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P —————— —————— = Miles’ Potent Punch Inirigues Harris : Night Games Sure to Spread in Majors GRIFF ROOK GETS HTS IN PGS Dee Is Sent Back to Game That Real Worth May Be Gauged Quickly. BY FRANCIS E. STAN, Staft Correspondent of The Star. HICAGO, August 22.—The pre- view proper of Uncle Clark Griffith’s potential Nationals of 1936 will not be held until Bucky Harris herds his club home after this final swing of the West, but in testing one young hopeful Harris is going.to beat the gun. Dee Miles plainly has the Washing- ton pilot puzzled. Originally he was | brought up from Chattanooga for two | reasons. The first was to sit Dee on | the bench that he might absorb the big league background and the second | was because Fred Sington, whom he | replaced, was adjudged inadequate as a possible outfield replacement. Dee’s real testing was not to come | until September, when, along Wwith | Buddy Lewis and Bob Loane of Chat- tanooga, Roberto Estellella of Harris- burg and a few more of Griffith’s other more promising bushers, he was to be thrust in the line-up and kept there. But for obvious reasons Harris wants to know definitely whether he | ean gamble on Miles as a big-league | outfielder next season, and so for the remainder of this tour of the West Miles is going to do all of the right- flelding under present plans. Has Punch in “Clutch.” LOOK at his batting average since he joined the Nationals in an offhand way, Miles' chances would eppear doubtful. After all, a mark of 271 hardly is of the standard for & major-league gardner. Afield Miles plainly is awkward and a bit weak on | coming in for fly balls and grounders. | Yet there is an important column in batting averages that makes any base ball manager look twice. And certainly Miles’ runs-batted-in record has intrigued Harris, who is not too heavily blessed with “money hitters” this season. | Batting in the second hole in most | the games he has played. Miles, never- | theless, has driven across 20 runs on | his 26 hits, only one of which was/ for extra bases. At this ratio he is| by far and away the best run-batter- | in on the club. | The big question, of course, is whether he can keep it up or main- | tain a pace close to it. If so, Miles need not be a .330 or .340 hitter to win his spurs. With ability to hit in the “clutch,” plus a natural speed which would stamp him as the fleetest | base runner a Washington team has | boasted since Glyde Milan, there would be no worries on Harris' part as to| Miles in 1936. Must Trade for Hurlers. JJABRIS' unspoken reason for an- | nouneing that henceforth on this Western swing Miles will play right fleld would seem to be apparent. | 1f the Nationals hope to get anywhere | next year they will need new blood in ! the pitching staff. From the minors 1s likely to come only a single recruit | with any chance, and he is Dick Lana- han, the former Eastern High hurler. ‘Thus, to strengthen the slab staff,| trades must be made in some quarters of the American League where out- fielders are needed as badly as Wash- ington needs pitchers. Then, too, it is becoming increas- ingly evident to base ball men that rookies who blossom in September often dry up and blow away during the following Spring and early Sum- mer. The Griffs had a couple of cases last year on their final Western swing in September when Reese Diggs, Orville Armbrust and Syo Cohen each dragged down at least one pitching victory and then quickly faded during the 1935 training camp period. Connie Mack based his 1935 pitch- | ing hopes on the work turned in by | a flock of rookies in September, and | today, notwithstanding the fact that| the Athletics generally are rated the | best ball club in the league outside | of pitching, Connie discovers himself | hopelessly mired in sixth place. Lo ’ Nats Rout White Sox. Raising any such similar hopes only | to have them blasted a few months | later is what Harris intends to avoid. | He feels that Miles can be gambled ‘upon right now as a regular outfielder next season, but Bucky isn't quite sure, But by playing him almost every day during the remainder of the season, a period which yet em- braces 40 games for the Nationals, Bucky is fairly certain to satisfy him- self on that score. Back to weak pitching, the White Box showed a good deal more of it Yyesterday than the Griffs, so by pound- ing out 18 hits and taking advantage | of a trio of errors the latter broke a | three-game losing streak and got a | 15-to-7 decision in the opener of a| four-game series. | Earl Whitehill went the route for | the Griffs, giving up nine hits and | po registering his fourth straight win and | his twelfth of the season. Joe Kuhel, Buddy Myer, Cecil Travis and Jake Powell divided 12 hits evenly among them. JACK DOYLE. bening Shaf WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ! WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1935. L Singing Dudes Will Brawl BUDDY BAER. Tonight at Yankee Stadium, New York, ex-Champion Maxie Baer's big brother will tangle with the even handsomer and superior-crooning Irishman in a six-round bou} that may or may not muss up their classic features. The setto is expected to reach a new high for something or other. (Story on —A. P. Photos. Page C-2.) THE SPORTLIGHT Serious Buddy Baer and Paul Dean Less Effective Than Their Play-Boy Brothers. BY GRANTLAND RI UDDY BAER steps out against B at Madison Square Garden's Bowl tonight. This leads to the interesting point of sporting families—and the wide dif- .ferences shown in one family circle. Buddy and Max are about as far apart as any two brothers you might know—and yet their family affection is quite strong. Max is 100 per cent playbov and Buddy is 100 per cent serious. It is a heart-breaking job for Max to take up training, while training and condition to Buddy are natural matters. The two Deans—Paul and Dizzy— are just about as far apart. and vet you won't find any two brothers who have a closer family tie-up. Dizzy looks on the world with a grin. Life to Diz is a merry-go-round. Paul | is quiet and shy, with little to say. Dizzy has plenty to say—if the subject happens to interest him. Paul hates crowds—but crowds are all right with Dizzy. ». Dizzy doesn't break training as Max has broken the same. Dizay will in- hale a glass of beer now and then, but nothing_stronger. Both Dizzy and Max are much more on the merry, catch-as-catch-can side of life than Paul and Buddy. It seems to me I've spent a good part of the Summer answering this question: “What's the matter with your friend, Dizzy Dean?” League Statistics THURSDAY, AUGUST 22. 1935. American RESULTS YESTERDAY. Washington. 15: Chicago. Detrojt. 4-3: Boston. a s, 2- New York. 14-3: St._Loui Philadelphia. 10-0; Cleveland, Det—1 8 81151101 NY[ 9—| 510] 8111121 ® Chil 81 5/—| 71 81 8 91115715 cl 1 6/1311159 5! GAMES TOMORROW. ‘Wash_ at Chicago. New York at 8t. L. Boston at Detroit. Phila. at Cleve. GAMES TODAY. Wash_ at Chicago. New York at St. L. Boston at Detroit. Phila. at Cleve. Naticnal RESULTS YESTERDAY. Brooklyn, 5: Piitsburgh, 0. St. Louis, 13; Boston, 3. Philadelphia. 13-5; Chicago. 12-19. Z erqaepeniug NYI—[11[ 7111/10[ 912! St 7h—I12| 81 7110/11[14]68/4: Chil %1 5I—I12I13| 913I13/72 Bit (4 81 6I—I BII4I121216415 BEll PhIl nl s 2| L._141143/48(55160165160/83—I—I GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW. Chicago at N. Y. Chicago at N. Y. St. L. at Brookiyn. St. L. at Brookiyn. Cinn. at Phila. Cinn. at Phila. Only games sched. Fitts. at Boston. One onswer is that, after a bad start, Jack Doyle, the Irish thrush, | Dizzy was the first pitcher in either | | league to win 20 ball games. What | do they expect him to do? Win every | game he pitches? He has a better | earned-run record this year than he | had & year ago. Paul hasn't done as well this season as he did last year—but he can still push that apple along the line. He still lacks Dizzy's curve ball and his change of pace—but he is still a kid—around 22—with time enough to learn, What About Buddy Baer? ‘Wflm Buddy Baer was 15 years | old he was 6 feet 3 and weighed 230. A year ago, when Buddy was only a step past 18 he was 6 feet 4 or 5 and weighed 255. Ancil Hoffman worked him down to 238 or thereabouts, which is still weight enough for a kid of 19, going on 20. Buddy leans more to his | Scotch mother, He has dark brown { hair and blue eyes. He is serious | about everything he does. He has as good & voice as Jack | Doyle and he can punch harder. Both have been fed set-ups for so long that no one can get much of a line on their actual ability under fire. | You won't have to worry about | Buddy's heart. He has all the moxie any one needs. But 19 or 20 is a young age for an overgrown kid at- tempting to adjust himself to & tough game. There is one big difference between Buddy Baer and Paul Dean. Buddy has & quiet sense of humor end a quick comeback. When I asked Buddy how Max was picking the Carnera-Louis fight, Buddy answered, “Max can't even pick the winner in his own fights.” One day in training camp Buddv told Max that he was going on first with his workout. | “What are you trying to do?” Max said with a grin. “Trying to steal | my show?” “No,” Buddy replied. “I'm not interested in petty larceny.” There is no wisecracking angle to Paul Dean—no attempt at any come- back. Paul can sit all day and say nothing—but when you ask him a question he has a straightaway an- swer—on the shy side, with the final touch of courtesy. Buddy Baer is serious—but Paul Dean is even more serious snd re- tiring. Buddy has a quick smile— and Paul almost never smiles at al'. And I've never seen either with an unpleasant, surly look. (Copyright, 1935. by the North American Newspaper Alliance, Inc.) Dykes Shrivels As Team Loses (CHICAGO. August 22 UP).—Jim- my Dykes, hustling pilot of the White Sox, knows why some base ball managers are fat and some lean. During the recent White Sox losing streak, Jimmy confessed he lost 13 pounds in the 11 days his team took it on the chia. “When you're winning it's just & breeze,” commented Jimmy, “but when you're losing it's a lot of worry and sleepless nights. But all in all I like it.” CUBS FAGE TS FOR LEAGE LEAD {Long String of Fireworks Due in Final Month of Diamond Campaign. BY HUGH S. FULLERTON, JR, Associated Press Sports Writer. S THE .major league season draws near the final month the schedule calls for one im- portant series after another, almost without interruption. So far there’s been no real decision, as the Cardinals challenged the Giants and Yankees and Tigers came out all square. Still another “crucial” series opens today as the Giants and the Chicago Cubs meet with the National League lead again at stake. The league leaders have had a breathing spell since their struggle with St. Louis, trimming the Reds four times running, despite a few close calls, and winding up with & 3-t0-0 victory yesterday. The Cubs have split even in 10 games on the road since the end of their great home stand. They slammed out 37 hits and 31 runs against the Phillies, but got only an even break that put them four games off the lead and one behind the Cards, who trim- med the Braves, 13 to 3, to give Dizzy Dean his twenty-first mound victory. Pull Big Rally. TH’E Phils withstood the shelling in the opener to win, 13-12, but suc- cumbed to a sixth-inning rally in the afterpiece, in which 16 Cubs went to | bat and 12 scored. The final tally was 19 to 5. As against that slugging, the Giants presented the hurling of Hal Schu- macher, who blanked the Reds with | eight hits in a keen duel with Gene Schott to gain his seventeenth victory of the year and the fifteenth of his career over Cincinnati. The Cardinal victory also had its unusual features | Jim Collins at first handled only one chance and had no putouts. Lou Gehrig of the Yankees stepped in with another record performance the Browns. Lou belted a home run | with the bases full to lead the | to a 14-2 triumph in the opener. That | was either his seventeenth, according | Yanks, or his eighteenth with the | bases full, according to Gehrig. Beats Ruth's Record. | to decide the issue, but at any rate he beat Babe Ruth's lifetime mark of 16 homers with the corners crammed. Lou went on to hit another homer in the afterpiece, but Johnny Murphy couldn’t hold the lead and St. Louis won the game 14-3. The Yankee split enabled Detroit to increase its lead to seven games as the Tigers trimmed the Red Sox twice, |4 to1 and 3 to 2, with “General” | the opener. Meanwhile Cleveland broke | even with the Athletics, winning the | second game, 3 to 0, behind Lioyd Brown's four-hit flinging after taking |a 10-5 beating when Jimmie Foxx | smacked his twenty-sixth homer and | Bob Johnson his twenty-third. The | White Sox absorbed & 15-to-7 licking from the Senators. ‘The Broklyn Dodgers trimmed the fourth-place Pirates, 5 to 0, behind George Earnshaw’s six-hit flinging to win their series, 3-1. | By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. | HICAGO, August 22.—Not | many sprigs of laurel will be 1 won by the Nationals this season, but one of the few pleasant distinctions they have a good chance of gaining is the double play leadership. Standing out in sharp contrast yes- terday in a game marked by 27 base hits and half a dozen errors were four snappy twin killings, involving the comparatively new infield combina- tion of Red Kress, Buddy Myer and Joe Kuhel. The quartet of double plays brought the Griffs’ total in the last five days to 14. It is doubtful if any team this season has produced as many over a similar period. In their last 16 tilts the Nationals have made 25 double plays, 10 in the recent Cleveland series, which helped the Washington club to virtually tie the Indians in the twin killing leader- ship for the season. 4 EARL ‘WHITEHILL seems far a away the best bet among the Washington pitchers to finish with the highest percentage. By winning his fourth in“s row yesterday, the rotund southpaw chalked up his twelfth triumph as against 10 losses. registered only a slight gain and the | as the club had only two assists and | as his club divided a twin bill with | to thg traveling scribes with the | | bles all season, and now he has the | A COMPLETE review of his more | than 1,600 games will be needed | | Al Crowder pitching four-hit ball in | 14 Double Play. Put Nats About on Par With Tribe for League Leadership YANKSGANT TG H SAYS TRERAC Greenberg Figures Detroit Cinch to Win Flag—Does Not Seek Homers. BY EARL J. HILLIGAN, Associated Press Sports Writer. ETROIT, August 22.—Big Hank Greenberg, who left the Bronx and came West to make good, thinks he has a good chance to win the American League batting crown, believes Detroit is a cinch to win the flag, and is con. vinced the New York Yankees “haven’t what it takes.” | P ‘The Tiger first | 3 baseman, one of the season’s brightest stars, is very serious about this game of base ball. Hank has it figured out that New York isn't the club it used to be — not by quite a few hits Mank Greembers. " iichers. “New York, to stay in the race, should have taken the series from us,” Hank pointed out. “They split even, and gained no ground. Red Ruffing, when he's right, and Lefty Gomez are the Yanks' two pitchers. Theyll have trouble with St. Louis and the | White Sox. We've got a lead and | the club that will hold it.” Minimizes Home Runs. | figured out.. He's a serious, ambi- tious young man, possibly more so now than when he signed with Detroit sum of $9,000. He figured, he says, | much first base” for the Yanks, “and besides, they didn't offer me as much money.” ball jungles of Hartford, Raleigh, Evansville and Beaumont until he caught on with the Tigers in 1933, | he batted .339, and this year— He's led the league in home runs, runs scored, runs batted in and dou- healthy batting average of well over 340, { “I'd rather lead the league in hit- ting than in just home runs” said Hank. “That’s more of an accom- plishment. “Some folks tell me I swing too hard and that I'm always trying to knock the ball out of the lot. That's the bunk, honést, becsuse I'm using my natural swing every time I'm up there. I'm just trying to get those hits—and they're singles or homers.” —_—— {SOFT BALLERS ARE BUSY Soft ball champions were to play | postponed yesterday because of rain. Agriculture’s imposing ten was to clash with the strong Works Division team | on diamond No. 10 at § o'clock, while | the Breech Machinics were meeting the Ceramists. ‘Tomorrow’s schedule throws the Arlington Church League team against the Bureau of Engineering on diamond No. 10 at 5 p.m. s in 5 Games Yet Earl cannot kick much about his batting support. Although 15 runs is the highest his mates have scored behind him, it was the fourth time ‘Whitehill has been given scores in double figures. Once he was given 12 runs and he needed every one and twice he was given 10. In Earl's 22 games which have either been credited to him or charged against him the Nationals have scored 129 runs for an average of nearly six per game. 1t nothing else, such figures are another way of emphasizing the short- comings of the pitching department. Ed Linke, who has a record of four victories and seven losses, has been given 70 runs in his 11 games for an average of six plus. Bump Hadley, with 10 wins and 13 defeats, has been given approximately five runs per game, as has Buck Newsom, with six wins and nine defeats. Lately, however, the.boys have been throwing Buck down; they've given him only three scores in the last 37 innings. The Griffs, especially the pitchers, swallowed big lumps in their throats in the fourth inning yesterday when a foul tip off Tony Piet's bat struck Catcher Sammy Holbrook on the fin- hand. Time out while Trainer Mike { JHANK has this base ball business all | after leaving James Monroe High | School in New York, for the neat | 8 that Lou Gehring was playing “too | D¥ke: Hank stumbled around in the base | when he played 117 games. Last year | o, if I get them I'm not worrying whether two games this afternoongwhich were | BY BURTON ANK GIBBINS, all-high tackle | and fullback at Central in | 1931 and 1932, will try to make the grade at center for Georgetown, where he will earoll this Fall...Hank was a teammate of Mickey Reilly, Wisconsin backfield wizard of a few years ago, and Gordon’ Chung-Hoon, Navy's backfield several seasons past, while attending high school in Hanolulu...Bob Lyon, who once starred on the mound for, Clarks- burg, in the Middle Atlantic League, pitches for no less than six sandlot clubs...Bob, & southpaw, thrives on three or four games a week. Ed Fletcher, Maryland University gridiron guard, has a heart interest in the Dupont Circle Apartments... Ed went to College Park after helpiog Hap Hardell gain one of his many | titles at Tech...Sam Blase, former Central High base baller, is now with the Department of Justice...Sam says his little Blase is showing signs of | developing into a diamonder. ‘Hamilton Playground's prom- inence in playground athletics dates from the time when Twin Oaks folded. Sox Harrington gained quite a few | older Twin Oaks stars and now is developing & set of youngsters who will make their presence felt in play- ground competition. . . Official Score Al al e35mmammomi m Bl memessomom 3 ‘WASHINGTON. N LR=ARIND awnosuams O Sowso~onIe B Totals CHICAGO. Radelifr. 1f__ > [PEPET TS 1 o oomoosWHmMISD B L TP ET Wratt, ol 23338330501 5| mismssummn B *Batted for Tiet. Wachington .. hicago Runs batte Travis (2) @ 70—15 0— 7 Myer. M ‘Three. base hi Stolen bases- well, ress. Appling. Double piays—Kuhel to Kress to Kuhel. Kress to River to Kunel. Mer to Kress to Kuhel. Myer to Kuhel. Appling to Dykes. Left on bases—Washington, 10: Chi . 8. Pirs hlll’onwblllh—m' alhh.tihfl X 2: of yatt, 2. ruck out—By ::Il ’EAH—QSI’. s’?‘%i 2[": ngs: of jetje. In 3 Wyati. 8 in 3 innings. Hit by pitched | ball y Whitehill (Radcliff): b Nelr (Manush): by Tietie (Holbrook). - Wild itehes—Phelps. Tietje. Losing mhh‘— &:fi. Umplres—Messrs. Dinneen 8nd Whifel s off el 235510125533 | s5usms00ms W Random Shots at Folks and Events in D. C. Athletic Realm. 8. HAWKINS, CH!:VY CHASE LAKE claims most of the District’s scholastic and | collegiate sportsters these Summer | evenings. Among those present most any night are: Bernie Reichardt, former Tech forward, who teamed with Ed Russell to give scholastic fans | something to rave about; Bill Hickey, former Central swimmer now churn- ing the water for Brown University; Nick Pistolas, who went from Central to Columbia, where he is expected to see plenty of action under Lou Little this year; “Bits” Schriver, Central second sacker in years gone by; Paul Kiernan, Maryland back several years ago; Al Blaisdell, Central pigskinner under Ty Rauber, and “Brick” Hayes, another Clifton street base ball ace. Bert Coggins, who gives up his post | as athletic director at Central after 12 successful years, may, according to reports, keep Uncle Sam's G-men in | shape as athletic director at the De- | partment of Justice. Birch E. Bayh, who will rule over high school athletics this year, is vacationing in Terre Haute, Ind. Eastern and Tech, both due to, | have powerful elevens this year, may | | find plenty of trouble getting around | | the outfit Coggins built for Central . .. the high school series starts Oc- tober 22, with Tech facing Roosevelt, which will be greatly improved. L] | | | UN’!ON PRINTERS are receiving | stellar work from Al McAlwee, who took over first base for the Typos | when Fred Waple was spiked in the | eighth inning of the final game of | the typographical tournament lt‘j Cleveland . . . Ray Davidson, who| | helped hurl Bureau of Investigation | to many wins this season, has not | recovered from being struck in the | | head with a base ball in a game at | Annapolis several weeks ago. Manager Maragon of the championship N. R. A. nine, gave his team a buffet sup- per following the ‘clinching of the United States Government ° League championship. L. Gordon Leech, chairman of the | Racing Committee for the President’s | Cup Regatta, expects the 225-cubic- | | inch hydroplane race to be the most | | thrilling event on the program . . .| | Ed Don George's appearance in the ring on the night of the Joe Savoldi- | Danno O'Mahony match didn't go ! over with wrestling fans, who remem- bered when Hans Steinke and Rudy | Dusek pulled the same publicity | stunt . . . George said he was going | to follow O'Mahony around the coun- | try until he got a title match, both of | which he has failed to do. Bill Mitchell and Walter Long; Geor A. C. base ball players, have played on the same teams since | peewee age . . . Cliff Keyser, N. R. A.| catcher, is regarded as one of the best th local sandlot circles by dia- mond devotees. amazing Features and Classified C—1 NATS AND BRAVES 10 FOLLOW REDS Six Other Clubs Favorably Inclined, While Seven Definitely Oppose.* BY ALAN GOULD, Associated Press Sports Editor. NEW YORK, August 22.—Major league club owners still are sharply divided over night base ball, tried suc- cessfully this year by the Cincinnati Reds, but latest indications point defi- nitely to its extension in 1936, with the American League following the trail blazed by the National. Previously confined to the minors | and scorned for years by the major league magnates, night base ball now is being eagerly discussed and advo- cated by the owners. Several of them consider the Cincinnati test conclu- sive and feel that the nocturnal sport’s appeal, under certain limitations, will mean “financial salvation” for second- division clubs. Others, like Frank J. Navin, president of the Detroit Tigers, are outspoken in their opposition. Navin recently expressed the opin- ion night base ball “would be the be- ginning of the end for the major leggues,” but this viewpoint is not generally shared. Three Declared Certain. HZRE‘S the current line-up, based on a poll of club officials by the Associated Press: Clubs operating or definitely plan- ning night base ball: Cincinnati .’ Boston Braves and Washington Sén- ators. Clubs “open-minded,” but inclined favorably: St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates and St Louis Browns. Clubs definitely opposed: Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, New York Giants, New York Yan- kees and Brooklyn Dodgers. Non-commital: Philadelphia - Ath- eltics. From this it can readily be seen that the balance of power on the sub- ject is held by the clubs adopting an ‘open mind” attitude. The chances are that most of them will swing to the suport of giving the night game further trial when the issue comes be- fore the next annual meetings, in De- cember. By that time they will have the opportunity to' digest the results of Cincinnati’s experiment. Griff’s Step Significant. GRIFFITH'S plan to install s new lighting system in his Washington stadium, for night base ball, if the American Léague sanc- tions #4eis regarded as a significant developmen! iffith & member of See NATS, Page C-3) AT IT AGAIN! SAVE UP TO Ben Hundley repeats the offer that ‘has always swamped our 3 Big Stores with buyers!! *x x s A8 ABEG SRR . SPRINGFIELL Y If tires are'in good condition we will allow 50% Y If tires are in fair condition we will allow 40% v If tires are badly worn we will allow 25% to 35% Full Factory Guarantee ALL SIZES IN THIS SALE REGULARS, HEAVY DUTY Also Thousands of 1st Line Pitts Disappoints as Player, but Is Model Athlete e GOODYEAR G - 3 Fails at Bat, but Albany Will Keep Him and Givé Him New Chance in Spring—Gets Many By & Staff Correspondent of The Star. LBANY, N. Y, August 22— “Alabama”, Pitts, paroled Sing Sing base ball and foot ball star, is finding the going a bit rough in his first job with a pro- fessional ball team. Two months from the time he en- tered the line-up of the Albany club of the Internationdl League—after opposition to his playing had been overruled by Commissioner Landis— Pitts is not considered as good a pros- pect as he was his first day out. On that first big day in Albany, Pitts cov- ered himself with glory by making two sensational running catches and slam- ming out two hits. Naturally, the ex-Sing Sing player has been under a strain, On his first visits to cities in the International m Pitts attracted nux-updz' Grid Offers. crowds. They cheered his every move; they wanted him to make good. It didn’t matter that a base hit from his bat would beat the home team—the fans just wanted him to hit one over the fence and make a name for him- self in base ball. Today Pitts is not a class AA ball player. He hasn't the punch at bat to hold a regular job with the Albany Senators. He hasn't been allowed to play every day because he hasn't hit hard enough. Pitts’ record as a hitter in his first 32 games with the Senators is 235, representing 20 hits in 85 times a{, bat. Now outfielders are supposed to supply the scoring punch for their teams, but Pitts drove in only eight runs in his first 32 contests. - = Pitts has little power in his swings, -nnxytwoolhhnhmhln‘n ) good for extra bases, and both have been doubles. For a fellow who hit quite a few home runs while wearing the Sing Sing uniform, his record with the Albany team looks poor. Naturally Pitts is a bit disappointed in his work. When he joined Al- bany, he was confident he could make good, but he had no idea International League pitchers would keep his bat- ting average down to .235. Still, he , He has confidence are Joe Cambria, owner; Johnny Evers, general manager, and Al Mamaux, manager-of the Albany club, ready to give up on Pitts. Cam- bria says Pitts will be taken South next Spring and allowed to sf scratch with other players who season had benefit of months of preliminary training and com- -~ petition before Pitts joined the team. Meanwhile, Pitts continues to re- ceive offers from professional foot ball teams to play with them this Fall. If Warden Lawes of Sing Sing and the Albany ball club give their | B consent, he may play professional foot ball, but right now he appears to be more interested in a vaudeville act in which he may appear with Ma- maux during the Winter. Pitts is proving himself & model athlete. He does not smoke, chew nor drink and is determined to travel the straight, ‘narrow path. He is carrying out his promise to Commis- sioner Landis, to whom he wired after he was-allowed to play with Albany: “You won't ever be sorry for hav- ing made your decision.” ; g ILL DINEEN is teamed up .with Charlie Donnelly as the umpiring FIRESTONE sish speed GOODRICH siveriis Included at Same Sale Prices! 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