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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-29
Haines Only Man
Cards Can't Play

CT. LOUIS, September 20 R.-Ex-
- cept for Pitcher Jess Haines, who
probably will see no action be-
cause Of an arm injury, Manager
Gabby Street expects the st. Louis
Cardinals to be at their fun strength
Tor the world series.
Gabby said today he believes both
John (Pepper) Martin, center fielder.
and Sparky Adams, third baseman,
VIII be ready for action in the first
game against the Philadelphia Ath-
letics here Thursday.
Martin, who suffered wrenched
Kat knee in Cincinnati Sunday,
worked out with his teammates yes
terday. handling himself without
favoring the injured knee to any
noticeable degree. Adams, who
sprained an ankle September 20, also
worked out
Haines, Street said, probably will
not pitch during the series. The big
right-hander pulled a muscle three
weeks ago, and has not pitched since.
Until he was injured, Haines was re-
garded as the probable Cardinal
starting pitcher in the first game of
the series. The veteran. in three
world series, has won three games
while losing only one.
With Hainss out of consideration,
It was regarded as likely today that
Street would send Paul Derringer,
giant right-hander, against the Ath-
letics In the opening game. Wild
Bill Hallahan was considered the
logical choice Tor the second game.
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Mat Matches

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK.-Sammy Stein, 200
Newark, threw Paul Jones, 208, Houston
Tex, 1923; Dick Shikat 218, Phila6el-
phia. threw Steve Znosky. 215, Poland
22:58; Sander Szabo, 212. Hungary,
threw Mike Romano. 2o2, Italy, 81 :21
George Gala, 218, Italy, threw FLOYD
Marshall, at, Arizona, 1873; Hans
Steinke, 240, Germany, drew with Kola
Kwariani. 21S, Russia, $1,000.
MONTREAL, Quebec.-Henri De-
glane. 200, France, defeated Joe Mac
lewicz, 205, Utica, N Y. two falls to one
Maclewicz $40; Deglane, 24:00, 2:30.
Charlie Str&ck, 200, saltwater, Okla,
threw Al MERCER, 205, Chicoutimi, Que
bee, 30:10.
SEATTLE.-Steve Savage, 200, Chi
cago, defeated John Freberg, Seattle,
235, two out Of three falls; Bob Kruse,
230, Oswego, Greg, and Pat Mckay,
225, New York, drew in five 10-minute
rounds. Marin Plestina, 255, Chicago,
threw Joe Devito, 215, New York, first
round.
STOCKTON, Calif.-Ted Bulldog"
Cox, $50, Colorado, defeated Leo Papi-
ano, 220, Stockton, Cox, first fall, 90;
Papiano. second, q; Cox. third, by de-
fault, after Papiano was injured by dive
against ring post. Bill Beth, 235,
Michigan, threw DR.. Staley Lurkin, 200,
Chicago.
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COACH, LIKE CONNIE,
FEELS CLUB READY
Sure of Elephant HurIers and
Confident Injured viii
Come Back.
BY EDDIE COLLINS,
Captain OF the Athletics.

~ PHILADELPHIA, September
r. 29-People, say the Ath-
L letics benefit most by the
schedule for this years
world series, with two days inter
vening between the second and
third games.
This interval is supposed to give
Grove and Earnshaw plenty of
rest before pitching in the third
and fourth games. Readers may
be interested in the answer Con-
ME Mack gave when I asked
him what he thought about the
schedule.
Eddie" he said IT wouldn't care If
we started Tuesday instead of Thursday
and had only one day in between. It
wouldn't make bit of difference in my
| plans"
Connie Mack's faith in our team is
unbounded. In 1928 he knew he had
championship club and the only reason
we didn't come through was the play
ers' lack of confidence. But confidence
came with rush in 1929, remained I'M
| abated through 1880, ard despite the
dope that keen desire to win fades with
three-tine winner, the desire has
been greater this year than ever.
Win Under Trying Conditions.
When we won in 1929 we heard such
remarks as, "Oh, they had a lucky
year" only an average winner" and
so on. But when we won IN 1880 they
began to sit up. We'll" they said, the
AS are pretty good club, but" (and
that but" always had TO come I'M
there have been much better cham
pions."
Now it's 1881, and we have won the
third consecutive time. I think we have
done so under more trying conditions
than any championship team has faced
in a long while.
Two months, and closing months of
the race at that, are long stretch not
to have regular lineup. That's what
we were up against until September 10,
when we had On the field the team, ex-
cept the pitcher which, barring acct
dents, will face the st. Louis Cardinals
in the first world series game.
Nevertheless, We carried on despite
accidents to our regulars, and our re-
serves proved most capable substitutes.
Our margin over the runners-up was
approximately the same as last year,
a dozen games Now we are eager and
anxious to do something no club has
done before-take three world cham
pionships in row. We firmly believe
we can do it.
Our concern now has not a thing in
the world to do with the Cards. It
doesn't make any difference to US whom
We battle, or where.
Now Watching CrippleS.
But what we are bordering over are
such problems as these: Can fellows
like George Haas Il mention him first
because he has been out of action
longer) come back and in less than
two weeks pick up and carry on where
they left of? Max Bishop is another
case in point, and so are Bing Miller
and Mickey Cochrane. But Bing and
Mickey have not been troubled with
injuries of so serious nature as Haas.
am positive they are going to be in
tip-top shape.
Then there is Al Simmons. and boy.
what ball player! In ability to hit,
run, field, think or anything else in
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ALAN GOULD.
Associated Press Sports Editor.


n Jew YORK, September 90
Measured by the caliber Of
pitching or the yardstick Of
fielding skill and experience,
the world champion Athletics possess a
margin of superiority over the Cardinals
in defensive strength for the base ball
championship battle.
The National League champions have
a faster infeld, featuring the Frisch-
Colbert combination around second
base. The AS, otherwise, have an edge
on the mound, behind the bat and in
the outfield, especially II the sensational
ballhawk, Mule Haas, is back in top
form.
Lefty Grove and George Earnshaw,
the twin aces upon whom the hopes of
another quick American League victory
are based, always have had the benefit
of sterling support from their team
mates. Inspiration works both ways
when either of these fast-ball fingers is
on the mound.
It's an old base ball axiom that you
can't hit what you can't see" and at
times last October, it appeared some
Of the Cardinal batSmen were not prop
erly visualiZing the smoke OF Grove and
EarnShaw, let alone penetrating 1t with
any substantial success. Walberg and
Hoyt will form the second line Of pitch
ing defense for the AS.
The Cardinal twirling defense will be
distinctly gamble If Gabby Street is
forced to rely on Paul Derringer and
Bill Hallahan instead of Burleigh
Grimes and Jesse Haines, veterans of
the Red Bird flock Derringer is a
newcomer to series fire. With Halla-
han, it's either a shutout or a knock
out. He blanked the AS the first time
he faced them last year and was
routed in two innings the next time.
The AS inheld has never been the
clubs strongest point. Foxx. for in
stance, does not compare with Bottom
ley as a defensive worker, although big
Jimmy is steady. Bishop is not so
spectacular as Frisch, one of the great
defensive second basemen of all time.
Boley, an old reliable, cannot cover the
ground, nor has he the arm that Gel
bert owns. The Mack substitute, Will
liams, is more on Gelbert's style. Dykes
is about on par with either Adams
or High at third.
On the outer patrol the AS have two
of the finest fy-chasers in Al Sim
mons and Mule Haas. Both cover acres
Of ground and have great arms. Hafey
in left and either Pepper Martin or
Orsatti in center for the Cardinals dc
not quite measure up to the exceptional
standard of their rivals. Watkins or
Roettger, in right field for the National
Leaguers. lack the experience Of the
veteran Bing Miller.
Mickey Cochrane may have one or
two mechanical faults behind the bat.
His arm is good, though not the best in
the backstopping business, but the great
Mack receivers all-around ability sur
passes that of the clever Jimmy Will
son, No. cetcher for the Cards.
Mickey's biggest advantage is at bat.
He is enc of the greatest money play
ers" in base ball and has starred in
each of the last two world series.
Connie Mack'S famous sccrecard must
be ranked rs a defensive weapon. The
6S-year-old manager has studied the
batting habits Of every Cardinal. per-
sonally or through his trusted agents.
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CORK|NS' PITCHING
GETS G. P. 0. TITLE
HurIer, Once Held Through, "
CIimaxes Comeback by
Beating Commerce.

n ACK in the Spring of 1880 Frank
K Corkins was struggling to shake
- on soreness in. his pitching
arm and win ball games for
G. P. o. He failed in both tasks, and
G. P. o. was an "also ran" In the Gov
eminent League race.
G. P. o. won the Government League
championship last Summer, and Corkins
played large finger in the winning.
But 1t is said bad news travels faster
than good news-hence when the
champs of the Industrial. Departmental
and Georgetown Church Leagues sailed
into the city weekday series they had
eyes only on Bobby Lyon and Pete In
gram. pitching mates Of Corkins. 1t still
was believed Franks wing was on the
blink.
Just how much that ailing whip was
SO during the city weekday series ended
yesterday can be seen at a glance at the
records. G. p. o. won the city series
championship with six victories and
three defeats. Four Of the wins were
turned in by Corkins. two by Lyon and
none by Ingram. Each of the trio
dropped one decision. Corkins' being a
5-to-4 setback In which he allowed the
opposition only six hits and deserved a
better fate.
OvercOmes Commerce.
Corldns climaxed his brilliant work
yesterday when G.. p o. and Com.
nerce, who had tied in the series
and stood 1-all In the play-off, clashed.
Pop Shomo elected Ccrkins for the
mound duty. Commences sluggers
made five hits and were licked, to 8.
Both play-off wins were turned in by
Corkins.
Frank started and finished four
games, winning three and losing enc.
He allowed a total of 20 hits, an aver
age Of I'VE game, in these four tits.
On one occasion he relieved Lyon, gave
up only one hit In four and Cne-third
innings, and received credit for the
win.
Yesterdays blow was a heavy one to
Commerce. Last Monday all the Clerks
had to do was to down El6orooke to
win the title, but the Church J.eaguers
scored an upset. Then G. p. o. stepped
into a tie and COPIED the isurels.
FINAL TEAM STANDING.
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20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR.

YXJALTER JOHNSON always APP
w pears to pitch his best when
Gabby Street is catching him.
Yesterday the big fellow defeated
Detroit, 2 to /, allowing only five
hits. Summers for the Tigers also
hurled five-hit ball. Ty Cobb, at
tempting to score the tying run
from second. was thrown out at the
plate by a whisker on a perfect
throw from First Baseman Dutch
Schaefer.
News that Carrigan, Georgetown
University foot ball and track lumi-
nary, viii return to the Hilltop
school was received today with Ella
ton. It had been reported he would
not be back The Blue and Gray
eleven will meet Seaman Gunners
tomorrow.
The Laurel races will start tomor-
row.
Louis /. Doyle continued his tri-
umphant march in the singles in
the District tennis championships
Yesterday on the Bachelors courts
when he defeated j. K. Graves in
the semi finals. Lee McClung downed
"Norris" Mclean in another match.
In the doubles Doyle and A. j. Gore
showed strongly in trimming 'Wad-
dy" Wood and Hornidge Graves
and Spencer Gordon pointed the
way to Devlin and Brosseau.
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BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
n A ILWAUKEE, September 20.
mn Art Shires, the corolful
X first baseman of the NIL
waukee Brewers, Is resigned
to fate which seems to decree that
he must anguish another year in
the minors. No one in the majors
is clamoring for him in a very loud
tone of voice and Art fears that,
this season at least, he has been
overlooked.
Shires. probably the original What
a-Man, was eaSed out of the Chicago
White Sox for assorted misbehaviors
and years pennance in the Ameri-
can Association was supposed to be
good for his cocky spirit. And now
indications are, there will be two
years of pennance around frst base
in Milwaukee.
Determined to regain the good will
Of major league moguk. Shires did
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Expects Beat Mack Best well Be in There Strong Says Collin
Whistling Held
"Sign of Moron"

NEW YORK, September 20 R.-
IN Whistling, that business Of
puckering up the lips and emit
ting various musical notes, has been
termed by Prof. Charles Gray Shaw
Ct New York University as the uI1-
mistakable sign of the moron"
we might call it part OF a
persons defense mechanism he
said. After he has set up his
psychological bsrricade Of sullenness,
he sounds a note of war in his fool
ish whistling. He resolves not to
care. He's right, and the worlds
wrong.
There may be all sorts Of tests for
low mentality, but most Of US shun
them. A sure sign Of the thing
psychologists are after is found IN
the act CT whiStling."
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Shires Feels Majors Slight
Good in Minors Despite Occasional Stein, Art
Admits He Deserves Another Trial.

behave in Milwaukee pretty we'll.
Il admit" said he, that lifted
stein or two on occasion, put l
was always out there the next day
to play and produce. I thought I
was entitled to another shot in the
big show and / was disappointed
when no one put in a bid for me-"
But hen be no sulking wall flower.
IAN that is past and forgotten"
he observed. IF I'm not drafted
and I don't expect to be--I'll come
back here and play Just as hard as
I did this year. I'll show 'em. I'm
Young only "a, and I'll be back up
there yet"
with Milwaukee. He was batting
close to 400 all season, and a good
many Of those smacks were produced
in ninches. Overlooking those occa-
sionai stems, he has become set
fled Young man. And II he gets back
IN the majors he will forget the
cIowning and take up base ball IN
4 serious way, he promises.
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SZABO AND WILSON
IN MAT HEADL!NER
Former Never Has Been Defeated
Here and Will Be Choice
on Thursday Night.

Sander Szabo and DR.. Ralph Wilson,
the collar-ad wrestlers of M. jacques
Curley's muscle business, will clash
Thursday night in Promoter Joe Tur-
ner's weekly show at Griffith Stadium
Szabo never has lost a match in
Washington and Is favored to keep his
record intact despite the deft-looking
nerve manipulations of the rassling
young inferno Wilson hasn't been
beaten here either for such long time
that the memory of his defeat by Rudy
Dusek has been quite forgotten.
The Hungarian headlocker and the
former University of Indiana student
will headline a card that will include
Dick Shikat and John Katan in the
semi-f1nal and six more pachyderms
in the remaining three matches, I'M
booked as yet.
Women with escorts will be admitted
free to all except ringside seats.
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base ball, there is no one even close
TO him today. And what's more, except
one man, and I'll always hold out for
Ty Cobb, there never has been a man
close to him.
We all have our faults, and Simmons
is not without his. but what a power he
is to our club! The Cards are going to
realize 1t plenty before this series is
over.
AL was laid up three weeks with a
bad ankle, but he has come back strong.
Well, strong enough to win the Ameri-
can League batting leadership again,
and principally by his work during the
last two weeks of the season! So that
ought to answer for him.
Except for one position, We hope to
enter the series with the same line-up
as last year. That post is shortstop.
Joe Boley, who plays so unassumingly
but so efficiently. pulled a muscle in
his leg in July in Boston. His with
drawal gave young Dib Williams a
chance.
Has Faith in williams.
Previously williams had been used at
various places in the infield, but never
for any length of time. Now he seemed
to sense the situation: This is my
chance; they won't get me out of here"
<A14O OuS W Tile way he 11AS pldy6Q
ever since, they never have.
OF course, Williams may lack Boley's
steadiness. But his greater range,
stronger arm and consequently more
frequent double plays, and greater
strength at the bat, give him the call
at shortstop.
I hardly need speak of our pitchers.
Their work and record for the year do
that for them. ] wonder when any
team ever had three men who In a sea-
son won more than 20 games apiece;
one of them more than 80 Those three
are Grove, Earnshaw and Walberg.
And don't forget Mahaffey and Hoyt,
who walked of with 25 or more games
Between them. ALI possible starters. A
pretty fair staff and in excellent con-
dition.
We have no worry about our pitchers.
That is sure. Did hear some one say
pitching was about 20 per cent Of the
battle? Well, If that's so we are con-
tent.
Feels AS Will Be Ready.
Manager Mack feels that the team
will be ready, and while not as out
spoken in his expressions of confidence
as the rival manager, am sure he Is
certain his team will not fail him. Per-
Sonaily, I'd like to express a bit more
enthusiasm, but after my long associa-
ton with Connie--A&aaaEs k--knozU his
practice is best. So will say only:
Wen be in there strong"
(Copyright. 1881 by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc.)
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A RLINGTON, Va, September
N ga Virginian loves a
"A thoroughbred horse. And

A RLINGTON, Va, September
N ga Virginian loves a
"A thoroughbred horse. And
he does not disguise his ac-
claim for a fu11-blood in any sport
so far as can see.
They crowned Harry Fraser
Saunders of Missouri horseshoe
pitching champion of Virginia,
Maryland and the District Of Co.
lumbia last night in a round OF
deep and honest acclaim.
And Harry took the glory from a
homebred Clayton Henson of Arlington
whom he dashed in two straight games
to win his second consecutive three
pitching diadem.
1t was not the cheering accorded the
champion, following his victory, that
made the Virginia fans craftsmanship
so outstanding to a visitor, but their
sportSmanlike attitude during the play
ing of the games.
Every double ringer, every smart
pitch, no matter from whose hands
it spun through the air, brought
unanimous cheering from the large
gathering Of pitching enthusiasts
fringing the court. A Henson ringer
brought no more cheers than one
made by Saunders. yet down in their
hearts these Virginians we're pulling
hard for the native born.
But even the youngsters swinging out
on the pear tree branches boxing the
courts knew that Henson had nothing
but a fighters chance with Saunders
after the champion broke into his
stride.
But they cheered that chance yet
never to the extent that it might be
mistaken as a showing of their feeling
toward the winning player.
/ And young Henson went down like a
good loser. He fought every inch of
the way against a player whom he must
have known would eventually whip him
because OF the experience he possesses.
1t was battle of skill and courage
against courage and ambition. Young
Henson ,Svis on the threshold of
attain pitching fame, but there Is a
stride or two necessary before he
reaches the pinnacle occupied by his
friend, tutor and idol. It was Saund-
ers' who coached the younger player
to sharpen up his same to where he
Is gettlng greater percentage OF
ringers. But the tutoring stopped
when the boys went on the court.
Horseshoe pitching must be claSSed
as = sport from which much more is
to be heard later. From what this
writer saw in the interest displayed on
that moon bathed homespun court last
night It will take but a little more inn
petuS 70 move the game up with golf
and bowling. 1t is on its way, and make
no mistake about that.
These folks down here take their
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GALLAUDET PLANNING
FOR BASE BALL AGAIN
Will Have Nine on Diamond Next
Spring-Managers of Several
Athletics Teams Named.

Base ball will be resumed at Gallaudet
next Spring. 1t has been decided by the
Athletic Association. Arlie Gray, a
senior, has been elected manager Of the
nine. No assistant has yet been named
Johnny O'Brien, senior. was reap
pointed basket ball manager, with Abe
Kruger. junior, as assistant. Andy
Mack was named statistician.
junior, Dave Morrill,, was chosen
track manager and Leslie Hinnant
freshman, was named assistant manager
Boyce R. Williams, senior, is the
newly elected president of the Athletic
Association, with George Brown, sopho-
more, first vice president; Heimo Anita,
another soph, second vice president:
Olaf Kyien, junior, secretary; Dave
morrill,. junior, treasurer, and Seth
Crockett, sophomore, assistant treasurer.
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GORDON HITS FOR $40.

RIvRRDALE,' Md, September 90
Mike Gordon, who played third base
for Clarksburg, which was runner-u
in the second-haf series of the Middle
Atlantic League. has returned to his
home here. He led the club In batting
with a mark Of $40. Gordon PLAYED
shortstop for Fairmont during the first
half, but was handicapped by injuries.
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Virginia Shoe Fans Champs
Take Crown for Sportsmanshp Home Boy Beaten.
By Tom Doerer.

adjoining the courts half hour before
the matches started. They came from
many sections of Maryland and Vir-
ginia. Cliques gathered and talked of
their champions possibilities. And
there was serious note to their gossip.
There is not much fiipparcy nor hilarity
to Virginia horseshoe fans fete. Men
and women talked about the finer
points of the game, the eccentricities of
the various contenders' pitches, the pos
sibilities Of good player being cold on
his game.
And there is plenty Of science tn this
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AS Regarded Much Stronger
On Defense Than Cardinals,
Who Excel i'm Infield Only

and will have his men into position az
cordingly.
If any cracks or creaks develop in the
champions defense, Mack has a flock
of reserves primed to galiop into action
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HURT IN POLO CLASH
Lacey, Argentine Leader, Injured
as Team Loses to Templeton.

NEW YORK. September 90 (A9.--The
injury ink which has followed the
birmingham Club Of BuenoS Aires all
through its North American polo inva-
sion finally has struck down Lewis
Lacey. l0-goal leader Of the South
Americans.
He was painfully hurt when he was
struck in the face by lofted ball hit
by a teammate in the eighth and final
chukker of a match between Hurting
ham and Templeton IN the Monty
waterbury Handicap tournament yes
terday.
Ternpleton. by winning the game,
iO-s, reached the final round of the
tournament and will face Freentree for
the title tomorrow.
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OPEN SERIES TOMORROW

Cubs and White sox to Play Opener
at Wrigley Field.
CHICAGO, September 20 P.-The
Cubs and White Sox will open their
city base bal championship series to-
morrow at WrigIey Field, home grounds
of the National League representative
= The set will be conducted along
world series lines, four victories being
necessary to decide the title Red
Faber, the 43-year-old spitballer, is ex-
pected to be the Soxs starting pitcher.
with Charlie Root opening for the
Cubs
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Macks Confident
Of Third i'm Row

PHILADELPHIA. September %
l Predetermined to set q new
record by winning their third
consecutive world base ball cham
pionship. the Philadelphia Athletics
entrsin tonight for st. Louis.
The Athletics will arrive In the
Missouri metropolis tomorrow aft
ernoon.
Aboard the AS special train besides
the players VIII be their wives, Mayor
Mackey, Thomas S. Shibe, president
OF the Athletics; Mrs. Thomas Shibe,
Mrs. Connie Mack. Mrs. Earl Mack
and several Philadelphia officials.