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Wakefield Loses
AL. Batting Lead
Luke Applins Tokes
Control OF Race

NEW YORK, Aug. 3l-lPl-
After several weeks of battling
Dick Wakefield of Detroit for
the American League batting
lead, Luke Appling Of the Chi
cago White Sox has taken con-
troll with a comfortable margin
again.
The Tiger rookie was on top
a week ago with a 800 average,
but since then has dropped five
points while the veteran Shortstop
of the White SoX has spurted up
ward from .329 to .337.
This pair apparently has the
hitting race in the Junior cir
cult strictly between themselves
because not another regular in
the entire league is above 300
level.
Stan Musial OF the st. Louis
Cardinals continued to set an
unapproachable pace in the Ma
tional League with a 1853 aver
age.
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Overanlire
HOnOred

DETROIT, Aug 81 - Up -
Western Michigan baseball fans
will honor Frank (Stub) Over
mire, rookie southpaw pitcher,
when the Detroit Tigers play an
exhibition game this evening
against an All Star amateur
team.
Overmire, who came up to
the Tigers from the Grand
Rapids sandlots and Western
Michigan college, will start on
the mound for Detroit. Overmire
owns six victories against five
defeats this season.
The exhibition here is De
troit's last Of the season. In
five other montague games
since the championship season
started, the Tigers have won
four, all by shutout, and lost
one.
The Tigers resume American
League competition Thursday a
Briggs stadium in a double
header with the ST. Louis
Browns,
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Where, Oh, Where Are
The YankS OF YesterYear

NEW YORK, Aug. 81 p
Remember the New York Yam
KEGS of yesterycar? The Bronx
Bombers. the Rupert Rifles.
Murderer's Row?
The 1913 edition Of the club
bstted into a pair of double
plays while taking two games
from the Boston Red SoX Sun
day and established an Ameri-
can League record OF hitting into
142 twin killings i'm a season.
The old mark. al, was set by
the Philadelphia AS last year.
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Detroit Lions Drop
Former UNI Star
PouI Kroner Placed
on Reserve List

DETROIT, Aug. 31-(P)-The
Detroit Lions dropped Paul
Kroner, former University Of
Michigan halfback, from consid-
Grafton in pro football by plac-
ing him yesterday on the reserve
list.
Coach Gus Dorais said that
injuries handicapped Kroner,
who in 1888 was Tom Harmon's
touchdown twin. Kroner re-
Gently received inactive status in
the Navy after he was injured in
an automobile.
The Lions also dropped Jerry
Neuman, formerly of Western
Michigan College, thus reducing
their squad TO 36 players.
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Tennis Star
Ends Career

MEMPHIS. Tenn. Aug 81
lPl-At 26 1t. Ernest Suffer Is
through with competitive tennis
his career ended by a German
shell which pierced his racquet
arm al Mateur-and thus goes
glimmering the last Suffer hope
for the national championship
For several years the Suffer
boys Of New Orleans first
Cliff. then Eddie, then Ernie
have been bidding for the high
est United States net crown.
Cliff came close-within two
points, in fact-and Ernie was
the boy they said would go all
the way.
But came North Africa and
now the youngest Suffer boy,
the former national intercolleg-
late and southern champion, IS
in Kennedy Army hospital here
recuperating from wound $
which he says will prevent him
from ever taking the competl-
tive court again.
Il was in anti aircraft," said
the s.ocky young lieutenant. Il
was knocking up a few lobs al
the German Stukas during the
last stages Of the North African
campaign. A she'll went clean
through my right arm and an
other hit me in the head, knock
ing my steel helmet 30 feet.
The doctors say they should
be able TO make my right arm
100 per cent new again but it
would take me a couple or three
years to get strength back in it.
I'll never play tournament ten
mis- again
AS a member Of the Tulane
University team, Ernie won the
national intercollegiate it'll
tWice-in 1896 and 1887. lie
captured the southern title in
1896. He was still climbing
when he wrapped a Continental
grip around an an~tiaircraft gun
in January, 1871.
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Every Boy Advised
To Learn 10 Swim

SALT LAKE CITY, Aug 30
-tP)-"Teach every boy TO
swim'-that's the most import
ant contribution that high
schools can make to help win
the war. says Lieut. Eddie Kim
ball, director Of the Pacific air
fleet physical education pro
gram.
Kimball. former football
coach at Brigham Young Uni
versity, called this the great
est single ~life-saving job the
high schools can do in this war
And football?
AT this stage Of their train
ing. il doesn't matter greatly
one way or another whether the
men play football
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1S-Year-0Id Hart
Versatile Tiilist =

PHILADELPHIA-P- Win
ming the National Junior Girls
tennis tournament a n {
enough Of a days work for l9-
year-old Doris Hart.
After trimming Dorothy Head
Of Alameda. Calf So, 6-3. for
the singles title at the Philadel-
phia Cricket club Sunday-and
doing II in 33 minutes-the slen-
der June graduate of a Miami
Fla high school took a partner
and annexed the doubles title.
With 16-year-old Shirley Fry
OF Akron. o, she defeated Bet
w Rosenquest OF South Orange,
". j., and Lillian Lopaus OF New
York. ga 1913 rsllying from
as in the second set.
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The Monifor-Leader
TUESDAY AUGUST 81, 1943 PAGE
Strikeout King Hos Time
For His Beet Farm Only

Filler, Idaho. Aug. 81 IN
The San Diego club Of the
Pacific Coast League will have
TO make a quick decision on
Rookie Harold Lutz. The young
hurler who has averaged ID
StrikeoutS per game informed
the club that he could stay only
two weeks for his tryout. He
has TO get back 10 the farm for
the beet harvest.
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H IS Face Merchants
In Championship Till

The winner OF the major
softball league title will be
decided tonight when HUI
barth g. S chott, defending
champions, meet the st. Clair
Shores Merchants at the ST.
Mary's stadium. Both teams
have lost one game In the
playoff thus far, and another
defeat will automatically drop
the loser, leaving the remain
ing team the champion. Star
hurler. Steve Bienkowski. was
designated as a starter for the
Merchants, while Marvin
Duekert will be on the mound
for the Lumberjacks.
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Sports
At a Glance
PLAYERS FACE
SECOND YEAR
JINN
By JOHN }. kAJDUcH

Most prize baseball rockies otter Q briiont first year seem
70 run into Q ink in their sophomore seoson which makes
them look rother dsmol. There ore O number OF reasons. men,
tol as we'll os physicol. In most instances - IS found thot by
the second yeor the opponents hove he'd on opportunity TO
study the ployer ond hove O line on IS weakness II s on eH-
ceptionoly brllont player. who con immediately reverse the
tobles by realizing his fouts end correcting them himself.
Borne McCosky. former Tiger one OF the stors OF recent years,
vas obe 10 DO this
Sophomore Vernon Stephens Of the lowIy Brownies s on
other ston. Al this moment ne IS IN the MIDST OF @ bottle with
The second year ink Despite the four hits in eight times TO
the plote, on Sunday. the young Decotur shows not the hitting
power which put him on TOP OF the betting race early this sea-
son. Il ~os on July l3, thot his sor beoo0 to tode On thot
dote Stephens ploved on the Al-Stor team He played the full
rine innings end Old perfectly on the field and got himself o
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Winning Ten
Pounds Super
Into Oblivion
Victors Make
II Runs, Is Hits
in Final Game

Playing a slam-bang type OF
ball, Porath Construction ham
mered out a II to 5 victory over
Super Cleaners Friday night at
Covered Wagon diamond, 10 be-
C ome 1913 tumble League
champions. The Construction1
GERS collected Is safeties, every
member of the team getting at
least one safe blow.
The game started out as a see
saw affair, the Cleaners taking
a twO-run lead in the first in
ming. After Porath had been re-
tired In order. Pete Grim singled
to start the Super half of the
frame. Hank Brenniman dou-
bled and Grim scored the first
run Of the contest. Milky" IT.
win drove Brenniman in with
the second score when he sim
gled.
Forth tied the score in the
first of the second. Jim Goth
ard reached first on an error.
Ralph Soenen singled and Goth
ard went TO third, Soenen 10 sec
ond on the throw to third. After
Trombley had been retired, John
Miller banged out a single TO
send in Gothard and Soenen.
Les Frederick tripled and
scored on an error 10 again give
the Cleaners a lead in the sec
ond. Porath, however, went TO
the front in the third when they
pushed over a pair Of counters.
Glenn Suliins was safe at first
on an error, and went TO third
as Ned Kellar doubled. Art
Yahr then tripled and both run
ners checked in a the plate.
The Cleaners went ahead
again in their half of the third.
Allen FRAZIER walked and Bren-
niman singled. FRAZIER scored
on two wild pitches and Bren-
niman scored on an error. That
was the extent OF Super Clean
er's scoring.
The Contraction Gang STEP
ped out in the fourth and gar
nered three markers 10 give
them a two-run lead which they
kept adding to as the game pro-
crossed. Trombley was safe on a
fielder's choice, Steve Bootz
singled. Carpenter also singled
and Sullins doubled.
Porath's ninth run came in the
fifth. Gothard singled and after
stealing second. came home on
Trombley's double. The final
rally in the seventh was good
for four tallies. Sullins reached
second on a Super misplay,
Iahr and Nubs Simms doubled,
and Gothard. Soenen and from
bley followed with singles.
Sullins went the route on the
mound for Porath and allowed
eight bits. Brenniman was the
only Super Cleaner batter to
have any with Sullins'
slants. He had two doubles and
a single in four times at bat.
Soenen had the best average
among Porath batters. He sin
gled twice in three official times
at the plate.
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u ofM Wolverines Start
Autumn Practise Session

While no one will be dropped
from the large squad. Crisler
split it into two groups yester-
day. Crisler and his top assist
ants will direct the work Of so
candidates. The others are as
signed 10 assistants Bill Barclay
and Art Valpey.
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One Armed 0utfieIder
Stars al 'Peie Gray Day

MEMPHIS-(P)-lt was Pete
Gray Day at the Memphis
Baseball Park yesterday, and
the one-armed chick outfielder
showed his appreciation TO
Southern Association fans by
rapping out five hits in seven
times at bat; handling seven
chances afleld without a bob
bic: stealing a base and pulling
an unassisted double play: The
double play came when Gray
caught a line drive i'm short cen
ter. logged 60 second base 10
double the runner who had
rounded third.
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TENNIS TOURNEY

NKW YORK, Aug 81 -lIl-
Representative OF the armed
services in the Streamlined Ma
tional tennis tourney jumped to
seven today with the entries of
II. E1wood Cooke and Gilbert
Hunt Of the Army Air Force
Technical Command. Only 30
men viii be permitted TO COM
pete in the meet which starts
Wednesday.
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or been the big threat. His batting average hos dropped SO
points since the beginning OF the season, which is the biggest
single reason for the sudden drop OF the Brownies. At the time
Vernon S. ws showing the junior leosuers whot q hitter
should do. the St. Louis team was riding the crest OF one OF
their best seasons. They were being eroomed as the under
studies OF the New York Yonkees and for a few weeks it looked
as il the Brownies would finoIy win q championship. Then
Stephens slump ond the Browns were book in their customary
shot in the second division.
Scribes tel us, thot Stephens hos O pecuior ond excep-
tionouy vide bottine stonce. He tokes no stride to speak o.
rocks back ond forth in his stonce like O rocking chair He had
rhythm, ond the foster hurers threw the boil the horder
he hit H. The slow curve wos the obvious solution, but II wos
not until yovey tipped the junior Ieoguers thot ne wos stopped
Again the question comes up who is smarter, the American
or kotonol leosue'
Unfortunately for Rudy York the Tigers had on open dote
Yesterday and todoy With only one four boeoer behind his
recor OF Is round.tnppers in O single month, he ron into the
misfortune OF having no more games TO play in the month, o.
though two dogs remained before the months end It seems
probable that he would have sheltered the record OF August,
1887, il gwen the two dogs IN which 10 do It, but unfortunately
for the bio lndlon, thot IS the fortune OF war. Nevertheless,
York, with 30 homers 10 his credit OF this time, seems certoin
70 better his best mork for the uorothon drives in one season.
Up TO now the best he hos done in the motors was 35 homers,
while in the minors is mork stonds at 81. With 30 more comes
to pioy in September, it begins to look as il he will brock both
morks. All in oil its still q long way off from the record OF 60
homers hit in one season by Babe Ruth. IFS going TO be O long
time before its broken. Hank Greenberg, former Tiger ond
now on ormy eoptoin, come closest TO 1t obout four years oso.
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BOXING AZ

NEW YORK, Aug. 81 -1P)-
Eddie Walker, MANAGE Of
Chalky Wright, said today the
former featherweight b | n &
champion had been rejected for
m Military service because Of
physical disabilities" Wright's
home is in Los Angeles.
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couple Of bin9Ies but then Big
AIvo Jovey OF the Boston
Broves took his turn FOR the
National Leoguers ond show
ed him up Up 10 that time
nothing worked on Stephens,
so he fed him slow curve bolls
thot mode the Anericon Long
Tom look q bit foolish.
Jovery laughed about il at
ter the eome, but word soon
spread ground the American
loop and Stephens hos no long
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-31

ANN ARBOR, Mich, Aug. 81
-.Pl- The University of Mich
igan is taking steps to relieve a
shortage of football tackles by
shifting some of its best talent
10 that position.
Coach Fritz Crisler started off
Autumn practise sessions yester-
day by staging a rough-and-tum-
BILE Scrimmage session, and at
the same time he disclosed that
either Merv Pregulman or Fred
Negus, or both, would be sta
toned permanently at tackle.
Pregulman, who r e d
Michigan last year, played guard
his first season at Ann Arbor be-
cause the Wolverines already
had a competent pivot man in
Bob ingalls,. The shift TO tackle
shouldn't be too difficult. Ne
gus, Wisconsin's great 1912 CEN
ter, likewise has shown much
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ONE TOO MANY COOKS

SAN DIEGO, Calif.-Ross B.
Smith, second class seaman, fell
IS feet through a skylight-into
a large bowl of steaming soup
on a navy stove.
Hospit~l physicians found he
was uninjured.
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ALBANY, N. Y.-Blacksmlth
Harry p. Tegler reported TO po-
lice the theft Of his horseshoe
ing truck. complete with anvil,
horseshoes and other equipment.
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MONDAYS RESULTS
Pittsburgh AZ. st. Louis 80
Uirst game, 10 innings.
Only games scheduled.
TUESDAYS GAMES
New York at Boston.
Brookly at Philadelphia,
night. -.
st. Louis at Pittsburgh. night.
Chicago at Cincinnati, night.
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Yankees Picked
To Win Series
from Cardinals
nv The Associat,d Press

a mOntn ago the 81. LOUIS
Cardinals were being talked of
as probable favorites in the
World Series, but if the annual
classic were opening now the
New York Yankees almost GER
tainly would be odds-on choices.
They probably will be when
the World Series opens in Octo-
Der, too.
The Yankees have been pick
ing up momentum on the home
stretch while the Cardinals have
been slowing down. The differ
ence between them was shown
again yesterday when the Yam
KEGS beat the Boston Red Sox
81 while ST Louis split a dou-
bleheader with the Pittsburgh
Pirates in the only games played
in the major leagues.
At New York Rookie Charley
Wensloff pitched four = hit ball
and Roy Stormy Weatherly
punched the winning ticket with
a two-run homer, his third IN
two days.
This gave the Yanks their
18th consecutive series and a
record of having won ~ out of
go James since the streak start
ed on July 5.
POWER APLENTY
They now have plenty of pow
err and good fielding along with
the best pitching in the major
leagues with a staff led by Spud
Chandled, Ernie Bonham and
Wensloff. Chandler has won II
games, and Bonham and Wens-
loft each IL.
The Cardinals have their spec
tacular speed and sharp hitting,
but their fielding has faltered
and their pitching has become
uncertain.
LOSE FOUR
In losing four Of their last SIX
games they have made II err
rors. five yesterday and at least
one in every contest.
They made IL hits in the ten
inning first game with the Pi'
rates and 10 in the nightcap, but
Rookie Alpha Brazle, who had
not be beaten in any of his pre-
vious National League starts
gave Pittsburgh a dozen blows
in the opener and his teammates
made three critical errors.
Harry Breecheen held the
Buccaneers to eight safeties II
the second game and the Red.
birds wrapped up the decision
with a five-run furry in th'
third inning.
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MONDAYS RESULTS
New York 3, Boston /.
Only game scheduled.
TUESDAYS GAMES
No games scheduled.
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City
TUMBLE LEAGUE
FRIDAYS RESULT

Porath Construction IL, Super
Cleaners 5.
st. Clair Shores We. Hubarth
g. Schott at St. Mary's Stadium.
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BAUMAN MOVED

AT the same time Crisler NOV
ed Glenn Bauman, winner last
Spring of the Chicago Alumni
Trophy, from end TO tackle, and
also shifted Frank Kern, De-
troit sophomore, to that posi-
ton from center. If both Pregul-
man and Negus became tackles,
Monotony Jim c X g, the
place . kicking wizard, presum-
ably would be the top center
choice.
About 100 players were on
hand for the start of practise
leading up 10 the Sept. opener
against Camp Grant at Rock
ford. III. Missing vas Pat Boyle,
a Marine trainee from Wiscon-
sin, who dropped football be-
cause Of a crowded scholastic
program. Crisler had shifted him
from Guard to tackle.
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GRID CASUALTIES

Paul White and BIZ Daley re-
NAMED out of scrimmage be-
cause of minor injuries. Bob
Nussbaumer. a sophomore from
Oak Park, H., took over White S
wingback job in the first string
backfield to team with Quarter
back Jack Wink. Halfback Elroy
Hirsch and Fullback Bob Wiese.
Guard julius Franks reported
for the first time after appear
ing in the Chicago All-Star
game. He took part Immediately
in the scrimmage.
Askov American., 1943-12-23

Ray Warner, who is on the Great
Lakes, and is now a licensed Off
Ger on the Reise Lines came Satur-
day to take his family back with
him.
Pfc. J. M. Barnick arrived home
Tuesday of last week to spend a
seven-day furlough. Jake has been
confined in a hospital for several
weeks with laryingitis. He is now
stationed at Atlanta, Neb.
Miss Lempi Hesso is enjoying a
two-weeks vacation from her teach
ing duties.
Dick Colby is assisting at the Fair
store this week as Gordon Doufhman
is confined to his home with the
flu.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Shafer were
called to Dakota last week by the
death of sister.
The program and Christmas party
will be held at the Moose hall
Thursday evening for the members
and their families.
A merry Christmas and a happy
New Year to all
Askov American., 1943-12-23
Brook Park

Rhinald Ziegler of Duluth arrived
Monday for visit with relatives.
Miss Alice Libra, who has been
attending the University of Mime
sofa is home for the holidays.
Mrs. ]. Harapat and son Vernon
and Miss Yoeger visited relatives in
Princeton Tuesday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Mccormick were
in receipt of letter from their son
Ralph Monday, saying he was in the
terrible train accident in the east
last week but was fortunate to come
through safely enough to be able to
help the more unfortunate in the
wreck. Ralph said he was being trans
ferred at the time from st. Augustine,
Fla, to Brooklyn, NJ Y, to attend
a radio school, and he was trying
hard to erase the horror of the wreck
from his mind.
A large number of girls were
about the village singing lovely
Christmas carols Monday evening
and thanks and congratulations 60
to them for keeping up this grand old
custom of spreading cheer and
thoughtfulness of friends in this kind
ly way. A greeting means so much
this year when all hearts share
grateful pride that freedom still
shines out across.
Seaman SIC Vernon Harapat of
San Diego, Calf, and his fiancee,
Miss Nettie Yoeger of Rockford, ILL.,,
arrived Sunday to spend several days
out of an 11-day furlough at the Joe
Harapat home.
Mrs. Johanna Swedlund, who has
been visiting in Seattle, Wash, the
past several months, returned home
last week.
Miss Eunice Kelsey, who has been
attending an aunt in Brookings, S.
Dak., since early last fall, returned
home Wednesday of last week.
Miss Edith Smithson left Monday
for visit in New York.
Mrs. Ray Olson and Mrs. c. B.
Kelsey were Mora visitors last Thurs
day
Mrs. Walt. Glasow and daughter,
Miss Dorothy Glasow, of Pine City
visited relatives here Sunday.
Miss Anne Ziegler arrived home
last Thursday from st. Benedict's
College for a two weeks vacation
with parents.
The school Christmas program at
the hall Friday afternoon was very
much enjoyed by everyone and in
spite of the snow shortage, Santa
was able to get there in time to de-
liver packages of candy, ETC., to all
the children.
Alfred Swofford of the U. S. navy
and Mrs. Swofford arrived here Sat-
urday from Texas to spend a few
days at the Robert Swofford home
and plan to go on to Chicabo the
latter part of this week to visit Mrs.
Swofford's home before returning to
camp.
Mrs. Marion Hooker and baby and
Askov American., 1943-12-23
CrindstOne Lake

The Grindstone Lake Sewing club
held their annual Christmas party
and election of officers Wednesday,
December Is, at the Elmer Nelson
home. The old officers were all re-
elected after which the exchange
of Christmas gifts took place. Mrs
Nelson served very nice lunch in
keeping with the holiday season.
Pvt. and Mrs. Wesley Sjodahl ar
rived Saturday evening from Aber-
deem Proving Grounds, Maryland,
for a weeks furlough with home
folks before continuing on to Cali
fornia.
John A. Zajicek, who is employed
in Minneapolis, spent Monday with
his family here.
VIM. Trapp and crew finished
dressing turkeys Monday and Mr.
Trapp took them to the market in
Duluth Tuesday.
Pfc. Luverne Sjodahl, who has
been stationed in Iceland the past
year, has been transferred to some
where in England and sends sea-
sons greetings to his friends and
neighbors here.
VIM. Sjodahl is ill with the flu this
week.