Evening Star Newspaper, August 12, 1930, Page 19

S APT T0 BEAT MARK OF TRIUMPH IN 24 But A’s Probably Will Win More Than 100—Indians Again Routed. l 1924 and 1925 the Nationals this season may finish with more than 90 victories, yet be well out of the flag class. Including today’s game, opening the short series with the White Sox, the Washington club had remaining on its schedule 42 engagements. Playing as it has played against its seven rivals, club for club, it would take 26 of the 42 games. That would give the Nationals a season total of 93 wins. But the Athletics, battling their rivals, club for club, as they have, would finish with 103 victories. Just 10 ames ahead of the Johnson and. Back in '24, the first year Washington garnered an American League cham- pionship, 92 victories brought the pen- nant here. More games were won When the club repeated in the race in 1925, the Nationals then finishing with 96 wins. Last season the Athletics copped with 104 triumphs. The Nationals have not far to go to better their records of the 1928 and 1929 seasons, in each of which they finished below the .500 mark. Nine more wins and they will have passed | the 1928 count. Five more wins and | last year's total will have been passed. | The Nationals, too, have a great chance | to better their winning record of 1927, the last season in which they finished above .500. They can do so with 19| more successes. BY JOHN B. KELLER. OR the first time since the pennant-winning years of ERE'S an “if” proposition on the Nationals' play through the re- mainder of their string. It in- cludes the game scheduled for today. Carrying on at the rate they have against the White Sox, Johnson's charges should take four of the seven games remaining with this outfit. They have seven more games with the Tigers and on past performances should take four. Seven more games are to played with the Browns. Not so good here. The Nationals on the dope should take but three. Only three more tus- sles with the Indians. Looks as though ‘Washington should cop two. Now for the Eastern rivals. ‘The Nationals have licked the Athletics # times in 17 starts, the Yankees a dozen times in 15 starts and the Red Sox 13 times in 16 starts. Continuing against these clubs at the same rate the Nationals would take two of the five games yet to be played with the A’s, six of the seven games remaining with the Yankees and five of the six still slated with the ‘Red Sox. That's only “if” stuff, of course. But it seems the Nationals would do well, lnda';'d. to :ll 26 of the 42 settos yet on Mr schedule. bagged the Cleveland series, three games to two, by handing Peck's papooses a 9-t0-2 trouncing yesterday in Griffith Stadium before the slimmest crowd attending a game here this season. than 2,500 were in the stands at any time during the melee. ‘The Indians showed some fight at the start and the Nationals went into their third batting turn with the score 1-all. ‘Then with a brace of hits, backed by wild Cleveland pitching and fielding, they put across enough tallles to clinch the affair. ‘Thereafter it was merely a matter of how large would be the Natfonals’ score. L CROWDER did the hurling for the Nationals in the Cleveland series final, and though the Gen- eral was not so steady as he been in some other games, he did not let the damage him to any great extent. Al retired the Tribe in order in the first inning and did the same in the ninth. Between these rounds, though, the In< dians got & hit an inning, and also were given four passes by Al Twice they had as many as two run- ners on in an inning and once they had three on the runway. Morgan opened the Tribe's second session with a walk, checked in at third when | Hodapp doubled and scored after Manush speared Joe Sewell's liner for the second out. In the fifth frame Seeds forced out Myatt, and after Mon- tague fanned Porter walked, but Aver- 11l was easily retired. ‘Two passes and a single filled the bases with Indians in the seventh, but the second pass came after two were out, and again Averill was retired with- out much trouble. Averill seemed to be particularly easy for Crowder after the first inning. Earl socked a real liner to Rice in his first turn at bat, but fanned the second time, then sent two grounders to Myer. Crowder did some nifty hurling in the third inning to keep a run from the Indians. Harder began this frame with & double and Montague sacrificed, but both Porter and Averill struck out. All“wld, Crowder registered five strike- outs. ‘The second Indian score was regis- tered in the eighth. Morgan opened this round with his twenty-third homer of the season, a corking smack into the sun parlor back of center field. EL HARDER and Walter Miller were found for the Washington runs. The Nationals got five safeties, seven passes and six tallies off Harder in the first four innings. They got five hits, one pass and three runs ©off the left-handed Miller. Two walks, a sacrifice and a fielder’s choice were mixed in the making of a first-inning marker. In the fourth, two singles, two passes, a wild pitch, a sac- rifice and two wild throws by infielders accounted for four runs—and the ball game, as it turned out. A pass, a wild pitch and a two-bagger netted the last Tun off Harder in the fourth. Two hits and a pass meant a tally off Miller in the fifth, and in the sev- enth an error, two singles and an in- fleld retirement netted two more scores. ‘The Nationals did not have to work very hard for their runs. JAKE POWELL, not 5o long ago re- turned to the Nationals when the New Haven club of the Eastern League disbanded, again has beer farmed to Chattanooga. He leaves_to day for the Washington farm. The young Silver Spring outfielder goes to the Lookouts subject to recall on 24 bours’ notice. * JOE TINKER IS NAMED JERSEY CITY MANAGER NEW YORK, August 12.—Joe Tinker, shortstop of the Chicago Cubs, from 1902 to 1912 and formerly a nager in the National League and the Federal League has been appointed manager of the Jersey City International ague Club, succeeding Nick Allen. Tinker, after his playing days as a member of the famous “Tinker to Evers to Chance” infield, managed the Cin-| cinnati Reds during the 1913 season. He later managed the Chicago Federal League team for two years and since the World War has been engaged as | Aces s minor league manager and as a scout for the Chicago Cubs, Earlier this season Tinker was asso- r, manager of the PORTS. ACK TO GLORY | 1 HITTIN' EM. OuT S PS HE Bill Tilden and Earle Sande are not_the only lads to stage & come- back this year. There is Henry Louis Gehrig, for instance, who is doing his stuff again as he did in 1927, when he and Babe Ruth were rivals for so many months for home run honors. Gehrig hit .373 that year and .374 in 1928, but slumped badly last season, his average of .300 causing much gloom among followers of the Yankees. But now look! At this writing he is hitting above his 1927 and 1928 speed aud is leading the league In runs batted in, and is a close second to the one and only Bambino in hitting homers. That, my {riends, may be taken as a real comeback. Naturally, Gehrig hit more home runs than Ruth in his first two sea- sons, for Ruth was a pitcher as well as an outfielder in 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918 and 1919, and did not begin to hit his stride as a slugger until the latter season, when he socked out 29 four-baggers. But if Gehrig DID IN 1927, wreN HE GAVE BABE RUT™M SUCH A BATILE FOR HOME RUN HONORS . Mrropairin Mo Poarars Sarmes 1 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, More Than 90 Wins for Griffs Likely : Majors Not Averse to Class AA Pact By FEG MURR continues hitting an_average of 30 homers a year for 17 years he swill have almost as many circuit swats to his_credit as Ruth will have by next October, and there is no rea- son why Larruping Lou shouldn't beat his big batting brother’s final record. Lou is 27 now, has much sturdier underpinning than Ruth and plays first, where the wear and tear on the ‘dogs is not so hard as in the outfield. Henry Louis, Crown Prince of Sock, is an ironman, too, playing in 155 games in 1926 and 1927 and 154 in 1928 and 1929. In his three world series, against the Cards in 1926 and 1928 and against the Pi- rates in 1927, Gehrig hit .348, .308 and 545, respectively. Two homers in one game are nothing to this husky Dutchman and on three occasions, if memory does not fail, he has clouted out three circuit clouts in one contest. Holbrook Swats BY FRANCIS E. STAN. HARLEY HOLBROOK, Union Printer left fielder, hasn't been hitting the ball this season as often as usual, but he socked one yesterday that meant several things. In the first place, this blow—a triple —scored three runners and won the ball game from Navy Yard. In the sec- ond place, it kept the Union Printers very much in the running, and in the third place, 1t probably will change the entire complexion of things regarding the weekday champlonship series. Navy Yard, leader of the Government League following its victory over Naval Hospital last week, had a chance to clinch the title yesterday and blew it. And though °tis said that opportunity knocks only once, Navy Yard will re- ceive another call from this welcome visitor Wedn y, when the big finale is pulled. All the Gunmakers need to do is beat Naval Hospital-—and the race ‘would be over. ‘HE heated battle in the Govemalulnv, League is likely to cause a delay in i‘)fllcny series. Seeing the hand- writing on the wall, the presidents of the six leagues last night named an alternate date—August 21—which will be substituted in the event that Naval Hospital does not win today and to- morrow. As the Gobs play the Typos today and Navy Yard tomorrow, they can end everything with two victories and start the series on the original date, August 18. « Igr, however, the Sailors lose to the Printers and beat Navy Yard, a triple tie will r:;un,k;:ecfimntmx a play-off | for the champlonship. ‘Still another angle is the possible loss of both games for the Gobs. In this case the winners of the second half will have to meet the first-half champion, Naval Hospital, in & two- out-of-three-game play-off. 10 remark that excitement is at fever pitch is putting it far too mildly. So much depends on the outcome of today’s and tomorrow’s games that all three teams are going around in high tension, while followers of each club can hardly wait. The Gunmakers, Gobs and Typos all | stand closely bunched, with the for-| mer two having a slight edge, but in| the "event the Union Printers do win out, which is not beyond their capabili- ties, the presidents of the week-day leagues are likely to find that the series will have to go on without the Govern- ment League entry, for Ed Lowery, Typo pilot, has declared that he would | not play for the title in the Terminal League Park. % Here's how the leaders stand: Navy Yard... Naval Hospital Union Printers Game Today. Union Printers vs. Naval Hospits Tomorrow. Naval Hospital vs. Navy Yard. o CLEVELAND. Montague. 85 Porter, 1f Averill, Morgan, | Hodapp, 2b | Jamieson, Miiler, *Seeds . 1Falk , Totals ... *Batted for tBatted for aleorrrscunscsn %l sommouonnosn> 3l coromman! Soencer, Crowder, woroouoon> | Totals Cleveland Washingto Runs batted in—Cronin, J. Sewell, Bluege, | Kunel, Manush (2). Rice, Morgan. Two- base 'hits—odapp. Crowder, Harder, Or in. Bl me " run—Morgan. e 5l vinmeanug L | P SRS 5n 44 To Halt Navy Yard’s Flag Rush alosscooomrasn™ s! soc00000y™ Three-Bagger 'AVY YARD, though losing yester- day, got slightly the better break than Typos and Gobs, in that the Iatter team plays two days in a row. The Printers, in winning yesterday, used their most consistent pitcher, Norm Hutchinson, and today Ed Lowery faces a problem. He has Chief Rouda- bush, who was soundly thumped last Friday by Navy Yard, and Charley Jef- fries. But as long as the ancient Heinle Webb is able to walk he is still a threat, and not one of the throng to turn out today is likely to faint from surprise if Heinie walks out to pitch. In fact, many regard him as the Printers’ best bet and contend that Naval Hospital, which has been wallop- ing speed ball hurlers all season, may find Heinie’s slow ones deceptive. Naval Hospital, though also in two consecutive games, are a little better off than the Typos, for the Gobs’ pitch- ing staff of Ingram, Crews and Sams is one of the best in week-day ball. 'OLLOWING is the schedule which officials of the leagues made up last night at the Y. M. C. A. as an alternate. The first game on the revised schedule has been moved up to August 21, Ausust 21—Industrial vs. Terminal Morn- August 22 —Terminal Evening vs. George- town Church. August 25—Government vs, Departmental August 26—Departmental ~ vs. Terminai Evening. August 27—Terminal Morning vs. George- town_ Church. August 26—Government vs. Industrial. ROVIDING Naval Hospital wins to- | day and tomorrow, the original schedule drawn up at the previous meeting will be used. Here it is: August 18—Government vs. Departmental. (pAusust 19—Industrial vs. Terminal Morn- August 20—Terminal Evening vs. George- town Church, August 21—Government vs. August~ 22—Departmental Evening. August 25—Terminal Morning vs. George- town Church, Industrial. vs. Terminal S a result of a change of plans of the American Legion champion- ships to be held at Hagerstown, Md., Spengler Post, the District’s repre- sentative, will leave today at 1 o'clock for the Maryland town. ‘This announcement came from E. Lyon and Watson B. Miller of Spengler Post. may play tomorrow. YESTERDAY'S STARS By the Associated Press. Bud Teachout, Cubs—Pitched the | Cubs into first place in the National League, holding Braves to six hits. Larry French, Pirates—Helped to break ‘Pirates’ losing streak with dou- ble and two singles. B. the Browns—Held Yanks to five hits. Goose Goslin, Browns—Drove out two home runs. Danny MacFayden, Red Sox—Gave Tigers three hits. SANDE STARTED EARLY. years old, began riding when he was | game carded for Saturday with the The city champlons | & Rip Collins and George Blaeholder, |’ Earl Sande, famous jockey, now 32. Lisk GOPS AND FIREMEN PRESAGE HOT TILT Both Teams Playing Clever| Ball—Insects Stirring Much Interest. HAT the annual Police-Firemen | game at the Griffith Stadium next month will be keenly con- tested is manifest by the way both aggregations are playing ball now. Both ‘teams appear stronger than | usual and have been cutting a wide swath in unlimited ranks. The biggest feather in the Policemen’s cap is a vic- tory over the Tile Setters, champions of the Industrial League, while the Smoke- eaters counter with a decision over D. C. Repair Shop, Departmental League winner. ‘The Firemen hung up another victory, | defeating Fort Humphreys, 8 to 6. Plenty of interest is being shown in | insect class teams this year, especially in the French League. At the present time the Wonder Boys are heading the parade in the Prench loop with 13 wins and no losses, but face a strong op- ponent today in the Jack Hayes, who are in third place. Georgetown Insects, in second place, will have a battle on their hands in the Langdons, who are still in a thre - ing position. In the other games carded for today Samosets and Corinthians clash on the East Ellipse at 11 o'clock, while Bur- roughs and Eagles hook up on the south fleld at the same time. Spud Colemans have an interesting ‘Wonder Boys. This game, while out- side of the league, promises to be a hot_one. They will play at 5 o'clock on Brooke Grubb's Silver Spring field. Eldbrooké sprang a surprise in Georgetown church circles yesterday when West Washington was upset, 7 to 5. George Fletcher and Carl Bean ked up a pitching duel “which found Fletcher the winner when his mates rallied in the ninth to score two runs, St. Martin’s unlimited nine has a pair of formidable foes to battle this week in St. Elizabeths and Del Ray. A keen rivaly has been manifest be- tween the St. Martins and St. Eliza- beths, and a close game is expected Wednesday, at 5 o'clock, on the hos- pital fleld. ‘The latter has scored once over the St. Martins this season. Del Ray will be opposed Sunday at Del Ray. Sam West Insects, Capital City League champions, will meet at 4303 Ninth street, Sunday, at 10 o'clock, for a trip to Predericksburg to meet the Pythian_Juniors. # The Wests again hurl challenges to the Post team of Alexandria, as well as Spengler Post, District - American Le- gion champion. ‘The Art Shires Peewees want to have it out with the Marberry Peewees, d the manager of the latter team is re- quested to call Atlantic 4168-W. Bradbury Midgets are seeking games with teams in their class. Call Manager ‘Watson at Lincoln 7597-W. The Fairlawn Juniors challenge the Acmes, Lionels and Lindbergs. These managers are requested to call Lincoln | 6944, Buck Grier, Northern A. C. manager, is keeping his word in that he will give all teams a crack at his ball club. ‘The Red Birds and Bauserman Motor Co., winner of the Northern Virginia section of the Capital City League, are to meet Sunday at 3 o'clock on the Ar- lington diamond. ‘The fast-stepping Skinker Eagles will meet Majestic Radio this afternoon on the Skinker fleld. The Kanawha A. C. is seeking & game with teams in the senior class ;lal::ng a fleld. Call Miller at Adams Saks Clothiers, one of the leading teams In the city, want games for Saturday and Sunday with teams hav- ing the use of a diamond. Call Man- ager Dick Mothershead at District 3050. ‘The Tile Setters, with the Industrial League schedule completed, want to keep in shape for the city series and are seeking games for week days. In- terested managers should call Joe De{nn;a at Metropolitan 8999 after 5 o'clock. In a battle of motor nines today, Nolans and Pohanka play on diamond No. 4 at 5:15 o'clock, RECORDS OF GRIFFS BATTING. H. 2b.3b] 2813 AB. R. 58 137 32 22°3 7 149 30 112 21 5 110 17 14 5 2 ©0s209500000woNuNROS B! oasabuabiEuaiBE! oy eocoonorousoruualilaciines! ! coouosrwawas innl! B " 10, and at the age of 15 was recognized |15'a first-class horseman. rowl avas, D. C, TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1930. Golf Situation Here Looked Mighty Grave BY AL DEMAREE (Pormer Pitcher, New York Giants.) “There are many kinds of golf courses in the world,” Walter Hagen tells me. “China and Japan offer a muscellaneous selection. There are wonderfully good, exceedingly bad and very indifferent courses, and there is one, possibly in a class by {tself, of which it has been said that the grass spends three weeks grow- ing, one week dying, and 11 months dead. “On one course during our trip to the Orient Kirkwood and I heard an awful racket. The district commis- sioner had ordered the local king to cut the grass of the fairways, so he turned up with 300 men, their wives, children, goats, etc. They sat on their haunches and tore up the grass with their hands. To encourage them six men beat drums and four others blew horns. The din was ter- rific and would have bothered a nervous putter. “One of the weirdest courses is on the plain_just outside of Tien-Tsin, China. It is covered with Chinese aves. These are raised mounds 'nd constitute a_strange and bother- some hazard. But there is a local rule covering this. ‘Any ball’ it says, ‘lying an open grave can bgt lifted and dropped without pen- Aty > (Copyright, 1930.) PRIDE OF ARGENTINES GETS SECOND RING TEST| NEW YORK, August 12 (#).—Justa Suarez, the pride and joy of all Ar- gentine, gets his second test in this country tonight, when he meets Her- man_ Perlick of the Kalamazoo twins in the feature 10-round bout at the Queensboro Stadium. In his first appearance against the veteran Joe Glick, the South American lightweight walloped out a decesion over the home boy. While failing to show much boxing style, he exhibited a ter- rific punch. Perlick gave Jackie Kid Berg plenty of trouble in & 10-rounder last June. THOMPSON WILL DEFEND HIS TITLE NEXT MONTH CHICAGO, August 12 (#).—Young Jack Thompson, world welterweight champion, will engage in the first de- fense of his title against Tommy Pree- man in Cleveland either September 4 or 5, Ray Alvis, the title holder’s man- ager, has announced. The match will be 14 rounds to & decision and will be staged at night in the Cleveland Base Ball Park. Freeman holds a decision over the champion, they having fought in De- troit last Winter before Thompson de: throned Jackie Fields. The champion will Teceive a guaran- tee of $37,500. TWO YANKEE CHESSMEN _PLAY DRAW IN BERLIN| BERLIN, August 12.—Isaac Kashdan drew with Herman Steiner, another American player, in the fifth round of the German-American chess tourna- ment. ‘The game between Karl Helling and Pritz Saemisch also was drawn. The standing at the end of the fifth round is Kashdan, won four, Helling, Saemisch, Steiner, each won one, and two have been adjourned. RESULTS IN MINORS. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Reading, 8 Toronto, 2. i-1; Buffalo, 5:9. i derses Oity, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Columbus. 4; Milwaukee, 1. Kansas City. 9; Tole Louisville, 5. Minne; 0, 0. polis, 2. 8St. Paul, 2; Indj olis, 1. Fort Worth, 5; Beaumont, 2. Wichita Falls, 13; Waco, 8. WESTERN LEAGUE. Pueblo, 13: Oklahoma City, 4. Des Moines, 5: Wichita Topeka, 10; Omahs, 17 SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE. Tampa. 6; Jacksonville, 8. Columbus, 3; Montgomery, 3. Seima, 3;' Pensac SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. Oharlotte, 5: Macon. Greenville, 5; Augus EACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. No games scheduled. THREE-EYE LEAGUE. Decatur, 8; Peoria American League. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Washington. 9; Cleveland, 2. €. Louls, 10; New York & Chicago, 8; Philadeiphia, 3. Boston, 5; Detroit, 1 s STANDING OF THE CLUBS. National League. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS, Pittsburgl 8t. Louls, rookiyn, 6. 4; Philadeiphia, 2. ; Boston, 2. eruappsud 6/13167/45(.598 110114114/671471.588 | 15,71 51 51 8 390 Brooklyn New Yorl 139/741.345 Philadeiphia Games 1ost. ——1 Tost. GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW. tohes—Hasder (3). Mesars, R of vame Dineen, —3 Chicago at Wash. Detrol N Y. Cleve. 8t. Louis e e, vela i Detroit at New York: 8¢, Louws at Phils. (D). at Boston, ‘Boston, GAMES TOMORROW. Brooklyn at Chicage, fih“’" 3 Pitisharen, o A L Claclonadl, GAMES TODAY. Kklyn at Chicago. Pilla:ap Plvteh. (3. READ THE LABEL when you buy ginger ale AND SAVE MONEY ERE'’S a chance for house- when buyin, o read the hbln ona bottle of Clicquot Club Pale Dry. It guarantees you 16 ounces! That’s four ounces more than {ou get in any other na- tionally known dry tlnm ale. And Clicquot Club Pale Dry UNIVERSAL DRAFT " IS ONLY DRAWBACK i {Minors Want Plan Whereby| Al Can Survive From | Year to Year. il BY JOHN B. FOSTER. ! EW YORK, August 12 (C.P.| A)) —Major league men will not be greatly averse N to the formation of a new Class AA organization in base ball, unless the majors change their sedate minds between now |and the next monthly forum. Information at hand shows there is no particular animosity on the part of the majors toward‘ the minors, except in regard to the draft. On that questlox} ths major mind is said to be s”oL | It must be “universal draft,” if the war has to go to an Appomat- tox. President Heydler of the National League, not speaking for his organiza- tion, but expressing an opinion that has been formed after a long period of observation of major and minor affairs, can see where there might be a general | clearing up of many problems that have to do with organized base ball if the Class AA leagues set out to handle| their own affairs, subject, of course, to | the majors as they always have been, but not dominated by the leagues of | lesser classification in the minors’ asso- ciation. Seek Help for AlL Every minor organization in the | United States is interested in the re- | newal of an agreement that will have | a better basic structure than that now | in_effect. Some of the minors will get through | nicely this year and others will have | trouble. That is not unusual. It fol- lows the tradition of base ball. What the minors desire is some plan by which all of them may survive from season to season on a better founda- tion. Those minor league clubs which have | been unable to get through the present | year were mostly poorly financed to | begin with. They were put together on | a shoestring and when they were un- | able to win games there was no pat- | ronage to keep them going. In addi- | tion, some of. them were backed by men | without experience and expense ac- | counts were run far above the staying power of minor clubs in smaller cities. | It is suggested that there be put into | effect a salary limit in Class D, the lowest classification of all, which shall | be even more ironclad than any that has been in existence. The penalty for breaking the limit would be expulsion | of the club. One Club Holds Out. ‘When the reorganization of base ball | took place at Chicago and Judge Landis | was elected commissioner, the new agreement was based on the universal draft, and since then base ball has got a long way from it. In the very start of his administration Judge Landis ad- vised the minors to stick closely to the draft if they wished to keep out of hot water; but they didn’t and the majors went along with them. Excepting one major league club, all are in favor of going back to the uni- versal draft and not one at present in- tends to recede from its stand. The majors have settled upon a program which they will follow to the letter if the minor leagues do not agree with them. This program is being kept so secret that not a clue has been had to it. It is the result of extensive plan- ning and consultation, and the major leagues are ready to take the minors at their word, whatever that may be. Judge Landis has been criticized be- cause he has not made some kind of statement. “Judge Landis was not elected com- | missioner to make statements,” said | one of the National League men. “It is his job to act as an executive and not as a publicity agent.” HOME RUN STANDING By tho Associated Press Home runs yesterday: Goslin, | Browns, 2; O'Rourke, Browns, 1; Blue, Browns, 1; Webb, Red Sox, 1; Cissel, White Sox, 1; Morgan, Cleveland, 1; Comorosky, Pirates, 1; Terry, Giants,| 1; Prederick, Robins, 1; Herman, Rob- ins, 1. ‘The leaders: Ruth, Yankees, ‘Wilson, Cubs, 39; Gehrig, Yankees, Foxx, Athletics, 32; Klein, Phillles, 29; Berger, Braves, 28; Simmons, Ath- letics, 28. League totals: tional, 643. 42; American, Total, 1,172 529; Na- BIG LEAGUE LEADERS By the Associated Press. American League. Batting—Gehrig, Yankees, Runs—Ruth, Yankees, 12| unRunu batted in—Gehrig, Hits—Gehrig, Yankees, 164. Doubles—Hodapp, Indians, 35. Triples—Combs, Yankees; Gehringer, Tigers; Reynolds, White Sox, 15. Home runs—Ruth, Yankees, 42. Stolen bases—Gehringer and Mc- Manus, Tigers, 16. National League. Batting—Terry, Giants, .410. Runs—Klein, Phillies, 115. Runs batted in—Klein, Phillies, 124. 386. Yankees, SPORTS. * B3 Backer of Big Fights, Builder Of Vast Arena, Died Penniless dium, largest indoor sports arena in America. When he was ousted from the presidency of the stadium, he still retained a great amount of stock, but this may or may not be valuable for several years to come. Friends of the dead promoter said today his most difficult task was managing his money. He allowed it to slip through his fingers, making loans to needy friends, much after the fashion of the late Tex Rickard, who allowed his fortune to slip away. Sidney Strotz, the present head of the Chicago Stadium Corporation, said Harmon, only a few months ago, had between $70,000 and - $80,000 cash in the bank, but that it had disappeared, with no accounting left to_show how it was spent. It can now be revealed that Har- mon's funeral expenses were paid by his friends—the same friends who now are behind the movement to stage the benefit to raise funds for his widow and daughter. BY CHARLIE W. DUNKLEY, Associated Press Sports Writer. HICAGO, August 12.—Paddy Harmon, the dreamer, whose dream of a $7,000,000 sports palace came true, died as he started life—virtually penniless. This was revealed today when plans were set in motion to stage a benefit boxing show in the Chicago Stadium, the building Paddy built, next month, with the receipts going to his widow and 4-year-old daugh- ter. When Harmon's car skidded off the road two weeks ago and killed him, he had exactly $2.50 in cash to his name. That was found in his pockets. He had no life insurance, no bank account, nothing left = of his fortune except .the money he sunk in building the Chicago Sta- By the Associated Press. —Babe Hunt, Ponca City, Jersey City (10). NEWARK, N. J—Arthur de Kuh, Italy, stopped Bud Gorman, Summit, N.J. 4). PITTSBURGH.—Joe Dundee, Balti- more, and Buck McTiernan, Swissvale, Pa., drew 10). CHICAGO.—Ernie_ Peters, Chicago, outpointed Willie Pelligrini, Chicago (10); 'Tommy Rios, Tucson, Ariz., out- pointed Rosey Baker, Indianapolis (10). ‘TOLEDO.—Johnny Edwards, Colum- bus, Ohio, and Ollie Bartlett, Detroit, drew (4); Happy Atherton, Indianap- olis, outpointed Frankie Gil, Toledo (4); Roger Bernard, Detroit, outpointed Tony Lupica, Toledo (4). OAKLAND, Calif. —Max Baer, Liver- more, Calif., knocked out K. O. Christ- ner, Akron, Ohio (2). ALEXANDRIA LEGION NINE TAKES MANY FANS ALONG ALEXANDRIA, Va, August 12.—Fif- teen members of the junior base ball team of Alexandria American Legion Post, No. 24, accompanied by a party of 50 citizens, will leave tonight for Gastonia, N. C., where they will repre- sent Virginia in the Southern round of the Nation-wide base ball tourna- ment. Players who will make the trip are Capt. Jimmy Bruen, Manager Bill Mo- riarity, Frank Backus, Charles Nichol- son, Jack Hudsen, Paul Humphreys, Bill Fletcher, Charles Stump, Woodrow God- frey, Kendall Foltz, Lacy Baber, Dick Clift, Everett Clark, Billy Backus and Zimmerman. ‘They will be in charge of Coach J. F. Wilson, Florsheim Shoe Hits—Terry, Giants, 181. Doubles—Klein, Phillies, 39. ‘Triples—Comorosky, Pirates, 15. Home runs—Wilson, Cubs, 39, Stolen bases—Cuyler, Cubs, 27, CLARK RESIGNS AT—BiITLER. - INDIANAPOLIS, August 12 (#).—The resignation of George (Potsy) Clark as athletic director at Butler University, has been tendered to the Athletic Com- mittee and accepted. Clark is to be succeeded by Harry Bell, former athletic director at Lombard College. So go to your store and ask for Clicquot Clul Pale Dry. It gives you 3§ more for your -money. And the Sale of “Hahn Special” Summer Shoes Clicquot Club PALE DRY | , outpointed James' J. Braddock, | | | NATIONAL TOURNEY TO CONVENTION HALL Convention Hall will be the scene of the 1931 tournament of the National Duckpin Bowling Congress, this estab- lishment having been chosen at a meet- ing of Congress leaders in Baltimore yesterday. C. J. Dalquist of New Haven, Conn., was elected president; J. H. Williams of ‘Washington, first vice president; B. W. Stonebreaker of Roanoke, Va. vice president, and J. G. Curcott, third vice president. t was announced by George Isemann, secretary, that the next tournament would have a prize list totaling $10,000. At least 300 more teams than ever com- peted in the annual event are expected to enter. Every duckpin center in the East was represented at the gathering, and the growing prosperity. of the game was & prime topic., Four famous bowlers will help christen the Rockville, Md., bowling alley to- morrow night. Joe Mulroe and Paul Harrison, who recently won the national doubles championship at Waterbury, will meet Al Pischer, 1929 singles cham- pion and Red Morgan. Lucy Owen and Elsie Fischer will take on Catherine Quigley and Lor- raine Gulli, the latter the ranking girl duckpin bowler of the countr; TROUSERS To Match Your Odd Coats EISEMAN'’S, 7th & F " Inside information This is the End! Closing Week! Sale It's like finding money in your shoes . Florsheims at these greatly lowered prices! 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