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WASHINGTON, D. S TUESDAY, MAY 19, 193 PAGE C—1 .Griffs Strong Against West This Season : Gardner, Beamis May Steal Mat Show FIGURE TO ANNEX 2 OF 3FROM CHISOX Faster Pace Needed in East to Assure Pennant for Johnsonites, However. BY JOHN B. KELLER. HICAGO, May 19.—Having gone through their last ( : series with no low moaning| of the St. Louis Blues, the Nationals today were quite hopeful of getting the edge over the White Sox in the three games set here. The Johnson band has performed at a good clip against second- division outfits this season—as a recognized pennant contender Major Leaders By the Associated Press. American League. Batting—Simmons, Athletics, | Fothergill, White Sox, .393. ) Runs—Blue, White Sox, 25: Gehrig, Yankces, and Simmons, Athletics, 24. Hits—Cronin, Senators, 47; Averill, | Indians, 44 | Doubles — Alexander, Webb, Red Sox, 13, Triples—Cronin, Senators, 5; H. Rice, Senators, and Simmons, Athletics, 4. Home 'runs—Simmons, Athletics, 7; Gehrig, Yankecs, 6. Runs batted in—Simmons, Athletics, and Cronin. Senators, 32. Stolen bases—Chapman, | Johnson, Tigers, and Cissell, ! Sox, 7. 433, ‘Tigers, 14; Yankees; ‘White National League. Batting—Roettger, Reds, .387; Horns- by, Cubs, .357. uns- lein, Phillies, 28; L. Waner, | Pirate: s, 24. | _Hits—Roecttger, Reds, 36; | Giants; Traynor, Pirates; | Robins, and_Arlett, Phillies, | Doubles—Herman, Robins, 1 | tham, Pirates, and Davis, Phiilies, 9. | Triples—Worthington, Braves. 5; Or- | satti, Cardinals, and Bartell, Phillies, 4. Home runs—Klein, Phillies, 8; Arlett, Phillies, 7. Critz, Herman, should—and it sees no reason why | Donie Bush’s Chicago aggregation should check it. Thus far the Nationals have en- countered the clubs now occuying th: | second division of the American League | in a dozen games and have bagged eight of them. That's moving at a .667 pace against the lower lot. Hold- | ing to the pace would mean two vic- | cries in the three starts here. | Already the Washington club is as-| sured of its most successful Western| trip in some time. It's record for the present invasion of this sector will be better than anything it accomplished out this way last year no matter what happens in the current series With the | ‘White Sox. The Nationals up to this set have won seven games and lost two in the West. The worst that can befall them would be seven wins and five lickings for the swing around the Western cir- cuit. The best they did out this way last season was a trip for six wins and seven defeats. HILE the Nationals have stepped along right well against the sec- ond division clubs, they have not been world beaters against their rivals in the first division of the league. Of 17 games with these clubs, Jchnson's charge’s have won just nine. That's ot fast enough to get up to the top ©of the heap. Inability to stop the Athletics put the Nationals down and picking up the ground lost to their most dangerous op- | position will be some big task. The A's have played to decision five less games than the Nationals, but they have wonl as many. And they still have a chance | to win the five games that have gone by the board for the Nationals. Some early handicap for the Johnson band. So fast has Connie Mack's crew moved along that the Nationals, in| their 14 remaining engagements with | the A’'s, must do a lot of winning be- | sides continuing at a rapid pace against | other first-division rivals if they would be in ahead in September. The world” champions are making | the pennant-getting tougher for any | rival much earlier this year than last. OOKS as though the St. Louis mem- ber of the junior major circuit will have a difficult time keeping out of the cellar this season. ‘The club recently licked by the N tionals in three of four games doesn't appear as strong as the Red Sox, who for some time have been chronic tail- enders in the American League. The Browns are not so good afleld and have little strength at bat. Unless Goslin or Kress manage to come| through with a solid slam at a crucial moment the Browns' offensive seems wellnigh hopeless. Nor are the Browns particularly good on the hill. Outside of Walter Stew- art, left-hander, and George Blaehold- er, right-hander, their pitchers are re- markable for their inconsistence. Gray, a dependable moundsman not #0 many seasons back, has slipped con- siderably and appears good for a worth- | while game not so often. Back of this trio Manager Bill Killefer hasn't much he can.term a pitching staff. Around second base the Browns' in- fleld is strong defensively. Levey, who to star for Quantico Marine foot bell teams, is a regular cat at short- stop. He is fast, can dig 'em up in all directions and throws strongly and ac- | curately. Melillo is even better at sec- | ond than he was last season, and then | he was very good. | But neither is a sturdy hitter, al- | though both managed to harass Wash- ington’s pitchers. Kress is nothing more than an average third baseman while Burns, the new man at first, is an awkward fielder and quite uncer- | tain at bat. | McNeely, now playing center. best of the outfielders. He has been a hustler in the game and shades | Goslin as a gardener, while the rec Jenkins in right can perform nearly as well as Earl. But Earl is no hitter. | Goslin is having trouble clearing his | batting eye and Jenkins, although he | has a lot of power, is a one-spot hitter. When he swings, the ball 9 times out of 10 goes to left center. That'll do him no good is the alway: st ardent supporters of t sec their club g eason Lew Fonseca, first sacker procured from the Indians in exchange for Third | Baseman Willie Kamm last week, was expected to report to the White Sox to- | day in time to start in the series against the Nationals. Well, Lew got only one nit, a single, in eight times at bat when the Nationals played the Indians last week. Perhaps the Washington pitch- ers can stop him again i CHISOX AWAIT FONSECA Hope He Will Arrive in Time for Today's Comtest. CHICAGO, May 19 (#).—After be pointed yester ‘White ; were hopeful of sceing how Ponseca looks in one of Charles Comiskey’s uniforms. Fonseca, traded by Cleveland to the White Sox for Willie Camm, failed to appear vesterday, but Kamm reached Cleveland In time to make a pair of hits and field well for the Indians. Sox Lew g Traynor, Pirates; Klein, Phillies, and Hornsby, Cubs, 22. Stolen bases—-Comorosky, Berger, Braves, 5. Pirates, and TURNESH S A 9 ON BRTISH LINKS Sets Mark in Gaining Early Lead Over Big Field in Leeds Tourney. By the Associated Press. EEDS, England, May 19.—Joe Turnesa, American professional, today carded a 69 in the first qualifying round of the $5.000 Leeds professional tournament to take an early lead over the big field. ‘Turnesa's fine €9 was a record for the course. He turned the first nine in a regulation 36, but came home in 33. The old record was 70. 5 Turnesa won the Leeds tournament last year. The American got his 69 despite three putts on the last green and & trapped tee shot at the fourth. Tony Manero and Horton Smith, who finished third in the $7,500 Southport tournament last. week, took 76s. Joe Kirkwood, the New York _trick shot artist, was closest to Turnesa With a 74 Marco Churlo _of ~ Argentina, layed so well at Southport, temporarily eld second place behind Turnesa with 70. 70. Kirkwood got his 74 despite two 6s and several 5s. He was in constant dif- ficulties off the tee, seemingly unable to cure himself of hooking his wooden shots, but pitched and putted magnifi- cently to make up for his lapses up to the green. BUCS FORGIVE HEMSLEY Suspended Catcher Is Due to Re- turn to Club Today. PITTSBURGH, May 19 (P)—Every- thing is forgiven and Ralston Hems! the catcher, is to return to the Pitts- burgh Pirates this afternoon in Phila- delphia. Hemsley, suspended by Manager Jewel Ens for failing to report for an important series after a brief leave of | absence, received a telegram from his boss last night and he departed imme- | diately for the East. 20 YEARS AGO IN THE STAR. T seems that Tom Hughes, Wash- ington pitcher, no longer is & hoodoo to Cleveland. In the days of Bradley, Hinhcman, Bemis and other cld-timers the Naps were con- sistently easy meat for Hughes, Yesterday Cleveland beat Wash- ington with Hughes pitching, 9 to 6. At that, Hughes didn't look so bad. Errors hurt him. The Nationals pounded West and Kaler, but Bland- ing, Cleveland's third pitcher, ap- plied the brakes Germany Schaefer, Washington's all-around player, who at present is holding forth at first basc, spotted Pop Anson yesterday in Cleveland and invited him out to the park to sce “how first base should be played.” ago at American here the custom of ng a regular announcer bark the batteries through a megaphone was started. Now the other clubs have adopted the plan. The an- nouncing formerly was the task of the umpire in chief Jimmy Mulligan, old Georgetown runner, will act as starter in the first open track meet ever held by Maryland Agricultural College to- morrow at College Park Buck Howard, Mvers, Colley, Eck- endorf, Colbert, Hall, Delahunt and Burley are high school players plan- ning to play sandlot base ball fol- completion of the high school 5 TUESDAY, MAY 19, A American League. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. New York. 20 MACKS AND CARDS S STREET'S GUESS | |Believes Giants Team He’ll | Have to Beat to Annex N. L. Pennant. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, May 19.—Gabby Street has an idea that it's golng to be the | Athletics and the Cardinals again in the world series this year, which means that the St. Louis pilot is not unduly | worried about the remainder of the Na- tional League opposition. “This is the club right here that "?4 have to beat,” he said, waving a hand at the Giants, who were stepping snap- pily through fielding practice before the third game of the series. “If Mc- | Graw gets the pitching they’ll be dan- Runs’ batted in—Arlett, Phillies, 25; | gcrous, but, even then I don’t think the Standines in Ma Giants or any one else will head us off this year. | “We've got nine pitchers, the class of the lcague. We were good enough to { win last year and we're stronger this | seascn in addition to the pitching. | What other team in the league ha | young outfielder good enough to keep a | star ke Taylor Douthit out of the line-up?” | Gabby went on to describe this phe- nomenal young man. “Look at him, that pepper Martin. He's got the shoul- ders of a blacksmith and legs like hickory. He's a streak in the field and | on the baces and he's hitting well over | | .300. Some day he'll be one of the big | | stars of the game.” Still Thinking of 1930. | The world series idea still stuck in | Gabby's mind. | “We should' have beaten them last year, but we'll do it certainly this time. | Of course, the Athletics will have plenty | of opposition beating off Washington. | That's a well-balanced club and the | | double-headers later on in the season | arent’ going to help Connle Mack's | | threz-man pitching staff any. “I figure just as I did last Fall and | I've been thinking about it all Win there wasn't a single ball or a single play in that series that I could have second guessed on or changed judgment on, in any way. The games Philadel- phia got the breaks in they won. The games we got the breaks in we won. ‘When we didn't get the breaks we lost. | “It'll be like that again, if things the way I think they will this se: There’s nothing to this idea that the American League is stronger than the | National. We have a harder season | than they do. For the past few years | the American League winner has come | down to the finish well out in front and with a chance to rest. That's im t. “‘Of course,” he sald. mean anything now. We've got to win a pennant first. “Mey, you fellows, let'’s get out there now and beat this club again. They're | not so tough.” | |Alexandria’ Notes LOSING STRING CUT BY NAVAL HOSPITAL Rallies to Hand G. P. 0. Its First Defeat—D. C. Repair Team Drops Another. ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19.—Theo- ‘dore Beach will send his Nation-Wide | Grocers into_action against the strong Senator A. C. of Washington tomorrow at Adn':bck on the Haydon Field dia- mond. Virginia Juniors have scheduled O'Neil | A. C. Saturday and Capitol Heights Sen- iors Sunday. Prancis Gorman, formerly of the Alexandria High School mound staff, has joined the Virginia nine. Columbia Engine_Company, defeated by Front Royal A. C. Sunday. is looking | for an opponent for next Sabbath. Man- ager Julian Davis may be reached at Alexandria 1774, Battery “A" of Fort Virginia A. C, 14 to 11. Belle Haven Country Club golfers. | leading the Tri-State Association, will| |80 _to Purcellville, Va, June 13, for their next mateh. “Out of it? Not by a long sho chirped Manager Carl Newman day as his Naval Hospital charges v ed off the west Eliipse with their first victory of the season. And the lea G. P. O. tossers were the champs itial victims. Annoyed by gossip that the champs of 1930 would be the tail-enders of 1931 in the Government League, the Sailors. after three defeats. rallied in slam-bang style to give G. P. O. its first defeat 9 to 8 and send the Typos into & tle with the Union Printers. in- back to the backstop post and Horns- fleld, and the Hospital club_clicked. Minor Leagues |gram, who last year hurled" the Sailors [to the pennant, International League. S e Newark, 4; Buffalo, 3. Rohcester, 4; Baltimore, 3. Montreal, 12; Jersey City, 5. Toronto, 2; Reading, 1. American Association. Toledo. 6; Columbus, 4. Louisville. 6: Indianapolis, Minneapolis, 5; St. Paul, 3. Southern Association. Atlanta, 5: Little Rock, 2. Birmingham, 6. Memphis. 1 Chattanooga New Orleans, Mobile, 8; Nashville, 1, Texas League, Fort Worth. 4: Beaumont, 2 Wichita Falls, 5. Houston, 4. But while Naval Hospital finally won, champ, again found Commerce too {strong and bowed, 4 to 2. Kearney, winning pitcher, allowed only six hits. Possibly the Calvary Baptist manage- ment is murmuring, “I wish school would let out in a hurry.” Calvary, perennial champs of the Georgetown Church League, always is a lagger during first part of the season but manages to get Bozey Berger, Buck Kilroy, Ray Davidson, Buckey Buscher {el al. in time to win out. This season however, its two nearest rivals, -Eld- |brooke M. E. and West Washington, have been piling up a_whale of a lead | Neither has been defeated, Eldbrooke winning number three yesterday, 9 to 1, over Metropolitan Baptists Crane, first baseman of the Terminal nine, is a pretty handy chap to have around. Needing a pitcher, Crane was sent to the mound and allowed the Constructioneers only five hits, winning, 6 to 3. And it's no easy thing to turn back Hamel, Jenkins, Booker, Jewett, Clark, Ortell et al. 2 5. | Three-Eye League. 9. Evansville, 7. Peoria, rain Quincy, rain. Danville. Springfiel Bloomingto) Lastern League. New Haven. 11: Albany, 2 Allentown, 8: Springfield, 5. Richmond, 6; Hartford, 0. Western League. Topeka, 10; Omaha, 3 Pacific Coast League. Sacramento, 5. San Prancisco, (Night game.) Others not scheduled 2| Nine Coached by Woman Teacher Takes Double-Header. RIVERDALE, Md., May 19.—River- | dale Elementery School speed ball tea yesterday won a double-header, defeat- ing Mount Rainier, 4 to 3, and Edmons- ton, 5 to 4. Mrs. Vernon R. Clarke, a member of the school's faculty, is coaching the Riverdale team. Members of the combination include A. Lauer, Steiner, Heinicke, Duguid, Mallet, Burns, Greer, Thomas, L. Lauer, Davis, Crown and Rose. jor Leagues National League, YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Brooklyn, '14: Cincinnat Boston, 3: Pittsbur Philadelphia. 5. Chi CHANGE BOXING MENU First of “New Talent” Shows to Be Staged Tonight. NEW YORK, May 19 (#).—The first of “a series of “new talent boxing shows will be held in Maidson Square rden tonight. c":rwo fairly well known heavyweights. Ad Warren of North Carolina and Ralph Ficucello of New Yo!k,‘m!('l in the main bout of 10 rounds, bul young- sters fill all the other spots on the i , former Penn State star, bafies Gotdon Fortenberry of Florids n an eight-rounder, anwjusniag Philadeiphia . New York Weskington | Detront { Chicago | Cleveland Boston st._Louis :Ulm's lost [} 708 615 580 518 12115444 31216 429 111167407 w | wigdppenugd. o [ 1 [ 2l GAMES TOMORROW. Wash'n at Chicago Boston Louis. GAMES TODAY. Wash'n at_Chicaso. R Al 3 oot Detrolt, 2" ot Detro N.'Work at Cleveland. N. York sy Oleveiand. Judge to Be Out For Month More EAK from his train ride from Boston, but happy to be home again after nearly three weeks in a Boston hospital, following an appendicitis operation, Capt. Joe Judge of the Nationals today started on the second stage of the period of recuperation, which he hopes will permit him to resume playing “soon.” According to Clark Griffith, who visited Judge this morning and found him in “great shape,” it prob- ably will be a month before the first baseman will be ready for service, as Jiminary exercising will have to E?amyea for anogher 10 days or so. qamasid |, siuappeiud ! 8t Louis . New York Boston Chicago Pittsburgh Philadelnhia Brooklyn | Cinetnnati GAMES.TODAY. Cincinnati at N. York. rookiyn, ston. &t Phils, GAMES TOMORROW. incinnati at N. York. S.m{,” t l&"flr"‘ tabureh at i The victimized pitchers were Pete In-| D., C. Repair, the Departmental League | urday. \ [ Defends Title Here Thursday LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CROWN AT STAKE AGAINST STEVE BEAMIS. PINKEY GARDNER. Sandlot Ball GOVERNMENT LEAGUE. Yesterday's result—Naval Hospital, 9; G. P. O, 8. Today's game—Unlon Printers vs. Navy Yard Tomorrow’s game—Interstate vs. G. P. O, DEPARTMENTAL LEAGU Yesterday's result—Commerce, 4; D. C. Repa Today's game—G. P. O. vs. Agricul- ture. Tomorrow's game—City Post Office vs. Treasury. | INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE. Yesterday's result—Terminal, 6; Con- structioners, 3. Today's game—R. R. Y. M. C. A. vs. Big Print Shop. Tomorrow's game—Washington Ter- minal vs. Loeffler. Newman shifted King, his first sacker,| GEORGETOWN CHURCH LEAGUE. Yesterday's result — Eldbrooke, berger, heretofore the catcher, to left Metropolitan Baptist, 1. GAMES WANTED. North Capitol Savings Bank, Sunday. and the southpaw Call District 1111. Columbia Cleaners, Sunday. Claren- don 2065. Bethesda A. C., Thursday and Sat- Call Bradley 80. Indian Head Juniors. Columbia Heights, Saturday. 2751-J. Kanawha A. C.,, tomorrow. Decatur Atlantic 3667-J. Georgia 82. Alpha Delta Omega, Saturday, pref- erably with Union Printers. Call Alex- andria 1700 after 6 o'clock. Washington Orioles. Address 140 Eleventh street southeast. | SINGER TO TRY COMEBACK | Former Lightweight Champion to| Have New Manager. NEW YORK, May 19 (#).—Al Singer, former lightweight champion, is going to attempt a comeback under new man- agement. Singer, who lost his title when he was knocked 'out by Tony Canzoneri, an- nounced he had paid his manager, Hymie Caplin, $15,000 for release from athree-year contract Caplin held on r will act as his manager , Singer sald. CROTHiZRS QUITS Cb;CHING. CHESTERTOWN, Md., May 19.—The | signation of Omar D. (Gus) Crothers, who intends to study law, has been re- | ceived at Washingion College, where he was head lacrosse coach and assist- ant in foot ball. Crothers was a former | lacrosse star at the University of Mary- | land and all-State guard in foot ball. in the futur Stars Yesterday By the Associated Press. Babe Herman, Robins—Came out of batting slump to clout Cincinnati pitch- ing for single, double, tripie and home run; drove in five runs. Bill Walker, Giants—Held Cardinals | to six hits: beat them, 6-3. | Ed Brandt, Braves—Won six straight game of season, holding Pirates to five hits. Don Hurst, Phillics—Singled in ninth | to drive in Bartell with run that beat ubs | Mel Simons, White Sox—Doubled in pinch in ninth inning to drive in tying | and winning runs against Red Sox. Cochrane, Simmons and Foxx, Ath- | split. letics—Split nine hits between them, including two doubles and home run, and drove in six runs against Indians. LIGHT-HEAVY KINGSS FOE 15 UNDEFEATED Great Match Between Pinkey and Turner 16 Years Ago Recalled. BY FRANCIS E. STAN. 'MON Joe, pin 'im!” Middleweight Champion Joe Turner, famous for his toe-holds, had one now! Slowly Turner, a local product, | turned his 20-year old challenger | over until his shoulder blades al- | most touched the canvas. The | youth wrestling Turner writhed in pain, then—Turner was in pain, and Pinkey Gardner, slipping out of Turner's painful grip, applied an arm-stretch and Turner was in plenty of trouble. Hundreds who packed the old Ly- ceum on Pennsylvania avenue back in 1915 rose, and, in spite 'of intense par- tisanship, cheered the boy challenger and their own pride, Turner, as ‘the bout ended—a draw. The time was three hours. Today Joe Turner, his wrestling days ended, is busy arranging the Job Fund Benefit mat _tournament, to.be held Thursday under the floodlights at Grif- fith Stadium, the proceeds of which will go to the unemployed. And Pinkey Gardner, the boy who wrestled to a draw the cagelest middleweight of that time, will defend his light-heavyweight title ‘against Steve Beamis on the card promoted by his mat foe of 16 years ago. [ A Shrewd Performer. Since the memorable three - hour match with Turner, Gardner, with more experience and weight, lifted the light-heavy crown from Hugh Nichois in a match that drew over $20,000, and today he is ranked one of the smartest matmen in the game. Wrestling fans with that “200- pounds-or-else” attitude- in regard to “beef” and a good match, might well take a peek at the Gardner-Beamis match Thursday. With Beamis, who has engaged in over 40 matches in the West and never has been beaten, hav- ing a chance to win the title, Gardner is likely to steal the show from such better-known performers as Jim Mc- Millen, Rudy Dusek, Dick Shikat and Sergie Kalminkoff. Gardner will enter the ring weighing around 175, while his opponent, 9 years younger than the 36-year-old Pinkey, will weigh around 180. ‘Take it from Turner, 200 or more pounds isn't absolutely essential to_make a wrestler. other fall-to-a-finish matches, involVing Sergie Kalmikoff and Dick Shikat and Jim McMillen and Rudy | Dusek, help ‘from the finest mat card arranged for Washington. Wrestle Rubber Match. Kalmikoft, the bearded Siberian cave- man, has been beaten only twice, He bowed to Ray Steele, conqueror of Jim McMillen, and to Shikat. But he also holds 8 decision over the German flash, who is rated on a par with Jim Londos in the East. Their battle will be a “rubber” affair. Jim McMillen will attempt to regain the prestige lost when Ray Steele pinned him recently when he tackles Rudy Du- sek. Both recently defeated Billy Bar- tush here after hectic battles, and Billy is tough. McMillen is a recognized master of the flying tackle, while Du- | sek’s best bets are his copyrighted back body-drop and a pain-racking rocking Dusek is one of the tougiest boys in the sport. Ore of his favorite trigks is allowing himself to be strung up | around the neck with a rope. With his ' | abnormal neck he eats and drinks in this position. Billy Bartush, a strong local favorite, and Floyd Marshall, like Bartush, an ex- collegian, will meet in one of the pre- | liminary bouts, 30 minutes. | Tiny Roebuck and Jim Clinkstock, & | pair of Indians, are down to wrestle in | another, while Doc Wilson and the much-hated Tiger Nelson are to meet in the curtain-raiser. able. More than 7.000 crammed the Washington Auditorfum to see Londos and Paul Jones, but George J. Adams, executive secretary of the Committee vii Employment, hopes to see 10,000 or 12,000 out Thursday. Mat Matches { By the Associated Press, | NEW YORK—Jim McMillen, 215, | Chicago, drew vith Sandor Szabo, 204, Hungary, 53:35; Ral Steele, 214, Los Angeles, " threw ' Earl McCready, 230, Oklahoma, 35:08: Gino Garibaldi, 209, | Ttaly, threw Marshall, ' 215, | Phoenix, Ariz., 25:54; Edward Oakley 196, England, threw Casey Berger, 210, | Texas, 25:35. | CAMDEN, N. J.—Ed Don George, 210, {San Francisco, defeated - George | noff, 205, Russia, two falls out of three | (Zarynoff first, '22:43; George second and third, 946 and 25:00); Nick | Lutze, South Bend, defeated George Vassell, Greece, 45:00 POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y.—Jim Lon- | dos, 200, Greece, threw Richard Stahl, 218, Germany, 16:15; Herb Freeman, 218, New York. threw Toots Mondt, 237, Colorado, 35:00. TULSA, Okia—Ed (Strangler) Lewis, 1233, defeated Nick Velkoff, 218, San Francisco, straight falls, 13:00; Everett Mazshall, La Junta, Colo., |threw Wild Bill Thornton, Portland, | Me., 23:00. Fistic Battles | By the Associated Press. PITTSBURGH.—Jack “Kid” Berg, Okla. (10); Johnny Peters, England, |stopped Howard Mayberry, Pittsburgh | (6); Marty Gornick, Pittsburgh, stop- ped Frankie De Palma, Canton, Ohio | 3). BOSTON.—Johnny Indrisano, Bos- | ton, outpointed Sam Bruce, Buffalo | 10). | CHICAGO.—Harry Dublinsky, Chi | cago, knocked out Jimmy Munsell, Mil | waukee (2). ‘That a record gate for wrestling in | Washington will be realized is inevit- | 32:00 and | England, outpointed Ray Kiser, Tulsa, | NEW BALL PROVING B AD TO GANTS {McGraw’s Pre-Season Pre- ‘ diction Anent Pitching | Is Being Verified. BY GAYLE TALBOT, JR. Associated Press Sports Writer. OHN J. McGRAW predicted in the training season that the new ball would have a marked influence on the National League race and made his plans accordingly. “All T need,” the Giants' pilot sald at San Antcnio, “is pitching, and I get | that with this new ball. It's going to make a big difference. You'll see.” How well McGraw sized up the situa- tion is admirably illustrated in the standing today. Largely because of hurl- | ing, the Glants are running a powerful | second in the National League, a bare ha}‘( game behind the St. Louis Cardi- nals. McGraw's moundsmen have gone the | route in 14 out of 24 games, the high- est average in either league. Second in that respect are the Boston Braves, | whose pitchers have started and fin- ished 14 out of 25. The Philadelphia Athletics, with 13 complete games out of 24, hold the best record in the American, Another Giant, Bill Walker, pitched the full nine yesterday in setting_the Cardinals down, 6 to 3. The crack left- hander allowed only six hits and none of the runs off him was earnéd. The victory gave the Giants two out of three from the 1930 champlons, Brandt’s Sixth Straight. Ed Brandt, the Braves' big southpaw. who could win cnly 4 victories out of 41 games in which he participated last year, scored his sixth straight triumph at the expense of the Pittsburgh Pi- |rates, 3 to 1. The lone score off him ‘was the result of a homer by Phillips, the Pirates’ rookie catcher. Led by Babe Herman, the Brooklyn Robins enjoyed a field day against the luckless Cincinnati Reds. The score |was 14 to 4 and Herman cracked a | TORONTO.—Charley Belanger, Can- | homer, triple, double and single. |ada, outpointed Pete Latzo, Scranton, |Pa. (8); Jack Renault, Montreal, knocked out Art Weigand, Buffalo (5). MILWAUKEE.—Lou Scozza, Buffalo, stopped Tait Littman, Cudahy (7): Dave Maler, Milwaukee, and Baxter Calmes, Tulsa, Okla., drew (8). MIAMI.—Jose Estrada, Mexico City, knocked out Bruno Ladurini, Denver, Colo. (5). " FORT DODGE, Towa.—Cowboy Owen Phelps, Phoenix, Ariz., knocked out Joe Goeders, Emmetsburg, Towa, (3). '—Art Giroux, Montreal, t Joe Villenueve, Quebec (7). Crack Band Lined _ Up for Mat Bill Veterans of Foreign Wars to- day offered their crack Over- seas Military Band, Drum and Bugle Corps of 150 pieces to the Committee of Employment for a one- hour concert to precede the wrestling matches at Griffith Stadium Thurs- day night. This nationally famous band won first prize for the third straight time at the Apple Blossom Festival at Winchester, Va. Tickets for the job fund benefit wrestling tournament are on sale at the following places: Joe Turner's office at the Annapolis Hotel, A. G. Spalding & Bros, 1338 G street; Dreyfuss Bros., haberdashers, Trans- portation Building: A. A. A., Seven- teenth and G streets: the Willard Hotel and the Mayflower Hotel. QUEBEC | knocked ou Don Hurst's pinch single off Jakie May drove in the winning run, as the Phillies scored twice in the nigth to nose out the Chicago Cubs, 5 to 4. Buzz Ar- lett hit his seventh homer of the year in the second inning. ‘The Chicago White Sox turned the neatest trick of the day in the Ameri- can League, when they rallied for six runs in the ninth round to beat Boston, 9 to 8. Simons, a pinch hitter, drove in the winning runs with a lusty double, after two were out. ‘There was no sign of a let-up on the part of the Athleties, as they continued &h?kj W] the West. Th efeal hold on first place and dians down to sixta. Foxx, and Cochrane each got three hits. The New York Yankees kept pace by scoring a 20-to-8 victory over the De- troit Tigers and squaring their four. game series. It was a wild one. Homer Standing By the Associated Press. Home runs yesterday—Herman, Rob- ins; Frederick, Robins; Arlett, Phillie: Phillips, Pirates; Pickering, Red Sox: Foxx, Athletics; McManus, Tigers; Dol- | jack, Tigers. | Phillies, The leaders—Klein, Phillies, 8; Arlett, 7; Simmons, Athletics, 7; | Hornsby, Cubs, 6; Gehrig, Yankees, 6; Bluege, Senators, 6. Leagiie totals — American, 101; Na- tional, 96. Total, 197. For those who play at Summer 'Spor's and those who watch the play, Florsheims are quite the right compan- ions. Wherever you go they're ht at home . .. con- genial, easy-going shoes, the aristocrats of Summer days Most Styles ‘9 w410 Listen In— Florsheim Shoe Frolics# —WRC tonight. Men’s Shops 14th at G 7th & K 3212 14th