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0 STAY CLOSE, AWATT 'BREAK, IS SCHENE £ 'Washington Magnate Figures [¥ Strain Is on Pacemaker. N’s Beaten, 4-2. SPORTS. Enemy Errors C] e PHILADELPHIA. ishop, 2b. 3 REGRRE tMoore " SEOPMIN voncs cohinsson OB *Batted for Dvkes in ninth. 1Batted for Willlams in ninth iBatted for Earnshaw in ninth. R 0 vl ecssssscorrony @l soorcorommmmE ©| coouswororor’ | »| coommoomssssl ] 3 > WA 1 SHINGTON. ahi.. . BY JOHN B. KELLER. P HERE never was a two- horse race in which one of the contenders didn't| break running mroughi the stretch,”, says Clark Griffith, | big boss of the Washington base‘ ball club. “We have nothing to| worry about because the Athletics | are so far ahead of us now. Keep at their heels and they’ll have to | do all the worrying. Walt for the break and go ahead.” | That's the way the Nationals’| chief owner figures this race fori the American League pennant, and perhaps he is right. It's| taugher Tor the front runner than any other entrant in a race. i And the Nationals in past perform-’ ances have demonstrated that only they | have the power and ability to challenge the Mackian horde’s right to supremacy | in the circuit. “We have the one club | to give battle to the Athletics,” declares | Gniffith, “and give battle to them we | will to the finish. I am confident we | are in this race for the championship to the end of the campalgn.” The Nationals certainly showed their mettle yesterday in turning back lhe‘ A's in the 4-to-2 opener of the three- game series, which is expected to have much bearing on the outcome of the chase for the flag. Pushed back at the outset of hostilities by the Mackmen, the Nationals later took the bit in their teeth and ran along to a nifty decision ] to reduce to four and one-half games the gap between them and the leaders. The Washington club's victory was all the more impressive in that for the last two weeks it has been tak: it on the chin from the lowliest of the league. | It was afmost a matter of do or die for the Nationals yesterday and they rose to the occasion magnificently. IOME vears ago Fred Marberry was regarded as the greatest relief pitcher in the American League, if not in both major circults,’ be- cause he was able to pitch a “high. hard one"—a remarkably fast ball in other words. But time took its toll of Fred'’s arm and the great speed he possessed diminished. So the husky Texan had to rely on his noodle more than his arm. It wasn't long, though, before Mar- berry revealed plenty of pitching intel- | ligence. He took the measure of op- | posing clubs with regularity and he did it with a splendid change of pace. It Was this change of pace that Marberry employed yesterday to baffle the leaders of the leaguc. The Athletics outhit the Nationals, eight safeties to six, in the opening brush of the “little world series” that was watched by 27,000, but Marberry 8o spread the hits and was so deft in his handling of batters in pinches that he covered his mound rival, the’ right- handed George Earnshaw, like a tent. After the first inning, in which he was somewhat unsteady, Marberry | never made a false move in his hurling | to the Philadelphia batters, who have been prone to mow down opposing hurl- | ers regardless of their speed and curves. T was a hit by the overpowering Al Simmons that sent the A's away to a lead in the Sunday tussling. With one out in the first inning, Mule Haas had cracked a single and made second base when Marberry uncorked a wild pitch to Mickey Cochrane Mickey's hoist to Sammy West didn't help. but Simmons, after being dusted | off by Marberry, came back to rifle a | one-baser to right that got Haas home. There was no more plate-denting | until the third frame, when the Na- tional's stepped out in front. Joe Kuhel | bounced & double down the right-field line to start the rally and Roy Spencer | singled. After Marberry put down a | nifty sacrificial bunt along the third- base stripe, Buddy Myer singled to push over two tallles, | In the next inning the Nationals | tucked away the game. Joe Cronin,| first up, drove a single by Jimmy Dykes | third base. West's grounder ‘was | foozled by Jimmy Foxx, and Earnshaw, | covering first, dropped a throw from the initial sacker. who finally retrieved the ball. Cronin pulled up at third base and West was safe at the starting corner. Ossie Bluege's left to Simmons | didn't help, but Kuhel's fly to Bing Miller enabled Cronin to count and West to reach second. A single by | Spencer got West home. | Cochrane’s drive over the right-field fence at the outset of the sixth inning | netted the A's their last marker. was his tenth homer of the season. | HERE always is a last-minute kick | in the A's, however. They reserved it yesterday for the eighth. Haas opened the round with a single, but | never left first base. It was due mainly | to a sparkling play by Harry Rice that | he didn't. | Cochrane, who had been troublesome | to Marberry all the way, smote a wicked | one toward right-center, and it looked | as though it would be good for two bases at least. Rice got away for the ball at the crack of the bat, but it ap- | peared he had misjudged the drive. It | was mors the wind twisting the ball away from him than a misjudgment by | Rice, though, and the gardener with an extra burst of speed speared the smash in front of the scoreboard. Bing Miller opened the ninth with a double, and he stuck at second base. Connie Mack rushed in three pinch- batters, Cramer, Todt and Moore, and they were helpless before Marberry. It was a fitting finish for a well pitched ball game. New York-Pennsylvania League. Harrisburg, 1—18; York, 2—2. Wilkes-Barre, 4: Scranton, 3. Elmira, 5. Williamsport, Binghampton, 13; Hazelton, 6. Records of Griffs BATTING. 64 261 3! vt Bamoase s BelE Sl o) BAZEBNERLEIRGBE e M MMM -3-1 S85a85LBERAVRTIAN Marb'ry Burke FSaem * 589353 g==uenel £ we¥Ekaz0 | We | Blug West, ¢ ece, 3D Kuhel.' 1b. Spencer. ¢ Marberry, Totals .. Philadelphia ... Washington Sewwss s sco0sc000M 5 O P — ol nosuweroon! 3 coacaomma, T3l 00 0 3 ey 1 0 Runs batted in 00 0 o- 2000 0 x— Myer (2), Kuhel, Spencer, Cochrane. Two-base hits—Kuhel. Miller. ' Home "run—Cochrane. Sacrificy Marberry. Left on bases—Philadelphia. 7 Washington. 4. Struck out—By Marberry, § by Earnsnaw. 2. Hit_by piiched ball_By Marberry (Simmons). Wild pitch—Marbi Umplires_Messrs. Dineen, McGowan —and Owen.Time of same—1 hour and 43 min- utes. NEW SCHAAF RESPECTED Boston Heavy Scores Three Kayoes in Row—Meets Maloney Friday. o Simmons. By the Associated Press EW YORK, July 6. —Ernie Schaaf of Boston was just a heavy- welght without a punch a few months ago. Now he apparent- 1y has found the punch, and he’s hav- ing a lot more attention paid to him as a result. Young Ernle, with three straight knockout victories to his credit, battle: Jimmy Maloney, also of Boston, in the | Boston Garden Friday night in what appears to be the best offering of the national schedule this week. It was on Maloney that Schaaf started his string | of kayoes. He caught Jimmy with his guard down in the first round of a re- cent battle, and Maloney never did find ou: what it was all about until the referee had counted 10 and out. Singer Meets Shapiro. Al Singer, former lightweight cl pion, makes the second start o come-back campaign at Long Beach, N. Y., Friday night, with Eddie Shapiro, ham- f his ‘Nrw York, as an opponent. Los Angeles offers shows tonight, with Sandy Garrison Casanova, Los Angeles light-heavyweight. and Ray Pelky of Oakland as the principals, and tomor- row night with Roberto Roberti and Salvatore Ruggirello, Italian heavy- welghts, in opposite corners. A six-rounder between Bob Olin, New York, and Bob Godwin, Daytona Beach, Fla., heads the “new talent” card at Madison Square Garden tonight. 20 YEARS AGO IN THE STAR. ATCHER JOHN HENRY of Washington is improving. He held Walter Johnson well yes- terday as Washington beat Boston, 7to 2. Dutch Schaefer has made good with a will at first base for the Na- ticnals. Adams Express Co. surprised by beating _ Aloysius. District League leader, 7 to 2, yesterday. Big Six Powell was the winning pitcher. Limerick, Degnon and Murdock were the victors' leading hitters, while Babbington, catcher, with a homer and two singles, led the losers at bat. Havenner hit hard as Congress Heights blanked Highlanders, 9 to 0. BRAVES GET HELP FROM FRANKHOUSE |Former Card’s Fine Hurling Balm for Third-Base Woe. Robins Win. BY HUGH S. FULLERTON, JR. Associated Press Sports Writer. | HE Boston Braves are finding a | lot of woe in their task of locat- ing & satisfactory third baseman, but even if thelr recent $35,000 purchase, Billy Urbanski, doesn't turn out to be all that his debut led Boston fans to expect, then they can have some consolation in the mound work of Fred Frankhouse. Frankhouse, who did not perform with especial brilliance after he was obtained from St. Louis last year, has suddenly blossomed out es a consistent winner. He has won all of his last five games, beatimg the Chicago Cubs twice and St. Louls, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia once each. And in this time Boston's oppo- nents have made just 27 hits. The best performance of them all came yester- day, when Frankhouse limited the Phil- lies to four hits in a duel with Ray Benge, who gave six, and won, 4-2 Benge drove in two runs for the Phils, but “Red Worthington evened things with a homer and Earl Sheely drove in two more runs. Fine pitching was quite the rule in of the nine games were won on low-hit hurling. Robins Sweep Series. Adolfo Luque and Jack Quinn, two | Brooklyn _veterans, got togefher and held the New York Gilan's to six blows | as Brooklyn came through in the ninth | to win 4-t0-3 and sweep the serfes. All | the New York runs came in the sixth, | two on Mel Ott's homer. The three | straight victories put the Robins in third place, only a hall game bechind New York. Malone of Chicago dueled for 10 in- nings, each allowing seven hits, but Ma- lone proved the stronger finisher, win- ning 2-to-1. He pitched near perfect ball after the first inning and scored the winning run himself after clouting a double. Sammy Gray pitched a fine game for the St. Louis Browns in the opener, giving Chicago only four hits and not a walk, to win by a 3-1 count. But Wal- | lace Hebert and two successors proved less effective in the second clash and the White Sox hammered out a 6-to-5 victory. & Bucs Win Uphill Scrap. | The other slugging match of the day came in Cincinnati, where the Pitts- | burgh Pirates came from behind with | a 15-hit assault on the home pitchers | and beat the Reds, 6 to 4. !~ Danny MacFayden of the Boston Red | Sox gave the New York Yankees only 7 hits in 11 innings, but was hard | pressed to win as both teams tossed | away chances through errors. Arndt | Jorgen's wild throw in the eleventh proved the deciding factor. paving the | way for a 3-run rally and Boston's 6-t0-3 triumph. Wesley Ferrell, Cleveland's ace, got | off to a bad start against Detroit, while the Indians were just beginning to bunch some of their six hits off Vic | Sorrell when rain cut short the con- test. ning game was 5 to 4 for Detroit. Homer Standing By the Associated Press. Home runs yesterday—Worthington, Braves, 1; Ott, Giants, 1; Pickering. Red Sox, 1: Cochrane, Athletics, 1: | man, Yankees, Kress, Browns, 1: Fothergill, White Sox, 1; Morgan, In- dians, 1; Kimsey, Browns, 1. The leaders—Klein, Phiilies, 21; Ruth, Yankees, 20; Gehrig, Yankees, 20; FOxx, | Indians, 14. League _totals—American, | 282; tional, 275; total, 557. Na- THE SPORTLIGHT BY GRANTLAND RIC Watch That Left. ¥ lef! handed games. stronger and stronger an power. During a series of boxing lessons at a well known preparatory school visitors noted what they considered an unusual method. In one class each young boxer had his right arm strapped to his side and could use only the left. The in- structor knew that it was only through this drastic method of suppressing the stronger right hand that any real ac- tion and power with the left could be developed. In this same fashion Jack Dempsey built up the most devastating left hand known to boxing. Dempsey strapped his right to his side as he slugged and hooked with his left during many train- and so persistently that in time he gave his left more power than his right ever knew. It was largely through the ex- plosive qualities of this mauling south- paw that the ex-champion left so much challenging debris in his wake ‘while great crowds pald out $10,000,000 to see his work. Left Is Right. | JT was this hand that Tunney watched | 1% o8 earetully. It was this hand that nailed Tunney in the throat at Phil- adelphia and came near breaking up the fight. In the fourth round at Chi- cago Dempsey was temporarily grogey. Tunney had a chance for a right up- reut. “Why idn't you use it?” some one asked. yes. miss and leave myself wide open to that left?” handed players. Only about one out | of & hundred golfers uses the left hand | properly or understands any part of its | great value to the swing. | Applies in Golf. IOME time ago Alex Morrison made a series of motion pictures bf a group of golfers whose games.ranged be- tween 80 and 100, but who were all er- ratic. In every instance the telltale film showed an almost complete collapse of 2 | the left hand before the moment of im- pact. There were cases where the left started out bravely to do its share, but 1 | eventually the stronger right side took over the mastery well before the ball was hit, throwing the right side around, throwing the anchoring chin around, and not only upsetting the direction, but also curbing the power of the stroke. Just after these reels were shown Morrison put on another film of Tommy Armoyy, one cf the finest and surest golfers the ‘world. The left arm was on top all through the swing ing months. He worked at this so long | " said Tunney. “andy probably In golf the left hand and the 'lef!l arm are badly neglected by all right-| HE natural inclination in almost every game is to depend on the right, the strong side hitting forward. ‘Thi: to natural right-handers, who are in the m: cal that the strong side, hitting or swinging forward, should be given preference and that it shoul t hand, which is the weak side, Gradually the right hand and right arm grow | d the overlooked left accordingly loses its s refers, of course, ajority. It is logi- 1d overpower and strangle the hitting backward, in all two- and the right hand only came through 1 at the final moment. Another feature swung against his left leg, with an out- ward curve in the left hip. mour was on his way to a record- breaking 67 over the difficult south course of Boca Raton. His iron play that round was uncanny, and it was his skillful use of the left hand that gave him both distance and_direction. ‘The same is true of Bobby Jones, who places his right hand well over the shaft in order to weaken its power and give the left a chance to do its work. If you watch the average golfer, you will see how the right side swings his body around and takes full control of the swing. He is anxious to hit, over- eager, and he calls upon the strong side to do the hitting ahead of schedule. ‘This is one of the main reasons why 98 per cent of those who play golf—and this means several millions—play badly or inconsistenty. Holds True in Base Ball. RACTICALLY the same theory of timing applies to the baseball swing. The good hitter must find a way to use his left in the swing, much as the good golfer does. Watch Hornsby or Sim- mons or Hack Wilson, or any other good right-hand hitter, and you will sce how | much the left hand and arm figure in | handling the bat. In the Schmeling- Stribling fight, just notice the part the left hand plays. It hardly seems possible that the left hand and arm play any part in the stroke of a right-handed tennis player. But Vincent Richards, the leading pro- fessional tennis player of the country, and at one time one of its greatest amateurs, says: “The left arm plays a big part in good balance. It should not be left dangling at the side, but should be held across the side of the body, just above the left hip. Letting the left arm hang free is one of the many mistakes the younger tennis play- ers make so often.” = In the Balance. HOSE who expect to make any con- sistent improvement in boxing, golf, base ball and similar games should build up the left hand, the left arm and the left side. ‘They should work to get a more even balance of power between the right and left and not turn most of the job over to one hand. They should make a habit of using the left at every chance, thus increasing its strength. opyright. 1931, by fhe North érican (Copyrignt oJNogth | Amerl the major leagues yesterday, as seven | The final count of the seven-in- | Chap- | Athletics, 15; Hornsby, Cubs, 14; Averill, | was the manner in which Armour | These pictures were made while Ar-| weight bozing champion.) C to sip life’'s dregs. Now he to sit in the lap of luxury. It was just a few years ago room between two benches. The lodger until an attendant of the “flop house,” by the simple expedient of cutting the rope at dawn, awakened the sleepers by dumping their heads on the concrete oor. Now Schmeling, with riches in his grasp, sincerely appreciates his expen- sive clothes, automobiles, good food and | all the rest that goes with it. While not niggardly, Schmeling is thrifty and does not spend money foolishly. His | ring winnings are wisely invested. He takes himself, his boxing and his pock- etbook soberly and serjousiy. “I have my ‘mutter’ to care for back success of this boxing business,” says Max. “I do not wish to harm any one, but this boxing is & profitable work, | nein2” Schmeling keeps close account of money he spends, and knows where every cent goes. His manager, Joe Jacobs, accounts to him for all expendi- tures, necessary in & training camp, and for all earnings in exhibitions and fights. They keep an accurate account of their earnings and expenditures, as Muhlheim, Germany, broke, ragged and hungry. he could buy a bowl of thick soup. Spoons, attached to the table by chains, so that diners could not slip them into their pockets. When Max could gather 10 cents he lived in the lodging house, where a “flop” on a crowded floor was his bed. A rope was strung the length of the Max does not intend to have any | rested his head upon the rope and slept | in the old country, and I must make a | SCHMELING SIPPED LIFE’S DREGS EARLY IN CAREER Max, Once Compelled to Sleep in 10 Cent “Flop House,” Is Thrifty With Ring Earnings and Is Certain to Earn a Fortune With His Fists. (This is the second of & series on the career of Maz Schmeling, world's heavy~ BY CHARLES DUNKLEY, Associated Press Sports Writer. HICAGO, July 8 (#.—From a poor, penniless wande! Schmeling is certain to earn a fortune with his mt;el;h}{k?: ring. The world’s heavyweight champion knows what it means doubly appreciates his opportunity that Schmeling was stranded in For a few cents nives and forks were | trouble with Uncle Sam's income tax collector. It was while he was broke that| Schmeling, by mere chance, pulled on | his first boxing glove. He was then in Muhlheim, and, craving exercise, walked into the sport club Colonia, where he was invited to serve as a boxing partner, . Max, then 19 years old, knocked out his opponent, Who on regaining con- sciousness, engaged him for a bout with the middleweight champion of the club, Schmeling treated the champlon to a i 1 money at this easy work. SPORTS. Taking the Bacon Home knockout punch and began to wonder | just how long men had been earning Then he started amateur boxing and | | won his first 12 fights by knockouts. | | He became a professional in 1924 and a | | few months later ran into Jack Demp- | sey, then heavyweight champion, who | | was then in Cologne, Germany, on a | noneymoon and carning expenses by appearing in exhibitions. He boxed one | round with Dempsey, and that one | round started him on to ring success, because Dempsey encouraged the sober- | | minded German youngster to go in for ! boxing in a big way. SECOND HALF TODAY | Hollywood Stars Declared Champs | of First Series—Prize List Announced. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, July 6—Harry A. | williams, president of the Pacific | Const League, has announced the split- | ting of the league season, effective to- day. The Hollywood Stars are cham- plons of the first half, which ended with |last night's games ‘The directors voted a $10,000 bonus to be used if there is a pi the season’s championship. The win- ner of the play-off would get $5.000, | the loser, $2,500. The clubs finishing Inext in order would get $1500 and $1.000 respectively. | * 1t Hollywood should win both halves, | eliminating the necessity for a play-off, |the total bonus would be $7.500, of | which $5.000 would go to the club win- | ning both halves. $1.500 to the club {nmshlng second and $1,000 to the club | fnishing third, Williams' statement said. | All games postponed in the first half | will be played in the second half and | il count officfally in the standings of | the second half. Division of the sea- | son does not change the offical sched- ule, | Portland finished second in the first | half race and San Francisco third. |JAILED ON GIRL’S PLAINT, CHAMP'S BOUT DUBIOUS | Midget Wolgast and Two Others Held on Charge of Keeping Flapper Prisoner. | PHILADELPHIA, July 6 (#).—It ap- peared today that Midget Wolgast, recognized flyweight champion in New York and Pennsylvania, would be un- able to defend his title in a 15-round fight Friday night in the Coney Island Stadium. ‘Wolgast and two companions are in jall facing charges by Rose Manara, 19, Atlantic City, that they held her pris- oner in the boxer's apartment for two weeks. ‘They were arrested yesterday after a raid by police. ‘Wolgast, court officials intimated, will not be placed on trial until next week, and thus would be unable to keep his engagement to meet Ruby Bradley, Holyoke, Mass., Negro, Friday. The chn;g?l he is facing offers no freedom on bail. Minor Leagues International League. Toronto, 4—2; Buffalo, 0—3. Montreal, 3; Rochester, 1, ' Baltimore, 2—4; Reading, 1+-6. Jersey City, 8—2; Newark, 7—0. STANDING OF THE CLUBS. . FAVORITE AT FORT He and Schwartz Both Improved Since They Bathled Ten Rounds to a Draw. “Baker Boy" Billy Schwartz and Red Barry, who fought to a 10-round draw \COAST LEAGUE OPENS RED BARRY FIGURED Paul Derringer of St. Louis and Pat | last year, today will begin training for | their bout next Fort Washington. They will meet in the 10-round final | Both boys are said to be considerably | improved o | ords are somewhat better than average. Barry, who pounded out a decision over Monday night at ay-off for |Joe Finazzo a month ago and who has | |Seen more action than Schwartz re cently, is being looked upon as a prob- |able favorite. |~ Fort officials are attempting to match | saflor McKenna with Lew Raymond |for the eight-round semi-final For the preliminaries, Capt. Pearson, |the matchmaker, has carded Doug Swetman and Billy Reed, Jack Quigley | and Solder Clarke, and’ Prank Vance and Henry Irving. Tickets for the matches will go on sale Wednesday at Vig's Sport Shop and Cornell’s Lunch. Major Leaders By the Associated Press. (Including games of July 5.) American League. Batting—Ruth, Yankees, .382; Mor- gan, Indians, .379. Runs—Gehrig, Yankees, 70; Ruth, Yankees; Bishop and Simmons, Ath- letics, 63 Runs batted in—Gehrig, Yankees, 75; Ruth, Yankees, 72. Hits—Simmons and Haas, Athletics, | 106. | Doubles—Webb, Red Sox, 35; Ma- nush, Senators, 28. ‘Triples—Cronin, Senators, 9; Rey- nolds, White Sox; Lary, Yankees; Vos- mik, Indians, 8. Home runs—Ruth and Gehrig, Yan- kees, 20. Stolen bases—Chapman, Yankees, 29; | Johnson, Tigers, 22. Pitching—Grove, Athletics, won 16, | lost 12; Marberry, Senators, won 7, lost 1. National League. Batting—K! drick, Reds, . Runs—Klein, Phillles, 71; English, Cubs, 55. - Runs batted in—Kiein, Phillies, 72; Hornsby, Cubs, 60. Hits—Klein, Phillles, 107; Robins, 99. Doubles—Bartell, Phillies, 27; Davis, Phillies, 25. Triples—Watkins, Cardinals, 9; Worth- ington, Braves; Terry, Giants, 8. Home runs—Klein, Phillies, 21; Horns- by, Cubs, 14. Stolen bases—Comorosky, Pirates, 11; Cuyler, Cubs, 9. Pitching—Bush, Cubs, and Clark, Robins, won 6, lost 2. | | Herman, lein, Phillies, .368; Hen- 3651 | W. L. Pc. W. L Pe. 4733388 Toronto... 37 43 .451 Newark. .. 45 35 (363 Jorsey C... 30 48 .44i Rochester. 45 36 368 Buffalo.... 36 45 . Baltimore. 43 41 .512 Reading... 36 45 . American Association. Kansas City, 7—4: Milwaukée, 3—4. (Second game, 16-inning tie, called, darkness.) Columbus, 6—3; Toledo, 5—1. St. Paul, 11; Minneapolis, 9. Louisville, 11; Indianapolis, 4. Southern Association. New Orleans, 7; Memphis, 3. Nashville, 7; Atlanta, 2. Chattanooga, 10; Birmingham, 9. Mobile, 7; Little Rock, 7. (Called end| tenth account Sunday law.) STANDING OF THE CLUBS. w. 0 Montreal. . DEMPSEY UNDISCOURAGED Reno Fight Financial Flop, but Jack Plans Another. RENO, Nev,, July 6 (#).—Jack Demp- sey’s personaily promoted heavyweight boxing bout here Saturday between Paulo Uzcudun and Max Baer was a financial “flop,” but the former heavy- weight champlon said today he would promote another fight here Labor day. The final check-up, after Internal Revenue representatives had gone over the list, revealed exactly $70,202 rolled into Dempsey's coffers, whereas genial more than this to give Reno its most important ‘fight since Jeffries lost to Johnson on Independence day of 1910. W e 1 E ttle R’ 330588 Rianee o Jack paid. out approximately $10,000| BAD EYE ONLY MARK OF SCRAP ON CHAMPiON. Max Schmeling, world heavyweight title holder, as he arrived in New York | from Cleveland with his manager, Joe Jacobs, en route to Germany for a short vacation before returning to the ring. last year and their rec- | —A. P. Photo. THE LISTENING POST BY WALTER TRUMBULL N considering Willie Stribling of I working under a false premise. The one thing we forgot is the saying, which always runs so true, | “Class is that indefinable quality which | needs no alibt.” i Because young Stribling was a hand- | some, attractive, likable boy, we have | for years tried to make him something | he was not. We have blamed him for what was not his fault. Every time he made a poor showing against first-class opposition we have found excuses for him. We have said that he was poten- tially a champion; that he lacked only the fighting spirit; that he hadn't the vital spark. But we always claimed that he was improving; that he would | some day cut loose and do his stuf. We certainly made it tough for him. I fending; 1t was our own judgment. Finally, a lot of persons began to say that it was a matter of courage. When you pointed out to them that the timid souls didn't take airplanes up and do stunts with them, or do a Iot o other things, they replied that there Strioling didn't have ring courage. ‘They were wrong again. Now some of us are ning to believe that Stribling had tremendous ring courage, for he must have known in his heart what is now plain to most of us: That he is not and never was a great fighter. Time after time he must have climbed through the ropes to meet men he knew were his physical | superiors with the gloves, and yet with | the knowledge that his followers thought him invincible, if he cared to do his best. Small_wonder that his | nerves were not always good and that he grew weary carrying that load. “Stribling” was _tired before the bell rang for the first round,” Gene Tunney said to me on the trip back from Cleveland. “I'll bet he hadn't slept much for three nights. You could tell the shape his nerves were in by the way he snatched at the Tubber mouthplece when they gave it to him.” O don't let us make any excuses for Stribling this time. And don't let us blame him for our own lack of | Jjudgment. He lost because Max Schme- | ling was stronger, a harder hitter, tougher and an all-around better man. We had supposed that Stribling would | find Max wide open and could cut him | to bits, or knock him out. Well, he didn’t do those things for the reason | that he couldn't. He hit Max cleanly enough in the early rounds, but Schme- ling only pressed in stout and danger- ous. It must have seemed to Stribling rather like trying to roll a big log up hill. The pressure always was on him. And every time he stopped to rest he was in danger of being run over and | crushed. “I thought Schmeling fought about his usual fight,” Tommy Loughran said after the fight. “The difference tween this and his Sharkey fight was the difference be- tween Sharkey and Stribling. Max his 9 519 Nash: Memphis ashvill 4 ns 42 40 ;512 Mobile. Pacific Coast League. . sam Francisco, 7—13; Los Angeles, Missions, 9—8; Hollywood, 7—3. Sacramento, 7—4; Oakland, 6—2. Portland, 7—9; Seattle, 5—2. STANDING OF THE CLUBS. MONDAY, Ji Ameriean League. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Washinston, 4: Philadglphia. 2. w ) 3. Bottok: $: i 4 (7 innings. rain). 8t. Louls. 35, 1-6. Standings in Major Circuits f LY 6, 1931, National League. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. 3. 1 (10 tnnings). uis, 6 Cincinnati, Texas League. Galveston, 6. Shreveport, 6; Fort Worth, 5. Dallas, 5—0; Wichita Falls, 1—2. E rBurgsem “uoisog | wqdpEpTIud »; H g n — Eastern League. St._Touls . 5141 71 7111145286} Hartford, 2; Springfield, 0. Philadelphia . . New York | |a| "o . ton .. = Allentown, 3; Albany, 1 Washinston 61 41 8i391311.557 5181 5/ 6] 7140/30..571 Brooklyn _ 6121 8 5/ 6141132 S Ne: s o Bridgeport, 5—4; New Haven, 3—2. New Yorl 5171 7136137493 Chicaga 131 4/ 4i—I 3/ 7/10 9I39[311.557 Richmond-Norfolk, rain. 1 31 51 al—I 11 T 641 61 6I—I 61 51 4/37136..507 lea|enlao | | | BTGP RT 8 Western League. | 41 3 6] 3—1 5I _4/28/411.414 Wichita, 7; St. Joseph, 4. Des Moines, 8—1; Omaha, 7—8. Oklahoma City, 7—7; Topeka, 2—2. ... 3121 8121 | 6] 31— 1ost—I28/30/32/31136/41 411491 Denver, 27—7; Pueblo, 8—12, Three-Eye League, Quincy, 8; Dseatur, 1, i 3, GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW. Phila. at Wash. Phila, De d, Detroit at Cl troit st CIYSR Boston 2§V Chicaga at Boston st New GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW. New York st Boston. New York at Boston. Georgia we have for years been | T wasn't young Stribling we were de- | were many kinds of courage and that | | the Brooklyn s ila. Bi 3 la. Sidouls 8 g'gic'a:o. a{%‘flfl :z“ é’v&'c:,on; | naturally looked better against & weaker opponent. But he is a tough, | strong fellow, with a world of heart.” | QTRIBLING showed courage enough | against Schmeling, even if it was| of the passive sort—almost resig- nation. It was the courage of the steer | |in the hands of the butcher. Even| | when he was hurt, the Georgian didn’t | fight with the ferocity of a wounded | or cornered tiger, but rather with the stubborness of the ox, which braces its |legs and strives to stand up under the | mallet stroke. Stribling gave all he | had, and it was quite a distance from | being enml%h. | They will tell you that Stribling is | through. As a matter of fact, he may | fight better from now on. He has dis- | covered that he can take a beating, if | he has to, and emerge without serious | injury. “From now on he will fight | without the load of responsibility he | carried. Persons will not expect so much from him—ask him to live up to imagined capabilities, of which he is not possessed. Stribling, as a matter of fact, doesn’t have to care whether he | boxes any more or not. He has youth. friends and money enough to Keep a pack of wolves from the door. Stribling is a fine chap and a pleasant com- ? | panion, but he isn't a great fighter. What of it? There are any number of other things he might do superla- tively well. WILLING.T0 MEET AY CHALLENGER Slated to Battle Carnera, Sharkey or Walker in September Bout. BY EDWARD J. NEIL, Associated Press Sports Writer. EW YORK, July 6.—Max Schmeling, the heavy- weight champlon, is leav- ing us for a couple of months, but he will be back in August to defend his title again against the best man the division can offer. The Teuton youngster, who flayed Bill Stribling in Cleveland the night before the Fourth, will sail at midnight on the Bremen to visit his mother in Berlin, and re- turn here in time to fight either Primo Carnera, Jack Sharkey or Mickey Walker somewhere for Madison Square Garden in Sep- tember. Schmeling returned to New York from Cleveland with only a bruised left eye to show for the night of battle with Stribling, & night that may mark the turning point in the heavyweight depression that set in with the down- fall of Jack Dempsey and the abdica- ';l:;: of Gene Tunney a couple of years The pleasant young German did more |than just conquer a challenger for his throne when he carefully and merei- lessly cut Stribling down through the final 10 rounds of the 15-round duel in Cleveland’s magnificent new stadium on the Lake Erle shore, finally forcing Referee George Blake to halt the con- | test with only 14 seconds r in | the final round. Reign May Be Long. Rather the German, who I like Dempsey, won himself vindication as a fighter, recognition as a true champion, |and his dogged aggressiveness, his sportsmanship, clean, deadly pinching and durability stam; him a warrior the faithful will follow to battle. On the basis of his conquest of Stribling, | ranked with Sharkey the best of the American heavyweights, it seems, too, that Schmeling is due to reign in his kingdom for years to come. Riding in on the tram from Cleve- land, the Teuton had placed almost all thought of the Stribling victory behind him and was looking only to the future. “I will fight often now,” he said. “It doesn't matter who comes next. I will meet all of them. I have proved now that I am a champion. I will fight all my challengers, and I think I will beat u;gh‘:&nbm’lg Wwas very strong, a I r. No one, X think, better than he was.” i i Strib to Keep Fighting. Schmeling is under contract to Madi- son Square Garden for a September match with Carnera and the articles of agreemen: call for the match to be staged in Cleveland. It seemed likely today, however, that the match would be staged either in New Jersey or Chi- The experts are sure that an- other match in Cleveland will draw no more than the Schmeling-Stribling bout that grossed only $349.415 and cost the promoters a loss of about $75,000. There also was the possibility that Schmeling might face the winner of the Jack Sharkey-Mickey Walker battle in New York if the champion can make his peace with the New York State Athletic Commission, resting near Cleveland Stribling, until his battered face heals a bit before going home to Macon, Ga., has no idea of quitting the ring, although his chance to win the heavyweight title probably gl:lppflu:ed fore‘:r'mlthe stadium ring. ung years, but old in ring battles, Stribling appeared to have besen ove) trained for the biggest opportunity of a career that has taken in 298 matches. He lacked the stamina to meet the pace of the plunging champion and his punches did not carry power enough to keep Schmeling at bay. The technical knockout awarded Schmeling in the fifteenth round was the first the South- !rg;ev:rn}':‘ld suffered. e definite decision on a site for the September battle probably will be made here this week. LEXANDRIA, Va, July 6.—Joe Hamiltcn, the St. Mary's Cel- tics' dashing young center- flelder, earned & niche in| Alexandria’s hall of diamond heroes when he singled across the winning run in the Green and Gold's 12-inning triumph over Naval Hospital of Wash- ington. The score was 3 to 2. Lem Owens, former Hartford Eastern League mound ace, paved the way to | his own downfall when he walked Rus- | sell Kidwell, Celtic backstop, opening the twelfth. “Lefty” Mclntire then came through with a perfect sacrifice that pushed Kidwell up to second and the end came when Hamilton socked | one of Owens' shoots into centerfield. The same combination of Kidwell, Mclntire and Hamilton combined to give the Celtics their first two runs of the contest. Kidwell walked with one out in the second and scored on a dou- ble by McIntyre, who was sent across counting block by Hamilton's sharp single to left. Isert's single with Thrift and Patter- son on the paths evened things in| Naval Hospital's half of the sixth, how- ever, and the game resolved into & pitching duel between MclIntire and Owen until Hamilton stepped into the picture with his death-dealing blow in the twelfth. Mclntire held the Sailors to seven hits and struck out nine of the invad-| ing stickmen, while Owen granted nine fairly well scattered blows and fanned five. The triumph gave the Celtics two Victories in_their five-game series with the Naval Hospital team, with the Capi- tal tossers holding one win. The fourth game of the setto will be played here within the next few weeks. DEL RAY A. C. defeated the Virginia ‘White Sox, 2 to 1, in a pitchers’ duel between “Kitty” Curtiss and “Lefty” Hamilton at Baileys Cross Roads diamond yesterday afternoon. Successive singles by Beach, Gensmere and Yarter gave the Del Ray nine two runs off Hamilton in the second, while Ritnour drove out a home run in the fourth for the Sox's lone run. Curtiss held the losers hitless after the circuit clout by Ritnour. McCracken, star of the Auth Pro- vision Co.'s mound staff, held the Vir- ginia Juniors hitless in the Auth nine's 23-t0-0 victory over the locals at Eppa | lagers, Hunton Field yesterday. Murdock drove out five hits for the winners. ALLSTON (A. C. rang up two vic- Hamilton’s Hit Wins 12-Inning Duel for Celts; Owen Beaten the Ballston field yesterday. Herrity obtained two hits in each ga 4 the winners at bat. T tolead Preston held the Georgetown Midget to three hits and the Clarendon Mé‘?fli topped the Washington nine by 8 to 0 in a game at Clarendon yesterday. The water carnival scheduled to been held at the municipal l".mll!‘l.fl:; pool Saturday but pociponed because of cool westher, probably will be run off next Saturday, it was announced today by J. F. Wilson, superintendent of pub- lic recreation. Sandlot Ball Independent. Bt. Mary's Celtics, 3° Ni - pital, 2. T Howard A. French, 11-0; Fredericks- burg Elks, 4-4. R Auths, 23; Virginia A. C., 0. Washington Red Sox, 20; Leonard- town, 4. Colesville Cardinals, 20; Wi All-Stars, 3. Hingenr Indian Head, 6; Congress Heights, 0, Olmsted Grill, 5; Acme Printers, 3. Damascus, 6; Washington A. C., 5. Bethesda A..C., 8; Seabrook, 2. Mount Rainler, 15; Logan A. C., 1. Clarendon Midgets, Georgetown, ‘White Haven, 9; Mount Pleasant, CAPITAL CITY LEAGUE. American Legion. Spengler, 5; Nash, 4. Sergeant Jasper, 3; Victory, 1. Midget League. Wonder Bread, 21: Georgetown, Spengler, 7; National Pale Dry, Senior League. Millers, 14; Mount Rainier, 4. Pranc Jewelers, 13; Chevy Chase, ‘Monigomery County. Bethesda, 5-7; Old Colony, Chevy Chase, 3-4; German's Bak- ery, 2-0. Section B—Unlimited. Saks, 10; Capitol Heights, 3. Section A—Unlimited. Columbia Heights, 10; Ciro's Vil- Junior League. Stewart, 17; Takoma, 4. tories over the Fort Humphreys School, 15 ta 2 and 6 to 2, oo Foxx Juniors, 7; Fussell-Young, 4. Clifton Bai H. ators, 1o