Evening Star Newspaper, June 12, 1929, Page 25

[ s nens | @he Foening Slar WASHINGTON, D. C, Features and Classified | FE WEDNESDAY 3 JUNE 12, 1929. PAGE 25 Nationals-White Sox Series Starting Tomorrow to Be Battle for Sixth Place GRIFFMEN ARE TO TACKLE REVISED CHICAGO LINE-UP Shires, Watwood Have Pl for When Blackburne’s Battling Art Sough BY JOHN B. KELLER. OMORROW afternoon the White Sox of Chicago are to start here a four-game series tha Nationals. This morning L lace, were not so far back of Walter Johnson’s charges, and regard- | ess of the outcome of their games by the Nationals, will be at stake Stadium. When the Washington club played in Chicago last month the ‘White Sox were anything but impressive. prevent the Nationals from sweeping the three-game series by rally- ing in the last two innings of the final engagement for victory. Since that time Blackburne’s bunch has record for this Eastern trip being particularly poor. At the outset of the campaign- ing the Chisox were rated the weakest of the Western lot in the Barnard circuit, and there is no reason to believe they are not so now. The morale of the club was lowered greatly by lack of har- mony and discipline at the train- ing camp, and the outfit went into the championship season laying indifferent base ball. Ar"! he White Sox have not the best of material for a club. The line-up to be sent into action here by Manager Blackburne will not be the same that faced the Nationals in Chicago in May. This time Art Shires, the blatant battler, instead of Bud Clancy, will be at first base, and John Watowod, instead of Johnny Mos- til, now nursing an injury, will take care of the center fleld. Jack Kerr, a Hollywood product, at second base, the expensive Bill Cissell at shortstop and Capt. Willie Kamm at third will round out the infieN'. Flanking Watwood in the pasture will be Alex Metzler in left and Carl Reynolds in right. Vets on Mound Staff. Ted Lyons, Al Thomas, Grady Adkins and the veteran spitballer, Urban Faber, have been doing most of the hurling for the White Sox. All these are right-handers. Southpaws with the Blackburne bunch the Nationals may sce are Bob Wieland and Dannv Dugan. Wieland came up from the Moline club of the Mississipoi Velley League last Dugan also was acquired last being yanked from St. Louis Uni- George Connally still_does most licf hurling. Moe Berg, for- : Princeton shortstop, made into a backstop after getting into the pro game. dces most of th: Yhite £ox catehing. but Buck Crouse also gats into action often behind the bat. The return of Shires to first base makes the White Sox atizci stronger than it was with Clancy covering ths in the American League standing between the visitors and the aces Clancy, Mostil Cared| Bunch Was Met in May. t Washington Job. t will mean a battle for sixth place ena Blackburne's men, in seventh | today the sixth position, now held | in the impending set in Griffith } At that, they managed to not found the going so good, its initial sack, but there is no telling how long Art will stick in the game. He is a pugnacious character, apt to fight himself out of the pastiming any day. | It was Shires who kicked over the traces during the tralning season down in Texas, and after he had been made captain of the team, too. It was sald at the time that Art broke about every training rule laid down by Manager Blackburne, so he was not started at first when the season opened. This did not help Shires’ disposition any, and later the temperamental tosser got_into more trouty:. He engaged in combat with Manager Blackburne in the White Sox clubhouse in Chicago, greatly to Blackburne’s physical dis- comfiture. After finishing with the manager and offering to lick any one else who did not like what he had done, the blatant battler threatened to chuck the club secretary out of the office window if his pay was withheld. | He left for home, though, without dam- aging any of the business officials, and when his suspension ended returned to the White Sox, seemingly a much chas- tened individual. , Shires Soug-t Griff Job. Washington fans may not recall it, but Shires is the same player who, under the name of Lowe, tried to get a job as first baseman with the Na- tionals about four years ago. He re- ported to the club while it was in St. Louis and worked out with it several days. He had just come out of high school, and was little more than 18 years old. Bucky Harris, then man- ager of the Nationals, considered the job hunter too green to have around, and he was not signed. Shires, who is a native of Massach.- setts, but Texas reared, comes & base | ball family. An older brother, formerly | o Texas Leaguer, now manages a strong independent team. A younger brother player in the infield for Mexia in the Lone Star League last season, while two others, twins, now in high schoel, are about ready to break into the pro game. Griffs Pound Three Hurlers Checks Indians As Marberry OGER PECKINPAUGH was un- able to find a pitcher who could check the Nationals yesterday, and his Indians took a sound drubbing, 13 to 3. Peck tried the left-handed Walter Miller and the right-handers Mel Harder and George Grant in the box. This trio yielded 15 safeties and 7 passes, three of the passes being issued intentlonally, and | the home side had the game tucked away before the third inning ended. Fred Marberry did the slabbing for the Nationals in good style. spreading | the 11 hits he granted well over his| nine innings of ‘toil and walking no batter. The Tribe could not find its way to the plate until the sixth session, | but by that time Marberry and his | mates had the game well in hand. | Miller was the losing Indian hurler. | He got by the first frame in fine order, | but a run was made off him in the second when he failed to rally after faulty support had put him in trouble. In the third the Nationals got to him for five hits, and he passed a batter purposely. With only one out in the round, Miller turned the game over to Harder. The newcomer immediately issued another intentional pass to bring Marberry to bat with filled bases, and | Fred crossed the strategy registered in the inning. Six more hits off Harder netted the | Nationals four more markers in round ay six, and in the seventh they nicked |3 Grant for a brace of tallies—a triple by Myer, a sacrifice, three passes and an error accounting for the scoring. After that Johnson’s charges knocke off for the day. | Although he slipped and fell to one |3 knee just before getting under Averill's loft in the first inning yesterday, Flag- | g stead was charged with an error when he muffed the ball. It had landed squarely in his hands. Averill reach second base | Goslin again hurt his right hip when | he swung vigorously and fouled before | he drove over a run by singling to| right in the big third. pulled up quite lame at third base when doubled, and gave way to Barnes, who finished the day in left. Bill Dinneen did some high-speed umpiring in the Washington fourth After Flagstead had forced out Barnes the ump waved out Flaggy for a double play before the ball or the run- NO CONTEST HERE bt Vbt sommiait cosconacconena? 1 wl onooorccsenose® wl scororrocssssc™ n 1 inning. nin 23 5 ot ini o L] o2 > | e omsmsmmsnrararanalll | sountrononn ate. C. sdarberry, . Totals T, 2l cocarvossa-? oo &l soorrnunony! 0 0 x- Porter, 001 004 Myatt, Sleveland . Waghington Fonseca, onseca, Hayes to Judge Cronin to Judge. = Lft 7; ~ Washington, 10. Miller, 2; off by_singling | Hise: over the last two of the six t.l“esif' The error let|$ The Goose , Sw | cococonssss! ner was anywhere near first base. And from the press box if looked as though Flaggy beat the throw from Lind to Fonseca. Glenn M-ott got & workout behind the bat for the Indians, as Luke Sewell was derricked after playing three in- nings. Luke has not been hitting well | lately. | Dick Porter, the Baltimore product who c#t the Indians $45,000, has done well as a pinch batter in the series. He | singled in his only appearance in first game and doubled yesterday. T: ing Lind's place at bat Monday, how. ever, Porter fanred. George Grant's appearance on the hill yesterday was his first since May 6, when the Nationals socked him for 5,08 the 10 runs they got in thelr big fifth inhing in Cleveland that day. BATTING. H, 2b.3bHR.| 83 0 56 ] 54 a1 31 36 a1 18 > ol o 8.8B.RBIPct BaI2t EETTTICRRE e P s B o & E-B32REE2R3ESEES: B Bal cosoooeHoouEmmRaaSna BB cooomumtnSas rnoacttes! CoOHOrOrHEos0uN AEANARNIS! S P SO SOOI coosesescoroooomaNOMHIO~: SoosconosoRHoHoaOA MOt 0 PITCHING. Q Beall 55 Marberry. .. Braxton Jony Lis Brow: Hadley'. Burke Campbell 4 MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS By the Associated Press. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Minneapolis, 8; Toledo. St. Paul, 3-5; Columbus 25ET0abE ommunas-g 3. Kenss City, 3: Indianepoi Milwaukee, 5-7; Loulsville, INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Rochester. 3; Reading, 4. Toronto, & Baltimore, 14. SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. Chattanooga. 10; Atlanta, 0, Mobile. 5; Memphis, 8. Nashville. 13; Birmingham, 7. New Orleans, 4; Little Roc) THREE-I LEAG! Bloomington, Peoria, Springfeld, 11. Terre Haute, 12 Spr Evansville, 3; Quiney WESTERN LEAGUE. 8 Breveport, 5 NEW YORK-PENNSYLVANIA LEAGUE. Scrunton, 4 Y Portland, 4; Hollywood. 11. S Missions. 8 Los Angeles. resnsboro, &; Salisbury. I, High Point, 7; Henderson, 1. ek out—By Marberry. 3. ‘uifin?u. i 4% innines. s B TEXAS LEAGUE. Wichi Palls, 13; g Fort Worth, Saument racuse, 0: Wil!’ll!mlvflrg 9 (forfeited). Wilkesbarre, 6-13;" Harrisburg, 7-T. Seattle, 1 PIEDMONT LEAGUE. EASTERN LEAGUE. Antonlo, 8. aumont, ;’ Elmira, 4; Binghamton, & PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. San Prancisco. glnlwn-flllem. Durham. 0. i Pit L 4. HRCR Y MYER DEMONSTRATES THE PROPER TECH}VIQUE FOR HITTING THE DIRT victory over the Indians yesterday. While here the hot corner gu: "):fi counting p: s hoi ak- | A n Brooklyn Philady New ice’ ist to J: lunge into second plac in the making a doubl American League. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Wmhinrlnn, 13; Cleveland, 3. Ip] 14; CHi 3. ‘ork, 11; St. Lou Detroit, 5; Boston, 3. STANDING OF THE CLUBS. ardian is depicted skidding safcly over the eson, which followed a few seconds later. Bucs Eke Out Win Gver Robins , To Keep Slender Hold on Lead BY WILLIAM J. CHIPMAN, FTER developing a strange fa- cility for losing ball games to Brooklyn, the Pirates executed & smart about face at Forbes Field yesterday just in time to save themselves from the ferocious Rob- ins—and e. le play which would have ended the game in its own favor, but Dave Bancroft slipped off a wry toss to first base for the second half of the intended double killing and two Pirate runners scored, winning the game by 3 to 2. The Pirates remained half a game | behind the Cardinals in a game count. but retained first place on a percentage | marging through having -played fewer 8t. Chicas GAME . GAMES Cleve. &t Washington. Chicaso at at N, ¥, at Phila. 8t. " Louls. Chicago-Boston, BTANDING OF THE CLUBS. Philadelphia New York. (e st. Lous. =|* Detrolt. == Cleveland. Wash. . Louis at Boston. Cléveland at Phils Detrolt at New York National League. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Brookly: 10: " Philadelphia, 3. rain. 8t._Louf New_York 1p] 311113 10313/ 43— 11 &l 3/E121812 percentase (11 01 4| 8 31— 3117 1171131 6] 3] 31 4—I17] 4 *|team bunched its hits to advantage, 0 | Simmons. les, | engagements. The Cardinals stepped 2ll over the Phillies, as Hal Haid pitch- ed good ball. Frank Frisch aided Haid with a home run, & triple and two sin- gles as Frank O'Doul hit his twelfth homer for the Phils. Clise Dudley and Irvin Brame were matched against each ogher in the Pittsburg battle and collaborated to turn in one of the best games Forbes Fleld fans have seen this season. The Gilants regained their stride by defeating Cincinnati, 9 to 0, through the second shutout effort of big Fred Fitzsimmons in four days. The Hoosier strong man let down the Reds with three hits fn the opening game of the geries and came back yesterday with a seven-hit whitewash. The Glants earn- ed an even break in Cincinnati on the victory and ran their record in the West to eight games won and only three lost. The Clan McGraw now invades Pitts- burgh for what shapes up as the most important series of its trip. The Cubs-Braves game at Chicago yesterday was postponed because ul‘ rain. The Yankees took further steps to-| ward converting the American League race into a two-team struggle by win- ning their third straight from the Browns, 11 to 5, ;but the champlons gained nothing o the Athletics, who defeated the White Sox by 14 to 3, and retained a lead of seven games. The Yankees pounded four St. Louis pitch- ers for 17 hits, and needed a good share of .them. ~George Pipgras allowed the Browns 13 safeties, and won only be- cause of a certain strength by himself and his support in the pinches. Young Ed Walsh had another bad day at Philadelphia, and George Earn- shaw pitched fine ball over the entire route. - Simmons, Foxx and Dykes aided the Mackian cause with home runs. Although the Red Sox outhit the Tigers by 11 to 7 at the Fenway, the Western winning by § to 3. Owen Carrol had something of an edge over Danny Mac- Fayden and Jack Russell. BIG LEAGUE LEADERS By the Associated Press. National. Batting, O'Doul, Phillles, Douthit, Cards, 51; runs Hafey, Cards, 60; hits, Prisch, Cards, 76; doubles, FPrisch, Cards, 18; triples, Frisch, Cards, 8; homers, Klein, Phillies, | and Hafey, Cards, 15; stolen bases, | Cuyler, Cubs, 13; pitching, Grimes, Pirates, won 10, lost 0. American. Batting, Foxx, Athletics, .407; runs; Cie)m.l'l'er,A 50; runs ; doubls A d am WO& uy.vonmn_l;'flnn. n. ‘Yanks, 14; stolen bases, Mets- Al ), and | what developments will ‘arlse Above Buddy is shown sliding into third base on the triple {o left center with which he greeted Grant's initial delivery in round seven of the Nationals’ DOWN THE LINE WITH W. 0. McGEEHAN. A Minister of Sports. l of a minister of sports. T seems that the English take their sports quite as seriously as Americans, if not more so. The Athletic News, a publication devoted entirely to British sports, 1s demanding the appointment Cricket, which is the English national pastime, is in danger, and soccer foot ball, which is next in pop- ularity in England, is in a bad way. Mr. Harry Knowles, who seems to be one of the great authorities on cricket, sounds the keynote of the campaign to add the portfolio of sports to the British cabinet. He says: “We feel that the time has come when there should be a minister of sports to control sports generally. “It has become such a big item in everyday life and is part of our tradition and our very backbope. Not long ago such a ministry was proposed and the name of P. F. Warner was mentioned as a suitable person to hold the office. worth working for. “There are no tles—no sentiment— between games, as shown by the clash- R o sons, and al 2 mi neod not have compulsory pow e is need of such a controlling body $o the games cting views of games at large. “More and more industry and municipal building dre eating into our sports inclosures, and even the big clubs, with their exclusive com- mitments, do not know whose turn next it will be to be endungered by this continuous encroachment. “The ministry of sports, if only a tribunal, could hold the balance between our industrial needs and our physical work for the good | and sporting needs. Timé$ hite changed since the war, and we do “~t. know Sport 18 our heritage and needs such national protection as a ministry could provide.” The necessity for a secretary of sports in the United States was indi- cated some time ago by the New York State Boxing Commission when Messrs. Muldoon and Parley declared that there should be national action to save the caulifiower industry. But these zealous defenders of the manly art of modified murder saw only the dangers to which prisefighting was exposed because of the mercenary attitude of promoters and prize- fighters. Their plan indicated a secretary of prizefighting or a secretary of cauli- flowers. But that would be showing jovernmental favoritism to only one ranch of commercialized sport. It would not be falr to have a cabinet official in charge of only the caulifiower industry Wh!r'l.hthere“l; Alaol the lvnr; ness, or the national pastime of base ball. Of course, base ball has what amounts to a secretary of ivory in the person of Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis, than whom there is no one more assiduous and com- petent, but if we are to have a cabinet officer for any sport we should have a cabinet officer for all the sports. The caulifiower industry involves many millions; the ivory industry involves more millions. ‘Then there is golf, which involves more millions than either. With all this wealth represented, we simply should have a secretary of sports. 1so, it would seem that he should be appointed before the British beat us to it with a minister of sports. . The Magnates Approve. 'HERE are many points in the plea of Mr. Knowles for a minister of sports that would appeal to our pro- moters of Frorenluml sports. It is the purpose of this campaign “to secure the abolition of rates and taxes on all land kept or preserved mainly or ex- clusively for the purposes of cricket.” I am quite sure that a similar campaign in this country would have the whole-hearted support of Mr. Charles A. Stoneham, of the New York Giants and Col. Jacob Ru of the New York Yankees. ey would be delighted with the sug- gestion that the Polo Grounds and the Yankee Stadium be freed of all taxes and Government rates of any sort while they are maintained wholly or in part for purposes of base ball. 2 At the same time I am quite sure that Mr. Willlam F. Carey and the 600 By the Associated Press. HOME RUNS YESTERDAY. Simmons, Athletics, 1; Foxx, Ath- letics, 1; Dykes, Athletics, 1; O'Doul, Phillles, 1; Frisch, Cardinals, 1. AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS. Gehrig, Yankees . . 14 Simmons, Athletic: Toxx, Athletics . NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS. Hafey, Cardinals Klein, Phillies {hfetics, 63; hits, Gehringer, | Ot ants LEAGUE TOTALS. .mezm. smooth out | dustry. Such a scheme appeals to us as millionaires of Madison Square Garden would not object very strenuously if it were proposed that this Tem; to Fistiana be relieved of taxes e it is being used mainly or exclusively for the development of the caulifiower in- campaign, 3““ e} kl:i‘lgm n"lu& a Y some public-sp! citizens would start it. There is still another point made by Mr, Knowles that would appeal to the base ball magnates. One of the duties of the minister of sports would be “to advocate, and if possi- ble establish, the principle of a clear field for the playing of cricket free from the competition of other games.” It seems that the college foot ball season has been cutting into the elon- | gated base ball seasom, and is even detracting from the interest in the world series. It would be the duty of the secretary of sports to prevent occur- rences of this nature. The American secretary of sports would be quite as busy as the British minister of sports. THE SPORTLIGHT y GRANTLAND RICE { Half-Strides. ENOR PAOLINO announces that while his jaw is testing the punch in Schmeling’s right fist, he may decide at any moment to reverse the process in order to turn in a scientific report on the composition of Schmeling’s jaw. this from the viewpoint of scientific research. “Qualifiers for the open will have to play full brassies and spoons to well trapped greens,” says an exchange. Well, duffers have been doing that since golf began without drawing too much sympathy. It isn't a bad idea now and then to give the cranks a golf course that will teach them how the other “What do you mean” asks L. G. “when you write that balance is motion, :l:t'n set, fixed position?” Just about at. Walter Hagen likes a tough finish because he knows the other fellow is worrying about it more than he is. ‘Which is no bad d)h!lmophy on which to build a.competitive soul. Georges Carpentier ranks Tunney seventh among the fighters he fought. Gene should také this up with G. B. Shaw, who picked Carpentier to whip Dempsey. Schmeling and ‘Paulino meet on June 27, the date the United States open starts at Winged Foot. Neither will suffer as much punishment as the pro who misses a two-foot putt or blows an extra in one of those ‘Winged Foot caverns of sand.. ‘Will Dempsey come back? It depends largely on what he has left behind. After waiting 15 years to win another nnant, you can’t blame Connie Mack p?’l‘-ntthehurryhehubeeninupmthu “Is there any way tq keep a golfer from talking about his game?” asks H. L. D. e best known system is to get the jump and talk about yours. _ “If Horton Smith wins the United States open he can be made Governor of . Missouri,” says-a Midwestern ’ths:.nald h:ln'. to be « gavernor of any who was good enough to win the open? . It would be interes of the year because they are the only ! two heavyweights around who will really fight. Something seems to have happened to the cinch the Cubs were going to have with Hornsby to help in the National | League race. Besides, if we brought back the Davis Cup from France this Summer LTS OF TALLYING | INSARDLOT LOOPS Several of Clashes, Though, Are Decided by Margin hereabout yesterday. of a Single Rim. H A total of 25 runs was reg-| istered in_the game in which G. P. O. | drubbed Navy, 17 to 8, despite that | action was_called at the end of the | seventh, Homan, Gartland and A. Schneider led the winners’ attack, each | getting three bingles. | ‘Naval Hospital pounded 17 bingles to | EAVY scoring marked games | played in the week-day loops mental League in another seven-inning | game. The winners counted in every inning except the fifth. Rumboldt for | the victors gathered four safeties in as | many tries. A five-run stand in the eighth gave Express its 8—5 win over Post Office in the Terminal Y. M. C. A. evening loop. Devoe for Express and Povich for Post Office were leading hitters. ‘Washington Gas Light came from be- hind to conquer Thompson's Dairy, 8 to 7, in the Industrial League in the best match of the day. Much did much lusty clouting for the victors. Each team got 15 hits as Union Car- men took the measure of Railway Mail Service, 12 to 7, in the Terminal Y. M. C. A. morning loop. Veterans' Bureau rallied in the last inning in its game with G. P. O. in the Colored Departmental League, but the winners’ lead was sufficient to give them an 11-10 decision. These postponed games have been scheduled by the Government League to end its first half schedule: Today—Printers vs. Interstate. ‘Tomorrow—Interstate vs. G. P. O. a; . O. vs. Navy. Monday—Navy Yard vs. Interstate. Tuesday—Navy vs. Printers. Wednesday—Navy Yard vs. G. P. O. June 20—Interstate vs. G. P. O. As soon as these games are out of the way play in the second half series will begin. Managers of teams competing in the American Legion series of the Capital City League will meet tonight in room 2 of the District Building at 8 o'clock. The pilots will be formally informed that hereafter they will, in accordance with a ruling of the National Commis- sion, be allowed to use players from only one senfor high school. The new regulation, which will not apply to games _already played, likely will go into effect before games scheduled Sat- urday and Sunday are staged. M’TIGUE NOW PLANNING TO BE A FIGHT MANAGER MMNIW YO;!.K. June";z h("}.—lflkg e, former light-hea ht champion, who announced hlavy;':t’i‘re- ment at the age of 45 recently, has de- cided to take a fling at the managerial end of the boxing game. 2 He received a manager's license from the New York State Athletic Com- mission. KING TUT SIGNS FOR BOUT. MILWAUKEE, Wis.,, June 12 (#).— King Tut, Minneapolis lightweight, has been signed for a 10-round bout with Pinkey Kaufman of Hartford, Conn., June 20. Kaufman stopped Tut in Philadelphia several months ago. There may be something in nine-tenths live. And suffer. “Is driving, approaching or putting more important?” asks a reader. It depends largely on which one of them you are messing up that day. ‘The East now hasn't anything to worry over from the Far West except the California crew. MULLEN TO BECOME FIGHT MATCHMAKER By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, June 12.—Jim Mullen, whose long career as a boxing promoter recently was halted by difficulty with the Department of Internal Revenue, is to_make & new start. Mullen is to become matchmaker for outdoor shows at Mills Stadium, with Jack Art as promoter. Art has signed @ lease for the use of Mills Stadium du;‘lnfi the Summer. A i ullen was suspende: the State Athletic Commission after ge had been forced to cancel a bout between Sammy Mandell and Louis “Kid” Kaplan, when Tevenue agents took charge of the ticket sales in an effort to collect $44,000 said to be due the Government for back taxes on shows. Fights Last Night | By the Assoctated Press. CINCINNATI—Freds Miller, Cin- cinnati, outpointed Eddle O'Dowd, Co- lumbus (10). . —Billy Wallace, Cleve- land, outpointed Eddie Anderson, Wy- oming (10). t MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich—Mickey | Goldberg, Detroit, stopped Johnny Hamm, New York (7). 1 NEW YORK.—Jack Berg, England, and Stanislaus Loayza, Chile, drew (10). | AL iy International. H it would all cluttered up with the odor of champagne, and t would never o Orioles, 14; Toronto, 6. treal, 4-8; Newark, 1 : Jersey City, 1. swamp Treasury, 14 to 2, in the Depart- | d Rain kept Babe Ruth still YANKEES HAVE J0B OF STOPPING MACKS No Other Club Is Up to Task. Hugmen Going Strong Without Ruth. F the Yankees keep up their present pace, Babe Ruth can take his time about getting back into the batting order. Eight victories in ten games played is doing pretty well. The only thing which deeply annoys the New York team at present is that the Athletics refuse to listen to reason. Philadelphia is supposed to be due for a slump, but it is a long time coming. What difference does it make how fast you run if the fellow ahead Of you has a big start and runs just as fast as you That's the way the Yankees feel about the Mackmen. Is Up to Yankess. It becomes increasingly apparent that if the Yankees want the Athletics stop- ped, Huggins and his men will have to do the job themselves. Their Saturday game of June 22 and the Sunday game of June 23 with the Athletics at the Yankee Stadium in New York promise to be well attended. The Athletics certainly are going at a dizzy clip. A 77561 winning percentage is past all reason. The highest winning percentage since the National League was organized in 1876 was the' .798 made by the Chicago Nationals in 1880, ‘The American League record is .714, made by the Yankees in 1927. In 1908, Detroit won the American League flag with a percentage of .588. Im 1926, St. Louis won the National ls.efilgue banner with a percentage of | Have Taken Six Flags. ‘The Philadelphia Athletics have won six pennants. They won them in the foliowing years with the f¢ owing per- centages: 1902, .610; 1905, .621; 1910, .669; 1913, .627; 1914, .651 So it may be seen that the best win- ning percentage of all those fine teams was .680, made by a club, which had on it Davis, Collins, Barry, Baker, Hartsel, Lord, Strunk, Murphy, Thomas, Lapp, Bender, Coombs and Plank. I doubt whether the present Mack- men are any stronger, or the opposition any weaker. The Yankees won 101 games last year and lost 53, for a per- centage of .656. Such a percentage of victory should win the American League flag this season. Either the Athletics will go a bit slower as the season progresses, or else Connie Mack has put together the best outfit he has ever led—a record-breaking, fence-busting, heart-cracking team. ST. MARY’S CELTICS WILL PLAY BUSMEN ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12.—Man- ager Charles Carbett has listed his St. Mary's Celfies for a game with the Alexandria, Barcroft and Washington Rapid Transit Co. tossers here Sunday at 3 o'clock in Baggett’s Park. The locals were scheduled to oppose the newly organized Georgetown-Seat Pleasant A. C. of Washington, but the lntbee; asked that the game be post- poned. The busmen, who played their first season together as an Alexandria team but now hold forth in Arlington County, boast three members of the original combination who are favorites with local fans. They are Tommy Connors, third base; Ernest Hiser, shortstop, and Charley Sheffle, catcher. Virginia A. C. has canceled its game today with the Alexandria Police De- partment. The police team has com- pleted arrangements for a home-and- home series with the Richmond, Va., police. Thre first game will be played here on July 20 and the second at Richmond on August 9. Potomac Yard Revision Bureau will oppose the Capital Traction Co. tomor- row at 10:30 o'clock on the Union Sta- tion Plaza, in Washington. Manager Leslie Deavers is seeking to arrange games with senior and unlimited teams, and may be phoned at Alexandria 516, b;;rr;:h 37, between 4 p.m. and mid- night. Del Ray A. C. will play the Army Headquarters of Washlngmi'l here Sun"- day at 3 o'clock. on Edward Duncan Field. Coach “Jeff” Williams has calied practice for tomorrow and Sat- urday afternoons at 5 o'clock on Dun- can Field in preparation for the game. Williamhs has lost two of his star ‘t‘Wh'lers for indefinite periods, with . };:o“l;uckss"' %lrud}:r and Carroll Rush . Struder has a mas while Rush is 111, e , .680; 1911, perat Bennett, second baseman, has appointed captain of the Columbia Engine Co. base ball team. ENGLE IS CONFIDENT CRACKERS WILL CLIMB ATLANTA, Ga., June 12 (#).—Wilbu; Good will be retained as manager of the Atlanta Club of the Southern As- soication “when taken over by Clark | GriMth, president of the Washington American League Club, according to Joe Engle, who will become president of the local team. Engle also announced that several new players would join the club in time to appear in the line-up Saturday, the first day under Washington ownership. Formal transfer from R. J. Spiller, present owner, to Clark Grifith wil e peeard Wil “I regare ur as a good manager,” Engle said, “and I think %e has no‘t‘lemd & fair trial. With players we expect to Mmfnh"e' I believe the Crackers will begin to climb and before the sea- son ‘ends we expect to be fighting for the pennant. FOXX CLOUTS TO SEND HIS AVERAGE ABOVE .400 By the Associated Press. Four varied battin, rformances were produced by the !c-'ur g:x six menf- bers who saw action yesterday, with Jimmy Foxx again showing the way. Foxx climbed back up from a .399 mark to 407 by cracking out a homer, a dou- ble and a single in four times at bat. Paul Waner registered another gain by hitting twice in four attempts, rising to .346. Frank O'Doul got one hit, but lost ground, while Lou Gehrig slipped below the .300 mark by going hitless for the second successive day. ers Hornsby idle, while out of the line-up. Reading, 4; Rochester, 3. Pet. 407 387 Ty § §