Evening Star Newspaper, April 28, 1924, Page 18

18 SPORTS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY APRIL 28, 1924 SPORTS. Doc Prothro Proving Formidable as Slugger : Dean Is Making Good for Giants POLES A PAIR AS GRIFFS BEAT RED SOX Although Failing to Go Route, Zachary Indicates in First Start That He Should Prove Winning Factor if His “Spots Are Picked.” BY DENMAN 3 of yesterday, when they came Inosely played and heavy hitting®game from the Red Sox, who provided a One is that much slack must be taken up in the defense if many battles are not to be tossed off, four of the scven they have lost to date having been due to sloppy er is that Jezebe! Tecumseh Zachary should prove of cons to the club in a pitching way over the tourse of the campaign, and rothro mai lack as a fielding third- | man, he will not he found wanting on attacl | Although withdrawn as a matter of precaution in the seventh inning | of his initial start of the season yesterday, | lity on the mound. and indicated he will be a helpful factor with the | thrill by engineering a triple play: \nothi | another is that whatever Doe b a Griffs if spots are picked for him. veteran southpaw uncovered a| all worthy of the name on needed | fons and mixed up his delivery in | manner that made him appear more srmidable than at any time last season. | £ @ pair of triples in the Sab. Prothro furnished addition: his ability to hit for dis- parked himself among the | in the matter of total | s on bingles. A glance back dis- | aly two games thus far | Prothro falled to get a safety and, t of the twelve bi edited to him five went for thi s and two pair of sacks. t her five bes ce on another point—that pitch- n nothing to the was furnished to the 11,000 on for the Sunda: sion by the | punished the offerings of How- | nke, one of the most effective | s in base ball, who was bombed hill in six stanzas. <5 scotched run-scor- es for both outfits in With Flagstead son of a pass | ach, following | ¥'s d 1 J. Harris tipned thivd strike as the hit-and-run N i and fired to Pilot Harris. urn w ¥ of time to sliding into the platter, Alar retirement effected by ers spoiled a pro the Nationals w the midway through tan Harris on first due t zzell knocked down, F » J. Harris. His pex to latter's return did the work. Hoston's First Run Unearned. \ pair of scratch hits and a brace f red in the registration n's first tally_in round vatched a safeiy to Stan r a starter and continued to nen Bucky heaved wildly Judgw. Ezzell's attempt 1o rifice resulted in Zachary's Hagging at third with a tos: »d ball by Rue erratic peg to center p the far corner, whe e ri abled the Nationa Tuns over in the fifth. Joe Harris for el's rap to Wamby w tuo late to force Jud. opper threw poorly also was safe. Prothro lofted, drew a free ticket, filling nd, after Zachary fanned, ibold’ came ough with 1 single to left that scored Jud: Ruel. Veach fumbled the h to old reach sel wa with s Judge hand- arter. d to I left, 1 ach Harris' drive. Sox Kunot the Count. This advantage was shortlived, for | the sixth the Hubbites eased er around the paths with a min- mum of effort to knot the count. | Wamby opened with a shot to right, sved up when Zach failed to locate | the plate for ach, and scored on J I roller that went right throt Zachary and Stan Harris @ver the middls cushion. uel then ‘each off second, W fanned | Sazell forced J. Harris. me opportune swatting at the of BEhmke sent the Griffs ah ir portion of this frame. at the outset, raced to nter and and lofted, I each. Prothro's ered the Goose, Peck popped to | in T being 1 left wher faded from the nth whe uttin od to led with Tunning f Old Shano nke, wh ho winged picture in | 7 he was responsible : the two S ¢ the sc safe swat T him, was f ollins, ser dled ‘a pi promptly w Spe in to bat for | 'S out of Jeze- as th bed to | 5 ot his Flagstead fll the | then scored on Wamby's | i .‘uul I Veach | t Collins hof Harris rolled | Lo olled | Grifis Put € lalked in the seventh, Fuhr's first round, the Nationals put the game 1 ice with a rally that netted a fist- markers in the following | There was an element of luck | way it started. too, for, with | ce disposed of, Goslin got two bases a litt fly too far in for Flag- | siead, and Judge was credited with a safet] rap th knocked to 2 single by R board Ly Pr left center b completing the tead threw poorly nelnding the hree-ba the hurl when Fi ving. ive runs to the good a bit in the ninth whe les Ly Wamby and Veach, to- rther with a fumble by Goslin, net- | ted two rums, but they didm't mean anything. ON THE SIDE LINES Bucky s was inclined toward red Marberr for box work jin the second tilt of the set today. Alex Forguson was overnight cholce of Manager Fohl. in re- pint-iszed south- Godfrey Brogan, Nationals from paw, sent back to t 3 intcapalis, where he couldn't got Tis wing working properiy, is to placed elsewhe S S00n &8 urrang nents can be Vench was lucky (0 et his safety n the first. Peck had started over to Gagnon .. Richbourg Martina .. Speece ... Johnson .. Riee .. Goslin Frothre .. Ruel ..... Judge . Harris o902 oKuOmmNOSHSEOES csvessccuaN Jnrgrave Zachary ¥ ‘ EVERAL rather significant things about the Nationals have been demonstrated in their first dozen games of the season, including that | & mame with the Catholic University OF TRIPLES THOMPSON. from behind to take by 9 to 6 a work afield. derable achary displayed considerable NATIONALS, 9; RED S0X, 6 BOSTON. Flagstead. of Wambsganss, Veach. If. ... J. Harris, 1b...0.] O P P —1 PY T Tor T e——— coortownoanoe® ceconcconoronc? | af £l onurussoost £1 [ S—— T roowmmpenul R ommsanonsp 8 Bl ossoumosne? «looooron Totals. o i) *Ran for O'Neill ia Batted for Ehmio in seveath. $Batted for Fubr ia ninth. o ; 2 0 26 Bostea ... 0100 Wahingtea 0 0 00 0 33 0 3 3.9 Two-bese hit—Goalin. _ Three-base Dobia sikye—Rua te B Harve. te Bueli | P -t Fuel: Pahaty oS HMarria to Judge. Triple playe | J. Harris to Lee to J. Harris. Lhfl-a H Bosten, 7. of bl "ot Specce. 1. | Ehmke. 3¢ b seventh. Bite— | B s snneat), | Fuesd| 2 S g ing lta:.x—hhx, “‘;‘Dil&l—lmfi. Evans and xmnfi.. Time of game—2 Bours aad 17 min- utes. cover the keystone on the hit-and-run when Bobby lined past the spot Ra- jah had just vacated That triple killing in was negotiated so swiftly had difficulty in following Leibold on second and Stan the opener the fans it. With | Harris | on first Rice lined for the first death | to Harris, whose heave to standing on second, and Dudley’s return reached J. Har ris before Manager Bucky could | scramble back to the initial station. J Lee, | retired Leibold, | Judge marrowly missed a spectacu- | lar play on Flagstead's looper over | his head in the second. Joe reached for the ball descending over hi shoulder while headed for the J but failed to freeze to it, and Ira was | credited with a bingle. | Peck turned in a neat job at the expense of Boone in the eighth when he traveled deep into left to smare | Ike's fiy. Leibold, subbing in right field for Fisher, made an auspicious start by getting a pair of bingles and a walk in five times up. His first hit pro- | duced two runs and his second was a drag bunt along the first base line | which he beat out. | Fisher is limping a bit from his | lision with Dykes in Philadelphia | turday, but is expected to be fit for ervice in a few days. Larry HBroemer, the altitudinous | ecighteen-year-old flinger who is to| join the "Chambersburg club of tho | Dlue Ridge League when its season opens May 10, reported to Manager Harris and worked out at the park this morning. It Broener's frame | cver “catches up” with the size of his hands and feet he will be a whale of a big fellow. Ike Boone, the Texas League rookie § whaose terrific hitting has been one of | semsations of the early season mes, got onl an infleld rap yes- | terday. He swings in an imp ve manner, at that. | The “grand stand jockeys® had a | fine time riding Harris and his men | until the heavy artillery was swung into action In the fifth, but asfter that not a peep was heard out of them. EASTERN AND TECH | CLASH TOMORROW Fastern High's diamond athl will make their debut in the high chool championship base ball se: Tech High tomorrow in Cen adium. Play will start at 3:15 | Rouddbush of Kastern and Tew of Tech will be mound opponents. The Ilast Capital institution is considered to have the edge, as the Manual Trainers plaged only fair ball against Western. Devitt Prep will tackle Gonzaga tomorrow on the latter's grounds Tech High will visit Brookland for Freshmen on the following day. “Pay as You Ride” Small Payment Down, Balance Monthly T. 0. PROBEY CO. 2100 Pa. Ave. N.W. | knocked out a pair of homers in yester- | the one-lap and fifteen-lap automo- GRIFFS GET CARL EAST, SLUGGER, IN TRADE TODAY il East, slugging eoutfiolder with the Minueapolis olub of the American Assoctation, is te jein the Nationcls here during the rlew with the Rex Sex. Mamager Stanley Harris completed by tele- phone this morning a deal with the Minneapolis club whereby George Fixhor, outfielder, at present trom- bled by @ nore log, in exchanged for East. Fisher leaves today for To- ledo, where the Miumeapolls team In playing. East in not 8 partigglarly bril- lant flelder, nor speedy, accord- ing to the Washington soouts, but n remarkubly strons hitter. Last Year in 137 gomes with Minuneap- olis he made 233 safetion for a total of 383 basen and an average of 375 Thirty-ome of h for the circuif HORNSBY IS LEADING | IN CIRCUIT CLOUTS Roger Hornsby, St. Louls Nationals, leads the major league home run hit-| ters so far this season with four cir cuits to his credit. Babe Ruth, New York, and McManus, St. Louis, are tied at three ch for top homors in the | American Leagueé. Fournier, Brooklyn, umped up to tie | for second place in the National League with Grantham, Chicago, when he | day's game. Grantham knocked out his third home run Wednesday. The scramble for leadership is more general in the American League, five wen being tied for second place with two home runs each. They are Heilmann. Detroit; J rbson, St. Louis: Haus Philadelphia;: Speaker, Cleve- | land, and Simm P'hiladelphia. Those mukinz two home runs in th National Toh, New York; Grime: des, St Louls; Jackson, | ruhart, Pittsburgh; Neis, TAKEN BY DE PALMA| 1« iELES, April 28.—Ralph de | Palma, Italian driver, twice defeated his Norwegian rival, Siz Haugdahl. | on the five-eighths-mile oval at Ascot Purk yesterday, winning both bile feature races. De Fulma flashed acress the line | two-fifths of a second ahead of the Norwegian in the one-lap dash. tour ing the track in 0.31. In the fiftean lap race he led Haugdahl all the way | and set a new track record for the distance when he finished in 7.57. | Leon Duray, French driver, trailed Haugdahl and took third in this | event. M, Goto, a Japanese pilet, furnish- | ed unexpeoted thrills in one of the | qualifying heats when his car crash- ed into four other machines in close | succession and finally fopped into | the judges’ stand without having injured any one. QUICK STEPS WIN TWO. Virginia Quick Steps, an unlimited | colored team. took both ends of a| double-header vesterday, downing the | Potomac Giants. 7 to 4, and the Buf- | falo Athletic Club, 3 to 1. Burkes: | Hi. Bailey, Smith and Brooks shone in fir: teh, while Champ Bailey | and Tom Washington starred in the | nightcap. | RECORDS FOR PAST WEEK | IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES | Pigures for the pas big leagues. including Saturday, follow AMERICAN New York Philadelphia Detroit .. C‘I‘qnhflfl ioago St. Loui: ‘Washingto: ‘Boston 5 NATIONAL week in the | games of | Sugo” - Pilisforpiia ! T Broaklvn . St. Louis Pittsburth oo o o e cmih 000 00wt LenrsBae Egngeprer BILELSEEH RSSEINIW onunosed cwwwenaad TP i | TODAY BASE BALL° AMERICAN LEAGUE PARK Washington vs. Beston Tickets on sale Spaldings, 1338 G St N.W., from 8:30 A.M. to 1:00'P.M, Tiokets on sale at the Hecht Co., 624 F. | | } | A greater value wqrthy of our great- fabric a n d L finishof higher priced clothing. Time for a fresh pair? PARIS GARTERS MO METAL CAN TOUCH YOU | Chicago st Detroit. 55,000 SEE THE YANKEES HE season’s biggest base ball crowd—35000—yesterday saw the Yankees win their seventh consecutive victory and stop the rush of Connie Mack's Athletics, 11 to 2. The world champions landed in second place, a half game behind Detroit. . In Brooklyn the Giants came from behind to win, 9 to 5, after Jake Fournier had accounted for five Robin scores with two home runs. The victory gaye McGraw’s team a full game lead over Chicago. Detroit had a hard time to retain its American League lead. Ty €obb stole home for the second time this season, and in the ninth, with the bases full. He also made four hits. BIiG LEAGUE STATISTICS AMERICAN w. Pratt wheedled Lyons for a pass and the run that gave the Tygers a 1-to-3 victory over Chicago Four home runs featured Cleve- land’s 10-to-9 triumph over the Browns. Ken Williams made his first. Kobertson and McManus of the Erowns and Speaker of the Indians drove out the other three. ‘The reliet pitchers of St. Louis were better than those of Cincinnatl after both Benton and Pfefter were driven from the game carly. The Reds could ot hold a four-run lead and the Car-| dinals finally won, § to 4. Kaut'mann of the Cubs, supported perfectls Lundgren of the Pirates in # bl battle, 4 to Fielding by Stats fea- tured the game, Each team made six Yark at Phia. | hits. Philadelphia and Boston Nationals thnllo at Detroit. id not play. Cleveland at §t. Lauis. Cieveland at 8t. Louis. | ' (;runtham of Chicago leads the RESULTS OF YRSTERDAY'S GAMES, | {|/h3] Leasus Ritten today with an Washington, 8; Boston, 6. of the Cardinals, .404; Vinelli of th New York, 11; PRiladelphia Reds, 389 Wheat of Brooklyn, .3 Detroit, 41 Chicago, 3. o and Blades of the Cardinals, | Cleveland, 10; St. Loul Hellmann the American League with leading Cobb _of Detroit, | 435, and Myatt 423, NATIONAL LEAGUE. L. Pet, LEAGUE. | Pet. Win. Lose. a2 JT50 ST 8T emz 613 43 SRS Bod 300 545 a5 A7 Az Bl B0 B 5 250 1 GAMES TOMORROW. Boston at Waihing Club, Bosten St. Loub SHAT AL GAMES TODAY. Boston at Washingten. Toow Yorn st Fars both of Cleveland, and Boone of Bos- | ton, 400, Hornsby leads the major | with four home runs. Ruth Yankees, Fournier of the Rc Manus of the Browns a have three. Clab. New York. . > Chicago - Cinetn, Brooki: Boxton league of the ins, M- antham FRENCH GETTING READY TO SOAK OLYMPIC FANS | | PARIS, April 25.—The extent to| which the influence of the fortheom- ting those | ts illustrated by | Frenchman who | tmartre restau- | GAMES TODAY. Pl at ¥ it St Lom G Broaklya at Boston. Ty = 250 | games is valms . tence of i St. Louly, §; Cinein s dbntng e N WINNING HIT CAUSES | THREE TO BE HURT NEWARK, N. 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HOLMES AND GOODMAN TO FIGHT AT BERWYN \es and Charley Good- man will e nge swats in a twelve- round teature bout that will open the Sportland Heights boxing arena on May ¥, it has been announced by Les Sponsler of Baltimore, who 1s match- maker of the clu Trish Johnny oriano are to final e CARPENTIER-TOWNLEY BATTLE IS POSTPONED VIKENNA, April 28-—The fight be- tween Georges Carpentier and Arthur Townley, the English light-heav: welght boxer, which was te have taken place yesterday, has been post- poned until Sunday, May 4. Uncer- n weather conditions, after & rainfall, which drenched the pen-air arena, were given as the se. Charl Fagin and Manuel figure in the seml~ i | PADDOCK ASKED TO RUN AT CONFERENCE GAMES CHICAGO, April 28.—Charles Pad- dock, who tied the world record in the 100-yard dash and cut down the 125-yard mark iu the Drake relays Saturday, has been invited to run in exhibition races at the western con- ference games Stagg Field here June ? Paddock Jjs expected (o stop here on his way'east for the Olympic try- outs ut Boston in June n THE MENS STORE OF WOODWARD | Chicaga ROOKIE DISPLAYS MARKED ABILITY IN TWO CONTESTS Allows Only Thirteen Hits in Eighteen Innings and Pitches in Artistic Manner—Strand not ’ Going Great Guns for Athletics. BY JOHN B. FOSTER. EW YURK} April 28—When the New York Giants bought Dea ir‘om Louisviile thew felt pretty sure they had landed a goud pitcher, despite the fact that some scouts had reported adyersc on him to other teams. Before the season is over, and before Dear through as a pitcher, there are likely had gone into the bidding for him. him, despife their strong staff < . In his first two starts for the Giants—against Brookl, thirteen hits in eighteen innings. That's good pitching but the figures are not as impressive as his performance looked from 11 stands. To date his work as an artistic success is the most polished that of any young pitcher in base ball This Dean is the same youngster had a nice fence at Salt Lake o who was first tried out by Louisville | Which 1o belt the b It wasn't < then sent to Daytoma, Fla. lu|DSected he would make a long dist While in Florida he pitched a | Conditions are difterent o © © no-run-ne-hit game against Orlando. There wers Subtive Thamase ‘That Inspired the Louisville manage- | who contended that no batter sho ment to call him home t0 {ry to Pitch | whe not naseealin 500 2 the Colonels into the lead” He d1d | could shift from minor to his share, and then the scouts begau | ) e pitehing and hold hi to look him over That is sound logic, and it ha Louisville wanted § ed s far In Strand’s case it Decembe not hit very hard during American Association accepted training. Since the regular = modified draft plan and the p started he has hit well—in spots. Dean went down. Louisville's owner | ho has not hit as well at any figured the draft peeled about $25.000 | us he did with Salt Lake ( off the price, and when it was re-| ported that t ants had taken him | at $30.000 i was generally accepted | that LouisMe " had gotten a good price_under the circumstances and | that New York had acquired a good | pitcher. | When you consider that in ‘?'_'Ji Dean waw pitching in the Florida State League and in 1924 is pitching for the National Leagie champions it may st he asserted that a good | ~ENEV ori 28.—The Swis ball player can go to the top, no mat- | GENEVA. April o x - Dyias ter in_what league he begins, Also it | light-heavyweight champion Cleme may be axserted that @ minor club|WOn on pPOInts in a twenty-rous n still make money by developing |bout with Andre Bonnel of Fran: good plavers. Fifty thousand for a |here last night. thus coming into po player that it cost only the price of | session of the lght-heavyweig a bottle of ink and a sheet of paper | championship of Europe taken fror to mian Is & pretty far profit | Battiing Siki by the Internations — Boxing Union. There hasx been much cur ity to| Clement also qualifies to meet the ow Paul Strand,.the S: Lake | American chatnplon indorsed by the star, would make out in the \nglxi\!lvual Hoxing Association on som to be several owners wishing the Even the Yankees could have used Dean allows s such things g He did is about 50 from Pa coust sured that grapevine what he points away record. And rest by now the pitchers has passed the word as ! hit t SWISS SCRAPPER WINS EUROPEAN RING TITLE ues as an outficlder for the Phil- | date bofore Juiv 31 phia Athletics. Strand led the Pa- Ten thousand persons oast in hitting last sea . 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