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Evening star., 1943-08-14
Niemun Proves MurveIin Pinch
For Braves; Tribe Steps A|onq

program highlighted by the Cleve-
land Indians winning their sixth
straight and taking undisputed pos
session of second place. The Tribe
clustered its 10 hits off Don Black
for three-run rallies in the fourth
and seventh innings to beat the
Philadelphia Athletics, Ga.
Cleveland was unable to gain on
the New York Yankees, however
because Spud Chandler pitched a
40 shutout over the st. Louis
Browns. In acquiring his 18th vic
tory and fourth shutout. Chandler
allowed nine hits, two more than his
teammates made, but he kept the
blows scattered while New York's
collection included home run by
Ken Sears and three timely doubles
Appling Gets 1000 Hit.
Luke Appling, veteran shortstor
of the Chicago White Sox, baggec
the 2,000th hit of his career with 9
single that drove in a first-innine
run and Chicago went on to CLIP
the Boston Red Sox, 80, on a two.
run homer by Tommy Turner ir
the second inning.
Appling joined eight other player;
still active in the major leagues who
have topped the 1000 hurdle. Shar-
ing the honor are Paul Waner. who
has passed 1000, and Dick Bartell
Joe Cronin, Doc Cramer, Chuck
Klein. Billy Herman, Mel OFT and
Joe MedWick,
Evening star., 1943-08-14
Route Favors A|sab,
Liked in King Philip
Py the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
PAWTUCKET, r. T., Aug. IA
Tuned up by his first start of the
1943 season in last weeks Paw
tucket Handicap, Mrs. Albert Sab
ath's Alsab, 2-year-old champ OF
l94l, makes another step along the
comeback trail today in the $1,000
added King Philip Handicap at
Narragansett Park.
Todays stake, over the l Lis
mile route, will be more to the liking
of the game little colt than the
furlongs he essayed a week ago and
already he rules an Odds -favorite
in the field of 16 overnight entries
Undoubtedly several of these will be
scratched before the post parade.
In his initial start last week,
AlSab finished rushing third,
barely missing second money in one
of his old-time stretch charges after
he had trailed the field down the
backstretch. Once again George
the Iceman) Woolf will be in the
saddle, assuring the colt of a we'll
judged ride.
Alsab's opposition does not seem
too strenuous with A. S. Hewitt S
Some Chance shaping up as the
best of the lot.
Evening star., 1943-08-14
BY JUDSON BAILEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

Elmer (Butch Nieman, rookie
outfielder for the Boston Braves,
never may be known as one of the
major leagues outstanding perform
ers, but right now he is providing
the finest clutch hitting in baseball.
In the last week he personally has
decided four important games for the
Braves, yesterday getting two-run
homer in the 10th inning to beat
Chicago, 5-4, and force the Cubs
back into seventh place.
Last Saturday Nieman hit his
second home run of the season in
the ninth inning to beat Brooklyn,
on Sunday he smashed a ninth-in-
ming double to down the Dodgers
again and Thursday his triple in the
18th inning whipped the Cubs.
Yanks, Tribe Garry On.
This rates as a pretty good week S
work for the former Kansas State
football star who came up from the
Eastern League last spring with a
POT batting average and more than
justifies his presence in the clean
up slot in Boston's batting order.
Although his batting average is 274,
18 Of his S. hits have been for extra
bases.
The Braves-Cubs game yesterday
was the only contest in the National
League to escape inclement weather,
but the American League had a full
Evening star., 1943-08-14
BY WALTER McCALLUM,
Star Staff Correspondent.

SAN DIEGO, Calf, Aug. IA
Finished with the hardest part OF
their training schedule. the Red
skins today ran through a light
workout and brushup on routine
plays, then rested before their first
real test Of the year, the intrasquao
game tomorrow in Balboa Stadium
here for the Shrine Fund for Grip.
pied Children.
Thousands OF servicemen will be
admitted free to this game to be
played before a capacity crowd OF
$4,000. The Redskin share of the
game is expected to pay travel and
training expenses.
Ailing members of the squad are
scheduled to get into uniform fol
the Shrine game. but bad news came
today for the next clash, that against
the college All-Stars at Chicago Au-
gust Is. Pro football Czar Elmer
Layden turned thumbs down on the
Redskin request to play Indian Jack
Jacobs at Chicago.
Deal for Jacobs Planned.
Jacobs, who Is to be the middle
man in brewing deal which may
put him on the Washington payroll
when he leaves the Army. is owned
by Cleveland, which is not playing
this year. "He could fit like a glove
into our defense" says Coach Arthur
Dutch Bergman. Jacobs will play
tomorrow.
Sammy Baugh. out for a week
with an injured back. and Joe
Pasqua, veteran tackle; Bob Nc
Chesney and Joe Aguirre, ends, will
see action tomorrow. Bergman said
He doubts, though, that Baugh will
Evening star., 1943-08-14
Bourmont Rated Best
For Travers Stake
Py the Associated Press.

DS hiit hsSpSldbtu itSs'
NEW YORK, Aug. IA colt that
was a distinct question mark as re-
Gently as three months ago is fav-
ored to take the Travers Stake-the
Nations oldest horse race-at Sara
toga's Belmont meeting today.
With a majority of better 3-year-
olds hospitalized, Bourmont, by
Rosemont out of Bourbonette, looms
as the best in the mediocre field
of seven which completes In the IA
year-old IL mile feature, with a
valuation of $4,000, annually the
biggest race on the Saratoga
program.
And only a few months ago. Bour-
mont was hospital case himself
After pair of outings at the up
state Spa last fall Bourmont de-
veloped knee trouble. His owner
Mrs. Isabel Dodge Sloan, decided
that the only cure was a long
vacation.
He was kept out of competition
until early summer, but triumphed
in an overnight affair before being
shipped to Chicago, where he fin
ished second to w. E. Boeings Slide
Rule in the American classic. He
has won once since his return.
The days card also lists the 52d
running of the 6-furlong Spinaway
for 2-year-old flllies in which 1t
Col. C. V. Whitneys Boojiana is
the chief favorite. The dash is
worth $3.50 to the winner.
Evening star., 1943-08-14
is eAmed Candn Rated Mats Best Winter Deal Bargain
Heavy raining Over, All Skins
Will Get Tests in Shrine Tilt

play any length Of time. Sam has
tossed aside the cane on which he
leaned for days, but still isn't in the
best of shape. Pasqua had touch
Of flu and has been in bed several
days. McChesney and Aguirre have
had ailing feet.
Monday the coaches will begin
looping players from the roster.
Three men are doomed for the ak,
according to gossip around the train
ing camp. None has played in
Washington.
Game Has Carnival Program.
Tomorrow's game will be put on
with trimmings.
Scheduled for appearance are 900
musicians with trumpet fanfares
greeting the entrance of each play
er. Part Of the ceremony will be
induction of a group of WAVES, to
join 300 more WAVES at the game.
Many wounded war veterans, some
OF them in wheel chairs, will be
present.
Casualties in the cash department
OF the Redskins have been heavy
here. Jack Jenkins chased prowler
from his room after the thief had
lifted his wallet and watch. Ted
Key lost his wallet and a check to
robber and Wilbur Moore's CASH
crammed poke was lifted.
Why didn't Jenkins, a fast man,
catch the thief? He had on only a
pair of shorts and couldn't pursue
the man downstairs into the lobby.
Evening star., 1943-08-14
$125,OOO AI|-Americus Race
In Mexico Is Postwar Dream

And of our daily attendance
some 1000 came from the United
States. Mexico City is an ideal win
ter spot. The visitors there last
season were from Hollywood, Wash
ington, New York, Chicago, and they
called our city the Paris of the New
World
Anticipates Postwar Boom.
I'VE believe there will be trans
portation difficulties in travel to Eu-
rope for 10 years after the war, and
If there are, Mexico City would con-
time to become more popular"
They're banking" on that post
war boom, and Prexy Bruno wouldn t
be bit surprised If some time after
the big fights over. the Hipodromo
would have a meeting in which it
would give more than 100000 in
purses and added money to horse
men At the coming session, start
ing in October, there1l be $475, ,00o
paid out, with the big heat" the
Handicap de las Americas, boosted
to 125,000 pesos-roughly, S25, 1852.
Evening star., 1943-08-14
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. Aug. 14.-Bruno
Pagliai is a little guy with lot of
big ideas about racing and right
now he's cooking up one that he ex-
poets to serve after the war as the
richest annual stake the turf has
tasted.
The short, serious president of the
spacious New Mexico City race track
who formerly raced his own horses
In California hoss parks, came out
from behind his white cigarette
holder today to outline this special
dish. The way he's planning now,
It'll be an international champion
ship gallop, bringing together the
best handicap horse from every rae
ing nation in the Western Hemi-
sphere, and it will carry a Sl25, 900
stake. topping even the Santa Anita
100 Gs, which up to now has been
the biggest touch the gee-gees could
score.
First Meeting Profitable.
I'VE could get the top horse from
the United States, Mexico, Argen-
tina, Chile, Ecuador and possibly
Canada each year" Pagliai planned
"It would be put on some time in
March.
II believe 1t can be done down at
our Hipodromo de las Americas
You know, at our first meeting early
this year. we averaged 10000 spec
tators and about slS5.O00 in bets
daily for "A days. The average
would have been higher. but it took
several days for the people to be-
come accustomed to mutuel betting
Evening star., 1943-08-14
Joe, Dom Di Mag Eager for Active War DUTY

crowned checkers champ of the
officers mess at Del Monte
(CalifD pre- flight school
Dis-a and dat-a-Bruce Smith,
the ex-Minnesota all-America, is
slated to land at one of the Navys
pref1ight schools. And all the
coaches are keeping their fingers
crossed. Gus Wilson reports his
new Panama lightweight. Santa
go Sosa, is a dead ringer for Ted
Kid Lewis. With his fists, Gus?
Today's guest star-Frank
Ward, Youngstown (Ohio) vindi-
Gator: The Brooklyn Dodgers
are departing almost daily-and
80 are the Dodger fans.
Evening star., 1943-08-14
Service Golf Tourney
May Lure Top Stars
Among Professionals
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN ANGELO, Tex. Aug. IA
Golfers who left the links for the
armed services will play for sizable
prizes while they're doing job for
their country.
Col. Glenn L. Davasher, COM
mander of Goodfellow Field, said to-
day that the Gulf Coast training
center had approved a Goodfellow
Field all-service mems golf tourna-
ment to be held September II, 18
and 10, at the San Angelo Country
Club.
If all the eligibles enter, this
tournament will rank with the best
because such golfer soldiers as Ben
Hogan, Byron Nelson. Vic Ghezzi,
Rod Munday, Ed Oliver and Horton
Smith are available.
There are some top golfers at
Goodfellow Field itself, including
Pvt. Glenn Weeks. a professional
who formerly was Pennsylvania
State champion
1t. Percy Arthur, director of
physical training, will be in charge
of the tournaments 72-hole medal
play affair with championship
prize of $3.50 in War bonds and
stamps.
All entries-and any man in the
uniform of the United States armed
services, whether he be flyer, sailor,
marine or soldier, is eligible-will be
housed and fed at the field.
Team championships, an added
feature, will be on the basis of best
scores for four-man units over the
first 36 holes.
Evening star., 1943-08-14
Duel Of Long Drivers
Finishes Women's
Western Golf
BY the Associated Press,


EVANSTON, Ill, Aug. 14-The
women's Western amateur golf
tournament, which so far has paid
off to its most prodigious hitters,
braced for It's superpayoff today as
a couple of lorg drivers, Mary Agnes
Wall of Menominee, Mich, and
Dorothy Germain of Philadelphia,
Pa, met over the 36-hole cham
pionship distance at Evanston Golf
Club.
In two l8-hole sessions, these keen
young golflng misses prepared to
match the driver power which car
ried each to the final.
Eliminated Comedalists.
These were the girls who had
eliminated the Journeys comedalists,
Kay Byrne of Rye, N. Y, and Cath
crime Fox of Glen Ridge, N. j., COM
pliers of excellent 2-under-par 74s
in Mondays qualifying rounds for
the title vacated by Betty Jameson
of San Antonio, Tex.
Miss Wall ousted Miss Byrne in
Wednesdays second round, 2 and /,
and Miss Germain eliminated Miss
Fox in yesterdays semifinals, 4 and
3, while Miss Wall was winning, 2
and /, over Peggy Kirk OF Findlay,
Ohio.
The home club of Miss German
like those of the other Fasteners,
Miss Fox and Miss Byrne, is not a
member of the Women's Western
Golf Association, which this year has
provided the only national competi-
ton. Consequently Miss German is
playing under the banner of Chi
cago area course which she never
has seen.
This season is Miss Germans first
in WWGA events. She was a semi
flnalist in the recent open.
Miss Wall, "a, and veteran of
seven WWGA seasons, has been a
part of IA Western tournaments-a
f1nallst two years ago and a semi
finalist last year.
Get Early SemifinaI Leads.
Miss German is 10 and sopl1o-
more at Beaver College, near Phila-
delphia. She first tasted big time
competition in the National women's
meet in 1899.
Both finalists have Sup leads on
the first six holes of their semi
final matches yesterday. Miss Fox
shortened the deficit to up at the
turn only to be behind after IL
holes and finally lose by that mar
gin. Miss Kirk cut Miss Wallis
lead to 2 up at the turn and twice
thereafter to l.up. But she lost the
l7th while down and that cost her
the match.
Evening star., 1943-08-14
New 2,0O0-Hit Star,
AppIing Is First Of
Chisox in Group
BY the Associated Press

DS thC ASaUClhtCu lceS
CHICAGO, Aug. 14.-Luke Ap-
ping, veteran White Sox shortstop
pooh -poohs the idea of there being
something unlucky about Friday the
l3th-eXcept for someone else-for
it brought him his 2.000th major
league hit on top of a six-day-o old
1000 run record.
A single which he smashed off
first baseman Tony Lupien's glove
in the first inning of yesterday S
game with the Boston Red Sox in
Comiskey Park, placed the 34-year-
old right hand hitter alongside 7e
other big league players-eight OF
them contemporaries - who have
reached the two-grand mark.
100 Per Cent Comiskey Stock.
The White Sox shortstop, who
leads the American League hitting
race at a 1886 pace, stepped across
the plate for the 1,OO0th time in
the first game of a double-header
Sunday with the Detroit Tigers
when Jimmy Webbs single in the
4th drove him in from a two-base
hit.
Although other Sox players have
won place among the batting i'm
mortals-such as Manager Jimmy
Dykes who, however, did most of
his hitting for the Athletics be-
fore joining the Chicago club
Appling is the first who is 100 per
cent Comiskey stock.
The North Cardinal born slugger
came to the White Sox in 1880 after
having played several months with
the Atlanta club OF the Southern
Association which he Joined upon
graduation from Oglethorpe Uni
versity.
Out Of Slump This Year
This seasons Sox fans saw Ap-
pling surge out of a slump-he av-
eraged only 1862 vast year-to slam
out 132 hits in l03 games to date
He recorded but 142 throughout the
1912 season.
His teammates recall that in
March at French Lick, Ind, spring
training quarters Appling predicted
he would hit $50 this year. I've
just got the notion I can do it,
he told Pitcher Eddie Emith.
Evening star., 1943-08-14
Further Tiffs Banned,
But Pilot Likes Spirit
Back Of Mats Fight
By = Staff Correspondent of The Star.


DETROIT, Aug. 14.-Manager Os-
sic Bluege of the Mats today was
inclined to regard yesterdays ex-
change of wallops between Mickey
Vernon and Gerald Priddy as a
healthy display of spirit and will
impose no fines, but he has made
it clear to the Mats he wants no
duplication of the dressing room
brawl that followed Washington
1l-3 victory over the Tigers.
I'm glad somebody finally built
fire under Vernon" laughed Ossie.
When he gets mad enough to hit
somebody. he should be better ball
player. Well, Priddy made Mickey
hit him but they parted friends so
I can't see where the team has been
hurt by it."
The normally complacent Vernon
bounced right off Priddy's law
when the Mats second baseman
questioned Mickey's failure to make
a cutoff play in the seventh inning
at time when the Mats were hold
ing an 11-2 lead.
Jimmy Bloodworth had doubled
with two out and when AL Unser
singled to left. Bloodworth scored.
Left Fielder Bob johnson threw to
the plate, but when nobody cut off
the throw Unser continued to sec
ond. In the dressing room after
the game Priddy spoke harshly to
Vernon about it and Mickey popped
him with an emphatic right.
Priddy retaliated with a right to
the chin before teammates pried
them apart, but Priddy then invited
Vernon outside and Mickey ac-
cepted. Other Mats promptly
squelched ideas of continuing the
night, however. and Mickey and
Gerry cooled off.
Priddy. according to other plav-
ers, had criticized Vernons failure
to cut off throws from the outfield
on several other occasions this sea-
son and yesterdays heckling finally
lrked Vernon to the point of punch
ing.
Regarded as a keen student of
baseball, Priddy also has criticized
onortstop Johnny Sullivan freely
this year but no friction has de-
Veloped, at least outwardly.
In a way I'm glad it happened"
SAID Bluege. TT shows they're bat
Ting over trying to improve them
serves anyway, We can't have that
sort of thing in the dressing room
every day, though, and I've warned
them that a repeat performance
Will cost them some money"
Evening star., 1943-08-14

between halves of all games this
fall.
Duck - You're a target - Ty
Cobb's been back in Detroit the
last couple of weeks-to get his
teeth fixed up. A lot of the old
second basemen always thought
he wore 'em on his shoes anyway.
Jockey Wayne Wright picks
George Wideper's Lucky Draw as
the best 2-year-old he's seen this
year. Scratch this years pro
football all-star game here-Its
out. Washington State football
fans probably will be interested
to hear that 1t. Eldon .Jenne. the
old Cougars star. has just been
Evening star., 1943-08-14
Big Chesapeake Fleet
After Gibson Island,
Oxford Race Bowl
BY a Staff Correspondent of The Star.

GIBSON ISLAND. Md. Aug. IA
A feet of blue-water sailing craft
expected to number between IL and
Is was to get under way off here
today in the annual Gibson Island
oxford race that promised to be
the longest and the most important
OF the year on Chesapeake Bay.
With the arrival of 10 Naval Acad-
emy yachts here early today, the
midshipmen are expected to DOM
mate two of the three divisions
Glasses A and Bin the 40-mile
event.
Chesapeake Bay Yacht Club is
sponsoring the affair and again is
offering the Poker Bowl for the boat
making the best corrected time,
There also will be class prizes. Race
Chairman Dick McSherry said. how
ever, that in place of a replica of
the bowl, which the winner keeps
permanently, and regular division
prizes, typewriter certificates con-
tanning War stamps will be awarded.
The ocean-racing cutter Highland
Light, winner of the Poker Bowl
last year, again will be out under
Naval Academy colors and with the
same skipper, Comdr. Clark Withers
Glass B will find six of the Navy's
one-design yaWls competing against
two civilian manned sloops, John
son Grymes' Folly from the East
ern Shore and Norman Owens Gal
livant from Baltimore. Both are New
York 32s.
Included in the class will be the
week-ender Sprite, skippered by Jim
Speer of Baltimore and formerly OF
the Eastern Shore, and Bob Henry S
Rainey of Oxford.
The fleet is not expected to round
Benoni Light in the Choptank River
and head for the finish line off the
Tired Avon Yacht Club much before
dusk, and maybe later, if the wind
is light.
Evening star., 1943-08-14
D. 6. Archers to Shoot
In National Tourney

Local archers will shoot tomorrow
in the Washington section of the
national archery tournament which
this year is being conducted by mail.
Scores fired in local matches will be
sent to Boston headquarters for
comparison with scores from other
cities.
Potomac Archers are sponsoring
the Washington match, which starts
at 10 o'clock on the archery range
at Sixteenth and Kennedy streets
NV. and continues all day.
The event Is open to any one on
payment of the 81 entrance fee.
Evening star., 1943-08-14
Homestead Grays Open
3-TiIt Stand Toniqht

Washington Homestead Grays
open a three-game series against
the New York Cuban Stars tonight
at $50. They play a single game
tonight and then tangle in Negro
National League double-heade to-
morrow at Grifith Stadium.
Howard Easterling, the Grays ver-
latile infielder, is expected back in
action after missing two games be-
cause Of an injury. The Grays plan
TO send John Wright, Ray Brown
and Edsel Walker to the mound to-
night and tomorrow.
The Grays have lost two games in
row, starting with the second game
of last Sundays double-header.
They also fell before the Kansas
City Monarchs on Tuesday night.
The Cubans last Sunday beat the
Monarchs.
Evening star., 1943-08-14
Terps' Summer Nine
And Brewers Clash

University of Maryland's summer
baseball team was to meet Heurich
Brewers team today after beating
another sandlot club, Engineering
and Research, yesterday, 6-3, in
seven innings.
Big frame was the third when
four runs came across after two
were out. Sam Burch's triple was
the big blow of that uprising.
Evening star., 1943-08-14
[. |. u. Coach in Service

NEW YORK, Aug. ID (P).-Clair
Bee, director of athletics and head
coach of baseball and basket ball at
Long Island University, has been
granted leave of absence and re-
ports Monday to the United States
Maritime Service station at Sleeps
head Bay, where he will serve as
welfare officer, with the rank of
lieutenant commander.
Evening star., 1943-08-14
Novice Tennis Tourney
To Sturt Tomorrow

Start of the District Recreation
annual novice tennis tournament
has been postponed from today
until tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock
at the reservoir courts.
Entries will be accepted at Adams
205o until 6 o'clock today. Any one
who has not reached the quarter
finals OF a major tourney here is
eligible.
Evening star., 1943-08-14
Personnel Ships Victors

Sullivan pitched a two-hit, 10,
win for Personnel over Operations
in yesterdays feature game in the
Potomac River Naval Command
Baseball League. Bureau of Ships
trimmed Coast Guard Headquar-
tiers, ga, in the other tilt, taking
the game with a 7-run uprising in
the seventh inning.
Evening star., 1943-08-14
KelIeys Beat Bemistons

WICHITA, Kans.. Aug. IA Up
The Kirkland Field Flying Kelleys
from New Mexico defeated the
Talladega, Ala, Bemistons, 4-2, in
the national semipro baseball tour
nament here yesterday, The Kelleys'
victory came on big seventh in
ming.
Evening star., 1943-08-14
BY SID FEDER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

hEtUIIhtFU BpVE
NEW YORK, Aug. 14.-Sailor
Dom and Soldier Joe Di Maggie
are bowling for active service.
Figure they didn't sign up with
Uncle Sam to play baseball.
Dom's applied for sea duty once
before and was turned down. And
Joe wants a gun instead of a bat.
The manpower situation being
what 1t is, Steve Enich, Mar
quette's clarinet-playing guard
from Hibbing. Mimi, informed
Coach Tom Stidham he's going
to play In the Hilltoppsrs band
Evening star., 1943-08-14
Win, Lose or Draw
By BURTON HAWKINS
The Yankees Still Will Be on Top Come Peace

l4-I refreshing moment in the life OF
the Pitcher Sid Hudson
marching
to Washgon lineup but Griffith went be getting the best OF when
the their hitting
taking his
could
interesting
CaseWith
johnson likely playing regularly after another
Evening star., 1943-08-14
Fights Last Night
BY the Associated Press.

LONG BRANCH, N. BOBBY ia
cobs, 1853, Philadelphia. outpointed
Billy Grant, 1881. Orange, N. J. (8l.
WORCESTER, Mass.-Tommy Bell,
143, New York, stopped Henry tKid)
Robinson, 152, Philadelphia (9).
HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-Manuel Ortiz,
1la, Los Angeles, outpointed Leonard
Lopez 11a. Mexico City Go).
SAN DIEGO. Calif.-Lupe Gonzales,
1875. Mexico City. won over Donnie
Macs. 131. Los Angeles By . technical
Evening star., 1943-08-14
Navy Yard Marines Lose

A three-run rally in the last In
ming gave Headquarters Marines an
8-6 victory yesterday over Navy
Yard Marines in the Departmental
Baseball League.