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Evening star., 1943-08-27
BY the Associated Press.


SHAKAMAK STATE PARK, Ind,
Aug. 27.-Husky Ann Curtis, IT.
year-old San Franciscan who holds
two brand-new swimming records,
had 'em all scared in the free style
events of the women's national
swimming meet, which settled down
to final competition today.
She'll win every free style race
she enters" one coach remarked.
Miss Curtis, representing the Crystal
Plunge Pool of San Francisco, was
entered in the 100, the 400 and the
300 meters events. She recently set
new national women's junior records
for the 100 and 400 yard free style
races.
Participating in her first national
senior competition, she had her race
cut out for her in the 400 and 300
meters events here, championship
of which was defended by Betty
Bemis of Indianapolis and the
WAVES.
Miss Bemis, high individual point
winner in the 1912 national women s
Evening star., 1943-08-27
Barring Of Army Men
Stops 'bama Football
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala, Aug. a.
Alabama. powerhouse of Southern
football, has decided with deep re-
gret" to abandon the intercollegiate
grid sport this fall.
Action was ascribed to the Arrny's
decision against allowing its college
trainees to participate in intercol-
legiate athletics.
Athletic Director Frank Thomas,
also head football coach, was in
structed to cancel the four games
scheduled, including two with
Louisiana State and one each with
Georgia and Tulane.
Present members of the coaching
staff will be kept as instructors in
the physical fitness program.
Evening star., 1943-08-27
Lands, League Heads
Talk Overseas Tour
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, Aug. 27.-Baseball now
is on the home stretch of success
full season with the possibility of an
anti-climactical windup provided by
an all-star overseas tour.
Meeting today with Commissioner
K. M. Lands were Presidents Will
Harridge of the American League
and Ford Frick of the National
League to discuss plans for sending
players to entertain soldiers and
sailors at the front.
Since the plan has advanced to
the conference stage, it was relieved
the trip had Government sanction,
although no official announcement
to that effect has been made.
Baseball's high council first was
faced with the method of selecting
an all-star group, possibly by simply
asking for volunteers.
Little backing was seen for sug-
geStions of sending former players
now in service or of limiting the
tour to the two World Series teams.
They want to see our best avail
able men from all clubs, so why
limit the tour to two teams?" Har-
ridge said.
Evening star., 1943-08-27

ertson. who wheeled nicely and
drifted back to make the catch.
There was slight flaw in his judg-
ment, however, for Sherry didn't
come within two feet of that soft
floater and as it dropped to the turf
Gordon and Etten scored. That
was tough to take, but that occurred
on May l, when the Mats hadn't
become aware of the fact they had
chance to present the Yankees
a scrap for the pennant. The more
painful loss came on July at De-
troit at time when the Mats were
trailing the Yankees by two games
and thinking boldly of World Series
slices.
Rae Scarborough replaced Can
DIM on the mound for the Mats
starting the final half of the ninth
inning with the score %, and Rae
proceeded to give brilliant display
of heart blended with pitching.
Priddy Boots VitoI Ball
In the 10th inning, with one out,
he yielded a single to Johnny Cor
sica and pitched him to second,
but he got Roger Cramer on a foul
fly and Joe Hoover flied to Spence.
He was in trouble in the 18th when
the winning run was on second
with two out, but he escaped I'M
damaged.
In the 18th Hoover and Dick
Wakefield slammed successive sin
giles with none out and Pinky Hig-
gins sacrificed. but Rae purposely
passed Ned Harris, then got Rudy
York on pop to Priddy and struck
out Jimmy Bloodworth. In the 14th
Corsica tripled with one out, but
Scarborough walked Cramer inten-
tionally, struck out Hoover, walked
Wakefield Intentionally and averted
scoring when Higgins forced Wake
field at second.
Finally, in the 18th inning, the
Mats produced run when johnson
doubled and Moore singled, but Don
Ross opened the Tigers half of the
inning with double off the left
field screen. Joe Wood ran for him
and promptly was embarrassed by
being picked off second by Early.
1t wasn't in the book for Scar
borough and the Mats to lose then,
but he did and they did. Corsica
beat out slow roller but was forced
by Cramer. Henry Dana batted for
Hoover and propelled Cramer to
second with single to right. The
Mats on the bench were on their
way to the clubhouse when Wake
field dribbled grounder at Priddy.
but that was grounder Priddy
missed.
1t was. an easy chance, but it
trickled under Priddy's glove as
Cramer scored with the tying run
and Dana took third When Scar
borough walked Higgins and Harris
to force over the winning run, it
strictly was anticlimax stuff. In
the Mats dressing room, Scarbor-
ough buried his head in towel and
cried.
The Mats skid dated from that
game.
Evening star., 1943-08-27
Legion Baseball Eyed
By Big League Scouts
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MILES CITY. Mont. Aug 27.-Big
league scouts scuffed the alkali dust
of this Eastern Montana COW town
today to Gull the talent of American
Legion Junior baseball kids Begin
ming their own world series.
4. Springfield, Ohio, and Whiteville,
N. G., square away in the first game
this afternoon.
The tourney is a two-defeat elm
ination affair.
Minneapolis Richfields and Flint,
Mich, were matched in the other
flrst-round contest, to be played to-
night. New Orleans. which got a
first-round bye, will meet the White
ville-Springfield loser tomorrow
morning.
Evening star., 1943-08-27
Fi|Iy Askmenow Faces
Hot Field Tomorrow
In American Derby
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO. Aug. 27.-With the
withdrawal of John Marschs Oc-
cupatlon, the 1912 juvenile money
winning champion, tomorrow's s50,-
600 American Derby at Washington
Park shaped up as six-horse affair.
featuring the attempt of Askmenow
to become the fourth f1ly to win
the rich stake event since 1884. =
Askmenow, owned by Hal Price
Headley, is considered the queen of
the Western flllies and mares by
virtue of winning the Matron Stakes
and the Beverly Handicap.
She will face one colt which has
been racing in top company all sea-
son-W. E. Boeing's Slide Rule
and four others, A. c.. Ernst s
Alquest, Greentree Stables Famous
Victory, j. w. Rodgers Dove Pie,
Devereaux and Farrell's Bold Cap
tain and Ruth Sidell's Kanopolis.
Slide Rule was expected to be
made the favorite because of his
victory in the Arlington Classic the
last time he started.
Evening star., 1943-08-27
Doubles Semis Curded
In D. c. Net Tourney

Doubles semiinals in the Dis
trict mems tennis tournament were
scheduled today at the Edgemoor
Club
Cliff Suffer and 1t. Dick Murphy
meet Roy Black and Dick Flournoy,
while Bud Chandler and It. John
Van Ryn play Hugh Lynch and
Davey johnson. There were no
matches yesterday.
Evening star., 1943-08-27
Harder Voted Best
OF CoIIeqe Sturs
Y thu Associated Press.


EVANSTON, ILL.,, Aug. 81
Marlin CPat) Harder, Wisconsin
fullback, was named the most
valuable player on the college all
star squad in the 27-7 defeat Of
the Washington Redskins We'd
nesday night.
Harder scored two touchdowns,
but these in the opinion of those
who cast ballots probably were
not as important as his con-
tribution to team performance
Next highest was Glen Dobbs
of Tulsa. Otto Graham, North
western halfback, who ranks with
Harder as a team player, was
third.
Evening star., 1943-08-27
Ruth S Home Rum Hit
Off Johnson Is High
Spot Of Reunion
BY SID FEDER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-There still
were $4,000 Jumps in $4,000 throats
around the village today-all be-
cause a dozen old men walked out
on ball field.
These weren't just any IL old gaf-
fers. mind you. Nor was It just any
old baseball clambake at the Polo
Grounds yesterday 1t was an
$500, 0,000,000 baseball show. put on by
the Journal-American to sell War
bonds. And the more than $4,000
who showed up had Uncle Sans
cash registers really ringing for the
war effort.
1t was quite a party, too, what
with Broadway and baseball, Holly
wood and the Hall of Fame, and
especially-Babe and the boys"
But Babe and the boys" stole the
show-stole it from the top name"
comedians, dance bands, movie
actors and singers in show business
who did their stuff during the four
hour fuss. And they stole it, too,
from the Giant Yankee -Dodger all
stars, who turned in a So win over
the Arny's New Cumberland (Pa.)
team, which was aided and abetted
by Hank Greenberg, Johnny Beazley
and Enos Slaughter.
The Babe Parks One.
The Babe, naturally, was George
Herman Ruth. the man with a bat.
You knew it long before he poked
one of Walter Johnson's still lively
slants into the upper right field
deck, as the $4,000 ratified the
rafters.
The Babe and Walter were two of
the ancient dozen who had old Pop
Time turn the hourglass backward
to give today's fan look at what
probably was the greatest collection
of baseball ivory" ever put on dis
play in one park, Seven of the
dozen are in the Hall of Fame. AS
they spread out on their regular
spots on the field, the lump you got
in your throat and the moisture in
the eyes of some of the mosL blase
baseball writer's in the press coop
were more than enough to prove
that the baseball fan is at least part
elephant. He never forgets.
Ex-Mayor Jimmy Walker intro
duced each of the diamonds dia-
monds. Around the infield were
George Sisler, Eddie Collins and
bow-legged Honus Wagner from the
Hall of Fame, and Frankie the Ford
ham Flash Frisch. who'll probably
get there one of these days.
Mack Manages Cast.
Iris Speaker was f1anked in the
outer pastures by Duffy Lewis of the
Boston Red Sox's mighty Lewis
Speaker Hooper outfield, and Red
Murray, who once saved a game for
the New York Giants by catching q
fly during lightning storm. C..
McGillicuddy, known to the trade as
Connie Mack, managed" the cast.
Bill KLEIN, the old arbitrator in per-
son, "umpired," and Roger Bresna-
han did the catching.
1t didn't matter that in fielding
some of the Babes practice shots"
Murray fell down, Speaker was
practically decapitated and Collins
was all but carried into right field
by a line drive. The folks had a
look at EN-, and the Babe finally
parked one. That was the icing on
the cake.
Evening star., 1943-08-27

SASNAaAS1aNb SAAoS uiC oll boO "Oll
then lost through miserable muff
are ones that linger to haunt the
Mats. There have been several
games in which the Mats have seen
victory slip from their paws like a
fistful of quicksilver -evaporated
triumphs which, transferred to the
other side of the ledger, would have
made a more interesting race of it.
Robertson Muff Costly
The two that hurt most, though,
were played against the Yankees
and Tigers and if choice between
the two had to be made the Mats
would select the Detroit defeat as
the most distressing. That isn't
beiittling the butchery of the New
York game. That one was a
crusher.
In that New York tiff at Griffith
Stadium the Mats trailed 7-3 en-
tering the final half of the ninth
inning. George Myatt batted for
Johnny Sullivan and walked to open
the Mats ninth and soon was
perched on second base as Gene
Moore batted for Milo Candini and
pumped single to center.
Ellis Clary drilled a double to left,
scoring Myatt, and when Third
Baseman Bill Johnsons high throw
pulled Nick Etten off first base the
bases were loaded and none out.
Into that situation stepped Stan
Spence and walloped a double to
center, scoring Moore, Clary and
Case and tying the score.
The Mats had Spence on second
with none out. He moved to third
as Bob Johnson grounded out and
Mickey Vernon was purposely passed
to set the stage for possible double
play. When Atley Donald also
walked Gerald Priddy to cram the
bases, Manager Joe Mccarthy of the
Yankees hastily summoned Tommy
Bryne to the mound. With one out
and the bases loaded, all that was
required of Jake Early to get the
winning run home was a moderately
long fly ball, slow infield grounder,
a decent bunt or, more desirable,
a hit. But in that crisis, Early
worked Bryne to 50 count and
then was content to watch a third
strike whisk over the plate. That
let the Yankees off the hook, for
Red Marion batted for Myatt and
flied out.
The customers couldn't get peeved
over club that manufactured a T.
run rally in the ninth, but they had
their chance to express annoyance
in the 18th, when the Yankees were
presented gift of two runs and
the game.
With one out and none on Jim
Mertz lost his control and walked
Joe Gordon and Etten successfully.
Lew Carpenter replaced Mertz and
promptly advanced the runners on
wild pitch, but he braced to dispose
OF Bill johnson on a foul to Clary.
With two out, the pressure eased
a trif1e and the fans roared approval
when Hemsley lifted a meek pop fly
Just back of Shortstop Sherry Rob-
Evening star., 1943-08-27
Other Sports on Page A-9

posite side, travelling nearly 30
feet instead of the required 10.
Hambone, like Thrifty, got to
the finish line and paused with
out crossing it-so tired it was
asleep before the others finished.
The seven flnalists were the
winners of as many heats. and in
these, too, Coke was the star. He
gamboled home in the fourth
heat In mere Is seconds. At the
other extreme was O'Brien, who
won the sixth heat, idling. In 2
minutes and IS seconds.
Evening star., 1943-08-27
Wander Nicer and Haas
Called for Induction
BY the Associated Press.

o5 t1ie AsSOCIdCtu Press,
CINCINNATI, Aug 27.-Johnny
Wander Nicer, star left-hander for
the Cincinnati Reds, and Bert Haas.
outflelders, have been ordered to re-
port to Fort Thomas, KY, tomorrow
for induction into the armed services.
Should they choose to go to the
Army they will get regulation three
week furloughs.
If they take the Navy, or the Navy
takes them, they'll have only a week.
Evening star., 1943-08-27
Varied Baseball

Yankees Giants : Dodsers, 5; New
Phillies, 10: Scranton tE.L.). 9.
Boston Braves, 13: Camp Endicott
Eeebees. 3. Braves. g.; Ouonset Air
Ease, tdouhie header at Wexford,
National semipro tourney at wichita,
kans.: Camp Sibert, s. Memphis Ferry
sers. z; Fort Riley Centaurs, 2.
Evening star., 1943-08-27
Frick Fines Two Bucs

PITTSBURGH. Aug. 27 (P.-
President Ford Frick of the National
League has notified Pittsburgh that
Outflelder Vince Di Maggie has been
fined s25 and Catcher Lopez $50
for their row in Brooklyn with Um-
pire George Barr.
Evening star., 1943-08-27
Heurichs Are Out
If Losers Today

Heurich and the CAAA mines
meet on the South Ellipse at Sis
in today's game in the city sand
lot baseball championship play
offs, with the Brewers needing a
victory to remain in the race.
Headquarters Marines yester-
day took command Of the playoffs
with a Ga victory over CAAA in
five innings. They broke a A
deadlock with two runs in the
fifth, after which rain came. 1t
was the Marines second win
against one defeat.
Evening star., 1943-08-27

VGame called after eight innings to
allow Washington to catch trainD
Runs-Case ~. Kampouris. McQuinn,
stephens. Byrnes. ChriStman Error -
Clary. Runs batted ir Powell McOuinu
L2), ,Kampouris. Clsr, Zarilla. Vernon.
Two-base hit-Powell Home runs
McQutnn, Kampouris Sscrifce-Mc-
Ferrell and Mcouinn c ristman and Ste
phsns; KampouriS Pm iy and Vernon
4. Bases on balls-Can hi 4; Holiinss-
worth | Strikeouts-Cal Uni 1. MertT 4
Hollinssworth Hitsz-o Csndlni. 3 in
pitcher, by HollinssworthN Spence ver-
nom Losing pitcher-Cant ri Urnpires
-McGowan and Grieve TIA II 40. A.
tendance-(Paidl-i,S9 S92.
Evening star., 1943-08-27
Applause, Foes Ennu Aid Turtle to Victory

years winner, Father Marquette.
Coke was entered by John Nespo,
soft-drink distributor.
Two other turtles-Thrifty and
Hambone - demonstrated more
speed than Coke, but they were
lacking in wit.
Thrifty reached the finish
ahead of Coke, but failed to cross
the line. AS spectators in a
Lakeshore ballroom began to
cheer him he hesitated, took a
bow and scurried back through
the center of the ring to the OPP
Evening star., 1943-08-27
EY the Associated Press

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. Aug.
27.-Drowsiness and applause
ruined two of his competitors
chances and gave Coke an easy
victory in Michigan City's second
annual Turtle Derby last night.
Coke outclassed SIX other final
lists by crossing 10 feet from the
center to the edge of the ring in
36 seconds, compared with the 5
minutes and 10 seconds Of last
Evening star., 1943-08-27
Horse Show as Benefit

HOT SPRINGS, Va, Aug. 2T (P,.-
Despite restriction to a one-day
show, % classes will be judged at
the 10th annual Bath County horse
show to be held tomorrow as a bene-
fit for the local nursing association.
Evening star., 1943-08-27
By the Associated Press.

VANDALIA, Ohio, Aug. 27.-The
most coveted prize in trapdom, the
Grand American Handicap Cham
pionship, goes on the block today
over the 100-target route at the 44th
annual tournament with a field of
more than 800
Evening star., 1943-08-27
Hoekeyist McDouqoII Dies

TORONTO, Aug. 27 (P).-Harold
(Shrimp) McDougall ,35, one of
Canada's outstanding hockey players
IN 1927, died in hospital here yes
terday after a long illness.
Evening star., 1943-08-27
Win, Lose or Draw
Ru RIIRINN HAWK
By BURTON HAWKINS
The lo43 Mats Will Remember Two Games

EN- ROUTE TO WASHINGTON, Aug. 27Over the of a
discorang defeats baseball club
the frequency depending the caber club
them that leave painful
erased by whatever stirring tumphs follow.
The Mats have had several bitter of defeat dealt them this
year but when the campaign ended it's likely they'll be
two OF them that stand out like ketchup fresh table cloth With
the
that might
These brisk battles
with
Evening star., 1943-08-27
Di Mag Now Serqeunt

SANTA ANA, Calf, Aug. 27 (P,.-
Joe Di Maggie, former New York
Yankee. has been promoted from
corporal to sergeant in the Army
Air Forces.
Evening star., 1943-08-27
OfficiuI Scores
Washington
st. Louis

st. Louis 20G O02 102-7
Runs-Spence t2). Robertson t2), Early
2(, Priddy (2), Myatt. Gutteridse. Zarilla
Errors-Priddy, Gutteridse t21' Runs
batted in-Myatt, Priddy, Wynn. Spence.
Case, McQuinn (2l, HAYES. Early I2J,
Robertson, Priddy (2), Byrnes. Christman,
Gutterioge. Home runs-Spence. McQuinn,
Hayes, Early. Stolen base-Case. Sac
Prtddy to Vernon. Left on bases-Wash-
lngton, Z; st. Louis, 4. Bases on balls
On wynn. ?: of Muncrief. 3; of Newsom.
|; BY Newsom, |. Hits-On Muncrief. 4
in 5 innings; OF Fuchs. 3 in 2 innings;
Q In sas inning; off Leonard none in i,
inning. Passed ball-Hayes Winning
pitcher-Wynn. Losing pitcher-Muncrief.
Time-2:04.
Evening star., 1943-08-27
League Statistics

FRIDAY, AUGUST -, 1913.
AMERICAN.
Results YESTERDAY.
Washington. 9-3; St. Louis, "A (ssc
ond game eisht innings
Boston. 4 Cleveland, |.
Philadelphia at Chicago, postponed.
Others not scheduled
Standing of CInhs
Evening star., 1943-08-27

Sill 81 sI13I 7IIIIlsl1477IaaI .e64I
Gin 81 u 7L1Ol5l 7l1365l52I .556I12h
Pit 81 Il 81 912l1OL11 l64l57l .529I14la
BklL 611IlOl-l 9I1O 81 961 l5sl .513l17h
Chi u Il 6l0l--I 711l 957l61I ,4s3l21
Phi! 81 81 81 Gill sL1154I I66l .450I25
BosJ 2I11llO 81 81 ST. s51I64l .443I25h
Ny Al 81 81 81 81 8 6l--43I75l .364I34
L 39I52 i575sl61 66 64I75-I-I
Evening star., 1943-08-27

- 91OL11I 81 91412I7445.622
Gle s. Sill Il 81 7136256I. .5251 u
Chi! Sill Il s12L 7l13 63 81 .525I1l1a
DetL 9L11L 8 9l-.1Ol 611i6l 6L.52112
Bos a s10L 8 Sill 9I5s64L475l171a
stL! s. 6!10 Il 7 sy-l11 54 64l .45s i20la
Phi 81 s. 81 A 8 II 6l-I41 70 .342I34A
L 45l5a56i57l SO 64 64t79i--i !
Games Today. Games Tomorrow.
Cleve. at Chi. (nite). Phil. at Wash, $50
Det. at ST. L. (nite). Clev. al Chicago.
Only games. Detroit al St. Louis.
Boston at N. York.
NATIONAL.
Results Yesterday.
Chicago. 3: Pittsburgh, >.
Others not scheduled.
Standing Of Clubs.
Evening star., 1943-08-27

Games Tomorrow.
Chicago at Pitts.
N. York at Boston.
Bklyn. at Phils.
st. Louis at Cinci.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-28
PRODUCE
lNeMnan's Grocery
Illness Accounts
For Absenteeisn

WASHINGTON-UP-The great
est drain on the United States
working manpower is not accident
but illness. according to recent
surrey OF the United States Depart
ment of Labor the American Col
lege of Surgeons and the National
Association of Manufacturers.
On the basis OF the survey, 81
per cent of the absenteeism in war
plants is attributed to illness and
only eight per cent to accident.
Colds and other respiratory dis
eases are responsible for almost
half the reported absenteeism, &C
counting for 40 OF every 100 absen-
tee-days. Stomach disorders are
second. accounting for 10 days.
Miscellaneous reasons were given
for the other days away from the
job
Conductors OF the survey said
"self-discipline" in following a we'll.
regimented personal program was
necessary to overcome this bottle
neck" in industry.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-28
Wisconsin Fights
to Produce Food

Observation-Disclosures S
fight on the farm front 70 produce
food for victory, despite shortage
Of labor and other farm necessi-
ties, will be aided this year by $50,
900 workers, affiliated with the
American Federation Of Labor.
Recently the State Federation Of
Labor executive board agreed that
tho city workers should give their
farmer neighbors a helping hand
The board then directed each of
its central bodies IN the 80 major
cities OF the state TO organize help
for the farmers in their areas. The
workers will be registered along
with other people who wish to join
the movement.
The committees, besides regis
tering volunteers, will 90 to the
farmers and tell them what work
ers are available and what time
they can give TO farm work.
Secretary.treasure OF the AFL
state federation. william Nagorsne,
said the United States Employ
ment Service lines up full-time
workers 10 send 10 the farms but
this program will be to get part
time help from the city worker
After all, people can't take long
trips on their days off this year
so why shouldn't they be willing
10 give that time to help the wal
effort along the food 'front.'
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-28
Police Make
Gaming Raid

Rufus Virgin. 1904 W. Michigan
Ave, was charged by police Sun
day with operating and frequenting
a gambling establishment in the
basement OF a building at 50 n
Huron St. after police surprised
him and six other men IN raid
on the quarters in which the men
were playing cards.
Police seized $50 Is in cash from
the table at which the men we're
playing and also confiscated a
blanket. fan. eight decks Of play
ing cards and other smaller items
Taken IN the raid with Rufus
Virgin and charged with frequent
ing a gaming house were Law
renee Rentscher, 413 e Michigan
Ave, Saline, Paris j. Cole, 22Sis
". Michigan Ave. Samuel J Jes-
see. 4l5 Ballard ST. Eugene Vine.
yard. Willow Ct and James E
Thomas. Willow Lodge Four ju-
veniles all giving their ages as
is years, were taken into custody
by police and are being held for
juvenile court action.
1t. Emil Susterka fell several
feet off stair landing as he rush
ed In the door His arm was
slightly injured but he completed
the raid