Evening Star Newspaper, July 9, 1926, Page 19

JUCGLING OF HIS TALENT 7 BY McCARTHY PRODUCIIVE N MUNY UNKSTEST GRADU New Manager Has Whipped Outfit Given Ponr Rat.| ‘ing in Pre-Season Dope Into Dnngemu Con- “tender for High Honors in Old Circuit. BY JOHN B. FOSTER. - they have delivered. New York, in the American Lel‘\le are awarded the pink ribbon: EW YORK, July 9—0fd Man Dope generally is due for a eouph of | solar plexus wallops ‘along about midseason, when base ball teams are. rated on the basis of what was expected of them and what Lelf\l s for the ben mduawn showing of icago - in the National the teams not considered direct contenders for the pennant. | The Yankees have done better than the Cubs, of course, - Before the campaigns had started the Yanks were regarded as the better team. The Cubs seemingly had little with_which to begin their race ex- cept“a capital pitching staff and two catchers. . Both catchers 'were de- pendable, which helped the twirlers mightily. At first it was & question whether Grimm, formerly of Pitts- burgh, would pull through at first base. Adams on second seemed like the good player he always has been, but shortstop was all up in the air and Freigau was fighting the ball at third base in®an effort to play the bag as he should. The Cubs' outfield had nothi particular promise except Wi and ‘he was playing his head oft to make the team. Of the youngsters Soott seemed to be the best. Heath- cote had been in the league for some time but never had got beyond an outfielder of average skill. ..Never Lower Than Fifth. McCarthy has taken this ‘and carried.it through the sea-: nn thus far never lawer than Afth - plabe at the week end and twice has as second and at least ly' threatened to assume If' the new manager of the Cubs opg, nothi more than that from now until end of the race he has made a name for hlmuu in the Nntlom.l League. With players who not given serious considera- tion he has led Boston, Philadelphis, New :York and . Brooklyn' at times and has almost led them all once or_ twicey Before ithe season opened it erally was figured - that thp would' be fortunate to keep. out of last place. They never have been: in much danger of dmpplnt ‘back to last place and today stand only games from. the top, and 10% n-om the bottom. BIG LEAGUE ST. LEAGUR. Y'S RESULTS. TESTERDAY STANDING OF THE CLUBS. el they gre two wesks away from last | place and within a week of first place.” Root- Has ‘Enviable Record. ot u:eu pitchers, Root has a_most enviable tegord against the West- ern teams, ‘for heé has -wonm four games Cineinnati without losing once d@nd has won three out of four from St. Louis. . He has poor success against the Piratés, losing three and winning one. Seemingly his old com- panions from Calif who now are, with the Pirates know how to direct the batting opornuon: of their team. In a way Root has been the main- stay of the Cubs, although Alexander and Cooper were expected to do great things"under McCarthy, Both of these vets are Off the Cubs’ roster now be- cause they eouldn't win for the team. CoopeF went to Detroit, because no National League team wanted hil Alexander was /dropped because Mc- Carthy: had made up his mind to' es- *¢_tablish w. order of things on the O ey i il | MGt 0. 3. club. He told his players early in Spring that they might as well cut out poker and certain other things, and he saw. to it that they did. There is rio one left niow of rt‘he old r;sltmn except Adams and imm, ant latter has. lrvns\l from the bat- ting at tifoés fo-slip Tolson in! Cubs wm Bear Watching, BANK LEAGUE NINES ON FIELD TOMORROW After a lny-ofl necessitatéd_by the Bankers plays Washington Loan and Trust at American Security ‘and Commercial get action at No. 10. Hibbs and F. H. Smith clubs face on diamond No. 9, while Mount Vernon politan i The'Cubs ‘could win the pennant if | Han they got a tos hold. It isn’t Mkely that they wfl.\, although they have done their ‘ahare of cracking the whip over the Reds. The pitchers are good enough to help pull the Cubs through. ‘The players are hitting second ‘best in | the league. If they get a big bite Sheehy and Loving of We Loan were. n.\ekod for a total of nine bingles. The: te-.uu now. stand -as follows: in' the' next series against the East W‘% and pick up three or four games, they will bear ‘watching. (Copyrisht: 1928.) g FIGHT-MAY DRAW 60,000. NEW YORK, July 8 (#).-~Promot- ers of ‘the Paul Berlenbach-Jack De- laney light-heavyweight championship contest in Brookiyn, July 15, expect 1o entertain 60,000 persons. Tempo- rary ds will be erected in Ebbets Field to supplement .the base ball grandstand and bleachers. Weight for Weight ¢ Quality for Quality Value for Value * YOU’RE BOUND TO AGREE- w“lu“lflmhm count of 166. y Scores of thou\wlo eom’uud the course fo! CAPABLAHCA lS LEfiDEB IN PAN-AMERICAN CHESS LAKE HOPATCONG, N. J., July 9 combination. Marocsy “The standing follows: umwn—; IRST hofioes in the m«nd lut—Wnt strife in the mior buu -leagues go to the East, aithough the New Y«k Yulxen Tost s .and Cleyeland. f-f &u of the Cleveland Indians. g BT 1 s sent i womf: 92 sul for he n.."“‘*a.':":.‘: .mm s&z駧 ‘i WILL HAVE AUTO RACES HAGERSTOWN, M4, July 9.~The big' gasoline -derby scheduled for July § at the Hagerstown Speedway * hu been carried over until tomor- row afternoon. pitched himself ¢ fig‘t-‘fln’l‘: to the m' the series, DISTRICT PADDLERS N BAI.TIH(IHE IEET BO’YS CLUB W by ROBERT C. McCLELLAN' BY, TUG WILSON, | Athletic Director st Northwestern University have his mhpw urmt. qf : BOY in a Summer sports camp-should be able:to swim 50 yards, dive and A for | TUN the 50 mdl in good time, broad 1g, § to 1. Bill Qulnn' o ly hold the mound for the- victors. e A ey defeal 01 Heights, 35 to 18. s e COLORED NINES TO MEET FOR HALF-SEASON TITLE War-Navy and Goyernment Prlnuu Office nines play for the first championship of the Colored hurling for the winning nine, limfted the Engravers to five hit: jump, high jump, Pplay tennis, throw three strikes in six attempts, toss a orward pass with a spiral and know all the rules of sportsman: there are all:ages ot'goyo M camp, flmnuflllnd must be given for the different dl-ll‘ o(boy-lnvn.rhu-tv‘nu instance, take the 50-yard dash. Thmum-mrhmcood.udflyw can mrflun you're good. What do you want to kmow? Ask questions. Question—How far should & boy of high school age be able to throw a base 'ball? ¥ N Answer—The school boy should be abh to mmmmu 220 feet. Dont -tnln your arm doing gradually, making m: h horu un 1t feel My“'.‘;z ‘,h-.vof’ lt"“ b ,1 I, C. C. TOSSERS BOW TO TREASURY NINE; - ingles - ine four times at bat. Murray of Inter=! -uu hit for the eln:lut. Polt Oflee hit its winning nfldo- again ‘in m by and mmm Bureau il and Printing, 18 to 2 ‘l‘hc Postal™ men went after their rivals with a™ vengeance, ‘ registering 23 hits, and®? scoring in every inmning. Brinkman, ¢ the winning hurler, led his team at*' bat, ‘getting four’ safeties in chances. Navy earned a 1- Civil Service loop in five innings. 5 to 3 for the vangq: