Evening Star Newspaper, May 27, 1926, Page 44

44 SPORTS. 'THE EVENING STAR. WASHIN GTON, D. ¢ THURSDAY, MAY' 27. 1926, ° SPORTS. Senaior Willis to Present Peck With “Valuable Player” Certificate Saturday AUTO EVENT TRIALS ' |JOHNSON TO “COME BACK” TRIBUTE TO N » MEMENTO OF 1925 GLORY Aging Shortstop Only Griffman With Timely Punch| in 3-1 Game Dropped to Macks—Bus Well, But Quinn BY JOHN B. KELLER. I ORTUNE isn't smiling upon the Nationals these days. they can perform in a well balanced manner only on It Some days they can sock the pitching, although such days arc infrequent. tough business for the holdover Chay They couldn’t do it vesterday with their pitching department. It w a 3-to-1 defeat by the Athletics and over the Nationals in the present five-game home- With fate against them, Bucky ast glory, at lcast for the preseat. ! ¢ awakened Saturday when Roger Peckinpaugh. one-time peerless short- ATIONAL VET h Twirls Puzzles Champs., It seems that | re occasions. Other days they may get good ball 3ut combining the two is a npions of the American Leaguc. | when there was little fault to find | as lack of batting ability that brought | assured the Mackian forces the edge nd-home series. Harris and his cohorts must bask in | Memories of the hadcyon days “xu“ stop, will be presented with the parchment certifying that he was the man | most valuable to a club in the American League last vear. i Peck’s certificate will be presented | | to him by Senator Frank B. Willis of | A TOUGH ONE | Ohio, the native State of the short. | | % atop. Roger Thorpe Peckinpaugh was | 5 o born in Wooster, Ohio, and since’ his high-school days has made his home in Cleveland. So it is proper that he e honored by a dignitary of the great State that horders on the shore of Lake Erie. Choice of Peck Surprise. That the Washington club should for two successive years players to be awarded the American lLeague diploma for merit—Walter Johnson was the recipient in 1924— is remarkable. and President Clark Griffith is justly proud. Nevertheless, the ection of Peck in 1 caused considerable surprise. Peck ‘jointed the ranks of the “im- mortals” with George Sisler, Ruth and Johnson after a vote that gave him a small margin over Al Simmons. youthful star of the Ath letles. The Rajah got 45 points out of a possible 64, while Simmons got 41 points, Although somewhat slow last vear hecause of age and a failing under- pinning, Peck was credited with be- i a “thoroughly efficient ny plaver” by veteran base ball writers who selected the man most val- uable to a club in his league. He had what is called in base ball a “sixth ense,” that happy faculty of knowing Just where a ball is going and of be- ing a fine judge of speed. Peck started his major league ca- reer in Cleveland in 1910. After a couple of trips to the minors he came back 1o the big show in 1912 to stay. He was shifted from the Indians to the Yankees in the Spring of 1913, and during the Winter of 1921 was procured by the Nationals. Only once has be had a season batting average of the .300 class. That was in 1919 when he finished with .305 for the Yankees. Peck was one of the ablest hitters the Natlonals had vesterday. how- ~ver, getting two of the nine safeties ade off the venerable Jack Quinn. Sam Rice and Muddy to hits each, but Peck's wallop in the eighth was the only one that nunted. 1t shoved across the.run averted a Natlonal shut-out. 1n addition to the nine safeties, four hases on balls were gleaned off John Picne, but only once were the hold- over champions ahle to take advan- tage of opportunities. Bush Pitches Well. Joe Bush did most of the pitching for the Natiouals, and he made a zood job of it. The brand of hurling put out by Bullet Joe ordinarily would win. In his seven frames on the slab he gave up nine bingles and | The walks came in the respon- two passes. ¢ first round and were main sible for the first of the trio of tallies | manufactured at his expense. Alex Ferguson and Fred Marberry worked | an inning each without geiting into trouble after Bush had left the scene. Two were out in the first inning when the A's got their Initial run. Lamar and Hauser then walked and the former got home when Simmons singled to center. With Cochrane gone in the fifth inning Lamar tripled against the sun parlor and after Hauser took a third strike Simmons gled Bill to the plate. One was out in the seventh when Hauser doubled down the right field foul line. Simmons’ infield retirement moved Joe to third and he ambled to the counting block when Dykes doubled to left. The Nationals had runners on in @ach inning except the sixth. but a dnzen of them were stranded. The Champs' best chance to take the game came in the eighth. With one gone Judge walked and was singled to second base ,by Bluege. Peck's one haser tallied Judge and Severeid's scratoh hit filled the sacks. Tate, batting for Fergusonm; sent a sharp bounder down the third base line, but Dykes grabbed the sphere, touched the sack to force ou: Myer, who ran for Peck, and threws to Yiauser 0 complete a double-play that ended the Nationals for the afternoon. * BIG LEAGUE LEADERS. By the Associated Prese. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Batting—Dugan, Yanks, .414. lllln:“—‘Ruth Yanks, 51: Hits—Meusel, Yanks, 60. p Doubles—Falic, White nrns, lians, 17 poien—Gahfl;. Yanks, 9. Homers—Ruth, Yanks, Stolen bases—Rice, Nationals, 10. Pitching—Pennock, Yanks, won 8; Tost, 1. Sox and NATIONAL LEAGUE. Batting—Southworth, Giants, .406. Runs—Mueller, Cardinals, Hits—W ds, 52. Doubles—Frisch, Giants, 16. Triples—~Cuyler, Wright and Wan Pirates, 6. X Homers—Bottomley, Cardinals, 3. Stolen bases—Cuyler and Wright, Pirates, 10. : Pitching—Meadows, Pirates, won 4; i 0. Allmuln’ shapes— 10¢ to 3 for 50¢ produce | Meeely Babe | and | H rand, | xame—1 hour and 50 minutes uel also got | P YT T T T CYIPORery ] Py Rluege, 3 ! Feckinpaugh, | Ruy Se | | I 3 1 8w L1 | Ratted for Bush in seventh Inning. | #Ran for Ruel in seventh inning. | &Batted for Ferguson in eighth inning. | Philadelphia . 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0—3 Washington... # 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0—1 Two-base hits—French, flauser. Drkes, Rice. Three-base hit—Lamar. Stolen bases— Rice. Galloway (7 K. Rowland an ‘mp) d Eva BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS | | AMERICAN LEAGUE. YESTERDAY'S RESUL! Wa : Bost ’ Cleveland, 6. | Louis nat scheduled. THE RECORD BREAKER. Ty Cobb will break a thousand base ball records this year! Every move a fracture. Every time Cob makes a hit he breaks at least three records! He emashes the record for most hits, most singles and most total [ bases ever made by a single player. | Every time Cobb makes a double He breaks . most total | he breaks four records. | the record for most hi ‘ bases, I mest extra base hits, and most doubles. . Every time Cobb’ triples - he breaks five records. Every time Cobb scores he breaks the record for most runs. Every time he steals a base a record is broken. In fact, about every time Cobb does anything at all on a hall field he will s a record of some kind. This is his twenty- second year with the Detroit club. By the Associated Press i leading Cin the National Leaguc race, Western teamis are setting the pace. situation in the American circuit is the reverse. The St. Louis Cardinals, which started poorly, made the first division of the National all-Western yi innati Reds for the third straight time. Brooklyn, which lost to the New York Giants, into fifth TEAMS FROM WEST LEAD" | IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE The sterday by defeating the league- The victory pushed face. Cincin- nati remains at the top, with Chicago second and World Champion Pitts- burgh third. £ Wash’ton [ 2( 11 7 | Detroit_. 1 31 2( 1 ¢ Chicago.. | GAMES TODAY. 1 at Washington. | St. Louls. Detrolt at Chicago. New York-Boston not scheduled. NATIONAL LEAGUE. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. . Louls, 8: Cincinnatl, New Vo ‘Brookisn, Fhiladelphia, 13: Boston, Chicago-Pittsburgh (rain). STANDING OF TRE CLUBS. Fittsburgh. Philadelphia. —I =26l 1] 8/ 3l 321 1 al—| 22| 3 2 1 2] 5i—I 1l 21 8 1 3I—1 41 41 51 GAMES TODAY. New York at Boston. Rrookiyn at_ Philadelphia. t Pittsburgh. at Cinelnnati. G. U. VISITS FORDHAM; LOSES TO ARMY NINE Georgetown's base ball team con- tinues its trip through the North to- day, being scheduled to meet Fordham at New York. The Blue and Gray has ene more contest in addition to the one with Fordham, meeting Yale Sat- urday at New Haven. The game vesterday with the Army was Jost, 3 to 6. Pete Burch was on the slab for the Blue and Gray, but he could not keep the Soldiers from bunching their hits. Georgetown, at that, outbatted the Wesi Point nine. VIRGINIA LEAGUE. NorYolk. 10: Richmond. 7. Wilson. '5: Portamouth, 1. Kinston, 6: Petersburg. 1. " SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE. St Augustine, 6: Montgomers. 2. Albany, 13: Columbus. 11. Savannah, 6: Jacksonville SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. Asheville, 15, Charlotte. 7. Greenville, 1 oxville, 9 | Birmingham | poProfitt, 06 | Bovd and Morrow. SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. Atlanta . Little Rcel Menitt. Whitney Mobile 3 9 Nashville i 4 9 Nagylor and Ritchie: Morris and Kenna. New Orleans........ . i A Chattancoga .. % e Roy. Hodge. McKenty and Lingle: Jones, Horan. McEvoy and D. Anderson. Hinkle. 4 2 il Memphis o 12 Stewart, Stone and _Yaryan: Brillheart, Bonnelly and Kohlbecker. 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Remember— only with a fine racket can you develop your ability Come in and shake hands with the to the fullest. Aut 1338 G STREET, N. W, WASHINGTON, D. Seven. runs in the eighth inning | Rave the Cardinals their 8-to-5 margin over the Reds. Mueller crashed a home run with two men on the hases. Red Lucas left the mound with no- hody out and Jakie May relieved him. Hornsby, Thevenow and Rottomley worked a triple play. . Paul Florence, recruit catcher of the Giants, supplied a circuit belt which downed Brooklyn for the third straight time, 5 to 3. A Dodger rally in the eighth drove Fitzsimmons to cover and Jimmy Ring finished the battle, retiring the side after the bases were filled irf the ninth. Jimmy Wilson, catcher for the Phillles, put five hits, including a home run and double, into his team's 13-to-7 verdict over the Boston Braves. Four Boston pitchers suffered 18 safe blows. Knight and Maun of the Phils also were hit hard. The Boston Red Sox almost broke the winning string of the New York Yankees, which now has reached 16 games. After Sam Jones had been hammered all over the park in the fifth -and sixth, Braxton managed to hold the Bostonians while his mates gathered enough runs to win, 9 to 8. Farl Combs led the hitters with a double and two singles. Detroit gained a 7-to-6 verdict over Cleveland when Benny Karr weak- ened in the fifth., Before the inning was over the Tygers had'scored five runs. Another mun in the seventh gave them the contest. Ten doubles were made, each team getting 13 hits. Philadelphia_won its third game in four starts from Washington. “MID-WASHINGTON” North 366 1602 14th St. N. . \ C. LEONARD PREPARING T0 RETURN TO RING Br the Associated Press NEW YORK. May ~Benny Leonard, retired lightweight cham- pion of the world, has undertaken serfous training at a gymnasium here in preparation for a return to the ring in the welterweight division. He savs he is down to 145 pounds, and the only question in connection with his return to fisti¢uffs will be the size of the purse. Bag punching, rope <kipping and three rounds against one of the members of the Hakoah soccer team constituted his program for the first da; Jack Kearns said last Winter that he expected to see Leonard and Walker together in the ring hefore the end of the warm weather, but if Benny s serious in his desire to re. turn, his “big match” opponent prob. ably will be the new champion of the welters, Pete Latzo of Scranton. PIEDMONT LEAGUE. Greenshoro, i1 6: Winaton-Salem_ 3. oini, 9: Salisbury, 7. Your Old Hat flade New Again Cl . Bloeki) T Vienna Hat Co. 435 11th Street TROUSERS To Match Your Odd Coats EISEMAN'’S, 7th & F MILTON SILLS, star of First National Pictures; - is one of America’s best known | ' and bestliked film actors. The Spur Tie’is America’s ‘best | favoring the Yankees. Washington is likely to “crack” any da 40 _Jloe Salgs. former amateur o N : . gy ce featherweight champion, defeated his prediction was made by Ty Cobb, manager of the Detroit Tygers, | Pedro Amador of Panama (6). who declared he is not “touting” his team as a pennant winner this season. — e becauss the pitchers show better than they have, week in and week out. WHITE HAVENS PRACTICE | | | All of us have been underestimating | would _be a miracle for a club that WILL START TODAY INDIANAPOLIS, May 27 (#).— Elimination and gualifying trials will begin today for the annual -600-mile automobile race to be held at the In- :lnnnpnlls Motor Speedway next Mon- lay. f Thirty-nine cars are entered, but only the 33 fastest will be permitted to start, ‘The race will introduce the smallest power plants ever placed in racing au- tomobiles in the\United States. The piston displacement is limited to 913 cubic inches, &s compared with 122 cubic inches last.year. RING SHOW TO HAVE HOT PRELIMINARIES Sizzling preliminaries will back up the Joe Bashara-Mike Hector 12-round scrap that heads the fight card ar- ranged for Kenilworth Arena next Tuesday, according to Matchmaker Heinle Miller. Eddie Buel, a -bantamweight from Vancouver, British Columbia, will show in the six-round semi-final. His oppo- rient is Joey JKaplan of Baltimore, who recently won from Buster Dundee and also scored a clean knockout at the expense of Johnny Meyers, the Army scrapper, who gave Little Dencio a whale of a bout at Kenilworth on the opening night. A four-rounder will bring' Billy Ger- ber of Streator, I, into action against Patsy McNulty, a local mitt slinger. Gerber, a. stable mate of Bud Taylor of Terre Haute. is a semi-final boxer in Chicago and Milwaukee. Two other four-round matches will complete the card. BUREAU NINE AHEAD. Bureau of Engraving put the skids under the-Veterans' Bureau nine yes- terday in.the Colored Departmental Base Ball League to an 11-to-4 tune. The winners collected six of their runs in the third inning of the game, which went only six frames. 'GRIFFS ARE COUNTED OUT OF FLAG RACE BY COBB| By the Associated Press LEVELAND, May 27.—New Y “Clevelanc has one of the strongest pitching staffs in the league.” Cobb said. zood. “T know of only two others as the White Sox and Yankees. the abijlity of the Yankees.” “Philadelphia. Cleveland and pos- sibly Detroft will give New York the hardest battle. But I am not ‘tout- ing’ Detroit as a pennant winner. ‘We are rebuilding our infleld and it has three young infielders and no stronger pitching staff than we have to win thc flag. " “‘Before the season opened I said if Cleveland got Uhle and Shaute back. in form or developed two pitchers to help ont Smith, Buckeye and Miller, the Indians would have to be consid- ered pennant contenders. 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RECORDS OF GRIFFMEN ‘Walter may be opposed by 4 Rom mel, knuckle-ball artist, who had in leave the hox earlv after starting against the Natiorals in the second game of Tuesday’'s double-header ir Philadelphia. Earl McNeely, ational center ficlder, did not get any hits vester. day, but he pulled a whizz of a play : in the pasture. With A's on first and o~ sgcond bases in the third inninz 14 25 3 French sent a terrific drive toward s 15 4 the flagpole in the far reaches of S35 center. Earl, though, off twith the 18z smack of bat against ball, raced ‘10 A 7 toward the staff and without turning 32 8 19 dragged down the ball with his gloved 22 6314 hand. The catch cost the A’s a couple - - of runs at least. .13 o S———. ‘18 o | Bucky Harris also broke inte the [ e star fielding class again. In the seec o ond inning Quinn drove the ball over second base, but Bucky got to it for a spectacular grah and tossed to Peck to force out Cochrane at second. Bluege and Peck stazed a simple play in the third, when Lamar popped toward the short field. The Nationa! infleldera indulged in a gabfest and permitted the bhall to fall hetween them for a safety There was some smart fialding done by the Champs in the sixth, howaver, when the A’'s had runners on sacond and third bases with nons out. Rush held French and Galloway to their stations whila throwing out Quinn. and Judge was up in a flash for Bish- op’s grounder to throw out the spaed: French at the plate. Rluege made & fine catch of Cochrane's foul to end the frame. Bush was charged with an error in the second round when he failed to touch first base to retire Quinn after | taking a throw from Judge, who had fielded the pitcher's bunt. FIGHTS LAST NIGHT. By the Associated Press. Comblete started. 99019183929 gome Games 9=20NSRRNVS games, 03-meun3IN0d 292=nnuNRn= Won. 2302uNN=BUS Loat. CITY P. 0. NINE SCORES. 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