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2 Sparkling Runs Braves Check 1 Sfctf May Have Saved Rally by Reds poflrff For Clincher S Job for Sommer THE EVENING STAR. Washingtonr-Br-Gr- A-16 H, MONDAY. SEffTaMBBa 1858 . , „ By LEWIS F. ATCHISON McMahon Pulls Out Star Staff Writer v ¦ . ..1 Spahn's 21st; Mays Miles Sommer may have I I • TF I 3WYJJOH made a place for himself on And Runnels Gain the Redskins’ squad yesterday H with sparkling punt returns of By tb* Associated Preu Columbia Takes .r: sH'iv-fl-OOftl 65 and 85 yards against the It’s official now. The Braves brig mighty Chicago Bears before will meet the Yankees in the k I I I 'is I 15,168 fans at Griffith Stadium. World Series for the second But he couldn't save the Red- straight year. The Pirates put Narrow Lead as.rr': skins from a 27-24 defeat. up a game fight, but the lights 1 "10" 'llIT Jm > >llO The former George Washing- Iff i went out yesterday while they | m m XIUN litw ton halfback, who ran back sat in the rain at Philadelphia only two punts for touchdowns jJr and Milwaukee beat Cincinnati. r; 2d Race , Starts n ni-bi!«j4 during his entire four-year col- Jfe- The Braves had their career, troubles lege was on the anxious before nailing down the clinch- NEWPORT, R. 1., Sept. 22, , ginning for Britain. %utf hi# ,! seat until yesterday. Three, pos- er, 6-6. Warren Bpahn, who (AP) Sceptre and Columbia iwhite-coveralled< crew kept!''* sibly four, players must be cut might open the series against bobbed across the starting line traditionally British stiff upper ! tomorrow, and petition be- # oiu) cons the Yanks in Milwaukee Octo- today in a light north wind to Up. tween muscular Mike and other ber 1, rolled along begin the second race of the After all, they said. sh* 1 w#** backfleld has been keen. with a one- l,o men ¦ hitter through six innings. g&Sh**ir- America a Cup series. built for heavy going. H4r« produces Y{/.v Jaikfc. But anybody who a Then the Redlegs dazzling blue sky be- hefty bow was designed 'with 1 pair six-pointers against knocked him Under a of the inning. spectator fleet about the bumpy Atlantic swelte>Hi'' powerful MIKE out in a five-run Don fore a of Bears almost auto- SOMMER McMahon finally yachts and excursion boats, mind matically qualifies May Have Job subdued Cin- 400 for a Job. If Saved cinnati, which has beaten Mil- the 12-meter yachts set off But Columbia lost only one* I Sommer repeat his per- two during s can only 24-mile triangular In hard winds the sum- formance against the Eagles in waukee four times in 19 on the mer-long trials 1 booting it from the 10-yard meetings this year. course. with three other Philadelphia next Sunday in I It was m A, American candidates. ’ml line. Spahn’s 21st victory, s ip'- The wind was a duplicate of the league opener, he'll be set 1 1 Waterfront experts think).! It the Bears' sixth The Braves’ the light air in which Columbia 1 for the season. was i victory and the Columbia may retain the cup i straight pre-season and the out-classed the British chal-; win, 1 Pirates’ rainout of a scheduled Sin four straight races. t Outshines Galimore Redskins’ third loss, after three 1 double-header at Philadelphia lenger Saturday. yachts . straight victories. boosted Milwaukee's lead to 5Va The crossed the start- Shutouts in 13 Series Mike outshone the Bears' ing 12:20 p.m., with the Willie The Bears weren't as sharp games with four to play. line at fabulous Galimore, i Columbia showing the way by a Shutouts are nothing new in despite equally as their unsullied record indi- the latter's Mays Widens Lead few feet. the 17 America’s Cup series. sparkling 70-yard touchdown cates. but they outplayed the r There have been 13, all by the ,; by margin ./ run in the fourth quarter that Redskins a wide and Willie Mays opened up more fWrf 1 Weather Changes Americans. In fact, the British tied the 24 came up with the big ones in of lead the League challengers score at all and set a in National An unexpected change the and Canadian have the stage for George Blanda’s the clutch. Galimore seemingly batting with hits in in only five of the 51 1 race two weather a few hours before won races second and decisive field goal. was stopped on his touchdown | three trips gave cup. that him a .342 start came as a blow to the iheld for the The winning kick in the run, but spun away at average. The San Francisco v Some yachtsmen said after came from ¦ * * j i _ y British The weather play. ' least three would-be to j crew. j spying through last 30 seconds of Blanda 1 tacklers 1 outfielder has a four-point edge cleared and the wind turned' j binoculars at go all the way. Except for that 1 on Richie Ashburn of the Phils. heavy! jSaturday 's race that an ill-flt- one run, Willie had the not-so- j light. The blustery, iting mainsail may have been Ramon Monzant, who relieved which the Sceptre likes ; grand total of four yards five Johnny weather the cause of Bceptre’s downfall. STATISTICS on Antonelli in the second passed during the night. trips with the ball. inning, They said a “hard spot” flat- Bears was the winner as the _ RMrktns poor WILLIAMS OFFERS SYMPATHY—Ted leans railing to The earlier forecasts of south- along edge First downs 17 IS The Redskins’ tackling Giants whipped St. Louis 7-4. Williams over tened the sail the Rushing yardage __ tpit 95 bothered Coach Joe Kuharich, comfort Mrs. Gladys Heffeman, 60-year-old housekeeper for General west gusts of 15 to 25 miles an where it should be gently Passing yardage 1!)4 5H Los Angeles took over sixth Passes 9.C7 4-10 even though he had a make- Manager Joe Cronm of the Red Sox in the third inning against the hour had cheered the British curved and reduced its effi- Passes Intercepted by ' t i place by shading the Cubs. 2-1. left the Americans confi- ciency. Whether Sceptre has Punts 5-4;! 5-46 shift eleven on the field. His Senators yesterday in Boston. The Red Sox slugger threw his bat in but •• Although Dodgers gambles lost : 1 ; the used five dent of maintaining supremacy another light weather main as yards penalised 50 I See REDSKINS, Page A-17 anger after striking out against Bill Fischer and the bat sailed over 22 i pitchers, they had a shutout in the best-of-seven series. a replacement is a secret stored going to the ninth. Dale Long, the low wall and struck Mrs. Heffeman over the left eye. She insisted ; they high winds, \ below decks. the she was not hurt, that it was only an accident and that Ted shouldn’t “If want we talking Cubs’ lefthanded first-base- higher,” Briggs | The British aren’t feel bad about The fans booed Williams until he got his bat working want them said of they man. wound up as a catcher in j it. Cunningham. Columbia's shag-: about the number sails the ninth for the second time and with a double helped the Red Sox win, 2-O.—AP Wirephoto. skipper.! | have. But Colin Ratsey, Scep- gy-haired millionaire tre’s assistant helsman, said this season. “Twenty-knot winds are ATCHISON'S Just they have no complaints about Three Fight for Third what we need.” her performance Saturday. Sceptre plainly Columbia, hand, In the American League, demonstrated on the other ANGLE Senators' Disgust Topped by Ted's; Saturday that light winds are has enough sails to just about Pete Runnels’ challenge for the not her cup of tea. Columbia, cover Rhode Island. What did BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON batting crown and the three- by about mile in fickle way scrap won a ,it for her Saturday was her for third place Injured Forgives winds that sometimes dropped “Purple People Eater,” a light among Detroit, Cleveland and Woman Bat Toss to a whisper. mainsail that gobbled up what Boston, all tied at the .500 By BURTON HAWKINS me. and you could tell by the three hits in four chances to It was a disappointing be- little wind there was. mark, provide the interest in Bt«r Writer look on his face how badly he boost his average to .323 while The Old Shell Game the final week. Staff BALTIMORE. Sept. 22 —Ted felt.” Ted remained at .314. •‘YOU'VE GOT A GOOD TEAM," the Chicago Bears While the Red Sox defeated died,” Williams Williams and the Senators are “I Just almost Run in 37 Innings coaches told Washington newspapermen after watching Washington. 2-0, yesterday, the clubhouse. “I’mvery One disgusted about their hitting, said in stirred their charges rally to edge the Redskins. 27-24, in yester- Runnels had three hits in four thankful it a serious The Senators up seven or lack of it, but the Boston’s wasn’t got day’s pre-season trips for a .323 leading average. injury. I mad and I hits against Ike Delock but Man Injured, thriller at temperamental was threw; Gallant Griffith Stadium. slugger's latest Detroit’s Harvey Kuenn is sec- the bat, but I didn’t mean to only one runner to third base It seemed to be the polite, sporting thing to say.