Evening Star Newspaper, August 4, 1929, Page 67

Base Ball, Racing Golf and General Part 5—10 Pages Griffs, Tigers in Double Bill Today : Philly Oarsmen Take Six of Eight BRAXTON, BURKE TO HURL AGAINST WHITEHILL, UHLE Rain Cuts Bengal Set to Three Games—Six Sundays at Home for Nationals After Today—Myer Is Improving Afield—Harris Likes A’s. BY JOHN B. KELLER. WO games this fith Stadium, afternoon between Nationals and Tigers in Grif- the first beginning at 2 o'clock. After going through three series against Western clubs without a postpone- ment, the 3 terday because of rain. of yesterday’s showers, Fhires games i this visit. Only a single engagement only three games instead of four base ball bunch was unable to do any pastiming yes- Well, the rain was needed, anyway. the Tigers will be encountered in will be staged tomorrow, unless it should hapgen to rain again this afternoon. up the Nationals’ home stand Manager Walter Johnson P pitchers he had slated for toi Garland Braxton and Bob Burke. to counter with his prize southpaw, right-hander, George Uhle. Bucky reports his Bengals in good trim and ready to give the Nationals a great tussle. The Tiger pack is_thirsting for blood, by the way. Those lickings it took in Philadelphia do not set so well and likely it will leap at the Capi- tal crew with all claws out. The Nationals, though, are rather peppery themselves as a result of hav- ing just won a series for the fourth time this season. Although some of their pitchers are somewhat shaky, Johnson’s charges these days are pack- ing a little more punch than usual and may have a surprise in store for the Tigers and the Washington fans. Although the season is nearly two- thirds gone, the Nationals still have & number of Sunday dates remaining on their home schedule. Six Sabbath en- gagements are listed for Griffith Sta- dium after today’s dual sketch with the bludgeoning Bengals, all of Wash- ington Eastern rivals and two of those in the West being due to show their ‘wares here. The next local Sunday bill after to- day's will be that with the Athletics of Philadelphia on September 1. The White Sox will show here September 8 and the Tigers September 15. Then the Athletics will visit again for & Sun- day scrap on Septemb:: 22. By that time Connie Mack’s outfit should have the American League pennant tucked away. On Sunday, September 29, the Yan- kees of New York, who now are doing nothing more than settling themselves comfortably in second place, will bat- tle with the Nationals in the Georgia avenue yard. Sunday, October 6. wind up the season with the Red Sox of Boston the Nationals' guests. So it seems that there's much entertainment ahead for those who like their base ball on Sundays. 3 aybe Buddy Myer at last has found opd wherz he may be most useful After more than six weeks of service as & second sacker with the Nationals, the young fellow who just couldn't make & go of it at shortstop and never was particularly impressive ':.ktltx‘:e far corner of the dia~ mond is m g progress job. For several weeks, Myer was as certain in his fielding as a second é‘unaeman as he was at short and third, but recently he has come along with a rush and now ranks with several other middle sack guardians in the matter defensive_ability. Myer now is making plays to his right better than he ever did in the other positions and his work to his left recently has been of spark- ling order. Bfijddy still is somewhat weak at pivot- ing in double-play attempts. He prob- ably lacks the second-basing instinct 1hat sends the really great second base- men to the bag without thisking ‘when a two-way erasure chance comes along. Yet he has improved greatly in this vespect during his short service in the position. Another six weeks ‘at second and Myer may be covering the bag nuwml%(:lslely ]u:‘t as the high-class second 'men_do. ‘Myer has not been setting the league afire with his batting lately. but he has developed the ha) knack of hitting in pinches, and after all, the hits that drive over Tuns mean more to the hit- ters club than the hits that merely swell the hitter's Rverage. For & time several of thre higher-ups with the Nationals feared Myer never would. become a big league ball player. They felt he had nothing more than hitting ability as a major leaguer. Now these one-time skeptics fancy the young fellow, holding him a fine prospect. Buddy deserves to make good. He has peen battling against odds for some s SR ot ST BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS American League. * YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. _Detrojt. rain. Pitiodetonin, 8 8t. Louis, 8 (8 innins, raln) el , 15; Boston, 4. veiatNew York, rain. STANDING OF THE CLUBS. Cleveland. Detroit. Chicago. Washington. Boston. Won., Percentage g T741261.740 ) In that event, there’ll be a twin against the West. A lans to use this afternoon the same yesterday, namely, the left-handers in his new | road ill tomorrow to wind Manager Stanley Harris expects Earl Whitehill, and the veteran time, but with unflagging courage. And that helps as much as anything else | to establish a player in the hig show. Clark Griffith, president of the Na- | tionals, is doing very well, thank you, since getting home from Chicago yester- day, and though he isn’t doing much walking these days he may drive to the ball park this aftérnoon fo see part of the double-header. So far as p- pendicitis and complications which laid him low in Chicago and necessitated an operation are concerned, the Wash- ington prexy now is all right, but he was a gravely ill person and still is quite weak, except in spirit, - Aside from phy- sical infirmity, which is but.temporary, Griffith is a chipper being and acord- ing to his physician will be up and about as sprightly as ever before long. Stanley Harris, Tiger manager, has nothing "but praise for the Athletics, despite published reports to the effect that he considered them fearfully high hat now that they are on their way to a pennant. In every way Connie Mack has a great ball club, Bucky thinks, and he is quite ready to doff his cap to it. Harris is saying lots of nice things about Al Simmons, the A’s outfielder, declaring Al to be a really great ball player. In addition to being a power- ful hitter, Al is one of the best out- flelders in the business, Harris avers. Bucky regards Jimmy Foxx highly, too. Although some close followers of the game contend Foxx is much more val- uable to the A’s as a hitter than a first baseman, Bucky likes the youngster's work around the initial sack and holds that Jimmy is ahead of several others in the league who are listed as first basemen. wB}l,x‘cky doeans‘lt look Il?lr the Ath!:;l:: ve any slump. ' He figures with the fine pitching and powerful hitting Connie Mack’s club can muster there’s no chance orléz faltering in the pects’ they of the American League race. Fred Marberry, Washington's itcher this season, is nearly well again ollowing a spell of tonsilitis and ex- gecuwbenblemdowmemnlood urling for the Nationals early in the campaigning that starts Tuesday. Fred plans to have the troublesome tonsils yanked, but not until after the season closes. of| BAGBY’S PITCHING FEAT OF 1920 STILL STANDS By the Associated Press. Not since Jim Bagby of the Cleve- land Indians turned in 31 victories back in 1920 has a major league hurler besn able to reach the 30-game mark in triumphs, In 1924 Dazzy Vance chalked up 28 wins, and three years ago George Uhle came through with 27. "But that’s as close as. any of the boys have ap- proached “Sarge” Bagby's record. . CHISOX EARN PAIR OF RUNS, WIN, 15-4 By the Associated Press. BOSTON, August 3.—The White Sox earned but two runs, yet chalked up a total of 15 to defeat the Red Sox, who got four, in the second game of their series here today. Eleven of the visif Tuns were scored in the first three ings, when five errors were made behind R 3 Chicago got 19 hits, with Metzler, Hun:le'nrld and Reynolds leading the assault. ABH.O.A. X, 00 coveasanch i 0 [PEPCETRes 4 OO OB OB O 2u0505~0100800: Sl ce. 5| oroororsooouoaomm! ‘Totals .. o Narlesk: 3 'fiia;:{' arlesky in ninth. 3Batted for - in seventh. 'nbee in © = SPORTS AND FINANCIAL: - The Sunday Star, WASHINGTON, D. C.,' SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 4, 1929 DUE TO MEET FOR WOMAN’S D. MACKS TIE GAME, THEN RAIN FALLS Simmons’ Fourth Single in Eighth Evens Contest With St. Louis, 8-8. By the Associated Press. HILADELPHIA, August 3—In a race against rain at Shibe Park today the Athletics tied up the first game of a double header with the Browns in the eighth inning, just before a downpour made further g:ly impossible. A triple by Mule Haas and Al Sim- mons’ fourth llnglé gave the Mack: men the run which deadlocked game at 8 to 8. The A’s now must play double headers against the Browns on Monday and Tuesday. The_visitors hammered Mose Grove out of the box under a barrage of six first. The seventh, helping the it a lead of 8 to 4, which fell under the id' Simm TENNIS Miss Krucoff, who holds the title, has been conspic fair sex net circles for uous in a4 num- ber/of years, but Mrs. Martinez has just blossomed out as a real contender. It should be .a pretty even match, with Miss Kruco! ff prob- ably being a slight favorite. FRANCES - KRUCOFF CHAMPIONSHIP THIS AFTERNOON Stdcks and Bon Trendsfi' 7of Market the | EASTERN LEAG New Haven, B SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. New Orleans, §; Atlants, 3. Membhis, 3 Littie Rock. 3. - MoBHEe, '%: Birminenam. 3. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Montreal, 5; Rochester, 3. (Other games, rain.) AMERICAN Milwaukee, 2. SOCIATION. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. Hollywood, 9-4;_Sa Portiand, 3- Missions, 7: |- Sacramento, 9; Oal TEXAS LEAGUE. Beaumont, 16; Dallas. 8. Fort Worth, 3 San Antonio, ‘Houston, eveport, 6. Waco, 12; Wichita Falls, 3. WESTERN LEAGUE, Wiehite, 12:3: Pueblo. 2.0, v 1 8, 0. Des Moines, 5: Topeks, 3 (11 Denver, 15; Tulss, 3. ancisco, 3-8, innings). SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. ta, 9-4; Knoxville, nburs, 3-1: Columbis 32- jlle, 0- eville, 5-2; Charlotte, 8-11. '| WPKECHNIE BANISHED IN GAME CARDS WIN By the Associated Press. ST. LOUIS, August 3.—Concentrat- CUBS NOW AR SIX AMES IN THE VAN Beat Robins, 12 to 2, to Add to Lead as Rain Keeps Pirates Idle. By the Associated Press. HICAGO, August 3—The Cubs increased their lead over the Pirates to six full games by de- feating Brooklyn, 12 to 2, in the series opener here today as the Buccaneers lay idle in a Pittsburgh rainstorm. ‘The Bruins pounded three Robin pitchers for 15 hits, and drew steadily away from the visitors. Hal Carlson gave four passes, but so scattered eight hits that Brooklyn never was in the running. A home run by Babe ‘Herman in the fifth accounted for one of the Brooklyn runs. Kiki Cuyler drove in four runs Wi,'{ll two single ik e A e uncmfl'-”‘:b 5303 3 0! AB. Frederickief § Hendrick.if. 5 Herman.rf. § t.3b.. 4 4 4 2 1 1 oo-wo | sooruarccscs maBumemwod worooo s H. 3 1 2 2 3 1 1 H i e nanndo fieasra lerman, McMillan, Eng: Wilson (3), Cusler (2), henison (2), Taylor. Runs 'batted § n. Cuzler’ (&), "M n, 7} ( hite—Taylor, Stolen Herman, Cuyler. -Sacrifices— Cuyler, Stephenson, Hornsby, Grimm, Bis- Runs—Frederick, He lish (2), Hornsby (2). Wi THREE BIG SIX LEADERS BETTER BATTING MARKS By the Associated Press. Rain along the Atlantic seaboard and ! for some distance inland limited big six activity to the three-top men yes- | terday, with each registering a slight gain but with no change in the rela- Jimmy_ Foxx, Heinie Manush and Rogers Hornsby divided six safetles among them, Foxx leading the assault’ with two singles and his twenty-fourth home run. a. Poxx, thlet! o K P. W . Waner, Ott, Giants SCHNELNG FGHTFORFUGAT Willing to Meet Some One Other Than Scott in New qua 7] Vance’s Ragged; Dazzling Shirt Must Go, Says Cubs By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, ._ At 3.—Unless about 1t to President Heydler of the e hurls inst the he a “ur:d shirt, and when he ‘Hence, Dazzy strikes many of them out and con- sistently defeats them. Hack Wilson, Cub home-yun slug- ger, is one of the combplainants. Hack struck cut'four times the last time Dazzy pitched to him. NET TITLE MATCH 5 SLATED TODAY Frances Krucoff, Champion, and Mrs. Martinez Play at 2 0’Clock. ] round of the District of Colum- bia singles net championship this afternoon at 2 o'clock on the Co- lumbia Country Club course, the match having been postponed yesterday be- cause of rain. ‘They will battle not only for the title, but for possession of the handsome Doyle chntl;n:e mphgl.l donated last ear as a three-year llenge ct ihrold E. Doyl};, w:ll known ‘?«;yl sportsman, and a member of the famous Doyle family that put Washington on the tennis map some quarter century ago. ‘: semi-final doubles match, also carded yesterday, will be played today. Mrs. Martinez will figure in this, loo, playing with her partner, Dr. Elizabeta Chickering, against the t cham- pions, Phoebe Moor] and Prances ‘Walker. This match will follow the singles at 4 o'clock. Edith McCulloch will face Esther fl:‘ky at'3 o'clock for the consolations . All players have been asked by the committee to note that the time for their matches has been advanced one hour: from the schedule set yesterday. BARNES OF TEXAS ENTERS ATLANTIC COAST TENNIS OCEAN CITY, N. J., August 3 (®).— Bruce Barnes of Texas University will try for two Atlantic Coast tennis cham- P! day. In the singles final he meets Brad- shaw Harrison of the University of Oregon and in the doubles final Barnes and Jake Hess, jr., of Rice Institute, Texas, will clash with Earl Taylor and her title against Mrs. M. G. (Ruth) Martinez in the final Monény because of rain. BANK, MICHIGAN U. MAN, WILL COACH AT TULANE NEW ORLEANS, August 3 ().—T. P. (Ted) Bank, former University of Michigan foot ball and base ball star, has been signed as head coach of base ball and freshman foot ball coach at Tulane University. \ - While at Michigan Bank led his team to victory in every game he played as rterback. \ York Ring. EW YORK, August 3 (#).—The Eastern end of the negotiations to straighten out the tangled affairs of the hea ht sit- uation in general and of hmeling in particular has come RANCES KRUCOFF_will defend | 18! Titles MYERS IS WINNER N SINGLE SEULLS American Registers Notable Triumph by Defating Wright of Canada. BY WILLIAM E. KING, Assoclated Press Sports Writer. PRINGFIELD, Mass.,, August 3.— The sturdy oarsmen which Phila- delphia sent here to participate in the National Rowing Associa- tion’s fifty-seventh regatta com- glfied their triumph over the best lades in the United States and Can- ada by winning six of today's eight championship events. They captured five victories yesterday, giving them 12 of the 15 titles at stake in the two-day competition. ‘The greatest individual honor went to Kenneth Myers of the Bachelors’ Barge Club, who became the national single sculls champion by defeating Joc Wright, crack Canadian bladesman, and the last year's winner of the famous Diamond Sculls, by a good length, over the curved mile and a quarter course on the Connecticut River. Russell Cod- man of the Union Boat Club Boston, was the other starter. This classic was closed to all but winners of the Na- tional Rowing Association’s l-lnge race. Codman trailed Wright by ht lengths. Myers ‘time was 8 min- utes 18 4-5 seconds, an exceptional formance against a stiff head winrr Penn Eight in Front. The sweeps from the banks of the Schuylkill were victorious in the olhlgr important event, the senior eight-oared shells, which was won by the Penn Ath- letic Club Rowing Association's eight against five rival crews. The Penn ocarsmen had a two-length lead cross- ing the line after fighting off a marvel- ous spurt which the Springfield Rowing Association’s crew made as its belated ug! 'y rowed against a stro; ze, the en ver the mile and a quarter choppy water in 6 minutes, 32 3-5 sec- onds. The third crew to finish was the Century Boat Club ¢rew of St. Louls, beaten for place by a half length. The New York Athletic Club was fourth. The Lincoln Park Boat Club crew of Chicago was hopelessly out of the run- ning from start to finish. Emanuel J. MacGreal of the Bache- lors’ Barge Club won tie senior quarter mile single sculls dash by a length over his clubmate, W. E. Garrett Gilmore, Johnny Guest the Canadians, sculling champion, and John Crooks of the Union Boat Club, Boston. The Clark twins of the Undine Club, an- other Philadelphia organization, were unopposed when they obtained their second consecutive senior 1: double sculls title. championship. time was 7 minutes and 32 3-5 seconds. The senior 145-pound title was cap- tured by the Undine Philadelphia, . | home a length Ul | Detrott Boat Club elght in the time of 7 minutes and 15 3- In ‘the four-oared Southside petition, the which rowed without coxswain, defeated the Pennsylvania Barge Club four Qf Philadelphia by two lengths and the Minnesota Boat Club of St. Paul by four lengths. The senior quadruple sculling race went to the Bachelors’ Barge Club four, which led their home town rival from the Penn Athletic Club Rowing Association by two and a half com| le Boat Club of Hussong and George Meyer. 'was 7 minutes and 43 2-5 zeconds. HERE'S A HOT TIP When a race-track gentlemen says that, it’s time to hold on to your pocket-book. But here, so to speak, to go tract to fight for Fugazy if some op- io'%'amnl’hflscouklmmd e principal objection to ol Scott seems Qobet%‘lt the contract foneife. ‘LeTe o Dases_Ghicago. 11; Brook: : Bases e Lacny 5 SnBross. 5z off Koy, 5. Blruek Ut By Garlson, 4; by McwWeeny, 3. Hite— O Meweeny, 1o in 4% inninsi off Moss, in % inning; Hfll;“‘ in 3% Wild pitch—Roy, 1. Losing. pitcher—o- wnnr. ‘Umpires—Messrs. cLaughlin, Mc- Cormick and Moran. Time of game—3 hours S04 26 minutes. 1121 31 8112| 61141601351 | 21—1 9110151 61 8i53146L 51 8] 5—1i 81 81101 91531471 131 51 61 9/—I 81 61101471621.475 61 2] 21 81 61—| 71 9140152435 2161 91 41 41 7i—| 61381571.400 2151 61 41 4 41 6/—I301701.300 ~12613514614716362/57 701 —1— GAMES TOMORROW, " BT Chicago Boston Runs—Metzler (8), Bers, Rhyse. ing their attack in the first two in- nings, the St. Louis Cardinals defeated '| the Boston Braves, 7 to 5, in the first of a four-game series here today. The Braves outhit the Cardinals, 15 to 11. Manager Bill McKechnie of the Red 1 in a N AT Doy Bien Metzler. N ‘Pl sc.'m‘u" 1 Bl Wl g U it 2 Bt REDS WIN WITH TWO BAEhey s | Bib : 2| QUT IN NINTH INNING nes. ol B S Andy High was shifted ehBeer™s O % “fanines. - Logine. pfie'{.‘f.‘: ush | when Frankie Prisch enbee, 6 1 essrs. 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