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" WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1932._PAGE D—1
Booing Fans Unfair to Cronin: World Record Looms in Eastern Shore Marathon
NAT STAR HAS FINE
. RECORD THIS YEAR
Boot Giving Gehrig Chance
to Hit Decisive Homer
Only Costly Error.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.
FOR his one disastrous error
of the season. Washington’s
fickle fandom—most of it
that attended the ball game
yesterday, it seemed—jeered and
booed Joe Cronin.
The one fumble by the Nation
als’ shortstop that paved the way
to four Yankee runs, ending a
pitching battle between A1 Crowder
and Charley Ruffing, caused the
majority of those in the Griffith
Stadium seats to forget all the
good Joe has done his club in the
current campaign.
Not for years had a home player
been so undeservedly jeered on
the Washington lot.
Not only has Cronin been a fielding
stalwart this season, but he also has
also been one of the most sturdy £t
bat of the generally light-hitting Na
tionals. Of all the regulars of Manager
Walter Johnson's line-up, only Carl
Reynolds has excelled Joe at bat and
only these two Washington regulars are
in the .300 hitting class.
Afield, the Nationals' shortstop has
been a particularly steady perfoimer.
He has generally been much more im
pressive in his work than other short
fielders when their clubs were In com
petition with the Washington outfit.
For a time his throwing was unsteady,
but day in and day out Crcnin has
been just about the finest shortstop in
the American League
That booing yesterday certainly
wasn't coming to him. Cronin is too>
good in his play to be panned for one
disastrous slip.
FOR those who seem to forget what
Cronin has done afield this seasin
a few facts are presented.
Joe has played In 33 of the Nationals’
36 games—he was out of the first three
engagements of the campaign while
getting over an attack of tcnsilitis. In
those 33 games he has had 178 chances,
"niat's well above the number cf chances
coming the way cf an average big league
shortstop over a similar stretch of con
tests. Cronin has accepted just 168
chances.
He had to step to do that for it
means an average of a little more than
five chances accepted per game. If you
don’t consider that fine sh rtstopping,
look over the fielding averages of major
league shortstops for the past three or
four campaigns. That’s about the most
the leaders have done, you will dis
c:ver.
Cronin’s 10 errors this season have
accounted for only seven runs for the
opposition and four of these seven runs
came from yesterday’s fumble. The
nine errors Joe had made in 32 games
had handed the Nationals’ rivals but
three tallies and n~ne was responsible
for a Washington loss. That wouldn't
hurt a club over a long stretch of
tussles.
Those booing fans yesterday plainly
were unfair. Give Cronin the fine break
due him.
BOOERS at yesterday's game can't
offer Cronin’s error as an alibi for
the Nationals’ ninth defeat in their
last dozen engagements. When a club is
licked 5 to 0. as was Johnson's band,
misplays afield don't beat it. The ball
game goes to the club making the most
runs. One can’t win with nothing.
Off Ruffing the Nationals got but five
hits and two passes, and all of the hits
came in the first three frames. Only
twice did a Washington runner get past
second base and but five reached that
station. Three times Yankee errors en
abled them to make the midway point.
Can't win ball games that way.
The Nationals aren't hitting these
days, nor are they getting much good
pitching. True. Crowder did right well
yesterday in the opener of the four
game series with the Yanks. He limited
them to seven safeties and one pass, but
one of tho6e safeties preceded Cronin's
error, and the pass and another safety
followed it immediately. That was the
ball game, though with two hits in the
ninth the Yanks earned a run.
Here's what happened after two were
out in the sixth, the four-run round.
Combs singled, then Sewell sent an
easy roller to Cronin. The shortstop
failed to check the ball cleanly for a
force play at second, and when he
finally retrieved it there was no time for
a throw to first base. Crowder went to
ft three-and-two count with Ruth, then
walked him to crowd the stations. Along
came Gehrig to reach a twc-and-two
count then loft the ball over the right
field barrier for his seventh home run of
the season.
Crowder’s slabbing was better than
most put forth by the Nationals in their
last dozen games. In them, the oppcsi
tion has made 78 runs. 68 of them
earned. That's an average of 5.67
earned runs per game off the Washing
ton pitching over the stretch. Nothing
startling in a hurling way there.
LELTY BROWN and the fast Johnny
Allen were expected to be pitching
rivals In the Ladies’ day battle this
afternoon.. .the Yanks are going along
without their manager cn the field...
Joe McCarthy is ill in bed here, and
the club Is being handled by Art
Fletcher, veteran coach.. .Lazxerl lias
had to give way to Saltzgaver at second
for the Yanks on account of a foot hurt
during the series with the A’s...the
elderly Sewell has supplanted Crosetti
at third for the Yanks, as the rookie
wasn’t hitting well.. .Ferrell, utility in
filder, and Andrews cf the seven-star
pitching staff are among Yank casuals
.. .the lnfielder injured a leg in an ex
hibition game in Cumberland Wednes
day and Andrews is home in New York
suffering with sciatica.. .Van Graflan
and Guthrie are umpiring in a series
here for the first time this season.. .Joe
Engel, president of Washington's Chat
tanooga farm and the Nationals' lone
scout, blew in yesterday.. .he is to comb
the bushes for more talent for the
Washington club...good luck, Joe.
Stars Yesterday
By the Associated Pttss.
Gerald Walker. Tigers — Drove out
three singles against White Sox and
stole three bases.
George Earns haw. Athletics — Held
Red Sox to four hits and struck out
five in six-inning game.
Lou Gehrig. Yankees—His home run
with bases filled sank Senators.
Johnny Frederick, Dodgers—Singled
In twelfth to drive in winning run
against Giants.
Don Hurst, Phillies—His home run
^ and two singles helped beat Braves.
FIRST BLOOD
WASHINGTON. AB. R. H. PO. A. E
Myer, 2b. 4 0 0 2 3 0
Manuch. ]f. 4 0 1 6 0 0
West, cf. 4 0 0 1 0 0
Cronin, ss .. . 4 0 1 1 2 1
Reynolds, rl. 3 0 1 5 0 0
JuciEe. lb. 4 0 1 8 0 0
Bluege. 3b. 2 0 0 2 0 0
Berp. c. 2 0 0 1 0 0
Maple, c. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crowder, p. 3 0 10 10
•Kuhel . 1 ° ° 0 0 0
tRice . 1 0 0 0 0 0
JHarrls . 1 0 0 0 0 J)
Totals . 33 0 5 27 6 1
NEW YORK. AB. R. H. PO. A. E
Combs, cf. 4 1 2 0 0 0
Sewell. 3H. 4 1 0 1 4 1
Ruth, rl. 3 1 2 0 0 0
Gehrig, lb. 4 1 1 * 1 J
Chapman. If. 4 1 12 0 0
D.ckey. c. 4 0 1 4 0 0
Saltzgaver. 2b. 3 0 0 6 4 2
Lary. ss. 4 0 0 6 4 0
Ruffins. P. 4 0 0 0 0 J*
Totals . 34 5 7 27 13 3
‘Batted lor Berg in seventh.
tBatted for Maple in ninth
Batted lor Crowder in ninth.
Washington ...00000000 0—0
New York. 00000400 1—5
Runs batted in—Gehrig <4i, Dickey Three
base hits—Ruth. Chapman Home run—
Gehrig. Sacrifices — Bluege. Saltzgaver.
Double play—Sewell to Saltzgaver to Gehrig.
Deft on bases—New York. 4: Washington. 9.
First base on balls—Off Ruffing. 2; off Crow
der 1 Struck out—By Ruffing. 3. Umpires
_Messrs Geisel. Vangrnfian and Guthrie.
Time ol game—1 hour and 49 minutes.
WESTERN HAS EDGE
Wallops Central, 21 to 8. in
Quest for High School
Championship.
WESTERN today held the edge
in the three-cornered fight
for the public high school
base ball championship, the
result of the surprising 21-to-8 pasting
the Georgetowners handed Central
yesterday. Central, which defeated
Western, 8 to 6, in 10 innings in their
regular scheduled game, was expected
to again turn back the Westerners yes
terday, but the latter from the outset
showed that it enterained no such idea.
Western now will engage Eastern
Monday in the final game of the play
off of three and should the former win
it will gain the title. However, an
Eastern victory will mean the playoff
ends in a tie, in which event it is
thought the principals will officially
proclaim a deadlock for the champion
ship among Western, Central and East
ern and ban further play because of
lack of time.
From the outset yesterday u »u* «u
Western. The Georgetowners hopped on
Johnny De Bettencourt, Central mound
ace, for four runs on four hits, including
homers by Red Mullock and George
Martin, in the first inning, sending the
Central hurler to the showers. Bill Mo
ran, who replaced De Bettencourt, was
hit hard, but was given little help by
j the Central infield, heretofore the class
of the series defensively. Six miscues
I were committed by the boys in Central's
inner works, and they were by no means
immune from errors of the omission
i type.
Bill Payne, Western's big pitching
| shot, went the route and was not cx
I tended. Bill, perhaps, was not at his
best, but, of course, he didn't have to be.
Western. AB.H.O.A Central. AB.H.O A
Mullock,lb.. 7 5 13 0 Ch'bns.ss... 4 15 3
Schnei'r.rf.. 6 3 2 0 Moran.p.if. 5 0 10
I Corco n.ss.. 6 113 Raub.3b. .5110
Hilleary,c... 5 3 6 0 Th pson.cf.. 4 2 4 0
Wilhoite.cL. 6 3 2 0 Cooke.c.5 13 2
Martin.If... 6 3 10 Bryant.if... 5 3 4 0
DeSte‘n.2b.. 4 112 Keyser,lb... 5 0 6 0
Clarke.3b... 5 3 0 7 Nau.2b . 4 0 0 4
Payne,p. ... 5 2 0 2 DeB'co t.p . 0 0 10
Buscher, p.. 3 12 1
Totals... .50 23 27 14 Totals... .40 9 27 10
Western . 4 3 0 2 3 1 0 7 1—21
Central .1 0 0 3 0 0 1 03—8
Runs—Mullock *4>, Schneider <2>. Cor
coran. Hilleary *2), Wilhoite (2*. Martin
<3*. De Stephan «2>. Clarke '3'. Payne <2',
Raub (2). Thompson «2>. Cooke. Bryant,
Buscher <2). Errors—Mullock. Chumbris,
Raub <2>. Ccoke, Keyser. Corcoran. Schnei
der, Martin. Two-base hits—Schneider. Wil
hoite. Mullock. Hilleary. Three-base hits—
Thompson, Clarke. Home runs—Raub,
Thompson, Buscher, Mullock, Corcoran.
Double play—Chumbris to Nan to Keyser.
Left on bases—Central. 9. Western. 13.
Plrst base on balls—Off Payne. 3: off Moran.
2. Hits—Off De Bettencourt. 4 in 23 in
ning; off Buscher, 6 in l2i innings. Hit by
pitched ball—By De Bettencourt ‘Hilleary.
Struck out—By Payne. 5: by Moran, 2.
Losing pitcher—De Bettencourt.
A stirring fight for top honors was ex
pected among Eastern. Central and Tech
in the public high school championship
track meet this afternoon in the Cen
I tral Stadium, starting at 3:30 o'clock.
Records of Griffs
BATTING.
O. AB. R. H. 2b.3b.Hr.Sh.8b.Rbl Pet.
Wea"er 11 24 4 9 2 1 0 0 0 1 375
Harris 18 19 27000003 .368
Spencer 18 49 6 18 2 0 0 0 0 8 .367
Ragland 6 301000000 333
Roy'lds 33 139 17 46 10 3 2 1 3 21 331
Cronin. 33 125 22 38 7 3 2 1 1 16 304
Crwder 15 28 2 8 0 2 0 2 0 2 286
West. . 36 148 19 42 7 3 2 3 0 29 284
Man sh 36 150 26 42 10 3 4 4 0 20 280
Judge.. 36 133 18 38 8 1 1 1 0 14 271
Myer... 36 145 31 37 5 6 3 1 3 15 .255
Mapl» ..6 401000000 250
Bluege. 36 116 10 28 8 1 0 4 1 10 241
Fischer. 9 13 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .231
Rice ... 20 23 15120004 .217
Kerr... 11 15 13000102 .200
Berg .. 28 74 6 14 2 1 1 1 1 11 .189
Kuhel . 12 701000001 .143
Burke.. 9 901000001 .111
Brown. 9 11 11000001 .091
McLeod 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Marb'y. 15 12 00000001 ,0U0
PITCHING.
a. H. BB SO. IP. GS c a. W. L
Ragland. 6 15 12 5 12s, 0 0 10
Brown... 9 43 15 11 38', 5 14 1
Fischer.. ». 46 21 17 43'/, 6 13 1
Crowder. 14 69 25 3 7 83 10 5 6 4
Weaver.. 11 53 34 19 63". 8 5 6 4
Burke.... 9 32 24 12 37*, 4 1 2 2
Marberry 15 42 18 17 43*, 3 0 1 2
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Now But Two Games in Rear
of Runners-up—Cubs
Take N. L. Lead.
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK'S victory over Wash
ington yesterday perched the
Yankees on top by four full
games and left the Senators
with only a two-game lead over the
third-place Detroit Tigers, who were
beating Chicago, 11 to 2. in the first
half of a scheduled double-header.
The second game was rained out in
the fifth with the count tied, 1 to 1.
Jimmy Foxx hit his fifteenth home
run of the year, as the Athletics
pounded out a 7-to-l win over Boston.
Cleveland and St. Louis were rained
out.
The Boston Brave3 dropped off the
National League pinnacle, yielding to
the idle Chicago Cubs, when they got
the worst of a slugging match with the
Phillies, 17 to 13. Five runs in the
eighth settled the argument.
Brooklyn got its batting order mixed
up and lost a run that would have won
in regulation time, but went on to beat
the Giants anyway, 3 to 2. in 12 rounds.
Home runs by George Kelly and Frank
ODoul were costly to Carl Hubbell,
who allowed the Dodgers only nine hits
and fanned 15.
Pittsburgh made it three straight
from Cincinnati, 3 to 2, and went into
fifth place, scoring all its runs off Red
Lucas in the second Inning.
Southern Association.
Atlanta. 4; Chattanooga. 3.
Nashville, 8; Knoxville, 7.
Memphis, 7; Birmingham, 4.
Little Rock, 7; New Orleans, 5.
Standings in Major Leagues
III II I —
FRIDAY, MAY *7, 193*.
American League.
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS.
New York. 5; Washington, 0.
Philadelphia. 7: Boston, 1 16 innings, rainl.
Detroit. 11-1; Chicago, 2-1 (second, S In
nings. raini.
Cleveland-St. Louis, rain.
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New York. ...I—I 81 2! S| 41 21 II 81281 Oj.735
Washington ..I 51—1 21 81 II 01 21 61221141.811
Detroit .I 01 0!—I 21 SI 81 8! 1|U| 151.559
Philadelphia ,.| SI 21 21—I 21 2| 11 71191181.543 I
Cleveland ....I 01 01 21 21—1 81 71 31191181.514
81. Louis.I 01 41 41 01 31—1 4| 31181191.486
Chicago .| 01 11 31 01 31 31—1 31131321.371
Boston .| II 21 01 II 01 II II—I 81281.178
Lost -...I 8|14I15'18:18I19I22|3»I—I—I
CAKES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
N. Y. at Wash.. 3:00. N. Y. at Wash , 3:00.
Chicago at Detroit. Phlla. at Boston.
Cleve. at St. Louis. Chicago at Detroit.
Others not scheduled. Cleveland *t St. Lo.
National League.
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS
Brooklyn, 3: New York. 3 <13 Innings).
Philadelphia. 17: Boston. 13.
Pittsburgh, 3: Cincinnati, 3.
Other clubs not scheduled.
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Chicago .1—1 II «l 51 41 II 31 31331131.638
Boston .I 31—1 01 31 II 51 61 61331131.638
Cincinnati ...I 61 41—1 II »l 21 II 31311301.512
Bt. Louis .I 21 II 51—1 41 II II 31171181.472
Pittsburgh ...I II 01 41 71—I—I 31 01151181.455
New York ....I 01 II 31 31—'—I 31 51141181.436
Brooklyn ....I II 31 31 II 31 51—1 31161311.433
Philadelphia ,.| II 4| II 01 21 41 41—1181331.421
Lost .I13I13I30I18118I18I21I33I—I—I
GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
Boston at Phlla. Boston at Phlla.
Bklyn. at New York. Bklyn. at New York.
Bt. Louis at Plttsb. St. Louis at Pittsb.
Clncin. at Chicago. Cincin. at Chicago.
Babe Ruth Scores as Orator
Fathers and Sons Hear Real W isdom From Lips of Base Ball's
Greatest Hero.
-BY TOM DOERER
LOU GEHRIG, whom Al
Schacht, Washington base
ball club’s coach, calls the
‘•power plant” of the New
York Yankees, twice yesterday
broke up moments of serenity
for Al.
He accomplished It first in the after
noon when he belted a home run over
the right-field fence to break up a
pitchers’ battle between Crowder of the
Nats and Huffing cf the Yanks, and
again last night when he stole the show
upon his appearance in the Mayflower
just when Al was in the middle of an
oratorical classic.
With an arm poised in the an. chin
protruding into the breezes, Al was
about to tell 500 members of the
Brotherhood, Washington Hebrew:
Congregation, their sons and guests
why he was the world’s best third
base coach, when Lou came trouping
into the ball rcom.
What Al was about to say never was
uttered because every youngster at the
affair leaped from his seat and scurried
over to Gehrig, while the adults arose
to cheer the young man who robbed the
home talent of a ball game jU6t a few
hours before.
But Al had his big moments be
fore and after the interruption by
Gehrig and Babe Ruth. The Bam
came trouping in on a roar of cheers
from every one, and remained to
talk for about 30 minutes on base
ball and the game of life.
This eighth annual father and sons
banquet of the congregation held at
the Mayflower Hotel last night was a
shining success from every angle. There
were all of the greats of base ball on
hand who promised to be there, splen
did speeches by business men and edu
cators, a fine program cf entertainment,
and, as a result, it was hard to de
termine from a glance at the throng
which were the happiest, the kids who
were being feted or the adults who were
doing the entertaining.
Bam, of course, was the card. For
the first time in the knowledge of
your narrator, the big boy stood up
and cut loose with a lengthy verbal
treat. Babe, as a rule, has his little
speech cut down to a few minutes.
But last night’s, apparently unpre
pared. was right from the big fel
low’s heart, and it was to the kids,
the people who have made it possible
for the Bam to be tucking away a
healthy yearly salary.
Bam told the sons of the brotherhood
that base ball and the game of life were
similar. He pointed out that success in
either meant hard work, fair play and
courage. He said that he knew of no
successful ball players who did not live
up to these principles.
Gehrig, the target for the young
sters who were after autographs,
merely took his bow and went into
action with a pen. Joe Judge, Sam
Bice, Fred Marberry, Sam West and
President Clark Griffith of the Wash
ington base ball club were intro
duced to the youngsters, who kept
them busy signing the programs. AI
Schacht was toastmaster, and stepped
down after four hours of introduc
ing under a shower of cheers from
the pleased gathering.
Among the notables at the speakers’
table were Isaac Gans, Sol Bloom, Dr.
Abram Simon. Joagph Salomon. Wesley
Eddy. Bill McGowan. Harold P. Ganss,
Norman C. Kal and the following offi
cers of the brotherhood: S. Sherry
Stein, Harold Strauss, Burnett L. Baer,
Herbert L. Levy and Dr. Bernard A.
Baer.
Only those who know what a task
it is to get together a gathering of
athletic luminaries realized the effort
Fred M. Pelzman, chairman of the
Base Ball Committee, must hate
given to bring Babe and Gehrig to
the boys. Ruth’s time is limited, and
he shuns as many public functions
as he can to protect his health. But
when Fred told the Babe that the
boys would be disappointed at his
failure to appear it brought an im
mediate response from the big fel
low. Fred knew the way to get the
big boy in line. Gehrig, too. is crowd
shy, and Pelzman’s work in getting
the heavy hitter to appear before the
youngsters is laudable.
Dr. Abram Simon and Mr. Lsaac Gans
both touched the keyncte of the affair
when they reminded the audience that
the world was not a bad old place when
fathers and sons of today can sit down
and cheer together over base ball heroes,
when their Interests are alike, and they
can talk with one another as play
mates.
“Now,’* said an elderly gentleman,
with a pair of youngsters on his
knees, “if the fathers of yesterday
had thought of this idea. I believe
we would have spent much happier
childhoods. This surely is an im
proved age.”
Goldie Aheam furnished two boxing
bouts for the brotherhood party. Wes
ley Eddy sang for the boys and Edith
Reed’s Radio Kiddies entertained with
music and dancing. Moving pictures
were furnished for the youngsters by
Sidney Lust, and Clark Griffith gave
the boys tickets to a ball game. And
there was a chicken dinner, too.
Minor Leagues
International League.
Baltimore, 4; Newark, 3.
Buffalo, 5: Rochester, 1.
Jersey City, 7; Reading, 4.
Eastern League.
Albany. 14; Richmond. 1.
Springfield. 9; Norfolk, 4.
Hartford, 7; Allentown, 6.
New Haven, 12; Bridgeport, 1.
Texas League.
Dallas, 9; Tyler, 8.
Longview, 5; Fort Worth, 4.
Houston, 5; San Antonio, 1.
Galveston, at Beaumont, rain.
American Aseociation.^^^^^
All games postponed, rain.'
Homer Standing
By tbe Associated Press.
Home Runs Yesterday.
Foxx, Athletics, 1; Bishop, Athletics,
1; Gehrig, Yankees, 1; Johnson, Tigers,
1; Hodapp, White Sox, 1; Lee, Phillies,
1; Hurst, Phillies, 1; Urbanski. Braves,
1; Shires, Braves, 1; O’Doul, Dodgers,
1; Kelly, Dodgers, 1.
The Leaders.
Foxx, Athletics, 15; Ruth. Yankees
11; Collins, Cardinals, 11; Terry
Giants, 10; Klein, Phillies, 9.
SWIMMERS WILL EXHIBIT
Lillian Cannon Among Stars on
Airport Pool Program.
Several of Washington's outstanding
swimmers and Lillian Cannon. English
Channel swimmer, will give exhibitions'
tomorrow when the Airport Pool offi
cially is opened to the public at 2
o'clock. The pool contains salt water.
Among the local swimmers who will
perform are Onalene Lawrence. Lois
Bate;. John Broaddus and Vincent
Gomez. ' v iH
OLYMPIC TRYOUT
IS ON TOMORROW
Embassies Back Invitations
to Foreign Aces to Run
in Classic Here.
BY R. D. THOMAS.
MORE than 150 of the most
durable athletes in the
Eastern half of the United
States will gallop 26 miles
385 yards over the Eastern Shore
of Maryland tomorrow afternoon
in a race that promises a world
record.
The start, at 1 o’clock, will be
made at Cambridge, with Salisbury
the destination, but, in a manner
of speaking, one of the leather
lunged brigade will be headed for
Los Angeles, Calif., for the winner
will be among three thoroughly
tested harriers to represent the
United States in the Olympic
marathon.
While the all-Yankee field Is review
ing the level landscape of the Eastern
Shore, invitations will be on the high
seas for the greatest distance runners
of Europe to compete with many of the
same group next August In a classic
marathon to be held here August 20.
This event, sponsored by The Star, will
be a feature of the George Washington
Bicentennial, and although it will fol
low the Olympics, the race will be for :
the A. A. U. national title.
ACCOMPANYING the invitations are
official recommendations from the
embassies of Great Britain. France
and Germany and the legations of
Sweden and Finland, countries with
strongest representation in the Olympic
distance events. However, the Washing
ton Bicentennial race has been thrown
open to all Olympic marathoners.
One of the places on the United States
marathon team was filled when Jim
Henigan of Boston showed his heels to
all American rivals In the Patriots' day
run at Beantown. a contest won by the
German champion, Paul de Bruyn. The
Boston race, an annual classic; tomor
row’s contest, and one to be held at
Los Angeles in July were selected by J
the Olympic Committee as tryouts for [
the American team.
In the last Olympic games several
runners were selected arbitrarily to rep
resent this country, and among them
was the favorite in tomorrow's trial of
speed, stamina and grit. Billy Agee of
Baltimore, ace of the Stonewall Demo
cratic Club's strong distance team.
A VICTORY for Agee tomorrow is far
from assured, for the field is spotted
with dark horses, but at this mo
ment the sturdy Baltimorean is re
garded as America's best bet against
probably the most brilliant field ever
gathered for an Olympic marathon.
Agee is bent not only upon winning
the Eastern Shore race, but doing it in
world record time. In winning the
United States championship a year ago
he came within two-fifths of a second
of the fastest time ever made in the
Olympic marathon, and did it on a
heart-breaking course.
With the possible exception of weather,
everything is in his favor for an as
sault on the record, 2:32.35',3 made by
Hans Kolehmainen. The stretch from
Cambridge to Salisbury is almost as
flat as tape, and the Oriole star, ac
cording to his own statement, is in the
finest condition of his career.
AGEE has said he may not compete
In the Olympics even if he wins
the privilege. In fact, after a vic
tory in the Knights of Columbus 15
Moundsmen All Versatile as
Alexandria Club Gets Along
With 11 Men.
THAT antiquated base ball saying,
•'He doesn’t have to hit; he's a
pitcher,” doesn't go at all In
Alexandria, where the St. Mary's
Celtics hold forth.
Not only must each of Charley Cor
bett’s four-man pitching staff swing a
mean bat, but he must hop out on the
field and run, slide, throw, shag flies
and pick up grounders, for the Celtics
are an unusual club this year—more so
than in previous years.
THE Celts not only intend to duplicate
the records of St. Mary's nines of
the last few years, but they are do
ing it with only 11 players, four of them
pitchers. And all 11 are bona-fide resi
dents of Alexandria, the first time the
Celtics have been 100 per cent that way.
And if the sandlot prides of Alexan
dria mean to finish another season with
one or more decisions over every stand
out Washington aggregation the four
• pitchers,” Herbie Young, Leon Riley,
Kermit Smith and Doc Dreifus must
deliver the goods somewhere elsaatcept
on the mound. When he’s not prfting,
each plays either in the infield or out
field. They see action in every game.
THEY do everything but play the dif
ferent positions simultaneously.
With the exception of Art Ludlow,
an outfielder-infielder-catcher, the rest
ci the players stick to one position.
Pulley, an infielder, is the lone utility
man.
Although pitchers, commonly believed
to be weak sisters anywhere except on
the mound, must be employed in other
posts continuously. Corbett and a goodly
portion of staid old Alexandria are so
het up over the club that they expect
it to pale the records of any previous
Celtic aggregation. Sunday the Celts
will go after their fifth straight victory
when they tackle the Tank Corps in
Baggett’s Park. Already they have
beaten Majestic Radio. Griffith-Con
sumers, Auth's and Campbell Shoes.
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New York-Pennsylvania League.
Harrisburg. 13: Wilkes-Barre, 4.
York, 13: Scranton. 4.
Williamsport. 3; Binghamton, 1.
Elmira, 7; Hazleton, 1.
mile race here two weeks ago. he gave
it as almost a positive opinion that busi
ness would prevent his participation.
But if Billy comes home in front ol the
pack tomorrow, it’s a cinch that Joe
England, chairman of the Olympic
Track Committee; Jim Ireland, boss of
the Eastern Shore run and others of
those many sports boosting citizens of
Baltimore will find ways and means of
shaking Agee loose from his job for the
necessary six weeks or so.
AGEE’s most formidable rivals will be
Willie Kyronen and Willie Ritola.
the famous Finnish Americans;
Harvey Frick, Albert R. Michelson and
Fiank Zuna, Milirose veterans, and
Bill Kennedy of East Port Chester, N.
Y.. another noted old-timer.
Washington will be represented by
that worthy ancient, Mike Lynch; Has
kell F. Clark. Bill Greiner and Jim
Montague of the Knights of Columbus;
Arthur Dewhurst of the Y. M. C. A.
and Ervin Nicholson of the American
Legion.
The race tomorrow will be the high
light of Salisbury's George Washington
Bicentennial Celebration and tomorrow
night the athletes will be honored at a
banquet at which hard-earned prizes
trill be presented by Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur, chief of staff of the Army.
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