The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 7, 1947, Page 3

MONDAY, JULY 7, 1947 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIR YANKEE TOP OF HEAP IN AMER. LEAG. Dodgers, Braves, Giants in Dog Fight for Lead in National League Asscoiated Press Sports Writer The red hot New York Yankees are riding an eight game winning streak, teday and enjoy an eight zame margin over Detroit and Bos- , ten in the American League chase but don't mention “World to Manager Bucky Harris. with fingers ed be- hind his back, won't say the Yanks are “in” until he knows for sure that the clubs behind him are play- ing for the second place marbles only. As both leagues recessed for the next three davs, Lecause of the All-Star Game Tu n Chicago Bucky's Yanks were the talk of the baseball world Joe Page and Allie Reynolds came thredgh with some fine yesterday as the -3 throng of 51,957 h\)nn 1a|\ by de- feating Connie Mack’s pesky Phila- dephia Athletics in both ends of a doubleheader, 8-2 and 9-2. ationzl League Dog F While the Yanks are moving se- venely aleng in the American League. th National League dog fight for the flag finds the Brooklyn Dedgers on tev today with the Bos- ton Bravas second by a game and the New York Giairts third, one und one-half games away The Dodeers took the lead away from the Braves by beating them, 4-u behind the three-hit pitching of Ralph Branca at Ebbets Field The Giants failed to connect for a homer for the first time in their last 17 games but they tcok the in a single measure of the Phils, 4- encounter at Philadelphia Larry Jansen limited the Phils to seven safelies, including a round tripper bv Del Enuis, in gaining his seyenth win. Detroit and Boston both won dcubleheaders to remain virtually tied for ond place in the Ameri- can League. The Tigers are one percentage point ahead of the Sox The Tigers defeated the Browns. 10-2 and 8-4 in St. Louis while ihe Secx trounced the Washingten Sen- aters, 7-4 and 10-1 in Boston Two four-baggers by Pat Mullin and cne each bv Dick Wakefield and, Roy Cullenbine featured the Tigers first game win. Cullenbinz starred in the nighteap, hitting a homer in the seventh and singling home two runs during a five-run ainth inning rally that won the game. The Chicago White Sox split bargain bill with the visiting Cleve- land Indians, winning the opener, 3-2 behind the six-hit pitching of Eddie Lopat-and losing the after- math, 5-1. \ The St. Louis Cardimals; moved frem sixth to fourth place in the National League by blanking the Reds twice, 3-0 and 2-0 at Cincin- nati. The defeats drovped the Reds to sixth, a half game bchind the Chi- cage Cubs who tumbled from fourth to. fifth by losing a doubleheader to the Pirates in Pittsburgh. 6-2 and 10-1. Home runs by Jim Bloodworth, Hank Greenberg and Frank Gustine | helved Ernie Bonham register a Pirate vietor¢ in the opencr while | the six-hit pitching of Fritz Oster- mueller featured the nightcap win. IMPROVE KODIAK AIR BASE, SAYS ADMIRAL PRI(E' PEARL HARBOR, July 7—®— Improvement of the Kodiak, Alas- ka, Naval Air Base to allow cold| weather flight training will be rec- ommended by Vice Adm. John Dale Price, Commander of the Pacific Naval Air Forces. Price made this announcement after returning from an inspection t of Northern defenses, adding that| interest in the North Pacific made it advisable for fliers to become familiar with Alaskan conditions. Last Wednesday Adm. Louis E. Denfeld. Commander in Chief of/ the Pacific Fleet, said the Kodiak Naval Base, apart. from the air station, would ke reduced to care- taker status as an economy mea- sure. e KEEP VISKTING BROTHER P. M Keep, of Niles, Ohio, is in Juneau visiting with his brother, Marshall Keep, attorney for the Al- aska Unemployment Compensation Commission. Keep, who will remain here most of this month, is a Con- ductor for the Penmsylvania Rail- road. - When you pay for QUALITY why not get the FINEST—Buy FLOR- SHEIM SHOES at Graves, —udv. i mor X Y | ANGElS KEEP | { YORK, dJuly 7 & { { Burston, head of Mike Jacobs’ for- | departy Marcel feign dept. pulled off quite a feat | Cerd iwhen he got both T2 Tandberg [ and Joe Baksi to o tracts to HOT Hok Rt L fight Joe Louis . . ut - Jersey ) §n €. e Joves maintains that Lew has been . An§e {210 LlKS b‘; Jore Pl B bigger job in Europe, lo- ¢ of. Neg n '] ] “’]il,‘ ) lly(‘\\ ( ‘n’l‘( to build up 1 L ¥ ; g e the ign department and boxing A =y {in general ball I E ! i By BILL BECKER Jersey explains it, Burston War bridc t ¢ Yy 1t (Associated Pi sperts Writer) | locked over about 40 prospects and yx six ‘ ‘ o- The Los Argeles Angels were fly-|Jack Solomons, the London pro- - . e W potl Le ng high with a handsome three! moter told him to bring in as ‘O9P4H ; g Ry ks 1 game lead in the Pacific Coast many as he wanted for tryvuts ; U A € | cr League teday , Out that, they expect to finc ,H e g G s S S A G ea The Angel: got 'way up thar’ by €ght or ten boys worth further in- minut b and I taking two out of three from their Vestigation and schooling and may- to wh or four good enough to| Empirs Waww-aas or resulis! The M nearest rivals, San Francisco, over weekend. The Angels won the ! lonzated series, five games to three. | Stellar southpaw Clitff Chambers 1ched the iseries by besting the | ! Seals’ ace, rivhthander Bob Chesnes, ' 3.2, as Bob Joyce edged Red Adam: and Don Osborn. Chambers, who fanned six in' | potehing his third win in four stants against San Francisco, drove in the deciding run, singling home s batterymate Eddie Malone after lhv catcher had tripled with two on | in the second inning. That was all | the scoring off Chesnes, but it was | enough. Dino Restelli's outfield fly scor- | ing Neill Sheridan in the first ex- tra inning—the eighth — won the shortened nighteap, Third place Oakland split with Hcllyweed's St to wind up - five games off the pace. The Oaks ral- lied 1cr two runs in the ninth to# take the opener, 8-7, but the Stars anced back to win the finale, 8-1, | and the series, five games to three. San Diego Two-Timed Sacraments two-timed San Dieg with Eddie Fitzgerald, the priz rockie catcher. driving 'in the win- run in each game. The scores ! were 5-4 and 2-1. | This gave the Solons an even | break on the series, four games | apiece, which also was the we Portland-Seattle wound up. The | | Beavers took yesterday’s opener | 7-0, then succumbed to Seattle, 3-2. | The slambsng Hollywood-Oakland | Sen which saw the two teams | sett new PCL single game tot: | the last 41, wound up with 117 runs ind hits registered overail | The Sclon: Fitzgerald doubled in ¢ the 10th inning to win the opener, | then ngle¢ home the winning run as a pinchhitter in the seventh ; of the nighteap. The s Averett Thempson get five-for-five, includ- | ng a double, in the first game. Roy Helser twirled an eight-hit hutcut for Portland, which in turn opped with five hits by Rain- | r Herman Bc in the windup. A | four-run inring capped by George ! Vico’s home run with one on made | Helser's chore a brecze. ; STANDING OF CLUBS | Pacific Coast League | w L Pet. Angeles 57 43 570! San Francisco 53 45 541 Oakland 50 46 5211 Sacramento 49 49 500 Hollywood 48 51 485l Portland 43 46 483 ) | San Diego 44 53 454 Seattle 42 53 442 i Nationa: wveague H w Pee.| Brooklyn 42 Boston 0 | New: York 38 St. Louis 37 Chicago 36 Cincinnati 37 Philadelphia 30 Pittsburgh . . - 28 American League w L Pct. | New York 47 26 644 ! Detroit 37 32 536, Boston 38 33 .535. « Philadelphia 36 36 .500 Cleveland 31 32 492 ‘Chlca 0 . 8 39 473 ( wa~hmgmn 30 38 441 Sl Louis 26 43 .368 Ga.stinesm Channel League L Pct.. | Mocse 1 0 1.000 ! Legion b | 1 .500 Elks [ p 1 000 PRINCESS NORAH TARES 17 SOUTH Canadian Pacific steamer Princess Norah called in Juneau on the morning of July 4 southobund. from Skagway, and took abeard the fol- | lowing passengers for Vancouver and Seattle: Dr. and Mrs. T. Plumb, |J. B Little, W. D. Wilson, Dr. and | Mrs. A. C. Christensen, Miss Lois| Johnstene. Mr. apd Mrs, 8. 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