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heard was Perry asking what they
knew about rumors that Mime
sofa was dickering with a South
west Conference school for
game or two. On three consec-
utive rounds at the Rolling Knobs
Club recently Henry Hebling,
Fort Smith (ArkD pro, drove the
300-yard green on the sixth hole
and sank his putt for an eagle.
Our Southern correspondents re-
port there's a red-hot feud de-
veloping between Freddie Lind
strom and Paul Richards, all be-
cause Freddie remarked that Paul
tore into the Southern Associa-
ton jumps so often they didn't
know what they were doing.
Today's guest star-Lynn C.
Doyle, Philadelphia Evening Bull
letin: Bob Feller and the Army
may get together along about the
end of August. At that time
seven American League man
ayers Will arise ana sing the olo
sob ballad, The Letter Came Too
Late"
Out of season-Frank Leahy
already has Notre Dame fans
frightened by being unduly opti-
mistic about his teams chances
next fall. Frank says he isn't
worried about the opposition un-
til the Indiana game, which Is
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The Old Model IT Is Speeded Up

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Bv EDDIE BRlETZ.
Associat ted Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, June 10.-If
you've been wondering why Bill
Jurges has been missing from the
Giants lineup for the past few
days, it's Just for some rest. But
Just to make sure that old feel
ing won't return, Bill expects to
get some of the same injections
that put him back in the game
last spring. Dark days are ahead
for minor league ball clubs, one
way or another. The Atlanta
Crackers tried playing daylight
ball just to see how things would
turn out in case they have to give
up the floodlights - and the
crowds fell off so badly that
President Earl Mann is wonder
ing what ever became Of the fans
who used to watch afternoon
games. Although Clark Griffith
and some of the other American
League mogulS are hollering about
the waiver rule, you can safely
bet there won't be any change
made at the summer meetings.
Sports cocktail-You can't keep
a Gopher from talking football.
Perry Dodson went down to Fort
Worth to cover the Open for the
st. Paul Dispatch and first thing
the boys around the press tent
Evening star., 1941-06-10
BY BURTON HAWKINS.
Star Staff CORRESPONDENT.

CLEVELAND, June 10.-Some-
what akin to the poor soldier who is
out of step with the remainder of
the regiment, First Baseman Jimmy
Vernon of the Nationals is an out
standing but forlorn figure. Through
the catastrophe that has crippled
the club. young Mr.. Vernon has been
a consistently fine performer who is
making the grade virtually un-
noticed.
For some seasons now Washing
ton fans patiently have awaited the
arrival of an individual who could
APPROACH the standard established by
Joe Judge and later handled less
fastidiously by Joe Kuhel. The
parade of pretenders to the position
have included such specimens as
Zeke Bonura. Jimmy Wasdell, Bob
Prichard. Jimmy Bloodworth, Ossie
Bluege, Sam West and. in fact. al
most everybody except PreXy Clark
Griffith.
Vernons lusty 1923 batting aver
age. the 81 runs he has swatted
across the plate and the steady
fielding he has displayed stamp him
as the best first baseman Washing
ton has owned since Kuhel was
traded to Chicago in 1887.
But One Error So Far.
Mickey is second only to Cecil
Travis in the Mats runs-batted-in
department and when the figures
are examined Vernon isn't required
to doff his sombrero to the fancy
hitting Washington third baseman.
Travis has propelled some 81 mates
across the plate in At full games,
while Vernon has averaged clouting
a mate home in each of the 81
games in which he has appeared as
a regular.
If there is any complaint with
Vernon's fielding, it hasn't been
registered by Manager Bucky Harris
Mickey has committed only one
error this season, pardonable muff !;
he represents the most inviting
target at which inflelders have
thrown in some years and his abil-
ity to stretch has saved shortstop
Jimmy Pofahl many an error on
erratic pegs.
From the malodorous vicinity OF
Marcus Hook, Pa, where the vapors
or a sprawling oil refining commun-
ity assail the mostrils, Vernon has
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Hope Knowles Shows
Expected Net Skill
In Eastern Event
Annexes Two Matches
EosiIy, Awaits PIoy
By Helen Jacobs
By the Associated Press.

PHILADELPHIA. June l0-Sec-
ond seeded Hope Knowles pulled up
in the third round of the Pennsyl-
vania and Eastern States women S
tennis championship at Merton
Cricket Club today to await initial
action by Defending TitliSt Helen
Hull Jacobs.
Drawing a bye in the first round,
Miss Jacobs faced her first compe-
tition in the second stanZa against
Peggy Welsh, Philadelphia junior
champion, who also advanced with
out lifting a racket.
Regarded as "comer,' Miss
Knowles showed her power by YIELD
ing only six games to two oppo-
nents. The 21-year-old Philadel-
phian, ranked tenth nationally, de-
feated Sue Peterson. Cynwyd, Pa
60. 6-1, and Anne Parry, Ger
mantown. Pa, 60, 6-3.
Keeping pace with her in early
matches were third-seeded Mrs
Helen Peterson Rihbany, Boston
Barbara Strobhar, Madge Bunny
Harshaw, Cecilia Riegel and Cecile
Bower and Mrs. John w. Clegg, all
Philadelphians.
Barbara Nields. Cleveland. seeded
fourth, was unable TO compete.
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Will Group Soldiers
For Free Admission
To Major Games

A plan whereby men serving IN
the armed forces of the United
States will be admitted free to
washington's home baseball games
has been worked out by Clark Grl1-
fifth, president of the club.
The idea has the approval OF
Judge Kenesaw M. Lands. commits
sioner of the game, and Presidents
Will Harridge of the American
League and Ford Frick Of the Ma
tional. 1t is to be put in erect IN
every major league city.
Men will not be admitted indl-
vidually free of charge because, as
Griffith points out, this would en-
tail payment of the Federal amuse-
ment tax. Instead, commanding
officers of the various units must
first ask permission from the ball
club to admit group, specifying the
number to attend.
This plan is similar to the one
employed during the first World
War, which was entirely satisfac-
tory 70 all concerned.
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Vernon Misses Credit for Fine
Job at Bat, on First as Mats
Poor Showing Upsets Fans

come to lend a certain fragrance
to a Washington club which pos
sesses more scent than sense.
Mickey chucked a college educa-
ton in 1887 for the ready money
that professional baseball offered.
He had snatched a scholarship at
Villa Nova on the strength of his
scholastic play and he was the glory
guy of the Villa Nova freshman
team in 1887 When pro baseball
beckoned Vernon abandoned his
quest for higher education.
Moves Upon Wasdell Flop.
No tough time did Mickey have to
break into organized baseball, for
Doc Jacobs, who coached Villa Nova,
also owned the Easton club in the
Eastern Shore League. Vernon
came into the Washington organiza-
ton late in 1897 when Joe Cambria,
the operator of the Salisbury Club in
the same league, bought Mickey's
contract from Jacobs Cambria sent
Vernon to Greenville in the Sally
League in 1888 and recommended
him for a try out with the Mats in
the spring of 80.
He received virtually no consider
alton in the Mats camp then, for
Wasdeu was the rage of the camp.
When Wasdell faltered early in
the season and a succession of
four other first basemen also
topped, the Mats suddenly switched
to Vernon, who at the time was
leading the Eastern League with
$40 average at Springfield
He played about so games for
Washington that fall and had bat
ting average of .257; but that aver
age needs explanation, Vernon
didn't swat the size of his hat in his
first 80 games but he brought his
average up by hitting well over 300
in those final 80 games.
Last year Vernon performed with
Jersey City of the 1nterno+i"nal
League and, for time, he led that
loop in hitting. He Suil.- d
shoulder injury which hampered
his batting style and his average
tapered off to 287 with continuous
play.
1t was only after the Washington
bosses had examined George Archie
and Jack Sanford at the Nationals
spring training base at Orlando,
(See VERNON. Page A-l4.)
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second on the schedule, and If
the Irish get that one they may
60 undefeated until the Navy
game in November. But some of
the other reports lead Reader
John Burgoyne of Cincinnati
tand a red-hot Notre Dame FAM
to ask whether the sports writer's
will predict a good season and
then hope they're wrong or pre-
dict a bad season and hope
they're right. Reports say N. c.
State has so much material it
will take coaches working in
relays to get through the fresh
men alone. And Camp Ham at
Riverside, Calf, boasts it has
three gridiron sharpshooters with
the anti-aircraft forces-Norm
Duncan of U. C. l.. A., Hall Van
Every of Minnesota and Tony
Mazziota of Notre Dame.
One-minute interview - Fred
Perry: Il don't want to tear
down the game that built me up,
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High Title at Stake
As Western Nine
Faces Eastern
Coaches Holding Back
Slab Choices Until
Clash Tomorrow

The drawn-out high school base
ball championship series will be con-
cluded tomorrow with either West
ern or Eastern winning the title
when they meet in the rubber con-
test of their three-game play-off at
Western Stadium.
The game has been shifted from
Anacostia Stadium because of con-
f1ict with another event there. 1t
will start at $3.50.
Eastern, which finished highest in
the regular round-robin series, won
the first game two weeks ago. 7-3.
Western came back last week to
knot the series by winning 1875.
Pitching assignments for tomor-
row are unannounced. Coach Cliff
Moore of Western can draw on
Charley Hines and Clarence Kuldell
while Chief Guyon of Eastern prob
ably will use either Kenny beavers
or Kenny Curles, his two aces, al
though he may have another dark
horse starter as in the last two
games when he sent Chester Spieser
and Art Bray to the mound.
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Atlanta Test Shows Minors Need Night Ti|ts to Live
Terrifying Flop GoI Has Three Successive Eogs Some Hole

but every one knows the cost of
an amateur tennis tourney. It's
81 400. The top three players
have a certain price, the next
three another price, and so on.
Why, it's like a laundry list"
Which may explain why Don
Bulge. Frank Shields, Sidney
Wood, etc, tackled the laundry
business as a sideline.
Contributors Corner.
The whole world knows and
loves to read
How Casey famed that day,
Good gosh what fame he
would have had
If he'd knocked that ball
away.
HOWARD UPTON,
Tahlequah (Okla) Citizen.
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Eight Of Last 10
|tsBaggedin
Sudden Surge
Frey's Hitting Trips
Dodgers; Cardinals
Regain Top Spot
BY JUDSON BAILEY.
Associated Press Sports Writer.

The Cincinnati Reds are beginning
to win as BELTS champions. even II
they don't always resemble basebaIls
kingpins.
Taken game by game during the
past couple weeks the Reds have
been the benefciaries Of more lucky
victories than you could shake bat
at But they all add up TO a sudden
surge that has brought the world
champions triumphs in their past
10 games, lifting them within a half
game of third place in the National
League.
That is fast travelling which can't
be brushed aside simply by saving
they have been getting the breaks
The Reds have been in batting
slump all season. For the first five
innings yesterday Hugh Casey Of the
Brooklyn Dodgers held them hitless.
Their first single in the sixth was
wasted Then in the last three in
ningS they made nine blows. inClud-
ing home run, four doubles and a
triple, coming off with a 81 victory
and making the Dodgers Weld the
circuit lead to the St. Louis Car
dinals. who trounced the New York
Giants. So.
Frey Big Help to Reds.
Lonnie Frey. a one-time Dodger.
was the big gun in the Reds vic
tory. driving in four tallies with A
homer in the eighth and a double
IN the ninth, but two-baSe error
by Shortstop PeeWee Reese in the
latter inning made CincinnatiS
winning runs unearned. Credit for
the victory went to Joe Beggs. al
though it was the pitching of young
Elmer Riddle that captured every
body'S fancy. He went on duty in
the ninth. and, with the tying run
on base, struck out two men in sue
cession to end the game, after he
had given double and an inten-
tional walk
The Cardinals conquest was
double wound for the Giants be-
cause it was achieved on the four
hit hurting of Harry Gumbert, whom
Bill Terry traded to ST. Louis last
month for Fiddler Bill MCGEE. along
with cash ana Paul Dean. Since
then Gumbert has won five games
for the Redbirds and MCGEE hasn't
triumphed once for New York.
The Giants were saved from a
shutout by Mel OFT, who smacked
his 18th home run of the year with
one on in the sixth.
Pirates Wilkie Sparkles.
One Of the fine pitching perform
anceS of the day was a siX-hitter by
Rookie Aldon Wilkie of the Pitts
burgh Pirates. who shut out the
Philadelphia Phillies, SO. The Pi-
rates got to Lee Grissom for run
in the fourth and finished strong
against his relief for pairs of runs
in the seventh and eighth.
The Chicago Cubs set of 2l-hit
fireworks display at Boston to beat
the Braves, 1876. and present Az
year-old Charley Root the 18th VIC
tory of his career Root coasted
along, allowing IA hits but no walks.
The Cubs punched seven of their
runs in the sixth inning.
Yesterday was an open date for
all American League clubs.
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Reds Winning Championship Manner ond Drive Toward Third Place
Win, Lose or Draw
Clarifying the Happenings Of Thot December Day
BY FRANCIS {. STAN.

is
note in the National Football League His from Chicago
Haas of the Big Bad conjunction
College The title is The Modern Formation With ManIn- Motion
needless throws light happened Griffith
Stadium December when MahaHs Redskins
by the 0.
the such the
Messrs Haa Shaughnesy and Jones tell all almost ALL
lifted the professional
mdefeaed
topped of by splendid victory Nebraska the Rose
all clearly dagrammed and the
them will
The the ofense of
plays explained the introduction
the and the
the fuback plays the real punch
should be the unexpected sock
Evening star., 1941-06-10
N. E. Juniors Victors

Northeast Junior baseball team
and National Training School nine
split a double-header N T. S. took
the first game, Ga. with the Juniors
winning the second, 6-3.
Evening star., 1941-06-10
eum Wants Road Come

Apollo Billiards baseball team is
after an out-of- town booking for
Sunday Call Randolph 1900 after
7 o'clock.
Evening star., 1941-06-10

Games Today. Games Tomorrow.
Pitts at Brooklyn. Cincinnati al Boston.
Cincinnati at Boston. Chicago at New York.
St. Louis a. Phlla. Pit. at BROOK. might .
Chicago at New York. St L. al Phil. (night,
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1eS Tomorrow.
Games Today.

Games Today, Games Tomorrow.
Wash. at Cleve.. g. wash. at Cleye., 3
New York at Chicago New York al Chlcaso
phiIa at Detroit Phlla at Detroit.
Bos at St. L. CNight). Boston at St. Louis
Evening star., 1941-06-10

NATIONAL.
Results Yesterday.
Cincinnati, g. Brooklyn. :.
St. Louis. 8: New York, ..
Pittsburgh. 3: Philadelphia, q.
Chicago. 13. Boston, g.
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PIEDMONT LEAGUE.

PIEDMONT LEAGUE.
Portsmouth +: Asheville ..
Durham, 4 Winston Salem, O.
(Only gameSD
VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
HarrISonburc. 2-12: Petersburg. Ill
LynchburR, s. Neport News, 3.
Salem, &; Staunton, l.
Evening star., 1941-06-10
TEXAS LEAGUE.

TEXAS LEAGUE.
Beaumont. 81; Fort Worth. 90.
Houston. y: Tulsa. /.
Oklahoma City. 3: San Antonio. 2.
Shreveport. 6: Dallas. }
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Major Statistics

TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1911.
AMERICAN.
Results Yesterday.
NJ oon,ae xchadu1ed
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Standing Of the Clubs
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(See VERNON, Page A-14)
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Wigs AseEAA. WIDOW. and owner q ths
Aoeeaa paDaf min b he Carolina mountain
91B6tet, turnD d0Wn Q marriage proposal
Ho0 WenAee WttAsrs- H leaves n rage.
1ran1se4 Wi1s. . ysnng stranger. who has
eoon ~ n the mountains for three days.
0nds his way 10 The Morgan home. He b fed
en4 allowed b remain overnight. He tdent-
- himseA a. . government employee.
vorktng With surveyors in The district wills
6svsaaQo pseumouta and b forced 10 remain
= ~ household. Marian. virgfe's dAugh.
Sef. Aisltkes wills Trouble d developing -
WlfAsss meets staniey Daniels. the mills
chemist virgts learns someone b attempt.
ing b obtain title 10 timber lands owned BY
Tom Pruttt. Me-iong friend Of her deceased
husband and part owner Of the mill She ad.
visss Tom 10 clear up title 10 his property.
a lsvs a4atr b developing between Daniels
and Lucy Htelds. virgte's secretary. Wtthers
attempts - bargain with Daniels TO have
him help m getting possession Of the Morgan
min. Daniels refuses wills improves. and
discovers be u In love with Marian. She u
developing similar symptoms Both keep II
sseret Virgte ofYers wills . Job at the mill.
Tom learns timber interests have sent men
- lsok over his land He takes . rife and
goes into the woods. His health greatly i'm
proved. wills leaves the Morgan household
= live n the village.
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| not belong IN places Of watchfnl -
lences. They were outlanders. Thay
had come to rob. And because
they had no craft they were hslp-
less.
Very slowly Toms long forearm
hexed, very slowly the muscles ok
his lean hand-his right hand-6ght-
ened!
The drama came home to Virgie
Morgan at ten o'clock, when her
ears had begun to ache from listen
ing for Marian's return, and wild
angers at the stark thoughtlessness
of young people to possess her.
She heard 4 car stop. and sprang
to her feet. grim-faced and re-
proachful.
"Well-did they close up all the
other places?" She began sharply.
But she stopped at the sight Of
Marian's white face. Marian's eyes
were big and frightened.
Mother" she began-'Bry and
l went to Sally Gallup's this after
noon when it stopped raining. On
the way back we picked up Tom
Pruitt. He's been up therein the
woods-for days. He's out in tho
car now-he's all muddy. Mother
Tom killed a man-over on Hazel
Fork"
The sound virgie Morgan made
at Marian's announcement was half
a groan and half a conclusive, abb
surd squeak. There was horror in
it, but under that a terrible tragic
resignation.
Somehow, for days, for weeks ev-
en-, she had felt the pressure of this
coming thing. The unrest and un-
happy nerve twitchings Of impend.
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ri shall probably have to ask Miss
Fields to boss me for q WHILE" he
said. ''I'u be q sad tenderfoot, I'm
afraid"
"I'n boss you." virgie stated firm
y. land this plant can't afford ten
derfeet. You have to cut your eye
teeth quick and cut them hard. Be-
gin by stepping high over that steam
hose il you don't want Jerry Shell
ton in your hair"
There was, to Virgie's eyes, only
the customary retcence Of the
mountain man in the attitude Of the
old hands in the mill toward Bran
ford Wills. They greeted him with
the taciturn "Howdy" of the hills,
looked him up and down. went on
with their work.
"You show Wills how the drum
bankers work, Mank," Virgie Or
dered. "Start him in with the logs
at this end and he'll come out with
the pulp into the stuff chests, at
the other"
But If she was satisfied with the
calm of events at the mill, she was
displeased when she went home at
night, very weary.
The rain had stopped. The ground
was freezing again and the wind
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Speaking II
SPORTS

RnLY CONN Of Pittsburgh. light
- heavyweight champion, has
been awarded a crack at the heavy
weight crown Of Joe Louis in 4 bout
to be promoted by Mike Jacobs next
June.
This fact has done little to dispel
the fear that Louis reign will con-
tinue indefinitely. There Is NO foun-
dalton for such an idea. Old age
will creep mp On Joe sooner or
later. But the ranking d Conn
n No. I contender fer the heavy
weight title seems to indicate that
no challenger win tumble champion
Louis Oh his throne during The new
year.
1t is strange that so many fistic
customers are enthusiastic about
Conn's chances. Some of the most
calloused boxing experts regard
Louis as one of the greatest cham
pions of all time. Indeed, many of
them ran out of adjectives in de-
scribing his killer instinct, his calm,
cruel workmanship, his terrific pow
er. Such a rating classes Louis
with Jack Dempsey, John L. Sulli-
van, Jim Corbett, Gene Tunney, Bob
Fitzsimmons, Jim Jeffries and Jack
johnson.
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We Are Cheated
Real happiness is cheap enough.
yet how dearly we pay for its
Standardization.
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ing change. She had decided In the
morning, in spite Of the apparent
calm at the mill, that now her fore
bodings had come true-that some
thing was beginning In the ruthless,
inexpliceble fashion with which Life
suddenly shifts to the sinister.
But even her stout spirit was not
braced against such q fierce accel-
Grafton of tempo.
She stumbled up, gray-faced.
"Where is he?" she demanded.
"How do you know he killed a man?
Killed who?"
Marian was steady, though her
eyes were big and terrified.
He doesn't know who II was,
Mother. He shot somebody. They
were trying to steal his timber over
ON Hazel Greek. Now he wants us
to take him over to jail. Bry and
l don't know what to do. Bry thinks
Tom is crazy"
Lossie was standing, staring
blankly at the door.
"Get my coat" Virgie ordered.
"I'u talk to Tom. We're not In q
big enough mess-he would have to
do a thing like this!"
Marian protested. ''It's no use to
talk to him, Mother. He's % az
cited when he tries to talk It doesn't
make sense and his teeth chatter.
Bry doesn't want to drive way over
to the county-seat tonight. Couldn't
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Past Failures

It's hard to imagine Billy Conn, q
fancy boxer, pIastering the ten count
on any Of these gentlemen Of = past
era. Why, then, Is It likely that he
can do any better with Louis, who
is generally acclaimed as being their
equal?
The record shows that few light
heavyweights have had much sue
cess when they tried to crash the
heavyweight field.
Fitzsimm0ns, Of course, went from
the lght-heavyweight ranks to be-
come champion. But Fitzsimmons
was more or less = puEilistic freak.
There hasn't been terrific hitter like
him in the l75-pound class since his
day. Bob had the waist and legs Of
= featherweight and the shoulders
Of 4 big heavyweight. He had rs
much power in his arms rs any man
In the ring.
Fitz was at his best when he
weighed about ITO pounds. On St.
Patrick's day. 1897, he won the title
from Jim Corbett in Carson City,
New. On that occasion he had all
the qualifications of a heavyweight
but the poundage. He lost the title
two years later to Jim Jeffries when
his hands weren't able to stand up
under the power of his arms.
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