Evening Star Newspaper, August 30, 1926, Page 20

20 SPORTS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, "AUGUST 30, 1926. SPORTS. Nationals Planning Drive in Season’s Final Month to Land First Division Berth ONLY ONE CHANGE OCCURS SURLING STAFF IS PRIMED FOR COMING WEEK’S PLAY “ope to Profit in String of Eight Straight Contests With Red Sox—One Big Inning Gives Griffs 9-2 Verdict Over Collinsmen. BY JOHN B. KELLER. EW YORK, August 30. After a stopover of one day of the presumptive champions of the American League, the in this home Na- tionals wi'l hop to Boston to begin tomorrow a string of eight games with the Red Sox. f the 14 en rris an Bostoniz reuit race v vision berth, if gagements so far st ve an idea is reached Washingto 11 be in Having walloped Lee Fohl's athletes in h them this season, Bucky n's repre At present it appears the only way the Natio livision standing at the end of the 1926 campaign is to crash into the pper ha arted next w t in ter if fightir tain such a place. The Nation k. With so man seem well fortified | for the batt s week in so fa vitching is cerned. In recent en cager ‘ashington moundsmen ceneral ne the route! xo all £ them, considered slab selections of | the first orde sturdy nuch “taged cight ti That may mean it was to be this afternoon and the # row with the upand zolng Red Sox | Manager Harris had planned to | open fire with veteran material in the | first t of the | weelk iken his bumps from the Yankees this vear despite much good pitching | gainst them. was to face them this| afternoon. T game w s to be the| season by the Nation- | that can be deprived an League champion an unprecedented base Is Due Tomorrow. ow afternoon kie will start the flinging a Red Sox in the opener of the in } ately, the veteran : baller seems to have taken a lease on life. Only last Thurs scored over the White Sox {ngton in a 10-inning game, giving up but four safeties during the perform- ance. With a rousing 8-run seventh inning | vesterda Nationals beat the | White Sos, W taking the | series, four game , and climb- | ing within a game and @ half of the | first division n. A. Ci the home erew and and a flock of p: were the Collinsmen able to back the franks with swats to any effect. And then they had to do some base swiping | to get it Al Thoi -« tionals n Coveles- | n(—} new | he lowed seven hits but only twice o, stopped e %a- the first time he ed them this year, got along well fo! Chisox for six innings. During time he yielded only one hit. ) ifter three men found him for safeties and another walked in the seventh, he gave way to George Con- | nally sorge was hammered for five | more it before the round ended. Milton Steengrafe pitched the eighth mnin unst the Nationals and gave up a singie and a pass after two were out. t m game West, the erstwhile C| hold a place among the elect instead of strugg! Bill Barrett counted for the s that before the end of the string with ative in the Johnsonian a fine position to make a great fight for a first- not alrcady within that charmed bracket. 5 can show a first- fleed Sox tally reg- | are b ) of foot of the league before the final ‘Western swing of the year is rowded into so few days in the upions will be apt to ot- ing to at- ac istered in the opening inning of the ray. tte: belng fi ease. That a measly singl The Nationals were unable to touch | Clevela 3l got on ¢ of the round nked to the initial sack. te are in fine fettle for | promptly pilfered second and Falk strolled, swip put I score when Spencer Bill in past My af position the first two d been retired, | He ter 1 third base with | to Harris scratched Thomas until the third, and the single that F tuel hegan the frame with then |Detro was wasted, for Reeves drilled into a two-ply killing. bingle. with a walk Barl off firs McNee sphere slip thr National r Goslin_sent ind MeNeely beat the . but hardt But they knotted the count in_the fourth without getting a - pried open the frame homas threw to get but Barre et let the his paws and the °d to third. s heave to the plate. othing with two swats es gleaned off Crow wmes after their first The Sox did ¢ pa tinst the [der in the four f ies | tallying round, wall use of a but the in the s made go th. Aga Rice | 2 bounder to hod 1in base pilfering figured in the making of a run. home chalk mark. ash- | Harris drew a. free ticket. nefield whipped. Spencer stole second | E Morehardt | when One was out when Spencer After Hun- agger on the left field ‘That Big Seventh * The big riot in the seventh inning put with a game off Thomas. tallied Sam the Nationals in fre Ri ssion. ont for | first time during the afternoon 4 owder did the hurling for | ended the argument. triple, the second Goslin's with the tying run and ce began dou! the and it hit of the ble the Goose got home while the pitcher, Grabow ki and Morehart w % to do something with Myer's d; zood for bunt that wa Judge B and Rue field lo: Crowder 1 McNeely to the fir walked and Connally the | Thomas on the hiil. | Bucky's bunt s short a in the s j Reeves liner to rig sked at a thirc led Stan Tl 1 sent ht regis Rice, ba gle. Th 1iun Myer hor tered Jud, i s ris and Rt tting for ike, 1 en relieved filled the sacks cher that ne- e, e, it uel the, second time in the round, rolled out . though, got = tallied Reeves triple to se md hit right t and McNeely. of hat KREMB HURLS TWO WINS FOR LIBERTYS | Pitcher Sunny Kremb celebrated his | with Waynesboro of the Blue Ridge League by winning two games over the weelk end for his old team, the Liberty Athletic Club. He beat the Senecas in a seven-mning game. 12 to 7, and handed a setback to Engine Company 11 tc The Liber » the use of | diamond for ne: o { the morning of Labor day. Managers wishing to get action for their teams are requested to call Pop Kremb at Columbia. 4165-J. Pilots of the Rialto and Ballston nines also are asked to 1 the Liberty manager in regard to rrangements for the triple-header and field day to be ed on Saturday | American League Park. Liberty players are booked for a. spe- { {cial gathering tonight to discuss the affair. | BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS RDAY'S RESULTS. Chic ; St OF THE Detroit. | eniro: 3 1111366 | Wash'ton T 9 010116160 Clicazo. | b st. Louis | Boston | st ngton nt New York. 0 at Detroit. ittsburgh, 2: St. Louis, 2 (10 innings, darkness). STANDING OF THE CLUBS. Louls, St. | Pittsien— New Vork Boston at Pl BIG LEAGU.E LEADERS. By the Associated Press AN LEAGUE, Ratt Tyge Hits. ! Runs—Ruth’ and 118. £ & Doubles, Burns, Indians, 5 Triples—Gehrig, Yankees, return home from a successful season ||| | feet. although a stranger to the two games at | @b; fihzl{iug: Star BOYS CLUB BY BILLY KELLY. (Star Home-Run Hitter of the 1926 Season). IGHT now everybody is talking about home runs. T've been doing a lot of home-run thinking, too. I got tio thinking abomt home- run hitting the other day and what one thing was the most im- 7 _portant in getting a correct home-run form. I'd say the position of the fcet was the first thing to see about. The feet have to be right in any sport or else you don't get anywhere. In golf feet mean a lot. The swings re started from the position of the A good boxer must be on his toes—never flat footed. Foot faults in tennis are serious. There is more careful footwork in se ball than there is in foot ball, might think the opposite. In foot ball the most exacting requirement of the feet are in the kicking end of the game. In t 2 2 very play calls for a particular foot posf tion or movement. he dingram shows what I consider-| aod foot position for the beginner the plate. Don't stand too far ¢ nor too close—and never pull left foot away from the plate. The feet are very important in touching bases, sliding to bases, pivoting at first in going from home to second, and in practically every aws e movement of the base runners. There is a right way to do everything. The pitcher must learn to stand correctly on the mubber. Next time you go to a league game watch the best players handle their feet. You generally see only* their arms and hands in handling the ball—but watch their feet just once and then try to handle yours the same way. (Copyrighta 1926.) _ Are Proving ROOF that the activities of The Star B(;ys- Club Activities Very Appealing Evening Star Boys Club are finding favor with young readers of The Star is found in the steady stream of applications that are finding their way to the desk of the club i sclief. Out-of-town boys in ne taking up the memberhsip ofier alon live in the city. There are no dues and no obligations other than those appearing on the ap- plication blank, which is printed from time to_time with the daily club col- umn. Boys wishing to join should watch for the blank, fill it out and mail it to the chicf at The Star Build: ing. The following names were added to the roll today: 1 and 4 Cheseldine. 404 T street southmest. s Sullivan 495 T street southwest Harold Walker, 1016 Sixth street south- arl Sweeney. 493 1 street Shuiden, Ik Johne. ax Silverman, yrestli 1426 16 nth atreet. | street southwest treet Ivania 3153 Mount Pleas- avenue Timmons, 140 Hay, ir’ ' iliam M cimeth D wenue sonth h treet southeast n 153 Mount Pleasant | sehler, 1 reet south- | Wood 52 @ 1316 Pensylvania Twenty-third street ) K street northeast centh street sections of Maryland and Virginia are g with large numbers of those who Robert Wilson. 1408 Charles A. Gude. Jr. Charles Roesle, 3122 east Thomas _Parke, ¥ street Hyattaviile, Md. xieenth strect south- John _and 2810 Rhode Istin nue northeast. Henry Gregory Brett, 6000 Third strest. Milton Blumberg. 1:00 D street «outheast Henry Vogel, 906 Alabama avenue, Con- gress Heights, D. €. “Henry C. dnd Ffancis Schade. 1100 H strant ortheast, Frank Leongini. 536 Third street north- 474 Marsland avenue 1321 Varnum street ' fetirer. 4321 Sixteenth sirast. 's Howard Miller. D0¢ Twelfih street ; s Skinner. 454 Tenth street south- ENGLISH TEAM LEADING IN WOMEN’S OLYMPICS GOTHENBURG, Sweden, August 30 (®).—England led with 50 points at ! the conclusion of the women's Olym- pic games here yesterday France was second with points. The honorary prize of the Women: o | International Athletic Federation was awarded to Miss K. Sitomi of Japan. BASE BALL SECRETS By Sol Meizger, GLEN ECHO RETAINS ITS LEAD IN LEAGUE Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., August 30.— Glen FEcho defeated Bethesda, 9 to 6, on Saturday and thereby retained a comfortable margin as leader in the Montgomery County Base Ball League race. Boyds, the runnerup, won from Dickerson, 11 to 2, and Rockville downed Sandy Spring, 4 to 3. Bethesda won its game in the ninth inning with a rally which pulled the contest out of the fire when the count stood 5 to 4 in Bethesda's favor. Car- roll was sent in as a pinch hitter when two were on and two were out. He singled, bringing in the tying run, and DeNell put the game on ice with a double, Rockville plays at Boyds, Bethesda at Sandy Spring and Glen Dickerson next Saturday. The teams stand as follows: Y 9 8 8 5 Glen Echo. Boyds .. Bands &y jan ring . Rockeiie o8 Dickerson BABE RUTH NOW HAS 40 HOMERS TO HIS CREDIT CHICAGO, August 30 (#).— Base ball's acknowledged swatters seem to have hit the doldrums in their sea- son’s journey. After two weeks' ef- fort, Babe Ruth finally snared a four- base blow to bring his American League leading mark to 40. Wilson did likewise to retain, at 19, his Na- tional League leadership. The leaders: American League—Ruth, New York, 40; Willilams, St. Louis, 17; Simmons, Philadeiphia, 17; Goslin, Washington, 16; Lazzeri, New York, 16. National League—Wilson, Chicago, 19; Bottomley, St. Louis, 16: South- worth, St. Louis, 14: Bell, St. Louis, 14. RECORD FOR PAST WEEK IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES The past week's major league rec- ord of games won and lost, runs, hits, errors and opponents’ runs, including games of Saturday, follows: AMERICAN LEAGU ] SRazcuse’ e ) $E0338%7 Pirindeiohia” ndelvhia .. Detroit ... Washington New Vork &t. " Louis Chicago Boston e e NATIONA & wmz Chicago Cincinnati Pittaburgh St New York. Boston 33E3uaan® MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS. AMERICAN ASSOCTATION Louisville, 5.6: Indianapolie, Milwaukee. 6.1; Minneanolis, Kaneas City, 8 t. Paul, 6 Toledo, 16-10: Columbus, (Only games ‘played.) INTERNATIONAL LEAG Buffalo. 9; Baltimore, 3 Syracuse, ewark, 1-1. Jersey Citr. Rochester, 7-5. SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. Memphis. 2: Chattanooga. 0. Nashville, Little Rock. 2 Birmingham. ns, 4-2: Atlant: IN SANDLOT TITLE RACES ITH one exception, races in all three sections of the Capital City unlimited sandlot loop went forward yesterday without any no ticeable changes in the comparative standings of the teams being recorded. The only shake-up came in Section B, when the Donohoe Motors nine tied for the lead with the Rialtos for the past two weeks, succumbed to the hurling of Claggett Hill of Kenilworth, and, taking the short end a 3-to-2 count, dropped back into second place, with a record o in 7 starts. Rialto tossers turned in their sixth triumph in seven games by beating Bladensburg, 4 to 1. Gilly Ottenberg filled the mound job for the winners and was opposed by Baldwin. Each granted five hits. The Auth nine coasted to victory in the Section C race, scoring a seventh straight win with a 13-t0-0 victory ‘over the Modocs. Shaute Taylor, hero of many an Auth triumph, was on the job again, holding the Modoc batters to two bingles and being well sup- ported by his mates. The Auths pounded out a total of 15 safeties. Riverdale’s entry in the Section C scrap held to the runner-up position by handing the Concordians a 7-to-3 setback. Fenwick of the winners lim- ited the opposing batsmen to six hits, while Finch of the Concordians was found for an even dozen, Reed and H. Wolfe getting three each. Favorites came through in the Sec- tion A matches.” The Knicks got their ninth straight at the expense of Marl- boro, the count standing 10 to 4. The Shamrocks swamped Mount Rainier, 10 to 1, chalking up 14 hits in the process, and the St. Joseph's nosed out Maryland Athletic Club 5 to 4. Arlington_and Chevy Chase teams disappointed their followers when a number of players and the umpire failed to show up at Friendship dia- mond. The Capitals received a forfeit from the Anacostia Eagles. Four double victories were scored in the Northern Virginia series. Cherry- dale remained in the lead by winning from the Hartfords, 8 to 3 and 12 to 3, Winegardner and Ball doing the hurl- ing for the winners. Fort Myer took two from Ballston, 18 to 5 and 7 to 1; Addison outclassed the White Sox, 15 to 8 and 11 to 3, and Glen Carlyn showed the way to Hume Spring, 17 to 4 and 13 to 8. The Freer Juniors won the Wash- ington Post cup offered as a_prize to the junifor champlons of the Capital City League when they took the Corinthians to camp, 9 to 1, in the final of a three-game pla the winners in the two s the division. ' Lefty Stevens, who won for the Freers in the open match, op- posed the Corinthians again ste) day. He held them to four hits. Fif- teen were credited to Freer batters, Hoffman getting three of them. Three teams—the Cardinals, Ken- nedys and Tremonts—are tied for the Icad in the Petworth Senjor League as a result of yesterday's tilts. The Ke nedys won twice, defeating the Yorkes, 3 to 2, and nosing out the Cardinals, 4 to 3. The Tremonts took the Arrows to camp, 14 to 5, while the Yorkes won from the Takoma Tigers, 6 to 4. Cage pitched the Cabin John nine to a 6-to-4 win over Darnestown at Cabin John. Esworthy and Barber shared mound duty for the losers. Ku Klux Klan base ballers, ners over the Virginia Grays 3 o 12 to 5, have booked the R for Labor day at the Arlington Horse win- string to seven straight wins ur day when they downed Mount Rainie: 7 to 6, in a Mathewson Memorial fu game, bagged another yesterday | trouncing the Jefferson IYire Depart ment nine, 6 to 1 Pitcher Elliot of the Hess team blanked the Kanawhas, 5 to 0 Modern Woodmen showed the way to Palals Royal, 12 to 4. Smithfield tossers trimmed the Na tional Circle Juniors, 11 to 0. Red Sox took to camp at No. Alex Washington Engine Company andria, 17 to 2 Clover tossers won from ville, 10 to 1. Comets_defeated the Junijors, 7 to 3. Southerns won over the Krovdons 12 to 7. Mitchell Mount Rainler Winsalls were swamped by the Auth Midgets, 6 to 1. DE PALMA IS WINNER OF THREE CONTESTS By the Associated Press CHICAGO, August 30.—Ralph Palma won_ all three events at the Hawthorne Oval vesterday, competinz with Peter de Paola. Cliff Woodbur and Tom Alley, stars of the dirt and surfaced automobile racing tracks. The 20-mile race was won by De Palma in 16:36 2.5, with Woodbury second and De Paolo third. Racin with Woodbury and De Paola in the time trials for 1 mile De Palma led the way with the time of 0:74 In the first heat of a a-mile . De Palma beat Tom Alley, who wa driving a front-drive special, an inno vation in_dirt track racing. In the finals De Palma led Woodbury, negoti ating the distance in 4:50. De Palma's time for the 1-mile trial, starting from a standstill, was a frac tion over 8 seconds faster than his previous world record, 0:82 mad at Syracuse this' year. STAR PRESSMEN WIN. The Evening Star pressmen took the pressroom ball team from The Times over the bumps vesterday for a 14-to-6 victory. Jack Mitchell, pitch- ing for The Stur, held his opponents to four bingles while his mates v pounding Callahan and Miller for total of 17 hits OARSMEN WIN TRIP. ALEXANDRIA. Va., August Old Dominion Boat Clubs junior quadruple seulls crew won a trip to the Middle States Regatta at Phila delphia on Labor day by beating the junior oarsmen from Potomaa Boat Club of Washington in a special event during the annual local club regatta. a0 ot ot Wit Tau B evine, NATIONAL 1 \\‘vhm\.r‘ Roek Targ Jomn Nichotas. ¢ Hits—Brown, X (R aTiR o Runs—Cuyler, Pirate: | Doubles—Botfomle Triples—Walker, Homers—Wilso Ruth olen base: hing — TEXAS LEAGUE. Fort_Worth, 1. Houston. 1. 10:_B Show grounds Alexandria’s Dreadnaught nine was humbled by the IHerndon Fairlous on the big “D" diamond, 8 to Pitcher Jeff Smith turned the tric National Circle: Four-and-a-halt g BLACK S0X WIN GAME. Rlack Sox tossers nosed out the A le Athletic Club yesterday in @ Union League game, to The hits stood 7 to 6 for the Sox. Lyman was the winning hurler, S 00 Four-and-a-halt street OSSIE BLUEGE SOON READY TO RESUME JOB AT THIRD| August 30.—Ossic Bluege may get back to the linc-up awhile the Nationals are plaving in Boston this week, he young acker, who hurt his trick knee just a few days ago, this morn- ared that the injured joint was feeling anuch better, now swelling had heen reduced considerably. also stated that the briet lay-off, really his first of the cam- as put hin in generally fine physical trim once more, and that as his knee heals sufficiently to permit his return to action he will r p along in midseason form. eeves will contint take the third basing until | hle 1o get hack into ha | far, the Ceor; Tech pro lone well at the hot corne Jiaved plenty of gameness in ensational p in the third frame v that resulted in the demise of Barrett, who attempted to lout to lef r good for 241 ¢ streot southwest. w, 1 ot Yicksburg, 4 Alexandna, 7 (Only t ~tern avenue, puthwest. o nd - street. 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