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The Anniston Star from Anniston, Alabama • Page 6

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TURDA rt JVSE 2Tmi ri iniimiP -nrrriT aiArihiii tn'Mept. i rniniii Mnrn i i hi uii iiLLLn i i i wvv. inn un nni ni i. i i SENATORS LOSE 'CHUTE SAVES DOOLITTLE WHEN PLANE CRASHES AT 235. M.P.H.

MlSRION CRICKET CLUB, Hav erford. June 27. m.R-Survlv LOOKOUTS, 4-3; PEBBLES LOSE 1 1 IBS. 3 10 U. S.

Golf Stars Meet British in Sinales Events Tbay BY L. S. CAMERON I'nited Press Sports Editor CQLUMBUSv.o, JUhe7- Anier-lea's professional golf acea were made favorites todsy ovef Oreat" Britain's stars as -the single, play of the biennial Ryder plonshlp got under way on the to Club course. The United States forces won the doubles competition 3 to 1. while the single British victory -in the two ball foursomes was clearly'earn-ed, the margin? of victory aoored by some of the Americana left Frid Plgnon, manager of the Invading, squad, only with hope that" his players could "make a decent showing" In the Individual play- Twelve points were at stake when the contests began.

With three of. them already captured by the Americans, the British heed to win six of the eight' singles contest to retain the cup. Here are the pairings with the British players named first: Archie Compston vs. Bill Burke. Fred Robson vs.

Gene Sarasen. William H. Davles ts. Abe Mitchell vs. Patty Cox.

Charles W. Whltcombe (captain) vs. Walter Hagen (captain). Bert Hod son vs. Densmore Shut.

Ernest R. "Whltcombe vs. Al Esp-inosa. The British players not included IN chara' or JO NEA-New York Bureau Three young men' looking for 'trouble are these husky athletes, pictured at a training camp at Orangeburg, N. Y.

Tony Canzoneri, left, lightweight boxing champion. Is ssowii with Jim Londos, wrestling title-holder, and Mickey. right, middleweight champion who" has an eye on the heavyweight Londos was training for his match with Ray Steele, and Walker for the forthcoming meeting with Shaf ky. NEA Sf. Loula Bureau Halr-triRKer.

thinking snd a parachute arc the only two reasons why'MaJor Jruvs H. I)xlltilp, Inset, is alive The former ate stunt flyer of the army' was roaring alcin gat 235 miles per hur In his new plane, as shown, above, at an altitude, pf 100 feet over the East. St" Louis, 111, airport when fabric tore loose from, the wings. He nosed the ship up sharpiy to 300 feet, rolled It over onto its back and "balled out," landing safrly. while the speed new In which he hoped to set inew "records, crashed WrrkaRe of the shtp is shown below surrounded by rpectatois.

IkVilrtlle saved his life once betre by leaping when the wings camti-off an-army plant- he was stunting at the. na-tlpnaj, air races In Cleveland In in the singles list' are Sydney Eaa- Heavyweight Champion To Hammer Partners -1 terbrook and George Smith and Leo Diegel are. the Americans not playing in the singles. The Scioto course was in excellent condition after blref, showers yesterday. The heat which bothered the -British yesterday morning has ubside'd somewhat.

Yesterday's lone British victory was scored by Abe Mitchell and Fred Robson over. Leo Diegal and Al Espinosa, 3 and 1. In the other matches, Johnny Farrell and Gene Sarasen defeated Archie Compston-and W. H. Davles, 8 and Walter Hagen and Densmore-Ehuted tested George Duncan ana Artm Havers, 10.

and 9, Billy Burke and Whiffy Cox defeated' Syd Easetr-brook and Ernest Whltcombe, and 2- Leo Dlegel's putting: warerratlth. In the doubles and he wa often In -thfr traps and rough. th thlid Rvder Atlanta-Mobile Game Rained Out; Birmingham Not Scheduled By UNITED PRESS Rain which fell on the Alabama coast Just before nbon Friday, broke up the scheduled Atlanta-Mobile baseball, fracas and left oy a light schedule of games the day. New Orleans and Birmingham were not booked to play, but Memphis beat the second place "Chat- tanoogan 4-3 In a ten-lnnlng ar-flr. and Nashville waited trntll nlffht to nourice on Little Rock, 8-6, In another one of those turn-of-Ihe-worm irames.

Thirty-three runs featured one' Piedmont League game, Charlotte took a double header from TJurham. 4-3-, and 9-7, Wln-ston-Salem beat Henderson 8-6, and Ashevllle won from Greensboro o-4. while Raleigh was beating High Point, by the huge total of AU- of the games were night ones. Augiw'ta beat Anderson 9-3. In the Palmetto, and Greenville won from Florence, 10-9.

Dunlnn' Favored To Retain Title OLMPIA CHICAGO. June 27 George T. Dunlap. Jr freckle-faced Princeton boy. Was favored to retain the national lns tercolleglate golf championship today In his 38-hole final aRalnst Robert Kepler; of Ohio, State.

Dortlap gained the jflnal yesterday by eliminating Tommy Ayock, Yale, 1929 Intercollegiate champion who was outof competijlrwi Ia.t year. 9 and 8. Kepler eliminated his Ohio State teammate, John Florlo, 6 and 5. in the other seml-flnal. Atlanta Touh On Jackie Mitchell ATLANTA, June 27.

(UP) Jackie Mitchell, Chattanooga's' eel'-ebrated girl pitcher, was probably only too glad to get back to her home town today after a brief stay In Atlanta which would hardly have convinced her that there was an ovcrsupply of honesty here. After arriving In the city. Friday afternoon she parked her tar and went her way, leaving In It her suitcases containing all her personal effects. Whenshe returned to the machine theywere-f(one. and with them the large supply of uniforms, shoes, dresses, "caps and hats which they But their low did not keep the girl from pitching three innings that night against an Atlanta pick' up team, which defeated her own barnstorming group, 7-5.

It was Jackie's first electrle light game. and-four runs were made off her delivery, but she was facing, such veterans as Red Barron, Ray Francis and Dixie Davis. -By Laufer mm, CRAf'w (CALIFORkJ'A EKiO-CAOfeut A OCAPPED, fRDM av; hi iv7UE CftllF. TO ATHLETICS IDLE Sti Louis Browns Defeat Boston For Fifth Straight Victory LEO M. PETERSEN United Pm SUff forrMpondmt NEW YORK, jlune 27.

Not that PhllidelRhT or, Washington need haV any lean, but the St. Loula Browns are threatening to go aome-t where In the 9ll American Leagpe i pennant race. i VThe Brawns were at the top of the aecond diytslo'-ntoflay, thank to -m Wtnnlnf1 sjJurt of five Rame. lour of them oier the world champion Athletics; First division may be a little beyond the reach of the St. Louis aggregation this year but it has a Bod chance of keeping ahead of -theBoston Red Sox.

Detroit and Chicago. The Browns have great outfielder in Goose Goslln; pair of nifty lnfielders in Oscar Melil- 7io and Ralph Kress; a good catcher Iq rerrell. who, by the way is a brother of Wesleiy Ferrejl. Cleve- land's no-hit, no-run artist; and Tal rpitching staff featuring Stew-Art, Qollins, Blaeholder and a TOOkie by the name of Herbert. Collins 'bMd his bit toward bringing the supporters fo the Browns better days by pitching a 3 to 2 ylctory over theed Sox yesterday.

Ffci Caraway's pitching and bitting featured Chicago's 4 to 3 vlc- tory over Washington Hn, the other American iieaguc 1 Caraway allowed the Senators ly five hits, two of themhome by Kuhel. while he rapped out vlple and two singles in three at bat. The. defeat dropped Washington game, and a half behind the pace whose scheduled game with Detroit was postponed biscause of Naet 'grounds. The New York-ClevelaW1 contest also was called off ohccount of rain.

NatMak League leadership Of the St Louis Cardinals was cut to three and one half games when they dropped a 16 to 5 decision to Brooklyn while New York was de-' featlng Cincinnati. he Robins knocked Burleigh GrimeWrom the mound In the first continued their assault on and Kaufman to collect a total of 15 bits, including- home runs by OTKHil, Herman Thursdon, who the Cardinals olne "VrBUI WalKer allowed only four In shutting out Cincinnati, 2 to rullis' home run following OTarreU's gave; -the Giants their two runs in the third inning. The Boston Braves made it two tralght over Chicago, 7 to 3. The -Braves scored enough runs to win to the first inning when they as-aulted Pat Malone for "four runs before he retired in favpr of Sweet-tand. socks Sejbold held the Cubs 'to two hits until he was -removed in ue Mixta inning after developing a ittsbursh- continued a.fi.c.

playing and dropped a'-lj to 2 ver- oici Philadelphia. Watt allowed the Pirates 12 hits but kept them fairly eU Major Leaders vz By THE fNITlD PRESS -'followln gaveniges. compllde by The United include gameS played Thursday. June 25: LEADING HITTERS Plavef-PInh ti in tj'tw Ituth. Yankees 52 183 54 73 i .399 Morgan.

Indians 49 157 32 fo .382 Hendrtck, Reds-. 48 183 28 8 .372 Simmons. Athl't's 62 251 54 83 .371 Davis, Phillies 54 166 12 61 .367 HOME Rt NS Klein, Phillies Gehrig, Yankees Ruth, Yankees Athletics Hornsby, Cubs 19 17 16 13 i R'l'NS Keln. Phillies Myer, Senators' 'Oehrigh, Yankees Bishop, Athletics Ruth, Yankees RUNS BATTED IN Yankees Crontn, Senators Chapman, ahkees Klein, PhUlles Ruth, Yankees 60 57 57 57 54 66 65 61 58 57 2 HITS Combs, Yaiikees Simmons, Athletic verllL Indlnas" P3 93 93 90 MEN FROM CAMP Will TxtiA trA THE ALABAMA HOTEL A CoI Duiiof Room jv' Fv St3eianagejr CONNEAUTLAKE PARK, Pa, June'STLJUJ!) nVcliampioh of this World of heavyweight boxing was to hammer his tW paid punch catchers again today. 1 Max Schmellng.

Ls rffnndtng ir.to fighting form for defending his title -July 3. Wit he is Just a little worried about his left hand He has not been able to connect with It as often as he would have liked In training bouts. Despite this hit -or -miss, timing of- his left, -the. tit list mnnV his men take It and like It in five rounds yesterday. His Miott-f' rights to the body routed OeotRe I Pahka, the Pittsburgh shiKRr'r and Tony Marullo.

New Orffans llnht Heavy. Schmelllng. rights and right-wppercuts on Manillo's-I head and body. Strtbllng to Spar i GEAUGA LAKE, June 2.7 (U.R) WUlie Btrlblln? will meet and beat three sparring mates In his' seml-ftnal tralninfc workout. tonUht after Judging a Kithing beauty con- nTf.1 The restless Gcorcta eiiileiierr went Into the fceattty jiWigiiig busi ness at the request of Ofauga Lake ors of a field which Included one of the greatest arrays of College net stars ever entered, Keith Died hill, of Btaniora, and Bruce Barnes, of Texas, meet today for the 1931 intercollegiate singles championship.

"The Stanford ace, seeded No. and' fourteenth in the national rankings, won his way Into the fU nal round yesterday by defeating David Jones, of Columbia, Eastern intercollegiate champion, 7-5, 6-3, Barnes eliminated Teddy Bur well, of the University of the South, in hard fought match, 0-3, 7-5, 4-6. 6-3. Barnes, paired with Karl Kam rath, will meet Don Strachan and Walter Thomas, of Princeton, for the doubles crown. The Texas combination survive the semi-finals yesterdsy by turning back Case and Greene, of Pennsylvania, -4, 4-6, 6-1, 6-0.

Straehaa and Thomas eliminated Ryan and Bascom, of Yale, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2. 41 Helen Jacobs Wins Over Mrs. Godfree WIMBLEDON. Jurte (U.R Miss Helen of "California, advanced Into the quarter final round of the women's single In the Wimbledon tennis champlon- riipl today with a 8-2. 6-1 victory over "Mrs.

L. A. Godrree, or England. Miss Jacobs, America's second ranking player 1928 and 1929, played championship tennis in defeating the former Wimbledon title holder. The California girl's, forehead drives were amazingly powerful and accurate, many of her shots clipping the sidelines for "beautiful placements.

Before such a heavy bombardment Mrs. Godfrey never was. able to hit her usual form and Miss Jacobs had the match well -In hand from' the start. Today's Games SOUTHERN LEAGUE Birmingham at" New Orleans. Atlanta at Mobile.

Chattanooga at Memphis. Nashville at Little Rock. AMERICAN LEAGUE Washington at Chicago. Boston at' St. Louis.

Philadelphia at Detroit. New York at Cleveland 2. NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicag oat Boston. St. Louis at BrooklynT Cincinnati at New York.

Pittsburgh at Philadelphia. Yesterday's Results SOUTHERN LEAGUE Memphis 4. Chattanooga 3. Atlanta-Mobile, wet Grounds. MaitiviM A r.tttl Pvlr a NATIONAL LEAGUE Boston -Tr Chicago 3.

New Yrok 2. ClncthnatlJL Brooklyn 16, St. Louis 5. Philadelphia 13. Pittsburgh 3.

AMERICAN LUAGUEI-l Chicago. 4, Washington 3. St. Louis 3, Boston 2. Philadelphia-Detroit, rain.

New York-Cleveland, Epworth Leagrue Notes First Chnreh Epworth Leagwo Program for Sunday. Leader Ruth Olass. Theme: Thy Calvary Cross and The Maltese Cross," Hymn "The Way of (he Cross Leads Home." Prayer. Piano Up Thy Cross" Margaret HIM. Hymn "Near The Cross." Scripture Matthew 5: 1-12.

Prayer. Talk "The Poor in Spirit" by Elizabeth Rocelle. Talk-The Mournful" S. 3. HH.

Musical Reading Annette- 8carbrough by Martha Trlplett. Talk 'The Meek" by Mildred Roaselle. Talk "The Righteous- by Ellen Solo "The Old Rugged Cross" byBoo-Rowe, accompanied by, Mrs. Rowe. Talk 'The Merciful" by Marlpn William Talk "the Pure In by Melvtn Kldd.

Violin Solo "The Cross of Calvary" by Alma Ramsey, accompanied by Marthj, Trlplett. Talk "The Peacemakers" by Vera Jo Purser. Talk The Persecuted" by Millard Glass. Messenger of Light, Mattie Lula Oobper and Melyln Kldd. "7 Bwiaeas The Senior Epworth League, of the First Methodist Church will hold Its monthly business meeting Monday evening at 7:30 In the League room.

GOLF FARTI Ou Tuesday evening from 7 until 11 o'clock at the Torn Thumb golf course at Seventeenth and Senior Epworth, League and the Young People Ipartment o( the First Methodist Church will give a miniature golf party honor- The flrst was won ythe 8. team at in 1927, and the second by the British at Hoortowni Eng, lJt 1929. All of the Ryder Cup squad will compete in the U. 8. open which starts at Toledo next week.

In ad- dltion. Henry Cotton, young British pro, will compete. Park olftctals. He will select Miss Geauga Lake from among twenty contestantsr Stiibling will dorj his boxing gloveg tomorrow for the lat time before he enters ring with Max Schmeling, Over 3.000 are. expected to witness the final workout.

The-Southerner drawled a few remarks alxml. Schmellnn's right and his own left today He said the champion couldnt. keep him off with a left Jab he might as well leave his riRht in Germany. toiidos to Clash With Ray Steele NEW YORK, -June 27. (U.R) Jim Londos, of Greece, and.

Rny Steele of California, tapered off training fjoday for their bout at Stadium Monday nldht for llw benellt of, the Free Milk Fund. Londos. recognized In most states as the world's heavyweight chnm- pioh. has been f)iuitel as favwlle over the California grap- pler. who he defeated a few months ago.

riciFsfcRTfe chairman of poster, committee; Ed Coleman. chairman of publicity committee; Judge J. B. HOlrntn; I chairman of Introduction commit tee, and Miss Irma Oreen, chaU-- man of music Come out and help-these new officers start their, new terms Reporter. League Standings i LEAGUE Team W.

L. Birmingham 48 24 Chattanooga 39 33 Atlanta 37 33 Memphis 3ft 34 Little Rock 34 36 New Orleans 33 38 Mobile 29 40 Nashville 25 45 Pet. .667 .542 .529 .528 .486 .465 .420 .375 AMERICAN LEAGUE Team-Philadelphia W. L. 44 18 44 25 30 32 25 36 24 35 24 40 21 39 Pet.

.677 .578 .484 .375 .350 Washington New.Yofk... Cleveland St. Louis Boston Detroit Chicago NATIONAL LEAGUE Team W. L. Pet.

St. Louis. 40 21 .656 New York 36 24 Chicago 34 27 .557 Boston 33 31 .516 Brooklyn 32 31 .508 Philadelphia 27 '34 .443 Pittsburgh 23 38 .377 Cincinnati, 23 42 .333 Today's Five Best Radio Features (Copyright. 193,1. by United Press WJZ (NBC network) 5:15 p.

CST The Jesters. WABC (CBS network! 6,00 p. m. CST Pryor's band; orfhestra WEAF (NBC p. m.

CST Orchestra and Floyd jGTbbons. WABC (CBS network) 8x00 p. m. CST Show Boat. WJZ (NBC network) 8:45 p.

m. CST Kremlin Air Quintet. The New York Times- lists the following features for today; 2 JO Meeting of National Educa tion Association at Los Angeles. WJZ. 2:30 Ryder Cup Matches, Colum bus.

Ohio WABC. 7:00 Symphony Orchestra; Emo Rapes. Conductor WEAF. EV a ma, "Brigade change." WEAF. Ing all Methodist R.

O. T. and CM. T. boys atiSrt McClel-lan.

JEAN WALKER. Reporter. HAGEN GREETS liir BRUSHING UP SPORTS HEOMLSTftlMG SOM. tfvtVC PPAll7FTr)M TUBCLlrAaTMTS IS TPiT Ace sucxeRs- JOUi WHAT? WOW MAYBE VOo'lL CeT' bOMB jaCOP OF I 7, What C. Are Doing First Presbyterian Seniors The meeting for this '-Sunday will be conducted by Miss Frances Miss Ordway has arraigned for special music on her program.

New officers who were recently elected will be installed a meeting. The Installation ceremony to be conducted by1 Rev. Charles C. Carson, vlsftlng minister to the First- Presbyterlaiu Church. C.

M. T. C. and R. O.

T. jnen are cordially Invited to attend our meetings. At 6:15 sandwiches and punch will be served In the Sunday School basement. Everyone, be" pn time as th program will follow lrri: mediately after the social half-hour. The new officers to be Installed ajyt Miss Margaret Rose, president; Mass, Frances Ordway, vice Miss Elizabeth Valentine, secretary; Caldwell Broom, treasurer; Miss Bonnie Coleman, chairman of program committee; Miss Lucy Sutherland, chairman, of social committee; Miss Nellie Sutherland, BRITISH BOSS )y railLLMHROE ts-t t- wife dfiLOCK- PfTCHFD -AN!) A -RJDRW AT 4 wow 3, Tied (wThm 24 hooc's IQ3I SlAfe-60(JFCAAMP SAUNA kTAS.

SPCCfs LOANS! Are Yob Broke? SEE We snake leans t. wertdag men and weasea. 15 and CoDfidentiil No Rej Tipe PERSONAL FINANCE CO. Bmbs tOC, LOes BMgV ifiePIowcf ttiottcy yity ipw ssa5lpl a- mmmmmmi I Commanders-in-Chief of rival Mlfin? umiM left; ot the. American group, and Captain Charles A.

WhMcombe of the British, greet each other at Scioto Country Club scene the Ryder Cup matches In Cohunbus. The Half has confidently predicted aa uiv- meiunai kou agnea. 5 4 'l.

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