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Evening star., 1940-08-18
Bankers Arranqe
Varied Program
For Convention
Number Of Washington
Leaders Will Attend
Atlantic City Session
By HAROLD b. ROGERS.

A program of wide scope and
vital Importance to bankers has
been prepared for the annual con-
vention of the American Bankers
Association at Atlantic City, Sep
tember 22-26, according to an
nouncement last night by Robert
M. Hanes of North Carolina, A. B.
A. president.
Details of the extended program
were made public. with the explana-
ton that it will provide a maxi
mum amount of consideration and
discussion of current banking prob
lens, as we'll as of the associations
regular business"
The programs for the various
meeting" he said, include addresses
by outstanding authorities on bank
ing and economics and also provide
ample opportunity for round ta-
BILE discussion of current banking
problems"
Local Bankers to Attend.
Plans are being made for a large
number of Washington bankers to
attend the convention. Among them
will be A. M. McLachlen, president
of the District Bankers Association, ,
Robert v. Fleming, past president
of the A. B. A; Ord Preston, i'm
mediate past president of the Dis
trict of Columbia Bankers Associa-
ton, and many others.
President Hanes, who is president
Of the Wachovia Bank & Trust Co.,
Winston-Salem, N. c., will call the
first session of the general con-
vention to order Wednesday morn
ing, September 25, when he will de-
liver his presidential address. Mr.
Hanes was in Washington last week
with group of his leaders, making
a careful study of the pending eX-
cess profits tax bill and its probable
effect on the earnings of banks.
There will be other speakers during
this first session.
The second session of the general
convention will hear an address,
Know Your Bank" by Ebert S.
Woosley, vice president of the
Loisville Trust Co.. Louisville, KY.
President Hanes will discuss Sena-
tor Carter Glass of Virginia, one
of the founders of the Federal Re-
serve System.
Divisions to Hold Sessions.
The several divisions of the A. B.
A. will hold special sessions on
Monday, September %. They in
clude the National Bank Division,
of which Melvin Rouff is president:
State Bank Division, of which Will
liam S. Elliott is president; Savings
Division, of which A. George Gilman
Is president; Trust Division, of
which Roland E. Clark is president,
and State Secretaries Division, of
which c. c. Wattam is president.
Round table subjects include new
business development, real estate,
operating problems. consumer credit
The inaugural ceremony will be
held on the final day, Thursday,
September 26.
Consuls Are Appointed
Consuls of Washington Chapter,
American Institute of Banking, have
been appointed for the year to rep
resent their various banking insti-
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Chicago Pototo Market

CHICAGO, AuR. Il 1P ~. 9. Dept OF
Agriculture) e).1IPotatoes. 50; on track. 119;
total u s. shipments, III New stock
supplies moderate demand moderate:
steady best quality stock showing heated
and decay, al sections. weak; sacked, per
hundredweiEht Idaho Russet Burbanks.
y. 8. No. l. 210: Idaho Bliss Trumphs
q. s. No. J.. .55-65; oregon Bliss Fri
umphs. U. S. No. !. 1.65-7O: Nebraska
SobbleIs, generally good quality. 12O-35;
Nebraska Bliss Triumphs GOOD quality
.3o-6o: Minnesota Early ohios. generaliy
good quality. l.05-10: Wisconsin Bliss
Triumphs, U. s. No. /, LOO.
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Virginia Public Service Corp. re-
ported the Virginia sections used
5,584970 kilowatt hours in July,
against 5,566,7O9 in the previous
month 4,709,753 in July, 1889, and
only 3,250.495 in July, 1885.
For the seven months, sales
totaled 40,761, ,184 kilowatt hours,
against 33617,572 q year ago and
only 21,209,2l3 in the same 1885
period.
Virginia totals for July and the
seven months of various years
follow:
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Gas sales in the Virginia sections
of the area showed similar trend,
totaling 53,2l6 m.c.f. in July, down
seasonally from $3.50 in the pre-
ceding month, but we'll ahead of 43,-
$50 in July, 1899, and more than
double 23,585 in July, 1885.
Seven months sales reached 447,-
776, against 355, ,480 in the 1889 pc
riod and also more than double
l89. $50 in the 1885 period
Virginia gas sales in July and the
seven months of recent years fol-
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July Furniture Sales
Run Well Ahead of 1899
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Aug. N.-July furni-
ture sales at the American Furni-
ture Mart here ran 10 to IL per
cent over July of 1899, according
to the mart's survey.
With August sales of to a good
start, outlook for business among
furniture merchants is excellent in
all sections Of the country, as in
creased industrial activity is con-
tributing to higher buying power,
the mart reported.
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Wheat Stages Rally,
Spreading Firmness
To Other Grain Pits
Prices Push Upward
Another Cent, Extending
Coins From Fridoy's Low
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, Aug. 17-Wheat prices
pushed upward another cent a
bushel today. extending the rally
from seasonal low levels reached at
the bottom of Fridays scent break.
Although war news continued to
disturb the trade. greatly enlarged
consumer demand for -four as well
as some speculative short covering
helped to bolster market support.
After an opening dip, prices scored
net gains of as much as IA cents
at times and closed 9s-l cent higher
than yesterday. with September,
69i4-as, and December, 7l-7l1s.
Firmness spread into other pits
and corn closed unchanged to 4
up. September. 6014 IS; December.
545s; oats. 70 off to /. higher;
soybeans, unchanged to !. up; rye,
l4-as higher, and lard, II to 20
cents higher.
Mills Lift Hedges.
Lifting of hedges by mills in con-
nection with improved flour busi-
ness stimulated by yesterdays price
decline accounted for much of the
buying support. Kansas City mill
ers reported substantial eXpan-
sion in demand for -four, business
having been one of the heaviest in
a single day since the season be-
gan. Resting bids were put into
execution and there was also an
active run of new orders. Flour
prices were off 20 cents a barrel at
the low point yesterday.
Berlin proclamation of COM
plete blockade of Britain attracted
attention inasmuch as Great Britain
is virtually the only remaining large
European importer of cereals to
which export traffic has been open
since May.
The weather map indicated tenn
peratures were lower in Canada
with the frost line reached at some
points in Alberta. Reports indl-
Gated some interests are urging a
Government loan on Canadian grain
stored on farms to lessen the bur-
den on marketing machinery due
to the large new crop and record
carryover.
Most Goes to Storage.
Domestic spring wheat terminals
continued to receive wheat on a
large scale. but most of the grain
was going into storage. Minneap-
oils and Duluth had l.1O3 cars, COM
pared with 1913 a week ago and 9O5
year ago. Minneapolis futures
quotations were about 20 cents
under the loan rate on No. / dark
Northern spring.
Corn prices held to narrow
range. Handlers booked 100000
bushels to arrive and sold $4,000
bushels for shipment in addition
to 27,0O0 bushels of oats. Fluctua-
tions in oats were narrow. but rye
advanced with wheat.
Improved demand for lard and
the fact that hogs are now at the
best levels in 10 months impaired
strength to lard futures.
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Great Western Reports
$132,366 Loss in June
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-THE Chi
cago Great Western Railroad re.
ported net loss for the month of
June of $l32,366. as compared with
s63,96o for the corresponding month
a year ago.
Net loss for the six months end
ed June 80 was SCOT ,497, as compared
with s547,576 for the correspond
ing 1899 period.
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New Gas Records Set.

Gas sales in the Metropolitan
Area during July and the first seven
months of this year set new records
for those periods.
July sales totaled TOT ,466 m.cf, or
thousand cubic feet, down season.
ally from 77l,921 in the preceding
month, but we'll above 633,036 in
July, 1899. They contrasted with
500, ,624 in July. 1885, and only 399,-
565 in July, 1890.
The seven months sales totaled
8,892,574 mcf., against 7,455,884
year ago, 5,488 ,83l in the same 1885
period and only 1858, 1893 in the 1880
period.
Metropolitan gas sales in July
and the seven months of various
years are given below in m.cf., or
thousand cubic feet:
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Chicago Security Market
Moves in Narrow Ronoe
BY The Associated Press.

BY sht AssOclated Press.
CHICAGO, Aug. II. Security
prices moved irregularly through a
narrow range today. Transactions
totaled 5000 shares and at the close
l3 issues were higher while II we're
lower and - UNCHANGED.
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lutlOllS, IL WAS
announced last
night by Neal w.
w e lis of the
Ma tional SaV-
ings & Tru S t
Co.. chief consul
of the chapter.
These consuls,
who play an i'm
portant role in
the work of the
chapter, stimu-
late in t ere S t
throughout their
banks in all the
activities of the
cl,antnr ifan111d-
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Again the Virginia sections re-
corded the largest percentage in
creases since 1885, but the Pepco
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Grain range at principal markets:
ChicaEo Cash Market.

ChicaEo Cash Market.
Wheat No; 3, mixed. 70h: corn, No
l. yellow, 64A-65: oats, No. l white,
2a-29h2; No. .. 291a: No. / white. heavy
:29%-30: No. l red. heavy, 30 No. l red
heavy. bright. 29la; No. mixed, heavy.
%: barley, mailing, 4S-56n; feed. 35-45n:
No. 2. mating. 81.
Evening star., 1940-08-18

Gains in electric customers were
reported by the Potomac Electric
Power Co. for the District of Col
umbia and Maryland metropolitan
sections, and by the Virginia Public
Service Corp. for the Virginia Sec
tions.
Electric customers of the two
companies at the end of July in
various years follow:
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Virginia in Limelight.

Increases in gas meters, as re-
ported by the Washington Gas Light
Co. and afhliates, were largest per-
centageswise in the Virginia sections
of the Metropolitan Area.
Served by the Alexandria and
Rosslyn Gas companies. these sec
tions had 19,943 active gas meters at
the end of July this year, or more
than double their 1895 mark.
Virginia gas meter totals at the
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Spot. nominal: middlins. aa1.
New Orleans Prices.
NEW ORLEANS, Aus Il Cotton
futures eased here today under weekend
Ions l1quida ton. Closins prices were
steady, B points net lower
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S26,l45,O93

Government employment and pay
rolls have suffered few setbacks in
i0p the period follow.
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New York Bank Stocks

NEW YORK. Aug. II R-National
Association Securities Dealers, Inc:
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Security Issues Offered.

Don w. Slauson, president of
6lauson. White e. Rowe, Inc, an
nounced last night the National
Securities & Research Corp, of
lsee BANKERS, Page BID
Evening star., 1940-07-21
1ru-B|u, Linens Face
For Mid-Ahantic
Softly Pennant

Billy Sullivan, Tru-Blue ace. will
face Bump Simonds of Standard
Linen when the two teams clash
for the Mid-Atlantic area softball
title tomorrow night in the final
game of the annual tournament to-
morrow at Ballston.
Rejection by G. Pauley, national
softball commissioner and umpire
in chief of the National Umpires
Association, of a protest lodged by
I. B. M. against Standard Linen
paved the way for the final contest.
The Business Machine ten objected
to an umpire's ruling on a play at
third in game which it lost to the
Linen crew.
Winning team tomorrow night will
receive a huge gold trophy and
individual gold medals in addition
to the trip to Chicago to compete
In the national tournament. The
runnersup will get a bronze trophy
and individual bronze medals.
Evening star., 1940-07-21
Mahan Drives 5 Runs
Over as Phi||ies
Beat Cubs, 9-3
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. July 20.-Led by First
Baseman Art Mahan. who drove in
five runs with a homer and three
singles, the Philadelphia Phillies
pounded out 16 hits to beat the
Chicago Cubs, 9 to 3, before 5,382
today In the opening game Of q
series.
Outfielder Billy Nicholson scored
two of the Chicago runs with a
homer with Billy Herman on base in
the sixth. 1t was Nicholson's 18th
homer of the season and his third
in three games.
Ike Pearson. Mississippi collegian,
held the Cubs to eight hits for his
second victory against seven defeats.
His only other triumph was on May
7 when he shut out the Cubs here
on four hits.
Mahan's homer, coming with
Pearson on base, kayoed Larry
French in the fourth inning. Bill
Lee checked the Phils until excused
for a pinch hitter in the seventh.
Vance Page and Ken Raffensberger
then were pounced on for five runs
the last two frames.
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Dodgers Fall Before
Cards, 3to After =: ::
Winging Start
~Worneke Feeds Medwick
Homer in First, Then
HurIs Shutout Ball
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, July 20.-Long Lon
Warneke fed Ducky Medwick a home
run ball with one out in the first
inning today. but clamped down
tight after that and pitched the
Cardinals to 3-to-2 victory over the
Brooklyn Dodgers. The defeat drop
ped the Dodgers to four full games
behind Cincinnati in the National
League race.
The deciding run in this tight
pitching duel came across in the
seventh, when Joe Orengo tripled to
center and continued home on Dixie
Walkers bad throw to the infield,
thus giving Long Lon his seventh
win of the year.
Warneke gave up 10 hits alto
gether, while the Cards were COL
lecting only seven off Tex Carleton
and Curt Davis, the losing pitcher.
The Dodgers started off as though
they were going to send Warneke
to the showers. Cookie Lavagetto
singled and Medwick knocked his
eighth four-bagger into the left
field stands. The Cards came back
with one in the second on Ernie
Koys triple and Warneke's single,
and tied it up in the sixth on Mickey
Owens bunt-single and Johnny
Hopp's double. Then Orengo broke
up the ball game.
Evening star., 1940-07-21
City Loop Fireworks
Due as kneesi Cubs,
Gard A. {. Clash i
Junior First-HoIf Flag
At Stoke in Bottle;
Senior Scrap Hot

Loaded to the gills with potential
diamond dynamite, Kneesi Cubs and
Cardinal A. c. tangle at 1 o'clock
this afternoon on the South Ellipse
for the first-half flag of the National
City League junior division. Mean
while, other teams in the circuit will
be launching second-hah activities.
Sharing interest with the Junior
classic is Klein's Tavern's game with
District Grocers in Section A of
the unlimited division. The Grocers
are undefeated in two games and
five teams are treading on their
heels. ready to forge ahead. j. C.
Flood Plumbers, Klein's, Packard
Washington, Miller Furniture and
Orange Disc are those pressing the
southwest nine Not until next week
will the championship picture begin
to clear and if the second half
chase follows the patterns of the
first it'll be battle royal down to
the finish line.
Tight Slab Duel Looms.
Nino Briscuso, boswell Olson and
Dick Kaufman are ready to go to
the mound for Kneesi this after
noon and any one of them can make
it uncomfortable for the Cards. But
Manager Jack Hoffman can counter
with Chester Speiser, Buddy Erhardt
or Ken Curles, also good chuckers,
and a tight mound duel wouldn't be
surprising. The rivals finished their
regular schedules with record of
five victories. one defeat and one tie
each.
A keg of cold. foamy brew will be
at stake in the Klein-D. G. S. battle
The Tavern teams sponsor treats
his men after every game they win,
but let's their thirst go unslaked if
they lose. Last week Manager
Dutch Earhardt's clan suffered
surprising 6-2 setback at Packard
Washington's hands and have been
pretty dry since. A win over D. G. S.
not only would bring cooling relief,
but also send the suburbanites into
a tie for the lead with their rivals.
Brother batteries may feature the
game for Klein's has Foster and
Bob Matthias and Boyd and Bill
Liggett to send against the south
west nine. Foster and Bob are the
pitchers and either can kick up
mess of trouble for the opposition.
The Grocers probably will rely on
Herb DeVers. veteran mainstay. who
stopped Miller Furniture last week,
4-3, although touched for 10 bingles.
Plaza Tile Faces Test.
Plaza Tile and Marble currently
leading the Section B race with two
victories in as many games. faces
test in its game with Washington
Home Improvement and a slipup will
cost Frank Cinotti's men undisputed
possession of first place. Washington
won its lone start of the second half
two weeks ago and drew bye last
week.
Team standings:
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Pepco and Naval Air
Share Government
League Lead
BeoII Of F. B. !. Goes
To Front in Hitting;
HoIbrook Second

Pepco, first half winner in the
United States Government League,
moved into tie for first place with
Naval Air after the latter suffered
its first defeat of the second half at
the hands of Washington Gas Light
last Friday. Glenn Stover silenced
the powerful seamen's bats with
southpaw deliveries that allowed but
six scattered hits.
F. B. I. registered the first win of
the season by forfeit last Wednes-
day when Treasury failed to place
nine players on the field.
Charles Beall, F. B. I. catcher,
took over the batting lead after hov-
ering near the top since the start
of the season. Chick" Holbrook
slipped to No. 2 spot.
Evening star., 1940-07-21
Tribe Breaks 6-Game
Losing Streak With
Winfrom Bosox
Five Homers Punetuote
9-to!6 Bottle; Grove
Easy Slab Victim
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON. July 20.-The Cleveland
Indians snapped q six-game losing
streak today by pounding out a 9-6
victory over the Boston Red Sox in
a free-hitting melee marked by five
home runs.
Ken Keltner and Ray Mack, who
collected the brace of Cleveland
circuit wallops, led the vicious In
dian 13-hit attack with three hits
each. Skipper Joe Cronin, Jimmy
Foxx and Bobby Doerr each blasted
a ball out OF the park in the losing
Sox cause.
Mel Harder pitched most of the
distance for the Indians and, al
though hit hard. was effective In the
clutches and several times cut short
Boston threats with strikeouts or
double-play balls.
Ancient Lefty Grove started for
the Sox but was tagged for four
runs in the second with none out
and left the game. Earl johnson, q
recent importation from Rocky
Mount, succeeded him and flashed
some fine pitching until the Indians
got to him in the seventh to break
a a. tie with three-run cluster.
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Eleven World Records Registered Speedboas awe Grace REGATTA
Probable Pitchers
In Majors Today

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 2O.-Prob-
able pitchers in the major leagues
tomorrow. (Won-lost record in
parentheses):
American League.
st. Louis at Washington o.
Auker 0-8) and Harris SD VS..
Leonard (10-9) and Monteagudo
u-2).
Chicago at Philadelphia o.
Lyons (6-4 and Rigney (8-1W
VS.. Vaughan I'D and Potter
(7-6.
Detroit at New York (2)-Rowe
(6-O and Hutchinson O-2) VS..
Breuer T-0 and Russo 60.
Cleveland at Boston (2)-Feller
04-6 and Dobson O-5) VS..
Bagby (7-D and Ostermueller
Q-0.
National League.
Philadelphia at Chicago o.
Mulcahy t9-10) and l.. Brown
1-3 VS.. Olsen (6-5 and Mooty
$50.
New York at Cincinnati o.
Gumbert (7-6) and Hudlin (3-0
VS.. Derringer Q2-D and Turner
(6-3.
Brooklyn at st. Louis o.
Hamlin t6-5) and Fitzsimmons
(8-D VS.. Shoun $50 and
Cooper $50.
Boston at Pittsburgh o.
MacFayden (2-2) and Lanning
(3-D VS.. Posedel (6-l0) and
Salvo (4-2.
Evening star., 1940-07-21
Jim Farley as Chief of Yankees
Wouldn't Be Sports Stranger

influential friends by giving away
free fight tickets.
Sports people like Jim. AS one
explained, He will never throw you
a curve" meaning that Farley al
ways gives straightforward an
swer. Farley has said he held the
Postmaster General job tsalary,
SIS 00O at a financial sacrifice. He
should make several times that sum
as Yankee boss.
Rumors in recent years have had
him becoming Q baseball commits
sioner, ca boxing czar, 60 turf
ruler, "a pro football commissioner.
AS youngster. 6-foot-3 Farley
was known as Stretch" fancy
fielding Grassy Point IN. - drst
bRSeo4A,
Evening star., 1940-07-21
Marlin Are Back
At Ocean City
By the Associated Press,

6y Inc hSSOClAteo fIeSS.
OCEAN CITY. Md, July 20.-
The first marlin of the 1910
season here-7 feet long and
weighing 39a pounds - was
caught today by Leland Sterry
of Saratoga. N. Y.
Fishing with Maurice G. Field
of Greenwich, Conn.,, on Capt.
Sanderson's cruiser, The Fun,
Sterry staged 45-minute battle
with the gamester before pulling
it aboard.
Sportsmen have sought marlin
here since the middle of June.
Last year the first catch was
made June 16. and before the
season closed 1,343 marlin were
caught.
Evening star., 1940-07-21
By DILLON GRAHAM,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, July 20.-Jim Far
ley, who, reports say, is quitting
politics to head a syndicate paying
more than 100000 for the New
York Yankees, was a national sports
figure as New York athletic COM
missioner from 1925-1933.
He introduced the l1o-foul boxing
rule and sent the Dempsey -Tunney
1925 heavyweight championship
fight to Philadelphia by holding that
Negro Harry Wills was the logical
contender and that Dempsey must
meet him before Tunney or fight
outside New York. Farley made
Evening star., 1940-07-21
Pirates Make y Hits
Off Six Twir|ers,
Crush Bees, 17.6
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH. July 20.-The
Boston Bees ran into their worst
nightmare of the season today as
the Pirates blasted six pitchers for
% hits and a 17-to-6 triumph.
Casey Stengels club had all the
better of the fray until the seventh,
when the Corsairs went on a ram
page and counted nine runs. Four
more tallies in the eighth added
insult to injury.
Fifteen Pirate batters went to the
plate in the hectic seventh. Debs
Garms got two hits during the
frame and four for the afternoon.
Mace Brown was the winning
pitcher, coming in during the sew
enth when Big Max Butcher
failed in relief hitch for Joe Bow
man.
An early feature was Pirate Arky
Vaughan's homer inside the park.
His drive travelled 457 feet to the
fence in direct center fold
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Runs-Webb a.. Kreevich t3). Kuhel
.2j. Kennedy Caj, Smith, Johnson siebert.
Hayes 60. Mccoy C2l. Bralcato. Errors
-Kuhel, Simmons. johnson t2). Hayes
Runs batted in-Kreevich (2), Applins
80, fresh. Kuhel, Solters. 90. Smith (2.l,
Brancato. RubelinE, 10 h n s on Webb.
Wright; Besse CD, Simmons. Two-base
hits-Smith. Kreevich. Solters t2). Sic
bert Three-base hit-Hayes Home runs
- Kreeyich. Johnson. Sacrifice = Smith.
Double. plays-Kuhel to Applins to Kuhel,
Johnson 70 ,siebert, Mccoy to Brancato to
Sieoert. Webb to Appline to Kuhel Bran
cato to MCCOY to Siebert Left on bases
chicaso: 6: Philadelnhia 10. Base on balls
on Smith, 4: OF Caster: /; of Beck
Appleton. l. Struck out-By Smith ::
5sy Heusser, by Appleton, 1; by Besse.
!: Hits - on Caster. 3 in o inning
!pitched to four batters); of Beckman =
IN :, innings; on Heusser. in innings:
on Besse. in 4i7 innings: of Smith. II
in - inninss: on Appleton. in las in
nlnss Hit by pitcher-By Resse tWrieht)
Caster. Umpires-Messrs. Kolls Grieve
ahd Summers. Time-2:27. Attendance
Evening star., 1940-07-21
White Sox SET Season
Scoring Record in
Beating As, 1871
BY the Associated Press.

PHILADELPHIA. July 90
Pounding four pitchers for 10 hits,
the Chicago White Sox set an Amer
ican League scoring record for the
season by defeating the Athletics,
10 to 7, here today.
The victory was the sixth in
row for Southpaw Edgar Smith. who
tired in the eighth and was replaced
by Pete Appleton.
Chicago knocked George Caster
and Bill Beckman out of the box
with an 8-run assault in the first
inning, turned loose a 7-run attack
against Ed Heusser in the fifth and
scored more runs off Herman
Besse in the ninth.
Bob Johnson hit his eighteenth
homer of the year for the AS in
the third inning Mike Kreevich
hit his sixth four-base clout in the
opening frame with one on for the
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