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BANNER - HERALD
SPORTS
808 OLIVER, SPORTS EDITOR
Grid Star Featured
In Wrestling Card
»fi;f)ther in a series of Saturday night wrestling cards
will be held here tomorrow night, starting at 8:30 at the
new fi\thens fair grounds. Featured in tomorrow’s card
wil&ee Jack Ross, the former Clemson grid star converted
to thé mat.
£ is a graduate of Clemson
C . and played outstanding
foo for the Tigers during his
mthere. His father was a
Wres before him, which ac
counts for Jack’s interest in the
mat &port,
as one of the cleanest
‘wres in the game, Ross will
sam with Bob Crutchfield against
net«kelly (230 pounds) and Tiny
Dxford (220 pounds) in a team tag
atch. Ross weighs in the neigh
orhood of 225 pounds.
ither 20 minute matches will
Lomza out the program of enter
e t for Athens wrestling
fans.
The series of Saturday night at
iraptlbns has been well-received
“here, and much interest has been
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Tickets will also be on sale for
colored fans at the gate tomorrow
night.
PROFS WIN THRILLER
The University Profs and the
Optimist Club won last night’s
games in the Municipal Softball
League at Legion Park. The Profs
polished off Prince Avenue Bap
tist Church, 6-1, in a thriller and
the Optimists stopped the Post Of
fice, 13-6.
Thomas (Jit) Harvill knocked a
long home run, to highlight the
first game, scoring the Church’s
only tally.
Prince Avenue Baptist Church
plays the Post Office at 7 tonight
in a make-up game,
Major League
Leaders
By The Associated Press
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Batting — Doby, Cleveland,
.398; Lehner, Philadelphia, .372.
Runs — DiMaggio, Boston, 40;
Stephens, Boston, 38.
Runs batted in — Stephens Bos
ton 57; Williams, Boston, 41.
Hits — DiMaggio, Boston, 57;
Stephens, Boston, 52.
Doubles — Kell, Detroit, 13;
Wertz, Detroit, 11.
Triples — Henrich, New - York,
6; Mapes New York and Dillin
ger, Philadelphia, 5.
Home runs — Williams, Boston,
11; Dropo and Stephens, Boston
and Rosen, Cleveland, 10.
Stolen bases — Dillinger, Phila~
delphia, 5; DiMaggio, Boston and
Doby, Cleveland, 4.
~ Strikeouts — Reynolds, New
York, 49; Lemon, Cleveland, 40.
Pitching — Byrne, New York,
5-1, .833; Hudson, Washington,
6-2, .750.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Batting — Musial, St. Louis
.406; Hopp, Pittsburgh, .377.
Runs — Glaviano, St. Louis, 35;
Jones, Philadelphia, 32.
Runs batted in — Sauer, Chica
go, 35; Elliott, Boston, 33.
Hits — Musial, St. Louis, 54;
Gisler, Philadelphia, 50.
Doubles — Robinson, Brooklyn,
17; Musial, St. Louis, 15.
Triples — Slaughter, St. Louis,
Jethroe, Boston and Ashburn,
Philadelphia, 4.
Home runs — Kiner, Pittsburgh
and Elliott and Gordon, Boston, 9.
Stolen bases — Jethroe and Tor
geson, Boston, Sinder and Reese,
Brooklyn; Terwilliger, Chicago,
and Glaviano, St. Louis, 5.
Strikeouts — Roberts, Philadel
phia, 51; Spahn, Boston, 42.
Pitching — Rush, Chicago, 6-1,
.857; Bankhead and aßnta, Brook
lyn, 4-1, .800.
At Colorado’s Mesa Verde Na
tional Park can be found apart
ment houses built by mysterious
gliff Dwellers as early as 500 B.
Vic Fritts, Penn State high
jumper, underwent nine opera
tions in 13 years to overcome a se
rious football deformity.
- Jim Gehrdes, captain of the
Penn State track team, is the Lion
record-holder in the high and low
hurdles. .
Truffles grow only at the base
of certain kinds of oak trees.
Cards Win A
BY JACK HAND s
(Associated Press Sports Writer)
Old Cardinals never die. Take Marty Marion for in
stance.
For 11 major league years, Mr. Shortstop went quietly
about his business. Never did he hit a home run with the
bases loaded. Never, until last night.
Marty waited until they really
needed one. With Brooklyn in
town and the Cardinals scramb
ling to wipe out the May 18 horror
of blowing an 8-0 lead, Marion
hit his grand slam homer. The re
sulting 5-2 victory hoisted St.
Louis into a first place tie with
the Dodgers.
And this was the same Marion
whose condition worried Manager
Eddie Dyer all spring, Werried
him so much that he talked owner
Fred Slaigh into signing Eddie
Miller as a fill-in, just in case.
Miller opened the season,
played all but a few innings of
the first 14 games. Eddie was
doing fine but the Cards bump
ed along in fifth place at a .500
clip.
After the nerve-shattering epi
sode of May 18 at Brooklyn, the
Cardinals were left for dead. Back
they came, with Marion playing
almost every day, to win 10 of 12.
Now they have caught the Dodg
ers,
Howie Pollet, another Cardinal
of 1941-42 vintage, backed up
Marion’s clout with a five-hit
pitching job. It was Howard’s
first 1950 conquest of the Brooks,
a club he used to whip regularly,
The sixth straight Cardinal
victory may have been expen
sive. Two regulars, Catcher Joe
Garagiola and Third Baseman
Tommy Glaviano, were forced
to leave the game because of
injuries. Garagiola suffered a
shoulder separation when he
tumblied at first base. Glaviano
injured an ankle at third.
Attracted by the drama of a
Dodger-Cardinal meeting, a crowd
of 32,180, largest of the St. Louis
season, turned out for the series
opener. :
The Philadelphia Phils and
Boston Braves both closed in on
the Dodgers and Cards with aft
erncon victories, The Phils
racked up Chicago, 8-4, mov
ing to within a half game of the
leaders.
Curt Simmons, with his custom
ary aid from reliefer Jim Kon
stanty, grabbed his seventh vic
tory at the expense of Frank Hil
ler, routed in a five-run second
inning.
Sid Gordon's grand slam homer,
his second of the yean, started
Boston on its way to a 14-2 rout
of Pittsburgh, It was the Pirates’
ninth straight loss, their longest
losing streak in 11 years.
Cincinnati and New York
split a twilight-night double
header with the Reds taking the
second game, 5-2, behind Ewell
Blackwell. A four-run rally in
the ninth inning gave the
Giants the opener, 8-7.
Rain washed out the Detroit at
Philadelphia and Cleveland at
Boston night games in the Amer
ican, giving New York a chance to
pick up ground on all the first
division clubs. They did.
Coming from behind to-tie in
the ninth , the Yankees finally
whipped Chicago’s revamped
White Sox, 6-5, in 10 innings.
Hank Bauer scored from first
base on a bloop single by Gerry
Coleman and an error by out
fielder Dave Philley. Joe Page,
who followed Allie Reynolds and
‘Bob Porterfield to the mound,
picked up his third win by work
ing oniy the tenth inning.
Three successive singles en
abied the St. Louis Browns to
- nip Washington, 5-4, in 12 in
~ nings. The Senators, somewhat
provoked when Bob Kuzava and
~ Cass Michaels failed to show up
~ after their recent trade, apolo
~ gized to the fans.
| Singles by Lon Lenhardt,
~ Hank Arft and Billy Sommers
. broke up the game.
Fights Last Nite
By The Associated Press
MILWAUKEE — Willie Pep,
131, Hartford, Conn., outpointed
Terry Young, 138 1-2, New York,
10 (non-title).
BROOKLYN (Fort Hamilton)—
Fritzie Pruden, 146, St. Catharines,
Ont., outpointed Don Williams,
146, Wercester, Mass., 10.
CHARLESTON, W. Va.—Gene
Cartwright, 163, Dayton, 0., and
Herman Harris, 164, Asheville,
N. C, drew, 10.
Until they obtained Frank
Quinn from the Boston Red Sox,
in mid-May, Washington was the
only major league team lacking a
bonus player this season.
TERE BANNER-HERALD, ATHENS, GEORGIA
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Bob Poss Fetes
Georgia Gridders
With Barbecue
Bob Poss entertained the Uni
versity of Georgia football let
termen at a barbecue last night
at Poss’ Barbecue place on the
Atlanta highway.
Also present were thi coach
ing staff of the Bulidogs. and
aewspaper men.
Poss, an ardeni supporter of
the Georgia team, was a tackle
on the Bulldogs’ victorious Rose
Bowl team. An Athens boy, Beb
also was a gridiroa standout at
Athens High, where he captained
the club his senior year and was
an All-State choice at tackle.
Crackers Drop
Little Rock,
7-6; Vols Win
By GEORGE McARTHUR
Associated Press Sports Writer
The Nashville Vols battle-worn
pennant is flying over Sulphur
Dell again today—trying to flow
bravely over a short fenced park
called home by a second division
ball club.
The Vols hoisted the pennant
last night just before they squeezed
by New Orleans 9-8. Six mem
bers of the team that won the flag
are still around Sulphur Dell, re
membering they were in fourth
place when they hoisted a pennant
last season.
Meanwhile, the league leading
Crackers show no sign of giving
up without a fight. The Crackers
eased by Little Rock 7-6 last night
while Chattanooga took Mobile 7-1
and Memphis slipped into second
place by Downing Birmingham 8-
4,
Harry MacPherson got the cre
dit for Atlanta’s victory last night
although he was shotgunned from
the hill in the eighth. Until then
he had held the Rock to three hits.
In the eighth they pushed over
five runs before. Art ' Fowler
dampened their a’
Memphis mov into second
place as Bill Wilson -drove in
enough runs to tie the ball game
by himself. Wilson homered twice
and smacked a double in his four
trips to the plate. Altogether, the
Chicks stole Birmingham’s thunder
as they showered 14 hits on the
usually powerful Barons.
In Chattanooga, the venerable
Bobo Newssom came through to
win and snap the Lookouts nine
game losing streak. Ole Bobo
went the distance, His teammates
score dearly and continued to blast
the Mobile pitching till the end.
YESTERD
STERDAY
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By The Associated Press
Batting — Marty Marion, Card
inal: — hit home run with bases
loaded as St. Louis went into first
place tie with 5-2 win over Brook
lyn. It was his first grand slam in
majors.
Pitching — Howie Pollet, Card
inals — turned back Brooklyn
with five hits in best pitched game
of day.
TOMORROW'S SCHEDULE
American League
Chicago at New York (2).
Detroit at Philadelphia.
St. Louis at Washington.
Cleveland at Boston.
National League
Boston at Pittsburgh.
New York at Cincinnati.
Philadelphia at Chicago.
Brooklyn at St. Louis.
Mickey Harris, Eddie Yost and
Sam Mele of the Washington Sen
ators are products of the Queens
county sandlots in New York City.
Penn State will resume fresh
man football next fall for the first
time since it was dropped in 1941.
Y Softball
Goes Into
Final Play
A championship softball team
will emerge from the YMCA
World Series play here this after
noon. ‘
Three games have been played
in the Prep-Midget Series with
the Lop Heads winning two and
the Sluggers one . The double
header this afternoon at 5:30 will
determine which team is class
champion by virtue of three victo
ries out of five games.
The Sluggers won first place in
league play this season while the
Lop Heads took the tournament.
The Lop Heads won the first se
ries game on Wednesday then took
the first game last night, 10-6,
and dropped the second, 11-5. Top
highlights of the games was Don
ia%d Epps’ homer, double and sin
gle in four trips for the Sluggers,
Jimmy Mercer’s home run for the
\Sluggers and Jimbo Laßoon also
collected a home for the Lop
' Heads.
}; Cub Action
The Knot Heads took both ends
of a double-header in the Cub
World Series yesterday. The Knot
Heads, tourney winner, beat the
Terrible Ten, league leader, 10-9,
and 13-4. They won the first game
in an extra inning of play. Donald
Tolbert, Terrible Ten, got three
for four at bat. In the second Har
old Payne held the Terrible Ten
to only two hits. :
A double-header is slated for
tonight at 7:30 and if necessary the
last game of the five-game series
will be played Saturday at 10 a. m,
| Indian Lefgue play ends today
with the last games of the league
being played.
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BASEBALL
FRIDAY'S SCHEDULES
American League
Chicago at New York.
Cleveland at Boston (night).
Detroit at Philadelphia (2)
(night). ¥
St. Louis at Washington (2),
(night).
National League
Philadelphia at Chicago.
New York at Cincinnati (night).
Boston at Pittsburgh (night).
Brooklyn at St. Louis (night).
Southern Association
Mobile at Chattanooga (night).
Atlanta at Little Rock (night).
Birmingham at Memphis
(night).
New Orleans at Nashville
(night).
South Atlantic League
Charleston at Greenville.
Augusta at Columbia.
Savannah at Columbus.
Jacksonville at Macon.,
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W L Pct
ATLANTIA ... ... 22 14 .698
Memphis ... .00 28 1Y 008
Birmingham ........ e 7 19 587
New Orleans ...+... 24 20 545
Moldle: ... ... .00 230 21 .b4d
Nashville ~........ 19 24 442
Chattanoeoga ... ... «.-10. 280 388
Tatele Rocke .. - 0. .08 88 182
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W L Pol
New York .. -21 10 .730
Betroit ... . ... %2 12 - 847
Beaton ..o 0 ... 2418 81
Clevsiand ... ....... 20 11 541
Washingtdn . ....... 19 13 5%
Philadelphia ....... 14 24 368
Cheeasn . . 0800 18 24 38)
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
W L Pct.
Bt Youis .o .a¢ .23 14 88%2
BEOOKIYR ~iisi.oneas a 8 14 622
Phialdelphia ... .... 283 15 605
BOSIOD ..o i 20 18 550
CRICRED . v sviai vaas 18 2T 534
Fitshiurgh . cainn 16 24. . 400
MO YOk . voave . 137 21 382
caneinngbl ... .0 11 28 307
SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE
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Penlaeola . .i....... 29 15 689
Mesm@ian ....... .. 38 ‘ls B 2
JROREON. .. e 20 IR 58]
Montgomery ... ..... 24 19 .558
Dagkden .. 00,028 30 045
Yitushure .. ... .. %0 2 500
Anniston:..e.. ... 18 30 802
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W L Pet
Maron /RN 00 40 18 T 4)
Sewannah ', .. 6. 30 20 B
Columbin ' qs-. ... 28 24 538
BUgusta. . . Y, .25 28 472
LOMINBUR .v, ois. 2% 530. A 0
Chirlesion ...ci2. 22 S 0 423
Jacksonville | . .7. 22 81 415
Greenville .. . ;.5 .*2]l 3% 389
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Comer, Colbert Tangle 1
InlndependentFeature
BY SONNY HUFF
Colbert and Comer tangle in the
Independent League tomorrow af
ternoon at 3 p. m. on the Comer
g;amond, in the top game of the
y.
Colßert, who is only one and a
half games out of first place be
hind Comer, will put forth every
thing they have to try to take this
game and move within one-half
game of first place.
When these two teams met once
‘before this season, Comer won the
game 13-10 but the tilt was pro
tested because of a misinterpreta
tion of the rules by the umpire
and was ruled no game and is to
be replayed August sth.
Colbert will send Narlan Lord
to the mound with Wallace Sea
graves behind the plate. Comer
will call on James Tucker for the
mound duties and John Tillitski
to hold down the catcher’s posi
' tion.
Athens-Walton Mills
Athens will invade Monroe to
morrow to take on the Walton
Mills nine of that city.
The last time these two clubs
met. Athens took them in their
stride 14-13 on the Athens field,
but Walton will be fighting back
tomorrow to try to get revenge
from thir one run defeat.
Athens will send Talmadge to
the mound with Leonard Fowler
behind the plate. Walton Mills’
starting battery will be “Red”
Mosley and Gene Queen.
Farmington-Bogart ;
In another one of the best
games of the day,Farmington will
move into Bogart to take on the
Bogart nine. ; i
Bogart, only ane and a half
games behind Farmington, will
put everything they have in.the
game to try to move up in the
standings. :
Bogart will send their hurling
ace, Harold Bell, to the mound
with Charlie Johnson behind the
plate. Farmington’s starting bat
tery will be Harold Burger and
J. B. Ruark.
Statham-Diamond Hill
Another top game will find Stat
ham invading Diamond Hill to
challenge the Diamond Hill nine
of that community.
Statham dropped both their
games this past week-end, one to
Bogart 9-7 in thirteen innings and
the other to Colbert 2-1 and they
will be fighting back to try to get
back in the winning column. Dia
mond Hill, who is only one-half
game ahead of Statham, won their
single game of the past week,
downing Athens 14-5 in a seven
inning affair.
_ Statham will send Billy Seagers
to th 2 hill with Dick Steed hold
ing down the catching duties.
Diamond Hill will call on Elcoe
Thompson for the mound duties
with L. F. Cromer behind the
plate, . . o
Winterville-Watkinsville
In the final game of the day,
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
National League
St. Louis 5, Brooklyn 2.
New York 8-2, Cincinnati 7-5.
Philadelphia 8, Chicago 4.
Boston 14, Pittsburgh 2.
American League
New York 6, Chicago 5 (10 in
nings).
St. Louis 5, Washington 4 (12
innings). :
Cleveland at Boston, postponed,
wet grounds.
Detroit at Philadelphia, post
poned, rain.
Southern Association
Nashville 9, New Orleans 8, 12
innings. -
Chattanooga 7, Mobile 1.
Memphis 8, Birmingham 4.
Atlanta 7, Little Rock 6.
South Atlantic League
Jacksonville 7, Columbia 4.
Macon 11, Charleston 4.
Greenville 9, Savannah 1,
Columbus 7, Augusta 1.
Georgia Florida League
Albany 6, Cordele 4.
Americus 10, Thomasville 5.
Moultrie 14, Waycross 4.
Tallahassee 6, Valdosta 4.
Southeastern League
Pensacola 9, Anniston 6.
Selma at Jacksonville, postponed
rain, 5
Montgomery at Vicksburgh,
postponed, rain. »
Gadsden at Meridian postponed,
rain.
Georgia State League
Baxley 3, Jesup 1.
Vidalia 8, Douglas 4.
Eastman 7, Fitzgerald 1.
Dublin 8, Tifton 4.
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start last Sunday by downing
Farmington 6-<l, but they will
really have to be fightin%vtomor
row to take care of the Watkins
ville nine, who is in theird place
in the league standings.
Winterville’s starting battery
will be Omar Fuller and Travis
Westbrook. Watkinsville will send
Chappell Tate to the mound with
T. Z. Veale holding down the
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Sunday’s Schedule
Farmington at Comer., "
Colbert at Diamond HilL
Athens at Winterville,
Wailvn Mills at Statham.
Bogart at Watkinsville,
Standings
Team-— W L P
Winteewille ... voonsui 1.9 1
SRy e N 39
ColDert .......ivsicil 3 .75
Watkinsville ........ 8 § .61
Diamond Hill ........ 6 8 .50
Sinthem . .....ivuiip B 7 4@
Waltom Hills »....... 8. 7 417
Farmington ........ 4 8 .400
BOBMT ..v.iseaivias % 9 908
ATHERE .. .07 5. 8 8.9