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WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, MAY 31, 1037. --
West Holds No Terror for Nats : Big-Timers Clash at City Net
Sabbath Sports Lure Thousands of Participants and Spectators to Play Fields in Shadow of Monument
Miniature sailboating on Re
flecting Pool interests devotees.
Pictured from front to rear are
Donnie, Patricia and Frankie
Govan, while Frank Lippincott is
holding his daughter, Joyce.
- *
Regular attendants at the ball games played
on the “back yard of the White House’’ are these
four fair fans, from left to right. Evelyn
Schaefer, Violet Wheatley, Mrs. Frank Hickman
and Lillian Wheatley at the Sergt. Jasper vs.
Bunker Hill game.
Panorama of the huge throng that witnessed the battle yesterday be
tween the Fort Stevens and Costello Post teams, which was won by the latter,
and (above) one of a group of comely cyclists that can be seen every Sunday
pedaling about the parkways in the search for health, happiness—and
slimmer figures,
__-—Star Staff Photos.
Harold Steffe of the Procurement team and
something of a strikeout specialist demon
strates the slab form he employs for his hard,
high one for the benefit of his 3'2-year-old
admirer, Patricia Chambers—and the photog
rapher.
Just a section of a crowd typical of those
attracted to the Ellipse every Sunday and holi- •
day to see the amateurs go through their paces.
These spectators pay nothing to see these com
bats or indulge in the hearty rooting induced by
the spirited play.
ALL FOES FAULTY
ON PLAY TO DATE
Club Tours After Tussles
With A's—Bosox Humbled
by Appleton.
BY FRANCIS E. STAX.
THE Nats blew into town again
today and prepared to blow
right out again after a tradi
tional Memorial day celebra
tion against the Athletics in Grif
fith Stadium. They return and thence
head westward with no definite as
surance of functioning more smoothly,
but at least with the know-ledge that
most of their forthcoming rivals are
faring no better.
The A's, slated to ride into the
stadium for a double-header today, are
not the onrushing youngsters of a
couple weeks ago. His pitchers fal
tering, Connie Mack has watched his
surprises of April and early May
wilt and drop from the lead into the
second division. In Detroit, first
stop of the Griffs in the West, there
Is no joy, with Mickey Cochrane
still bedridden In a hospital.
The Indians, after a brief spurt
recently, have settled back to a dan
gerously close to .500 pace again
end the White Sox, like the Nats,
have yet to untrack themselves.
And even in the Griffs’ darkest hours
the Browns have struck no fear.
Appleton Shows New Promise.
pETE APPLETON, who had been
chained in the doghouse ever
Since the campaign opened, enjoyed
new eclat today as the Nats piled
out of their Pullman berths tflis
morning after a Boston invasion that
was something less than successful.
That it was not a complete flop was
due to Pietro, who finally broke the
ice and not only went the route but
won in convincing fashion. It was
his first victory of the year as a
starting pitcher and the Griffs opti
mistically saw fit to interpret Pete’s
ll-to-4 victory in Boston yesterday
as a harbinger of better times.
There is a reasonable vein run
ning through this optimism if only
because the dope sheet on Appleton
as a major leaguer reveals that it
was not until this time a year ago
that Pete came into his own and
pitched the most effective ball of
any Washington hurler. He fig
ures, with his sharp-breaking curve,
to be a great Spring pitcher, but not
until June of 1936 did he help the
Nats and this may be the case again.
At any rate, with Pete holding one
win as a starter under his belt, Wash
ington's chances of climbing out of
seventh place appear notably better.
Bolton Rejoins Griffs.
their return home today the
* Nats fell heir to a fourth mem
ber of the catching staff in Clif Bol
ton, who came out of another retire
ment last Saturday and reported to
Owner Clark Griffith. Plans call for
Clif to be carried on the Western
swung, but beyond this the vision of
all except possibly Griffith and Man
ager Bucky Harris fades.
Luck seems to be playing into Clifs
hands, however, and not f j most
surprising development would be Bol
ton's winning the regular catching
Job, after all. With the exception of
Shanty Hogan the bolting Tarheel
probably can receive and throw as
well as either of the others, who, of
course, are Walter Millies and Rookie
1 lilt Gray. And Clif, although his
big league batting record doesn't shout
the rating out loud, is acknowledged
bv base ball men as a far more dan
(See STAN, Page A-17.)
Griffs’ Records
BATTING.
, O. AB. R. H. 2b. 3b. HR. RBI. Pc.
Link*.. 9 12 3 6 0 0 0 0 .600
Btone.. 34 130 19 43 9 5 1 23 .331
Travis.. 14 37 5 12 1 2 0 3 .324
Myer .. 3! 110 12 35 6 4 0 14 .318
Bluege.. 27 92 9 2R 4 2 1 12 283
Lewis . 35 153 23 43 9 0 2 13 .281
Appleton 9 18150100 .278
Kuhel 35 14! IS 38 7 7 1 15 .270
Hil! . 10 40 12 12 1 1 ] 1 .201
Mihallc 10 23 2 0 0 0 0 2 °01
Chapm'n 27 97 18 25 4 1 0 11 .258
Simmons 34 138 17 34 7 3 3 °0 °40
Millies 18 57 4 14 4 0 0 10 '240
Bington . 14 25 4 0 2 0 0 0 °4o
Fischei 4 9 1 2 1 0 0 1 .222
Cascar'lla 0 6010000.107
Hogan 11 35 2 5 1 0 0 1 143
Newsom 11 22 2 3 o o ] ] i:so
Weaver— 7 10 1 2 0 O o 0 .105
De Shung 91821 0001 050
Gray .2 ooooooo .ooo
Cohen... 7 1000000 .000
PITCHING.
G. H. BB SO. IP. GS. CG. W. L.
Fischer.. 4 19 0 9 2043 .3110
Weaver __ 7 50 22 11 6344 6 4 3 2
De Bhong. 9 49 37 29 0244 8 4 4 4
Linke __ 8 41 12 20 35 1 0 1 1
Newsom.. 9 07 43 37 01*4 8 3 3 4
Appleton 9 49 22 8 4744 5 3 3 0
Cascarells 0 32 15 6 20 3 1 0 3
Cohen... 7682 644 0000
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“POPPING
OFF"'3ra^
Fresh Fuel for the Flames.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
THE Bucky Harris-Eddie Collins sniffing feud, which had its origin back
in the days when Bucky was managing the Boston Red Sox and !
Eddie was supposed to be managing Harris, seems to be renewed with
fresh fuel on the flames. Bucky was dispatched to do more in Boston
than direct his Nationals over the week end. He was supposed to sound out
the Sox on a trade and apparently not much was accomplished because when
a Boston newspaper man interviewed him Bucky waxed sarcastic and deplored
the state of affairs when clubs like the Red Sox refused to deal while the
Yankees were running away with the pennant. A veiled anti-Collins vein
ran through the statements credited to Harris.
Mr. Collins did not see the late papers, said Mr. Collins, until yesterday
afternoon before the Red Sox and the Griffs played their final game. ‘‘I am
surprised," began Eddie, "to see that*
Kina oi a statement come trom Harris.
So Boston didn't want to trade, huh?
Well, I'll speak a few words now.
“We offered Harris a real
deal. The Red Sox offered two
regular players in a two-for
two trade. And what did
Washington do? Well, they
turned it down. And offered a
lot of junk instead.
“Up to now,” continued Eddie. “I
haven't cracked anything on a pos
sible deal, but if that's the comment
raised I want the truth out. We of
fered a perfectly reasonable deal—
two men needed by the Senators in
exchange for two men who might help
Boston. That is the set-up as it
stands now and don't let anybody tell
you differently.”
Millies Probably Best Catcher.
J^UMORS flew thick and fast while
the Griffs were in Boston. The
names of Rick Ferrell and Ben Chap
man and Fritz Ostermueller were
mentioned most prominently.
Nobody denied the consideration of
these names, but apparently there
was no Chapman-for-Ferrell-and Os
termueller deal seriously mentioned.
Collins refused to divulge the names
of players, but it is no secret that
Washington wants Catcher Farrell
and Boston wants Chapman.
The Nats, naturally, don’t
want to part with Chapman,
who probably is as good a ball
player as anybody on the club.
But there is, on the one hand,
a state of catching affairs that
is something less than satis
factory.
Walter Millies probably is the most
capable backstop of the quartet now
in uniform . . . for all-around pur
poses. Clif Bolton is a question
mark. Shanty Hogan's lack of abil
ity to move around has not pleased
his bosses and Milt Gray has not
shown himself to be much of a hitter
and thrower.
Ostermueller is one of those broken
pitching promises. He has been with
League Statistics
MONDAY. MAY 31. 1»37.
AMERICAN.
RESULTS YESTERDAY.
Washington. 11: Boston. 4.
New York. 13: Philadelphia, 1.
Detroit. IS; St. Louis, 3.
Chicago. 11; Cleveland. 6.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
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GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
Phila. at Wash. (2). 1:3°, Detroit at. Clev.
N^ Y. at Bos. 12) St. L. at Chicago.
Det. at Cleve. i2). Onlv e • m *
3t. L. at Chi. <2)_ scheduled.
NATIONAL.
RESULTS YESTERDAY.
Philadelphia. 0; New York. 3.
Boston. 11; Brooklyn. 4.
Pittsburgh. 7: St. Louis, 4
Chicago. 7; Cincinnati. 1.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
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GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
Brklyn at Y. (2). Brklyn. at N. Y.
Bps. at Phil a. (2». Boston at Phlla.
Pitts, at Cineln. <21. Only garnet ached.
Chicago at St. L. (2). tiled.
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the Bostons for four or five years and
despite a fast ball, as swift as any
body's. plus a sharp curve, he never
has been a winner.
De Sautels Clicks for Red Sox.
J_|ARRIS. who had him at Boston,
probably thinks Fritz could do
him some good, and there is logic in
this line of thought. Ostermueller
might be one of those pitchers who
needs new scenery to untrack himself.
Ferrell for some years gen
erally has been ranked 1-2-3 .
among American League catch
ers, but he has been out of the
game for some time now due to
a broken finger, and the Red
Sox have managed to go along
with even more success than
usual.
Until the Nats whipped them yes
terday they had marched steadily
into the first division and boasted
their longest winning streak—five in
a row—of any Yawkey-owned team.
Gene De Sautels, a former Detroit
catcher, filled Ferrell's shoes in fine
fashion.
This department's guess is that
Boston wants Chapman and Bolton
for Ostermueller and Rick Ferrell and
that nothing will be done in a hurry,
if at all. In the meantime Bucky
and Eddie are sniffing.
Trivia, Etc.
rpHE Nats seem to have the sign on
Joe Cronin . . . With a fine dis
regard for Joe's .400 batting average
the Washington pitchers, who couldn't
get anybody else out consistently, held
Cronin hitless during the entire three
game series in Boston . . . Joe went
”0 for 11.”
Pete Appleton, sorrowfully recalling
his twin failures to win a ball game
as starting pitcher and get a base hit,
said recently: "I guess when I get my
first hit I'll get my first win.”
. In Boston yesterday Pete sin
gled his first time at bat, drove
across two runs for a 2-0 lead,
and went on to win and collect
a triple and two more singles
. . . Pete drove across six runs
and scored another himself.
The Red Sox, In expressing willing
ness to trade Catcher Rick Ferrell,
apparently have no serious pennant
ideas . . . they would be content to
get Chapman from the Nats and wait
until either Skeets Dickey or George
Peacock, catching in the minors, de
velop.
TEXAS.
Tulsa. 12; Dallas, 8.
Oklahoma City. 4-;i; Fort Worth, 6-1.
San Antonio. IT: Houston. 4.
Beaumont. 8-4; Galveston. 3-1.
Pete Produces
WASHINGTON. AB. R. H. O. A. E
Chapman, cl _5 0 2 10 0
Lewis. 3b _ 5 0 2 1 3 0
Myer. 2b _fi 0 1 8 4 1
Sington. rf _ 5 2 1 1 0 o
Simmons, if _fi 3 2 fi O O
Kuhel. lb _3 2 1 » O O
Travis, ss _3 2 1 0 fi O
Millies, c _6 10 1 10
Appleton, p _ 6 1 4 0 0 0
Totals _43 11 14 27 14 1
BOSTON. AB. R. H. O. A. E.
Mills, If_ 4 1 2 2 0 0
Gaffke. rf _4(tlono
Cramer, cf _ 4 0 1 3 0 0
Almada, cf _ 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cronin, ss _ 4 0 0 3 6 0
Foxx. lb _ 2 2 1 9 3 0
McNair, 2b _2 113 3 1
Doerr. 2b _ 1 0 0 0 0 0
Higgins, 3b _ 3 0 0 0 2 1
MeliUo. 3b_ 1 0 0 0 0 0
De Sautels. e_ 2 0 0 3 0 0
Berg, c _2 0 11 0 0
Ostermueller, p_ 0 0 0 2 1 0
Olson, p - 2 0 0 1 2 0
Totals _31 4 7 27 10 "~2
Washington _ 024 003 020—11
Boston ..._ 020 001 100— 4
Runs batted in—Appleton (0), Travis
t2). Kuhel 12). Chapman. Foxx. Mills.
McNair. De Sautels. Two-base hits—Sing
ton. Simmons. Travis. McNair. Three
base hits—Kuhel. Appleton. Home runs—
Mills, Foxx. Double plays—Travis to
Myer to Kuhel (2). Lewis to Myer to
Kuhel. Left on bases—Washington. 12;
Boston, 4. Bases on balls—Off Appleton,
3: off Ostermueller. 3; oil Olson. 3.
Strikeouts—By Appleton, 1: by Oster
mueller, 1; by Olson, 2. Hits—Off Oster
mueller. 7 in 3 innings fnone out in 4th);
off Olson, 7 in 6 innings. Hit by pitcher
—Bv Appleton, McNair; by Ostermueller.
Lewis. Wild pitch—Appleton. Losing
pitcher—Ostermueller. Umpires—Messrs.
Owens and Ormsby. Time of game—2:01.
Attendance—18.6M»
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TRACK FANS LEFT
Sefton, Meadows, Woodruff
Provide Thrills—Two
Big Meets Tonight.
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 31.—'Two pole
vaulters who approach the
awesome mark of 15 feet, a
quarter-miler who indiffer
ently runs a 47-second 440, a relay
team caught in 3:12.3 for the mile and
a new,' 220-yard low-hurdles record
have left track fans, especially those
statistically minded, gasping for
breath.
Along with these individual feats,
Saturday, went two of the closest team
competitions the intercollegiate
A. A. A. A. end the Pacific Coast Con
ference championships ever have wit
nessed. And to top it off there was
the threat of even better things to
come with sophomore stars hogging
most of the cheers.
Sefton and Meadows Soar.
gILL SEFTON and Earl Meadows of
Southern California, the vaulters
who make the daring young man on
the flying trapeze resemble a bean
bag player, soared over the bar at 14
feet 11 inches in the coast meet,
breaking their own unofficial mark of
14 feet 8’2 inches and George Var
off's official record of 14 feet 6
inches.
The greatest Negro middle-distance
runner of track history, John Y.
Woodruff of Pittsburgh, is the chap
who can lope through a 47 quarter.
Old John turned the trick as half of
his work in giving Pitt the I. C. 4-A.
title by a half-point margin over
Columbia, 301 ^ points to 30. Wood
ruff also won the half in 1:52.1. His
quarter tied Billy Carr's intercollegiate
mark.
Trojans Win Title.
'J'HE relay mark was made by the
Washington State quartet, against
the world record of 3:12.6, made by
Stanford in 1931. Good as was the
time, 3:12.3, it did not push Wash
ington any nearer the coast cham
pionship than a 3:20 mile. South
ern California shaded Stanford, 55-54,
for the crown.
J. Hamilton Hucker of Cornell, a
winning young man behind an im
pressive monicker, cracked a 39-year
old intercollegiate record, twice
equaled, in winning the I. C. 4-A.
title for the 220-lows. Hucker's new
mark is 23.2, which eclipses A. C.
Kraenzlein's mark made for the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania in 1898.
LYNCH IS NAVY ACE
Missourian Only Middy to Gain
Three N Stars This Year.
ANNAPOLIS, May 31. —Frank
Lynch of Missouri, who plays tackle
on the Navy eleven and center on the
basket ball five, and who won firsts
in the shot and discus events against
the Army Saturday, is the only mid
shipman who scored three ‘‘N stars”
during the present academic year.
This award is given only to those
who take part in a victory over Army,
and the feat of scoring three in one
year has been accomplished but sel
dom by a midshipman. Buzz Borries
achieved it in 1935 by taking part in
winning foot ball, basket ball and
base ball games. ,
As the Navy lost the base ball game,
Bill Ingram did not win his fourth
”N star,” so that Lynch now is a
formidable rival for the Athletic As
sociation sword next year. It was
won by Ingram this year.
Sington’s Reward
Earned Here, Too
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.
“PREDDIE SINGTON DAY” at.
Griffith Stadium today found
the one-time foot ball great of Ala
bama not only due to be honored
as a minor league star, but battling
for a big league job.
Between the games with the
Athletics this afternoon Sington
was to be presented with the Sport
ing News Trophy, given in recogni
tion of Fred being named the most
valuable player in the Southern
Association last year. He led that
loop in batting with a .384 mark.
Fred, a reserve outfielder, also
was due to play at least one of the
games in place of Johnny Stone,
who still Is bothered with a pulled
leg muscle. In Boston the big
fellow did a good Job of subbing.
f\
/ \
Seem Keen Enough to Have
Beaten Australians at
Full Strength.
Br the Associated Press.
OREST HILLS, N. Y . May 31.—
American tennis followers still
have their fingers crossed to
day, so far as Davis Cup pros
pects for 1937 are concerned, but
there's no question that current hopes
have soared higher than in years as
a result of the rout of the Australians
in the latest international test for our
racquet-swinging youth.
With this afternoon's closing pair
of singles matches amounting to
nothing more than exhibitions, after
the third and deciding victory yes
terday by the doubles team of Don
Budge and Gene Mako, speculation
focused upon the European objectives.
Victory Is Impressive.
'T'HE fact that Australia was far
short of its full strength, due to
illness that put its ace. Adrian Quist,
out of competition, took considerable
glamour from America's one-sided
triumphs. Nevertheless, the play of
the red-headed Budge, together with
the successful debut of Bryan (Bitsy)
Grant in the Davis Cup "big time,”
was sufficiently impressive to warrant
optimism for the forthcoming Euro
pean campaign.
All hands expect Germany to be
the "team to beat.” The Teutons,
featuring Baron Gottfried von Cramm,
are favored to emerge as the European
zone finalists. They are rated stronger
opposition than the cup-holding Brit
ish, defending the trophy this year
without the great Fred Perry, who
turned professional last Winter.
“We feel this is our best opportu
nity in years to bring back the cup
from Europe,” said Walter L. Pate,
America's non-playing captain.
Regret Foe's Illness.
DATE expressed the general feeling
of American regret that the Aus
tralians were so badly handicapped
by illness that they could not put their
strongest team on the courts. Last
year with Quist in the line-up with
Jack Crawford, the Australians beat
America 3—2.
Rated off their two-day perform
ances. however, Budge and company
appeared strong enough to cope with
the Australians, even if the latter had
been at full strength. Against Craw
ford. Budge looked unbeatable and
there was rarely any doubt about the
doubles outcome as the red-head
paired with Mako to trounce Crawford
and Vivian McGrath yesterday, 7—5,
6—1, 8—6.
In today's competition, Budge was
bracketed with Jack Bromwich, 18
year-old substitute for Quist, in the
first match, at 1 p.m. <E. S. T.).
Grant winds up the series against
Crawford.
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY.
Base Ball.
Washington vs. Philadelphia (2),
Griffith Stadium, 1:30.
Track.
District A. A. U. meet, Byrd
Stadium, College Park, Md., 3.
Tennis.
City of Washington men's tourna
ment, Reservoir and Edgemoor
courts, 10-6.
Horse Show.
Army Relief, Fort Myer Gardens,
10.
Blue Ridge, Carter Hall estate,
Millwood, Va., 10.
TOMORROW.
Base Ball.
Roosevelt High vs. Mount St.
Joseph's, Baltimore, Md.
Eastern faculty vs. Tech faculty,
Eastern Stadium, 3.
Golf.
Middle Atlantic sectional quali
fying rounds for national open
championship, 9.
Tennis.
City of Washington men's tourna
ment, Reservoir and Edgemoor
courts, 5-7.
City of Washington women’s
doubles final, Edgemoor courts, 2.
WEDNESDAY.
Boxing.
Police benefit card, five 10-round
bouta, Ortffltb Stadium, 8:30.
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SPORTS;^
By BURTON HAWKINS
Goldie ahearn, local
matchmaker, was feather
weight champion of the
29th Division, National
Guard . . . Lou Gevinson, who
meets Johnny Pena on the police
card at Griffith Stadium Wednes
day night, now holds that title
. . . Goldie was a southpaw and so
is Lou . . . both are Jewish . . .
Lou arises each morning at 8
o'clock, reels off his road work,
eats, and then goes to work at the
Procurement Division of the Treas
ury.
Walter McCallum, The Star's
golf writer, is a former Chicago
public parks tennis champion . . .
Bob Tow's name is pronounced as
in how . . . not toe . . . There is
enough heat dissipated on the
average golf course each week bv
players to melt 5 or 6 tons of ice
and bring it to a boil . . . Some
body actually took the trouble to
figure it out.
If War Admiral wins the Bel
mont Stakes Saturday he will be
the third son of Man o’ War to do
it . . . American Flag and Cru
sader are the others . . . The old
fellow himself captured that race
in 1920 ... If you like long shots,
bet Catholic University will meet
Pittsburgh in foot ball in 1938 or
1939.
Duke's base ball team, which
captured the Southern Confer
ence title with a record of 22 vic
tories in 24 games, war rated by
Jack Combs as the finest collegiate
nine he ever coached . . . Mary
land finished in the runner-up
spot . . . Norment Quarles, the
fighter who meets Cowboy Howard
Scott on the police card, has an
11-week-old daughter . . . and
Scott has a 7-year-old daughter.
Ossie Stewart, Pittsburgh col
ored middleweight who clashes
with Tom Chester on the police
program, is a crack piano player
and tap dancer . . . and fairly tal
ented with his fists . . . Edward G.
Robinson, the movie tough guy,
may be here to present a trophy
to the winner of the Sandy Mc
Donald-Tow fight ... as publicity
for the flicker, "Kid Gallahad,"
which comes to the Earle Friday
and in which Robinson plays an
important role ... if he can't be
here. Lou Ambers, world light
weight champion, will award the
trophy.
A minute before post time Satur
day. Eddie Samoyden. Western
Union telegrapher, hopped to a
phone and placed a $4 bet on Lady
Cirek . . . which won at Charles
Town and paid $78 ... An impor
tant fight announcement will be
made after the police show fever
dies down.
St. Louis Hurlers Soundly
Pounded—Yankees Sweep
Series With A's.
BY SID FEDER.
Associated Press Sports Writer.
Frankie frisch now will lead
the chorus in those St. Louis
pitching blues.
Joining in with him and his
Gas House Gangsters will be those
betting boys who completely overlooked
the small matter of a pitching staff—
or lack of it—when they installed
the Cardinals as favorites for the
National League pennant.
The bucs landed on Ray Harrell
and three other assorted throwers
yesterday for 12 hits and a 7-4 win,
with Paul Waner leading the attack
to drop the Cards to fourth place.
Giants Take Count.
'T'HE Pirates strengthened their first
place hold to 1’2 games, since the
Giants were on the short end of a
6-3 count against the Phillies and
Lefty Lamaster.
Larry French pitched the Cubs into
third place by a 7-1 victory over Cin
cinnati.
The Yankees routed the Athletics
completely, sweeping the series with
a 13-1 win yesterday behind Lefty
Gomez’ effective hurling.
The Bees staged an eight-run
splurge in the seventh frame to
trounce the Brooklyn Dodgers 11-4.
The Tigers, with Hank Greenberg and
Gerry Walker each walloping a pair
of homers, pinned back the ears of
the St. Louis Browns 18-3.
GRAY DAY FOR ELITES
Two pitchers of the Washington
Elite Giants were unable to stop the
Homestead Grays of Pittsburgh in a
colored game at Griffith Stadium
yesterday and the locals lost, 8-3.
Neither Poter nor Direaux was effec
tive.
Gibson, the visitors’ catcher, led his
team's assault with a home run and
two triples.
Newsom’s Finger
Believetl Broken
A/fORE concern over the Wash
* A ington club’s pitching staff
was felt today when Buck Newsom
turned up with a damaged Anger.
It is believed to be broken.
The third digit on Newsom's left
out of joint and crooked, was
X-rayed today. He injured it
ng a fly ball in practice yes
in Boston.
Matches Todav
In Star Net Plav
m
At Fdeemoor.
Singles.
to o'clock—Adair vs. Moorhead (third
round*.
11 o'clock—Stocklinski vs. Howard
(fourth round'.
I ::i<* odock—Allie Ritzenberg vs. Hy
Ritzcr.berg 'fourth round
*2 o'clock—Shore vs. O'Malley (fourth
round ’.
•'» o'clock—Welsh vs. Heffner. Willis
vs. Winner Adair-Moorhead match
(fourth round)
Doubles.
10 o'clock—Blade and Christcnbcrry
vs. Niemeyer and Spriggs 'first round*.
II o'clock—McCaskcy and Robinson
vs. Decker and .Jacob 'second round'.
1‘2 o'clock—Goldsmith and Bradley
vs. winner Blade and Christenberry
Nemeyer and Spriggs match 'second
round*.
4 o'clock—Ritzenberg and Stocklinski
vs. winner McCaskrv and Robinson
Decker and Jacob match 'third round*.
5 o'clock—Welsh and Latona vs.
Adair and Turner 'second round*.
At Rock Creek.
I'-* o'clock—Doyle and Baker vs. Root
and Root (second round*.
COCHRANE EXPECTED
TO PLAY BALL AGAIN
Meningitis Danger Is Greatly
Diminished, Declare Doctors
Treating Tiger Catcher.
Bs the Associated Press.
TV'EW YORK, May 31.—Mickey
Cochrane, the man in the iron
mask, who has surmounted every ob
stacle in his big league career, may
come back from his most severe in
jury, a fractured skull, to play big
league base ball again.
Physicians were definitely hopeful
that “Iron Mike” would recover from
the injury he received when hit by
Bump Hadley's pitch at the Yankee
Stadium last Tuesday. What's more
they felt he might be able to play
again.
“Mr. Cochrane has been steadily im
proving. The danger of meningitis
has greatly diminished.” said yes
terday's bulletin, issued by the New
York Yankees' doctor, Robert E.
Walsh, and Dr. Byron Stookey, brain
specialist.
"Barring this complication, we ex
pect Mr. Cochrane to recover com
pletely.” the bulletin continued, “and
again join his team.”
Girls’ Net Teams
Clash Tomorrow
'T'HE final women's match for the
City of Washington doubles
championship between Edith Clarke
and Margaret Robinson, defending
champions, and Mary Cootes and
Mary Greason will be played at 2
o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the
Edgemoor Club.
Illness of Miss Greason post
poned the title match over the
week end, but today she reported
herself as able to play tomorrow.
Presentation of The Star Cup to
Miss Cootes, the new singles cham
pion, will take place after the
match, as will the awards to all
other finalists.
WELSH, HEFFNER
GIVE MEET SPICE
Nationally Ranked Players
Among Lot After Spots
in Quarter-Finals.
BV BILL DISMER. Jr.
THE rare and choice sight of two
nationally ranked tennis play
ers matched against each other
in a local tournament lent
added spice today to The Star's City
of Washington championships, slated
to complete their quarter-final brack
ets by nightfall.
For Barney Welsh, until recently
Washington's only recognition by the
H. S. L. T. A., this afternoon found
himself opposed by Harry Heffner, an
18-year-old newcomer to local ranks
who holds the position of ninth best
junior in the country. Welsh is ranked
fifteenth among the seniors.
It probably was too much to expert
the kid to whip the veteran, but if
ever the time was ripe for an upset,
today was the day. How good is Heff
ner becomes apparent from his 6—1,*
6—1 defeat of David Johnsen, con
sidered one of Washington's most
promising youngsters, yesterday. Last
year, in the national junior tourna
ment. he walloped Allie Ritzenberg,
local junior champ, with the loss of
only three games.
Welsh Is Pressed.
yy’ELSH. on the other hand, is not
playing his best game. He was
extended the limit yesterday by Billy
Contreras before winning. 6—1. 4—6,
6—2. In all justness to Contreras,*
the left-handed playground champion,
I it must be stated he played a beauti
| ful game. He was steady, his shots
had depth and he produced an ex
cellent background. At the end. Con
treras was rewarded for his showing
against the champ by one of the most
generous rounds of applause ever given
a loser in Washington. 1
The winner of the Welsh-Heffner
s*rap will become the fourth player
to reach the quarter-finals. Dooly
Mitchell, Tony Latona and Alan Blade
got in that bracket yesterday, the last
only after a 2'2-hour duel with Aus
tin Rice. Latona accounted for the
second elimination of the tournament
of a seeded player when he disposed
of Stan Robinson. Mitchell had lit
tle trouble with Erwin Niemeyer.
Three others, besides Welsh, were
to round out the quarters today. Frank ,
Shore, seeded fourth, meets another
comer in youthful John O'Malley:
Ricky Willis, seeded eighth, plays
the winner of this morning's Ralph
Adair-Tommy Moorhead match: Ray
; Stocklinski, seeded fifth, meets Bill
Howard, seeded tenth, and a Ritzcn
berg brothers scrap between Allie and
Hy complete the schedule. Hy i*
seeded seventh.
Finals Due on Week End.
■Y STANDOUT doubles match be
tween Welsh and Latona, seeded
first, and Adair and Billy Turner
promised to feature competition in
that section.
Taking advantage of the holiday,
matches were to continue uninter
ruptedly from 10 o'clock on. To
morrow and succeeding days they will
not begin until late afternoon hours,
with all future play at Edgemoor.
Finals are expected to be reached
by Saturday or Sunday.
l'eaterday'* Results.
SINGLES.
Srcnnd round—W. L. Childs defeated
Robert Burgess. H—;!, b—;t: Billy Turner
defeated Robert Loney. 8—:t. 4_K ^_o*
Spencer Howell defeated Hugh Trigg bv
riefauU; Tom Moorhead defeated Ron
Garber. 6—I. 8—;t.
Third round—Barney Welsh defeated
Billy Contreras. 8—1. 4—8. 8_2: Rick*
Willis defeated Mariano Erana 8—2. 7—,v
Alahi Blade defeated John Bruns, 8—]!
8—1: Allie Ritzenberg defeated Joe Baker.
i-.o—6; Ray Storklinski defeated How
ell. 8—1 8—2: Frank Shore defeated
Turner 8—4. 8—Harry Heffner de
feated David Johnsen. 0—1. C—1* Ton*
Latona defeated Childs. 8—0. 8—1: Bill
Howard defeated Earl Lowder. 8—2 8—o
Erwin Niemeyer defeated Alan Staubly.
8—8. 4—8. 7—5.
Fourth round—Latona defeated Stan
Robinson. 8—2. 8—8; Dooly Mitchell de
feated Niemeyer. 8—1. 8—4: Blade de
feated Austin Rice. 6—7. 8—8. 8—4.
DOUBLES.
First, round—Fred Doyle and Joe Baker
defeated Robert Loney and Arnold King,
8—;{. «—:i: Sam Root and Morris Roof
defeated Miller and Kennerly. 8—2. 8—0:
Bob Bradley and Harry Goldsmith defeated
Carroll Hulls end Herbert Treuthart by de
fault: Ralph Adair and Billy Turner de
feated Clarence Herreshoff and partner.
8—2. 8—1 : Welsh and Latona defeated
Carlson and Richards by default.: Heffner
and Johnson defeated Banker and Bourne
by default.
Second round—Allie Ritzenberg and Rav
Stocklinski defeated Herbert and Mosby bv
default: Bill Howard and Dooly Mitchell
defeated Blackwell and Lemat, 8—2. 8—2:
Shore and Phillips defeated Hy Ritzenbera
and Gould by default: Heffner and Johnsen
defeated Contreras and Herbert. O*— 0.
8—2.
Third round—Howard and Mitchell de
feated Phillips ana Shore, 6—4. 6—3.
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