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) . Natlonals The Foe WASHINGTON, D. C, 'WITH SUNDAY MORKING EDITION ting Sfar. THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1930. : Griffs Open Home Stand Against West Tomorrow: Golfer Has 68 in Night Event TRIBE HERE FOR 5 GAMES IN 4 DAYS Jories’ Fine Work Enables Griffs to Cut Lead of A’s to 6 1-2 Games. BY JOHN B. KELLER. HILADELPHIA, August 7.— Life now is one severe test after another for the pen- nant - aspiring Nationals. After finishing their short ‘se- ries with the Athletics this after- noon the Washington hopefuls hurry home, where, tomorrow, they are to begin their last stand against the Western clubs in Grif- fith Siadium this season. And they must mow down these Western outfits, which have treated them none too kindly this year, if they are to be within striking distance of their big rivals in the flag chase—the A’s and the Yankees—who are to be ~ encountered again the latter part of this month. Beating the West has been nothing easy for the Nationals in this cam- Eun. All told they have met these in- nd clubs 59 times and their record for the tussling is only 31 wins against 28 losses, The West certainiy has held Jack the Washington club in this race. However, while their tours through the Western circuit were almost total Josses for the Nationals, their stands at home against these outfits have been profitable. In Washington the West has been repulsed 19 v.lme': ll‘:“!: :\eet- . Especially in thel ome }i‘.‘fid against thefl clubs did the Na- tionals gain. Then they won 12 of 15 es contested. Traveling this time at the pace they traveled when the Westerners last in- vaded Griffith Stadium, the ambitious Capital clubmen will be right around the top when next they run against the other strong Eastern championship contenders. N the next 16 days the Nationals I have at home 16 games with the ‘Western clubs. Bul hm_e sames are disposed of in 15 playing days. ':nec:emmodate the Indians who invade the Stadium tomorrow, a game has been moved forward so that a double- header will be staged in Washington Baturday: ive games are to be played with the Indians, the series ending with a clash next Mo Following the Indians in Washington will come the White Sox for three games, when the Nationals will have a day of rest. ‘Third of the Western clubs to visit will be the Tigers. They are fo_play four games and so are the Browns, who will wind up the invasion. Despite the walloping the Nationals took on their last Western. tour, when Jost three of four series and only -~ broke even in the other, they are up on three of the inland elubs for the sea- ~gon. The Tigers have been trimmed nine times in 15 meetings, the Indians eight times in 14 and and the ‘White Sox_eight times in 15. The Browns, though, have trounced the Nationals. They took both series piayed in St. Louis and the first series ©of the seasoon in Washington. ‘They “have the Washington club licked nine B rowis are one of the main res- sons why the Nationals are not nearer the top. N the opener of the short _series here yesterday, the haughty Athletics were made to know the Nationals are not yet to be counted out of the nning for the ; mm- t‘lkln‘ seven lickings in a row _from the world champions, the ‘Wash- ington club turned upon them and lick- them 5 to 1. .d’rhu licking cut to six and one-half games the lead the Athletics hold over the Nationals, and as \rfl’&” Tne}:’zfl{g‘ cal ign_remal nnie e aopear mhlve pretty much of a ds. Had two or three other clubs car- to the A’s as have the o Ey Mack’'s forces now The have battled the world cham- jons to an even break in 16 starts. No American League title. | &hfl' of the Mackmen's foes has done | nearly so well. LD MAN SAM JONES is staging & fine come-back after taking it on the chin in four consecutive starts. The somber squire of Woodsfield showed 1sat Saturday when he turned back the Yanks that he is to be reckoned with again, and yesterday he did a very neat job in subduing the A’s. They collected Just six hits and three off the sad one. and in only one inning were they sble 1o cluster as may as two That was the seventh, the one inning in which it seemed the humid, smoke- laden atmosphere enveloping Shibe Park had Jones weakening. Then with one out Al Simmons, the demon slug- ger, got his onl® hit of the fray. It was & double bounced off the right field wall. Jimmy Foxx followed with his second single to send Al to third base and Bing Miller's long loft to Heinie Manush let the nimble Al cross with the ‘A's lone tally. Jones went to a three-and-two count with Dodo Wil- liams, then passed him, but Jimmy Dykes hoisted to Manush. In no other inning did a Mackman get farther than second base and but| after | forcing out Joe Boley, who had opened | one got that far. Mule Haas, the A.’s first batting turn with a single, #dvanced to the middle sack as Mickey Cochrane was heaved out. stuck, for Simmons became an easy infield out The only Mack besides Boley, Sim- mons and Foxx to hit Jones was Haas, | So good was | tunities to get back infto base ball. who cracked two singles. Jones that in addition to their six hits but three Mackian drives went to the outfielders. Sam had_three strikeouts. concluding his game by throwing third ones by Foxx and Miller. Great work for the old-timer. HREE pitchers were faced by theihe was too weak to play, but could Nationals, put it was off+ George Earnshaw, who pitched the first six innings. they gleaned their victory. None of the three passes George grant- ed nor the wild pitch he made figured 4n the scoring, but six of the seven hits off_him did. Ossie Bluege's triple and Joe Cronin’s le accounted for a first-inning run and in the sixth the Nationals sewed up the game. Bluege hit and after Manush went out, Cronin and Joe Judge singled o score Ossie. Judge stole second and took .third as a sacrifice fly by Sam Rice, who had grabbed Daye Harris’ ¥ bat, tallied Cronin. Then a wild chuck by Boley after picking up Sam West's grounder paved the way markers. It let Judge cross and Sam. ‘There Mule | to two more | plays in the first five tionals. safe on the hectic heave, pilfered second and counted when Roy a base. ! Spencer it for amn becomes & proud ef Off the venerable Jack Quinn in Na- tionals got but one hit in the WiLL HE SMASH s ONg,Too, fOR MIS SECOND BIG CHAMPIONSHIP of T YeaR? Meusopalitan Newspaper “How doth the littls busy bee improve each shining hour”—thus quoth the poet, but I doubt if he had our three B's—Bill, Bob and Babe— in mind. At any rate, the big B’s of sport are busy as can be this year, harvest- ing an unprecedented crop of honey. So far the two amateur B's have captured four championships, with two to go, while the professional B, the biggest B of all, both figuratively and literally (but not so famous in THEY’LL B WINNING AGAIN WiLL HE SINK S ONE . T00, s FOR HIS 4w . MATOR CROWN N 1930 Peature Servica, * .an international way as the golfing B), is practically sure to win the home run championship again. What would American sports do without Bill, Bob and Babe! These. three spectacular athletes have been in the headlines now for more than 10 years, yet 1930 is one of their best seasons to date. Bill Tilden has staged a remarkable comeback, and won the Wimbledon singles crown again after a lapse of nine years; Bobby Jones has done the impossible 4 and won three of golf’s major cham- plonships in one season, while Babe Ruth is 'way ahead of his home run record of 60, established in 1927. ' Imagine the total individual ma- | jor champlonships won by these | three B's! Seven United States singles _crowns for Tilden, with three Wimbledon championships thrown in to make 10. Twelve for Jones, composed of one British amateur, three British opens, four United States i opens and four -By FEG MURRAY THIS ONe CLEAR OUT OF THE PARK ? United States amateurs. And 10 home run championships for Ruth —1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928 and 1929. That's 32 for the three men, with a chance Tt make it 35 before October rolls around! Bill is 37, Bob 28 and Babe is 36. ‘Who can say when they will stop winning? Let them be like Tenny- son's brook, and go on forever, sup- plying color, personality and im- possible victories to the millions of us who follow sports! ATTENDANCE MARK Best Year—Says Rules Bar Night Games. NEW YORK, August 7.—President John Heydler of the National League, with the half-way mark in ths pajor league pennant races well past, today took occasion to make some pertinent statements regarding base ball affairs in general and particularly concerning the National Leagu= race. Heydler spiked the views of a few | ‘pessimistic persons by disclosing that | the league is now in the midst of its best season as regards attendance at the games. “The attendance records” Heydler said, “up to this date show that the league has enjoyed its best season in | history, thus presenting the most effec- tive of all arguments against the gloomy | predictions of a few persons that base ball was waning in public interest.” Night base ball, which is spreading quite rapidly in the minor leagues and semi-pro ranks, is not regarded favor- ably by Heydler. In reference to night base ball Heydler said: “I have been asked the question often lately if any of our clubs would play night ball this year or in the future. In the first place, none of our teams | would be allowed to engage in a cham- | plonship game after sundown under the | constitution, and in the next place Ii find there is no demand in the major | es to get away from base ball and | all that it means as a great sport | through tradition and development | and get it into the show business. which, after all is said and done, is all | that night base ball is or can be.” i The current National League flag | race, in Heydler's opinion, is “the | greatest we have had in all the history | of the circuit in what might be re- garded as the most vital department of base ball life and competition, namely, that not one of seven con- tending clubs can be counted out of the race right now.” ALEXANDER WELL AGAIN, CHICAGO, August 7 (). — Grover Cleveland Alexander, now the enigma of minor league base ball managers, was up and around today. apparently recovered from his recent iliness. The former National League pitcher said he had been ill since last Friday and did not care to discuss new oppor- innings, and they were retired in ordex by Bill Shores in the ninth. Old Doc Martin put Capt. Judge back in the game. . . . The liniment king “cracked” Joe's backbone and the wry neck was gone. . . . Rice thought CITED BY HEYDLER = National League Having Its % BUT DECLINES TO TALK | | THIS IS BIG HELP | t M o Shores, Tota *Batted for Earnshaw in sixth, tBatted for Quinn in eighth. Washington 10000400 05 Philadelphi; 00000010 01 Runs batted in—Cronin, Judge. Rice, Spen- cer, Miller. Two-base hit—Simmons. Thre base hit—Bluege. Stolen bases_Judge, We acrifices—Bluege, _Rice, Milier. ~Double —Spencer to Myer: Jones to Judge, Bolev to Williams to Foxx; Myer to Judge Cochrane to Boley. Left on bases—Washing- ton, 5; Philadelphia, 5. First base on balls Off Jones, 3; S By ‘Jones, 4: Earnshaw 7 ., .. Bl i . s 3| se3ssnsiunass ~| cocceccconcec® | conoommonsl al sccccccomnronnll @l onsoomuonn %l coccommmnuiund %] nuorobumsnad ol comomrmenorew? 2| amscbousma® 0 1 mpire Time of gam RECORDS OF GRIFFS BATTING. R. H. 2b.3b HR. 5112728 71 8 Rice...100 Kuhel.. 4 Hadley.28 Brown..35 _SH.SB.RBLPct. 86 59 .357 o 5] 24 1 21 27 16 19 13 13 e cossonssmSousswaStatoen coosmumcuRoNLlas P o o T Yey ©990000000500uoNEURLEHS coccosssodobounteSuln coPoNananua PITCHING. In'gs Gam Comp. . BB.SO.pitch.start.gam. 4243 181% 20 1247 16 181 22 1354 15 115% 14 i | 60 3 184% 23 Cli oSucaneSe! oZucas5ug Fischer. . . RESULTS IN MINORS SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. Atanta, 8: Nashville, 7. INTERNATIO! Montreal, 11 ester, | LEAGUE. Baitimore, 9. Readin 7; Buffal Newark, 5 Jersey C Toronto, not resist swinging into action when the Nationals put on their big rally. . Knocked over a run and made a fine catch against the fence at Bo: ley's expense in the eighth. . . . May be out again today. though, for awhile. . . . Myer was busy in the first four innings, handling eight chances. . . . Jones made a great play in taking care of Haas' surprise bunt in the sixth. . . . Pell as he fielded the ball, but flagged his man with a throw while stretched on the turf. . . . Jones had second swi as Myer took a third /'strike in the fifth, but Umpire Morlarty said Sam didn't. . . . Philly fans booed the ump's decision. .;. . Five double innings, three by Must_be baby week . . Pirst Babe Her- ud_papa. . . . Then .". Yesterday Mickey out cigars in recog- the Nationals. . for the big hittes next two nition of the arrival of a daughter. - AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Bt Paul, 6; Columbia, 0. Toledn, 3; Minneapolis, 2 Loulsville, §; Milwaukee, 7 Kansas City, 3; Indianapolis, 1. THREE-EYE LEAGUE. Springfield, 7; Peorta, 5 Quiney, 1) Bloomingtor, 12, nville, 4-0; Evansville, 3-2, Decatur, 7, Terre Haute,' 8. WESTERN LEAGUE. homa City, Des Moines, 10, rain. TEXAS LEAGUE. Fort Worth, 13; Wichits Palls, 9. . Shrevaporg,’ 3; Dajias. 2, ‘ Houston. 7. San Antonis, 1. Waco, 30, Beaumoat, 1. | oo0000092! 'on | the Union Printers yesterday, Lyon did | 3 { his bit with a trio of bingles. | effective _ portsiders hereabout, Bobby Slowed by Too Much Pitching, Bob Lyon Turns First Sacker BY FRANCIS E. STAN. | UNNY things, these base ball | “breaks.” | Because of overwork as a pitcher, some team next year may be sporting one of the best first basemen on the sandlots—a fellow by the name of Lyon. Bobby Lyon, G. P. O. southpaw, is skidding. Formerly one of the most has been’ taking it on the chin lately about as often as our heavyweights are | yelling “foul,” which is far too often. The reason for this lost effectiveness is laid to overwork. Pitching on Sun- days for the French A. C., and on week days for G. P. O. was just a little too much. Bobby now is stationed on the initial sack because of a shortage of G. P. O. players, and is putting up a whale of a game. Though Bob's team was swamped by | A record crowd is expected tomor- row at the South Eilipse, when Navy Yard and Naval Hospital battle in the | “croocial” game. While throngs of 2,000 or more have attended important games, tomorrow’s should exceed this amount by several hundred, especially if Navy vard wins today from the Union Printers. The Typos, by winning yesterday over G. P. O, 11 to 6 not only garnered their fourth straight win for _their longest streak of the season, but moved up to only half a game from Navy Yard, which is trailing Naval Hospital by the same margin. No little importance is attached to to- | day’s game, as a defeat for the Printers | will virtually eliminate them. We hear that District of Columbia | Repair Shop, champs of the Depart- mental League,-will shift scenery next year and matriculate in the Government | League. *Tis also reported that “Tots” Long, Hansom Fitzgerald, Patey Spaulding, Sam Harvey and possibly Lefty McIn- tyre will wear Shop uniforms in 1931. ‘There’s a possibility of G P. O., which is represented in both the Government | and Departmental Leagues, playing in only one of these circuits, probably the latter. Boy, the way these sandlotters do things is nobody’s business! Hardly had Joe Kuhel, the Griffs'| new first sacker, set foot on local soil, than a team was named after him. Now all three of the Nat first basemen'are honored, with the Joe Judge, Art Shires and Joe Kuhel Insects in the field. The Kuhels, formerly the Comets, debutted yesterday and put the bee on the Colonials, 28 to 13. Charles and Bob Pillshury, totaled 13 hits between them, and Bobby socking two home runs. The Kuhels want more competi- tion. Call Georgia 1289. Ballston, Va., kids are going to play ball if Milford S. Zimmerman has any- thing to say about it. Many have no- ticed that Ballston, while represented by an unlimited team, has been sadly lacking in its treatment of the younger boys, but Zimmerman not only noticed |it, but remedied the same. Nothing has been heard about the Ballston Insects, though they have been out on the field daily. The reason is that Zimmerman has had ’em prac- ticing to get needed experience. “They came through like veterans the other day,” Milford remarked. “After trailing all the way, they finally got over their timidity and staged a real rally in the last inning to win their first game over St. Paul's, With that game under their belts, I'm hooking more.” “Thurston” Edwards, crack Union Printer shortstop, pulled two surprises vesterday by his sleight-of-hand act, much to the embarrassment of two G. P, O. players. Both times, with a runner on second base, Edwards took a throw from the outfield and made as if to peg to the plate to catch the runner who had already scored. Then he put the ball on Jones and later on Wilner, who started for other places. HOME RUN STANDING By the Associated Press. Home runs yesterday—Goslin, Louis Browns, 1; Kress, Browns, Gehringer, Tigers, 1; Averill, Indians, 1; Jolley, White Sox, 1; Alexander, Tigers, 1; Lopez, Robins, 1; Moore, Braves, 1} Comorosky, Pirates, 1; Blair, Cubs, 1; Watkins, Cardinals, 1. The leaders—Ruth, Yankees, 41; Wil- son, Cubs. 36; Gehrig, Yankees, 33: Foxx, Athletics, 30; Klein, Phillies, 29; Berger, Braves, 27; Simmons, Ath- letics, 27. League totals—National, .623; Amer- ican, .510; total, 1,133. FIGHTS LAST NIGHT By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO.—Jackle Moore, Chicago, outpointed Kurt Prenzel, Germany (8). LAWRENCE, Mass.—Andy Callahan, Lawrence, outpointed Johnny Farr, Cleveland (10). 8t. Standings in Major Leagues American League. YESTERDAY’S RESULTS, Washington, 5: Philade'phia, 1. 4: Boston, 2 . 9: Cleveland. ‘T H Louis, 5-2; Chicago, 0-5. STANDING OF THE CLUBS. 2 eswjuIg| aoIBUUSTM 3103 MIN; pUv[AD| “a10139q uolsog| uom 1507, | National League. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Brooklyn, 7: Pittsbul 4 Boston, 5 Philadeipnia: 1 Bt uis, 4; Chicago, Gitier clibs not sebed 3 uied. a a a [} > 1507 oM § § neunpu) eiudrepeg 9[i1[64/411.610 6/11(60/441.577 “ATT0TT0130710] 81 81101 Brooklyn Chicago GAMES TOMORROW Cleveland at Wagh. " GAMES TODAY. Washington at Phila. New_York St_Louis NORTHERN FRENCH CLASH HEADLINER Red Birds Need Victory to . Hold Lead—Midget Loop Will Open Sunday. CTION aplenty is carded for lo- cal and nearby sandlot fans for | the remainder of this week, | with Sunday, as usual, the big| day. Headlining the coming attractions Is | the second Northern-French battle Sun- | day, to be played ona diamond yet to be named. This,should be a red-hot fight, despite the lickings the Frenchies have taken lately. Fans still remember the 2—1 game at Griffith Stadium earlief! in the season and are expected to flock 13 for the return engagement. While the French A. C. is out of championship running in the independ- | ent series, Bill Flester's aggregation, by stopping the Red Birds, can force them into a tie for first place with the St. Mary’s Celtics. | ‘The Sport Mart Midget League, orig- inally scheduled to play on Thursdays, will open its regular season_this sSun- day with a pair of games. King's Pal- ace and Georgetown meet on diamond No. 3, at 11 o'clock, and Tris Speakers and Colonials play on the West Ellipse at the same time. Eddie Colliflower, recently returned from Raleigh, almost had his name carved in the sandlot hall of fame yes- terday when he barely missed hurling a perfect game against W. B. Hibbs. Colliflower allowed only 1 hit, while Pullman, champs of the Terminal| League, won, 8 to 0. Naval Hospital of New York, boast- ing a strong aggregation, will come here September 1 for a game with the local gobs, first half winners of the Govern- ment League, D. C. Repair Shop and District Fire- men_have a game ed for tomorrew on Diamond No. 4 that promises to provide plenty of brisk battling. The Repairmen have lost only two games this season and won the title in the Departmeptal League hands down, while the Firefighters also have an en- viable record. A hitherto unknown team, the Pali- sades, spilled one of the most highly touted senior teams in the city in Olmsted Grill. Gossett of the Palisades bested Hungerford, Grill pitcher, as the favorites were beaten, 5 to 3. ‘The fast-traveling District Grocers had little trouble downing the Seaton All-Stars yesterday, 7 to 3. Ernie Jack- son gave up only five hits in the win. ‘The Grocers still are looking for cus- tomers. Call West 2013. D. C. Piremen took the three-game| series from Lorton Reformatory by win- ning yesterday, 5 to 3. Each team had ;on once prévious to yesterday's meet- 8. Cardinal Juniors have a meeting on tonight at 824 Madison street. All players are expected to report promptly. Fort Humphrey Outlaws want to hear from a strong unlimited team for a game this Sunday. Call Fort Hum- phrey 83. Del Ray will have a tough customer to beat Sunday in the C. A. O'Briens, winners of Section A of the Capital City League. They will play on the Virginia diamond at 3 o'clock. Army War College has a game Satur- day with Dick Mothershead's fast-step- | ping Saks outfit at 3 o'clock. Sunday | the Saks play Olmsted Grill. St. Elizabeth’s downed its old rivals, the St. Martin's, yesterday, 3 to 2, on the former’s field. Howard Brown, St. Elizabeth pitcher, allowed the losers only one hit up to the seventh, when three straight singles netted two runs. Play in the American League series between the Jasper and Spengler Post was to have got under way this aft- ernoon at 3 o'clock on the West Ellipse. The first team to win two games will represent Washington in the No. 10 re- glonal championships at Hagerstown, Md., next Thursday and Friday. In two meetings so far, each has won once and today’s should be a hot game. with Allison Meiklejohn on the mound for the Jaspers and Everett Russell opposing him. By virtue of their win' yesterday over Pirst Baptist, ‘the West Washington Baptists increased their lead in the Georgetown Church League and now are out in front With six consecutive wins. The score was 14 to 2. Phoenix A. C. wants to book a game with a strong unlimited opponent. Call | Manager Risler at Lincoln 8433-J after | 6 o'clock. H Foxhall A. C.,*idle in Capital City| League play, is gunning for a Sunday game with a_team having a diamond. Call Martin Donovan at Cleveland 6071. Isherwood A. C., due to mix-up in its schedule, is_forced to cancel itsgame Sunday with Washington A. C. "The Tsherwoods will meet the Palisades, | conquerors of Olmsted Grill, at the Glen Echo, Park at 3 oclock on this day. ' The strong Baliston A. C. is seeking al game for Sunday and also_a_ double- header for Labor day. Call S. L. John- son at West 1400 at 7 am. or at 5 o'clock in the afternoon. The Ballstons have a field. Seabrook's winning streak of eight straight games will be seriously threat- | ened Sunday when Washington Rail- way & Electric, self-styled ‘“traction ohamps of the world,” journey to Sea- brook. . Seabrook is still anxious to hear from George Harrison, Virginia White Sox tanager. Phone Bowle 14-F-23. BIG LEAGUE LEADERS By the Associated Press. American League. ‘Batting—Simmons, Athletics, .382. Runs—Ruth, Yankees, 124. Runs batted in—Gehrig, Yankees, 136. Hits—Hodapp, Indians, 1 Doubles—Hodapp, Indians, 32. Triples—Reynolds, White Sox; Gehr- inger, Tigers, 15. Home Tuns—Ruth, Yankees, 41. Stolen bases — McManus, Tigers; Gehringer, Tigers, 16. National League. Batting—Terry, Giants, 407, “GAMES TODAY. Brooklyn at_Pittsh'h, Boston at New York. Chicazo at Phila. Others not scheduled. St.'L New York, Brston, r oAt ew York Fhila. at Cine{anati, Chicnga al 8t Louis: | Others not scheduled. Runs—Klein, Phillies, 109. Runs batted in—Klein Phillies, 118. Hits—Terry, Giants; Klein, Phillies, 173, Doubles—Klein, Phillies; Frederick, Robins, 36. Triples—Comorosky, Pirates, 185. Home funs—Wilson, Cubs, 36. Stolen bases—Cuy'er, Cubs, 27, ‘Fore and After’ Was Motto of Babe Ruth BY AL DEMAREE, Former Pitcher New York Giants. Many middle-aged and old golfers play very slow golf, which appar- ently comes from a fitting sense of the dignity of the game. You pos- sibly have not heard the story of the elderly and respected player who, finding himself driven into by some hustlers behind him, sent back his caddie with the message that “Mr. Smith presents compliments and is LEMME SEE -FIVE ON THE FAIRWAY- THREE IN THE TRAB THEIR SCORE ON EVERY GREEN| SPEEDY GUYS WHO ALWAYS SEEM TO FoLLOW THEM~ aware that he is a slow player. But he can be a damn sight slower! I was playing a round with Babe Ruth one day and the big fellow let loose with one of the prodigious tee shots he occasionally gets and the b?ll sailed past the foursome ahead of us. “What do you usually do in a case like this if they get sore?” I asked. “If they're old men and get sore I beg their pardon and if they're young, I sock 'em in the nose,” was the Bambino's rather surprising and illuminating advice. BERG IS FAVORED - OVER CHOCOLATE 8-to-5 Choice and Has Big|, Weight Advantage for Tonight’s Battle. By the Associated Press. EW YORK, August 7.—Kid Chocolate, the ebony flash of the featherweights, tackles his second major rival in a brief but sensational ring career, when he meets Jackie Kid Berg, the English perpetual motion lightweight, at the Polo Grounds tonight. Both of the fighters have a large fol- lowing and despite the fact that the Keed will be giving @way 7 or more pounds he will have plenty of sup- porters, Berg, considered the outstanding tender for Al Singer’s lightweight title, is an 8-to-5 favorite. Incidentally Chocolate has a decision over Singer in the Cuban’s other major fight. The Keed is a genuine featherweight and probably will scale not more than 127, while Berg is expected to weigh in at 13415, ‘The bout is not scheduled as a titular affair, as the New York Boxing Com- mission does not recognize the junior welterweight _title—which Berg won from Mushy Callahan in London. PEDLEY TO BE NO. 1 ON U. S. POLO TEAM By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, August 7.—Eric Ped- ley, a hard-riding, sharp-shooting Cali- fornian, will be at No. 1 when the United States polo team lihes up against. the English in a series of in- ternational matches at Meadowbrook in September. = At least that is the way the polo critics are figuring mat- ters following the sensational perform- ance of the West Coast star in the last four test matches. Riding at No. 1 on the “varsity,” Pedley has scored 34 goals against the | “Reds” in the four matches—a per- formance that has gladdened the heart g[ Capt. Tommy Hitchcock, who has all-important position. In yesterday’s match Pedley was at No. 1, riding against Winston Guest, who is slated to play back on the United States quartet. Despite this, the flashy Californian scored six of his team’s 11 goals. Earl A. S. Hop- ping, back in the saddle for the first time since being injured two weeks ago, rode at No. 2 and plainly showed the lack of practice. ‘The "Val’sil{' failed to click as in the past, with the result that the final score was 11-all, al- though the Hitchcock four gave its opponents seven goals. ARGENTINE POLO STAR IN U. S. FOR CONTESTS NEW YORK, August 7.—The inter- national polo colony on Long Island received another distinguished visitor yesterday when Jack Nelson arrived from the Argentine. Nelson, the captain of the Argentine team in the international matches of 1928 and on their two previous visits in 1926 and 1922, is among the world leaders of the game and has come up for the international matches and to play in the open championship after these are over. . Player Gets 3 Homers, Team 18 Runs in Inning WACO, Tex., August 7 (#).—Long- distance sluggers today had a new all-time record of three home runs in one inning and a mcdern record of 18 tallies 1n one session to shoot at. Gene Rye, outfielder of the Waco club of the Texas League, last night hit three times for the circuit in the eighth inning against Beaumont pitchers—the same inning that saw his team run up 18 runs as a part of a 20-to-7 victery, n searching for a man to fill that | KANSAS CITY TEST PROVES A SUGCESS Professional Tops Field of Over 60—Balls Off Fair- way Hard to Find. By the Associated Press. ANSAS CITY, August 7.—The first nocturnal golf champion is Harold “Jug” McSpaden, pro at Victory Hills, Kansas City, Kans,, who early today finished a dou- ble round on the flood-lighted first nine hbles at the Eastwood Hills course here in 68, two under par. McSpaden carded 35—33 to lead fleld or more than 60, including Bob McCary of Des Moines, Transmississippi champion, who shot a 71, and the best professional and amateur links talent in Kansas City. o Several hundred galleryites turned out for the tourney, heralded as the first hPl: at night over a standard size lay- oul Caddies, armed with flashlights, searched, sometimes unsuccessfully, for balls witich strayed from the lighted straight and narrow, and players expe- rienced some difficulty in judging dis- tance and following the balls in flight when they soared above the scope of the large illuminators. ‘The innovation was pronounced suc- cessful, however, especially by the sev- eral who shot near par figures. Some found the artificial light eonfusing and A'%ores consequently ranged into the late s. McCrary, who lost one ball outside the lighted area, declared that with a few readjustments of the 105 reflectors, erected at a cost of about $10,000, night golf would be entirely satisfactory. ’ McSpaden said he had no trouble and predicted night golf would become pop- ular. His 33 the second time around was his best card at Eastwood, where he has played but twice this year. He lost no balls. McSpaden’s card— Par ..... 34444345435 McSpaden. 5 4 4 4 33 43535 453433434-33—68 The hard-baked earth made going treacherous on the unduiating fairways, but the “midnight open” field had an. advantage granted with improved lles, a concession in effect on all local fair- ways because of the drought. | ‘The usual golf habiliments served for | evening dress. SCHMELING-STRIBLING GO | IS SOUGHT FOR GERMANY HAVRE, France, August 7 (P).—A match for the heavyweight champion- ship of the world between Max Schmel- ing and Young Stribling in Berlin or London, Berlin g}'e(med, is the main af Jeff Dickson; s day. on - States in 10 years, he said. Dickson, accompanied by the Georgia boxer's father-manager, announced he was going to New York to try to obwain the signature of Joe Jacobs, the Ger- man boxer’s pilot, to a contract calling | for Schmeling to meet Stribling in a 12-round bout in Berlin in September. MASTRO OR LA BARBA DUE TO GET TITLE GO By the Associated Press. 3 CHICAGO, August 7.—The cham- plonship trails of a pair of the best featherweights in the ring industry, - Earl Mastro of Chicago and Fidel Ja Barba of Los Angeles, cross for the third time tonight in the Chicago stadtum’s punch bowl. They will battle 10 rounds or less to a decision and the victor, if his triumph is decisive, expects to force his way to a title match with the champion of the division, Bat Battalino. Tonight’s match, which opens the stadium after a six-week shutdown, will be the rubber battle between the two rivals. They have mei twice previ- ously, La Barba taking the decision in the first engagement and Mastro winning the second in the same manner and by much the same’ slim margin. As a result the betting was about even. Talt Littman_of Milwaukee, protcge of the famous Ritchie Mitchell of for- mer years, and Dan Gasparo, heavy- hitting Chicago 165 pounder, meet in an eight-round semi-wind-up. YESTERDAY’S STARS By the Associated Press. George Watkins, Cardinals — Pinch home run defeated Cubs. Harry Rice, Yankees—Drove in two of Yankees' four runs with single and sacrifice. George Uhle, Tigers—Held Indians to four hits and had perfect day at the plate. B Sam Jones, Senators—Allowed Ath- letics six hits as Senators won. Dick Coffman, Browns—Gave White Sox three hits in first game of double- header. - . YEARLINGS SELL HIGH AT SARATOGA AUCTION By the Associated Press. SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y., August T—Prices at the Saratoga sale of yearling -thoroughbreds went soaring last night, when 42 head drew a total of $72,775, or an average of $1,773. Not ‘only did the average price exceed that of the first night's sales, but_the individual price went up. E. F. San- ford paid $10,000 for a chestnut colt by Imported Spgnish Prince, 2d-Days Over, purchasing it from the R. T. Wilson es- tate known as the Kirkleving stud. Thirteen head from the Wilson estate went on the block, bringing $29.400. A consignment of 14 from the Swing- along_Stables, Inc., and Tollle Young brought $23450, while 12 youngsters from W. B. Miller’s Greenwich stud sold for $16,425. A beautifully topped chestnut colt by Olombala-Out of Grace Foster sold for $5,500, going to Joe Edwards. DE MOLAYS MEET. De Molay basket ball players will meet tomortow night at 642 K street north- east at 7:30 o'clock to plan for next season. All of last year's players and any others who desire to try for the team are asked to attend. The team ::ll pll.y in the Tri-County League at urel. | | COCHRANE FATHER Oi' GIRL. PHILADELPHIA, August 7 (#)— Mickey Cochrane, star catcher of the world champion Philadelphia Ath- letics, is the father of a daughter. Tke young lady arrived yesterday. Mr. anc Mrs. Cochrane also.have a son, about 5 years old. -