Evening Star Newspaper, June 14, 1929, Page 45

@he Poening Star WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY JUNE 14, 1929. Classified Ads PAGE 45 Washington Club, Failing to Get Atlanta, Will Seek No Other Minor Holding NO DEVELOPMENT PLANT FOR NATIONALS IN SIGHT “Don’t Know Where to Look for One,” Says Griffith, Disappointed When Deal for Crackers Can Not Be Made—May Stick to Birmingham. BY JOHN B. KELLER. TS effort to procure the Atlan Southern Association rule con that circuit to any other club ington club will not scek elsewhere a minor league holding at present, says Clark Griffith, presid “Our inability to complete this deal is very disappointing to me,” | Griffith states, “for I had expected the Atlanta club to provide an ideal ‘farm’ for the Nationals, and the deal to prove a good business venture for the Washington club as well. franchise, and we are not ready to look for on€ in another league. | In fact, we don't know where to look for one.” Griffith did not learn until late yesterday afternoon that the Washington interests could not a had expected to take over at 6 o’cl He was informed through long- distance telephone from the Georgia capital by Edward B. Eynon, jr., secretary of the Wash- ington club, that the deal was off. Eynon and Joe Engel, scout of the Nationals, who was to have become president of the Crackers, had been in Atlanta since Tues- day endeavoring to close the deal, | g negotiations for which had been carried to such an extent last week by Griffith and other repre- sentatives of the Washington club that both organizations an- nounced the transfer of the fran- chise and all physical properties. +The hitch came yesterdey, when, upon _investigation, it was discovered the Southern Association has a ruling that no club in organized base ball will be permitted to purchase a franchise in that league without the act being ap- roved by a three-fourths vote of the jeague directorate. President John Martin of the Southern Association informed Secretary Eynon he was posi- tive the directorate would not anprove of big league ownership of any club in the circuit. Knew Nothing of Rule. Grifith says Rell Spiller, Atlanta ¢lub owner, did not let the Washington club representatives know of this rule when negotiations for the transfer were conducted last wesk. “If he had. any ' circumstances, considered taking over.the Atlanta franchise,” the Wash- ington president declares. Now ths Washington club is to abandon its “farm” ownership idea for the present, although it is likely to cast about for some minor league hold- ing before next season rolls around. In ths meantime the Nationals probably willy epitinue their “farming” agree- megjt with the Birmingham club of the Southern Association, although Presi- dent Griffith makes no positive state- ment to this effect. The Washington- Biginlhlm accord has been helpful to both clubs, howeyer, for several years, and with ng owned minor club the Na- tionals might not fare so well outside of Birmingham. '?lk;“lbrupt’ termination of the nego- tiad for the transfer of the Atlanta franchise leaves the Washington club in the lurch in a deal effected only Wednesday with the St. Paul club of the American Association and the Crackers. When Griffith returned Arch Campbell, pitcher, drafted from St. Paul last Fall, to this club Wednesday it was| with the understanding that the Saints were to turn over to Atlanta Joe Giard, a left-handed hurler. To get Glard' for Atlanta Griffith sold Camp- bell back to the Saints at less than the draft price. | , the | b ‘Washington club would not have, under | 32 ta club as a “farm” blocked by a cerning the sale of a franchise in in organized base ball, the Wash- ent of the local organization. But we can't get the cquire the Atlanta franchise they lock this evening. SLIPPED FROM SLAB Bl 3 2 Samanuanoad El omonnummon: mosanowD b, 31 5| sscoomnsonuunosssa® Bl onsaunsone? £ 5 Spencer, Barnes, If, cf Cronin, ss. Judge,” 1b. Hayes. 2b. Ru coso5300ssEmonn, e Brown, Flagstead. *Tate .. 1Stevart 1Goslin Paldattost o b ] Sonihn ity [ Sor505005moroomunT Bluege Totals W *Batted fgr Ru ninth inning. igindr s B bl §Bated for Liska In tenth inning. Chical .. 200303001311 thl.:nnn 30000100408 Runs _batted in—Hoffm: Watwood. =l sss009005000r000aM ol 0200000000 ton, 6. ton. 2; _of Straick out—By Pal Lisks, 2. Hits—Of Faber. off Lyons. 1 in 1% innings: : off Brown, 1 inning. ssers Nallin and e—3 hours and 10 .nin- Crackers, something Griffith had as- sured Atlanta fans he would endeavor to do. It seems that under base ball law the Nationals have lost Campbell altogether, as the Saints had nothing whatever to do with the interest the Washington club held in Atlanta at the time the deal was made, and that they have no claim at present on the services of Giard. This is something for Judge Landis to settle, as Griffith reasons the Crackers now are not entitled to Giard, and he will ask that the pitcher be turned over to Washington. Griffith also is to seek the return of the $5,000 given Spiller last week as a | binder when the Washington club agreed to take over the Atlanta prop- erty. As Spiller is unable to transfer 1o the Jocal organization what it had agreed to purchase, the Washington president holds his club should be reim- bursed. And this is not something for ! This was done, of course, to help the - Judge Landis to settle. ¢ Chisox Slam Liska in Tenth and Griffs’ Rally Is Wasted | HERE'S plenty of fight in the ~ Washington _club _nowadays— plenty except in its pitching stafl. ‘Time after time recently the Nationals have clubbed their way to leads or to ties, only to have hopes of victory blasted by pitchers who seem able to do mothing more than throw the ball against enemy bats when their control happens to be good enough | to get it anywhere near the plate. Again yesterday a spirited rally by the Nationals brought no success. They stepped out in the ninth inning and Jambasted the veteran Red Faber so fiercely that Ted Lyons had to be rushed to his relief. Before Lyons could quell the uprising four runs were regis- tered and the game deadlocked at 8-all. Then Adolph Licka was sent in to pitch the tenth against the White Sox, and before he could retire a batter enough alien markers were chalked on the board to give the White Sox an 11~ t0-3 win, A pass to Kamm, Cissell's double, Kerr's triple and Berg's two-bagger did the trick. Then, after walking Lyons, Liska tightened, and the next three bat- ters were retired. But Liska had been 100 long getting into pitching trim. Nor were the Nationals blessed with good hurling in the earlier innings. Garland Braxton, who toiled through o the first six framcs, was slapped around for a brace of tallies in the first round, and in the fourth and sixth had noth- ing with which to baffle the Chisox. When Brown took up the mound bur- den in the scventh the visitors were Jeading, 7 to 4, and his wild ways helped them to a marker in the ninth. After cluster three hits for three Tuns in the first inning, the Nationals were helpless before Faber until the sixth, when & pair of doubles produced another run. Then they were quiel again until the ninth, In that inning Johnson called into action his reserve, and the game was deadlocked quickly. Hayes singled, and so did Tate, bat- ting for Ruel. After Flagsiead grabbed Brown's bat snd hoisted out, Stewart may not_get into the series here. ~Hof- man took care of the right garden yes- terday, although he has & sore elbow. Kerr, Chisox second sacker, certainly was a help to his club in the series opener here. He drove,across 5 of the visitors’ 11 runs and scored 2 himself. | He contributed to the attack a triple, | double and sacrifice, the. last for a | squeeze play, scoring Kamm in the fourth inning. Afield Kerr made fcur | put-outs and six assists. Braxton elected to try for Kerr at third base and missed when he had a |much easier play on the batter after | picking up Berg's grounder in the sixth. | Had Berg been retired, two would have |been out, with the notoriously weak- | hitting Faver at bat. As it was, the way to a run was paved by the play, for | Kerr scored while Berg, who endeavored | to steal second, was being run down. Jim Weaver, big pitcher, turned back bv Birmingham for the second time, has been sent to New Haven of the Eastern League, President Griffith an- nounced yesterday. |PHOENIX CLUB ENGAGED |FOR TWO WEEK END TILTS Phoenix A. C. has booked a game ! for tomorrow and another Sunday for | the home diamond. Tomorrow 1t will | | engage State Department and Sunday | Hume Spring, Va., nine. | L. c. Risler is booking games for Phoenix with unlimited class teams at | 240 Tenth street southeast. BATTING. 2. i, 2630 > i Riee... % THERE WAS ACTION APLENTY ON THE PATHS YESTERDAY Kerr, down on an attempted double steal. After Johnny Kerr doubled to score Kamm and Cissell in round 6, Berg bounced to Braxton, whose throw to Myer at the shown above. The latter subsequently taillied as Berg was being run i | | corner_was too late to get GOBB SAYS VANKS “SUCCESS-WEARY" Sees Macks as Flag Winners Because of “Old Power Plus New Spirit.” 1 PHILAD!.LPH:A. June * 14 —Suc- kees are suffering, if it may be| Yanks the pennant this year, accord- sald, “will carry the Athletics to the nant for several reasons. They are a ferent spirit now; they know they're when you've gone and won three years ability, too. The pitching doesn't stay | will lick the Yankees.” Washington, #: Chicago, 11 (10 innings). By the Associated Press. cess-weary, in'the opinion of Ty Cobb, is the hyphenated trouble from which the New York Yan- presumed that they are suffering. Anyway, whether they are ailing or not, “success-weariness” will cost the ing to the veteran star, who visited here | on his way o Europe. “The old power, plus new spirit,” he | championship, an ambition that Con- nie Mack has sought to attain since 914, “The Athletics should win the pen- young team who until this season did not know their power. They had it, but wouldn't belleye it. They have a dif- good and that is all that was needed. “The Yankees? They won't repeat. They are success-weary Tow. You know in a Tow there lsn't any kick lett. You begin to deteriorate more in spirit, than in ability. You can go back in playing up as it did; the hitting falls off. Its something you can't stop. It's just a matter of becoming success-weary that American League. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Philedelphia. 10; Cleveland, 3. New York, 8: Detroit, 5. Boston, 4; St. Louls, 1. STANDING OF THE CLU! 441251261500 | 2/ 2(18301.375 | 91351352 GAMES TODAY. Chicago at Yash. Si. Louis a* Eoston. St. Louls at Bosion. Cleveland at Phila.” Clevela: Phila Detrolt at Few Yoik. Detroit at New York. GAMES TOMORROW. Chicago st Wash. National League. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Pittsburgh, 11: New York, 17 Brookyn, 2: Cincirnati, I. Philadeiphia, 0; Chicago, 0 (called Afth, A | shortened geme, getting a hit aplece in | | two trips to the' plate. Lou Gehrig slip- | DEAL WILL STAND, DECLARES SPILLER | To Go to Court, if Necessary, | to Make Griffith Buy Atlanta Club. By the Associated Press. TLANTA, Ga., June 14.—Owner- | ship of the Atlanta club of the Southern Association was in doubt today after Clark Grif- fith's announcement in Wash- | ington that his plans for purchase of the franchise has boen called off. The president of the Washington American League club said he had learned only yesterday that a vote of | threc-fourths of the Southern Azsocia- tion directors was necessary for a transfer of & club franchise and that R. J. Spiller “had sold something he could not deliver.” Griffith said he had learned no such | vote had been taken by the association directors and that he would not be wel- come in the Southern circuit. Rell J. Spiller, who received a $5,000 | binder from Griffith, said so far as he was concerned the deal was a deal. “He will buy my club,” Spiller said. “I will deliver it at 6 p.m. today, as was agreed on. If there is no one there to receive it, I will deliver it anyhow, | and it there is any hitch I will carry | the matter to the courts. My attorney | has already informed me that the con- | tract is air-tight and that Griffith will | have to go through with it.” | President John D. Martin of the | Soushern Association in Memphis said | he had advised a representative of | Grifiith by telephone of the rule re- | quiring a three-fourths vote, but said | the matter was “strictly up to the direc- | tors.” Meanwhile, Joe Engle, former Wash- ington scout, who was named president of the Atlanta club by Griffith ast week, sald he would remain here pending orders from the Washington owner. WANER SLIPS AS OTHER BIG SIX HITTERS GAIN| By the Associated Press. Except for Paul Waner, the big six members pulled through the vicissitudes of yesterday'’s games in fine style. Waner failed to obtain a hit in five at- tempts against the Glants and regis- tered the big loss of the day, going back from .353 to .344. Jimmy Foxx increased his lead by | two. points with a pair of hits, reaching a mark of .415. Frank O'Doul and Rogers Hornsby each pulled out small gains from their | ped a trifle with one out of four. The standing: . Pet 76 415 383 343 ertd 321 302 Foxx, O'Doul Wa Athletics Phillies er, Pirai Ruth, Gehile, HOME RUN STANDING I Kkees Yankee: 'Action Taken Because Rule, | Fisher Hall, Wisconsin avenue and N | first’ inning and always was well ahead | in gaining its 8-to-4 victory over Vet- | erans’ Bureau in the Colored Depart- | 3 Art Shires, bad boy of the White Sox, being flagzed at the midway on Ruel's toss to Hays when he attempted to pilfer in the inning. ALL LEGION GAMES WLL BE REPLAYED as to School Players Was Nct Observed. T has been decided to replay all rames in the American Legion ceries of the Capital City Base ©all League. The national rule that no team shall use players from more than one high school had een _enforced and Dan Sowers, al director of the junior series, sup-sted that the teams comply with the 1ules and start a ncw series. Sun- ds hedule will be played as listed for the Victory-Walcott Post hich has been canceled, The ts, however, will have no bearing on fie championship race. Players made ineligible will be re- leased by tomorow night. Managers must sign players for the new series before next Tuesday, when contracts must be in the hands of the league secretary, R. J. Atkinson, at the Post sports department. George Washington, Spengler and Lincoln Post teams are the teams which vill lose the most players, To organize a Capital City League | peewee cigss bas> ball league team | representatives are to meet tonight in | no natio street at 7 o'clock. Simon socked the ball with a will as his team, G. P. O. downod Interstate, | 10 to 1, in th: Government League. Potomac Yards piled up 14 hits in| drubbing Union Carmen, 18 to 6, in the Terminal Railroad Y. M. C. A. morning loop. Kendall nine hit the ball hard while | their pitchers were holding the opposi- tion helpless as the former downed Metropolitan, 18 to 0, in the B. Y. P. U. League. Washington Gas Light gained an carly lead and held it to score over Western Electric, 8 to 2, in the Indus- trial League. | Southeérn Raflway came from behind | 'R to defeat Post Office, 7 to 4, in the ;rermmnl Railroad Y. M. C. A. evening l0op. Two runs in the ninth enabled West Washington Baptist to squeeze out a 5-to-4 win over Mount Vernon in the Georgetown Church League. G. P. O. counted four runs in the | mental League. NINES ARE PRIMING FOR SUNDAY GAMES i Independent sandlot base ball nines | are getting in final licks for a busy | Saturday and Sunday. Mount Rainier booked a game with Isherwoods Sunday on the Mount Rainier field at 3 o'clock. The man- ager of the Hess nine is asked to call George Bakersmith of the Mount Rainler team at Hyattsville 1548. Griffith, Dove or Farley will pitch for Virginia White Sox against Monroes | Sunday at Bafleys Cross Roads, Va., at | 3 o'clock. Manager Harrison plans to | present a strongthened Sox team. | he manager of the Goldenberg team | is ‘asked to_call the maneger of the Kensington Firemen at Kensington 8-M | tonight at 7 o'clock, Saks Co. has booked a game with the Bond Cloth'ers for Sunday on the East Ellipse at 1 p.m. Park View A. C. will face Indian Head | in the Maryland town Sunday at 3| | o'clon Lively Players and BY ALAN J. GOULD. Associated Press Sports Eaitor. EW YORK, June 14 (A .— Base ball magnates see no reason to view the home run epidemic or its cause, the lively ball, with alarm. Quite the contrary, in fact, they are quite willing to admit the ball is lively, per- haps a little liveller than in 1928; furthermore, that the customers as well as the players like it. In substance, this is the word brought back by John Arnold Heydler, the National League's chief executive, after a trip through the western pary of the circuit that included a session of the club owners in Cincinnati; Due to Stand Pat. After exhaustive analysis of the whole “lively ball situation,” the National League club owners, Heydler sald, have concluded that nothing needs to be done about it, whatever. They find ready explanations for the big increase in home runs in the rise of a group of new sluggers. Essential- ly they consider the ball no different from that of last year but if it is at all liveller it is due to a slight change in the cover by which, through a new process, the surface is roughened by the manufacturer. “For the past few years, our practice in the National League has been' to have the umgll‘e take the shine off the ball by rubbing it in moist earth,” sald Mr. Heydler. “The purpose of i this was to speed up the games and save the time lost by players tossing around and rubbing a new ball to take off its slippery newness. “Now the manufacturers do that for us. They have a process that takes off the shine and makes the surface of a new ball easier to grip. “This gives the batters ‘white balls’ to hit at nearly all the time, Ajso the handicap of long trips for A less odds. But this early belief has been of the last few years. Britain and have wen most of the eight years. Hagen and Bobby Jones alone The Stanford trick team has traveled more than 3,000 miles to win the last three intercollegiate games at Cam- bridge or Franklin Field The Pacific Coast universities have won eight of the'last nine track and field events held in the East. French tennis players came over her: and took away the Davis Cup, and two Sandlot Almanac RESULTS. League. Georgetown _Church — West Washington Baptist, 5; Mount Vernon, 4. Terminal ¥. M. C._A.' (evening loop)— Southern Railivay. 7; Post Office, 4. nd Gas ' Light, 8; ndustrial — Washington Western_Electric, 2 rminal Y. M. C. A. (morning loop)— Potomue _Yards, 18; Union Carmen, 6. B. Y. P. U—Kendall, 18; Metropol . ©. 10; Inters olored)—G. P. O., Independent. Isherwood, A. C., 6; Army Medical School, 5. GAMES TODAY. League. Terminal ¥. M. C. A. Express vs. Pullman. Indugtrie] — Thompson's Dairy Big Print Shop. “Termmmi Y. M. C. A. (morning_loop)— Railway Mail’ Servicé vi. Capital Traction o. Government—G. P. O. vs. Navy Yard. GAMES SCHEDULED. Independent. TOMORROW. gers vs. Fort George Meade, Md.. 3 o'clock. s, Indian Head ad. Md.. 3 o'clock. Aita Vista, Alta’ Vista, Md.. 3 o'clnek Avenue Valet 8hop vs. Chevy Chase Grays, Connectient averue and McKinley streel d: d. 3 o'clock. . vs. Alexandria Police. ock. ts v Lanham, Md., A. C., Lanham. 3 o'clock. Butter Krust vs. Dixie Ples. Rockville ( miteds) vs. Kensington Pire- men. Rockville, Md., 3:30 o'clock. Berwyn A. C. va. National Press Building Cardinals, Berwyn, Md., 3 o'clock. SUNDAY. ©. vs. Mount Rainier, Mount o'clock. GVirginis white Sox, Batleys a.. 3 o'clock. sters Georgetown A. C., Friend- Field, 3 o'clock. tionai Circles vs. Indian Head, Waldorf, 2 o'clock. < St. Mary's Celtics, n. Va.. Ballston. Leonard- (evening loop)— va. Takoma T} vs. Tsherwood A, Rainier, Md.. 3 Monroes v o Va.. 3 o'clo Bond Bread town. Md.. 3 o'c] double. Unjon Pla d P Leonardtown, Yos ve. Washinston Biack ader. Unjon Park. 2 o'cloc erers vs. Maryland Park A. C.. 3 o'clock alti- 2 5t a) cloel s vs. Wyman A. C. (Bi le Park, double-header, Tock. Silver Spring_Glants, ader. 2 o'clock. vs. Damascus, Roek- .3 o ‘Takoma 'Tigers vs. Bilyer Spring. dauble-he Rockville_(uniimited) ville. Md.. 3 o'elock. Seat Pieasant Firemen vs. Union Printers, Seat Pleasant. Md.. 3 o'clock. Baks Co. vs. Bond Clothiers, East Ellipse, 1 o'clock ck. vs." Johnny A. C. and Lib- A ble-header, Berwyn, Md.. 1 X' View A, C. vs, Indian Head, Indian Head, Md., 3 o'clock. GAMES WANTED. Tomorrow. Joe Cronins (Peewee), Garillia. Columbia 7353-J between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday. 2 _Valet Shop (unlimited), Mike Avenug Preschi, Pranklin 8511 Cherrydale Clarendon 546 n’A. C. . C., doul Ball Suits Magnates, THE SPORTLIGHT By GRANTLAND RICE FEW years ago there was a great hullabaloo about the big vantage of tackling a new and different climate. The invader was supposed to be up against almost hope- While following an international golf match with Lord Northcliffe a few years ago he remarked that the invading team or player was under such a large disadvantage that he doubted the desirability of holding such contests. United States golfers have gone to Great i (their way into the semi-final round of Cash Customers ball is drier and may carry farther when_hit squarely, by comparison with one that has been moistened or other- wise partially deadened. “The combination of this and the fact that many players are taking a bigger ‘cut’ at the ball probably accounts for the increase in home runs. This is es- pecially true of the Phillies, where play- ers like Klein, O'Doul, Hurst, Whitney and ofhers of that club are all taking a full swing. Why, I see players nowa- days swinging with the count 2 and 0 and even 3 and 0. Imagine one of the old-timers doing that! “By contrast, what I saw of the Chi- cago Cubs indicated they are not try- ing to break any home-run records. Hack Wilson was the only player I noticed taking a full swing consistently. So you can see it averages up. Our figures show that the most marked in- crease in home runs has occurred at the Polo Grounds and at Baker Bowl, ithe Phillies’ park. Both have good tar- gets for the long hitters. Enjoy Heavy Hitting. “I think the fans nowadays enjoy the heavy hitting and that they would pre- fer an .exciting, free-slugging game to a close pitchers' battle. We still have lots of good pitching. Our figures show that less than 25 per cent of the re- sults go into double figures. But the so-called lively ball gives the hard- hitting club more of a chance against :he team with superior pitching and de- ense.” Mr. .Heydler's figures, incidentally, throw a little light on why the Yankees are so far behind the Athletics in the American League race. Last year, when the Yanks were far out in front them- selves, they had amassed 47 home runs up to June 5. On the same date this season their total was only 15 circuit blows and their standing in the race correspondingly lower. the invading team and the disad- completely wrecked by the events British opens for the last seven or have accounted for six. Pacific Coast foot ball teams came East last Fall to crush the Army and New York University. ‘The California crew won all the way from the Pacific Ocean to Eu- rope, picking up 11 consecutive vic- tories, and most of them were from 3,500 to 7,000 miles away from home water. . The Notre Oame foot ball team plays most of its games away from home, | ranging from one ocean to another, and Notre Dame's wi percentage is close to .900. Which is fair enough for a long stretch. ‘When you figure out the details, the invader in the last few years seems to have had all the better of the argu- ment. At least his average is high enough to show that it doesn't make a lot of difference where the game is played. | Michigan and Stanford. Pielding H. Yoct has always main- tained that trips -and climate changes made no great difference. In 1901 he took his all-star Michigan team to the Coast to play Stanford. Michigan trained in the snow and left in a snowstorm. The game was played a few days later-with the temperature around 90. Michigan won, 49 to 0, using only 11 men, while Stanford had to call on most of her substitutes. Those were the days of Heston, Neil Snow, Weekes, Sweeley, Greg- ory, Hernstein, Redden, Hammand and other stars who helped to make Michigan one of the great all-time teams. ¥ Alabama and_ Georgia Tech have traveled to the Pacific Coast for three | years without losing a game. Two European fighters have clubbed | the heavy-weight champlonship, having | displaced most of the home talent that happened to stroll in the way. A good team or a real champion doesn’t have to bother a lot about a long trip or about strange condftions. This made a good alibi once, but it doesn’t work any more. The crew favored at Poughkeepsie to- day for one of the greatest of all rowing championships is California, and the Pacific Coast is a long way from the Hudson. And ‘Horton Smith was a long way from Joplin or Springfield, Mo., when he romped around St. Cloud, outside of Paris, In a pair of 66’s. There are many times when the advantage is with the | home defender, but the point is that it is not always a heavy advantage or a killing one. Half-Strides. An alibi is always the other fellow's excuse, not your own sound reason for failure. One trouble is that few golfers know | enough rules to know the ones they are | breaking. | We have had Gorilla Jones. the Brown Panther, the Lion of the Pyr- enees. Not to mention the large number of boa constrictors and pythons who have exchanged inter- locking grips. The point as to whéther a university | should be penalized for the operations | of the old grads is a tough one. It is rough on the undergraduates who have nothing to do with the subsidizing. But what about the undergraduates of other universities who have to meet the old grac_' hired men? {to win by 11 to 8. MAGKS AND BUES HOLD STIF PACE Pittsburgh Gains on All Its Foes, While A’s Offset Yankees’ Victory. BY WILLIAM J. CHIPMAN. Associated Press Sports Writer. HE twin dash of the Pirates and the Athietics continued yester- day to the accompaniment of in- creasing consternation on the part of contenders, real and sus- pected. The Buccaneers turned back the Giants, 11 to 7, for the second suc~ cessive afternoon, gaining over every first division rival, but the Macks had to content themselves with holding fast to their eight-game lead. The A's trimmed the Indians by 10 to 3, but the g::nkseu kept pace by downing Detroit, 0 3. ‘The Pittsburgh game saw the ear! demise of both Jess Petty and Bill ‘Walker, who crumpled in succession in the second when ecach side scored five times. Melvin Ott's thir{eenth home run with two on base itled Petty's case in the Gignt half, and McGraw removed Walker on suspicion in the home section with ons run in and the bases filled. Hemsley greeted Carl Mays with a triple and the Pirates were back in the game after having spotted the Giants a margin of six runs. Lioyd Waner Rocks One. John McGraw tempted fate by shov- ing Joe Genewich to the fore, and as usual Joe was marvelous until he gained a lead of one run. Lloyd Waner re- gained this advantage for the Pirates by means of a triple with two on in the sixth. Earl Sheely put on the finishing touches in the seventh by tapping out a home run with one on base after the Bucs already had scored one marker, Carmen Hill and Steve Swetonic fin- ished in fine style for Mr. Bush. The Cubs were unable to reach a de- cision in their five-inning game against the Phillles. The score was 0 to 0 when rain fell. The Cardinal-Brave game at i St. Louis was postponed altogether be- cause of rain. The old dazzler, Arthur C. Vance, made his first start since May 16, and the Reds would have been just as well pleased if he had postponed it a few more days. The Brookiyn star fanned only one, but he gave Cincinnati just five hits and the Robins won by 2 to 1. The one run off Vance was unearned. ‘The Athletics carried their winning streak over into the Cleveland seriés with the stest eal extending the spurt to four games, Jimmy Zinn and Johm Miljus vere pounded for 15 hits, inciuding_homers by Haas and Dykes, as Eddie Rommel presented the novelty of not only finishing but starting a game. The Tndians got 11 safeties, but seemed unable to bunch them. Wells Is Wild. Eddie Wells, the southpaw from | Borneo, cpened the Detroup:erlel for | the Yanks by issuing five passes, but at the same time limited the slugging Bengals to seven hits. The Yanks themselves rapped Earl Whitehill and Lil Stoner for 14 blows, including a homer by Earl Combs. These were enough to pull Wells through, despite a last-minute Tiger rally. Milton Gaston added to the woes of the Browns by turning them back at Boston in a game which saw each side get seven hits. Gaston was steadier than Rip Collins and his successor Kimsey. Walter Johnson went through an- other painful afternoon at Washing- ton, where the Chicago White Sox rallied for three runs in the tenth The Senators tied an early Chicago lead in the ninth with four runs, but Ad Liska was un- equal {o holding the pesition. MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS Milwar WERICAN ASSOCIATION, ilwaukee, 5-3: Louisville, 3-2. Kansas City, 6; Indianapolis, 1. roran YTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. oronto. 6: Buftalo, l't-fvnfi:-dz‘-nr : 1. real, Rochester, 's; Jers PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. Portland. 6: L Los Anséles. F."‘?)fl?"fld..& n ‘Francisco, 0 Seattle, 8 Missions, 5. mentor & NEW YORK-PENNSYLVANIA LEAGUE. Wikes-Barre g0t & 11; Harrisburg, 7. WESTERN LEAGUE. Denver, 3: De: 3 Omana: 17 Faebio s icnit ‘Topeka, 3. Tulsa, 12:' Okianoma Gity, 7. TEXAS LEAGUE. EASTERN LEAGUE. Providence, 1: New Haven, 0. Hartiora: s Malbany Ry O Dott, 3: Pittsfield. 4. (Only games seheduled.) THRLE-LYE LEAGUE. Peoria, § inc?, 5. Eloomincion. o, 3. Evansville ai Springfield, Bostponed, rain, SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE. Columbia, 7; Pen: Jacksonville: 4 Tampa, 2; Selma, SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. Atlanta, 8-4; Little Rock. 4-10. Birmingha: ;M Chattanoog: Nashville, cola. 5. Montsomery, 0-4 GOLF BALLS GUARANTEED for LIFE H Went in to run for Tate, Myer singled | Biseiia 15 H Hayes home and Stewart to third, and | Myer .. Rice's triple accounted for two-more Goslli. 43 markers. Here Lyons relieved Faber, | . and the cripled Goslin went in to swing for West, The Goosel rifled a double to the scoreboard, and the gage | West. . was all even. Marb'iy 17 Spencer took Goslin’s place on the | Butie yunway. but ncither Barnes nor Cronin could get Roy over with the big run.| Red whiffed and Cissell took good care of Joe's grounder. And in the tenth Lyens disposed of the home side in order. After Barnes mufied Shires’ left in | the first inning. Menager Johnson de- cided left firld was no spot for Red. At the start oi the second session Barnes was shifted to center and West went to the left garden. Reynolds, regulat right fielder for the | U whits Sox, had & hand badly spiked in | she Philadelphia game Wednesday and o'clock. Lionel A. C. nine is to meet tonight in regular weekly session. A circult clout with one on in the ‘lfillhth gave Isherwood A. C. a 6-5 vic- Ilm‘y over Army Medical School nine. “! Anacostia Fagles, who have won six 13 g2mes in as many starts this season, ¢ will elesh with Washington Giants Sun- | .42y cn the Anacostia diamond at 2 # | o'clock. (unlimiied), Have diamond. Fort (unlimited). telephone wiite athietic officer. Fort Humphreys rain) Boston-St. Louis (wet grounds). STANDING OF THE C! Any*U. S.” Royal Golf Ball will be tany time by your TPl o e If the cover cuts through If paint flakes or chips off If the ball goes out of shape If the ball fails to putt true Al:i for distance, v:ulh; ma- chines at our nrrou ds establish ‘hl:r‘?." that tnha “U. S.” Royal consistently out- drives any other make of golf ball. 75¢ each. By the Assoclated Press. Home Runs Yesterday. Ott, Giants, 1; Sheely, Pirates, 1; Haas, Athletics, 1; Dykes, Athletics, 1; Combs, Yankecs, 1. " National League Leaders. Hafey, Cardinals Klein, Phillies Ott, Glants. . | O'Doul, Phillies . American League Leaders. Gehrig, Yankees. ... | Stmmons, Athletics | Foxx, Athletios | Ruth, Yankees League Totals, o SosumcsucmmaenSletEaktatn SUR-LAY o » greaseless liguid e metcn, Wiich elds she thie in place and helps it grow. Mxllonl use (¢ for its tonic cliect, and becanse & few Gropgwill control sl mb‘n hampooed hair: Y ives appesrance Which h elps bring saccest. 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