
The Elkins brothers, who got
Johnny Greco into big-time
tights, are bringing a new mid
dleweight, Danny McGulre,
down from Haileybury, Ont. . . ,
Gunder Haegg's race at Cleve
land wiU be held at Baldwin
Wallace college because the
AAU couldn't interest any of the
papers there in sponsoring the
event. . . George vmeucovicn,
the Coast league slugger who
was bought by the Red Sox, is
likened to Ted Williams by no
less an authority than Lefty
O'Dpul, who taught Williams
tome of the tricks of the hitting
trade Challedona, three - year
old sister of the famed Challe-
don, ran make the dockers' eyes
pop with her early morning
peed but In the afternoons all
ha does is make the bettors'
blood vessels pop with her lack
of it. -. . Paul Florence, the Birm
ingham barons' prexy, claims to
have the solution of the manpow
er problem. Says Paul: "We
are going to urn over to the gov
ernment all the men we have left
on base."
TODAY'S GUEST STAR
Han Burgess. Sioux City
(Iowa) Journal: "If the girls
keep taking over the sports jobs
In the nation, the gridiron press
boxes this fall will smell sweet
r if not so 'spirited.' "
SERVICE DEPT.
When Harry Sperber, New
York Staats Zeitung sports edi
tor, left the garden ringside for
the. army, his idea was to lead
the march into Berlin, which he
knows as well as Broadway. The
other day he turned up on the
main stem wearing a second
lieutenant's bars he received
when he was graduated from the
army censorship school a few
days before. . . . ) 8379. iuB
days before. . . . Lieut. (J. g.)
Harry Craft, former Cincinnati
and Kansas City outfielder, has
been transferred to the Del Mon
te, Calif., navy pre-flight school.
Chances are he'll replace Lieut.
Jesse Hill in the navyators line
up although Lieut. Willard Bron-
aon, ex-Nebraska athlete, took
Hill's coaching post.
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Briefs V'
Hugh I $j
Fullerton, '''jj.
Breaking 33-Year-Old Record
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Gundtr Haegg and Arne Anderson iih'I tha anlv ahm whn
can pick 'era up and lay 'em down. Cliff Bourland, Southern
California captain, sets American record of 58.1 seconds for S00
yard dash In Los Angales. National 440-yard tltlsholder beaU
John Fulton of Stanford, national 660-yard champion, by three
yards to clip a seeond and a half off old mark of 87.8, established
by famous Mel Sheppard at Celtic Park, New York, la 1910.
July 19, 1943
May Bosses
As Tarn Golf
Party Opens
"remoter Threats to Oust
Wehrle if Wisconsin Star
Passes Up Starting Tilts
By CHARLES CHAMBERLAIN
CHICAGO, July 19 (IP) The
All-American amateur, first of
three golfing flings in the Tarn
O'Shanter tee party, had barely
started today when George S.
May, the club's super promoter,
issued an edict that his ideas of
running the tournament were
not to be questioned.
Wilford Wehrle, the Racine,
Wis., star, asked May for per
mission to drop out of the ama
teur meet so he could devote
all his attention to the Ail
American open. May threatened
to disqualify him should he come
through among the 64 qualifiers
today and tomorrow and then
default his first round match so
he could compete only in the
open-
'This business of counting
your medal score in the open
while you are competing in
match play of the amateur is
all screwy," said Wehrle. "I
am shooting the best golf of my
life and I wanted to see how well
I really could do against such
fellows as Byron Nelson without
having to play in .two tourna
ments at once."
Wehrle posted a practice
round of 70 yesterday, marking
the first time he has been out
of the 60's in 11 consecutive
rounds. '
But with May dousing- this
little flare up with a steadfast
ness that recalled last year's
"numbers game" in which he
insisted the pros wear identify
cation tags or be disqualified,
the 1943 tournament moved
ahead with 260 players jamming
the course in the first round of
their 36-hble qualifying test.
Bill Gordon, the Tarn pro,
predicted a pair of 78's would
win a berth, and Sgt. Joe Louis,
for one. was convinced he could
punch those figures.
There was a minimum of name
players in the vast assemblage
since many former stars. Include
ing Lieut. Bud Ward, the 1942
champion, were unable to obtain
leaves. Frank Stranahan, of
Toledo, one of the favorites,
withdrew his entry today for
that reason. . - .
Hollywood Manager,
Charley Root, Signed
For Another Year
HOLLYWOOD, July 19 (IP)
Ten wins and three defeats have
won a new contract for Mana
ger Charley Root of the Pacific
Coast league s Hollywood Stars.
Root, who also functions in the
pitcher's box, was signed for
1944 on the field yesterday, dur
ing the Stars' doubleheader with
Portland, and Hollywood's busi
ness manager, Oscar Reichow
disclosed also that Root will get
more money. Root succeeded
Oscar Vitt last spring.
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Haegg Fails
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Mile Record
Rambling Swede Betters
Dodds In Keiar; Warmy
Soar High In Pol Vault
SAN FRANCISCO, July 19 ()
Gundar Haegg still has one more
chance on his current American
tour to do what he didn't Satur
day crack the record for the
mile race.
The Swedish runner delighted
a crowd of some 13,000 with his
rhythmic rambling in Kezar
stadium, but he failed by more
than seven seconds to even equal
his own mile mark of 4:04-8.
The time was 4:12.3. Only
consolation tor Haegg, if he
needed any, was that he came in
ahead of Gil Dodds of Boston,
the American 1S00 meters (met
ric mile) champion, by a good
25 yards. Bobby Madrid of
Fresno was third, and John Ful
ton of Stanford, a lagging fourth.
Heagg s performance brought
comment that he appeared to
ease up after running the first
half-mile in 2:01, behind Dodds.
On the other hand, R. L. (Dink)
Templeton, noted track and field
authority, came away with the
belief the Swedish fireman was
capable not only of the mythical
four mile minute, but could
reach 3:53 for the distance.
He is the nearest thing to
perfection I ever have laid eyes
on," said Templeton, now coacn-
ing at University of San Fran
cisco.
Haegg and Dodds left by piano
yesterday for Boston, where
Gunder will make his second
and probably -last assault on tha
mile record in his tour for the
benefit of the Army Air Forces
Aid society. Dodds served no
tice he would make Haegg "real
ly run" in his home city-
Ensign Cornelius warmeraam
of Del Monte navy pre-flight.
high-lighted the remainder of
the program at Kezar with his
41st and 42nd pole vaults over
the 15-foot marker. His peak
was 15 feet 3 inches.
Portlanders
Get Spots on
Stars Team
PORTLAND, July 19 W) -
Portland players won every pos
ition on the all-star team select
ed after the annual state semi
pro baseball tournament,
Nine of the 16 players selected
were members of the second-
place Portland Firemen-
Rules limiting selection to
amateurs only, prevented Camp
Adair players, who won the state
title, from being named. Most
of the Camp Adair players are
former professionals.
Tournament officials, how
ever, awarded these additional
ratings:
Best infielder, Barney Koch,
Portland Firemen; best outfield
er, Paul Armstrong, Camp Adair;
best catcher, Frank Roelandt,
Portland Firemen; best pitcher,
Jack Knott, Camp Adair; best
hitter, tie between Dean Frye
and Beau Bell, Camp Adair.
Bunion Derby
Competitor Fails
To Set Record
EUGENE. July lflUPl Adam
Ziegler, 59-year-old ex-Grants
Pass bunion derby runner, failed
Saturday night in an attempt to
set a world record for the 100-
mile run.
He started out trans frnm tha
Eugene citv hall on the fint 1
of a triangular course to Cor-
vauis, Aipany ana back to Eu
gene- .
-After a few miles he stontwd
for a glass of milk, which had
been carefully salted and boiled.
His pace slowed thereafter from
7i to S miles per hour. At June
tion City, 10 miles from Eugene,
he had a second slaaa of mlllr
and cramps forced him to quit
snoruy.
To minimize heat effects upon
tires, inflate to a minimum of
28 pounds for four-ply tires, 32
pounds for a six-ply.
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National League Standings Hung
Up by "Anti-stalling" Rule;
Yanks Still
By JUDSON BAILEY
Associated Press Sports Writer
This season may come to be
remembered as the one in
which a certified public ac
countant couldn't figure out the
National league standings on
any given day.
Right now there are no fewer
than four "suspended games" in
the senior circuit which must
be played to completion at
some future date. Two of them
already have been entered in
the standings as won and lost
for the teams Involved, the
other two have not.
Yesterday Pennsylvania's
Sunday curfew halted the sec
ond game of a doubleheader at
Pittsburgh after seven innings
with the world champion St.
Louis Cardinals leading 6-5. Un
der ordinary baseball rules this
would have become a victory
for the Redbirds as soon as play
ceased. But the National league
passed an "anti-stalling" rule
last winter which said that con
tests halted before the end of
nine innings because of curfews
must later be played to com
pletion. So, instead of a victory for
the Cards, who earlier in the
day had whipped the Pirates
7-4 for Mort Cooper's 12th tri
umph, the game simply entered
a state of suspended animation
until September 1, the -date
agreed upon for its conclusion.
At Boston the Massachusetts
Sunday curfew stopped the sec
ond contest between the braves
and Brooklyn Dodgers in the
midst of a Boston rally in the
sixth Inning. The Braves had
just scored three runs to tie the
count at 4-4 and had tne Dases
loaded with one out when play
was halted. That will be the sit
uation when play is resumed at
Hutchinson,
Beau Jack to
Throw Leather
PHILADELPHIA, July 19 (IP)
The boys around Broad and Lo
cust streets are betting 12 to 5
that Johnny Hitchinson, who put
a bright polish on Bob Montgom
ery's ring performance, can't cut
his way through the leather that
Beau Jack is ready to throw in
Shibe park tonight.
They're discounting the Cor-bett-like
boxing skill of the 20-year-old
former Australian light
weight and middleweight cham
pion in favor of the flailing fists
that brought Jack, 22, to the top
of the national lightweight col
umn. And with nearly $25,000 al
ready in the till. Promoter Her
man Taylor estimates that 20,-
000 persons will pay approxi
mately $50,000 to see if the for
mer Augusta, Ga., shoeshine boy
can take the first big hurdle on
the road back.
Summer driving uses twice
the tire mileage of winter driv
ing due to heat.
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"Journey for
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"LadiesSDay"
Bringing Home the Bacon
Ebbats Field, bringing hall-pound tins of waste fat. which, with
Cam Bums smother Pittsburgh Pirates, 33-8.
Chase Toward Flag
an unspecified later date. The
Dodgers bagged the first game
8-5 in 11 innings.
The American league has no
such rule and everything show
ing in the standings today will
count -very likely toward an
other pennant for the New
York Yankees.
The Yanks yesterday swept a
doubleheader from the Phila
delphia Athletics to extend
their winning streak to .pight
games and 12 victories in their
last 13 starts. Bill Johnson's
three-run homer helped wrap
up the first decision 7-2 for Ern
ie Bonham and the Yanks
struggled to a 4-3 verdict in ten
innings in the nightcap for
Spud Chandler's lltb win.
Washington, in second place,
kept the pace by taking two
games from the Boston Red Sox
8-2 and 5-4. The Cleveland In
dians subdued the St. Louis
Browns twice 4-3 and 10-7.
In the other American league
skirmishing 'Detroit divided a
doubleheader' with the Chicago
White Sox, taking the first
Night Contest
For Army, Navy
May Sell Bonds
WASHINGTON. July 19 (IP)
Senator Mead (D-N. Y.l has pro-1 Brooklyn ,48 35 -0g3
posed to war and navy depart-1 Pittsburgh 42 36 .333
ment officials that the army-! Cincinnati 40 40 !soo
navy football game be played as Chicago 36 44 450
a night contest this fall in either! Philadelphia 36 45 .444
New York or Philadelphia as a 'Boston 33 42 440
part of the treasury's war bond 'New York St 4R 4nT
selling campaign
Mead wrote Acting Secretary
of War Robert P. Patterson and
Undersecretary of the Navy
James V. Forrestal, suggesting
that the annual clash between
the West Point and Annapolis
service teams be arranged on a
grand scale as "a morale-building
spectacle,
There has been some doubt
whether the game will be played
at all. It now is tentatively
scheduled for West Point. Last
fall the clash was held at An
napolis, with attendance limited
to residents of the Immediate
area because of transportation
problems.
Spec Keene Gets
Navy Commission
SALEM, July 19 (IP) Roy
"Spec" Keene, Willamette uni
versity coach since 1926, will
leave here July 25 to receive a
lieutenant-commander's commis
sion in the naval reserve in New
York City.
Keene also Is chairman of the
state parole board. Governor
Snell is expected to give him a
leave of absence and appoint a
temporary successor.
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game 12-4 and dropping the sec-
ond 4-1
In the National league the
Chicago Cubs crushed tho Cln
cinnati Reds twice 3-1 and 7-0
to vault into fifth place.
The Giants topped tho Phil
lies twice 10-6 and 3-2.
By The Associated Press
COAST LEAGUE
W. L. Pit.
Los Angeles 88 20 .T'i
San Francisco 38 37 .602
Portland 48 45 .516
San Diego 45 50 -474
Seattle 44 49 .473
Hollywood 43 52 .453
Oakland 40 54 .426
Sacramento .. 31 62 .333
RESULTS YESTERDAY
Los Angeles 41. San Diego
2-2.
Sacramento 2-2. San Francisco
01.
Seattle 11-4. Oakland 0-3.
Hollywood 8-5. Portland 7-4.
RESULTS SATURDAY
San Francisco 2-4, Sacramento
Oakland 5. Seattle 0.
Los Angeles 5, San Diego 4-
Portland 8, Hollywood 8.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W. L. PM
St. Louis 40 2fl km
RESULTS YESTERDAY
St. Louis 7-6. Pittsburgh 4-5.
(Second game called in 7th in
ning). Brooklyn 8-4. Boston 5-4 (Sec
ond game tie, called at end of
6th).
Chicago 3-7. Cincinnati 1-0.
New York 10-3, Philadelphia
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W. L. Pet-
New York 47 30 .610
Washington 44 38 .537
Detroit 40 37 .510
Chicago 38 38 .500
St. Louis 38 39 .404
Cleveland 37 41 .474
Boston 36 43 .458
Philadelphia 34 48 -413
RESULTS YESTERDAY
New York 7-4, Philadelphia
2-3.
Washington 9-3, Boston 2-4.
Cleveland 4-10, St. Louis 3-7.
Detroit 12-1, Chicago 4-4.
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Seattle Has
Field Day in
Oaks Battle
Aging Pitcher Gives but
Two Hits; Hollywood Club
Trips Ducks, Lose Series
By The Associated Press
The nitliui arm of 43-year-old
Syl Johnson had all its magic
ycslerriiiy as Sonttle's veteran
Imrlrr allowed Oakland but two
lilts in pitching the Rnlnters to
uii 1 1 to 0 victory. Only 27 men
faced Johnson In the game, the
opiMUT of a twin hill, wlillo Sc
uttle had a field day against
Vtncc Di lllnsi and Floyd
Stromme.
Hugh Luby got to Johnson tor
a single In the opening inning
and Jack Da Vlncentl repeated
the feat in the fifth. At all
other times Johnson had the
Oaks eating out of his hand.
The Oaks won the second
game, 5 and 4, but dropped Die
series, four games to three.
Hollywood tripped third placo
Portland twice by counts of 8
to 7 and 5 to 4, but lost the
series, three games to four.
Brooks Holder pulled the first
game out of the fire for the
Tars by tipping a neat bunt to
icor Jim HUI w he winning
run,
Johnson's wasn't the only
sparkling pitching performance
In the Coast loop yesterday- The
sad Sacramento Solons finally
found something to cheer about
as southpaw Clem Drelserwerd
and Johnny Plntor each turned
in one-hit performances against
second place San Francisco. The
scores were 2-0 and 2-1. The
hits in both games were singles
I by Gussle Suhr, vetoran Seal
first baseman. Only 27 men
faced Dreiiewerd in the first
game.
At San Diego the Padres and
Los Angeles divided a pair. The
league leaders won the opener,
4 to 2 when San Diego commit
ted five errors, and the Padres
came back to win the second,
2 to 1.
Sensational
Catch Costs
Gashed Hand
OAKLAND. July 10 I) Ed
Carnett, hard-hitting Seattle out
fielder, is on his way to Seattle
today, nursing a gashed left hand
that may kerp him out nf the
Rainier lineup for "several
weeks."
Carnett cut his hand while
making a sensational catch of a
fly ball in left field during the
second game of a doubleheader.
He was knocked unconscious
but managed to hold onto tho
ball. A piece of tin or a nail
on the fence was believed to
have caused the injury. Five
stitches were required to close
the gash. After treatment at
Providence hospital he entrain
ed with his teammates
Manager Bill Skiff said he
would try to get Carnett back
Into action as soon as possible,
but that it might be several
weeks before his hand would
allow him to play.
Carnett started the season as
a pitcher but wos converted Into
ai outfielder to take dally ad
vantage of his power at tha
plate.
It is estimated that the United
States can obtain new supplies
i of synthetic and natural rubber
amounting to 308,000 tons In
1943.
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Sammy Henick, who used to
ride race hones, rides umbrella
to cool dip in pool of Sand sad
Pool club oi Beverly Hills,
Calif.
Chris Larsen
Wins Men's
Net Singles
TACOMA, July 19 11 Pr.
vate First Class Chris Larsen
of Fort Lewis and Sjn Francisco
won the men's singlos champion
ship in tha Pacific northwest ten
nis tournament, defeating Bill
Drummond of Portland 8-2, 6-4,
81 In Saturday s final match.
Larsen teamed with Corp.
J Wynn Rogers also of Fort Lewis,
(by way of oLs Angeles) to win
the men's doubles crown, defeat
ing John Shea of Los Angeles
and Drummond, 9-7, 6-1, 6-3.
Shea outlasted Fred Disher of
Portland in a Marathon match,
taking the Junior boys' singles
title with a 7 0, 8 10, 6-4, 8 3, 6 2
victory.
Gilbert She, John's brother,
defeated Hugh Flndley of Port
land, 6-4, 4-6, '7-5 In the boys'
(IS and under) singles final.
SEATTLI IOXING
SEATTLE, July 19 (IP)
Headllner on the next boxing
card of the Rainier Athletic
club here will be Richie Lemos.
former world's featherweight
champion now campaigning as a
lightweight, Matchmaker Tony
Pnlniolo announced. Lemos' op
ponent for a 10-round scrap wilt
be announced within a few days.
Thirty thousand tons of rub
ber is expected from South
America this year.
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