Cooper, Off to Poor Start, Regains Spot As Card Slab
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Stoenittg J&kf Off to Poor as J&poof:\s« Card Slab Ace Washington, D. C., Friday, July 28, 1944—A—8 Cooper, Start, Regains Spot Kiefer Is Among Aces Ties for Shutout Lead Lose or Draw Win, From in In 11 of His By JOHN LARDNER. Bainbridge Taking Boxer Murray Not Big League But Big Enough Tank Meet Last 12 A couple of heavyweights will scramble in the main bout at Mad- Big Showings Co-operation of Lt. Hardy L. ison Square Garden, Ne v York, tonight and over the horizon looms By JACK HAND, athletic director another, my friend Lou Nova, demonstrator of the law of gravity. This Pearce, of jthe Axocuted Pre*» Sport* Writer. is a welcoming development, since if you have to have duration prize Bainbridge Naval Training Center, Rookies come and rookies go, but fighters, the big ones are more entertaining- has assured the success of the sec- Mort Cooper's powerful right arm still much of the In a recent discussion of Mr. Lee Q. Murray of South Norwalk, ond annual A. Earle Weeks swim- represents pitch- ing strength of the pennant-bound Conn., I said there was in his record to show he could nothing fight. ming tournament, scheduled for the St. Louis Cardinals. I was speaking relatively, in terms of garden main bouts. It's doubtful Takoma pool Monday night. The husky Red Bird from Web- if Michael Sturtcvant Jacobs, the generalissimo, would head a card Lt. Pearce, formerly acting di- ster Groves, Mo., staggered through with Mr. Murray in normal times. rector of physical education in Dis- the early season and was batted off Mr. Murray is not big league. However, he is big enough for the hill three times in a row as he trict public high schools and pro- these days, and both ne and his opponent, Mr. Albert Turkey Thomp- took a back seat to George Munger, moter of successful son, a wide and powerful Negro Okie from California, have certain many swimming Harry Brecheen and the veteran meets has negative distinctions. Mr Murray lost to Runnin’ Rob Pastor and locally, made available Max Lanier. for this meet some big-name swim- drew with Abe Simon, both of whom were considered good enough to Mort answered the “what’s the mers of national Importance. meet Joe Louis twice eacn. matter with Cooper?” remarks by Kiefer Is Outstanding. opening a spurt on May 28 that Pastor Indicates That Can Hit Outstanding among these is has produced 11 win* In 12 starts Thompson winner of na- Adolph Kiefer, many and boosted him into a tie with The man who considered them good enough to meet Louis twice tional backstroke titles the during Bucky Walters of the Reds for most each was their Jemes and once he had made manage?, Joy Johnston, last seven years and one of the rec- shutouts with five. his there was for Joe to do but them and lick ognized stars of the Kiefer up mind, nothing fight country. As the Card* opened up a 14'*- will be entered in the back- them, twice each. 150-yard game lead o Cincinnati, their stroke along with Roger Ahlman, a Mr. Thompson did something to Runnin’ Bob Pastor which Louis longest margin of the year, Cooper capable teammate. AL ZARILLA. failed to do, the firsr time around. He bounced Robin upon the rug hurled a two-hit shutout against Local admirers of Kiefer predict —A. P. Wirephoto. several times. It’s true that Pastor and the duke from the Phils for a 5-0 decision over got up copped that he will shatter all Dis- existing Ken Raffensberger, after Harrv the Turkey, but this and other episodes indicate that Mr. Thompson trict marks for the back- 150-yard Brecheen had wobbled to an a was once asked 8-7 can hit. Nor is he timtd type. The story has it that he HOW TO KEEP COOL—Jean Ort (left) and Betty Roland, at- stroke, and even may threaten the Zarilla of I-A and 4-F verdict over Bill Lee in the opener to box an exhibition with Louis on the coast. tractive Capital swimming stars, in some strokes national mark in that specialty. Browns, get practice of a double bill. "With what kind of gloves?” inquired Turkey. in the Ambassador pool for the A. Earle Weeks tank carnival Ahlman, a native of St. Paul, Minn., Given Strong Stick ones,” said the "You don’t want to killed, do which will be held at Takoma is believed capable of pacing Kiefer. Support. "Big promoter. get Monday night. Four Is A-l as In Cooper’s sensational Walter Ris, last year a member of Times, Slugger suing the you?” By FRITZ HOWELL, a pinch-hitter, he had a batting Cards have scored the Great Lakes relay team that [as 108 runs, an aver- “No, indeed,” Mr. Thompson. 'But I am in the As*oci»ted Pres» Sports Writer. of .204. Then he blazed into of 9 replied fight broke the world and Ted average age per game, including such the idea of to the and Joe is the and record, 1 business with getting top. top, NEW YORK, July 28 —Ke g been the starting line-up, and in nine lopsided totals as Pathetic Tallies Hobart, a school star at Massa- 18-0, 16-0 and I mighc as well find out now what 1 am up against. Let’s use the Griffmen, With prep for and 4-F 1-A in the draft times, games has fashiloned 15 hits in 24 10-2. Chicago, beaten 11 times In light gloves.” nutten Military Academy a few years four times, but he’s the hottest times at bat, boosting his mark to a row by St. Louis, is the Na- This exhibition never materialized, but they tell me the Turkey’s ago, are Bainbridge aces who will only hitter in the American League. We .286. ! tional League team has not courage was not feigned, that, he really is willing to go in there and In Lose Sixth race in the 100-yard free style, while Cooper Sight, mean Louis Straight A1 Zarilla, the St. Sprinkled among the 15 bingles stopped In boasting his win record play for keeps with anybody. That is a good attitude, from the JOHN B. with mates on the In their Ris also will compete in the 200- By KELLER, runway. Browns' outfielder who has whisked were three a and two to customers’ of view. free event. doubles, triple 13-4. He was belted out by the point Star Staff Correspondent. 11 games, though, the Nats have yard style 1 back and forth between the club- homers. During the spree he scored 'Cubs in a game eventually taken, CHICAGO. 111., July 28 —In most bit just 14 doubles and three triples Spangler in Breast Stroke. Is Picked to Win Battle house and his draft board so often four runs and batted in 10. He may j 10-9. and did a relief chore that Turkey Tonight's on this trip the Nats have for their extra-base record. Lt. "Bucky” Spangler is entered in games that he hardly has had time to get be 4-F to the Army, but he's A-l brought no reward. The party of the second part, Mr- Murray, also brunette, was a on the breast and Fred managed to get fair number 100 Hits on the 200-yard stroke, into a baseball uniform. with the Browns. He's .625 once Col. and the his Trip. hitfing Ray Muller s double In the managed by Lemuel Q. Stoopnagle, colonel left the base but around to Taioli will Ris in the 200-yard eighth paths getting The Nats have made 100 hits on join Two weeks ago, operating mostly for the nine contests. inning boa=ted Cincinnati impriht upon this piece of property in the form of a first name and free These back into the home plate hasn't been done the but style. Bainbridge boys initial, Lemuel Q., now abridged to Lee Q. It is frightening to con- trip, they’ve averaged only second place by a 4-2 nod over Bos- often. There just doesn't seem to are celebrated for their colorful per- template some of the tags which are tied to innocent prize fighters, four runs a game. They can’t get ton. Pittsburgh was rained out at be any punch in Washington bats formances, and will add sparkle to and I expect Mr. Murray was lucky to get off as lightly as he did. very far with this kind of run- New York, as was Chicago at Brook- when Washington players are in Monday nightfs eight-event program 9-5 Favorite Battle In history's pages the “duration” period of boxing unquestionably making. And there's little promise Murray Angott, Perry lyn. Rookie Jim Konstanty did the will be as a of some Meanwhile Washington swimmers slighted congress second-raters, but of the “dura- scoring position. if improvement unless some of the pitching for the Reds to decision tion” were standard. 11 of the the are working out dally. Prominent fighters not bad by any Jimmy Bivins, con- In the games tour, Nats develop an extra-base hitting Reliever Ira Hutchinson. the for the sidered the "duration” champion until he went into the armed service, Nats have had 11 runners stranded or even how to among pretties training Is Duel to Get Bout knack discover sock Against Thompson The St. Louis Browns missed a was a pretty able operative of light-heavyweight tendencies, just be- third base and 25 on second.