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THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1948 THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE PAGE SEVENTEEN Big League Basehall Yesterday By JOE REICHLER Associated Press Sports Writer That second .400 mark, the goal that Ted Williams has set for him- self, appears to be within striking distance, now that the splendid splinter has finally solved two of his biggest problems. The mighty slugger of the Bos- ton Red Sox, currently leading all major league batsmen with a cool 408, expressed doubt early this spring whether he would top, .350 because of two things--the "Bou dreau shift" and night baseball. The box scores best illustrate how Ted has hurled obstacles this sea- son, In addition to his pace-set- ting batting mark, Williams also is No. 1 man in the American Lea- gue in hits, runs, runs batted in and doubles, He is second in home runs and he has not committed an error in the outfield this season. Ted had a perfect day at bat yesterday, four for four. Two of his hits went to left field. One was a double and the other cleared the left field fence for his 13th home run, The blows came against Bou- dreau's league leading Indiags and helped the Red Sox defeat Cleve- land and Bob Feller 7-4. It was Feller's seventh loss against five victories. He hasn't won a game since May 19. Detroit Tigers ran their winning streak to six straight games with & 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Athletics in "11 innings. Young Art Houtteman won a close one, out- pitching lefty Lou Brissie. The Yankees nipped the White Sox 3-1 in Chicago. Allie Reynolds went the route for the first time since May 11. He allowed only seven hits in gaining his seventh victory. Pittsburgh Pirates climbed into a tie with the Boston Braves for the ational League lead when they ounced New York Giants 11-5 while the Braves were beaten by the Chicago Cubs 8-5. "Home runs by Johnny Hopp and Wally Westlake, and four Giant errors, helped the Pirates. Ernie Bonham, veteran righthander, won his second straight. Home runs by Ed Waitkus and | Andy Pafko (his 10th this year) and some good relief pitching by Emil Kush enabled the Cubs to gain their first victory over the Braves in eight games this season. Brooklyn Dodgers edged Cincin- nati Reds 4-3 and St. Louis Browns nosed out Washington Senators 6-5. Carl Furillo drove in three: Brook lyn runs on a double and two sin- gles, one with the bases loaded to break up the game in the ninth. Big Ralph Branca was the winner. Cricket Trials _ Early In July Toronto, June ne 17 ( (OP). cricket matches, preliminary to inter-provincial finals will be played in Ontario early in July, it was announced Wednesday by the On- tario Cricket Association. Finals will be played in Vancouver the first week in August. An Ontario team will be chosen from among teams representing Toronto and district, Hamilton and district, southwestern Ontario, Ottawa Val- ley and United Colleges. Ontario matches will be played here at Armour Heights, July 1-4, and at Upper Canada College, July 1 and ------------------------ MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS By The Assoctated Pre A Batting .408. Runs batted An Williams, 'Boston, 57. Runs--Willlams, Boston, 48, Hits--Williams, Boston, 75. Doubles--Williams, 'Boston, 17. Triples --DiMagglo, New York, 8. Home Siiner, Cleveland, 1 Stolen bases--Coan, Washington, er Philadelphia, 7 hi, New York, 7-1, 875. TIONAL LEAGUE Battin usta. St. Louis, .389. atted in--Sauer, Cincinnati, Runs--Musial, St. Louis, 45. Hits--Musial, St. Louis, 77. Doubles--Musial, and Russell, Boston, 14. Triples--Musial, St. Louls, and "Wait- kus, Chicago, 8. Home runs--Sauer, Smeinnatl, 19. n, Strikeouts--Branca, Brooklyn, 61. Pilching-Wehmeler, Cincinnati, and Poat, New York, 5-1, .833. ~~ FATHER Wants 'Fishing Tackle If father is a of fishing tackle/ have the largest Stock in Oshawa at the Lowest Prices! See our stock before Jou buy! EQUIPMENT AT... " SMITH'. - SPORT SHOP- 353 King W. -- Phone 472 Ralph Branca Comes Close To His No- Hitter Brooklyn, June une 17--(AP) i | thought I had it this time." It was big Ralph Branca talking in the night. He had just thrown 7 2/3 innings of hitless baseball against Cincinnati Reds. "I got by that first man in the eighth and thought I had it made." He got by one more man. Then Ray Lamanno was safe on an error. Then came Johnny Wyrostex., "It (the pitch) went low, fast and down the middle," sald the right- hander. "It was supposed to be a high one. It wasn't. "Wham!" And Wyrostex parked it for a home run. The four bagger tied the score at 3-3 and Broklyn finally won, 4-3, with a run in the last of the ninth. The Reds scored off Branca in the first inning without a hit. Wyrostex walked, stole second, moved to third on an infield out and scamp- ered home after a long fly. | "Sugar" Robinson's Fight Tonight Will Not Be Broadcast Chicago, June 17--(AP) -- Ray (Sugar) Robinson, the Harlem Hur- ricane, is a 3-to-1 favorite to retain his World's welterweight boxing crown tonight against his No. 1 contender, Benard Docusen of New Orleans, in a '15-round bout at Comiskey Park. The match will not be broadcast. Promoter Irving Kovin predicted a turnout of 15,000, with gate re- The champion's cut will be 37% per cent. The challenger will re- ceive 20 per cent. Sta INTERNATIONAL ag tin, Montreal Newark . Syracuse Jersey City Rochester Buffalo ..... Toronto ... Baltimoree 5 Jersey City Newark Rochester at Daliimore. postponed. 's 2 ght Results yracuse .. Baltimore Newark Boston Pittsburgh. oe Suis Paladennis ots Brooklyn .... Sinclnnas | Chi -- Trial | Chi St. Louls at Friadeiphis, tponed. da og Pe ew es York . 8 Chica, oi 2 2 Pniladeiphia nes | AMERICAN LE LEAGUE w. I Pct . i Philadephia ML Crisago .e 9 New York ...... 11 innings. Brooklyn Dodger dressing room last | gue ceipts hitting the $100,000 mark. |] 2 came from a proud 3 | school. International League Action By The Associated Press The pitching staff of Montreal Royals is gradually shaping up as the best in the International Lea- Righthanders Jack Banta and Hank Behrman have borne the brunt of the mound work so far but manager Clay Hopper is beginning to give more work to southpaws Johnny Van Cuyk and Paul Min- ner. Minner gained his third triumph last. night, pitching the Royals to a 5-2 victory over Jersey City Giants. By winning, the Royals moved two games ahead of the second-place Newark Bears who dropped a 5-4 decision to Buffalo Bisons. The Bears piled up a 4-0 lead but the Bisons came back with three runs in the fifth to rout starter Dick Starr. In one of the finest hurling duels of the season, Syracuse Chiefs beat Toronté Maple Leafs innings. Austin Knickerbocker, a former lead, homered in the third over- time frame to win the game. Ed Erautt, who led the Pacific Coast League in strikeouts in 1946 with 234, went the route for Syra- cuse. He fanned 13 and only five hits, Veteran Luke H-m- lin went the distance for Toronto, yielding six safeties. | Sports Roundup By HUGH FULLERTON, JR. ° New York, June 17--(AP)--Let- ting other guys do your work: orace Wade, Mommouth Park licist, was looking for an anglé on the Salvator mile, opening day feature of the modern New Jersey track. . . The race honors Salvator, which set a mile record of 1:35 at old Mommouth Park 58 years ago. Equipoise currently holds the record of 1:34 2-5. . .One horseman asked: "Everybody speaks about the four- minute mile man is going to run some day. How about the horse that is going to run the 1:30 mile?" . .The horsemen at Mommouth in- sisted there ain't no such animal and settled for a composite nag which might turn the trick. . . Seeing mention in this space of a fight between Nonpariel Jack Demp- sey and George Fulljames for the world middleweight title in 1884, Mrs. Gertrude Lombard of Ludlow- ville, N. Y., asks further particulars ... "George Fulljames was my great uncle," she explains. "He old English family, who disowned him for en- tering the fight game. His name was never afterwards spoken in the family. . .This is the first time I've ever seen uncle George's name in print." Crack Player J. B. Dean was regular football centre at Colorado U in 1948 and saw a lot of action. . Last season he didn't play football because he wanted to get a good start in law . .Dean turned out for spring practice last month and after a few 0 [drills complained of a sore neck. . . Doctors took X-rays and told him his nck had been broken--probably in 1948. . Nevertheless J. B. says he wil] be in the line-up next Septem- ber, GOLFER REINSTATED Toronto, June 17 (OP).--Corporal Ralph N. Potter of Camp Borden, was reinstated as gn amateur golfer, it was announced yesterday from the Royal Canadian Golf Associa- tion headquarters. He had been employed in the pro shop af Cedar Brae Golf Club at suburban Scar- boro in 1942, 1-0 in 12] allowed | Christ Memorial . Triumphs Over Salvation Army Christ Memorial Men's Club team defeated Salvation Army 18-10 last night. at Alexandra Park in an Inter-Church Softball League fix- ture. The Army had a big inning in the third, when they scored five runs with Phillips, Abbott and Nelson boosting the rally along with Clarke and Price. In the seventh, with a one-sided defeat staring them in the face, they came up with a four-run splurge to aid their own cause a little but they couldn't really threaten the big lead which the Christ Church team had buili Pp. The winners scored five runs in each of the second, third and fourth innings and that alone was enough to win. D. Scott, H. Cook, Francis and Fisher were the big guns for the winners. CHRIST CHURCH: M. Fisher, p; Francis, 3b; Salmon, 2b; How- ard, 3b; Black, 1f; Ashman, 1b; | Scott, ¢; Cook, rf; Perrey, of. SALVATION ARMY: W. Clarke, 3b; Price, ¢; Arnold, 2b; Pollard, p; Coty, ss; Coall, If; Phillips, 1b; Ab- bott, cf and Nelson, rf. St. John's Wallop Albert St. Church St. John's Ukrainian Church walloped Albert Street Church 15-2 last night at Alexandra Park in an Inter-Church League softball game, to boost their standing in the lea- gue another notch. St. John's opened with a five-run start in the first inning and th punched across six runs in the fifth as Johns, on the mound for Albert Street, hit a wild streak. Masiewich was. in good hurling form for the St. John's team and he never let the Albert Street bap ters get going. They got their two runs in the first frame when Sim- mons connected and Johns got a break on a hard-hit ball to right field, which was fumbled complete- ly and it niade for the two runs. They never scored again, as Masie- wich struck out a total of 16 bat- ters in his splendid pitching per- formance. ALBERT ST: Stacey, 1b; E. Wiltshire, 2b; Simmons, 3b; Johns, | p; Rahms, cf; A. Wiltshire, ss; B. Bent, rf; J. Bent, c; Scott, If; Rora- beck, batting in 8th for Scott. ST. JOHN'S: Kuch, ss; Manilla, | rf; Masiewich, p; Sholdra, 2b; Os- mok, cf; Bessie, If; Drogomatz, c; Kuney, 1b; Wodnisky, 3b; Zedic, c. Harmony Whips Thornton's Corners In a lot longer time than we in- tend to take telling about it, Har- mony Millionaires walloped Thorn- ton's Corners 45-8 last night at Harmony, in a scheduled East Whitby Township League softball game, Thornton's Corners just didn't] have the pitching and defensive strength 'to halt the heavy hitting Harmony crew, every player having a big night at the plate. They scored 12 runs in the sixth and 10 more in the seventh, Thornton's Corners got two in each of the first two frames, added four in the third inning and never | scored again. THORNTON'S CORNERS: Wig- gins, White, Wilson, Stewart, Hogel, | Law, Smith, Pipher and Cooper, HARMONY: D. Crandall, c; Parsons, 3;b Brown, If; Potipco, ss; Terwilligar, rf; Densham, cf; Mc- Cabe, 1b; J. Terwilligar, p; Hodg- son, p; Rogers, 3b; Wilbur, cf; Shetler, If. 'BOTH FRIENDS AND AND WELL CHOSEN - Test compression. choke. terminals. Clean air filter. Torque cylinder head Adjust valve lash. 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Change grease transmission and rear axle. 25 Inquire About Our Price IANCE '+ % SERVICE <1 PERFOR) NALD AND Road test car. IN ONTARIO glea jel} SALES LIMITED Phone 900 | | Pittsburgh | Windsor (8). Spicy Bits From Other Sports Cols. By I'D D ROMAINE Canadian Press Staff Writer Vancouver, Jun€ 17--(CP)--Van- couver had its first Sunday baseball game this week. The fans liked it, as did the flood victims. But John Law didn't. Following Sunday's Western In- ternational League exhibition tilt between Vancouver Capilancs and Victoria Athletics, Police Chief Wal- ter Mulligan said: "Don't do it| again." . Don (Vancouver Sun) says: "Well, Fraser River, you do it again." The two ball clubs sidestepped fixtures 'with teams south of the border in order to play the bene- fit game. Everyone paid, even the management. The exhibition gross- ed $2,500-odd for the flood fund from the 2,000 or so who defied the Lord's Day Act. By playing the benefit game both teams "lost" $1,- 000 each. Carlson says: "You could have knocked everybody in the Capilano front office over with a feather af- ter Chief Mulligan's statement ap- peared in Monday's early editions. "Of course, sooner or later, we were bound to hear about this an- achronistic law, what with a bunch of heathens rushing about trying to raise money for victims of a heath- en river which threatened lives and property Monday, Tuesday, Wed- neday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday." "The act was offended. And who ow is left in the middle? That rag- | iled, sabbath-breaking game of | bhseball." 'The boys who covered the floods 11 me the river was just as high n Sundays as on Mondays. Hous- es and barns went a-floating down- | stream as buoyantly on the Sab- bath as on a Tuesday. "In my day I don't think I have ever run into a disaster which pick- ed a week day because there was a Lord's Day Act against it." Carlson don't FIGHTS LAST NIGHT By The Associated Press Pittsburgh -- Sammy Secreet, outpointed Bobby mons, 147, Indianapolis (10). Detroit -- Joey Lazano, 158, Mexico City, outpointed Norman Butts, 157, Rh Fla.--Chico Pacheco, 150!% 148, | 8im- de 'Janeiro, and Danny Ruggerio, 145, Brooklyn, drew (10). YESTERDAY, § STARS ed Sox, Bat -- T Williams, Red WELL batting average to 408 with | a perfect day at bat--four for four--as | the Red Sox defeated Bob Feller and | the Cleveland Indians, 7-4. Pitchin Art Houtteman, Tige yielded only five hits in pitching Tigers to 2-1 1ll-inning victory over Phila- Qeiphia, fanning four and walking | four. | years TRACK STAR GIVEN CUSHY OLYMPIC JOB By JACK SULLIVAN Canadian Press Staff Writer London -- (CP) -- Likable Ken (Sandy) Duncan, 36-year-old Ox- ford graduate and England inter- national track and field star, has a knack of seeing the world on other people's money. He's been doing it since 1934. Sandy has been on all-expense- paid visits to Canada, Australia, Germany and now he has picked up the choicest -- and strangest -- job in the August Olympic Games preparations, He'll sit in the plushy cosiness of a limousine an the 1,500-mile Torch relay routé fiom Bari, in Southern Italy, to Calais, on the French coast. His job is to trail Torch runners at a lazy eight-mile-an-hour pace und represent the Organizing Olym- pic Committee at ceremonies at Bari, Lausanne, Switzerland, and Brussels. He speaks French "pass- sbly well" and hopes he'll get by on it. It won't be an arourm-the-clock job for Sandy. He travels by day, will scoot ahead of the rtinners to the town where the Flame is due the following morning and wait for them. While he is taking in the sights at night far ahead of the torca- bearers, an automobile supplied vy the National Olympic Committee of the country will take over. Sandy's car, and the others, will carry extra torches "for emergency" and an extra runner. Sightseeing Trip Sandy and a British driver will leave London July 13, pick up Italian runners at Bari six days later and cross Italy, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg and France again. His job ends at Calais July 28, the limousine will be transport- ed by ship across the Channel and he'll motor to London. He says he doesn't think he'll he bored en route. He won't be allowed to duck out of the car and "liraber up" with the runners, and hell spend his days "taking in the scenery." Duncan's travels started in 1934 or '1935--"I don't remember which" --when he went to Canada as a member of the Oxford-Cambpridge track team which met an Amateur Athletic Association club at Mont- real. He won the 100 yards, long | jump and discus events. In 1936 he was an official at the Berlin Olympic Games and two later captained Britain's track team in the British Empire Game sat Sydney. This European trip is voted his best, but he has one suggestion: "Now, if only I had a blonde to | 80 with it . . C.P.G. TITLE IN VICTORIA Toronto, June 17 (CP).--The 36th annual Canadian Professional Golf- ers Champienship is scheduled for September 28-29 at Uplands Golf Club, Victoria, B.C. it was an- nounced here yesterday. The 1947 defending champion is Rudolphe Huot of Royal Quebec Golf Club. He won his title at Riverside Golf Club, Saint John, N.B. The 1948 Canadian Open is slated for Sept. 22-25 at Vancouver. Asphalt Shingles Phone 127 {ERNIE Cay LUMBER Try a classified ad in The Times- Cazette--It will get good results. 4 Spite Seacatin for FATHER'S DAY Sole Agents For Hartt Shoes For Men DAVIDSON'S SHOE STORE 31 SIMCOE N. PHONE 227 "Shoes That Satisfy" WITH A GIFT FROM "PEOPLE'S "GLOTHING Dad shoulders each burden with a smile--June 20th Ze you a chance to make him extra happy with a gift he'll really appreciate! We're ready now with a grand array of everything dear to a man's heart . . . and whether you choose hankies or a hand-knit sweater, we bring you top quality for your money. 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