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[ @he Foening Star. 'WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION Classified Ads WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 1930. PAGE C—-1 Sheer Pluck Makes Myer Second-Sacker : Griffs’ Dizzy Pace Confounds Experts GETS LAST CHANGE” JOB BY FIGHT ONLY Earns Spurs After Failingf:’ue at Third, Short—Griffs Barely Beat Yanks. BY JOHN B. KELLER. ISEHEADS of base ball long Hhave contended that hitting needs a natural talent, but that a player ‘can learn to field. In| Buddy Myer, the Washington| club has a player who makes the | wiseheads right both ways. Buddy | is a natural hitter, but he had to do a deal of grinding to become the nifty-looking second sacker he | i= today. ‘When Myer first.came up to the Na- tionals from New Orleans of the South- ern Association in 1925 he was supposed | o be the last word among the short- | stops of the Dixie circuit. 'Twas re- | ported to the Washington club owner- | ship that Buddy could cover ground | Hke & tent, grab scorching grass-cutters, | spear the hottest of lincrs and get under the ball descending from a dizzy height. | Buddy turned out to be the last| word, all right. The very last. He| ‘was far from being a big league short- | flelder. He stuck with the Nationals, though. until early in the season of 1927, when | he was sent to the Red Sox in a trade. | The next year the Boston club used him at third base. At times he did right well at the hot corner, but hc} was an in-and-outer there. When ‘Walter Johnson took over the man- sgement of the Nationals he thought | Myer might be used at third, so that Ossie Bluege could return to his original berth at short. Back came Buddy to | Washington in exchange for a young ball club, and again he couldn’t make the grade. Finally when injury forced Bluege from the line-up last year, Jack Hayes shifted from second to third base and Myer was ed to the middle sack. ‘What a time he had there for weeks. He seemed unable to find his way around, letting chances to his left that should have been cared for go sliding 1o the outfield for hits and rarely near- fng chances to his right. As to pivot- ing in double-plays, he was all but helpless. He moved as though wearing snowshoes. T)ID Buddy quit? Not at all. He realized he had been given fine ‘opportunities to make good at short end third and that he had flopped. Put he determined to make good at the middle post. It was no easy task for him, though. He floundered about Jor weeks before making any showing st all, and it was not until near the elose of last season that any headway #n second-basing by Myer was notice- able, Suddy stuck to the job gamely, ¢nough, and in training down South ¢his year he attacked it vigorously once ore, Slowly but steadily he improved fl the exhibition engagements, and sbout & week before the chnmmo"nsahlp camp: started Myer was rated a ight fair second-sacker. Only right fair. 'OW he has developed since the flag race started. He showed in the first game he had about mastered the art of pivoting in a double play, for his first chance had him in the middle of one of these flelding feats. And the next day at Boston he demonstrated several times he could go to his right for plays in satisfactory manner. Since Buddy has made startling stops to the yight and remarkable ones to the left. He has covered ground in an amazng manner and today fills the bill cleverly ot second. That Myer is a natural hitter nobody doubts. He has batted well in the big show, and for the 11 games to date this | season shows an average of .390. It is | as a flelder, though, that he has been such a pleasant surprise this year. 1ln all, 53 chances have come his way. Many of them quite difficult to handle, too. Buddy has cared for all. A player can learn to field. Buddy ves it. He had to struggle, though, d only through sheer pluck did he win his spurs as a middle-sack guardian. EVEN wins in a row and still in first place. Beating the Yankees yester- day in the opener of a three-game series ‘wasn't 80 easy as beating the A’s. The ‘Yanks fought back plenty and the Na- ¢lonals had all they could do to bag a ©-to-5 victory. ‘They were in front early and healthily @t the expense of the left-handed Ed | Wells, who once wore a Washington | uniform, but Fred Marberry drooped | after four rounds to such an extent that the Yanks got to him for enough | suns to make them dangerous. In fact, 11 that saved the Nationals’ bacon was 8 tally gleaned off the rookie Lew Mc- ‘Evoy, who toiled two innings after Wells had hurled four. Henry Johnson, who hurled the last two innings for the wisitors, had the Nationals eating out of his hand. The home side got but seven hits off the first two Yankee pitchers, but it made all count. It was Garland Braxton who rushed %0 Marberry's relief in the seventh, and tis unsteady start made the cold shivers down the backs of the several thousand gans present colder, but after Babe Ruth micked him for a triple, the Yanks' eleventh hit, he tightened and yielded pothing more. ! RUN was chalked up by the Yanks in the second when Gehrig crossed from third while Lazzeri was being | Jonh in down to complete a_double-play, | G ikt with & pass to Myer, Cronin's dotl- ble and Judge's single the Nationals countered with 2 before the inning fended. They got 3 more off Wells in | D the fourth. Myer's single, Cronin’s $hird homer of the season, a drive to #he far reaches of right-center field Judge’s single, Bluege's pinking by the itcher and two sacrifice files accounted xwr the tallying. The big run off McEvoy was due to ice’s single, his theft of second and | ronin’s third extra-base blow, a triple, | 4n the fifth. Not until the seventh nning did they stcp Cronin. Then he | gouled to Dickey, bt three hits for nine | peses was a good day's work anyway. | Marberry carried a 6-to-3 advantage | nto the seventh, Wut Dickey, first up, | smashed & homer over the scoreboard | @nd Lary picked up McEvoy's bat (o whack a single. This brought in Brax- ton. He passed Combs, but a double- lay helped. Then Ruth tripled over he last run of the game. ON SAVIDGE, young right-hand | pitcher, is_to leave the Nationals | soon says President Griffith. Don may go to the New Haven club of the | Eastern League, for George Weiss, whe | owns it, is dickering with the Wash- | ington prexy for the pitcher’s services | If negotiations with Weiss fall through. | off another minor outfit will get the blonde twirler. COLLEGE TRACK. Virginia Poly, 65; North Carolina Btate, 61. RECORDS OF GRIFFS BATTING. G. AB.R. H.2b.3b HR SH.SB.RBLPct. Marberry 6 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .668| Myer 1411018 0 0 0 1 1 10 390/ 10421016 0 0 0 0 1 6 381 130100000 0 3101301000 1 140812 31 03718 149 714 3 2 32 0 0 7 386 137 910 3 1 3 & 0 12 270| 138 310 0001 0 2 263 616 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 25| 130 ¢ 9 8 0111 8§ 331 935 48013200 6 339 3 R 10 880 Toan 310000000 0 000 110000000 0 000 330000000 0 .00 320000000 0 000 110000000 0 00 110000000 0 000/ 111000000 0 000/ PITCHING. In'es Gam Comp. | @. H. 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Forty stations over a national chain will broadcast the game from the sixth inning on, while a low-wave hook-up will spread the great American pastime into South America, South Africa and the Far East. Yesterday’s Stars By the Assoclated Press. Harvey Hendrick, Robins—Doubled with bases filled in ninth and Robins| beat Giants, 6—4. Gabby Hartnett, Cubs—Smashed out two home runs as Cubs ended Pirates’ winning streak, 7—4, Pete Jablonowski, Indians — Held gfi’""’ to five hits and beat them, 1. Joe Cronin, Nationals—Drove in three runs with double, triple and home run as Nationals topped Yankees, 6—S5. Carl Reynolds, White Sox—Helped White Sox whip Detroit, 9—7, with homer, triple and single. DERBY CANDIDATES IN TESTS YESTERDAY By the Associated Press. Eil Weir, F. F. Bryant—Ran second in 1-mile-and-70-yard claiming gpace at Lexington; won by Duelist, in 1:45 1-5. | Ante Bellum, H. P. Headley—Out of | money in Druid Hill Purse at Pimlico. The 6-furlong sprint was won by Twink in 1:122-5. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Standing of the Teams. WwW. L. Pct. ‘Washington 9 2 818 Chicago 5 3 825 Cleveland . 6 4 600 Philadelphi 5 4 556 St. Louls . [] 5 545 Boston 4 aaml Detroit . 4 2 308 New York . 2 \ 222 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Washington, 6; New York, 5. 5; Boston, 4. Chicago, 9; Detrott, 7. Cleveland, 3; St. Louis, 1. GAMES TODAY. New York at Washington. Chicago at Detroit. Cleveland at St. Louis. Philadelphia at Boston. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Standing of the Teams. W. L Pct. New York . 7 1 875 Pittsburgh 8 2 800 Chicago 17 7 500 Boston . 4 4 500 St. Louis . 6 1 462 Philadelphia 4 6 400 Brooklyn .. 3 4 300 | Cincinnati 3 8 273 YESTERDAY’S RESULTS. Chicago, 7; Pittsburgh, 4. Philadelphia, 7; Boston, 4. St. Louis, 8; Cincinnati, 3. Brooklyn, 6; New York, 4. GAMES TODAY. Boston at Philadelphia. Brooklyn at New York. Pittsburgh at _Chicago. St. Louis at Cincinnati, | GAME FOR MARBERRY ool | orrooonoomsn o ° 2l conscomvosun cned P al corcoommoone mao> o SNSRI - ol ssccnscsssss’ ool Rer: Karlon PP — Totals . 34 “Batted for Wells in fifth TBatted for Johnson in inth eain WASHINGTON. AB. Loepp, cf. West, 'cf. Rice.' rf. Goslin, 'if. Myer, 2b. Cronin, ss Judge, 1b Bluege, 3b uel. arberry, D Braxton, p. Totals £l £ 3 ® <l seconurorost PRSP | cocsscssssa™ B S eearuwerci 2l comaruasoon® 5 = - . : io B o ° o ° I Runs_batted in—Judge (2), Cronin (3), Reese, Durst, . —Cronin, Durst. Three-base hits—Cronin, ige to Cronin luege to Myer to Judge, John- Gehrig. Left on ba ashington, 5. 5 ohnson. 2; off Mai 2" Struck’ out—Bi HitsZ-0ff " wells Marbe son to Lary York. 6 Wells. 2 , 8 in n s 1in 2 innings Braxton. Wells (Bluege), McEvoy (Ruel). : of venth inning Hit by berry Winning pitcher —Marberry. pitcher—Wells. _ Umpires - Messi Moriarity and Campbell 2 hours and 11 minutes. | Hartnett. Cubs.. A THe BatreRING Rameses NCE upon a time, about 4,000 years ago, Pharaoh’s daugh- ter found the Babe in the bullrushes in Egypt and took Lim to the king's court, where he grew up to be a left-handed pitcher. “Cen’t something be done about this?” asked Pharoah. “Tut, tut,” replied his daughter, “give the kid time. He takes a nice cut at the ball and I shouldn’t be surprised if we could use him in the outfield some day. Maybe in the series be- tween the Isis Cream-cones and the Hottot Doggis. Eh, pop?” So little Ruth-ank-amen became known as the Colossus of Clout, and the anclent Egyptians came from as far away as Alexandria (which was in the National League), on foot, on camels, in their chariots (15c first mile, 5c for each addi- tional quarter mile), and even by the subway, to see the noble Babe slam the sacred onion. Now it came to pass that one Kneehigh, the Fleabite, bearing envy in his heart against the great O The VALLEY OF THE F 3 SVER LR S PGS D T oS THE SACRED AMID . Colossus, did hatch an evil plot to belittle him in the eyes of the Egyptians, and especially to humili- ate him before the Pharaoh and his daughter. Now it so happened that two African princes, named Amos 'n’ Andy, were wont to play a game wherein they did roll two small cubes upon the floor, snapping their fingers “Come meanwhile and saying, seben,” “Little Joe,” and the like. So Kneehigh, the Fleabite, did bribe Amos 'n’ Andy to instruct the Battering Rameses in the art of playing this Golf. The Babe game called African liked the game full well and sat up all the night before the cru And Ruth-al with a needed cial series playing it. it came to pass that when nk-amen did come to bat man on third and one run to win the game, all. he could see were black spots before Lis eyl:s and lo, the pitcher beaned him fast ball. But it so hap- pened that there was a fly at that moment resting on the Babe’s fore- head, and the insect, a sacred one in Egypt at the time, was killed by the ball. out the Temple Then . “A sacrifice fly!” cried umpire. “See, it was on his he ran home to his mummy. BLUE RIDGE LEAGUE HAS BUT FOUR CLUBS HAGERSTOWN, Md., April 20.—The Blue R.lt'ige League of base ball will operate this year with but four clubs, President J. Vincent Jamison announced today. Martinsburg, W. Va., and Han- over, Pa., have dropped out. Martins- burg was forced out when the Phila- delphia Athletics withdrew support and Hanover failed to raise sufficlent money to pay off back debts. The other four clubs are either sup- ported by major league clubs or private ownership, Cleveland owning the Fred- erick (Md.) club, 8t. Louis Cards, ‘Waynesboro (Pa.); New York Yanks, Chambersburg (Pa.), and Joe Cambria, wealthy Baltimore sportsman, the Hagerstown (Md.) franchise. This sea- son will be a 120-game one, closing September 6. Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) interests had in- dicated they might be interested in | Martinsburg, but finally withdrew. This is the first time since the Blue Ridge League was organized, in 1915, that it has been anything but a six- club circuit. BRADLEY PAIR TO RUN. LEXINGTON, Ky, April 20 (®)— Barry Shannon snnounced yesterday for Col. E. R. Bradley that the colonel's two Derby eligibles, Buckeye Poet and To b o e ChairohAl Toowan S at Churc! - ville, May 17. . HOME RUN STANDING By the Associated Press. Home Runs Yesterday. Heathcote, Cubs Root, Cubs..... ‘Welsh, Phillies Cronin, Senators. Dickey, Yankees. . Reynolds, White Sox. Jackson, Giants. The Leaders. Jackson, Giants Hartnett, Cubs. Cronin, Senators. .. Klein, Phillies. ‘Wilson, Cubs. . Simmons, Athletics. Gehrig, Yankees. . League Totals, National .. American Grand total.. MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS I INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Reading, 7: Montreal, 5. Buffalo.'8; Baltimore, 4, Rochesier, 9; Newark. 3. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Columbus, 11; Kans 4, aaianapous. 4; Minnespolis. 3. SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. Little Rock. 12; Chattanooga, 9. New Orleans, 6: Birmingham, 2. Memphis, 6: Nashville, 5. Atlanta-Mobile—Rain. WESTERN LEAGUE. All games postpone 5 SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE. Selma-Tamba_nostnoned. Jacksonville. 6; Columbus. Pensacola. 3; Montgomers. SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. Augusta, 8-_Charlotte, 6, 3: Columbia, 2 (11 innings). Asheville, 1. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. Portland, 5-1: Missions, 4-5. Only games scheduled. TEXAS LEAGUE. Waco. 4: Fort Worth, 3, Shreveport, 4: San Antonio, 3. Houston. 7: Dalias, 2. ,Beaumont Wichita Falls called first nning. PIEDMONT LEAGUE. Durham. 9: Raleigh, 7. High Point. 8: Greensboro, 5. Henderson, 7; Winston-Salem, 6. Big League BASE BALL Holding Runner on First BY AL DEMAREE, Former Pitcher New York Glants. ‘The close to first ability to hold base runners base is most important. Bases are stolen on the pitcher and not on supposed. thi catcher, as is commonly It is almost impossible for a catcher to throw out a run- ner stealing second base if the pitcher first. does not have a good move to . Charley Root of the Cubs possesses one of leaguss the best moves in the major A T to prevent a runner’s get- ting a flying start. His move could almost be called & half balk and was originated by Dick Rudolph of the Boston Braves. Root leans or sways slightly to- ward the home plate and then turns and throws to first. In order to outwit the base run- ner, vary this move at times by }an- ing slightly toward first base and pitching to the plate, or leaning to- ward the plate and also throwing to the plate. By constant practice learn e: you can xactly how far you can lean to the plate before throwing to first and not have a balk called. ‘You will be surprised how many runners you can catch flat-footed off first base or on their way to second ple_hal Save Series, with this comparatively sim- f balk move. this Big League Bas: Ball another will appear Friday. A free leaflet on “Pitching,” pre- pared by Al Demaree, former New York Giant pitcher, will be sent to any reader sending a stamped, ad- dressed envelope. _Send it to Al Demaree, in care of The Star. Hom: But (Copyright, 1930.) ers Help the Cubs, Not Watch Concern By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, April 20.—Home run outburs ts by the Chicago Cubs are a source of great satisfaction to Northsi de fans, but promise to be- come expensive for a firm of watch manufacturers. ‘The concern offered a wrist watch for leaguer each home run by a major in either Cubs or White Sox parks, and today was in debt twice to Gabl by Hartnett, who got a pair yesterday, and owed one each to Cliff Heathcote and Pitcher Charlie Reot. PRINTERS BEATEN IN OPENING GAME Lose Abbreviated Battle to Navy—Three Other Loops Also Make Start. BY FRANCIS E. STAN. PPROXIMATELY 1,500 fans strained their eyes through the darkness that shrouded the South Ellipse field yesterday to catch what glimpses they could of the opening game of the Government champion Union Printers and the Navy Yard team—for five innings. Louis Hood, president of the league, unleashed a toss to open the season. It was called a perfect strike by those who could see the ball. The teams went at it with hammer and tongs, both pitchers being hit freely, though Mal Simons of the ‘Typos was having the better of the battle with Lefty Kuhnert of the Navy Yard team. Then something happened in the fifth inning. Whether Simons couldn’t see through the gloom that settled over the field or the Sailors be- gan to see light, is a question. When the inning was finally ended, however, the Navy boys had crossed the plate five times, which, added to the run they scored in the third frame, enabled them to_eke out a 6-to-5 victory. When the Typos missed tying the score in their half of the fifth Umpire- in-chief “Ping” Purdy called the game. the Georgetown Church League players must have had better eyesight, for they managed to go through six innings aplece. Western Electric pounded out a 7-to-4 verdict over the W. B. Hibbs team and the Department of Agricul- ture defeated the Government Printing Office, 7 to 2. Calvary Baptist, last year’s champs in the Georgetown Church League, ran true to form, handing the Vermont Ave- nue Christlan team an artistic 11-to-2 lacing. While the eclipse may have had something to do with the darkness yes- terday, there is no eclipse scheduled for today, and with fair weather, four more week day league games are on tap. In- terstate and Government Printing Office meet in a Government League game. District of Columbia Repair Shop and Treasury hook up in a Departmental match, Holmes Bakery plays the Tile Setters’ Union in the Industrial League and First Baptist and West Washington Baptist tangle in the Georgetown Church League. Burroughs A. C. is likely to cause un- limited clubs plenty of trouble this sea- son. The Burroughs have been setting a fast pace, winning three victories in as many starts, beating the Department of Commerce, Aztecs and St. Martin's. Manager Larry Eidsness has rounded ? a strong aggregation, including Ed- le Leonard, former Business High pitcher; Bladen, Reid, Winters, Tracey, Noyes, Evans, McMullen, Weigel, Filley, Edmonds, Benner, former Tech out- flelder; Smith, nner, Reith, Myer, Ball and Lynagh. The Burroughs will enter the Capital City League. ‘Tomorrow'’s week-day league schedule brings together the Naval Hospital, champs of the Departmental League last year, who shifted to the Government loop in place of the Bureau of Engrav- ing team, and Navy Yard. ‘The Department of Commerce will play the Government Printing Office in the Departmental, W. B. Hibbs will meet the Big Print Shop (Judd & Det- weller) in the Industrial and Grace Episcopal will tangle with Eldbrooke in the Georgetown Church League. TEST FOR GRIFFITHS TO DRAW BIG CROWD By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, April 29—At the rate tickets are being purchased for Wed- nesday night's show at the Chicago Stadium not less than $50,000 worth of customers are expected to watch Jerry (Tuffy) Griffiths attempt to demon- strate he is one of the ranking heavy- weights of the country rather than just another young fellow who follows box- ing for a living. ths, a great Chicago favorite, will meet Jack Gagnon, one of the “Boston sailors,” who stopped him in | six rounds early this month, creating the biggest upset of the indoor season. Less than 1,000 top price seats—$4.99 each—remain unsold, and all of the $1.10 seats are gone. Gagnon yesterday finished trainin, for the clash, and Griffiths planned to do_his last work today for the 10-round bout. Only 600 See Carnera In Exhibition Contest ABERDEEN, Wash., April 29 (#).— About 600 boxing, fans paid to see Primo Carnera, Italian giant, in ac- tion against Jack Silver of Portland, Oreg., and Tom Moore of Los An- geles, both heavyweights, in an ex- hibition appearance here last night. No one was hurt. Fights Last Night By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA. — Ernie Schaaf, Boston, outpointed Tommy Loughran, Philadelphia (10); Walter Cobb, Balti- more, knocked out Jack De Mave, Ho- boken, N. J. (2); Babe Huni, Ponca City, Okla., outpointed Big Bill Hart- well, Kansas City (6). ‘TORONTO.—Kid Chocolate, Havana, outpointed Johnny Erickson, New York (10); Black Bill, Cuba, outpointed Houtler Parra, Chile (6). ‘TULSA, Okla—King Tut, Minne- apolis, knocked out Jackie Kane, Chi- cago (5). HOLYOKE, Mass.—Leo Williams, New York, knocked out George (Cowboy) Courtney, Oklahoma (5). BUFFALO, N. Y.—Art Weigand, Buf- falo, outpointed Rosy Rosales, Cleve- land (6). CHICAGO.—Tommy Rios, and Jimmy Evans, San Francisco, drew (8) ; Edgar Norman, Norway, and Tuffy O'Dowd, Pocatello, Idaho, drew (8). BALTIMORE.—Herman Folins, New- ark, N. J., outpointed Sid Lampe, Balti- more (10). DES MOINES, Iowa.—Eddie Shea, Chicago, knocked out Buster Brown, Kansas City (3); Louls Mays, Moines, outpointed Laurie Pepins, Win- nipeg, Manitoba (10) MEMPHIS, Tenn.—Manuel Quintero, Spanish junior welterweight, won a de- cision over Jack Purvis of Indianapolis (8); Duke Trammell, Fort Worth, Tex., middleweight, won a decision over Alex Simms of Cleveland (8). League, which brought together the|® The Industrial, the Departmental and | SHERWOCD A. C. base ballers, vic- torfous in the two practice games they have played to date, will open their season Sunday against the post team at Fort Washington. ‘With a bunch of players on the job who have proved their worth Isherwoods are looking to a bang-up season. They play in the unlimited class. Leading-members of the squad include Chapdelaine, Darnell, Parker and Gar- rett, pitchers; Davis and Fletcher, catchers; Simonds, Eggleton, Dumford, D. Flanagan and Clanton, infielders, and Honey, Ringgold and James outfielders. Games with the St. Mary's Celtics, Takoma Tigers and Northerns are sought by Isherwoods. Challenges are being received at Atlantic 1408-W after .m. g‘he annual minstrel show and dance for the benefit of the Isherwood team will be held May 7 at 8:15 p.m. in Im- manculate Conception Hall, N street be- tween Seventh and Eighth streets. A game for Sunday with a strong unlimited class team is sought by the nine of Company K. 12th Infantry, the contest to be played on the Soldiers’ diamond. Lieut. Armstrong is bool for Company K at Alexandria 1245 or 1246. National Capital Insects are after pitchers of 14 years and under. Candi- dates are asked to call Metropolitan 3336, between 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. Isherwoods to Open Campaign In Game at Fort Washington Buck Grier wants his Northern A. C. tossers to report tomorrow evening at 4:30 o'clock on the Terminal Y. M. C. A. diamond to drill for their game there, at 5 o'clock, with the American Rail- ‘way Express nine. Harris-Ewing Insects want six play- ers for their team. Aspirants are asked to call Columbia 856-J after 7 p.m. Among games scheduled soon are: District Grocery Stores vs. Army Medicos, tomorrow, 5 o'clock, Walter Reed diamond. Columbia Heights vs. Walter Reed Hospital, today, 5 o'clock. Saks Co. vs. Ross Council, Junior Or- der, Sunday, 1 o'clock, East Ellipse. Results of games: Aztecs, 9; Chevy King's Garage, Rosebuds, 4. Games are wanted as follows: B Rovers, juniors, Sunday. Atlantic 333. 33. Mount Rainier, juniors; opponent must have diamond. Robert Bellman, Hyattsville 1043, between 7 and 8 p.m. Palisade A. C., unlimited, want out- ent. Manager Hager, Chase, 4. 5; Mount Rainier of-town op] king | 2000 Dane place; phone Cleveland 6342, Mohawks, unlimited, Thursday and Sunday games wanted. Lincoln 1655-J. Altrock Peewees, Manager Lipscomb, ‘Wisconsin 3007. Columbia Heights Business Men’s, unlimiteds. Pratt, North 4400. HOPES OF LOUGHRAN GO AS SCHAAF WINS By the Assoclated Press. | PHILADELPHIA, April 29—Tommy | Loughran’s heavyweight champlonship aspirations have received another se- vere jolt, this time at the hands of Ernie Schaaf, 21-year-old Boston sailor boy. Schaaf belted his way to a referee’s decision over the former light-heavy- weight titleholder in a sensational 10- round battle here last night. One of the judges scored Loughran as the win- ner and the other voted for a draw. ‘The verdict of Referee Leo Houck pre- cipitated a noisy demonstration on the part of the fans. Police were called | to disperse the crowd, which stormed about the center of the arena for sev- | eral minutes after the final gong. Most of the fans declared that Loughran sdhould have gotten no worse than a raw. Coming on the heels of his knockout at the hands of Jack Sharkey last Sum- mer, the defeat, in the opinion of ex- perts, has lowered Loughran’s heavy- weight prospects materially. A year ago Loughran, then holder of the light-heavyweight title, won a deci- sion over Schaaf in Boston. But last night he found the Boston gob a greatly improved fighter. Loughran, still the clever boxer of old, excelled in that de- but Schaaf was by far the better fighter. ‘There were no knockdowns, but there were many hard blows exchanged and both men were bleeding from cuts on the face and over the eyes, ROBINS GET HURLER BACK. FORT WORTH, Tex., April 20 (#).— The Fort Worth Base Ball Club has re- turned Kent Greenfleld, right-handed hurler, to the Brooklyn Robins. He re- ported here before the Texas League season opened, but was unable to get | started, largely due to lack of control. ROCKY FORD WHEN IT'S GOT T MONTGOMERY LEAGUE TEAMS WILL GATHER Teams which will make up the Mont- gomery County section of the Capital City Base Ball League unlimited class will meet tomorrow night at 8 o'clock in the Rockville fire house. Play in the section will open May 11. Chevy Chase Grays, Takoma Tigers, Rockville A. A, Silver Spring Giants, Bethesda A. C. and Wheaton Colonials are en- tered in the circuit. A final opportu- nity to join will be given teams to- ‘morrow night. Entries in the senior, midget, insect and peewee classes of the league will close tomorrow night with R. J. Atkin- son, Post sports department, with whom franchise fees and player contracts must be filed. Five teams, Cherrydale Fire Depart- ment, Jefferson District Fire Depart- ment, Bauserman Motor Co., Ballston A. C. and Woodlawn A. C., will fight it out for the Virginia section title of the unlimited class. Play in the section will open Sunday, when Ballston A. C. will meet Jefferson District Firemen at Ballston and Bauserman Motor Co. will face Woodlawn A. C. on the Arlington fl!lld. X Both games will start at 3 | o'clock. |BRUINS ANNEX SPEEDY HOCKEY TILT ON COAST LOS ANGELES, April 29 (#).—In one of the fastest games of the current East-West ice series, the Boston Bruins last night defeated the Los Angeles Richfields, 8 to 3. ‘The Bruins took an early lead, having & 4-1 at the end of the first period. One goal was added in the second pe- riod, and Boston entered the last ses- sion with & 5-1 advantage. Richfleld staged a two- rally in the final frame, while Bruins added three more goals. 1s. ‘The Boston club is matched against the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursda; and Saturday nights this week. character. free of “scrap” as produced? ‘TTH PLAGERS' TP LEAGUE ON MERITS Johnson Shows Rare Judg- ment Juggling Pitchers. Chisox Now Runners-up. BY HERBERT W. BARKER, Associated Press Sports Writer. N the face of expert opinion that sald they would be lucky to finish any higher than seventh place, ‘Walter Johnson's Washington Sen- ators continue to set a dizzy pace to lead the American League. No one can say, of course, where the Senators will finish, but the fact re- mains that they are playing heads-up base ball, taking advantage of every break and winning consistently. The club has been flelding brilliantly, hit- ting opportunely and Johnson has shown rare judgment in juggling his pitchers, with Lloyd Brown, Irving Hadley, Firpo Marberry and Garland Braxton as a “big four.” Yesterday’s 6-to-5 victory over the New York Yankees was the Senators' ninth in 11 games and their seventh in a row. Washington took an early lead, thanks to some spectacular hitting by Shortstop Joe Cronin, and then held on to it in the face of a Yankee rally in the later frames. Cronin drove in three runs with & home run, triple and dou- ble. The Yanks drove Marberry out of the box with a two-run rally in the seventh, but could do nothing with Braxton. Chisox in Second Place. The Chicago White Sox moved uj into second place with a 9-7 triump! over Detroit. Carl Reynolds hit a home run, triple and single, his homer with on_base the seventh really deciding the contest. The Sox got only eight hits to 14 for the Tigers, but made full use of them. ‘The St. Louis Browns could get only five hits off the offerings of Pete Jablo- nowski, American Association recruit, and Cleveland won, 3 to 1. Wildness on the rn of Macfayden and Morris and flelding errors by O. Miller and Regan enabled the Philadel- phia Athletics to score four runs in the ninth without a hit and beat the Boston Red Sox, 5-4. In the National League, the New York Giants lost their first game of the season, bowing to Brooklyn 6 to 4 when Harvey Hendrick doubled with the bases filled in the ninth. The defeat broke Bill Walker’s string of 11 straight vic- tories run up during the latter part of 1929 and this season. Travis Jackson of the Giants hit his fifth home run. e WOLFF TO GET SECOND FISTIC TEST TONIGHT NEW YORK,. April 20 (P).--Allle Wolff, former Eastern intercollegiate middleweight champion from Penn State, makes his second appearance as a fessional aga. N. J, at the olft’s first Jerry Garfield ag. and the declared the start as a Was of New ;;fnk mmn'eeh State graduate was on a technical winner y | knockout when Garfleld became dis- gruntled and declined to continue. MODERN FIVE CENT MIRACLES Right alongside of The Saturday Evening Post 5: . ROCKY FORD stands out as one of the five cent marvels of America. A five cent cigar . . . with a ten cent taste and a ten cent Made entirely of the finest domestic long- filler with a selected Sumatra wrapper. As a 25¢ Havana. 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