Evening Star Newspaper, August 22, 1924, Page 16

TEAM OF CAST-OFFS - MAKING FLAG DRIVE NEW YORK, August 22.— The Brooklyn Robins, who ent play- ing bas made.them the sensation of the National League, are making their great pennant bid with & team composed largely of cast-offs and makeshift material. From an outfit whose chances ap- red hopeless at the start of the season, ‘“Uncle” Wilbert Robinson, rotund managerial genius of the club, has molded a dangerous flag con- tender. Plugging a glaring infleld weak- ness by obtaining Milton Stock, third sacker, from the St. Louis Cardinals, Robinson gradually filled other holes, shifted his line-up and whipped hi pitching staff into shape. Fournier, first baseman, who among the PENNANT PROSPECTS HINGE ON SET STARTING MONDAY Bucks Climb Within Game and a Half of Yanks as Peck Provides Timely Hits Behind John- son to Take Opener From White Sox. BROOKLYN NOW IN RACE IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE Recent Spurt of the Dodgers Gives Them an Qutside Chance of Finishing Ahead of Giants and Pirates for Old Circuit Flag. BY DENMAN THOMPSON. WITH no battle to supervise this afternoon, Bugky Harris will have BY JOHN B. FOSTER. EW YORK, August 22.—Three victories over the Pittsburgh Pirates N and one over Chicago have given Brooklyn an outside chance to win the National League pennant. It’s quite a way outside, but l h e hartis asnouelths it is there, just the same, make no mistake about it. But Brooklyn can't el ex-Cardinal who gained a new | afford to lose more than 13 more games if she hopes to win out. Tasne ob 1o Witk (Ee R . Brooklyn has been snorting around very noisily on this Western Dazzy Vance, whose record of nine |trip. They cleaned up five out of six in Cincinnati, and now they are out straight victorles has clinched his | after Chicago and St. Louis. If they can continue to go ahead in the :lrl“:-;::-: {,a;i- pitching klnfll- vas |latter two cities, there is no reason why they can’t make a strong play back to his w“_;: mfi]:f:‘h‘-:flf for the big money. They will return home to battle in their own bailiwick, and with the pitchers they have they should be able to tear down the ments only after a struggle against : 1Y, heavy odds. EEle aBRINSL | Sstretch with as much bluster as their rivals. the day free to devise ways and means of checking the St. Louis’ ) Browns, who are due to arrive here Monday for a set of four contests, following the engagements tomorrow and Sunday that wind up sthe series with the White Sox. Since the Nationals became factors in the pennant race last June they have engaged in many a “crucial” series, but the forthcoming visit of the Browns will be just that in all the term implies. By annexing the inaugural with the Eversmen yesterday, 2-1, when Johnson hurled shut- out ball for seven rounds and gave way to Marberry as fatigue crept over the veteran, the local entry advanced to within a game and a half of the topmost New York club. This margin may be further reduced if the Tygers do their duty in Gotham today, but it won’t mean much, even though the Griffs do succeed in cleaning up the remaining contests with the Chisox, if they prove unable to make a better showing than they have to date against the Sislerites, who have captured no less than 10 of the 15 tussles waged with the Bucks. There are two games listed to be played with the Browns Monday, with single settoes down for Tuesday and Wednesday. It will be up to the Har- rismen to grab at least three of these if they are to be in a position to wrest the lead away from the Yankees when they invade New York next Thursday for four games in as many days. The last time Bucks and Browns clashed, in St. Louis early this month, the Mound City gang handed out a staggering wallop to the Griffs by tossing them for five straight losses. The Nats are out for revenge and whether they get it will have an all-important bearing on heir pennant prospec ohnson grew we seven scoreless Chisox_vesterday Firpo Marberry who finished in fine order, although the outlook was a bit dubious in the ninth, when he winged Sheely who raced to third as Peck fumbled Falk's roller, and_scored on a fly to Goslin by Kamm. Firpo's con- trol levers then got jammed and he walked Morehart, but with the tie- fng and winning tallies on the bases Pinch Hitter Crouse lined to Shirley at first for a double play and the Buck's fifth victory in succession was corded. Sox Threaten Walter Twice. “The Chisox threatened to break through Johnson's armour but twice, One was in the fourth, when Mostil and Hooper singled in succession and Collins sacrificed, but after Sheely .had lofted, the hard-hitting Bib Falk iwas purposely passed and Kamm iobligingly_hoisted to Goslin for the ithird out. i The other occasion was in the sev- ienth when Morehart propelled a triple ito the scoreboard with two gone. This ithreat cnded when McNeely galloped jover into right field and grabbed iSchalk’s bid for an extra base hit. * Peck was on the producing end of ‘the first tally recorded. This was in the second inning and came about .through a walk to Judge, Bluege's sacrifice and Rajah's solid single to center, following the death of Ruel. This came. after the stranding of ‘Harris at the far corner in Round 1, which he reuched by drawing a pass, !stealing second as Rice fanned and taking another base on Schalk's poor throw, only to be left when Goslin {fanned Tally Again in Seventh. Goose got as far as the midway on his safety and Judge's sacrifice in the fourth, only to be left when Bluege took a third strike and Morhart pulled highway robhery at the ex- pense of Ruel, and Harris died steal- ing after strolling in the sixth, but the following frame saw the Bucks gister cnother tally with Peck in furnishing the decisive punch. With Judge gone, Bluege singled over second, moved up on Ruel's safety down the left field line and tallied on Rajah’s Texas leaguer to left. He was left with Muddy when Johnson and McNeely both lofted. Goslin _tried to start something <t Conn n the eighth when he got thre on a liner that Mostil cuffed around, but there were two gone at the time and Shirley was unable to bring him in. ON THE SIDE LINES Manager Harris probably will choose from Mogridge. Zahniser and Marberry for a hurler to start against the White Sox in the secong tilt of the set tomorrow. Whoever gets the (Job will have his work cut out for i him as Hollis Thurston, star of the :Chicago curving corps, is about due ito toil for the visitors. ry ssions against and gave way after toiling the Byron Bancroft Joknmon is confined to his room in a local hotel, ill. It develops_that the president of the = 12th Annual Excursion Sept. 14 Chesapeake Beach A Fisherman’s Outing for the Whole Family Ask Capt. Webster Tickets, $1.00 Get_ Yours Today and if You Can't Use It Stop in Monday and Get Your Dollar Back Attractive Prizes Offered 1st Prize—A salt-water Rod for Heaviest Trout, Hardhead, Rock or , Founder. 2nd Prize—A salt-water * Reel for largest catch of Trout and Hardheads. Lady’s Prize — Salt- water Rod for largest Fish caught by lady. French 424 9th St. to | Ft | A CLOSE CALL | 'WASHINGTON. AB. B. MoNeely. cf. 4 Harris, o0 somnroonacoll comnsnuaunad orwoocooco~el corcscssscal! EYPPTISOTAe ccooro~oo! CHICAGO. Mostil, ef. ulesscesce-sccl s T e——— 2l cooonmunanmnd ol oosunmnucscsot o ul coseuwsessssct B8l umonunununnnt *Batted for cvm&nla n 4 1Batted for Schalk in minf Chicago.. Washington. Three-base hits—Morehart. Goslin. _Stoler o ud i lo sisted). “Left bases—Ghicago, . Bases on balli—Off Murberry, 1 & ° ° o o ° It ‘on s o American League submitted to a minor nasal dperation in Chicago early this week and rcached Wash- ington Wednesday evening, but has been compelled to stay indoors by a recurrence of the trouble. Clark Griffith paid Johnson a visit today. Tt has been a long time since Capital fans saw Ray Schalk muff a foul ball. The veteran not only did this in the first inning yesterday, but he followed with a poor heave that enabled Harris to swipe second and continue to the far corner. A lucky stab by Kamm cheated Me- Neely of a bingle in the third. Earl's vicious rap was on its way to the garden when Willie reached out with his mitt and the ball stuck in it. Johnsxon's wtrategy in purposely passing Falk to get at Kamm in the fourth worked out well when the third sacker hoisted to Goslin with the bases loaded. Ray Morehart, the acquisition from Flint of the Mint League, turned in a Frank Merriwell stunt in the fourth when he chased back and leaped to spear Ruel's drive with his back to the stand. It cut off a sure run, as Goslin was on second at the time. Mostil did some tall scrambling to regain first after Hooper lined to Rice in the sixth. Sam's throw was high and Mostil contrived to slide under Judge as he tried to tag him. Peck's catch of Falk's liner in the | seventh rated a close second to the scintillating bit contributed earlier by Morehart. Rajah had to leap to glove the ball backhanded. Mr. Holmes, {he more or less eminent umpire, who-drew the wrath of Washington fandom on his pre- vious appearance here by ejecting Manager Harris for calling him a “fathead,” raised Judge's ire when he called Archdeacon safe at first in round eight, and Joe got the gate as a result. Joe had fielded Archdeacon'’s bounder and staged a race with him, both sliding, feet first, into the sack. The play was close. SAID TO SET RECORD ST. LOUIS, August 22.—What is con- sidered a world record was hung up by Rogers Hornsby, the Cardinals' star second baseman, when he closed the double header with New York vesterday with seven hits out of seven tries, and ran his string to 13 out of 14 trips to the plate in the four games of the last two days. His last eight hits have come on eight successive trips, which row is unfinished, with the chance to add to it today. Out of the 13 hits, two have been homers, four doubles and the remaining seven singles. Hornsky started his hitting streak after striking out three times in three trips to the plate last Sunday and Monday, on which days he was held hitless. The homers came in yesterday's double-header with New York. The Naval Academy at Annapolin, bas 15 cavable structors in the physical training department. AMERICAN LEAGUE. DUKE" KAHANAMOKU. RODE THE SAME WAVE -on a surj board - FROM CASTLE'S POINT (N To WAIKIKI BEACH — A dislance of-more i Q HORNSBY’S CLOUTING \ GIANTS INCREASE LEAD, - TWICE DRUBBING CARDS T HE Giants ®ontinue to set a dizzy pace in the race for the pennant and today lead the league five and one-half games in advance of the Pirates, in second place, seven games ahead of the fast-moving Dodgers, who are third, and nine games ahead of the slipping Cubs, in fourth position. McGraw's outfit annexed both ends of a double-header in St. Louis, taking the opening game, 8-4, and the second, 12-1. . The Brooklyn team took the first game of the series from the Cubs, tightening their hold on third place. Ehrhardt pitched for the Dodgers and allowed only four hits. Only two of the Cubs reached second and none of them got to third. Jack Fournier hit his twenty-fifth home run of the season. The Braves staged a ninth-inning raliy in the first game of their dou- ble-header with Pittsburgh and won the game, coming out of the cellar position, which they have held for some time. Plttsburgh won the sec- ond game. Even a train wreck could not keep the Phillies from sliding into the cel- lar. They went down to overwheim- BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS | New_York.. | Washing | Detroit _ | 8¢. Louis Cleveland YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Washingten, 2; Chicago, 1. Boston, 2; Cleveland, 1. Other clubs not scheduled. GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW. Detroit at N. York. Detreit at N. York. 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The Nationals cut the Yankees' lead in the American League to a game and a half when they trimmea the White Sox. 2 to 1. while the Hug- men ¥emained inactive: their ,game which was scheduled with the Tygers yesterday will be played today. The Detroit club is still three and one- half behind the leaders and two games behind the Nationals. St. Louls and Philadelphia split a double-header, the Browns landing the opener, 11 to 2, and losing the nightcap, 5 to 4. The Red Sox won a pitchers’ battle from the Indians in 10 innings, when with the bases full in the tenth, Quinn's fly was lost in the sun by Summa, and the winning run scored. The Boston club moved up a notch in the standing, going into sixth place, while the White Sox dropped to seventh. Today’s game between the Yankees and the Tygers starts a series which may do much to decide the outcore of the pennant race. TWO CUBS SUSPENDED. CHICAGO, August 22.—Manager Killefer and Third Baseman Friberg of the Cubs have been suspended for three days by President Heydler of the National League for their argu- ment with Umpire Rigler Wednesday. SOME REAL ACTION IS DUE IN SANDLOT GAMES TODAY T HRILLS aplenty should be provided in the sandlot ranks today. Union Printers and the Ransdell tossers were to supply action on the Mount Rainier field at 4:30 o'clock in a match that will decide the championship of the Potomac League. Interest also is being cen- tered on the Government series elimination tilts, which today will in- volve the two General Accounting Office nines of the War Department and Post Office divisions. This game will be played at 4:30 o'clock at the Washington barracks. Another snappy tilt is due in the Dominican Lyceum-Mahaw)( meeting at § o'clock at Union Park ior the benefit of Bill McBride, District athlete, who was stricken with paralysis. Union Printers met their first set- back in the Governmentdeague finals yesterday, when they 10st to the G. A. O. combination, 7 to 3. It was a jolt for the Typos, who have been run- ning wild this season. Inability to solve the slants of Neidfeldt caused the Printers’ downfall. The General Accounting Office box- man yielded but six bingles and fanned eight batters. Lemeric and Desper of the Typos, however, had their batting eyes peeled, as they ac- counted for five safeties between them. The Typos will be compelled to pro- duce a Dbetter brand of ball today against Ransdell if they hope to hold their pace. General Accounting Office of the ‘War Department should have little trouble with the G. A. O. nine of the Post Office today, judging by the for- mer's fine work against the Printers. ‘Washington sandlot followers have purchased a bunch of tickets for the Dominican Lyceum-Mohawk match. McConnell or Grazzini is expected to draw the mound assignment for the Lyceum nine, while Finney Kelly or Humphreys will be the Indians’ se- lection. Manager Buck Grier of the Pet- worth Athletic Club, whose team has been showing much improvement in the Independent League lately, is casting about for week-day games. Hl%lc;n be telephoned at Columbia 7108-J. O'Donnell's mime has set itself a task this week end. The Vienna Ath- letic Club of Virginia will play host to the Druggists tomorrow, while the Cardinals will be encountered .Sun- day at Alexandria. O'Donnell's play- ers are to gather at 60¢ Ninth street for both games. Willle Smow, stellar infielder, has been elected manager and coach of the Arlington Athletic Club's foot ball team for the coming season. Gridiron candidates of the Virginia eleven are asked to be on hand for the meeting next Monday night at the clubhous Awurora Midgets will hold their final work-out tomorrow on the Rosedale diamond, in preparation for the midget champinship finals. Coach Horigan is counting heavily on his three hurling aces, Bill Scheer, Eddie Hutchinson and Bob Lyons. The Auroras will tackle the Corinthian my t sure is a cariil Largest ox in the world— Six fe x_Inches height, 3,000 Selhe nu‘u“ by 4 - g aire throughout the emmry. Something new and different~a delight- ful drink with a won- derful grape flavor ~a quality product from the House of nine Sunday at 11 o'clock and the Southends at 1:30 o'clock. Both &ames will be played on the Ellipse. Stakl of the Paramount nine clouted two homers, a triple and a pair of|. singles against the La Fayette Ath- letic Club, but his team lost in a closely contested 12-to-11 engage- ment. Chevy Chase Semiors, who face the Linworths Sunday for the title in Section B, senior division of the W. B. B. A. A. series, are due to enter- tain the formidable Tenleytown club of the Potomac division' today. The Yankee unlimited nine will be the guest of Chevy Chase tomorrow. Challenges to Chevy Chase are being received by Manager Duryee at Cleveland 1615. Eastern Athletic Association Sen- iors are seeking opponents in the senfor or unlimited class, according to Manager William Thomas at Lin- coln 5490. Call him between 5:30 and 7 o'clock. St. Mary’s Junmiors will meet a rugged opponent in the Columbia tossers tomorrow at the Dreadnaught Park in one of the Alexandria Junior League matches. Cardinal tossers are at Fredericks- burg, Va., today, meeting the White Sox of that place. Jimmy Quayle of the Cardinals was due to hurl. After their game with the Blue Seniors of Baltimore today at 5:15 o'clock, at Fifth and L streets south- east, the Shamrock Seniors will face the Pathfind, tomorrow at 2:30 o'clock at Eighteenth and Newton streets northcast. Manager James Horan of the Shamrocks is on the lookout for games at Lincoln 1815 after 6 o'clock. Liberty Loan slammed 10 safeties to wallop the Registers, 10 to §, in the Treasury League. The losers, however, accounted for 13 blows, with Hooper, Otiz, Jones and Higgins lead- ing the attack. ‘War and Navy mime of the Colored Departmental series earned a 7-to-3 victory over the Railway Mail Serv- ice combinatfon. Patrick of the win- ners knocked three safe clouts in as ELLLI I I7 712721 T 71722 T TP TP 27T 20 P 0T (LTI AL LA F LI T I TP 772 7 70000 SALE of all Discontinued Lines of All sizes and widths in the entire collection—but not in each style. o 50 Years of Good Shoemaking 931 Pa. Ave. -Northwest If 90 games can win the champion- ship in the National League this year, the Brooklyns, with the 66 games they had last evening, would have to win 24 more. Pittsburgh must do the same thing, for their standing also is 66 won. The Glents need only 15 more to make their 90, as they now have 72 victories, Brooklyn has five more games to play the Giants and Pittsburgh has three. If between them they could bump the Giants for all eight they would make travel awfully hard on the tender tootsies of the New York Club. No matter what other teams might defeat New York, a clean-up of the total of eight left to play on the part of the contenders would cost the Giants 80 points in percentage and that would leave a large gap in the side of the New York pennant ship. It is imagining a great deal to figure that this may happen. But base ball is noted for its vagaries of play. Cubs Gradually Slipping. Brooklyn has climbed to third place by playing better ball than the Cubs, who, gradually are gravitating to- ward their normal position at the end of the league fight. Once each year they spurt like winners, only to ooze back into the ruck. It Brookiyn had won four or five of the 13 games they have lost to the Giants this year they would be fight- ing for first place right now. They are playing more successful ball at the present than their rivals across the river, but how long they can keep it up is something else. Not a team this year has proved itself capable of a continued spurt except the Giants The Yankees have been knocked out of first place and have fought their way back, but the Giants, so0 far, have refused to be knocked out. At this stage of the race, the odds still faver them. But the unlikely always is like- Iy to happen. (Copyright, 1924.) s G. Payme got three timely wallops, when the Emerals nosed out the Dixie Juniors, 7 to 6. 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