Evening Star Newspaper, September 21, 1930, Page 63

SPORTS SECTION [ and General | Part 5—6 Pages WASHINGTON, D. SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 2 1, 1930. igers Beat Griffs : HOVT OUTPITCHES BRONN IN 41T Alexander Busy With Bat| in Snappy 1-Hour-and- 20-Minute Contest. BY JOHN B. KELLER. ETROIT, Septembver With nowhere to go in the American League race the Nationals and Tigers step»l ped out today to set a season| record, or what is believed to be one, by playing a game in 1 hnur} and 20 minutes, which is unusual these days of the rabbit ball. It was fine for all concerned, except | the _Nationals, for they were| lickad, 4-1 Tloyd Brown and Waite Hoyt were mound rivals and both turned in good | performances, Brown let the Tigers have but six hits and three passes, while the Nationals nicked Hoyt for | only seven safeties and one walk. The | Tiger hurler spread the hits well, | though, and but for his wild pitch | would have secred & shut-out. It was the hectic chuck that let the lone Washington run across As it turned out, the Tigers sewed up the ball game in the first inning when Dale Alexander poled a hcme run to-the flagpole. Marty McManus was on base when Dale hit. The Tigers specialized in long-distance ciouting. In addition to the homer, they combed Brown for three triples. Snappy Fielding on Tap. The fielding by both sides was of high erder. Five double plays were achieved, four hy the Nationals. In the opening inning the Nati-nals | wasted Rice's single and Cronin’s two- | bagger, but the Tigers got a brace of tallies with one safety. With two out, McManus drew a pass, then Alexander rammed a homer in the bleachers back of center field. | The second a scoring inning for both clubs. Harris opened Washington's half with a double and checked in at third base when Treadaway singled. Hoyt then cut loose a wild pitch and Harris swept acrcss the plate. It was a triple by Akers that paved | the way to the Detroit marker in this | session. Bill opened the inning with his Jong hit and Hughes, next up,| walked, Hayworth then sent a long fly | to Harris and Akers counted after the | catch. | The Nationals had another scoring | chance in the fifth. but it was snuffed by a double play. Brown singled to be- gin the inning and pulled up at second | When.Myer hit for a base. Rice put down a neat sacrifice and, with Manush coming up, it Jooked as though the Na- tiorals might dent the piate again. But Heinte lined to Akers and the Tiger, shortstop stepped on second to double | Myer-off the base. | i Two Triples in a Row. The Tigers fook advantage of their | seoring opportunity in the sixt, though. | Brown had disposed of two of them when Alexander stepped into the ball ahd larruped it soundly. He sent the | sphere past the flagpole in center field | for a three-base hit. Doljack almost duplicated Dale’s hit. He sent lis triple a little to the right of the line of the big fellow's hit. That let Alex- ander romp to the plate. Cronin did a lot of snappy fielding His play of Doljack’s grounder at the start-of the Tiger fifth was particularly; good.. He had (o go far to his left for the_ball. Treadway appeared to better advan- tdge ‘Around the third base, He made & flashy one-hand catch of McManus’ liner in the sixth. Alexander hit the ball hard each of the three times he stepped to the plate. His homer and triple were wallops, In the third he forced out McManus, but Dale’s drive almost handcuffed Myer. HAUSER HITS TWO MORE Wallops 63d Homer to Beat Babe's Mark by Three. BALTIMORE, September Joe Hauser, Baltimore first baseman, hit his sixty-second and sixty-third home runs of the season teday as the Orioles defeated Newark there, 5 to 1, and brought to three his margin over the record set by Babe Ruth in 1927 The International League season ends tomorrow with a double-heeader at Newark. Today's victory clinched sec- ond place for Baltimore. Rochester already has won the pen- nant The International 168 games and the American League but 154, but Hauser bettered Ruth's record of 0 by one within a period of 154 games, SOX TO MEET SEABROOK Maryland Team to Play Virginians at Baileys Cross Roads. Virginia White Sox will entertain the Seabronk A. C. of Seabrook. Md., today at 3 o’clock en the Baileys Cross Roads diamond , 'Bohby Dove. who formerly managed the Seabrook A. C.. will pitch for the White Sox. TOO MUCH HOYT A 20 (P).— season comprises PO, I WASHINGTON E Myer, oW 3 0 3 2. Treadwas, Hargra GONZAGA’S GRI This bit of scrimmaging gives an idea of what the T Streeters are going through daily in their prepping for the foot ball season. the act of getting off a punt, and the close-ups are likenesses of Capt. Dan Dunan and Coach Orrel Mitchell (wearing cap). in DDERS ARE GETTING Hadley to F ace Tigers Today In Nationals’ ETROIT, September 20— Weather permitting, the Na- tionals finish with the West tomforrow. Their final tussle Hadley, pitcher who has not been going Hadley, pitcher who has has been going | any too well lately. Bump very likely | will be opposed by Earl Whitehill, the | Tiger's star southpaw, who has been troublesome to the Washington club for | some time. | Should rain prevent the playing of a | Sunday game the Nationals will remain bere for a contest Monday. If there is no postponement, however, the club will leave tomorrow for Montreal, where it will play an exhibition with the Mon- treal International League Monday. Tuesday the Nationals will play another exhibition in Hartford, Conn., then proceed to Boston, where a four-game series with the Red Sox will start Wed- nesdsay. ARL FISHER and Harry Child are | to see service on the slab in the ex- hibition tilts. Fischer is slated to hurl against the Royals in Montreal This will be nothing new for Carl, as he faced the Montreal club often when he was on_the firing line for the Newark club. Child will tackle an all-star ag- gregation in Hartford.. The Hartford management has combed the Eastern League for talent to send against the Nationals. HOSE Nationals who were looking forward to a pleasant Ogtober in Cuba now are making other plans for next month. A 12-game trip had been arranged by Capt. Joe Judge, and RECORDS OF GRIFFMEN BATTING. H. 2b.3b HR SBRBIPct 16116 358 0 352 348 333 320 SH 16 o250b monsansaSt ool Ehe 200955000 smwmmaPuEiackas! Sosrouanossau- Balens R PITCHING. In‘es Gam.Comb, pitch stari.gam. W L, 186 25 14 American League. YESTERDAY'S &ESULTS Detroit, 4 Washington. 1 Boston. 10: Cleveland. 3 Chicago. 10. New York. 7 Brown, . 8t. Louir. 4; Philadelphia. 1 : e STANDING OF THE CLU ol e [} Totals 8. DETROIT, Joangon. i, Gehringer. MeManus. Alexander, Dolizck, cf. Akers. ss Hughes. if Hayworth, Hoyt. Totals Washington. 01000 Deiroit 21000100 x4 Runs batted in—Alexander (2). Hayworth, olinck Two-bage _hits—Croin, Harris base hits—Akers. Alexander. Doljack Tun—Alexander. Sacrifices—Rice, Hus- |, Dauble piave--Myer to udge:’ Akers sted): Judge th Cronin to Myer; Har- i ST Myer; Harris to Cronin to Judge. ooV 149187160 [TIT7AIRYISTIBA) rave 40 in ia Gimes Tost. /49157168171 s i Bl o By, § | GAWESTODAY GAMES TOMORROW Lol Brown. 1o by Moyt 1o Wild [ - niDatra No games scheduled ot GmpiteeMescrs, Camphellt | New York at Ghicego. Bramezs and Nollin Time of same--1 hour | ~aia. at St Lo and 20 minutes. 107 uom samuaniag vowsos | 3 10715115118 17/12(12/10 16116199/491 668 Philadeinhin | C K 1411510157616 Washington New York. .. ol soorsumosl - 00 o H 1 0 1 0 [ 0 Boston at Cleveland. Western Finale more than a dozen Nationals were to go to Havana, but Judge Landis spiked the proposition yesterday, when he in- formed the club such a trip eould not be sanctioned. The base ball commis- sioner sald & major league rule pre- vented more than three players of any | one club playing on the same team in post-season exhibitions. So the boys | will see America instead of Cuba next month, T a meeting today the Nationals planned a split of the money they will get out of the world series gate for finishing second in the Ameri- can League race. All those who left, the club in Cleveland, excepting Manager Walter Johnson, gave proxies to team- mates. The plan for the split adopted will be forwarded to Manager Johnson for his approval. Details of the plan will not be made public until Johnson has his say. ASHINGTON'S week in base ball ... Moore, a recruit, bests Crow- der in 10-inning Sunday game in Chicago . . . Nationals rout Lyons as they trim White Sox in Monday's tilt . . Tuesday washout in Cleveland . . . Get even break in Wednesday's double- header_at Dunn Field . . . Marberry beaten“in first game, buf Liska wins second . . . Ferrell noses out Jones in pitchers’ battle Indians put over winning run after two are out _in ninth | i Thursday’s tussle Nationals clinch sscond place by downing Tigers Friday in opnener of Detroit serjes Haves and Hargrave hit homers . Na- tionals beaten in Saturday battle Three wins. four defeats . . . Nothing to bother about PIRATES MEET ORIOLES Strong Colored Team to Play on Benning Diamond Today. ‘The Washington Pirates, one of the strongest local colored sandlot teams will play the Oriole A. C. this after- noon at 2 o'clock on Benning Field, at Twenty-fifth and Benning road north- east Ellis Braddock, Pirate manager, prob- | ably will call upon Lefty Smith for the mound work. HOME RUN STANDING | By the Associated Press Home runs yesterday-—Mancuso, Car- dinals, 2; Lindstrom, Giants, 2; Ruth Yankees, 1; Klein, Phillies, 1; Herman Robins, 1: Alexander, Tigers, 1; Wat- kins, Cardinais, 1. Webb, Red Sox, 1 Lucas, Reds, 1; Durocher, Reds, 1 The leaders—Wilson, Cubs, 52; Ruth Yankees, 47: Gehrig, Yankees, 40; | Klein, Phillies, 30; Berger, Braves, 37 Simmons, Athletics, 36; Foxx, Ath- letics, 35 ational League. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. 9-3; Philadelphia 10-5; Cincinnati, 3.’ Chicago, 2 Pittshureh. 8; Brookiyn. 2. _STANDING OF THE L] st Lou New York, Boston 8 a 2w gz aosog neamoun warpwg aom 1507 anwiu90i9d | | i St Louls. .. Brookly [11/12( 6114/19/14/87/611.587 813/13/1 1584/64(.5 (11(T41—(10/11115]_7/16/841641. 100 8[12/—14 121 81111 8|—|1 | 81 8L_5/11/101- .31 9111 61 6 Philadelphia | 6' 6/ 6/ 6/ 9| 8/10 York . GAMES TOMORROW Cinei. at New York Pittsh. at Brooklyn Chicago st Boston. 5t. Louls at Phila. GAMES TODAY. nei at New York | by, at Brookiyn | Chicago st Botoa, IN SOME BRISK PRACTICE DRILLS Pictured also is Carl Mi —Star Staff Photos ON THE SIDE LINES With the Sports Editor By DENMAN THOMPSON NTIL the hectic National League race is decided to a certainty, specula- tion regarding the im- pending world series will be confined largely to the identity of the club that will earn the right to meet Connie Mack's repeating champions of the junior circuit, but whether it proves to be the Cardinals, Robins or Cubs, we are willing to go right out on a limb and predict another title for the American Leaguers. Those who have a penchant for statistics and dote on con- clusions reached from man-to- man comparisons will be able to advance many sound argu- ments tending to indicate the Mackmen will be at a disad- vantage in skirmishing with any of the three outfits which still have a chance to cop in the Heydler loop, but no amount of figure juggling will convince us the Athletics aren’t a more potent crew than any of their possible rivals. T can be cited, for instance, that each of the trio of Na- tional League possibilities has a considerably higher team mark for hitting than the A’s and possesses a greater num- ber of high-class pitchers, while owning a club fielding average practically as good. Also that the eventual victor will have had the benefit of keeping tuned up to top speed by its close race, whereas the Mackmen will lose their keen edge through lack of necessity for hustling during the last few weeks of the campaign. Too, the old contention about the “law of averages,” which would indicate a National League winner, will be dragged in, but all this dope leaves us cold. It’s true the thoroughly workmanlike manner in which the Athletics disposed of the Cubs in the 1929 classic in- fluences us in stringing along with them again, but why shouldn't it? They proved then after romping to a hol- low victory in their circuit that they possess true champion- ship class and the impressive way they have bowled over all opposition in the American League--again this season is evidence enough their pristine power has not waned. 'HE old saw to the effect that anything can happen in base ball is as true today as when it first was uttered, and it is possible, of course, that a National League triumph in four straight games again will be registered, as it was by Bos- ton’s astounding Braves against Ithe Athletics in 1914, but unless our confidence in the A’s is sadly misplaced, neither Street, Robinson nor McCarthy figures to win this year. even if the series goes tlie limit of seven contests. » It's a cinch none of this trio will have anything on the ven- erable Cornelius McGillicuddy, flanked by such capable lieu- tenants as Kid Gleason and Eddie Collins, in the matter of > | strategy, and it's equally cer- tain they will be able to present no individual performers pos- sessed of the dynamic power and ability of Simmons, Coch- rane and Foxx. It is our humble opinion that Al Simmons is the greatest all- around ball player in the game today, the nearest approach extant to the immortal Ty Cobb, when the fiery Georgian was in his prime, while Micky and Jimmy are of the type that rises to dizzy heights when the pressure is the greatest. RUE it is that the Athletics do not possess as numer- ically strong a pitching staff as any one of their three potential adversaries, but they boast in Grove and Earnshaw two clas- sier moundsmen than cah be found to pit against them, and for the purposes of a short se- ries they are perfeétly capable of carrying the burden. Another factor worthy of consideration is that the Ath- letics, instead of cracking as many predicted, actually have been functioning of late more formidably than they did a month ago. They have been traveling in high with the throttle wide open, and unless the gears are shifted through some accident, we expect to see | them maintain the same pace ‘ right through the world series. | | FOOT BALL RESULTS Roanoke, 0. 32; Virginia, 37; Washington ' and Lee, Macon, 0. Davidson, 38; Elon, 0. Randolph | e LEADER'S CLOSEST FOES ARE BEATEN Pirates Score Over Robins. 6-2, While Braves Nose Out Bruins, 3-2. By the Associated Press HILADELPHIA, September P 20.—The St. Louis Card- inals gained a half game in the mad struggle for the National League pennant today, but lost a chance for a bigger gain as they divided a double- header with the Phillies, while their rivals from Brooklyn and Chicago were losing. The Cards !won the first game, 9 to 3, but a ninth-inning rally gave the Phils the second,'4 to 3. The Cardinal lead now is three full games. A seven-run rally in the seventh in- ning gave the Cards their opening triumph after the teams had battled on even terms for six frames. Watkins | and Mancuso led off the lucky seventh with successive home runs and before | the last man was out singles by Gelbert, | seven hits. | pounded out of the box. | Kentucky Wesleyan, 13; Bethel cm»: lege, 13, | Morris Harve Chattanooga, State Normal, 6. Clemson, 28; Presbyterian College, 7. West Virginia Wesleyan, 0; Broad- dus, 0. South Carolina, 19; Erskine, 0. Citadel, 13; Stetson, T Willlam and Mary, 19; Field, 7. Kingston, 38: Arnold, 0. Slippery Rock Normal, burg College, 0 West, Chester State Teachers' lege, 13; Drexel Institute, 0. Louisiana State, 76; South Dakota Wesleyan, 0 Texas Christian U., 40; East Texas Teachers, 0; Oregon, 20; Pacific, 0. |~ stanford, 32; West Coast Army University of Texas, 36; Southwes- tern State Teachers, | western, 6. | “'santa Clara, 27; California Aggies, 0; Montana State, 38; Centerville, 0. | 'North Carolina State, 37; High | Point, 0. Rio Grande, 6. Middle Tennessee Tangley Air 7, Waynes- Col- 0. Harris to Again Boss *31 Tigers ETROIT, September 26 (#).— Stanley R. (Bucky) Harris will pilov the Detroit Tigers in the 1931 American League campa’ ;n Arno ment was made by Tis - management today th young manager had sign-1 a contract for his third year. Herric e~ me to Detroit in 1929 from W, gton where he had piloi- 1 the Nationals to two pen- nanis and to one world cham- plenck: p. ; Rice, 32; South- | | five-run_Pittsburgh rally with two out | | in the eighth inning today dumped the | | Robins to their fourth siraight defeat | | and reduced their stock in the | leading St. Louls Cardinals. Adams, Bottomley and Watkins and a triple by Hafey added five more. In the eighth Chuck Klein hit his thirty- eighth home run of the season for the Phils' third run. Mancuso also had another homer. Flint Rhem went the entire distance for the Red Birds and allowed only Ace Elliott hurled brilliant- ly for the first six frames before he was Willoughby, who relieved him, also was hit hard. Late Run Decides. Barney Friberg's single to center with the bases loaded,. none out and the score tied at 3-3 in the nimth in- ning, gave the Phillies an exciting vic tory in the second game. It broke up a nice mound battle between Ray Benge and Bill Hallahan and cost the Cards their chance to make their triumph in the pennant race almost a certainty. The St. Louis southpaw started his own defeat when he threw wild to first | on Benge's roller to the box. Erickell | lined a double off the center-fleld wall, sending the Philly pitcher to third, and Thompson was passed to fill the bases. Friberg gave the 26,000 fans their big thrill of the day by smacking the first ball pitched safely to center, bringing in Benge with the winning run. The Cards got off to an early lead In this battle, scoring in the opening in- ning on successive hits by Frisch, Bot- tomley and Hafey. They made it 3-0 in the fifth on singles by Hallahan and Douthit, a sacrifice fly by Frisch and Bottomley’s double. Sherlock’s double and Brickell’s single gave the Phils their first run in the same inning and they knotted the score in the sixth. Klein started with a | double and scored on Whitney's single. An error by Watkins and an infield play put Whitney on third. Sherlock's infield hit put Whitney out at the plate, but Sherlock got to third on the rundown. Thevenow raised g high flv on which Bottomley and sch col- lided and it went for a double, bring- ing in Sherlock with the tying run. FIRST GAME. ABH.QA. Phila. 130 Brickellct T'mpson.2b Prib'g.if s, Kleln.r Hursi.1h Whitniey,3b. Davis.c. Theven'w,ss Elliott.p. MeCurdy* Millizan.p Sherlockt Wil'ghby D, O'Doul.if. st. Louis Douthit.ct Adams.3b Frisch 2b, Bot mlev, 1h Hafey.11. A o > S 2008=1Emmunl Watkins.rf Mancuso.c. Gelbert.ss. . Rhem.p POV oNBU— [ROTRER A - cors0000m—motnE 33132712 Totals... 3 e for Thevenow in seventh ir ed for Milligan in minth inning Louis 3 0 ndelpiiia 0 1 Runs_—Adams (2) kins, Mancuso (2), ng. 100 / o 020000 o Bottomley. Hafev, Wat Gelbert, Rhem. Brickell on. Klein.' Error—-Whitney. Runs ed in—Bottomley (2), Mancuso (2) Thompson. Hurst. Adams. Watkins (2. Frisch. Hafey. Klein. ‘Two-base hits—Thomp- son (). Hurst. Three-base hit—Hafes Home runs—Manenso (2), Watkins, Klein Stolen base _ Watkins. ~Sacrifices—Bottom- | ley. Frisch, Rhem, Douthit. Double plays— | Brickell, Thevenow to Whitnev: Thevenow Thompson to Hurst: Gelbert, Frisch to Bo tomlev; Thompson. Thevenow to Hurst: Mil- ligan, Thompson to Hurst. Left on bases | Philadelphin, 6: St. Louis, 8. ‘Bases on balls | —Of FEiliott. 2: off Rhem. 3: off Milligan, |2. “Struck out— By Rhem. 4: by Millizan. 1 | Hits—Oft_Elliott, 10 in 6'% innings: off Wil- | loughby. 3 in 23 innine: off Milligan, nou in 2 innings Losing pitcher—Elliott. Um | pires—Messrs. Moran, Scott and Rigler. Time of game—1 hour and 48 minutes. SECOND GAME. St Touis, ABH.QA. Phila Douthit,st..” 5 2 2 0 Brickellcf Adams.3b. T'mpson.2b | Frisch,2b. Frib'g.1f.8s. Bot'miey.1b, Klein.rf. Hafey.If. Whitney,3b Watkins,rf Rensa.c Mancuso.c.. Sherlock, b, Gelbert.ss Thev now,ss Hallahan,p. Davis® Nicholast.\ O'Doulif.’" Benge.p.... 00 ] 3 Al Sum—wmwon 4 3 4 b 4 4 4 . PO Sooouemm— Sooouamsw a0 0 Totals... 361212412 Totals... 351327 6 “Barted for Thevenow in eighih inning tRan for Davis in eighth inning. iNone out when winning run scored Leus 100020000 00001200 14 | Prisch, Hallahan. Klein. Sherlock_(2), Benge. Errors—Watkins. Hal- Iahan. Klein. Runs batted in— Bottomley. | Frisch, Hafey, Brickell. Whitney, Thevonow. Friverr. Two-base hits i, Bottomiey (2). Sherlock. Watkins. Thevenow. | Brickell . Sacrifice—Frisch. _Struck out— By Hallahan, 4: by Benge. 5. Bases on balls | Off Hallahan, 4. Lefi on bases_Philadel- phia, 11: 8t s, Double plavs—Gel- hert to Botfomlev: Gelbert. Frisch to Bot- tomley: Whitnev. Thompson to Sherlack. Umpires—Messrs. Scott. Rigler and Moran. Time of game—I hour and 49 minutes BUCS’ FIVE-RUN RAMPAGE IN 8TH TRIMS BROOKLYN BROOKLYN, September 20 (®).—A st Philadelphia...” | _ Runs—Doutnit. nnant market to a very low figure. e Pi- rates won the game. 6 to 2. Card Fans Would Grab at 1-2 Odds ‘EW YORK, September 20 (C.P.A.).—From the West comes word that if the Athletics meet the Cardinals in the world series, National-League followers will grab all the 1-to-2 money that can be found. The odds are posted in bet- ting centers in the West. National League followers out there say it is inconceivable that the Athletics should be made such heavy choices. Opinion there, which is shared by many sharps through the East, is that the Cards will crush the A's, whose big_shots this season are Simmons, Foxx and Cochrane, with Bing Miller slipping, Boley through, Bishop afling, Haas giving way to a rookie and Dykes in bad health. Pirates scored their final run in the ninth as Heimach finished for Brooklyn. Pitls, ABHOQA. _Bkiyn. ABHOA L.Wanercf. 5 3 3 0 Moore.ct 0 P.Waner.r{. Gilbert.3b Comor ky.1t Travnor,3b Gr'them.2b Bartell, sk Suhr.1b Hemsley.c French.p. . *Sothern, Spencer,p. Biss'ette,1b. Flowers, b Hendrick,if Lopezc.... Eliott.p. .. Thurston.p Heimach.p Totals. ..30 in 8th. | Pittsburgh L00000005 18/ Brooklyn $100000100-2 Runs batted in—Herman, Flowers. Waner 2), P. Waner. Traynor (2), Grantham. Runs—L. Waner, P. Waner.' Comorgsky. Suhr (2}, Sothern, Herman, Wright. base _hit! Suhr. Home Herman. Bissonette. =~ Hemsle: Double plays—Suhr and Bartéll, Bartell, | Grantham and Subr. ~Left on bases_Pitts: | burgh, 6: Brooklyn. 6. Base on balls—Off French, 1: off Elliott. 2; off Moss, 1; off | Spencer, 2 off_Heimach, 1. Struck ou | French, 4: by Spencer, Honwanuaans] eoommmrron c0s0—snmune. Totals..'341027 9 *Batted for French Hits—Oft French, 6 in 7 'innings: off Spencer. 0 in 2 innings: | off ‘Elliott, 6 in 7% innings: off Moss. 0 in | 0 innings off Thurston. 4 in 1 inning: off Helmach, 0'in Ja inning. Hit by. pitcher— By French (Hendrick). Winning_pitcher— French. Losing pitcher—Eiliott, Umpires Messrs. Quigler. ‘Reardon and Clark. Time of game—One Hour and 35 minutes. | BRAVES’ THIRD INNING | IS TOO MUCH FOR CUBS By the Associated Press. | BOSTON, September 20.—Boston's | Braves put on their annual September | war paint here today and gave Joe | McCarthy's Cubs a 3-to-2 defeat while Cards Divide But Gain: T hrongs to See Amateur Golf Play FOR ATTENDANCE Jones “Terrible,” but Turng in 74 Card as Champion Johnston Gets 76. BY BRIAN BELL, Associated Press Bports Writer. $ AVERFORD, Pa., September 20.—Predictions that new attendance records would be made for a golf compe« tition at the national amateur championship at Merion Cricket Club next week seemed justified this afternoon when a gallery estimated at 2,500 to 3,000 foly lowed Jimmy Johnston, the cham=~ pion, and three former cham: pions, Bobby Jones, Jess Sweetser and Max Marston, over the course, This outpouring of golf fans two days before the play officially starts, for the most informal sort of match; caused furrows to appear in the faces of officials of the club as they wondered what they would do mext week Wwhen the firing begins in earnest. The attendance today was greatef than that attracted by the final of the last championship played at Merion when Jones defeated Von Eim in 1924, “It's a big crowd,” said Bobby in the midst of his round. “I guess it i fully as large or larger than the gals lery for the final in 1924.” Out to See Jones. There was applause in plenty for the champlon and two other former cham= plons but the erowd came to see Jones and every one seemed anxious to hava & ring-side seat every time he ad- dressed the ball. One Merion member of mature years expressed the sentiment of the ma= jority. “I haven't walked this far since | the Westerner’s running mate in the the last time Jones was here,” he saids | National League pennant chase, the| The triple champion made no great | Brooklyn Robins, were losing to_the | effort to break scoring records this after= Pirates. The loss still left the Cubs| noon, preferring to try his shots in and Robins hand-in-hand in their pur- | preparation for the tests to follow. suit of the league-leading Cards. | Although most of the players and | "'The Cubs got away to a 1-run lead |all of the spectators would have heen in the first inning when English’s triple | glad to take Bob's play, shot for shot, was followed by Cuyler's infield out.|for the rest of their lives, he said he L 3| The Braves got going in the third as Smith singled. Neun and Maranville | walked and Richbourg shot a single to | right to score 2 runs. Clark followed | with a hit which scored Maranville and | Jess Petty was withdrawn from the box in favor of Blake. | Blair doubled to open the Cubs' eighth and English walked. Cuyler's sacrifice fly advanced Blair to third and he scored on Hack Wilson's single. In the final inning Bell gave the fans a momentary thrill with a lusty wallop to deep right but Richbourg made a «ensational caich to squelch any pos- sibility of a rally. Bob Smith, who several seasons ago gave up the arduous task of infielding | in favor of pitching duties, held the Cubs to six_hits. Chica ABHOA. Boston . 1 3 Neun.ip | M'anvilless 3| Richb'rg.rf. ol Berger.if. . 0 Clark.ct... 0 Chat'm. ‘3 2 Sponrer.c 1 Magruie,ab. [ Smith,p... 2 ¢ H'thcote, Hartnet, Kelly.1b Bell.3b Petty.p Blake. p xSteph’sot Osborn, p.. Totals ..31 x Batled for Chicago Boston ol coscoscommm Srmacuorw 5 comrornosa SOOI~ Totals ..30102715 e in Bth. | 0000 01 03 20 0 30000 0 n Runs “hatied " in—Cuyler. Wilson. bours. 2. Clark. Runs—B Maranville, Smith.Error . base hit—Blair. Three-base_hits—English, | Cuyler. " Sacrifices_—Wilson, Smith, Doublé play “English 1o’ Biair “fo’ Kelly. " Lett on | ases—Chicawo. ~8: Boston. 10, Base o balls— O Petty, 2: off Biak i | | Struck” out—By Petty. 2;" by Biake. 3: by Smitn. 4. Hits—Of Petiy, 5 In 214 innings off Blaké, 4 in_4%: innings: off Gsborne. 1 | in 1 inning. " Losing_pitcher—Peity. —Um- pires—Messrs. Stark. Magerkurth and Klem. | | Time of game—1 hour and 50 minutes. - | | RICHARDS RETAKES * PRO TENNIS TITLE Overcomes Kozeluh, Who Won From Him Year Ago, | in Four-Set Match. By the Associated Pre | OREST HILLS, N. Y., September 20—With a brilliant volleying attack that recalled his amateur days, Vincent Richards today | won the professional lawn tennis cham- plonship, dethroning Karel Kozeluh of | Czechoslovakia. The American scored | his_victory in four sets, 2—6, 10—8, 6—3, 6—4. While none too steady at times, Rich- ards was always able to rise to the oc- casion after dropping the first set. His | cross courts, sharply angled, had | Kozeluh completely mastered in the | | closing sets. Kozeluh lobbed in a sen- | | sational manner, but Richards made | brilliant recoveries, while it was the | | Buropean’s lob out ‘of the court that gave Richards the first set and the | match, | After losing the first set, Richards | came back with an array of shots that | could not. be denied. His withering vol- | leys soon ran out the match to give Richards back the title from the | Czechoslovakian took from him in a | five-set final last year. The year before Richards defeated Kozeluh to gain the title. | | FORT WORTH WINS, 4-3 | | tionalism. . 4; off Smith, 3. | b was not playing well. - Asked how he was doing, he repliedz “Terrible.” May Be a Spectator. > A friend from New York suggested that he hoped to see him before the play starts, but was afraid the star of the tournament would be too busy next week. “I may not be,” replied Bob. “As a matter of fact, I may be watching the others play. If that turns out te be the case we'll walk around together.” Jones and Johnston played Sweetser and Marston in a best-ball match, and while all played good golf there was nothing about the match to cause ex- | citement in a gallery demanding sensa- Happlly the crowd today simply wanted to see the players and did not ask for supergolf For the first nine holes the scores were very much approximated, Sweetser leading with 36, even par, Jones and Marston scoring sbout 37 and Johms ston 38 > Many Stars- Tune Up. = Practically all the leading players | were in action this afternoon and most of them will get in a final round to- morrow in preparation for the first qualifying round Monday. o The course was reported in good cons dition in spite of a distressing appear- ance of brown patch on two greens and some clover here and there in the rwa . It is a great golf course,” said Jimmy Johnston. “I have found it one of the most interesting I have played in & championship.” In the battle of champions, Jones and Johnston defeated Sweetser and Mars- ton, 1 up, by winning the eighteenth hole, with par 4s. Marston took 5 and Sweeiser encountered a lot of Jast-mins ute trouble. Jimmy was close for his par, but Bob had to sink a 6-footer to finish with & perfect figure. Jones Has Best Score. Approximate medal scores for the round were 74 for Jones and 76 each for the other three, although the cham- plon of champions was in two traps and did not bother to play out after his partner halved the holes. Jones was hitting his woods long and reasonably straight and seemed about to “come on his game.” Johnston, tod, played the best golf he has shown in recent months. ‘The approximate cards: Par, out.... 4 § Jones, out.. Par, in . Jones, in... Johnston, out Johnston, in Sweetser out Sweetser, in 4 Marston, out 4 § Marston, in. 4 § 336 5—37 4—34-70 43174 338 43878 3—36 6—40—76 338 45 44 455 45 45 46 6 PP e T YIS P Y Beats Danville in Opener of Mid- west Class B Series. SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, September 20 (#).—The Springfield Blue Sox, cham= plons of the Central League, opened their quest for the Class B base ball championship of the Middle West today by nosing out Danville, Three-Eye League pennant winners, « to 3. Springfield won by bunching four hits, together with a base on balls and & sacrifice, to tally four runs in the seconl inning. Danville Springfleld ... Heltsman and Ralsto Bruins Undecidled’ R 000033 000 x—4 1 ol .00 04 Gockel and Smith. 030 000 n; The defeat left the Robins in a tie Homer in Ninth Beats Memphis in for second place with the Chicago Cubs, | Dinte Bodten Gasies | who aleo were defeated, but dropped | | them to three games behind the leagiie- | FORT WORTH, Tex. September 20| (#)—A ninth-inning rally today gave Babe Herman's thirty-fourth homer | the Fort Worth Panthers, Texas League of the season in the first inning and | champions, their third straight victory | | another Brooklyn run off Larry French | over the Memphis Chickasaws, Southern | i ot pertormance’ et Big Ton - | S aon. Taik sories, T Paothons | - fl- | Dixie base series. e Panthers | ot hurled for seven frames, but in | won, 4 to 3. 'h»d-lzh;h’;;: l::%e'};‘f&;:l&r:‘d;:"‘:;nll:‘ In the ;lnth inning, with two men | e | Totr ‘aitempts. £, stop tha Pirate st | o tome Tun 1o decda n:,eng]:mfi:,mer' A tack. With two out and & man ‘on sec- | Two more games are scheduled here, | ond, Sothern drew a walk and the two | but unless the Chicks upset the Pan- | Waners followed with singles to tie the | thers tomorrow, a fifth game will not | B waYe, way o ThCseton; | Trayach.| bacs o o (b base Lall oham ety n gave waj X | games wins the base champions and Grantham hit two more singles to | of the South. 5 | put the game behind reeall. ; RHE| Gilenn Spencer held the Robins safe (Memohis | ... 011881000311 1 in the last two innings, while the " ‘May and Campbell; Roberts e About MeCarthy CHICAGO, September 20 (#).— William Wrigley, jr., owner, and William L. Veeck, president of the Cubs, have not decided if Joe McCarthy will be re-engaged as manager of the club next year. ‘Taking cognizance of rumors con- cerning status of the team manager today, Veeck sald: “I realize the biggest question in the minds of Cub fans now is whether McCarthy will be retained. I'd like to relieve their minds, but I can't do it now. When a decision is made, I'1l let it be known promptly.” Owner Wrigley's opinion was vir- tually the same. He said he ad- mired McCarthy, but “wouldn't sa; whether he will manage the :!uz next year.”