Evening Star Newspaper, August 18, 1931, Page 28

SPORTS. THE EVE NING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C. TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1931. urchmen Hopeful of Sandlot Title : FLDBROCKE RATED AREAL CONTENDER Four-Man Pitching Staff Its Main Reliance in City Championship Series. BY FRANCIS F. STAN, OLLOWERS of the George- town Church Base Ball League, ever hopeful, but always denied the pleasure to witnessing a church nine sweep to triumph in the sandlot classic the city series, are waiting in silent assurance for the barrier to go up on the 1931 series, a week from tomorrow. It has been some time since any | Georgetown League winner has been regarded as a possible city series champion--the honor now bestowed on Eldbrooke, which re- cently clinched the church title. The Eldbrooke crew itself, albeit not overconfident, t ring to the Georgetown Church League its first city series championship, basing its be- lief on its superiority over the Calvary Drakes, last year's church lopp champs, who bowed only to the Pullman club; city series winner in 1930. Convinced that the Pullman team of last year was stronger than any which will be in_the big battle starting next week, the Eid- brookers are confident without being cocky. Fine Mound Quartet. It is & clicky four-man curving corps that Eldbrooke is banking on. What- ever it may lack, comparatively, in unch and flelding skill, the church league outfit, nevertheless, can hold its pitching staff up for comparison with any of its week day league rivals. The quartet of hurlers is enviable. Not one is a standout among the four. Each is almost certain to get a starting Jol Bill Payne, who twirled the Saks Clothiers to victory over the Dixie Pigs, is the probable choice in the first game. George Fletcher, Bob Freeman and Clarence Walker may follow in that order. Not until this season has Payne blos- somed into a real mound menace. He catapulted into the spotlight in the Saks-Dixie Pig serfes by twice turning back the Pigs after Charley Mannix, No. 1 hurler for Saks, had been beaten. Fletcher, a few years ago, was rated | one of the best schoolboy hurlers in the city while pitching for Western High. Freeman, in addition to being & clever moundsman, holds down first base. Walker is the only southpaw of | the quartet. Team Well Balanced. While the pitching staff appears to be Eldbrooke's main forte, the rest of the team is well balanced. Schneider | is at third base; Scheele in centerfield; Thompson in left; Hunt at short; H.| -Duryee in right; Puchs at second; Free- | man on first and Custerd behind the | Eldbrooke o= o both halves nf Ehe! Georgetown m-.&r half, with the cum—y reigning favorites to cop, the Eldbreokers won 10_straight games, They may be kidding ' themselves along, those church fans, but they ap- pear confident they'li go places in that series. | EON RILEY, ex-Griff rookie pitcher, opened the Departmental Leagie | seasor. by pitching a no-hit, no-run | game agunsi District Repair. Yesterday e closed the season by turning in & six-hit game that enabled Commerce to down District Repair, 4 to 2, and win the league championship. Commerce staried yesterday by manu- facturing a run in the first frame but its rival came back in its half to knot the count. The procecure was repeated in the second inning wut Commerce took & one-run lead in the fith and scored another in the sixth and last inning. Darkness curtailed the fray. By its victory, Commerce wo right to participate in the Weekday League championship series, scheduled o open Atgust 26 AVAL HOSPITAL assur:d itself of the second half Government League flag yesterday by routing Navy Yard, 22 to 5 The Sailors had a 15-run lead at end of the third inning, toyed with th Gunmakers during e next three an then staged a rampage which was stopped only when Navy Yard couldn't get the side out in the seventh and called the game the BLADENSBURG BOOKS TILT BLADENSBURG, Md., A Bladensburg's nire has Mox:-d Ttalian Villagers for a tilt on the Ki worth diamond Sunday at 3 o'cl Bladensburg Juniors are seeking a gam for Sunday. Albert Lasanska, manager. is booking through Prank Fierstein, a Hyattsville 614-W after 5 p.m Mat Matches By the Ass. DOVER 20:31 MONTRE Montreal, d Bostor | tomorrow | team’s leader and \n MARINES IN POLO GAME tuantiss Fobe to Plny Artillery in ! Baltimore Tomorrow Night. BALTIMORE, August Marine polotsts win ovey the hington County four, will batile 110th Field Artillery riders night at 8:30 on Homewood Field rines has listed the 110th for an- other match August 23 at Pikesville and August 36 will encounter the Western Maryland Polo Clubeat Quan- tico. Other gameg are belng arranged Capt,. Campboll H. Brown I8 (he 1 player. Other Lieut, John H A. Dei Valle and members ere Pirst Stadler, Maj. Pedro Capt. Hal N. Potter. CAMP LETTS YOUTHS SCORE IN SWIMMING Defeat Shen!'ood Forest Boys by Margin of 14 Points at Camp on Rhodes River. Camp Letts defeated Sherwood Forest | by & margin of 14 points in its annual swimming_meet at the Y. M. C. A camp on Rhodes River yesterday. The point score was 66 to 52 for the five classcs. Camp Letts took point honors in the 80-pound, 115-pound and senor classes while Sherwood Forest boys led in the pound end junior unlimited groups. cre also was a bas> ball game, which was won by Sherwood Forest, 5 to 1 Camp Letis athletes will jourLey to Sherwood jTorest for a return me®t next Tuesday. John Crosby was coach of the Sherwood Forest boys and Jrck MacDonald coached the Camp Letts competitors. $0-POUND CLASS, 25 YARDS. Free style_First, E. Prince (Camp Leits second, E. Miles (Sherwood Forest); third, C. Williams (Camp Letts) Breast stroke—Pirst, J. Simpson (Camp Letis): second. T. Fitzgerald (Sherwood Por- S6t)° tnird, E. Prince.(Camp Letts) Back stroke—Pirs'. E. Prince (Camp Let second. 'J. Simpson (Camp Letts): third, T Pitzgeraid (Sherwood Forest 95-POUND CLASS, 25 YARDK, Free style P N. Bligh (Camp L second. C. B; Sherwood Forest) D_Cron'n (Sherwood Forest) Preast stroke -First. D. Cropin (Sherwood Porest): second. C. Bernies (Sherwood For- est). third, C. Huber (Camp Letif) K stroke-First. D Cronin (Sherwood ). second, N. Bligh (Camp Letts) . C. Huber (Camp Letts) 115-POUND CLASS. 35 YARDS Free style—PFirst, J_ Harvey (Camp Lette) second. J. Haines' (Camp Letts). third. R (Sherwood Forest) troke— Pirst 8. Shutz (Camp Letts) Cronin (Sherwood Forest): third. erwood Forest) stroke_First. J._ Harvey _(Camp Letts);_second. R. Sippel (Sherwood Porest) third. Bill Sparks (Camp Letts) Divine—Bill Sparks and J. Haines (both of Gamp Letts) tied for first place. W. Bippel (Sherwood Forest), third JUNIOR UNLIMITED, 3 YARDS. Free style—First, R. Sippel (Sherwood Forest): "second. G. Howard (Camp Letis, third. J. Daugherty (Camp Letts) ‘Breast stroke— W. Simmel (Sherwood For- est): second. G, Howara (Camp Letis) (Ogher ~contestanis disgualified,) Back stroke—Pirst 8ippel (Sherwood orest): second. V. Whitiock (Sherwood Fo:- | O ira S SRouers Camp Latiar SENIOR MEET. 35 YARDS. Free style—First. P. Goodrexu (Sher Forest): second. J Hengstler ( third. . Gerbigh (Camp Letts) Back stroke—Pirst. J Hein -Oamp Letts) second. J Henestler (Camp Letts); ihira herwood Forest) ¥ Gerbigh ‘Camp Leits) | (Sherwood Forest): third. p Letts). third th .1 Henn(ler 4!_" GRAPPLE AT ROCKVILLE Bontl Will Be Staged Tonight in Connection With Fair A wrestling card of four bouts will be staged tonight as the feature of the | opening of the seventy-eighth annual Rockville fair. Joe Turner, local mat promoter, will wrestle Gene Spiller. Jim McNamara, Turner's protege, will tackle Nick Nester. Chief White Feather, who originally was slated to perform tonight, will be unable to maks it, so Pete Dallas and Bobby Grant will mix in the third scrap. The fourth will bring together Dutch Green and George Romanoff. The races will start tomorrow but pony event will be held today. SIMS TO FIGHT COBB. CLEVELAND, Ohio. August 18 (#)— A 12-round bout b-.ween Frankie Sims ' of Cleveland and Walter Cobb of New York, heavywoights, at the Municipal Stadium here August 26 has been an- nounced 20 YEARS AGO IN THE STAR. TALTER JOHNSON yesterday held St. Loufs to four hits as the Nationals trimmed the Browns Red Nelson pitched for the d Mound City club. Johnson three singles out of four Frank Smith is planning Boat Club’s Midsummer re- A feature will be a special cull match between Joha present coxswain, and Randolph, former coxswain T Bell, Thrall. Mueller Imire and Becker compete in a sweepstake race for single scullers The two Kummer boys and Lynch Greer give Alovsius Club just he best pitching staff of any the city ty & Trust Co. infleld in Riddle Macdonald. second and Davis, third Potomac tta rst baseman Hayes, shortst baseman Business College, claimant ndependent title, beat 4. Yetton's of Solomon leading the League e. 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ALEXANDRIA, Va, August 18— Roland ‘Goode, junior playgrounds net champion last Summer, made his debut !n senior ranks with a triumph straight sets over Russell Smith yes- terday afternoon in the opening match of the municipal piayground’s thirc an- nual tennis tournament st the Haydon Pleld courts. The score was 6—3, 6—3 Play in the opening rounds of both the senior and junior divisions, delayed for more than & week by rai left the courts unfit for play. w! continued today. First-round pal follow in Senior Class. B. E. Endicott vs. Wallace Schreiner. A. Bernheimer vs. Louis Schrenfer, P. Miller vs. §. Plerce, Paul Delaney vs W. B. Knight, E. Plerce vs. Burke Doblie Junior Class. Harold Chilcotte vs. Harvey Florence. H. Plerce vs. Tommv Fairfax, M. De- laney G. Campbell St. Mary's Celtics will workout to- morrow_afternoon at 5 o'clock in Bag- gett's Park in preparation for their game Sunday with the Auth's tossers of Washington, who defeated the Celts in a game here two weeks ago, A crab feast will be held by Old Dominion Boat Club members at theh clubhouse tomorrow night at 8 o'clock Carl Mueller is chairman of the com- mittee in charge of arrangsments Making his debut in the newly or- ganized Inter-City League, “Doc” Drei- fus pitched Crewe, Va.. to & 7-to-3 tri- umph over the Martin Sales tossers of Richmond in a 10-inning battle Sunday. BRAVES FARM McFEE BOSTON. August 18 (#—Bill Mc- Fee, right-hand pitcher of the Boston Braves, hat been released on option to the Newark club of the International Loague Don't let anyone IPll THE LISTENING POST BY WALTER TRUMBULL P George (Tex) Rickard could look back, he must be longing to revisit this earth for another brief pe- riod. The fun he would have with the present crop of heavyweights would | be something to remember. As Gene Tunney sald the other day. there has not been a time for years when there were so many promising fighters in the heavyweight division, which is the division of the champion. At other weights men are champions their class, but the heavyweight champion is cham- pion of the world It is a pity that Max Schmeling and the New York Boxing Commission cannot get togeth- er, for if they could, it it proba ble the champion would spend more time in this coun- try, and Schmeling is 'a good enough fighter and has enough color to stimulate interest in the entire game. But think what Rickard would have ne with a fleld consisting of Max chmeling, ‘Tommy Loughran, Ernie Schaaf, Primo Carnera, Vittorio Cam- polo, Jack Sharkey, Mickey Walker. Charlie Retzlaff and Steve Hamas. Nor is this list by any means complete. The so-calied depression would not have stopped Tex. He was an optimist and because he was & great promoter he sold others optimism. Rickard was once heard to define his angle of sight to & writer who belongs to the school of younger cynics “The trouble with you,” he said, your point of view. You are always iooking hopefully for the worst. In my place in Nome we used to hire men. to help things along. We called them boosters’ We never hired knockers.” Yes, with a colorful champion and plenty of contenders, Tex would bave of is been holding bouts all over the place., And he would have had the fans pretis excited about them, too. I'M THE GUY look for ME on ever bortle * you that a cere: R unless " on the bottle. Look for and insist upon his presence if you real Order a Case SLINGER'S LAC ~Phone LIEBMAN BROS. For Your Nearest Dealer 474 Pennslvani Ave. N.W. National 2400 A golfer recently won an amateur tournament in which the first prize was a really handsome cigareite case. The man never has smoked in his life. So he gave the prize to his wife. Some of these middleweight fighters should be good duck hunters. A really good duck hunter is supposed to be able to fire both barrels A tennis fan, writing to one of the papers, says that Lacoste is only 27 and, at his best. a better tennis player than Cochet. There is no better tennis player than Cochet. Lacoste is a mar- velously steady, mechanical player; Co- chet comes colse to genius. Bill Tilden once said that Cochet, at his peak, was vears ahead of any man on the courts. The champion is the man with a little more courage and perseverance than the other fellow. ICHIGAN, Wisconsin and Chicago all play foot ball in the Illinois Stadium this Autumn. It is eight years since Illinois and Wisconsin have met, although they were old-time rivals Michigan almost always is strong and Chicago is said to be stronger than last season. Away from home, Illinois meets Purdue, Northwestern and Ohio State. They play heavy schedules in that Western Conference (Copyright. 1931. by the North American Newspaper Alliance, Inc.) RALLIES TO EVEN SERIES Georgetown Playground Gets Seven Late Runs to Beat Hamilton. Putting on a seven-run rally in the last two innings. Georgetown Play- ground ball tossers yesterday conquered the Hamilton nine, 10 to 9, to even the series for the championship of the Playground League for teams averaging 14 years or under. It was a seven-in- ning game. FALLS CHURCH ACE GAINS CONFIDENGE Poise Now Marks Pitching of Player Annoyed Last Year by Spotlight. CHANGE of attitude has transformed George C Thompson of Falls Church from a moderately re- spected contender for the metro- politan district horseshoe cham- pionship into one of the most feared title threats The Fairfax County champion lacked competitive experience and appeared to be a bit crowd shy when he went down to defeat last year in the Northern Virginia finals of The Star's annual tour- nament. He showed little of the confidence that marked his pitch- ing in the preliminaries. But it's a differ ar. He ‘Thompson attf the caliber is marked. And he has taken the measure convinec- ingly of some of the finest pitchers In the metropoli- tan_area. He had the high ringer percentage in the recent Mc- Lean invitation tournament, in which 16 experts of Virginia, Mary- land apd Wash- ington competed He put nearly half his shoes on the peg, but a siump in the fnal game prevented him from winning the tour- nament, first place going to Woodie Wilson of Wash- ington. Thompson’s finest pitching, however was done just prior to this in intercity matches &5 & member of the Vie Sport Shop team. From time to time his game soared to 60-odd per cent ringers HE Falls Church pitchers waived Thompson through the town pre- liminary, which he won last vear, and he now is eligible to compete in the Fairfax County finals, to be held again at Falls Church, probably next week In this Thompson likely will run into stiff competition from at least one fel- low townsman. For Ed Henry, a rival of old, also is keeping the pegs hot Henry swept through the Falls Church tournament recently without serious ef- ort, > his oppon: HIS far away it appears the.North- ern Virginia championship strug- gle will center around five pitch- with Thompson and Henry as two The others are Clayton Henson of Arlington, defend ing champion Alexander _ Kirch- ner of Barcroft, the 1929 champion, and Charlie Darr, a rising youngster of Ballston. Ed Edmonston of Cherrydal: neceds to improve only a trifie to be in- cluded in the and sevcral datk harses are report- ed in other coun- tles. Woodle Wilson seems to have the upper hand in Washington at present, but it's not a afe bet he'll win the city title. Last ear several hitherto “unknowns” showed surprising ability in the Wash- ington finais and it is likely there will be more this time. One of the strong- est contenders should be Andiew Tall- madge, who reached the city finals two years ago, but was on the sidelines last year due to illness. He has pulled a sparkling comeback e LAY in the fourth round of Hyatts- ville tournament will begin to- night in ,Magruder Park at 6:15 o'clock with three matches, H. S. Slinkman and Clark Owings are to pitch the last third-round match which is_expected to prove well tested. The winner will engage Elwyn Woodward, sensational 15-year tosser. Frank Bowers and P. L. Chaney and THURSDAY AUG. 20 at 9:00 P. M. DISTRICT -OF COLUMBIA AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNION g OUTDOOR HIGH BOARD YVING CHAMPIONSHDS FOR MEN AND WOMEN IN CONJUNCTION WITH GALA SWIMMING MEET SANCTIONED BY THE D. C. A. A. U. GLEN ECHO PARK CRYSTAL POOL OPEmSH IP EVENTS Events For M 60 Yard, Free Style. 120 Yard Breaststroke 240 Yard Relay eg Evenis for Women 60 Yard, Free Style 60 Yard, Backstroke 240 Yard Relay JUNIOR FOR BOYS 60 Yards, Free Style Fancy Diving—High Board—For Men and Women (4 Compulsory and § Voluntary) Running Plain Front Dive Plain Back Dive Running Forward Dive With Half Screw Back Jack Dive Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals for First, Second and Third Places in Each Event Team Trophies to be Awarded to Wininng Relays | Ted Crown, list | con- | G. Hodge Carr and Rolph Jarrell are to have it out in the other tilts tonight Bob Bowers drew a bye. Carr provided a mild upset when he turned back Kenneth Ingram last night 2110, 4 In the oth night P. L. Chaney Brewer, 21 and 2 12 ringers including two He won the de the twin ringe tr ELLER NEWGE per cent ringers i of the Seat Pleasa started at a fast pac round, defeating Paul the first m'mfl in th has E Kraft ond to 13 her scores f reported by C are as follows Irwin I Ma Schultz, 50 23 feated Benton Royer 3 (‘.m\ defeated Bob Ford, 50 to 0 y defeated Eugene Lamp. Iw'.u Palmer nington, 51 0 41: defeated Mely Luther Milb: Deavers. 50 to Bill Miller feated Harry HORSESHOE HONORS T0 JAMES FOWLER Oxon Hill Volunteer Fireman Wins Invitation Tourney of New the second man Ir 1 defeated John C! Boyd Hoa 50 to 0. George Cady Donn, 50 to 0. Forestville Department FORESTVILLE, Md, August James Fowler of the Oxon Hi teer Fire Department won the ir tlon firemen’s horseshoe tournament given last night under the apspices of the newly organized Forestville Depart- ment. Fowler defeated Howerd Cox of the Boulevard Heights Department 25 to 23, in the final match Cox trailed Fowler during the early 18 Volan- ita- | stages of the match, but shot ahead with a couple of ringers The other scores were as follows: Pirst round—Butch Hutchinson, Cap- itol Heights, defeated G. Robert Ent- wisle, Forestville, 25 to 7. George Smith, Capitol Heights. defeated George Cady, Seat Pleasant, 25 to 23; Fowler defeated Earl T. Edwards, Boulevard Height, 25 to 13; Boyd Hoar, Seat Pleasant, defeated Dave Randall, For- estville, ‘25 to 4: Cox defeated Earl Wyvill of the Marlboro Fire Depart- ment, 25 to 19; John Berry of Seat Pleasant Fire Department defeated Anthony Fochett of Capitol Heights Pire Department, 25 to 16. Second round—Fowler defeated Berry 8 to 2; Owens defeated Hutchinson, 8 to 7: Cox defeated George Smith, 8 to 2; Hoar defeated Phelps, 8 to 1 Third round—Fowler defeated Owens, 11 to 9, and Cox defeated Hoar, 11 to Percy E. Bradburn, chairman of The Evening Star tournament at Meadows Prince Georges County cheirman, and Walter Hancock of Boulevard Heights were judges. Mike McVerry was scorekeeper The matches marked the opening of a weck of carnival and horseshoe pitch- | 10§ at Forestville. OLORED NINES T0 CLASH New York Blflck Ynnkees Bach- rach Giants in Game Here. New York Yankees and Bachrach Giants of Atlantic City will meet in a ball game Saturday afternoon in Grif- fith Stadium, bringing together strong colored nines. Play will start at 3:30 o'clock. Organized in 1914, Bachrachs are one of the oldest colored teams in the country. Johnny Lloyd, first baseman, is the ace of the Yankees CARDOZA BOYS TAI(E MEET BY BIG MARGIN Score 88 Points in Final Conference Test—Girls Staging Compe- tition Today. ored girls of the District play ds were hoiding their annua v championship track meet today on Cardoza track doza_nthletes won the final con- meet among colored boy athletes 1y on their playground, scoring 88 points. Willow Tree was second with followed by Sixth and L with 42 ry Farms, 5. and Garfield and Payne hose finishing first, second in the various events qualified championship meet Prida . Won by E ond. Wrent (Wilow Foee! by Willow Tree (E. Marris Sixth and T (L. Hunter Hird, Parne (Chatman and Cardora (Castor econd. Sixth and Won_by Hall ailwood (Cardoza): third. Wallace ump—Won by econd. Smallwood Cardoza (Cardoza) Blair Sixt 4 Cardora Smallwood. second. Wiliow Tree. 100-POUND CLASS. d on by Brown (Cardora) (Sixth and L); third. Clark ad _jump-Won br Bavlor )7 second. Clark (8ixth and L) Hughes ' (Cardoza), Running high jump—Won by Bailey (Car- d second. ‘Hughes (Cardoza): third Brown (Cardora) 360-vard Won by Cardoza (Jordan. son. ingham. Brmwn): second v and L. third. Willow Tree 115-POUND CLASS, vard dash—Won by M. Jones (Willow second. G. Barnes (Willow Tree Crowley doza nning broad Jump -Won by Crowler (Cardoza): seeond. Black (Cardoza): third, J Willow Tree) md—Won by T. Moten Willow ‘Tree): second. Biack (Cardoza third. Watson (Garfield UNLIMITED CLASS. 100-vard dash-_Won by N, Pickl and L: second. W. Hepry (Cardof 1. Montgomery (Cardoza) Running broad Jumo-—Won by W, Cardoza): second, Tyler (Willow third. Bowman (Sixth and L) Running hish jump—Won hy (Sixth and L): second. Simpson (Barry Farme): third, King (Barry Parms) Half-mile run—Won by W. Henry (Car- doza). second. E_Henry (Cardoza): third. L. Dison’ (Sixth ‘and L) JINX AGAIN HITS CHISOX Cutfielder Wntwood Out for Two Weeks With Lame Back. CHICAGO., August 18 (®) —Just about the time Manager Donnie Bush of the White Sox was beginning to think the injury jinx had departed, back it popped, and Outfielder Johnny Watwood was lost for two weeks. Watwcod suffered a wrenched muscle in his back during Sunday's double- header with Boston, and an examina- tion vesterday revealed that the injus is serious enough to keep him out uniform for a fortnight. Willis Norman. recrult recentlv obtained from the Western Association, will sit in for ‘Watwood. @ixth third. Henrv Tree) Peklev ‘WRESTLE IN BALTIMORE. BALTIMORE, August 18.—Ray Steele and Jim McMilien, the two wrestlers who have engaged champion Jim Londos in the most widely attended matches, will exchange grips tonight in the feature of the card at Carlin's 'hgn(ghl. 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