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The Washington times., 1932-08-16
Wrestling Results

At New York-Carl Poiello,
Chicago. defeated Bill Garon,
England.
Wong Buck Cheung, Pieping,
China, defeated George La San,
France.
Andrew Dunaiff, Boston, and
Mario Gigli, italy, drew.
Tommy Texas, Chicago, and
Tony Fellce. italy, drew.
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SHOW No
| INTEREST IN
. BOXING
BY GINO SINH

Tom Gibbons, st. Paul (MlnnO
heavyweight ring immortal, at
tending the current knights of
Columbus convention at the May
flower as the State deputy from
Minnesota, will allow his seven
sons to choose their own careers
'Tf they choose the ring, I'll
be happy. But it is entirely up
to them. Right now it's school
for them"
He is concentrating every effort
coward giving each one of them
q thorough education. with base
ball, football, basketball and the
kindred sports which interest the
average American boy providing
their recreation.
None of them show any lean
ing toward boxing. However, the
oldest is only IA, too young yet
to plan for the future.
To See Kane's Father
While in washington Gibbons
Us anxious to see the father OF
the finest and whiteSt fellow on
earth" Eddie Kane, his Washing
ton-born lifelong manager, who
died a couple of years ago.
whenever l met defeat, Ed
die suffered much more than
did" Tommy reminisced, "He
was a great little fellow"
Gibbons saw the movies of the
Understanding battle.
"It wasn't a startling or de-
cisive fight" he said, But it
was Sharkey'S by definite
margin"
"Sharkey will have to fight
Schmeling within year if he
hopes to beat him again, for
the German is coming along
fast and in two years he will
be the best heavyweight in the
world. Make has been rushed
along too rapidly, but he is a
smart, hard-wOrking, alert chap
and is learning quickly"
Tommy doesn't believe that
Jack Dempsey is really serious in
his comeback attempt.
The Manassa Mauler is through,
according to Tommy. He is we'll
past his prime and has no hope
of regaining any of his lost
proWeSS.
eff Jack were the fighter he
once was, he would easily dis
pose of the present crop"
Gene Tunney would make
:Iccess of a comeback, according
to the ST. Paul veteran. His style
would give him an edge over all
the current heaVyWeights, includ-
ing Jack Sharkey.-
Gibbons rates his fight with
Dempsey at Shelby, Mont. July
a, 1923, as the greatest of his
career.
Not Particularly Crooked
The ring game is not any more
crooked than other sports,
Tommy claims.
"SOme chaps would have you
believe the World War was
fixed. 1 feel sorry for those
fellows who look at everything
with suspicion. Such chaps
usually reflect tie weaknesses
of their own characters. Of
course, the vices of prohibition
have had their effects in the
boxing world"
J Tommy is engaged in dis
tributing money to widows and
brphans" is the way he describes
DSelling life insurance. Last year
he was listed as the leading in
FSurance salesman in Minnesota
4 II wish 1 was fighting today"
Gibbons said. Maybe 1 would
be wearing the heavyweight
crown. But I'm through, just an
old family man."
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1Batted for Marberry in ninth.

1Batted for Marberry In ninth.
Washington. 1899. 1O4 5000 O-6
Washington, 1924. 900 0 l 0 %
Runs batted in-Judge, CrOnin, West,
hits-Manush. Rice (2). Three-base
hit-West. stolen bases-Myer, West.
Double pIays-McNeeIy to Judge: Kerr
to Myer to Kuhel (2); PeCkinpamEh to
Harris. Left on bases-WashinctOn ton,
1882. =; Washington. 1924. g. Bases
on balls-On MCAfee. >: off Marberry,
,. Hits-Of johnson. 8 in 3: off Mar
berry. 5 in 6. Struck Out-By John
son. |: by Marberry. 2. Wild pitch
johnson. Losing pitCher-JOhnSOn
Umpires-Dineen. Owen and Ormsby.
Time of game-1:36
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TGameS DehInd leader.
Yesterdays Results
Brooklyn. IL: Pittsburgh, 6.
(OnIy game pIayeH.
TOday's Games
Brooklyn at Pittsburgh.
Philadelphia at st. Louis.
Boston at Chicago.
New York at Cincinnati.
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RAINIERS SEEK ACTION

The powerful Mt. Rainier un
limiteds are seeking an opponent
for Sunday. Call Manager Nose
dale at Greenwood 2658-J after
7 o, m.
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SWANEES VICTORIOUS

The Swanee A. C. downed the
Monte Weavers yesterday, to 4.
For games with the winners call
Lincoln 2597-W.
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Baseball Standings

*Games behind leader.
Yesterdays Results
(No games played.
TOday's Games
Chicago at WASHINGTON.
st. Louis at Boston.
Detroit at New York.
Cleveland at Philadelphia,
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JUNIORS BOOKING

The Georgetown juniors are
after a game for Sunday with an
cut-of-town team. Call Buck
Trundle at Sheperd 1918.
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Mitchell, Welsh Advance
In u. S. Muny Net Play

LOUISVILLE Ky, Aug. 16-Dennison L. (Dooley) Mitchell
Washington crack racqueter and seeded No. in the tenth
annual Public Parks tournament which opened here yesterday
reached the third round of pIav handlv
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SAINTS PLAY

st. Joseph's sluggers engage
the Kensington team Sunday at
l o'clock on the latter's field.
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ROCK CREEKS WANT

Rock Creek Servicenter wants
contest for Sunday Call
"Snitz" Nau at Potomac 6134.
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PHOENIX SEEKS

The Phoenix diamonders seek
a game for Saturday. Phone
Atlantic 5013W.
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Bus Freed Sends In First
Babe Ruth Selection
Talk about speed.

WheW! Talk about speed.
Hardly had your Babe Ruth contest editor begun work this
morning when he confronted by Bus Freed weknown
sandlot athlete,
The Washington times., 1932-07-12
|SPoR S.
By KIRK MILLER
reynolds Is Innocent
In His Movements
After He Scores Run
Connolly Comes Here
To Make His Probe
For VIII HGrridge

President Will Harridges fine and suspension Of
Bad Bill Dckey almost week after Dickeys ofense,
but neither penalty assessed until the league head had
complete report of the incident from his chief investigator
Tommy Connolly who Washington last week to make
personal investigation No wonder hen the league drec
tors voted yesterday to sustain Harridges judgment
Connolly interviewed the Washington club physician Reyn
ols Walter Johnson and Clark Griffith and the former
pre report President Hardge included the written dag
nos and statement of the club physician including est
mate as to the probable time of convalescence.
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ITALIAN RUNNER
REAL THREAT
IN OLYNP|CS
BY MICHAEL ]. FOSTER

NEW YORK, July 12.-Italy's
greatest hopes for victory at the
Olympics in Los Angeles lie in its
boxers and it's cyclists, with an
outside change conceded the
Italian fencers and wreStlerS and
gymnaStS as well.
Not much is thought of Ita!Y's
track and field chances, despite
the presence of Luigi Beccal,
European 1.500-meter champion.
in the squad of 1872 athletes and
officials arriving yesterday rom
the Boot of Europe" and which
entrains for California to morrow
Beccali has mark of 5 - to
his credit for the middle distance
event. however, and the italian
officials, if not Americas track
experts, look for him to give Gene
VeSlzke a close run for the 1900
meter Olympic crown.
Best Bet
Aside from the Firms, Beccali
is Europe's best bet to halt the
widely-heralded Pottstown flyer
The Italians have read a lot
about Venzke'S record-breaking
feats. but just as the East is
SkepticaI of California times" so
the invaders have adopted a
"Show me" attitude toward the
American stars reputed invinci-
bility.
"BeccaIi is going to show
you Americans some real run
ming" one of the couple of
dozen officials accompanying
the Italian athletes warned.
"He is a real racer; he does
not go out to set records, but to
win. Venzke may have a last
sprint kick, but what good will
his sprint do him if he can't
keep within haiIing distance OF
Beccali in the first 1000
meterS?"
Ugo Frigerio, Olympic walking
champion in 1920 and 1924, has
also come along with the Italian
squad. Ugo is the smiling, popu-
lar star who took Willie Plants
dust so consistently in their in
door battles up at the Garden
several years ago. on the occasion
of Frigerio'S first visit to Amer
lea. Ugo wore the same broad
smile yesterday while working out
at Baker Field, and he looked
pretty fast, t
In addition to track and field,
boxing. cycling. fencing. wrestling
and gymnastics, Italy big squad
includes athletes who will COM
pete il rowing, swimming, modern
pentathlon, taAyet shooting,
weight lifting and yachting.
Giant EenCer
Outstanding am ong the swords
men is Julius Gaudinim. a de-
Tending Olympic champion, who
towers feet 7 inches in height,
and whose giant reach has a lot
to do with his fencing success.
The smallest man on the invad-
erS' squad is E. Rodriguez, Ital-
ian flyweight champion, who
stands only feet TALL. For all
his tiny size. Roori2uez is reputeo
to be bearcat in the ring, and
a strong contender for the 112-
pound laurels. {,
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This, because Tommy mas tried
so many times to win since be-
coming a Griffman, only to fail.
Yesterday, however. his mates
backed up his good pitching with
some timely hitting and as a re-
suit the veteran was able to walk
off the battle-scarred diamond
with his fifth triumph of the
year under his belt-his second
as a Griff.
Before yesterday Thomas had
a three-Straight losing streak
against his record and it was not
doing him any good whatsoever.
But, as stated, it hasn't been
largely his fault; in fact, he's
had the tough break" sort of
luck because the Griffs haven't
supplied the needed base hits for
runs which would have won in
the three instances.
In Cleveland last month when
Thomas made his first official
start as Griffman. his mates
did just the right thing at the
right time at bat and therefore
it was easy for him to breeze
through with a 6-to-1 triumph.
Yanks Beat Him
Against the Yankees on June
% Tommy faced his first big
assignment and as fate would
have it he failed, the Mccarthy
men triumphing, to 2. A large
part of this loss was the veterans
fault in this instance as he
walked seven men. Still the
Griffs might have won had they
been able to connect with Johnny
Aliens offerings, who was serving
'em up for the day.
The next time Tommy got an
assignment, following this New
York loss, was in the first game
of that double-header against the
Philadelphia AS on July l. Here
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he had the misfortune of facing
George EarnShaW on one of his
best days, the result being a 2
to-1 victory for the Mackmen
after IL innings Of gruelling play
The Griffs, once again. had sew,
eral chances to win for Tommy
in this game, but failed because
the needed hits were not there
at the opportune moments.
Tommy'S third straight setback
was in the double-header against
the Cleveland Indians last Thurs
day. He was combed for IL hits
in this engagement, but was al
ways able to keep the indians at
bay with the exception OF the
third and sixth innings when
they scored their three runs Tor
what proved the margin.
Breaks Finally Arrive
The Griffs, on the other hand,
could not connect in the pincheS
against Jack Russell, with the re-
suit that Tommy saw another
close one slip through his fingers,
this time by the 3-to-2 count.
Yesterday the ice broke for both
Thomas and the Griffs as the
5-to-1 triumph against the White
Sox tells. This game said
ice did not break until the seventh
inning, however, as Pitcher Pete
Daglia was plenty stingy with his
baSehits until this seventh.
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Connolly Active

With all of this data before
him, Mr.. Harridge studied the
composite picture and came to
his conclusion. Connolly also
investigated for Mr.. Harridge
the Cleveland -Chicago-M -Moriarty
upheaval of May 30, two of the
most important duties Connolly
/, has had to undertake since he
was attached to the American
League headquarters to handle
disputes afield which seemed
to need special and impartial
probing.
It has occurred to us that
nothing establishes Dickey's
lack of grounds for striking
Reynolds more firmly than the
fact that Reynolds conduct i'm
mediately after scoring seemed
quite oblivious of impending
danger. In other words, Rey.
nolds, by his nonchalant atti-
tude in not even paying any
attention to Dickey's presence,
indicated it was not in Carls
mind that anything had hap
pened to bring violence.
It is human nature, it seems
to us, to be on guard when
one has done something which
one feels might bring bodily
harm. This did not seem to
be Reynolds feeling after pick
ing up himself from the flip
flop he turned following the
impact with Dickey.
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DOUBLES START
At LONGNOOD

BROOKLINE, Mass. July 12
Play in the fortieth annual Long
wood Bowl tennis singles tourna,
ment will be resumed today with
third round matches, and one
second round engagement.
Dick Murphy, of Utica, N. Y,
who is seeded sixth, did not play
his second round match yester-
day, but is scheduled to oppose
the Los Angeles star, Elbert
Lewis today. Murphy is picked
to win but he will have bit
of a tussle before he sends the
coast player to defeat.
Also on today's program will be
the opening round in the mems
doubles as the first round matches
in the women's singles play.
All the seeded performers con-
tinued on their winning ways yes
terday to reach the third ro' MI
bracket. The favorites who won
were Keith Gledhill, Berkeley
Bell, Wilbur F. C. Coen, jr., DR..
McCauliff, David Jones, Jack It'd
ball and Jack Hess.
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COUCC| ROBBED
Of APPAREL

CHICAGO, July 12.-Jockey
Silvio Coucci's pride in the dis
tinction of having ridden three
winners in one day was somewhat
dimmed today by his chagrin over
having lost a pair of riding
breeches, boots and other apparel.
While young Coucci was busy
hustling three thoroughbreds to
victory at Arlington Park yester-
day. thieves stole from a parked
automobile his two Suitcases, con-
tanning clothing valued at $3.50.
Coucci's trio of victories were
registered with Miss Bunting in
the first race. Etcetera in the
third and Fiddler in the sixth.
The jockey, who is under con-
tract to Mrs. Payne Whitney, rode
Gusto to victory in the American
Derby.
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Sure To Be Safe

Quite to the contrary. he re-
turns to the plate and touches
1t with his toe. despite the fact
he had been called safe by
Hildebrand Then he quite un-
guardedly goes about the felici.
tations which usually come
after close play such as
chara "<erizeS the squeeze. only
to be brutally interrupted with
a blow from the irate New
York catcher.
No. Reynolds conduct after
scoring was not that of a man
who had by any exaggeration
committed an offense which
might produce assault from an
offended player on the opposing
nine.
Meanwhile the feeling here is
that Colonel Rupert had no
grounds on which to protest
President Harridge's ruling
against. Dickey. 1t is ever the
custom Of the board of direc-
tors of the league to uphold
the president, just as the presi-
dent invariably upholds the UNI
pires. This is necessary for
discipline in the league. but in
the present case we believe that
justice makes it necessary.
Meanwhile New York nay be
thankful the incident hasn't
been more costly and of more
embarrassment to the club.
Policemen had to be restrained
by local club officials, or Dickey
would have been arrested. A
District Supreme Court justice
, is said to save been a witness
to the outrage and many in
dividuals offered to swear out a
warrant for Dickey. President
Clark Griffith says his club will
suffer to the extent of $4,000
as a result of Reynolds injury
and considering this, the Yam
KEGS have no kick.
The Washington times., 1932-07-12
ROWING RIVALS
TRACK EVENTS
Of OLYMP|CS

LOS ANGELES, July 11.-De-
spite the fact that track and
field is the traditional blue rib
bon"-sport of the Olympic
games, rowing today loomed as a
rival for major interest in the
tenth Olympiad here next month.
A large entry list and an ideal
course, where more than 100000
spectators can be accommodated,
combined to spur enthusiasm.
The Pacific coast is aroused
as the University of California,
for the second consecutive time,
will be Americas representative
in the eight-oared shell. The
swift, courageous crew fashioned
by Ky" Ebright will be defend
ing the Olympic championship
won by its university predecessors
in 1928 on the choppy waters Of
the Slotten Canal in Amsterdam.
Major Sport on Coast
Rowing has always been a
major sport on the Pacific Coast.
and for this reason the oar
events, starting August 9 and
lasting four days, will make Long
Beach a sports magnet. Track
and field will have been finished
before rowing opens
The championship eight-oared
crews of eight foreign nations,
with two probable additional
starters, will vie with the sturdy
sons of California on the artifi-
cial lagoon laid out in the shadow
of the oil derricks.
Argentina, Brazil, France, Eng
land, Germany, Italy, Japan, and
New Zealand will be on hand.
and in addition Norway and
Canada may send crews for this
event.
Upwards of 20 Nations
Six other rowing events, in ad-
dition to the eight-oared shell,
make up the Olympic program.
Upward of 20 nations are en-
tered in one or more of these
races, which include the single
sculls, double sculls, both with and
without coxswain, pair-oared
without coxswain, and four-oared
with and Without coxsWain.
The Long Beach course is the
first of it kind in the world. The
standard Olympic distance for all
rowing races is 1000 meters,
about one mile and quarter.
The course itself is a quarter mile
longer than that.
The Lagoon has been dredged
until it runs straight as an
arrow, with gently sloping. Sanded
banks. It's width is sufficient for
four crews to row at once. Al
though connected with the ocean
by a canal. the level of the
water is controlled. There will be
no, tide. no waves. and little if any
wind to bother the contestants.
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ARMY NET PAIR
IN FINALS

Dolf Muehleisen, recently crown
ed D. C. net champion, and
Lieut.. Stanley K. Robinson, also
recently acclaimed as the Army
title holder. will seek a combined
title tomorrow when they buck
against Bob Considine and Bud
Markey in the District doubles
finals at Wardman Park at 5
o'clock.
Muehleisen and Robinson dis
posed of Maurice O'Neill and
Barney Welsh in the SemifinalS
round yesterday, 60, 6-1.
The Washington all-star team
will play the Army Leech Cup
team at the Army and Navy Club
Thursday.
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SH|KAT- NJ 'LEOD
MEET TONIGHT

Toplining tonight's card at
Boiling Field will be Dick Shikat,
ex-claimant of the worlds title,
and George Mcleod. Hot on the
trail of return shot with "Stran-
gler" Lewis, Shikat will find NC
Leod anything but easy to handle.
Another finish likely to involve
its share Of fireworks lists Billy
Bartush against Frank SpeerS.
Thirty-minute matches will in
clude the meeting of Jack Sherry,
one of wrestling's mightieSt, and
Alex Aberg; George CalZa VS..
Danny winters, and Glenn Mum
VS.. Mike Romano.
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Last Nights Fights

At Newark-Lou Halper, New.
ark welterweight, defeated Billy
Buck Doyle, Hillside, N. j. 1O.
At Springfield, Mass. - Stan
Loayza, Chile lightweight, de-
feated Harry Carlton, New York
10.
At Pittsburgh-George Panka,
Homestead (Pa) heavyweight, de-
feated Peitro Vorri, New York
N0).
At Leiperville. Pa. Vince Dun
dee, Baltimore welterweight. out
pointed Joe Smallwood, Washing
ton, D. c., in 10 rounds.
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Thus, Mr.. Harridge had not
only Clark Griffith's protest
and claim for financial re-em-
bursement for Reynolds medi-
cal treatment, but he had the
report of George Hildebrand,
who was behind the plate during
the first game of July 4. as we'll
as the report of the leagues
secret service chief, Tommy
Connolly. He probably also had
q statement from the Yankee
angle.
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Mermaid Starts
Endurance SWina

Elise Luippold, District endur'
ance swimming star, is attempt
ing to break the worlds endur.
ance mark of 10 hours at the
Airport Pool, She started swim
ming at l o'clock today.
Miss Luippold already holds
the D. c. mark of l8 hours. She
has been training vigorously for
the attempt during the past few
months,
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Nick AltrOck for the Brook.
lyns. And tilefr Pirates black
flag looked like a sprig of
mourning. Then all Of a sud-
den, while the world was look.
ing at the Cubs and Boston,
the Pirates got hold of a bot
tie of rum and yo-ho! They
went running amuck,
Any one of eight teams may
win the National League pen
nant and the way the race is
going now 1 wouldn't even be
surprised if a dark horse like
Chattanooga or Minneapolis
copped the rag in the National
loop.
tCopyrisht, 1897
The Washington times., 1932-07-12
CLIFF YEOMANs WINS

Clifton Yoemans, father of
Eddie and Clyde Yoemans, highly
rated in local net circles, stole on
a march On his boys by carting
home the Richard S. TennySon
trophy, emblematic of the singles
championship Of the Navy De-
partment.
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their Pirates
e q u i p m ent
" a S shipped
to the wrong
address. But
they are GER
tainly swing
ing their cut
] a S S e S and
marlin spikes
now.
The firS t
of the year
t h e Pirates
S t a r t e d so
bad you could
mistake them
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Y MINES CASTING

Two new teams have been or.
ganized by the Y. M. C. A. They
will compete in the peewee and
the insect divisions. Mr.. DeGast
at National $3.50, boys depart
ment, is booking games for both
mines.
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Johnson and Judge
On Radio TOniQht

Joe Judge and Walter Johnson,
captain and. manager, respectively,
of the Griffmen, will appear on
the Radio Joe broadcast over Sta
ton WMAL at $50 tonight in be-
half of the Sam Rice Day. Tues
6SV. ,IlIlv 10
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Playground Stages
ChiLdren's Kite ShOUU

EdmundS' playground, Ninth
and G Streets Northwest, was the
scene of a kite show today by the
children of that neighborhood,
Miss Agnes Jingle, playground
teacher, sponsored the. show.
The Washington times., 1932-07-12

Runs batted in-FOthergill, CrOnin (3)
Thomas. TwO-base hits-Seeds, FOther-
gill, Manush, Harris. Myer. KreSs,
Harris, Daglia. Bases on balls-Off
Daglia, 3: off Thomas, 2. Struck out
by-Daglia. 4: by Thomas, 3. Wild
pitch-Daglia. Umpires Vangraflan
and Nallin. AttendaDce-2.OOO. Time
-1:52.
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Wrestling Results

At New York-Carlos Hen
driques of Spain tossed Boris
Dimitroff, st. Louis.
At Camden, N. J.-Henri Deg
lane, France, defeated Charley
Strack, Nyack, N. Y.
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Veteran Will Score
IS Victories, His
Mates Opine
By GARRETT WATERS

There's doubt that it tough for Pitcher Pete
Daga osethat ball game yesterday at Griff Stadium in
which the Gffs defeated the Chicago White Sox to On
the other hand it deserving victory for Alphonse
(Tommy) Thomas Manager Johnsons hurer for the day.
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PHOENIX SEEKS GAME

The Phoenix baseballers are
after a contest for Sunday with
some fast unlimited nine. Call
Atlantic 5013-W.
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NICK
Altr0ck
SAYS:

I don't know what held the
Pittsburgh team back till the
middle of the season unless
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The Spark

Iran for Berry in seventh.
2Batted for Daglia in ninth.
WASHINGTON