Evening Star Newspaper, June 6, 1929, Page 45

Sports News @he Toening Star Features and Classified WASHINGTON, b ¢ THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1929 ashington Club ATLANTA DEAL ASSURES CONTROL OF NEW TALENT Mffords Field for Development of Players Slated for Service with Nationals—Fine Park May be Made Club’s Training Camp. BY JOHN B. KELLE OR the first time in its existence the Washington ball club is to own a “farm” where it may develop for service in the Ameri- can League what promising material it may acquire. After depending upon minor league clubs over which it had abso- Jutely no control for the schooling of players intended for berths with the Nationals, the Capital's major circuit representative has acquired the Atlanta club of the Southern Association, and hence- forth much of the budding talent collected from the bushes by Joe Engel, Washington's lone scout. probably will have to prove its worth in the Class A loop before getting a chance in the big show. In buying the Atlanta club, which it did yesterday, although title to it is not to be transferred from Rell J. Spiller, for several years president of the Cracke until 6 o'clock the evening of June 14, the Washington organization is adopting a policy put into effect several vears ago by the St. Louis club of the National League and since pursued by several other clubs of both major leagues. In re- cent years the big-time owners have found it increasingly difficult to make satisfactory arrangements with the minors for the development of material, and the outright purchase of clubs for “farms” now is regarded as the only way to solve this problem. For years the Nationals' owner- ready has been named as ship dealt almost exclusively with | president of the Crackers. the Minneapolis club of the ’;“fs“":’""h'“{ “-“(“"";‘"h’”g iller $750 American Association. But this | go8'O%, G B RO PEr e e e failed to prove a good arrange- |something that will not be used to help ment. Then the Memphis club of the Nationals as well as give entertain- the Southern Association was |ment to Atlanta fans tried. Tt, too, failed to be satis- | In taking over the Atlanta club the factory. During the past four Washington club went the whole way years the Nationals have strung | The deal includes the ball grounds, all along with the Birmingham club | (oncessions e adioling - SH| he e ipool and all players' contracts. The ‘;,ffl'lhe {:‘“":‘ r“'l’;‘?‘;rzn‘:m‘;’,’“r‘;n”%;“{ ground is a valuable real estate hold- ‘Washington roster were procured ing, aside from being a fine ball field The Atlanta stands are of steel and from the Barons or schooled with them. | concrete and very well built. The con- *In the future. though. it is virtually | cessions and swimming pool have been paying propositions. In all. it appears eertain many of Washington's players will get their final grooming for toil the Washington club has made a good with the Nationals while wearing At- buy. The acquisition of the Atlanta club lanta uniforms. Like the Cardinals, /Ay mean that some players now wear- who draw most of their men from the more then half a dozen clubs owred ing Cracker uniforms will be seen in | Washington garb before long, while a | by the company that Sam Breadon heads: the Yankees, who control the | few of those at present sporting the | spangles of the Nationals will be showing St. Paul club and several smaller minor aggregations; the Cubs, who have in- | their wares in the Dixie circuit. There now are under Manager Johnsnn'sdgu;d- terests in the International and Pacific | A1ce some who plainly are not ready for Coast ffing“,s_ and. the Pirates. who | Service in the big show. but who ought practically own the Indianapolis club. the Nationals' owners will have their to do well in the Southern Association. And there may be some in Cracker own holding to turn to when their big league fences need mending. | ranks capable of helping the Nationals. | Reports from Atlanta have President | Some shifts are likely soon. Clark Griffith of the Nationals stating Possession of the Atlanta grounds is| expected to solve the 1930 training camp that the Crackers will be operated as an Atlanta institution. and not as merely problem for the Nationals. Conditions an adjunct to the Washington club. |in Tampa are such that it has been virtually certain for some time that It probably will be operated as an At- | President Griffith will not send his club lanta institution. It should be. for the |to the Florida city again next vear. club has been one of the best paying in | Atlanta looks the spot for the Nationals' | the Southern Association. Even when not going so well in the Dixie race the camp. It is much better equipped than Crackers get the crowds at home. But any other in the South that could be |selected. Years ago the Nationals Washington interests will not he over- trained in the Georgia capital and found ked. Atlanta_reports further say it satisfactory. that Engel, the Washington scout, al- 'there again. temporary and it is the Wash- They're likely to land | Marberry Boosts Slan; Mark And Also Hurls 8-2 Victory | HAT a hitter! fair swinger who can Xnv‘ He's a pretty Rice’s infield retirement gave tre Tigers two tallles in the third and made the | crease his batting average game close. But the Nationals came 64 points in one game. right back to get a fourth marker in| That's what Fred Marberry | their third batting turn, and steadily | did yesterday. He ran his swatting rat- | forged ahead thereafter. ing from 214 to .278 by walloping| Three singles off Carroll and a sacri- George Smith for a triple and combing | fice off Smith accounted for two runs Emil Yde for a single. And, to make |in the fourth frame. A pass to Ruel | it a fine day all around, Fred pitched | Marberry's screaming_triple, driven to| the Nationals to an 8-t0-2 victor$ over | the lefi field corner, after the big the Tigers, showing here for the first|pitcher twice had tried to sacrifice time under the guidance of Bucky Har- | and Myer's hoist to Johnson netted a | ris. erstwhile pilot of the Washington brace of scores in the sixth ball club. It was big time for Marberry and his Fred's hurling was just as clean-cut as | teammates. his_hitting. He allowed the generally er engals but five safeties, two B B D entil {he pinih | field by the Tiger sluggers. He had o fhning. and five passes. Outside of the Tun far back for several long drives in third round, when the visitors did their Making six putouts. Sammy had. to counting. Fred was remarkably effec- DAck against the open stand in deepest dive witheren on the TunWay. center to get a drive from the bat of The Tigers got on the paths in all Red Hargrave. who clubbed for Smith nnings but the fourth and sixth. Only in the seventh inning. twice. though. did they have as many as two on at one time. In the eighth Marberry. after the first batter was re- Sammy West was kept busy in center Alexander, who has been one of the league's sensational hitters this year. 2 % did not fancy Marberry's pitching. "The tired. walked Charley Gehringer and i Tiger went hitless in four times at Harrv Heilmann in succession. Fred pei taice wa ke then tightened to whiff the ponderous PR+ 'Wice waviag for a third strike Dale Alexander. while Marty McManu &kied to Sam Rice. In the ninth. after Mervyn Shea singled. Bob Pothergill picked up Prank Sigafoos’ bat and doubled. But Shea could not leave third base. a< Ed Phillips and Roy John- gon lofted 1o the outfield. and Harry Rice ended the pastiming by hoisting to Bam West The Nationals collected 10 hits and 7 © West fanned for the second d one Myer and Sam Rice lied & nifty double theft, Buddy slid- | ing into d well ahead of Shea's throw. This must have disconcerted | Ca ronsiderably. for after dispos- | ing West he passed Cronin and Judge in succession I A changed Tiger infield went into passes off three Tiger hurlers. Owen |action here. Heinie Schuble had been Carroll opened fire against them, but so erratic in his play at short that he ‘was driven from the fray in the fourth | was benched. Marty McManus shifted when bombarded for two tallies that from third base to the short field, and | raised the home club's total to six.| Francis Sigafoos, a draftee from Port- Then Smith pitched to the end of the|land of the Pacific Coast League, was #ixth round and took more punishment. |sent to the far corner. Bucky Harris The left-handed Yde yielded nothing'may be seen at third before the Tigers | more than two safeties and a pass in leave Griffith Stadium i his two innings of toil. | Myer's single, a poor chuck by Carroll| In the seventh inning George Mc- after picking up Sam Rice’s sacrificial | Bride. Tiger coach. had a run-in with| bunt. and passes to Cronin and Judge Umpire Bill McGowan, whd was work- | forced over the first National run in ing at third base. and was chased to round one. Haves socked a single that | the clubhouse. Manager Harris took sent over two more markers. Cronin's |UP the argument, and he, too, was sent fumble of a grounder Carroll tapped. {rom the field Johnson's three-bagger and Harry eF Manager Johnson now has Hadley, | Braxton and Liska in line for the re- mainder of the Tiger series. Pilot Har- iris has Whitehill. Uhle and Sorrell. | Washington fans ought to see muchi j®ood hurling while the Tigers are here. RECORDS OF GRIFFMEN Just Nice Kitties TROIT R. K PO AE BATTING, AB. R. H. 230 HR 7 300 S SB RBI Pct 2 seventh r &gatoos in ninth Yde in ninth i ¥ ASHINGTON, it hington Runs_batted in Goslin. Marberry. Two-base hit-Fotherg Johngon, Marberrs. E Rice. Bacrifices—E- Rice. Goslin Left on bases—_Delroit, 8: Weshing. Bases_on halls—Of Carroll, 3. off 8: off 8mith. 3: off Yde. I Struck Carroll. 2: by Maroerry.'3 +—Off ‘Carroll, 7 in 314 25550300155 3-NRNDARDLR. 05255555555555530m884D— [P NSAS - N Sooss00o-uanamsniE: Judge PITCHING. ee = GS.0G.W Braxton Jones Marherry Liska | team routed Navy | Gehringer, Tigers, GRIFFS ARE Above: Myer sliding safely into third base on a double steal with Rice during the rally that netted the Nationals three runs in the opening round ves- terday Right: Rice out at second hase on a close play in the fourth when he at- tempted another theft. CAPITAL CITY LOOP TOTOIL ON SUNDAY 41 Games Are Listed—Other Leagues Keeping Busy. Scoring Is Heavy. Twenty-one games are scheduled in the various sections of the Capital City | Base Ball League Sunday. Three matches are carded in the In- sect division Saturday. The card: UNLIMITED. Tremonts vs Auths. No 3, 3 e'clock Miller Astect ve. Dixie Pis A. C.. Bladens- Browns Corner, Wes Edmonds Art Stone N. P. B. Cardinals | burg. 3.45 oclock Capitol Ellipse. 3 Brentwood Hawks v Brentwood. 3 o'clock St. Joseph's A. C. Plaza, 3 o clock A C. oclock vs. SENTOR. Kaufman vs. Trs-Me Aces, A No. 4 c Bostonian Shoe, Priend- 1 o'clock Miller Furniture vs. Montrose, No. 2, Fair- lawn, 3 o'clock. Brookland B. C. vs. Hartfords, East EI 0R. 3 o'clock, ans. No. 3, 11 o'clock Calhouns, No. 4, Mardfeld:s, No_ 9. e Lionels. No. . 3 Eport’ Shop ve, Potomi ck. Roame ship Field lipse. s. Corint -Ames Vs, 1 1 oclock clock . Plaza, oc AMERICAN LEGIO: Walcott vs. Eight and Forty, 11_o'clock Victory o'clock West Ellipse No. 2, Fairlawn, 1 Delano_ vs. Lincoln. No. 8. 11 o'clock Eight and Forty vs. George Washington, West Ellipse. 1 o'clock MIDGETS. Kenilworths vs. Meridians. o'clock Corinthians vs. Iroguois, No. 3, 1 o'clock INSECTS. SATURDAY. Milans. No. 4 11 oclock . Lionels, South Ellipse, B. C. No. & vs. Spenglt Kenilworth, 2 Corinthians vs - A S 1 o clock Sam Wests vs 1 o'clock Brookland SUNDAY. Gallagher A. C. vs Georgetown, No. ¢ 11" 0 clock Week day league games scheduled to- day and tomorrow TODAY. Big Print Shop ve. Washington vs. Govern- A inal Co nion Pr tcolored TOMORROW. Thompson's Dairy vs 100p)— Navs. Printers ceventr Washingt <. Exi Deparime; Union s Navy Western iresn of Engraving v evening lnop)— Pull- Government Treasury Vs Governme: Pullman maintained its fast pace in the Terminal Railroad Y. M. C. A. Base Ball League, swamping Post Office. 19 to 2. Stahl, Collier and Mitchell hit hard | and often for the winners. Aggics scored four runs in the last inning to gain a 9-9 tle with Bureau in the Deparimental League. Davidson limited West Washington Baptist batsmen to four hits as his Georgetown Church League. Lawson led G. P. O. hitters as that 13 to 1, in the Gov- ernment League. Corkins, pitcher, gave up just four hits Agriculture came from behind to achieve an 8-8 tie with Treasury in the Colored Departmental League. BIG LEAGUE LEADERS By the Associated Press National. Batting, O'Doul. Phillies, .399; runs. Douthit, Cards, 44: runs batted in, Hafey, Cards, 49: hits, Frisch, High, 5. 65: doubles, Frisch, Cards, 17; Frisch, Cards, and L. Waner, : homers, Klein, Phillies, 14; stolen bases, Cuyler, Cubs. and Herman. Robins, 12: pitching, Grimes, Pirates, won, 9: lost, 0. American, Batting, Foxx, Athletics, .410; run: 42; runs batted i Stmmons, Athletics, 53; hits, Gerringer, and Johnson, Tigers, 19; triples, Blue, Browns, 6: homers, Gehrig, Yanks, 12; stolen bases, Metzler, White Sox, and West, Senators; Gehringer and Johnson. , 6; pitching, Uhle, Tigers, won, 9; DAVIS CUP TILTS SI;LIT BY DANES AND CZECHS COPENHAGEN, June 6 the opening singles matches of their third-round Davis Cup tie. hard struggle from Jan Kozeloh, first team, Calvary Baptist, won, 4 to 0, in victorious | i Tigers. 70: doubles. Alexander, Heilman | (#)—Den- ! mark and Czechoslovakia broke even in | Einar Ulrich of Denmark won a long, | AGILE AS B tcs Rained Into First Piace; THEY TAME THE TIGER ' A’s Veer Back Into Win Column BY WILLIAM J. CHIPMAN, Associated Press Sports Wr FTER compiling a streak of one game, the Athletics re- | turned to the winning column yesterday as their fellow | Pennsylvanians, the Pirates, | climbed into the National League lead without lifting a bat. The losing and a sacrifice manufactured the win- ning run The Red Sox ran up the amazing total (for them) of 23 hits and 17 runs to consecutive defeat the White Sox by 17 to 2 at the Fenway. The fans were further amused by the sight of Lena Blackburn pitch- ing the last third of the final Boston inning. Hafey Hits Thirteenth. Action in the National League was Buccaneers idled while it rained!diminished by rain. which prevented jand the Giants thumped | Cardinals by 6 to 4 at St. Louis. The Athletics defeated the Browns by the | Pittsburgh and Boston from playing, but things moved rapidly along the rest of the front. John McGraw employed |5 to 2. and, of course, gained a full | his old device of making two second game over the St. Louis contenders, who | fell into third place. The Yankees | worked arduously for 12 innings to de- feat Cleveland by 6 to 5 at the Ruppert | stadium. Both the Yankees and the | Browns now are six and one-half games behind the Athletics, but the cham- pions have an edge over St. Louis in percentage because Dan Howley's men have plaved more games and lost more. Walberg Is Master. The Mackian victory gave Rube Wal- | berg another opportunity to display his | mastery over the St. Louisians, who collected only four hits off his delivery. Coffman and Crowder were subjected to | an 11-hit barrage, which included home | runs by Cochrane and Bing Miller. Two | of the four St. Louis blows were con- secutive homers in the seventh by Mel- ! illo_and Kress string pitchers do the work of one first- line man. After the Cardinals prodded Carl Mays for three runs, Bill Walker was sent in to oppose Clarence Mitchell The relief man hung on until the Giants gave him a lead, and then held it Chick Hafey's thirteenth home run helped the Cardinals to rout Mays, but Melvin Ott's twelfth with two on in the fifth gave Walker a margin which he reserved to the end he chief item of interest in Cincin- nati’s 21-to-4 decision over the Phillies was Chuck Klein's fourteenth &ome run, which enabled this hard-hitting Phila- delphian to retain the interleague lead. Red Lucas was good, but Claude Wil loughby and others were not, as 19 Cincinnati hits will show The Cubs seemed ready fo lose an- other one when a sudden rally for four Tuns in the ninth gave them a decision over Brooklyn by 4 to 3. Doug McWeeny had pitched smart ball up to | _The pitching perfection which has ' the final round, but fell just short marked recent games at the Yankee Stadium was missing vesterday when | Waite Hoyt had to have the help of | Fred Heimach to pull the Hugmen through successfully. ~John Miljus saved | Joe Shaute from a bad situation in the | | seventh, but himself succumbed in the | twelfth when two scratch singles, a pass ‘ BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS | ‘ American League. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. | Washington. 8: Detroit. 2 | Philadelphia, $: St. Louis, 2 New York, 6: Cleveland, 5 Boston, 17, Chicago, 2 STANDING OF THE CLUBS. 762 610 800 512 Philadelp! New York St_Touts . Cleveland { Detroit . =i Chicago Boston __ Lost .. 391 34 GAMES_TODAY. _GAMES TOMORROW. | Jetroit at Washington.Detroit at Washington. Chicago at Boston. Chicago at B St Louis. at Phila. 8t Cleveland at N. Y. Cleveland at N Louis at Phila Y. National League. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Brookiyn, 3;, Chicaso. 4 Srneeai 2l Finaclohia, 4 Rew Yotk € st Louis. 4. Botton Piitsburkh—Ram. STANDING OF THE New York Percentage | -|Pittsburgh Phila'phia ranking Czech player, by scores of 4—6. 5—17, 6—1, 6—2, 6—2 Brown Hadley Hopzins. . Burke 2'in 2 innings: off Smith. Fagsed ball-_Ruel Lotine piicier— Umpires—Messrs. Campbell. Con- and McGowan., Time of game—2 houss 3 minutes. BEE33RES: [RPRURIRIY R. Menzel of Czechoslovakia evened the count by defeating Henriksen in straight sets, 8—7, 62, 6—3, GAMES_TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW. Boston at Pittsburgh, Boston at Pittsburgh Brooklyn at Chicago. Brooklyn at Chicago. New York at 8t Louis. New York at St. Louis. Phis. at Ciaciapat. Phila. at Ciacinnath 310 | . 510 | TRinIty vs, 0 4 0 | | MARYLAND CHURCH HYATTSVILLE. Md.. June 6.—The Savage Mcthodists of Savage and Trinity Methodists of Laurel will meet, at Savage and the Centenary Methodists of Laurel and Hyattsville Methodists will face at Laurel in Tri-City Base Ball League games Saturday. The Savage Methodists at present are setting the league pace, but the Hyatts- ville Methodists. winners last year, and Centenary Methodists are in the run- placed St. Philip's Episcopal of Laurel — |and will have to step briskly to make up_the ground lost by their predecessors. Following is the league schedule for the remainder of the season June B-Savage Methodists Methodists. a1 Savage. Centenary Hyaftsville Methodists, at Laur June 15 Savage vs. Hyattsville. Centenary vs. Trinity. at Laurel ine 22 Savage vs Centenary. at Savage Trinity Vs, Hyattsvilie, | June 26 _Centenary. ve ‘Hyattsville. Riverdale: Savage vs. Trinity. at Laurel July 4 Hyattsville vs. Savage. at Savage Cenfenary, at Laurel July_ 6 Trimity ale iy At Lau at vs. Hyattsville. at Savage vs. Centenary. at Laurel 13 Trinity vs. Savage. at Savage ille vs. Centenary, at Latrel ily 20 Savage vs. Hyatteville. at River- dale. Contenary vs. Trinity. at Laurel Jily 27 - Centenary vs. Savage. at Savage Hyattsville vs_ Trinity. at Laurel August 3 Centenary vs Hvattsville Riverdale: ‘Savage vs. Trinity. at Laurel August 10— Hyattsville vs vage. Savage: Trinity vs. Centenars Laurel August 17— Trinity _vs. Hyattsville, Riverdale: Savage vs. Centenary, at Laiirel August 24 -Trinity vs. Savaze. at Savage Hyattsville vs. Centenary, at Laurel. HOME RUN STANDING River- H at at at By the Associated Press. Home runs yesterday- 1: Hafey, Cardinals, Ott, Giants, 1; Cochrane, Athletics, 1; Millan, Athletic: : Mallilo, Browns, 1; Kress, Browns, 1. W. Barrett, Red Sox, 1; Berry, Red| Sox, 1. National League Leaders. Klein, Phillies, 14: Hafey, Cardinals, | 13; Ott, Glants, 12: Jackson, Giants, 10; O'Doul. Phillies, 10. American League Leaders. Gehrig, Yankees, 12; Simmons, Ath- | letics, 11; Ruth, Yankees, 10; Foxx, Ath- letics, 9. | League Totals. Klein, Phillies, ! | ning. The Trinity Mefhodists have re- | vs. Trinity Methodists | diamony | coln 8624. L. | H National, 244; American, 172, totals, 416, Grand PAGE 45 rk Griffith T SANDLLT TOSSERS Ctark Griffi PRINEFORGANES 5 o Some of Teams Are in Need of Foes for Saturday TLANTA. Ga., June 6.—Accol Eynon, jr Follows Big League Trend by Buying a “Farm” for Protection - Base Will Help Solve Problems of Nationals mpanied by Secretary Edward B and Scout Joe Engel, President Clark C. Griffith of the Washington club today is en route home after putting through a deal for the purchase of the Atlanta club of the and Sunday. ONROE_base balters, who will meet Friendship A. C. Sunday on the Brookland diamond a* 2 o'clock. are to drill on that field this evening at 5:30 quarters of a million dollars. “1 intend to Griffith declared, intention to give to hav Maki: o'clock tains In preparation for their game Sundas B with Oriental Tige: Eastern A. C. ninc will practice tomorrow afternoon on the Rosedale Playground. Easterns also have carded games with Georgetown A. C. for June 16, Cabin John, June 23; Eastport, June 30. and Bowle, July 4. have the Washin Griffith said, eve: sale. “It would sol Wonder Bakers are after games with cur men in cond; Bond Bread, Bethesda A. C.. Clarendon, Silver Spring and Army Medico nines Write Box 107 North, 518 Ninth strect northeast. Clark Griffith. opens hurts us. “I recall Atlanta as weather, not a club, and I think it would be a great idea to have the Nationals train here with the Crackers Mr. Spiller has a great plant here and Atlanta iz an_ideal city for a training camp site. The men would be better satisfied nere n _in a small town somewhere farther South.” Weather Balked Pitchers. The sudden change from hot weather to cold spoiled the fine condition of his_veteran pitchers this vear, Grifith said, and_cost {he Nationals many ball Call Manager Gerald | games right at the start. I believe 1754 or write him at by July we will be the best club in the league.” he added. Atlanta entered the Southern League in 1903. The franchise was owned by Abe Powell of New Orleans and Peters of Atlanta, who ran the team and Cabin John Junior Ordermen will face eed 2 Procident. - After this arrange- Army Headquarters Sunday at 3 o'clock | Bowel] v at Cabin John. The Johnnies will drill |ty Atlan S tokins’ it v this evening at 5 o'clock and meet to- {he team and complete Sumersmin. night in the Cabin John-Glen Echo Since {hat time. the ownerthip of School at 8 o'clock. the club has shifted considerably. Insect and Peewee class nines are challenged by Wonder Boys Club team. which has a diamond. Manager W. W. Poole may be reached by telephoning Lincoln 3204 or writing 1124 Montello avenue northeast, A game for Saturday at 5 p.m. with an unlimited team js wanted by Tre- mont A. C. Call Manager Pete Ciango at Columbia 9214-W after 6 p.m. ‘Wonder Bread Salesmen nine defeated Rice-Schmidt Bakers, 12 to 8 Sunday games with teams in their class having a diamond are sought by Mystery Insects Gregg at Wi 2508 L street. Maryland A. C. is seeking an unlimited foe for Sunday. Call Capitol Heights 244, Games and players are wanted by Kenilworth Midgets. Call Manager Ben- son, at Lincoln 2743.'amr 5 pm. p)‘('lm‘mem citizens appointed by them. New uniforms are to be distributed s o Burcumzed ibylDEFEORS when Victory Post tossers gather for fCUNE for 8. A. Lynch, prominent cap- bractice tomorrow afternoon at 3:45 italist and promoter of moving picture 5 : or theaters and real estate dealer of prom- o'clock on Fairlawn diamond. Manager prom Kieindienst wante & full attendance, | inence. When Lynch quit the theater THE SPO By GRANT Half-Strides, ASTERN athletes wich Horace Greeley's advice had been about as folio ‘Go West, young man, and stay there." Pewer Co.. the street car and light Georgetown A. C. nine is again in the field. It is composed of former George- town and Hartford players under the managyment of Bill Flester, erstwhile Hartford manager. Traction Co. tossers piled up 25 hits in outslugging Union Carmen, 24 to 14 State Department nine, which meets Phoemix A. C. Saturday, has canceled ite game for that day scheduled with D. J. Kaufman base ballers Capitol A. C. nine at 270 Fifteenth street 8:30 o'clock. Gaithersburg Independents are afte: a game for Sunday with an unlimited class nine of Washington or vicinity Call Earl Burdette at Gaithersburg 17 W between 6 and 8 p.m. Columbia Lodge of Elks were to meet Willow Tree Athletic Club nine this cvening at 5 o'clock at Seaton Park. will meet toni southeast When Schmeling’s “ight hand meets Faulino's chin we should at last get the olution of an old problem as to what will happen when an irresistible force meets an immovable barrier. So it may happen that two fight- ers will take a step beyond the limit of our leading scientists and prove again that matter is often superior to mind. FrE——— Dr. Einstein has worked out the theory of the fourth dimension, but PRINCETON CUPS GIVEN o, KR i it Wi TO TEAMS AT EASTERN glice ne will become the world's first At an assembly this morning at R Eastern High School the base ball and Jac! ‘mpsey 1s undecided whether cere i 15 better to take a chance of gettin, track teams of that institution were . oceq ot or to be etemnnily hzgiunteg presented the cups offered by the by the phantom of $300.000 for 45 min- Princeton Alumni Association of this utes' work. This problem would worry city in recognition of their having won us about one-third of one second—or the public high school championships somewhat less. during ihe season just closed. Maj. John D. Kiipatrick, U. S. A. president of the District Princeton group. made the presentations Letters will be awarded members of the Eastern base ball and track teams at an assembly tomorrow morning Golfers who have played Winged Foot in_preparation for the coming United States open are giving vent to nightmares in the midst of yawn- ing chasms and abysmal grotios as | they call out “Throw me a rope!" Which recalls the story of a certain duffer bunkered in one of the deep iraps at Garden City. He had played | seven and was still lost to sight. Sandlot Almanac “Why don't you throw the hall out?" | RESULTS. League. Bureau. | his opponent called down “Throw it out?" he yelled back. “Who do you think I am—Walter Johnson?" Ty Cobb i a Georgia divotee? 9 (tie 1 H 19: | 8 2. A N Departmental tes Goyernment—G. P. O 13 ¢’ Yard, Georgetown Churcia—Calvary Baptist West_ Washington Baptist. 0 (10 innings Terminal _(evening loop)—Pullman, PO partmantal (colored) — Agriculture, Treasury. 8 (tie) Independent. Capital Traction Co.. 24 Mivonder Bread Baking Co. 8 GAMES SCHEDULED. Today. Eastern All-Star Insects vs. Rovers. Plaza 5 pm now a golf devotee.” says exchange. Devotee or 'HE easiest shot in golf,” says Bill Fields in the American Golfer, the first shot at the nineteenth | e on Carmen, i vis Schmidt | 4 9 Selesmen. Other club owners may be interfer- ing with their teams' chances, but there {is no truth in the report that Owner nix diamond, 3 o'clock | B ' MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS unday. | | vs. Myrtle A. C. at S o AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Cherrydale, at 0: Louisville. 5 Marlhoro Un- Md., 3 o'clock Black Hornets. Park (double- Saturdas | Phoenix A. C. vs. State Department, | Anacostia_ Athlet: Anacostia. 230 o-clock AL B. & W. Busmen vs Arlington, 3 o'clock Rover Junjors v Upper miteds. at Upper Marihoro Washington Black Sox vs Charlotte, N. C. at Union header). 2:30 o'clock Rockwood A C. vs Echo. Md., 3 o'clock Phoenix A C. \s. diamond. 3 o'clock Lem Owen Pros vs. Berwyn A. C.. Bersyn Md'. 3 o'clock 57°C' v Isherwood A. C.. Foxall Foxall 3 a'clock District, Va. Fire Department | Bryantown. Md. Brvantown. 3 o'clock | Park View A C. ve Columbia Fire De Field, Alexandria, partment, Haydon o'clock Uhion Printers v Silver Spring Giants. | Silver Spring, 3 o'clock | Georgetown A C. Vs Friendsnip field, 3 o'clock. GAMES WANTED. Saturday. Avenue_Valet Shop (unlimited Preschi. Franklin 9511 Yankee (insect), teiephone Joseph Park- hill. Potomac 3286. Have diamond Phoenix A C. (unlimited), telephone Lin- coln 3370 between 430 and 6:30 pm.. write L 7c” Risler. 240 Tenth street southeast Haye diamond | Peerless White Sox (unlimited), telephone Lincoln 6838. Corinthian _ Preps (junior), George Lassise, Lincoln 6140 Hadley A. C. (junior), Rodes, Columbia 8416 Sunday. Miller Aztecs (unlimited). INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Reading. 4: Baltimore. 6 FASTERN LEAGUE. New Haven. 0. Hartford 8: Springfield. 11 Albany. 6: Pittsfield. 1 Providence, 13-6: Allentown. 2-0 FASTERN CAROLINA LEAGUE. Greenville. 4 Goldsboro. 3 Favettevilie, 8. Rocky Mount, 0. Wilmington; 3: Kingston, 1 SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE. 1 Tampa, ery. 12. Pensacola 7 Jacksonville. 2 THREE-EYE LEAGU Quiney. 10: Peoria. 6 Evansville, 4: Danville. 0. Terre Haute, 3: Decatur. 3 Bloominsto: Springfield. PIEDMONT 1L 3. Greensh Wins 16 Salisbury. 5: High Point SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION Atlanta. 7: Chattanooga. 6 New Orleans. 14: Memphis, 1. Mobile, 3: Little Rock. 2. Birmingham, 10-4; Nashville, 3-6 SOUTH ATLANTIC. Spartanburg. 1: Knoxville, 5. Greenville, 10: Asheville, 3. Charlotte,'2; Augusta. 1 Columoia, 5-1: Macon, 2-0. WESTERN LEAGUE. Omaha, 10-2: Denver, 2-0. Tulsa. 4. Topeka. 2 | Wichita. 5: Oklahoma Cits, 4 | Pueblo, 4. Des Moines, 2. TEXAS LEAGUE. Shreveport-Dallas. rain San Antonio. 13: Beaumont, 11 Houston, 5: Waco. 4. Fort Worth, 11: Wichita Falls. § White Havens, at Gl Bolling Field, Phoenix Bridgeport. 3 Jeflerson Seima. Montgos Takoma Columb Tigers. | : 3 i telephone telephone telephone Bill | i telephone Lin- Diamond Cab Co. (unlimited), (zlephnne! A_W. Manger, Potomac 6200 i Boys' Band (insect). telephone Main 3767 | Phoenix A. C. (unlimited), telephone Lin- coln’ 3370 between 4:30 and 6:30 pm.. write C"Risler. 240 Tenth street southeast. | ave diamond Rockwood A €. _(unlimited). telephone Adams 611¢_after 630 pm.. write Manager Walker at 755 Tweniieth street northeast Washington Rajlway & Electric Co., tel phone Lincoln 6845 | Apprentice A. C_(senior), telephone Scriv- iner. Columbia’ 1836-W having fine | too hot, for conditioning | For | a time it was owned by the Georgia | company of the city, and was run by | Southern Association for a price reported to be approximately three- put a winning ball club in here.” prior to his departure. “It is mv Atlanta the kind of team it ought ng Atlanta a permanent Spring training camp for the Washington American League club is one of the ideas that Clark Griffith enter- in buying the Atlanta Southern League “There is no harm in saying that I plan to gton club trzin here next Spring,” n in advance of completion of the ve a lot cf our problems. I believe the climate in Atlanta is ideally suited to puttir ition for the campaign. It may be that Florida is too hot after all, and the sudden change frem Midsummer damp weather we have in April when the seascn temperatures to cold, business he turned over the ball team to Dan Michalove, who afterward head- ed Universal picture operations for a year or so and still is prominent in the moving picture world, and Jack Corbett Corbett later sold out to Michalove and Michalove to Spiller. ho at that time operated the concession privileges of the club. Has Had Its Ups and Downs, Atlanta has had its share of defeats and its share of successes. In all. it ha won six pennants. the first in 1307 and the last in 1025 One of its greatest perinds of pros- perity_came under the leadership of Billy Smith, who had been a big suc- cess in Macon, winning two pennants there and then coming to Atlanta. where he won two more pennants, in- cluding the first in 1907. In the last seven or eight years At- lanta has been somewhat i’ the dol- drums, 5o far as playing is concerned. and last year finished in, the second diviskn. In attendance, Atlanta usually has led the league on the opening day and ranks with the best-paying team in the league. All that has been needed is a decent standing in the list of games won. This year Atlanta has gotten away to a tough break again. Many of her best | players have failed to deliver and nu- merous changes in_the line-up have been necessitated. Today Atlanta is in seventh place, approximately 200 points behind the leader, Birmingham. RTLIGHT LAND RICE ———— Wrigley is cum look in any wi Said Melvin Ott to Jimmy Foxx. I like to drive 'em from the box.” T like to drive 'em from the lot Said Jimmy Foxx to Melvin Ott.” In regard to the new golf ball no one yet has improved on Steve O'Neil's sug- gestion to invent one that will squeak when it gets lost. A gorilla migiht beat either Max Schmeling or Paulino Uzcudun. but his manager or managers would still collect most of the cut. TT is supposed to be a good break to “be in clover,” but not when you have to play a long iron shot to a well trapped Winged Foot green. For this reason Nins Nobles, the club's manda- Tin, may be seen almost any morning ! putting on the big Nebuchadnezzar act. “The art of self-defense may be 100 yards in 10 seconds,” as Hughey Keogh once put it, but that isn't what the clients pay their money to look at. They can see faster at a modern track meet. But not much faster than they see in many mod- emn rings. One trouble with the Yankees has been that Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig can't keep some of the other clubs from making eight or nine ru; | “The head.” as Jim Barnes says. “is anchor to the swing." but the trouble is that too many golfers are always pulling up anchor before the boat set to travel. Some of the present heavv-weights might be able to beat Tommy Loughran if allowed to take a shotgun in the ring. (Cop: ht. 1929.) FOXX GETS LONE BINGLE AND SHEDS FOUR POINTS By the Associated Press With Babe Ruth still il and Paul ‘Waner and Frank O'Doul checked by rain. the big six operated with just half of its members yesterday. Jimmy Fo: | delivered the lone blow, a double. t | his average shed four points to .410. Hornsby dropped eight points to 331, | while Gehrig plunged seven to .319 and | fell to sixth place behind Ruth The standing: G AB 2 161 139 133 DA 138 160 134 1 'NEITZEY BIRD FIRST IN 600-MILE RACE Ed Neitzey's Precocious handily w the annual 00-mile race of the Was ington Racing Pigeon Club. flown from Attalla, Ala. The winner homed three hours and a half ahead of W. R. Pen- nington’s 218, runner-up. A total of 108 birds from 18 lofts competed Neitzey won the best average speed from 100 to 600 miles, the most valuable diploma of the year, and the best average return, having three of the six birds to be reported. 1In the past three weeks he has won three firsts, two seconds and two fifths. Order of finish, showing the average speed in yards per minute of the first return to each loft, follows A E Neltzey. W. R._Pennin Rud. Worch . Dixie Lofts % A E. Neitzey (2 birds) .. FIELDING IS BELITTLED. No one could tell you off-hand who is leading any league in flelding—club or individual. No one seems to care. It is taken for granted that hitting or ston. lpl!ch\ng will win anywhere, Kenflworth (midget). telephone Manager | Benson. tincoln 2743 after & pm | Seat Pleasant Firemen (unlimited), tele- | phone Lincoln 4184 gorinthisns Unsect), telephone Lincoln L} PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. Aiseions. 3: Los Angel Eortiand, 2, Onkland, 3° attle, 7. Sacramento, Hollyw 3 Francisco, & Kensington Firemen are after b; ball games for Saturday and Sunday on the Wheaton, Md., diamond. Call Char- ley Davidson at Kensinoton 8-M bee tween 6:30 and 7:30 Duske