GOOD MORNING VANDER MEER SPURS C1NCY REDS Swimming* BLOMME ACE MOUNDSMAN DODGERS By GLENWARD Conn’s Moved Right Along So Far, But Next-? DRoT AP Feature Service IS FINDING FORM a hitch in Conn’s waltz the trail to FROM on the lakes and eveiy been scarcely Billy along heavyweight NAT on the THERE’S It’s swimming time beaches, will LEU the when t ose date but the 180-pound (well, almost) challenger have to do some mighty foxy trot- shady creek hole. It is also the time of year about Old Grudges Forgotten As to his June 18 engagement with the head man of the heavies, Joe Louis. Red who love to the water are not cautious enough ting get by Cincinnati, Hot. noticeable increase Club Near- made his heavyweight debut, at scarcely more than 170 pounds, against Gus Do- Fast their health. Every summer there is a Johnny Clicks; Conn to Tumble which have been traced razio in 1939. He stopped Gus and since then has registered kayoes, technical or actual, Hap. in sinus, mastoid and ear infections ing Third Place less Brooklyns writers h over Bob Pastor, Danny Hassett, Gunnar Barlund, and Buddy Knox. He also has won to In swimming events sports swimming. ani are but are not. Fish have decisions over A1 McCoy, Henry Cooper Lee Savold. Here Conn and some of the called the contestants ‘fish,’ they By JUDSON BAILEY # BROOKLYN, June 9—ijl. use to c ® victims of his lead-up to Louis: red hot which they _____ null./'1 protective covering f that^at BROOKLYN, June 9— UP)—John- ether They also posset extra fat victory out of the ?? trils before submerging. ny Vander Meer, whose popularity day with a in the body. JNew lightning fast finish? helDs them keep an even temperature with his fellow Cincinnati Reds last beat Brooklyn 9 to 7 to stay in the water and d o? comers to local beaches will attempt Commissioner the Dodgers out of the ears fall was such that NatS no for their eyes, league lead. for several hours using protection Landis had to intercede for nim heat much faster m co It was the The is robbed of its eighth triumph in, or nose body in the split-up of the World Series for air which tends to lower resistance games the world champions' waterthan in the is himself back into moved them open pool, earning within half’ a 7 bodies and m the * ! to germs in our water.___ favoritism with the world cham- of third place. Measures After being Safety pions. shutout for sis ings on one common swim hit. a hv v One of the most never be as beloved to single He may Gleeson in the — and sixth, strokes—the crawl speedy his teammates as Bucky Walters tok the'? advantage f every main cause of most or some of the rest, but the pitch- break? thrilling, is a STANDINGS there were several, to has American League ing of the no-hit southpaw score,? of the trouble. The swimmer Lost Pet. times in the seventh, Mon the beacon four star has been brightest eighth, and to his head down, therefore twice in th ninth, keep 26 20 S in belated rush of the R.eds and the wa- i“d-- Dodgers desperately opening his nasal passags to his one-hitter against the Phillies par7 s :»» three pitchers to the '; When using this 8ST»:» last was a master- 'relief ter and infection. Friday night Chubby Hugh Casev which all with stroke breathe through the mouth piece to they point CINCINNATI 16 o. St. Louis--- ss ... RHn, nose pride. Joost, the air through the 1< 3* .606 : ? and expel Washington "Best Game” Frey. 2b _I from National League Hippie, rf_I ; i and it will keep the wear Lost Pet. M'on he ever F. McCormick, lb 1 “It was the best game -. ? ? 35 16 -686 If 1 the sinus. St. Louis_ Koy. _ 33 16 pitched," declared big Ernie Lom- Brooklyn Lombardi, c _ 1 I 24 23 .311 * If take part in swimming New York- bardi, who caught both his no-hit Oleeson, ef 5 you ] ■ take BILLY CONN GUS DORAZIO HENRY COOPER BOB PASTOR Mattick. 3b— i this summer or tn 1938. “He walked the "" events just -o .468 spectacles n -2 ■ Chicago Thompson, p __ ] a dip for fun, watch your time in 14 -4 -44- first man he faced and after that " ,l Pittsburgh Moore, p .... 1 Wear swim and 16 -6 on base Lit- " the water. goggles Boston *000 nobody got except Craft, x ..... 16 •“*** rubber or cotton in Philadelphia- whiler in the second. That could Reggs, " place plugs j- p-nil!* Shokes, xx ..i. 5 the ears. When diving hit the wa- have been called an error as well TODAY’S GAMES e. Riddle, p —lx*; ter skillfully and not feet first to NEW YORK. June 9.—(A5)—Probable as a hit.” in the leagues tomorrow TOTALS avoid the rush of water into the pitchers Major The Reds have won eight of their _S7 'g (won-lost records in parunthesse): x Batted for Moore in Sth nasal passages. Breathe deeply last ten but the xx Batted National League games, perform- for Bogies^ in ! 7 McGee (0-5). _ they _III'"' ; e 2 not sit around in a wet sw’im suit. St. Louis at Philadelphia—Warneke the first division of the National Phelps _ ; vs. Johnson (1-2). Ripps.'3h_Him ; Get a warm towel and dry off, (6-1) and won three from 1 Pittsburgh at Brooklyn—Fitzsimmons league straight Camilli, Jh_ .. on a cool, especially cloudy day. (1-0) vs. Hientzelman (2-3). the Dodgers. Wasp'ell, If_mi"" .! I inland American League And another thing—if you The Reds still aren’t and New York at Chicago—Chandler (0-2) hitting Casey, p folks want to get a tan don’t think -millll 5 °n vs. Rigney (3-4). a couple of their crucial victories Hay.s, p - can’t blister on a cloudy day. Louis Har- S'vift. p you Boston at St. (night)—M. have been outright gifts. o n „ That is the worst time to stay ris (3-2) vs. Galehouse (4-1). Hiphe. p--_____ „ „ — ■Washington at Cleveland Hudson Even Bill McKechnie, Lavagetto, z , „ stretched out on the sand. Take 0 , (4-6) vs. Feller (12-2). who his the a little kept spirit up through it on a sunny day and Philadelphia at Detroi t— McCrabb totals _ as ;.:l club’s earlier floundering in the z—Butted for I sport at a time. I almost forgot (5-3) vs. Bridges (4-4). Higbo in ;m, second division, isn’t taking any- Cincinnati--- ik— The Wilmington baseball fans June 9— (/P) —Benny McCoy, The Wilmington American Le- SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE was short lived and they have hit out and went on to win baseball team won its M'on Lost Pet. ground St. Louis Cardinals, combing Har- watch the Wilmington Pirates strut the/ Philadelphia Athletics’ gion junior NEW LIVESTOCK CENTER the slide Those screwy .644 first start of the season again. Columbia _ 29 16 easily. be in- yesterday LOS ANGELES —W—Livestock Gumbert’s four-hit pitting with their stuff tonight as they tangle second baseman, will but _ 28 16 .644 ry Dodgers lost a game Sunday Macon His teammates say he is a much afternoon the —not of .600 ducted into the army June 28, defeating visiting oranges—led the list pro- Greenville _ 27 18 Durham one of thanks to the Giants they gained over the start some timely hitting and Brooklyn’s with the Lookouts, Dunn 4 to 2 on field. Columbus_ 23 25 .479 improved pitcher officials of draft board No. 2, juniors Legion ducts which brought $305,000,000 to the the same. St. Louis 26 .469 of the season and his total of live into first best teams in the top just Jacksonville _ 23 defeat, rode back place the seftii-pro announced today. Murphy Scoggins, High school farmers of Southern California in two to the Giants. Charleston_ 21 25 .457 dropped victories lends authority to their serv- star, held the Dunn nine to 7 hits, was the most lucrative 18 28 .391 in the hectic National league pen- state, with men in the armed McCoy lost his appeal for de- 1940. It Browns and Senators are Savannah came when again 16 29 .356 opinion. They sorely a struck out 8 and did not a since 1937. 3 Augusta _ nant race with a 5 to 2 vic- ice of the nation invited as ferment last week, when permit year for the cellar lead needed and took some of the today special battling up national appeal board upheld man to reach first on a pass. Lawson INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE left Walters and Paul tory over the New York Giants. for the league stated that it seem- One year ago yesterday slack by guests, and with two big league his A-I classification. He had Thornton, moundsman for Dunn, M’on Lost Pet. ed a shame for a town the size Little won the National Open over Derringer. Gumbert, to Bill Terry’s scouts scheduled to lamp the team held the lads to 5 Newark _ 32 19 .627 adding on the had Bumgarner hits, appealed grounds he of to fail to support a Gene Sarazen in playoff. Both Montreal_ 29 20 .592 Vander Meer is due to pitch i egrets about the deal that sent from the stands struck out 4. but allowed 2 bases Wilmington dependents. as as softball has 287 for 72 Rochester _ 29 21 .580 in the series to- sport popular scored regulation holes. again beginning him from the Giants to St. Louis In keeping With their policy of on balls. He received poor support Buffalo__ 27 22 .551 been in the any better than Three years ago the Giants beat morrow at Boston and if he can in a trade for Bill held his entertainment for those afield his mates errored 4 past Jersey City _ 24 26 .480 McGee, providing as have this season. for third _ 22 .449 will be back in they Chicago Cubs straight Baltimore 27 win again thp ?ieds former teammates to one hit for men who are serving the nation, DIXIE times. Syracuse_ 20 27 .426 SPORTS There are approximately 15! time. Increased league lead to the running. Today they were only five innings and checked them in the Pirates have invited all men Held to a score of 2 to 1 until Toronto _ 14 35 .286 that take in these games. 1 1-2 games. Five years ago a half game of third place. In the fifth when they loaded the in the armed service of the na- HUDDLE the eighth the boys part inning Wilmington been twice St. Louis Browns’ AMERICAN ASSOCIATION case he seems sure to his to attend the Each team has playing Rogers Hornsby, any get bases on two walks and an error tion, in uniform, Wheeler juniors landed on Thornton for 3 Won Lost Pet. I By Komney a week. Play will be discontinue: manager, returned to action as full financial benefits this year. after two were out. The victory as their guests, without runs with Watts in _- 29 game Minneapolis 21 .580 single driving as show: as Brownies downed Yan- He came back from exile in the until such time the public player Columbus _ 26 20 .565 was Gumbert’s fifth since going to charge. two runs to win the game. kes. Kansas 26 20 .565 minors last 31 a nd his ATLANTA, June 9.—(«—The ma- more interest. City- August St. Louis and his sixth of the sea- The Pirates, playing a better Score by innings: _ Louisville _ 2.8 24 .538 teammates voted him a Backyard Gossip Toledo_ 25 25 .500 $1,000 son. brand of ball this season than they chine age is catching up even with R H E The Davis soldiers will share of the series which was R are Camp Indianapolis_ 24 26 .480 cut, 8T. 1,01318 Ab H O A have played in several years, golf caddies. At Raleigh, the Dunn 200 000 000 2 7 4 have some baseball uniforms if St. Paul_ 24 28 .462 less than the Yankees used to J. Drown, 3b _ 3 0 3 3 2 give still their best ball against Wilmington .. 000 100 030 4 5 1 Milwaukee_ 14 32 .304 T. Moore, cf_ 5 0 2 1 0 playing local golf association has adopted Wilmington fans will attend their their bat boy, but Landis made the them the Hopp, lb _ 3 0 0 14 0 the teams which give to a two-wheeled which game with Pepsi Cola Wednesday players change it percentage Padgett, If_ 5 0 0 0 0 keenest competition, and on this bag buggies rf_- 4 12 10 nite. Legion stadium. Johnny “Old Man” Charlie Root —one quarter share. 1 Slaughter, should their best game rent to duffers like me and' Coast Crespi, 2b_ 5 2 2 1 5 basis, play you, Line,. Spofford Edens protecled the Pepsi lead in 4 season The Look- Hurls to Marion, ss_ 112 2 of the tonight. 25 cents for 18 holes, 15 cents for Score Wins in Softball Fear with a seven blow c _ 3 115 2 the Cape Chicago Victory Mancuso, outs are generally rated as one _ nine. carriers who have ■ Wilkie Holds Phillies Gumbert, p 3 0 10 5 Ebony f. job. Competition is getting of the fastest, hustling ball clubs The Atlantic stronger in softball and the BOSTON, June 9.—OP>—Forty-two- are been getting 60 cents a round look Coast Line softball flag To Six Pirates Win TOTALS _ 37 5 12 27 lfi in the state and indications hotter. Star-News Charlie Root coasted to an Hits, ten defeated the Y. M. C. A., 17 to race is getting year-old NEW YORK Ab R H O A will give the Pirates a upon this advance in science with they 11, on Bellamy Park and seems assured of first half of Han- easy victory today as his Chicago Rucker, cf_ 5 0 0 3 0 when the ump about the Spof- 9,—UP)— for their money just enthusiasm you four Bos- PHILADELPHIA, June Kartell, ss_ 4 114 1 ford the Phalanx ten on over league. Poledippers lead Cub teammates bombarded Ball.” one enter- downed _ 3 calls expect. Except With Aldon the Ott, rf 1110 “Play might ■Robert the score of in and in ton Brave for 21 hits in Wilkie allowing Strange by# Independent Spofford pitchers Young, lb _ 4 0 0 12 1 In centerfield the Lookouts will who decided clubbers a prising pickaninny, 18 to 6 in Hanover Commercial. men will their third decision in the Philadelphia naggardly c_ 3 0 12 0 league games Service capturing Hartnett* have Riley, a ball hawk, of no mean he'd rent one himself, carry two the Pirates T. If _ 4 0 110 played yesterday afternooh. be of Pirates 13-6. six safeties, Pittsburgh Moore. guests tonight. four-game series, a man who‘can really instead of * 3b _ 3 0 0 1 2 and bags one, and’ collect scuttled the Phillies a 5 to 0 Orengo, ability Smith hurled for the railroaders Locals Durham Lookouts at member of the Cub lineup by 4 0 At UHTJ play Every Whitehead, 2b_ 0 3 5 (hit a ball when at the plate. double-pay. with- Carter *151! score. 1 0 0 receiving and Bowen Stadium. The giant sea-bat al- hit at least once. Ecu String- Carpenter, p- 0 3 have Wilkie and safely 0 0 second they will tossed, them over for with Lee started off for O'Dm, z _ 1 0 0 the,-;“Y’' most captured at Kure’s beach was with four for a Handley things will er, five, including W. Brown, 0 0 0 0 2 in left field Teasely. Walters Want ad:Here’s a tribute to news- Kelly, led -two PINT the Bucs in the fourth when p_ catching. Taylor the SOf* no They usually inhabit inning zz_ l 0 0 myth. double, and Tiny Ddm Ballessandro, Banning, 0 0 be at third base for the Lookouts, paper advertising, clipped from teams with two for but. the he and advanced to third on .three, j waters. 1 Florida who collected a single, double and singled a repu- classified section TOTALS_ 33 2 4 27 14 where he has established the of the Tampa Trainmen socked the oyersized El- .. Merrill May’s wild heave. Bob : : homer, led the assault. for able to handle them Tribune: apple for five home runs Car- the z—Batted for Carpenter in 7th. tation being by ADD SIMILES: CHICAGO At> R H O A liott followed with a off 1 zz—Batted for W. Brown in 9th. no matter how hot they comp. URGENT: high school ath- ter, DaVis/ Wheeler," Bryant and AS A LION’ Hack, 31)_ r> 1 1 0 1 field ■ ‘CLUMSY right wall. first base, Addi- letic coach for fall Smith.' ■/:' •: : _ 020 003 will cer- Sturgeon, ss_ 5 2 3 2 2 Ah R H O A St. Louis 000—5 Sharpe play term,: NEW YORK.—(ff>—Sure-footed as PITTSBURGH 000 002 000—2 will be in Spofford.'stemmed out 14 to I)!lllf'KH!UX?rO. cf_ fi 2 3 f> 0 2b_ 5 0 14 3 New York_- son will catch. Parker tified in social science." A'ppiy hits' a eh? Bronx Park zoo Gustine, snow cat, Well, NicholRon, rf _ 5 0 2 3 0 3 2 at short and at once. upder frat lads who man- Handley. 3b _ 10 7 Errors: Crespl 2, Marion. Runs bat. right field, Lougey Write box ——. Tnb-: the Nomikoff, rf_ 11110 .. attendants have found out that all _ 3 0 0 1 4 Vaughan, ss ted in: Marion 2, Crespi, J. Brown 2. who footed une. aged Jp garner seven singles. Galan, if -- 5 12 10 0 Mullins, the boy h^ cats aren’t so nimble. Elliott, rf.. 4 12 2 Ott 2. Three base hit: Slaughter. Lackey (tossed...for Leiber, lb _ 5 2 2 9 0 If_ 4 12 10 of them, will be pitching. Spofford with Van Rohays, runs: Marion. Ott. Sacrifice: plenty ■ lions were trans- c_ Home Five recently Schpffing, 4 12 4 1 0 0 — for the Branch and Jewell hurled Fletcher, lh_ 3 1 12 Hopp. Double plays: Humbert, Mar- For the Pirates and Word whittlers: catching to a barless run Stringer, 2b_ 5 2 4 2 5 0 0 3 0 “Ballplayers,” for ferred separated HiMaggio, cf_ 4 ion and Hopp; Orengo, Whitehead and scouts Vance of PhalanV with Taylor bolding Root, p 4 110 0 4 0 2 4 0 gaze of thg big league quips Hy the Birmingham the a moat. Lopez, c _ Left on bases: New York 8: do/wn the Voss of from spectators by Young. Burney Cov- “have come to: .receiving. Spot- Wilkie, p_ 4 0 10 4 St. Louis 10. Bases on halls: Off Car- there will.be Barefoot News, look: upon fold of them is so he’s TOTALS- 45 13 21 27 9 on led, his team with three for One clumsy off Humbert 3; off W. Brown the Sandlin draft boards BOSTON All R H O A penter 2; ington behind plate, as; Selecteasers1’ .*'.' three While fallen in six or seven times, the TOTALS_ 34 5 9 27 IS 2 Struck out: By Carpenter 1; by Rowan Taylor was the big gun 3b _ 5 0 on second, for Sisti. 12 1 PHILADELPHIA Ab R H O A first, McKeithan Nomination Aint-It-So Dept.: for others at least twice. 3 Humbert 6. Hits: Off Carpenter 11 in Phalanx with three out of L. Waner, cf_ 5 13 11 3b_ 4 0 0 1 5 at third, Carter, “A defines Bill May. 7 innings: off W. Brown 1 in 2. Hit at short, Edens regatta,” Pinney four. Home ouis were Hassett, lb _ 5 0 1 13 1 scored by Marty, cf_ 4 0 0 2 0 By Humbert (Hartnett). Meade and Al- of the Panama P. Waner, If_ 5 0 14 0 110 by pitcher: Stefano, Horton, City Fla.) News- Voss arid of Litwhiler, If_ 4 0 Losing pitcher: Carpenter. Umpires: big- Clemons Spofford Rowell, 2b_ 4 0 0 4 4 3 0 1 ford in the outer gardens, and Herald,: “is a Etten, lh_ 0 8 Magerkurth, Stewart and Dunn. Time:, week-end’event .in with the latter, getting two!. Miller, as _ 4 12 0 4 on _ 0 Jenkins Rizzo, rf 4 0 12 2:03. Attendance: 4,754. gest of big, “Biggy” May which is decided- by. a rf _ 4 2 2 2 2 meet- Moore, Rragan, ss_ 4 0 13 2 c the mound. -. of the board of Masi, _ 3 0 12 0 0 1 ing- governors’in Warren, c _ 4 2 3 Rosr, 7._ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 the first of several a Softball Vote Mamie, 2b _ 3 The game is December because bunch of Leagues Earley, p _ 2 0 110 10 1 BASEBALL'S BIG SIX Grissom, p _ 10 to which members of the armed sportsmen hoisted Lamanna, p_ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 protest flags be- Crouch, p_ forces wiU be To Cancel Schedule Tobin, p _ 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 of the United States^ fore they hoisted, their Benjamin, x_ 1 (BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) mainsails Sullivan, p_ 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 invited and indi- Hoerst, p _ Batting (three leaders in each league) as special guests back in May.” West, zz _ 1110 0 will the Player, Club O Ab R H Pet. cations were last night there Officials of Independent and 32 0 6 27 15 TOTALS_ Williams, Red Sox 43 149 46 62 .416 from Camp Commercial softball leagues an- TOTALS_ 40 0 14 27 15 for Crouch in 7th. 30 be plenty of soldiers Pot shots: Don’t x—Batted Reiser, Dodgers — 36 134 50 H373 look now, but 7.—Batted for*Masi in 9th. 000 100 220—5 on contest. The nounced last night that would Pittsburgh — 51 189 29 68 .360 Davis hand for the that red face play zz—Batted for Heath, Indians belongs to Pat Moul- Sullivan in 9th. _ 000 000—0 a Philadelphia 000 48 195 40 70 .359 made be discontinued. Reasons for ~ Travis, Senators— Pirates seemed to have ton, sports editor of given HQ ff'lE'lO- Chicago 001 107 121—13 ErrorR: May. Bragan. Runs batted Cards 51 206 36 72 .350 the Mobile Q Slaughter, hit with the Davis men when Press. He this move were that there was' too Boston 200 100 003— 6 in: Elliott. Lopez, Wilkie, Van Robays, Herman, Dodgers- 39 151 25 51 .338 Camp started out for the U Gris- Soldiers wide a / c» Errors: Sturgeon, Rowell. Runs hat- Fletcher. Two base hits: Bragan 40 142 21 48 .338 the Corsairs and the at margin between, receipts — Mize, Cards_ S. Open Fort took a century distillix® ted in: Dallessandro 3. Hack Stur- som. Three base hits: Elliott. Stolen RUNS: Worth, and ^ 2, HOME played last week and it is antici- turn at Baton expenses. The Leagues have c5W.o(!f geon 2, Bclieffing 2, Nicholson. Novi- base: Etten. Sacrifice: Crouch. Dou- American League wrong Rouge La pated the men from Davis will be acquired a deficit of approximate- koff, Stringer. Root, Moore 3, L. Waner, ble plays: Mamie, Bragan and Etfen; York, Tigers- 13 wound up back New and Left I jn; Orleans! Hassett, P. Waner. Two base hits: Vaughan, Gustine Fletcher. there in numbers a ly three hundred dollars so far Johnson. Athletics-fj big tonight. just good three hour drive from Sturgeon, Dallessandro, Leiber. Strin- on bases: Pittsburgh 5: Philadelphia DiMaggio. Yankees-H this season," and the attendance ger. Root. 8. : Off Grissom 1: off Mobile. Emil a Sisti, Masi. Home runs: National League Fritz, short guy had been Dallessandro. Moore 2. Stolen bases: Wilkie 2; off Cruoch 1; off Hoerst I. IMPROMPTU SEND-OFF with a short very poor. Spokesmen Ott, handle, is men- Stringer. Double Has- Struck out: By Grissom 1: by Wilkie Giants-Jj} being Earley. plays: Camilli, Dodgers -if NEW YORK.—(P)—Eastern dele- tioned as sett 2: by Hoerst 2. Hits: Off Grissom 3 Cubs-11 Vanderbilt’s nominee for (unassisted) ; Stringer, Sturgeon Nicholson. gates to the American Federation and Leiber: Miller. Rowell and Hassett. in 3 2-3 innings; off Crouch 4 in 3 1-3 RUNS BATTED IN: all-Southeastem next fall of guard It's Tine Te rel Tour Left on bases: Chicago 10; Boston 7. innings; off Hoerst 2 in 2 innings. Wild American League Musicians convention in Seattle Line Coach Paul Bases on Gris- Bryant ts on balls: Off Earley 2; off La- pitch: Wilkie. Losing pitcher: York. Tigers-y got a send-off. More than 100 high FISHING TACKLE som. and big the manna 1; off Tobin 1; off Sullivan 1. Umpires: Conlan. Goetz Keller. Yankees of Hefty Junior. Zan Carver, CO. Struck out: Reardon. Time: 1:55. Attendance: 892. Yankees- the union brethren formed an who ATLANTIC TOBACCO By Root 3; by Earley 1: DiMaggio, just won the Southern quali- by Sullivan 1. Hits: Off Earley 11 in National League impromptu band and played for trial 5 1-3 0 in- Barlick I Nicholson, Cubs -*6 fying for the National inter- innings: off Lamnnna 1 in Earley. Umpires: Ballanfant, nearly an hour at the railroad sta- mngs; off Tobin « in 1 2-3 innings: off and Pinelli. Time: 2:16. Attendance: Ott, Giants-T- tion. collegiate tennis tournament, is PICKARDS Sullivan in 2 Losing pitcher: 1,187. I Slaughter, Cardinals- 3 £09 Market St. Dial 3334 innings. headed for the Army Air corps.