Evening Star Newspaper, August 5, 1931, Page 29

LONG DRIVES MARK SAN'S RISE 10 34 £0 of 41 Hits That Bring 24- Point Average Boost Ex- tra-Base Blows. BY JOHN B. KELLER. B HIS Sam West person can’t be kept out of yarns about the Washington ball club these days. If it-isn't great fielding, it’s great hitting that has the fans raving about him. It's ‘West’s hitting now, his two per- fect games at bat in the Nationals’ last three engagements, that has em talking. In each he cracked |proved three doubles and a single in four trips to the plate, and against Philadelphia pitching, too. Re- markable hitting, that. But the West boosters appear to have overlooked the fact that Ssmmy-| in his iast 24 games bas raised his ‘bat verage from .330 to .35¢ and ters of the'American League. il é £ e bening Sfar. WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 193L . | West Stars at Bat in Last 24 Tilts : Rumor Has M"Graw Trading Lindstrom, Terry Hendrick,_Flowers, Hunnefield, Who Failed With Other Clubs, Sparkle in New Surroundings BY HUGH S. FULLERTON, Jr, Asspelated Press Sports Writer. NE of the big problems in major league base ball is found in’| the “misfit” players—men who don't do well with one team or have no real place on it but who often become great players when sent to another club. ‘Two Brooklyn castoffs, Harvey Hend- rick and Jake Flowers, who were merely good but not particularly useful | utility players with thé Robins, have attracted a wide attention this season by, their performances since being traded. Hendrick, a regular with Cin- cinnaty, is one of the National League's leading batsmen and Flowers, sent to St. Louis for the waiver price, .:: in midseason. Hunne. field has fitted nicely into the Gia machine in the hole by the inj nt innings to 45, then saw it broken with a loud orash. Henry Meine, trying for his third straight shut-out victory cver the Cardinals, made an error in the sixth innings_and the league cham- plons broke yugh for seven runs in two innings to win, 7 to 1. The Phillies and the Boston Braves split the third twin bill on the Na- tional League program. Ray Benge stopped the Braves with six hits to gain a 3-to-2 victory in the opener, while Wee Willle Sherdel, making his first start in a month, outpitched Clise Dudley in the second clash and Boston won, 4 to 2. Chuck Klien featured the second game with his twenty-fourth home run of the season. Vic Prasier's pitching enabled fhe Chicago White Sox to gain an even break with Detroit in their “cellar” series. Frasier, who won the opening game Saturday with a six-hit perform- ance, held the Tigers to eight blows to win the final clash, 5 to 1. Rain halted the battle between Cleveland and ‘St. Louls, while the other American League teams had an off day. +% | SUN BEAU’S SADDLE TO BULGE SATURDAY ‘Will Concede Many Pounds to All Rivals in $25,000 Race at Mile and Eighth. ed | BY the Associated Press. CHICAGO, August 5.—Old Sun Beau, the record money-winning thorough- bred of the world, will try to accom- plish the feat of carrying 131 pounds for 1 mile and an eighth to victory in the $25,000 added Hawthorne Handi- e ORD Batyrday. ‘Willis, Sharpe Kilmer, owner of the handicap champion, has decided that the huge load, the largest Sun Beau ever has been called upon to carry, is not big enough to keep his horse from SIR ROBERT SEEKS A PLUM. BUT T wouLD BE INTERESTING TO KNOW WHAT JOHNSON, WOoOoD, WADPELL AND MATTY WOULD HAVE DONE WITH A BALL 30 LIVELY \T WEARS SPATS, CHEWS | ToBACCcO AND LEARS ‘OFF THE BAT WARBLWNG THE BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC" Industrial and Church, Like ‘Departmental League, May Have Dead Heats. \HE Government Base Ball League held the distinction last year cf being the only week-day loop to offs and the circuit most uniikely to " 'have & post-season series is the Gov- 0 threw towel); Charles , Louisville, out- pointed Georgle Stokes, Gary, Ind. Major Leaders By the Associated Press. AMERICAN LEAGUE. 5 Batting—Simmons, Athletics, .381; | Ruth, Yankees, .379. Runs batted in—Gehrlg, Yankees, | 114; Ruth, Yankees, 110. | Hits—Simmons, Athletics, 161; Webb, | Red Sox, 142. Doubles—Webb, Red Sox, 50; Ma- nush: Senators, 34 15 " | batting eyes , | Hetole Webb NATIONAL LEAGUE. n‘m’n‘gs—mm. Phillies, .352; Grimm, | Runs—Kiejn, Phillies, 90; Cuyler and English, Cubs, 76, batted in-—Kletn, Phillles, 85; | Hornsby, Cubs, 8. | Hits—L. Waner, Pirates, 143; Kiein, | Boubies —iornsby, Oubs, : Bartell, | b Pirates, 14; Terry, | ts, 13 : Home runs—Klein, Phillies, 24; Ott, | -:ml:.»-ouyu Cubs, 12; Com- orosky, Pirates; Cardinals, 11. League wound up season in & dead heat be- tween Commerce and District -~ a League would finish fllmmghm- Chi League, favored to cop n likewise. A can put them- the city series today as of the Industrial victory over Washing- they clash at 5:15 on the Ellipse. A Terminal win means game and another Terminal would mean a post-ssason . _The Construetioneers won the first half race. e M. E. was the initial series in the Churth League, but Calvary or West Washington take the second half, the Sunday 1 “also would be forced to stage a play-off. ISTRICT REPAIR SHOP, which ;on the Dopartmental League like n.l.unb and ended yesterday like the proverblal roaring lion. The Re- patrmen, with Dick Lanatan on the hill, nosed- out - Commerce, first half winners, 3 to 2, to win the second series title. The second tilt probably will be played ‘Tuesday. Naval Hospital's sluggers found their yesterday and slammed and Chief Roundabush for 17 hits, winning over the Union Printers by 8 to 4 in a Government League game. four hits ai were the stick stars. Scorlng 9 runs in the eighth in- ning, the Oriole Peewees nosed out the Joe Cronins yesterday, 23 to 20. Carry Meadowgolds defeated the Babe Ruths, 15 to 4. East Haven Yankees of Connec- al Clapper, the former with | the latter with three, | { | have to match strides with Sun Beaw, | | Iast_year, started this season | | for 72 Holes, even par for the cade coures. It gave Armour a for the last round, di ting his S T S e round of the e ran and the play 1t off in 18 memyu;"h w IS ON AT SARATOGA Mate and Twenty Grand Among Horses to Compete for $500,000 in Stakes. ' SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y., August 5 (#)—Here, on the fringe of the Adi- | rondack Mountains, Ki m:l &1-?‘1’h¢nmmm with of raci ason historlc Saratoga. course. siin Yesterday this little town, witl | mrwol;amuannry and vl o o another of some 12, to 15,000 inhabitants, but before n‘m-m | fall the number will have been increased many tol't'l‘n-.:;dl:y t;\e time the season s to full speed between ! 50,000 and 75,000 will be encamped in | or about Saratoga Springs. Saratoga's greatness is bullt on the fact that the leading m competition | reserve their best horses for in the famous old stakes or bring those campaigners, which already have made | their mark in the season’s racing to | the rich fixtures. About $500,000 will | Friday the first game of a three- |be distributed in 39 stakes and other | game series for the title will be played. | races Mate, A. C. Boswick’s champion 3- | year-old, is in training here, while James Rowe is prepping Mrs. Payne Whitney’s Twenty Grand for the Travers—leading | 3-year-old stake of the meeting. though both are eligible for several smaller stakes, it is doubtful if the two leading 3-year-olds meet during the | meeting, unless they step out of their lass for the Saratoga Cup, a race in which they will | | the defending champion; Jimmy Slat- | tery of Buffalo the challenger. Slattery 7&‘( @“’flefl——( e JIM BAGBYS RECORD OF 31 PITCHING VICTORIES (THE HIGH MARK FOR {HE LAST 10 WITH A LITTLE HELP IT OUGHT 10 BE EASY.. \F THE LONACONING PEA SHOOTER IS LOOKING FOR. SOMETHING REAL AT WHICH TO SHOOT, WELL~ CHAMP, NIGHT LIFE TRAINER, FAVCRITE Rosenbloom Is 6-to-5 Choice Over Slattery for Title Battle Tonight. By the Associated Press. EW YORK, August 85.—Two young men who take life in general and the boxing busi- ness in particular a trifle light- ly will battle 15 rounds in Ebbets PField, Brooklyn, tonight for the world light- heavyweight championship. Maxie Rosenbloom of Harlem will be has been challenging for the 175-pound crown for s long time, but always has succeeded in coming out second best. The odds favor Maxie at 6 to 5. ‘The close, smoke-filled atmosphere of New York night clubs has put Rosen- bloom in fine fettle for his title defense. Maxie fights so often that he never bothers to train. He has been known to frequent gymnasiums, but usually it h-: been to watch somebody oul Slattery, another playboy, has taken | the fight a bit more seriously. Realiz- ing, apparently, that he cant go on forever—he’s been fighting since 1921— “Slats” has worked out faithfully for some weeks in a desperate attempt to get in shape and 1ift the crown that eluded him for so long. Rosenbloom'’s unofthodox cuffing antl style has proved entirely ef- m" ive against dathle m?sonn of " rivals. attery depends la speed T rgely on and else work HITS AS ADVERTISED Barton, Up From Coast, Wallops | Home Runs for Cubs. CHICAGO, August 5 (#)—Vince the young outfielder recalled Cubs from Los Angeles, is be- to fulfill his West Coast rep- s a h!h.er of home runs. was slow in getti started and was removed from th‘:‘ line-up. ‘Then Riggs Stephenson was injured and Hack Wilson came up with 1 hit in 23 times at bat, so Barton went He ‘Desied oft e & home rm and a single Monday. Yesterday he drove out two homers and a single in the Barton, by the utation the American money-winning cham- plon. Mate is not eligible for the Travers. i game of a double-header with | Cincinnati, after getting a pair of singles in the opener. American League YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Sta;ltiings in Major UCircuits WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1951 National League YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. 6-3: eV has | about 10,000 fans. Ruth’s Home Run Ends Exhibition 'PRINGFIELD, Mass, August 5 FORTLEBATILE Whips McNamara and Earns Chance at Canzoneri’s Lightweight Crown. EW YORK, August 5 (CP.A).— Jack (Kid) Berg set himself in line for a return match with Tony Canzoneri for the lght- weight title by pounding his way to a decisive victory over Jimmy McNamara, young Greenwich Villager, in a siszling 10-round bout at the Queensboro Sta- | dium last night before a gathering of | Now all 4 PRy Berxnumuouw.uma‘ McNamara made it interesting at times, but Berg had a wide margin and there was no excuse for the squawking by some of the customers ‘when the cNamara’s seconds, as the | his handlers were on the | room. —_— CARNERA SPEEDILY WINS OVER ROBERTI 12,000 Sep Giant Batter Rival as’ Referee Halts Battle in Third Round. NEWARK, N. J. August 5—Primo Carnera, giant Italian contender for the world's heavyweight champlonship, kn Roberto also of | o rounds at Dreamland l"fi:hflw 12,000 persons on. Carnera waded to an easy victory, fiooring his six times be- fore halted pro- | a crowd of | How About Walt’s Mark? Grove Overlocks Johnson in Shooting Got Bagby’s Record. BY TOM DOERI ‘©OSE GROVE of the Athletics 18 gunning for Jim Bagby's pitehing mark of 31 games for a season. 1t is something at which to shoot, but it is no so-called ‘modern mark— no, .sir. Walter Johnson rung up 36 triumphs back in 1913, And farther back than you want to remember “Hoss” Radbourne, the old war horse of the mound, hung up a L of victories that sound like a cmg house report. But we won't go into that. When “Hoss” was dusting off batters the bal was. made of concrete, weighed When you look ‘Walter John- along. | the records of the And there’s nol hood a top of the pitehing list just at the mo- ment. Grove is a good pitcher at a time wheny good pitchers are rare. John- son was a rare twirler at a time when pitchers were good. And T don't want a comeback from Remember that when “Smoky Joe,” “Rube” Marquard, Mathewson, John- son and boys of that period were tilting over the leather pineapple, it was not full of rabbits, hop toads and triple motoss. No, sir, baby, that ball was full of tin cans and mortar when Jack Ches- bfe hung up & -mark of 41 Wins for a season in 1904, and just as tough in 1912, when “Rube” Marquard made it 19 straight wins before the boys pull- ed the ground from beneath him. If one of those ancient babies had to use the present triple-motor pro- duction he would have broken out into 1 itn | bat. wanis luncheon meeting in the next county. But that does not perplex the mod-' ern hurler? If that ball does not a flute and race for the fence numc.mgunermnmt batter has nly been stricken mal de mer or athletes’ feet. So it is not a fair shake to anclent And the time took place in base ball equipped the leather with matter what the record books cxperts tell you, sister. 35k il i E Southern Association. filtflzorm, G-SIZ’K"MIVNG, 2:’ ew Orleans, 6-2; Memphis, 0-3. Birmingham-Nashville, wet ds. Others not scheduled. - 3-9. Kansas City, 10; Louisville, 1. International League. Rochester, 4; Newark, 1. Baltimore, 9; Montreal, 8 (12 in- nings). Others not scheduled. , 2; Dallas, 1. San Antonio, 3; Shreveport, 2. ‘orth, 4; Beaumont, 3. i Falls, PAGE C-1 PILOT AND PLAYERS DECLARED AT 0DDS Two Pitchers Also Said to Have Had Dispute With Boss of Giants. BY JOBN B. FoSTER. EW YORK, August 5.—Ball Such stories start easily in s big league and grow rapidly. It is common i ¥l 5 H ¥ i EF i1 : 7 ¥ § 2 ¥ & I it} lr! " ; 2 g i i H E #ig E § - igzi i k ot i i by | : i : 1 i il i t = i L il i i & i E i f £ i i B 5;: i siH uli g! CUBS START REBUILDING Purchase of Infielder Herman ¥rom Louisville Pix o, | - 17 DEL RAY PLAYERS ELIGIBLE FOR SERIES List of Dates Also Revised for Championship Struggles in i 2 Eggg Aurust tion- Stores i, G "'E“I—IP S ‘l’v?‘u%?a Ggoesey Eombany ve- oolonial A . August 33—Nation-Wide s = Ry i.! B