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The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-12
8-(Iub loop
Lacks Punch
Four Regulars Now
Batting over 800
Nv Fritz LITTLEJOHN

OCHARLOTTE, N. c., Aug. IL
-(P)-The latest report on the
acute power shortage in the
Piedmont League-not of cleo
tricity but of base hits-shows
the situation is getting worse;
only four regulars hitting 800
in an eight-club league.
A month ago there were eight
hitters in the select circle and
the predictions were that the
averages would rise, because
that is the law of average.
Now 1t seems the law Of
average has been repealed and
the Piedmont pitchers are just
really rounding into shape as
the season moves into the
home stretch.
An umpire can count the
sluggers on the fingers of one
hand and have thumb left over
to use in calling the others out:
Jack Burman of the leading
Durham Bulls, a second sacker,
.351; and three outfielders. Bill
S h ewey of Asheville, 81,
Puerto Rican Luis Dino of Rich
mond and Cuban Bob Ortiz, of
Charlotte tied at 1909.
BOAST .234 AVERAGE
But probably the most out
standing example of the lack of
punch throughout the Glass B
circuit is the Portsmouth, Va,
nine.
Up there battling Durham for
the lead the Cubs have a robust
average of .234, one hitter bat
ting as much as PTS and a grand
total of six home runs-not for
the series. but for the whole sea-
son to date, an average of one
everv rine games.
All this has led the Piedmont
to reputation of being pitch
ers, paradise. That is where Sam
Cunningham, big southpaw
pitcher owned by the Washing
ton farm here, enters a dissent.
Cunningham, a choir singing
red-read from Detroit with a
delivery as smooth as his bari
tone voice, has lost a two-hitter.
three-hitter and a brace of
five, six and seven-hitters. to
drag his record down to eight
won and nine lost, seven lost by
one run.
Whats good about it," asks
Sam. Give me league where
the hitters can hit"
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Lions Need Power
Al 1atkIe Posts

eDETROIT, AUG. 12-R-
The Detroit Lions have a new
coach this year and a host of
new playing talent, but the same
old problem of developing
strength at the tackle positions
became apparent yesterday as
the 1914 football camp opened at
Cranbrook School in suburban
Bloomfield Hills.
Big Bill Edwards, recently Of
Western Reserve University,
took command of Detroits Ma
tional Professional Football
League squad and Immediately
set ut with his assistant, Troy
(Dugan) Miller. in search Of
tackles. The Lions have nine
tackles among "A players in
camp and expect perhaps one or
two added starters.
II beat those tackle candidates
in a footrace this morning." said
the 223-pound Edwards, $50 !
guess we've got long way to
go."
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BY HUGH b. FULLEH1ON, en-
eNEw YORK. AUG. 12-(The
Special News Service)-Hawaii
is bidding for the 1912 National
Swimming Championships, and
no wonder. The boys left st.
Louis yesterday heading direct
~ for Joe Cooks to get some OF
those reasons why they didn't
initiate four Cor more) Ha-
waiians. -. The Boston Bruins
Hockey Club may be sold before
the end Of this month. Neil
Boardman, q music Prof. at the
U. of South Dakota, brought
three PAGERS 1000 miles to race
at Roosevelt Raceway. From
down beats to hoof beats, Ell?
The Eddie Blunt Bill Poland
fight August a at Washington
is the longest scheduled heavy
weight fight in two decades. -.
IT'S for Is rounds, and the worst
part is it might even last That
long Here's one (and only
one) time the Phillies are first.
Danny Litwhiler was the sea-
sons first National Lacquer to
hit q homer in every park IN the
circuit
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Old Gent Laid Out
$500. 900 for Players
In Winter Of 1910

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. l2-
R-Connie Mack, who laid out
some 5000, 900 for players dur
ing the winter Of 1039-4O, is
again ready to take the rubber
off his bankroll in an effort to
make the Athletics a pennant
contender.
1.-THE Old Gentleman" wants,
primarily, couple OF good
pitchers who can be depended
upon.
Everybody knows we need
pitching" he asserted yesterday
as the AS took the day off after
dropping three straight to the
Yanks.
"Otherwise, Z think we have .
pretty fair team right now. But
I'm going to do something about
the pitching. II we can get a
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-12
Towers Girls Play
Port Huron Tonight

= Fisher Towers girls, con-
querors of the Y.W.C.A. team
of Port Huron in three on:
of three starts this season, 60
up against the lakeside team
again tonight in a Blue Water
League game. The game will
be played at Griffith.
The locals walloped the Y
w. girls, 1871, in a night
game at Port Huron Friday;
the clash, however, was not
a league game. Tonight the
Towers gals will be trying to
stretch their league record to
four wins against one defeat,
suffered at the hands Of the st.
Clair Indians last Tuesday.
Tomorrow evening, the
Mount Clemens ten matches
bats with an all-star team from
st. Clair in an exhibition game
at Selfridge Field and Thurs
day the girls clash with the
same team in . league game
there.
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lTrech Named to Sport Honor
koIeky Hurlel|
10 Gel Louis
Glass Award
ord.hittins Stor
PIoysss' Player. Hos
Been Teom's Spark

oHard hitting, hard playing
Harold "Mushy" Albrecht. Ko-
leky pitcher, last night waa
named to the highest honor IN
Mount Clemens softball - the
o-Getters" Club second an
nual award, the Louis Glass
Sportsmanship Memorial Award.
Selected unanimously by six
umpires of the recreation league.
Albrecht is q popular choice
among fans and players alike.
For once. the jumps were right
all the way.
A players player, Albrecht
spanked the Cleaners through to
the Twilight League Champion
ship with his clutch hitting and
tight fielding. A former short
stop. "Mushy" was converted
into q hurler When the Koleky
pitcher left for the army at mid
season, and handled the mound
duties in fine style throughout.
VERY HEAVY HITTER
One of the heaviest hitters In
the playoff series, Albrecht new
ertheless had his Of. nights and
off-trips-but they were unac-
companied by beefing or grous-
ing. Both at the plate and in the
field, he was hard-playing. but
at the same time fair-playing
opponent.
The award is scheduled to be
made at a Johnnie's Bar-:&oleky
game, to be played Thursday
providing the little world series
is over; otherwise, the award
will be given Monday, on which
date the game will be played.
Officials selecting Albrecht for
the honor were: Tom Daily, Ed
die Taylor, Eddie Dubay, An
drew Furton. Otto Wormsbacher
and George Heller.
Other players nominated for
consideration besides Albrecht
were: Army Hellner, Les Yer
scheuren, Roger Furton. Chuck
Shorkey, Pete Heller, Bud Yer
nier, Ed Menter. Army Koloz-
vari and Bod DeLaRue. Bud Yer
nier is president OF the "Go-Get-
ters."
The trophy for .sportsmanship
will have Albrecht. name en-
graved on il and he will receive
an appropriate medal; the trophy
itself is held in the hands of the
"Go-Getters" Club.
Winner of the aw. I'd last year
was Denny Vernier. Only quail
ficatlon considered In naming a
man to the honor is sportsman
ship.
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NO SERVICE CHARGE

The response to last week s
appeal for plans to stage army
camp football games has been
Rratifying. One of the best
comes from Bill Scanlan, of the
Ia Crosse (Wis.) Tribune and
the Notre Dame publicity de-
parment., who points out the
first crying need il for equip
ment, and suggests that colleges
contribute what they have left
nom last season. :. Ford Frick
says that Major League Clubs
will play . lot Of exhibition
aames q the big southern army
camps next spring. They won't
snake any money on them but it,
. swell way to build up future
tr6de The Draft and defense
Jobs have taken % many BIZ
Itats Lsaeus jumps that utility
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Sports Roundup

players may be called onto work
some games.
SHORT SHOTS
The Ebbets Field fight press
department reports that Leo Ho-
dak, who subs for Tippy Larkin
against Make Shapiro, Thurs
day, was born on the sane day
AZ Battling Nelson. Dick Wake
field ($45, 900, remember7) d
satisfied with the Piedmont
League a. q place to start, but
he doesn't like those long bus
rides. !. Out at Madison, Wis.,,
the other day Golfer Clarence
Garoville put his tee shot on the
sixth hole six inches from the
pin; rolled his. seventh-hole drive
within five inches and then aced
the eighth. :. Ace Parker's bust
ed gam has mended So quickly
that he'll be on hand to greet The
football Dodgers when they start
training tomorrow and may play
in the opening game. j. The
other American League clubs
can't keep hating the Yankees.
In q weeks tour, the Yanks drew
$4,000 customers and had three
sellout crowds. Mike rJacohs
will ask $50 for ringside. seets
for Louis-Nova. j.. That's the
highest price since the Baer-
Louis affair, which wasn't WORM
il either. ~.
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Tigers 10 Faes Rapid
Robert Teller Today

oDETROIT, Aug. IL M =
With little else at stake but their
intercity feud. the Detroit Tigers
and the Cleveland Indians were
scheduled to square off today IN
q doubleheader at Briggs Sta
dunn.
Manager Roger Peckinpaush
of Cleveland planned 70 LEAD
with his ace, Pitcher Robert Eel
Ter. in an attempt 70 check his
teams recent losing streak. The
last time Feller faced the TIGERS
in CIeveland, ~ w1s beeted IN
: iS-inning battle. Al Milhar
was booked for the other game.
Del Baker, Detroit manager,
selected Al Benton and John
Corsica. Benton wos npmed 70
pitch Monday, but the v1me was
vsehod out BY rain. He hss ~
Gently bsen troubled With head.
aches and he'd expected 10 UNI
defeo hospital examination some
TIM to6a7.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-12

Lined up for tonight are three
sudden death clashes-sudderi
death for Bilrus Cafe and Cover
ed Wagon, should they lose in
the senior loops. In the Junior
League, the Contractors and
Bowl -Drome tens will clash
in a game which will throw one
or the other out of the four
team series.
Battling Koleky Cleaners for
a chance to gain rubber game
on Thursday, the Bilrus Cafe
team, Rec League representative,
is given but slight chance to up
set the Cleaners in the little
world series game. A win to-
night will give the Twilight
Recreation Leagues playoff to
the senior circuit winner, Kole-
ky.
PIONEERS IN HOLE
In the tumble League game,
Johnnie's Bar-loop leaders at
the end of the season-meet the
Covered Wagon outfit; the
Pioneers have already got one
black mark chalked up against
them and will leave the play
offs via the back door if they
lose.
Junior leaguers will lose one
team tonight when the Bowl-O-
Drome and Contractor teams
each with one defeat-clash.
Winner tonight will meet the
Smokers outfit tomorrow in
second sudden death game and
the Wednesday winner will bat
tie the Leander Cafe ten Friday.
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Mack Will Dig in Jeans for
Dough to Spend on Pitchers


better team, the fans will havs
it,"
Connie needn't worry about
where the money Is coming from.
The AS already have played. to
nearly 100000 at Shibe Park
and from all indications this WILL
be their best year in the front
office since they won the Pm
nant in 1881. They drew more
than "a, 900 paid admissions
alone during the Yankee series
the past weekend.
"I dom. want to talk about
money or what ! am going TO d,
with It," Connie declared. But
! would like to tell the fans that
l appreciate their support" y
Maybe one Of Comics scouts
will come up with another Bob
by Teller or q southnaw like
Lefty Grove, who Connie bought
for 100000 from Baltimore
back in 1924.
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Tllis Corner
soLD f3ll EBS seNoAN lAcK cFslNTEkeSrs
&. ~ $QfIDAla v BUT HQopLA

49, 25.f IS 49, - ~ D8NNW Known 7Ne.@fgs
- rho playing here eight md Ten yesy3S
H. Slump which local baseball has &alGn
1890 - MeFeot crowds more. they Ard
BASEBALL weather or what-have-you. they have point
fat The xsason be that the novelty Of spfA hSs
yo<n o&f ave y the smallest isn't the fhot hing
wa decads In hardball interest has waned KID
has vanished hand and hand with the cigar store Indian: Not
playing ii ana not knowing the first hand attendance
ms fallen OH Too the quality Of ba (ths past ysary M
what once was for which blame Uncle Sam He's
got lot Of the boys playing outposts his Twilight
playing dealt blow when defense activity put
work and others to work for longer hours And lastly
Coach Ernie Buckhotx puts IT, 'Ths chr has changed
everything Time when there nothing but %
TO baseball summer Sundays but the
along to change all that Sunday movies amusement parks
bah and other sports have to buck all that and the competitions
terrific"
The outfit that puts the show these days crabs Oh
the crowd and it's devil take the hindermost It the
IT'S the big show that drags In the dough the guy with
the oudes band the color In his show the prettest girls
the leascad bathing beauties hangs out the SIR Every
show business For example: Billy aquscades the wan
ingon Redskins in football the Fatbus Flashes In base
ball Is zs
osportstew Pick composite best.player the soft
ball leagues and you'd include Willie Mays throwing and
Mushy Albrechts batting eye The Michigan Radio Net
will the Detroit Lions this allwith Harry Wiz
handling the mike Opener Is scheduled Sept IL with
the Packers at Green Bay Wis Lee Hart who takes over
duties athletic director at ST. Marys this year will
finish work his degree at night school In Detroit this
fall -. He has only a few hours left. q.
oMysery Of the week: What's football dummy doing the
Municipal Beach The most logical spposition
Is that It walked down sul Of Bucks high
either work at the beach frequent tprac
tse their swimming .r.9-1< s%
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-12
PITCHING HELPS

OPITTSBURGH. Aug. IL -
Pitching may not be IS per cent
or more of baseball, but the
clubs that got the most complete
mound jobs in July topped the
National League in victories.
Pirates had Is hurlers 60 the
distance as they won 20 games
and lost 8.
Same number went all the way
for Cincinnati as Reds won 16
and dropped 8.
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SOftbalI
Schedule
LITTLE WORLD SERIES

LITTLE WORLD SERIES
OTuesday-Koleky vs.. Bilrus
at Covered Wagon diamond.
Thursday-Koleky VS.. Bilrus
at st. Mary's diamond. (If
necessarily
TUMBLE LEAGUE
Tuesday-Johnnie's Bar VS..
Covered Wagon at Allis Field.
Thursday-Johnnie's Bar vs..
Covered Wagon at Allis Field.
OF necessary
JUNIOR LEAGUE
Tuesday - Contractors VS..
Bowl-O-Drome at Cove red
Wagon diamond.
Wednesday - Tuesday win
ner VS.. Smokers Inn.
Friday-Wednesday winner
VS.. Leander Cafe.
Monday - Wednesday win
ner VS.. Leander Cafe (if neces-
sary.)
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||||| ! J Hold
|.0o3lead
Over Cardinals
Net League Provides
Only Excitement Of
/ Mejos Psnnent Races
By JUDSON BAILEY

Associated Grooe Sports Wrner
"a couple of years ago people
were poking fun at the National
Leaaue as q big minor circuit
but Il knocked out the rival
American League in two all-star
snmes and the 1910 World Series
and this summer has been CIV
iug the fans the. only run for
their money under the big top.
The battle between the Brook
Ign Dodgers and the st. Louis
Cardinals for the pennant in the
senior circuit Is as exciting as
the "Perils of Pauline" with the
buxx-saw getting closer at the
+, end of every installment.
DODGERS WALLOP GIANTS
The Dodgers Dashed down
hard on the New York Giants
Yesterday, 1877, and the st. Louis
acknowledgements the Chicago
Cubs, rs, to continue their neck
and-neck race with the Dodgers
stilI' in front by the slender mar
gin Of .003.
Kirby Higbe pitched and bat
ted the Dodgers to their triumph,
his 18th. He checked the Giants
on seven hits.
The Dodgers took charge in
the first inning with seven runs,
three Of them on Ducky Med
wick's 18th homer and two on .
single by Higbe with the bases
loaded. They rounded up six
more In the sixth when Higbe
doubled with the bases filled.
IN addition Brooklyn's 17-hit Of
fensjve included two other sin
gles by Hisbe and Dolph Ca
mills 22nd homer.
THREE HOMERS IN FIFTH
The Cardinals likewise nailed
down their victory early, taking
Z 81 lead in the first four
frames. but 1t took magnificent
relief pitching performance by
Harry Gumbert to save 1t for
them. In the fifth Lon Warneke
was pelted for successive home
runs BY Phil Cavarretta, Stan
Hack. and Bill Nicholson. Then
Gumbert hurried on the scene
and pitched no-hit ball for 4 2-3
innings.
II the only other National
League contest the -Philies
whipped the Boston Braves, 6-3,
for Boom Boom Walter Beck's
firyf victory Of the year. The
offenders collected is hits.
The listless New York YAM
kees, 90 far in front of the Amer
lean League that few people pay
any attention to them. were
shut out, 80, by the Boston Red
Sox as Jack Wilson pitched four.
hit ball for his first complete
game Of the season. Spanked by
Manager Joe Cronin's three
run homer, the Red Sox splurg-
Cd for six runs in the fourth.
nOBTON GETS IA HITS
Boston made IL hits. Dominic
DfMaggio supplied three, includ-
ing . homer, and was hit twice
BY pitched balls. The first time
twas on the back and the second
time on the head. He was not
seriously hurt.
The wave of Openings during t
the weekend brought on a fight
a part Of the doubleheader be-
tween the st. Louis Browns and
the White Sox at Chicago. In
The first game Eden Auker
s;nacked Joe Kuhel on thei
shoulder with Q pitch. One word !
led to another and then to fisti-
GnkkA Players of both teams
rushed out and Alan Strange of
the Browns joined in the SPAR
ring. All three were banished.
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DOING RI UP BROWN

San Antonio baSeoaIl WrlterS,
who were q bit disgruntled that
their club didn't get more help
from the st. Looey Browns. have
learned why ;. When Carthage
(Mo,). the Browns other farm,
wired: 1--WE need two pitchers,
two infielders. two outfielders,'
back came another wire: IS do
we"
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ILLINI CAPTAIN INELIGIBLE

OCHAMPAIGN, ILL.,, Aug. 70
iR-Joe Turek. University of
Illinois football captainSfor 1941,
was declared ineligible yester-
day by university officials.
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Major League
Standinxs
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Games behind leader.
MONDAYS RESULTS
Boston 8, New York 0.
Chicago 1913. st, Louis 90.
Cleveland at DETROIT. rain.
Only games scheduled.
TUESDAYS GAMES
Cleveland at DETROIT (2).
st. Louis at Chicago.
Washington at Philadelphia.
Boston at New York.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE

Games behind leader,
MONDAYS RESULTS
Brooklyn IS, New York z.
Philadelphia 6, Boston 8.
st. Louis z, Chicago s.
Only games scheduled.
TUESDAYS GAMES
Chicago at st. Louis.
Philadelphia at Boston.
New York at Brooklyn (2).
Only games scheduled.
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Ward, Chapman and Fischer
were quarter 'inalists last year.
Two others, Johnny Burke and
MILFORD Wehrle. will be in the
field of 81 ooting for 10 quail
flying place; Thursday at Chi
cago in the largest distri t. Ray
Billows, twice runner-up, is
among II golfers trying for IA
places at New York and w. B.
duff Mccullough will try to
qualify at Philadel phia.
Some other prominent golfers
who will try to qualify are Stra-
faci, Tommy Goodwin and Neil
White at New York; Art Doering
and Gus Moreland at Chicago;
Tom Draper, Jr., recent sensa-
ton of the Canadian Open, and
Art Pony, semi-ein list in the
National Public Links Tourna-
ment, at Detroit: Reynolds
Smith. and Jack Munger at Hou-
ston. Bill Holt and Ted Bishop
at Boston and Tat Abbott, Bruce
Mccormick and Ellsworth Vines
at Los Angeles.
ODETROIT, Aug. 12-(P-
Tommy Sheehan of Detroit
who finished just a stroke away
in the Michigan Open cham
pionship, heads a field of 20
slated to set out Thursday at
Franklin Hills Country Club In
guest of seven starting places
in the National Amateur golf
tournament.
Two other Detroiters, Art
Pony and Ronnie Williams, are
in the field, although State Am
ateur Champion Sammy Kocsis
has passed up the Michigan Sec
tional trials for the big event
starting Aug. IS at Omaha
Pony is newly crowned Mich
igan public course champion,
while Williams is Michigan
amateur runner-up.
A threat to the Michigan tai.
ent, however. is Thomas Drap-
er, Jr., of Kirkwood. Mo-, who
carded an opening 81. three un-
der par. in the Canadian Open
last week. Six Ohio golfers al
so are entered.
The Michigan delegation At
Omaha will include Willie
Turnesa, Of Detroit, who quail
Zee automatically ss . former
titleholder.
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Sudden Death Games
Fashion for Tonight
Rain-p postponed Clashes Scheduled;
One Junior Loop Team Foess 0ustins

mied by last night payoff teams In two city softbal
hopefully toward the skies today where there
indication would the diamond
tonight playo game scheduled for tonight will also
lovod
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Amateurs
I'Ilursda

oNEW YORK, Aug. 12-(R-
Pursuing Is players who already
have earned their places in the
national amateur golf champion
ship at Omaha, some 600 crack
amateur golfers will play 36-hole
rounds over q different courses
Thursday in sectional qualifying
rounds.
Although this collection of
shotmakers is one of the smallest
in years for the amateur, it in
cludes practically all of Ameri-
cas- topflight players. The full
entry list, announced today by
the United States Golf Associa-
ton, shows that only one of last
years kuarter-finalists. George
Dawson of Chicago, failed to en-
ter this years tourney.
TODD SCORES
The 28th district sent six play
ers into the fold yesterday when
Harry Todd of Dallas, Texas,
paced a field of 20 at Denver,
Colo. Todd shot rounds of 70 and
50 for a l42 over Denver's Cher
ry Hills course. That indicates
Todd should be a serious con-
tended in the big tournament.
Other qualifiers yesterday
were John Jory, Denver, 148;
Frank j. English, Denver, l49;
John Kraft, Denver, ISL; John
Oliver. Amarillo, Texas, 1872, and
Rex Eaton, Denver, 152. The
only prominent golfer in the
field who failed to make the
grade was the veteran Silas
Newton.
GOODMAN S IN
Besides these six, the ones
certain of places in the field of
$50 at Omaha, Aug. $3.50, are
former champions Dick Chap
man, Marvin (Bud) Ward, Willie
Turnesa, Johnny Goodman,
Johnny Fischer and Chick
Evans, ami Charley Yates of At
lanta. former British amateur
ruler, who was given exemption
with them. Yates got free ride
into the main tournament be-
cause he's in the army, but an
other top-flight soldier golfer,
Frank Strafaci, didn't IKE ad-
vantage Of similar opportuni-
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FAvORITES COME THROUGH
SARATOGA SPRINGS, Aug.
12-Turfman call Saratoga the
graveyard Of favorites, but rae
ing commission figures show
that is not true at this time. Win
ming percentage for the first
week was 42.2, which Is high for
any course. rss
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-28
COTTON AND TOBACCO

we have two items # Interest,"
that many visitors like to see during
the fall season.
First, u cotton gins. The farmer
brings his cotton to the gin as il is
picked from the stalk. Here a uc-
ton pipe takes up the cotton and
blows it through the pipes to the gin
machinery, where the soft lint is
pulled from the seeds. The farmer
then drives around to one place
where the seeds are put into his
wagon or truck, then he drives to
another place and gets the lint cot
ton baled up. Many Of the farmers
sell their cotton as they bring it in,
leaving the ginner to do the ginning
later and own the seed and cotton
himself.
The other item of interest is our
tobacco sales warehouses. The farm
er grades and ties into small bundles
his tobacco leaves, brings in a load of
say, six grades. These are packed
nicely on baskets and spread in rows
on the floor of the warehouses. Up
and down the rows 60 the warehouse
manager, the auctioneer, the buyers
and others, selling each pile by auc-