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Ip PAGE SIX MONROE (LA.) MORNING WORLD AUGUST 17, 1947 CROWVILLE IN LEGION SOFTBALL AS CARDS LOSE Brooks Come From Behind Three Times To Nip Phils, 5 To 4 PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 16. Tne League-leading Brooklyn Dodgers three times came from behind today to tie the score and scored a run in the ninth inning to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 for their fourth straight victory. The win coupled with triumph i over St.

Louis increased the Dodgers margin over the runner-up CardinaL to five and a half games. Box score: CRAY SON rT 5 4 6 7 a a all LITTLE SIX LEAGUE WITH 1-0 VICTORY a CORE BOARD Rookie Leads New York Triumph Over Crimson Hose; Nip Nats NEW YORK. Aug. Clark, new outfielder recently brought up from Newark, made four hits in four times at bat today and scored the only of the game in the ninth inning to give the New York Yankees a 1-0 triumph over the Boston Red Sox. The victory, their second straight over By Harry Grayson NEW YORK, Aug.

16. (NEA) Those closest to Joseph Vincent McCarthy say a satisfactory offer would bring him back as a majoi-league manager quicker than he left Larry MacPhail last season. And ten or more clubs could make use Team Won Lost Pet. Point ...11 2 .846 Nip and Tuck ...103 .760 White's f) 7 .462 Lapine 8 .385 Downsville 5 8 Natchitoches Road 3 11 .154 TERRAPINS MEET Games Downsville at White's Fen-y Nip and Tuck at Natchitoches Road Lapine at Point. Maryland, Michigan State College Signed For Sugar Bowl Bouts NEW ORLEANS, The Point Red Sox, leaders of the fine use of this Uittle Six League, will tangle ith University of Maryland and most skillful han- the Lapine Wildcats today at Point Michigan State College have accep SI 6 Krt-v-1n rr at dler of ballplayers their of supremacy, each club having already beaten the other Joe BROOKLYN Stanky, 2b Robinson, lb if AB PO .5 0 2 3 5 2 2 13 0 2 Furi ci FV The Crowville American Legion softball team.

Fifth District champions, are one game down in the north Louisiana championship playoff with Arcadia but can sew up the north state title by beating Arcadia in a dou- 0 ble header at Winnsboro Thursday. Arcadia won the opener at Arcadia Friday night. Members of the Crowville 1 club, pictured above as they stopped over in Monroe on their way to Arcadia, are, left to right: Front row, M. H. Riser, L.

McDuffie, Clyde Gates, Pete Southern, A. J. Riser, Clinton Booker, and Walter Chachere: second row, Thomas H. Franklin, bus driver, and Ralph Bradley, Ernest Donnell, J. Eldridge, William Be James Dotson H.

Parker Willi C. Allen, Lora me Dodson, and Alton Riser, The club is sponsored by Gulledge Rich- i i I for nine pennants McCarthy in 17 years, a toe runner-up Red Sox, increased the healthiest-looking manager ever American League margin to to retire because of ill health. 13 1 2 games. Marse Joe is 60, but Connie Mack at Box score: 84 has kept a surprise collection of boston ab PO A Athletics in the first division ail the invitation to participate in the box i tournament at the New Orleans midwinter sports carnival, President ba Corenswet announced today. The Terrapins will engage the Spar on Monday, December 29, under intercollegiate tan rf dsr Post No.

200 of which Walter Chachere is commander and A. J. Riser, vice-comrnander. for PHI' 5DEIPHI 5 AB PO 5 i Verba id. Jurist 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 15 1 4 1 4 0 0 IN THREE LEAGUES Neville Bengals Get Football Work At Camp Hardtner; Slate Announced Mele.

Peskv, ss DiMaggiO, cf Williams. If 2b Jones, lb Tobbftts 3b E. Johnson, Senior, Junior, And Midget Softball Circuits In Of Playoffs AUTUMN LEAGUE Totals Score by mn.n; Brooklyn Philadelphia Run' in Rppse. Fnni 2. Walker .36 4 11 27 20 1 Three Monroe softball leagues will be in the midst of championship play- gar 000 001 000 012 Padgett, Furillo 2.

Bra- Two-base hits: Padgett. Brasar, Ermi Three ba ses ble Left Judd 1. Hi 2 ilker. Reese, pfolen Robinson. Reiser.

La H. gaerifices: Rojek. Handley Douy La Pointe. Verban and Schultt i Brooklyn 7, Fh ladelphia 3. on balls: Off Branca 2.

Casey 1. Strikeouts Bv Branca 1. Behrmunn Off Branca 0 in 6 innings: Casey Eehrmann 0 in 1: Judd 10 in 3 1-3; Team Amvets Surebest Bakery Geo. Guerriero Ins. Jaycees Lane offs this week with games scheduled £ook Preddy for eveiy night, Monday through Fri- Red Shield Club day.

The Junior League finals begin tomorrow night, the Senior League plays the second games of its semi- STAND1NGS Won Tigers Leave Today For Two- Week Session; Ten Games On Schedule Totals NEW YORK St rnweiss. 2b Rizar to, ss If Clark, rf MCQ tv 1b Johnson, 3b Lndell, cf cui' 7 1 DiMsggio Robin'on, Newsom, .30 0 24 in AB PO A and old. By World Series time last fall, Joe once and this their final scheduled I McCarthy, whose game. Point won the first encounter, clubs accounted 10-9, and Manager Ralph Sims J- nrtip nennant? took the next, 4-3, Manager Hinton will try to keep eight contests his boys in the top spot by starting regulations. either E.

Simpson or G. F. Bayles on Representatives of Maryland ana the mound today. Simpson has lost Michigan State will be making iei only one game in which he gave up fjrst appearance in the mid-wm ei only five hits, and Bayles is yet to be carnival. defeated.

Manager Hinton has S' Head 3oxing Coach Harvey Miller, Antley and Gates to choose nationany known figure in boxing will me uoaaers from if needed. Antley has been bring to the Crescent City the nucleus 3 0 xjoagei g. beaten only once, and Gates, a new team that won the 0 McCarthy rejected the Brooklyn bid addition to the team, displayed Conference championship in 1947 and his talent for the Red Sox but is a meets with Army, Bucknell, promising chunker and pitched good Kings p0int. North Carolina, U. S.

ball for the Bastrop American Legion Coact Academy, Catholic Uni- Junior team this summer. versify and South Carolina. Nip and Tuck, league leaders unt.I conference 155.pc,und way along the route. And Burt Shoto ton at 62 hardly has been a dud with the Dodgers. last spring because he want to be a filler-inner for Leo Durocher.

0 To be acceptable, any proposition to made McCarthy would have to provide for a future and a free hand. Lost Pet. 70 1 ith. 9 15 0 Super Market 1.000 1.000 .500 .500 .500 .500 .000 .000 The Neville High School Tigers for the fust time in the history of the school will depart from their own zPopped out for Houk in Score by innings: Boston 000 000 New York 000 Runs batted in L.ndell, Sacrifices' a norms to do their football training Quinn. Doerr.

Double plays: Dente. Doerr I iu i and Jones 2, Rizz.uto and Mc- season when his af stirnweiss, Rizzuto and McQulnn. this final series Tuesday night, and the shorrou Games Surebest vs. Guerriero, 7 Junsich i in 2-3. Winning pitcher Casey.

(Continued on Eighth Page) TICKET SALES GOOD FOR FIRST TWO WAVE TILTS Midget League opens its semi-finals Wednesday evening. Hinton's Barber Shop of West Monroe and the Red Shield Club will battle it out in the Junior finals, opening their series tomorrow evenmg at 7 on the Neville diamond. Their second content is slate'! for Thursday at 7 and a third vs. Cook and Preddy, 7 p. Barkdull Faulk.

Jaycees vs. Red Shield, 8:30, Sherrouse. Lane vs. Amvets, 8:30, Barkdull Faulk. game, if nemssary, v.

ill be played the Games Lane vs. Surebest, 7 baseball is its seeming inability to develop managers for jobs calling for $10,000 and more. Stranger yet is a manager like Joe McCarthy, still in fine physical shape, hiding away in a sylvan retreat during a baseball season. look now, but Jack Kramer and Ted Schroeder will defend the Davis Cup they won from the Australians last though you didn't know. The idea that the high command awaited further tournament results before making a decision regarding Labor Day week-end at Forest Hills is cause to laugh right out loud.

The retired non-plaving captain Walter L. Pate says Kramer, with a game comparable to that once unfolded by Don Budge, would blast professional champion Robby Riggs from the court. In full stride, which he is at present, the name of Schroeder can be mentioned in the same breath with rr.oming. The camp i3 15 miles from rounded three Brown pitchers for 12 those of all the champions of the past hits, including four by Joe Gordon and a homer by Bill Robinson. One of the most unusual stories in displaced last Sunday by Point, will Malnnev A1 Salkow- be taking on Natchitoches Road today champ.on, Tom Malones wui while Ferry entertains and-coming Downsville.

up- ski. Ken Malone and Bob are DOWNSVILLE WINS OVER among the Marylanders who will be candidates for the carnival contests. Michigan team will have one national collegiate champion in STERLINGT0N ENGINEERS Davey, 135-pounder; and perienced performers in Daniel Hic- DOWNSVTLLE, Aug. key, stellar 145-pound national run- beaten a few days ago by Sterlington, 2-0, avenged the defeat here today as the Little Six League club trounced the Engineers, 7 to 4. ner-up, and 175-pound Billy Richey.

In dual competition last season Michigan Slate defeated Wisconsin, Georgetown and Minnesota. Tennis, track, basketball, yachting, ernoon for Gamp Hard tn er in Grant nPft 0n bases: Boston 7, New York 9 parish far two of intensive Bases on balls: Off B. Johnson 3. Newsom DeLong led the Downsville attack rowing are other events on the mid- under the supervision of Coach Bill Ruple. Coach Ruple, who also announced a ten-game schedule for his charges last night, said a squad of 32 beys Would be taken to Camp Hardtner by leaving Neville Stadium this after- plre? Weafer, Hubbard and Berry.

Time: 1 34. Attendance: 34 675 pa d. with three hits in four times at bat. Downsville goes to Ferry Sunday for a league game, and Sterlington's Engineers will he meeting Loiain at Sterlington at 4 o'clock. winter calendar which is highlighted by the Sugar Bowl football classic on New day.

BROWNS BOWr TO TRIBE ST. LOUIS, Aug. 16. St. Louis Browns dropped an 8 to 2 decision to Don Black and the Cleve- Last year personnel of the Louisiana ALL HANDS ON DECK UNIVERSITY.

members of the Ole Miss coaching staff were Forestry Commission fought 3,499 for- commissioned officers in the navy es1 fires. during the war. af 1:30 Equipment was issued ind)ans tonight. Elack limited to the team candidates yesterday, and the Browns to seven hits and blanked workouts will berin early tomorrow them until the ninth. The m.

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. are that the Tulane- Alabama game will draw 60,000 fans from throughout the mid-south on September 27 and that the Tulane- Geoi gia Tcoli game the follov ing week will draw almost that number, Percy Generes, business manager of athletics at Tulane, said Saturday. Generes said that the season ticket sale, which was largest in history, plus the flow of individual game tickets, indicated an heavy attendance for these first two Tulane games. However, even such crowds will not tax the capacity of Tulane Stadium, which seats 72,000. Tickets for all following week.

In the Senior circuit, Exchange Club and Red Shield hold one-game leads over the Methodists of West Monroe and Lee's Jewelry as they move into action again Tuesday night at Sherrouse with the Exchange Greenies tackling the Methodists at 7 and Red Shield quaiing off with Jewelers at 8:30. If third games are necessary t.hey will be played Wednesday night, and the finals start Friday evening. Midget League semi-final openers Wednesday have Red Shield paired with Louisiana Training Institute at Amvets vs. Guerriero, 7 Barkdull Faulk. Red vs.

8:30, Sherrouse. Cook arid Preddy vs. Jaycees, 8:30, Barkdull Faulk Ci.FVEt cf Edwards, If Peck, rf ss Robinson, lb Keltrer, 3b Garden 2b Joe Hegan, Black, APPRECIATION DAY WILL To ST.LOI IS 6 o'clock, and Memorial Methodists waiter Stadium on Sunday afternoon opposing Cleaners at 7:30, week both games to be played on the Nev- Tulane home games are available at ille diamond. Second games will be the Tulane ticket office, 6401 Willow in the same order at the same starting street, New Orleans. I times Friday night at Neville, Pollock.

Listed as making tbe encampment were: Left Smith, David Kahn, and James Boult. Left M. Butler, Billy Buckley, Milner Wells, and J. C. Smith.

Left Stevens, Love, and Ben Sittason, Tomlinson and Johnny Johnson. Fight Gunter and Dr.mzcr. BE GIVEN MERIDIAN PEPS 5 V11 Fr Kalil. Perry Kent, Jack Baugh, and J. W.

Richards. Right Coiser. Ira Phillips, Sam Shephard, and Ulysses Cernegba. Quarterbacks Stoney Smallwood, zschultz Vernon Sanders, Robert Jones and Muncrief, Larry Tucker. Left halfback McElroy and Tommy Phillips.

Right Fisher and Joe Messina. Nelson and Jerry Mitchell, Coleman AB PO A 2 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 11 1 1 4 1 0 6 0 0 .39 8 12 27 9 0 AB II PO A MERIDIAN, Miss Aug. Meridian Star Sports Editor Dick Smith and Meridian fans are planning a player appreciation day at Buck- Cokman, rf ss Judnich, lb Early, Moss, Kinder, W. Brown, 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 10 2 3 Vicksburg meets the Peps on that date. Varied gifts will be given to the players.

with no apologies. Ted Schroeder passing up the national singles to return to his frozen foods business in Los Angeles is refreshing. The Stanford alumnus is the first player in a long while to furnish the slightest evidence that tennis still has a 100 per cent amateur nr two. It is unlikely that Mike Jacobs will ever return as an active promoter, but the Madison Square Garden Corporation appears quite willing to go along with his lavyyer-stand in, Sol Strauss, as head of its beak-busting subsidiary, the 20th Century Sporting Club. 0 Strauss has done extremely well fi- 1 nancially indoors this summer with nothing much in the way of attrac- tions.

It was no fault of his that the Graziano-Zale match was lost to Chi- 0 cago and that there was no satisfac- 2 tory opponent for Joe Louis. There ate attractive matches in the Brooks. Totals ......................................33 2 7 27 11 zFculed out for W. Brown in 8th. -cere by innings: middleweight division, but apparently 8teVSs 000 000 002-2 they be made.

Otherwise there Runs batted Boudreau, Gordon, is a paucity of talent. Fdwards 2, Black. Rob.nson, There will be no major change in Stephens. Two base Keltner, fF roam former Serviceman ,..18 to 35, I physically fit The Tigers expect to be home by I Gordon Home run- the first of September to make final Robinson. Stolen Peek.

nrfwsnrUinnc for their season ooener Keltner, Black Double preparations tor tneir season op Etephens Thompson and jUdnlch: Mitchell on September 12 at Bogalusa. llieir ancj Boudreau. Left on home opener will be with Minden on 9. St. Louis 5 Bases on 3.

tor, cl-ito Black 1. Strikeouts Kinder 7. Black 6. me xen game Mare Kinder 7 in 4 in- Judnich. Coleman.

Three New York boxing promotion until a new promoter comes along with a bankroll, ideas, an several good fighters under his control. you can sigsi sip for EUROPE or the For last! September 19. includes only four home contests with Minden, Winnfield, Bastrop, and a pending Oak Grove struggle. The schedule: Sept. there.

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there. Oct. 10 Jonesboro, there. Oct. Oct.

Ruston, there. Oct. here. Nov. Grove, here, pending.

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off W. Brown 3 in 4 off Muncriei 2 in i. Passed Losing pitcher Passarella I and Boyer. VIDALIA LOSES 12-INNING SDRAP TO NAT0HEZ, 13-8 FERRIDAY, Aug. -(Special) DEFEAT NATS Vid.dia semi-professional WASHINGTON, Aug.

ball club was barely beaten after Philadelphia Athletics banged out 12 twelve fast innings by the Natchez hits o.ff three Washington pitchers Indians semi-pro club Friday after- here today to sink the Senators, 5 to noon at Vidalia. Natchez won by a 2, while McCahan was hurling seven- hit ball for the Mackman. Box score: DODGERS, CARDS POINT FOR IMPORTANT SERIES PHILADELPHIA McCosky, If Joost, ss Blabs, rf Pain, lb Chapman, cf Rosar, Suder 2b Majeski, 3b McCahan, Brooklyn, Aug. and St. Louis charge toward Monday's showdown series at Ebbets Field, separated by 5 12 games, with the Dodgers still holding the advantage.

Out front by a fairly safe margin with a long home stand stretching ahead. Manager Burt Shotton of the WASHINGTON Yost, 3b Lewis, rf Robertson. If Vernon, lb Spence, cf Christman, ss Priddy, 2b Evans, Ferrell, At long last, vacancies have opened in the European Command. But to get one have to act promptly. The number of openings available each month is limited, and will probably remain so for some time to come.

Only qualified Veterans of the Armed Forces who agree to sign up for three years or more will be considered. an intensely important job to do in Europe. And in intervals of work there's leave time on the French Riviera, skiing in the Alps, sightseeing through medieval cattles in Bavaria and Austria. Don forget there are still openings for vwth famous divisions in the Far F.ast for Veterans and non-Veterans alike. Quarters and recreation facilities in Japan are as fine as any in the world.

The Regular Army's high pay (20ri higher overseas), the excellent opportunities to further your education in Army technical schools or through the Armed Forces Institute, the chance that your previous Army experience may speed your promotion to positions of high skill and responsibility make this an over-all opportunity that's too good to pass up! Call at your nearest Army Recruiting Station now. year jor every year of prior federal service. workouts for the of the Vic Lombarcli. sure to face the Cards Monday, sparred nine rounds with the Phillies Thursday and Lefty Joe Hatten, another certain starter against St. Louis, worked out on the Phillies Friday night.

Harry Taylor, who worked Wednesday against ton, is being held back for the Monday night replay of the protested game. Hatten scattered nine Phil hits in his final outing, an 8-1 victory over Schoolboy Rowe. Manager Eddie Dyer of the Cards had to relieve Red Munger in B' i iday night's 7-4 deci.sion over Pittsburgh just as he had to replace Murry Dickson the day before. Harry Biecheen, who hasn worked since Monday and Howie Pollet, used only once on relief since Aug. 9, are expected to be Dyer's other starters in Flatbush.

Ferrirk, Pierettt, zzWynn AB RII PO A F. 3 0 1 3 0 0 4 01 55 0 5 00 10 0 2 2 9 11 22 3 00 41 3 0 2 0 4 0 14 2 0 011 20 0t 1 3 5 122715 1 ABR HPO A 5 0 3 0 0 0 41 030 5 0 1 2 0 0 41 2 110 0 3 0 0 3 0 9 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 2 6s0 0 0 1I 0 0 000 0 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 0 130 000 0 1 0 1 0 0 00 0 0 0 9 2 927 100 score of 13 to 8 in the last inning of the contest, one of the fastest ever seen in section. Vidalia was in the lead from the first with three hits each by Billy Dale, Jake and Joe Shiele and aug- work at shortstop. The Vidalia club has additional games scheduled with Natchez and th the strong Meadville and Wcod- ville teams, all from across the Mississippi river. Cells do all their growing in the immediate neighborhood of their nuclei and then migrate to the outside of the cell.

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Fracp for Ferrick 8th. zzzRan for Wynn in 8th. Score by inn.ngs: Philadelphia 010 300 Washington 101 000 Runs batted in: Christman 2. Sudtr 2, Chapman, Rosar, Majeski. Two-base hits: Vernon.

Sudor. Three-base hits: Fain. Stolen bases Lewis. Sacrifices: McCahan, Joost. Double plays: Priddy and Vernon; Feriick, Priddy and Vernon.

Left on bases: Philadelphia 8. Washington 12. Bases on balls: McCahan 6. Ferrick. 2, Pieretti 1.

Strikeouts: By Ferrick 1. Hits: Off Scarborough 8 in 3 1-3; Ferrick 4 in 4 2-3; P.eretti 0 in 1. Passed balls F.vans. Losing pitcher: Scarborough. Time of game: 2:09 Umpires: Hurley Summers, FapareUa and Rue.

Attendance. 3.423. Gentlemanly as the man who 7 WEARS THEM WILLARD MILLER TAKES WEATHER DELAYS LEGION BALL SERIES UNTIL TODAY HATTIESBURG, Aug. 16 SOUTHERN INVITATIONAL game between the Little Rock ----------------Doughboys and the Adamson Leop- CHATTANOOGA, Aug ards of Dallas in the finals of the Miller, Chattanooga, regional American Legion baseball completed a two-year domination of tournament here this aftrenoon was local golf here today, defeating Ed called at the end of the fourth in- Herron, Houston, 4 and 3, nmg because cf rain. to win the Country Club's 50th niversary Southern Invitational Tournament, over 36 a 1 a holes.

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