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Harris to Test He 2 BIVES NEWCOMER NO. 1 RELE ROLE Speedy Use of Long-Time Minor Bespeaks Mound Staff’s Sad State. BY FRANCIS E. STAN, Staft Correspondent or The Star. ETROIT, August 13.—Unless there is a form reversal of al- most spectacular proportion by what are called Washing- ton’s relief pitchers on the current tour of the West, one bet you can make and collect on is this: That few, if any, of Bucky Harris' | so-called relief hurlers will be back next season. When a big-league manager is forced to look to a pitcher, who has €pent 11 years touring the minors it is @ pretty sad commentary on his slab staff. And that is what Harris seemed | inclined to do today as the Griffs pre- | pared to open a 20-game campaign in the West Faced with four-game series against | the Tigers and White Sox, and six | game sets against the Indians and | Browns, Harris, in view of the circum- | stances, has little alternative but m‘ include Phil Hensiek of Albany promi- nently in his plans. | Losing Close Ones Hurts. | UCKY is a hard taskmaster, but not | unreasonable. His “pitcherless | wonders,” for the last couple of weeks, 1 have played at a better than .500 clip, | which is quite an achievement in con- D SPORTS cop estern Scribes, Maker of Pilots, Have Myer Replacing Harris. BY FRANCIS E. STAN there is no record of a base ball club owner breaking his arm at work, it is beginning to look as though journalism's next step is to make the day brighter and the toil lighter for the front-office gents of our national pastime. Eastern sports journalists, by and large, have failed to advance to the | Red Sox the young millionaire has stage of the Middle West’s base ball | spent a fortune trying to tack a bunt- In the East the tend- | ing on the flagpole in Beantown . . . writing boys. ency is to permit Messers Clark Grif- | He still has a long way to go. fith, Jake Ruppert, Tom Yawkey and | the rest to run their own ball teams, probably because they are the owners. But out here where the West be- to wonder why Hank Greenberg was For a left off the American League all-star gins they go much farther. subscription to any one of several newspapers, all an owner finds to do much attention is paid to names and | is put his feet on his desk, smoke | not enough to actual performances | cigars and stir himself on the first |, .. And they hope Lou Gehrig doesn't and fifteenth of each month just | feel hurt . . enough to pay off his ball players. He need never worry about changing managers or such trifles, All that is attended to by up-to-date Western journal- ism. FOR instance, some of the Cleveland préss-box specialists decided that a great club like the Indians could not win the pennant with Walter Johnson as manager. So they ousted old Walter for owner Alva Bradley. This done, they looked around and ETROIT, August 13 —Although | WASH INGTON, D. C, < GANTBUY FLAG, YAWKEY LEARNS Red Sox Still Have a Long Way to Travel—Variety of Sport Gossip. BY EDDIE BRIETZ, | | | trast to their 427 percentage for the felt sorry for poor, old Uncle Clark | year. But Bucky is not satisfied. | “It's losing the close games that get | they made Buddy Myer manager of | Max Baer, and his three kids thought under my skin,” asserts the National's | leader, who still is a little warm under[ the collar after watching the Griffmen | 2-to-1 count in both games. Both games lost were by one run. “I don't mind losing our share of the close ones,” Bucky continued, “but | when we begin to lose almost all of them, it's time to look for the root of | the trouble. And relief pitching is it. “Look here a moment. Up until| July we got pretty fair relief pitching | at times. That was because Leon Pettit was doing some fairly good work and some of the other boys were a little better. But since July we've lost ex- | actly 9 out of 12 one-run ball games. ‘That's inexcusable | Quick Test for Hensiek. Tms is where Hensiek enters the picture. How long he will stay 1n it is something else again. | “I haven't seen the fellow throw a ball yet,” confessed Harris, as he sent | the Griffs into a four-game battle | with the Tigers today, “but I'm going | to find out, and right quickly, what he's got. { “The first time I need a relief pitch- er Hensiek’s going in. It's no gamble. He can't be worse than the others.” Hensiek, who reported to the Na- ticnals in Boston last Saturday was described by President Clark Griffith as being 27 years old. Harris was somewhat appalled to learn that the newcomer never will see 30 again but it affected his current resolution not at all. “If he shows me he can do a pretty fair job of relief pitching in this| Detroit series,” promised Bucky, “I'll even start him. We've got 20 games to play in 16 days on this trip and | we’ll need all the pitching we can| get. You can bet that if Hensiek can | bend ’em over the plate he'll be in plenty of ball games.” Used to Much Toil. | EXCEPT for the difference that they | will be major league games and not of the bush league variety, being in plenty of diamond battles will be | no new sensation to Hensiek, a slim, | dark-complexioned right-hander, who | hasn’t said two words since joining the Griffs. With Albany, from whence | he came, Phil worked in 43 games, | winning seven and losing eight with a last-place club. He pitched between 125 and 130 innings and allowed ap- proximately one hit an inning. To judge by his record, Hensiek at least must be able to get his pitches | across the plate, for he was charged with only 53 passes, while fanning 65. Chiefly against him is his age,. which the record books reveal to be 33. Back in 1924 he began his pro career, pitching for Dyersburg of the Kitty League. Since then he has played: in | the Tri-State, Cotton State, Southern, American Association and Interna- tional Leagues. He was pitching for, Memphis 10 years ago. His only other big-league trial was | with the White Sox in 1928, but he failed to last long enough to face big- time batsmen. Yet this venerable rookie, before he's had a chance to throw a ball for Washington, almost could be called the National's No. 1 relief pitcher. Has Good Opportunity. As remarked before, Hensiek hardly eould do worse than Harris' present “relievers.” If he does better, it will be a poor commentary indeed on the work of Jack Russell, Whitey Hayes, Henry Coppola and Pettit, who have been bearing the brunt of the most recent “relieving.” It takes much out of a ball club to lose close games with regularity and the Nationals’ record for the en- tire season is 12 victories in games won by a single run and 19 defeats. ‘Their record of only three wins in the last dozen one-runners only has stressed the growing weakness of the relief staff. Four of the Red Sox’s wins over the Griffs have been by one-run mar- gins, while the Griffs have whipped Boston in a similar manner only once. The Tigers also hold a 4-to-1 edge in games decided by a single run. The Indians have taken three out of four games from Washington by the narrowest of margins, and the Browns have won two out of three. In six 1-run tussles with the Ath- letes an even break has been main- tained. Ditto for games with the White Sox. Only over the Yanks do the Nationals hold an edge, and this | is by four games to two. When it is | recalled that New York has won only | 9 of 21 games decided by a single | tally this feat is not particularly com- mendable. Opportunity, Mr. Hensiek, is knock- ing at your door. It's up to you to turn the doorknob. Griffith. So a couple of weeks ago the Nationals and ousted Bucky Har= ris. Yesterday, when the Griffs in- |around and the little Braddocks have | should greet ‘ received more than a dozen real tur- | drop the recent Boston series by a | Messrs. Harris and Myer but an eight- | tles from admirers of their daddy all| vaded Detroit, what column banner in a local paper nom- inating Buddy as the new pilot. All this was done for Mr. Qriffith at no extra charge. In outlining Uncle Clark’s shift in pilots, the argument was advanced that player-man- agers are in vogue. No owner’s ensemble is complete | without a player-manager. The suc- cess of Mickey Cochrane, Jimmy Dykes, Bill Terry and Frankie Frisch is pointed out. Their clubs, it is argued. are the fiercest. fightingest, winningest, most colorful tesms in base ball. O FAR, Mr. Griffith has not taken | advantage of this new journalistic service. I am not saying that he won't, because Buddy Myer is a great ball player and a smart gent on and off the field. Furthermore. the only three championship Washington teams —the 1924, 1925 and 1933 clubs— were managed by playing managers. But I can guarantee that the report of Harris' removal for Myer or any one else is as un- reliable mow as a Washington pitcher. Griff has given no intimation of any forthcoming change in managers, Harris certainly has not, and Myer 18 distinctly upset over the myste- rious rumor. . ‘What was not pointed out by even such expert service is threefold and as follows: 1. That both Griff's previous player- managers quickly faded as outstand- ing stars; ’ 2. That when great managsrs are amed they are not Cochrane and Dykes, but a trio of dugout dwellers named John McGraw, Miller Huggins and Connie Mack, and 3. That Bucky Harris is one of modern base ball's best pilots and currently is receiving some of the| world’s worst pitching. THE first unnamed point is reason aplenty for a base ball owner to think twice. Harris, himself, was one of the game’s best infielders, but|lovers from city and farm began Bucky didn't last many seasons after | gathering for the ninth renewal of he went through the wear and tear the Habletonian Trotting Stakes to- of playing and managing. Joe Cronin was the best shortstop in base ball when Griff named him manager in 1933. In 1934 he slipped and, sadly enough, Joe still is slip- ping. When sports writers name the best shortstop now he is Arky Vaughan of Pittsburgh. And if the local complete-service- for-owners department will look in their own backyard a moment they may notice that, at least with the ball- | playing gentry Rollie Hemsley of St. Louis, and not Mickey Cochrane is rated the best catcher in the Ameri- can League now. And how about Frisch handing over his second base job to young Burgess Whitehead and retiring to the bench? It’s Griff's ball club and he can do with it what he wants. But I wonder if Myer can both manage and chal- lenge for the American League batting championship, and if so, for how long? TIGERS TO PRACTICE. Takoma Tigers are asked to report for practice tomorrow at Third and Sheridan streets at 5:30 o'clock. The Tigers will face the Mount Rainier Grays Sunday at Mount Rainier in a Maryland County League game. SR R s INSECTS WANT RIVALS. Bethesda Bears want week-day games with insect nines. Call Wiscon- sin 3760. | 30s, and he is working harder han- | the present first-flight crop with one | next Winter. |GREYHOUND REMAINS | Associated Press Sports Writer. EW YORK, August 13.—Can you buy a pennant? Tom Yawkey has his doubts . Since taking over the Boston Fight managers say Jack Dempsey and George Blake are the tops as referees . . . Base ball fans continue team . . . They have a suspicion too . Prancis X. Shields, the tennis player, pulls down $400 every week he toils on the Hollywood film lots. Gould Busy at 40. JOE‘GOULD thinks the man who said life begins at 40 was 100 per cent correct . . . Joe has just departed the dling the business affairs of Heavy- weight Champion James J. Braddock than he ever did before. Around Braddock headquarters they | still refer to the title as “the turtle” . . . That's because Jim promised to bring home the title when he fought he meant a turtle . . . The story got| | over the country. Philadelphia fans may boo Jimmy | Foxx straight into Fenway Park, Bos- ton . .. Mike Jacobs cleared $25,000 for his shave of the Joe Louis-King Levinsky fight . . . Mike is taking bows as the country’s No. 1 promoter . . . | He made a ten-strike when ne signed Louis to an exclusive contract Casey Stengel promises a big Dodger shake-up for 1936. | Will Make Baer Train, AX BAER is going to be in shape for the Joe Louis fight and like | it . % . For one thing, they are going | to make him train in the mountains, far away from the attractions of the | seashore spots . . . For another thing, | they are bringing Papa and Mama Baer in from the West to add the quiet, home influence to the camp ... Mrs. Maxie will visit relatives and friends while the former champ does his prepping . . . only parents, man- agers, trainers.and sparring partners will have entree. A.big laugh was “Strangler” Lewis’ challenge to Danno O'Mahony . . . Those who know their wrasslin’ say the old “Strangler” can pin any of arm tied behind his back . . . The University of North Carolina basket ball team has been booked for an ap- pearance in Madicon Square Garden CHOICE IN BIG TROT 40,000, Jamming Goshen, Expec-t- | ed to View Classic Harness Race Tomorrow. By the Associated Press. GOSHEN, N. Y., August 13.—While the dozen principals in light harness horse racing’s greatest show took only light workouts today, horse morrow. Barring unfavorable weather a crowd of more than 40,000, the larg- est in the history of the sport’s rich- est stake, is expected to tax not only the capacity of Good Time Park, but the hospitality of all Goshen. Upward of 3.000 extra seats have been erected. Hundreds are expected to be forced to take to the infield. | Greyhound, a gray speedstér owned | by E. J. Baker of St. Charles, IIL, re- mained the choice to keep intact a perfect 3-year-old record. There was a growing belief among the horsemen and laymen alike, however, that the son of Guy Abbey would have to show much more early speed than usual if he carries off the major share of the purse of about $33,000. e NINES IN NIGHT CLASH Pittsburgh and Philadelphia Col- ored Teams Oppose Here. Pittsburgh Crawfords and Phila- delphia Stars, two of the best colored base ball teams in the country. will clash tonight at Grifith Stadium at 8:15. Wesley McDonald, formerly with the Washington Pilots, will hurl for Crawfords, while Braddock or Page will take the mound for Philadelphia. o ROMANS SEEK GAME. Romans, who have a diamond, want a game for Sunday. Call Man- ager Joe Urciolo at Metropolitan 4941. { have any great chance.” Start of the 60-yard free-style race in the Crystal Pool last might, won by Ann Bono. THE SPORTLIGHT Starting Speed Is Most Valued Asset in Base Ball, Foot Ball and Boxing. BY GRANTLAND RIC! HE big disadvantage that Max Baer—and later Jim Brad- dock—now face in meeting | Joe Louis is in the matter of | speed. Louis is so much faster than either | Baer or Braddock—faster with his | hands—faster with his feet—that both | in their time will be up against a killing handicap. This happens to be an age of speed. | In an airplane battle it is the speed | of the fighting plane that usually tells the story. “If you are up against a fellow in/ a faster plane,” Eddie Rickenbacker | told me, “you have to be extremely | lucky or far better in other ways to Max Baer's hands can travel in a hurry, but they need a long take-off. | Louis can start a punch from 12| LUCKLESS BROWNS RULING FLAG RACE Telling Factors. Cmc.mo, August 13—They | All washed up as the rajah | League pennant race, with his base It is doubtful whether any manager | ever wielded as much influence on a A8 PILOT of the lowly Browns he troit, losing 12 out of 16 games to the same Tigers by whipping the out of four an4 softening them up for of them to thc Yankees or Tigers. and tying one in their last four-game | defeats sent the men of Dykes on & sion, although the Red Sox were back | Halted the winning streak of John a long losing streak. away from the top today and 7% the Red Sox, whom they have de- played, yet they have done more farmer’s crops. Jimmy Dykes of the White Sox. “That days. We didn't get dynamite to Losses to Tigers, Triumphs BY PAUL MICKELSON, didn't call Rogers Hornsby | of batsthen he's the dictator supreme, | of operations in the cellar, a cellar of a last-place club, excepting George pennant race as has the Rajah. has: | the pennant-bound Tigers. Yankees (and his old enemy of Chi- the on-rushing Tigers. Blasted the pennant dream of the series when the White Sox were within | losing streak that totalled 10 today. again, but with another St. Louis Whitehead, White Sox rookie pitch- Hold Edge on Boston. games away from seventh place, hold feated 6 times in 11 games. They damage to flag hopes than an army “I'm glad we only have three more must be potent stuff they're serving drink when we were down there last | Spring champion. Over Yanks, White Sox | Associated Press Sports Writer. the “Rajah” for nothing. s0 it seems, of the 1935 American | loaded with dynamite. | Stallings of the Boston Braves of 1914, Things They Have Done. Paved the road to the top for De- Opened the door to first place for cago Cub days. Joe McCarthy) three Traded plenty of players, but none| Chicago White Sox by winning three | striking distance of the lead. The Halted Boston's rise to first divi- series coming up. ing star, at eight and sent him off on AND yet, the Browns, 20%; games & winning edge over only one team— have won only 35 games out of 100 of chinch bugs on a good Iowa games left against Hornsby,” said in the American League cellar these year.” Martin Wins on Race, Somé One Else Cashes On Leave Tickets Leave Mike’s Pocket—“Minna,” Wife's Name, Scores for Myer. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. ETROIT, August 13.—Mr, Mike Martin, man-about- race tracks since days when he wore peg-leg pants and rode to pony ovals on a bicycle, took advantage of an off day in the base ball schedule, laid aside his liniment and arnica, and hied across the river yesterday to Devonshire, on the outskirts of Windsor, Canada. Mr. Martin, eyes aglow, sniffed & bit at the rural all, it was a race race Mr. Martin, with an air of great experience, put his big-time selection system to work and fig- ured On Leave as the winner. He bought a $10 win ticket and a $10 place stub. On Leave won the race hands down. Jubilant, Mr. Martin reached in his pocket for the tickets to show in triumph and to accompeanying members of the Washington ball club. But, alas and alack, they were gone. Very neatly, Miquel's pocket had been picked watching for every deuce wagered. _ The day was not a complete ‘washout for the idle Griffs, though. Buddy Myer was taking a beating at the track until the fifth race. Then with a yelp of glee and with- out a glance at his form sheet, he sallied to the betting window and plunked down $10 on a filly named Minna. In envy his teammates watched him collect after Minna had won and pald $5.50 for every $2 bet. " inches and it comes as a rattlesnake strikes. There are times when it is much faster than the human eye can follow. | For example, be nailed King- fish Levinsky with three punches that must have landed within the space of a second. Neither Baer nor Braddock ever can hope to match the Louis pace when it comes to speed. They must figure out some offset— | if possible. In this case it is about | as simple as jumping over Mount | Everest, The Case of Heston. HE name of Willie Heston was brought up by James I. Bush, a director of Madison Square Garden, in a discussion on speed in foot ball. Bush played with Wisconsin agaimst Heston for three years. Bush at that time was one of the outstanding stars of Midwestern foot ball. “Willie Heston,” he says, “was the fastest starting back I ever saw. Weighing 190 pounds, with this start- ing speed, he still remains the great- est back I ever saw, and that covers more than 30 years. . “At that time Archie Hahn was the Hahn could run the hundred yards around 93-5. Yet Heston could beat him at 40 yards any time they met. Willie not only was fast and heavy, but rugged and strong. Walter Eckersall could beat Heston at 100 yards, but Ecky never had the starting speed that sent Hes- ton through an opening like a 6- inch shell. If the phrase ‘human | catapult’ ever belonged to one man | it belonged to Heston.” There were two occasions when Heston, playing defensive back, shot through to take the ball away from the rival quarterback’s hands as he was passing it to another back. You can't do that limping. Speed of the Cardinals. FRANK FRISCH sent his Cardinals through the 1934 National League | race and the world series on speed. These same Cardinals still are the fastest team in base ball. They can travel. Pepper Martin wrecked the Athletics with his speed a few years ago—and the Pepper hasn’t slipped to any extent in this respect. Medwick is one of the fastest movers you will look at. Any time this ball club makes up its mind to go somewhere it usually can get there. And largely on speed. The two Deans and Hallahan all have unusual speed as pitchers. Both out- fleld and infield are fast. Leo Durocher saved from 8 to 10 runs in the Tiger series last Fall by killing off base hits. Durocher may | be no great sprinter, but he can move like a flash to his right or his left. “I think Durocher was the star of the series,” Babe Ruth told me, “buta great defensive player often is over- looked. He saved enough runs to win two series.” The average modern athiete has no appreciation of what starting speed meens in foot ball, base ball or box- ing—three competitions where it is a vital asset. In these three major'sports it is the starting move that counts. I've seen great sprinters, under 10 flat, who were flops in foot ball. They lacked the jump. Drifting back to the National League race, the Cardinals are the team that has the winning ingredients—if they only care enough to step out and do their stuff. They are a great team to come from behind. A sporting philosopher once said: “There also is gameness in front running.” The Cardinals haven’t this type of gameness. They came nine games from behind to overhaul the | Ti Giants and take the iead. Then they flopped again. When they were 5! games back of first place they opened a new winning streak. The wonder is that Frank Frisch isn’t both bald and goofy. Only those who have dealt with “Temperament,” some one has said, “is the highbrow word for ordinary, pure cussedness.” This is about 98 per cent correct. Chicago's Cubs have made one of the best fights base ball ever has seen, for they don't figure against either Giants or Cardinals. But there they are—still hustling for the next run. It was not until Charley Grimm decided to swap experience for speed— drive started. You can laugh away more than a few thing in this bisarre sporting life—but you can't laugh TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1935. L] | 2 Margaret Russell, threshing to victory in the 180-yard medley event. BROADDUS GAINS DIVING AMBITION Takes D. C. A. A. U. Outdoor Title—Ewell Sets Mark for 220 Yards OHNNY BROADDUS reached his goal in Glen Echo's Crystal Pool last night. Two months ago, during one of his daily workouts at the Shoreham, the sturdy. | heavily-tanned diver announced that the outdoor high-board diving cham- pionship of the District was the height of his ambitions, dismissing the many times he had won the in- door title with a shrug of his broad shoulders. He wanted to beat Joe Lyman, to capture the diving honors then held by the former Central High star and | more recently of Brown University. He had beaten Lyman in some of the Winter meets, but he wanted to “take him” in the open. Well, Lyman @idn't compete in the District A. A. U. af- fair last night, but it is doubtful if he could have beaten the Shoreham star even if he had. Scoring 127.07 points, ane of the highest totals of the season, Broaddus gave a beautiful performance of grace and form as he drew repeated ap- plause during the required dives. John Marshall, who ‘finished only four points behind Brosddus, came riear catching him during the optional dives, but Broaddus' lead was too great. Makes Great Finish. JOHNN’Y was not the only new cham- pion crowned last night. Bartlett Ewell, Maryland Club Gardens star and former Ohio State swimmer, came from behind to take Ernie Boggs' 220~ yard free-style title by a hand in the most thrilling race of the evening, and also created a new District record with the time of 2:35%, beating the old mark by five seconds. Margaret Russell of Baltimore broke the second District record last nignt when she trimmed this city’s two best girl swimmers, Leonora Taube and Betty O'Toole in the 180-yard three- stroke event in the time of 2:45. The former record of 2:52 was held by Miss Taube. Rita Augusterfer retained her women’s 220-yard championship, content to loaf along while leading Ann Bono and Miss O'Toole to the tape. Even Men's ts. District A. A. U. highboard diving echam- ionship—Won' by Fn Y Broaddus (Shore- SEl (AaTiacDoints; second, John Mar- shall ' (un, 123.08 points; Buady (Shoreham). 1 Points. Distriet A, A, U, 220-yard free style championship—Won by Bartlett Ewell (Maryland Olub Gardens): second. Ernie Boges (Y. M. C_A): third. Harves_ Deer ing (Northeast Boys' Club). Time, 2:35.2. (New record; former record, 2:40.08, held by George Groff, Shoreham.) 60-yard free style—Won by William Mc- Ginn tunattached. Baltimore): second, Homan Kinsley (Baitimore Y. M. C, A.); third. Louis Adler (Baltimore ¥. M. H. A.. Time, 32.4 seconds. 180-7ard ‘mediey relay—won by B more Y. M. C. A. (Chesonis, Oummings, Kinsley): second, Washington Y. M. C. A. (Orme. Moncure. Boggs): third, Baitimore M. H. A Time. 1:54.6. ‘Women's Events. District A A U. 220-yard free style championship—Won_ by Rita Augusterfer {Shorenam): " secand, Ann Bono (hore- ham); third, Betty O'Toole (Shoreham). e, 2.2. 16 d I R R second, Jerry Williamson (&umon. un- atiached): third, Margaret 3 (Bal- timore, unattached). Time, 38. Low board divin: third. 09.70 in Shoreham), 54.23 points. 180-yard llndlegdl'lm——m by Mar- Russell (Baltimore. ttached): m:fid, beomlilru Taube 4mng’-“m); third, Toole | (Shoreham), ~Time, 3:45, PO [Qeard.® gormer Tecord, T8, heid by Miss Taube.) Fund for Caddy Provided in Will 'T. LOUIS, August 13 (P).—Walter 4 —Star Staff Photos. | [Continues to Star With Last-Place Boston Braves. Pirates Trim Reds. BY ANDY CLARKE, Associated Press Sports Writer. LAYING with a hopelessly out- classed ball club—the Roston | | Braves—has not dimmed the | batting eyes of Wally Berger nor killed his spirit. i Many a manager has watched his team take the Boston tail-enders over the hurdles, seen Wally follow the dribblers to the plate and mace one out of the park, and sighed, “If I only | had him.” Berger has collected 25 home runs, 22 doubles and 4 triples. He leads the league in the number of runs driven in with 95. Berger had a field day against the Brooklyn Dodgers Sunday, totaling 13 bases in nine times at bat. Eleven bases came in the first game of the double-header, when he hit a homer with the bases crowded, a triple and two doubles, The Braves lost both games. Casey Stengel, the Dodgers’ pilot, sat in the dugout and mused aloud. He was thinking of the fellow who has hit more homers than all the Brooklyn outfielders put together. “A guy like that on this ball team,” said Casey, “would make Mrs. Sten- gel's son very happy and the op- ponents very sad. That's our big trouble. We haven't a fellow who can get up there in the pinches and hit one out of the lot.” Pirates Upset Reds. ON’LY one game was played in the major leagues yesterday. The Pittsburgh Pirates cut the Braves’ run for bogey honors a bit when they de- feated the seventh-place Cincinnati Reds, 7-4. The Pirates collected 14 hits from four Cincinnati hurlers as they won the series, three games to two. Pittsburgh scored three runs in the first inning as Al Hollingsworth took cover from the hit barrage. Another rookie, Emmett Nelson, was sent in to face the fire and did a good job until the seventh inning when he ‘was taken out for a pinch hitter. Don Brennan, third pitcher for the Reds, yielded two runs in the last half of the seventh.” Benny Frey took over the pitching task in the eighth. Forest Jensen and Tom Padden got three hits each for Pittsburgh. Red Lucas started on the mound for the Pirates, but he was relieved by Ralph Birkofer after the fifth when the Reds scored three times. At Akron, Ohio—New York (A), 9; Akron, 6. attle Creek, Mich.—St. Louis Business Secondary When BY EARL J. HILLIGAN, the score?” the streets, from street cars and from excitement that has gripped this base On every street corner, in shops, | have of winning another American | EVERYBODY THERE Tigers Perform—Club Is Associated Press Sports Writer. That Qquestion, shouted automobiles, reverberates over Detroit ball-mad city. homes, offices, the topic of conversa- | League pennant. Last year Manager TALKING PENNANT Harvesting Coin. Dmorr, August 13.—“What's from office buildings, across today, indicative of the frenzy of Everybody's talking base ball. tion is the chance Detroit's Tigers | Mickey Cochrane and a clawing band | of Bengals brought Detroit its first flag in a quarter of a century. This year, although world series time still is many games away, “world series | fever” has gripped the town in an epidemic which old-timers say never was surpassed, even when Hughie Jennings brought three flags to De- troit early in the century. Game Overshadows All Else. ADIOS blare out accounts of the game from almost every store front. Merchandise is only barely visible through shop windows covered by the “score by inings.” Fans gather at their radio “spots” every afternoon—whether the Tigers are at home or not. When rain threatens on the morn- ing of game days the office at Navin Fleld is deluged with so many tele- phone calls extra operators are needed. Club officials report floods of appli- cations for reservations, particularly for New York games. In cities through- out the State excitement also is at fever heat. Accounts of the games | are announced through amplifying | systems to crowds which in several | cities have reached 3,000. At Navin Field may be seen Bundreds of cars carrying license plates from counties | as far as 250 miles north of Detroit. ! 100,000 at Chisox Series. | DURXNG the four-game Chicago | series completed Sunday 100,000 | cash customers passed through the turnstiles. On Sunday 33,000 persons | jammed their way into the park, and the game had to be held up until about 100 fans were chased off the high wall surrounding the outfield. Detroit fans think the Tigers are “in.” They enthusiastically point to the performance of pitchers Tomm® Bridges, Alvin Crowder, Schoolboy Rowe and Elden Auker, who have won 53 victories out of the last 66 games The fans, gathering on street corners, contend that Detroit, leading the league in batting and flelding, can’t be stopped. Perhaps the calmest person in town is Mickey Oochrane himself. “We've got a good, well balanced club,” he says. “We weren't lucky last year and we’ll win again this year.” o SABBATH TILT SOUGHT. A Sunday game with a strong out- of-town unlimited team is desired by the Alexandria Eagles. Call Manager Travers at Alexandria 510 between 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. e MW'INTEER PITCHES WELL. Jimmy McInteer, Occoquan A. C. hurler, limited Indian Head batters to five hits in chalking up a 3-2 vic- tory in 14 innings yesterday at Oc- coquan. Sports Program For Local Fans TODAY. Base Ball. at Detroit, 3. ‘Tennis, Federal employes’ tournament, Potomac Park. Embassy tournament, 2435 Mas- sachusetts avenue, TOMORROW. Base Ball. ‘Washington at Detroit, 3. Horseshoes. Finals of Prince Georges cham- pionship and open sweepstakes at Brentwood, 7:30. Tennis. Federal employes’ Potomac Park. Embassy tournament, 2435 Mas- sachusetts avenue. THURSDAY. Base Ball. ‘Washington at Detroit, 3. Wrestling. Ed Don George v.. Mike Mazurki, main match, Grifith Stadium, 8:30. ‘Washington S tournament. FRIDAY. Base Ball. Washington at D+trolt, 3. SATURT \Y. Base Ball ‘Washington at Cleveland, 3. Horse Show. Riding and Hunt Club meet, Meadowbrook Saddle Club, East- West Highway, 1:30. TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1935. American RESULTS YESTERDAY. No games scheduled. [ 8[15] 7| 9/13166137].6411.... National RESULTS YESTERDAY, Pittsburgh. Cincinnati. 4. Other clubs not scheduled. 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