The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 29, 1927, Page 6

THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE _ Giants Spurt to Advance Within us wat Old Guard’ in Athletics BY I7THHOMER JOHRSON CALLED | sansa Carmen Hill Shelled Off WORLD'S FINEST Lefty Grove Is Jinxed When It C to Washington, CHARLEY ROOT HELPS KEEP CHICAGO 9 JACK DEMPSEY, weity Grove Is Jinxes en Jomes to Washington, a Mound By Brooklyn Dur- But He Doesn’t Give Up ON TOP IN PENNANT RACE, IS VERSATILE WILLIE TILDEN ing 3-run Barrage , BY AL. UPRE (TT CONQUER TINE FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1927 Seven Games of Crest Ee ee Is Staging Comeback He’s Still Persistent DOAK M ERS PIRATES ‘He Possesses Every Attri- bute of Greatness,’ Billy Evans Says Ex-Champion Boxer, ‘Hollow Shell of ’26,’ Is Now ‘Gat-+ ling Gun of ’27’ OLD POLO MEN RETURN ‘Bug’ Bites Willie Ritchic— He Starts Out to Get Back in Game Yanks Trim 15th Time—Saints Beat Kan- sas City, 4-1 Browns IS A STEADY PITCHER Hurler Doesn’t Pitch Such a Speedy Ball Now, But It’s Puzzler had pulled them up to six and] -half games of the crest defended The Giants bowled over the for their fourth consecutive victory yesterday by 6 to 5 while the Cor sairs were tumbled by the Robins, | 7 Cub: By BILLY EVANS I doubt if baseball will ever pro- By ALAN J. GOULD ae nase Porras cen Rogers Hornsby hastened the Chi cago downfall by producing his 17th | home run of the season in the sev enth wih Ott on base, which knocked | i box, and eventu- | » the deciding blow | Hornsby’s triple in the | arted a three run Hill Shelled Off Carmen Hill was shelled off the mound by Brooklyn in the fifth dur, ing a three run bar Umpire Me auschlin g ‘ ie Max Carey Bill Doak had the Bucean tered through seven innings then had to give way on account of the heut, nd “Clark finishing, Cin x to its one point grip on h e by har Genewich and Wertz for 16 hi it Boston 11 to Meanwhile in the eighth allowed js to top the Phillies 10 Cy Williams enlarged on his performance leading home run hitter of his league by smashing out r of four baggers for a total to 5 duce another pitcher just like W: ter Johnson. He possesses every at- bute of greatness, Since his first year in the Amer- ican League, when as a raw recruit he led all the pitchers in point of effectiveness, his career has been one continuous record-breaking per- formance, even though records mean little or nothing to him, Johnson has pitched more years, has taken part in more games, has won more victories, has scored more shutouts, has struck out more bats- men, and has worked more consecu- tive scoreless innings than any other pitcher in the history of the Amer- ican League. I have been particularly fortunate in umpiring a great many games in which Johnson has established var- ious record-breaking feats. Nothing offers a better method of compar- ison than observation, therefore I am in a position to pass fairly sound judgment on him, One Shut-out ‘Outstanding’ While no one is thrilled by exactly the same sort of performance, it has always seemed to me that one of (Associated Press Sports Writer.) New York, July 29.—(#)—The oid guard may be having its trouble with the young and ambitious talent but it is staging ‘a comeback along sgv- eral fronts, nevertheless. Jack Dempsey, the “Hollow Shell” of 1926, is now acclaimed the gatling gun of 1927. has hurdled the first obstacle, Jack Sharkey, i battle to win back the hea' crown, Tilden Is Back Big Bill Tilden. in spite of defeats at the hands of young Frenchmen abroad, is- back burning up home courts again. He will be in the thi of the fight to keep the Davis Cup as well as to win back tht American singles title, with at least a fighti chance to come through. His vetera companion in international play, Lit- tle Bill Johnston, also is eager to show that age and experience cannot be counted out. Meanwhile, such polo vets at Mil- burn, Webb and Stevenson—all near or beyond 40, are fighting for places on this year’s American Big Four the outstanding feats of Johnson was accomplished in his second year in the majors. It was the shutting out of the New York team in three con- secutive games in the same series. Now for just a few personal rea- sons why I regard Johnsonas the greatest pitcher I have seen in action during the past 25 years. The speed of no modern pitcher consistently compares with the steady stream of “swift” that Johnson has constantly poured at the opposing batsmen, Nick Altrock, comedian of the Washington club, is respor IM WASHINGTON IN, Tue Usst THREE YEAR for the coining of the word “swt: j ~ |s applied to Johnson's speed. Nick e of the Athletics is nothing’ if not persistent. | insists that “swift” alone describes the reasons that will ultimately make him an| Walt fast ball, the mere word . falls short, He's Different Now ues vane omen against a hard-riding gréup of youpg horsemen, among them the 2 old Freddy Guest, Yale captain, burn, at 46, is still rated the greate: back in polo. Even the old lightweight champiqn, Willie Ritchie, has been bitten ‘by the comeback bug. It was a coinci- dence that Willie’s return to the ring came shortly before the tragic death here of Freddie Welsh, the British “Dancing Master” who won the light- weight title from Ritchie in London in 1914. Welsh died yesterday at the age of 41 while Ritchie, now 36, has one knockout victory already to mark his comeback. Critics assert he still possesses the fine punching qualities he had when he was the champion of the world. : Yanks Trim Browns _ The Yankees trimmed the much- —tmffeted Browns, 9 to 4. It was the 15th triumph of the New Yorkers over St. Louis. The Browns have not le to take a single game from ks this season. Ruth left Lou Gehrig in the lufch in the home run gallop by banging out No, 34 in the cighth, with one on base Detroit made it three out of five in the series by toppline the Ath- leties 5 to The lowly Red Sox maintained their recent r al of form whacking out a double triumph over} That may be one ; leveland, 3 to ene 4 to 3. Boston! outstanding pitcher. has won 11 out of the last 16 games.! i ie acl anage _ Walter Johnson held the Tonio eck Ml manny HAS WON BUT ONE GAME (el ° FoR. THE FUG. . Southpaw Bob G ee ee Bob Grove as a member of the Phila- vente ES aneer oot ase rris made four of the hits. Meusel Knocks Long 'Un Irish Meusel, wh entry knocking the firs y the Tong ion leftfield wall tes, the Mudhe ianapolis 13 to 8. Another veteran of the Bobby Veach, now with the s, also hit for the circuit, whil another, Rosy Ryan, working as relief hurler, © apped singles. out in sult of trim- fourth ming K. : atted ou in downing Minneapol conda leading the Brewe with thre id Strohm the and Tucker of Millers hit homers. The Columbus-Louisville game wae postponed because of wet grounds, ————_* |, Pennant Progress ' = AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W. L. Pet. 3 619 -570| Minneapolis Indianapoolis . Columbus Louisville Games Today Milwaukee at Minneapolis. St. Paul at Kansas City. Columbus at Louisville. Indianapolis at Toledo. NATIONAL LEAGUE - Ww. Pittsburgh ... Chicago St. Louis York |, innati . klyn ladedphia ans. 4 Games Today Philadelphia at St. Louis. ston at Cincinnati, jrooklyn at Pittsburgh. jew York at Chicago, AMERICAN LEAGUE t : w. New York .. iladelpbia Chie: f Games T ‘St. Louis at Te pa <Gleveland at. New York. “Detroit at eabington Chicago ‘at Philadelphia, Wecninaite | delphia, Athlet enators’ 16 1 to break up Y Giants | this majors, Mud-i three ington, proving he to work a twirler' ag \of the ball he pitched, In the eld days, {pitcher would mis jthis by bei | ently beat. Perhap: would lack of a ave happened. | In three y ing Sam Rice, not rated as regular the Washington club, Grove his delivery. Yet, Grove always welcomes the PAUL WANER IS TIMELY’ MAN: Youngster S: to Greater Team Value Than Lou Gehrig Has New York, Jul at present, Lou Gehrig headlines of the sports p of the chase he is giving Babe Ruth for the home-run honors in the majors. Gehri bat has made NEA)—Jast hogging the able power at the him the most talked about youngster in the game. In- dentally, his leap to fame make Manager Miller Huggins of the Yan- kees look smarter than ever. Huggins, who makes mighty few mistakes of managerial judgment, 2| drew down plenty of criticism when he sold so good a fi sacker as Wally Pipp to Cincinnati, with the announcement that Gehrig would sup- plant him at first for the’ Yankees. Makes Good It seemed to be tempting fate, since Gehrig had played only a few games in the majors prior to this decisi on the part’ of Huggins. However, immediately proceeded to make good the judgment of the Yankee pilot. in his first ypar, the season of 1925, Gehrig batted .: topped it with .313, his third as a regu ind this season, » he should hit Pet. | 350 or better, aside from the home- .732| run' ability that he has Washington 39 589 i 559 521] publicity as compared to Gehrig 495] there is in the 412] youngster playin, 404] the majors who shown. While he has received little or no ational League a his second year in as as great, if not @ greater, team value than the Yan- kee star. Waner Is ‘Timely’ The player is pons other than Paul Waner of the Pittsburgh in his bat rs, 80 great a southpaw Even more remarkable is that in 14 of hi failed to finish. been because Mack deemed it wise to insert a pinch hitter in his place, other times because Washington was getting too familiar with | Have} es because | 5, last year he} ‘st manager who conceived the idea that club usually able to beat him, regardless s bad judgment. so juggle his staff that a certain 1 jinx club all summer, making up for ime against a club that he could consist- ailable pitching has caused Connie tc change his by | System, else the record that Bob Grove has made against Washington served to him | couldn’t hi To- » beat | but one ball game aga a goodly number of left-handed batters in it Grove has been able to win Washington club, which by the way has lineup, among them be- “Goose” Goslin, Tris Speaker, Joe Judge and others last 15 starts against Sometimes it has assignment to work against Wash- an optimist, if nothing else. but it is chock full of timely singles, doubles and triples, with an occa- sionai circuit drive thrown in‘to vary the monotony. Coming to the Pirates after three years in professional service, spent with San Francisco in the Coast League, he was touted as a rookie y to step into fast company and | del MAKES RECORD ' | A batting average of .401 in his season in the Coast League sed Pittsburgh supporters to ex- much of him and he didn’t dis- Playing in, 144 games in s first year he finished with a mark of .336. Catcher Earl Smith of the Pirates was the only member of the club who did better at the bat. Steps Along Fast This year he is stepping along at an even faster pace, being the bat- ting dce of Manager Donie Bush’s club. He was the first player in the National League to make 100 hits. He now wants’ to beat all others to the 200 mark, Waner is a well built athlete, yet couldn’t be classed as husky., He is about 5 feet 9 inches in height and weighs in the neighborhood of 160 pounds. He bats and throws left handed In the field he is as clever as at the bat. In two years Waner has reached the star class in the National League. However, since he does all things well but has no particular specialty, such as Gehrig's ability to hit home runs almost as often ‘as Babe Ruth, Waner isn’t basking in the spotlight as much as his real ability deserves, Barney Dreyfus paid a lot of money for Paul Waner, but he is worth every cent of it, as he is the best all-round outfielder to break into the majors in years. already irates.. ner packs no home-run dynamite s does Gehrig or Rath, a eee | Fights Last Night | — ae Ail: lalla New York—Martin Burke, New Or- leans, defeated Lester Gaines, To- ronto (10). Benny Touchstone, New York, knocked out Romero Rojas, Chile (3). Norwalk, Conn. — Tiger Flowers, | H Atlanta, Ga., beat Lewiston, € Philadelphia— adelphia, won fro! Columbus (10). Bill “Bing” Conley, 10). Blitman, Phil- mh Eddie O'Dowd, The Walter Johnson of the last ten years, how@ver, is an entirely different pitcher from the Johnson who for the first ten years of his major league career won undying pitching fame by throwing the ball past the batters. For those first ten years Johnsdn would start the game with every bit of stuff he had on the figgt ball and he would continue to buff each succeeding pitch over the plate with that same dazzling speed, until his team would obtain for him a lead that appeared reasonably ¥afé. Then, and only then would he let.dewn on his fast ball. I recall a ‘game that Johnson pitched against Detroit in which he struck out ten men in the first five innings. His club got him a fours run lead in the last of the fifth. With a chance to break the modern ‘ecord of 16 strikeouts, he eased up perceptibly and my recollection is that he got only two men on strikes} in the next four innings, making an even dozen whiffs for the day. Struck Out 313 In 1910 During the season of 1910, Johnson struck out 313 men, He won 26) games that year, I venture to say that in at least half of those victor- ies, the moment his lead became rea- sonably certain, he cut down on his stuff and thus passed up during the season the opportunity of adding at least 50 more strikeouts to his credit, Had he broken the record of Amos Rusie of 345 made in the National League and the American League best perform- ance of 348 held by “Rube” Waddell. | Speed when used exclusively by a pitcher will finally exact its toll, and while Walter Johnson still has one of the best fast balls in the American League after 20 years of pitching, it has lost considerable of the “swift” that has always marked him as the most feared pitcher in the majors. Today, Johnson has a mighty &fine curye ball. He has an_ excellent change of pace and at times slips up a slow ball that completely upsets the batsman, for even after 20 years, This Season Seems to Be Big One, as Far as Cubs’ Star «| made done so, he would have!town, 0. He rival hitters think first of Johnson's speed when facing him. Emmer Can Wallop as Well as Field Minneapolis, July 29.—/?)—Frank Fmmer, Minneapolis shortstop, can hit as well as field. Emmer tied the all-time American Association fielding record of 22 con- secutive errorless games by handling 140 chances without an error. Emmer has _ be batting better tl 300 all During his fielding spree he was tied for run- ner-up position for home-run honors. The day he tied the A. A. fielding record, he drove out a triple to score three runs, putting his team back into a winning spurt at a time when it was four runs behind and there was only one inning to go, Emmer into the big show Is Concerned BY BILLY EVANS |. One outstanding pitcher very often can keep a club in the pennant race. The Chicago Cubs have such a per- son in Charley Root. During the first half of the sea- son he registered 15 victories and perhaps 10 others in relief roles. He is one of the few pitchers in the majors with a chance to win 30 games, an almost uheard-of feat in these days of the animated baseball, Last season the superb pitching of George Uhle, who scored 27 victories, Cleveland a strong pennant contender. This season Uhle has shown a complete reversal of form and the Indians are well down in the second division. Pitching means much, Came From Sandlots It is an interesting fact that Char- ley Root, like George Uhle, came ffrom the sandlots to the big show without any previous professional experience. Unlike Uhle, it was about four years before Root defi- nitely arrived, Seven years ago a scout of the St. Louis Browns saw Root doing his stuff in amateur circles at Middle- igned him. Regarded as not quite ready, Root was shipped to the Terre Haute club of the Cen- tral League for seasoning. Root spent the seasons of 1921 and 1922 doing his b to please the Terre Haute folks, He had reason- able success, since he had a mi better than .500 for the two years ‘spent there. Recalled By Browns The scouts then pronounced him ready and he was recalled by the Browns in 1923, He tarried for one season in the American League, al- though given but few opportunities to prove his worth. He was usually Aropped into some game that was’ hopelessly lost. The records for the year charge “‘m with four defeats and no victorie: During that season I umpired per- haps a half dozen games in which Root pitched from one to six innings. He showed me a corking good fast ball and a fair curve. I was sum pene. when the Browns parted with im in a trade with Los Angeles of the Pacific Coast League. He looked far too promising to be cast adrift in the minors. . Two big years with Los Angeles, in which he won 21 and 25 eames, 're- 3] ed him as positively. ready forthe. big show. “Ho wax called by Chicago at the close of the 1925 season. + Does Well With Club 4 In his debut year wie oe Cubs he registeréd 18 Wins, 17 ats. | improved curve, with a good change f Pac ame ‘old fast ball of the St. Lotiis Browns days, made it apparent that he was soon destined with Cine ith but was sent back. is determined 'to vindicate him- jf and is considered to be headed again for-th fas aon. to star in the National 5 be the n of 1927 seems to ‘bi; su} iubs with # confidence re-|I think, Manager Dan Howley of the St, Low Browns! What a valuable acquis tion Root would be to the new leador of the club in his effort to rebuild the team! LB0 AND BILL COULDN'T PLAY GAMBTOGETHER Volatile Golfers Had Bad Time When Paired in Wor- cester Matthes “i BY 0. B. KEELER To most golfers a quartet of play: ers is a foursome, which is technic- ally out of line unless the quartet are playing as partnérs and the two partners constituting edch side are playing alternate strokes with the same ball. This. is the true Scottish four- some. It is not much played in this country save as a novelty— usually a mixed affair, somewhat terrible, with both the man and: the woman driving from each tee and selecting-which drive they will con- tinue to play. Foursome play is a regular part of the international ani Ryder Cup matches, howeves, and usually develops some in:erestin,: anecdotes. . Two Are Volatile In the recent match at Worcester between the teams of American and British professionals, some inspired ly Walter Hazen, who tain, bracketed ill Melhorn as artners; a al notion, since oth are of a volatile and excitable disposition and they react’ on one un- other about like the two parts of a Seidlitz powder. This was the only match the Americans lost of the four layed in this half of the contest, Bur it wasn’t from lack of carnest endeavor on the part of Leo and Wild ‘Bill, {n fact, they tried rather too ard, While the affair ended in somé- thing of-a rout for our pair, it start- ed off close enough and w: about level when it reached t! ather getting on cea hee of them woul on Gin th ba a coming speak which he would miss. And y were confer: ec and Were rather free with adviee, at times of an abrupt nal Coming to the hole fi H His fine pitching thei ability. The way he is re) he should win 25. games and’ h the i na 30 mark. ©” =| whi ‘interesting this all must be to vere out. at the lefthand. edge of the fair- way and open the green up.” + 0, hopefully. “Fine!” said “Place it!” : As sometimes happens with the best of golfers when trying to “steer” the ball, Wild Bill then pulled a powerful wallop. much far- ther off line to the left than he had intended to go to the right. “Deep in. the spinach,” moaned Leo. “For heaven's sake, Bill, don’t place any more of ‘em for me! Just shut your eyes and let nature take its course.” Disintegrate Rapidly From that point on, the American pair disintegrated rapidly. A story is told of Harry Vardon and James Braid that illustrates how partners in a foursome can make use of each other’s good shots. They were in a competition on a very dr; coutse with.@ cetain green on whic! it nat only was virtually impossible to stop an approach but where the third sbot ally was played out of dire trouble and many sixes and some sevens were turning up there. Both rounds, old, Harry, playing the icon. deliberately planted the ball in the sand of a certain bunker, and Jimmy Braid, one of the classic nib- liek players of the world, both times brought the ball out so well on the green that Harry was able to get the putt down for a four. . However, .I should like to hear Leo and Wild B: other inja bunker, on pufpose! FIGHT DETAILS: _ AGREED UPON Chicdgéans Neéd Only to Con- vineé Rickard They Want Title Match ea Chicago, July 29.—(#)—The main details of the Dempsey-Tunney fight, if Chicago lands it for Soldier Field next September, are agreed upon and i ‘only for Chicago's civic Rickard meets | lincheon today. Preliminary conferences ‘between | Hickard and George F. Getz, million- ire coal operator and the moving igure in Ghicago’é campaign ‘of: ficial representative of Thompson, have decided pon some he arrangements, subject to the ement for holding je lake front stadium. a a. ® Tentatively Bet i) ‘Prete tating fom $5 to $40 ten- tatively “‘haye been set, and the an- it it genes, will be made y, after Mayor Thomp- turns. fi the governors’ con- ference at MatRinac Island. Jak Sharkey ‘matched’ tor mest the oO m je winner or the Delaney-Paulino match, ; béen w y some of tive ‘in’ bringing the title pat but this double show received no comment’ from *Rick- rd and Gets. ill planning to put each |. Jack Dempsey seems fated to he involved in the ring’s most hectic debates, whether they are in or out- side of the ring, with or without gloves. His last three fights haye stirred up more confused chattér than any dozen other battles com- bined. There were many excited claims of “foul” after Dempsey outslugged Firpo in 1923, but the cries were a whisper compared to the outburst that followed the Dempsey-Sharkey match. It is still going on. The debate raged last September over whether Dempsey was a hollow shell or merely a victim of mental worry when he lost to Gene Tunney: wheth- er some drug was slipped into his coffee beforehand or whether it was the bite of a poisonous mosquite that made Jack lethargi After one of his big victories, was approached by an eager seeker after golf elixir. What is the secret of your game, Mr. Jones?” the duffer asked Without batting an eye, Bobby re- plied: 5 “Hitting the: ball!” Hove Lightweight Title May Return’ to Paul Berlenbach New York, July 20.—)—Friends today regarded Paul Berlenbach as well on his way to recover his world’s lightweight crown. He knocked out Bob Lawson, Alabanm negro, in the seventh round last night. ‘Lawson had to be carried to his corner and several minutes clapsed before he could leave the ring. Berlenbach was off to a bad start and nearly went under in the first round when Lawson staggered him with rights. : |- NEWS BRIEFS | —_—<———_——“—— (By The Associated Press) Moorhead, Minn.— John Eastwood, 72, member of Georgetown, Min village counctl, died of heart’ disea: in a doctor's office here. ; Grand Forks, N. D.—Proposals for ‘the establishment of an independent railway line to connect this city with the “Wheat line” of the Soo railway, 20 miles north of here, were laid be- fore local business men by officials of the Midland Continental railway. Aitkin, Minn.—Adeline, 5 years old, daughter’ of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bor- gamm, farmers, was severely burned when her clothing caught fire when she played with matches and kero- sene, and may not recov: IN A MUSICAL VOICE “I told my husband about those gowns they are selling for, a song.” “What did he say?” ieined him to ter change my tune.”—Answers. 4)... , Additional | Will Be