Kox Threaten Braves’ Lead(By The Associated Press)Eau Claire or ihc* Northern League reserved its biggest Fourth of July salute fur pitcher Don Jordan, ‘he man rcsponr-ihlr for Keeping the Braves a game and a half in frnnl nT challenging SI.Cloud.St. Cloud shaved a game off Eon Claire’s lead by winning the firr.f. of two, 7-5. but .Ionian saved the Braves Irons u plunge into second piucc by winning Iho second RTiTr.e 8-2 on a three-hitler.Jordan made il complete by swatting a Iwo-rnn homer, his second or the year.SI. Cloud won the opener in the 12lh inning, scoring twice on J.con Wagner’s home rim unit a pair of singles. Doug McDermid won Ihc game in relief.Jordan didn't allow a hil in Ihc second game until Frank Szckula singled in the iiflh. The game was hailed after seven innings because of rain.Duluth's Jay Smith came wilh-in two pulouls of a no-hilter as the Dukes clipped Superior 2-0 in the first of two, and Inter swept with a 5-4 victory in ihc nightcap.Superiors Billy Pass drilled a clean single to lefl to wreck .Smith’s bid. Duluth scored hotbits runs on errors.The Dukes rolled lo their filth straight victory by taking the second yamc on Jim ‘Robinette's long double that scored Jerry Elder in (he eighth inning. The sweep was Duluth’s first of the season.Fnrgo-Mooriicad . pounded Aberdeen l?- tn win the first gamebehind Bill Moton-s lour-hiller.| Fargo’s Billy Dnshner tapped two homers and a pair of singles.Aberdeen rebounded to win the second game, 6-1. cn a four-hitter by Rolf Scheel. Ho missed a shutout when John T-mvry hit a homerun in the fourth.Grand Forks clipped Winnipeg, 0-4, in the first game and lost 0-3, in the second.Yesterday’s Starslt;liy Thn Aisoctn(otl Press) IMTrni.W;—Tom Hurd. Itcd Sox. allowed Juki l\ro hi Is In 6 1-2 Innings of ngiu relief work to e^rr. hi* fonnli victory as Poston won I hr niidilcnn 10-A uiul fnvcul a ilou-hlMieailcr from Ihn New York Yankee*.HITIN'C- 11 nllt;o Snider, Dodgers, boiled lils 2Cili and 27ih home runs ami drove In five runs la a 3-for-l first k:itiio performance, then drove In ain.Oior run while not:Inc 2 for-. Hi thn niglilrap in an 2T-2. lt;5-3Uifooldyr mvcop of ih« rhiladcl-jliia I'hDJlps.Fights(lty The AssoclaiCil T*io*k)( SKW YOIUC—.Milo Snx*Kv. If.I. .sail I.ahi- f.Miy, .mfiioiiMoU Sammy HOilier. lr.C’e. Spnii^fh-lt!, Mass. JO.Qbl2IJl£C—ajcny Diouir,, n:,. Quebec. mil poin toil Armainl Savoie. Illfl, Mnnircal. 30.to cap a Denver cnlh niter Omah; 7-3 lend. But Iho in the seventh cr single tally in lh oil the winning rMinneapolis 1 runs in the seeonr Cute in the open registered his foi second game Roy Paul and thr. Mi aids swapped ho Saints got the 1 the fourth II ca play after two w; had loaded the br wiski was the vRuss Kemmere cr for Louisville ter, keeping the tcred after Ind1. Iwicc in the fir* Brrxime’s homer vided the winnirThe Indians gc in the second gr Clevenger, while pair of runs in single tallies in 1! th for the win.Ross Grimsloy ler for Charleslc tors loosed a 15-h three Toledo pi tel er.I11 the second c» tors started fast runs in each of I nings, but a four pul the Sox ahca second. Frank To the big blow. T! single runs in the fourth.