Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-06-17

iHc petIOlt QUITS, FORMER rep
resentatives of indianapolis in IN,
Negro National Association. com.
pleted their first home stay this
week. During the stay at the Ham
tramck Stadium the Stars met the
Nashville Elites. Homestead Grays
Baltimore Black Sox. and the Chi
cago American Giants. now using
indianapolis as their h m {
grounds.
The Stars won three of the four
games played with Nashville. won
two games played here with the
Grays, won one and lost two 10
Baltimore. and were routed by the
Giants. losing three and winning
one. This gives the local club sew
en- victories against six defeats for
"A percentage OF 500
Nashville opened the Stars home
stay here May 20. playing four
games. The Stars collected 81 hits
TO the Elites 22. The Homestead
pitchers yielded - hits in the two
games played while Detroit hurl-
ers restricted the Gray batters TO
eight hits. Baltimore punched out
% hits against the Detroit Pitch
ing star while the Black Sox hurl-
ers were holding the Detroit bat
ters to Is hits. The American Gil
ants hammered out g hits in the
four games. "a were collected in
the final game Monday. The stars
raped out 54 hits against the Gil
ant hurlers. proving that the,
also have a punch.
The finest pitching by the he
troit hurlers was against TN
Grays and the Nashville Elite
4, Columbus Vance held the Nasl
VILE club to six hits in tho opei
ing game. Saturday. May 20.
win 30. Percy Bailey gave up 70
hits I'm tho first game OF the dc
al ble-hoader Sunday against
Ut Elites 10 win 80. Dave -snowd
yielded six hits I'm the abbreviat
;. affair, but was bested by Gise
taner who gave up only one IA
Vance held the Grays TO two hi
in the second game of the double
header. Sunday. May 2S. Bale
limited the Homestead batters {
six hits in the first game.
The worst pitching of the hom
stay was against the Chicago team
one of the hardest hitting. II no
the hardest hitting clubs in the
league. Included I'm the Ga hts
collected by the Giants were IA
doubles. six triples and one home
run. Stearnes, who formerly play
ed outfeld for the Detroit team
led the Chicagoans in the extra
base biting. rapping out four
doubles and two triples.
The Detroit defense. after start
ing out In fine style against the
Nashville Elites cracked wide OPP
en- in the Chicago series. The De-
troit team turned in three errors
against the Nashville team, five
against the Grays. three against
Baltimore and Il I'm the Chicago
series. Errors practically proved
the undoing of the local club II
the recent series against the Chi
cago nine and Buford, the shor
stop. was the largest contributor
toward the downfall. making nin'
misplays in the series, reaching
the high water mark in the sec
ond game Sunday when he mad
five errors.
Manager Jim Taylor has need o
a good fielding short stop wit
some timely hits in his bat;
veteran pitcher who will be abb
to win his own game and then res
cue another. and a good. hard hit
ting outfielder. Given this addit
ional strength. with the presen
fighting spirit of the team. tn
Stars will be near the top at tn
, end of the second half.
*%***
II was at the running of th
i932 National Collegiate Associa
tons track and field meet tha
Ralph Metcalfe attained his great
ed prominence. The big Maj
quette university Splinter fle
, over the cinder paths to brea
Z world records in the 100 yard. 10
, meters. 200 yards and 200 meter
II was the most r. arkable sprint
I ing achievement OF the pas
decade.
Saturday the great Metcalfe wi
2 again he entered by the Milwalke
school IN the National Collegiat
1 Associations track and field NEE
which will be held this Saturday Z
A Soldiers Field instead of Stag