Evening Star Newspaper, June 23, 1926, Page 26

6 Gr iffs in Philadelphia for Pair of Tills : NATS AND A’S'NOW TIED -FOR SEASON IN VICTORIES Each Have Won Seven Games of Fourteen Played. esterday, But Palmero Fails. BY JOHN MILADELPHIA, June P Mack and company Sa far ceitng to the 3 with the holdover Champs. A< far as can be seen, this series is not one of the make-or-break Fven two victories would not lift them out of It probably will not mean much more than just two Lind for the Harrismen. the second division. hall games to them. Nationala had plenty yesterday. their first home ince after a 23-day jaunt. The doy with the Vankees kept them their toes for more than four and all they got was a fair <plit. A finish reminiscent of cham- pionship davs put the first game in the bag. § tn 7. but in the second tilt 1Hey relapsed into the class of hase hall they The to do appe header an hours, SPORTS. Champs Stage Rally 1o Beat Yanks in Opener About all this series with the offers the Nationals is an opportunity to get the edge on Connie for the season clashes hetween the clubs. ter de that the Nationale st take both of the games scheduled here. these cluhs that were such intence rivals over the greater part Af the 1023 campaign. have played to an even break in 14 games, the As ) point by taking four of their last five engagements have heen plaving through | the greater part of the last five weeks and were defeated. 9 1o 1 Dnteh Ruether. veteran southpaw and Walter Beall. local sandlot prod- net. sporting the uniform of the Hug men, were mound rivals in the Initial clash at heginning, bt neither isted the rouie. Ruether was trear- #d much more roughly than the New vork hurler bef his exii. Alex Pepzuson (ried 1o succeed Dutch, bu was unequal to the task. and Fred Marberry zot credit for the vi that came when the nationals chased Reall and lierh Pennock in the ninth frame and took a parting fling at Ur 7 Shocker. Paimero Quickly Fades. Emilio Palmero. latest addition the National's mound corps. was trot ted out for the last game. but he was 00 wild and lasted oniy three frames. n that time the Yanks tucked the <ame awav. What Curly Ogden and Willard Morrell. who succeeded him dft mads no difference. Waite Hoxt went the route for the Yanks and had everything practically his own way Some heaithy hitting was needed for the Vankee's t run in the opening engagement of the double- header. Combs started the afternoon by combing [tuether for a triple. arive going to left field. Koenig's Ioft to Toe Harris was so short thart Combs made no affort to leave thivd hise after the catch. but the husky Yink romped to the plate when Geh sinzled 1o center. After Ruth watched a2 third strike breeze by Meusei socked 2 single. but Lazzeri nopped 1o Boss Bucky Tuether tghtened after that while the Nutionats overhauled the Hugmen Tos Harris made the first hit off Beall When he signled 1o left 1o open tha fourth frame. Judge’s one-baser moved Moon 1o the middie station only. These Griffmen waited on the vaths while Biuege. attempting 10 sacrifice. popped to Dugan. #nd Peck fted 2 hizh one o Koeniz. Ruel gave a heiping hand. though. singling o center to tally Joe Harri Sam and Goose Team Up. Another markcr was ch; up in the fifth. T e er 16:the middle garden and lost ne time in. setting sail for second. Sam swiped the sack easily ond was ; 1a continve to third ollins threw peorly. ky Harri i a third -trike called against him. then Gos lip's single to center scored Rice he Yanks came right back in the sixth to dezdlock the game. Gehrig stprted the run-making by single off Ruether's gloved Ditch retrieved the ball and threw wildly past Judge., letung Gehrig reach second. Ruth slammed a single to right and Lou crossed ome wholesale counting was done the Yanks in the eighth and ninth Ruth's doublc, Meusel's sac- Lazzeris sinzle and theft and n's one. € kn acceounted for to hand. mes vifice, ™ the | slapping a | vace of markers off Ruether in the | wh In the ninth, the Huzmen faced Fer- the outser 1 soon chased seall sinzled and Combs walked swih held t ex as Koenig skied 18 Joe 1 = sinzle rezister. 2 Combs to the far was rushed to the was sent up to bat far Paschal. w had replaced the < underpinned Ruth. Roy's e scored Combs and Gehrig. fis Put on Splurge. e Nationalx then put on their hig e of the day St frame with a single and pulled up | t thivd when Bucky bled to left-center. Hugains vanked Reall and substituted Pennock at this point Goslin's hunt hit erowded the sacks. but Joe Harri= hounded to Pennock nd @ two-ply Killing resulted in which V:hr was nipned at the plate and the witer at first. 1t Penn es again. eze's roller d. counted nd sent Marberry <Tah and Caviyl v Judge to fill and when Koenig let slip throuzh, Bucky Peck's slashing single Goslin_and Judge. 1 cashed Bluege. Man s picked but when Pilot nlaced the sovthpaw the right-handed tionals” leader vinch-batter. Tate greeted Shocker with to left. Meusel let the ball roll by him and the misplay enabled McNeely, rurning for Peck. to cross with the tying tally, and Myer. legging for Tfuel. to get home with the decisive run Second Game Quickly Decided. The second zame was tucked away auickly by the Vankees. Peck’'s fum Lie of a pop v put Combs on second se the bheginning of Paliere walked Koenig and A wild pitch to Ruth let Coinis g¢1 10 the plate and the oiher 180 runners advance a notch. The Rambino's stroll crowded the cush ions for sion. Koenig tallied after Goslin hagged Meusel's loft. and Gehrig and Tuth picked np a Rice sradbed Lazzeri's hoist. Dugan crashed <o right-center for three hases. scoring two of his teammates. Jumping Joe tried to make a homer of his blow, only to be nipped at the plate by 2 series of relays. Two hardy_hits figured in the of three Yankee runs in the me. Palmero’s last on the With one gone, Gehrig drew a pass and scored ahead of the Babe, who xent the ball soaring across the right fi’ld barrier, not so far from the scoreboard. for his twenty of the season. Meusel whiffed, but Lazzerl trivled against the right fleld | and scampered home when Gazella_uncorked a single. "he Yanks picked up a marker in the fifth and another in the seven‘h, hoth off Ozden. Ruih's twe-bagse! hegen the fifih. Paschal ran for th Bambine. whose legs wahbled for th second time in the afternoon. and yaced home as Mensel singled to cen. ter. In the seventh Meusel singled Harris sc to left Ruel s one-ba! ager Ha Ruether, Huggins re. Pennock Shocker the shifted to Tate and Giehrig. mak- third hill. ~ Jeanes Lo bat for | Na- | as a single | third homer | | land’s shortstopper and second-sacker, Rice opened the | | | i the clash | tne second time in the ses-| base each after | THE EVENING JOE JUDGE TO PLAY DESPITE HIS INJURY PHILADELPHIA, June 23.—Joe | Judge. who wrenched his back during |the second game yvesterday when he overslid second hase, was expected 1o | veturn to the National line-up this aft- rnoon. While the injury was quite | painful, prompt treatment by Trainer | Mike Martin proved helpful, and on the way to this city today the firat- sacker said he felt fit to get into ac- tion again. SEbbES two-base hit In the seventh inning. He made a desperate plunge for the mid |dle station to beat Paschal's heave to | Koenig, and twisted his side and back Athleties And tire, | second game yesierday ne-up was considerably changed |Stewart and Myer were placed in the !infield, Joe Harris was shifted from the outfleld to first base, McNeely put | in the outfield and Tate posted behind | the bat. I —_— | Coveleskie was to pitch against the | | Macks this afternoon, but Ruck Harris | | had no 1dea who would go to the slab for the Nationals tomorrow. “I must |await today’s happenings before nam. | ling any Thursday hurler,” Bucl says. ONE THRILL, AT LEAST E. o S §| Dugan hum his trick knee when he ol tripped over Muddy Ruel in an at O ltempt to stretch his triple into a % [homer in the firat frame of the second re. Joe fell in a heap back of the plate, and apparently was out for minute or two. He had to be assisted from the field, but revived quickly and gamely took his place at third | ase for the last half of the inning. | Joe gave way to Gazella, though, after the second round es3-u-cossnes (5 e | cormaNA=Du: Emlllo Palmero, native son of the | Queen of the Antilles, before making | his debut as a National pitcher, was | presented with a floral bouquet by Senor Rafael Sanchez.Aballi, (uban ‘Ambassador to the United States Goslin made a spectacular catch at Meusel's expense in the third inning of the first game. The Goose ran close to the barrler of the leftfield sun par lor to pull down Bob's liner ARTILLERY POLOISTS PLAYING AT RUMSON RUMSON, N. T, of the 16th Field Artillery at Fort Myer. Va., winners over the Sun eagles Saturday in the opening round of the southeastern intracitcult tour- nament, play their second game here | |today with the Rumson Freebooters. | The War Department four from | | Washington, D. ., was eliminated vesterday in a thrilling battle with | the Green River gquartet, 10 to 9. | Green River led at the half, 5 to 4, and outplaved the Soldiers up until the final period of the elght-chukker match Capt. Kilburn, > !-:s:eobsu.pa-:? 252525200 m0uus s0555:0unss0. 1 PR P Sm— +Ran for Peckinpaush in ninth Inning. §Ran for Racl in ninth tnnine. Batted for Marberry In ninth Inning. *Two ont when winning run scored. New York 10000102 a— Washington... 6 0 0 1 1 © 0 0 8— Two-base hits—Ruth, 8. Harela. Three- base hit—Combs. _Stolen bases—Rice, Tt seri, Sacrifice—Meusel. Double 7l Peckinpauzh to . Harris fo dudge o Lazzeri. Pennoek to Collins to Gehrig. w York. shingi i Beall. 6: off Pennock. i: off | off Feiguson_ 1, &irugk ont-" Ruether, 5. Hits—0f e oui in_ninth x: off Shocker. 10 in R innings of Marberry June 21 - Polofsts isel. Tildebrand and Morlart Zame—?2 hours and 23 minnte "OND GAME. AB. R. P Kosnie. Gehrig! Ruth Paschal. Meusel who shared scoring honors with Col. Parker In the war | te: first game. led the point herers in vesterday's clash, with al of 4 tallies . SPORTSMAN KILLS SELF. SAN FRANCISCO. June 23 (). Philip N. Wescott, 42. widely known golfer, expert shot. hunter and retired capitalist, committed suicide in his room in a club here today by ing himself with a revolver. He was a graduate of Williams College, and was the son of the late Edward Noves Westcot:, New York banker and au thor of the novel “David Harum.” RECORDS OF GRIFFMEN 221520000427 | ssussnse-sa e 229923938239-23 035=2asuwsnuasRED 2290 mmmidnmdN=D280P > SRR e L8 Gl E R o eaiiiily E “Ratted for Palmero in third Inning. +Batted for Ogden in eighth inning! New Vork 4030101000 Washington. .~ 0 # 0 0 0 0 0 0 1—1 | Two-hase hits—Ruth. Judge. Rice. Three- | hane hits—Dugan, Tazzerl. " Goalin. Home run—Ruth. Sacrifices — Meusel. ' Lazzeri. Double Dlavs—Hovt to Koenig to Ge Koenig to Lazzeri fo Gehriz. Lef* on New York, Washington. = 5. e OF Hovt, 2o off Palméro. 5 Struck out—Rv Hort. 5: 3: by Oeden. 2 Hite—Of Paimers, off Ogden. 6 in 3 innings: off TR Dl Wila piteh—Palmera. Vi pitoher—sPatmero. U mplres—Messra; HaenrandeMoriagte and_Gelvel. ~ Time “af | game—1 hour and 58 minutes. i ] 238 i 29900892299992102u3LANDBRNDS 3 Peckinpaugh . Ruether —i9Btetn and Lazzeri walked. Gazella's sharp <ingle to right sent Meusel home. Goslin's triple at the outset of ?hfl ninth did most to avert a National | <hutout. The Goose stuck at the far corner as Lazzeri threw out Joe Har- | vis, but he got to the caunting block | afrer Paschal caught McNeeiv's hoist. 239002 BESLEY AT WAYNESBORO Kirk Besley, Comolete 2 Games 232012215490 zame =22-285u5T00 warted. TUniversity of Mar; Morrell ... who was recently added to Connle | ack’s roll, is holding down the sec. nd-base job with Wavneshoro in the | Blue Ridge lL.eague. He got three hits resterday. 22350 Innings i385 pitehed. ‘2009-unuaBa~ Won. Ll e ariate TOtAL ~ =R ARDSED zames. PPPT Y =oosmaninu~o Lost. KREMB CHANGES CLUBS. | Sunny Kremb. former Liberty Ath.| letic b hurler, has switched from Chambersburg to Wayneshoro in the | Blue Ridge League. In his first game, which he won from Hanover, 7 to 4. he registered eight strikeouts, six of them in a row. Fountain Pens R:p:i:e_d_ Keys Duplicated, 25¢ Adams News Depot, 902 G N.W. Perfecto Extra 2 for 25¢ ELVERSO The Sweet and Mellow Cigar Why is El Verso sweet and meliow? Choice quality tobaccos and that rich brown El Verso wrapper—fully matured and expertly blended create a sweet and mellow cigar —with a character all its own. Don’t miss smoking one today. Another quality brand of The Deisel-Wemmer Company San Felice Qualits Leader 2 for15¢ S o e P e s S PSS ) Cochran & 'Co. Distributor Washington, D. C. Judge hurt hims?If after gettinz his | muscles 8o severely that he had to re ; After being beaten off so early in the | the Nationals' | shoot- | STAR, WASHIN( AMERICAN LEAGUE. s! Washington. 6 8 6 AMES TODAY. Washington at Philadelphia. Cleveland at Chicago. REDS AND BUCS KEEP wP FTON, D. C. NATIONA [Philadelohia, 6; New Vork. Cincin‘afi _i— Pittsb'zh | ¢ GAMEK TODAY. Plisshurch at St Loule. Chicage at Cincinnat Phiadelnh n al Ao BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS LEAGUE. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. (24 g WEDNESDAY, NECK-AND-NECK STRUGGLE By the Ascociatnd Prest C INCINNATI creeping away from gin now is seven. Brooklyn, Chicago and and between first and six one point sep their by [heels. Only The Reds retained vantage vesterday Chicago, 3 to 2 althongh out May striking out two men and e another to ground to the infi the ubs had filled the hases. Plttsburgh remained in the when Lee Meadows confined four doubles and Two of Pittsbu [0 two win, 3 to 1 were circuit drives by Rrooklyn cling to downing Boston, § to Philadelphia_ set York Giants, 6 to 2 side the park by accounted for thiee runs Babe Ruth gained home run of the vear when ton and the Yankees divided bill and the 90 1. down 1 A hom: Yankees took the Pittshurgh, slight defeating aved the battle In the eighth by Mokan in the ninth his twenty-third | Washington won the firs their rivals slowly. th places was only four full games. New ates Cincinnati and Pittsburgh. ad hit. Jake By the Associated Press. AMERICAN LEAG Ratting—Ruth, Yankees, Runs—Ruth, Hits—Burns, Indians, 8. Doubles—Burns, iples—G. pmers—Ru n bases—Meusel, ompelling eld after running 81 Louis ingles 1o rgh runs place hy New run in he Batting—Cuylel Runs—Blades, ts—Cuyler, Pirates, 88. Triples—Wright, Pirat Homers—Bottomley, Ca Stol Pitel |lost 0. Washinz- | a double st, 8 to 7.| second, Lyons of the White Sox registered his twelfth conquest of the season beating Cleve b innin, The Detroit fourth straight Lonis, 9 to 4 had a perfect singles. nd in Tygers victory Tavener of th day at bat Grover Cleveland Alexander. of the go Nationals. Chicago 1o the heing suspended by Carthy for breach | rules. Philadelp) has been \unz ger of the FRISCO BUYS MAILS. AN FRANCISCO. June Walt the yracuse International | ciub. has been purchased by San Fran- |elsco of the Pacific (¢ of was the property ionals. COTTON STATES LEA! Jackson, R: Monroe. 1 Gulfpori. 7: Meridian, 1. Hattieshirg. 9: Laurel, Alexandria. 1. Vicksburg, called by agreement) ol Spartanburg, 5 Greenville, 4. Ashevills. 10: Augusta, 3. Charlotte. 10- Columbia. 3. Macon-Kroxville—wet grounds. with Cardinals after Mails, left-handed pite! SOUTH ATLANTIC ASSOCIATION =5 410 recorded against - T\g; forc and Meut | and B Toledo Minneapoits Clarkson and Heving. Toe Me. | RRUane, tFAININE | Cullop, Tincun and Mever <enger and Shinauit Ind:anapalis | M auk Burweil. Nilea Stanson Eddleman and McMenemy. veteran hia and released 23 () her with League Newark Teague. | Svracuse the St.|_ Dickerman | schulte and Morrow oronto Baltimore { Faulkner and 0 | Oniy zames plaved | | | GUE. SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. 7 innings. | | Mobile | Memphis bee and Kohlbecker. | 12 wnninge. Firat game— New Orleans Tittle Rock . leaders in the National Ieague, A week ago the difference ar e The mar- Yankees, 66, . |mlhn|. 28, BIG LEAGUE LEADERS. 12 o . 10 9 [ 1% and R 4 i Doubles—Frisch, Giants, 21. \nnkou, g—Shaute, Cleveland, won 6; | York remain in a virtual deadlock for fourth position. while the St. Louis Cardinals are stepping on Pittshurgh’s | 13. 1 bases—Cuyler, Pirates, 15. g—Meadows, Pirates, won 8; E 4 3 Pipgras 13 H 13 31 1 0 Banton and Gowdy. Sheehan, Mes- | hetween 1 1 Partley: H ) 8 Zubris 3 4 11 8 INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. F an o 4 d o 0 Farnshaw and Cobb. Naslor and Reed: Griffin. Brillheart. Lisen- JUNE 23, 1926. |GOVERNMENT LEAGUE NINES IN TITI.E TILTS Government Printing Office and General Accounting Office ninex start |today on a three.game series designed | to break the deadlock for the first | half champlonship brought about yes terday in the Government Base Ball League, when the Government Print | ers nosed out Patent Office finai tilt of the schedule, ¢ to §. The two teams have had the race practically up with records of 10 wins in 12 starts. Treasury, which finished in third position. 100k only 4 out of 11 matches. while Patent only 2 decisons in 10 siarts and In terstate came through twice in 11 | clashex. The steady Improvement shown in the work of the Pepco team. door | mat of the Commercial League during the first series, brought resulis ves terday. when the team turned in its |first_victory by downing Chesapeak & Potomac Telephome Co.. 3 to Hays, who did the twirling for the | winners, was touched up for a total of 9 hingles. while King and Phipps | |of the Phonemen's nine allowed the opposing batters 10 hite. Dunn con tributed a homer to Pepco's scoring By defeating the Telephone hase ballers. Pepco takes a fiving start in the race for the second half cham- pionship. the game being the first played by the two teams since the | firat weries ended. The victory puts the team in first place, even Wwith Chevy Chase Dairy. | A third clore game in the Polomae Park winning from Navy. 5 outhit, 9 1o 6. were reglstered. Labor. SANDLOTTERS PLAN BASE BALL BENEFIT Sandlotiers of the cfrv something new on Tuly 26 | taur base ball henefit day obgerved at Glen Fcho. with a frolic and dance and a popularity contest carrying prizes of new nniforms. balls bais and other equipment Teams of all classes will have a hand in the affair and share in the receipts of the voting contest. Tickets numbering 30.000 are (o go on sale at one of the prominent sporting goods | houses this week The committee named to handle the big event includes J. R Holcer, man | ager of the Mount Rainier Athletic Club; Willie Glascoe, pilot of Shamrocks; Albert Purchase of the Pontiac Juniors: B. E. Phillips of the Northwestern Midgets and Charles | Divorin of the Celtic_Athletic Ciub, | Mount Rainier players are report to their field tomorrow at 5:30 to practice for Sundav's game with the Jewish Community Center nine. Jehnny Goetz. Lefiy Meln. 1yre. Dick Willlams and Perch Cor nell also are requested to be on hand 4| was reported League. Labor are to try when ama 1o he is ames in prospect for the coming Sabhath are a Union Printer-Mary {1and Athletic Club match, a meeting the Anacostia Kagles and | Cherrvdale. a Kenilworth-Lafaverte tilt, and a clash hetwesn the Chevy Chase Bearcats and the St Joseph's Club. The Knickerbockers plan 1o {iourney to Annapolis to tackle Fast | port. | White nines pl: IBRITISH WOMAN’S GOLF IN SEMI-FINAL STAGE HARLECH, Wales, June 23 (#). Cecll Leitch defeated Miss P. Cos grove of Stoke Poges, 3 and 2, today in the fifth round of the British wom en's golf championship tournament. Mlle. Simone de la Chaume de- feated Miss E. E. Helme of Leather head. 4 and Miss Leitch and Mile. de la Chaume | ! meet in the semi-finals this afternoon. n and Moose insect Fairlawn tomorrow. Hav to themselves and finished | Office earned | the | asked | SPORTS Waner Keeping Pirates in Race for Title 'OKLAHOMAN IS FULFILLING ‘PREDICTIONS OF ADMIRERS Outfielder Obtained From Frisco Proves He Is Made l‘ of Right Stuff by Attaining Stardom After j Starting Poorly With Buccaneers, in the( : BY JOHN B. FOSTER. N EW YORK. June 23.—This young fellow Paul Waner. who i< iay- ing such a good right field for the Pittsburgh bace hall club ¢hat | he i< keeping the Pirates in the fight for the championchin of the | National League, is a sure fighting Oklahoma kid. | Out where the land turns up in waves to the sky. | noble red men playved another kind of game than hase ha homans are getting ready to give Waner a celebration thic Fa fwill give him several celebrations a'l over the eastern end of the if the Pirate win the pennant again. Waner is the most popular ball plaver who ever tagged the hase in Oklahoma. He has two brothers who play hall also. One of th may not be quite so good. and young Waaer savs the other i< be T'he fatter docsn’t want to play ball. He prefers the quiet majesty of the [plains to the peeved multitude, as Umpire Byron rhapsodized about fans ALEX SENT BY CUBS nn“r.hna"'l’;rr;;\‘vm;*:\a;:l.'i 1:1"1:'}\7-" - TO CARDS FOR $4,000 | hoosted so strongly that the sco said it was another case of San Francisco (rying o put one aver on the major leagues, was the most spectacular playver of the Co; Leagtie, even it there were some (o LOUIS, June 23 (®).—Grover | Alexander, veteran Chicago has heen released Cardinals hy the will enhance the Manager out the e Okla State he was only a flash in the pan Pittsburgh got him. and when . after being injured a little prior to this season, started to pia: ball rather amateurishly thera was a chorns of snickers from the Na- tlonal League scouts Hits Weakly at Start. the middie of May Waner the rate of .212. He had than 30 games and “That's just hix ST Cleveland Cub pitcher. to the St walver route, greatly strength of the Rogers Hornshy It always was who Louis loeal club, erts was pointed that Alexander his hest when on the same club with his former battery | mate, Billv Killefer, former Chicago Cub manager, who now is Hornshy's assistant. Alexander hegan his mafor league caveer with Philadelphia in 1911, and in 1915 pitched that club to its onlv National League pennant by winning 37 games and lnsing only 10. He went in The Cihs along with Killefer from the Phile in the Winter of 19 at a price said 10 have heen £30 000 Rules. For vears | = About hatted at appeared in_more had mada 7 hifs size.” said a scout, who had advised 4 ern club not to take him o e vou sure? the scout was asked “Ax sure as that I watched him ! three weeks and sized him up the reply Waner ont at the if toda ay rk keeps on tm hould he somewhere 375 by another 6 weeks And one knows that he car 400, hecause he is just heg feel at home and has discovered that after all, a pitched ball is ball whether it is in another One of the hest judges of all on the Coast said that Warner would bat .400 if he ever got into the major leagues. That was wo vears age It then seemed rather absurd to figure that a kid who never had played hall except in Oklahoma. where he had reputation of being the hardest siuz zer for his inches in the West. could slip into a major leAgue and hit 400 fter about a vear's schooling in the acific Coast Waner a Real But it begins to look as thougl Pacific Coast man had the sk this hov esiimated much betie: those who saw him only casually fight is in him because he never been daunted by hat started slowly in the N e He merely kept on waiting the good ones, and that is what he i< doing now: and since this is barely the end of June. he has a chance to he the most sensational batter of the vear The scout who did not like Waner declared that Rhyne would outha him in the big leagues. Rhvne hitting about .230. which is perfectly | normal for him. He may little ‘ JERSEY cn‘y GETS LEWIS. above or a little below, most SEemmmnl mean e little above. But if he isn't 5 . as hard as Moore could bat Duffs” Lewis. former outfielder | fi e ARt WiRen At |for the d Sox and Yankees, has | ot < eld—he is making up for a ot in signed to play in the outfield with the = L : < fielding e times this vear he | Tersex City Club of the International | s, flelding. Three times this vea e re has accepted 12 chances and once 13, e . 1o say nothing of other stunts that BUBBLING OVER 0. K. give him_a blue ribhen | LATONIA. Ky. June 23 (). ! \Ruhhhnz Over. 1926 Kentucky Derby July 5. Col R. Bradlev. master of 1dle Hour Farm. has announced that To Match Your Odd Coats | he would start him in the Independ Violated Training CHICAGO, June 23 () « mainsiay of the Chicago Natfonal | League Cubs' pitching staff. Grover leveland Alexander has been released via the waiver route to the St. Louls National lefazue Cardinals. The decision to release Alexander, | was said at the (ubs’ offices here, | followed his infraction of the training riles which caused Manager Joe Mc. | Carthy to suspend him_ The Car-| | dinals obtained Alexander at the | waiver price of $4.000 “If St. Louis had not taken Alexan der. it was our Intention 1o release him.” President Rill Veeck of the Cubs said Bill Kil'efer, ecatcher and formerly with the (‘ubs, will onee again hecome 4 teammate of Alexander as a result of the sale. The battery of Alexander and Killefer came to the Cubs from Philadeiph Fans here recently staged ander day and presented with an exnensive automobile and all accessories as a token of their esteem hat time. Manager Me Carthy recently stated, the hurler has heen violating training rules. which | led 10 the suspension and to the ulti mate action today in hter. s the than The has he fact an Alex = he fling i robe e elv a batting and Maore George Crengros. Martina and Lingle: Baylin and Whitney. 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