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Nats Unsuccessful in Hunt for Talent : Yankees Loom as Real Threat to A s
NO GOOD OUTFIELD
MATERIAL IN SIGHT
Right-Hand Hitters Sought,
but Scarce, Says Engel.
Harris 0. K. Again.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.
NEW YORK, August 2
There must be a scarcity
in the minors of good out
fielders able to swing ef
fectively from the right side. The
Nationals have been looking for
one or two of this type for two
years now, but a clever right
hand-hitting gardener has not
been discovered. The latest from
Joe Engel, lone scout of the
Washington club, who has been
scanning circuits' in the Middle j
West and South for three weeks,
is that nothing that would help
the Nationals is in sight.
When Engel started upon his quest.
President Clark Griffith was hopeful
his scout would uncover an outfielder
or two of the kind desired. The prexy
had been tipped to several players in
the minors said to be promising pros
pects and Scout Joe was ordered to run
down all tips. Joe did, and, according
to his report, there is no reason for
the Washington club to put out money
lor what he found. .
There are five outfielders with the
Nationals now—in fact, six. if the irre
pressible Art Shires may be accounted
one. Os the half dozen four swing from
the left side. Os the two right-hand
hitters in the garden squad one is not
ao steady afield and the other lacks
Xrtence. Yet it seems the Nationals
have to do with the right-handers
they have for some time.
DAYS filled with hard work are at
hand for the Nationals. Three
double-headers within four days
means a big bill, even though the
weather is not so torrid as when the
Washington club was putting on twin
Sketches in the West not so long ago.
Following their two tilts with the
Yariks that were to be put on today,
the Nationals jump back to Washington
for two Sunday engagements with the
Bed Sox. They will remain at home
Monday to attend the funeral of the
late wife of their manager; then move
on to New York again at night and
meet the Shawkey brigade in another
double-header here Tuesday.
Everybody on the club will have much
to do before the single-game schedule
Is resumed.
LLOYD BROWN is being groomed for
toil In relief roles. For a time it
was thought Irving Hadley would
get the call for this work, but now It
Is felt Hadley must be kept in trim for
starting service, so the left-hander is to
be picked for the rescue stuff. At times
Brown has done well in emergencies,
although recently he complained that
he was not going as well as he should
because he was not starting games. Ac
cording to the left-hander, he gets bet
ter results when he takes charge of a
game at the outset and goes a long
route. In that way, Brown contends,
he improves his control. And as a re
lief hurler Brown’s lack of control has
had him in hot water quite often.
DAVE HARRIS’ right ankle that was
sprained when the Nationals were |
in Chicago is healing nicely, and i
the chunky Tarheel should be ready for (
anything he is asked to do from now
on. When he twisted his right foot
and fell when swinging at a pitch in
the game in Washington Thursday,
Harris did not set back the injury at
all. according to Trainer Mike Martin.
Mike declares Dave is ready to step
once more.
TODAY’S double bill with the Yanks
was to open the second half of
the Nationals' annual series with
that club. To date the Nationals have
licked the New Yorkers 9 times in 11
starts. Three more wins rad they will
have clinched the yearly 6et.
INGRAM NOW SLATED
TO BE A POLICEMAN
You can strike out that rumor that
Walter Beall, former local sandlot.
and Yankee pitcher, will wear a police
man's uniform. Beall, It is said, Is In
Baltimore and It is too late to pass an
examination now.
But Pete Ingram, crack Naval Hospi
tal right-hander, will don the blue, ac
cording to reliable sources.
Wes McDonald, Interstate manager
and pitcher, threw everybody he had
yesterday into the pitcher’s box in a
vain attempt to stop the Gobs, who reg
istered 22 hits while beating Interstate,
16 to 3.
Roche started the game, then McDon
ald relieved, followed by Hamilton, Mul
lins, then Shortstop Rltnour and last
Third Baseman Koenig.
Commerce took second place in the
Departmental League second half race,
and If It beats the Aggies Monday, will
receive the empty second-priv- r
The Aggies, it may be rememfc- ;u. i
with Commerce In the first half penr. r
chase.
Naval HospitalV victory yerterday,
and the defeat of Navy Yard by ’
Union Printers again puts the Gobs .n
first place by a goodly margin.
The Georgetown Church League came
Into its own yesterday and shared the
crowd that gathered on the Ellipse with
the Government League. Calvary
Drakes, established the favorites to wdn
the championship of the first-named
loop, ran true to form when Gook Tay
lor rammed a triple in the eighth to
score two runs and beat West Wash
ington, first half champs, 4 to •.
The Departmental League subbed for
the Sunday School League in the slug
fest business when G. P. O slapped
Treasury all over the field and won a
6-lnning game, 20 to 8.
Not for two weeks now has the Ter
minal League seen action, all teams for
feiting as Pullman had the gonfalon
j flinched.
STROTZ MAY MANAGE
STADIUM IN CHICAGO
By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. August 2.—Sidney Strotz,
president of the Chicago Stadium Cor
poration, probably will add the duties
of general manager of the huge sports
plant to his activities.
Strotz, who succeeded Sheldon M.
Clark as president of the organization
when the latter resigned, last night said
he expected to become also general
manager to replace John Bowman, who
resigned yesterday.
There was talk that Jack Dempsey
might be offered the job, but Strotz said
no plans had been made to bring in any
one to succeed Bowman. Eowman gave
up the Stadium position to return to
his former business of managing con
ventions and exhibits. He said he be
lieved there was not enough work to
Squire two men at the Stadium and
tnat Strotz was capable of handling
everything.
SPORTS.
Kuhel Playt in Twin
Bill Here Tomorrow
BASE BALL in bargain quantities
will be available for Capital
fans tomorrow when the Na
tionals return from New York for
| a fiouble-header at Clark Griffith
Stadium, with the first battle get
ting under way at 2 o’clock.
Gen. Crowder and Ad. Llska. who
remained behind when their team
i mates marched on Gotham for a
twin bill there this afternoon, are
expected to represent the Grtffmen
on the mound, and of especial in
terest to followers of the Griff men
is the fact Joe Kuhel, expensive
purchase from the Kansas City
club, will be stationed at first base
in one of the tilts.
LINDBERGHS AFTER
16TH STRAIGHT WIN
Lindbergh Club juniors of Mount
Rainier will be gunning for their six
teenth straight tomorrow afternoon
when they engage Lyon Park Juniors
j on the Lindy field.
Pierce Wilson, whose arm has been
ailing, is again in shape and will take
the mound for the Lindys.
Northern A. C. will engage Hose j
Company No. 5 nine tomorrow at the ;
Blue Ridge League park at Martins- ,
burg, W. Va.
Police tossers, w ho yesterday humbled
Army War College, 15 to 1. were to !
meet Tile Setters this afternoon at i
2:30 o’clock on Fairlawn field.
Dick Wetherall, veteran hurler, sur- j
prised yesterday by his fine work [
against Army War College.
Pitching of Poore and the hitting of
Gorman, Dingier and Sykes were high
spots of the 11-0 defeat handed Geiger
Pharmacy nine by Skinker Eagles.
Washington Grove. Md., nine, which
was to play host to Kann base bailers
tills afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, has an
engagement with the Adamstown, Md.,
team for Washington Grove tomorrow
afternoon.
Washington Cadillac nine is after a
game for tomorrow. Call M. G. Brown,
Decatur 3900.
Northwestern Cardinals are to gather
at 1 o’clock tomorrow to make the trip
to Croom. Md., to meet the newly or
ganized Southern Maryland Giants.
Though outhit. 19 bingles to 6, Shell
Jf. C. managed to conquer Fort Berry
Giants, 5 to 4.
Sergt. Jasper Poss nine defeated Sam
Wests, champions of the Capital City
League midget section, 9 to 4.
MRS. JONES WINS GOLF
TITLE ON FINAL GREEN
CHICAGO, August 2 (/P).— Mrs. Mel
vin Jones, one of the country's ranking
woman golfers, today was in possession
of her sixth Chicago district cham
pionship.
Facing a much younger opponent,
Eva May Johnson, in the final yester
day, Mrs. Jones won on the final green.
- ■!
YESTERDAY’S STARS
By the Associated Press.
Babe Ruth. Yankees—Hit double and
thirty-seventh and thirty-eighth homerß
against Red Sox.
Bill Hallahan, Cardinals—Held Reds
to four hits, beating them, 10-1.
Earl Whitehill, Tigers—Won seventh
! straight game, beating White Sox on
eight-hit pitching performance.
Fred Lindstrom, Giants —Collected
two homers, double and single, driving
in six runs, against Braves.
Babe Herman. Robins—Drove In five
runs against Phils with twenty-fourth
homer and single.
Gabby Hartnett. Cubs—Rapped Pirate
pitching for homer and two doubles.
_ BIG LEAGUE LEADERS
By the Associated Press.
(Including games of August 1.)
American League
Batting—Gehrig, Yankees, .393.
Runs—Ruth, Yankees, 119.
Runs batted in—Gehrig, Yankees, 135.
Hits—Gehrig, Yankees, 151.
Doubles—McManus, Tigers; Gehrig,
: Yankees, 32. 1
Triples—Reynolds, White Sox. 15.
Home runs—Ruth, Yankees, 38.
Stolen bases —McManus, Tigers, 16.
National League.
Batting—Klein. Phillies, .412.
Runs—Klein. Phillies, 105.
Runs batted In—Klein, Phillies, 113.
j Hits—Klein, Phillies. 166.
! Doubles—O’Doul and Klein, Phillies,
34.
Triples—Comorosky, Pirates. 14.
Home runs—Wilson, Cubs. 33.
Stolen bases—Cuyler, Cubs, 27.
RESULTS IN MINORS
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Montreal, 12; Buffalo. 8
Rochester, 11; Toronto, S.
Baltimore. 3; Newark. 2.
Jersey City, 15; Reading. 8.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Toledo. 4: St. Paul. S.
Minneapolis. 8: Columbus, 3.
Louisville. 3: Kansas City. 2
Milwaukee, 3; Indianapolis, 0.
TEXAS LEAGUE.
ston. 9; Wichita Falls, 1 (night game).
Dallas. 5: Waco. 4.
1 Fort Worth-Ban Antonio (wet grounds).
Shreveport, 9; Beaumont, 2 (10 innings).
EASTERN LEAGUI.
Allentown, -4: Springfield, 0.
Albany. 4; Bridgeport, 4.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
Seattle. 4; Missions. 3.
Los Angeles, 5; Oakland, 3.
Hollywood. 5; Portland, 4.
San Francisco, 4; Sacramento, 8.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Augusta, 7-6; Greenville, 3-13.
Macon. 7; Charlotte. 5.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
St Joseph. 9; Omahs, 3.
Wichita. 8 Denver, 7.
Pueblo. 3-1: Oklahoma City, X-3.
THREE-EYE LEAGUE.
Decatur. 19; Terre Haute. 7.
Quincy. 10; Peoria. 5.
i Evansville, 5: Danville, 3
Springfield, 7; Bloomington, 4.
Standings in Major Leagues
_________________
American League.
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS.
1 New York, 4: Boston, i.
Detroit. 12 Chicago. 4.
Cleveland. 6: Si Louis, 3.
Other clubs not scheduled.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
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Philadelphia .I—l *1 SllOllll 9IW 999 341.670
Washington .1 li—l 91 81 >! 81 611a159i49L60«
New York"..'. ..1 7! *i—l 9l 91ie;T1Tf2!8C1431.583
Cleveland ....I 61 SI 61—1111_71 8 101541501.619
Detroit ......I 61 61 51 91—T 61 81 10149156 .467
Chjcajq ...... I 4f7l 81 Ji till '81^81>91.423
at. Lout 4 ".TmTanji 4l »T f— .460
Boston I 21 ai 51 61 81101 61—i35'66'.347~
Games lost. ■ Il4:ib 43 50 &6 8B 63 66 —I—I
GAMES TOPAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
Wash, at N Y. (3). Boston at/Wash. (2).
Boston at Phila. (3). Phlla. at Slew York.
Chlcaso at Detroit. Chlcaso ai Detroit.
Cleveland at St. L. Cleveland at St. L.
THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON. P. C., SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1930.
ROSS, A. KIRCHNER
WIN SHOE TITLES
Capture Honors at Virginia
Highlands and Barcroft.
F. Brown Victor Here.
TWO more town championships
have been decided In the Ar
lington County section of the.
Metropolitan District Horseshoe
tournament, sponsored by The Star.
; Alexander Kirchner, Northern Virginia
| title holder, repeated his victory of 1929
at Barcroft and Jack Ross came through
! with colors flying at Virginia Highlands.
In the final, Kirchner defeated his
brother Joe, who will have charge of
the county play-off to be held at Bar
| croft. Ross’ opponent in the final was
R. T. Balch and the pair will give Vir
ginia Highlands strong representation
in the county meet.
: ’Kirchner encountered little opposition
| until he met his brother, whom he
: defeated by scores of 52 to 17 and 51
ito 24.
i Ross trimmed Balch, 50 to 36 rad
50 to 40, both throwing numerous
' ringers.
A SUMMARY of the Barcroft tourna
ment follows: C. Armstrong de
feated R. C. Knicely, 50-18; J.
1 Kirchner defeated C. O. Potts, 50-18;
D. C. Cooper defeated James Glass,
50-5; Max Wexler defeated G. H.
Spence, 50-32; Ed West defeated E.
Donovant, 50-46; Ed West defeated
D. C. Cooper, 52-20; A. Kirchner de
feated J. Head, 50-7; A. Kirchner de
feated C. Armstrong, 50-5; A. Kirchner
defeated Ed West, 61-8; George Tidier
defeated Alfred Groom, 51-23; M. Cul
bert defeated R. L. Knicely, 61-13;
Ernie Miller defeated C. Jones, 51-21;
G. Tidier defeated Max Wexler, 50-4;
Joe Kirchler defeated Ernie Miller,
50-40; Allen Groom defeated Bales,
50-38; F. Y. Denson defeated C. E.
Adams, 50-48; F. Y. Denson defeated
M. Culbert, 50-16; L. E. Prevest de
feated G. L. Hogan, 51-31; W. Foot de
feated R. Orrison, 51-38: G. Tidier de
| seated F. Y. Denson, 51-44; W. Foot
defeated Allen Groom, 50-29; J. Kirch-
I ner defeated W. Foot, 50-22; A. Kirch
! ner defeated G. Tidier. 52-12; A. Kirch-
I ner defeated Joe Kirchner, 52-17 and
' 51-24
i The hardest, fought match was that
between Joe Kirchner and Ernie Mill
er. Kirchner tossing 17 ringers against
14 for Ernie, who was the runner-up
at Barcroft last year.
RESULTS of the late rounds at Vir
ginia Highlands follow’: Flnesicy
defeated Thorpe, 50 —30: Kipps de
feated Monds. 54 —44: Henrletty defeat
ed Wood. 50—18; Atkinson defeated
Davis, 50 —33; Ross defeated Harris,
50 —0; Balch defeated Keys, 50 —13;
Jenkins defeated Hill, 50 —47.
Kipps defeated Atkinson, 50—49:
Henrletty defeated Jenkins, 50 —26:
Balch defeated Fineslcy, 50 —26, rad
Ross drew a bye.
Ross defeated Henrletty, 50—19 and
50—8; Balch defeated Kipps, 50 —29.
Ross defeated Balch, 50 —36 and.
50—40.
THE new champion of Cleveland Park
is F. Brown, who had lots of trouble
disposing of H. Chartner In the
final. 34—51, 50 —14 and 52—39.
His was a hard earned triumph. In
deed, for before meeting Chartner
Brown was held to scores of 50 —48 and
50—40 by George Heckert.
While marking time for the divisional
play-offs. Cleveland Parkers will hold
a neighborhood doubles tournament,
chipping in for prizes. The teams will
be organized by draw.
POME other Washington results;
New York Avenue —William
Raferty defeated T. Hendricks. 53
to 25; E. Bricks defeated William
Ramsey. 50 —35.
Virginia Avenue —Taylor defeated
Robey, 50—13; DeShazo defeated Cur
tis, 51—15.
Thomson —Tw’omey defeated Grgen,
50—15.
Garfield —J. McCarthy defeated Ray
Dean, 50—17: Ben Gola defeated Jack
Day, 50—0: Bob McDean defeated H.
Crow, 50—25.
Columbia Road—M. Leer defeated H.
, Moore, 50—43; T. Mastromarino de
feated A. Lamagnl. 51 —28.
Competition will start Tuesday at
the Hey playground, Conduit road and
Dana place northwest.
Following are the pairings: Walter
Knott vs. Le Roy Gochenour, George
Becraft vs. Thurman Gochenour, Ber
tram Maurice vs. George Dyer, Leon
Hbger vs. William Knott, Fred Becker
vs. Julius Fletcher, Ernest Barnes vs.
Harold Lindsay, Sydney Dyer vs.
Francis Weiner. Norman Hager vs.
Robert Dyer, Henry G. Moore draws
bye
ATHLETICS CONSIDERING
SUNDAY PLAY IN CAMDEN
PHILADELPHIA, August 2 (A*).—
The management of the world cham
pion Philadelphia Athletics is consid
ering a proposition to play Sunday base
ball in Camden, N. J.
This was revealed by Charles S.
Gartllng. counsel for the base ball club,
upon his return from Atlantic City,
where he discussed the question with
John D. Shibe, vice president of the
Athletics.
A site has been selected, he »aid,
which is within 10 minutes of the
Philadelphia City Hall, and proposals
are being acted upon that will permit
construction of a plant with a seating
capacity greater than the present Ath
letic Park.
HOME RUN STANDING
By the Associated Press.
Home Runs Yesterday.
Ruth, Yankees, 2; Lindstrom, Giants,
2: 8001, Pirates, 2: Herman, Robins, 1;
Hartnett, Cubs, 1; Akers, Tigers, 1;
Southern, Phillies, 1; Kress, Browns, 1.
The Leaders.
Ruth, Yankees, 38; Wilson, Cubs, 33;
Gehrig. Yankees, 33; Klein, Phillies, 29;
Foxx, Athletics, 29; Berger, Braves, 27.
National League.
YESTEBDAY'S result*.
New York. 10; Boston. 4.
Brooklyn, a, Philadelphia. 4.
Chicago. 10. Pittsburgh. 7.
St. Louis. 10: Cincinnati. 1.
STANDING of the clubs.
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1 Brooklyn ~T7~ ~4~gTo ~ ». 161 J> Tj,! 61 ! 3&TS10
' Chicago ill—l 61 Ji s; 101 6i 111591411.690
New York . ■,i 4 a—r 7UOI 71 7112158 441.860
at Louis I 4 81 71—1 41 91101 71491491.500
Pittsburgh . .i~4 61 Siial—i 7| 91 7,481501.490
Boston 16 4flf SI 81—1 9t 61481i«f.455
Cincinnati 7~. 1_4i _9i _«i 31 6i"^Htiol4<l9BTi»4
Philadelphia .1 61 2: 51"5i 51 51 41—1981641.333
Games lost. 39 41 44 49 50 54'M 641—1—!
GAMES TODAY. GAMES*THMORROW
New York at Bklyn. New York at qkiyn.
Phlla. at Boston (Si. Phlla at Bostmi.
Pittsb'h at Chicago. PltUbg gt Chlcsco.
Bt. L. at Cincinnati. St. Louis at ClncL
Olmsted Grill “Kids” Embarrass
, Groivn-Ups in Sandlot Warfare
’ BY FRANCIS E. STAN.
YOUTH will be served.
When Olmsted Grill debutted
•arly this Spring as a senior
team no great amount of ex
citement attended its throwing the well
known hat in the ring. Now, because
all senior class teams rad many un
limiteda are walking off the field very
i red in their faces from embarassment,
sandlot sages are trying to diagnose the
Olmsted Grill case, for It's bad enough
to lick all the senior teams, but as for
trimming clubs out of its class —well,
It just isn’t supposed to be done.
Anyway, two big reasons why Olmsted
Grill Is the leading senior club in the
city lay in the battery of Everett
"Honey Boy" Russell and Pete English.
Now Russell, according to all sandlot
: by-laws, has no right to play unlimited
ball, or even senior ball, for that mat
ter. He hasn’t attained the proper
seniority, so to speak, for he's only 16
years old, which violates sandlot eti
quette. And English, Russell's senior
by a couple of mouths, is in the same
boat. Yet, unquestionably, this pair
form one of the best batteries in its
class, Russell being the pitcher and
English the receiver. And this battery
has pulled the Grillmen to the cham
pionship of Section B of the Capital
City League and will face the C. A.
O'Briens on August 17 in the battle
for the pennant.
They Guessed Well.
Bert Olmsted, thought some, took a
long chance when he sponsored this
group of high school boys—they were
supposed to be too young to cut much
Ice. Snltz Nau, his henchman, also
took a chance when he moved Russell
from first base to the box and English
Night Game, With One Nine Led
By a Girl, Fails to Stir Gotham
By a Staff Corre*pondent of The Btar.
POLO GROUNDS, N. Y.. August 2.
—Night base ball had Its bap
tism of fire here last night.
There were only about 2,000
sponsors present, so the affair was not a
howling success.
Os course, you can hardly expect to
fill the Polo Grounds, the home park
of Jawn McGraw's Giants, with a tea
party served up by Josie Caruso and her
eight men arrayed against an outfit
called the Pennsylvania Coal Miners.
Neither Josie nor any one of her eignt
boy lriends is what you would exactly
call interesting. A generation ago there
was a team called the Bloomers, any
one of whom would have denied Mile.
Josie Caruso a seat on the bench. Times
have apparently changed, and Josie led
her crew out upon the field just as
though they were the Phillies or some
thing. , .
At that, they won the game by a score
of 4 to 2, but It was no fault of Josie’s —
. at least as far as her team’s scoring Is
concerned. Josie herself went to bat
four times, striking out three and walk
ing once. Os course, the time she
walked she also scored, so the girl de
serves some hand. . . ...
But as for your now night base ball,
they do say It works well In Des Moines
and Buffalo. Why, only last week 10,000
STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE
__ BY W. R. McCALLUM
THE course of the Merlon Cricket
Club, at Philadelphia, where
the national amateur cham
pionship Is to be played the
week of September 22, will not be
found to be as tough a scoring proposi
tion as many of the layouts over which
the simon pure title event has been
played in recent years, in the opinion
of Miller B. Stevlnson, the District
amateur champion, who played there
a few days ago. Albert R. MacKenzie
also holds the same view. He also
played the course recently, in com
pany with J. E. Baines and Hugh H.
Saum.
Stevlnson travels a good deal In the
territory near Washington and when he
can see a few hours free in Philadelphia
he takes his golf clubs with him.
Merlon he says, has been rearranged
since the 1924 amatem* ckiampionsliip
and is in wonderful condition for the
simon pure test, but it is not “ *
test of the game as some of the other
courses on which the championship has
been played in recent years. I think,
Stevenson said, "you will see the lowest
scoring at Merlon you have aeen ln the
championship in a good many yeais_
Both MacKenzie and Stovinson de
scribed the fine condition the course a
in, even though Philadelphia has had
few rains and has gone through much
the same drought conditions that have
made local golf courses almost a Sahara
from tee to green. Their fairway
watering system has done wonders in
keeping the fairways in fine condition,
Stevinson said. "And Merlon always
has had good greens. Only last week,
when I played the course, wooden-club
shots were getting very little roll and
the ball stopped within a few yards
of where It hit. The fairways have
been kept plentifully sprinkled with
water all Bummer long, and the result
has been a fine stand of grass has re
mained. It is a real pleasure to hit a
shot through the fairway at Merlon
these days after the hard turf of the
courses around Washington.”
MacKenzie also played at Pine Val
ley, which he said is in much the same
condition as Merion. Pine Valley also
has a fairway watering Bystem, Installed
at a cost of something like $85,000,
which keeps those expansive fairways
at America's most famous golf course
In apple-pfe order.
Stevlnson predicts a score of 156 or
better will be needed to qualify for the
amateur championship at Merion in
September. He says the course is long
enough, and well trapped, but that
scoring, for some reason, Is not as hard
at Merion as it has been at other
courses where the championship has
been played. It will be recalled that
Clarke Corkran In 1924 set a new rec
ord for the amateur championship
qualifying round when the champion
ship was last played at Merion, regis
tering 67—75 for a score of 142. Here
It was that Bob Jones broke Into big
time golf back In 1916, when, as a
youngster of 14 years, he surprised the
golf world, qualifying and going to the
third round In the championship. Here,
also, in 1924, Jones won his first ama
teur title, finding that consistent par
shooting was good enough to win his
way through the fine field that gath
ered at Philadelphia that year. It was
; at Merion, also, that Roland MacKen
zie came Into national prominence for
the first time, by carrying George Von
Elm to the thirty-seventh hole, after
having been 8 down to the Detroit
blond at the eighteenth hole. And
’ here again next September Bob Jones
will attempt to complete the cycle of
I championships he began winning in
Britain. He now has won three of the
four major tournaments. Will he find
Merion, which has alw»ys been to his
lildng. the spot whert Jke started and
where he won his first amateur, also
I from the keystone sack to catcher.
But both had confidence and it has
! been proved Justified.
Russell and English grew up to
• gether playing ball with the same teams
and now are attending Tech High
School. English. In his first year
at Tech, earned the second base job of
the Maroon and Gray nine and was
an all-high choice at the end of the
season. Russell plunged into basket
ball in his first year, a unanimous all
high selection also. In addition, he
played first base on the nine. Now,
under the competent eye of Snit* Nau,
veteran pilot, they find themselves In
new positions and apparently their
right ones.
Hasn’t Been Beaten.
Russell Is undefeated this season. He
has numbered among his senior class
opponents the Curtin All-Stars, whom
he beat twice, the Pierces and the
Nolans.
The District Firemen, Army Medicos,
St. Elizabeth’s and Gaithersburg are
the embarrassed unlimited victims. It
Is discomfiting to be beaten by a bunch
of "kids,” at that.
Pete has earned the reputation of
being one of the smartest catchers on
the sandlots. and though his .240 bat
ting average is not impressive, his
bingles have been timely and his mask
work above reproach. “Honey Boy” Is
batting .482, playing the outfield when
not on the mound.
This season marks the debut* of both
boys In senior class ball. Last year
Russell played with George Washing
ton Post In the American Legion series,
which was the same team that sported
the name •of Russell Midgets on week
days. The latter team was named after
Everett’s father, organizer of the Rus
sells.
Youth will be served, there's no two
ways about that.
fans paid to see Newark and Jersey City
play an engagement after dark.
As far as the 7,000.000 New Yorkers
are concerned, Manhattan's first post
twilight game left no more wake on
the sports consciousness than a crew
race In the middle of the Atlantic
Ocean.- Two or three thousand people
sifted In through the gates to kill an
evening, where the Giants have packed
55,000 many a time.
The reserved seats were Just so many
reserved seats, that's all; oh, very re
served. They had practically nothing
to do with the common herd. The
bleachers were there for any one to
use, but all the takers had gone to
the movies or beaches or something.
It wasn't a base ball crowd, either—
it was a little more like a ham-and-egg
fight crowd, strong on the boos, the
light whines and jeers.
As for the sense of night base ball,
it Is still an open question as far as
New York’s first experience is con
cerned. Trot out a couple of fairly
good teams, tone down the flood lights
so they won’t blind the fans, and you
may have something. You may have
the answer to base ball's current malady,
commonly known as hardening of the
box office. But it will take another
and a happier exhibition than that of
the overalled miners and Josie and her
boy friends.
(Copyright. 1930. b- North American Ntws
paper Alliance.)
the spot which will crown him the first
man in world history to win all four
major titles? Miller Stevlnson thinks
he will.
Four amateur golfers of the Capital
were playing today over the course of
the Woodmont Country Club In an
18-hole exhibition match billed as the
Slece de resistance of the club field
ay. Howard Nordlinger and Max
Weyl, leading amateurs of the Wood
mont Club, met Roger Peacock of In
dian Spring and John C. Shorey of
Bannockburn in the exhibition match,
which was to start early in the after
noon. For those members of the club
who did not care to follow the exhibi
tion a mixed Scotch foursome was
listed, and later in the afternoon a
putting tournament was scheduled.
Professional golfers of the midatlratic
section pre to gather a week from next
Monday at Columbia to play In an 18-
hole tournament.
D. C. WOMAN’S NET
FINAL IS ON TODAY
Women District tennis champions In
the singles and consolation singles were
to be crowned this afternoon on the
Columbia Country Club courts.
In the singles final Frances Krucoff,
defending titleholder, was to face
Marywill Wakeford at 3 o'clock. A half
hour later Betty Whitfield and Dorothy
Kingsbury were to have It out in the
consolation singles final.
Play in the championship tournament
Is scheduled to end tomorrow with the
semi-finals and final In the doubles.
Ruth Martinez and Frances Walker will
face Dorothy Kingsbury and Cecyle
Raver rad Miss Krucoff and Josephine
Dunham will engage Miss Wakeford
and Mrs. Margaret Graham In the
doubles semi-finals at II a.m. The
winners will clash at 3:30 o’clock for
the crown.
Miss Krucoff and Miss Wakeford
yesterday had to battle hard to over
come Mrs. Martinez and Miss Reba
Kirson, respectively. In the singles semi
final. Mias Krucoff triumphed, 6 —3,
5 —7. 6 —4, and Miss Wakeford won by
6 —3, 6—l. Miss Kirson put up a stiffer
fight against Miss Wakeford than the
score would indicate.
Miss Kingsbury and Betty Whitfield
won by default over Clara Tabler. and
by 6—3, 6 —3 over Maycita de Souza,
respectively, to gain the consolation
singles final.
Today’s schedule and yesterday's
summaries;
Schedule,
BINGLES FINAL.
9 p.m—Frances Krucoff v». Marywill
Wakelord.
CONSOLATION FINAL.
3:30 p.m.—Dorothy Klnssbury v*. Betty
Whitfield.
Tomorrow’s Schedule.
DOUBLES SEMI-FINALS.
11 a m.—Martinez and Walker v«. Kings
bury and Raver; Krucoff and Dunham va.
Wakeford and Graham. _ ,
3:30 p.m.—Winners to play In final.
Summaries.
SINGLES.
SEMI-FlNALS—Frances Krucoff defeated
Ruth Martinez. 6—3. B—7. 6—4; Marywill
Wakeford defeated R«ba Kirson, 6—B, 6—l.
CONSOLATION.
RF.MI-FlNALS—Dorothy Kingsbury de
feated Clare Tabler by default: Betty Whtl
field defeated Maycita de Spuza. 6—3. 6—3.
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Official Sees Wood’s Spirit
as a Big Asset if Not
Carried Too Far.
BY TED VOSBURGH,
Associated Press Sports Writer.
NEW YORK, August 2.—The
cockiest member of the new
crop of young American ten
nis players ls Sydney B. Wood
of New York, the surprise conqueror
of Ellsworth Vines of Pasadena, Calif.,
In straight sets at Seabright, N. J.,
yesterday, 6 —2, 6 —2, 6 —o.
"Wood has all the confidence In the
world,” said Louis B. Dailey, president
of the United States Lawn Tennis As
sociation, "and that is in his favor.
The cocky spirit helps In sport, provid
ed it isn’t carried to overconfidence. It
played a big part in the base ball suc
cesses of TV Cobb and It helps make
Wood a highly promising tennis player.”
Dailey, incidentally, was one of the
few to pick Wood to stop the sensa
tional Vines, who has been bowling
over such high-ranking players as
Frank Hunter, Frank Shields and Dick
Williams. The genial head of the U.
S. L. T. A., In fact, believes Vines' de
feat may turn out to be a blessing in
disguise. .. ~ ,
With Vine 6 hitting only the high
spots, Dailey and others were a bit
apprehensive lest his chances be spoil
ed by too fast a rise to fame and too
much hero worship at an early stage in
his career.
“If Vines is unspoiled by prema
ture praise,” he said, "I believe ha will
go far.
Vines Net Consistent.
“Vines at this time la an in-and
outer. Also It must be remembered
that a good showing In the metropolitan
turf court rad the Seabright invita
tion do not make a champion. The
most important things is to allow him
to develop In his own way and I shall
endeavor to see that he has a chance
to do so.”
Bryant Grant, the little Atlanta
vmffh who became one es the current
tennis sensations by winning the na
tional clav court title recently, docs not
seem to Dailey to be quite so good a
prospect.
"He plays a baseline driving game,
he commented. "He hasn’t the all
court game that Vines possesses and
for that reason his possibilities are
more limited.”
Dailey said he had not seen enough
of the playing of Cliff Sutter, the new
intercollegiate champion from New Or
leans, to express an opinion concerning
his potentialities. Sutter was eliminat
ed by Wood In two deuced sets In the
semi-finals at Sea Bright.
Grant, Wood and perhaps Vines are
expected to be among the entrant in
the annual Invitation tournament at
Southampton. N. Y.. next week The
Davis Cup players, who sailed Wednes
day from Europe, arc scheduled to land
on Tuesday, but are not likely to play
at Southampton, as they are over-ten
ntsed and nt4ed a rest.
Finish at Seabright.
SEABRIGHT, N. J.. August 2 <*?•—
The thirty-seventh annual Seabright
Invitation Tennis Tournament closes
today with final-round matches In
women’s singles, men’s doubles and
mixed doubles.
Two Californians, Mrs. L. A. Harper
of Los Angeles and Dorothy Cruick
shank of Santa Ana. were matched In
the championship round of women s
singles. In the men’s doubles the
crown lay between the
combination of Richard N. WilltenM,
Philadelphia, and J. j Gilbert HaU.
South Orange, N. J. and Wbe East-West
youngster pair of Sydney B. Wood, for
mer Pasadena player, and
Shields. New York. In mixed doubles
Mrs. Harper and Phil Neer, Portland,
Oreg.. were pitted against Edith Cross,
San Francisco, and Hall.
The East gained a technical victory
in the men’s singles finals yesterday
when Wood, who now claims New York
as his home, defeated Ellsworth Vines
of Pasadena In straight sets, 6 —2, 6 i,
6 —o. , ,
The Far West won the women s dou
bles championship when Miss Cross
and Mrs. Harper defeated Sarah rad
Mianne Palfrey of Brookline, Mass,
B—4,8 —4, 6 —2.
AGGIES, MUNICIPAL
TO SCRAP FOR TITLE
Agriculture’s nine, which won the sec
ond half title in the Colored Depart
mental Base Ball League yesterday by
drubbing Post Office, 8 to 1, will engage
Municipal, first series victor, for the
league championship In games Wednes
day, Thursday and Friday.
Aggies made only four hits to down
Post Office yesterday, but they were
coupled with errors and bases on balls.
Bailey pitched strongly for the winners,
holding the foe runless after the second
Brown with three hits out of as many
times at bat. Including a double, the
only extra base knock of the game, led
the winners’ attack.
FIGHTS LAST NIGHT
By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO— King Levinsky. Chicago,
outpointed Bud Doran, Chicago (10);
Tommy Rloi, Mexico, outpointed Jackie
Moore, Chicago (6).
SAN FRANCISCO —George Courtney,
Tulsa, Okla.. won on foul from Young
Firpo, Burke, Idaho (5); Sam Bruce,
Akron. Ohio, outpointed Fat Cunning
ham, Los Angeles (6); Ray McMullen,
San Francisco, outpointed Joe Elrane,
Pittsburgh, Pa. (6).
HOLLYWOOD TOPS LEAGUE.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 2 (A*). —
Coast League averages, Including
Thursday’s games;
Won. Lost. Pet.
Hollywood 12 5 .706
Missions 11 6 .646
Los Angeles 9 8 .529
San Francisco 9 8 .529
Oakland 9 8 .529
Sacramento 7 10 .412
Seattle 6 11 .353
Portland 5 12 .294
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OF EVENT AT NEWPORT
NEWPORT, R. 1., August 2 (A*).—
| Cyril Tolley, member of the British
I Walker Cup team, entered the semi
, final round of the fourth annual invi
' tation tournament at the Newport
Country Club by defeating Brad Ox- j
nard, Providence, 7 and 6.
Tommie Taller, State amateur cham- l
plon, became a semi-finalist by de
feating P. S. S. Randolph, New York.
8 and 6. Taller will oppose Richard
Chapman. Greenwich, Conn., Eastern
Intercollegiate champion, who defeated
Harry Bingham, New York, 6 and 4.
Tolley will face James Robbins. New
York, a semi-finalist by virtue of his
victory over Laurence Upson, New
York, 4 and 3.
BRIGHTWOOD TEAM
WINS TRACK MEET
Only two more conference meets are
booked for District playground track
and field devotees before the city
championships, August 26. The North
western affair, to be held at lowa Ave
nue Playground Monday, and the West
ern meet, to be staged on the George
town Playground August 13. are the
conference events still on the books.
Various other smaller meets, however,
doubtless will be held before the cham
pionships.
Brightwood athletes, coached by
George Brandt, yesterday triumphed
over Barnard, tutored by Arthur Marks,
56*2 to 55V3, in a quadrangular meet
on the Barnard Playground. Hamilton
scored 32 points and Raymond 25*2-
Barnard barely missed winning the
meet In the final event. Seven points
behind and needing first and second
places to win, Robinson of Barnard
accounted for first, but Beavers of
Hamilton managed to beat out Tolson
of Barnard for third.
Bob Boucher and the Bears brothers.
John and Bob, for Brightwood, and
Garner and Tolson, for Barnard, were
individual stars.
Summaries:
76-POCND CLASS.
sjsusr
ai T.h? , r,c^;ir™n n M R,,mond (Mention.
try, Silverman); seconds Barnard, tnlrd,
B 8 tan din** broad Jump-Won by Chaconai
(Hamilton): . aecond. Montsomery (Ray
mond): third. Swain tßrightwood).
Belay—Won bv Raymond (Dickson. 811-«
verman, Montgomery. Custimano): gecond.
Hamilton: third. Brigh%#ood.
85-POUND CLASS.
60-yard dash—Won by J. Smith (Barnard):
second. Burgman' (Hamilton); third. Slam
' B Hi r gh r ?ump— Won by Bears (Brightwood);
Bergman (Brightwood). and Burgman (Ham
ilton) tied for second.
Standing broad jump—Won by Bears
(Brightwood); second. Burgman (Hamilton),
third. Victor (Raymond).
Relay—Won by Barnard (J. Smith, Start
son. Stein. Kelly); second. Hamilton; third,
Brightwood.
166-POUND CLASS.
«0-yard dash—Won by Bunch (Barnard):
second. Bloomlngthal (Barnard); third, Hed
witz (Barnard). . , . .
High jump—Won by Williams (Bright
wood); second, tie between Birmingham
(Brightwood); Victor (Raymond); Frich
i * B stamftng broad jump—Won by Garner
, (Barnard): second. Bear* T (Brightwood);
third, Herwitz (Barnard). . . .
Relay—Won by Hamilton (Ward, A. Cha
conas. B Chaconas. Burgman); aecond, Ray
mond; third, Barnard.
115-POUND CLASS.
60-yard dash—Won by Bears (Bright
wood); second. Garner (Bernard); third.
Robinson (Barnard).
High Jump—Won by Bears (Brightwood);
second. Tolson (Barnard); third. Williams
- (Brightwood). . . , . ..
|. Relay—Won by Barnard by default.
; UNLIMITED CLASS.
1 60-yard dash—Won by Boucher (*right
> wood); second. Beaver (Hamilton); third,
* Bears (Brightwood). ,
High jump—Won by Baars (Brightwood):
■ second. Garner (Barnard); third, Young
(Brightwood).
Relay—Won by Brightwood (Bear*. Bouch
-1 er. Murray, Young); second. Barnard; third.
, Hamilton. _ .. _
’ Half-mile run—Won by Robinson (Barn
■ ard); second. Beavers (Hamilton); third.
1 Tolson (Barnard).
: YEOMANS AND MITCHELL
: REACH FINAL IN DOUBLES
1 HOT SPRINGS, Va., August 2 (A*).—
• Mrs. Dcloyd Thompson, Washington,
Pa., won the women's singles of the
Virginia State tennis tournament, de
feating Margaret Carapecken, Morgan
town, W. Va., 11—9, 6—2.
Edgar Yeomans and Dooly Mitchell
of Washington, D. 0., gained the finals i
of the men’s doubles, winning from Paul
Kunkel and Byron Huffman of Cin
cinnati, 6 —4, 10—8, 10 —6.
Dr. John Howard of Baltimore and
C. Alphonao Smith, jr„ Charlottesville,
gained the other final bracket, defeating
Robert Elliot, Baltimore, and Herbert
E. Blckel, Richmond, Va., 6—l, 6—2
and 6 —l.
WASHINGTON GUN CLUB
OPENS AUGUST PROGRAM
Opening its August program Wash
ington Gun Club was to hold a 60-target
race and other events today at the Ben
ning traps.
Other features this month at the
club’s traps are scheduled as follows:
August 9—Special trophy shoot with prizes
awarded In same manner as In watermelon
shoot. Two events. Singer Handicap Trophy;
one event. Lane Mt*s-and-Out Trophy. Sin
gles and doubles practice.
August 16—50 targets: spoon to high
scratch and to high added target score: reg
ular events on Singer Trophy and on Lane
Mlss-and-Out. Practice on singles and dou
bles
August 23—Third of the zone shoots, at
Cumberland. Md. At home, 50-target event*
and Singer and Lane Trophy contests.
August 30.—Special trophy shoot, distance
handicap, yardages based on club averages.
Trophy to high gun and to second high.
Regular events on Singer and Lane Trophies.
Singles and doubles practice.
CONSIDINE AND MANGAN
IN NET DOUBLES FINAL
OCEAN CITY, N. J.. August 2 —Bob
Considine and Tom Mangan of Wash
ington, D. C., Middle Atlantic tennis
doubles champions, achieved the final
round -In the doubles in the Atlantic
Coast championships here yesterday, de
feating the California pair of Werner
and Lusch, 6—l, 6—l. Previously the
Washington pair scored over Key of
Texas and Buxby of Miami, In the quar
ter-finals, 6—2, 6—*4). Taylor and Hess
are the other semi-finalists, having de
feated Colborn and Kruger, Philadel
phia, yesterday, 6 —2, 6—3.
Bertram Hammell, Swarthmore Col
lege. and Jake Hess, Rice Institute, were
to face today in the singles final.
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Ruth’s Two Homers Send
Him Far Ahead of ’27 Pace.
Robins Pound Bali.
BY HUGH 8. FULLERTON, JR.,
Associated Press Sports Writer.
WITH Babe Ruth and Lou
Gehrig going like a con
flagration, the New York
N Yankees are looking
more and more like the real
threat to the supremacy of the
Philadelphia Athletics in the
American League pennant strug
gle.
The A’s still have a commending lead,
eight games ahead of Washington and
nine anead of the Yankees despite the
loss of a half game to the New Yorkers
through their idleness yesterday, but 51
games remain for each team, and a lot
can happen in that number of contests.
It can happen especially when the
Yankee slugging duet is hitting the high
notes, and Kuth and Gehrig nave been
doing Just that in the past few days.
The Babe clouted two home runs yes
terday after a lapse of over a week since
his last previous four-bagger. They
served to win a ball game from the
Boston Red Sox, providing three of the
Yankees runs in a 4-to-l victory. They
also put the Babe 16 days and 12 games
ahead of his record pace of 1927 when
he reached his present total of 38 on
August 17 in the Ilsth game of the
season.
Ruth took up yesterday where Gehrig
left off in hitting homers and winning
games, but Lou still is leading the
league in batting and doing his full
share for the Yanks. Charley Ruffing
did a lot, too, yesterday, as he held
Boston to two hits.
Rivals Keep Face.
The Yankees could not, however, gain
on the teams that are pursuing them.
Cleveland, in fourth place, and Detroit,
in fifth, each won a game, and held
their places. The Indians got the jump
on the St. Louis Browns by mexmg
Holland Stiles for two runs m the first
inning and held their margm to win,
6 to 3. Detroit hammered Dutch Henry
around to inflict on him his fifteentn
defeat of the year as Earl Whitehhi
held Chicago in check. The score was
12 to 4, wnn the Tigers' 17 hits turning
the trick.
The National League race went along
without a change except that the Pitts
burgh Pirates, alter a oriel day in a tie
lor fourth place, were sent back to tire
second division. The Pirates went
down belore the Chicago Cubs, 10 to 7,
despite a game rally in the middle oi
the game. Chicago started with tour
runs oil Keime iaeine in the first in
l ning, then made a strong finish to re
gain their margin alter tney had lost it.
Cards Own Fourth Place.
The St. Louis Cardinals again be
came the only club in lourth place by
trouncing the Cincinnati Reds, 10 to 1.
With Wild Bill Hahahan hurling a
four-hit game, the Cards did not need
all the hits they made as they came
suddenly out oi a batting slump to the
1 tune oi 13 blows. Cincinnati, which
has the league's best fielding average,
had an off aay and made lour errors.
Brooklyn held its two-game margin
over the Cubs by resuming the old pas
’ time of slamming the Phaiies from pil
lar to post, ending the afternoon with
' 15 hits and a a-to-4 victory. The
league leaders looked to be in trouble
■ for the first two innings, but Harry
Smythe could not hold them long, while
Adolfo Luque kept his steady nuriing
pace through the entire game, winning
nis eleventn victory.
The New York Giants and Boston
Braves did the heaviest hitting of the
day and due to Freddy Lindstrom, the
Giants made their blows count for a
10-to-4 triumph, their fifth straight.
I.,indy hit two home runs, a double and
a single and accounted for six of the
runs. The winners made 17 hits, while
Pete Donohue gave the Braves 16.
JUVENILES TO FORE
IN SARATOGA MEET
By the Associated Press. '
SARATOGA SPRINGS. N. Y.. Au
gust 2.—Juveniles take the play away
from older horses at Saratogas race
track today as an even dozen 2-year
olds go to the post in the $15,000 United
States Hotel Stakes.
George D. Widener’s Jamestown, great
son of St. James, was an odds-on fa
vorite in overnight betting despite the
fact that he was to pack top weight of
122 pounds. Assigned 118 pounds were
the Belair Stud’s Ormesby, the Maple
ton’s Stud’s roan Antelope; Harry
Payne Whitney’s Ride Away; the New
tondale Stable’a Concord, and Joseph E.
Widener’s Novelist. Polydorus was in at
115 pounds. Black Tyrone, Ironclad,
Camper, Blenheim and Hurry Bye were
to carry 114 pounds. The race was over
a 6-furlong course.
The companion feature of the day s
program was the dirt running of the
Wilson Stakes, named in honor of the
late R. T. Wilson, president of the Sara
toga Racing Association.
FREDERICK “Y,” WITH 40
STRAIGHT, CHALLENGES
A challenge to any speed-ball team
in Maryland and the District of Colum
bia has been issued by the Frederick
<Md.) Y. M. C. A. combination, cham
pion of that city.
A record of 40 straight wins for the
past year is claimed by the Frederick
organization, which is booking matches
through Manager C. Lease Bussard, care
of Farmers’ Supply Co., Frederick.
SHLOSS TO HELP COACH
QUINT AT PENN STATE
Announcement has been made of the
appointment of Leon Shloss, former
American University and Central High
School athlete, as assistant coach of
freshmen basket ball and history in
structor at Penn State College. He Is
to assume the position September 23.
and in conection with his other duties
will take work leading to a master's
degree.
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