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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-03
VIEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, Oct. 2.-R-Cot
ton futures idled in a t-point price
range today. Final ~quotatio : were
2 points higher to l lower.
Buyers showed little Enthusiasm
despite lower private crop est.
mates but no serious pressure de-
veloped.
Trade, following the pattern OF
recent sessions, consisted main
ly Of trade and mill demand, which
offset hedge pressure.
Worth street textile brokers re-
ported a broad inquiry for print
cloth and parse yarn goods. Prices
were firm throughout.
No exports Tuesday; season SO
far 148, 496 bales. Port receipts H.
1856; port stocks 1926, 919.
Range follows:
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NEW YORK SUGAR

NEW YORK, Oct. 2.-tR-
Domestic sugar futures plowed on
through active profit taking and
hedging today to gain l to 3 points
on turnover of 8, 100 tons.
Demand was spurred by improv-
ment in the raw and refined trade,
plus news the senate finarLe COM
mittee would act on legislation to
extend the quota through 1941.
Activity in world futures broad
ened to $3.50 tons and prices rose
2 to 3 IL points as concern over
the Far Eastern situation mounted
December closed 80 LIB, Mich.
So LIB.
In the raw market 5000 bags of
Puerto Ricans clearing Oct. 10,
sold at 2.H cents a pound; 1900
tons of November 'i2ment Phil
ippines brought 2.80 cents, and L.
900 tons of Philippines due Oct.
4 sold at 2.75.
In the refined market the only
change was a temporary reduction
of 10 points to 4.2O cents a pound
made for Chicago and West.
No. 3 range follows: 2
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ICA POTATOES

CHICAGO, Oct. 2.|(R-U. s..
Dept. Agr.)-potatoes, arrivals II;
on track 1884; total U. S. shipments
e22; supplies liberal; demand
rather slow; for Northern Ohio
market slightly stronger, for north
ern triumphs market firm on best
quality, for other varieties all sec
ton market steady; Idaho russell
U. S. No. l, 1.50 to so;
red McClures U. S. No. l.,
lbs to 80; Utah triumphs U. S.
1, 100; Minnesota and North
Dakota cobblers, IS to 80; U. S.
No. /, IT IL to .85; early Ohio
IS to 80 per cent U. S. No. l.,
90 to 81 IL; bliss triumphs IS to
80 per cent U. S. No. l, rs to
|. 90. " 3
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60-Stock Range Since 1897
WHAT STOCKS DID
E

NEW YORK, Oct. 2.-R-T h e
Canadian dollar dropped l 1-8 cents
TO 81 SO U. S, cents in the free
foreign money market today.
Sterling. however, improved IA
cent to s4.03 50 and the Swiss
franc displayed further strength
with a mark-up of .01 of a cent to
1902 U. S.. cents.
The Argentine peso added 100
cent at 1880 cents.
Closing rates follow Great Brit
am in dollars; others in cents):
Canada: Official Canadian con-
(Fol board rates for L. S. dollars:
buying 10 per cent premium, sell
ing IL per cent premium, equiva-
tent to discounts on Canadian dol
lars in New York of buying 9.91
per cent. selling 900 per cent.
Canadian dollar in New 7 or:
open market Is 3-S per cent dis
count, or 1882 10 U. S. cents.
Europe: Great Britain, official.
Bankers foreign exchange COM
mlltee rates., buying $4.02 selling
stV4; open market, cables 4.03 Sd;
germany 1000; tbe- 2volent)
,ooO; Finland 2.05n; Greece SO;
hungary l9.50n: Italy SOC; Portu-
sdl 4,Ol: Rumania .48n; Sweden
100: Switzerland 1902: Yugosla-
via 2.35n.
Latin America: Argentine Off
.!al 2s.77: free $780,. Brazil Off
VaI 6,05; free sos; -1exico 20.65n.
far East: Japan 23.48; Hong
Aong 1865; Shanghai $40.
Rates in spot cables unless
0erWise indicated.) 4
nominal.
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CASH GRAIN

CHICAGO, Oct. 2.@R-Cash
wheat No. / hard IS IA; No. 2
red 88 3-4.
Corn No. l yellow {: X to IS
IL; No. 2, Ga IL; sample grade
white new go IL.
Oats No. 2 mixed 3" IL; sample
grade, % IL; No. l white heavy
81; No. 2, 80 IL; sample grade
white 20 81. ST.
Barley mailing 48 to 63 nominal;
IS to A nominal; No. /, 81; No. l
mailing So.
Field seed per hundredweight
nominal: Timothy seed 3.65; al
sike cloverseed 900 to HOO: fancy
red top $50 to 500; red clover
500 to 1000.
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SUPPORTS AIRPORT

HENDERSONVILLE, Oct. 2.-LB
u. S. Senator Josiah w. Bailey
Hendersonville chambers of COM
merce representatives of his support
of plans for Improvement of the
Observation-Disclosures airport suf-
ficiently to permit landing of Penn
Central airline planes, flying between
Norfolk, Va, and Knoxville, Tenn.
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DRY GOODS

NEW YORK, Oct. 2.-RHA
board inquiry affecting widely
scattered constructions of cotton
print and broad cloths was report
ed in textile markets today. Actual
sales were in moderate volume at
unchanged prices.
Wooden goods merchants said
gabardines and worsteds for spring
deliver sold well at advanced
prices and the market generally
was strong.
Rayon and silk goods moved in
light volume. 3
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BALTIMORE HOGS

BALTIMORE, Oct. 2.-R-U. S.
Dept. Agri.) - Hogs. 500; steady
with Tuesday; good and choice
1870 to 220 lbs. 6.65 to 80; practical
top 600; 220 to 240 lbs 6.55 to 80;
$50 to 100 lbs. 6.45 to IS; $50 to
800 lbs and $50 to 100 lbs 6.35
to so; TO to $50 lbs. 600 to Is;
100 to 40 lbs. $50 to 600; 120 to
100 lbs SIS to 80; packing sows
4.85 to 5.35. 3
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NAVAL STORES

oAVANNAH, Oct. 2.@R-Tur-
penone firm, "a "A to 25; offer
"sS lob; sales $3.50 gallons; re.
o 0eap's l47; shipments Is; stock 49,
WV, Rosln firm; offerings 1888; all
So'o' receipts 943; shipments 300;
1'eck l54,93O. Quote: B, $50; D,
'9' E, F, 1855; G, H, 1, X, 1875
", w, LOB; M, 1.64; N, LIS; VIC 2.18;
WV. x. q. 4
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FOURTH STRAIGHT
ADVANCE STAGED
,r,l;ft OyercOmes Four Hours
of Lethargy Imposed By
Testing OF Levels
~ D

NEW YORK, Oct. 2.-R-Rails
~ steels followed the lead OF
sshhsmicaIs today in a late advance
.birb carried the whole stock mar
tet higher. ,
Gains in general only ran around
u,aior points but the uplift over
no,ne four hours of lethargy i'm
oosed by cautious testing of re-
~Pistance levels.
The Associated Press average OF
On selected stock rose 8 of a point
800, 1t was the fourth consecu-
i've rising session. Transactions to-
faled 1859, 900 shares compared with
en- 100 Yesterday. Nearly half the
.otal action occurred in the final
hour.
ANALYSTS viewed the movement
&c almost entirely technical and
come operators said they were bas-
ing their position on developments
soIeIv within the market itself.
All indices of domestic business
and industrial activitic- continued
n show Improvement; freight car
Ioadines were estimated at a new
neak for the year; electric power
9rtnut increased. The price of steel
scran rose so cents a ton. One
Ill company in Texas lifted the
Wholesale tank price of gasoline
me cent a gallon.
Leaders in the stock upturn were
II S, Steel, Bethlehem, Crucible
Steel, Chrysler. Case, Owens-Illi-
nois, Allied Chemical, Dow Chemi-
cal Union Carbide, Johns-Man-
Vile. Phelps Dodge, Santa Fe, N.
Y. Central. Pennsylvania Railroad,
Cerro de Pasco and Electric Boat.
Among the gamers of a point or
more in the curb-Where the turn
over was l07. goo shares compared
with 1l1,OO yesterday-were
American Cyanamid B." Aviation
& Transportation, Midwest Pipe d
Supply, Pioneer Gold and Sherwin
Williams,
Bonds generally advanced. Most
commodities slipped. although su-
oar rose. At Chicago wheat closed
38 TO 3-4 cent a bushel off and
courn was unchanged to 3-8 cent
lower. Cotton ended 10 cents a
bale up to 5 cents down.
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Recorder's Receipts
Total $2,I24 In NORTH

Offenders convicted in New Han
over recorders court during the
month of September paid a total of
$2.124.21 in fines and court costs, it
was learned yesterday morning in
the office of the clerk of court.
Fines totalled $1,073.40; costs
$677.96: Jail fees $50.45; police pen.
sion fund fees $131.05; state fees
s131.20; emergency pension fund
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STOCKS IN THE SPOTLIGHT

NEW YORK, Oct. 2.-R-Sales
price and net change Of the
most active stocks today:
NY Central, 26, 800-15H al.
Int Mer Mar, 24,400-7G al.
Gen Motors, %, 700-50; an.
US Steel, q, 200-60H Az.
NY Shipbldg. IL, 900-22; a1A.
Elec Boat, 10. 400-16h as.
Para Pict, 10, BOOTS; az.
Martin Parry, 9,900-10A an.
Repub Stl. 9,2O0-18h as.
Chrysler. 8.700-80&; az.
Penn RR, 7,600-23% az.
Crucible Steel, 7,500-34h; a2K.
Press Stl Car, 7,100-12A al.
Graham Paige, 7,100-S; no.
Beth Stl, 6,500-s1h; as.
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LIVERPOOL COTTON

LIVERPOOL, Oct. 2-B-Mod-
crate business in spot cotton,
prices II points lower. Quotations
in pence: American, strict good
middling 1888 good middling S.43
strict middling 1928 middfing 8.18
ding z.78; strict good ordinary
1888; good ordinary 6:98.
Futures closed II lower to 6
higher. 3
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NEW YORK METALS

NEW YORK, Oct. 2.-R-Cop-
per steady; electrolytic spot Conn.
Valley 1900; export, fas NY $50.
Tin steady; spot and nearby 51.50;
forward 51.00. Lead steady; spot,
New York 500 to sos; East st.
Louis .4.85. Zinc steady; East St.
Louis spot and forward 7.25. Pig
iron, aluminium, antimony. quick.
silver, platinum, Chinese wolfra-
mite and domestic scheelite I'M
changed. 2
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EGGS

NEW YORK, Oct. 2.-R-Eggs
26,853; steady. Mixed colors: fancy
to extra fancy Is IL to 20; extras
Is; graded firsts 81 10; seconds
10 to 10 IL; mediums ID 1-2; dir
ties No. l, 10 1-2; average checks
l6 to 16 10. Refrigerator, fancy
to extra fancy % to "a IL; extras
81 IL; standards 20 to 20 IL;
firsts 20; seconds Is to 10 IL;
mediums Is; dirties II IL to IL. 4
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N. O. COTTONSEED OIL

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 2.-(R-
Cottonseed oil closed steady,
detachable prime summer yellow
$50 nom; prime crude $50. Oct.
4.90b, Dec. Blob, Jan Sob, Mch.
SIS, May 5.22b. 4
Bid-bid.
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CHICAGO BUTTER

CHICAGO, Oct. 2.-R-Butter--
was firm today: 90 score 20 l.
to 3-4; 90, 20; 81, % 81; 80, 20 IL;
SO, %; So, a27 IL; centralized car
lots 80 score % 80; SO, % IA; W,
81 1-2. q
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High Low Close
BUTTER

NEW YORK, Oct. 2.-REButter
995, 967; firmer. Creamery: higher
than extra 80 to 30 3-4; extra
(s2 score)' 20 "a; firsts 1913 to 81
q "a: to 20 IL; seconds s(84 to 80
g.: to. ~ IA.
Cheese 473, $40; steady to firm.
Prices unchanged. 3
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 2.-LP-
Hedge selling and favorable weather
in the belt depressed cotton futures
here today and the market closed
steady, unchanged to 8 points net
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LIVE POULTRY

NEW YORK, Oct. 2.-R-Live
poultry, by freight, weak. Broilers,
colored IA to Is; leghorns Is. Fowls
colored IA IL to Is. Old ROSTERS
Is
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BUTTER

CHICAGO, Oct. 2.-R-Butter,
receipts TAB, 084 firm creamery,
90 score 20 IL to 30, 90 20, 81 %
3-4, 80 % 10, 80 %, 8 81 IL. 80
receipts 1888 firm refri. extras
IS 10, refri standard 10 IA other
prices unchanged. 3
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PEANUTS

SUFFOLK, Va. Oct. 2.-R-
Peanut quotations: ju1nbos 3 "a
Efo*4; bunch 8, IA to'3 10; runners
Is to 8 II. Market quiet, 4
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SPOT

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 2 @ -
Spot cotton closed steady and I'M
changed. Sales 2,503. Low middlinSs
1852. Middling 9.52. Good middling
9:97, receipts 2,670, stock $50, COL.
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ADVERTISEMENT
AL EN- Elm
wake UP YOUR
LIVER BILE

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Bed in the Morning Karin to Go
The liver should pour Q pints of bile juice
not flowing freely. your food may not di-
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gas bloats up your stomach. You get con-
stipated. You feel sour. sunk and the world
looks punk.
1t takes those good, old Carter's Little
Liver Pills to get these 2 pints of bile flow.
ing freely to make you feel up and up"
Amazing In making bile flow freely. Ask
Tor Carter'S Little Liver Pills. l0t and Use.
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Shipping News
CLEARED AND SAILED
TankerS

IankerS
'Caliche, light for Smith Bluff
after discharging cargo of gasoline
for the Cape Fear Terminal com.
pany.
A. s. Hanson, 3,2O2 tons, towing
barge Puvan, 1910 tons, for Nor
folk after discharging part cargo of
gasoline for the Cape Fear Terminal
company.
INWARD BOUND
Steamer
Delphia, 206O tons, in ballast, from
Savannah, C. D. Maffit and Co.,
agents.
Tankers
Olney, 1882 tons, from Houston.
with gasoline for the Shell Oil com.
pany; vessel from the Cape Fear
Shipping Co.
Arizona, 3106, Port Arthur, gaso-
line and petroleum for the Texas
Oil Co.
Tug
Ontario, towing barge, Waukesha,
2299 tons, Port Tampa, with cargo
phosphate rock, Heide and Co.,
agents.
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CHARLOTTE COTTON
'CHARL OTTE, Oct. 2.-lr-Spof
cotton 9.55. ., %.
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IN PORT
Steamer

Villaperosa Qtal.), 1921 tons, held
in port because of war.
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;..: Z. lam r
CHICAGO, Oct. 2.-RELard
1tierces AT; loose 49,; bellies 9.25.
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Marble Likes To VIM;
Doesn't Plan To Quit

NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-R-Any
of you young ladies who hope to be
national tennis champion had bet
ter not count on it too heavily
before 1915.
For Alice Marble, who hasn't lost
a match since she was beaten in
Wimbledon in 1888, hasn't any
thought of abdicating, doesn't feel
any remorse about battering her
opponents %senseless and thinks her
game, if anything, is getting bet
ter.
Resting here between her last
triumph at Seabright and her ex-
pected M at the Eastern Grass
courts opening tomorrow at Rye,
the pretty queen Of the worlds
tennis courts has some interesting
slants on how it feels to be so
"durn'' good you never lose.
mo, I don't get tired of win
ming all the time" she said. THAT
is why I've spent sc many years
in hard practice-so I can win. I
love it. And though I've beaten
everybody and am pretty sure my
game is getting better. I still get
tremendously excited over each
match. It's a lot harder staying
up on the pinnacle than it ever
was getting there" 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-03
YANKS BLAST 1912 i
WIN OVER TRIBE
Russo Hurls Six-Hit Game
While Mates Gets Is Hits
Off Four Indian Hurlers

CLEVELAND, Aug. 2.-R-Tne
New York Yankees had one Of
their good days today and crushed
the Cleveland Indians 10 to 2 be.
hind the six-hit hurting Of Lefty
Marius Russo.
The game was marred by nine
errors, five by the Indians and
four by the Yanks. As a result
neither of the two run Scored
against the southpaw was earned.
The champions collected Is hits
off four Cleveland pitchers and tai
lied five times against AL Milnar in
the second and third innings to tag
him with the defeat.
Charley Keller leo the Yankee
attack with three hits, but the bonn.
bardment was general and Babe
Dahlgren drove in four runs. He
doubled for one in the second. trip
led with two on in the third and
raised a long fly with the bases
LOADED in the fifth.
Joe DiMaggio remained out Of
action nursing minor injuries he
received yesterday at Detroit when
he bumped into the centerfield wall
chasing a drive by Hank Green
berg. Likewise Ray Mack of the
Indians was on the sidelines be-
cause of a muscle strained yes
lterday. 1
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C0LDSB0R0 TEAM
LEADS SWIM MEET
Senior Women Mark Up So
Points; Wayne Boys Trail
TarborO BY One Point

HIGH POINT, Aug. 3.-R0
Goldsboro's crack team took a
commanding lead in the S o r
women's division with IS points and
+Tarboro's senior men chung to a
one-point. margin to top the first
days scoring in the opening day
of the Carolinas amateur athletic
here today.
Pressing Tarboro for the perch
in the mems section was Colds
boro with II points.
Bill Kelly of Raleigh snatched
first places in the 20O-meter breast
stroke, 300-meter medley and ZOO
styl to give Raleigh third place
in the Senior mems class with Is
points. Two points behind was High
Point.
Second to Coach Charles Sta
pleton's Goldsboro women, but vir-
tually out of the running, was High
Point with Is points.
In the midget division, open to
any squad, the Tarboro girls boast
ed a two-point lead, IA to II, over
Goldsboro. Sumter Is. CO. boys led
their section with IL points to Tar
boro's eight.
Bill Hatton, Tarboro senior man,
took first in the 100-meter free
style, second in the 100-meter back
stroke and was a member of tn
winning 44O-meter relay team tc
score 10 IL points to place second
to Kelly in individual scoring fol
men.
Top scoring honors for the day
went to Mary Thomson of Colds
boro who won firsts in the 100 ano
2OO-meter free style and the 100
meter breaststrke and was a mem
Der of the winning 400-mtr rlaJ
tam to tally II IL points. Shirley
Lancaster of Goldsboro scored 10
IL points.
Four junior national A. A. U
events-150-meter medley for mer
1OO-meter backstroke for women
10-foot springboard for men ane
150-meter medley for women ane
the remainder of the Carolina!
events are. booked for tomorrow
morning and a%ftrnoon.
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VISITORS SCORE
IN TWO STANZAS
Roy Lamb Hurls Six-Hit Ball
And Strikes Out 10; Colts
Use Two Pitchers

Wilmington's Pirates bowed to a
young and hustling ball club from
Durham last night by a score of
4-3.
The Colts, managed by Mas Joseph,
formerly of Wilmington, took a three
run lead in the third inning, added
another in the fourth and coasted
to a win.
The Pirates scored one in each of
the sixth, seventh and eighth stan
zas and missed an opportunity to
take the game in the eighth.
With the score A., Smidt walk
ed and went to second on a wild
pitch. Rowan walked. Hines hit a
scratch single down the first base.
line to load the sacks. Mckenzie
came to bat. On a wild pitch Smidt
scored and Rowan advanced to third
but failed to come in when a loose
play was made at home. Mckenzie
went down swinging and Lamb fol
lowed suit. Then Little Man Amos
Carter, who had been hitting pretty
well all night, flied out to left field
and the scoring opportunity was
gone.
The Colts coupled an error anc
two hits in the third to tally their
three runs. Wilson was out third
to first. Lilies was safe on Smidt's
error. Riley singled. Durham sing
led, batting in Lilies. Durham pull
ed the play of the night by steal
ing home after Rile was batted ir
by Ewing, who was out short te
first. J. Teasley struckout to re
tire the side.
A hi tand two errors gave the
| Colts their winning run in thu
fourth. Wilson hiE and advanced or
Davis error, which allowed Phillips
to score the winning tally.
Roy Lamb, young hurler of thu
Piratesc, looked unusually good OF
the mound last night, striking gu
ten and giving up but 81 xhits. Lilies
who started for the Colts, gave vi
7 in 6 1-3 and R. Teasley, who tool
over the mound assignment, CAV
up but one.
S. McKeithan was out of the line
up last night, being injured during
warm-up practice. Mckenzie, sill
suffering somewhat from his recent
leg injury, was behind the plate AZ
| Dinky Larkins is still unable tt
play due to a finger injury recevl
ed in the last game.
Beginning next Wednesday nigh
the Pirates will meet an All-Stal
team from the Cape Fear league.
The box score:
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Hurls No-Hitter
As Brooklyn Wins, 1871

Bill Lewis piched a no-hit game
for the Brooklyn Dodgers yester-
day with the newcomers trouncing
the Castle street nine 10 to 1 in a
Coastal league game called at the
end of the fifth inning.
Silva with two for two, Surles
with three for four and Lewis with
two for three led the Dodgers at
bat. U. James scored the only run
for Castle street on a walk, a
steal and an error.
Score by innings: 80. ......
Brooklyn 800 10 - IS
Castle Street - 600 10 Il
Batteries: Brooklyn-Lewis and
Collum; Castle Street-Raynor and
James.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-03
new YORK SPLITS
BILL WITH CARDS
Homers BY Young, OFT Help
Giants Win Opener, Sd; st.
Louis Takes Finale, 81

NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-REThe
New York Giants interrupted the
St. Louis Cardinals victory parade
today by taking the first game OF a
doubleheader, S to 4, but couldnt
curb them twice in a row n lost
the nightcap 8 to l.
All of the New York scoring IN
the opener came on two home
runs by Babe Young and n by
Mel OFT. Young's second was
smashed in the ninth inning to de-
eide the game after the Cards had
come from behind to tie the count.
Lefty Cliff Melton had held the
Redbirds to seven hits and one run
until the ninth, but then they filled
the bases with none out on two
singles and a walk. The Giants
used three other pitchers, but each
one of the runners scored as Don
Padgett lifted a fly and Jim Brown
singled.
In the second game Carl Doyle,
whom the Brooklyn Dodgers sent
Medwick and Curt Davis, achieved
to the Cardsin thedea ! for Joe
his first National league victory Of
the year by holding the Giants to
seven scattered hits. He didn't give
up a safety until the fourth and nc
runs until the sixth, when Joe Oren'
90 muffed a bounder by Mel OFT,
and a single and a fly brought him
around.
Harry Gumbert held the Cards
to nine hits, but one was a homer
by Enos Slaughter in the first.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-03
Dodgers Swap Pressneu
And Cash For FLOWERS

BROOKLYN, Aug. 2.-R-T h e
Dodgers gave up an unannounced
sum of cash and the services OF
pitcher Tot Pressnell today in or
der to get lefty Wesley Flowers OF
Louisville.
Flowers, 81 years old, has won
10 games and lost five this year for
the American association club. He
also had a trial with the Chicago
Cubs a few years ago.
Brooklyn retained an option on
Pressnell and Secretary John Nc
men t, said the Dodgers hated to
give up a pitcher as good as Pres
smell but couldn't make the deal on
any other basis.
The righthanded knuckleballer
who came up from Milwaukee two
years ago has won six and lost five
this season, working mainly in re.
lief roles. His best performance
was a three-ilit shutout of the Bos-
ton Bees July 6 ]
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-03
WIN OVER
BROOKLYN, As
Passeau's Nintk- Inning Relief
Hurting Saves Larry
French's 18th Victory

BROOKLYN, Aug. 2.-tR-Claude
Passeau, who is laboring both as a
starter and as a relief pitcher these
days, stepped to the mound in the
ninth inning today and saved the
Chicago Cubs a 4 to 3 triumph over
the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Larry French got credit for his
18th victory, pitching six-hit ball
up until the final inning. But he
gave singles to two of the first three
batters he faced in the ninth and
PaSseau was summoned. He gave
up a single for n run, but struck
out two men to end the game.
The Cubs chased Lefty Vito Tam
ulis out of action with three runs
in the fourth inning, when tn e y
loaded the bases twice. A force
scored a run in the first time and
after a walk filled the sacks again,
Bill Herman singled for two runs
A double by Stan Hack, the third
of his four hits during the game,
added the deciding run in the sixth.
The other Dodger runs came one
in the sixth on two singles and a
sacrifice and one in the seventh on
a single and Joe Gallagher's triple.
,u a