Evening Star Newspaper, May 15, 1929, Page 39

SPORYS. # THE EVENI STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C.” WEDNESDAY, MAY 15. 1929.° SPORTS," ~Nationals Finally Seem to Have Sruck Stride : Old St. Louis Jinx May Be Dead GRIFFMEN ANNEX 4 OF LAST 5 GAMES Hadley Now Only Off-Form | Hurler—Test Looms With Athletics and Yankees. BY JOHN B. KELLER. T. LOUIS, May 15.—Through with the West for some time sfter the scheduied engagement with the Browns this afterhoon, the Nationals run into & succes- sion of contests that should just about determine how far they may expect to get in this year's struggle for the American League pennant. Starting Friday in Washington the Nationals will have none other than the Athletics and Yankees to face for a fortnight. That's a big order for any ball club this year. To make tougher for the Nationals they are to play 17 games in these 14 d: games with the Athletics and eight with the Yankees. When the Weshington outfit is through with this string of games it ought to know whether it has a chance to get somewhere in tae flag chase or wait for another year to roll| around. As the club has been going the past week it may surprise even its most ardent supporters in this string of en- gagements with the world champions and the league’s runner-up club of last | year. Starting last Wednesday, the Na- tionals began to play “heads-up” base ball. On that day they were licked by the Tigers in Detroit, but only by a run. Since they have been in iive games and haye lost only one, that to the White Sox in Chigcago on Sunday. Displaying Spring Form. ‘The club nowadays is playing more like the club that swung through the Spring exhibition series in the South 80 brilliantly than the club that flounered about so miserably in the first part of the championship cam- me. ‘The Nationals are coming to ife—perhaps they already have been rejuvenated—and may make the going | & £ more than interesting for all rivals from this time on. They are getting better pitching, are | 5 hitting better and above all are run- M ning the bases very much better than | they did when appearing before the home folks in the first week of the season. Of the hurling staff, but one member remains to round form. He is Irving Hadley the chunky boy from Lynn, Mass., who has been troubled all Spring with an excess of | & Tlesh. Hadley trained faithfully while in Florida, but it seemed that all the weight he remoued during the day would be regained at night. But now Hadley lmlrently is getting down to good pitching trim, trim that will en- able him to carry on beyond the fourth inning—something he has been able to L do in but one of his starts this season. And when Hadley swings into, condi- tion to helr Sam Jones, Garland Brax- ton, Ad Liska and Fred Marberry on | the slab this Washington club will take & deal of beating. So it seems the Natione's have noth- ing to fear in the impending stretch of tilts with the Yankees and the Athletics. ‘Thess rivals got the jump on Walter Johnson's charges the outset of the cempaigning, but when they stack up, against the Nationals’ again they are| net likely to find the going so easy. This Weshington club is just about ready to play tie kind of base ball it was expected to play much sooner in the Ameri-an League race. it | nine | a into good pitching | BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS American League. YEFITERDAY'S RESULTS. 10: Detroit, Chieagzo. 8: Boston. 3. New York-Cleveland, rain. STANDING OF THE CLUB New | Philaceiphia Louis | Dettoit_ .- Clevel Washi | Chicago, | Boston Lost | " oames - 3 TO! | washington at St. L. Cleveland at 8 | Boston &t Chicago. Chicago at Det Phils. at Detroit NUY at Cleveland. t. L. roit. National League. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. | Boston. 6: Chicago, 5. Other g mes. rain STANDING OF THE CLUBS. Chicazo * st. Louls 2/33 Percentage Boston tsburgh . 26 | Pit | Pniladeipni GAMES TOMORROW. Brooklyn at a New_York at Boston. fi. L. at Pittsburgh, GAMES TODAY. Pittsburgh at Bklgn. Cincinnati at N. ¥. Chicago at Boston, St. Louls at Phila. BATTING. (Including All Games Played to Date.) M .2b 3b HR SH.SB.RBI Pet o 0500 3 ©000000wNOOLNEES Swas m 5 ousooHotERrLs RS cnnteEoo) Sarsaas 0co00sommLNnEEEREE S N, > orouounBEEEERA32L2828 %000 gecis ©O0000omRoOaHuooNL O8O, 2000000CwOOoEHNLOABIAWS! 50000000000 ONIRs 35~ coo00e 005000 om000000000 B s LT T SE 3 33! PITCHING. BB sg.nlx?cfl ST am . L 28 i§ i g 3 Braxton.. Marberry. ska foturesviofiney R SEEEERY coonmuumo! Brown.""" Campbell. FHopkins. . HARTNETT, TONSILS OUT, HOPES TO PLAY SOON CHICAGO, May 15 (#)—Minus his tonsils, Leo “Gabby” Hartnett, star Cub catcher, today hoped to rejoin the Bruins within two weeks. Hartnett's arm has been ailing all Spring, preventing him from eatching 2 game. The operation wes advised by BOND NINE PLANS HEAVY-SCHEDULE | Will Oppose Berwyn Sunday and Wants More Games on Foreign Fields. OND BREAD CO. has a base ball team which is expected to take most_of its opponents to camp. The Bakers, who will meet Be! wyn next Sunday on the Mar: landers’ field, are planning an attrac- tive schedule with out-of-town nines and have several open dates in .June for which it would like to book clubs. Annapolis and Eastport, Md., teams are specially challenged. John Gubisch, care of Bond Bread Co, is handling challenges. Leading members of the Bond team include Freed, Augustine, Magee, Mudd, Starke, Fowler, Colliflower, Hurley, Han- ‘oack, Roberts, McPherson and Gublsch. A game is sought for Sunday by Monroe nine with an unlimited class nine either in or cut of the city. Mount Rainier, Hiser's All-Stars and Silver Spring Glants are tcams the Monroes would particularly like to meet. Call North 10404 or write Bill McMullen at 1612 Monroe street northeast, Seat Pleasant A. C. has carded s game with the Naval Hospital A. C. nine for Sunday on the Seat Pleasant, Md.. diamond. v Manager Fox wants these Seat Pleas- ant players to report: Simons, Long, Phipps, Hughes, Mc- Donald, Haas, Smithson, Robbins, Mat- tingly, Joseph, Chaconas, Hilleary and Noone. There are a few open dates on the Seat Pleasant schedule and teams in- terested should call Cleveland 764, apartment, 308, after 6 p.m. Del Ray, Va. Athletic Club dia- monders are without a game for Sun- day and want to list an unlimited @vision club. Manager R. L. Martin may be reached at Alexandria 1230-J after 7 p.m. In a 12-inning game Miller Astees venquished United Typewriter Uniteds, 5 to 4. It was the thirtcenth straight win for the Aztecs, who are after the scalps of more unlimited class teams. Arrangements may be made at Lincoln 8624. The Astecs will face Takoma Tigers Saturday on the Silver Spring diamond at 3:30 o'clock. Alexander, Army Headquarters nine pitcher, limited Walter Reed batsmen to three hits and Headquarters won a 5-0 decision. In addition to their game Saturday with Aztecs a match with United Type- writer Uniteds for Sunday on the Sil- ver Spring field has been arranged for the Takoma Tigers. These players will represent Lionel A. C. in the junfor section of the Capital City Base Ball League, it has been announced by Manager Koerner: G. Clarke, A. Millison, C. Stephens, E. Stadler, J. Schwartz, A. Via, W. Clark, B. Follin, N. Tabler, A. McConk- y, H. Kramer, L. Morgan, C. Vroome, M. Mullins, T. Poore, D. Hogan, E. Mc- Pherson and C. B: . A game for Sundey with an unlimited division nine having a diamond is wanted by Washington Red Birds. Call Manager Dick Hughes at Lincoln 7408 after 3 p.m. Baltimore surgeons, who said they be- lieved bad tonsils might have affected PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. Qakland, 3; Sacramento, 1. 0llywood. '6: Mi; llywood. '5; Missions, ‘1. Los Angeies. 6: San Francisco, 5. Beattle, 3; Portiand, 3. BLUE RIDGE LEAGUE. estown, over, 1. tingoure, ynesboro, 4. mbersbu Frederick, 0. A’s Take Lead From Yanks; Cardinals Gain Tie With Cubs By WILLIAM J. CHIPMAN, AJOR league base ball lost an- other decision to the weather g man yesterday, but on & de- out. Exactly one half of the schedule was saved, enough to affect the stand! in both leagues. The 4 game ahead of the idle Yankees, by defeating. the Tigers at Detroit, 10 to 8, in a game which left eight pitchers Braves shoved the Cubs into a dead- lock with St. Louis in the National League by shading the McCarthymen The Cardinals, moving into a tie for the lead in John Heydler's circuit with- out so much as uniimbering a bat, thus when the Yankees found {t costly. ‘This is the first time in four years| that the Yanks have been anywhere | of the month of May. ‘The Athletics not only drew slightly away from the Yankees yesterday, but Browns, who persist in threatening | from the third rung of the American League ladder. The Griffmen stopped and-drag-out affair, by a score of, 9 to 7, aiding both the A's and the ‘Yankees. Detroit was nothing for Connie Mack o gloat over, in view of what happen- ed to his pitchers. Starting for the John Picus Quinn found Tiger bats 00 warm for him in the fifth, but re- mained in action long enough to pick Associated Press Sports Writer. cision rather than by a knock- Athletics pulled into first place, half draped upon the ropes, while the in 12 innings, 6 to 5. profited from idleness at a moment but first place at this particular stage | also registered a neat gain over the the Browns in another knock-down- ‘The triumph of the Mackmen in fourth time this season, the veteran HEAVY ARTILLERY E ] 0 0 R A Dy 88| DI D e It Totals . ST. LOUIS. Blue, 1b. ... McGowan, ‘rf. "] Manush. If Schulte. cf. coormammmorry © cormommny 73 ol e ke ( Two-base hits— Tate. G08lin. Bluewe shiny Judee Behang Encrifies Hayes. O Rourke. Stolen bhases West. Left 5 . 3: off ng it Liska. 1. by herr¥. ‘i: by Gray. 6 Off Liska 82-3 innings: of Gras n 8 5 o Liska ires—McGowan, Ci o o | league, and celebrated by givin, 2! sossccscsssces™ wl ccosnos First | the arm. COLLEGE BASE BALL. irginia Poly, 6. arines, 8. La Fayette, 7. I, 1 Harvard, 16; up official credit for the victory. Bill Shores, Eddie Rommel and the emi- nent Mose Grove were sent for before the Tigers gasped their last. Grove fanned Hargrave and Johnson with the bases filied to end the game. ‘The Messrs. Prudhomme, Van Gilder, Yde and Billings were placed upon di Flay by Stanley Harris, and the Ath- letics greeted them all alike, Al Sim- mons_got his fifth home run while Bob Fothergill also pounded one out of the lot in the ninth-inning rally, which put a bit more white upon the head of Prof. McGillicuddy. In the remaining American League game the Chicago White Sox evened their series against Boston by winning, 6 to 2. Bob Weiland pitched a smart game for the Blackburne host, and re- ceived the aid of a home-run contri- bution from the bat of Chalmer Cissell. ‘The Braves and the Cubs had the stage all to themselves in the st‘glnr 0. ton fans their first extra-inning demon- stration of the season. The twelfth- round celebration of the Messrs. Berney James and Al Spohrer, who chose that occasion to hit doubles, cost Perce Malone his first defeat of the season after five winning efforts. ‘The real feature of the Boston en- gagement was the brilliant relef pitch- ing of Johnny Cooney. John entered the debate in the eighth inning after the Braves had tied the score at 5 to 5 end held the Cubs to. three incon- spicuous hits in five rounds while wait- ing for the home defenders to get a run for him. Ben Cantwell gave the Bruins six hits and five runs through the first | seven innings. Nobody can say with precision just which team profited by the carrying over of the Red-Giant fray at the Polo Grounds, but it is fairly certain that the Rebins lost nothing by postponing their scheduled hostilities_cgainst_the | troublesome Pirates at Ebbets Field. | And, too, the rain gave the grandstend managers another chance to fire Uncle Wilbert Robinson, who has an ircnclad contract for the season. BIG LEAGUE LEADERS By the Associated Press. National, Batting—Frisch, Cards, 413. Runs—Douthit, Cards; Wilson, Cubs, 24, Runs batted in—Hafey, Cards; Wil- son, Stephenson, Cubs, 23, i Hits—Prisch, Cards, 38. Doubles—Grantham, Pirates, 11, Triples—Frisch, Cards, 5. Homers—Ott, Giants, 7. en bases—Swansen, Reds; s, Robins, 7. | Pliching—Haines, Cards, won 4, lost | 0; Grimes, Pirates, won 4, lost 0. American, Batting—Jamieson, Indians, Runs—Gehringer, Tigers, 31 Runs batted in—Heilmann, Tigers, 28 Hite—Genringer, Tigers, 42. i Doubles—Gehringer, Alexander, Ti- Ti- Flow- | 402, i gers, 10, Triples—Gehringer, gers: Blue, Browns, 3. Homers-—Gehrig, Yanks, 7. Alexander, Calhoun A. C. is gunning for Satur- day games with junior class teams. Manager Lighthower's telephone num- ber is Wisconsin 3220. A meeting of the Corinthian senior division base ball team will be held to- night at 8 o'clock at 641 Farragut street. An opponent for Sunday to be met on the Chapel Point, Md. diamond, is wanted by the La Plata, Md., unlimited g::ll:lnnnl tenxgi lnl:(;r Mitchell Coch- ay Teached by calling Plata 18, i S A SBunday game is wanted by Moose Seniors for Fairlawn Field at 1 o'clock. Call Lincoln 480. Park View base ballers will meet Co- lumbia Fire Department nine Sunday :tls o'clock on Haydon Field, Alexan- ria, Iroquois A. C. Midgets will hold a diamond meeting tenight at the Jewish Community Center at 8 o'clock. After battling to a 7-7 tie yesterday Huron and Columbia Heights Insects will play again Saturday afternoon on the Reservolr diamond at 3:15 o'clock. As the result of a cancellation Addi- son A. C. nine is without a game for Sunday, and would particularly like a game with Mount Rainier, Roy L. In- gram is booking at Columbia 75, Fairlawn Junior: e casting about for Sunday games with outfits in their class. Manager Harold Ricker may be telephoned at Atlantic 1902 or addressed at 1635 U street southeast. Saturday and Sunday games with nines i their division are sought by Hadley Juntors. Bill Rhodes is booking at Columbia 8146, A Sunday game with a midget class nine is wanted by Shabby A. C. Call Lincoln 4935, Harper Insects scored over Hornets, 11 to 8, in a diamond game on the Cooke School playground. Senfor class teams are defled by Freund nine. Manager Ed Miller may be reached at Adams 5848. Irving Indians took an 8-4 diamond tilt from St. Stephen’s Choir Boys. BELANGER AND MALONE WOULD FIGHT HUDKINS SAN FRANCISCO, May 15 (#).—Abe Matin, manager of Charley belanger, | Canaaian lignt heavyweight, announced | he was prepared to guarantec Ace Hud- kins, Nebraska, $10,000 to mect Belanger in a 10-round bout here. Matin conterred with local promoters on the proposition. Ine bout would be at catchweights, with Belanger coming in at around 175 pounds, tnus having an advantage of 10 pounds or more over Hudkins. . Another offer of $10,000 to meet Jock Malonhe, St. Paul, veteran, was wired to Hudkins in Los Angeles by Promoter Loule Parente of the Eastbay Athletic IClub of Oakland. Parente said he would | put on such a match in the Oakland base ball park. Hudkins has never appeared in this section except in exhibitions. MILLER AND TARDUGNO TO FIGHT IN BROOKLYN Jocko Miller and Mike Tardugno, members of Coach Jim McNamara's Jewish Community Center boxing team, will represent this city tonight in the intercily tournament to be held in the Creecent A. C. arena at Brooklyn, N. Y. Ncw York, Philadelphia, Boston, timore and Philadelphia battlers will compete, o CHICAGO, May 15 (#)—Ear] Mastro, Chicago featherweight, will meet Babe Ruth, Lousville, in & 10-round bout at Louisville Friday night, replacing Eddie Stolen_ hases—Gehringer, Johnson, Tigers; Fonseca., Averill, Indians, 4. LS . g W—WM S4.% B bapd Shea of Chicago. Shea was forced to cancel the engagement because of an RS LM HAS HURLED SEVEN 5 to 4, because of wildness in the ninth. The Greatest Artists. | 174 S it possibie,”” asks a reader, “to name the greatest ratist, or at least a few of the greatest art- ists, in base ball? By artist I name the greatest artist, or at | ease, grace or those lyrical physical qualities that make for beauty of exe- cution., Perhaps I haven't made my | point clear, but if T have, I would ap- | preciate a discussion along this line.” This might be entered under the head | of personal opinion, for what is style and grace and artistry to one pair of eyes might not carry the same appeal to another. Here 18 a complete team that might be registered under this heading: Catcher—Johnny Kling, Cubs. Pitcher—Walter Johnson, Sena- tors. First base—Hal Chate, Yankees. Second base—Napoleon Lajoie, Cleveland. Third base—Jimmy Collins, Bos- ton Americans. Shortstop—Herman Long, Boston | Nationals. Left field—Jimmy Brooklyn, Chicago. Center’ field—Tris Speaker, Bos- ton, Cleveland. Right fleld—Frank Schulte, Cubs. From this list, when it comes to & matter of sheer artistry and what is re- ferred to as “lyricel physical qualities,” | it is a dead heat between Hal Chase and Nap Lajole, with Jimmy Colline | not so far away. But that would be a ball club to look at if it never won a game, and it would be plenty. If every move wasn't a poem, it would be close enough to carry the label without much critical argument. Chase had more dash and style combined than any of the others; Lajole more of the ease and grace that combine to make every play look too easy to be believed. Lajole had the faculty of making almost im- possible plays look as simple as ens,vi pick-ups. Others may have different selections to offer, but this at least will slip by. I I first base,” writes C. T. L.| “Won't you tell more of Chas great qualifications? T recall his vivid- | ness, his vigor, his sprinting up the line after bunts, his daring base running and other qualities, but I have never seen a complete write-up of Chase as the won- der boy.” ‘This would call for more space than happens to be open. One of the great- est qualities of Chase was that he could | think in a flash and act as he thought. His mental agility was phenomenal and his reflexes were immediate. Chase could come in on a bunt like a streak, get a play at second or third out of the corner of his eye as he picked up the | ball, and have it there before the dazed infielder ever knew what had happened. | His hands worked at lightning specd in | handling a ball, where he could cover | a sudden bad hop as 1f he had cxpected | the change of direction. Sheckard, | Concerning Chase. NOTE your reference to Hal| . the unhappy genius of | About Lajoie, AJOIE had many of the same qual- ities on the ball field that Chase | carried. In Spring practice, the| first day out, I have seen pitchers | row the ball into the airt around his | feet or back of his neck as Lajoie, with | a great eve and a marvelous knack of | | timing, rapped the ball back as if it had | {been thrown across the plate. On at| |least two occasions I saw him throw his | { bat at the ball on a hit-and-run signal where the ball was wide of the plate | and single over first. Every move he! had seemed to be instinctive and ef-| | fortless, unhampered by any mental or | physical interruptions. And the aver- {age citizen in any game is nearly al- | ways hampered by some form of mental | | 3 Radiators, Fenders | Repaired; also New Radiators | Marrison Radiators and Cores in Stock | | Wittstatts, 1809 14th North 7177 Also 319 13th. ¢ Block Below Ave. | Official A. C. i ;SPEEDOMETER SERVICE | | We Repair All Makes i Starting, Lighting, Ignition CREEL BROS. 181 18th St N-W, .. Dec. 4220 |Auto Bodies, W VICTORIES IN' ROW ARTHUR HAUVER, Middletown, Md., youth, who has earned credit for all of the games played by the University of Maryland freshmen nine this season. he really ineffective, being taken out of the Baltimore Poly contest, which ended In only one inning was He has given way to other twirlers in several games after his team had a safe lead. THE SPORTLIGHT By GRANTLAND RICE. or physical dnterruption that breaks up smoothness, checks effectiveness and wrecks all style. Today's Golf Tip. ALTER HAGEN'S advice on putting is about as good as any you will get. It is about to this effect: “Take a com- fortable, easy stance. Don't tighten grip, wrists or body. Then stroke the ball without' jabbing or stabbing it.” A position that feels comfortable one day may not suit another day's mental and physical attitude, SHEA WANTS CHANCE AT FEATHER HONORS By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, May Chicago 126-pounder, is after Andre Routls’ featherweight title, and has posted $2,500 with the Illinols State Athletic’ Commission for a bout with the Frenchman. Shea has won seven!of nine bouts since the first of the yemr. Andy Mar- tin of Boston, furnished the only blot on Shea's record, getting a decision, while Fay Kosky, Los ‘Angeles feather- weight, got a draw. Commission approval yesterday was placed on Jim Mullen's wind-up at- traction for May 28, with Sammy Man- dell, lightweight champion, meeting .;:ck Berg, of London, in a non-title ut. ‘The commission ruled that promoters must keep prices for outdoor shows rea- sonable and have plenty of low-priced seats, MALONE FIGHTS UHLAN IN LIGHT-HEAVY CLASS OAKLAND, Calif., May 15 (#).—Jock 15.—Eddie Shea, Malone, St. Paul veteran of many ring | | Freddy was engagements, and “Red” Uhlan, hard- | hitting southpaw light-heavyweight, will furnish the fireworks of & fight card | here tonight, | After battling in the middleweight | ranks for & dozen years, Malone has invaded the light-heavyweight fleld, not | because of added weight, but because he can get more fights. * Uhlan, an Oaklander, is back in his home town after a long sojourn in the Middle West. FULTON AWARDED $500 IN SUIT LONG PENDING MINNEAPOLIS, May 15 (#)—Fred Fulton, retited puglist-plasterer, of | Minneapolis, has ~won _against Mike Collins, promoter, and the Minneapolis Boxing Club. The punch netted him | $500 damages. The contest started in 1926 when | booked on a local fight program. At the last moment Fulion was removed from the card by the promoters, He sued. Fights Last Night PORTLAND, Me.—Benny (Kid) By the Associated Press. Carter, Phoenlix, Ariz, outpointed Jimmy Briscoe, Manchester, N. H., (12). INDIANAPOLIS -—Roy Wallace, In- diana honey u. 5. TIRES|§ ON CREBIT| TINE YETEM HAUVER KING BEE 0F . 0F . FROSH Hurls Win Over C. U. Cubs to| Gain Seven in Row for Himself and Team. RTHUR HAUVER may be a humble freshman, but he's the big boy of the Maryland Uni- versity campus today, following the Terrapins' 5-t0-3 victory over the Catholic University yearlings. As a result of this trlumph, Maryland has a claim to the freshman cham- plonship of Washington colleges. Be- fore the clash at College Park the Car- dinals were undefeated and had won six _games. The Terrapins still have a clean siate with seven victories. And Hauver's pitching helped to win all. He had started every game up to yesterday's and only once was removed for want of effectiveness. Coach Bunt Watkins thought to give Russell Krout an opportunity to fling a whole game and for once Hauver took a back seat. But he didn't remain there long. Russ didn't have his stuff and after he had passed three Cardinals and ylelded a hit and two runs, with only one down, Hauver was hustled to the firing line. In this tight spot Arthur was more effective than ever. In 8 2-3 innings he permitted three safeties, and one of these was a scratch. He jssued four phsses, but fanned eight. The enemy g0t a Tun in the ninth on a walk, an error and a sacrifice fly. It was the hottest base ball scrap of the college season. Campbell, C. U. hurler, had a struggle all the way. He was in trouble in near- Iy every inning due to 14 hits, three bases on balls and a_couple of errors. Berger and Sterling led the Maryland attack with three swats aplece. Today the Maryland varsity meets V. M. 1. and tomorrow will finish its schedule by playing Washington Col- lege. Georgetown is host to Lebanon Valley today in the final game on the Hilltop. ‘Trackmen of Catholic University, George Washington and Gallaudet are at Johns Hopkins today for a quadran- gular meet. Georgetown will continue its campaign for the intercollegiate golf itle tomorrow, meeting Dartmouth on the Apawamis club links. Ed Kelly won a surprisingly easy victory over Gordon Bennett, medalist, in the final of the Georgetown senlors’ golf tournament at Rock Creek, score, 6 and 5. In the s2cond sixteen John Siattery defeated his brother, Ray, 7 and 6. MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS ] INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Baltimore, 5. Montreal, 1. Other games, rain. AMBRICAN ASSOCIATION. ansas City, 11; Columbus. 6. Nineapolic, 14: Tndlanapoiis, 2. Toledo at Milwaukee, rain. ROUTHERN ASSOCIATION. New Orleans, 6: Chattanooga, 2. Little Rock. 5: Birmingham, nta. 3: Memphis, 0. Nashvilie, 6; Mobile, 1. TEXAS LEAGUE. Dallas. 5: Beaumont. 2 Houston. 4. Shreveport. 1. Wichita ‘Fells, 9: Waco. 8 San Antonio, 7; Fort Worth, 0. WESTERN LEAGUE. . 5; Denver, 1 Shithoma ‘chy: 41" Des Moines, 3. Tulsa, 13; Omaha. ol Pueblo at Topeka, postponed, wet grounds. EASTERN CAROLINA LEAGUE. Wilmington. 3; Favettevill Kinston, Greenville, Rocky Mount, §; Goldsboro, 3. PIEDMONT LEAGUE. High Point, 9;.Greensboro, 4. Henderson, 1 em, 7; Salisbury, 3, SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE. 3: Montgomery, 2. Columbus, le, 7; Pensacola, 3. SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. Asheville, 5: Greenville, 0. Knoxville, 18; Spartanb: Charlotte, 7:" Augusta, Columbia, 16; Macon. 1 l HOME RUN STANDIKRG By the Associated Press. Home Runs Yesterday. Simmons, Athletics..... Fothergll, Tigers Cissell, White Sox Goslin, Senators .. Schang, Browns .. American Leagus Gehrig, Yankees .. Ruth, Yankees Foxx, Athletics . Simmons, Athletics . Goslin, Senators .. " Leaders. National League Leaders. Oftt, Giants .. Wilson, Cubs Jackson. Giants . O'Doul, Phillies Klein, Phillies . League Totals, National American Grand total . ..199 EDGE T0 MUDDERS N CLASSIC DERBY Windy City Earns Following} by Showing Fine Form in Heavy Going. By the Assoclated Press. OUISVILLE, Ky., May 15.—Horses and like the sloppy going which may prevail at Churchill Downs Saturday are objects of the Kentucky Derby candidates. The track may be heavy, as it has been all this week' so far, or it may asked concerning any of the eligibles for the fifty-fifth running of the turf classic is: “Can he perform in the Anyway, Windy City, Fred M. Grab- ner's entry, added a-legion of support- ers to his train yesterday when he that can perform in the muck closest attention of handicappers of not. But the question most frequently mud?” romped to the wire ahead of 10 other Derby candidates in the fifth and fea- | ture race at the Downs. The Derby candidates mowed down by Windy City's impressive performance were Paraphrase, Port Harlem, Naishapur, Lord Bradelbane, The Choctaw, Ervast, Prince Pat, Suitor, Double Heart and Botanical. As a result of this contest under colors, it is predicted that a number of additional withdrawals will result before the running of the Derby Sat- urday. Much depends upon the condi- tion of the track. Many who are figuring on the pos- sibility of heavy going, however, are inclined to add to their confidence in the Winter book favorite, Blue Lark- spur, the hope of Col. E. R. Bradley's Idle Hour Farm Stable. In fact, Blue Larkspur, accompanied by Bey Beauty, coupled as an eéntry for the Derby, showed his preparedness yesterday when he stepped the first quarter in 26 1-5, half in 52 2-5, three-quarters in 1:19 , mile in 1:47 and the mile and a quarter in 2:133-5, in hand. Bay Beauty rode out the distance in 2:14 2-5. Blue Larkspur was scarcely blowing at the end, it was said. Among the others turning in mpres- sive trials were the Fair Stable's colt, Chicatie, who went the Derby route with weight up in 2:154-5; and Paul Bunyan, the C. L. Severson hope, in 2:17. Mayor Walker, the E. B. McLean entry, disappointed in his mile in 1:58 2-5, while Essare, the Jacques Cohgn entry, went the same distance in 1:50 2-5, breezing. Clyde Van Dusen, his trainer said, went the full Derby route in 2:19, gal- loping under strong wraps all the way. Upset Lad, Calf Roper, Panchio and Virado also turned in trial cards during the morning. . MIDATLANTIC LEAGUE. E i Scottdnie: 3 Cumberiand. 4-5: Clarksburs, 3-6. Jeannette-Fairmont, rain 6| Louts BROWNS SLOUGHED |Liska Gets 9-7 Verdict Over Browns, but Needs Aid of Fred Marberry. ST. LOUIS, May 15.—Maybe the St jinx is gone. At any rate, the Nationals yesterday triumphed over the | Browns in a first-of«the-season game for the first time in many seasons. That | 9-to-7 victory may mean this town no longer may be regarded a terror to the ‘Washington club. And in beating the Browns the Na- tionals took the measure of a pitcher who had been going great guns since the start of the campaign. It was none ‘u cr than Sam Gray, who was socked ‘mvflgt’ly by Washington batsmen. Sam was in hot water all the way, despite | the eix striketouts he achleved during the fray, and took a seven-run and dozen-hit lacing in the eight innings he | toiled. After Gray was through, Dick | Coffman, erstwhile National, took a two-run punishment in the ninth. Only cne hit was made off Coffman, ut it was a reel wallop. Goose Goslin wung against one of Dick’s heaves and drove the ball to the roof of the right- field bleachers, from where it bounded to the street beyond the park. As it turned out, this wallop accounted for the Nationals’ win, for Joe' Judge was roosting on first base when the Goose socked. Ad Liska opened fire for the Nation- als and was credited with the victory, | although he failed to go the route. As | in Detroit in his previous start, Ad was inclined to be wild. He walked but four | batters, but he had to pitch himself out to almost every man who stepped to the plate, It was wildness that got him into trouble in the seventh session, when the Browns put over a trio of tallies. Then he issued two passes and yielded two hits. Mixed with this St. Louis attack was an error by Joe Cronin that hurt the Natfonals’ cause to a great extent. But these three runs left the Browns still two to the bad, and the Nationals stepped’ out in the eighth and ninth to grab four more markers. It was well they did, for with two out in the ninth Liska weakened to such an extent that the Howleymen garnered four runs with three hits, one of the hits being a homer driven into the right fleld stand by Wally Schang. It was this homer that brought Fred Marberry to Liska's relief. All Fred did was pitch five times to strike out the pinch-batting Dick Ferrell. _ Bluege helped himself to four singles in as many times at bat against Sam Gray. But Bluege went up against Coffman in the ninth and ended his sp[ex;ect day by grounding to the short- op. Gray gave Hayes a terrible time until the eighth. He threw a third strike by Jack in the second session. Then Jack whiffed in the fourth and sixth. But in the eighth Jack doubled to the left field corner. Myer was supposed to return to his third base job vesterday. But shortly before game time he complained that his bruised elbow still was too sore to permit him throwing properly. But Milan said this morning that Myer ought to be in the line-up today. \GRIFFITH TO BE HEAVY IN BATTLE ON MAY 24 CHICAGO, May 15 (#). — Jerry “Tuffy” Qriffith, rugged Sioux City, Towa, light-heavyweight, will step into the heavyweight ranks May 24 by tangling with Al Friedman of Boston in one of the main 10-round matches at_the Chicago stadium. . It will be Griffith's first ring engage- ment since he injured his right hand while battling Leo Lomski several weeks ago. Promoter Paddy Harmon announced that_plans for a match between Otto von Porat and Johnny Risko or Emmett Rocco on the same card have fallen through. With Your New Straw Hat “FLORSHEIM” Summer Shoes! Man’s Shop 14th at G 3212 14th