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Evening star., 1942-09-20
Majeski's .345 Brings
/. |. Batting Crown
By Wide Margin
BY the Associated Press.

bS iHe Associated PreSS.
NEW YORK, Sept. l9.-Hank Ma
jeski of the pennant- winning New
ark Bears is the International
Leagues batting champion for 1912.
The slugging third baseman, who
led the hitters of the circuit from
the middle of July. finished with 1873
hits in STA times at bat for an aver
age of .345.
Majeski succeeds Gene Corbett,
who took the title with a modest
.306 last year.
Majeski's average was 81 points
above that of his nearest rival, Gene
Moore of the Montreal Royals.
The circuits nine other leading
hitters, based on $50 or more times
at bat and including the jersey City,
Syracuse play6ff for third place,
we're: Moore, 314 Johnny Welaj,
Buffalo,, 309; Ed Robinson, Balti-
more, 3o8; Sid Gordon, Jersey City,
300; Frank Colman, Toronto, 299:
Mike Rocco, Buffalo, 298 Bud
Metheny, Newark .295; Bill john
son, Newark, 29l; and Jack Graham,
Montreal, .287
Majeski also led the league in runs
batted in with 1T and his total of
1913 hits topped that department. His
collection included % doubles, six
triples and Is home runs.
Charles Barrett of Syracuse
topped the pitchers in victories with
20, but the leading hurler was
Tommy Byrne of Newark, with II
wins and only four losses, an average
of $40.
Evening star., 1942-09-20

Well, Joe Louis never did better
job of debating an opponent.
The Dodgers sailed in here AL
gust "a with a seven and one-half
game lead. All they had to do to
protect the gap was split the four
game series. But the Cards had
other ideas. They won three straight
out of four, cutting the margin to
five and one-half games and send
ing Dem Buns reeling into tailspin
from which they have not yet re-
covered
But it still was a ding-dong race.
Rapidly Pick Up Ground.
At the end of the next three days,
Southworths roaring Whirlwind
had swept to within 3 lengths of
first place by winning five straight
over the Phils and Boston. while
Brooklyn was splitting double
headers in Chicago and Pittsburgh.
They continued exchanging blow
for blow like two fighters in the
center of the ring until the super
crooshal' series in Brooklyn last
week
The Cards swept both games and
came out all wrapped up in a tie for
the lead.
Continuing this sizzling pace, the
Redbirds surged ahead the next day
apparently for keeps. The Dodgers
were out of the lead for the first
time in las days, or since the
seventh day of the season.
Thus, in little less than one
month, and under terrific pressure
all the way, the rampaging de-
scendants of the famous old Gas
House Gang" had chased Brooklyn
into the closet and slammed the
door.
Parallels Other Races.
On the day they occupied first
place the Cardinals had won 80
of their last 36 games.
This record closely parallels
two previous spectacular comebacks
which carried Cardinal teams into
the World Series.
In 1884, the last year the Cards
won the title. they trailed the New
York Giants seven games on Septem-
Der 7. But they uncorked a long
string of victories to pull into a tie
on the third to last day of the
season, and won ON the last day
This was the year ME Dizzy anc
Paul" Dean won the World Series
Another thrilling finish between
Brooklyn and st. Louis occurred in
1880 when the Cards were in fourth
place and trailing by II games the
first week of August. They tied
it up by the middle of September
and slid into the championship cor
ner with time to spare. The Dodg-
ers became so upset they fell all
the way to fourth.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
Red Sox Beat Yanks
With Help Of Wild
Toss by Dickey
goth Victory, SO, Gives
Hub Club Its Greatest
Total in Is Years
BY The Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-The Bos-
ton Red Sox took advantage of Bill
Dickey's wild throw in the 10th
inning today to score three runs
and beat the New York Yankees,
to 6. for their Goth victory of the
season-their greatest number of
wins in 25 years.
The defeat ended a six-eame VIM
ming streak by the world champions
and cost Spud Chandler his fifth
reverse after winning Is games.
Boston's winning rally was started
by Johnny Pesky, who led off with
his 201st hit of the year. Ted Will
liarns drew his third walk and
Tony Lupien sacrif1ced-but Dickey
f1elded the bunt and threw wild past
first, letting both runners score.
Lou Finney followed with a single
scoring Lupien, which with an ear
lier homer and triple gave him three
runs batted in for the day.
Ted Williams hit his 34th home
run in the first inning to get the
Red SoX started right. but the
Yanks kept nibbling until they tied
the score with four runs in the
seventh. Roy Cullenbine notched
his second homer as a Yankee with
two on and Charley Keller added
his 26th of the season.
In the next inning Mace Brown
relieved Bill Butland and received
credit for the victory
Evening star., 1942-09-20
All Good and Know It, Cards Overcome Tremendous Odds
With None Stondout in Sensational Drive to Top
Plugging
Record This Year Parallels Championship 3oonde

out any fiery rhetoric, he never let
his men give up hope.
They showed the same hard driv-
ing, never give-up spirit which
years ago made the Cardinals one
of the most colorful teams in base
ball.
Probably no other team pulled as
many games out of the fire in late
innings this year, To get the idea
one has to look back only to last
Thursdays game at Boston, where
the Cards were trailing, to / going
into the ninth inning Then it
happened. They exploded a five-run
rally to WIN. Ga. and stretch their
advantage to three full games.
After beng apparently hopelessly
out Of the pennant competition, they
cut blazing trail through the East
to overtake and pass the Dodgers
to second and Rookie George
KuroWskt took over third and made
name for himself. The fine pitch
ing of Mort Cooper, the Cardinal
ace, and Rookie Johnny Beazley
was vital
Southvort Becomes Idol.
Too much credit cannot be given
Southwo;t tn, whom st. Louisans are
ready to nominate for the presi-
dency, fer the way he handled the
after taking three out of four from
Brooklyn in late August.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
Lions and Cardinals,
sf5 '-
Greatly Improved,
Top Pro Card
Three Contests odoy
Will Throw Season
Into Full Swing
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Sept. 19.-Two of the
most improved teams in the Ma
tional Football League-the Detroit
Lions and the Chicago Cardinals
meet tomorrow in one of three
league games which shove the pro
football season into high gear.
The contest will be played in
Chicago at night. Daylight games
are scheduled for the Philadelphia
Eagles against the Cleveland Rams
at Akron, Ohio, and the Pittsburgh
Steelers at the home of the Wash
lngton Redskins.
The undefeated Chicago Bears,
defending National League cham
pions, tangle with the Eastern
Army An-Stars at Boston tomorrow
in the windup game for Col. Robert
R. Neyland, jr, and his soldiers.
Coach Jimmy Conzelmans Card
inals already have won one league
encounter, taking a 7-to-0 decision
from the Rams. The Lions enter
the game licking the wounds of a
l2-to-0 defeat by the Western Army
boys, who earlier had defeated the
Cards, Is to TO-.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
Cards UncompIaining
As Weather Gives
Them Extra Rest
CoImIy Receive Report
Of Dodgers Victory;
PIoy Double Bill
By the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, Sept. 19-The pen
nant-prsuing St. Louis Cardinals
had another day of rest today
a rest they really needed-when
weather forced postponement of the
first game of their all-important
two-game series with the Chicago
Cubs
AS result, double-header will
be played tomorrow, starting at
/ pm. &C. w. t.. Manager Billy
Southworth of the Cardinals stuck
to his original schedule of using his
ace right-hander, Morton Cooper,
the 20garne winner, with Max
Lanier his choice for the second
game.
Warneke, PaSseau Toll.
The Cubs will send Lon Warneke,
the oil Arkansas hummingbird, to
the mound for the first contest and
Claude Passeau for the second.
Warneke, former Cardinal, requested
the pitching assignment in hope of
upsetting the Cardinals, just as he
did the Brooklyn Dodgers to start
the Buns in their tailspin out of
the National League lead 10 days
ago
Warneke has won II games and
lost 9, while PaSseau has an 1918
| record Cooper has won 20 and lost
and Lanier has won Is and lost 7.
Manager Southworth accepted the
postponement without disappoint-
ment.
Might Have Been Lucky.
"You simply can't beat the
weather. he said as he pulled on
his street clothes.
How do we know that we couldn't
have gotten beat if we'd played to-
day?" he asked eheerfully; maybe
it would have been in the books
for us to lose today. Tomorrow may
be our lucky day"
SouthWorth and his players heard
the news that Brooklyn was having
trouble with Philadelphia in the
early innings of their game and
later that the Dodgers had won.
They received these reports calmly
and without much apparent interest.
Its not up to us to worry about
Brooklyn winning or losing" South
worth barked. "it is up to us to keep
on winning. We're in the lead and
were going to keep it."
Evening star., 1942-09-20
Merely Playing Out Shng Nationals Take Measure Of Athletics 83
Rally 10 Bag Nighfcap
After Wynn HurIs
Well in Opener
EstoIeIIo, Vernon Shine
At Bot Against New As;
Finish Season Today
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 19.-Th'
sour cream of the American Leagu
crop, the Mats and Athletics, calml,
awaiting the end, started the las
mile walk at Shibe Park today il
an atmosphere of silence and soil
tude. When they reached the half
way mark some one discovered tina
the Mats had won a double header
Behind effective nine-hit pitch
ing by Early Wynn, they captured
the opener, 8-3. then rallied twice
in the nightcap to win, 11-9
However. the Mats required the
help of Eric McNair, who recently
refused to join Washington when
sold to that club by Detroit to take
the second game. McNair's error
with two out in the eighth made it
possible for Mickey Vernon to bat
and slap a triple off the right-field
wall to send the Mats ahead, to 8.
EstaIeIla's Bat Big Help.
Dewey Adkins, Nat rookie right
handler, was breezing along after a
poor start-he had been nicked fo1
three runs in the first sesSion-and
seemed headed for certain triumph
when he suddenly exploded in the
seventh. Walking Bob Johnson with
the bases loaded, then reloading
them by passing Dick Siebert, Ad-
kins gave way to Bill Trotter, who
was greeted by Buddy Blair with a
single and when Hal Wagner hit a
long fly the AS were in front
That looked the business until
McNair delivered for the Mats ano
along came Southpaw Bill Kennedy
10 hold the AS in check for the last
two rounds. A flve-run rally in the
second inning, second Dick Fowler
TO the showers, had put the Mats ir
>front and came in handy when
needed.
Roberto Estalella helped Wynn in
the first clash by driving in three
runs and scoring two. Esty ther
doubled in the eighth inning of the
nightcap to bring home the tenth
point, Washington added another
run in the ninth and so. did the AS
AS Introduce Newcomers.
The Macks introduced their new
comers from the Wilmington farm
team and all the pitchers brought
up from this club saw action. After
Bob Savage was chased in the
opener. Tai Abernathy and Sam
Lowry relieved and were hit fairly
hard.
When Fowler was blasted early in
the finale, Connie Mack brought in
Joe Coleman. who was the loser, and
finally Fred Caliguiri He also
played Bruno and Konopka on first
and Larry Adkins at short.
Apparently the Mats liked that
type pitching because in the night
cap alone they collected II safeties,
Vernon showing the way with two
singles and triple.
The season will be concluded here
tomorrow-although it had ended
a long time ago-with a double
header.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
Fans All Butters
In SoftbuII Tilt
Ply the Associated Press


CAMP LEE. Va. Sept. l9.-
Sgt. John Pitel of Detroit, Mich,
was allotted spot in the Sol
diers' sports hall of fame today
after striking out every batter of
the 81 who faced him in a soft
ball contest for the regimental
championship here.
To top off his feat of hurting a
perfect game Pitel banged out
a double in the final frame to
send home the winning run and
give his company B team a 10
victory over company H last
night.
Last year Pitel pitched his
regiment to the camp champion
ship, a feat matched this year
when he hurled his team to the
QMRTC crown.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
Louis Knocks Out Lane
As Starter for Conn
Nv ~. A,saciotod pr

hHSUVIdltu
GREENWOOD LAKE, N. Y, Sept
19.--Sergt. Joe Louis started spar
ring training for his October II fight
with Billy Conn today by knocking
out Larry Lane, Trenton, N. j.,
heavyweight, in the first round. 1t
was the first time the champion had
donned gloves. except for exlibi-
tions. since he knocked out Abe
Simon March q.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
Cardinals Announce
SeIout Of Series
Reserved Seats
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, sSept. 19-The st.
Louis Cardinals Office announced
tonight complete sellout of re-
served seats for the World Series.
President Sam Breadon said appli-
cations for tickets already exceeded
the number of seats available. No
more will be accepted.
Applications now in the Office
will be filled as rapidly as possible, y
Breadon said, land applicants will
be notified in plenty of time re-
garding their tickets"
Standing room and bleacher seat
tickets will be sold at the gate for
each game-providing the Cards
clinch the pennant
With added facilities for the
series. Sportsman's Park can accom-
modate a crowd of approximately
! 10000.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
Marshall, Giont Rookie
EnIists in Marines

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON, Sept 19.--Willard Mar
shall, rookie outfielder of the New
York Giants, has enlisted in the
marines and will report for duty
September 20
Instead of accompanying the
Giants here, Marshall went to Rich
mond, Va, to visit his family.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
Umps, in Annual Come
Take on Flour Nine

The District Umpires' Association
will commit its annual baseball
game today on the EllipSe at 10
o'clock, facing Washington Flour
Co, National City Junior League
champions.
Catching for the youngsters will
be Gene Shoemaker, while his
father, I. L. Shoemaker. president
OF the arbiters' association, will play
second base for the jumps.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
Penn Stute Will Use
Fresh During War
BY the Associated Press.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. sept. ia
The athletic board Of control at
Pennsylvania State College decided
today to permit freshmen to par
ticipate in varsity sports for the
duration of the war.
Neil M, Fleming, graduate man
ager, said that Penn State will
abandon freshman schedules in most
sports and substitute Junior varsity
teams.
The ruling suspended ban which
has been in effect since 1914, Bob
| Higgins, now Penn State coach, was
the last freshman to play on the
varsity.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
FoircIoth Is NCS Star
In Tie With Davidson
BY the Associated Press.


WILMINGTON. N. c.. Sept. le-
North Carolina State and Davidson
played the first game of the 1912
Southern Conference season today to
a scoreless tie. A crowd of about
10000 saw the contest.
Big Art Faircloth and little Pea
nuts Doak shared the honors for
State.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
Detroit Takes NABF Ieod

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio Sept. 10
lPl'-Detroit, with Walter Lacey
pitching five-hit ball, downed New
YORK, 3 to 2. today to capture the
hrst contest of the three-game
championship series in the National
Amateur Baseball Federation tour
nament.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
Brooklyn Makes Scrup
Good for Admission
BY the Associated Press.

BROOKLYN, Sept. 19.-T h e
Brooklyn Dodgers are going into
the scrap business-and that's no
pun.
Starting Monday. 10 pounds of
scrap metal will be good for ad-
mission to each of the Dodgers five
remaining home games.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
Clemson Sturts With Win

CLEMSON. S. c., Sept. l9 tP.-
Clemson's Tigers, uncoverine a wide
open offensive, raced across the
strlpes OF their new stadium today
Tor 32-to-13 victory over Pres
oyterlan College in their opening
game of the 1912 football season.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
OF Hits 4-Run Homer
TO Give Giants 7-6
Edge Over Braves
b. the Associated Press.

BOSTON. Sept. 19.-Mel OFT hit
his 26th home run of the season with
the bases loaded in the seventh in
ming today to furnish the New York
Giants with enough margin to nose
out the Boston Braves. 7 to 6.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
Walters Hit FreeIy,
But Wins for Reds
Over Bucs, 4-3
BY the Associated Press

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 19.-Bucky
Walters pitched CINCINNATI to it's
second straight victory over the
Pittsburgh Pirates, to g. today,
although he was touched for ten
hits, two more than Pittsburgh's
rookie Bill Brandt allowed the Reds.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
Official Scores

TBatted Tor YankoWsk IN 9th.
-Batted for Lowry in 9th
Washington ~ 600 303 COOS s O
Philadelphia ~ OlO 002 O0g-3 9 q
Runs batted in---Johnson stole home.
Estaleila 80, Estalella scored on wild
eitch Early. wynn, Blsr, johnson scored
en- double play, Vernon. sullivan Two
base hits-Estalella. Siebert Vernon
Stolen ba bases-Johnson. Siebert Miles,
Clsry. Sacrifces - Vernon, EstalelIa
Double plays-Blair 10 Davis to Siebert,
Clarv to Sullivan to Vernon (21, Vernon
20 sullivan TO wynn. Left ta bases
Washington. 6 PhilsdelphIa, & Bases on
hbernathy. 3: of Lowry, /. Struck out
5v wynn, 4 HitS-Of Savage, 3 IN ga
innings; off Abernsthy, in 22a innings.
RI Lowry. 3 IN 3 innings Wild bitches
SAVAGE, Abernsthy, Losing pitcher-Say-
ase, UmpjreS--Messrs. Quinn. Grieye
snd Rommel. Time of game-2:06
Evening star., 1942-09-20

Totals 81 y IA Totals 81 10 ~ 13
Ran for PHELPS in ninth,
Batted for Anderson in ninth
Batted for Brandt iii ninth.
Cincinnati ..- 100 200 0ln-
Pittsburgh - 0f2 600 0Ol---3
Runs--Walker (21. Upton, Haas COL
man Wasdell, Brandt. ErrorS-Phelps,
Haas Phillips. Runs hatted inf. Nc
Cormick l2). WyroStek. Colman, Haas i9),
Gustine Two-hase hits-Fletcher Walker.
Three-hase hit--Coscarart. Home runs
Colman, Haas. Stolen base--Waiker.
Sacrifce--PhillIps. Double plsys-Elliott
to Gustine to Fletcher, Anderson to
Fletcher Phillips to Joost to F McCor-
mick, Cuisine to Anderson to Fletcher
Left on bases--Cincinnati, 4 Pittsburgh,
s. Bases on bslls-Off Brandt, 3. Struck
out---By Walters. =; bv Brandt . Hit
by pttcher-By Walters tPhelpsl. Umpires
--Messrs. Barr and Magerkurth. Time
1.46. Attendance-1.4S5 tpaid).
Evening star., 1942-09-20
Totals 80 2 - - Totals 30 81 10
r y for MancuSo in seventh
TEatted FOR Lamanna in eighth.
Ran for kluttz In eighth.

New York Ol0 0Ol 300
Boston 300 600 03O--6
Runs-Bartell Wick. OFT (gb. Mtze,
Schumacher. Danning. Holmes. Fernandez
Lombar1i, SIstl Sandlock. McElyea. En-
rors-MI2e, Wltck Runs batted in
Mancuso. Mlze, Witek, OFT ~, Fernandez,
lombard Detwciler Kluttz 90 Waner.
IWo-baSe hltS-Mize (2A, Fernandez.
Three base hit--Klutlz Home run-Ott
Stolen base - Fernandez. Sacrifices -
Cooney Tost. Double play--Jurges to
Witek to Mize Left on b8ses--New York,
i Boston .. Bases on balS--Of Hubbeu,
! of McGee,, /; Of lost, 3; of sam. /;
i BY McGee. /: by Tost, 4 Hits-Of
Hubbel in s innings of Adams l in
] p innings: off SaIn, in O innins tfaced
MCGEE. 3 IN y innings; of Tost, T in
o. innings; off Early, l in p inning
of Johnson, ! IN / inning. Winning
pitcher-Hubbel Losins pitcher-Tost
UmplreS-Messrs Sears and Dunn. Time
y 10 Attendance-l,S Sal.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
o II Totals Al 13 80 Is
n . 20 900 - n

RunSEPesky. Williams (39' ST. Lupien nIe '1o}o 1o}
Finney -f2l, Doerr, Rizzuto (21. Culenbine.
J d Maggio Keller, Chandler Errors
Finney 49,. Priddy, Cul1enbine a., DoerT,
Peacock, Keller Two-base hit-Rizzuto.
Ihree-base hit-Finney. Home runs
Williams, Finney. Cullenbine Keller Sac
rihces-Rolfe. Priddy, Lupien Double
plays-Gordon TO Rizzuto to Priddy. Pesky
to Doerr to Lupien. Left on bases--NeW
YORK, J. 0. Boston Is. Bases on balls-Of
Butland. /: off Chandler. 5. of Brown. >.
Strikeouts-By Butland. ,: by Chandler,
! Hits-Of Butland, 10 in r innings:
of Brown, , in ,: of Chandler, 9 in 9
tnone out in 10TH: of Turner ! in
Winning pitcher-Brown. Losing pitcher
Chandler, Umpires-Messrs MCGOWAN
tendance-6,3S2 paid.
Evening star., 1942-09-20

Fhs dephla - - 800 600 oO1-- 2
! Runs, hstted in-Konopks t2), DAVIS
Farly D. Adkins. Campbell 53l. Vernon
tS), Estslela, Kennedy Two-base hits
Spence. Campbell, Mackiewicz. Estalells,
johnson. Three-bas hit-Vernon. Stolen
hase-Case Sacrificed Adkins. Double
gsy-kononka to. r; Adkins to Konopkaa
Lsft on ba bases-WaShington, 9. Philsdel-
Fhis. 8, Base on balls-On Fowler, /;
Of Coleman, /; off Caliauiri. / :; of D.
Adkins. 3. Struck out-By D. Adkins, 4;
~ Trotter. by Caltguiri. / Hits-Of
Fowler. Z in ! p innings; of Coleman, s in
lnninEs; off .Caiiguiri, ? in / = innings
J. in y inning of Kennedy, . in innings,
Winning pitcher--Trotter, Losing pitcher
Coleman. Umpires Messrs Griere,
RommeI and quinn. Attendance-2, Il 6.
1ime-2.i5.
Evening star., 1942-08-26
ID. {. Medical Sociei,
10 Take Up Problems
Of War in Assembly
Scientific Session to Be
Conducted Sept. 2o
Through Oct. |

Designed to meet the needs OF
the times" the preliminary program
for the 14th annual scientific
assembly of the District Medical So
ciety made public last night plans to
feature treatment of war injuries,
! the diagnosis and treatment of in
fectious diseases and an extensive
exhibit devoted to medical science
through Latin America.
The assembly will be held Septem-
ber %, September 80 and October l
at the Mayf1ower Hotel. The pro-
gram was outlined at a meeting OF
the Public Relations Committee. OF
which DR.. John A. Reed is chair
man, at the National Press Club.
Many distinguished speakers have
accepted places on the program for
discussion of vital current topics un-
der consideration. The list includes
eminent physicians in private prac-
tice, in hospital and university posts
and in the Army and Navy. DR.. Hugh
H. Hussey is chairman of the pro-
gram and DR.. Fred r. Sanderson is
chairman of the Committee on Ar
rangements.
One Session for Public.
One general session, the night of
September 30, will be open to the
public, with an address by Adolf
Berle. Assistant Secretary of State.
On that occasion the Medical So
ciety will place further emphasis on
the pan-American aspect of the as
sembly by inviting a distinguished
group OF Latin American diplomats
and doctors.
Physicians and surgeons in all the
armed forces in and nearby Wash
ington will be especially invited, and
will be guests of the Medical Society
throughout the assembly.
The American exhibit is to be
prepared under the personal direc-
ton OF DR.. Thomas Cajigas. Taking
large part in arrangements for the
assembly is Theodore Wiprud. sec
retary of the Medical Society,
1t. Col. Daniel L. Borden, former
ly president of the District Medical
Society, who now is chief of Surgical
Service, Headquarters Station Hos
pital, Fort George G. Meade. Md.
will discuss wounds of the Abdo-
men," October /, He is a veteran of
the Mexican campaign and of the
World War.
On the same program, Col. F.