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TA—-12 % All Griff Regulars Face Browns Today : Majors Prepare to End Chain System —By TOM DOERER * LINE-UP THAT WON HANDILY RESTORED Marberry to Battle With Stewart, Portsider, in Third Tilt of Set. BY JOHN B. KELLER. \ ITH the Athletics running away from them the Yankees right at their heels, the Nationals need about everything they have to get along these days. So Manager Walter Johnson feels about the situation. Hoping to get his club going right again the pilot plans to send against the Browns this afternoon the same line-up that played hob with the rest of the| American League up to the middle of June. o ‘This means Joe Cronin will be back at shortstop, Buddy Myer at second base, Heinie Manush in left fleld and Dave Harris in right, as the Browns are to use a southpaw slabman. Myer and Meanush, of course, got back to the game Thursday, Myer after a lengthy lay-off and Manush after one of & few days onlv. Buddy did right well, but | Heinie did not. However, Johnson says Manush is to stick. And Roy Spencer, who has been the Nationals” iron man behind the bat this year, will be in the line-up again. | That leg injury which put him out of | commission temporarily has healed and he is ready to go once more. If Roy 18 as trim as is said there'll be a halt- ing of that galloping around the bases by the opposition that has marked re- cent pastiming in Griffith Stadium. ith these players in the line-up the Natlonals were a force on the ball fleld for weeks. As soon as the line- up was disrupted the club ran into trouble. Johnson evidently had con- cluded there has been enough experi- menting with various combinations. OUND rivals this afternoon will be Fred Marberry and Walter Stew- art, the managers have said. Marberry has for more than a month been the Nationals’ most consistent | pitcher. He has reeled off seven suc- | cessive victories over that stretch and has improved with each start. John- son picks Fred as just the pitcher to snap the Washington club out of its 'atect losing streak. Stewart, the Browns' star southpaw, who for several seasons was too much for the Nationals to overcome, has mnot | been so good against them this year. | They have licked him well in the cur- | rent campaign. | IN STORTI, who is expected to| develop into a flelding star at third | base and a strong hitter, was a marvel with the Wichita Falls club be- fore his purchase by the Browns. He botted 310 in 154 games. making 204 hits, including 50 doubles, 7 triples and 30 homers. He drove in 114 runs and scored 12 Wichita Falls used Storti at second base instead of third and he took care of the post in fine menner. He led the Texas League second sackers by participating in 142 double-plays. He was pivot man in 83 of them. He had 22 games in which he accepted 10 or more chances, his best in a game being 6 put-outs and 8 assists. No wonder the Browns grabbed him. And he should stick around some time yet, for he is but little more than 24 years old. Homer Standing By the Associated Press. N | more close decisions. | former Northwestern University foot | American Association. Home Runs Yesterday. Herman, Robins, 1; Phillips, Pirates, | 1; Martin, Cardinals, 1; Stone, Tigers, 1. | The Leaders. | Gehrig, Yankees, 30; Ruth, Yankees, 26; Klein, Phillies, 23; Foxx, Athletics, | 19; Averill, Indians, 19; Ott, Giants, 17. League Totals. ggmerican, 362; National, 324. Total, | Stars Yesterday By the Associated Press. Flint Rhem and Burleigh Grimes, Cardinals—Held Phillies to 13 hits in | double-header as Cards won twice. | Benny Frey, Reds—Stopped Giants, 5-3, on seven hits. Sammy Byrd, Yankees—Singled in ninth o drive in run that beat | Tigers, 6-5. 4 Larry = French, Pirates—Came in ninth, with bases filled, and retired side without permitting run as Pirates beat Robins, 8-17. Hazen Cuyler, Cubs—His double in eighth scored winning runs against Braves, 3-1. Roy Mahaffey, Athletics—Won tenth | victory, 2-1, hoiding Indians to three hits in six-inning game. Vie Prasier, White Sox—Stopped Red | Sox with five hits. i 20 YEARS AGO IN THE STAR OLLY GRAY and Mullin were slated to pitch today in the opening game between Wash- ington and Detroit. Austin Howard. who started the current base ball season playing with American Security & Trust Co. and Cornell Co., has taken an en- gineering position in Pennsylvania. Congress Helghts took the measure of Anacostia in a ball game, 9 to 5, yesterday. Hardester and Pumphrey formed the winning battery. Kid Eberfeld, Washington infielder, claims that the Nationals have had many bad breaks this season. Railroads nosed out Georges, 5 to 4, in a ball game in which Roomne and Sniffer and Cotten and Kelly were the batteries. 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Liska has been advised by club headquarters to report back to the club immediately and that his vaca- tion without pay will end, “provided he is in shape to pitch.” HEYDLER DEFENDS HARRED UNPRES Says Tight Play Due to New | Ball Makes Jobs Tough in Recent Series. By the Assoclated Pre EW YORK, July 25.—John Arnold Heydler, president of | the National League, has come | to the defense of his much- abused staff of umpires. Returning from a trip around the ‘Western half of the circuit, the Na- tional League prexy put himself on record to the effect that he thought the umpires had done an exceptionally fine job in the recent series of hard- fought games between pennant con- tenders in the West. “The umpires have leaned backward to avoid ejecting any one from the game or the park,” said Heydler, “but there are well defined limits that must be observed.” The new ball, which, he said, had attracted favor by producing closer and “smarter” games, has made the um- pire’s task much more difficult this year, in Heydler's opinion. “The new ball has speeded up de- fensive play,” he said, “and resulted in It has stimulated pitchers, who now are using floaters, knucklers and other deceptive deliveries, instead of just a curve or a fast ball. President Heydler declined to com- | ment on his dispute with John McGraw, manager of the New York Giants, after | McGraw's suspension for a vehement | protest against an umpire's decision in | a recent game at St. Louls. PETROLLE, W'LARNIN SET | Will Meet in Rubber Boxing Bout | on August 13 or 20. NEW YORK, July 25 (#).—The much- discussed rubber match between Jimmy McLarnin and Billy Petrolle, after being | side-tracked for a time by the New York State Athletic Commission, will feature the next big outdoor fistic show under Madison Square Garden's pro- motion, either August 13 or 20. The Garden received licenses from the commission to operate at both the Polo Gronuds and the Yankee Stadium. Petrolle handed McLarnin a severe beating last November in the Garden but Jimmy turned the tables on his rival in the same arena last May. COLLEGIAN RELEASED. ST. PAUL, July 25 ().—Lee Hanley, | ball star, has been given his outright release by the Indianapolis club of the | Hanley is an outfielder. e QUEENS OF fURF IN RACE. LATONIA, Ky., July 25 (#)—Ten! potential queens of the 2-year division | of the turf were named to compete | today for the $10,000 added Clipsetta | Stakes for 2-year-old fillles over 51 | furlongs. The Clipsetta, a 47-year-old | race, was today's feature in the next | to last Saturday of the race meeting here. MO)&’fliEAi. LEADS I L. i NEW YORK, July 25 (#).—The offi- cial International League standing is as follows: Club. Montreal Pet. Baltimore . Toronto . Buffalo Reading Jersey City . ST. PAUL TOPS A. A. CHICAGO, July 25 ().—The official American Association standing is as follows: Club. St. Paul . Louisville Indianapolis Minneapolis . Kansas City .. Milwaukce Columbus ... Toledo Pct. 571 505 | 1500 | 495 495 | 495 | 489 | 443 Mat Matches By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA.—Ray Steele, Glen- dale, Calif,, threw Jim McMillen, Chi- cago, 52:4: Earl McCready, Oklahoma, threw Sergei Kalmikoff, Russia, 11:47; Karl Pojello, Chicago, threw Mike | Romano, New York, 20:17; Sandor| Szabo, Hungary, threw George Manich, | New Jersey, 28:13. tawa.—Gus Sonnenberg, 202, threw Jim Maloney, Boston, 40 minutes; Nick | Lutze, Veni Calif,, defeated Karl | Pospeshil, 22:00; Harry Mamos, Chi- cago, ngot. judges’ decision over George Vassell, Los Angeles. | place and at the same time. | Union Printers, 5. SANDLOTTERS LIST MANY GOOD GAMES Card Tomorrow Promises to Be Most Attractive of 1931 Campaign. OSSIBLY the most attractive ar- ray of sandlot base ball games of the season is scheduled for tomorrow, which also promises to be one of the biggest Sundays of the current season. The day will be headlined by & Capital City League play-off and & red hot county series battle, with a flock of less important clashes to supple- ment. Dixie Pigs and Saks Clothiers will clash in the first of a three-game series for the Capital City League unlimited championship at 3 o'clbck on the Uni- versity of Maryland diamond. The winning team will play the Takoma ‘Tigers for the metropolitan Capital City League title. Howitzer Giants, Silver Spring's best, and the Takoma Tigers, toast of Ta- koma Park, will open a three-game serles for the champlonship of Mont- gomery County with a game at the Garreit Park field, starting at 3 o'clock. | Washington Red Sox, who will play Indian Head Cardinals at 3 o'clock to- day at Indian Head, tomorrow will journey to Bryantown, Md., and take it from Bill Jenkins’ charges, no ringers will be allowed. On their first trip to Bryantown, the Red Sox took pity on an eight-man team and allowed the Bryantowners to pick up another player. The “pick-up” was Harry Child, former Griff pitcher, and the Sox lost. Skinker Eagles also have two games carded. Today at 3 the Eagles Will" play the Palisade nine on Priendship | fleld while tomorrow they will tackle | the Griffith-Blue Coals at the same | Heights will play the | o'clock on diamond | | | Columbia Auth'’s today at 3 No. 9. Majestic Radio tossers will oppose the reorganized Rex A. C. today at 3 o'clock on the North Ellipse. Tomorrow the Majestics travel to Fredericksburg, Va., for a double-header with the Eks. Yesterday's Results. Government League—G. P. O, 12; Cities Service, 6; Hawks, 1. Wonder Boys, 12; Knights of Co- lumbus, 0. Departmental League — Agriculture, 12; Treasury, 12 (tie). Georgetown Church League—Calvary, 11: First Baptist, 4. Columbia Heights, 9; Ross, 2. Swann’s, 9; Colonials, 3. St. Paul's, 5—5; South End Midgets, Other Games Tomorrow. Potomac Food Distributors vs. Sea- brook A. C., 3 o'clock, Seabrook. ‘Washington A. C. vs. Tilgham, 1:30 o’'clock, Easton, Md. Jewish Community Center Vs. 8. Jo- seph’s, 3 o'clock, J. C. C. Field. Isherwood A. C. vs. Auth’s, 3 o'clock, Rosedale Playground. . Logan A. C. vs. No. 4 Engine Co, 3 o'clock, Alexandria. Games Wantéd. No. 4 Engine Co. Alexandria 1774. ‘White Haven Senlors, Cleveland, 2648. North View A. North 0889. OAKLAND CLUB IN FRONT. SAN FRANCISCO, July 25 (#).—Ofi- cial standing of the Pacific Coast League is as follows: San Prancisco Seattle Los Ange . Hollywood . Mission Portland Sacramento . Minor Leagues Rochester, 10; Montreal, 6. ‘Toronto, Buffalo, 0. Baltimore, 3: Jersey City, 2. Newark, 6-10; Reading, 1-6. Pacific Coast League. Sacramento, 4; San Francisco, 1. Missions, &; Seattle, 3. Hollywood. 6; Portland, 1. Oakland, 3; Los Angeles, 0. American Association. Indianapolis, 5; Louisville, 1. St. Paul, 15; Minneapolis, 8. Kansas City, 8; Milwaukee, 7. Southern Association. Memphis, 4; Atlanta, 3 (10 innings). New Orleans, 5; Nashville, 1 Texas League. Forth Worth, 7; Beaumont, 1. Dallas, 5; San _Antonio, 2. Houston, 3; Wichita Falls, 2. Shreveport, 4; Galveston, 1. Western League. Wichita, 8; Denver, 4. Oklahoma 'City, 5; Omaha, 1. Des Moines, 9; St. Joseph, 0. Pueblo, 5; Topeka, 3. Three Eye League. Quincy, 5; Terre Haute, 4. Bloomington, 8; Danville, 7. Springfield, 4; Decatur, 3 (11 innings). Evansville, 7; Peoria, 2. New York-Pennsylvania League, Hagzelton, 7-3; Harrisburg, 6-6. Williamsport, 4; York, 3. Wilkes Barre, 9; Binghamton, 3. Scranton, 8; Elmira, 5. Eastern League. Richmond, 5; Springfield, 0. Hartford, 6; Bridgeport, Allentown, 4; Norfolk, 3. Albany, 9; New Haven, 6. Standings in Major-Circuits SATURDAY, JULY 25, 1981. American League YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. New York. 6; Detroit, 5. hiladelphia, 2; Cleveland, 1 (6 inninss. . "*Chicaso. 3: Boston, 1. Other' ciubs not scheduled. National League YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. 5: New York, 3. &) Brookiyn t. Louls, 10-7: Philadeip} Chicago, 3; Boston. 1. uoisog TUAInaGNIG *udppeT TsuupuD ST 41 71 9115/501341.634 91 81 7I_8/52/361.591 BT 9 8! 5/ 6/ 9l 6/51421.548 ROANON 18358 K VRN TN 127321 91—1 7/ 6/ 810! 6191 7 4/ 6/ 6/ 6/441441.500 Pittsburgh 8787 B] 2617139148448 Ehiladel — 61371541407 iph Cincinnati 134/571.374 4 Games Tost..[34142/41140/44/48/54/571—I—| GAMES TOMORROW. it. Louis at Wash. hiu' .I"t N. k. ot SoNelihe, GAMES TODAY. St Louis at wash. Chicago at Boston. "botte. 13) e ¥ gelron R Yok, GAMES TODAY. | for' 19 and Earnshaw 16. 00 | important member o1 | young Roy Mahaffey chalked up his STAR, WASHINGTON THAT GARDEN O , D. C., BATURDAY, F WEEDS P 2 JULY 25, 1931. Grove and Earnshaw Get Lots Of Aid From Mahaffey, Walberg Pitching Staff As Athletics’ BY HUGH S. FULLERTON, Jr, Associated Press Sports Writer. HEN MR. AVERAGE BASE BALL FAN considers the | Philadelphia Athletics’ pitch- | ing staff he thinks of Grove and Earnshaw and wonders how a team can compile such a great record with only two hurlers. It is true that | Grove hasn't lost a game since June 5 and has piled up 10 straight victories | and that Earnshaw is working just | about as frequently, but Mr. Fan's| figures fall to account for the 33 Ath- letic victories that these 2 pitchers have not won. Philadelphia_has won 68 games so far, of which Grove has received credit | But right | behind big George comes Rube Walberg, who often is considered as an un- | the stafl. He | has won 14 games for the A's, while tenth triumph yesterday. Mahafley held the Cleveland Indians to three hits in six innings and won by a 2-to-1 count when rain came to his rescue after the Tribe had tied the score in the seventh. The storm left the field | too muddy for play and the score re- | verted to the sixth inning. Gain on Griffmen. ‘This victory, the Athletics’ eleventh straight, placed the champions 10': games ahead of Washington, which was idle yesterday. The New York Yankees gained ground on the idle Griffs when they rallied for three runs in the ninth | :nmng and downed the Detroit Tigers, The Chicago White Sox gained a vir- tual tie with the Tigers in their struggle |} to keep out of the league cellar by beat- ing the Boston Red Sox, 3 to 1. Vic Fraser outpitched Hod Lisenbee to win, glving Boston only five hits. ‘The St. Louis Cardinals, although they are not yet threatening the Ath- letics' winning record, increased their lead to eight full games in the National League race by taking two contests from the Phillies. Flint Rhem pitched a four-hit shut-out to win the first, 10 to 0, while the Cards staged a late rally behind Burleigh Grimes to take the second, 7 to 2. Root Stretches Streak. Of the Cards’ three leading rivals, only Chicago was able to win a game. ‘The Cubs nosed out the Boston Braves, 3 to 1, in a great duel as Charley Root held Boston to four hits and Ben Cant- well gave only one more. The Cubs did Major Leaders By the Assoclated Press. (Including Games of July 24.) American League. Batting—Ruth, Yankees, .376; Sim- mons, Athletics, .374. Runs—Gehrig, Yankees, 97; Ruth, Yankees, 83. Runs batted in—Gehrig, Yankees, 102; Ruth, Yankes, 93. Hits—Simmons, Athletics, 143; Haas, Athletics, 133. Doubles—Webb, Red Sox, 44; Ma- nush, Senators; Miller, Athletics, 30. ‘Triples—Simmons, Athietics, 12; West, Senators; Reynolds, White Sox, 11. Home runs—Gehrig, Yankees, 30; Ruth, Yankees, 26. Stolen bases—Chapman, Yankees, 37; Johnson, Tigers, 26. Pitching—Marberry, Senators, won 110. Jost 1; Grove, Athletics, won “19, ost 2. National League. Batting—Klein, Phillies, .351; Hend- rick, Reds; :349. Runs—Klein, Phillles, 83; English, , 68. Runs batted in—Klein, Phillies, 83; Hornsby, Cubs, 74. Hits—Klein, Phillles, 129; L. Waner, Pirates, 125, Doubles—Hornsby, Clubs, 33; Her- man, Robins; Bartell, Phillies, Adams, Cardinals, 28. Triples—Traynor, Pirates; Terry, Giants, 11 Home runs—Klein, Phillies, 23; Ott, Giants, 17. | relief hurler, who retired the last three not score until the eighth and Root ran his string to 22 scoreless innings before Boston tallied in the ninth. Pittsburgh got off to an early start against the second-place Brooklyn Rob- | ins and won a slugging match, 8 w0 7. | The Robins made 21 hits and lost out | only because of Larry French, Pirate | men after Brooklyn had scored three runs and loaded the bases in the ninth. Benny Frey of Cincinnati dropped the New York Glants back into fourth place, a half game behind the Cubs, as he turned them back with seven hits, to give the Reds a 5-to-3 triumph. ALEXANDRIA TEAMS | ARRANGE FOR SERIES Play for City Title Will Start August 2 With Four Clubs Striving for Trophy. ALEXANDRIA, Va. July 25—Four teams entered the amateur unlimited | base ball series here last night and will swing into action on August 2 in the race for the Sylvester A. Breen Trophy. “They are Columbia Engine Company, defending champlons; the Cardinal | . C.. Nation-Wide Grocery Stores and | the Colonials. - Games will be played at | Haydon and Guckert's Fields. The opening games will send the Co- | Jumbia Firemen against Nation-Wide and the Colonials against the Cardinals. The remainder of the schedule: Adst o 6. NationWide 3. mb]“ h"‘li . N 1980, Natign-Wide " ve." Colohials, Cardinals. e Sember 6 Nation-Wide vs. Cardinals, Columbias vs. Colonials. ‘The eligibility lists are: Columbia, Enine “Gillie” McMenamin. “Don Pury Sutherland, _~Hoodla" Elliott, B fey. Billy Travers. Ellett ~Cabell, Smith, Sammy Berman. Dave iro, Larry Kersey, Ashby Snellings, Bernard 'Vance, Vinceni Bradley and George Simpson. Cardinals — Walter Holand, _Jack Allen, Kenneth Judd, John George, Douglas Mor: gan. Malcolm ' Carr. Emmett Harold Chijcotte, Gene Zimmer: Dedrick Mankins. “Mule’ R Nugent.” “Dute v ins and George e tlon. Wide Willlam Moore, George Moore, Jack Moore. Davis Simpson. James Simpson, Joseph Garvey, Pinney Gardner, Charles” Hooff, "Dick McGowan. Shorty” nnfer, 4 fimiton Bruin, Woodrow Godrey, " Fritter, rtfs. —Wilson_Davis, Charles Potter, B CLyheh. Pt Bennect: Avin Schrein Louis Schreiner, Bill Goldén. Gerald Turner. , Jack Hudson, v/ tt, Harry Evant el I T Sowns. Rovert Lynch snd “Honey Boy"” Peston. DUEL SEEN FOR STAKE. CHICAGO, July 25 (®).—A long- awaited meeting between two of the country’s handicap stars, Sun Beau and Gallant Knight, was up for decision in the second rumgng tg; & yth.et 2—‘1’1’::0 lington Cup - :;l:eg.x 'l!k: overnight field included seven horses. Fistic Battles o- Kelly. an. Leslie Murph he At iated Press. B CIBOTER, N, ¥.—Primo Carnera, ROCHES" Ttaly, knocked out Knute Hansen, Den- mark (1). New YORK.—Ray Miller, Chicago, knocked out Vincent Mara Conda, New O SRGEY CITY—lack (Kld) Berg London, knocked out Teddy Watson, ik Frisco Grande, New LOUISVILLE.—] 3 York, and Jackle Stewart, Loulsville, draw (10). (Newspaper d:‘chlonl.) o SAL’ LAKE . —Manuel o To cn‘:!npomf:d CA!'A::’l:y Feraci, Salt Lake City (10); n Elton, Salt Lake City, outpointed Artie McCann, Los Angeles (8). 5 : ERIE, Pa—Ray_Collins, Erle, out- inted He.rmnnyl’erllck, Kalamazoo, COLUMBUS U. TO ADD FOUR SPORTS TO LIST| Boxing, Base Ball and Pistol Are |France to an even split in the first | final SPORTS. English’s Injury Shakes Up Bruins HICAGO, July 25 (#).—The Cubs were due for another line-up re- vision today due to an injury which is expected to keep Woody English, star shortstop, out of action for several days. English suffered the loss of the nail from the first finger of his right hand in taking a throw during yesterday's game. Bill Jurges, who had been benchéd in favor of Clarence Blair at second base, went to short and probably will operate there until English returns. Manager Rogers Hornsby yester- day made another big shift, starting with the benching of himself. He sent Lester Bell to third in place of Hornsby, put Blair on second in place of Jurges and gave left field back to Riggs Stephenson, benching Dan Taylor. BRITISH “DOOMED” BY COCHET'S SKILL Even Break With France in Opening Singles Fails to Boom Hopes. | By the Associated Press. UTEUIL, Prance, July 25—With Henrl Cochet back in top form, France loomed today an almost- certain winner of the Davis cup challenge round matches with Great Britain's hard-fighting tennis young- sters. Great Britain, 'which surprised the experts by eliminating the United States in the interzone finals, gave them another jolt yesterday by holding two singles matches, but only the more | ardent British supporters were antici- pating anything but eventual defeat. To clinch the series, England was faced with the necessity of winning the | doubles today and one singles match | tomorrow, or else both of the final two | singles matches. Cochet's masterly work in defeating Henry W. (Bunny) Austin yesterday, | 3—6, 11—9, 6—2, 6—4, made it a near- | impossibility for England to win the | two singles matches and the French doubles team of Cochet and Jacques Brugnon looked much stronger than the British pair of Charles H. ngsle’ and George Patrick Hughes. After' Austin's defeat by Cochet, Young Pred Perry came to the rescue with a spectacular triumph over Jean Borotra, 4—6, 10—8, 6—0, 4—6, 6—4, to give Britain an even break on the day. But even should Borotra lose to Austin in singles tomorrow, Perry would be confronted with the apparent- 1y _impossible task of beating Cochet, | granting that the French doubles team to Be Supported During 1931-32 Session. Columbus University is planning to | add four sports to its program the com- ing school year. Boxing, for which several engagements already have been | listed; golf, base ball and pistol are | the new sports to be undertaken by the Crimson. Whether the base ball team will take part in intercollegiate play or compete on an intramural basis will depend upon the interest shown. | Basket ball, rifle and tennis are the sports in which the school was repre- sented in 1930-31. Basket ball, rifie, pistol and boxing practice will start the day after school opens in September, according to Ray Walter, director of athletics. wins. CARNERA FLOORS HANSEN Knocks Rival Down Fourth Time Before He Stays Put. ROCHESTER, N. Y., July 25 (®).— |Primo Carnera, Italian heavyweight, knocked Knute Hansen down four times , !in the first round of their scheduled 10-round fight last night and won by | a knockout after 2 minutes and 10 seconds. | ‘The first two times Hansen was up without a count. The third time he | became tangled in the ropes, and did | | not get back into the ring until the | count of seven. The last time he land- | ed on his face, then rolled around sev- eral times while being counted out. About 5,000 saw the bout. THE SPORTLIGET BY GRANTLAND RICE Another Upset? YEAR ago on this date there were three National League ball clubs with leading chances to face the | Athletics. They were the Cubs, | Dodgers and| Giants. No one| gave the Cardinals | a look in, far back | in the shadows of fourth place. But the Cardinals won. | They have been | playing the best | ball over a year's stretch ever since, ! dating back to last | August. | Apparently it is | going to take an- other upset to crowd them out of world series money again this Fall. So far they have shown no sign of slip- ping. They are playing well, putting all around strength into the field day by day, which includes consistent | pitching. Only the loss of two or three good men will bring them back to the pack, as none of the others can build up the type of winning streak needed to wrest away the lead. rhkgpe The Iron Man. HERE are two new sidelights to Bill Burke's golf which prove that he is the iron man of the game. After playing 30 rounds in a trifle over two weeks through hevy heat, almost un- bearable at times, he had two putts for a 70 in his last round with Von Elm. As he was leading by two strokes at the time, he was none too careful about his approach putt, made with clicking cameras focused on the scene and the green. Then Burke went back to Round Hill, at Greenwich, Conn. his home club, where he happens to be extremely popular. He was supposed to be worn out and sick of golf, but he found three club members waiting for a game, so he stepped out with them . . . and shot another 70. Then he moved up to Manchester, Vt., to have a round of golf with Lee Maxwell, one of the best of the Round Hill golfers, and over the difficult Ekwanok course | he turned in a 70 again. He is hitting the ball as crisply and seems to be just as strong and as keen as he was three weeks ago before the tumult and the turmoil started. When the West Coast sent Helene Madison and Helen Wills Moody east- ward, it might just as well have sent five bombing planes and an Army corps. “How far should a long hitter in golf be able to carry on his drive?” asks L. G. H. A carry of 240 yards on level ground, with no favoring wind, is a prodigious punch. Few can pass this mark under | the conditions outlined. Bobby Jones once won a long distance driving tournament with an average carry of 224 yards. “And I didn't miss any of those drives,” he added later. (Copyright. 1931, by the North American Newspaper Alliance, Inc.) 1 i el SWIMMING POOL OPENS. Opening of the new airport swim- ming pool, located near the Highway | Bridge, was scheduled today. Onalane | Lawrence, crack District girl swimmer, | was to christen the tank by diving from |the highest board and severing streamers strung across the surface. Mat Bout, Called Fight, Is Stopped HILADELPHIA, July 25 (®).— | The wrestling bout between | Tiny Roebuck of Oklahoma and George Zaharias of Pueblo, Colo., was halted last night after 13 | minutes and 9 seconds by Acting Superintendent of Police La Strange, who asserted the men might start a riot through their actions in the arena. La Strange said- the contestants were not wrestling, but fghting. Each had been struck and floored ‘several times before the officer intervened. Firemen escorted Roe- buck and Zaharias from the ring. Tiie bout was called no contest. Nurmi Achieves “Impossible” Finn Runs 2 Miles Under 9 Minutes—Pair of Rivals Beat World Record. By the Associated Press. ELSINGFORS, Finland, July 25.—Bald-headed Paavo Nurmi has given the world's greatest distance runners something new to think about just when they had decided the “Finnish phantom” was about all through. Paavo accomplished a feat that most track experts thought impos- sible when he ran 2 miles under nine Stolen bases—Comorosky, GAMES TOMORROW. Boston at St. Louts. b b RELEL e Cuyler, Cubs; Frisch, Cardinals, 11. Pitching—Osborn, Pirates, won 5, lost 2.; ’x;lfind"uy. Cardinals; Bush, Cubs, won Pirates; | Po! Mich. (10). Wichits, Kaos, stopped man, Dayton, Ohlg(2)s minutes yesterday, Nurmi was timed in 8:59 6-10, be Edvin Wide's world’s record of 9:014-10 by one ang eight-tentbs seconds. Paavo had to run that fast to beat two com- patriots, Lehtinen and Virtanen, both of whom were caught in times f: than Wide's record. Lehtinen's time was 9:005-10 and Virtanen's 9:01 2-10. If Nurmi's mark is accepted by the International Amateur Athletic Fed- eration the Finn will hold 12 recog- nized world's running records. His name now is in the book as holder of the 1, 3, 4, 5 and 10 mile and, in metric distances, of QUIETLY 60 ABOUT BREAKING TRUSTS Would Limit Each Club to One Farm—Card Policy Causes Criticism. BY JOHN B. FOSTER. EW YORK, July 25.—Prepa- rations are now under way in the major leagues to do away with the chain farm system in organized base ball. The plan that is being quietly dis- cussed by base ball men is to pre- vent any big league club from | owning, having control of, or fur- nishing capital to more than one minor league team of any one classification. Primarily this seems to be directed against the St. Louis National League club, with its connections in the Inter- national League, the Texas League, the American Association and other leagues. In reality it is directed against all clubs that have interested themselves in & financial way in the various minor or- ganizations. The St. Louis Browns have a direct investment in minor clubs. Cincinnati did have one. It is insisted that the Yankees have one, although there is less assured evidence to support that claim. Brooklyn is backing the Hart- ford Club of the Eastern League. The Giants control Bridgeport, Conn. The Athletics are presumed to have given aid to the Portland, Oreg., club. Pitts- burgh has a business connection with Wichita, and did control a club in the Southeastern League, and Cleveland had extended connections with the minors, but abandoned some of them. Cardinals Well Stocked. 1t is believed the St. Louis Nationals have more players under their jurisdic- tion than ever were held before by any club in base ball. These players are properly transferred back and forth as base ball law demands, but St. Louis is always in the enviable position of being other major league clubs and also to retain a huge reserve supply of players. It is asserted that the New York Amcricans have a great reserve in base ball, which is built up by arranging for so-called “first calls’ ‘on players. This is legal enough as base ball law goes, and is easier -put into effect when a club has tremendous financial resources as the Yankees have. relations with some clubs, especially in the Texas League, but they are nearer the old-fashioned idea of recruiting than practically any other major organ- ization. Washington takes care of ghnnanooga in the Southern Associa- ion. Reserve Club Plan Flop. Many years ago, when the National League found it difficult to get players, as there were no scouts in those days on the elaborate basis existing now, the league adopted a system of so-called re- serve clubs. In effect this plan was much the same as one suggested now, except that the reserve clubs in the old days formed a league and played on the National League grounds when the big clubs were away. The Teserve club plan failed. Yet from that idea criginated all the plans that have been in effect since. It is contended that the St. Louis Cardinals exert altogether too much in- fluence on minor league affairs. The success of St. Louis plan has been yond th= hopes of the St. Louis owflers and beyond the expectations of other major league owners and that is what is causing criticism. Some major owners insist the chain system savors too much of a trust to be tolerated and base ball is never eager to combat the trust issue. ORGANIZES POLO TEAM Sands Bands Younger Players in Middleburg Section. MIDDLEBURG, Va., July 25.—D. C. ‘Sands, Middleburg horseman and en- thusiastic polo player, has organized & team of younger polo players to take care of the future of the game in this section. The poloists meet twice a week for practice and a number of them give promise of adding more honors to this already noted sporting area. JOINS GOLIT ASSOéI;TION. ‘The Kenwood Golf and Country Club has joined the District Women's Golf Association and a tournament will be held there in mi W), CHAMPION REX BILLINGS Managing Director of the Great CONEY ISLAND LUNA PARK DIVES CRYSTAL POOL AT THE BIG AMUSEMENT PARK GLEN ECHO AND LIKES IT 25¢ MISSION TO _POOL. INCLUDING l‘.&l{% AND TOWEL, FOR CHIL- DREN UNDERE 12 YEARS 50c¢ For ADULTS 9 A M. to 11:30 P. M. NIGHT SWIMS AMID SURROUNDINGS record, Iheug.m 00, lfi.wn‘ and lm me! as well as for one-] both miles and ‘BRIGHT AS DAY able to put its own price on players to 2 The Chicago Americans have trading r y A