Evening Star Newspaper, May 20, 1930, Page 33

Oliver’s Bat Boosts Red Sox This Year : Tigers Run Win Streak to Four Games HARD HITTING DONE BY MACK CASTOF Leads Outfit That Opens Se- ries Here Tomorrow—Nat Seconds, Win. BY JOHN B. KELLER. NE of the reasons why the Red Sox, who arrive to- morrow to start a series of six games to be played in five days in Griffith Stadium, are doing much better this season than formerly is Thomas N. Oli- ver. This young fellow not only cavorts about the outfield in right neat manner for the Boston bunch, but he also stings the ball at a fine rate, and stinging the ball is helpful to any club. At resent, Oliver is among the five est batters of the American having socked for an ‘average of .369 in 28 games. That’s high-class hitting in any league. It was a break of luck that put Oliver in a Red Sox uniform. He wasn't picked up by them from the but was lifted from the ranks the As tfielder the Big League . BASE BALL Fielding Fly Balls BY AL DEMAREE, (Former Pitcher, New York Giants). An outfielder should be a good judge of fly balls and be able to catch them in all positions and on either side of his body. He must be able to catch line drives and high fiies that go over his right or left shoulder. Never catch a ball with one hand when you can use hoth hands. That makes an easy chance difficult. ~ You should practice until you can back on a ball hit over your h as easily as you came in for one. In order to prevent injury to yourself and the other players from collisions resulting from two men attempting to make the same catch, always shout “I have it” as soon as you are positive you can reach the MAKE A CATCH WITH ONE HAND WHEN You CAN UsSE Two —* l NEVER < INTERFERE IWITH AN LT EIELPER L s ! been’ around the professional game for six years. He broke in at Laurel, Miss., Songen, Tac Shreveners, Yesnon, De: 5 , Vernon, De- .1IL; San . Prancisco's League, Beau- Rock. This has bean noticeable hux'y“ th:;ul:lt tionals are pivoting e around the middle sack. Neither been moving g | i ¢ ;fl’ 7 Bob Burke, Bump Hadley, Ad Liska ‘and Carlos Moore shared the pitching burden for the big leaguers and the Midshipmen got but three hits, all off Moore, who pf::hed the last two innings. These safeties were made in the ninth ‘when the Navy boys did their scoring. Other than the pitchers, Sam w:thte.( were MmoumanO oo ma Lt row: cooommumonoomIi moootin 51 wooruscocosunac? ner: " Lot on baser—Wash- ingion). Time of game utes, 5 AFTER HE CALLS For BALL o AL Demparess throws. If you see you have no chance to throw a runner out at the plate, “| o'clock. of The Star, and be sure to inclose a self- (Copyright, 1930.) CLEVER JUNIOR NINE AT CAPITOL HEIGHTS Capitol Heights Junior Order base ball team, formerly the Triangle A. C., which has won four straight, appears one of the cleverest nines in its section, the southern part of Prince Georges | g * | County, Md, e The ‘Capitol Heights bunch now is seeking the scalps of such teams as the N , Red Sox, Phoenix A. C., St. Mary’s Celtics and Dixie Pigs. Harold Gates, pitcher; has been the iggest factor in success of the Capitol Heights club. He has fanned 61 batters in the last five games and has allowed a total of 18 hits. Mac Roberts Rainier, seven straight wins. Its latest victim ‘was the Mount Rainier A. C. juniors, who were defeated, 17 to 4. Whirlwinds, who downed . C., 13 to 9, for their fifth seel ith 3 3 3 Jeweler at Georgia 4611 after 8 p.m. g0 S e ey FIGHTS LAST NIGHT - | By the Associated Press. MILWAUKEE.—Ear] Mastro, Chlflgv. outpointed Jackie Cohen, New York (10). ASHEVILLE, N. C.—Ad Warren, 1 Hill, N. S, outpointed Jack e, San Antonio, Tex. (10). G, W. Va.—Battling Giszy, Pittsburgh, outpointed Babe Ruth, Louis- ville, Ky. (10). LOUISVILLE, Ky —Cecll Payne, Lou- isville, outpointed Racy Cox, Indian- apolis’ (10). NEW ORLEANS.—Johnny Cook, New Orleans, outpointed Chico Cisneros, Mexico City (10). BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Battling Bozo, Birming] knocked out Chief Elk- hart, Pueblo, Colo. (9). American League YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Detroit, 5—4; 8t. Louis, , 1oPgtrolt. 8 uis, 4—2 (lst geme Boston-Néw York, rain. Gieveland-Chicass, rain ther clubs not scheduled. STANDING OF THE CLUBS. ‘The Foeni 'WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION WASHINGTON, D. C, FOR LEAGUE NINES Much Action Is Listed for Teams in City and at Nearby Points. the unlimited section of the Cap- ital City Base Ball League un- limited class, being in the loop. Anacostia Eagles is the latest nine to join the circuit. They figure to place a team of clever players on the dia- mond. Here is the District unlimited section card for the first round: UNLIMITED CLASS. Tml will be plenty of action in 10 teams now . C. va. en 4,0, T Astecs, An ; ia Heights, June i—8kinker Eagles vs. Army Medical Center, Woodmen of the Worid vs. Mohawks, St. Joseph's vs. Burroughs, Columbia Helghts va. Foxall, Anacostia Eagles vs. Astecs. June 8—Woodmen vs. Bkiuker, Army Med- vs. Burroughs, Mohawks vs. Columbls hts, St. Joseph's vs. Anacostia Eagles, inker, Columbia Anacostia il vs. Bt ical 3 ; e 22—Skinker v. Columbls Helghts, Arncostia Eagles ve. Burroughs, Astecs vi. Woodmen, Poxall vs. Army, St Joseph's vi. aw] June nker vs. Anacostis Eaglss, Co- Luibls “Hoighta e, Astecs. Burr vs. r‘;?:u'. Woodmen 'v5. Si- Josepiy's, Mohawks vs. Army. Jul Astecs vs. Skinker, Anacostis Esgles vs_ Foxall, 8t. Joseph's vs. Columbla He og?u. ‘Burroughs vs. Mohawks, Army va. imen. S0iy 15— Poxall v Skinker, St. Joseph's vs. Aztecs, Mohaw vs. Anacostia Eagles, Columbia Heights vs. Army, Woodmen 3 Burroughs. Action will not be confined to the District unlimited section next Sunday, rtfihna being cznpfi:u carded in t:m ontgomery and Prince Georges County, Md., and the Virginia unlimited sec- tions, the senior class and the insect SATURDAY. Insect Class. Section A. Lionels vs. Medicos, Eagles vs. Corinthians, Wonder Boys vs. Burroughs. Sestion B. Georsetown vs. Natignal Capitals, Sterlings = OIS e ns, Gofumbtans "vi.. Ohers ase Cardinals. PEWEE CLASS. Mont: . Col ter, tow: BN o Hlomels ve. dos Sroning: Aliens’ vs. Cardinals. SUNDAY. Unlimited Class. Prince Georges County. Mount Rainier at Bowle, 3 o'clock. = :"::‘:')oo'fl ’:':35:" at ‘Dizie Pigs (Seat | Pleasant), 3 o' 3 . st Hyattsville (Riverdale), 3 Virginis Bection. oA 'Briens va. Holy Comforters, Nolan tea, Section B. pis QU e 0 va. Furniture rlington, Me- Lionels, Mar- ers vs. Y. ® MIDGET CLASS. King's Palace vs. Senators, Lionels vs. Hurchman's Store, Georsetown va. Sam s PR CLARK CHOSEN TO LEAD ROLLERS; AWARD PRIZES F. Paul Clark was elected president of the North of Washington Bowling League for 1930-31 at a meeting held . | 1ast night at the Silver Spring drives. ‘W. Arnold was chosen vice ted | nent allowed only 13 second distributed league mnm:wn and BIG LEAGUE LEADERS By the Associated Press. ) American League. Batting—Rice, Senators, .383. Runs—Ruth, Yankees, 29. Runs batted in—Foxx, Athletics, 30. Hits—Rice, Senators, 46. Doubles—Cronin, Senators, 12. Triples—West, Senators, 6. Home runs—Foxx, Athletics, 7. Stolen bases—Rice, Senators, 6. lerick, Robins, 53. nals, 12. Triples—Cuyler, Ciibs, 8. runs— Home Cubs, 11. Stolen bases—Cuyler, Cubs, 7. YESTERDAY’S STARS By the Assoclated Press. y Marty McManus, Tigers—His single in tenth put Gel in position to score P P BT o 10 hits scattered to beat them,, 4-2, in second game of double-header. National League YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. All games postponed, rain. STANDING OF THE CLUBS. b BIG SUNDAY AHEAD TITLE TN Fie8, 1927, IN H15 FIGHT iy , FiceEL HEARD THE REFEREE COUNTING OVET® HM PORTHE FIRST TiME IN HIS LiFE. AFER e BouT HE LEARNED THAT VACCA HAD KNOCHED HIM DOWN THRER TMES IN THE SECOND ROUND BUT HE DIONT REMEMBER A THING ABOUT .THE FIRST WO HNOCKDOWNS., §1e5 Mewopslitan Newspaper IDEL LA BARBA, former Olympic and world flyweight champion, who once hung up his gloves for good to enter Stanford University, is out fighting again, as everybody knows, and now seeks the world featherweight crown. As a step toward winning this new regal diadem, Pidel takes on Kid Chocolate in & return bout in New , but beat him later in a return t. And say, this ex-Stanford student has a heart lag Races in All Week Day Ledgues Are Proving Exciting BY FRANCIS E. STAN. ANDLOT fans are being treated to five of the closest flag chases “ever witnessed on local diamonds, and with half of the first section of the Government, the Terminal “Y,” the Departmental, the Industrial and the Georgetown Church Leagues almost over, all except two of the teams en- tered in these loops have the pennant bee buzzing loudly in their bonnets. ‘With the exception of the Terminal League, all of the week-day loops were inactive yesterday on account of rain. ‘The Terminal {eague game, however, made up for this inactivity when Pull. man and the Washington Terminal Co. teams, fighting for the league leader- ship, put on a battle that was one of the best played this season. Charlie Horne and Lefty uclngn hooked up in a pitchers' duel that tter the winner by a 2-to-1 appears destined to be the year's “hard luck” twirler, having lost all three games he has pitched by a ufin"x?m and_his_18-year-old S going to Pullman. g spree, combing the offerings of Horne for three of his team’s mmk i Pullman undispu of first place, with four R n?u, while Terminal has three wins and two losses. . Wesley McDonald’s Interstate team is leldln{hthe Government League to date, with the Union Printers, last year's champs, in second place. Inter- state’s main hope, lies in !hltywu McDonald hurler in-the circult to beat. The D. C. Repair Shop to be the class of the . At the Doubles—O’Doul, Phillies; Pirates, and Hafey and Prisch, Garal: | deteats. The Industrial pennant chase prob- ably, is the closest-with all of the five D. snon.'§ est Rirfoulture i f‘“mnma'" i Wesiern. Kiciio. and Tile Setters’ ‘Today’s headliner will bri the Government Printing the Navy Yard teams. Express has a chance to runner-up position in the “¥” League when it meets Southern Railway on the Union Station fleld. If Western Electric can get by the Holmes Bakery this afternoon, it wi take first place in the Industrial loop. Tomorrow will be & big day for four of the es, the Terminal having an open date on its schedule. 5 The league-leading Interstate tossers will face & test in the strong Naval Hos- pital nine in & Government League D. C. Repair will strive to keep its slate clean against Earl Moser’s - merce team, as will West Washing- it when it meets the tail-end weiler game should -food one, for the low standing of the Print Shop they are strong. The standings of the week-day leagues teams to date are: GOVERNMENT LEAGUE. Pirst Judd & w. 3 1 ? vs‘ Interstate .. Union - Prini Naval Hospital TERMINAL “Y” LEAGUE. Pullman ¥ Exoress . Terminal 3 2 Southern DEPARTMENTAL LEAGUE. . P. O. erc Treasury .. INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE. W. L. Western Elec! s Frsna | GEORGETOWN CHURCH LEAGUE. W.L W Btyooke .., 4 G gatvazy Baatst. ‘glbfl!:fl. 2 Grace 1 Pirst Baptist.... 0 MINOR LEAGUE GAMES SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. Little Rock, 15; Birmingham, 2. Nashville, ‘Mobile, . Memphis. 3; ‘Atlanta, 2. New Orleans-Chattanooga, postponed (rain), INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Reading lontreal, 1. of postponed (rain and ~wet srounds) AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. %i P&'L 8; Kansas 2. other games postponed (rain and cold weather). SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. Charlotte, 0. Ao tiabia, o. 3; Columbus, 1. d:‘lnt. 4. (Becond game post- -Montgomery (rain). PIEDMONT LEAGUE. Henderson, 4 Ralsieh, 0. High Point, 11; Winston-Salem, 3. Greensboro, 10; Durham, 6. WESTERN LEAGUE. Mot : g Rorma: Gity. 3. Toeka, 2. n"r.i&: Puel . Wichita-St. Joseph' (et grounds). EASTERN LEAGUE. e, o [ aven-Allentown (rain). RACE HORSE DESTROYED. ers scheduled. MOTORBOAT EVENTS WILL BE HELD HERE A pn'mum ot/mowr boat races is an- nounced by the Inboard and Outboard | trouble to hide. n Star. TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1930. * JACK EXCELS MAX 1S RING SCIENTIST 2652 Has More Punches and De- livers Them Better? Is Leonard’s Estimate. BY BENNY LEONARD, Retired Undefeated Lightweight ot the Wariaiens Chamsign HARKEY CAMP, ORANGEBURG, N. Y., May 20.—Jack Sharkey had just completed three rounds of boxing with two sparring part- | p.m. ners, and tough ones at that. Jack hoxed one round with Johnny Grosso, one with King Solomon and a last one with Grosso again. good, mighty good. He has a little excess weight around his waist, but not too much for him at the rate of speed and the vigor of his work- outs. Sharkey works much harder than does Max Schmeling. He boxes better, for he knows more of what Gene Tun- ney calls the “finer points of sclentific xing.” bo X Sharkey has a greater variety of punches than Schmeling. Not “fancy” punches that are useless, mind you, but real wallops that hurt and stun and damage. He slings them with a better style, too. Sharkey really is not the “terrible blow-hard” he has been painted in 3 is natural for a champion to have confidence in him- self. That's one of the characteristics. anybody. He thinks he can lick anybody in the m: th to put l;‘:‘fle of mn-:e enoug] put on . my. Tl confess now that I al thought I could lick any man my wel in the world. And so it is with Sharkey. It isn't “swell-headedness” in Jack; it's merely confidence which he doesn’t take the That's the man who is going to fight Max Schmelm‘;“m the Yankee Stadium on June 12 the highest prize in fisticuffs. N (Copyright, u::.-:rv A,l'fi:t:ufim'm lews- D. G.'S. NINE SEEKS FOES. District Grocery Stores nine,. through its manager, C.. W. Dennison, 435 Jef- wants to book the fol- town, sville games. It scored its third straight Sun- day over the Colonials at Alexandria. ° WILL WRESTLE AGAIN. orge Taylor will again meet Mario o in a wrestling mateh Thursday Gi at the Gigio recently feted Taylor. leading which in Bobby Mainfort will meet George . " another match. The wrestling will begin at Comics and Classified NICK BROWNS TWICE s RIS S n, Mgl oSS Sutemens e 1, ke nues, 4:30_ o'clock. . CHALLENGES. . Sl Basols, Horn avp. o S Pontisc Midgets. Atlantic 4196, between 8:30 and 6 p. bler A G. Sunday same, West 2201, Hac Midsers. Atiantic 4198, bet Ve e el et bl tetse TUAYERS WANTED. Athlstic A C. outfielders and pitche: Rabenhorst, Norih 8104, between 1 and § Saturday and Sunday sames sousht. % PAR CUP NETEN HERE N MORNIG Both Mexicans and Yankees on Hand for Matches at Chevy Chase Club. AIRINGS for the United States- Mexico Davis Cup tennis semi- AND LEAVE CELLAR Bengals Display Ability to Hit in Pinches to Offset Box Weakness. . - BY ORLO ROBERTSON, Associated Press Sports Writer. F the Detroit Tigers could play the St. Louis Browns all the time they might be champions of the Ameri- perched in seventh position after stretching their winning streak to fout straight games with a double-headet victory over the Browns yesterday i, the only games played in either of th major leagues. Rain and cold weathe wiped out all other scheduled contests The 5-to-4 victory in 10 innings, an¢ the 4-to-2 triumph in the nightcap marked three high spots in Detroit's 1930 campaign. bill, the Tigers not only made it five out of eight starts against the Browna but bettered their season’s consecutive record Toe finals play of the American sone, | tod starting Thursday at the Chevy Chase Club, will be made tomorrow morning, probably at the Chevy Chase Club, by a committee composed of Ab- ner Y. Leech, acting for'Secretary of State Stimson, honorary referee of the match, and the two captains, Fitz Eu- gene Dixon and Manuel Llano. Dixon is & non-playing Captain. S In fine dition, the U; sl et 3 Yo ol on the Chevy courts and were luncheon guests of Arthur Bliss of the State Department at & luncheon at the dor. drill on the Chevy Chase courts. Though the Mexicans can be counted to wage the stoutest fight of they are capable, the United States combination, victor over the Ca- nadian team last week at Philadelphia, is a strong favorite to win. Stands to seat approximately 2,500 have been erected at the Chevy Chase ‘Tickets are on sale at the club, will gather at the Philadel- |the phia Cricket Club to pay honor to one of their number who died two decades ago, acclaimed one of the world greatest linksmen and still revered by the pro- fessionals of those days. The man’s name was Willie Anderson ven in these da; and mention of it e e t% those times, brings the other old timers open hen the d:::n;lu than a one-man show, more mdw-nu-%m-fl* w . It was & and of the Was el in memory Willie Anderson. The initial competi- tion next Monday will be an 18-hole medal play event and there will not 1 Srot e % sompete. 1 jonal el 0 ot 1!':“1 the lons Finish Differs on Pitch and Run-Up BY SOL METZGER. Perhaps you will get & better pic- ture of ?l‘u run-up shot if you note the difference in its finish from the finish for the pitch shot. That's why I've sketched Abe Mitchell, star ;‘mum professional, in these two po- ions. Youc pitch is a shot played to get both elevation and stop. You ac- you force the under the ball. And clubhead straight on out for tter. two days ago he the first holes at columb&hfida better double pl ‘Whitlo WMW ktg the louble 3 W Brmnp :z'hm well scattered the “column, Having sisyeq fve maor lve more es ‘won di looks: Chicago, 11—14, 440; 316, 439 Detroit, 13—19, A, A.JJ, HERE TO HOLD ANOTHER RING EVENY | ALEXANDRIA GOLFERS was won by CHff Spencer, brother of Glenn Spencer, pro at the host club. ‘Thbe younger Spencer registered 72 on the first round and then contributed a scintillating 69, holing a 30-foot the eighteenth green to élinch Several of the Washington did not realize that Baltimore has light- saving time and did not arrive in time to two rounds. Shorey had scores of 72—73—144. Scores of the other Wi pros ¢ lollow : hton, Harper, 76—74—150; J. M. Hunter, Indian , 9—1T— 156; Gene Larkin, Chevy 3 ‘Treder, Manor, 78—78— and| this week, and will endeavor IN PLAY FOR TROPHY, Association’s - schedule “at Winchester, the 12-man teams representing the Bele Haven Country Club of this city and the Winchester Golf Club will meet on the latter’s links at 1:30 o'clock Sun~ try Club's combina« tion won over Purcellville, 38% to 15%, while the Winchester twelve defea mmummmu"acmnm Club of Martinsi W. Va., by the same score. ane smol night at 8 o'clock in the auditorium ouse. above its mfimm‘uflumz;. which has reached- ‘Two_hard-hif ibs. 0. flnlclgl'n'fllhx.:l_bhd Mary's Celties will the Wi Red Sox in 's Park at 3 o' g f Head Cardinal ‘base ball teams can League. But as it is, they are -