k tJcning flpf is AUGUST Reds Threaten to MONDAY, 30, 1943—A—12 Rallying Fight Cards Through Stretch BASEBALL EXPEDITIONARY FORCE —By- JIM BERRYMAN Lose or Draw Cincinnati's Hot Drive Win, IT OUGHT Tb A 5o\ y0UFlNALLv\ V. BE —<OH-A4IGOSH! FOUND A WAV Tb is D'ARMyMISTErX By GRANTLAND RICE, PRETTY GOOD SHOW j /diS ENTERTAININfi (WASTE VER MADE I 14 of 18 —i OET on BASE ( UP ' Special Correspondent of The Star. AMD IF.THE !y JOMES..AIOT CLEVELAND, \ DOUGHBOYS \ ME WANNA BE I Bags Games; WHEN, --*-^ U.S.A.! ALAS (61-U/AY to MAJOR LEAGUES ( AM UDDER YAP OUTA k Football Show Unexpected Strength > WOMT BE ANY SEND A GOUPLE OF YUH AN' YUH GOES OK CHINA A NEW YORK, Aug. 30 (NANA).—There will be in the ranks— PUSHOVER... ►^AOUTm^EB^ York Misses Mark gaps TEAMS AROUND THE DUTY FER DMESSSARGIWT many gaps—but within a short while football will show unexpected WORLD To PLAY fbe By TED MEIER. strength on both the pro and the service-college side. America's Associat'd Prwa Sports Writ". The pros will be far stronger than any one figured would be Baseball- they .It seems far-fetched, but there is tlx months ago. hungry Soldiers away a possibility that the Cincinnati And the Navy has sent enough fancy talent to take care of a from home good Reds may overhaul the St. Louis large college group, and give each section and con- fast-moving scrappy Cardinals in another of those hot tests through the fall. September finishes usually associ- After all, the Navy got its share of college football stars from the ated with the National League. 80.000 students they are sending back for war training, and from this A at the collection there are several hundred names remembered from last year's quick glance standings shows the program. Cards out in front by 10 V4 with 34 left to And it wont be long now. The have some pretty good backs. The games only play. The standings fall to how- first big All Star-Redskins collision Giants won’t be a great team, but * show, VEAH.THAT BvsX VICTORY THROUGH ever, that in the last two weeks the is only a few days behind, as they will be a good team—good PALM TREE ISTH’ AlCODlVER.., Reds have September catches more action than enough to play a lot of interesting PRESS BOX- BUT second-place apparently found themselves. In the first autumn month ever saw football.” VOU BETTER WAIT /YKSR.we betterN that period / KEEP HIM HEBE..HEJ they won 14 of 18, three before. The same goes for the Bears. They ‘TIL I CLEAN IT UPy Including \ *TM' BEST 1-MAN AA straight over the Redbirds before still have a strong line left, includ- WITH A LI'L "pineapple J/' = > BATTER.V I'VE EVER / the second half, of Redskins Retain Class ing one Bulldog Turner, who is losing yesterday's ■y JUICE Z.) twin bill. half a line on his own. \r~—^seea \yy Just a few months back the pro He is a big, fast, aggressive Texan If the Reds maintain their re- outlook was about as deep and dark C(iC'£— who can take care of him- markable .778 pace of the last fort- as the mouth of a railroad tunnel. good self—and several others. night and sweep a four-game series It looks different now. Mr. George In addition to the line, the Bears with the Cards at St. Louis next Preston Marshall's Washington Red- still have left in the week end, the senior loop will wit- skins. defending champions, will be winning speed backfield. survivors of the best back- ness another dogfight right down to something to suppress. field that ever passed and ran the wire. Sammy Baugh alone gives them a across gridiron turf. Reds Draw Record Crowd. decided jump on the field. And he The largest crowd in the isn't the only star they have left, Neale Not history Downhearted Scribes —AMD SUPPOSE of Crosley not overlooking a powerful line that Field—38,017, including We have had a number of close- just have THE HiGH-floUL 35,475 includes the 280-pound Wee Willie paid—turned out in Cincin- order conferences with the To GET LUKE 1 nati and Wilkins. crafty USED, CHAMP, yesterday watched the Reds Earl Greasy Neale, co-pilot of the To WORKINE Simplify transpokwoon it is APPLING,TAKES 1 win the opener, 5 to 3, and lose tha In close pursuit of the Redskins WITH JAP \Jo likely^ combined Eagles and Steelers. SNIPERS" THAT NO UMPIRES WILL BE CARRIED ALONG. THE nightcap, 3 to 3, in 11 after are to looking over, TbUfc_ innings, you likely find Curley Lam- ■ Coach Neale refuses to make any THEIR ..BUT TUB ARMV WILL BURNISH 6ocD OAlBS/ coming from behind to tie the socr# beau’s Green Bay Packers, the SHOUUSERS. commitments, one way or another. in the ninth on Max Marshall’s Chicago Bears and the New York But I can that he isn’t down- single. Giants. say hearted yet. Elmer Riddle received Director Lambeau was lucky to credit toe The Eagles-Steelers have been at No Mistake Earns his 17th get Don Hutson back. The Packers Hunter Title Costantino 7-5 Choice Scramble for Juvenile win ln^the first game, al- late afternoon work longer than Racing though it took Shoun's may miss Cecil Isbell, but Don still Clyde relief any of the others. You can be sure will be with pitching to stop the Cards from the dangerous any passer will Over at they be ready physically when Silver Title seventh on. In the it was who can keep the ball in the same Hollejo Spring As Bout With Wilson Last Till nightcap the LAKKx Derby Day arrives. EAWKENCE. rtecruju in May opening game cy turned a smoowi Max Lanier county. per- By the Associated Press. hair dozen other youngsters which who kept the Cards* What about the In Pete Capt. Alvin I Kay, transferred formance to win the of hunt- lead from Dodgers? pairs NEW YORK, 30.—Like a kid have been so-so now being shaved to 8% games. Curley will have a pretty good from the Aug. only up to may Cawthon they have a coach who West to duty here, arrived ers. No Foolin, latest acquisition of who football team ready for the open- National Card finds out on Fourth of July wind up as the glamour boy, particu- Taking the mound in the 10th will hold his own and who, in ad- just in time to see No Mistake, his Mrs. Gardner Hallman, gave a con- Tops ing whistle. what Santa Claus left him last larly around Derby time. Lanier pitched two perfect innings, dition, will Till the autumn air with 4-year-old hunter, take three blue sistent performance in his introduc- Two fancy, top-flight feather- the Lambeau has good stuff on hand Christmas, turf’s 2-year-old Leading this set is Alorter, from striking out four of the six batters to more flying footballs than most ribbons yesterday to win the hunter tion to local show circles. weights, Lulu Costantino, East Side and you can bank on him to do steppers probably won’t know who the bam of A1 C. Ernest of Cleve- face him. In addition he singled teams ever use. championship of the Silver Spring Summaries: New Yorker, and Jackie his share. Wilson, their real champ is until about land. Although he’s looked good to start the 11th and eventually Cawthon comes from the South- Horse Show at the North End Pive-gaited saddle horse—Won by Pittsburgh Negro, for 10 tangle Derby Day next spring. winning three stakes around Chi- scored the winning run on Walker west where they believe in heaving grounds. Wayne Morse’s Spice of Life; second, Mr. rounds at Griffith Stadium Giants and Bears Hargrave’s Red Boy: third. Mrs. A. H. tonight With the sub-par set of colts cago, he’s been beaten Just enough Cooper’s one-baser. Strong the ball around. He is one of the No mistake was Dora M. L. Eng- in a battle made. Judges Armstrong’s Lee; fourth, that gives promise of each other oft so that to second fid- land’s Highland Lad. knocking regularly he's had play Detroit Large Steve Owen of the Giants most Percy Drury and Edward the so Rudy York, slugger, clout- interesting characters that Talbert, jr., being best far this summer. and the fillies flailing the colts, dle in the Midwest to Jezrahel and admits that he will have a much when chose Open hack—Won by June Curran's ed two homers as the Tigers beat the has come into the game for some opined they the young Needmore: second, Prances Crouse’s It’s the most important the throughout whfle juvenile title set-up is Occupy. However, the older horse- St. Louis Browns better ball club than he hoped to time, a hustler of high son of Whizzaway—Lucille II, which Hollejo; third Anne Hagner’s Recruit; the this week with the twice, 15 to 5 and grade. fourth. Eva Rabbitt’s Jack's country as scrambled as chicken hash. men say he’s the in have some was Queen. "good thing” 4 to 2, but fell one of while back. Pro football will have a surprisingly beaten after tieing winner due for a shot at Phil shy tielng his good year. Green hunter—Won by Angelina Cara- And, unless some youngster comes Saturday’s Washington “I’m not we can handle for honors at futurity.