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Evening star., 1933-10-02
Major Leagues Close Regular
Season; Klein, Foxx Champions
At Bat; Gehrig Mark Features

managers in midseason and a fourth
change was assured when Stanley
(Bucky) Harris resigned his job as pilot
of the Detroit Tigers. effective with the
end Of the season.
TUST to make things more exciting.
two brand-new managers won their
u pennants. Joe Cronin, serving his
first term. piloted the Senators to vic
tory. and Bill Terry, who replaced John
McGraw early last year: guided the
fortunes of the Giants.
Lou Gehrig of the Yankees turned in
the outstanding individual feat by play
ing in every one of the Yankees 152
games to establish new major league
consecutive-game mari of 1850. He
surpassed the old 1907 record made by
Everett Scott on August II and his
string, which started June l, 1925, was
still unbroken when the campaign
ended.
The Boston Braves, who played good
ball all year and for a while looked
like a real contender for the National
League flag. got the best results from
the closing days games Scoring all
their :-uns on Wally Berger's pinch
homer, the Braves defeated the Philies
W dAiO oAAPPCu llltO 1OUl III pldSC
ahead of the st. Louis Cardinals.
Ter Cdrleton's pildness enabled
the Chicago Cubs to beat the
Cards, III, Dfn third place for
themselDes and shope st. Louis
halt game into the second di-
Dfs1oH
Both Of the new champions lost their
final games. The Giants dropped a s.
to-2 decision to the Brooklyn Dodgers
while Washington bowed to the Phila-
delphia Athletics, 80 after an IL
inning duel between Rube Walberg and
Rookie Ray Prim. Pittsburgh swept
its twin bill with Cincinnati, Us and
6-5, the second game going 10 innings.
The Yankees with Babe Ruth on the
hill against the club which gave MIN
his major league start. defeated the
Boston Red SoX, 6-5. Ruth helped win
his game with his thirty fourth homer
The Chicago White Sox ended their
best season in years with ST. victory
over the st. Louis Browns and Detroit
finished off by beating the Cleveland
Indians, 5-3.
Evening star., 1933-10-02
BY HUGH S. FULLERTON, JR.,

Associated Press Sports Writer.
"HE long grind Of the base ball
season which started last April
again has narrowed down to
the two-club battle for the
world championship which starts be-
tween the Washington Senators and
New York Giants tomorrow. The other
IA major league clubs finished up their
chores yesterday. but some of them and
their followers still are wondering how
it happened that they are not occupy
ing the champions positions.
When the season started the New
York Yankees, 1882 world champions,
and the Pittsburgh Pirates were gen.
orally ranked as favOrites.
The end yesterday saw these
two second in their leagues and
the Pirates didn't even clinch
that post until they defeated Gin
cinnati in the first game of their
closing double header.
Meanwhile Washington came through
with a powerful. well balanced club to
finish seven games in front of the
Yanks, and the Giants remarkable
pitching and defensive strength gave
them the National League flag with
game margin at the end.
TROM start to finish it was pitch
ers' year and as result batting
averages were generally lower
than last season, and some clubs which
had been relying on power to produce
victories found themselves thrust rudely
out of the races The two new batting
champions, Chuck Klein of the Phillies
and Jimmie FoXX of the Athletics, who
succeeded Frank O'Doul and Dale Alex
ander, respectively, kept swinging at
the old speed. But after yesterdays
games Klein, with an unofficial average
of 1868. and FoXx, with 1856, had mar
gins of around 20 points over their
nearest rivals FoXx held the home run
crown he won last year with So four
baggers, but this season he fell 10 be-
low that mark.
Three clubs switched over to new
Evening star., 1933-10-02
Back Stage
in Sports
Buddy Myer Is Poten-
tial Pepper Martin
of Big Series.
BY TOM DOERER.

w WHILE the menacing war clubs
A OF Heine Manush. Goose
AN Goslin and Fred Schultz will
v have the New York Giants
defense standing at attention
this week. the young man who Will
probably give them more concern than
any member of the opposing cast will
be Buddy Myer.
Mr.. Terry's young men of Man.
haitian admit it. And have been
planning for days to combat the
Nationals second sacker's pro-
clivities for daring exhibitions on
the runway, ability to add extra
bases. and to rap out triples at
a time when q single would be
too dangerous.
Mississippi's favorite son IN this series
is being doped by the experts to become
the Pepper Martin Of the battle OF the
Doodle. And. you will remember, 1t
was the wild horse of the Usage who
came out of nowhere two years ago to
hit and fly around the sacks in Car
dinal uniform to stun the trade and to
scare the Philadelphia Athletics.
Nj. Martin was the series OF two
wears ago. Without him 1t would have
been a drab, uninteresting diamond
skirmish.
And as there is not one fence
buster in this drama OF '33, not
one man OF color to uie NTH
Ruth's, Gehrig's or. Groves, It IS
q good euen-money proposition
that it will take Myer, Blondy
Rvan or q Bolton to giue this
series of games the sparkle the
trade demands.
Not only will the dark, frowning boy
from old Mississip' always be menace
up there as he wiggles a war club. but
he is going to be even more dangerous
when he gets on the bags 1t will be
at this SPOT that the noted defense of
the Giants will be given q real test as
the spry Griffman lunges for another
base at the ring Of potential base
knock.
1--WE will admit" said . Giant
infielder in New York Saturday.
that We are going to tighten up
on Myer. We have heard about
him from some of the Yankees.
He, and not Cronin, is the bad
medicine in that double play
proposition.
And the American Leaguers tell us
that he is full Of Ice picks and shrap-
mel when he comes floating down to
second base to break up a double play
for the other side
Buddys ability to hit his famous
triples with the bags populated is going
to be one of the big problems of the
Terrymen. Worse than that will be the
constant pressure on Giant pitchers as
the wee fellow moves about at first
Watch the creased lightning from
the Gulf Coast in this money set-to.
He may furnish the fireworks.
Evening star., 1933-10-02

M their batting eyes today at
v v the Polo Grounds. prepara-
tory to greeting Mr.. Carl
Hubbell tomorrow in an attempt to add
further laurels, Washington was cele-
brating its most successful season in
the 32-year-old history of the American
League.
Although a curious conglomeration
of mis- -positioned Griffian reserves failed
to add that Tooth victory and earn an
edge over each of their seven rivals as
the curtain rang down en- the season
yesterday, the deeds of this 1888 Wash
ington club must be placed at the top
in the chronicling of the Capitals
chapter in the junior circuits long and
brilliant history
The well-known base ball firm Of
Terry, Hubbell & Co. may carry
out their threats in the world
series but there are e few feats all of
Hubbell's screw balls and all of Terry's
men can't undo.
THE Croninized ball club which was
to buckle beneath the Yankees
= handicapped by prophesied made
quate experience possessed by its youth
full pilot-registered 80 victories as
against SO defeats, record for a
the record of any other local diamond
aggregation, including Bucky Harris
1925 pennant winners, who won 96 and
lost IS. and the world title holders of
"a, who tok 90 victories and suffered
81 setbacks.
Too, the current Griffs chalked
up the best interclub series mark.
Had they taken the grand finale
against the Athletics yesterday,
they would have earned a deci-
sion over each of their American
League rivals.
As it is, they need not bow because
of their 3-to-0 licking yesterday. for the
Philadelphia triumph merely gained the
Mackmen an even break in % games.
Next toughest for the Nationals were
the Yankees and Indians, who tri-
umphed 9 times and dropped 13 deci-
sions apiece to the Cronins. Detroit
was beaten IA times, Chicago and ST.
Louis is each, and Boston II times.
WITH gold base balls dangling
w frcm their watch chains-gifts
of citizens committee headed
by the District Commissioners before
yesterdays geme-Manager Joe Cronin,
who maintined rigid silence regarding
his opening game pitching choice, and
his boy friends boarded special train
chortly after the game and headed back
for Gotham and the Giants. That is,
all except Al Crowder, Earl Whitehill,
Walter Stewart, Monte Weaver and
Luke Sewell, who remained in New
York to watch the Giants lose to the
Dodgers.
Euery player from Cronin to
Bill McAfee, Uho no longer is q
Grifn,an, and virtually the entire
office staff from President Clark
Griffith to 19-yedr- Cabin
Griffith, piled into waiting taris
for Union Station.
No public celebration had been plan
ned there, but hundreds of fans bid
them farewell from the dressing room.
Nervous as bridegroom, Griff took
time out only to find suitable spot in
his Office for huge silver loving cup,
presented by the Citizens Committee
in the pre-game ceremonies. which were
marked by a speech by DR.. Luther H.
Reichelderfer, president of the Board
of District Commissioners, and music
by the Marine Band. k-s
n AYMOND LEE PR1M, who posi-
II lively will not be Cronin's start
ing mound choice tomorrow
against the Giants inasmuch as he. Is
ineligible for the series, may be a Dig
Evening star., 1933-10-02
WERBER FAST ON PATHS
D. c. Boy, With Red Sox, Ties
With Chapman Circling Bases.

NEW YORK, October 2.-Bill Werber,
Boston Red Sox shortstop and former
washington Tech High and Duke Uni
versity athlete, tied Ben Chapman, New
York outfielder, in circling the bases
yesterday, one of the field day events
that preceded the final game of the
season here between the Sox and YAM
KEGS. Each completed the circuit in
1434 seconds
Summaries Of the other events:
One hunired-yard dash-Won by
Chapman, New York; second. Cooke,
Boston; third. Werber, Boston, and
fourth, Byrd, New York. Time, 10 2-5
seconds.
Fungo hitting-Won by Ruth, New
York, 1896 feet; second, Jolley, Boston,
352 feet; third, WEIGH, Boston, 351 feet.
Accuracy throw fer catchers-Won by
Perkins, New York; second. Legett,
Ecston; third, Rensa, New York.
Evening star., 1933-10-02
Base Ball Stars
In Years Finals

BY the Associated Press.
Babe Ruth, Yankees-Pitched full
game against Red Sox and hit
thirty-fourth homer of season.
Lon Warneke, Cubs-Limited Car
dinals to six hits for IL victory.
Charley Gehringer. Tgers-Wal-
loped homer for runs that beat
Cleveland.
Emil Leonard. Dodgers - Held
Giants to one hit in four innings of
relief pitching.
Leslie Tietje, White Sox-Held
Browns to five hits and batted in
two runs with double.
Wally Berger. Braves-Hit pinch
homer with bases full to defeat
Phillies, Al.
Rube Walberg, Athletics-Shut out
Senators with hits in II innings
Gus Suhr. Pirates-Drove in four
runs In first game against Reds,
scored two in second
Evening star., 1933-10-02
Pitching is Paramount.

PITCHING is most potent factor
in short series such as that for
= the world championship where
both clubs are well-balanced. But that
does not seem to be the situation this
time. Only the Nationals appear we'll
balanced. The Giants are top-heavy
with pitching and on the face of it
their pitching doesn't stack up any
stronger than that of the Washington
club
Aside from the seeming quality in
pitching. the National League champ
ions do not match the American League
pennant winners in the elements OF
base ball
Washington has it all over NeU
York in offensive poyer 1t Sf,ous
three hitters OF the 300 class,
against one for the opposition 1t
SholDs three hitters OF .290 class,
against one for the opposition.
And all this in the first eight
players of the regular line-ups.
Afield. the Nationals have outpointed
the Giants this season. In the infield
cnly at first and second bases do the
New YorkS look even with the Washing
tons. Terry and Critz offset Kuhel and
Myer. But at shortstop Cronin SEEM
ingly excels Ryan and even the Giants
most ardent supporters admit Bluege
outStrips Jackson at third
In the outfield. Manush, Shuttle and
Goslin of the Nationals probably are
matched by Moore. Davis and OFT of the
Giants. And both teams seem equal de-
fensively behind the bat, the Nationals
with their Seweu and the Giants with
their MancuSo.
AS to spirit, the Nationals have been
about the fghting-est club the Ameri-
can League has seen in years. They
haven't publiciZed their spirit as the
Giants did theirs in the Ryan I'VE can
not lose" telegram. But the other
American League clubs knew Washing
ton had all the intestinal fortitude
ball club needs.
AS see it, the Nationals with every
thing necessary to the making of a
gooo ball club will take the Giants
with nothing more than Hubbell and
a I'VE cannot lose" idea. 1t ought to
be hot scrap. this world SERIES but
I pick Washington to win.
Evening star., 1933-10-02
Sandlot Ball
BLUE GOALS will battle

RIFFITH BLUE GOALS will battle
the Stanton Cleaners next Sun
~ day for the right to meet the
Miller Furniture nine for the Capital
City League unlimited title. The
Griffs tied the Stantons yesterday for
second-half honors, defeating st. JOS
eph's, 9-5.
Montrose A. c. and Eastern A. C..
will have it out next Sunday for the
second-half crown in the Capital City
midget division. Montrose gained the
final round by drubbing Savoy, 14-4,
and Eastern put out Potomac Fish Co.,
To.
A. G. o. tossers won the Federal
League flag, conquering the Bookbind-
ers, Ga, in the third and deciding
game of the play-of series.
Hyattsville All-Stars captured their
series with Rockville A. A., squeezing
out 6-5 win In the deciding tilt.
Walter johnson, jr., pitched the
Woodmont Eagles to a 5-4 triumph
over the Mutual Life Insurance nine
He allowed only four hits, errors haE-
dicapp.ng him.
Lefty Brown famed 81 and gre
only two hits in pitching Gichner's
Red Sox to a TO win over the Chevy
Chase Grays.
Other results:
DORA, 2; st. Jerome's, /.
American Linen, IL; Miller Furni-
ture, 4.
Mount Rainier, SIS; Colmar Manor,
Alb.
Lincoln Giants, z; Lanham A. c., /.
Ramblers, 5; Georgetown A. c., 2.
Evening star., 1933-10-02
2en Equipped Erer Way Win Odds Pounded
Important Facts
On World Series
BY the Afsoeiated Press.
PARTICIPANTS TS-New !

BY the Afsoeiated Press.
PARTICIPANTS New York
L Giants, champions Of the Ma
tional League and managed
by Bill Terry; Washington Sen
ators. champions of the American
League and piloted by Joe Cronin.
Schedule-First two games at
Polo Grounds, New York. Tuesday
and Wednesday. October 3 and 4;
next three games at Clark Grif1th
Stadium, Washington, Thursday,
Friday and Saturday. october S, 6
and Z; sixth and seventh, if neces-
sary, at Polo Grounds, October g.
9. All games start at 1870 pm,
Eastern standard time. Best four
out of seven decides series.
Radio-All games will be broad
cast over national networks.
Tickets Reserved seats at $3.50
and box seats at $3.50 each; unre-
served grandstand seats, $3.50. and
bleacher seats, $1.10.
Evening star., 1933-10-02
MANUSH, GEHR|GT|E
AS BAT RUNNERS-UP
Griff and Yank Far Behind
Foxx-Pair of PhiIIies
Top National Loop.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
n YEW YORK, October 1.-Two
M new major league batting
| champions were crowned
as the 1888 base ball sea-
son ended. Chuck Klein of the
Phillies and Jimmie Foxx of
Philadelphia's Athletics stood first
in the National and American
Leagues, respectively.
Unofflcial records give Klein a 1858
average, just equal to the mark that
won the crown for Frank Lefty
O'Doul Of Brooklyn last year, and Foxx
1856 average. Jimmie put on a spurt
in his final game, hitting three times IN
five attempts, to add two points. He
still fell far short of the 1867 average
that Dale Alexander of Boston made
year ago to beat him out.
Second to Foxx Heinie Manus,i and
Lou Gehrig Of the New York Yankees,
were tied at 1874. while Klein's team
mate, Virgil (Spud) Davis took second
in the National with .349.
The unofficial records:
Evening star., 1933-10-02
FINE KEEPS CHESS TITLE
Beats Out Reshevsky by a Game

Beats Out Reshevsky by a Game
in Western Tournament.
DETROIT, October 2 (P,. - Reuben
Fine of New York successfully defended
his title as Western Chess Association
champion, winning his thirteenth round
game to take first prize with a final
score of IL games won and l lost.
Samuel Reshevsky of Detroit was Sec
ond, with score of II and 2 Arthur
w. Dake Of Portland, Oreg., took third
prize and Robert Willman. New York,
fourth. The fifth prize went to Samuel
Factor Chicago.
Evening star., 1933-10-02
Griffs Have Pitchers, Too.

DITCHING, the Giants must have
Yes. Carl Hubbell undoubtedly
has left-handed a screw ball
greatly to their advantage this year
He's pitching Standout. But Hubbell
on record has pitched in a league woe
fully weak in hitters. And, though he
has won % games-10 of them shut
outs-he has been licked II times.
He's been far from invincible in his
own circuit.
Back of HubbelI, the Giants
Pitching staff of Hal Schumacher,
Fred Fitzsimmons and Roy Par
melee looms as nothing extraor-
dinary. HERMAN Bell and Adolf
TO Luque have been good relief
workers, but no more SO than sew
eral other hurlers in the National
League. Merely run-of- the mine
reserves on record.
It's difficult to see how the Giants
staff composed of Hubbell, the standout
and a string of average pitchers rates
above the Washington corps with Earl
Whitehill and Walter Stewart, superb
southpaws. and Al Crowder and Monte
Weaver. sterling right-handers, backed
by Jack Russell, unquestionably the
finest relief pitcher in the American
League this season.
Whitehill, Stewart, Crowder, Weaver
and Russell, collectively, have turned in
83 victories this year. In league
noted for its hitting strength, too, a
great record for five pitchers. The six
Giant pitchers have turned in IS vic
tories. Also great record at first con-
sideration. but not so great as that of
the Washington corps when one recalls
how few batters packed punch in the
National League.
Evening star., 1933-10-02
WINS DIAMOND TILT
National Tea Post of Chicago I:
u. S. Amateur Champ.

CHICAGO, October 2 OP).-The Ma
tional Tea Post base balr-team, junior
champion of the American Legion. won
the United States amateur title by de-
feating st. Adrians, national Catholic
champs, 10 TO 2. Both teams are from
Chicago.
Evening star., 1933-10-02
EDGE Of NO KIND
SEEN FOR GIANTS
Can't Win With ScreWbalI
and a Telegram Only,
Says Jack Keller.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

BY JOHN B. KELLER.
n JEW YORK, October 1T
M takes more than one
l screwballing left hand
pitcher and a telegram
reading I'VE cannot lose" which
the Giants are babbling about, to
get a ball club a world champion
ship.
At least that's my idea of it,
I can't see anything but the
Washington club coping in the
annual renewal of base balls
classic, due to get under way at
the Polo Grounds here tomorrow.
Having watched the Nationals since
early in March. seen them prime them
selves for great fight and carry on
courageously to an American League
championship that few back in the
early going were willing to admit they
had a chance to win, have the great
est confidence in them to triumph in
the struggle for the diamonds most
coveted laurels.
The Washington club is nicely
equipped in every way to make the
great battle for the world champion
ship. 1t is sturdy batting club, it
has superb defensive ability, its pitch
ing staff is composed of clever and ex-
perienced right-handers and left
handlers and is far above the major
league average and it is club with
Q splendid heart.
Against this the Giants present an
ordinary ball club in many ways. The
National League champions have little
offensive power. their defensive play
on record does not match that of the
club they will oppose in the series and
there is no reason to believe they pos
sess any greater spirit than the lot that
will OppOSe them
Evening star., 1933-10-02

'Batted for Kerr in eleventh.
30 o 0 o 0-C

Philadelphia :. o o 0 o 0 0 0 0 0 3-3
Run batted in-Cramer. Two-base hit
Majeski. Sacrifces-Prim. Walberg. Dou-
BILE plays-Bluege to Kuhel, johnson to
Philadelphia. 4: WASHINGTON; Z. First
Pfim, in ioh innings; OF Chapman. 0 in
!, inning Hit by pitched ball-By WalberR
(Bolton). Losing pitcher-Prim. Umpires-
Time OF game hour and 4s minutes.
Evening star., 1933-10-02
BALL GAME IS SOUGHT
Quantico Indians After Sunday
Tilt to End Season.

QUANTICO, Va, October 2.-Quan-
tico Indians, who defeated Springs A.
c. of Warrenton, 10, here yesterday,
are after q game with . strong nine
for next Sunday to close their season.
Manager Moncure is booking at Guam
tico 311.
Kelly, veteran, and Brown pitched
strongly yesterday for the winners. who
now boast "a victories against six de-
featS.
Evening star., 1933-10-02
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE

Oakland, 5-4; Sacramento, IL.
Missions, 8-8; Hollywood, Sc.
Portland, 1876; Seattle, AZ.
San Francisco, To; Los Angeles, 5-1
FINAL LEAGUE STANDING.
Evening star., 1933-10-02
Cronin's Team Hangs Up Mark
For Washington With SO Wins;
Prim Shows Glass as Pitcher

help some day to WaShlngton's drop
andcurve corps.
And If his creditable albeit losing per-
formance against the Athletics yester-
day was any criterion Of his skill at
betting big league batters that day may
be no farther of than next April,
when the world champion Griffs (?)
begin defense of their American League
championship.
The rookie southpaw obtained
from Albany too late in the sea
son for possible world series use,
in his major league slab debut,
looked the part of a big time
hurler for 10 innings, despite the
handicap Of having Cliff Bolton
in right field, Dave Harris on
first base, and Nick Altrock as
star pinch-hitter.
Prim limited the Macks to five scat
tered singles and no runs during those
10 rounds, tanning four and giving up
not one base on balls-real control, es-
pecially for a left-hander. He deserved
a better fate.
Prim met his Waterloo in the eleventh
inning. Madjeski dropped a single to
left field and as Goslin laZily retrieved
the ball stretched it into a double
Walberg laid down a bunt that Prim
IlucW IOO ldIC W CdUCIl MdOJcSkl dI
third. Williams pop was easy for Kerr,
but Cramer singled to score Madjeski
and Miller and Foxx followed suit to
tally Walberg and Cramer. Ed Chap
man rushed to the scene cold and
pitched a double-play ball to McNair to
end the rally.
The Nationals, regulars removed early,
were practically helpless against Rube
Walberg. getting only six safeties. Twice
they punched singles-in the first and
fifth frames-but this was the extent of
their run-making gestures.
TTEINIE MANUSH tarried just long
enough to single his first time at
- bat. boost his stick mark to 1874
and tie Lou Gehrig for second place
in the A. L. batting race :. Heinie and
joe Kuhel were the only two Griffs to
play in each of the 153 games. Kuhel
starting in all of 'em >. the new press
Yesterday, the handful of local scribes
finding themselves lost in the spacious
affair, designed to accommodate over
500 they discovered that even after
brushing aside the clouds they can't see
the catcher catch or miss foul pops
behind the plate . Jimmy Foxx made
three singles, but with those circus seats
in left field inviting the AS slugger to
add to his 48 homers. it was moral
victory for Prim Goslin hit safely
cnly once in five times and, 200 bucks
of his world series "cut" must be paid
to Babe Ruth they wagered on
their averages, and the Babe wins . :.
Griffith is taking no chances writ
ten on the right-field wall was IN. Y.
here-Oct. S, 6, ~ Nick Altrock,
batting champion" In 1924, finished
dead last this season in "a he
tripled in his one time at bat In the
final game with Boston =. :. yesterday,
batting for Johnny Kerr in the eleventh,
he bounded to Walberg and ran it
out in the direction of the dugout, with
Rube in pursuit.
Evening star., 1933-10-02
Homer Standing

BY the Associated Press.
Home Runs Yesterday.
Ruth. Yankees, l.
Berger, Braves, l.
Gehringer, Tigers. l.
Hutcheson, Dodgers, 1.
The Leaders.
Foxx, Athletics, 49,
Ruth. Yankees, a.
Gehrig. Yankees, 80.
Klein, Phillies, 28.
Berger, Braves, 81.
LEAGUE TOTALS.
American. National
Philadelphia ..149 New York. ..... 81
New York. .143 Chicago ...... 81
ST. Louis. 80. 81 Brooklyn ..... 81
%. so Philadelphia =. 5e
Detroit ....... 81 st. Louis. zee. 81
..... SO Boston ....... So
Boston ........ 40 Pittsburgh go. SO
Chicago ....... A Cincinnati 80. 81
Total .616 Total ...... .45C