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f AGE TWO PUTTSBURGH frAtl.Y PftFS*. PLATTSBURGILN. > .—'I Ijl^D.U , AUGUST u, r-MO. Tigers Are Victims Of No-Hit, No'Knn Game BROWNSUPSET LEADERS WITH KAME SPLIT Johnny Whitehead Turns In No-Hit, No-Run Tilt In Nightcap of Bill ST. LOUIS, Aug. 5 IIP)— Back at their pastime of knocking off the league leaders, the St. Louis Browns used a no-hit no-run pitching per- formance by Johnny Whitehead to dump the Detroit Tigers today, 4 to 0, in a 5 1-2 -inning nightcap of a doubleheader. Although they won the opener, 9 to 2, the loss in the second game, which was cut short by rain, forced the Tigers to yield first place to the Cleveland Indians It was the l.ilii Miii' lilt *Mn/l Ikl' ill*'. Hloivm IIIKI knocked u lemii cull of the lead. They did it first in 'June when they beat Boston four games in a row and the Eed Sox have not yet recoverea from the shook. In July, the Browns took two games in suc- cession from Cleveland and the In- dians dropped out of the lead tem- porarily. Doing the trick to the Tigers gave the Browns a record of a league leader deposed each of three straight months. Only two men reached first base against Whitehead in Detroit's six turn at bat, Frank Metha getting a base on balls in the third inning and Hank Greenberg being safe on an error in the fourth. Neither advanced to second base. Detroit Ill 200 013—9 12 1 St. Louis . ... 100 001 000—2 6 1 Rowe and Sullivan; Niggsling, Law- son, Mills and Susce, Mills. Detroit 000000—002 St. Louis 002 llx—4 5 1 Bridges and Tebbetts; Whitehead and Swift. THE SPORT TRAIL By Whitney Martin irrtiMrdMrc.MV.^r/alv.Mrr.ilr/iMr/^lir.Mir.My.Mr^ir^Mlj.ill^Mrr.M'.M DODGERS BLANK GIANTS BY 7-0 BEHIND WYATT •—BROOKLim, Aug. 6 UP)— To the audible enjoyment of 31,790 happy Flatbushers, the Brooklyn Dodgers humbled their hated rivals, the New York Giants*6 to 0, tonight 'behind the six-hit hurling of Whitlow Wy- att. i, It was the first time the two teams ever had met at night. New York . ... 000 000 000—0 6 2 Brooklyn . .. 100 004 lOx—6 11 0 Gumbert, Dean, Lynn and Dan- ning; Wyatt and Phelps. Northern League Yesterday's Results .Tupper Lake 4; Massena 4 called end 10th, dark.) Only game scheduled. Today's Schedule Saranac Lake at Plattsburgh. Massena at Tupper Lake. Standings W L PLATTSBURGH 3 1 Massena 2 2 Malone 0 3 (Tie, Pet. .800 .750 .500 .000 .000 THREE DIE SEEKING TO HELP A FOURTH BRISTOL, N. H„ Aug. 5 (IF) Pour men—three of them firemen attempting rescues—died today at the bottom of a 50-foot well as they were overcome by gas fumes and toppled into seven feet of water. First of the victims was a work- man engaged in pumping out the well water with a gasoline pump. The three firemen, one of them a bridegroom of a week, were over- come, on by one, as each descend- ed whe nhe saw the other topple over. Police Chief Ernest Hopkins said an examination was underway to determine whether death was caus ed by fumes or by drowning. The dead: Martin Kease, 45, of Gorham, the workman. Earl R. Wells, 22. of Bristol, who was married a week ago. Forest H._ Martii., 40, of Bristol, Wells' brotner-in-law. Verne A. Tilton, 45, also of Bris- tol. ,A fourth fireman, Albert Paddle- ford, 50, of Bristol, also was over- come In the rescue attempt, but .was revived later at a hospital. All five were taken from the /Water by gas-masked rescuers. Fire- men tried for several hours to re- Vive the victims with inhalators. NEW YORK, Aug. 5. IAPL—Jimmy Foxx left his first basing job with the Red Sox the other day to plant his chunky frame behind home plate and do a job of catching. That item seems casual enough until it is considered that Foxx, who hasn't done any catching to speak of for several years, and at an age—32 —when the average citizen begins to think of ways to tie his shoe without bending over too far, was taking over the meanest, toughest, most unsung job in baseball. It makes you tired just to think about it. Tf he had been catching steadily it would have been tough enough, but that unaccustomed squatting, stooping and squinting must have left his legs in knots and his hands bundles of fire. The more the catcher's job is considered the more you marvel at Gabby Hartnett, the old man river of the Chicago Cubs. He's going on 40 now and his bulky shoulders are bowed under managerial cares, but he still gets out there now and then to take them off the bats. For nearly a score of years now—he started with Worcester in 1921 and moled to Chicago the next year—Gabbv ha.-, been watching them come mi ijc win)' wiii.'ittllJi' Hi' In >li;iHk ;II<I> Mii|IWKlifi!iUt*v<f|iilA , iU';i .tl«i, IIIIIIIIII*. I'M'' Iniiftlifst job of nil, vrt Willi Ilic inception nl a rouple ill players in less-strenuous jobs he has uutlasted them all. With notable exception, such as Lombardl, Danning, Cochrane, catch- ers are notoriously poor hitters, but Hartnett has a lifetime average a shade under .300. In 1937 he hit .354 after booming along close to .400 until well in August. At first thought it might be expected that catchers would be great hitters. They see enough pitches, know what to expect of the balls. But at the plate they are seeing the ball from a different angle, and that isn't the half of it. Inning after inning they squat down there, sheathed in armor which on sultry August days must generate an unbearable heat. They handle every pitch peering through a bird cage at the bullets fired at them, never knowing when the next pitch might mean a broken thumb or a split hand. Up and down, up and down they bob ceaselessly, with occasional inter- ludes provided by galloping out like stuffed turkeys to back up the bases or chase a high foul which may seem like a shimmering white blob against a blue background. When the side is out they come to the dugout dog-tired. It's their turn to bat. They shed their harness and trudge to the plate. It's a won- der they can lift a bat, much less swing one. The fans give the glory to the pitchers, but it's probably slightly more than an accident that championship teams have catchers of more than average ability—Lombard!, Dickey, Cochrane, Hartnett himself, just to name a few. In addition to their physical trials, they must call the pitchers, play nursemaid to the hurler when he begins to get the heebie-jeebies, watch the bases. It's a tough, unsung job, and when the heroes are listed the name of Gabby Hartnett will be right up there at the top. Twenty years of up there with the best, and still goujig, although maybe not quite as strong. The marvel of it is that he's able to go at all. MAJORS, SOX TO I Do5nR NicoIy ' m :he Catcllio ^' Business VIE FOR LEAD IN CONTEST TODAY Two Teams Will Meet Here In Game That Will Put Winner in Front by PAUL OTIS Idle yesterday, the Majors will swing Into action today in a game that will see them either in first place by a half-game or a game and one-half behind the pace-set- ting Saranac Lake Red Sox. With but a half-game separating them, the two clubs will meet at the local Fairgrounds in a 5:30 o'clock contest that should attract a larger »«kda\ ciowd than anv that ha.- »ilne.5ieri tijr M:ijor- m action in in' iii'i ilni'f wW'kv IJWIWM: '/Vie Ht'il ,Hox have been abli' lo doU-al Ihe Majors only on.?e this season, but right now they are displaying more potency than any other club in the circuit. Either Jim Pope or Mike Brodi will start the contest against the Sox, I with Manager Bill Hafer a possi- ble starter against the Majors. Hafer can count on the Angers of one hand the number of times he has been able to beat the Majors in the past four or five years, but the ex-Major apparently is undaunted by his in- ability to hold the hard-hitting club under control. Hafer admitted once to ijhis corner that \I seem to have -tough luck against Plattsburgh.\ He was put- ting it mildly but if he tries often enough he probably will turn the trick. So far it's been mostly wish- ful thinking on his part. RED SOX WHIP YANKSBY71 Ostermueler Yields Only Seven Hits As Boston Overcomes Champs BOSTON, Aug. 5 UP) — Lefty Fritz Ostermueller, who* couldn't get going in the first half of the season, pitched the Boston Red Sox to a 4 to 1 victory over the New York Yankees today. It was his second triumph in four starts within the last two weeks and his third complete game in the same period although he hadn't gone the route (before this sudden renaissance. Ostermueller kept seven hits well scattered, no more than one to an inning, had a shutout until the eighth, when he walked two men and Joe DiMaggio singled one of them home. Ernie Bonham, a righthander re called last week from Kansas City, went the whole distance for the Yankees and did a plucky job of spacing ten hits. But one of them <was Jimmy Foxx's 25th home run behind a walk to manager Joe Cronin in the fifth. New York .. .. 000 000 010—1 7 1 Boston 010 120 000—410 0 Bonham and Rosar; Ostermueller and Foxx. Tribe Whips Chisox CHICAGO, Aug. 5 (/P)— Mel Hard- er, veteran Cleveland right-hander, went the distance for the first time this season today, pitching a five- hit, 10 to 1 victory over the Chi- cago White Sox in the first of a four-game series. The only Sox >im came on Mike Kreevich's home run over center- fielder Roy Weatherly's head inside the park in the third inning. Harder, who never reaches top form until mid-season, now has won seven and lost seven. The pennant - hungry Indians rushed into a three-run lead in the second inning off Chunky Ed Smith, a southpaw. Four singles by Rollie Hemsley, Ben Chapman, Weather- ly and Lou Boudreau and a fum- ble by Smith produced the tallies. The Aug. 19 game between Wills- boro town team and a team made up of \old timers\—many of whom have played on clubs representing Plattsburgh—should provide plenty of humor. The majority of old timers probably will find the going rough right from the outset. Major League BasebalB YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League Brooklyn 6; New York 0. Only game scheduled. American League Boston 4; New York 1. Detroit 9-0; St. Louis 2-4. Cleveland 10; Chicago 1. Only games scheduled. TODAY'S SCHEDULE National League Chicago at Cincinnati — Mooty (7-4) vs. Thompson (10-7) or Der- ringer (16-7). Boston at Philadelphia (2)—Sal- vo (5-5) and Javery (0-4) vs. Hig- be (7-13) and Pearson (2-8). St. Louis at Pittsburgh (2)—Bow- ma n(4-3) and Cooper (6-7) vs. Heintzelman (3-4) and Lanahan (2-5). Only games scheduled. American League Cleveland at Chicago (2)—Milnar (14-6) and Allen (5-5) vs. Lee (8-7) and Dietrich (5-3)). Philadelphia at Washington—Ross (5-4) vs. Hudson ( -18). New York at Boston—Chandler (7-4) vs. Johnson (1-1). Detroit at St. Louis (N)—New- som (13-2) vs. Harris (7-9). Dick \How About That Book\ Irv- ing is Manager Jeff Tyndall's likely selection as starting pitcher. The Cannonball was a member of the Majors onct. Proceeds of the game will be turn- ed over to the Majors. Sheppard- STANDINGS National League Team W Cincinnati . . ..'..62 Brooklyn 58 Chicago 62 St. Louis 47 Pittsburgh 46 Boston 33 Phll'phia 32 L 33 40 43 50 4T 48 61 60 American League Team W Cleveland . . , 80 Detroit 61 Boston 54 Chicago 49 New York 49 Washington 44 Philphia 39 L 40 41 46 47 t& 57 60 60 Pet. .653 .592 .543 .510 ,600 .489 .352 .348 Pet. .600 m .640 .510 .505 .436 .417 ,394 Bell, sandwiched around Hal Tros- ky's single. After collecting a single run in the sixth the Indians turned the game into a rout with four runs in the eighth. Cleveland . .. 030 201 040—10 13 1 (Continued from Page 1) absent but asked that he be re- orded in favor of the measure. Late in the day, the committee minority issued a report on the bill saying \regimentation of American life\ as provided in the measure \hi peace time is abhorrent to the ideals of patriotic Americans and is utter- ly repugnant to American democracy and American traditions.\ It urged voluntary enlistments for one-year period, with army pay increased from $21 to a point not less than the $30 monthly paid to CCC enrollees. \No proof of evidence was offer- ed,\ the report said, \that all of the personnel needs of the Army cannot be obtained, on a voluntary basis in the traditional American peace-time manner, * * * voluntary enlistment should be given a thorough trial be- fore any Hitlerized method of peace- time conscription, with its far-reach- ing implications of militarism and imperialism, is adopted as a per- manent policy in America. \After a thorouisb trial, if the 'voluntary enlistment plans falls in part or in whole, then before it is too late the minority will gladly support conscription but not be- fore.\ Otner developments bearing on defense came thick and fast. Among them:— Secretary Morgeuthau, after talk- ing with President Roosevelt, con- ferred with detetise commission members and congressional leaders in an effort to solve tax difficulties said to be holding up some parts of the armaments program. It was indicated that some agreement was reached. As an example of the tax problems, it was said at the War department that a $31,871,349 contract for large bombers for the Army had been blocked because the Boeing AirpFuft Company of Seattle ielt it could ?i#t wisely expand its plant until Congress nuflforizert amortiz- ation of tile cosf pyer a sh/jri jjerjpd for tax purpose*, The magnitude of the arms plans now bgjng made was emphasised Chicago 001 000 000— 1 5 iwhen Wijr (lenartment official dts- They added two more in the fourth | Harder and Hemsley; B. Smith, Ap- closed that they #e» working on a on doubles by Boudreau and Beau pietan and Tresh, Turner. $700,900,000 program pf munitions Billy Sullivan Although he Tias been in the majors since 1931, Billy Sullivan, above, was not considered an outstanding catcher until this season, which finds him dividing Detroit's catching burden with Birdie Tebbetts. Sullivan seems to have found himself as the battery mate of big Buck Newsom, whom he caught in St. Louis. Jimmy Foxx Jimmy Foxx. greatest all-round ball player of them all, climbs into catching equipment in effort to help harassed Boston Red Sox. iiiKie— (Continued from Page J) next eight years, but not the next 12 years.' Wil'k.j reiterated that his drive for Ine l-ii-Mdcncy \Is not a cam- paign but a crusade which must b^ approached with all the moral fer- vor of a crusade.\ After referring to w'allace as a gentleman and scholar,\ Willkle said he wanted to run his campaign on issues—not personalities.\ \I will make no ill remark about either of tlie other gentlemen op- posing me unless they fir.st mak? an 111 reinark about me,\ he de- clared. Willkie added that he would lind himself in frequent disagreement with Wallace regarding issues when f|ie campaign gets under way. After adding that he would like to see industry,\ lnulliding arma- ment plants, Mattered among many medlum-siztrt towns, Willkie asked his listeners to \vote for the tii'ket of Willkie and McNary in Nuvem ber in order to elect men who un- derstand your problems.\ In his press conference, Willkie said that \I have had a most in- teresting and stimulating discussion with farm leaders of the midwest. They have been very helpful to me. Eveiyone felt free to talk perfect- ly frankly. I was interested as a candidate for president and as the next president,\ Early Start Grandpa gnashed his toothless gums indignantly. \There's far too much bad lan- guage used by the younger genera- tion.\ he wheezed. \Now when I was a boy things were different—\ \Well said his grandson. '-I think we are much better today than in your lime — better than they were thousands of years ago — even the babies swore in the ol- den days.\ \How do you make th,at oi|t?' gasped the grandpa. \Why replied the youngster, \It plants construction. Tiie program Involves about nn new pl.-uil.i, they aaid, adding that, they would be lo- cated at Icisl fflJU |,o 2ao miles in- land \to minimis (be hazard of attack from the air.\ CARNIVAL Benefit St. John the Baptist Church, KEESEVILLE Wed. & Thurs. Niahts, August 7 and 8 Many New Attractions. IA5&G) C. V. LEAGUE TO START PLAYOFF SUNDAY Elizabethtown and Rouses Point to Play Off Tie in Game at Westport A decision to have Elizabethtown and Rou-es Point teams, tied for I fourth place in the Champlain Val- ley League, play a single game to determine which team shall com- pete in the post-season playoffs, was made last night as league and club officials met here at the Y.M.C.A. The two teams will play Sunday at Westport. league officials deciding that the contest should be played on a neutral field w,»; Ei./-ibiMii;«-Aii .wx; .Ron---- ll'iilll all' iMllllIll; lor a plll.volt bfrlh. (lit- Wlllsboro Sables and Lyun Mountain Minors will tangle at Lyon Mountain in the opening game of their three-game series. The Miners finished first in the race to cop the pennant, while the Sables wound up in third place. Winner of the Elizabethtown- Rouses Point game will meet Cady- ville in a similar series. Should Rouses Point win its Sunday contest at Westport, the Texaco Stars will opsn their series with Cadyville at Rou:-?s Point the following Sunday. Should Elizabethtown win, it will play the Cadyville team at Eliza- bethtown Aug. 18. Winners of the two three-game series will meet in a final playoff, with the championship club receiv- ing a trophy. PASTOR-CONN WINNER WILL GET TITLE BOUT NEW YORK, Aug. 5 W—Promot- er Mike Jacobs said today if Bob Pastor defeats Billy Conn here next week ho will give Pastor a shot at Joe Louis' heavyweight title in a match in Washington, D. C. The fight would be held in Sep- tember, Jacobs said, and would be, the third meeting of the t^o.Jjouls outpointed Pastor here four years ago and then knocked him out in 12 rounds last September in De- troit. Jacobs already has said that if Conn wins the fight here he will be matched against Louis either in New York or Pittsburgh in Sep- tember. International League Jersey City 12-3; Toronto 0-1. Eastern League Hartford 4; Scranton 3. Jersey City 12-3; Toronto 0-1. Rochester 3; Baltimore 2. Syracuse 10; Newark 2. iays in the Biible that Job cursed the day he was born.\ OLD TIMERS' TO HAVE THEIR DAY IN BENEFIT TILT Former Ball Players Will Meet Willsboro in Game To Aid Majors The Plattsburgh \Old Timers,\ 31 strong—or at least strong enough to take to the field—will meet the Willsboro town team at the Platts- burgh Fairgrounds, Aug. 19, in a game for the benefit of the Platts- burgh Northern League club. George \Jeff\ Tyndall, news stand proprietor and former professional baseball player, will manage the Old Timers. Approximately half of the mem- ber^ of the squad were, at one tune i(r ;iii(>ti)'ji n)j;inwr- ,of .te^m.-' ,;• ii.vM-iiiintf ihe ,'iiy. sibttto of Hum sported the livery of the .Northern League club around the turn of the century. Others played with later teams in the city and one—Dick \Cannonball\ Irving—played 'with the Majors of the Northern League in which the city now operates a franchise. Irving was a member of the Majors' mound corps in 1934, the year the city entered the semi- pro circuit. Tyndall said yesterday that he would have five pitchers available— Al Sharron, at one time a member of the Plattsburgh Baseball Asso- ciation which controls the Maijors; \Long\ Lawrence Lucy, a sergeant at Plattsburgh Barracks who has been pitching good ball for the 26th Infantry Regimentals longer than he cares to remember; Frank Ray- mond, former M.A.I, hurler who pitched a couple of no-hit games with city teams in and around' the late 1920's; Irving, and Ed Buska, at present a linotype operator and formerly a member of Plattsburgh, Saranac Lake and Rouses Point teams. Catchers include Tape Dragoon, Roy Raby, Bab LaBombard and Clement Duffy. Infielders will be chosen from Andy Stetz, Henry Moses, Carl Sor- enson, Pete Sorenson, Earl Ladd, Harry Landry, Charles Tierney, Ben Cramer, spitz'bavies,'walt'pa'rker? Walt Roach and Jim Domnick. Roaming the outfield will be Frank Clukey, Owen McCooey, Bert Hark- ness, Ed Cusson, Rascoe Marshall, Howard Duquette and George Repas, Anthony \Wop\ Thomas and Har- ry \Fla^h\ Guibord will act as coaches. Guibord was a member of the Plattsburgh Northern League club four decades ago. The game is scheduled to start at 6 o'clock. He: How can you call it a love match? He must be worth $100,000 a j ear. She: Well, isn't $100,000 a year lovely? BASEBALL FAIR GROUNDS DIAMOND SARANAC LAKE VS PLATTSBURGH --- TODAY ... Game Called at 5:30 - D.S.T. ADMISSION, 40c inel. tax Children under 14, Free Children Grandstand 10c The TUTTLE PARSHALL Co. Est. JEWELERS 1847 Diamonds, Jewelry, Watches Silver, China, Glass Basement Gift Department Expert Watch Repairing
