Evening Star Newspaper, May 29, 1925, Page 16

16 s PORTS. THE - E VENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1925, SPORTS. Griffs Hope to Gain at Expense of Red Sox : McGraw Expects Yankees to Climb MORNING AND AFTERNOON GAMES HERE TOMORZ20W Champions Get No Better | 'han Even Break in Four Clashes With Mackmen by Dropping a Pair to A’s in BY JOH LAYED to a stand-off in a fou which ] Americar ground on their he complete League, Philadelphia rivals this afternoon. 7 victory the due 10 open Philadelphia Yesterday. B. KELLER. r-g@me struggle with the Athletics, in would have meant the leadership of the Nationals were hoping to pick up some | during the series with the Red Sox he world champions are scheduled to tackle the Boston clan once this aiternoon and twice tomorrow, while the Mackumen will be compelled to face t dual bill this aiternoon as well as i Recent performances indicate t battiing around the top are in none hurlers to good advantage hiners were hung upon the world e that the two days than time ing probably will Bucky had planned use three left-handers in the engagements with the Red Sox. George Mogridge was to face them this afternoon. e has started against the Boston bunch twice this season. but had to be withdrawn from the fray on each occasion. Tomorrow morning, Jez Zachary, who in recent appearances showed a lamentable lack of control, will be given an opportunity to re- deem himself, while in the afternoon holiday performance Dutch will toe the slab. Dutch easily batfled the Red Sox here early month Griffs Dull in Twin Bill. The world champions did little to rave about in the dual bill at Phil- delphia. Their pitchers were hitting the bats of the opposition or frank- inz A’s to first. while in the first en- counter the Nationals had no oppor- tunity to slam Southpaw Rube Wal- berg's slants after the opening round and failed to take advantage of Bryan Harriss' tendency to wobble in the second tilt Jez Zachary's sound swat £ start in initial match showed the leaders arc have to be far bette Ross wildness and gave the Athletics the first inning of the and thereafter the league leaders were busy collecting hits and runs off Allen Russell and Harry Kelly. In the second affair Walter John- gon endeavored to emulate Harriss in coming back to the battle after being repulsed the day before. The vet- eran “got hism" in four rounds and his successor, Vean Greg roushed in the next three O=den got an inning of exercise the damage was done Nats Weak After Start. In the initial encounter ihe Na tlonals got away in splendid style, but the A’s were still better in their break from the barrier. Rice's double. Buck Harrls' single, Goslin’s two-bagger after Joe Harris fanned, and Judge's sacrifice fly netted a brace of tallie in the first frame, but Zach's genero 1y took the punch out of the lead. He walked Dykes and Lamor, and they scored when Simmons, doubled. Then Miller lifted the ball into the upper left field stand, and the A's were on their way, two tallies to the good, some fly- Curly after world champions are hetter e to go thro! but if results are to be favorable to Washington interests local pitch- | er than it was in the Q Ruether | | i e still dangerous Yankees in a | a pair of matches on Memorial day hat the pitching staffs of both clubs too good condition, although the A's vesterday, when 11-to-3 and 9-to-4 champions in Philadelphia. It may | uipped to play three games ne more contest in that | aker City | ‘ I STAGGERED | FIRST GAME. WASHINGTON. - KT, H . 3h 4. Harris, 10.-1h. oslin, cf. Judge,’ 1 MeNeely, 1f Rluege. b | Pecks Ruel. ¢ Zachar, | *Johns A o 1 o 1 1 | BleXabls | | - ETERETEY Totals ADELPHIA. b, g | Lama: Simm - os-s2030sF olosssssssessosssl the seventh. the ninth. 010000 0—23 010004 x—11 Goslin. Bishop. La- | *RBatted for Ke Washington | Philadelphia Two-base hitx—Kice, mar. Ruel (), Dykes, Poole, Simmonn. Home runv—\iller, ‘Bishon. Peek. Stolen buse— Simmons. Saccifice—dudge. Double plays— Dykes to Bishop (o Poole (2). Cochrane to Drkes. Teft an hases—Washington. 6 Fhila: phia. . First bane on halls—Of Zachary :"off Relly. % off Walbers i inning: off Rus- | 3 i 2 i i . 5 in & inni 1 mpires—Messrs. Gowan L onlg pire n. her—uchur ours and 0 minutes. AB. Kl 3 S, Harris, Hurriy, Goslin, 2 i Johnson. Grege, T PP #Matthews’ Totals PHILADE Bishon, 2h.. | Dskes." 3b. | Lamar. If. All the Nationals could get off Wal. | berg im the next eight innings were 1wo es and six hits, one of the latter béing Peck's homer in fourth. Russell and Kelley, however, were well bumped by the Mackmen Doubles by Bishop and Lamar with Dykes' single sandwiched between, gave the league leaders a pair_ of markers in the second session. Rus- gell’s starting round on the hill, and Bishop tapped the sphere over the right feld wall in the fourth inning. Kelley assumed the pitching burden for the Nationals in the seventh and ot out of that round unscathed. but in the eighth he was nicked for four rnus A pass to Dykes, successive singles by Lamar, Simmons and Miller Poole's two-bagger the work Doings in the Nightcap. foth teams waited until the second enning to begin scoring in the final match of the day. Nationals’ half with a stroll, and after Judge rolled to Poole. Bluege also walked. A double theft was followed by Peck’s sacrifice fly that sent Goslin home. The A’s went the world champions one better, getting a couple of runs after Poole and Galloway had fouled out, Cochrane worked Johnson for « pass, then Harriss, surprising him- welf as well as every one else, lifted a homer into the upper left fiield stand. The Mackmen continued pecking away at Johnson and scored in each of the next two innings he remained on the slab. Lamars double and Simmons’ single made the run in round while Galloway's single that Geslin booted for an extra base and Bishop's two-bagger the marker in round 4 Then Gregg was called to the pitch ing box and the Athlet fattened their batting averages and run total at his expense. The first three mer to face him hit safely, Simmons single, followed by Rice's kick: Mil- Jer's ene-base blow and Poole’s triple accounting for two tallies while Cochrane’s two-bagger drove Poole home with the third score of the frame. Leaders Get Another Pair. After the scoreless sixth, one of the only two innings in the game in which but three Athletics faced a Natlonal pitcher, the league leaders set about making a br: after two were out. Galloway walk- ed, Cochrane singled, and both scored on Harriss' single to right that would have been a double for the average runner. Ogden held the Macks at bay in the eighth. Following their second-inning splurge the Nationals could get nothing off Harriss until the eighth. Double plays balked them several times, espe- cially in_ the fourth, when Goslin's triple and passes to Judge and Bluege Joaded the sacks with one gone. Peck’s best was a bounder to Harriss that started a two-ply killing. 1t was different in the eighth. Teibold, pinch-batting for Gregg, scratched a single by Bishop and made second when the middle station guardian chucked wildly after retriev- ing the ball. Nemo took third follow- ing Simmons’ catch of Rice's deep fly and couynted as Buck Harris doubled. Joe Harris' single sent Buck home. Goslin flied to Miller, but Joe com- pleted the circuit when Judge bounded one of the longest singles on record off_the center fleld wall. Tate and Pinch-hitter Ruether singled in the ninth with one gone. but neither Rice nor could help them. MAYS READY TO PITCH. CINCINNATI, Ohio, May 29 (). Carl Mays, the Clncinnati National's pitcher, has reported that he be- lieved his arm in condition to permit him to_take his regular turn in the pitcher's-box. Mays just returned from Rochester, N. Y., where he had his arm treated. He was the Reds big winner last year and his absence this season has wrecked the entire de- fensive machinery of the team. the | and | Goslin opened the | produced | ce of tallies | Buck Harris | Poole, Galloway. Cochrane. B. Harriss, b Totals - *Butted for Grezg in the +Batted for Ogden in the n +Ran for Ruether in the n £Ran for Johnson in the fift Washington . [ | Philadelphia 20 Two-base hits—Bishop (2), Lam rane, S. Harris. Three-base _hitv—DG Foalp. Hgme run—b, Harriss Stolen bayse— | Gonlin._Bluege. Sucrifice—Paek. Double play lays—Bishop ' to Mloway. Galloway to ishop to Poole. Gullpw Bishop 1o Galloway ¢ ris to Judge. Left ton, 7. Phila : OfF ' Johnson. 1 on First base on by regx, 1: off Oxd D iregz, T off _Ogden, © in 1 innin piteher—Johnson.” Umpires—>Messrs. Geisel McGowan and Dineen. Time of game—: hours und 10 minutes. REDS ARE RETARDED BY WEAK TWIRLING the Associated Press. . NEW YORK, May pitching is hampering C its tussle to hang on to the first division. Five pitchers were utilized by the Reds while the Cubs were winning 13 to 3, vesterday. .\ Chicago rally made a dozen rums in the seventh at the expense of three Red twirlers, including Luque, who had held ihe Cubs to three hits for six innings. The Giants shook off the jinx that tagged their stay in Boston by win- nin, 8 to 6, over the Braves in the final of the serles. circuit wallop in the eighth gave New Yor the winning score. Pittsburgh pounded out its fourth conseeutive victory, beating the Cards at_the opening of the series. 7 to 4. By dividing a double-header with the Red Sox, the Yankees won the series, three games to two. Boston) took the first game. 3 to 1, and dropped the other, 7 ta | Detroit nosed out the White Sox, | 7 to 5, aftes 10 innings. Chicago registered four tallies on Kamm's! homer in the eighth and then leveled | the count to 5-all in the ninth after| the Tygers had made three runs i Ben Karr's winning streak of five! straight was snapped by the Browns. timely hits and daring base running giving them a 4-to-3 decision over | the Indians. i | HOW GRIFFS ARE BATTING G. AB. H.SB. RBI. Pet. o .600 29.—Weak cinnati in the end of | e uether | Matthews Gregg Hargraye Jobpeon Goslin . Rice Judge k130 S u~D B M 22080 =misi Ogden .- NINE SCORES HEAVILY. | Treasury base ballers of the Colored Departmental League triumphed over the Veterans' Bureau nine. 15 to 11 "LADIES" DAY BASE BALL ;%% American League Park WASHINGTON vs. BOSTON Tickets on sale 809 15th St. N.W., South- o Bldx.. from 8:30 to i pm:” Tickets on_sale M. 6143.. BASE BALL’S MOST EXPENSIVE TRIO OF INVALIDS Babe Ruth and John McGraw recently were discussing base ball and hospitals at the house of the G v came Frankie Frisch, captain in Pelham, N. Y., when serious illness, and sortment of injured d hy one camers. Phe Rabe pulled his trousers away from his walstline and showed enou: ’s where my stomach used to be," sa id Babe to M Ruth lost 64 po Slim Harriss, Joke as Batter Slugging King Ag by Bryan Harriss, O ainst Johnson NE of the mysteries of base ball is the batting prowess exhibited clongated Athietic pitcher, when facing the curves and fast ones of Walter Johnson. The Philadelphia hurler, noted as one of the poorest batters in cither big league, is establishing a fine slugging record at the expense of the man ranked as the greatest of the American League. Johnson seven times and has hit safetly three times in Philadelphia on April 18, got another off him day before y day and yesterday slammed the vetcran smokeballer for a round trip. a single t To boest his avers Wash ington pitching single off Vean Gregs late in the sec ond game vesterday. And last year, in 42 times at bat. the Athletic slab- man got but 7 singles for a rating of 167. If Slim had only Johnson to face throughout the season he might lead the American League with the war- club. Nat field at game tomorrow. The holiday noon. affair will start at 3:30. Bill Jumping plate. from Buck ning of the openin The ball scraped tearing off cap and mask. against nals and Red Sox will take the after. Dineen, behind the Harris' bat in the first in ris backed against the left-field stand barrier and made a great leap for Simmons’ drive, but missed the ball 4, Harriss got a | 10:30 o'clock for the forenoon | | the batter is entitled only across Bill's head, | tield box | pitcher that ever graced the hill and who last season was premier hurler So far this vear, Harriss has batted against He nicked Walter for stand in the second inning. Tt repeated when he stepped to the for the third frame. Goslin’s triple in the fourth went into the the umpires all the time. the scoreboard and rebounded to field, the ball being in sight of Buck Har ris thought the hit should be a homer claiming from the field ball of had ay, been but driven the T Umpire | Geisel ruled such a hit must be classed with | can Pe ness he d it Maybe the A's are slow on the hoof. | In the A's starting frame Joe Har- |but they ¢ up a they lowa he fence, on which to what he one against get. ck, at bat, with one out and the was all but scalped by a foul | bases filled. mainly by Harriss’ wild in the fourth session, had a = zame vesterday. | three-and-one count in his favor when | rilled into a double play. tainly keep their nd make the most of wh have. v's single heads t speed When Goslin foozled Gal in the fourth the by inches, and the smash went for a | Macklet lost no time in streaking to double. | second base. Simmons did the same nt manager ca ) f the Giants. Ruth and McGraw are just recovering from with Frisch caprying his right hand in a plaster cast, the trio made up the most expensive as- e ball stars ever snuppe phonograph. aw lost 30. BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS | | AMERICAN LEAGUE. | Won. Lost. | Philadeiphia Washington . Clevefand St Louis New York Detroit Boston GAMES TODAY. Boston at Wash'ton. New York ut Phil Cleveland at St. Cleveland at D Detroit at Chicaga St. Louls at Chicago. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Philudelphia, 11-0: Washington, B2 New York, 1.7 ; Clevelund. 3 (16 in 324 342 316 GAMES TOMORROW. Boston wt Wash'ton. New York at Phila. a4 Won. Lost. 5 11 .y I8 16 8 % 9 Pittaburgh Cinelnnuti Philadelphia Boxton Chieag Sf. Louis GAMES TODAY. Brooklyn at Bostor St at Pittsburgh. Cincin. Vew York. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. New York. 8: Boston, 6. Pittsburgh, 7; St. Louis, Chicago, CLOSE GAMES RARE IN SANDLOT LOOPS 389 AMES TOMORROW. Brookiyn at Boston. St L. at Pittsburgh. Chicago at_Cinein. icazo at Phila at New York. « Phila. at Easy games sandlot loop, W. victories marked most played vesterday in leagues. In the ( B. Moses climbed of the the big »mmercial into sec. when his hit was scrambled by Rice |0nd place by trouncing Lansburgh & Buck Harris contributed a startling | !0 the sixth. bit of fielding in the he dashed behind s Cochrane’s a sure hit and threw on Galloway me round when cond base to grab zler that seemed labeled | Harriss added to his batting fame| the seventh as league single to right. fin and when he knocked a The ball e so far that Galloway Cochrane scored. the last-men Joe Harris looked none too good on|tioned getting home from first hase the paths when he was caught going into the far corner standing up in the third inning after a final strike had been called against Judge. There was a three and two count against the batter when Joe and Goslin left their stations, and Joe ambled to third as thouogh certain the next pitch would be a ball. (‘ochrane's heave to Dykes completed a soft double play. In the fourth round Ruel sent a drive down the left field line for an easy two-bagger, but he was overam bitious and in trying to convert the hit into a_triple became an easy out, Lamar to Dykes. % In fielding Dykes’ hot grounder in the fourth round Judge hurt his game leg. He stuck to his task, however, until the sixth, when Joe Ha was moved to first base and McNeely sent to left field. But Judge was on the job again at the start of the second game. With the bases filled and two gone in the A’s sixth, Miller attempted to duck an inside pitch from Russell, but the Lall rebounded from Bing's bat to Toe Harris for a soft retirement. Three of the athletes broke into the home-run elass in the initial encoun- ter. Miller and Peck slammed round- trippers into the upper left field s and Bishop lifted one over the field barrier. Bluege ran against the stand back of third hase to make a spectacular catch of Simmons' foul fly in the opening inning of the second game. Al and the other Macks protested Um pire Geisel's retiring decision, claim- ing that the ball in its descent had scraped against the upper tier rail. A lively row ensued. during which the arbiter was greeted with a shower of cushions from the stands. A wild demonstration followed Slim Harriss' homer into_the upper_left LOCCMOBILE To make room for the Je. 8, which is expected shortly, we have priced our demonstrators “ ahd used cars for quick sale— new We Have Several Locomobile Tourings Reasonably Priced Terms If -Desired Locomobile Company of America 1517 Connecticut Ave. Telephone North 962 but initia | Ju on a Harr field ond roun Bu: Tos Re: Tal Mi G Ric Wi Gr Du; Sall El It was a wallop against the Jorser Citg: 7 Atlan Nashville, 5 Memphis, 4: Birmingham. 0 Chattanooga, 6 Portsmonth, 4: Norfolk Ha al had to pull up at the sack. dge got only as far as first base hit in the eighth that sent Joe vis home from the initial bag. center wall and Simmons’ throw fo se: made the batter turn back after ding first. Joe Harris kept on the way, however, and just beat Gal- lowa. | 3 's relay to the plate. MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Baltimore, 4 fldlo. 10 Syracyse ronto, 11: Rochester, ading. 7: Providence. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. ledo. 5: Louisville. 3. .12 Columbus. 8. City,, 7 Minnegpolis, 4 iwaukee. 8: St. Paul, 5 SOUTHERN ASSOCJATION, , 8: Little Bock. 4. Mobile. New Orlean reenville, Macon, 14 VIRGINIA LEAGUE. 3. chmond. 5: Kineton. 4 (10 innings) leon, B: Rocky Mount, 1 PIEDMONT LEAG enshoro. 3: Raleigh. 1 rham. 6: Winston-Salem, ishury High Point TROUSERS Te Match Your Odd Coats SEMAN’S, 7th & F Tube Repair Kit with every purchase amounting to one dollar or more, exclusive of gasaline (Until June 1st, 1925) India Tires “They Keep Down the Upkeep” Easy Credit Terms Potomac Tire Co. 28th and M Sts. |Bro., 9 to 5, in a sixinning contest, {while the C. & P. Telephone Co. en try won easily from Thompson's Dairy, 8 to 5. in a seven-nning fray. | General Accountants in the Govern- ment ded a 7-to-2 setback to the tailend Patent Office nine. and easury League Annex No. 1 the Treasurers by the same ed | count Riggs and Commercial ational Bank teams figured in a one-sided tilt in the Bankers' League, the Riggs en- try winning. 12 to 5, in eight innings. Adjutant General tossers of the Po- tomac Park group ran up an 1i-to-6 score on the War Department nine. Mount Vernon base ballers defeated Douglas Memorial, 11 to 5, in the Sun- day School League, while the Black- and-White cabmen triumphed over the Express team in the Railroad Y. M. C. A. circuit, 10 to 3. Mohawk clubmen are requested to eport at the clubhouse tomorrow at 1 o'clock for their game with the Mary- land Athletic Club. On Sunday the Hawks will mingle with the George- town Knicks at the Hollow. Chevy Chase Bearcats, who shut out the Modoc Seniors, 21 to 0, are sched- uled to meet the Warwicks tomorrow at 3 oclock at Chevy Chase field. Manager Stevens, at Clevelend 95, wishes to book an unlimited team for Sunday. Moose Midgets will tackle the St. Joseph's Midgets tomorrow at 11 o'clock at the Plaza field. SIMONIZING Preserves and P We do not merely elabo- rate on the usus! pelishing jol but thoroughly clean the sur- face then lplly & besutifyl and lasting polish. Offcial Sales and Borvice Btatien HOOD & HEWITT TIRES and TUBES Sheridan Garage, Inc. A. A. A. Service Station 2516 St. NW. - LOCAL SCHOOL NINES IN CONTESTS TODAY Eastern and Central base ball teams were to end their schedules this after- noon, the champions entertaining Alexandria High Bchool at the Lin coln Park Stadium and the Central nine encountering the Georgetown University freshmen at Hilltop field Yesterday the Georgetown vearlings scored their second victory over East- ern by a count of 5-to-4, in a seven inning contest, played at Hilltop. Three hundred freshmen and junior high athletes were expected to com pete at Central Stadium this after noon in the annual freshmen track and fleld meet. Western, Central, Tech, Kastern, Business, Langley, Macfarland, Powell, Columbia, Hine and Jefferson were to be represented. Friends’ School racketers defeated the Central High net team, 4 to 1, at the Friends' court. e MASONIC NINES LOOK TO ANNUAL CONTEST Clyde J. Nichols, chairman of the annual field day committee of the Association of Worshipful Masters for 1825, reports that the Shrine and | Grotto base ball teams are hard at work practicing for their game on June 27 at the annual Masonic field day staged at American League Park. His Committee, Charles Lyddane, | Temple-Noyes Lodge; J. Fred Huber, | Pentalpha Lodge: Arthur N. Pres: | mont, Harmony Lodge, and Platt H. Burch, Osiris Lodge, with William Miller of Avaca Lodge, secretary and treasurer of the committee, is mak- ing elaborate preparations for the annual affair. Working with Eastern Star representatives, they have ar- ranged a program which for variety and interest is expected to exceed any which has vet been staged at Grif- fith Stadium. The Eastern Star committee in- cludes Harry L. Freer, chairman: Mrs. Etta Wilson Davis, Mrs. Ruth V, Ivers, Amy C. Hollander, Tracy Camp- bell, Theodore Lewis, and William C. Carter. Box seats will be on sale at Spald- | ings’, and with the proceeds of the day | going toward the building of a chil- dren’s dormitory at the Masonic and | Eastern Star Home, it is expected that every box will be filled. The prettiest girls from the Eastern Star chapters will sell programs. GEORGETOWN BASE BALL PLAYERS MAY JOIN TRIBE William Albert and orgtown University | base ball j s suspended Tuesday by Coach John D. O'Reilly for fail- ure to abide by training rules, are to play with Nashua. N. H., semi-pro. fessional club and it is rumored Suke. forth and Albert will be given trials by the Cleveland Americans next month. | Sukeforth was the regular catcher and Albert an outfielder, while Bren- nan was a star pitcher for George- town. Imediately after their suspen- sion they left for their homes in New England. Clyde Sukeforth Don Brennan. G B same diamond. Manager Co ing line-up: Decker, shortstop; Monk, Sager, center field: Wright or Wal: | ters, third base: Writhmeyer. first base; Cox, Pixton or King. right field; Johnson, second base ackhouse, | catcher, and Cole, Reed and McReed, | pitchers. announces the follow- Jerry’s Sport Shop nine s out to cop the city championship in the un- limited class and will make its initial start Sunday when it encounters the White Sox, a team made up of high school star: James, the Jerry's hurl- er, is a former speed ball artist of the Blue Ridge League. The line-up fol- lows: Johnson, first base: Fletcher, sec- ond base; Storey, shortstop; Lerch, third base; Wolf or Stewart, right field; Mailer, center fleld: Mitchell, left fleld: Atwell or Wolf, catcher, and James, pitcher. Teams wishing to book the Jerry’s should call the man- ager at Columbia 10435. Pullman Athletic Club, conqueror of the Washington Terminal nine, 13 to 3. will meet the Plerce Athletic Club of Riverdale tomorrow in & double- header. For Sunday games call Main 7380, branch 17 Ransdell clubmen will be idle this Sunday, but on June 7_will encounter the Virginia Grays at Eighteenth and Newton streets. Sunday afternoon the Benning Ath- letic Club journeys to Riverdale for a clash with the Pierce Athletic Club. OVER 20 YEARS OF EREE2R2ERENENQENAELINOL; FLANNEL Either Plain or Striped Flannel Trousers. 3 Pieces. ... 1RSI PR S YRR SN AT TRAE R A RE N TRN R ] pEzRERERINE) “On the Pilot of Giants Believes 111 Manager, New York Glants, Pelham, Frankie first hundred pounds are the | A acted around 30 pounds. As Frisch repeated his remark “You're a pair of lucky guys.” The s a familiar round face, with a miniatu the vines and bushes—my next door r chestra and stomach both are large a life I ever wanted to get weight back, This was my first genuine chat 1923. Babe needs weight all right. F in the past 10 days. Except for his so fit. And I think with another 10 better than at any time in his career. 40 days in bed. “I can swing a bat as good as ever,” he told us, “but right here is where it gets me.” And he held his knees Then 1 took hold of them and found a shaky pair of limbs. “They always were skinny' the bi fellow explained with a laugh, “but as | Schmitty, my nurse says—those legs would never ‘make’ a Ziegfeld chorus now.” 1 guess Schmitty is right, as Mr. Ziegfeld is pretty particular on shapely measurments. But seriously speaking. it is only natural that Ruth's legs should be unsteady for a while. That is the case with all convalescents but in Ruth's case, there is a very large frame from the walstline up which requires unusual support. We had an interesting visit. A few minutes after Babe's arrival, Frankie Frisch came in, still carrying his right hand bandaged in a plaster cast. His finger was broken in a head first slide. | Babe had seen his first game of the year the day before and I haven't seen a game since my illness. But we discussed base ball and exchanged views with interest. Ruth Studies the Dope. T was surprised at Ruth’s knowledge | of conditions in both leagues and re- marked the fact. At this point his nurse spoke up: “If you had seen the load of newspapers he bought and read in the last 40 days you'd under- stand. I think he memorized the box scores and I know he raised the roof after several close games. Anyway, the hospital won't have to buy much coal mext Winter, with the paper he left behind.” to date, pretty much on bad breaks. |1 am inclined to agree with him Pennock has lost several well pitched games, and, as Babe said, should have won yesterday against the Red Sox “There'’s a team” remarked Ruth, “that has more new ball players than any club in the league. Outside of Jack Quinn, Ehmke and a couple of others I don't think I know a Red Sox left fieid; | I. HAAS & CO. -Merchant Tailors player.” “But” he added ‘“the Red BRIGHTWOOD NINE FACES | TWO BIG GAMES IN ROW| RIGHTWOOD ATHLETIC CLUB base ballers, who were undefeated | until last Sunday, arc meeting tomorrow and Sunday two unlim- ited teams that have been sctting a fast pace in sandlot ranks Tomorrow at 2 o'clock the Brightwood tossers tackle the Congress Heights Athletic Club at Handley Field. and Sunday afternoon will meet their next door neighbors, Buck Grier's Petworth combination, at the Lafayette clubmen meet the Red Cross nine tomorrow morning at § of Slugger Will Add Three Years to Bab« Life as a Base Ball Star. BY JOHN J. McGRAW, two of us have lost in the past 90 days. peared from his total since he reported at Hot Springs. | Buth blames the Yankees' showing, | TERMS ILLNESS OF RUTH A BLESSING IN DISGUISE ness and Proper Recovery National League Champions. S Babe Ruth and T regarded our shrunken waist lines Thu isch, another base ball invalid, remarked hardest.” And that is just what Babe says 64 pounds have disap My illness ex- a voice come over peaker was hidden. but in a i re mustache, poked its way t neighbor, Paul Whitema nd famous. s the fir ” shouted Ruth to the noted with Ruth since the world ser fe tells me he has put on 13 pound weight, I have never seen him look or 12 pounds, the fans hir His weakness is only afte ral And it was very apparent. Sox are no joke teamn bir sure drive in lot ¢ run 1 be they've scored as many club this vear. Ehmke's stadium was the first right” this year. And if think he was right—ask Hob ) With a little better p little more time for team w will worry the best of the That afternoon the Bos had taken their third in the Giants. So I heartily agree Boston was worrying the best of —although Babe meant B in t American League. Absence Big Blow to Yanks. Ruth’s explanation of the Y present position in the race was interesting and modest. He made no boasts as to what would happe: when he returned to the line-up = |he did not infer that his club wo be any higher had he been w them right along But every m: ager knows what Ruth means to t Yankees. Not only his bat has bee: missed, but the moral effect of } absence has depressed the ot New York plavers This cannot be |denied. And opposing plavers, pite! ers in particular, have been affected too. With Ruth out of considerat opposing clubs face no threat. Rival pitchers w different a sport v {party explained, who had |nied the Yankees on their | trip 3 e |“With Babe pitchers take it e Col lins told me 8o in Chica He said the White Sox pitchers work entire different. When Babe is in the line up they pitch their heads off to the first two men, and then pitci even harder to g the Babe w no Ruth to clean the bases | pitcher doesn’t work so h This was an interestir putting it and very v |my way of |back in the 1 { Yankees to take leave the second Wiil they win the the way things have changed aroun that's 2 hard question tc hand, although Babe interrupted w this reply: “Don't forget we've 120 more games to play hefore thing’s over. ston accomps Weste a fact writer the sie answer ¢ th Yankees Sure to Climb. For that reason anything happen. Before Ruth took | thought the Yankees would be strong contenders. His absence has hand capped the club, but I don't think be yvond improvement. They may not win the pennant, but base ball mer expect them to finish in the mone As Babe walked, none too briskl to his motor car, 1 said: “Take i mi o'clock on St. Elizabeth's field. At 3 o'clock the Seabrook nine will be en- countered at Seabrook, Md. Buck Claaterbuck will hurl Cherrydale tomorrow when the Cherries journey to Warrenton. Va Sunday afternoon the Virginians will be entertained by the Maryland Athletic Club. of Mickey Johnson, the Cherries have won six out of their last seven starts, a 7-to-4 win over the Mohawks being their latest victory. All players are requested to meet at Cherrydale sta tion at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning. C. 0. Flynn, at the Capital Traction carbarn at Georgetown, wishes to book an unlimited team for a Sunday game with the Capital Traction nine. Carl Broadhurst pitched excellent ball for the Alta Vista team when the Bethesda Bearcats were defeated, 23 to 4. N. Miller, R, Broadhurst and Ellsworth each connected for a trio of safeties. for Bucky Juniors are without a game for tomorrow afternoen. For z ook ing call Lincoln 9356 Cardinal and Hess, junior nines, will meet at Fairlawn Field tomorrow at 1 o'elock in the deciding contest of their three-game series. 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