Evening Star Newspaper, April 23, 1930, Page 29

Sports News PUNCH STILL LIGHT, BUT CLUBBATILES Sterling Defense Helps to Check Rivals—Red Sox Beaten in 12th. BY JOHN B. KELLER. HEN the Nationals were in training in the South this year many base ball sharps — all unbiased — looked them over carefully, then went their ways saying Manager ‘Walter Johnson’s ball club had no more chance to make any head- way in the American League race than a fish had to do a toe dance. They pointed out that the Na- tionals would be unable to develop a punch and that a team without a punch in these days of slam- bang base ball was a loser before it started. Most of them went on to declare the ‘Washington club was apt to finish no better than seventh in the race, and some begrudged it a position that high Now these same base ball searching for alibis to show how good were their forecasts despite the early season uprising of the Nationals. And the only one they have advanced to date is that the Nationals' pitchers are more advanced than those of the rival clubs in the circuit. They may have hit the nail on the head, but in so doing they insinuate | X that the Washington mound corps, while going great guns at present, probably is at too fine an edge to last. sharps are looking for the bottom to drop out of the Washington pitching ;udld;nly, but they are apt to be badly ooled. Hadley. ‘True, the Natlonals have developed little punch to date. In fact, but two of the eight batters who daily are hit- ting ahead of the pitcher in the line-up are whacking the ball at better than a .300 rate. They are Sam Rice and Buddy Myer. The club, though, seems to have the happy knack of bunching effectively the few hits it gets to the consternation of its critics and foes. This is one fine way of getting ahead, even if a club does hit lightly. Playing Spirited Game. ‘That the Nationals have won five of their first seven engagements, however, with such meager hitting is conclusive 12TH INNING VICTORY WASHINGTON. AB. ] £ cocoanirunnnd so0000000mmnT L coosnoooumm- *Barnes . ORAIE osienes i *Batted for Liska in eleventh inning. AB. ol oo000s000000M e ] 0] (] > BOSTON. Barrett, if . Miller. '3p Oliver. cf | Scarritt, 1t R Sweeney, 15| Rhyne, 8§ . | Boston ... Washington’ | sl re | harps a T These | B PUPRREEN Heving, ¢ Rufing, p . Totals *None out when | hoormummol 6l noosocoma .. o 3 8l couauvane oi % E Runs_batte . Miller, Scarritt, Rice, Srver' ), Cronin. Twg base’ hitg Ui © Rumhe, Myer, Goslin. Sweeney., OlIver. gt ™ base Bits—Scarritt, West. Sac- Tifices - Barrett. Cronin (). Lef Washington. 12. Struck $'in 4 innings: off Liska, 2 in Marberry, 1 in 2 innings. Ruffing (Judge) Balk Ditcher — Marberry. Owens and Moriarity. ‘ RECORDS OF GRIFFS BATTING. 2b.3b HR.SH.SB R L Umpire: Time of BI Pet. 1000 355 el cocomanamBATomEN PRNCNS e REN ! [N - e cosormuNuRaNuoracD SocorNNoE R8s W eoocceronosensee occoooormoncasse! ecoccorscoracacom oooo00e~escossse ©ocoMHNANOESuE D! _.guq g3asakabing PITCHING. 1880, BlEh Seart samm i e e 18 o ] St eaea-su? obewe! LT, ormooool” l HOW THEY STAND | AMERICAN LEAGUE. Standing of the Teams. Philadelphia . Chicago .. ‘Washington Cleveland proof that not only are their pitchers in | Bosto: splendid condition, but that the team is tting on all eight defensively and playing with a much more determined spirit than it did at any time last year except in the last month of the cam- Johnson's heavers are stepping along in sparkling manner and they are get- ting remarkable support. Every player back of the moundsmen seems to be outdoing himself in his fielding. Block- ing of hard drives, spec catches of hoists have been frequent. With Johnson in the driver's seat, the team has been hustling from the opening pitch of the season. Perhaps the Washington club is not a great club. At least no one connected with it is ready to declare it such. But it is a fighting club, one that will give battle every minute of a game, and it is equipped well enough mechanically to :mkle the scoring of runs difficult for a val. New York .. YESTERDAY’'S RESULTS. ‘Washington, 4; Boston, 3 (12 innings). Philadelphia, 7; New York, 6. St. Louis, 5; Detroit, 4 (13 innings). Chicago, 4; Cleveland, 3. GAMES TODAY. Boston at Washington. Detroit at St. Louis. Chicago at Cleveland. Philadelphia at New York. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Standing of the Teams. There is no reason to belleve there | ‘will be any breakdown afield. The pitch- ers instead of going into the season finely drawn started their work merely in the condition a well-trained mound corps should start. The hitting is like- ly to come soon. When it does, the ‘Washington team will be much more of & factor in the race than many of those ‘who watched it down South predicted. RESIDENT CLARK GRIFFITH is casting about for a minor league berth for Don Savidge, pitcher. Al- though Savidge never has been used to any extent by the Nationals, he s believed to have much mound worth, and a lj;}h with some minor club ‘would elp develop this worth. Don, who comes of a base ball family— his father was once a pitcher with the Cincinnati Reds—has shown much on the ball in his little work with the club but _has been somewhat too deliberate in his pitching. His action has been such that the batter could tell what kind of a ball was to be pitched. A slabman of that type cannot expect to get far in major league base ball where the batters are exceptionally smart. Nor can he expect to do much in the minors at the start, but the heavy toil Savidge probably would get ought to correct this fault in him. ETTING Sunday base ball in Phila- delphia is a task the entire Ameri- can League soon will assume. Now that Boston is in line with the Sunday pas- timing, the City of Brotherly Love is in a class by itself in the Barnard cir- cuit, but club executives believe there ‘will be games in Shibe Park on Sundays by next season. Much pressure is be- ing brought to bear on influential Penn- sylvanians, for getting Sunday base ball in Philadelphia is a State instead of a city affair, and as it seems the ma- {nrfly of the people of the State favor he move a bill legalizing Sunday base ball may soon be put through the Leg- islature at Harrisburg. IGHTING to the finish yesterday in the opener of the Red Sox series, the Nationals bagged their first extra- nning game of the year, 4 to 3. It was an uphill battle for the Johnson band, this, that went into the twelfth round for decision. The Red Sox staked themselves to a three-run lead before the affair was three innings old by banging Bob Burke for five safeties, and with Charley Ruffing pitching in great style for the visitors this advantage amade the Nationals’ prospect of victory anything but bright. ‘The Washington crowd kept plugging away, though, and in the fourth frame got two runs with West's triple, Rice’s single and Myer’s double. In the eighth @ double by Goslin, a single by Myer and a sacrifice fly by Cronin deadlocked the game. N the meanwhile Ad Liska, who had assumed the Washington pitching burden after the third inning, mowed down the Red Sox steadily, yielding but two safeties and one of them a bunted single, in seven rounds. When the Nationals had runners on first and third bases with only one out in the eleventh Liska was lifted and Barnec sent in to bat. Red could not help so with another inning coming up Fred Marberry went to the hill. ‘The first of the Red Sox to face Marberry was Oliver and he cracked & double. He was caught at third, however, when Scarritt attempted to sacrifice and the danger of a Boston tally was gone. HEN the Nationals put over the big run, helped by a wild throw by Ruffing. Rice ushered in the home twelfth with a two-bagger and Goslin bunted. The Boston pitcher picked up YESTERDAY’S RESULTS. St. Louis, 8; Chicago, 3. Philadelphia, 6; Brooklyn, New York-Boston, rain, 'GAMES TODAY. Brooklyn at Philadelphia. @he Foen WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1930. Spifit Tells in Nationals’ Early Play : Cubs “Just Another Club” to Hallahan (W Tre NATIONAL Museum , NAPLES ) [ 4 'WITH SUNDAY MORKING EDITION NATIONAL LEAGE HOME RUN RECORD LAST SEASON. s A = \CAN. ) & (T e s BOUT 3,000 years ago there lived a blind poet who has been described more than once as the “First Sports Writer.” When I mention his name ~—and it was Homer—you will readily see what connection he has with Messrs. Ruth, Klein, Ott & Co. ‘The word “Homer” probably means nothing but & 4-base wallop to many ball players and fans, but the an- cient Greek of that name, whose stories of stirring bouts between the Greek and Trojans of old have never been surpassed by modern fight writers, wrote a bit about a ball game, too, although there was no actual mention of a circuit clout in the story. In the “Odyssey,” the blind bard sings of a game between Princess Anagalla of Corcyra and her handmaidens, in which ‘“Tost and retost, the ball incessant flies.” But now to get down to the busi- ness at hand. Chuck Klein, 24- year-old star outfielder of the Phil- lies, threatens to break Babe Ruth's Major League home-run record of 60 this season. Last year, you will remember, Klein broke ~ Rogers Hornsby’s National League record by hitting out 43 4-base hits. Mel Ott of the Giants, tied the Rajah's record, and his New York teammates claim that he would have beaten out Klein had not the Philly pitchers walked him the last half a dozen times that they faced him. Klein got off first in the 1930 home run my, but Ott soon caught up with Ruth, Klein and Ott are not alone in the quest for homer honors. Al Simmons, Dale Alexander, Lou Gehrig or Jimmy Foxx might surpass the Babe at his specialty, while Hack Wilson (who hit 70 home runs in 1928 and 1929 together), Lefty 0O'Doul and Hornsby himself can be counted on to furnish lively compe- tition for Klein and Ott. Hornsby has hit 278 homers (not counting 1930), while Ruth's record is 516. STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE BY WALTER R. McCALLUM. ESS than a week now remains before the start of the invitation golf tournament season about the Capital, and the linksmen who say it with divots and occasional cuss words already are preparing for the struggle for silver and plate as they 3 | look ahead to the opening of the Wash- ington Golf and Country Club tourney next Tuesday. With entries for the Washington tour- ney to close at 6 o'clock next Saturday evening, and with upwards of 100 al- ready received at the Virginia club, it begins to appear that the annual tourna- ment orgy of the club swingers of the Capital is about to burst forth in full bloom. Unless chairman Paxton and his as- sociates on the golf committee at the ‘Washington club are away off in their New York at n. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh. St. Louis at Chicago. HOME RUN STANDING By the Assoclated Press. Home Runs Yesterday. Klein, Phillies ... Priberg, Phillies .. issonnette, Robins , Yankees mm-? Athletics The Leaders. Simmons, Athletics Cronin, Nationals Jackson, Giants . Comorosky, Pirate: Allen, Reds Bissonnette, Robins League Totals. National .... American .. Grand total .. I MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS I INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Buffalo, 7; Jersey City, 6, Rochester, 13; Reading, 7. Baltimore, 6; Montreal, 5. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Indianspolis, 2; Milwaukee, 0. SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. 4 ; Little Rock, 5. Shembhie 8; Nashville, 3. New Orleans, 9; Birm Mobile, 12; Atlanta, 2. EASTERN New Haven, 6 Pi Hartford, 6 Bridgeport.’ 5. Others postponed (rainj. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. 2 51 " Po! fi‘:&fifsw ‘Hollywood, 6. TEXAS LEAGUE. Shreveport, 7; Fort Worth, 4. . 8; Wichita Falls, 2. Housts 'San' Antonio, 3. Waco, 6 WESTERN LEAGUE. Des Motnes, 1. Pueblo, Omaha, SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. Asheville, 14; Augusta, 3. Macon, Greenville, 2. : Charlotte, 4. SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE. Selma, 14; Pen: Montgomery, Tampa, 2; LEWIS THROWS IOWAN. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 23 (/P).—“Strangler” Lewis defeated How- ard Cantonwine of Iowa, two out of three falls last night. cols, 6 Columbus, 13. nville, 0. though, and there were two on. Myer bumped the ball far over Oliver's head, so far that the centerfielder 11 d elected to get Sam going e SO TR after a short run g;?up and Rice romped across with winning tally. guess, the tourney of the Virginia club again will open the cup-hunting season with a record entry list. Last year more than 260 players competed in the quali- fying round, which was run off in one day, dire predictions to the contrary notwithstanding, and this year there may be 300 entrants in the event which blasts open the season of missed putts and occasional pars. ‘Whatever befalls, hood that the player whose entry reaches the committee ll':fill' h:hln Ih n‘cloc': Saturday evening wve & chance get in the tourney, for it is a certainty the list will be large and the struggle for places in the five flights keen. Overlapping Grip Gives Club Speed BY SOL METZGER. Advocates of the overlapping grip, used by Jones, Armour, Farrell and most_other stars, claim that it best fulfills the purpose of permitting the hands to speed up the clubhead as the latter sweeps through the ball. It is and it is not a finger grip. The fingers of the left hand do hold the clubhead, as they also do_when the “V” grip is used. But the right hand is another matter. Here the palm comes into play. The shaft is not placed in the fingers, as we have been told so many times. Instead it lies diagon- ally from the first joint of the index finger across the palm. Nor is the shaft in the creases where the B i fingers join the palm. It lies a bit beyond "this crease, about a half- inch up on the palm above where the fingers join the palm. grip cocks the right wrist properly and helps one prevent the right elbow swinging out wide from the side om_ the backswing, so its users say. Jones' ‘compact swing is roof of this argument. The over- p of the little finger of the right hand is based on the theory that the left hand must control, so the strength of the right is thus kept out. Golf games_are won and lost on the greens. Improve your putting. Write to Sol Metzger, in care of this paper, and ask for a copy of his “Putting” leaflet. Inclose a self- addressed, stamped envelope. (Copyright, 1930.) ‘there is little likeli- | Park. This year two days will be given over to the qualifying round and the fleld will be split into two parts, equal in number, so, overcrowding of the course may be eliminated. ‘The chief prize in the tourney is the Carlin Trophy, presented by C. C. Car- | Cuj lin, one of the officers of the club and fll;!'i"zv‘on by Roland R. MacKenzie back Club privileges are to be extended to all entrants in the tourney from next Monday to Friday, May 2. The quali- fication round will be at 18 holes, and will be followed by the usual four match play rounds. Prizes will be given for the low qualification score and for the winner, runner-up and winner of the consolation in each flight. Dr. Bruce L. Taylor, president of the District Golf Association, entertained the members of the executive com- mittee of the association at the Con- gressional Country Club today, the men playing a round of golf and being scheduled to attend a dinner tonight. Those attending_were Clyde B. Asher, D. L. Thomson, Dr. James T. McClena- han, Middleton Beaman, Albert E. Steinem and Dr. W. C. Barr. Immaculate putting and steady work around the greens retained the inter- scholastic golf title for Francis Horton of Central yesterday at East Potomac rk. Horton annexed the title for the second year with a score of 160 for the 36-hole event, g himself when Tommy Webb of Western and Jack Quigley of Central threatened to take the lead and breezing home with a four- stroke margin over Alton Rabbitt of Western, who holed a lengthy putt on the thirty-sixth green to win second place. One stroke in front of Quigley and Rabbitt at the close of the first round, Horton picked up strokes on both at the outset and the journey around courses D and F. But Tommy Webb. young foot ball star of Western, started with a 5 and a brace of 3s to pick up four strokes on Horton and stood but two strokes back going to the thirty- first hole. Here Horton holed a 30-foot putt for a birdie 3, which gave him re- newed confidence, and he breezed home with strokes to spare. Webb spoiled his chance to win second place by taking 6 on the 103-yard par 3, seventeenth hole, and then taking 3 putts on the eighteenth. Horton's scores were 81 and 79. Rab- bitt, who played basket ball for West- ern during the Winter, scored 82—82— 164. Quigley finished with 82—84— 166 and Webb was next with 85—82— 167. ‘The high school lads will start their team series for the Dawes Cup in a be played Saturday between Central and Western. Horton, Quigley, Harold N. Graves and Dorsey will com- pose the Central team. Now that the open season for chal- lenges is upon us, two elderly players who have their golf habitat at East Potomac Park are out with a challenge to all golfers who approach their age to engage in links combat. The men in question are E. Maury Posey, 57, and J. P. Hubbell, 72, who is good enough to give men many years his junior a severe trouncing. Posey and Hubbell believe they can give a stiff argument to any Ir of golfers of 57 years of age and more, and are willing to take them on over any course at any time. Two women’s golf tournaments are scheduled for tomorrow at two local clubs. Ove: at the Army, Navy and Marine Corpe Country Club the fair golfers are to engage in a one-club tournament, while Mrs. J. F. Gross, chairman of the women’s committee of Indian Spring announces a selected hole competition, with nine holes to be chosen from the 18 holes to be played, on which prize awards will be made. Observers of the whirl of golf at East Potomac Park claim this Spring that a fellow named Bill Carson, who been developing his game at the down-river course, is as good a 'golrer today as George Voigt was before he joined the Bannockburn Club back in 1925, and started to climb to fame that ‘won him a place on the Walker Cup team. By the Assoclated Press. EW YORK, April 23.—The first American athletic argosy of the season was on the high seas headed for Europe today with high hopes of bringing back a few more titles in golf and tennis. Sole representative of tennis on the Berengaria which sailed last night was Mrs. Helen Wills Moody, American, French and British singles champion. On board also were 16 of the country’s leading women golfers, headed by Glenna Collett, national champion. Mrs. Moody plans an extensive Sum- mer of tennis in England and France. She will defend her French title at Paris starting May 19 and then lead the United States Wightman Cup forces against the British at Wimbledon June 13 and 14 before beginning defense of her British title in the same stadium beginning June 23. Miss Collett and her party of golfers have three main objectives. The first is the team match against a_ picked British squad at Sunningdale May 1; second, the British women's champion- ship at Formby May 12, and third, lhei team match against France at Parls, May 27. Although the two team matches will of a more or less informal nature, steps were taken here to make official international women’s golf competition an annual affair. Mrs. Stewart Hanley, ny Stk U. S. Woman Athletes on Way To Strive for Titles Abroad manager of the invading American team, announced that Miss Margaret Curtis of Boston, former national cham- pion, has presented a cup to be com- peted for by English, French, Canadian and American teams. “Arrangements are now in the hands of the chairman of a subcommittee of the women’s committee of the United States Golf Association,” Mrs. Hanley said. “Next year we hope the Curtis Cup matches will become a realization and an American team similar to the Walker Cup team will be sent by the U. S. G. A. to represent us in England.” ‘With the departure of the golfing army, experts were inclined to look with favor upon the Americans’ chances of winning the British women’s title, one crown that always has eluded play- ers from this country. Miss Collett lost in the final round last year, 3 and 1, to Joyce Wethered, great British player. With Miss Wethered’s an- nounced retirement from competitive golf, the American champion probably will be favored to win the title this year. The second general exodus of Amer- ican golfing talent will occur next Wednesday when Bobby Jones and his Walker Cup team leaves for England. In addition to the team matches against England, Jones and his mates will com- pete in the British amateur and open championships and will be reinforced in the latter classic by many of the greatest American professionals. Jones will aim particularly for the amateur title, however, for it is the only leading golfing classic he never has won. THE SPORTLIGHT BY GRANTLAND RICE. Passing Observations. Many are called, but out of the bunch About three-fourths are still at lunch. Bankers and lawyers and statesmen tall, Leaders in finance, art and all, But they can’t keep either eye on the ball. With Joe McCarthy and Connie Mack Picked to cop from the double pack, Who says the Irish are slipping back? Have some of our fighters No one has claimed a Two Busy Sophomores. 'HEN Yale and Columbia opened the Eastern Intercollegiate Base Ball League the other day one of the after- noon’s busiest athletes was a shortstop | in blue by the name of Albie Booth. When Harvard's ball team wades into league action one of the Crimson main- stays will be a first baseman by the sophomores, were spread all over the sporting pages that covered foot ball. ‘Through the Winter Booth was one of the busiest of the basket ball athletes, while Wood was even busier playing hockey for Harvard. Now they are pegging a base ball around the diamond for a slight change. If variety is the spice of life this &::x are all cluttered up with spice. If 'y can only slip Mr. Wood a few mo- ments he will also step out for the Davis p tennis team as he has been nom- inated on the Davis Cup list. In case Wood slips away for tennis, how can Booth match this new move? He may decide to toss the 16-pound shot or perhaps take a crack at Carnera. In any event it is hardly possible that young Booth is going to let young Wood get the jump in some extra sport. Just what games these two will select for the Summer season is not yet known. ‘They will go in for swimming and golf, but they may need some added attrac- tion to kill time until another foot ball season starts, when you will hear about them again in even larger type. And it might be mentioned in passing that both are at whatsoever pas- time they elect to follow. No telling what their programs may be by the time they are seniors. The Fastest Pitcher. “With the hickory blossoms about to ?assed the peak? foul in a week. pitcher, Vance of Brooklyn or Grove of Philadelphia?” When both are at the peak of speed you couldn't measure the difference with a split eyelash. But Dazzy was born in 1893 and Bob Grove was born in_1900. Those seven years between 30 and 37 have something to say when you begin to talk of raw speed. Grove today can push more fast balls through than Vance can. But he cannot add anything to write about to the dazzler's fastest on a good day. Today’s Golf Round-Up. TOMMY ARMOUR'S iron play has been one of the marvels of golf, so I asked him for the benefit of th golfing contingent who take their tips on a fly to offer one suggestion the average sufferer might about. Just one— “Better use and more use of the left hand and arm,” he said. “This is the only way one can feel that he is throwing the club head out through the ball. Let him feel that he is hitting away from himself, not con- tracting his arms and cutting across as_he reaches the ball. “Watch most of them. The left arm has collapsed before the club head ever gets to the ball, so the right hand and right side then swing the club head around the body toward the left. “This is one of the greatest of all faults in iron play. It can only be cured & straight, firm left arm, on the swing and the down swing, to keep the club head in place. “A good left arm means both power and control. But few have it—be- cause they never think about its im- portance. They only know how to crash with the right, and this usually swings the club head in—not outward as it should be swung.” | bloom again,” writes L. O., “help settle an argument—who is now the fastest (Copyright. 1930, by North American News- paper Alliance.) MARLBORO HIGH NINE PRIMES FOR OPENER UPPER MARLBORO, Md., April 23.— Upper Marlboro High School’s base ball team is priming for its opening game in the Prince Georges County champion- ship series against Maryland Park High here Friday. In pre-series games Marlboro has not shown so well, having lost four of six encounters. Coach Perry Wilkinson plans to use the following against Maryland Park: George Deck or Fred Sasscer, pitcher; Bob Gaither, catcher; Tom Perry, first; Jack Straining, second; Wilson Chatter- ton, short; Tom Burroughs, third, and Oscar Duley, Howard Ford and Blair Stallings, outfielders. Upper Marlboro High School will be represented by three boys in the Mary- land interscholastic track meet at Col- lege Park May 3. It will be the first time that Marlboro has ever been rep- resented. Howard Ford, who will compete in the 100 and 220 yard dashes and the broad jump; Edward Coffren, who will par- ticipate in the high jump, and George Deck, who will take part in the 880- yard run, shotput and broad jump will carry Marlboro’s colors. Perry Wilkinson, former Univesity of Mayland student and a member of the Marlboro school’s faculty, is coaching the tracksters. o BOST_ON BRUINS SCORE. OAKLAND, Calif,, April 23 (#).——The Boston Bruins defeated the Oakland Sheiks, 3 to 2, in an exhibition ice hockey match here last night. Boston scored twice in the first period—Barry on a pass from Galbraith in four Dempsey Is Going After Big Game, But in Africa CHICAGO, April 23 (#).—Jack Dempsey is going to Africa to hunt h!aAnme. sy plans he had of a ring comeback attempt, the “Manassa mauler” has accepted the invitation of George F. Getz, Chicago millionaire sportsman and big game hunter, to try his aim at lions and tigers in the African wilds next Winter. Dempsey plans to take boxing gloves and other ring accoutrements along, however, for conditional work- outs and to teach the savages the manly art of defense. “Maybe I'll find a new heavy- weight champion on one of our Safaris,” Dempsey bantered. “Who can tell? Anyway, I hope I don’t miss my alm at any lions. It's tougher to aim and miss at a lion than it is to miss fire at some heavy- weights, you know.” Many of the former champion’s friends believe his trip to Africa will definitely close his ring career if it hasn’t already been closed. Fights Last Night By the Associated Press. PORTLAND, Oreg—Primo Carnera, Italy, knocked out Sam Baker, Los An- geles (1). CLEVELAND.—Billy Wallace, Phila- delphia, and Joey Goodman, Cleveland, drew (10). lu’r:’n': cm“’ °“‘Z;s§&’a ;?‘ueir“.! b ), icago, out rilla Jones, Akron, Ohio (12). LACROSSE, Wis—Billy Light, St. minutes and Weiland on a pass from Clapper two minutes later. BIG LEAGUE LEADERS By the Associated Press. National. Batting—Pisher, Cards, .560. i iuns—Richbours, Braves; Stephenson, Runs batted {n—Comorosky, Pirates, 10. Hits—Stephenson, Cubs, 13. Doubles—Neun, Braves, 4. rd, Reds; Comorosky. Pirates, 2. Homers—Jackson, 'Glanis: = Alien, ~Reds; Bisonelte, Robins; Comorosky, Pirates; Kleln, Phillies, 2. 8 bases—Jackson, Glants; Richbours, American. Batting—Jamieson, Indians, .533. Buns—Hodapp, Indians. 7. Runs tted' In—Simmons, Athletics; Cronin, Senators, 9. Hits. Rice, 'Senators. 11, Red Sox; L. Sewell In- s, H_Rice, Tigers, 3. kY Lyons, White Sox: Goslin, Mver, Senators: Regan, Re Ik, Indlans, 1. Carson, according to those who have seen him in ac .;rll}'l the course at East Potomac in 36 or less. al Homes—Simmons, Athletics, 3. ases Bluege, Sen- Btolen ibs, Yanks: ators; O'Ro i N i $i41% ,ORourks, Browns: Johnson, Tigers Pln(:x)l, outpointed Jack Kane, Chicago ATLANTA, Ga.—Sergt. Sammy Ba- ker, New York, stopped Red Goo’dr!ch, AERESNG. cal, allor Fay 3 .—Sailor Kosky, Chicago, technically knocked out ofil Astrudillo, Los Angeles (5). Two Left Shoes Prove Hard Luck to Fighter NEW YORK, April 23 (CP.A.).— Several years ago Frankie Ash, Brit- ish flyweight, forgot to bring along his boxing shoes the night met Pancho Villa for the title at Hender- son’s Bowl and had to go in with borrowed footwear several sizes too large. Frankie was outpointed in ew nights ago at the Ridge- wood Grove, one of the boxers also made a mistake having to do with shoes, He brought along two left shoes the ring d ,fll into with before any one noticed the l!e was knocked out in the Comics and Classified How Will They Finish Next October BY AL DEMAREE, Former Pitcher New York Giants. ‘Tremendous interest is being shown in this contest to pick the position in which the first four teams will finish in_both the American and National Leagues. If you haven't sent in your entry be sure to do so. Those who take it as a foregone conclusion that 100 per cent of the fans are picking the Cubs and Athletics to repeat are in for a little surprise. There are plenty who like the Browns’ pitching staff and think - . R e NATIONAL LEAGLE AR R e B la s a chance to win their first flag. In the National League the Giants always must be reckoned. McGraw must never be counted out. ‘The White Sox look to stir up plenty of trouble. Their hitt should be much better, and their pitching staff isn’t much below the best in the league. Here is the last chance to vote. Announcement of how the majority of fans think the first four teams will finish in both leagues will be made as soon as the votes are in and counted. (Copyright, 1930.) CHOICE DATES OPEN T0 SANDLOT CLUBS Jefferson Firemen, Rockville and Dixie Pigs Crave Sunday Battles. HREE choice sandlot dates for Sunday awaited applicants to- day. Bob Cole, manager of the Rockville A. A, which has one of the| finest ball fields near Washington, is on the lookout for a strong club, and may be phoned at Rockville 231 during the: day and at Cleveland 3051 after 7 p.m. ‘The Dixie Pigs, who have a dlamond at Seat Pleasant, are without an attrac- tion, and may be booked by phoning Hyattsville 112 before 8 p.m. ‘Those Jefferson District Firemen in Virginia are hungry for action. Their manager, Beckwith, will be found at 400 Ridont avenue, Virginia Highlands. Buck Grier wants a game for his Northerns tomorrow. He may be phoned at Columbia 7108. Any-time games are sought by the Isherwoods, who have just ended a suc- cessful bowling season. Their phone nu'?‘mb" %fimflc 1408-W. e ington Irving strong hitters, also desire opponents. Manager Salvatore Maircuso's ring is Franklin 7677-J. The Irvings recently defeated the Kennedy Peewees, 19-17. A home run by Shortstop Raub helped the Corinthian Midgets whip the St. Jo- seph’s Midgets, 4 to 2, in a well played game. Raub also hit a single, scored another run and swiped two bases, which more than made up for an error he made. It was a battle for six innings, then the Cronins put on the pressure and got eight runs in two frames to trim the Clarks, 13-3. Bovello and Robinson, :n!c‘h wlr.hl ‘3“&:‘"‘.’,‘.;" one of Bovello’s lomer, le Wi included 20 safe blow:w oS Other sandlot Tesults: Marberry Peewees, 26; Horn Western Insects, 9; Lloyd Browns, 1 Some games to be played soon: PAGE C—1 CARDS SOUTHPAW AGAIN NIPS CHAMPS A’s Defeat Yanks, 7 to 6, on Miller’s Homer in Ninth Before 66,000. BY HUGH S. FULLERTON, JR., Associated Press Sports Writer, champions of the National League and a generally dan- just another ball club where Bill Hallahan of St. Louis is concerned. who failed to live up to expecta- tions last season, already has and is in a fair way to become a permanent jinx if he can continue In two games, the Cubs have scored Jjust four runs off Hallahan's delivery, Hack Wilson yesterday as the Cardinals scored an 8-to-3 triumph. And they In 1929, Hallahan pitched 94 innings in 20 games and allowed 94 hits while he gained the well earned nickname of “Wild Bill” by handing out 60 bases Bill still is wild, but somewhat more successful. _Yesterday hemnve seven ious two-hit triumph he added two to each total. half of yastgrdx;‘a National League schedule as New York and Boston were cinnati were not scheduled. In the other game, the Phillies beat the most effective part of Philadelphia’s heavy hitting. They each got a homer singles in four times at bat. 66,000 See Yank’s and A’s. continued to set the pace for the Amer- ican League by demonstrating to a New out so far this season, just how to beat the Yankees. A home run in the ninth a 7-to-6 victory after the teams had started out with a wild slu spree from the mound and nearly did the same to Roy Sherid, young Yankee ‘The Chicago White Sox moved into second place in the standing by defeat- their third victory in four games. . The pitching of Al Thomas turned the trick, ing to nose out the mrfzrhmg Boston Red Sox, 4 t0 3, in & 12-inning duel moundsmen. Ri g struck out eight, but made a few mis- of every opportunity to The St. Louis Browns had to go 13 after the Tigers had twice in the ninth to tie the score. Ted Mountains, drove in winning run with his third hit of the game. By the Assoclated Press. April 23.—Quarter final round matches of the Mason and Dixon tennis tourna=- of the first 10 ranking players of the country. Hunter, New Rochelle, N. Y., No. 2 in the ranking, was lgmed against Berkeley o. THE Chicago Cubs may be gerous team, but they are Hallahan, a left-handed pitcher, beaten the Cubs twice this season his pace. three of them coming from a homer by have made only seven hits. striking out 52 opposing batsmen. But on balls. Against the Cubs this year, walks and fanned nine. prev- ‘The Cards and the Cubs supplied just rained out while Pittsburgh and Cin- out the Brooklyn Robins, in the first innin The champion Philadelphia Athletics York crowd of 66,000, the largest turn- inning by Bing Miller gave the Athletics for three frames that drove gf‘f;amvc hurler, ing the Cleveland Indians, 4 to 3, for ‘Washington continued its smart play- m’% Charley Ruffing of mm'.',fi:d takes and the Nationals took advantage % to gain a 5-to-4 victory wg::; Gullic, rookie outfielder from the Ozark RANKING RACKETERS ‘WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va., ment today brought into action eight In the upper half of the draw, Frank Bell of Dallas 9, and John Van Peewees, | A7) City, No. 8, are in . o Europe. Of the quarter finalists only Mercur 'was extended. The former Lehigh player had to go three sets fo beat Emmett Pare, Dayton, Ohio, national clay court champion, 4—6, 10—38, 6—2, JOHNSTON MAKES START FOR GOLF WARS ABROAD CHICAGO, April 23 (#).—Jimmy Johnston, big smile and all, today was bound for his golfing wars in England. Hardened and wuse of long drills over his home links in St. Paul and Minneapolis, the national amateur champion passed a 36-hole practice match before Acme Insects vs. Lionels, 1 pm. to- m%now,] So\igl' tmmpae. pengler vs. Victory Post, toda; at 3:30 p.m., West !Iulps:.y = Y Phoenix A. C. vs. District Gr Store, today at 5 p.m., diamond Nofi Monument lot. Georgetown Insects vs. Columbia In- sects, 3 p.m. today, diamond No. 4, Monument lot. Manhattans vs. Capitol Heights, Sun- day at 3 p.m., Maryland A. C. field. Columbia Heights Business Men's As- soclation vs. Junior Order, tomorrow, 5 p.m, diamond No. 4, Monument lot. These drills are scheduled: Union Plasterers, 5 p.m. today, Monu- ment lot. St. Martin’s (unlimited team), today at 4 , diamond No. 4, Monument lot. Olmstead Grill seniors, 5 p.m. today, Monument lot, diamond No. 5. Mount Rainier A. C., tomorrow and Saturday at 4:45 p. Mount Rainfer (new candidates asked to report), Lionel Insects, tomorrow at 10:30 am, diamond No. 3, Monument lot. The Hayes Insects will meet Friday night at 7 o'clock at 4509 Kansas ave- nue gonhwen. ONE-RUN HABIT RETAINED, BUT RESULT IS CHANGED CHICAGO, April 23 (#).—The White Sox still have the one-run habit, but this year it's different. In 1929 they lost 35 games by a one- -un margin. So far during the 1930 campaign, under Donle Bush, they have won three games and all of them by one run. Two of them were 10- inning affairs. “Those are the games we want,” Manager Bush remarked. “Lose plenty 'hér.x he hn.“f toul‘\:: and have the ex ch for when xflm close.” = b embarking for England, and said he was strictly “on his game.” Yesterday’s Stars By the Associated Press. Bill Hallahan, Cards—Held Cubs to five hits to beat them for second time, 8-3. Fanned nine men. Ted Gullic, Browns—Singled in thir~ teenth to drive in run that beat De- troit, 5-4. Bing Miller, Athletics—Hit home run in_ninth to beat Yanks, 7-6. Buddy Myer, Nationals—Drove in run ‘wthJ;.mbelt Red Sox, 4-3, with single in Barney Priberg, Phillies—Hit sacrifice fly with bases filled in ninth to defeat Brooklyn, 6-5. Dempsey Is Encouraged As Bout Shows a Profit CHICAGO, April 23 (CPA)— Jack Dempsey feels a lot better about the promotion business since show that featured Bud Taylor Fidel La Barba. Previot and