Evening Star Newspaper, June 9, 1926, Page 26

- o8 SPORTS. ., OHIO IS CONFIDENT INDIANS WILL LAND TITLE Backers of Tribe Discount Strength of Yankees, Mackmen and Griffs—Levsen Hurls Well to Give Speakerites 5-4 Win in Opener. BY JOHN B. KELLER. LEVELAND, June 9 This tribe of Tris Speaker's, as well as the entire city of Cleveland and the greater portion of Ohio, is “all het up aver the sitnation in the American League this yvear. With the Indiane making such a fine stand at home after a good | saur through the ast, Clevelanders and Ohioans in general are more faan confident that the club will break through to a pennant for the first time since 1920, And with old Tric himseli apparently again in fine bat- ting form and a flock of pitchers heaving in splendid style, the club feels the mant urge in no uncertain manner. To listen to the Indians, the lead that the Yanks enjoy at present | means nothing I'hey tigure they should have taken all three games | from the Hugmen recentiy instead of bagging only two contests during the and that irom now on the Yanhs will be soft pickin's. The Athletics ave not feared at all Kunode spurted for home, u heaved by the Tribe. and having disposed of |perfectiv to vereld, and Knode | the Nationals in three of four meet- should have been caught off the plats | ihe holdover Champions are not [by a couple of yards, but Hank ealeiiated by the loeal tossers to be |dropped the sphere and the game was tranhlesome. over. Indians have some reason to The Indians got to Ogden quickly this will he their vear, if |Summa opened the first round with tebir is 80 per of the battle, |single to left and Lacy sacrificed. Joe As many hase ball wiseacres con- | Sewell's double to right-center cashed fend. Speaker has a splendid arvay [Summa at the counting block, and | ilent in Fmi en, Georze [ Burns' two-bagger tallled Joe, Two nd Benny Karr, anders, {move markers were registered by the tand B lter Miller. |"I'ribe in the fourth, that Speaker be- <mith 4 <haute, {2an with a double to right. \\hen nthpaw persnasic All| Luke Sewell bunted, Ogden tried to | v and Shaute are get Tris going into third and missed. regular turn slabmen, The Big Chief scored after Tobin | the two exceptions have caught Jamieson's long fly, and suc- proved quite capable in relief roles. cessive singles by Lutzke and Levsen | 'hay may get the Tribe somewhere sent Luke Sewell to the plate. RUlEEaE Ut Two for Griffs In Fifth. Showed the Griffs Plenty. The Nationals wasted a couple of Uhile, Kare and Smith showed the | hits in the fourth, but got two runs Nationals plenty while in Washing- | in the next inning. Ruel popped to- T . although the fires |ward first base, and the loft was mentinned was defeatad nfter a brisk | turned fnto a twobagxer when the Thine Yenarable spithall ar- | ball fell safely as Burns and Luke et e series Sewell collided. Tate, battng for Hted here Vet ny Bl Lacben. | Oden, crashed a triple past Speaker BB AG: BEaveT mean power, 10 fally Muddy. Myer slammed a iy e maeds | double against the right-field wall and 10 he and handed the Nationals a Tate romped home. Boss Bucky 5210 % defeat that pulled the Indians Salked, but Rice fouled out and the et disision and pushed the Summa took good care of Goslin and holdover Champs into the lower Judge. Sl Speed was used to get a couple of runs and knot the count in the ninth. Ruel walked as a starter and M Neely was sent in to run for Muddy Ruether hatted for Morrell and lifted A fiv to short center. Speaker muffed the ball, but sl had a chance to ‘orce out McNeely at second. Tris, however, made a poor throw and both hands were safe. Stewart was nomi- I nated to run for Ruether. supperted. Levsen wonld more decisive viet & Co. He was riant in attack as he was on the too. drivinz in one run with a ind pavir 1o the rher his club, opening ttinz turn with left field line 2ot nine safe Levse One th A fearfully flukey affa he fifth frame when » good bréak. Buddy shot the ball by Levsen at a mile-a-minute-clip, th eessive hite follonmt ba®% whereas the Tribe had expected an base on batle netted the Nationaix 4 | AUlempt to sacrifice. Burns had come S e ationals a5 tor a bunt, and lacy, moving rice of markers and left 1wo run-|,ier to cover first, was fortunate ners on the paths. The next three|.nough to scoop up the sphere a few atters. though. could do nothing 1o ards from the bag and beat Myer PATSHRELr Sniaben. lin a sprint to the station. McNeely Levsen Splendidly Supported. | who had moved to third on the play : scored as Lacy threw out Bucky Har fielding alone that got|ris. Rice lined a single to right\to into trouble in the ninth send Stewart in with the tying run, the champs pushed @ couple but Goslin rolled weakly to Joe tallies across to deadlock the ' Sewell. mil also was accorded some Wort in the same round that nretenien The anpasition (rom forging VIRGINTIA LEAGUE. S the fror Portsmouth, 6: Petersbure. . Richmond. 2: Kinston, 1 e i Wilson, 10: Norfoll the Cleveland “hman the TERN quartet sent to the hiil by Bucky SOUTHIASTER{ LEAGUE. ris. the recruit Willard Morrell; Savannah, 10: Albans. 2. Was the mast effective. Fut he came Others npt schedule on the scene afier the Tribe had EASTERN SHORE LEAGUE. rng‘y‘\nfll Curly Ogdon for six safeties = § split even!v hetween the first and| Edston 4:Dover ! =~ o fourth rounds and producing two | Farkaese 7o CHaRed. tallies in each round Renny Tate ted for Ogden when {he Nationals rallied in the fth ant | “PINCH” PLAYERS SHINE orvell took up the siab burden from then thraugh the eighth, =iving an IN CLEVELAND CONTEST R} safeties. After the Champs had CLEVELAND, June 9 (#).— knotted the count Alex Ferguson was : pinch hitters and runners had an =ent azainst the Spokemen, and Alex | ypusual time of it in the game w s Just about as effective as he has | petween. Nationals. and. Indian: rrvy most ?f‘;hn season here yesterday. Three pinch bat- v A twinkling the Tribe had run-| ters used by the teams got on, pers om fivst and second bases with | \hile three substitute runners ona out. and after Ferzuson heaved | weored / 1wo wide ones o Joe Sewell he was | (atcher Tate, batting for Ogden, yanked and Fred Marherry rushed 10| tripled and later scored. “Dutch” the mound. Fred. too, was wild and | Ruether, batting for Morrell, lost no time in jfamming the sacks. | pegched first on ‘an error, and Then the Nationals' defense went Knode, batting for Lacey, was awry and the Tribe had the game in | given a pass on balls. the hag McNeely ran for Ruel, Stewart T m— for Ruether and Knode for Lev. ¢ o5 sen_in the ninth, and all scored. 1a Severeid. who had replaced | == e Mudd: 1 behind the hat, was the | man fault in the defensive line n” (“m Champs. Tle fumbled a heave from Sam Rice that. if gripped. would have retired Bobhy Knode at the plate and hsm’q the Indians scoreless in the | l.evsen had opened the inning with | + hot grounder down the left-field line that was good for two bases. Speaker | <ent in Knode to run for the pitcher, hiut Bobhy steod on second whila | Homer Summa. trying to sacrifice, | nopped a foul to Buddy Myer. Fergy thouzh. found the plate an swing: while hurling 1o Pitchbatter Pat Me- Nunity and a pass resulted. Nor could Alex locate the platter when ~Toe | . Sewell stond bheside it. Marhes was | Just as wild and =oon there was an Conveniently Located ! Trdlan at each corner of the runway. | GiEGiie Barns 44060 o llher ith mnj on Fourteenth Street in <h ht, but with the cateh | 1333-37 14th St. Main 5780 AN ENTIRELY NEW KIND OF COLLAR_ SUPER_ QUALITY COLLARS THEY ARE THE BEST-LOOKING BEST-WEARING STARCHED COLLARS EVER OFFERED 35¢each 3 for $120 CLUETT, PEABODY & CO. INC. THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9. 1926. SPORTS. Cleveland Fans Dreaming of Pennant: Macks Playing Steady Game This Season WEST DEVELOPING PUNCH ~ IN MAJOR LEAGUE RACES CAUGHT AT THE FINISH . E. i being developed in the Western corners of the circuits as the | [J NEXPECTEDLY stroug contention for major league pennants i*‘ long battic through the heat of July and August approaches. | Chicago, aiter several seasons of rcverses, scems determined to land somewhere. The Whire Sox. fighting Philadelphia desperately for second | | position, sent Urban “Red” Faber to the lists againsi Leity Grove yes- | terday and won. 1 10 0, but only aiter his brilliant adversary had weakened | in the ninth. ! At the same time, Charley Root of the Cubsz turned back the New York COVEY AND MILLER Glams with Six safeties and captured the verdict, 2 to 1. materially aided A | by Charles Grimm's home run. Pep wlLL P'TCH TOD Y Young's four-base lift in the eighth zave New York its only run. The| e Cubs are hattling P'ittsburgh for sec- | *Batted for Osden in B | CLEVELAND. June @ ondiniiee v e SV auo ey Shntted for Morrell 9 T e o e e | Cincinnati, which holds it lead- e €rzhip @ X i, weni down before the Boston es for the fourth | straight time. 8 1o 7, in eleven in ni it was a slugfest. in which the ves hit safely 15 times and the | 1eds 12 Andy High and Jack Tavlor I single and double for the vinning connter PPittshy cmained in the ronning by defeating Brooklyn. 4 to 3. Kiki | Cuvler scoring the tyving run in the ecighth after running wildly rennd ¢ the base paths all afternc Ry A2 ble lefi-hander. Since coming 4 "Babe Ruth's eleventh-inning homer cuso Warherres. f g Teh e 4 i 3 Bitcher——Fergusin Lope e e lHer reanering | is second of the contest. gave the i n odnjury to a leg. Miller has|yypkees a victory over Detroit, 11 to “npitching strongly and is regarded | o the. AU top form now of using Joe Bush azainst t today, hut havin cement the | - neleskie I v Coveyv's tiikne H SN the slab at that. but had yester Two-buse hits — Bluege, | Sewell. Buros, Ker. Levae: b - might take a1 chanee with Nucrifices — La 3 thouzh the latter has done v while in o pitehing line so Nutionals were almost certain s the slants of Walter Miller. the Tyeers 14 After Washington hid tied the Yanks getting 16 blows, the |, [ 6 Leacue samsnics | 7 )OK AS GOOD IN SECOND PLACE AS IN LEAD IN 1925 Chieazo, 8t Louis, 6: Boston, b. New Vork. 11 Detroit. 9 (11 innings). e 2 oF THE cLees. | Nationals Appear About 100 Per (ent Worse Off | In Their Standing Now Than a Year Ago. While Chisox Are Hitting Same Pace. Washington. 208l 5 BY JOHN B. FOSTER. e EW YORK. June 9—The Philadelphia Athletics did some iricks stepping last year, but they are doing their climbing in a steadier @ Chiengo. way this season. b A yecar ago Philade'phia. Washington and Chicago led in the fight m _ | the American Lecague and there was an air of resignation over most of the circuit because it was agreed that these three teamns probably wor continue to lead. In Philadelphia there was an atmosphere of elation, for the Athletics for the first time in a decade or so. were beginning to resemble the Whit. 'ION. : phants of old that had browsed off the tree tops until Connie Ma T0NAL LEAGU 7 YESTERDAY'S RES anded them because the pasturage had run out _ s o S The Athlctics had a percentage a vear ago of about 700. That i< ne : enough to draw attention to the fact that the Athletics this season, not iront in the race, today have a measly .566. T | Yet they second in the yace BIG LEAGUE LEADERS against the fact that they were fi e a vear ago. In some respecis the look as formidable in second p | now as they seemed to he last AMERICAN LEAGUE. Perhaps that is because evervhod Yankees. .. ......389 | thought they would crack las e 1760 | and this season evervhod: | Hits—Rice, Nation . Rurms, that they can fight up frem a Indians 3 place. BY the Associated Pross | Pittab’eh 3l 318 Doubles—Burns, Indians. . .. 24| The Washington Senators are ahou 3l INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. S ipuL e e S score in a minthinning rallv. Cleve. | oo tasis | A8 e 4 1 31 saeusiare | LUIPles—Gelirig, Vankees......... 31| 100 per ceni woise off in thelr st ated in the <eventh by the Tribe when : o e fanned. Myer tried 1o take sec. oot (Aret game . 19 L 3ond on the third strike. but was| bl Setisineid i oiveiy: Oberte.. | SRURNE eaBlly by ke Sewell's. fire field. Schroeder and Schulte. throw to brother Joe. and came throuzh to win in its half, | 10 4. Boston errors gave the Nt. Louls Browns a verdict. 6 10 5, the Sislers v T Joe. | scoring four times in the first on | Toronto (second Kames § 13 0l Myer had a troublesome day at thivd | (h7ee singles and two misplays. New: e e K Faulkner_ and Steles. Twombley, small e. hix new position. The Indians | | wood and Scaulte. Wilson drove two hits past him und he When Myer batted, the Indians got | R | e RUTH NOW SIX DAYS | DlRess. and NG Paaben. | - Myer and Muel got two IS sach Okden and McKee. Cobb. although one by Muddy was o finky AHEAD OF B'G YEAR o e L , [ affair. JMyer's xpeed helped 1o get a | AL ngle in the seventh. Buddy bwating Koupal and Pond: Moss and Freitax out a rol Joe Sewell, r o (first game ) 12 1% t Sty FERTY ing un the run- | NEW YORK. June 8. George Her. | Karop. Moore and Devine fourth round " K ok tried to keep @ doubie from Tris Mirers, may weli thank Ty Cobh and 4 v 2land collided violenty with him on top 1he Marquis of second base. A minute fater Myer 2 ien's throw of Like Sew - . ell's sacrifice and straddled the sliding Five vears azo. just about this AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. he chieftain, but could not make a (im Hammerinz " Herman made . iring tag before Spokg reached the known to the hase hall world he was Rl e aiming all shots at the far fences e ity o B 5 t _ 1 almosg | PAU A new homerun record might Zinn and Snyder: Johnson. Pipzras and 1 almost e established. <her re o ~. SR b e R e e Bl PAnd T On une 11 he found Middleton for Mehetny S « tour-base blow and the next day he Uiy (wo games plaved had o foot race to Straizhtened out a Sutherland offer- | | ACk in the third. with the ing. But the gieat burst of speed Indian # whisk wi by« long ' Wax to come. Howard B e. th RECORDS OF GRIFFMEN | .’ Dt e "€ | Xvger of renown. did mound duty fof | i o Cobb on June 13 and suffered 1wo | BATTING When Goslin went to bat in the fifth home.run knocks at the hands of the | inning some bug in the leftfield npew champion. And the same ran, hleacher flashed a4 mirror in Goose's 5 f v 100s hefeil George Dauss the next after- eves. Umpire Rowland promptly i e called time and with Speaker went to the stand in search of the offender. The mirror-flasher was found and his glass taken from him. but he remained in the stand Detroit Tygers for being a part Lyan of the American Leazue noon Yesterday Ruth once again opened | up on the Detroit hurlers, for this | vear he seeks another record. and | the two homers he tore from the | 33-255u3. = RS service ot Stoner and Holloway | ‘Two special days are on the Indians’ | Placed him six davs ahead of his 1921 | endar while the Nationals are here. | offort. “Tomorrow will be El Sirat Grotto day | In the season that he registered 59 at Dunn Field. when the Cleveland uit punches Ruth had saven “dou- | M. 0. V. PR R will make merry. ble” days. four of them on Western Nick Altrock. National conch and | fiolds. His record of two homers in comedian, is to he initinted into the ane day for 1921 follows 1 order tomorrow merning. Friday will lune 13—Off Ehmke, Tvgers, at Marberry 3 he Canadian day. when a erowd of Detroit, 3 v Dominic i their hands wil, at Tune 14 ~Off Daurs, gores at Pe. tend. troit . Juivy 2 -Off Russell and Myers, Red Sox. at New York SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION July 12--Off Davis, Browns, at St R H Louis, : 4 August § -Off Weinecke and Kerr, Birmi : o L e meres sna| White Sox, at New: Yoitk Hinkle & i August 23--Off Caldwell, Indians Memphie s 13 4t Cleveland. | Mamie 2 % 4 September % -Off Coveleskie and Griffin and Kohlhecker. O'Brien. Murras | Uhle, Indians, at New York and Ritehis | P Atianta 501 N i L s Y PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. ""“'"'" o iV e it Seattle. 5 Sacramento. 1 Lintle Rock (T San Francico. 3. Oakland s OfIsans Lo Angeles. 6: Missons. Robinson and Sengstock : Scott and Dowi (Only three games scheduled.) 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Clneinnati 8 its—Cuyler, Pirates...... - 8| \Waler Johnson was making recoris e Sl Cobg 2 fants. ... - for himself last year, but he can't do . = L l""*—‘:‘"ll'"‘-l"'"‘_ S inaia. " 15[t this vear because his team can omers—Bottomley, Cardinals. ... Wi thaotodd iaa Syl - L LLLGll Stolen bases—Cuyler, Pirat t. 12| aman Ennu:h acaer bul )vho Rerte e : 1 ¥ ng—Meadows, Pirates, won | of his team are not working suf Hanover-Cham e Craim lost 0. ficlently well as a team 1o overcom« > — | small leads. That sn't a gend sign for Washingion { but so very few that ti the tramp. trar highwavs echo with in should happen o zrow By the Asaaiatod Pros they will be a hard team 1o keep o of the fust division. With the ol N EW YORK. June 9 -Ease ball sales, releases, rumors of impending | pf the fust division, v trades and halkir cre gave a tingé of variety to today's base vesterdav the Sox showed their stif i e by blanking the Athletics 5 3 ; e Both Philade!phia w ar The Detroit American lLeague team ha< purchased Arlie Wilbur | are figuring wpon & collapee. of the Cooper, veteran southpaw pitcher of the Chicago Cabs. at a price reported | Yankees one of these davs. They are to be m excess of the waiver price. Cooper had won two games and lost | candid in admitiing that thev expect { one with the Cubs this season to move up when the Y The unconditional release of Fitcher Willinm Veeck wesident of the | for the rex The Yanks Carl Mays of the Cincinnati Iteds | Chicago ieam. said at the New York | than .300 points bhetter rizht will be recommended by Manager |league meetings that Winter that he | they were a vear ago. They sviibolize Jack Hlendricks, according to word |had carried a good bargain and there | he great Lull market of the hase veceived in Cincinnati from Boston. were many to agree with him, but|ball exchange. Their ascent has Mays who has seen more than 10 Mafanvill now is plaving shortstop | stumped the other clubs. which butlt vears' big league service has heen for Brooklyn. while there are strong | up their teams anticipating nothinz waived by all major clubs rumors that Grimm scon will leave [ much from New York aside from a Word was received in Chicago that the Cubs. | fight to zet into the first division. Shannon of the Cubs had refused to| \eanwhile Aldridge and Grantham |+ Both Philadelphia and Washington 20 to the Indianapolis club, which pur- ‘are valued cogs in the world cham-| Were sure thev had improved cert chased his contract on Monday. pion Pittsburgh combination. positions on their teams and Chicago Cooper has been left-handing in the | hoped it had done so. hut not one of major league since 1912, when he was R o the three realized that the nks bought by Pittshurgh from Columbus had improved a whole team. The of the American Association FLORIDA ST\ATE LEAGUE. principal question now is how much In Novemher of 1924 Cooper be- St Petersburs, 3: Orlande. 1. of fte lead of 130 paints the New came part of a trade that astonished — Lakeland. 4: Fort Myers. & York team can save in the lonz Sum the base ball public. Together with' Sanfani 1 Bradeaton o mer marathon Rabbit Maranville and avie: onyrizhe 1o Grimm. Pittsburgh sent him ™= Cubs for Vie Aldridge. George ( SOUTH ATLANTIC. 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