Giants Move Closer To

League Lead

The New York Giants moved I mite closer to league-leading Brook- lyn Dodgers last night in the Na- tional Lcague but Cleveland In- (liaiis. despite a. tight, five-hit ef- furl. by bit: Uarcla, remained 3”.- Lvamcs behind New York Yankees in the American League.

The Giants defeated Philadelphia Phillies in extra innings 4-3 to close to wihin sevcn games of the Dodg- vrs .Vinnnwhilr, in A night. contest mo llnsion Bravos gained their first v:c'ui'v mrr the Brooks 6-3 in ii innings.

in the American League Gil Mc- lmiicntri led an old-fashioned i':i::kco power display uith two rmiir inns and five RBI's as the trivia i-uninpions routed Philadel- plxi Athletics 12-12 Cleveland, in A mv mine shut out the last-place llmmir Tigers 2-0, 3

The (limits. likc the night before 1 uiicn ilicv beat the Philllm 4-3 ml in jiiniiizs. wont. ll Innings laSt' will lwlmr nutiirldor Monte Irvinl .1 .(ill'.'l” with the bases lozidedl 0' one out in fclrh home the win- l”Il2 run Rclicf pitcher Al Corwln. ahn reccivrd credit for his fourth strncht victory azninst no cleft:-its. lwiiiirhvri tlir dc::r"nw rrilly in the

wit of the ilth with a slnizle.

'l'lin Rrairs beat Brooltlvii alter Isl-tug It driibbinnzs. Sid Gordon's lun- ill. single HERIIISI. reliever Joe llinck move in Johnny Logan with lhc flT'f'ldlIl2 run. L

I lo-irth-inning homer by blgi ivikn F..isirr and ii double and al .-mslp in the seventh inning pro- rltircd Cleveland's two lone runs and cave them an even split in the , two-crime series with the 'I'igers.' ('vTll'i'l.l'S victory was his 18th of the 1 season acainst nine losses aiidl mnrkcd the first time this year he has beaten the Tigers.

WMh'.mzton Senators vaulted from sixth place in the American loop to a third-place tie with the Chicago White Sox by defeating Boston Rod Snx 4-2. It was Bos- ton's sixth successive defeat and

Probable Pilchers

YORK. Sept.

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4--(APl--- pltchers for tomorrow's mllor league games (won lmi rrrnrrls in brackets): American Leazun

New York at 1Phllad0lphla- Kin-

ava I7-Tl: or Miller (3-5) vs Kellner (10-11).

Boston at Wasi-ilngionwklnder (4-4) vs. Shea (10-7) or Sanchel. (0-O).

Chicago at Cleveland (nightl- Plnrce (13-10) vs. Wynn ii?-I2)

Only games scheduled. National League Brooklyn at (0-0) vs. Wilson Philadelphia Konsinnty

Boston--Lehman (11-11! at New York - 15-25 vs. Lanier (T-I21. Pittsburgh at St. Louis inighil -Roll i0-0 vs. Mizcll I9-6l Only games scheduled.

Slar's Pride Trols In Two

-ed St.

in.g Dodgers

the 12th victory of Bob Porterfleld. who allowed eight hits.

The combination of Vic Wei'tz' home-run blasting and Duane Pli- le:te's sharp six-hit pitching hand- Louis Browns their first Comlskcy Park triumph of the sea- son with an 8-0 blanking of the Chicago Sox. Wertz slammed his 22nd and 23rd circuit. wallops, pro- ducing four runs.

Stu Miller, sensational rookie right-liniidcr of the St. Louis Card- inals. pitched his second i-0 shut- out over Chicago Cubs within three weeks, hurling: a four-hitter in which the Redbirds' only run off Warren Hacker was scored on three first-liming singles.

Cincinnati Reds climbed all over ill-year-old Jim Waugh in the sec- ond inning to defeat Pittsburgh's rookie-filled lineup 7-2. A crippled Cincinnati lineup - wtli cloutng Ted Kliiszmvski and catcher Andy

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Tennis Finals Over Week-End

Squadron-Leader Lacombs and Squadron Leader Levltln of the R.C.A.F. defeated Jack llennessi-,v and Jim Palmer 6-3. 6-2. 5-7, 6-3 recently to advance to the finals of the mens doublcs in the Pro- vincial tennis tournament helm: held at the Charlottetown courts. In the singles Earl Smith ile- featcrl Andy Anderson 3-6, 6-2. 6-4. 6-2 in move into the finals

Scininick s:(lcliiied with injuries - stiil was too powerful for the last- piacc Pirates.

Foolball Moves Into Higllfear

The Saturday grandstand quart-l

crbacks will be out. in full force to second guess the coaches this week- end as big-time football moves into high l1CzII' on six fronts in the east and west. It is the first big week-end of the season.

In the west all four teams see action twicc. Winnipeg tangles with Edinor-ton and Regina's Sziskatchewaii Roughriders hook up with Calgary in the Alberta cities Saturday. On Monday night Winnipeg moves to Calgary and the Riders to Edmonton.

In the casts Big four it. is Ham- ilton At Ottawa and Montreal at

1Toronto and the Ontario Rugby

against Jack II:-niicsscy. Smith and Hennossey will meet in thc finnls at 2:30 Saturdziy nfternoon. In the semi-iinrils of the mt-n's doubles Andy Anderson and Art Conlwell will play Ivan Dow- ling and Carl Firadley Salui afternoon at 2:30. The winners: will meat sqrizi l.drs. l.m'nmlw and Lcviiin at Llzflii Sunrlny .'iTIci'- noon in the finals.

i0ne of Miracle I Players allies

BALTIMORE. Sept. 4 - iAPl -- Charles J. (Butcher Bov) Schmidt. one of the "miracle men" oi the Boston Braves team that. ciiinbcd all the way out of the National League collar on the fourth of July to win the I914 World Series, died today. ,

Schmidt, 66-year-old meat. deal- er, collapsed suddenly as he was

Football Union rounds Olliv 11!? inspectiiig cattle this morning at

laCHVlHP5 Willi T0l'0"'0 Ealmy 1Union Stockyards. He. weirzlicd inorc

Beach 9L Bmmford Md wmdswlthan 240 and had becn havin:

5'1 53”?” irouble with his heart the last IIVF At 'Iornnto and Ottawi? fans or in Wars

will see their heroes for lie first i ' f

time in Big Four competition this Brlzsesplaswd "F" M59 Mr H”

season. And if they play up top 1

their st-a.son-opening form the .m"rCCm"”:T

-hometown crowds will like what H d R t

whey 7 am ge 618C 5

iHome Run l0ulpul gllown

NEW YORK, Sept. 4 - (AP) -- Whether it's more effective pitch- ing. the dearth of long ball slug- gers or the deadening of the lively ball, one thing is certain A they aren't. hitting home runs (liq way they used to.

Last. season there were 1.863 homers hit. in the mnlor leagues - 1.024 in the national, and H29 in the American. Indications are that the 1952 campaign will fall several hundred short of that.

Through Wednesday's games. As- sociated Press figures reveal that. major league batsmen have com- plied only l.-157 roundtrippers The National League accoiinted for 762

1

Indians Eequesl

will I-Iarridize. president of the ' American Baseball League. today rejected a protest by the Cleveland Indians of their ”battle of the tar- paulin" in the finale of a Labor, Day twin bill at St. Louis. i In the contest, rain twice halted i play, wiped out three sixtli-inning, Cleveland runs. and resulted in II: 2-I Bi-owns' win in five innings. I Cleveland protested that ll poroti.-1

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lcanvas failed to protect the playing field: that B deliberate attempt was made to avoid making the field playable by Brownie president Bill Vceck, and that the game contrad- icted a league ruling that every ef- fort should be made to complete the regular schedule.

Harridge observed that the game

onrcsoo. st-p74 .. (Am .. Detroit

INDIANAPOLIS.

Sept.

4-(API and the American for 694.

twice was halted for a total of one

-Star's Pride turned in the first two-mlnuta mile of the Indian-

apolis grand circuit nwrv, inriay in winning the free-for-all trot. Floriran nipped Slar's Pride

in the first heal at 2:01. Both are owned ,inlntl,v by Lawrence Shep-

hour and 47 minutes and that thi- Sportsman's Park infield was quagmire. He conimeiiteda

"While the umplres' report that the St, Louis canvas was not in the best of condilton. they unanimous-

' Cleveland Indians. who hit two .homers while dropping an ll-A de- rislon to Detroit Tigers last. night, lend the American League With Itln. followed by New York Yank- ees. lit! and Boston Red Sox. 95.

s

SYDNEY, Sept. 4 - (CP) - Sydney Millionaires tonight launch- ed an organized drive to Add new players for the coming season ant? announced that some of their bet- ter players would be back In uni- form.

Team manner Art Lipton pre-

sided at the session which heard much constructive criticism regard- ing this years plans. Millionares will open new club rooms within the next few weeks and it is be- lieved that this will be the centre. 1ol' organizing their efforts for the 1 1952-53 campaign. , A telegram from Pete Langeile. ,former National Hockey League player wiuh Saint John Beavers hut year, was read. Langelle said the was interested In moving into lsydney as a playing-coach for the coming term.

Cliff Roach. Milllonaires' coach. also informed the club he was in- icrc-sted in returning. but defence- man Ronnie Matthews and centre Alcx Burukow both requested re- lenses.

A shareholder told the club that ';zoalie Nick Pidsodny wanted to plav here again if a year-round position could be found for him 'Pidsodny started last; season with lMillionaires but ended up with ivancouver Canucks after being re- Called by Buffalo Bisons.

Baseball Results

By The Canadian Pres!

American League

St. Louis 312 020 000-8 11 ill Fhivairo .. ooo ooo ooo-o ll 21 Pilleiir and Courtney; stobhs, Judson (2! Brown I4! Kennedy

ill) and Johnson. Sheely IR). 000 000 000-0 5 0 Cleveland 000 100 10x-2 5 0 Wight and Grlnsberg; Garcia and Tebbetts. Boston .. 110 000 000-2 8 ll Washltigton 200 020 00x-4 K I .IIcDci'mott and Welber; Porter- ficld and Grasao. Kluttz (21.

Sew York 020 003 700-12 13 0

Philadelphia one 100 100-2 5 1 Reynolds and Berra; Shantz. wright. ('1) Hooper (8) and As- troih. . ,

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Pittsburgh .. 000 000 002r- 2 I 1 Cincinnati . 160 000 001- 'l 8 I Waugh. Kline 12) Main (ii) and Garngiolii: Wehmeler and Roast.

THE GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOWN Sydney Launches Driv To Add New Players

e

llusly Hanover Wins Free-For-All

FREDEIRICTON, Sept. 4 - (CPD 4 Three days of hariiess racing at the Fredericton Exhibition ended today with tour events. Rusty Han- over, froni Calais. Me., won two of the three heats in the free-tor-all

Class A I-lollyrood Anna iHarper) I 3 Biilini Might (O'Brien) 2 l Billie Protestnr (Rainsay) . . fl 5 Sailor Hanover iBecrsl 7 2

Peter Lullwatcr. Toddlewyn. Omar Lee. Winning owners W.E. Nevcrs,

Hartland. and Onalioe Stables, Triiro. Times 2.20. 2.1!! 2W5. Class B Honan Croeley icormierl .. I I Aununcio icollcttel '1 2 C Albert Budlonr; iBurtt) ii 4

Maxie Federal i.larinrl

Steamboat, Duke of Hylnnd. Win- iiing owner H. Cormlcr, IUOIPLOII Times 215 2'5. 2.15 1-5.

Class C

Just Lucky rI)wiiH I 4 Card Shark II-Iamiltonl K I Cedric Hanover (Chase) .. . I .' True Fingo (Grahami 4 5 Flaxey Pointer (Jarlnel 5 .l

winning owners .l.I-I. ewitt

Woodstock, and W111. Stiles, Wood- stock. Times 2.15 US, 2.15,

Free-For-All

Rusty Hanover licrnigi Abhciand (.larliiN Jo.lo Speiicrr iEUI'l!l .1 Time Table, Free Spirit. Empire State. Loch HJIIIOVCT. Wliining owner Sunrise Stables, Calais, Me. Times 2.10 31-5, 2.10 25, 2.10 (5-5.

sloaiamf In-One Al 86

SHERBROOKE. Qllt'.. Sept. 4 - fCP)- W. .1. Holmes of nearby Stanstead established a golfing record which maybe unique in the history of the game.

Playing recently over Dufferin Heights Golf Course in the cast.- ern townships. Mr. I-Iolmcs sunk his tee shot for a hole-in-one on the 160-yard third hole.

Philadelphia ' 000 020 M0 043- I 0 2 New York 000 000 300 01- 4 10 1 ill innings) Meyer and Biirgcss: Hcarn, Wil- helm (61 Corwin (RI and Westrum. Yvars (Hi.

In Mr. I-lolmes' case such a feat must he considered more than rc- corQ breaking. He is R6.

Lay charge

SEPTEMBER 5. 1952 Softball Game Tonight

The Llguorlah Youth Club and the Sunshine Island Dairy teams

S. top-ranked player. Vic seixas

ing fans.

Philadelphia. in I tingling fourth round match before 10,000 cheer-

In producing the first major up- set. of the title event and severely

Young Australian Whip? Top -Ranked Vic, Seixas

FOREST HILLS. Sept. 4 -(AP) I 17-year-old Australian kid with one of the fin- est tennis brninrevar turned out. made his first appearance in the American championships a memor- able one today by whipping the U.

- remaining American who nppe" ”' of slowing the Aussie pug): scored routine three-net. vicwriu ' Sedgman was never exlencie.-1'11, turning back Billyx'I'a.Ibert. of N" York by 3-1. 5-3. 5.3, .,,.1 Sm, broke down and disheartened 11, little Filipino favorite. Fellcisum. Ampon. 3-0. 0-0. M. ' Talbert yesterday eliminated 11,, in the

of

last surviving Canadian singles, Brendan Macken of Mom real. '

will meet this evening in the third f:;”;1';;bl1lfl'fure'”;1lf:1fi3I';kghmlgiidfggf ldlitllehwxyg Ross. like Australian game or "w (my samba” League Dounder from Sydney displayed I St -B. ell gut. 3 art work M finals. The LYC ieaci the series two remarkable lumen” game (or oils er:-zr auznr from Fort Sill 93”” F” mm" which neither the crowd nor gav11'1, gm'no,-1-0'w L'"::dHwng IF" Seixaa was fully prepared. The other Aussie 1'1-year-old "idol?"

P ' scores were 3-8, 6-2, '1-5. 5-7. 6-3. 51111031 1" good as m'mwan 91 Selxas. a member of the last 1,-ouncmg Art Larsen. 0! sin American Davis Cup team and. Luna,-0, cm!” 5.3, 34

candidate to help

Advance To. Finals

The Freight Office softball iv.-im moved into the finals of the Otulaw Softball League yes- terday evening by walloplng the Freight Slied 19-5 in a game played on the Old Diamond.

The Freight Office will meet Canada Packers in ,lha finals with the first game being played on the Old Diamond at 4:30 Sat-

to the limit of his point of the way. But never reach the against. the sharp-shooting

feat.

all the other Australian

C. Duncan. Ken

Babe Pratt To coach New Westminster

NEW WESTMINSTER. B. C.. Sept. 4- (CP) -Ken Macxenzie of New Westminster Royals of the Western Hockey League announced Thursday that. Babe, Pratt will coach Royals this year.

Pram, 1-pplaces Jake Forbes Last iycar Pratt. coached Tacoma Rock-

drive from the bat. of C-umpert. Washington

pitcher. in last night's game. will move

Johnny Lipon at short.

Larry Travis Arrives In (lily

be No. 1 farm club for the Nation- ll liockey League team was not quite right.

”I have a letter here from Roucher which assures me of first choice of players the Rangers are sending out." Hall said.

"The Saskatoon team may be the number one team in quanilty. but I have the pick of the crop."

,:...-

Keller Back

that about games.

CarleTScores - Decision Win

he will be able

three-quarters

to of

until today at least, an outstanding challenge the Aussies again next. winter, played ability every he could net consistently kid from down under and so met. de-

In tomorrow's quarter-final round the amazing youngster. who, like stars, works for 3. sports equipment firm.

broke the little finger of his right hand going after a line

Randy Senators

Manager Lou Boudreau said he Vern Stephens from shortstop to third base and put

pleto his pre-medical studies and will play as much hockey as his studies will permit. It is expected Play lhc

DAR.'I'MOU'I'I-I, N. 5.. Sept. 4-

Though he was seeded third on 111, domestic list, Larsen looked llttlu like the player who won the tltlg only two years ago.

Black Receives Threatening Nole

BOSTON. Sept. 4 -. mp. - 3.,

lli'rl:i' afternoon, will face a fading American more 1 M31, c,,,me11y hurl"; 11", than twice his age. 38-year-old 3W3K- 3"-'0k1Yn5 300 "116! Dliclier. Freight Office to their win yes- G”dn51''Mu"0Y 01' Miami: Flt 15 the l'"”l”b”np”y" 1'9 l'9f91V6 u terday evening. Noel Wilson liur- Defendiniz champion. Frank craicicpoi iemr threatening his life, led 1.". 11... 1050,51 Sedgman of Australia. and Dick The Negro rlghthander wiu .lunior Maclmntl of the Freight Savitt oiornnae. N. J.. the onlY warned not to appear on 11.. Office came up with an ex- FTTZT mound against the Giants 5111.111. l'PDll0I'Iall,V rare feat when he day. Sunday or Monday. pplied off an unassisted triple "I have bet my life savings on p n.v. the Giants" read the neatly prinmi UHFUDSI; F S letter which arr Office: I. Connors. J. IIennes- Wm, ,1 Bronx p.,.11,;',':s:k'h5-r15,,,.:.”dR',: 1503', '12 Strain, M. Connolly. S. My” game: bemnd mam” belmm .- 1 -V Mi"W"l- l:"l""05W- WASHINGTON. Sept. 4 - (cm of you." ' 4 1.. Jordain. IV. Mac lona 4. A 31” um. m n Ge ii . Slim? Ar D0.Vl?- C- MML93"- probably will lbaeselosat; to lligee lliioesl-I 1:013 (?;3:u,:::c1:h;11'1n(:;nd M "V lBr0nriSK- E Jay. N- W”50"- 5- ton Red Box for the remainder of H 1 11 1 ' your lm Nelson, 1.. Kennedy. B. McAlec", me baseball Season. me' We n the project ”Ve”"0kc

ing the ballpark and you would be an easy target on the mound ” The letter was unsigned.

Within the last few weeks tin-eiu. enlng letters also were received hI' Warren spahn of the Boston Braves: Bobby Shanta. Pliilaclel- phia Athletics' ace hurler and Ralph Kiner of the Pittsburgh Pirates,

FasllMiles Sel By Sharp Nole

ets and the previous year he Larry T”"l5. defense stalwart

Conuhed 1103.315, of the Islanders for the past INDIANAFOLIE. BCPL 4-(AP Mmnwme C01”. 111,11 0: van. two seasons, arrived in the City - Sharp Note, winner of the 1953

convex. Cmucks said 3 5101-5. from by plane yesterday afternoon I-Iambletonlan, turned in the two

Saskatoon quoting Frankie Bouch- 1mm MIJIOHIB 1" Wlnnlpolt. fastest miles of the year Mondav

r-r,Ncw York Rangers general -1-arry will attend Prince of in winning the Grand Clrriiil

inanzigcr.'as sayiiig Quakers would WM” CW939 "'15 )'93F'i0 0001' 324,703 Horseman Futurity T01

three-year-old tratters.

Driven by 74-year-old Bi Shlvclv. Sharp Note toured the mile lfllilf in 2:01 In the first heat and 210i- 2l5 In the second.

The first heat time equalled the race record set In" 1941 by Bill Gal- ion as well as being a. new seasonal speed mark for sophomore trotteri. Scotch Victor, reined by Joe 0'- Brlen of New Glasgow, N. 8.. and Albei-ton, P.!.'. 1., ran fourth snii sixth behind sharp Note. O'Brien, handling Vonian Chief in the Pare Futurity. came ninth in oth heats.

Wilh Yankees

PHILADELPHIA, Scpt. 4 - (AP The New York Yankees iioimced tonight the Charley Keller. :14.

an- signing of vetera I1 DUC-

(CP) - Former world lightweight hoxing champion Jimmy Carter Monday night won si unanimous 10-round decision over Brooklynls Basil Marie under the lights at the ball park here.

Carter. pressing all the way, useil a hard right hand to keep Marie at

won by Thunderclap for a plus: of 517,103.

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