Evening Star Newspaper, May 20, 1940, Page 14

A—-14 From the Press Box Present-Day Pitching Mystery Cleared By JOHN LARDNER, Special Correspondent of The Star, NEW YORK, May 20 (N.AN.A). —A fellow comes up to me and says: “Define all these different kinds of pitches that pitchers are throwing. What does a ‘sinker’ mean? What does it mean when a ball breaks up? ‘What is an incurve? And what is a double-shoot?” The answer is very simple, but it destroys a whole schopl of thought about pitching—a scHool of thought which is completely phoney, and which flourished in the days of John J. McGraw, under the nhame of inside baseball. McGraw was smart enough to realize that kids all over the coun- try were trying to think about base- ball in his own terms. His view of the game involved psychology and military strategy—but you had to be 30 years in baseball to make| the sort of decisions that McGraw made, and kids didn’t want to wait 30 years, so McGraw and his con- temporaries fed them a type of pebulum called inside baseball, with the help of national heroes like Christy Mathewson. Fascinating Mumbo-Jumbo In Old Baseball Books. They fostered the idea that there | were shortcuts to baseball success. 1 remember a book about baseball which was ghost-written for Christy Mathewson, entitled “Won in the Ninth.” At the back of the book they had photographic plates of Matty’s pitching hand, gripping thei ball for different sorts of deliveries. Your correspondent was fascinated by this mumbo-jumbo, and it took him 20 years to learn, from hard experience with big league pitchers, Just what pitching is. In other words, McGraw and Matty, with their patter about stranger and sinister types of pitch- | ing, set back the pubhcs knowledge of the game by roughly 20 years. | It's a mistake to be pontifical sbout anything so complicated as| professional baseball. Therefore, when I set down the following | fundamental rules of pitching, as| they were given to me, with various accompanying cuss words, by three dozen big league pitchers, remem- ber that there are minor exceptions | to every case. There Are But Two Kinds Of Standard Pitches. There are two standard pitches: | (a) The fast ball. | (b) The curve. The fast ball is the natural pitch | —you lay back and throw the ball straight past the hitter, with the | motion that comes most naturally to you. It is so natural that the| ball players call it No. 1. The curve ball, logically, is No. 2, and most | pitchers refer to it as No. 2 rather | than as a “hook” or “curve.” The curve ball comes off your | fingers in such a way that it breaks | to the opposite side. A right-hand- ed pitcher’s curve ball breaks awayv from a right-handed batter. A southpaw’s curve breaks away from a left-handed batter. This explains | the very natural and incontrovert- ible fact—which seems to baffle so many baseball fans—that a man- ager always likes to have a right- handed pitcher pifching to a right- handed batter and vice versa, whea all other things are equal. Just imagine yourself batting | dgainst a fellow whose curve ball | breaks down and away from you.| Then think of yourself squaring off | against a pitcher whose curve comes | in. You will murder the latter if you have your eyesight. The for- mer always will be troublesome, no matter how sharp and smart a hit- | ter you are. Hurler With Variation 1 About One in 100. All right, then, those are the standard pitches, and no amount of inside baseball, no cunning trick deliveries, ever will offset the fast ball thrown by a big, strong guy and the curve ball which breaks away. After that come the variations Once in a generation you see a | pitcher like Mathewson or Carl Hubbell—a man who can control a curve that breaks in and make practical use of it, whether it be called the “fadeaway” or the “screw- ball.” Remember those are the ex- ceptions, the once-in-a-generation pitchers. Don't be fooled into think- ing that an “incurve” pitch. Ninety-nine times in a hun- dred good, efperienced pitchers can- not master it. Ninety-nine times in & hundred the real pitcher is the one who throws a fast ball and a curve that curves—out, and down. What I've been saying is A, B, C to the major leaguer, but the eager kid is deceived and hoodwinked by pages of claptrap about “special” pitches. That is the fault of John J. McGraw and his devious contem- poraries. The sooner we forget all about such stuff the better it will be for the common understanding of baseball. Rothenberg’s Single Tells Al Rothenberg's single in the last inning gave Chevy Chase Red Sox a 10-9 decision over Judd & Det- weiler yesterday on the Chevy Chase playground. Mounts’ Miller Flashy Earl Miller of Mount Rainier struck out 16 yesterday as his team- mates hit timely to whip Washing- ton Falcons, 9-4, on the Mount Rai- nier fleld. SPORTS. Demopolis Crowned Exhibit Champion; Star Scraiches Huntley Glen Captures Jumping Honors After Lew Dunbar Is Hurt By ROBERT HENRY. The Civil War is history, but the battle between the North and the South was renewed at the Meadow- brook Saddle Club yesterday as the best Washington Horse Show in several years came to an end before an overflow crowd. With a strong finish the South- | ern entries won out, 19 classes to 17, including two of the three cham- pionships awarded. Local and near- by owners were in the middle all the while and managed to win only six of the major events, with Gardner Hallman's Lady Jack keeping the high-jumping honors here with a 6-foot leap in the skyscraper class. Success of woman owners and 1riders was one of the features of | the exhibition, a majority of classes being won by feminine owners or riders, or both. All three champions are woman-owned. Demopolis, con- formation hunter leader, is from Mrs. W. Haggin Perry’s stable of Cobham, Va.; Inky, working hunter boss, is owned by Mrs. George Watts | Hill of Durham, N. C,, and Huntley Glen, jumper king, represented Nancy Marie Shaw of Chester Springs, Pa. Last year all three titleholders were owled by women. | _ Mrs. Hill's stable, which entered | Inky, Balkonian and Lucky Buck, was the largest first-ribbon winner, taking eight, five by Inky, champion at Warrenton last fall. Mrs. Perry’s | entries won five blues and one championship for secondary honors. North Loses Margin. Going into last-day events the North had a slight edge in number of victories, but with Inky, Demop- olis and Billy Do, last year's jumper leader, owned by Mrs. George P. ‘Greenhalgh of Berryville, Va., win- ning consistently, the order was re- versed after the last ribgon was pinned. Demopolis, ridden by Mrs. Perry, was the outstanding horse of the show, especially after Lew Dunbar, reserve jumper champion, owned by Dr. and Mrs. Walter T. Kees of New York City, was forced out with a leg injury. The big chestnut horse had starred in the open classes by winning two features and figured to easily win the title. Although un- able to show in four last-day classes for which he was eligible, Lew never- theless had scored enough points | earlier to be tied with Huntley Glen for the crown. A fourth in any one of these classes would have won the tricolor by one point and the way the horse stood out over his oppo- sition it seemed that such a task | easily would have been accom- plished. took only one minor ribbon in four chances, placing second in the sky- scraper with 12-year-old Peggy Mills riding. Glen's connection refused had to default. Demopolis Conformation Victor. After winning the $500 hunter stake class Saturday Demopolis practically assured himself of the conformation hunter championship. The big bay horse didn't rest on that, however, as he came back yesterday to win the thoroughbred | hunters over the outside course and | the preliminary championship class. Inky was beaten in the working, | hunter preliminary by Billy Do and | Lucky Buck, but had won four classes prior to that. Two of these came yesterday, in the ladies’ hunt- ers and the amateur hunters, with Susan Fuller up. Riders of this vicinity held up | well yesterday to win two main Jjumping classes. Capt. John Collier of Fort Myer rode his mare, Gay Cockade, to win the final phase of the three-day jumper event for his | second straight in thas class. This gave the Army mount a total of 11 points, having placed fourth Friday, which won opening day. In the skyscraper three jump-offs were necessary before Hallman and Lady Jack could win. With the second of the two fences standing 6 feet high the local entry was the only one to go clean although Hunt- ley Glenn went over in another | jump-off for second with Fred Hughes, jr's. Black Caddy. Little Miss Mills came back soon after- wards to ride her own mount, Gossip, is anybody’s | tréwin the touch and out in a jump- 2 | off. Well Known Stables Fail. Two of the ‘best known stables | entered in the show failed to earn |a blue ribbon. Mrs. John Hay ‘Whitney’s string of seven, which had cleaned up last year and won two championships, and the stable leased by Patricial Bolling of Green- wich, Conn., could get nothing more than scattered seconds and thirds. Two of the Bolling horses, Hexa- meter and Illuminator, both are former champions of the New York National Show, while Mrs. Whitney’s best, Bon Diable, twice has won titles in the Washington. Thé only record at the show was made by the weather, three fault- less days making it ideal for exhib- itors and spectators. Rain usually has harassed both. Summaries. Hunters - (nen-thoroughbreds)—Won by Billy Do. owned by Springsbury Rarm, rid- den by 'Shirley Pavne: second, Weather Permitting. owned by Mr. and Mrs. Haggin Perry, ridden by Mrs. Pei ird. Rascal, owned by Mrs. Austin Jenn ridden by : fourth. Lee's’ Birthday, G Lee. ‘Fiaden by Alex Three-day jumping (third phase)—Won by Gay Cockade. ow by Fort Rorse Bhow. Team. Jdden by Capt. J. H. Collfer: second. Biliy Do, owned by Springs- bury Farm, ridden by Mr. Payne; third, George 53-Year-Old Manacer, Subbing|; As Catcher, Toils 16 Innings By the Associated Press. NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 20.— Harry (Truck) Hannah, 53-year-old “manager of the Southern Associa- tion Memphis club, lumbered into the dressing room, plumped down on a trunk and sighed wearily: “Gosh, I'm' tired.” At an age when most baseball nagers long have been only side- ll}:a iusw's, Hannah had just caught 16 innings of baseball for his team against Nashville. Mem- phis won both games. Hannah donned mask and glove \ when injuries forced out his regular catchers. “It’s been four years since I caught a full game,” he panted, “and 10 since I caught a double-header. I'm sorta like an old hoss. I know what to do, but I can’t do it and that hurts me.” Hannah broke into pro baseball with Tacoma, Wash.,, in 1909, and claims a record for catching the most games in one season—187 with Salt Lake City in 1917, He expects to be on the active list 10 days. b As it was Huntley Glen | to toss for the title, so Lew Dunbar | and six more than Huntley Glen, |, Myer | b THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, MAY 20, 1940 South Makes Strong Finish to Shade North for Washington Horse Show Laurel HE'S A SENATOR NOW-—After 13 seasons with Cleveland's Indians, Pitcher Willis Hudlin has been signed by Manager Bucky Harris and will make his debut for Washington against the White Sox in Chicago tomorrow. his new regalia for the first time. He's seen here donning —A. P. Wirephoto. Week's Federal Golf |Smith Brothers of Cabin John Mop Up in Motorcycle Race Will Involve Both Classes in Play Five Matches Scheduled In Vast Tournament Sponsored by Star Five matches, involving both classes of The Star-sponsored Fed- eral match play golf tourney; con= front the Government golfers this week as they square away for the third week in the campaign. Matches last week were confined— th the main—to Class B, where six contests have been held over the past few days. . Patent Offiice and Reconstruction PFinance Corp., which played last year in Class A, now are doing all right in Class B, each having won 6 points in matches last week. In other matches, Public Buildings licked National Archives, 33 to 215; Rural Electrification beat Maritime Commission, 5% to %; Post Office trimmed War College, 3% to 24, and Interstate Commerce Commis- sion defeated Electric Farm and Home Authority, 5% to %. The summaries: Post Office, 3%4. War Collese, 31 2% hd Holt frice. Mc War Col ?omu Boston and Rolendlll, Po: Neridan, Post Office, without partner. 3, fomts wesinst Liaki sud Porst, Wer cor:unt Oftice. 6: Federal National Mort- 0. R nderson and Hows, P. O. o ssainst Walcavieh and”Pernell Whitman_ and Heatn, 0. points Sealne il PR h, R. F_C.. 6; Soil conuzvmon, Y George and Rollins, against McGrath and Cook and Winkle against Evans and g Fumlte Buildings, 3 23 ) 3 R. points nce, Sml P. C. 3 points Bols tional Archives. Mereuson and Nivert, Archives oints: Vap Leer and Abernathy, uildings. % pol Maddocks: ond ‘Wheeler, Public Build- 3 pmms against Thornton and B 7 "Public ver l.'ler:lnflcluom Maritime Kohen. A. 2% R Rirseh_ and Tavior, Mariie, 1 nt Woehler and Kimberly. R E. A. points against Reus and Hart. Maritime. Matches this week g giculture ve. Civt) Ken- P. O. vs. Labor at Capital A.'vs. Coneressional Library at Beaver E. C. vs. Security Board at Wood- Spont office v R PE S arey Service at P Dam mont: Navy. Eagles Defeat Dairymen Virginia Eagles outlasted Wake- field Dairy in a slugging duel to win a 16-14 decision. Hill, anener clouted home runs. Prize Winners in City Bowling Tournament, to Be Paid Next Saturday, Split $2,379 One hundred and nine class C|and Harshey, 748 (38): bowlers will form the longest line and collect the most coin when the | Washington City Duckpin Associa- tion makes its prize awards for the 30th annual tournament at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Arcadia. Out of a total prize fund of $2,379 this big group of pinmen will split $772.50, or nearly one-third of the aggregate. Local No. 11 pinspillers of the Electrical Utility Employes’ Union, class C tedm champions, will divvy up the top five-man prize of $100, and to Tom Collins and Karl Kozee, the class C doubles winners, will go the high two-man prize of $40 for their all-time record of 783. Elmer Lechlider, the class C singles victor, also will receive the top singles prize of $25. With entries nearly doubled over previous tournaments, class A win- ners will receive a record amount of $215. Following is the entire prize |5 list, as released today by Secretary g Arville Ebersole: CLASS A. ‘Teams—Arcadia, 1.955 ($35): Diamond Cab. 1.935 ($20);" Columbia, 1899 ($10). Doubles—Burger and _Sherbahn. _ 878 ($20); Hilliard and Gochenour, 849 ($15); Murphy and Nash. 778 ($12): Santini and Pantos, 772 ($10); Harrison and Demeres, 769 (S8). Singles—Joe Preschl, 450 Milam. 428 ($15): A. Cro Hioioul. 409 (80); Beb Mmer 44\ kon Miller, dod (36); B iC A Lindbtrom, —Joe_Freschi, ack Patbert, CLASS Teams—Cooke Press. 1877 (355): ®al. lers Plumbers. (§45); Wayne Birners, kb8 (¥a50: Table Supely. 1) 13 {u5): Lakeview Market. 1.804 '(320); Chaconas Market. 1flg1 (S17.50); A & W 7] .)il l!lo). Doublu—xuhy and Rose. 778 ($35): Ressa and Allen, 773 ($25): Finchum and Lauxman, 768 (520); ‘Perrell and Bobin- son. 754 ($15); Ticer and Cyr. 761 ($12 Donaldson and’ Briles, 749 ($10); Fowier 80 Blakeney, § ($4). 54" (Arcadia Trophs); ($5). Lady Jack. owned by Mr. and Mrs. Gardner Haliman, ridden by Mr. Hallman; fourth, Rusty, owned by Fort Myer Horse Show Team. ridden by Capt. Lawrence Dewey. Cumulative points (3-day event)—Won by “Gay Cockade. owned F Horse Show Team, Capt. Collier, L boints: second, Huntley Glen, qwned by Nancy Marie Shaw, ridden by Stanley Dare. 5 points: third, Rusty, owned by Fo; Blorse. Show Team. Fidden oy Capt. Dewey. 4 points; fourth. Lady Jack. owned by Mr. and Mrs. Hallman, ridden by Mr. Hallman, and Hi-Ho, owni ed and ridden by Miss Siieg. tied with 3 points oroughbred RuneFe Won by Demo lis, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Perry, rit by Mrs. Perry: sécond, Batile Day, owned by Frederick Warburg, ridden by Fred brey: third, Faithful Heart. owned by Mr John Ha: itney, ridden by Norman Hay: Taker: Jourth, Ronilad, owned and ridden by Deborah Roo Lady Jack, owned TS, Hll an, ridden by Mr. A ‘second. Huntiey ‘Glen, ovnea by Miss Shaw. ridden by Pesty l-hlrd Black Caddy, owned and ridden by Fred J. Hughes, jr.: fourth, Fire Chief, owned by Elizabeth Lioyd, ridden by Truman Dodson. Ladies' hunters—Won by Inky, owned by Mrs. George Watts Hill, ridden’ by Susan Fuller; second. Demobolis, owned by M d Mrs. Perry. ridden by Mrs. Perry; third, £fifio Flight, owned and Tidden by Carpenter; fourth. Lucky Buck. owned Mrs. Hill, ridden by uus Fuller. Triple 'bar—Won Harry_Jones, ridden h{ ond, ‘Smacko, owned iurd Bom anol, by i Pmdhnfl sec- Myer Horse by’ Can Charles_Mc- ipein, owned by Irm : second l-ltl ih &na ridden by Miss Carpenter. third, Luck Buck. d by Mrs. Hill. I’!dden by )llll Fuller, “forih, Bik Boy: oWTiq by Springs- bury Farm, ridden by Sue Bolling. Touch and out—Won by Gossip, owned and ridden by Pexey Mills; setond.” Broom feld, owned and ridden by Gapt, xgnnm: Hoge: thifd, Good Priday, owned b: R. Hefittich, ridden by Eddie Ta ben fvum;. Enterprise, owned Myer Hors Show team, ridden by Lz Duma Wagstadt, Lelm&—W Mr: Huni watte Hil's Whitney's ch Working - hunter cnmnlomhua prelimi- pary—Won by Billy Do, owned by Springs- P y M H‘llv Tie d! y umm zfiua iy, Swred n" . Hill, ridden by Mr. Twyman; fourth, Little Fileht, owned and ridden by Peesy Car- Contormation _ hunter De m e.huap omhb-— m R'nm e | 13 B ol jaw ST R Dalon 1,787 AL.. : | deveter, Pugv M | Ier Mlxlet Powell and Hare. vis._ 728 (85) 23 (85); Kaschub ter, Ems- 745 (S Hendrick and Le and Simmons. ingles—w Brown, 415 1 P18 P, Rose. 402 5.s _Donaidson. 389, i A, W g Havkes, O preeman, 482, Wheeler. 380, 33, All_events—L, Yon, Hall Frovhy," Rose. 1.197. Conven- W. Earle Donaldson, CLASS C. ms—Local No. 11, 1.749, $100: Jeni- 1740, $75; Eastern Phain onal Bank. 3. %35 Atonement r Division No. 1, Lothrop. $15: Hyatts: Ajax Electric, 1,713, $12: A 1, 2 830: %35 Woodward: & $50; WVillie, Bullders. 1.7 ville B, Y. P. U, 1.719, § 1715 %15; "Gatiosraphi Golden Rule, 1711 81 Appliance, 1,708, $10: Doubles—Collins_a; Lyon and Binke 41, Shreve. 736, $95; Snyder 820 Lewis and Bryan and Campbell Wymer and Jenkins_ 709, $12: and Castle. 704. 80, Q.Neal and Prager, 704, $0; Heller a0d VeinmyerS0g, 8ingles—E. mnnder 399, Baudu. 303, $20 ecle. . Grassl,’ 367, i g Groun, 364, 34 . "MeQuinn, du, 11'57 Lucky ophiy: Ray Parke 1008, S0 CLASS D. w”r‘#’.‘.’fl“flfia"“féo Frewsury 1. Alfl}i%" n Trus Teasury 360 “Trate 11840, 330 Linot 662 364, All Btrike t Co.. 1.6: $10: Luther Place, 50: National Resources. 1.830. ubles—Wydro and_Harp. 811. $30: Benson and Ronning, 708 $25: Baldwin and Mitchell, 703, 0; Tucker and Bar- Tow, 60 Renneberger and Tamm. 8t Eavannah o Sniegoskl,, flfl" $0:'Peruzsi and Curtin. 683, udd and Scott, 681, §5: Myers B Singles—J. Glascoe. $20: A, D. um-eu 371, S19.80¢ J Deyer. 571, 3.50; E. Nortis £10; H. 8. Ron 50; 7 Lago, 350, g Heller, Browning. 455" 86 85 V. Bobleraleki. ‘353, 84 3 s—A.'D. Sartwell, 1.072, Co- Tumbia® Fropay; 1. E. Dweyer, 1.060. $5. CLASS E. Teams—Musketsers, 1,640, M‘?flx Drill Press 1632, $30: Lig Do 1.6] ouv:n 21 s Beach 36 Grl and Hlll 634, 84 Singles—H. Broyles, 363. $15: M. B. Tice. 337, $10: R. Goitachall, 356, $8: T Hoffman. ir.. 336, ., Cless, u Tice. 995. 8ilver Spring 'l‘mhh!. D J. smlth. 980, $5. CLASS F. ‘Teams—Mount Rainier, 1,543, 516 Ar- H.n&on Fairfax Motors. 1514, 875 che and Smith. 624, >88; En- and Nolan, 8o s, hiller, 818, 85; O Wright, 883, Evenin Btar Trophy; B Bachs, 851‘ 5. . : e games, gny class—Bradley Mandley. 55 g Buleth o il E uxman, Delt ‘and stiver buickls from W. M. Wright L. Jenkins, 176, Arrow electric ' shaver from J. K. Lewis. jeweler: F, Murphy, 172, frrow electric shaver from J. . Sherbabn. 172."shiré tmm ed 0p; schi Joe Fi Lee Le Mat, Yon. S, sam's 168, Pred's A, Crown. Binger, "T64, tie. ‘Chapoeil's Talbert. 167, frult basket, Bob Miclotto: L. Kramer, 167, 1 Auto Polnt pensily . Riley, 167, 1 Autg Point pepell; 167, 1 day and date pencils 4 llb‘n. 107 1 day and date pencil, Men's WL Judd & Detweiler Ten Downs Cameo in. Upset Judd & Detweiler's softballers are gloating over one of the season’s biggest upsets today, their 13-7 vic- tory over Cameo Furniture in yes- terday’s Army and Navy e play. Anacostia Eagles defeated David's Grill, 5-1. Tehaan's bowed to D. C. Paper Mill, 4-5, and Times-Herald nosed out Allied Roofing, 8-7. - Lionel, Groveton Split Lionel A. C. and Groveton split a double-header yesterday, the former winning the first game, 5-4, and Groveton the second, 10-6. ' PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE, D. C. Woman Bowlers Pace Doubles Class At Hagerstown Hre leading in women's doubles i Tournament now running at Ha- gerstown and Washington rollers |are well up among the leaders in today. The Spates-Young combination has a high score of 750 with another local pair, Mabelle Hering and Car- oline Hiser, third with 702. Mrs. Young shot a 411 in the event and Miss Hiser 409. In the all-events nine-game singles, Mrs. Young has 1,093 and Miss Hiser, 1,077, Lucky Strike's men’s team is sec- ond in Class A with a set of 1,897, with Al Wright of that team second in men’s standings with 1,210. The Wolfe Motor Co. girls’ team is third in its class with 1,595. Lindsey Scott and Mrs. Young are tied in mixed doubles with 762, with Mrs. Spates and Wright the next local mixed pair with 693. Colored Ringer Hurlers Will-Form League A city-wide colored ' horseshoe league will be organized tomorrow at 6:30 pm. in a meeting at the Twelfth Street Branch Y. M. C. A. De N. Brown, chairman of the Y. M. C. A. Horseshoe Committee, anhounces play will be staged in four sections of the city. ‘The league play will continue through to the annual Evening Star Tournament, after which inter-city matches will be staged with Rich- mond, Annapolis, Baltimore and New York. For information concerning the league players should see A, A. Greene at Twelfth Street Y. M. 4| Ida’s Continues Brisk | Pace by Winning Two Ida’s softball team continues to set the pace in the Sport Center League by virtue of its victories over Garvin's Grill, 5-1, and the C. C. C. Company of Benning, 19-4. In other games Tru-Blu pounded out a 9-3 victory over Land o’ Lakes % |and Giant Food white-washed P. O. Lunch, 2-0. MERJCAN ASSOCIATION, Miwae . xnm-n-polu S s, 6—0: Loulsville. ansas it ane-pom. 8—2 FOR THE 1 MAN IN 7 WHO SHAVES EVERY DAY A Special Shave Cream—It’s Not a Soap, Needs No Brush! Daily shaving leaves many men’s faces raw and sensitive. Yet, because of his business and social status, one out of every 7 men must shave every day. To mest this condition, Williams has now developed GLIDER—a special cream for daily shavers. With no soap base, it's a complete departure from ordinary shave creams. No brush. No lather. Not sticky or greasy. A superabundance of meisture is' con- tained in this rich eream. It won't dry on your face. 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Bob SPORTS wasn't in the running after the seventh lap. At the time of his mishap, Bill McKeever had lapped the field. Neither he nor Looker was injured, but their motors re- fused to start again. One of the sport’s largest crowds hereabout, numbering more than 2,000, lined the track. George Sabine of Gaithersburg, who came within two-tenths of a secend of tying the track record in a time trial, was third in the main event. Junior Legionnaires Wage Even Scrap For Ball Honers Cooley-McCullough Team Matches 4th Straight Won by Sergt. Jasper Indications that the American Le- gion Junior Baseball League cham- pionship will be strictly between the Sergt. Jasper and Cooley-McCul- lough Posts continued strong today, with both still boasting undefeated records in four games and match- ing each other yesterday with out- bursts of hitting power. Once-defeated Potomacs fell be- fore the Jaspers, 15-4, and Police found itself just as impotent as Cooley-McCullough won, 14-4. The fact that the Jaspers scored one more run than their deadlocked ri- vals is offset by the Cooley-McCul- loughs’ outhitting the Jaspers, 15 to 12. The Jaspers had two six-run innings and the C-M's one and two three-run frames. Fort Stevens brought its league | average to .500 by defeating Costello, 13-7, in the day’s third game. | The standings: Gooley-McCullough Sergt. Jasper Fort 'Stevens Potomac Costello Police National Cathedral Star Club Softies Down ormpnand iz oat Star Club added to its lead in the Sport Center Softball League by | turning back a couple of bottling | works opponents yesterday. The Star sluggers outpointed Dr. Pepper, | 8-6, in its first game and routed | Try-Me, 16-5, in the second. Thompson successfully essayed an | iron-man role for the victors, hold: ing Dr. Pepper to six hits and Try: Me to five. Fuchs had a perfect day at bat, getting five hits in as| many trips to the plate. In other games, Standard defeat- ed Ryan’s, 11-3, and Tru-Blu downed | Land o’ Lakes, 9-3. | Fort Myer Divides "0 | other events, it was reported here | Fort Myer divided a twin bill yes- | terday, taking the nightcap from Brookland Merchants, 12-7, after | losing the first game, 4-2. Hender- | son hit two homers and Stone one | for the Soldiers in the second game. | | bring him back. | sidering the matter, finally found a | told the boys to report for work | Blue Ridge Hunt Show Has Big Yearling List Special Dispatch to The Star. WINCHESTER, Va., May 20.—The annual horse and colt show of Blue Ridge Hunt Club will be held Sat- day at Carter Hall, Colonial show- place home of Gerard B. Lambert, Boston sportsman. The entry list contains a -arge number of yearling hunters which will make their first show ring ap- pearance and later compete for hon- ; ors on the regular State circuit. Fans' Demands Brmg Krauser, Martinelli To Mat Again A small segment of the American Academy of Sclence will hold forth at Turner’s Arena Thursday night when Karol Krauser, B. 8., and Gino Martinelli, also B. S. (“big stuff” in | wrestling lingo), get together for scientific and practical demonstra- | tions of the law of gravity. Krauser, a 200-pound gent who practiced physical instruction in his native Poland before seeking haven | on our shores, was introduced to the | plblic last week and made a favor- | able impression in a 60-minute draw with Martinelli. Their scientific session was such a pleasant surprise the customers have fairly deluged Promoter Joe Turner with pleas to Mr. Turner, after carefully con- way to arrange it, for after all the public interests must be served. He dropped a nickle in' a 'phone and Rugged Roller Derby Makes Bow in D. C. Tomorrow Night All but Biting Allowed As Skaters Seek Coin In Shrine Show Roller derby—a new, fast and rough sport—wiil make its Wash- ington debut at Riverside Stadium tomorrow night, under the sponsor~ ship of Almas Temple, with the Washington Pawnees meeting the Chicago Aztecs in the first of a 27- game series. The local stand will run through June 16. It will be Washington's first taste of a sport which has attracted more than tour million spectators the past year. Blocking, Checking Go. ‘With five boys and five girls com- prising each team, the game is said to combine the speed and action of ice hockey, the blocking and body contact of football and the stamina of six-day bicycle racing. The girls and boys are alternated in 15-minute shifts and points are scared when a skater breaks ahead of the pack and into a “jam.” Such a skater is allowed two minutes in which to lap the field and is credited with a point upon passing a rival. The fact that blocking and checking are permitted as defensive measures leads to many spills. Twice nightly five-minute “open house” periods are held, involving all 20 skaters. Nightly Prizes at Stake. The winning team nightly receives a cash prize of $250. A certain per- centage also is deducted from the nightly receipts, not released until the series is over, when the winner receives 60 per cent and the loser 40, One of the most picturesque and popular teams in roller derby has | been picked to represent Washing- ton, with streamlined, 44-year-old “Ma” Bogash and her 2l-year-old son Billy among its members. Roy | Gowin will captain the Washing- ton boys and Bernice (Kewpie) Abar, a half-pint package, the local girls. The Chicago team will be cap= tained by big Jim McClaskey, offi- cial bad man of the National Roller Derby League, and Vera McClelland. Three Nines i;Top Tie promptly at 8:30 Thursday night. Lincoln’s Swatting Orgy | Tops Legion Sons’ Play Lincoln’s 17-hit attack featured |a day of slugging in the Sons of the American Legion Softball League esterday as that team defeated |Kllleen 12-8, and Nash nosed out | National Cathedral, 9-8. | Leftfielder Bacas hit two home runs for Lincoln, with Pratt and Smith being credited with one each. ' | Another Bacas, who played first for his team, Diamond Nine Slugs | Diamond A. C. outslugged Be- thesda Blues yesterday to take a| 20-13 victory on the Bechesdansl field. You can experience complete re- freshment with an ice-cold Coca-Cola right now. Its tingling good taste brings a happy, refreshed fecling that leaves you satisfied completely. Thirst asks nothing more. THE 400 7th St. S.W. A Dan Hollond, Manager \ In Old Dominion Loop ‘Three undefeated leaders in the | | Old Dominion League still were in | a triple tie for first place today as |a result of winning yesterday. Vienna {had the closest call in stopping Falls Church, 11-9, but Lacey wal- loped Colvin Run, 10-2, and Fairfax took a 5-2 decision from the Gibson Graye. Forestville won its first game and | handed Herndon its second defeat, 6-0, in the league’s fourth game. Takomu Tigers Ahead Takoma Tigers nosed out Coles- ville, 4-2, in their Montgomery League game yesterday. Heft held the losers to six hits. bu 3. M Pocomoke, 5: Easton. 0 Salisbury, 11: Centreville, 8. Drink Delicious and }\('f‘u'\!\‘\ng - PAUSE THAT REFRES BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA CO. BY WASHINGTON COCA-COLA BOTTLING WORKS, ING. MEtropolitan 4727 2