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Johnson Is Sure Team Will Stay in Race: Fancy Rules Govern Horseshoe Sport
OUTLOOK FOR DEAL!
NOW APPEARS DARK
Braxton Rescues Hadley as
Hayes’ Hitting Helps
Beat White Sox.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.
Chicago. June 12.— if the
Nationals are within four
or five games of the top of
the league after they fin
ish battling the Yankees in
Washington on July 6. Manager
Walter Johnson and his charges
will be well pleased with them
selves. What’s more, they’ll con
sider themselves in a fine position
to drive for the circuit champion
ship.
“It’s not sticking at the head
of the race in the first half of the
season that makes a pennant
winner.” Johnson reasons, “rather
it is sticking near the top and re
serving strength for the big fight
in the last half of the season,”
says the pilot, “and that's what
we hope to do.
While the Nationals haven't been
winning frequently of late, the club is
by no means discouraged, and its man
ager is confident it will save the power j
to fight back when the time for the big
push arrives.
"We have been losing more than we
should lately.” declares Walter, "but we i
haven't been playing poor base ball.
Half a dozen of our recent defeats could
easily have been wins for us with just
a little break in our favor, that’s how
close the games were.
"When a club plays the kind of base
ball the Washington club has been play
ing lately and gets licked it has little
to worry about. If we continue playing
the same kind of base ball there's
bound to be a turn for the better, and !
when we get to going good again the
others will have to watch out for us.
There's a lot of spirit as well as ability
in the Washington club,” the manager
contends, "and I am sure we’ll soon be
stepping along at a pace about as lively
as that we set in early May.”
Prefers the Hit-and-Run.
There haa been some criticism of the
Washington club's persistence in em
ploying but one style of attack, the hit
and-run. instead of varying this with
occasional use of the sacrificial bunt
and straight-out hitting. This is not
disturbing Johnson, however. He be-j
lieves firmly in the value of the hit- !
and-run system and, though he does j
not disdain the bunted sacrifice, he I
contends the Nationals are apt to get
much more from the offensive they
have been employing since the start of
campaigning.
"Results speak for themselves.” says
Walter. "We adopted the hit-and-run j
at the outset and have done pretty well ;
with it. I know we have resorted to the
bunt infrequently, but when we have j
used it we haven’t gained much. I pre- i
fer the hit-and-run because it keeps the
opposing infield more unbalanced than
does the bunt. When a club is using the
hit-and-run it* opponents' center line of
defense always Is unsettled. And when
that center line of defense once gives
way it is no easy matter to brace it
again.”
“I’m for the hit-ana-run rather than
the sacrifice. Os course, there are oc
casions when I think bunting is the
better, but generally I believe the Wash
ington club should employ the other
system of attack.”
WITH only four more days remain
ing in which to make trades with
other clubs in the American
League, the Nationals apparently have
no deal under consideration. Before
they came to Chicago it was thought
there might be a transaction that would
Sut on the Washington roll a right
and hitting outfielder to be procured
in exchange for a pitcher, but those
connected with the White Sox say they
have not entered into negotiations with
Washington and Manager Johnson de
clares he has heard nothing from Presi
dent Clark Griffith concerning any pro- ,
posed trade.
Because Billy Evans, general manager '
of the Indians, was in Chicago ye*ter- ■
day it was rumored he sought Benny |
Tate of the Nationals to bolster the ]
tribe's catching staff, crippled the other i
day when Luke Sewell had a finger ]
broken. Evans, while visiting President
Barnard of the American League, ad
mitted he was looking for a receiver,
but said he had not asked help of the
Washington club. In addition to Glenn
Myatt, now slated to do most of the
catching until Sewell is able to go be
hind the bat again, the Indians have
••over Hartley, who has been trans- j
fRTed from a coach to a player status, |
i % veteran receiver, and a youngster
» named Frank. Evans, though, plans to ;
visit two or three American Associa
tion clubs in quest of another seasoned
catcher.
BEATING the White Sox yesterday,
2 to 1, in the opener of the series
here the Nationals now show a 50-50
record for their Western swing to date.
The victory also ended a losing streak
that had extended to three games after
the Johnson band had began its first
invasion of this sector this year with a
brace of victories.
The game was a well contested affair,
with Bump Hadley and the Left-handed
Dutch Henry putting on a fine mound
duel. The Nationals got to Henry early
for one run, but this was matched by
the Chisox when Hadley weakened in
*he eighth. Then Garland Braxton 1
was hurried to Bump's relief, and as
the Griffis put over another counter in
* the ninth the southpaw received credit
for the win.
TEN hits were made by the Nationals
and five by the Chisox. Four of
the Chicago hits were off Hadley,
one being yielded in the third inning,
one in the seventh and two in the
eighth. Bump also Issued five passes, j
and it was the last of these that led
to his removal.
The Nationals had combed Henry
for a run in the fourth. Cronin's single
and Mver's double, after two were out,
accounting for it. With Hadley going
along well it seemed that marker would
be sufficient. But. Bump showed signs
of weakening in the seventh when with
one out he was found for a single by
Cissel and walked Clancy and Metzler.
who batted for Jeffries, to fill the sacks.
He got out of this hole when the next
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stop the foe in the next round.
Kerr opened the home eighth with a
double and Wat wood sacrificed. Jolley
i put up a high one to deep center, and
i had not a throng of yelling school chil
; dren seated in the left-field stand
■ not prevented Loepp from hearing Goslin
call for the catch the fly would have
been bagged by the Goose. Instead
j Loepp came charging on and, to prevent
| a collision, Goslin had to stop chasing
the loft. The ball fell between the
I outfielders for a triple that put Kerr
over with the tying tally. At that Kerr
could have counted had the Goose made
ft Cft tell.
But the missed catch left Jolley on
third with only one out, and when
Hadley walked Reynolds, who had fan
ned twice before, Braxton took over
the pitching job. Cissel slashed the
ball toward right, but Myer made a
good stop, tagged out Reynolds on the
line and heaved to Hayes for a double
Play.
IN the ninth the Nationals got a
break for their second run. With
Bluege out of the way Hayes singled
and went to third when Spencer hit for
a base. Up went Braxton to swing, not
to bunt for a squeeze play. With Hayes
under way, Braxton drove a sharp one
to Cissel.
The second sacker fumbled, but Kerr
recovered the ball to touch second be
fore Spencer arrived. The shortstop
hustled the ball to first,, but Braxton*
was there just ahead of it to prevent
a double play, so Hayes’ crossing was
made good.
The Chisox threatened in the ninth
when Kamm doubled with one out, but
Autrv, batting for Crouse, fouled out
and Hunnefleld, picking up Henry's bat,
walked, only to be forced out by Kerr.
SAM RICE'S second streak of consec
utive hitting games this season was
ended by Henry. In four trips to
I the plate Rice fanned, rolled to the
second baseman, walked and fouled to
the catcher in order. Well, 17 was a
good string of consecutive games with
hits, anyway. And Sam has failed to
hit safely in but 2 of his 47 contests
this year.
JACK HAYES not only gave a nice
exhibition of fielding at first base
for the Nationals, but also swung
a live bat. He got three singles in four
times up. one a liner to left and the
others line drives to center. Jack’s
good work may permit Joe Judge, regu
lar first sacker. to get a few extra days
in which to mend his charley-horsed
leg-
BACK ON RIGHT TRACK
WASHINTON. AB R. H. PO. A E
Loepp. cl 5 0 2 2 0 0
Rice, rs 3 0 0 2 0 0
OosllP. If 4 0 0 0 0 0
Cronin. .4 4 1 2 2 2 0
Myer. 2b 4 0 1 5 3 0
Bluege, 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0
Hayes, lb 4 1 3 10 0 0
Spencer, c 4 0 2 6 0 0
Hadley, p 3 0 0 0 5 0
Braxton. 0.... 1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 ~2 10 27 IT 0
CHICAGO. AB. R. H PO. A. E
Kerr, ss 5 117 4 0
Watwood. cf 3 0 0 2 0 0
Jolley. If 3 0 1 0 0 0
Harris. If 0 0 0 0 0 0
Reynolds, rs 3 0 0 2 0 0
Ctsscll. 2b 3 0 113 0
Clancy, lb 3 0 0 8 1 0
Jeffries. 3b 2 0 0 2 0 0
Kamm. 3b 10 10 0 0
Crouse, c 3 0 0 4 1 0
Henry, p 3 0 11 3 0
•Metzler 0 0 0 0 0 0
tLyons 0 0 0 0 0 0
lAutry 1 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
Total* 30 1 37 13 0
•Batted for Jeffries in seventh.
tßan for Jolley in eighth
ißatted lor Crouse in ninth.
SBatted for Henry In ninth.
Washington ...00010000 I—3
Chicago 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 o—l
Runs batted in—Myer. Jolley. Braxton.
Two-base hits—Myer. Loepp. Kerr. Kamm.
Three-base hit—Jolley. Stolen bases—Cis
sell. Clancy Sacrifice—Watwood. Double
play— to Hares Left on bases—Wash
ington. 8. Chicago, 10. First base on balls
—Off Hadley. 6: off Henry. 2: off Braxton.
1. Struck out—B.v Henry. 3: by Hadley. 4.
Hits-Off Hadley. 4 in 7’a innings: off Brax
ton. 1 in IS innings. Wild pitch— Henry.
Winning pitcher—Braxton. Umpires—
Messrs. Dinneen, Nallin and Geisel. Time
of game—l hour and 52 minutes.
RECORDS OF GRIFFS
BATTING.
Rice ...47 197 47 78 10 4 1 3 8 25 ,39«
Marb'ry 13 31 2 7 3 0 0 1 0 J .333
west ...40 148 35 47 8 6 4 0 0 19 .318
Judge ..47 179 34 57 10 < 4 4 3 37 .318
Cronin .48 185 43 58 19 1 3 3 5 40 .314
Myer ~4< 175 30 54 71 1 4 3 30 .309
Bluege .48 161 25 48 S 3 1 11 7 32 .398
Loepp .29 81 10 24 6 1 0 2 0 5 .296
Spence' 21 71 821 2 1 0 2 0 IS .296
Brown ..10 24 4731000 3 .292
Goslin .45 179 32 48 11 5 6 6 4 36 .268
Jones .8 20 5500 (I 00 3 .250
Ruel ..28 94 721 0 1 0 1 0 3 .223
Hadley 12 27 2620000 1 .222
Tate ...11 19 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .211
Burke .9 10 3210000 1.200
Hayes .10 25 5510000 3 .200
Barnes .11 11 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 182
Liska ..12 28 3320000 2 .107
Thomas 10 10 1200000 0 .091
Moore .4 40000000 0 .000
Braxton 12 11 5000000 1 .000
Boss ...3 30000000 0 000
McLeod. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
PITCHING.
In'gs Gam.Comp.
G. H. BB.SO. pitch.start.gam.W.L.
Burke .. 9 22 9 17 32 2 2 3 0
| Liska ...11 57 25 17 69 7 4 4 1
! Braxton 13 22 8 7 37 8 5 3 1
: Jones ... 8 80 18 15 63 8 5 6 2
, Hadley .12 65 30 36 64 10 4 4 3
' Marb'ry 13 66 17 18 57*4 8 14 4
Brown .10 81 18 29 71% 10 3 8 5
Thomas 10 40 11 10 31 2 0 2 2
Moore .. 4 9 4 2 11% 0 0 0 0
YESTERDAY’S STARS
: By the Associated Press.
Jonathan Stone, Tigers—Hit two
doubles and a triple, drove In two runs
and scored three as Tigers whipped
Yankees.
Charley Root, Cubs —Stopped Phils
with eight scattered hits and beat them,
6-2.
A1 Lopez, Robins—Pinch single with
bases filled in ninth gave Robins 2-1
victory over Reds.
Karl Hubbell, Giants—Held Pirates in
i check ana beat them easily, 9-2.
Garland Braxton, Senators—His fine
relief pitching enabled Senators to turn
back White Sox, 2-1.
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THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY. JUNE 12, 1930.
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; Standings in Major Leagues
American League
TESTERDAT'S RESULTS.
Detroit. 13 New York. 7.
C!evel*nd. 6; Philadelphia. 2.
; Washington. 2: Chicago, 1.
, St. Louls-Boston. rain.
| STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
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> j Philadelphia .. I—l 6: 36i413' 61 6:33 18 .667
l ; Washington .. I 71— 1 lj 51 4 ; 4! II 830 18 625
! Cleveland ....I 2i 31—1 11 7i 71 4, 6i30 19 612
! New York I 4| 21 1!—I 3i 4 4: 826 21, 553
Detroit I 01 3i 41 2!—! 2,8! 3122 29 .431
Chicago I 2! II 51 31 4—l 41 1!19:27,.413
L St. Louis I 21 21 31 II 51 s!—l 1119 30 .388
. Boston I It II 31 61 21 21 81 —1161331-327
Games lost..liailßll9i3li29 27i30i331—1—1
GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
Wash, at Chicago. Wash, at Chicago.
N York at Detroit. Phila. at Cleveland.
Phlla. at Cleveland. New York at Detroit
Boston at St. Louis. Boston at St. Louis.
■Giants Fail to Gain on Robins
Despite 9-Game Winning Streak
BY HERBERT W. BARKER, t
Associated Press Sports Writer.
DESPITE a nine-game winning
streak by their dread rivals, the
New York Giants, Wilbur Rob
inson's amazing Brooklyn Robins
continue to show their heels to the
rest of the National League field and
confidently look forward to their first
pennant since 1920.
Nothing could better illustrate the
fast pace the Robins have been setting
than the fact that the Giants, despite
their long string of wins, still are five
games out of first place.
The Giants took Pittsburgh over the
hurdles, 9 to 2, yesterday, but gained
not one inch of ground as the Robins,
behind Dazzy Vance’s great pitching
nosed out the Cincinnati Reds, 2-1.
Vance held the Reds to four hits
but it took a pinch single by A1 Lopez
in the ninth to bring the Robins
victory. Curt Walker’s pinch home run
In the eighth had tied the score, but In
the ninth the Robins filled the bases
and Lopez, batting for Vance, broke
up the ball game with a single.
The Giants slammed Meine and
Jones for 16 solid hits to trounce the
Pirates, who found Karl Hubbell a
mystery they could not solve. The
Giants had the game won as early as
the sixth inning, leading by 4 to 2. but
j decided to make it safer by scoring
ROOT KEEPS PROMISE
WHEN FINGER HEALS
i By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. June 12.—A promise to
“get going” when a finger Injury healed
has been kept by Charlie Root, Cub
right-hander, who led National League
pitchers last season.
Since his recovery Root has won
three straight games, two of them shut
outs; has pitched 20 consecutive score
less Innings and has yielded two runs
In 27 innings. In the first of the three
contests Root defeated 6t. Louis, 2 to
0, giving five hits.
Next, he gave Brooklyn two hits and
won 13 to 0. Yesterday Philadelphia
was beaten by 6 to 2. with Root in the
box. He gave the Phillies eight hits,
making a total of 15 hits in three con
tests and 26 scoreless innings out of 27
pitched.
PLAY OPENS TODAY
IN INVITATION POLO
Play was to begin this evening at 4
i o’clock on the Potomac Park oval In a
i special invitation polo tournament for
1 cups offered by the War Department
; Polo Association.
i I Another upset occurred in the Ar
-1 gentine Army Cup matches yesterday
when War Department Blues contrived
to conquer 16th Field Artillery of Fort
Myer, 7 to 4.
| The victors had a two-goal handicap,
but as shown by the score, could have
won without it.
It was a keen battle from the start,
with Maj. Devers, No. 3, of the Blues,
i and Lieut. Benson. No. 2, of the Ar
tillery, as the outstanding players.
——————
I BUCS SELL HARGREAVES.
PITTSBURGH, Pa„ June 12 (A 5 ).
Charles Hargreaves, catcher for the
Pittsburgh Pirates, has been sold out
right to Buffalo of the International
League.
•
CLUBS MAKE TRADE.
I MINNEAPOLIS, June 12 (/P).—' The
Minneapolis American Association club
i today traded Elmer Yoter, inflelder,
, and Earl Smith, outfielder, to Columbus
for Bernle Neis, outfielder.
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TESTERDAT'S RESULTS.
New York. 9; Pittsburgh, 2.
Brooklyn. 2 Cincinnati. 1.
Chicago 6. Philadelphia. 2.
St. Louia-Boston, rain.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
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Brooklyn ... 2 6 4 5 ! 5 o 3 31 17 .646
Chip go I 4!— 1 II 71 61 4 4 429 22 .569 I
New York I 2 3 3 4i 4 6 426 22 .542
St. Louis I 01 81 2—! II 5 3 6i35 25 .500 !
Pittsburgh ....I 2 4 II Si—l 3i 01 822 24 .478
Boston I 41 II 71 0! 41—1 3! 12012 S .444 j
Philadelphia ..i 51 II 3l 31 II 2'—l 3118136 .409 j
Clncinnati ...I 0! 31 31 31 41 31 4;— 1929 396
Games lost. ■ 117123122 25 34 25 26,29
GAMER TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
Pittsburgh at N York. St. Louis at Boston.
Cincinnati at Bklyp. Cincinnati at Bklyn.
S'. Louis at Boston. Pittsburgh at N. York.
Chicago at Phila. Chicago at Phila.
I twice in the sew nth and three time.*
in the eighth when Mel Ott clouted
his thirteenth homer with two on base.
Charlev Root's fine pitching enabled
the Chicago Cubs to break their losing
streak at Philadelphia's expense. 6 to
|2. Cuyler's homer with two on In the
: third gave Root all the runs he needed j
Ito win. The victory left the Cubs in j
second place, three and a half games
behind the Robins and a game and a
half ahead of the Giants.
In the American League, Washing
ton's Senators advanced to within a
game and a half of first place by
whipping Chicago, 2 to 1, while the
Philadelphia Athletics were bowing to
Cleveland, 6 to 2.
Lefty Grove. Athletics’ left-handed
ace, went nearly two months without
losing a game, but was charged with
his second defeat in as many days yes
terday. He was no puzzle to the Indians
and retired in favor of Ernie Shores I
after the seventh inning with Cleve
land leading 3-1. Willis Hudlin pitched
a strong game for the Indians until the
ninth, but was removed w'hen the A's
made a few threatening gestures. Fer
rell finished up in fine style.
Detroit put on a seven-run rally in
the seventh to trounce the New York
Yankees. 13 to 7. Ownie Carroll,
former Tiger pitcher traded to New
York, was driven out of the box in the
fifth inning and Gomez, McEvoy and
Johnson were not much better.
Other scheduled major league games
were postponed.
MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS
By the Associated Press.
American League.
Batting—Rice, Senators. .396,
Runs —Ruth, Yankees, 56.
Runs batted in—Ruth. Yankees, 55.
Hits—Rice, Senators, 78.
Doubles—Gehringer, Tigers; Cronin,
Senators, 19.
Triples—Coombs, Yankees, 8.
Home runs—Ruth, Yankees, 19.
Stolen bases —Rice, Senators, 11.
National League.
Batting—Herman, Robins, .415.
Runs—Terry, Giants. 52.
Runs batted in—Klein, Phillies, 59.
Hits—Terry, Giants, 82.
Doubles —Frisch, Cardinals, 21.
Triples—Cuyler. Cubs, 9.
Home runs—Wilson, Cubs, 18.
Stolen bases —Cuyler, Cubs, 15.
HOME RUNSTANDING.
By the Associated Press.
Home Runs Yesterday.
Cuyler, Cubs 1
Walker, Reds 1
Ott, Giants 1
Gehrig, Yankees 1
The Leaders.
Ruth, Yankees ....19
Wilson, Cuhs 18
Berger, Braves 17 i
Klein, Phillies 16
League Totals.
American 214
National 285
Grand total 499
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TO EVENING STAR EVENT
Standardized Game Declared Far More Enjoyable
Than When Played With Makeshift Equip
ment—Tourney Vets Urged to “Brush Up.”
AMERICAN horseshoe pitching rules will govern play in the
second annual Metropolitan District championships sponsored
by The Washington Star, and some of them will come as sur
prises to tournament rookies.
Those who have played the game only according to makeshift
paraphernalia and rules will find much more enjoyment in the stand
ardized sport.
Such, generally, was the experi
ence of several thousands who
took part in the tournament of
last year. Anyway, many of them
went forth afterward as crusaders
for the "new” game.
Salient features concerning this year’s
event will be found elsewhere on this
page. Even those who competed in
the first Star tournament may find the
accompanying official rules and regula
tions well worth perusing again.
Let's all brush up on 'em.
1. Horseshoe Courts.
RULE I—LAY-OUT OF COURTS.
Section a—A court should cover an
area ol level around of at least ten (10)
fee* in width and fifty (50) feet In
length and shall consist of two pitchers
boxes, containing clay, with a stake in
the center of each.
RULE 2 —PITCHER'S BOX.
Section a—The pitcher's box shall ex
j tend three feet on either side, to the
I rear and to the front of the stake—
I outside measurements. , .
Section b—The box shall be constructed
of 2x6-inch or 2xß-tnch lumber and shall
not extend more than one inch above
the level around.
Section c—Where several or more
courts are constructed, a 2x6-inch or
2xß-inch plank shall be laid the full
length of such courts three (3) feet in
front of the stakes.
Section d—Top of the Iront plank of
th? pitcher's box may be protected by
covering with tin, sheet metal or old
Section e—For indoor pitching the
pitchers' boxes must not exceed six (6)
inches in height above the floor.
RULE 3 SOIL IN PITCHER S BOX.
Section a—The pitcher’s box should
be filled with potter's clay or any substl
i tute of like nature.
Section b—The clay should be at least
six <6) Inches In depth at the beginning
of each game and at no time shall sur
face of clay be more than one (1) Inch
below the top of the box. ...
Section c —The clay must be kept moist
and worked up to a putty-like condition
about eighteen (18) Inches around the
stake.
RULE 4—POSITION OF STAKES.
Section a—The stakes shall be get in
the center of each pitcher's box. shall in
cline two inches toward each other ana
project ten (10) Inches above the top ol
the box.
RULE 6 PITCHING DISTANCE.
Section a—The stakes shall be forty
(40) feet apart, measured from the front
at the point where the stakes enter the
ground. ,
Section b—The regulation distance lor
women shall be thirty (30) feet.
RULE 6—DISTANCE BETWEEN COURTS.
Section a—Where several or more
courts are constructed the stakes adja
cent to each other shall be placed on a
straight line not less than ten (10) feet
apart. _
11. Horseshoe Equipment.
RULE 7—STAKES.
Bection a—The stakes shall be of Iron,
one (1) Inch. In diameter and approxi
mately three (3) to lour (4) feet in
length.
RULE B—THE OFFICIAL SHOE.
Section a—No horseshoe shall exceed
the following regulations: 7% inches in
length. 7 inches in widtjh, 2U pounds in
weight. No toe or heel calk bhall pro
ject more than % of gn Inch. The
opening between the heel calks shall not
exceed 3'j inches—inside measurement.
Section b—No horseshoe constructed In
a freak design will be considered a regu
lation shoe. The commonly, accepted
shoe shall be used as a model to de
termine what a freak shoe is.
111. Playing Rules.
RULE 9—CONDUCT OF PLAYERS.
Section a—No contestant shall make
any remarks or utter any sounds within
the hearing of his opponent, nor make
any movement that does or might inter
fere with the opponent's playing.
Section b—The penalty for violation of
this rule shall be the declaring as foul
both shoes pitched or to be pitched by
the offender in the inning comolained of.
Section c—The referee shall be the
Judge of a violation of this rule.
Section d—No contestant shall walk
across to the opposite stake and ex
amine the position of his opponent’s shoe
before making his first or final pitch.
Section e—All contestants shall pitch
both shoes from the pitcher’s box Into
the opposite pitcher's box or forfeit the
value of one (1) point to his opponent.
Section f—Any player repeatedly vio
lating rules or guilty of any unsporta-
I manlike conduct may be barred from
further participation in the contest.
RULE 10—THE FOUL LINES.
Section a—The outer edges of the
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fiitcher's box shall be known as foul
ines.
RULE 11—POSITION OF PLAYERS.
Section a—ln delivering the shoe into
the opposite pitcher's box a contestant
may stand anywhere Inside of the foul
lines.
Section b—ls in getting a "toe hold”
on the front of the pitcher's box the
player's foot extends a trifle over the
foul line this shall not be considered an
improper position.
Section c—Each plaver, wh-n not
pitching, must remain outside and back
of the pitcher's box until his opponent
has finished pitching.
RULE 12—THE FIRST PITCH.
Section a—At the beginning of a game
the contestants shall decide who shall
have the first pitch by the toss of a shoe
or a coin. The winner shall have the
choice of first pitch or follow.
Section b—At the beginning of succes
sive games between the same players the
loser of the preceding game shall have
the first pitch.
RULE 13—PITCHED SHOE.
Section a—The shoe is pitched when it
leaves the player's hand.
RULE 14—BROKEN SHOES.
Section a—Wh-n a shoe strikes in fair i
territory and Is broken into separate
parts, it shall be removed, and the con
testant entitled to pitch another shoe
In its stead.
RULE 15—FOUL SHOES.
Section a—A shoe pitched while the
player is standing outside the foul lines
is foul.
Section b—ls a shoe first strikes out
side of the foul lines before entering the
pitcher's box. it Is a foul.
Section c—A shoe striking any part Os
the pitcher's box is a foul.
Section d—Foul shoe shall be removed
from the pitcher's box at the request of
the opponent.
Section e—A foul shoe shall not be’
scored or credited.
RULE 16—INTERFERING WITH
PITCHED SHOES.
Section a—No contestant shall touch
his own or his opponent's shoes, after
they have been Ditched, until the final
decision has been rendered as to the
scoring values of the shoes.
Section b—Failure to comply with this
rule shall result in both shoes of the
offender being declared foul and his op
ponent shall be entitled to as many
points as the position of his shoes at the
peg should warrant.
RULE 17—MEASUREMENTS.
Section a—All measurements to deter
mine which shoe is the closest to the
stake shall be made by the use of cali
pers or a straight edge.
RULE 18—DEFINITION OF A
"RINGER.”
Section a—A ringer shall be a shoe
that encircles the stake far enough to
permit a straight edge to touch both heel
calks simultaneously.
RULE 19—KNOCKED-OFF AND
KNOCKED-ON RINGERS.
Section a—Whenever a player knocks
off his own or his opponent's ringer,
such knockrd-off ringers lose their scor
ing value and the player making the
ringer is credited with a ringer.
Section b—ls a player knocks on one
of his own or his opponent's shoes from
a non-rlnger position to a ringer posi
tion. the changed shoe has scoring value
and credit for ringer for its owner.
RULE 20— MOVED PITCHED SHOEB.
Bection a—When a thrown shoe moves
a shoe already at the stake, all shoes
are counted In their new positions.
IV. The Senrinr Roles.
RULE 21—REGULATION GAMES.
Section a—A regulation game shall con
aist of 50 points in all tournaments and
matches.
Section b—ln a league the regulation i
game shall consist of 21 points.
Section c—Each came is divided into I
Innings and each inning constitutes the
pitching of four shoes the two players
each pitching two shoes.
RULE 22—SCORING POINTS.
Section a—All shoes shall be within six !
inches of the stake to score
Section b—Closest shoe to stake scores
1 point.
Section c—Two shoes closer than oppo- j
nent's scores 2 points.
Section d—One ringer scores 3 points.
Section e—Two ringers score 6 points.
Section f—One ringer and closest shoe
of same player scores 4 points.
Section g—ls a contestant shall have
two ringers and his opponent one. the
players having two ringers shall score 3
points.
RULE 33—CANCELED POINTS.
Section a—All equals count as ties and
no points are scored.
Section b—ln case each contestant haa
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Section c—ls each contestant haa a
double rln*er. both doubt* (inters are
canceled and no point* scored .
Section d In case there ta a tie of all
four ahoea. as four ringers or all four
ringers are equal distance from the
a'ake. ro score «h*ll h* recorded and the
contestnnt *-ho nt'rhed last I* entitled
to pitch first, on the nest throw
Section e Where rln t -»r* are pitched
and canceled, they ahall be credt*ed to
the con'estsnt who pitched such ringers
and no score shall b» credited a* points
scored
Section f -Any shoe leaning against the
stake in a tilted position shall have no
advantage over * shoe lying flat on the
around and against tne stage All aueh
losses are ties
Section g—ls a contestant has a Shoe
leaning against the stake it shall count
only as "closest shoe."
. RULE 24 ANNOUNCING SCORES.
Section a—All ahoes shall be scored and
announced only In their final position
after all scores have been pitched
Section b- In all games the player
scoring the points shall call the result.
V. Miscellaneous.
RULE 2#-—PROTESTS.
Section a—ln case of a protest, or
where the rules do not specifically cover
a disputed point, the referee or com
mittee in charge shall have full power
and final Jurisdiction
Bectlon b—ls a tournament committee
is In charge, appeals may be made to it
from decisions of the referee and deci
sions by the committee In all eases ahall
be final.
RULE 27—THREE-HANDED OAMES.
Section a—ln three-handed games
when two of the players each have a
ringer and the third player no ringer,
the two players having ringers score
their closest shoe, while the third player
is out of this plsy.
Section b —lr all three players eseh
have a ringer the one having hla next
shoe closest to the stake scores.
UMPIRE OWENS’ INJURY
DOESN’T PROVE SERIOUS
DETROIT. June 12 (/P) -X-ray ex
aminations tonight disclosed that, no
bones were fractured when Clarence
■ “Brick” Owens. American League um
pire. was hit by a batted ball during
; the Detroit-New York game at Navin
, Field yesterday.
Physicians diagnosed the injury as
a slight sprain of the knee.
Owens was struck by a hard drive
from Harry Rice's bat in the seventh
inning and had to be carried from the
field.
RESULTS IN MINORS.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Toronto, 3-2; Rochester. 0-1.
Baltimore. 11-5; Buffalo, 6-2.
Newark. 4: Jersey City, 3.
Reading. 10; Montreal. 7.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Toledo. 5; St. Paul. ♦.
Minneapolis. 8; Columbus. 6.
Kansas City. 4; Louisville, 1.
Milwaukee at Indlanapolia. postponed
(rain).
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Chattanooga. 6; Atlanta. 5 (10 Innlncal.
New' Orleans. 1; Little Rock, 0 <l2 In
nings).
Memphis. 2-5: Birmingham. 6-1 (second
game 7 Innings).
(Only games scheduled.)
SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE.
Selma. 8; Columbus. 1.
Jacksonville. 2: Pensacola, 1.
Montgomery. 4; Tampa. 1.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Oklahoma City. 4: Denver, 8.
Wichita, 5; Pueblo, 2.
Topeka. 2; Des Moines. 1.
Omaha. 3; Bt. Joseph. 2.
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Allentow’n. 6; New Haven. 2.
Pittsfield. 2-0; Springfield. 1-1.
Hartford. 2-0; Albany, 5-3.
Brldaeport-Provldence. postponed (wet
grounds).
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Asheville. 20; Columbia. 4.
Charlotte. 5; Macon. 4.
Augusta. 8. Greenville. 6.
PIEDMONT LEAGUE.
Henderson. 4: Raleigh. 3.
Greensboro. 8; Durham. 6.
Winston-Salem. 4; High Point, 3.
THREE-EYE LEAGUE.
Quincy. 10; Peoria. 5.
Evansville. 15; Terre Haute, 3.
Danville. 13: Decatur. 3.
TEXAS LEAGUE.
Wichita Falls. 6; San Antonio, 0.
Houston, 4-6; Fort Worth. 0-5.
Beaumont. 14; Shreveport. 7.
Waco. 11: Dallas. 7.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
San Francisco. 8; Los Angeles. 5.
Hollywood. 9: Missions. 6.
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TO RICE BY PILOT
Sam’s Fine Hitting Not Due
to Luck, but to Clean Living,
Says Johnson.
BY PAUL MICKELSON,
Associated Press Sports Writer.
CHICAGO, June 12.—Heated dis
cussions of the "good old days"
and the lively ba.se ball mean
nothing In the young life of
"old” Sam Rice, who is galloping
through hi* sixteenth major league
campaign In the uniform of the Wash
ington Senator*.
Bam, leader of the current American
League parade almost from the start, la
convinced hitting la altogether a matter ,
of luck. •
"I can’t help but get a *mile when
the boy* come back to the bench shout
ing praises for the so-called lively ball,**
the eagle-eyed fly hawk, base pirate and
big Bertha of the Senators explained,
"I learned long ago that hitting Is Just
i plain, unadulterated luck.
“Take my case for Instance. Here I
j am older than ever and passed the nor
mal retirement age. Still I keep on
swinging and I am getting more hit*
I than I ever did before. Os course, I
;do not mean that anybody can hit. I
mean that If you are a good swinger
and have a lot of luck, you’re going to
hit the ball where they 'ain't' and that’*
that. . ,
"All pitchers are tough for me. but
when I get up In the morning feeling
lucky, none of them is tough enough.
Why, a batter can go four days and hit
’em just as hard%s any other day with
out getting a hit. Then he’ll do the
same thing the next day and have a
harvest.”
With that off his chest. Rice strolled
ap for his turn at bat against the White
Sox. swung three times and missed.
"Now there you are,” he shouted with
a grin. "I struck at those balls the
same as ever, but I wasn’t lucky.”
Few base ball players or managers
will agree with the Washington veteran
who is carrying on in Washington’s sur
prising fight for the American League
flag, and among them is Walter John
son. manager of the Senators.
"If Sam has any luck it is because he '
is lucky enough to realize that clean
living pays big dividends.” Walter said.
"He is playing the best ball of his base .
bell life, now when he is supposed to
curl up and retire. He is leading in
hitting and is a dangerous base stealer
and one of the best outfielders I ever
saw. Sam is one of base ball’s model
players.”
If it hadn’t been for a “join the
Navy” sign. Rice may never have been
known in the majors. Back in 1910 he
decided to leave the farm in Indiana
and try his fortunes. He drifted Into
Galesburg, 111., and asked for a try-out
as pitcher with the home town club. He
pitched and lost one game and was re
leased. Sam went to Louisville, saw
the “join the Navy” sign and joined as
a fireman. After helping the Marines ,
out in a siege of Vera Cruz he got a
furlough and went to Petersburg, Va.
He watched the Petersburg club play
ball, thought he was good enough to
play and asked for a Job. He made
good until one day he started waving
“goodby” to the team’s manager.
"Goodby? What do you mean?" the
puzzled manager asked.
“Oh, I was just on a furlough from
the Navy and am going back,” Rice re
plied.
The manager bought hia release and
two years later Sam was sold to the
Senators, with whom he has been
starring ever since.