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Sports News
WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 1932.
PAGE C—1
Johnson Hopeful Griffs Will Carry On : Bucky Harris May Rival Exploits Here
OPTIMISM FOUNDED
ON RECORD IN EAST
Fears No Drop Into Second
Division as Yankees, A's
Are Battled.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.
NEW YORK, June 28.—Play
ing eight games in seven
days with their great
rivals, the Yankee^ and
the Athletics, the Nationals must
battle desperately to remain in
the upper bracket of the Amer
ican League.
Thrown back to fourth place
yesterday as they idled while the
A's twice walloped the Red Sox,
Johnson's charges can ill afford
to lose much ground between now
and next week as both the In
dians and the Browns, in the sec
ond division, are too close to the
first for comfort.
In fact, the Nationals are but one
and a half games ahead of the lower
lot of the league and unless they break
even at least in their tussling with New
York and Philadelphia they may find
themselves down under after July 4.
Manager Johnson, however, has high
hope of his club keeping its head up.
He feels that his hurling staff, which
for some time has not been functioning
so very well, is in better trim now and
that real results from it may be ex
pected. Of course, Johnson doesn't look
ίοr any great splurge by his club at
present, but at that he looks for no
damaging slump.
Johnson points to the Nationals'
record for their battling with the
Yankees and the Athletics. His club
has licked the Yanks in 7 of 13
games and it has trounced the A's in
7 of a dozen meetings. His club
does its best fighting against these
rirais, the Washington manager con
tends, and he fears no let-down by the
Nationals with the issue squarely up to
them.
AFTER all, there's good reason for
Manager Johnson's optimism. The
East has been the pleasant spot
for the Nationals. Of their 37 victories,
they have scored 24 against rivals of
the league's seaboard sector. While 10
have been ecored over the last-place
Red Sox, no other club in the circuit
can show as fine a record against the
Yanks as Washington's and only the
New Yorkers have defeated tht: Ath
letics more than has the Capital crew.
Hie Western contingent has held
back the Nationals. In all, the Johnson
band has played 26 games with the
Inland outfits and has won but 13 of
them. That's not the kind of base ball
to get a pennant-aspiring club any
Unfortunately, the Nationals have
little more tussling with the East this
eeason. After winding up a week's
£mes with the Yanks and A's they will
ve but five more engagements with
the leading New Yorkers and only six
more with the third-place Mack horde.
Seven more are to be played with the
Red Sox. That's 18 more games with
Eastern foes.
Different with the schedule with the
Westerners. After July 4. the Nation
als still will have 62 games to play with
the clubs of the Inland sector, 34 in
Griffith Stadium In Washington and
28 out West. That doesn't make the
outlook any too bright for Clark Grif
fith's hirelings.
WHILE here the Nationals will be
showing their wares to their big j
boss as well as to New York fan
<lom. President Griffith came up with
his club last night and during the
pastimlng today and tomorrow will have
a seat in a field box right next to the
„ Nationals' dugout. He'll be watching
closely. Griffith, who undoubtedly
knows more bate ball than anj other
major league club owner of today, never
misses a move in a ball game.
The Washington prexy will leave New
York after tomorrow's game, but he ex
pects to rejoin his club in Philadelphia,
where It is to play three tilts the last
two days of the week.
Other Washington fans are here for
the two-game series, among them Bill
Richardson, vice president of the club.
MILLER TO TUTOR PLEBES
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Head Grid Mentor at Navy to Re
II
turn. Early to Aid Wilson.
ANNAPOLIS, Md.. June 28 —Edgar j
A "Rip" Miller, head foot ball coach
at the Naval Academy, will return here ;
August 1 to work with Coach John N.
Wilson of the pie be team. Miller feels
that to make the Notre Dame system a
success at the academy it must be
started in a serious way with the plebe
eleven.
In view of this he will devote a ;
month to the plebe team before the
varsity returns for training. He still
has not been advised by the Navy De- ,
partment as to the young officers who
will be sent back as assistant coaches. !
Miller wants at least three members of
last season's team, including Magruder
Tuttle, brilliant center.
Major Leaders
By the Associated Press.
American League.
Batting—Foxx, Athletics, .388; Walk
er, Tigers, .377.
Runs—Foxx, Athletics, 71; Simmons.
Athletics, 69.
Runs batted in—Foxx, Athletics, 86,
Ruth, Yankees. 70.
Hits—Foxx. Athletics, 102; Porter, In
dians. 93.
Doubles—Porter, Indians, and Camp
bell, Browns. 21.
Triples—Myer, Senators, 10; Lazzeri,
Yankees, 7.
Home runs—Foxx, Athletics, 29;
Ruth. Yankees, 22.
Stolen bases—Chapman, Yankees, 14;
Johnson, Red Sox, 10.
Pitching—Gomez, Yankees, 14-1;
Brown, Senators, 10-2, and Allen.
Yankees, 5-1.
National League
Batting—P. Waner, Pirates, .381 ;
Hurst, Phillies, .376.
ι Runs—Klein, Phillies, 81 ; Bartell,
Phillies, 55.
Runs batted in—Klein, Phillies, 75;
Huret, Phillies, 71.
Hits—Klein, Phillies, 108; Hurst,
Phillies, 103
Doubles—P. Waner. Pirates, and
Worthington. Braves, 31.
Triples—Klein, Phillies, and Herman,
«Recis 12
m Home runs—Klein, Phillies, 22; Ott,
,· Giants, and Wilson, Dodgers, 14.
. Stolen bases—Frisch, Cardinals, 11;
Klein, Phillies; Stripp, Dodgers; P.
Waner and Piet, Pirates, 9.
Pitching—Betts, Braves, 9-1; Bwe
tonlc, Pirates, 8-1.
TIGERS CAPTURE 8
OF LAST 9 GAMES
Walker and Goldstein Rival
ing Star Work of Gehringer
and Webb.
BY GAYLE TALBOT.
Assoclâtfd Press Sports Writer.
BUCKY HARRIS' exploite at
Washington In 1924 and '25,
when he led the Senators to
two pennants and one world
championship, will pale by comparison
If the former "boy manager" lands his
Detroit Tigers as high as second place
In the current American League race.
That other team was a veteran unit,
turned over to him intact. His present
team Is his own, one he has built
painstakingly in three years of honest
effort. He receives all the credit for
this one.
Even now, on paper, the Tigers do
not look impressive. They were re
cruited largely from the International
League. Outside of the pitching stall,
the only ones who could have been
rated as major league stars a few
months ago were Charlie Gehringer,
second baseman, and Earl Webb, the
slugging dutfielder recently obtained
from Boston.
Playing Winning Ball.
But they are playing winning ball, as
eight victories in their last nine games
attest, and they still were in second
piace today, with the race nearly half
gone.
Two of the brightest prospects being
shepherded by Harris are Gerald
Walker, the young outfielder from To
ronto. who had a trial last year, and
Isadore Goldstein, the 22-year-old
pitcher picked up from Beaumont in
the Texas League. Walker stands sec
ond to Jlmmie Foxx among American
League hitters with an average of .377,
and Goldstein has been credited with
three victories and only one loss.
They were co-stars In yesterday'·
9-to-3 win over the Chicago White Sox,
Goldstein limiting the Hose to five hits
and Walker connecting for three dou
bles. Two other Tiger Cubs, Stone and
Davis, hit home runs.
A's Beat Sox Twice.
The Philadelphia Athletics supplied
the day's other successes In the Amer
ican League by waltoplng the recumb
ent Boston Red Sox, 15 to 8 and S to 4
in a double-header. Jimmle Foxx and
Roger Cramer enlivened the first game,
each with four solid hits, and Mule
Haas cracked a homer with the bases
loaded in the second. George Earn
shaw and Tony Freit.as were the win
ning pitchers.
St. Louis was rained out at Cleveland
in the only other game scheduled.
Pittsburgh's new-won leadership of
the National League grew to a full half
game as the second-place Chicago Cubs
dropped the day's lone encounter to the
Cardinals, 4 to 1. Paul Derringer held
the Cubs to five hits, while his pals
worked on Grimes, May and Bush.
Max Carey Making
Good at Brooklyn
XTEW YORK, June 28.—Manager
IM Max Carey may not be a mira
cle man, but even his severest
critics must admit that he has per
formed wonders since he started th·
season with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Carey has constructed the best in
field that has represented Brooklyn
in many years, the combination be
ing Stripp, Cuccinello and Finn on
the bases, with Wright or Slade at
shortstop. ,He has developed Van
Mungo into one of the best right
handers m the National League. He
has encouraged Hack Wilson to for
get his troubles in Chicago and make
himself popular at Ebbetts Field
Coming into possession of a disor- «
ganized team, he has revolutionised
the style of play in Brooklyn, with
the result that the Dodgers now are
within striking distance of the league
lead. He even has some of the Chi
cago critics finding fault with Rogers
Hornsby for turning Hack Wilson
adrift.
TROUSERS
To Matcb Your Odd Coats
EISEMAN'S, 7th & F
Pitcher Ed Edelin
Signed by Griffs
ED EDELIN, former pitching star
of the Mount St. Mary's nine,
has been signed by the Na
tionals. according to word received
from Clark Griffith, in New York for
the series with the Nationals.
Edeltn. who is 22 years old and
makes his home at Bryantown. Md„
has been the mainstay of the
"Saints' " pitching staff for the past
three seasons, where he has earned
three letters, and is said to have at
tracted the attention of several major
league scouts. Recently he has been
pitching for a Baltimore semi-pro
team.
PURSES ARE REDUCED
BY SMALLER TRACKS
Timonium, Cumberland and Marl
boro Follow Lead Taken by
Major Maryland Courses.
BALTIMORE. Md„ June 28.—With |
the major race tracks in Maryland al-1
ready having made adjustments in |
purses for the Fall season, it was only ι
natural that the four minor associations '
should do likewise.
Timonium distributed $18,000 last
Fall, but will not offer more than $15,
000 at the meet to be held during Labor
day week. Cumberland, which opens
the fair season the last week in Au
gust, will drcp from $15,000 to $12,000.
Marlboro, which follows Cumberland,
distributed more than any other small
oval last September. It was about $20.
000 In the five days, and Joseph B.
Boyle, general manager, said yesterday
that an adjustment undoubtedly will
be made.
Hagerstown had good meets, both
Spring and Fall, in 1931. and another
fine one last Spring. It distributed
$15,000 during the past May. Whether \
Harry E. Bester, president, and his as- |
sociates will continue to stand pat on
$15,000 for the coming September ses
sion will be decided soon.
Bowie will be the last mile associa
tion to decide upon the size of stakes !
to be run during the last two weeks
in November. The management will
have plenty of time to look over the
field as the money is wagered at Havre
de Grace and Laurel before deciding
what reduction, if any, is necessary.
The Bryan and O'Hara Memorial, as :
It now stands, Is the only $25,000 stake
In Maryland, barring the $50,000 Preak
ness and the $40,000 Pimllco Futurity.
A year ago the Maryland Jockey
Club cut the $25.000 Dixie to $15,000
and recently slashed the $25,000 The \
Riggs to $10,000. The other day Laurel, |
which submitted its stakes to the
Maryland Racing Commission for its
approval, asked that the Washington
Handicap be ffeduced from $25,000 to
$15,000. T 1
Laurel cut its stake list from $105.000
to $65,000 for its October meet. The
$10,000 Governor Ogle Steeplechase
virtually was eliminated.
RAGLAND BEATEN IN DEBUT.
Pitcher Frank Ragland, recently re
turned by the Nationals to Chattanooga,
yesterday lost his first start with the
Lookouts. After blanking Memphis for
seven innings he weakened and was
beaten, 3 to 2, by the club that in the
past three days has wrested the South
ern Association lead from Joe Engels
team.
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR.
WITH Washington, standing third,
leading the fourth-place Phila
delphia team by only two points,
the series between the clubs opening
here today with a doùbler-header is
important. Vaughn, Pelty, Engel,
Musser and Cashion are ready ior
mound duty for the Nationals, while
Plank and Bender likely will pitch
for the Athletics.
Washington came out of its batting
slump to hop on Charley Hall and
defeat Boston, league leader, 8 to 4.
Clyde Milan, with four hits, and
Gandil and Walker, each with two,
led the Nationals' attack. Tom
Hughes was the winning pitcher.
Emerson Institute had a good base
ball season, losing only two games.
Letters were awarded these boys:
A. T. Terwisse, captain; T. W. Noo
nan, C. R. Smith, M. Knudsen, A. K.
Galloway, H. C. Megrew, M. Cole
man, H Coleraan and H. Greene. S.
W. Wallace, J. A. Flood, L. Northrop,
S C. Gittings and C. Hunter were
others who saw action. R. L. Hunter,
jr., manager, also got a letter.
Seaton defeated Andrews, 11 to 3,
in the Northern League. The win
ners knocked Boots Walters out of
the box, but could do little with
Manager Tipton, who replaced him.
Humphries allowed only four hits
and fanned 10. Seitz starred afield
for the winners. In today's Northern
League game the Herald and Park
nines, both in the pennant running,
were to face. Eddie Thompson was
expected to be selected by Manager !
Bell of the Herald team to pitch,
though Freddy Austin of Tech High j
fame might get the call. Flynn
will play third base for the Herald
team. Tim Chism or Bernie Gal
lagher was expected to be picked by
Manager Miller to pitch for the
Parkites.
Nativity drubbîd North Carolina,
10 to 2, in the Sunday School
League. Kelly, the winning pitcher,
got good support, Cahill, his catcher,
showing particularly well. Downs,
shortstop, and Merillat, third base
man, dependables, were missing from j
the North Carolina line-up.
BIG LEAGUE TIMBER
PROFUSE ON COAST
Five Teams Have Players
Who Seem Likely to
Land in Majors.
BY FRANCIS J. POWERS.
CHICAGO, June 28.—Another
fine and unusually large crop
of major league base ball
timber seems to be growing In
the Pacific Coast League. Five of the
coast team» have players showing po
tential major league abilities and the
prospect of profitable sales to the Big
rime has cheered owners who have been
worried about the general decrease in
attendance.
Portland, whcse club has made a
surprisingly strong showing under the
leadership of Spencer Abbott, has five
players who likely will land in the
majors. Connie Mack is the man most
pleased with the performance of the
Portland team, for his Athletics have
strings on two of the brightest stars on
that club
In the future rebuilding of the Ath
letics. Mack undoubtedly will figure on
Lou Finney, an outfielder who is bat
ting .365, and Frank Higgins. a third
baseman who has an average of .327
and is playing a fine game in the field.
However. Portland will offer Outfielder
Fred Berger, Shortstop Myer Chozen
and Pitcher Bill Shores on the open
market and there will be bidders.
BERGER is a younger brother of
Walter, the Boston Brave slugger,
and is making tremendous progress
in his play The younger Berger, who
has turned 23, has pushed his batting
average over the .300 mark, and his
fielding has been sensational. Coast
fans regard him as one of the best
throwing outfielders seen in that sector
over several years. Shores is a hulking
right-handed pitcher, who once had a
trial with the Athletics, but failed
through lack of control. Shores ap
pears to have acquired that asset and
this season has won six games while
losing one. Chozen is a 19-year-old
Jewish boy. who went into the game
for Portland when Bob Reeves was in
jured. and is playing so well that the
former major leaguer is decorating the
bench.
Sacramento, that almost annually
comes up with some youngster worth à
major league trial, now has four at
tracting the attention of scouts. In the
Sacramento outfield are Frenchy Bor
dagary, Frank Demaree and McNeely,
all playing fine ball. Demaree is lead
ing the league in batting with a mark
of .386. while the others are hitting
well. McNeely is not to be confused
with Earl McNeely, formerly of Wash
ington and St. Louis, who now is play
ing with Hollywood. The Sacs also
have a fine, young infielder in Kam
pouris. who Is rated as one of the best
second basemen on the coast.
BUD HAFEY, nephew of the star Na
tional League batsman, is playing
the outfield and hitting in the
clean-up position for the Missions. Ha
fey still is very young in the game, but
undoubtedly will follow his renowned
uncle Into the big show. Sulik, a San
Francisco outfielder, is batting .358 and
Tris Speaker rates him as the best
prospect he has seen in years. Dono
van and Oana, the other Seal fly chasers,
also are showing improved form and
will come in for inspection.
Much of the success of the Holly
wood team has been due to the fine
play of Jack Sherlock at first base.
Sherlock was up with the Phillies two
years ago and 'while he batted well his
fielding was ragged. On his return to
the coast he developed a fine glove and
according to severai base ball men is
ready for another trial in the big
leagues and with a fine chance of
sticking.
BLAKE CHOSEN REFEREE
Will Handle Levinsky-Baer Fight
at Reno on July 4.
RENO, Nev., June 28 (JP).—George
Blake of Los Angeles has been named to
referee the 20-round heavyweight prize
fight between King Levinsky and Max
Baer here on July 4.
Judges for the fight probably will be
Govs. Rolph of California and Balzar
of Nevada.
Stars Yesterday
By the Associated Press.
Paul Derringer, Cardinals—Stopped
Cubs with five hits to win, 4-1.
Gerald Walker, Tigers—Clouted White
Sox pitching for three doubles.
Roy Johnson, Red Sox, and Mule
Haas, Athletics—Former drove in 7
runs with two homers and double in
first game; latter clouted homer with
bases filled in second.
Major Ciouters
G.
FoxAthletics.. 69
P.Waner, Pirates 60
Walker, Detroit. 53
Hurst, Phillies.. 70
Klein, Phillies.. 70
Lombardi, Reds. 49
Ab. R. H. Pet.
263 71 102 .388
252 47 96 .381
191 30 72 .377
274 54 103 .376
298 81 108 .362
176 29 63 .358
Home run leaders—Foxx, Athletics,
29; Ruth, Yankees, 22; Klein, Phillies,
22; Gehrig, Yankees. 19; Simmons,
Athletics. 16; Wilson, Dodgers, 14; Ott,
Giants, 14.
Standings in Major Leagues
TUESDAY, JINK 28, !!>:«.
American League.
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS.
Detroit. 9: Chicago. 3
Philadelphia. 15-9 Boston. 8-3.
St Louis-Cleveland, rain
Other clubs not scheduled.
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Boston «t Phlla
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GAMES TOMORROW
Wash at New York.
Detroit at Cleveland.
Chicago at St Louis.
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National League.
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS.
St. Louis. 4: Chicago, 1.
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LEAGUE PRODUCES
SOME HOI RACES
Georgetown Church Circuit Is
Again Staging One of
Usual Play-Offs.
THE Georgetown Church League
may not produce the beet base
ball on the Ellipse diamonds, but
seldom does It take a beck seat
In the production of hot pennant
chases. Almost invariably is It neces
sary, at some time In the season, to
stage -a play-off, and this year is no
exception.
Tied at the end of the regular first
series play. West Washington and Eld
brooke today are deadlocked again—
this time in the two-out-of-three-game
play-off. West Washington won a
6-to-2 decision yesterday to even "«he
count, 1-all.
Although the diamonds were drenched
with rain this morning, the two clubs
were hopeful of getting together for
the final tilt this afternoon at 5:15.
Should inclement weather force them
to postpone, the final will be held to
morrow.
Bureau op investigation hung
onto third place In the Depart
mental League yesterday by nosing
out the weak Federal Employe Union
ists, 4 to 3.
G/ P. O., awarded a forfeit over Com
merce. remained in first place with 11
victories and 1 defeat. Treasury is
second with 7 wins out of 8 games.
YOUNO'S SCHOOL INSECTS scored
a 14-to-13 victory over the Hawk
Insects yesterday in an 11-Inning
battle. The winners made 15 hits to
the losers' 6. Buchholz of the winners
hit a single, double and home run.
Young's School, an outdoor recreation
school for children, is booking games
; for its team at Adams 3459. All insect
j nines are challenged.
Wolverines defeated the Quincy A. C.,
14 to 4, yesterday on the Tech High
diamond.
Games Wanted.
Hyattsville Southern Methodist, with
an unlimited foe for Saturday. Have a
diamond. Call Vernon Clarke, Hyatts
ville 1672-J after 6 p.m.
Collegian A C. Have a diamond. Call
Potomac 2321
Takoma Juniors, for tomorrow with
team having a diamond. Shepherd 2198.
Holy Rosary, unlimited foe for Friday
at 5 p.m. Call Atlantic 2437-J, after
i 5:30 p.m.
Jewish Community Center, for Sun
day. Manager Jim McNamara, Decatur
! 3030.
ι Mulhall (Va.) Eagles. Clarendon
, 445-J-l.
Mount Rainier-Brentwood Boys' Club
Juniors, any day. with teams with or
j without diamonds. Greenwood 1851.
Dor-Α. with two teams for Monday.
Dor-A's have a diamond. Call Hyatts
ville, 1359.
Clover Insects. Columbia 3429-M.
Union Engineers. Call Metropolitan
8121.
Capitol Heights, for Sunday. Call
Capitol Heights 391.
Connie May Quit
At Wife's Behest
NEW YORK, June 28.—-"Word is
going the rounds today that
another big league manager,
tried and true, with a record of suc
cess trailing behind him as bits of
cloth trail from a boy's kite, will
shortly join John J. McGraw In the
limbo of managers that were. Connie
Mack is the man.
Connie has not been well this year
and the duty of piloting a pennant
contender has been taxing him In a
way that worries his friends. It Is
said that Mrs. Mack, is Insisting that
he get out and enjoy his remaining
years in peace and quiet. Mrs.
Mack's attitude is the principal
reason why those on the inside of
base ball believe this Is Connie'· last
year in the national pastime.
Lowdown on Tax
High for Minors
By the Associated Press.
DES MOINES. Iowa, June 28 04>).
—E. Lee Keyser, president of
the local Western League Ball
Club, received two lessons for one
query about the new Federal taxes.
He telegraphed President Hoover's
office for an Interpretation of the
tax on women's admission to the
ball park. The reply came—three
pages, collect.
The telegram, which was the first
lesson, explained women admitted
free must pay a tax according to
the accommodation offered them.
Lesson No. 2 came when Keyser
paid for the telegram.
"The tolls," explained the tele
graph company employe, "will be
$8.07.
"But the new Federal tax on tele
grams will be 40 cents, making a to
tal of $8.47."
YELLOWS AND BLUES
WILL CLASH AT POLO
Cavalry and War Department Fours
Slated Today—Artillery and
Marines Win Opener».
THIRD CAVALRY YELLOWS of Fort
Myer who, with War Department
Whites, are favorites in the Argen
tine Cup polo tourney, were to face War
Department Blues In the second day's
play this afternoon at 3 o'clock on the
Potomac Park oval.
In the opening matches of the tour
ney yesterday, 16th Field Artillery of
Fort Myer downed Fort Humphreys, 8
to 6, and Quantico Marines defeated
3d Cavalry Greens of Fort Myer, 8 to 4.
For a time Fort Humphreys loomed
dangerous against the Artillerymen,
and, aided by a two-goal handicap,
gained a 5-0 lead In the early going.
The Fort Myer four, though, got busy
in the second chukker to score two
goals, and in the fourth counted four
tallies to get well ahead. Lieut. Thomp
son, Artillery's No. 3 player, with four
goals, was the offensive star.
Marines fooled the handicappers when
the Leathernecks, with a one-goal im
post, rode to an 8-4 victory over the
Cavalry Greens. The Quantico four's
team play was the feature.
Yesterday's games:
lSth P. A. (8). Position. Port Hump's
Lieut. Watson 1 Lieut Hhinehart
Lieut. BUlingsly 2 Mai. McCallam
Lieut. Thompson 3 Capt. Buckley
Cant. Marlst 4 Lieut. Cox
Score by periods:
16th Field 0 2 1 4 1 0—8
Fort Humphreys 2 1 0 0 0 1—·6
'Fort Humphries had a 2-goal handicap.
Goals—Thompson (4). Marlst <2>. Rhine
hart <2K Buckley (2). Watson. Billingslev.
Time of periods—Tj minutes. Referee—Col.
Herr Umpires—Mai. Devers and Capt.
Dunckel. Timer—Lieut. Greenhalgh.
Marines '81. Position. 3d Cavalry M).
Capt. Brown 1 Lieut Graner
Lieut. Good 2 Capt. Lifton
L'eut. 8tadler 3 Lieut. Sawtell
Lieut. Ferguson 4 Capt. Palmer
Score by periods:
Marines 2 1 2 1 1 0—*8
3d Cavalry 1 1 0 1 1 0—4
'Marines had a 1-goal handicap.
Goals—Graner <2>. Sawtell >21. Stadler
'2i. Ferguson 12 '. Good. Referee—Maj.
Esles. Umpire—Mai Ellis. Timer—Lieut.
Rogers. Time of periods—7'/a minutes.
AGEE WILL RACE AGAIN
Among Entries for 10-Mile Event
at Takoma Park July 4.
With the entry of Bill Agee, stellar
Baltimore runner, who has won the
event each year since It was started
three years ago, again on file, along with
those of a host of ether formidable per
formers from various sections, success
of the annual 10-mile run under th?
auspices of the Municipal Playground
Department and Takoma Park citizens
on July 4, seems assured.
The winner will receive the first leg
on a new cup offered by The Evening
Star. Agee gained permanent possession
of the first Star Cup, the result of his
three wins.
Among the entrants are Bernard Mc
Coy of Chicago and Bill Kennedy of
Dorchester, Mass.. members of the
bonus expeditionary force encampec
here.
Entries are being received at Room
313. District Building. Blanks also may
be had at Spalding's and the Fairway
stores.
American League Race Proving
Duplicate of 1931, With Yanks,
Instead of A's, Topping Field
BY GEORGE CHADWICK.
NEW YORK, June 28.—The Ameri
can League race at the end of June
will be almost a duplicate of what it
was in 1931, except that New York will
lead this year in place of Philadelphia.
The American League club owners
are in the same frame of mind as they
were at this time last season.
They want a cure for a comet.
"We're a little head and all tail,"
said Bob Qulnn of Boston, and Bob
should know. "Ever since the Ameri
can League championship got the habit
of settling down in the East we've been
head and the tall has swung out be
hind, like a comet. And the tail doesn't
wag the head."
<T*HE American League folks consulted
A among themselves and agreed
pretty directly that they would
help Boston if they could. But they
didn't give the Red Sox any star
players. That wouldn't do. The public
would resent it, èspecially if it hap
pened at this time of the year. Look
too much like fixing up the early ar
rangements for a prize fight. By next
year some trades may be made by which
Boston can get a little first aid.
Base ball fans know that the schedule
under which the American League
essayed to play this year brought to
gether the Eastern teams In a bunch.
JOE MCCARTHY, the smart manager
of the Yankees, saw it coming.
Many, many days before the season
started he was talking about possibili
ties of 1932. He said: "This year's
schedule beats me. New York, Wash
ington and Philadelphia complete the
bulk of their work before the Fourth of
July."
"And doesn't Boston come in there,
too?"
"Yes, but suppose Boston hasn't much
of a ball club, what's going to happen
to it?"
"Get trimmed."
"Surest thing you know. Don't you
suppose that these eastern clubs are
going to put their best foremost as
quickly as they can? This season is for
the early bird to catch the worm in the
American League. If any club can get
a big lead by the first of July it can
nurse it through the Summer and early
Pall. If it holds it, then that club will
take the championship with some ease
and have strength left to win the world
series."
"Is that what the Yankees are going
to do?"
"I don't know what this team can do
any more than you. Maybe it's a
pretty good ball club. I don't have to
sit in the corner and write telegrams
every night asking for better ball play
ers. But I don't know that it is stable
enough to hold on, even if it does get
a lead.
FEELING their way a littlî slowly at
first, the Yankees have located the
entrance route the Athletics found
last year. Now the team is on Pennant
Boulevard. Grizzled old-timeTS tell you ;
that It will win the title by anywhere
from 10 to 15 games.
It may and it may not, but it has ι
the chance to do so and looks as if it
will make good on the chance. And the
interesting part of it all is that the
team now is identically what it was at
the end of the season of 1931. Lazzeri
is back at second and Sewell at third,
with Lary at short. The pitching is
better and the Yankees are spread
eagling their league.
The Yankees have enough reserve
material to hold them in the race un
less there is an epidemic of sprained
ankles and broken legs. And the sched
ule for 1932, which immediately sent
the three strongest teams of the league
to the top. has sandbagged Boston. I
which still has a chance to beat all !
records for the most games lost during
} a season.
McLARNIN LINED UP
May Box Battalino for Tim Mara
at Yankee Stadium.
NEW YORK, June 28 (IP).—The new
boxing promotion venture at the Yan
kee Stadium under the auspices of Tim
Mara may open with a match between
Jimmy McLarnin and Bat Battalino,
former featherweight champion, July
28.
Although "Pop" Foster, manager of
the Vancouver Irishman, telegraphed
his warrior that details had been com
pleted, matchmaking offices of Mara
said no definite agreement had been
reached. Battalino has not yet reached
a decision.
Mara took over both the Yankee
stadium and Polo Grounds after Madi
son Square Garden withdrew from the
j Manhattan outdoor field and con
| structed its own bowl, seating 77,000, on
j Long Island.
Minor Leagues
International League.
Rochester, 2: Buffalo, 0.
Others not scheduled.
American Association.
Kansas City, 6: St. Paul, 5,
Milwaukee, 2; Minneapolis, 1.
Others not scheduled.
Southern Association.
Memphis, 3; Chattanooga, 2.
Little Rock, 6; Nashville, 4.
Others not scheduled.
Eastern League.
Richmond. 9; Bridgeport, 8.
Others rained out.
Pacific Coast League.
No games scheduled.
Texas League.
Beaumont, 6; Fort Worth, 2.
San Antonio, 8; Tyler, 3.
New York-Pennsylvania League.
WilRamsport, 3; Scranton, 1.
Others rained out.
Exhibition Ball.
New York (National League), 8; New
ark (International League;, I.
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