Evening Star Newspaper, June 30, 1926, Page 47

SPORTS. Pittsburgh CARDINALS RATED AHEAD OF REDS IN OLD CIRCUIT Big Lead Acquired by Yankees Proving Bpon to Them—White Sox Displace A’s as Second Choice in American League. FEARING the hali-way Fourth N tenders squ Spring still is holding out pretty well. pull until the first of October, but when the world series con- ¢ off in the Yankee Stadium in the first week of October of July post, the dope of the early It still is a long, arduous the pitchers are likely to be Hoyt for the Yanks and Meadows for the Pirates. The National League is settling down to a hard grind, and in the next fortnight there will be plenty of hand-to-hand fightiug between the three Western contenders, Pittsburgh, St. Louis and ('mcinnq‘ But it is in that kind of fighting in which the cutlas of the Pennsrivania Buc- caneers does its ex clubs, cution. In a dash <hould prefer to have my mone to the wire between these three on_ Pittshurgh. The last world series, which Pittsburgh pulled out of the fire after Washington had them three to onc, dence in itself which heretofore it lacked. of conviction in its own prowess. The brilliant Traynor is back at third base, but little Eddie Moore sub- stituted so well for “Pie” that he has heen installed at second base, his regu- lar position last year always has n my contention that Mo It 3 | get sufficient credit for his ability. i falls into his slumps, but what player , after losing only one game In the East, continued their fine play after returning home, Jesse Taines has joined Rhem. Keen and Sherdel, the big three of the pitching staff, and gives Hornshy the most de- pendable pitching staff any St. Louis club ever had. The 39-yvear-old Alex- ander, picked up by the «Cardinals, &lso has a few good games left in him. Stock of Cards Advances. In the pennant chances figures I have advanced the Cardinals to sec- ond piace. The club is playing & steadier and more dependable game than the Reds or Giants, and while I dn not think they can heat Pittshurgh thia year, look out for those St. Louis It is the coming club of National League. After dropping 9 out of 11 games at one stretch in the East, the Reds again d themselves together, and clan is dolng much better. he in Philadelphia, in which 35 runs were acored in three games, the Reds have perked up most perceptibly at bat, and Jast week took the lead in National League club batting. This is quite remarkable, In-as-much ss one of the team’s regulars, Shortstop Emmer, is a total loss at bat. He Is hitting only 175 The return of Travis Jackson, Mc- Graw’s crack shortstop, has materially improved the play of the New York team. Frankie Frisch, who recently wan voted a raspherry wreath in New York, also is going much better, and recently knocked out seven hits in & double-header. But the Glants lack that concerted driving power which featured McGraw’'s former champions. The club shows its oid fire for a few days and then sinks back into medlocrity. Braves Apparently Through. The Braves apparently have spoken their little plece and have retired to their humble place in the rear of the | class. But they were great when they had it, and when they knocked off 10 games out of 11 Roston hegan to dream of a return of the Stiallings’ miracle team of 1914. The Cards shat- tered that dream by repelling Boston iw four straight gamen and the Braves have been reeling from that blow since. | Uncle Robby tries a new line-up | each 24 hours, and hia last move has | been to install Jerry Standaert, a utllity player, at second. Rabbit Maranville ran off the reservation hile the club was in Boston, and Rutler went to short. It is a patch-| work team, hut, with better than| average pitching, manages to keep on the right side of the .500 mark. More credit to Robby! The Cubs staved off their drop into the second diviston longer than I be Jleved possible, and even now they ave not reconciled 1o a position among the lower four. Another passing week finds the Phillies just a little worse than they were. . Yanks Have Slowed Up. ins has had considerable dif- fleulty lately with the Yankees and the club hasn’t been moving much faster than a .00 gait. But the com- fortable lead which was piled up dur- ing that sensational Spring run of 16 straight, keeps the ciub in first place by a comfortable margin. Hu, Ruth has heen playing with bad Jegs ever since the club started on its Western trip nearly a month ago. Resting his props a full week might | 4o the Babe a world of good, but with the team in the thick of the race and fighting hard for games, George | Herman is sticking courageously 10| his work. Combs also is suffering from & wrenched back; Dugan is suf- tering again from a twisted knee. Koenig has developed the unhappy faculty of Inserting his errors where they do most good to the other side, and Pennock has lost a lot of his early effectiveness. But, with it all, the Yanks continue to punch out base hits and every pitcher knows that he has put in a_ full afternoon after wretling with Huggins' batters. Shawkey, out for six weeks With a broken bone in his foot, is hack with the club and prepared to shoul- der part of the pitching burden. The New York club soon returns to its stadium headquarters for a long stretch of games, when its percentage again should start to sprout. White Sox Going Strong. Recently tiie White Sox have been playing the best ball in the league, and they have been struggling hard to cut down New York's big lead Not only is the club getting fine pitch- ing, but it is hitting hard and timely and playing a snappy, allaround game. When it is recalled that this club was last under K the two-vear improvement wrou during the Collins regime i8 almost without precedent. This week I have moved the Sox up to second place in the pennant chances percentage, ad- | vancing them ahead of the Athleties. Up to the present week, the Athletics had heen my choice for second place | in the American T.eague. ! of the year that the Athletics were supposed to | hit their real gait. In ather words, | | | Wallace Motor Co. NASH Sales and Service 1709 L Street N.W. gave the club that necessary confi- It now has the courage born FLAG CHANCE RATINGS IN MAJORS TO DATE AMERICAN LEAGUE. York 625 New Chi Washingto Cleveland Detroit St. Louis Boston NATIONAL LFEAGUE. Pittsburgh St. Louls Cincinnati New York Brooklyn Chicago Boston Philadelphia their admirers sald class was bound to tell. But it looks now as though Connle Mack ia In for another disap- pointment. T noticed something lack- ing'in this club when I saw It in the early Spring.- That's one reason why I picked the Yankees instead of the Athletics, the general favorite. The Philadelphia club has shown brief stretches of class and has been quite effective against New York. But the Athletics won only two out of eight from Cleveland, and Washing- with its weakened club, has beaten the Mackmen in nine games out of 16. Griffmen Are Rebuilding. Washington has turned loose two of its veteran pitchers, Joe Bush and Aleck Ferguson, and as this is writ- ten other changes on the club are imminent. Finding that his veterans no longer are holding up, GriMith and Harris are starting now to rebuild their team. It may cost them a first- division berth this seamon, but the work of reconstruction will have pro- | gressed that far for 1927. Washing- ton can find no fault with its fading veterans; they served the Capital City well in 1924 and 192 Cleveland was putting up a good fight for second place when the rush- ing White Sox heat them in three | stralght games. It looke now as| though the Indiana intend to remain In the first division despite all predic- tions that they would find their level, just as the Cubs are doing in the National. | Detroit again is doing much bet- |ter, and the Tygera are oniy a few Jumps {n back of the other Western | clubs, Chicago and Cleveland. The Browns struck quite a snag in their | efforts to make up that ground lost in the Spring. Thelr position Is much like that of the 1925 Yankees. They siarted so badly that their big batch of Spring defeats hung around their necks like # milistone. “Baby Doll" Jacobson has added some punch to the Red Sox. Helmach, the former Athletic lefthander, lost a tough | 1to- game for Boston against Cleve- and, but the Yankees gave him a severe pouhding. (Copyright, 1926.) S MNP GIANTS GET JOHNSTON. NEW YORK, June 30 (®.—The Giants have obtained Jimmy John- ston, veteran outflelder, from the Braves on waivers. Manager McGraw explained that he wanted Johnston for use as an alternate with Heinie Mueller in center field, Johnston being a right-hand hitter and likely to be againat southpa 'HE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ¢, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 1926. WITH RIPLEY AT WIMBLEDON. A. DUNGYERSKY P ,i 15 TENNS A LEEMBRUGGEN L CZETWERTYNSKI P PAPPADOPOULOS - 3 RODOCANACH! T MAVROGORDATO LORD CHOLMONDLEY 3 SAMAZEUVILH G.F. DE BRUYN-KOPs Mlle A. SHERBATSKOY Mile H. CONTOSTAVLOS MMle DES LANDES DE DANOET Mile 5. SPERANZA-WYNS Puke o} YoRIK—The FirsT ‘RoyAL COMPETIToR. FoR INTERNATIONAL 7 JosT PEEK AT SoME ot HE ENTRIES / LAL! DE ALVAREZ — the Spanish slar LENGLENS onLy RIVAL She 1s propicient at 9 other Sporls -and the CHARLESTON Q Lili speeks 5 . » languages WIMBLEDON (e 1s lefi-handed!) STURTEVANT TAKES CHEVY CHASE TITLE Charlie Sturtevant, Andover Acad- emy netman, carried off junior honors In the Chevy Chase Club tennis tournament yesterday. - To take the junior championship formerly held by Bill Hitz Sturtevant defeated FEddie Devereux in straight sets in the final round of the tourna- ment, in which 20 racketers competed. of the deciding match 2, & . Men's doubles and womeh's singles titles will he decided today. Bill Hfiz and Arthur Hellen face Capt. C. R. Train and (. R. Train, jr.,, in the team match, while Mrs. C. R./Train meets Laura' Bryn for the women's cham- plonship. Hellen and Hitz won_ two matches vesterday. (Clarence Norment and Bishop Hill were defeated, 6—1, 6—2, in the first tilt. In the seml-finals Hellen and Hitz_won from L. A. Baker and H. C. Rowan, 6—3, 6—4. Laura Bryn defeated Frances Bethel, 63, 6 3. while Mrs. Train eliminated Harriet Whitford, 6—1, §—0. e R MATTY FUND IS GROWING. NEW YORK, June 30 (&) of the late Chri pltcher of the New York Gilants more than a decads ago, yesterday sub- scribed $11,900 toward the fund for a memorial. The meeting was called by Mayor Walker and took place in his reception office. CALLOW NOT TO CHANGE. SEATTLE, Wash,, June 30 (®).— Tussell 8. Callow, eréw coach at the University of Washington, has a nounced throngh George M. Varnell of the Seattle Times that he will carry out his contract as husky ch, which three years to ¢ = ¢ 1602 14th St. N.W. Picked to Outlast Cincinnati and St. Louis in —By RIPLEY l e oo o ‘WiMeLEDoN —_— \7-YEAR OLD oo JoaN ERY THE HELEN WILLS OF ENGLAND BASE BALL SECRETS By Sol Metager. To Hit Cleanly. D0 THIS g oo The batter who hits cleanly invari- ably uses a level swing. The reason is that if the bat is held Jevel it is al- most bound to carry into the plane of the ball and connect with it cleanly. The batter who swings up into the ball or down onto the ball has far less chance of connecting with it, as the plane of his swing must cross the plane of the ball at the exact moment the bat and ball are passing each other. The batter who has a level swing rarely strikes out. LEAD IN MARBLES EVENT. ATLANTIC CITY, N. T, June 30 (). —Little Dan Gore of Springfield, Mass., the boy who lesrned his mar bles from “Dutch” Robbins, the na tional “Immie” champion of 1925, and little 13-year-old Carmelo Augeri of Lawrence, Mass., stand at the top of the heap in the current tourna- ment. With 10 victories and two de. feats to thelr credit the two young: sters from the Bay State aré battling for a place in the semi-finals of the Northeastern championship. Jim Ten Eyck, aged 76, has been coaching the crew at Syracuse Uni- versity for the past 23 years. He I8 st of that once famous “bigx in rowing circlés. 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Bobby Jones in the past has gone| back to his Atlantans to receive due | honors, but this time the Atlantans | are coming to him, for he is bring ing back from England his first for- | eign trophy, the British open title | The welcome to the conqueror hy Mayor Walker at City Hall will bring | a tremendous outpouring of friends.| A mayor's committee of 100 will gre him, and in all probability he wi have for a part of the time by his side the American voungster who only W short time ago returned wi other great British title, the but was too {1l to receive the honors| | | due him, Jems 8weetser of New York Ticker tape such as has poured from windows in the canvons of the Wall Street district for many a_ visit- ing personage will fall on Robby. When he comes marching home, the| up | first _part of hi= route will be Broadway to City Hall. Bobby's wife and mother came to New York Monday. Yesterday their hotel they admitted that they had not expected him to win the British championship, but had hoped —al ys hoped. “We're wonderfully happy, . of eourse.” they said. ““The whole thin In wonderful—what more can we sa Arnd they said no more. BUSY IN ATHLETICS. Nearly 2,000 men competed in intra- mural sports at the University of Southern California during the past meason. This is the largest turnout { at| for these sports In the history of the universit EG. " BRITONS FIND GAME IS ROUGH IN SPAIN By the Associated Pres LONDON, June 30.—Spanish foot ball players were too rough for the ‘West Ham PBritish foot ball team which recently played six games, four of which It won, in Spain. Capt. George Kay of the West Ham team was left at Vigo, in Spain, with a wroken nose and {x expected to be a hospital for some time. Nearly member of the British team re- turned with elther a black eye or bruised shins. “I never will play a Spanish team again_without suit’ of armer,” says Mm Barratt, left half of the British team, “They don't kick. They just land. We got a shock when ~we started the first match at Madrid. I thought we had been sent.into a bull- ring by mistake. We had a rough time till we retallated with shoulder charges. The Spanish referee, how- ever, said this was foul play, and our center forward was ordered off the field when he charged a man who kicked his shin. “We managed to lay out one or two of the Spaniards, but the game was stopped till they were replaced. The crowd cheered the Spaniards and hissed us, and once, when one of our men nearly broke a player's leg by accident, we had to be escorted oft the field by a cordon of police.” LATZO KNOCKS OUT HARMON IN FIFTH . NEW YORK, June 30.-Peta Tatzo of Seranton, Pa., a fighting welter- weight champlon, hlasted one cham- plon challenger's hopes when he knocked Willie Harmon cold in the fifth round of a scheduled 12.round hout in Dreamland Park, Newark, last night. Harmon was flattened on his bhack, as snug as a rubber door- mat, a Jeft and a right, “onetwo,” leveling him. As he lay dead to the world on the canvas, Henry Lewis, the referee, ed the count loud and clear right ar Harmon didn't move a muscle. He lay like a image, unconsclous, and was still there when Lewis roared “Ten!” in his ears. Lewis plucked mon from the floor and Wiille w ., where it was some time hefore he could be revived. Harmon had made all the fight up to the time he was crumpled. He cap- tured the first two, made it even in the third, and Latzo took the fourth. He was holding his own in the fifth when Latzo suddenly hooked him cold “one-two” to the jaw. Harmon went down on the flat of his back and didn't move after stretching his full length on the floor. stone { COAST LINKSMAN PLAYS 144 HOLES IN ONE DAY LOS ANGELES, June 30 (#).— Adolph Frankel of Los Angeles today claims a place in the national mars- thon golfing records with a total of 144 holes played between dawn and dusk yesterday. His beat mark last v was 135 holes. Frankel toured the 18-hole course of the Hill Crest Country Club eight times, turning in an aggregate score of 702, giis best card was 83, and his highest, 92, Par is 72. He was in a state of coliapse at the end of the contest. LEADS WASHINGTON CREW. POUGHKEEPSIE, June 30 ().— Norman Sonju of Seattle, Wash., has heen electad by the University of Washington to captain its 1927 varsity crew. He s 23 years old, stands six feet three inches and weighs 178 pounds, HAWKINS AN G2 MOTOR CO. 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Perhaps such a player could get along better with his woods, if he took the clubhead back to a point where the shaft an about parallel with his shoulders, assuming that the shoulders are stili parallel with the direction line. and then broke it_di- rectly upward with the wrists. That is, don't try to go so much around back with the wood. This has helped a good many goifers I know of, and may help you if you are off your feed with your woods. 14-YEAR-OLD NETMAN IS TOURNEY FAVORITE By the Associated Press. June 30.—A 14-year-old Yty youngster, whose agile wrist serves him like a veteran's, to- day found his matchee the center of interest in the Tllinolm State tennis championships at Skokie Country Club. Junior Coen, third in the national boys’ rating, hacame a favorite among the nationally and internationally known stars competing by stepping above his class and do one of the ranking junior players of the United States in a thril matoh. By defeating Howard Bancroft of San Diego, Calif., 7—5, 6—0, the youth won the right to fight his way to the finals in the junior class. The Kansas City boy won the gal- lery by his cool and driving play, which was unaffected by continued applause. YALE GOLFERS LEAD. PHILADELPHIA, June 30 (#).— Yale, defending its team title in the | golf championships Cricket Club, held strokes at the The four intercolleglate at the Merlon a lead of three end of the first 18 holes. bhest scores by members of the Yale team totaled 323 strokes. Dart- mouth, with a total 326, was second, whlle Princeton and Harvard wers tied for third, with OI- cd cigar you'll like Launch B 47 National League Race KANSAS HAS TOUGH . RIVAL IN MANDELL By the Assnciated Press. CHICAGO, June 30.—Rocky Kansas. veteran puncher, will defend hi« lightweight boxing crown here Sat urday afternoon against an opponen' who was only 7 years old when the champlon embarked upon his ring career. In additfon to meeting youth Kansas faces odds in reach and helght. In his effort to wrest tha title from the Ruffalo veteran at White Sox Park, Young Sammy Mandell, with his 5 feet 7, will top Kansas by & inches, and the challenger's reach of 67 inches will give him a 4-inch ad vantage over the champlon. The tape line has disclosed that, contrary to a general opinion that Kansas was the more rugged of the two, virtually his only statistical ad vantages over Mandell are in age and experience. Mandell is 23 and Kan- sas 31. Kansas and his manager appeared before the boxing commission yester-- day, qualified for an Illinois fighter's license and posted a $12,500 forfeit for Saturday’s fight, for which Kan sas receives $50,000, win, lose or draw. AKRON, Ohio, June 30 (®).—In juries will keep Willile Ames, local junior lightweight, out of the ring for three weeks. his physician declared today. 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