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Griff men Should Climb During Home Stay: Ruse Blamed for Shea s R ing Def?at
FREEDOM FROM ACCIDENTS
TO PROVE TELLING FACTOR
tuck in Avoiding Injuries Will Govern Success of
Champions in Three Weeks Here —Nats Get
Promising Player in Stewart.
T BY DENMAN THOMPSON,
Imports Editor, The Star.
BARRING accidents, the big bugaboo of all pennant-aspiring clubs,
the Nationals should do some effective work toward attaining their
second straight championship in their three weeks’ stretch on the
home lot, which opened with a double-header against the Chicago White
Sox this afternoon.
The mere fact that they will be performing on their own lot, where
they will have the benefit of moral and vocal support from their follow
ers, is calculated to prove helpful to Bucky Harris and his henchmen, but
it will be the extent to which they avoid injuries that will decide whether
ground is to be gained on Connie Mack's aggregation of horsehide wal
lopers, for the pacesetting A’s will be holding forth in Shibe Park all dur
ing the period the Griffs are enjoying home-cooked meals, and past per
formances for the season to date indicate they will be more benefited
thereby than the champions.
There are two very good reasons for
this—the size of the Philadelphia park
and the caliber of the Macklets’ op
ponents.
Shibe Park is built on the bandbox
order, a circumstance which is just
tnade to order for the A’s, whose forte
Is slugging pure and simple, while
the records show that against the
Tygers, Chisox, Indians and Browns,
, the clubs to be entertained, both in
tbe Capital and Quakertown, Mack’s
maulers boast a far better record than
the Griffmen, with 31 victories against
15 defeats in 46 games played, while
the Nationals own but 27 wins to off
set 18 reverses in 45 battles, a margin
of Just 3Vs games in favor of the
JMacklets.
Full Strength Now Presented.
This difference can be accounted for
largely by the fact that the Griffmen
Were woefully crippled during their
recent swing through the western
sector, when they contrived to merely
break even in 14 games played, while
the A’s were running roughshod over
the representatives of the sunset divi
sion of the loop.
At one time or another the Har-
Yismen were compelled to battle
without the services of Joe Judge,
Roger Peckinpaugh and Goose Gos-
Jin, while Walter Johnson was absent
throughout the entire stretch. In
iMoon Harris, Everett Scott and Nemo
Leibold the champions have a squad
of capable reserves, and these subs
performed in admirable style, but
there is no denying that top-notch
efficiency for the National machine
cannot be maintained unless all the
regular cogs are in place and func
tioning properly, while the effort to
find a hurler capable of carrying on
with Johnson’s effectiveness while he
was kept idle by illness proved a flat
failure. Gregg, Ogden and Russell
all were employed, but fell far short
sfdfd
SPORTS.
■of filling Barney’s shoes. There is
only one Johnson.
I With Walter scheduled to resume
I mound toil today, supposedly fully
I recovered from the tonsil attack
which relegated him him to the side
lines for a month. Judge perfoming
in his customary agile manner at the
initial station and Peck cavorting
with his usual effectiveness around
the shortfield sector the Nationals
should not only function in the
smooth, mechanical manner which
makes thorn the most formidable de
fensive outfit in the league, but may
be expected to perform in the in
spired manner possible only when
nothing is lacking in the element of
Stewart a Promising Addition.
Clark Griffith is chortling with glee
over the fact that he has succeeded in
landing Johnny Stewart of the Bir
mingham. Southern Association, club,
for the Nationals. According to the
president of the champions, Stewart
is almost as promising an infield pros
‘ pect as Buddy llyer, the shortstopper
recently contracted for from the New
Orleans club of the same circuit, and,
like Myer, he is tagged for delivery in
Washington at the close of the South
: ern season in September, so -may be
■ seen in action here before the 1925
curtain falls.
Stewart’s regular assignment with
1 the Barons is at the keystone sack.
1 although he has performed at third
base in admirable style. He is touted
: by Joe Engel, chief scout of the Na
tionals, as one of the fastest players
1 in the Southern Association, and it is
“ in fielding that he shines brightest,
■ although the latest available averages
credit him with a bating mark of
> more than .300.
i Stewart’s skill as a bunter, com
: bined with his speed afoot, has re
: suited in his being assigned to second
1 place in the batting order with the
: Birmingham club.
THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, P. C., TUESDAY, JULY 28. 1925.
BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS
AMERICAN I.EAGIE.
, IE-
Won. Lost Pet. W!n. Lose.
Philadelphia ... 60 31 .630 .663 .631
Waehlnstou ... 30 32 .648 .632 .641
Chicago fit 43 .331 .336 .326
81. Louis 48 47 .303 .310 .300
Detroit 48 47 .503 .310 .500
Cleveland 43 32 .433 .438 .448
New York 38 5S .400 .4 13 .404
Boston 28 60 .208 .303 .205
GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
Chicago at Mash. Chicago at YVaali.
Detroit at Phlla. St. Louis at N. Y.
St. Louis at ft. Y. Detroit at Phila.
Cleve. at Boston. Cleie. at Boston.
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS.
Philadelphia, 2; Boston, 1.
Others not scheduled.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
, -IE ,
Won. Lost Pet. W in. Lose.
Pittsburgh 34 35 .607 .611 .600
New York 54 38 .587 .51*1 .581
Cincinnati 47 44 .518 .522 .511
Brooklyn 44 43 .506 .511 .300
Philadelphia ... 42 43 .483 .481* .477
St. Louis 43 40 .465 .473 .462
Chicago 40 51 .440 .446 .435
Boston 38 66 .404 .411 .400
GAMES TODAY'. GAMES TOMORROW.
Boston at Pitts. Boston at Pitt*.
Phila. at Cincinnati. Phlla. at Cincinnati.
N. Y. at Chicago. Brooklyn ut St. L.
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS.
Pittsburgh. 6: Boston, 5.
Cincinnati. 4-3; St. Louis, 2-0.
QUINN WINS ANOTHER
GAME FOR ATHLETICS
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 28.—Jack Quinn,
veteran of many diamonds, has dem
onstrated once again that age must
be served sometimes in base ball. He
pitched the speeding Athletics yester
day to a 2-to-l victory over the team
whicli spurned him only a few weeks
ago, the Boston Red Sox.
He permitted eight hits, but he kept
them scattered so widely that not
until the final inning did the Bosto
nians cross the plate, and then it was
for a lone tally. Philadelphia located
only six safe hits, but one of them
was an opportune double by the
Boston boy Gordon Cochrane, and a
double steal made the second and
winning run.
Other teams in the American
League passed the day in preparation
for the Western Invasion, which will
last for two weeks and a half.
Pittsburgh gained another notch in
the National League with a two-run
rally in the tenth inning that set back
the Boston Braves, 6 to 5. Young
Gautreau, Bancroft’s second base
man, played marvelously in the field
and sent forth a double and three
singles.
The Giants had a day of idleness
and the victory gave the Pirates a
lead of one and one-half games.
Cincinnati had a double conquest
over the Cardinals through the pitch
ing bf Rube Benton and Jakie May,
4 to 2 and 2 to 0. May had won only
one game in six for the season when
he pitched this shutout. Hornsby
garnered one single during the
afternoon.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Indianapolis. 2: Columbus. 1.
Kansas City. 9: Minneapolis. 2.
Louisville. 9; Toledo. 3.
TOPNOTCH JUNIOR TEAMS
TO BATTLE ON THURSDAY
TWO of the fastest junior nines of the city will be clashing Thursday
at Fifth and L streets southeast, when the Hess Juniors entertain
the Kennedy Juniors. The starting hour is 5 o clock.
Since beginning operations a month ago the Kennedys have won
practically all of their starts, and the Hessmen have yet to meet defeat
at the hands of a Washington team. In fact, the Hess tossers, in view
of the clean record, are claiming the independent junior championship ot
the District.
The fighting spirit of the Junior
branch of the Hess Athletic Club has
gained it quite* a following in the
Southeast section and a large crowd of
fans is expected to turn out to see
"Bub” Geuther start the game against
the Brightvvood Park representatives.
In several tilts staged recently the
Hessmen have won out after their
opponents appeared to have the games
clinched. -In a battle with the Iro
quois they overcame an eight-run
lead to win, 9 to 8; the Moose Athletic
Club held a four-run advantage, but
was beaten, 13 to 7, and the Mantours
were defeated. 7 to 3, after leading, 3
to 0, for five frames.
Cherrydale’s base ball team is to
aid in the lield day celebration at Mc-
Lean. Va„ Saturday. Sunday at Lyon
Village field the Addison nine will be
encountered in an Arlington County
League game.
A three-game series between the
Rialto Club and the Rialto Theater
teams might help to decide which team
has the right to claim the champion
ship of the Jewish Community Center
Base Ball League.
“Doc” Biggins shut out the Union
&I. E. team in a Sunday School League
game, giving West Washington Bap
tists a 4-to-0 win. He allowed only
two hits.
Hess Senior and Randle Highlands
1 nines will play a; the Randle field
today at 5:30 o’clock.
National Circle Athletic Club Is with
out a game for Sunday. A booking
mav be made through Manager Wil
liam Andrews, at Lincoln 9892, after
| 5 o’clock.
1 Texan Midget batters got only three
hits off Ensor when the Corinthian
1 Midgets won, 6 to 4.
i
Tigers won their i>ixth straight in
: the Thomson Playground League,
when the Athletics were defeated, 5
1 to 3, in 10 innings.
Columbia tossers won from Garrett
> Park, 7 to 3.
Sinithfleld Midgets dropped a Wash
ington Base Bail and Athletic Asso
ciation game to the Dreamlands, 9
to 5.
Elks handed an 11-to-5 setback to
1 the Columbias.
, Lewis allowed five hits and fanned
11 batters when the Harris Insects
won from the Eagles in an Insect
League game.
Linworth Insects downed the Park
Insects, 7 to 3.
MOUNT RAINIER TEAM
WILL VISIT HERNDON
Mount Rainier Seniors will journey
to Herndon, Va„ Saturday fresh from
triumphs over the W. B. Hibba team
of the Bankers’ Base Ball League and
the Shamrock Seniors.
The Hibbs nine was outslugged by
the District Line boys last Saturday
and forced to take the short end of a
12-to-iO count. Sunday the Ruinier
ites took the measure of the Sham
rocks, 10 t 0,2, “Dutch” Gerheart, who,
had hurled against tiie Hibbs tossers,
allowing only two hits.
Any unlimited nine wishing to meet
the Seniors at District Line field to
morrow. Thursday or Friday' should
communicate with Manager Don Bell
man at Hyattsville 431 -M in the eve
ning, or Main 5614 during the day. An
out-of-town booking is wanted for Sun- j
day.
H. Smith and Reiman are the latest I
to join Mount Mainier ranks.
McQuillan fights suit.
NEW YORK, July 28 (A 3 ). —Hugh
McQuillan, New York Giants pitcher,
has announced through his attorney
in Brooklyn Supreme Court that he
will contest vigorously the action for
separation, alimony and counsel
fees instituted by his wife, Mrs. Nellie
C. McQuillan of Elmhurst, Long
Island.
CUBS GET OUTFIELDER.
HARRISBURG, Ta., July 28 ( A>).—
Outfielder Joe Munson of the Harris
burg team. New York-Pennsylvania
League, has been sold to the Chicago
Nationals. Munson is the leading bat
ter in the league and also leads in
home runs with 17.
HURLS PERFECT GAME.
SPRINGFIELD. 111., July 28 (/*>).—
Herman Schwartze, veteran pitcher
for "the Bloomington Three Eye
League club, hurled a perfect' game
yesterday, not allowing a Springfield
batter to reach first. Bloomington
won, 4 to 0.
WHITE SOX BUY PLAYER.
DURHAM, N. C. July 28 UP).—J.
M. Mallonee. rightfielder on the Dur
ham Club in the Piedmont League
: for two years, has been sold to the
Chicago White Sox.
G. P 0. MEETS FIRST
REVERSE IN LEAGUE
Government Printing Office suffered
its first defeat of the season in the
Government Base Ball League yester
day' ,when the I General Accounting
Office sluggers hammered "Brick"
Neumann for an 11-to-S victory.
As the Accountants' triumph leaves
the leaders with only half a game ad
vantage, the next meeting of the two
teams on Friday may result in a dead
lock for first honors in the loop.
Conover went into the box for the
Accountants at the start of the game,
but was relieved in the sixth when
the Government Typos tallied five
times to knot the count. Niedfeldt,
who had crashed out a triple with
the bases loaded in the second, went
to the hill and held his opponents to
one hit and one run.
Mick McConnell hurled Chestnut
Farms Dairy to its twentieth victory
in the Commercial League, the Cen
ter Market nine, that is occupying
second place, being set down, 6 to 1.
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Co. downed Allen Mitchell Co., ft to 6.
In the, Departmental circuit Bureau
nosed out Treasury, 5 to 4, Cullinane
allowing the Money Counters only six
hits.
Annex No. 2 sprang an upset in the
Treasury loop by noisng out the Reg
isters, 10 to ft. The Annex tossers
came from behind in the ninth to
score five times.
The Marine nine of the Potomac
Park loop hit a snag in a clash with
Public Buildings and Public Parks.
| At the end of nine frames the count
I stood 4 to 4, the Leathernecks tally
j ing twice in the final inning.
WALTER REED NINE BUSY.
Walter Reed Hospital base bailers
have a schedule of four games arrang
ed for the week. The Fire Depart
ment nine will be entertained today,
Thursday' the Soldiers travel to
Fort Myer. Saturday the Adjutant
General’s Office outfit will be en
countered at Walter Reed, and Sun
day Olney will play at the Hospital
diamond.
SAILORS OUTROW MIDDIES.
SEATTLE. Wash.. July 28 UP).—
Sailors of the battleship New York
won the annual Seattle Times Navy
cutter crew race on Lake Washing
ton here yesterday, nosing out the
midshipmen of the Annapolis Naval
Academy by half a length, over a
2-mile course. The New Yorkers’
time was 15 minutes and 50 seconds.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Providence, 15: Jersey City. 5.
Toronto, 10: Buffalo. 1
Reading. 2: Baltimore. 3.
Rochester. 5. Syracuse, 0.
MU THKKN ASSOCIATION.
Little Rock. 10: New Orleans. 4
Mobile. 2; Memphis. 1.
Atlanta. 6: Chattanooca, 3.
Nashville. 3; Birmingham. 2.
VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
i Rocky Mount. 1 Norfolk. 0.
K:nston. 7: Portsmouth. 2.
• Richmond. 3: Wilson. 0.
. i PIEDMONT LEAGUE.
. j Greensboro. 1*: Salisbury. 3.
| Danville. 4: Winston-Salem. 1.
I Durham. 8: Raleigh. 6.
‘ WARNED” AS TO WEIGHT
FOR GO WITH ROSENBERG
Frequent Phone Calln as to Poundage Said to Have .
Caused Him to Quit Eating and Drinking.
Was Heavily Barked.
BY FAIR PLAY.
NEW YORK. July 28.—A1l sorts of chatter has been heard among
the vivid lights of Gotham since the Rosenberg-Shea hght. For
one thing, it is a fact that this battle, involving the bantam title,
was the cause of some high and mighty wagers.
A lot of so-called wise guys went down heavy on Shea, figuring, one
supposes, that New Yorkers failed to recognized Rosey as of champion
ship caliber and thinking that the first good man he met would topple
him. .
Shea came East with a good reputation, and, having whipped Pete
Sarmiento twice, looked very good.
The betting fluctuated with Shea j
well on the short end until the day |
before the fight, when Rosenberg
asked for more time to prepare for
the bout. A week yvas granted him
and bettors began to ask for evens,
on Shea with no takers.
Before the fight the writer men- j
tinned that whisperings were going !
around that the fight was in the bag
for Rosenberg. Well, Rosey won by
a kayo, but if Shea took a dive he
made it look so realistic that one but
wonders where lie has been hiding
all these years while others have
been getting away with such stuff.
Defeat Is Explained.
If reports from Shea’s camp are to
be believed then certain wise persons
pulled a new one for the books. It
should be remembered that the fight
ers vyeighed in on the day of the fight
and the bouts were held over until
the following day oecanse o* rainy
weather. Commissioner Muldooh No
tified the fighters they would not
have to weigh in again the following
day.
Now Shea was supposed to have
had a hard time making rhe weight,
and the added fact that he was com
pelled to hold himself at the bantam
poundage after a week's delay did not
tend to help his condition.
After office hours, according to the
yarns of Shea's friends, his phone was
kept ringing by alleged officials of
the boxing commission warning Shea
that he would have to weigh in on the
morrow.
This served, it is said, to keep Shea
in a whirl of doubt and nervousness,
as he had no means of finding out the
i truth of the reports, it being, as said,
! after office hours that the calls came
in.
So. it is stated, be refrained from
j eating and drinking and went into the
i ring practically out on his feet. If
such is the case, the palm goes to the
j slicker who thought up the idea: also
’ a new wrinkle was added to the many
’ in the fight game.
Should the reader care to know how
sweet charity benefited by the boxing
I show, the figures are given. The paid
SPORTS.
j attendance was $(13,000. and after th®
| fighters and incidentals were paid'
| charity received the vast sum of 10,000
smackers.
KEARNS AMONG MISSING
AS DEMPSEY WORKS OUT
LOS ANGELES. July 28 (A 5 ).—A
pale but hearty Jack Dempsey has
resumed gymnasium training here in
preparation for his forthcoming re.
turn to the prize ring.
Celebrities assembled to witness the
champion's first workout included
Jack Curley, one of the promoters of
the Willard-Johnson fight; Tom Jones,
former manager of Jess Willard; Joe
Stecher, wrestler, and others who
have watched Dempsey's climb to
world boxing supremacy.
There was one conspicuous va
cancy in this applauding group, how
ever. Jack Kearns was not anywhere
to be seen.
SIKI FLEES HOSPITAL
CLAD ONLY IN PAJAMAS
NEW YORK. July 28 (A 3 ).—Clan
only in pajamas. Battling Siki, former
light-heavyweight champion, fled from
i his hospital bed to the street, com
; mandeered a passing taxicab and re
| turned to his home.
The conqueror of Georges Carpen
| tier had been taken to the hospital
I unconscious from loss of blood from a
i knife wound that at first was be
; lieved serious.
, FAIRFAX STAR OF GAME
I
I Outfielder Fairfax of the Veterans
i Bureau base ball nine contributed the
■ j fireworks yesterday at the Mounment
i Grounds, when his team trounced the
Registers in a Colored Departmental
League game, 10 to 6. Fairfax con
nected for three hits, one of them a
: homer, and crossed the plate three
times.
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