Evening Star Newspaper, July 16, 1930, Page 25

o | Sports News WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, JULY The Foening Star. 16, 1930. Features and Classified PAGE C-—1 Griffs Improve on Last Western Start : Tight Hurling Factor in Major Races " BAT SLUMP CAUSE OF SKID IN RACE Johnson Is Mursing Manush. Fischer Shows Speed. Firpo Blanks Tigers. BY JOHN B. KELLER. LEVELAND, July 16.—Al- though they took but two of the five games in the series with the Tigers that ended yesterday, and relin- quished the league lead to the Athletics, the Nationals have done well since they left home a week ago last Sunday. They have played 10 games and won 6, which is better than they did back in late May and early June in the first 10 engagements of visits to Eastern cities and the first invasion of the West. Then Manager Walter Johnson's charges were defeated in six games. This Washington club isn’t to be re- garded as slipping simply because it failed to get the edge over the Tigers this time. That the Nationals were defeated, three games to two by the Tigers was because of a slump at bat more than anything else, True, their pitching was wabbly at times, but really the Nationals had but one poorly pitched game in the five, That was Irving Hadley's game on Monday, when the Tigers picked up a substantial lead early in the battling. It was lack of hitting that hurt the Washington cause. The club socked for only .261 during the series. Buddy_ Myer, Joe Judge, Ossie Bluege, George Loepp and the catchers were articularly unfortunate at bat. Myer | it only at a rate of .167 in the five games. Judge at .235 and Bluege at 255, Loepp in two games batted for 000, He failed to connect safely in five legal times at bat. Muddy Ruel batted lg a .125 rate and Roy Spencer at a rate ©f .100. Sam West and Sam Rice hit sensa- tlonally, West socking for an even .500 in three games and Rice for .396 in the entire series. However, it seemed when Rice did not knock the ball to safety he drilled into a double-play. He was on the hitting end of four two-way erasures. With so few drives going safe the Nationals were fortunate in not taking a worse licking in Detroit. ‘T was not that the Nationals were swinging weakly that they drove 50 few to safety in the last five games. Rather it was the sensational fielding of the Tigers that kept the Washington club at bay. Not in any other series this season had the Nationals been re- pulsed by such a superb defense. Charley Gehringer, at second base, was the brighest star of the Tiger de-| .., fensive. He was' all over the territory before, around and back of the middle sack throughout the series. His scin- tillating stops and his throws from all itions amazed onlookers. Particu- arly sparkling was Gehringer in the Sunday game. It was he more than any other who beat the Nationals then, for Victor Sorrell's pitching was not so good. But it was impossible to get a ball through the right inner defense of the Tigers that day, so clever was their middle sacker. Closely pressing Gehringer for high defensive honors were Mark Koenig and Elias Punk. At short, Koenig was a marvel. The former Yankee was on the starting end of several important double plays and he had to make great stops or catches to start each double play. Funk was & wonder in center. He roamed all over the pasture from left to right to drag down well intended Jofts and spear scorching liners. It was Funk who saved the Tigers from defeat in the first game of the twin bill last Baturday, tearing in for a shoe-top grab of Bluege's looper when the Nationals had the bases filled, and another great catch by him Sunday kept victory from ‘Washington. The other Tigers also sparkled on de- fense. Even in world serles such de- fensive play as the Harris horde put forth to check the Nationals has been rarely witnessed. HZINIE MANUSH was out in uni- form yesterday and indulged in & 1ight work-out. He announced after the exercise he was ready to resume his position in the line-up whenever @sked to return tad that despite a right shin still sore from a spiking suf- fered more than a week ago and an infection in the upper left leg that is re- sponding to treatment slowly. There seems little chance of Manush being pressed into service regularly sgain until the latter part of the cur- rent series with the Indians, if then. When in trim, Manush is so valuable to the Nationals that their manage- ment is not willing to risk having him set back for some time by using him before he is fully fit. Heinle is quite willing to take the chance, but Man- ager Johnson is not. ARL FISCHER, young left-hand pitcher, bought only last Monday from the Newark club of the Inter- national League, went through a brief drill with his new outfit yesterday and pleased his manager no little by the gmoothness of his delivery. Fischer evidently has all the speed that has been claimed for him. He certainly gipped the bill through and with plenty on it, too, in his drill with Roy Spencer and Pat Gharrity. The veteran Ghar- rity declares Pischer is about the fast- est pitcher he has looked over since returning to thfi big .s:mw 1:51(, ‘z‘c“:};\ he newcomer does not reve (’{{ a curve ball, though. With his strength of arm and speed, however, those in charge of his development be- lleve he soon will have a deceptive bfl}lfi:; without & curve it is thought Pischer with his great speed would make a short-term relief pitcher now. He should be able to throw 'em by bat- ters for an inning or two in an emer- gency. NYVITH Fred Marberry pitching his |VV best game of the season, the Na- . tionals took the Tigers into camp esterday in the series final, 3 to 0. ed yielded but five safeties and the Tigers made but three scoring threats. Johnson opened their first round with a single, stole second as Funk was at bat and went up to third on Gehrin- ger's sacrifice loft. There he was left when McManus forced out Alexander, who received the Washington pitcher's only pass. Thereafter not a Tiger reached third base and but two more got as far as second. Stone singled at the outset of the second inning and went to the middle sack when Hayworth hit for a base with one out. Hoyt then drilled into a double lay. P enringer singled with two gone in the third, but Alexander could not help. Hayworth began the fifth with a double, the only extra-base hit off Mar- berry. A great play, Judge to Bluege, nipped Hayworth when Hoyt bunted. And Johnson, who forced out Hoyt, was caught trying to stee!. Cronin's error gave Stone a life with ont out in the seventh, but Koenig promptly hit into a double play. Marberry struck out only three batters, but of the 31 who faced him 20 watched the first pitch go by for a strike. Fred was right. AITE HOYT was combed for the Washington win. He yielded nine hits and three walks. Four of the hits and one of the walks upset him. Rice’s single at the outset of the fourth frame, and Judge's double after two were out meant the first tally. Myer's walk at the beginning of the sixth, Rice’s infield erasure, Cronin's single and Harris' triple accounted for two tallles in the sixth. Outside of these rounds Hoyt pitched a good-looking ball game. CELTICS MUST FACE CAPABLE TWIRLING ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 16.—Two of the foremost pitchers in semi- professional ranks will be brought here Sunday by the Martinsburg Fire De- partment, champions of West Virginia, for their game at Baggett's Park with the St. Mary's Celtics. “Rube” Orem, former Blue Ridge League pitcher, and “Lefty” Bradshaw will be available to do the twirling for the Firemen. Virginia White Sox will entertain the Cardinal A. C. Sunday at 3 o'clock at Balleys Cross Rroads. ‘With the Cardinal A. C. playing away from home Sunday, Columbia Engine Co. will perform at Haydon Field. Manager Latham, Alexandria 1774, will arrange games with unlimited teams. Wilson Davis, first baseman for the Colonial A. C., has been named field manager. He will take charge Sunday, when the Colonials entertain the Acco- tink Outlaws, HINT GIVEN THOMPSON TO GIVE CORBETT BOUT LOS ANGELRS, July 16 (#).—A reso- lution suggesting Young Corbett III, Fresno_southpaw, as the leading chal- lenger for Jack Thompson'’s welterweight title, was on the records of the State Athletic Commission today. The committee recommended the Oakland Negro defend his champion- ship t Corbett before October 6. ‘While no mention was made of sus- pending Thompson in California should he fail to meet Corbett, the step was considered likely. Corbett recently won an easy 10- round decision in a non-title fight with Thompson at San Francisco. FIGHTER, KO’D IN BOUT, SUCCUMBS IN HOSPITAL DAYTON, Ky., July 16 (#)—Sammy Buchanan, Waycroft, Ga., welterweight, who was knocked out in the seventh round of his bout with Jimmy Neal, Cincinnati, Monday night, died early today. Hospital attendants said they were rtain of the cause of his death, although at first he ng‘pnred to be suffering from a stomach hemorr! Campbell County Coroner Walter B. Hughes said he would make a thorough investigation. LESSER FIGHT WINNER AT CAMP OF MARINES QUANTICO, Va., July 16.—Washing- ton athletes encam) here with the 1st and 2d Battalions of the 20th Ma- rine 'es are wing their prowess. Joe Lesser was the standout in_ the annual boxing championships, Wi were won by the 2d Battalion. Lesser had little trouble scoring over Pvt. a:’uy to retain tke regiment fiyweight Base ball teams of th 1st and 2d Bntu.uom fought to a 11-11 tie in thelr clash. FRENCH SOCCER TEAM BEATEN BY ARGENTINA BUENOS AIRES, July 16 (#).—Argen- tina defeated France, 1-0, in_the only match in the world’s soccer champion- ship tournament {nuurdly. Monti’s free kick after 36 minutes of play in the second half accounted for the only score of the game. ‘The game was bitterly contested, with the spectators voicing their emotions without particular restraint. Cherro of the Argentine team became s0 upset by the shouts and boos that he suffered a x;:‘rvoucclupulmmwboflth- wWh. BIG LEAGUE LEADERS. By the Associated Press. Including games of July 15. American League. Batting—Simmons, Athgeuu. .386. Hits—Hodapp, Indians, 123, Doubles—McManus, Tigers, 27. Triples—Combs, Yankees, 13. Home runs—Ruth, Yankees, 32. Stolen bases—McManus, Tigers, 14. National League. Batting—O’Doul, Phillies, .406. Runs—Cuyler, Cubs, 81. Runs batted in—Klein, Phillies, 93. Hits—Terry, Giants, 127. Doubles—O'Doul, Phillies, 27. ‘Triples—Cuyler, Cubs, 12. Home runs—Klein, Phillies, 26. Stolen bases—Cuyler, Cubs, 20. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Toronto, 1. Bal AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. 8t. Paul, 7: Milwaukee, 2. | Louleville, i0; Indianapolis, 6. SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. Nashville, 21: Little Rock, 4. Memphis, 3; Chattanooga, 1. New Orleans, 11; Mobile, TEXAS LEAGUE. Dalles, 14; Beaumont, 12. | San Antonto, 12: Pori Worth, 10. Houston, 11; Wichita Falls, 7. Waco, 2; Shreveport, LEAGUE. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. Hollywood, 13: Portland, 7. Missions, 8. Seattle, 6. Oakland, 5; Los Angel L San Francisco, 6; Sacramento, 4. SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. =4 , rain. Ao Columbia-Greenville, rain. EASTERN LEAGUE. Albany, Bridgeport. llentown, 4. Providence, 1 New Haven, 8; Springfield, 7. THREE-EYE LEAGUE. te, 4: Bloomington, 3. TS Evannviile, 4. SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE. Columbus, §; Jacksonvills, I--‘ Mewsosten S every one who follows sports knows, college foot ball heroes seldom make good in major league base ball. But there are execeptions to every rule, and ‘Walter Masters of Pennsylvania may be one of the few exceptions. Masters is a fine halfback at the Red and Blue institution and has one more year of foot ball before he graduates. And, luckily for Penn, he has one more year of base ball, too, for his diamond activities have been as n‘lully sensational and successful as gridiron work. It seems to be taken for granted that Masters will join the Athletics when he graduates in 1931. The rumor around is that he has reached an understanding with Connie Mack, and the A’s is the logical team for & University of Pennsylvania athlete to join. As for Connie, he has tried WILL CONNIE GET HIM? —By Feg Murray UNIV. OF FENNSYLVANIA, PITCHER , WHO WiLL PROPABLY SIGN Wit THE ATLETICS AFTER HE GRADUATES IN 193L Nevpsos Posnwe Sarin, o out plenty of campus heroes who were worse than useless when it came to helping his ball club, but he remembers one who played for him back in 1906 under the alias of “Sullivan” so that he wouldn't get in wrong at Columbia, where he was a foot ball hero, and who turned out to be one of the best second-basemen in the business. I refer to an old fellow who is still on the active list of the A's as a pinch hitter, one Eddie Collins, of whom you have no doubt heard. John Mc- Graw did pretty well with a foot ball star whom he got direct from Ford- ham, Frisch by name, also a second- baseman of parts. Masters won seven games in a row as a sophomore pitcher, and this Spring added eight more to that list until Columbia stopped him on June 2, his first defeat in 16 starts! He undoubtedly is one of the best hurl- ers in college ranks today, and as for his foot ball ability—well, just ask California, Navy and Cornell! BY FRANCIS E. STAN. F there's anything that will hurt sandlot base ball now,” declared & close observer, “it's this con- tinual razzing of the umpires.” To the fans who have thronged the Ellipse, the Terminal “Y” Park and the various other flelds where the inde- pendent and Capital City League teams hold forth it may have been noticed [13 hich | that the umpires have been taking an awful beating. Several recent demonstrations on the part of players and teams have borne out this declaration of one of the best known sandlot followers today, and there is no doubt that this situation is getting worse. Perhaps it is that the various league teams are entering the home stretch of the campaigns and nerves are tried. But why. take it out on the nm&n? ‘True, he makes mistakes now and then, being only human. But most sandlot games are taken care of by only one umpire, which is quite a task. A certain group in the Government League stands on the sidelines and from the first to the ninth innings does nothing but caustically comment on the work of Ping Purdy, one of the most efficlent arbiters in the city. Whether the decision rendered favors one team or the other, the razzing comes just the same. While this condition is not so ap- parent in the Industrial, the Depart- mental, Georgetown Church and Ter- minal Evening League have the same RECORDS OF GRIFFS T ¥ g =] ©0000000000NeRNUSBIme! . RBIPct. 36 383 .mu. BaBEBERE suss agpc Byt S viye AR s DTSSRNS = 4B T i 230 SEE RPN = e T ._,.. % e seEaEE e 000000 rors -utOum PR Sou PITCHING. 1In'gs Gam.Comp, . BBSO. plich start.sam W %3¢ 167 10 25 26 a1 M 35 48 8 a0 1275 13 10§ MARBERRY DECIPHERS AB. 4 L. Mow s Judge, West,' cf Totals . g e s ssiecy ol sasiimanit PPN, I TR— B it B oot Sl ssetiiaian oI St N 5o 3 s . .29 'Batted for Hoyt in elght 0001020003 80838388 = ge, Oronin, rris. 0-base hi idge (2), Hayworth, “I’"' base hit—Harris. ~Siolen base—Johnson. Sacrifice—Gehringer, e oebister, Vo, Sl o 88 | rough-shod Uncalled-for Razzing of Umps Is Hurting Sandlot Base Ball trouble. Several teams in the Capital City as well as independents also revel in disputing decisions. Last Sunday, an uncalled-for attack on an extremely competent official was made at Silver Spring. For no ap- nt reason he was continually on ?l:'reumng end of some offensive re- marks. Another incident that will bs long remembered by those sandlot fans who were present at a game recently was an attack made on an umpire as the final putout was registered. A player on the losing team drove his spikes into the umpire's leg. To _be an umpire, a man must be qualified. He must pass a rigid ex- amination as to rules, etc, and it is safe to say that there is not one um- pire in the city today who is not com- petent to handle sandlot ball. ‘Washington has an extremely capable lot of officials and to attempt to razz their decisions at every turn is one way to make fans lose interest. So why to spoil one of the best seasons try ¢ | sandlotters have had in a long time with such a condition? From the way things have been going, Naval Hospital and Interstate are the teams that are going to make the race in the Government League. Success- fully repemn{ Navy Yard yesterday, Naval Hospital continued to hang ont first place with Interstate close behind. With Pete Ingram, ace right-hander, limiting the Yarders to but four bl two of them by Johnny Bleler, the pounded the offerings of Lefty Kuhnert, nobody’s set-up, for 14 hits, to win, 8 to 3. ‘Two more pitching performances came from the Indulmf E-gue when Foley of Holmes Bakery and Moeller of Western Electric hooked up pitchers’ battle. Moeller allowed only three hits and Foley but four as the second-place Western Electrics . again gu'lah%d Holmes deeper into the cellar, These Calvary Drakes, who promise to give West Washington and Grace Episcopal a real fight in this half of the Georgetown Church League, ran over Vermont Avenue Christian, winning, 15 to 3. D. C. Repair Shop team, champs of the first half of the Departmental League, just can't seem to be stopped. With Emmett Buscher, youthful right- hander, in form, the Shopmen pounded the offerings of Lee all over the lot to win, 12 to 3. One of the biggest disappointments this second half of the Terminal League race is the Express team. With its line- up dotted with capable players, the Ex- pressmen have failed to get going for some reason. Terminal, which is favored to take at least second place, came through with a 6-t0-2 victory over the Expressmen yes- terday when Crane, lanky underhand pitcher, allowed but six hits while his mates pounded the slants of Dick Hughes for 13. les, HYATTSVILLE MIDGETS AGAIN TAKE TO DIAMOND HYATTSVILLE, Md., July 16.—Re- organization of the Hyattsville Midgets’ base ball team has been effected and Leon Terish, at Hyattsville 1226, is after games. The nine is made up chiefly of boys who held forth on the team which represented Snyder-Farmer Post, No. 3, American Legion, of Hyattsville, and which has disbanded. Making up the squad of the new club are Rolph Jarrell, Fiddles Holland, Mink Lewis and Babe Anderson, pitch- ers; Ted Glasgow, Fred Watson, catch- ers; laol:‘ Teflaxmt baseman; , Joe second basemen; John Troy, shortstop; Bob Bowers, third baseman, and John Cooksey, Charlie gl:l.i:nl:lld'w Buck :fll:.rédoulfleld!rl. An- e may when not pitching. 1 iy outnen) INDIANS GET CATCHER. INDIANAPOLIS, July 1 » - of the indianapolis tlan have bs | pitch. in a|s SILVER SPRING NINE TRAVELS FOR GAME Will Try to Regain Winning Stride on Invasion of Fredericksburg. B several tough ones by one-run margins lately, will strive to get back in a winning stride Priday, when they travel to Fredericksburg, Va., to meet the nine representing that place. Grubb announced today completion of arrangements for the contest. He wants the Glants to assemble Friday at Vic's sport shop at 12:30 o'clock. ROOKE GRUBB'S sturdy Silver Spring Giants, who have lcst In preparation for' their match Sat- urday on the Monument Grounds with the strong Saks & Co. nine, Isherwood A. C. diamonders will drill tomorrow evening at Rosedale Playground at 5 o'clock. Mohawk A. C. tossers will meet to- night at 8 o'clock at the home of Man- ager Hess, 312 Thirteenth street south- east. Brown was the big shot when Bt. Elizabeth's Hospital squeezed out a 3-1 win over the Armour nine. He not only held the opposition to a lone bingle, but pounded out two homers and a single-in four tries. Neighborhood House Senators will gather this evening at 5:30 o'clock on the Hoover Playground. Because of a schedule mix-up Phoenix A. C. has announced that it will be unable to meet the Upper Marlboro nine Sunday, but instead will engage the Del Ray, Va., team. Mackay Juniors are after' a catcher and also a game for Sunday. Call Man- ager Horn, National 6600, branch 14. Ramblers, 6. De Molay, 13; Southeast Cubs, 9. usterlinz A. C, 9; Majestic Seniors, 9 (e). Seabrook, Md., A. C. wants to hear from ‘the Potomac Electric Power Co. nine with regard to a Sunday game in September. Charles P. Brown, Seabrook manager, may be reached at Bowie 14-F-23. He also would like to book other fast unlimited teams. Seabrook has listed a game for Sun- day afternoon at 3 o'clock on the Sea- brook field with the Palisade A. C. Northwestern Cardinals are after an unlimited foe for Sunday. Alexandria Cardinals and Capitol Heights Junior Order are esp ially challenged. Call Hank Duryee at eland 5082 after 6 pm. Berwyn A. C. has reorganized and is seeking Sunday games with unlimited clubs on the Berwyn diamond. Man- ager H, L. King may be reached at De- catur 0206 before 6 p.m. Among teams wanting games: S. Kann, game_for Saturday with a senior_team. L. E. Schneider, District 7200, Branch 80. unlimited opponent for , West 2201, Shepherd A. C., with uxg;x;:’ltf]d clubs. Ted Rhan, Biinker Brothers Esgles, Thursday and Saturday games with unlimited nines. Manager McConnell, Cleveland 1871-W. Colonial Midgets, Sunday game. Co- lonials have diamond. Georgia 3431-J. Conneaught Insects, Atlantic 1136-J. . ALEXANDER SUSPENDED FOR BREAKING TRAINING DALLAS, Tex., July 16. (/P).—Grover Cleveland Alexander, former big league pitcher, now on the pay roll of the Dallas club of the Texas League, has been suspended for breaking training. ‘Waivers were asked for him and any club in the league has the privilege of clA!mlnztmm' 'r\st‘mn 24 hours upon the payment of $1,500. Algxf:der was absent from the park Monday and failed to show up again yesterday, when he was assigned to -— YESTERDAY’S STARS. By the Associated Press. Wiliam Watson Clark, Robins, held Pirates to one hit and blanked them, =0.. Blondy Ryan, White Sox, Holy Cross boy, made debut by hitting homer and single against Yankees. Phil Todt, Red Sox, clouted Indian pitching for triple, double and two|J, singles, driving in five runs. Fred Marberry, Senators, held Tigers to five hits and shut them out, 3-0. Gabby Hartnett, Cubs, clouted homer with one on to give Cubs 5-3 win over Braves. ‘Tony Cuccinello, Reds, batted in six runs with homer, double, single and sacrifice. HOME RUN STANDING. By the Associated Press. Home runs yesterday — Cuccinello, Reds, 1; Walker, Reds, 1; Hartnett, Cubs, 1; Roettger, Giants, 1; Hogan, Giants, 1; Wright, Robins, 1; Ryan, White Sox, 1; Byrd, Yankees, 1; Cochrane, Athletics, 1. The leaders—Ruth, Yankees, 32; Klein, Phillies, 26; Berger, Browns, 24; Wilson, Cubs, 24; Foxx, Athletics, 23; Gehrig, Yankees, 23. League totals—National, 458; Ameri- can, 378. Grand total, 836. C. GRIFFITH had to take a sound thumping in the region of the * bank roll to snare Charles William (who prefers to be called Carl) Fischer, but his acquisition was considered essential because of the need of the Nationals for a relief hurler following the loss of Garland Braxton. According to communiques from the front, Fischer will be groomed for rescue roles exclu- sively, under the direction of Boss Johnson, it being figured the speed he generates with the pellet will make him as effec- tive for short shifts as Fred Marberry when the Texan was specializing as an emergency man. Braxton had no fast ball worthy the name, his principal asset being a screw ball, but he had one thing in common with Marberry, and lacking which a flinger can get nowhere in the pinches—control. As we get it from those fa- miliar with Fischer’s reper- toire, the ability to place his pitches with precision is not his strong point, he having the tendency toward wildness usu- ally associated with lefthanders. As a National, the newcomer will have the benefit of steady- ing influence from a pair of master maskmen in Ruel and Spencer, but considerable drill- ing will be required to cure him of his minor-league habit of offsetting each strikeout with a base on balls. In any event, Fischer repre- sents a vast improvement over Myles Thomas, who recently had been of practically no use to the team, and he aiso fits in with the scheme of building for the future, being many years the junior of the little right- hander traded for him. OMMENT in connection with this latest of the many deals made by Washing- ton since the campaign got un- der way indicates Jawn Mc- Graw is earning a reputation as a picker of talent somewhat similar to that enjoyed by Jim Corbett in prognosticating the outcome of ring battles. The New York chieftain had an option on Fischer, which he waived, and this leads one scribe to observe: “We don't know. what happened to the Giants’ end of the deal, but the fact that McGraw decided against Fischer will cause many to conclude the Senators have captured a good flinger.” It no mere coincidence the slums) of the Washington club followed the loss through injuries of Heinie Manush. Al- though his peer as a fielder, George Loepp falls far short of the ex-Brownie in attack, while 50TH BIRTHDAY FETE HELD BY BOAT CLUB ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 16—With more than 100 members and guests present, the Old Dominion Boat Club celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of its organization last night with a “Founders’ day” banquet and recep- tion. Harry F. Kennedy, general chairman of the golden jubilee pro- gram, presided. In the principal address Dan 8. Hol- lendg:‘.. business mmm the Alex- an Chamber of erce, spoke on “Loyalty.” Hollenga was introduced by E. E. Carver, president of the club, who de- livered the address of welcome to the guests. Edwin F. Ticer of the city council promised the council's aid to help the Old Dominion in belumylng the water front and praised the clul for the work it has accomplished. Jack Tulloch, sport editor of the Alexandria Gazette, reviewed the club's participation in rowing, basket ball, base ball, bowling and other sports, while a brief history of the club from the time of its organization was read by . tisl’restofl. sr, secretary for the past 15 years. Harry R. Burke, & member of the Old Dominion for 48 years, recounted the history of the club also. Burke was the oldest member present at the banquet, none of the six surviving char- ter members of the 30 who formed the club being able to attend. On behalf of E. H. Kemper, Kenned; presented the club with a gold medal, which was awarded by the club to Kemper in 1885 for selling the largest number of tickets to an Old Dominion excursion that year. Among the other speakers were Wil- liam May, Phillip Heishley, C. Page Waller, C. C. Carlin, jr.; Walter Thrall, coach of the Old Dominion crews; Maj. 8. G. Brown, C. W. Fannon, Robert G. Whitton, M. W. Bales, chairman of the Middle States tta Association shell races to be held here Labor day; Charles W. King, Arthur M. King, Howard M. tt, E. E. Lawler and J. rman of the “Founders’ E. Ross, day” celebration. Standings in Major Leagues American League YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Washington, 3: Detroit, 0. New York, tcago, 5. Philadelph! 11: St. Louis, 6. Boston, 13; Cleveland, 4. STANDING OF THE CLUBS. National League YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Srociincts 45, Ney, York, 8. 3 sburg] 8t. Louls, 7 Chitcazo.”s! Bostons 3 STANDING OF THE CLUBS. § *ozvary)| 2 1 g £ E §s¢ Philadelohis 791 3T BEEL66T 9 5 91 71 b112/54/201.651 WH.;mnr‘:n_—'i—'Lil 7[10] 8] 81491351583 Cleveiand 51°3] 31| 8] 71 7110/43143..500 Detrolt 3 61 3| 8/—1 51 8] 7/40/481.455 I Pittsburgh ...| 41 5/ 31 9| 3}—I 8] 51311 Chi 5 ‘3141 615 6I—I 71 2/32/801.390 Yous 316/ 31 41 B 71| 4/321631.373 Cincinnati .1 31 71 8] 31 61 4/—I 71351441443 | 4/ 8| 5/—(31182.373 Philadelphia .| 81 2] 5 4| 31 5| 3/—/271491.365 Boston 28 Games 10st.. 39(20/38142/48/5053/53|—|—| Games 1ost..|30/35/37/37/41[43 44 149)—I—, GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW. h, GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW. i it at N. Y. 1 A T AR Hdsdind ON THE SIDE LINES With the Sports Editor By DENMAN THOMPSON Dave Harris is not on a par with Manush in any respect save strength of arm. Just how much longer Heinie will have to nurse those strained muscles in his side is a ques- tion, but Johnson’s gang can't hope to parallel the pace that carried it into the league lead until he gets back on the job. is odd Goslin, for whom Manush was traded to the Nationals, should be out at the same time, the Goose having been laid low by an attack of appendicitis. An idea of how advanta- geously the much discussed swap worked out for the Griffs may be gathered from a squint at the records of the pair since the switch was effected. Since June 14 and up through the period both were in active service, Washington gained 51 percentage points in the stand- ing of the clubs, while St. Louis dropped 20, - In that time Goslin went to bat 100 times, scored 21 runs and achieved an average of .320 with 32 hits, of which six were doubles, two triples and seven home runs. For the same period Manush was up 103 times, registered 24 tallies and notched a 407 average with 42 safeties, in- cluding eight doubles, four triples and three homers. Both athletes were credited with driving in 20 runs. In cir- cuit swats alone did the Goose outdo Heinie, but in total bases on bingles he trailed four be- hind Manush’s 67. WITH four such accomplished racketers as John Van Ryn, George Lott, Wilmer Alli- son and John Doeg performing for the U. 8. A, it is expected to repeat its last year’s triumph over Italy’s representatives on the court in the inter-zone Da- vis Cup finals at the Roland Garros Stadium, Paris, this week end. The Italians, in vanquishing the Nipponese netmen, dis- rlayed a brand of play calcu- ated to make any team hustle, but the edge undoubtedly lies with the Yankees, and due largely to the youth of its quartet. Yet the American team, pro- vided it gets past the Italians, would have a better chance to end the tennis reign of the French if W. T. Tilden, the 27- year-old veteran, had_elected rform with it. Big Bill still is convinced, as is almost every ‘one else, that the U. S. L. T. A. officials are all wrong in their definition of what con- stitutes an amateur in tennis, and prefers to remain author rather than sacrifice his prin- ciples. Gallant Fox, Listless, May Be Given a Rest CHICAGO, July 16 (#)—Gallant Fox has hinted for a vacation and may get it at once. So listless was the great 3-year- old champion of American turf yes- terday that his cwner became doubtful whether it would be advis- able after all to enter him in $25,000 Arlington Gold Cup race Saturday. fleet thoroughbred was stubborn and nothing much could be done with him. days before the Kentucky Derby and then displayed a smart reversal of form and willingness. YANKS AND ITALIANS DRILL FOR CUP PLAY PARIS, ‘July 16 (#).—Both the Amer- ican and Italian Davis Cup tennis teams were hard at work yesterday getting into shape for the interzone finals, scheduled to start Friday. ‘The Americans, their training aided by Bill Tilden, have become accustomed to the red composition court of the Roland Garros Stadium and the larger and more resilient ball. John Van Ryn's strained shoulder, which had caused him some trouble, is now in shape again, so that he was ;ble to play several fast sets with Til- len. The Italians, under the leadership of Baron Humbert de Morpurgo, had their g’n session on the Racing Club courts ay. HAWTHORNE FIELD, MINUS GALLANT FOX, IS CLASSY CHICAGO, July 16 (#)—Fifty-five thoroughbreds, including virtually all of the big stake winners except Gallant Fox, have been entered in the $25,000 Hawthorne Handicap, August 9. Some of the turf celebrities entered in the event are Gallant Knight, Easter n, Sun Beau, Misstep, Whiskery, Silverdale, Toro, Dr. Eee‘l’aynd, Brown Wisdom and My andy. 8-RUN ROUND DECIDES COLORED LEAGUE GAME An eight-run splurge B fhe Sfth in- ning enabled Veterans® Bureau tossers to clinch men Each team White and Kinard, for the winners, and Fantroy, for the losers, socked homers. ‘Taylor, Post Office third baseman, got the most glI:Il He connected for a triple, double and single in four tries AMERICAN HORSE WINS. NEWMARKET, England, July 16 (®—C. J. Ryan's American-owned horze, the the 8 Hall Plate $! m -crew of his Shamrock during CLARK OF DODGERS BIVES AN EXAMPLE Young Moundsman Holds Bucs to Lone Hit—Hurling Also Tells for Griffs. BY HUGH S. FULLERTON, Jr, Assoclated Press Sports Writer. AJOR league teams with good pitching are progressing pen- nantward. The Brooklyn Dodgers, whose moundsmen have played important parts in keeping them at the head of the National League, produced the season's best ex- ample of what a pitcher can do yes- terday when Watson Clark pitched a one-hit game against the Pittsburgh Pirates to gain a 5-to-0 victory. His performance missed perfection by a slim margin. Ple Traynor touched him for a single in the second inning and promptly was thrown out attempt- ing to steal. A little later Engle drew. Pittsburgh’s only walk. Only once be- fore this year has a team failed to make more than one hit in a game: Bob Grove of the Athletics limited De- troit to a single blow in a five-inning affair July 1. Phillies Offer Contrast. In contrast to Brooklyn there are the~ Phillies, the leading hitting club of the National League, who are clear down at the bottom of the standing because their rivals hit just as hard against them. The Phillies were on the short, end of a 7-to-6 game against the St. Louis Cardinals yesterday to take their- twentieth beating in their last 25 games. They used three hurlers ineffectively, while Burleigh Grimes went the route’ for the Cards. Chicago and Boston played a similar game, the Cubs win- ning, 5 to 3, as young Bob Osborn out- lasted three Brave pitchers, although- each team made nine hits. Cincinnati and New York didn’t give the throwers a chance in their slugging match, which went to the Reds by a 14-t0-8 count. The winmers made 15 hits off four pitchers, while Larry Ben- ton finally had to rescue Ray Kolp as the Giants started hitting home*rums Iate in the game. The pitching contest in the American League comes principally from Wash- ington and St. Louis. The Senators have won fame as well as a high place through the ability of their hurlers to last the full distance. They have suf- fered a bit since starting West, losing a series to Detroit, but Fred Marberry got them back into their stride yesterday, holding the Tigers to 5 hits to win, 3 Browns Have Trouble. The St. Louis Browns, weak both in hitting and pitching, have a record al~ hough they are keeping out o league cellar by & its. The Ath letics made it 20 defeats in 27 for them as Wall but:dddshdlolder and , 11 to 6, in an game. ‘Walberg did not yield a hit, but wild- ness drove him out in the third inning, and Rommel continued the hitless . Herb Pennock of New York continued his hurling record yesterday to lead the- Yankees to a 9-to-5 victory over the White Sox. He gave 14 hits, walks, making it 14 games and this season with six TRI-CITY REGATTA TO HAVE 18 RACES At a meeting of the racing commit- tee of the Chesapeake & Potomac Power Boat Assoclation it was decided to hold 18 races at the tri-city regatta at Herald Harbor August 2 and 3. E. C. Baltz, chairman of the commit- tee, said that the program had been so arranged that every kind of motor- driven boat would find some race in which the owner could compete. AUGUST 2. . Class B, outboard motors—First heat, 2 laps. 2. Ruinabouts of & stock model design up 10 110 h.p.—First heat. four 1aps. 10’ miles. o3 Class’ C, outboard motors—First heat, 4. Runabouts of a stock model d to,110 h.p.—Becond heat. ot 1aps. 10 milee, 5. Frec-for-all speedboat—First heat, four laps, 10 miles. 'Class D, outboard motors—First heat, two faps. 7. Cla: Ari Ojase B. outboard motors—Second and 8. Finish of Maryland Yacht Club cruiser race. AUGUST 3. 9. Class D outboard 5—Sec and S8 g"";'.,;;"" motors—Second and . Freefor oy B m"u::od:uu.;lewnd heat, . ‘Cruiser race—Two laps, i3 Free-for-all _speedboais—-Final heat, four' 1aps, 10 miles, PRSI, oot e, s 15, Onlimited “outboard motor race-1 aps. 16. Handicap speedboat race—Two laps, 10 miles. 17. Ladies’ race, stock model runabout up B8 S miles, to 110 h.p.—Two laj q 03 pus suve ‘g1 L 7 WONDER BOYS LEADING FRENCH INSECT LEAGUE ‘Wonder Boys, who yesterday slapped & 15—6 defeat on Langdons, today are out in front in French's Insect League, with seven wins and no defeats. Other French loop results yesterday: Jack Hayes, 12; Northerns, 0. Spud Colemans, 12; Joe Cronins, 0. Holy Name, 7; Samosets, 4. Corinthians, LONG, EX-C. U. ATHLETE, WILL COACH IN JERSEY LAKEWOOD, N. J.,, 16.—Johnny Long, former Catholic University basket ball and base ball luminary, will coach l’wllhfly hlflmet ball ‘tndflbm blllP:ghe coming sl year at Newman Schioof here, > He has resigned as coach at La Salle School, Cumberland, to take his new LIPTON BUYS A CRAFT -AS A HOME FOR CREW PROVIDENCE, R. I, July 16 (#).— ‘The craft w‘.’-" , built 20 Ag0 as an excursion boat and floal dance hall for the late Charles Looff Crescent Park. has been g«rch.ued by Sir Thomas Lipton as a omemlors;.gb e Sep- tember races for the America’s Cup o Brentons Reef. Dominie, won 3 lr—olds.“-:”io ntf;“n' i yutezdl' lay. Roseninal's %nunur was second, with Geofirey Alien's Legepd third, * | ‘The boat is Mfll:::u" with state will bé ready August 1. §