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Evening star., 1942-09-24
French 5 1.Hitter
Keeps Dodgers
In Flag Race
Etten Of PhiIs Spoi|s
Perfect Game; Card
Rally Downs Reds
BY JUDSON BAILEY
ASSociAt ted Press Snnrts Writnr

In IS years the National League,
the Oldest baseball organization in
the world, has had only one season
in which winning 100 games was
not sufficient to win the pennant-
until this year.
The Brooklyn Dodgers won their
Tooth game yesterday and it didn't
move them even one wisp closer to
the championship. That's why the
st. Louis Cardinals are making prep
aralons to face the New York
Yankees in the World Series opening
next Wednesday,
The Dodgers reached the 1O0-vic-
tory mark last year on the last day
OF the season. It was the occasion
for lot of whoop-la because the
Dodgers, in all their years in the
senior circuit, never had won that
many games before But winning a
hundred this year didn't mean a
thing.
French Sparkles on Hill.
Brooklyn bagged No 100 yesterday
as old Lefty Larry French marked
up one of the finest pitching per-
formances of all times. He pitched
a one-hitter,- and single by Nick
Etten that got past Shortshop Pee
wee Reese not only kept the veteran
southpaw from no-hitter, but also
from perfect game. The laughing
boy never walked man, never let
any one get to first base except Et-
ten, who was erased in double play,
and altogether pitched to the mini
mum of q batters.
This remarkable outing brought
the Dodgers 60 triumph over the
Phils, but it didn't save them from
imminent elimination in the furious
National League Pennant fight be-
cause the Cardinals also triumphed
in night game against Cincinnati,
"a.
This made it possible for the
Cardinals to clinch the pennant to-
day II they win again from the Reds
and the Dodgers lost to the Boston
Braves.
Cards Rally for Triumph.
The Cardinals came from behind
last night to down the Reds, who
scored both their runs in the first
inning on walk, an error, wild
pitchs and a single After the first
frame Cincinnati made only one hit
Ia total of two for the game-ofT
Rookie Johnny Beazley. as he at
tanned his 10th triumph of the
season.
st. Louis smacked Bucky Walters
for nine safeties, three Of them by
Stan Musial, and won handily with
three runs in the third and another
in the seventh.
Evening star., 1942-09-24
Cards Hold Pace
Despite Forced
Lineup Change
Sanders, Subbing for
AiIine Hopp, Shines
In Clubs 103d Win
BY CHARLES DUNKLEY.


ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Sept. 24.-The
pennant hound st. Louis Cardinals
today are "A hours closer to hitting
the jackpo-the National League
championship, their first since 1884.
Even illness or replacement in
the lineup failed to check or stop
these amazing Cardinals, who last
night registered their l03d victory Of
the campaign to equal the New York
Giants mark of 1912. The league
record, however, is held by the Chi
cago Cubs at 116 in 1906.
Behind the superb two-hit Pitch
ing Of Rookie Right-hander Johnny
Beazley, q marvellous 23-year-old
youngster, the Cardinals smothered
the Cincinnati Reds, to 2. and
were to tear into them again today,
doggedly determined to triumph and
sweep on to the championship.
Cards Need Two to Clinch.
II the Cardinals win the next two
of the remaining three games. they
can't miss regardless OF what Brook.
lyn does.
Billy Southworth, manager Of the
Red Birds, selected big Morton
Cooper, ace right handler, to face
Cincinnati. Cooper will be seeking
his 22d victory and his 9th straight.
He will be opposed by Ray Starr.
with a record of Is games won, IL
lost.
Beazley and Ray Sanders, rookie
first baseman, thrilled the top
coated crowd OF 26,5l4 with their
achievements last night. South
worth was forced to replace Johnny
Hopp, Ill with cold, at flrst base
and Sanders, . rookie first sacker,
filled in for him with marvellous
success. He smashed q triple to
score two of the three runs regis
tered in the third inning and fielded
faultlessly.
Beazley chalked up his 20th vic
tory of the campaign in checking
Cincinnati with two hits. The Reds
failed to get runner past second
base after the first inning, in which
they got on to . quick two-run
lead.
Not Bothering About Dodgers.
Southworth clung to his decision
Of taking his oppohents one ut =
time regardless Of what Brooklyn
does. Were confident Of making
the grade,' Southworth said, but
we're playing todAy's game today,
and not thinking about tomorrow
or what Brooklyn is doing. That's
| the way It's going to be-"
Terry Moore, laid up for 10 days
with . pulled muscle in the calf Of
his left leg, may be able to resume
his place in the lineup at center
field when the Chicago Cubs play
here Saturday. Martin Marion.
slat-like shortstop, IS playing with
his left ankle thoroughly taped. He
injured it several days ago and it
has bothered him since.
Evening star., 1942-09-24
BY HUGH FULLERTON, Jr.,
Mide Mnrld SnnrIs Writer

NEW YORK, Sept 24.-On be-
half of West Coast fans, Col.
Russ Newland takes issue with
this corners recent nomination
of Gunder Haegg as the years
outstanding athlete. Russ points
out that Cornelius CDutch
Warmerdam, the pole vault
champ. is the only man ever to
clear Is feet officially. And he's
done it IA times this year and
rs times in all since April, 1910.
We're still inclined to rate
Haegg's running at various difs>-
cult distances above Comics
consistency at one feat. How
ever, We agree that Warmerdam
is in line for the Sullivan Me-
mortal Award. which he almost
won last year. He's standout
among American athletes and
there's no question about his
qualifying as a sportsman, lead
er. etc.
Grtnt and groan department.
Taking an idea, maybe, from the
much-maligned pro rasslers, 1t.
Dave Bartelma has introduced
blindfolded wrestling at the Iowa
Navy Pre-fiight School. The
Evening star., 1942-09-24

his Debated sticking average OF BOT
and his comparatively poor record
of 20 homers for the year, far over
shadows the valiant Card leader as
hitter.
Cards Speed Not Enough.
Every one remembers that Owen
muffed the ball and that Tommy
Heinrich reached first. But that
still would have been forgotten
quickly If Di Maggie, next up, had
not slashed single and Keller had
not driven them both in with
terrific double oil the right-field
wall. That's an illustration why Di
Maggie and Keller will have to be
rated above any combination they
might face.
In the matter of speed afoot the
Cardinal trio might hold a slight
advantage, but not enough to
matter. Both Keller and Di Maggie
are much faster than is generally
realized.
The Cards, with young Harry
Walker and Coaker Tx;plett to call
on, probably would be less weakened
by injury to one of their regular
gardeners than would the Yankees.
Walker, in particular, has looked
good as replacement for Moore in
recent games. The Yanks haven't
much to fall back on in the veteran
George Selkirk and Tuck Stainback.
Comparison of the two left field
ers offers more ticklish problem il
one is influenced by the figures
They show, for fact, that Stan
Musial, the Cardinals wonderful
rookie, is hitting lusty $40 as
against Keller's .292. and that his
fielding average is better than King
Kongs," too.
Keller, Di Mag Send in Runs.
But the writer has q suspicion
that If 10 pitchers were picked at
random and asked which player
they would rather face with two out
and the winning run on second. that
the answer would be an almost
unanimous Don't be silly!"
Keller. like .Di Maggie, has not had
a particularly good year. Yet both
OF them have knocked in over 100
runs-a feat not approached either
by Mnsial or Moore. Keller has
blasted IS home runs to Musial's 10.
Musial and Moore, while fitting per-
fectly into the Cardinals hair -rais-
ing style Of play, simply are not the
power punchers that the two big
Yankees are.
One Of the best samples OF the
havoc Di Maggie and Keller can
create in given situation was sup
piled in the famous fourth game OF
the Al series-the one where Mickey
Owen dropped what should have
been the game ending strike and
four Yankee runs poured across 10
beat the Dodgers, ~.
Evening star., 1942-09-24
Eight PennsyIyanians
To Start for 6. W.
tomorrow Night
Four Sophs Are Picked
To Open Play Against
Western Maryland

If George Washington University's
football team Is penalized for de-
laying the game tomorrow night at
Griflth Stadium when 1t faces
Western Maryland 1t probably will
be because they'll discuss Pennsyl-
vania politics In Z huddle.
There will be more Pennsylvanians
in Coach Johnny Bakers lineup
than in Fred Warnings orchestra.
Starting against the Green Terrors
win be eight key figures from the
Keystone State, none from the same
village.
Could BE 10 Pennsylvanians.
Only three States will be repre-
sented in the g. w. starting eleven.
Tailback Jimmy Graham halls from
Evansville, Ind. and Fullback Frank
Seno and Tackle Maurice Hurley are
from Illinois, Mendoza and Farmer
City, respectively. The remainder of
the lineup strictly is Pennsylvania
produced.
End AL Romasco is from Monesson,
and Ed Czekaj, the other wing, is a
native of Mount Pleasant. Tackle
John Koniszewski is from Dickson
City, and Guards Ellis Hall and
Enrico Seeno are from Masontown
and Greenburg, respectively. Center
Don Seibert is from Hanover, while
Quarterback Pete Labukas halls
from Scranton, and Halfback Paul
Weber Is from Washington, Pa.
There may be as many as 10
Pennsylvanians representing G.. w.
at one time for Dan Rosa, tackle
replacement, Is from Brownsville,
Pa, and Seno's understudy, Joe
Bernot, is from Mount Carmel, Pa.
There are II Pennsylvanians on the
CIV. squad, in fact, but no II of
them figure to be on the field at the
same time.
Four Sophs Among Starters.
That's because Grahams under
studies, John Pollock and Tony
Creme, are from Benwood, w. Va,
and Syracuse, N. Y, and when
either moves into the lineup Gra-
ham is likely to shift to another
backfield spot.
Baker has sandwiched four soph-
omores into his starting lineup in
Labukas, Seno, Czekaj and Hurley,
together with two Juniors and five
seniors. Fullback Joe Bernot, End
John Misiewicz, Halfback Alex
Chronis and Center Nick Rubono-
vich are other sophomores certain
to view considerable action.
Evening star., 1942-09-24

.J1o DdGClQg average ana Is nome
runs stacks up against Roy Cullen
bine. Yankee replacement for the
departed Tommy Heinrich, can the
Cardinals be figured to hold an ad-
vantage over the Al world cham
pions.
And even there the statistics
might not offer a thorough COM
parison. Cullenbine. moody fellow,
has been regarded for several years
as potentially one of the best out
fielders in the game. The main rap
against him as he drifted from one
club to another in both leagues was
that he seldom bore down.
Cullenbine Much Improved.
He looks and acts like brand
new ballplayer since he joined the
Yankees. He has become acquainted
with his teammates and has been
pounding the ball at more valuable
rate than his most recent official
average of .274 would indicate.
Players have a habit of doing that
when they join the Yanks, and the
Cards will be wei advised not to
regard Cullenbine Us soft spot in
their rivals armor.
In center field the great Di Maggie.
who has made a notable comeback
after an amazingly poor start this
season, will be paired against Terry
Moore, captain of the Cardinals and
one of the games outstanding de-
fensive outflelders. Joe, with even
Evening star., 1942-09-24
A Solid Vote for Guy Stepping Out

This although based conversations with
peten people but the benefit days about The Navy
instance further of Relief Society affairs The War
although there have been
direct promotions" still has its AER
Departments Granand Rice quit the
boxing end Conn soldiers in the
Army paid
Army Emergency Relief bout.
What about Baaan What about Wake Island? What about the
casualty
financial millions of others What
others lives eyes? really
How special soldier be singled onsid
their Sl35Oo0 present
world the vital world hstory?"
Rces side the for the time being this
bdicated
wit
Evening star., 1942-09-24

Having compiled the worst record
Of any Washington team since 1919,
the Mats gratefully scattered to their
respective homes with faint hope of
Improving their status in l943.
Washington's 81 victories and its
All winning percentage represent
the second worst figures compiled by
the Mats since Clark Griffith took
over in 1912. In 1919, with, Griffith
managing, the Mats won only Sc
games.
Selective service and enlistments
are certain to weaken the Mats over
the winter. Pitcher Sid Hudson
and Catcher AL Evans are expected
to be in the armed forces shortly
and may be joined before next
season by Outfielder Bruce Camp
Evening star., 1942-09-24
Mojor Leaders
By the Associated Press.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Batting-Williams, Boston. .357; Pesky.
Boston, .332.
Runs-Williams. Boston, 14l: D Mag
sio, New. York. l21.
=, Di Maggio. New York. 110.
HitsEPesky. Boston, 204; spence.
Dossi:cilis. Tai:sanscsiHlin g. 81 Louis. 80; Da MAG
TripissTsDenee, wa.hinston. Is: pa
MaEslo. New York. and Heath.
Cleveland, Ii.
Home runs-Williams, Boston, %;
LAabs. st. Louis. "a.
Stolen baseS-Case, WAshington, ~:
Vernon. WaGhington, 23,
Pitching-Bonham. New York, 2l-B;
Dorowy, New York. ia.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Batting-Lombardi, Boston, .3oe: Ret
ser, BROOKLYN. ,31S.
Runs-ott, New York, 112; Slaughter.
Runs batted in-Mize. New York. 1O7;
Camilli Brooklyn, 1O1
Hits-Slaughter. St. Louis. 1S4; Mich.
olson, Chicago, 172.
Triples-Slaushter st. Louis, II; Mich.
olson, CHICAGO, H..
Home runs-Ott. New York, 2s: Mize.
New York, and Camilli, Brooklyn,
stolen bases-Reiser. BROOKLYN, II;
Fernandez. Boston, Is.
Pitching-Krist, st. Louis, l3-3:
French. Brooklyn, If.
Evening star., 1942-09-24
100 Wins for Brooks Fail insure l. Flag Only Second Time IS Years
Win, Lose or Draw
PubIieity's One Thing Uncle Mikes Como Get
By FRANCIS {. STAN,

Pubicity's One Thing Uncle Mikes Como Get
One thing Uncle Mike Jacobs worry about
connection with the forthcoming heavyweight championship fight
between Billy Conn publicity get
In variety of ways.
His private corps -thumpers will boom up of
course as they know they There
OF the old hn hip Murray drummer boys concoct
relationship between this fight patriotism purely
incidental.
Some OF the other publicity
The fight originally planned
Relief OF sudden Promoter Jacobs broke list of
he sad
sum of s4l148O3. Atop these debts
This than s1350o0 it's
rngsdes selling $40 cophas
nut hold soldiers
that had
Emergency
Evening star., 1942-09-24
Cornell Elects Johnson

ITHACA. N. Y, Sept. "a (P).-Roy
v. CRed) johnson, Tarentum pa
senior end. has been elected Cornell
football captain. He succeeds Ken
meth L. Stoffer. Lakewood (Ohio)
fullback, who withdrew from the
university to enter armed service.
Evening star., 1942-09-24
Sturs Yesterday
Py the Associated Press

Ry the Associated Press.
Ernie Bonham, Yankees-Scored
2lst victory by holding Senators to nve
hits.
Larry French, Dodgers+Shut out
Phils in near-perfect game. allowing
only one hit and facing Just ~ batters.
Johnny Beazley and Stan Musial.
Cardinals-Beazley pitched two-hit ball
and Musial made three hits. driving in
two runs as St Louis beat Reds
Evening star., 1942-09-24
Official Score

Runs oatted in-Gordon. Dickey Has
sett, Case, Rolfe Two-base hits-Cullen-
bine, Rolfe. Double play-Estslella to
Vernon. Left on bases-New York, q 9;
Scarborough, 5. Struck out-By Bonhapi
Z: by scarboroush, !. Hits-on scarbo-
! Inning Losing pitcher-Scarboroush
Ompires-Messrs. Grieve. Rommel, Quinn
end MCGOWAN. Time-l.34. Attendance
--2,19s, paid.
Evening star., 1942-09-24
In Which COL Taylor Washes Some Hands

Entirely overlooked apparently highly pubiced
income of than 100000 which
Naturally debt for the duration He's entitled
that uniform while Uncle
the Uncle Roxborough
gentleman activities" nd
him and put him for period of time
question the patriot
to knowing ques
bewdered Col John Thomas Taylor
Of Relations
Department
Relief funds
football boxing into the hands of promoters whom think
Naturally don't 100
be met
in promotion.
football placed in the hands of cbmmttee
contracts sched
headed
nothing do with the
Evening star., 1942-09-24
Di Mag, Keller Give Yonks Edge
Over Cardinals IN OutfieId
Menoces in Clutches, They Shade Moore,
MusioI; CuIIenbine Is Botting Threut
fThi the comparing prospective World
Series opponentsJ
This is the third OF d series compdri,
Series opponentsJ
By GAYLE TALBOT,
Associated Press SPORTS Writer

NEW YORK Sept A-The presence Of Joe Di Maggie and
Charley Keller two OF the dangerous clutch hes
ball. in the Yankee ouheld sufficient
League champions important prospective
Series rivals the St Louis Cardinals the gardening department
Only in right field where Country Slaughter
Evening star., 1942-09-24
League Statistics

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER "a, ln42.
AMERICAN.
Results Yesterday.
New York. 4; washington, 1,
Others not scheduled.
Evening star., 1942-09-24
Petworth Wants Games

Petworth baseball team wants a
game for Sunday to close the season.
Cali Wheaton at Randolph 5026.
Evening star., 1942-09-24
Rice Sees Twister,' and Looks for Wreckoee

earlier layman to become bewdered
Boxing be
presented his bill for for od
said effect II thought
trying all-out for Army emergency relief
heavyweight battle between and Bully Conn
promotion of Mike Jacobs War
wiser In theDouh
and the Midwest.
"A wisr better tornado cyclone 1t leaves lot
Of wreckage in its wake"
being tossed around
formation Rice decided
swift retired familiar haven the box
Evening star., 1942-09-24
An Officer soys: I Hope 1t Doesn't Come or

lot people including the armed forces
the other
a his view
fight undoubtedly history
called will black all of the services
Hundreds of thousands have called into the service
owing back Yet here's
uouis), circulation
another that Conn.,
challenger, S a training camp"
Evening star., 1942-09-24
Standing sf the Clubs.

Games Today. Games Tomorrow.
Chicago, at Cleve. (2). CHICAGO at Cleve.
Only games. Only game.
Evening star., 1942-09-24
NATIONAL.
Results YsatefdAy.
st. Louis, 4: Cincinnati, Q.
Brooklyn. 8: Philadelphia, o.
Others not scheduled.
StanAfns ~ Tia clvha
Games Today.

Games To-day. Games TensRrew.
Boston at Brooklyn. Boston at Brooklyn.
Cinci. At st. Louis. Phila. At N. =. Cd.
Phila. at N. Y. (2). Only games.
Only RameS.
Evening star., 1942-05-27
Junior Commerce Board
To Fefe Sailors on Cruise

Sailors from nearby naval stations
will be guests tonight aboard the
S. S. Potomac on the eighth annual
moonlight cruise of the Junior Board
of Commerce. Proceeds will be used
to continue the junior boards
youth welfare activities, including
the crippled children's boat ride,
the home playground contest, the
Boy Scout extension drive and the
Big Brother Committee.
Red Norvo and his orchestra will
provide the dance music on the
cruise, which starts at 8:45 pm,
and there will be additional musical
entertainment by Frank Govan,
accordionist, and BUDDY Angle,
guitarist.
Evening star., 1942-05-27
Plenty of Gasoline Substitutes
Promise to Keep Car Running
More Than "a Have Been Tried, Including
Hair Tonic, With Varying Success

methane. In Sweden and other
countries, the sewage disposal plants
have been furnished considerable
bottle gas. But few cities have the
type of sewage systems necessary
to produce methane. When coming
from sewage, methane is a cheap
fuel.
For gases, the spark has to be ad-
vanced and the carburetor changed.
Cost of converting to gas burning
is $3.50 to SITS a car.
The gasogenes are made by burn
ing solid materials, usually cellu-
loses. They are mainly wood, char
coal and coal. They have been in
use for years in Germany, Italy,
France, Sweden and other European
countries.
Wood Gas Efficient.
Once only hard wood was suitable.
Now softer woods are used with aid
of wool filters which remove the
dust. DR.. Egloff says that improve
ments have brought the efficiency
of wood-gas vehicles close to that of
Diesel engines.
Sweden used the wood-gas gener-
atorS to such an extent that the
country had little difficulty in turn
ing to this type of fuel when war
cut off the gasoline. In Sweden
birch until recently was the wood
of choice. More than 20 types of
vehicles used wood. Lately tests
have indicated that coal is more
economical gas generator than wood
France has even used wood paving
blocks to operate essential trucks.
Holland uses peat to generate gas
for autos.
Russia has used straw briquettes
to make running-board fuel in
the same way. Brazil. Indo-China,
Japan and Denmark are other
nations using gas generated by slow
burning stoves.
The fourth great substitute, alco-
hol, is not available in the United
States, unless by clever individuals
like the Swedish baker who made
his own. But alcohol is used by
many nations to mix with gasoline
The anti-knock rating is raised
when alcohol is mixed with low
grade gasoline.
If no more than 10 per cent
alcohol is added to gasoline, no
adjustments have to be made. Such
mixtures have had extensive trials
in the American Midwestern farm
belt. The alcohol has to be COM
pletely free of water.
Some Frenchmen have been try
ing grape alcohol Apparently they
wasted no wine, however, for the
alcohol was distilled from the pulp
after pressing the wine. Grapes
have given Spain fuel alcohol.
Switzerland is getting alcohol from
wood distillation. and as a by-prod-
uct new auto fuel which they call
alketon.
Brazil is considering making alco-
Evening star., 1942-05-27

hol from sugar for motor fuel
Many farm crops will make good
fuel alcohol in emergency.
Other fuels are:
France-Acetylated ammonia, ar
tichokes, oil from peat, pure ammo
mia. pure acetylene, paraldehyde.
Germany-Dry ice.
Britain-Palm nut oil.
Brazil-Cotton seed coke.
Argentina-Unshelled corn.
China-Tuhg oil, grape seed oil
garbage.
Jerusalem and Palestine-Soya.
bean oil.
Evening star., 1942-05-27
By HOWARD w. BLAKESLEE,
xrr;l~ uvnrld C,ianra Edition

NEW YORK, May 27-There are
more than two dozen substitutes for
gasoline to drive an auto. They
range from hair tonic and the
fumes of baking bread to more seri-
Gus fuels which today are driving
millions of cars in other parts of
the world.
1t is probable that Mr.. Tinker
America could do well with some
of them. He would also, at the
same time, be compelled to fashion
tires containing neither rubber nor
any other war materials. But he
is the fellow who could do just that
More than two dozen substitute
auto fuels are listed by DR.. Gustav
Egloff. head of research, Universal
Oil Products Co., Chicago, in a
report to the American Chemical
Society.
The hair tonic Is a French idea.
1t is one Of nine which Frenchmen
have tried.
Swedish Baker Uses Fumes.
The bread fuel is the neatest,
being both a home product and
scientifically good besides. There
are fumes of alcohol in baking
bread and a Swedish baker has
adapted his ovens to trap and con-
dense them for use as motor fuel.
1t is declared that he operates a
fleet of 80 trucks on this bread alco-
hol.
Americans are right up there, too.
They have used water, cracking it
electrolytically to obtain hydrogen
to run the auto; also furfural from
corn, pulverized coal, powdered rice,
starch dust, garbage, sawdust and
field clover gasoline.
There are four main substitute
fuels, widely uSed-balloon gas, bot
tie gas, running-board burners pro-
ducing gasogene (Which is all sorts
of fumes from wood to coaD and
alcohol.
There is also steam, but this does
not rate as substitute, being a
different kind of engineering job.
Most of the substitutes can be used
in today'S cars without too much
adaptation.
Balloon Gas Bulky.
Balloon gas is most any gas
which will burn. 1t has to be car
ried in bag, usually as big as the
car, riding on top like a balloon
This fuel is none too powerful, has
many obvious objections, but in
England it has been in use since
the war began.
Bottle gas is compressed, carried
in metal cylinders. The three
mostly used have been city gas,
propane-butane and methane or
marsh gas.
Sewage has furnished the most
outstanding and newest of the bot
tie gases. 1t can be used unpurified
or, if cleaned up, it becomes