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Red Ruffing Still Good Enough To Win
FIRST RETURNING “OLD YANKEE”
STOPS lONE LOSING STREAK
=r By JACK HAND
Associated Press Sports Writer.
"Red Ruffing still has enough
on the ball at 41 to be a winner
m\evartim'e baseball despite an
‘absence of two and a half years
spent in the Army Air Corps.
Bulging at the waistline bul
‘eanny and control-keen in ‘his
pitching, the first of the “Old
Yankees” to return to the Yankee
Stadium, made an encouraging
start along the comeback trail in
yesterday’s 13-4 New York romp
over Philadelphia.
M must have been welcome
pews to Manager Joe MecCarthy
in. Buffalo, for the victory pulled
the tail-spinning Yanks out of a
gsing streak that had cost them
1% 0f their last 24 games.
" Ruffing wasn’t able to finish,
dlthough he had a neat two-hit
shutout through the first six in
pings, played in oppressive heat
‘and gathering gloom that twice
forced interruptions, once for an
hour. It was so dark in the mid
fßings that spectators followed
_;‘, ball only by watching move
pments of the players.
“SCharley, The Red, sat out the
lang wait and picked up again
ajf' ‘he had left off. But after
p;,f'? in the sixth, was forced
[0 retire after yielding a walk,
il singles and the first A’s run
»the seventh. Al Gettel finished
bt Ruffing received credit for
the victory.
weNot since the final game of the
1942 World Series with the St.
Louis Cardinals had Ruffing
started a major league game.
Then, under similar shadowy
weather conditions, Whitey Ku
powski pulled a fast ball into the
est field stands completing the
apget so the Yanks.
{:New York’s victory in the only
scheduled American League con
gt sent them into a three-way
s with Chicago and Boston for
third place, only four lengths be
hind leading Detroit. :
«Cincinnati continued to con
ribute to the support of the Chi-
Cag bowing to the National
e - setters for the ninth
strgight time, 2-1. Hank Wyse did
the job on the Reds who haven't
beaten the Bruins this year, an
eight-hitter for wih No. 14, tops
the circuit. Brilliant support by
Stan Hack helped send Ed Heus
sef dowr for his eighth setback.
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St. Louis kept step with the
Cubs by slaughtering Pittsburgh,
10-2, knocking out Nick Strince
vich, who had beaten them twice,
ih the second frame. The Birds
banged three Pirate tossers for 18
Isafeties, including a perfect four
| #or-four for Augie Bergamo as
iKPn Burkhardt coasted to his
lith trianph.
i The four eastern clubs in the
| National were enroute home and
{not scheduled, but all 16 major
| leaguers are due for action today.
‘Sports Roundup
|
| NEW YORK, July 27—(AP)—
‘Foutball special: Don’t be too sur
i prised if the winner of the Army
;Air Forces grid championship next
i fall is sent on a post-season tour
|of the Pacific theater . . . It's just
in the rumor stage so far, but it
iwou]d be a swell break for the
| boys out among the islands . . .
le)k for some fireworks from the
AAF football league meeting in
| Chicago, Aug. 10-11, when the
| three newcomers—First Air Force,
y Personnel Distribution Command
{and Air Transport Command—try
'to put over a move te distribute
lthe material equally among the
'seven clubs.
ONE-MINUTE SPORT PAGE
‘ Trainer Whitey Bimstein claims
'that Abel Cestac is a better fighter
now than Luis Firpo was when
’he first arrived from Argentina.
lWe’ll know tonight whether Ah
! Bell is that bad . . . Jimmy Con
zelman will wind up a tour of
Army hospitals in the northwest
with a stop-over as house guest
of Supreme Court Justice William
O. Douglas in Oregon . . . Frank
(Boiler) Burns, who returns to
| football coaching this fall at Chi
'minade High, Mineola, L. 1., spent
|eight yvears on the New York City
i police force and rose to third grade
jdetective. The coaching *in recent
| years has been done by the Giants’
iFrank Liebel and Frank Cope—
’first grade footballers.
:SERVICE DEPT. E
i Comdr. Eddie Mahan, one of
i Harvard’s ali-time football greats,
is slated for inactive duty and
lshould return to Boston soon. A
{ Marine in World War One, he has
been with the 14th Naval District
lin logistics . . . Comdr. George
| Halas of the Bears, Jimmy Conzel
man's “nicest rich man I know,”
has lost none of his talent for
picking the right guy for a job.
His public relations officer in the
Pacific is Lt. Rudy Custer, famous
’at Madison, Wisc., as the best cheer
ileader Wisconsin ever had.
‘ The whooping crane is the
lareest of North American bivds.
You can flag them to a halt
with a cup of good coffee, a
plate of tasty food! And
the whole town will profit
if your restaurants are good
enough to stop them.
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STAND
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National League
Team— wW. L. Pct
Chiesgo i ~ ii=.. D 8 38 528
8¢ Youis oL By 3R BTS
Brooklyn ... ». ... % .80 BB
Pittsburgh .. .. .. 48 43 .527
New ¥York .. ... .. 47 45 bll
Cineinnati .. .. .. 40 43 3482
Mekten i 0 8108 A 8
Philadelphia .. .... 25 68 .269
American League
Team— W, L. Pet
Detsoit . - .. =4 B 5 80
Washington .. .. .. 44 39 ,530
New York .. ..... 48 40 0518
Cilcago .. .. ~ .. 88 @81.,.018
Bowston .. it 0488 41 DlB
S 8 Togs . w 0 8 A AN
Cleveland .. ... .. 40 43 .482
Philadelphia .. .... 30 53 .36l
Southern Association
Team-— W, 1, Pet
Atlanta . .. 0882 400
New Orleans .. ... 56 35 .615
Chattanooga .... .. 54 38 .587
Mobile ' .7 .07 B 2 4D A6l
Memphis: .. . J..: & 80 .45}
Nashville .. ... .. 3§ 06 380
Little Rock .. .. .. 34 56 .378
Birmingham .. .... 33 59 .359
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS
American League
Philadelphia 4; New York 13.
(Only game scheduled).
Nationai League .
Pittsburgh 2; St. Louis 10.
Chicago 2; Cincinnati 1.
(Only games scheduled).
Southern Association
Nashville 5-19; Birmingham
4-12.
Chattanooga 4; Atlanta 0.
Memphis 2; Little Rock 0.
Mobile at New Orleans, post
poned, rain.
American League
Chicago at Detroit.
St. Louis at Cleveland.
Washington at Boston.
Philadelphia at New York.
National League
New York at Philadelphia.
Boston at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at Chicago.
Pittsburgh at St. Louis.
Southern Association
Nashville at Birmingham (2).
Atlanta at Chattanooga.
Little Rock at Memphis.
Mobile at New Orleans. |
Skycracker Shorts
Lt. Charles DuFour, “USNR,
former all-Southeastern confe:-
ence tackkle for Tulane, has
joined the Georgia Pre-Flight
Schoo] staff with a war record
that few can equal. In three years
of destroyer duty, the husky New
Orleans officer participated in
the invasions of North Africa,
Normany, Southern France. Italy,
and—for good measure—OKkin
awa.
There was a happy reunion at
Georgia Navy Pre-Flight School
recently when Lt. Chelsea
Crouch, USNR, back from the
Galapagos Islandg reported here.
His new boss is his old boss--
Comdr, M. A. (Matty) Bell,
USNR, station athletic director
who was ¢ach at Southern
Methodist Universiy w hen
Crouch captained the 1939 foct
ball team. That. eleven defeated
20-19 by Notre Dame, was run
ner-up to Jarrin’ John Kim
brough's Texas Aggies’ eleven,
‘and the 1938 team was runner-up
to Davey, O'Brien’s T. C. U,, out
fit for the Southwestern confer
encg title,
| s ot
| Officers stationed at Georgia
Navy Pre-Flight have found out
how to get “C” cards without a
lot of red tape. They've been no
tified that they have until mid-
August to pass Navy swimmng
tests “C” and “D.” Upon com
pleting the tests, they will re
ceive cards attesting to the fact,
but they still wonder how o get
gas.
Lt. Benjamin Franklin Grady,
USNR, former national intercol
legiate diving champion at the
University of Michigan, has left
the Georgia Navy Pre-Flight
School, for tha staff of the Naval
Air School, Memphis, Tenn.
THE BANNER-HERALD, ATHENS, GEORGIA
iBYRON NELSON, BEN HOGAN FAVORITES
TO WIN IN ALL-AMERICAN OPEN PLAY
BY L. E. SKELLEY
CHICAGO, July 27—(#)—Lord
Byron Neison and little Ben Hogan
who once met for the caddy cham
pionship at the Glen Garden Ciub
lin Fort Worth, Texas, today were
the one-two favorites for the $lO,-
*2OO first prize in the All-American
|Open Golf Tournament.
The native Texans, who traveled
’golt’s glory trail together until
[“Little Ben” became a lieutenant
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in the Army Air Corps two and a
half years ago, loomed as likely
stretch rivals after shattering Tam
O’Shanter’s par in the opening 18
holes of the.72-hole route.
Nelson, ‘who has won nine
straight tournaments this year and
is seeking his fourth Tam title in
five starts, fired a sizzling 66, six
under par, yesterday, roaring back
with a record-tying 30 on the last
nine.
Playing in his third tournament
since joining the armed forces,
Hogan touched off a 33-34—67.
His 25-foot putt on the home green!
fell nine inches short to rob \himi
of a first day tie with his Texas
pal. |
Hogan confessed he was “mighty
tired” after the first 18 holes, and
there was some worry among
“Little Ben’s” backers whether he
was ready for a 72-hole test.
Nelson’s 66, one stroke off the
course record, placed him three
strokes ahead of Frank Stranahan
of Toledo, Ohio, an Army Flight
Officer at Fort Myers, Fla.,, who
fired a surprising 69 to pass veter
ans Denny Shute and Gene Sara
zen by one stroke.
Twelve players, including Har
old (Jug) McSpaden and Sam
Snead, were grouped at 71 in the
open chase.
Army Sgt. Joe Louis, boxing’s
heavyweight champion, ripped off
—By ). R. WILLIAMS
After All
What and How?
Telltale Dogs
Think That Over
a par 36 on his first nine bug Joe
slipped to a 44 on the inside for
an unimpressive 80,
Stranahan’s sub-par bizst also
gave him a four stroke lead in
the amateur division of the three
ply show ahead of Sgt. Waller
Burkemo of Chicago, Bill Hynd
man of Abington, Pa., and Art
Doering of Denver.
~ Comely Dorothy Germain of
Philadelphia, runner-up to Betty
Hicks last year, paced the women’s
section with an even par 76, a
stroke ahead of Dorothy Kielty of
Los Angeles. Miss Hicks, one of
the five professionals entered, had
an 81.
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POWELL WITH PHILLIES
PHILADELPHIA, July 27—(#)
Jake Powell, veteran American
League outfielder, is now a mem
ber of the Phillies.
| Powell, bought yesterday from
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the Washington Senators, may be
in the lineup when the Phils face
‘the New York Giants tonight,
“CLANG, CLANG”
PHILADELPHIA, July 27—
“Fireman” Andy Karl of the ppj.
lies becomes a real (hONOl‘ary)
fireman tonight in special Shibe
Park ceremonies.
| Fire Chief William F. Cowqg,
will drive into the Park before the
game between the Phillies ang the
New York Giants in a horse—~(lrawn
steam engine to confer the hopgy.
ary title on the big relief artist
The only winning pitcher for
National loop’s cellar club. Kar]
has won seven and dropped five
He has appeared in 40 games al
though he worked only on week.
‘ends for the first six weeks of the
season.
l China is divided into 28 proy.
inces.
—By EDGAR MARTIN
—By LESLIE TURNER
—By V. T. HAMLIN
—By MERRILL &QSSER