Tuesday, June 29, 1943SPORTSTHE STARS AND STRIPESSPORTSYankees9 Cardinals Cling to Slim LeHarridge SaysBall Clubs WillPlay Next YearAnswers Ruth’s StatementThat War Will 'dose ParksFran Niergarten HurlsPerfect Game for FliersEIGHTH AIR FORCE HQ., June 28—CpI. Francis Niergarten, of St. Cloud, Minn., celebrated his first ap-CLEVELAND, June 28—William Harridge, American League president, says,‘Unless there is a sharp tightening of the manpower situation” team owners plan operating next year.He also predicted that the league as a whole would enjoy a profitable season this year. Harridge remarks in a telephone interview with the Cleveland Plain Dealer followed Babe Ruth’s prediction that major league baseball would be a^ * f* a _ _ _pearance here as a Headquarters Squadron hurler by twirling a no-hit. no-run, 10—0 game against the -— QM Truck Company*. He also fanned ten and not a man reached first.Niergarten also hit for the circuit, scoring three men in front of him. He was formerly a first-string hurler for St. John’s University, Brooklyn.Wild Cats ClawRedRaiders,7-6Safe at Home on Double Steal