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Evening star., 1943-06-09
Long Stretch Of Home
Action May Decide
Fate Of Indians
Lose II Out Of Is Games
In ToiIspin on Road;
Obtain New Talent
BY JUDSON BAILEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

One of the questions to be taken
up for settlement as the major
leagues swing back into action to-
day is whether the Cleveland In
dians can become contenders in the
American League again now that
they are back on their own reserva-
ton.
The Indians never have been
much of a threat while travelling
and their recent invasion of the
East particularly was disastrous.
They had moved into first place
on May % to claim a successful
home stand and then they pro-
ceeded to lose II out of 16 games
on the road to tumble into sixth
place.
Take Heaviest Fall.
1t was the biggest fall any of the
major league clubs took in the re-
cent intersectional competition.
Now the schedule is going to
slope in favor of the Tribe Of the
next 36 games for the Indians, q
OF them will be played in Cleveland.
The Indians are not trusting en-
tirely in this, however. for they
have reached into the minor leagues
in the last few days in an effort to
strengthen the club-getting First
baseman Mike Rocco from Buffalo
for Otto Denning and Rookie Eddie
Turchin and buying Outflelder Pat
Seerey from Wilkes-Barre for re-
serve duty. The latter move was
made necessary by an injury to
Hank Edwards.
Browns First to Invade.
Cleveland's first series at home
will be five games with the stagger-
ing st. Louis Browns.
Besides st. Louis at Cleveland,
today's resumption of activities in
the majors calls for Chicago at De-
troit in a twilight affair and Wash
ington at Boston in the American
League as we'll as Boston at Brook
lyn ttwilight>, Philadelphia at New
York and Pittsburgh at st. Louis
in the National League.
Evening star., 1943-06-09
Griffs, Redskins
Plan Contests
For War Aid
Mats, White Sox Join
In Twin Bill July %;
Grid Tilt in Making

A nocturnal baseball double
header next month and a profess
sional football game later in the
summer between the Washington
Redskins and some service team are
being arranged as outstanding SPORT
ing events here for benefit of war
agencies.
Clark Griffith OF the Nationals
announced plans for the baseball
affair yesterday at the weekly
luncheon of the Touchdown Club
and Immediately was promised COM
plete cooperation of that sports
group, At the same time tentative
plans for Touchdown Club pro-
motion of the football game were
discussed.
Wants Service Teams.
Grifflth's plans for the baseball
games, entire proceeds of which will
go to the National War Relief
Agencies, are to have picked team
from the Chicago White Sox and
the Mats meet Norfolk Naval Train
ing Station preceding the regularly
scheduled night game between the
Sox and Mats on "wednesday, July %
The Norfolk team has yet to ac-
cept Griffith's invitation, and in the
event it cannot compete the Mats
and Sox will play their game for
benefit of the war charity anyway.
A recent game between the Mats
and the Norfolk club brought a
gate Of over $2,000,000 in War bond
sales.
The Washington and Chicago
clubs already are scheduled for
similar game on June 30 at Chi
cago against the Great Lakes team,
after which the Mats and Sox will
play regular American League
game.
Touchdown Club to Aid.
Following yesterdays Touchdown
Club meeting, the Board of Gov
ernors voted 100 per cent co-opera-
tion in helping Griffith promote the
game, and a committee was ap-
pointed to work on the idea. Mem
bers of the committee are Comdr.
E. Jack Spaulding. Ralph Pittman,
Dutch Bergman. Hector airing, Joe
Holman and Jim Magner
Final details of the late summer
football promotion are yet to be re-
leased, but it was learned that the
Touchdown Club idea of a benefit
for the ball and bat fund received
enthusiastic support from Redskin
officials when it was mentioned
The Great Lakes Naval team has
been suggested as a possible oppo-
nent for the Redskins, although a
team from Norfolk Naval Training
Station or one OF the pre- flight
schools probably could oppose the
local pro champions.
Evening star., 1943-06-09
Rain Hu|ts Stars Net Tourney;
EARLY Climax Looms for Men
Johnsen-Rice Contest Would Be Potent;
Mrs. Van Ryn Reaches Quorter-Finu|s
Staff Photo.

on Monday was quite a classic as
tennis is played around here
Rice is in the same draw with the
defending champion, Davey johnson,
who Is favored to repeat and if he
reaches the champ the title may be
decided then and there. Rice has
the shots to beat Davey. but to
handle the youngsters speed is
something elsa lot of it, On the
other hand. Davey is not playing
his best tennis.
He reached the quarter-h finals yes
terday by trimming Ben Theeman.
60, 60, while Buddy Adair, rated
the strongest player in the other
bracket and on paper johnson S
most formidable rival, kept pace by
downing 1t. Karl Spriggs, GO, IS.
Igor Cassini and Jerry Courtney,
playing excellent tennis, got off to a
winning start in doubles with Joe
Hossick and Boo Miller as their vic
TINS by Ga. 6-4 In the second
round the Navy duo of Its. Murphy
and Wilkinson became potential
flnalists by defeating Griffin and
Hastings
Mrs. Van Ryn Speeds
Postponements have made slow
going in the women's singles. How
ever, Mrs. Van Ryn, seeded No. /,
went places in a hurry yesterday by
defeating La Jeanne Echols, 60,
81. Mrs. Van Ryn drew bye in
the first round and gained a default
in the second. so that yesterday 5
victory put her in the quarter
finals.
The Womens doubles will get
under way with a match at clock
between Mrs Mary Cootes Belin
and Sarah Moore and Virginia Pique
and Doris Megnin.
Results. pairings and the women S
draw in doubles follow:
Mems Singles.
NAH Thitd S 5ouRdJohnsen ,sts;a deieaed Thee
gag. ; G7-5. " Aoa'f oe'es'eo epr'ssS
Mems Doubles.
feated Hossick and Miller 6-4, 6-4.
Second rognd-Murphy and Wilkinson
defeated Griffin and Hastings, 6-22, 6+
Women's Singles.
Second round-Van Ryn defeated Cas-.
tleberrv by default.
Quarter -f1nals-Van Ryn defeated Ech.
OILS, 60. 6-1; Moore defeated Mccoy
Go, Ga.
PAIRINGs FOR TODAY.
Mems Singles.
+ D.m.-GaineS VS.. Griffin.
Mems Doubles
s p.m.-Spriggs and Theeman VS. Lund-
soot and partner
6l5-Rice and Nef vs. Courtney ane
Cassni.
Women's Singles.
p.m.-Gray VS. Hohenthal
6OO-Dellinger VS.. Belin
Women's Doubles
Dm.-Belin and Moore VS.. Pioue anC
Megnin.
WOmen's Doubles Draw.
Belin and Moore VS.. Pique and Megnin
| Van Ryn and Allison VS.. Dyer and Echols
Hohenthal and Fiske VS.. Ann and Bett,
Huidekoper. Gray and Dellinger VS. win.
| ner of Hohenthal and Fiske-A. and B
Huidekoper match
Evening star., 1943-06-09
Races al Hagerstown
Making Bid 10 Draw
Defense Workers
Starting Action at 3:30
Daily So Thot Those on
Night Shift May Attend
BY the Associated Press.

by the ASSOCldLeQ FIeSS
HAGERSTOWN, Md. June g.
General Manager Harold Bester of
the Hagerstown race track has an
nounced that post time during the
Today meeting at the half-mile
oval. July GIT, would be at $3.50.
The late starting time is to af-
ford the Hagerstown defense work.
ers on the day shift an opportunity
to witness the racing.
The track is located within easy
walking distance of most sections of
the city.
Anticipating reduced attendance
because of transportation diff1cul-
ties, Bester also announced that
the minimum purse during the
meeting would be $500 instead of
5000.
The track is now in tip-top
shape" the manager said. There
are stalls here for approximately $50
horses. and many thoroughbreds
now being raced at Charles Town,
35 miles away, will remain there and
oHlp W IllS COu! SC Oll IIie udyS Ciey
are to run. Charles Town closes
July 3.
Edward Brennan will be racing
secretary: Ty Shea, track steward
and Bill Schamerhorn. starter. Ha-
gerstown is the only one of Mary
lands five half-mile tracks which
has been assigned dates Applica-
tions from Cumberland and Be
Air still have not been acted upon
Marlboro did not apply, and limo.
mum has been taken over by the
Army
Evening star., 1943-06-09
BY ROD THOMAS.

Action in The Stars City OF Wash
ington tennis tournament, halted
today by rain, continues tomorrow
on the Rock Greek Park courts, with
the battle in mems singles moving
toward a possible early climax. To-
days schedule carries over for to-
morrow.
At o'clock 1t Francis P. Gaines,
6-foot 5-inch Army officer. will meet
Elmer Griffin, approaching middle
age and stocky but still with lot of
the skill that years ago won him ma
tional ranking.
Gaines was the No l player on
the University of Arizona team and
shared several doubles titles in the
border country. He is seeded seventh
in the tournament.
Rice in Their Path.
The winner of this battle of youth
VS.. experience Friday will take
on the hot shot of the tournament
thus far, Austin Rice. whose victory
over 1t John H. Curtiss. U. S. N. R.,
Evening star., 1943-06-09

$11,25O,0OO Paid for Walker
Of Dodgers in War Bond Sale
Hubbe|I and Dckey Other Fovorites as 81
Yonk, Brooklyn Men Bring $124,000,O 900
Betting Bill Dickey and Dixie the
DaSher Walker.

Betting Bill Dickey and Dixie the
Dasher Walker.
Dixie Is Peoples Choice"
They were the 'favorites" of their
respective teams. Dixie, the "peo-
Piles cherce" in Brooklyn in spite
of the front Office brush off," drew
the top bid of the day-s11, ,250, 900
from the Brooklyn Club, a social
organization. and this was strictly a
steal" For, an industrial organ
ization, which had been against the
Brooklyn Club decided it wasn't
cricket to fight it out with a social
organization and so stopped raising
the ante, although one of its repre-
sentatives explained later it had
been prepared to go to $15,000,O
to get Dixie
And Hubbell went" for $1,000 900
after the representative of the ESQ
Marketers, which already had over
subscribed it's scheduled allotment,
stalled the bidding for few min
utes to call his home Office and get
an "okay" to 60 even higher for Old
King Carl.
And about the neatest gesture Of
all was a bid for 100000 by a
group who called themselves the
Bronx Syndicate" in order to get
Dickey. It turned out they were
just neighbors of Yankee Stadium.
Wasn't Even on List.
Then there was the $4,000 900 bid
for fat Freddy Fitzsimmons, the
bestowed Dodger of them all, by
Brooklyn Borough President John
Cashmere himself. This one was the
clincher. because fat Freddy not
only is just about to call it a career,
but he wasn't even on the list of
players to be auctioned.
All told, 81 players we're bid in
a dozen each from the Yanks and
Giants and 13 from the Buns fiat
Freddie was the extra. For each
single player makes the rest of
the season his sponsor agreed to
buy a $4,000 bond; for each dou-
BILE, a $1,000; for each triple. $500,
and for homer, $4,000. If he's a
pitcher, win calls for a $35, 900 SUBJ
scription and shutout for $4,000.
Evening star., 1943-06-09
A Real Break in the Game

Jimmy likes to tell the tale, too, of
Cardinals-Cleveland Rams game
or at least the final seconds of it.
Chicago owned a 60 lead, as the
game licked into the final minute,
but Cleveland was threatening.
The Rams showed the ball down
to the Cards 15-yard line, and
Chicago players were attempting
everything to halt the march. The
Rams moved within the 5-yard line
with time for two or three plays re-
naming. They ran a play and failed
to get anywhere, but in stepped an
official and accused a Chicago end
of deliberately delaying the game by
feigning injury
Yeah, Cleveland won after that
break, and it developed it was quite
a break I'VE x-rayed the end S
ankle the next day" said Jimmy
"and it was broken
Jimmy must be heard to be ap-
preciated. Chances are The baseball
industry will be hearing plenty of
him shortly and chances are, too,
that baseball will learn to appreciate
him.
Evening star., 1943-06-09
BY SID FEDER,
Associated Press Sports Writer

NEW YORK, June 9.-There
obviously lot of the elephant in
the sports fan in general and the
baseball bug in particular. even when
it hits him where he feels it most
in the B. R.
The B. R., naturally, is the bank
roll, and the rubber band was peeled
all the way off if yesterday as the
faithful of all shapes and sizes
from corporations down to just plain
Gus-got together at the Waldorf
Astoria to IBID in" their favorite
New York and Brooklyn ball players
for just under $124,OOOOO0 in the
biggest one-oay bond sale super
duper the Treasury Department ever
has known.
And what was most notable about
the auction" was that the fellows
who are over the peak now, but
who'll always be the big guys to Gus
Fan, were the ones who got the hot
test play in this sale" in which
buyers bid millions as if they were
two-bit pieces for the privilege of
sponsoring various players the rest
Of the season.
1,500 Share in Auction.
1t was just another way of showing
that Gus never forgets He showed
it one day last summer when he
and 69,l36 of his family f1ocked to
Yankee Stadium to see old Babe
Ruth and ancient Walter johnson
strut what was left of their stuff
for about 10 minutes of a war relief
program. And yesterday 1900 OF
the boys were on hand for the bond
selling stunt in which the successful
bidder not only put cash on the line
for the original investment but
pledged the "upkeep" in bonds for
his hero's performance the rest of
the season.
<And up on the block. getting the
most attention as "Auctioneer'
Jimmy Walker worked, were the
three top guys-King Carl Hubbell,
Evening star., 1943-06-09
Bush Leaguers
Show Up Lefty
In Exhibition
Tries Hard to No Avail
Against Springfield;
Griffs Face Bosox
BY Staff Correspondent of The Star.

by star correspondent OF The Star.
BOSTON, June 9-If Lefty Gomez
IS going to contribute anything to
the Mats pennant pursuit in addi-
ton to his ninble wit, he still must
prove it to the satisfaction of Man.
ager Ossie Bluege. Thus far the
famed eX-Yankee has shown only
that he's an inept specimen without
the fast ball that hoisted him to
the heights.
Bluege sent Gomez against the
Springfield Rifles last night at
Springfield, Mass, in an exhibition
game and Lefty didn't sparkle With
two out in the first inning, he gave
up brace of singles, moved the
runners along with a wild pitch,
then loaded the bases with walk.
Shortstop Johnny Sullivan rescued
him by stabbing line drive for
the third out
Gomez wasn't taking the game
lightly He continued to warm up
between innings, but when he re-
turned to the mound he was no ball
of fire. In the second inning the
Rifles, seventh place team of the
Eastern League, nailed him for four
nits and two runs.
Carrasquel in Relief Role.
1t wasn't an encouraging perform
ance by Gomez. who escaped dam
age in the third inning, which was
as far as he went. It means Bluege
won't be inclined to employ him in
tight spots and it means, too, that
Alex Carrasquel probably will con-
tinue to be used as relief pitcher.
Carrasquel has developed to be
what the Mats have needed He was
doing all right as starter but he
also has done all right in relief
roles and that's where Bluege needs
him most. Ossie plans to string
along with Dutch Leonard, Early
Wynn. Ewald Pyle and Milo Can
DIM as his starters, with Carrasquel
being showed in should they falter.
The Venezuelan can warm up and
be effective on short notice and he
thrives on frequent work. When
Pyle was hit on his pitching hand
by line drive Sunday, it was Car
rasquel who stepped in to pitch
shutout ball for three innings, per-
mitting only one hit.
The Mats didn't astound SPRING
field citizens with their play last
night. They pounded out 9-6 vic
tory, coming up with three runs in
the tenth inning, but the Rifles
hammered Gomez, Lew Carpenter
and Dewey Adkins for IL hits. Stan
Spence contributed three of WASH
ington's hits with Red Marion COL
lecting two more, both doubles.
Leonard Pitches Today.
Bob Johnson, Gerald Priddy,
George Case, Leonard and Carras-
quel were shipped here ahead of the
other Mats to obtain better rest and
didn't play in the Springfield en-
gagement.
Leonard was Bluege's choice to
open a 5-game series against the
Red Sox here today, with Wynn
slated to pitch tomorrow. The Mats
imported 3-game winning streak
to Boston, where they hope to take
over first place from the Yankees,
who led them by a game entering
today's tussle.
With transportation difficulties
mounting in the East Bluege is plan
ming to return to Washington in
relays after the Red Sox series. He
may dispatch his Monday pitcher
against the Yankees from here on
Saturday. Sunday night the Mats
plan to hop from here to New York,
spend the night. then catch a morn
ing train for Washington in time
to meet the Yankees that afternoon.
Evening star., 1943-06-09

tive, coach and star tail-back of the
Lions. He produced national
league champion with the Provi-
dence Steam Rollers before coaching
seven years at Washington Uni
versity of st. Louis, which he left,
he said, by popular request.
One of Jlmmy's pet yarns concerns
one of his teams at Washington U.
1t seems Councilman booked a game
with Michigan, distinctly out of
Washington class, and Jimmy
thought he had done a superb job
of building his boys up to a point,
where they'd ignore Michigan's fine
reputation and give the Wolverines
some semblance of a battle.
For some reason, Councilman made
a late appearance for the Saturday
struggle and he hurried to the field,
where his team should have been
running through signal practice a
few minutes before the opening
whistle. What he saw on the field
was one solid group of players. His
team had halted Michigans signal
practice to get their autOpraphS
Evening star., 1943-06-09
Mccullough 10 Learn
If Ankle Is Healed
Cub Catcher Gets Tests
In Playing Greet Lakes
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GREAT LAKES, Ill, June g.
Catcher Clyde Mccullough of the
Chicago Cubs, who broke his ankle
on the opening day of the season.
will attempt to return to the game
today as the Cubs play the Great
Lakes sailors who will be seeking
their 18th victory of the season.
The Gobs won the first of their
tWo-game series with the Cubs by
defeating them to l, before 8,12l
in Davenport, Iowa, Monday.
Tomorrow the Cubs will invade
Fort Sheridan. ILL.,. to meet soldier
team stationed there.
If McCullough's damaged ankle
Withstands the rigors of play. the
youthful catcher will be back of the
plate when the Cubs resume their
National League competition against
Cincinnati at Wrigley Field Friday
The game was to be played at IL
m. for benefit of war workers on
the night shift.
Three years ago-Lawson Little
fired 10 at Cleveland and won Ma
tional Open golf title playoff by
three strokes from Gene Sarazen.
Evening star., 1943-06-09
Chicago d Piker
City in Turf Bets
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. June 9.-When it
comes to betting the horses,
Chicago is strictly 80 window
town. says Bill Wingate, who as
head man Of the Hawthorne track
money room. handles a half mil
lion dollars each racing day.
A breakdown of all the money
wagered on Chicago tracks shows
that most Of it is taken in at 81
windows, said WingaJe, adding:
Lots of other tracks handle
just as much money, but more
bets are made at the bigger
windows"
Evening star., 1943-06-09
Saddle Club Celebrates
Elects CutteI Prexy

Ware Cattell is the new president
Of the Washington Saddle Club.
Other officers elected at the annual
meeting of the organization, which
celebrated its first anniversary. are
Judy Woodring, first vice president;
Maj. John G.. Hubbard, second vice
president; Rita Thorn, secretary, and
Harriet Barlow, treasurer.
Evening star., 1943-06-09
Wyoming Mentor, Star
To Join Dow Quintet
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
LOGAN. Utah, June 9-Coach Ev
Shelton, who led the University OF
Wyoming basket ball team to the
1943 NCAA title, will become coach
of the Dow Chemical AAU basket
ball team at Midlands, Mich.
Milo Komenich, Wyoming's tower
ing center on the 1943 quintet, will
accompany Shelton to Midlands, the
coach said. He explained Komenich
twice had been turned down by the
Army because of his heights feet
7 inches.
Evening star., 1943-06-09
League Leaders
Associated Press.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Ba+tinEmstephens HdnEe, G2hes,s Nd St AL Louis s6a
Runs-White, Philadelphia, and Keller.
Runs batted in-Johnson. Washington.
IS: Siebert. Philadelphia, and Cor
don, New York, 81
Hi5sMWsksfled' cis7visls q Detroit So. Hockett'
oubles-Keltner, Cleveland, 13: Blood
worth. Detroit: Laabs, st. Louis. and
johnson and Case, washington. 10.
Triples-Lindell, New York. and Lu-
pen. Boston, 4.
don. New York, 8.
Stolen bases-Case. washington, IL:
Stirnweiss. New York, g..
Pitching Carasquel, Washington,
6-1;- Judd, Boston, and Chandler.
New York. 81.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Musial. st. Louis. .352
Rurs-Camilli. Brooklyn, "a: MusiaL
St; Louis and Vaughan Brook
Rms ms batted in-Herman, Brooklyn, So;
HitS-Musial st. Louis, 81; Herman.
Brooklyn, So.
Doubles-Herman, Brooklyn. Il: Mu-
sial. st. Louis II.
Triples-Russell' Pittsburgh, = Musial'
Home runs-Di Maggio Pittsburgh, 7:
Nicholson Chicago, 5.
Stolen bases-Gustine, Pittsburgh. 5:
Ott.. New York: Murtaugh, Phila-
s1anfixr aseiphlia, and walker and Galan'
Pi ching - Newsom, Brooklyn. and
SeWell, PITTSBURGH. 6-1
Evening star., 1943-06-09
Naval Air Base LEADING
LOOP With Clean Slate

Naval Reserve Aviation Base base
bail team has strong hold on first
place in the Potomac River Naval
Command Baseball League with
five straight victories
1t extended its streak yesterday
with a 1872 win over Coast Guard
Headquarters behind the three hit
pitching of Vince HolochWost.
Evening star., 1943-06-09
Win, Lose or Draw
Jimmy Joins the Browns But He's Still Card
By BURTON HAWKINS,
Star Staff Correspondent.

BOSTON, June 9If the st. Louis Browns
amused their cellar would indicate briefes
consists OF ummoning the assistant their president
probably can't do ANYTHING about lifting them of eighth place
In the American League but he make iem laugh.
Councilman has deserted the Chicago Cardinals football
become assistant president public
That
National Football League baseball
the Browns merely wants his ability
Councilman likely
Evening star., 1943-06-09
Donald May Become IA

NEW YORK, June (P,.-Atley
Donald. New York Yankee pitcher,
probably will be reclassifled from
4F to IA as result of preliminary
physical examination yesterday,
draft board officials said today.
Evening star., 1943-06-09
Sings, Writes and Fights

Jimmy is a versatile sort of person.
He has been a writer and an actor
He has been a professional football
and baseball player. Ten of his
musical compositions have been pub
lished, and he can bang a piano with
the best of them, In the last war he
was middleweight boxing champion
at Great Lakes Naval Training Sta
ton.
At Detroit, Jimmy was an execu-
Evening star., 1943-06-09
Sports Program
For Local Fans

TODAY.
Wrestling.
Weekly program at Turner's
Arena, 3::45.
THURSDAY.
Baseball.
Washington at Boston.
SATURDAY.
Baseball.
Washington at Boston.
Evening star., 1943-06-09
Charles Town Results
BY the Associated Press
BY the Associated Press.


(Track sloppy
FIRST RACE-Purse, $500: claiming; B.
year-olds and upward: 6hs furlong5
Lena Girl (Witmer 24.S0 $50 500
Spikery tKirk) 1O40 500
Gallant Sard tGarrett $3.50
Time, / :25.
Also ran-Hasty Action, Lila D., Grille
Star, Stormcock. True Warrior.
SECOND RACE-Purse, $500: claiming;
4-year -olds and upward; Charles Town
course.
Pretty Lady (Garretn 20.sO $50 $40
Neon Light (Bracciale) 14.40 $50
Bob Junior tQuattlebaum) TAO
Time. 1:194,.
Also ran-Laush and Play. CHANGER,
Praetor, Shailleen and Saint Pyrewick.
DAILY Double paid S167.20)
THIRD RACEPurse $500: claiming;
3-year-olds: about z furlongs.
Evening Shot tAcosta> $3.50 $50 $50
Attune (Austin) so 4.40
Tacaro Chimney (RooD $50
Also ran@Fair Find. Queen Minatoka
and Chin Chan.