Evening Star Newspaper, September 29, 1926, Page 26

26 Nats Idle as Season Ends BAD WEATHER CANCELS SPORTS. TWIN BILL WITH MACKS| Inability to Play on Final Day of Season Leaves Ath- letics in Undisputed Posse: and Gives Griffme; PHILADELPHIA, September caused postponement of the double-header between the Nationals and |* Athletics on the final day of the season. This assured the A’s of undis- | puted possession of third place and gave the (iriffmen fourth position. i BY JOHN B. KELLER. PHIA, September 20.—Officially, the American League | HILADE season_ends this afternoon. P as the 1926 finale of the Johnsonian circuit. spect for the base ball schedule makers. Monday, when Macks and Indians grappled in Cleveland, stand | ssion of Third Place n Fourth Position. 29—~Rain and cold weather today | | But Philadelphia climate has no re- | 1t threatened to let last | The Nationals came over here vesterday morning. ready to take on, the Athletics in a dual sketch, but rain interfered with the program. There was not so much rain in the afternoon, when the clubs were to| meet, but there was enough in the 1 his hirelings might find the going too soft and the Quaker Cit A atmosphere too raw to make the s “no game” flag was hoisted before Two games between the Nationals and Macks were hooked for this after- noon as a result. But the weather man had nothing good to say for the day here, S0 not even one match ms he completed. 3 * The only good the Nation: out of vesterday's enforced lay- assurance of fourth place, at least, in the flag race this year. They can Jose both games tod remain half the fifth-place White standing of the clubs Also it would be possible for them to raise theyselves to even terms with the third-place Athletics by win- ning twice today. This morning the standing reve: the A's had ne in front of x in the final . Oth- scheduled little to zagements than the Na erwise the double-heade for this afternoon meant either club. Johnson and Coveleskie. Now that Walter Johnson and Stan Coveleskle each has had three days’ rest since they st appeared on the slab for the holdover Champlons, | their selection as starting pitche for a double-header today, if played, would occasion no surprise, | if played, and | morning to satisfy Connie Mack that | fans the | so the | taging of a tilt worth whil noon. Manager ‘ky Harris originally | use George Murra from cerles here, then fe veterans in the sin But with . he wa | bill opening th | Tow with one of h glo game on the second d only two battles in pre pt to shoot for a thi | his best pitching bet Tonight all the Nationals here ex- Stan Coveleskie will return to | Washington. Covey will go from | Philadelphia_directly to his home in | Shamokin, Pa.. and within a week | or two start on a hunting trip in the mountairs of the Keystone Capital Goal of Majority. Most of the others will ren | Washington u few days. then I |for thelr homes about the country. Gosli Stewart and Myer v around the apital a week or two after ends that they may make visits to Laurel to watch the | Goose | Buddy |a tew | pontes. A couple of the players engage in a seriou will return to Washington the Winter to make that place of permanent residence. their O’FARRELL ACE OF CARDS, DECLARES PILOT HORNSBY By the Associated Press Ew YORK and be thinks he does, he Bob OFarrell bheing the most opinion is shared by many ot Although Hank Severeid carries vast and valuable experfence with him behind the bat for the Yankees, and Pat Collins is a dangerous long: distance hitter, the close observers give O'Farrell a decided edge over of Huggins' receivers. 1l barring injury, will catch ame for the National League entry. The work of hack stopping for New York probably will be divided be- tween S i and Collins. Ernest to substitute for O'Farrell s<sary. although holding a post- graduate degree as a foot ball plaver, still is a major league apprentice. 'K nd Collins have the same it the unofficial ved. The same | rival catcher with | ) I, however, while Collins eptember 201 average: gource credits each geven home runs. € has played 146 game has appeared in 101 Severeld, bringing his pennant lue om Washington ors when trade ted tn 61 games | ) to the Yankees “only 21 games, | VIRGINIA REVAMPING ATTACK FOR GEORGIA ted Press UNTV ITY. Va., September 29 Tiaving opened its entire bag of tricks in a fruitless effort to score on Hamp- den-Sidney last week, Coach Yarle Neale and his assistants revamped the attack of the University of Vir- ginfa foot ball team in practice this week for the game Saturday with the Tniversity of Georgla. Tnapt play against Hampden Sidney forced the coaches to the realization that radical steps must be taken if the Cavallers are to stand against the atrength of the Bulldogs. Of the eleven gan two teams since 1913 e: four. lost four and tied three. mnia may be gald to have an edge on the competition if the game of 1897 is considered: the Cavalier 17 to 4. This vear Georgla is reported to have the largest and strongest squad in years. Coach Woodruff, like Coach Neale, i3 reported to be pointing his men for the game. which not only is considered the “rubber” but will also afford the Bulldogs an opportunity to avenge the 1-6 defeat they suf- fered at Athens last vear. s in the serles follow: between the rania, 0. Virginia, 0. : Georgia. ®. HORNSBY'S ILL MOTHER HAS SERIOUS RELAPSE AUSTIN, Tex.. September 29 (A).— Hiope that she may live until after the world series base ball < sustaining Mrs. M. D. Horn mother of Rogers Hornsby the pennant-winning who will ew York i< seriously r sister here follow- She has predicted her WHO'S WHO IN TRUCKDOM 170 228 First StL.NW INTERNATIONALS supplies theory and practical experience, happily blended |COBB PICKS i Rogers Hornsby knows his cards | has an ace in his first string catcher, | 4% . S s e g . b - vas f Richard K. Fox. e former Cub is credited by his manager with | It ™38 the giff o RICHEEC™ valuable plaver on the club, and this flattering | o, her wise base ball men. i BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS lladelphia (rain). STANDING OF THE CLUBS. Washington. =|Philadelphin. Philadelphla-Boston (rain). OF THE CLUBS. Pittaburgh. TODAY'S GAME. Philadelphia at Boston (2 games). PICKS YANKS T0 WALLOP CARDS OMAIIA, September 20 (P).—_Tyrus Cobb, veteran pilot_of the Detroit Tigers, picks the Yankees to beat the Cardinals in the world series. En route with Tris Speaker, pilot of the Cleveland Americans, and a party of Southern sportsmen to Speak er's favorite hunting grounds sever: miles by pack train from Valley, Wro.. Cobb sald he belleved experi- ence would be a declding factor. “Almost every member of the Yankees has seen service in a world series,” he said, “several of them | more than once. The Yankees have | good _pitchers. That is contrary popular opinion, but I know. 'I've faced them. The Cardinals lack ex perience. The Yankees ought to wir . Professional All-Stars who will meet Le Droit Tigers, colored champions of the District, Maryland and Virginia at Union League Park Sunday at 3 o'clock, were to practice at that park this afternoon at 4 o'clock. d-place tie with | @ | emblematic of the championship to- | boxer’s manager said. | By the Associated Pre | would be decided by tossing a coin. 1| be to | Ut THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, Cards to Depend Largely on Right-Hand Pitchers D. C.. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1926. Bi6 LEASUE LEADERS. |COMPLETE RECORDS COMPARING SERIES By the Associated Press, AMERICAN LEAG Battin, lanush, Tygers, Hits—Rice, Nationals, 217. Runs—Ruth, Yankees, 139. Doubles—Bu . Indians, 61. s—~Giehrig, Yankees, 20. Homers—Ruth, Yankees, 1 Stolen bases—Mostil. White Sox, 33. Pitching—Uhle, Indians, won 2% | lost 11, | NATIONAL LEAGUE Batting—Hargrave, Reds, n, Braves, 200." 112, ! 'E. 80. Triples—Waner, Pirates, 22. Homers—Wilson, Cubs, 21. Stolen bases—(' Pitching—IKrem lost 6. RUTH AND HORNSBY TO HOLD ATTENTION| By the Associated Press. NEW YORK. September redoubtable circuit smasher: Hornsby. manager of the St. Carai and home-run king in 19 nd Babe Ruth, sultan of swat for 11 time, will draw the attention of world s, a in which he wafted more homers from American the s, 1920 wn from Ruth with 42 The Cardinal leader Babe has hit for 12 vears, the spent with Bostc inder with the Y played continually with Louis. The records: Ruth. Hornsby. 4. Year, 915 (Not in “mi"r?i) 186 | Sherdel, Cardinals “TITLE BELT” BY A FAN BOSTON, September 29 (#).—Red Chapman, Boston featherweight, is wearing a $2,500 gem-studded belt | ew York publisher, whose father; ve John L. Sullivan the belt that | the “Boston strong boy” prized so highly. Fox's gift was the first of a num- h he will make to champions in other classes. Although Chapman i$ not officially recognized as the title holder, Fox singled him out as the | leader in the 126-pound division, the DALLAS CLUB AHEAD IN THE DIXIE SERIES DALLAS, Tex. September s Texas League today is to New Orleans, bolstered by :ad for the seventh Dixie tomorrow with the outhern ociation champions. With the count tied at two-all, Mon- | . when the fifth game ended in a tie, Dallas broke the deadlock e yesterday by defeating New Or- leans, 4 to . Victory tomorrow for the Steers would give the Texas team the 1926 champlonship of the South. while a win for New Orleans would tie the series at three-all. Should this oc- cur the scene of the eighth game LONE SAILOR SEEKS AID TO RESCUE BOAT By the Assoclated Press. PARIS, September 20.—Alain J. Gerbault, French tennis player and yachtsman, has sent a cable dispatch to the Petit Paristen from Apia, Samoa, saying that his 30-foot boat, Firecrest, in which he is salling alone around the world, broke from its moorings at Wallis Island and drifted ! on a reef, carrying away its lead keel. The craft s wedged fast on the reef and local resources are inade- quate either to get her off or repair her, Gerbault say: He hopes the French guriwat Casiopee, which is due at Wallis Island shortly, will aid in floating the ecrest. In the Summer of 1923 Gerbault crossed the Atlantic Ocean from France to New York in a 30-foot sail- The voyage took 142 days. WILL BE BENEFIT GAME. | L. Bell, Cardinals | Combs, Yankees .. '\ | Severeid, Yankees ‘| Ward, Yankees . | Hoyt, Yankees { Shocker, Yankees | Shawkey, Yankees |Hoyt, Yankees .. RIVALS IN BATTING, FIELDING, PITCHING| Bats. Throws. G. Gehrig, Yankees .. Bottomley, Cardinals .. L L Hornsby, Cardinals ... R Lazzeri, Yankees .. R e Dugan, Yankees .. Koenig, Yankees Thevenow, Cardi £ Meusel, Yankees Blades, Car: Holm, Cardinals Hafey, Cardin: RARR Douthit, Cardinals . ... Paschal, Yankees Ruth Yankees . . Southworth, Cardinals. . re omE® e mAA Bengough, Yankees Warwick, Cardinals ... O'Farrell, Cardinals ... Collins, Yankees ER ] ARARAIAR Vick, Cardinals . Carlyle, Yankees Flowers, Cardinals ) Toporcer, Cardinals .. . Gazella, Yankees Adams, Yankees AR~ R ER N Braxton, Yankees .. Reinhart, Cardinals. ... Sothoron, Cardinals ... Shawkey, Yankees Hallahan, Cardinal Haines, Cardinals . Ructher, Yankees . Pennock, Yankees .. Jones, Yankees ...... Alexander, Cardinal Rhem, Cardinals . B Beall, Yankees H. Bell, Cardinals . Thomas, Yankees . Keen, Cardinals McQuaid, Yankees Johnson, Cardinals ... Clough, Cardinals . ELEEEE T T LA FISror s GEEEEEEEEF ISR Rl bl ol Yankees | Cardinals Cardinals Yankees Pitcher. McQuaid, Yankees Braxton, Yankees . Haines, Cardinals . Rhem, Cardinals Pennock, Yankees Reinhart, Cardinals Shocker, Yankees . Ruether, Yankees . ... Alexander, Cardinals . Sherdel, Cardinals Keen, Cardinals .. Sothoron, Cardinals . Thomas, Yankees .. H. Bell, Cardina Beall, Yankees Hallahan, Cardinal Johnson, Cardinals Clough, Cardinals . FARARAIIRCAII I CAICR SNODGRASS WILL PLAY PROFESSIONAL TENNIS LOS A2 38, Calif,, September 20 (P)—Ha Snodgrass, who With Walter Wesbrook won the 1925 Na- tion Clay Court doubles title, will join €. C. Prle's group of profes- 13 which includes Su- nne Lenglen of France and Mary K. Browne of Santa Monica, Calif, the Times says today. Snodgrass, who has ranked among the first 10 in American tennis, re- cently accepted a position as pro- fessional at_a Culver City club. It is understood Pyle also has made Wesbrook an offer. NEW YORK. §eptember 29 (). New York Uhiversity's benefit foot ball game for the Walter Camp Me- vill be that against Tulane in the Yankee Stadium October 16. The contest will also mark the Violet's first intersectional game on the gridiron. STOCKHOLM, September 29 (#).— Swedish track athletes, who hope to represent their country at the next Olympic games, have just defeated the French team at games held in Paris, 76 to 52. COLLARS A TRIUMPH OF THE COLLAR MAKER'S ART. ITIS THE BEST LOOKING, BEST WEARING STARCHED COLLAR EVER MADE 35¢ each 3 for $100 CLURTT, PEABODY & CO. TNC. MAKERS HEMPSTEAD A NEW STYLE in MOTOR CO. Conveniently Located on Fourteenth Street 1SRSTITRE St Main 5780 RACES TODAY AT HAVRE de GRACE Eastern Shore Handicap $15,000 Added SEVEN RACES DAILY Special B. & 0. train of steel coaches leaves Unlon Station 12:10 p.m. Parlor und Dining Car attached. Special Peana. R. R. conches leaves Unlon Station 1! Zirect to course. Parlor ar_uttached. d T nd _ Paddock, Admission—Gra: a $1.65, including Government tax. FIRST RACE AT 2:30 P.M. 155 154 134 155 155 123 147 156 108 107 55 78 G. 1 1 G. 156 155 Balks—Beal P. FIRST BASEMEN. AB. R. 572 135 179 47 20 16 603 98 180 39 14 19 SECOND BASEMEN. 528 96 167 35 5 11 589 79 162 28 14 18 THIRD BASEMEN. 581 86 189 31 14 17 434 39 125 20.5 1 SHORTSTOPS. 618 93 167 28 8 S5 564 63 144 15 5 2 LEFT FIELDERS. 413 73 130 22 3 12 414 81 127 17 12 8 144 18 40 4 1 O 225 30 6119 2 4 CENTER FIELDERS. 530 96 163 20 4 3 609 113 181 31 12 8 258 46 7512 3 7 RIGHT FIELDERS. 495 139 184 30 5 47 507 98 162 27 7 16 CATCHERS. 9 32 6 0 3 0 63 144 30 41 83 11 160 15 41 9 51 6 10 2 UTILITY PLAYERS. 31 5 10 2 0 227 25 66 12 73 13 20 1 88 13 22 3 168 21 39 6 25 7 31 PITCHERS. 70 20 84 14 471 289 coN~Noo ocoowNO 3 [ 2 o o 20 63 13 35 16 20 61 76 115 86 49 65 96 76 22 25 44 53 7 12 1 CLUB BATTING. AB. R. 5,227 847 5,377 817 CLUB FIELDING. PO. A. COOP~WWARNWRBAADOANNG COOPCOOCO ™ uN=MNNW=NI~~=OO cococ000000000000“000ONG ©c0o000000~000~00" 00000 55 56 E. 4,115 1,798 H. 2B. 3B, HR. SH. SB. Pct. 18 6 .313 19 15 20 31 23 18 16 cvm=o~ H. 1,508 1,541 PITCHING RECORDS G. 17 37 33 34 40 27 41 28 28 40 30 34 39 26 15 33 26 20 19 19 1 Pct. 1.000 .857 .765 741 .667 -667 .633 609 571 .552 .545 .538 529 .526 .500 .455 .455 429 .333 000 .000 Won. 1 6 13 20 22 10 19 14 8 16 12 16 9 10 Lost. 0 1 4 7 11 5 1 9 6 13 10 [ Sh.0. C 0000000~ ~WN=mOOO~~WO O COMNUSNONOANNWANUONOWD 4 ~-NmoOO CooCo000doo~00000000O~0 299 316 .275 325 .288 .270 255 315 .307 .278 271 .307 297 .291 .372 .320 .381 .357 .293 .287 .259 .196 .323 291 274 .250 .232 .120 .350 317 .308 .257 .250 Zad .213 .211 .209 .209 204 .200 .188 171 .136 .120 .114 .057 .000 .000 .000 B. 265 256 TC. 4,170 2,030 202 6,402 213 6,126 ] 14 20 19 9 18 10 3 12 14 17 G. [ DI 1 258 2 1 257 205 1 218 200 238 1 1 1 140 E. 15 21 TC. 1,634 1,696 PO. A. 30 35 724 809 25 473 379 704 966 219 234 77 92 452 400 154 338 311 123 26 585 498 223 53 v 20 90 79 54 176 21 7 5 44 36 - oNmw®e 10 12 47 7 23 11 45 35 36 39 73 34 56 72 56 23 25 42 29 12 9 o 16 54 10 26 15 50 39 49 45 76 41 63 80 69 29 31 51 36 14 9 CONNNNONWNUINA=WARNO N COCONMDI=UNNFNNNROWRWHN 3B. 75 82 HR. 121 90 SH. 215 210 SB. 82 87 P. TP. 1 14 0 Pct. Won. Lost. 968 89 65 965 91 63 P. 39 66 83 H. 48 72 188 241 293 159 270 240 101 220 192 255 186 179 37 140 80 71 45 54 3 BB. 12 19 52 75 43 45 72 84 37 61 33 49 76 42 16 65 17 68 32 16 [ SO. W 7 28 41 74 77 23 56 57 55 66 61 63 68 29 19 37 25 56 26 10 o 67 43 04 65 52 43 40 84 80 57 49 5 1l, 3; Braxton, 1, Ruether, 1; Haines, 1; Rhem, 1. d balls—Collins, 6; Severeid, 5; O’Farrell, 3; Bengou, 2 1 2 2 ] [} 5 4 6 2 MmO AMMANNN=OO MO DP. 7 106 72 70 23 15 62 95 1 - P. COCNNNO~WOOOO= =AW Pct. 990 -988 959 957 947 .950 929 958 .958 979 974 978 954 967 948 976 971 976 923 983 970 987 962 1.000 911 962 .981 915 .000 875 981 .700 962 .833 .000 974 959 956 987 951 968 937 986 793 -871 961 21.000 01.000 01.000 o o .000 Pet. .289 .287 Pect. 578 .591 HP. 2 [ 3! ol 4 3 2 3 ONOOANNO~WAONN 1; Viek, 1. SPORTS. ALEX, HAINES AND RHEM ST. LOUIS ACES IN SERIES This Trio Will Bear Brunt of Hurling for Hornsby in Base Ball Classic Against Shocker and Hoyt. Jones and Shawkey Are Doubtful. | | DOPING THE WORLD SERIES Article XII. BY FREDERICK G. LIEB. yesterday’s article we directed attention to the frequency with which National League managers of the past employed left-handers against the American League champions. While Hornsby undoubtedly will employ Wee Willie Sherdel against the Yankees, and possibly Rein- hart, he must depend upon his right-handers, particularly Rhem, Alexar - der and Haines, to bring base ball's highest honors to St. Louis. kg Rhem, like Pennock, star of the Yankees, felt the strain somewhat in the last month of the race. With him the strain was more mental than physical. In his last National League game of the season, the one, by the way, in which the Cardinals clinchéd their pennant, Rhem was in poor form, the Giants batting him for six hits in the first inning. However, the Carolinian has a week to rest up for the series, and when his arm is right there is no_doubt about him being a great pitcher In fact, he probably has more stuff than any young pitcher to come up in the last five years. The 30-year-old Alexander still re-|a relief man this vear, and still can tains much of his old-time cunning.|fool 'em with that wide-breaking fast He was the star pitcher of the Phil- | ball. les in the 1915 world series and won | the Quakers their only game. Ile took the opening game of the series from Shore, 3 to 1, but lost, 2 to 1, when he hooked up with Shore in a second engagement. The series was over in | five games. “Aleck” may emerge | | trom the coming series with as much {glory as was showered on Walter | Johnson, for many vears his fellow | luminary among the pitching aces, In the series of two years ago. | Haines pitches in fits and starts, | and at times has shown flashes of | great brilliancy. However, he is not consistent, and his pltching percent- age of .165 places an unduly high mark on his efforts. He has stretches when he is unbeatable, and then over- night he loses everything. Keen a Spring Pitcher. Vic Keen, the former Cub, worked beautifully with Rhem and Sherdel early in the season, but he is a pre- Fourth of July pitcher and seldom does much after that Herman Bell is a big fellow who should be one of the stars of the club, but the lack of something or other has held him back. He is a good re lief man. Sothoron has had expes ence in pitching against the Yankees during his American Lea 2 he then used to be thel The best bet of Huggins' ers is Urban Shocker, the spitballer. Shocker conse! strength and energy, and despite the fact that he is reaching his middle thirties he continues to be a m tough man to beat. A keen student of the pitching craft, one of the lead- ing American League umpires, told me Shocker knows more about pitch tan any twirler in the game toda Hoyt Recovering Form. Walte Hoyt has shown some signs of snapping back into winning form. Hoyt gave Indications of having his greate: ason Spring, but some- thing snapped in_his right shoulder in late June, and for a month he was entirely out of commission. ‘When Hoyt again took his turn on the slab, he was not the Hoyt of B (Copsright. 1926.) Beall i 4 104 credited wi but pmparativ e vie McQuaid ry has been in co fow games. RECORDS IN PRE 01 100 Bob Shawkey. T 000 4 000 00 ) Yanks | 000 0n o o Athletics k o o0 000 0 000 000 i 0 000 0 1 000 % ver Alexander. 2 11 .5006 ankees. ‘\ Phillies.. 1915 PENNINGTON BIRD FIRST AMONG 17 IN CONTEST The third race of the Washington Racing Pigeon Club was flown from Connellsville, Va., when 172 birds were released at 9 o'clock. Twenty lofts were represented. The weather wa clear with north winds. The first 2 to the loft of C. & . R. Pennington. The average speed per minuts of the first return to each loft follows: . and W. R. Pe 30: 1,290 vards; F. W tmor ) 8 1Li84 FL M 1176 D, Clagett, 1 Bishop, 1, at 0. Loch, ek “darkness’ tie against the Glants, and in 1923 he scored his only world serfes victory with the aid of 8 runs, and even then Pennock had to go to his relief. But Bob has done very well as and eariy June. He no longer fortnight he apparently regained hi best form. Hoyvt pitched great ball f | unearned runs in innings, but | iller usea him mostly as a relief | BAN ON HEAVYWEIGHTS Sam Jones, formerly one of t IS LIFTED | game's leading right-handers, has IN ILLINOIS | figure to bother the Cardinals much. | [llinois Boxing Commission has lifted | Sam has been an unlucky world series | the ban on heavyweights, in effect to score for him. He has failed to | back in Apri win a single world series game, despite he commissioners took the action rles. He lost, 3 to 0. to Vaughn in |#id Florida relief, for which several 1918, and 1 to 0 to Nehf in 1923. The veight bouts are under con- | beat him with & home run. tween Georges Carpentier and Jimmy Shawkey's Record Poor. | . . serles record, elther. He blew the w d D Wh l 1921 world serles for the Yanks when Ire an 1s¢ eels 1922 he pitched that famous 10-inning 1617-19 14th St. N.W. North 441 Service and Parts get over his fast ball, but In the past | | Huggins in 1921, yielding only tv Sl pitcher in the series of 1922 and 192 | an erratic season, and on form doe: CHICAGO, September 29 (F).—The | pitcher, as his teams find it difficult [ever since legalized boxing came the fact that he took part in three se. | because of the forthcoming show to 3. i latter was the game in which Stengel | §lderation, including a match be- Shawkey hasn't much of a world twice he failed to hold big leads. In! w S K rtll & C . D. Aenworthy 0. 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