~~ * Griff Toils on Another Deal\ Club Streaks Four Wins, Adds 10 Twilight Tilts No More Laabs Win, Lose or Draw Single Flashing By FRANCIS E. STAN Games Slated Declares Ball Naval Aviation Builds a Sports Empire Once you get a peek at the Navy's aviation training program, with its strong athletic overtones, It's hard to get away from be- For cause in many ways it is the most stupendous sports project In Daytime Appears Big history. Certainly there was nothing even close to it during the World War. McNair, Just-Acquired Change in Stance Aids More incredible was the spwd with which it was carried out. Last December 19, Capt. Arthur W. Radford, director of aviation training for In Trade for Wilson, Him, Explains Brownie; the Navy, foresaw the need for 30.000 air cadets annually. And he Tabbed for Third Ties Mark wanted his cadets the toughest, hardest-hitting, most versatile young Slugging men in the world. A for 20 an athlete all his flyer years, life, Capt. Br BURTON HAWKINS. Bj tfcf Associated Pre»». Radford put it up to Comdr. Tom Hamilton, also a flyer and one of the Life among the Nats Is becoming It may be that Chet Laabs. husky stars ever from the Navy. biggest graduated more interesting, or at least more St. Louis Browns' outfielder. Is Hamilton suggested, in effect: "Let's try to get the best coaches in complex. With no attempt to clas- whacking the ball so hard lately that, the country, train them, commission them and send them out to the sify developments in the order of it's starting to swell. At any rate, he pre-flight schools to toughen those kids." Cap. Radford ordered Hamilton their importance, here's what's hap- says, it teems to be coming up to the "a whole lot to proceed. pening to the Washington Base- plate bigger." ball Club: Here for a two-game series with the Griffmen. Laabs attributes his <1)—It has a four-game winning Comdr. Hamilton's Detroit Talk Started It clouting streak to "a better streak, longest of the season. present went to view of the ball'' and a change of This is the way Naval Avistton went about Jt. Hamilton (2)—It has come within a few per- stance that has him more Detroit and spoke at the combined convention of the National Collegiate centage points of escaping the cellar. turning toward the Athletic Association, Physical Educators and Association of Football (3)—It will play 10 more "twi- . Whatever the reason, Laabs has Coaches. It must have been quite a talk. Hamilton hardly had stepped night" games at home, which means, It will no more boosted his home- collection to from the rostrum before 200 men volunteered. (4J— play single with the of 17 for the season, including six in was of standards. day games, exception One thing Hamilton avoided any lowering Navy the last seven He clouted λ today's game and Sundays, at Grif- days. V-5 instructors are the best there are. mainly men who The physical fith Stadium for the remainder of couple yesterday in a -header been successful men with There are with the and had coaching college teams; degrees. the year. Philadelphia Athletics, in his outfit. for good measure added a , dou- no sports tramps t5)—It has obtained Infielder Eric Better- ble and a single which accounted for Comdr. Hamilton isn't in this show for personal glory. McNair from Detroit in exchange six runs. known coaches than himself not only are welcomed but eagerly sought. for Pitcher Jack Wilson. "Ball When the Marines called up Maj. Bernie Bierman of Minnesota and (6)—Prexy Clark Griffith admits Is Looking Pretty." "It's one of thone brought him to Quantico, Hamilton called the Leatherneck authorities he has another deal brewing, that probably just the wasn't the things," said Laabs. "when you either almost as soon as Bierman's train arrived. "We need that fellow," he Wilson-McNalr swap smack 'em or don't." the Iowa Pre- trade he's been working on for the right you said. He got Ma], Bierman. too, and Bernie now heads 1 last few weeks. "But I know one thing. The ball It was the same with Jimmy Crowley of Fordham, Flight. School. way is looking pretty now—a whole lot. with Bell. Griffith isn't attempting to label who is in charge of the North Carolina Pre-Flighters, and Matty bigger. The reason may be that I ! McNair the cure for Washington's changed my stance a few days ago. infield evils, but he believes it's a y GRAND-SLAMMER — I I pulled my front foot back a llttl· Sees His Dream Come True 1 in that direction. The veteran The Captain step Rosar (12) extends a and faced the more." in with the Ath- Buddy pitcher are than of these instructors on McNair, who broke Altogether there more 1.000 physical mitt to Short- Laabs' rampage yesterday was just letics in 1929, is a smooth fielder congratulatory duty now in pre-flight schools and at colleges throughout the country. a year and a day after his feat of but light hitter, as testified by his stop (right) as he Radford's to train 30.000 naval air cadets is well under- batting two homers, a triple and a Capt. program ! .186 last and his .167 that average year scores on a homer tallied double to the way. seven months after he swung into action. tie modern long- mark this season in pinch-hitting and and Teammates Rolfe, Keller distance hitting record for a single The war has hurt sports generally, but the United States Army jL U1C*5. cram# them. Some of them The Army's two teams, Di Maggio as the Yanks beat Navy have helped anyway. Probably Will Play Third. and the four Pre- the Indians 8-1. Present Average is .29# plus the Great Lakes Naval Training Station eleven "McNair will take over some spot yesterday, The stocky flelder who bate and Flight School teams are going to play major roles this fall in football. in the infield for us, probably third Yankee batboy Is at left and throws right-handed Is batting over And when this war is over there will be more good swimmers, boxers, base, when he gets in shape," says the a new ball umpire handing .290 now and figures he ought to be and all-around athletes than ever before. 1 Griffith. "He hasn't played much basket ball players to Indian Catcher Otto Den- able to top his best mark of .300. ; this season and he's not in condi- The sports that have been hurt or will be hurt-are tennis, golf and is Joe Rue. which he made In 1939 when he tion, but he'll be all right in a ning baseball to scratch the surface. Golf takes time, tennis calls for rubber, started with Detroit and wound up little while." —A. P. Wirephoto. end as far as to train servicemen baseball has little value. In fact, with the Browne in a trade. helping He has seen service with the who hold that ball are not athletes at all. but Now 28 years old. Laabs broke there are some players Athletics, White Sox. Red Sox and like vaudeville the who into the majors in 1937 with Detroit rather specialists jugglers. Certainly player Tigers and was regarded as one of after a year with Port Wayne and skirts the bases and tumbles in a gasping, exhausted heap isn't ready for the league's finer players until the Welsh Belies Scribes another with Milwaukee. The Tigers of that hand-to-hand fighting or ready to carry a 200-pounder across death of his wife several years ago. any sent him to Toledo for another year or swim clothed and with was a blow to McNair. his shoulders and run 100 yards fully equipment. It crushing of seasoning and him back for several seasons as brought He brooded to Be in 1938. He batted .371 for the his By Refusing play lapsed. Browns in 1940 and .278 last year. Wilson, who was obtained from Lead the Red Sox last December, was a in Tennis Little, Cooper Challenging distinct disappointment as a Nat. Upset Chicards 5 Clubs He launched the season as a starter,, Among but lately had been assigned only All Predictions Go To Train in Wisconsin Golfers Against Ryder Squad occasionally to relief roles. Awry B> tb« Aivoelfttcd Ptm*. "The deal I've really been work- As Persistent Barney CHICAGO. July 18—Charles W. Matches Likely to Net Red Cross $25,000; ing on broke down." informs Grif- fith, "but I believe we'll resume Reaches M. A. Semis Bidwell, owner of the Chicago Car- dinals of the National Pootball to Line-up for Singles negotiations shortly. We still have ι Hagen Juggle a announced his team a chance to make a more important Well, the newspaper boys made League, today would train at Carroll By WATSON SPOELSTRA, deal and I'm still working on it." great effort to unseat Barney Welsh College. Waukesha, Wis., 10. Wide World Snorts Writer. Griffith's decision to add 10 in the Middle Atlantic tennis tour- beginning August into the semifinal Pour other professional grid teams made a bold twilight-night games to Washing- nament, going DETROIT, July 18.—Walter Hagen's challengers will use Wisconsin as their training tons schedule was the result of & round today at Columbia Country bid to seize the lead from Craig Wood's Ryder Cup squad in base, the Green Bay Packers, Chica- today surprisingly good crowd of 11,000 Club, but the squire can take it. series that is go Bears, New York Giants and opening competition of the two-day charity big league last night at a "test" game. The The scribes him with every- Philadelphia Eagles. golf's closest approach to an all-star game. Nats captured that game, 3-0, In- STICKING SENSATION—Here's Chet Laabs, currently red-hot outfielder of the St. Louis Browns, thing on the keyboard without so 4-hlt much as him off balance. In 36-hole best ball matches over the 6,957-yard Oakland Hills course, cidentally, behind the pitch- starting his swing to smash one of Pitcher Herman Besse's tosses for a in the sixth in- knocking who shut out dark horses out of the sent his foremost twosome of Lawson Little and Lighthorse ing of Buck Newsom. of with the Athletics at In the second both of which They pulled Boudreau 25—and Feels It Haig ning yesterday's game Philadelphia. contest, had him the unbeaten combination from the cup squad. the Tigers for the second time this hats like magicians, hang- Harry Cooper against were won by the Browns, Laabs hit his 17th of the season and his fifth in three NEW YORK, July 18 CP).—LOU Demaret. From other selections it was four-bagger days ing on the ropes when he met this Ben Hogan and Jimmy quite Boudreau, of the Cleveland in which Face Hottest Club. against the A's. Laabs will be on view at Griffith Stadium today, when the Browns open a two- guy and teetering on the brink of clear that Hagen made no real effort at line-up manipulation, League's Indians, celebrated his 25th blrth- The Nats today were to battle the series the Nationals. —A. P. elimination against the other. But he is an old hand. The pairings: day against Wirephoto. day yesterday. He said he felt much hottest club in the league in the Barney either doesn't read the pa- j cnanengers. ! older than that after the 8-to-10 Cuppers. St. Louis Browns, who were to take pers or simply pays them no heed 1. Hogan-Demaret' Little-Cooper pasting administered his club by the a string of eight straight victories because today's semifinal pairings 2. Byron Nelson-Ed Dudley Henry Picard-Sam Bvrd I . against Washington. Outfielder read as follows: 3. Gene Sarazen-Lloyd Mangrum Clayton Heafner-Sergt. Jim Turnesa Net Pressure Chet Laabs of the Browns also is Argentine Champ Four Hurlers Welsh vs. Dick Murphy and Don * Metz Apply 4. Wood-Sergt. Vic Ghezzi Ralph Guldahl-Dick the most sizzling speciment in base Leavens vs. Davey Johnsen. 6. Horton Smith-Jug McSpaden Jimmy Thomson-Al Watrous ball at the moment, having collected As Yanks Streak Six Wins Leavens Erases Charming. Cards on Extras In Court Semi last on In a last-minute decision, Hagen, nine home runs in seven days. Clay I Welsh and Murphy, today's Rely in a match scheduled for withdrew from the challenge lineup Alejandro Carrasquel was to program face the Browns, who have moved Chandler Mark 6:15, were in the round of four end also kept out Melvin (Chick) Statistics Borowy, Donald, Bonham, Up To Roles League into the first division, in today's With Schroeder a couple of days ago, but Leavens Play Big sensational of the SATVRDAY. JULY 18, 1942. on the Herbert, baby game, while the Nats and Browns 29 Victories Nine Defeats arrived only yesterday riding AMERICAN. Against who will in tomorrow's will collide in a double-header to- broad shoulders of Charley Chan- nquad play Results Yesterday. a 6-3 morrow. Wvnn and Walter Russell Beats Mattman, JUDSON ning. He dealt Charley 6-4, In Set singles. Watrous may drop out to- Washington. 3; Detroit, π (twilight >. Early By BAILEY, Dodger 8t Louis. 4—-11; Philadelphia. —1. Masterson will pitch for Washing- Wide World SporU Writer. » setback to advance. morrow, but Hagen wasn't Just cer- Boston. 2; Chicago, 1 (12 innings). U. S. Ace Everett ton tomorrow in the Nats' final ap- Tops Murpny may give .Barney a run New York- 8; Cleveland, J. The New York Yankees are turning the thumbscrews on the tain what he would do. The Haig 4. for the marbles but hardly figures Standing of the Clubs. pearance here until August In Eastern Meet Beazley, Dickson, Walker, rest of the again with four fine furnish- "Down-With- presumably will do more juggling W. L. Prt. OB. Newsom didn't achieve last night's to win, although the New York 58 28 .674 Once which are the easy for not until most of the Welsh" fraternity will be pulling for Kurowski, Lightly with the singles choices, Boston fin 35 .588 7V» triumph way, Bj the Assoc.iatwi Pre»». ing pressure. 4(1 did Leavens could beat Johnsen to be announced tonight. Cleveland 43 .551 lOVa one was out in the seventh NEW 18 —One of to- The world champions have won six games in a row and the last him. Now Shine St. Louis 45 43 .511 14 YORK, July Regarded, a hit off young but the odds-layers are taking the $25,000 Gate Anticipated. Detroit 45 4H .4H5 15Vj Washington get day's semifinal matches In the East- four of these were credited to Hank Borowy, Atlee Donald, Ernie Chicago 3H 48 .42H 'JiiVs the one of the war- Harold Newhouser and lean little giant killer, important Fy the Associated Press. This third match Philadelphia 3H 58 .383 26 ern clay court tennis tourney pits who them have won 34 games entered the Bonham and , among reason that David has ■* international series prom- Washington 33 54 .379 25'/3 Tiger southpaw eighth Ted Schroeder of being whip- ST. LOUIS, July 18.—St. Loui* orphaned Glendale, Calif., season. Two ·> Cames Today. Games Tomorrow. with a one-hit in his ; and lost only nine this Don once already. ised to $25,000 for the Red game grasp. who has a terrific net but sel- ped Cardinal reserve*—generally in th· yield game, were shut- St. L. at Wash.. 3. St L. at Wash. (2), Case beat out a bunt of those last iour games Leavens Has Early Foot Cross, with 5.000 spectators ex- George push dom uses well as taking advantage of four background during c— Cleve. at Boston. 1:30. it, against Alejo Russell, one-run affair— to the Nats' however, outs and one was a The blond southpaw's tournament r pected today and 10,000 tomorrow. Detroit at Phila. Cleve. at Boston (21. open eighth, the Argentine champion, who also Philadelphia errors. speculation—are mav nPittsburgh Pirates, 11- the early rounds and then either to overtake tne uroo*i-u there were no tongues uses anything else. his struggle NATIONAL. to left and continued to Chandler was the winner, with led loses interest or feels the heat too over the dead earnestness single 2, with a 20-hit offensive by Billy Dodgers. apparent In the lower bracket semifinal, two defeats. He Take Sarazen. Results Yesterday. second on Barney McCosky's throw 10th victory against who hit a homer, double and keenly to play his best tennis. In of the competitors. Francisco of Ecuador Jurges. The two teams open a crucial New York. 11; Pittsburgh. 2. Segura tangles limited the Tribe to six hits and had and it evident instance. Possessor of a brilliant St. Louis. 10; 1. to the plate. two singles, ousting Charming w%s for Philadelphia, with Richards of Los An- as four-game series Brooklyn. 10; Chicago, 5. Saves Shutout. Geôrge the benefit of four double plays Ace Adams limited the Bucs to six that Leavens is into such International record, the Connecti- Clary's Fielding slipping and it's not at all Olhers not, scheduled. geles. the Yanks boosted their today unlikely cut Farmer has gone down to defeat Mickey Vernon walked before slick-fielding hits. a state and that a speedy turn- Standing oi the Clubs. 119 in 86 that three or four of the so-celled Bobby Éstalella fouled to Catcher ! Schroeder, top seeded in the tour- total of double killings to about would be necessary to get him three times in th·* domestic affair. W. L. Pet Ο B. "second will see and the No. 5 stringers" action. For that, Gene took a stiff ribbing Brooklyn 60 24 .714 , but Bob Repass ney player nationally, games. into the final. St. Louis 51 31 .622 8 All-Stor Girls Get Title looked to oe a.u ex- assembled a single to right, scoring had to forsake his baseline spot yes- Rizzuto Hits Big Homer. Welsh and Lynch and Leav- yesterday as the players Cilncinnatl !.. 46 38 .54 1 14', looped Hugh cellent prospect in spring trainiag, Ne a' york 44 42 ,512 17 and took third and to over Harris Ev- The was decided in the first All-Stare hold the first- an- for a final round. Spence Vernon | terday triumph game Capital ens and Johnsen will face one practice Chicago 42 47 .472 2

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