Evening Star Newspaper, May 13, 1935, Page 10

A—10 The Toening Sho? Sporls WASHINGTON, D. C., M ONDAY, MAY 13, 1935. Myer Rates Place on All-Star Team : Parmelee Proves Ace as Gianls Set Pace BUDDY IS PLAYING WHALE OF A GANE Rated Best of Griffmen, He Is Hammering Ball and Is Wizard Afield. BY JOHN B. KELLER, Staff Correspondent of The Star. LEVELAND, May 13.—Selec- tions for the all-star teams of the two major circuits to hardy Viking blood of the hopeful | vast skippers who mastered their craft o'er | battle in Cleveland's municipal stadium, July 8, will not be made until late next month, but £ | SPORTS g Disdained Motors Come] to Rescue of Sails. Tale of a Birdie. BY JIM BERRYMAN | O BATTERING seas, no storm- | lashed decks, no hurricanes whining through the rigging on the Potomac yesterday when the young sailing club held i‘hc fourth of its seasonal racing re- | gattas. | There was nothing to bring out the the deeps of the channel—nothing but a glassy brown swell and a dead calm JORN WHTEED VINDCATES LT ‘Dykes Predicted Youngster | Would Star—Grimm Is Unselfish Leader. BY PAUL MICKELSON, Associated Press Sports Writer. HICAGO, May 13.—The old | professor had to give a couple of extra loud knocks with | his gavel today to quiet his | star pupils as they buzzed Jimmy if the players were being picked now confronted them as they weighed an- | Dykes about his young pitching prize, Buddy Myer would deserve serious consideration as the choice for second baseman of the American League combination. The colorful captain of the Na- tionals is playing the game of his career these days and ranks as the best all-around second sacker in his circuit if not in all of base ball's big show. Buddy is hitting frequently and timely and his game afield mar- velous to behold. For years Charley Gehringer, the great player with the Tigers, deservedly has been accorded recognition as the outstanding middle base player of the majors, but in the current campaign Myer has shaded his remarkable Detroit rival. The doughty Washington captain consistently has outpaced the Detroit star in attack and defensively has outplayed by far this sterling fielder. Gehringer has been a stalwart in the Tiger defense. but Mver afield has been the sensation of the young season. Buddy's Batting Picks Up. TARTING slowly at bat Myer managed to swing into a hitting stride that has brought his sea- son average up to .315, a mark bet- tering by 10 points the one he made lest year. Buddy's progress at bat has been steady this time. In the few games the Nationals played at home he hit for .286. During the Nationals’ swing through the camps of Eastern rivals he banged the ball for a rating of .313. In the six games the Washington club has played in the West, Myer has hit for .333 Among Buddy's hits have been five doubles, a triple and a home run ‘This display of power has been most helpful to the Nationals’ cause. Myer has figured in the scoring of 26 runs, for he has driven 13 across the plate and carried over as many himself. Twenty-three hits have bounced off Myer's bat this season. Of the other Nationals only Jake Powell, with 26 hits and Heinie Manush with 25, have done better. And in sending over 15 tallies only Powell has excelled Myer in this respect. i Makes Only One Error. TURDY at bat, Myer has been afield a greater factor in what success the Nationals have en- Joyed. A flash on scorehing grounders, a great judge of teasing loopers to the short outfield, an accurate | thrower and quick on the get-away with his throws, Washington's sec- ond baseman has been charged with only one error in 125 chances he has had No other second-sacker in the American League has a fielding aver- age that comes close to that of .992 Myer has recorded for his first 19 games of the season. He has to his credit 59 putouts and 65 assists. No few of those putouts | have come from thwarting would-be base stealers. Myer is more adept | than ever at tagging thieving sliders, | perhaps the best in the league at this important item of a second-baseman’s work. A high-grade pivot man in double | lays last season, Myer looks even | tter in the current campaign. To date he has participated in 15 of the two-way erasures and the Nationals have made only 21. In all but three of the double plays Buddy has been in he has been the middle man. Rated Among Top Ten. YER today not only is the key man and the spark plug of the Washington infield. but also he is the finest ball piayer per- forming with the Nationals. Deservedly he might be accorded the honor of ranking among the 10 best ball players in the American League. No stretch | of imagination is necessary to rate him that high. Should Myer maintain his present | splendid pace another six weeks a berth on the American League's all- star team rightfully would be his. | Unfortunately the fans in picking the | players for the great mter-lcaguc‘ game look more to the records of other | years than thcse of the present pen- nant races. The fans seem to prefer choosing players for what they have | done rather than what they are doing. | Giving consideration to what is being done this season, however, the {ans certainly should recognize in Buddy Myer, Washington's sparkling | captain and second baseman, a great | Boien D ball player. | Stars Yesterday By the Associated Press. Lon Warneke, Cubs—Helped win own game against Braves by making four straight hits and driving in two | runs. Ray Pepper, Browns—Rapped Bos- ton pitching for three hits. Roy Parmelee, Giants—Limited Pi- rates to four hits and contributed dou- ble to victory. Collegians Play For Ringer Title ENTY-FOUR horseshoe pitch- ers, representing Washington's six major educationa) insti- tutions, were to shoot it out today for the District intercollegiate championship in a tournament sponsored by The Star. Play was to start at 3 o'clock on the municipal playground courts at the Eckington Recreation Center, near the Tech High School swim- ming pools. Players are entered from George- town, George Washington, Catholic University, Maryland, American Walversity and Gallaudet. chor to compete with their toy vessels in the weekly contests of the Potomac River Sailing Association And it would have been the halfway mark had it been completed. But the marine cards were stacked against the sea-going Capitalians. The great calms of the famed and feared Sargasso Sea held sway during the afternoon hours and the tiny ships wallowed through a stillness which pro- duced only sunburn and disqual- ification. And those sea-loving men who have wooed the winds for their motive pow- er, thought twice over their oft-stated loathing of the godless mortals who churn the waters with vile turbines These same godless ones towed them into port lest darkness maroon them far from home and loved ones and a good Sunday night supper. Said the committee boat through its halyard flags, “T'was no race—next week we resume.” A Show we caught Georgia's Chip Robert, assistant chief of the national money department, in one of ins narrative moods. He told of a bird-hunting expedition in the Dixie brush last Fall Bobby Jones, former reigning em- peror of the kingdom of golf; Grant- land Rice, sportdom’s ace chronicler: Bob Woodruff, whose fame and for- tune originated with that well-known Atlanta soft drink, and said Chip were Grant Rice Misses Birdie. T THE National Capital Horse afield after the elusive and tasty quail But it was a most unsuccessful quest 'til late afternoon, when a single hapless bird was pointed relaxing in a small tree. Now it seems that partridge in the Cracker State have no fondness for low-lving bushes—instead they choose to roost and rest in higher places. It had been decided that Grant should have the first shot, so he got himself all set for the blast and sig- naled his readiness Jones picked up a good-sized clod of earth, proceeded stealth- ily toward the tree and with a well-aimed pitch shot flushed Mr. Quail. But that cagy feathered fellow had his own ideas about the shooting party. With a sudden and familiar whir-r-r he bolted straight at gun- ner Rice's head. That gentleman was so taken by surprise that he reeled over back- wards, throwing the gun skyward and letting go with both barrels. The fine shot scattered harmlessly through the ozone and the quarry sailed serenely off to safer and even more elevated locations. The other two members of the quartet arrived in time to see the comical finale and Bobby rocked back and forth in a hysteria of mirth. Grantland looked at him for a dazed moment, then said, “Bob—that dog- gone thing was teed too high!” Records for Week In Major Leagues The week's major base ball leagues’ records of games won and lost, runs, | hits, errors, opponents’ runs and home | runs follow: AMERICAN LEAGUVE. New York Philadelphi; | Cleveland 12 3 15v.40 | NATIONAL LEAGUE. Brooklyn . 41 5 New York 44 5 Chicago .. ... 48 3 | Philadelphia .. 61 9 St. Louis 53 9 | Pittsburgh 40 15 Boston .. 16 9 Cincinnati " 55 10 BATTING. G. AB. R. H.2b. 3b. Hr. Rbi. 3 Kuhel Bolton.’. | Lary | Bluege | Redmond Holbrook Sington | Russell | Burke 20300 hm IR LL e T LT EESERIPRS | Kress. | Whitehill Schulte Pettit Coppoia Stewart P e e - rET [P e T ©o33=usu oo .P.G! b Burke .. Russell .. Pettit . | Coppola. | Whitehill | Hadlev. | Weaver. | Stenart.. Linke. .. ommmons azxnd (U -] oo i ommtmos it | John Whitehead, before the Monday 1mnrmm; base ball seminar could get | down to business. Early-season smiles still were being | worn by those present, although those | on the faces of Connie Mack of the Athletics, and Rogers Hornsby, the St. Louis Browns' boss, appeared a trifie forced. Professor: “I know we have a seri- ! ous discussion about pitchers before us today, but first I want to quiz Charlie Grimm on his retirement from | active duty. Mr. Grimm, tell us why you have decided to go on the inac- | tive list. Do you really mean it?" Grimm: “I am not going to ruin | the Cubs' pennant chances just to | give a rookie a break, but. any time | |1 find a youngster and a veteran with equal ability, vouth will get the call. So, Phil Cavaretta is our first base- man.” P compliment for Cavaretta. Any- way, Mr. Grimm, you still have | until midnight Wednesday. when the 23-player limit becomes effective, to change your mind.” The buzzihg about Whitehead start- ed again, Professor: “All right, Mr. Dykes, | I'd like to hear about Whitehead and his five straight victories myself.” Dykes: “Whitehead is going along great. I said before the season start- | ed he would win for the White Sox But still we need more pitching strength." Professor: “Your boss, Mr. Comis- key, bought Carl Fischer from Detroit for you vesterday and he should help.” Bill Terry of the Giants started with a sigh but finished with a big smile. | Terry: “It's a tough blow to lose Makes Good on Prophecy. Travis Jackson, but I think Mark Koenig will help us hold our pace until Stonev returns. The pitchers are going well, with Fred Fitzsim- mons snapping back into form and Clyde Castleman coming through with that five-hit game last Wednesday.” Bucs Need More Hits. IE TRAYNOR, Pittsburgh: *“Cy Blanton's pitching has helped a lot and Guy Bush is going fo mean a great deal to us. Our big trouble is that nobody but Arky Vaughan has been knocking in runs.” Casey Stengel could remain quiet no | tonger Stengel: “I'm particularly pleased | with the way Brooklyn's pitching is holding up. I'd feel still better if we had another really good pitcher and a hard-hitting outfielder—and a whole lot better if the Giants would lose a v Professor: “Well, about the Athletics?" | Mack: “Most of my pitchers are | younesters and it's hardly likely they Mr. Mack, how | can pitch us to a pennant. However, we haven't given up hope.” Rogers Hornsby, Browns: “Only three times in 16 games has a pitcher been able to finish. The men I fig- ured for regulars have failed so far. But, we'll get started.” Braves Shy on Reserves, ILL MCcKECHNIE, pilot of the Boston Braves, looked a little sour as he arose. McKechnie: “Our pitching is good, but it wouldn't be if I let these fel- lows have their way in trades. We need replacements badly., but every time I try to deal, the other side de- mands Ed Brandt or Fred Frank- house, two of my best pitchers, or | Wallie Berger.” Walter Johnson, Cleveland: “We have stayed at, or near, the top in | spite of the fact that Earl Averill and Hal Trosky have not vet struck their batting strides. When they do, we will be tough.” Joe Cronin of the Boston Red Sox, | sounded downright defiant as he left | the class room. | Cronin: | see & better club than the Red Sox. | and only two or three look as good.” | Sports Program For D. C. Teams TODAY. Base Ball. Washington at Cleveland, 3. Maryland Freshmen vs. George- town Freshmen at G. U, 4. Central vs. Georgetown Prep, Garrett Park, 3:45. Tennis. Devitt vs. Gonzaga, Prep School League match. TOMORROW. Base Ball. Washington at Cleveland, 3. ‘Temple at Georgetown, 3:30. Richmond vs. Maryland at Col- lege Park, 4. Montgomery Blair High at Alex- andria High, 3:45. Track. Hopkins at Maryland, 4. Tennis. Albans at Episcopal High, St. 3: PANAMAS LEGHORNS And STRAWS Made New Again Cleaning and o ROFESSOR: “That's a mighty fine | “Professor, I have yet to| BIG DOINGS WITH Comumopore or THE POTomac RIVER SAILING . ASSOCIATION A~ VERNER SMvTHE'S “SAassy "--onE oF THE LITTLE COMETS=- THE NEWEST AND CUTEST CLASSOF, WIND- pOWERED CRAFT.... Great Athletes HE year 1914 happens to be the one in which a number of guns suddenly started blazing. It was a year that is now begin- ning to take on the aspects of a long | time ago. Ty Cobb was in his prime and Bobby Jones was unknown. So was Jack Dempsey, then a slender young midleweight. Gene Tunney was an unknown kid. BNl Tilden was just starting. And 1914 also was the year a young fellow named Walter Hagen won his first open at Midlothian and another young fellow named Babe Ruth began warm- ing up for the Boston Red Sox. Since that date championship careers have come and gone. Stars have marc . against the skyline and have | over the hill. « But Babe of 1914 still is hitting his howers and grabbing the head- lines Ard only a few days ago, Hagen put on a competitive blast at the Cavalier Country Club, Virginia, that netted a 64-66-65 for three consecutive rounds | testing layout. | The manner in which this | pair—Ruth and Hagen—have | stuck to the spotlight is one of the most amazing stories of sport. known. any time they start. entries quite capable of holding their own in select circles. 1t is doubtful if sport has ever known have shown, barring Ty Cobb. championship years. BUM *1 Other Metals Welded THE SPORTLIGHT Have Come and Gone, But Hagen and Ruth Prove “Perpetual.” BY GRANTLAND RICE —a matter of 21 under par for a In addition to their skill and power, | they have carried an incredible amount | of stamina through the 21 years of | hard pressure competition both have ! Both still have to be reckoned with Both still carry the crowds, not as worn-out relics of another day or another year, but as | mental Base Ball League. such a combination of skill, color and | stamina as the Babe and the Haig | Jack Dempsey knew only seven Tilden has been WELDED °¢1 Taken Off and Put On, 50e WELDIT, Inc. 516 1st St. NW,Bet. E& F LITTLE BOATS. AND THERE ARE SEVERAL TRICKY MODELS AROUND THE CORINTHIAN Y.C. WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN PuT OVERBOARD YET.. one of the marvels, a tennis star for 15, but not quite a Ruth or Hagen. And Big Bill hasn't any six years of competition left. The Olympic Call. HE spectacle of the last Olympic games in Los Angeles still is fresh in the memory of all who | saw that show. Now the first call for the next Olympics in Berlin is on the air. On Friday and Saturday, the fa- mous Army riders of Fort Sill, Okla., and Fort Riley, Kans, begin their elimination tests at Detroit for the United States Olympic team eques- trian tryouts. This event proved to be one of the most spectacular competitions of the Los Angeles pageant. The prix des | nations jumping contest had 100,000 people dizzy three years ago and this same contest will be one of the fea- | tures this week where both horse and | man are sent to one of the roughest }Ind toughest scrambles sport knows, | no matter what the field. From Detroit, the rival equestrian | teams move to Cleveland, Louisville, | Indianapolis and Cincinnati, and, by | the time this schedule is completed, | some 18 horses and 8 riding officers | will be ready for an extended rest. If they can get it. (Copyright. 1935, Newsp by North American Alliance. Inc.) OPEN COLORED LEAGUE. | Agriculture and Post Office teams were to face today at 5 o'clock in the opening game of the Colored Depart- College Base Ball New York A. C., 5: Manhattan, 3. Providence College, 9; St. John's (Brooklyn), 1. Pl PERS Radiators Repaired /. ME. 2416 = SOMETIMES A SKIPPER. His Ailment f'riviai, Bolton Is Expected to Face Indians; | . Griff Double-Headers Pile Up GOES INTO THE PRINK... THE WAY THEY CAN GO WHEN THERE'S ANY AIR~-- BUT THE CAPITAL'S COMMODORE , Tommy KEANE, 1S ON THE JOP FOR ALL EMERGENCIES..... JIM BERRYMAN Nm[:Hm WIN g 10 TOP PITCHERS Stops Bucs With Four Hits. Browns Quit Cellar by Downing Red Sox. BY HUGH S. FULLERTON, JR. Associated P F THE New | ing along at the top of the Na- | tional Lea tanding at an sven be lip than they hit Roy (Bud) Parmelee can furnish the explanation early last seasor The right-handed fire ball thrower from Lamber Mich,, couldn’t keep pace w rest of the “big WHAT 15 1727 - four” last ly 10 games w2 = fou ly 10 games e hUESS“/—/ and los only 7 com- witL poi plete games out of 22. This year he has made a gre top « victories to move 1o League THE SEA ScouTs” “wWIiLPCcAT” UNDER WAY..... N is and Holds Bucs to Four Hits. Y a streak of w th mound ed some - Mungo by smackin; which knocked The third pl benefiited by some good elbowing to whip Bos- ton. 4 to 1. Lon Warneke limited the By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. LEVELAND, May 13.—It was had after all, but only a stitch in the side, so the be back on the job when the Nationals swung into action against the ram- not pleurisy that Clif Bolton stocky little catcher was expected to paging Indians for the first time this season. The examination of Bolton by a physician revealed that a muscle strain and nothing more was causing the sharp twinges in the left side and | that the slight temperature the catcher had been running was due to a cold. : The pain had been relieved to such an extent and the cold was so much better late yesterday that Bolton, who had been in bed all day, managed to consume his entire daily food allow- ' ance at one meal. Turn on Heat at Cards. ASHINGTON'S second Sunday date and fifth playing en- gagement of the season was' washed out yesterday by rain. The downpour did not start until after the Nationals had gone to league park, the wigwam of the Tribe. They re- mained around the club house until 3:40 before the Cleveland business management reluctantly called the game. Despite the wet there were more than 6,000 tans at the ball yard. There was no exercise. for the Wash- ington players other than in card games. However, Earl Whitehill man- aged to work up a good perspiration in hearts competition with Manager Harris, Cap Myer and Wally Stewaft. | Braves to seven hits. fanning six, and smacking four singles for a perfect day at the plate. Phils in Runathon. s completed the tri- division over ng out a 10-8 The teams Cards. i by 1e Phillies. mates i route Davis, in action after nearly a month’s layoff, was knocked out early. The St. Louis Browns climbed out of the American League cellar by defeating the Red Sox, 3 to 3, while rain kept the other American League clubs idle. The victory, made possible largely by Manager Rogers Hornsby's Nor was the rummy battle any too ! easy on Johnny Kerr's nerves, Every scheduled series opener in the West for the Nationals now has been rained away until another day. The June tour of the inland sector of the league promises to be a trying double- header jaunt for the Washington Club, | Walter Johnson is having his pitch- ' pinch double in the seventh, put the {ing staff troubles. Willis Hudlin is Brow a half game ahead of the (Continued on Page 11, Column 5.) ' Athletics : American | National RESULTS YESTERDAY. | RESULTS YESTERDAY. Washington-Cleveland. rain St. Louis, 3: ston. 2 Sines kames postponed. rain 3t g 23 - =g E] ¢ 3 1 010134 011 R13038 GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW. GAMES TOMORROW sh. at Cleve. (3). Wash. at Cleve () at New York. St is at N York New York at Detroit” New York at Detroit icago at Brooklyn. Chicago at Brooklyn Phila. at Chicaco. Phila. at Chicago t Boston at Boston Boston At St. Louis, =h at Phila Boston at St. Louis Sherweed Bros. Gusrontes Thas No Otber Rigular Priced Gasaline Escreds Richfield Hi-Octome In Any Werth While Featore.