Evening Star Newspaper, June 24, 1936, Page 16

A—16 @he Foening SHaf Sporls WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1936. * DeShong Is All-Star Team Timber : Nats, Indians Reverse Experts HIS MOUND FEATS PUT CRIFFS THIRD Shaded by Only Grove and 5 Pearson After Beating Browns, 10 to 5. BY FRANCIS E. STAN, Staff Correspondent of The Star. T. LOUIS, Mo., June 24.—Marse S Joe McCarthy, who will lead the American League forces into next month's battle of the all- stars, may find that batting for Mickey Cochrane will embrace its embarrass- ments. For instance, it becomes ob- vious today that debonair Jimmy De Shong, traded away by Marse Joe, definitely belongs on any American League all-star team of 1936, That swap Clark Griffith swung last Winter unquestionably promises to stand out as one of the shrewdest en- gineered by the Old Fox in his 25 years as boss of Washington base ball In case you've been too busy watching the Nationals jump in and out of the first division lately, let it be recalled that De Shong today holds nine vic- tories against three defeats. This s & mark not only “tops” for the Wash- ington slab staff, but available for commendable comparison with any pitching record in the majors. Marse Joe now hardly can escape giving consideration to De Shong in the event that “Clothes Horse Jimmy"” 4s not one of the 18 American Leaguers selected by vote of the fans. for instance, Lefty Grove to be named one of the five hurlers. Then, of course, is McCarthy's own Monte Pear- #on, who takes some of the sting out of 1936 trading for Marse Joe. But after this pair, Jimmy De Shong is as good 8 bet as anybody. Pitches Griffs to Third Place. UNLESS he breaks a leg, Jimmy is in a fair way of earning general recognition this season as the out- standing young pitcher of the league. De shong has been up for major league trials in the past, of course, but this season with the Nationals has marked his first crack as a start- ing slab performer. It is doubtful if even Griff and Manager Bucky Harris, who first foresaw the young man's possibilities, quite realized to just what extent he would fill the bill. Last week, when the Nationals opened their Western tour., Jimmy pitched the Washingtons into undis- puted possession of third place for the first time this year. It was some- thing of & feat, inasmuch as it was accomplished against the Tigers under prohibitive circumstances. The Na- tionals promptly lost their grip on the third-place niche, but, again, thanks to De Shong, they are back in that coveted spot once again today. Jimmy, without pitching a game that compares at all with some of his efforts this year, whipped the Browns again yesterday, 10 to 5. It marked his fourth triumph of the season over the St. Louls clan and the Griffs’ seventh triumph in eight games. Club Is Sloppy Afield. DE SHONG may not have looked the part of a great pitcher ves- terday, but the fact remains that he won, 10 to 5, and at press time they were still paying off on final scores. Jimmy gave up 12 hits during a drawn-out opener to the Browns’ geries, but with better support he never would have permitted the Hornsbymen to score five runs on him. Behind De Shong, his teammates floundered now and then, or just at moments when an error hurt the best dressed young fellah in all base ball. The Washingtons, while not doing entirely right by De Shong in an of- fensive way, lived up to expectations at bat. Like the Browns, the Harris- men banged out a dozen hits and made far better use of them than dit the Browns. The Griffs, getting a two-run lead in the first inning, were tied by the Browns when the final half of the second frame ended, but once the ar- tillery began to find the range in the fourth inning, it was ail over. Griffs broke the 2-2 lead in handy fashion and won going away. With the Indians and Tigers losing yester- day, it proved an opportune time to win a game, 0000 SHR-IINUNS VDD 5055000HINUIDDDO! G0N 1 D D DN e oo o DB DB 5. a o) F:J.hidg! Z @, 0 OOHOOHINOHINIRBII O @ i 19 DO Cram D B RO &) yoottd ettt g & s DD ISR R e o o, GO NI G i 0 S HOHOBHHBS ! cocoummbomd . oo Rate ! CLESAITIEE & There is, | The | League Statistics WEDNESDAY. JUNE 24, 1936. American RESULTS YESTERDAY. Washington. 10: St_ Louts. 5. Chicago. 13: New York, 4. Boston. 7: Detroit. Philadelphia, §: Cl od ~-X10X MIN -uo3s 93U 661 5871 413 508 813 500010, 21500110 485111 300116 51 32131136 GAMES TODAY. | wash. as 8t L Phila. at Cleve 1 GAMES TOMORROW. Boston at Detroit New York at Chi RESULTS YESTERDAY. New York. 3: Pittsbu 2 Cincinnati. '3: Brooklyn, 0. Chicago. &; Boston. & 5. 3. Philadelphia k[0 utgaq sownp neuunUIy wudppriud| asmiundIag Iy | 8L Chi | Pit] |NY | cin | Bos | PRITL: | Bkl L 19 | GAM GAMES TOMORROW. | Pitts. at N Y. (2), Pittsburgh at N Y. | Cinci. at Brooklyn. Cinci. at Brooklyn Chicago at Boston, Chicago at Boston. St. Louis at Phila.” §t. Louis at Phila. LOVELOCK BANKS ON 3,000 METERS British Star, Uncertain as to 1,500, Turns to First Love for Olympics. ONDON, June 24 (#).—Jack Lovelock, a trifle uncertain of his ability to win the Olympic 1,500-meter race, is concen- trating now on the 5000 meters, his | first love. He would like to carry off the classic idnuble‘ as Paavo Nurmi did in the | 1924 games, but if the shorter event | escapes him, he intends to have an ace | in the hole at Berlin. He is, say his admirers, a potentially greater cham- | pion over the long stretch. | Running for the first time in com- petition since he relaxed his rigid hos- pital routine to train for the games, he did a remarkable 3 miles in 14 min- | utes 2013 seconds to outstrip England's | leading stars at the distance. | The frail-looking New Zealander let |the field carry him along until the last lap, when he cut loose and blazed the final quarter in 59!2 seconds. He L | wasn't even breathing hard as he put | on his sweater, yet his time was only three seconds from the English record, |set by the renowned Alfred Shrubb. | There seems little doubt he can im- prove upon it. | Pays Tribute to Wooderson. A wholesome respect for Stanley | Wooderson, bespectacled little English miler, who beat him twice last year, | might have influenced Lovelock to fall back on the distance at which he was | unbeatable during his college days in | New Zealand. After watching Wood- | erson virtually loat through a 4:1645 mile early in June, Lovelock said: “It ems Iimpossible that anybody can | beat him in the Olympics. Why, he | didn't even start running until the last | 1ap.” While Lovelock is in the habit of flattering his opponents just before | he leads them out on the cinders for a good beating, he has real reason to doubt his chances against Wooderson. He is the one-miler he hasn't been able to head off nor stay with in a finish- ing sprint. Their mile duel will be the high light of the A. A. A. champion- ships July 10, the final trials for the British Olympic team. Two Quarter-Mile Stars. Another rivalry that has the British game officials pretty excited is that be- tween the veteran Godfrey Rampling and the new sensation, A. G. K. Brown, |in the quarter mile. After winning the 100 yards as he pleased in 9.9 sec- !onds in the Kinnaird trophy meet, Brown stepped out to beat Rampling by a yard in the quarter mile in 483 seconds. Brown also is good at the | half mile. 3 England, unfortunately perhaps for her athletes as well as for the purpose ; of drawing comparisons, will have nothing whatever to do with the Olym- @ | pic metric distances, even in tryouts for her team. Even so, it becomes in- creasingly apparent that she has a nice | crop of runners this time. Don Finlay, | her one effective hurdler, has been clicking off the 120-yard highs in 15 seconds or slightly under with regu- larity. B —— CHAPMAN SPEEDS AS WIFE “SHOOTS" Has Fine Day, Especially on Sacks, as She Records Feats With Camera. By a Btaft Correspondent of The Star. T. LOUIS, Mo., June 24 —When Ben Chapman gets around to rocking the little Chapmans on his knee and mentioning, now and then that daddy was quite a ball player in his time, he’ll have plenty in black and white to back it up. Mrs. Ben Chapman, petite and beautiful, has been seeing to that. Mrs. Chapman watched Ben per- form in a Washington uniform for the first time yesterday. To com- memorate the occasion, she brought along a movie camera and, from a perch in the grandstand, ground away with all the expertness of a Hollywood cameraman. Ben wasn't bashful. The frst time | he came to bat he drew a base on balls and, enroute to first base, must have decided it wasn't action enough to suit his fair camerawoman. So he stole second base, moved to third | on Buddy Lewis’ grounder, and scored when Joe Kuhel pumped a single to | center. | On his second trip Ben grounded | to Lyn Larry but in the fifth inning he singled to center. Earl Caldwell, the Browns' pitcher, tried three times to pick Ben off first. While Mrs. Ben's camera ground away, Caldwell tried a fourth time, threw 10 feet past Pirst Baseman Jack Bell, and saw Chappie race to second. To make it more interesting, Ben stole third base on the next pitch and scored when Lewis doubled. The two ‘stolen bases, incidentally, were the fourth and ffth sacks swiped by Ben | since he came to the Washington club less than 10 days ago. HE FURNISHED Mrs. Chapman & great “shot” in the seventh frame, doubling to left field to start things. This time Russ Vanatta tried to catch him off second base and the throw got by Larry, Chappie moving to third. When Lewis bounded to Bell, he stood still in his tracks until Bell ran over to tag out Buddr. Be- | fore Jack knew what it was about, Chapman sprinted over the plate. ‘The Browns, headed by Rogers | Hornsby, saw to it that Mrs. Chap- | man’s movies packed no more of that | mellerdrammer. The stage seemingly | was set for the climax in the eighth | when Ben walked to bat with runners on third and second bases but Vanatta, catching a signal from Hornsby, pur- | posedly passed Chapman to get at Lewis and strike him out. Notwithstanding, unless the charm- |ing Mrs. Ben over-exposed the film, | the Chapman family has a few hair- | raising reels to show on the screen | | when Ben puts aside his bat and hibernates for the Winter. Major Leaders By the Associated Press. American League. Batting—Gehrig, Yankees, .396; Sullivan, Indians, .379. Runs — Gehrig. _Yankees, Gehringer, Tigers, 61. Runs batted in—Foxx, Red Sox, 63; Goslin, Tigers, 61. Hits — Gehrig, Yankees, 97 Gehringer, Tigers, 93. Doubles—Gehringer, Tigers, and Rolfe, Yankees, 22. Triples—Gehringer, Clift, Browns, 8 Home runs—Foxx, Red Sox, 19; Trosky, Indians, 17. Steals—Powell, Yankees, 12; Piet, White Sox, and Werber, Red Sox, 1 Pitchers—Grove, Red 8ox, Pearson, Yankees, 10-3. National League. Batting—S. Martin, Cardinals, .370; Jordan, Bees, .362. Runs—J. Martin, Cardinals, 56; Vaughan, Pirates, 51. . Runs batted in—Medwick, Car- dinals, 65: Ott, Giants, 58. Hits—Jordan, Bees, 97; Medwick, Cardinals, and Moore, Giants, 87. Doubles — Herman, Cubs, 27; Medwick, Cardinals, 21. Triples—Goodman, Reds, 9; Ca- milli, Phillies, 8. Home runs—Ott, Giants, 12; J. Moore, Phillies; Camilli, Phillie: Klein, Phillies; Collins, Cardinals, and Berger, Bees, 9. Steals—J. Martin, Cardinals, 12; 6; Tigers, 9; and | | Calaweii | Washington 12 | caldwell, 2: off | D pitcher—Caldwell 8. Martin, Cardinals, 11. Pitchers—J. Dean, Cardinals, 13- 2; Gumbert, Giants 6-2. Pacific Coast. San Diego, 10; Sacramento, 4. San Francisco, 3; Seattle, 2. Los Angeles, 7; Portland, 5. Missions, 9; Oakland, 5. Piedmont. All games postponed; rain. Sally. Augusta, 4; Macon, 1. : Vo i Tom Carey of the Browns sl two and then scampered to his was unable to handle a wild he bobble enabled the Hornsbys to id safely into third base in round feet and scored as Buddy Lewis ave from Kress (note ball.) This tie the score at 2-all, but Kress later got that run back them back in third place. Official Score S i DLWHW Ve O S 2013509%s L 1 ortamor 1 © Hemsley. » Ven Atta. p Mahaffey, p *Beima tPepper - ~ooos o > Totals *Batted for tBatted for Van Atta in eigh 200 220 112—10 110 010 101— 5 uhel. Stone (2). Sol- ). West, Bell. Travis, Carey. v Lewis. Chap- man, Trav Three-base hit—Bell Stolen bases—Chapman _ (2). Double plave—Lary and_Bell Kress and Kuhel bases—Washin 7 ton St. Bases on b St. Louis- Runs batted In— ters, Kress. L T 2. 8 11s—Of Van Atta by De S8hong. 3: by Van Atta v 7 in & . 2 in 3 in 1 inning tta. Balk— Pasced bail Ump; riarty, Basil and Kol . Five years ago—Babe Ruth belted 15th home run of season; Chuck Klein his 19th. P e ey Sports Program For Local Fans TODAY. Base Ball. Washington at St. Louis, 4. TOMORROW. Base Ball. Washington at St. Louls, 4. Wrestling. Ernie Dusek ve. George Koverly, feature match, Griffith Stadium, 8:30. FRIDAY. Base Ball. Washington at Chicago, SATURDAY. Base Ball. Washington at Chicago, 3. Tennis. District men’s singles and dou- bles championships, Columbia Country Club, 2. Horse Show. Bradley Farms, 10. 3:15. Sports Mirror By the Associated Press, . a year ago—MacDonal Smith's six under par 66 tied quali- fying record and led first day’s qualifying play in British open golf tournament. ree years ago—Michael Seott, 55 years old, won British amateur golf title, defeating T. A. Bourne, 4 and 3. "POPPING OFF” \ fa Staft Correspondent of The Star. T. LOUIS, June 24.—Rogers Hornsby, spade-caller and pearl-of-wisdom caster, hasn't changed much. He's getting a little grayer these days, but when he calls a spade a spade, for instance, it packs the same old finality. And when he opens his mouth you want to listen, especially when he rings in ‘Washington's base ball entry. Rogers was batting the ball to the outfield in practice this morning when somebody brought up the 1936 flag chase in the American League, He sent Ed Coleman after a long fungo and grunted at the ice-waggonish form of the out- fielder. Then he popped off: “As far as I can see, the Yanks are home with the flag. But, to be truth- ful, that's as far as I can see. By that I mean Washington has a .real chance to beat out Boston or Cleve- land or Detroit for second place. The next highest money place can be won by several clubs in this league.” Strikes New Chord. Rooms struck & new chord when he mentioned the Nationals in connection with second place. Ever since the season opened there has been official, semi-official and non- official linking of the Griffs with the first division. When Hank Green- berg was hurt, the hopes of the Na- tionals and their followers soared. Still, nobody was inclined to think ‘Washington had a chance to run sec- ond to the Yanks. Savannah-Columbia, rain. “There’s Job for Garden Lawyers Now, Is Hot Tip Mike Jacobs Has Braddock, Schmeling Lined Up for Right—Temper Costly to Mungo. BY EDDIE BRIETZ, Associated Press Sports Writer. EW YORK, June 24 —Madi- gon Square Garden will go into the courts, if neces- sary, to prevent James J. Braddock fighting Max Schmeling for Mike Jacobs . . . They may as well line up their lawyers, for the contracts are as good as signed (if they aren’t already) . . . Your agent is being razzed unmercifully by fans in all parts of the country for going out on the limb on Louis ... Well, we had it coming . . . The line forms at the right, boys. Looks like old Jack Johnson had the right dope on the Brown Bomb- er, doesn't it? . . . Trouble was, nobody believed him but Max Schmeling . . . Joe di Maggio dis- obeyed orders in one of the Detroit games by hitting the ball when he A had the bunt sign . . . Tip: Don't sell Bill Bonthron short when the battle starts for places on the Olympic teams . . . Along Broad- way they're calling Braddock and Schmeling the “comeback boys.” . . Prof. Casey Stengel and his Dodgers are taking bows for stop- ping the Cubs. If Van Mungo hadn't let his temper get the better of him he'd be pitching for the Giants today .. . The day before he bolted, Bill Terry called up and offered Brook- lyn Clydell Castleman, Hank Lei- ber and $25,000 for Mungo . . . Terry was prepared to raise the cash ante to $60,000—which Sten- gel would have accepted . . . The next day Mungo made the worst move of his life and jumped . .. Does anybody know the story be- hind the collapse of Schoolboy Rowe? . . . The wailing walls and aspirin factories were crowded with boxing experts over the week end . .. Jack Derl—beg pardon, Doyle— is back among us—but not to fight —thank ess. The loss of Hank Greenberg crippled the Tigers offensively, but not in the field . . . Jack Burns is coming up with balls Hank never would have reached . . . add to the mounting list of those who picked Schmeling: Jimmy Thompson of the Greenville, 8. C, Piedmont was so sure Max would win he picked him three days hand run- ning . . . nice going, Jimmy . .. Out in Oklahoma they boast of as many, if not more, top flight major league players than any other State in the Union . . . Bus Ham in the Oklahoma Gity Ollahoman runs a daily feature, “Oklahomans in the majors,” topped off with a photo of that day’s brightest star. Patricia Henry, 19-year-old daughter of Bill Henry, sports ed. of the Los Angeles Times, won the national intercollegiate singles tennis title at Boston last week and helped win the doubles . . . it was the kid's fourth intercolle- giate title in a year . . . Bill was burned up because they postponed the fight and he couldn’t go to Beantown to see Patricia imr action . . . besides Bus Ham, last week’s contribs included John Worthing- ton of Washington; drew Shankle of the Commercial Dispatch, Co- lumbus, Miss.; Belmor Levin of the Woonsocket, R. I, Call and W. H. Fleming, Hernell, N. Y., Evening Telegram. n Why, second place was con- ceded to the Red Sox. Maybe, if Detroit’s hard luck continued, Washington had a chance to beat out the Tigers. And if Cleveland couldnt do any better on the road, it was figured the | Nationals might even finish in third place. But second place— “Why not?” asked Rogers. “You people with the Washington team haven't seen the Red Sox for some time, but Boston left here just the other day and Joe Cronin's team isn't any cinch to run second. “They showed me something that created a lot of doubt. Believe me, they're panicky. The Yanks are run- ning away from 'em and the Red Sox don't seem to be able to bide their time. The Browns licked 'em two out of three games and the Boston crowd was tighter than a drum, Hands Griff Palm for Trades. ¢¢\\/HEN a batter would go out, he'd come back to the Boston dug- out and bang his bat against the concrete and, my, you should have heard the racket. A certain amount of this stuff is O. K., of course, but the Red Sox were carrying it to the limit. Definitely, they were out of orts.” Rogers is Mickey Cochrane’s A-1 pal in the American League, but not even the strong bonds of their friend- ship enables Hornsby to ‘“see” the Tigers, “Without Greenberg,” he al- lowed, “the Tigers were in a h—1 of shape. Now, without Cochrane, they haven't got much of a chance.” ‘The Indians mever appealed to Rogers much. He seems to think, in almost every summarization he makes, that Washington has a ball club every bit as capable as Steve O'Neill's Tribe. Rogers has been piloting a last- place club ever since the season opened, but this doesn't detract from the man’s reputation as one of the shrewdest pilots in the game. When he thinks that Washington made a great deal when it obtained Jimmy De Shong .from the Yanks, it sort of removes all question on this score. He thinks, too, that Clark Griffith pulled a fast one when he shipped Jake Pawell to New York for Ben Chapman. “They tell me” said Rogers, “that Chapman is happy with Washington. If 50, he'll be the best ball player on the club. Ben is just as good a player as he wants to be. He's got the ability to stand out in the American League. “He's much of the reason why I think Washington, with or without Buddy Myer, will give the Red Sox or any other club a great fight for second money.” | And it will be the Yankees if the | Red Sox can't dig up better assistance for Mose Grove and Wes Ferrell. THE SPORTLIGHT Great Cub-Card Stretch Duel Forecast; Carelessness, Conceit Seen Louis’ Faults. BY GRANTLAND RICE. THE SUPERMAN AND THE SUCKER PUNCH. We build them up—and we call them great— Before the returns are We slip no angle to slant-eyed fate That winks with a mocking grin. Here was the cove who could wreck the bunch, And win with a single blow; But the superman met a sucker punch— And that is the way things go. We reach for crowns with a shining tint To place on a fellow’s dome; And far away we can see the glint As the conqueror starts for home. Here was the bloke with a winning span As far as a Dean can throw— But the sucker punch caught the superman— And that is the way things go. The heights are high—-but the drop is steep, And man is a mortal thing; Some laugh and sing—but the many weep Who have known life’s Oh, superman, as you ride the hunch That you are above all luck— Look out—Ilook out—for the sucker punch— And never forget to duck! ‘ along the firing line the Cubs will be the people who move against the Yankees or Red Sox this Fall. The half-mile post. dated July 4, is only a few blocks away. At this spot Cubs and Yankees have the better all around pitching to bank on, although the Yankee staff is none too consistent. Base ball people look for a hot stretch-running duel be- tween Cubs and Cardinals, with Pirates and Giants at their heels. Pie Traynor has kept his Pirates in the middle of the fight, and Pie has too many good ball players around | to be counted out. Gene Sarazen has picked up an- other record. Before starting for Hoylake he took his final practice hitting curves over extended furrows and pitching mashie shots through | & 6-foot opening in a barn. This is| a new system in golf training. Don Budge at Wimbledon. 'HE main battle at Wimbledon for the next week should be.among Baron von Cramm of Germany, Fred Perry of England, Jack Crawford of Australia and Don Budge of California. This quartet covers about all the territory we have to offer cn this planet, Budge may need more ex- perience, but the tall young red head is good enough to hold his own in any company now. He is the lone entry we have with a chance to pick up where Tilden, Johnston snd Vines left off. If any nominations are asked for at this stage, the best bet is Von Cramm. After the Schmeling-Louis incident Germany is back in the saddle at & fast gallop. Asking Why. CLAR!'NCE BUDINGTON KEL- LAND, author of “Mr. Deeds Comes to Town" and at least 6J other novels and serials of the same ex- cellence—a good boxer in his youth— a fight fan for 30 years—a clear thinker on his own—presents this angie: “I have heard thousands of words on the Louis-Schmeling fight, which I saw, but no one yet has come even close to explaining this—how can a fighter, rated by Jack Blackburn as a ‘Heavyweight Joe Gans'—rated by 400 or more experts (including myself, if you care to) as one of the best box- ers of his time (he proved that against Ramage, a boxer of the Tommy Loughran type)—knowing in advance that Schmeling had only a right hand, be wide open to what is corectly known as the sucker punch— a right hand thrown without any concealment or subterfuge? There must be an answer. What Is it?” er buretrs Sales and Service with his bat and personally scored another as the Nationals emerged with a 10-5 win that put ane E3 F they don't give old Diz more help | | any too fast, but how can you hit a | Louis had been tagged with five of in %, | —Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto. in. bitter sting; Only Part of the Answer. 'HERE must be an answer. no one has found' it yet. After the Max Baer-Schmeling fight 1 acked Baer about Schmeling's right Baer laughed. “I'm no boxer,” he said. “I never pretended to be. But | he wouldn't hit me a good punch with | that right hand in two weeks. I'm still not that bad. He hasn't any left and he telegraphs his right. You| can always see it coming. I'm not But | fellow with a punch like that?" You can call it overconfidence. But those rights before the sixth dropped | him. And slow motion pictures of | the punch that dropped him show a right hand traveling over two feet with the Louis left guard still lower and never lifted. The only answer involves some form of foggy mental attitude— carelessness — conceit —that no one may ever explain. For don't forget this was the same | punch that never reached Max Baer or bothered Jack Sharkey. And Car- nera knocked Sharkey out with the ! punch that Schmeling couldn't de- liver. If there should be any trouble in raising enough funds, the United States Olympic Committee might take a chence and send Jesse Owens over alone. He comes closer to being a one-man track than any one in sight. | The only point Owens has to watch is staleness. The job of winning four events in one meet is bound to! burn out surplus energy that may be needed later on. | (Copyright, 1936, by the North American | Newspaper Alliance, Inc.) Stars Yesterday Bs the Associated Press. Joe Cronin, Red Sox—His homer counted winning run in 7-6 defeat of Tigers. Wally Moses, Athletics — Hit homer with one on in 8-6 victory over Indians. Vernon Kennedy, White Sox— Stopped heavy-hitting Yankees with nine hits in 13-4 win. Pepper Martin, Cardinals—His two-run double beat Phillies, 3-2. Bill Terry and Burgess White- head, Giants—Hammered home runs as Pirates were beaten second straight time. Bill Hallahan, Reds—Shut Dodg= ers out with five-hit pitching. Frank Demaree, Cubs—Hit homer with two on base in 8-6 win over Bees. Jimmy De Shong, Senators—His effective pitching stopped Browns, 10-5. AUTOMOBILE SEAT COVERS L.S. JULLIEN. I ASK WHAT KEEPS GRIFFS UP IN RACE Seen as Having Less Assets Than in 1935—Tribe Flop Also Is Amazing. BY SID FEDER, Assoclated Press Sports Writer. PRESENIING a8 couple of Ae No. 1 dyed-in-the-wool myster= ies of the major leagues—the Cleveland Indians and Washe ington Senators—who so0 far this seae son have been doing a flip-flop in form without rhyme or reaczon Your master-minding sleuth cou make a full-time job out of fin (1) what's keeping the Indians back and (2) what's holding the Sen- ators up. The Tribe, with a batting order that gives opposing pitchers the wil- lies; a hurling staff that was among the more effec in the league last year, and a complete set-up that, on paper, figures to be battling it out with the leaders. Yet the Tribe is playing just .500 ball and, at the moment, is about 10 games off the American League pace. Cannot Figure It Out. ON THE other hand, the Senators, with only two regulars batting better than .300, the highest under 325; with pitching which, except for Jimmy De Shong. who was n with the club last year, is, if anye thing, less effective than it was for a sixth-place team in 1935, and wha generally were'nt rated in the first division, are up there on the trail of the second-place Red Sox The Indinas took it on the chin again yesterday, 8-6. from the weakest collection of Athletics Connie Mack has put together in years to drop out of third place. At the same time. the Senators were clubbing St. Lous pitche ing all over the lot. while De Shong chalked up his ninth victory, 10-5, to move the Washingtons into third place. ‘The Red Sox, meantime, pulled up 8 game on the Yanks by nosing out the Tigers, 7-6. while the White Sox ew Yorkers, 13-4. 3 he Red Sox win his tenth of the season, although he was clubbed freely. The White Sox sewed up the game with the Yanks with a nine-run sixth-inning spree, Giants’ Failure Surprising, JHILE the Indians and Senators are confounding the experts in the American League, the New York Giants are doing the same in the N tional. Just about counted out of the race because of their recent apparent collapse, the Giants' suddenly revived pitching and an equally sudden hitting o spurt by old Travis Jackson made it two straight over the Pirates yestarday with & 3-2 decision. It was the first time the Bucs have lost two in a row since the Cardinals turned the trick late in May. The Cards and Chicago Cubs, mean- | while, continued their merry chase at the top of the list, the former pulling out a tough 3-2 win over the Phillies, and the Cubs, paced by Frank Dem- aree’s three-run homer, stopping the blustering Boston Bees, 8-6, with Char- ley Root making his first start since the Bees batted him around on May 7 The Cincinnati Reds, behind some fine pitching by Wild Bill Hallahan, started the sinking Dodgers off on another losing streak with a 3-0 shutout. Minor Leagues International. Syracuse, 5 Baltimore, 4-11. Albany, Newark. 0. Buffalo, 5; Montreal, 4 Rochester, 6; Toronto, 3 American Association. Indianapolis, 6-5: Toledo, 5-6 Milwaukee, 10-14; Minneapolis, 1-4 Columbus, 7; Louisville, 4. Southern Association. Knoxville, 2-1; Little Rock, 0-5 Chattanooga, 8: New Orleans, 6. Memphis, 9: Atlanta. 4. Nashville, 4; Birmingham, 3. Western. Des Moines, 12; Waterloo, 3. Cedar Rapids, 7; Omaha, 0. Sioux City, 10; Davenport, 8. Texas. Houston, 9; Oklahoma City, 2. 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