fretting f&te ffcpf Ijs as » Giants Roll On Washington, D. C., Friday, May 18, 1945—A—12 11 -Game Streak Is Ended Bucs *■ Dodgers* by ■ 11 '9 .... Saves Golf Balls Needed or Big Rally Day Delay Cheats Tigers Benton Allows Only Win, Lose Draw For Service Folk BOB McCLEAN. For Leaders Of to Brother, can you spare a golf in By Flag Chance Get ball? 0.20 Earned Runs Lucius the Lip Likes Oliver-Baksi It doesn’t have to be new or Fight perfect, If It Isn’t too badly chop* After that unpleasantness at the ball park we decided Chicubs Back at Leonard Wins Monday night, Against ped up. The Red Cross needs Five Tiger to engage the services of an ace investigator to look into the Joe Baksi- By JACK HAND, By JOHN B. KELLER, them for recuperating service- By the Associated Press. Dixie Oliver fight coming up next week in Griffith Stadium. Our nat- Associated Press Sports Writer. Star Staff Correspondent. men and women to whack DETROIT. May Alton ural choice was Lucius the Lip, that well-known character who 18.—Big The honeymoon was over In Plat- around. It means not only some veteran Detroit dis- knows what is on 10.—Rain Benton, pitcher always going behind the scenes. It was Lucius, in bush today with the Dodgers’ 11- DETROIT, May today well earned fun tor them but who charged by the Navy because of fact, tipped us that everything might not be on the streak cheated Detroit’s of a chance up-and-up game winning ended but the Tigers some highly beneficial exercise. wasted no time in that Godoy-Walker tilt. migraine headaches, -leading New York to gain revenge on Washington’s And if you can only spare one in becoming the No. 1 headache to Now Lucius comes to us with a thorough report that is very Giants still were rolling in high Pitcher Dutch Leonard whom they pellet it will help. opposing batsmen in the American encouraging. In short, The feels that the Baksi-Oliver match Lip gear with 12 victories in their last were to face for the first time since Drop it in the box set up for Leazue.' has no hanky-panky connected with it. 13 games. he won the game that blasted the that purpose at your club or call Since returning to the Tigers after “In the course of my said “I have made did a investigation,” Lucius, Pittsburgh thorough 12-3 Tigers out of their pennant chance Emerson 2049 for information two years at the Norman, Okla., contact with the elite of the town’s and on Leo sporting gentry every one is job Durocher’s gang, which last season. A -header is as to where to leave it. Naval Air Station the 205-pound enthusiastic about Baksi-Oliver as a real contest. However, I came had knocked off the Pirates three scheduled for tomorrow. righthander has been worth his across several interesting angles. in a row. It was the first loss for Leonard leaves tonight for his weight in scoreboard goose eggs to “In the first place, this Natie Wolfson, Baski’s into to the Western clubs that manager, got Brooklyn home in Auburn, 111., where Sun- a light-hitting Detroit Club.^ water when he sunk them 64 times in Insect Nines deep made the bout. He was looking for a warm- 88 starts last day he will attend the funeral of his Peewee, Benton’s chief bid to fame In for Joe before Baksi’s bout with Tami season. up Mauriello at the Polo father-in-law, Anton Dolenc, 66, seven years of major league base- Grounds next month. Some one tells him about this Frankie Frisch had the colored janitor Perhaps who died yesterday after a long ill- ball was his top-flight relief pitch- in named as answer to his Pirate for Leads in Washington Oliver, who fights a side line, and Wolfson right problems ness. Fight ing for the pennant-winning Tigers when thought he had found Just the man. What they forgot to tell him was he benched five regulars Record for Postponement. of 1940. Oliver’s record. Wednesday. The Fordham Flash put Today’s postponement, fifth in a Now, at the age of 34, the big “Now it turns out that Bob Babe Sam (The Mumbler) Sobel, Oliver’s pilot, Elliott, Dahlgren, Tommy row, is believed to have set a record Week-End Games Oklahoman has started and won Frankie Gustine has maneuvered his boy into a spot that may put Dixie on top of the O’Brien, and A1 as far as the Griffs are concerned. five shut- Leadership in the peewee and in- straight games—three by heavyweight heap, just because Wolfson forgot to look up Oliver’s Lopez back in the lineup and coast- The previous heaviest check im- sect classes of the Club of outs—and has yielded Just 2 runs ed home on a 15- nine Boys' past performances before he signed. Natie got taken in by that cushion, posed on the Nats by inclement and 22 hits in 45 innings, the last blows from Washington Western Division Base- janitor buildup. coming the “dog house” weather extended to four days. 24 of which have been scoreless. five. ball League will be determined this About 30 years ago they were kept week end in a of His eamed- average is a sen- Dixie Flattens Boxer Who Drew With Baksi Humiliate Pitcher Seats. pair games be- in their hotel in Boston that long tween undefeated teams. sational 0.20. Tom Seats, who shut out the Car- "Oliver actually is a young, rough and tough boy who is liable to by.snow and rain and in 1943 a Merrick Club meets Cleve- dinals last time was battered Boys’ flatten any one. He knows it and so does the Mumbler, and with a out, four-day rain in St. Louis washed off the hill land Park tomorrow on the North 5 as in the third. Seven pre- Giants, 8; Cubs, chance such this to break into big-money fights in New York, they out a series with the Browns. at 1 o’clock with the vious starters had Ellipse top spot Chic. AB. H. O. A. N. V. AB. H O. A. aren’t going to put on a buildup for Baksi. It may turn out* the Brooklyn gone The record for of the postponement in the peewee loop at stake, and on Hack.3b 5 3 0 2 Rucker,cf 5 0 10 other route. Wily Nick Strincevich Hughes.ss 4 111 H’sm’n,2b 5 3 14 way. play was established in 1911, but in at 3 o’clock on sidearmed the Bums Sunday the Western Sch'ter.ss 0 0 0 0 Ott.rf 4 3 0 0 “Oliver not has a Baksi into submis- only flattened Gus Dorazio, guy that split a World Series and not during a High diamond the unbeaten Alex- •Gillespie 1 0 0 0 Medw’k.lf 5 2 11 sion with six hits, stopping the Nich'on.rf 3 12 0 W’tr’b.lb 4 312 n a pair of decisions with, but also has fought many of the good boys, championship season. Then when andria and batting streaks of both Luis Olmo Chevy Chase Neufers Cav’ta.lb 3 2 10 1 tFilip’icz 0 0 0 0 including Elmer Ray. He ran up a string of six straight KOs here Philadelphia’s Athletics and New clash for the insect lead. The Lowrey.lf 4 1 3 0 A. G’la.lb 0 0 3 0 and Goody Rosen. Pafko.cf 4 3 2 0 Lo’bardi.c 3 2 3 0 last winter, and Melio Bettina ducked a bout with him because Bet- RIVALS TENNYSON’S York’s Giants were opponents in the schedules: Charley Grimm another BROOK—Bill Tilden, at 52, still is a hot Joh’on.2b 4 2 3 4 {Hudson. 0 0 0 0 tina's manager knew what kind of a fighter he is. spent classic in October, a gap of seven Tomorrow. Will’ms.c 4 0 2 1 Berres.c. 0> 0 0 0 afternoon shot in tennis. He and famed Alice Marble (both 3 0 13 3^ O "And think Wolfson didn’t scream when some one dreary in the Chicago pictured Passeau.p Kerr.ss 5 7 maybe you days was necessary between the Midget class—Georgetown Blues v». Va'berg.p 0 0 0 0 Reyes.3b. 3 0 11 Cubs' third-base above) will hold a clinic for school at Falls Church »t Western, him off in New York this week. He snatched Baksi out of coaching box high youngsters 2:30 to- third and fourth The clubs 10:30: George- C’lpman.n 0 0 0 0 Hansen.p 2 0 o a tipped games. town Grays vs. Mohawks. West the more morrow on the Sixteenth and Ellipse, Stewart.p 0 0 0 0 eT'adway 1 o o o and took him over to Madame against Giants, getting Kennedy streets courts and at 11: vs training at Stillman's gym Bey’s camp waited in Philadelphia six days for Manor Park Senators, South El- tBecker 1 0 0 0 Adams.p 0 0 0 1 exercise waving relief pitchers in with other will in lipse. 1; B. C. W. Quins vs. College Park, aD.G'ella o 0 0 in the Jersey woods, where Baksi couldn’t see the bright lights of night, along stars, appear matches at Uline the rain to stop and another day for East 0 from the Ellipse. 11: B. C. W. Nats vs. Alex- oJurges 0 0 0 0 He bullpen than from waving Arena. andria Broadway. thinks the Mumbler put one over on him, but that’s Shibe Park to dry. B C„ South Ellipse, 11: Barney Fischer,p 0 0 0 0 base runners home. Claude Passeau Neighborhood House vs. Merrick B. C.. the way fighters are made and there’s nothing Natie can do about it North had the Giants Ellipse. 11. Totals 36 12 24 12 Totals. 35 13 27 18 now his crossed. down, 5-2, going to Peewee class—Industrial Home School except keep fingers •Batted for Stewart in 9th. "And there’s another This has to be After the last of the eighth, but he walked vs. May Hardware at Western, 2; Wash- angle. fight good. ington Flour vs. the Bulls, West Ellipse. tBalted for Schuster in 9th. Mel Ott and was nicked for to Show Plans T Batted for Hansen in 7th. that Godoy-Walker thing, something hot is needed. One more fight singles Gain Arranged 1: Alexandria vs. Falls Church. East El- Majors for Adams in 8th. Unlikely {Batted Many lipse. 1; vs by Joe Medwick, Phil Weintraub Wright's Jewelers Georgetown like that one last Monday and boxing might be washed up here. Eagles, South Ellipse, 3; Merrick vs. Cleve- eBatted for D. Gardella in 8th. and Ernie Lombardi in succession land Park, North Ellipse, 1. aRan for Lombardi in 8th. oRan for Weintraub in 8th. for the start of a six-run Peace in He's to Flatten 'Most spurt. N. C. Kennel Club Sunday. Tough Enough Anybody Players by Europe By Chicago _ 010 020 020—5 men Eleven went to bat as New York Ey the Associated Press. Alexandria vs. New "Another reason this one should be is the of Oliver dians, recently named manager of Chevy chase Neufers at York_ 200 000 06x—8 okay makeup Plans for an obedience trial and a Western, 3; vs. rallied to win, 8^5. NEW Georgetown Wakefield at Runs—Hack, Hughes, Cavarretta <21, himself. He’s a who has led a that has made him YORK, May 18.—Military the Great Lakes nine, and the Western. 1: Del Ray vs. Merrick, East boy very rough life, was sanction match at Meadow- Lowrey, Rucker, Ott (2), Medwick <2>. Pittsburgh due to come Into Yankees’ Sunday Ellipse. 3: Chevy Chase Weasels vs. Reno, as hard as a rock. He feels that he’s been kicked around a lot and redeployment with the end of the Joe Di Maggio, a physical Filipowicz. Hudson. Reyes. Errors—Rucker the Polo Grounds and East Ellipse, 1: Miller Furniture vs. Hearst, today then instructor in Atlantic brook were completed last West (21, Hausmann. Medwick. he’s aching to make somebody pay for it. He told us that Baksi rep- war in finds baseball con- City, N. J„ night Ellipse. 1: Colonial Village vs. Wash- the Giants will have seen all the Europe nfftnn Plmiv Qfoet rihnsa n resents the kind of boxer who has been built smart are not expected to be released un- at the annual dinner up by publicity Western clubs. fused whether membership Se far they haven’t today—not knowing til the war with instead of on his merits. He thinks that he got where he is through Japan is over. of the National Capital Kennel Cards, 7; Braves, 4 been unduly impressed. to make for the return Of the use of his fists alone. That spirit is likely to make a good fight. preparations approximately 525 big leaguers Club. St.Louis. AB. H. O. A. Boston. AB. H O. A. Burkhardt of some of its stars-in-service or Garms.rf- 4 12 0 Culler,ss 6 3 2 3 when Oliver was as a Saves Cards. in service, only about 25 have been Obedience trial and "Listen, working stevedore, unloading entries, already Episcopal Landon Hopp.cf 6 1 3 0 Holmes,rf 10 2 0 The St. Louis a a wait-and-see in more than banana boats .down in Florida, he used to go around to the local gyms Cardinals got adopt policy. three years. They In- closed, will be judged by Prank Adams,lf 5 2 2 0 Nieman.lt 4 12 0 splendid job of relief Buoyed up by the announcement clude Mc- Sand’rs.lb 4 2 9 0 Mack,lb 4 18 0 and ask for a job as a sparring partner. They would put him in with chucking by Tommy Bridges, Barney Chubb of Baltimore. Entries for Ku’ski.3b 4 2 0 1 Gil'w'r.cf 4 2 6 1 Rookie Ken who tossed that 1,300,000 men Pat 2 7 W'rk'n.3b 4 0 0 guys like Bettina and Tommy Gomez, and Oliver flattened them. Burkhardt, approximately Coskey, Mullin, Tebbetts and the sanction match will be accepted Blank Tennis Foes ODea.c .2 0 3 Verban,2b 3 0 3 2 Kluttl.c. 4 0 3 1 a full nine-inning six-hitter would be discharged during the next of the on Finally they barred him from the gyms in that town because he didn’t against Greenberg Tigers; Buddy the grounds up until 1 pm. and Marion.ss 4 0 14 Joost,2b_ 4 0 4 1 and Landon with the firemen. Boston, 7-4, after Starter Stan Par- 12 months, baseball officials reason- Lewis and Cecil Travis of the Sena- judging will shortly there- Episcopal tennis P'h'mer.p 0 0 0 0 Andrews.p 2 0 0 1 play gentle visiting , begin Burk 4 10 2 0 0 0 0 tenheimer had been with two believed that some Hal Schumacher of the teams both have 9-0 victories on dt.p H'chings.p "The guy doesn’t like to be told how to fight. That stubborn yanked ably players tors, Giants, after. •Ramsey. 10 0 0 on their books after streak him KO’d but it also should make for and nobody out in the first. would be among them. Harry Lavagetto of the Dodgers, will be John B. today competing Sch'ker.p