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 . 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 f the state, boasting a splendid Lens then 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. 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 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 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.

instructor DETROIT Ah R H 51 50 .505 _ -V- Adam Smith, physical O A others in the lina up have been Pittsburgh _ run per nine . The actual Byrnes, cf 3 112 0 ss 55 .455 Webb, 5 0 12 6 Boston _ 46 c _ 4 113 0 moved to other runs in 86 i * Hayworth, who is conducting the meet, points camps. 43 53 .448 count: 12 ngs. Mayo. 2b_ 5 0 0 2 5 Cincinnati _ zzSchultz _ 1 0 0 0 0 Records CAUSES TREMORS The also has suffer- Seismograph Cuilenbine, rf _ 5 0 12 0 City Optical _ 26 73 -263 In nine victories, _ 3 0 2 1 1 out that the meet was planned to Philadelphia Washington's Kramer, p Greenberg, If 3 0 110 ed a loss. Big Jim Bohannan will the went the route the swimmer an starting Possible Atomic Bombing give inexperienced York, lb 5 2 2 10 0 PROBABLE PITCHERS Totals _ 37 7 12 27 12 (Continued from Page One) be out of the Eyemen’s lineup for with the sole exception of Sun- to win a prize as well Outlaw, cf _ 5 2 2 3 0 NEW YORK. Aug. 6.—(A5)—Probable zRan for Schulte in 9th. opportunity a few days due to a Maier, 3b _ 3 12 12 leg injury. pitches s for tomorrow’s Major league first game, which the Sena- zzRan for Hayworth in 9th. NEW YORK, 6.—(A5)—Fa- jf the experienced swimmer. Ac- said “no man- day’s Aug. Groves’ assistant, Swift, c 4 12 6 1 Probaby starting ineups for to- games. (Won and lost records in paren- 5-4. Even Score by innings: entrants —ill tors won in 14 innings, ther Joseph J. Lynch, Fordham cording to Smith, all made of such tremen- Benton, p 2 0 0 0 1 thesi?.) Cleveland _ 030 210 0Q3—9 phenomenon starter Dutch Leonard was said to- of National League then, St. Louis _ 050 010 001—7 University Seismologist, be guests of all Wilmington’s dous power had ever occurred be- City Optical Air Ba»« Totals 37 8 11 27 15 Brookiv.i at Boston—Ranca (1-1) vs. on the mound in the ninth but in- The Summary: a disturbance was the winners to have their Player Player night that small theaters, fore. Toom “(ii-14) Error—Reynolds. Runs batte^ in—See- SF—Howard-Breckenridge—LF his knee fielding a bunt. recorded close to 6:25 p. m. (EWT) choice. CHfCAGO Ab R H O A Only garnet scheduled. jured rey 4, Boudreau, Byrnes, Hayworth 2, “The whole was lighted 3B—Keith Hicks— 2B wins country Moses, rf 3 0 110 Two of Washington’s nine Kramer 2, Hayes 3, the same time Attractive merchandize prizes C Cihocki, Schulte, yesterday—about a with an inten- lb IB—Shipp-McDonald— by searing light Farrell, _ 4 12 7 1 American League were shutouts—3-0 by Wolff over Stephens. Two base hits—Meyer. Seerey, that the new atomic bomb hit Jap- have been There will be 2b SS—McCall-Leatherwood—3B Home runs— planned. many times that of the mid- Schaik, __ 4 0 112 KF—Smith No games scheduled. sur- Hayworth, Schulte, Finney. sity McGowan—CF Philadelphia, and Holborow’s Mc- an. three in each event, such Dickshot. If _ 4 0 18 0 Seerey, Hayes. Sacrifices—Gutteridge, prizes he continued. “It was C—Covington _ Lollar—IB day sun,” 3b 4-0 over Boston. Heath. Left on bases— Baker, _ 4 0 10 1 prising two-hitter Quinn, Reynolds, Father Lynch said that he “would a« trunks, and 2B—Lawrence _ McWhirter—SS pens, swimming and Bases on balls— golden, purple, violet, gray Hockett. cf _ 3 0 10 0 Davis Defeats the Cleveland 8, St. Louis 10. CF—Thomas _ _Mosher—RF In five of the triumphs oppo- not care to from even accounts. Camp Kramer say definitely bank It Michaels, ss _ 4 0 0 3 3 Center 2, Reynolds 1, 7, Bagby 1. blue. lighted every peak, one run. c LF—Britt-Hoey—SF sition made only Kramer what direction the tremor came.” of the events in the Tresh, _ 4 0 0 7 1 —Center 1, Reynolds 2, Some planned crevasse, and of the P—Jordan Koczan— P Fort 4 to 3 ridge nearby Bopat, p 3 110 1 Bragg, The bale of the nine-game pitching 3. Hit off Center 2 in 1 innings; (none out would take about 14 minutes are the “It 16-yard pool seven-length mountains with a clarity and beau- pretties: in second); Reynolds 9 in 7 1-3; Bagby one- Hits for a concussion wave originating _ Winning free style; three-length crawl; ty that cannot be described. Totals 33 2 6 27 * CAMP 6—A single 1 in 2-3; Hit by pitcher by Reynolds 35 Gridders DAVIS, Aug. Opponent Pitcher Score Allowed Wild Win- to reach our crawl; two-length back the Score by innings: Ready (Christman). pitch—Kramer. in Japan laboratory.” length Farrell expressed belief the Davis’ catch- 2-1 7 — Detroit by Sturzinger, Camp Phii’p’ia_ Leonard ning pitcher—Reynolds. Umpires Sum- he added. “There also would be breast stroke 020 004 000—6 2-1 4 stroke; two-length discovery would bring speedy con- For State Practice after Fielder Martin had Fhil’p’ia_ Haefner mers, Rue and Boyer. Time—2:25. Chicago 100 000 010—2 er, Right 7 surface waves, and _ 2-1 subsequent and fancy diving. clusion of the war with and Phil’p’ia Pieretti -V- Japan The Summary: tripled in the 13th inning gave 7-3 5 that each Boston — Carrasquel these would take about 47 minutes Smith emphasized boy that it would prove to be Error—Tresh. Huns batted RALEIGH, Aug. a 4 to 3 decision over 3-1 10 predicted in—Webb, 6.—(fP)—Thirty- Camp Davis Boston _ Niggeling Woman before here.” will i limited Outlaw, Maier, 4-0 2 Negro Injured they registered entering the meet “immeasureably more important Swift, Benton. Farrell. five grid candidates, including nine Fort afternoon. Boston _Holborow Dickshot. Two base Bragg Monday 5-4 13 to two events. than the of electricity hit*—Greenberg, members of the 1944 and a Boston _ Haefner discovery Outlaw 2, — squad Jake Early, former Philadelphia 5-1 6 In Bus-Truck Crask Baker. Lopat. Sacrifices Boston _ Wolff •-V- discoveries of war Does YOUR or any otheu great Benton 2. Double play—Maier, Mayo and sprinkling veterans, greet- Athletic pitcher, set the Bragg Dog” our exis- Swift. Left on bases—Detroit 9: ed Beattie Feathers 33-12 59 which have so affected Chicago today down with six hits, holding Totals _ Evangeline Bell, Negro, of 506 Merchant Marine School 6. Bases on balls—Benton 2. Lopat 3. boys -V- “SCRATCH?” tence.” as N. C. State College opened its out- ‘in Strikeouts—Benton 3. Lonat 6. Wild pitch Mac Lanier, former Cardinal North 9th street, was reported the test were — training grind for the foot- If He He Is in TORMENT In Eastern Other witnesses of Benton. Passed ball—Swift. Umpires— coming fielder, to one hit, a triple, out of a fair condition at the Community Does, Plays Group Weafer and ball season. CARRIER HORNET J. R. director of the Pipgras, Grieve. Time—2:03. at bat. after she suf- Oppenheimer, five times hospital last night, The best dog In the world can’t be truly Dr. Attendance—(estimated) 11,000. The initial practice included fun- Atomic bomb laboratory here; Sturzinger took three hits off WILL FIGHT AGAIN fered a possible fracture of the happy when he must continually scratch, NEW YORK, Aug. 6.—(JP)—'The damentals for the new and dig. rub, and bite himself, seeking relief Vannevar head of the Office boys, a to- a Bush, (Second Game) Bragg’s Smith, who gave up skull in a collision between truck from an intense irritation that has 11 $. Merchant Marine Academy a itching and Devel- sprinkling of running, kicking, nerve of his of Scientific Research DETROIT Ab R H O A tal of 11. Beasley, Kramer and (Continued from Page One) in which she was and a centered in the endings skin. at Point, N, has been riding, him- King's Y., ss _ and for the He is in frenzied torment—can’t help and Dr. James B. Con- Hoover, 4 0 0 1 3 signal calling, plays two hits in the of opment, Martin each got Safeway Transit company bus yes- self. But you may. Try giving him, as thou- accepted into the membership Mayo, 2b 2 0 1 2 « entire squad. Most of the candi- to ant, of Harvard Univer- which again. She is scheduled be ready sands are Rex Hunters Dog Powders, president Borom. 2b _ 2 0 1 1 ( extended game, Sturzinger’s afternoon at Front and doing, the Eastern Intercollegiate Foot- dates are freshmen. terday once each wreek. Note the quick difference. was in rf sea in three weeks in time to sity. The detonation charge Cuilenbine, _ 3 0 0 3 C liner to field finally broke for a wrote: “I ball Association, Commissioner Seasoned back for right Dawson streets. Learn why glad purchaser surely Hr 1C T RrainhriritfP nf Mas- Greenberg, If _ 4 0 0 1 ( performers the final assault was as the 25c my up. join in against of driv- pleased, package helped Asa S. Bushnell said _ 4 0 4 ( Clyde Johnson, Supply, He has today. of York, lb 1 the opening practice include Backs homeland after re- dog immediately. practically quit sachusetts Institute Technology. -V- the Japanese has more and his hair Is Officials at. the said Outlaw, cf _ 3 0 1 0 ( Howard Charlie er of the truck, was uninjured, scratching, pep Academy was Turner, Richkus about at Rex Hunters Powders The test bomb assembled Maier, 3b _ 4 0 0 5 ( pairs costing $2,200,000 glossy again.” Dog that the Sailors hoped to play an and Winston Ends Paul and none of the passengers on the cost only 25c at any good drug store, pet or in a deserted ranch house the Bichards, c_ 0 0 0 11 Naugler; Senators Cancel Game the Naval drydocks, Hunter’s Point this A night sport shop. (Economy size box only $1.00). eight-game schedule year. Swift, c _ 3 0 0 5 ( Gibson and Lum Edwards; Guards bus, driven by A. J. Strickland, of its parts having been Calif. Important. Keep your dog clean and flea 12, __ coach has not been named. July Eaton, p 1 0 0 0 1 110 South 9th were hurt, Rex Hunters yet Tony Gaeta and Julian Rattelade. With Bluejacket Nine which forced her street, free with Medicated Dog Soap in from different plants. Orrell, p _ 10 111 The typhoon, shipped and Tackles John and said. and Pine Oil Disinfectant, _ Scarpa Ger- police Only one hitch came during the Houttenrun, p 10 0 0 to retire, caught her 150 miles st ald Turbyfill. GREAT LAKES, 111., Aug. 6.— FOR SALE when one of the machine- of Okinawa at 2 a.m. Her bow assembly Totals _ 32 0 4 24 I -V- (JP)—The Washington Senators to- ts«d 22-H. P. Johnson Motor tooled parts wedged. After a de- suddenly arose atop a tremendous CHICAGO AblHO / cancelled their scheduled base- 9 H. P. Johnson Motor of three minutes the bomfc day wave and crashed downward with lay only Moses vf 4 114 School Prep Player ball game for tomorrow with the Also was such force that the forward corners completed. Farrell, lb _ 4 1 3 10 It- and 16-ft. Boats o: Navy Bluejackets. The Senators' down Thompson It was mounted to the top Schalk, 2b _ 4 10 2 New Yorli of the flight deck folded Represents front office asked for additional the steel tower July 14 and twc Dickshof. If _ 3 12 4 along her sides, temporarily halt- Baker. 3b _ 3 2 10 time in which to rest their team in fo; NEW career. PICKARDS days were spent preparation Hcckett. cf_ 4 13 2 YORK, Aug. 6.—{IP)—Jo< doubleheaders, ing her fighting after five straight a Market St. Dial 2-3224 detonation. Michaels, ss _ 3 0 0 2 Della Monica, third baseman foi Hornet, which once in the -V- The The several observation point: ; Tiesh, c _ 3 0 0 3 St. John’s Prep School, today wai single day accounted for 67 Japa- radi( Humphries. p _ 4 0 0 0 NEW CLERK NAMED were tied into the control by named the New York representa nese planes, set what is believed At “minu: '• in All TRENTON, Aug. 6—W. Murray with 20 minutes to go. Totals _-_ 32 7 10 27 1 tive the Esquire America! to be a record for carriers by de- I Ike J«w»l Box SIFT SHOP “th< Whitaker of Trenton has been ap- 45 seconds’’ a robot took over Score by innings: boys baseball game at the Pol< 255 Japanese planes in a court of Jones stroying ^^fninfton’s Only DowniUln ; Detroit _ 000 000 000— pointed clerk of JB complicated mass of intricati Grounds Aug. 28. 30-day period between March 18 ■N Readqnarters Pw Chicago _ 300 200 20x— George R, The East team, on which he wil county, succeeding and 1945. mechanism.” The Summary: April 16, will be coached Bab( who resigned in order tc Errors—Hoover, Orrell. Michaels. Run play, by Hughes, Part of the famed Task Force attorney, succeed- I TINE gifts resuming Delations batted in—Dickshot, Baker, Hockett ! Ruth. Ty Cobb will direct the West become county 58 and Flagship of Rear Adm. J. J. Two base hits—Moses. Hockett. Stole: late J. K. Warren. £ Com* In WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.— UP) ern nine. ing the “Jocko” she and her flyers and Make Tow bases: Hockett 4. Tresh. Double plays- Clark, ■ Selections! A State Department spokesman re Borom and York; Orrell and Maier. Lei inflicted the following damage on ported word from the Soviet em ■ on bases—Detroit 7; Chicago 8. Bases o the enemy: 668 planes shot down; 1 Located Downstair* balls—Eaton 4, Orrell 2, Houtteman 1 bassy today that Russia was re Track 742 planes destroyed on the Humphries 2. Strikeouts—Orrell 2, Eato ; Anglo-American suming diplomatic relations witl l 1, Humphries 2. Hits off Eaton 4 in 3 in ground; one carrier, one cruiser, Romania and Finland. nings (rone out in 4th); Orrell 6 in 10 destroyers and 42 cargo ships (none out in 7th); Houtteman 0 in 2. Los THE sunk. Her “assist” on the JEWEL BOX -V- — Yamato, I !ng pitcher—Eaton. Umpires Weafei Meet Won U.S. Atten Army now at the bottom of the tan r Grieve and Time:2:00. By resting the war Pipgras. North Front 8t. Before Japan’s dance—14,588. East China was one of her fleet ranked seventh amon. > Sea, ship -V- By HENRY B. JAMESON of Brooklyn, was sixth and world. Neiding last actionsv the nations of the 6.—(fP)—Gunder LONDON, Aug. Lt. William Tribou of Weather- She has had three skippers and Peru Deputies Would Haegg and Arne Andersson, the field, Conn., seventh. three air groups in her short but flying Swedes, fell far short of the Break Off With I a half in busy life. Her first skipper was Spaii world records but thrilled a Gunder finished lap today Capt. Miles R. Browning, Moun- holiday crowd of 52,000 as they front of Douglas Wilson, British : tain Lakes, N. J. Rear Adm. (then LIMA, Peru, Aug. 6.—(U.R)—Th: ran to easy victories in the two- Army athlete, and easily wiped Captain) william D. Sample, Pen- Chamber of Deputies today ap mile and one-mile races at an An- out the Englsh record of 9:03.8 sacola, Fla., next commander her, proved a resolution recommendinj 1 glo-American track meet which which Jack Lovelock set back in IN GOLD LAW and her third, Capt. Austin K. that the government break rela the U. S. Army team won by a 1933. Doyle, Pensacola, her & WHITE LABEL tions recommending that the gov single A soft track and the sticky Eng- brought point. home. 86 PROOF th: ■ ernment break relations with Haegg, who holds so many middle lish weather were not conducive The Hornet, named after the Sanish government until Spanisl 1 distance records that statisticians to record breaking. The Swedes. ship ■ which took the first American fli- free institutions are completely re flinch at the mention of his name, Points did not count in '/.e team ers to in 1942, was built stored. won the two-mile run in 9:00.6 to scoring. Tokyo by the Newport News Shipbuilding Co Another resolution approved b; establish a British record but the The Americans got off to a slow ■ News, Va., and commis- the Chamber urged that the gov time was not too impressive start but finished strc/ig in the Newport in March. 1944. ernment establish diplomatic am l his world record of 8:42.8. field events to nose out the British sioned against -V- commercial relations with Russia Andersson did the mile in *i.08.8, Army, 107 points to 106. The Brit- LEAVES IRELAND compared to his 4:01.6 which ish AAA was third with 98 points ARMY 6.— (A>) —The V-MAIL ROMANCE stood as a universal standard until and the Royal Airforce fourth with BELFAST, Aug. States Army officially left EAST NEW PORTLAND, Me. July 17 when Haegg shaved two- 94. United Northern Ireland tonight when the Aug. 6.—(U.R)—When Miss Shirle; tenths of a second off it to march The Yanks won only six events, used by Howes of this town and Edwari 1 closer to the long awaited four- four of them in the field. The U. S. key to Langford Lodge, their assign- Le Grande of Worcester, Mass, minute mile. team was aided greatly by the U. S. forces during was handed back to PARK 4 TILFORD IMPORT CORP, New York, N. Y. were married recently, it climax Without exerting himself, An- efforts of Claude Walton of Denver, ment here, Air Force by Maj. Gen. ed a two-year engagement whicl i dersson defeated Syd Wooderson, Colo., former University of Colo- the Royal Cornvmy, rado star Walter M. Robertson, commander Imohlani CUv.N. t.. was arranged by V-mail when th: : Britain’s outstanding miler, by who won the discus throw —1_—-— I Andrew and finished of the 15th Corps. I^-Colafranchised Bottlers: Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co., of Wilmington principals had ngver met. two and a half yards. Lt. third in the shot.