Evening Star Newspaper, August 8, 1922, Page 20

"oy " SPORTS.” Nationals Sell Smith and Farm a Pair : Browns Fatten Their Batting Averages OUTERGARDENER IS SOLD TO MINNEAPOLIS OF A. A. Pitchers Youngblood and Turk Sent to Richmond and Bluege May Go to Millers—New Talent is > Expected to Be Added Shortly. - T. LOUIS, August 8—As a preliminary to the acquisition of new blood for the Nationals Earl Smith has been sold to the Minneapolis S club of the American Association, Ossie Bluege probably also will be turned over to the Millers for the remainder of the season, while Chief Albert Youngblood, the Cherokee-Choctaw chucker, and Lucas Newton Turk, the surgically inclined flinger from Columbia of the South Atlantic League, will finish the campaign with the Richmond club of the Virginia circuit. These shifts were announced by Manager Milan today. Whether Smith will be available for recall in case it is decided that further use can be made of him was not made known, but if Bluege goes to Can- tillon there will be attached a stout string, which will be yanked when the Nationals hike for Tampa next spring. It is understood that Youngblood and Turk are being placed out mere- THE HOME-RUN RACE 1y for the purpose of getting the work they need, it being figured they the strong teams in or around the Distriot. . will develop faster with regular_toil than in having their labors confined to pitching to the Griffmen in bat- ting practice prior to the games. Thelr departure leaves vacancles for the addition of several athletes, but, aside from Dad Hawkins, the Tampa right-hander, who is due to reach Washington the 19th of this month, the identity of the additions contemplated at present is shrouded in mystery. It is reported that an infielder, an outfielder and two pitchers are slated to check in at the capital before the month is out, but no official an- nouncement has been forthcoming as to who they are or where they hail from. Third Baseman Conroy of Min- neapolis may be one of them, and Outfielder Fisher, also now under Cantilion's guidance, may be an- other. Smith, while a fair fielder, with a fine throwing arm, has been a dis- appointment, so far as hitting is con- cerned, since he was obtained from the Browns last June a_year ago in ex- change for Frank FEilerbe. But the governor also has been something of a fiivver with the Fohls, especlally this season, his hitting being many points under the mark expected of him, so the Grifts cannot be sald to have gotten the worst of the swap. Kenneth Williams, the Browns® heavy hitter, took the lead in t| home-run batting of the lengues yesterday when he crash- ed out two. Theme two clouts raise Williams’ total to 30. Col- lins, Williams’ teammate, also fol- lowed his buddy’ footsteps. Welsh of the Athletics and Hoop- er of the White Sox also smashed four-haxe hits. In the two games played in the National circuit homers were plen- tiful. Walker, J. Smith and Lee of the Phillies each made onme, while Glasner of Pittsburgh got his. Powell of Boston and Four- nier of the Cardinals each made a circuit clout. The leaders: American. ‘Williams, St. Lou! ceeere. 30 C. Walker, Phila . 26 Ruth, New York. .20 Hellmann, Detr .17 Miller, Philadelphia. Meusel, New York. National. Hornsby, St. ‘Williams, Phila Lee, Philadelphin Whent, Brooklyn Meusel, New Yorl Afnsmith, St. Loul LANDOVER SETTING PACE IN LEAGUE TITLE CHASE L is second, one game behind Landove: back on the won side. STANDING OF TEAMS. Won. Lost. Pet. Landover 11 5 887 Hyattsville 8 8 Beabrook 6 10 Berwyn . 5 9 Landover owes its lead to a double victory over Hyattsville in the last set-to of the two teams. Bill Hoff- man, star pitcher of Landover, beat Hyattsville in the first game, fan- ning thirteen, and then acted as a reliet hurler in the second contest and pulled that out of the fire also. Saturday Hyattsville and Berwyn hook up on the Hyattsville diamond and Sunday Landover goes to Sea- brook for a twin bill. The Prince Georges County League has been successful far beyond what was expected and C] Bave tried to obtal the circuit since the seaso However, it was decided not to ad- new clubs. Next season, though, 2lmost certain that the league be expanded to six and possibly eight teams. E. A. Fuller, newspaper publisher of Hyattsville, and himself a former star hurler at the University of Maryland and for professional clubs, organized the league and has been “n large measure responsible for its 2uccess. Tremonts have organized as a Junior team and will play their first game Saturday with the ‘Trinity Juniors. Knickerbocker Juniors and Libertys also arc on the Tremont's schedule for games on August 19 and August 26. Manchester Athletic Club defeated ;he Nsnnheast Tigers yesterday by 4 to 9. Arlington Athletic Club is scheduled for a game with the St. John's nine tomorrow at the Arlington grounds at 5 o'clock. Arlingtons are anxious to arrange games for Thursday and Saturday. Phone Manager Wise, Franklin 6837. Sunshine Athletic Club is_anxiouc to arrange games with the Lin- worths and Liberty Cubs and also are willing to meet any other 13-14-year nlnes:‘ Phone challenges to North 7841-J. Peerless A. C. iz to meet the Quan- tico Marine nine this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Two games have taken place between the teams and an even split has resulted. The Peerless men also have arranged a game with the Seamen Gunners for Thursday on the Union Station Plaza fleld and are de- sirous” of getting contests with the Shamrocks, Mohawks, Knickerbock. ers and Shipping Board. Those in- , terested should get in touch with ager Simpson at 21 K street, or phone Franklin 2379-J between the hours of 9 o'clock and noon. Langdon A. C. scheduling a game this week with the Quantico Marines. Bolling Field yesterday took the measure of the Washington Barracks nine at Bolling Field by 6 to 4. Boll- ing Field has a game today with Wal- ter Reed Hospital at Walter Reed. Milan A. C. went down before the Prince Athletic Club yesterday by 8 to 5. Grandfield pitched fine ball for the winners. The Prince team has an open date Saturdey and would like to hear from some strong club, Phone Hyattsville 212-M. Games for Wednesdays, Saturdays! snd Sundays are desired by the Princeton Athletic Club. Phone Man- ager Rhodes at Columbia 529. ‘Naval Hospital is due to entertain the Superba nine this afternoon at 5:30 o'clock. Manager Allen of the Buperbas would llke to hear from some good nines desiring to play. He can be rea t Lincoln 592° ‘Warwick Midgets went down before the Senate Pages yesterday afternoon by 13 to 11. Myers pitched good ball for the winners. as did Seppee for the Warwicks. rew’s catch of a hot liner over second in the fifth inning was & feature. ¥ Clarendon Baptist team broke into the limelight by beating respectively the Epiphany and Anacostis Eagles teams by scores of 6 to b and 7 to 5. The Clarendons would 1il to hear from all_junior teams that want games. Phone Clarendon 180-J-1. th the Teams desiring gumes wi Quiney Athletic Club should get in touch th Manager Cover, 1503 N street, or phone North 1. The Quincys are willing to meet any of ANDOVER is leading the Prince Georges County Base Ball League, with, according to those in close touch with the tearhs, a mighty good chance to capture the championship. Right now Hyattsville r in the lost column and three games team of that city. The Takolas gen- erally are regarded as the strongest amateur club in or around the Vir- ginia capital. Milan Midgets yesterday trimmed the Oriole Midgets by 10 to 4. Maryland A. C. Reserves were too strong by a margin of one run, 8 to 7, over the Seat Pleasant Reserves in one of the closest games of the season for the former team. Maryland A. C. Reserves would like to arrange games and those interested may phone Hyattsville, 810F31. Cardinal Athletic Club desires a game for Saturday afternoon and would prefer to play the Stanton Juniors, Mt Rainier Emblems or Atlantic Juniors. Any of the above inal manager at 1950 2d street. The {Cardinals play the Hilltops Sunday at Catholic University field. Cardinals yesterday won from the Seminoles by 8 to 4, Hitch pitching fine ball. Triangle Athletic Club of Seat Pleasant was too strong for the Marl- boro Reserves and won by 4 to 2. Ryan pitched for the winning club. Gerber's batting, with four hits out of a® many times at bat, was the feature of the Mall A. C.'s victory in its game with Addison A. C. Sunday by 12 to 7. SCHMIDT BACK IN GAME. PHILADELPHIA, August 8.—Wal- ter Schmidt, sensational Pirats catch- er, whose faflure to report this year at’ the opening of the season. has been_held responsible by many for the Pittsburgh Natlonals' bad start, returned to the game yesterday In the opening series with Philadelphia. Schmidt has been with the Pirates for nearly three weeks, but had not participated in a game. | i EARL SMITH. TWO HOMERS IN INNING BY WILLIAMS TIES MARK QUALING a performance recorded only three times in the history of the major leagues, Ken Williams, slugging star of the St. Louis Browns, yesterday clouted out two homers in the sixth inning, his blows figuring prominently in the 16-to-1 trouncing administered to Washington by the American League leaders. Williams’ feat is a new mark for modern base ball, but record books show it was duplicated thrice in earlier days. Two members of the old [ Boston Nationals—C. Jones, in 1880, and R. L. Lowe, in 1894—hit two homers in an inning, while L. Bierbauer, who played with Brooklyn and Buffalo, also is credited with the achievement in 1890. Babe Ruth, who has come into his | winning drive of the Cardinals, had own at bat on the present western|an off gay In the fleld and blew his tour, was the big gun in the attack | team’s chance to go into first place that enabled the Yankees to beat|wlith two costly errors. The Braves Herman Pillette, Detroit pitching [ nosed out Rickey's men, 9 to 8. ace, for the second day in succession | Unusually heavy batting also fea- club managers may reach the Card-| and keep within striking distance of the Browns. Ruth collected four hits and scored the run in the ninth that gave the Yanks a 4-3 victory. Rogers Hornsby, whose heavy hit- ting has been a big factor in the | STATISTICS OF MAJORS | Wash, at Bt. Louls. | PRl at Phila. et Chicago, Chicage. New York st Detrott, Now York at Detroit, Boston at Cleve, Boston at Cleveland. RESULTS OF YESTERDAY'S GAMES. Bt. Louis, 16; Washington, 1. New York, 4; Detreit, 8. Cleveland, NATIONAL LEAGUE. W. L. Pot. Win. Lese. .61 €1 598 608 508 .68 43 .50 .55 48 - . 58 47 55 81 50 81 6 6 u e Chicago at Bl St. Louls at Boston, Pittsburgh at Phila. Pittaburgh at Phils. RESULTS OF YESTERDAY'S GAMES, Boston, 9; Bt. Lonis, 8. Pittsburgh, 17; Philadelphia, 10, Brooklyn Chicago- ). Cinolnnati-New York(rain). ‘Noman canwantfor more than Virginia tobacco gives —a natural purity and sweetness of taste-at once: " pleasing and different. tobacco is the best. tured other major league games Pittsburgh amassed twenty-two bin- gles in trouncing Philadelphia, 17 to 10; Cleveland pounded three Boston twirlers and won., 7-0, in a seven- inning contest. The Chicago White Sox emerged from their hitting slump and laced out seventeen safe blows to trim the Athletics, 12 to 5, In the only other game played. HELP your car to make the hills “on high” by using DIXON'S 677 [FerTransmission oo Differeatial Gears Tests show it enables the gears to deliver ;more power; to say nothing of noiseless running and easy shifting. Costs more per pound—less per mile. Made “by the pioneers in ‘gear lubrication. In the red tin. JOSEPH DIXON CRUCIBLE CO. JERSEY CITY, N.J. Established 1827 BATTLE LISTED TODAY _ IN POTOMAC CIRCUIT Standard Ofl may “win” ftself into the championship of the second series in the Potomac League this, after- noon when it hooks up with Naval Afr Station on the grounds just across the Pennsylvania Avenue bridge. The Oflmen are just half a gameé ahead of the Aviators and a victory today will clinch things for them, but if the Aviators get the long end of the ocount the Oil nine will have to play a scheduled game Thursday with Leviathans and will have to win that in order to get a tle for the lead ;;fl an opportunity to win in a play- o Ofl has a ‘good team, one of the best in the city, and Naval Air Sta- tlon will b exceptionally strong to- ay. Finney Kelley and Joe Giebel will be the battery for the Standard Ofl team. In all probability Lusby will do the pitching for the Aviators and Simmonds the catching. General Accounting Office drew first’ blood in the three-game play-off se- tles in the Government League with Marines. The score was 11 to 8 and the game was loosely played. The Accountants got a blg lead in the first two innings, scoring nine runs in_those two periods. Wright, playing third for the Ac- countants, had a perfect day at bat, with four bingles out of four tripe to the plate. The same clubs meet again today on the east diamond of the Ellipse. Southern yesterday won the undis- puted right to the champlonship of the Railroad Y. M. C. A. League by beating American Railway ¥ xpress, the losers to five hits. Hutchinson led the winners at bat with three safe drives. ON THE SIDE LINES ST. LOUIS, August 8—Van Gilder probably wiil be nominated to face the Gyiffs in the third setto of the series this afternoon. with Zachary carrying the hopes of the travelers. With Gerher on second. through his single off Mogridge's glove, and To- bin's sacrifice in the opener, Jacobson drew a walk and then was called out for batting out of turn, McManus having been placed fourth on the list Fohl prepared. Coming up again in the second, Jake popped to Peck. Both of Willlams® homers were real mauls, the first traveling on a low line into the right field bleachers, while the second was a high drive that entirely cleared them. Goslin continues to get his bingles. Three fell to his lot yesterday. He has missed hitting safely in only one game since the present western in- vasion started. BALL PLAYER IS SHOT. AB. B. H, PO. A. E. 401700 0 4 0 0 4 4 0 3 0 110 0 0 4 088 00 8 0 2 0 00 4 000 2 0 411 2 3 0 2 002 00 100 2 00 2 0 00 38 0 100 0 01 1000 0 0 83 1 8428 12 1 AB.R. H. PO. A. E. 4 82 02 0 2ol 3y 1 e 4 2 8 800 3 2 210 1 0 4 0 02 4 0 5 8 3 100 0 0010 0 5 2 8 0 0 0 6 1 18 2 1 81 2 2 3 0 5 2 2 1 & 0 - 41 16 19 27 16 ted for Erickson in ninth, tJacobson out for batting out of turm im first inning. Washington St. Leuis. - .0000100 .0000295 base hits—Wright, Goslin, 1 (2)." Tobin, Robertson. = Three- Gerber, Jacobson. Home runs—Willlams (2), Btolen bases—Peckinpaugh, Shanks, ler.” Bacrifices—Tobin, _Picinich, _Sisler. Double play—Wright, Collins and Sisier. Lefi on bases—Washington, 8; St. Louls, 6. Bases on balls—Off Wright, 17 off Moy ridge. 2; off Erfckeo right, 4i by ridge, 1: Hits—0f ' Mo- e, 10 in 513 tanings: off Erickson, 9 in iontogs, Hit by plicher—By ‘Wright (Brower). Lostin itcher—M ge. m- pires—3Messrs. Morlarity and Dineen. Time of §ame—2 hours and 17 minutes. SISLER REGAINS LEAD INBATTLE WITH BAT George Sisler, the St. Louls star, has batted back into the lead in the American League, dethroning Tyrus Cobb, pilot of the Detroit club, who enjoyed a brief leadership while the Browns' favorite was out of the game because of illness. Sisler now tops the league with an average of .411, while Cobb has { dropped to .408. In the game against the Yankees yesterday Ty failed to connect for a jhit in three times at bat, while Sis- ler in the battle between the Browns and Washington smashed out a brace of hits in three times at bat. ‘The records of Cobb and Sisler, in- cluding games of yesterday, follow: Games. AB. Hits. Stnler 99 404 168 Cobb . 94 365 150 0 0—1 0 3x—18 = £ AMERICAN LEAGUE. Leading hitter—Sisler, Bt. Louis, .408. Home runs—Williams, St.’ Louls, '30, e sler s, 36, GREENWOOD, S. C., August 8.—| RemgettingSisler, Bt. Leuis, $0. Second Baseman Oscar Mitchell of *Won ll.nfutt the Greenwood (Carolina League) iSRRG club was shot and perhaps fatally wounded yesterday by Clayton Un- derwood at the home of the latter in a local mill village. Underwood declined to give the cause of the shooting when he surrendered Leading hitter—Hornsby, St. Louls, .357. Home runs—Hornsby, Bt. Louls, $8. Bare SislneCarey: Fisvrgh, . ase 5 y, Rungerting—Horasy, 8t Lots, 89, l SPORTS.” GET 37 BASES ON 19 HITS IN ROUTING GRIFFS, 16-1 BY DENMAN THOMPSON. LOUIS, August 8—Sixteen-to-one at a certain stage in the politi« cal annals of this country was the slogan with which a fairly well known candidate for the highest office in the gift of the people failed to win it. That was when free silver occupied our attention and before the era of grape juice. Yesterday it represented the margin by which the $t. Louis ball club defeated Washington, but fails adequately 7 ;ol:onvey the extent of the damage wrought by the Browns with their ats. r When the Nationals recently went on a rampage in‘Cleveland and col- lected 21 hits for 33 bases, they felt they had set a high-water mark. Later-in the series the Indians totaled three more sacks on the same num- ber of hits, but both these marks ‘were su. by the Fohlmen, who yesterday ted 37 bases on 19 safeties, with one notable inning, in|miz which $ runs on as many hits for a total of 24 bases were recorded. That" pickling the onfon. Williams Sets Record. Three clouts for the circuit devel- oped in that memorable round and enneth Williams, by making a pair of them—his twenty-ninth and thir- tieth of the season—not only jumped HOW GRIFFS ARE HITTING Hononnb two notches ahead of his fellow citi- zen, Rogers Hornsby of the Cardinals, for the major league leadership in this spectacular department of play, but set an American League record for the greatest number of total bases | Tores in ome inning, and equaled a feat that has been achleved only twice in the National League and after a lapse of eighteen years. The American League mark that|gone, Goslin doubled to right and Willjams excelled was set by his teammate, George Sisler, on June 3, 1919, when he made a homer and a|a notch on Collins' wild heave in an double in one inning. Mogridge started against Wright and for four innings gave him a bat- tle, but George suddenly lost all his stuff and was knocked galley wes while Erickson, who succeeded him, was given a dose of the same med cine. Wright, in the meantime, ju hurled steady, heady ball, and th Griffs were lucky to score off him. Judge got no farther than second in the opener, when he walked with two down, and Goslin scratched an in- fleld hit and Brower was forced by Shanks after he singled in the fourth; but round five produced a tally for the Griffs. Peck started with a sl gle to center, stole second and reac! ed third on Picinich’'s sacrifice. Mog- ridge then was called out on strikes, but Rice beat out a rap to McManus over second to score Peck. Browns Start in Fifth. After a mix up in the batting order had nullified a walk and an infleld hit for the Browns in the opener they staged a threat in the third when a ass and scratchy hits by Austin and 'obin loaded the base: out of this when Goslin caught Mc- Manus' fly in deep left. The fifth inning saw Mogridge mulcted for a pair of tallles. With Austin gone, Wright doubled to left center, moved up on a pass to Gerber and scored on Tobin's line single to right. Gerber took third on the blow anducount(d on Sisler's long fly to Goslin. Mogridge got | WPRCTT L T 1 1 1 oo tinatlsntlnatt s ggtH Young] T I TE P T T L L P R sensiziiaaloEinettistetal — e the sixth, but muffed it. With one Brower was wounded. They moved up effort to nip Goslin off second. Orj Shanks’ tap to right, Goslin was trap- ped off third and run down at the plate, Brower reaching third. Shanks then stole second, but Peck's best was & foul that Austin got under. Set OF the Fireworks. » Then the Browns set off the fire< / works. They scored nine runs on as many hits off Mogridge and Erickson before they were retired in the sixth, All but McManus and Austin hit safe- 1y, while Jacob: and Willlams each got a palr. Jake's were a double and a triple, while Ken's both were home runs, an aspect of added interest be- ing that his first was followed by a clout over the left fleld fence by Col- lins. In addition to those enumerated ‘Wright and Sisler got singles, Tobin a _double and Gerber a triple. Five more runs accrued to the Fohls in the seventh, when a pass and a two-base wild heave by Eric were mixed In with singles by Bisler, Wil- llams and Austin and Jacobson's dou- le. Judge and Goslin scratched infleld hits and Brower got a Texas leaguer to load the bases with one down in the eighth, then Shanks' tap to ‘Wright resulted in a double play. Senate Pages are looking for games with the leading midget teams of the District. 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