Evening Star Newspaper, May 27, 1921, Page 27

SPORTS. EASURE -OF SUCCESS %< ufield Berths—Judge BY DENMAN N:the first division, with an even 6 a decision, for the six weeks of Mpmy five contests to be settled Clevigland and five with ‘St. Lou l!e ¢ igers WRSR' the Nationais opened their ecept. swing through the west they | era<fn second place, with an aver- .550 from eleven games won & lost, being topped by the In- " with fifteen victories and six Sirfice then the Griffs have points in percentage, but the dskins, still in front. have dropped ints, and the Tigers, in i place, have _ slumped 19 ointe. The White Sox, with points, picked up to emerge from last jace, are the biggest gainers, ‘he Yankees one percentage mark less. e Red Sox have dropped 8§35 points, d the Mackmen r Financial Success. the tour proved quite a i total of approximately h40.000 ‘paid admis d. an average of .7, roit turned out the largest crowds. pbout 55.000 attending the four games here, while Cleveland produced some 40.000 and Chicago 26.500, St. Louis inging up the rear with only 13.500. Performing in the familiar sur- [roundings of their own yard for more than three weeks. the Nationals face an _excellent opportunity to better their position in the.race. They are nly two and one-half games back of he Yankees in second place, and only rne game s them from the 144 the |, JRrowns have advanced 48 points and | {;DEPENDS ON PITCHERS er and Miller Pérmanently Installed in Out- ‘Has Charley-Horse. Ag ' Western Tour Financial Success. THOMPS! split in the thirty-six games played of the campaign thus far disposed &% the Nationals today are billed to tackle the Yankees in the first on the home lot in continuous base bxll”orc they again hit the road, the list including five tilts with New Yorl: two with Boston, five wn.h Chicago, four each with Detroit and Until the western clubs have made heirtappearance here ‘estimates of their relative strength as against that th§ Griffmen must be held in’abeyance. ige on the Indians and an even,split with the White Sox, while the and Browns have it on them By a margin of three and onc, To date the home guard has How Griffs Are Hllhnbg G. AB.'H. SB.RBLPect. Qourtney, p.... 8 7 0 428 Brower .. Shanks. '3b. ]Ghurflyc. “| Rice. of. Ju ' | John JI | { | Hicken n o | comrmenReeBnd SARE5! c000000urec Rocnarmoo| Foss ... Brottem, ¢ I Atlanta Gets Culleglan. ATLANTA, Ga.. May 27~Claude Sat- terfield. former pitcher and outficlder at the University of Georg has been obtained by the Atlanta club. “Scott Day” Celebrated. you: 'OWN. Ohio, May Roston d Sox celebrated Everett hird piace Tigers, while the lead the Jrace-making Indians hold over them! i« not so great but that it can be| [practically overcome in one svries.; nless the weather becomes so warm | s to render_morning practice inad- [visable the Nationals will have the dvantage of two drills a day for a| onsiderable stretch. That is fo say; he yvoungsters will, for it is probable; Jmost of the veteran athletes wiil be) xcused from the forenoon practice. | Speaking of the juveniles, Manager | [McBride has decided to let both Mil-; er and Brower remain in the line-up, ifor the time Deing, at least. to see at they can do, Duffy Lewis being if the throes of a-batting slump and; [Zeb Milan, although meeting the b-n’ ell, has slowed up from the ef- ects of an attack of charléyhorse: Hn his leg. Both Brower and Miller [gecently nave given indications of the ticking form which earned reputa-| ions for them in the minors. Bing is fair encugh fiychaser, -with.a~goed rm, and Brower, althdugh still lack- ng polish, has shown sufficient im- [provement in the garden over what| e Was capable of when he reported | to the team late last seazon to Justify l je belief that with gradual improve- ent he soon will be able to give an ! average exhibition in the far stretche: which wiil be eminently satisfactory if_he continues to sting the ball. With the exception of Judge. who, ike Milan, has sprung a charley- [horse. the Natiohais all ‘are in good physical condition. Joe's ailment. hich developed while he was sprint- ing to first in one 6f the Chicago ames, is not expected to keep him out of the line-up, dut should it be- ome worse there is a possibility that rower will be Brought in _to first e, Shanks sent te the buffield and either Ellerbe or Foss installed at rd. Tp to the Pitchers Now. ‘What the Nationals will accomplish during their sojourn at home will de- of course, on the form eir pitchers. Their work 0 date does not make the outlook very roseate, but there are reasons for b lieving some agreeable surpriscs are i For one thing Johnson mayv be expected to inaugurate a series of win- ning efforts at any time mow. In’ the st the critics invariably referred to Barney as the “fading star.” ¥slipping eteran” and other terms indicating he | (had reached the end of his string. But close scrutiny of his recent work belies these pessimistic references. phnson has been unusually wild, but Still has the old 2ip on his fast one, ™ unléss we are very much mistaken hose who figure he is ‘‘through™ are due to be joited. The suspension of Carl Mays resuit- & from his run-in with Umpire Chiil in t. Louis Tuesday, unless of very short ration. will help tha chances of the Griimen who are listed. to ‘meet the nkees in two games Mongda; gle contests Tuesday and wia:."? cott day honor of their esterday, by defeating mi-profe shortstop the popular new col- With best qual- ity lamb’s gut— fine workmanship at this low pnce Get one with individuality your order at in addition to the battle this aft- oon, the Red Sox bheing cardéd to perform here tomorrow and Sunday ¥ after a lay-off of about | probably will have to face | thix_ afterncon. providing | interfere, in his dail i his string of c vlouts, which | rank Baker. ck at the hot corme nd Johnny eague phenom. tone station, while Nelson been installed as regul. ter- elder, except, perhaps. when a south raw faces the Hugmen. “Chicken"” awks is credited by Gotham scribes s being wonderfully fast afoot, some 'f them contending that he i the fastest runner in either P said to know exceptionai speed to 18 a good judge of aj uses his hands well and can mmenting on Hawks, one of orreapondents traveling with \xn.u say n throw or not, he 11 bring an element of speed to the b which neither Roth nor Bod'e These two veteran pe ently reached the chute, and the tHat they will be sold or raded as s0on as the opportunity of- ers. 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Roberts Company for the Next Thirty Days Offers Its Stock of Sports Goods at a Discount of 204 Our assortments, as you know, comprehend the Arms and Ammunition W. F. Roberts Co., THE EVENING Griffs Should Climb in Long Home Stay : TRIBE IN BATTING M0oD Hammers Four of Browns' Hurlers for Victory—White Sox and Tigers Divide Honors. Indians, Tigers and White Sox added to their victory totals in the American League vesterday, but the last two also suffered defeats. As a result the Tigers lost a bit of ground in the race for the championship, while the new Chicago outfit gained a trifle in the standings. Falermo. Kolp, Bayne and ~Vangilder were marks for Indian batters and the | Browns were drubbed, 12 to 5. The Tribe garnered sixteen hits off the hurl- ing_quartet, Gardner and Stephenson leading the attack. Rain held the game to_eight inning: Donie Bush's clouting helped the Ti. gers win their first game, 11 to 1. Mostil and_Johnson did enough it in the second engagement to give the White Sox a 6-to-3 victory. Heilmann and Sheely made homers in the night- cap. MAJOR SCOUTS WATCHING BETHANY COLLEGE ‘RUTH’ BETHANY. * W. Va., May 27— Bethany College has a Babe Ruth in Harry Randolph, star pitcher of the team. Randolph has made seven home runs this season. When not pitching Randolph plays first base. Randolph also.played on the Bethany foot ball squad last year, Starring at both fullback and eenter. Big league scouts have been watching him Cards Defeat Macks. ROCHESTER, N. Y. May 27.—St. Lonis Cardinals defeated the Phila- | delphia Americans, 4 to 0, here yes- tercay. in an exhibition game. i Ball Player Dies. | NEW ORLEANS, May 27.—Martin | Rezza. ball player. who took part in | several Southern League mames this season. died last night of injuries receivéd Saturday in an automobils accident. T T Natfonal League folks are rooting for Pittsburgh and New York not to collapse for a long time. 1f either of them goes out of the race there will be nothing left to it unless some of the other six clubs find renewed life. 1t character and in it — or in Omohundro’s. m“..? standard makes in Golf, Fi 1shmg Tackle, Into Lffect at On-e | What May Happen in Base Ball Today AIBBICAN LEAGUE. Cleveland Chicago Philadelphia ", (364 GAMES TODAY. GAMES TONORROW. New York at Wash. Roston at Wash. Sleveldnd at 8t. Louls. Cleveland At 8t 1. hila. ork. Chicago at l'»(mh Results of !enerd-y’: Games. | Cleveland, 12: &t. Lo etroit, T Chteago, 1. Chicago, 8: Detroit, 5. NATIONAL LEAGUE. \ W. .L Pet. Win. Rittsbureh a3 R o+ New York 3 12 Chicago 13 14 Rrookiyn 19 18 oston 18 18" Philade 0 St. Lonis 19 Cincinnati 24 GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW. incinaati at Pitte. (Incinnati at Pitte. N. Y. at Bosten. Brooklyn at Phila. 8t. Louis at Chicage. Results of Yexterd_ny’l Games. New York, o2y Brookira' at Fhpa. Brooklyn, 1. 4; Pittsburgh, 1. —_— INTERNATIONAL I.EAGU)I{“. t Reddin Terser Oh Reading ter. (Second game) — Jen:v Cit; Baltimore Bigbee, ning and Fgan At Toronto— R H B 1001 1 Toronts 38 2 Conkwright and Mattox: Fortuse, Boehling and Sandberg. DANBY A SMALL OwW COLLAR FOR YOUNG MEN ~ CluettPeabody & CalncTroy NY < heims.” —— At $5.95 Roberts’ Bmldmg. : 3 w,lith‘ Bnll-Stu_p HINGTON, Major Hitters Face Task to Equal 1920 Marks PHLS GET SIXTH PLAGE SLUGGERS OF A. L. SET 14:RECORDS LAST YEAR 485 | on Men's White Nubuck or Tan Calf Sports Oxfords .~ C. '"ERIDAY, Reds Thrash Pirates—Braves and Giants Share Games. Second division clubs had their i hings sterday in “the National League, Braves, Phillies and Reds ‘being among the winning combina- tions. The first-named also lost. how- ever, in _their double bill with the Giants. The Phils overwhelmed the Dodgers and moved to sixth place. while the last-place Reds played rings around the leading Pirates. A great crowd assembled in Ritts- burgh to welcome the club, but the pace-setters did not go any too well and 1ost. 1 to 4, to the Reds. Marquard held. the Pirates {o four hits. Bohne and Hargrave batted well for the win- ners. Batting Cadore in the thifd inning. the Phils scored fivé runs, and went [ victory _over _the Dodgers.. R, Miller of the winners got a homer, double and single in five times at bat. Meusel, J. Miller ahd Brugey also got three safeties each. The (Hiants todk the measure of the Braves, % to 3. in the first gdme of the double-header at Bostoh. but the home club won the second, 4 to 3. Tt was the Braves' first win ovér the Giants this season. Gowdy's hitting was mainly responsible for the triumph. . P — AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Totisville, 16: Milwankes, 7. Toledn. 7, Wlnqnonrmln_ 4. t. Kanves City) 7; Tndin Mmliu 610 nmmp) SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. :fllma 4. i Memphis, 2 Rirmingha New Orlea Mobile, 1. Norfolk, Portemoutt, 3 Newpart. News, 1. Richmond, Rocky" Mount, 0. 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Ruth's records set in 1020 were for total runs in a season, 138; extra base hits, 99; extra bases on long hit 216; home runs, 54, and bases on balis. 148: Sisler's record-breaking accomplish- ments were the scoring of 257 base hits; 399 total bases and 171 singles, white' the 8t. LAuis star tied the pre- vious record of 110 assists at first base. ? Del Pratt, then of the Tankees, now ‘with the Red Sox, tied previous marks | by accepting sixtéen chances in a single game at second base and mak- ing olevengassists in one game. The unassisted triple play of Bill Wambs- ganss, was the first recorded in a world series contest. Oscar.Vitt, Red Sox third baseman, made a record fielding performance with an average of .956. Dave Bancroft“6f the Giants made 598 as ts, a new record. - Sam Rice, Washington outfie cepted 478 chances and made outs, neither . feat:having been pré- viously achieved by a major Jeague outfielder. Tris Speaker, making four assists in -a single game, tied the record for an outfielder. and two catchers joined the shattering group— Ray Schalk of the White Sox, when hé caught 151 games during the season, and Steve ©'Neill of Cleveland, when he played in 100 consecutive contests. Those are the marks which confront individual players this season. Several team records established in hitting last vear also are targets. The Yankees' marks of 115 home runs: 454 extra base hi extra bases Special Men's Combi- nation Suits, including White Wool Shirt, Blue Flannel Pants, White Belt. Complete . 5 Other Men’s Suits..$L50 Up Ladies’ Pure Wool Cali- fornia Style Suits; all sizes and colors .........c.....$750 Bath Caps .. .56c Up Bathing Shoes .$1.00 Up Ear Stopple . Soc IMPLY astounding is the men's demand for “Flors- We have sold more pairs of them this month, by a conmderable margm. than we geflerally doina season. Thisisa posltlve fact. . 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