Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-28

games, tomorrow's Navy
Yard-Naval Hospital clash is
likely to shatter all previous attendance
records for the sandlots. Therell be
more at stake than the mere winning
of ball game, for it may decide the
winner of the second-half race in the
Government League and materially
effect the personnel of the representa-
tive of this loop in the week day series.
The Navy Yarders. who have navi-
gated into first place by half-game
margin, can increase it to one and a
half, and as they meet Naval Hospital
only once more this season, are likely
to win the second-half flag. That is,
If they win tomorrow.
Lefty Kuhnert, the grand old man of
Navy Yard, and Pete Ingram, exponent
Of drop ball extraordinary, are prob
able pitching opponents.
COMETIMES this sandlot racket re-
- minds one of the fight business.
except that instead of being foul"
1t Is protest" More than the usual
number Of protested games, are due for
hearings.
A S far as the French A. G. is con-
"A cerned, therell be no independent
unlimited city championship for it
this year. This much was indicated
yesterday as the Trenches dropped
both ends of q double-header to Brooke
Grubb's Silver Spring Giants, who,
though also out of the championship
race, are proving tough club to beat.
This dual defeat relegates Flester'S
band to last place with a record of
two wins as against f1ve losses, and
Lao TYx,so
Printers and the Red Sox as the re-
naming contenders.
lust what the trouble is with the
Frenchmen, is question with
capital @. Beginning the current
campaign impresSively, they suddenly
found themselves in the throes of
slump which they have been unable to
shake off. Dropped two to the Celtics,
were damned all over the lot by the
Typos, and failed to show any signs Of
coming out Of this siesta against the
Giants.
It's puzzle all right.
ssT IGHTHoRSE HARRY" MILBURN
IL of Maryland u. turned in a fine
pitching performance yesterday
for the Giants as did Stimson, who
pitched the first game. Eddie Coli
flower twirled for the Frenchies in the
opener, while "Tigah" Lyon had his
difnculties in the night-cap. The
scores were, to 4 and to 8.
IF any player ever took Silver Spring
i fandom over the hurdles, it was
Bob Magee, French outhelder.
Bobby,s hurdling ability won him
rounds of applause as he ankled his
person over the five-foot barbed-wire
..I-~fa& Gzl< \ DO IN
retrieve balls labeled for extra bases.
WHAT with being the sandlot and
wv horseshoe car at Silver Spring
Brooke Grub was just a little
tired yesterday and started to take a
vacation, turning over his shortstop Job
to Bert Adelman and his Glowing to
Larry Buckner, but, despite his well
meant intentions, he stepped in the
game long enough to win the opener
with pinch hit.
OUR sweltering sandlotters surely
~ step lively nowadays-especially
the Giants.
The Silver Springers are downright
serious about this horseshoe tournament
and are entering in full force. In adj
dition to Brooke Grub, the chairman,
Jake Powell, Stimson. Buckner and
Snrloer are Trying 10 OSnu Tie stauion
moccasins around the peg. Powell, says
Brooke, is tossing EN- like big Lacquer.
TOMMY TRIBBY and Bob Magee
l. have been cheated out of the credit
they deserve. In fact, they're al
most unknown to the army of sandlot
followers, and yet each is valuable
cog in the team he represents. Magee
is a Frenchie and Terminal star, while
Tribby is Giant.
Tribby by the way, had an unusual
record yesterday when he stepped to the
plate four times and cracked out four
hits, each of which was made on the
hrst ball pitched and each to the left