Evening Star Newspaper, August 4, 1927, Page 38

OVERHAULING GRIFFMEN TOUGH TASK FOR RIVALS Should Club Play Around .500 Only, Tigers Would Have to Go Better Than .700 and A’s About .800 to Forge Ahead of Locals. BY JOHN B. KELLER. ULLING the Nationals out of second place this month would ho a big job for the Tig Athletics and one possible of accomplishment by the White Sox. Bucky Harris’ bunch is scheduled to participate in 27 more engagements in August, and should it win in but 13 of them—which would be plaving at slightly less than a clip—its chances for starting the month of September in the runner-up position in the Am: n League race would be quite bright Should the XNationals travel at a pace more than a hundred points hack of that they have set over the stretch of the campaign so far covered—, the Tigers would have to move along at a rate better than .700 to be ahead of the local club on September 1. T! Mackmen, to overhaul Bucky Harris aggregation by e, would have to step along 8 the remainder of this month. And as to the fifth-place White Sox, their chance practically does not ex- ist. They’d just about have to win straight through to be in front of the Nationals when August base ball will becomse past history. Disposing of all three games listed with the Browns this week promises to be difficult for the Nationals. Rain yesterday forced a postponement of the opener of the series with the one club that has been a terror to the Harris clan all year. It was hoped that two tilts could be played thi afternoon, but the downpour yesterday and last night left the field in Clark Griffith Stadium in anything but good condition and mnot much moisture would be needed to keep the clubs out . of action at least another of the three days. Howley has his outfit here. The Browns' next visit will occur during the latter part of September when they will stay for five days. Should more postponements be neces sary during the present series, the entire lot with the St. Louis crew very likely could be gotten out of the way handily next month. Rain yesterday that kept his club 1dle brought about no changes in Man- ager Harris’ pitching plans for the set with Dan Howley's club. Tom Zach- ary, late of St. Louis, and Hollis Thurston are slated to tackle the vis- itors in the first two engagements that can be staged with them. This wet weather is not benefitting Sam West's charleyhorsed leg at all During the warm spell the young N tional outfielder’s sore limb improved considerably, but this week the leg egain_has tightened and it may be that Sam will not be available for BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS AMERICAN LEAGUE. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. 8t. Louls-Washington, rain. Philadelphia, Cléveland, 2-4. ton, 2: Chicago, 1. 6-6; New York, 5-8. STANDING OF THE CLUI EEF s ‘euVUIIIY I New Yorkl—| 8| 8/12] 8] 0/15/14/33/29/.718 ‘ash'ton_|_7i—1 8| 7110110 4/13/50/10..506 51 G/—1 8] 7112] 8] 8154135.545 61 0] 7i—1 0 5| 8/10/53/481.529 Chicago .| 31 6] 8] 7/—] 6113/ 8/51153! Cloveland | 6/ 21 71 6] 8/—] 8] 532161 t. Louls.| O 31 81 4] 6] 8/—1i2 Boston .| 2/ 3| 3 4] 61 Tost_..120140/45/18! — GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW. 3 'ton. St. Lonis at Wash'ton. Blanis st mgiion i dars e Sflm at Boston, Chicago at Boston. d at Phils. Cleveland at Phila. NATIONAL LEAGUE. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. . Louis, 4: Brooklyn. 0. feago, 12: Boston. ittshurs Philadelphia, 6. h. ew York-Clriclnnatl, rain, STANDING OF THE CLUBS. EH H g 2 ‘03ujuasag| of umnqal elappe | uls New Yorkl Cincln'ati | Brookiyn | Boston . .| GAMES TOMORROW. New York at Pittsb'z. GAMES TODAY. Vork at Cincl. n Louls. Blyn. at Chieago. Iyn a otion at Chicaro. - Borton at St Louis, at Pittsburgh. Phila. at Cinelnnatl, 1 , ww.w.w.y.!mw.g « L AL L L AL L LA DA e # E‘E‘Efl‘l‘&‘l‘fl‘"fi and dusty all the way down — there’s healthful refreshment in a cool bottle of sparkling, foaming : 10 B8 P [ £ g Forge Dis- tributing Co. 624 L St. SE. Phone: Lin. 8410 AAARAA oYW 500 | s A A real service until the Yankees get here for a block of four games late next week. Walter Johnson was the chief figure of another celebration yesterday when he motored to gerstown, where he was master of ceremonies at the rais- ing of the denoting the town club’'s success in the Blue Ridge e and the ensuing five-state r: ith his wife and two of S, arrived at Hagerstown fter noon and was the guest of honor at a luncheon given by the Ratary Club. Preceded by a band, Johnson and officials of the Blue Ridye League then paraded to the ball park for the flag raising. He re mained for the game, in edevick team defeated Hagerstow President Clark Griffith of the Na- tionals, who had been invited to at- tend the function, was unable to make the trip shortly round second base for the during July. In 29 games the pilot had 162 chances, an average of nearly a half dozen to the game, and slipped but three times. He made 59 putouts and 100 a PICKING BEST MAJOR PLAYERS IS A TASK By the Associated Press. It promises to be a warm debate when the newspaper experts assigned to the job vote on the awards of the majdr leagues’ “most valuable player” tropities this year. It's possible to narrow the field down pretty well, but the argument will be heated when it comes to deciding, for instance, whether the youthful batting star, Paul Waner, or the veteran, Joe Hagris, at first base, has been more to the Pirates, or whether " Hartnett, brilliant catcher, or Charley Root, pitching ace, has been the biggest asset to the Chicago Cubs. Hughie Critz, who was runner-up in the National League star-player con- test st vear to Bob O'Farrell, also has muny boosters, especially since his brilliant return to form in the last few weeks. _Likewise, Frankie Frisch, erst- while New York Gilant, has proved himself, one of the most valuable cogs in_the (‘ardinal machine. In the American League it may be equally s difficult to decide whether Lou Gehrig or Tony Lazzeri has been of the most vital aid to the Yankees. Gehrig has supplied the bigger punah, but Lazzerl has been the club's big defensive star, besides wielding a po- tent bat. Babe Ruth, of course, hav- ing won the honor before, is out of the running. Then there are Al Simmons, the Athletics’ outfleld ace, and Ted Lyons, chief of the White Sox hurling staff, to be considered, among others, for the role that George Burns of Cleve- land held in 1926. BIG LEAGUE LEADERS HITTERS. Player—Club. G.AB. R. H. Pct. mons, ‘ Athletics. 89351 75138 .393 Gehrig, Yankees... 104 395 108 154 P. Waner, Pirates.. 99411 81158 Harris, Pirafes..... 80246 39 93 Ruth, Yankees..... 100 351106 132 HOME-RUN SLUGGERS. Gehrig, Yankees... Ruth, Yankees.. . Williams, Phillies.. Wilson, Cubs. Hornsby, Gia RUN SCORERS. Gehrig, Yankee: Ruth, Yanks..... Combs, Yanlces. L. Waner, Pirates Frisch, Cardinals... Sisler, Browns, Adams, Cubs. Cuyler, Pirates. PITCHERS. Ruether, Yanks. Hoyt, Yanks. Meadows, Pirates. Lisenbee, National B Corner $3 which the | X - | Minneanotis ~ | Cotumbus NATIONAL LEAGUE. W.L 80 3 Pt 100408 7% 10000—512 Russell, Mangum, : Hallahan, John- Buffalo. . Syracuse Wiltsie. Stryker and Pond. Dev son. Stout and Morrow. Newark Readi Parnham, Howard Watson and Davis, First game— Baltimora 2 0 Jersey City 000004x—7 9 Farnchaw, Vincent and Freitag., Lake: Jackson and’ Cobb. L 0000000—0 4 S003101x—5 7 Williams and Daly. 4 Jersey City. ... 1 Henderson and Lake: First game— Rochester. . . TORONtOL ... on oin s Horne and Head: Ma Second Rochester Toronto Bagby. and Rensa 0 12000x—712 Kamp and Head: Fisher W, St. Paul.. 575 Ind’napolis 46 Louisville.. 43 Columbus.. First game— Minneapolis Columbus. Malon and Birc Mid me— . 0000020002 5 1 L 000000000—0 7 1 Gowdy: Lyons and Ferrell. Firet zame— Kaneas City...... 010100001—3 5 0 Indianapolis L 000001000—1 3 3 Sheehan and Peters: Burwell and Florence. Socond game— Kansas City . Indianapolis. ..... Schaack and Snyder. St. Paul Toledo Pilette, Beall and Gast; Farrell Wilson ar 00010 02010 Shinault: 0000—1 4 1 002x—510 0 Leverett and 8 3 Milwaukee Lonisville Orwoll SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. W.L. Po Birm'gham 62 43 . New Orl'ns 64 44 Memphix 46 574 Nashviile.. 59 45 507 Atlanta. Mobile 9 61 44 Little R'ck 43 6 Chat'nooga 41 69 Mobile. . 100000000 316"% Nashville. o i 020205x—913 1 Settlemire and Query: Alten and Phillips. Atlanta, . . 200000000—2 8 1 Memphis . L 01000301x—5 6 1 Bates and Kohibecker: Brown and McKee. Only two games played. PIEDMONT LEAGUE. Winaton-Sale 0. Salisbury. High Point. SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. Rnoxville, 7: Charlotte. 6. Augusta-Spartanburg. rain. Macon, 6:_Greenville, ‘Asheville, 10: Cojumbi PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. Sacramento, 4: Seattle, 3. gnll.\r;mor!| 2 Pnrll»\)r‘ld 5 San Francisco, iesions, 5. Oakland, 14: Los ‘Angeles, 4. TEXAS LEAGUE. Waco. 7: Dallas, 2. Houston. 3: Wichita Fal San Antonio, Shreveport, 13: Beaumont, . BLUE RIDGE LEAGUE. s JAWED SPE, w. L. hamb'sb'z 14 4 778 Wayneshoro 7 Martinsb's, 12 8600 Frederiek. . 8 Hanover... 810 444 Hagerstown 7 Hanover, 7. Rersto Erederick. 8: : Chambersburg, Martinsburg, 1. A S North'mpt'n Easton . Camb: Parksley. 2 Cambridge TS 2°(7 innings; rain). Easton-Northampton, rain. SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE. Pensacola, 3: Jacksonville, 0. Albany. 9% Columibus, 7. Wayeross. 10: Montgomery. 0. Selma-Savannah, rain. VIRGINIA LEAGUE. Portsmouth, 15-2; Petersburg, 3-7. Others, rain. 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New York won the second game, 8-6, by a four-run rally in the seventh after Detroit had taken the opener, Ruth, who now is four homers behind, his mark for the same day of the 1921 season, when he set a record of 59 four-baggers, had to be content with two hits in eight times at bat yesterday. The Bambino laced out a long double in the sec- ond game, but it was short of the centerfield wall. The Boston Red Sox occupied sec- ondary interest in the American League. The Beantown team nosed out_Chicago, 2-1, on the strength of Ruffing’'s pitching and Rothrock’s timely hitting. Boston now has won 7 of of its last 10 games and any- thing approaching this galt over a few more weeks would haul the Carrigan clan out of the cellar. The Cleveland Indians were jolted twice yesterday by Philadelphia. Eddie Rommel, the knuckle-ball art- ist, beat the Tribe by a 9-2 score in the opener, while Rube Walberg obtained a 7-4 verdict in the wind-up. There was no change among the leaders in the National League pen- nant scramble. The Chicago Cubs knocked the ball all over the lot in beating the Boston Braves, 12-1. Rob- The world champions won by a 4-0 score, Jess Haines being in rare form. The flelding of Frank Frisch and Jim Bottomley helped the big right-hander immeasurably, The New York Gilants were set for a hard game with Cincinnati but rain prevented hostilitie A summary of yesterday’'s games: AMERICAN LEAGUE. - Detroit... .. 2000400006811 0 New York.. $50000000—511 2 Stoner and Woodall: Shocker, Moore and Collins. Second game— Detroit, : New York........ Gibson, Smith as and Bengough. Cloveland. . 0001010—2 7 3 Philadelphia. 001232x—014 0 poShaute. Brown and Autry: Rommell and Porkins, Second xame— Cleveland. . 000030001—4 8 1 Philadelphia. 12003010x—712 3 Hudlin, Grant and L. Sewell: Walberg and 000010000—1 6 2 Cachrane. Chicago. [ Boston, 10000010x—2 6 0 Thomas and McCurdy: Rufing and Hof- mann, Hartley. NATIONAL LEAGUE. » 010000000— T11 1 00730020x—1215 0 Robortson. Wertz, Goldsmith and Hogan, Urban: Carlson and Hartnett. Philadelphia. 311100000—811 Pittsburgh. 30000501 x—H12 Mitchell. Sweetland and Wilson; Kreme Miljus, Cvengros, Dawson and Smith. Brooklyn. 000000000—0 8 0 St.” Louis, 10100020x—4 8 0 Petty and Hargreaves: Haines and Snyder. i+ Moore, Pip- 00 01 s r. ertson, Wertz and Goldsmith were pounded hard by the Cub batters, who collected 15 safe hits. Carlson was given good support and never was in real danger. Paul Waner's home-run smash with two on the bases enabled Pittsburgh to down Philadelphia, 9-6, and match strides with the pace-setting Cubs. The Phils scored all their runs in the first four innings, batting Kremer, Miljus and Cvengros har® Dawson took the mound and held the tailend- ers at bay. Manager Wilbert Robinson shook up his batting order against the Car- dinals at St. Louis, but to no avail. MINOR LEAGUE TWIRLER IN NO-HIT, NO-RUN FEAT BRIDGEPORT, Conn., August 4 (#).—Andy Rush, veteran pitcher of the Bridgeport club of the Eastern League, hurled a no-hit, no-run game against Springfield yesterday, Bridge- port won 1 to 0. Only 27 batters faced Rush, a pair of double plays helped him in retir- ing the opposition in order in each inning. He gave one base on balls and hit one batter. Sports on Pages, 38, 39, 40. MANY YOUNG STARS | KU KLUX AND CHERRYDALE ON MAYFLOWER NINE ALEXANDRIA, Va., August 4.— With a line-up composed of many Alexandria High School varsity players of last season, Bob Vogt's Mayflower A. C. tossers present a strong team in the Alexandria Junior Base Ball League. A line on their real ability will be obtained Sunday when the St. Mary’s Juniors oppose the Mayflowers on Hayden Field at 1:30. Lester McMenamin, Casey Dennis, Cleveland Shaw, Bottles _ West, Luckett, _Guy Duncan, Charles Strauss, Bob Duncan and Charles Pullman are the Alexandria High Players who will campaign with the Mayflowers. Bob Marshall of Washington, stroke oar of the Old Dominion Boat Club's junior gig crew last Summer, has re- turned to the ranks of the Orange and Black and is now a candidate for the crews which are being drilled faaily by Coach Walter Thrall. Merchants and Alexandria Post Office will meet in an Alexandria Com- mercial League battle tomorrow on the‘ Dkren.dnaught Park diamond at 5 o'clock. Gerard Edwards, Richmond boy, who plays third base for the Alexan- dria, Barcroft & Washington Rapid Transit Co. nine, will face many for- mer mates when he appears in the lo- cal line-up against the Richmond In- endents in the State Capital Sun- Sarepta Lodge, No. 46, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, is not sched- uled for Sunday and Manager Freddy Flynn is anxious to arrange a game with a senior or unlimited club, to be played on the St. Agnes’ Episcopal School fleld at 8 o'clock. Phone Alex- andria 897, Pirate and Junior Citizens are listed for a Junior League game Sunday on Haydon Field at 3:30. A BARBA LISTS BOUT. LOS ANGELES, August 4 (#).— Fidel la_Barba, flyweight champion, will make a Los Angeles ring ap- HERRYDALE and Ku Klux Klan nines will engage in one of the most important con- s on the wes schedule Sunday : 3 o'clock on Arlington Horse S| Grounds. i Both teams are ma tions, as they are old rivals. Fairfax Cavaliers will ma bow for this season here on Si afternoon when Junior Order, No. nine plays host on Glen ¥ mond. Klan and National Circle are asked to call ) Junior Order at Bi 41 dia Terminal Tcemen will open their sveek end campaign with a mee tonight at 8 o'clock at the hor Manager Louis Rose. Southern way Auditors will b tomd and on Sunday Jeffers be played at Addison Park. Gilly Ottenberg wiil be s mound against Herndon Fai Rialtos on Sunday when these teams meet at 3 o'clock on Ashburn diamond. Riverside A. C. would like to book unlimited teams having diamonds for Sundays. Call Lincoln 7685 between 7 and 8 o'clock. Bowie Motor nine will face Marl- boro A. C. on Sunday at Bowie at 3 o'clock. With a rejuvenated line-up, Ta- koma Tigers are in search of strong senlor and unlimited foes. Call Man- ager Waters at Main 4205, branch 29, after 3 o'clock. to A Sunday game is sought by Co- lumbfa A. C. to be played on West Ellipse_diamond. . Call Manager De- point, West 3430. i Lafayette A. C. players will meet tonight at 8 o'clock at 1002 Thir- teenth street southeast. An unlimited or semi-pro foe is wanted for Sunday by the Mount Rainier nine. Cherrydale is preferred. Call Hyattsville 379-M. pearance August 23 when he will meet Johnny Vacca, Boston boxer. La Barba’'s title will not be at stake as the weight limit has been set at 118 pounds. Games with teams in Maryland and Virginia_are sought by National Cir- cles. Call Lincoln 9892 after 6 o'clock. | Phone WILL CLASH IN BIG GAME Sam Rlce Midgets would book with teams in their class for 5 o'clock games tomorrow and Saturday on Rosedale diamond. Call Atlantic 1276. Walter Johnson Insects want games with teams in the 13-year-old class. Adams 1762, desires an op- inday on its home dia- al Helghts 93. Junior Order diamonders want un- iited foes for Saturday afternoon Call Columbia 9333 GREAT CONTRAST SHOWN IN BIG LEAGUE RACES By the Associated Press, ldom has there been a more strik- t than in the current mar- en league leaders and tail- the majors. The runaway of the Yankees in the Amerlean has put the astonishing rgin of 42 games between the pace- ters and the cellarites, Boston's 10 National League, on the other nd, shows only a difference of 20% es hetween the leading Cubs and the tallend Phillies. 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