A-18 THE EVENING STAR - SPORT Washington, D. C. Bratton Scores Knockout LITTLE TUESDAY, AVGUST 26, IMS Over Steen in Brooklyn By th« Associated Brass Collins Earns Chance BROOKLYN, Aug. 26—Johnny Bratton of Chicago stopped Irwin Steen of San Diego, Calif., in 1:11 For 'lnterim' Crown «{%ASEBA(,LBEAT of the third round of a scheduled By BURTON HAWKINS |a| 10-round main event at the East- ern Parkway Arena last night. By Beating Flanagan , the Indians’ short- jiI played under lights, will be an Bratton, 152 >4. floored Steen stop who was benched last night, ;i[afternoon affair. . . . That night twice for a count of nine the By tha Associated Brass in 7-a was making no excuses for his . Jersey Joe Walcott and Rocky second round. Steen scaled 147 V2. BOSTON, Aug. 26.—Tommy recent] erratic fielding and light Marciano1 will battle for the Three left hooks to the head

hitting. . . heavyweight Philadelphia’s right jaw Collins, Boston's featherweight:! . title in and a lightning to the ... 1 2 Olympic Aces to Report title contender, appears to have:' “Anybody who Municipal Stadium. dropped Steen in the third. Ref- Yesterday's Major League Box Scores Easter, Joseph stopped been short-changed by the boxing ’ walks out on Cleveland Infielders Luke eree Eddie the that field Bobby Rosen and Boone starting a count. Tigers, 1; Yanks, 0 Dodgers, 3-9; Cards, 1-5 Phils, 6; Cubs, For Football at USC experts Avila. A1 bout without 3 who rated him as strictly! shouldn’t season. In second action con- DetraH A.H.O.A. New Yerk A.H.O.A. Phil*. A.H.O.A. Chicago. A.H.O.A By tha Associated Pratt 8 have ihave made 80 errors this the round Groth.cf 4 OCO Mantle.cf 3020 DAY GAME. Ryan.2b 6 0 3 3 Brown.Cb 5 3 6 4 excuses,” . . . Boone has Rosen the bell the a slugger. i any 26. Avila 22. tinued after as two Pesky.ss 4 0 3 2 Collins.lb 4 0 10 1 Brooklyn. A.H.O.A. St. Loais. A.H.O.A. Ashburn.cf 5 2 5 1 Baumh'z.cf 6 2 3 0 LOS ANGELES. Aug. 26.—.'Two Ray spent Hatfield.3b 3 12 0 Bauer.rl 4 0 0 1 Amoros.rf 4 0 2 0 Hemus.ss 3 0 0 6 Clark.rf 3 13 0 Her'nskl.rf 6 O 1 0 lanky youngster gave ! said. . . . 19 and Easter, two away in exchange Ennis,lf <) That a who belted a torrid Drooo.lb 4 2 5 3 Berra.c 3 0 7 0 Cox,3b 0 0 0 0 Sch'd st.2b 3 12 6 4 3 3 Sauer.lf 4 16 0 Olympic record holders will re- . . ol 0 Although . Souchock.rf 4 13 0 Woodllng.lf 3 0 3 O Hamner.sa 5 13 6 Atwell.c 4 0 3 performance he weeks at Indianapolis, has 13. in midring. 3 Reese.ss 4 12 2 Muslal.cf 3 0 1 port practice at the highly scientific for Deism*. If 4 0 2 1 Babe,3b 3 0 2; Robinson,2b 310 8 Slaughter,rf 30 10 Jones.3b 6 10 0 Fondy.lb 4 110 2 for football has ailing legs, In 16 games the Indians' 14; Burgess,c night scoring his last Batts.c 2 16 2 Martin.2b 3 0 Shuba,lf 4 13 0 H.Rice.lf 3 0 3 0 5 13 1 Jackson.3b 4 113 University of Southern California 15 rounds last while ] PederofT.2b 3 0 0 1 Rlszuto.ss 2 0 0 5 Furlllo.rf 0 0 2 0 Benson.3b 3 10 2 Waitkus.lb 3 10 1 Smalley,ss 3 10 2 he said, “they Mitchell has batted .446. Rldzik.p Lown.p next Monday. ;Dale Nats Trucks.p 2 0 4 2 *Mize 10 0 0 Snider.ef 4 0 5 1 Slsler.lb 8 013 1 2 0 11 3 12 5 a unanimous decision over cagey < don’t bother Trainer George B'dew’s’r.ss o o 0 0 Pafko,3b-lf 0 6 1 ’Nicholson 1000 tcav'retta 1000 me ¦ Lentz is admin- (Continued 10 0 1 4 110 D.Kice.c 3 They are Sim Iness, the 240- Paul, game, From Page A-17.) Miller.o Hodges.lb 4 2 12 1 Staley,p 2 0 2 1 Hansen.p 0 0 0 0 Glen Flanagan of St. Minn.« during a istering oxygen to the weary Nats tNoren 10 0 0 Walker,c 2 0 0 0 -Lowrey 0 0 pound champ, and Scarb'r’ch.p 0 0 0 0 10 Totals 13 Totals 38 103016 discus Jack Now the Boston battler prob- they1 hurt later, these evenings, but he hasn’t im- Camp’ella.c 1 O 0 0 38*1030 Davis, country’s by Manager A1 Lopez and Strick- Rutherf'd.p 3 0 0 2 ’Plied out for Ridzik in Oth. the fastest ably will be called upon to mark!!but if I get a pressed some of.them with the land the Indians’ de- Totals 30 527 11 Totals 28 027 14 tFlled out for Lown in 10th. hurdler. They are among the 73 tFlled out for Miller In eighth. Totals 27 12 Totals 26 227 16 Plummer of good advantages . Philadelphia 000 003 000 3—6 time until Federico night’s of inhaling it. . . fense, eighth. **33*6 players called out practice by ji participating-in three dou- ’Fouled out for Rlzsuto in Chicago 010 001 100 o—3 for Panama Percy Bassett of;rest I’m okay who pitched ’Lined out for Staley in 9th. Trojan and i Virgil Trucks, has ble-plays. Detroit 000 000 loo—l Brooklyn *—Aahburn (2), (2). Jess Hill, coach. New York 000 000 000—0 010 000 200—3 Ennis Ham- Philadelphia, who went to a 10- again.” Burton Hawkins. twoj and a St. Louis 100 000 000—1 ner, Neither has played i no-hitters one-hitter Marrero was clipped for thr6e Run—Dropo. Errors—Batts. Pesky. Run Jones. Brown. Jackson. Smalley. football round draw in Panama City Sun- Boone denied the of i this year, appeared runs second when Runs—Shuba. Pafko, Hodgei, Hemus. Errors—Fondy, Ridzik. Ashburn. Runs since coming to Southern Cali- existence on the waivers in the batted In—Souchock. Two-base —l I Errors—Schoendienst. Sisler (2), Benson. day. through return bout...... batted in—Lown. Burgess. go a pressure. list just two weeks ago. . Pafko, Ennis. Jones. fornia, but Hill he undue “There w&s 1 His Harry Simpson and Dropo. 'Sacrifice—Miller. {Runs batted in—Muslal. campa- (3). says expects National play—| Two-base hits—Schoendienst. Hodges. Smalley. Hamner Two-base hits— The Boxing Associa- i some when I first replaced Lou name was withdrawn after the singled, Lemon doubled them Babe to Martin to Collins. Left on base—: Inella. Lown, Jones, Burgess. Brown. Home runs both to be of help because of i {Double Plays—Snider to Hodges to Pafko: —Smalley. paired the win- : at Nats, among Detroit. 5: New York, 3. Bases on Robinson Reese to Hodges (2): Hamner. Stolen base—Jack- tion has eventual Boudreau shortstop,” he said, 1 probably other clubs, and Bobby scored balls—l to Hemus son. Sacrifices—Clark <2>. plays their ability. Davis probably will across Avila 1: Miller, out— to Schoendienst to Sisler. Left on bases— Double ner with Collins for an “interim” a long ago. < claimed him. Off Trucks. off 2. Struck Louis, —Smalley to Brown to Fondy: Ryan to used as a “but that was time Lemon with another double. By Trucks, 8: by Miller. 7. Hits—Off Brooklyn. 4: St. 0. Bases on balls— Wattkus. Left on bases—Philadelphia. be defensive halfback title bout to a stand-in ! though ** * * Miller. 4 in 8 : off Scarborough. Off Rutherford, 1; off Btaley. 1. Struck 7: provide Since I’m out of the lineup, Misses Shoestring Catch. out—By Chicago. 6. Bases on balls—Off Ridzik. 1: and Iness as a defensive tackle. 1 In 1 Inning. Runs and runs— Btaley, 6. Runs and earned runs off Lown. 3. Struck out—By Ridzik. until Champion Sandy Saddler : to skip earned Rutherford, Staley. 1: I’m going batting practice The Nats have a 43-31 record Dale Mitchell attempted a shoe- Off Miller. 1-1: off Scarborough. 0-0: off —Off 1-1: off 3-2. by Lown. 2: by Hansen. 1. Hits—Off Rid- completes Army Trucks. 0-0. Hit by —Miller (Batts). Hit by pitcher—Rutherford (Hemus). Win- Innings: in his service. i and stay out of the infield couple against right-handed string (5-15). ning pitcher—Rutherford zik. 8 In 8 off Hansen. 2 2 a i pitching, but catch on Gil Coan’s liner Winning -pitcher—Trucks Los- (6-4). Losing innings. Runs and earned runs—Off Rid- side-stepping and back- . . (14-12). Former Redskins Tackle Skillful of days.” . Ray worked out in : against left-handers they’re 21- in the sixth inning with one out ing pitcher—Miller C3-5). Time—2:o3. pitcher—Staley Time—l:62. At- zik. 3-3; off Lown. 6-6: off Hansen, o-o. pedaling enabled Flanagan to the Attendance—l 3.442. tendance—23.B94. Winning pitcher—Hansen (4-4). Losing; outfield last night. 29. . . . The Nats need fewer than and missed. Coan turned it into pitcher—Lown (4-9). Time—2:l9. 1 tendance—6,sos. At- Gets College Grid Post avoid all except a few of Collins’ A1 Lopez, the Indians’ manager, 18,000 customers to top the 600,000 a and scored when Jackie NIGHT GAME. Brooklyn. By th« Auociated Pre»t rights last night. But one of i denied quotes to the effect that says grounded A.H.O.A. St. Louie. A.H.O.A. i mark at home.. .. Bill Veeck Jensen out. Pete Run- Reds, 3; Giants, 0 Cox.3b 4 111 Hemus.ss 6 2 11 LOS 26.—Don them—a smash to the head—put ; it marked the end of singled Mickey Recse.ss 3 2 12 Schoen’t.2b 6 0 4 4 ANGELES. Aug. the line for i his Browns are set at five posi- nels and Vernon New Yerk. A.H.O.A. Cincinnati. A.H.O.A. Muslal,lb Flanagan | Robinson.2b 5 2 3 4 6 19 1 Avery, former Washington Red- down for a nine-count 800ne.... Birdie Tebbetts, veteran tions,- with Vic Wertz and Bob singled him to third. Mickey stole Willtams.2b 4 114 Ab ms.cf-lf 4 2 6 0 Campa'lla.c 6 14 0 Slaug'ter.rf 4 12 0 Andrews Field Sidelined , Dark.ss 3 12 3 Adams.3b 4 3 2 2 Pafko.cf-lf 52 3 1 Lowrey.cf 44 2 0 skins’ tackle, and Hank Ennen, In the 12th. Clevelandi praises the re- Nieman in the outfield, Bobby second to put the tying run in Lockm’n.lb 4 1 12 0 Marshall.rf 4 0 2 0 Hodges.lb 4 18 1 H. Rice.lf 15 0 18 0 3 0 once with the San Francisco After Collins taunted Flanagan i ceiving of Mickey Grasso Young at base, Jim Dyck scoring position, Floyd Irvin.lf 4 2 0 Klusz skUb 4 Purillo.rf 4 2 2 0 Benson.3b 3 114 of the second but Baker Thomp’n.cf 4 0 10 Edwards.lf 2 10 0 Williams. If 1 0 2 0 D. Rlce.c 13 2 In Air Force Softball Forty-Niners, have been signed 0 4 by imitating his cautious . . Haddlx.p 0 0 foot- Nats. . “Mickey is real good.” : at third and Clint Courtney watched a third strike. Westrum.c 4 0 8 Bork'ski.cf 2 0 10 Snlder.cf 2 13 0 0 0 be- Thomp’n.3b 20 0 2 Hatton.2b 30 0 2 Loes.p 2 0 0 0 Yuhas.n 3 10 0 as assistant coaches at An- work in burlesque fashion in the Birdie said, he plate. of Rigney.Sb 0 0 Andrews Field’s team now is Los “but it’s a shame hind the Vernon’s boot Mitchell’s 110 Seminick.c 20 7 Wade.p 0 0 0 0 Brazle.p 0 0 0 0 geles College. round, the Midwestern Hartung.rf 30 0 0 McMillan.ss 3 112 •Amoros 1 0 0 0 only State seventh i can’t hit a little more. Washing- Detroit may draw more than grounder with one out in the ninth Raff’b’ger.p host to the Northeast Area Jansen,p „ 0 2 2 0 0 Moore.p aggressive and they 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 Athletic Director Ferron Loses boxer became ton has a pretty good club and : a million fans at home despite led to four more runs for the Koslo.p 10 0 1 tMorgan o o 0 0 Air Force Southern Division soft- toe-to-toe at least once •Elliott 10 0 0 Biack.p 0 0 0 0 said Avery will handle guards and battled needs only a bit more strength to the prospect of a Indians. Avila beat out a bunt Kennedy.p 0 0 0 0 in all the remaining rounds. last-place finish. ball tournament after dropping tackles and Ennen the ends and of be of ... singled Total* 86 12 27 10 36 12 27 12 a solid sort team. Pete Run- A press box visitor last night and across Total* 32 624 12 Totals 827 7 Totals Flanagan a cut nels has 80 ¦Called out on strikes for Wada In ?th. two games and being centers. Scotty Deeds returns suffered under come along beautifully.” was Paul Richards, manager of Wally Westlake, running for ¦Plied out for Koslo In Bth. (Sacrificed eliminated his right eye at an early stage for Moore In 9th. as backfield mentor under Head * * . . . yesterday. ? 4c the White Sox. Cleveland Mitchell. Doby took second on New York 000 000 000—0 Brooklyn 020 000 118—9 from the event and Collins wound re- Cincinnati 000 120 OOx—3 St. Louis Coach Leonard Adams. used that as a The Nat’s game with the Ath- portedly has been dropped the throw to the plate and Luke 000 220 100—6 Tex Hendon, pitcher, target as Runs—Abrams. Adams. McMillan. Er- Runs—Cox. Reese (2), Campanella. Newcastle Avery, a Southern California thereafter. The Bostonian's letics in Philadelphia. Septem- : Brooklyn’s was passed rors—None. Runs batted In—Abrams. foe on a world tour Easter intentionally Hodges. Purillo, (2). to a four-run rally only visible injury was a slight ber 23, originally after Adams Edwards. Two-base hit—Williams. Pafko. Snider Hemus, homered lead graduate, played with the Red- scheduled to bet the . to fill the bases. A1 Rosen rammed Three-base hit—Adams. Sacrifice—Raf- Schoendienst. Muslal. Lowrey. H. Rice. cut left fensberger. against Andrews in the in- skins in 1946. over the eye. a double to left, scoring Avila and Double play—Thompson to Dark Errors—Nona. Runs batted In—Furrillo third paid to Lock man. Left on bases—New York. A crowd of 11,200 $31,212 second place despite a 3-0 Doby. Simpson’s fly to Coan 6; Cincinnati. 6. Bases on balls—Off (2). Snider, Campanella (4). Reese (2), ning and break Zeke Zimmerman’s to the bout. Collins weighed loss to Jansen. 1: off Koslo, ,1: off Raffensberger, H. Rice. E>. Rice, Muslal, Slaughter. Low- see Baseball scored Bill Glynn, running for 1. Struck out—Bv Jansen. 4; by Koslo, rey. Twj-base hits—Lowrey. D. Rice. 40-game winning 4-1. 3 Cincinnati. streak. Arcade Pontiac Qualifies 124 i, a pound less than Flanagan. (Continued From Page A-17.) A ninth Easter. 3; by Kennedy, 1: by Raffensberger. 6. Muslal. Slaughter. Purillo. Home runs— Pinky George, Flanagan’s five-run inning, cli- Hits—Off Jansen. 7 In 4VI Innings: off Snider. Campanella. Sacrifices—Benson. Mitchell shut out Andrews, 3-0, to man- maxed by Roy Campanella’s home The Nats produced their other Koslo. 1 In 2H lnnlrgs; off Kennedy. 0 In Morgan. Double play—Reese to Robinson For Softball Tourney ager, called Collins “the greatest; in and tossed to first for the final: run 1 Inning. Runs and earned runs—Off to Hodges. Left on bases—Brooklyn. 5: eliminate the Maryland team. j run with two on after Peewee in the ninth after Avila fum- Jansen. 3-3: off Kcslo. 0-0: off Kennedy. St. Louis. 8. Bases on balls—Off Moore. ! Arcade Pontiac will represent featherweight puncher I’ve seen out. bled Runnels’ grounder. Singles 0-0: off Raffensberger, 0-0. Winning 3: off Haddix. 1: off Yuhas. 1: Brazle. 2. Undefeated Newcastle can win: Reese had singled in the tying pitcher—Raffensberger (14-11). Losing Btruck out—By Loes. 3: by 2. Washington in the regional soft- In my 37 years in boxing." was only Hits—Off Loes. innings;Yuhas. the by beating I It the third no-hitterj and winning runs, finished off the by Vernon and Baker brought Pete pitcher—Jansen (11-10). Time —2:07. 9ln 4Va off Wade title Mitchell once ball tournament in Frederick. Md., ’against the in their around before Jim Busby hit Attendance—s,B7B. 1 in l»s innings; off Moore. 2 In 2 in- in two games today. Yankees 51-i Cards in the nightcap. The into nings: off Black. 0 In 1 Inning: off Had- Friday. Arcade won its fourth year history. Ray of a play dix. 2 in 1 inhlng (faced 2 batters In In other yesterday, Caldwell Dodgers snapped a 1-1 tie in the double and Pinch-hitter 2nd): off Yuhas. 8 in 7 innings (faced games straight District Recreation Women Auto Drivers Race Cleveland did it on September 10, Earl Rapp grounded out. Ten years ago—Rookie Johnny one batter in Pth): off Brazle. 2 In 1 Charles Anderson pitched a no- League yesterday first game in the seventh, scoring! inning. Runs and earned runs—Off .Loes. title as it took 1919, and of the In- paced In- Beazley won his 16th as the 4-4; n-O; twice on singles by George Shuba,: Avila’s three hits the off Wade. off Moore, 1-1; hitter as Mitchell beat Aberdeen, its 29th consecutive game, 6-2, dians repeated on April 30, 1946. dians’ 12-hit attack, while Vernon Cardinals made it three straight off Black. 0-0: off Haddix. 2-1; off Yuhas. Langley, At Marlboro Tomorrow Gil Hodges and Andy Pafko and; 3-3; off Brazle. 4-4. Wild pitch—Yuhas. 9-0: Mitchell routed 19-3, over Hillcrest at Banneker. This was the third no-hitter in was the only Nat to get two over the Dodgers, winning 2-1, Passed ball—D. Rice. Winning pitcher— and Aberdeen defeated pitched -A-iipowder puff” for a long foul fly by Campanella. (1-0). Greater Freddie Kramer a two- race women Stadium since it was* 1safeties. 10 innings. Moore Losing pitcher—Brazle (10- Yankee in 4). Time—2:47. Attendance—32.36B. Pittsburgh, 14-2. hitter in winning his 24th straight. drivers is one of the features of opened in 1923 and, oddly enough,! Ken Raffensberger blanked the! tomorrow night’s stock car races each was the second for the pitch-! Giants with six hits to register starting a regular program of mid- er. Reynolds pitched his second: ! his fifth shutout and his 14th vic- week events at Marlboro Raceway. one there last year and Feller’s tory for the Reds. Granny Ham- Among the drivers already in 1946 also was his second. ner’s homer with two on in the signed are Margie Prunier and The Brooklyn Dodgers just 10th gave the Phillies a 6-3 victory Nina Guthrie, both wives of pop- about killed the Cardinals’ slim over the Chicago Cubs in the ma- ular drivers in this section. pennant chances, sweeping both jors’ only other activity. 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