Evening Star Newspaper, September 20, 1929, Page 45

WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1929. 1 The Foening Star PAGE 45 Griffs Declare New Ball Is in Use : 1929 Cubs Revive Memories of Immortals DOUBT FINE HURLING HERE DONE WITH LIVELY SPHERE Rumor That Big League Moguls Plan Attempt to Cut Down Free Hitting Circulates—Nats Trounce Browns, 2-1, Despite Triple Play. BY JOHN I cidence, the players assert. They that the batters of the Nationals, denly become weale at the plate and the pitchers put forth by these clubs become almost super-slabmen virtually overnight, as the results of the three games seem to indicate. In these three games the six pitchers used yielded but 40 hits. Two of the pitchers allowed no runs, and but six runs were made off the four other pitchers. That’s a string of fine pitching, surpass- ing any other string of three-game length in the league this season. For several weeks in base ball circles 1t has been rumored that the big league owners at last are beginning to realize the public is somewhat “fed up” with the free-hitting that has characterized the game since the lively ball was intro- duced, shortly after the war. It also has been rumored the major moguls are about ready to experiment with a ball not quite so lively. The players are geclaring the experiment is under way ere. Griffs Not Worrying. If a less lively ball has been intro- duced here, the Nationals have nothing to worry about as yet. The third su cessive brilliant pitching battle in Grif fith Stadium that was staged yesterd: ended with them on the better end of 2-to-1 count, and aside from the pitch- ing the game in which the Browns were licked was as full of thrills as was either of the two played the preceding day, in which the Tigers were overthrown. For eight innings Fred Marberry and George Blaeholder battled in this start- ing tilt of the final series of the season between Nationals and Browns, with neither being materially damaged. But six hits were gleaned off Marberry dur- ing this stretch, and only twice did a St. Louis runner get as far as secon base. The Nationals got but five hits off Blaeholder, and but three times had runners pass the initial sack. The St. Louis hurler got a great break, ‘tis true, in the eighth inning, when the Nation- als had two on, but were retired by a triple play. Before that, however, Blae- holder made his own breaks with his fine slabbing. ‘When Marberry'’s support, cracked and he yielded a hit that hsoped the Browns toward a run in the ninth it looked as though the Nationals were doomed to defeat. They had found Blaeholder all but invincible. never lost heart, however, and fell n the St. Louls pitcher for four successive singles, one an infield hit and two of them bunts, to grab the game from the fire before a batter was retired. It was a | 4 single to center feld by Sammy Wes that settled the issue. Triple Play Stuns. the eighth the only triple play m-lx‘;e lgtlnsg the Nationals this wuo'n blasted their hope of denting the count- 8 mltt\:‘e Hml:iggg‘ye}f(um v WO~ 3 CH kttended sacrificial bunt, to the ball so quickly that tarting for third, rnet.g}'ene'g dle sack. Blue was ul ;fic%{heu:)nx?he ball, however, and M;!‘- berry's bunt became & single. ~Judge hot one toward Blaeholder. It hat ‘high, and the pitcher just managed to tip the ball with his gloved hand. ‘The sphere Melillo, though, bounced on the fly to ‘:nd Jfidgeuwudm‘x’:; as a flash Melillo steppe 322;;& base to retire Hayes, who hs left that sack, then wheeled mflug Marberry, who had run down from firs! base. The three-way erasure was com- pleted 5o quickly that few in the stands Tealized what had happened until they saw the St. Louis players toss their gloves aside and run from the field. 1t was a severe blow to the Nationals, but they were to suffer a worse one the Browns’ ninth batting turn. Mc- Gowan, first up, was disposed of swiftly, but Kress reached first safely when his grounder was booted by Myer. Then O'Rourke singled to left and Kress went, from first to third base, easily beating Goslin's throw to the far corner. O'Rourke_had made the turn toward second, Hayes threw, hoping to get Plackie. Jack's chuck was wild and S the American League making Washington an experimental field for a new type of base ball that lacks the “rabbit” qualities of the one in vogue for several seasons, or has the local club unearthed a quantity of base balls of pre-war variety? Base ball officials say “No” both ways, but the players of the clubs participating in the games filled with remarkable pitching staged here the past two days insist something has happened to the ball. That the pitching on both sides has been exceptionally fine in the last three games in Griffith Stadium cannot be due to mere coin- d | fence and reaching up for a glove-hand = PANSFOREAST in | anywhere along Broadway, or near it. As | plonship with 98 victories—and then B. KELLER. insist it is not reasonably possible Tigers and Browns should so sud- Kress scored. O'Rourke, who had not advanced on the error, was forced out by Manion after Melillo skied to Rice. At last fortune favored the Nationals. Rice opened their ninth batting turn with an infield single, getting to first well ahead of Kress' throw after rap- ping the ball to deep short. Goslin surprised the Browns' infleld by bunnns a single down the third-base line, an the bases were full when Myer, endeav- oring to sacrifice, put down a bunt that Blaeholder could not get to in time to attempt a play. This ru! it up to West, who had batted weakly in three previ- ous efforts. Sammy made good this time, socking a single to center that put Rice and Goslin across. The Browns' scoring chances in the first eight innings were rather slim. McNeely singled, with one gone, in the first frame, but never left first base. Kress opened the second inning with a single, only to be caught in a double play with O'Rourke. Manush got a. single after one was out in the fourth and stuck at the initial sack. O'Rourke opened the fifth with a two-bagger. He was flagged at third when Melillo at- tempted to sacrifice, and Melillo was caught when he tried to steal second before Manion walked. Then Blaes holder fanned. After two were out in the Browns seventh, O'Rourke singled and pulled up at second base when Melillo hit for a sack. But West went into _deep cen- ter for Manion's high one. Blue got a pass, with one out, in the eighth. Mc- Neely hoisted out, and Rice helped Mar- berry by rushing back to the right-field catch of Manush's powerful drive. Little Scoring Chance. ‘There was scanf opportunity offered the Nationals to make headway over the same stretch. Rice singled after one was out in the first round and never reached second. Myer got a triple in the fourth, but two were out, and West bounded the ball to Blaeholder. Hayes walked, with two gone, in the fifth, and Marberry whiffed. Judge singled to open the sixth, only to be forced out by Rice. Sam stole second and moved to third as Goslin went out. Then Myer MELEANINN.L Cubs’ Victory Is Fifth in Succession for Western End of the Circuit. BY JOHN B. FOSTER. OR the fifth season in succession the National League pennant goes to the Western end of the circuit, and a large number of gentlemen in New York City are grinding their teeth over this astonish- ing_development. Not only have the Giants again fail- ed to come through, but the Yankees have been completely eclipsed by the Philadelphia Athletics, and that means there will be no world series’ uproar It looks as though the Chicago Cubs will finish the season with at least 98 victorles, If they exceed that figure they will have made the best record of any National League team since 1917, when the Giants won the cham- lost the world series to the Chicago White Sox, partly because of poor play- ing and partly because of ill-luck. That series’ of 1917 still is remem- sl iris i N BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS American League YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. t. Louis, 1; Washington, 2. Shischae. ;! New" York. 0. Eleveland, 2; Boston. 3. Betroit. 4: Philadeiphia, 5. STANDING OF THE CLUBS. Philadelphia New_York 8i—/ 8/14/10/13[14[1518: Cleveland ....| 1[TAI—| 74/1111011174(67! 8t._Lou 10181 91— 711111711(731681.518 v 31 8) 8113|—1311112/67175..472 4 9111| 8[10/—]| 9I14165781.455 Philadelphis . I— /1314111 116/1611311! X w_York ....| 8—I 8/14/1011314115831611.573. s GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW. 2 Wash. St Louls at Wasl : cal s EhicaE9" ! ‘Boston. Cleveland at Boston. National League YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. hia, 0 Clneinnati, 5. ;lo‘:!l:dnt.]vfl:hfll Ill!wll 3, New York., 0; MCi . STANDING OF THE CLUBS. GRICAES -oors /=L OII2ITBI6/17/10151941481.663 b%ll M Pittsbureh i 113]13182/611.873 New York [13/—113] A114[131 911! utm Lo 81 3| 9/—I11113/15/14169169] 8t. uis . Brookiyn . 61 911 T 9[11(10/65[761.461 Philadeiphia .| SI11] 41 91 9/—I10114163/791.440 Oincinnati 9110] 3(11110/—114/62'791.440 Boston_. 71 81 91 8i 9] 5/ 8 Tost .. [48161164169176179/79 GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW. Boston_at_Pittsburgh. at Pittsburgh. Bre Bosts ooklyn at 8. Bro t St. Louls. New York at Chicago. Soklyn at 8t. Louis. New York at Chicaso. bered with groans by many New York fans, for its outcome caused much grief among members of the Lambs Club of They were sure the Giants beat the White Sox and_they dropped a large chunk of their finan- cial holdings because of their confi- ALEXANDER A. KIRCHNER Of Barcroft, Northern Virginia cham pion, & BY WILLIAM one through the bright ness that the hard-swinging only four safe blows. It was but the game would given nine free passes. He won by Arthur Herring, who made such a fine start against Boston a few days ago in his major league debut, had a rough afterncon” against the second-string A’s, but escaped just in time to leave the defeat in Owen Carroll's lap. The Tigers tied the score with & run in the eighth, but the Macks untled it again with one marker in the home half of the same round while Mr. Carroll was in charge of the mound. Malone Hurls Shutout. Since the Cubs no longer meed to win, they broke a losing streak yester- day behind the six-hit pitching of Pat Malone, who defeated the Giants by 5 to 0. Larry Benton was prodded for all of the Chicago runs in the first two innings before Jack Scott was called to the rescue. Scott allowed no hits in four and a fraction innings, but gave way to a pinch_ batsman, and Ralph Judd finished without incident. Boston continued its fast work in Pittsburgh, defeating the Pirates by 6 to 3 in the third game of the series. Harry Seibold, the venerable recruit, got credit for the victory, but Johnny Cooney finished the game for him after a pinch batsman appeared for Seibold in the midst of the winning rally of the Braves in the seventh. The Bos- tonese now are one up in the three games. Burleigh Grimes was the de- feated pitcher yesterday, taking his eighth loss. Rav Kolp splashed the Phillies with a 5-to-0 coat of whitewash at Cincin- nati, giving the Reds two straight and a tie for sixth place. The Reds have dence in Manager McGraw's team. In 1911, 1912 and 1913 the Giants won the pennant and in two of those seasons they won more than 100 games. | In 1911 their total of victories was "‘l In 1912 they won 103 games and in 1913 their victories were 101. Between the years 1902 and 1913 the National League championships quite often were won with more than 100 victories. The strength of the I e never was well balanced during t not nearly so well balanced as Pittsburgh, New York and 0 usually were in a three-cor- nered fight, from which one of them emerged the winner. No other city in the National League won a pennant during that period. + In 1914 Boston broke the long zun of the three leaders, and in 1915 th> Phillies came through with their first pennant. Four years later Cincinnati won its first flag. Then the Giants got started success- fully again in 1921. They carried on for four years, to the unspeakable annoy- ance of other National League owners. It was all right enough to win once, or maybe twice, but when it came to four years in succession, the National League began to think that the thing had been O Ptirgh broke the spell fn 1925 spel A and then St. Louis won its first National pennant in 1926, and base ball fairly sizzled with excitement. The Pirates came back to win in 1927, and the Cardinals repeated in 1928. HOLMER PREFERS PRO PLAYING TO COACHING CHICAGO, Seéptember 20 (#).—Wal- ter Holmer, star fullback of the North- western team a year ago, has changed his mind about assisting Dick Hanley in developing the 1920 Wildcats eleven and will play with the Chicago Bears of the National Professional Foot Ball League this Fall. Holmer had a verbal contract to assist at Northwestern, but ‘elt he could not the financial inducement two more es against the Phils and must win mmm‘ Brooklyn and the Cards were e, Along the American League front the most interesting secondary develop- ment was Washington's further suc- Work of Walberg Gratifies Mack and McCarthy th to pass Burt Shotton's | Hornsb: cess in entrenchirg its forces in fifth ace. The Senators took a thriller m the Browns by 2 to 1 yesterday as Detroit lost to the Macks, and at nightfall Walter Johnson held the top and Malone J. CHIPMAN, AssociatedsPress Sports Writer. HATEVER trepidation the strange antics of the Messrs. Grove, Bush, Carlson and others may have incited in the breasts of Connie Mack and Joe McCarthy through the last few weeks, these forthcoming w%rl!x,i 'u’;ielu rivals &ogld pick no flatvs in the work of Rube Walberg and Pa alone yesterday. wwnh a teamPnf rookies at his back, Walberg whipper ‘Autumn’air at Shibe Park with such effective- Bengals from Detroit were able to get | hardly a day for a speed-ball master. not have been t/;veu close if Walberg had not 5 to 4 place in_ the second division by two and one-half games. Fewer than 500 fans turned out to see the White Sox blank the Yankees by 7 to 0. This undoubtedly wfl"l‘dpm- duce much rain at the Yankee Stadium in the few remeining days of the sea- son, even if none is to be found else- where in New York. Hal McKain gave the larruping Hugmen just four blows, all singles, as the Sox drove George Pipgras from the mound. Milton Gaston pitched the Red Sox to & 3-to-2 victory over Cleveland at the Fenway in a close. battle with ‘Willis Hudlin. For the first time in two years major league swatsmiths failed to produce even one home run on a day marked by more than four but two of the teams were action yesterday, ’l:ut 'n:t a single circuit blow was de- jvered. 0’DOUL LOSES ONE POINT AND LEAD CUT TO FIVE By the Associated Press. Frank O'Doul got only one hit out of four attempts at Cincinnati yesterday and fell one point nearer Babe Herman of Brooklyn, who enjoyed an open date. O'Doul leads by .391 to .386 in the race for the batting championship of the Big Six and the National League. Rogers Hornsby got two out of three three glntl to .374. Simmons to hit one time at bat, and Foxx did not play. Ruth got two out of four and climbed two ts to .347. G, R H. Pet 583 138 E ) k1] 13 374 107 2 95 1 363 1 Foxx. Athlet! 17 362 16 347 etic: Ruth, Yankees PEEWEES SEEK GAME. Connecticut Cardinal Peewees wish to meet Lionel Peewee base ballers before school opens.. The manager of the Cards may be reached at Cleveland 6203 at. noon. Colored Horseshoe Champions Play Grand Finale Tomorrow HE colored horseshoe-pitching champions of W ton, Northern Virginia and Southern Maryland, survivors of a field of the colored tournament T meet in the finale. et lost his only match. He was defeated by William James in the neighborhood and ing into triumph in the d finale it will be & flcwfl‘rw‘e’l‘l “m!asl'-urdu o Lnaylor. tph]a. pride ol’:m B“milnlnd treet ygrol wel 10 ace of the Southeast, a skillful pitcher and shows marked in cov- ering the peg. He has e ceptional courage in <4he May Have Five Prizes. Should Baylor crown he will be the winner of As he ge 425 Eiég. HERL H as?g‘ & d his fast | MILLARD E. PEAKE, Of Bethesda, Southern Maryla champlon. Three Leaders to ‘Clash on Court at Playground on Plaza. (Continued ‘From Page) - matter there is no distinct favorite. Each of the rivals has proved his cham- plonship caliber, and probably it will be the one in best form for the day who will carry off the master trophy. Although his tournament record is not quite as sparkling as the others, many are stringing with Kirchner be- cause of his style of tossing. He pitches | an “open” shoe, which makes a one and one-quarter turn through the air and approaches the peL with the heels in front. As a rule this style is productive of more ringers than the twirling shoe, such as thrown by Peake and Fort. It is claimed by the Virginians that Kirchner is capable of a better per- formance than he gave in winning the State title. One of his gd:nc backers lvorltudwl h;,‘“m?hbh o ginia and lost out by a el in the semi-finals. “The open shoe pitcher,” he declared wdl]{;‘ “has a big advantage over the twirler, all other being equal, and I believe they are in this affair of Kirchner, Peake and Fort. They're all game clean through and accurate get- ting the shoe to the peg.” ‘The Marylanders point out thmt Peake's average of ringers a game has been slightly higher than Kirchner's, capture tomorrow’s | Manic: despite his greater difficulty in con- trolling the shoe turns. . Respect for Fort zoomed when he threw ringer after ringer in the pinches to take the deciding contest of the ‘Washington final, in which the score at one time was 21 to 2 against him. ‘The major prizes of the tournament will be presented immediately after the matches. These will go to the State champlons, first and second place win- ners in the grand finale, county cham- plons and the divisional and sectional winners in Washington. el P o00008000! o) Runs batted in—West (3). 520 Roupke. “Hages. Three' Sidre. "Rrivie piéy—iacho Left 'on_bases—Bt- Totis: 1 op Bal Blaeholder. 1: off Mar- 3., 'Struck out—By Biacholder. '3: Brand: Guthrie ind Oimaby. Time of same N our ‘and 33 minutes . e Of sume [Py T Y 55iE CHARLES A. FORT, I BATTLE TOMORROW AT PLAZA FOR METROPOLITAN HORSESHOE TITLE l ‘Whe wears the Washington crown. RECORDS OF GRIFFMEN Batting. 0o00000NORN-BEscenNS D2 5E HE0 = e o) SESsEEe! $EacEsEsE pevcil cooumsoamwsoRREa! «ER2EREIESARSRTREAY =8 e imns RS, B IET PP+ 252345008 % g OO s : I3 § <5833 3: 8t. Paul, 1. Kipsai olty: sagn. RNATIONAL LEAGUE. " Toledo. 9: Minneapolis, INTE BE8LEE s34 5 PR e cansmmcomsncBEp Bt Rb: co00o-oncasa-tum 3 ) ST 82U, 225 B N L T eoliali 3 P ] cocuinnbeal I Big League Leaders | ’ | (Including games of September 19.) By the Associated Press. | American. Batting—Simmons, Athletics, .368. | Buns—Gehringer, jers, 123. ! u?‘"" batted in—Simmons, Athletics, | . | Hits—Simmons, Athletics, 203. - Doubjes—Manush, Browns, 44. Trip! -Miller, Athletics; Fonseca, Indians; Combs, Yanks, 14. Homers—Ruth, Yanks, 46. Stolen bases—Gehringer, Tigers, 26. Pitching—Grove, Athletics, won 20, | lost 5. National. Batting—O'Doul, Phillies, .392. Runs—Hornsby, Cubs, 147. Runs batted in—Wilson, Cubs, 151. Hits—O'Doul, Philijes, 228. Doubles—Frederick, Robins, 50. Triples—L. Waner, Pirates, 1! Homers — Klein, Phillies; Cubs; Ott, Giants, 39. Stolen bases—Cuyler, Cubs, 39. Pitching—Bush, Cubs, won' 18, lost 5. 9. Wilson, T0 WIN 100 GAMES Hornsby and Wilson Refuse Rest in Order to Seek Individual Titles. By the Associated Press. HICAGO, September 20.—The Cubs are in, but several desires remain to be satistied before the closing of the National - League season. Apparently on the way out of the slump that caused them to drop three games in a row just when they wanted most to win, Joe McCarthy's club is aiming at an even 100 victories for the season. To accomplish the job, Chi- cago must win six out cf its remaining nine contests. Rogers Hornsby and Hack Wilson | have refused to take a few days of rest, | hoping to win individual titles. Horns- | by figures he still has a chance to win . his seventh National League batting championship and is certain he has a | chance of winning the home run title, | although he is two homers behind Wil- ‘sa;mi Ott and Huck Klein, who are tied |at 39. | wilson is gunning for the home run championship and says he will keep playing until the matter is settled. Pat Malone’s six-hit shut-out of the | Giants yesterday created more enthusi- asm than the clinching of the flag ‘Wednesday and served to dispel some of the feeling that the Cubs were cracking. There was no letting up of activity in the club offices, where the task of filling ticket applications is nearly finished. ‘The grab bag has not been closed, but less than 15,000 tickets remained for disposal today. V. DIVVER LEADING EASTERN A. A. HITTER E. Robertson, with an average of .383, is the leading batter of Manager Law- rence’s Eastern A. A. Insects so far this -diamond season. Easterns won second honors in the French League and are still in the running for the flag in the insect section of the Capital City League. Hollidge and Hay have pitched no- run, no-hit games for the Easterns and in-one game Pearce fanned 19. The Divver boys have played fine ball. Later a card party will be held for the team by Manager Lawrence and & basket ball quint to compete in the 115-pound class will be organized. Batting averages follow: 2b3b Hr Sb Sh 620 8 8 —oa0OsOmBNEW onrmnoanlnaaa aanomnsaiaoon HOMOOWOLN ML~ asnsossossomnas! - Of Obvious Superiority 4 In, quality of Felt—you’ll find it unusually “live”— in their flattering pitch and poise—you’ll find they give an appearance of genuine ction—these splendid dis hats are obviously superior. Whether you choose the “Downing Street,” the “Londoner” or the “Bond Street,” you’ll immediately recognize this fact. Ninth Street ‘N.W. Home of “G. G. G.” and Camelot Clothes . Exclusive Hats E’xclusively Here STAND COMPARISON WITH ANSON, ET AL Chance, the “Bear,” Gave Club Its Nickname—Has 7 Regular .300 Hitters. BY OWEN L. SCOTT. CHICAGO, September 20.—When the Chicago Cubs were pushed into the National League pennant berth on Wednesday, their predicament revived memories of old timers in those basc ball immortals who cavorted in the past for this team which again seeks worid championship honors. There are those who believe the pres- ent Cubs a greater aggregation of ball players than any of the 12 previous nines who managed to win pennant for the club. They don't exclude the ball sockers of the days of old “Pop” Anson in putting the batting order of the pres- ent title holders ahead. Seven out of nine Cub regulars with hitting percent- ages above .300 lend weight to the argu- ment. But this isn't convincing to those who think back to the days 53 years ago, when A. G. Spalding started his White Stockings, as the Bruins were known then, on the way to their first pennant. Anson Real Hitter. Pop Anson, whiskers and all, was there knocking the cover off the ball, while his teammates, gloveless and heavily moustached, stopped the line drives of all opponents and became known as the “stonewall defense” out- fit. It was so good that starting in 1880, under the managership and bat- ting of Anson, the team won pennants il’aslgut year and in 1881, 1882, 1885 and ‘Those were the day of Mike Kelly, right infielder, who surprised the fans by sliding for second base. “Slide, Kelly, Slide,” became a popular fan cry, and it has remained a base ball term ever since. And it was in those days that Billy Sunday made a living by putting in a stretch in the “White Stocking” ouweld, hen this old outfit disintegrated, it took 20 years before another winner came to the Chicago Nationals. Then the town became acquainted with the Tinker and Evers and Chance, and it was hard on opposing teams when a batter when & man on first lined one to Tinker at short. It was Tinker to Evers to Chance in a combination that has put the group among base ball im- mortals. Chance Responsible. Chance, a big, burly first baseman, managed the club to pennants in 1906, 1907, 1908 and 1910. And it was he who' gave the team its present name, Because of his size, the manager was known as the “Bear,” and his players became the “Cubs.” They've remained so_ever since. - The present Cubs are almost as col- orful, certainly, as their predecessors. Many a fan will put Roger Hornsby alongside “Pop” Anson in batting prowess, and when the home-run blast- ing of Hack Wilson is added in, there is no lack of display. Mike Kelly may have been a wonder on the bases, but Kiki Cuyler draws as much enthusiasm from the galleries, and when it comes to a double-play outfit, that of English to Hornsby to Grimm doesn’'t sound so bad to the present-day Cub follower. Chicago is completely sold on its pres- ent champlons. It is so enthusiastic that in doing his pre-series wishing William Wrigley, the team owner, wishes more than anything else for a rubber park which could be stretched to accommodate all of the hundreds of thousands of local people who want to see the games. PAIR OF POLO CONTESTS ARE LISTED FOR TODAY Semi-final matches in the high-goal 83 [ polo tournament being conducted by the War Department Polo Association 5% | were scheduled this afternoon in Poto- mac Park. War Department Whites were to face 16th Field Artillery four at 3 o'clock, 60 while 2nd Corps Area malletmen of New York were to clash with the Mid- dleburg, Va., combination at 4:30 o'clock; 506 Ninth Street N.W. 0000000000000 000000000000000000000000(:000000000000000