Evening Star Newspaper, May 16, 1924, Page 28

8 SPORTS. THE EVENING - STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €. TRIDAY. MXY 16. 1924, SPORTS. Bad Breaks Give Griffs Setback : St. Louis Club Demonstrating It Has Class LUCKY BASE HITS NULLIFY | [ieir i over, ' 7 [BROWNS MUST BE FIGURED | [5o cares e rme MARTINA’S FINE FLINGING et FACTOR IN PENNANT RACE iz + 7 17 7% Outpitches Veteran Sherrod Smith, But Succumbs i ] . Great Credit Due George Sisler, Fledgling Manager When Dame Fortune Frowns on Him—Marberry i | "} Making. Come-Back After Year of Idleness, Due to Face the Indians This Afternoon. i - : for Climb of Mound City Team. BY DENMAN THOMPSON. 4 o 5 N pe, BY JOHN B. FOSTER. Today's game was called off on account of rain. Y F RED MARBERRY, generally rated as one of. the most promising N ;. ) : . Letbota EW YORK, May 16—In their sensational rise to within striking dis- | Warberry tance of the league leadership the St. Louis Browns have proved | ymith that they must be reckoned as a dangerous factor in the cham- luck against the Indians in the third tilt of their set with the s ionship rage; The American Leagie has ‘gov.to look ont for Nationals this afterncon, “weather permitting” “Luck” in this instance = S Her s used advisedly, for if he is accorded no more consideration from Dame ortunc than was metcd out to Martina yesterday he will need a packed voung hurlers in the game. will be given an opportunity to try his Great credit is due to George Sisler, the “boy manager.” Maybe there S S are times when members of the team do not agree with Sisler’s ideas, : but there is another factor for the team's success, which more than | SPALLA SAILS FOR U. S. ong for seven frames yielding only four ungrouped | D ¥ offsets tha.. It is Sisler’s work as a player and the confidence he in- a lone arker materializing because one of them followed the [ 1 t - 3 Spives it mates when e is 4t Gvst hase: TO OPEN RING CAMPA!GN only two passe: 1“;“-“1 issued. His mates in the !‘}‘-‘”“‘“‘}I‘ had pecked | During all the spring training at Mobile the most conspicuous| Rio JANEIRO, May iway at Sherroc. Smith for no less than nine safeties, including a_trio quality in evidence was the overwhelming fondness of the Browns f0r | spaiia, the Ttalian of doubles. and had two tallies to show for their efforts. Then the fickle Sisler and their anxiety to know whether his eyes would permit him | G} gelayed a pro Iady whose caprice such a prominent part in our national pastime | e o ot wade taces-at the senatorial siinger. Everything he tossed up bounced e e are kees and if the Yanks are to stay | Panio has ofi somebody’s shin. caromed off a glove or dropped just out of reach. - - in it said McMa E 'h'; lrn‘rk fi' m; ?lgm. (h»;)'uv‘u"‘l'!i findl‘r _40;1’! ot d before sessio edd Redskins had sco gh | : ik | baseman, o 3 . a e « to play keen ball agains| outs in the U'n fl,‘ll(r(\‘(!::“’xly: session \(n‘d.‘ I'the Redskins had scored frequently enough | ; : baseiiian, one evening 0 o Dlay Yeen ballagainet thiros | houts in the | B ¥ i : > HAgEty Sicler's petting |ble to take any chances against| knocked out = ons frac the | i g K 1 1 7 i 2 they were abous | the White S reporte B .« | | FINE FOR SEVEN INNINGS = B ? IR & - ion between the | Stamding Is Often Shifted. s resuit of th wae- tion of ] | 2 i % : A | The tendeney in the American —— CLEVELAND. to win blocks of games by CARPENTIER GETS BUSY » JEmlmalAe il '““"" CHICAGO. May 16.—After rest: oUthitehed, | Summa, is very mar! 2 , e ooy a hetter fate, | Bucs 1 » abrupt changes in tie stand. | from his recora p, from: Pa as much stuft St o < ever since the season started. It | Michigan Fait 10t safe to count any team out so | Tommy ¢ > internal trouble for one of these straight serie McNulty, of cwster, 2 % in the elimin; oris ay alter its standing mute- e, > & (] ] E] ) PRSP 1 ninth in the book for him |S. Smith, p PO Py e PRSTSPRBPS WP swamencoch cocesssool” program includes road work Athleties are the g the lake shore and a few rounds « { oorly. i e e L e L ing with his Buropean sparring par i The Browns sta vorly this | vear and immediately were set down FJt, Detroit has fad | GIBSON GETS IN LINE jiastia pohohte Butithey have - and winning | CINCINNATI, Ohio, May 16.—C. .y“n' busted. ! 1 omplete ¢r Frank (ibson, who as beo seres ¢ ctre n turned : \old-out since the opening T against them for a while, ¥ Jase n, has come to tr Tom the the rn they are as much in faver | with the recuperation and igers, for Cobb's men ar Part of the hey he ddvantage of Gverys = i nad ha g athand Stk ehStautsERGaicyar NEW_YORK, May 16.—Luke Uri Louis, Detroit, Cleveland and 1 tor foot ball and b £ood : MALL YCUR CONTRIZUTION To ' ‘ @ A n—there are four teams the v 3 & Iy ‘ base 1 r a ave t r. As 0 0 5 18 0 804 The AMERICAN OLYMPIC FUND y { | stren i v ; Ty ‘,,}'sn’:,,‘_‘;;!n i catcher ry 1 ol Two.base hits—Myatt, Leibold. Harris, Pro. Indi: Copi Paved H ghre. Sumima. Three-baze Bt : 5 AMERICAN EXCHANGE BANK s the 5 et o Wien ; BeayHarne. Fewsier, Go : NEW YORK WPz | Ll : ! — - —e— oW ~x“ 1’-” =pexsient; 3“ ;"“"“’" o, 5. ot < ; on ,,,,‘ P v The great stadium at Wembley has d Sherry 5 Martina, 6. Umpires—Connol 4 ‘ns | forty miles of terra Gfrle held to ponent, but was nicked Time of game—1 hour and 5. have 1 lenized the Yan. Zether by 1 ] mieson that re | 3 Summa then popped to Prothro. pipieaa e S5 DISTRICT OLYMPIC FETE! ™ wwwers s, ARRIVE IN ENGLAND i attempted to tally \tab. . ct. Win. Loxe, - §t Paul. 2 In olis, 1 at the plate on T ew York E 25 Bl J - uisville, 2; Minncapei's, 1 Myatt, Le bes p , oy 3 600 LONDON. May 16—Major Enrique ' Columbus, 8: Kansas City, b B ‘ati padilla o e he Toledo, 9; Milwaukee, Nvalized UCH more than the ball game between the Nationals and the ¥, : : 560 | Paailia of Argentina and the team of | Tolata waukee. 4 i Marines will be offered those attending the Olympic fund £ l‘mv,r"f“"v';; 'r':_'““ “,’;(: “n‘um';“l:"pn'l’“ :eneytg:;?i)]:.‘;lg;\:f,—f_[;..l' benefit in Clark Griffith Fudim !|eu Monday afternoon, Wa ,,,,,rn 1 : 5 3 3| matches arri n London today to | gt‘é‘e:'m:’l.mnf,: Rocheater. 4 according to the plans of the joint committee of members of the Philadclphia 7 16 & take part in the English eup competi. i . _ . i American Olympic organization and Washington business men in GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW. ' tions at the famous Hurlingham | y .. ;‘;?A“fit"‘fflcu“ ON CRED]T | ¢ § charge of the affair. That those contributing to the $20,000 fund, ' Cleve. st T g T ™ o ot ant e ey ) 3 ; { ! & wloorcosor~n? o Totals WASHINGTON. N3 ] R @l onurorcouel & Bl cocmnnonnnd blows that nett tally in the third. Two Sonnn Peckinpaugh, s Martina, p...... *Hargrave | cooe &l anrmrusuval 5 5 Totals “Batted for Martina in mint! n | Cleveland 0000 | Washington 0010 I ol cocsoccscce! o - o Fa ;. = e 1. . > sentative Unite , . & 5 ' RESULTS OF YESTERDAY'S GAMES, | The team has arranged for a num- VIRGINIA LEAGUE. think of that? Plent may be well entertained, efiorts are being made to bring to the | ber of le. matehes as well with | Rocky Mount, 1; Norfolk, 0. Small P. ent D hin 3 ¥ 5 O - i s by £ th. 1L hi ch bably will Cleveland, 6; Washington, 4. English teams, which will take the Richmond, 5; Portsmouth, 4. mal ‘aymen 'own, | of all-wool, hard-fin n ¢ e a (r,\.'“.y.l‘. Jn Mo sudm:- Monday ahnu'r: er oadl e stellar athletes who probably will | :‘u..-..:. a5 u‘.,::‘....“ %k o sts on the fl:[‘d "“u“‘f"}""".’ ”1”" Petersburg, 4; Wilson, 2. Balance Monthly | fed oraredearoln ¥'s little pop fy fe ntouched ion's shi 7 St. Lo s v York, 0. mpton, meeting all of England's “press” ARty e > bear the nation’s shie abro: v B y i Detrott, i%; Philadelphin, 6. R P A e s SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE hold their ‘“press ing the platt ) 2 then Loren Murchison, Newark Athletic Club’s national sprint = will be pltted against the Prinee of | All games postponed, rain. \omflhmg for every "j"l‘}“ 3 Qe strike Joeves champion, has tentatively accepted an invitation to attend the game, 3 v E. “'"‘,P';“A'I"'{r‘;;jx;::gl"‘;r:’:{'::‘ El (x"n',\\i FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE T. 0- PROBEY CO. bods. and it is expected other prominent athletes of the East will follow . : e eag0TS Dol Contests Qrlando, 10; Tamps, 8. Other Suits $25 to $65 his example. In addition to the track and field men, the committee < z : one. Argentines report that they are | e Petershura 3, Bradestown. 2100 Pa. Ave. N.W. Dress Well and Succeed hopes to have at hand former and prospective Olympic boxers, New York in _excellent conditior All their K s: 3 3 w Y “Bier ponies, which arrl\ld Iinllland sev- — etel h - fencers and equestrians. Chieago ponies, W = fi 7 E 5 The base ball game should be well above the average exhibition > : . aTieee ) iy eich. i : e agh‘ofl ‘10" : ~ vera Pittxburgh 3 5 15 3 ended when Rue contest between professional and service organizations, for the Bowtom T 476 . ALIS and are ready to taho the | Wi / Fred Pelsman, President hlll"im of hope | Marines have shown a real punch this season. The Quantico men St. Louis... 9 17 400 360, — — / § T S € oitglen with une ghnsin the have won nineteen of their last twenty games, bowling over some of | Philadelphia ¢ S e —— wo Stores hut the speediest college nines of the South. | GAMES TODAY. caues romorrow. SYRACUSE TWELVE WINS. 2 Tptown Dowatown Brookivn at St Touis. Brookivn at St. Touis. | CAMBRIDGE, Mase. - 15th & G 9h & E !:‘0" ———— ;SISLER AND HIS COHORTS el {,h";j“:h”: ;.‘ V“;::‘.f’f*,j‘-m'_n‘::‘ e quahty, GIVING YANKEES A SCARE B Deel e fu.s Stapisiaus Coveleskie, one of the Roxton, 4; Cincinna ¥ chers remaining, is Brookliyn, 6 ouix, —— the slab against —-- — = PHILS BELEASE HAMILTON. . proviaca & EORGE SISLER'S personality, plus a concentrated batting attack | FORD AUTO GRIND REFEREE. | PHILADELPHIA, May 16— F convemence ey ean Ton and a confidence not to be denied, are moulding the St. Louis | INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. May 16— | Hamilton pitcher of the Philadelphi et ot Biivenslohy Browns into a strong pennant contender in the American League. 1“0"" Ford. one of America’s first | releas i i Vanager Harris chan The rapid rise of the St. Louis team from a low rating to a |2utomobile racing drivers, but better | ZsurEn Jugse, 8 QA0 2T | hali notch behind the champion Yankees has caused consternation | e the wstfin ahae) icrations] in the camp of the tribe of Miller Huggins, [500Tnitie. toie At ine Tadiansvoile Monday. May 19(h, 8:30 P.M \dvantace Two successive victories by the n the White Sox topped them 4 to | BGLor s aEce e Kenilworth Arena d a tiring Browns o the Yankees have so;2 while Detroit and Cleveland re- traintrip fromi Mobile i entered by 4 local “acaler. Y. Denciovs. Bol ain trip from Mobile, Ali., DUt con | lifted the St. Louis team that today | mained deadlocked in fourth posi- | | Young Dencio vs. BobbyBurk b e 4 it is_snapping on the heels of tlie|ti ¢ extracting respective 12-to- aster is 0| \oma “champlons Wwithin Sight of the xtracting respective 130~ GRIQUI IS NOT INJURED. High-Class Preliminaries ome half 4 | league pinnacle. And, a youthful adelphia and shington. | PARIS, May 16.—Eugene Criqui, Admission, $1.50 Plux Tax southern - twirler, Krnest Wingard, icago Cubs improved their : B 2 Eenilworth Cars D | fresh from Alabama University, pitch- | position in th Cional Teague fr | former world's featherweight cham- irect to Arena Marris could have made three bases | oq the Browns to their porch just at | s nt craft by & Score|pion, who is in training for his fight iustead of two on hix wallop in the | (he base of the Yankee throne of 6 to 4. while Cincinnati contin. |with Danny Frush, teday continued Y : tumbled after| “Rabe Ruth was the only Yankee |ued to hold its se A Tonr Old Hat nty lead despite u |his work of getting into condition, | | yesterday able to penetrate the veil|4-to-0 defeat at the hands of Dave |unperturbed by reports that he had %) Ag roard last, S wxter's action in tossing his bat |of mystery which shrouded the left- | Bancrofts Hoston Braves. 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