European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 12, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                W the stars and stripes 9 ill Illies boost leads in major races j v it bit whips ties in 2d 31 4 american league Pace setting de troit tigers trounced the Chicago in the first game Afa doubleheader but to take a 11 tie in the second rain halted the contest in the Whiz kids nip giants Renkum 65 Art Houtteman was in trouble several hot received credit Tot his huh win of the season As tigers pounded three while sox pitchers for 11 Pale Hose jo5 was charged with the Sal Newhouser was on the Mound for the tigers and had allowed Only four hits when the Rains came in the wifi Heap Randy Gumpert was pitching for 5 Box score unavailable a it athletics drop yanks to 3d 11 Philadelphia athletics put together v uric game winning Streak Lor first Lime this season yesterday when they Defeated the new York Alex in winning his Sev game against 13 held the yanks to five hits in eight in singe before being relieved in the ninth by another Lou working Bis 35th Cut Short a Yankee rally by Felling Pinch hitter Bobby Brown j into a double met was the sixth loss in the last Buie games for the slumping yanks dropped into third place be p tended Lopat started for new York 1 Bat left after three innings with he athletics in Sam lashed his 20th Home run if inc a triple by Eddie accounted for the other run in the the yanks broke up for a shutout in the seventh Bill Johnson doubled Home 4 Yogi who had walked held for four innings by Rookie the athletic jumped on Ostrowski for three runs in the Paul Tieh ners Homer and lit wahls three Bagger wore Fifie big Fox score unavailable athletic officer named Peters has been athletic officer of the 2d it was he fireplaces 1st it William Brooks halt braves rally to 43 11 sensational catch of a line drive by first baseman Gil Hodges saved a 43 Victory for the dodgers Over the braves yesterday in a Stormy game which saw the entire Brave Bench cleared by urn p Lou Hodges catch came in the ninth with the tying run on second and the winning run on when Gil speared Sam jct Rocs bid for a hit inches off the ground and doubled Roy Hartsfield off first Branca routed tins ended a Boston rally which had scored one run on three hits off Ralph Dan Bankhead was in the Box when Jethroe hit the Johnny Sain went the distance for the he gave up 12 including a iwo run Homer to his and one by Hoy his i after the braves protested the Call of balls by Jordan m the the arbiter cleared the Bench with the exception of two continued on Page 10 Channel loser Winner Petit hurls 4hitter to record initial pro baseball win new aug 11 left handed Paul for the Pittsburgh pirates paid and Farmed to new of of the Southern his first professional baseball game last night by slopping Bir Mingham on four Pettit had lost three games this season and done poorly in most a fief taut last night he mastered his nerves and stopped heavy hitting Birmingham cold after serv ing Home run balls to two batters m the second Frame of a seven inning he gave up Only two hits after that and never was in Pettit walked four and struck out in 54 innings this season he has Given up 34 hits 37 walked 51 batters and struck out Shirley May France weeps in the arms of her Harry after being forcibly pulled fro the water in her second unsuccessful attempt to swim the English easy on the bullpen 11 Walter Johnson started 42 games for the Washington senators 1910 and finished 38 of Dur ing that be pitched 374 in struck out 313 and hurled 12 Lemon wins tribe takes 3d to so if Lemon staved off a ninth inning rally by the Louis Browns last night is he pitched and batted the Cleveland indians to a 54 Victory Over the the Victory Lemons Isth of the against Only five enabled tie indians to take Over second place in the american league standings from the new York who lost to Phila Lemon collected two doubles Dur ing the his first Belt ignited a three run Cleveland out burst against Brownie starter Frank stubby oven ire gave the indians a 40 after the brownies Cut the margin in half wit i single runs the fourth and hath Lemons second double of the game in the top half of the sixth scored Roberto Avila from second base with what proved to be the winning but who dropped into the cellar As the result of the made a game try to pull the they tallied another single counter in the eighth inning to make it then provided a big scare in the ninth before Lemon notched the third out to secure his 10th Victory in Bis last ii two walks and a single by Pinch hitter Jim Delsing gave the Browns one Runin the ninth and put the lying and winning runs on base with one Lemon bore Down to get Owen Friend on an infield pop and induced Dick Kokos to Fly Oul Dale Mitchell Inlet afield to end the f who was charged with Bis 10th against Only three was replaced by Jack Bruner m the eighth 11 the Philadelphia Phillies took a six game in the National league last night As they capitalized on a pair of singles and an Outfield throwing error to defeat the Nev York giants the 10th Relief artist Jim Konstanty and Hamner were the heroes in the thrilling fray played before Hamner drove in four two with a scored tha winning counter in the Konstanty made his 51st Relief apr Ranee in the eighth and notched his ninth Thomson errs Hamner opened the 10th with a single Andy Seminick also singled off the third giant Dave Koslo and Bobby Thomson tried to head Granny off at he threw wild and the philae shortstop scampered the giants tallied twice in the h first on starter Bubba Church Bob Miller came with the bases loaded and none t and retired the was nicked Tor two runs in the but the phils came on m their half with three off Tarry Jansen on homers by Hamner and Mike Goliat in the Hamner singled off Alvin darks gloves with the bases loaded to put the phils Eddie Stanky the tying run Home in the Boa score unavailable jockey after spill san aug 11 jockey John of winns Boro was fatally injured m a spill from and Caravas broker during the running fourth race at Del mar track yester v on the rail As the Field swept into the c 1 u b h o us stumbled and the he was rushed to Diego county where he died 10 minutes after Hospital super said a younger k brother of Gordon the a died of a head Gordon cancelled All ing yesterdays and pushed to the but did not arrivebefore1 his brother died the younger was seriously injured in a spill anew 7 of this he suffered multiple including a and spinal he was Back on May paper says Justice will play pro Ball Florence 31yearold from Saa reaches shallow water and starts to Wade if Hoire after swim across the Channel the Washington Post said yesterday that Charlie Justice has changed his professional football after but not for the two Timell America halfback expected to sign a contract with the minor league rebels this weekending Justice is a member Orthe who meet the Philadelphia in Chi Cav is of the Whol i the b r in h a n t six Justice Wilnot play m Gates away from