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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07

Runs batted in-Jamin 3, Uhle, Evans,
Ward, Bohonko, Askew 3, Borrell 2,
Marx, Pearsall, Garcia, Chafin, Cabaniss
2, Edwards, 10th. Two-base hits -
Pearsall. Three-base hits-Damon. Home
runs-Jamin, Askew, Garcia, iCabaniss.
Stolen b~ases-Rutten. Bohonko. Sacri-
fices-Borrell. Hits off: George 4 in 2-3
innings; I'm. 5 in l 1-3; Edwards 4 in
2 2-3; Dem. 2 in l 1-3; Peck 9 in 4 1-3;
Lor. 2 in 0; Hall 0 in l 1-3; Gar. l In
6 l-3. Hit by pitcher, by-Edwards 2,
(Crummie, La Dewyan (Uhle), Hall
GARCIA. Wild pitches-Zm. Winning
pitcher-Peck. Losing pitcher-Lorman.
Umpires - QUITS, Mitchell. Time of
game 2:35.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07

Errors-Miller. Blattner, Haas, Mize,
Cooper, Lohrke. Runs batted in-Haas
2. Lamanno 4, Vollmer 3, Thomson.
Cooper, Rigney, Mize, Marshall. Gordon.
Two base hits-Rigney, Lamanno. Sacri-
fice-Walters. Double plays-Hatton and
Adams; Thompson, Kerr and Mize; Mil
Ter, Adams and Haas. Left on bases
Cincinnati s: New York 5. Bases on
Kennedy 2, Ayers 1, Walters
3, Budnick I, Andrews 1. Strikeouts-
by Kennedy l, Walters /. Budnick l.
Gumbert l, Ayers l. Hits-off Kennedy
4 in 3 innings; Budnick 3 in l 1-3:
Thompson 1 in %; Ayers 2 in 2; An
drews 2 in 1-3; Trinkle 0 in 20; Wal
tiers . IN Z %; Gumbert l in 1-3.
Winning pitcher-Walters. Losing nitch-
er-Kennedy. Umpires-Bogges. Jorda
and Barr. Time 2:15. Attendance 1929.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07
SEAGATE BASEBALL
TEAM FETES LADIES
WHO SERVED ROAST

The Seagate baseball team last
night feted the ladies who served
ut the benefit oyster roast held at
Browns service station last week
with a dinner at the Cabanna club.
Johnny Wallace, manager of the
Seagate nine introduced the hon
ored guests and gave a short talk
of appreciation for the assistance
the ladies gave in making the bene-
fit roast a success. Ben Mcdonald.
Star-News round-the-town-reporter
was POSTMASTER.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07

Errors-None Runs batted in-Binks
2. Two base hit-Philley. Three base
hit-Binks. Sacrifices-Fein. pietrich.
Double p]ay-Haynes, Appling, Michaels
and Jones. Left on bases-Philadelphia
s; Chicago s. Bases on balls-Dietrich
2, Haynes 2, Gebrian 1. Strikeouts -
Dietrich 1, Haynes 2, Gebrian l Hits
Oft Haynes z in 8 innings; Gebrian 0
in l. Losing pi~tcher-Haynes. Umpires-
Hubbard, Berry and Weafer. Time 80.
Attendance 2,64g.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07
Hanover Handed Game
With % Bases On Bill,
Wick Replaces Brown, Handouts Enom
Brogdenmen Take Out Eye-For-Eye
To Avenge Earlier Defeat

Practically %clinching their second straight Fa.ton.,
crown, the New Hanover Wildcats mauled the offa r1m Nqp
three scatter-armed Fayetteville hurlers for a 2a-S Wig Tietoo o.
yesterday afternoon at Legion stadium. victory
The Wildcats win, which was made possible by % g.
passes issued by members of the Bulldogs hurling s+o a. lNs
a 14-hit batting assault, virtually assured them ri 5& a and
IA Eastern representative in the nearing state cbsmni o'
ship game. "'poH
With the victory, the Wildcats wiped out +bo onl.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07
BLUES ON SPREE.
BLAST CUBS, 1912
Especial to the STAR

LUMBERTON, May 6-The Clin-
ton Blues, with the aid of Askew's
four-run homer in the third inning,
outlasted the Lumberton Cubs, 16
to II here tonight in a loosely play
ed Tobacco State league contest.
The roundtripper for the Clinton
leftfielder was his second hit in
that inning, watch netted the Samp-
son county lads nine runs before
the Cubs retired the side.
CLINTON Ar r H O A E
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07
SPlNNERS WIN
ANOTHER, Is TO 3
Special To The Star

SMITHFIELD, May 6. - San
ford's wonder team escaped de-
feat by a healthy margin here
tonight, punching - runs in two
innings to down the Smithfield-
Selma Leafs, 1873.
Although the Spinners collected
only nine hits in winning their
eighth straight game without a
loss, they made good use of them,
leaving only five men or base.
The three Leaf huriers, Osossky,
Bird and Zaykoski, gave up a total
of six bases on balls. They were
not backed very well in the field,
their teammates making five mis-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07
DAVIDSON WINS

CHARLOTTE, May 6.-Re
Davidson college golfers gained
a is IL to 10 IL victory over
Furman today on the Charlotte
country club course.
The loM mecca core We turn
ed in by Burns of Furman caro-,
ing a IA, while Bryant and dod-
gin, both of Davidson, followed
with q Is and a ,76. uxla
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07

Runs batted in - Wolfe 3, Pierre,
Steckel, Davis, Hardisky 2, Bullock,
Bridges. Station, Edens. Two-base hits
Bullock, Hardisky, Davis. Three-base
hits-Poklemba, Hardisky. Stolen bases
-Colones. Benton, Pierre, Brown. Sacri-
fices-Colones. Double plays-Hardisky,
Muscemeci, and Bridges. Left on bases
Red Springs 7. Wilmington Y. Bases
on balls off Gainey 2, Halva 4. Edens
3, Brown S. Struck out by-Halva 2,
Brown 2, Edens /. Hits off-Gainey in l
inning 3; Halva in 2 innings 2. Brown
in 6 1-3 innings 10; Edens in 8 innings
9. Hit by pitcher, by-Halva Hardisky);
Edens CWolfe). Winning pitcher -
Edens. Losing pitcher-Brown. Umpires
-Zok and Ruch. Time of game-2:25.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07

Runs batted in-Scrobola 2, Denning,
Bell, McQuillen. Two-base hits-Scro-
bola, Jordan, Bell 3, Denning, Jackson,
Melvin. Stolen bases-McQuillen. Double
plays-Melvin, Ratteree TO Jones; Rat
teree to Bell. Left on bases-Warsaw 6,
Dunn-Erwin 5. Bases on balls off:
Conn l, Melvin 5. struck out, by-Conn
4, Melvin 3. Passed ba)ls-Lail. Winning
pitcher-Melvin. Losing pitcher-Conn.
Umpires-Baker, House. Time of game
Las.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07
The iumpine shrew is ma,

The jumping shrew is a ma
tive Of Africa. The most remark
able species are Those of South
Africa. some Of which reach
eight inches in length, besides a
long, scaly tail. Their noses a:e
prolonged. into tubular nostrils
almost a. f1asihla - IL ~
phantAo twnnA -
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07
GAME

Red Springs Manager M. C.
Norris protested last nights
game with the Wilmington
Pirates on the grounds that the
umpires failed to see a hidden
ball play At second base and
yst called = Red Springs nm.
~ euk -.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07

Runs batted in Kukulka, Becker,
Morris, Quinn, Wilson 2. Messing. Pugh,
Hedrick 2, House. Two-base hits -
Kukulka, Balla 2, Wilson. Stolen bases
Howard. Double plays-Balla, Howard
to Morris. Left on bases-Smithfield g..
Sanford 5. Bases on balls-off: House
4, Osossky 4, Bird 1, Zaykoski l. Struck
out, by-House 6, Osossky 5, Zaykoski
l. Hits off: House 7 in 9 innings; Osos-
sky 3 in 5 %; Bird 4 in 1-3; Zaykoski
2 in 8. Hit by pitcher. by-Bird (Hed-
rick. Passed ba1ls-Hedrick. Winning
pitcher-House. Losing pitcher-Ososky.
Umpires-Reveille, Raby. Time of game
2 20.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07
ppayES Mp

BOSTON. May 6-R-Jon-
Sain pitched a mastefloI IJ po;t
shutout tonight as the DO Wv
Braves trounced the Pl''s0" :.
Pirates so before ~ 65I l..
first night game Of the sea-,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07

Errors - Howell. Runs batted in -
Rowell, Sain 2, Torgeson, Ryan, Holmes.
base hits-Rowell. Sain, Ryan
Home runs-Rowell, Torgeson. Stolen
bases-Ryan. Hopp. Double plays -
Basinski and G%reenberg; Cuisine,
Baslnski and Greenberg. Left on bases
5, Boston 8, Bases on balls
Higbe 9, Bagby /, Sain l.. Strikeouts -
Higbe 2, Babgy l, Sain 4. Hits-off Hiebe
4 in Z innings; Bagby 4 in /. Losing
pitcher-Higbe. Umpires-Barlick. Gore
Time 1859. Attendance Is. 631.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07
Edens' Hit Clues BUGS
77o6 Win Over Robins
TWINS EASE BY
WARSAW, 3 TO z
Special To The Star

0pCC1dI IU 1HC 6VdT
DUNN, May s. - Manager Jack
Bell made sure his Dunn-Erwin
Twins would win here tonight as
he batted in one run and scored
the other two himself in a 80 vic
tory over the Warsaw Red Sox.
Of the seven hits that the Twins
six were doubles. Three
of these were garnered by Bell.
The Twins marked up the winning
tally in the last of the eighth.
Slammin' Jack blasted out the
third of his two baggers, went to
third on an infield out and scored
a deep fly to left by McQuillen.
WARSAW ABB r II o A E
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Today'S Games
st. louis at Brooklyn-Pollet (O-3) VS.
lombard DID.
Cincinnati at New York-Beggs (o-2)
VS. Voiselle 1-2).
Chicago at Philadelphia-Wyse l-2)
VS. Jurisich 90.
Pittsburgh at Boston (night-Oster-
mueller Old VS. Barrett (0-1).
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07

Errors-Rizzuto. Trucks. Runs batted
in-DiMaggio, Cramer, Mullin, Lake.
Two base hits-Kell. Evers, Mullin.
Home run-Lake. Stolen base Kell.
Double plays-Mayo, Lake and Cullen
bine; C%rllenbine, Lake and Cullenbine.
Left on bases-New York 9, Detroit 10.
Bases on balls-off Reynolds 3, Trucks
5. White /, ~Strikeouts-by Reynolds 2,
Trucks 4, White l, Hits-off Trucks 5
in 6 innings; White 2 in 3. Wild pitch
Reynolds Winning pitcher-White. Um-
pires-Summers, Rue md Paparella.
Time-2:14. Attendance u, 652.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07

Errors-None. Runs batted in-Verban.
Walker, Pafko, Watkins, Scheffing. Two
base hits-Verban, Nicholson. Left on
bases - Chicago 10; Philadelphia 8.
Bases on balls-off Borowy 2; Hughes
l. Kush 1. Strikeouts-by Borowy 8,
Kush l, Rowe /. Schmitz 3. Hits-off
Borowy 8 in 3 p i~nnirge: Hughes 10
in s :" c. HFn 0 il Is; Rove ? in
? L; K,sh C in 2; Sclnitz o in 8.
Passed hall-SeEain-ck. Winning pitcher
-kush. Losing pitcher Hughes. UNI
pires-Eeardon, Goetz and conlan. Time
100. Attendance 4,72Q ,.isx,a
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07

Tod2y's Games
New York at Cleveland-Shea l-1) VS.
Teller (3-2).
Washington at Detroit-Haefner (o-2)
or Newsom (o-2l VS. Hutchinson (3-l).
Boston at Chicago-Ferris (l-1l VS.
Rigney Old.
Philadelphia at st. Louis (night)-
Fowler Q-2) VS. Galehouse u-2).
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07

Errors-Lehner. Runs batted Invite
2, Doerr, Parnell, Stephens, Williams 4,
Heath 2. Two base hits-Doerr, Pella-
GRIM. Three base hits-Hitte, Lehner.
Home runs-Williams 2, Heath. Stolen
base-Hitchcock. Sacrifice - Wagner.
Double play-Stephens, Hitchcock and
Witte. Left on bases-Boston 4, st.
Louis II. Bases on balls Parnell 1,
Kramer 4, johnson 2, Sanford l. Strike
outs-Parnell 2, Kramer 3. Klinger 2,
Johnson 2. Hits-off Parnell Z in 6 in
nings none out in 7th); off Dorish 0
IN 1; off Klinger l in 2; off johnson 3
in 2; off Kramer 5 in 10; off Sanford 3
IN L. Winning pitcher-Johnson. Losing
pitcher-Sanford. Umpires-Hurley. Pas
s~arrella. Boyer and Rommel. Time
3:47. Attendance 1908 (paid).
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07

The road leading to the Hugue-
not village of Fransch Hook, near
Cape Town, South Africa, was
started by elephants before the
white settlers came to the land.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07
STANDINGS
TOBACCO STATE LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

Yesterdays Results
WILMINGTON 7, Red Springs s.
Dunn-Erwin 3, Warsaw 2.
Sanford 10, Smithfield 3.
Clinton is, Lumberton II.
Today's Games
Clinton at WILMINGTON.
Red Springs at Warsaw.
Dunn-ErWin at Sanford.
1umberton at Selma-Smithfield.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07

Cantaloupes are really musk
melons, but are so called because
Italian fruit dealers in this coun-
try thought they resembled an
ltalion melon grown near Castle
C~antaloupo.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07

Filled out for Thompson in 9Th.
zz-Grounded out for Ayers in 7th.
zzZ-Grounded out for Kerr nj 9Th.
zzzz-Grounded out for Trinkle in 9th.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07

x-Ran for Robinson in 9th.
Xx-Struck out for Stirnweiss in 9th.
xxx-Flied out for Reynolds in 9Th.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07

1O1I1I0 --------.------- 81 ) % Il 9
FLIED out for Swift in 9Th.
zz-Singled for Trucks in 9Th.
zzz-Grounded out for Tebbetts in 9TH.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07

TOTALS ---------- A S IL 80 10
z-Berardino was called out on strikes
for Kramer in 10th.
zz-Peters ran for Moss in 10th.
The Arizona post., 1947-10-03
HADAssAH CONTINUES TO
SEEK HELP.

Rose Fruchtman, Hadassah Lin
en- Chairman, reminds readers OF
the Arizona Post that need still
exists for clothes for Palestlnlan
infants. Immigrants arrive with
bare minimum of possessions and
the infant population especially,
are without adequate essential
clothing.
Donations may be in cash or
she will gratefully accept new
clothes of layette items and the
like. She is anxious to make a
substantial shipment in October.
If you already haven't done so,
help the cause! Her phone number
is 5176-W.
The Arizona post., 1947-10-03

southern California the couple
will live in Glendale, Ariz., where
Mr.. Liberman will enter the
American Institute of Foreign
Trade at Thunderbird Field. Mrs.
Liberman will attend classes in
languages.
Out of town guests were, in ad-
dition to the groom's family, Mr..
Don Sidel of Seattle; Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman Klatzer, aunt and uncle
of the bride, South Pasadena; DR..
and Mrs. Robert Cohen, another
aunt and uncle; Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Bordan and Larry, Miss Arlene ST.
mon, Miss Dorothy Coleman, Mrs.
AL Solomon and Howard Gross
man, all of Los Angeles; Mr.. and
Mrs. Jay Druxman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Klein, Las Cruces; Mr.. and Mrs.
A. J. Fine, aunt and uncle of the
bride, Flagstaff; Mr.. and Mrs. Ken
Sadick, Miss jeanette Gold, Harry
Gold, Norman Saul, Dr. and Mrs.
Stern, all of Phoenix; Mrs. B. M.
Bendry, Brooklyn; DR.. Ross Fine,
Madison, Wisconsin. In addition
there were other friends from
Phoenix, Nogales, Coolidge and
Tucson.
Saturday night prior to the we'd
ding, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cohen
feted the bridal party at dinner
at the Pioneer Hotel, at which
time the bride presented her at
tendants with beautiful sapphire
bracelets and the groom his at
tendants with cuff links and studs.
The Arizona post., 1947-10-03
ENGAGEMENT.
SemiIOf- f-KIeinerman.

Announcement was made this
week of the engagement of Miss
Joan Semilof, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Morris Semilof of New
York and Edward Kleinerman,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Klein
erman, E. 3rd, prominent Tucson
family.
Joan is a junior at the Univer-
sity and Edward graduated last
February. He is associated with
his father in the Sterling Furnl-
ture Co. No wedding date has
been set.
Elyse K1einerman will enter
tain friends after the football
game tomorrow night in honor OF
the engagement of her brother to
Miss Semilof.
The Arizona post., 1947-10-03
CHARLES OF THE PLAZA.

A new shop that will bring
flowers in the New York man
ner, to Tucson, will soon open in
the Country Club Plaza. 1t is
Charles of the Plaza, owned by
Charles Meyer, well-known to
fashionable New Workers as the
florist at the famous Plaza Hotel
for over 20 years, and for the last
five years owner of the floral
shop at Madison and 69th st.
Meyer is an artist in the selec-
ton and arrangement of flowers
in style that makes them love-
lier than ever, and he is now
The Arizona post., 1947-10-03

culling the nations leading green
houses to see that Tucsonians
need not want for the most beau
tiful flowers at prices that will be
no higher.
Meyer is married to the former
Edna Lapides and they are justly
proud of their three boys, Martin,
19, who is pre-law student at
CCNY, Robert 18, in the army,
and Larry, 9, who is with them
in Tucson-a student at Roskruge
school.
The Arizona post., 1947-10-03

w
In an impressive, colorful, for
NAL, evening candle-light cere-
mony Miss Lee Cohen, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Cohen,
Coolidge, became the bride of Sig
mund Liberman of Seattle, Wash,
at Congregation Anshei Israel, on
Sept 7th.
Rabbi Marcus Breger performed
the ceremony before an altar dec
Grated with palms, candelabra,
white gladioli. On each pew were
bouquets tied with white satin rib
bon.
Approaching the altar on the
arm of her father, the bride wore
a colonial period gown of ivory
satin which she had designed. Her
gown was fashioned with an off
the shoulder neckline, full hoop
skirt caught at the side with a
huge bow showing illusion net
ruffles. The finger tip veil OF
French illusion net caught with
braided satin was complemented
with a white Bible, orchids and a
shower of staphanotis. Her only
iewelry was a strand of pearls,
gift of the bridegroom.
Matron of honor was Mrs. Jay
Druxman wore pink, Miss Liber-
Miss Faye Liberman, sister of the
groom maid of honor, and jean
cite Gold, bridesmaid. They wore
gowns similar to the bride and
large French hats of net trimmed
with flowers and streamerS. Mrs.
Druzman wore pink, Miss Liber-
man and Miss Gold were attired
in blue.
Don Sidel, fraternity brother of
the groom, was best man. Ushers
were DR.. Ross Fine, cousin Of the
bride, and Ken Sadick, another
fraternity brother of the groom.
Benny 10 Cohen, young brother
of the bride was junior usher.
For the wedding, Mrs. Cohen,
mother of the bride, selected an
ice blue formal dress and Mrs. LII
berman's a formal gown of cerlse
crepe. Both wore orchid corsages.
Reception was held for 25O
guests in the reception room OF
the Synagogue after the ceremony.
Mrs. Liberman completed her
Junior year at use and was af-
filiated with Alpha Epsilon Phi.
She has been a resident of Cool
idge most of her life. Mr.. Liber-
man is a graduate of the U. of
Washington, member of Sigma
Alpha Mu and Pan Xenia, a for
eign trade honorary. He is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Liberman
of Seattle.
Following a wedding trip to
The Arizona post., 1947-10-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Sol Ellis, E. Haw-
thorne, are spending some time
with their son in Phoenix and get
ting better acquainted with their
great-grandchild.
Charlotte Wiener, formerly OF
E. End, is preparing to take the
New York City examination as a
teacher with the Board of Educa-
ton. We know she'll pass with
flying colors.
Last week Mrs. D. Kramer, E.
Elm, flew to the bedside of her
father in New York. We hope
there is encouraging news.
Mrs. Doris Mindell and family
are now in their new home on
N. Stone.
Good news for their friends is
that Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Jaeger
and daughters, Carol and Mar
jorie, from Staten Island, will
spend the season here. They have
taken a house at 1889 E. Seneca.
They had spent the summer in
Long Beach. Glad to have you
back.
Eunice Howard, daughter OF
Thomas w. Howard, N. Olsen,
was in Los Angeles for two weeks
The Arizona post., 1947-10-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Jack ]. Herman,
N. Highland, spent a week In
Phoenix.
The Arizona post., 1947-10-03
LAKRITZ -FEDERHAR

At a party last Sunday evening
for family and intimate friends,
Mrs. Anna Lakritz, 819 E. 4th, an
nounced the engagement of her
daughter, Doris, to Richard A..
Federhar, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alex Federhar, 1917 E. Speedway.
Doris is sophomore in the
School of Fine Arts, U. of Arizona.
Richard is a student at the Mon
roe School of Optometry, Chicago,
and was at the U. of Arizona last
year.
The couple plan to marry IN late
December and to reside in Chicago
while the groom completes his
studies.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-26
Dial 2-3311 For Newspaper Service

CHICAGO, Aug. Is -R-Out-
fielder Ted Williams of Boston,
bidding for his first batting cham
pionship since 1912, moved in
front of the American League hit
parade last week with a nine
point jump to 1897.
Williams, who won the league
crown both in 1871 and 1912, Slam
med nine hits in II trips to hold
a seven.point margin over Cleve-
lands Dale Mitchell, who climb
ed eight points to a runner-up
$3.50.
Manager hortstop Lou
Boudreau of Cleveland, the erst-
while pace-setter, dropped six
points to a fourth-place tie with
Chicago's Luke Appling at 1927, a
point behind third-spot Barney
McCosky of Philadelphia.
Other leaders through Sundays
games we're Joe Di Maggie of
New York, who slipped four
points to 1924; George Kell of De-
troit, .319; and Taffy Wright of
Chicago, .315; Johnny Pesky of
Boston, 1913 land Bill johnson of
New York, 1905.
Pace-setters in the specialized
departments remained UNCHANGED
with Williams still leading in
home runs with Is and in runs
with SO.
Boston's Bobby Doerr kept
ahead in runs-batted-in with 81.
while Pesky led in hits with 1871:
Boudreau in two-baggers with 80:
Micky Vernon of Washington in
triples with II; and Bob Dillinger
of St. Louis in stolen bases with
%.
New York's Frank Shea con-
tinued atop the pitching column
with an 11-4 record and Bobby
Feller of Cleveland maintained
his strike-out leadership with 154.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-26
RIVAL LEAGUES
MAY CLASH SOON

NEW YORK, Aug. Is. -P-
The All-America football confer
ence formally challenged the Ma
tional Football league to a champ
ionship game with the entire pro-
ceeds going either to the winner
or to charity.
Admiral Jonas H. Ingram, All
America commissioner, sent a tele-
gram to Bert Bell, his opposing
number in the older, rival league,
and told newspapermen he believ-
ed the post-season game could net
$3.50, 900.
"We feel we have four teams
better than anything they've got"
said Ingram. He named Cleveland,
the New York Yankees, Los An
geles and San Francisco.
The all-America conference play
ed its first season last year.
Ingram said he was delighted
with the outcome of the college
All-Stars - Chicago Bears game
in Chicago last Friday, won by
the An-Stars, 16 to O.
1.-THE five best players on the
field were All-Stars, and all have
been signed by conference clubs.
They were Buddy Young, who is
going to the New York Yankees;
George Ratterman, Buffalo; Wei
don Humble, Cleveland; Alex
Agase, Los Angeles; and Dick
Barwegan, New York Yankees"
The Bears won the NIL cham
pionship last year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-26
Walker Heads For Title;
Williams Fronts Juniors

NEW YORK, Aug. Is. R -
Harry Walker, young Philadelphia
%outfielder, was as hot as the Aug
ust sun during the past week ane
now leads the National League
batsmen with a 1852 average-ar
increase of five points in the past
seven days.
Walkers squirt lifted him 80
points above Pete Reiser Of Brook
Ign, current runner-up, and vir-
tually assures him the National
League honors for the 1947 season.
The schedule has less than five
weeks to run.
The Phillie Aailer Dashed out
- hits in 80 trips to the plate for
his five point increase. During
the past two weeks which ended
with games of Sunday, he has hit
Is times in 50 attempts and has
increased his average. by eight
points.
Reiser, fourth a week ago, now
is second with .319. Augie Galan,
v e e r Cincinnati outfielder,
slumped from his second place
1922 of a week ago to fifth place
and .310 in the present tabulation.
Following Reiser in the first ten
are: Phil Cavarretta of Chicago,
.316; Walker Cooper Of New
York, .313; Galan, $40; Whitley
Kurowski of St. Louis, .309; Tom
my Holmes of Boston. 1903, Bob
Elliott of Boston, 1907; Dixie
Walker of Brooklyn, older brother
of the Philadelphia star, and
frankie Cuisine Of Pittsburgh,
each with .306.
Johnny Mize Of the New York
Giants, belted four homers during
the seven days and now leads
with 40 as compared to Ralph
lKiner's 80.
The Giant first baseman also
leads in runs scored with 1903 and
in runs batted in with 1O5. frankie
Baumholtz, Cincinnati freshman,
continued to lead in the hit parade
with 1877 as compared with Harry
Walkers 154.
The latter also leads in triples
with IS while brother Dixie is tops
in doubles with q, a figure he
shares with Eddie Miller of Gin
cinnati and Holmes.
Jackie Robinson Of BROOKLYN.
remains the base : stealing king
with %.
In the pitching department Ewelt
(The EeD Blackwell of Cincinnati,
tops the strikeout artists, having
sent 1874 opposing batsmen back
to the bench but the tall hurler
relinquished his claim as the
leagues best pitcher on a won and
lost basis. His 10 won, six lost rec
ord now is second to Larry jan
lsen's 15-4 mark.