Evening Star Newspaper, August 15, 1927, Page 22

THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C. MONDAY, AUGUST 15. 192% SPORTS.’ Retention of Second Place in Pennant Chase Chicago Cubs at Fore in Race Because - SPORTS.' Nationals Hike for West to Seek HOYT IS STINGY Griffs Start Trip Handicapped by Crippled Condition of Spoke and Judg Y JOHN B. KELLER. H' tugust 15 of four with tie Yanke out of the running the pennant, the Nationals e on theig way to the West they hope to do well enough asere themselves of second place in | the American League race. “teen games are to be played in o \Western sector. ¥ arting in SL‘ J.ouis tomofrrow, the ationals will - yaecet the Browns in four contests ‘ln days, then move to Detroit, Il be engaged five . A pair of games :nvere rained out in the Automobile | City when Bucky Harris' bunch was there in July. which accounts for the | Jeavy schedule this trip. The In-| dians will be faced in three tilts and | White Sox to wind up the | sstern invasion of the season. \tionals are starting their in the best of condition. Joe Wwho came back to the game Saturday after springing a severe charleyhorse two days before, was compelled to remain out of action in Washington yesterday and it is not ceptain that he will he able to re-| sume his first base job before the club reaches Detroit ‘the latter part “of the Week. Judge's -Absence a Handicap. Judge’s absence is enough to cripple | the Nationals considerably, for they have no other player able to put up a real game around the finitial sack. To make matters worse, Tris Speaker, who very likely will continue at first “bhase until Judge can get back, still 19 nursing a sore left wrist, He ha “hurt .it repeatedly simce it was sprained more than two weeks ago Jand still is unable to thraw well or grasp a bat firmly. ~ When the Nationals were. West last month Speaker went on a batting Yampage that put him among the Jeague leaders. Since he was hurt, however, he has accomplished little with the flail and the Nationals' at- tacking power has been greatly re- .‘duced. -In fact, the club’s offensive “has decreased approximately 20 per cent in power since Spoke suffered his injury. However, the Washington outfit is _carrying a fairly substantial lead over .7 the 'third-place Tigers into the West Jand if it- can get by the first two _series of the tour without losing its hold .on the runner-up position it will have a great chance to carry on in that berth to the finish of the 1927 campaign. Beaten yesterday, 6 to 2, by the Yankees, the Nationals wound up - their home stand with a record of 12 7 defeats. Only o taday I wheie ns many where the Tigers wil times in four d Arip not sJudee | which | first one of the five series was lost, that t0_the New Yorker The final game of the Ya was played under conditions pariicn rly poor for the outfielde Heavy rains had left large marshes in gardens while center field was dec: orated with a sizable pond threu the pasturemen frequentl; splashed. The infield, however, quite:d: having been protected the showers by the hug Tom Zachary -and posing pitchers at of ame of the n were opponents at the start of the Sunday clash, Hoyt went the route, vielding five hits and no passes and striking out five. Waita retired the side successive strikeouts in the fifth. ch lasted four frames, during which time he was found for six hits, three walks and six runs, all the tallies. the outxet series, nd Braxton hurled four frames | inst the Yanks after Zach retired rave up four safeties, After Ben- Tate swung for Braxton in the zhth, Bob Burke toiled for a round on the hill. Bob shook down the Yanks in order, whiffing Babe Ruth. Yanks Tally i1 Opener. The Yankees lost no time jumpin; nto the lead. Pasehal churned th center field mo! off the reel and Koenigz als a base, sending Ben to . third. Ruth _forced out Koenig, Pa counted. Gehrig walked and scored with Ruth when Lazzari lofted a two- bagger to the right field corner’ after Meusel had skied to Goslin. A lone run was registered Nationals in their first hatting. Rice opened the attack with.a double to the left field pool. Harris fanned. but Speaker made a sacrificial tap. Goslin then singled Rice. over the plate. : Three more markers were chalked: up by the Yanks in the fourth. With one gone, Colling drew a pass and made second safely when Harris, after grabbing Hoyt's grounder, heaved wildly to Reeves, But for this error the New Yorkers probably would have gone. runless during the round, In- stead, Paschal’s double tallied Collins and put Hoyt at third..- Then, after Koenig fouled out, Ruth's single put Walte and . Ben over the counting block. by the The Nationals also made the fourth |. a scoring frame. Speaker began it, a two-bagger to the lake in center and |- . was sent the remainder of the routé by successive sacrifices by Goslin and McNeely. Paschal, who eaught both of the sacrifical drives, made a.fine job of getting under Goslin’s. Ben had to splash through’the lake ir center and run almest to the ‘open stand barrier to drag down the sphere. £ D. C. TYPO NINE AFTER ITS SECOND VICTORY CINCINNATI, August 15.—After a 3-to-1 triumph over New York ves- terday in the opening games of the seventeenth ., - annual Typogranhical ihase ball tourhameht, Heinie Webb's ‘Washingtonians were scheduled to meet Cleveland this afternoon. Tom Heany held the Gotham Typos to six scattered hits, while his mates “awere able to get but five. These were bunched in three ianings, backed by & trio of passes and sacrifices. Brownie Lemeric, who took care of first base for a change, led the Wash- ington batters with two hits. Cleveland defeated Indianapolis, 15 «to 8; Detroit smothered St Paul's < hopes, 11 to 0, and Chicago won over <Pittsburgh, 11 to 0. Boston printers, probably the most capable foe the Capital City team-has to face, was to get in action today. No teams were eliminated yesterday, as two defeats are required before retirement this year. The Washington score: ABHOA, . 301 wooos00w PR SuoEIWHESD cockBms | coomswona® ® g [: o ] sk cmmsin I o ol ornosomon! 010100 Errors—Dorchimont. Gavin. Mills, Ker- wick, Lowery. Ford (2). Two-base hit— tortz. Stolén base—Homian. Double -Homai o’ Ford to Lemeric. ~Sacrificet— Gavin. Lemeric. Lowery. First base on alle—off Lange. 3 off Heany. 1. Struck sgui—By_Lange. _Heany. ‘8. on ases—New York, 9: Washington, 7. TAPITAL CITY LOOP - STAGES LONE GAME Games scheduled yesterday in Capl- tal City League, all but one of which was rained out, will be played Sunday with a change possibly in some of the pla’;lnz fields. In the lone contest yesterday Corin- thian Juniors won their fiftth game in an many starts to increase their lead 4n section C of the Junior class. Man- Thattans were Corinthians’ victim by 4 to 1 in six innings. League teams are now way behind n their schedules and successive idouble-headers will be necessary if the iseries of the section winners is to be played. i Especially disappointing’ was the fhreaking up ‘of the game between allston and St. Joseph's, which are hattling for the lead in the west sec- Rion of the unlimited class. It was the i #hird time Jup Pluvius had prevented these teams getting at each other. Play this week is expected to de- ide the Insect class title. Russells, who are topping the circuit by two games over Walfords, runners-up, en- gage in_ their Jast game Wednesday against Boys' Club Elks, but Walfords, who still have a fighting chance to pvertake the leaders, play three con- tests this week, the first against Rus- #ells tomorrow morning on Plaza Field at 11 o'clock. ! Three games tomorrow and as many more Thursday probably will decide the French Insect League title. The schedule: Tomorrow—Corinthian, vs. Nation ast Ellipse, 11 o'clock: George Burns v jolony South Ellinse ¢ o'clock: Thuri Ellipse. 1 o'clock. ve. Colonys, South llinse. 11 o' % : Georgé Burns vs. Thurs- ne. Wi Ellipse o'elock: Royals vs. peakers. South Elipse, 1 o'clock. ! ———— LOEKHART WINS AUTO RACE. KALAMAZOO, Mich., August 15 (®).—Frank Teockhart won the 100- mile automobile race here vesterday, negntiating the distance in 82 minutes 4 and 3-5 seconds. Indlanapolis was pold, Chicago, third., o Brodt's, Tnc, nine scored a Louis Schnelder of | econd and Bud Ar-| 5-t0-3 BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS AMERICAN LEAGUE. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. ew York, 6: Washington, 2. Teveland, 3. . Louis, 5. OF THI PTG xa0y MIN - pupRsaL)| Wash'ton Detroit .. Phila, .. Chicago’ Cleveland St. Louis. Boston —Lost 133145 18,51 58164108 GAMES TOMORROW. Wash, at 8t. Louis. Phila_ ut_Cleveland. New York at Chicago. Boston at Detrit. GAMES TODAY. No sehe mes. uled. NATIONAL LEAGUE. . YESTERDAY'S RESULTS, Brooklyn, 0. s me. nostponed, rain.) St. Louls, 1. o3muaIIg Pitteb'gh | 8/—112| St. Louis_| 7/ 8/—) 71121 8 81116114 New Yorkl 7]_6/ 8'—. 81111131 0I62I501.55% Cinein’atl | 6 31 71 6/—! 6110/11/49/591.454 the | the | Yankee | with a single right | hit for | NEW YORK, AN R.H. O A paseial, el 1 P 2l assmmnnn, T . *Battdd for Braxt New Wos 275 a1 n I the eighth, 003000000 001000002 e bt Noenker (20, ) “Goslin, MeNeely. lier. Left_on’ bases Washineton. First buse Struek out—By L1 Hit— e in 1 Inning. mpires—-Meanrs. Time ) Burke. o acbary. d HITTERS. Player . Club G. AB. Simmions, - Ath.... 89 351 Gehrig; Yanks....113 427 P. Waner, Pir....109 452 Harris, Picates... 86 261 .Spealer, ‘Nats...103 387 61 112 Heilman, Tigers.. 93 330 70 122 . HOME RUN SLUGGERS. 115 164 86 173 42 98 ehrig, Yankees Ruth, Yankees \ Hlnlns,‘l‘bllll S Gehrig, \'ankl’u Ruth, Yankees | Combs, ¥ ankees. | BASE.STEALERS. h, Cardinals . Browns ck, Robins Neun, Tige 5 Adams, Cubs . Hoyt, Yankees . Benton Giants . Ruether, Yanke: . Meadows. Pirates . Hadl, Nationals Miller, Indians MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS INTERNATIONAL LEAGUF. W. I, Pot. w. L. Pt . %.650 Toronto.. 64 60°516 7340 508 Rochestar. 57 05 487 AR 55 553 Jersev Ct. 8370 431 66 54,559 Reading.. 2803 281 Buffalo. Svracns Newark Baltimo: 013022 % 10 si0ns 3 Romak $201101—5 9 1 Wiltse, Russell and Pond: Moore, Bogart, Parnhiam and Manion. onto_....... 000000001—1 8 0 Torent ity 2112 600000002—2 6 0 Faulkner and Hargrave: Buckalew. and Wendell. Other games, rain AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. W, L. Pot. W, L. Pet Foledo. .. 74 43 027 Min'pols 84 50 520 Milkitiee 353 888 Indiavells o1 80 425 2 Ct. 52 B¢ uisville E SE Columbus 4676 377 First game— st Paul ....... 8 Indianapolis’ "... 0 Shedly and Gaston: Second game— St. Paul Indianapo! Called in seventh- catch train, Heimach, ‘Florence. Kansas City Toledo™ . .. Sheehan. Warm Peters; Huntsinger, and O'Neil. Heving. | First game— Milwaukee . . Columbus Dennison, Willis and Mc) and. Bird. Second game— Wilwaukeo ... .. Columbus . . Gearin, Sanders ai and F Minneanolis Louisville . ‘Wilson, Hubbell an Meyer. R H E 0300000—3 10 0 310000x—4 9 3 veret and Snyder. 000000—2 0 000000—2 0 to allow St.. Paul to 4 6 $510101004—12 17 0 100032300~ 16 2 outh. Roy._Schaack and Byan. Wisner. Plefler R H E 200—2 7 1 2x—8 11 0 memy: Meeker nd Young: Morris, Harsis 01200—310 0 0o 001000x—9 16 1 d Krueger: Moss and — SOUTHERN ASSOCIATIO! L. Pet Atlanta. W 56 60 483 Mobile. .. 55 68 455 TLittle Rk. 5 Chattan’ga 45 7 R. Chattanooga 000000000—0 New Orleans 01012010x—5 12 Mitchell, Mooney and Lingle; Collard and Anderson, Firat game— Memphis ..... 0000031101—8 11 1 Birmingham "1 0000000050—5 5 2 MeLaughlin, Coffman and Cooper: Morton. Bennelly, Moss and Cousineau (ien ‘innings). First game— Nashville . Mobile. ........ Johnson, Glazer and M Query. Birm’ham Memphis . Nashville. 0110—513 3 02x—9 13 9 sey: Oldham and GAMES TOMORROW. Cincinnati at Phila. S¢. Louis at Boston. Pittsburgh at N, Y. Chicago at Brooklyn. RECORDS OF GRIFFMEN BATTING. GAMES _TODAY. Bosion &4 hil. 8B, 8 Hadley Reeves Bineze e oomsusmuann~ShaEs T GREER sz COmamnE Aa1® Rraxton Barke .. Linenbee Marberry " Atkinson . Hayes . Innings . pitched. W. 2 A4 3 e 1 i Ya o - 1 1 1 1 MOTOR CYCLE STAR DIES. SPRINGFIELD, Mass., August 15 (P).—Eddie Brinck of Dayton, Ohio, one of the foremost professional mo- tor cycle racers in the country, 1s dead here of injuries suffered in a spill dur- ing the 3-mile national championship event at the Eastern States track Sat- urday. TROUSERS To Match Your Odd Coats win over Junior Order, No, 41, tossers, Hughes' triple in’ the ninth putting over the winning runs. Bowles star- ‘ed on the mound for the winners. EISEMAN'S, 7th & F # Second Nashville .011200—4 8 0 Mobile 1000030—3 4 5 Alten and Phillips: Settlemire and Wing rame— o Only games scheduled. SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE. Peneacola, 3: Columbus, 1. Montgomery,” 6: Selma, b. Only games’ vlayed. TEXAS LEAGUE. ~Houston.. 6-—0: Fort Worth, 2—4. Beaumont. 10—3: Shreveport. 6—4. Wichita_Falla. San Antonlo, 4—0. Dallas, 7: Waco, 1. PACIFICE COAST LEAGUE. Missions. 4—1: Sacramento. 2—" Portland. Angeles. & 8an_Fra 9—12: Seattle. 6—2. Oakland, 6—2: Hollywood. 4—8. e GEHRIG LEADING THREE WAYS AMONG “BIG EIGHT” NEW YORK, August 15 (#)—Paul Waner of the Pirates, National League batting star, has relinquished the *'big eight” batting leadership to Lou Gehrig of the Yanks. In total runs scored, Gehrig is lead- ing the way with 115 against 113 for Babe Ruth. Columbia Lou also holds sway inthe extra-base-hits départ ment with 89. The Gehrie. Yankees. P. Waner_Pir: Speaker, Nationals Ruth. Yan Eriseh. Hormxby Cobb. Standing. G. AB. 144 427 115 MOTOR CO. Conveniently Located on. Fourteenth Street '1333-37 14th St MT 5780 Seimer and Gaston: Burwell and [’ MORIARTY AT BAT But Club That Pulls Together. BY GEORGE MORIARTY. l Manager of the Detroit team. former big jeague third baseman nd for ton years an’ American League umpire. HICAGO, a team without an outstanding star, has been the surprise of the tightest race the National League has known in a number of sea- sons. There have been finishes of a close order, but I recall few L] when three clubs struggled for months the way Chicago, Pittshurgh and St. Louts have in the National League this season. No one expected the Cubs to produce the fight they have shown since the opening .of the season. They were con- sidered a fairly good team with a chance of landing in the first division, but not of remaining in the thick of the, fight all through the schedule. At various times attempts have been made to explain the 1927 showing of the Cubs, but I do not belleve any one has yet advanced what to my mind 43 the real cause of their success. The Cubs are up there for the very reason that makes people wonder how they can be one-two-three. Their suc- cess is due to the fact that there are ne outstanding stars in the lineup. Stars Often a Handicap. Star ball players do mnot always make for whining teams. Too man stars snape thelr play to help their in- dividual records rather thah to help the team. Many stars do things pretty much theil own way. Being 's they don't care to take orders from the manager; in fact they think they know more about it.than hg dves. As | a tule, stars are more of 8 cap than a help. " + Joe McCarthy, manager of the Cubs, | is a man who never played in the major leagues. He was a star second | baseman for Louisville in the Ameri- | can Association. He knew base ball | and he knew human ngture. ‘When he became manager bf the Cubs he arrived with plenty of ideas and a definite purpose. He got rid of the stars. He organized a team which lacked individual luster, but They're Team * MecCarthy, Their Manager, Never Played on Big-Time Circuit." was made up of men who would Without Stars. * * * ok k% He Knows Human Nature, and Built listen to McCarthy and do his bid- | ding. Having gathered material that he could mold, McCarthy proceeded to | mold. He began working psychology. He kept telling his players they were good, much better than they thought they were. He finally convinced them they were mueh better than they are. Ile got them playving aboy their speed and he has kept it up driving_them, cajoling theni, figura- | tively lashing and petting. | Cubs Obey Manager. Having no outstanding stars, the | Cubs pull together. They accept Me- | Carthy’s instructions. They work. Chicago has ability, but_all season long it has paraded ahead of teams | with more ability than Chicago has. As a team the Cubs rank rather low | in batting. their average keeping | them in the second division of team | hitting. | Theig pitching staff is rated as one of the best in base ball. Among its | members are Root, Jones, Osborn, | Bush and Blake, but they are not | sted among the star pitchers of the | ague. What makes_ their pitching | count is good flelding behind them. | Flelding is one department. of b | ball play where teamwork is of para- | mount importance. McCarthy has taught his players that killing rums is just as Important as making them. It the Cubs should win the. pennant | this season, and stranger things | ‘happened, their victory will furn: the greatest proof of the value of team play vet delivered. They will win not heeause they have individual ars, but because they lack them. | GIANTS BUY CATCHER. WILKES-BARRE, P August 15 (#).—Cather Al Spohrer has been sold to the New York Nationals by the | Wilbes: re team of the New York- | Pennsylvania League. J Black Sox, crack local colored nine will entertain Baltimore Blatk *So: a strong combination, at Clark Grif- fith stadium Thursday aftérnoon at 4:45 o’clock ! HOW STAR PERFORMER CAN HAMPER HIS TEAM Here is an illustration of how a star player, protecting his own average, can work to the detri- ment of the team, and often does: He comes to the plate with a man_on first or second base. He hands out the hit-and-run sign. The runner starts with the pitch but the pitcher hands the batter the kind of ball he doesn’t like. Instead of going after the ball and rotecting the runner the batter ignores the ball and protects himself. The runner is thrown out and the spectators severely criticize him for trying to steal in that par- ticular situation. The spectators have no way of knowing that the runner was forced to make the at- tempt by -the batter's signs. The attenipt to steal seems ridiculous with the score close and a hard hitter at bat. 'GROUND RULES GIVE ~CUBS MANY DOUBLES By the Associated Press CHICAGO, August 15.—Nearly half the hits in the Chicago Cuh closing home game of August y were turned into two hag; by the sround rules, when they bounded into the crowd which bordered the outer den more than 10 deep. The Cubs got six of these lucky hits and the Cincinnati Reds three. It was one of the largest Cub crowds of the season, more than 43, 400, climaxing a 17.day.home stay inwhich many of the . week-day crowds ran over 30,000, 3 On one ladies’ day more than 18,000 women set a record for such an at- ton nce. The crush made it necessary for President Veeck to request the wom- en not to bring their children the next Atime for fear some of the little ones might get hurt in the rush. JOCKEY ALEXANDER DIES. COLUMBUS, Ohio, August 15 (#).— Tockey A. Alexander, 2. Montreal, lled at a hospital vesterday from in- urfes received Wednesday, when he was thrown from his mount and tram- pled .at the Beulah Park race tracl | 1and ISTRICT sandlot teams were forced to abandon action yes- terday, but several suburban teams in nearby Maryland % and Virginia managed to get through the regulation innings before rain and sloppy flelds- called a halt. Dick Hughes hurled Ku Klux Klan ta & 6-t00 win over Jefferson Fire- felding but two hits, fanning a dozen batsmen and displaying perfect control. Davis and Miles each gath- { ered a trio of safeties for the winners, | who counted four of thelr runs in the ninth inning. Arlington Bearcats added another | win to their string yesterday by de- feating Junior O. U. A. M. nine, 4 to 1. Snoots held the losers to six scattered hits and hammered-out a double and triple_ himself in three times at bat. Luckett, catcher of the losers, gath- ered three of his team's hits, Penrose A. did the unexpected yesterday and shot-out Herndon Fair- tous, 2 to 0. Lewis Cook was the main reason for the victory, as he held the Virginians to six ed hits. Good- win, Hi man and Kidwell led the at- | tack. Bowie Motormen had a big day, bag- ging two victories. Landover was dis- posed of in the morning, 10 to 2,.and | Prospect A. C. was victim in the aft- ernoon, 9 to 4. The winning team wants a game with Washington Red Sox or some other unlimited team for next Sunday. Call Bowie 43. Croome’s tossers accounted for vic- tory No. 20 yesterday, defeating Mary- rk on the latter team’'s dia- mond, 3 to J. Garner outpitched Ryan, allowing only three hits. Since his reorganized Knicks have made such an effective comeback to local ranks, Manager Daly is a much rought individual. Willie Glascoe of the Shamroc and Manager Deuter- man of Arlington Bearcats would like to hear from him. Al Glascoe can be reached at Lincoln 493-W after 5 g:&!;ck, and Deuterman at Columbia Takoma and Loeffler A. C. nines will tle Wednesday afternoon on Silver MANY SANDLOT BATTLES ARE PREVENTED BY RAIN Spring diamond at 5 o'clack. ers are asked to report. LAll play Moose Seniors have carded with | Maddox colored nine tomorrow after | noon at 5 o'clock on the Fifth and 1, streets diamond. Moose recently da- feated Maddox tossers, 8 to 5. Pete Ciango is anxious to secure games for Tremont A. C. for Satur, davs. Tremonts are holding second {place in Petworth League. Call C- lumbla 9214-W. Sam DeVaughan is looking for games with local teams for Cardinal A. C. of Alexandria. Write him at {f\ 5 Mount Vernon avenue, Potomar, a. Takoma. Tigers desire a game for Sunday. Call Manager Garrett Waters, Columbia 3590, before 3 o'clock. Monroe Midgets are seeking a pitcher. Those interested should call North 4521. Bengough Midgets want action in their class. Call Adams 9912, between 7 and 8 o’clock. Calhoun Midgets challenge Aces and all other teams in that class. Call Wisconsin 3960 after 7 o'clock. RECORD. FOR PAST WEEK IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES The past week’s major league record of games won®and lost, runs, hits, er- rors, opponents’ runs and home runs, including games of Saturday, follows: AMERICAN LEAGUE. Philadelphia i P o izeiaes IS = SaSERGEY? 53ER 2 H g o s oo 583 s e “"What Martinelli Says Won - ‘Me to Luckie Regan. Stewart remarks to Grace Dalton as he lights a Lucky Strike hile waiting S” for a group of guests at The Riding Club. You, too, will find that Lucky Strikes are mild and mellow—the finest cigarettes- you ever smoked, made of the finest Turkish and domestic tobaccos, properly aged and blended with great skill, and there is an extra process—‘“It’s toasted”—no. harshness, not a bit of bite. “It's toasted” No Throat Irritation - No Cough, il : Giovanni Martinelli, famous'tenor of Metropolitan Opera, says: “We who sing must be extra cautious about our throats. I get my greatest enjoyment from Lucky Strikes because I find”they do not affect my