CHICAGO SPLITS “Knucklers” Lead N ats In Pennant Race 1 Pirates Plan Contest The Sports Trail BILL WITH TIGS By WHITNEY MARTIN With CampDavis Nine —■ ■ ■■ > END TO SERIES The Davis Blue Bri* soldier-athlete Wilmington Pirates will meet the Camp Martin, he parked on the first tee, an- "L^nev jade at Field at 8:30 o’clock, it was an* War 1, is making a tour Legion Wednesday night worid nouncing the competitors over the inspecting sports facil- Detroit Wins nounced last night by Bert Kite, Buccaneer manager. According to Europe loud speakers. The Opener, 6-2, for the troops) contestants figures released by the official scorer, the Pirates will be seeking ities provided in Game palyed Army attire and it was Taking Only One ---ft aeir 17th victory this season, me quite pathetic to see some ■ -- ■■ pApiS. Aug. 6—(dl—The car ran young Out Of Six' I ecords show the Pirates have lost as fellow you knew must have been ix the Chawmps Eelees, they games for a percentage of .727. 11 a better missed running than fair player in the COWARD The locals have some of ii it narrowly ALLEN, played United States up, take wob- 6 — UPi — The 16 dozen jaywalking French step a CHICAGO, Aug. he fastest teams in this section Hmvn bly, uncertain and DAVIS LEADING and meandering cyclists, practice swing League-leading Detroit Tigers f the state, boasting a splendid Lens then hit a C1L turn to travel vicious hook or slice or wound up a losing series with the ecord those a left along BUCS AT PLATE against clubs w'# top a ball Some of them bank of the Seine, crossed a feebly. Chicago White Sox today, splitting nanv major league stars in theil fe haven’t touched a club in months the wheezed up a winding-road a doubleheader to give Tigers ineups. Saturday night the local! Lriae and had lost all feel of the Leading hitters for the Wilming- You were back in the game. only one victory in the six games. lefeated the Fort Bragg Personnel •nd pre'to' We found ton Pirate baseball club, as re- Cpl. Lloyd Mangrum, The Sox jumped on Detroit for lenter 7 to Max are club, 5, handing winner of the pro competition and victories and then leased by the official scorer, is you were back if you four straight -.anier, famous Cardinal hurler this ^Tha* a famed tournament at Allen, D.nk Coward and Tom you were some 3,000 player ended the series today with the Snag lefeat. Jtid forget .300 didn’t to- home, seated in a grill of the the 6-2, and Davis, all swatting above the miles away and glance Tigers taking opener, The Camp Davis game probably where the Eiffel rather ornate, mir- Sox their mark. the horizon elaborately the capping winning vill be the last appearance of the ,j The table shows aver like a tree rored clubhouse. The French are streak with a four hit shutout following ile. loomed up pine 7-0, 3rigadieis here, as most of the suckers for mirrors and they can ages including all games up to asparagus patch. Otherwise, administered by Johnny Humph- will soon be transferred to an six views 4. ilayers L was that of a first-class get of themselves in ries. August setting Ab R H Avf, ither camps. However, according any room. Player country club with fine practically A1 was the first American Benton game Allen _ 76 17 27 .355 :o reports yesterday, only a coup’e and Mangrum the tree-lined fairways got Doughboys’ his are Cheshire< _—— 34 6 12 .352 clubhouse, winner, scattering eight hits for Four knuckle ball throwing pitchers leading the Washington Senators in their drive for the if the ball players have been ship- view of the war, seeing plenty of American are: John Coward _ 75 16 26 .347 greens. 11th win after a shaky first inning League pennant. They (left-to-right), Niggeling, Roger Wolff, Dutch Leonard and ! so manicured Davis _ 16 2 5 .312 aed out far. i action. He looks trim and fit with his on ■ standing on a run. Mickey Haefner. Each shows grip the ball. (AP The tall, slim figure in which the Sox scored Wirephoto) McKeithan _ 75 27 21 .280 It is that Andy a lean and a mus- expected Cpl. to the illusion. body clipped Willard _ 22 2 6 .274 ,h. <irst tee added Detroit hammered Ed Lopat for 11 or Pvt. 52 6 Barnish, Pvt. Jack Early Smith, tache, but says a shoulder injury Lamb _ 14 .2691 L Was Horton top-flight hits, including three doubles, and Stateon _ 45 8 11 .267 Red Lynch will be selected to do now » he suffered in a jeep accident still golfer captain scored four runs in the sixth to sew Stanley 73 9 19 .260 Davis American him the miseries at times. EYEMEN PREPARE Pitchers [he hurling for the aggre- and at the gives Washington’s Wilbourne ,_ 29 5 8 .241 army Uncle Sam’s up the victory. Barnish has on The coursg, he says, reminds Taylor 43 8 10 .232 gation. appeared directing the USFET pro Benton gave up three " straight Fish _ 14 3 3 .214 with the Davis moment him of a club at Rochester, N. Y., the mound here d amateur golf championships, singles to start the game to hand Paxton _ 58 11 13 .206 also He also says that the detri- TO MEET FLIERS To Dividends ;lub several times. Early, title biggest 1 2 won the French open the Sox a one-run lead, but his Begin Pay Vickery .133 cmith took over the mound in two con- Saint Cloud Country mental effect the war has had on _^15 „„ this same mates came back with two singles, his game is the lack of power to ROBERT MOORE By BUS HAM tests in a relief role. So far, Lynch course back in 1929. f double Jimmy outlaw and a scri- By riub concentrate. He hasn’t to CLEVELAND INDIANS aas not here. a lush, played The Second game of the City WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.—(iP>—Pitching strength is beginning pitched Then it was well-groomed fice to score twice. In the sixth, of much golf since his arrival in Eur- series will off for Pate Fish, who has been out which, he says, compared four hits, including Outlaw’s second softball Championship pay the Washington Senators as the hot American League WIN DOUBLE BILL ,.vout two the for several weeks American ope and recently purchased be tonight on the Robert race enters the more to Buc lineup Lh the average good double, a base on balls and an played trying “dog days’’ of August. Due “hurling has left balls for $5. A wood chib cost diamond at 8 m. with an injured leg has recovered Now, lack of rain golf error sent four more runs across. Strange p. City course and an iron ST. LOUIS, Aug. 6 —(.Pi— With a burned-out him $19 $7. Optical winners of the second half \ and will get the hurling assignment the fairways dirty, Chicago’s second run came on Lo- or, Manager Ossie Bluege’s men! lid. The entrants in the USFET tour- defeated the Bluethenthal Air home runs all over the Eor the Kitemen. The rest of thi and as hard as stove followed flag are one-half be- falling brown seven pat’s double, by singles by oday only game war were permitted only winners of the first half local will be as usual. care during the ney Wally Moses and Kerby Farrell. Base, STANDINGS lind the league-leading Detroit Ti- place, the Cleveland Indians took lineup Haphazard and each was with has taken its toll. clubs provided 4-3 in the opener last Thursday --V-- .•earn also The Sox had a rather wierd first mers. Th§ Senators were idle io- two games from the St. Louis with 10 balls. Whether or not the club a tricky layout sloping inning in which Zeb Eaton night. YESTERDAY’S RESULTS without a chance to It is to the cad- gave up iay, improve Browns and moved Hurt which caused limit was a concession National tonight inte Carolina Soldiers and woods three bases on balls and two John Koczan, Fliers’ ace unde"- League ;heir own lot. Detroit, however, fairways not revealed. All were at rain. of headaches, par- dies was for hander will the Brooklyn Boston—postponed, fifth place in the American League. the GI's pienty singles, good three runs, and a probably get pitch- St. Louis at rain. lad a double engagement at Chi- In Gordon Collision of all ages and sizes from Pittsburgh—postponed, Camp as knew the Army girls, fielder’s for the Air Base. The Indians won the first ticularly they That choice, and with all three ing assignment (Only games scheduled.) :ago. game, out of sturdy grandmas on down. first toward anything putouts being made as runners at- Koczan was defeated in the battery boys recently 9 to and the 8 to 4. Ga„ Aug. 6.—(A>)— attitude kind of business is going to spoil American League Bluege’s 7, second, AUGUSTA, tempted to steal or advance a base. game but is expected to regain real task of five J. Christopher of bounds. when home and Detroit 6-0, Chicago 2-7. iaced the hurling Private Frank was barred the boys they get He also a his the a bad- Smith automatically mixed in wild pitch to control to give Opticians Cleveland 9, St.