TOMMY HOLMES BEVENS MAY Last Western Trip Has No Terror Army and Navy Grid BECOME YANK Supremacy on Wane NO. 1 HURLER For Flock After Dizzy N. L Season MAY HAVE TO STAY—There was a revealing little Despite Poor Start, Meet inspired Item from Meridian, Miss., the other day that shows why Has Won Only One GA. TECH STUDENTS the college gridiron supremacy exercised by the service Less Than Chandler PROMISED NEW DEAL Pirates Under schools throughout the war' will wane now that peace is Atlanta, Ga„ Aug. 20 (U.R)_AU raging throughout the world, as Red Skelton so aptly put it. By BILL GOODRICH was quiet at Georgia Tech today, with President Blake R. Van Leer Arcs Tonight Cadet Tom (Shorty) McWilliams informed his mother You'd have thought from promising to do his utmost to give in a telephone conversation that he "may have to remain early season performances the student body a better deal In By HAROLD C. BURR at West Point this season." .*"• ,. football seats-^-but the students Brooklyn Eagle Staff Correspondent that Spurgeon (Spud) Chand­ 1 Well Sir, that's what you * &: ,|£||g^ made it plain he's better deliver Pittsburgh, Aug. 20—The might call hard lines for ler would be the Yankee or else...... Dodgers are poised and ready Mr. MtjWUliams who was a pitcher of the year. The "else" took on-a more modi­ to play out the last act of this But, like a good many people, fied form than last week's threat pretty fair, backfield star at . of a sitdowjv strike at midfleld it frightening National League you would have been wrong. The the big games. The students' de- Mississippi. State in 1944, gent nobody gave a hoot to is Floyd season on Western soil and it then accepted an appoint­ .mands were: wouldn't surpise 'em greatly if Boris (BUD Bevens who seems destined 1. Seats for the entire student ment to the military acad­ at present to be the No. 1 hurler body and their wives and/or Karloff should appear in a Pirate emy where last Fall he was of the Bronx Bomber staff. sweethearts as desired, starting uniform tonight at Forbes Field and When the campaign started, ex- at the 50-yard line and working come up with a no-hitter against a more than adequate grid- v Iron performer. Yank Manager Joe McCarthy sald northward toward the end zone 'era. About everything else has hap­ of Bevens: "Potentially he is a good in the east, or main, stand. pened in the life of the Prides of Assuming, that McWilliams pitcher. He will fool many a big 2. These preferential seats to be has not been misquoted, the leaguer with his stuff but whether sold on a seasonal basis at $8.80 the Gowahus. item expresses an attitude he will show It to good advantage a book. The whole campaign has been that is fairly prevalent now this season depends upon Bevens 3. All general admission seats haywire. There have been nights himself." to be offered to the student body when the Lip wanted to pull the that the war is over. While Bevens began slowly as was an­ 48 hours before they go on sale to bedclothes up over his head like a the formal shooting was go­ ticipated by the Yankee board of the public. small boy living through his first ing on, cadets at West Point strategy. In the first eight games 4. When and If Grant Field is nightmare. His design for living has and midshipmen at Annap­ Big Bill won only three while los­ enlarged by 10,000 seats, the stu­ been a crazy-quilt pattern. His in­ ing five; It was at this point that dents and band will mushroom In field and his outfield have been olis were free from all danger Bevens got hold of himself. And, both directions from the 50-yard constantly tossed into a hat—and of having their educations since the All-Star game In Boston, line in the east stand. come out a winning ball club. Like the old lady who lived in a shoe, Interrupted by a peremptory Tom McWilliams the huge right-hander has really call to the armed forces. dug into the win basket seven out he has often spanked 'em all sound­ of 10 times. He now has 14 vic­ ly and put 'em In his doghouse, With that danger passed or, at least, greatly mini­ tories against eight lossts. because he didn't know what else mized, a surprising number of athletes have lost all en­ Fireballer Chandler has won only to do. thusiasm for long range gunnery, boxing the compass or one game more, but has lost two One day he gets championship HE'S GOOD, TOO—Ted Williams has the limelight in the batting feats of the American what have you. less. pitching and then high school hurl­ League but Mickey Vernon, first baseman of the Washington Senators, is having quite a Praise From Dickey ing the neSt time his phantom Bill Dickey, his manager today, champion doffs his windbreaker. year for himself, too. He's leading the A. L. batters with a mark of .349. In fact, he's MATH SPILLED COULTER—Up at West Point, Col. is high on Bevens. "Bill has def­ He has had to take Class D catch­ been up at the top most of the campaign. He is shown batting one out, posing at the Red Blaik has been reasonably fortunate so far. Apart initely improved In the last two ers and convert 'em into big leaguers from normal graduation losses, the only serious defection months," said Dickey last night. overnight. He has made mistakes, camera and gripping a bat. "He's the kind of a pitcher who gambled wildly. But his amazing has been the departure of Mr. Dewitt (Tex) Coulter, an fools even the best of hitters. It outfit continues to win when the Cardinals win, and lose when the All-America tackle. wouldn't surprise me a bit to see Cincinnati, O., Aug. 20—Manager him win 20 games before the sea­ Cards stumble. It's an unbeatable It' is understood that the burly Texan was perfectly Bill McKechnie's ball club, a jinx system and has ruined Eddie Dy­ son's end. He has worked hard to the Giants this season, may find vUl v) willing to continue to play football at the Point but the to better himself and eventually er's belief that there is a Santa Graham, Costa Go itself In sixth place by the time the Claus. Point had different ideas on the subject because Coulter he'll be a top ace In baseball." invaders move out of this city to­ was being constantly thrown for losses in mathematics Another Yankee right-hander who morrow evening. More than once the new pilot has surprised the Bronx organiza­ of the Cardinals must have re­ classes, an experience which deserves deep sympathy. Manager Mel Ott's team has been Over Romanello tion Is Randy Gumpert, who takes gretted ever having left the staid III fVlo ^Sfli m And so Tex left the corps with some idea of-playing to. the mound against the White banging on the door for the lear- oil business for the phantasmagoria football at Georgia Tech this Fall, but Jack Mara's New Sox tonight at the Yankee Sta­ ership for the second division for that life in Mr. Ford Frlck's fairy York Giants came up with a more attractive offer and dium. Gumpert has come a long weeks now and a double win in the tale circuit has become. Billy Graham, fast-rising young welterweight from the two game series against the Cinna- At Coney Island Coulter will be spilling National Football League ball car­ way and currently Is sporting eight Gowanus Miracle ^ East Side, is in the proverbial pink of condition for his eight- wins (consecutively) against one natl team will do the trick. riers at the Polo Grounds. The Reds led the Giants by a Al Pennino of Brooklyn scored a round bout at MacArthur Stadium tonight against Vic Costa, setback. The Miracle of the Gowanus Ca­ Bronx battler Not that Blaik doesn't mourn Coulter's loss, regardless "All we need is two more good game and a half today as the teams nal would be easier of comprehen­ fifth-round technical knockout over pitchers next year," said . Dickey, prepared to open the series tonight. sion If the Dodgers had held the Leo Romanello, also of Brooklyn, Young Billy, hailed by his most enthusiastic admirers cf the circumstances. Al Nemetz, his other .1945 tackle Southpaw Dave Koslo, a tough luck lost through graduation, also was strictly top drawer. There "and we will round out a good Mad Mlssourians, the only team left in their feature bout, scheduled for as a "second Jimmy McLarnin," staff. Of course we could always pitcher these day though he has as they haye to beat, to something is every indication that the Army line won't be what it much stuff as any other pitcher in eight rounds, at the Coney Island has dropped only one decision in use as many pitchers as we can approximating an even break along 65 starts, a debatable verdict to Tony used to be. get like Chandler, Bevens and the league, carries the burden of the topsy-turvy trail. Perhaps pur Velodrome last night. • Old-Timers Steal Gumpert. In these three we have getting his team off to a good start. galant lads just try too hard and More than 4,000 fans saw both Pellone, whom he meets in the three of baseball's best." Koslo also has another reason are pressing, as charged, when they , , , Garden on Aug. 30. But Graham BACKFIELD REMAINS—No doubt the renovating job for wanting to win this contest. If catch up with Red Birds. If it's fighters mix freely through the early mU£t beafCost£ ton^ht in order to that Blaik can do with his line wlll'decide whether or not the Leftie succeeds he will pull to Spotlight in PGA YANKEE NOTES —Joe Gordon, realy the jitters and not just base­ rounds. The third round was es- keep his date on the 30th. Army can go through a third straight unbeaten season. whose injured finger has healed, 13 wins against a same number of peclally furious when both boxers Jimmy Davis takes on Ernie But- losses to date. McKechnie has other ball, they may shake 'em off this If his backs are able to run, the Cadets ought to be all will De at second bass tonight. time around. toppled out of the ring during an ler In a six, while other sixes pair right for one more year. He'll replace George (Snuffy) plans for his outfit, that of secur­ exchange of punches. Dan Carabella and Gabriel Rtos, Opening Round Stirnweiss . . . Eddie Lopat, White ing a hold on fifth place, and he It would be entirely out of char­ Pennino sent his opponent to the'and Joey D'Amato and Tommy For Blaik has Doc Blanchard (Mr. Inside) and Glenn Sox pitcher, scheduled to throw will send Ed Hetki to the hill to se­ acter, however, for any such re­ Portland, Ore., Aug.20 (U.R)—A pair Davis (Mr. Outside) and Arnold Tucker, an accomplished cure his position. versal of the Walt Disney script. canvas for a no-count in the fourth Murray. of old-timers who have been on golf- against the Bombens yesterday in round and a three-count mid-way Jimmy Carollo, Corona heavy- quarterback under the T. Then there is McWilliams, who a game which was postponed into It is about time that Buddy Blatt- The West is teeming with all sorts dom's gold trail for many years a doubleheader tomorrow, goes ner snapped out of his batting of wild creatures. The Pirates are through the fifth round. Romanello weight, takes on Shamus O'Brien, may "have to stay." And even if McWilliams gets away, weakened greatly in the fifth and in the top spot at Dexter Park to- without causing too much consterna­ against the Yankees in the arc- slump and should he continue to be just beginning to realize their own night with three six-rounders and there will be Johnny (Jackrabbit) Stuart, a young ball car­ light affair this evening. a menace to home teams In the strength. Always a potentially dan­ When he suffered a deep Cut over tion among the so-called hotshots, his left eye, Referee Al Berl stepped two fours completing the program. rier as fast as Davis. . ' west, the Giants chances of win­ gerous ball club, they are showing Brisk Advance Sale stole the spotlight In the opening ning frequently are good. A futile their new owners what they can do in to stop the fight at 2:59 of the round of qualifying play at' the Na­ Navy, which gave Army its stiffest opposition these last fifth. Promoter Bill Johnson reports a Medwick Set swinging Blattner bogs the team is when they put their strong arms brisk advance sale of tickets for tional P. G. A. tournament here yes­ two years, was really hit. With only four members of the batting down. and weak minds to it. Pennino weighed 131%; Roma­ nello, 138%. the Ebbets Field show,' featuring terday. lineup that faced Army at the opening kick-off last year The Red Birds are a still greater four nine-rounders, tomorrow night. back in action, Tom Hamilton really has his work cut out To Rejoin Club peril in these wilds. They have been Next week the Coney Island Velo­ One was E. J. (Dutch) Harrison, drome will feature the return bout Bernard Docusen is scheduled to for him. the master opportunists against the meet Henry Jordan In" the feature Little Rock, Ark., and the other Dodgers. New they are getting the between Russ Hawkins and Pete In Card Series Monty's N.Y. Title Geno. The latter won a closed deci­ bout. Other 10-rounders find Julie Jimmy Hines, veteran pro from Chi­ best pitching of the league. Du- Bort clashing with Al Guldo, Sandy NAVY HIT HARD—Some of the Navy stars were lost Special to the Brookyn Eagle rocher, with all his necromancy in sion in their first meeting a few cago. These lon$-tlme links stars weeks ago In one of the best bouts Saddler battling Pedro Firpo and through graduation but others resigned from Annapolis. Pittsurgh, Aug. 20—The Dodgers juggling his staff, hasn't anybody Tony DeRosa clashing with Al literally tore the Portland Golf to match Al Brazle, Johnny Beaz- of the season. Clyde (Smackover) Scott, who was Navy's best ground- left Joe Medwick behind in Brook­ Shaky After K.O. Seidman. .•-.';- Club's course apart as they fired Philadelphia, Aug. 20 (U.R) — The ley, Murray Dickson and Harry Clarence Wilkersori, Bronx, knew seven-under par and six-under par gainer, left for an understandable reason. There is a regu­ lyn In the Peck Memorial Hospital, Brecheen. Ken Burkhart shut out too much for Harry Gary, Bronx, Two guys who pack plenty of lightweight crown, New York ver­ wallop are the headllners at Fort scores of 65 and 66, respectively. lation which prohibits either a cadet or a midshipman' resting comfortably after being hit sion, wobbled precariously on the the Reds last night to' whittle the and' the referee stopped the bout from owning or possessing "a moustache, a horse, a dog Dodger lead to a game and a half. In 2:08 of the third round of a Hamilton on Thursday night. They While taking the play away from by a pitched ball in Sunday's game brow of ex-GI Bob Montgomery are Charley Smith and Nunzlo or a wife," and Scott wishes to get married. Meanwhile, with the Phillies at Ebbets Field today as his head began to clear The Dodgers must get pitching to scheduled eight. In another eight, the younger set and the highly- Leo LeBrun, Montreal, defeated Ferraro, out - of - towners boasting touted "big four" of Sammy Snead, he'll probably play his future football at Arkansas. It seems likely, now that Joe from the surprise knockout dealt leave Cincinnati on the long end formidable records. him last night by 19-year-old Wes­ of their three-game series with the Georgle Wright, Philadelphia, Le­ Byron Nelson, Lloyd Mangrum and Then there is Skippy Minlsi. Minisi played at Penn has a clean bill from Dr. Dominic ley Mouzon in a non-title fight. Brun outpunched his rival in close Steve Bellolse and George Abrams Ben Hogan, the old-timers put a new Reds. Manager Bill McKechnie has meet in the Garden on Friday night lh 1944, at Navy last year. The coming campaign will find Rossi, Dodger club physician, that Montgomery, whose claim to the a tight defensive ball club that gives quarters and landed hard rights set of values on playing the exacting the fight-handed pinch hitter will under the heart. in what should be an Interesting 6,164-yard course. him back at Penn. And Bob Kelly, Notre Dame's best run­ "world's" title is debated by Ike up mighty few runs. Those spec­ bout as far as elimination for a ning back two years ago, and a Navy back last season. He'll rejoin the club in St. Louis In timei Williams, holder of the N.B.A. ver- tacles and the mild McKechnie man­ In the four rounders, Johnny It takes that long, ddwn-the-mid- ner are not too be accepted too middleweight contender is con­ be back at South Bend. Not to mention Hunchy Hoern- for the important series with Med- sion, was floored by Mouzon in Marino, Brooklyn, won a decision cerned. dle drive and accurate approach to wlck's old club, the Cardinals, that 1:49 of the second round and trustingly. from Phil Thomas, Bronx, and Her- win. Two Inches off, the. fairway schemeyer, who was a superb runner and passer for Bo begins with a Sunday doubleheader counted out as he foggily attempted bie Morris, West Side, and Joe La At the same time Long Beach Grudge Series in Chi means trouble—and such a veteran McMillan's Indiana team for two years, shifted to Navy last . . Meanwhile, the agitation to to regain his feet. He was badly out- Scala, Greenwich Village, battled Stadium shows Lou Valles and Tiger star as Harold (Jug) McSpaden was season. Hoernschemeyer has left the academy and will make all Brooklyn players wear boxed by the youngster in the first The Grimmest Fairy Tale of all to a draw. jNelson in the star eight-rounder, In trouble all the way and ended up helmets at bat is having a revival round and unmercifully outslugged will unfold in Chicago. The Cubs with three other eights rounding with a three-over 75—and will have operate for the Chicago Rockets in the All-America Con­ The judges were Charley Dray- out the show. ference. But Durocher refused to say in the second before he hit the deck. have their booby traps all rigged. cott and Sam Cohen. to Improve if he hopes to be in the anything on the moot topic. A crowd of 14,639 braved threat­ The North Side would chuckle sin­ The lightweight bout between 64 who will survive the medal play Nor will these players be replaced. With the war over, Speculators have gotten hold of ening weather and paid $68,794 to fully if Charley Grimm's pitchers Patsy Giovenelll and Ruby Garcia and get Into match competition young athletes with gridiron talent will prefer to seek their choice seats for the Dodger-Cardi­ see the bout. An early storm should hold Dixie Walker hltless, WHEN OUT OF TOWN scheduled at the Queensboro Arena which starts Wednesday. Another nal twin bill and tickets in the abated at fight time, and though 18 holes of medal play Is slated for higher education at schools where the curriculum is not so and knock their enemies of the REGISTER FROM BROOKLYN last night was postponed until to­ upper stands are bringing $10 a pair the first round was fought In a batting nets out of the pennant. night because of rain. today. rugged or the discipline so rigid. and downstairs reservations $20 for slight rain, it had stopped by the two seats . . . The Pirates today time the second round began. It's sure to be a grudge series at IRISH ARE LOADED—Navy faces a rough voyage. Army are voting on collective bargaining Mouzon's victory made one mem­ Wrlgley Field. may weather the storm but the,Cadets will experience one for the first time In major league ber of the Montgomery family The Cards' big chance is to re­ extremely interesting afternoon on Nov. 9 when Notre history . . . The ballots will be happy—Bob's older brother, Tom, form and start beating the ears off Lesley Cup Matches a Golf Farce counted when the polls close at who Is a part owner of Mouzon's the second division. But that would Dame goes after them. They do say those Irish are really 7:30 p.m., while the Corsairs are contract. be too sane and orthodox In this loaded this year. taking the field against the Dodgers Both Mouzon and Montgomery loony age. Besides the Dodgers are at Forbes Field . . . The Up is beginning to smell their World Frank Leahy is back from the wars and in charge. hail from Philadelphia, and both Series oats, mixed with loco weeds Minus Single Topflight Met Star Johnny Lujack, an ace passer, is back from the armed going to keep Eddie Mlksis on third weighed in at 137 pounds. —the young colts and the old war forces. Kelly, a tremendously speedy runner,.returns from base and alternate Augle Galan and horses. They have a new threat of By RALPH TROST And for awhile it was a pretty matches aren't cup matches at Carl Furlllo in the outfield ... He Tackle Manzo Traded their own in the return to action Thursday morning a team hot fight. The Met district, mus­ all but Just a tea party, if the Annapolis. And there is a regiment of experienced re­ makes no prediction on how many tering the best team, usually Alma, Mich., Aug. 20 (U.P.)—In a of Pete Reiser's run producing bat. from the Metropolitan District boys happened to like tea. turnees out of service, going back as far as regulars on the games his team will win In the West will push off for Salem, Mass. won. But not easily. The bunch from Boston tried . . . "That would be silly," he said. move to get more "home tfrown" Yet when all's said and done, How it got that way is an inter­ to put some golf into the matches 1942 eleven. players on their squads the Detroit nothing adds up to any logical con­ and the Lesley Cup matches. On "We'll just go out and try to win the team will be Frank Strafaci, esting piece. The cup was put up this year but the Philly crowd Observers say Notre Dame Is a.cinch to win every game each day." Lions of the National Football clusion. It's been a campaign of by a Philadelphlan to encourage League today traded tackle Joe hit-and-miss baseball and In all the Metropolitan champion. Mai got stuffy. There was a hot de­ except that one against Army. And that, of course, is the Joe Hatten and Vic Lombardl Galletta, the Long Island cham­ friendly rivalry. Early in Its his­ bate In the Metropolitan District will show the Pirates plenty' of Manzo to the Boston Yanks for probability it's too late to do any­ tory, the Lesley Cup stuff had game the Irish most want to win. Well, after that 59—0 quarterback GcV>rge Ceithaml. thing about it now. pion, Tommy Goodwin, the West­ as to what sort of a team should score in 1944 and the 48—0 rout in 1945, no one can deny left-handed pitching in the two chester, champion; Ray Billows, some hot competition with each be fielded. At one stage it seemed that they haven't plenty of revenge coming. games here . . . Fritz Ostcrmucller, Doug Ford, Jim Paul, Willie Tur- se«tor coming up with Just about as if the MOA might not send the Pittsburgh lefty who shut 'em nesa, etc.? Not this year, my boy. the best it had. Massachusetts got a team at all and that would have out at Ebbets Field recently, has re­ Major League Records The Lesley Cup matches have gone so het up over the matches that been a good idea for though the illllitll^ 1 ceived the nod from Manager Frank sissy in a big way. There isn't a It sought to force the U. S. O. A. players pay their own expenses, Frisch for tonight's game ... So topflight performer on the team. to allow the sections to pay the the Massachusetts Association will far the Dodgers have won 14 and National League . American League It's about as representative of team expenses so that the best have to play host—which means lost 19 In the West for a' percent­ golfers would be able to play the Met will have to play host VESTERDAY'8 RESULTS YESTERDAY'S RKSULT8 Metropolitan golf today as a age of 424 . . . They failed to 1776 newspaper. whether or not they had the next year or the year after and play .500 ball In any of their three St. Louis 6, Cincinnati 0, night. .Chicago at New York, rain, money. The U, S. G. A. slugged playing host costs lots of dough. junkets beyond the Alleghanies . . . (Only games scheduled). St. Louis at Boston, rain. The Met team won't be the that idea cockeyed, the late It once cost the MGA a couple only flopperoo. Phlily's team will But Durocher is convinced they are STANDING Or THE CLUBS (Only games scheduled). "Tack" Ramsay stepping down of thousand to provide all, In­ a better club than that record shows STANDING OF THE CLUBS be as poor, Massachusetts as from his presidential chair to put cluding caviar, the visitors de­ and everybody Is inclined to agree W. I. Pet. G.B. weak and. If things follow cus­ the heaviest slug on the idea with sired. That's a lot of money. Brooklyn - 70 41 .619 W. rci. VJ.t*. tom, Canada will be poorest of with htm. BURR, Boston 82 35 as strong-arm a parliamentary act Maybe not too much for a repre- . St, Louis • 68 4* .607 .701 all. 1% New York 67 48 .583 14 a

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