Evening Star Newspaper, August 27, 1928, Page 26

THE EVENING STAR., WASHIN( Batting Is Aiding Nationals : OVERTO TOP CLUB' Now Socking for .303 After Sluggish Start—Playing Good Game Afield. BY JOHN B. KELLER. JUDGE. first Nationals, now verage of .303 cam- think n the grand batt major league care hitting ma: few weeks ago was ter than a 250 rat When Judge ¢ age yesterday by ¢ a double in three who only a little ver 303 g has been help- Tuns across 1 to him in fo0se Goslin ng in only two are ie Orwoll of L the top of the average is around Browns is more than ton veteran fi S h lived up to the reputation pinned on him by base ball fans and scribes alike when he and George Sisler were sun- posed to be batt for the honor cf caring for the initi g the club’s trai g season in Florida. With Sisler being shoved into game after game in the exhibition series de gpite his poor showing afield and at bz from the outset. followers of the tionals raised such a cry for Judge. who ly well when- to play champions ‘Washington standby at his regular post And it is reasonable to believe that officials of the Nationals do not regret the retention of Joe as first baseman Certain it is the fans do not In the 12 seasons prior to this with the Nationals—Judge came to the club in 1916—he batted better than 300 six times. His best year was 1920, when ! batted at a .333 clip. Last vear he h for 308. coming back after a .291 sea- son in 1926 as been playing a great game All in hond CLEVELAND. Jamieson, If..... Lind. 2! | R. o i o 0 o a 0 ] [ o o ayne. B Tnderhill. p ronseca® - Thlet .. 0000 Autry: .. Totals . WASHINGTON. est, Blunssssmmtaniansal wlosssssss0mss » ol sssimismion’ Buad w smin® ulase Blueee. Reeves. Cronin. Ruel. ¢ Braxton. D Totals . *Batted for Summa in seventh innin. +Batted for Harsel in seventh inning. #Batted for Miljus in eichth inning. 06000061 0—1 00206003 x— 3), 3. Sewell hits—Judse. Sacrifice mmummmess? ol sosususssms Y ovt—] Hits—Of Miljus £ ne. 3 in 15 fnning: off o Hit by pitched ‘nderhifl (Braxton). Losing pires—Messrs, Guthri ebrand. Time of game and 18 minptes RECORDS OF GRIFFMEN =4 innink. n Gostin . I R aen CLUB BATTING B H SH BB 583 1.2is 451 4 PITCHING. Total Gam. Com. Inn'zy cames. stari. gam. pitched. W. L 2 21" 1% 168 31 116 2 BI% 123 1 [ 1 1 e R e < sl HOME-RUN STANDING e — e Ass Bissonette Phillie Hornshy Foxx. Athle wnal 488 Ameri Rut 22 user e 18 At Leag 400 grand TUNNEY RE-ENACTS FIGHT LONDON. A 1 wele of Ge evening clothe the phases of hi Jack Dempsey 2 ¥ the parl of the rded guest nigh y Dispatch 03 ago fight 1 MeCorm: story fron RED S0X SEEK CONTEST mited Ca, Allantic 3777+ nd a whale of a | cer- i | % | third session % as many Il 1 1 3 1 The spec- n some of | geeond Her with | Ruel to get at Braxton, but he foreed a | twice BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS i AMERICAN LEAGUE. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Washington. 5: Cleveland, 1. New York-Detroit. rain. STANDING OF THE C) BS. Louis | | t. Washington | (New York Zichicago Cleveland Percentage New York. | 9/10] | Philadelphia .. | st. Lowis.. ! | Washington | Detroit ... Chicago 2 2 51— 11110111/10] 8 /64/60 —11[10/ 0/ 8133681, GAMES TOMORROW at Detroit. t Boston, Chicazo at Phila. t Phila. St. Louis at Boston. NATIONAL LEAGUE. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Rrooklyn, 1; New York. 8 (10 innings). St. Louis. 6, Philadelpbia Cincinnat burgh, Chicago. 6 STANDING OF THE CLUBS. ncinnati Pittsburgh Brooklyn Philadelphia Percentage Boston 2 St._ Lo | New York | Chicago .. | Cincinnati | Pittsbursh_.. | Brookiyn | Boston_ . | Philadelphia . Lost 31910 6 8121411 1010 —12 181263054 — 13/ 9/60/641.481 St. Louis at Chicago. . Boston at New York. Phila. at Pittsburgh. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. L. Pct W.L 8 59 .56 73 66 54° 8975 | Indian'polis 763 547 5 63 543 | Minneapolis Kansas City | Milwaukee 74 64 536 Toledo, 5-4; Minneapoli Milwaukee. '3-7 sas City. Paul, 6- INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. W. L. Pet 71 62 534 68 61 .52° 70 63 526 72 65 526 0: Ba Louisville 3-1 Baltimore Montreal Newark Jersey City. 5583 390 more, 4-3. ty. { Toronto | Rochester. | Reading Buffalo i SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. | W. L. Pet W. L. Pet Birm'gham 3432 607 Chatnooga 2829 491 Little Rock. 3425576 Mobile .4 2630 464 Memphis. .. 3126 544 Nashviile.. 2434 414 N. Orleans.. 3026 536 Atlanta 2237313 Birmingham. 12-3; Mobile, New_ Orleans, Atlanta. | same 8 innings Chattanooga, 0: Little Rock. 8 MIDATLANTIC LEAGUE. Cumberland. 2. 4; Jeannette. -4 4 , 1-4 (secon ottdale. 4: ars 3. 2. TEXAS LEAGUE. Worth, ‘Waco. uston. 2: Fort eveport Sa as. 3-7: San Antoni ichita Falls, 11-9: Beaumont, 8-T. GAMES TOMORROW | Pet. | 525 jury May Keep Lazzeri Out Of Game for Rest of Season In TONY LAZZERIL 5 the Assoclated EW YORK, New York baseman of the champlon: Tony suffered a muscle injury last disastrous invasion of the W since. Every time he plays the injury Is aggravated and 1t begins to look like | Miller Huggins will have to depend upon Leo Durocher at second base for the balance of the seaso With the Philadelphia Athletics only three games behind. Lazzeri's absence from the line-up of the champio serious. Not only is Tony's hitting and | fielding skill missed, but Mark Koenig, at shortstop, teams better with Lazzeri | than with any other second baseman Huggins can use Huggins Is authority for the statement that Lazzeri may not play again this year T d said the “mite” manager. A More gnashing of teeth in the camp of the zeri, hard-hitting, agile fielding second may play no more b: ball this season. in his shoulder during the Yankees’ and has been in only a few games on’t think Tony will be able to play again for the rest of the season,” “I gave him a trial to see how his arm acted. It's no good. He can't throw and he's trying to get rid of the ball before it comes to him. Every time he uses his arm he only aggravates it. I think he has torn a muscle in his shoulder. 1It's not serious, but it might be if he kept on playing. Rest is the only cure for it o | | | ;Hadley Will Pitch for Griffs N FOURTH place again for the fits time in moons were the Nationals this morning, but only with & slender lead over the Tigers and | ™ Wnite Sox, who are deadlocked it | the top of the second division. However, Irving Hadley was to 2o to the firing line against the Indians today in their last appearance of the season here and as Irving has been par- | ticularly effective against them ‘he | home boys had hope of strengtheninc their hold on the upper bracket berth | The Nationals were apt to face the left-hand flinging of Walter Miller ir the Tribe's last stand in Washington aithough there was a possibility that Manager Peckinpaugh might switch to George Uhle, husky right-hander. | A 5-to-1 vietory registered over the | Indians yesterday while Tigers and { White Sox idled was responsible fou { the uplift of the Nationals. The home side got a start against John Miljus and continued their attack at the ex- pense of Bill Bayne, southpaw relict artist, and Verne Underhill, while Gar- {1and Braxton left-handed his way mag- | nificently over the rojte. But five hits and two passes werc given up by Braxton, two of the hit: clustered in the eighth inning giving Tribe its solitary tally. Braxton o was credited with seven strikeouts is change of pace had the Indians o Miljus while on { wild most of the time. !¢the hill gave the Washington portsidcr a great hattle, He ylelded but five | safeties and two passes in seven innings and struck out five batters. Two hits | back of a walk, however. netted the Natjonals a brace of markers in the Miljus gave way to A nch-batter in the eighth and the Nationals had a big time with Bavne | ana Underhill. Three more hits and s were collected |zt jonals’ twe | drove in the Natl Judge drov B o tallies in the third. ‘West | round | second as Rice singled { short right field for Go ! Judge scored his two Lind went into mates with | double to left that found Jamieson far | out_of position Two were out in the eighth whi Tribe counted. Lind's t Joe Sewell’s single produced the score but Cronin made a spectacular stop of | Hodapp's drive and the rally ended with the forcing out of Sewell The | made their final block of tallies drew a pass from Bayne at the begin ning of the eighth and Goslin doubled Judge’s hoist to Caldwell let Rice score | and Goslin get to third. Bluege singled | Recves | perience the Goose to the plate and ingled Bayne out of action. Luke d to pick Bobby off first, bu was wild, so both runners | Sewell tri his chuck advanced a buse | "Underhill took Cronin’s tap and was run down. The play, though yes make third and the batte Underhill purposely pa let R run over by whacking the Washington pitcher on the hip | the home attack with a bounder to the M| hurler Three pinch-hitters were used by the who had a shoulder | ary is now unexpectedly asked to share pot of gold. | Layry Benton of the Pennant-threaten- Fonseca hen his club was here ir d he game for the wag injured wher for Summa in the seventt Latey in the fr Un! Harvel and lofted out he batted He walked batled for alking and pulled up at slin’s pop. but en the | o-bagger and | Nationals batted around as they | Rice | waters, - | weather any threatening storms i ‘Then West finished In 'WALKER GETS TEST AS A LIGHT-HEAVY y the Associated Press. the eighth Autry batted for Miljus| @ SAN FRANCISCO, August 27.—A and whiffed | youth who believes he is destined to fill Catdwent and ‘,m),,‘;,l Dorman ansh | the shoes of a light-heavyweight cham- ed the game for the Indians in right|pion will go far toward learning his 175-pound boxer of San Francisco, pits cruit trom the Lone Star Le , who | joined the Tribe only last week. his ring skill against the rushing, slug- Langford'’s knee was so severely wrenched in the tenth inning of the | weight title holder. first game Saturday that the Indian| The pair will meet at Recreation Ba outfielder probably Is out of the game | pall Park in 10 rounds ok oaeh wm?xfi: for the remainder of the season. He has| Qut of the mill, boxer versus battler, a fine understudy, however, in the vet- [ may develop one of the logical contend- eran Jamieson |e for the light-heavyweight title. v| o No game after today until Thursday | Wilker 15 cortain he when 'the Yankees will be here, The | Uale Into the bigger class Nationals will rest tomorrow, but there | A victory over Emanuel, who already will be a drill for all hands at the | l”"""']’ ;II""""l" {"'““]“':\’,’»‘:“""‘l""“- By * a close fight, would carn Walker recog- park Wednesday 2 ity | nition in the light-heavyweight class | In going out of his division to meet BUCS RECALL COMOROSKY. %.’\ lighter man, Emanuel is putting con- 5 s ot o o, | Siderably more at stake than his rival ‘E'NC'NNA TI, Oblo, August 27 7). | pofeqy for the San Franciscan will blot Outfielder Adam Comorosky, who Was him from (he spotlight, at least tem- farmed by the Pittsburgh Nationals to porarily the Indianapolis American Association| A sctback for Walker, who is glving | team carly this year, has been recalled. | 4Way 10 pounds or more, will not harm > him to any extent. He has everything | to win and nothing to lose BRAVES BUY INFIELDER. | 7 OMAHA, Nebr, .| MARYLAND NINE TRAVELS. Bymme E. James, for the last (W0 Yeats | pooke Grublys Silver Spring-Kens- a member of the Omaha Club of the | jngton ball team will go to Fredericks | Western League, has been sold to the | burg, Va. tomorrow afternoon to en- 1 Boston Nationals, The amount of cash | gage a nine there. The Springers will ! involved not given out. James i meet at the rt, 1303 F street second baseman Zachary Held Likel 2 ! . < achary Held Likely to Prove Hel Fl lering Yank 2 s e l) to oun( (El'll]g ankees | | | o . sidered him too much of a risk in the box at this stage. Pennock 18 tempo- A : varily out of commission. This mu o l"]‘f”“‘}" B o [ty Wa "I | cause a set-back in the Yankees' morale, L Bl A% Pihe |8 they nhave unimited oonfiderice - i g e N enmant race, | ¥hen Pennock is on the mound. If N il Ghtansy 1 oor chary can step into Pennock’s piteti- cerns the Yankees, who have just pic 0 | ing turn and serve as relief hurler now O on Zackay, previously of (he|Bnd then, with good osuls, the B o itk Yankees will be overjoyed, and their Beven other clubs passed up the vet. | lender can well afford to pat himseif s ande “Mille e | on_ the back '“‘,:“,"'w""l’l""“"l'l‘,“" but Miller Mgy, Herb Pennock paid high tribute to i Al s Zael " e 1 | Zachary last season. {hinks Zachary will help him | SRty last SRIOR L hery star BY GEORGE MORIARTY, ger of the Detroit Base Ball Club 1 3 1} Perhaps the smart little pilot of the Yankees has made one of his wisest moves, Zachary has had a world of ex and has always been able o of the great sluggers lay down thefr bludgeons in the pinches [ Only last week Clark Griffith, discussing Znchary, said no other pitcher ever pos d more confidence i himself Turned Back Glants Among his outstanding achievement was the turning back of the Giant in the Washington-New world series of 1924, ‘That was some time wgo, and base bull laurels are | precious only when they are green | Bince transferred to St. Louis, and later | back to Washington, us & hiny that the | iwilight of his career 15 at hand, Zach ! hary the batter. He pitches eas- ily, but he 15 hard to hit safely.” Little did Pennock think at the time that '/.Jul‘m\' would be t him win the flag a year lafer Pennock's opinion ‘influenced | to grab the southpaw when the oppor- | tunity came. Lefthanders Big Aid. Yluvvd a vital part make som | 1] se T . Lefthanders have in the destinies of Inst two years. them over many obstacles last season Hetmach eame lately from 8t. Paul and further to left-hand the Yankees' cause, and now comes Zachary. Here i something fo ponder over 1| in @ possible world serie This may furnish the neentive o make | 4o Gants 15 over the 20 mark in v him piteh “beyond his abllity” during | tories and big Bd Morris of the I hinde '”":' ths cay ) | place Fed Box has 16 wins to his credit 0 an News 1s cunning left Huggins con- | '90PyHit y 1 | the ren el Coye with only b mpaigt out heea A ver Alliance.) iTON, ging tactics of Mickey Walker, middle- Walker is certain he is eligible to grad- | sild outhpaw, “don't leave That fellow mixes them uncanny fashion. and seldom fals ying to help Perhaps Huggins pe Yankees In the “Duteh” Reuter helped b. . C, MU VDAY, AUGUST 27, 1928, SPORT s Giants Slip as Cards Pick Up Ground BIG LEAGUE LEADERS Hitters. Player and club. G. A.B. R. H. Goslin, Senators.. 106 338 58 130 Hornsby, Braves.. 99 348 71 131 3 Gehrig, Yankees. 123 453 110 170 . P. Waner, Pirates. 121 490 114 181 .36 | Simmons, Athletics 90 347 58 127 . Trailing Stars. G. AB. R. H. 2 433 137 145 54 113 .3 81 126 . 66 132 .29 Ruth, Yankees... 1 Cobb, Athletic: 347 | Frisch, Cardinals. 109 418 | Heilmann, Tigers. 120 442 Run Scorers. | Ruth, Yankees....... P. Waner, Pirates | Gehrig, Yankees..... | Bottomley, Cardinals. Combs, Vankees. .. L. Waner, Pirates. | Base Stealers | Cuyler, Cubs..... | Mostil, White Sox Frisch, Cards. Myer, Red Sox Rice, Tigers.. Carey, Robins. Leading Pit chers. Hoyt, Yankees. | Benton, Giants..... | Quinn, Athletics. ... | Grove, Athletics. . | Pennock, 'ST. ALBAN'S TO PLAY G. P. 0. TEAM TODAY | st. Alban's nine of Georgetown | chureh League is confronted with pos- | sible elimination from the week day | league series today when Government | Printing Office nine of Government | League is met on Terminal diamond lin the second game for each team. | Government Printers will survive re- | gardless of the outcome Plans had been made to postpone the | game to permit St. Alban’s and West | Washington nine to play to determine which would represent their league in | the remaining week day series games. | Government Printers refused to post- pone the game scheduled for today, and | St. Alban’s was accorded the right to ‘jmmlnue to represent the Church loop. Mechanics and Trainmen nines were scheduled to meet today at Potomac, | Va, to decide the championship of Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac |R. R. League. The winner will repre- | sent that loop in the local week day |league series. By winning _today's | game, Trainmen can cop the flag, but |a loss will mean another series between the two teams to decide the season | honors. Champions of the railroad circuit are booked to play tomorrow and Wednes- | day in week day league series games NP AUTHS NEAR CROWN "IN KEEN LOOP RACE With their mound ace, Arthur Due- terman, again in fine fettle, Auths scor- ed over Douglas A. C. nine, 6 to 3, vesterday in Section B, Unlimited Divi- sion, Capital City League. As the re- sult Auths gained the right to meet Ross Council Sunday for the section title if that team trims War College at Washington Barracks Saturday. Should War College surprise with a win over Ross Council, Auths would win the pennant outright and gain the priv- ilege of meeting Georgetown A. C., Sec- tion A victor, in a three-game series for the league title. Douglas A. C. was eliminated from pennant consideration as the result of yesterday's defeat. Yesterday's win was especially sweet for Dueterman, as Douglas is the only team which has beaten him this season. Three runs in the eighth and another in the ninth put the game in the bag for Auths. To set dates for play-off between Georgetown A. C.. and either Ross Council or Auths for the Capital City League Unlimited Division title a meet- ing of the managers will be held tomor- row night at 8 o'clock in the Post sports department. Managers of the Tris Speaker, Brook- land Boys’ Club and Royal Insect nines will meet tonight at 8 o'clock in the | Post sports department to make a draw for the play-off to break the tie among these clubs, which are tied for first place in the Insect Division flag race of Cap- ital City League. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. 8an Prancisco, 6-3: Portland, 4-1 Hollywood, 10-0. 8acramento, 7-5. Los Angeles. 8-2: Seattle, 1-1 Onkland, 4-8: Missions, | NEW YORK LICKED IN 107H BY HOMER Dodgers Grab Contest With Bissonette’s Hit—Phils Lose at St. Louis. | 1 ! By the Associated Press. With the National League’s fifth in- tersectional series virtually over, the four Western contenders now can begin cutting each other’s throats, while the New York Giants, wrathful over their recent beatings at Cincinnati and Pitts- burgh, seek to visit their vengeance on the more or less helpless East. It's no secret that John McGraw hopes to win the pennant just by these means. While the Reds, Pirates, Cardi- nals and Cubs are having it out west of the Alleghanies, McGraw hopes to get the Giants into first place, a strategic spot from which to view the third and final Western invasion of the East, be- ginning September 14. In theory this a good scheme. John didn’t start out very well day. The Giants were outgamed Brooklyn Dodgers. 4 to 3, Del Bissonette picking the tenth inning as the spot for his twentieth home run of the season. Before young Carl Hubbell, in a mo- ment of weakness, grooved the ball for M'sieu Del the Giants did the best they could to present the game to the Robins in regulation innings. Andy Cohen and Travis Jackson threw in errors at mo- ments extremely inopportune for Mr. Hubbell, who saw a well pitched, seven- hit game get away from him. Of course, Hubbell committed the crown- ing mistake of the game. He realized it when he saw Bissonette’s drive dis- appear over the right-field fence at Ebbets Field. It was the Giants’ fourth straight reverse and their sixth in seven starts. ‘The defeat was all the more costly for McGraw in that the St. Louis Cardinals, themselves buffeted around in recent weeks, again trimmed the helpless Phillies, 6 to 1, and lengthened their league lead to three and a half games over the Giants and the Chicago Cubs. With Jim Bottomley back in the line- up the Cards gave Wee Willie Sherdel | excellent support and battered three Phil pitchers for 10 hits. Sherdel | chalked up his sixteenth victors of the | year. The Cubs, defeating the Boston Braves, 6 to 3, for the fourth straight But EORGETOWN A. C, A. B. & W. Busmen and Collegian Junior nines yesterday moved nearer the titles they claim, when each vanquished a threatening foe. Pete Haley's Georgetown outfit, in winning 5 to 4 over the Dreadnaughts, collected a dozen safeties off Smith, while Lefty Hamilton was holding the Alexandrians to eight bingles. Each counted a single tally in the ninth, giv- ing the fray a stirring finish. Werber and Smith collected three safeties each, the Iatter getting a double and triple. Busmen eliminated Cherrydale A. C. from the Arlington County unlimited title race by taking thes second game of their series, 1 to 0. Hull of the win- ners allowed but one hit and Pete Ball limited the Bus Drivers to three safeties. Collegians defeated Vic's Sport Shop nine, 3 to 1. to remain on top of the Junior championship heap. Sam Rice Juniors are now ready to meet Colle- gians. Brook Grubb's Silver Spring sluggers bunched bingles behind the effective pitching of McCarthy to win over Phoenix A. C., 5 to 2. Bill Jenkins' aspiring Red Sox were impressive in winning over Croome A. C., 9 to 1, and Mounj, Rainier inflicted another defeat on Modern Woodmen, 5 to 3. Stadiums were no match for Chevy Chase Bearcats, taking a 14-to-3 drub- bing. Dixie Pigs had a big day trampling Allied Roofers in two games. Adair and Yateman were steady for the winners. Ted Otte's Kennedys gathered 16 hits for as many runs to win over Bowie Motor Co. nine and National Circles counted five runs in the fourth to de- feat Berwyn A. C., 5 to 4. Hess A. C. put over two runs in the twelfth to win from Jefferson Firemen, 8 to 6. Isherwoods shut out Rockville, 4 to 0, and Army Medicos swamped Anacostia Fagles, 14 to 2. Chevy Chase Seniors ran their win record to 21 victories in 25 starts by downing Planskys yester- day, 6 to 1. Chasemen want to book two games for Labor day. Call Cleve- land 988 after 6 o'clock. Yesterday's results: Georgetown A. C., 5: Dreadnaughts. 4. Arlington Busmen, 1; Cherrydale, 0. iy TRIO OF SANDLOT TEAMS MOVE NEARER TO TITLES Silver Spring, 5; Phoenix A. C., 2. Hiser’s All Stars, 6; Galesville, 4. Red Sox, 9; Croome, 1. Mount Rainier, 5; Modern Wood« men, 3. Chevy Chase Bearcats, 14; Stadiums, 3. Dixie Pigs, 9-8; Allied Roofers, 7 Kennedy A. C., 16; Bowie Motors, 5. Takoma Tigers, Bryantown, 0. National Circles, 5; Berwyn, 4. University A. 12; St. Mary's, 9. Hess A. C., 8; Jefferson Firemen, 6 (12 innings). Indian Head Cards, 4; Virginia White Sox, 3. Chevy Chase Seniors, 6; Planskys, 1 Capitol A. 10: Georgetown Cards, 9. Planskys, 12; Dux A. C., 1. Brentwood Hawks, 5; Yankee A. C., 1. Isherwoods, 4; Rockville, 0. Army Medicos, 14; Anacostia Eagles, 2. Monroe A. C., Lanham, 1. Collegian Junior: 3; Vie's Sport Shop, 1. Powhatans, 6; Vic's Sport Shop, 1. Fairlawn, 8: Eagle Juniors, 0. Seattle Juniors, 12; Kenilworth, 4. ‘Marlboro, 9; Boulevard Heights Fire- men, 5. Howitzer Company, 9; Pirate A. C., 0 (forfeit). Garrett Waters will meet his Takoma Tiger players Wednesday night at 7:30 o'clock at his home. Same Rice Junior players are to meet Manager Thompson at his home Thursday night at 7:30 o'clock and Rover Midgets will gather at the home of Manager Coakley to- night at 7:30 o'clock. New players will be welcomed at 1217 G street northeast. Bond Clothiers are ready for acti campaigning once more and would like to book games with the best unlimifed tleuma. Call Earle Moser at Franklin 853. Manager Cave of Washington Gas Light Co. nine wishes to book week- day games at 5 o'clock and Saturday and Sunday frays. Call Cave at Main 8280, branch 22. Rex Insects face a' busy schedule on Mount Rainier diamond. Beginning to- day, Rex tossers face Hyattsville Mid- gets, Woodridge Insects and St. James’ nine this week. Unless They BY JOHN B. FOSTER. time, moved to within 5 percentage voints of the Giants. The Cubs have | won four more games than the run- ners-up, but they've also lost four more. | The Giants owe their percentage ad- | vantage to the fact that they've played | fewer and lost fewer games than Joe | McCarthy's club. With Kiki Cuyler | {and Woody English leading the offense, 5 the Cubs battered Kent Greenfield for | 13 hits, while Hal Carison was holding the Braves to five. Finding their hold on fourth place rather insecure, the Cincinnati Reds downed the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4 to 3, and thus put two full games between themselves and the 1927 pennant win- ners. Red Lucas struck out the Pirates until the ninth, when they scored three runs and had the tying run on first base. Lucas got Bartell on strikes for the final out. Brame was touched for 14 hits, the Reds counting their runs one at a time—in the fourth, fifth, sixth and eighth innings. PRINCE GEORGES NINES TO MEET SEPTEMBER 9 HYATTSVILLE, Md, August 27— Sandlot base ball fans in the Mount Rainier-Brentwood section are taking a lively interest in the game arranged between the Mount Rainier team and the Brentwood Hawks for the Mount Rainier diamond September 9. Both teams have been showing class this season. Yesterday Hawks won their fourteenth straight, downing Yankee A. C. of Washington, 5 to 1. ;vk:un!t. Rainier beat Modern Woodmen, 0 3. Buddy Kopp was the Hawks' big gun | yesterday. Not only did he pitch strong ball, but he socked a_ homer. Johnny Wanley also got a Ruthian clout for the Hawks. Next Sunday Hawks will entertain Petworth A. C. of ‘Washington on the Brentwood diamond at 3 o'clock. Colmar Manor, insect class tossers, | teams in their have challenged any class for a series of games for the Prince Georges County insect title. Call William B. Colbert at Hyattsville 959, or address him at 257 Daniels street, Colmar Manor. BY JOHN B. FOSTER. HE Giants are making a brave fight for the National League champlonship with a team that is far from the standard of some New York champfons of the past. On general principles the courage of the team should be admired, and it is. Yet the success of the Glants is not arousing enthusiasm, except in spots Even base ball men are viewing the progress of the New York team with concern. The fact is that base ball in New York is overdone. Fans in the metropolis who have followed the for- tunes of either the Giants or the yankees, or both, for the last seven lvenrh of thelr suecess are not running !to the score boards in an agony of ex-| citement these days as they did in other years, Even New York may be satlated with champlonships—and so it is. Outside of New York there is a dis- tinet revolt against the trend of major league base ball, 50 far as its pennants are concerned. There is too much New | York to suit the Midwest, altogether too much; and when the pllgrim travels farther West and to the South he finds exactly the same kind of sentiment Too much New York. Washington, Pittsburgh and St. Louls are the only cities besides New York that have been honored with base ball champlonships in six years, and this year New York will probably win one pennant and maybe (wo. Prominent base ball men have been asked by this correspondent to give their opinions regarding the trend of major league base ball since the two New York clubs began raiding the pen- nant factory. These men represent St Louis, Chicago, Cincinnati, Nashville, Memphis, St. Paul and Kansas City. The question was put to them as to the effect of the New York pennant monopoly on other clubs of the major leagues and on base ball generally. It isn't easy to get base ball men to ex- press an opinion on this topie for pub- lteation. It is too near home. These base ball men reply In unison that the New York teams have a per- fect right to win pennants as often as they can, They regret that the West and the East are not stronger against New York. Some of them say the New York clubs have resources and funds which make them _self-perpetuating champions. There’s the keynote to the jstate of mind of the club owners. Many firmly belfeve that loss of in- base ball, U i tevest in major league » N w York Bas;*; Ball Monopoly Proving Detriment to Camci there is such a thing, is due to the New | York monopoly. It is a condition that existed years ago. In Chicago they were surfeited with champlons. Now they can’t get one. In the eighties the Midwest raved and ranted against New York and Boston as it does today. But never in former years has a city en- joyed such a monopoly in two major leagues as New York now enjoys. ROD AND By Perr: HE heavy rainfalls and storm weather of the past three wee responsible for the ver muddy condition of the Shenan- doah, Patuxent, Potomac and nearby rivers. Chesapeake Bay, which ultimately gathers in all this muddy flotsam and jetsam of the streams from the upleand country, has been anything but inviting to the scores of anglers who visit the nearby resorts to enjoy the season’s fishing. Of course, there have been a few reports of exceptional catches of trout and hardheads, as there always will be, but the fact is patent to all the old-timers that the bass and trout fish- ing worth while will not be due for sev-| eral weeks or more. Certainly the muddy, sluggish waters that always ere consplcuous In August will deter many from anticipating anything with rod and reel for some time yet. A party of fishermen, including a couple of Washington's “finest” from police precinct No. 5, deserve special mention for the results of their tri down to Hollywood and Spencers Wh about 8 miles below Hollywood, opposite Solomons Island, last Wednesday night In the parlance of the street, “They know their onions," and enlisted the services of Capt. Preston, the Solomons boatman, who anchored them over a #ood feeding grounds. ‘The party was made up of Timothy Higgins, Edward Graves, Leroy Schaffer and George Lane and Policemen D. H. Matthews and J. C. Smith. Wind and tide conditions were favorable, and they report that they caught so many fish that they were at a loss to know what to do with them Here 15 the list of the capture that flled more than one basket' Salmon trout that weighed from a pound or two to 33 pounds, nine rockfish weighing as big as 1'% pounds, about a half dosen of hardheads that were the masunum EW YORK, August 27.—If the New York Yanks fail to win the American League cham- pionship this season the team will be cut into mincemeat and canned for 1929. Babe Ruth is failing to bat in any runs. That is one thing that is the matter with the Yankees. He has more than 110 runs batted in for the season to date, the second largest total of the league: but it must be remembered that these include the home runs he has clouted. Al Simmons of the Athletics has batted in more runs than has Ruth and in many ways has made himself quite as useful to the Philadelphia team as Ruth has made himself to the cham- pions. Homers Interest Ruth. There are old-timers in base ball who think Ruth is altogether too much con- cerned about making a better home- run record this season than he has made before and that he is grooming himself in his literary venture, what- ever the results may be. That sounds { harsh, yet it is true that if Gehrig were not batting in runs the Yankees wouldn't be fighting any longer with the Athletics for first place. They would be farther down, fighting to stay in the first division. The Yankee infleld in 1929 is never likely to go on egain as it is trying to go on now. Whether Lary and Reese, the California products, make the team or don't, it is evident the Yankees must have a firmer foundation than they have at present on the infleld if they expect to win ball games. Lazzeri has been injured part of the season and is now out definitely be- cause his shoulder is bothering him. Koenig has been out of the game at times and so has Dugan, so that the only sturdy infielder on the team is Gehrig. Durocher has proved to be a high class infielder, but he can’t hit like an inflelder should hit who belongs to la team of this type. It certain that a change will be !made behind the bat. The present catching force of the Yankees is slow- ing up and is too uncertain. Bengough is one of the best catchers in the coun- try, but his arm gets out of Kkelter. Grabows™i is a bit slow and Collins has reached his zenith and is going the other way. The disintegration of the pitching staff is the hardest blow of all, for the Yankees figured they were in fine fet- tle and would go on easily when they got their long lead in the Spring. They | expected that Moore would come around and that Pennock would surely last the year through. Moore seems to have thrown his arm into the championship of 1927, as pitchers have done before. Giving everything he had in him, he gave more than he can recover. His weak arm is the result of overwork. | Pennock Is Uncertain. Pennock has had trouble with his shoulder before and as likely as not he is beginning to feel those first STREAM y Miller. size at this time of the season, fully a | bushel of spots—so many that they had | to cull out the small fry and bring to | shore only the large ones of the Nor- folk type. And crabs—well, they had a barrel of them, at least, and there was a large lot of them that had shed their Yankees to Be Cut to Pieces Take 1928 Flag symptoms of approaching “bustibus” of the pitching muscles. There will be changes in the outfleld, wo. Bob Meusel is likely to go into the hinterland if the Yankees fail to win, because in every way around there is an impression that the team has reached that stage of its existence where it will not do much good again to associate it together as it is made up now. There are times when it is better to set the time lock on the safe with a new combination. The Athletics, on the other hand, have just the opposition condition en- veloping them. They became satisfied that their old-timers wouldn't do and dropped them in time to start a new element of young blood that is bearing out fully what was said in the Spring comment on their game. The team could not win with men who were too slow. It did have material, although it took some time to prevail upon all the members of the Athletic cabinet to try it. Orwoll, Foxx and Haas are making some of the Yankees look sick as the kids win for the Athletics. ALEXANDRIA SHOTS IN RICHMOND EVENT ALEXANDRIA, Va., August 27 —Alex- andria Gun Club has accepted an in- vitation to participate :n the regist trapshoot of the Richmond Gun Ciub at Richmond, Va. on Labor day and entries will be made in the singles, doubles and the team matches. «Clay T. Brittle, Hunt Roberts. H. A Wallerstedt, H. B. Hansbrough, Fr Holt and Norman Simpson are the Alexandria representatives. Old Dominion Boat Club will place three crews in the regatta of the Middie States Regatta Association, under the auspices of the Arundel Boat Club. at Baltimore: Labor day. The Orange a Black will be seen in the junior quad- ruple sculls, senior 145-pound double: and junior four-oared gig. Potomac Boat Club of Washingtor is to be invited to send several cre here September 8 to compete agair Old Dominion oarsmen in the third a nual intraclub regatta. Members of the Belle Haven Cou Club will hold their annual tourname: for the Belle Haven Bowl next w The qualifying round will be pla:e Labor day. f Gerard Edwards, chairman of th local tournament for week-day te has announced the appointments of Jack Tulloch and Jack Allen to the offices of vice chairman and secretary A meeting will be held at 317 King street tomorrow night at 7 o'clock to accept franchise fees and eligibility lists Foot ball players who will rform with the St. Mary’s Lyceum :\Dz‘_ th Fall are asked to attend the meeting in the Lyceum Hall tonight at 7:30. Joln (Ox™) Dagrossa, line coach at Geo town University, will handle “Saints.” Charlotte (N. C.) Black Hornets and Potomac Yard Tigers, colored teams, will play tomorrow in Dreadnaught Park at 5 o'clock. > Columbia Engine Company is anx- fous to schedule a double header f Haydon Field with two fast senior or unlimited teams next Sunday. Phone shells, and_the boys report. they had a wonderful feast with enough leavings to satisfy as many more fishermen. It was some excursion, and the boys naturally | are loud in their praises of Capt. Pres- | ton’s good fishing judgment and rare | abllity to take care of u crowd. Fishing reports from the upper Poto- | mac_do not record much worth while in results, and bass and other fish scem to have taken cognizance of the weath er conditions together with very muddy waters and are staying below. Fishing at favorite resorts along Chesapeake Bay has been keeping step with the conditions elsewhere. The out- side fishing from the Hazard night boats has not been up to the average at this time of the season. The prevalence of very high winds during the nights the past few weeks has hindered any suc- cessful fishing. Of course. there have been some instances of nice trout being caught, and on several occasions day- time parties of both men and women have landed some very nice looking trout. The hardheads continue to show up in the catches and some of them are fat and very inviting. Shore fishing has been from poor to middling and some of :he strings were very weighty with spots. Capt. Hazard predicts some very fine fishing with the clearing up of the wa- ter and abatement of the high winds that always come along with more or less energy at this time of the season. He thinks that the trout fishing will be very good this Fall, and that Septem- ber has in store for the hovs ‘ome big surprises in the way of catenes. 1 . e, iv Manager Jack Allen at Alexandria 2195 between 6 and 7 p.m s Charles Horne pitched Columbia ¥ gine Company to & pair of shutouts in & double header on Haydon Field ye terday afternoon. Potomac Yard R on Bureau was humbled, 1 to 0 five innings and the Pennsyivan of Washington dropped an 8-to-0 ve dict. Horne fanned six in each game. Vincent Bradley held the 8 Springs A. C, to wo hits i’ five nings of relief duty as Sarepta Lod; No. 46, Independent Order of Odd lows won by 8 to 6 on Guckert's Feld yesterday. St. Mary's Celties' double header wi'! Woodbridge A. C. of Washington wa called off vesterday because of the coii- dition of Corbett Fleld Shery pChase A €. deteated the st V'S s lub, 12 o rlow Field to 9, on Hal Number 5 Motor Company and Un versity A. C., the latter of Washingt were unable to meet yesterday beca of wet grounds. . ARLINGTON RACES START CHICAGO, August P Altered by several changes in control and ma wgement, Arlington Park. Chicago's larg n est race track. opened its second et son today More than 1.000 hoy isted as available for (he meetin; wh will last 17 days,