Evening Star Newspaper, August 5, 1930, Page 26

SPORTS GRIFFS ONLY CLUB MBLE TO FIGHT AS Task for Judge to Select Hurlers—Marberry’s Loss Is Severe Blow. BY JOHN B. KELLER. EW YORK, August 5.—Fol- lowing their double date with the Yankees here to- day the Nationals move on to Philadelphia, where for the second time within a week they will have an opportunity to cut the lead of the fast-stepping Ath- letics. This time it will be pretty near a matter of do-or-die for the Washington outfit. This morning the world champions were in pos- session of an eight-game ad- vantage over the Nationals and ths latter have but seven more games this season with Connie Mack’s mauling menage. As the season has progressed it is evident the Nationals cannot expect any other than themselves to lick the A’s. This club of Mack's has been mov- ing ‘along at a remarkable pace since the latter part of May. During the first six weeks of the campaign the world champs were wobbly, but start- ing May 25 they hit their true stride. In their last 73 games they have won 52 times and lost 21. That's traveling at a .712 clip. Great speed! Over a similar stretch of days the Nationals have played 71 games. But they have won only 42 and lost 29. That's winning at a rate of .592. No wonder the A’s overhauled the Wash- ington ageregation! tride these Athletics are difficult to beat. The Nationals are moving to no bed of roses when they quit New York tonight. ISFORTUNE certainly is dogging the Nationals. No sooner do they get one valuable player back in the line-up after a lay-off that proved costly than they lose another. Here's Heinie Manush just beginning to bol- ster the club's attack following a two weeks’ absence that saw the Nationals skid far from the top of the league when Fred Marberry, for months the pitching ace of the outfit, suffers a broken wrist that will keep him on the shelf for at least two weeks and quite | likely & much longer time. a break! Marberry has been credited with pitching more than a fifth of the Na- tionals’ victories this season and he has been cl with less than one-tenth of their defeats. He has been without question the main cog of the Wash- ington mound machine. Now as a re- sult of that slide into third base dur- ing the second game with the Yankees here last Saturday he is out for a time long enough to become quite damaging to the Nationals’ cause. When he went into the base Pred jammed his right hand against it and an X-ray made yesterday of the injured hand re a fracture of a small So the pitcher now is wearing a cast on the wrist and there's no &emn‘lm'mlonld 1;. will be before he can use for pitching after the bone knits. 5 This much is certain, Marberry will miss at least five regular pitching turns. And that's a tough blow to a club that needs pitchers badly right now. Marberry out of commission, it is likely®Acting Manager Joe Judge will have to press into serv- ice tomorrow Sam Jones. Generally Sam is not so effective with but three days of rest between games and that will be all he will have had if he goes to the hill in the opener of the brief series with the Athletics. He pitched only last Saturday against the Yanks here. But the eondition of the staff now is such that Judge practically is compelled to assign Jones to the game. Thursday’s engagement with the A'S probably will ind Al Crowder on the firing line for the Nationals. While the General was too wild to get away with the task against the world champs last Wednesday, he usually does well against them. And what's more, he ap- | p;l: the best pick of the Washington stafl. TAKE POWELL, the Silver Spring boy | recently returned to the Nationals | when the New Haven Club of the Eastern League blew, is making this trip and Acting Manager Judge says the youngster very likely will be | as pinch batter if needed. Jake socked the ball for a fat average in the East- | ern League, and though when he flnt! returned to the big time, it was thought | e might not be capable enough to take | a shot at major league pitching, it is now believed he might do in an emer- gency. He looks a natural hitter and he surely has a deal of power in those | big shoulders of his. - | LEGION TEAMS OPEN TITLE PLAY THURSDAY | ‘The Sergt. Jasper and Spengler Post teams will meet Thursday at 3:30 o'clock on the West Ellipse diamond in the first of three games to determine which will represent Washington inL the American Legion regional finals at Hagerstown next week. The Jaspers, coached by Tom Suter, won the first series of local play, and the Spenglers took the second, with Jim Hare showing ‘em how. Games are scheduled for Thursday, Friday and Saturday, with a double- header on the following day in case of | & postponement, ‘Washington's representative is listed to play August 14 in the regional series, which will include also entries from Maryland, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Delaware. | If the Washington team survives, it will compete at Charlotte, N. C,, Au- gust 21 in the Eastern finals. Jasper and Spengler players are: Fred| Se: ‘Thomas, u- | en. Waverly Wheeler. Mostow, "Pete Chumbria, Vic Gauzais, Ge Meach, Brerets Bussell e pensler Post—Eddie Hurley, Eddie Ford, Mac - Leubkert, Kenny _Valentine, MeGuire, Tasy Weitzman, Badie Ponh. Fau Hawkins, Joe Graj Chaconas. William g0, George” Baur. Vernstein, Alllson Meikiejohn. et BIG LEAGUE LEADERS American League. By the Associated Press. Batting—Simmons, Athletics, .385. Runs—Ruth, Yankees, 122. Runs batted iIn—Gehrig, Yankees, 135. Hits—Hodapp, Indians, 153. Doubles—McManus, Tigers; Hodapp, Xn%.llnnls, 32, h iples—Gehringer, Tigers; Reynolds, ‘White Sox, 15. i Home runs—Ruth, Yankees, 40. Solen bases—McManus, Tigers, 18. National League. Batting—Klein, Phillies, .404. Runs—Klein, Phillies, 109. Runs batted in—Klein, Phillies, 116. Hits—Klein, Phillies. 171. Doubles—Klein, Phillies, 36. ‘Triples—Comoroeky, Pirates, 15. Home runs—Wilson, Cubs, 35. Pete | THe PATHETIC FIGURE OF A MAN | WHO HAS ARRIVED AT HiS CLUB AmnD VAL A VACANCY N THE VARIOUS NLY SEEKS GROUPS AT THE FIRST TEE. et AN wTE Sh s D Wi S, - sl e TAVGRAEEIINT \ (230 O 0 4 N AN W\ NE W i ‘ ow FrReED. MADE VP T A FOORTH 7 - ARE You ALL Do You NEED i NS S IUETLRENAINGE, T TR W Al = - Wwraacrl - \\ —_ Efir(fl/g. \.‘ BY FRANCIS E. STAN, ‘T won't be long now! Less than two weeks from today our local sandlotters will enter the highlight of .the sandlot season— the city series—and climax one of the greatest years base-ballers of this sec- tion have yet unfolded. . In calling a meeting last night of the week day league presidents, G. L. Hightman, of the rminal Y. M. C. A, Vic Gauzza and Earl Bowman, a firm foundation for the championship affair, which will begin on August 18. Perhaps of most interest are the pair- ings, which were settled upon through the medium of drawing by numbers. August 18 finds the Departmental League winners pitted against the Gov- ernment League champions ip the first As usual, the series will be Tun off by the “double-knockout” system, two de- feats eliminating a team. That the scene of the champlonship again will be the Terminal Park was made clear, and, despite the absence of Louis Hood, Government League prexy, and Harry Smithson and A. Hunt of the Evening and Morning Leagues, & quorum was in order and was unani- mously in favor of retaining the Union mond as the -battlefield. ‘Trophles, prizes, etc, flow in this year, even overshadow! those of last T, Perhaps aat the impressive list of donations was a personal check from E. S. Barnard, president of the Ameri- can League, Barnard gave $50 to be used in the purchase of a trophy. Following is the list of other donors: Hecht Co., loving cup; A. J. Reach- ‘Wright & Ditson, fielders’ glove; Lans- burgh, contribution unnamed; Saks Clothiers, prize; B. B. Straub, prize; Garrison Toy & Novelty Co., prize; Bond Clothiers, topcoat; Fashion Shop, neck- tie; Howard A. Prench Sport Store and Vic's Sport Shop, prizes. 1t i8 interesting to note that there’ll be no drafting this season. Undoubtedly this taking on of three players chosen by the winning team from all clubs in the respective leagues has been one of the greatest causes of contention. Be- sides disgruntling players who were forced to the bench for the series after working hard all season, the drafting rule was unfair to some leagues which have only half as many teams entered as others. With the plans laid out in this meet- ing and everybody rarin’ to go, this week should decide just what six teams will participate in the series. A final meet- ing of the league presidents has been called for next Monday to go over the scorebooks to check and double-check the eligibility lists. Pullman is the only tewm definitely the winner of a league, but in reality the Tile Setters and District of Colum- bia Repair Shop may also be counted as sure winners. The Government League is still in the throes of a bitter battle, as is the Church League. The lgnmtnl ‘Terminal is still in the play- off. The city series again will be umpired by District Association arbiters and the time will continue as usual. It's 4:15, with 15 minutes of grace. Clark Griffith, Washington club “prexy, again will donate the circus seats, which will be set up in the near future. There’ll be no_ argument over the Terminal League Park next year—that's a sure thing. There won't be a Ter- minal Park. The Government will run a street American League. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. 13; Boston. 4. ok hic"llu. "( l’l innings). Other ciubs not scheduled. STANDING OF THE CLUBS. ‘Sandlot Leaders Fix Program For City Championship Series through the outfield and while the other half of the fleld belongs to the railway, it'll be too small for a ball fleld. Maybe they'll put up a miniature golf course and hold a Tom Thumb city series. In fact, there won't even be the Plaza to fall back on, as that is expected to be made into a public park. Here are the pairings for the first two rounds: August 18—Government League vs. De- parimental League August 19—Industrial League vs. Terminal Morning League. August 20—Terminal Evening League vs. wn Church League August 21—Government League vs. Indus- trisl League. uj August 22 minal Evening 'August 25 Te . After the first two rounds are played another meeting. will be called to com- ‘e ings, as under the ‘sur- vival of the fittest” ruling at least one of the above-mentioned league winners is expected to fall by the wayside. ’I"Hls Morning Terminal League, while practically unheard of, is putting up a great battle over there. Two teams—Capital Traction, winners of the first half, and Railway Mail Service, champs of the second, are engaged in & spirited play-off series, with R. M. 8. leading with two victories. As three out of five are needed to assure one of the teams of the title, it may be decided Thursday, when they again hook up. If /Capital Traction should win Thursday, epartmental League vs. Ter- ague. is | the final contest will take place Mon- day. 2| WRESTLERS ‘TAKE’ TEXAS AFTER BOXING IS BANNED DALLAS, August 5 (#)—Swarming over the State almost like a cloud of locusts, the wrestlers have “taken” Tex- as, all in the space of a year. Since Gov. Dan Moody’s anti-boxing edict, the popularity of the mat bouts has grown to such an extent that pub- lic agitation for the return of the glove game has become scarcely audible. Hardly a town in the State is large enough to support a paid fire depart- ment that does not have its weekly grappling cards, with at least one ‘champion” appearing on each program. One reason for the rapid growth of the mat game in Texas lies in the fact that it was organized on a State-wide scale with a minimum of friction among the promoters. MAYS GOES TO TOLEDO. PORTLAND, Oreg., August 5 (#).— ‘Thomas L. Turner, president of the Portland Beavers, has announced tpat Carl Mays, pitcher, has been released outright to the Toledo, Ohio, club of the American Association. ROSENBLOOM EXTENDED TO WIN BOUT WITH DIX OAKLAND, Calif,, August 5 (#).— Maxie Rosenbloom celebrated his first ring appearance as light heavyweight champion by winning a 10-round de- cision, although forced to extend him- self by a comparatively unknown fighter. The New Yorker's opponent in & non- title bout here last night, Willard Dix of Bellingham, Wash., caught the cham- pion unawares in the first round and landed several hard punches to the jaw. He repeated in the second, but Rosen- bloom indulged in a burst of speed which soon carried him into the lead. Dix slugged with the champion at every opportunity and had better of the heavy exchln&,&:. ‘Rosenbloom's ring experience and ing ability, how- ever, left no question as to the outcome after the seventh round. ALEXANDRIA TITLE APPEALS TO CARDS ALEXANDRIA, Va., August 4.—De- spite the fact that the season is fast drawing toward the close, Alexandria teams are showing little interest in set- tling the controversy over the local amateur champlonship, with the ex- ception of the Cardinal A. C. Sam De Vuuxhln‘s tossers. are the only outfit that has played each of the other contenders. ‘The Cardinals have polished off Hume Spring and the Columbia Engine Company and in an effort to dispose of these two clubs the Breenmen have booked a double-header with them for Sunday in Baggett's Park. Del Ray has falled to play the Cardinals. Hume Spring A. C. s not to be taken lightly, as the management has taken on new and valuable talent. ‘The drive for funds to purchase sweaters and uniforms for the junior nine of Alexandria Post, No. 24, Ameri- can Legion, was expected to reach the goal today. 3 Ellett Cabell, former St. Mary's Celtics outfielder and with Emerson Institute last season, is slugging the ball for an impressive average with the Del Ray A. C. ‘Two games are to be played in the Potomac Yard Base Ball League this week. Mechanical and Transportation are listed tomorrow and the Mechanics and Transfer Agents are billed Friday. Vincent Curtiss, former George Mason High School athlete, has been elected captain of the Del Ray A. C. team, with Robert Martin, left fielder, as business manager. Jeff Willlams will continue as coach. Carey Hansborough is the new | treasurer. BY ORLO ROBERTSON, Associated Press Bports Writer. XTRA base hits, coupled with steady, - effective pitching, is spelling success for the New York Giants as they slowly climb toward the top of the National League percentage ladder. The Gilants have won 12 of their last 15 contests to mount within four games of the league-leading Brooklyn Robins }ln the National Circuit. The persistent climb also has narrowed down the Cubs’ Standings in Major Leagues National League. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Ni 'k, 4; Brooklyn, 0. Boston, 3 Philadelohin: 2. Other ‘clubs not seheduied. T teruapeud -aorsuyTem | usinasnig| uorsog nsuuRaD wiydipeng | e3musosag| TIATAE5L.678 8]_6/13/62141. 135141/45'51156163(65170)—! “GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW Wash. at N. Y. (3), Wash. at Phila, Fhils, Boston at New York. Stolen bases—Cuyler, Cubs, 27. ¢ ‘ 0. St. Louis at Chicagn. it Cieveland "t Detroit. GAMES TOMORROW a it Boston. et at §t. Louts, " GAMES TODAY. New York at Bkiyn. Phila. at Boston st 0 Chicago at St. Louls. Giants Blank Robins in Steady Climb Toward Loop Leadership advantage over their New York rivals. the difference today being just one and one-half games. The Giants furnished a good ex- ample of why they are pennant con- tenders yesterday when they defeated the Robins, 4 to 0. There was not much difference between the pitching of Fred Fitzsimmons and Watson Clark of the Robins in so far as number of hits was concerned. The Giants got nine and Brooklyn six, but three of New York’s total were of thé home-run variety. One came off the bat of Allen in the first_inning, and Lindstrom and Terry confiected with the other two in suc- cession in the ninth. In the only other National League game on the books the Boston Braves managed to eke out a 3-to-2 decision over the Phillies, despite Lefty O'Doul’s single, triple and home run. Bob Cun- ningham played an important role in the Braves' triumph, holding the Phil- lies to eight hits and driving in two runs with a double. © ‘The pennant chase in the American League saw the Athletics take advantage of the idleness of the Yankees and Senators to gain a half game with a 13-to-4¢ triumph over the Boston Red Sox. Lefty Grove hung up his seven- teenth victory of the season. Mackman's ace accounted for three runs with a homer in the second inning. The champions pounded Horace n- bee and Bob Smith for 15 hits, includ- ing two doubles, three triples and a pair of home runs. Two of the triples and one home run, his twenty-sixth of the season, were credited to Al Si b Charlie Gehringer was the whole show at Detroit as the Tigers took a 12-in- ning plwhln; duel from the O White Sox, 7 to 3. His home run the twelfth with the bases loaded ga Vic Sorrell the best of the hurling ment with Ted Lyons. He hit -nm homer in the third with one man on. a three-run rally, the Cleveland Indians defeated the St. Louis Browns, 5 to 2. It was Wesley Ferrell's eighteenth mound Coming from behind in the ninth with | Klein, CHOCOLATE “GIVES" 8 POUNDS T0 BERG Question Is Whether Cuban Can Afford to Concede So Much to Briton. By the Associated Press. EW YORK, August 5—The question of weight, considered a.big factor in Sammy Man- dell's recent knockout defeat at the hands of Al Singer, has bobbed up again to complicate the arguments over Kid Chocolate’s 10-round joust with Jack (Kid) Berg at the Polo Grounds: Thursday night. In Mandell's case the question was ‘whether Mandell could make the light- weight limit without appreciably weak: ening himself; in Chocolate’s it's ‘whether the featherweight can afford to give away eight or ten pounds to a human wind- ‘mill like Berg. Mandell failed, whether because of *the weight no one can tell, and the gambling fraternity is willing to wager 6 to 5 that Chocolate will fail, too. In his own division—for the Cuban is = natural featherweight—Chocolate has been invincible. He whipped Singer at 126 pounds and waded through an imposing list of other high- strate his class. A boxing marvel with speed to burn, the Cuban has a punch in the bargain. But in Berg he will be meeting another t fighter and one to whom he will have to concede a big bundle of weight that may cast the deciding vote in the 10-round struggle. Berg has established just as brilliant a record among the lightweights as Chocolate has in the featherweight di- vision. A tireless puncher, Berg has not,_felt the need of & punch in any of his bouts thus far. A ripping, tearing battler, always on the move, punching from any angle. Berg _has won the big majority of his fights simply because the other fellow was too busy defending himself to, do any af king himself. With suth an advantage in the weights as Berg will enjoy, few of the experts be- lleve Chocolate can win except by a knockout. The bout is expected 1 draw a crowd of some 25,000 with a ‘gate” of about $200,000. ALABAMA STAR GLITTERS AS MAJOR PROSPECT BIRMINGHAM, Ala., August 5 (®). —Another Alabama collegian promises to join the Sewell brothers, Riggs Stephenson, ke Boone and others in big league base ball. He is Bill Bancroft, Birmingham second baseman, playing his first year as & Southern Association regular and who got his early base ball training at_Howard College here. Bancroft, signed by the Barons and farmed out in the Southeastern League last year, was pl on the roster as a utility man when the 1930 season opened. His chance came at the expense of Jiggy Black, regular keystone man, who wps injured after the season got under way. Black has recovered, but stays on the bench while Bill leads the team in hittin YESTERDAY’S STARS By the Associated Press. ‘Wes Ferrell, Indians—Held Browns to eight hits, beat them, 5-2, for eighteenth victory of season. Charlie Gehringer, Tigers—Hit homer with bases filled . in twelfth to beat White Sox; also clouted another homer and two singles to drive in total of six runs. Al Simmons, Athletics—Hit two %lu and twenty-sixth homer against Freddy Fitzsimmons, Giants—Held Robins to six hits, blanked them, 4-0. “ Bob Cunningham, " Braves—Pitched effectively against Phils, holding them to eight hits, drove in two runs with pair of doul to win, 3-2. HOME RUN STANDING By the Assoclated Press. Home runs yesterday—QGehringer, Ti- gers, 2; Allen, Giants, 1; Terry, Glants, 1; trom, Giants, 1; O'Doul, Phil- lies, 1; Grove, Athletics, 1; Simmons, Athletics, ‘The leaders—Ruth, Rankees, 40; son, Cubs, 35; Gehrig, Yankees, 33; ) , 29; Foxx, Athletics, 29; B:l'l'l‘, Braves, 27; Simmons, Athletics, ‘wil- triumph of the season. 26. m:lle totals—National, 613; Amer- ican, 496, Total, 1,109, flashy Cuban Negro' class featherweights to clearly demon- HEINIE WEBB ONE WAY R OTHER “Retired” Typo Pitcher Getsj Two Slab Victories and One With Pinch Hit. HIS Heinie Webb of the Union | Printers certainly is s “Whata- man.” Heinle has participated in only three games this season, but has won all three of them, though he was supposed to be “through” long ago. Webb found himself in a different role yesterday, but Heinie ‘blasted the theory of “you can't teach an old dog new tricks,” for with the score tied with Interstate at 7-all, he grabbed McPherson’s bat and rammed a long single scoring Desper and Hutchinson with the winning runs. Previous to this game, Webb has pitched the Typos to two victories after the mound staff had failed. . After Reese Hair had been thumped, Chief Roudabush of the Typos and “Peewee” Hamilton, who relieved Hair for Interstate, put up a great pitching duel until Webb came into the game. Three home runs were hit, Hutchinson and Holbrook for the Printers and Hamilton for Interstate. Commerce, by defeating Agriculture, 4 to 3, in the Departmtneal League, won the “two-in-one” game, meaning that as both teams tled for second place in the first half, this game also counted as deciding which club will get the runner-up cup as well as the game itself. ‘The Commerce victory also that D. C. Repair Shop will h: continue its schedule against Treasury, against which it must play three times. Two wins over this last place team, however, will assure the Repairmen of the title. In the other game played yesterday, Vermont Avenue Christian and First Baptist, chronical tail-enders, fought to a bitter 13-13 deadlock, the game being called in the fifth on account of dark- ness. Only three teams are left in the Gov- ernment League pennant chase, Naval Hospital, Navy Yard and the Union Printers, the latter having only an out- side chance. With Pohl pitching three-hit ball and socking a home run, Maryland Park Midgets eked out a 9-to-8 victory over the Capital Heights Aces in a hard- fought 10-inning struggle. ‘What is expected to be a red-hot bat- tle Sunday is the Olmsted Grill-Saks Clothiers clash at the East Ellipse. Olmstead also has carded a game to- morrow with the Palisades. wgrooks Grubb's Silver Spring Giants e to leave today for a trip to ericksburg for a game with the Elks. St. Elizabeth’s will meet St. Martin's tomorrow evening at 5 o'clock on the hospital diamond. : Pohanka Motor Service has a gare with the Southern A. C. tomorrow on Diamond. N. 9. Stinson allowed only 4 hits as Pepco owned the Palisades yesterday, 9 to 2. e fanned 14 and smacked out a homer to help in the scoring. Nolan Motor Co. team will meet the Armour Packing nine this afternoon at 5 o'clcck on diamond No. 4. Majestic Radio and District of Co- Jumbia Fire Department have a game | this afternoon at 5 o'clock on¢No. 9 diamond. Comet Junior will meet tonight at 1434 North Carolina avenue east. All players are to report promptly at 7:30 o'clock. ‘The French Insect Le: , it was decided at a mebting hel rday, will not p}l\n.yl' out its .wheou{em separate ves, 5. will comb! lay-oft series, but 1’;\ tyhe first haif with that of the second, the team having the best record bel declared the champlon. Play in the second half was to get under way today. Dum&:‘ G;ocen.swhg mcm:d i&ds are casl or a Sunday 3 e ager Dennison can be reached at West 2103 after 5 o'clock. The C. A. O'Briens, winners of sec- tion A of the Capita} City League, chal- lenge the Bauserman Motor Co. and other fast unlimited class teams. Call North 1599. means ave to FIGHTS LAST NIGHT By the Associated P FLINT, Mich. Scozza, Buffalo, N. Y., outpointed Charlie Long, Oak- land, Calif. (10). LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Cecil Payne, Louisville, outpointed Babe Ruth, Louisville' (10). ) ‘TOLEDO.—Luis Carpentero, Toledo, defeated Ollie Bartlett, Detroit,” foul (1); Richie Mack, Minneapolis, out- pointed Johnny Conley, Toledo (6). HICKORY, N. C.—Big_B8id_Terris, North Carolina, ' stopped K. O. Billy Dugan, Adairsville, Ga. (8). DAYTON, Ky.—Jimmy Neal, Cincin- nati, outpointed Joe Lynn, ‘Terre Haute, Ind. (10); Howard Mitchell, Cincinnati, o:tpnln!ed Ray Pearson, Indianapolis (6. OAKLAND, _ Calif.—Maxie Rosen- bloom, New York, light-heavyweight champion, outpointed Willard Dix, Bel- lingham, Wash. (10). Non-title. ——————— CARDS ROUT SEMI-PROS. PARIS, Ill, August 5 (#:—The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Cipsoos, & semi-professional team, 16 to 8, in an exhibition yesterda; AL RESULTS IN MINORS INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Rochester, 11. ding, 8. SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. Atlanta, 25: Nashville. obile. '4; Ne Birmingham, TEXAS LEAGUE. Wichita Palls, 12; Dallas, 7, Houston, 12; San_Antonlo, 1. Fort Worth, 18; Shreveport, 1. SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. Macon. 5; Asheville, 0. Columbi| Augu: Charlotte, 10; Greenville, 9 (10 inninss). WESTERN LEAGUE. Wichita, 7 Pueblo, 4. Des Moines, 5: Bt. Joseph, 4. "Denver, 1. THREE-EYE LEAGUE. Bloomington, 1. [3 Qmaha. 6; Topel Oklahoma’ City, WINS | 1 Big Leqgue ‘ BASE BALL “Delayed™ Steal BY AL DEMAREE (Pormer Pitcher New York Giants.) | The “delayed” steal means steal- | ing second base on the catcher and | not the pitcher. While most bases | are astolen on the pitcher, the “de- | layed” steal is “outguessing” catcher exclusively. | In order to pull the play success- | fully the base runner on first base | must carefully time the catcher’s return throw to the pitcher. Just as the catcher has started his return throw (not before) the runner makes his break for second base. If the catcher sees him go, and often he does not, he must stop in the middle ot his short throw to the pitcher the D STEAL™ RUNNER TiMES HIS START For SeconND- BASE WITH CATCHERS RETURN THROW Jo PITCHER % CATCHER OFTEN MAKES HURRIED WILD THROW = and draw his arm back again. In his surprise and cenfusion he oiten makes a hurried wild throw to sec- ond base which allows the runner to easily arrive safely. ‘This is not a play to be pulled every day, but a quick-thinking play 1o be used in a close game where it looks like one run will win the ball game. It is usually unexpected, d the very audacity of the play makes it successful. Save this big-league base ball series, another will appear shortly. Al Demaree has prepared a free illustrased leaflet on “Batting” which will improve any boy's percentage. Send for it. Address Al Demaree, in care of this paper, and be sure to inclose a self-addressed, stamped en- ‘velope. i (Copyright. 1930.) SHARKEY WOULD FIGHT STRIBLING IN NEW YORK BOSTON, August 5 (#).—William F. Carey, president of the Madison Square Garden Corporation, said he discussed the possibility of a 15-round bout be- | tween Young Stribling and Jack Shar- key for New York in September here with Johnny Buckley, manager of the Boston heavyweight. Carey said that Sharkey was willing | to_meet Stribling on a percentage basis. Buckley and Carey will renew their discussions in New York next week, when' Stribling is expected home from England. C | clared Alvis. GIVEN AS REASON FOR NEW TACTICS Alvis, Manager of Thompson, Thinks Georgian Will Gain Heavy Title. HICAGO, August 5 (CP.A.). —Wwill Stribling is back among the leading con- tenders for the heavy- weight championship for the gopd reason that the King of the Canebrakes finally has learned to | hit with his left hand, according to Ray Alvis, manager of Young Jatk Thompson, a very close triend of the Georgia gladiator. “When Stribling started to make s showing as a light-heavyweight, he was entirely @ right-hand puncher.” de- “When he was piling up his long string of knockouts a few | years ago he did all of his siaying | with a right hand. “Then he began taking on better and more_experienced boxers. When he met Frank Carbone, he was initiated into the knowledge that a right-hand lead can get a boxer into plenty of trouble. Carbone and Mickey McTigue head-slipped his right-hand punches and whaled him plehty. That made Stribling_ cautious, and before long he developed into a fighter who was con- tent to outbox an opponent and win on points. “Bill tried hard to learn how to hit with his left and even worked with Mickey Walker in an effort to develop southpaw punches. But he never found the knack until after a bout with Joe Packo, a rank second or third rater. Packq floored Bill with a left hook, and after $hat fight Stribling went to Packo and spent quite a bit of time learning how Joe tossed the punch. The result was that he knocked out Otto von Porat with a left hook to the jaw, and when he bumped Phil Scott over in London, his left was a big factor in the victory. “Now that Bill has learmled how to hit with his left hand, I do not see who can prevent him from winning the heavyweight title. He has speed, strength, youth and everything else that is needed. Bill is only 26, and the history of heavyweights is that few become champions until they pass that age. My personal opinion is that he can take Schmeling easily.” Stribling will have plenty of work whex‘:‘ };lel returns to America. Chi wants +him against a good heavyweight for the first big bout of mv":’vh‘fm season, and Bill is the Windy City's favorite since his victory over Von | Porat. K. 0. IN 15 SECONDS SETS RECORD FOR NEW JERSEY NEWARK, N. J, August 5 (#).—Ben- nie Levine of Newark has set a new record for quick knockouts in New Jersey. Levine stopped Tony Lambert of New- ark in 15 seconds of the first round here last night. The previous record was held by Jack Dempsey, who knocked out. Fred Pulton at Harrison Field in 17 seconds more | than a decade ago. STEEL QUITS LITTLE ROCK. LITTLE ROCK, August 5 (#).—Jack Steel resigned as manager of the Little Rock Club of the Southern Association. Il health was the reason given. He has been manager here since the middle of the 1928 season. e CHAMP BOXER TURNS PRO. SAN FRANCISCO, A t 5 (P).— Prankie Tucker, who n“‘nusmember of the San Francisco Olympic Club team :'un thr’ '1“932” r;;:lon:l amateur light eavyweig] championship, turned professional. 2 e THE LISTENING POST BY WALTER TRUMBUL! And concur on such authors as Wilder or Cobb; THERE are those who agree as to merits of books, There are those who are one on the merits of cooks, And the method of serving a mallard or squab; Some in harmony dwell as to music and art, Or the tariff, or Congress, or Russia, or fish; They'll agree about movies, in whole or in part, And on Colman, or Chatterton, Oakie, or Gish; They may see eye to eye, if As to what one should take such things they discuss, Jor a cold or a cough; But, although we have traveled, yow'll have to show us Any two living souls who agree about golf. 440 on,” says the professional, “take a swing. I want to see how you grip a club.” “I always hold it with my hands,” says the duffer, cautiously, “although I have seen a trained monkey in the movies hold it—" ‘The professional glares at him so threateningly that he leaves the sen- tence unfinished. Just for something to do, the duffer swings the club again, raising his head, dropping the right shoulder, bending the left arm, finishing the follow through with the hands pressed against the left ear, the neck pulled in, the head of the club pointing hw‘m. spot in the sky directly. above “How was that?” he asks, brightly. ‘The professional tells him how it was; getting everything in, including the old gag that it takes intelligence to play golf. Then the professional rearranges his head, shoulders, hips, arms, hands, knees and feet. In about 10 minutes the duffer is hitting lovely straight shots down -the fairway. He feels that Bobby Jones had better look to his laurels. ‘The next day he goes out to trim somebody, starts with a slice and ends with a score of 120. Golf is a great game. We sure would consider that boz- * " ing was grand, Our hearts would be thrilled with delight, 1f we could but find in the length of the land A champion who wanted to fight. L SINGER is only 20 years old. It is great to be young and a cham- plon, but what kind of a champion is he going to be? If Singer will defend his title against any likely contender who comes along, if he will fight at the weight, if he will cut out the stalling and dodging that so many title-holders employ, he | can be one of the most popular cham- | pions in the ring and one of the great- est drawing cards. If he doesn't do those things, if he keeps his title ducking any g TIRES Liberal Allowance on Your Old Tires 3436 14th St. N.W. Adams 8100 Road Servico—Charge Ac: e ous adversary and looks for boxing set-ups—then he will be just another counterfeit, and the ring has too many of them now. BENNY LEONARD was the last great lightweight champion. Leonard once drew a gate of almost $400,~ 000. He drew it because he was ready to fight any of them; because he had the heart and brains of a champion. If he was in danger, he fought him- self out of it, or talked himself out of it. But he was able to talk himself out of a tight place once or twice, be- cause his opponents knew that he could fight like a wildcat and were afraid to press him. Leonard retired unde- feated one of the greatest gate attrac- tions in the ring. Many champions retire defeated, and destitute of admi- ration or respect. To be a great fighter a man must fight. Al Singer must pick his own road. - Treading life’s long and winding track, ck, While storm clouds mass or sun- light smiles, We find that thcught goes wander- ing back, w Just to retravel certain miles. Bill Tilden’s legs may have slowed up, but his serve still moves with & fair amount of speed. Anybody can lose golf balls, but Babe Ruth can lose base balls. (Copyrieht. 1930) TROUSERS WKINS MOTORS : s.ks@s«m # 1529 Fourteenth St. NW. Decatur 3320 Conventently Located on Fourteenth Street