National League Pennant Scramble Providing Only Real Excitement in Majors Dodgers, Cards Still Tavern Given Forfeit 13 Softy Tens in Test Frisch Praises Lopez as Bucs Separated Only by Over Reliance, Gets To Decide Team for Sparkplug but Is Irritated by Decimal Points Nearer to Crown National Tourney Sore Foot, Recent Setbacks I»T HAROLD LLAAKSEN, John Lanning “and every'time we Listless Yanks Blanked Bickering Mprks Loop Confab Slated Tonight; Aiaoeiattd Ptm» Sport» Writer. use Lloyd Dietz he has done swell BT. LOUIS, Aug. 12—Both the too.” By Bosox, White Sox Play in Rush to Gain Play Congests Leagues heat and Frank Frisch's words In the field Frisch lauded Frank melted the ice in the bucket in Gustine. 21-y ear-old second base- Title Series To Determine Victors tLe And Browns Fight City which he was soaking an Injured man, who saw service against loot. Cards to end a long stretch on tne and for JCDSON BAILEY, Little Tavern baseball team Is a Details of play pairings bench with a bad hand. By “How do I feel? How do PresvS Writer. softball you Associated Sport* step nearer the second-half Indus- the annual city champion- "But remember there isn't » me feel? a bum always with series will be discussed at a expect to I've got A couple of years ago people were trial League title as three loops ship a greater man in baseball than the East- foot, the Pirates are shut out in poking fun at the National League uncompleted schedules before them meeting Thursday night at Arky Vaughan." I Chicago and we lose two here,” as a minor but it knocked rush to finish matters in ern Branch Boys’ Club in prepara- big circuit, along he fumed. Sees Chance for Pirates. out the rival American in for next week's sand- tlon for Friday's meeting of the League preparations | Frisch, whose team doesn't have two all-star and the 1940 lot series. District Softball Association, which Reminded that his club had come games championship I another chance to cut down the world series and this summer has will pass on the final plans. from nowhere in the past month to With titles already decided, the | Card and Dodger lead until Wed- been giving the fans the only run Thirteen Class A teams, repre- make it almost a three-team race Departmental League represented by nesday night, was bathing a swollen for their under the big top. senting top-ranking leagues In thus with St. Louis and Brooklyn for money Center Market, and the Federal- foot injured in his playing days and The battle between the Brooklyn section, are expected to enter, with the National League lead. Frank Commercial represented by St. Eliz- which recently was bruised. Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals the winning club to represent Wash- admitted reluctantly that all things abeths, sit back and wait for the The pain kept him in the dugout for the in the senior circuit ington in the national tournament weren’t bad. pennant others. Card but he at Detroit next month. In throughout the senes, Is is exciting as the "Perils of Paul- addition, Too Many Left on Sacks. Naval Air and F. B. I. must sched- tossed playing equipment and towels with the buzz saw clos- six Class B leagues will have entries. ine" getting But before he started to ule another game, and possibly two, Winfree praise onto the field at intervals to keep er at the end of every installment. Commissioner Johnson for later this week to determine the A1 Lopez, Pittsburgh catcher, for the informed of his and President Charley Reynolds re- umpires pres- Dodgers, Cards Both Win. one of the vital factors in United States Government winner that advance being ence and displeasure. bashed down hard ! port plans call for The Dodgers while Veterans Administration nine the Pirate drive, he snapped: “Why He figures the Pirates have a Giants seeding four teams. Nothing definite on the New York yesterday, don't guys another column for the National In the Times-Herald Government has been decided on this, but the you put chance League pen- 15-7, and the St. Louis Cardinals in the box scores showing how loop seems to have the inside track 1 seeded clubs will be se- nant. but admits the job will be a the Chicago Cubs, 7-5. probably conquered but many runners a batter leaves on one. still must face Justice before lected from among Senate Beer, tough to continue their neek-and-neek the bases?” gaining a lock on the crown. Kavakns Grill, Carr Standard “I have the grandest guys in base- rare with the Dodgers still in front | Bros., Linen and Yellow Cab. “You praise a ball player for ball and every one will know we by the slender margin of .003. Arguments in Two Games. knocking in 100. If you checked are in the race. The Cards have Kirby Higbe pitched and batted Three clubs—Pepco, Lansburgh The two sandlot games yesterday wound that a good team and the schedule favors his and States the figures you find the Dodgers to their triumph, were United Aggies—are tied marked by bickering. The some of the better ones left 200 Brooklyn. lfith. He checked the Giants on for the National Night League sec- Little Tavern-Reliancp Insurance stranded.” “The Dodgers have about 20 games seven hits. ond-half title, and tonight will be contest in the Industrial League was Frisch and his coaches credit left with Boston and I^hiladelphia— The Dodgers took charge in the principals in a double-header at forfeited to the former by Umpire with stabilizing and making I said about 20 games with Boston first inning with seven runs, three Washington Softball Stadium in an I Lopez Mattingly in the seventh Inning winners of Pitchers Max Butcher. and Philadelphia. And you ask me of them on Ducky Medwick's 15th effort to straighten the situation. when Reliance players wanted to Truett Sewell. Ken Heintzelman and how I feel?” homer and two on a single by Higbe ,The winner is to meet quit, claiming it was too dark for Oreenbelt. the bases loaded. They round- first-half for the With further pfcy. champion, league ed up six more in the sixth when crown. Pepco and Lansburgh meet In the top half of that frame the Higbe doubled with the bases filled. at 7 o'clock, with the winner to Tavern nine rallied for In addition Brooklyn's 17-hit of- five runs take on the Aggies at 9:30. Between Police to Test Softy Comiskey,Once While to take an 8-4 lead with a run fensive included two other singles and these league games, Carr Bros, takes in and two out in the bottom half by Higbe and Dolph Camilli's 22d on Yellow Cab, making a triple- homer. Reliance sought to call it a day header for tonight. Material for Tilt Villar and have the score reverted Hope, Fights The Cardinals likewise nailed to the Last night, Pepco was the victim sixth. down their victory early, taking a of an upset, as Lansburgh registered frames, but a 6-3 win. 6-1 lead in the first four With two strikes on the last bat- The Aggies scored a With Firemen On August 27 Card a relief ter Reliance double It took magnificent, pitching FISTICUFFS ON DIAMOND—This is the start of the mass fight in Chicago yesterday that caused withdrew. victory, defeating Commu- by Harry Gumbert to nity Business Men, 4-1, and receiv- Tryouts for the Police softball Pat Comiskey, white hope No. performance Here Brownie Pitcher Elden Auker (18) and Sox First Baseman Joe Kuhel Today Reliance was scheduled to police intervention. a meet the Firemen 37-C a of will un- save It for them. play Cameo Furniture, the other ing forfeit over Elite Laundrv. team, scheduled to couple years ago, Homers In Row. as Joe Rue to them. Rushing in are Harlond Clift (left) and The double win annual field at Griffith leash his Irish on one Claude Three tangle Umpire attempts separate team which has a chance at the for the Aggies and in the day fury fifth Lon Warneke was the Stadium on 23, Villar of South America in one of In the Manager Luke Sewell of the Browns (right), with Sox Coach Monte Stratton in background. second-half crown, and if it wins it single Lansburgh triumph tied Saturday, August for successive home runs by the trio. will be held late this afternoon at the supporting bouts on the four- pelted The rumpus started when Kuhel was hit by one of Auker’s pitches. Both were thrown out of will put the Tavern club in front and Phil Cavarretta, Stan Hack and Bill Hoover Playground and again on star boxing show Joe Turner, Jack Alan of the Browns. —A. P. make it eligible to meet Heurlch Five games were played yester- Then Gumbert hurried the game, along with Utility Inflelder Strange Wirephoto. Kearns & Co.. Ltd., are Nicholson. Brewers, first-half winners, for the day in the Community Center- Friday. cooking up and no-hit ball for the ball August 27. on the scene pitched league crown. If Cameo wins the Plavcround npnarimpnt tmirnomonf The team will.be directed by Herb park 4J Patrick was rated with the for Innings. Tavern club is scheduled to play on Lincoln Memorial diamonds. In Jewell of No. 4 precinct, former up In the other National League leaders of a it after only Lewis Reliance again tomorrow.