Evening Star Newspaper, June 3, 1930, Page 29

¢ b l‘ Sports News ' ' @hg ? | BUCKY SURE TRADE BOLSTERED TIGERS Confident Koenig Will Plug Shortstop Hole and That Hoyt Wil Deliver. t fan here in Detroit, they are not bothering much 4 about big league base ball in this town this year. The Tigers aren't getting anywhere, so Mr. Average Fan will tell one. Yet they have been turning out pretty good sized crowds for the tilting on Navin Field and, all in all, there.| is plenty of interest manifest in the race for the American League championship. Although the A's, Nationals, Indians and Yanks have the first division to themselves at present, the Detroit club i not so far out of the select group that it is to be regarded a non-dis- turbing factor in the flag chase. Here, that's enough to keep the crowd pour- ing into the ball yard. As & matters of fact, Bucky Harris, _pilot of the Tigers, is just as optimistic 4 concerning his club's” prospects as he was when he managed the Nationals in the three years they tried to get some- where in the race after bagging two American League championships and one world title in two successive sea- sons. Harris still is the Pollyanna of big league base ball, even though quite a practical boss after years of season- ing, and he looks for the proverbial sil- wver lining to the cloud, despite a series of reversals. On the verge of the four-game series between his club and the Nationals, the Tiger manager, with his charges 1013 mes behind the league-leading Phila- Iphians and 5, games out of the ifirst_division, has hope of his club be- coming an important factor in the struggle for the loop laurels. Says o Harris: “I firmly believe the Tigers were strengthened by the trade that brought ‘Waite Hoyt and Mark Koenig from the Yanks in exchange for Harry Rice, ‘Westling and Carroll and with a better defense I look for my club to give the BY JOHN B. KELLER. ETROIT, June 3.—To lis- ten to the run-of-the-mill others in the league plenty of trouble. |, “For some time I have been looking around for a capable shortstop. We have tried uv!l’lf.‘hut all have failed to make the grade. Koenig is good: there is no doubt about it. wonderful hitter, Il grant any one that, but he's not a weakling at bat by any means, and with Charley Geh- ringer alongside him, the Tigers should have a fine double-play combination. It’s the double-play combination around the middle base that. makes any big lesgue club_strong defensively.” Harris ought to know what he is talking about when he discusses double- play combinations. He was part of one + of the greatest double-play combinations modern base ball has ever known. With Roger Peckinpaugh, Bucky figured in a record-breaking dual-erasure year in the heyday of the Nationals. HARRIS has plen!; of confidence in the ability of Hoyt to carry on as a pitcher, “Don’t think that Waite is through,” be says. “He may not have the snap of vears gone by, but he has the old on the shoulders, and, after all, pitcher knows what it is all about can generally put the ball where wants to, as Hoyt can, it does not tter much whether the old zip still there. The Washington club has. a ‘#reat proof of this in Sam Jones. “Why shouldn’t Hoyt come through for us as Jones has for the Nationals? 4 Remember, Sam was cast off by the Yankees and after an indifferent year with the Browns he did a great bit of pitching the last year 1 was manager ©f the Nationals, and he has started as though he will be fine this season.” “Yes, Harry Rice is a fine outfielder and a dangerous batter” (Harris will agree with any one who says so when talking with him about the recent trade with the Yanks), “but you can’t get something for nothing. That's been said before with regard to base ball trades and it still holds good. Primarily, the Tigers were after a shortstop. It may be said we, gave George Wrestling for a shortstop. Well, we did. George 48 not bad at all. But Koenig is the more experienced player. The Yanks ‘wanted a new pitcher. We figured one new to us who might rate well as a * yelief man wouldn't be a poor trade. ‘That accounts for the Carroll-Hoyt ex- change. But, above all, we had to have the experienced man for the short field, and as we already had a lot of pretty good hitting and fielding pasture men why not chuck in Rice to boot?” As Harris looks at the trade, the ‘Tigers perhaps got the edge and at the worst got an even break. A %60 SECOND-HAND FORD and s desire to vigjt his mother in Los Angeles carrles Harry Child into big league base ball. Through with a terms in Loyola College in Baltimore, his home town, nearly two years ago, Child with a friend purchased the automobile “ and headed for the Pacific Coast. Once there, the boys were in a tough fix financially. Their car needed tires, they , Deeded accommodations and the only thing to do was look for jobs. They were ready to join & team in an indus- trial jeague, when Child learned through the sports pages of Los Angeles pers that the Angels needed pitchers, at read good to him. He had pitched both with the Loyola High School and Loyola College teams in Baltimore and so he asked the Los Angeles manager for a trial. No trials were given in midseason—it was then June. 1928—according to the manager, %0 Child said h- was willing to go through mere workouts on the hill help- ing to pitch in batting drills. He so im- pressed the management that he was given a job and in his first game he was returned a 9-to-1 vietor. H- walked nine batters, but he also struck out nine and yielded but one hit, that a_double F 33%5 by Irish Meusel of the Oakland ub, Last year with the Angels he w given little opportunity by a new man ager to show his wares, and at_the end of the season was optioned to Pittsfield of the Eastern League. Everything was not so lovely for Child in the new cir- cuit, and it was not long before he " sought his unconditional release. That forthcoming, he went after a place with the nearest big league town to his Jhome, and it wasn't long before he donned a Washington uniform. Child is a chunky chap, weighing 190 unds and stapding 5 feet 11 inches. g’llc ball is not his only sport. He layed foot ball, basket ball and swam }’or Loyola. He was a clever guard in the floor game, was emploved at quar- sterback and halfback on the grid and plowed over middle distances in water. Beveral years ago he finished third in the 3-mile President’s Cup swimming race on the Potomac, in which he com- med three successive years. But base 1 al b4 lways has been his big game, he's more than eager to make good 4 in the big show. His Place in the Sun. N i N UGGING OUTFIELDER OF THE CHICAGO CUBS. WHOSE HEAVY STICHWORIC MAY MAKE HIM THE BasE KUTH OF tional League championship, and Hack Wilson, their mighty slugger, may not win the home-run championship of the old- er circuit, but you may be sure that whatever happens the chunky fence buster of William Wrigley's team will be up there with the leaders in the four-base-hit industry id that he will be one of the most valuable and persistent batters in the game. Fans are apt to forget, when they sing out “Sunny Boy” at Hack when he comes to the plate that, even though he did lose a fly ball in the sun with such disastrous results during the fourth game of the last world series, he also batted higher than any other player on either team. Hack’s fine average of 471 anore than doubled the .227 of the much more famous Rogers Hornsby. But to get down to this home-run business. Lewis Robert Wilson's rec-. ord is studded with brilliant feats HE Chicago Cubs may not re- peat and win the 1930 Na- Not s0 long ago it was among local sandlot fans that the Government League would develop into the closest and best of the five week day league races, and yesterday's game between the Union Printers and G. P. O. proved that the dopesters were not far Wrong. A hit off the bat of Dike Desper, ‘Typo catcher, was the spark, so to speak, that set the Union Printer fire raging. It awoke the Typos out of a slumber, and when the final out was registered, they had pounded the offerings of Bob Lyon for eight hits, including a double, triple and a homer, and used the two errors by Al Schneider in the eighth inning to such good advantage that the league leaders were beaten, 7 to 3, and had their lead cut down to half a game. . ‘This afternoon, unless a tie game re- sults or the unforeseen appears, G. P. O. will be sharing the lead with either Naval Hospital or Interstate, as these two teams clash. ‘The newly organized, but ancient Anacostia Eagles, whg opened their sea- son in the Capital City League with a 10-to-4 victory over the Columbia Heights Business Men's team, is back where it started from. 'The game was thrown out because Sam Haas, who played four innings and signed with the Eagles, is said to have previously signed with St. Joseph's. ot 5 MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Bifffalo. 5; Montres Baitimore. 15: Jer: Reading, 19; Newark. 14. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Columbus. 8: Louls Milwaukee, 6; Kai ty, 4. le, 3. s Ciiy, 5. SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. 7; Columbfa. 2. 6. Greenvilie. 5. : Macon. 0. PIEDMONT LEAGUE. rham. 17 Winston-Salem. 6 High Point. 10; Henderson. Raleigh, 12; Greensboro, 10. 11 innings). ce riford, 1. Only three sames scheduled.) TEXAS LEAGUE. Wichita Falls, 10: Fort Worth, 1. (Only wame scheduled.) SOUTHEAS' Montgomery. 5; Pensacola, 4. Tampa, 2; Columbia. ima. Jacksonville, 0-3 (second game seven innings). kiahoma City, 8: Wichita, 7. t. Joseph, 10; Toveka. 7. THREE-EYE LEAGUE. Danville. 16; Springfield. 3. American League. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. | No games scheduled. STANDING OF THE CLUBS. ON_Ju N ONE INNING, AND LASTYEAR HE BT ‘Metropolitan Newspaper Sovica WASHINGTON, D. C, 1,1925 HAuT HIT 2 HOMERS HOMERS INONE GAME 7 Timess in this department of the game. In 1928 he tied with Bottomley for the home-run leadership of his league, each getting 31 four-base wallops. Last season he hit 39 (making 70 in the two consecutive seasons, a Na- tional League record), but-Klein, Ott and Hornsby topped him. Hack, in his playing so far this season, has served notice on his rivals, as well as on National League pitchers, that he wants to be the one and only Babe Ruth of the National League this year, He was the first player in the majors to hit 11 home runs in 1930. The powerhouse of the Cubs can sure slam them into the bleachers. He socked the great Vance for one in Chicago on May 6, breaking a long-lasting jinx which that pitcher had always had over him. Wrig- ley’s slugging ace gets a wrist watch for each and every home-run wallop, and here’s hoping he’ll need as many arms as an octupus to wear them all when October comes around. Pick-Ups From the Sandlots By Francis E. Stan Pullman, which has about clinched the first half title race in the Terminal League, again advanced yesterday and Southern Railway, which has been backsliding, also wwent the way they have been going thus far, though the Railway boys puf up & game battle, The champs had to work all the way to gain a 7 to 3 win. Pirst Baptist, the doormat of the Georgetown Church League, nosed out Vermont Avenue Christian, 7 to 6, be- fore one of the largest crowds to watch a game this year. ‘W. B. Hibbs also came through with a surprise win in an Industrial League game, pounding out a decisive victory over the second place Western Electric team, 13 to 2. 2 Commerce moved up within striking distance of second place in the De- partmental League when it defeated Treasury, 9 to 6. Although the D. C. Repair Shop has the first half cham- plonship about “in the bag,” a merry battle is to be waged for the runner- up berth, Sandlot champlons are ever falling as do the leaders in all sport circles, but the last two days have witnessed a wholesale downfall of several top-notch teams which were surprising. Sandlot Waterloos of Sunday and Monday include: Undefeated Northerns lost double-header in Baltimore . . . Frenchs lose in Baltimore also . . . Sil- ver Spring Giants beaten by New York Bloomer Girls . . . Takoma Tigers drubbed by Bethesda Firemen ... G. P. O, beaten by Union Printers . . . St. Joseph’s overwhelmed by Burroughs A. C. The week day league standing: GOVERNMENT LEAGUE. DEPARTMENTAL D. ©. Repair Shop Agriculture Commerce P. O. G. . Treasury . Pullman Express Washington Terminal Co. Southern Railway ... INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE. Tile Setters Western Eleciiic W. B Hibbs Co. Judd & Detweiler Holmes' Bakery . GEORGETOWN CHURCH LEAGUE. W. Eldbrooke Grace : W Babiist Culvary Baptist " Vermont Avenue First Baptist . SEEK SATURDAY GAMES. Jesse Theater Peewees are after Saturday ball games. They have a dia- mond. North 2843-J. National League YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Philadelphia, 9: 8t. Louis. 6. Other clubs ot scheduled. __STANDING OF THE CLUBS. L3 81 8l— 41 1/ 0[ 2 171 GAMES TODAY. ncin'ti at N. York. Cinein' ._York. R "lb“!l:l‘ . ému" st Phila. 80 L ST, ELIZABETH NINE WOULD KEEP AGTIVE Have Game Today and Seek More Foes—OQut-of-Town Teams Would Visit. O nine. These boys seem unable to get enough action. Today they were to engage Seamen Gunners, at 4:30 o'clock, and Thurs- day will face Isherwoods. They are seeking more opposition for week-day games, to be played on the hospital diamond. Call Atlantic 2015—R, after 7 pm. Two out-of-town nines are gunning for District opponents. 4 St. John's tossers of Petersburg, Va. are after a contest for late this mont or next month, and want to meet a leading team. Business Manager Marshall is receiving challenges at the Petersburg Y. M. C, A. Bayone A. C. of Baltimore wants gam>s with a team here having a dia- mond, unlimited clubs being preferred. Manager C. Schnider is listing, at 414 N. Robinson street, Baltimore. Palisade A. C. nine wants another crack at Foxalls, to who they lost earl- ier in the season. Manager Dyer of the Palisades may be Zeached at Cleve- land 6342. Pierce A. C. tossers of Hyattsville want a game with a senior or unlimited nine for Saturday. Call Manager Wal- ton, Hyattsville 775, after 6 p.m. Georgia Whirlwinds blanked Jeweler A. C, 5 to 0, on the former’s fleld. Games are sought by Pontiac A. C. Call Atlantic 4195 between 5:30 and,6 p.m. Burroughs A. C. will engage Indian Head Cardinals Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock on the Indian Head diamond. Samoset Peewees topped Cardinals, 25 to 22. A pitcher is sought by the Anacostia Motor Co. nine. Challenges are being handled by Manager Ricker at Lincoln 0696 before 5 p.m. . Phoenix A. C. diamonders wish to fill several open dates. Manager Risler is listing at Lincoln 8433, address 240 Tenth street southeast. STRIBLING O—R GODFREY WILL FIGHT VON PORAT CHICAGO, June 3 (#).—W. L. (Young) Stribling of Atlanta, Ga., or Godfrey, Leiperville, Pa., Negro heavy- weight, will theet Otto von Porat, the Norweglan paralyzer, in the feature event of the Chicago Stadium's June 16 show. Both Stribling and the huge Negro have agreed to terms for the bout, and the stadium directors were scheduled to meet today.to make a selection. Ed Stevenson, Von Porat's manager, signed up to tackle an opponent before the Norwegian met and knocked out Jack G‘:mm of Boston last Wednesday n U. OF WASHINGTON PLAYER GETS TRIAL WITH TRIBE BELLINGHAM, Wash., June 3 (#)— Harry White of Everett, shortstop on the University of Washington base ball team, has been signed by Tealey Ray- mond, Bellingham base ball magnate, for a tryout with the Cleveland Indians. Raymond said today that White, who is in his junior year, plans to leave col- lege to report to the Indians. PHILS DOWN CARDS BY A STRONG FINISH By the Associated Press. The lowly Phils, battling to get out of the cellar, have turned back the first Western assault in the National League this season. While all other major league clubs rested yesterday in pre- paring for (en:¥l East-West engage- NE of the busiest base ball teams hereabout is the St. Elizabeth ments, the Phi outslugged the St. Louis Cardinals st Philadelphia, 9—8, in a preliminary skirmish of intersectional warfare. ‘The victory lifted the Phils a half game closer o seventh place, while the Cards, league leaders not long ago, now hold a lead of only one game over the fourth place Pittsburgh Pirates and trail the second place Cubs by one full game, The Cardinals apparently had yester- day's battle won as early as the first inning, when Chick Hafey hit Collins for a home run with two on, bringing the total count for the inning to four runs. The Cards touched Collins for two more runs in the fifth, but could do nothing at all with Ace Elljott, who relieved him ir the seventh. Bill Hal- lahan, the Cards’' speedball ace, sailed along smoothly for three innings, but the Phils reached him for pairs of runs in the fourth and fifth innings. Entering the seventh. the Cards held a two-run lead, but Hallahan was driven out of the box in the last half of that frame as the Phils rushed into the lead with three runs. Bell pitched the rest of the game and was nicked for two more runs in the eighth. Arthur Whit- neyv was the batting star of the day, with two doubles and two singles. ‘The American League scored two vic- tories over the National in exhibition games. The New York Yankees de- feated Cincinnati, 8—5, and the Phila- delphia Athletics conquered Pittsburgh, 8—2. Official, Once Skeptic, Now Likes Night Game CHICAGO, June 3 (C. P. A)— Night base ball now has been on trial long enough to be termed & moderate success. Eleven minor league clubs have committed them- selves to give the innovation a b out this season, and it Js certain that With such encouragement electrical manufacturing concerns Wil en- deavor to improve the illumination until it 4 thoroughly satisfactory to both players and fans. ‘Secretary Taylor, the Des Moines sports authority, who first viewed Lee Keyser's ~experiment in the Towa city with considerable doubt, is well Sold on the idea. His opinion of night base bail is:, “That players can see the ball at all times and make no more errors than In daylight. That the batting is just ns Tobust, and If any player is handicapped by the lights, it is the pitcher. No ball batted on the Des 'Moines field has gone high GAMES TOMORROW. enough to be out of sight unless it out of the park. Players of the home and visiting teams are very enthusiastic over the way the night the fans n gn:*.::mkq.;out.m " 1 ' Den WITH SUNDAY MORNING ny Staf. - | TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 1930. All There Is to Win. ARRY VARDON won the open championships of the United States and Great Britain. Har- old Hilton won the open and amateur championship - of Great Britain and the amateur cham- pionship of the United States. Walter Hagen won the open championships of the' United States and Great Britain and the P. G. A. championship of the United States. Chick Evans, Jerry ‘Travers and Francis Ouimet won the open and amateur championships of the United States. But Bobby Jones today is the only golfer who ever won the open and ama- teur championships of both Great Brit- ain and the United States—the four na- tional titles which happen to be the last words in match and medal play golf. There now are no more golfing worlds for him to conquer. At the age of 28 he has won 10 na- tional titles against the best amateurs and the best professionals in his game, and he still has three more national titles to shoot at this year—the British op~~ at Hoylake later on in June, the Uinted States open at Interlachen in July and the United States amateur at Merion in September. Bobby already has broken one record by winning all four major titles. Now he has a chance to break another by winning three of the four major titles in one year, something no one ever has done. A Week of Trouble. Jones had his share of trouble at St. Andrews last week. He had three nerve-smashing calls against Cyril Tol- ley, Jimmy Johnston and George Voigt. But the main answer is that he came through, even though he lost some of the skin off his teeth in making the grade. The killing strain of two 18-hole matches a day showed in his play. Every one knew he was the best golfer in the field, but he had to prove it under con- ditions that he dislikes—the sprint against the all-day route. And he had to prove it under treacherous golfing conditions that often are more a test of nerves than of golf ability. He told me the day he left that if he could win at St. Andrews he would be satisfied. But knowing Bobby Jones, I know he won't be satisfied as long as there are three more tournaments and another record left. It now will be doubly inter- esting to see how he finishes the re- mainder of the season, at Hoylake with Horton Smith, Deigel, Armour, Mac Smith, Sarazen and others. ‘He has at least proved to himself that he could go through a long series of 18-hole matches, the type of competition he always has disliked in the belief that a big percentage rested on pure luck, ‘which undoubtedly is true. He now happens to be the one man with a reo- ord that speaks for itself—a record that is beyond the adornment of useless ‘words. Ten Days More. ACK SHARKEY and Max Schmel- ing now have just a week left in which to put on the final touches that will decide the name of Gene Tunney’s successor and the wearer of the heavyweight crown, toga or coro- net. It has been about two years now since the old crown was cocked above any clammy brow, and, while civilization has managed to survive, there will at least be some added interest on the sporting side to have a champion at hand and to find some one who can beat him. These eliminations lost their early zest some time back. They were beginning to eliminate most of the pop- ulace who pay the purses, which always is a serious matter. N This next fight at least means some- thing. Unless they both flop badly, it will mean a new champlon, which in turn means.a new target to be fired at, and the crowd must have its target. In this present case there is no ques- tion but that at the present momeni Sharkey and Schmeling are not only the two outstanding survivors, but tha- each one is capable of first-class work. ‘The law of averages should work in favor of this fight anyway. Most of the heavyweight stampedes of recent times Smith Big Threat In British Open BY AL DEMAREE. Horton Smith, that sterling young lfer from Joplin, Mo., has never en given a more sincere compli- ment than one I heard Hagen pay him one day last year. fellow is & pro,” sa he is at heart more of a real am: teur than nine out of ten of the so- called ‘simon pures.’” Hagen is not going to defend his British open title this year, but his former partner, Smith, will show the British some real sharpshooting. He may not win, but as a betting pradzd PLAYS AN IRON - AR 2w proposition I'll take him and Bobby Jones against the field. Smith still is a big unspolled oungster and not a bit® swell- aded over his miraculous success the last two years. Last year he made $35,000 prizes and exhibitions and he $30,000 of these big, round, Ameri- can dollars salted away in a bank in Joplin, Mo. In conclusion, here’s a Smith golf tip: Last Summer I asked him to l[‘le‘le in ‘a sentence the best tip that could offer for successfully play- ing all kinds of iron shots. “Straighten your left arm as you take the club up,” he said. “Don't let it"bend more than you can help.” (Copyright. 1930.) in have been rather- terrible, and at least one fight is due to produce some action, interest and possible excitement. What. ever happens, you can gamble it will turn loose an argument, which will help to divert some of the talk from prohi- bition, the tariff and the short missed puits on the ninth green or the home o) This battle should be replete with arguments. Each entry has a distinct personality and there is nothing stodgy or commonplace about either. Both can hit hard enough to do enough dama; to sult the fancy of the spectators, g insist on damage above all other details. The Present Status. HARKEY starts the last fortnight well in the lead so far as popular favor goes. He has shown himself to be a better boxer than Schmeling, with a better two-handed attack. Part of this is due to the fact that Sharkey has been in training twice since Schmel- ing fought his last fight, and this means something, even though both fights were of brief duration. There is nothing like competition to get one ready for further competition, and Sharkey is far more experienced than his younger German rival. Yet this doesn’t mean that Sharkey is sure to win. If his past career had been consistent he would today be a big fa- vorite. But he has looked to be all set to go before this, with a number of dis- appointing results. The one element of doubt concerning Schmeling is his ability to take hard body punishment or to stand up against a rap on the chin. His plan undoubted- ly will be to crowd Sharkey, and this means he will have to take his share of punishing punches before the crowding Pprocess begins to take effect. He won’t find Sharkey another Paul- ino, hard to hurt and hard to hit, but not over-dangerous. Sharkey is too good a boxer to be blocked off and he can hit hard enough to bring results. Schmeling is certain to walk into more trouble than he ever has faced before iIn these earlier rounds, #nd it will be largely a question as to how far he can weather the storm. If Jack Dempsey hadn't been an iron man he would have been knocked out by Sharkey in either first or second round. Schmeling has yet to prove what sort of a storm he can weather before he gets his chamce, The German is smart, strong, cool- headed and a good right-hand puncher. All this gives him a chance, but he hasn't shown enough yet to give him an even chance, according to the ma- jority opinion of those who have been watching both and who know or should know what they are talking about. Herr Max will have to come along at a gallop through the next week to pull up on even terms. The Main Puszzle. T is the inconsistency of Sharkey's record that will leave the result of this next fight an uncertain matter up to the winning round. One has only to look over this box score to see how twisted the puzzle is: 1. Outpointed George Godfrey, smear- ed Harry Wills, knocked out Maloney, 05t got Dempsey in a round, slaugh- tered Tommy Loughran. 2. Stopped by Dempsey, got a draw | with Heeney, had an edge over Christ- ner, lost to Risko, barely outpointed Stribling in a.slow show, was no won- der in the Scott mix-up, where every- body and everything seemed to have been wrong. ‘Those who have crowded Sharkey al- ways have bothered him. Those who haven't have been pretty well pasted. But a look at the above statistics, all based on past performances, is quite enough to make any handicapper com- pletely goofy. He figured to hammer Heeney and Risko all over the ring. He didn’t figure to lose more than a round to either man. He figured to beat both more effectively than he figures to beat Schmeling. Just how much Sharkey has improved in actual competition through the last year remains to be seen. Much elo- quence was offered about his work in the Miami training camp. Not much eloquence was offered after the fight. No one questions the fact that he has enough stuff to beat Schmeling if he can only make it click, especially after being crossed or forced away from his own pace. It is in these two latter respects that he has slipped in seyeral contests. Loughran couldn't hit hard enough to bother him or to take the offensive. Schmeling can. Whether the German can box well enough to slip through Sharkey’s guard is just another guess. Sharkey isn't easy to hit. He never took up his profession to be known as another Joe Grim. It will be interest- ing now to see how both men come through the next week and just what they can add in the way of attack and defense as they hit the stretch. (Copyright, 1930, by North American News- paper Alliance.) CAPITAL CITY LOOP TEAMS TO BE BUSY Approximately two-score mes will be played Saturday and Sun%.lv in the Capital City Base Ball League. Ten contests have been arranged for Sat- urday and 27 so far have been listed for Sunday. Several opening games in the American Legion serigs for Sunday are to be scheduled later. Games so far carded follow: SATURDAY. INSECT-ULASS, Section A. Spud Colemans v - roughs va. Corinthians, Mionely ver Besien" B. National O irk Grifiths, Sterlin V:. Peowee Class. Joe Cronins vs. Colon: eater, < Allens, Montross Ve, Cardinals, Lioncis Georgetown. SUNDAY. UNLIMITED CLASS. Montgomery County. Ghevs Chase Gravs at Rockville, 3 o'clock. Colonials at Bethesda, 3 o'ciock. Prince Georges County. Brentwood Hawks at Hyattsville, 3 o'clock. Dixie Pigs at Bowie, FO'(‘]DEI. Berwyn at Mount Rainjer, 3 o'clock. Virginia Section. Woodlawn ve. Bauserman, Arlington, 3 o'clock. erson vs. Ballston, Virginia Highlands, 3 o'clock. District Section. Fo FPield. 3 o'clock. Eagles, » Friend- oc Army Medicos vs. Burroughs, Walter Reed, 3 o'clock. Mohawks vs. Columbla Helghts. SENIOR CLASS. Section A. Holy Comforters. C. A. Metropolitans “vs. ship, 3 o'cl Centennials vs. O'Briens vs. Senators, Nolan Motor Co. Section B. e A. C. vs. Majestic Radio, Curtin’s All-Stars vs. Miller Furniture Co., Lionels vs. Olmsted Grill. Junior Class. Lionels vs. Kensington, Meridians vs. St. Stephens, Old, Homers ve Ariinston, Be- thesda va. Y Flashes, Mardelies vs. Acme. Midget Class. SRR S Sharkey and Schmeling Both Are Calm Pmon': BY BENNY LEONARD, Retired Undefeated Lightweight Cham- plon of the World. ENDICOTT, N. Y., June 3—Max Schmeling and Jack Sharkey are on a par in one thing—both of them are without a single worry at this stage of their training for the big fight. I spent several days with Sharkey last week, and while he shows more of the tension that sometimes at- tacks big fighters in the stretch of their training grind, still it was merely the result of his strenuous work and not because of any out- side agency that he was a bit temperamental. Sharkey, However, is naturally the more temperamental of the two. Schmeling seems to be without a nerve. At least he hasn't a jumpy nerve in his system. If he has, then nobody has been able to locate {t or touch it up to date. I have told you Sharkey looks good. He looks very . And Schmeling, too, looks fine. One might say, almost too fine physical- ly, but I still insist he needs plenty of work, Max is learning rapidly how to fight. He is a greatly improved battler. In his most recent work- outs he has been showing more and more stuff. Yet he tells me he has shown nothing. (Copyright, 1930, by the North American Newspaper Alliance.) NEW TALENT ADDED BY LEAGUE TEAMS In an effort to strengthen their line- ups new talent has been added by sev- eral Capital City Base Ball League teams. Newly signed players include: UNLIMITED CLASS. Burroughs A. A.—Earl E. Batten. Takoma Tigers—Horace Duffy. ety dnieSames Bearsan: Welby Ki Bethesda Firemen—John H. Eisems M: A ¥mon Rockville ‘A, A.—Tom. Williams, Rocketts. Chevy Chase Grays—Albert Heider. JUNIOR CLASS. St Stephen's Club—s 3 MaraelesMorris Denntbere ®me" INSECT CLASS. g Georsetown—Richard ~Driftmeyer, ~Albert A ”t‘}‘gul Capitals—John J. Doonis, Melvin ‘Wonder Boys—James Farrell, PEEWEE CLASS. Georgetown—Sam_Kurland. Colony Theater—Donald Adams. MUNICIPAL NFWINS. Municipal tossers came through with an 8-5 win over Aggies yesterday in the colored Departmental Base Ball League SHAMROCK V IS VICTOR OVER FIVE OPPONENTS COWES, Isle of Wight, June 3 (&) The Shamrock V, Sir Thomas Lipton’s challenger for the America’s Cup, de- feated flve big yachts in yesterday's race, which was sailed in a light breeze. There was so little wind that the course was halved and even then the vachts took some six hours to sail and drift over the necessary 20 miles. The Shamrock led for most of the way and beat the White Heather home by half a length. Candida was third. P. LARGE CROWD DUE T0 SEE SONNENBERG A large crowd is expected by Pro- moter Joé Turner for the Gus Sodmen- berg-Stanley Stasiask heavyweight wrestling match tomorrow night at the Washington Auditorium. Extra seats will be available. Stasiask, husky Pole, is figuring ways and means of combating the colorful tackle used by Sonnenberg, former Dart- mouth foot ball player. Harry Mamos and Pete Grandvitch will meet in the semi-final match and two other contests, to be announced, also will be put on. High school students will be admitted to any seat in the house for half price upon presentation of their athletic asso- ciation cards. Tickets are on sale at French’s store, Goldie Ahearn’s shop and at the Audi- torium, where the box office will be open all day tomorrow. BIG LEAGle LEADERS By the Associated Press. (Including game of June 2.) American League. Batting—Rice, Senators, 397, Runs—Ruth, Yankees, 48. “Runu batted in—Simmons, Athletics, Hits—Rice, Senators, 69. Doubles—Cronin, Senators, 17. Triples—Combs, Yankees, 7. Home runs—Ruth, Yankees, 16. Stolen bases—Rige, Senators, 10. National League. Batting—Herman, Robins, 417. Runs—Herman, Frederick, Robins, 45. Hits—Frederick, Robins, 71. Doubles—Frisch, Cardinals, 21. Triples—Cuyler, Cubs, 8. Home runs—Wilson, Cubs, 16. Runs batted in—Wilson, Cul Stolen basss—Cuyler, Cubs, 1. HOME RUN STANDING By the Associated Press. Home run yesterday—Hafey, dinals, 1. . 47, Car- The Leaders. X Ruth, Yankees, 16; Wilson, Cubs, 16; i Berger, Braves, 14; Klein, Phillies, 13. League Totals. National ... American .. Grand total . . 232 43 of 165 A. L. Games Decided by Single Run HICAGO, June 3 (#).—American League clubs have acquired the one-run habit. Henry Edwards, keeper of records for the junior circuit, reveals that 43 games out of the 165 played so far this season 4n-the league -have been decided by a single run—a record for close contests despite the general collapse of pitchers. ‘The world champion Athletics so far have displayed the biggest punch in the close battles, winning seven out of eight. The Boston Red Sox were the weakest in the pinc] losing 12 of their 16 ‘‘one-run games. Chicago has won 6 out of 9 games by one run, Cleveland 5 out of 11, Detroit 3 out of 10, New York 5 out of 11, St. Louis 8 out of 14 and Washington 5 out of 7. “All of which explains big reasons why Philadelphia is in first place and Boston i8 in last place,” Ed- wards sald. ~. M; Features and Classified PAGE C—1 | Harris Is Confident Detroit Will Climb : Sharkey Appears “Right” for Battle THE SPORTLIGHT BY GRANTLAND RICE. DECLARED IN BEST SHAPE OF CAREER Appears More Capable and Mature—Also Is in Fine Trim Mentally. Associated Press Sports Writer. RANGEBURG, N. Y, June Gus Wilson’s fight camp was jammed with the partners, handlers, hangers-on, beer barons and baronesses, visit- munching food and Kkilling time at the end of the warm, lazy day. key,was on the premises training for the "climax of his third campaign for of them—the sparring partners, for in- stance—had seen more of Sharkey than an old story, but for the remainder he 'was the object of a long, dusty ride from prize ring that stirs the primeval in ordinary citizens as nothing else in sport An itinerant Negro musician, strum- ming his guitar and singing blues, and annoyed them frequently by pas ing his hat around for coins. Th lured by the music, strolled into the room. “Give me that uke,” he demanded. Sharkey tilted his hat down over his eyes, leaned a chair against the wall provtdln, the show the guests had been waiting for. H layed it in a way that ghamed even e Negro's facile strufiming. He good. Then in a soft tenor voice he sang the blues. to the Negro, the show was over and the curious were satisfied. The house to sit and talk fight, the thing that fills his mind every minute of the day and “Learned to play that thing in the Navy,” he said with a big grin.. “Didn’t s0 good in a quartet, but I can be drafted.” This Sharkey, priming for his June more matured, calmer, better matured and more capable than at any time in EDWARD J.: NEIL, 3.—The dining room of froth of the ring game—sparring ors and curious neighbors, all They were there because Jack Shar- the heavyweight championship. Some they wanted. To the handlers he was the city, the savage demi-god of the can. amused the eaters with his melodies Sharkey, restless and caged by training, Can Play and Sing. and twanged a few chords. He was e played “The St. Louis Blues"— played it with variations and it was Sharkey tossed the instrument back cleared and he came across the room follows him to bed at night. know I could sing tenor, huh? I'm not 12 battle with Max Schmeling, seems a career that has carried him twice within one fight of the heavyweight crown. s+He “blew” a battle to Jack Dempsey when he seemed to have well in hand a victory that would have meant a match with Gene Tunney in the man mauler’s place in 1927. He fought lazy fights against Johnny Risko and Tom Hecnfi' in the elimination | tournament to decide Tunney's final title opponent and lost the nomination. Is a Fighting Machine. He seems mentally and physically “right” for his third opportnuity. His training has been uneventful and to- day, 10 days before the 15-round test in the Yankee Stadium, he is a marvelous picture of a fighting machine, heavier than ever about the shoulders, thinner through the legs and thighs, the best boxer in the heavyweight ranks, a shat punishing hitter. There hasn't been & single irritating incident in the prepara- tory campaign to loose his hair-trigger temperament. e big problem Sharkey has always faced—that of controlling his own emo- tions, restraining himself so that he fights sensibly—seems a worry of the past. He is buoyed by recent public ac- claim, strengthened by the thought that he is the American, defending the cham- pionship against an invading foreigner. “For flve weeks,” the Boston sailor said, “T've been studying to hold myself in check. When my sparring partners hurt me, T pay no attention and bopp them with lefts. I won't lose my head against Schmeling.” Sharkey is not. underestimating the German, but he has no great respect for his fighting abllity either. He will pump left hands to Maxie's head, feint him into leading rights and then try to beat him to the punch, bob low and weave with the Teuton if Schmeling wants to fight that way. “A plan of battle,” he asks, “that's the bunk. Il fight him any way I have to. And I'll lick him, Remember, he's never faced the kind of a fighter Wwho'll be in there with him June 12.” HIXSON'S PIGEON FIRST IN 400-MILE CONTEST A bird from the loft of W. S. Hixson won a 400-mile race staged by the Dis- trict of Columbia Racing Pigeon Club from Morristown, Tenn., making an ;vze_’r;g; sxee':t:? ylard.s per minute of ,279.50. of 207 b lofts were liberated. it Following is the order of finish of the other first returns to each loft, showing the average speed in yards per minute: w. w. Henry Wehausen . W. Kauffman, Volney Eaton E. Thomas. FIGHTS LAST NIG By the Associated Press. NEW YORK.—Leo Williams, New York, outpointed Izzy gGrove, New York (10); Hubert Gillis, B¥igium, outpointed Mike Sarko, New York (8). CINEWCASTLE, Fa.—Joey Goodman, eveland, outpointed Harry - lantic Gity (10, T NEWARK, N, J.—Bud Gorman, Sum- mit, N. J, outpointed Joe Packo, To- ledo (10). WEST ~ SPRINGFIELD, Mass.—Gos rilla Jones, Akron, Ohio, _outpointed Henry Goldberg, New York City (10). RENSSELAER: N. Y.— Stanislaus Loayza, Chile, outpointed New_York( 10). PITTSBURGH.—Willie Davies, Char- leroi, Pa, outpointed Bacl Bill, New Ytgk (10). RAND RAPIDS, Mich.—Pee Wee Jargell, Mishawaka, Ind., outpointed Jimmy Goodrich, Buffalo, N. Y. l2‘:0). NEW ORLEANS—Johnny Cook, New Orleans, outpointed Phil McGraw, De- troit (10). HARTFORD, Conn.— Louis “Kid” Kaplan, Meridan, outpointed Joey Me- dill, Chicago (10). LITTLE ROCK, Ark—Manuel Quin- tero, Tampa, Fla., outpointed Jimmy Herring, Utica, N. Y. (10). Joey Abrams, “TU ., Okh.-hil:::ry O'Niell, ’xl!lll- ukee, and Kid » Dallas, Tex. drewg(10). 3