Pacific Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 8, 1948, Tokyo, Japan                              T stages pick mich., wildcats to win probable pitchers by sgt. 1/c Dick Harn sports editor really some Tough games carded for this weekend and with our percentage dropping to .775 last week Don t know whether we should continue or not. Take these for instance army Illinois Navy Duke Mississippi Vanderbilt Michigan Purdue Minnesota Northwestern. And a Host of others. Well just string along with the army take Duke out of the hat a a one Point Victory Over Navy Mississippi by another Point Over surging Vanderbilt Michigan to win its 17th straight after a tussle with the powerful boilermakers who May have recovered from their first season s game with notre Dame and the gophers ground game to Over come the wildcats Aerial attack. Packing some other rough ones n. Carolina Over Wake Forest who downed a Good we. & Mary eleven last saturday Mississippi state to Edge Little Clemson notre Dame to come out on top of Michigan state this la be closer than most think Southern methodist to Walker Over the Missouri Tiger Texas Christian by a Point after touchdown Over the big nine leaders Indiana Columbia to Bounce Back from last week s defeat with a Victory Over Yale Harvard to continue winning by taking Cornell ouch and in one of the toughest on the card Well stick out the neck and pick Arkansas to Scott Over the Baylor bears by a. Touchdown. Still some More Tough ones Ohio state to open its big nine schedule with a. Victory Over Iowa Penn to take Princeton Penn state Over Syracuse Georgia to Edge by Kentucky Texas to win Over Oklahoma Bice to sneak by so. Cal. Boston u. Over Colgate holy Cross Over Dartmouth Lafayette to take Washington and Jefferson Here s a rough one Maryland to Down tip w. Virginia to slip by Pittsburgh Rutgers Over Temple Villanova to Down Miami Kansas Over Iowa state Nebraska Over Colorado Wisconsin to Down Cali fornia Alabama s Crimson vide to Roll Over Duquesne and Florida to take Auburn. Not too Tasy either leu to take its second Southwest conference Joe in Downing Texas a & a n. Carolina St. Over Davidson Tulane Over s. Carolina Virginia Over Geo. Wash. We. & Mary to Down Vii Utah Over Brigham Young Wyoming to take Idaho St. Oregon Over Idaho Oregon St. Over Portland Stanford Over Santa Clara still trying to pull the indians Home and finally Washington to Edge Urcla. Cadets Choi Ceto top Zillini Irish heavy favourites Umpire Sticks with disputed de Cisicki Boston oct. 8 a Umpire Bill Stewart insisted today that braves Catcher Phil Masi was Safe beyond doubt when indians Short Stop Lou Boudreau attempted to pick him off second in the most disputed play of yester Day s first world series game. Shown a series of pictures purporting to prove Masi was tagged before he Slid head first Back into second Stewart maintained Boudreau had missed Masi s hand. He got him on the Elbow it s Only a de Stewart said vision that s All Stewart declined to comment further. Box score of 1st series game Boston oct. 8 up Box score of the first 1948 world series game Japan edges Marbo in tourney opener by pfc de Mack Guam oct. 8the far East command baseball tournament got off to a belated Start Here yesterday morning with the Lith airborne Japan s representative defeating Marbo in a tight Battle 3-1.once again it was pistol Pete Faverio who led the Japan team to Victory. Pitch ing a neat five hitter Faverio handcuffed the Marbo batters for eight innings before they finally broke through for their Only score. Kay Wynn Marbo hurler the put on the brakes and Faverio an was surprisingly held to were made a six and a half a draw last night by Randy -. Cleveland a a r h o Mitchell up. Doby of Boudreau is Gordon so Keltner 33. Judnich of Robinson in Hegan c Feller totals 32 Boston 0 10 1 2 0 1 424 e 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0. 0 0 n Abr o a Holmes of. 4 dark is 4torgeson in. � Elliott 3b 3 Rickert of. 3salkeld c 1 Masi c0m. Mccormick of 2 Stanky 2b 2 Sisti 2b 0sain p 3 totals 24 1 2 27 Cleveland. 000 000 000 0boston 000 000 old 1 runs batted in Jolmes. Stolen bases Hegan Gordon Torgeson. Sacrifices Feller Salkeld . Left on bases Cleveland 6, Boston v bases on balls Feller 3. Struck out by Feller 2, Sain  n plate summer t in Stewart n 2b Grieve a 3b foul lines Paparella Spinelli n3. Time 1 42. Point Choice Over Illinois. With wins Over Villanova and Lafayette the cadets have developed in Jim Cam a speedy Back who has averaged 15.3 Yards per try thanks principally to 73 and 57 Yards dashes against Lafayette. Indiana is a seven Point Choice to whip Texas Chris Tian Ohio state is favored by 13 Over Iowa Kansas is 12 Over Iowa state notre Dame 19 Over Michigan state an Southern methodist s bowl Bent Southwest conference Champion ruled 10 Over mis Souri the team which Tram pled St. Louis by a 60-7 count last week. In the South North Caro Lina with booming wins Over Texas and Georgia goes after Wake Forest a 14-Point Choice despite injuries to blocking Back Don Hartig and Wing Back Bill flame Sci. Duke is favored by six Over Navy Georgia by 7 Over Kentucky Tulane by 7 Over South Caro Lina and leu by 14 Over Texas am. Texas ranks a big 13 Over Oklahoma and Arkansas Over Baylor in the Southwest. California on Home grounds was rated a 10-Point favorite to whip Wisconsin and there by give the West coast its first Triumph Over the steam roller big nine in intersection Al com petition this season. Southern Cal is 6 Over Rice and ucla1/2 Over Washington. In the East Columbia was six Points Over Yale despite the lion loss to Harvard last Harvard was an even bet against Cornell sky masters play tie with Mustangs the Tachikawa sky masters and the. Ashiya Mustangs played a 6-6 tie game Satur Day in the Ashiya Gridiron. The first score came in the third Quarter when file Man right guard for the sky masters intercepted a Mustang pass and scampered 87 Yard to pay dirt. Fighting Back the Mustangs led the score in the final Quarter. Statistics showed the sky masters with seven first Downs to the Mustangs three. Week Money while holy Cross was six Over Dartmouth and Penn 13 Over Princeton. Penn state face Syracuse Friday night in an other featured Eastern Gam while ambitious Boston University. Faces Colgate at the same time in a game move Dup from saturday because of the world series. Villanova meets Miami at Miami fla., in another Friday Nighter. Georgia tech tackles Washington and Lee still rated the Best team in the Southeast an Duquesne visits Alabama other interesting tussles. Brown of it. Vernon n.y., in an eight round bout at the Westchester county Center. A crowd of nearly .6,000, largest at the Center in five years watched in amazement As Brown repeatedly forced the fighting and clearly earned the split with his noted opponent. For the first four rounds the crowd waited patiently for Belloise to take charge while Brown was the  finally in the fifth round Bel Loise landed several solid smashes and it looked As if the sex Sailor might be going to put Brown Down. But Brown came up for the sixth round in Good shape and held Bel Loise fairly even the rest of the Way. Belloise of new York who will Battle Robinson a a non title bout at Jersey City on dec. 2, weighed 160 pounds while Brown tipped the Scales at 161. The referee voted five rounds to Belloise and three to Brown. One judge voted four rounds. To Brown three to Belloise and one even. The second judge voted four rounds for each fighter and also rated them even on Points with eight each. Acme photo with the series deadlocked at one game apiece manager Lou Boudreau will Likely Call on Gene Bearden Lef Brilliant Rookie who pitched the tribe into the series last Mon Day when he beat the red toxin the american league play off game 8-3 after Only on Day s rest. Boston Pilot Billy Southworth s Choice will pro Bably be his Ace freshman Vern Bickford Holder of an 11-5 won and lost record. Bear Don purple heart Veteran won Nineteen games during the sea son losing but seven. Indians even count wifi 4-1 second game Victory fear is. Ashiya the far East air forces football team will meet the Ashiya air base team saturday october 9, at nil Kinnick stadium Tokyo. Game time is 2 pan. Little series1 halted St. Paul oct. 8 up rain and cold forced postponement of the second game in the Little world series Between St Paul and Montreal scheduled wednesday night. The second game will be played tonight if the Wea ther is favourable. Grid teams to in 138th aaa team Downs Auto school Yokohama oct. 8kead-quarters Battery baseball and 138th team Headquarters aaa group Defeated the Yokohama Auto Industrial school 9-4, in a fast seven inning game. The aaa team has announced that they will accept Challenge from teams in the Yokohama area. Teams wish ing to play the aaa Are asked to Call it. Wieringa or Cpl. Williams phone 3-5491. Biff ners victorious in initial pm. The of Manila oct. 8 a the towering Oakland Bitt ners Defeated the Letran College baseball team local National collegiate league Lead ers 61-44, wednesday night in their first appearance Here. American charge d affaires Thomas h. Lockett formally opened the game by tossing the first Ball. Ten thousand per sons watched the contest and remarked upon the cleanness of the game and absence of roughness. The giant americans ave raged six feet four while the filipinos were about five feet six inches. High scorers were Bittner s Don Barksdale with 21 Points and Les Ogara 15 Points. Los Angeles oct. 8 up the first world Amateur football championship series will be played by picked teams from the United states Mexico Canada and Hawaii i Gilmore stadium Here be ginning dec. 18, it was announced today. The series will be sponsored by the newly organized inter National Amateur football federation. Its object according to founder Leslie mann., for Mer coach at Indiana and Rice is to promote football around the world and eventually have it placed on the olympic games program. Players will be selected from Amateur teams and Small colleges not now members of any National intercollegiate league. The kiwanis crippled Chil Dren and Charity foundation will receive any proceeds from the games Mann said. Suds win first playoff fracas Oakland Cal., oct. 8 up Seattle s Rainier blasted three Oakland pitchers for 14 hits last night to defeat the Pacific coast league Champion Oakland acorns 8-4, in the first game of the final playoff for the governors cup. Oakland threatened to pull another of its famous Home stretch drives in the seventh Frame when Brooks Holder homered with the bases loaded but the rally fell Short and the suds added three runs to cinch the game in the eighth. Starting Pitcher Charley Gassaway was charged with the defeat although he pitched Only six innings to be re placed by Floyd Speer. Lefty Lou Tost assumed the Oakland duties in the eighth. The Victory went to Charley Schanz although he was pulled in favor of Herb Karpe Lafter Holder s Homer. Seattle scored in the seventh As Layne walked took second o a passed Ball and tallied on Johnson s single. A single by York a double by Skeeter Newsome a single by Rollie Boudreau Doby Gordon big guns for tribe Lemon tight in clutch continued from Page 1 Gordon followed with a single tying the score As Boudreau streaked Home not even bothering to slide. Gordon took second As Rookie Marvin Rickert made a futile throw to the plate in. An attempt to get Boudreau. Gordon stayed there As Ken Keltner fouled out. Then negro Cente fielder Larry Doby blasted a single to right and Gordon sped Home with a run that was enough to win. It was a Chilly sunless Day with occasional  play by Plaj account of the second game first inning Cleveland Dale Mitchell fouled to Bob Elliott at third. Allie Clar fanned. Boudreau grounded out Elliott to Earl  Holmes grounded out Lemon Alvin dark Safe when Gordon fumbled an easy Rounder. Torge son singled dark to third. Elliott singled to left dark. To Eddie was Robinson. Scoring Torgeson was picked off second on a snap throw from Lemon to dark Boudreau. Rickert fanned. Second inning Cleveland Dar tossed out Gordon. Keltner Flie to  in Lef Doby doubled left Center the series first extra baser. Robinso the walked five pitches. Hega flied to Mik Doby  Salkeld singled t right Mccormick trying to Sacri fice popped to Lemon. Edd Stanky walked. Span ground out. Gordon to Robinson the runners advancing. Holmes ground out. Lemon to  inning Cleveland Lemon lined t Rickert. Mitchell fouled Hemsley a sacrifice by Karpel threw and a single by Jojo White Rickert. Elliott tossed out  singled to Center Torgeson flied to Clark dark hold ing first. Elliott fanned. Lemor Ostermueller ends major league career Pittsburgh oct. 8 up Fritz Ostermueller 41-year old Pittsburgh pirate Pitcher announced his retirement from  joining the pirates in 1944, the Veteran pitched in 118 games and won 49 and lost 42. He previously played with the red sox the Browns and the dodgers in his 14-year major league career. O Connor to resp Post with Chicago Chicago oct. 8 up Leslie o Connor has submitted his resignation As general manager of the Chicago White sox and it probably will be accepted at the next meeting of the Board of directors Secretary Charles Comiskey said today. Three or four men Are under consideration to succeed o Connor Comiskey said but i can t Tell you who they  o Connor is still general manager of the club and hell be around Here probably until november or december he added. Hell help to break in the new Man and he s still hand Ling business matters for the  provided three More in the eighth. Many attractions Dot Cav schedule Tokyo oct. A varied schedule has been announced for the 1948 1st cavalry Divi Sion horsemen football squad by 1st it. Thomas Lom Bardo team coach. The schedule reads 10 oct. Air Force we Spac nil Kinnick 17 oct. 3d Marine div. Stateside24 oct. In corps Sendai. 30 oct. Ghz Nile Kinnick.7 nov. Open Date 14 nov. I corps kyoto.20 nov. 13th of Nile Kinnick. 25 nov. Marbo Nile Kinnick. Statistics reveal eco for opening Boston oct. 8 up facts and figures on the 1948 world series first game attendance40,135. Total receipts$180,122.22. Breakdown of receipts commissioner s share$27, 018.33. Players share$91,862.33. Clubs and leagues share $61,241.56. Records set none. Records tied Boston s three assists tied the Low in that department set by the Phila Delphia athletics in 1930 series and tied later in same series by the St. Louis cardinals and equalled by the cardinals again in 1934. Fifteen putouts made by Boston outfielders tied the record set by the new York giants in 1912. Inning Cleveland Boudreau doubled right. Gordon singled to left scar ing Boudreau and took second on the Thow to the plate. Keltner fouled to Rickert Gordon holding. Second. Dob singled to right scoring Gordon and took second on the throw in. Of Robinson lined to Gordon Ricket. Hegan was purposely no Papua Ops Ouist passed Spahn to Torgeson. Boston Salked walked. Mccormick singled to left on the first pitch Salkeld going to secon Stanky sacrificed Robinson to Gordon both runners advancing Spahn grounded out Lemon to Robinson but the runners Hel their bases. Holmes flied to Mitchell. Fifth inning Cleveland Mitchell singled to left. Clark sacrificed. Torgeson to Stanky. Boudreau singled to Center gym reopened in Yokohama Yokohama oct. 8fryar gym located opposite the Octagon theater reopened wednesday. This gym has just been repainted and the floor refinished. It will be open daily from 8 30 . To 10 30 . The athletic facilities and the equipment House in Yoko Hama Park Are closed for the season. The olympic swimming Pool in the Bluff area will close for the season on oct. 9i National gym open the National gymnasium in Tokyo which has been closed for the past three weeks opened yesterday. It will be open daily from 9 . Until 9 . Scoring Barrett Mound. Mitchell replaced Gordon Charlie Spahn ungrounded red the to Torgeson unassisted. Boudrea taking second. It was not a Sacri fice. Elliott tossed out  fanned. Torgeson grounded out Robinson to Lemon. Elliott fouled to Hegan. Sixth inning Cleveland Doby fanned on a Low curve. Robinson singled to Center. Holmes made a Fine catch of Hegan s drive to deep right and doubled Robinson off  popped to Boud Reau. Salkeld walked. Mccormick singled to Center Salked Takin second. Phil Masi ran for Salkeld Stanky grounded into a double play Boudreau to Gordon to Robinson. Seventh inning Cleveland Mas catching for the braves Lemon flied to Holmes. Stanky threw out Mitchell. Clark was Safe at first when Elliott Bob bled his hot grounder Clark taking second on the error. Gordon grounded out. Elliott to  Mccormick batted for Barrett and fanned. Holmes popped to Boudreau. Dark flied Tollark. Eighth inning Cleveland Nelson Potter pitch ing for grounded the braves out. Dark to Keltne Torgeson. Doby fanned. Robinson grounded out Stanky to Torgeson. Boston Bob Kennedy playing right Field for the indians. Torge son singled to Center. Elliott hit into a double play Gordon to Boudreau to Robinson. Lemon tossed out Rickert. Ninth inning Cleveland Hegan was Safe when Sapporo oct. 8at the end of the second week of playing the Lith airborne division football league the 188thparachute infantry is bidding fair to repeat As division foot Ball champs. / after copping their opening game by whitewashing the 511th Parachute infantry 35-0, the 188th paratroopers continued their winning March by Downing a fighting division artillery squad 27-7 at Fryar Field Sendai. Tied with the 188th eleven for first place in the airborne league Are the invaders the combined team of the 127thairborne engineers and Lith airborne division Parachute maintain Ace company who also have a record of two wins and no losses. The invaders took their opening tilt 9-6over the division artilery red legs and last week trounced the 187th glider regiment Hemans 19-0 at Pearson Field Camp Craw Ford. Biggest Surprise in last week s contests was the show ing of the 511th Parachute in Fantry who held a favored special troops team to a 6-6tie. Favourites score wins in 3rd round san Francisco oct. 8 up favourites Dick Gonzales and Ted Schroeder weathered the third round in the first National hard court Tennis championships yesterday but sch Roeder is slated for his first ugh test today when he meets Tom Brown. Gonzales National Lawn ten Nis Champ from los Angeles waded through George Goss Ler 6-3, 6-1 Schroeder the other top flight los Angele contender downed Joe Woolf son in straight sets 6-2, 6-1. Other seeded name play ers came through As expected. Crown downed a fellow san franciscan Sam match 2-6, -2, 6-2, although match gave rown a scare in the first set. Tie czech Star Jaroslav Dro by Defeated con Way cation i-4, 6-1, without too much difficulty. Basketball officials school to be held All military personnel inter sted in attending a basketball officials school to be held athe Meiji hotel Tokyo oct. 6-30, please Contact the athletic office special ser vices he. & so. Up in room3-a, finance building Tele Ihone 26-5996. Dark fumbled his grounder. Lemon loser Spahn rounded to Torgeson unassisted Hegan taking second. Mitchell rounded out Stanky to  taking third. Kennedy sent looping single to Center scoring Legan. Boudrea i grounded out Elliott to  fouled to Hegan. Dike Mccormick fanned. Stanky doubled to left Center. Ray Sander stated for Potter and grounded out. Lemon to Robinso the line score r h Cleveland 000 210 001 4 8 1 Boston 100000000 1 8 3lemon and Hegan Spahn bar Ett. Potter and Salked. Masi. Associated press Southwest and Rocky Mountain football schedules Arkansas note games played at Home grounds of teams in first column except those marked played at grounds of teams in Date columns. N night games. First 1947 score is Home team s. Mbmd_fii4_ Baylor race Texas  y. Arizona Colorado Denver jux hew Mexico to Tah Southern Cal. 7-7 Missouri 35-19 Oklahoma 34-14 Sun 13-15 India 14-7 Tulsa h Din a Moni n.7-35 Texas 6-20 Texas tech it 32-6 Rice in 14-0 Arkansas 21-6 thu Texas am 26-0 Baylor a -32 Texas am 0-24 Texas 0-12 Santa Clara. A 22-6 role 12-0 Baylor Oklahoma a 20-7 Arigona. A 41-28 Texas tech Washington St. Texas am 21-21 Tun 7-14 Texas tech 40-7 Texas 14-13 Aftanas 21-21 Baylor a u-7 Bic Earia Tempe of 2 Tex. Am 25th, 32-13 Rica 0-7 new Mexico 26-20 Texas mines oc14-13 Iowa state to Rice 6-34 Baylor 34-6 thu 19-19 Texas 25th, 13-32 sum 19-19 Hardin a Mon x dec. 4 new Mexico at Arizona Tempe 25-12. Utah state at san Diego state 19-24