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Spencer Develops Timely Punch at. Bat: Two College Lads Star in Dixie Loop
SKILL WITH STICK
WAS PROPHESIED
Griffith Told Catcher Might
Become Hitter—Biffs
. .306 on Trip.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.
CLEVELAND, July 19.—Roy
Spencer, Washington
catcher, long recognized as
a sterling receiver and one
of the best throwers in base ball,
promises to become a substantial
contributor to his club's offensive.
‘Since the Nationals left Washing
ton early this month, Spencer in
10 games has socked the ball for
the respectable average of .305,
and in the three games in which
he has played here he has batted
for a cool .500.
If Spencer needed more than his ex-1
cellent receiving and throwing to keep 1
him in action now his handiness with :
the bat would supply it.
Spencer's recent sprightliness at bat i
may seem surprising in view of his
light stickwork with the Nationals last
season—he then batted for an average
of only .155—but when this husky
catcher was picked up as a free agent
in the Spring of 1929 after Judge Landis
• had lifted - him lrom the Indianapolis
club because it was alleged the Pirates
had been unlawfully shifting the player
about. President Clark Griffith was
tipped of! to the fact his pick-up might
prove a hitter.
“He looked right good with the bat
when he was with the Pirates,” declared
Griffith’s informant, “and I believe if
he is used regularly he will hit the ball
often and soundly.”
Spencer did not see much service last
season, but he has seen much ip the
current, campaign, and the more he sees
the more he improves at bat. Looks as
though the man who told Griffith the
catcher ought to become a hitter was
right.
Spencer's recent hitting spurt comes
at a good time. With other Nationals
falling off at bat. the catcher's slam
ming helps no little. Not bad to have
a punch at the lower end of the bat
ting order, especially when the section
supposed to do the heavy bombarding
is using air rifles instead of Howitzers.
AD LISKA is finding it difficult to
get back into good pitching stride.
The young underhand hurler, who
expect,ed to do so well for the Na
tionals this season, has been unable to
make any kind of decent showung since
June 22. when he turned back the
White Sox in Washington. He has
been sent to the slab but twice since
\ that date and both times chased to
cover. A week after beating the White
Sox Ad tackled the Browns, only to
be forced out of action in the fourth
Inning. Sent against the Indians yes
terday nearly three weeks after the
start against the Browns, Liska hurled
but five innings, going out after he had ,
permitted (he opposition to eat far into |
a good lead his club had gained for 1
him.
In yesterday’s clash Liska sc-emed to |
have speed aplenty, but his control was 1
faulty. He got himself into trouble !
with nearly every batter he faced, and i
when, in desperation, he shot the ball 1
at the core of the plate, it was hit
foundiy. Ad yielded a pass an inning
and was hit in every inning but the
fourth. The Tribe combed him for nine
safeties and four runs, putting across
three of the runs in the fifth frame. ,
Liska can stand a deal of improve- >
ment before he may be regarded rcaay :
for service as a regular starter.
OUTHIT by the Indians, 15 safeties ;
to 10 yesterday, the Nationals
nevertheless managed to win. 8 to
6. by clustering hits and taking advan
tage of Mel Harder’s wildness and the 1
faulty fielding of the foe. In addition 1
to the hits, Harder gave six passes, and ■
an error by Porte- at the start of the '
eighth inning aided the Washington ]
club greatly.
Four hits were made bv the Nationals i
In the first, round, the big one being a I!
double by Harris that drove across the i
two runs of the round. In the third 1
Shires' fluke double—a looper that fell '
safely at Jamieson's feet in short left
Cronin's walk, Harris’ sacrificial bunt
Bluegc's triple and Hayes’ infield retire
were good for three more markers.
Then the Indians started. Liska
virtually gave them a run in the third
by not hustling to cover first when
Averill sent a bounder to Shires w'ith
two on and two out. Ad seemed too
interested in watching Art field the
ball to bother about getting over to the
bag until it was too late. That let
Porter get home w-hen speed on the
pitcher’s part would have retired the
side runless.
A pass and two hits filled the b*ses
with Indians before a retirement was
made in the fifth. It looked as though
Liska would get out of serious trouble
when Hodapp drilled into a double
play that enabled Jamieson to score,
but a scratchy single by Averill tallied
Porter apd honept singles by Joe
Sewell and Myatt got Averill around.
Goldman fouled out.
Exit Liska.
OFF Lloyd Brown, who started in the
sixth, the Tribe promptly knotted
the count. With two out Porter
singled, Morgan walked and Hodapp
singled. Score, 5-all.
Successive doubles by West and Rice
untied the score in the seventh and in
the eighth the Nationals put themselves
3 up. Porter dropped Harris' fly at
the start for a two-base error and
Bluege strolled. Hayes’ erasure helped
the runners, then Harder crowded the
sacks by purposely passing Spencer.
Brown’s sacrifice fly tallied Harris and
moved Bluege to third, and West’s
single shot put over the second marker
of the frame. Rice walked, so Pete
Jablonowski' was sent to Harder's re
lief and Washington scoring stopped.
The first t ) Indians up in the eighth
singled, but Brown tightened and pre
vented scoring. He was nicked for a I
run in the ninth, though when Averill
doubled at the start and Goldman
singled after two were out. But Jabby
proved a mark for the left-hander.
HAYES supplanted Mver at second
base . . . Jack fielded well . . .
got a hit too, but only because his
drive in the first inning which was
traveling straight to Hodapp for a third
out struck Bluege on the foot . . . Rice
saved Liska a lot of trouble In the first
with a back-hand catch of Hodapp’s
L.ier . . . got the bail with one hand
while on a dead run . . . two on and
one out at the time ... Sam threw to
Cronin to complete a double play . . .
Seeds batted for Jamieson in Tribal
eighth . . . singled . . . Ferrell batted
for Mvatt in Tribal ninth . . . fanned
. . . Engle has gone scouting through
the American Association . . . Griffith is
to go scouting through the New York-
Pennsylvania League . . . Powell, out
fielder, reverts to Nationals because New
Haven club to which he was farmed has
gone blooie . . . Griffith will try to place
hard hitter w'ith some other minor out
fit .. . Jake is believed too green for
big show now.
COAST LEAGUE STANDING.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 19 (A*).—Offi
cial Coast League standings, including
games of Thursday:
Won. Lost. Pet.
Pun Francisco 3 0 1.000
Portland 2 1 .667
Oakland ... 2 1 .667
MlSßiot#** 2 1 .667
Hollywood 1 2 .333
los An*cies 1 2 .333
festtle 1 2 .333
Lacxamento 0 3 .000
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?TORTS.
I THE GIANTS’ NEW- BABY —By Fcg Murray]
tUi r«fokM> Witwyif p««fur« Ur***. la*
MAYBE John MeGraw’s long
quest for a star Jewish ball
player is ended at last. Be
cause the metropolis of
America has more Jews than any
city in this country, the pudgy man
ager of the Giants has been seeking
a Hebrew star for lo these many
years. Perhaps, nou r , he has found
one in Harry Rosenberg, purchased
from the Mission club of the Pacific
Coast League.
Bacl. in 1923, Mac tried out one
Moses Soloman. His name far ex
ceeded his ability. Two years ago
Andy Cohen seemed to be the an
swer to John’s prayer. He stepped
into Hornsby’s shoes at second base
and started off so well that he soon
had at least three different auto
biographies running in three
different New York evening papers.
But now Andy is in the minors,
and Hughie Critz, who is not Jewish,
is playing second base for the Giants.
Other potential Jewish stars have
I STILL MUCH AUVE
WASHINGTON. AB. R. H. PO. A. E.
Ricp. rs 4 112 10
Cronin ss 3 2 1 4 3 n
Harris, If 2 1 1.1 1 0
Blueae, 3b 3 2 1 0 3 0
Spencer, c 3 0 1 4 0 0
Liska. p 2 0 0 0 1 0
Brown* P 1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 10 27 16 0
CLEVELAND. AB. R. H. PO. A. E.
jpmieson. If 3 11 2 0 0
Seeds. If 10 110 0
Porter, rs 3 3 2 0 0 1
Morgan, lb 4 0 2 13 2 0
Hodapp, 2b 5 0 11 4 1
Averill. cf S 2 3 4 0 0
J. Sewell. 3b 4 0 1 o 2 0
Myatt. c 3 0 1 2 1 0
Goldman, ss 4 0 2 3 3 0
Harder, p. 3 0 0 1 2 0
Jablonowski. 2 0 1 0 0 1
■Ferrell _1 _0 J> J> «
Totals 38 6 15 27 14 3
•Batted for Myatt in ninth.
Washington ...20300012 9 —§
Cleveland 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 I—6 |
Runs batted in—Harris (2). Bluege <2>,
Hayes, Rice. Averill (2>, Hodapp (2 1. Myatt,
West, Brown. Goldman. Two-base hits —
Harris. Shires. West, Rice, Averill. Three
base hits—Bluege. Stolen base—Cronin.
Sacrifices—Harris. Shires. Brown. Double
plays* Rice and Cronin. Goldman and Mor
gan. Bluege. Hayes and Shires. Cronin,
Hayes and Shires. Left on bases— Washing
ton," 8; Cleveland. 12. Bases on balls—Off
Liska. 5; off Harder. 6: off Jablonowski. 1:
off Brown. 2. Struck out—By Liska. 1; by
Brown. 2: by .Jablonowski, 1. Hits —Off
LisKß. 9 in 5 innings: off Brown, 6 in 4 in
nings: off Harder. 10 in 7** innings: off Jab
lonowski, none in IV* innings. Winning
pitcher - Brown. Losing pitcher—Harder.
Umpires—Messrft. Guthrie, Hildebrand ana
Ormsby. Time of game—2 hours and 17
minutes.
RECORDS OF GRIFFS
BATTING.
G. AB. R. H. 2b 3b.HR.SH.SB.RBI.Pct.
Rice .81 331 76 124 21 11 1 6 13 37 .375
Man 5h.74 301 40 107 24 7 5 7 6 48 .355
Judge .77 265 49 86 16 8 5 77 45 .325
Cronin.B7 330 76 107 23 4 7 9 9 71 .324
West ..74 243 49 78 12 7 5 6 1 34 .321
Marb y. 23 48 5 15 30010 9 .313
Bluege.B7 298 48 93 17 3 3 16 9 44 .312
Myer .84 328 56 97 12 3 2 8 7 44 .296
Shires .54 173 21 51 8 11 5 2 31 .295,
Spencr.47 158 22 46 5 2 0 3 1 20 .291
Locpp. 48 123 20 35 8 1 0 3 0 12 .285 I
Harris .60 160 33 41 10 3 2 3 3 31 .275 I
Ruel ..45 143 12 35 2 4 0 2 4 9 .245
Hayes..l9 51 7 12 21000 7 .235
Jones -.13 30 7 600000 4 .200
Hadley.2l 47 3 920000 3 .191
Brown. 20 45 5 831010 5 .178
Crow'r.2l 51 5 8 3 1 0 0 0 4 .157 |
Burke. 14 15 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .133
Liska .16 42 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 2 . 095
McLeod 3 01 000000 0 .000
Ghar'ty 1 00 000000 0 .000
Child.. 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
PITCHING.
In'gs Gam.Comp.
G. H. BB SO. pitch.start.gam W.L.
Mar’by .23 132 30 36 119 16 7 10 4
Burke... 14 40 17 25 49*4 3 2 3 2
Jones ...13 89 26 27 93 12 8 83
Hadley .21 122 48 72 120*4 18 8 8 5
Crowder 21 149 51 65 J 56 19 14 10 9
Brown .20 154 37 48 128'4 14 6 11 7
Liska ...16 86 48 22 100', 12 6 6 3
Child 1100 2 0000
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YANKEE CHESS PLAYERS
FAIL TO MAKE HEADWAY
HAMBURG, Germany, July 19 (tP )■ —
The United States chess team playing
in the international team tournament
i made little headway yesterday.
In the seventh round the Americans
lost to Hungary by 2*2 to hi, with one
match adjourned.
In the eighth round they led Ru
mania, IV2 to *-j>. Two games, both In
favor of the Americans, were adjourned.
Standings in Major Leagues
I I. I ■ I
American League.
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS.
Washington. 8; Cleveland, 6.
Eh Louis. 14; New York. «.
Philadelphia. 18; Chicago, 1.
Detroit. 7; Boston. 6.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
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Ph 11adelphia I 6i 81 71 SI >ll3l 8H11381.878
Washington ..I 71—1 8i 71 81 71 5; 12 58:311.844
New York ....I 6' 3;—l 81 7llolloi 8161i86’.686
Cleveland ....I 51 5; 21—1 81 71 7110144144i.80f
Detroit' | 31 81 3l SI—I >1 81 8143146 .462
Chicago I_J! 41 SI 61 61—I 77 21321831,376
(■>.. Loula 4~~3l «l 41 41 81 71—1 4188165 J 76
Boston |'ai 21 51 81 81-81 51—1821541.872
_Gamea lost.. 128131 36441481631681541—1—1
GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
Wash at Cleve. <2K Wash, at St. Louis.
New York at St. L. Phlla. at Detroit
Phlla. at Chicago. N. Y at Cleveland.
Boston at Detroit. Boston at Chicago.
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THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. D. C.. SATURDAY. JULY X 19, 1930.
been tried out without success by
the Giants’ manager, too. He wants
a real star to draw New York’s im
mense Hebrew population to the
Polo Grounds.
Perhaps Harry Rosenberg will fill
the bill. He is young and will need
more seasoning, but now he belongs
to the Giants. Last Winter he was
driving a truck for his father and
playing ball on Sundays. He played
in the Winter league, and even after
he was signed up by Manager Kille
fer of the Missions he continued to
drive his truck in the mornings until
he got to playing regularly. Killefer
tried him out as an infielder without
success, but when Walter Christen
sen, one of the Missions’ regular out
fielders. fell down in his hitting, he
was stuck into the outfield where
he made good with a hang. Rosen
berg batted .500 in his'-first 32 games,
and .387 in his first 55.
Dick Kinsella, veteran Giants’
scout, put the okay on Harry, and so
the deal was closed for $25,000 cash
and two players to be delivered in
the Spring, to be valued at $7,500
each.
ALEXANDRIA CARDS
STAGING COMEBACK
ALEXANDRIA, Va„ July 19—Prob
ably one of the most improved of the
amateur unlimited teams playing in
Northern Virginia and the District is
the Cardinal A. C. of Alexandria, said
to be the oldest sandlot nine in America
which is traveling at a 50-50 pace now
after a faulty start.
Nine victories have been collected by
the Breenmen after they had dropped
an equal number in earlier competition.
Among the new talent added are
"Buddy” Zimmerman, former St. Mary's
Celtics outfielder, and Teddy Suther
land, one of the foremost shortstops in
this city.
The main objectives of the pardinals
are the Northern Virginia and Alexan
dria amateur titles. Toward the latter
end they already have defeated the
Hume Springs and Columbia Engine Co.
teams, but have suffered a defeat at the
hands of Del Ray A. C.
Virginia White Sox will be met in a
battle at Bayliss Cross Roads tomorrow
at 3 o’clock in a game which will have
an important bearing on the Cards’
fight for the Northern Virginia crown.
The players being relied upon by
President Sylvester Breen, in addition
to Zimmerman and Sutherland, are
Rowland, Judd. Gardiner and Sngllings,
pitchers: .Watkins and Roland, catch
ers: Stover, first base; Beckman, second
base; Owens, third base; McDowell,
Berman, Lefty Allen and Madison, out
fielders.
The Cardinals are being Coached by
Jimmy Quayle, former Dreadnaught A.
A. player, with Samuel B. DeVaughan
as business manager and Andy Ruocco,
captain.
YESTERDAY’S STARS
By the Associated Press.
! Fred Blake, Cubs —Held Robins to
five hits and beat them easily, 6-2.
; Adam Comorosky, Pirates —Slammed
' Braves’ pitching for homer, two doubles
> and single.
' Travis Jackson, Giants—Singled in
1 1 ninth to drive in run that beat Cards.
Jimmy Foxx, Athletics-Pounded
i White Sox pitching for twenty-fourth
i and twenty-fifth homers and double,
accounting for eight runs.
Mark Koenig, Tigers—Started triple
play against Red Sox, hit homer and
two singles.
i BIG LEAGUE LEADERS
r By the Associated Press,
i Batting—Simmons, Athletics, .392.
1 Runs—Ruth, Yankees, 100."-
Runs batted in—Gehrig, Yankees,
104.
Hits—Hodapp, Indians, 128.
Doubles—McManus, Tigers, 27.
Triples—Combs, Yankees, 13.
Home runs—Ruth, Yankees, 33.
Stolen bases —McManus, Tigers, 14.
National League.
Batting—O’Doul. Phillies, .407.
Runs—Cuyler, Cubs, 86.
Runs batted in—Klein. Phillies, 100.
Hits—Klein, Phillies, 133.
Doubles —Comorosky, 29.
Doubles—Comorosky. Pirates. 29.
Home runs—Klein, Phillies, 27.
Stolen bases—Cuyler, Cubs, 21.
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National League.
YESTEBDAY'S RESULTS.
New York. 8: St. Louis. 7.
Chicago. 6; Brooklyn. 2.
Cincinnati. 13; Philadelphia, 8.
Pittsburgh. 12; Boston. 4.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
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1 Chicago ■■■■■■llol—l '4l' T 7i~7!loi 4i 8150i38i 581
I New York ....I 41 81—1 71 71 4| 7101451381.542
■ St, Loula | 21 81 6|—l 41 8[ 91 71411401.806
! Pittsburgh ...I 41 61 81 >1 —I 81 81 5140144..476
I Boston I 51 41 71 2~l 81—1 7i 6139144!.470
> Cincinnati ...I 81 7l~8'l"gi 81 [">>1381441.463
i Philadelphia ..I 51 21 51 51 3 51 51— 128;51!.364
Oamea lost.. 133 138 ; 38;40T44144144 1 511—1—1
GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
I Bt. L. at New York. St. Loula at Brooklyn.
1 Chicago at Bklyn. Chicago at New York.
1 Pittsburgh at Boston. Cincinnati at Boston.
I Cincl. at Phil* tf i.
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BUSY TIMES HEAD
: OF SANDLOT NINES
Have Number of Tilts Today,
With a Wealth of Games
Carded Tomorrow.
SEVERAL bright games were listed
today and many more are carded '
tomorrow for District independent
sandlot base ball teams. It is
a busy and interesting week end.
Skinker Eagles, who were to face
Diar-ond Cabmen this afternoon at 3
o’clock on the former’s field, have a
Capital City League engagement tomor
row with St. Joseph’s, also on the
Eagles’ field, at 3 o'clock.
Following their 10-3 win over the
Fredericksburg Elks yesterday in the
Virginia town, Silver Spring Giants
were to battle the crack Saks & Co.
nine this afternoon at Silver Spring at
3 n clock. .
Hyattsville team is to gather at the
Memorial Cross at Bladensburg tomor
row afternoon at 1:30 o’clock to make
the trip to Bowie to meet the nine there
in a Capital City League game.
* Majestic Radio and G. P. O. Seniors
were to face this afternoon at 3 o clock
on Monument diamond No. 3.
In preparation for their Capital City
League game tomorrow with Olmsted
Grill. Curtin All-Stars were to drill this
evening at 4 o'clock on Monument dia
mond No. 4.
St. Martin’s A. C. has booked Army
War College for a game on the latter's
diamond tomorrow afternoon.
C. A. O'Brien and Sergt. Jasper Post
nines were to battle this afternoon on
Monument diamond No. 4.
Comet Peewees are after games and
three players. Call Georgia 1289.
Some teams wanting games:
Woodlawn A. C„ tomorrow afternoon.
Pop Wood. Clarendon 925.
District Firemen, fast unlimited teams
in and eround city challenged. Can
play anv day in the week. Manager
Hager. No. 9 Engine Company.
Knights of Pythias Midgets, Fred
ericksburg, Va.. want to book teams in
their class for a trip here. Write Harry
H. Sager, 816 Main street, Fredericks
burg.
Fairlawn A. C., junior opponent for
1 o’clock tomorrow. Manager May,
Lincoln 327 f.
Washington Railway & Electric Co.,
game for tomorrow. National 8800.
branch 7, durin# day, or Lincoln 0558
after 5 o.m.
Diamond Cabmen, game for tomorrow
and also August dates. Want unlimited I
opponents. Adams 9714-J after 6 p.m.
HOME RUN STANDING
By the Associated Press.
Home runs yesterday—Foxx. Athletics
(2); Frisch, Cardinals (2); Ruth.
Yankees: Gehrig. Yankees; Wilson,
Cubs; Klein, Phillies; Grantham, Pi
rates: Comorosky. Pirates; Lindstrom,
Giants; Beck. Cubs; English, Cubs;
Hermann, Reds; Meusel, Reds; Stripp,
Reds; Bisonnette, Robins; Cochrane,
Athletics; Boley, Athletics; Koenig,
Tigers; Webb, Red Sox; Melillo,Browns;
Goslin, Browns; McManus. Tigers.
The leaders —Ruth, Yankees, 33;
Klein, PhHlies, 27; Berger, Braves, 25;
Wilson. Cubs, 25: Gehrig, Yankees, 25;
Foxx Athletics, 25.
League totals —National, 487; Ameri
can, 398. Grand total —885.
alexandriaTegion
TEAM’S FOE NAMED
ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 19 —lt has
been announced by J. F. Wilson, direc
tor of public recreation, that the Amer
ican Legion Junior will play the Char
lottesville (Va.) Post on July 22 at
Richmond in the Virginia State finals
of the Nation-wide series.
A fund now is being raised to send
the local players to the State Capital.
Del Ray Athletic Club has a tough
foe tomorrow in Phoenix Athletic Club
of Washington. '
“Rube” Orem, former minor league
spitball twirler, is due to pitch for the
Martinsburg Fire Department against
St. Mary’s Celtics at Baggett’s Park*at
3 o'clock.
Judge Donald Weems of Winchester,
Va., has been elected president of the
Tri-State Golf Association, with Thomas
E. Sebrell, jr., of Alexandria vice pres
ident, and Archie Campbell of Mar
tinsburg secretary-treasurer.
Red Robins continued their winning
streak in the insect division of the Play
grounds League, with an 18-to-3 deci
sion over the Columbias.
The standing:
W. L. Pet. WL. Pet.
Red Robins. 4 0 1.000 Columbias . 1 2 .333
Nationals ..2 0 1 000 Vikings ... 0 5 .000
Wihte Sox took an 8-to-7 verdict from
St. John’s yesterday in the midget sec
tion of the Playgrounds League, stretch
ing its string of triumphs to three.
The standing:
w. L. Pet. w.t. Pet.
White Sox. 3 0 1 000 Friends .... 2 1 .687
Colonials ..2 1 .667 St. John's.. X) 4 .000
The golf team of the Dahlgren (Va.)
Naval Station was to play the Belle Ha
ven Country Club golfers here this
afternoon on the Belle Haven links.
Clover Athletic Club booked a game
with the soldier team at Fort Hunt, Va.,
for tomorrow at 2:30 o’clock.
Judge William S. Snow has gone to
the meeting of the Virginia Island and
Game Conservation Commission at
Richmond, Va.
Potterfield's team defeated the Car
ter Motor Co., 5 to 2, yesterday.
RESULTS IN MINORS
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Baltimore, 10; Montreal. 4.
Rochester, 8; Jersey City, 2.
Reading, 8; Toronto. 2.
Newark. 13; Buffalo, 5.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Toledo. 7; Louisville. 5.
Kansas City, 10; Milwaukee. 9.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Memphis. 21; Nashville. 14.
Atlanta, 12; Birmingham. 4.
Chattanooga. 5; Little Rock. 4.
New Orleans. 15; Mobile. 4.
TEXAS LEAGUE.
Fort Worth, 6; Houston, 2.
Dallas. 11: Waco. 10.
Wichita Falls. 16; San Antonio, 14.
( WESTERN LEAGUE.
Omaha. 12; Pueblo. 3.
St Joseph. 7; Oklahoma., 3.
Des Moines. 11; Denver, 4.
Wichita. 13; Topeka. 1.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
Sacramento, 4; Ban Franclaco, 3.
Oakland, 5; Los Angeles, 4.
Missions, 8; Seattle, 4.
Hollywood, 10; Portland, 5.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Asheville, 4: Greenville. 3 <lO lnningi).
Macon at Columbia (rain).
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Bridgeport. 10; Albany. 2. „ . , , .
Providence at New Haven cancelled (clubs
withdrawn from league i.
Allentown, 8; Springfield, 3.
THREE-EYE LEAGUE.
Peoria. 7; Springfield. 5.
Evansville. 5; Decatur. It.
Bloomington. 3; Quincy. L
Danville. 8; Terre Haute. 8.
%
Three Teams in Hot Struggle
To Top Second Division in /V. L.
BY HIGH S. FULLERTON, JR.,
Associated Press Sports Writer.
ALMOST unnoticed amid the
tumult and shouting over the
Brooklyn-Chicago battle for first
place in the National League, j
there is a stirring bit of base ball war- j
fare going on in the second division of j
the circuit with Pittsburgh. Boston and
Cincinnati involved in a three-way
' struggle for the best position.
Pittsburgh’s Pirates are on top, the
1 second division today, holding fifth
i place by a half game margin by virtue
of yesterday's 12-to-4 triumph over the
Boston Braves. Cincinnati, victorious
over the humble Phillies. 13 to 6, still
are in seventh place, but only a half
game behind the Braves.
Glenn Spencer pitched the Pirates
: to their third straight victory in Boston,
allowing only nine hits, of which three
went to Welsh. Adam Comorosky, Pie
Traynor and George Grantham pro
vided most of the backing, which came
in the form of 16 hits off Seibold,
Frankhouse and Cunningham.
This trio made nine hits, scored
7 runs and batted In 9. The Reds and
Phillies engaged in a wild hitting affair,
in which the Phillies scored 5 runs in
the fourth to gain a 6-6 tie and the
Reds duplicated the rally in the eighth
to clinch the decision. Home runs were
the big feature, with Chuck Klein hit
ting his twenty-seventh for Philadelphia
and Heilmann. Stripp and Meusel con
necting for Cincinnati’s four-baggers.
Chicago's Cubs likewise used the
home-run route as they clipped Brook
lyn’s lead to a single game by winning
the fourth clash of their “crucial” series,
6 to 2. Hack Wilson. Clyde Beck and
Woody English clouted homers to ac
Sandlot Chiefs Likely to Ban
Padding for Post-Season Play
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.
SHOULD winners of the week day
leagues be allowed to strengthen
their teams 33 1-3 per cent for the
city series?
What annually proves to be a source
of controversy at the final meeting of
the city series officials is' this practice
of allowing the winners of each of the
week day leagues the choice of a trio
of players belonging to any clubs that
finished other than first in the final
standings. This practice, which has
been fought against time and time
again, is likely to be omitted this sea
l son.
Edward Conover, well known to local
sandlot fans as one of the most compe
tent scorers in the city as well as an
earnest booster of sandlot ball, fails to
agree with this idea of cramming for
the championship series. Conover’s
chief objection to this is that it breeds
dissension among the teams, the
leagues and the fans as well.
•‘A player, who has participated in
perhaps 20 to 30 games during the
league _season and who has worked hard
to aid his team win the title,” Conover
declares, “suddenly finds himself shunt
ed out of his club’s line-up when the
city series comes along. He is replaced
by a player who starred with a losing
team and who really has no right to
be in the series.
“Why should any team that is good
enough to win in its respective league
be allowed to add 33 1-3 per cent more
strength?” is Conover’s query.
“Another angle to this feature, which
annually brings wholesale objections as
well as hearty applause from some of 11
the weaker teams is this,” he continued.
"One of the leagues (the Georgetown
Church) has six teams entered in it.
Another (the Morning Terminal) has
but three. So where is the justice when
one winning team has the choice of
twice as many ball players as the
other?”
Conover, official scorer of the De
partmental as well as the city series, in
tends to put this up to the meeting of
the directors of league series when the
meeting, which is scheduled to come
off In the near future, probably August
1, is held.
It might be added that Pullman was
LANDIS MAKES tfEPLY
TO MILWAUKEE SUIT
CHICAGO, July 19 (A s ).—Kenesaw
Mountain Landis, commissioner of or
ganized base ball, filed his answer in
Federal Court yesterday to the suit
filed by owners of the Milwaukee club
of the American Association, who seek
to block the commissioner’s transfer
order of Outfielder Fred Bennett.
In his answer, the commissioner said
that Bennett already had two successive
seasons of minor league service with
clubs owned by the St. Louis Browns,
which own “at least 50 per cent of the
Milwaukee club,” and that further serv
ice without an outright release would
be a violation of the minor-major
league agreement.
Commissioner Landis said that in ad
dition to his interest in the Milwaukee
club. Phil Ball, president of the St.
Louis Browns, owned controlling inter
ests in Topeka of the Western League,
Wichita Falls of the Texas League and
Springfield of the Western Association.
Bennett, he said, served two successive
seasons with Tulsa (now Topeka) and
with Wichita Falls and therefore could
not be released by the Browns to Mil
waukee. The only course left to follow
with Bennett, Landis said, w f ere: 1, Re
tain him as a major league player for
a year or more; 2, transfer him outright
to some club not owned or controlled by
the St. Louis Browns, or, 3, release him
unconditionally.
St. Louts requested waivers on Ben
nett on January 20, 1930, Commissioner
Landis added, and the player was
claimed by the Yankees and Pittsburgh,
whereupon St. Louis withdrew its waiv
er request and sent Bennett to Mil
waukee.
MOUNT RAINIER TILT
WILL DECIDE LEADER
Mount Rainier and Dixie Pig nines
will clash tomorrow afternoon on the
Mount Rainier field at 3 o’clock in a
game expected to have vital bearing on
the flag in the Prince Georges County
unlimited section of the Capital City
League. It will be the final game of
the section's second-half series.
Mount. Rainier now is topping the
loop, with seven wins and one defeat,
but the Pigs are only a half game be
hind, with seven victories and two
losses. In their first encounter this
season the Mounts were victorious.
Frank Waple, Bob Quigley and Lefty
Bob Lyons are available for mound duty
for Mount Rainier, while the Pigs’
starting pitcher will be picked from
among Blackie Adair, Lefty Stevens
and Babe Clapper.
HARTLEY IS RELEASED.
CLEVELAND, July 19 (A 5 ). —Grover
Hartley, veteran catcher and coach of
the Cleveland Indians, has been re
leased. He becomes a free agent by
virtue of 10 years’ service In the major
leagues.
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count for four of Chicago’s runs, while
Del Bissonette’s four-base blow was the
only real wallop of the five hits the
Robins made off the delivery of Sheriff
Fred Blake.
Brooklyn still has the advantage going
into the series final today, even if the
| Cubs win the last game, the Robins
, will hold first place by a 4-point margin.
| New York’s Giants went a long way
toward settling their dispute with St.
Louis over third place by rallying for
five runs in the ninth inning to win
the second in a row , 8 to 7. The Giants
could not make much progress against
Bill Hallahan in the first eight frames,
but they did a good job of it in the
fin&l. getting six singles.
The lowly St. Louis Browns provided
the big thrill of the American League’s
day as they blew a seven-game losing
streak sky high at the expense of the
New York Yankees. The Browns start
ed hitting and scoring in the first in
ning and. refusing to be intimidated by
the great Babe Ruth, who made his
thirty-third home run, or Lou Gehrig,
who clouted his twenty-fifth, they didn’t
stop until the eighth, rolling up a 14-
to-6 score. Incidentally they moved out
of eighth place by a three-point margin
over the Boston Red. Sox, who lost a
7- decision to Detroit as the Tigers
found Milton Gaston for six of their
runs in the fourth inning.
The Philadelphia Athletics won their
eighth straight game by scoring runs
in two innings to defeat phicago. 15 to
1. Four home runs, two by Jimmy Foxx,
were tossed in among Philadelphia’s 15
hits, and George Earnshaw allowed the
Sox only seven blows.
Washington got back in the winning
column to even the series with Cleve
land, and remain three and one-half
games behind the Athletics, with an
8- victory. _
greatly aided in winning the city cham
pionship by Walter Hughes, who besides
pitching, socked the ball at a .571 clip.
Hughes was one of the players drafted
to strengthen the champs.
interest has been manifest in
the Morning Terminal League, which is
overshadowed by the Evening League,
but it may be one of the two loops that
will require a play-off series to deter
mine the winner.
Capital Traction, winner of the first
half, has not* maintained its stride In
the second, the Railway Mail Clerks
being the leaders in this half. In fact,
the R. M. C. has practically clinched
the latter title, which will be in the
bag for keeps Monday if Capital Trac
tion beats the 689 team, which it is ex
pected to do.
While no definite date has been set
for the play-oft series, it is expected to
be started before the regular schedule
is run off. Possibly it may begin some
time later next week.
While speaking of this City champion
ship. it might be added that league of
ficials foresee a record crowd/his Au
gust. Last year the Terminal “Y”
League was wellnigh filled to capacity,
and with sandlot base ball doubtless en
joying one of its biggest seasons, it ap
pears that the S. R. O. sign will be
hung out.
As usual, the temporary bleacher seats
from the Griffith Stadium will be bor
rowed, canvas will drape the wire fence
to keep out the knot-hole fans, and fol
lowers will settle back to watch their
favorites battle for week-day recog
nition.
There is considerable talk about the
“rabbit ball,” etc., throughout big league
circles. But our sandlotters are not far
behind. Despite the fact that the new
white pellets flung out to the pitchers
in the Terminal League bear the signa
ture of E. S. Barnard, American League
prexy, they are derisively referred to as
being “five and ten cent balls.”
Particular people, these sandlotters.
Out Mount Rainier way followers of
the Lindberg Juniors are predicting a
bright future for Johnny Owen, speed
ball pitcher, who has compiled an en
viable record to date. In 40 innings
he has allowed 20 hits, 4 bases on balls
and has whiffed 59 batsmen.
He has been reached for but 10 hits
and one run in the last three games,
and is playing a leading role in the suc
cess of the undefeated Lindys.
JONES MAKES A “HIT”
AS BASE BALL GUEST
ATLANTA, Ga., July 19 OP).—Bobby
Jones broke into the base ball box
score yesterday with a hit, an assist
and no errors.
Jones, golfer, lawyer, bank director,
base ball magnate and collector of sil
ver cups, turned to his first love as
honor guest at the Atlanta-Birming
ham “Bobby Jones day” game here
yesterday. Bobby is vice president and
director of the local Southern Associa
tion club.
While a youngster Bobby had ambi
tions for a career behind the bat, but
a fast-riding foul tip which caught him
on the chin decided him in favor of
the links game.
Bobby tossed out the first ball to
Catcher Polvogt as straight and true as
if he had pounded it down the fair
way with his driver. Bronzed by the
fiery sunshine of Interlachen and
dressed in a white suit, Jones received
a rousing ovation from several thou
sand fans as he marched down the
aisles to the directors’ box.
Bobby leaned over the railing and
shook hands wdth the ball players of
both teams as the crowd roared its ap
proval.
He appeared closely interested in the
progress of the game and his eyes
sparkled as the Crackers executed fast
plays on their route to a 12-to-4 vic
tory.
TERMINAL WINS GAME
BY THEFT OF PLATE
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Jake Brown’s steal of home in the
eighth inning helped Terminal to eke
out a 4-to-3 victory over Southern Rail
way yesterday.
The Terminal win keeps that team in
place in the Y League.
The Union Printers battled Navy Yard
to a 7-to-7 tie in a Government League
game.
Big Print Shop took advantage of a
big first inning in which it scored three
timps to nose out Western Electric, 5
to 3, in the Industrial League.
Calvary Baptist, favorite to win the
second half of the Georgetown Chufch
League, came through with a 13-to-7
win over Vermont Avehue Christian.
Eldbrooke also won, 18 to 3. from First 1
Baptist, in the Church League, which
is starting double-headers in order to
run off the regular schedule in time
for the week day series.
GROVE NINE NEEDS FOES.
Washington Grove. Md., A. C. base
ball team is after games with senior
and unlimited class nines, of Washing
ton and Maryland. Write Carl Becker
at Washington Grove or phone Gaith
easburg 55-W between 6 and 7 p.m.
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Coast League Joins /. L.
In Opposing Draft Plan
SAN FRANCISCO, July 19 re
joining with officials of the Inter
national League, directors of the Pa
cific Coast League yesterday flatly
rejected a proposed universal draft
sought by the majors.
Meeting in special session, repre
sentatives of the Class AA circuit
adopted a resolution opposing any
attempt of the National and Amer
ican Leagues to establish a new plan
of general selection of players.
They declared it in direct viola
tion of the modified draft agreement
now in effect.
The proposed agreement would
permit drafting of any player re
gardless of experience, instead of
only those who have come down
from the big leagues.
SLIGHT EDGE GIVEN
TO BLUE LARKSPUR
Made 7-5 Choice in $25,000
Arlington Race When Gal
lant Fox Is Scratched.
By the Associated Press.
Chicago, July 19.— The pick of
the country’s handicap horses,
11 of them, were entered today
in the first running of Arling
ton Park's $25,000 added cup event — a
race of championship proportions.
E. R. Bradley’s Blue Larkspur, last
season’s 3-year-ald champion, was a 7-
to-5 overnight favorite to win the mile
and a quarter test, but was assured of
plenty of competition from the other 10
stars. Sun Beau, an Eastern favorite,
was quoted at 2 to 1, while Toro, winner
of the American Derby, the Latonia
Derby and the Lincoln Handicap as a
3-year-old; Petee Wrack, Victorian, vic
tor in the SIOO,OOO Auga Caliente Han
dicap, and Snowflake, the outstanding
filly of the season, had their share of
foliowers.
The other entrants were Reveille Boy,
50-to-l shot which won the American
Derby; Stars arid Bars, Galahad, Maya
and Paul Bunyan,
Gallant Fox Out. ,
Blue Larkspur became the favorite
after Gallant Fox, undisputed champion
of 1930 3-year-olds, and Missstep, the
Lamar Stock Farm Stable's popular
stake campaigner, wire withdrawn.
Jimmy Smith, who piloted Blue Lark
spur to victory in the Stars and Stripes
Handicap at Arlington Park July 4, was
named to ride the Bradley horse today.
Eddie Ambrose had the mount on Toro,
and Eddie Steffen had Sun Beau. Willie
Fronk, who rode Reveille Boy in the
American Derby, was given the job of
riding Victorian, while Reveille Boy had
J. Leyland. J. Redding was named to
ride Stars and Bars, with L. Schaefer
on Snowflake, R. Morrison on Paul
Bunyan, Carl Meyer on Galahad, and
C. Quattlebaum on Petee Wrack.
The test was a weight-for-age affair,
with Blue Larkspur, Toro, Sun Beau,
Stars and Bars, Victorian, Galahad,
Petee Wrack and Paul Bunyan, the
aged horses, carrying top' weight of 126
pounds; Maya and Reveille Boy, 3-year
olds, 114, and the filly Snowflake, 109.
Big League
BASE BALL
“Coaching Off Third”
BY AL DEMAREE,
Former Pitcher, NsWOfork Giants.
The coacher at third base is a
very responsible job on any ball
club.
The first base coacher has com
paratively no responsibility except
to watch the first baseman and pre
vent him from cutting in behind the
base runner and catching him nap
ping if he gets too long a lead.
When a batter hits a ball the play
is in front of him as he rounds first
base and he is in as good or better
position than the coacher to decide
whether to take an extra base or
not.
But the third base coacher must
decide in an instant whether to
stop the runner at third or send
him into the plate. He must figure
the speed of that particular runner
and also the fielding ability and
strength of arm of the outfielder
handling the ball.
/Arms Extended motion wrro
Over heap means arm means
“STAY OP" "KeEPGOINfT ,
(« \ \ Arms E*tende.p
M WITH FMLMS
W 1 ’ OWN < MEANS,,
V. Hmhr Dibt
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He must also warn the runner on !
second base as to whether the * '
shortstop or second baseman •is s
cutting in to catch him. ]
Owing to the noise of big crowds
when a base hit is made, word signs 1
are comparatively useless, as the
runner cannot hear the coacher.
So arm signs are used universally '
in the big league. ■!
The coacher at third also has to i
relay hit and run. bunt, and hit *
signs from the manager to the bat- f
ters when the manager is not coach- t
ing himself.
I will take up these duties in an- l
other article in the near future. j
t Save this big league base ball
series, another will appear shortly.
A1 Demaree has prepared a new
Illustrated leaflet on ’ Batting,” which
he will gladly send to any reader re
questing it. Add Tess A1 Demaree in
care of this paper and be sure to t
inclose a self-addressed, stamped t
envelope. r
(Copyright. 1330.) 2
SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE.
Pensacola. S; Jacksonville, 4.
Selma, 2. Columbus, 6. t
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APPLING, WADDEY
ON WAY TO FAME
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Shortstop and Outfielder
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Among Brightest Big
League Prospects.
BY FRANCIS J. POWERS.
CHICAGO, July 19. —There
are a couple of college kids
playing base ball down In
the Southern Association
who soon will be packing their
trunks and setting forth for the
big leagues. The old Dixie league
has sent a lot of great stars to
the big show, but none with more '
promise, so the best base ball
minds of the South declare, than
Luke? Appling, shortstop of the
Atlanta club, and Frank Waddey,
Memphis outfielder.
Appling came to Atlanta after finish
ing the season with Oglethorpe Univer
sity, and his play has been so brilliant
that the Crackers have crawled from
last place to a spot in the first division
and still are climbing. Luke Is a
slender youngster of medium height
with plenty of speed and a lot of hitting
power in Ills shoulders. He is a natural
player, and such men as Larry Gilbert
of New Orleans and Bill Rodgers of
Chattanooga rate him as one of the best
prospects ever developed in the South
ern Association.
Four Homers in One Game.
In his semi-final game with Ogle
thorpe Appling grounded out to short
stop in his first time at bat and then
hit. four home runs out of the park.
After that performance, “Chip” Robert,
president of the Atlanta club, outbid
several big league and many minor
teams for the boy’s services. “Chip”
and the Atlanta club now stand to profit
on their venture to the extent of $25,009
and maybe more, for that is what It
will cost the big league club that gets
Appling. Luke is batting well over .300
and is the leading shortstop of the
league.
Waddey, the Memphis star, will be re
membered as the old Georgia Tech end
and the man who downed Roy Riegels
at the goal line when the Californian '
made his famous reverse run in the
Rose Bowl game. Memphis secured
Waddey from Knoxville of the Sally
League, where he was a leading hitter,
and he quickly developed into one of
the outstanding players of the Southern ,
Association. He Is a powerful hitter
and a tremendously fast fielder, who is
left-handed all around.
Other Good Ones.
Mobile has a young pitcher named
Campbell who is going well with an
eighth-place team, and Memphis has a
catcher with the same handle who may
make some big league manager happy.
Handler of Little Rock is a clever
catcher, while Billy Bancroft, a former
Howard College star, is playing a lot of
ball at second base for Birmingham.
Atlanta has a comer in Hugh Starling,
from Alabama University. He’s some
distance away, but has the earmarks.
New Orleans has several good young
sters, but Cleveland has first call on all
Pelican Kids and they are off the
market.
LEBOURVEAU HOLDS
HITTING LEAD IN A. A.
By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 19.—Rattling off 12
safe hits in 29 times at bat during the
thirteenth week of the season, Bevo
Lebourveau, Toledo outfielder, brought
his average to .392 to lead the Amer
ican Association battaing parade for
the third straight week.
Most of the leaders showed small
gains for the week. Lebourveau adding
2 points to his mark of a week ago. but
he was 16 points in front of Connolly
of Indianapolis, who was second at .376.
Dutch Henline, Mud Hen catcher, who ,
was second a week ago. faded off 24
point and sagged to seventh place. Fol
lowing Lebourveau and Connolly were
Kuhel. Kansas City. .372; Simons.
Louisville, .366: High. Minneapolis, .362:
Barnhart. Indianapolis. .360: Henline,
Toledo, 360: Purdy, Columbus, .352:
Mostil, Toledo, .352, and Butler, Toledo,
.351.
Simons of Louisville held two leader
ships and shared another with three
rivals. He led In hits with 137 and
his total bases of 200 was good enough
to displace Jenkins of Milwaukee from
the position. With George Kuhel of
Kansas City. Harry Riconda. another
Blue, and Earl Smith of Columbus,
Simons divided the leadership in doubles
with 26. Two other Colonels, Dud
Branom and Herman Layne, also were
pace-setters. Branom had propelled In
73 runs, while Layne continued as the
best base stealer with 28.
Nick Cullop’s collection of home runs
was swelled by three, giving him 29 for
the season and a great chance of better
ing the league record of 42 set by
Bunny Brief In 1921. »Kuhel had 12
triples and Anderson of St. Paul led
the scoring with 78 markers in 87 con
tests.
St. Paul retained the team fielding
honors with the same mark as last
week, .966, and Louisville remained sec
ond with .964. also the same as last
week. St. Paul completed six more
double plays to bring its total to 96,
and had made but 121 errors.
Nothing developed to threaten Wiley
Moore’s hold on the pitching leader
ship. The former New York Yankee,
who is throwing his sinker-ball and
new curve for St. Paul, was credited
with another victory to give him 18
for the season, against only four de
feats. Ben Tincup, whose relief pitch
ing has done more than a little to
keep Louisville at the top of the league,
added one victory and had a string of
10 straight. Bub Jonnard of Indian
apolis was well down the list in vic
tories. but still topped the competition
in strikeouts with 81.
JACK HAYES NINE GETS
ON HEELS OF LEADERS
Jack Hayes nine today Is just a half w
game behind the league-leading Won
der Boys in French’s Insect League, fol
lowing its 13-10 win yesterday over .
Spud Colemans. Wonders have now '
won eight games and lost none, against
seven wins and one defeat for the Jack
Hayes outfit.
Holy Name downed Joe Cronins, 20
to 13. in another league game.
Team standing:
W. L, Prt.
Wonder Boys a ft 1.000
Jack Hayes 71 ,ft7S
Georgetown ft 3 ,750
Laflgrion 6 3 .750
Holy Name ft 3 ,500
Bamosets ft ft .375
Boud Colemans 3 5 .375
Northerns 3 3 .375
Corinthians 3 S .375
Eagles 3 5 ,3S«
Burroughs 3 6 .350
Joe Cronins 17 .135
LE DROIT TIGERS BOOK
TEAM FROM RICHMOND ,
LeDroit Tigers, sturdy Washington
colored ball team, will entertain the
touted Richmond. Va., Brownies, tomor
row afternoon at Griffith Stadium at
2:30 o’clock. Several former Washing
ton Black Sox players will be in the *
Tiger line-up.
There will be a band concert before
the game.