Evening Star Newspaper, August 3, 1927, Page 24

SPORTS. Johnson Still Strong Enough for Regular Turn, Despite Anniversary Defeat " VET NOT SO WELL BACKED IN BATTLE WITH BENGALS Although Walter’s Support Was Ragged in Pinches of 7-6 Game Lost BY JOHN B. KELLER. THOUGH Walter Johnson an. ounced yesterday while fan- n was celebrating the twen- anniversary of hi pitcher for the Washi he no_longer ar turn hurler. he pr sent to the slab at two mory ments inder of the present he Nat s and very will see much more servic smmencement of cot his season ends. Buck: da tieth hat Harris w ching while wns i nkees that ought to have Johnson dy man rawn from the jonals icked base b named ugh off ¢ he admirers of the paid their way into th Stadium to celebrate his ' day were far from being con ed that he was to blame for the an who Support Neme Too Strong. Johnson, of course, was not the pitcher of his heyday in the national astime, nor has he been for ¥ . Time is bound to take toll of an arm even so great as Waiter's over a Z0-season stretch. But the veteran vesterday probably would have added nother win to his already record string had he been afforded better support, even though no errors were charged against his club. This is not intended as an alibi for Walter, but a fair defense of a remarkable pitcher d defeat when it appeared he deserved a victor or four innings this man who is serving in his twenty-first campaign in the American League turned back the usually hardhitting Tigers in order. During that time only three of his pitches were driven beyond the infield and four batters he made strikeout victims. It was different in the fifth frame, though. Then six hits were credited to the visitors, but two of them were decidedly scratchy and another came in a hitand-run play, when Tigers speeding along the base paths pulled an infielder from the spot over which the batted ball passed. This attack netted the visitors four runs where with reasonably strong backing of Johnson not more than two should have been tallied. Thus the lone marker the Nationals had chalked up at the expense of the left- handed Earl Whitehill with two hits in the second inning paled into insig- nificance. But they solved the Tiger hurler again in the seventh, and with three hits and two passes scored suf- ficiently to deadlock the game and force the right-handed Ken Holloway to come to the southpaw’s relief after two were out. Neun's Theft Declsive. Tn the eighth inning, the Natlonals fell upon Holloway for two safeties and a run to take the lead for the second time in the fray. but in the ninth the Tigers again forged ahead. The way they did so, however, cer- 1ainly was not to Johnson's discredit. He was hit safely for the last time in the game by the first Tiger to step to the plate in the round, but this suc- cessful batter was forced out im- mediately when a sacrifice play was ted. B Ehen ‘came a serious break against Walter. While he pitching a second wide one to the third man up, the runner on first base darted to- ward second. Muddy Ruel's throw to the middle bag was somewhat low, but got there in good time. ~The clever-sliding_Johnny Neun, mfiu;:)e: hurled himself along the ground be- hind the stretching Bob Reeves, who had come over from the shortfleld 10 take the throw, and reached the basi e reupon Manager Harrls gectded to relieve the veteran and ha)!?d“ 3 southpaw relief worker. Garlan Braxton, to the hill.. Braxton com- NOT BARNEY’S FAULT Ruble, ¢f. . Fothergill, 1f° Heilmann,' rf. Neun, 1. . Deviveiros, MeManus, s8* Woodall. * © Whitehill. p Holloway, D Stoner. D Basslert Wingo} EECTELEETT TS 2 e smuesSansmn o ERTES] pinth innine. th PRSP elocssezossscscsel 2Wingo b: *Batted for Winko i Washington. Judge, Goslin, 17 Ruel, © Rluege, b Keeves, &% dohnson, Braxton. Marberry. Tated Totals . 2 : tted for Marberry nth inning. 00001000 3—3 010 1 hits—Fothers 304 » 1o Gehringer on buses—Detroit, 3: on ballv—Of Struck out— Hits—Of o Neun Washineton, innings; off do :off Holloway ched bull—1H ing piteher—Holloway. won. enary, Hilde by purs und 13 minutes. nning (Getrtnger). Wi Losing pitcher—io . MG TING. H 3 SB. KB 330 a3 31 1 12 101 1y 15 Johuson Har Thuraton MeNeely . 5] 50 250 Bluege . Hadley Tate .. Stewart West .00 Braxton Rurke Lisenbee . Marberry Zachary . 208 167 130 120 ‘000 Saununiza Total. 51 3 Semu o Errors Were Charged Against Griffs, expects | i1 tell i Umpire Bill ‘| main off his crutches long enough to | nson, 8 | . | task for seven and a half innings. He | in Ninth Inning. 1 the officially wa pass, although Johnson | s charged with the walk, as potential tying and winning runs were on the base paths. At that, all might have been well had Earl Mec- Neely. who had broken into the line- up in time to score the run in the | eighth, properly judged a hoist from Larry Woodall's bat. Fly Misjudgement Costly. But Earl, In center fleld, first in as the sphere soared toward his territory, then raced back, but too late. | He leaped high for tch, but the | ball bounded off his gloved hand and | for a three-base hit that let the two Tiger runners dash over the plate. Fred Marberry promptly replaced Braxton on the slab and the first batter he pitched to was thrown out, while Woodall was held at third. | A hit to drive home the third Tiger un of the round followed, though, ind that third run proved just thef { one needed by the visitors for victe as the Nationals' rally at the expense Lil Stoner, who hurled in the ninth wa the home club, netted but { two safeties and one taliy ssie Bluege drove the first mal run across the plate whe | the second inning, which ¢ | had opened with a triple Ruel's foul loft to Jack W | ot third with a single. But it also was blueze who failed to fleld as sharply as he usually does in the fifth inning when the Tigers put | themselves three runs to the good. | "Bob Kothergill began the Tigers'| fifth with a two-bagger, the first safety of the game off Johnson. Harry Heilmann followed with a one- baser and the Nationals’ score was | matched. Then Neun skidded the | ball toward Bluege, but it glanced | from the third-sacker's hands and | went to left fleld for a hit that moved Heflmann to the second sack. After Bernard de Viveiros had sacrificed, Woodall, who was to cause so much trouble later, slapped the ball to- ward Bluege. Tigers Forge Ahead. This time the third-sacker fumbled. He recovered the ball quickly enough to hold Neun to the middle station, but not with enough speed to prevent Heflmann's advance to the plate nor to get a throw to first base fast enough to flag_ Woodall, who was credited with a hit. Whitehill fouled to Ruel but in a hit-andrun play that fol- lowed Warner drove the ball through the place Bluege had left when the Tiger runners got under way and Neun counted. A double by Charley Gehringer followed and so did a fourth run, One was out in the seventh when the Nationals opened their tying rall Goslin singled and, after Ruel walked, Bluege partially atoned for his earlier wabbly flelding by cracking a two- bagger to left to score the Goose and send Muddy to third. As Reeves grounded out Ruel counted and Bluege advanced a base, then Johnson drew a pass, Sam Rice surprised the Tiger infleld with a_bunt that sent the ball rolling over Whitehill's hands for a single and registered Bluege with the tying tally. ‘That brought Holloway to the box in Whitehill's place and Harris be- came the third retirement of the round when ho hoisted to Heilmann. But Holloway yielded a run in the eighth that “Tris Speaker, back to the game for the first time since Saturday, when he suffered a sprained wrist, opened with a single. McNeely was sent in to run for Speaker and Judge sacrificed. A fine stop back of sec- ond base by Gehringer held Goslin's drive to a single and McNeely to a one-base advance. Ruel lofted to Heilmann in rather short right field, but the fleet McNeeely managed to { | { | | | Na- | he followed rner back THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, 'D C. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1927." ° “I- KNEW-HIM-" wau!ea PROMISED [ HeN Bucky THERES ) ’SOME\"H\NB PHONEY ") S OMP SMILED AT B e Tooey- 3 2 ) EVEN THE UMPS LAUGHED AND IIDDED WTH THE PLANERS— WALTER, | WAS THE ) LIL BOY wHO THREW HIS RATTLE AT YOU JUST 20 | lc&AleS Aaco! 2] “HERE COMES | THE BAT BoY- HE WANTS TO SHAKE HANDS GREAT HAND AFTER THE PRESENTATION COMM\TTEES FINISHED WITH THEM A LETTER SO ALL 19000 WiLL GET i ONE o SHORTLY AFTER VESTERDANS GAME CONSIDERABLE BRIC-A-BRAC LEFT WASHINGTON FOR BWESM,MZVIAND A SLOW MOTION PICTURE. ENTITLED "HE WHO LAUGHS NEXT TOLAST HAD BETTER SAVE IT"— BRAVES GIVE By the Assoclated Press. Loung a stumbling block for poten- tial champions, the Boston Braves have just completed the job of clean- ing up a three-game serles with the Pittsburgh Plrates. The National League situation was as jumbled to- day as it was in mid-July, and there is yet to be developed the real favorite for championship honors. Kent Greenfield, one of John Me- Graw's cast-offs, pitched Boston to a 5-2 victory over the Plrates yesterday, and this incident, coupled with the Chicago Cubs’ 6-2 win over Philadel- phia, put Donie Bush's club one and one-half games out of first place. Carmen i, the National League's leading pitcher, was thumped for the Braves' victor but poor support aided in his gdownrall. e Guy Bush, one of the Cubs’ pitch- ing mainstays, got away to a shaky start against the PLils, but steadied down after his mates had batted Fer- guson for four runs in the second. Cardinals Beat Giants. The Giants finished up their series in St. Louis by dropping one to the Cardinals, 6-2. Dutch Henry went to race to the plate ahead of the throw. Marberry Hit for Run. Heilmann started the ninth-inning attack that was to win for the Tigers with a single to left center, his third successive hit off Johnson. Neun bunted, but Johnson grabbed the ball and heaved to Reeves, heading off Heilmann. The lefthand swinging Red Wingo came up to bat in De- Vivetros’ place and as Walter threw a second wide one to the pinch-batter Neun made his all-important theft of second base. When the southpaw Braxton came to the slab for the Na- tionals Wingo was withdrawn and Marty McManus, a right-hand swing- er, substituted at the plate. McManus walked and McNeely's disastrous mis- judgment of Woodall's loft followed. Harris made a fine stop and throw to get Pinch-batter John Bassler, first to face Marberry, while Woodall clung to the far corner, but Warner smote a single to tally Larry. The home crowd’s hopes of a tying rally at least in the ninth were raised when Reeves began this round with a triple and scored after Heilmann got under Pinch-batter Benny Tate's long hoist. Rice got an infield single, but both Harris and McNeely grounded to ihe infleld to end the contest. TRIO OF TWIRLERS READY FOR BROWNS| Hollis Thurston and re expected to be start- ationals in the ved here with ch was likely to take | the hill thi$ afternoon in the opener of the series, with Thurston getting | the call tomorrow. Tom Zachar | Bump Hadle: ing pitcher: vans managed to re- | 20 behind the bat in the first haif of | the opening inning yesterday, there going on record a$ umpire-in-chief of | the Johuson day contest. He viewed the remainder of the clash from a seat near the Natlonals’ dugout. His ned right knee still pains him se- | v and he is not apt to resume his iumpirlt‘:\l dutiesfor some while, [ _Heinie Manush got the gate in the leighth Inning yesterday for address- |ing some mean remarks to Umpire | Ormsby. The Tiger centerfielder was 1 by Art Ruble, and Goose Goslin | v the batting leaders of thelr clubs, 1ch getting three hits. Goslin was within three hits of the succ essiv |safety record after tripling in the {second inning, but fanned in the | fourth. A crowd of 19,974 poured plenty of | hange into the club coffers, so the ‘heck that went to Johnson from the {two clubs was written for $14,746.05, ! Walter got all above the receipts for U normal day. Tris Speaker’s left wrist that he sprained when he collided with Johnny | | Neun in last Saturday's game is far | from being strong, but he broke into | the game yvesterday and stuck to his | not have a chance afleld. Three out of four from the Tigers pleces in the eighth after he had held the world champions scoreless for seven innings. The New York team had visions of a clean sweep in the Mound City, but a six-run rally, fea- tured by Frank Snyder's home run with two on bases, exploded them with a bang. The Giants, still hoping to get into the championship race in earnest, now will meet the Cincinnati Reds and Pirates in order, and possi- bly after these series they will know quite a bit about their status, Cincinnati was preparing New York invasion by taking both ends of a double-header from the Brooklyn Dodgers. Jakie May had the better of Doug McWeeny in the opener and won, 3 to 1, while the Reds pounded Plitt for a 5 to 4 decision in the second. Jack Hendrick's Burgo- BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS AMERICAN LEAGUE. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS, Detrolt, 7: Washingtor St. Louis, 3-0; Boston, -3, Chieago, 7-3: Philadelphia, 4-8. OF THE CLUBS. for the . »a *+xa0x MoN| % *wojaupys: Tal_ainnl 8101211185 GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW. St. Louls at Wash'ton, St. Louis at Wash Detroit at. New York. Detroit at New ¥ Chicago at” Bosto hicago at Bosto veland at Phil Clevelund at Phil NATIONAL LEAGUE. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS, Ulneinnatl, Brooklyn, 1-4, i hiladelnhin, 6: New York, NG OF THE CLUBS St. Loul, e3uIg CUAPPUIYA 70007 7101588 50/43.566 35181534 GAMES TOMORROW. New York at Cinel. Brikiyn at St. Loul Boston at Chicago. Phila. at_Pittsburgh. GAMES TODAY. N ncl. Loul t Chieago. ittuburgh BASE BALL .35 AMERICAN LEAGUE PARK Washington vs. St. Louis | |eft the Nationals in second place, five games ahead of their closest rivals for the position. That was & pick-up of WY BRmGs s TICKETS ON SALE AT PARK AT 9:00 AM. HOPES ANOTHER BIG JOLT BUCS masters climbed back into fifth place through their winnings. The Chicago White Sox and Phila- delphia broke even in a twin bill. The Sox won the opener, 7 to 4, with Ted Lyons on the mound. Alex Metzler's homer in the ninth inning of the sec- ond game put Chicago in the lead, but the Mackmen came right back to tie the score. Cochrane’s homer broke up this contest in the twelfth inning, Philadelphia getting a 6 to 5 decision. tewart pitched St. Louis to a 3-to win over Boston in the opening game of a_double bill. Hal Wiltse blanked the Missourians in the wind-up, 3 to 0, allowing only two scratch hits, O'Rourke and Sisler were the only Brownies to touch the Red Sox hurler. The Yankees and Indians were idle. A summary of yesterday's games: AMERICAN LEAGUE. (FIRST GAME.) R.H.E. 0102010830—7111 .110011000—% 6 5 Crouse; Quinn and Cochrane. (SECOND GAME.) R.H.E. 010000112000—5 8 2 020000111001—611 1 Blankenship. Connally and Crouse, Me- Curdy: Ehmke, Gray, Grove and Cochrane, (FIRST GAME.) R.H.E. St. Loul 000000000—0 2 1 Boston 00010002x—3 7 1 Ballou and O'Neill: Wiltse and Hartley. (SECOND GAME.) R.H.E. 3t. Louis.... 00120000037 Boston 000020000—2 6 1 Stewart and Schang: McFayden and Hof- mann, Hartley. a NATIONAL LEAGUE. (FIRST GAME.) R.HE Brooklyn 001000000—1"7 8 Cincinnati 00030000x—3 70 McWeeny and Henline: May -and Picinich. (SECOND GAME.) R.H.E. Brooklyn 020011000—4 71 Cineinnati 122 03200000 x—5 9 3 Plitt, Elliott and Hargreaves; Kolp, Luaue and Sukeforth. R.H. New York... 000010100—2 ¢ St. Louis.... 00000006 x—06 9 Henry and Taylor: Alexander, Sherdel and Snyder. R.H.E, Boston 01000130057 2% Pittsburgh .. 00010000 1—2 9 3 Greenfield and Hogan: Hill, Dawson and Gooch, Spencer. Philadelphia. Chicago . Ferguson an nett. ST. MARY’S CELTICS TO PLAY D. C. NINES ALEXANDRIA, Va., August 3.—St. Mary's Celtics are faced with two enuous tasks this week end with National Circles and Shamrocks, both of Washington, appearing here. The National Circle team will show on Sat- urday at 3:30, and Sunday's contest with the Harps will start at 3. Both are booked for the Dreadnaught Park. Two games will be played in the Alexandria Junior Baseball League unday on Haydon Fleld, with the first to start at 1:30. St. Mary's Juniors and Mayflowers will be paired in the opener while the nightcap will bring together the Pirates and Junior Citizens, Del Ray A. Quantico Marine August 21, Dreifus’ Alexandria-Barcroft hington Rapid Transit Co. | m_will drill tomorrow in Dread- ught Park at 5 o'clock. Two athletic contests will be staged ! connection with the Forty-first Convention of the Virginia te Iiremen’s Assoclation which will be held in this city August 23, 24, 5 and 26. A swimming meet will be held in the municipal pool August 26 at 2 o'clock, and a 100-yard dash will e held on the Haydon Field track at 3:30 the same afternoon. Reds and Blues will meet in an ex- tra club team match on the Belle Haven Country Club links Saturday, ugust 20. CORD TIRES: ANl Sizes FULLY GUARANTEED . | Sam Rices, will be host to a combination here te: in Annual i 1010 Pa. Ave. N.W. 30x31/, ..$4.95 30x4.95 .. 995 32x4 .. ..10.15 31x5.25 ...10.05 33x6.00 ...1.95 We Mount All Tires | THANK X Vou FOR- THE HAND < YOUVE GIVEN NEXT T0 PBESIDENT THEATER l i C. E. McCOY DUE CREDIT FOR LANDING OF BARNEY Aside from the inability of Johr. m and his teammates to defeat the Tigers, there was but one thing lack- ing to make the veteran pitcher's twentieth anniversary testimonial yes- terday complete and adequate, in the opinion of President Clark (Griffith. That was the failure to accord due recognition to C. 1. McCoy of the Interstate Commerce Commission for the part he played in making Johnson a member of the Washington club. “It was Mr. McCoy, who 20 years ago occupied offices in the Colorado Building, where President Ben Minor of the Washington club also was lo- ated, who was most responsible for the acquisition of Walter by the capi- 4 Griffith asserted today. ‘It was Mr. McCoy, whose insistance finally led to President Minor instruct- ing Joe Cantillon, then manager of the team, to give the ‘Idaho phenom’ as Walter was known, an inspection nd as a result Catcher Cliff Blanken- ship was dispatched to Weiser and the signing of Johnson was the outcome.” MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. W.L. Pct. Toledo.... 6430 621 Milwaukee 59 48 Kana. City b8 2 St.Paul.’. 5750 .533 First game— st Paul Toledo. L% @) e, [ fl«a ‘h;,(;("\ RN Min‘anol Indiapoli isville. 43 63 Columbus.. 3 64 Gaston: Second game— St. Paul. . i h 002003023111 Columbus. . 000004040— 81 Benton_ Hubbell _ard Krueger: Mol Herris, Biemiller, Fishbaugh. Ferreil Wingo. Kansas City Indianapolis . Roy and Shinault; and’ Florence. Milwaukee. 000000000—0 7 1 Louisville." """ 01000000x—1 5 0 Willis and Young: Dé Berry and McMullen, INTFRNATIONAL LEAGUE. W.L. Pet Buffalo. .. 7% Syracnsa’ . Baltimore. Newark. . . R.H. Buffalo. 100001401—7 & Syracuse’ . 010100002—411 Proffitt. Ozden and Pond: Poetz, Schelberg. Barnes. Miller and Morrow. Baltimore . . 200120300—813 1 Jersey City’ 600020000—212 1 Orden and Lake: Parks. Buckalew and aly. Minneanolis. 5 in, and 000000—1 7 1 000012x—310 1 Smetonic, Schemanske e S~ ) ':gg,mroé T PIuER PRES 3 1000—1 8 103x—6 8 Shoffner and M. oyle and Hargrave. Newark. . 010010202001—713 3 Reating. 0312000006000—413 1 Brennan. ~_ Zuhris. Bogart. Moore and Manion, Bagby: Harrison, Hansen and Davis. SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. 3 Rochester. 0 Toronto. 0 CAPITAL CITY LOOP TO RENEW BATTLES Capital City League teams will be busy Saturday and Sunday. Crandalls and Eddie Collins Midgets and Elks and St. Martin's Insects will play Saturday, with all other frays carded for Sunday. Schedule and team standings: UNLIMITED CLASS, t Section. Pot. 0'1.000 Hea Bi New Orl'ng 6 41 Memphis.. 61 Nashville.. 58 4 70 Little R’ 63 Chattan'ga . 00020200 .10030000 Caldwe Birmineham . Little Rock Brett, Wells and Yaryan: Redmon. New Orl Chattanoos Karr. Collard and Anderson: Mitcheil and Lingle. Mobile . . 210000000— 314 2 Nashviile 1 51332010x—1314 0 Morris, Davenport and Query: Glazner and Phillips. SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE. ‘olumbus, 13-1: Albany, 6-5. Selma. 4 annah. 1 Pensacola. 7: Jacksonville, 2 Montgomers, Wayeross, 3. SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. Columbia. 7:6: Asheville, 4-3. Greenville, 8: Macon, 4. Spartanbure, 6: Augusia Charlotte, 9; Knoxville. § PIEDMONT LEAGUE. Bigh Point, B, Saliebury, 2 . 2-8: Durham. Winston-Salein, Rocky Mount. 0-0. . 000100400—510 1 02000011—413 T W. L N.E. Mot's & Cannon, Harifords. 1 1500 Step N. E. Motora ve. Hartfor header on Friendship Field at West Sectlon. W.L. Pt Ballston.. ' ('1.000 St. Joseph. Addison:". 3 27600 Fort Myer | St. Joseph's ve. Fort Myer on o'clock, SENIOR CLASS. Section A, . Pot. W.L. 1.000 FallsCh'h 14 200 780 Crescents. 0 2 000 W.L. 40 g3 = on No. 3 diamond at 1 (14 tnntnge va. Aztecs on No. 1 . Pot. 800 Freers, ... Atlantics. 333 mondoat 1 o erock: At on Tobhe en ong o'clock: Atlan 85uth Ellipse at 1 o'clock, © > Bovine on JUNIOR CLASS. Section A. W.L. Pet, 2 1 667 P L. 3 E enators. . 2 1 667 Coca Colas 1 333 averlys.. 3 2 600 Kennedys. 0 000 \Auths vs. Senators on South Ellipse at 11 1 ‘clock: Coca Colas vs, g (field 10 be named) at 3 c‘vlvdzf e Section B, T %1505 tell 000 X lontellos. 0 0 g ;lm} indbergh. 0 4 .000 Lindbergha ve. Mooss on No. 3 diamond at o'cl v Bal P10UG Moilietion va.” Peerless o Section C, 2 W.L. Pet. w. orinthians 3°'('1.000 Central R's 1 Winsallg. . 2 1°.667 Smithtields 1 Manhat'ns 1 1 500 meorinthiame va. ‘Central Reds on No. 9 dia- d. 1 o'elock: a : No!"10 aiamond, 11" ook, ™ Srmithflelds, MIDGET CLASS, Section A. . W.L, Pot. Zorinthians 4°'0'1.000 E. Collins. 911000 Moose b TEXAS LEAGUE. . B: Waco, 1. PorSvoriny 8 08a Antonto, 8. Houston, 6: Wichita, 5. Shreveport. 14: Beaumont, 4. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. Portland. 7: Hollywood. 4. an_Franciseo. 12: Sacramento, Oakland, 1 o W.L. Pot. Chamb'sb'e 13 4 761 Martinsb'g 12 7 632 Hanover Wayn'sboro 7 9 439 Frederick.. . Hanover. 8: Hagerstown. 2 Martinsburg. 11; Frederick, 3. Chambersburg. 5 Peerless. . I Waynesboro, 2. EASTERN SHORE LEAGUE. w. Pet. W.L. Pet < 3 R % .7%0 )}lurih'mpt’n 3 g Crisfie 7 Eaaton.. Salisbury .. 4 4 500 Cambridgs Easton. 5: Salisbury. 2. Parksley. 7: Crisfleld. 0. Northampton, 4: Cambridge. 3. VIRGINIA LEAGUE. Richmond, 8. ‘Wilson. 4-5. 3-9: Petersburg. 1-4. CORINTHIANS BETTER THEIR LEAD IN LEAGUE Corinthians strengthened their hold on first place in French's Insect League yesterday by downing Colony: 8 to 4, while Nationals maintained the runner-up berth by taking a 9-to-3 decision from Thurstons. TEAM STANDINGS. Parksley. Kinston, Norfolk. f Portsmouth, Crandalls. o o Corinthians Sam Rice: 9 . mond ni 11 o'clock: Cranias ve. Kidie Col lina on' No. 4 diamond, Saturday. at 4 o’clock, Bection B. . Pot. 760 Americans 667 Rommel 800 L. w. [ Rommels vs. Eskimos on No. 1 di t 3, o'clook: "Acen ve. Cathouns on Sravee: oelock. INSECT CLASS. W.L. Pt 8"'1' 857 Corinthi Walfords.. 4 2 667 Iroquoi Elks..... 3 3 500 St.M'tin Walfords va. Troanois on Plaza. Thursdas. as 1 orlaels; Troadis e "Brke G planc4¥: V. at ‘clock: Elks vs. . tin's on Saturday. at 11 o'clack, o " . Andrew “Boy” Charlton, the famous Australian swimming champion, now holds 11 world amateur record: SPECIAL NOTICE .. 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It was during his career that the Marylanders carved their out standing place in local base ball. Bill is scheduled to pitch for his old team on Sunday afternoon when Ted Otte chases his youthful Kennedy A. C. title aspirants onto the Mounts' fleld. Hoffman has been In Florida for the past few years, where he found time aside from his duties to keep his pitch- | ing arm in shape in one of the leading twilight leagues. to meet Southern Rallway Auditor nine on Friday, will meet tonight o 8 o'clock at the home of Manage Louls Rose, Troquols Insects and Jewish Co: i s n munity Center Juniors will meet jo(n‘! }v r;mzhr at the Jewish Comununit] ‘enter at 7:30 o'clock. Jim MeN: will be in charge. e ¢ Mount Ralnier's unlimited aspirang ve open dates in August. Call Hy ville 379-M between 5 and 7 o'clock game Is sought b ser Mike Freschi of T. T. Kean, Call him at Franklin 2307 fo A Saturday Tan Silver Spring semi-pros, who Manager Haven, ! the championship of tha M Giamand tor tomen vland | Fifth and L stree t diamo; 'C town last Sunday, are ready for a trip [ row at 5 o'clock and nr"\jiulrd)rh';'nmt.l through Virginia and West Virginia.| card a game for lless A. C. Cal Manager Brook Grubb is listing games | Lineoln 5398, e 3 with Coalfleld, Gary, Bran. well, Pocahontas, Coalwood and Elk.|, SPort Mart horn. 7.r“l' of Petwor Oscar Clauds and Johnnie Fitz.| (1Y Same. gerald played in that section several| “OTth 4995 ai years ago. Phil Douglas, big league bitcher of several years back, alu performed in that saction, which boasts some strong combinations. Culpeper, Va., unlimited diamonders are in search of more victims, having defeated most of the talent in that section. Local teams desiring games R.| won . until recently a mem 1 League, desire a Sun Call Manager Noyes a fter 7 o'clock, _Park View A. C. has bookeda wit] Fort Washington dlamonders for Sug day 2t 230 o'clock on the Soldiers dlamond. Purchasers made a flying start ves terday to defeat Auditors, 9 to 8. Bot] teams are composed of Southern Ratl way employes. Culpeper, Va. Smithfleld Junlors are in search o turday gam Barney Is Deluged With Gifts At His 20th Anniversary Game By the Assoclated Press. Walter Johnson, veteran pitching ace of the Washington club, rounded out his twentleth anniversary in major league base ball with a defeat just as BIG LEAGUE LEADERS HITTERS. Player. Club. G. AB. Simmons, Ath's. 89 351 Gehrig, Yanks..102 389 1 t*. Waner, Pir'tes 98 407 Harris, Pirates, 242 Ruth, Yanks. 316 Terminal Tcemen, who are scheduled in his league debut, but found thy Capital's fandom generous with honony In appreciation of his services. Against the same opponents of twy decades ago, the Detroit Tigers, Johng son hurled a losing game, 7 to 6, yeq terday before 20,000 fans packed in'thy Griffith Stadium, but despite his de feat he set a new record for strike outs with a total of 3.488. But unlik the contest of rs ago, Johnsor was not credited with the defeat, the official scorer charging it against Gaet land Braxton, who relieved him on thy | mound in the ninth inning and yleldej three runs to the Tiger batsmen. The game was designated “Johnsoy |day” at the ball park and “Ol Barney™ occupied the center of thi stage throughout the entire afternoon The fans of Washington presented im with a silver service and plan ty erect a permanent memorial for hin in the form of a bronze and granity sundial at the stadium.. From hii mmates he received a sliver wate} - | pitcher and tray, while the Washing ton and Detroit ubs gave him 1 check for $14.746.05, representing thy cess of the gate receipts for th¢ | day over that of an average contest From the American League came it | highest award, the distinguished serv ice cross of base ball, a gold maltesq oss studded with 20 diamonds, on¢ each year of his service. In the absence of President Coolldg ecretary of State Kellogg presente: | the gifts. The President, however tendered his praise in a letter fn whick he wrote Johnson “has been an in fluence in clean living and cleag sport. Mr. Kellogg in his presentation ad dress declared his ‘“name stands fos what is best in sport 05 9 39 105 156 92 . 130 Gehrig, Yankees Ruth, Yankees Williams, Phillies Wilson, Cubs.... Hornsby, Giants. RUN SCORERS Ruth, Yankees... Gehrig, Yankees Combs, Yankees. Hornsby, Giants. L. Waner, Pirate BASE STEALERS. Frisch, Cardinals. Sisler, Browns..... Adams, Cubs. 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