Evening Star Newspaper, May 5, 1921, Page 24

bl SPORTS. Growing Crop of Dou ARE IDLE AGAIN TODAY Johnson to Face Mays Possible—Huggins With Babe Ruth. If Contest Tomorrow Is Denies Any Friction BY DENMAN THOMPSON. T backs. HAT “open winter” which elicited chortles of glee from Mr. House- holder when coal was retailing at war-time prices has its draw- According to the sharps in things barometrical, it is re- sponsible for the cold, moist, gloomy weather now prevailing, to the disgust of base ball clubowners, fans and managers, and particularly It means double-headers later, and George McBride. Rain and chilly zephyrs have been general throughout the country, all teams suffering practically alike, with an unusually large number of postponements, but existing conditions are particularly un- welcome to the director of the Washington team’s destinies. X Reason? the local flinging staff is not now, and probably will not be later, sufficiently well fortified to meet a two-a- day program without disastrous results. Including the game scheduled for today with the Yankees, which was called off at an early hour this morn- ing, as was yesterday's tilt, the Na- tionals now have half a dozen con- tests which must be disposed of later and there may be more, judged by the present outlook. The first cancellation of the cam- paign, that of Monday, April 18, with the Athletics, will not necessitate a double-header, as there is an open date on July 1, which can be utilized, but bargain shows will be required to run off the other five and they will come due under circumstances not calculated to benefit the Na- tionals. The Double-Header Crop. For instance, the two games of the current series will have to be played off on May 31 and June 1, and, following the pair regularly sched- uled for May 30, a holiday, this means that the Griffs face six games in three days then. The ten-inning tie with the Ath- letics will be run off as part of a double-header in_the series starting at Philadelphia June 20, but the two cancellations at Boston will require twin bills in the Hub on July 5 and 6. Again in this instance a holiday calling for two battles immediately precedes and, worse still, the Grifts are due to open in St. Louis July 8. leaving only one day intermission for the longest and meanest jump possible in base ball and following three consecutive days of double- heade: McBride's hurling corps may be in better shape by that time than it is now. It will have to be if his team is to egcape suffering a severe set- back. Either that or the opposition will have to be even worse off for box talent than the Griffmen. May Play Yanks Tomorrow. It the clouds stop leaking and Old Sol returns from a protracted vaca- tion the Nationals and Yanks finally will get: together tomorrow, as the diamond will be in good condition, de- e ‘s accumulated moisture of many days. The well known and fre- quently referred to tarpaulin, which covers the infleld like the dew does Dixle. assures that. Walter Johnson remains the over- night choice for pitching duty. pro- vided the weather is not too raw, and it is probable Carl Mays will appear for the Yanks. the submarine fiinger not having appeared since Monday, when his measure was taken by Sam Jones. the guy who blanked the Na- tionals with two hits in their only appearance of this season in the Hub. Huggius Denies Dissention. Rumors of dissension in the ranks of the Yankees, to which the failure of the team to win the pennant last season was attributed in many quar- ters, are in being heard, but ac- cordi to Miller Huggins, there is no basis whatever for them. The latest is a report by way of New York from Boston, where the Yankees played early this week, to the ect that “Miller Huggins has ‘called’ Ruth for participating in too many ‘parties. Bambino was ordered to get into con- dition or take a ten-day suspension. Huggins wants to know who is run- ning the club, he or Ruth.” 1 saw_ that printed in one of the papers this morning,” the New York pilot said, when seen at his hotel to- day. There is_absolutely nothing in it.” I have had no occasion to warn Ruth about neglecting trainipg rules, have issued no ultimatum to him about getting into condition, and have made no threats of punishment by either fines or suspension. 1 don’t know where the story originated, but you can say, B'lor l':’le."t_htt there is sitively nothing in it” v;lunlnl deplored the fact that bad weather is preventing ball games. He says his players need work, and & Jot of it, and does not welcome the lay-offs on the score of helping his short-handed flinging staff. “Several of our pitchers are not in shape yet, but they can’t get into condition sit: ting around a hotel lobby,” the m ager asserted. He added that Roth has fully recovered from the injury to his knee and that he expects to play him regularly in the outfleld hereafter, with Ruth and Meusel flanking him. He said he expected to continue Frank Baker at third and Aaron Ward on second, giving' Wilson Fewster an indefinite rest. F ....-.,-..-..-.t:::.:..p E R B8 cocoooarmntn SRR Bup ©coeeconesHoconorscoo] What May Happen in Base Ball Today AMERICAN LEAGUE. Pet. GAMES TODAY. New York at W Obicago Chicago at Cleveland. ‘Bostoo Boston at ila. Detrol Detroit at 8t. Louls. Results of Yesterday’s Games. Detroit, 11: Chicago, 8. New York at Washington (rain). Boston at Philadelphis (rain). NATIONAL LEAGUE. Te 3 W’.O“yh W. L. Pet. Pitteburgh . 137 3 813 766 2 6 667 18 a7 7 71 .50 7 11 3% 7 12 388 5 11 32 3 9 20 . Ctacinnat! st sb'g! Bt. Louis Rreok'n at New York. Brook" Phila. at Boston. Phila. at Boston. Results of Yesterday’s Games. Boaston. 5: Philadelphta, 2. Few York. & Brookie 2 | . 3: Cincinnatt, 1. @t Louls-Pittsburgh (rtia) L8 D & at GAMES TOMORROW. Chicago. Pittsd’ New Yo ‘Tigers Let Out Doc Ayers; Also Release Cunningham DETROIT, Michigan, May 5.— Manager Cobb of the Tigers is mo well pleased with the way his pitching staft is going, particularly this years recruits, that he has notified two vet- erans of their release. They are Doc Ayers and George Cunning- | Ram, who had been held in reserve. Where they will be | sent has not yet been decided. ir release leaves nine hurlers on the Detroit roster. COBB LEADS TIGER RUSH THAT ROUTS WHITE SOX Ty Cobb, Tiger boss, led the slug- ging lists in the American League swatfest between Tigers and White Sox at Detroit yesterday. In five times up, he drove out four hits. The White Sox hammered three hurlers for eighteen safeties, while the Detroits made fourteen off two pitchers. The Cobbmen won, 11 to 8. sending the White Sox into last place. The White Sox got away to a five- run start, but the Tigers sent three across in the opening inning, and got to Hodge for five more in the third. They never were headed thereafter Landis at Pennant Raising. NEW YORK, May 5.—Charles Eb. bets, president of the Brookiyn X. tionals, has announced that Judge Landis had accepted his invitation to be the guest of honor at Ebbets Field, Tuesday, June 21, at the raising of the 1520 pennant. e B SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. Atlanta, 6; Birmingham, 1. Memphis, Cha N divide their winnings. The Athletics have been boosted out of last place in the American League whether they wished to move or not. It must seem strange to get away from the old lodging house. Despite dull weather Buffalo and Syracuse opened amazingly well in the first games in the International League race played in those cities for the season of 1921. Will the fan who went to the Syracuse game, which was won by Newark, ever for- get it? Six home runs, eleven two bag- gers in the contest and a total of thirty-eight hits. That puts all the efforts of the majors in the shade. One very unusual thing is that two of the Newark players, who followed each other in the batting order, hit for full time. Webb in four times at bat made four hits—a home run, a two- bagger and two singles—and McGo an, who followed him, in five times at bat hit for five hits—a home run, a double and three singles. Dig into base ball, either major or minor, and it will take a long travel to flind two batters in succession who have pound- ed the horsehide like that. Reinstatement of Rebertson to the Cubs_will help John Evers. If Robby can be induced to liven up a little he can pepper the ball as well as al- most any long-distance hitter in the national game. It's all a question of getting the good base ball out of the lanky Virginian's system, there are many who think that Evers may be able to succeed where others have fajled. Most of Rob- ertson’s trouble is lack of initiative. If any ome goes him ‘roughshod he shuts up like a clam. The first year that he was with the Giants he looked like a second Ty Cobb with the bat. He figured in a2 misplay or two.and in a big one in the world Beries with the Sox and the sting of criticism never left him. Some ome has said that it seems tough to see an outfielder of the skill of Hooper buried in the ruins of the Chicago White Sox. Cut out that ruin business. Harry Hooper will be playing with a Sox team one of these days that will be the wreck- o IDEPOINT Soft collar cm ble-Headers Unwelc NATIONALS AND YANKEES|™e Beginning of a Beautiful Friendship. Do T Look Now BuT DiD ~0U EVER SEE A TOUGHER SPECIMAN THAN THAT FELLOW. MAJOR CLUBS HARD HIT BY WEATHER CONDITIONS BY JOHN B. FOSTER. EW YORK, May 5—Rain by the cloudful and cold weather have tied up- the big leagues so much that the schedules are away be- hind in some cities. In others only the top clubs have been doing any pennant fighting among themselves. Pittsburgh has fretted away in idleness, but after all; so long as New York and Brooklyn are at each other’s throats, the Pirates need not care if the other two will only and || | | | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, MAY 5 1921 ouER THERE 7 TS AN OUTRAGE THE PoLICE DON'T LOCK TouGH S | MO WOoMDER LIFE AND PROPERTY A \ SARE Amy MORCE Giants’ Rally in Eighth Checks Na- tional Champions—Braves and Cubs Triumph. Rain at Pittsburgh yesterday help- ed the Pirates to a better lead in the National League race. They did not have to play the Cards. and the | second-place Dodgers, who had run a string of twelve victories, were stop- | ped by the Giants. Incidentally it was _the first win of the seasop for the Gothamites over their brethren across the bridge. The Braves down- led the Phils and the Cubs took the measure of the Reds. The Giants hammered Ruether for thirteen hits to beat the Dodgers,.3 Lt BET HE'S A PICK PockET orR A YEGG OR SOME THING*: D HATE To MEET Him oN A DARK MNIGHT His FACE th iGiant lead-off batter, got four swats jin as many times up, and King, a e R R team mate. got three in four turns 'M NOT SURE BUT 1 ThhMw THAT | When Lee Meadows “blew™ in the P THESE Y 8o eighth, the Braves broke a tie score. = 3 CHAP YOU'RE TALKING A'S b tallying three times and drub 3 'S oNE oF CARPENTIER Phils. 5 to 2. Boeckel and S RENT ' worth of the Braves and R. Miller of SPARRIMG PARTHERS! | MET HIM the Phils made three hits each. onee Boeckel drove in two runs and scored | in another. Fillingim checked the Phil- lies after the second inning. Freeman kept the Reds nine hits well scattered. while the Cubs mixed safeties off Rixey with Cincinnati errors and won. 3 to 1. Barber made three of the Cubs' ten wallops. i Yanks Get a Collegian. o is to ne by Robertson Is Reinstated. wi 1"Don' T CARE You \NE GOT 7o INTRODUCE ME To M ! | WOULDNT MISS 0RTur Ty FOR A THIS OFR MiLLont DoLLARS « ing crew for some of the crocodile Weepers now. If the party of the second part fails to come through with his half of a hit-and-run play he can make the party of the first part look mighty bad. The doctor prescribed batting for the Boston Nationals and forgot all about the pitching. Fred Mitchell is telling the world he'll trade a hitter for a pitcher. Yet no one responds. Stephenson batted safely in every game of the season for Cleveland until a man from his home tow: sa, Ala., dropped in to_ sec see where you are knocking off the bail.” said Alabama And Stephenson forgot right then and there to knock wood. He failed to get a hit that day. (Copyright, 1921.) . 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[q10c0 CTREAK ENDED| CARRIER BOYS OF STAR Newsies to See Movie, “Heading Home,” as C each day will see a special showing of “Heading Home,” the stirring e A e Tranin s triumph, | PhOto play in which Babe Ruth appears as the hero, Saturday morning Four hits, including a triple, netted | at the theater, on 9th street between E and F, where it will be shown all tall the tallies in that inning. Burns, | next week. who will tell the boys how he learned to play ball at a school in Balti- more, and the methods he followed to become the greatest slugger the game ever produced. more greater renown than any other figure make-up and he never refuses to ac- cept an’opportunity to afford pleasure tude when the subject of meeting the GREENVILLE. S. C., May 5.—Pitch- a reason n b oth th 1 er Murray and First Baseman John.|th Arlington, Sam Steinbergers Hus” any American Leagoe, eit mors ison of the North Carolina A. and E.!pajatial hostelry. where the New York | tha2 two spitball pitchers on its staff of College base ball team have been|, makes its headquarters when in | t%iriers! picked up by major league scouts.|\wauhingt 2 : 5. What is the proper distance between the it ‘was atnounced here today. Mur- ington. i e home plate and the backstop! What happens s ay. M alk to the Kids, eh?" inquired the ! if such distance is not correct! ray will report to the New York|pig fellow, his massive countenance | Yankees and Johnson goes to the|meiting into an expansive grin, “sure ANSWERS. Chicago Cubs. I will. I'm not much of a speech-| 1. The distance from the home plate to the maker, but 1 know how to get along = CHICAGO. 411, May 5.—Outfielder | 50: 0 “'m:“"";"i}é’u“m'f:‘:‘rigflm:{ 111"\ 2. The right field stand at the Polo Grounds STEN, HAM I'LL BRING THE CAR Downe :} 'k‘ Ruherlsodn dn!h(h;v('hlr?gnalsil- Sxpoctedito: storm the S octale e 80| Rt :';:i;:fififfn:.hm to me, but it must N onals, suspen y his refus 3 s o | 3 wouLon T FOR YOU TO-MORROW MNIGHT j,',m the :m{: fn; spring lummin:: m,: Leader Theater, armed with passes| 8. base runner is automatically out thc “LL Go OuT To THE Tas been reinstated by Judge Landis,|obtained from Galt Burns, circulation | momert he passes & preceding base runmer. AND WE LL = o k; e D Cube to1d- Robertson that he | manager of The Star, to see a stirring -mi_u’il‘:.', ’u}:-:‘::‘kil‘;ll;llflnn‘:l:[l.:::(ugl“tfl two HOUSE FOR DINNER., IAN | oheid be given 2 chanee to play pro. | movie and at its conclusion hear from | Bl FISGRAT So0n O Yo, G lacinhia Ruth himself how he made fifty-four home runs last year and then ‘shake | est paid performer in sportdom and the idol of a nation of boys. and old. SPORTS. WILL HEAR BABE RUTH Guests of Leader Theater and Then Meet Famous Home-Run King. ARRIER boys of . The Star will be given the treat of their lives aturday—a double-barreled treat, in fact. Through the courtesy of Sidney Lust, president of Super Film Attractions and owner of ¢ Leader Theater, the youngsters who deliver The Star to your door After the picture the newsies will get a “close-up” of Ruth himself, Ruth, despite the fact that he gets publicity end has achieved _ f What’s What in Base Ball BY B Y EVANS 1. What. is the shortest possible distance between the home plate and the stands or fence, that makes for a legal home run? | 2. Is the right fleld stand at the Polo Grounds, where so many home runs are made, the proper distance! 3. Which runner is out when for some the world of sport, never has for- | tten that he once was a boy. There | much of the overgrown kid in his the juveniles. This was his atti- wsics was br: representative of The Star at hed to him today fence or stands must be at least 235 feet to th boys. T'll be there, sure. constitute & legal home run. had any last year. 5. The proper distance between home plat» nd the backstop is ninety feet. When it i the base Tumners are slways gives tho all comes i3 nds with Battering Babe, the high- | less ight to advance one base if the young contact with the stand. Custom Made Clothes At Less Than The Price of Ready Mades! Sensational s 9.50 ’ SALE! S-U-I-T- MADE TO YOUR MEASURE Guaranteed All- Worsted Suitings (Not Merely All-Wool) . & Blue Serges (Guaranteed Not to Fade) This Is the Reason There are many tai- lors who advertise Extra Trousers Free v v . ' with every suit. I'OI‘ This Sale—! Just try to figure Last year in the months of April out the cost of the| and May we did a record-breaking business. We are not satisfied to sit back and let our business siump. 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