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Evening star., 1943-09-28
Mats Must RoIIy Against Tribe
To Protect Runnerup Spot

The Mats are treating second
place as though it is occupied by a
hungry crop Of cobras, but despite
their recent antics, which includes
losing five Of their last six games, it
appears they'll stumble into complete
possession of the American Leauge's
runner-up spot at any moment.
Washington could clinch second
place tomorrow night by sweeping
twilight might double header with
the third-place Indians, of course,
but the Mats recent behavior prob
ably won't prompt the gambling
gentry to invest any do-re-mi along
that line.
1t still is possible for the Mats to
sag to fourth place, in the event
Washington loses its remaining five
games while Chicago captures five
straight. Any combination of two
Washington victories or two White
Sox losses will prevent Chicago
climbing higher than the Mats, but
three successive defeats by the In
dians would be serious stuff for the
Mats.
Two Wins Held Enough.
BY capturing two of the three
Cleveland contests, though, the
Mats may make down payments on
vine-covered cottages or buy bonds
with the $1,000 or so reward granted
each player of second place club.
Their second-place advantage over
Cleveland still is a formidable three
games despite the Mats brace of
losses by FL scores to the White
Sox last night at Griffith Stadium.
In an effort to seal second place to-
morrow night Manager Ossie Bluege
probably will dispatch Johnny Mig
geling, with a weeks rest, and Early
Wynn to the mound for Washing
ton.
Buck Newsom tossed a 3-hitter at
the White Sox in the eight innings
he labored in the nightcap, but his
mates weren't contributing sparkling
support. After walking Wally Moses
and Thurman Tucker to open the
game, Newsom fielded Guy Curt
rights tap, only to discover nobody
covering first base. That loaded the
bases with none out, but Buck
escaped with only one run charged
against him, Moses scoring as Luke
Appling grounded out.
With two out in the second in
ming Micky Vernon muffed Johnny
Sullivan's throw to permit Orval
Grove to reach second. Moses
brought him around with triple
to left, but after Ralph Hodgin sin
gled in the third inning the White
SoX got no more hits off Newscm
and Milo Candini, who hurled the
ninth inning.
Meanwhile, Oroal Grove was pro-
tecting that 20 lead nicely. He
yielded only three hits in the first
seven innings, but the Mats SEEM
ingly launched rally when Jake
Early opened Washington's eighth
with a single. George Myatt ran for
Evening star., 1943-09-28
PreguImon, Ace in 3 Line Jobs,
Adds Kick to Michigan Attack

center when Pivot Man Fred Negus
leaves the game.
When Monotony Jim Brieske,
Wolverine placekick specialist, was
injured Pregulman took that job,
too. He has booted nine extra
points in ten tries, the last six
successfully.
The 6-foot 3-inch Pregulman
came to Michigan as a center. The
Wolverines already had an estab-
lished star in Bob ingalls,, later OF
Green Bay Packers. so Pregulman
became guard-and a good one
Last season he was a hard going
Commute center.
This fall when Crisler counted
noses he found Wisconsin's Negus
available as a marine trainee here
and the tackle jobs were wide open
So Pregulman Immediately became
tackle. Thus far he has professed
no desire to become an end, but he
has the speed for the Job.
Fielding H. Hurry Up) Yost
Michigan's retired athletic director
says Pregulman is the best of long
line of great Michigan centers and
that he's not far behind the best In
tackles.
If the Michigan powerhouse keeps
on rolling YOU can figure that
Pregulmsn will have q big stake In
each victory.
Evening star., 1943-09-28
BY JUDSON BAILEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


Major league baseball, tagged
from a long, rough run, is wabbling
toward the finish line and will
just about make it before wiltirg
completely.
The season this year, extending a
week later than in the past because
spring training was done in the
north, has reached an anticlimax.
With both pennants decided, the
fans apparently are thinking about
the World Series, the players about
their draft status and the managers
about teams made up of 17-year-
olds for next year.
The War Manpower Ccmission's
ruling yesterday that baseball is not
essential scarcely was surprise. 1t
had been said before in various
versions, but this latest pronounce
ment on the specific case of Al
Zarilla of the st. Louis Browns, a
pre-Pearl Harbor father who had
been classified Ia by his draft
board. pointed up the problem anew.
Recruits Are Being Tested.
Baseballs present player supply
would dissolve soon, even if the
season didn't. To meet this situa-
ton the managers of almost all
clubs except the New York Yankees
and st. Louis Cardinals, who are
tuning up for the World Series next
week, have turned the last week of
the season into a wholesale tryout
camp for new recruits.
Everybody expects baseball to con-
tinue next year. but the fans don't
seem to care whether it continues
this week or not.
At Cincinnati, where the Reds are
striving to sew up second place in
the National League, 767 customers
Evening star., 1943-09-28

Early, however, and promptly was
picked on first.
Maltzberger Good Rescuer.
Gerald Priddy grounded out, but
Sullivan's single, Hodgin's muff Of
Pinch-hitter Early Wynn's grounder
and Jake Powell's single fetched the
Mats run. Grove loaded the bases
by walking Vernon, but Gordon
Maltzberger came in and disposed
OF Gene Moore on a foul to Catcher
Mike fresh. Maltzberger walked
Sherry Robertson after whipping q
third strike past Stan Spence In
the ninth, then struck out Angelo
Giuliani and Priddy, who also were
content to watch third strikes.
Maltzberger also stopped the Mats
In the first game. Hodgin's double
and Joe Kuhel's single got Chicago
run in the fourth inning but
Spence's eleventh homer of the
season locked the score in the
sixth before Hodgin's single scored
Tucker from second to present the
White Sox a 2-1 lead in the eighth.
Powell nicked Buck Ross for q
single to start the Mats eighth, but
Vernon flied out and Powell then
went out stealing. Moore walked
and Spence's single sent him to
third, but Maltzberger arrived on
the scene and got Robertson on q
pop to Skeeter Webb at second.
George Case was unable to play
due to a pulled muscle in this left
thigh but retained his 56-55 base
stealing lead over Wally Moses,
who attempted no thefts. B.H.
Evening star., 1943-09-28
As Land Six Players,
Drop Four as Team
Loses tooth TiIt
BY the Associated Press.


PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 28.-They
won't be able to tell a player with
out a score card, in truth, when Con-
ME Mack gets through breaking up
that old gang of his.
While the Athletics were dropping
their Tooth game of the season last
night, baseball's patriarch an
nounced series of deals by which
the AS acquire six new players and
part with four old ones and an un-
announced bundle of cash.
The trades brought the list of
newly acquired players to 10 in the
last week. Here are the latest ac-
questions:
Trades Estey for Moore.
Joe Moore, 34-year- -old veteran
outhelder who played with the New
York Giants nearly 10 years, from
Indianapolis, in exchange for Out
fielder Roberto Estallella and cash.
Pitcher Luke Hamlin, 37-year-old
winner of 81 games in the Interna-
tional League this season, from To-
ronto, for Pitcher Orie Arntzen and
cash.
Pitcher Norman Brown, who won
16 and lost II at Louisville in the
American Association, for Third
Baseman Eddie Mayo and Outfelder
Johnny Welaj.
Third Baseman George Kell, who
hit 1896 to lead the Interstate League:
Outfelder Flick, runner-up to Kell
with .375, and Outfelder- Pitcher
Manager Woody Wheaton from Lam
caster, for cash.
Three to Report Today.
The latter three report today, Lam
caster having won the pennant and
the playoffs in the Interstate. Ham,
lin, Brown and Moore will join the
AS next spring.
Last week Mack bought Second
Baseman Joe Rullo, Outfielder Bill
Burgo and Catcher Tony Parisse
from Wilmington of the Interstate
and Pitcher Charley Bowles, who
won 10 for Lancaster. Bowles
pitched and won the first game OF
yesterdays double header with the
st. Louis Browns, while Rullo, Burgo
and Parisse collected two hits apiece
All have been playing regularly.
Evening star., 1943-09-28
MusiaI Certain Hifinq
King, AppIing Pressed
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press. ~
NEW YORK, Sept. 28.-Threadins
through the final days OF the ma
jor league season, Stan Musial OF
the st. Louis Cardinals and Luke
Appling of the Chicago White Sox
are about to move unmolested into
the batting championships "a
Musial. whose average has been
rising from week to week down the
stretch. brought it up to 1853 yester-
day, two points higher than a week
ago and far out of reach of ffs
closest pursuer, Billy Herman of the
Brooklyn Dodgers, who has $50
mark.
Appling, slipping from 1924 to .32o,
Is not so far in front of his team
mate, Ralph Hodgin, but has q rea-
sonable chance of maintaining his
present eight-point lead
Hodgin, a late starter In the bat
ting race. has been at bat 388 times
and must go over 400 to be recog-
nized by the American League. 10
The 10 leaders in each league:h
Evening star., 1943-09-28
Record Speoks for Spud

Most valuable players theoretically
should sparkle in tough competition
and in choosing Chandler there is
no need for apologies in that de-
partment. He has been trounced
twice in his only previous series
starts, but his pitching wasn't faulty.
He dropped 80 decision to the
Dodgers in 1941 and last fall he was
the victim of a 20 ST. Louis tri-
umph, although he permitted only
one run and three hits in the eight
innings he labored.
It's about time Chandler received
recognition as whale of a pitcher.
Since midseason, 194l, he has won
As games and lost only 8, pitching
at an .852 clip since losing four
straight games to launch the 1941
campaign. He finished the 1941
season with 10 straight victories,
won l6 games and lost last year
and this season has won 20 and
lost 4.
This year Chandler has won
more than a fifth of the Yankees
victories and he hasn't needed much
batting support in compiling his
fancy record. At last report his
earned run average was approx
mately ITO, which is an exclusive
figure.
Evening star., 1943-09-28
Fighting Out Of Glass,
Garner Proves Soft
For Willy Williams

John Gamers case is similar to
that of several other District box
ers. They run up a good string of
victories against the $3.50 opposi-
tion available hereabout and be
lieve themselves ready for the tough
opposition of the upper brackets.
So Promoter Joe Turner got Hol-
man Williams CT Detroit, currently
ranked eighth on the middleweight
ladder, for Garner, and Garner got
licking. Williams gave him a
thorough going over for 10 rounds
last night at Turner's Arena, win
ming every round with no trouble.
Garner abandoned his clowning
tactics and tried to fight in the
early rounds, but Williams had too
much experience to be caught by
Gamers grab-and-hit system. Gar
ner did catch Williams coming out
of a clinch in the fifth round and
beat a rapid tattoo on the latter's
head, but that was the closest he
came to hurting him.
Williams kept Garner backing
away all night with a stiff left lab.
In the sixth Garner went down for
nine after being caught with a hard
left to the face and a right to the
middle and in the ninth Garner
again was down for no count when
he missed wild swing.
The semifeature ended in a tech
nical Knockout for Nick Latsios of
Alexandria in one minute of the
third round against Tuffy Cum
mings. Referee Harry Volkman and
DR.. John De Mayo stopped the fight
because of a slash in the back of
Cummings head. The commission
physician said an artery had been
cut.
Other bouts went to a decision.
Tee Hubert won over Speedy Duvall
and Frankie Gillian topped Jimmy
McGrif in skies. In the opening
four Young Sloan got the nod over
George Ferrell.
Promoter Turner had good finan-
cial start for the indoor season with
2,218 customers, nearly capacity,
paying a gross gate of $3,796.35.
Evening star., 1943-09-28
Majors Center on 1914 Talent
As Players Ponder Army Droft

paid to see Clyde Shoun pitch q
fiye-hit 81 victory over the Phillies
yesterday
At Boston TIA fans, the smallest
turnout since Tom Yawkey bought
the ball club IL years ago, were on
hand as the Detroit Tigers routed
the Red Sox, 6-3, with a 14-hit
attack led by Dick Wakefield and
Paul Richards with homers. ks
Only 908 were present at st. Louis
to see Lefty Ernie White test his
lame pitching arm against the Bos-
ton Braves. AS it turned out he
was fast, but lacked control, and
gave up 10 hits while winning 6-3
with the help of home runs by
Danny Litwhiler and Ray Sanders.
The New York Yankees beat the
Cleveland Indians, So, with Nick
Etten deciding a hurting duel be-
tween Hank Borowy and Allie Rey-
olds. Borowy, gaining his 14th VIC
tory and sixth straight, yielded five
hits while the Yanks made six, of
which Etten accounted for a single,
a UOuDIc WIN Lne bases lOaded ana
a home run.
AS Drop Tooth Game.
The Philadelphia Athletics lost
their Tooth game of the year while
dividing a doubleheader with the
st. Louis Browns, winning the first
game ga and then dropping the
second 7-6. In the latter all the AS
six tallies came in the third mining
and four of them on a grand slam
homer by Frank Skaff.
Ace Adams broke the 1908 record
of Ed Walsh by appearing in his
67th game of the seaosn for the
New York Giants, but the Chicago
Cubs won 1919 on Bill Nicholson's
28th home run in the 18th inning.
Evening star., 1943-09-28
Cards Take Expected
Action in Retaining
Pilot Southwohh
BY the Associated Press.


ST. LOUIS, Sept. % [P,.-Manage1
Billy Southworths signature on the
1914 Cardinal contract comes under
the heading of least unexpected
news of the week.
For extension of Billy the Kids
contract yesterday-salary terms not
disclosed-comes just week before
the world champion Red Birds try
for their second crown.
One of the last PLAYERS to ioir
the Cardinals first championship
team in 1926, Southworth came from
the farm club to succeed Manager
Ray Blades in June, 1940 He lifted
the team out of slump into thiro
place behind Cincinnati and Brook
lyn. and trailed onlv the Dodgers
at the close of the 1941 season.
1943 Victory Sets Record.
Last year he demonstrated a
memorable reliance in players by
pushing them at a terrific pace suf-
f1cient to overcome a 101a -game
lead in August. Carried over into
the series, their squirt gave them
four consecutive games to the Yam
kes' one.
The Cards set a new record IL
days ago by anneXing their league
pennant again after winning the
World Series last year.
The only shutout in last years
series was pitched by Ernie White
who may be needed desperately next
week in the Yankee Stadium.
Will Test White Again.
White won his first complete game
yesterday since May 13, in the Card
inals 6-3 victory over the Boston
Braves. He said his arm was strong
and he felt no pain. Southworth
Immediately scheduled him for an
other game this week with the
Giants.
Against the Cubs last week White
was driven from the mound in the
fourth inning. In a hoped-for
comeback against Boston, he al
lowed 10 spaced hits but struck out
four.
Troubled with an inflammation of
the shoulder joint, White has
pitched only 20 innings since May,
or an average of about one inning a
week. His appearance against the
Giants will tell Southworth wheth-
er he can get into World Series con-
dition in eight days after the
lengthy layoff.
Evening star., 1943-09-28
366 by Virginia Frey
Brings Lead in War
Bond Pin Journey

With score of 366, Virginia Frey
today sported first place in the
women's section of the Prince
Georges County Service Clubs War
bond duckpin tournament, while
Patricia Barr, another Hyattsville
roller, held the runnerup spot
with 1856.
Second nights competition in the
two-week event at Hyattsville Rec
reatlon also saw Robert Stokes,
Silver Spring pinman, gaining Sec
ond place in the mems division with
435, which included 63-pin handi-
cap. Al Terry of Lafayettes District
League team is the leader with 456.
Jim Money, manager of the sub
urban pin plant, last night reported
War bond sales amounting to S75O.
The three service clubs, Kiwanis,
Rotary and Lions, in conjunction
with Oscar Hiser, owner of the
drives, are shooting for $100 900 to
purchase fighter plane to be named
"Hyattsville Bowler"
Kitty Mulroe at Lafayette last
night uncorked season record set
OF 404 to lead the champion S. & H
Parking Center to sweep over the
Cardinals in the Washington Ladies
League. Her best game was 140
Last season Miss Mulroe fired top
game of 167. The pacesetting First
Grill, led by Lorraine CULTS 1856,
ran its winning streak to nine
games with 30 win from Page
Hufty. Frances Wilson's 14O gave
the Bratburd Pigs their lone win
from H. g. j. Construction.
Baardse pinmen made it nine
straight in the St. Martins Club
League at King Pin by whitewash-
ing the Joneses with 1879. Ed
Flynn's 14l and 365 led LoJaconos S
sweep over Dalenas.
Johnny Hartung's 1877 gave Graphic
Arts Press a 2-1 edge over Big
Print Shop in the Graphic Arts
League at King Pin. Jack Good
ing, Judd & Detweiler, garnered tor
set of BIT.
Gordon Remsburg's 4O1 and Wally
Burton's 16l and 1856 led score
OF 1910 as the Hoffmans trimmed
the Pickups, 2-l, in the Prince
Georges County League. Perce
Wolfe salvaged the final game for
the losers with 164. His set was
401.
Last seasons pennant- winning
Commerce holds first place on total
pins in the National Capital Ladies
League over Accounting as the for
mer swept Shops and the latter
routed Finance at Lucky Strike
Both have won eight of nine games
Starring with season records OF
l54 and 1863, Jane Latham paced
the Fish quint to a 81 win over
No. 8 team in the st. Martin S
Ladies loop at King Pin.
Evening star., 1943-09-28
Chibeurs Lose Steuber,
Who Becomes Truinee
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Sept. 28.-Bob steu-
ber, former Missouri star halfbacls
and one of the standout performers
In the College All-Stars' victory over
the Washington R dskins last
month, will report to De Pauw Uni
versity in Greencastle, Ind, today
for training as a naval aviation
cadet.
Steuber, enrolled in the Navy's
V-5 program, was the first player
selected last spring by the Chicago
Bears in the college draft. He played
with the Bears in their game with
the Green Bay Packers Sunday.
Steuber said he hoped to play foot
ball for De Pauw.
Evening star., 1943-09-28
Stdrs Yesterday

Ralph Hodgin and Gordon MaItz-
berger, White Sox--Hodsin singled
home winning run In both games
against Senator's and Maltzberger
pitched successfully in relief in both
games.
Bill Nicholson. Cuhs-Hit his 2sth
home run in. 18th inning to decide vic
torv over Giants
Ray Sanders and Danny Litwhiier.
Cardinals--Each hit homer with one on
to help heat Braves
Nick Etten, Yankees-Hit homer,
double and sinele TO bat in four runs
against Indians.
Clyde Shoun, Reds-Pitchedj hye-hit
ball to whip Phillies
Dick Wakefield and Paul Richards
Each hit two-run homer to spark
victory over Red Sox
Athl.ties---Bowles pitched seven hitter
e win first game from Browns and
Skah hit grand slam homer and q dou-
Die IN nishtcsp. althouEh Az lost,
Evening star., 1943-09-28
Seals Down Favored
Seattle for Title
By the Associated Press.


SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 2S.-The
Presidents Cup of the Pacific Coast
League goes to the San Francisco
Seals, winners of the 1943 playoff
against Seattle in thrill-packed
finish.
The Seals won the deciding game
yesterday, to 4, to earn a bonus
of $1,000 for capturing the postsea-
son series from the favored Rainiers
by the margin of four games to two.
The end came abruptly when Frank
lineup, pinch hitting for Seattle
Pitcher Joe Demoran, fell down two
steps from first base. The game was
over with double play at first and
at the plate.
Evening star., 1943-09-28
BY the Associated Press.

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ANN ARBOR, Mich, Sept. 28.-
You've heard all about Michigans
dream backfield, but by no means
walking in his sleep as one of foot
balls best handy men is Tackle
Mervin Pregulman
Pregulman is a 200-pound marine
trainee who owns two varsity letters
at Michigan. He always has been
known as versatile. but fresh
achievements are being posted so
rapidly that Coach Fritz Crisler can
scarcely keep up with them.
In Michigan's two warmup victo-
ries leading up to Saturdays West
ern Conference opener with North
western, Pregulman handled all
kickoffs. usually with booming drives
into the end zone. He plays right
tackle on offensive, left tackle on
defense and in between he plays
Evening star., 1943-09-28
Victory Over Central
Berefis Indians Of
Surprise Asset
By GEORGE HUBER.

The big question discussed around
the high schools this week is can
Anacostia keep 1t up? The Indians
threw q big surprise into the football
championship series right at the
start last week when they upset Cen.
trals highly favored Vikings. 1876.
Whether the Indians can main-
tain that pace should be revealed
when they meet Roosevelt on Sat,
urday at 2 o'clock at Central Sta
dium. This was the game selected
as this weeks feature tilt Of the
schoolboy race, leaving Wilson at
Central and Coolidge at Tech on
Fridays schedule.
Main cog Of the Anacostia team
IN Its opening game was 140-pound
Jim Flaherty, whose triple threat
tactics threw Central out OF gear.
Completing 8 of IL passes as he did
was an unusual feat for schoolboy
gridders. A bit brittle last year, he
was hurt In an early game and gave
no indication then Of the form he
now Is showing. Coach Zuzu Stew
art is crossing his fingers and hoping
that the Flea" won't be injured
again.
Other Indians Look Good. ~
And while Flaherty got all tho
attention, he wasn't the only Ana.
costa boy who had hand in that
victory. End Mike Foster ana
Quarterback Don Dinkins Gid some
good pass catching and the entire
line exceeded Stewards expectations,
Dinkins, incidentally, was tackle
until several days before the ganA.
Another shift made shortly befor6
the first game put Tom Yahraes In
the backfield. He formerly was 1
center. So with what he thought
was makeshift backfield, Stewart
had no idea the Indians would do
so well.
From now on, OF course, the Ana
costa team won't be taken lightly
and the element OF surprise, which
helped nightly against Central, will
be gone. The Indians are marked
men and everybody will be out to
stop them. Whether they can keep
going will depend greatly on lack Of
injuries. The Indians have practi.
cally no reserves. Peanuts Randall.
who weighs only 1876 pounds, demon-
strated some speedy bali carving.
but he's too small to stand up under
much pounding.
Washington-Lee Again Keen.
Picking the best team around here
after only one week end of compe,
tition hardly is possible. but Wash-
ington-Lee, undefeated in nine
games last year, certainly showed it.
self a powerhouse again with its
1895 win over Bulls. That really
was tough game, with Bulls plenty
loaded. So tough was it that the
Generals, who have plenty OF re-
serves, were able to make only trree
substitutions.
Billy Earl received all the press
notices because his running earned
both touchdowns, but another big
noise for the Generals was Myron
Gerber. who appeared even better
than last year. Big Don Drucken-
miller, center, was outstanding on
defense with his backing up stopping
many Bulls attempts at line plunges.
Although defeated by Roosevelt,
15-7, in its opener. Eastern yet may
be heard from this season. The
Ramblers couldn't get going for three
periods, but when they finally be-
came organized in the final quarter
and began to vary their attack with
passing and rushing they clicked.
Experience is what the Ramblers
lacked, but they may have found
combination that will work.