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10 TURN TABLES Commonwealth, Phychlc Bid and Boxthorn Also No Set-ups for Omaha. BY ORLO ROBERTSON, Associated Press Sports Writer. ALTIMORE, May 11.—Over the oval where her mother Taced to victory 11 years ago, War- ren Wright's Nellie Flag. daughter of the famous Nellie Morse, today sought to avenge her defeat in the Kentucky Derby when she faced William Woodward’s Omaha, victor at the Downs, and seven other 3- year-old thoroughbreds in the forty- fifth running of the $25,000 Preak- ness at Pimlico. Beaten but not disgraced when she finished fourth in the Derby, Nellie Flag came up to today's race with both her owner and trainer, Burt Wil- liams, confident she would stop short the parade of Woodward's big red horse to the championship of the di- vision. Her workouts this week have consisted of nothing more serious than short breezes, but from the stable came the word she was ready to ac- cept the issue over the one-and-three- sixteenth-mile jaunt. The glory that was hers prior to the running of the Derby went to ©Omaha, however, for it was the son of Gallant Fox that was made the 6-to-5 pre-race choice to duplicate the 1930 triumph of his gallant sire. Omaho was so well fancied by the advance delegations of the expected crowd of 35,000 or 45,000 that he was expected to answer the call to boots and saddles at even money or less. Post time was 5:45 p.m. (Eastern standard time). Real Race Promised. f A LTHOUGH lacking some of the glamour that attended the run- ning of the Derby, the Preakness promised a real horse race with three other horses, which had mud kicked in their faces at the Downs by Omaha, opposing the Derby winner. Like Nellie Flag, E. R. Bradley’s Box- thorn, Mrs. Walter M. Jefford’s Com- monwealth and Mrs. Dodge Sloane’s Psychic Bid were left far behind as Omaha roared through the stretch, but each owner was confident there would be a different story today. Of the four horses yet to clash with Omaha only Waiter M. Jeffords’ Fire- thorn—like the Woodward colt, a mediocre performer as a juvenile— was given a chance to be in front at the end of the journey. He will run coupled in the betting with Common- wealth as the Trainer Preston Burch entry. Bloodroot, Boxthorn's run- ning mate, was scratched, while Man- tagna, from Dewitt Page’s Maemere Farm; W. A. Jones Furfiber, Mrs. C. S. Bromley's Brannon, carrying the silks of Breckinridge Long, Ambassa- dor to Italy, were rated strictly as outsiders. Mrs. Bromley’s Legume also was scratched, and it was ex- pected that Furfiber would be, too. Matt Daiger, secretary of the Mary- land Jockey Club, predicted one of the largest crowds in the history of the race. To exceed that mark would mean more than 37,000, as that many fans packed the rambling stands and quaint old club house to see Man o' War thunder to victory in 1920. Omaha Gets Break in Draw. OME 100 Congressmen and men high in political life at the Na- tion's Capital, headed by Post- master General James A. Farley and Speaker of the House Byrns, had re- served seats, while Gov. Harry Nice led the delegation of State officials. Although a notoriously slow horse away from the barrier, Omaha should have no excuse. He drew position No. 6, right in the middle of the pack, but the run to the fisst turn is 3-16 of a mile, giving him ample time to get into stride. Then comes a sharp turn and then another long run down the back stretch. The bend ieading to the judges also is sharp but the long run to the finish line should be exactly to the liking of the stretch running son of Gallant Fox. “I am sending out a fit horse, ready to run,” said “Sunny Jim” Fitzsim- mons, trainer of Omaha. “If he loses he should have no excuse. But he'll be a mighty tough horse to handle.” —— e = KENNEL ENTRIES CLOSE. Entries close today for the annusl| Morris and Essex Kennel Club dog show to be held at Madison, N. J., May | K= Blanks and premium lists may |Ston 25. be had by calling I. S. Segar, District 5083. Mat Matches By the Associated Press. NORTH BERGEN, N. J—Chief Little Wolf, 215, Los Angeles, threw Emil Dusek, 212, Omaha, 22:11. NEWARK, Ohio.—Harold Sims, 149, Indianapolis, threw Flashy Kelly, | gtlle{:: 156, Akron, Ohio. CentralMayHaveTough Time Finding Man to Replace Coggins. BY BURTON S. HAWKIN HEN Bert Coggins leaves as athletic director at Central High School next Fall to take a teaching position at Woodrow Wilson High School, scholas- tic sports followers will miss one of the most colorful figures that ever directed a local high school team. The will to win, always prominent in Coggins-coached outfits, never left the stock ath- 5 letic director's § mind for a mo- ment during any game in which his team was participating. Time and again we have seen Coggins pop up from the bench with his face red, his fist clenched and shoved to- ward heaven as a victory cry as the Y late Bill Burke ) brought Central Berty O out of many a tough spot on the basket ball court with his timely two- pointers. Harassed on every side by irate alumni due to the poor show- ing of the Central foot ball team in the 1932 series, Coggins took it all without trying to give an alibi. He played his reserves freely that year, and his system was vindicated the following season, when the Blue and White eleven went through a schedule of 11 strong teams without meeting defeat. Last year found Cen- tral with a so-so aggregation, but® you can look for another strong team from Coggins if he stays to coach the 1935 squad. Liked 1923-4 Quint, TUCH athletes as Mickey MacDon- S ald, Earl Moser, Otts Dezendorf, Bill Banta, Forrest Burgess, Pete Nee, Sam Tash, Paul Crouch, Warren and Gene Swift, Nelson Colley, Bob Hurley, the late Bill Burke, Carroll Shore, Jack Moulton, Ollie Tipton, Buddy Nau, Mario Gregoria and Ben Burch performed for Coggins on the court, and Bert’s teams, while not all winners, always were the teams to beat. The 1923-4 basket ball five of Mac- Donald, Moser, Dean, Dezendorf and Banta stands out in Bert’s mind as having had the most basket ball sense, that is, the team which always had a :?r:rel at the right spot at the right Swift and Nelson Colley composed the outfit which would be named by Cog- gins as the “best-spirited” team he ever has coached. These boys were friends on and off the court and did not let fraternity affiliations deter- mine who was to receive the next pass, as was the sad case with two of his teams. INNING 40 out of 44 tilts, the 1932-3 quint, with such sharp- shooters as Burke, Shore, Moul- ton, Tipton and Nau, with Gregoria in reserve, gave scholastic fans one of the smoothest teams ever seen on the high school hardwoods, the point- crazy quint averaging more than 48 per game, Bert has carved his place in local sports history with his fighting teams, and it is going to be a difficult job for Central students to accept another man in his place, for the cheery Cog- gins always has had a kind word for ::1; athletes and the would-be ath- s, Woodrow Wilson High will gain a fine fellow from Central. You can put Bert Coggins down as & man who hates to lose, but you will go far to find a man more gracious in defeat. Griffs’ Records G. . 21 e . 3 Q = oo Hr. Rhl Pet. [ DI DO DI A DD RO e OO OHIIOH DB DI s b3 2000130 OO OOt B DAL e - . b. s g [] 1 [ 0 1 ;3 3 1 0 g 3 0 [ g 1 i 0 0 0 0 0080000000000 0RHOSHE0 | Stewart Pe"lt wmm-nu Hadley. . Weaver Burke e n-q-»anaqp ™ xSSeRE a5 M .GS.( H b 5 2 4 0 1 1 €aG. o H [ § 8 DO DS ©OOHMDLIN ] P ommmemco P Linke. WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, MAY 11, 1935. DESPITE SWITCH .403 Average Shows That Change From Sack to Back- stop Hasn’t Crimped Him. BY HUGH S. FULLERTON, JR., Associated Press Sports Writer. LTHOUGH much has been sald pro and con about the great Athletics’ experiment of shifting Jimmie Foxx, an outstanding first baseman, behind the plate to become a catcher of still un- certain value, when it comes down to cold figures the change apparently hasn't affected Jimmie’s value to the team. ‘The latest batting records show Foxx at the top of the American League in batting with an average of .403 and leading in home runs as well, despite some stiff opposition from & couple of teammates. That seems to indicate that it's no fault of Jimmie’s that the A’s are seventh in the stand- ing. Hits Eighth Homer. \OXX practically belted the A's into security from the danger of & drop into the cellar yester- day when he led the day to a 7-to-4 victory over the Browns that gave them a full-game working margin over St. Louis. In four trips to the plate he smacked a doubie and homer No. 8. He scored one run and knocked in one in the first-inning rally against Ivy Andrews that gave the A's a 4-0 lead, then took personal charge of the rest of the scoring by making his boundary belt with two mates aboard in the fourth. Vernon Wilshere, young southpaw hurler, proved an able assistant by limiting the Browns to seven hits and fanning five, while Bob Johnson, runner-up in the batting race, con- nected for four straight singles. Joe Sullivan, rookie left-hander, who has aided considerably in De- troit’s “bounce” up from the cellar, turned in his third straight triumph by checking Washington, 8 to 4, and kept the sixth-place Tigers well ahead of the A’s. Yanks End Losing Streak. OMPLETING the day’s round-up for the portsiders, Rookie Vito ‘Tamulis of the Yankees proved effective in the pinches and the New Yorkers ended a four-game losing streak with a 6-to-3 trilumph over the league-leading Indians. A radically revised line-up, occasioned by Ben R rpeas INee! Taa)|Crouch\Watven || AL LI COP e R AT ET the Yanks off to a 4-0 lead off Oral Hildebrand in the first two innings. Chapman lasted less than two innings before his “charleyhorse” again be- came balky and he dropped out. Billy Knockerbocker, Cleveland shortstop, who was stricken with appendicitis be- fore the season started, made his first appearance of the season as a pinch- hitter. Chicago’s White Sox, ousted from the lead Thursday, lost a chance to regain it when they took a second’ beating from Boston, 12 to 2. Rallies for four runs in the first and five in the sixth drove George Earnshaw out, while Gordon (Dusty) Rhodes pitched almost perfectly until an error cost him a shutout after leading, 11-0. Ellsworth (Babe) Dahlgren, rookie first baseman, smacked two homers, each with a man on base, to top the attack, while Zeke Bonura smacked his seventh four-master for the Pale Hose. The entire National League program was rained out. Official Seore wlecooreormrosom P sossusentring socoscomassnd 1 *Ran for Bolton in mmh tBatted for Pettit in ninth. PIET 010 001 002—4 000 200 51x—8 ping reenberg (3)_ !nl- Bolton, Manush, Lary. White, uehflnnr Gosiin: Two-base, hits_—Hadles: Kuhel. ~ Three-base « hit—walker. Home runs — Greenberg. Bolton. Sacrifices -— Powell. Owen. Double p t. Washington, 5. Hrlult base on ball: ullivan, 2; off Hadley. 7. ofl Pettit, 1. its—Off Ump Moriarty Challenges Harris to Duel Incensed by Jockeying, Arbiter Banishes Sington, but Griffs Say He Picked Wrong Man. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. ETROIT, May 11—It is part of a bigileague um- pire’s duty to see that the ball players conduct themselves in a gentlemanly man- ner if possible according to the presidents of the two major cir- cuits. Both Bill Harridge, head of the American League, and Ford Frick, National League executive, always are insisting there must be no “rowdyism” on the field. How- ever, George Moriarty, one of the and '.he players. Moriarty, how- ever, had had his dander up from the start of the joshing and several times had stepped from his posi- tion near first base to address the bench. Finelly, as the Nationals were about to begin their fourth bat- ting turn, the umpire blew up. He strode to the Nationals’ dugout, watch out youll be in Baltimore next year. That's where you be- long. You'd better not be looking for any trouble with me. want it you can get lt—anytime, anywhere.” “That’s something not to be dis- cussed here,” replied Harris. “This is a ball game.” Another glare and Moriarty re- turned to his post at first base. In sending Sington from the bench, Moriarty was mistaken as NEW YORK, May 11—Can- zoneri disproved the old saw, “They never come back,” by outpointing Lou Ambers in 15 rounds at Madison Square Garden last night to regain his world lightweight crown. Here Ambers is seen on the mat in the third round, one of three occasions he was floored, as Referee Arthur Donovan is holding off Tony, who earned the unanimous decision. Copyright, A P, Wirephoto. AMERICAN LEAGUE AVERAGES CLIB Foxx, Johnson Pass Hem- sley—Vaughan Tops Na- tional With .455 Pace. By the Assoclated Press. EW YORK, May 11.—While the batting averages of all the National League leaders except the Pittsburgh pace setter, Arky Vaughan, dropped down toward midseason levels during the last week, the American Leaguers showed a sur- prising upward tendency. Vaughan, hitting 10 times in 21 trips to the plate, brought his average up 9 points to 455 to take the Na- tional League lead relinquished by Frank Hogan of Boston when an in- jury kept him idle and cost him tem- porarily his status as a “regular.” Mel Ott also registered a slight gain, but most of the others in the senior circuit’s first 10 suffered big losses. Newcomers Make Top Ten. N THE American League Rollie Hemsley of St. Louis dropped from | first place to third, but his average went down only 5 points to .385. Meanwhile, Jimmie Foxx and Bob Johnson of the Athletics sailed past him with gains of 15 and 6 points, re- spectively. Foxx hit safely eight times in 18 attempts to hoist his average to 403 after yesterday's games, while Johnson reached .392 with seven blows in 17 times up. A number of newcomers, including Wally Moses and Lou Finney of the A’s, crashed into the first 10. The first 10 “regulars” in each major league: AMERICAN LEAGUE. Philadelphia Ehiladelphid o & Foxx, et s i, [=n-Ric-- [y ey 3 o St Pepper. St. Louis... .. NATIONAL u:mu: .. 20 25 £ Martin, St. Lou! Hafey. Cincinpatl. Koenis. New_York Leiber. New Yorl It BB DINE D It [rAteteicit-1- o010 SRSIRREEY Minor Leagues International. ‘Toronto, 7; Newark 2. Rochester, 10—3; Symuae, 3—2. Albany, 9; Montreal, 7 Baltimore, 6; Buffalo, 5. Southern Aseociation. Memphis, 5; Atlanta, 4. Little Rock, 7; Knoxville, 3. New Orleans, 6; Nashville, 4. Chattanooga-Birmingham, Toledo, 11; Milwaukee, 4. Columbus, 7; xuull City, 3. ls, 3; Indianapolis, Louisville, 3. Pacific Coast. Portland, 4; Seattle, 3. Los Angeles, 9—4; Hollywood, 7—32. Francisco, 5; Missions, 1. St. Joseph, 10; Des Moines, Davenport, 2; Rock n!md. 1 (10 innings). Omahs, 7; Sioux City, 3. Keokik, 10; Cedar Rapids, 9. | of September. | THE SPORTLIGHT Blanton No Flash i in Pan, Says Diz. Sees Tight Cardinal - Giant Battle. BY GRANTLAND RICE. THE SHARPSHOOTERS. You'll find that most of them around would rather knock than boost. Youwll find the poisoned barbs come thick, the higher that you roost. But you can gather in this balm and cherish it as such— They rarely ever pan @ man who doesn’t matter much. You'll find the anvil chorus rules the bulk of any map. You'll find that very few of them pass up a chance to rap. But you can take this to your soul They rarely ever pan a bloke who You'll find the game is quite incli No matter what the line-up is, no But you can also figure this, and l and let it dally there— doesn’t get somewhere, ned to kick in with he bard, matter what the garb. et the tidings spread-— They rarely ever rap a guy who never shows his head. Dizzy and the Flag Race, <6 OU'LL notice,” observed Y Dizzy Dean, “that I'm not meking as many predic- tions this year as I did last. | Especially about the Dean boys. But| T1l try one guess anyway—that the| pennant race between the Cardinals and the Giants is going to be an-| | other hot battle, and we know how | tough the Giants are going to We're not kidding ourselves about this. Getting Collins from Philadelphia is | going to help us a lot—about 15: games’ worth, or maybe more—and that's going to make a difference. We've got a better ball club than the standing shows. We won't be any seven games behind next Labor day. You can gamble on that.” “What do you think about this| young Blanton of the Pirates?” I| asked Dizzy. | “A real pitcher,” J. Herman an- swered. “He got a flying start end I think he’ll stand up. That sinker of his is no bargain for any hitter. You can't tell a lot about ball play- ers and ball clubs in May. last pennant race around the first ! But Blanton ought to be up there. He can throw that ball.” Giants and Cardinals, THERE will be more than a little feeling and more than a little psychology when the Giants and Cardinals meet for the first time to/ open a new week—their first little party since last September. when the Dean brothers interpolated the fatal thrust. There will be a large bale of pitching on display with the Dean boys thrown against Schu- macher, Hubbell and Parmelee. No series is crucial in May—with a hot Summer still ahead—but Prank Prisch and his Cardinals are quite keen to carry the 1934 Indian sign into 1935—and Bill Terry is equally keen to see that this same insignia is dismantled early in~the race. There is brilliant pitching to beat on both sides, and this makes it a dog fight. The Home-Run Swing. lone wolf home run parade, once conducted by Babe Ruth, has turned into & wild stam- pede with an extended cast. Mel Ott of the Giants has shown what timing can do, minus the bulk of e Ruth, Gehrig or Foxx. But for all that, Dizzy Dean'’s de- wflpunn of Babe Ruth's swing is "I had two strikes on the Babe,” Dizzy says, “and then threw him a fast curve. It seemed to me that every muscle in his body wound up something like a corkscrew. Talk Mut your plvotln( in golf—old Babe about ubled this pivot. I nevar saw m much power thrown into & swing. It seemed to me that I could hear that bat whistle as it cut through the air. I laughed then for two reasons—one was that Babe missed the curve by a foot—and then I thought how far that ball would have gone if he had connected. It You | couldn't even tell anything aebout the‘ the chip shot. Youwll find the aver- age golfer playing this in the ma- jority of cases off the front foot— with the ball advanced. This method makes the chip shot job much harder. It either leads to a fluffed effort or a half-topped | affair, which carries the ball far past the pin. |hander. It is much easier in this way to hit the ball at the right spot— to avoid the fluff, or flub, and also | | the topped result. There are two other details that | will help the chip—a firm left d | and left wrist—and attention to point- ing the chin slightly back of the ball and keeping it there until said | ball is well on its way. There is a large temptation here to lift the head too quickly and see what happened. There also is a temptation to hurry and to shorten the backswing, as chip shots are loaded with tension and important effects. This is the shot that can save an earlier mistake—a common shot, since so few reach the green in par. It |is a fine idea these Spring days to {build up the right habits here—in line with suggestions offered above. This shot isn’t going to play itself. It calls for concentration on the correct details—just a little time and |a little thought—and the dividends it will pay later are larger than you might guess. (copyrlam 1035. by the North Amerlun Newspaper Alliance. Inc.) POLO TEAMS CLASH. ‘War Department poloists were listed to engage the Pennsylvania Military College quartet this afternoon at 3 o'clock at Potomac Park, in the first intercity game of the season here. League Leaders By the Associated Press. (Including yesterday’s games.) American League. Batting—Foxx, Athletics, Jolinson, Athletics, .392. Runs—Bonura, White Sox, 21; Johnson, Athletics, and Radcliff, ‘White Sox, 19. Runs batted in—Johnson, Athletics, 23; Foxx, Athletics, 22, Hits—Johnson, Athletics, and Hayes, White Sox, 29. Doubles—Washington, White Sox, 7; seven tied with 6. Triples—Cronin, Red Sox, 4; Foxx, Athletics, and Radcliff, White Sox, 3. Home runs—Foxx, Athletics, 8; 403; 4-0; Hudlin, Indians, 3-0. Stars Yesterday By the Associated Press. Ellsworth Sox— CHINESE SURPRISE WITH TENNIS PEP Americans Forced to Turn on Heat to Win First Two Skirmishes. By the Associated Press. EXICO, D. F., May 11— China’s first Davis Cup cam- paign since 1928 may come to an end today, but even in defeat Guy Cheng and Sin Kie Kho have given the tennis world something to talk about. Opposing the United States in the semi-final round-up of American zone competition, the Chinese were beaten in both of yesterday’s opening singles matches, but both went down only after surprisingly stubborn resistance. Cheng bowed to Bryan M. Grant, jr., | the clay court star from Atlanta, 4—6, | 6—3, 6—2, 6—2, while Kho likewise forced Donald Budge of Oakland, | Calif., to four sets before the Ameri- Much the simpler and the sounder | S&%, could win at 6—4, 6,_1' 63, | be,| WAy is to play the chip back off | "me right foot—if you are a right- 6—2. Yanks Seek Clincher. OLSTERED thus with a 2-0 lead, the United States can clinch the series today if Budge and his California partner defeat Cheng and Kho in doubles. In that event the two final singles matches tomorrow would be merely a formality. Yesterday's play was somewhat spotty, perhaps because all four con- testants were handicapped by the high altitude. Grant especially was er- ratic in the first set of his match with Cheng. He netted frequently or drove outside while the Chinese was strictly on his game. Grant rallied, however, at the outset of the second set and thereafter he was in full control. Budge played the best tennis of the day except for a momentary lapse in the third set when he seemed to tire and lost control. In that set Kho put over five service aces and pulled up from 5-6 to win the set. The winner of the current series will play Mexico in the zone final next | week, the ultimate survivor to qualify for the interzone matches abroad. LURAY HIGH WINNER. LURAY, Va., May 11.—Luray High School’s base ball team defeated Har- risonburg High here yesterday, 5-2. League Statistics American YESTERDAY’'S RESULTS. Detroit. 8: Washington. 4. e Ol Chicago. 2““ & Crevelana. 3. Clel—!| ll xl 1\ (] 4\ (1] 4[11\ 516881, Chil_0— 0/ 2| 2| 5/ 0I_4/13| 61.684|. Bos|_1|_2—| 31_3/_0/ 2] 0/111 71.611] l NYI 1| 0l 2i—i 2/ 01 51 0110/ 81.556 2 Wnl 0/ 0/ 3/ 1/—I 0 4| 2110 81.526] 2% Det! 2/ 11 11 01 11— 11 2| SI101.444] 4 Phll_ 11 0/ O 11 11 1i—I 1| 51131.278] 7 StLI 0/ 2 0/ 0 01 0/ 1—/ 311311881 8 L1506, 7 8 910M8IB——I__I_ _ Ll GAMES TODAY . GAMES TOMORROW. at Detroit. Wash. ut clenl-nd Bo‘.mh ot chlau m“t: ERlls st OF Lo REuAvork oTherroi. National YESTERDAY’S RESULTS. All eames postponed. rain. TEGPEOEEE | NG Fl s & NY|— 11 21 0] 11 1T 31 4121 31.800( OPERATION FALS TOBRING CONTROL Bump’s Passes Send Griffs to Defeat in Opening Tilt With Tigers. BY JOHN B. KELLER, Staff Correspondent of The Star. ETROIT, May 11.—Some of these days Bump Hadley may acquire control and when he does he will be one of the greatest pitchers in base ball. Until he gets that control, though, the ball club to which he belongs likely will suffer any time he is at work on the hid. It was lack of control in his pitching yesterday that largely ac- counted for the 8-to-4 beating the Nationals took in their first encounter of the season with the champion Tigers and for his second defeat in | the campaign. This inability to pitch to a spot is nothing new in Hadley, although it had been thought by those in charge of the Washington club that his control had been im- | proved after the treatement the | chunky chucker’s arm had received | during the training period from Lee Jensen, Chattanooga’s famed muscle | manipulator. In his first four games of the season Hadley revealed so little wild- ness that he gave only eight bases |on balls and Bucky Harris was led to believe that the pitcher’s control at last was nothing to worry about. | And that despite Doc Jensen's warn- ing that the pitcher following the arm operation still might be a trifle :‘thty in his flinging for a month or WO, Issues Several Passes. CCORDING to Jensen it was a back-muscle kink that had made Hadley so wild for years in his | big league career. The tie-up back of the right shoulder was largely re- sponsible for Hadley leading the American League pitchers in total bases on balls issued year after year. Jensen guaranteed to relieve the arm ailment, but insisted that it would be up to the pitcher himself to master control. For a time it looked as if the opera=- tion alone had cured Hadley of his wildness. He appeared able to pitch just where he wanted in his early en- gagements this Spring. But it was vastly different yesterday as he faced the Tigers. Then Hadley made Jen- sen sound quite right. In his seven and one-third innings on the peak against the Bengal pack ‘lHadley tossed up seven bases on balls, But he was even wilder than that. He went to long counts with most of the batters and continually was get- ting himself in trouble through his lack of control. Not until the seventh inning, though, did this wildness tell heavily against his ball club. When he issued his sixth pass virtually he passed the ball game to a Tiger team that had been battled bitterly from the start by the Nationals. Hadley in the seventh had dis- posed of Bill Rogell. Then Gerald Walker, unable to knock the ball by the infield in the first two times at bat, came up to thump a three- bagger against the rightfield end of the bleachers. The score was 2 all, but it looked as if the Tigers would break the deadlock. Loses Weak Hitter. OWEVER, the home side had to be aided by Bump's wildness to get ahead. Following Walker at the plate was Owen, a notoriously weak hitter this season. In his two previous turns at bat, Owen had rolled to the shortstop and fouled to the first baseman. And Hadley’s first two pitches made Owen appear just as weak this time. The first went by the batter to be called a strike. Owen swung at the second, a wide curve, and it was two strikes. If Hadley could get Owen the Nationals still |would be in the ball game. Here came the break against the Nationals, however. With his next four pitches Hadley could not get the ball across nor even throw one good enough to cause Owen to swing. So instead of the second out he had seemed des- tined to become, Owen walked, and the way to a five-run rally by the Tigers was opened. Joe Sullivan got a scratchy single that scored Walker, a single by Jo-Jo White tallied Owen and Hadley walked Mickey Cochrane to fill the bases before leaving the game.. The ‘Tigers managed to get to Leon Pet- tit to score the three Bump had left on before the inning ended. Greenberg Hits Homer, P TO that time Hadley had al- lowed only two hits, both in the fourth frame. Then Charley Gehringer singled and Hank Green- berg followed with a homer driven over the left field wall. The Nationals had begun the scoring with Clif Bol- ton’s homer in the second, a lift over the right field fence. They had tied the game in the sixth when Hadley doubled and Heinie Manush singled. After that Tiger rally, however, the Nationals could get only two more scores off the left-handed Sullivan. With a single, & double and s walk they had the bases crowded with none out in the ninth. A wild pitch let & Tun cross and after Powell struck out, & long fly by Lary put over an- other marker, ‘The Tigers had made their eighth run in the eighth when Lary made a two-base wild throw and Sullivan singled. That single was just the seventh for the Tigers and the Na- tionals made as many hits. But Sul- livan gave only two passes while the Tigers had been handed eight. Homer Standing By the Associated Press. League this season. He made & tongue-lashing the players while wrong guess. Sington was one of on the way, Morlarty glared from one to another at last to single out Pred Sington, chuckling at the end of the bench. Here’s the story from the bench side: Texas. ht have been going yet.” Houston, 3; Fort Worth, 1 (10 in- oy Spring Golf Tip—No. 1. are two standard forms of golf instruction. One concerns '.hplwlnxunwholo—theeor- Dahlgren, Red Belted two homers, accounting for |Bin 1 Ol 1/ 1l 11 4/ 4/12(71.632/ 2 _| Home runs yesterday—Dahigren, four runs, in rout of White Sox. Obil 01 0l—| 81 2/ 3/ 1/ 0/ 9] 71.563] 3% | Red Sox, 2; Gehrig, Yankees, 1; Bol- Jon S, g _eucted e | BH S8 A S S e S | o S S T S :il;‘::n;y driving mm.::m with fln% O 0l 31 1[ 8I—I 0/ 1/ 8114211 6 l‘etlu, vk e L At pair of Bos! 11 3' 0/ 0l 1] 0i—I 1| 6/111.353 ng{ 17 101 11 01 1/ 0/—] 41101.2861 R L 8l 71 7 81111111110}—I—| ] older of the American League um- ideas. peace on the field among his other duties, Moriarty duru&g :‘i: tu;tn( be- tween the Nation: and Tigers here yesterday deliberately sought “Get out, you fresh busher,” the to promote & fistic combat. In- | umpire bawled at Fred, and Sing- censed by & bit of “jockeying” by ton, still leughing, the Washington bench, Moriarty Harris arose, uunl: “What's halted play while he directly chal- that for? lenged Manager ‘The leaders—Ott, Ghnh 8; Foxx Athletics, 8; Johnson, Bonura, wmu Sox, 7; ca.mlul Phil- oore, Phillies, 6; Vlmlnn. League totals—National, 98; Amerl- nn.ll. Total, 184. [ singles, Bob Johnson, Athletics—Had per-| /- lectdayuthtunnn&omwlth four hits. GAMES TODAY Yankees—Led st- , went. GAMES TOMORROW. | lies, 6; h:khn Crosett!, i =l Pitts, at New ¥ork. E‘n’%‘h“-’;’efl York. Pira “N mind 'l get § on Indians with triple and single, | SR o3 phils ™2y, §t" Lowss st Fhila. tanager Bucky Harcs o & | v you mind or you'l gt knocking in two runs, Eirii Bl A ! ] : .