Evening Star Newspaper, May 7, 1929, Page 33

S PORYE. THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, MAY 7, 1929.° STORTS." 33 ilan to Carry Out Plans of Ill Pilot : National League Race Appears “Open” 768 T0 RUN GRIFFS JUST AS WALT DID Acting Manager to Be Ad- vised by Capt. Judge and Coach Gharrity. D in policy in the field direc- tion of the Washington base ball club. Clyde Milan, head coach of the club. now acting as leader, declares he will endeavor to carry out the plan of play formulated by Johnson shortly before the Nationals went into their exhibition series during their Southern training period and which was followed by the manager up to the time he was stricken by kidney trouble in Cleveland two days ago Although given full sway in the handling of the club, Milan, like the 1l manager, from the start has held that the best the Nationals could mus- ter was put on the field at the outset of the championship campaign, and he now deems it wise to have the starting line-up in action again as soon as pos- sible. This means that both Red Barnes and Ossie Bluege, when their hurts are healed, will resume their posi- tions in right field and at shortstop, respectively. Milan long has been an admirer of Barnes as an outfielder and believes the youngster a capable batter, too. ‘That Barnes did not hit well at the be- ginning of the season was due to the knee injury he suffered in, an exhibi- tion contest at Augusta, Ga., a week before the league season opened, Milan contends. The injury prevented Barnes taking his proper batting stance, ac- | cording to the acting manager, and naturally the batter's swing was af- fected. Barnes now seems to be about ready for regular use once more, and he may get into the line-up before this series with the Tigers, that was to_open | this afternoon, is completed. i Bluege Still Ailing. Bluege may be somewhat longer re- | turning to his regular position in the | shortfield. One day Ossie thinks his | left knee has lost its kink, then the next day he is not so certain it is in | good enough condition to permit him | to play. And no one is urging Bluege | to get back into action before the player | himself is satisfied he is quite fit to re- turn. Bluege is too valuable a player: to risk hursying back to play until he is in first-class condition. Shortly after noon yesterday, when | the ill Johnson was first permitted to see other than his physicians and | Trainer Mike Martin, he called for | Milan and Joe Judge, captain of the | Nationals, and in a brief conference told them how he had expected to han- | dle his clab during the remainder of | the trip. Johnson asked that particular | sttenticn be paid to the development | of Adolph Liska, recruit pitcher, and the improvement of Irving Hadley, vet- eran hurler, who has yet to perform as well a5 expected. Milan and Judge, with Ed Gharrity, former Washington catcher, now a coach with the club. will constitute a board of strategy that will pass on methods of offense and defense in crisis, but in general Milan will direct the Na- tionals single-handed. The head coach is well versed in base ball managing, having been pilot of the Nationals in 1922, then ’fllfllfi“ -the New Haven club of the Eastern League and the Memphis club of the Southern Associa- | tion before returning to Washington | last year es ccach. And. following the policies outlined | by Johnson early this season. Milan | ought to be eble to conduct the club | admirably. THIS IS ENCOURAGING WASHINGTON, Myer, 3b. BY JOHN B. KELLER. ETROIT, May 7.—Walter John- son's absence because of ill- ness is to result in no change o o o [T ] s50smsmamssmanl Bl mummmisusnn sos0omsmmmemes-R Runs batted in—Haves (3). Myer Yn (@); Judee (2); Rice, West. Ta al Thry hit. le: Stolen base—West. ton. Fonseca, Haves. Sewell L. Sewell. Lo Pires—desars. ampbell. | RECORDS OF GRlFFMEfl BATTING. (Including Yesterd: G.AB. i, Hey! WlAT s Joun 1've BeEN SITTING HERE A HALF HOUR — WHAT KIND OF SERVICE Do You CALL THIS I'VE GOT AN IMPORTANT ENGAGEMENT 3 MINVTES MATTER WiTH <7 11{¢ TeELEPHONE SERVICE -.CAN'T | GET, My NUMBER 7 RIGHT AWAY - JUST ONE MINUTG PLEASE Tw! THIS TS 1S THE WORST ELEVATOR SERVICE IN THE WORLD SWHAT Tut ) ACTUAL TimME oF WAITING Ten SecenDs L ACTUAL TIME OF WAITING I5.SECONDS HA-HA- \iz ENGAGTMMEMT, Two HOURS OF THIS [WILL THEY EVER CHANGE THoSE TRAFFIC LIGHTS~ I'VE GoT AN IMPORTANT ENGAGEMENT o= BY BRIGGS N HA- HA~ THAT'S PRETTY GooD- DD You EVER HEAR' TiHs ONE T- (T EMS - 6TC. ETC Special Dispatch to The Star. ETROIT, May 7.— Here's the story of the Nationals' big in- ning at Cleveland yesterday, one of the remarkable innings of modern base ball. from Ken Holloway. A single past the first baseman by Sam Rice moved Myer tallied Myer and sent Rice to third base. Joe Judge bounced a single off Rice and move Goslin to the middle sack. Sam West’s one-baser to left sent Goslin home, Judge to third and Hol- loway to the shower. filling the bases. Jack Hayes lashed a and moving Cronin up a base. Benny Tate's single to left tallled Cronin, but Hayes advanced a base only. Garland Braxton drew a pass and the bases were filled once miore. As a starter, Buddy Myer drew a pass | to second. then Goose Goslin low- | bridged Holloway with a line single that | the second sacker's gloved hand to score | George Grant then went fo the slab | for the Tribe and walked Joe Cronin, | single to center, scoring Judge and West | How Griffs “S)('Yored 10 Runs In One Inning Against Indians ‘Then the Nationals began their sec- ond batting round in the inning. Myer singled to right, counting Hayes and Tate and moving Braxton to the far corner. Rice got his second hit of the | round, a single to right center, and Braxton scored, while Myer reached third Grant made a wild pitch while Goslin was at bat and Rice sprinted to second, but Myer, trying to score, was | Grant, for the first out of the session. | After Goslin walked, Judge got his sec- ond single of the round, a blow to left that scored Rice and put Goslin on second. This hit of Judge's brought Jim | Moore to Grant's relicf. West, first to face Moore, grounded to the first base- man and Judge was forced out at the middle sack. West pilfered second be- fore Cronin got his second walk of the frame, but Hayes left three on by pop- ping to the first sacker. > Ten runs, nine hits, five passes, one stolen base, no errors, three left, and the ball game. | Specidl Dispatch to The Star. ETROIT, May 7.—Coming to life to take a 13-to-5 melee that ended a four-game losing streak and lifted them out of the cellar, the Nationals at Cleveland yesterday staged one of base ball's oddest innings in recent years. The big fifth that salted the game made history for modern base ball as well as for them. Scoring 10 runs in the round, they only equaled the American League sea- son set by the Athletics last week in a riproaring game with the Red Sox at Boston, but the 10 runs were registered in an extraordinary manner. Every one of the runs was earned, not one of the three errors | charged against the Indians being com- mitted in_the inning. Nine hits and four of the five passes the Nationals got. during the big session contributed to the making of the runs and each of the hits was a single. The head of the batting order started | the inning in which three Indian pitch- ers pitched to 16 batters, seven of the | Nationals going to the plate twice. Six of the Nationals got on the runway twice during the round. Two of them got two hits each and one walked twice. Each man in the batting order scored before the Indians made one retirement. The first out was recorded while the twelfth batter of the inning was up end it was the fourteenth batter who forced a runner for the second out. When the Indians made the final put-out three Nationals were left on the bases. I BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS l American League. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. leveland. 5. exgo, 6 (10" innings). Bosto i Philadelphia. STANDIN sssss=sznesun: 1 5 o - 5 1 1 Braxton Marberry Jorex Burke Liska. Hadley Brown Campbell Hopkins. . I HOME RUN STANDING | i 1 By the Associated Press. ] Home runs yesterday. Heilmann, Tigers, 2; Lazzeri, Yankees, : Meusel, Yankees, 1; Goslin, Sena- Terry, Giants, 1; Jackson, ! ; Fullis, Giants, 1; Picinich, ! ; Wilson. Cardinals, 1; Cullop, ; Shaner, Reds, 1 American League. Yankees, 6; Ruth, Yankees, 4: Geh: ringer, Tigers, 4; Simmons, Athletics, 4; Foxx, Athletics, 4. National League leaders—Jackson, Giants, 5; O'Doul, Phillies, t, Giants, 4;" Harper, Braves, 4: Cubs. 4; Hornsby, Cubs, 4; Cardinals, 4 League totals—Nationa), 75; san, 63; grand total, 138. e i Ameri- leaders—Gehrig, | -St. Louis at Besten, Percentage| GAMES TODAY. Washington st Detroit. Phila. at Chicage. New York at 8t. GAMES TOMORROW. it Joul National League. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. STANDING OF THE CLUBS. Cincinnati Nats 13-5 Win Over the Tribe Ends Four-Game Losing Streak Ken Holloway. who had started pitching for the Tribe, was first to feel | the sting of the Nationals' attack in | the fifth.. After passing the first bat- ter and ylelding singles to the next four, he gave way to George Grant. The newcomer walked a man, was reached for two singles, walked an- other man, gave up two more singles, issued a third pass, then was nicked for a one-baser. Jim Moore then as- sumed the pitching burden for the Indians and the first man he pitched to forced out a runner. Moore then issued a pass, but the third batter to face him popped out. All told, the Nationals got 14 safe- third homer of the season, and 10 walks during the fray. After their big inning they combed Moore for a tally in the sixth, another in the seventh and still another in the ninth. Garland Braxton left-handed the route against the Tribe, holding them to eight hits and two walks. The In- dians staked themselves to a one-run lead in the fourth with a walk, a single and a sacrifice fly. After the Nationals made the going easy Braxton worked about as he pleased, yet the Tribe could do little against him until the ninth, when they kicked in with a trio of tallies. . \LEAGUE BALL TEAMS ANXIOUS TO PERFORM Games are carded tomorrow in the Departmental, Government, Railroad Y. M. C. A. and Industrial Base Ball Leagues. Contests in these loops were rained out yesterday. row Naval Hospital and Government Printing Office_will meet on the Wost Ellipse, in the Government circuit Navy, and Interstate will face on the North Ellipse, in the Railroad Y. M. C. A. cir- cuit Pullman and Post Office will iry conclusions on the Union Station dis mond, and in the Industrial loop Che nut Farms and Thompson’s Dairy w:ll meet on the South Ellipse. All the games, except those in the Railroad . M. C. A. loop, which begin at 5 o'clock, will start at 5:15 o'clock. Agriculture and Bureau of Engraving | and Printing were to face today in the Departmental League, with Navy Yard and Union Printers clashing in tie Government loop, Southern Railway & Express Co., in the Railroad Y. M. C. A, loop, and Washington Gas Light and Chesnut Farms in the Industrial league. AMERICAN, By the Associated Press. Batting—Foxx, Athletics, .420. Runs—Gehringer, Tigers, 22. Runs batted in—Hellmann, Tigers, 23. Hits—Gehringer, Tigers, 29. Doubles—Alexander, Tigers, 8. ™ Triples—Gehringer, Alexander, Ti- igers; Blue, Browns; Cissell, White Sox.' 2. Homers—Gehrig, Yanks, 6. Stolen bases—Averill, Fonseca, dians, 4. In- Pitching—Uhle, Tigers; Hoyt, Yanks; won, 4; lost, 0. NATIONAL. Batting—Stephenson, Cubs, .452. Runs—Stephenson, Hornsby, Cubs, 17. Runs batted in—Wilson, Cubs, 20. Hits—Stephenson, Cubs, 28. Doubles—Grantham, Pirates, 8. AME! Pittshurgh Cineinnati incinnati Chicago at Brookivn, Chicago at St. Louis at Boston, Triples—L. Waner, Pirates, 3. Homers—Jackson, Giants, 5. Stolen bases—Flowers, Robins, 7. Pitching—Malone, Cubs; won, -lost, & 4; nipped at the plate, Luke Sewell to ! ties, one of which was Goose Goslin's | In the Departmental League tomor- | I BIG LEAGUE LEADERS l PLENTY OF AGTION * FOR MONROE NI {To Hold Meeting, Drill and Play Twin Bill—Other | Squads Also Busy. ILL McMULLEN'S Monroe base ball club plans plenty of ac-| tivity this week. Tonight members of the nine | are to hold a business meeting | at -MéMullen's home, 1612 Monroe | street northeast, at 8 o'clock, ‘and to-1 | morrow and Friday are to drill on the Brookland field at 6 pm. Monroe will | | engage in a double-header Sunday with | | the Scaggsville, Md., team. | | Isherwood A. C. diamonders, who were | to face Army Medical School on the Washington Barracks diamond this aft- | ernoon at 5 o'clock, are on the lookout for a game Sunday with an unlimited class nine having a diamond. Call Lincoln 5233 after 7 p.m. | A game has been arranged for Sun- day between Dixie Pig A. C. and Brown A. C. on the Cheverly diamond. Other | games are being booked for the Browns through Manager Pratt at North 400, | between 4 and 5 p.m. | | | Rockville, Md., Athletic Club’s base ball team, a new nine, showed impres- | | sively in drubbing Eastern All-Stars | of Washington, 23 to 4, at Rockville. Coleman, who hurled the first seven innings for the winners, yielded only two hits, 5 - A game for Thursday with a Catholic school team is sought by the Meridian Insects, formerly St. Paul's nine. Manager Martin Drain niay be reached at North 5630. Saturday Meridians meet Ed Kennas on Monument | diamond No. 5 at 10 am. Jefferson District, Va., Fire Depll’t-l ment diamonders were to drill this| afternoon on the home ficld at 5:30 o'clock. Tracy A. C. fell before Dallas nine |in a 2-1 diamond battle yesterday on the Cooke School playground. Bolling Field base ballers downed an | unofficial American University nine, 5 | to 1, yesterday at Bolling Field. Ad Liska Peewees won, 10 to 8, over Crandall Insects, in a hard-hitting | game. | Lionel and Meridian Midget class | nines were to face this afternoon at 5 o'clock on Monument diamond Np. 2. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Baltimore, 8;_Buffalo, 6. Montreal. 1; 'Reading,’ 0 (12 innings). Rochester, 5 Jersey City, Toronto, 7; Newark, 6 (11 innings). SOUTHERN ASOOCIATION, Birmingham, 9; Atlanta, 1 Little Rock, 2. New Orleans, 1. Chattanooga-Nashville (wet grounds). EASTERN LFAGUE. Sprinfleld. 4: Hartford, 0. New Haven, 4: Bridgeport, 3. | Providence, 10: Allentown, 2. | Albany, 9; Pittsfiel A | LEAGUE. | 5; Tampa, 0. Selma, Jacksonville, 5. Pensacola, 4; Montgomery, 0. SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. Macon, 4: Augusta, 3. Columbia, 7; Charlotte, 4 (called in cighth, ¢ darkness) . | Greenviile-Spartanburg. rain, Asheville-Knoxvil n. n, 4. Beaumont, 6. San_Antonio, 7. 9; Waco, 2. No games scheduled. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. No games scheduled. EASTERN CAROLINA LEAGUE. wilmington, 13 Kinston, 5 Rocky Mount, 8; Fayetteville, 3, COTTON STAT AGUE. Vicksburg, 9; Alexandria, 7. Jackson, 9; Laurel, 6. Be Healthy | WITH RIGGS TURKISH BATHS Albee Bldg.—15th at G | season and it is feared he may be lost Fights Last Night By the Associated Press. 2 | ‘Wheeling, W. Va.--Eddie O'Dowd, Columbus, outpointed Howard May- berry, Pittsburgh, (10). NEWCASTLE, Pa.—Tony _Herra, | Chicago, knocked out Ray Newton, Mansfield, Ohio, (5). NEW YORK.—Benny Bass, Philadel- phia, outpointed Petey Mack, Jersey City (10). . LONDON.—Harry _Brocks, London, outpointed Johnny Vestri, New York, 15). CINCINNATI.—Freddie Miller, Cin- cinnati, outpointed Babe Keller, Toledo, | (10). ‘WICHITA.—Angus Snyder, Dodi City, Kans., outpointed Big Boy Peter- son, Minneapolis (10). CATCHER HARTNETT SENT T0 BALTIMORE HOSPITAL NEW YORK, May 7 (#).—"“Gabby” Hartnett, star catcher for the Chicago Cubs, has been sent to a Baltimore hespital for treatment of his sore arm. Hartnett hasn't caught a game this | | to the Cubs forever. ' ot ON THE SIDE LINES | STAMINAIS SEEN With the Sports Editor y DENMAN THOMPSON: at Emergency Hospital directly above that he occupied a little more than a year ago, Walter John- son today began a battle to re- gain his health impaired by a cold contracted three days ago and which settled in his kid- neys. A year ago last February Johnson was stricken with in- fluenza, while in Florida, while preparing to supervise the training of the Newark club of the International League, and after a period.of suffering in a hospital at Jacksonville was brought to this city, where he spent a month in bed before he was able to resume his duties on his first managerial job, after spending more than 20 vears as a star pitcher for the Washington club. At that time his kidneys were affected as an aftermath of the flu. and his present affection is similar in character, although it is hoped, not so serious. Johnson arrived in Washing- ton this morning from Cleve- land, where his club yesterday broke a _four-game losing streak under the direction of his pal of many years, Clyde Milan. who will continue to act for him as managerial under- study, and was immediately conveyed to Emergency Hos- pital. Accompanied by Griff. Walter was accompanied on the train trip by President Clark Grifith of the Wash- ington club, who had been in Cleveland to attend an Ameri- can League meeting. The ail- ing manager was greeted by Mrs. Johnson and a group of friends when he was assisted off the train and into a wheel chair for the trip by motor to the hospital. Johnson’s face was flushed and bore evidences of the suf- fering he has undergone dur- ing the last two days, and al- though it was evident he still was feverish he appeared cheer- ful and, according to President Grifith, got in considerable sleei) during .the night and really appeared better than he had the previous morning. Just how long Johnson may have to remain in Washington before his health is restored is a matter of conjecture, but Dr. Harry M. Kaufman, his per- sonal physician, who imme- diately took charge of his case, expressed the hope that it would be a matter of but' a week or two, and Walter him- self smilingly opined that if his team continues hitting at the rate it'did yesterday when it swamped the Indians it will prove a tonic that will “get him out in short order.” According® to President Grif- fith the present predicament of Johnson is.believed to have had ESTABLISHED in a room | fts inception when Walter, | while overheated following a | brisk workout, sat on the con- | crete steps of the team's dug- oultd and contracted a heavy cold. Admits Seeking Paschal. Asked concerning the reports which have filtered into Wash- ington from the West that the Nationals soon may acquire the services of Ben Paschal, reserve outfielder of the Yankees, Grif- fith asserted he was endeavor- ing to make the deal, but thus far had been unsuccessful. Paschal is a righthand hitter with slugging propensities whom Johnson believes will bolster the attack of his team which has so many lefthand hitters that it is handicapped when opposed by southpaw boxmen which rival managers have been pitting: against the Washington club whenever possible this season. “We put in a claim for Paschal when the New York clu =<ed for waivers on him four' or five days ago,” Grif- fith admitted today, after seeing that arrangements for conveying his manager to the hospital were carried out. “The Yankees' reply to our claim was that they were .not ready to make any disposition of Paschal at this time,” Griff added, “so that’s the way the matter stands. “It’s not true that one of our catchers or that any of the other Washington players were offered in exchange for Pas- chal,” Griff continued. “We be- lieve we could make good use of him, but he is being sought on a straight cash basis, and if New York decides to let us have him the deal will be made that way. “I have no way of knowing whether the asking of waivers was just a gesture by the Yankees to determine how great a demand exists for Pas- chal’s services. Clubs frequent- ly send out waiver notices for just that purpose with no def- inite idea of letting go of the player. “I can say, however, that if Paschal is obtainable by pur- chase we will add him to the ball club, for he figures to bol- ster our attack, which has proved weak against left-hand pitchers.” DUNDEE SAYS HE WILL dee, welterweight some other contender on June 24. fore the Maryland body. DEFEND TITLE JUNE 24 BALTIMORE, May 7 (#)—Joe Dun- champion of the | world, has assured the Maryland Ath- letic Commission that he will defend his title against Al Mello, Boston, or ‘The Baltimore boxer, chided by sev- eral States for his inactivity and non- title fights, was ordered to appear be- AS A I FACTOR Only 3 1-2 Games Separate Leaders and Tailenders in Senior Loop. | | | ] BY HERBERT W. BARKER. Associated Press Sports Writer. HE National League pennant. it would appear, will go to the team possessed of the greatest stamina and cf a fair share of the “breaks.” , The league has had so many dog- | fights in recent years that the custom- ers have come to expect them. It looks | like they will have litile, if anything, | to complain of this season. | " Victories for three of the four Eastern teams in their frays with the invaders from beyond the Alleghanies. yesterday served to so tighten the race that Bos- in, in first place, now is removed from Philadelphia, in last, by only three and one-half games. Boston's Braves, who have astonished not only th> base ball world, but them- selves. by holding on to the league lead, were the only Eastern club to meet de- feat. The Braves, despite a two-run rally in the ninth, dropped a 4-3 de- cision to the Pittsburgh Pirates, who vaulted into fourth place in the stand- | ings. The Waner boys drove in all ihe | Pirate runs and were terrors to Brave batsmen on the defense. Phils Nosz Out Cubs. ‘The Philanosed out the Chicago Cubs, 2 to 1) Pinky Whitney's single with the bases loaded in the ninth breaking up a pitching duel between Claude Wil- loughby and Sheriff Blake. The Sheriff allowed ,only two hits up to the ninth, but the Phils nicked him for two more in the last frame which, with a base | on balls, and Blake’s muff of a thrown ball, proved his undoing. New York Giants finally beat St. Lauis, but needed three home runs to pull out a 3-to-1 verdict. The Giants made eight other hits off Clarence Mitchell, but_circuit clouts by Terry, Jackson and Fullis were the only ones that counted in the scoring. Bill Walker, young southpaw, held the Cards to six hits, one of them Jimmy Wilson’s homer in the ninth. The reformed Brooklyn Robins clouted May and Koip for 15 lusty hits and buried Cincinnati under a 12-to-3 score. Bill Clark staggered around at intervals, but the end of the game found him still on the mound. the first Robin pitcher, other than Dazzy Vance, to perform that feat this season. Both Have Big Inning. Seven runs were scored in the tenth inning of the American League game between the Yankees and Chicago White Sox, but the Yanks tallied four of them and won the battle, 7 to 6. With the scored tied at 3-all at the end of regu- lation play, Bob Meusel smote a homer with the bases full in the Yanks' half of the tenth to carry the count to 7-3. The Sox came back with a three-run drive that sent Heimach and Wilcy Moore to the showers. Hoyt stopped the rally one short of a tie. Harry Heilmann's two home runs helped the Detroit Tigers down Boston for the third straight time, 8 to 4, Owen Carroll pitching steady ball and receiv- ing excellent fielding support. Philadelphia and St. Louis were kept idle by rain. 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