Evening Star Newspaper, June 24, 1931, Page 31

CLUB KEYED HIGHER| THAN 1524 CHAMPS Lead Is Cut to 2 1-2 Games With Double Victory Against Macks’ Even Split. BY JOHN B. KELLER. ETROIT, Johnson's nifty Nationals will be ready in every way to carry the fight for the American League lead directly to the pace-making Athletics in the “little world series” to be utnged B in Washington early next month | ¢ if grim determination makes a |2 ball club one to be reckoned with. When they opened their secord 8 . n ‘Western invasion of the season last week Johnson's charges were just two and one-half games be- %m res—! hind the Mackian horde, and despite setbacks in the Cleveland series, the Nationals today are no|,. farther back of the leaders than |Mar when they left home. A chance to pick up more than the half game they did on the Athletics Monday taken from them by the Cleve- land club management that refused to stage a game though weather conditions | ¥ for once were good, the Nationals yes- terday romped to a victory over the ‘Tigers in the first part of a double-bill here then battled brilliantly into over- time for a second-part decision. All this in Detroit while the Mack- men did nothing more than share a twin sketch with the Browns in St. Louis should convince the league-lead- ing outfit that the Nationals are in this fight to stay. higher pitch than was the club of 1924 that got Washington its first American League pennant, this present lot of Nationals concedes noth- ing on the ball field. ‘The way they are cling to the coat tails of the fast-moving A’s has the base ball world agog. And it doesn't seem possible that the A's can increase their gait enough' to shake off this g;gmly determined Washington aggrega- tion. Picking up that first game yester- dey was easy for the Nationals, collect- ing 18 safetles off Hoyt, Herring and Sullivan, the Johnson band won, 10 to 3. The game was sewed up in the sixth inning when Hoyt was driven from the hill during a seven-hit attack that net- ted 6 runs. Bcb Burke opened fire for the Nats, but gave way to Bump Had- ley with none out in the seventh. Bob was found for six of the Tigers’ nine hits and all their runs. It took superpitching by Fred Mar- N*-y to beat the Tigers in the second for George Uhle, who mrned back Johnson's charges in an 11-inning fray in Washington not so long ago. again was a puzzle. Not until the tenth round did he break, and :’h'n the Nationals went out to win, to 0. Marberry, starting a game for the first time since May 15, when he was driven off the slab by the Browns in St. Louls, displayed plenty of pitching skill and a fine courage against the ‘Tigers." Three times they threatened to blast him from the hill, but he fought on doggedly and singled in the tenth to pave the way to the winnln: rally. Then in running to first Pre twisted that left leg he hurt in New York some time ago and had to retire, 80 Carl Fischer hurled the last round against the Tigers. Marberry's leg hurt is but slight, so he’ll be on the mound again soon. FF Marberry “the ‘Tigers collected seven hits, clustering two in the fifth to make the going & bit rough for him for the first time in the game, Alexander singled, only to be forced out, but after Koenig had lofted out, Brower got his second hit of the game, a single that sent Stone to third, then stole second. Here Marberry tight- ened and fanned Grabowskli. Fred purposely passed a batter to fill the bases in the eighth with only one out and did the same thing In the ninth, then got out of difficulty. Brow- er, who had made his third single, and Grabowski, who had bunted and made first when Marberry threw too late for a force-out at second, were on in the eighth when Johnson was intentionally franked. Here Walker lined right at Kuhel, and Joe merely had to step off first base to complete a side-retiring double play. One was out in the ninth when Alex- ander singled and went to third as Stone hit for a base. This time Marberry handed Koenig a free ticket to first. Looking for more speed on_the rmway, Manager Harris sent in McManus to run for Alexander and Manager John- son, tightening his defense, withdrew Harris from right field and sent Harry Rice to that pasture. The defensive move proved unnecessary for Brower fanned and . Grabowski forced out Koenig. Over the regulation stretch the Na- tionals got only five hits off Vhle, but they bunched three with an «rTor by Brower to pile up scores in the tenth. Marberry singled with one out and gave way to pinch-ranner Sam Rice. Myer’s double moved Sam to third then, trying the Washington strategy, Uhle walked Manush to crcwd the sacks and look for plays at the plate. But Cronin sent a long fly to Stone in left | to get Sam Rice home, then after Harry Rice walked a single by West tallied two more and a fumble by Brower let in the fourth run. Fischer, in the tenth, yielded but one hlct a single by Walker after two were oul N the first part of the twin biil the Nationals started their counting in the third inning, then picking up a run with two dinky hLits and a sound one. West topped a pitch down the third-base line for a single and Bluege beat out a bunt to Hoyt. Kuhel's liner to right tallied West. Seven successive hits after one was out netted the Johnson band six mark- ers in the sixth. Spencer, Burke and Myer singled with icer crossing. Manush’s double scored Burke and Cronin’s one-baser shoved over' two more _runs. Harris doubled to count Cronin and chase Hoyt from the slab. Dave, who had taken third on the thm' to the plate that failed to nab Cronin, got home when West R!lief—l)l her Herring with s single. Then the Tigers scort crashed the .| ng icolumn, Hayworth, Herring and Walker reached Burke in the sixth for doubles that meant two markers. ‘Alexander’s walk and Stone's single in the seventh brought Hadley to Burke's rescue. After Bump over third and last home side run. Tiger hurler, to open the eighth and following Harris' sa -nd ‘West's infield erasure swung for & second strike. xuha opened the Nationals ninth 'flh his third homer of drive into the bleachers home uux'"fi:iu June 24—Walter !o Keyed to an even Harris-led | " t two out Hayworth singled |p Cronin got a pass off S\ll%ivvun. third | 3% Both Barrels el 1 cér, Hadley, Totals e e sooscsccaal H M 8 8l coomorsoouec? & Py e e o lRecereommial s R =] ’ }fl'."r'.' ser: RIS ron P e u'umv‘- oyt, 3 s urk ing pitcher—Hoyt, ISTS. Hl.lflebnnd Qumrle and Time of kame—3 hours and 3 ~ecooesmaounY i iy el COONBONO ~mwn ss000mas0mca seosssosos so B* ° wen, glv:nndlr. 1.7 cocoooccooy soorcococel ° - oof 1Ran for Alexan: nin 7 ston..0 0 [] ...0 000000 Rung batted in—Crénin, West (2). Two- te—Cro! ush, ~West, Myer. awunlhb‘n&hnm-r Sacrifices—Grabowski, le. Double plays—Bluege to Myer 1o Ruliel, Mrer to Gronin to Kunel, Kuhel (un- assisted). Left h- r 0 [] o (2 troit, 8} Base ‘on b onie, & 3, Struck outBy Uhle, 4 by Hits—Oft ki le. Wi s rberry 'Dn- . Guthri T N 31 minutes. center. Spencer and H-duy ‘went out, but Myers bunted single, Manush's infield hit and Cronin's one-bascr got t,lu Juhmon band it's tenth run of flmmw cateh to get on the big end of a side- retiring double nfl:y in the first round of the ope: game. Dave sprinted to right-center for a lhoe-:)g grab of McManus’ liner, then, while balance, heaved to Cronin to nab Walker, who had doubled, off second. Manush raced over to the sccre ‘board back of left-center in ihe second ses- sion to keep a long hit from Alexander. Myer made a flashy pick-up of Walker's bunt over Burke’s head in the fourth, then tried to convince the umpires he had caughi the ball on the fly. He couldn't get away with it. McManus made a whale of a stop back of third base in the fifth and barely flagged Cronin. Spencer stretched far across the grandstand wall {0 snare McManus’ foul to end Detroit’s rally in the sixth. After socking two doubles and a single Walker went up in the eighth to bat for the fourth time and drove into & double play. RONIN'S double in the first inning of the second set-to narrowly missed being & homer, the ball landing against '.he left-feld fence within a few 1nch0§,o{ the top. Only a remarkable top from Cronin an tionals in the tbll’fl Wl'.h Manush at the far corner Joe rifled the ball down the !efl-fleld stripe, but Owen lunged far to his right for a plck-up and with a hurried throw got his man. Harris umon lost Koenig's hoist in the fifth, the ball in deepest right only after staggering under it. Had it fallen safely Stone probably would have scored from first base for the ‘The singled. Bluege and Kuhel made fine plays to get Alexander in the seventh. Ouletoninmlewpupndelslow one and Joe stretched to dig a throw out of the dirt for a whisker decision at Umpire Guthrie, who missed that double-play in Washington just a week ago ymrdg. lost a third strike on Brower in th when the Tigers swung, but Guthrie, behind the plate, held that the batter was ducking a pitch and would not listen to the other um- pires, ready to sustain Manager Johnson in his protest. .Then Brower swung again and Guthrie saw the swing. GALLAGHER GETS DRAW Goes to Cleveland After Battle ‘With Mays on Title Card. PORTLAND, Me., June 24.—After | battling Harold Mays, of Bayonne, N. J, to a draw in twelve rounds here last night, Marty Gallagher, former Washington, D. C, heavyweight boxer, left today for Cleveland, where he will meet Charles Retzlaw of Chicago in a ten-round bout on the Schmeling- Stribling, card, July 3. 1 last place on the Ryder cup team that ; | Friday and Saturday. Jf>: |and Frank Walsh, Chica; |of and | 76_76—75. The F WITH SUNDAY. MORNING: EDITION Bnlug %iaf ’ eaes and Classifi ‘WASHINGTON, ‘D. C, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1931.° Griffs Grim in LOoking to Series With A’s : Cronin, Chapman Bright New Stars Chapmans Theft THEY DON'T SPEAK OUR LANGUAGE. —By WEBSTER THREE IN PLAYOFF FOR RYDER BERTH Ciuci, Shute and Walsh Tied for Final Place in U. S. Links Line-up. BY JAMES L. RENICK, Associated Press Sports Writer. CIOTO COUNTRY CLUB, COL- UMBUS, Ohlo, June 24—An unbilled act in Sir Walter Hagen's three ring golf circus is scheduled to take place today at Scioto when & trio of young American pros battle over 18 holes for the tenth and meets the British expeditionary forces The three are Henry Ciuci, Bridge- port, Conn.; Denny Shute, Cleveland, ‘They tied at the end of the 72-hole qualifying round yesterday each with a 302. The names of Wifly Cox, Brooklyn shot maker; Billy Burke, New York, and Craig Wood, Buffalo, were added to the American team yesterday. Burke| led the fleld home with a card of 278 and Cox was second with 282, while Wood trailed for third by 4 strokes. Beats Emperor’s Score. Four other players fell 1 stroke short deadlocking the Shute-Walsh-Ciuci trio. They were Joe Turnesa, New York, member of the last Ryder cup team; Ed Dudley, Wilmington, Del, new Western open champion; Klein, New York, and Olin Dutra, Los Angeles. Al Watrous, Detroit, came next with 305, and Charlie Hilgendorf, also of Detroit, trajled the pack with 313 strokes. Burke's score of 289 was four strokes better than that turned in by Bobby Jones over the same course back in 1924 when he won the national open championship, Cluci Most Consistent. At the end of 18 holes today the low scorer will be placed on the team. If there is a tie, an additional 18 holes will be played. Cluci was the most consistent per former of the trio during the two days’ play. He put together rounds of 75— One bad round, the first, yesterday morning forced Shute into the play-off. Monday he turned in a pair of 74s, but yesterday morning he skidded to a 78 and finished with a 75. Walsh had two bad rounds, carding a 72, '77 79 and a 74. the selection of the American hu'n completed today, the players will in Io;nl muchv-icll‘mrved Test urldly while ting fight 1t out to see which is the shot-maker in the traveling caravan.’ i Lol SWIM LISTS TO CLOSE. Entries for the first annual Glen Echo Park championship swimmin meet next Monday night in the new pool there at 9 o'clock will close to- morrow evening with Harold H. Bangs, manager of the poc] The meet is sanctioned by the A. A. U. Minor Leagues Southern Association. Atlanta, 11; New Orleans, 3, Birmingham, 13; Mobfle. 0. Memphis, 6; Nashville, Little Rock, 4-3; Chlttl.noon 3-4. Amnlun Assoclation. City, 4; Indianapolis, 2. St Paul, 12 Columbus, 7. Milwaukee, ; Louisville, 0-2. ‘Toledo, Minneapolis, 2- International League, Rochester, 9; Baltimore, 9. end of eighth, rain.) Buffalo-Newark, wet grounds. Montreal-Jersey City. rain. Toronto-Reading, rain. Pacific Coast League. San Francisco, 2; Missions, 1 Seattle, 5; Sacramento, 4. Ouakland, 4; Portland, 3. Hollywood, 7; Los Angeles, 2. Three-Eye League. Springfield, 3; Quincy, 0. Bloomington, 6: Peoria, 0. Evansville, 7; Decatur, 4. Danville, 10; Terre Haute, 0. ‘Texas League. Dallas, 3; Houston, 0. Benunwn! 6: Shreveport Y. San Antonio, 3. chh".a Falls, 5 Galveston, Eastern League. Bridgeport, 7: Richmond, 0. Allen':a'n. 13; Norfolk, 7. Others postponed, rain. Western League. Omaha, 3; Oklahoma City, 2. Des Moines, 19; St. Joneph, 1. Pueblo, 13; Topeka, Denver, 10; chhitu, 6. New York-Pennsylvania League. Binghamton, 5-6; Harrisburg, 6-1. Scranton, 14; Hezelton, 12. Others postponed, rain. Pledmont League. Henderson, 6-0; Durham, 4-2. Winston-Salem, 11} Cl"l lotte, 2. Raleigh, 10; Greensl 6. Asheville, 15; High Pein!. 1 hMo l“l‘fl- Greenvflle. !' A“(“ltt 4- (Called Standmgs in Major Circuits WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1981. American League. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS, "uhlnl on, 10-4; Pnn- & n National League. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Gipcinuatt, 2-8. 2 2-8; Boston. ?;‘m 81 71 8 - 315U 81 71 71 71 6143119 n( &1 5/—1"31 6/ 21 615131135554 fil [ 31— 8[ 61 71 71301301500 Bo: o 500 Brooziva ) 3120/30).492 I SRRk !ul.m 4§31 41— i I 3i_5/25/33].439 GIDEIN_..1 31 361.357 Cincinnatl _,,.! 2i Games_lost. ...13079313¢! GAMES TODAY: GAMES.TOMORROW. B i ‘GAMES TODAY. GAMES monom wg o Yia$?- GhY n.‘:t m acribes | Of poorest g | sentative. Mark Stands Out BY JOHN B. FOSTER. [EW YORK, June 24—No in- dividual achievement on the ball fleld stands out more con- spicuously in 1931 than the record of 26 stolen bases made to date by Ben Chapman of the Yankees. It is an extraordinary performance, not because it is a record for all time, but because it shows an apti- tude for base running far in excess of that displayed by any player in days naively wrote: “The American League did not pay much attention to base running in this season.” That is obyious enough, but the man who reviewed the records could not pass them up without making a point of the scarcity of stolen bases. ‘When Ty Cobb was a motive power in the American League, one of the big attractions of all games was the base running and the junior circuit got no little satisfaction in talking about it. The patrons liked it. ‘There never has been a season or a period in base ball when the spec- tators have not been enthusiastic over good base running. COLLEGE GOLFERS OPEN MATCH PLAY Finley Lone Favorite Sunk in Qualifying Round—Reese Medalist. By the Associated Press. HICAGO, June 24.—The pursuit of George Dunlap's national intercollegiate golf champion- ship began today in earnest. The slender, blond Princeton star faced the uncertainties of two 18-hole matches today in competition with 31 .| of the Nation's best college golfers to retain his crown when the tournament ends Saturday. Dunlap’s first assignment was O'Hara Watts of Southern Methodist Univer- sity, who quslified modestly with a 36- hole total of 156 strokes. The champlon scored a 72 yesterday for a two-day total of 150, fourth in the field. Only Jack Reese and Sidney Noyes of Yale, and Randall Ahern of the Col- lege of the City of Detroit were ahead him. Reese had 73! for 146, while th Dunlap, a 72, lowest 18-hole score of the tournament. East Leads Again. Reese was matched with John D. St. Clair, Willlams College’s only repre- Noyes played Larry Moller of Notre Dame, the runner-up last year, and Ahern met Alec Jolly of Michigan. ‘The East, true to form, had 13 quali- flers, a plurality of the 32, but not as large as its usual quota. Yale placed four 'and Princeton three, but Harvard was out of the meet. The Midwest beasted 12, thanking Michigan and Il- linois for three each; the South two, Southwest two and the Far West three. The work of Reese and Noyes was lnlely responsible for Yale winning team championship with 610 -tmxu, a new low record. Princeton, the 1930 champion, needed 614. Notre Dame was third with 627, Michigan fourth with 631 and Southern California and Illinois fifth with 634. Finlay Out of It. Only Phillips Finlay of Harvard, a former semi-finalist in the mational amateur meet, failed to qualify among the favorites. His 74 of Monday be- came an 84 yesterday and he barely ‘wormed his way into a four-way play- off for the last two places. His trouble- some hook stayed with him on the ex- tra hole and he was eliminated. Finlay would have qualified and es- caped the play-off but for his sports- manship in correcting his partner's er- ror in reporting his score as 83. His playing partier mistakenly gave him a four on the last green instead of a five. Stars Yesterday By the Associated Press. Bob Grove, to two hits, struck out six to win, in first game of double header. John Schulte, Browns—Singled in twelfth to drive in run that beat A's in second game. Ben Chapman and Tony Lazazeri, Yankees—Stole three bases aplece twice on double steals, in second game of double header with White Sox. Willis Hudlin and Clint Brown, In- dians—Former stopped Red Sox with one hit, latter with five, as Indians won double header, 13-0 and 10-0, Red “Lucas, Reds—Blanked Braves | with three hits, 2-0. Fred Marberry, Senators—Outpitched George Uhle to give Senators 4-0 tri- umph over Tigers. Major Leaders By the Associated Press. American League. Batting—Morgan, Indians, .389; Ruth, | ¢ .387. Ymml—llm. Senators, 56; Gehrig, Runs batted in—c:onln. Senators, 63; o & Senflnn, 90; Simmons, Athletics, 9 Douhles—Webb, Red Sox, 28; Manush, Senators, 28. les—Cronin, Senators, 7; Manush, Senators, 7. Yankees, 16; Home runs—Gehrig, Ruth, Yankees, 14. Stolen h_;_‘su—ch_,lvman Yankees, 26; tching—Pischer, Senaf lost lhhgum Senators, wu:;"l'g:tl. Natlonal League, Batting—Hendrick, Reds, .380; Terry, Giants, .364. Runs—Klein, « Phillles, 58;"° Giants, 47. 4 Athletics—Held Browns i 3-0, HGANE THE MATE A GOOD BAWLING OUT .FOR NOT SWABBING “THE LEE 5C¢=PP€¢S ABOUT A TON OF WATER CAME IN BOTH PORT HOLES AND NEARLY WASHED ME OUT OF MY BERTH * FRED, DON'T YOUS T INK WE SHOULD ASK THE {FRiIBBLES ON THE NEXT TRIP?. | MEAN CRUISE I MET 1M GOING UP 35 THE { COMPANION WAY \ THINK (LL GO DOWN STAIRS-ER -1 MEAN B8ELow oT THOSE TERRIBLE LANDLUBBERS! THEY “DON'T SPEAK Our LANGUAGE ! French Midget Leagu e Opens Fifth Ball Season Tomorrow HE Howard A. French Midget League, starting its fifth year, will open tomorrow. with six of the eight teams swinging into action. Generally considered for the Ilast several years one of the strongest midget circuits in the city, the loop this season agains includes many of Wash- ington's most highly rated kid nines. Bill Flester, president and organizer of the league, plans to match the win- ner of the French League with the win- ner of the Capital City Ieague at the end of the season in a series for the District midget title. National Pale Drys and Langdons will see action in one of the cpeners to- morrow. They are scheduled to play on the Camp ' Meigs grounds at 5 o'clock. A pair of new clubs, Center Market and City Service, will clash at 3 o'clock on the West Ellipse. The third game will bring together the Fairlawns and Hawks at 5 o'clock on the No. 3 Fair- lawn diamond. Spengler and Nash Posts, the other entrants, will idle until next Tuesday. 'ODAY Interstate and G. P. O., which trailed G. P. O. and Commerce across the finish line in the first- half series of the Government and De- partmental Leagues, respectively, were to ‘begin a determined drive on these champions in an effort to prevent them (n;lm making a clean sweep over both serles. G. P, which outclassed the Gov- ernment unue field in the opening series, was to tackle the in-and-out In- terstate team at 5:15 o'clock on the West Ellipse. Commerce, which swept through the Departmental League undefeated, but which was upset in its first game in the second serles, was to meet the tough G. P. O. nlnenc!lionummtl- uple diamond. ANOTHER loop also will get under way this week. The newly-organ- ized Potomac Junior League, with six teams raring to go, will start Priday with all the clubs seeing action. Play will get under way at 5:15. l’leflltv lists will have to be turned n to the Washington Herald sports de- plrtment not later than 9 o'clock to- morrow night, while !nnchise fees must be_posted by 4 o'clock Frida; ‘The full schedule Xm' the fl!IL half is as follows: June 26—Lionels vs. Petworth, Swann’s Service Signets vs. Colonials; Ross Jewelry Juniors vs. Columbia Hejflll‘lhj_ ly Petworth vs. Ross Jewelry Juniors, Columbia neunu vs. Swann's ; Colonials vs. Lionels. Lionels vs. Columbia July 17—Columbia Heights vs. Pet- Records of Griffs 4 g BGey worth; Lionels vs. Swann's Service Sig- nets; Ro-JmlryJunmvn Col “The Skinker Esgles ma havlng a (mx(h nme Lfi"‘n‘ Iflnfl with' other ch’s are ready for them my tlme " said Bill Flester, man- ager of the Frenchies, who two years held t‘ha District independent cham- P 'mnuer Clipper of the Eagles is invited to call Flester at Metropolitan 6764 in regard to a game which Fles- ter says he is wlmng w play at any time and at any place. Scoring four runs uns in the seventh in- ning, Hmcruc defeated the Argols yesterday, 7 to 4. A meeting of the managers of the Capital City Midget League teams will be held tonight at 8 o'clock in room 2 of the District Building. Isherwood A. C., vumer of its last nine games, will drill o'clock on the noume playground in preparation for its game Sunday with the Seabrook, Md., club. ‘The Isherwoods challenge the Skin- les, 8t. Mary's Celtics, Hyatts- ville All-Stars, Virginia White Sox and Anacostia Eagles. Call Lincoln 5233 between 5 and 6. Games are being sought by the fol- lowing teams: Call Decatur 1982. Kanawha A. C. White Haven Seniors. Cleveland Decatur 2648. Jewish Community Center. 3030. . Lincoln 3965. Alexandria 1509-J. Hillcrest Insects. Nation-Wide. DRIVEN OFF SLAB TWICE CHICAGO, June 24 (®).—Cecil Pat Caraway, the angular White Sox south- paw, has the distinction of having been batted out of the box twice in one aft- ernoon. Caraway relieved Hal McKain in the ninth session of the first New York Yankee-White Sox game, was touched for two hits in one-third inning, and was replaced by Red Faber. He returned as the starting pitcher in the second game, but his idea of re- venge was wrecked in the fourth when the Yankees blasted him for five runs and chased him to the showers. WAR WHITES BATTLE FAUQUIER-LOUDOUN Fort Hoyle Surprises by Leading Blues, 8 to 2, in Polo Game Halted by Rain. ‘War Department Whites and Fau- quier-Loudoun Malletmen were to clash this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock in & War Department invitation polo tournament match on the Potomac Park oval that was figured to produce slashing battling. Both teams have shown decided strength. J. H. (Jock) Whitney was expected to be at No. 1 for the Virginians. He has been a big help to them in pre- vious matches this season. Following the contest between the Whites and the Virginians, 6th Field Artlllery, of Fort Hoyle, Md.,, and War Blues were to finish their contest halted yesterday at the end of the third chuk- ker with the Artillerymen leading, 6 to 2. Given a two-goal handicap, the Fort Hoyle combination surprised by outplay- ing the Blues in their brief battle. Play in the Argentine Cup tourna- ment will get under way tomorrow with Fort Humphreys, which lost to 3d Cavalry Yellows Monday in the opener of the War Department competition, en- the winner of the 6th Field ry-War Blues match. Third Ca-- Iry will face the victor in the Middle- \LI'%-er White n.me on Friday. The final the invitation tournament is scheduled Saturday. Homer Standing By the Associated Press. Home Runs Yesterday. Ruth, Yankees, 1; Kuhel, Senators, 1: Miller, Athletics, 1; Goslin, Browns, 1; Berger, Braves, 1. The Leaders. Klein, Phillies, 18; Gehrig, Yankees, 16; Ruth, Yankees, 14; Foxx, Athletics, 13; Arlett, Phillies, 11; Hornsby, Cubs, 11; Stmmons, Athletics, 10. it League Totals. Amerioan, 223; National, 211; total, 34, BY GAYLE TALBOT, Jr., Associated Press Sports Writer. youngster whose team was trailing 23 wowm '.he mt In l’\ll‘es thal his club hasn’t M its “at bats” even third L L R = PSR SR SRR SR, csesscescovemmarmoaan’ PORRERNURE R cscoaseestatmgu-o-inn Eji %%;5! i ;& i L 2§ & i i g Just Under Way,' Says Hornsby Handicapped by Constant Travel, Cubs “Raps” Yet to Come, Pilot Avers. to convince him they are of cham- plonship caliber and he makes no disting between them. “They've both been hard for us to beat, the way we've been going, but I think we're as good a ball club,, man for man. The Cards just now are hitting a slump like my team and the Giants had weeks ago. They ‘were due one. No club can go along like they were for an entire season, and no club as good as ours can keep on dnlng as poorly as we did -for a time.” There might have been a time JOE, AT 2, STILL RATED AS COMER High in Three Departments. Young Yank Specializes in Stealing Bases. BY HUGH S. FULLERTON, JR., Assoclated Press Sports Writer, WO of the season’s outstand- ing stars in the American League this year are a cou- ple of young players who hardly have been in the circuit long enough to know their way around it. Joe Cronin, husky young Washington shortstop, came up to the Senators in the middle of the 1928 season and did not really begin to shine until last year, while Ben Chapman of the New York Yankees was a new- comer in 1930. As things stand now, Cronin leads the league in batting in runs and shares the lead in the total number of hits made and in clouting triples. He is well up in the batting averages, is flelding brilliantly and, since he is not ye'. 25 years old, he is still rated as a “comer” nmer than as an establish- ed star. , only a fair inflelder, who batted a Little betier than -300 juct bases. W!th no pll?;ecm ',Iym infield for him, he has been flul in left field to keep hlm in the line-up. Swipes Three Bags. The Yankee youngster stole three sacks in the second game yesterday as his chief contribution to New York's double victory over the Chicago White Sox. He brought his total (or the sea- son to 26, only one less than Charley Gehringer's total which led the league in 1930. Chappie also made three hits and batted in four runs as the Yanks wonbyswresollwumdfiwl. Babe Ruth's fourteenth homer and a six-hit pitching performance by Ed Wells in the second clash were merely added attractions. Cronin helped the Senators take a Dllf of nmes from Deu'nll by hitt times, batting in four runs an !lnmnz in four double plays. The twin victory enabled the Sen- ators to reduce Philadelphia's lead to two and a half games, as the Athletics got only an even break with the St. Louis Browns. Bob Grove pitched the chlmp.lnna to & 3-t0-0 victory in the game, shutting out the Browns vlth t.wu singles to win his thirteenth g:l; the season, but the Browns, outhit, lasted to an the 12-in- ning second game, 5 to 4. Scores Double !Inlnt. Cleveland stole some of ‘the thunder from the American League leaders, who have been specializing in pitching, by sending out two moundsmen who pitched shutout ball against on. Clint Brown held the Red Sox to five hits to win the first game, 13 to 0, then Willis Hudlin improved on that performance by granting only one hit as the Indians took the second, 10 to 0. Only one double-header was left when the weather got through with the National League protnm, and in it the Cincinnati Reds upset the dope by overwhelming the Boston Braves. Red Lucas turned in a three-hit pitch- ing job to win the first battle, 2 to 0, then Larry Benton gave Cincinnati some more effective pitching and the Reds hit mightily behind him to win the second, 8 to 4. 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