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GARDEN PREPARES FOR CARNERA BOUT Looking to Future to Make Up for Financial Flop. Loss Is “Slight.” BY EDWARD J. NEIL, Associated Press Sports Writer. \ \LEVELAND, July 4.—The poker players of the fight| game counted their chips today and for some there were losses and for others there| were profits in the game the faith- ful played with Max Schmeling,| Young Stribling and the Madison Square Garden Corporation of | ©Ohio. The big winner, of course, Was Schmeling, the surprising Teuton, who defended his heavyweight title in the huge Cleveland Municipal Stadium with such methodical savagery end power last night that he blasted young Stribling from the challenger’s role in 14 seconds less than 15 rounds. Another winner was the city of Cleveland, owner of the magnificent amphitheater on the shores of Lake Erie, while the Garden and Stribling were the big losers. Loser's Share $33,168. Counting the chips today, the Cvu’dfl\ found that it has suffered a “slight loss” on the gross gate of $340,415.91 that 30,930 cash customers offered last night to see the second heavyweight title battle in the history of Ohio. Of the net receipts, $273,710.91, after Govern- ment taxes of $75,705 had been sub- tracted, Schmeling, the conqueror, re- ceived 40 per cent. This amcunted to $106,138.36, while Stribling's 12)2 per cent share totaled $33,168.24. Philosophically the Garden took its Joss and made immediate plans for the future. “We are satisfied with the showing made bere in the nmew Cleveland Sta- dium,” Promoter Dick Dunn declared. “We are not crying at a little loss, for we feel that Schmeling, before the fight s somewhat discredited champion, now is entrenched in his title position and is a good investment and a distinct as- set to the Garden.” Immediately after Schmeling battered Stribling with his methodical attack through the closing rounds of a really fine heavyweight battle last night, floored him finally, and forced Referee George Blake to declare the Southerner the loser on a technical knockout with only 14 seconds of the duel remaining, Joe Jacobs, manager of the champion, and Leon See, pilot of Primo Carnera, ‘went into conference. They annoumeed that the Italian giant and Schmeling | would meet somewhere September 17' with the champlonship at stake. [ Garden officials would not discuss | this match today, but it is generally | understood that the Garden will bring | the German and the Italian together | either in Cleveland or Chicago. The | Garden also will make an effort to | sign the winner of the Mickey Walker- Jack Sharkey match in New Yotk for a go with Schmeling. Meanwhile Clevtllnd seemed perfect- 1y satisfied with all the details of the match that opened the new $3,000. ,000 | © arena to the athletic hosts. The city’s share in the proceeds was $27,000 for rental and $30,000 worth of equipment such as seats, lights and platforms, whieh will remain in the stadium. Stribling Has No Alibis. ' As the warriors prepared to break camp. the visitors from far and near left the city by train, motor car and airplane, the city buzzed with wonder at the amazingly strong showing of Schmeling, a echampion who scarcely won general acclaim when he gained the title on a foul from Jack Sharkey in a New York ring last June. At the same time the fistic railbirds scratched their heads and pondered the weak but gorgeous showing of the lean challenger. Stribling, tered by the stream of short, wallops the champion poured into head, stuck disconsolately ‘to his quar- ters his parents. He had no alibies to 0fler, but_the experts believe that he left his fight in the training eamp, where _he tolled for six weeks, longer than he ever prepared before for a match. “Just the Better Man.” “Last night Schmeling was just the better man, that's all,” was all that “W. L.” would say. ‘The jubilant German, happiest over the fact that the faithful must now recognize him 8s a true champion, had no marks save a slight sweling over one eye to show for the 15 rounds of gruelling battle. He was scheduled to entrain for New York tonight to sail Tuesday on the Bremen for his homeland. & Stribling has sbandoned his plans | Yereesp to travel out to Wichita, Kans, to re- claim one of the planes he cracked up recently and left there for repairs. He probably will stay at his training camp at Geauga Lake for a few days and then head straight home for B Macon, Ga. Minor Leagues American Association. Columbus, 8-4; Toledo, 7-8. St. Paul, 13-6; Minneapolis, 4-3. Indianapolis, 7-5; Louisville, 3-8. Milwaukee, 4; Kansas City, 3. International League. Newark, 6-8: Jersey Oity, 4-3. Montreal, 5-1; Rochester, 4-4. Baltimore, 9-1; Reading, 7-2. Southern Association. Memphis, 8-1; Little Rock, I-4. Birmingham, 5-0; Mobile, 3-1. Atlanta, 9-1; New Orleans, 8-6. Nashville, 8; Chattanooga, 7 (4 in- nings). Texas League. ‘Wichita ’llll“'ll-; glrltl wofl.h.., P 1-1. Shreveport, as, T- San Antonio, 9-3; Galveston, 4-2. ' Western League. Pueblo, 4; Denver, al rume Coast lannu. . Hollywood, 7; Missions, ’A‘:rnlel. 9; San an:txo, Three Eye League. ringfield, 3-5; Bloomin; 2m'¥hu Evansvi Eastern League. Richmond, 2-1; Norfolk, 1-2. Allentown, 14-1; Albany, 8-2. Bridgeport, 3-7; New Haven, 2-0. New Yul—!ml-ylvlnl.l League. ‘Wilkes-Barre, ; Scranton, 2-0. ‘Williamsport, 'l 13; Hazleton, 4-0. York, 1; Harrisburg, 0. Binghamton, 7; , 5. Palmetto League. Greenville, 10-1; Spartansburg, 5-3. Augusta, 2-11; Florence, 4-0. Pledmont League. Winston-Salem, 8; High Point, 4. n, 2-12. e, 3-0. his | § handsome face swollen, cut and bat- | Ott.ct. sharp Ho with “Pa” and ‘Ma” Stribling, | U3 an | Shae Ve mian: THE SUNDAY INSPIRATION OF DEMPSEY GAVE SCHMELING START Wanderer, Who Sought pressed Manassa Mauler Champion’s Blows, Im-| With His Ring Courage. Only Middleweight Fighter Then. (This is the first of three stories on the life and caregr of Max Sch i Kpschoadips e ili! 5 oyfiu Sl Schoprian BY CHARLES DUNKLEY, Assoelated Press Sperts Writer, LEVELAND, July 4.—Seven years ago a penniless wanderer, claiming to be a prize fighter, drifted into Cologne. Germnny, lookmislor a place to slgep and eat and for something to do with his hands. Jack Dempsey, then the heavyweight champion, was in town on a honeymoon tour with his bride, Estelle Taylor, making expenses along the way by staging boxing exhibitions. One day the green youngster, Evpeared at Dempsey's quarters th him. That was the turning point in the fistic eareer of Maximillian Siegfried |® Otto Von Schmeling, the wanderer, cir- cus strong man, wrestler, steel worker, coal miner, railroad worker and adver- tising solicitor. Holds Crown Today. Today he sits on the heavyweight throne the great Dempsey built of gold, the only European in prize fight history to hold the heavyweight championship of the werld. He boxed with Dempsey, and the pectators marveled at the nhyalnl and Xl!.'tll likeness of the pair. msily Schmeling punched at Dempu'y and the panther-like man mauler stepped lighlty around and laughed at him. Then Max landed . solid right on Dempsey'’s elbow. A thunder Gloud rolled over the champion's features. In he came with the short, paralyzing smashes that laid the giant Willard low, crushed Louis Firpo, Georges Carpentier, Billy Miske. One_ left hook crashed into Schmeling’s body, and he thought the fist had gone all the way through. Luckily the bell rang then, and Demp- sey smiled. Tmpressed by the seriousness of the rl.xgcd newcomer, his courage in the ring, Dempsey invited Schmeling to his hotel that night for dinner. gave him a couple of autographed ures, tllked to hlm as best he could because only a middleweight then in size, and asked for a chance to spar ,of the differences of their languages and encouraged him to take up boxing seriously. Took Mauler's Advice. 2 Echél,\el.ln‘(;‘!ook:‘he m;n ml"huhr't ad- vice, the picture aps the great- est heavyweight fllmr of all times always in his mind, and .went out to win three European championships. Last June, in the Yankee Stadium in New York, he became the world’s heavy- welght champion, victor on & foul over Jack Sharkey. And last night, in the huge new Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Schmeling battered down Young Strib- ling, smashed him into knockout defeat much as a Dempsey would have done, to ve himself a real champion and perhaps a really great fighter. Bchmeling was born in the little Ger- man town of Kleinlucknow on Septem- ber 28, 1905. For centuries his fore- bears had been house and sign painters. His father, who died five years ago, was the first of the Schmelings to desert the tiny village for the sea. His mother still lives in Berlin, and no matter how far young Max roams in quest of title conflict, she must stay home, getting Lis letters every day, talking ¢ him htly over transatlantic phones. mother can't stand the vater. The slightest rolling of the waves maxes her seasick. Max’s Iather sailed the seas for 20 years, a helmsman on transatlantic liners. ROBINS WIN TWIN SHUTOUT, 440, 0 Giants Unable to Cope With Vance and Clark—Tilts Seen by 42,500. By the Associated Press. ROOKLYN, July 4.—The Robins set an attendance record for Ebbets Field today as 42,500 fans turned out to see the holiday double-header and another record of some sort as they scored a pair of shut- out victories over the New York Gilants. The scores were 4 to 0 and 5 to 0. Dazzy Vance and Watson Clark wield- ed the whitewash brushes. Vance fanned 10 while beating Carl Hubbell in the first contest, while Clark held the Giants to six hits to best Mitchell Gelber! and Heving in the second. J Home runs featured the two victories. Del Bissonette clouted one in the first . with none on base, while Ernesto Lom- bardi and Babe Herman each clouted a four-bagger with one aboard in the sec- ond clash. nowmwmBooDX ) .m...-eeo”’ N. York. Hun'fleld,2b ach ] oS uoumsmn 8l nwcussssnnn | onormmornom wonsarnme i 0 0 o 0 . ° o 0 1 0 ] Totals.... 3 827 8 n ninth. bell In ninth. e099p00002 100014 P 2| csomorsauant *Ran for Ho; Baited for E & ‘Runs—Bissonette, oDom Wright, Finn. Error—Leach. Runs batted in"Fion. ette. risht. | Two-base it Wright, ~Home Tun—B! P pouble plar. n."m Fion_and . Left ew York. 11: off Hubbe e vanee. 10: ubl LT e —BYy by [ubbell. Umpires—Messrs. Klem. Don- :n'; and Stark. Time of gamé—3 Bours. SECOND GAME. N. York. un’field.2b 8. Finnzb. Lombardi'c. Olerk.p. Tota Bl acmial ol mrommsmon Bl cowwaamwnd 1 in seventh: 10008988 03000 Runs—Gil Herman, mmmem i uns_Glibert. Herman, i gttt E e 2 Hermas! Left ‘on bl ] cluk. by M TS g vi ! hml ings. k k Klem in TIP FOR FISHERMEN. HARPERS FERRY, W. Va., July 4— ‘The Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers were very muddy this morning. =\ coawssomo” 2 2 .,,.H;.,:'i‘. g lly. to GARDS, BUCS DIVIDE OVERTIME CLASHES |St. Louis Annexes 12-Inning | Final, 4-3—Loses Opener in 11 Frames, 8-9. o = eeea.osw—“oa—fl’ | 8t. Louis. Adams.3b_ | nomnr.rt Fris o Col | By the Associated Press. ITTSBURGH, July 4.—Pitts- | | burgh and 8t. Louis divided two | extra inning holiday attrac- tions here today. The Cardinals took the afternoon | game, 4 to 3, in 12 innings, after the/ Pirates had won in the morning, 9| to 8 in 11 sessions. MORNING GAME. ABH.QA. Pittsh. L.Waner.ef G'hv'm.10.2b P.Waner.tf. Travnor,3b’ ©COOCOOM NS wwnl conooommuLwaS | scoucormvonbue ! __.,,_......,..; i 3 1 1 3 i 1 1 0 o 1 1 1 POrNS ML naBnLBD oooeOHom LB Totals. .46 13°31 15 *One out when winning run scored. 1Batted for Jjohnson I1n sixth innin iBatied for Kautmann in eleventh inning. §Batt venow in sisth inning. TBatibd for Aankey in tenth innin. |st. Lous....000103240010-8] Bitrey o 1973 ple 3910101 18 | batted_in—Grantham (2. Mancuso Brame (3) Adams. by Hiniae o Hatnes, 1 1o . thns "“n'x":u ning 0 nes, n 3 inning; o auf- m i Anping: "off Prench. 10 in W 1°fh ¥ Inning; off Lindse of Rhem. 110 0 taning i r). Winning pitcher— Losimy piacherLindsey. © Umpives— Messrs. PArman, Rigler and Clark AFTERNOON GAME. ABHOA, Pittshe, L. Waner.| ra'm.1b. A w 5 St. Louis Canoumend u.mn,c( 4 Gelbert. mlm.-n.n Sattlef. ottomics. Totals ...43 *Batted for tBatted for 2| cnocavunanas! | cooroommmmms; 5| cocovornonsme™ 8l ouoer 0 ©| comommmmmber . n seventh T in twelftn, 0002000014 1100000003 m il N‘fim&lfi v, G 5 uhr. Germans Now Apathy and Hostility of Press Changes as Schme- ling Wins “Real By the Associated Press. ERLIN, July 4—By winning his fight abroad, Max Schmeling appears to have won his fight at home. The smiling German heavyweight champion of the world never has been popular here, but today all the prominent sports writers, even those who have been the most antagnostic toward him, were singing his praises. Although July 4 is not a holmuy in Berlin the city seemed to be festive mood and the parks nnd streets were buzzing with comments on the victories of Schmeling and Praulein Cilli Aussem in the - hledm tennis championships. ‘The apathy the papers hnd shown toward Cleveland fight was com- geuly gone and the stories from hio crowded the reparation stories mn Courjer saw both victories as increasing Germany's prestige. “It will increase foreign confidence in Germany's inexhaustible energies, Cheering Max Championship,” whereof Schmeling is a brilliant example,” the paper said. After the flasco -c New York last Tou!'trom sports countryman was no world’s cham- !chmzun( for his p-rt. lppelrcd indifferent to what the editors said and thought, The zmlb Urhblatt, whlr.h has been his most hostile critic, nd- mitted today he was & wrth: pion. 4 ‘The umu Ze . headed its y in the same vein. e optimists’ wildest hopes have been realized,” Zeitung's sports editor mu. He also praised Referee ake for his’action ‘when it was in lear Y could not de- a om Stribling coul Jeast we can congratulate Lokalanzel said, “as & - fl | Caraway in the opener. | Chicago. 1 STAR, WASHINGTON, L ¢ Sl 0 JULY 5, 1931—PART FIVE. SOME TELLING SHOTS OF TITLE BOUT AT CLEVELAND. Sample of how champion weakened American by constantly pounding his bod\' Challenger's BROWNS HAND TWO BEATINGS TO CHISOX Co]lms Ou!plches Curawny to Win First, 4 to 3—S8econd Is Concluded 8 to 5. By the Associated Press. ST. LOUIS, July 4—The St. Louis " | Browns defeated the Chicago White Sox | B R in both ends of a double header here today, 4 to 3 and 8 to 5. ' | The Browns scored six runs in the! s— | fourth inning to win the second after “Rip” Collins had outpitches FIRST ABH.OA u._-.....; SGReL cunennouad Collins,p o000000-rrumums cooosommruLsARD cosoomsonssom- Totals ..31 Garaway in elghth tuning. [ 1 1 0 olds, Fonseca, Kegse, Botiancoutt, Youne. 000 03 200 x4 XKerr, Goslin, Runs bulea ZBurns (3. Young. Reynolds, Apoling, ca away. _Two-base hits—Burns. Kress, mons. Home runs—Young. Reynolds. bases—Cissell. Appling. Double play Levey to Burns. Left on Bases on balls—Off Onlllns. try Cam Hildebrand, eame =T hour and 43 migebes SECOND GAME. ABHOA 8t Louis Chicago. Blu Schulte.cf.. oeoq‘“na—ou | ommrmnoo00mm] | PP e— nbeauflnn-u— Totals ..40122410 Totals ..30101710 *Batted for Braxton in ninth inning. Chicago ..... 8t. Louts™"..] - Tevey: Runs, batted Jh—Meiiio 5, Buras uite, Goslin, Kerr fi" Biue, Sim- - mruc¥ off ‘Bratton, 4 in 4 off nuenmn. 1240 '8 iinings (hone o8t nlnt.hl L¥ Kimsey, none in 1 |Iln\nt" V{‘ Bimpires Mesirs. & , "Hildebrand and Smeies cxirs “mngvll l‘lidehunu‘uig t | Homer Standing By the Associated Press. ‘Home runs yesterday—Ruth, Yankees, 1; Gehrig, Yankees, 1; Chapman, Yan- | Boston.. 83 | Porte: nsBertcll, Arlett, Maranville, Berser, | Rlexand Dt A base Riisgeies. AMer: | Sl n%f— £t on kees, 1; Reynolds, White Sox, 1: Wil- liams, Athletics, 1; Gehfln(er, ‘Tigers, 1; Harris, Senators, 1; Young, Browns, 1; Atlett, Plllulu 1; Herman, Robins, 1, Bisson RoM.m. 1; Lombardi, Robins, 1; Ou!!op. Reds, 1} Clmnnnm 1, and Subr, Pirates, 1 — Klein 2i; Ruth, , Fou: | A Yankees, 20; Gehrig, Yankees, H ‘ankees, 20; Athleflea 15; Hornsby, Cubs, 1 ‘Averil, Tndians, 1 by, 4, and ! Du me, Pat | Brown'. a3 Boa85. 858228 R3320 0 ek ks e Rt NSRS 8 > S R + wagsgseed Marb'ry Burke .. Plscher. Jones... . :::;::;,m Hadley . Srowder oo S8Ee BB RS Sy paincd cxpression shows how he is suffering. BATTING. 1. 20.30.HR.SH | a»ue—-w—u::'a.;-u-:e:on wa mw unenmesnatIBSIITINERLS casecuusaseans! e warahcostsomm i e 090300000 0mO N~ g—--uu..g e ...-..-.....«_.,_.saszfl.: 00 5000000unS o oM n 23 ‘#Sr. 105%; PHILS AND BRAVES SPLIT | Sherdel’s Blow Ball Wlnl Second, 4-2, After First Lost, 4-5. BOSTON, Sherdel's slo Braves July 4 (P).—Wee Willie | SEN% w ball’ pitching gave the an even break in a double- | M header with Philadelphia today. ‘The Phillies took.the opener 5 to 4, but lost the second 4 to 2. Bill Urbanski, former Montreal third baseman, joined the Brai piaved shortstop. ives today and Maranville was at second and Maguire took a rest. PORER———-1 Totals. . e | 8 GAME. Boston. Mariean s Urbanski,ss Berger.c (oore. o amool O waoouuors? .m.o-o-»-?: ©omeomoRoRo=0 eqaouoo-uam—-? 8 s, 82714 *Ran for Sheeley in glsnth fnning. tBatted for Brandt in minth ranville, Be k3 Runs batted in—Davis Mallon, sh Sacr 1 0000105 e o l 11001 14 n, Corhett, Whitney merger, Wnnmn‘mn‘ Spoh:- =y Kieins Dinanekd: b-vll. 400 Maranville, ices—Bartell, B ays—Ma "~ Dobeher %% Maranville to smel sses—Philadelonis, by Messrs. | srme—1 hour mn,—‘n,y her— Quigley. Moran and 5 1;_eff nudn 5 mfin Sircass me of s and 38 minut SECOND clull 2| coomurosuommml Phila. Brickeli.cf.. BartelL s, il Farnstine;p m-h. e TBehed 10 Bl s sononnae 9 2 e qmmy. minutes. A % wecvile: sf-v' [EPSU Sainsra1nO ..e”...a..._.- Rl coouunon-binord '.1'= shih incin n sixth inning. o 3 3 o0 Smbireriensrs. ucuu‘.‘“h o of game—1 Hour 30 | Chicago ... Just after German floored Georgian 1n mmnm lnd luiL round CINCINNATI SPLITS WITH CUBS, 0-1, 6-2 Cullop Accounts for Second Game, Batting in Three Runs With Four Safeties. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, July 4.—Led by Nick Cul- lop, who batted in three runs and made four hits, the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Chicago Cubs in the afternoon game of the hflld!y bill today, 6 to 2. ‘The Bruins won the morning tilt, 1 i to 0. with Charley Root pitching. ‘Woody English was banished from the second game for disputing a third strike, MORNING GAME. ABH.QA Chicaso Cincl. A 2loomonmnZors B 4 4 = 55 3 3 i 3 3 3 .-.-a.-.....-n_’l canamauncO 5 4 3 : 4 i 3 1 3 3 0 | Breypee | 18ukeforin’ | omoeonsmas! Tne| ] ° bases—Oineinnati, ll y }onb- SR Fres, 3 o rick ‘llHl—EV !rcy 4: by Root. 6. H\( by pitcher -By Root (Stripp). Umpires—Messrs. Mc- ! Grew. Reardon and )lutn:unh Time of | SameI Tour and 41 minutes. o ersuncons? =l owmrmooomne? BFCHONHNINN -] | eouinoaruss! PO Bush.p. TBtepRenson 1 Totals .. 38142711 Totals ...31 *Batted for Bush in ninth. Cincinnati ..... - =——-=a——==_= 001 18 000 02 g, bpsu s,‘,m | _Runs—Douthit. Crabtree | stFipp, Cusier. Hartnett. | Guilop (3), Hendrick (3. D. Durocher. ‘Two-base hits—Cullop. | Home run—Cuilop. Sacrifices— llylf Double plays—Blair QD e ull on Bases un b.l!s Ofl Siruck out—By Bush. Lmhh!l—){!isr! Reardon. -nrlunh nd McGrew. Time of game— 1 our ‘ana 48 minutes. =y TIGERS AND TRIBE SPLIT | CLEVELAND, July 4 (#) \—Detroit and ‘Cle\eland split their holiday twin bill. The mam\s dropped the® second game, 5 to 8, after making a strong start by taking the opener, 6 t0 3. FIRST 2 ) Detroit. 1 - 2 Orm ol Souommbnnn coroumooon c Brown Hudlin,p.. S| s senrsstil S5 | s0ommrmomisuniz | camesreriatio | soonuencocss? Tatal . en *Ran for Alex: ighth vmmn rof Whitenill In ;::;;n L 807003115 ljack, Koenig, Burnett, | Hodapp, Sewell A‘l‘-"":-r.v{’v’mtfhnl ‘Buns batied r, Vosmik, Kamm, Geh- oty Hayworth: Twu-ga:z ‘hits— ger. app. ree-base hlt—aurnm ‘Stolen blsep—kurne“. John- son, -Hods crifices—] ‘Kamm. Dotble it n—nua-nn. Bumett ind Mot ?fl bringe Alexander: e Hodg nd I:fln n (2). Left on s DetrOlt, 6; o ,“munél mmnu. K14 Hu i 23 mmn 1 f-md bail_Sewell Bike piseher. res— ARt DA e of same2 houn and 6 minutes. SECOND GAME. clcvel-nd Avmu. . Hudlin. Detroit. Johnson.rf.. Geh: r“r.zh s sc i sl “Ooo.ooon—u—-.—w:m covorBosuHINBRNLO %l cocoscoounuoross? ... 391531 8 tted for Jablonowskl in ' Batted for Lawson n etebt. CHAMPIONS TODAY Mack Has Ace for Each of Three Games—Hoyt to Assist Grove, (Continued Prom Pirst Page.) run in winning. But in Philadelphia on April 22 he started and lasted only one- third of an inning, ylelding four hits for as many runs to become a quick loser. Banks on YBig Three.” ‘The venerable Connie Mack will look to his “bl‘ three”—Bob Grove, George Earmshaw Rube Walberg—for the bulk of hll labbing. But it is diM- cult to guess hD' the wily pilot of the world champions will select his starters. Qften he picks some second-stringer to go to the hul at the outset of an im- nt contest, lets him go as far as e can then throws in one of his three stars, who usually upsets the opposi- tion with ease. Mack may follow his plan in Washington, but it seems safe to say Messrs. Grove, Walberg and Earnshaw will be seen in action and | plenty fluflnfi the Athletics’ sojourn in_the Capita! Had lh! Nationals been so e!!-ctlve} against the Athlctics this seasom as they were last they now would be head- ing the procession. In 1930 the Wash- ingtan club stepped out to give the clan M:Gmlcllddy a succession of spank- ings. This year it started auspiciously, beating the A’s three times in a row after losing its first brush with them, but since has dropped four straight games to its most im] t foe. So in their annual series the A's now hold a five-to-three advantage over the Nationals. But the series has been |a struggle all the way. Five of the ieizht games were bitter contests, with the world champions taking three, Pitching Nearly Even. As to pitching effectiveness the clubs { have been fairly even. In the eight games each has collected 64 hits, the A’s getting theirs in 71 2-3 innings and the Nationals theirs in 71 innings. That the A’s have played more is due to their having scored two of thefr wins in Washington, where they had as many innings as the home side, and that for one of their home syccesses they had to go into the ninth inning. ‘The Athletics have been tighter afield than the Nationals in their series, making but five errors to seven charged against Washington. However, the clubs have benefited about equally through erratic play. And the A’s have outscored the Nationals by only four runs. Mack's men in the series have crossed the plate 32 times, while John- son’s men have done so 28 times. Mack’s winning pitchers in the series to date are Grove and Walberg, with | two victories each, and Mahaffey. Grove | scored one victory after relieving Wal- berg, while Mahaffey got his win after relieving Grove, who had supplanted the ‘youm!ul McDonald in a game. But | Mabaffey later had to be helped by | Earnshaw. Grove went a route once to take a licking from the Nationals, while Earnshaw was beaten before giv- |ing_way to Mahaffey and Carter. and | MeDonald took a trimming before he | | was succeeded on the hill by Earn- shaw. | | Hadley Alone Lasted. ‘Those credited with Washington vic- tories over the world champions this |season are Hadley, Tauscher—since shipped to the Nationals’ farm at Chat- tanooga—and Jones. Hadley pitched the only complete game to win. Taus- cher scored after relieving Crowder, while Jones had to call on Marberry | for help. National hurlers charged with | losses to the A's this season are Crow- :dar, Hadley, Marberry and Brown, the | last-mentioned taking two trimmings. | Crowder lost in the 11-inning umpalrn | opener in Washington after relieving | Marberry, who had taken the place of | Brown, the starter. Pischer and Taus- cher got into the game in Philadelphia | in which Hadley was trounced early.| Marberry lost after relieving Jones in| a Shibe Park tilt. Brown went all the way to take a spanking in Philadel- phia, but Crowder finished the game BEN Liloyd lost in Washington the last time the Nationals tackled the Mackmen. This series with the Athletics will usher in the Nationals’ longuv. home stand in years. From July tuh August 9—both dates nmn:tnnelnh'ulbeenmwn heath with the exception of two days, July 13 and August 3, when it will in- vade Shibe Park, the stronghold of the world ehampions, The home stand should help the Na- tionals greatly in their quest for the ehampionship laurels. They have been a great club in Griffith Stadium this season. Of 32 games played there the Nationals have lost but 6, 2 to the Athletics, 2 to the Yankees, 1 to the Red Sox and 1 to the Tigers. Play Well at Home. ‘They are scheduled fo play 28 games in Griffith Stadium in the stand begin- ning tomorrow. If they continue at home at the speed they have flashed there they would take 24 of the games. That 1s not likely, but Johnson's charges are apt to win many more than they lose during the next five weeks. Just a great home club. During the long home stand the Ath- letics will be met in five games, the Red Sox in six, the Yankees in one and each of the four Western clubs in four. The Red Sox are to follow the A’s for a three-game set, then the Yanks will drop in for one game. After that the Western clubs, with CThicago, Detm\t. St. Louis and Cleveland visit - ing in the order mentioned, will keep :'h? Nationals busy the remainder of uly. ‘The Athletics again will invade Grif- fith Stadium for games the first two days of August, then the Red Sox will be there for another three-game series before the Nationals head West for | the last time this year. ‘Washington, twice given a chance to get Waite Hoyt, passed him up and the mtcher went to the Athletics, probably strengthen an already strong pitch- ing staff. In taking Hoyt from the Tigers the A’s no doubt are shouldering a contract calling for a fat stipend, but !'lm although he started and beat the Sox today, has been procured mnln]y to take from Grove some of the burden of relief work. Should Hoyt as a rescue hurler save no more than five games for the world champions during the remainder of the season they would get their money's worth. Five games are likely to mean a great deal to the A’s. His winnings as a starter will be 8o much “velvet” to his club. Could Have Used Hoyt. ‘When the Tigers were in the Capital early last month there was talk of a deal whereby Hoyt would be transferred to the Nationals. It developed that the Detroit club did propose a deal that was not acceptable. However, it was later learned that Detroit expressed a will- ingness to take less than it first asked in exchange for the pitcher, only to be told that no deal for him would be considered by Washington. Then when waivers were asked on the pitcher re- cently the Nationals as well as the six clubs below them in the league turned him down. ‘The Nationals perhaps could have found plenty use for Hoyt. True, he did not do well for the Tigers after going to them from the Yankees, but then Waite was not so well pleased with his berth. He desired a change and let it be known. Hoyt last month intimated he would be pleassd with a Washington job and no doubt is more than tickled to land with the league's leading club. The husky right-hander still has a lot of pitching left in him and again satis- fied with conditions under which he toils very likely will do much to aid the Athletics’ cause. Unider the circumstances it seems the Washington club might have given a second thought to Hoyt. Sam Jones probably will not be avail- able for mound duty for a week. Early this morning the veteran pitcher re- ceived ford his 77-year-old mother was dying and he left immediately for her home in Woodsfield. Ohjo. Twice be- fore Jones left the club to hurry to his mother’s bedside when informed she was critically ill, but each time she ral- lied. The latest message to Jones, however, said his mother’s condition was so grave she was not expected to live the day out. Authorized Service Lockheed Hydraulic Brakes MILLER-DUDLEY CO. 1716 14th St. N.W. North 1583-84 WISSNER LIFEGUARD CAPTAIN (STROKE OF SYRACUSE U CREW) BOB VARELA SYRACUSE U. 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