SPORT IN U.S.A.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 136, 10 June 1943, Page 7

SPORT IN U.S.A.

GUNDER HAEGG BEADY FOR ACTION NEW YORK, June 6. Baseball. —National League: Pirates beat Giants, 18-1, 7-0; Dodgers beat Cubs, 4-3, and lost 11-3; Reds beat Braves, 4-3, the second game was postponed; Phillies and Cardinals first game was called oil at the end ol the fifth Innings with the score 1-1, the second was postponed. American League: Yankees beat Browns, 2-1, 10-6; Athletics beat Indians, 12-5 and lost 5-0; Red Sox beat White Sox, 4-3, 3-2; Senators beat Tigers, 5-1, 8-4. Gunder Haegg, the Swedish runner and world record holder over several distances, has arrived, and is remaining in America until September. He will meet a number of the nation's best runners in a scries of races for the Servicemen's Aid Society. Baseball standings are:—American League: New York won 23, lost 15, percentage 605; Washington, 24, 18, 571: Detroit, 20. 19, 513; Philadelphia, 22, 21, 512; Chicago, 17, 18, 486; Cleveland, 20, 22, 476; Boston, 20, 23, 465; St. Louis, 13, 23, 361; National League: St. Louis, 26, 14, 630; Brooklyn, 28, 17, 622; Pittsburgh, 22, 18, 550; Cincinnati, 21, 19, 525; Boston, 17, 19, 472; Philadelphia, 18, 22, 450; New York, 16, 27, 372; Chicago, 15, 27, 357. The war has not affected bowling much, as there are still 16,000,000 players, who, last season It was estimated spent 221,000,000 dollars (£A69,062,500) on the sport. The army and navy built 2500 alleys at camp bases In America and overseas.

Max Baer and Buddy Baer were promoted corporals after enlistment on December 15. They taught boxing and wrestling to thousands of troops at Sacramento.

Chalky Wright knocked out Phil Terranova in the fifth round at Madison Square Garden, winning the right to meet Willie Pep for the featherweight championship, which Wright previously held. The navy has announced that Nile Kinnick, 27, who in 1939 was the All-American half-back, has been killed in action.

Baseball results (June 5). —Indians beat Athletics 3-2; Tigers beat Senators, 2-1; Cardinals beat Phillies, 5-0; Pirates beat Giants, 9-8; Yankees beat Browns, 6-4; Dodgers beat Cubs, 18-5; Whit© Sox beat Red Sox, 4-3.