Evening Star Newspaper, June 27, 1926, Page 65

SPORTS Part 4—4 Pages : ats Beat OHNSON BREAKS LOSING " STREAK IN KEEN CONTEST fter Hitting Hale in Seventh, Veteran Gives Way to Marberry—Good Use Made of Few Hits Off Walberg—Macks Threaten Near End. BY JOHN UCH happened yesterday at Clark Griffith Stadium. fering seven successi ing streak. fieir third victory in a row. hemselves up to the .500 mark. xpense of the Athletics Walter had to ha B. KELLER. After suf- s, Walter Johnson ended his los- or the first time since May 13 the Nationals scored For the first time since June 15 they pulled All of this was accomplished at the n a 3-to-2 engagement. ¢ some help to snap his string of defeats. He fal- ered after plugging Sammy Hale just below the heart with a pitched Jall in the seventh inning and Manager Stan Harris shifted the mound jurden to the broad shoulders of F ationals had Valberg to mak Marberry w red Marberry. leaned enough runs off the portside pitching of Rube the victory Jehnson's. s wild enough to make the position of the Nationals in But before that the ninth precarious and gave the more than 18,000 fans at hand several hrilling moments before the Macks Neither side did any great amount ¢ clubbing. The Athletics managed collect five safeties, while the Na- onals got one I All of the clout- was done against the starting wrlers, Johnson and Walberg. Four 'f the A's hits were singles and two f those were infield scratches. Jimmy ool got two with slam =ainst the right field barrier. Griffs Make Hits Count. he Nationals got threc untainted fnzles and Goose Goslin drove the hall against the concrete sun parlor vall back of left-center for a triple. he Champions concentrated their’ httack in three innings, and in each ¢ them they tallied. The A's five its were spread through as many ounds and only one of the bingles had o do with their scoring. Zach of the starting hurlers pinked wo batters and Walberg issued one while two passes were charged gainst Johnson. Wildness was more to Walter than his Mackian and led to his removal. The 3iz Train did his hitting of opponents fn one inning, the seventh, and he filled the bases with two out by bruls- ng Hale. Walter then proceeded to P ve three wide of the plate while Max Bishop w up and that brought larberry to the slab. Fred completed the pass, although it vent against Johnson’s name in the husky relief hurler recovered his poise after the A's first run was forced acro: the [iiate. however, and breezed through he eighth inning. In the ninth, hough, he found the plate on swings Lnd a trio of walks resulted. Mixed with me sacrifices, these netted the hiacks another tally and they had potential runs on first and third bases ‘hen Bucky Harris ended the fray v grabbing Mickey Cochrane’s foul oft. . bases a Pate Finishes for Macks. Walberg was oozed out of the fackian ° line-up when the visitors vere making trouble for Johnson in he seventh, Hale batting for the her. The venerable Joe Pate, an- <outhpaw, who does almost as quch relief work as Marberry these iays. toiled through two innings, and uring his brief term not a National ot on the runway. The first Natlonal marker ' was halked up in the second session. foon Harris was flicked on the leg ,v one of Walberg's wild heaves as a tarter. Joe Judge's swing resulted n a bounder toward the pitcher. Rube d not fleld the ball cleanly, and made atters worse for himself after he inal:y grasped it by throwing over 'ool's dome. The error let Moon ‘h third, but Judge was content vith getting to the initial sack. Bluege flailed the sphere on a line o center field, and Moon Harris cunted, though Judge puiled up at he middle station. Roger Peckin- augh sacrificed, but Muddy Ruel Jopped to Bishop, and Cochrane cooped up Johnson’s tap in front of he plate and threw out the batter. y | | were completely subdued. THIRD STRAIGHT WIN > uege, Peckinpaugh, Ruel, Johnkon. b, Marberry. D. Totals.. . PHILADEL| D, Rishol 3 Coehrane, €. | mmommms0520: i e B R P 1 n=09eF &l oomsmoomms! Hale® Wamb: Perkins: Totals. B L I I nset 050020~~25230% u]es3300su=20% =l oscons2090990™ ol 023039292007 Elosss- alossse~ 13 enth inning. nth inning. inning. 0010 1—2 i tBatted for Pate In n Fhiladelphia... 0 © 0 0 Washington...’ 6 1 6 1 0 1 0 0 x—3 Two.base hit—Pool. Three-base hit—G 3 fices—Peekinpaugh, Perkins. Double play—dohn: on to & Harris to Judge. Left on bases— B ! g5 w23 Therx. iebrand, Moriarty o2 22 hours and 8 minutes. Bucky realigned his defense in the seventh inning. French scored easily ter the catch and Pool got to third ahead of Earl's throw to that sack. Marberry then put the Nationals in a pinch and the fans on pins and needles by passing Bishop. But Coch- rane, with his second chance to do con- siderable damage to the home boys with a hit, lifted a foul back of first base. Bucky Harris got under it and took good care to snuggle the sphere. vich, 5 The Sundiy Stae WASHINGTON, D. C, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 21, 1926. LEADING CONTENDERS FOR HONORS AT POUGHKEEPSIE TOMORROW Expert observers believe that rowing supremacy In'lho regatta at Poughkeepsie tomorrow will be established by either the Navy crew or the University of Washington eight, pictured herewith. The Annapolis oarsmen, shown at the top are, from left to right: D. T. Eddy, stroke; P. W. Watson, 7; J. Sylvester, 6 (also captain); M. P. Bardana- A. S. Born, 4; W. C. Eddy, 3; C. Broadbent, 2; E. W. Elliott, bow, and C. 8. Seabring, the coxswain (sitting). Washington's varsity scullers in the lower picture are: T. Bolles, bow; J. Matthew: A. Vibrickson, stroke, and F. Blethen, the coxswain, in front. 2; N. Sonju, 3; H. Kerns, 4; H. Condon, 5; J. Hart, 6; H. Sanford, 7 A Ruppert’s heavy artillery brigade. grounds. Beginnin, before pulling up s Four games are to be played with the Yankees within three days, a post- ponement from the first series with the New Yorkers necessitating a dou- ble-header on Friday. Two games with the Red Sox will be played on July 5, GRIFFS IN 24 GAMES HERE AFTER BRIEF TOUR NORTH FTER today’s engagement with the Athletics at Clark Griffith Sta- dium, the Nationals will not show on their home lot until next Fri- day, when the Yankees will open a four-game series here. In the meantime, Bucky Harris and Co., expect to be busy in Boston and New York. They board the Federal Express tonight Hubward bound and will play three games on the Red Sox lot, quitting it Wednesday. Thursday they will stop over in the metropolis for a dual bill with Col. Then they return for the longest stand of the season on their own Friday, the: Nationals are down for 24 engagements es for their second invasion of the West this year. Ruel he ran bag French's foul loft in the fourth inning. attempt. BROWNS AND CHISOX DIVIDE DOUBLE BILL By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, June 26.—St. Louis broke even with Chicago today in a twin bill by taking the first game, 5 to 4, while Chica#o took the second game, 6 to 3. St. L. ABH.Q.A. Most Fu R til.of . 4 B. displayed plenty of nerve when close to the Mack's dugout to —— Totals..31 9271 *Batted for Gerber in eighth inning. Ratted for Zachary in ninth inning. Batted for Grabowski in nifith inning. st. Louis 1000001 It was a ticklish catch to RECORDS OF GRIFFMEN Ferguson *. Coveleskie Ozden TYGERS ANNEX TWO FROM THE INDIANS By the Associated Press. DETROIT, June 26.—The Tygers ran their string of consecutive vic- tories to six today by winning a double-header from Cleveland, 5 to ( and 7 to 2. Ed Wells held the Indians to five hits n the first game to score his fourth shutout victory of the season and his second over Clevelahd. Detroit scored four runs off Karr in the first inning of that game on three doubles and a single. After that Karr held Detroit to two hits until he was removed for a pinch hitter in the seventh. The second game was a pitchers’ battle between Buckeye and Gibson for six innings, but Detroit scored | | A’s 3-2, Regaining .500 Mark : Oarsmen End Training for Title Races NINETEEN-CREWS ENTERED IN POUGHKEEPSIE REGATTA Navy and Washington Eights Equal Favorites to Win Varsity Four-Mile Grind Tomorrow in Greatest Assemblage of College Rowers Ever Seen. By the Associated Press. POUGHKE PSIE. N. Y., June 26.—Nineteen crews, the greatést as- semblage of college oarsmen any regatta ever has seen, have come close to the end of their long sicge of preparation for the races that will determine intercollegiate championships Monday evening along the Hudson. Eight varsity, six junior varsity and five freshmen boatloads arc assembled, fit and hopeful, for the three features of this spectacular eight- cared_battle. i Overnight, the center of rowing interest has shifted from the pictur- esque setting of Yale's varsity triumph over Harvard yesterday at New London to the rugged scene of this regatta of nation-wide interest and representation. _The climax of the training grind, tapering off today and tomorrow with light workouts designed to keep the oarsmen on cdge. finds this historic rowing center seething with speculation but also unanimous that the Blue Ribbon event of the regatta, the four-mile varsity pull for the record array of cight shells, will find Washington and the Navy battling oncesmore for supremacy. g These rivals of the East and West, | managed to get in short practice sturdy midshipmen and lean-limbed | Spins today, while Pennsylvania and Products of the Pacific Northwest, | isconsin indulged in extended pad dles up and down the course. have monopolized honors for the past | Navy's varsity eight had its first five years, the Navy scoring three and.| string line-up intact for the first time the Huskies two victories. On three | in several days with Born back in his occasions they have fought it out with | seat at No. 7 after being out with the Navy victorious twice. On Mon- | stomach trouble. Broadbent, No. 2 day. unless all signs and portents g0 | who was laid up with a minor strain, overboard they will outclass the rest | seemed completely recovered. of the field and battle it out again be-| The Navy regulars had only a light tween themselves with each holding | qrill, but four of their substitutes an even chance of triumph. Stuckey, Freeman, Lindell and Brew- Wisconsin “Dark Horse. er—got together in a four.oured shell Of the six other varsity crews, opin- | and administered a sound beating to » . four Pennsylv fa substitutes in an fon this evening found Wisconsin re- | i o garded as the real "dark horse” with | Informal, race over the lagt fte of a crew which has had no previous s : - ok 11l 5y (o iteath its cdlibre) bug| CLu AEG (HEIE Rivals pud’ v by something like a dozen lengths in which has turned in several remark-| o i g able time trials. Pennsylvania, like- 6 minutes 27 seconds, with Pennsyl “ - i vania's four nearly swamped by the wise, has its supporters, wehile Cornell | rising swells and forced to quit near the finish. battle among these eights is expected oo e to be for third position, California,| TRiS contest was scheduled as one - e ‘| of two informal races among substi- | paoucang Selumbla, the other ht | tutes, but the rough condition of tho belig atrong contenders: river forced cancellation of an eight B A e have not been sub. | oared event in which Columbla and Jected to s much scrutiny as the | Cornell boatloads were to have ruced varsities. but enough has come out | & combination of California, Wash. % the training grind fo establish | Ington and Wisconsin substitutes. Washington as a favorite in the | et e EC i junior varsity race with Pennsytvania | o (Gl E D N e as ‘the Huskies' main ri S - thre Shells are entered in this threemile | Faces in the order in which they have drawn positions follow: ve fith California joining the in- ” If,‘a:fl,'"“';:amsl,""m@ e M g | Varsity (four miles)—Washington, | Four.’ Columbia, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin. Another Western outfit, California’s | Naval Academy, California, Cornel! freshmen, shares with Columbia's |and Syracus vearlings the major backing for the v third race of the regatta, a two-mile test, which has five contenders. A day that aiternately found the Hudson smooth and choppy hampered workouts, but nearly all of the crews On the Side Lines With the Sporting Editor BY DENMAN THOMPSO. EGARDLESS of whether this Danny Taylor makes good with the R Nationals right from the outset, he already has established some- thing of a record in jumping from nowhere into the majors. right Juto the roster of the American League champions. He does it with one ump, too. for prior to this Spring he never had appeared in a game of asé ball with any league club in the organized realm As is apparent from picture, Taylor. who is 24 years old and bats wnd throws right-handed, is a _chunky chap. tipping the heam at 185 sounds, despite thefact that he is but ¥ (three mil ‘Washington, b Cornell and Columbia. (two miles)—Columbia, Pennsylvania, | Syracuse, Freshman | California. and Cornell. feet 8 inches in height. However, according to our old friend, Fred Turbyvilie, a reformed newspaper man. who now guides the business destinics of Buffalo's Internatignal League entry. the youth obtained in trade for Alex Ferguson belies his tonnage by the agility he displays on the ficld. Turbyville regards Taylor's leap to the big show as a rather noteworthy feat. We are inclined to agree, on the strength of the way Turbyville back on a winning run. Taylor got his ghance. He played bril- liantly and Joe Engel, Washing- ton scout, was there when he scin is .. 0 3—5 Clilcago .... 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1—4 Runs—Furst (2). Melillo, Sisler, Williams, Hunnefleld, Sheel§, . Barrett, Grabowski. Errors — Huancfield, Collins. ~Two:baes hit — Mostil. Three-base hit — Hun- nefield. _Home_ run—Hunnefield. _Stolen bases—Sisler Sacrifices—Hunnefleld In the fifth round, Bishop ran over back of Pool to get Stan Harris’ pop. The Mack first sacker evidently had no idea of trying for the ball that was falling just behind him. tillated. He sent for Clark Grif- fith and he, too, was impressed. In only a few full games Tay- lor won his way to a regular berth and then to major league promo- tion. Buffalo wanted pitchers and Washington offered Alex Fergu- son for Taylor's outright release. Today he’s with the former world champlons and very hopeful of making good. when the Independence day celebra- tion will be carried over from the Sun- day immediately preceding. Then the West will visit. The Browns are to go through four games, the White Sox through three, the In- dians through five and the Tygers through six. Postponement play-offs will lengthen the visits of Indians and Tygers. It seems the Nationals will have Another National rally was regis- d in the fourth frume that Moon itarris pried open with a one-base inock to left field. After Judge sac- rificed, Bluege was pinked,on the arm by Walberg Peck fouled to Pool lhut Ruel hed a single to Bill Lamar's territory in left and Moon scored. Bluege Trapped Off Third. puts it, although deposing that the final verdict should awalt complete returns based on what he accom- plishes in his new and lofty estate. Now, giv8 ear to Fred: Discovered by Clymer. ‘When BNl Clymer, veteran of veterans, sfgned in the middle of the Winter to manage the Buffalo five runs in the eighth off Shaute, who pitched the last two innings. Cleve. AB.H.0.A. _Det gnm'm:nl( 33 o S D Comolete Games 2002490 games. A I ~ ' After his club got its three-run lead, Manager Harris realigned his outfield defense. Moon Harris was removed from the line-up, Rice shifted to right fleld and McNealy sent into center. ar hy Zachary Hits— ngs: off Ballou. % in ball—Shang. . Winning chary. - Umpires—Messre. Owens, StcGowan and. Ormaby. 5y oommoDDm Bisons, Lamar got to the ball quickly and A1 Schacht, coaching at third, en- [deavored to check Bluege at that sta- ion. But Ossie turned the sack just about the time Chick Galloway caught Lamar's return. Chick relayed to | ‘ochrane and Bluege spun around in n effort to get back to the far cor- er. He found Jimmy Dykes waiting with the sphere when he arrived. soslin started the ing of the Nationals’ last run when he opened the sixth inning with his triple. The (Goose had to cling to third as Moon popped to Bishop, but he sprinted homeward after Al Simmons captured Judge’s hoist. The A's and three times started innings with bingles. Simmons' single at the out- set of the second was followed by a [double play. Poole managed to reach third base with two out after begin- ning the third with a one-base knock. but after doubling to start the fifth, Jimmy was unable to get away from the middle sack. Dykes’ one-baser in the fourth was made after two had been retired. In the seventh, though, the visitors broke into the scoring column. John- son hit Dykes, but Jimmy’s stay on the runway was brief, for after Walter French popped to Peck the stocky Mackman was forced out by Pool in a Judge-to-Peck play. Peck’s return to first was just too late for a two-ply efasure. Galloway beat out a slow roller toward third, and when Johnson hit Hale the bases were crowded. Johnson’s Control “oes. Plainly upset by that misfortune, Walter proceeded to hurl three wide ones to Bishop. In came Marberry, land his first two pitches to Max were strikes. But Fred could not comtinue the good work and completed the pass to the Mack second-sacker, pushing Pool over the counting block. Coch- rane could do nothing to help the A’s cause, rolling to Bucky Harris. Fred had the Macks at his mercy in the eighth, but was wobbly in the ninth. French stroliél to first and so did Pool. Old Bill Wambsganss, sent up to bat for GalloWay, laid down a ifty sacrifice. Cy Perkins was o dered to take over Pate’s batting turn and he lofted to Larl McNeely, who had gone to center fleld when Boss it Johnson safely in each| ot the four frames following the first, | plenty to do during their stay at home in July. Dutch Ruether gets the pitching call for today’s game with the Athletics. The big left:hander has been giving a splendid account of himself since he had his salary arm repaired. He prob- ably will be oposed by either Lefty Grove or Howard Ehmke. The contest this afternoon will start at 3:30 o'clock. Manager Harris has not yet made his pitching selections for the series with the Red Sox, but more than like- ly Curly Ogden will start one of the games. Although Curly has not ap- peared to advantage against other clubs, he has been particularly ef- fective against the Fohlmen this sea- son. 2 Zach Taylor, outfielder procured from Buffalo in exchange for Pitcher Alex Ferguson, had not put in an ap- pearance at a late hour last night, and President Griffith had received no word from his new athlete, Taylor was ordered to report here last Friday, and his delay in arriving does not please the prexy at all. Griff declared yester- day that if Taylor was not at hand be- fore today’s game ended he need not hurry about reporting, and that when he drew his next pay check he would find himself docked for all the time he was not on the job. ‘Walter Johnson's victory yesterday was his first since May 12 when he scored over the Browns here. After that Walter was defeated twice by the Macks and was a loser to the Indians, Yankees, Tygers, White Sox and Browns. He started a game in Chicago that the Nationals won, but credit for the victory-went to a relief hurler. - Three strikeouts were registered by Johnson yesterday, raising to 3,375 his big league career total. Bishop and Slmmons were Walter’s victims In the week-end engagement, the lat- ter twice taking the count. In the fourth inning, Al protested loudly that he had not swung for a third one, but Umpire Hildebrand flgureg he | had. In the sixth, the Big Train ! threw a third strike by Simmons and the Mack slugger was ving ' the | plate before the umps play. The move put plenty of speed in the gardens. Hale heart from Johnson's pitch seventh. blow and appeared to be suffering in- tensely. istered was assisted to his feet, but he did not walk to first base- for several minutes. While Simmons was at bat In the fourth the fie! Umpire Hildebrand immediately yelled “Time! confusion for a few moments. one seemed to know where the sphere had come from. Not much sportsmanship was shown by some fans present whenever Stan Harris batting turn. | though for what reason fair-minded spectaty Washingtos St L o Boston-New York (rain). STANDING Time of game—! hour and 53 minutes. H.QA ABH. Chicago AB. 3 til.of . - took an awful slam,over the in the was felled by the BUCS | ASR Sammy After first ald was admin- by the Athletic trainer, Hale SRR [PESNES PR ol oorensosiussn tightened #Batted for Dixon i TBaticd 1o Gorber 1o nimih tanines" 0300000 N—1] = % 0120030 g x——g uns—Miller, Rice, Gerber, Mostil, Hun- Vo | hefield, Collins, 'Sheely. ' No | Rt Wineard:" - SacHicis <Hunien some one threw a ball across 1d in front of the home plate. " and there was considerable Meadows” day’s defe: son. ‘Wright, ing from omas, “7; by . avis. 1: Baliou, - . M ‘Wingard. 6 in > 2.3 inninigs; ‘off Davis. 6.in 3 innines: off Bnl!(;:l'l 'lnn‘.! 1-3 l\llmin uhlfln‘ pitcher == mpires—Nessrs wan, Orms- by and Owens. 2 hot B and Owens. ~ Time of kame—2 hotra and stepped to the plate for his He was roundly booed, company night. ors could not understand. Al AMERICAN LEAGUE. YESTERDAY’S RFSUL’ . 53 PhiRGCIDHIA. 3. " : Chicazo, 7 Cleveland, 0—2. NATIONAL LEAGU haae S TERDAY'S RESULTS. c‘l.»ln-?‘.'mh'fi; ;u’ib’u" % i icaz “train). STANDING OF THE CLUBS. St. Louls,'8: Chi *Batf THE CLUBS, New York-Brookisn +Batt New York |—J & 41 61 41 8 6113146120697 Percentage. Ri critz (2. rantham. éd ® ASg fi3i% E on balls- Chicago. = 371101 81 71 3138311551 in 51 Phil'vhia_| 6| &l—1 41 21 7] 6] 6i35i321.522 Detroit. By -1 2 61 3—| 6l 3| oI ei3ni32l.022 515 500 utes. ar 51 41311921.492 PR EOU RIS Totals. 36152716 Totals. 3t for Songer in for Adams im ninth. PGB SomEaZua=os started. ©oomuumaHS A~ Won. eosnaR=~aeu=2 Lost. PLAY LOOSELY EDS WIN, 9 70 1 By the Asgociated Press. 1 PITTSBURGH, June 26.—Cincinnati | none in 1 inning its grip on first’ place today by making it two straight over Pitts- burgh, 9 to 1 in a well-pitched game | by Carl Mays and a loosely flelded af- fair by the Pirates. string_of consecutive vic- |L tories was shattered at eight, and to- at was his first of the sea- local shortstop, was miss- the game due to an attack of influenza and he was unable to ac- the team to Cincinnati to- BH.0.A. __ Pitte. ABH O A aobers. . APY Caroy ) pomsmoco st DO A 5l coscorsummim = | ooooranthon [ P — | § venth. —Moore "(2) its—Bressler, Wane Stolen %t .‘n'mn r"axm 5 Jonines:,off 3 Thnin . Losing_pitcher—] ws. £ Eareati npur and b1 min: BT 211101, 413215; Boston. .1 31 31 5] 2 21 11 2i—18i46l.281 Ph 2T ST 4L A1 a1 oieq); BUENO: iVohia 12013132/ 32133 82100461 ——! __ 3131 BI—I23(4: Lombardo, | Philadelphia a . 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Gibson, 3. _ Hits—Of nings: off’ Shaut pitcher—Buckeye. and Dinneen. minutes. ‘mpires—] n -Messrs. e of game—1 hour and BURNS IS FIRST PLAYER TO MAKE 100 SAFETIES CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 26 (#). of the Indians is the In 68 games Burns has been at bat 273 times and Scored 43 mb:-mm 100 hits for an-average of .J66. he brought with him two ball players he had picked up in the wilds of Pennsylvania. Both were free agents when Bill discov- ered them. One was Danny Tay lor, a native of Nash, Pa., and somewhat of a base ball star with the West Newton Independents, champions of the National Base Ball Federation race in 1925. Sun- days he played with Barnesville of the Eastern Ohio League, an in- dependent circuit. The boy Taylor had been rec- ommended to Clymer by a travel- ing man who had been through that wection., .Clymer khew little of him excepting what he found in the rural papers of that section. These papers gave Taylor's bat- ting average as .521 with West Newtori and ,507 with Barnes- ville. With .Barnesville in 41 games he hit, 22 homers. ‘Makes Marathon Mauls. In Barnesville -is a vcenterfield fence that would defy Babe Ruth. But Taylor wound up his sandlot® _career there by putting it over twice in the last game of the 1925 seasol This is not Taylor's first ap- pearance in a major league camp. however. In the Winter of 1922-28 he was signed up by the Flint club. The Flint club sent him to the Pirate camp at Hot Springs, where he spent three weeks. He joined Flint in training at Peoria, IIl.. and without getting into a single game was released three days after the season opened. Taylor Has .200 Average. Taylor, who i€ expected to get a thorough trial. with the Nationals in. short order, has not set the Interna- tional circuit afire this season, judged by the unofficial averages, but the latest avaflable figures indicate he is a much better hitter than the data published at the time the deal was swung, when he was reported to be sticking at a pace below the .250 mark. According to the statistics, includ- ing games of last Thursday, Taylor, in 32 of the 71 games Buffalo played. had a batting mark of .290. based on 20 hits in 69 times at bat, his bingles including half a dozen doubles, two triples and as many homers. No Orioles for Sale Now. Clark Griffith’s denial that he has made any overtures to the Baltimore club for the services of its sensa- tional shortstop, Joe Boley, has been corroborated by Jack Dunn, big boss of the Orioles, who further states that no member of his outfit will be sold to the majors during the current race, in which Dunn is striving to | annex his eighth straight pennant. “I" "Dunn's statement was prompted by reports that Boley would figure in a deal that would send the shortstopper to Washington in exchange for Curley Ogden and either Roger Peckinpaugh or Buddy Myer, in additien to a bun- dle of cash, and that George rn- shaw, star Oriole flinger, also might be snared by the Griffs. “I am In the midst of the hottest pennant fight In years, Dunn is quoted as saying, “and am. in the ket to get men, not o sell them,” adding_that if he lets loose of any talent it will be at the close of the seuson, after the battle that Balti- is encountering from the Kad ‘Buffalo clubs is settled. n. With : this reputation he came to the camp of the Bisons this Spring. He was a stocky lad who didn’t look at all speedy. But once on_ the fleld he surprised them. He had s and became, one of the fastest men on Bl Clymer’s team. He looked awk- ward in the fleld, but’wasn't. As time wore on he made catches as gracefully as Vernon Spencer, the regular centerfielder of the Bison: who is acknowledged to be one of “ the greatest fielding gardeners in g season in the International - started and with Jimmy Walsh, ‘Vernon Spencer, Charley High and Andy Anderson ahead of him Tay- for had little - opportunity. The Bisons got on a long winning decorated the When Danny Got His Chance. Then the Bisons went away and broke. They went into a slump. Clymer juggled his