Evening Star Newspaper, September 7, 1927, Page 28

28 SPORTS. ationals Face Chisox Tomorrow, Beginning Final Long Home Stay of Season N SHRINE DAY MARKS START * OF STAND AGAINST WEST Almas Temple Nobles and Others of Masonic Order Arrange Testimonial to Griffith—Griffmen Break Even With BY JOHN B. KELLER. FTER gallivanting about the country for practically three weeks, the Nationals now are home for their final extended stay of the season. Following the impending stand of 16 games ngainst the clubs of the Western part of the circuit, Bucky Harris and Com- pany will have but one more engage- ment in Clark Griffith Stadium, that with the Athletics on October 2 that will conclude the 1927 campaigt when the Nationals will jes of five games within with the White Sox, h: Dbeen designated as Shrine Day. No- bles of Almas Temple and other mem- Thers of the Masonic fraternity of the *Bistrict have arranged the day as a testimonial to Clark Griffith, president of the Nationals, as an appreciation of the assistance he has given annually to the staging of the Masonic and Eastern Star Home benefit contest in the American League plant. While the game does not start until 3:30 o'clock, the Shriners, who will have their band and drum corps present, have arranged a preliminary program, due to get under way at 3. Single games will be played tomor- row and Friday with the White Sox A double header will follow Satur and a lone game on Sunday with the same club. The Tigers will come here next Tuesday for a twin bill, then follow with single engagements on each of the two following days. The Indians in three games and the Browns in four will follow the Tigers in order. Must Brace to Get Ahead. ‘The Nationals have little chance to lift themselves more than a notch above the fourth position they now hold in the American League race and they’ll have to brace considerably to do that. Much better ball than ~they played in the recent four-game series with the Macks in Philadelphia must be played here if the Nationals are to forge ahead. They took only one of the four games, scoring their victory in the opener of the double header yesterday. That engagement that the Nationals won, 14 to 9, after a slugfest with their foe. Sixteen hits, including homers by Ossie Bluege and Goose Goslin and three triples, were made off the offerings of Rube Walberg, Sam Gray, Jing Johnson and Tke Pow. ers. The A's collected 13 off Fred Mar- -berry and Garland Braxton. Nine of the clouts were at the expense of Marberry in the first three and one- third innings. The game see-sawed un- til the fifth frame, when the Nationals went ahead to stay. So heated was the early part of the fray that both Catcher Muddy Ruel and Trainer Mike Martin of the Nationals were banished by Umpire Bill McGowan. But the Nationals lost all idea of hitting power in the second fray. They got but four hits off Ed Rommel, while the A's reached Horace Lisen- bee for 10 safeties and triumphed, 4 to 0. One of the hits off Lisenbee was a homer by Babydoll Jacobson. In the opening inning of the first engagement the Macks started with 8 freak inning that netted them two - e acks in Philly. tallies. Bishop began the attack with a drive down the left fleld line that really should not have been more than a double, but Goslin was unable to check the ball quickly and Reeves could not hold the Gooss return when he had a good chance for a retiring relay to Bluege. So Bishop was credited with a triple. Max could not get away from third base, however, when Hale singled. Samm safety was a slam t Reeves partially blocked with gloved hand, then checked the for- ward progress of the ball with his chin. Bob had no chance to throw out Hale, and had Bishop not been so timid about quitting the far corn- er, he could have counted. But when French bouneed the sphere over Mar- v's head and it rolled between rt and Reeves to center, e went up 3 ked a real hit to right, but redited with a hit in the score. French, fearing that McNeely would catch the ball, hovered near the initial sack. arl did get the sphere on the firs bounce and heaved to Reeves to force out Walter. Hale, though, took third on the play and registered at the counting block when Cochrane scratched a single past Stewart. Run number three was recorded for the A's in the second s that also was opened with a t 3 The hitting was done by Boley, who drove the ball to the right field end of the scoreboard. Walberg sent a long fly to Speaker and Joe romped to the plate after the catch. Griffs Sock Ball. The Nationals more than offset this Mack lead in the third, but the home crowd came back in the latter portion of the round to forge ahead once more. All of the Nationals® scoring was done after two were out. Goslin, on first after forcing out Speaker, went to third when Judge singled. Ruel lifted a triple to the right field corner to put over two runs, then Bluege socked the ball against the upper left field stand near the foul line for a home run. Cobb started the A’s rally when he drew a pass that brought about the row between Umpire McGowan and Muddy Ruel, ended by banishment of the Washington catcher and Trainer Martin. Cochrane singled Ty to third, from where he counted after Goslin bagged Dykes' loft. Cochrane, who also advanced after the catch, crossed when Jacobson rifled a double down the left field line. Singles by Stewart and Speaker, Stuffy's sprint to third after Cobb got Go 's hoist and a one-baser by Judge got a tie for the Nationals in |g, the fourth, but again the Macks rallied in the latter part of the round to re- gain the lead. Walberg walked and pulled up at the far corner when Bishop doubled. The Rube got home and Max made third after Speaker got in front of Hale's long liner. Then Braxton relieved Marberry and the Macks surrendered in order. Rally in Fifth Tells. But the Natlonals staged a four-run | Zachary rally in the fifth, punishing three Mack pitchers and getting ahead to "~ N - & Myrrs Toraces Co, _THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7. 1927. stay. Bluege singled, Reeves sacri- ficed and Braxton walked. When Rice went up to bat for McNeely, Walberg was yanked and Gray sent to the hill by Mack. Rice forced out Braxton, but Bluege moved to the far corner and counted with the deadlocking run when Gray foozled Stewart's bunt. As Speaker singled, Rice scored, Stewart stopping at second, | Gos and Gray gave way to Johnson. Stew- art and Speaker engineered a dual theft and both tallied when Goslin hit for a base. Three more markers were chalked up by the Nationals in the eighth in- ning, the second round on the hill for Powers. Judge was on first with two out when Berger singled. Bluege sent both over with a triple to the left field corner. Reeves got a single with a slow roller to Hale and Ossie sprinted home. . The Nationals wound up their of- fensive with a two-run ninth inning. With one out Stewart tripled to the left field angle and scored after Sim- mons collared Speaker’s long drive. Then Goslin shot a homer over the right field barr The Macks went down kicking. Stewart's fumble gave Pinch-batter Galloway a life at the outset of the last home round and after Pinch-bat- ter Collins popped to Bluege, a single ame from the bat of Hale. Simmons fanned, but Cobb singled Galloway home and Perkins’ triple past Speaker accounted for two more tallies. Second Game All Macks. The second game scoring was started by the Mackmen in the third inning. Boley singled and swiped sec- after Rommel fouled out. Bishop's ser moved Joe to third, from where he raced home after Goslin hacked to deep left-center for Hale's drive, slam into the lower left field stand Jacobson accounted for the second Mack marker that was chalked up in the fifth frame. It was a poor chuck by Goslin that let a couple of Macks score in the sev- enth, but Lisenbee contributed to the tallying by his wildness. Boley, who had singled, was forced by Rommel for the second out of the round, then Liz lost all idea of the location of the plate and walked Bishop. He hurled three wide ones to Hale, too, then had to groove the ball. Sam socked it to left for a base, but the Goose's heave to the plate bounded over Tate's dome. That let both Rommel and Bishop dent the big block. RECORDS OF GRIFFMEN Speaker Goslin - 23259320~ AAs0UE=0R0~RDR=ZOR =3 PYTTOP- R o3 PITCHING, . Sanuunpend Suaanakaql Rwaend A HALF A LOAF FIRST GAME. Totals PHII o7 ¢l momaz-cssesnp 39 ¥ Dykes, Powers, Gullowiy$ |omzeziassanmcs Totals i *Batted for R, Johns #Batted for Powers In ni #Batted for Bishop in ninth. Washington .004140032—11 Philadelphia 121210000 5—9 Two-hase hits—J, . Bishop. Three- e, Perkins. olen huses—Stewart. : i uble i te es.” Left on bases—Washing- in. 6. First base on bulls T~ Walberg, 4: off R Marherry. nxton, v Wi R, Joh son, 1. 3 o ning Wall 34 oft I Braxton. pires—>Messrs. McGowan, Evans a brand. Time of kame—? hours and 22 min- 5. Lisenbee, Rice® . Totals .. *Batted for LI ninth. PHILADELPHIA. B k.M. Totals .. Washington Philadelphin o 0 Two-base hits—Judge, Jacobson. Three- base hit—Cochrane. Home run—iacobson. Stolen base—Boley. Sncrifice—Hale. ble plays—Rommel to Boley. to Dykes 3 ioalin to Jude senb hy Umpires—Messrs. ~ Evans. = Hildebrand. Me- Gowan. Time of game—l hour and 19 minutes, TREASURY NINE’S HOPES DEPENDENT ON PROTEST If a protest of the Treasury Depart- ment nine, regarding the eligibility of Lefty Stevens, Clarendon Baptist hurler, is allowed. the Money Count- ers will face G. P. O. this afternoon on South Ellipse at 5 o'clock in the week-day league champlionship series. Otherwise G. P. O., which is now lead- ing with four wins in five starts, will win the series. G. P. O. got its fourth victory yes- terday, routing Clarendon Baptist, 8 to 1. The Printers touched two Bap- tist pitchers for 11 hits whjle Corkins limited the Sunday School League champs to 7. A double who socked 32 Village field to-2 contest. STANDING OF Lafayettes, however, right now are most interested in getting a crack at Knickerbockers. Cabin John is the latest achievement of the hustling Southeast clubmen, hits to win, 14 to 7 Lafayettes are receiving Lincoln _3095. ale Saturday on Lyon | t 3 o'cloc n over They le to hit Mattare consistently, rict Engineers lost a 7-to-3 game to White Haven A. C Usilton, pitching for Red Sox, limit- ed La Plata, Md., batters to four hits ingtonians won a 10- National Circle Seniors meet Po- avings Bank tomorrow at § o'clock and Saturday at 2:30 o'clock BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS AMERICAN LEAGUE. YESTERDAY'S THE CLUBS. uoyzupysUAL -+ ~ozvapy))| T w g 2s puvpadD g -asujuadIag| HII8117192(201.697 GAMES TODAY. New York at Boston. Chicago at Wash’ton. St. Loui N.. ¥ *43i0qsiial GAMES TOMORROW St at N. Y. Cleve. at Boston. Detroit at Phila. NATIONAL LEAGUE. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. : Cincinnati, 0. 9: Boston, 6. 3: Chicago, 1. (Second game e - ] soa | F Q 54 a ] @ puuupu - 039qua019 Pitisb'gh_|—/10/141 9 :« ork| 8/—| 8I10/11 i CHEVY CHASE BEARCATS AND SHAMROCKS TO PLAY GAME bringing together two leading contenders for District unlimited diamond honors will be that between Chevy Chase Bearcats and Shamrocks which has been set for Sunday at 3 o'clock on Friendship field. Bearcats are after a game for Satur- day. preferably with Lafayettes. Call J McAuliffe, Wisconsin 3027, after mix with Tremonts. Both games will be on Plaza fleld. Congressionals were unable to hit Grist, pitching for Collegians, and the latter won a hot 7-6 battle. Grist, allowing but four hits, fanned 18. With Chapdeline hurling steadily, the newly organized Stone and Web- ster All-Stars drubbed Isherwood Juniors, 10 to 4. Pop Kremb asks the managers of the Benning A. C. and Cabin John nines to call him today after 5 p.m. at Columbia 4165-J. Henry Hiser’s All-Stars were to en- tertain” Simpson’s Dairy this after- noon at 5:30 o'clock at Riverdale Park, Md. Defeating Maryland Park, 12 to 8, Sam Rice Midgets hung up their thirty-seventh victory of the season. Rices will meet Friday night at 1346 D street northeast at 7:30 o’clock. Riverside A. C. tossers want action sunday at Fairlawn field. Call Lincoln 7680 between 7 and 8 p.m. ' In a heavy hitting game, Lou Gehrigs downed nators, 14 to 12. ‘alhouns, who routed Miller Midgets yesterday, re after tilts with other teams in their class. Call Wis- consin 3960. Peewee teams affer o game Sunday are asked to communicate with the manager of Rovers at Lincoln 1944. Counting five rums in the ninth, Cardinal Insects trounced Fairlawn Midgets, 14 to 11. BIG LEAGUE LEADERS HITTERS. Player—Club. G. AB. R. H. Pct. Heilmann, Tigers 119 417 95 165 .396 Gehrig, Yankees. 155 505 13 Simmons, Ath’s. 90 354 P. Waner, Pi 130 538 Hornsby, Giants. 128 468 111 HOME-RUN SLUGGERS. Ruth, Yankees . Gehrig, Yankee: ns, Phillies Hornsby, Giants . RUN SCORERS. Gehrig, Yankees Ruth, Yankees . Combs, Yankees L. Waner, Pirates Hornsby, Giants . BASE STEALER Frisch, Cardinals Hendrick, Robins Sisler, Bro . Carey, Robins ..... Adams, Cubs e PITCHERS. Player—Club. Won. Lost. Pet. Benton, Giants 15 89 Ruether, Yank Hoyt, Yankees.... Haines, Cardinals Hill, Pirates... St._Louls.| 8] 7/—I10/12/11[10/1413: : 13/1111510/34) GAMES TODAY. Brookiyn at_Phila. Chicago at St. Louis. GAMES TOMORROW %0 at St. Louls. GOLFER, 63, SHOOTS 81. NEW YORK, September 7 (#).— Hugh Haskell of Dallas, Tex., led the field in the first round of play at the Garden City Golb Club for the United States Senior Golf Association cham- pionship. Haskell, who is 63 years old, turned in a score of 81. SPORTS.’ MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. . L, 68 | 3 8 Lousville 55 9: Columbus 51 9 R. H. E. 003000—4 B 0 )0000100—1 9 1 Indianapolis ... 3 Columbus .. .. 13 Schemanske, Boone Biemiller and ' Ferrell. Only two played. 000—6 12 1 0000—4 o 3 and Tesmer; Harris, Buffalo Sy'case Newark Toronto R.H.E Buffalo ..... 000001010011 11 1 Rochester "©1. 20000 0010—3 9 4 Profit and Pond. Horne, Wamp. Kircher and Head. Syracuse. 1 Toronto. . 20 Barnes rrow: Styles. Jersey City Newark 203 Buckal Smith: Brennan, and Skiff. Baltimore ..... 500001001—7 8°0 Reading 000000301—4 12 Ogden and Lake SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. 0001—4 9 0000—3 12 2 Prudhomme and 000000040—4 9 2 0001x—8 12 0 Thomey Slappey and Sengstock. Mobile. 2 hat'00; Nashville 80 ¢ Little Atlanta ¢ 3 4 .4 Birmingham' .10 110011I10 212 1 Bates _and Coffman . Woolfolk and Cooper. Only game sc Houston, ¢ Wichita ' Fall Shreveport. San Antonio, COAST LEAGUE, Los Angeles, Hollywood. Missions, n Francisco, Only two scheduled. PIEDMONT LEAGUE. Winston-Salem. 9: Rocky Mount, 3. eigh. 5: Durham, 1. Salisbury, 10: High Point. 5 VIRGINIA LEAGUE. h. 9: Norfolk, 7. Winston, 1. Petersburg., 0. Wilson, 2: Richmond.” 4: SOUTH ATLANTIC ASSOCIATION. : Charlott €. b: Greenvill 8: " Asheville, Macon, Augusta SOUTHEASTERN LEJ Montgomery, 11: Albany. 0. Pensacola, 21: Jacksonville, 6. St. Augustine, 3: Columbus '3 (called end of ). Savannah, 9—4: Selma, 8—0. TWO CAPITAL BIKEMEN ENTER U. S. TITLE MEET ‘Washington will bc represented in the national bicycle championships Saturday and Sunday at Louisville, Ky., by Robert Conner and Edgar Bieber, senior and junior crack per- formers, respectively. They were to leave here today. Conner is president of the Century Road Club Association. WILL SETTLE ARGUMENTS. Senior and junior Capital City League teams involved in protested ames will have their cases decided a committee that will meet in the Post sports department tonight at 8 o'clock. Managers and captains of the teams only will be admitted. Popular in all 4 corners and all along *“the of the Earth... road to Mandalay” 'N THE newspapers of Bombay, Calcutta and Chesterfield advertising speaks of “wrapper-packets”and prices are in rupees . . . but you may be sure it’s the same Chesterfield that you buy in every corner of the U. S. A. Chesterfield’s success in far-off India is typical of its world-wide popularity. Smokers of every race and creed appreciate the natural tobacco taste and fragrance of this famous blend. LAVE CROSS DEAD AT THE AGE OF 61 By the Associated Press. TOLEDO, Ohio, September 7.—Lave Cross, 61, former big league ball player and one of the greatest third basemen in the history of the game, dropped dead here this morning. In his8 base ball days. he played with the Philadelphia Nationals. Funeral services will be held Thursday. PHILADELPHIA, September 7 (). —O0ld-time base ball fans learned with 2| sorrow today of the death in Toledo, Ohio, of Lave Cross, star third base- man in the heydey of his career. Most of Lave's career in the major leagues was spent in Philadelphia, first with the Philadelphia Nationals d hen with the Americans. Connie Mack, manager of the Athletics, said today that Cross was one of the old Athletics who loved the game for the game it first professional engagement wa: with the Sandusky, Ohio, club, about 1884. In 1885 he played with the Al- toona, Pa. team and the next year with Louisville. The Phillies obtained Cross about 1890. While with the Phils, he caught certain pitchers and at other times played third base. He played the in- fleld position with his catcher’s glove, there being no rule egainst it at the time. Cross played with the Phillies until 1897, when he was sent to St. Louis in a deal that brought Monte Cross, who was not related to Lave, to Phil- adelphia. Subsequently he was with Brooklyn and later came to the Ath- letics, remaining with them until 1906. His last big league engagement was with Washington. FINED 15 VICTORIES BUT TAKES PENNANT By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, September 7.—Although 15 victories were taken from her total season's play by league directors be. cause of violation of league regula. tions, Dubuque, Iowa, has won the championship of the Mississippl Val- ley circuit by a margin of 2 percent- age points over Waterloo. A month ago Dubuque was dumped from the leadership to fourth place when the directors threw out 15 vie- tories as a penalty for Dubuque'’s em- ployment of Mel Harder, pitcher, op- lilm;,ed by the Omaha Western League club. Ten days ago Dubuque had climbed back to the lead but was set down again when President Hill ruled out two_victories that had been credited to Rock Island over Waterloo. A double victory Labor day over Cedar Rapids gave Dubuque the title. Dubuque’s final standing was .817 ahd Waterloo's .615. 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