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Evening star., 1943-09-18
Johnson q Backbone

When Griffith dispatched Bobby
Estalella to the Athletics in ex-
change for Bob johnson the Mats
came up with a new backbone. The
sturdy johnson carried the Mats
along on his broad shoulders for the
first half of the season and during
the last half of the campaign he
has deserted left field to aid the
Mats at third base and first base.
johnson has been the Mats most
valuable player, but for future con-
sideration the deal that may have
helped the Mats most was getting
Priddy and Candini for Bill Zuber
and cash. Priddy and Candini both
may be drafted during the winter,
but they still are young and they'll
be coming back to the Mats.
Griffith got disgusted Buck New
som from the Browns and has seen
him win his only three starts for
the Mats. From the same team he
obtained Johnny Niggeling, who has
pitched four successive brilliant
games, and Third Baseman Cliff,
stricken with mumps a few days
later.
The Mats are closing the season
with what amounts to a nice sort
of team, at least when gauged by
wartime standards.
Evening star., 1943-09-18
Runnerup Stock Rises
As Newsom Snaps
Yanks' String

BY splitting their remaining IA
games the Mats virtually will seal
themselves in second place and pro-
duce the best record of any Wash
ington club in 10 years-all of which
probably will be accomplished with
out the aid of regular hitting 300.
The Mats, who have captured
seven successive games and 13
straight at Griffith Stadium, will all
but slam the door to second place
in the faces of the frustrated In
dlans and Tigers by playing no
better than 500 baseball in the final
two weeks.
Should the Mats break even in IA
games the Indians then would be
confronted with the necessity of
capturing 13 of their remaining II
games to take second, with Detroit
needing IA victories in 16 games to
edge Washington.
BY winning five more games the
Mats will win more games than any
Washington club since 1888, when
Joe Cronin led the Mats to a pen
nant, which Is mildly astonishing
when considering the 1942 Mats fin
lshed with the worst record COM
piled by Washington team since
1919.
Tighten Hold on Second.
The Mats boosted their second
place advantage to 31s games over
Cleveland last night by humping
New York, 6-3, as Buck Newsom
unleashed hitter. The Yankees
fashioned only one earned run off
NeWsom, who was winning his third
straight game as a Nat and ending
the Yankees nine-game winning
streak.
George Case, the Mats best bet to
hit .30O-he's now swatting .287-also
employed that contest as a stepping
stone to more heartening base
stealing lead over Chicago's Wally
Moses. Case stole two bases to boost
his total for the season to so, three
more than Moses, who has three
more games than the Mats outfelder
to play.
Barring illness, injury or sudden
surge by Moses, Case will lead the
league for a fifth straight season in
stolen bases. BY stealing twice more
Case will set a personal record, sur
passing his best previous total of 81
steals in 1899.
Idle today. the Mats will collide
with the Yankees in a double header
tomorrow, with Dutch Leonard and
Early Wynn or Mickey Haefner
slated to pitch for Washington and
Spud Chandler and Ernie Bonham
ticketed to hurl for New York. BY
sweeping both games the Mats would
earn an even break in % games with
the Yankees this season.
Mats Get Early Lead.
The Mats presented Newsom a SO
lead in the first three innings last
night, betting Charley Wensloff
from the mound by wedging 6 of
their 10 hits into that span, to de-
light 16,148 fans. Alley Donald re-
placed him and yielded Washing
toms other run in the fifth on dou-
bles by Mickey Vernon and Jake
Early.
Case tripled to open the Mats
first and scored as Joe Gordon
tossed out Stan Spence Jake Pow
ell walked and scored as Vernon
Evening star., 1943-09-18
Eoa $a Sports Mats Driving Toward Best Record Since 1888 Fsq Victory
Borrows Magic
Club, Boqs Ace
BY the Associated Press.

BY tne AsSocldttd PreSs.
NEWARK, N. j., Sept. 18.--
When Mrs. Charles Clifton
walked up to the fourth tee Of
New Jerseys Crestmont Country
Club, she remarked to her part
ner: This is where I made my
hole in one, and here's the club,
No. 4 iron, if you'd like to use it."
Figuring that the ACE" club
might bring her luck, Mrs. Joseph
Vasques accepted the offer, teed
up and whacked the ball 140 yards
into the cup. Other Crestmont
golfers figure that iron belongs
in COLTS hall of fame.
Evening star., 1943-09-18
Must Fit Footgeor
To Make Team
BY the Associated Press.

BY tne ASsocldted PreSS.
CHICAGO, Sept. 18.-Hobart
H. Sommers, principal of Chi
cago's Austin High School, looks
for a real Cinderella basket ball
season this year-with teams be-
ing selected from only those boys
whose feet fit the limited supply
of gym shoes.
IF we have five pairs of Shoes"
he said, well have a team this
year. There is such a shortage
the regular players coming off
the floor may have to take off
their shoes and give them to the
substitute going in the game"
Evening star., 1943-09-18
Sturs YESTERDAY
BY the Associated Press.

by tIIt hSSUUIHteU PTtSS,
Buck Newsom, Senators-Stopped
Yankees winning streak with six-hit
hurting.
Max Butcher, Pirates-Pitched six
hit 10 shutout against Reds.
Joe Wood, Tigers--Made two of De-
troit's five hits in victory over Indians.
Mort and Walker Cooper, Cardinals
Made their brother act pay off with
triumph oyer Cubs as Mort pitched
five-hit ball for his Goth success and
Walker hit double in 10th inning to
drive home winning run.
Tony Cuccinello, White Sox-Appear-
ing as pinch batter in eighth inning he
lifted long fly that brought home win
ming run against Browns.
Mickey Witek, Giants-Made two
hlts, drove in two runs and scored
twice to help down Dodgers.
Evening star., 1943-09-18
Mrs. Luzzuri Golf Victor

Mrs. AL Lazzari won a women's
golf tourney at Indian Spring with
103-35-68. Tied for second were
Mrs. R. c. Dunbar and Mrs. E. c.
Atwood, both with "a net. Mrs. Dun.
bar won the putting prize with 80.
Evening star., 1943-09-18
McSpuden, SchIoss Win

BALTIMORE, Sept. 18 (P.-
Harold (Jug) McSpaden, the Tam
OShanter open champ, teamed with
Irwin Schloss, Baltimore pro, to beat
Sammy Byrd. Victory open king,
and Andy Gibson of Baltimore, 2-up
in an l8hole match staged for the
benefit of the Red Cross.
Evening star., 1943-09-18
Kuvokos Ten Winner

Kavakos Grill won a 5-4 victory
over Alexandria Eagles last night at
Washington Softball Stadium to
eliminate the Virginia team from
the District invitation tournament.
Evening star., 1943-09-18
WIN Lose or Draw
By BURTON HAWKINS
Griffs Say Present Talent Would Have Copped

In two weeks and few stray hours the
they shake
convinced that had they launched
available they could have finished n
For the last SIX the Mats have matched the the Yankees
who haven't agged The Mats slight
span IN fact winning 80 games and losing is July 80
683 clip Over the route the Yankees
for $50 mark
The Mats played
line necetated by illness injury
Evening star., 1943-09-18
Only One Loss Painful

Pitchers Dutch Leonard, Early
Wynn and Alex Carrasquel, Infeld-
ers Johnny Sullivan and Mickey
Vernon, Outfielders George Case
and Stan Spence, plus Catcher Jake
Early, represent the Mats who have
survived two years under Griffith.
In filling those other gaps Griffith
has sparkled despite a manpower
shortage.
Of players who have left the Mats
during the year only the loss of
Pitcher Rae Scarborough was pain
full Rae joined the Navy at time
when he was developing rapidly, un
leashing one fine performance after
another, but when international
squabbling has ceased Rae will re-
turn.
Most of those who won't return
to the Mats won't be missed. The
fire and antics of Third Baseman
Ellis Clary, traded to the Browns,
might blend nicely with the Mats,
but in disposing of such as Dewey
Adkins, Ewald Pyle, Owen Scheetz,
John Miller, Lew Carpenter, Lefty
Gomez, Red Marion and Red Bar
barry the Mats boss hasn't been en-
barrassed.
None has embarrassed Griffith by
shifting elsewhere and clicking.
Meanwhile Griffith has come up
with some passable performers de-
spite an antiquated farm system and
an inadequate scouting arrange
ment.
Evening star., 1943-09-18
Condini Proves Surprise

He dipped into the American AS
sociation for Outielder Jake Powell,
Pitchers Mickey Haefner and Bill
Lefebvre, Inflelder George Myatt
and Catcher Angelo Giuliani. To
bolster his infield he plucked Gerald
Evening star., 1943-09-18

New York ---------- 600 POI OoO-3
washington ----------- 203 0l0 00x-6
Runs-Metheny. Keller 2), Case (2),
Spence, Powell. Vernon co Errors
Wensloff, Case Vernon. Crosetti. Runs
batted in.spence, Vernon, Early 90,
Etten, Gordon CD, Two o-base hits-Ver-
non l2D. Early t2), Etten. Three-ba Sc
hit-case; Stolen hasesGCase t2l, Yer
Vernon t2D. Left on bases-New York. :;
Washington. Z. Bases on balls-Of New
son, B. off Wensoff. ] off Donald, 3
Struck out-By Wensloff .; by Donald, b
by Newsom, J :. Hits--Of Wenslof, & in
~ innineS Of Donald, 4 in 5is innings.
Passed oaiirHemsley. Losing pitcher
Pipgras Time-2:10. 6,I4S.
Evening star., 1943-09-18

JOHNSON ana MICKEY vernon. All OF
which would indicate that Prexy
Clark Griffith has performed an
admirable job of improving his club
and that he hasn't lost his trading
touch.
Griffith has done considerable ma
neuvering this season to lift his club
from seventh place. Only eight play
ers who were with the floundering
1912 Mats will be around to finish
the 1943 season here. He unloaded
lot of baseball trash in a year and
fashioned a respectable team,
Evening star., 1943-09-18


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Evening star., 1943-09-18

Priddy from the Yankees, who
tossed in Pitcher Milo Candini, a
Newark chattel with sore arm.
Candini's sore arm vanished and he
has become one of the leagues sur
prises.
From Atlanta he obtained Jim
Mertz, who has turned in some re-
spectacle relief chores. From the
same source he got Vernon Curtis,
whose pitching has been a distinct
disappointment. From the Brook
lyn Dodgers he purchased Infielder
Alex Kampouris. From the Dodgers
Montreal farm he shared Outfielder
Gene Moore, who has supplied spo-
radio but timely hitting.
He purchased Tom Padden from
the Phillies, brought up Charley
Roberts from Montgomery and
called in Sherry Robertson from
Baltimore in less exciting deals.
Those bits of business may be dis
missed lightly, perhaps, but there
will be some shifts Griffith has made
which won't be forgotten,
Evening star., 1943-09-18

EASTERN LEAGUE PLAYoFFs.
Best of Five)
Scranton, 2: Hartford. (Scranton
leads, two games to one),
W1lkes-0arre, 4; Elmira, tteams tied
at two Games each),
Evening star., 1943-09-18
Officiu! Score

Totals 80 "a 10 Totals SO lo27l1
Batted for Donald in ninth.
! Ran for Dickey in ninth,
Evening star., 1943-09-18
BoseboII's Big Six

By the Associated Press.
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Evening star., 1943-04-11
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Evening star., 1943-04-11
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The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-09
PHlLLIES Whip
new YORK, 81
Ace Adams Sets Relief
Role Record With 62nd
Appearance

NEW YORK, Sept. 8. - (P -
Ace Adams, work-horse Of the
Giants mound staff, established a
new major league record for re-
lief appearance today but he could
not keep the Philadelphia Phillies
from whipping New York 3 to 2.
Adams made his 62nd appearance
on the pitching slab this season
when he relieved Cliff Melton in
the eighth. He shutout the Pills
in the last two frames, but Babe
Dahlgren's homer had sealed the
issue in the seventh. Adams broke
his own mark of 81, set last season.
Both the Giants runs were the
result of homers, one by Johnny
Kerr, rookie shortstop, and the
other by Ernie lombard.
r H E
Philadelphia - 200 900 1903 9 0
New York 80 DOL Dol O00-2 9 l
Lee and Culp; Melton, Adams
and lombard.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-09
Whit Wyatt Blanks Braves In One-Hitter
1t Won't Be Long Now
For Cards And Yankees

has had the close races that
have featured the Nationals
pennant battles but the great
Yankee team of 1886 won by
10 IL games-the record for
the junior circuit-while the
1927 team, hailed as the great
est of all the Yankee ma
chimes, finished 10 games in
front of the Philadelphia Ath-
letics. The earliest clinching
date, however, according to
the best available records was
Sept. 4, 1941, when the Yanks
went on to beat the Boston
Red SOx by II games.
Both the Yanks and Cards
are likely to do their clinching
at home and baseball Filberts
figure it'll be around Sept. %
or % for the former and may
be few days before that for
the Cards-thus making the
eatern teams last visit to St.
Louis just a matter of routine.
When they finish the Boston
series, the Yanks have only
three-all with Washington
Of their remaining 20 games
away from home. The Cards
are booked to play Is of their
last % contests on their home
grounds
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-09
|DlMWITS SPOIL
TROJAN ELEVEN
Navy Says IL Footbaners
Ineligible For Lack
OF Study

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 8. -(P-|
There was a lot of talk around
here all summer about what a
good football season it was going
to be, despite the war, and how
the Trojans of the University of
Southern California should be the
standout of the west.
Things have changed, and quick
ly. The Trojans did come up the
first day of practice with a fine
looking roster, one damned with
transfers from other universities
under the Navy and Marine train
ing program. But the very same
day, and before even one football
was kicked into the air, the Navy
handed Coach Jeff Cravath a note.
1t said IL candidates couldn't play
football because they hadn't buck
led down to their studies assidious-
ly enough.
Among the dozen names was
that of Jackie Fellows. Jackie
was one of the best backs in the
nation last fall at San Jose state.
He led the country's scorers and
made the little All-America team.
Some of the ineligibles said they
would try to make up their studies
and become available within three
weeks, but it is doubtful if they
will be of much service. Cravath
isn't counting on them.
Despite the early bad news the
Trojans are going ahead with ev-
cry intention of winning the lions
share of their games. They are
going to be strong in the tackle
spots this year. That's where they
were weak in 1912. They have six
likely-looking prospects for the po-
sitions and Cravath thinks so much
of them he is shifting Norm Very,
al-Pacific coast tackle last season,
to a guard position.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-09

NEW YORK, Sept. s.-lR-
1t won't be long now until the
st. Louis Cardinals and New
York Yankees officially qualify
to meet in the World Series for
the second straight year but,
despite their long leads, neith-
er is likely to set record for
winning margins.
Before the Cards clashed
with Pittsburgh today, they
were pacing the National
league field by IA IL games
while the Yanks, idle while
waiting to open five-game
series in Boston tomorrow, led
the second place Indians and
Senators in the A m RI n
league by eleven games.
Although they are leading by
the wider margin, the Cards
face tougher record to break
since the Pittsburgh Pirates
won the senior circuit in 1902
by ~ 1-2 when they clinched
the flag on Sept. 1. The mod
ern record. however, appears
to be within the Redbirds'
grasp. 1t is the 13-game mar
gin by which the 1941 edition
of the Cards won the pennant.
The American league seldom
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-09
AERIAL PlNCERS
CLOSE ON NAILS
Continued From Page One)

O~-- =
hit on August 81 ana Lille-Nord
only last Friday. Altogether, prob
ably 30 bases were blasted.
Key railroad yards have taken
similar beating. Rouen, Able
Vile, Serqueux and Amiens were
each bombed twice in week. in
addition to Munich, important Nazi
railroad channel into Italy. hit by
Raj heavy. bombers Monday
night.
The effect was shown in already
weakened German defense. The
Raj lost only 16 bombers out of
force of probably 700 at Munich
Monday and Fortresses bombed
three targets in Belgium and
France yesterday without losing a
single plane.
The effects were expected to
SNOWFALL in the near future as
Allied bombers, with less resist
ance, were able to make deeper
inroads on the Germans.
One effect of the air pasting of
Germany was seen in the Berlin
announcement that Germany's en-
tire war production has been re-
organized-apparently in an at
tempt to make up for losses by
Allied bombs.
Wider powers were placed with
Albert Speer, minister for arma-
ment and munitions, who W as
placed in charge of all Nazl war
production. Walther Funk, minis
ter of economics, was made re-
sponsible for general economic pol
lev. financing Of trade and in
dustry, supply of civilian goods,
monetary and credit affairs and
foreign trade.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-09
LEAGUE

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
American League
(No games scheduled.
National League
st. Louis S; Pittsburgh i.
Brooklyn 3; Boston O.
Philadelphia 3; New York 2.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-09
Bobby Stewart Expected
To Give Cowboy Plenty
OF Trouble Here

Cowboy" Luttrall, the old COW
hand from down Texas way, will
have his hands full here Friday
Right when he attempts to defeat
the Tennessee giant, Bobby Stew
art.
Luttrall is well known for his
foul tactics in the ring and his
aggrieved manner when an oppon-
ent turns the tables is a delight
to the fans. He may have an op-
portunity to cry in earnest when
Stewart mixes it with him, for
Bobby is also noted for his ability
to make it tough for his ring part
ner. Stewart, weighing a mere $50
pounds is a very hard guy to
down, and Luttrall will need all
of his cow-punching tricks if he
wins the bout.
The Masked Marvel will be
missing this weekend as he re-
fused to wrestle unless he could
meet Stewart, so Promoter Causey
turned him down for a bid at this
weeks affair.
A newcomer on the mat card,
Bill Wentworth, IS reputed to be
fast and clean grappler and
when he meets Jimmy Coffield,
the bout should be a scientific
wrestling show in contrast to the
rough and ready battle promised
by Luttrall and Stewart.
Ringside seats are selling fast
and many reservations have al
ready been placed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-09
cats TO HOLD
PEP MEET TODAY
Meeting Will Acquaint
Freshmen With Hanover
High Sports

One of the big days in sporting
events of the local high school, the
first real pep rally for the 1884
freshmen to get acquainted with
the ways of the athletics of new
school, will be held in front of the
school Thursday morning. The
main purpose Of this meeting is
presenting the opening of the stu
dents athletic ticket campaign.
After a boiling down process
of all programs the students get
a minimum price for all sports
contests during the course of the
current school year.
Included in the students cam
paign is a general appeal to local
adult enthusiasts for support Of
athletics in this city. A special
ducat has been arranged whereas
adults may also buy an advance
ticket to all games; football, base
ball and basketball, at cut price.
The proceeds of the drive are
used to better tine equipment on
hand and to supply newer para
phenalia for the purpose of better
ing young bodies during a period
when just such program is
greatly needed
This ticket drive has only been
in existence for the past few
years, but already has accounted
for great dividends in supplying
two new gymnasiums. In the high
school gym, built two years ago,
horizontal bars, parallel bars,
overland walk ladder, spring
board, mats, boxing equipment,
horse shoe pits, have been in
stalled, besides financing the
competitive teams from this
county.
Tickets are on sale from any OF
the football players, cheer leaders
and homeroom representatives.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-09
ADDS A DOUBLE
AS BROOKLYN
TRIMS BOSTON
Manuel Salvo Nicked For
Seven Hits In 80
Decision

BROOKLYN, Sept. 8. - R -
Whitlow Wyatt set the Boston
Braves down with one hit today
as the Brooklyn Dodgers came
through with a 8 to 0 decision.
With two out in the first inning,
Charley Workman lined a clean
single to right field. The next %
Braves went down in order but
Jim Tobin, batting for Manuel
Salvo, coaxed pass out of the
veteran right handler to lead off
the ninth. Like Workman, however,
Tobin got no further as Wyatt
took care of the next three bat
tiers.
In chalking up his seventh
straight victory and his 18th of
the season, Wyatt famed seven
Braves and contributed a double
to the Dodgers SEVENTH attack
against Salvo. Wyatt's one-hitter
was the tenth in the majors this
season.
The Dodgers scored their first
run in the fifth on Billy Herman's
single, double by HOWE Schultz
and Mickey Ovens fly. In the
seventh, Owen batted in a run on
squeeze play bunt and in the
eighth Wyatt's double paved the
way for the last Brooklyn tally.
r H E
Boston ------ 900 900 O00-O 1 2
Brooklyn 800 OOo O10 11x-3 7 0
Salvo and Kluttz; Wyatt and
Owen.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-09
Cardinals Cl0ut Seweu
To Defeat Pirates, ST

had been done.
Musial hit his first circuit blow
in the opening inning and slammed
his 18th homer OF the season in
the fifth.
The World champions nicked
Rips famous balloon ball for :,
total of nine hits, including three.
Dagger by Danny Litwhiler.
Cardinal runners crossed the
plate once in the first, twice in
the second and once again in the
fourth and fifth innings. The lone
Pirate tally came in the first
Ri E
Pittsburgh - 100 900 0oO-l 7 0
St. Louis $3.50 12O 10 0Ox-5 9 5
Sewell and Lopez; Munger and
w. Cooper.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-09
Victory Gives Redbirds Is
Game Margin In League
Race

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 8. - tP) -
Truett (Rip) Sewells second-story
ball was handled in a hit-and-run
manner today by the clouting
Cardinals who, led by Stan Musial
with two home runs, beat the
Pittsburgh Pirates, 5 to /, and
Cincinnati to Is games.
The veteran Sewell, 2O-game
winner who was handed his eighth
defeat, finally managed to curb
the rody Redbirds after the fifth
inning, but by that time the damage
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-09
PEI Files Application
For Seruice To County

Pennsylvania-Central airlines
filed application with the Civ
il Aeronautics Board in Wash
ington Wednesday for permits
sion to initiate new air
service that would include
Wilmington on its route, it was
learned here by the Greater
Wilmington Chamber of Com
merce.
The Pennsylvania Central Pc
tition seeks to establish Will
mington as a point on the
route from Norfolk, Va, to
Miami, Fla, with other stops
at Savannah and Brunswick,
Ga, Daytona Beach, Jackson
vile, Orlando, Vero Beach,
and West Palm Beach, Fla.
The proposed plan is said to
be an outgrowth of the lines
objective to serve in the "short
hauI'' field.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-09
SPORTS TRAIL

NEW YORK, Sept. 8-(F9- There all kinds of
streaks including gray mean yellow and fast and this
ponderous observation brings to Woody Williams who
has two pet ones of his own-hittng and unlucky.
Williams is the so-caled Cincinnati Red rookie utility
nfieder who Monday equaed the National league record
by hitting safely in 10 consecutive times at bat.
Socalled rookie is used advisedly the 30-year-od
Vrginan has been batting around both literally and fgura
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-09
Marriage Licenses
Sho,u Drop In Area

The number of marriage licen-
ses issued by the Register OF
Deeds in August totalled rs, drop
of approximately Is from the pre-
vious month.
Licenses were issued to 73
white couples and three Negro
couples.