Evening Star Newspaper, May 20, 1926, Page 38

38 Cobb Is A th THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTO) THURSDAY. . MAY 20, 1926. ARTIST, GENIUS, FIGHTER AND Georgia Peach Tygers Demonsirs ACTOR IS T. RAYMOND tes Old-Time Clas: Are Led to 6-0 Victory Over N Art Johns, Youthful Southpaw. BY HE marvel 1} pastime of nationa hic Detroit b to a 6-0 victory over fon just reccived by the writer, himseli merely “A Fan.” this contributor ran the risk of hav-} ing hic regulated newspaper office <to ali rules, and one has ceadily apparent o a pic weli piio every are exce that in the Capt “Cobh of hase hall hi t the ¢ and that Pittshurgh Dut Ty has a lifetime r will be S twenty-sec that of Auson day he broke Wae ¢ to 4000 hits made in his <k averd H same “Do you ap < Duse adl's Do vou e supreme il “Dn yon the “A kFan preciate mogt A rdmive zenins adaptahle. fizhter? fanr, Py wrtist of the sy tinuin: dran At hout Possesses Real ¢ mentally, physicall? | 1 of nothi and movally on this planet o K on the couras Conrage to play the gan face aze—cou to face ur wism and unfail censure——cou face appatling prejudices and ousies “Yes, Ty Cobb And without ve A clean-living man? ¢ as a hound’s tooth, a real Galahaa for purity in his priy He has “kept the whiteness™ soul. this wonder ot tinnal game. Shall onr ¢ M write a b ust erit o tet without Do you bl s is a man eproach. iy life of his man our n pital City veceive him and with pre meed of will funs ureet plavers in the 1. hoodlum style wel Appre thix ane old of for ciation. o et o iefous, Vi mer vears dins to e Washington fans and honor ainceieiy will themeselves hy Ty Is App u ey u ) i dont ton will cor of many in Washi A Fan'sT estimg fulsome. for docal din il the athletic will be that Huts e if ol aiwan prowess past, but resentmant over the all W on fans cnnse 1 mane u more than one oecasion iven Cobh razy. | W bh appeired at the plte | vesterdny he wits hoved it bit, s t there was nothing vie A in the greeting Sueh ar tribiie to his pry sepondt Ui ix wravin a0 years Mloral oy ave highest Vs erence " s fact that the oid b is is W how \ wihen horse<ho i G aian proc 1 4 i ity ontfield to d n Gritiihian bids for hingles, « bie s it i ared prontinent chiel eredit s bitching efforts oun L requi- 't Waorth club of the Texas i vrdine (he only shuto el by Detroit et by the Grifime half a | en hingles over any rounds sharp Rush, who was rousil retired m Towing a a start wh was hent for worlk mul for who o ted in had some une he It fonr n i tines the t his ith kv ed vrell was off with it to attain time, and pins ear ble wit when ar thanzh were right « Lofty Cobb w nE his Phearance ever. Lu Al Wingo ale on attach the left-h Art Johns sitioned from st to h i he pullesi vounz Rill and wot pver eid s nim <tenl hix even Harris dohns Proves Class, whule ictory of the sh in Wit n hix work out handled and | b fol- | hase hits alter | ippear that he new record | torrell | was | st two routad dthot ' e | weitin hastn of 1 nd counte « the HoEen s clually Bush's Wiliduess 1s Costly, VIinsh em opening round of sacks due t Cobh, and the f hecanse Warner Teck. hut Joe's inte another which he v three “Fyger the pan ribs for a Taid away ssed Eiue crowd hringer’s wh which ris knocked down e time to get i retiving throw to Bush | at first, let wvener in amd Winge's single aver the midway cashed Johns | and Rlue. | Bush settled dow along swimminzly rounds, and when a hrace of hers not due to lack ol abillty to prevent | Blue led with following Gehrinzer's desth, tallied on Wingo's fmpressive donuble to the vpen- face stand e connected o a low liner that Me Neeley made desperate effort o <nare with a leaping one-hand cateh, hut was unabie to cling to, the wal- Jop netting Tyrus (wo bases and scor- ing Wingo. Morrell Yields a Tally. Succeeding Bush, Morrell nide good start, yelding a safety only to Raseler in the sixth. but one real hit #nd a couple of scra ield bingles eaused a run to be cb him in the seventh. T shen Cobh looped & one-baser Lo left. Fyrus got away with &, delayed steal, moved up a neich when ileilmann #ingled off Bluege's glove and counted 6n & rap by Warner (hat Stan Harris ‘ould mot reach in thae to handle Hellmann then was flagged at third on an attempted double steal. RACING DATES NAMED. VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 20 UP).—Horse racing in British Columbia opens July 1 with a six-day meeting in Lansdowne Park here. | Other events are Hastings Park, Vvaneouver. Ju 12 Coly Paik. Vietoria. July 31 1o August 7: Willows Park, Victoria, Aungust 1421 Brig “hou! aneouver, July 1014, Angnst 3L bew §. iy b the | set athed in Blue and Heilmann c popped 1o unsteadiness him | % min the secomd, from rleated only after ilies b iered over | shhig Tavener over the | and with Bassler Johns and the the corne Moon Lar wvered in in rien iso pink 0 then and got | for a couple of | was uicked for | Hith it was werely 1 hoabardi hie in the sutr to decp center o were it Blue 1h » fiith of the schedule played. of widget di the supreme player of the mond Cobb, dean in . who yesterday led . referred to ina com- atly typed cffort consigned to the large receptacie provided i | there Asots letters, but in his casé for r base ball for bheen n i anony i de ority of on, equaling the longest career this correspondent, d for the most ti 400 more tha at b number of tim 22 years of 370! KALSOMINED DETRC Totuls WASHINGTON, Neely. of . “ - Zleee ted for Mwreell fu 500 i d fur Ogden in ik inniug. 0UZULe0—8 0O0000—w Tworbase hits—d. Marris. Wingo. Cabb. Time of ko BABE RUTH IS CLOUTING A By the Assoviated Press. His two circuit blows aga hich reached the r 1921, when he made 39 MeNeely Gusli 4 arris Kuether oveleskie Steward Marberry Kelley . Madley Morrell ce Lost. cesesex. [MIDGET NINE IN WARM RACE IN JERRY LEAGUE tanleys and Invincibles are push the Senators for the lead in the £ Jerry’s Sport Shop Ball teams stand follows: UILD up your health and strength with this wonder- ful, appetizing brew. Full old time strength and flavor guarbnteed. So.d in hotels, restuurants, grocery stores, Order a bottle at out next meal. Or have & case sent ome. 1f not sitisfied after tryin six bottles return the case with ti unused snd used bottles, and get your money back. Having sold mil- Jions of bottles of beverages, we know ou_ will like Utica Club_ Pilsener. est End Brg. 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Homers—Ruth, Yanks, 14. Stolen buses—Meusel, Yanks, 8. Pitching—Pennock, Yanks, won 6, | lost 1. NATIONAL LEAGUE. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS, NATIONAL GUE. Hatting—Southworth, Giants, .406. Runs—Heatheote, Cubs, 27 tits—Hornsby, Cardin; Doubles—Frisch, Glants, 1 Triples—Critz, Reds, and Wright irates, 5. ardinals, 7 n bases—Cuyler, Pirates, 1 | Pitching—Meadows, * Pirates, Ring, Giants, won 4, lost none. WALKER RISKS TITLE IN BOUT WITH LATZ0 SE Louis New York | 1 Philphia_ Bostan ES TODAY, New York at Pittsburgh. n at Cineinnati. iphis At St at Chicago. IN SANDLOT LOOPS mes were played vester- se ball leagues, Two tie g duy in the (wilight ) In the Commercial cireuit the Pepeo nine, which hus been unable to get [ 7170 the won column to dite, held the Chesapeake wid Potomae Co. teamn to L Sall count in seven innings. Navy and Public Bulldings and Pub lic Parks falled to come 10 a decslon I the Potomae Park League, although Lautting for the f81l nine innings. The | score stoud at 4all when darkness caused w cessation of hostilities Government Printing Oftice eontinu to clean up In the Government loop by trimming Patent Office, 5 to 2 in seven frumes. Brick Neumanu, the Typos huriing ace last season, start- ed on the mound and muade sure that ihe pame was in before xiving way to Lyous in the final session bin [ pitched for the losers. Yesterduy's Depurtue an easy win i Bareau over Commer The Vets turned in a trio of runs in their half | of the opening frume and had scored two more in the third and snother lone run in the fourth before Com Merce dented the plate. Hughes, who plichied for the winners, ullowed only six hits while his matex were collect llug 10 at the expense of Miskell, |BOYS’ NIGHT'IS LISTED AT COMMUNITY CENTER Athletic events, vaudeville and short talks by Washington's leaders in sports will make up the program of the first Boy's night to be held at the | Jewish Community Center Saturday. Nick Altrock and Al Schacht ave among the headliners on the bill Claud Grigsby, South Atlantic light- heavyweight ~ wrestling amplon, | meets Joe Grant in a mat bout. W YORK, May 20. San Francis and spirits of the national ba 0, has been doin N Rhyne vindicates the judgment cout That, founds the judgment of expert cause they “couldn’t see him.” The Chicago Cubs should have taken Rhyne. Sou should the Glants, and Brooklyn might better have taken him than some others. T'rue, they could not get him last sensan after Pittsburgh had determined upun a move for him and had wired Devine, | the Piratew' const scout, to get him; | bLut there were times when other clubs could have secured this ball player. " 1 clush was Called Him Too OM. have Dhyne because he was tov old. Some thought he | could not bat, Nome may have thought that he didn't part his hair ght. Anvhow, Plusburgh tovk thought #bout the future und nailed | the st promising player in sight. | Any man who knew ‘much about | Lase bull and who looked at the world sevies of 1925 could see where the Plrates weren't getting steadiness at | second buse. Moove mude i home run during the serfes and won a game | | by it, but Moore played second base very much like an wmateur. If the Pirates fell off in some of their posi | tions in 1920, us they might, and it Moore were to play second base as he | played the bag in the 1925 world | it would have been n safe risk to predict that Pittsburgh would not Le champions this year. Sume would not Waner Also Valuable. The owner of the Pitisburgh club | seemed 1o have un ldew along these | lnes. Pittshurgh also had s possible | need of strength in the outfieid, so the | Pirates went vut and gol their paws un the best lovking plece of buse ball outfield furniture on the coast young Waner. 1Us w mighty zood thing they got both Rhyneand Wuner Rhyne went into the game for Pitts. burgh agalnst Chicago on April 26, fter Moore had started s second | | baxeman, and Rhyne has been there | | since- and he is now perhups the i | most 1dolized of all the Pittsburgh | plavers, No city on earth s gouffer | ol ger “ltisburgh. The Clevelam rallied in the late innings }(_’nl‘mi’ “;;:"(‘\m‘ ’:‘" gt |to beat Philadelphia, ¢ to 5. Leftv P 5 ; P Grove belng the vietim. Simmons and | ",“”'“l“‘,"' e ool Joe Sewell registered home rums T e 1 toia e 7 rins on s sy | DAIL intAtory. o Pittsburgh folks | Chicago (o tallying 9 sald 1t was rowdie It wasn't. It | YouneEtial Wiltee of the Ted | Wox the piking betters who have in o et e BEst Bame of the season | feBted the Pittsburgh stand, and there lon the ‘hotie M, is no city In America where betiling s |""Pete Donahue pitched a mastertul | REL o \flllen:“:w;(‘m] try harder to gume for the leugue-leading Clncin. |5eL In toieh With bal plavews. i | Eatl “Todn 1n the. National, and Jess | - Since Rhyne hus Leen plaving for | [[peteyor mrookiyn, wiio” wun “fiva | e EIRI e Bas accepted an gect, |straight ut the start of the on, was L a8S O ihat, - Trom part of & his victin, Only two safeties were L e oft Donshiy and he won, & to 1. |ame on April 26 to the present, and 5 grabling more than seven chances a Val Pleinich hit m e O fitaburgh | EAME. The fewest he has had in all Piraten downed the New York Glants, [ that time were two on April 29, und ¢ to 3, registering 12 hits, A wild | he most 18, on May 5. ‘Twice he throw by Jack Scott in the fifth in.| has had 12, once 11 and once 10—and | §isa N ow ohikes Eharides the xeason Ix stll 80 young that he is Manager Rogers Hornsby of the §t, | bleating like a lamb. | | Louis Cardinals was spiked while hi There hasx been some talk about team was being beaten by the Phillies, | the Pittsburgh pitchers going betier | 6 to 2. Only six hits were garnered | 'ecently and 1o that is atributed the | oft Carlson, [ better showing of the tewm. That iy The Boston Braves hunched four | be true I part, but the real inspira- | runs in the fourth fnning and defeated | Uon of the Plrates hus Leen Rhyne, the Chicago Cabs, § to who has steadied the futield and who, with Traynor and Wright, is today one of the scintillating xcoopers of league Lase ball A Halir Follicle Holds one bmir cnly snd even that one often needs the original hair saver to keep it there. Use ewbrosHerpicid “For Hair Heaith and Beauty® inst the St. Louis Browns yesterday, Lzuth was not the lone figure in the | assacre of the Browns, 6 to 2, for vl Combs and Lob Meusel also hit | homers. But Ruth’s first drive settled | the issue, for he straighteuned w Zach- |ary curve with two men on the buses. Otherwise It was a Western day in he Americun League, Chlcago, Cleve und und Detroit wining their games | It I | EASTERN LEAGUE. Albany. 10: Bridgeport, #. New laven. 8: Hartfu | Waterbury. ttsfiel INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Baltimore, 1. ewark, 3. rain. Jersey City, Reading. 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Rhyne of the Pittsburgh Pirates, formerly of into the regular job of playing second base. place Moore with much advantage to Pittsburgh. opinion that is entertained by many scouts as to the merits of a player. | man, By the Associated Press. SCRANTON, Pa., May 20.—Mick- ey Walker was in the “enemy’s” country today to defend the world's welterweight champlonship he has held for four vears. Tonight he will battle Pete Latzo, home-town chullenger. “The bout will be 10 rounds to a de- cision. his share to elevate the standin §1 Walker is in trim for the first fight Il champions cver since he got [ se b in defense of hix crown since he beat Shade last Summer in New but the crowd will be with 23.year-old 1ol ‘of the anthra- With meven years' ring experience Latzo hus grown up in #n atmosphere of hard coal and hard fists. He has been mine hoy. preliminary boxer, base bull star, and now challenger for a world's ‘title. Dave York, Latzo, cite coal reglon. of many who thought he could re- His work also con- s who turned him down merely be- by the way, is about all the expert .264. Not wonderful, hut up to his Calitornia_speed. 1f Pittsburgh had a first baseman like the other three infielders, the Pi- rvates would surely entertain the world in October at increased prices. FOUR BOUTS TONIGHT IN KENILWORTH RING half in churches of the valle, Hir six months' bride has a hunch he will win. He has a record of hav- ing turned the tables on fou men who have beaten him. The fifth man I8 Walker, to whom he lost in 1923, T'he fight starts at 10 p.m., standard | time. | Figures of the fighters follow: 4 years There will Le no last-ininute changes 545 Sk Iu the program of boxing bouts epen ing the outdoor season in the new | aven at Kenilworth tonight. All the fighters are in good shape and confi- dent of victory. Tony Corte: piled up a wnd hns fuces Wee Incnes Inches the local lud who has inchen doof 14 straight wins never been knocked down, Willie Wiggins of Trenton in one of the feature lo-rounders. Wiggins lax scored 11 straight Knockouts, the lust one wo recently as Tuesday night. In another Ivround scrap Billy Augustine, Neat Pleasant light-heav Will attempt to curb the professional ring aspirations of Walter McFeeley of Georgetown University, MeFeeley formerly was a member of the United Statex Military Academy ring squad and recently took the South Atlantic anateur title while fighting n Bal- timore. 1le won four bouts in two | Hights, @ pair of them by clean Kknockouts, In the opening inchex AMERICAN ASSOCTATION. R. H | Kausa L | 1. Paul . R tger and Hoffman Shinault. Milwaukes . Minneapolis Eddelman reene. Wilson and Krueger. SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. Little Rock . New Orleans . Cvengron. t Hughes, Bradshaw and Memphis . Mobile Murray Meine and Wells 12 1 ; iR Orwoll_and_MoMenemy: Fran nd Lingle, Dowie 10-rounder Johnny | Whitne: Mevers of Baltimore, who shaded Young Dencio recently, takes the Filipiné on for a return engagement, The curtai aiser is a four-roun becker. ko between Jack Cody and Jack |y Skinner, two lightweights. This bout | Shetiancoes .00 Boes on at 8:15. | Cunningham: Roger . | Anderson: Killeel orris FIGHTS LAST NIGHT. | Atlanta-Birmingham, Iy the Assuciated Press SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE. Tol )0, Ohiv,- Lew Tendler, Phila- © Montgomers. 0 117 St Augustine, delphia, scored a technical knockout over Don Boyer, Toledo (7). | CLEVELAND, Ohio.-Tommy Free. Cleveland, Leat Joe Simonich, Butte, Mont. (12): Al Gordon, New York, outpolnted Steve Smith, Bridge- port, Conn, (8). SAN FRANCISCO.—Billy Adams, New Orleans junior lightweight, won a decision over Billy McCann, Cleve- land (10). OAKLAND.-—Chuck Wiggins, In-| dianapolis lightweight, won on a foul | from Fraunkie Campbell, San Francisco (8); Stewart Mclean, St. Paul feather. weight, won_a decision over Frankie Carter, San Francisco (6). WILMINGTON, Calif.—Pico Ramie Los Angeles Mexican lightweigh! scored a decision over Pedro Amador nama (10] 0 fetio ol B ¥ Bonnelly and Kohi- « BE 18 8 10 Horan. Jooes and D nd Kenna. Savannah, Columbs nings) Jaucksonville-Albgny. rain 2 (8 in- VIRGINIA LEAGUE. Portsmouth. 11- Richmond. 2. Norfolk, 11: Wilson. © Kinston. 7: Petersbu: FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE. Petersburg. 5: Tam Bradenton, 3; Lakel Orlando. & PIEDMONT LEAGUE. e o lem 10 Greenshora. 14: Durha Raleigh. 4 Win High Poin SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. Asheville. 5: Spartanbure, 2. Macon, 6: Charlotte. 5. Greenville. 11 lumbia-Kno: Prayers have been offered in his be. | of five | inches | SPORTS. letic Marvel of the Ages : Wording of Drawn Game Rule Confusing 'TIED TILT MAY BE LEGAL BEFORE 5th INNING ENDS Whether Early Runs Count or Home Club Must Tie {‘ in Last Playing Round to Legalize Game | Uncertain—Rain Checks Affected. A interpretations and even the “explanatory” BY JOHN B. KELLER. HAT does Rule 24 of the Official Base Ball Rules As worded in the present plaving code it ceeme cubiect to two note written by John B. Foster following it fails to make this particular portion of the diamond law clear. Rule 24 deals with drawn games and apparently provides for the in corporation in the official playing records of performances of players par ticipating in ¢ in which the score is even when play ic terminated I by “darkness, rain, fire, panic, or for any other cause which puts patrons |or players in peril” with the club second at bat not having completed it< fiith inning. It apparently makes such a game a legal game. " But the rule does not seem to be understoad that way by <ome Amer- |ican League umpires. nor docs the American League regulation concern ling the validity of rain checks agree with the rule. G Rule 24 was brought into promi-| Just before the game staried ves nence by Tuesdayv's game here in terday Representative Sosnonski of which play was suspended because of | the first district of Michigan present | rain in the last half of the fifth inning | ed Cobb with a floral horseshoe. ‘wh!n Indians and Nationals were tied | The (Congressman, a great admirer of mean? At two runs with a National at third | the leader of the Tygers, has one of base and two out. After a delay of the briefest biographies ta he found more than 20 minutes, play was re- in the Congressional Directory. It | sumed #od nine innings completed. | reads: John I Sosnowski, 100 pe# but President Clark Griffith since has | cent Republican, Detroit. been thinking how narrowly the = Washington club escaped having to | Billy Evans, most sartorially exa. . redeem all the rain checks in the of Ban Johnson's umpiring staff. waq | stands, 4 minutes late in getting to the plate | i B s start the first engagement hetween i What Rule 24 Decrees. Natidnale aih. Tigs Either his [ Ttule 24, in deseribing drawn games. | watch had lost time or he had 16 wa provides “that if the xide last at bat for the return of his footzesr f shall, before the completion of the the hoothlack. fifth Inning. equal the score made by the opposing side in five complete innings, then the game shall be de.|three hita in four legal times at hat. clared as legally drawn and the indi- ' pilfering a sack and lifting a sacrifice Cobb had & fine afternoon. cetting Catholic niversity wound up a sue- cessful season yesterday hy defea ing Providence. 6 to 1, in the con cluding game of a trip. Cloonan. the Brooklanders’ freshman twirler, held the Providence team to three hirs and fanned five. Keale, the . 1. first -ker, got four of his team's dozen safeties. C. U. won the game by get- ting four runs in the eighth PODDUBNY WINS ON MA’ 1.0S ANGELES, Calif.. May 20 (@) Ivan Poddubny. huge Russian wres- tler, defeated Dan Koloff, Bulgarian, in_straight falls last night. | vidual and team averages shall be in- ) flv. | corporated in the oMcial Playing rec:| oo a2 possibllity that Joe orde."" 3 s S | "And the “explanatory” note follow. | Judge would be back on the loh at | ing it states that “this definition of |firAL base for the Nationain thix aft: [ legal game in the last half of the | ernoon. Manager Harrin said he used | fifth inning I8 sane and sensible. It |the right-hand hitting Joe Harris at | bears out the contention which was |(he initial station vesterday hecanse | s in 1565, wien the question of | B6 wanied the crinodax swinaer M the the legality of a five-Inning game was | line-up againat a southpaw pitcher brought up. that equal innings did . = not mean three hands out on each | SiiellDistfaneq e nctre: |G. U. NINE CONCLUDES As 1o the rain check regulation. a | game terminated hefore the last half | 0 TODAY of the fifth inning i« completed with HOME sEAs N the club Iast ar bat in the lead is | recognized as a le, guwe and the ' N TR rain checks are invalidated. But It| Georgetown's base hall team seets that if neither club has an ad- |, GO ign this afternon vantage. five complete innings must | "4 it8-home campaign this afternann be plaved before the rain checks are by playving Mount St. Mary's at the invalidated. President Clark Griffith | Hilllop. The contest also will he the 1s authority for this interpretation of Anal collegiate diamond clash of the the regulation. searon here Although rule 24. according to one The Georgetown team will leave to interpretation, would have made Tues. | morrow night for a five-game trip In day's game legal had the clubs not the North, meeting Haly Cross, Ros been able to resume piav after the ton College, Army, Fordham and Yals shower ended. some American Leagie during the faun | umpires contend it would not have heen a legal contest under the circum- stances. They base their contention on an interpretation of the rule that calls for the club last at bat to have | driven the tying riun across during the incompleted fifth inning When Is & Game Tied? In other words, these umpires do | not_regard scores made in earlier innings by the team second at bat as sufficient (o comply «with the rule The score would be tied in fact, hut | not by rule. sccording to these ar biters. In Tuesday’s game the Nationals made two runs in the second inning and the Indians two in the fourth. | Had rain prevented any more play after suspension of action because of | " rain during the second half of the | BASE BAL TOUENR { Afth innings the average lavman prob- | VP | ably would “have theught rule s | made the game legal and that the American League Park players’ performances should have A e Fone into the records. Washington vs. Detroit But on the basis of the umpires’ contention there would have heen no (| TICKETS ON SALE AT PARK game and everything the plavers ac- AT 9:00 AM. | complished _would have gone for | Sweeney. Fifth-inning ng would | — — have made evervthing agree with the rule, but not so earlier scoring. In addition to questioning the mean- I R ' lS RADIATORS, FENDERS | To Match Yt,:ur 0dd Coats S M N/ Z | ! i ‘4 VoSN A | EISEMAN'S, 7th & F WITTSTATTS R. & F. WKS. | ing of rule 24, one might ask—what constitutes a_tie game? 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