Evening Star Newspaper, August 23, 1931, Page 51

SPORTS SECTION " The Sundy Star WASHINGTON, D. C, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 23, 1931 Vines Becomes World’s Amateur Net Sensation : Nats Drop Game to Tribe, 2—5 —————1 L SE FOR FOURTH YOUTH IS DOUBLE NEWPORT WINNER Master of Perry, Briton, in Singles—He and Gledhill Beat Doeg and Lott. By the Associated Press. EWPORT, R. I, August 22.— Ellsworth Vines, 19-year- old California sensation, established himself today as the outstanding amateur player of two nations by overwhelming Frederick J. Perry, British Davis Cup star, 6—2, 6—4, 6—8, 6—2 in the Casino singles final. Vines placed his name on the massive challenge cup under that of William T. Tilden, 2d, who won last year by riddling Perry's sup- coverage that the Briton had barely time to get his racquet PICKING UP THE LOOSE ENDS. g i FROM BALTO. WAS THE REPORT OF RAIN .. OLD J. PLVWS CRABBEDA FEW -EVENTS DURING THE WEEK..., TIME IN 5 TILTS Bow to Ferrell’s Pitching. Now Only 2 1-2 Games in Front of Yankees. —_— BY JOHN B. KELLER. Indians’ side today and the Nationals were drubbed, § to 2, in the final of the five-game series. It was the Johnson band’s fourth defeat here and one that left them with only a scant ad- vantage over the third-place Yankees. Yw:mmm'n defeat while the ankees were 't th monlh only mnwm . down into position after service. ‘The Californian holder of the national -court title did not stop after Ium- the Britisher, who had accounted :nmm'. first 10 in the past afternoon Vines and Keith Johnny Doeg and al champions for the gl‘ b Bg " £s H(LLER:? Boys A:-:o i REAPY TO PRILL HAY 'BE THEIR YEAR, Too ¢ H b ;E b il i i I i B , E il H i el EE Ef i i i B i i I8l il NOT A SOFT BERTH Mrs. Whittingstall Conquers Betty Nuthall and Will Play Mrs. Moody for U. S. Net Title By the Associated Press. went into the finals from the upper JOREST HILLS, N. Y., August 22. | bracket by defeating Josephine Cruick- e, Ben Bene. whiina. | han of ssermente, cit s M. A ericans Set Seven Records { mu.vhl:;l;w':l:nuomfl;t;‘s_z. Mvereb-cto:ngl’n court | y b consider [y ong enough | for the doubles encounter n & few | s : e o . e B o o S 55 e B Taking Ten of Twelve Events | ona between 4. len, Wik Moody Em GRAND, ] '8, In South African Track Meet it il E.fi. g | - i & § THERE'S NO ONE ELSE BN eia on MACK'S / AGH-SPEED MACHINE | JACK DEMPSEY IS ON H(S ComeEBACte >\ TOURNEY~- (F. YOU GV FEEL THAT WAy a8 AGOOLT IT. v g 7 2 i il 4 L 2 WALBERG WINNER TWICE IN 2 DAYS e 'Makes Quick Comeback After Ump ChangesPal’s, | Relief Saves Him From Then Own Ruling Sox—Foxx Slugs. i ! H E 8 i o ; gé o gk g3 ! i i i L i 3k I i i i b } d : b g H i i | £ i i it il g i F i ! ; g gz i LiH H i e e A i il § " ¥ 2 of § i i i A i ] | i i it | E i s i o i i - i EirH B : i i : 88 £t By the Associated Press. (HICAGO, August 22.—Rube Wal- BE¥ git i ;E I i ! and her seventh national women's ten- nis title. In two days the unheralded English “ | matron has fought her way past two of W S R——— came back to 13 feet 3 { inches, OHANNESBURG, South Africa, | inches in in the pole vault, and wound er, | the top Tanking stars of this country | August 22—America’s touring | Up_the day by tossing the ‘shot 47 feet fl- {and England to stand against Queen | track and fleld stars put on a 10% inches and the javelin exactly 183 | o £ ; : i 1 i 'é. over- i ! 8% I i W i il g i i §< i il with J. Q Though recogn! feet. Jim Hatfield, Indiana University de?nmu'j';fii?‘:i qouh)p:: s 1:;‘: gala show of speed and power be-| hurdler, won runner-up honors among i | has never won a major singies title. fore & crowd of 15000 today. -gzy,nu Americans by winning both the low | | Mrs. Whittingstall today eliminated | . . out of 12 events in a meet ¥ith | 20d high hurdies and setting a new Betty Nuthall, the defending champion | St . Brldeaux, Stablemate,‘,h,“ X:',mbmd universities of swm‘..sgg;'a‘ i o m'h. and England’s No. 1 singles star, 6—2. ; ! T0 CONQUER BROWNS 37 ¢=4" Yesterday she turned back | Shares Remarkable Odds, |Afic 4 ™ Transvaal, setting seven| patfleld skimmed over the 120-yard Helen Jacobs of Berkeley, Calif., gen- 5 |new South African records along the | high hurldes in the fast time of 14 9-10 —_— erally recognized as Ameriea’s second Finish o | seconds, for the new mark, with Evans & Com iakey Park. Tr Win, 8 to 6, After Making Six Fonor San S8 O eding b inishes Second. The individual hero was big Barney | Of Transvas sccond and Fusop of the and bounced out of the park. Runs at Outset, Losers Tyi ev'errx:'e move my';:m':wm: Aished | —_— Berlinger, late of the University of |low hurdles in 25 1-10 seconds, beating wm;:“r'mge gave '-‘h.fd ?; three 4 Tying | JiK the dynamic Miss Nuthall. She has | By the Assoclated Press. | Pennsylvants. He won four events— | Rascller of Transvasl and Durhiam, aleo | out,of serles service the discus, pole vaul, shotput and insvaal, er. the season. Count in Ninth. [ a— Vs Tt gve M ARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y., Au- Walter Marty of the Olympic Club, Entean, A% %4 G gust 22—Mrs. Payne Whitney's y H | { | javelin throw—and set new marks in all| San Pr ; but | After watching the two English girls Ja an Prancisco, contributed the seventh ] : i ; E?fi 2 g? % § g foe [ & 8 i gt ] g Soromm w0 5l oormmancoom? & 3 ! new record, leaping 6 feet 61 inches' | wage their fight, there were few thrilis Twenty Grand, early season glaim- 00 Toppino, crack sprinter from | il the high jump to outclass his South ST. LOUIS, August 22- The New IOr the fans in seeing Mrs. Moody dis- ant of 3-year-old turf honors, mmyuh University, New Orleans, sped | African competition. Two other win- York Yankees had a long, hard struggle of her Plgflbflml aqlwonem, the | g0y won the sixty-second running of | mose s fast track under perfect weather | DDE Derformances were scored, today before they made it three out of Dard-driving Phyllis Mudford of Eng-| "o . Sonditions to & new South African 100- | Jenung of the Washington A. C., Seattle, four in their series with the Browns, by 1and. 6—2, 6—4. There were many| e | o Yecord of 5 3-5 seconds, taky | ¥ho captured the half mile n 304 2-10, winning the final game 8 to ¢ extended rallies, ‘and the British lass| St Bridesus, & stablemate, was sec- | YATd Sas record of £ Bo0 Secodl 10| and Vie Williams, who in & anks started off with six runs Put Up a determined stand toward the onq and Mrs. Katherine E. Hitt's Sun | yorg sparkling 48 6-10 seconds quarter mile the first inning, but had to go o 18st. but it was no match when Queen | pil PNE [T, ert. who had been ruled out of the | 12 SPread eagle his opposition. scor Helen chose to bear down. = mtn‘m“tg‘::lm they ed the “OFR Moody didn’t let Phyllis get set| Twenty Grand and St. Brideaux went | meet by South African authorities be- Wi arren_“Rip” oo for the forehand 'drives she had used to the post one of the shortest priced | cause he raced once against the Ameri- Garland pf:}?}mc,fim,?,', ;’,’:’{ ;*,“,;,‘,:g %o beat back four previous opponents. | favorites in recent turf history, being | cans, was permitted to compete by a| well and shut out the Yanks for nine The Briton. a scrapper every inch, suc- held at 1 to 8. | last minute fnlmx. He came back to " while Blg Jm Weere: wiin® | ceeded in tying the count st 4-all in| Laverne (Pony) McAtee, riding win the 220-yard dash from Nate Long | ened and Andrews and Rhodes followed the second set, but Mrs. Moody calmly | Twenty Grand for the first time, rated | University of Utah athlete, in 21 5-10 k captured the next two with the loss of | the ;zl’l 3{ S':,-D Gerr‘tr}:mt—no:m ;fl Lhejncondj. By ;!l;emAenocillzd rr::.a. e i Browns tied the co only 3 points. v e top of the stretch and then | The duel of Joubert, believed fast| Tuns yesterday—Klein, Philli ninth i Burey pad e e oy ¢ | “'In going through to the finals, Mrs. | sent him out in front to win by one |enough by South African enthusiasts to | (2); Hurst, Phillies; Bottomley, Cardl- | . eighth. Moody has lost only 17 games in five | and one-half lengths. His time for the |take the measure of the fleet Toppino, | Dals; Barton, Cubs; Foxx, Athletics; Lary's double in the eleventh decided | Matches and has not been in danger of 1% miles was 2:04 3-5 | aided n Juring the large crowd. ~Top- Athletics; Morgan, Indians; issue, bringing home Ruth and Gropping a set. She has not lost a set,| The victory, Worth $33,000, sent| pino fafled to race in the 220-yard dash, Pickering, Red Sox; Burns, Browns. Gehrig, who had drawn a walk and a incidental ince the Wimbledon tour- | Twenty Grand’s total earnings soaring | however. In the mile event the South| The leaders—Ruth, Yankees, 35; le. 7 By the Associated Press. Sorcoucoreuismnuces § 3% 5 REEERINISRRSUSESNRE O =ragzieriEtaBitetEn Bl SR RNBETEEE M TR e & PR - Shlan BRI Wi R B0l | TIGERS SWEEP SERIES ‘cochrane, ' Home ! |Beat Red Sox, 9-6, Five of Losers’ asre: Sacrifice_cramer. on as 3 o “fifi.“::fin—. Runs Coming in Ninth. e Ty et 22 00 g":f. ficher Chravay,. vemelres tletts | Tos' BT game—1 hour and 40 minutes. PITCHER IS SENT HOME. 2 oo it 58 nenou—os iS85 § recoononseiienteotin ¥ SoresccorssscoBucus il i % suSse S nament of 1927. | to $211,875. | Africans scored their second victory of | Gehrig, Yankees, 34; Klein, Phillies, 31; ABH OA Mrs. Moody and Mrs. Whittingstall| Pive 3-year olds started, the Belair | the day when Grant of Transvaal raced | Averdl, Indians, 27; Ott, Gilants, 22; will settle the singles championship to- | stud’s Sir Ashley finishing fourth and |home in 4:25 2-10. Prank Crowley. | Foxx, Athletics, 22; Simmons, Ath-|gy morrow, but the doubles final will not| Mrs, John D. Hertz's Risque, the only | New York A. C. miler, was ill and did | letics, 20. 4 g0 on until Monday. Dorothy Round!filly in the race, last. {not compete, leaving the race entirely |- of England, who pnlrnrd hvnh Helen | — b m memggnéx M‘n% mn of = “% o) Jacobs to_enter the finals from the | e combined universities, sec- B 1931 Pl lower bracket, declined to play on Sun- | SWIM LIST TO CLOSE ond and Jacobs of Transvaal third. Slmmons est ayel' day for religious reasons. Her father| Entries for the Federal employes' , Berlinger started his individual field is & minister. swimming meet Wednesaay nignt in | 85 by fipping the discus 134 feet 4% Miss Round and Miss Jacobs reached | the .Chevy Chase pool will close Tues- ‘the final with a 6—2, 9—7 triumph | day nighi instead of tomorrow as orig- over the English pair, Mrs. D. C. shep-m;-ny pianned. The change was made herd-Barron and Phyllis Mudford lat the request of the Washington Betty Nuthall and Mrs. Whittingstall Swimming Club. BrEEn, — e a 2 oot Standings in Major Cireuits American Le.;::ul g e ’;:linnll League hm“"’l RESULTS. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. .Y e ot $it, mhiaaone. ¢4 o, 1 "% Bt Lo, 8 ( ; Trolt, §; Boston, g ¢ ) innines) Sabtas g P 282g225 Y & sssemsad 55 =gsecen slneRst o s fFa Melilio 2, H lin,if. = o e s rig. i 1 o@m e wSororad ORIV —— SO OLNO O NS A’s Ace Voted by Six of Ten Big Leaguers to Hold Edge Over Babe Ruth. Kimey Totals .44 133318 Totals ...46133 | oooomwms: Minor Leagues & concowsosoanoas 2 soosemat temas | - WARENPPON., » rmomtmo- o cooooomommons I L] o | sroorone? ! soomonesonosu > BY GEORGE CHADWICK. negative. Ameriean Association. EW YORK, August 22—Ten | brought up . Paul, 6; big leazgue players picked L1 at random were asked this ees name the season's best player in the majors. All of the judges sre players of more than Newark, 3; Rochester, 0. two ‘years' big league experience, 9 Toronto, 7-2; Reading, 1-1. a5 of the Rikheties ang the other | g ; s b mons of ti AD m:;r named Babe Ruth of the Eastern League. ational Norfolk, 9; Springfield, 5. Hartfcrd, 1; Bridgeport, 0. New Haven, 6; Allentown, 1. lined to that he Little Rock, 7; Atlanta, 0. would beat Ruth in 1931 for the Birmingham, :—ll' Memphis, l—;: cham- Chattanooga, 4; New Orleans, Knoxville, 4; Nashville, 2. Wichita, 6; Omaha, 2. Des Moines, 8; Oklahoma Oity, 6. Three-Eye League. i TN cosnesbnsibon SR cpibsisisiais B L urs and 54 minutes. i 3 wonswotiums, Sl cecosumouy ul sessssssmsone | r Ryl rocoonsecul onsssssscscon *Batted for ‘Crowdér m | ..11900 n | Hevelesa .4 1388 846 | tBatted for Crowder in ninth. Runs batied In Manush. Burnett, Vasmik, Pluees, “Averiil, Morsan, wobate hlts ik, West. klm% Three-base hits Secds. - Howme ryn—Morgan: Saer i ett.. Double pla i to Kamm, .“-G'E‘E d of Pl —sevdll bails—Off Pl . b s e ) e % o Rl = $in s Tonle: ot B A