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Sports News Features and Classified
_WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 1932._PAGE C-l
Entire Griff Staff Ready for Tigers : Nerves Factor in Success of Lefty Gomez
KERR, HIM .314,
AN ASSET 10 CLUB
Fine Form Shown by Sub
stitute May Delay Return
of Joe Cronin.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.
ST. LOUIS, June 14.—This yeai
the West is the hot spot ol
the American League and
the Nationals, already se
verely scorched since invading
this sector of the circuit, are
about to leap from the frying
pan into the fire.
Through with the sizzling
Browns today, Johnson's charges
will move on to Detroit where to
morrow they are scheduled to
begin a series with one of the
hottest numbers out this way, the
flaming Tigers.
Four games in five days—there'll be
no tilting Friday unless rain necessi
tates postponement of an earlier sched
uled engagement—are listed with the
outfit piloted by Bucky Harris, the mar
who led the Nationals to two Amerlcar
League pennants and a world cham
pionship.
This set oj contests ought to provide
plenty for tha Johnson band to do.
Although the Tigers were trimmed in
the two games they played in Washing
ton last month they are man-eaters
these days and prepared to put up a
grand fight against any crowd that
tackles them.
Manager Johnson will have ail
eight of his hurlers in readiness
for the battling Bengals, and very
likely he will need the entire lot, too
The Washington field general also will
have in trim for service his regular
short fielder. Joe Cronin. Joe may not
be sent into action regularly for a
day or so, however, as his understudy,
Johnny Kerr, has been going great guns
the past week
UL Ulliy 110.1 1X1 1 1 H1U.’VU “ ‘f--O
(rame at short, but he also has been a
great help to his club in offense. In
nine games Johnny has batted at a .314
clip, well above most of the other Na
tionals. His hitting has been timely,
too. He has driven across seven runs
in addition to scoring five. A good man
in the line-up right now.
Greatly discounted in the early pen
nant-race calculation, the Browns have
made themselves a club to be reckoned
with in the figuring on the flag chase.
Recently they have moved along faster
than any other dub in the league, hav
ing won 10 of their last 12 games.
At last Manager Killefer appears to
have put together a formidable club.
At the third base only are the Browns
wabbly. Neither Storti nor Grimes
measures up to the standard set by the
remainder of the outfit.
THESE Browns certainly have been
plain poison to the Nationals. In
seven tilts they have trimmed the
Johnson band six times, which puts
them five up on the club representing
the National Capital. Given four of
those six games dropped to the Killefer
crew. Manager Johnson's ambitious
athletes today would be right on the
heels of the leading Yankees. It was
the Browns who first put the skids un
der the Nationals this season. Before
the St. Louis club was encountered the
Washington club had played .792 base
ball. It had won 19 games and lost but
five. Then came May 15 and the four
game series with the Browns in Wash
ington.
Those four games were lost by John
son's men. and they never have re
covered their winning wavs. From May
15 on the Nationals have played at a
mere .419 pare. They have dropped 18
of their last 31 engagements.
However, five other clubs which today
are prominent factors in the struggle
for the championship streamer have
run into rough spots during the past
four weeks, so there still is a lot of hope
for the Nationals.
THIS morning the Nationals were to
have their eight-man pitching staff
“all present and accounted for”
. . . A1 Thomas, recent purchase from
the White Sox, was to report to Man
ager Johnson . . . Because of words
that passed betwen them during Sun
day’s tilting, A1 Schacht, Griff coach,
and Carl Fischer, erstwhile Washington
hurler now with the Browns, were ex
pected to do some fist flinging . . . The
beys haven’t entered the ring yet . .
The left-handed Walter Stewart again
is bad medicine for the Nationals . .
In two of his three starts against them
he has pitched 18 scoreless innings, al
lowing but seven safeties ... He wasn’t
so good in a Washington start, though,
when he tried to come back with only
two days of rest . . . Weaver is likely to
open fire for the Johnson band tomor
row against the Tigers In Detroit.
ROTHROCK IS FARMED.
CHICAGO. June 14 John Roth
rock. veteran outfielder, obtained by the
White Sox from Boston this season, hae
been released to Toronto of the Interna
tional League on option.
Minor Leagues
American Association.
Kansas City. 19; Columbus, 10.
Toledo. 13: Milwaukee, 4.
Others rained out.
Pacific Coast League.
No games scheduled.
Southern Association.
Atlanta-Knoxville. rain.
Others not scheduled.
International League.
All games postponed, rain or wet
grounds.
Eastern League.
All games postponed, rain or wet
grounds.
Texas League.
Longview, 4-0; Galveston, 1-2.
| Tyler, 6-9; Houston, 5-4.
! New Tork-Pennsylvania League.
New York. 9; WilliMnsport, 4.
Other games postpOTied, rain or wel
grounds.
Three-Eye League.
Quincy. 6: Danville. 1.
Springfield. 14; Peoria, 1.
Fort Worth. 1; San Antonio, 0.
Beaumont, 7; Dallas, 4.
Western League.
Des Moines, 7; Oklahoma City, 4.
Wichita, 8: Omaha, 7.
Others postponed, rain and wel
fgounda.
Takes a Workout
Before He Hurls
■
BAINBRIDGE, Ga. C/45).—Maybe
plowing corn Is the thing need
ed for conditioning base ball
pitchers.
Here's what it did to “Red" Har
rell. Balnbridge high school's star
hurler:
Up at 4 a.m., “Red" plowed corn
until noon. Then he rushed to the
ball park, pitched a double-header
—both shutout games—and went
home and milked all the cows.
That's not. however, his usual
procedure. But it happened the
day Bainbridge was to play for the
championship of the Southwest
Georgia League, the Harrell corn
crop was badly in need of plowing.
•'Red’s" father insisted it must be
done, so "Red” plowed.
ALEXANDRIA NINES
LOOKING TO SERIES
Insects and Midgets Prime
for League Play—Weather
Stops Tilts Here.
ALEXANDRIA'S youthful sandlot
base ball tossers, who will com
pete in an insect and midget
league formed by Mrs. Virginia
Rider, playground supervisor, are busy
now putting in final practice licks foi
the opening the latter part of thi;
month.
Mrs. Ryder has been organizing th«
loops with success for several seasons
All games will be played on the Alex
andria High School field, and life guards
at the municipal swimming pool will b<
employed as umpires.
Any Alexandria midget or insect tearr
desiring to compete in the league U
requested to communicate with Mrs
Ryder at the office located at the munic
j ipal pool.
RAINED out yesterday, sandlotters ol
the Industrial League, which is
winding up its first-half schedule,
today were to begin play to decide the
winner of the initial series title.
Originally booked for Monday, the
; Dixie Pigs, leading the league, and Big
Print Shop were scheduled to oppose
at 5:15 tliis afternoon on the Ellipse,
with the other games moving back a
day. Tomorrow' Washington Terminal
; will play the Constructioneers: Thurs
i day the Terminalites will oppose Gulf,
and Friday the Dixie Pigs and Con
structioneers will meet.
GAMES WANTED.
Maryland A. C. Call Capitol Heights
228.
Washington Orioles, for Saturday.
Call Atlantic 5739-W.
Mount Rainier, for Sunday, with an
unlimited team. Call Hyattsville 221.
Indian Head Seniors, for Saturday
and Sunday. Call Atlantic 2193-J after
5 pm.
Clover Insects. Call Columbia 3429-M
after 8 p.m.
Notre Dame Preps, for tomorrow. Call
Lincoln 1329.
Two outfielders and a pitcher are
j wanted by the Arlington Post nine, en
trant in the Virginia State American
Legion championship series. Call Man
ager Preston at Clarendon 2259.
Members of the Corby Bakery team
and friends will make a moonlight trip
down the Potomac on the steamer City
of Washington tonight at 8:45. Ar
rangements for the outing are in charge
of Harry Slye, sr., who will donate
prizes for the best waltz and fox trot.
TICKET PRICES TO RISE
i International League Will Shift
New IT. S. Tax on Fans.
NEW YORK, June 14.—The Interna
tional League, in special session yes
terday. decided to meet the Federal tax
of 10 per cent on admissions by adding
it to the price of tickets. The prices
of all tickets, bleacher and grandstand
alike, will be affected, since all are
above the taxable minimum of 40 cents,
the league announced through the As
sociated Press.
President Charles E. Knapp of Bal
timore was in the chair for the first
time since December, illness having
prevented his attendance at other
league gatherings since then.
RUTH GOLF PRESIDENT.
CLEVELAND. June 14 UP}.—'The
i American Left-handed Golfers’ Associ
1 ation was formed here last night and
elected Babe Ruth president. The or
ganization was promoted by Everett G
Livesay of Columbus, Ohio, Mason
Dixon champion.
Stars Yesterday
By the Associated Press.
Bob Grove, Athletics—Held Tigers tc
four hits, fanned seven, and won his
eleventh consecutive victory.
Carey Selph and Bob Fothergill,
White Sox—Drove in two runs apiece
against Red Sox.
Bill Dickey, Yankees—His two home
runs and single accounted for four
runs against Indians.
GROVE AND GOMEZ
STAGING HOT DUEL
Star Lefthanders Are Setting
Pace Too Fast for All
Box Rivals.
BY GAYLE TALBOT.
Associated Press Sports Writer.
DE- RIVED for the time being of
anything resembling a close
pennant race, American League
partisans are deriving most of
their midseason excitement from the
hot duel between Vernon Gome* and
Robert Moses Grove for pitching honor*.
The two star southpaws, backed by
clubs that provide them with plenty
of runs, are setting a pace that promises
soon to distance all rivals. And Grove,
striving to retain his laurels In the
junior circuit, has found a worthy op
ponent in the young man who is pitch
ing only his second full year In the
majors.
Defeating Cleveland yesterday, 8 to 7.
Gomez stretched his record to 12
victories against 1 defeat and scored his
ninth straight victory for the Yankees.
Grove, beating Detroit. 8 to 1, on four
scattered hits, observed his eleventh
straight triumph and set his mark at
12 wins and 3 losses
Gomez has not tasted defeat since
May 2. when Washington knocked him
from the hill in five innings. The
Senators also handed Grove his last
reverse when they beat the Athletic ace,
2 to 1, on April 30.
Gomez Just Ekes Through.
Grove breezed in with No. 12. hold
ing Detroit helpless, but Gomez had
a terrible time subdwfl*. tl* Indians.
They slugged him for six hits and five
runs in the last three frames and
would have beat him in the ninth but
for sensational fielding by Chapman.
Lary and Lazzeri. As it was. they
had the tying run on third when the
final out was made.
The home-run race between Babe
Ruth of the Yanks and Jimmy Foxx
of the As remained at a standstill, as
each belted one out of the park. Foxx
hit No. 23 off Tom Bridges of Detroit.
The Babe nicked Jack Russell for
No. 21.
In the day's only other contest the
Chicago White Sox jumped on Ed Dur
ham and Wiley Moore for five runs
in the seventh inning to beat the for
lorn Boston Red Sox. 7 to 6. Selph
and Fothergill each knocked in two
runs for the winners,
i The entire National League program
i was rained out.
YANKEE NET STARS
WILL SAIL TONIGHT
| Van Ryn, Shields and Allison to
Reach Britain Just in Time
to Start Tourney.
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. June 14.—John Van
Ryn. Prank Shields and Wi'mer
Allison sail for Europe tonight
with one eye on the British champion
ships at Wimbledon and the other on
the interzone Davis Cup finals at
Auteuil.
They will arrive at Wimbledon next
Monday, the day the British champion
, ships start, and will begin play without
i any chance for preliminary practice.
Their Davis Cup teammate. Ellsworth
Vines, however, has been in England
more then a week and will have had
plenty of time to accustom himself to
playing conditions abroad.
After the British championships, the
Davis Cup team will assemble for prac
tice at Paris preparatory to the inter
zone finals July 22, 23 and 24.
Great Britain, considered America's
probable opponent in the interzone
finals, has reached the fourth round
of European zone play along with Ger
many and Japan. Italy and Switzer
land now are engaged in their third
round series to determine the fourth
semi-finalist. England and Germany
are paired in one fourth-round series,
and Japan will play the winner of the
Italy-Switzerland test In the other.
Mat Matches
By the Associated Press.
MONTREAL, Quebec.—Jim Brown
ing, 230, Verona. Mo., defeated Billy
Bartush. 225. Chicago, two falls out of
three (Bartush first, 21:30: Browning
second. 14:10: third. 12:45): Pat Mc
Gill, 220. Omaha, threw Rex Smith,
215. Rochester. N. Y. (11:35): Frank
Judson. 205. Detroit, drew with Stan
ley Pinta, 208. Boston (30:00); Marvin
Westenberg, 220, Tacoma, Wash., drew
with J06e Dominguez, 212, Spain
(20:00); Westenberg drew with Yvon
Robert, 216, Montreal (15:00). West
enberg was in two matches.
NEW YORK—Ed (Strangler) Lewis,
238, Los Angeles, threw; Sandor Szabo,
205, Hungary (46:38); Vanka Zelesniak,
224, Russia, drew with Tiny Roebuck,
250, Oklahoma (30:00).
CAMDEN, N. J.—Henri Deglane, 220,
Montreal, won in straight falls from
George Zarynoff, 205, Ukrainla (23:35
and 0:35);
LANCASTER, Pa.—Roland Kirch
meyer, 228, Oklahoma, threw Joe de
Vito, 210, Italy (20:57).
Standings in Major Leagues
TUESDAY. JUNE 14. 1»S*.
American League.
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS.
New York. 8: Cleveland. 7.
Philadelphia. 8: Detroit. 1.
Chicago. 7: Boston. 6.
Other clubs not scheduled.
New York ' 81 81 5! 61 21 11 9 371181.691
Washington ..I 71—1 71 21 II II SI 0 32123.582
Philadelphia .1 61 51—I 41 41 21 U 8 31124.564
Detroit .I II 01 3'—I 71 71 91 11281241.538
Cleveland ....I U 0! 41 5'—I 9 91 2’30!26;.536
St. Louis.I 01 61 01 41 41—1 g! 7 2736 509
Chicago .I O' 31 01 41 4t 41—1 518 331.365
Boston .I II 41 21 01 01 II 21—10142^103
Lost .116 23 24:24 26 26 33 43—1—I
GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
Wash, at St. Louis. Wash, at Detroit.
New York at Cleve. New York at Chicago.
I Phila. at Detroit. Phila. at St. Louis.
I Boston nt ablest* Boston ti^ws t
National League.
YESTEBDAY’S RESULTS.
Pittsburgh-New York. rain.
St. Louis-Brookljn. wet grounds.
Chicago-Boston. rain.
Clncinnati-Philadelphia, rain.
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Chicago .I—I 31 61 «! 71 ll 31 7 311221.585
Boston ..1 ~3I—I U10I 31 81 «l 0130341.556
Pittsburgh ...1 4! 0!—1 31 01 01 31 81341341.500
Brooklyn .I 4i 5! S!—I 31 71 51 2 37381.491
St. Louis.I 4! 31 41 1!—I 11 31 81251361.400
New York.. ..I 61 31 11 31 31—1 61 61241251.480
Philadelphia ..I 11 61 41 61 01 61—1 3 36 301.464
Cincinnati ...171 41 61 1! 31 21 31—1351331.431
Lost .1221241241281361251301331—I—I
GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
Chicago at Boston. Chicago at New York.
Pitts, at N. Y. (2). Pittsbgh. at Boston.
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Trade Said to Be in Making, With
Bruin Hurler Being Given
for Outfielder.
Br the Ascsoclated Press.
CHICAGO, June 14.—The old
rumor that the Chicago Cubs
are about to make a deal for
an outfielder had popped up
again today.
The latest candidate was Wallie
Berger of the Boston Braves, a strong
hitter last season, but not so strong
this year. President William L. Veeck
has conferred with President Emil
Fuchs of the Braves, but has not re
vealed the topic of conversation. The
reports said a pitcher—not named—
would go to the Braves for Berger.
The major league rule requiring clubs
to be down to the 23-man player limit
by midnight of June 15, was no imme
diate source of worry to either the Cubs
or White Sox. The Cubs were down to
23 men and the Braves to 22. after
sending Outfielder Jack Rothrock to
Toronto of the International League
yesterday on option.
BLACK SOX TO VISIT
Invade Tomorrow After Playing
Pilots in Baltimore Today.
Baltimore's Black Sox. scheduled to
entertain the Washington Pilots to
night in the Oriole City, will come to
Griffith Stadium tomorrow in an East
West Colored League game, to start at
4:15 o’clock.
Tom Richardson, who recently won
over the Sox, probably will hurl against
the Baltimoreans tomorrow.
LISTS EXCURSION SPORTS
Knight* of Columbus to See Action
on Outing on July 9.
Track events, a base ball game and
a horseshoe pitching contest have been
arranged by Athletic Director Charley
Reynolds of the Knights of Columbus,
who will direct the annual Marshall
Hall excursion of the Casey young
sters on July 9.
Tickets are on sale at the Knights
of Columbus club house, 918 Tenth
street.
Major Leaders
By the Associated Press.
American League.
Batting — Foxx. Athletics, .375;
Combs, Yankees, .352.
Runs—Foxx, Athletics, 68; Ruth and
Gehrig, Yankees; Myer, Senators, and
Simmons, Athletics, 50.
Runs batted in—Foxx, Athletics, 64;
Ruth, Yankees, 81.
Hits—Foxx, Athletics, 78; Porter,
Indians, 72.
Doubles—Chapman, Yankees, and
Gehringer, Tigers. 16.
Triples—Myer, Senators, 9; Lazzeri,
Yankees, 7.
Home runs—Foxx, Athletics, 23;
Ruth, Yankees, 21.
Stolen bases—Chapman, Yankees. 9:
Johnson. Red Sox; Blue, White Sox;
Bums. Browns, 8.
Pitching—Gomez. Yankees, 12—1;
Grove, Athletics, 12—3; Allen, Yankees,
4—1.
National League.
Batting—P. Waner, Pirates, .390;
Hurst, Phillies, .375.
Runs—Klein, Phillies, 64; Hurst,
Phillies, 44.
Runs batted in—Hurst, Phillies, 68;
Klein, Phillies, 51.
Hits—Klein, Phillies, 83; Hurst, Phil
lies. 82.
Doubles—P. Waner. Pirates, 31;
Worthington. Braves, 2G.
Triples—Klein, Phillies, and Herman,
Reds, 10.
Home runs—Klein, Phillies, 15: Ott,
Giants, and Collins. Cardinals. 12.
Stolen bases—Klein, Phillies; P.
Waner, Pirates, and Frisch, Cardi
nals. 8.
Pitching—Swetonlc, Pirate*, 7—1;
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Run a Dead Heat
In Classic Race
ASCOT, England, June 14 (A*).—
Sandy Lashes and Son of Mint
today finished in a dead heat in
the Ascot Stakes as Royal Ascot,
most aristocratic cf British turf set
tings, opened in the presence of the
King and Queen.
Sandy Lashes, owned by Mrs. L. *
W. S. Long, and Son of Mint, carry
ing the silks of J. Brown, finished !
the two miles four lengths in front
of J. Cooper’s Roide Paris. Twenty
four ran.
The two winners were well backed
by the large crowd. Sandy Lashes
closing at 100 to 6 and Son of Mint 1
at 100 to 8. Roide Paris was held I
at 5 to 1.
The race was worth 2.000 pounds
with extras, the two winners dividing
the stake.
STENOGS GET LETTERS
18 Boys and 19 Girls Honored at
Business High School.
Nine basket ball players, nine mem
bers of the varsity base ball team and
19 girl athletes yesterday were awarded
letters at Business High School by
Principal Davis.
Boys’ awards follow:
Basket ball—Capt. Joe Sherman, i
Francis Cavanaugh, Bob Cook, Leon
Esenstad. Bob Grimm. David Scher, i
Carroll Shore, Oliver Tipton and Man
ager Jacob ChernikofT; base ball—Capt. :
Clayton Schneider. Davis Ahearn, j
Charles Curtin. Jake FYadin. Carleton
Giovannetti, Joe Sherman. Louis Sil
verman. Thcmas Steele and Manager
Howard Strasser.
Girls honored were Thelma Farr.
Katie Zeigler. Mary Kessler. Mildred
Stimmell, Ada Lubin, Jennie Torreyson,
Anna Lynard, Louise Pell. Lois Catloth,
Lillian Allainer, Mary Hoy, Helen Bell.
Celeste Mastromarino, Mildred Rhodes, j
Thelma Burton. Jean Brasse. Margaret 1
Cook, Ruth Eislnger and Yolanda For
ce 11a.
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CATHOLIC U. SENIORS WIN.
Catholic University seniors yesterday
defeated the alumni, 9 to 8. in their !
annual base ball game in Brookland
Stadium.
Fistic Battles
By the Associated Press.
TORONTO.—Emile (Spider) Plad
ner, France, outpointed Willie Davies,
Charleroi, Pa. (10).
LOUISVILLE. Ky.—Bill Roederer,
Louisville, knocked out Steve Kaplan,
Cincinnati (3).
SAN FRANCISCO.—Andy Divodi,
New York, defeated Paddy Creedon,
New York, by a technical knockout
(7); Joe Glick, Brooklyn, defeated Gas
ton Lecadre, France (10); Jack League,
Houston, Tex., decisioned Jack Beasley,
Oakland. Calif. (4).
Hamel Walloping Way to Top j:
D. C. Sandlot Graduate, ^ ith Memphis, Like Bahe Phelps, is
Headed for Majors.
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BY TOM DOERER.
ECHOES of the army of power
punchers in the minor
leagues during the past two
weeks have caused major
league owners and managers to
keep their scouts flashing through
the bush belts with unsheathed
ivory knives.
An epidemic of heavy hitting, and
the increasing list of young men who
are clouting the leather onion at the
milk stops, have prompted the club
owners on the big time to look forward
to an abundance of kid talent next sea
son to fill in the gaps sure to be caused
by the dimming of the grand army of
veterans.
Uncle Griff, for instance, has Joe
Engle. Eddie Ainsmith and Pat
Gharrity gumshoeing their way
around to get knot-hole views of
talent so abundant in the pine belts.
Among the flock of youngsters who
are blazing their way to the fore as
crack hitters are two boys very well
known to Washineton fans. One is
Peck Hamel. Southeast Washington's
former semi-^ro player, and the other
is Big Boy Babe Phelps of nearby
Maryland, who was farmed out to
Youngstown by Uncle Clark.
Hamel, a protege of Wee Willie
Glascoe, one-time manager of the
champion Shamrocks, Is clicking
for .452 with Memphis of the South
ern Association, where he Is playing
In the outer garden.
Peck Is being rated as a real find by
the Southern Association moguls, and
the scouts who have watched him per
form. The Washington boy. fielding
as well as he is hitting, is only 24 years
of age and is said to be a good bet to
go up within a season. His hitting at
this time is not of the fluke variety,
nor due entirely to the jump ball
which is in vogue in the smaller loops,
as records show he never has hit un
der .325 in his four years of minor
league ball. He is said to be a natural,
free-swinging hitter with good timing,
the type of hitter the big fellows seek.
Peck began his base ball career in
Washington as a member of the
Shamrocks. He played both infield
and the outfield and, it is under
stood, has served on the hill for a
few games. But his forte is the out
field. where he has plenty of chance
to show; his flash and speed. Sen
sational catching, too, has been a
feature of his work afield this season.
This is the Washington boy’s second
full year with Memphis. He played a
half season with the Chicks in 1930,
coming from Macon. In 1929 he was
with Charlotte and during two preced
ing years helped Goldsboro of the East
ern Carolina League and Chambersburg
of the Blue Ridge League win pennants.
His last year’s marks with the Chicks
Sox Trade Webb to Tigers
For Alexander and Johnson
By the Associated Press.
OSTON, June 14.—Engineering
another trade in his efforts to
mend the holes in his Red Sox
nine. President Bob Quinn has
sent Earl Webb, hard-hitting outfielder,
to Detroit in exchange for Dale Alex
ander, big first baseman, and Outfielder
Roy Johnson.
No cash was involved in the deal—
the third important Red Sox trade in
a week and the fourth in three weeks.
President Quinn said last night he
believed it would give his last-place Red
Sox additional hitting strength in the
infield.
Always a great hitter, Webb's field
ing kept him out of the majors for sev
eral years. Last year, however, he
found himself, fielding sensationally,
batting -333 and banging out 67 doubles,
to surpass George Burns’ old record
by four.
. Alexandtt buns up » featttQfc jBtffc
of .325 last year, while his fielding just
about got him by.
Johnson was just the reverse. A
classy fielder and very fast, he has
shown potential hitting strength. He
batted .275 in 1931.
This year Alexander and Johnson,
playing in 21 games and 48 games, re
spectively, have been hitting .267 and
.258. Alexander has been used mainly
as a pinch hitter this season.
Looking primarily for hitting strength,
Quinn started a few weeks ago by
trading Charley Berry, first string
catcher, to the White Sox for Benny
Tate, catcher; Smead Jolley, outfielder,
and Johnny Watwood. first baseman
and outfielder. Jack Rothrock, an out
fielder, also went for waiver price.
Danny Macfayden was the next of
the Red Sox squad to go. He journeyed
to the Yankees for Pitchers Henry
Johnson and Ivy Paul Andrews, both
right-handers.
Quinn then turned to Cleveland,
swapping Jack Russell tar Pete Jab
kmowskl, a yywn ilghl.hanrtHi
were .336 at the bat and .986 In the
field.
This season he is one of the most
discussed youngsters In the South.
I'p until a few days ago the Capital
player had poled out 11 hits for a
total of 98 bases, including fire
triples and 16 two-base hits. He had
socked in 28 runs.
Gordon Phelps, the Big Babe. Is creat
ing a stir in the Middle Atlantic League
with his heavy poling. The boy. ship
ped off to Youngstown by Washington. |
is Just beginning to hit his stride, both
behind the bat as a catcher and at the
plate with the willow . His hits are of
the healthy, long-riding variety.
In the Blue Ridge League last sea- j
son Gordon smacked the hall for the
figures .408. which is smart poling in j l
any man's outfit.
And several other young men are
making themselves objects for the ivory 1
, hunters of the majors.
But major interest will be keener now ,
that the jack-rabbit ball has been taken ,
out of the Southern Association.
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25 START FOR OLYMPICS
Part of Argentine Team on Way. 1 j
Fifty to Sail Saturday.
j BUENOS AIRES. June 14 UP).— \
J Twenty-five Argentine boxers, marks
i men and track and field athletes yes
! terday sailed for the Olympic games at j
I Las Angeles aboard the Northern
Prince. They were accompanied by
Uruguay’s only entrant, Douglas, a
sculler.
The remainder of the Argentine team
of about 50. which includes the fencers,
swimmers and weight lifters, will sail
Saturday.
Included in yesterday’s contingent
were Jose Ribas, possible marathon
"dark horse." and Hector Berra, a can
didate for decathlon honors.
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BELLE HAVEN IN LEAD
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1 Alexandria Golfers Setting Pace in
Bi-State Association.
MARTINSBURG, W. Va„ June 14 —
Although finishing second to the Ope
quon Golf Club team, of this city, in the
s/:ond match of the Bi-State Golf
Association season here last Saturday
the Belle Haven Club team of Alex
andria. Va., still maintains the asso
ciation lead with a point total of 45 > .
for two matches.
Winchester is second with 41 Mar
tinsburg is third with 37, and Purcells
ville is fourth with 1914.
20 YEARS AGO I
IN THE STAR.
WASHINGTON won its fourteenth
straight game yesterday, tak
ing the first tilt of the Cleve
land senes, 6 to 3. Groom pitched
well for the Nationals. Morgan,
Moeller, Foster and McBride were
Washington’s main hitters. George
and Blanding pitched for Cleve
land.
President Taft and Vice President
Sherman will attend the game here
Tuesday, when Washington plays
Philadelphia, after returning from
the West. The ticket demand for
the game has been tremendous and
doubt is expressed whether the
stands, commodious as they are,
will accomodate the crowd.
Eppa Rixey, crack University of
Virginia pitcher, has been signed by
the Phillies.
Base ball and track letters were
awarded Tech High athletes. Dia
monders honored were Austin,
Heald. Cantwell, Doleman, Defan -
dorf, Hardle, Simpson, Montgomery,
Peak, Perry, Bennett, Eckendorf
and Manager Kirchner. Lynch is
the coach. Track letters went to
Offut, Snapp, Rankin, Gibson,
Fortier and Harden.
Princeton walloped Yale at base
ball, 19 to 6. Lear was the winning
pitcher. Yale used five hurlers.
The Doyle brothers defeated J.
Upshur Moorhead and Edward P.
Grosvenor to win the men's doubles
title in the Middle Atlantia tennis
taunt*_____
“GOOFY CASTILIAN”
BUNDLE OF ENERGY
—
Weighs Only 150, but Fast
Ball Makes Him Leading
Pitcher of League.
NEW YORK, June 14 UP).—
Nerves are making Lefty
Gomez the leading hurler
in the American League
this season. But they aren’t the
kind of nerves that make an old
maid peek under a folding bed
lowered 30 seconds previously.
The nerves of the ’ Goofy Cas
tilian” from Rodeo, Calif., exude
energy. It's much the same sort
of thing that enables a light mule
to outpull a ponderous draft horse.
At least that's the explanation that
"Marse Joe” McCarthy, manager of the
I New York Yankees, has for the great
speed of his ace flinger. Lefty, a lanky
21-year-old kid with a frame extending
6 feet inches, is leading the majors
in strikeouts despite the fact he has
only 150 pounds to put behind his fast
ball.
kkT EFTY is the most nervous fellow
Lj I ever saw,” McCarthy says.
"When he's not pitching the only
way I can get him to keep quiet Is to
have him sit on the bench beside me.
Even that doesn’t work very long.
•'First thing I know he's prowling up
and down talking to himself or any
body that will listen to him. or chin
ning himself on the iron piping. They
tell me he changes his clothes three
times a day just lor want of something
to do to keep his mind occupied.”
LEFTY'S ability to store up some of
his oversupply of nervous energy,
when he knows in advance he is
going to work, already has given him
the jump on the rest of the league
pitchers—he has won 11 games and lost
only 1.
x lit vjiiici uav xxi iDc.iuu, xix- xiaux^x
lasted Manager Buekv Harris of the
tigers by going tj the club house for
i nap a short time before he was sched
iled to loose his southpaw slants. Re
reshed, he came back and pitched one
if the most cock-eyed games of the sea
on, walking 9 and fanning 13 for his
enth victory of the seascn.
The significant point of the perform
mce was that in the bad spots. Lefty
lad a lot of energy to put behind his
ast one.
GOMEZ came to the Yankees back in
1930 from the Pacific Coast League
He was sent to St. Paul In the
Mnerican Association in the middle cf
hat year for seasoning, and returned
o the Yanks in 1931.
Lefty won 21 and lost 9 in the 1931
campaign, and loomed very largely 'n
McCarthy's mind this Spring when op
imistic reports were issued regarding
the Yanks' chances this year finally to
just the Athletics’ tru6t on pennants in
he American League.
30XER COMES BY FREIGHT
Mittman and Manager, Both
Youths, Waked Up by Policeman.
NEW YORK. June 14 <A>\—A youth
ill boxer and his youthful manager
iave arrived from Green Bay. Wis.. hav
ng made the last lap of their journey
n the ice compartment of a freight
:ar.
A railroad policeman awakened them
his morning in the freight yards at
rhirty-second street and Eleventh ave
lue and placed them under arrest. In
ourt they said they were in search of
employment, preferably boxing matches,
ind the magistrate gave them a sus
jended sentence.
The youths described themselves as
Donald Flint. 21. and Glen Church. 22.
joth of Green Bay.
Church, the manager, did most of the
xplaining. He said they had come East
n a week's time and that last night, in
Syracuse, N. Y.. they jumped into the
ce compartment of the car and shut
he door before realizing their danger.
However, they found no ice and went
,o sleep.
STEPENFECHIT ON WAY
Whitney Horse Will Run in Rich
American Derby Saturday.
CHICAGO, June 14 (jP) —Stepen
fetchit, Mrs. John Hay Whitney's can
didate for the $30,000 added American
Derby at Washington Park Saturday,
svas due to arrive at the track today.
8tepenfetchit. which will be saddled
by Big Jim Healy, was shipped from
New York yesterday.
W. M. Jeffords' Boatswain, victor in
the Withers, will arrive tomorrow' to
fulfill his engagement in the peak event
of the Washington Park meeting.
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