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MEDW1CK LEADS DODGERS’ DRIVE ★ ★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ : FORMER CARD S' i BATTING .313 I P Pepsis, 94th Set For Twilight Duel At Stadium _____.___* Brooklyn Is Depending Upon Billows Continue TIGERS BASEBALL'S BIG SIX GAME Fielding and Hitting of Out- Ward, YANKEES, WILL STAR! (By The Associated Press) fielder in Pennant Race BATTING Golf Feud In Great Lakes SPLIT DOUBLE (Three Leaders In Each Teague) PROMPTLY Player, Club G Ab R H Pet. AT 6 Williams, Red Sox 106 344 102 141 .410 N. 19.—CP) BROOKLYN, Y., Aug. CHICAGO, Aug. 19.—Iff)—Marvin 4 and 3 in the quarter-finals of the Travis, Senators_HO 444 77 164 369 man of the Joe Lost to Bomb- DiMaggio, Yankees 123 481 113 171 .356 Soldiers Will The strong Brooklyn (Bud) Ward of was even more im- DiMaggio Use Spokane, Wash., 1940 National, Phillies_ 109 301 61 130 333 Rigge.t Dodgers in their finish fight for the Etten, and Ray Billows of Poughkeepsie, pressive as he qualified to meet ers by Ankle Injury in Hopp, Cardinals 93 285 62 94 .330 Guns Against the is the mus- Cape National league pennant N. Y., whose fairways fued has Ward tomorrow morning. Reiser, Dodgers_ 100 391 85 128 .327 cular Mr. Joseph Michael (Muscles) Second Game Fear Leaguers been one of the National Amateur Billows also will be a highly HOME RUNS Med wick. championship’s highlights the last rated entry at Omaha. American Teague a is set This is more than figure of two years, will put on another of The Spokane star had plenty of DETROIT, Aug. 19. — UP) — The Keller, Yankees_ 30 Everything for torf-v. between first time since he DiMaggio, Yankees _ 27 game the 94th speech. For the their gulf duels tomorrow in the pressure on him in his opening New York Yankees came to griel Regimes Williams, Red Sox_ 26 team from came to Ebbets Field, from St. Louis Camp Davis -c quarter-finals of the Great Lakes round match, in which he bea't today, not so much by dividing a National Teague an i deal of the Pepsi Cola club of the in the biggest player Amateur tournament. Frank Kovack of Chicago, one up doubleheader with the Detroit Ti- Camilli, Dodgers_ 25 i_'ar,e j/: 1940 Medwick is carrying a Ott, Giants_ 21 loop. Time of game will be season, Ward, who won the National on the 19th hole. In the afternoon gers, as in losing their great batting pro™’? Nicholson, Cubs_ 21 at six o’clock and full share of the pennant load on both « Amateur crown in 1939 with a 7 Ward settled down to straight par and fielding star, Joe DiMaggio clubs his bulging frame. RUNS BATTED IN present their strongest squat, and 5 victory over Billows, won his golf and eliminated Johnny Leh- with a sprained ankle. lineup '<■ American Teague the was first two matches in 5 4. fray. Up till today he batting .313, the Great man, veteran Chicago star, and The Tigers scored eight runs ir DiMaggio, Yankees_112 the Lakes Some of the just 20 points out of league todiy in a manner which Gillows routed F. R. Bowen of an unrestrained second inning ir Keller, Yankees_107 players in the ji« Williams, Red Sox_I. 89 have lead, and was fielding with skill and indicates he’ll be hard to stop when Chicago 7 and 6 this morning, then the first to win 12 to 3 and lineup appeared on local game National Teague drive to the amazement of his the starts in the 1941 Na- sub to take a 5 into their monds before this season shooting played par golf then were knocked back Mize, Cardinals _ 89 but ti> will be critics. He has hit 16 home runs and tional amateur at Omaha next and 4 win over Earl Stew#rt of humble place as the Yanks cap Camilli, Dodgers_I 85 quite a few who will be"! Nicholson, Cubs_ 82 the had three separate batting streaks Monday. Dallas, holder of the National In- tured the nightcap, 8 to 3. game in the role of darkhor™ Lieut. Ashe has of 17, 12 and 13 games. And Billows, who whipped Ward tercollegiate championship. The victory in the second game, three pitchers r- can for Medwick’s story is a strange one. however, was small recompense for respond duty but it is He blew onto the National league kno-'n definitely who the injury to DiMaggio, who turned GIANTSAUljSH the s-3rs scene like a in be- THE STANDINGS will oe cyclone 1932, CHISOX his left ankle while rounding second came one of the BLANK A’S league's greatest after a double in the fourth Snng Allen or the hitting Pepsis, ,.-3 and for YESTERDAY’S RESULTS batting stars of the decade inning. CAUGHT OFF N. C. turned in a no-hitter last American League week, some was the highest paid years 8; Cleveland 6. (13 in- (First Game) injured later and may not 4 TO 0 AND 1 TO 0 Washington NEW YORK— Ab R H O A appr, player of the Cardinals. unless his nings). lb_ 4 0 0 10 1 and today, injuries have ^ he 4-1; 0-0. Sturm, Raleigh Salisbury Game In seven years at St. Louis, Chicago Philadelphia 1 0 0 1 0 fi- healed. Detroit 12-3: New York 3-8. Priddy, lb- mtly However, j0j]P, never failed to hit more than .300, 3b_ 4 0 0 0 2 Fishermen Land Record- Pale Hose Extend Winning St. Louis 3-7; Boston 2-10. Rolfe. E.,ens, one of the most effect® and 3b- 1 0 0 0 2 led the league in batting in 1937 Crosetti, moundsmen of the Streak to National League Henrich, rf_ 3 0 0 1 0 Sized Sea loop, will t, set numerous records. Yet he was Eight and Tight- Fighters Brooklyn 9-6; Pittsburgh 0-2. DiMaggio. cf_ 3 115 0 available as will Lefty Duncan disliked by his bosses, many of his en Hold on Second Cincinnati at Philadelphia. Postpon- Gordon, 2b_ 3 10 12 No charge will be made at thffi of ed, wet grounds. Keller, If _ 4 113 0 teammates and most of the fans Two record sailfish—one measur- but St. Louis at Boston. Postponed, wet Rizzuto. ss_ 3 0 3 0 5 twilight games a collection y He never will win the Mound City. c_ 2 0 0 2 0 seven feet and the other six be taken grounds. Silvestri, ing to defray actual expense contests in CHICAGO, Aug. 119.—(iP)—The at New York. Post- 1 0 0 0 1 any popularity Brooklyn, Chicago (Night). Breuer, p_ feet, six inches, were boated yes- of the game. _ 3 0 0 1 1 but after him more Chicago White Sox strengthened poned, rain. Stanceu, p BROOKLYN’S BEST BETS—Whit returned to form either, booing terday afternoon off Wrightsville The lineups of both teams Wyatt on folio*; for a the ef- their hold second place today with near won or less regularly year, STANDINGS Totals.. 32 3 5 24 14 Beach by a party of summer va- 94th t perfect game as Kirby Higbe, inset, 17th out the Regiment Peps; ola fervescent Dodger fans now cheer by shutting Philadelphia American League it was cationists, learned last night Duncan, cf Rowan, ss game of season in Boston. They are Brooklyn’s best bets Athletics twice, 4 to 0 and 1 to 0. Won Lost Pet. DETROIT— Ab R H O A him on the slightest excuse. frc“i Bob on York_ 81 40 .669 ss _ 1 1 Capt. Roberts, guide Jackson, if in race down National stretch with St. Louis Car- Thornton Lee and Hum- New Croucher, 5 2 2 Dempsey, ;b League Johnny 64 55 .538 the Chicago_ Gehri*ger..2b_ 5 3 3 3 2 expedition. Wentzlaff, 3b Hawkins, of were the _ dinals. phries winning pitchers Boston 61 56 .521 Radcliff. If___ 2 113 0 In addition to being records, the Brinkley, c Edens, p, 3b as the Chicagoans extended their Cleveland _ 59 56 .513 Stainbaek, If _ 10 12 0 fish are rare off Detroit _ 54 64 .458 cf_ 5 13 2 0 extremely the Zupane, 2b If DODGER GUNS SINK streak to in a row and 17 McCosky, Benson, eight 51 65 .440 rf_ 4 1110 Carolina ! Philadelphia_ Campbell, Coast, but it was said Hollingsworth, ss Farmer, lb victories in their last 20 decisions. Washington_ 49 65 .430 Higgins. 3b_ 5 12 13 yesterday after the catch that Troyer, rf rf The A’s Babich St. Louis_ 48 66 .421 York, lb __ 4 10 7 0 Patterson, Johnny .although there is a National League Sullivan, c_ 4 12 7 0 possibility that a school Messier, rf e. BUCCANEERS TWICE he held the Sox to five hits in the Edwards, ;b Won Lost Pet. p_ 4 110 0 of the Newhouser, fightingest fighters of the Mund, lb Stephens, If GOOD MORNING nightcap, was the victim of his own Brooklyn _ 75 40 .652 72 41 .637 briny deep may be roaming im- Pryzbylsky, p Duncan, rf, Leaders Powder wildness After a walk and sacri- St. Louis_ Totals_ 39 12 16 27 6 p League Open Cincinnati_ 62 49 .559 mediate waters. Franzon, p but a runner on sec- New York_ 012 000 000— 3 Allen, 2b, p fice Chicago _ 52 Pittsburgh 60 .536 Detroit_ 080 102 01*—12 Capt. Roberts, a veteran of Keg and Blast Pittsburgh ond base in the third inning, Bab- New York___ 56 55 .505 Covington, c School Errors: Gehringer, Gordon.