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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-15

The Nationals last won the cham
pionship in 1924 and '25, and Roger
Peckinpaugh, then the best shortstop
in base ball, had plenty to do with
the teams success. Now, five years
later, a successor to Peck has been
uncovered, and young Joe Cronin
bids fair to carry on where the great
old-timer left off.
Last year Joe hit 282 in las games,
batting 90 doubles, triples and 8
homers. Now you wouldn't recognize
his last years average. it's grown up
so, and Joe has been turning in field
ing gems right along, too, with his
timely bingles.
Muddy Ruel. so the story goes,
suggested shift in Joe's feet at the
plate which aided materially in i'm
proving his batting.
On Labor day Joe stole home in the
second game of the double-header
with Boston after making a leaping
catch which featured the first con-
test. Home runs have been plenti-
full from his big bat this season, too.
Clark Griffith got Cronin from
Kansas City in 1928, after he had
served a term with the Pittsburgh
Pirates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-15

U~ RONIN is a great ball
player-one of the best,
said none other than
Connie Mack in an in
terview the other day, and as the
veteran pilot of the Athletics prob
ably has watched more base ball,
both good and bad, than any other
man living, he ought to know where
of he speaks. Joe Cronin has been
one of the aces of the Nationals all
season, and his fine all-around play
has not only helped keep the sur
prising JohnSonites on the heels of
the AS for months, but it has made
Joe the talk of the league, not to
speak of being the toast of Califor-
mia, where he lives. Now the Cali
fornia toast is not as famous as its
oranges or climate, but I can vouch
for it being pretty keen stuff just the
sameD
AS you know, "a team without
crack shortstop never won pen
nant," and the sensational work at
shortstop of this 23-year player
has given the washington team pen
nant hopes where, before, only
first-division berth was looked for.
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Ten in Row for Robins.

Ten in Row for Robins.
Brooklyn's amazing Robins won their
way to the top yesterday by scoring
their tenth straight victory, at the ex-
pense of the Cincinnati Reds. The score
was to 8. Thurston gave the Reds
three runs in the first inning, but Jim
Elliott shut them out with six hits in
eight and two-thirds frames, while
powerful hitting against Rixey and Kolp
soon put the Robins ahead.
The Cardinals, who took the lead
Saturday as Chicago's Cubs dropped to
third through defeat by the Phillies,
promptly went back to second place
yesterday as they divided a double
header with the Boston Braves. Effec-
tive pitching by Burleigh Grimes and
equally effective hitting gave the Cards
the first game, to 2, but the Braves
slammed Sylvester johnson around TO
take the second, to 4.
The Cubs and Philadelphia were idle
yesterday, but have double header to-
day.
AS Strengthen Lead.
The Philadelphia Athletics made their
hold on first place in the American
League little safer by humping Wes-
ley Terrell and the Cleveland Indians
for 7-to-1 triumph, while Washington
was losing a close decision to Chicago.
Earnshaw, starting his second game in
as many days. gave 10 hits and came
close to shutout, while homers by
Dykes and Simmons helped the cham
pions pile up a score.
Chicagos White Sox downed the
Senators, 2 to /, in a 1O-inning game.
-Four more triumphs for the AS will
assure them of nothing worse than
tie for first place.
Charley Ruflng, big New York pitcher,
led the Yankees to a 10-to-3 victory
over Detroit, in the one remaining con-
test, as the Boston-St. Louis doubles
header was ratned out He allowed the
Tigers hits, made of the Yanks' is
blows and drove in runs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-15
.ONE-GAME MARGIN
BETWEEN TOP TRIO
Giants Practically Eliminated
From Scramble by Loss
of Twin Bill.
BY HUGH S. FULLERTON, JR,


~ ROOKLYN, st. Louis and
X Chicago, lined up in a new
L. order today, are practically
on even terms in the Ma
tional League pennant race.
Each has lost 60 games. The diff
ference in the number of victories
puts Brooklyn a half game ahead
Of st. Louis and q full game
ahead Of Chicago.
The New York Giants were practi-
cally eliminated from the race, as they
lost double-header in Pittsburgh yes
terday and found themselves FIVE and
one-half games back of first place. The
Giants lost the first clash in the tenth
inning, 8 to s. then went down before
the pitching of Charley Wood in the
seven-inning second game, to 3.
Here's the lineup Of the leaders:
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ROCKED BY A ROOKIE
WASHINGTON.


tBatted for Kamm in ninth inning.
yW Wash Q FL
Runs bated in--Hayes, Tate, REYNOLDS.
Two-base hits--Judge. Crowder. Three-bsSe
hit-WatWooG. Sacri1ces-HaTris, Hayes,
Tate. Harerave. Moore Left on bases
Washington. 8; Chicago, g. First base on
balls-Oh Moore, 8; of Crowder, l. Struck
out-By Moore. l. by Crowder, l. UNI
-Messrs. Dinneen, Nallin and Campbell
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down the left field line. Here Moore
purposely passed Myer. crowding the
stations with only one out. This looked
good for the Nationals with Rice and
Manush coming up, but Rice grounded
to the second baseman and Hayes was
caught at the plate while Manush was
thrown out by the middle sacker.
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HARR1S plays n1uch better center
i i than right field. In the first
inning he roamed far to his left
for fine grab of Reynolds hoist.
Watwood got hit in the third only
because Myer ran into Cronin as the
latter was about to catch looper in
short center.
Crowder showed Watwood some
pitching in the sixth. Threw three balls
then three strikes.
Cronin did some nifty backing-up in
the ninth when Appling store second.
With one hand Joe grabbed HargTave's
throw that has cleared Myers head and
prevented the runner getting an extra
base.
Hargrave, behind the bat for the
first time since returning to the
Nationals, handled CroWder well, but
his throwing to second was poor. Three
White Sox set out to steal and three
did
Cronin made in a dozen times on
base in dozen trips to the plate in
this series before being stopped in the
sixth inning, then he popped to the
catcher.
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two home runs.
Although outbatting Ballston by only
2 bits, the Virginia White Sox tri-
umphed, 10 to 5, when the losers failed
to hit timely. It was the seventh straight
for the winners.
Capitol Heights defeated their rivals,
the Fairmont Heights team, 2 to l, al
though outhit to 4.
Columbia Engine Company nosed out
Del Ray, to T. Again a last-minute
rally won the game, two runs in the
ninth proving the margin of victory.
Joe Freschi pitched no-hit ball for
six innings and then allowed only a
as the Woodmen of the World downed
Capitol Heights, IL to /.
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feated Charles Davis, jr., Ga, Ga;
Federico Sendel defeated Tom Mills,
6-1, 1913; James Heiskell defeated
Phil Degnan, 6-3, Ga; Deane Judd
defeated Neale by default.
SECOND ROUND.
Mitchell defeated Dodge, Ga, 6-4;
Staubly defeated Buchanan, SIS, Go;
Yeomans defeated Callan, 3-6, So,
ga; Burke defeated Ritzenberg, 81,
IS; Shore defeated Hill, 6-3, 6-3.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-15

Foxhall A. c. closed the season for
the Army War College nine, but the
Collegians didn't relish it much, taking
the short end Of a 12-to-1 count.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-15

DILL JENKINS Red Sox journeyed
ID to Fredericksburg and handed the
Elks 7-to-5 licking in 10 innings
jenkins himself led the hitters with
four out of five.
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A SEVEN RALLY. in which
IA the Seabrook A. @. gathered 10
runs, defeated the Bowie Motors,
IS to 49, The losers once held IL
to-3 lead. but Pitcher Long frightened
up, allowing only three hits in the last
six innings.
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THE Northern Red Birds showed
i yesterday just why they are indie
pendent District champs, pounding
Brooke Grubb's Silver Spring Giants,
who are nobody's set-ups, all over the
field to the tune of Is to /.
Pete Ingram pitched for the Birds,
allowing only three hits, while Lefty
Jewett. former pitcher, socked out a
pair Of triples and trio Of singles in
Ave trips.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-15

NE minute you re nero dtlu
the next a bum
These much quoted words
Of Babe Ruth have become
automatic in base ball. Catcher Alvin
Davis is convinced, for one, that truer
words never were spoken.
To Catcher Davis of the Anacostia
Eagles, sandlot fans who were watching
the Capital City League play-off yes
terday between the Eagles and Bauser-
man Motor Co. were quite frank in
telling him that he was plenty rotten"
He spoiled good chance TO score in
the third inning when he was picked
of second base after taking daring
lead. He made a couple of punk pegs
to second base and paved the way to
the scoring of one of the Bauserman's
runs as a result.
But it was Davis who drove across
two runs in the seventh with double
that knotted the count 2-all, and it
was Davis who socked that long sacri-
fee fy that scored the winning run,
ending the game to 2.
And it was Davis who was the hero
after all.
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Gr Robins No1v Leading Hectic Flag
SANDLOT CATCHER PROVES
BABE RUTH'S HERO AXIOM
Davis of Anacostia Eagles Gets Plenty Razzing but
Turns Out to Be Shining Light of Victory.
Hughes Beats Jinx.

yellow Cabmen took the 35-cent Cab
nine for a ride yesterday, handing them
an 18-to-0 pasting. Wheeler collected
two home runs.
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NEW YORK-PA. LEAGUE.
wllkes-Barre, 6; Binghamton, (called
sixth, rainl.
Harrisburg, 8; York. s.
Hazeton, 7; Scranton, s.
Wilnamsport -Elmira, rain.
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HUME SPRINGS humbled the Car
4 i dinal A. c., to 6, by driving over
three runs in the ninth and then
holding the Breenmen scoreleSs in the
last half of that chapter
Purvis clouted the ball for a triple,
double and single to lead the Cardinals
while Young and Kitty Curtiss collected
pair of singles for Hume Springs.
Ashby Snellings and Curtiss, rival
hurlers, each allowed seven hits, while
Curtiss struck out nine batters and
Snellings canned seven.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-15

Mount Rainier Juniors blew the 49,
game winning streak of the Lindberghs
sky high when a 3-run rally in the
eighth enabled them to win, II to 8.
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4 LEXANDRIA, va, September IS,
\ With Lefty (the Great McIn-
tire and Art Ludlow dominat-

A IEAANOHlA, va, september 10.
~ With Lefty (the Great McIn-
II tire and Art Ludlow dominat-
ing the show, the ST. Mary's
Celitcs' smooth-running ball machine
glided to a 12-to-2 triumph over the
Army Medicos of Washington.
McIntire held the Soldiers to five hits
and struck out Is batters seven in a
row, while Ludlow continued his sensa-
tional hitting with single, triple and
home run. He scored three runs and
stole third and home to round out his
offensive work.
One of the largest crowds of the sea-
son attended the contest, including a
delegation of World War veterans from
Walter Reed Hospital, who were guests
Of the Celtic management.
THE long postponed battle between
i the st. Mary's Celtics and Buck
Grier's Northern Red Birds to de-
termine the championship of the Dis
trict independent series may materialize
before the diamond season comes to a
close.
Charley Corbett, manager Of the
Celtics, announced today that he would
make another effort to reach terms with
Grier for a game here Sunday in Bag
gett's Park
A N attempt was made by Corbett re-
IA Gently to book the Red Birds, hut
the Washington nine demanded a
guarantee too high for the Celtics to
meet and refused to lower their price
to the figure they had been paid for
previous appearances, 1t is said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-15

Majestic Radios took the Baltimore
Majestics over the jumps twice in their
own camp yesterday, winning the first
game, to 5, and the second, 5 to l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-15
McIntire Fans Seuen Straight
As CeItics Beat Army MedicOs

TOLUMBIA Engine Company took
~ another step nearer the Alexandra
amateur and unlimited cham
pionship by turning in their second
straight triumph over the Del Ray A.
c. A two-run rally in the ninth gave
the Columbias an 8-to-7 verdict.
Arthur Wingheld led the winners with
a double and single, followed by Larry
Kersey with a brace Of singles and Gill
lie Lee with triple. Beach and Mar
tin singled twice apiece to turn in the
best bit for Del Ray.
Columbia needs only a victory each
over Hume Springs and Cardinal clubs
from whom they already have won, to
cop the title. The game with Hume
Springs probably will be played next
SUNDAY
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AS a result of that 11-to-10 licking
n administered Kings Palace by the
Iris Speakers in Sport Mart
League game, the same two teams meet
next Sunday in game that will decide
the pennant.
Kings Palace blew their chance to
clinch the flag yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-15

MUCH the same case was evident at
lVl the Byrd Stadium, where the Dixie
Pigs were downed by the Takoma
Tigers, 7 to 8. Dick Hughes, veteran
sandlot pitcher, who took his bumps
with discouraging regularity in the
Terminal League, and who made such
an inauspicious start yesterday for the
Tigers, frightened up after the second
inning and set down the Dixie Pigs
virtually the same club which as the
Pullmans had defeated Hughes so often,
with only five hits, allowing no runner
to score after the second frame.
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IN the tenth the Nationals had a
i splendid opportunity to bag the game,
but Moore turned back their big
hitters. Hayes beat out a bunt toward
third TO open the attack and after
Hargrave flied out pulled up at the far
corner when Crowder showed q double
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-15

HARRIS plays a much better center
i i than right field. In the first
inning he roamed far to his left
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NEXT Sunday the Tigers and the
IN Bauserman Motors and the Eagles
and the Dixie Pigs clash, the first
named game to be played at the Silver
Spring and the latter at Byrd Stadium.
A defeat for either the BausermanS
or the Dixie Pigs will eliminate them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-15
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.

III ~ NE minute you're a hero and
the next a bum
These much quoted words
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Indians Are Vicious.

This hasn't been a particularly good
year for the Nationals on Dunn Field.
During their first visit to Cleveland
they played only two games and lost
both. The second time they invaded
Cleveland they got an even break in
a set OF six games. So there still re-
mains a chance to overcome the Tribe
in the Cleveland end of its yearly fight
ing with the Washington club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-17
WOMEN MEET MEN
IN SPELLING BEE"
Feminine Correspondents to
Compete Tonight With Press
Clubs Crack Team.

A spelling team of woman newspaper
correspondents will contest with the
National Press Clubs crack spoilers this
evening for the unofficial championship
of the WIDE wide world. The spelling
bee will be held in the auditorium of
the aNtional Press Club and will
be broadcast over the National
Broadcasting system from station WRC,
beginning at 1880 o'clock.
With Representative Ruth Hanna
Mccormick of Illinois and Mrs. Frances
Parking Reyes, wife of Senator Keyes
of New Hampshire, in reserve, the
women are determined to wrest from
the man writers the laurels they lifted
recently from the browS of hard-presSed
members of the House and Senate. the
last of whose spoilers went down to
defeat when he put final 20" in the
word "kimona."
Ray Tucker, of the New York Tele-
gram. who spelled "kimona" correctly,
is the captain of the mems team, and
Martha Strayer, of the Washington
Daily News, Is the women's captain.
The judges of the contest will be Mrs.
Alice Roosevelt Longworth, the wife of
the Speaker of the House; Mrs. Alfred
j. Brosseau. past president general of
the national society Daughters of The
American Revolution, and Senator Con-
nally of Texas.
James D. Preston, superintendent OF
the Senate press gallery, will act rs
"schoolmaSter," and as starter, will
use list of 900 words. He has armed
himself with supplemental list of 500
words, however, and reserves the right
to change to it without notice.
Members of the womens team are
Kate Scott Brooks, Chicago Tribune;
Elizabeth May Craig. Portland, Me,
Press-Herald and Express; Catherine H.
burlington, Woman's Journal: Nell Ray
Clark Harrington, Philadelphia Public
Ledger; Stella McCord, Washington
Post Maud McDougall, Cleveland
Leader: Mary McCracken Jones, Edgar
News Service. Mrs. Mccormick and
Mrs. Keyes are alternates, as are Isa-
bell Story, editor of the National Park
Service; Emma Perley Lincoln, the
Washington Post, and Blanche NJ
Joyce of the Public Roads Press Blu
| reau. All are members of the Woman's
National Press Club.
The mems team has Farmer Murphy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-17
CITIZENS PROTEST
SCENIC INJURIES
Forest Hills Association Says
Connecticut Avenue Beauty
Being MARRIED.

Unsightly conditions presented by the
establishment of gasoline filling sta
tons and miniature golf courses on
Connecticut avenue were scored in &C
ton taken by the Forest Hills Citi-
zens' Association at a meeting in the
Methodist Home last night. The as
location has been endeavoring to have
the section beautified, it was said, but
with an increasing number of service
stations in the valley at Albemarle
street the attractiveness of one of the
main highways leading into the Ma
tional Capital is being marred.
Resolutions were adopted supporting
action taken by the Ben w. Murch
Home and School Association in re-
queSting the Commissioners to plan for
the construction of roadways and side
walks leading to the proposed site Of
the Alice Deal Junior High School at
Fort Reno, to avoid condition pre-
sented at another school nearby when
it was necessary to place a boardwalk
in order that the children and teach
ers would not have to traverse a sea
of mud on entering the school. Plac-
ing additional mail boxes in the COM
munity also is to be urged.
Potter New President.
dent of the association to succeed
George Esch. Other officers chosen
were: Vice president, Col. John o.
johnson; treasurer, Comdr. r. L. San
doz; secretary, Lester E. Boykin. and
executive committee members for kwo
years, Mrs. Clarence D. Wright and
Mr.. Esch. L. A. Carruthers and Mr..
Saunders were elected as delegates to
the Federation of Citizens Associa-
lions.
Mr.. Potter, on being installed, de-
plored the lack of interest displayed in
civic affairs by members of the asso-
citation, number of association meet
ingS being called off for lack Of a quor-
UNI. He declared his determination to
bolster interest in the organization.
Mr.. Esch, the retiring president, and
Mrs. Wright, retiring secretary, were
given vote Of thanks.
Will Revise Bylaws.
Kerr, Mr.. CarrutherS and Mrs. Harold
r. Stimson was appointed to revise
the constitution and bylaws Of the
association with respect to the change
of meeting night, which will be on
the first Monday hereafter instead Of
the second Thursday, and to extend
the boundaries of the organization to
Thirty-eighth street to the east of Con-
necticut avenue between Davenport
and Ellicott streets so that the Murch
School will be included in the Forest
Hills area.
President Potter announced a spe-
cial melting on the first Monday in
June to consider the bylaw changes,
this meeting to take the place of the
monthly meeting. Efforts will be made
in the near future, 1t was said, to have
the Board of Education provide dental
clinics sufficiently large to care for
the entire enrolment Of the public
schools.
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THE WEATHER

District of Columbia - Increasing
cloudiness, followed by rain and cooler
tonight and tomorrow: gentle shifting
winds, becoming moderate northeast.
Virginia-Showers late tonight and
tomorrow; cooler tomorrow and in ex-
IRENE north portion late tonight; gentle
shifting winds, becoming moderate to
fresh northeast and east.
Maryland-IncreaSing cloudiness and
slightly cooler, probably followed by
rain late tonight; tomorrow rain and
cooler; gentle to moderate shifting
winds, becoming fresh northeast.
Record for "a Hours.
Thermometers pm, rs; pm, 10;
IL midnight, 81; 4 am. SO; 8 am, "a;
noon, 70.
Barometer (incheS)-4 pm, 20 80;
pm, 1898; IL midnight, 1897; 4 am,
29.9 90; 8 am, 5000; noon, 30.01.
Highest temperature, 70, occurred at
II am. today. Lowest temperature, So,
occurred at am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Highest, So; lowest, AZ.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey)
Today-Low tide, SAP am. and 6:18
pm; high tide, 11.16 am. and 1883
pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, $50 am and
7:04 pm; high tide, 1903 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose ASS am; sun sets
7:14 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises Asa am; sun
sets 7:15 pm.
Moon sets 8:29 am.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-17
SUSPECTED AS ROBBER
Colored Lad Held by Police on
Technical Charge.

George Maurice Jordan, 10 years old,
colored, is being held at No. 10 precinct
on technical charge of investigation IN
connection with a recent series Of rob-
berries committee by colored man who
hurls bricks through display windows
Of stores and then loots the windows.
Jordan, who was arrested at Four
tenth street and Park road, is said to
have admitted robbing shoe store on
Fourteenth street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-17
MISS BREWSTER MAKES
NEW SUICIDE ATTEMPT
Young Woman, Recently Dis
charged From Hospital After
Observation Is Returned.

OHSSA va AoAI 40 4el IuAhCu
Miss Antoinette Brewster. % years
old. who recently was kept at Gallinger
Hospital under observation for more
than three months, following an at
tempt at suicide in the rectory Of St.
Johns Church, was back at that insti-
tuition today after similar effort to
end her life In the Ambassador Hotel
yesterday afternoon.
The young woman, whose father IS
said to be a California minister, was
found in a room at the Ambassador by
hotel attaches, who summoned Emer-
gency Hospital physicians. She was
treated at the hospital for poisoning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-17
Residents Urged
To Observe Rules
OF Refuse Bureau
BY ID. A. DAWSON,
Major, Corps of Engineers, Assistant
Engineer Commissioner.

Major, Corps of Engineers. Assistant
Engineer Commissioner.
Cleanup work by one person
may easily become dirty-up work
for another If certain precautions
are not followed during the oper-
alton. Rubbish that is put out
for the collectors to remove
should be in containers or
securely bundled so that it will
not blow about.
Combustible and incombustible
material should be placed in
separate containers, as the trucks
must haul it to different locations.
Our refuse collectors are strong
men but they are not piano
movers. Please do not use cans
or boxes too heavy for one man
to handle. A size not greater
than 20 gallons capacity is best.
If you will observe these rules.
the City Refuse Department viii
be best able to do its bit to make
the city q still better place to
live in.
Observe Cleanup week, May
1924, 1880.