Evening Star Newspaper, September 20, 1932, Page 33

SPORTS.' THE EVENING STAR., WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1932. Aces of Horseshoe Pitching Hereabout to Display Skill in Classic CHANP SAUNDERS HELD EVEN CHOIGE Record Gathering Expected to Watch Metro Finals | feats of the one and only Babe Ruth. at Eckington. | BY EDWARD J. NEIL, Associated Press Sports Writer. EW YORK, September 20.— Mayor James J. Walker, idol of New York, stood in the speak- This is the eighth of 10 stories relating the prodigicus world series T | N spite of a clean slate of vic- l tories for two years, Harry Fraser Saunders will open de- er's place by a great banquet fense of the Metropolitan|table, and Babe Ruth, the penitent, Washington horseshoe champion- sat at his side. ship tonight no better than an! The season of 1925, most torturous even choice against the field. A vear cf the great hitter's entire career, record crowd is expected to see Was over. He was well again, healed the contests. of the monumental “tummy ache” that Play on the Eckington Recrea-| D>} Simest ended his base ball days. ‘i even his life. He had made his peace tion Center courts, at First and yy willer Huggins after the tempera- T streets northeast, will start mental outburst following his suspen- | promptly at 7:30 o'clock and con- |4ion and $5,000 fine for “‘misconduct tinue until only two players re- Anead lay the rockiest of roads, the main. The seven-game final will comeback trail. Nct a man among the be staged tomorrow night. hundreds present knew whether the The tournament happy-go-lucky playboy of the diamond will bring to a had the strength of character. the close the fourth annual metropolitan championships sponsored by The Star, resolution to turn his back on failure, the indulgences that had brought him competition Which so far has deter- 90Wn, and fight his way back. mined the champions of Southern For the Kids. Washington ;zr‘;\“h“m Virginia and | \wajcer briliant orator, remarkable These titles w psychologist, trained his mightiest guns of on the Bambino's bowed head. He thundered, exhorted. pleaded. _Almost as though he were alone with Ruth he made h final plea, one hand on the big fellow's hunched shoulders. “For the dirty-faced kids in the street , , , Babe . . . the kids who love v idolize you . . . you can't re won by Joe Merry- Bladensburg Ma Henson of ng i and Hubbard Quantrille, in Washington. They will be on show tonight for the first time since climb- ing their thrones. The five survivors| of each of the three sectional tourna- ments and Champion Saunders make up the field of the metropolitan event. ALk The Babe lifted wet eyes that night AUNDERS’ first opponent will be A. mumbled his thanks and went home. Schnable, for two years a strong His course might already have been contender for the Maryland cham- Perhaps nothing could have stop- pionship. Henson, a co-favorite with | Ped his thunderous charge back to the g:e champ, will start with Prank heights. | auman of Maryland opposing him. | i Seeded in the upper half of the Higgest Comeback of AN draw with Henson 15 Tong Joe Mervy| Whatever his motivating power he man, who has ruled the Maryland CAME back at 32 with a rush no athlete pitchers with an_iron hand through L history ever has equaled =He N tWo campaigns. Seeded in lower half[;372 Over the 1936 seasom, crashied 47 with Sa s . Thompson, | 110 ve the Yanks | unders is George C. ThompSon. | 1o world series with the Cardinals, his Henson's victim in a sensatiol Vir- ginia ot By some: Tnommson | seventh, and the first of a string of three in ‘the reign of ome of the m rated quite as ngi S St 252 Julte as dangerous as Henson 85 pigntiest of all base ball aggregations If the tournament progressed accord- e set eight individual world series ing to dope, the semi-finals would bring TeCords in the seven-game battle with together Henson and Merryman angq the Cardinals that Grover Cleveland American League. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Ehiladelphia, 9: Chicao. 6. ston. 5: Detroit Other clubs not scheduled. ‘{Ruth Achieves Mighty Charge Back to Heights of Base Ball Fame During Campaign of 1926 Standings in Major Leagues TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 20, 1932, Friday. “For the dirty-faced kid . . .” Ruth is shown here in the training that re- | stored him as a national base ball hero after his disastrous 1925 season. Since his comeback from that year gym work | has been an annual Spring chore. Fistic Battles By the Associated Press. TORONTO.—Al Brown, world ban- tamweight _champion, knocked out Emile (Spider) Pladner, France (1), retained title: Bobby Leitman, Mon- treal, outpointed Willie Cavies, Char- leroi. Pa. (10); Horace Gwynnee, Can- ada, knocked out Tommy Andrews, Buf- falo (1). HOLYOKE, Mass.—Frankie Petrolle, Schenectady, N. Y.. outpointed Stanis- laus Loayza, Chile (10) HAZELTON, Pa.—Maxie Rosenbloom, New York, light-heavyweight champion, outpointed Jimmie Herman, Hazleton (10), non-title SIOUX CITY, Towa.—Frankie Wolf- ram, Winnipeg, outpointed Britt Gor- man, Minneapolis (10); Johnny Martin, | Sioux Falls. outpointed Johnny Smogye, Omaha (6) LOUISVILLE.—Cecil Payne, Louis- uile, outpointed Mike Dundee, Rock Island, Ill. (10). | TERRE HAUTE, Ind —Sammy “Kid" Slaughter. Terre Haute, knocked out Akers, Birmingham, Ala. (3) Donald Tags, Terre Haute, knocked out Johnny Dill, Danville, Il (1). | Mat Matches By the Associated Press. CAMDEN, N. J.—Fred Grobmeier, 205, Iowa, defeated Joe Montana, Cam- den (Montana hurt and unable to con- tinue after 23:00). MONTREAL, Quebec.—Henri Deglane, 217, Montreal, won from Joe Malce- wicz, 202, Utica, N. Y. (Malcewicz un- able to continue after two falls were split). PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Count Zary- noff, 204, Russia. threw Karol Zbyszko, 198, New York, 1 hour 5 minutes. EAGLES TO PLAY PILOTS. Skinker Eagles will engage the Wash- ington Pilots in a ball game Friday | night at 8:30 o'clock in Griffith Stadium. i MARINES WIN AT POLO. Defeating Fort Humphreys Engineers, | 9 to 6, Quantico Marines yesterday gained the final in consolation play of the Fort Myer invitation polo tourney. | National League. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Boston, 6: New York, 3 Philadelphia, 5: Brooklyn. 3. Other clubs not scheduled. 310X MIN *qaPpPeIUd * 03w jua019d g -] £ & 2 = uk[R00Ig. wjyappeIyg = gxf 3 et 310X MON E | w 1178860595 1555 5 ) _8/—113167:80/.456 vs. Jean 6/—159/901.396 72/7480/80/80 — —! GAMES TOMORROW. Wash. at Boston N. York at Phila. Chicago at Detroit. ing second with the tieing run and two but in the secona he would meet either the. winning run in the first game, Saunders is in the same boat. trail, his greatest feats sullr ahead. would on either Charles (Chic) I oe-pitching show. Only leigh Grimes, veteran pitching star of the If the Cubs win the National League The between Darr and Quantril with mest of the relief pitching falling In at least one respect, Ed Henry who broke even in a double-header Still another interesting joust will be Sun %\‘Iar- e Mount Rainier A. C. nine is after a ENSON'S stock in the metropolitan EEIA R 00 08 R to Thompeon. A short time later he figures in this section, organized the the more significant because Saunders, worthy of Saunde ' steel. In eliminat- | three against Henson. Then fatigue if he meets Saunders in the semi- officials follow: Virginia. Chicago .| Gecrge 'C. Thompson, Virginia, vs.| Wach at Bogton (2). St. Louis at Cleve. Hubbard Quantrille, Washington cham- Saunders and Thompson, and tonight's Alexander won by fannine Tony Lazzeri show would be capped off with a cc with the bases full in the seventh after ple of battles almost on a par with reieving Jess Haines. The series ended the final as an attraction. with him still trying—thrown out steal- UT it's a precarious path Henson gone in the ninth. He never let up and Saunders would travel to the from Spring to Fall final n should have no diffi- He hit three home runs in the fourth culty with Bauman in the first round, game and scored four times. He scored Ed_Henry of Virginia or Bill Minard Walked four times in the seventh gam> of Washington, either of whom is cap- | He hit .300, walking 11 times, cloutes able of beating him if on their games four homers in the series and the Old Dominion ace off his. He was roaring back up the comeback f:hg]zb!e can be expected to give him | —————e == nardly more than a workout, but the danger flag would fiy thereatter. 1n/ NO WORK FOR GRIMES the sccond round the “Iron Champion™ Darr, ex-Virginia title holder, or Hub. Hurling Vet Not to Start if Cubs ?a:flw C(:)luamnlle. the Washington Enter World Series _Even tre first round will offer 8 first- | CHICAGO, September 20 —Bur- 1! Hencon and Trompson are | pennant-bound Chicago Cubs, will not zssured of getting past it. Thompson's | be used as a starter in the 1932 world foe will be young Elwyn Woodward of 'series and may not get in the show Maryland. at_all T will be no cinch for Merryman to pennant, which is almost a certainty, conquer Raymond Brown of Wash- | Manager Grimm plans to bank on ington, who ever so often cuts loose Lonnie Warneke, Guy Bush. Pat Malone, with st of 50 per cent ringers. Charlie Root and Bob Smith as starters, is an even thing on paper, with the Vir- | on the surprising Cub rookie. Bud ginia youngster possibly having an edge ' Tinning, an able rescue man. because of his greater experience in & o ERE fel one PLAY SERIES RUBBER and Bill Minard will be even. Noises that irritate other pitchers will annoy o " . neither of these, for both have defective | _ Hvattsville All-Star and Dixie Pigs, Eer day. will play the rubber tilt of t betveen John Gourvencc, recently | the series Sunday afternoon on the dethroned Washington champion, and | Riverdale diamond at 3 o'clock. Flestman, this year's runner-up in e game for Sunday and especially wants The ringer percentage may mot be "% the D "C. Firomen, ' Call | high,_but Jean Monk of Washington George Mosedale, at Greenwood 2658-J. and Ed Edmonston of Virginia should 2 2 be nip and tuck. | market has boomed recently. He Sylvester A. Breen, Alexandria's proved his fighting qualities in | Erand old man of sports. celebrated his the Virginia final when he came on 66th birthday anniversary yesterday. to win after dropping three straight Breen, one of the most popular sports established a record for this section of Cardinal Athletic Club, reputed to be the country by throwing 59 per cent the oldest sandlot organization in the of his shoes on the stake in an inter- country. city match. This performance was all | pitching on the same team, could throw only 55 per cent ringers Thompson's perfomance in the Vir- ginia tournament samped him as ing the defondi== « :ampion, Chic Darr, | the wiry F Clnrch twirler threw | two games of 55 per cent ringers and | held almost the same pace for the first | began to set in and Thompson, forcing his shoe slightly, faded. ITH not enough games slated to- night to wear him out, Thompson, final and is in form, is calculated to give 'Andscme 'ATry more competition than he'd relish. | The peirings for tonight and the| Pairings. Clayton C. Henson, Virginia champion, | & vs. Frank Bauman, Maryland. = Bill Minard Washington, vs. Ed Henry. | si rouis_ i 6 Ed Edmonston, Virginia, Bos Monk, Washington. 3 5 Raymond Brown, Washington, vs. Joe St 458 Merryman, Maryland champion. | GAMES TODAY. % g\:aih at Boston (2). Elwyn Woodward, Maryland. Thic st Detrolt (3) ohn Gourvenec, Washington, vs. Levy | Sihcrs ot scheduled: Fleshman, Maryland. ] Charles (Chic) Darr, Virginia, vs. ion. P Schnable, Maryland, vs. Harry ls Fraser Saunders, defending metropolitan champion. Officials. Referee—Bernard T. McCarty. Judges at stakes—Court No. 1, Alex- ander Kirchner and Sam Harris; Court No. 2, Earle Crane and Roy Wilson: Court No. 3, Vince Osterman and Charles A. Fort; Court No. 4, Oren B. Atwood and Ed Pearce. Chief scorer—Andrew Casper. Scorers—Court No. 1, Mae Thompson: Court No. 2, Dick Hartley; Court No. 3, Ronald Magee; Court No. 4, Ed Kruse. RACES TODAY Havre de Grace SEVEN RACES DAILY fal Penn. B. R. train leaves UE&:C Station_ 12:50 pm., direct track. Busses leave B Plois AM., Eastern tandard Time. ADMISSION: Grandstand and Paddock, $1.65, including tax FIRST RACE AT 2:15 PM. painful ? skin smart and burn afte and eases the shave . . ) DO you dread the daily operation? 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An hour after he had taken his position, he was sleeping peacefully. Cunningham _explained ~ that last year he headed one of two lines Which formed at the bleacher ticket office in St. Louis, but that the championship was claimed by the leader of the other line. Cunning- ham wants clear claim to the title Pennant Race. BY GAYLE TALBOT. Associated Press Sports Writer. HE Chicago Cubs, scenting world series honey, moved today to | put the finishing touches on the | Pittsburgh Pirates, their last | surviving rivals for the National League | titte. [ They met at Wrigley Field, home of | | the prospective champions, in a double- | | header labeled “sudden death” for the Pirates. A victory in either tussle was this year and will get it. all the Cubs needed to maxke their tri- umph official and assure them a week of | PLAYGROUND NET BATTLErm before tackling tne Yankees, Hete e | American League kings, in the big battle. Raymond, Garfield Teams to Ee-i Although today's l!m&s’ &.," m;- ortant, they were not, strictly speak- sume Contest in Doubles. }&m of the crucial vartety. The Cubs | Raymond and Garfield Playground | could drop all four parties with the tennis teams will Tesume their doubles | Pirates and still win out by thumping LS S. match in the struggle for the junior | Clocinnati in thelr last two game There was, however, a certain pathos team playground title tomorrow aft- | in the prospective beacning of the proud ernoon on the Chevy Chase grounds.| Pirate craft. It was easy to remember Raymond was leading Garfield. 2 to 1,| how, in the latter days of July, the when darkness halted play yesterday. | Buccaneer brig was sailing along better The winning team will engage the than six games ahead ot tne field, the Burroughs racketers Thursday for l'ne‘ experts wondering how Teny Piet and Section A title and the victor in that| Floyd Vaughn would conduct themsclves test will face Georgetown, Section B | in a world series. Then sometin~ pull- champion, for the junior crown on | ed loose. | While the main show was going on at Wrigley Field today, the Phillies and | Brooklyn Dodgers were engaged in & private feud that had Philadelphia fans pretty well worked up. The Phils, striv- ing to knock the Dodgers out of third place, were within a half game of their goal, having beaten Max Carey's gang. yesterday. Homers by Chuck DUCKPIN LOOP FORMED. Eight teams make up the newly formed Northeast Market Duckpin | League, which will roll its games on the Arcade alleys in Hyattsville from 4 to 6 o'clock. | Mound Duels Due As Yanks, A’s Meet ‘ EW YORK, September 20 (CP.A).—When the New York Yankees move into the Phila- delphia Athletics’ barnyard tomor- row, the stage will be all set for two | duels of noteworthy proportions. | Charley Ruffing and Lefty Grove are tied at present in their battle for the league lead in total strikeouts Guring the season. You can bet the fur will fly when they hurl. Then there’s the matter of that 1927 home run record of Babe Ruth’'s. The mark is 60. Young Jimmy Foxx has 53 homers to his credit today, and, being an ambitious voungster, he will be in there trying his best to haul down the Babe's colors. But_the Yank pitchers will be doing their best by their old teammate, the Babe; and ‘{ Young Jimmy adds to his ing any circuit swats off them, doubtless he will have earned them. Klein and Mickey Mallon w responsible The Boston Braves jumped Waite Hoyt for four runs in the fifth inning | to defeat the Giants, 6 to 3, in the National League’s only other encounter. Randy Moore’s homer with two on was the bedy blow. The Boston Red Sox enlivened an ere chiefly otherwise dull program ‘n the American League by trimming Detroit, 5 to 4. Big Smead Jolley caught for the Sox and knocked across three runs with a homer. | Lefty Grove marked up his twenty-' fifth victory of the season as the Ath- letics defeated Chicago, 9 to 6. The Sox got to the great southpaw for 12 hits, but gave him trouble in only one nning. All other clubs were idle. AMATEUR BASE BALL Sandlot title play is at Dayton, Ohio. |of Interna Cleveland, 9; Akron, 3 Pittsburgh, 3; Cincinnati, 0. | Detroit, 9; Dearborn, 2 | Newcomerstown, 7; Pontiac, 8, Flint, 15; Indianapolis, 3 Dayton, 10. New Haven, 6 Newcomerstown, 5; Fort' Wayne, 2. | Strike. P —— SPORTS. -3 fonight WITH THE BOWLERS NE of the most duckpin circuits in Washing- ton, the Holy Nzame Lea7. will open its season with 30 teams, divided into three sec- tions, awaiting the curt2in rice Teams rolling in Section A will shcot on the Temple alleys; Section B teams will open on the Georgetown Recrez tion drives and the Petworth maple- ways will be the scene of the openirg skirmishes in Section C. All games will start at 8 o'clock. Captains of teams are requested to have a certified list of their team me! bers with them ‘o present to the of cial score: cordance with section 3 T. constitution The o) Section Holy Trinity, St thony, Our Lady Bt Peter 1 e levs) ve st Joseph, Peter and Section ve. Bt Assumption tion Holy! pening_night A Te, 1 Vs, orter vs. 8t Name Francis Xavier Immaculate 8t c Martin. 5: vs. Hol vs. Nativity and St progressive last final attem nly three sticks of Distr] d T ky Strike we the high individual with 409 HAT a whale of a difference just one cent sesms to make. Recently the Fin-setiers at the Arcadia walked out todily when the manage- ment cut them from four to three cents a game. A hurried call to nearby clievs produced new recruits, where- upen _the rs hustled back and ousted the newcomers. The second strike occurred last night at Convention Hall when a similar Scene was re-enacted. When resruits were corralled. 18 of the 28 strikers asked for their jobs again tenight Tlis reguiation is in a of the league's S Minor Leagues of Victory vs o Holy Rosary and Ho Paul vs. St. Al American Association. Tt Stephen vs. Holy Trinity worth alleys)—St. Te Anthony vs St ly_Comforter, Hol ‘Thomas vs. Holy Standing of the Clubs, L Pct 600 A new league will be organized to | bowl on Priday night at the King Pin No. 2 alleys. Pacific Coast League. Any team wishing a games scheduled franchise is requested to have a rep- Tesentative present at a meeting to be held Thursday at 8 o'clock at the King Pin_drives. The handicap system will be used Teams with 500 to 535 average desired HE Dynamite League will open its geason at the Arcadia ellcys op Wednesday, September 28, at 8 This will be the | for the loop. which has gained a repu- |tation as an up-and-coming organiza- | tion. 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