“GHOST bruins clinging I FLEET” ASSEMBLYING NEAR MOBILE STANDINGS MACKMEN DEFEAT TO LEAGUE LEAD YESTERDAY’S RESULTS THE SCREEN CRACKLES National League CLEVELAND, 6-2 Sept. 15.— The New York 9; Pittsburgh 5. CHICAGO, (2P)— Boston Cubs 0; Cincinnati 2. WITH ROARING ACTION! Chicago clung Philadelphia 1; St. Louis 3. PHILADELHIA, Sept. 15.—0T>>— vague-leading his 100th tenaciously to their three and a Brooklyn 12-6; Chicago 5-7. A1 Smith, seeking Major ran into a game margin over the St. League victory, hornet’s ) half American League Cardinals today as they di- nest of Philadelphia Athletic base i Touis St. Louis 4-8; New York 7-3. hits in the first three and i vided a unique 10-inning “double- Cleveland 2; Philadelphia 6. innings head"!'" with their benefactors oi Detroit 7-7; Washington 4-3. the Mackmen defeated Cleveland Brooklyn’s Dodgers. Chicago at Boston; postponed rain. 6-2 today in the first game of a as ,he moment, Wally "Old Gasbag"- Dodgers, who twice defeated scheduled twin bill. The second The STANDINGS last was called on account of <he Cardinals night, register- game biggest liar in 7 states— NEW YORK, Sept. rain after a scoreless first d a long-anticipated victory, 12-5, 15.—(ip)—Major inning. league standings including all day games (FIRST one-inning continuation of a GAME) new 1en a of Sept. 15. The box: brings yon something in the on * me suspended eighth American League Cleveland Ab R I O A in the real business Teams Wen Lost Pet. ruiv 20. but of A1 Cihocki, ss_ 4 1113 in excitement! Detroit 84 59 .587 ihe Cubs triumphed, 7-6. xMackiewicz, _ 0 0 0 0 0 ,he'day Washington_ 83 63 .568 4 bON 1 M. Rocco, lb_ 1 1 13 2 ThP St. Louis- 75 67 .528 Ah R Fleming, rf _ 4 0 13 0 H O A New Brooklyn York_ 73 67 .521 Heath, If- 3 0 12 0 Cleveland _ 67 69 .493 if It l Myer, 2b _ 4 0 2 3 4 Chicago __ 68 74 .479 Ross, 3b _ 4 0 114 Boston 66 76 .465 ?! Seerey, cf _ 3 0 0 0 0 I Philadelphia _ 50 91 .355 c gi!f2 0 0 7 0 Hayes, _ 4 0 10 3 Stevens, lb Smith, p _ 2 0 2 2 0 National League I A salute the _ to 3~= is o s s Salveson, p 1 0 0 0 1 smashing sar.- 1 0 0 0 xxO’Dea _ 1 0 0 0 0 yvHerman 0 Chicago _ 88 52 .629 ^ daredevils who man the sandlock, C 3 0 0 3 1 St. Louis_ 85 55 .607 0 1 0 Totals _ 34 2 9 24 17 Webber. P ? Brooklyn _ 78 62 .557 0 0 0 0 xBatted for Cihocki in 9th. Navy’s blimps! Scat'- P 0 Pittsburgh _ 79 66 .545 | 0 0 0 0 0 New York_ 75 67 xxBatted for Salveson in 9th. K „g p .528 Boston __ 59 81 .421 0 0 0 Philadelphia Ab R H O A | P 0 0 Cincinnati _58 82 .414 Star, Hall, 2b _ 5 0 12 3 Philadlephia _... 43 100 .301 rf 5 0 14 0 ...— 34 6 8 24 7 Peck, j_ Totals 0 « King in 8th. McGhee, If _ 5 1 2 vBa’ted for .NEW YORK, Sept. 15.—(.TV-Probable Brown in 9th. Estalella, cf_ 4 0 2 5 1 xxBatted for pitchers for tomorrow’s major league Siebert, lb _ 4 2 3 9 0 Mobile river above Mobile, battle-scarred and are games with won and lost records in pa- 2 0 Ab R H O A Ala., war-weary cargo ships Kell, 3b _ 4 2 2 Chicago beein'nincrtheand anchors to start renthese: drop what may soon be this c _ 3 12 4 0 1 country’s largest “ghost fleet’’ in Rosar, hi-ftnrt gTbt to (American League ) 0 2 2 3 4 2 14 6 for post-war commercial use. The will ac- Busch, ss _ 3 2b commodatPommodate thttle^nar1!. considered.u.nsu>table anchorage Smsoii, about 500 Sh Louis at New York _ 4 0 10 0 if 5 * 3 8 ships No official estimate h as been made of the number to be stored there. (2)—Shirley (4- Black, p Lowrey. J 12) and Muncrief (12-3) vs. Bonham (7- Cavarreita. lb 4 10 9 1 5 112 10) and Chandler (0-1) or Bevens (13- Totals_ 37 6 26 27 7 Pafko. cf- 0 rf « « 8). Score by innings: .Hichoison 100—2 CONGRESS MAY GET Cleveland _ 00 001 c- Chicago at Boston (2)—Lee (14-11) and Gillespie, i : BREADON 000 Olx—6 } _ 023 0 10 0 0 PREDICTS BROWNS Caldwell (6-7) vs. Heflin (3-9) Ferris Philadelphia zzzzSccorv YANKEES, Error: Heath. Runs batted in: Black c- 0 0 0 1 0 TOUGH IN EFFORTS (21-8). Williams, Busch. Ross. Rocco. Two base ss 10 0 10 Detroit at Washington (2)—Newhouaer 2, Rosar, Merullo. hit: Cihocki. Sacrifice: Osar. Dou- 1 0 0 0 0 TO STOP (22-8) and Benton (12-6) vs. Niggeling (7- Rocco, with zOtero CARDINALS TO WIN THE DRAFT Left on 2 0 10 2 SPLIT TWIN BILL 11) and Wolff ble plays.: Siebert (unassisted). ss (18-10). Hughes, 9. 2 0 Clevleand at bases: Cleveland 9; Philadelphia Base Borowy. P 0 0 1 Philadelphia (2)—Center DRAKE JAMES GLEASON (Continued on balls: Smith 4; Salveson 2. Hits, off TOM 1 0 0 0 0 ST. from Page One) (6-2) and Gromek (16-9) or Glieman (5- zzMoore LOUIS, Sept. 15.—(/P)— Sam Los- * NEW 15. 8) vs. Newsom Salveson 7 in 5. Passed ball: Hayes. Selena ROYLS zzzSauer 0 0 0 0 0 YORK, Sept. —(TP)— (8-18) and Knerr (4-11). Jan CLAYTON 10 10 Breadon leaned back in his ing pitcher: Smith. Umpires: McGowan, p 0 chair, talking chiefly in a party confer- to their * Vandcnberg, The St. Louis Browns clung and Rue. Time: 1:42. Attendance: 3,000. Sr. O'NEILL --- 0 0 0 0 0 .National Noah BEERY, Henry Pasoan, p flashed a confident smile and ence—on such as League today things unemploy- third berth a New York at ment and place by dividing Pittsburgh (2)—Brewer 37 7 12 a fourth Nation- pay, jobs for everybody. (6-5) and Maglie (5-2) vs. Totals_ 27 13 predicted straight double header with the New York Gables (11-5) They took no formal stand. and Beck (8-4.1 —Plus— zBatted for Merullo in 4th. al for his world League pennant In Yankees before 13,033 paying cus- Brooklyn at Chicago (6-3) zzBaBlted for BoBrowy in 6th. congressional corridors and (2)—Herring St. Louis Cardinals. tomers the second and Branca (3-5) vs. Wyse (19-10) and HANOVER Beginning LATEST NEWS for Moore in 6th. champion offices: today, winning "zzzRan Prim (12-7). Wednesday! zzzzBnBited for Gillespie in 7th. game 8-3 after the Yanks had cop- MAFFITT VILLAGE Of the Red Birds who are stum- Boston at Cincinnati (2) (6-11) Score by innings: Senator George (D-Ga.) saidI —Logan Starts ped the opener 7-4. and Lee (3-9) vs. BETTY bling slightly in second place be- there won’t be BoWman (11-10) and TODAY*ONLY Brooklyn _ !02 000 102—6 any jobless pay Kennedy (5-14'. hind the high-flying Cubs, Lefty Hal Hollingsworth was the HUTTON _ Chicago Chicago 001 001 50x—7 legislation if the senate puts back Philadelphia at St. Louis (2)—Barrett ALAN LADD" Brown 2, Merullo. Runs batted Sam said: star of the TODAY! Errors: smiling into a bill a second game, pitching (7-19) and Mauney (5-9). or Sproull (4- LORETTA YOUNG Arturo 2. Walker. compromise provosion| .in: Galan Bordagary. Stevens, “We’ve still the best club and an eight-hitter for his 11th victory 10) vs. Burkhardt (16-7) and Jurisich (2- 2. Van- got to pay up to $25 per week for 26 in DE CARDOVA Hack. Lowrey Pafko. Hughes, with 3.) Two base hits: we’re going to win.” Breadon compared nine lost, and bat- denberg. Galan, Lowrey, join- weeks. The house- won’t approve, "AND NOW TOMORROW" in Three base hits: Nich- ed almost ting in three runs for the Browns Hughes. Lowrey, all other baseball prog- George declared. olson. Sacrifices: Rosen. Bordagary. Left nosticators in picking the five with his first homer of the season. Surrender MONDAY~AND TUESDAY “INCENDIARY o,n bases: Brooklyn 10: Chicago 10. Bases But some senators are to1 Japs Huge games the Cards have left with the going The blow came off Allen Gettel in on balls: Webber 3. King 1, Borowy 6. BING CROSBY BLONDE” fight to the. back: the to send 1. Strikeouts: Webber Cubs as the ones that will decide get provision fourth, the latter to Stores Of MARY MARTIN Vandenbcrg 3, ■ Equipment when the bill comes for showers. in Technicolor! Borowy 2. Passeau 1. Hits, off: Webber for certain the 1945 flag race. in, up in & in 6 innings (none out in 7th): Seats debate on the floor Tuesday. The! (FIRST CAME) SHANGHAI, ‘‘RHYTHM ON THE RIVER” 0 1-3: 2 in 2-3: Buker 1 in “We’ve been able to beat the Chi- Sept. 15—(U.R)—Jap- in King 1: — The box: finance committee George is; anese forces in surrend- Borowy 2 in 6; Vandenberg 5 in 2 1-3 cago Cubs all season,” Breadon St.