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Change Gives Cardinalettes Bye in First Roundwart Will Pitch AgainstrTomorrow NightThe Pottstown Cardinalettes were sure of another day’srest in Portland, Ore., when it was revealed yesterday that theCentral-Atlantic region champions had drawn a bye in the firstround of the National Softball tournament.The Cardinalettes were originally scheduled to face the West Canadian region champs tonight, but aodgers RoutCubs4 ScoreBROOKLYN, Sept. 13 (IP) —* The Brooklyn Dodgers snapped theirThree game losing streak tonight, beating tneir nemesis, Lefty Johnny Schmitz and the Chicago Cubs, 6-4. The Dodgers came from behind toscoring four runs in the inning.The Dodgers entered the seventh trailing 3-2. ~Gene Her-manskl singled ter center. Rex Baroe\ burned and when Andy Pafko’s throw to second was late, both runners were safe. Marv Xtacklcv sacrificed and Schmitz threw low to first to fill the bases.Then Jackie Robinson singled m one run, and when Reese fhed to Ed Wait bus, Barney scored and so did Rackley on the bad throw past the catcher. Another run came over on a fly by Pere Reiser.Barney, making his first start since his no-hitter, had one had inning, the fourth, when the Cubs put together four hits for three runs Roy Smalley s single with the bases loaded scored two.Chicago Brooklynaorhoa ab r..h o aVe^ban. 2b 5 0 1 1 5 Rackley,If 3 1112Waitus U - 0 0 5 0 Robis'n 2b 3 1 1 3 6Cata’ta.lb 4 12 9 0 Reese, ss 3 10 2 4Fafko 3o 3 12 1,2 ReLer. 3b 3 0 1 1 1change in the schedule calls for the Pottstomansto play tomorrow night in the second round.The Central - Atlantic titlistswill face the Northwestern Region champs, Lind and Pomeroyteam of Portland, in the second round tomorrow. Reports from Portland reveal that the host team will use its ace pitcher against Pottstown. This pitcher has already tossed 39 no-hit, no run games in her career.For Potfcstown, Tena Stewart will do the pitching. Manager EarlPotteiger made the announcementyesterday and said nothing willmake him change his mind ThePonSfown”Tmanager wants to getIndians Fail to Gain on Leaders,Drop 3-2 Decision to BrowniesCLEVELAND, Sept. 13 (AP)—The sixth-place St. LouisBrowns dealt a sharp blow to the Cleveland Indians’ pennant hopes today by grabbing a 3-2 victory on pinchhitter JoeSchultz s ninth-inning single after two tribe infield errors had helped to fill the bases.Joins Philliesby the first big barrier-and thinks with Portland out of the way, the Cardinalettes will have a much better chance to advance.Low-ey. ci 3 2 2 1 0 Furillo cf 3 1 1 1 0Nichol n rf 3 0 0 1 0 Edwards c 3 0 1 7 0Walke-, c 3 0 0 5 0 Hodges.lb 4 0 0 9 1Smalley ss 4 0 2 1 5 Herm 41130Schmitz p 3 0 0 0 1 Barney, p 3 10 0 1Totals 32 4 9 24 13 Totals 29 6 6 27 15Cmcago .......... 0003000 0 1—4Brooklyn .......... 0 000 0 24 0 x—5Runs oatted in—Nicnolson, Smalley 3, Edwards 2 Robinson, Reese. Reiser, base hits—Edwards. Lowrey, Smal-rriss BeatsWASHINGTON. Sept. 13 UP) — Ezzaid Charles, who hopes to step onto Joe Louis' job as heavyweight champion, took a long stride in that direction tonight by winning a well fought 10-round decision over Jimmy Bivins.But there would have been- boos no matter which way it went, for, although there was a lot of fancy boxing and some hard hitting, neither of the Ohio Negro boys manage 1 to .score a knockdown.The Associated Press score card gave six rounds to Charles, tv%o CoPOTTEIGER also announced that his regular starting lineup is sure to start tomorrow’s game. Dottie Freeh will handle the catching duties and the infield will consist of Betty Smith at first base: Betty Dally at Second base, Mary Pat Henry at third base and Lois Adams at shortstop. vEthel “Eckie” Young, MarieRogosky and Bessie Brile will patrol the outfield for the Potts-town team. If was Brile’s triple with the bases loaded that gave Pottstown a 3-0 victory in the finals of the Central-Atlantie region tournament.Since there is a four-hour difference between Pacific Coast time and Eastern time, The Mercury will be unable to receive the scores of the games until the day after the game is played. All games in the tournament will be played at night and scores will not be received here until the following morning.TENA STEWART Will go into tomorrow’s game with a record of 19 wins .and one defeat. Included in her list of victories is a no-hit, norun game against Garvin’s Grille of Washington,-- D~C~in the regional-tournament finalsPotteiger announced yesterday that Betty Mengle and Rockie Kramer will be ready for relief duty if necessary.The Cardinalettes will go mto tomorrow’s game with, a season’s record, of 40 wins and only “five losses. Eight of. those victories came m tournament play, four in the. state tournament and four in the regional tournament.Hal Wagner (above) returned to Philadelphia yesterday hut this time as a member of the Phillies. The former Athleticscatcher was acquired from the Detroit Tigers for the regular $10,000, waiver price after none of the American league teams bid on him. Wagner, who broke into the majors in 1937, will alternate with Andy Seminick behind the plate for the Phils. He batted .202 for the Tigers in 109 games this year.Falkenburg Passes1st Test in Tourney. FOREST HILLS, N. Y., Sept. 33 (IP) — Bob Falkenburg finally made his—debut—in the—Natio;Bivins and two even, but*in none of these rounds was there any great margin of victory.championships today, and it was not a promising one for the tall Wimbledon titlist.Plainly, unsure of himself, Falkenburg struggled long and hard before he won his second-round match from another Los Angeles product, left-handed George Richards, 6-4, 1-5, 6-3, 6-3. Oft his form against a virtual “ unknown, Bob probablyj.can. .be -written off ,as a serious threat in the present championships.Tomorrow he meets a much 'more finished opponent in Budge Patty, also of Los Angeles' and unless he improves on today’s play he will be lucky to survive. vBROWER’S BOYSgjiim ciime iuurtm 111111L0 111CAGE TOURNEYEdge Eagles, 36-35, in Last Eight Seconds;Fout’s Fools TriumphThe smallest crowd of the season, 7008 fans, watched glumly as the Browns tied up the score at 2-2 in the eighth and went^ on to win, battering through four Indian hurlers in the final two frames.The deieat ended a Clevelandwinning streak of seven games andcost the home club a chance to gam on the idle Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees. The Tribe is now three games back of Boston and a game behind New York.★Black CriticalAfter TwistingBrower’s Boys moved into the finals of the first annual Pottstown Outdoor Twilight Basketball tournament last mght with a 36-35 conquest of Elicker’s Eagles at Mana-tawny park before 100 fans.The victory was the third in succession for Brower’s Boys in the tournament. The victors are the only undefeated^, team remaining in the tourney.A field goal in the last eight seconds by Brower Yerger clinched the victory for his team. DonZiegler walked to the foul line with the clock showing eight seconds remaining in the game and the Eagles leading by one pomt.THURMAN TUCKER’S double to right field, and Dick Kokos* wildffarnw tn gp/wnH nn fhora-Ti —Neck in GameLeads Way for Nice GainTTZIEGLER missed the foul shot, but Yerger leaped into the air to tap the ball into the basket for a field goal and two points to put histeam in front for good.In the nightcap of the double-header, Fout’s Fools moved into the quarter-finals of the losers* bracket with a 36-20 victory over Hatch’s 'Killers.The defeat was the second in a row for the Killers and eliminates them from the tournament. The victory was the first for the Fools who dropped a 20-16 decision to the Rockets in the upper bracket thef TTronlr t_U W GCJk* —abled Tucker to bring in Cleveland’s first run in the second inning when Walt Judnich lined to right field.Second baseman Joe Gordon increased the Tribe margin to 2-0 in the fourth when he hammered his 26th homer mto the left field stands.The contest was a playoff of the nightcap of yesterday’s doubleheader which was halted by darkness m the 12th inning with the score 3-3.St. Louis Clevelandabrhoa ab rji o a.Dill in’r, 3b 5 1 1 2 2 Mitchell.lf 4 0 2 2 1Zarilia, If 5 0 2 3 0 Clark, rf 4 0 0 2 0Priddy. 2b 1 1 2 5 5 Zoldak. p 0 0 0 0 0Kokos, rf 4 0 1 2 0 Chns’er.p 0 0 0 0 0Arft, lb 4 0 1 10 0 Bearden,p 0 0 0 0 0Lebner, cf 4 1 3 2 0 Boud’u.ss 4 0 112Moss c 3 0 0 1 1 Boudr’u.ss 4 1112Peil’ixd.ss 2 0 0 0 2 Gordon^b 2 0 13 3Dente. ss 10 0 10 Kelt’er,3b 3 0 0 1 8W Ken’y.p 2 0 10 1 Tucker, cf 4 1 1 2 ODrews, p 0 0 0 0 0 Jud'lcb.lb 3 0 0 10 0Sanford, p 0 0 0 0 0 Hegan. c 3 0 0 6 0Black, p 0 0 0 0 0Muncri’f.p 1 0 0 0 0Gromek, p 1 0 1 0 0ESett’y,rf 0 0 0 0 0CLEVELAND, Sept. 13 Don Black, Cleveland Indians pitcher of no-hic fame, was in critical condition tonight after suffering a hemorrhage apparently resulting from a neck twist m today's game with St. Louis.Physicians said the hemor-rirag'n was near the brain anajE/* Z? V 0Totals 36 3 12 27 11 Totals 312 6 27 13 Schultz singled for Drews m 9th.St Louis.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1—3Cleveland ......... 0 1 0 1 00 0 0 0—2Runs hatted in — Judnich, Gordon, Kokos 2. Schultz. Two-base hits— Boudreau, Tucker, Mitchell, Priddy. Home run—Gordon Winning pitcher— Drews Losing pitcner—Zoldak.THE FOOLS jumped into an early lead and had little trouble in staying in front throughout the game.Tonight at Manatawny park, Leighton’s Loopers will face Can-nell’s Crunches and Ricketts’ Rockets will battle Ludwig’s Lads in two games in the lower bracket.The ..first game^wl^..start _ at. 6 o’clock ‘ .Thedescribed it as a sub-arachnoid-type. They said it resulted when an aneurysm, an unnatural* growth between a vein . and an artery, broke.Black apparently twisted his neck when he hit a foul in the second inning and fell at the plate in pam. He was helped from the field and later lost consciousness. Hewas still unconscious tonight.* ♦ *—Mercury Staff PhotoPete Perom*-Pottstown High fulibacknhrows a heaMiihThody^block: on Tom Pollick to clear the way for Bobby Mauger (left) to pick up a few yards in yesterday’s practice on Franklin Field. Coach Heeb Meyers stressed backfield blocking and forward passing yesterday as the Trojans started their fourth week of grid practice.TEAM PHYSICIAN Edward Castle, however, said the player had an excellent chance to recover. He reported the condition could not be corrected by* surgery and said Black's chances of survival depended on whether a mass hemorrhage developedEarlier, a spinal puncture was performed to aid in the diagnosis.“If no more hemorrhages develop, he might regam consciousness enough to recognize his friends by tomorrow/’ Dr. Castle said “Then again, he may stay m his present condition for quite awhile. At any rate, he is through with baseball for the season:New York GiantsJolt PittsburghIn Night Tilt, 5-2ifGreene Offers PlanStandingsBrower’s Elicker’sG P. P. GPPYerger, f 8 2 18 Swenk, f 6 0 12Ziegler I 12 4 Hahn, f 4 4 12Sundstrom.c 4 0 8 Reide’ouer.c 10 2 Spare, g 2 0 4 J Elicker, g 0 0 0Royer, g 1 0 2 B. Elicker, g 4 1 9Totals16 4 36 Totals 15 5 35AMERICAN LEAGUEYESTERDAY’S RESULTS St. Louis 3. Cleveland 2.Only game scheduled.STANDINGS W. L Pet W- L Pet.Boston 86 50 .632 Detroit 64 68 -485New York 84 52 .618 St. Louis 54 80 .403Cleveland 84 54 .609 Wash’ton 49 89 .355Philadel’a 79 61 .564 Chicago 45 91 .331Today’s games and probable pitchers with won and lost records m paien-- theses.-- ■r -a «r ~New York at'Cleveland—Lopat (15-9) vs Lemon (20-11).Boston at Chicago — (night) — Kinder (8-7) vs. Wight (8-15).Washington at Detroit~(2)—Haefner (5-13) and Weik (0-1) vs. Newhouser (16-11) and Trucks (12-12).Philadelphia at St. Lotus — (night) — Bnssie (13-9) vs. Ostrowski (4-3).NATIONAL LEAGUETo Determine ChampPHILADELPHIA, Sepfc._13 OF)The National Boxing association has a plan for selectmg the successor to Joe Loms—if and when the heavyweight champion retires.Abe J. Greene, president of the NBA told a reporter today his group was prepared to recognize the- winner of an elimination tournament—between Jersey Joe Walcott, Gus Lesnevich, XiminjL Bivins-^ancL ^Ezzard Charles — as the new heavyweight ' king if the Brown Bomber officially calls it quits. ~ But, Greene emphasized, “we will not force Loms to resign.“We will do nothing' that might reflect unfavorably on Louis, great champion that he is.”NEW YORK, Sept. 13 (IP)—The New York Giants dealt the pennant hopes of the second place Pittsburgh Pirates a jolt tonight as Lefty Monte Kennedy hurled the Giants to a 5-2 triumph over the Pirates The loss dropped the Pirates three-and-one-half games behind the idle pace-setting Boston BravesBy winning, the Giants moved into a fourth place tie with the idle St. Louis Cardinals. The loss ended a seven-game Pirate winning streak.The Giants jumped on little Vic Lombardi for three Tuns in the first inning. An error by Stan Rojek, Whitey Lockman’s single, a double by Sid Gordon and Willard Marshall’s one-bagger produced the Giant runs.Kennedy yielded a run in the first When’ Johnny Hopp doubled,★85-Degree HealIs Forgotten atTrojan PracticeCoach Heeb Meyers 'Continued to stress hard work as Pottstown High’s football squad opened its fourthweek of training- 'yesterday on Franklin Field.Despite 85 - degree weatherMeyers sent the Trojans through.a rugged two-hour workout yes- -terday in preparation for theopening game with Upper Merlon in two weeks. -— ..The TTrojan mentor started withpunting practice for the backs- and charging and blocking workouts for the linemen.*•-*lililliEDixie Walker beat out an infield hit and Ralph Boner* grounded out. Wally Westlake singled home the final Pirate run in the seventh.Pittsburgh New Yorkab r±L.o a ab rh.o aRojek, ss 4 0 0 4 5 Lohrke, 2b 4 1 1 2 4 Hopp, lb 5 12 6 1 Lock’an.cf 4 2 15 0 Walker rf 5 1 2 0 0 Gordon.Sn 3 12 0 1 Kiner If 4-0010 Mize, lb 3 0 110 0 Westlrke,cf 30110 Marsh’ll,rf 4 0 2 2 0 Murt’gh 2b 4 0 2 3 1 Cooper, a 40 140Bock’an,3b 4 0 12 3 Thom'n,cf 4 0 0 3 0Kluttz c 3 0 1 2 0-Kerr. ss 4 1112Fitzge’ld.c 1 0 0 4 0 Ken’edy.p 2 0 0 0 2Lomb'rdi,p 2 0 .0 0 0Hlgbe, p 0 0 0 0 0Singlet'll,p 0 0 0 0 0THEN BREAKING his squad in ' two groups, Meyers •stressed back-field blocking for approximately 40 minutes before-he started work, on-Meyers continued-to work with the backs while assistant coach Morrie Gngg handledthe Imemen.-Meanwhile, assistant _ coach Bill McCabe spent the afternoon with the newcomers, instructing them in. the Trojans’ signal system and blocking assignments.Totals 36 2 9 2410 Totals 32 5 9 27 9Pittsburgh. ........ 10 0 0 0 01 0 0—2New York......... 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 x—5Runs batted in—Kiner. Gordon. Mar--Meyers is beginning to get good ■ idea about which boys will make up his starting lineups hut he said anything could happen. The Trojan mentor said the backfield will be hard, to select because of allr the good material, on hand:
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