Evening Star Newspaper, May 31, 1929, Page 47

Sports News @he Toening Stap Features and Classified | | WASHINGTON, .. G FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1929. MyerBangsMoundAces in24-Game SWINGS FOR .379 AVERAGE | IN RUN STARTED APRIL 28 String Includes 36 Singles, 3 Doubles—Buddy Has Faced All but Red Sox and Brown Hurlers in plurge—Gets 16 Bases on Balls. BY JOHN B. KELLER. LLOP! The ball, perfectly bunted, rolls a short distance toward third base; Mark Koenig. tcaring in, overruns it, Roy Spencer races to the platé with the run that ties the Yankee total and Buddy Myer crosses the first sack safely to lengthen to 24 his | season-record string of consecutive games with one or more hits. And the bunt came when it seemed that Buddy's remarkable streak was to end. Four times in the second game of the holiday dou- | ble-header he had stepped to the plate, to draw nothing more than two free tickets to the initial corner. = He had smote the ball but twice and neither time hard. He certainly picked the best spot of the game, though, in which to get his one safety. It put the Na- tionals back into the contest they eventually won. hl"ln the firgt part of the dnuble' 11 Myer has wasted no tim running his string to 23 engage HOT HOLIDAY STUFF men%s. He stepped into a pitch s first time up and slashed a| single to right field. He came up| ngpw YQRKH“T ;;“"F' again in the second inning and Koemg 3b... b socked a one-baser to the left |gomps f garden. Then he visited the bat- | G ter's box seven more times during | f the afternoon without slamming | F: a safety. But Buddy produced |:pu brilliantly in the crisis. fat This 24-game hitting streak that | Tho Myer will carry into the Nationals' stand against the Western contingent of the American League, beginning to- morrow, is one of the few high-lights of the rather drab picture the club has made this season. amssommummaan w s . oc: nas, Meusel SmnuwmosIASms3> st s, | sosususuonsand [ RO w! 5553333353335 2 Totals " *Batted for Grahowski in ninth inning. tBatted for Thomas in ninth inning. Despite a brace of | mevarraporor.. M T B TR dual wins over the wabbling world- | Rice. 1f champion Yankees, the Washington | §o3i%, club has given the fans here little {0 | :Barnes gloat over. Myer's achievement, though. | West. has the Nationals' followers “all het | Sidc™ up” these days. They're all Tooting for Buddy. Started Strecak April 2& | Totals . During his streak. which started here | :Batted for Fiagsiead in on April 28, Myer has been at bat 103 | ew, ork . it d. ualsoomnwe: ol s3550000555M | Haves, 2520000 | Braxton. 5. | | | | | | | Runs ketted | streak average of .379. All but three run—Lazerri, Sacrifices—Jud, Washington . times for 39 safeties, giving him a | Cronin (2), Ha 5 3 | Threcsbae’ hifs—Lazzeri. of the hits have been singles, the ex- | Tun——Lazerri, Sacrificos™-Jud cepted trio being of the two-base va- | fo Judee. Le riety. He has scored 15 runs during | nock. . of the streak and driven seven others | St g He has swiped WO | innings; off Thoma bases, drawn 16 passes and been pinked | pitcher—Pennock. Umpl twice by pitehed balls. Quite a record. | Campbell and Gejsel. Myer has socked more than one hit | in 11 of the 24 games. He collected two | s hits in each of eight engagements, | NIW' YORK twice he got three hits in a game and | Gome o0 in a gam2 in New York last week he | Gebrir. 1b. walloped the ball to safety four times. |Ruth: 'rf During his streak, Myer has hit both | Biy. Jefi-hand and right-hand pitchers and | Men has not spared the big boys of the cir- | Dickey, c cuit, His vic'ims include Hoyt, Zach- | Johneon. Moore, Heimach, Weils, Pi , | Moors. across the plate. : ires—Messrs. Owens. Time of same—Il P 3 ] 53 a5 coauaswanannl b1 o P | so5mmowmmm— an Earnshaw, Quinn, Walberg a : i ot 08 Tt Wltehil UBIe, |, o o XY Grant of the Indians; I, Uhle, Barnes and Stoner of the Tigers and | yyenSaa o oM. Wicland of the White Sox. Hoeer o After getting a single off Wieland in Chicago on May 10, Myer was hit on the right elbow by Dugan in the next inning and put out of commission. He | did not play in the Nationals' next four games, so has not faced any of the Browns' pitchers. And it will be this wloss5m205m00k3 wlosous000082a™ Totals .. 3 H ES | by heavy hitting. | Sox tomorrow on the West Ellipse dia- | 'HUNTINGTON IS SOFT | FOR BOND BREAD CO.| Invading Huntington, Md., yesterday, the Bond Bread Co. nine won handily | from the team representing that place, 18 to 4. Fowler socked two homers for the winners, with Colliflower and Jo- seph_ each - getting one. Augustine and Fqwler pitched effectively for Bond. With Leonard and Zimmerli pitching good ball, Monroe A. C. won a double header over Johnny A. C. at Bladens- burg, Md. The scores were 8-0 and 6-1. Anacostia_Eagles took Clinton A. C. to camp, 12 to 4, in a game marked Try-Me Aces wiil face Peerless White | mord at 3 o'clock. Players arc to re- por.Bat 2:30 o'clock. | Spengler American Legion Post nine took & 10-4 decision from Swanees. Overcoming an early enemy lead, De- lano American Legion Post tossers gained a 10-4 triumph over Kenil- ‘worths, Hartfords fell a 6-2 victim to Moosc Seniors in a game featured by the steady work of Wood, Moose pitcher. Streak: Macks’Lead Grows atImpo S, WHO OPEN HER e NERRIY o f Awvin CROWDER:= lSandlot Players Look Forward To Another Busy Day Sunday ANDLOT base ballers of the Dis-John, 10 to 5. Lambath was the big trict and nearby sections were | noise for the winners. He socked a preparing today for engagements | homer, triple, double and single and Sunday following an active day | pitched well. vesterday. | e A host of nines in the Capital group | Jefferson District, Va., Firemen have { got ~oion yesterday and some highly | carded a game for Sunday with Brooke b ctingtoontets ware aiaged: | Grubb's Silver Spring Giants at Silver = | Spring. The Firemen were to drill this With O'Malley as thelr pitcher in | afterncon at 5:30 o'clock on the Vir- bo I games, the Seamen Gunners de- | ginla Highlands diamond. feated the War Department tossers in a double-header, 7-6 and 9-5. Del Ray tossers dropped both ends of L a double-header to Lem Owens Pro- Virginia White Sox, beaten by Capi- | fessionals. The scores were 7-4 and tol A. C., 11-4, have booked a match | 14-1. Owens pitched cleverly in work- with Pop Kremb's Liberty A. C. for | ing part of each game. Sunday at 3 o'clock on the Balley’s | Cross Roads, Va., diamond. Griffith | E TOMORROW I BUCCANEERS CLING | half games. Quinn_performed in front of Boston PAGE 47 tantStage T0 SUEHT ARG |Cardinals’ Twin Victory Puts Champs Almost in Tie at National League Top. BY WILLIAM J. CHIPMAN, Assoclated Prees Sports Writer. ASE BALL advances from early season toward the outposts of midseason with the Athletics and the Pi- rates holding the lead and most of the 14 remaining entries clutching nothing but the bag. The margin of the Mackmen is large. that of the Pirates satisfactory to Buca- neer boosters. of the clubs no longer can be scoffed at as meaningless. The most hopeful expression which now may be made of clubs down in the running is that any potential contend- er owning a percentage of .500 can possibly rally sharply enough to win in the stretch. This statement just does include th: Giants, the Yankees |and the Tigers. The Athletics seized the opportunity | presented in the Decoration day dou- ble-headers to increase their margin over the Yankees to seven and one- Bob Grove and old Jack spectators, leading the A's to victory by scores of 9 to 2 and @ to 3, the Senators trimmed the Yankees twice. Washington chased Herb Pennock from the box to take the opener by 8 to 5, and hurled a ninth-round rally at, Henry Johnson, Wilcy Moore and — e CAPITAL CITY CLUBS | FACE HEAVY ACTION Capital City Base Ball League teams ‘ace a heavy program. One game was carded today, three are listed tomorrow and nineteen Sunday. Contests are listed for all sections. ‘The program: Tdmonds vs. Tremonts. Collese Park. 3 Brent- 4.3 o National P. B, Cards vs. Brown's Corner. Miller Aztecs-St.” Joseph game postponed. SENIORS. Sanda:. Montrose ve. Ka i Sunday. >'clock. Breniwood Hawks vs. Dizie Pig! woor 'clock. 1 o'clock. No. 9, 3 oc R-amers v+ Brooklrnd Boys Club, Brook- land, 3 o'clock. JUNIORS. Sunday. | Tanslers vs. Vic's Eport Shop, Plaz, 3 | o'clock. Murphy-Ames vs. Corinthians, No. 4 1 o'clock. Ty Cobbs vs. Calhouns. No. 3. 11 o'clock. Ellipse, 1 kn Msrdfeldts vs. O Brienis, West clock. | ® Potomacs vs. Lionels, No. 3, 3 o'clock. AMERICAN LEGION, Tod Delano vs. Walcott, Plaza, 3 o'clock. | Tom Zachary to ease out ahead by 4 to 3 in the nightcap. Three runs were scored in the gala finish. Tigers and Browns Split. On the Western front pitchers were heing manhandled by the Browns and » Tigers, who divided their double bill to the profit of Connie Mack. De- voit took the morning geme bv 14 to t the St. Louis contenders came ck in the afternoon to win by 13 to 9. This division of the spoils en- anled the Macks to increase their lead over both. Th= leaders now top the : Brownies by four games and the Tigers | by _seven and one-half. UNLIMITED. H i The remaining action in the Western half of the Barnard circuit saw Cleve- land and Chicago swap victories, the Indians winning the first game by 6 to 5. and the White Sox the second bv 3 to 2. Willis Hudlin and Red Taber were the successful pitchers. The Pirates retained the National | League lead by turning back the Cubs, !4 to 0, in ths afternoon. after the P-uins had romped off with the open- er. 5 to 1. Remy Kremer was not ouite equal to matching arms with the vateran Arti» Nehf in the morning. but Burleith Grimes had a wide margin | avar Charlie Root in the afternoon, ! winning his ninth successive victory. Cardinals Are Close. The lead of the Pirates is only in | nercentage points as the Cardinals en- tered into a virtual tie for the top by defeating the Reds, 5 to 1 and 8 to 2, in an afternoon bargain. Old Alex out- pitched Red Lucas in the first zame and the second was a case of too much Haines. The National League cham- And the standing. will pitch for the home team. In a keen battle at Vienna, Va.. the | | Fire Department nine of that plac® Sunday. | plons remained to the rear of the Cor- o Goopse Washington vs. Lincoln. No. 3. 1! gajrs only because of having played 's. Victors, Fairlawn, No. | mors games and, ccnsequently, of hav- bunch he will stack up against next, for Dan Howley’s club opens a four-game set here tomorrow. AR A e A R | omtsnomauwnnannd | soommananunsne]d | omorwssommmoon® | triumphed over Tremont A. C.. 4 to 3. | | Miller and Phillips pitched strongly for the victors. Hess A. C.. which split a double- National Circles overcame Cabin | header with Rockville yesterday, taking B =l s20000ms009205™ *Botted for Hadley in seventh inning. 1Fan for Judge in ninth {nning Ean for Tate in ninth innine. §Batted for Brown in ninth inning. 0000002103 0000010034 Qught to Carry On. ‘This is wriiten at great risk of check- ing Buddy's hitting streek. It's tradi- tional in big league base ball that more | than passing mention of a player's ex- | Jucee. traordinary achievement means its sud- | Py oo Gy, den end. Perhaps this wiil not be 50| 6: hingt in Myer's case. For he is a hitter, a | 3on good hitter, and not likely to be un- | " poised by announcement of his flashy performance in the public print. On | 3'%r® A he has accomplished it looks as ough he's good enough to make it 25 tomorrow. | and Owens. "“Time of game—2 hours and 1 ickey play—Lazzeri U Left on bases—New York, Bases on balls—Off John- o) Hadie: 2 innings: 'off A in 14 inning; off Zachary. 3 e in ninth). Wild pitch—Hadley! pitcher—Brown. Losing pitcher— Umpires_—Mesars. Campbell. Geisel | | HEN the Nationals returned|sacrifice and a poor chuck by Paschal | from the West the middle of | accounted for four runs in the second | the month they hoped to|session, while two singles, a pass and & | Griffs End Tilts With East’s Best By Beating Y anks Twice ~ ~ pick up ground in carrying |sacrifice brought two 1iore tallies in| the battle to the big fellows | the fifth. Two singles and a triple re-! ©of the East—the Athletics and the Yan- |sulted in two runs off Thomas in the kees. Seventeen games in a row were |seventh. Then the Yanks hopped on ! scheduled with these rivals, and success | Braxton in the eighth and scored five in the majority of them meant a de- |times with as many swats. One of the cided gain for Johnson's charges. Rain |swats was a homer by Lazzerl. It was cut the lot of tilts to 15, and if the|driven into the open stand back of games with the Athletics had been |left center, when two Yanks were on| rained out, as were two in New York|the runway. Braxton tightened in the | | Call Manager Amidon at Lincoln 1 with the Yenkees, the Nationals would | ninth, though, and the New Yorkers Morgan Jacob at West 1447. be sitting pretty today. As it is, they can show a record of only 5 victories in | the 15 games played, all scored over the | Yankees. The Nationals, however, may find consolation in the brilliant manner in which they finished this stirring string Shattering a six-game losing streak with a run of three wins over the world champions ought to cheer them. They certainly must have gleaned much joy | from the 8 to 5 and 4 to 3 drubbings they gave the Yanks yesterday. It may be ‘safely said that ‘th 22005 paying | patrons who jammd Griffith Stadium for the Memorial day twin bill did. There was much in the double-header to give both the Nationals and the crowd a kick. In the first game Gar- land Braxton piched superbly in all but one inning, and then he had nothing to worry about, for his club had given | him a comfortable lead. In the second game Irving Hadley hurled well, even} though he was removed after the Yanks | in the seventh inning barely managed 10 overcome the one-run advantage the Nationals held. Then came the gr est thrill of the noon for the 2.005; for the Is, afler Lloyd rown had nicked for another tally for the Yanks, flared up in the ninth, and with five safelies put over three markers necessary for victory. The Nationals wielded their bats’ well in hoth contests. In the first Jambasted the left-handed Herb Pen- nock for two hits and six runs in five frames; then turned on Myles Thomas for five more safeties and two more tallles. In the second they gleaned eight hits off Henry Johnson, finally chasing him to the shower in the ninth inning. Then they nicked Wilcy Moore for one, and finished their rally by banging their erstwhile teammate, Tom The Yanks were mot in a hitting »d, outside the eighth fnning of the t game. Up to that time=they got four hits off Braxton. In the eighth, though, they got five safeties for Ave tallies. In the second set-to Hadley held them to four hits rounds, while Brown let them down with one. they | in his seven! were retired’in order. The Nationals clustered three singles | off Johnson in the sixth to get a run | in the second engagement, but the | Yanks came back in the seventh to comb Hadley for two markers. Two| hits, one a double by Ruth, a wild pitch and a steal figured in the scoring. | In the eighth a pass, a_wild heave by | Tate and Ruth's sacrifice netted the| visitors another run. Then the Na-| tionals put on their big act. | Judge walked to start the ninth, and Stewart went in to run for the captain Tate singled Stuffy to second and gave way to Pinch Runner Spencer. Hayes shot a bunt past the pitcher, and the bases were filled. That brought Moore to Johnson's reilef. Flagstead batted for Brown, and came through with a | single that tallied Stewart. Spencer| also tried to score on the hit, but re- considered when half way from third to home and returned to the far cor- ner. Hayes 0 was there, s0 he was retired. Moore was derricked and Zachary hustled to the hill, Myer greeled Zach with a fine bunt | |for & squeeze plav that scored Spencer | ! with the tying tally. Then along came | Rice to rifle a single to center that chased Flaggy home from second with | the big run of the game. | Flagstead, late of Boston, broke in well as a National. He played a good { center fleld in the first game_and hit {well in both, He singled the first time | {he went to bat, and later made a neat | sacrifice in the opening game. In the | second he showed his stuff as a pinch- batter, Cronin had a great time at bat in the | initial tilt, banging hits the first four, itimes he stepped to the plate, He| punded to Lazzeri the fifth time up. also got 2 hit in the second game. Sluggers of both clubs had tough . times at bat. Goslin went hitless in i both contests. Ruth got a hit in each @am», but he was up six times. Gehrig got one blow in seven trials. I E | Either Brown or Burke may start ainst the Browns in the series opener | The Nationals bunched hits off Pen- nock in two innings to good effect in the initial encounter. Five singles, a temorrow. Johnson thinks Liska may I get into the third or fourth game of the set. » the first 16-10, but losing the s=cond, 4 to 17, are after a game for Sun Chevy Chase Midgets vanquished Northerns, 5 to 3. Gaining an early lead and gradually increasing it, F Midgets took a 5-1 decision from Y. M. C. A. Midgets. The | winners want a game for Sunday. Call Harry Vethmyer, at Atlantic 4448, be- | tween 7 and 8 p.m. b A game for Sunday with an unllmhpd‘w class foe having a diamond is sought by Park View A. C. Call Adams 3964 after 5:30 pm. Because of & schedule mix-up, Tri- angle A. C. will be unable to meet Alex- andria Fire Department nine Sunday | nd instead will play Petworth-Yorkes at 3 o'clock on Triangle diamond. | Hiiting the ball hard and often, Pow- hatans drubbed Milans, 24 to 7, in an insect division game. Colonial Juniors twice defeated Po- | tomac Juniors. The scores were 12-6 and 14-5. Hilltlop Tnsects, who scored over Brightwood Insects, 15 to 5, vesterday, are booking more opponents at Adams 8944. Following their 25-10 victory vester- day over Lucky Strikes, Wisconsin Pee- wees are gunning for more action. Call | BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS American League. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Percentage st New York Detroit Clevelal Chicago Washington Faston_ Lost . 21 3124120 412 219120] 11110l 5/ 8i—| 11 2i15/26!. T3 1175011 11 21— 3'131231.261 | 20 10400 1111 2I—111123].7 179115/16/20,2¢ IAMES TOMORROW St L. at Wi Clilcigo at N Cleveland at Hoslon Detroit at Phila. GAMES TODAY. Detroit &t Phila, National League. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Cincinnati, 1—2. tsburgh. 1 1: Boston, Brooklyn. Pitisburgh . St. Louls ... Chicago ... Philadelph New _York Bestan_. Brookl: Cincinnatt Lost 2 1117151 2118117151 A1 41— 61 41 0,17117 1101/ 11 21 Bk 111512330 1412232 GAM) GAMES TOMORROW Cincinnati st St. L. Boston at Cincinnati. Phila. at Pittsburgh. Brookivn at 8. L. e XOTE ot Ohicaso at Piftsburgh. DAY, | Gonzales has been bearing | under ']iem Quwen Star Relief Pitcher When Pros Tw ington lifted both ends of the holiday double-header with the Del Ray A. C. on Edward Duncan Field, 7to 4 and 14 to 1 | LEXANDRIA, Va., May 31.—Lem A Owen Professionals of Wash- John, Md., Junior Order team at Cabin ice Beat Del Ray | superintendent of Arlington County | public schools; Maj. F. W. Cushing, | Thomas DeLashmutt and A. D. Davis |of the school board, and Principal Thomas. A tombstone tournament will be | Shapire A. C. contest. double and single, heading its attack. | Rover Insects took a 10-6 decision from Shamrocks. A game has been arranged for Sun- day between Kayo A. C. and Cement Plasterers_on the East Ellipse at 3 o'clock. Kayos were to drill today on the Plaza field at 5 p.m. Goose Goslin Insects squeezed out an Owen's sterling relief work halted | staged by members of the Belle Haven | g_7 triymph over Earl Clark Insects on Del Ray rallies in both contests. The George Mason High School ath- Jetic program will be closed here tonight with the Letter Club banquet in the school auditorium with W. H. Thomas, principal, as toastmasier. George Mascn's foot ball, basket ball, base ball ond track tcams will be guests of the club. Among the speakers will be State Senator Frank L. Ball, Fletcher Kemp, CUBS HANDICAPPED BY LOSS OF 2 STARSi By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, May 31.—The Chica- go Cubs, opening an extended home stay tomorrow, have found themsclves in the thick of a roaring fight for first | place, but handicapped by the absence of two important players—Stephenson an4 Hartnett Hertnett has been cut all scason. a circumstances that has serionsly erip: pled the catching stafl. “Old M up nobly the responsibilities of _filling Gabby's shoes, and Grace has bcen a capable understudy, but the absence of " | the sure-pegging, hard-hitting Hartnett has had a noticeable effect. Stephenson’s iliness is not expected to be a long one, although the Pittsburgh series was plaved without the benefit of his bat and fielding. On the credit side’ Manager McCarthy | has a pitching staff functioning in de- pendable style and a fast infield that can hit, with the fleet Cuvler and the slugging Hack Wilson making good in a big wey in the outfield. ‘ NOT VERY GRACEFUL, BUT EFFECTIV Muddy Rutel here is shown sliding | Inning of the Griffs first victory over the Yankees yesterday. On the Inifial sack, by virtue of a bingle, Jack Hayes came through with a safety to center and the Country Club tomorrow at 2 o'clock. The Alexandria_Police Department has challenged the Virginia Public Service Co. fof a game, which, if sched- | uled, will open the scason for both | teams. | ""S'im Giles, former Dreadnaught out- | fielder, is coaching the police. Detective Sergt.” Edgar Sims is captain ond Motor Cycle Policcman Lawrence E. | | Padgett is manager. | | RECORDS OF GRIFFMEN (Including games played to date.) Batting H. 20.3b HR.S.SB. 30 [ RBIPct 1'.500 5 [ | Fagsta 3 Rice... 34 Myer | Cronin. 30 Goslin. 3 | Riuege. West... 3 | Hayes.' 26 Jndge.. | Tate 5o bomaisraratd SR et 2000020~ s~uasnEEE] 5 | Barn el Marb'y Gooch., Tiska . Hadley. | Jones | Spencer | Brown | Br'xton 3355553 P! ke | Hopkins Stewrt | Ghar'ty m | Buri P U P U SN 3 awesBNaR ST 0a000NOULmm—— s s W3 ©0000mmmnm Al B2 ©030505-030mmmNBRTs AR soaishonns E 5" Guasencsosssonsommantomsl Q | Braxton. | Tones | Marver : Krown. Burke. Hadley | Hopkin: Campbeli’ =0 2435 ©099993955353535-0-uamsa [EPR I COSHWAUAIN 555555053 DD DAL AW, e e el a-nireibal E. safely into third base in the big second | Augusta, [t Soldiers Home Field. Felix Silverstein and Sam Fox pitched and caught, re- spectively, for the winners. North Capitol Savings Bank won over O'Briens in a 5-1 geme. PITCHER SINE IS STAR IN RED SOX TWIN WIN Pitcher Johnny Sine was a star when the Washington Red Sox won two games from the Scaggsville, Md., club, 5 to 4 and 7 to 3. Sine pitched the first game and was effective as a relief flinger in the second. Outfielder Curtis of the Red Sox hit a homer in the nightcap. Tomorrow the Red Sox will play the Gainesville club and on Sunday will |take on the St. Mary's Celtics. MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS AMERICAN ASSOCIATION, St. Paul. 7-4: Minneapolis. 6-5. Columbus. 9-4: Toledd, 6-5. _(Second game. 10 {nnings.) Kansas City. 7-3; Milwi (Second sam Indianapolis. 1-4: Lou (First same, 10 innings.) T TIONAL LEAGUE. Montreal. Buffalo, 9-2. (First game. 10 innings.) ny 1o, ochester, adin + Baltimore, Newark. 6-5: Jersey Citv, 0-0. (Becond game, 10 innings. SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. femphis, 7: New Orleans, 5. shville, 747 Atlanta, cl < me. ' 14 second, nings, darkness.) Birmingham, 9-3. Second game called fifth innins srounds.) Pirst ga 8:ima. 6 Pensacoli SOUTH ATLANTIC 3-3: Greenville, 4 nd game called end le. 4;_Charlotte, Spartenbur i Columbi THREE EYE LEAGUE. Danville, 4-4; Evansville. 7-0. Decatur, 5-0: Terre Haute, 2-6. (Others’ postponed, rain.) TEXAS LEAGUE. Shreveport, 5-2: Dallas, 4-2. (Second game called. eight] Worth, 5-7; Wichita Falls, Beaumont, 9-2. San Antonio, 1-4. WESTERN LEAGUE. 12th, darkness.) darkness). 1-0. Greensboro, 8-10. Henderson, 3-3. nd, 12 in- FASTERN LEAGUE. New Haven, eminent barrister here is seen beating Coombs’ heave to Koenig. Both subsequently scored on a swat by‘rlm. Springfeld. (Second game. Pittafield. 2-6: Albany, Alientown, XO-I‘;INH“MI vanquished George- | | town A. C., 12 to 10, in a hard-fougit | with Curtin. who gathered a homer. ' Delano, Fairlawn, Mo. 2, 3 Meridians hizns, No. 4 11 o'clock. Reniiworths vs. Iroquois, West Ellipse, 11 o'clock. vs. INSECTS. Tom Lionels vs. Corinth South Ellipse, 1 o'clock. Gallaghers vs. Milans, South Ellipse, 11 oc! © Brookland Boys Club vs. Eastern All- Stars, South Ellipse, 1 o'clock. day. Georsetown vs. Sam Wests, No. 9 11 o'clocl Free hitting marked Capital City League junior section games yesterday |in which Vic's Sport Shop downed Ty Cobbs, 18 to 7, and Lionels bested Mur- | phy-Ames, 10 to 7. | As the result of its 11-4 triumph over | Lincoln Post yesterday, Victory Post tossers today are in front in the Amer- ican Legion series of the Capital’ City League. Prior to yesterday neither team had lost. |PRESS BUILDING CARDS SPLIT WITH FOXALL A. C. nals and Foxall A. C. split even in an exciting double-header that marked the The National Press Building Cardi-| ing lost more than the Forbes Field de- fenders. | “John J. McGraw won his first double | victory of the season when the Giants | tallied to defeat the Tobins bv 8 to 7 in | the first game and slammed the ball all | over the Iot to take ihe sceand. 15 to 6. | The first was a see-saw thriller, won with two runs in the ninth. I met with the vociferous approval of 55.000 fans, the largest base ball assemblage ever accommodated at the Polo Grounds. The dual victory gave the Giants the Brooklyn series by three games to one and increased their string eight out of nine. The only fault that can be found with' this spurt is the admittedly weak opposition sgainst which it was made. The Braves turned on the Phillies. 8 |to 7. in the morning elash at Baker | Bowl, but the home team resumed its | spell in the afternoon to.win by 11 to 5. | The Phillies thus open their first in- vesion of the West one game above the | 500 mark. which is at least some im- | provement over rzcent ye | v | | | BIG LEAGUE LEADERS HITTERS. | Player, Club. Foxx. Athletics, O'Doul, Phillies . Cochrane, Athleti Hendrick, Robins Stephenson, Cubs ..35 135 29 50 . RUN SCORERS. Geghringer. Tigers | Douthit, Cards O'Doul,’ Phillies Hass, Athletics Thompson, Phillies . Blue, Browns ... HOME RUN SLUGGERS. Gehrig, Yankees Ott, Giants . Kiein, Phillies ... Jackson, Glants ....... Hafey, Cards ... 5 BASE STEALERS. Cuyler, Cubs . Swanson, Reds start of their annual three-game base ball series yesterday on the Foxall dia- mond. The Cards won the first game. 8 to 7, and the Foxalls captured the second, 10 to 9, in 10 innings. An early date is to be set for the third and final game of the series, the | winner of which will meet White Haven ‘A. C. for the Conduit read champion- ship. The Foxalls will face Ku Klux Klan Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock on the Foxall diamond. P. V. Donovan is list- ing opponents for the Foxalls at Cleve- | land 6071. BERWYN A. C. BOOKS TWO GAMES FOR HOME FIELD Frisch, Cards . The Berwyn, Md., A. C. base ball | Herman, Robins feam has booked Couple of attractive | Allen, Reds .. ames for ic Berwyn jamond. Naval | Hospital will be entertained tomorrow PITCHERS. and Washingten Rallway & Electric | 3 Co., Sunday. Both games are to start | Uhle, Tigers at 3 oclock, | Grimes, Pirate: Manager Culbertson of the Berwyn | Johnson, Cards team is after a pitcher and an inflelder. | Grove, Athleties He can be reached at Berwyn 144. ! Haines, Cards HOLIDAY SPORTS IN TABLOID. lated Press. = miN‘chAfieAPéfi —Ray Keech wins Memorial day auto race; ‘William Spence, Los Angeles pilot, is killed when auto overturns. DETROIT.—Hennessey and Van Ryn easily defeat Vollmer and Morales to give United States lead of 2-0 in zone finals of Davis Cup competition. BIRMING] , Ala.—Charlie Hall, Birmingham pro, leads fleld with 146 at halfway mark of Southeastern Professional Gelf Association championship. NEW YORK .—Blue Lnrk.sYur whips crack field in Withers Stake at Belmont; the Juvenile gees to Majesty. LEXINGTON, Ky.—Southland Stable’s All Upset captures Bashford Manor Stakes. PARIS.—Maurice Griselle, French heavyweight, knocks out Knute Hansen in fifth round. PARIS.—Tilden comes from behind to beat Coen in French hard court championships; Hunter downs Franz Matejka. CHICAGO—Lucille romps home first in Debutante Stakes at Washington Park; Jockey L. McDermott rides four winners. NEW YORK.—Two :&ectltou are killed and three injured when racing auto skids off track at Mu&eth, Long Island.