Evening Star Newspaper, May 16, 1933, Page 29

[senenes | @he Foening Skt MAY 16, 1933. WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, Comics and Classified | PAGE C—1 Western Clibs Bringing New Stars Here : Tarheels Favored in Conference Meet BURNETTISFLAS IN TRIBAL INFIELD Swanson of Chisox, Fox of Tigers, Levey of Browns Standout Players. BY JOHN B. KELLER. HERE is a lot of “kick” in T the Western clubs of the American League this year which probably will be felt by the Nationals during the cur- rent invasion of Griffith Stadium by the inlanders. The group boasts some fine new talent and some greatly improved youngsters that hurt the East’s cause no little the past two weeks. Four Western players in par- ticular have substantially bettered their clubs. Johnny Burnett of the Indians, Evar Swanson of the | ‘White Sox, Ervin Fox of e | Tigers and Jim Levey of the; Browns were standouts as East and West clashed for the first time this season. | Burnett, after hanging around the Tribe for several campaigns, finally has rounded into splendid playing form. | Tried all the way from second base to | third base in the past, and found want- | ing afield as well as at bat. the young fellow the Indians brought up from the University of Florida now is proving a corking good shortstop and a dangerous hitter in pinches if not a consistently sturdy batter. | While the Indians were training down in New Orleans this Spring it looked as | though Burnett again would warm the | bench, for Bill Knickerbocker, brought up from Toledo, was going great guns | at short, and there was no other place | Johnny could land. But Burnett was in | there before the championship season was far under way, and he has stood up under fire. He appeared to advan- | tage at second base, too. when shifted | there while Bill Cissell, the regular middle-sack guardian, was nursing an injured leg. Johnny has been moving swiftly afield and at bat recently, and now fills in between those sterling veterans, Cis- sell and William Kamm, better than any other shortstop the Indians have | had since the days of Joe Sewell. He has helped greatly to make the Tribe the formidable pennant contender it is ¥y today. N Evar Swanson, the White Sox have | a fit outfielding mate for the clever defensive and dangerous offensive pair, Al Simmons and Mule Haas. The big Swedish boy is fleet afoot, a good | fiyhawk, a strong thrower and a power at bat He has progressed far since last sea- son when he was little more than a|g, part-time performer for the Sox. Then he was a most uncertain fielder and only occasionally loomsd as a power in attack. This year, however, he is “big time” all over and in doing plenty to make the White Sox an_up-and-com'ng aggregation ready to give any rival a bitter argument. ‘When the Tigers get here next week they will have with them one of the fastest players in the American League if not in both major circuits. Ervin— they call him Petey, though—is a flash in center fleld and on the runway. He ranges deep and wide in the outfield being something of the Sammy West type. And he can throw that ball, too, both accurately and for distance. Fox is a sharp hitter and is prone to slap & hit just when it will do most harm to the opposition. ~Altogether, this rookie grabbed from the Beaumont Club is about the best looking youngster to come up to the Tigers in many moons. ASHINGTON fandom knows Jim | Levey of the Browns right well. | 1t has seen him play a lot of good base ball in Griffith Stadium. This sea- son finds him at his peak, though. He is playing such a sparkiing game at shortstop that most of the diamond sport’s critics reckon him one of the best fielders at that position in the business. He covers a remarkable amount of territory to the rear and buth sides and it is a rare treat to see him race in for slow rdllers. Jim was one of the big reasons why the Nationals got nothing more than an even break in the recent four-game serles with the Browns. TEXAS. ‘Tulsa, 1; Galveston, 0. Beaumont, 6; Dallas, 3. Fort Worth, 7; San Antonio, 2. Houston, 5; Oklahoma City, 4. Varsity Sports BASE BALL. George Washington-Johns Hopkins, in. North Carolina, 13; Georgetown, 0. Davidson, 12; North Carolina State, 8. Bradley Poly, 4; Notre Dame, 3 (10 innings). Iowa, 3: Carleton, 0. Michigan State Normal, 3; Tows, 1. Boston College, 8: Boston Uni- versity, 0. C. C. N. Y, 6; Rutgers, 2. Delaware, 7; Haverford, 5. St. John's of Brooklyn, 3; Brooklyn College, 1 (ten innings). Vermont, 16; Norwich, 1. Tennis. Illinois, 4; Northwestern, 2. Muhlenberg, 7; Lafayette, 1. GOLF. Carleton, 9; Iowa, 9 (tie). Tal Upper i | Nationals Wallop For .328 Out West LMOST “hitless wonders” two weeks ago, the Nationals today pack about the heaviest punch in the American League. They are carrying into the series with the In- dians a club batting average of .283. Their sudden offensive spurt ch their Western tour boosted their mauling mark 33 poirts. In the 11 games in the inland sector they swung at a .328 rate. ‘Two of their regulars batted in the 400 class on the trip, Seweil for 425 and Bluege for .412. The .300- hitting regulars on the road were Schulte, .386; Kuhel, .373, and Manush, 321. Eoken, substituting for the injured | Myer, hit at a .324 clip. Goslin picked up in his hitting | toward the end of the trip to get a mark of .277 for the 11 games, but Crenin swung at only a .237 pace. INVADING NINE PLAYS ' 6.U., 6. W. TOMORROW Mount St. Mary's to See Action in Afternoon and at Night. Hoyas Bow to Tarheels. OUNT ST. MARY'S base ball team comes here tomorrow for an un- usual procedure. The Mountaineers are slated to play Georgetown at the Hilltop in the afternoon and George Washington at Griffith Stadium at night. Only one collegiate contest was card- ed today, North Carolina, which gave the Georgetown nine a 13-to-0 beating at the Hilltop vesterday, moving over to Maryland for a Southern Conference game at 4 o'clock this afternoon, | weather permitting. George Washington and Johns Hop- | kins which, like the Colonials, is hav- ing base bal for the first time in years, | were prevented by rain from meeting at Griffith Stadium last night. ‘With Crouch of the Tarheels pitch- ing a five-hit game, and Hogan, utility infielder, essaying the mound duties for the Hoyas, North Carolina had things all its own way yesterday. Hogan, pitching because of a short- age of slab talent at the Hilltop. was found for 13 hits and given poor back- > i ) arpe r.3b it Saverine.c ) 0 4 Visk'eh.r! O'Ro'ks Mathe'n.c Crouch.p. bz hiomO Ao 0 S P r— Totals. .40 *Batted for Hogan in the ninth. North Carolina... 0 1302230213 Georgetown 0000060000—0 ase on_balls—Off Hogan. 4. Hit by pitched ball (Hargeden). Struck out—By by Hogan, 2. U Crouch o mpire—Mr. Crouch, 11; hite. Heaviest Line Averages 218. MORAGA, Calif. (P).—When the blue-and-silk-clad foot ball players of St. Mary’s trot onto the gridirons this Fall, Coach E. P. “Slip” Madigan will boast a 218-pound line, the heaviest he has ever had at the school. League Leaders By the Associated Press. (Including Yesterday's Games.) AMERICAN LEAGUE. Batting—Schulte, ~ Senators, West, Browns, .373. Runs—Gehrig, Yankees, 25; Schulte, Senators, and Bishop, Athletics, 21 Runs batted in—Lazzeri, Yankees, 23; Dickey, Yankees, 22. Hits—West, Browns, 41; Schulte, Senators, 40. Doubles—Averill, Indians, 10; Foxx, Athletics, 9. Triples—Combs, Yankees, 4; Averill, Indians, Manush, Senators, Lazzeri, ‘Yankees, Cihocki, Atbletics, 3. Home runs—Gehrig, Yankees, 7; Laz- zeri, Yankees, 6. Stolen bases—Chapman and Lazzeri, Yankees, Walker, Tigers, and Sewell, Senators, 3. Pitching—Hildebrand, Indians, 5-0; Brennan and Van Atta, Yankees, and McAfee, Senators, 3-0. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Batting—Hartnett, Cubs, .370; Tray- nor, Pirates, -364. Caxdinals, 19; B:rger,! Runs—Martin, Braves, 18. | Runs batted in—Klein, Phillies, 27; Hartnett, Cubs, 23. Pirates, and Klein, Hits—Traynor, Phillies, 36. Doubles—Klein, Phillies, 10; Tray- nor, Pirates, Bartell, Phillies, and F. Herman, Cubs, 8. Triples—Lindstrom, P. Waner and Vaughan, Pirates, and Frisch, Card- inals, 3. Home runs—Berger, Braves, 7; Klein, Phillies, and Hartnett, Cubs, 6. Stolen bases—Davis, Giants, 6; Flow- ers, Dodgers, 4. Pitching—Meine, Pirates, and Carle- ton, Cardinals, 4-0. -392; Stars Yesterday By the Associated Press. Fred Lindstrom, Pirates—Cracked triple with bases filled to aid in defeat of Phillies. Merrit Cain, Athletics—Scattered In- dians’ eight hits and won 1-0 victory. Major League Statistics TUESDAY, MAY 16, 1933. AMERICAN YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Philadelphia, 1; Cleveland. 0. Other clubs not scheduled. G0IAUITOM | NATIONAL YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Pittsburgh, 5; Philadelphia, Other clubs not scheduled. 3|3 swwusozeg Bl Cieveland.i—! 21 11 31161 81.667 41151 81052 EBENIT 2114112 511001 AI—I 21 0l O 1i—1 2/ 1 1] 1i—| 0 01 11 1} 3111 21 1120 51 Detroft__1 0 31 11 310 14011 21 21 11 11 3 11 0 01 0 | yards; BETTER BALANGED Now Excels Major Rival in This Respect for First Time in Years. BY ORLO ROBERTSON, Asociated Press Sports Writer. ITH the first round of the in- tersectional clashes in both leagues complete and the second scheduled to start to- day, a review of the results shows the strength of the National League to be n the Western half of the circuit, as expected, but contrary to pre-season predictions, the Western clubs of the American League virtually held their own against the powerful Eastern out- 1ts, and the younger circuit now is the better balanced of the two for the first time in years. In the National League the Western clubs won 24 and tied 1 of the 42 games played on the Atlantic scaboard. The invasion of the West by the Yanks, Senators, Athletics and Red Sox in the American League netted only 18 vic- tories, however, as compared to 17 de- feats. The New York Giants was the only team in the Eastern half of the Heydler circuit able to match the power of the Pirates, Reds, Cubs and Cardinals. They won 7 and lost 4, while the Braves dropped 9 of their 14 games, the Dodgers lost 5 out of 7, and the Phillies were defeated 6 times in 9 starts. HE Cards and Reds made the best showing of the Western clubs, the former winning 8 of their 11 contests 10 starts. The league-leading Pirates and Cubs broke even in 10 games each. The Clevelalnd Indians compiled by far the best record, however, in climb- ing to the top of the junior circuit. They won seven games and dropped only two as the White Sox broke even in eight cortests, the Browns won four out of nine, and the Tigers finished with the high score in three of their nine en- counters. Failure of the World Champion Ya kees was the biggest surprise of the in- tersectional battles. They failed to break games. Only the lowly Red Sox made & poorer showing, and they dropped five out of eight. The Senators finished with 6 victories and 5 defeats, and the Athletics with 4 triumphs, as compared with 3 setbacks. II'HE Phillies in the National League and the Indians in the American led the advance into foreign terri- leagues yesterday, and both lost. The Pirates took the measure of the Phillies, 5 to 4, to climb back into the National League leadership with a half-game advantage over the idle Giants, while the Athletics trimmed the Indians, 1 to 0, in a pitching duel be- tween Merrit (Sugar) Cain and Willis Hudlin. Although defeated, the Indians retained a half-game advantage over the Yanks. Freddy Lindstrom was the main factor in the Pirates’ triumph. His triple with the bases loaded in the second inning scored three runs, and they were needed, for the Phillies broke loose with a two- run rally in the ninth that Heinie Meine managed to stop with the tying and winning runs on base. Hudlin lost a “heart-breaker.” He allowed the A’s only four hits, but the Mackmen bunched two of them, one a single by Cain, with a walk in the fifth inning, to score the only run. Cain was touched for eight blows, but he tight- ened with men on bases. 'D. C. MARKSMEN INVITED Rifle and Pistol Tourney Listed at Everett, Pa., Saturday. Washington sportsmen have been in- vited to participate in a trapshoot and pistol event next Saturday at the Ever- ett, Pa., airport. The affair is being sponsored by the Izaak Walton League and under the direction and judging o{ R. H. and Donald McGarity of this city. / The rifle shooting will be for .22 caliber guns only, metallic sights, dis- tance, 50 yards, National Rifle Asso- ciation standard target and the shooter may select any position allowed by the N. R. A. regulations. The pistol shoot will be open to any caliber revolver or pistol, distance, 25 100-yard, small bore target, standing position. S g VETERAN QUITS BASE BALL. PROVO, Utah (#).—After 26 years of semi-pro base ball activity, Chief of Police Otto Birk has resigned as man- ager of this city’s team in the Utah State Base Ball League. AMERICAN LEAGUE | and the latter accounting for 6 of their | even, winning only four of their nine | tory in the only games played in both | THE FUN. BEGINS. “Now LEX§ SEE Aontanr AT PORTNERS Y00 NCLE CLARK'S Croninized ball | club sets up its stand at home for a 20-game stay, beginning | this afternoon. Just where the nine will figure in | the flag fight ought to be decided dur- ing this session. In the West the band showed nothing to rave over. It splut- tered and teetered and, other than the unexpected flash displayed by Bob Boken, proved to be just a ball club in the race. And not a league leader. ‘While the home lot will give the Nationals an advantage, the absence of Bluege and Boken from the in- field pares it down. Now if young | Cecil Travis can duplicate his Chat- { tanooga performances in the infield, and at the plate, that inner garden ache may be slightly alleviated, Yet that Western invasion cannot be taken too seriously. There is little doubt but what the Nats went through one of those blue streaks a club hits INING up to battle the dangerous invaders from the West, the Na- tionals will have a rookie at the important third base post, but from all accounts a likely looking rookie at that. Cacil Travis, the youngster recalled from Chattanooga to look after the far corner while Ossie Bluege, regular third sacker, is nursing a sore leg, not only has been playing a smart game afield for the Lookouts, but also has hit heavily enough to lead the Southern Association at bat. Latest offensive figures for the Dixie organization give Travis the handsome batting average of .452 In training with the Nationals at Biloxi, Miss., this Spring. Travis looked a natural hitter and was improving rap- idly as a flelder. He appeared ready for a big league trial, but with the more experienced Bob Boken at hand it was decided to send Cecll back to Chatta- nooga under option for more seasoning. At that, those in charge of the Na- tionals were loath to part with him. Only Joe Engel's most persuasive elo- quence got the big boy back with the Lookouts. Travis was to get on the job this aft- 5| ernoon as the Nationals opened their three-game series with the Indians. He tanooga president. Jce wants Cecil for his loo:auu so much he may stick around here until Bluege resumes his A1 RI1112(11/16115/18/—i—| St Lowis.| 311 31 1| 02| 1110017 Bosten__ .| 0/ Ol 1] 11— 71161 Lost 14117116/ —I—! _GANES YODAY. GAMES TOMORROW (3:00). Cleveland at Wash. Detroit at N. Y. GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW. that he may have a chance to mchn Griffith out of the young in- fielder again. With the addition of Travis late e Travis, Recalled by Griffmen To Fill in at Third Base, Best Dixie Slugger, With .452 Mark reached Washington this morning, per- 6| comally conducted by Engel, the Chat- | 2% creased to 24. By midnight yesterday the club had to cut its roster to 23 to comply with American League rules, s0 it was necessary to let out some one. Ed Linke, 21-year-old pitcher brought up_from Davenport of the Mississippi Valley League last Winter, was picked for shipment. Linke goes ‘to_Chattanooga subject to recall on 24-hour notice and very likely he soon will be back with the Washington club. The chunky Chi- cago boy is a most promising pitcher. He has appeared to advantage in cham- pionship games and Manager Joe Cronin believes Ed might be of much help to the Nationals this season. Linke was to leave today for his new berth. Bluege, who received his crippling injury at the fag end of the Nationals recent Western tour, probably will not be available for duty in the Cleveland series. Only rest can repair his torn leg muscle, to Trainer Mike Martin and four or five days of that may be necessary to get Ossie’s under- in order. Boken's injured foot and leg very likely will trouble him several more days, the trainer says, but Bob's hurt is not so serious as Bluege's 5o in a pinch the utility infielder might be pressed into service against the In- i EXHIBITION. New York (N.L.), 9; Buffalo (L L), 8. New York (A. L.), 7; Wheeling (Mid- Atlantic), 2. Mississippi Valley. Rock Island, §; Peoris, 4. -Springhleld, 8; Keokuk, 6 Doerer Debates Topics of Interest to Sports Fans two or three times a seascn. It lasted a little longer than it should have, but it appears ended. And at home the boys should Eiove that the club is not of the threeperntwo. variety. EROY DUGAN, the Arkansas whizz- bang, has cut himself a_slice of something for tonight at Portner’s Arena. And it isn't cake. It's trouble in the form of Benny Schwartz, a young man out of Balti- more, who has met the best in the banty ranks with varied success. Benny is a problem. He shows to beat a world champ one night and the next cannot get untracked. But he fights at all :Ilm(es S e On paper ant form ugan not rate with Benny. But fisticufs can be as upsetting as horse racing. Give Leroy a good night and Benny an off one and the good thing boys are likely to get fooled. Outside of some shin plasters, Benny and Leroy are scrapping for a chance to mingle with Midget he gets to rolling at top speed. I've been watching the Midget for nearly 10 years. He has lost some of that speed he once possessed, although those who now are seeing him for the first time will wonder if he could be faster than he is. He was—and his punchdea carried more sting than they now_do. Wolgast’s fights with Willie Davies and Black Bill were ring classics. TLL MAHONEY, the comedian, X:}x:- e Washington sportsman, how the English sports fans react to thelr foot ball and racing thrills. ‘Will, playing a London music hall a few years ago, took time out to witness a soccer classic in which a title was at stake, and almost half of the tight little isle was on hand to see it. With the score tied, a foot ip, merely a , drawn-out “Ah-h-h!” “T felt like yelling, ‘Kill the umpire,’ to relieve my feelings,” said Will. ALL players are telling one on Mose Grove, the speed king of Connie Mack’s indifferent Athletics. Bob, who_goes moody for little or no reasan at all, was being chased around the field by a uxuldina newspaper otog, who wanted the tall boy's mug for the editor. At times Bob will chase the picture | men to be photographed. But this was | cne of the times when he wasn't. Connie, seeing the tall one balking and the 3 quietly walked over to the pair and, it lsnld,mpolnudhlxlmn finger at Bob | PUC i s s i ou er pose s 3 when you are requested hdo-_tylmnl.tl Statis knows the Talue of ploturen —By TOM DOERER ’“%“JZ»S‘M JJYZQ.N{/: | 'VIRGINIA AND DUKE RATED CONTENDERS Widmyer in Century and Old Line Relay Team Seen as Likely Victors. BY H. C. BYRD. ORTH CAROLINA seems to be the favorite to win the Southern Conference championships this week on the Duke University field. Opinions of those in close touch with the track teams of the whole South Atlantic section incline strongly toward the Tarheels as probable victors, while still giving both Virginia and Duke fair chances. These opinions are based almost wholly on Carolina’s well balanced squad and not in the least on the ability of two or three stars. “North Carolina ought to win the championship meet Friday and Satur- day because it has a better balanced team than any of the other schools” sald a South Atlantic track coach this morning, “and I believe I about sum up the opinions of most cf those with whom I have talked. There seems to be no cther squad generally as strong Carolina, as in its dual mecets its formances have been good in almost event. ‘This does not mean that Carolina will win every event. Far frm it, as it is certain to get whipped in two or three. But cutside of two or three events it shou'd com: pretty clcse to scoring in every one. Carolina has little or no chance to win the shotput, as that should go to Virginia or Vir- ginia Military Institute, and it cannot take the mile, as it has no runner the equal of Lauck of Virginia. Neither does it have a sprinter who can take the century, but in practically all the other competitions you just watch thcse Tarheels get points. And in a meet like this is going to be, it is the team Tyler, end twelfth, dsrkness). Minor Leagues INTERNATIONAL. Montreal, 3; Albany, 2. Newark, 7; Toronto, 4. Others not scheduled. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Minneapolis, 10; St. Paul, 7. Indiana) -Columbus, rain. ledo, rain. Others not scheduled. SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. Nashville, 9; New Orleans, 3. Birm! , 8; Chattanooga, 5. Atlanta-Memphis to play another date. Others not scheduled. DIXIE. Baton Rouge, 12; Longview, 1. 6; Shreveport, 6 (tie, called Jackson, 24; Henderson, 10. ‘Waco-El Dorado, rain. NEW YORK-PENNSYLVANIA. Scranton, 6; Reading, 0. Williamsport, 5; Wilkes-Barre, 4. Harrisburg, 12; Elmira, 9. Others not scheduled. PACIFIC COAST. No gemes schesuled. exclusively in Washington at McAfee .. nke | Stewart. . our 3 convenient Men’s Shqpl Linke .. Crowder Weaver Whitehill . e . Bencan that scores consistently, picking up two or three points right along in most of the events, that gets the honors. Two or three stars to take first places do not mean as much as in a dual meet.” The preliminary events take place Friday and the finals Saturday. The pct | drawings for heats take place in the 0| morning at_10:30. Preliminaries are to be run off in every event, inclucing the field competitions, except the mile 2nd 2-mile runs. = DOWN North Carolina way they ex- | pect the 100-yard dash to bz cne of the greatest races at that dis- tance held in this section in many, many years. They look for Lynn of Clemson, Brownlee of Duke, Farmer | of Ncrth Carolina, Abramson of Vir- |ginia and Widmyer of Maryland to | produce a new conference record for whoever is the victor. Brownlee, while he has not done bet- | ter than 10 flat in a formal race this Spring. has been clocked in 9.7 in trials, | while it is said that Lynn also has been timed in 98. Abramson and Farmer | both have reached the 10-flat mark, | while *Widmyer has three times in L | actual races run the distance in 9.9 Widmyer is the favorite in the event, with the others being banked on to | push him close enough for one of them to win if he falters in the least, and in (Continucd cn Second Page.) couow T @ In town or country, Florsheim sport shoes have a place in the Summer ward- robe of every well dressed man. Each model is an outstanding example of fine styling and superior quality . .. and the extra months of service and satisfaction give youvalue that cannot be duplicated. $ Men’s Shops 14th & G 7th & K *3212 14th