Evening Star Newspaper, June 11, 1924, Page 30

SPORTS. "~ ‘THE 1924, SPORTS. 30 Nationals Stunned by Recent Reverses : Detroit Is Real “Dark Horse” in Race : FIRPO-WILLS BATTLE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ¢, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, BELIEVE IT OR NOT. —By RIPLEY. BAFFLED BUNCH OF GRIFFS TACKLE ST. LOUIS BROWNS Drop Fourth Straight to Falters in Ninth Inning and Jez Zachary Fails at the Assignment of Rescuer. BY JOHN B. KELLER. . LOUIS, June 11.—Stunned by the reversesusuffered at the hands of the Indians, the Nationals, o g dissipated, the Nationals apparently that they periorce must driit with t may lead. That fourth consec taken away from the N aiter three defeats. ' Harrismen were a trifle peppery, but they wilted visibly and took the 4-to to them. The Nationals have a chance in the series here to climb back into the first division at the expense of the Browns, but with the club in its| present frame of mind the uplitt will | not be accomplished un the Browns slump surprisingly | than did Harris' men In Cleveland. | Recently George Sisler's outfit has heen getting along very well and has done nothing to indicate it will falter badly in the near future. Of course, the Nationals may sud- denly find themselves and resume the pace they set during the first week of their present road jaunt. The club certainly is capable of playing much better ball than it did at Cleveland Some of the individual performances in the series with the tribe were ver. stupid plays, vet stupidity is not general characteristic of the Harr men. They may w the bat or on the slab for periods, but usually they seem to know what everything means and play the game accordingly. Hold Lead for a While. For a time yesterday it appeared that the Nationals were going to end their losing streak. Fred Marberry pitched good ball through eight innings and his mates managed to do a bit of timely hitting against Sherrod Smith, the tribe's southpaw. But Fred lost control in the ninth and Manager Speaker by the judici- ous use of pinch hitters stitute runner bath before Jez Zachary relieved Marberr ed the National malley west. Marberry put two run- ners on with one out and Zach was siammed by the two batters that faced him for a double, single and the game. Neither of the clubs was able to do much against good pitching in_the first three innings, but the Tribe broke the ice in the fourth when it bunched a pair of extra base wal- lops. Speaker fouled to Prothro, but Joe Sewell doubled to right and took third after F caught Burns'_loft. Myatt then bounced a triple off the center field wall, scoring Sewell. The Nationals matched this tally in the sixth that Rice started with a stroll. Matthews sacrificed, but Harris was retired by a_remarkable catch of Speakers. Goslim, however, drove to the center field barrier for two bases, sending Rice home. Indians Forge to Freat. In the seventh the Indians again assumed the lead. Fewster began the wession with a single and took third ~when Ellerbe came through with his third one-base blow of the afternoon. Smith flied to Matthews and Fewster scored after the catch, but Ellerbe, who attempted to reach second on the play, was_retired The Nationals retaliated in the eighth with a pair of markers. Rice opened fire with a single and Mat- thews again stcrificed. Harris fouled to Myatt, but Goslin, with a one-baser to center, counted Rice, and the Goose &0t home when Shirley doubled off the right-field wall. But the tribe got in its usual dirty work against the Nationals in the ninth. Marberry walked Fewster to open the inning, but Ellerbe flied to Goslin. 0ld Larry Gardner batted for th and singled, Fewster stopping at second. Speaker sent in Luke Sew ell to run for Gardner, and, when Zachary replaced Marberry, after Fred had tossed one ball to MeNulty, Tris yanked Pat and sent Uhle to bat. IThle “doubled to left, scoring Few- ster with the tying tally, and Jamie- son ended the struggle by singling Sewell home. CAUGHT ON THE FLY | In the first inning of yesterday’s en- Fagement Harris' doubls off the cen- zer-fleld wall was wasted, for Mat- tlews tried to scors from first base ©n the hit and was caught at the plate standing up by Speakers throw. ris had retrieved the ball on a long @ebound off the barrier. Judge, when he banged the ball against the right-field bulwark in the second session, attempted to take ®econd, but became another victim of Speaker's arm. After Ellerbe slammed a single off SMarberry’s glove in the third Sher- ive loss to ionals any more Fod Smith batted into a double play | With a liner to Harris. Myatt's triple that scored Joe Sew- &1l in the fourth frame would have Deen an easy chance for an outfielder 4n Clark Criffith Stadium. Matthews layed the rebound off the wall poor- v and did not get the ball until the Jitter had turned second base. Judge hurt his leg when he attempt- #4 to fleld Joe Sewell’s hit along the gizht fleld foul line in the fourth in- ing, and had to be replaced by Shir- By when the Tribe started fts fifth Wound: SPeaker deprived Harris of atleast # double In the sixth with a one-hand fgunning catch. Bucky had sent the ®all on a line to deep center. With_his return to the fame, Harris @hifted the Nationals' batting order. with the Browns, were a baffled.lot of athletes. All the air of con- fidence surrounding them when they emerged from the set of contests with the Tygersswas waited away by -the Tribe. Their cocksure attitude When they took the field for the Indians’ ninth, the aken decidedly at | Indians When Marberry n the verge of*their four-game series feel that anything may happen and he-current of 'the game wherever it the Tribe yesterday seems to have little punch they may have had left as soon as their lead was threatened -3 traumcing as if they had it coming CLOSE DOESN'T COUNT ‘WASHINGTON. Rice. 7¥... 5 Matthewss. cof. Harris, 2b | Goslin,” 1€ s Judge, b ... Shirley, 1b. .. | Prothro, 3b.. Pockinpaigh, ol corcommuronl S ared Elornonnosnnop ol sovcsscsssal! Bl ornmmnan *One out when wizni | . GLEVELAND. | McNulty. wf Jumioson, 1f v B eoccorunularond BE | mommmaurousnang 2] canemsosswnh n.un.en—"org wl eoocccoroonl romsoumnoonorol sesREUpLONBNESP csccscosessscel! - 3 g2 *Battad for Burns in the elgh 1Batted for Smith in the ninth. 2Ran for Gardner in the ninth. §Batted for McHulty in the minth. Washingtan..... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 03 Clevelsnd~..... 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 24 Two-base hits—Harris, Goslin, Shirle; J. Sewoll. Uhle. Three-base hit—Myatt. Sacn Bost—Mattnews (2, Smich (). Double pla: F —Fewster to J. Sewell to Burns: Judge: Mimtthews to Harris to Peckinpaug Left on beses—Washington. 6: Cleveland, | First base on balls—Of Smith, 3: off Marberry. 4. Struck omt—By Marberry. 2. Hite—Off berry. 9 i 8 153 innings: of Zachary, 2 1a £.3 it Hit by pitched ball—By Marberry (Speaker). Losing pitcher—Marberry. Bucky todk third place, lowered Gos- lin to the fourth notch and Judge to the fifth, Teversed Peck and Prothro, and sent-Ruel from fifth to eighth position. Shirleysmade a nice play on Burns' grounder, and forced Speaker at sec- ond in the fifth round, but failed to keep his foot against the sack to al- low Peck’s return to complete a dou- ble play. All but twe or three of the Na- tionals attended the opening session of the republican convention in Cleve- land yesterday. Some Jersey dolegate had Goose Goslin appointed an as- sistant sergeant-at-arms for the day. When the Indians had two men on with one out in the eighth, Summa was sent in to_bat for Burra. flied to Rice Brower went to base for the Tribe for the ramai of the game. HOW GRIFFS ARE HITTING .37 4“4 44 3 Bluege s Matthews ... 6 Ogden ....... 2 Merts Will Say Today?” At the Sign of Established 1893 the Moon Wonderful Value in Tailoring Mertz offers high-class but not high-price tailoring. Buy your Mohair, Palm Beach or Serge Suit now. Regular $35.00 Value /] DALY — . erager of the Dubbm Thate. MADE A WAGER THAT HE Coutd INTRODUCE A NEW WORD OF NO MEANING INTO THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN 24 HOURS. {E WROTE THE 4 LETTERS QUL Z ALL OVER ToWN— and won the bef | " DOC"WHITE - sbite St PITCHED 5 COMPLETE SRUT-0UT: GAMES (N SUCCESSION 1904 TRANSPLANTED PLAYERS ARE SHINING IN MAJORS B ASE BALL players transplanted during the course of the season have been making their presence felt in new soil. Brooklyn has proved especially fertile. After the Robins had started poorly, Milton Stock, secured from St. Louis, tightened up a loose infield and injected a batting punch made of it a real threat. 2 Ed Brown, an outfielder, from Indianapoli hits and a sacrifice in yesterday’s 4-to-2 which awoke the Flatbush team and newest Robin, made two 2 victory over the Cubs—the second straight win of Robinson’s men over the vigorous young Chicago team. Dutch Reuther, confident before his strengthened support, fanned eight men and pitched one of his best games of the season. Ellerbe, inactive while with the Browns, has been a potent factor in the present spurt of Cleveland, which yesterday made it four straight from Washington. The world's champions, educated to expect good pitching, which has not been forthcoming, indicated what other teams in the American League may expect if the five-star staff rounds into form. by beating St Louis, 6 to 0, as Walte Hoyt pitched one of his few good games this sea- son. Ernie Johnson sent him off pleasantly by hitting a homer with Pipp on in the second. The Browns were visited by the usual jinx which attended home cele- brations. George Sisler received his diploma as the most valuable player in the league in 1922. Babe Ruth added a new stunt to his repertorie by catching a ball dirlgible from a height which is said to have equaled that of the Wash- ington Momnument, from which Gab- g.v”sxreex once caught 3 thrown base all . The Giants, not expecting good pitching, and seldom getting it, were unable to overcomo Eentley's defec- tion, which permitted the Pirates to score nine runs in the last two in- nings and win 10 to 6. Not a respector of even good pitch- ing ordinarily, the Red Sox were com- pelled to bow to Cvengros and Mc- Weeny and lost at thirteen-inning game to Chicago, 3 to 2, when Falk hit a homer in the final frame. The defeat brought Boston back to a tie for first place with the Yankees. Homers by Critz, Donahue and Bressler gave the Reds a 4-to-2 win thrown from a| over the Phillies. Jess Barnes, after a bad start, pitched effectively and beat the Cardinals, 6 to 2. Boston drove Bell from the box. The Ath- letics staged a ninth inning rally for a 4-to-3 win over Detroit, which is now three games away from the two leaders. o GENARO-CLIFFORD GO ON CARD TOMORROW coach, will sit in the corner of his former Olympic pupil, Frankie Genaro, round feature bout at the Sportland Heights arena, Berwyn, Md., tomorrow night. Genaro hag twice taken the measure of Pancho Villa, the world champion. Clifford has advanced rapidly this year, though, having defeated such men as Billy Mascott, Willie Spencer, Jimmy Russo and Tommy Lynch. An eight-round semi-final, involving Eddie Leonard and Frankie Neil, should produce some real milling. Tex Stovall, middleweight of the Mohawk Athletic Club, will have his hands full in a six-round special bout with Bat- tiing Woodman, rugged Navy boxer. The opponents in the two four- round bouts will be announced later. “Ghe ELORSHEIM SHOE With the beaqu Spike Webb, Naval Academy boxing | the American flyweight, who will face | | Joe Clifford of Brooklyn in the twelve- | Hercersburg dcademy PITCHED A NO-HIT-NO-RUN GAME AND FANNED 26 MEN Sk it MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Jersey Gity, 3% Syracese, 2 (17 tunings). = 610! Eochester, +1. Buffalo, 10; Reading, 4. Torente, 10; Baltimers, 8. SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. New Orieans. 10; Memphis, 1. Little Rock-Atlanta—rain. . AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. No games soheduled. PIEDMONT LEAGUE. Winston-Salem, 6-1; Duavills, 3-0. Greensboro, 3; Durbam, 0. Raloigh, 94; High Peint, 13. SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. APPALACHIAN LEAGUE. Britol-Ki rt—rain. Greenville, 13; Enoxville, 5. Johnson Oity, 1; Morristown, 1 (10 innings, rain) FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE. Daytona, 11; Lakeland, 3. Bradentown, 5; St. Petersburg, 1 Orlando-Tampa—rain. VIRGINIA LEAGUE. 3; Portamouth, 2 (19 innings). ; Potersburg, 2. ) Rocky Moust, 0. FAGIN FIGHTS DIAMOND. Irish Johnny Fagin. Army fiyweight champion, will defend his title in_ an «ight-round bout with Jack Diamond of the 34th Infantry tonight at_Camp Meade. Steve Di Bonna and Jim Kolivas will be opponents in the six-round semi- final. Hunkle and Smith, both of the Tank Corps, will meet in a four-round preliminary. APPEARS DOUBTFUL By the Assoctated Press. BUENOS AIRES, Juns 11.—Doubt that the projected match between Luis Firpo, Argentine heavyweight champlon, and Harry Wills, Amer- ican negro, will be held, is expressed in Argentine sport circles in conse- quence of Wills' mediocre showing against Bartley Madden. Previous postponement of the sign- ing of Firpo's contract with Tox Rickard was ascribed to the pro- moters’ desire to await the outcome of the Wills-Madden fight, and now Rickard's representative, Juan Homs, says he will do nothing until he hears from his chief. The proposed contract guarantees Firpo $250,000 and Argentine sport followers would beg surprised it Rickard were willindto give this amount now that Wills' prestige as a championship contender has dimin- ished. S It is thought the only match capable of producing a guarantee would be a_ return match between Firpo _and Jack Dempsey, and the former’s friends doubt could be imduced to fight the cham- pion this year. DEMPSEY TO FIGHT ONLY A REAL RIVAL| NEW YORK, June 1l.—Jack Kearns, manager of Jack Dempsey, has turned down and offer of $150,000 for a title fight at the Queensboro Stadium with Bartley Madden, who was defeated, but stayed the limit of fifteen rounds with Harry Wills last night. Kearns declared that he was not in- terested in the offer, which was made by Simon Flaherty, promoter of the Queensboro Athletic Club, who said he desired to stage the contest the latter part of July. Kearns declared Dempsey’s motion picture work would prevent him from fighting in Juy. in addition to which he asserted tHe champion would not risk his Crown except against an out- standing contender such as Wills or Firpo. VILLA REAL BANTAM; MAY QUIT FLY CLASS NEW YORK, June 11.—Pancho Vil- la, holder of the world's flyweight title, is ready to take his place in the ranks of the bantamweights and contest for the crown which now adorns the brow of Abe Goldstein. Villa demonstrated his prowess as a bantamweight at the Nostrand Ath- letic Club, in Brooklyn, last night, when he administered a beating to Bud Taylor, Terre Haute, Ind., crush- er, in a spectacular twelve-round en- counter. The Filipino is getting too heavy for the half-pint class, and it is iike Iy that he will give up the 122-pound division as soon as he establishes himself in the bantamweight class. WILLIAMS TO CAPTAIN NINE AT CENTRAL HIGH Robert Willlams, all-high school outflelder, will captain the 1925 Cen- tral team. Manager Bob Gardiner, together with ten players of this vears Cen- tral nine, received letters. Capt. Scruggs; Phipps, Dezendorf, * Hale, Williams, Slanker, Wilner, Robeson Adams and Hance were those r warded. = Radiators and Fenders Ceres_installed in [4 whether he | BY JOHN pared with last year, and have been ners-up or would-be runners-up. has not been lower than fourth sinc of the time it has been better than fo! come back with a show of strength th: WARD DETERMINED T0 WHIP FINNEGAN Chick Ward's stock in the colli- | Jower profession will take a dectded rise if he topples Honmey Boy Finne- gan in the feature twelve-round bout at the Washington Sporting Club, Kenilworth, Md., tonight. Finnegan is considered one of the toughest fiyweights, and a real scrap should be forthcoming. Terry O'Day of the Mohawk Ath- letic Club and Nick Brown. the Bal- timore Greek, are to supply the ac-| tion in the six-round semi-final. In | the three, four-rounders. Paul Rivers of the Washington Barracks, tackle Kid Groves of the Athletic Club, Jack Winst meet Kid Dargewitz of the W Barracks and Bill Shattick of Fred- ericksburg, will face Willie Ptomey of Fort Myer. BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS AMERICAN LEAGUE. L. Pct. Win. Lose. 18 581 501 18 581 591 22 551 560 23 500 511 467 ATS 465 4 24 A4Z 455 43 26 409 422 . GAMES TOMORROW. ‘Washi at 5t. L. Puhen s 5 ploiten, Clubs. Boston 5 | New York. ‘l)e"fll . |St. Louis ... Washington | Chicage ... | Cleveland .. Philadelphia GAMES TODAY. 568 568 540 ‘489 457 455 432 400 RESULTS OF YESTERDAY'S GAMES. Cleveland, 4; Washington., 3. Philadelphia, 4; Detroit, 3. New York, 5; St. Louis, 0. Chjcago, 3: Beston, 2 (13 inntngs). NATIONAL LEAGUE. . L, Pet. Win. 18 625 583 556 488 457 396 388 349 34 GAMES TOMORROW. Qhisage st Bestes, Pitaaburgh at Phila. Cincinnati at Cimcinnati at N. Y. St. Louis at Boston. St. L. at Brooklyn. RESULTS OF YESTERDAY'S GAMES. Pittsburgh, 10: New York, 6. Clabs. New York . Chicago . Brooklyn Cincinnati . Boston .. Pittsburgh St. Louis Philadeiphia GAMES TODAY. Pittaburgh at ¥. Chicagoat Bl Lose. | 812 571 B4z 521 47T 447 | will TYGERS MORE DANGEROUS THAN BOSTON’S RED SOX Stability Is Most Encouraging Trait Displayed by Cobbmen—VWeakness in Pinches Proving Fatal Fault With Pirates’ Pitchers. B. FOSTER. EW YORK, June 11.—The Boston Americans, now in a tie with New York for first place, are alluded to as the “dark horse” of the American League, and they have earned a certain right to the title But the real dark horse of the American is Detroit. The Tygers have been playing better ball most of the season, as com- the most consistent of 2ll the run- Don't overlook the fact that Detroit ¢ the season started, and that most urth. i it has been thrashed, it has at quickly overcame the handicap. Detroit's pitchers have not always done what was expected of them. Yet they have shown endurance. even When they have been manhandled by the opposing batters. Cole is b ginning to 100k better, and if he gets the team rallying around him, as it does around some of the others, De- troit is likely one of these days to 10086 with a little spurt that wil land it within knocking distance of first place. Then., when the race tightens a little, Detroit, by anoths little spurt, say against a chan The best tra. their stability. They have games in blocks, but all of the Ame ican League clubs have been guilty of that The Tigers are more than half-week better right now than thev were last year at this lime. Thes keep in the fight all the t The: don’t go on sensational jambo only to take a couple of weeks to over an ensuing slump. They fini the sezson at home this year that will not do them a bit of men by the is | hurt. Pirates Need Pinch Pitchers. Careful analysis of the games of the Pittsburgh Pirates for more than a month back indicates that the pitchers are being hit in the pinches. Perhaps that is what mosp folks think batters are hired to do—and it is. But it is equally true that what pitchers are hired 10 do it keep them from it. The Pittsburgh pitchers have a way of getting into what is known in base ball s a Set up for runs, and instead of pitching out of it, pitch into Pittsburgh played two games of l?vfll kind against the Giants in New York. In Brooklyn it was the same way. Trace the progress of the team all season and the story will be re- peated again and again. The Pitts- burgh pitchers get into a position where a clean up hit means victory for the opposition, and then the blow comes. The Pirate players have got so they anticipate a cyclone every time the bases begin to fill up, and they show it. They are as glum as a western hog when it sights Chicago. Some teams are clamoring for good pinch hitters, but what Pittsburgh needs is good pinch pitching. Until it gets it, the team is likely to play under restraint. 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