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Red Sox Play Doubleheader AtHawleyDetroit LakesCobb, Ruth To Break TieIn Late r Match A t DetroitNew York, June 28 (UP)—'Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth will meet at Detroit in the third and rubber match of their charity folf “feud,” late this summer.Competing for the benefit of the United Service Organizations, Cobband Ruth were were all square today. Ruth scored a 1-up decision in 19 holes over Ty at Fresh Meadow country club yesterday. Cobb won the opener, 3 and 2, at Boston Wednesday.The paid gallery totaled few more than 100 and the total crowd of spectators, officials, press and photographers was less than 300. More than 2,000 were attracted at the Boston match and USO officials hoped for even more support at Detroit where Cobb is a legend.Cobb’s putter was not as hot as it had been on Wednesday and hemissed a six-footer that would have given him a half and prolonged the match yesterday. It was a see-saw match throughout with Ruth winning the first two holes and Cobb coming back to take a one-up advantage on the first nine.Both were wild from the tee on the back nine but they came to the 18th all-square. They halved it and went out for the sudden death playoff. Cobb hooked his drive, hooked his second, and his third was 35 feet to the left of the pin. His first putt was six feet short.Ruth got on in three and down in two putts and Cobb had to drop his for a half. He lined up the putt twice and studied the contours of the green before he tapped it. The ball started straight for the cup, but suddenly dipped to the left and rolled past.Dukes AdvanceTo Second PlaceWausau Extends ItsLead Over PolarMangrum, ComissoSetting Pace InOntario Open MeetBy UNITED PRESS A clean sweep of a three-game series with Fargo-Moorhead moved Duluth from fourth to second in the Northern league standings today.The Dukes beat the Twins, 16 to6 and 6 to 0, in a doubleheader Friday after winning the series opener, 7 to 2, Thursday.At the same time, Wausau extended its first-place margin by beating Grand Forks. 10 to 4. The defeat dropped the Chiefs from second to fourth.Eau Claire tightened its hold onthird with a 2 to 0 triumph overCrookston. Each team made only four hits but three Pirate errors gave victory to the Bears.A heavy fog forced postponement of the game between Winnipeg and | Superior. iHamilton, Ont., June 28 (UP)— Ray Mangrum of Pittsburgh and Frank Commisso of Rochester, onlyUnited States players entered in the Ontario Open golf championship, were within easy striking distance of the leaders when the final 36-hole round began today.Mangrum shot a 71 and Comisso a 72. They trailed Clare Chin-nery of Toronto, former Ontario junior champion, and Bob Gray, another Toronto shooter, who carded sub-par 69’s in the opening 18-hole round at the Ancaster golf and country club yesterday.At 71, Mangrum was tied with Jules Huot of Quebec City, Lex Robson, Peter boro, Ont., and Bobby Bums of Toronto.Jack Litter, Ottawa; Bob Lamb,Toronto, And Gordon Bryson, Toronto were deadlocked with Comisso atps Both Streaks Intactdgers Fall From First!!tl*1 !arove in the Tribe’s first two runs.The Dodgers, those funny fellows from across the river about whom all sorts of wild tales have been circulating lately, -were back in second place after half-a-loaf of first. They battled their way to a tie with the Cards Thursday night but idleness yesterday dropped them to second. The Cardinals trimmedthe Reds last night. 5-3. before 16.-083 at St. Louis and moved half a game out in front.Padgett Breaks Up Game.With the score tied 3-3, in the eighth. Don Padgett, the Card handy man who was behind the plate last night, broke it up with a two-run homer. Johnny Mize had started the inning with a single but was forced by Slaughter after which Padgett clouted No. 5. Max Lanier allowed only nine scattered hits for his sixth victory. Paid Derringer lost another tough one.before a ladles’ night crowd of 36,-943, of which 10,317 were feminine guests. Nick Etten was hit In the face by Johnny Rucker’s elbow in a play at first and knocked unconscious. He was taken to Polyclinic hospital where he was kept overnight for observation.Fan Entertains Chicagoans.In the only National league day game the Pirates scored two runs in the ninth and beat the Cubs,4-2.A fan ran on the field with the Cubs at bat in the eighth and lined up near second base. When police came to chase him, he had a merry time running and sliding into the bases.Steve Sundra stopped the Red Sox power hitters and Washington beat Boston. 5-3, before 18,000 in the Capitol city last night. Cecil Travis had a perfect night at bat, 3 for 3.”Carney OpposesHawks In BattleTo Keep On TopWill* Krieg AssignedTo Afternoon ContestWith Strong Lake NineBy BRICE WORTHINGTONMoorhead’s Rex Sox will have their Heart O’Lakes league lead and “face” in a friendly rivalry at stake as they play a Sunday double-header at Hawley and Detroit Lakes.i1The Red Sox must win from the Hawley Hawks in a morning, contest, starting at 10:30 o’clock, to be sure of retaining undisputed lead over the HOL loop. Manager Dick Ward has assigned Tom (Bus) Carney to the task of attempting to halt the heavy-hitting Hawley-Ites.Krieg In AfternoonThey will play a postponed challenge match with the Detroit Lakes Lakers at 3:00 Sunday afternoon, with Will Krieg on themound.The Red Sox first were scheduled to meet the Lakers on Memorial day, but that game was washed out and it was re-set for tomorrow, to be played as a feature attraction during the annual Northwest Water Carnival.The Detroit lakes outfit leads the North Central league—the circuit whose leader will meet the leader of the HOL loop later in the season for the right to enter thestate amateur baseball tournament —and is considered one of the strongest nines in this territory.Each Lost One GameThe teams were considered evenly matched, each having displayed plenty of hitting power and a mil-balanced mound corps.Each has lost one game in league play this season, the Lakers being upset by the Park Rapids team last week, while the Red Sdx were nosed out by the Clen Arrows on the preceding Sunday.In Mickey Rasmussen and Bob Olbin, Detroit has two righthanded fllngers who can hold their own against almost any pitcher in Minnesota semi-pro circles. The Red Sox offset them with Camey andKrieg and have a new find in Ray Ludwig, who pitched the Sox to a two-hit shutout victory in an exhibition game earlier this week.Ludwig For Relief DutyLudwig, incidentally, will be ready to relieve either Camey or Kriegin event one of the starting hurl-ers fails to show needed control or effectiveness.The Red Sox boasts a fast outfit, with practically every man a harrying base runner, but the Lakers have the same type of offensive.The Hawley contest is Equallyimportant to the Red Sox, since a setback for them at the bands of Hawley would plunge them into a tie for the lead over the loop with men in event the Arrows win tomorrow. The Arrows have come fastsince a bad start and are right onthe heels of the Moorhead aggre-Ward announced that the RedSox had scheduled the tough Park Rapids nine, which scored the one setback of the season against Detroit Lakes last week, for an exhibition game there on July 4.
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Moorhead Daily News
Moorhead, Minnesota, US
Sat, Jun 28, 1941
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