Evening Star Newspaper, July 7, 1930, Page 22

SPORTS. Griff FOUR BARGAIN SETS INNNE.AY PERID Shawkey Praises Nationals’ Infield—Griffith Will Make Western Trip. BY JOHN B. KELLER. OSTON, July 7—It's just as well the Nationals have a flock of good pitchers for there will be much for the| pitchers to do the early part of this extensive trip. The Nationals are scheduled to engage in four | &% double-headers within a nine-day stretch, which will impose some- thing of a strain on the mound corps. The twin billing starts| here Wednesday, two games will| ! be played with the Tigers in De- | troit Saturday and on Wednesday | and Thursday of next week the Nationals will stage two-timers with the Indians in Cleveland. A heavy order. On how the Washin weather this deluge of probably will depend the Nationals' Success on the trip. As they entered this series Walter Johnson's hurlers ‘They have stepped °n pitchers louble-headers were in fine fettle. along in remarkable manner the past [ My three weeks. Manager Jol seems to have five dependable hurlers at his command now that Sam Jones is back | Sht on the job, and Lloyd Brown apparent- ly has earned his spurs as a big leaguer. | Loe; Johnson may soon have six high-class starters, for Ad Liska is expected to return to good hurling form. This lot ought to get the Nationals by the heavy scheduling. If the double-header hurdle is suc- cessfully overcome, the Nationals will have a great chance to breeze through |Gnarty the remainder of the swing. While this Boston club is likely to prove a tougher proposition than it was when the Na- tionals were beating it -steadily, the Western contingent ought not to be as e ook their ekings 1o, Washingbon clu eir lickings lately and liked them. They looked shot then, and there is no reason to | i believe they will stage any startling comeback this month. EFORE leaving Washington with his | club yesterday, Manager Bob | Shawkey of the Yankees paid the Nationals several compliments. He par- ticularly lauded the Washington in- fleld, saying the combination of Judge, Myer, Cronin and Bluege looked the best in the league. Shawkey rated the inner defense of the Nationals reflfly superior to that of the Ath- jetics. Bluege, said Bob, is the best third sacker in the big leagues. Whil Ossle is not the hitter Pie Traynor is, according to the Yankee manager he has no equal as a fielder around the hot corner and is by far the most accurate thrower among the third sackers. And that accurate throwing, Bob remarked, means much more to a club than many may think. It has a remarkable steadying influence on the infield play, contended the Yankee pilot. Cronin he called the spark plug of the infleld and thought Myer the most improved player in & season he had seen for some time. Judge he re- arded the cleverest first sacker at andling his feet in the business. around, Shawkey Said, the Washington ngm:;ml:xr pnl-fl;u 't?h:ev.v'hhl o or Ing- ton plu:hlns staff came from Shawkey. He holds it superior to that of the Athletics, because it 1s consistently good, whereas the Mack corps is streaky in 1ts performance. Summing up, Shawkey acknowledged that he had not regarded the Wash- ington club highly the early part of the campaign, even though it was well up in the race, but that since he has re- vised his opinfon. Bob now rates the Nationals as much more dangerous than the Athletics. IDENT CLARK GRIFFITH is to s around the West with his Nationals, It will be his first ‘Western tour with the club for years. In fact, Griffith has been West but once with the Nationals since 1925, their last pennant-winning year. He would have liked to accompany the club here, but he has to be in Chi- cago Tuesday to attend a joint meet- 1 of the leagues. The majors h’:'ve severululfuslnm matters to dis- cuss among them, one concerning their relations with the minor loops. ASHINGTON fandom has no kick on the ormance of the Na~ “Dmhl:rdl tegmhng. m&c that ended yest y e spectacular 3-t0-2 victory scored over the Yankees ‘in 10 innings. Of 19 Nationals took 16. iar the fastest pace traveled by & club the t three weeks. Not a series was lost, The worst the Johnson band got was an even break with the White Sox in four games. The Indians were licked four tiu.ce. the Tigers three times, and the Browns were trounced in three of four engage- ments. Then came the sweep of the four-game series with the Yankees. The pitching the Nationals got in their home stand was extraordinary in this day of the lively ball. Fiftcen of the 19 pitchers who started finished their games. And won. Three of the games in which starting pitchers had to be relieved were lost, but one was won in 12 innings. In that game, Bump Hadley, who started, went through 10 innings before giving way to a pinch batter. Undoubtedly the Washington pitching staff during the Nationals’ home stay was the best in the league this year. TRONG finishes marked the games of the Nationals' home stand and yesterday's engagement was no ex- | R ception. Nationals and Yankees bat- tled into the tenth inning, with the h! former getting the dicision when Art Shires picked up Roy Spencer’s bat and drove over two runs. Hadley and Roy Sherid had staged a sparkling hill fight for nine rounds, After scoring off Sherid with Myer's pass and Manush's triple in the first inning the home side got just two hits in the next eight, One was a triple by West that opened the th, but Sam was caught at the plate for the second out when he endeavored to get home as Spencer bounded to the Yankee shortstop. Hadley hurled so well the first five frames that not a Yank reached first base, but in the sixth he was found for the tying marker. Dickey singled, only to be forced out by Chapman, but Ben soored from first as Combs rified a long single to left. ‘The Yanks threatened more trouble in the seventh, but got nothing from two successive doubles. Gehrig started the inning with the first one, but hugged second when Lazzeri poled the ball to right, 50 Lou only got to third base before Tony, who overslid second, was tagged out. Then Gehrig was flagged at the plate when he tried to count on an infleld tap. ADLEY pitched superbly in the ninth, but Harry Rice banged him for a double to open the tenth, then Bump hit Cooke with a pitch. It looked as though Hadley might get out of difficulty when Dickey drilled into & double play, but instead of passing Chapman, to get at Sherid, which seemed & reasonable thing to do, Bump pitched Chapman cracked Rice over. Then only because Cronin | to send the grounder, Bur o NEW Y Combs, 1. Westling, | Genrig, AB. R. 3 &l coomsamiiund Lazzeri, H. Rice. 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PITCHING. 1In'gs Gam.Co! lich stari.s D, (] o! cooocsesce™ "\% | & ball game. Willie Andrews, one of the | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. MONDAY; JULY 7, 1930. Slab Staff Faces Severe Test : BY FRANCIS E. STAN. HE two girl base ball teams that | have visited Washington and Alexandria this season have furnished sandlot fans with something rathér comical besides the exhibitions of ball they have displayed. | Both the New York Bloomer Girls and the Philadelphia Bobby Girls lay claim to the woman's championship. | Both are advertised as being the un- defeated champs and both present two | | young men in their line-ups. | © Sandlot cynics are inclined to be- | | lieve that the better team is that | | which possesses the better male players. | | SANDLOT manager, who has en- deared himself to all of his as- sociates, is fighting a battle with | more at stake than the mere winning of | most popular pilats in the city, is lying | seriously ill at his home while his | National Circles, former players and all who have come into contact with him are anxiously awaiting his return to health. | A sportsman always, . Andrews has | done much to develop many of the out- standipg sandlotters in this vicinity. He had been a member of the Brook- lyn Dodgers some time ago and also | has maintained an interest in lacrosse and horse-breeding. Here's hoping for a quick and speedy recovery. 'HIS newly organized Ethos A. C. is lanning to do things in a big way. 'he Ethos club, for the first time, has put a ball team in the field and promises to extend its activities to box- ing, wrestling, basket ball and foot ball. | According- to John Watson, Ethos| manager, he has two promising 125- unders working out daily in the ring. ey Are “Nip” Daly and “Tuck” Rucker. Daly, incidentally, is one of the best pitchers on the team, despite the fact that he is crippled. 'ATSON is planning & drive to pre- vent sandlot managers from entic- ing players away the teams | they started the season with. WEEEEEe PRCS— — [ “Sandlot managers should get to-| gether and establish a fixed rule where- | ml ;Male Members Decide Strength Of Girl Ball Team, Say Cynics by every player signed with a team must first secure & release before shifting to another club,” Watson declares. He adds that many managers who go | to the trouble of developing young players are robbed by managers who choose to entice them away instead of developing them. HESE Union Printers are a fighting bunch! Injuries which have robbed - them of three of their best players, two of which are not expected to re- turn for well over a month, are not dis- couraging them & whif. With a patched-up line-up there're confident | that they'll put up a good battle. ‘Tuck Dalglish and Jimmy Dewhurst are out for practically the entire sec- ond half of the Government League, while Benny Schneider, crack outfielder, is suffering from an eye injury. ULLMANN, which romped through the first half of the Terminal League, is likely to find the going much rougher in the second half. While the departure of Lefty MclIntyre hurt, the general strengthening of the other clubs, especially Southern Railway, is the main obstacle in its path. Southern Railway is likely to find itself in the heat of the race, following the signing of practically all of the St. Mary's Celtics. Bill Rapp of George- town, also may prove of strength in the infleld. 'HIS McIntyre is certainly an elusive individual. Starting the season as & member of the French A. C. and Pullman, he moved to the Northern Red Birds and now it is rumored that he is a Celtic. Walter Haig, Southern Rallway relief pitcher, is ambidexterous. He is also quite a catcher. Eddle Ault, former Central High athlete, has clinched a job with the Rock Island club of the Million-Dollar League. Jules Sorrell, who is now playing with the Burroughs A. C., captained the Wil- liam and Mary Frosh, champs of the State. He led the freshman hitters with an average of .400. Ralph Vogen, Southern third base- man, chooses an unusual way to spend his vacation. He is reported to have accepted a job on & tramp steamer, He will be away for two months. a tower T. JOSEPH'S nine today still is clinging to its precarious hold on first place in the District sec- tion of the Capital City unlimited class after overcoming the last-place ‘Woodmen nine yeysterday in a furiously fought 6-to-5 struggle. Woodmen pro- tested the game. Columbia Heights continued right on the leaders’ heels after its 7-to-2 victory over Astecs. In other games Foxall defeated Bur- roughs, 11 to 9, and Anacostia Eagles downed Skinker Eagles, 17 to 10. Defeating Brentwood Hawks, 7 to 0, Mount Rainier is still in front in the Prince 7 to 6, in 16 innings, are in second place. to muster & full te Ber: forfeited to Bowle, e = through the tenth, Takoma Tigers triumphed over Bethesda and continue to set the pace in the Montgomery County un- limited scrap. Rockville and Chevy Chase Grays remain tied for second place, & game and & half behing the Tigers, ea: over Colonials, 17 to 5, and the latter over Kensington, 9 to 7. Baliston is just a half game behind the le: Bauserman Motor Co. team in the Virginia unlimited section, hav- ing walloped Woodlawns, 16 to 4, while lluurmnlns were getting a forfeit over Cherrydale, O’Briens and Olmsteds have firmer holds on first place in the Section A and Section B races, respectively, in the senior section as the result of up- sets which saw Anacostia Motor nine down Senaters, 9 to 5, in Section A, and Majestic Radio nose out Curtin’s All- Stars Section B. Meanwhile, O'Briens downed, Metropolitans, 8 to 2, and Olmsteds got a forfeit over Pierce | A. C. Miller Furniture Co. defeated Comforter and Nolans s postponed their Arlingtons hold a scant edge in the hot junior class routed , 16 to 6, and Bethesda overcame Takomas, 6 to 5. Walter Johnson, jr., pitched the first two innings for Bethesds, it being his St. Joseph’s Nine Holds Slim Lead Among D. C. Unlimiteds ch having won, the former | & Lionels, 5 to 2, in Section B. Holy | %8 ephien's, 16 46 5. while. Acms | Bomatore: ":‘:’“ he | printing and 'Y Flashes Lionels | 4 first league appearance since he suffered two broken legs when struck by d&n automobile last Spring. Boasting seven wins in as many starts following their 14-1 win over Hurchman Store, Sam Wests are just about assured of the flag in the midget class. Senators downed Georgetown, to 2, iIn 10 innings and King's Palace swamped Lionels, 13 to 3. Battering George Washington Post, 19 to 6, Sergt. Jasper Post, first half winner in the District American Legion series, is off to & strong start in the second half. Victory and Spengler also are off to good -beginnings with 4-2 and 12-2 victories over Nash and Lincoln nines, respectively. TEAM STANDINGS. DISTRIOT UNLIMITED. W. L. Pet. W. L. Pet, ... 71 .87% Bethesda. v 6 3 .667 Kensingto) Grays...... 6 3 667 Colonials... VIRGINIA UNLIMITED. . L. Pet. Bauserman.. 5 1 .833 Jeffe: Ba! ceee 52 1718 Wood SENIOR CLASS. Section A, Metrox Seetion B. S § wnet B cumnniit Eaare sl e ALEXANDRIA FIREMEN PUT ON A BIG INNING ALEXANDRIA, July 7.—Concentrat- ing their entire attack in a flerce sixth- inning assault upon the benders of Pitcher Cornell, the Columbia Engine Company won its first game of the sea- son yesterday with a 5-to-1 triumph :v‘::r Clhe ‘Washington Rallway & Elec- ric Co. Noble Smith collected a pair of hits for the Firemen, who have now split even in two games since their belated opening last weel". District Grocery Stores absorbed a 12- to-5 trouncing at the hands of the Del y_A. C., with Billy Travers leadin th& Red Birds to victory with a trio of Del Ray leaped into the lead with four runs in the first inning and was never challenged. Tonker and Hough were the losers’ best bets at bat with two blows apiece. Ham Nugent of Del Ray tripled for the longest hit of the contest, while his teammate, Bob Martin, clouted a pair of doubles. Hume Springs A. C. downed the Ar- row Clubmen of Washington, 8 to 6. Naval Hospital will come here for the St. Mary's Celtics next Sabbath at- traction at Baggett’s Park. It will be the seventh meeting between the two clubs in as many seasons with the Cel- tics having won four of the six previous games. “Lefty” McIntyre, ‘Washington's wandering sandlot mound ace, has been s(sned by the Celtics and probably will be called upon to pitch against the Gobs. Sam DeVaughan's Cardinal A. C. has booked the National Orioles of Wash- ington for a game here Sunday after- noon at 3 o'clock on Haydon Field. but Bump tightened and whiffed Combs. Cronin did not open the Washington tenth well for he popped to Gehrig, but Judge got the fourth hit off Sherid, bounding the ball off the pitcher's glove to sccond base and beating Lazzeri's throw to first. Sherid then suddenly lost control. He walked West and threw three wide ones to Bluege before being relieved by Henry Johnson. The new slabman hurled two strikes by Ossie then completed the walk Sherid had started, thereby filling the sacks. It was then that Shires stepped in to By the Assocolated Press. (Including Games of July 6). American Leajue. Batting, Gehring, Yankees, .392. Runs—Ruth, Yank 94. Runs batted in—Gehrig, Yankees, 88. Hits—Hodapp, Indians, 109. Doubles—McManus, Tigers, 25. Triples—Combs, Yankees, 12. Home runs—Ruth, Yankees, 32. Stolen bases—Rice, Senators, 12. National League. Batting—O’Doul, Phillies, .398. Runs—Cuyler, Cubs, 77. Runs batted in—Klein, Phillies, 84. Hits—Cuyler, Cubs; Klein, Phillles; Terry, Giants, 112, Doubles—Frisch, Cardinals, 26. Triples—Cuyler, Cubs, 12. Home runs—Wilson, Cubs, 24. Stolen bases—Cuyler, Cubs, 19. ROVERS SEEK TALENT. Rover Juniors are after new players. _ | independent ball the remainder of 9 | with the 0 | Lynch topped the DIXIE PIGS DEFEAT HYATTSVILLE AGAIN HYATTSVILLE, Md, July 7.—Dixie Pig A. C. base ball team today boasts its second win of the season over Hyattsville in the Prince Georges County section of the Ci al,;ll City League unlimited class. pigs yesterday conquered Hyattsville 7—6, at Riverdale, in a 15-inning struggle packed with thrills, A two-bagger by Wolfe to right which | ™ scored Clapper, after two were out, brought the Pigs victory in the fifteenth, Hyattsville going out in order in their half of this inning. Hyattsville was ahead by five runs at the end of the the sixth inning, but their opponents got four runs in the seventh and two more in the ninth to gain the lead at 6—5. Hyattsville, however, knotted the count in its half in the ninth. Then the nines battled furiously until the fifteenth when the Pigs shoved across the winning tally. Stahl socked a homer for the winners in the seventh with none on. Eggie ‘Watts for Dixie Pig was consistent at bat, getting a trio of singles. Pierce A. C., which forfeited to Olm- sted Grill nine yesterday in the senior section of the Capital City League, will | Train withdraw from the league and play the season, according mnager Bill ‘Walton, who will resign at a meeting of the club tonight at the home of b Mingee, president. Walton has accepted |2 position which will take him to the Midwest. An out-of-town schedule is planned by Pierce including ith Hose 4 burg and tingto Hunf wn, Md, team at COLONIALS SPLIT IN DOUBLE-HEADER ALEXANDRIA, Vi July 7—Bill Hammond's ~ Coloni: . C. diamond performers divided a double-header with the Clover and Rambler nines here yesterday af! on Colonial Field. Clover A. C, of this city defeated Ham- mond’s lads, 12 to 10, in the first game, dropping th u‘fil&" ‘.“m? 3 irop) e nightcap, 4 Oenlu.nera led the &om attack with three hits, one a double,” While Billy Colonials in' the first game with three hits, including & two- baser. Davis got two for five, one & home run, for the Colonials in the first game. The Colonials concentrated = their scoring on the third and sixth in the n\‘htcl?, counting five runs the third and four in the sixth. Willis Dolph held the losers to six- hits. Army Medicos proved too strong for Bauserman Motor Co., leaders in the Virginia section of the Capital City League, and the Soldiers took a 10-to-1 decision from the Motorists in a game at_Arlington yesterday sfternoon. Duke, winners' shortstop, came through with four hits in five times at bat, numbering a triple, double and two singles in his collection of base blows. Virginia - White Sox walloped the Pepco nine of Washington by 16 to 6 at Bayliss Cross Roads yesterday after- noon. With one exception, all of the Sox sluggers came through at bat with E. Klein, J. Klein, Dean and J. McQuinn leading the attack with three hits each. B;LL CLUB FLIES. GREEN BAY, Wis,, July 7 (#).—The Fox River Valley League is rated at about “class R,” but its Wisconsin Rap- ids member travels in big league style. The club came to Green Bay yesterday Call Lincoln 8289-W. American League YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Washington, 3 Philadelph! Gleveland, troit, 8: in a 12-passenger alrplane—and lost the game, 6 to. 5. Standings in Major Leagues National League YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. pe New York, 10-6: Philadelphia, Brookiyn, 10; Boston 4; second Cincinnait, 5-8; Chics 4 St. Lowis, 2-12 Pittsburgh, 1. STANDING OF THE CLUBS. 0BT juappeINg el Tr—1 81 87191 9] O] 6/52777.658 Brookiyn Washington .| 11 9] 6| 7 5 8 74835 L 7 | Chicago -1 4] 31—| 8] 7| 8 8] 6/43/31] Cleveland . <151 81 31— 71 6 7| _71361391.480 <181 31 3] 7i—1 81 1 i | 61 31 3] L] 31 7] 31 £l Pittsburéh 131 51 3/—I 8] 5/3340. Cincinnati 514l 31 61 41— 4129431 4¢ Philadelphil | 4131 5[ 3|—361431. I~ Lost .. GAMES TOMORROW. at Boston, GAMES TODAY, Wash. at drive a single j.hrouzh the box to center = 4 over Judge and Bluege.” W] man| hat | § t. L. af | Detrose” at Namd. Bn ¥, Onl."(@). Detrolt at onicago. GAMES TODAY. Boston at Bklyn. Bhiln. at New York: R PR GAMES TOMORROW. Boston at Brooklyn. New York at Phila. It ‘“‘:I 'kmuuu SWIMMERS SMASH EVEN DOZEN MARKS |Helene Madison Takes Four A. A. U. Championships With World Marks. - Acsoctated Press ONG BEACH, Calif, July 7.— | Seven new world records and | five new Ameriean marks, bet- tered in the National A. A. U. swimming competition here, brightened First on the list of record smashers was Helene Madison, Seattle high school girl, whose steady, rythmic strokes established her as one of the | greatest woman swimmers ever to enter | competition. She won four titles in the four-day meet which ended here yes- terday. Each time she took to water a world record went splashing into oblivion. Second only to Miss Madison in sur- assing records was Clarence “‘Buster” Crabbe of the University of Southern California, who hails from Honolulu, but who swam under the colors of the Los Angeles Athletic Club. He stroked his way to a pair of world marks and three of his four 1929 titles. thrust upon them the greater share of the burden of defending the nautical honors for the United States in the 1932 Olympiad at Los Angeles. ‘The new records, for which applica- tion will be made;, World Records (Women's Division). 100 meters, free style—Helene Madison (Beattle), 1 minute 82-10 seconds, rmer record, | minute 9 4-10 seconds, by Albine Osipowich, 193t Mo, yard, Iree styleHelene Madison. § 0 “seconds. Former record, minut 0 seconds, by Josephine Mc~ 880 yard, free style—Helene Madison, 1 minites 41310 seconds. Bormer yocord, 11 minutes 38-10 secondg, by Miss McKim, Mile, froe vle_Helene Madison; 24 min- utes 3¢2-10 seconds. Former record, 2 - \iies 0" seconds. by Miss MeRim. 10200 T American Records. 880-yard relay—Los Angeles A. C. jorie Lowe. Jennie Cramer, Olive Hatch, Jo- sephine McKim), 11 minutes 15 seconds, Former xecord 11 minutes 224-10 seconds, minuts (Mar- by New York W. World Records (Men's Division). 200-meter backstroke—George Kojac (New York A. C.), 2 minuvtes 35 4-10 seconds, For- mer record. 3 10 seconds, by Aty] arence Crabbe, (L. 3 C.), 10 minutes 204 seconds. For- mer fecord, Johnny Welsmuller, 10 minutes 2 A l’cflndll. 1927, Mile free style—Clarence Crabbe. 21 min- utes 27 seconds, Former record, Arne Borg (8weden), 21 minutes 414 seconds, 1925, American Reeords. 220.yard _back stroke—George Kof minutes 354 seconds. Former reco: inutes 3 Kolac, 1927. 00 mediey—Clarence Crabbe, 4 min- econds. Former record, Crabbe, 4 124 seconds, 1929, 440-yard bres strok (New York A. C). 6 Former record, Walte 154 seconds, 1927. 880-yard Telny—N Zorilla, rge gieres Kehith e er record by Tllinols A. Seconds, 1928, GALLANT FOX'S WORKOUT SATISFIES HIS TRAINER CHICAGO, July 7 ().—Gallant Fox yesterday made his first serious train- ing move for the $60.000 Arlington Park Classic Saturday, with Earl Sande, the other half of the championship combi~ nation, in the saddle. The Fox easlly turned in a 1:50 2-5 mile on a drying- out track, a performance which satisfisd er George Tappan, who is in charge until James Fitzsimmons reaches Chicago. The mile and & quarter test prom- ises to be the season’s richest race, with its $60,000 in added money, $1,000 start- ing fees and an additional $10,000 if Gallant Fox scores his sixth straight major triumph. The $10,000 will go to the winner, provided it previously has won either the Belmont, Kentucky Derby, American Derby or Preakness, o T C., 9 miniites 33 WANT WEEK-DAY GAMES Adelphites are after week-day ball games with senlor class teams. T have a diamond on the Ellipse. Cail Columbia 0562. up the American aquatic picture today. |- one American record as he retained The triumphs of these two stars | ) AST year a 19-year-old kid from Omaha pitched the New Orleans club of the Southern Association to seven victories while losing only two. “Not bad for such a youngster,” every one opined, and overlooked the fact that he ranked absolutely last among the pitchers in fielding, with an average of .852, having made 4 errors .in the 17 games in which he took part. A Cleveland scout saw the lad, whose name was Mel Harder, and he * was grabbed by the Indians. The House of Peckinpaugh needed a few more good pitchers and it was de- cided to take a chance on this six- foot right-hander. American Leagué averages released SPORTS. RDER AND BETTER—By FEG MURRAY \ aA ARD - 4 WHO WON 6 GAMES INA RN BeAEN. o GEIORE KEWAS on Saturday, June 16, showed Har- der leading all the pitchers of the circuit, with six victories and no defeats, which is 1.000 per cent in any league, "The next week he lost his first game to the Yanks, if. mem- ory does not fail, but, then, what Cleveland hurler wasn't getting bumped around at that time, any- way? The crippled Indians drove to the top of the league on Friday, June 13 (unlucky day for Connie Mack) by beating the A's, 15 to 2, but their stay was short-lived, and the club's winning streak of seven | games was soon followed by a los- ing one of length. And now they appear to be on the chute. Harder has been beaten since his first defeat, but still is pitching fine ball, and if the Indians get back on their feet he will be one of those to help them do it. Flapp BY JACK ALLEN, Staft Correspondent of The Btar. LEXANDRIA, Va, July 7—A comely 17-year-old lass walked out on the diamond at Bag- | gett's Park yesterday and ex- | ploded the ancient theory that women have no place in the national pastime —holding & skeptical audience spell- bound for two hours with & marvelous exhibition of flelding, hitting and base | running. ‘That _her team, the Philadelphia Bobby- Girls, another of those “self- styled champions of their sex,” lost a 12 to 9 decision to the St. Mary's Celtics is only incidental to the flashy manner in which she executed her duties as shortstop. A ‘The lady in question, Elsle (Call Me Speedy) Rockhill, handled 13 chances tin fauitless fashion and with all the ease and grace of her masculine op- ponents in addition to connecting three times with the offerings of Pete Ball and Ralph Hamilton for man-size hits. Celtics Chivalrous. But aside from her work the game had little to offer in the way of en- tertainment for dyed-in-the-wool base ball fans, the femals ers from the Keystone State furnisl no opposi- tion for the Green and Gold, even with the aid of a masculine battery. Good old Southern chivalry gave the | Bobbies every one of their nine runs. er Steals Show as Celts Easily Beat Girls’ Ball Team The first intimation that the game might produce anything but the or- dinary drab performance, which usually results in these male-female diamond clashes, came in the first inning. Racing over to second base, the diminutive girl shortstop took a Dos sfrom her catcher with one hand an wiped out Third Baseman Goodwin with a downward flash of her glove as the Celtic star slid into the bag. From that point on the spotlight held but one figure for the fans—that of Miss Rockhill. Sprinting to the right and left, with the ball finding its way into the palm of her glove time after time for beautiful catches, she drew ovation after ovation from the stands. She Can Bunt, Too. Two of “Speedy’s” hits were perfect bunts down the third base line, one of which she topped off with a niity slide into first base to heat Goodwin's throw by an eyelast in the fourth inning. Then in the ninth frame she came up with a teammate on first and lammed one over “Lefty” McIntyre's head in left fleld for a triple. A double steal stood out as the only other feature of the Bobby Girl's play, Agnes Robinson and Glennis Still work- ing the dar'ne thefts in the fourth inning, with the former scoring. The male battery presented by the Philadelphia club ‘was touched freely by all of the Celtic players, who injected 25 hits into their run’scoring. Ludlow and Zimmerman contributed the major blows, home runs out of the park. HESE Army Medicos have one of the snapplest ball clubs in these ¢ parts. Yesterday they walloped, 10 to 1, the strong Bauserman Motor Co. team, which is leading the Virginia section race in the Capital City League unlimited class. While Gus Woods was limiting the Bauserman batters to two hits the sol- diers were socking the horsehide for 17 safe ones. ‘Two of the strongest independent | teams of the District journeyed to near- by cities yesterday, one to suffer defeat and the other to win, in grueling battles. Naval Hospital was beaten in a 3-1 struggle by Kocens at Richmond, but French tossers contrived a 3-2 triumph over Hampden at Baltimore. l‘"f,“" ran their straight wins to five when they handed Atlantic & Pa- cific nine & 15-4 pasting. Results of other independent games yesterday: Phoenix, Capitol Heights, 3. Rovers, 7; Ethos A. C., 4. Washington A. C., 9; Laytonsville, 7. Monroe A. C., 18; Army War Col- lege, 11. Virginia White Sox, 16; Pepco, 6. Games are wanted by these nines: Yesterday’s Stars By the Assocolated Press. Art Shires, Senators—Pinch single in tenth drove in tying and winning runs against Yankees, ‘Waite Hoyt, Tigers—Held White Sox to_seven hits and beat them, 5-2. Taylor Douthit, Cardinals—Hits home run in ninth to beat Pirates. Ike Boone, Robins—Coast League re- cruit makes debut, hitting single and homer and making sensational catch in left field. HOME RUN STANDING By the Assocolated Press. Home Runs Yesterday. Wilson, Cubs, 1; Klein, Phillies, 1; Hartnett, Cubs, Chatham, Braves, 1; Clark, Brav Jackson, Giants, 1; Terry, Giants, 1; Lindstrom, Giants, 1; Boone, Robins, 1; Frederick, Robins, 1; Averill, Indians, 1; Webb, Red Sox, 1; Stone, Tigers, 1; Dykes, Athletics, 1; Douthit, Cardinals, 1; Kelly, Reds, 1; Leach, Giants, 1. The Leaders. Ruth, Yankees, 32; Wilson, Cubs, 24; Berger, Braves, 23; Klein, Phillles, 23; Foxx, Athletics, '22; Gehrig, Yankees, Army Medicos bisplay Class In Walloping Bausermans, 10-1 Washington Cadillac A. O, seek un- limited opponents, M. @. Brown, Decatur 3900, Phoenix A. C., out-of-town game for next Sunday, C. L. Risler, 240 Tenth street southeast, phone Lineoln 8433-J. Sam Wests, midgets or junior op- position, Columbia 4259 after 7 p.m. Yankee Insects, game for next Sun- day on Plaza fleld, District 8628. Al Simmons Insects, game for Satur- day, Metropolitan 9329, District Grocery Stores, out-of-town opposition, C, W. Dennison, 435 Jef- ferson street, Pontiac A. C., August games, Mana- ger Charnley, Atlantic 4195 between 5:3“|! and 6 p.m. ashington A. C., Sunday games with senlor teams, Bifl Brown, Lincoln Mohawk, unlimited opponents for week ends, Charles Dingler, Columbia 0549 after 6 p.m. “BURGLAR’S HOURS” GAIN IN BASE BALL By the Associated Press. PEORIA, I, July 7.—Night games under artificial lighting may be the sal- vation of minor league base ball, but it's nothing of the sort to “Beans” Miner, veteran catcher. Miner obtained his release from the Peorio club of the Three-Eye League when it became apparent that most games would be played at night, giving as his reason inability to “see 'em back of the plate.”” He has been returned to the Nashyille club of the Southern As- sociation, Danville, & St. Louls Cardinal farm, is the latest Three-Eye club to go in for burglar’s hours, leaving Evansville and ‘Terre Haute, the Indiana members of daylight. The Cardinal management has authorized installation of lights in time for use when the Danville club returns home Friday. SIX GAMES TOMORROW AMONG FRENCH INSECTS Six es_are carded in the French Sase Bail League. ‘The complete card ‘Wonder Ellipse, 11 a. ack Hayes vs. Corlnthians, West El- upaee.o 11 am. rgetown v, - "p"h’s" e Samosets, North El les va. Joe Py Cronins, South Ellipse, Burroughs vs. Langdons, North El- the circuit, the only ones to stick to | Al Phi Bz:" vs. Northerns, East RESULTS IN MINORS. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Reading 2-6 (second seme, Newark, 3. i eeey City, 63 (seoond b Jersey Loulgvitte Fioav.s Kans. it SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. Little Rock, 8-3. Memphls.. . N. Orleant Bing'mton.. 4 Nash) Chat'nooga. 41 40 .506 Mobll PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. 5-3. i Moines, 8-3, ahoma Oity, 8 (second . rain) 3 Dl 2 (second game postponed, rain). THREE. Bloomington, Terre Haute, LEAGUE. Dan: ville, 5. Springfleld, 4 (10 innings). (Second game - lns, 8-8. s, 12-2; Shreveport, 10-7. an_ Antonio, 7. ‘Beaumont, Sprinefield, ort, '0-4. Albany-Providence, postponed; ratn.! STANDING OF THE CLUBS. W. L. Pel Bridgeport, § Sorineneld. 4 RECORD FOR PAST WEEK IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES Last week's major league records of- games won and lost, runs, hits, errors, opponents’ runs and home runs, follow: AMERICAN LEAGUE. w. £l i Ll o 2 ] ] sEegRoNs? -—M.a—. 2§ ssdsasas BhEaanae” Si aetie lipse, 1 o'clock. d Colemans vs, * V8. Holy Name, Silver ;g:c:zzg FEEEL 22325858 oy . | Windsor Demaine havin GRIFFS DROP ONE GAME IN SYTEEN Boone Is Boon to Dodgers as They Regain Lead. Indi2.s Improve. BY -HUGH S. FULLERTON, JR., Associated Press Sports Writer, LARGE part of the first half of the major league base ball season has been spent in strenuous efforts on the part of the various mana- gers to strengthen their clubs for the latter part of the year and the success of their efforts is quite evi- dent in the current standings of the clubs. ‘Washington's big deals with the St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox turned out to be an important factor in making the American League cam- paign a duel between the Senators and the Philadelphia Athletics. The ae- quisition of Heinle Manush gave them some batting punch where it was need- ed, while Al Crowder has turned out to be an effective pitcher in Washington, Art Shires and Dave Harris, formerly of Chicago, also have helped improve the Senators’ batting average, Griffs Tied For Lead. ‘The result is that the Senators and the Athletics today are tled the league lead, although the deadlock may not last Jong in the quick shifts of the aundmr brought about by the fact that Philadelphia has played more games, It was Shires who brought about the tle, coming !.hrouih with & pinch single with the bases full in the tenth inning to_beat the New York Yankees, 3 to 2. ‘Washington now has won 15 eut ef 16 games, shoving the Yanks 5% games into third place by sweeping the series. And by pitching all of yesterday's 3 Bump Hadley made it 14 out 16 pitchers who have finished the games they started, The Athletics kept their n the sun by winning their close deci- sion in & row from the Boston Red Sox, 4 to 3. Qeorge Earnshaw scored his eleventh victory of the year, gaining & slight edge over Dan Mac! len., ‘The fourth-place Cleveland Indians, ‘who have kept out of the second division during their recent slump only because the rest of the league is so far behind the leaders, showed signs pitched a game for them and they shut out St. Louis Browns, 7 to 0. Waite Hoyt also pitched well and led Detroit to a 5-to-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Boone Starts Well. ‘The Brooklyn Robins, who chose to add strength to their team by obtain- ing Ike Boone from the Pacific Coast League, found good reason to be pleased with their new acquisition. Boone made his debut yesterday and played the principal role as the Robins ined first place in the National League by beating the Boston Braves, 10 to 4. He hit,a home run and a single and madc & great catch of a fly, diving into th bleachers to grab the ball. Cineinnati helped bring about thir latest disturbance in the standint which put Brooklyn ahead althoug" tied with the Chicago Cubs in game: The Reds took both games of a double header from Chicago by scores of 5 10 4 and 8 to 7, breaking a losing strea' Brooklyn's second game which might have sent the Robine down aguin, was rained out in the third inning. The third-place struggle between the New York Giants and St. Louis Oardi- nals remained unchanged, as both teams won double-headers. The Giants trounced Philadelphia, 10 to 8 and 8 to 2, standing off a ninth-inning rally which brought the Philles five runs at the end of the first game. The Cards made it 12 victories in their last 16 mes by winning a 2-1 decision over ittsburgh in the first game, although they made only two hits off Spencer, it up with & 12-to-4 vie- tory in a elugging match. Douthit’s ninth-inning_home run won the first game after Spencer's wild pitch had provided the other Cardinal run, DEMAINE’S 275-YARD DRIVE WINS CONTEST ALEXANDRIA, July 7—~A new golf ing record has been set for Belle Maven Country Olub members to shoot at, shattered the former driving mark with & 278-; shot in driving contest for men, T, E. Sebrell, jr., won the ladies’ event with a 240-yard smash. ‘The men's putting tournament was captured by Judge Willlam 8. Snow from Lionel Beeton in a play-off after they had finished up in a tie. Snow’s score was 36. Mrs. Robert M. Wheat won the woman's putting tourna~ ment with a 42, The cross-country golf match for men went to Chariey Rollins with a score of 16. Mrs. Robert Dawes won :ge ladies’ cross-country match with a Robert McDonald, former m T of many local clubs and Potomao Yards' athletic director, has been elected to membership in the District of Columbia. Pet. 483 | Umpires’ Association, 437 Finals of the municipal tennis tourna~ ments, & swimming meet and track and feld games are scheduled for A 28 as the features of the annual field play of the Alexandria playgrounds. Mechanical and Transportation De« artments were to meet f: & Potomac ard Base Ball League game this after- noon at 5 o'clock on Eppa Hunton Fleld. Cardinal A, C. has 'lma with the Virginia White or July 20 and the Palisades A. O. July 27. The contests will take pl on Haydon Field at 3 p.m. pla Vienna Fire Department, idliny terday, will get back to work day, playing the Hilltop A. O. of W ington at Vienna. Games are listed with the National Circles for 20 and the Manhattan A. C. 27, both for the Vienna diamond. 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