Evening Star Newspaper, July 17, 1935, Page 12

Hadley Demoted i Change Made to Give Them | Every Chance—Whitehill, Newsom Are Others. BY FRANCIS E. STAN. UMP HADLEY, for whom Clark Grifith paid $20,000 in cash B and included Catcher Luke Sewell in a Winter exchange with the Browns, today was in line for a demotion of possibly much signif- icance. At least this was intimated by Man- | ager Bucky Harris, who intends to compose & new starting quartet of | hurlers as his Nationals hitch up their | belts and await a five-game invasion | of the third-place White Sox begin- | ning tomorrow. Apparently irked by Hadley's re- | peated failures to even come close to living up to a world of promise and | potentiality, Harris announced that, except when double-headers interfere | with the program, his starting pitch- ers will be Earl Whitehill, Buck New- som, Ed Linke and Whitey Hayes. Hadley, along with Leon Pettit, Henry Coppola, Jack Russell and what- ever rookies are on hand, will divvy up the bull-penning. Looks to Youngsters. ‘A DOUBLE-HEADER with the Chi- sox is slated for Saturday and | this likely will force Harris to start Hadley either in the twin bill or some{ other time during the series. There- after, unless rain piles up postponed games, his new and so-called “big four” will rotate regularly. “One reason why I'm changing the starting pitchers,” declared Harris, “is to give Linke and Hayes every chance o prove themselves. They are young- sters and to them we are looking for pitching in the future.” | ‘What Harris left unspoken was his disappointment in Hadley’s work this | season. The big right-hander’s rec- | ord of seven games won and nine lost | 1is no worse than the Washington club’s record this season, but still it is be- lieved Bump has shown shortcomings | that are nettling the Nationals® pilot. . Wildness Brings “Fat” Pitches. THREE of his seven victories, for in- stance, were made during the three playing weeks of April. Conse- quently Hadley has won only four games during the last two and a half months. sStill less flattering have been the scores by which Bump won since May 1. He whipped the Browns, 8 to 2; the Indiaus, 9 to 4; the Yanks, 8 to 3, and the Tigers, 12 to 7. The clos- est margins were five runs. Bump has started 19 games for the Nationals and lasted the route only | eight times. In order to get credit | for three of his seven triumphs Bump | needed relief. i In spite of a generous hit total compiled by rival teams and the fat- test base-on-balls column on the team, Hadley never has been really bad. But Bump has an anno | habit of tightening up in close Ball games. Ever a wild hurler, Bump’s big idea is to get the ball over the plate and when he does it generally 15, in the jargon of the diamond, the “fat” pitch. So in winning his only close games 6 to 5 and 6 to 4 over the A’s, and | 5 to 3 over the Red Sox—Bump had needed relief. Bump Lives on Investment. THE beckoning of the bull pen to Hadley possibly may have a deeper meaning than Harris has cared to attach to the proposed shift. Bump is one of the last of Washing- ton’s pitching standbys of last April. ‘Hadley, Whitehill, Monte ‘Weaver, | Walter Stewart and Bob Burke were | Harris’ original starting pitchers. | They promised much as & whole, but fulfilled little. Weaver was the first to go. Stew-| art’s trade to Cleveland for a minor- league pitcher followed. Then Burke was cut loose last week. Now only Hadley and Whitehill remain. And Hadley’s demotion may or may not be significant. At any rate, Bump owes Grifith something on that expensive invest- ment necessary for his purchase. Same Old Story. TH:I! old story of Washington pitch- ing was retold again yesterday as the Browns won the fourth game of the series ending today and gained an even break. The Griffis had the lead thrice, but each time it was blown and finally the Browns again rallied to win out, 6 to 4. Hadley opened and was chased in the seventh with the Nationals ahead, 4 to 3. Bump pitched a single to Bur- nett, fanned Bell and then walked Lary. The passing of weak-hitting Lyn must have been a last straw to Harris, and Pettit went in. Lefty Leon disposed of Burns and Solters, but in the next inning the unimproving southpaw got into trouble, filled the bases and gave way to Buck Newsom. Big Buck .never was better. He made the next three men—Pinch-hit- ters Pepper and Hornsby, and Lary— grounded out, but in the process two of the trio Pettit left aboard scored and there was the ball game. The Browns added their final run in the ninth off young Elden McLean, making his big- league debut. 2 It didn’t make any difference, though. Russ Van Atta and Dick Coffman, who had to run for cover the other day, stopped the Griffs cold. Unpaid, League Players Strike By the Assoctated Press. ROCK ISLAND, I, July 17— Western League Club owners - today sought & way out of the circuit’s latest crisis—a strike of eight of the players to take field last night for a St. Joseph, a meeting was called for today Rapids, Iowa, to consider NEW YORK, July 17.—Felicitations were exchanged yesterday when Owner Jake Ruppert (left) signed Joe McCarthy for an additional two years as manager of the Yankees. The Foening Shad Sporls WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1935. —A. P. Photo. ROOKE CANS T0 INMINORBATING | |Laabs, Fort Wayne, With .434, Three Points in Van of Eckhardt, Missions. By the Associated Press URHAM, N. C, July 17—The big bat of the mincr leagues has swung back into the Three-I League with Chester Laabs, rookie of the Fort Wayne Chiefs, wresting the top position from Oscar Eckhardt of the Pacific Coast Missions. Laabs, who ousted Skoffie of Bloom- ington as the Three-I pace-maker, dis- played an average cf .424, three points ahead of Eckhardt. Charley Harig, outfielder of Wash- ington, Pa., another rookie, forged into third place with .402, last of the trio of 400 hitters who have survived the hot weather slants of the pitchers. Following are the leaders of the minors, compiled by the National Association Press Bureau from latest available averages: Player. Club and League. abs, Fori Wayne, Three-Eye Eckhardt. Missions,” Pacific Co an. Opelousas. Hodgin, Pieldale, Bi-State__ Puccinelli, Baltimore. International_ Henrich, Zanesville, Middle Atlantic_ Powers, Toledo, American Ass'n. Narron. Albany, Georgla. Florida_ z o Worth, Texas. Jerndt, Beatrice, Nebras) Stars Yesterday By the Associated Press. ® Johnny Burnett, Browns—Had per- | *Bell fect day at bat with three hits against Senators. Sammy Byrd, Reds—Drove in five runs against the Giants, cleaning the loaded sacks with a double and send- ing two in with a single. Johnny Allen, Yankees—Held White Sox to two hits and fanned nine. Sam Leslie, Dodgers—Found Pitts- burgh pitching for three hits. John Pezzullo and Jim Bivin, Phil- lies—Their fine relief hurling stopped Cubs. Pinkey Higgins, Athletics—Cracked | Ne¥! out three doubles to send five runs home. Jess Haines, Cardinals—Kept Braves’ eight hits well spaced. Major Leaders By the Associated Press. American League. ! Leading batters—Johnson, Athletics, .350; Campbell, Indians, 339. Runs—Gehringer, Tigers, 72; Green- berg, Tigers, 70. Runs batted in—Greenberg, Tigers, 108; Johnson, Athletics, 72. Hits — Cramer, Athletics; ger, Tigers, 115. Doubles—Greenberg, Tigers, 29; Cramer, Athletics; Vosmik, Indians, 23. Triples—Stone, Senators, 12; Cronin, Red Sox, 11. Home runs—Greenberg, Tigers, 26; Johnson, Athletics, 19. Stolen bases—Almada, Werber, Red Sox, 14. Pitchers—Tamulis, Yankees, Lyons, White Sox, 10-3. National League. Leading batters—Vaughan, Pirates, .388; Medwick, Cardinals, .376. Runs—Medwick, Cardinals, 69; Ott, Giants, 67. Runt batted in—Collins, Cardinals, 75; Ott, Giants, 73. Hits—Medwick, Cardinals, Terry, Giants, 114. Doubles—Medwick, Cardinals; Her- man, Cubs, 26. Gehrin- Reds, 9. Home runs—Ott, Giants, 20; J. Col- lins, Cardinals, 18. Stolen bases—Martin, Cardinals, 11; Moore, Cardinals; Bordagary, Dodgers; Hack, Cubs; Goodman, Reds, 7. Pitchers—Parmelee, Giants, 10-2; Schumacher, Giants, 13-3. Official Score wp Socet 1Pepper $Hornsby, | ecscssosiermarng | cooocooaumisemmsnt 4l essecsoncnumaseo Bl mosconsancae of osocssssss e = [ *Batted for Thomas in 1Batted for Burnets in elenrs tBatted for Van Atta in eighth. AB. -8 [ e Holbrook, McLean, oso000co~comesl orooossmmemHal SuosSBSIRREAHEO Newsom. 121; Bolto Russe! iples — Suhr, Pirates; Goodman, Give Him Contract for Two More Seasons, Quieting Rumors About Ruth. By the Associated Press. EW YORK, July 17.—Genial N Joe McCarthy will rule the ‘Yankee dugout for two more seasons at least. Col. Jacob Ruppert, owner of the New York team, announced yesterday that McCarthy had*been signed for the seasons of 1936 and 1937 at the same salary he cow is paid, under- stood to be $35,000 yearly. The snnouncement dispelled the specter 0! Sabe Ruth, mentioned as & possible successor to McCarthy, who came to the Yankees from the Chi- cago Cubs in 1931, Ruppert called base ball scribes into his office the game with White Sox an! ld of signing McCarthy. Just Vote of Confidence. I DON'T know that there is much more to say,” he said, “except that we are up in first place now and this is as good a time as any for me to show my confidence in McCarthy. He has done a good job for me. I'm completely satisfied with him and this is my way of showing it.” Ruppert sald that there was no particular reason for signing the manager at this time except that he probably would not be in New York this Winter and that he wanted to get things settled. Recent visits of Babe Ruth to the Yankee Stadium had revived talk of the Babe's future. There were no bones about the fact that base ball's greatest slugger, whose big mace thumped out many & win for the Yanks, would like to take over the managerial reins. By signing McCarthy at this time Ruppert dispelled any uneasiness that ;::c-ruxy might have felt about his Griffs’ Records > ;I 2.7 b.Hr Rbi.Pet. R 435 190 B! oot NI T carpone~ilaSSReantas 3 _wouktd P onons S BB e o e e ommanitsRodRednada 19m A DIIDes DIy ) TRty HABSHE DR SRABDIBHAS D, ©530000 2L RINHIAC B BS 22000 D IO IS OB LT "3 B rs saxa:»:n..--—g * comvanea~g " commusorsmaf 'WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1935, American RESULTS YESTERDAY £t. Louis. 6: Washington. 4. ; Chicago, 0. Detroit. 2. not scheduled. NYI— 6/ 61861 Detl 41— 41 01 61 ks 8l mmosuucusrans el cosmoucosammmed ol esco00s000s000M 41127 Minor Leagues International. Rochester, 3; Albany, 2. Montreal, 9; Newark, 5. Toronto, 5; Baltimore, 4. Buffalo, 6; Syracuse, 2. American Association. Indianapolis, 8; Kansas City, 4. Toledo, 16; Minneapolis, 2. Little Rock, 7—5; Memphis, 3—2. Atlanta, 3; Knoxville, 0. New Orleans, 8; Birmingham, 5. Nashville, 6; Chattanooga, 0. Pacific Coast. Oakland, 6; Los Angeles, 0. Missions, 9; Sacramento, 5. San Francisco, 6; Portland, 5. Hollywood, 6; Seattle, 5. Texas. ‘Tulsa, 5—9; Beaumont, 4—16. Galveston, 10; Dallas, 0. San Antonio, 2; Oklahoma City, 1. Houston, 12; Fort Worth, 3. Bt asueh. "Bt sh. ~Stol oy 117 washington. 9 -base Hac- tt to es—8t. . First base on balls— in 1 fnning. it (Clift). Losing pitcher—Petf Wal 3. 51 3| 3/ 5/ 6/—| BI331461.418/17 _ SL 27 21 41 2 41 6] 31—(23(541.209126 L._[28/33/33/36/38142146/68—I—I___| GAMES TODAY. _ GAMES TOMRROW. 8t. L.at ... 3:15.Chi. :15. Gléve, at Bos. (2). St Louls st N ¥. troit at Boston. Detroit at Phila. Others n‘nt scheduled.Cleveland at Phila. Naticnal RESULTS YESTERDAY. Cincinnatl. 7; New York, 5. Philadelphia, 7; Chicago, 8. STANDING OF THE CLUBS. McGowan, Marberry and Summers.” Time— —_—e PLANS NEW GOLF AFFAIR ‘The District Golf Association may branch out this year into a new field. Encouraged by the success of the Maryland State Golf Association mixed Scotch foursome tournament, President Tom Belshe of the District association is considering the holding | Bos| 2| of & similar event by his organiza- tion. Where and when hasn't yet been settled, but it may be played early in ] b NYI—[ 81 7111] 61 7| BtLI3I—101 4/ 81 110 048} Chil 3| _4i—| 8] 7| 6| 5113|486 X Pitl 41 6| 31— 0]_7|_6l_8/42/381.625/11% Cinl 61 41 ! 5i—I 8| 6 5|38(421.475115% Bkl 41 11 5l 7 |31 2l ¢ 120133138142142145150 |—I—| GAMES Y. GAMES TOMORROW. the Fall. N, Y. st Clocinnaut. N, ¥ ncinnat!. B 2t SRaES: m‘.‘: Sismuran: Boston st St. Louis at St. Louls. Phila. at Chicago. = Phils. at Chicago. Head Tiger Not Worried Over Yanks’ Lead Navin Predicts Trouble for New York Pitchers in Series With Bengals Next Week. By the Associated Press. ETROIT, July 17—If the the hustling Ruppert clan, it will be because the Tigers are betterand not because New York cracks. strange sight of Washing- ton's defense around second base going a bit sievelike now is on display. Yeah, that means Buddy Myer. “Buddy’s got no business playing at all right now,” explains Manager Bucky Harris. “He's playing ball on s toe so sore he hardly can walk, much less tear after hard grounders. “I'd like to rest him for a couple of days, but how can I do it? If we can't win regularly with the best I've got, what chance have we with Myer out.” This came a little bitterly. Buddy has been charged with four errors during the last week. Some other balls hit in his direction have bordered on boots, Burns’ scratch single to open the ninth yesterday, for instance. But even if Harris wanted him out he probably would have to saw off Buddy's leg. Griffs Prepare for White Sox. 'HE Griffs were to bid farewell to the Browns today—a moved-up ladies’ day—and then spend the next eight days tackling the third-place White Sox and the fourth-place In- dians in nine games. The Sox will invage tomorrow for a a fve-game series, which embraces a double-header on Saturday. The Indians will open theiy four-game series next Monday. Ed Linke was to face the Browns in today's finale, with Buck Newsom opening against the Chisox Thursday. McLean’s Debut Inauspicious. Mm is not the only ailing regular on the Washington Club at present . . . Dee Miles’ swollen left hand is so sore that the rookie out- fielder passed up batting practice yes- terday and, of course, was kept out of the game . . . except for a pinch- hitting role . . . Harris deeming it a better bet to have Miles take a poke at the ball, even if it meant re- tarding for a day the healing of the sore mitt. Russ Van Atta was credited with yesterday's victory . . . which is mentioned only because it was Van Atta’s first triumph of the season «« . he certainly waited a long time . . . Elden McLean's debut in the box for the Griffs was not particu- larly auspicious . . . his first pitch to Burns in the ninth was hit for a single . . . likewise his initial de- livery to Solters . . . the kid from Harrisburg of the New York-Penn- sylvania League then fanned Cole- man, but, after walking West inten- tionally, Hemsley nicked him for a Clean Out! Men’s and Boys’ BASE BALL SHOES $1.50 One Lot of Sleeveless All Wool Sweaters (25) $6.50 Heinie Manush GLOVES $2.65 Men's All W and Shorts 50c Values sto ther $6.7 $10,000 Worth of Famous Golf Clubs MacGregor, Wilson, Kroydon, Espinoza, Spalding, Bobby Jones and others at— DEEP CUT PRICES Values to $5! Bathing Shirts Also 1-Pe. Suits for Men and Women (75) Reg. $15 GOLF BAGS' single and Clift waited out a walk that was not intentional . . . but Coffman was easy . . . McLean wasn’t as fast as he seemed to be warming up . .. but what's one inning? Miles Boosts Hayes. BOUT Whitey Hayes, incidentally, is a note volunteered by Dee Miles . . . the young outfielder, who was Hayes' teammate at Chattanooga - he declares that Whitey is much faster and has a better curve ball ordinarily than that with which he beat the Browns Saturday in his debut . . . “But I think,” confessed Dee, “that the American League ball might have something to do with it . . . down in way . . . by way of explaining to questioners about his success to date against major league hurling he pulled that “Even a blind sow finds an acorn now and then” . . . which is a departure from the popular con- ception of a rookie with a big bat + . remember Davey (Ah'll hit four hunnert) Harris? F.E. 8. HERNDON LISTS MARINES. Herndon nine will play host to the Quantico Indians Saturday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Games are being booked for the rest of the season at Herndon 87. Faber te Remain Terp Grid Coach JOHN E. “JACK” FABER, Eastern High and University of Mary- land product, definitely will remain as head coach of the Terrapin foot ball team next Fall, H. C. Byrd, acting president of the university, said today. A report had been published that Faber was to be supplanted. Complete plans for the handling of the team are indefinite as Byrd in his new position will not be able to act in an advisory capacity as he did last year. Byrd also said that Maryland would be represented at the confer- ence of local schools to be held in the near future in which Catholic University and Georgetown already had agreed to take part. He was very doubtful, though, of Maryland being able to enter a local athletic league. Lot Men’s and Boys’ Ten- nis Shoes. 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The Cardinals have won a dozen straight games and in a fortnight have cut the New York lead more than they will have to cut it for the remainder of the season to go into first place. ‘Two of the Giants’ pitching staff are in the sick bay and the great portsider, Carl Hubbell, isn't cutting | the corners as he has in the past. Hal Schumacher has been pitching great ball, but the Cincinnati Reds thumped him severely the other day. Byrd on Rampage. 1“]!101! this against the case of the Cards. The Deans have hit their | stride. Dizzy leads both leagues in the number of games won and Willie Hzallahan has come out of his slump to pitch some of the finest ball of his career. Jess Haines pitched the Cards to a 2-1 victory over the Braves yester- day as the Giants dropped another to Cincinnati, 7-5. Cantwell of the Braves suffered his thirteenth straight defeat, although he held the Cards to seven hits. Sammy Byrd, who used to warm the Yankee bench, went to bat twice with the bases loaded and delivered overcome the Giants. In the fourth, with the Reds trailing, 0-1, he whaled a double to clear the loaded sacks. Again in the eighth, with the Reds two more runs, and a minute later Stout threw one wild. chased Parmelee to the showers in the seventh. Cubs’ Streak Snapped. the blows that enabled the Reds to | trailing 5-4, he hit a single to score | Riggs brought home another when | The Reds | TBE Phillies shelled Roy Henshaw out of the box with a four-run also bathing shorts. Special_.. n Slab Realignment : Cardinals Catching Crippled Giants Myer Sticks on Job With Toe | 3o Sore He Hardly Can Walk; WIN DOZEN IN ROW Miles Touts Hayes’ Zip Ball Sports Program For Local Fans TODAY. St. Louis at Washington, Grifith Stadium, 3:15. Tennis. Girls’ playground championships, Chevy Chase, 2. TOMORROW. Base Ball. Chicago st Washington, Griffith Stadium, 3:15. FRIDAY. 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