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. WASHINGTON, D C, heni o Staf. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1930. PAGE C—1 e . - e s wscwmmeseae 5 o5 Johnson Due Credit for Nats’ Success : Takoma Tigers Near Sandlot Title SKILLFUL HANDLING PUTS CLUB SECOND Guided by Walter, Griffmen Confound Critics—Battle Gamely All Way. BY JOHN B. KELLER. RIUMPHING over the only rival that led them to the finish in the American League pennant race, the Nationals yesterday concluded the most brilliant eampaign enjoyed by a Washington base ball club | since the last pennant-w‘mnlngi year of 1925. Never credited as a factor in the fight for the flag at the outset of the season, the band led by Walter Johnson leaped into the thick of the struggle at the beginning of championship play, and down to the last two weeks of the campaign was a pennant pos- l‘ sibility. Though it bowed to the| Athletics, repeating champions, | finally, Washington fandom has| every right to be proud of its club | of 1930. ‘Twice during the season the Nation- als were at the top of the league, and never in the last half of it were they below second place. Under the able of a man who in his playing had given so much of himself to the club the Nationals astounded the of the game by their determined Jattling. To the fine performances of the mixture of veterans and youngsters wearing the Washington livery, of ‘course, great credit is due for the club’s surprising success, but greater credit, it seems, is due Johnson for landing in runner-up position an outfit rele- to a lowly mnd~dlv§tm herth rec season critic of the country. less carried the t ‘one aggregation that beat it out ‘way. . the first time in three seasons a ‘Washington club finishes with a tage MENM. In to the all the i i 8 g E 1 i i | bee I i : b i < i 2 i v I g5 i E E » o} i § ] gt g I : ;e. Abroad they were not even a 2500 club. Of the 77 games on foreign flelds they won but 38. The Nationals ‘were mfl."" the lots of their Eastern Tivals, taking 20 of 33 games. In the ‘West, however, they lost 26 of 44 games, 1t v'as the second trip West that did | much to hurt the Nationals. Then they | %ook only 7 of 19 games Z Just before the start of this trip a leg injury put out of commission Heinie Manush, the club’s main punch in at- tack at the time, and his loss undoubt- | had a great deal to do with the | N weak showing. Other mis- m'wh. were felt. Sam Jones, 9 that a dependable , had his arm go back on him J and some of the younger whom much had been ex- pected suddenly became ‘ineffective. . Although the Nationals struggled back into the flag fight for a time later N again were handicapped by the of their right-hand pitching ace, Marberry. A wrist-break sus- tained by him in a game in New York early in August kept Marberry out of action for a month and after his return mid-June there was considerable remaking of the Nationals through the medium of trades. Pirst Red ‘Barnes, an outflelder, who had been ‘with the club seyeral seasons, was given Sox in exchange for Dave t-hand swinging outfielder. Next came a trade that startled the base ball world. Goose Goslin, long regarded fixture with Washington and an out- 555 | ously overwhelmed the Yankees, Bonus to Cronin; Gets 1931 Raise Joe Cronin, sensational shortstop of the Nationals, is as much a busi- ness man as a ball player. When it comes to “talking turkey” with the boss Joe is ready, and that's why he is first of the Washington club to sign for the 1931 campaign Visiting the ball club office after yesterday's concluding game of the season to get his pay check, Cronin lingered to say good-by to President Clark Grifith. - The prexy had everything nice to say to Joe and handed him an extra check for a neat sum in appreciation of the young fellow's fine play this year. “How about next year?” said Grif- fith. “What do you think of a con- tract with these figures?” Joe took one look. “Great,” he replied. “Where's the pen?” CUBS WIN ALL FOUR TILTS UNDER HORNSBY Pitching Duel Between Malone and Lyons Should Feature Series With White Sox. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, September 29.— Rogers Hornsby's Cubs have finished the Na- tional League season with a perfect rec- ord—four straight victories over Cincin- nati since the Rajzh assumed charge of the club. X ‘Winning 90 games during the season —the number they figured would give them the pennant—qualified the Cubs for a chance to make a little extra money in a city championship series with the White Sox. The Ciibs won the 1928 city series and will start defending the title Wednesday. Of the 16 city series played, the Sox have won 10, with the first one, back in 1903, having wound up in a 7-to-7 tie. The second place Cubs figure to be too strong for the seventh place Sox, but may not into the air with an earnest spirit. The feature contest is expected to develop in the series opener if Pat Malone, ace of the Cubs, is pitted hl:;ldm ‘Ted Lyons, the Sox’s great right- ler. e GEHRIG AND TERRY LEAD MAJOR LEAGUE HITTERS The final unofficial standing of the leading batters in each major league follows: American League. G. AB. R. H. Gehrig, New York 154 576 143 220 .382 Simmons, Phila.. 138 554 153 211 .381 Cochrane, Phila. . 130 484 110 175 .362 mm. Chicago 138 561 103 202 .360 New York. 145 518 151 186 .359 National Terry, New York. 154 633 138 254 .401 Herman, Brooklyn 153 614 143 241 393 Pet. | give ONLY TWO RETAIN - BIG LEAGUE TITLES | Ruth Continues to Top Home- Run Hitters and Cuyler the Base Stealers. By the Associated Press. EW YORK, September 29.—Only two individual champions in the major leagues have retained their titles in the season just ended. 3 Babe Ruth, although unable to re- main home-run king of all base ball, continued to-lead the American League with 49 four-baggers, improving his 1929 mark by three. Kiki Cuyler, fleet Chicagoan, con- tinued to steal more bases than any other National Leaguer, although his t‘gul of 36 was below his 1929 mark of Bill Terry of New York became the leading batsman of the National League, compiling an average of .401, although Be, Was not able to pass the lofal of 54 hits made by Frank O'Doul of Philadelphia in winning in the 1929 title with a .398 mark. He did tie this total, which is a National Ieague record. Kiein and Wilson Lead. Chuck Klein of Philadelphia and Hack Wilson of Chicago led in the in- dividual record smashing. Klein scored 158 runs, hit 59 doubles and made his blows good for a total of 455 bases. All three were records for his league, pass- ing the totals of 156 and 52, made last year by Roger Hornsby of Chicago and Johnny Prederick of Brooklyn and of 450 total bitses made by Hornsby a few years before. Wilson left hardly a frag- ment of the league home-run record as he hit 56 to beat the mark of 43 set by Klein in 1929. 'And in doing this he established an all-time major league mark of 180 runs batted in and helped his team do as much for the club homer record with a total of 171 for the Cubs. Adam Comq of Pittsburgh sup- planted a teammate, Lloyd Waner, in first place by hitting 23 triples. Wait on Figures. The final result in the race for the American League batting champion~ ship which Lou Gehrig of the Yankees and Al Simmons of the Athletics car- ried on may not be known until the official figures come out, but unofficial returns have it that Ge] 's three hits yesterday brought his mark to .382, to the ~crown . Last season Gehringer led in runs with 131, in triples with 10 and in stolen bases with 27 and in two first-place Aies, wif , Detroit, with 2; . FINAL STANDING OF THE CLUBS. gunnl the hectic 10-run: t mml‘- CONNIE MACK | By Alan Gould Sports Editor the Associated Press. HIS 50 YEARS IN BASE BALL No. 13—The Proudest Moment. HE season of 1929 ‘stripped years from the lean frame of Connie Mack, restored his enthusiasm and eager- ness for the game that has been his life. Nearing his 67th birthday, he was the central figure in one of base ball's most dramatic and ex- citing triumphs in the world series. The fates at last’ turned in Mack's favor, after a long interval. The Na- tion’s fandom seemed to unite in “pull- ing for Old Connie.” Hundreds wrote him letters of praise, advice, even warn- ing they were “off him” if the A's did not come through. ‘There was something irresistible about the march of the A’s throughout the 1929 campaign, just as there had been in the victorious rush of the Washing- ton Senators in 1925, when Walter Johnson finally enacted the world series role of popular hero. “The club this year is wokring its bead off for one man—Connie Mack,” Eddie Collins told me one aftérnoon at Shibe Park. “Of course, we all like to be with a winner, but to a man the A’s think more of winning this pen- nant for Mr. Mack than they do for any extra money or glory they may get out of it.” EARLY 20 years previously Mack's eatest machine had crushed the ‘hicago Cubs of Frank Chance's day. This time the old master's world series ‘managerial/ rival was Joe: Mc- Carthy, who was playing on the back lots of Germantown, a Philadelphia suburb, when Mack first took command of the Athletics. © Mackian “":fy and the sensational batting rallies the Athletics in the last two games proved too much for McCarthy and Cubs. The Phila- delphian triumped in four out of five games. 5 None who was there or who listened to the radio description ever will forget the famous seventh inning of the fourth game when the Athletics, apparently hopelessly beaten on the short end of an 8-0 score, hammered out 10 runs in thé most spectacular rally ever wit- nessed in world chlmplonlhi&:lly. By comparison, even the thrill ninth- inning rally of the final game, witnessed President Hoover, was an anti- ack laughed at the reports that He was so excited ‘e fell mobimfl rth battle at Shibe Park. hla'u, u:‘tm so_much as mmg. T Rless at that I was the omly ope who didn’t m"“:::“"&“’f.'i" 1 was too ys en- . m:y with me. 6 1 Never have I seen a team rise so magnificently, so irresistibly. “They say we got the breaks? Well, perhaps we did, but do not forget that my pla; were forcing them; that they rei to let an eight-ru by the opposition discourage them.” 'ACK’S strategy in manipulating his pitchers proved a big factor in the series. Not once were the Cubs or the experts able to guess correctly the old ma);ur‘s mound selection, especially when them by starting the veteran Howard Ehmke in the first me at Chicago. n!hmke. o{m use during the pen- nant race, was about to be released late in the season when he pleaded for & changce to stick -numh in the world series. Knowing the flinger’s ability, Mack consented and told to let t'gm (l{wk) know when he was ready ‘work, Just before the o] , Ehmke after a m‘%‘t;nmce. He told Mack he was “ready.” “All right, Howard, you manager: = It is g matter of base ball history that Ehinke stood the slugging Cubs on their heads, struck out 13 to set a new world series record and won, 3 to 1. ‘The Cubs broke all records for striking out. ~ A total of 50 fanned. Earnshaw struck out 17 and Lefty Grove, hurling his fireball in less than seven innings’all told, whiffed 10. ACK’S triumph was complete. Not even the subsequent crash of the stock market, which was under- stood to have hit Mack’s assets heavily, affected his enthusiasm and optimism. In December, 1929, Mack received a papal blessing from Rome in recognition of his achievements. In February, 1930, he had the proud- est moment of his career. He was called from Florida to_ receive the $10,000 l’hflldel%hh award, founded by the late Edward K. Bok to lize the annual itril most to ueomtplkhmmt cont the city’s benefit and fame. (Copyright, 1930, the Assbciated Press.) - Tomorrow—A. Bit _of-, Philosophy. SIMMONS OFFSETS CARDS’ National League. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. 7;_Ph it E BTor Tl :&x:?ell;m; 6 (10 tnnings). Chicago, 13; Gincinnatl, 11. FINAL STANDING OF THE CLUBS. i g Al H i —I11/131111 9114101 16/021 621597 Ti11—T10114111/17/11] 161901 641.584 11013/ 9[14/11116] 1687 671.665 78] 701487 --.111] 8[13[—[13/13113[ 15186/ 681.558 13]14 741819 3 6 'flT—lh’n‘l_m (] —..[ 8l 8L siiol 017 ] Nationals Poor Trial Horses F. or Athletics in Final Tilt O championship was on the book for the Nationals this year, but at least they had the satisfac- tion of licking the champions and, incidentally, of being the only lot in the American League able to accom- plish such a feat. When they toppled the Athletics in Griffith Stadium, 9 to 4, yesterday in the closing game of the season, the Nationals registered their twelfth win in 22 starts against Connie Mack’s minions over the long route. That's something. It was the sixth interclub series to go on the right side of the ledger for the Johnson band this year. It had previ- Red Sox, Tigers, Indians and White Sox. Only the Browns—curse ‘em—took the and Crowder deal. Manush with his fine hit and flelding did much to keep the club up in the race. Crowder hurled excellent ball after excl Shire though, after a brief trial, was retired to the bench until the final week of the campaign. Despite his infrequent ap- pearandes in games, however, Art proved of real value. HIS season the Nationals were a well balanced club. They hit sec- ond among the league outfits and fielded it fine style. Tan the bases well and generally their strategy only two years ago won the | For e batting championship, Browns in exchange jormer league batting a highly rated hitter, arded as one of the lers in the cir- measure of the Nationals. They would. Connie endeavored to % Tg, big left-hander, went the scheduled three mm& but took a bump in the second t caused him to be charged with the loss of the game. Then Georgé Earnshaw, high-class right-hander, tried his stuff, but George made such a sorry showing that Ed Rommel, & mere second-stringer, had torrush to his rescue in the fifth frame. Grove Gets His, Too. runs were off Earnshaw, Rommel they gleaned only one hit, but uaa“ntuked Grove for two safeties and a tally. 1In sharp contrast to this pitching was that done by Alvin Crowder for the home side. Al went the route, allowing seven hits. The General was wild, for he issued nine 'passes, but he contrived to distribute these s0 that only two were converted into runs. ‘The first run off the General was made without a hit, a wild chuck by Art Shires put- ting it over, In the last two rounds the A's got three of their seven safeties and three by Shires, a double by Har- and another two-bagger by Hayes netted the Nationals two runs off Wal- | before a man was retired in second inning. The A's one marker in the third. oore’s. No Mercy on Earnshaw. ‘The fifth, though, saw the Ni s:u up the game at Earnshaw's -| serles base ball HEAVIER HITTING GROUP National League Gardeners Stronger Collectively With Flail, but Al Is Considered Most Likely to Break Up a Battle. BY ALAN GOULD, Associated Press Sports Editor. HILADELPHIA, September 29.— Collectively, the Cardinals have # heavier hitting outfield array than the Athletics, but in the robust person of Aloysius Harry Sim- mons the American League champions possess the slugger most apt to break | e W ) up & ball game on short notice. “Rival managers and pitchers do not hesitate to say they would rather see any member of the A’s except Simmons come to the plate in a pinch. Simmons started the winning rallies for the last two es of the u"‘%‘é"‘-&"m‘-’.‘:’flu‘.‘ What e left un- oy Pand Edmund (Bingy Miller, w‘h t] vel neatly, mln the !rglhe Park clubhouse of the Bing Miller still includes among decided the final game of with the Cubs last year. Miller and Haas Off. Miller and Haas have not been hitting any where ‘mear their best year. Haas has been a casualty, but their series records help offset the fact that e St. Louis outfield trio of George atkins, Chictk Hafey and Taylor Douthit has b#en hitting at a .355 clip as_com to around .325 for their fortheoming rivals. ‘Watkins wasn’t on the regular roster % | OUISVILLE LOOKING TO CLIMATE FOR AID ils Rochester 3 Games to 1 as “Little World Series” Scene Is Shifted. By the Assoelated Press. LOUISVILLE, Ky., September 29.— The scene of play for the little world championship shifted to Parkway Field of the American As- sociation team here today with the In- ternational League Redwings holding the lortable iead of 3 games to 1 in at Rochester. lonels and the Redwings were arrive here by special train at 10 a.m. from Rochester, with only a few hours of rest before going into ac- tion this afternoon on the Colonels’ home grounds. needed only junior The m&w’nn two more milder Kentucky title, but | the of the Cardinals, reporting for Sprin training at Bradenton, Fla., last Winter, but the Rochester recruit has been one of the National League sensations, a big factor in the late rush of the Car nals to the front. His batting has been vy, -close to .370 as well as' timely. Douthit is well below his companions mmmumn but the fleet is one of the best in the game. bullhawk and a stres He is s terrific line hitter Simmons, can break up & game. Moore Is Prized Rookle. ‘The National League champions are better equ! in outfleltlD reserves with a 370 ° slugger, Pisher, ready to step into an emergency situa- tion, coach, also is available for outfield duty. ‘The Athletics have a prize recruit in Moore, Texas League product, who joined the team just in time to win & few ball games and become eligible for the world serles. first 13 major league games he hit .378. Homer Summa is a veteran utility man. The comparative offensive records of the regular outfields: ¥ R R 16 420 106 14626 105 1 ] 513 90152 2 €3 3. a0l 7 8 1 50 878 16 380 Liriet i FRINKS BROTHERS STAR FOR DEL RAY world series | hag A% Are Favored In Betting Odds P IEW YORK, September 29.—Men who make a business of betting on base ball games favor the Athletics, champions of the Ameri- can League, to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals, National League pennant winners, in’ the world series which begins at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, on Wednesday. These speculators base their judgment on the suppo- sition that the Athletics have dis- tanced stronger teams in their cir- cuits this year than the Cardinals have left behind them in the parent organization. Professionals who have picked Connie Mack’s team to carry off the big title Sunday offered all the way from 7 to 5 to 2 to 1. But they found numerous takers. The Car- dinals, because of their spectacular drive under the magnetic leadership of Gabby Street, have a'large fol- lowing, and it will not b> surprising to see the odds lowered to 6 to 5 when the series begins. NET DOUBLES TITLE TO ALLISON, VAN RYN Defeat Mangin and Bell in Final of Pacific Southwest Tourney, 6—4, 3—86, 4—86. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, Calif, September 29.—In an all-Davis Cup squad’s men's doubles final Wilmar Allison, Austin, Tex., and Johnny Van Ryn, East Or- ange, N. J, yesterday added the Pacific Southwest tennis title to their laurels by defeating Gergory Mangin, Newark, N. J,, and Berkeley Bell, also of Austin, after the most exciting struggle of the 10-day tournament, Allison and Van Ryn won by scores of 6—4, 3—6, 4—6, 6—3, 7—5. The pair, members.of the international team, d been favored to defeat their tzg- ponents, who we - alternates on the squad. Miss Ethel Burkhardt, San Francisco, won the women's singles title by defeat- ing Miss Marjorie Gladman, Santa Mo~ nico, 8—6, 6—0. Ellsworth Vines, Pasadena, who yes- terday defeated Mangin for the men's singles title, won a share in another championship wdl{ when Miss Helen s, Marlowe, Los Angeles, and he won the mixed doukles final from Miss Dorothy Workman, El Monte, and Allison. The GRID INJURIES FATAL. SWEET WATER, Tenn, 29 (#).—Robert Black Indi THE SPORTLIGHT BY GRANTLAND RIC There are others who have & swing just about as sound. There are others who have about the same determination bination of all There they are—the fundamentals of the true swing which so few have, the determination to keep fighting it out, e Bl o, bop o e Tahe add the needed He is & the | 0 Ray Blades, who doubles as a | o OBBY JONES can keep his swing nearly always the same, under pres- sure or on days, in the wind or in the calm. fundamentals are o0 sound, his balance too nearly perfect, to be affected by adverse conditions or a close struggle. "Bobby_is far from belng just s ma- chine. No one with his mental keen- nea;‘ and m: unT tgn could endure such caj . ‘There is nothing stoical or l'll': bg t him. His 1 on_Jones. The World Series. - RAN across Mickey Cochrane, the next world series, which opens Wednesday, they failed to show it. On the contrary, fident that Grove and Earnshaw would Leading or trailing, windy or wind-|dinals had less, there it is—just about the same, because it is built upon the correct plan along essential lines and because it is directed by & mental current that rarely wavers or shifts its course. ‘There also is a trifie more of the artist in Jones' , & Cel even flow that is imitate, for in the imitation be some form of conscious effort. is none apparent in .J Jones. It mgh& be recalled that, in addi- to Each Scores Touchdown When -~ @. P. 0. Federals Are Defeated, 12-0—Frat Gridders Win. ALEXANDRIA, September 20.—An- other brother act was trotted out at Edward Duncan Field with Roland and | g Marshal 1l Frinks scoring the two touch- downs that gave Del Ray A. C 150-pound eleven & 12 decision ;v:dr the Government Printing Office lerals. Alpha Delta Omega Fraternity grid- ders, Alexandria’s hope in the unlimited section of the Capital City League, opened their season with a 31-to-0 de- n_over 'he verdict was a costly one, how- The " hrueksociety Mot s Hent ends en s ‘Whalen, who suffered a shat- ‘when tackled after scor- touchdown on a 40-yard run with an intercepted forward pass. TROJAN SQUAD MEETS. The North East Trojans will hold a meeting and at. llnnuugl Avenue and Neal street northeast at o'clock - tomorrow . All Y | walk nger years, of 28 Bobby Jones is at his physical crest. Twenty- eight is the best of all ages for an lete when it comes to performance. It is then experience and elasticity mnflm.m Ariother Angle. 'T generally was believed in advance | Roi that this Merion pageant should be the easiest of all his 1930 tests. :I.n in golf it is often the strong and anxious to’get all the work they may be given. These are two pitchers who will mean more many know. In addition to this, the Test of the team is all set and ready eflufled.’cl with a-manager that can't be (Copyright. 1930, by paper THAT'S ALL THERE IS PHILA] } PO. A. /B, orth American News- ance.) soc0c0coromraas s 20000 momon: sorooroo0ore000s! HoCoOTLEENBNLEON, g T s, | Gehrig, CAN CLINCH HONORS BY DEFEATING PIGS Anacostia Eagles, District Champs, Lose 20-7—Mat- tare Near No-Hit Game. BY FRANCIS E. STAN, HE Takoma Tigers, who yes- terday hung up their third straight victory in the Cap- ital City League serles play-off, next Sunday can clinch the title by defeating the Dixie Pigs, champions of Prince Georges County, who already have one loss charged against them. ‘The Tigers made it three straight when they smothered the Anacostia Eagles, District winners, 20 to 7, pound- ing out a total of 22 hits, while David- son allowed the Edgles 10 scattered bingles, easing up as the Takoma count was rolled up. Goodwyn and Sams did the flinging for the Eagles. The Dixie Pigs, however, served warn- ing that they, too, are ready for the titular combat by winning two from the Fredericksburg Elks by 5-to-4 and 8-to-6 scores. The Tigers’ rise to the top has sur- prised even their most ardent followers, as the Takomas barely were able to stagger under the wire in the Monte gomery County race after being the vie- tims of a slump which nearly gave the Chevy Chase Grays the. title. The Tigers probably will go into the game next Sunday slight favorites over the Dixie Pigs mainly because of the fact that they inflicted the only defeat charged against the Pigs. ever & ball prayer deserved & medal for almost doing something, he is Jim Mattare, Foxhall A, C. pitcher. Mattare, who enjoyed only mediocre success in the Government Lugue. yes- terday did the neatest plece of mound work seen on the local sandlots this year. The Foxhall ace hang u Then 2 strikes on , No. 371 next one came down the alley and Ware smashed a over head of Tr, Palisade top. tough break, but Mattare then there showed that he wasn't the kind fo give up by f Lynch_to the game. was only Palisade to reach base, Mattare l'mm and his mates giving him The score was 13 to 0. Mount Rainier Juniors today Wood of iron-man , they were extremely con- | f RE ('IOI(!R&l OF GRIFFMEN than | £F Goslin, Browns, 2 ott, GIII\% 1; Ml‘ 1; Thurston, Robins, 1. The Leaders. ‘Wilson, Cubs, 56; Ruth, Yi 4 , 41; Klein, Braves, ves,, 38; Browns, 37