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C—2 =* SPORTS, THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1932 SPORTS. Cubs, In With Flag, Outto Enjoy Game : Yanks AreImcabjjfjlll—zZl—l—a—;c__——_ingLotL YANKS FORGOTTEN. AS SQUAD REVELS Grimm First Pilot to Take Helm in Midseason and Steer to Pennant. BY WILLIAM WEEKES, Associated Press Sports Writer. HICAGO, September 21.— Chicago’s Cubs today were “in,” with little in the way of serious business to worry them until a week from to- day when they oppose the New York Yankees in the opening game of the world series—and they intended to get a little fun| out of their base ball. As soon as Kiki Cuyler smashed one of Steve Swetonic's curves for a triple with the bases loaded in the seventh inning of the first game of yesterday's “crucial” double-header,” the veteran regulars had earned a rest. They start- ed taking it in the second game, and they don't have to go back to work until they have rested. Neither do they have to rest if they don't want to. Manager Charlie Grimm almost went right back to work in the second game yesterday, although he long had plan- ned to give Marvin Gudat a chance as soon s the National League title was won. S*N\JOW that this battle is over,” he sald, “I could get a lot of fun out of this game. I won't rest "He has definitely announced only one item of his world series plans—that Guy Bush will pitch the opening game at New York. This has been common gossip ever since it looked as though the | Cubs would win the championship. His | other pitching selections depend on the | outcome of that first game. | The club house celebration after the | pennant-winning triumph required a | little time to develop. Billy Herman was the Airst player to reach the dress- ing room. He wore an awed sort of smile. The rest of the youngsters, with the exception of Lonnie Warneke, the sensational young right-hander, match- ed Herman's expression. The older players just beamed—until Grimm, last to come in, appeared. 'HEN they yelled Grimm, at each | other and finally demanded a speech from the manager. He obliged with one word: “Great,” re- peted many times. President William L. Veeck, who on August 2, deposed Rogers Hornsby as manager and ap- pointed Grimm. congratulated each man, finishing up with Grimm. “Thanks, manager,” Veeck umping Grimm’s hand. “But, ew we could do it, didn't we?” | Warneke was little impressed, at least | outwardly. He grinned at Cuyler, and his only comment was: “Well, we fig- ured to do it.” Not & word of mention was accorded the Yankees. The athletes all seemed to have their minds too full of their own accomplishment. CROWD of nearly 40,000 stuck right to the finish, even though it rained all during the second game in which a makeshift Cub team was held to three hits by Heinle Meine and shut out, 5 to 0. Billy Herman started at second base, just to preserve | his record of starting every game since he_joined the club in 193i. The Cub victory march started August 11 when Pittsburgh was beaten. 3 to 2, in 10 innings at Pittsburgh. The new | champions never relinquished the lead- ership, and during their drive, set a major league season record of 14 straight victories, most of them hair- Taisers, at Wrigley Field. Grimm became the first manager in modern base ball to take charge of a club during the season and lead it on to a championship, as the Cubs won their seventh National League title. Major Leaders By the Associated Press. American League. Batting—Foxx, Athletics, .359; Alex- | ander, Red Sox, 358. Runs—Fox, Athletics, 143; Combs, Yankees, 140. i Hits—Simmons, Athletics, 210; Ma- nush, Senators, 209. Runs batted in—Foxx, Athletics, 154; Gehrig, Yankees, 146. Doubles—McNair, Athletics, 45; Gehr- inger. Tigers, and Porter, Indians, 42. les—Cronin, Senators, 18; Myer, Ben-‘?erl. 16. Home runs—TFoxx, Athletics, 53; Ruth, Yankees, 40. Stolen bases—Chapman, Yankees, 37; ‘Walker, Tigers, 27. Pitching—Alien, _ Yankees, Gomez, Yankees, 24-7. National League. Batting—O'Doul, Dodgers, .368; Klein, Phillies, .352. uns—Kle! Phillies, 153; O'Doul, Do%fun. 118. Hits—Klein, Phillies, 224; O'Doul, Dadgers, and Terry, Giants, 215, Runs batted in—Hurst, Phillies, 139; Klein, Phillies, 132. Doubles—P. ‘Waner, Pirates, 57; Kiein, Phillies, 50. les—Herman, Reds, 19; Suhr, Pi- 17-3; Giants, 38. Stolen bases—Klein, Phillies, 20; Frisch, Cardinals, and Piet, Pirates, 18. Pitching—Warneke, ~ Cubs, 22-6; Brown, Braves, 14-7. Minor Leagues American Association, Milwaukee, 7-8; Minneapolis, 6-4. 8t. Paul, 8-1; Kansas City, 4-5. ‘Toledo-Columbus, rain. Indianapolis-Louisville, rain. BTANDING OF THE CLUBS. t w. 82 L. Pc L Bg .291 Toledo w. Minn'apolis 96 9 Columbus. 87 Milwaukee 85 75 331 St Paul .. Ind'napolis 83 76 522 Louisvilie Pacific Coast League. Ban Francisco, 11; Seattle, 8. Sacramento, 2; Missions, 0. STANDING OF THE CLUSS. W. L. Pct. W. L. Pet. Portland.. 100 75 871 L. Angeles 90 85 314 Hollywood. 98 77 560 Seattle. .. 86 87 .49 an Pran.. 91 83 523 Oakland.. 76 07 439 cramento 91 85 .317 Missions.. 66 109 377 Dixle Series Final. Beaumont (Texas League), 1; Chat- tanooga (Southern Association), 0. RACES TODAY avre de Grace SEVEN RACES DAILY Special Penna. R. R. train leaves Union Station 12:50 a.m., direct to track. Eastern Standard Time. BUSSES LEAVE 1416 F ST. N.W. AT 10:45 AM. ADMISSION: Grandstand and Including Tax JPRST RACE AT 2:15 P. 68 93 422 63 98 351 $1.65 | Anearn’s | of the Mondt-Pfeffer rasslers here. Pet | = 500 | 47 Kans City. 78 83 484 This is the ninth of 10 stories re- lating the prodigious world series feats of the one and only Babe Ruth. Nearing the end of his career, the Babe this year will make his tenth and perhaps last appearance in the classic. BY EDWARD J. NEIL, Associated Press Sports Writer. EW YORK, September 21.— Babe Ruth smashed the home run record agaln in 1927, lift- ing it to its present level of 60, helped demoralize the Pirates in one world serfes, and then came back in 1928 to swing his war club against the Cardinals in the greatest of all series offensives. He stands today on fairly feeble feet, an appendicitis victim, wait- ing the arrival of the Chicago Cubs, and in the great man there may be one final, historic display. Ruth is like that. But the odds are gigan- tically against his ever duplicating the hitting storms of 1927 and 1928, his eighth, ninth and last world series appearances up to this year. Swinging his mace for the fences, Ruth still hit .356 for the season of 1927. The Yanks stormed into Pittsburgh for the start of the series. Huggins’ Strategy. Before the first game canny Miller Huggins lined the Yankee hitters up for batting practice. He sent a pitcher out to toss them their favorite balls. They took their turns, Ruth Combs, Meusel, Gehrig, Lazzeri, Koenig, Dugan, and the rest, the Pirates peeping in awe at their first sight of the sluggers. In far right field at Forbes field was a covered stand, the seats still folded back in the upper deck, awaiting the customers. The first ball Ruth hit smashed a seat up there. He rocketed a half dozen more, knocking the seats down like clay pigeons in a shooting gallery. Lou Gehrig did the same. And every bang was a clap of doom to the dumfounded Pirates. The eyes of the Waner boys popped. Four Straight Twice. The Yanks swept through the Pirates in four games, Ruth hit- ting .400. He hit two home runs and scored four times, adding to all his records for total series. In 1928 the Yanks for the first time in history captured a second world championship in succession in four straight games. This time Ruth, after another blazing season in which he belted Ruth’s Record Cardinals in 1928 i . Club. Games. bat. Runs. Boston 1 Boston . 5 Year. New New New *Competed as pitcher. sentiment in rassling. The | boys give the impression un- | seen cutlasses, overgrown pistols and | sawed-off shotguns dangle from their | belts. But that illusion is broken. don't believe there is some sentiment in rassling take a squint at Mr. Goldie face today. The usually cherubic countenance is as long as Leo Pinetzki and the reason is that Goldie's | new bosom pal, Bert Bertolini, today is en route to Harrisburg and Camden to promote—for Jimmy Londos. And Goldie alone holds the future | If you | R. J. LONDOS, wrestler, showman and premier olive ofl consumer, to- day had a notable victory to his credit—off the mat. His drawing power has weaned away from the rival fold no less a mat power than Ray Fabiani of Philadelphia, who gave Jeems his start, subscribed to the Mondt-Pfeffer- Bowser rasslers, when the Greek “walked out,” and then welcomed him back as a prodigal son when & return Shikat-Sonnenberg match in Philly drew only & few more greenbacks than a Londos-Joe Palooka bout in Camden last week. Bertolini is Fablani’s pal and where Fabiani goes so goes Bertolinl. The | result is that Goldie and Bertolini to- | day are parted. rarest of the rare, an upset in I rassling, committed last night in Baltimore, today had the rassling | fans of this vicinity genuinely up in| the Bir. Rudy Dusek, heretofore pinned con- sistently only by Londos, was draped on the canvas by Abe Coleman in 30 minutes, in perhaps the biggest upset in two years. Dusek tomorrow will oppose Herman Hickman in one of the three finish matches at Griffith Stadium. And Hickman, too, was pinned last night, | Jim McMillan turning the trick. The unexpected turn of events prob- ably will shift major attention to the Joe Savoldi-Lou Plummer match, in which Savoldi will be making second Babe Ruth at Batting In Brief 1928 World Series Here is Babe Ruth’s hitting record over his span of nine world series, starting es en unsuccessful pinch hitter with the Boston Red Sox in 1915 and winding up with the record-shattering average of .625 against the Sacrifices. 3; stolen bases, 4; runs batted in, Eastern appearance. Coleman, Milo Peak | z The big Bam is shown following the line of flight of the ball out of the park after connecting. Ruth's home-run slugging demoralized foes in the Yanks' last two world series appearances. 54 home runs, hit for the amazing average of .625 against the Cards. He shattered or equaled 19 records in the four-game span. Again he hit three homers in cne game, two off Bill Sherdel and the third off his former nemesis, Grover Cleveland Alexander, in the fourth | game. He lifted his average for | nine series to .325, scored 9 runs, | hit 3 doubles and 4 singles in addi- tion to his homers. He did everything one man could do to a rival band of ball players and still leave them no recourse at law. He rewrote the record book, and he left it for posterity. in Nine Series Home Strike Bs on Hits, 2b. Tuns. outs. balls. Pet. relennese wnawomoas BsawEne | year | game and a half by downing the Phil- 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 6. Culling the Cauliflowers — S cRaEReeRRRNmE ERETQE‘OR’E”TGW&M Stelnecker and George nigh impossible to imagine any! rias are others on the card. 'RANKIE DE ANGELO will not be without his backers when he op- poses Benny Schwartz Monday at Portner’s Arena in Alexandria. Before a packed house De Angelo yesterday worked in Frankie Mann's gymnasium and gave promise of being | in top shape for the Baltimore bantam. Stars Yesterday By the Associated Press. Hazen Cuyler, Cubs—His triple with bases filled in seventh beat Pirates and clinched pennant for Cubs. George Puccinelli, ~Cardinals—His homer with one on-beat Reds. John Burnett and Joe Vosmik, In- dians—Contributed six hits apiece as Indians won two from Browns. Monte Weaver, Senators—Allowed Red Sox four hits and won twenty- second victory of year. Mel Ott, Giants—Drove in six runs against Braves with two home runs, double and single. Cub Stock Makes Sensational Rise By the Associated Press. HICAGO, September 21.—Chi- cago National League Base Ball Club stock would make a great investment for a quick profit—if it could be obtained. A Chicago brokerage firm, which very occasionally deals in Cub stock reported a sensational rise yesterday afternoon. Its usual range is from 195 to 210, but opened yesterday at 255. One run in the first inning and it went to 275 bid. At the end of the game it was 300 bid, with the only offering five shares at 350. ‘Hfi“-%-.x"&é’éi L.S. JULLIEN,Inc 1443 P St. N.W. North 8076 SHARPEST BY TEST ® This is our unqualified statement—the Gillette BLUE BLADE is the sharpest we have ever produced. An unfailing sharpness tester — exclusive with Gillette — positively establishes this fact. Prove it yourself. Try the Gillette Blue Blade tomorrow moming. SURPRISING FIGHT MADE BY PHILLIES Third Place Would Be Best Showing of Club Since Cam- paign of 1917. By the Assoclated Press, ENERALLY overlooked in the excitement attending the win- ning of the National Lesguer Ppennant by Chicago has been the surprising fight put up by Burt | Shotton’s Phillis~ for a berth in the | first divisicn. Sixth when the curtain went down a | ago, Shotton's sluggers have | pounded thelr way into fourth place and right now are giving the Brooklyn Dodgers the battle of their lives for third, The Dodgers pulled away a little yesterday, increasing their lead to a lies, 3 to 1, but with four games to go there still is a possibility third place will go to the Quaker City crew. | 1f the Phils do turn the trick, it will | be the first time the club has finished Pat Moran piloted them into second place. ~ Grover Clevelagd Alexander | won 30 games for the Phils that year. AU four of the Phillies’ remaining bouts are with the New York Giants, | however, and the Giants are finishing the campaign with a flourish. Brooklyn has one tussle scheduled with the Giants and three against the Boston ' Braves. sia, 11 Yank-Cub Tickets Still Are Plentiful EW YORK, September 21 (#). —Ed Barrow, secretary of the Yankees, reveals that, although there has been a tremendous run on the boxes, there still are plenty of re- served seats to be had for the world series games here. 8hould the series go the full limit of seven games, all records for at- tendance and receipts almost cer- tainly would go by the boards. With the Yankee Stadium seating almost 170,000 and Wrigley Field accommo- dating more than 50,000, an aggre- gate attendance of close to 400,000 would not be out of reach, far be- yond the record of 328051 estab- itshed by the Yankees angd the St. Louis Cardinals in 1926. And re- ceipts, under those circumstances, should be materially greater than the record $1207.864 the Yankees and Cardinals drew the same year. Mat Matches By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE—Jim McMillen, Chicago, threw Herman Hickman, 221, Tennessee, 23:10. THREE RIVERS, Quebec — Henrl Deglane, 217, Montreal, defeated Frank Judson, 210, Detroit (Declane won first | | that high since away back in 1917, when | fall, 25:00, Judson unable to continue). NEWARK, N. J.—Gino Garlbaldi, 215, | threw PFrank Bronowicz, 210, Poland, 45:14. NEW HAVEN, Conn.—Ear] McCready, 226, Oklahoma. threw Steve Zneski, 217, New Britain, Conn., 37:50. NEW YORK—Sid Westrich, 218, New York, threw Martin Tikofl, 208, Rus- 29. Standings in Major Leagues WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1932. American League. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Washington. ¢: Boston. 1 Cleveland, 5-11: St. Louis. 2-2 Chicago-Detroit, two games, postponed, rain Other clubs not scheduled. National League. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. New York. 13- Boston. 3 Brooklyn. 2. Philadelphia. 1 £, Pittsburgh. 2-5. Cincinnati, 1. S 3t 310X MON 7i— 9121516 15 18 8 1110 1111111318/ 14 88 60 5 0111116712 18 85 635 T8 71110— 1112 16_72_72 6 61956 1415 61 8 — 10 46100 K & ," _—1 42106 2 - /45/57/60/6372 871100106 — — GAMES TOMORROW Wash. at Boston | N. York at_Phila Boston, Lost GAMES TODAY. Wash. at Boston (2) N. York at St. Louis at Cleve. Chte Detroi | _Lost _ Q g * ukIyoorq ** qunasitg udPPeIUd Chicago Pittsburgh Brooklyn Philadelph 9121614151211 89 61 53 11—10 81121512 14 82 66 554 1012— 8 614141 614141110 913 8101411 —1113 97675 5 781014156880 ¢ 10 6 813 9 8 146880 + 9 87 913 7 65991 611667273 7580 80 91 — Crcinnati_ GAMESTODAY. GAMES TOMORROW Boston at N. Y. Bklyn. at N. York Pittsb. at Chicako ittshg. at 1 af 215, | UNPOISE PITCHERS BY SCORING POWER Opposing Moundsmen Always Fearful of Overwhelming New York Attack. BY JOHN B, FOSTER. EW YORK, September 21.— Entering their tune-up series in Philadelphia to- day as they prepare for the world series starting a week hence, | the New York Yankees duplayl the confidence of a team whose | strongest feature of play is its, ability to make runs. 1 This New York team has gone| on day after day in the 1932 sea- | son, not always winning, not al- | ways having a good lead after the fifth inning, sometimes on the de- fensive in a game from the start, but never losing its ken at making | a run. It hasn't been held score- | less in a game this year. | This might be a greater feat than it is if the pitchers of the American League were unusually strong in each team. They are not. Yet the ordinary pitcher may have his one great_day against any team. When he does, he is | likely to pitch a winning game. The | Yankees bow to that, but they offset | it by their constant nipping at the heels of their rivals, always being able | to make that lone run, if no more. Great Asset to Team. | It is a splendid quality for any team to have. It puts a strain on the op- posing pitcher, who is fearful that one run may be the starting wedge of many, and pitches each inning in trepidation {until it is over. Not even a lead of three or four runs may give him im- plicit confidence in himself, because he knows that this Yankee team makes the round of the bases at some time while nine innings are being played If he holds them to no runs for six innings and his own team is equally | remiss in making runs, the danger still faces him of that one run which may ‘:'nme in the final inning and defeat him. In the Yankee Stadium this menace is heightened by the fact that either Lou Gehrig or Babe Ruth may hit a home run into the right field bleachers. The importance that Ruth attaches » his has been easily manifested by his ctice hours the last few days de- voted to hitting into the right field leachers. Several days ago he became 1 with a very severe pain in his tummy. rearing appendicitis, he left his team and set out for home. He may have thought he was cultivating appendicitis. Most people think that he had an old- fashioned bellyache from overeating, and as the championship had been won by his team and he could not make a new home run record, and probabl could not win the batting champion- ship from Jimmy Foxx, he lit out for a comfortable bed and jamaica ginger. Ruth Points for Series. Now the Babe is practicing so that he may break up this world series by & Ruthian swat, and so he may, He couldn't be kept out of the series un- less he were locked up. In every world series game this year the pitchers opposing the Yankees will be confronted not so much with real- ization of the knowledge that their rivals can score runs, as that they may score in any inning. That oould be said of any ball team, but it goes be- yond mere supposition in the case of the Yanks, because they have done it game after game, and it is probable they will go through the season without g point in favor of the Yankees, the importance of which 1s not as great as if they had three or four Vernon Gomezes. It is & quality that other teams have not manifested this year, Perhaps it is the first in- stance in which a team has won its way into a world series with such an unusual record. If a base ball nine is stronger in making runs than its rival, all other things being practically even, so far as John Fan and Philomenus Expert fig- ure it out in their own noodles, the runmaking team has an advantage. It may not assert its strength until the last inning of a game, and that may also be the winning inning. _Joe McCarthy has maintained a bat- ting order on the Yankees this year that has provided for a reasonable chance to score in any inning in which his pitcher is not the first batter. To his clever handling of his players, as pertains to their runmaking skill, much of the success of the Yankees is due in getting that “little old run” that wins games. ORIENTALS SLAB RIVALS Japanese and Chinese to Oppose in Coast League Game. OAKLAND, Calif., September 21 (#).—When Sacramento’s Senators and Oakland’s Acorns open their final Coast League series here next Tuesday night | the stariing rival pitchers will be Kenso | Nushida, Japanese, and Lee Gun Hong, Chinese. | Both were developed on Pacific Coast | sand lots. Nushida is a Sacramento OWLEY DECLARED OUT AS RED PILOT Said to Be Negotiating for Interest in Toronto Club He Once Managed. | By the Assoclated Press. INCINNATI, September 21.—The Enquirer said today it is known Dan Howley will not remain as | manager of the Cineinnat! | Reds another season. | The pilot of the National League 1::11" club, the paper says, is negotiat- ing for an interest in the Toronto Maple Leafs of the International League, which he once managed. If the deal is con- |summated, he will hold an executive position, but will not be manager. | 8idney Weil, president of the Cin- cinnati Club, said he would have some- | thing to say today on Howley's status, but denied last night that the release had been decided upon definitely. Howley's three-year contract, under which he drew $20,000 a year, expires | Sunday. He came here from the St. iumu Browns. His first year the Reds finished the season in seventh position | and last year in eighth. |~ Weil intends to take his time select- | ing a successor, according to the En. quirer, but has promised a decision be- fore the National League meeting in December. 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