Evening Star Newspaper, August 4, 1930, Page 22

e JUDGE WILL PLAY AT FIRST IN TILTS Veteran Is Ordered Back to Game—Players Attend Mrs. Johnson Rites. BY JOHN B. KELLER. HIS was a day of mourning for the Nationals. In a body they attended the funeral of the late wife of ‘Walter Johnson, their manager and friend. Walter’s loss is their loss, too. To the veterans of the club especially the passing of Mrs. Johnson is indeed a blow. The club’s welfare always was her interest, and she ever was a great follower of its fortunes. Tomorrow the Nationals must turn again to worldly affairs. They will re- sume their battling in defense of sec- ond place and perforce will have o use against the Yankees in the double header in New York a pair of pitchers of not such certain quality. ~Irving Hadley, who now complains of a sore arm and in a relief role last Saturday hurled as though the wing was rather Wwabbly, and Lloyd Brown, left hander employed more as a rescuer than a starter, are to begin the games. Both have done well against the Yanks this year, however, and Acting Manager Joe Judge believes they may repeat. The veteran who has stepped into Manager Johnson's shoes temporarily will resume his post at first base in the twin bill with the Yanks and also play against the league leading Athletics in Philadelphia Wednesday and Thursday. Although Joe Kuhel, recent importa- tion from Kansas City, performed im- pressively around _the initial _sack against the Red Sox yesterday. Judge has intimated it is the desire of higher officials of the club that he go back to the post. T seems that Fred Marberry, pitch- ing ace of the Nationals, may be out of action for some time. Sliding into a base in the second game of the New York double header Saturday, Marberry sprained his right wrist. Little was thought of the injury at the time, even though it forced Marberry’s re- tirement from the fray, but today the wrist was badly swollen and Trainer Mike Martin fears the big hurler will have to nurse the injury carefully for & week at least. N their Sunday double-header with the Red Sox here the Nationals failed to click as they did last week end when taking two from the Yankees in New York. The best they could do yesterday was break even. The split gave them a half-game pick-up on the Jeague-leading Athletics, but it also lost them half a game to the Yanks, who are right at their heels in third place. The Nationals started against the Boston bunch as they had left off in the Yankee clashes. They socked the ball soundly and romped to a 14-to-2 victory in the initial Sunday match. Then ‘their hitting eyes dimmed and in the second engagement they took ® 7-to-1 beating. L CROWDER and Milt Gaston, the latter with the Nationals not so . many seasons back, set out to do the twirling in the first game, but only lasted. He let the Red Sox have nothing more than one pass and five hits and finished as well as he had begun. The hits were spread over four rounds, the Red Sox counting,in the one round in which they two safetles. ‘These were triples Earl Webb and Bob Reeves, both formerly on the Washington pay roll. Webb's started the seventh inning and Reeves’ came after Cedric Durst had fanned for the initial out. Phil Todt's infield erasure let Bob count. Gaston got away, with the first two innings, but in the third the Nationals bagged five runs. The runs were with two passes, three hits—one & double by Sam West that put over two tallies—a wild chuck by Togt and a sacrifice fly from Ossie Bluegss bat. A double by Roy Spencer lal in the inning was wasted. In the fourth, three more hits were good for two runs and Gaston called it a day. He had yielded nine safeties and Prank Bushey, who followed Milt for four rounds gave up five hits to make | the Nationals' total 14. Three of the hits off Bushey mixed with a.pass.and a wild pitch in the sixth accounted for four runs. ACK RUSSELL had the Nationals at his mercy in the second encounter. He allowed them but five hits and two passes, and not until the Red Sox had put across seven tallies did he yield & score. That was in the seventh, when Joe Cronin's triple and Joe Kuhel’s single meant the run. Bluege also hit in this round, but was caught with Art Shires in a side-retiring dou- ble-play. SPORTS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON SOME BATTING RECORDS. Sam’ (_DE1RO|T) MADE 20 oR MORE TRIPLES A YEAR FOR 5 YEARS. (19020312)314) (e it 26 TuReE- / PAGGERS IN l9n) fi',"l\ right-fleld fences with more zip than “Wahoo Sam” Crawford, the slugging barber from Nebraska, who played in the outfield of the Detroit Tigers with Ty Cobb and Bobby Veach. Sam never led either major league in batting (he played four years with the Reds before joining the Tigers), but he hit over .300 in 11 out of 19 seasons, and is one of the few play- ers to make more than 3,000 hits. Sam specialized in triples, leading his league in that department on six occasions. He hit 23 three-baggers in EW batsmen who ever lived could paste & ball against the Wetropolitan Newspaper Feiture Sarvice, Ing. MADE EXACTL Jury 28 AN AUGUST 2, 1929, PUT EACH HIT WAS A HOME RUN 1902, 25 in 1903, 21 in 1912, 23 in 1913'and 26 in 1914. In 1914 he tied the league record by cracking out 26 triples. Dennis “Dan” Brouthers played in the National League for 15 years be- tween 1879 and 1896, spending 1890 WIth the Players' League and 1891 in the American Association. This fa- mous old fence-buster of the mus- tached era_packed a terrific wallop, and not oniy led the National League in batting in 1882, ’83, '89 and '92, but led the hitters of the association in '81 as well. Dan was a member of the original “Big Four” of Hardy Richardson, Jim White, Charley Rowe and Brouthers, who were sold by the old Buffalo Nationals to De- trolt of the National League in 1886. His lifetime batting average was —By FEG MURRAY HLLIES ) 6 HITS BETWEEN ! LeD THE NATONAL LEAGUE IN (883 wiTH A PERCENTAGE OF .371428, A MaRK EQUALLED EXACTLY R CONNORWHEN HE < Bg ROG! WAS CHAMPION 2 YEARS LATER. .348, and his highest yearly average was .419, made in 1887, when bases on balls counted as hits. Dan’s mark of .371, compiled in 97 games in 1883, was exactly equalled two years later by Roger Connor of the Giants, even figured out to the sixth decimal! Connor played in 110 games and also won the batting championship of the league. Brouthers tied for the cham- plonship in 1892 with Childs of Cleveland, but the Iatter really beat him, 33514 to .33503. O'Donnell Hurst, better known as Don, put over a big coup in home- run hitting about a year ago, when he made six hits in six games in six days, each hit being a home run. Hurst ended the 1929 season with a batting ehark of .304 and hit 31 homers altogether. ERBAL fireworks are expected to pop and sizzle tonight, for at last the long awaited meeting of the presidents of the various week day leagues has arrived. This evening at the Union Station Y. M. C. A, A. L. Hightman, secretary of the “¥Y"; Louis Hood, Government Leagus prexy; Bill Flester of the Industrial, Vic Gauzza of the Departmental, Earl Bowman of the Georgetown Church and Walter Hughes of the Terminal get together in a gabfest dealing with the city series. Expectant have been local sandlotters and fans as to the whys, whens, wheres and ifs pertaining to the highlight of the sandlot season. ‘The biggest problem, undoubtedly, is this matter of the site of the cham- plonship serles. It is known that most BOSTON. > Russell figured in the Boston offen- sive, too, for in the seventh the poled the | ball into the left field sun parlor for a | homer, hitting Bob Burke's first pitch of the inning. Burke had succeeded the starter, Ad Liska, after Ad had walked the first two batters up in the fourth. Ad was poor from the begin- ning. He passed the first man up in | the first inning and two eingles fol- | lowed to give the Red Sox & two-run lead. Another pass and a double were mixed in the making of a Boston marker in the second. Todt, first to face Burke in the | fourth, drepped a fly in left a little too far in for the crippled Manush to | reach. The loft was good for a double to score one of the men Liska had walked, then Ed Connolly hit a real | double to right and two more of the Red Sox crossed The Boston bunch got one hit off Burke in the eighth to make its total for the game eight, few for the runs it got. Harry Child hurled the ninth against it and set back three in order. ANUSH had a perfect time at bat in the first game, slamming three singles and a double and walking once . . . edch hit was made on the first pitch to him . . . Kuhel played at first in both games and fielded im- pressively . . . the rookie initial sa er also heiped himself to two safeties in the first tilt ond . . . he was quite impressive at the plate . Powell and McLeod broke into the first game . . . Powell looked good in handling his two chances in right...McLeod had nothing to do at third.. Rabbit Warstler, new shortstop the Red Sox got from Indian- apolis, had to wait until the eighth inning for his only chance in the first e...in the second, he was all over piace handling cleanly chances...many were difficult tries, but B2 never slipped...a nifty looking shortfielder. . . Bluege ended the Boston attack in the second game with a flashy one-hand grab of Warstler's liner. Base Ball Hits Circus, But Walloped by Golf QUINCY, I, August 4 (P).— Quincy likes night base ball better than circuses—but daylight base ball can’t outdraw golf. Eighteen hundred fans turned out last night to watch the Quincy Three-Eye League club play Terre Haute, with a circus as the counter but only 400 passed up the afternoon atiraction, wmmduh 7 ) > and one in the sec- |, oliver. cf. Warstier, Regan, b Webb," r{ Durst, Reeves, Todt. Berry 55 B Gaston, b Bushey, D! ORI . o couss WASHINGTON. Myer. 2b...... Rice, rf Powell, rf.. Manush, 1t Cronin. ‘ss.. Kuhel, 1b sssc~onses: B > 5| memoussscod est. cf Bluege, 35 McLeod, 3b. Spencer, ¢.. Crowder, B cnorrmnsomug ol osommowesry N cooruenonuad Bl oowerumured 2] ecaommuuony Totals . Boston ... Washingion Runs batted we. Manush, Two-buse hits Cronin. Three Stolen base- Double plays Bushey 1o Re Boston, 3; Wi balls—Off ‘Gas! Off Gaston, 9 innings. 33 00 0 0 L 00 x11 Kuhel (3). West (2), onin (2). Todt, Reeves West, ~Spencer, ~Manush, ase ' hits—Webb, ~ Reeves. West. Sacrifices—Cronin, Bluege. Kinel to Cionin Lo Kihel, 5! coovornoson 0 o - .0 2 0 x in , 1. off 5 in 4 innings; off Bushey, 5 Wild _pitches—Gaston, SECOND GAME. AB. R. -3 o e | wotscuuan | R onunconas® wlosems | Totais | WASHINGTON. | Mver, 2o, Rite, ot Manush, | Cronin, ss. hel. 1 > 5 lrommeruusnssnd 2] wasne o - Bwroo West | Biuege. | Ruel, ¢ Child, *Shires tJudge TORIS s uasssssmnsewi B *Batted for Ruel in seventh. tBatted for Burke in eighth. 0300 -7 0000 l o 01 Runs batted in—Regan, Durst, Connolly (3), Todt, Russell, Kuhel. Two-base hits— | Connolly (2), Oliver, Todt. Three-base hit— Cron Home run—Russell. Sacrifices—Rus. | coorrenarcnccn> bl cosssecirrasen i ucemEiech S Sesencecanames S AR I Y8l ececomo ‘Washington, 4. iska, 4; off Russell, 3 b G i Lisk, in"3 innings (Iwo on’ base, mone out in fourth): off Burke, 4 in § g pone in 1 inaing.” Wild pi OLos: D tar ariy. Fhine of #amew3 Bours ens oriariy. . and § mioutes. M | osonccscsc® » el cccccscsscss! | Pick-Ups From the Sandlots By Francis E. Stan of the week day league managers op- the Terminal League Park, but it 50 many advantages over such fields as the Ellipse and Washington Bar- racks that it would not be surprising if the city serles was kept in the “cage.” This new young man of Manhattan, Zaro Agha, the 156-year-old Kurd, is being given rousing receptions every- where in little old New York now-a- days. Zaro, who is being closely studied by sclentists and everyone else who meets him, should come to Washington. He would be glorified if he donned & uniform and played in the Govern- ment League, admittedly the “home for the aged.” It’s a wonder some illustrious sandlot manager hasn't tried to get his moniker on a contract, already. He would un- doubtedly make & hit in the Govern- ment League at least. It isn't often one sees s versatile catcher, but the Skinker Eagles have one in Bob Wilson, erstwhile Western High athlete, who now is a student at the University of Maryland. Bob is playing a whale of a game at second base and is one of the prime reasons why the Skinkers are enjoying a successful season. In base ball of higher class than sandlot, it is said that no team will | go far without some good reserves, but thus far the week day league winners, with the exception of one, have got | by with squads of only 11 or 12 players, if that many. Naval Hospital, Government League first half winner, is the only team pos- sessing & quantity of capable substi- tutes, ‘This may mean something in | the city series, if the Gobs win the second half race. It looks as if the Northern Red Birds and the St. Mary's Celtics will battle it out for the independent unlimited crown of 1930. The Union Printers, who until yes- terday stood a good chance of gaining this goal, fell by the wayside. he Typos and the Red Sox, however, stand a mathematical chance of winning. Despite the fact that the league schedule is not completed, the six pilots who organized the championship series are to be congratulated on doing as well as they did. Not until the season was half over did Brooke Grubb, Bill Flester, Buck Grier, Charlie Corbertt, Ed Lowery and Bill Jenkins get together. REDS GET NEW HURLER. CINCINNATI, Ohio, August 4 (#).— Harlan Wysong, leading southpaw ‘of the Columbus American Association team, is to arrive here tomorrow in exchange for Archie Campbell. Wysong probably will get into action for the Reds against the Phillies in a five-game serles which begins Friday. R;sh, Not Pla;i;g Ball, Has an Auto for Sale By the Assoclated Press. A correspondent notes this ad- vertisement in the Oakland City (Ind.) Journal: “For sale—A 6-cylinder sedan, in good condition, Edd J. Roush.” Appended, in reference to Roush, is the comment: “Out of work * * * perhaps some of the fans who gave this car would like to bu{ it back.” There was work and plenty of it for Bdd Roush this Sgrflnl in the outfield of the New York Giants. But Roush refused to do it at a reduction in salary. He stayed home on the farm, rather than take any part of a cut. If Roush had come to terms, the Gilants might now be in the Na- tional League lead and the one-time batting m) gaved the em- barrassment of visiting the classified ad sections, . NATIONAL LEAGUE HURLING 15 WEAK Every Team, Except Pirates, | Has Higher Percentage Than Last Year. N the big leagues for the season to date with the same period & year ago puts the National League pitchers in a bad light. A year ago the Phillies led the Na- tional League in batting with .309, and today they are .328. A year ago Pittsburgh was second in batting with .305 and is sixth this year with .801, Chicago was third in batting a year ago with .308 and is fifth this year with 307, It was first in standing in 1929 and is second now. New York was fourth in batting last year with 299 and this year is second with .317. Brooklyn batted .297 & year ago, fifth on the list, and this year is tied with St. Louis for fourth place with .308. St. Louis batted .293 rating sixth and this year is tled with Brooklyn at .308. Cincinnati batted .280 last year and this year is batting .291. Boston batted ,277 in 1929 and this year is .286. Every team in the National League has improved in batting over 1929 ex- cept. Pittsburgh. Now for the American League. A year ago at this time Philadelphia batted best with .309 and this year is fourth with .297. In 1929 Detroit batted second with .306 and this year it has .284. New York batted third last year with .303, and now is leading the league with .315. In 1929 Cleveland was fourth with .289. This year it is second with .307. Last vear St. Louls was fifth with 284 and this year brings up the rear guard with .256. Washington hit .273 in 1929 and was tied with Chicago for sixth place in batting. This year the Senators are third with .302 while Chi- cago is hitting .280. Boston brought up the rear in 1929 with .260 and this year is seventh with 22 BY JOHN B. FOSTER. EW YORK, August 4.—Com- | parison of batting fgures in | 65. Three teams have fallen off in bat- ting including the champions. RECORDS OF GRIFFS BATTING. G. AB. R. H. 2b.3b HR 8H.SB.RBLPct. Man'sh.86 344 5112628 1 8 8 6 59 .366 Marb’ 2 12 1355 Sess cocccseccenoumkadoabio 8 83 88 133 27 64 9 1 cocouundounniias 3 21 McLeod 7 Ghar'ty 2 Child... 2 Fischer 2 eoCcocetosetuetNLErSEONe cocconerosusuuatBace 3 4 oo uswe.sa BEENE! cocospun.) = = In'gs Gam Comp, . pitch.start.gam, 181720 3 esmess 228 142 i1 D. C., MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 1930. Takoma Tigers Rudely Jolted By Chevy Chase Nine in Upset OCAL sandlotters had a big day yesterday, generally speaking, but the ambitious Takoma Tigers, ‘who loomed as sure-fire winners of the Montgomery County League, smacked right up against a stone wall in Chevy Chsse and were beaten, 12 to 6. It wasn't such a big day for the ‘Tigers. § A victory for the Tigers would have clinched matters in the county pennant chase, but those slugging Bearcats were not to be denied, pounding the com- bined offerings of Duffy and Skinner for 20 hits, while Ray Knight, Chevy Chase pitcher, gained his ninth straight win of the season. Rockville kept within striking dis- tance of second place by a win over Bethesda. Willle Coleman, diminutive speed-ball hurler, allowed the Bethesda club but four hits, while his mates pounded home a 5-to-3 decision. Foxhall came near repeating the up- set recorded by Chevy Chase, but Co- lumbia Heights, leaders in the District section of the Capital City League, ral- lied to eke out a 9-8 victory. ‘The Business Men needed to win, as St. Joseph, its closest rival, also hung up a scalp when it routed the Bur- roughs, 24 to 5. Dixle Pigs got a toe hold on second lace in the Prince Georges County race vy an overwhelming victory over Brent- wood Hawks. Blackie Adair, Dixie pitcher, was touched for 14 hits by the Hawks, but kept them so well scattered that it was not until the ninth inning the latter club was able to score. The count was 18 to 4. The Spengler and Jasper Posts will battle it out in a three-game series this week for the right to represent the Dis- trict in the regional series. Each team hung up a victory, the former downing the Nash Post, 10 to 7, and the latter trimming Victory, 8 to 4. With Lynch hurling well-nigh per- setting down the Y Flashes and main- tained their place at the top of the junior section. Lynch allowed only one hit, that by George Mills, and also led his team'’s attack with four bingles. The score was 13 to 0. Acme Juniors, first-half winers of the junior class race, bumped into a 7-t0-6 licking at the hands of St. Stephen’s when 2 ninth-inning rally fell short. Marino of the Clifton Barbers also was in form, allowing the Mardelles only four hits. The Barbers won, 10 Naval Hospital's fast-stepping outfit | journeyed to Annapolis and brought home the bacon. Rebel Crews pitched a steady game, while the Go\:‘el'nmzntl League champs won, 7 to 2. Brooke Grubbs® Silver Spring Giants had_little difficulty beating the Ken- sington Howitzers 13 to 2. The big sur- prise of the day, however, was Grubb, as usual. Brooke pitched and allowed | the Howitzers but six scattered hits. Bill Jenkins' Washington Red Sox hung up another victory, a particularly sweet one, t00, as Henry Hiser’s Hyatts- ville club was on the receiving end of a 10-to-7 jolt. Jenkins, however, had to put the game on ice, banging a home run. With Bozle Berger collecting six hits in seven times at bat, Berwyn chalked up a pair of wins, Argyles and Monroes being the victims. Berger collected four out of four in the first game as Berwyn swamped Argyles, 11 to 2, and two out of three as the Monroes were beaten by the same score. The Lindbergh Juniors kept their slate clean, beating Lyon Park for their eighteenth’ straight win of the season. The score was 8 t0 2. ‘The hustling Army Medicos took the Cadillacs for a ride, winning a 10-to-7 decision. District Grocers also won, Cabin John being the victim by a 15- to-5 count. Majestic Radio had its 11- game winning streak snapped by Hume fect ball, the Lionels had an easy time Spring, which won a 19-to-11 slugfest. Capitol Heights Sht.)e Tossers Will Start Tourney Saturday APITOL HEIGHTS, a bit late getting under way in the metropolitan district horse- shoe championships, will have a sizeable fleld, 26 already having signed up with more to come before action starts next Saturday under the direction of R. W. Carr, with R. L. Metsinger assisting. Carr promises to produce & pair of worthy ~ representatives for Capitol Heights in the Prince Georges County play-offs and admits naively that one of them may be himself. In line so far are R. L. Metsinger, Henry Gordon Hackshaw, Norris Simp- son, Charles D. Kreuter, Harry Kan- nas, Willlam Brainin, Raymond H. Worley, Charles Smith, Nobel B. Ward, Lewis Boyer, E. L. Campbell, Thomas King, George Durnbaugh, Harry W. Moreland, Joseph McGuire, Francis Mc- Guirt, B. Hutchinson, G. McCorkle, Wil- liam Durnbaugh, Robert F. Eagen, George Romersa, George Evans, Omer Porter, Norman Howe, Henry E. Schneider, W. L. Rollins and R. W. Carr. EORGE SNABLE, Silver Spring's promising youngster, will meet Joe Moore at 6 p.m. today for the town championship. They were both dark horses when the tournament opened. OR tight competition, Laytonsville, Md., stands almost alone in the Metropolitan _ tournament. Lookit these scores: Albert R. Hawkins de- fented Clarke, 51—48; W. W. White defeated Griffith, 51—49; Windham de- feated Whetzel, 50—42; Ulysses Grif- fith defeated Howes, 50—37; Spencer Millinox defeated Wachter, 52—40; Wil- liam Howard defeated Vetter, 51—48; Burdette defeated King, 50—42; Wilson Millinox defeated Stup, 50—28; Adam- son defeated Hawkins, 50—49; Loy Smith defeated A. E. Smith, 50—40; Luther Howard defeated Burroughs, 50—48, and Leroy Stuf defeated Rus- sell Stup, 50—45. AYTONSVILLE hopes to make & showing in the Montgomery County play-offs, which it will stage August 14 under the direction of F. Guy Rior- dan. Among the big field at Laytons- ville i Loy H. Smith, who last year won the Rockville tournament, the largest preliminary in the Metropolitan event. ARLE CRANE put the bee on Bow Wow Meyers in the final of the Plaza tournament, 52—17, 53—29. Meyers got the jump on Crane and rolled up a sizable lead, but when Earle gn‘ltly got the range there was nothing Crane and Meyers will give the Plaza strong representation in the Plaza division play-offs. IKE TARDUGNO, in charge of the tournament at the Wheatley Play- ground, is touting one Eddie Benjamin to cut a figure in the high stages of competition. The other day Benjamin streaked 10 ringers to take a decision over T. R. Gayle, 50—13. In another match Guy Glove showed class defeat- ing Thomas Alsop, 50—11. ENJAMIN already has uncrowned the Wheatley champion of 1929, Joe Goldman. A big gallery saw Goldman go down battling bravely, 50 to 48. Benjamin tossed 15 ringers. ETE McCORMICK swept through a fleld of 42 players to take the| Hayes Playground title, In the final he defeated Bus_Hendrick, 50—37, 50—28, and C. Eagan, 50—47 and| ment follows: First round—Dozier defeated J. M: honey, 50—31; Bayliss defeated J. Ver- million, 51-—40; Ronie Collins defeated Marty Mann, 52—23; Rocco defeated million, 50—36; Joe Nesline defeated John Smith, 50—10; Ed Brick defeated John Gleason, 52—19; Pete McCormick defeated Fats Monroe, 50—17; Ollie Sullivan defeated Billle Boyle, 50—33; Pike defeated Huck Gibson, 50—5; Nace McCormick defeated Wade O'Brien, 50—16; Ralph Hendricks defeated Bub- ba Wiles, 50—30; Miller defeated J. Eagan, 50—47; Phils Curtain defeated H. O'Brien, 50—13; Bus Hendricks de- feated Etz Langyher, 51—16; Bragg de- feated Jim Donnelly, 50—40; Murphy defeated Rogers, 50—39; Joe Scanlon defeated Devin, 52—41; Dan Histon de- feated Gubisch, 50—28; Nolan defeated M. Eagan, 50—6; C. Eagan defeated Dutch Roucher, 51—14. Second round—Dozier defeated Bay- liss, 50-43; P. McCormick defeated Brick, 50-36; Sullivan defeated Pike, 51-18; R. Hendricks defeated N. Mc- Cormick, 50-37; Curtin defeated Mil- ler, 5 ; B, Hendricks defeated Bragg, 50-21; Scanlon defeated Mur- phy, 50-39; Collins defeated Rocco, 50~ 21; Nesline defeated Denis, 50-43; C. Eagan defeated Tom Nolan, 51-48; Histon defeated Healy, 50-36. Third round—P, McCormick defeated Dozier, 50-29; R. Hendricks defeated O. Sullivan, 50-31; B. Hendricks de- feated Curtin, 50-44; Collins defeated Scanlon, 50-15; C. Eagan defeated Nes- line, 50-17; Histon drew a bye. Fourth round—B. Hendricks de- feated Ralph Hendricks, 50-39; P. Mc- Cormick defeated Collins, 50-41; C. Eagan defeated Histon, 50-38. Finals—P. McCormick defeated B. Hendricks, 50-37 and 50-28; P. Mc- %)rmxck defeated C. Eagan, 50-47, 51- N a semi-final match at Chevy Chase, H. Smith defeated C. Ricker, 52-43. In the New York avenue meet, Gene Monk defeated Francls Mc- Carthy, 51-20. In the Columbia road tournament J. Curtis beat E. Freund, 51-35 and n. Warsaw downed B. Cameron, 50- With Kramer and Daly allowing the Stanleys only three hits, the Ethos A. C. won a 7-to-4 contest. Bennie Wormsley pitched his Bau- serman Motor Co. nine to a _13-to-0 shut-out over Isherwood. Cy Hogarth socked a homer. Buck Grier's Northerns returned home with four more out-of-town vic~ tories under their belts. The Red Birds, who have made four trips this sea- son, only have lost one game. On this trip Lefty McIntyre beat Fredericks- burg, 8 to 0, and Martinsburg, 6 to 2. Lefty Jewett completed the quartet of ;"zls by beating Culpeper ‘and Front — BIG LEAGUE LEADERS Wy the Associated Press. American League. Batting—Gehrig, Yankees, .384. Hits—Gehrig, Yankees; Hodapp, In- dians, 152, Runs—Ruth, Yankees, 122, 1:’?um batted in—Gehrig, Yankees, Doubles—Hodapp, Indians, 33. Triples—Reynolds, White Sox, 15, Homers, Ruth, Yankees, 40. Stolen bases—McManus, Tigers, 16, National League. Batting—Klein, Phillies, .406. Hits—Klein, Phillies, 170, Runs—Klein, Phillies, 109. Runs batted in—Klein, Phillies, 116, Doubles—Klein, Phillies, 35, Triples—Comorosk,, Pirates, 14, Home runs—Wilson, Cubs, 35. Stolen bases—Cuyler, Cubs, 27. T. 8. SOCCERISTS BEATEN. MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, August 4 (#).—The United States soccer foot ball team, which reached the semi-finals in the international tournament, was de- feated by the Penarol foot ball club of Fahy, 50—25; Denis defeated C. Ver- 'American League. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Washington, 11-1; Boston, 2 8t. Louls, '14; Cleveland, 6. STANDING OF THE CLUBS. CEETERNE] EH ?s§§ £ E i g H Montevideo, 4 to 1. National League. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS, Brooklyn, Pittsburgh, 8t. Lo Ph Phlladeiphis 1 8] DI0/11] S1BNIIITLBL.670 ! 11| 6| 7/ 8/10] 13/63/41.603 |46 <181 Bl 7110 71 " | 8] 71 = i UK “Games_lost. . 140/43,45/49150/56/56168. GAMES TOMORROW, 2% 14 13in 14 6 TN 184% 23 18 e | 388 CuCacels ol uma amatt H Wash. at N. Y. (2). oston et Ph t. at Phils. veland st Detroit. \8t. Louis at Chicago. GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW New York at Bklyn, York at Bkiym, Phila. 8¢ Boston. &.fi-. W 5': n. engo at 85, SPORT Big League BASE BALL Squeeze Play BY AL DEMAREE, Former Pitcher, New York Giants. The “squeeze” play is a play only to be used in a close ball game in the later innings when it looks like one run will win the ball game, and there is one man out. The runner on third base, by & prearranged sign with the batter, usually the latter's regular “hit and run” sign, knows in advance what ball the batter intends to bunt, and starts in for the plate just before or just as the pitcher is delivering the ball. Almost any kind of a bunt scores him as he has a flying start “SQUEEZE" PLAY RUNNER ON THIRD STARTS WHEN PITCHER DELIVERS BALL BATTER PROTECTS RUNNER BY BUNTING BALL, =N AL LER A e = from third base. The danger ia tne play of course, is the batter missing the ball entirely, or the runner and the batter getting their signs mixed. Many big league managers have the runner taking a flying start, while others play “safe,” which means that while the baserunner is Jooking for the play, he can scramble back to third if the batter misses the ball. The oppesing pitcher and catcher naturally are looking for the play and can break it up by throwing a ball at the batter’s head that he cannot reach. s Therefore the signs between the batter and runner must not be too openly given. Save this big Jeague base ball serfes, another will appear shortly. 1 Demaree has prepared & new fllus- s Al Demaree paper, and be sure to inclose & self- addressed, stamped envelope. CELTICS BEAT TYPOS; KELLIHER SETS PACE ALEXANDRIA, Va., August 4.— Mickey Kelliher's coming-out party at Baggett's Park yesterday was & suc- cess, both for himself and his St. Mary’s Celtics. ‘The veteran campaigner played a leading role in the Celts’ 18-to-3 triumph in a District independent championship series game with the Washington Union Printers. Kelliher got four hits in five time at bat, including a two-base blo scored & pair of runs and worked & de- layed steal of the keystone sack that enabled Pete Ball to count from third. The game lacked much in the way of luster, with the work of Kelliher, Dreifus and Joe Hamilton standing out. ‘The hitting of Homan and Edwards’ flelding at short were the high spots for the Printers. ‘The game strengthened the Celtics’ grip on second place. Standing of the Teams. W.L.Pct. Northerns .. 301 Bt. M. Celtic 4 1 .800 / Fre Printérs .... 23 500 R K ‘The Washington Red Sox probably will be brought here next Sunday for their second game in the District series with the Celtics. Seabrook took a 9-to-5 decision from the Del Ray A. C. here yesterday on Duncan Fleld, with Long, the winners’ pitcher, playing the leading role. Long fanned 18 Del Ray batters, drove out a pair of doubles in four times at bat, scored twice and walked but one hitter. Cardinal A, C. fell before the attack of the Skinker Bros, Eagles by 6 to 5 yesterday, although outhitting the win- ners, 11 to 4. ‘The Cardinals’ ho) for victory were cut off in the ninth when the Eagles turned in a double play with two run- ners on and one down. ‘The Cardinals will play a double- header here next Sunday. Hume | Springs will be tackled in the first con- | test, at 2 o'clock, while Columbia En- gine Co. will furnish opposition in the nightcap. LEGION NINES MEET TO PLAN FOR SERIES Representatives of the Spengler and Jasper Post nines will meet tonight at the sports department of the Post to lay out plans for the play-off series for the American Legion championship. ‘The meeting will be called at 8 o'clock. Prince Georges County managers are scheduled to meet Wednesday in the club rooms of the American Legion at Hyattsville. All managers are urged to be present. Manager H. B. Wiche of the Majes- tic Radio is casting for a left-handed pitcher to strengthen his mound corps. Phone Atlantic 4046-J, between 10 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Spud Coleman’ insecters are to meet tonight at 7 o'clock at 7115 Georgia avenue. All players are requested to be on hand. Manager Headley of the Auths wants to book a strong unlimited foe. Call National 4630 or Metropolitan 9884. Olmstead Grill is also on the lookout for competition. Call Potomac 6134 at 5:30 o'clock. Cabin_John, War College and Nolan Motor Co. teams are especially chal- lenged by the Wasl A. O. Call Manager Crawford at Lincoln 8630 1,500 HORSES ON HAND FOR HAWTHORNE MEET CHICAGO, August 4 (#).—All decked out in $300,000 worth of improvements, Hawthorn opened its gates today for 18 days of horse rac! with a $5,000 handicap as the main event. More than 1,500 horses are stabled, Whith performed at Avingion: ‘which per Al . ‘Today's feature, a renewal of the utun‘l Handicap, had sn overnight S. 'Hadley, Brown to Face Yanks : Berg-Chocolate Bout Offers Conirast in Types BRITON 15 USING CUBAN AS TRYOUT Would Prove He Can Make Weight to Meet Singer Without Weakening. BY SPARROW McGANN. NEW YORK, August 4—Decided contrasts in boxing types will be pre- sented at the Polo Grounds Thursday when the greatest defensive boxer in the game, Kid Chocolate, pits his skill against the whirling fists of the ring's most_tireless mauler, Jack Kid Bers, over the 10-round route. Berg is & world champlon in his own right, having won the synthetic junior welterweight crown from Mushy Calla- ban. Apparently this does not mean much to the White Chapel slasher, who is angling for a crack at Al Singer's lightweight crown. The Brit- isher is using the Chocolate match to prove that he can make the class weight without weakening himself unduly. He has agreed to make 134!; pounds for the Cuban flash. Is Best Featherweight. Chocolate is also a champion. Hav- ing grown into a legitimate feather- weight since his arrival in this country two years ago, the Kid was accorded the honorary title of his own country. No one in Cuba within 10 pounds of his weight could lay a glove on him. Any one who has seen the Cupbmu =n action will testify that he is far and away the best featherweight in the world. To bear out this assertion one needs but point to the 12-round de- cision Chocolate scored over Al Singer last Summer. Chocolate has had 67 fights since he made his debut as a $35 fighter in this country. His winnings have grown into thousands because of the splendid record he has compiled. Forty-four bouts ended via the knockout route and only seven boys were able to go the dis- tance without making a hurried trip to the canvas. An unblemished record stands out as a high mark in fistic eir- cles. Is it any wonder that Chocolate is conceded as good @s an even chance against his heavier opponent? Two years ago Berg was all the rage in Chicago. Successive K. O. victories earned him a fight with Billy Petrolle, who was going great guns at the time. This was disastrous for the English entry for lightweight honors, as he was knocked out in the fifth round. Profiting by American training and fighting methods, Berg returned home and became a sensation. His rapid- fire attack and ceaseless agressiveness were polished up, so that when he re- turned to this country and outfought Bruce Flowers and Tony Canzoneri, he was selected as one of the outstanding contenders for honors in his class. Willing to Meet Singer. ‘That Berg does not think much of his junior lightweight title is evidenced by the fact that he is willing to fight his bosom pal, Al Singer, for the lignt- weight crown. The fact that Choco- late outscored Singer makes him de- termined to beat the colored lad first. A victory over Chocolate for Berg means more than the average fan realizes. After the pitiful showing Phil Scott made against young Strib- ling, boxing is in the doldrums in Britain. Berg is the English entry to restore boxing on a high gluw in the cradle of the game. British supremacy in the ring, no matter what class, would be a boon to the sport in 3 Cuba, and Havana in icular, eagerly awaits the result of tI boxing classic. C! late’s name is on the tongue of every Cuban and the night of the contest will find the streets jammed with fans listening to the broadcast description of the battle. Cubans take the boxing game seriously, especially when Kid Chocolate is one of the principals. If the Cuban lad is able to outbox Berg in the early rounds and nullify the Britisher’s daring attack, it is not at I{il un'l’xkely fl;:t ocolate’s” superior speed and skill in counte: will bring golm ho)rlne the V\ct:s. t:n:h 'v Xers have appears this counf with the all-round ability of the Cugryl and if Jack Kid Berg is able to beat him, All Singer had better look to his newly won laurels. LA BARBA AND MASTRO TUNE UP FOR FIGHT CHICAGO, August 4 (#).—Fidel La | Barba, Los Angeles contender for the | world featherweight title, and Earl Mastro, Chicago's bidder for the same crown, today speeded up training for their 10-round encounter in the stadium Thursday night. The match will be a play-off affair, Each holding a decision over the other. La Barba shaded Mastro on the Coast when they were bantcmweights, but Earl evened it up last year at feather- welght poundage. GIANTS WILL WRESTLE IN AUDITORIUM SHOW George Calza will meet John Demetro, 220-pound Greek, and Milo Steinborn, German strong man, will take on_Joe Petroff, 215-pound Russian, and Hans Steinke, 245-pounder, will meet Tiny Roebuck, 240, in star bouts of a wrestling show Thursday night at the Washington Auditorium prompted by Joe Turner. Dr. Wilson, University of Indian wrestler, and Billy Bartush, erstwhile masked marvel, will open the card at 8:30 o'clock. TROUSERS To Match Your Odd Coats EISEMAN’S, 7th & F NO FOOLING A jewelry salesman thought we were kide ding when we said *B. P." doesn't mean Bar Pin. We backed our argument with thousands of happy cigar-smokers. They prove that "B. P." means Bayuk Phillies. Sincerely, 1529 Fourteenth St. N.W. 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