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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1938. A A a nn a SPORTS BOSTON BRAVES BEAT CIANTS TO COP BALL SERIES WASHINGTON, = PHILLIES DEFEAT DODGERS; |of the game say that Buddy Myer) © NO OTHER GAMES PLAYED has been playing inspired baseball | at second base for the Washington IN. EITHER OF tithe Sericdr (My, Asnociated Press) i o7 1 { i Senators this season. | LEAGUES His Boss, Joe Crénin, says he} is one of the best base runners in the league. He stretches sing-' les into doubles and doubles. into| triples, and his ‘constant line of chatter at second has kept the! whole infield on its toes. Buddy is another of those Miss-! ‘issippi State graduates who ha: inade good in the big leagues. I 1925, he was invited to the Cleve. land training camp, but | Fefosed! to sign a contract. Instead he signed with new Or-} leans and was sold the same year, to Washington. In 1927, he was! traded to Boston, but Griffin al-, ways regretted it and in 1929, sent! the Red Sox five players to get the best second sacker in Buddy back again. He has been| league, he js aggressive and a dan-| with the team ever since. ;g@erous man at the bat. Bucky. Harris, manager of the| Buddy is a native of Ellisville,t Detroit Tigers, claims that Buddy! Miss., and is 29 years old. He has been one of the mainstays in weighs 165 pounds, stands five the pennant drive of the Nation-! feet, ten and one-half inches, als. Although he is not considered’ throws right but bats left-handed. By ALAN GOULD | (ly Ansocinted Prens) Despite his own public state-| ment of confidence in the future | of Babe Ruth, Inc., I do not think} even the celebrated Bambino | . AMMA hha & prent deel df ac.|\ | oo Tc icane andthe Army tem tive, day-in-and-out baseball. left | jplayed a wonderful game at the in his system. | Army field yesterday afternoon. It would be fantastic to figure |The final score was 3 to 0 in fav- the great slugger’s future any-|or of the Birds. where but behind now, nearing his} The Army got but two safeties 40th milestone and closing out his | off the delivery of Leon. Rich- {20th season in the big show, |ards hurled for the Army boys and lwherein he has-been one of the/ struck out seven opposing bats- great stars of all time. }men. Yet a number of the boys have, Iron Man Diaz hit a home ran shown a deplorable tendency tojover the center fielder’s head, (Special to The Citizen) NEW YORK, Sept. 27.—The Boston Braves came out victorious wer the New York Giants, 5 to 3... Lanky Ben Cantwell of the Braves became the third National League pitcher to win 20 games this season when he turned the New Yorkers back in a_ struggle with» Roy Parmelee. The other flingers to reach the 20-game mark were Carl Hubbell of the Giants and Dizzy Dean § of ° St. Louis. The Braves won the pres- ent series from the Giants by the victory yesterday. The Phillies put a successful finish their home season by coming | from behind in the ninth inning to defeat the Brooklyn Dodgers, 3 to 2. The defeat ended Brook- lyn’s five-game winning streak. The summaries: National League At New York | | BuUOOY MYER Batteries: Cantwell and Hogan Parmelee and Richards. eames s At. Philadelphia Brooklyn . | DIAMONDBALL GAME _ YES. TERDAY AFTERNOON ENDS 1 1 id IN SCORE OF 3 TOO Batteries: Shaute, Mungo an Outen, Lopez; Elliott and Todd. . Novothers scheduled. Amertean League ; that Ferrell, "THRILLING ATTEMPTS AT ESCAPE PREVENTED BY FOREIGN LEGION THE KEY IN MOUND SLUMP, WES FERRELL IS ANXIOU; By C. C. CRANMER ity Amnocinted tress) CLEVELAND, 0., Sept. Wesley Ferrell, outfielder. Followers of the Cleveland In- dians would not be surprised if their famous pitcher should fol-, low in the footsteps of Babe Ruth! and other stars and wear the| above tag before another baseball) season is far advanced. ' The making over of big | 27.—| \ the {right hander into an outfielder hi every| hard! i been a matter of conjecture time he has garnered a few hits at bat, but it seems nearer} fruition now it has become known} himself, has asked’ for a chance in the outfield and that Manager Walter Johnson is! considering the shift. Ferrell often has said he thought he would like an outfield job. But for four years he won! | 20 or fore games for the Indians_ and could not well be spared from; mound duty. 200th Victory Hardest Things are different this year. | By mid-August he was laboring un-| winning soon—” der a losing percentage for the! first time, with 8 won and 11 lost, and it seemed likely for the first: time in his major league career he would not be able to produce! 20 or more victories. For eight weeks he { had not | mitted, |that ball plenty if I were in the jlineup eve WEST CITIZEN Jcoceceoecedwcecece Today’s Anniversaries [aut S TO TRY OUTFIELD; jtasted vietory, and with 99 games won as a big leaguer the 100th win, so much sought, was _ still proving a jinx. Paradoxically, during at least two of Wes’ successful years he complained of a sore arm, while in this, his least successful year, he says the arm is all right. Hit Longest Home Run Ferrell owns the distinction of | having hit the longest home run} jever made in the Tribe’s unhappy} hunting ground, the Stadium,} |where Ruth and Gehrig never | have hit a home run and where|the Mexican War, Admiral in the | Foxx, the other American League] Civil War, born at Bergen Point, home run king, has hit but one. Died in Philadelphia, June Ferrell’s blast was for 450 feet. 1865, “Sure, Wes and I have talked| ‘about it,” Manager Johnson ad- “but I’ haven’t given up| I think citizen-patriot to whom the cause of American independence owes as much as to any other man, signer of the Declaration of In- jdependence, governor, born in Boston. Died there, Oct. 2, 1803. | 1792 — George Cruikshank, | {famous English book illustrator, ‘born. Died Feb, 1, 1878. 1803—Samuel F. grandson of the first among the most famous of Amer- Du_ Pont, \23, 1809—Raphae] Semmes, noted Confederate naval commander lawyer and newspaper editor the war, born in Charles Co., | Died at Mobile, Ala., Aug. 1877, on him as a great pitcher. he would make good as an out- jfielder. He always has been a dangerous batter, and day afterj |day service would make him still | better. I am not yet ready to ad- |mit he can’t win consistently as a i pitcher. But if, he doesn’t start Md. 1830—William B, Hazen, among America’s great soldie formed notable service as chie ignai officer, born at Hartfe | Vt. Died in Washington, Jan, 16, 1887. “J don’t think I am through as a pitcher,” Ferrell says. “I’ve lost; a lot of tough ball games. But| I would like a crack at an out- field job. I think I could’ smack 1840—Alfred T. Mahan, Amer-/ jican naval’ commander, y daye” on sea power in history, born at West Point, N. Y. Died in Wash- aay & SOUSSE, Tunista, Sept. 27.— Two persistent German soldiers, Willian Schultzky and Peter Boh-' len, are charged with trying to steal, poison, buy, shoot and swim their way out of the Foreign Le-, gion in one of the most cinematic) French leaves on record. ‘The harder they tried, it seems, | the more of a jam they got until their eseapades took the form of a movie thriller. The two legionnaires, no long- er fond of the life imposed by the French military regulations on the First Regiment statidned here, far from their native Berlin, de-| cided to desert, the authorities charge. Flat broke in the way of moriey, their first thought was t6 overcome that handicap. Bohlen, so the record reads, at- tempted to poison a captain, whose orderly he was, by serving a sleep- ing potion with his lunch. The of-, ficer did not like the appearance of the water presented to him and, Inted Press) into |* AMERICAN ag count “ten” over the Babe’s Bort: one three runs, the only scores| refused to drink it. | ington, D. C., Dee. 1, 1914. 1840—Thom: New York political born in Germany. dor, Dee. 7, 1902. in a corner for the boat’s engi- neer to pass, ready to hit him with a bottle, Schultzky confronted the skipper with a leveled revolver he had hidden from the customs agents. The skipper promptly knocked Schultzky overboard with a punch in the jaw. Fished From The Sea Schultzky, who didn’t know how to swim, started to sink. Bohlen, meanwhile, jumped into the sea and swam toward shore. He was seized, however, when he reached land, while the boat’s crew fished out Schultzky. culture or kindred Under a strong escort this time,) There is an indication of the two hapless legionnaires were, Opportunity that will hamper this turned over to gendarmes at Sous-}Person in the early days of the se.” Frieda Schild, a hotel cham-;career, It may be a bermaid, also arrested and accus-| life. (Copyrighted). ed of complicity, subsequently was _ released. Her role, if any, was} Dr. H. Y. Benedict, not revealed. of the University of Texas, is the ) first graduate of the school to }hold that positi Roosevelt, in New Bir City. Feb. 17, 1933, Died there, Today bestows a loving S. position, causing the native to be- come almost infatuated with the object of the affections. There are fair abilities and probably the inclination will be toward GOOD GROUNDS LOS ANGELES—Mrs. Verna) _ perhaps| the greatest writer and authority} Nast, celebrated | caricaturist, | Died in Ecua-{ i 1861—Corinne Roosevelt Rob-! inson, sister of President Theodore| an eminent poet, born; Today’s Horoscope, agri-} occupations. ! lack of| difficult! president} Glub-= Washington New York Philadelphia Cleveland Detroit Pet, jly, form before even the 1933 cur-|of the game. 655} tain drops, Having. been wrong] Jones and Mixon starred for the 16111 8° many times in the past. when | Army ten at the field, and’ Diaz .631| they tried to stamp “finis” on ‘for the Pelicans: Nodine showed 603 Ruth’s career for various and sun-ja lot of pep for the Army boys .480/“ty reasons, the experts seem to| behind the plate, .439) feel that they can’t go wrong this| Score by innings: “ai4) time and that they can justify 369 themselves by rubbing it in. Why isn’t it just as fair and sen-! sible to give the old fellow the Pet. benefit of any lingering doubt,; Richards and Nodine. B99 “fter all these glamorous years? The Pelicans will play 659 While pointing out the decline of! doubleheader today at the 656 his prowess, which has undoubted-| field. B43 ly been rapid during the latter — “523 half of this season, why not sym- DIAMONDB ALL pathize with Ruth’s ambition to Arrangements have been made “392 stick as long as he can? j for a diamondball game to be play-|® R. H. E. Pelicans 000 030 000— 3 6 2 Army 000 000 000— 0 2 3 NATIONAL LEAGUE Batteries: Leon and Bazo; Chibe= Ww. le New. York . 88 59 Pittsburgh - . 85 67 7 . 84 67 69 70 85 90 in a Army ‘397! Who knows, another = spring- | time and a fresh start might send the Babe: off ona characteristic | comeback ‘in (1934, whether or not it-lasted for the “duration of the next major league campaign. Won't See His Like There has never been another! Cobb, another Mathewson and} tak there may never be another Ruth. * MATIONAL EEAOUE These individualists had some-| ¢@ ecccee Philadelphia’ at New York, two) thing that the record books will] Todav In Hist games. j never show—rare color, extraordi- | ay n fils a (Only games scheduled.) jnary holds on popular imagination! ee jand the ability to rise to their) 179; {greatest heights under pressure. | ,), In each of these respects Ruth! _ must be ranked at the top. j There is no comparison between} }the Babe and any other ball-play- er in history, as a “gate” attrac- { tion, He revived popular inter-j ;est a dozen years ago and fanned! IN DIAMONDBALL : toa flame during the boom, pve, jdays with one magnificent |ture after another with his ial {war club. FIRST GAME FRIDAY goacst | To. the club owners he meant, BETWEEN ZACHARIAS AND profits such as they seldom even dreamed of before. To the youth FUNERAL HOME TEAM of the land he stood for the ulti- mate in sporting achievement. In short, he was and still is idolized Managers of teams in the dia-}as no other figure in American j tween. the Zacharias and Cubs. The proposed exhibition at 8 o'clock. + will | HI neral Convention e Cherch in echt —first in the country. wate AMERICAN LEAGUE New York at Philadelphia, two games. See ree Seinles.) nm army occupied Canadian settlement site Detroit. 1833—Rammohun Roy, the first! modern reformer in India, ges- biz 1932—Great West Indian tur ricane, Adriana ican Mendel of Santo Dor is visiting the United States to study feminine progtess and ac eee Mrs fed tonight at Bayview Park be-| Bohlen bided his time. Came the 'Huskey of this city obtained a} siesta hour and Bohlen, profiting divorce from her husband because} by the sleep of his superior, pro-, he taught their three-year-old found enough without the soporif-,son to smoke and then made him ie, stole his boots, a camera and] ¢ unk with liquor. | 400 francs. - Part of the money he gave to al LEGALS stranger he had met in a cafe who had promised to put him and, -OURT OF THR COUNTY| Schultzky on a steamer bound for, _ MONROE COUNTY, Malta. Whereupon the stranger pger sama disappeared ftom the picture. RD SANCHEZ, Picked Up JLezatees,. Dine After waiting a long time on a/ a nat wad} beach where the stranger said ii j INT J STAT jIn_re the E: PER B special lot at To all Creditors, butees, and all aims or Demands tate: u, and each of you, are hereby) would meet them, Schultzky andj notiti¢a and required to’ present any, vhich you, or Bohleti wandered to Hergla, act amainor tee town of Mediterranean sailors 18) est y Bernard Sanches, i sd, Jate of Monroe County, miles ftom Saussee. | There, iti tioriin to the Hom. Hogh Guan, jeapieas they were halted and ar- County Juage of Pigntoe County, at 8 office ‘in the, County Courthouse Wy suspicious _ customs Key West, Monree County, Flor- eae After a sharp fight the] ida,’within twelve months from the 10 for ° two degionnaries. were put aboard) 10 of the first publication heredt. a small boat in) the harbor 1A Batry ie LON ; x0) e Estate o! turn to Sousse. Hetow Bernatd: Sanches, Deceased. But Schultzky and Bohen were sar B. CLEARE, JR, undaunted. While Bohlen waited jaune? 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On Monday the Fenix will play/spring that Ruth no longer can the Cubs, and the league will playjhold a place in the regular line- its schedule of games throughout up, it is certain he wil! never play without any interruption, it is stat-) minor league baseball. ed. 2 * It’s one of the few things the in the baseball r big fellow hes: sade. bie sting made up his mind about. In the first place, he i "t have to,worry about his cial future. He has enough away now to acquire a sizable/ erest in some major league if he wanted it, and there is » the prospect of his becoming a manager. T feel reasonably sure the man- agerial germ has gained a hold on the Babe's thoughts, but he won't jadmit it now, Interesting Side Trips, Sigh Recreational Host About Fis! “Miami's Most N. E. FIRST STREET Eee ‘ HOTEL LEAMINGTON NEAK BAY FRONT PARK t-Seeing, Ete. and See Our hing, Golf and Other Sports. 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The horses, which resemble GAINESVILLE, Sept. 27. 7,-An| draft steeds, are believed to have allotment of $57,000 for topo-| originated from strays from lum- graphic mapping in Florida has; ber camps or from animals left in been given approval by the Fed-|the woods by timber operators eral Emergency Administration of|Who released them on breaking announced , Camp. Years ago wild horses were numerous in Minnesota woods, nd traders often captured many ead. | MAPPING | PROGRAM TO BE CARRIED ON IN FLORIDA (Special to The Citize today by Dean Blake R. Van Leer! of Engineering, University of Florida, upon ceipt of a ecommanication fro: John C. Staack, Chief Topographi Engineer, U. §. Geological Sur. this allotment of money to be ex- vey. jPended in the state was secured ‘The appropriation has atready| armely ierengh the sigpetioe’, thie been made available, and crews} Project by Governor David Sholtz, who personally brought to the at- on the work, Dean Van Leer was; tention of Dr. Mendenhall, Diree- The region of the Choc-| tr of the U. S. G. C., Plorida’s will | Deeds in this respect. The pro- { posal, it is pointed out, was also | supported by Florida’s two sen- ators, tawhatchee National Forest be mapped. “The expenditure of this $57,- raphie mapping in Lhe te un- der auspices of the U. G."C4 since 1917,” Dean Van tebe said} today. “Only eight per cent of the State of Florida is topo-j graphically mapped and this willl make an excellent Beginning.” Atcording to Dean Van Leer) ———— Key West's First Faneral Home Key West's First Ambulance Service PRITCHARD Phone 548 Never Sleeps STEAMSHIP Co. 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