Evening Star Newspaper, July 8, 1932, Page 11

SPORTS. NEED MORE PUNCH - TO SCALE HEIGHTS Hurling Wasted as Batters Fail—Tribe Twice Wins by Single Score. BY JOHN B. KELLE OT so far above a .500 win- ning percentage, the Na- tionals are not thinking about a pennant these days. Their big goal is a first-di- vision berth, and, performing so inconsistently as they have for some time, Johnson's charges may find it difficult to reach Bounced out of the upper racket by the Indians in yester- double-header, the Na- to regain the select lot the current se: would sweep the rel ining That's a big order for tionals, have to games. them Tke double ¢ the Tribx T and a b over the y two and & b sixth-place Brov comfortable situation tion so wabbly as t ‘What the needs sorcly streak. So 1 in its attack tk be no favorable re- sults for it or for fandom of the Cap- ital. Every once in a while the Na- tionals step out to harass opposing pitchers, but not for a month has one of their splurges extended three games. In the main, the Washington pitch- ing has been good. Not 50 many runs have been made by the opposition. But the Nationals generally manage to make less and thereby waste a lot of decent effort put forth by the curving corps. What price pitching if ther punishing punch? Peck fourth pos above the y not a aggreza- OOKS as though the Western con- tingent of the league has served | notice that it no longer intends to | be a stepping stone for the effete East | when touring the Atlantic seaboard. The inland clubs tor: into the East- | erners yesterday to tighten the race for the flag. Yes, it still may be re- | garded a race for the Yankees, despite | their leading margin of six and a half games, do not loom nearly so formidable | as they did a little more than a week | ago. Those Yanks have been licked in | five of their last seven games | In the East in May the Western clubs | couldn’t win a game from the Yankees, and they did not fare so well with the Athletics. Getting under way yesterday | in their second invasion of the East this | year, though, the Tigers upset the New | Yorkers and sidetracked Vernon Gomez, | star slabman of the league, in doing so. The White Sox, no great shucks any | way one considers them, got an even | break with the A’s in a twin bill. And the Indians, who had beaten the Na- tionals only once before, did plenty damage here. As they go along those Tigers seem to | get better and better. TlHey are out to make trouble for any club they face. | The Indians, too, are ever dangerous. And don't forget the Browns. It wasn't any spell they may have had over the Nationals that enabled the St. Louis | bunch to take seven of the eight games thus far played between the outfits. There's a lot of base ball power in the Browns, and they are apt to im- o this fact upon other clubs than ashington's in this sector. | the twin sketch yesterday there was nothing to complain about in the Nationals’ pitching. Both Al Thomas, in the first game, and Al| Crowder, in the second, hurled a brand | of ball that, backed by a rQSDE(‘tnbli‘i attack, would have kept their club out of the lower bracket. The Nationals | lacked punch in crises, however, and | took their beatings, 3 to 2 and 4 to 3. In the first game, the Indians got a dozen hits. Nine of the safeties and all their runs were made off Thomas | in the seven rounds he toiled. Twice they clustered three blows and scored. ‘Three singles with a sacrifice sand- ‘wiched between the t two accounted for two runs in the third inning. A double, a long fly and a single put over a sixth-inning t spite the number of hits gleaned off him, Thomas pitched a game that ordinarily would win. Pred Marberry hurled the last two frames against the Tribe and gave up _three hits Off Jack Russell the Nationals collected seven safeties until the sixth did they count, thy les were made by Heinie crossed JUST TWO BAD FIRST GAME AB. R. H. -0 CLEVELAND. or 1 wwosonod iy d Vai and 53 minutes. marker Myer rolled the side and game intu retirement. 'O splitting of double-headers by the Nationals yet...they have played 10 to win 4, 3 from the Yanks end 1 from the Red Sox, and lose 6, 2 to the A's and 1 to each of the Boston, New York, St. Louis and Cleve- land clubs...they’ll have another twin bill with the Indians tomorrow, but only a solo was due this afternoon... in the fifth inning of the first game with two on and one out Thomas walked Averill purposely to fill the bases...and Vosmik drilled into a dou- | ble-play...but Vosmik did a lot of| hitting’ for the day...he made two singles in the first game and in the second smote a homer, triple and single and drove across three runs...the first Indian up in the first six innings of the first game got on the runway... Myer showed pleniy of foot when he got a double out of a drive to rhort right in the thiré round of the second game. . .Porter had the ball as Buddy turned first, but was a trifle slow com- | | ing up with it and the runner took | advantage of the delay... Porter, it! | turned cut, had hurt his groin as he fielded the ball...the. Cleveland gardener fell and was out several min- utes before he could resume play. Major Leaders By thesssociated Press. American League. Batting—Forx, Athletics, .378; Walk- er, Tigers, .353. Runs—Foxx, Athletics, 77; Simmons, Athletics, 75. Runs batted in—Foxx, Athletics, 92; Ruth, Yankees, 79. Hits—Foxx, Athletics, 108; Porter, In- dians, 102, Doubles—Porter, Indians, bell, Browns, 23 Triples—Myer, man, Yankees, 8. Home runs—Foxx, Athletics, 29; Ruth, Yankees, 23. Stolen bases—Chapman, Yankees, 19; Johnson, Red Sox, and Blue, White Sox, 12 Pitching—Gomez, Grove, Athletics, and Brow 12—3. 24; Camp- Senators, Yankees, 14—3; , Senators, National League. Battin P. Waner, Pirates, Hurst, Phillies, .369. Runs—Klein, Phillies, Giants, 62 Runs batted in—Klein, Phillies, 84; Hurst, Phillies, 73. Hits—Klein, Phillles, 121; P. Waner, Pirates, 112 Doubies—FP. ‘Waner, ‘Worthington, Braves, Triples—Klein, Phillies, and Herman, Reds, 12 Home runs—Klein, Phillies; 25; Terry, Siants, and Wilson, Dodgers. 15 Pirates, 12; .380; 88; Terry, Pirates, 36 Stolen bases—P. Warer, Prisc rdinals, 11 Pitching—Betts, Braves, and Swetonic, Pirates, 9—2 By the Associated Press P Waner, Pirates 7 Foxx, Athletics, 7 Hurst, Phil Lombardi Walker, T: Gehrig, Y Home run 29; Klein 23 Gehrig, Yank Athletics. 16; Wil ; Terry, Giants, 15; Averill, Indians, 15. Standings in Major Leagues FRIDAY, JU American League. * y10 8N 9111 54 5 4124 10110/ 64134 11 5104036 8 83637 fole!=lahe el GAMES TODAY. Cleseiand at Wash. Detrot st New York 250 at Phila. (2) Eum at Boston. LY 8, 1932 National League. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. 3 (first, grounds. 0. second wet GAMES TOMORROW Brooklyn at Pittsbe L. (‘, New York é;lc‘h:gxn. at Chi Boston at Chic: ! Boston'at 1. Touis, Phlla. at 8. Louls. 12; Chap-| THE__EVENI) VANKEES DOMINAAT IN CANADIAN OPEN Gain First Nine Places in Opening Round, Cooper’s 69 Setting Pace. 8 first nine iadian open ch p the field of 105 entered round. Canadia triumph in the time since 1914 existent the home-bred e ahead Harry"” rst-round 6 es off par for the out ol the Ottawa H and equaled the c in 1930 by the club c n McLaughlin, T behind the C were two Detr Hagen, defendi George Von Elm man golfer. For a tim might not appea his crown, but d Golf Club record set up Jimmy with 70s, Walter and iness If hours sate, ana airily he had been delayed by motor trouble. Then Sir Walter proceeded to give the tough layout a fine beating, starting { with an eagle 8 at the first hole where he sank a chip shot from off the green. IED for fourth place at 72 were four Olin Durta of : Tom Kerrigan, Mount Vernon, Al Watrous, Bir- mingham, Mich.. and Leo Diegel. Agua Caliente pro—while Wiffy Cox of Brooklyn, and Macdonald Smith of Great Neck, Long Island, were another stroke to the bad The 74 bracket included Johnny Far- rell, Ed Dudley, Horton Smith, Bobby | Cruickshank, Jose Jurado of the Ar- | gentine, and the two leading Canadians, Dave Spittal of Toronto and Jack | Littler, Ottawa. Further down in the list were Em- mett PFrench, Southern Pines, N. C., | and Mortie Dutra. Long Beach, Calif,, with 75s; Phil Perkins and Billy Burke | with 76s; Joe ood, 78, and Tom | Creavy, American P. G. A. champion, with 79. {CLUBS VOTE TO CONTINUE Eastern League to Remain Intact and Complete Schedule. NEW YORK, Jul 8 —The eight clubs in the Eastern Base Ball League will remain in the circuit the rest of the season, it was decided at a special | meeting of the organization held here | Fred J. Voss, executive chairman of the league, presided The meeting was brought about as a‘ result of several of clubs in the cir- cuit boing in financial straits. These difficulties have been ironed out. 12TH STREET ‘Y’ IN MATCH. Twelfth Street Y. M. C. A. tennis team will meet Druld Hill “Y" racketers |of Baltimore tomorrow on the Howard University c It will be the third | meeting of the ms this season. The first was a draw d the second was | won by Druid || Minor Leagues ‘ . [ Baltim Buffalo, Newark Memphis, 4 Eastern League. 4-2; N Fueblo, 3; D Others not sct Texas League. innings.) Pacific Coast League. Los Angeles Francisco, 3. Cotton States League. Monroe, 4; Baton Rouge, 2 Middle Atlantie League, Huntingtor Beckley, 2 Others ra N. Y. and Pa Wilk Leagues. Barre, 0-2. H Sc BATTING Hr.Sh.Sb.Rbi.Pet s 0114 .409 13 5% 0 3 PITCHING. 80. IP. GS. At the Swing” YMGA ¢! STAR, WASHINGTON, D.. C., FRIDAY, 1_ ‘ IT’S GOING TO BE A PARTY. \EFTH SAYS (TS 9‘5 BE A PEACEFUL MEETING BUT ONCLE oLy i o SAYS THAT... YOUR- GQUAS ol VT A HUNCH THAT THE BoYs ARE GOING TO BE PREPARED FOR WAR - N THE AR .. AND APTER (T ALL OVER A COUPLE THE PRESS THAT IT WAS A PEACEFUL BUSINESS CONFAB HERE ENTY OF %o?‘ssy OVER: THE MORIARTY-SOX FIGHT.. - - MY, 0H, o ,«1: OF MOGULS WiLL TELL Griff Asserts American League Fist Fights Occupy Magnates Meeting Will Be Peaceful But There’s Some Doubt About It. BY TOM DOERER. ECENT feuds generating on' the ball fields will be car- ried into the council cham- ber of the moguls. Clark Griffith of the Nationals waves the suggestion aside. He | tells me that there will be no fireworks at Cleveland Monday, as many believe, but only a peace- | ful meeting of owners and offi- | cials of the American League, who | will talk 1933 opening and closing i dates: | But that is something which could be | arranged by mall, even with stamps costing 3 cents. Uncle hopes there will | be little shooting. But down under his | vest he knows there will be some pot | shots taken before the boys wave the | laurel sheaf. For instance, he admits that the boys will discuss the Dickey-Reynolds Fourth of July ruckus to the extent of the owners backing up whatever decision President Harridge takes. And when that comes up, so will the | Moriarity matter, the Cub scrap and | many other bad temper acts in this season's games. There is every reason to_ believe that the New York Yanls will be on nand with a lot of cold water to throw on the Dickey assault on Reynolds. Col. Jake may make every effort to minimize the aflair and drag along a lot of his “yes wen” to prove that Carl started rouble. And when the colonel takes that angle, it is sure shooting that Uncle Clark is going 10 lose his placidity. The mere memory of Carl’s doctor bills and salary will send Uncle up in the air. Then when the boys get warmed up considerably. there is little doubt that some of the owners will want to know just what Harridge thinks of the many one-sided deals the Yanks have engaged in with the impoverished Red Sox. Which will make Uncle remember the McFayden deal, though so far the joke has been on the Yanks. Griff and his allies may be able to stir up the Yanks considerably on this matter. Yet, which Is too bad, there may be little of the fighting made public. Unlike the players, when the- moguls scrap they talk under their high hats within a closet. They wave a_peace wreath with six-guns on their hips. But if Harridge and the Yanks can pacify Griff as he kicks over Dickey's bad act, one piece of busi- ness scheduled for the meeting will be smoothed over. But the Red Sor's state of financial health, too, is going to cause much chatter. Johnson’s loss of two games yester- day, and the topple back into the second division is not sending Griff to Cleve- land any merrier. He may feel that with Carl in there that extra run in both games would have been scored. JULY 1932. 8. ‘ SEORT S —By TOM DOERER ‘ MERICAY (EAGUE OFEICES e -To CryNGUISH FAYDEN ora Ay Fo THe " ONE-SIDEP RED (o) X T “THERE'S ONE UNCOMRORTABLE BABY ALREADY WAITING AT THE CHURCH .. WHAT To 0o WITH A POOR. RELATIVE \S ANOTHER THING NVHICH 15 GOING TO CREATE CHATTER Girl Ace Spurn U. S. for Poland By the Associated Press LEVELAND, July 8—Stella Walsh, fastest of feminine track sta today declined to accept naturalization as a citizen of the United States and will run under th colors of her native Poland in the coming Olympic games. If she clings to her decision, the United States has lost virtually cer- tain points in the v en's da s Miss Walsh announced her plans when she appeared in Federal Cou this morning for a spes at which she was to have ed her citizenship paper She exhibited a cablegram Poland, written in Polish, wh refused to translate, but s contained information which affect my entire future life.” 'ESSINGER IN FETTLE " FOR EDWARDS BOUT | ILLY ESSINGER, Washington's crowd-pleasing lightweight box- er, is ready for a determined stand against Johnny Ed | of Philadelphia in their six-round Monday night at Twin City a Between you and me, I believe that Should the District battler score he among those who are going to get into the brawl is President Harridge, him- self. When the moguls begin to blame be gropmed for semi-final and shots. Essinger his leniency in the Morlarty case as| tage in preliminary being a poor example to scrappers, he may find himself pocketed. P. 0. DEFEATS TREASURY. Post Office nine overcame Treasury, 9 to 7, in the Colored Departmental Base Ball League. The winners took the lead in the second inning and held it. Dempsey Wants to Flght Gob | Time Not Ripe for Bout, Says Jack—Holds Sharkey Made to Order for Him. By the Associated Press AN FRANCISCO, July 8.—Jack Dempsey says he wants to fight Jack Sharkey, world heavyweight boxing champion. But the former champlon, after expressing the wish for a 15-round title bogt, in an interview last night, added that the time was not ripe for such a fight, with boxing at a low ebb. Dempsey recalled knocking out the Boston sailor in the seventh round of & fight in 1927, and said he believed his same tactics would be successful again. “If there’s one man I can beat 770 SWIM IN GLEN ECHO CRYSTAL Aggfrs POOL rockeR WATER AND FIT TO . DIINE 25¢ FOR KIDDIES 50c it's Jack Sharkey,” said Dempse “I have looked at the Sharl Schmeling pictures and think Shar key has slowed up considerably since I fought him. Furthermore, he's the type of fighter I think I can beat. He comes in on you, and 1s particularly susceptible to & body attack.” for some time. E in view of being more experienced than Essinger. The Essinger-Ed one of the prelims to the Benny Schwartz elght will Lande Five of the s be put on at Bolli day have been arra tween Danny W. and Glenn Mann and M the latest to be lined be warm-ups for the I | tween Dick Shikat a and Billy Bartush and Frax A 30-minute time limit enco volving Jack Sherry and Alex A | also has been listed. George Calzs te Romano are They will Joe Turner's wrestl out last night Thursday night The card will tickets bought honored. Th . Gino Garibaldi and Fred G come to grips in the main SOLVED! ® Gillette solves, believe it or not, a prob- lem that has baffled metallurgists for years. We have just developed a secret automatic process for achieving uni- formity of hardness in razor steel. This method typifies the skill that makes the Gillette BLUE SUPER-BLADE possible. 20 YEARS AGO IN THE STAR. MEREDITH of Merct emy broke a world ng the final of the 800- in the Olympics at e time of the Mer- Acade star was baseman, ion of attempt to s of the Athletics. and Despert starred ngton Giants broke more Giants at » White Sox seeming- € get Ray the Milwaukee on) team, and their offer is_probably offered for of W. Va 2 nandoah R today vision Berth : Yankees at Crisis in Pennant Drive Griffs’ Goal Now First Di NEXT TWO WEEKS SHOULD TELL TALE Dickey Out, Gomez Going Bad, Drop Three Straight to Tigers—Bucs Lose. BY GAYLE TALBOT, » t ess 8po er. VENTS of the next fortnight 1d tell pretty definitely land lies in the an League, whether are to continue their he cham- ill be challenged by more robust the nt toy 1 Bill Dickey, their slugging ,on t spended list and somez pitching ragged ball ime this year, the hemselves shorn of edge of that no matter terday in nd time since have lost more put on a capture theit ! ! 8 to 5. Gomez, who appeared for three runs in the score and then rout- in the tenth with han Stone, Tiger d in two runs in each ez, losing_ his gai ries, walked atters in the fatal tenth. The ed the Tigers within six and f games of the top. place Athletics could get an an even break with ng the first, 13 to 3, when were held to six hits by the rookie, Pete Da and winning ! hind Rube -Wal- Louis Browns broke a streak by slugging ton pitchers for 17 hits and ITTSBURGH'S winning streak was ped at six straight and its d on the National League lead to two and one-half games by Giants, who profited by to win, 4 to 3. Heine his own game in when he heaved wildly past on an attempted forceout. Waite pitching relief, held the Pirates s tre last three innings. ago and Boston remained in a 1 tie for second place. The Cubs ed easily over the Phillies, 7 to 0, one ylelded only five hits, he Braves put a couple of home in the right spots to nose out the dinals, 5 to 4. “Red” Hargrave hit ne with a runner on in the second inning and the Great Art Shires belted another in the eighth with two aboard. Brooklyn and Cincinnati were rained out. BY the Assoctated Press. rt Shires, Braves—His homer with two on beat Cardinals. at Malone, Cubs—Blanked Phils with five hit Art Scharein, Browns—Clouted Red Sox pitching for double and three les, drove in two runs and scored Jonathan Stone, Tigers—His third hit drove in {wo runs and clinched game es. s, White Sox—Combed Ath- ic pitching for home run, two doubles and three singles in double bill. 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