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; l Sports News i @he :LZD P — £ WITH SUNDAY. MORNING: EDITION * o Staf, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1933, * Classified Ads Myer Most Irked of Griffmen by Day Off : Reds’ Success Is Surprise BUI][]Y HITAT GREAToProbable Starters and Odds CLPINLAST G TILTS Was Pasting Pill at .381 Stride When Suspended. Crowder Faces Tribe. C ern offensive of the year, due to hourly showers yes- terday, irked the Nationals plenty, but none more so than Buddy Myer. The aggressive second- sacker was just swinging into a strong hitting stride when his par- ticipation in the battle of Griffith Stadium brought about his en- forced retirement and after seven days of idleness he yearns to get at the pitchers again. His club will be happy to have him in there again, too for shortly before his layoff Myer had become a prime factor in attack and there is nothing the club needs more right now than a substantial increase in punch. Batting for only .227 in his first six games, Buddy puiled out of his slump in his next six to make himself one of only two Nationals to be rated in the .300 class. To run his season batting mark to .302 and become the only regu- lar other than Fred Schulte to crash the select grade, Buddy in his last half- dozen engagements cracked the ball at a shining 381 rate. In his first six games Myer confined his_extra-base hitting to two doubles. In his last six games he got, among his eight safeties, two 2-baggers, two 3-bag- gers and a home run. Plenty of im- provement tt And Buddy in his dozen games drove over nine runs. That is more than any other Washington regular has done, and all except Myer have been in 16 games. Should Myer take up where he left off, what a help he'll be to the Nationals out this way! 'A LTHOUGH Walter Stewart would get a pitching turn here tomorrow in the regular planning of Man- ager Joe Cronin's staff slate, there may be a revision that will send Al Crowder to the box. Last season Crowder was quite effective against the Indians, get- ting four wins over them against one loss. Stewart, then slabbing for the Browns, did just the reverse in his_ef- yorts against the Tribe. He took. four beatings for the one win he registered. However, the Indians as they now line up, have four left-hand batters so Stewart may get his shot at them Averill and Porter in the outficld swing from the port side and so do Boss and Burnett of the infield. The present Cleveland infield make- up is only temporary, hewever, There was a chance that Cissell and Morgan, both strong right-hand hitters when in true form. would be back in the game today. ~Should they Teturn one left- hand hitter would be eliminated, for E&s would give way to Morgan at first ase. The left-hand hitting Burnett would move over to shortstop to supplant Knickerbocker and Cissell would resume his regular post at second. Cissell has been out several days nursing a_sore leg, but the limb now is supposed to be healed or nearly so. HILE the Nationals with an aver- age of .250 are doing no hitting as a club, to boast of, the Indians have no right to speak above a whisper about their work at bat to date. They have a clouting mark of only .217 to show for their 17 games. BY JOHN B. KELLER. LEVELAND, May 3.—Delay in opening their first West- Of the players the Cleveland club has | been using mainly, only two have hit into @he .300 class. They are Porter, with a .328 record, and Burnett, with .303. The mighty Averill shows a mark of only .190 and Vosmik has hit for a meager .145. Morgan was ordered to take a rest from first base because he was hitting but .194. However, Boss has cracked the ball for only .129 since he was put in the line-up. Cissell hit for .213 before his game leg ousted him, and Knickerbocker, the rookie shortstop, has batted just .128. Kamm at third has smacked for .266. Spencer has been weaker at bat than he was with the Nationals last year.| He has a hitting record of .179. And last season the Indians batted the ball for .285! | A LTHOUGH rain kept the Nationals out of a game yesterday, they went through a forenoon workout in Cleveland Stadium. Manager Cronin mustered his forces on the field at 10:30, shortly after he was notified there would be no contest. And all the pitchers were sent through a brisk drill while the infielders and outfield- ers got the kinks out of their under- pinning by jogging around the running track bordering the playing ficld. Just for an extra bit of muscle loos- ening. Berg and Kerr engaged in a walking relay with Schacht. The coach, who had claimed to be a Dan O'Leary, finished last in the heel-and- toe scramble, easily won by Berg. Homer Standing ! By the Associated Press. Home runs yesterday—Hartnett, Cubs, 2; Stephenson, Cubs, 1: Klein, Phillies, 1: Durocher, Reds, 1; Lombardi, Reds, 1: Flowers, Dodgers, 1; J. Wilson, Card- inals, 1; Martin, Cardinals, 1; Garms, Browns, 1. The leaders—Gehrig, Yankees, T7; Ruth, Yankees, 5; Berger, Braves, 5; Walker, Tigers, 4. League totals—American, 61; tional, 41; total, 102. Na- Non-Scouting Foot Ball Rule Appears Doomed Tll-will, Bred of Suspicion Due to Bootleg Data, May Cause Abolition by Colleges ‘Wherein mtlnz nl;be:l to the personal peculiarities of players or t ical condition, their apparent phys o BY LAWRENCE PERRY. YITHIN a short time col- leges and universities which have observed non-scouting agree- [ ments in foot ball will consider the ! question whether to continue this | practice. | ‘There is not the slightest doubt | that it is losing favor in certain im- portant quarters, not because of lack | of intrinsic merit in the idea, but | because practically it does not work | out in a satisfactory manner. |~ It makes for suspicion, under-cur- rent ill-feeling and, sad to say, it Thas resulted, in a specific case known to the writer, in gross violation of g:nipmt, if not the letter of agree- 1 For $50,000 L cept At Top, a filly, which will she starts. Horse. Ladysman Pomponious Pompoleon Head Play Charley O. Mr. Khayyam Good Advice Sarada Broker’s Tip Kerry Patch Trace Call Inlander Dark Winter Silent Shot Fair Rochester At Top Isaiah Spicson Strideaway (A) Coe entry. Owner. W. R. Coe W. R. Coe W. R. Coe. R. M. Eastman F. A. Griffith E. R. Bradley Lee Rosenberg Audley Farm W. S. Kilmer J. E. Hughes Lon Jones and Shanden Farm J. W. Parrish L. M. Severson Three D's Stab) (B) Catawb: Mrs. W. Crump Catawba Stable Catawba Stable Brookmeade Stable (lassic Saturday OUISVILLE, Ky., May 3 (.—Here is the probable field for the $50,000 added Kentucky Derby, a mile and a quarter race for 3-year-olds, to be run at Churchill Downs Saturday. Nineteen horses are listed. All will carry 126 pounds ex- have an impost of 121 pounds it - 1 Odd (A) (A) (A) @ Jockey. R. Workman C. Kurtsinger J. M. Bejshak H. Fisher C. Corbett P. Walls H. Richards (No Boy) D. Meade L. Schaeffer B. Hanford M. Garner R. Jones (No Boy) C. E. Allen R. Finnerty W. Wright R. Fischer A. Beck Estate (B) (B) AR ARARAAN RS LSO Rl AR e e Son Q1O B R 1O DD et e EIEE88T le a entry. IS 8 TRPLE COE ENTRY FAVORED N DERY Stable, Topped by Ladysman, Rates Above Head Play, Firm Second Choice. By the Associated Press. OUISVILLE, Ky., May 3.—Nine- teen thoroughbreds are listed in the probable fleld for the $50,000 added Kentucky Derby Satur- day. W. R, Coe's entry of Ladysman, Pomponious’ and Pompoleon probably will be the favorite to win the Church- ill Downs feature. Mrs. Willam Crump's Head Play, after defeating a smart band of Derby eligibles in a mile race at the Downs yesterday, was firmly installed as sec- ond choice. Head Play came out of the race with a cut on his left hind leg, but it was not considered serious. The probable field includes Isaiah, Charley O. and At Top, which ran sec- ond, third and fourth to Head Play, respectively. Charley O. left the post last and closed a big gap to finish third, while Isaiah was rapidly tiring. Charley O. probably will be third choice for the Derby at approximately the same odds as the Catawba Stable’s entry of Mr. Khayyam and Good Ad- vice. | THER probable entries are Sarada, Broker’s Tip. Kerry Patch, Trace Call, Inlander, Dark Winter, Si- | lent Shot, Fair Rochester, Spicson and Strideaway. Silent Shot and Fair Rochester, good mud runners, may not start if the track is fast, but conversely. a fast track may result in entry of two or three Western eligibles not now con- | sidered as probable starters. Col. E. R. Bradley, whose horses have won three Derbys, says he is con- vinced Ladysman will win this year's renewal, and that his own entry, Brok- | er's Tip, will run second. He did not | pick a third horse. Other turf experts who watched yes- terday’s race were unanimous in belief | Ladysman will have considerable trou- | ble defeating Head Play. | Though not discounting Charley O.'s excellent performance in starting last and finishing third, they said Head | Play had much in reserve at the fin- ish and was not extended at all dur- ing the running. Head Play also closed a big gap to overtake the leaders. . Piedmont League. Richmond, 11; Greensboro, 5. innings.) (Rain.) a1 Durham at Charlotte, 'WEDNESDAY, AMERICAN YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Washington-Cleveland, wet grounds. Detroit. 3; New York, 2. 8t. Louis. 2; Boston, 1 (10 Plilade'phia-C innings). . cold. g2 2 Form Sheets Hit By Daily Doubles By the Associated Press. HICAGO, May 3.—Railbirds around Chicago today decided to pick the daily doubles by jockeys and forget the form sheets. On Monday at Sportsman’s Park Chicago's half-miler, Jockey Jimmy McLarnen, rode the winners of the second and third races to win the daily double, worth $27.94. Yester- day Jockey Eddie Arcaro rode the winners to complete the double, re- turning the lucky ones with $199.44 for each two-dollar double ticket. At Aurora Exposition Park yes- terday Jockey ~Lonnie Jedricks piloted winners home in the second and third races to complete a double worth $86.54. 3 FAMOUS COACHES CAUGHT IN NAVY CUT| | Wilson, Webb and Walsh Likely to| Be Retained, However, by Ath- letic Association. | Special Dispatch to The NNAPOLIS, May 3—Three of the| best known athletic coaches at the Naval Academy, John N. Wilson, Hamilton M..«(Sptke) Webb and Charles 8. Walsh, have been notified that as a result of the order of the | President requiring 10 per cent of the teaching force of the academy to be dropped, that their positions as instruc- tors in the department of physical training will cease on July 1. It is believed, however, that all three |of these will be retained through the Navy Athletic Association. ‘Wilson has been head varsity basket | ball coach, coach of plebe foot ball and | base ball and scout for the varsity foot | ball team. Webb has just completed his four- teenth season as varsity boxing coach | During that time teams coached vy | him have been defeated in only three dual matches and have won over 60. Walsh, a graduate of the Naval| Academy and former varsity oarsman, began to coach plebe rowing at the academy in 1927. Last year he suc- | ceeded "Richard A. Glendon as head | coach. This year crews coached by Walsh have won six of seven races. WILL DIVE FOR TITLES The annual D. C. A. A. U. low-board diving championships for men and | women will be held May 12 in the Am- or pool at 8 p.m. Indications are there will be a sub- stantial number of entrants in both divisions. Competition will be keen. Entries close midnight, May 11, with Joseph Ransavage at the Ambassador Hotel office. Major League Statistics MAY 3, 1933. NATIONAL YESTERDAY’S RESULTS. hicago, 11; New York, 0. t. Louis. Brooklyn., 4 Philadelphia, 6; Pittsourgh, 5. Cincinnati, 2; Boston, 1 5 SHox N 303 3uTse A ouwaruD| pusIaA910 a¥wu0g AP0 wosoa| 8 oswoD “peuupuy 0K AN FInasNId oyviuanieg GRIFFMENWILL WIN, 1S EXPERT'S HUNCH Gould Asserts Washington Victory Would Be Great Stimulant for Game. BY ALAN J. GOULD, Assoclated Press Sports Editor. T the risk of being a trifle precipitate about the mat- ter, under the influence of Springtime’s balminess, I am inclined to credit a large sized hunch that the Washington Sen- ators will respond to Joe Cronin’s youthful leadership and take the American League championship away from the Yankees this year. A good start isn't everything, of course, but it cannot be discounted either. It paid dividends for the Yan- kees last season and it may mean the making of Washington's hopes of climb- ing back to the heights they enjoyed in 1924 and 1925 under the inspiring man- agement of another “boy wonder,” Bucky Harris. No matter how the other clubs might feel or what indigo mortification it might cause the proud and opulent New Yorkers, I can think of no more stimu- lating influence that could be brought to bear for the benefit of the national game than another triumph for the Capital club. 'HERE still is a reminiscent tingle in the memory of the Senators and ‘Walter Johnson in 1924, when they reached the peak; of the spectacular, lesing battle they waged with Pittsburgh in the world series of the following year. It is no exaggeration to say that major league base ball in those two years reached its peak of national popularity, stirring the fandom to a pitch of ex- | citement and response that it has not known since. ‘Whether the current Senators, on a winning drive, can recapture some of this old enthusiasm, with consequent benefit to the game as a whole, I do not know. But I do know that base ball | men in general would welcome the ol | college try at this time. Perhaps the | “new deal” along the banks of the Poto- | mac will help. | ONNIE MACK may be relied upon} to keep his word about not dispos- | ing of any more stars, so long as they produce, but if the A’s fail to rally during the first few weeks of the base ball campaign it will not be surprising to see the old master put some more of his veteran talent on the block. { In the first place the failure of Penn- sylvania to permit Sunday games this | vear has reduced any slim prospect of | dividends for ball club stockholders. Secondly, as long as Mack is in a mood to reconstruet, he may conclude it will be all for the best to auction off a few more players, like George Earnshaw. and give younger, less expensive talent a chance to show its stuff. 1t is bound to become increasingly ap- parent. as the season develops, that the man Mack will miss most is Al Sim- moens. Connie admitted as much him- self, with a tear in his voice, and the reverberations from the Middle West, indicating Al is already up to his fa- miliar clubbing tricks, confirm our sus- picicns. . CORNELL ON SCENE EARLY. ANNAPOLIS, Md., May 3.—Cornell | University varsity and freshman crews | will arrive here tomorrow and will work out on the Severn twice on Fri- day in preparation for Saturday's mile- and-a-half brushes with the midship- men. League Leaders By the Associated Press. (Including Yesterday's Games.) American League. Batting—Schulte, Senators, .397; West, Browns, .395. . Runs—Gehrig, Yankees, and Bishop, Athletics, 18. Runs batted in—Foxx, Athletics, 21; Gehrig, Yankees, 18. Hits—West, Browns, 30; Schulte, Senators, and Porter, Indians, .23. Doubles—Stone, Tigers, 7; Higgins and Foxx, Athletics, and Gehringer, Tigers, 6. Triples—Combs, Yankees, 4; Lazzeri, Yankees, and Manush, Senators, 3. Home runs—Gehrig, Yankees, 17, Ruth, Yankees; 5. Stolen bases—Campbell, Ferrell, Rey- nolds, Scharein, Levy and West, Browns; Appling, Kress and Dykes, White Sox; Walker, Tigers; Combs, Yankees, and Sewell, Senators, 2. Pitching—Hildebrand, Indians, 4-0; Brennan and Van Atta, Yankees, and Fischer, Tigers, 2-0. National League. Batting—Frederick, Dodgers, .432; Hartnett, Cubs, .385. Runs—Lindstrom, Pirates, 12; P. ‘Waner, Pirates, 10. Runs batted in—Klein, Phillies, 15; Bottomley, Reds, 13 24; Bartell N_York.. Pittsburghi—| Wash'ton.. N._York.| Brooklyn. | Boston Chicago . Cin'nati_ . —_Lost_..| 5| 6 7| 7| 810! Lost .1 41 51 7| 8 8| 7| 9I11l—i—| GAMES TOMORROW. Wash. at_Cleveland. Phia. ‘at Chicago, GAMES TODAY. Wash. at Cleveland. Phila. at Chicago. N. Y. at Detroit. Boston at St. Louis. Underground sources of informa- tion are too complex and too varied to insure any health in non-scouting agreements. A head coach may be a man of honor above any suspicion, and so may those who foot ball in other capacities. But they cannot prevent the grapevine stuff from making its way to players, be no law that from accepting anything in the way of intelligence that falls into their laps. Harvard tried the non-scouting ar- rangement for a season or two and then kicked it out without ceremony. Yale was chiefly affected by Har- vard's action, but the Blue took it her ancient Hvllofh concerned. cone of the chief proponents of non- » | GAMES TODAY. Pittsburgh et Phila, Cincin. at Boston. GAMES TOMORROW. Pittsburzh at Ekiyn. Cincin. at Boston. Hits—Traynor, Pirates, and Klein, Phillies, 22. Doubles—Klein, Phillies, 8; Bartell, Phillies, and F. Herman, Cubs, 6. Triples—P. Waner, Pirates, 3; Davis, Giants; Bottomley, Reds; Vaughan and Lin Pirates, and Gyselman, st Home runs—Berger, Braves, 5; Bot- tomley, Reds, and Hartnett, Cubs, 3. Stolen bases—Flowers, Dodgers, Davis, Giants; Piet, Pirates, Stephenson, Cubs, 2. Pitching—Pitzsimmons, Giants; Lu- and Chicago at N. Y. St. Louis at Bklyn. Chicago at N. Y St. Louls at Phila. scouting as saying that his prime motive in falling in with the plan was that his own scouts were no good. Bill Bingham of Harvard tells the writer that even if the scheme were good, he would not like it because of all the unpleasant features that ac- company it—all whisperings, veiled charges of bad faith and lurk- suspicions. and per- recognized fect timate part of foot ball m;!yn. fl done more for the tech- nical advancement of the game than other phase of the sport. ‘nl’nnmup_h as offensive Fof proficiency with which & lency them in qu:.llll’g merel the l}’ck cas, Reds, and Carleton, Cardinals, 3-0. rorable e this, there A BATTLING BRITISHER. WS VICToRY OVER FIDEL LABARBA WAS THE OUTSTANDING UPSET OF ~THE BRITISH FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION (S HERE o BATTLE KO CHOCOLATE 1 RIGi= Keaerved by Tie Associated Press // NoTHING FANCY ABOUT WATsSOML =JUsT A RUEsED, TRELESS 1 Connie May End Simmons’ Slump By the Associated Press. HICAGO, May 3.—Connie Mack, who used to spur Al Simmons on to base ball glory, may help the noted slugger brezk his batting slump today. Al has been in such a slump since April 29 that Le las been able to get but 7 hits in 41 times at bat. But Connie Mack was at Comisiey Park with his rebuilt Philadelphia Athletics today and Al now a White Sox. figurad his batting punch would come back with the presence of the old master. A group of Al's Polish admirers from Milwaukee also planned to at- tend the game to cheer him up, TRAPSHOOTERS LOOK TO D. C. TITLE MEET Varied Program Slated May 12, 13. Winner of 16-Yard Event Goes to National. 'RAPSHOOTERS of this city are prepariny; for the third annual Dis- | trict chaiapionship tourney to be held May 12 and 13 over the Washing- ton Gun Club course at Benning. The headline event will be the 16- yard championships, May 12. This will | include 200 birds, 100 to be shot in the | morning and 100 in the afternoon. The winner will be awarded a hammered sil- ver plate, donated by the American Trapshooters’ Association. He also will be given free transportation and ex- penses to the national championship | match to be held in August, in connec- tion with the Grand American handi- | cap at Vandalia, Ohio. The defending 16-yard champion is Frank Burrows. CUff Fawsett was the winner of the first competition in this event, held in 1931. This year the race appears wide open. Competition for the District doubles title will be held the morning of May 13. Fifty pairs will be thrown. Comdr. F. P. Williams won this test last year. In the afternoon the “New Deal” handicap at 100 targets will be decided. The contestants will fire at different yard- ages from scratch. the distdnces to be determined by their yearly averages and Known ability. Dr. A. B. Stine of the Washington Gun Club was the 1932 winner. Steve: Crothers of Philadel- phia, the country’s best-known trap- shooter, who last year ran 199 out of a possible 200 in the singles, is ex- pected to compete in this event, along with shots from this city and nearby States, as handicaps usually draw a large entry list in view of the numer- ous trophies and other prizes at stake. A practice shoot will be held at the Benning traps May 11, when a special prize will go for high gun. Dr. J. C. ‘Wynkoop of this 'city won this contest }no.soc year with a remarkable 99 out of | can step into the middle of a big leaguz | —above all other competitions. Minor Leagues International League. ‘Toronto, 13; Baltimore, 1. Newark, 0. Rochester, 6; Albany, 5. Jersey _City-Buffalo, games today.) " American Association. ‘Toledo, 4; St. Paul, 1. Columbus, 5; Minneapolis, 3. Louisville at Kansas GCity. weather.) Indianapolis at Milwaukee, Southern Association. Nashville, 1; New Orleans, 0. Atlanta, 10; Little Rock, 6. irmingham, 7; Chattanooga, 2. Memphis, 6; Knoxville, 5. Pacific Coast League. Oakland, 4; Sacramento, 3. ood, 11; San PFrancisco, 4. Los Angeles, 6; Missions, 4. Seattle at Portland, double-header Friday. Texas League. Houston, 3; Dallas, 1. Galveston, 2; Oklahoma City, 0. rth, 6; Bea 3. rain, (Rain)) Sales and Service ¢ MCAT postponed. (Rain, Crowae LS.JULLIEN, 43P SL N.W, .. North 8076 THE SPORTLIGHT BY GRANTLAND RI The Longer Trail | RECALL talking with Andy Coak- | ley more than a few years ago about a certain college pitcher. Andy is the former Athletics star, from the_ days ®cf Rube Waddell and Eddie | Plank, who is coaching Columbia’s base ball talent with rare ability. “This fellow,” he said, “is the best of them all. He is one of the few who show and still keep going.” He was referring to Owen Carroll, | who had won 48 out of 50 starts with | Holy Cross. Carroll appeared better at | Holy Cross than Mathewson did at Bucknell—than Sisler at Michigan— than Plank at Gettysburg College. 2 as the scourge of the East. That was some time back. And vet, after being turned adrift from one camp | and another, it has taken the ex~Holy | Cross star all these years to hit his stride. Traded to Brooklyn for Dazzy Vance, the veteran, Carroll suddenly swung into | line with three victories and a cluster of well pitched games, up to anybody's standard. What happened? Apparently a few unexpected reverses and the faster pace broke his early confidence and upset his control. S Today, in the presence of Max Carey's cheerful smile, he is another pitcher. Verbal and Physical Pressure. The recent lively skirmish on the ball | field at Washington recalls the verbal | and physical pressure which has been no smail part of base ball and foot ball Physical pressure is at its height in| foot ball or in the ring, with hockey up | alongside. The verbal pressure in foot ball has been warm enough at times, n]though‘l in recent years it has been closely | watched by officials, but in base ball it| has always been much more pronounced | than the spectators ever guessed. What the Yankees said to the Cubs through the world series of last Fall was never intended for polite ears. Hard riding of this type has always been & part of base ball, but there are times when it passes a point even a hard-boiled ball player can stand. Almost every promising rookie has to run this gauntlet of riding. Probably no young player ever drew a rougher passage than Ty Cobb when he first broke in. The pressure finally reached a point where rival pitchers began dusting him off. Cobb broke up this method by bunting down the first-base line and then letting the offending pitcher have his spikes or his shoulder as the pitcher covered the bunt. This had an_ ex- tremely discouraging effect on the bean ball boys. The Test. LARK GRIFFITH, the Washington owner, told me his first experience with Grover Cleveland Alexander. Griff was then managing the Reds. Griffs’ Records I ool 2 (4 SR PNy TR P S e i 39 [T (o PECT TP TP SEri- e~ ™ EIYSCSPRR-ES csos coosoceraconmessnutopect ©000000HOSHMMIS S Ik ONDS) eoooceoroSososoNEHESD! oo 9 2 off g - g =4 Q ™ TR v ESGE am! o) o P socaans AR [ loommespocria . S = = lo New England Nautical Schoolship Q(E“(AESLEILATION scriptive literature. | “Near the close of the game,” he said, ' “we had Alexander in a tough spot. ‘The bases were filled. with nobody out, and the score was tied. “I thought this was a good spot to see whether he could take it in a pinch, so I slipped to the coacher’s box at third and handed the Philadelphia rookie a few select phrases calculated to start his hair burning. The word ‘yellow’ happened to be cnly a mild part of the opening salute. “Alexander left the box and wealked over to third base. What he called me was plenty. Then he said, ‘I'll show you how yeilow I am.’ He walked back to the box and struck out the next three on 10 pitched balls. It was the }zst time I ever tried to ride that fel- low.” Base Ball Luck. EVERAL years ago I asked Connie Mack what part he thought luck played in a pennant race. “In regard to the breaks of the game,” he said, “there isn't much luck in 154 games. Luck just about evens up over this long streich. It may run as high as 2 or 3 per cent. “But when it comes to injuries and accidents, luck can play a big part. It can break up & team with a good chance to win & pennant. The loss of one or two may cost as many as 10 or 16 games. Maybe more. You can't re- place stars—not often, anyway In this respect the Giants have drawn more than their share of hard luck. They have had from cne to three stars out of action steadily for the last two or three years. Now they have lost Bill Terry, their leader and their best hitter, one of the month. casualties so far, with more than one high-grade ball player in the hospital or on the bench. Even the Yankees, with all their surplus, could run into trouble if something should fall across the necks of two stars, I recall one season when the Cleve- land club was leading the league by more than 100 points. It was a run- away. And then, within 10 days, the club lost eight regulars, including two star pitchers. Within a month Cleve- land was in fourth place. problem of y: An affable RAZOR Wesley H. Hyde, - Secretary game's best ball players, for at least a | This has been a season of heavy PAGE C—1 to Critics [FAIL ONLY AGAINST PITTSBURGH TEAM Licked Five Times by Bucs, but Have Taken Six of Other Eight Games. BY HUGH S. FULLERTON, JR. Associated Press Sports Writer. OT the least of the season’s major league surprises has been the showing of the Cincinnati Reds, generally picked to start and finish in the National League cellar. Against the strong Western clubs the Reds made a record that was little short of amazing. Paced by Sunny Jim Bottomley on the offensive side and Red Lucas on the hill, they won five games and lost seven in their home sector, outpointing both the champion Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals. Had they been able to discover the necessary combination against the Pittsburgh Pirates they weuld be right up with the leaders now. As it was they were forced to accept five succes- sive beatings from the Buccaneers. Opening their Eastern invasion yes- terday with Bottomley on the shelf, the Reds summoned up enough power to turmn back the Boston Braves and their star Southpaw, Ed Brandt, 2-1. Home runs by Leo Durocher and Ernie Lombardi accounted for both Cincin- nati runs. Bob Smith, who took the mound when Larry Benton was hit on the arm by a batted ball in the first inning, stopped the Tribe with five hits the rest of the way. LL other Western clubs in both leagues, with the single exception of the Pirates, ional League leaders, whipped Eastern rivals in the first general intersectional firing. The Cubs and the Cardinals put on big batting sprees at the expense of the New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers respectively. Chicago hammered out 15 hits, including two homers by Gabby Hartnett and one by Rigs Stephenson, and won 11-0, as Lon Warneke blanked the Giants with three hits. St. Louis hit almost as frequently and effectively while Walter Beck did some wild pitch- ing for the Dodgers, and the result was a 13 to 4 victory for the Cards. Pittsburgh pounded Flint Rhem for four runs in the opening inning, but submitted tamely thereafter, while the Phillies got t Larry French 'in the sec- ond, scoring five runs in a burst that was capped by Chuck Klein's homer with two aboard, and won, 6-5. | The first and last teams 4n _the | American League standing went down |in_ closely contested games. The troit Tigers, held to six hits by Charley Ruffing, bunched four in a row in the seventh inning for two runs that gave them a 3-2 decision over the League- leading New York Yankees. Joyner White's pinch hit drove in the deciding tallies. The St. Louis Browns had to g0 10 innings before George Blaeholder settled his own mound duel with Dusty Rhodes. With Irving Burns on third, Blaeholder laid down a neat bunt that brought in the run that gave St. Louis a 2-1 victory. _ The Philadelphia-Chicago and Wash- ington-Cleveland games were post- poned. Stars Yesterday By the Associated Press Lon Warneke, Cubs—Shut out Giants with three_singles Gecrge Blaeholder, Browns—Bunted in tenth to drive in run that won his own game from Redsox. Jimmy Wilson, Cardinals—Clouted homer and two singles, driving in three runs, in rout of Dodgers. Joyner ~White, Tigers—His pinch single with bases full drove in runs that beat Yankees. Bob Smith, Reds—Relieved Benton with one out in first and pitched five- |git ball in remainder of game against rave The thistle- down touch.:. Gem Blade solves the shaving ou men with tough stubble and sensitive skins. No other razor has such an edge, because no other razor is made of surgical steel, withstand the 4840 stroppings necessary to give Gems their deep wedge-edge and resistlesssharpness, specially treated to blade, of such even temper that it never leaves an irri- tation in its wake, skips a hair, or scuffs the tenderest skin, MICROMATIC and BLADES