Evening Star Newspaper, September 2, 1935, Page 10

| Club Beats Bosox, Rises to Sixth Place. Staff Correspondent of The Star. OSTON, September 2.—Capt. B has been putting American League pitchers on the spot, for a sustained period when the Griffs board a train tonight and head of the campaign. Proceeding on the theory that fig- very select circle of Nationals Who are not confirmed believers in the ing the ball season. Buddy has no trouble at all pulling on his fireside but for some distressing reason Buddy hasn't been the slugger in dear old the road this season. Thus it stands that if Buddy yet plonship—which isn't beyond the stocky little second baseman’s reach tain, or closely approach, a sensa- tional batting pace which he's been Just “Good Batter” at Home. WHY Buddy should have trouble remain a puzzle to all, even Myer him- self. The local ball yard would seem n gone of the biggest in the circuit. If Myer were a distance hitter his Stadium as in smaller parks could | readily be understood. But Myer is home field ordinarily is a paradise for this type of batsmen. while Buddy is battling up among the leaders in the batting championship | 71 games, excluding today’s, that he has played on the road. this season Myer has batted at a clip of .357, a pace which probably will | which wins the 1935 stick title. At home, though, Buddy has been “just for the most coveted of all individual laurels. trips to the plate here yesterday against the Red Sox Myer's average is three points under the previous peak year of this batting sensation Trio Taps Grove's Pitches. WHXLE Manager Bucky Harris’ an- Buddy Fails to Hit as His BY FRANCIS E. STAN, Buddy Myer, who all season will find himself in the same situation homeward to spend virtually the rest ures don't lie, Myer belongs in the comforts of home—at least not dur- slippers or digesting home cooking, Griffith Stadium that he has been on would win the league batting cham- by any means—he will have to main- able to set only on foreign fields. hitting in Griffith Stadium must to be made to order for the guy, be- inability to bat as well in Griffith s single and double swatter and his Nevertheless, the fact remains that race he can thank his position for the In the seven out-of-town parks be a good deal higher than the mark a good batter"—but not a contender ‘When Buddy went hitless in six at home dropped to .310, 8 mark which | of the 1935 American League season. nounced policy for the rest of this season is to concentrate on look- ing over 1936 prospects, it would be & minor accomplishment to hang onto sixth place, a position they | gained yesterday for the first time | since July 4. To do this, however, Myer must hit, for without an abundance of Buddy's base blows the Griffs are as helpless as Vallee without a micro- phone, notwithstanding their healthy stick average as a team. So Buddy's fate during this month doesn’t exactly involve only himself. Buddy was no help, offensively, as the Griffs made it two in a row over the Red Sox in a 14-inning scrap yesterday at the ball park. The Wash- ington hitting, which embraced 12 hits off Lefty Grove, was done chiefly by Cecil Travis, Jake Powell and Buck Newsom, who made 10 of these hits and finally broke up the ball game when Newsom, himself, banged & sin- gle to center with the bases loaded. Newsom Deserves Win. PBUCK deserved the triumph in every respect. For inning after in- ning he matched the mastery of Grove, He’s Still Batting The Foening ke Sporls . WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1935, Myer Builds Batting Average Abroad : Cubs End Bucs’ Streak, Tighten Race TY COBB, One of base ball's all-time greats, swing that used to be the terror of League at bat. has diverted to golf that southpaw pitchers when he lead the American He is shown in action on the Pebble Beach course at San Francisco, where he spends much of his time. usually scoripg in the high 70s or low 80s. —A. P. Photo. THE SPORTLIGHT Big Crowd at Pro-Collegian Contest Augurs for Banner Foot Ball Season. 'Y GRANTLAND RI HICAGO, September 2.—The assemblage of 40 or 50 of the best foot ball players in the world, meaning the college all-stars and the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field Thursday night, turned out several answers: 1. That probably no other sport on the calendar, played out of season on a rainy night, could draw more than 77000 admissions, with the better | seats in triple demand. 2. That foot ball today, played at its peak, is largely a game of defense and not attack—that the defense pre- dominates by a heavy margin. 3. That veteran pros and veteran collegians can make mistakes in judg- ment that would start a loud hulla- baloo against some young sophomore (such as throwing a long, obvious, sky-rocketing pass on the fourth down with & foot to go at midfield, as the | Bears did). 4. That Beattie Feathers of the Chicago Bears and Tennessee and Bill Shepherd of Western Maryland and the Boston Redskins are the answers to a coach’s prayer. 5. That forward passing from any spot back of the line, as the pros do, is a tremendous help to the offense. 6. That team play is more impor- tant than individual brilliancy. 7. That holding in the line, accord- ing to the all-stars, is much more prevalent in the pro game than it is in the college whirl. (The collegi- ans admitted the pros had turned this knack into a science.) but when Lefty began to fade toward the end Newsom seemed even more effective. Both teams scored in the fourth inning, Boston on a triple by Werber and an infield out, and Washington on three successive singles by Fred Schulte, Travis and Powell. That was all the scoring, but by no means all of the thrills, until the fourteenth frame, which Travis led off with a double. Powell's single advanced Travis, but Kress forced Cecil at home. An intentional pass to Pinch-hitter Ossie Bluege filled the bases and then Newsom, with two strikes and no balls, singled to break his five-game losing streak. Official Score Q .. Somoroluaamnm coootmHeSOHR ooooscoc00smol oosoorousnnl os0000Hooo000M SHit for Melillo in eleventh. 'Hit for Dahlgren in thirteenth. 80 it when winning run scored. SookHuoRHHOSy - Totals it 157 Holrook T Tourteenth. Bostom. o == 990 100 866 600 8=3 , _Cronin. base— ¥ Bacrifloe—-Crotitn. Double piays— { | Chil_8[ 14, | Bos| 61 by | Wal 70 4. CHIt ball—] By gl AN ASSOCIATION, , 7. . 5—8. g e 3 ; Paul 11: Mingeapolis The heavy margin of defense in foot ball is easy to see. For two years now, 10 or 12 of the best backs in the game have been plugging away in this pro- college mix-up without scoring a touchdown. In the last start, the All-Stars had such talent on hand as Stan Kostka, Pug Lund, Bill Shepherd, Nichelini, Munjas, Borries, etc., and the best they could do was to threaten just once in 60 minutes. The Bears’ fine backfield, headed by Beattie Feathers, could offer only two goal-line threats against a team herded together only two or three weeks ago. Hard, quick charging and hard, sure tackling still are big bar- riers in the way of an attack. A Gamble That Lost. TH:E All-Stars gambled to win and so lost.- In the fourth period, they had the ball on the Bears' 4- yard line—third down—with the goal- line posts squarely in front. They also had, in Monahan of Ohio State, one of the surest place-kickers in foot ball. Here was the chance to try one more play that, if it failed, at least would leave the ball in front of the posts for a Monahan shot. | In place of that the All-Stars gambled on & pass, opening with a fake run to the left. Don Hutson slipped across the goal line, but, when | Bill S8hepherd attempted to throw the pass, he never had a chance. He was covered with a human blanket that drove him across the sidelines where | no chance remained for a three-point kick that easily might have tied the score. “We wanted to win—not to | tle,” was the collegiate answer. | Every coach present, from California to Massachusetts, coyly confessed there was more interest in foot ball for the sea- son ahead than the game had ever known. There must have been something to this angle, with nearly 80,000 people out on a threatening and later a rainy night. The general belief was that all the big games this Fall would come close to capacity crowds, opening with the Princeton-Pennsylvania re- newal, which is expected to be a sell- out, ' Intersectional Enthusiasm. Tnmdnpolnt;houtfootuuh that it covers the interest of all sections. They probably are keener about the game in the South, the Bouthwest and the Far West than anywhere else. But the Midwest and the East have lost none of their tra- ditional enthusiasm. The Southwest still insists that it can turn out five better teams, taken on a general average, than any other sector. These teams can be named from Rice, 8. M. U, Texas; T. C. U, Texas A. and M. and Baylor. - There won't be even an argument if L. 8. U. and Centenary are included, as they register from that division. Also there is no argument about Texas having the five best teams when it comes to a matter of States. New York can name Colgate, Army, Co- lumbia, Fordham, Cornell and Man- hattan, picked at random, but this collection wont average up to the Texas standard, where at least three teams will run to seasoned veterans who have most of what it takes. Rice, Southern Methodist, Texas and T. C. U. will be about as hard to brush aside as any four teams selected from coast to coast. They have the ma- terial, the experience, the speed, weight, skill and coaching needed to keep mpving along the right road. (Copyright. 1935. by the North American Newspaper Alliance, Inc.) SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. Little Rock, 11; Memphis, 1. Knoxvill Chattanocog! xville a3, ash 4. Bliminenain, 6o1; New Orleans, 5—8. Major League Statistics MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1935. American RESULTS YESTERDAY. I--%10x MIN National RESULTS YESTERDAY. i 3 [-=-sinot 18 g =-x10% Mon| — ~~us. i e { F~emejuenzag|’ Detl—I 8115/ 8(12111112(15/811441.648 StLI— 7112] 8112(12/12/14/771471.6211 NY| 0I—I10/10] 8/12/1410731621.584] 8 NY(11l—I 8/11111/10/12/13176/481.613| 1 Clel 61 _71—I10110/13] 81111641601.516116% Chil 5110-—113113| 9(1311578I511.6081 1% 8| 9l—| 81101 911631601.512117 Pit|10] 71_7i—I 8/14112/1517415615681 5% 8_8110/—I11113] 71631631.500/18% 71 41 8| 9i—I| 8I1053/721.424128 6110 6] 61 7/—I11/51/71].418128% 1 81 4[ 8101 8| 7|—40/75/.306131% BEI| b1 6/ bil1l—| 0| 8/14/581681.460119% | Wi Phll 51101 9 4[ 8i—I 7I11154/71.43223 Cin| 71 61_71_7110/10/—] 8I55(73|.430/24 Bos_ 41 2[ 3| 2| 61 7| 9—I33191].266/43' BtLI 1._144152160160163]72171176—|—I 1 —_— GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW. 5 ) #)No games scheduled. B A L._147148151/56168171(73191 1 GAMES TODAY. ‘GAMES TOMORROW. Bt g Bk Rare Fieldin Rare Fielding By Btaff Correspondent of The Star. OSTON, September 2.—The boy whose acquisition by the Na- B tionals was taken seriously by only one person—himself—to- day seems to have quite a few mem- bers of the Washington ball club, in- cluding Manager Bucky Harris, taking him seriously. When Bill Starr reported to the Griffs in Cleveland, he was “just a fill-in.” Clif Bolton had just broken & finger and Jack Redmond had been sent home with a hand ailment, leav- ing Sam Holbrook as the only catcher. So Starr was the answer to Harris’ frantic hurry-up call. Bill, a 23-year-old Jewish youth hailing from Chicago, dgesn't exactly rate as & “phenom,” but his increas- ing chances behind the plate have Holbrook and the now-recovered Red- mond wondering if here isn't a rival to be taken seriously. Making his debut as & starter be- hind the plate in Washington, young Starr proved something of a surprise yesterday in that hectic tilt against the Red Sox. He had only four chances but three of them were tough enough to test the mettle of any kid ball player. In the fourth inning, with Joe Cronin and Dusty Cooke on base, Babe Dahlgren lifted a tremendous pop fly in front of the plate. Cronin, en route home inasmuch as two were out, bellowed into Starr's ears a series of “look outs” but the kid gathered it in. In the eighth he grabbed a foul by Cronin off the screen for another crack catch. Next to Cecil Travis’ brilliant play at third base, a double-play started by the kid in the ninth proved the fielding flash of the fray. Oscar Melilllo had singled to open the inning and Lefty Grove went up to sacrifice. Grove fouled off the first pitch and the ball struck Starr in the chest. With an alacrity belying his inexperience, Starr lunged in front of the plate, cupped his glove and bare hand, and took the foul before it hit the ground. It was simple then to double up Melillo at first base, ending the rally. BUCK NEWSOM has been tossed one man's share of orchids for his gameness this season, but to skip over yesterday’s 14-inning drama which he won over the Red Sox, 2 to 1, would be an injustice. Buck wound up s hero, the out- and-out man of the hour, but were it not for his ability to throw off a stinging jab of fate, Newsom might well have been the “goat”—and might never have lived down what, from the stands, seemed an out-and-out boner to the 5,000 anxious fans. With the bases loaded and one down in the fourteenth frame, New- som came up to the plate and too late became aware of a daring but Assume Duties as Colonial| Squad Begins Practice at Camp Letts. Special Dispatch to'The Star. AMP LETTS, Md., September 2—With two new assistant coaches—Bill Parrish and Hank Strayer — assuming their duties under Jim Pixlee, George ‘Washington University’s foot ball aspirants established pre-season train- ing quarters here this morning, pre- paratory to undergoing their first practice of the 1935 campaign. More than 50 varsity and freshmen players, making the trip from Wash- ington by busses, were greeted by the new assistant mentors whose appoint- ments were announced last night. But! to a score of holdovers from the 1934 squad it was simply & case of meet- ing old buddies. Both Parrish and Strayer graduated from G. W. last June after three years of sterling efforts on the gridiron. Help With Linemen, PARRIBB will help in coaching the ends and Strayer will work with the guards. Both, too, will do gen- eral coaching for a few days until the various position groups are organ- ized for intensive and specialized training. Parrish, brother of Pinish Parrish, another former Colonial grid hero, was one of the best ends in recent Washington college history. Strayer will be long remembered for a game-saving tackle in the Okla- overcome & 3-0 G. W. lead. One workout was scheduled for this afternoon with calisthenics and ordi- nary limbering-up exercises con- to the foot ball front six years ago. Record for Past Week in Majors Tfllplltmk'lmdm won and lost, runs, hits, errors, opponents’ runs and home runs fol- lows: # P~ ] axseesnsd COUIBIT SO U Rt et 'Em Out | |Starr, Rook Catcher, Flashes Worth in Trio Griffs Triumph smart plece of base running by Jake Powell. Starting with Left Grove's| lazy wind-up, Powell dashed from | third base and would have stolen| home with ease had not Newsom ticked the ball with a swing. If Buck had held back his bat on that initial | pitch, the ball game would have been ended there and then. In the face of what seemed an unpardonable deed—and which really wasn't, because Powell's daring at- tempt was prompted by no signal but only by Grove's laxity—Newsom merely hitched up his belt and, with two strikes and no balls, banged a lhlm‘zle to center to win the game him- self. JOE CRONIN, something of a pacifist when he performed for the Wash- ingtons, is becoming one of the most vicious protesters on the ball field . . . deep in shortstop, Cronin’s biting re- marks to umpires can be heard in the stands and some of the words are| quite unlovely . . . neither darkness nor dampness could prevent some of the best fielding exhibitions of the year in yesterday’s dramatic tussle . , . Travis was all over the infleld making nice plays . . . Kress turned in a beaut to nail Dahlgren with a great throw in the third inning . . . and Powell's catch of Almada’s long liner in the thirteenth inning was comparable to any which even the great - fielding Sammy West turned in here , . . Jake turned his back to the ball and scooted . . . whirling around again near the rightfield scoreboard to stick up his glowed hand and snag the ball as it passed over his head ... if Al- mada’s drive had fallen safe that would have been the ball game be- cause Melo couldn’t miss taking third, at least, and Werber followed with a long fly to Miles. in which his mates have gotten him only one run . . . and that in the fourth inning of yesterday's game «+ . but Lefty is better today than at any time since his peak years with the Athletics, declare the Nationals ... he's getting his fast ball back and backing up his statement was Grove's pitching yesterday . . . exactly 14 of the Nationals popped, either fair or foul, to the infield. Newsom, incidentally, was left in Washington when the Griffs left for Boston last night . . . it was deemed that 14 innings were enough for Buck for a couple of days'. .. Bump Hadley and Ed Linke were to do the Wash- ington pitching today as warfare for the campaign with the Bosox is ended . . . With Linke seeking his fourth straight victory . . , if he gets it, Ed will set a record for Washington pitchers this season . . . Wes Ferrell, who has beaten our side five times this year, was to work one of the games for Boston. F.E. 8. HERE GROW ACTIVE Three of “Big Four” Start Work—Georgetown Waits Until Thursday. HREE of the District's “Big| Four” foot ball teams were to plunge headlong into strenu- | ous practice sessions today in preparation for the stiffest schedules in local collegiate warfare in recent | years. Georgetown will inaugurate its training grind on Thursday at the Hilltop. Out at Maryland, Coach Jack Faber and his assistants have started in to dig up replacements to fill the shoes of Norwood - Sothoron, all- | Southern quarterback, and Johnny | Simpson, running guard, but another | problem sems to lie in finding wing backs to take the places of Dick Nel- son, Earl Widmyer and Joe Crecca. Forty-odd gridders were to report | to the College Park board of strategy today for their first limbering-up ex- ercises. Twenty-six of the group, in- cluding 16 letter men, are returning from last season. Colonials at Camp. GEORGE "WASHINGTON coaches, faced with the task of having their men ready for Alabama, Rose Bowl champions, on October 5, have assembled their giants at Camp Letts, Md., where the Colonial crew will hold forth until September 17. ‘Two drills a day will be in order for Jim Pixlee's pigskinners during the Wweedng-out process. Dutch Bergman'’s Catholic Univer- sity candidates are one jump ahead of Maryland and George Washington, however, for the cheery Cardinal coach had 26 of his expected 34 pros- pects out on the field of the C. U. GROVE has lost his last three games, Fred Perry of England beams FROM THE Hog-Callers Worst BY JOHN EW YORK, September 2.—Hog N callers, train dispatchers, croupiers, broadcasters, bark- ers, town criers and unem- ployed baritones—human fog horns of every description—have laid siege to Madison Square Garden since the {liness and retirement of Joe Hum- phreys, the greatest of fight an- nouncers. They all want Joe's job. They all want to show what they can do. Mr. of this department of the industry, has filled both ears with a special doesn’t do any good. “Im up to my neck in hog callers,” said Mr. Johnston. “I hear ’em in my sleep. “Things aren’t tough enough, I have to give auditions three times a day to guys who think that nobody in the world can yell ‘Ladeez and gen'lmen’ louder than they can.” Just the other morning your corre- spondent found Mr. Johnston backed COLLEGE GRIOMEN ‘o2z ing off the advances of a hog caller, a crooner and a former master of ceremonies. Aspirants Beliow Samples. "WHO let these people in?” yelled the promoter. downstairs, not here.” crooner. you never had before—class. Listen to this. In this caw-w-ner— “At & hunderd an’ twenny-fi* pounds, the fightin' Iritchman from Van-coover!” bayed the master of ceremonies, “Wait a minute!” shrieked the hog caller. “Lemme tell you something!” “You won't tell me nothing,” re- plied Mr. Johnston, dodging nimbly from behind his desk and making for the door. There he yelled: “Throw these fellas out! Take 'em downstairs! My voice may not be as loud as yours, but it sounds a darn sight better to me,” he added to the hog-caller. “If the hogs come when you call ‘em, they must not have no ear for music.” ‘When his office was cleared of the vocal effects, Mr. Johnston mopped his brow and explained the situation. “From Maine to California,” he said, coining a phrase, “these fel- las come here trying to get Humphrey’s job. Hog callers are the worst.” “Have you had any Moose callers?” asked your correspondent, sympa- thetically. “Maybe,” said Mr. Johnston. “Prob’ly I have. I've had every kind of loud voice there is. These fellas never have good voices, but they're all loud.” The candidates, as Mr. Johnston said, come from all parts of the coun- try. They are taken down to the Garden fight arena and placed in the ring. There each of them gets a short test, lasting & couple of min- Stadium yesterday for their first ‘workout. With such dependables as Capt. Bill Connors, tackle; Red Fleming, end: Tem Oliver, halfback; Gene Augusterfer, quarterback, and the Gearty brothers, Tom and Babe, miss- ing, the Cardinals must ‘look to a Imfzflp of promising sophomores to fill gaps. A. U. Starts Tomorrow. AmCAN UNIVERSITY will see its squad on the turf tomorrow in two-a-day sessions on the Wisconsin avenue fleld. ‘Wilson Teachers’ College lsudet probably will wait for school to begin before making their first tackle. i —_— ROYALS NEAR PENNANT Sports Program For Local Fans TODAY. Base Ball. Washington at: Boston, two games. Tennis. Women's tournament, Army- Navy Country Club. TOMORROW. Boxing. Kirk Burk vs. Joe Lipps, main bout, Griffith Stadium, 8:30. WEDNESDAY. Base Ball. 8t. Louis at Washington, 3:15. THURSDAY. - Base Ball. 8t. Louis at Washington, 3:15. FRIDAY. 2 Base Ball. s St. Louis at Washington, 3:15. SATURDAY. Base Ball. ' St. Louis at Washington, 3. James J. Johnston, the man in charge | preparation of soundproof wax, but it | “Auditions is | “Listen, Mr. Johnston,” said the | “I can give you something [ 3 ONLY 14 GAMES on Helen Vinson, American actress, as he did during most of his match yesterday at Forest Hills, Long Island, when he began the defense of United States national tennis singles crown, and Helen smiles back approvingly. They're reported to be engaged. —A. P. Photo, PRESS BOX of Leather-Lunged Who Crave Announcer’s Job at Garden. LARDNER, utes. The formula is simple. The candidate has a few tough names to pronounce, some weights to broad- cast, and a brief speech to say. He is tested for resonance, diction and enunciation. Then he is given his hat. Announcer Must Know s Lot. “F YOU think this announcing busi- ness is something any one can do,” said Mr. Johnston, “you're crazy. There’s not a Humphreys in a carload. You need a fella with color and a nice personality, with a voice and an easy manner, that don't get upset, that can handle a crowd, that knows something about fight business. “The only way you can get most of those things is through experience. I need announcers that have been through the mill, “How do I know that a hog-caller can handle a tough crowd? Hogs, that's one thing. People, that's an- other. When a crowd gets to booing, you can't shut 'em up with & load of acorn soup, or whatever it is that them animals eat.” Mest of the candidates for Joe's job are full of confidence. Confidence seems to go with a strong pair of lungs. These boys admit under slight | pressure that they can sway the mob at will, producing tears, laughter, | heartache, patriotism, or whatever the | Job calls for, at a moment’s notice. Mr. Johnston, himself a gifted tonsil-swinger, is not easily impressed | by their claims. To date, he is turn- ing them away as fast as they come up. Some day he may discover an 18-carat Caruso of the “ladeez and gen'lmen” trade, but he expects to suffer a long time before this paragon appears, “I'm out all day to hog-callers and fight managers,” he was shouting from his office when your correspondent departed. And somewhere, deep down in the center of the building, a voice was faintly howling: “In this corner, the fighting pride of Paraguay—-." It sounded like a timber wolf on a distant mountain. Auditions were going on as usual. Newspaper Alliance, _ RUTH BACK IN GAME ne. Minneapolis Beats St. Paul. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn, September 2 (#).—Babe Ruth took another fling at base ball yesterday, and the largest Minneapolis crowd in many years, | ¢ 13,000 fans, turned out to see him do his stuff as the Minneapolis police defeated the St. Paul coppers 10 to 4. The Babe played the whole nine | Kre innings, four and & half with each team. He got only one hit, a line drive double to left center in the fourth, but he gave the fans an idea of how he can sock a base ball by walloping & dozen or so out of the park in a batting exhibition, E— TO PAIR SHOE PITCHERS Colored Aspirants to Start Play for District Crown. Pairings for the start of the District colored championship, which starts Wednesday night, will be an- nounced in tomorrow’s Star. Action will take place at the Ban- neker Recreational Center. Hurls No-Hitter But Loses, 1 to 0 SANTA CRUZ, Calif., Beptember Burlingame Blues, had the doubt- ful distinction today of having pitched & no-hit ball game which his team lost, 1 to 0, to the Santa (Oopyright. 1935. by the No;th )Amlneln | Plays With Both Police Nines as | White Cardinals, Giants Suffer Reverses—Yanks Pick Up as Tigers Idle. BY HUGH S. FULLERTON, JR., Astociated Press Sports Writer, ITTSBURGH'S threat against the top-ranking trio of Na- tional League clubs has been checked, or at least slowed down, becaguse Roy Henshaw, Chicago's pint-sized portsider, holds a 10-gallon jinx over the Pirates, but the whole affair has served to bring out how close a race is going on in the senior big league. Until they ran afoul of Henshaw yesterday the Pirates had won ter straight games, six of them from the three pennant hopefuls, and had placed themselves only six games behind the league-leading Cardinals. The little lefty, who had beaten Pittsburgh five times in six previous efforts, put an end to that winning streak when he rang up victory No. 6— his eleventh of the season in all—with a neat eight-hit hurling performance and knocked in the first run of an 8-to-2 victory himself. A five-run rally aginst Cy Blanton in the eighth finished the job. Cards, Giants Jolted. AH‘ER it was over, however, the Bucs still were six games behind and well within striking distance of the lead as both the Cards and second- place Giants suffered reverses, while Chicago was only 11; games behind | St. Louis and a half a game from New York. The Cards had a bad day at the plate with Paul Derringer heaving them over for Cincinnati and bowed to the Reds, 4 to 3, while Curt Davis of the Phillies limited New York to four hits, one a homer by Travis Jackson, to win, 6 to 1. Derringer pitched two-hit ball for six innings, while his mates built up a 4-0 lead, and when he cracked Don Brennan stemmed the rally short of a tie. The Cards had another re- verse when Pepper Martin pulled up lame in the first inning and had to leave the game. Washington topped the day's per- formances in the American League when it defeated the Red Sox in a 14-inning mound duel between Buck Newsom and Lefty Grove and climbed into sixth place. The victory put the Nationals a half & game ahead of the Athletics, | who took a 5-to-3 beating from the Yankees for their seventh straight loss despite home runs by Jimmy Foxx and Bob Johnson. Foxx's homer was his twenty-ninth of the season. Yanks Cut Tiger Margin. Tfl! Yanks clipped a half gate off Detroit's big margin, making it an even eight games, as the Tigers were rained out at St. Louls. Chicago's White Sox, driving to regain third place, followed up Ver- non Kennedy's brilliant no-hit game against Cleveland Saturday by belting over the Indians, 9 to 6, yesterday as Al Simmons snapped out of his hit- ting slump to make three hits, in- cluding a single that brought in the winning runs. The victory left the Sox only a half game behind the Indians. One big inning gave Brooklyn an 8-to-4 victory over the Braves in the day's other game. The Dodgers smashed Ben Cantwell ‘off the hill with seven runs in the second, while Van Mungo hurled his first complete game since June 29. Mungo yielded 11 blows, including Wally Berger's twenty-ninth homer. Griffs’ Records 3 PR e ooy CooRLIASIIONN! s on g DB I S 130000 EIE R Ay N e 8 “m, e BN PN~ PPRET S e dsais: g T N P o353 [orey HounRagnat LT v ess___ ] ¥ H o ; Weaver. w lost 4; Burke won Bean Hayes won lost 1. 5 Stewart Week End Sports Given in Briefs By the Assoclated Press. RACING. PAWTUCKET, R. 1.—The Belair Stud’s Palma wins Providence Handicap at Narragansett Park. CHICAGO.—Mansco wins $5,000 added Joliet Juvenile Handicap at Lincoln Flelds. SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y.— Red Rain of the C. V. Whitney Stable defeats 16 2-year-olds in $38,400 Hopeful Stake. GOLF. MINNEAPOLIS. —Glenna Collett Vare wins national women's golf title for sixth time, defeating Patty Berg, 3 and 2. MONTREAL.—Gene Kunes of Norristown, Pa., wins Canadian open championship and $500. GENERAL. FOREST HILLS, N. Y.—PFred Perry of England wins first two matches in defense of his American tennis title. the White Sox pitches no-hit, no~ run game against Cleveland Indians. SOLON, Ohio.—L. 8. Pratt, sport= ing goods store clerk, becomes all- bore skeet shoot champlon.