Evening Star Newspaper, August 22, 1930, Page 22

S PORTS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1930. SPORTS. 'Cronin Is Bright Star of Griffs’ Attack : Henson Wins Arlington Horse Title 0 SETTING PAGE | mor momemooe s eay = srcen x sisaor ] ypunaSrER OEATS. IN GLUB' OFFENSE {Tops in Hits, Runs, Scores Sent Over and Homers. Nat Raliy Tells. BY JOHN B. KELLER. GREAT fellow to have around a ball club, this Joe Cronin. The shortstop of the Nationals not only has been a tower of strength de- fensively and a remarkable team worker. but also the spearhead of e Washington attack this sea- lon. Cronin is the o National to have participated all 121 ehm jonship games his club has pu in the current campaign has set the pace for all in ofleme .voc has been at bat more times, e more runs, more hits, -ochd more homers and driven over more runs_than any other member of his club. In 461 times at bat he has made 162 hits for an average of .351. And that average places him fourth ong_the club's hmen Only Helnie Manush with 357, Fred Marberry with 355 and Sam Rice with .35¢ rate ahead “nuhuun-ndmphu 108 times, g 11 more runs than Rice, second The cro llen-l of the town of Arlington left to right The four were semi-finalists. ‘The “Little Italy.” Happy as Tile Team Wins City Series Opener BY FRANCIS E. STAN. HEY'RE having & big time in “Little Italy” today—doing & lot of celebrating and the like—for the pride and joy of Neapolitan fandom, the Tile Setters, Industrial| ma; League champs and sandlot contempo- raries of the now obsolete T. T. Keanes, drew first blood in the city series by downing Capital Traction, 12 to 8. ‘Though sending their followers into transports of ecstasy, the Tile Setters were hardly impressive in the victoty, . | for the play of both teams was about Eié# Es? the d Jones M the trick 5l mouserons® Ormsby Bg.gl';f‘ e m’n;fl 4 hour and 3¢ min % o llle.{i BAL‘L PAI.K ATTACHED. NEW ,* Conn., August 22— ‘The finll l'xlll in the last lnwflf New Haven's participation in Leaguo base ball Judge John R. Mh of the Superior Court 2| ted Edward l. Brennan receiver for the ball park. game yesterdav when 88 weird an exhibition as seen on the -nflxon. and that's taking in & lot of um Bot-h the mam‘nn will be the first team eliminated. Here's the schedule for next week: Monday—Naval Hospital vs. D. C. Shop. esday—Capital Traction vs. Cal- | V‘Wednesdty—l) ©. Repair vs. Pull- ’rhurmy——vanl Hospital vs. Tile | ters. With the completion of this sched- ule, another meeting of the Week Day League officials will be held to make up the rest of it. 'HESE Tile Setters certainly had Ed Conover, official scorer of the series, going yesterday. Ed was sitting in the press box busily engaged doing sev- eral things (among them eating pea- nuts) when the sandlot scribes began and de-| this: furnished sandlot sag m“mmtltm;fl'flhlfiten % -fl?‘c‘mfi have to perk up ouflaouwmmnmhwm So% ? B 58] £ i l %fi d eight errors, plwhu and three passed Freschi's WaS tha onl, feature ot tht game. New York Yankee ncnm. four singles in four times at bat d played a bang-up game afield. TODAY‘I game bringing together Pullman and the Calvary Drakes should be a humdinger. It’s Bome- thing of an innovation for the George- town Ohurch League to enter a team in the serfes that's not slated for a lowly polmnn The Drakes nt 8 nifty collection of tossers and should go far Wlll'd deciding the title. Calvary is unfor in drawing the nnnmpn in the first game, but Puu- is not without & disadvantage Fiti 05,5 .-‘:.'._::::r comwmmniion ! 58a8YS,, PRSIRRENEN -3 0005900000 00uNtoas conovmosorumwetotas ceoovmoToLANa-Boto0o! coooccouosMms ll’l‘cllNG g5 Gam.Comp, b start.ogm Wi 3 3 2 3 7 7 :oo 7 3 1 Siovaer :, H 9 61 2 207% 37 17 1 Fischer.. "7 27 19 Tmk T3 American League. ULTS. ,"A 13 innings). ‘Sl Bd, who made that putout?” Who made that error, Ed? and ete. Scorer Conover, after the first five minutes, couldnt untangle his wn(ue g‘n ouncing the names, so he ded over the score book And pol.nted to_the names. Here are some of the u:ncue twisters, whlch are quite hard to spill out in a urry: _Sartor], Licarione, Freschi Olforss, Parreia; Qaiil, Di Nenoa and Demma. GAME that will be watched with more than the usual interest is the Celtic-Red Sox clash next Sunday at Alexandria, The meeting g0 & long way toward deci something about the city series. Almost unnoticed, the Sox have been going along af & merty pace and they intend to win the nflmt championship. Bill Jtnklnl perhaps the most underrated olub ln the city and yet they boast an aggregation that can make any of ’ém step. In Reggie Brown, left-hander, formerly with Chattancoga, the Sox have a pitcher who may surprise the Celtics, HOME RUN STANDINGS By the Associated Press. Home Runs Yesterday. * Simmons, Athletics, 1; Hartnett, Oubu 1; Hafey, Cardinals, '1; Blair, Cubs, 1 Roettger, Giants, 1; Byrd, Yankees, Wfit. Benators, 1} Porter, In The Leaders, Ruth, Yankees, 44; Wilson, h‘:u, Yankees, 35; Foxx 82; Goslin, Browns, 30; 30} Simmons, Athletios, 30, League Totals. National, 689; American, 851, Grand total, 1,240. RESULTS IN MING‘RS INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Rochester, 9; Newark, & Baltimore, 4; Montreal 3. Reading, Buffalo, 3. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Louisville, s Milwsukee, 1. Aingeapolis, 10; Columbus, 8. 8t. Paul, 8: Tol Thatanapolts-Kansss City, ratn. SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. Ghattanooss, 1; New Orleans, 0. irmingham, 13; Memphis, 0. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. Portland, 11; Los Anseles, 8. kland, 9; ' Hollywo LEAGUE. - Wichita n Antonlo, 4. ‘Houston 2 Waco, 8; Shreveport, 4. National League. Yufllnu'l ll:su:rl. New York, 13; oh Louls. 16: Phlldvlvhh [3 ool Boen B wet "srounds. STANDING OF THE CLUBS, aT:T‘I B/T0[=[T1/13]10) $/T Bl i —|_4)13(13] 8 E 6] 713/ i4iu 581,504 4 ’H 8 7] 81— \l n I 180/47[60/50/84]7 jiflil—l S OAMESTODAT. . aAMES TOMORROW. galyt'n. St Louls st Wesh'V's. nvclnud Ry A morigage $25,000 on the park brought about ol Tecelvership, of, Gplis As‘v.e.l‘ at )lrcw !ori GAMES -ro-o ROW. ew York at Ohicaso, o ° Sch T — crowd picture was snapped early. Before the Arlington County finals were finished last night every vantage spot won the championship. He is seen shaking hands with the Northern Vll'lllh title holder, Alexander they are: G. F. Hooven, Aston Heights champion; Kirchner, Barcroft champion; Henson, Arlington champion, and Ed Edmonston, Cherrydale cham- = an excited 3 irchner of Baroroft. was fllled ‘il 3 1 big doings in The Star’s metropolitan tournament tomorrow will be at Falls Church, where the Fairfax County finals will be plsyed, starting at $ p.m., ‘with E. 1. Brandon is charge. Champions and Records In National A. U. S. Meet -yard dash—Tolan ( an) 0-vard_dash—Tolan (Michigan). yard run—Bow annuhurfln) Jard run—Edwards (Britisl ulane) .. -mile run—] -mile nuwluluu—Abboou it () et nches 'Dlscul thifow icrens " (Olymple Club), 157 feet 2 inches. High jump—Lasaliette (Los Angeles A. ©.), 6 feet 3% inches. Brosd Sump—Gordon ~(fowa), 34 feet . RS inches hirow — Merchant (Olymple RS 170 Toet & inche tPole vault-Sturdy (Los Angeles A. C.), 13 feet 9%, inches. tavelin” throw Moitengen (Lo Ange- les A. C.), 204 feet 9 *56-pound """3 JBrow-— Bonnia (New ‘I l A ey K’l ches. eliey (Olymplnl Club\ 48 ! et gt = ined c! .mnlonlhl ¥86t mew meet. Tecord. YANKEE, ENTERPRISE REPEAT YACHT WINS By the Assoclated Press. NEWPORT, R. 1, August 22—Yankee and Enterprise today had two straight races to their credit in the official elimi- nation races for the selection of the de- ding | fender of the America’s Cup. Yankee whlpged Whlrlwlnd yesterday in a fresh northeasterly that reached a maximum of 25 miles and hour, and Enterprise romped home ahead Shamrock V, Bir Thomas Lipton’s challenger, arrived in port from New London shortly after Yankee and En- terprise had broken all records for a yacht race over a 30-mile triangular course, Yankee, sailed by Charles Francis Adams, Secretary of the Navy and the only non-New York candidate, as a result of yesterday's course. She came home yesterday in better time than did Columbia, the successful defender in 1901, and she did it after losing her le.whlc parted under the m-nammnumm w is | Weetamoe. # | house of Vanderbiit, u nwfln h house Eenterprise, Morgan, represen Boston's _candidate, Ylb:ho, mrlvlnd, the Hammond-Thorne , skippered Harold 8. has _whip) Weetamoe. Nichols, son-in-law of light air and in heavy ahead ltum leading En Vanderbiit, sailed by Geor J. P. Morgan, air, in two days. Summary: Cqurse 30 miles; Fiang o8 OURR W x’:'z’: % 2 182 48 B 10:40 Enterprise 12: Weetamoe 13 Start ‘11:85— Yankee Whiriwind YESTERDAY’S STARS By the Associated Press. ‘Wallie Roettger, Giants—His homer with two on in first paved way for easy victory over Cubs. Chick Hafey, Cardinals—Drove in five runs against Phillies with single, double, triple and home run. Sam Jones, semhrl-—Htld Browns to six hits and beat them. Al Simmons, Athleflu——flll thirtieth homer with one on in ninth to beat Tigers. Dick Porter, lndhns—!-llt for eircuit in twelfth inning to beat Yankees. Horace Lisen| Red Sox—Beat White Sox, 4-2, with four-hit pitehing performance. IR LA INSECT NINES TO REST. No_more competition is scheduled in the French Insect Base Ball League until next week, following games yes-' terday in which Jack Hayes team de- feated Georgetown, 7 to 1, and Wonder Boys swamped Corinthians, 16 to 1. All teams will see action next week, each team playing, three time: TROUSERS To Match Your Odd Coats EISEMAN'’S, 7th & F TURN TO The automobile column in the classified scction of today’'s Star for Packard's list of used cars. PACKARD’S USED CARS | A, A. U TITLE MEET DRAWS OVER 1,000 Coast Teams Favorites, but Battle for Honors Is Sure to Be Warm. | B the Associated Press. ITTSBURGH, August 82.—Trim, rugged youths, come out of cities and hamlets in every section of the country, were gathering in | | the picturesque stadium overlooking the University of Pittsburgh's mighty cathe- dral of learning, to begin the annual bombardment of track and fleld rece ords—the National Amateur Athletic Unlon champlonships, which open to- day. Officials estimated upward of 1,000 athletes were on hand, with others due to arrive before the xnmn event goes into action this afternoo: ‘While the Olympic Olub ‘of San Fran- cisco, which carried off the lion’s share of the honors at Denver last year; the Los Angeles A. C. and the W A. C. were favorites, other sectiens of the country were not wanting for backers. The Rocky Mountain region, repre- sented the Denver A. C., and the Middle West, its colors carried by the Chicago A. O, in addition to a stron of | group of unattached stars, many m from the Western Conference, had to be reckoned with. George Simpson, Ohlo State; Jack Elder; Notre Dame; Cy Leland, Texas Christian U.; Claude Bracy, Rice Insti- tute; Eddie Tolan, University of Mich- , and Pete Bowen, University -of Ittsburgh, are among other luminaries entered. ‘The junior division events start today, the senfor program starts Saturday and the decathlon and the running of the relay events are m for Monday. BIG LEAGUE LEADERS By the Assoclated Press, American League. Batting—Simmons, t.hlmu, 388, Runs—Ruth, Ylnnu, 133. Runs batted in—Gehrig, Ynnkon. 148, Hlb-—dlhfl‘ ‘Yankees, Doubles—Hodapp, lnmnu. Manush, Benators, 38. 2 Triples—Combe, Yankees, 16, Home runs—Ruth, Yankees, 44. Stolen bases—McManus, Tigers, 17. National League. Batting—Terry, Giants, 407.' * Runs—Klein, Phillies, 123. Runs batted in—Wilson, Cubs, 138. 9Hiu—'rerry, Gianhts; Klein, Phillies, 6. Doubles—Klein, Phillles, 44. ‘Triples—Como! ky, Plntu 21 Home runs—Wi bs, 43. Stolen bues—cuy!er, Cubs, 30. FIGHTS LAST NIGHT By the Associated Press HOQUIAM, Wash.—Maxey Rosen- bloom, New York, light-heavyweight champion, and Lec Lomski, Aberdeen, drew (8) (non-title). CINCINNATI—Freddie Miller, Cin- cinnatl, outpointed Joe Marcinte, Brook- Iyn (10). PITTSBURGH—Joey Thomas, Chi- cago, outpointed Johnny Dunn, New HAWKINS MOTORS Conveniently Located on Fourteenth Street Good Used Cars — 1529 14th St. N.W. MRCHNER I I Northern Virginia Champion| Soimes Loses Hard Fight—Dunn Victor at Leesburg. RLINGTON COUNTY, Va. hotbed of horseshoe pitch- ing, today pmnnm n new champion. Henson !ronl: the wwn Arun,. ton waded through a field of community champions and run- ners-up in the county finals at Barcroft last night and his last victim was none other than the redoubtable Northern Virginia titleholder, Alexander Kirchner. Few horseshoe fans regarded meri- ously, »_prediction the other day by County Chairman Joseph Kirchner chner that enson would triumph. The youngs! e the 1m‘x‘n preliminary at Ar inning e e b w’n’ a tournament which he di- rected. "*But last night he displayed all the qualities of a true champlon. Kirch- eater experience and wide re- i Eoten gt i St Northern .M P that belled his ’3[’! ;:.d thh eonfldence. He took game, 50 to 25 and thoroughly proved his mettle in thl second when Kirchner rallied and for a while had him on the g0. When the score became tight Hen- son got betur flu took the deciding skirmish, 50 to Glen Talbott, the defend! cham- plon, was knocked off in Airsi round by G. F. Hooven, the title holder of Alhtan Heights, 52 to 48. Hooven made an unex] fine showing. After beating Talbott, who hails from Ballston, he leumx:n:;d mp:?: ?.‘J-nu‘l;: of Cherrydale an en before “:}u;lcumbln( to Alex Kirchner in the se: nals. Henson proved his supremacy beyond doubt. He pitched four matches and all with formidsble players. He de- fe.ted Joseph Kirchner, 52 to 8; Dr. B. xidmnnuum champion, 50 to 15 onston, m::’:l:nfl:m ion -nd one of the leading 23, and then Alex Kirchner. He lv'nnd about 18 ringers & game, A capacity gallery saw the matches, which were exce| y well nmusfl by Chairman ‘The were lighted by two )n.r'e electrie lll.llpl and were in ect condition. e o s et resent, inty a ern Virginia uy-ofl which will be held lt ly next month. BUMMARY of last night's tourna- ment_follows: A. Kirchner, Bareroft, chnmpion defeated Bordman Munson, Arlington nmnu-~un. by default; Edward E, Boch- Bon Alr champ! Gthlo of Lyon Village, James, Cherrydale runner-up, amma a %/ Highlands_cham~ piann-nbrnrmmlmn champion, defeated Clyde B. Nllll. Bon Air runner-up, 52-19; C. C. Henson, Arlington champlm, defeated Jolepn Kirchner, Barcroft runner-up, 52-8; R. ‘T. Balch, Vh‘flnh hlands runner- up, defeated Forres! Lyrm Village Shorodste oh “plm Getented 0. B, Cherrydale cham efeal Wanner of Ashton Heights by dcuult Henson - defeated Dr. Eye, Edmonston _defeated Balch, B Kirechner defeated Bockhaus, Hooven defeated James, 51-35. Henson defeated Edmonston, 61-23; A._ Kirchner defeated Hooven, 50-13. Henson defeated A. Kirchner, 50-25 and 50-49. JRACTICALLY all preliminaries in fon, defeated | at the fin! leaders are getting togeth for play-offs. Thes¢ probably will take place the latter part of next week. EESBURG, Va., VAI?'\IY..::.;.OGHOII Dunn defeated . Ji a1 to the Leesburg 16 and 21 to horseshoe final. Dunn and Jackson will represent Leesburg in the Loudoun County finals, to be played here tomor- row under the diretcion of Lawrence Cooksey, assisted by Will Norris. A large crowd is expected. Dunn is & consistent fln; Looal fans are umcflu much of hlm and uenbu &u to_oarry off the county e li dtfl lut year, Maurice Cooper, plon, did not enter this SHIKAT PINS SHOULDERS ited tomorrow. OUND HILL, Vs, August 22- Wynkoop and L. 8. Moreland, as ch-n‘lvn I!I‘ mnnor-llp, -m ind_Hi the Loudoun Cmmt,y finals to be plsyed at Leesburg | Wrestling MOTTOW. Wnkonphl larmer, 35 years of age, of large bufid and with an exceptionai | the Teuf reach of arm. Next to the final contest here the one | the Wash: that created most interest and excite- ment was the third round battle be« tween Roger Thomas, last year's run- ner-up and Moreland, this year's run- ner-up. Thomas led by a { | | schedule Sunday is vme uwwng‘uounz Rainier e t | ordered repl by league om:m‘a“m M-lb' sf = BAUSERMAN TEAM %% KEEPING IN SHAPE Lists §trong Foes to Prime for Play-off—Wrecos to Meet Jr. 0. U. A. M. ‘Thomas, B wmmmc'o'mw G W "ouger, 50 Hnu—— R, M:mmam-mun.um ringers in the W t#mmwdb.! Moreland ' threw NEARBY NINES CLASH IN LEAGUE FEATURE Headlining the Capital City League battle between Mount Rainier and Dixie Pig A. O, in Byrd Stadium at the University u nyml‘:isuu umk'nm clineh | wreeo W loun! Prince Oounty unhmiud section title, but & tflumpn for the Plu ‘would still give that team a elnnce ent upon drill mort;.vw in preparation for m ‘west lmm ot 3 pm. With Hnney Keuy, veteran plmm' showing strongly Ben leading a nmx nttuk with, four hif Digtrict Policemen yesterday aven, & Tecent defeat at the. hands of the la-m Va., Reformatory nine, winning, All the other contests, except the ‘Woodmen-St. Joseph's game in the Dis triet nnllxnl ne‘lon wtll have im- t bearing on ‘The complete leh-dule: DISTRICT SECTION. Oolumbla Heights v, Army Medicos, Mon- ument diamond, No. 3 o'cl ment, Mount_Rainier, winner in the Prince 39 Sl Sy iR y , 18 after a game for tomorrow. Ol o attsville 1572-J, e Northeast Cardinals and Palace A. tomorrow on C. are to face Y diamond at 3 o'clock. o by Josents vs. Woodmen. Plasa’ diamond, n-:fi ‘vs. Anacostis Eagles, Poxall Pleld, “ehnox GEORGES COUNTY. Mount Rainier dium, Maryland i Shiveraicn, 1% doae MONTGOMERY COUNTY. s }o\hu‘d. Vs, Kensington, Bethesda Field, SENIOR CLASS (Play Of). afimsted Grill ve. O. A. O'Briens, North “’fll same Dl 3 ‘fi" elowit e Wonder Bevs, sown mi. mucs |COLORED PITCHERS PLAY AT ROCKVILLE 8pud Colemans have booked the Sam Rices for tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. on the Silver Spring feld. Saturday sought b] A, Mnn“-la'l hlm being wanted for lund-yl. lun- Nofih 2316-J, e Langley A & diamond, 18 after & nm vlth an unllmmd nine maflumunpn.' —_ o obow.” ALEXANDRIA TEAMS HOSTS TO D. C. NINES Shires Peewees. Af Johnson, M holder, 'fll play. Jol e the Grove cham —_— :t phnln.lp hy defeating 'mm- will uM Ddhykc.hnnxmhm e with some fast unlimif A """"‘nep hone * Manager Bob ) 3 ) Ohairman Bernard Hill announces the third round of the lnay tournament will be Afootbsl!meeé has been called last Fall, will again Boat Club tossers are & Rieiandria 300, A. ©. has . 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