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WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1937.
Newsom Leads Nats Out of Slump : Road Work Has Braddock Busy
■ ■■ ■ ■ A — - - — - - _ -
WIN OVER YANKS
IS MASTERPIECE
Club Regains Confidence
as Buck Hurls It Out of
Losing Streak.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN,
Staff Correspondent ot The Star.
HILADELPHIA, May 1.—Now
that they finally have broken
the ice, the Nationals turned
their attention today to see
what could be done about gaining
revenge on the Athletics. It will be
recalled poignantly that Connie Mack's
not-so-lowlv outfit is that which hum
bled the Griffs not only on opening
day in Washington but twice there
after.
One thing the late five-game losing
streak did not remove was spirit from
the Washington club. At no stage
did demoralization threaten but,
rather, a happy philosophy. As Ben
Chapman remarked during the dark
est hour, “They say water always finds
its level. If we're the worst team in
the American League I’m ready to
quit base ball.’’
The Griffs left Union Station in
Washington early this morning and
they still were tossing bouquets at
Buck Newsom. The big gink, after
weeks of wildness and ineffectiveness,
finally found his fast ball yesterday in
Griffith Stadium and. showing unusual
control with it, breezed to a 4-to-l
victory over the Yankees. He fanned
eight and gave up only five hits for his
best performance since opening day
of 1936.
Chapman Doing His Part.
TV'OT so impressive was the Wash
^ ington hitting after the first two
innings, but the base-hit famine still
Is concerning nobody very much. In
playing three games in a row during
the Yankee series a new record for
continuous activity was set by the
Nats. And this, after all, is what is
believed needed to prompt a sturdier
attack. For the most part the hitters
haven't caught up with the pitchers
as yet. If their recent weather luck
holds this is something which may be
overcome any day now.
Sharing none of Newsom's brilliance
but generally overlooked among the
Nats of late, incidentally, has been
Ben Chapman. He hasn't yet reached
his true batting stride but, for all of
a .250 average, the fleet-footed Ala
baman has done his share toward
giving the Griffs a fair shake when it
comes to comparing lead-off men with
rival outfits.
During the course of yesterday's
victory Chappie scored two of his
club's runs and. looking back over
the dolorous team record thus far, it
is found that Ben's personal mark
has been no drawback. In eight ball
games the outfielder has faced the
pitcher 37 times and. by walking, hit
ting or getting safe on errors, reached
base 18 times. This is almost a .500
record and for a club that has scored
only 26 runs since the season opened
it takes on the aspect of a most com
mendable mark.
Appleton to Try Again.
JF CHAPMAN oan keep up his pace.
and Kuhel, Simmons, Stone and
Myer car, start pasting out hits with
some regularity, the Griffs may do
better than generally expected on this
current road trip, which will carry
them from Philadelphia and through
out the West before the return to
Washington on May 15.
As for Newsom, he can't be ex
pected to turn in five-hit perform
ances every time out but at least the
big fellow showed that he can get
into shape, after all. Breezy should
have won his first start from the
As but he weakened in the ia^t
inning and was charged with a 6-4
loss. He apparently "needed a race,”
as they say at Pimlico, and that
was it.
The Yanks twice threatened—in the
sixth and seventh innings—but their
single run was all Buck gave, in the
end. Newsom was given all four of
his side's runs in the first two innings,
when the Griffith A. C. hopped on
Kemp Wicker, and he needed no
others.
Pete Appleton was to go today
s vinst the A’s in the first of a two
game series. Tomorrow it will be
Jimmy De Shong, who has yet to show
Anything this Spring.
Stars Yesterday
m
By the Associated Press.
Burk Newsom Senators—Struck out
f-eht and pitched five-hit ball to beat
Yankees. 4-i.
Dizzy Dean. Cardinals—Downed Reds.
7 allowing five hits and striking
out Six.
Carl Hubbell and Jim Ripple. Giants
■—Former struck out nine and hurled
seven-hit game: Ripple hit pinch
homer with bases loaded in 11-2 win
o\pr Dodgers.
Jim Turner. Bees—Muffled Phillies
**tth six hits for 10-2 win in major
league debut.
Wes Ferrell. Red Sox—Hit homer and
•ingle driving in twro runs, and limited
Athletics to nine hits in 15-5 victory,
Billy Rogell and Gerry Walker. Ti
gers—Their doubles in tenth inning
started winning rally to defeat Indians.
4-2.
Jim O Dea and Stan Hack. Cubs—
Their hits drove in runs in three-run
se-enth-inning rally against Pirates.
At Long Last
New YORK. AB. R. H. O. A. E.
Crosettl. ss _ 3 0 0 2 2 1
Bnlfe. .lb _ 5 0 0 0 0 1
Johnson. If _ 4 0 0 1 0 0
Gehrig lb _4 12 8 10
8elkirk. rf_3 0 16 0 0
Lazzeri 2b_4 0 1 1 5 0
Hoag, cf _ 4 0 0 1 0 0
Glen, c _ 2 0 0 4 1 0
Wicker, p_ 2 0 0 0 0 0
Makosky. p _ 0 0 0 1 0 0
•Di Maggio___10 10 0 0
♦Powell _ 1 0 0 0 0 0
$ Dickey _ 1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals _34 ~1 ~5 24 ~2
•Batted for Wicker in seventh.
♦ Batted for Glenn in ninth.
:Batted for Makosky in ninth.
WASHINGTON. AB. R. H. O. A. E.
Chapman, cf_ 2 2 1 3 0 1
Lewis. 3b _4 0 12 10
Kuhel. lb _4 118 2 0
Simmons. If_ 4 0 0 1 0 0
Stone, rf _ 4 0 1 2 0 0
Mihalic. 2b_3 0 114 0
Bluege. ss _ 3 0 0 1 2 1
Hogan, c_3 1 1 8 0 0
Newsom, p _ 3 0 0 1 1 0
Totals _ 30 4 6 27 10 2
New York __ _ 000 001 000—1
WASHINGTON 220 000 OOx—4
Runs batted in—Stone. Selkirk. Two
base hits—Kuhel. Stone. Gehrig. Three
base hit—Selkirk Double play—Lewis to
Mihalic to Kuhel. Left on bases—New
York. 11: Washington. 4. First base on
balls—Off Wicker. 1; off Newsom. 5: off
Makosky. 1. Struck out—By Wicker. 1*
by Newsom. 8: by Makosky. 1. Hits—Off
Wicker. 6 in 6 innings: off Makosky. none
In 2 innings. Losing pitcher—Wicker.
Umpires—Messrs. McGowan. Morinrty and
Quinn, Time—2:07.
v A
International Netmen, Base Ball-Minded Solons and Ring Pachyderms in Focus
Yankee racketers made a clean sweep
against the Japanese in the opening tioo
singles matches of the Davis Cup zone elimina
tions yesterday at San Francisco. Here Parker
is seen trimming Yamagishi. In the other con
test Budfge trimmed Nakano. The doubles
match is to be played today.
When Vice President Garner isn’t presiding over the Senators on the
Hill, he’s usually rooting for the Senators at Griffith Stadium. Here he's
shown—with the inevitable cigar, to be sure—enjoying yesterday's victory
over the Yankees even to the extent of a “boo" And arguing over some
decision with him is Senator Tom Connally, while behind them are, left
to right, Senators Bennett Champ Clark and Warren R. Austin.
—Wide World and Copyright, A. P. Wirephotos.
Former Olympic figure’s ring hopes blasted! Abe Simon, 254
pound Richmond Hill, N. Y., giant, standing over Jack Torrence, 253
pound Baton Rouge, La., athlete, who represented the U. S. in the
1936 games at Berlin, after snapping the latter’s boxing aspirations
by applying a kayo in the second round of their bout at New York
F'riday night. The third man in the ring is Referee Arthur Donovan,
a veritable pygmy in comparison to the gargantuan gladiators.
HELPED BY GIANTS
Big Score Made for Hurler
as He Wins 18th in Row.
Foxx Homers in Debut.
BY SID FEDER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.
CARL HUBBELL woke up this
morning and pinched himself
to make sure he wasn't
dreaming.
Even after sleeping on it, "King
Carl" just couldn’t believe his New
York Giants mates had given him all
those runs in yesterday's 11-2 wallop
ing of the “hated" Brooklyn Dodgers.
And New York's diamond faithful,
awaiting the scheduled 1937 debut ap
pearance of Joe Di Maggio in the
Yankees’ line-up today, had to check
and double-check the box score before
they could figure out how Bill Terry's
troupe went out and piled up that
many tallies for Hub.
It’s been done, but rarely before for
the great left-hander. Ordinarily, the
National League champions give Carl
a couple of runs, more or less, and
then tell him, in effect, "well, it’s up
to you now, boy.'* They’ve been doing
It for years.
Long Hits Back Hubbell.
F TSUALLY, those few runs are
enough. In 1936, Carl won 16
straight, yet his mates backed him up
with an average of only about four
runs per game in his 35 appearances.
In 1935, they did about the same, and
they went over that figure on him only
once in 1934.
Hubbell’s victory yesterday was his
second in a row this year, boosting
his consecutive game streak in league
competition to 18. For the second
straight day the revamped Giant line
up snapped out of its batting slump.
Mel Ott hammered his third homer of
the year, and three other mates fol
lowed suit. One of them was a pinch
four-bagger with the bases loaded by
Jim Ripple, which probably earned
that youngster the regular center field
assignment.
Hubbell allowed seven hits and
j fanned nine batters, but, despite his
fine performance, was unable to catch
up to his noted National League rival,
Dizzy Dean. The "Great One” posted
victory No. 3 for the year for the
Cardinals, treating himself to a five
hitter at the expense of the Cincin
nati Reds and finishing on top, 7-1,
with the aid of Johnny Mize's second
homer.
Buck No Longer “Cousin.”
rPHE Yankees not only saw their five
game winning streak come to an
end with a 4-1 whipping at the hands
of the Nationals, but discovered also
that Buck Newsom is no longer their
“cousin.” Buck, who was easy for the
swat squad all last year, handcuffed
them with five hits all the way.
The Pirates worked a triple play but
lost to Chicago’s Cubs, 7-2, One of
the Boston Bees’ "old” rookies, Jim
Turner, turned in a six-hitter for a
10-2 win over the Phillies, who came
to terms finally with their holdout first
baseman, Dolph Camilli.
Jimmy Foxx, making his first 1937
appearance, and fully recovered from a
sinus infection, immediately picked up
his round-trip bat and banged a homer
out of the lot as the Red Sox belted
the Athletics, 15-5. The Tigers went 10
innings to nose out Cleveland’s In
dians. 4-2, and the St. Louis Browns
and Chicago White Sox were rained
out.
Homer Standings
Bt the Associated Press.
Homers yesterday: Manush,
Dodgers, 1; Mancuso, Giants, l;
Ott, Giants. 1; Ripple, Giants, 1;
J. Moore, Giants, 1: V. Di Maggio,
i Bees, 1; Norris, Phillies, 1; Mize,
Cardinals. 1: Parker, Athletics, 1;
W. Ferrell, Red Sox, 1; Foxx, Red
Sox. 1.
The leaders: Ott, Giants, 3: R.
Johnson, Athletics, 3; Mize, Car
dinals. 2; Manush, Dodgers, 2;
Walker, Tigers, 2; Whitehead,
Giants, 3.
League totals: National, 37;
American, 21; total, 48.
A
“POPP/ NG
The Man W ho Stands Alone.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HILADELPHIA, Pa., May 1.—Charles Herbert Ruffing is the undisputed
winner of base ball's annual holdoutathon. Even Philadelphia has
conceded victory. Up until a comparatively few hours ago the Phillies
had a nominee who was running neck-and-neck with Ruffing but, in
the end, Candidate Dolf Camilli swallowed his pride and agreed to ■work two
hours a day and six months a year for a measly stipend of $11,000.
I don't know what Camilli proved by sulking in California but he at
least showed he was smarter than Charley the Red by eventually agreeing to
terms. The Associated Press quoted Ruffing as wyly considering semi-pro
offers, which is the best he can do in a base ball way unless the Yankees take
him off the ineligible list and either sign or trade him. The doors of organ
ized ball are barred to him while he is a holdout.
Ruffing is further quoted as guessing he "would accept one of several
semi-pro offers." This strikes you as a late time to be guessing. If Charley is
so well on tnat ne can spurn sia.uuu—*.
which was the original Yankee con
tract figure—he ought to be financial
ly able to spurn a Summer of semi-pro
ball.
There isn't a veteran major
leaguer extant—and Ruffing cer
tainly is a veteran—who doesn't
shudder at the thought of play
ing minor league teams in ex
hibition games. Even high-class
minor league teams.
They fear ‘'rockpUes,’' which is
their name for a bush league diamond.
They fear pitches at their heads. And
the pitchers i Ruffing comes into this
category, too), wiUingly would rather
face a batting order of well-known
major leaguers than unknown minor
leaguers, or even semi-pros.
They know what to throw Gehringer
and Simmons and Stone. But the high,
inside pitch that might bother a cer
tain big leaguer might well come back
through the box and carry the
pitcher’s right leg along with it to
center field.
All for $500 Difference.
'T'HIS is the specter which faces
A Ruffing now, unless he is reprieved
by the Yankee front office. For
weeks, while Charley the Red appar
ently was sitting unconcernedly in
Chicago, his holdout has made talk
among big league ball players. Now
it is to be wondered if he still is sit
ting unconcernedly. The A. P. story
doesn’t indicate it.
There have been holdouts as long
and longer than Ruffing’s. There was
Ed Roush, who stayed out of base ball
a full year. But certainly there are
none that impress you at first blush
as being as peculiar a holdout.
First, Ruffing asked for an
extra $1,000 for hit pinch-hitting
_
AUSTRALIAN NETMEN
LOOK TO U. S. MATCH
Near Victory in Zone Contest
With Mexicans After Taking
Two Singles Tilts.
Bj the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, ivlay I.—Needing
A A only one more match to qualify
for the American zone final, Austra
lia’s Davis Cup tennis players already
had begun to turn their thoughts to
ward the grass courts of Forest Hills
today, where they expect to meet the
American team late this month.
They virtually clinched their final
place yesterday when Adrian Quist tfnd
Vivian McGrath won the opening sin
gles matches to lead Mexico, 2-0, in
the first-round series. Today Quist
and the team’s “veteran,” 29-year-old
Jack Crawford, were slated to oppose
Alfonso Unda and Daniel Hernandez
in the doubles, with an Austrilan vic
tory regarded as a certainty.
Although Quist had little trouble
beating Esteben Reyes yesterday, 6—3,
6—1, 6—3, the 7,300-foot altitude ob
viously bothered him and he didn’t
show much of the fiery net play he
had displayed in practice. The 23
year-old, bespectacled Reyes, once a
ball-boy, almost beat himself by his
erratic streaks.
prowess. The Yanks stuck to
their original $15,000 offer.
Then it was reported that Red was
willing to compromise and sign for
$15,500. The Yanks refused to com
promise. As a matter of fact, if Ruff
ing signs now he probably will do so
at $12,000, for Col. Jacob Ruppert has
made it quite emphatic that he has
withdrawn the $3,000 increase over
Ruffing's 1936 salary.
Ruppert Reported Still Stubborn.
'J'HERE are some ball players who
believe that Ruffing has a good
argument in demanding an extra $1,
000 for his pinch-hitting. These,
however, are in the minority. There
are some who believe that if Red
wanted $1,000 more he should have
demanded it on the strength of his
pitching prowess. But the majority
think that if Ruffing had any sense
he would do his pinch-hitting when
asked and in a for-tlie-good-of-the
team spirit.
If this sounds too quixotic for
hard-bitten ball players make
the most of it but, s’heip me, it’s
a truth.
Before the Yanks left Washington
yesterday one of the better newspaper
boys traveling with the club declared
that Ruppert was as stubborn as ever
regarding Ruffing. “As a matter of
fact,” he added, "I believe Joe Mc
Carthy Is going to try to dig up some
body to fill Ruffing's place.
“I think McCarthy figures it this
way. Gomez is the only standout
pitcher on his club—that is. Gomez
when he’s right. Lefty, after all, is
a guy who figures to win a lot of
games regardless of what kind of a
team is behfnd him. But the rest
are just average pitchers, including
Ruffing.
‘Why, we figured it out last
year and the Yanks averaged
nine runs per game for Monte
Pearson when he pitched. Who
couldn't win with the help of
that power?
“McCarthy knows Ruffing isn’t a
great pitcher. Maybe guys like Wicker
and Broaca can take up the slack and
come through if given a chance. After
all, look at Hadley’s record of 12-4
last year. He isn't that good a pitcher.
Everybody knows that. Neither is Pat
Malone and he had 14-4.”
Would Get Cool Reception.
^TERTAINLY the Yank showing to
date has not been favorable to
Ruffing. In between dropping the
opener to the Nats and that 4-1 de
cision yesterday the Rupperts took five
in a row to grab the league lead and
compile the longest Winning streak of
the year so far.
That wouldn’t indicate Ruffing is
needed, nor would the pitching of
Kemp Wicker yesterday in Washing
ton. The Griffis banged Kemp around
in the first two innings but after he
got his bearings he was unhlttable.
Maybe he’ll be a big help.
If Ruffing and the Yanks do
come to terms, and it always is
possible, Red is assured of a cool
reception from the boys whom
he helped to win the pennant
last year.
They can't figure a guy who would
hold out for $500 and yet be so balky
as to lose 700 bucks—his loss to date
—in salary. Patience in Ruffing has
been lost in the Yankee dugout, where
there is marvelous spirit.
There isn’t any overconfidence on
the Yank club. If there was any
danger Ruffing removed it. But, in
stead, is a great fighting spirit. They
want to win without Ruffing now and,
In doing so, prove what a great club
can do when a cog falls down.
DM AT PLATE
Walker Leads Major League
Stick Parade With .593.
Travis Among Stars.
Br the Assoclattd Press.
NEW YORK, May 1.—They’ve
been laughing at Gerry
WalkeT's antics for so long
that folks just can’t believe
the Detroit Tiger outfielder is leading
the big league batting parade.
But there it is in black and white.
Gerry, the ‘gag man" of Mickey7
Cochrane's troupe, is hitting a neat
.593 today after the first half dozen
games, 13 points in front of his near
est American League rival, Rick Fer
rell of the Boston Red Sox.
Waner Keeps Old Pare.
J-£E HAS clubbed out 16 hits in 27
times at bat, more safe blows
than any other big league player at
the moment.
Over in the National League, Pitts
burgh’s Paul Waner. the 1936 cham
pion, is picking up where he left off
last year. Through the first seven
games, he has collected 14 hits in 29
chances for a .483 mark to set the
pace, with Frank Demaree of the
Cubs chasing him, 13 points away.
Ducky Medwick, Waners closest
rival last year, slipped in yesterday's
; game, going hitless in four chances,
but nevertheless held third place.
White Sox Place Three.
1 gIG surprise of the American
League early season race, outside
of Walker, are the Yankees. "Mur
derers' row,” which was expected to
continue Its clouting runaway of last
year, failed to place a man in the
first 10 in the opening round-up of
the season. The Chicago White Sox,
with 3 hitters in the first 10, were
leading all other clubs. In the Na
tional League, the Cubs, Cards and
Phillies each had 3 men among the
first 10.
Standings of the first 10 in «ach
league through Friday games:
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Player. Team. G. A B. R. H Pet.
Walker. Detroit ._ 8 2 7 8 lti .5143
j R. Ferrell. Boston.. 5 1!4 4 11 .579
Cronin, Boston . 5 24 5 12 .500
Sewell. Chicago 0 20 3 lo .500
Travis. Washington 5 18 1 8 .500
Bonura. Chicago 0 2*i 0 12 .402
1 Lary. Cleveland . 7 31 10 14 .452
Trosky. Cleveland.. 7 29 3 12 .414
Clift, St. Louis . 7 27 3 11 .407
i Walker, Chicago 0 25 7 10 .400
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
P Waner. Piltsb'gh 7 29 7 14 .483
Demaree. Chicago 8 32 0 15 .409
Medwick. St. Louis. 8 34 8 15 .441
Cuccinello. Boston 9 32 0 14 .438
Brack. Brooklyn 7 28 0 12 .429
Whitney. Philaphia 0 18 2 7 .389
Hack. Chicago . . 8 31 4 12 .387
A.rnovich. Phil'phia 8 34 4 13 .382
S. Martin. St. Louia 8 29 8 11 .379
Bartell, Newr York 7 29 8 11 .379
I -
Keller, in Showdown, Fails
to Prove “Kickback” Case
Against Ahearn.
OCAL boxing today resumed its
normal course, cleared of all so
called charges which resulted In
an investigation of all angles of
the fight game here. Matchmaker
Goldie Ahearn, accused of taking kick
backs from Benny Keller, a second,
was exonerated when Keller failed to
produce witnesses before the Boxing
Commission to substantiate his state
ment that he had paid Ahearn $5 on
three different occasions for booking
his fighters.
The investigation revealed numerous
flaws in the rules and regulations of
the boxing code, however, and changes
designed to remedy the various situa
tions wil be recommended by the Box
ing Board to the District Commission
ers for approval.
No charges or evidence were present
ed to the commission which would re
flect in any way on the conduct or in
tegrity of the bouts themselves, and
that body is convinced boxing, as con
ducted in the District, is above re
proach.
Major Leaders
By the Associated P: ess.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Batting—Walker. Tigers. .593; R.
Ferrell. Red Sox. .579
Runs—Lary. Indians. 10; Walker.
Tigers. H
Runs batted in—Averill. Indians,
and Cronin Red Sox lu each.
Hits—Walker. Tigers. 10, Lary. In
dians. 14.
Doubles—Cronin. Red Sox: Lary. In
dians. and Bell. Browns 5 each.
Triples—Selkirk. Yankees. Stone and
Travis Senators. Rosenthal. W’hite
Sox. 2 each.
Home runs—Johnson. Athletics. 3; !
Walker Tigers. 2.
Stolen bases—Pytlak. Indians. 3;
Soiters. Browns: Lary. Indians; Werber.
Athletics. 2 each
Pitching—Williams. Athletics: Law
aon. Tigers: Stratton. White Soxt 2-0.
each.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Batting—P. Waner. Piratea. .483;
Demaree. Cubs. 409.
Runs—Bordagaray. Cardinals 10;
Bartell Giants Mize. Medwick and 6.
Martin Cardinals. 8 each
Runs batted in—Mize. Cardinals. 10;
Bordagaray. Cardinals. 8
Hits—Demaree. Cubs, and Medwick.
Cardinals. 15 each
Doubles—Medwick. Cardinals 6; Ar
novich Phillies 5.
Triples—Chiozza. Giants. 2 (18
others tied with 1 >
Home runs—Ott Giants 3; Manush.
Dodger^ Whitehead. Giants, and Mize.
Cardinals. 2 each
Stolen bases—J. Martin Cardinals.
4 Bordagaray. Cardinals 3.
Pitching—J Dean Cardinals. 3-0;
Hubbell. Giants, and Warneke. Car
dinals. 2-0 each.
JOHN SHOOTS
FOR CLEAN SLATE
Victory Today Would Send
Him to Derby Unbeaten
in 1937 Campaign.
Bt the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 1.—Jerome H.
Louchheim's Pompoon was to
wind up his pre-derby cam
paign today as the favorite to
| win the mile and 70 yards of the $20,
000 Wood Memorial at Jamaica.
Eleven other 3-year-olds, eight of
which are eligible for next Saturday’s
renewal of the Kentucky classic, were
entered in the stake, but the son of
Pompey was the odds-cm choice to
win his second straight victory and
depart for Churchill Downs with a
clean slate for the year.
Pompoon Alone Committed.
pOMPOON is the only one of the
A dozen definitely committed to start
in the derby. On their showing today
depends whether the others will make
the long trip in quest of victory in
America’s most famous horse race.
Chicolorado, winner of two straight
j races for Mrs. Payne Whitney’s Green
* tree Stable, Julia M. Loft's Mosawtre
and W. A. Carter's Clodion shape up
as the ones most likely to make a
showing that would warrant the trip.
The former was held at 10 to 1 in the
pre-race figures, while Mosawtre, with
Up and Doing as running mate, and
Clodion were quoted at 8 to 1.
Pom poo n Is Consistent.
T^ONE of the trio appears to be ea
^ ^ pable of offering Pompoon a seri
ous argument, however. The son of
Pompey came from behind to win the
6 furlongs of the Paumonok Handi
cap 10 days ago and since then has
turned in several brilliant workouts.
C. F. (Danny) Clark, veteran trainer,
1 looks for his charge to better the track
record of 1:41% set 12 years ago by
the 4-year-old Sting.
Completing the field are Melodist
from the Wheatley Stable and John
Hay Whitney's Flying Scot, Marshall
Field's Sir Damion, W. H. Gallagher’s
Rudie, Alvin Untermyer’s Gurka, J.
W. Brown’s Jewell Dorsett and Merry
Maker, owned jointly by Willie Shea
and Miss E. G. Rand. All except Fly
ing Scot, Rudie and Jewell Dorsett
and eligible for the Derby.
Bryan Field was to describe the
Wood Memorial race for radio listen
ers, with the broadcast heard locally
through WOL, beginning at 2:30.
Varied Sports
COLLEGE BASE BALL.
Loyola (Md.), 9; Catholic Univer
sity. 7.
West Virginia. 7: Marietta. 3.
Nebraska, 7: Kansas. 2.
Missouri. 3; Iowa State. I.
Virginia, 7: North Carolina. T (dark
ness)
Marshall. 2: Ohio Wesleyan. 1.
Miami. 4, Cincinnati. 3.
ViUanova. 9: Cornell. 3 , .
Michigan. 12: Michigan Normal. S.
Western Kentucky. 8: Vanderbilt, f.
RiehmondT 6; Virginia Tech. 3. _ ,
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YANK NETMEN OUT
Budge and Mako Favored to
Beat Japanese Pair in
Davis Cup Match.
&T the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 1.—Tri
umphant in the two opening
singles matches, the United
States pinned Datris Cup hopes
on its championship doubles team to
defeat Japan today in the first round
zone eliminations and clinch the
match.
Don Budge of Oakland, first ranking
player of the country, and his running
mate, Gene Mako, University of
Southern California star, were over
whelming favorites to turn back Ja- I
pan's Jiro Yamagishi and Fumiteru
Nakano.
Victory in the team match would ;
put the Americans into the North I
American zone finals, probably against
Australia, thus making the play of
Sunday's two concluding singles event
only a formality.
Budge’s Edge Surprises.
JJUDGE fired the opening shots of
yesterday's double win by defeat
ing Nakano, fifth ranking Japanese
player, in straight sets, 6—1, 6—1,
6—0.
Frankie Parker, chop-stroke artist
from Milwaukee, made it a first-day
sweep with an upset victory over Jiro
Yamagishi. Japan’s captain. The
scores were 6—3, 2—6, 8—6. 6—1.
Decidedly off form during practice.
Budge won in far more decisive fash
ion than anticipated. He showed
flashes of championship caliber and
bore down in the pinches.
The Japanese college student con
tributed considerably to his own de
feat by repeatedly driving the ball out
side the court or into the net.
Yamaglshi Is Erratic.
helped eliminate him
self by commission of many
errors.
The Oriental star almost doubled ths
number of “out" and net balls charged
against Parker. Comparatively, the
Japanese scored four times as many
points as his American rival.
Parker's almost monotonous returns
paved the way for the ultimate result.
Long rallies marked the contest.
They were at deuce eight times In the
sixth game for the third set. With a
2-1 advantage in the fourth and final
set. Parker broke through Yamagishi’s
service to win the fourth game. Parker
then ran out the next three games
to end it.
Tideo Nishimura, third man on the
Japanese team and pre-series choice
to participate in the doubles, was re
placed by Nakano after developing a
sore arm during practice.
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ANOTHER FOR WOODWARD.
Behind the effective hurling of Artie
Saunders, who struck out six men,
Woodward School turned in its fourth
straight base ball victory yesterday,
trimming Landon, 12-0, on the Landon
■ diamond.
League Statistics
AMERICAN.
W. L. Pet. OB.
New York_6 2 .714
Detroit _4 2 .887 *4
Cleveland_ 4 3 .671 1
Boston _ 3 2 .800 1
Chicago _ 3 3 .600 IV,
Philadelphia_ 3 3 .500 1*4
St. Louis _2 5 .288 3
WASHINGTON _2 6 .260
RESULTS YESTERDAY.
Washington. 4: New York. 1.
Boston. 16: Philadelphia, 6.
Detroit. 4; Cleveland. 2.
8t. Louis-Chicago. rain.
GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
Wash, at Phila.. 2. Wash at Phila., 2.
Cleve. at St. Louis. Cleve. at St. Louis.
Chicago at Detroit. Chicago at Detroit.
Boston at New York. Boston at New York.
NATIONAL.
W. L. Pet. GB.
St. Louis _ 7 1 .875
Pittsburgh _5 2 .714 1*2
New York _5 2 .714 1*4
Philadelphia _ 4 4 .500 'A
Boston _ 4 6 .444 3*4
Brooklyn _ 3 5 .376 4
Cincinnati _2 5 .2*8 4*4
Chicago _ - - 2 6 .160 5
RESULTS YESTERDAY.
St, Louis. 7: Cincinnati. 1.
New York. 11: Brooklyn. 1.
Boston. 10: Philadelphia. 2.
Chicago. 7: Pittsburgh. 2.
GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
St. L. ,t Chicago, St. at Chicago.
N. Y. at Boaton. N. Y. at Boston.
Pitta!' CtottBSiSt 5lU». at* <^nc?an!Kl.
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No Boxing Scheduled for
Several Days—Jim Near
Best Ring Weight.
By the Associated Press.
GRAND BEACH. Mich., May 1.
—Hoping that legal obataclea
to his battle with Joe Louis
would be hurdled, James J.
Braddock plunged into an active
training grind today in a permanent
camp on the wooded shores of Lake
Michigan.
The world heavyweight champion
planned to put on his heavy work
shoes, sweaters and old trousers, and
cover from five to six mile6 daily over
the woodland trails and roads. He
figures he needs a lot of running to
strengthen his legs and sharpen his
wind and will do as much road work,
his favorite training routine, as pos
sible.
Tent tor Rainy Days.
g PADDOCK will do no boxing until
the middle of next week when his
outdoor ring and punching bag plat
forms will be completed. On rainy
days he will work In a small-sized
circus tent.
Since starting light training three
weeks ago Braddock has knocked off
six pounds from his trim frame. He
now scales 199 pounds, only seven over
his best fighting weight. He plans
to condition himself carefully and
gradually under the watchful eye of
Trainer Robb Lippman.
Braddock Is quartered in a 60-room
inn with his trainer and sparring
mates, Charley Massera of Pittsburgh
and Jack McCarthy of Boston. The
hotel is part of a 1,400-acre $3,000,000
vacation property, rolling and wooded,
with a 3’i-mile stretch of beach.
Visits Veterans’ Hospital.
gRADDOCK arrived to camp last
evening after a 65-mile drive from
Chicago in a downpour. He had spent
the afternoon cheering up 1,700 World
War patients in a Government hospital
near Chicago. It rained nearly all
night, but the Spring freshness at the
countryside was a welcome relief to
the champion after having been forced
to confine his activities to gymnasium
work in Chicago.
The champion will spend the next
three weeks in comparative seclusion
In his camp In the woods, a half mile
off the highway. The vacation spot
will not be open to the public until
late this month. To assure privacy, a
State trooper will be stationed at the
entrance of the camp.
Dots and Dashes of Camp.
gRADDOCK plans to hit the hay
nightly not later than 10 o’clock
... He loves his hay .. . Playing card*
forms his chief amusement in the
evening with occasional twirls of the
radio for favorite programs ... the
camp is about 2 miles from New Buf
falo, Mich., and 5 miles from Michi
gan City, Ind. ... His chef is a Ger
man and wants Braddock to fight
Louis instead of Max Schmellng . . .
Manager Joe Gould returned to New
York to await the decision of »deral
Judge Fake in Newark, N. J„ expected
Monday . . . Judge Fake is considering
the application of the Madison Square
Garden Corp. for an injunction to
prevent the Braddock-Lewis bout set
for Chicago June 22 ... a Chicago
! police captain, Harry O'Connell, has
been acting as body guard for the
■ champion .. . they are close friends.
Minor Leagues
International.
Buffalo, 4: Newark, 3.
Jersey City, 4; Toronto, 1.
Montreal, 5; Baltimore, 3.
Syracuse, 3; Rochester, 3.
American Association.
Milwaukee, 6; Kansas City, 5.
Louisville, 4; Indianapolis, 0.
Columbus, 3; Toledo, 2.
Pacific Coast.
Oakland. 4; San Diego, S.
San Francisco, 6; Portland, 3.
Los Angeles, 4; Seattle, 3.
Sacramento, 8; Missions, 8.
Southern Association.
All games postponed, rain.
Texas.
Fort Worth, 8; Beaumont, 3.
San Antonio, 12; Dallas, 2.
Tulsa, 5; Houston, 0.
Galveston, 5-2; Oklahoma City,
4-1.
New York-Pennsylvania.
Wilkes-Barre, 7; Scranton, 3.
Trenton, 7; Hazleton, 8.
Binghamton, 4; Albany, 0.
Elmira, 10; Williamsport, 8.
Piedmont.
Rocky Mount, 8; Winston
Salem, 1.
Charlotte, 8; Norfolk, I.
Asheville, 5; Richmond, 4.
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY.
Base Ball.
Washington at Philadelphia, 1.
Georgetown vs. Maryland, Col
lege Park, 3.
Catholic University vs. Western
Maryland, Westminster.
Track.
Maryland Interscholastic meet,
Byrd Stadium, College Park, 13.
Maryland vs. William and Mary,
Byrd Stadium. College Park, 13:30.
Maryland Proeh vs. Navy Plebee,
Annapolis.
Catholic University va Wake
Forest, Wake Forest.
Randolph-Macon va Oallaudet,
Kendall Green, 2.
Steeplechase Meet.
Virginia Gold Cup Association,',';
six races, Warrenton, Va., 2:30.
Lacrosse.
Syracuse vs. Maryland, Byrd Sta
dium, College Park, 4.
Tennis.
Tech High vs. Maryland Frosh,
College Park, 10.
Catholic University vs. Maryland,
College Park, 1.
Goir