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Evening star., 1934-05-03
Vat Hrs Gradually Coming Life: Bucs Gve Warning Eastern Clubs
HAMMOND GROUP
ACQUIRES GARDEN
Gains Control by Purchase
of $4,000 Shares Held
by Hoyt interests.
7 EW YORK, May 3.-Col.
| John S. Hammond and a
/ group of associates have

n IEW YORK, May 3.-Col.
M John S. Hammond and a
v group of associates have
acquired control OF the
famous sports arena, Madison
Square Garden.
The tall, white-haired West Point
graduate issued the formal statement
following transactions that involved
the transfer of approximately $4,000
shares of stock of the Madison Square
Garden Corporation, estimated at ST
per share. or $546,000.
Except for some minor legal details
to be arranged, the stock previously
held by Richard F. Hoyt and Other
banking interests has been purchased
by the new group, thus bringing Col.
Hammond back as a factor in the
Gardens affairs. He was a close
friend of the late Tex Rickard, who
built the S7000,000 structure.
Col. Hammond. a pioneer in the
Gardens professional hockey activities,
resigned as vice president of the Madi-
son Square Garden Corporation in
1882, also relinquishing his duties as
president Of the New York Rangers
Hockev Club. He will replace Mr..
Hoyt as chairman of the corporation
Board of Directors and will also as
sumo his old post as president OF the
Rangers.
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interest them to know that I am in
better shape now than was tlve
weeks before the Schmeling fight. At
this spot last year I weighed 223
pounds. Now 1 am down to 218 and
I have five weeks left in which to peel
off the IA pounds I expect to remove.
Il know what condition means
when you are tackling a fellow as
big as Carnera Even your arms may
get tired punching him. l remember
Jack Dempsey telling me how tired
his arms were after the third round
of slamming big Willard.
Il happen to know Carnera is a
pretty fair boxer and l may not be
able to reach him in a hurry. !
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Only Crowder to Worry Over.

NNLY Crowder has to be worried
" about now. And every once in
while in his brief terms on
the hill even the Gen snaps through
with that fast one he must have to
make him effective Perhaps with
the coming of warm weather he will
round into proper condition suddenly.
That would make the staff just
right, for then Russell. premier relief
hurler last season. and Burke, who
can give a splendid account of him
self in rescue roles if not called upon
too often, probably would get the
needed rest between turns to make
them remarkably proficient in emer-
gencies.
Once the Washington club has its
pitching proposition solved, it surely
will get places in this years cham
pionShip chase. 1t has revealed in
its games thus far that it can get runs
and plenty of them, despite the many
defeats it has suffered.
Aside from the pitching staff, the
Nationals have been a high-class out
fit to date. They are a game lot, one
that will take deal of beating.
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Major Leaders


American League.
Batting-Reynolds. Red Sox, .45l;
Vosmik, Indians, .442.
Runs-Morgan, Red Sox. l3; Vos-
mix. Indians; Kuhel and Manush,
Senators, 70.
Runs batted in-Reynolos, Red SoX'
16: Foxx Athletics, Is.
Hits-Reynolds, Red Sox, %; Wer-
Der. Red SoX, 81.
Doubles-Werber, Red Sox, 8;
Greenberg, Tigers. and Averin, In
dians. 6.
Triples-Manush. Senators, 3;
Chapman. Yankees, Reynolds and r.
johnson. Red SoX Higgins, Atnletlcs'
and Campbell, Browns. 2.
Home runs-FoXX. Athletics, and
Bonura, White SoX, 4.
Stolen bases-Walker, Tigers, z;
Gehrig, Yankes. 4.
Pitching Senators; Ruff
ing. Yankees, and Hildebrand, In
dians, 80.
National League.
Batting-Ott, Giants, 1895; Wilson,
Phlllies, 369.
Runs-Klein, Cubs. and Vaughan,
Pirates, Is.
Runs batted in-Klein, Cubs, l6;
Suhr. Pirates. Is.
Hits-Moore, Giants, 20; Lindstrom,
Pirates. and Klein. Cubs 10.
Doubles-Ryan, Giants, Z; English,
Cubs, 6.
Triples-Suhr, Pirates, s. Lindstrom,
Pirates, W. Herman. Cubs. and Col
Inns. Cardinals. 2.
Home runs-Klein, Cubs, and OFT,
Giants, 6.
Stolen bases-Frey, Dodgers; Chi
ozza, Phillies: Rothrock and Martin,
Cardinals, and Piet, Reds. 2.
Pitching-Bush, Cubs, 40; Hubbell.
Giants, 80.
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especial interest the play and form of
the Scottish division-the Bluepell
GuardS-upon whom most of the bur-
den will rest.
The Bluebell-or the Thistle Guards
headed by Jock Mclean, know their
golf and know their st. Andrews.
In the IS Walker Cup matches
played so far, the United States forces
have won 81, against II for the
British
There will be no such lopSided
sweep at St. Andrews if the Scots
play up to past performances and such
English entries as Tolley and Weth-
cred handle st. Andrews as well as
they have in the past.
st. Andrews has been the happy
golfing grounds for this pair. 1t was
here that Wethered kicked away a
British open by allowing his foot to
move the ball. Later he had Francis
Ouimet two down and three to play.
but two brilliant puts of u and Is
feet gave the Bostonian a draw.
st. Andrews gives Tolley more room
for some of his wide hooks. He car
ried Bobby Jones to the nineteenth
green at their last meeting over this
same domain.
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XL7EAvER certainly looked the
w goods yesterday as he held
the Yankees at bay after the
Nationals had packed g healthy punch
into the first inning of the fray. The
lanky right-hander was nicked rather
freely. yielding nine safeties. But he
issued only one pass and was espe-
cially sturdy when there were New
Workers perched on the runway.
Ten YankS were stranded on the
base paths That clearly reveals
Weaver'S effectiveness as the Nation
ais swept to a 6-to-2 victory after
taking two terrific beatings from a
club generally rated as their strongest
rival IN the circuit.
The Nationals did all their scoring
In the first frame when they fell upon
the offerings of Russell Van Alta, left
handler, and his right-handed sue
cessor, Tommy Murphy, full force.
Eight of the first nine batterS up
drove the ball to safety. Only Cronin
failed to get hit IN the merry-go-
round and he Socked a long fly that
brought across run.
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Athletics Hit and Run.

A T the same time the Debated
n Athletics of Philadelphia were
proving that if you score enough
runs you are bound to win ball games
The AS didn't show much that looked
like pitching, except the deliveries of
Johnny Marcum and Al Benton. but
they Socked the plum with so much
zest that they routed some of our best
moundsmen. including Vernon Gomez.
the sterling CaStilian. and Earl White
hill, the eminent basSo.
Detroit also was winning a number
OF games and the Browns were pick
ing up a couple here and there
Neither of them has had a crack yet
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Washington Fans Ready With Big Hand for Sam Rice
Thomas and Wht
That funny $3.50 starting time the

That funny $3.50 starting time the
ball club is using this year isn't
swelling the crowds at Griffith Sta
dunn at all something like
$500 attended yesterday the
late start sets back the supper
hour too much for most Washing
ton homes Combs hit one in
the third yesterday that almost
tore off Myers hands but
Buddy got it and tagged his
man in the fifth Combs
went back for a swell play on
Travis fly looked good for a
hit when the ball left the bat
Harris took care of the Yanks in
the seventh Dave caught the
highest fly he had ever seen to
dispose of Ruth then took a
liner off Chapman's bat in the
best of style. Dawes good.
j. 3. K.
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to your one in the last year"
THAT doesn't mean anything" "
Baer said. I've been pointing for
this chance longer than most people
know. I've figured from the start
that 1 could win if was in shape
and I've got in shape. And in the
last two years I've had many more
fights than Camera.
"A number of people" Baer con-
tinued, seem to figure I'll have trou-
bic hitting the big boy. They told
me 1 couldn't hit Schmeling around
the head, but would have to work on
the body. I nailed Max twice around
the head in the first round with a
right and left. Don't forget that
Carnera isn't the puncher Schmeling
was"
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Not much difference in the make

Not much difference in the make
up of the Indians this year
they're still going along with Knic-
kerbocker at short, Hale at third.
Vosmlk in left, Averill in center
and Myatt and Spencer behind the
bat aside from Rice in
right, the newcomers are Trosky
at first and Moore at second
Trosky was brought up from Toledo
near the end of last season
he's not a weak fielder and
he can smack the apple Moore
is an old-timer . he's been with
the Pirates, Braves and Dodgers at
odd times was with the Pi-
rates in the '25 world series when
they licked the Nationals
went back to the minors two years
ago but the Indians grabbed him
from New Orleans this Spring
when Berger failed to come through
as keystone sacker.
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REMOVE BRUINS
FROM LOOP LEAD
Seaboard Teams in Older
Circuit Make Initial In
vaSion of West.
BY HUGH S. FULLERTON, JR.,

A S THE Eastern clubs of the
" National League move on
~ the West for the opening
OF the first interSeCtlOnal
strife of the 1884 season,
timely warning might be to look
out for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
1t appears very much to the
poinC as the Buccaneers clash
with the league leading New
York Giants in the first series.
So far the Cubs have held the
spotlight more than any other West
ern club, but 1t was Pittsburgh, in
third place with only fair showing
against Cincinnati and st. Louis,
which Knocked Chicago out of the
lead. Following Tuesdays Al tri-
umph behind Ralph Birkofer, the
Pirates won. Az. yesterday with
Heinie Meme, veteran rlght-nanaer,
on the hill.
Cnlcago's defeat dropped the Cubs
a half game behind the Giants. who
Wobbled through to their third
straight victory over Brooklyn. 6 to
), when Frank ODoJl smashed a
pinch homer with two aboard in the
eighth and Hal Schumacher man
aged to pitch a complete game after
being knocked out three times run
ming.
The Cardinals won the other Ma
tional League struggle. 4 to l, from
Cincinnati. which had to get along
without jim Bottomley Philadelphia
and Boston were unscheduled.
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dL Ine \ dDkS OF
Senators. but if the
Athletics and Red
Sox can assault the
members of the
peerage with i'm
punity, what's go
ing to hold Mr..
Cochrane back? Or
Mr.. Hornsby? Or
Mr.. johnson and
t h e Portuguese
pilot, Mr.. Fonseca?
The truth Of the
matter appears to
be that last years
leaders no longer
are in a class by
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Yanks, Tigers Lose.

10th New YORK and Detroit suf-
b fered reverses as Cleveland was
idle.
The Yanks bowed. 60 to Wash
ington when the Senators landed on
Russell Van Alta IN the first inning,
collecting six hits and four runs. and
finishing the job against Johnny
Murphy in the same inning.
The st. Louis Browns handed the
Tigers a So setback on a combina-
ton of home runs by Irving Burns
and Ray Pepper that produced all
the tallies and George Blaeholder's
seven-hit hurting. Philadelphia s
Athletics outslugged Boston, PILL
after spotting the Red Sox six runs
in the first two innings. Bob john
sons pinch homer in the seventh
finally put the AS ahead.
Chicago was bracketed with Cleve-
land for an of day.
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the old-timer who performed
in the outfield for the Nationals
from 1915 through 1888 is play
ing right regularly. for the Tribe
these days and doing a good
job OF it, too, according to Patsy
Charity, former Washington
catcher and coach, now johnson S
main aide on the Indians .. f1ocks
of fans here have a warm spot
in their hearts for Samyouell
they'll be out to give him great
big hand.
The Indians have plenty pitch
ers primed for this series
Lloyd Brown, once a left-hander
with the Capital clan, is ready
so are Monte Pearson. the
rookie sensation of last season;
Oral Hildebrand, the more than
right good right -hander when he
is right, and Mel Harder, no mark
for any outfit he faces.
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more than average earnestness and
this invasion will be no exception to
the rule.
The Cubs, especially, are keyed up
and ready Tor the team they figure
they must beat before cutting in on
the next world series swag. And at
this writing the Cub pitching staff
looks to be better set than the Giant
array, with Parmelee missing and
Schumacher still cropping for his 1888
form.
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Newspaper Alliance. Inc.l
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The Western Swing,

TILL TERRY'S chance to bag
y second pennant will begin to un-
fold its story on its first trip
West.
The populace at large will know a
lot more about the Giants strength
for 1884 when they get through with
Chicago, St Louis. Pittsburgh and
Cincinnati, all playing at home. They
always go after a champion with
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Stars Yesterday
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Rabbit Warstler, Athletics-Led as
sault on Boston pitching with two
doubles and two singles.
Mel OFT, Giants-Clouted sixth
homer of season and single against
Dodgers.
George Blaeholder, Browns-Limited
Tigers to seven hits.
Freddy Lindstrom, Pirates-Rapped
Chicago hurting for triple and Two
singles.
Monte Weaver, Senators-Held YAM
KEGS to nine hits to become second
Washington pitcher to go the route.
Frank Frisch, ardinals-Batted in
two runs in Al victory over Reds.
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Homer Standing
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Home runs yesterday-Klein (Cubs)
OFT Giants, Vaughan (Pirates)
ODoul CGiants), Burns (Browns)
Pepper Browns, r. johnson CAth-
leticS), Walters Red SoX). each
The leaders-Klein ICubs). OFT
(Giants), 6; Hartnctt (Cubs). FoXx
(Athletics). Bonura white Sox). 5.
League totals-Nationals, 70; Amer
ican, So. Total, 1913.
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ISNCSI as | II Z V
wait for the tide
to turn "
They wait for
the eighth wave"
to strike a week
from Friday and
Saturday. a n d
this time they
sense at least a
chance for VIC
tory and the end
o f t h e 10 n g
drought.
You will find
the United States
c n t in g e Mt is
watching wit h
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WEAVER FOURTH
TO SHOW WORTH
Slabs SturdiIy to Protect
FirSt-Frame Runs That
Beat Yanks, 6-2.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.
are indications that
| WaShington'S ball club
within another two weeks


will be getting much of
the finest pitching in the Amer
lean League instead of the worst,
which it has had since the start
of the championship campaign.
Admitted it will be about time,
but what a relief after what the
club and Capital fandom have
suffered.
In little more than week, four
of the Nationals hurlerS have come
across with really high-class efforts
Thomas was the first when he went
a route to upset the AS. Whitehill
and Stewart. the lefties, looked great
against the Yankees before giving way
to pinch -batters.
Only yesterday. Weaver gave a re-
markable performance as he chucked
through nine innings to his first VIC
tory of the year
With these four ready. apparently,
to take up where they left off last
season-and they were in fine fettle
at the finish of the 1893 campaign
there seems little left to give Mama
ger Cronin any great concern over
his pitching staff.
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don't want to be
p un C n n g on
tir e d / e G S or
swinging wit h
tired arms when
l get my first
ope n in g. I've
been on my legs
a lot lately and
they are coming
along better than
I thought they
would this far
2 n e q q Oh lIlS
fight
&C a 7 n era" ]
suggested. has
had three fights
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BEARS SIGN FEATHERS.

CHICAGO, MAY CP.-Beattie
Feathers. Tennessee grid star. has
signed to play with the championship
Chicago Bears of the National Pro-
fessional Foot Ball League. A team
mate, Bob Stafford, signed to play
tackle.
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INDEPENDENT LOOP
FORMS UNLIMlTEDS
Complete Organization Tonight.
Cronin Gives Advice on Sand
lot Problems.
ORGANIZATION of the unlimited

ORGANIZATION of the unlimited
~ division of the Independent Base
Ball League is slated to be COM
pleted tonight at the Wolfe Sport
Shop. 1882 H street northeast, at
o'clock. 1t is planned to open the
season a week from Sunday with
eight teams Two more mines may
be added tonight.
Joe Cronin, manager of the Wash
ington team. suggested solution for
various problems faced by sandlot ball
teams here at a gathering of many
interested in the sport last night at
the National Press Club.
Virginia White Sox have listed
game with the Fort Hunt (Va) A.
c. nine for Sunday afternoon on the
Baileys Cross Roads diamond at 3
o'clock.
Gelican Filling Station players meet
tonight at o'clock at 734 Van Buren
street. The team is booking games
at Decatur 5639.
Results:
AggleS, 4, Navy 1arQ, l depart
mental League.
Interstate, l3: Weather Bureau, 4
Federal League.
Federal Emergency Relief, 4 Public
Works, 0.
Sigma Alpha Kappa Fraternity nine
is after games for Sundays at l
O'Clock with teams having diamonds.
Call Adams 5848 after pm.
A. and P Cleaners and Dyers are
seeking games with insect teams hav-
ing fields. and also are after good
pitchers and other players. Address
Ben Cohen. 1893 F street northeast,
or telephone Lincoln 10431.
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Pitching
JOHNSON TO BROADCAST.

Modern day base ball as compared
to that of other years will be one of
the high lights of sports broadcast
featuring Walter Johnson, manager of
the Cleveland Indians, over Station
VOL tonight. He will speak between
7:45 and o'clock.
Evening star., 1934-05-03

Ter ana NSleneQ
to the tinkling of
Thomas Yawkey's
cash. When the
athletes W e II t
South, the fans
prepared to hear
that the revolu-
tion was at hand
a n d t h a t Mr..
Harridge's eight
clubs looked as
much alike as
eight peas on a
knife.
But they didn't
hear any such
thing Southern
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isn't a team in the junior merry go-round
that doesn't show signs of being dangerous.
That goes for Rogers Hornsby'S pale Browns
and Squire Mack's ravaged Athletics They're
all tough.
The National League on the other hand
is behaving like loaded cane All the weight
is up there at top. The Giants and the Cubs
are speeding away from their foes like arrows
from a bow, and the Reds and PhieS look
more futile than ever-particularly the Phil
lies. At this rate business will fall off in all
the ivory towns except Chicago, where the
citizens always are willing to look at a good
ball club
The chances are that business won't fall
off too much because the National League
fight is likely to even out as the months pro-
gress. Those Cardinals will make trouble later
on. The elder and dizzier Dean will recover
Pittsburgh on opening day and any change
improvement
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GIANTS DROP THOMPSON.

NEW YORK, May LF).-The New
York Giants have announced the sale
of Lafayette Fresco Thompson, vet
eran utility infielder. to Montreal
He has played with Pittsburgh, Phila-
delphia and Brooklyn.
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Baer Shapes Up.

IT UNDERSTAND" the larruper
from Livermore remarked. 'tnat
a number of my friends are still
worried about my condition. 1t might
Evening star., 1934-05-03
A Different American Leag

II H0III rOIrt -HIII0r IOEIII LodS Suc'
THE real and permanent change is
l. in Mr.. Harridge's American
League There was a fore
shadowing of this when the ball
barons gathered in Chicago last Win
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FROM THE PRESS BOX
BY JOHN LARDNFR-

n YORK Sit National
~ quick-change
VI unSuspectng
toughest
n
plainly, tfe lOpsided
judge very adequately
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THE SPORTLICHT
BY GRANTLAND RICE

TINE case Of the British at St.
Andrews reminds us of the last
4 two lines Of a World War poem
Il concerning the Royal Naval
Division
we all went back at the seventh
wave
But we wait for the tide to turn"
British golfers have broken before
seven American waves-some of them
tidal waves in destructive torce-but
there has been no thought of sur
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in his brothers be IN improvement.
Then, Brooklyn will
hitting
Boston, Philadelphia and Cincinnati great
trouble for their but the
galop
A VI LIE slloI
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Runs batttd in Manush Cronin
Schultz. Harris. Berg. Weaver Dlckey
Chapman. Two-baSe hits-Travis. Lac
zeri. Combs. Three-base bit-Schulte
Stolen base Schultz Left on bases
New York 10, Washington. :. First base
on halls-Of Murphy, >; of Smythe /;
off Weaver. ]. Struck cut BY Murphy
-: by weaver. ,. Hits-OfVan Alta Il
in Is inning of Murphy. . in IS; innings
off Snythe. none in ! inning Losing
pitcher - Van Alta. Umpres = Messrs.
Summers and Dinneen. Time OF game
nourS and I minutes.
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that was to get under way
today according to the
weather man there was chance
rain would prevent mixing this
afternoon in that event Cronin
would carry over his slab selec-
tionS.
Arriving from Chicago shortly
after l o'clock yesterday, all the
Indians f1ocked to the ball yard
to see the Nationals drub the
YankS that is. excepting Wal
ter johnson the manager pre-
ferred to go out to his home at
nearby Alta Vista to look
after his chickens and foXhounds.
It'll be something of a Sam Rice
day when the Indians do put on
their first game here this season
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Yanks Not So Hot.


THE Nationals got but three hits
after that. all off Murphy. One
was Schulte's single in the Sec
ond; the others singles by Myer
and Manush in the seventh. Harry
Smythe, left-handing the eighth. gave
them nothing more than one walk.
The Yanks hit Weaver in six of the
nine innings he faced them, yet
earned but one of their runs. They
made threats in the first, when Combs
and Ruth singled in succession, but
Gehrig famed and Chapman was
an easy out. Lazzeri's double and
Dickey's single before a retirement
in the second accounted for score.
Two were out in the third when
Gehrig singled to right and made
third as Harris let the ball get away.
A bunted single by Chapman got
Gehrig home.
Two Yanks got on after two we're
out IN the fourth. only to be stranded
when Ruth rolled t. Myer. Combs
doubled with one out and Gehrig
walked with two out ir the seventh
Chapman lined to Harris to end the
danger. Heffner singled with two
gone in the eighth. but Pinch batter
Walkers best was a hoist to the
right fielder.
The New Workers were marks for
Weaver in the ninth. with Ruth end
ing the fray by taking third strike
1t was the Professors day.
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THE champs never gave Van Alta
an opportunity to get his bear
ings in that first inning Kuhel
opened the attack by dragging a bunt
that went to the second baseman for
a single. Myer hit a one-baser to
center that moved Kuhel to third.
Manush raped one to right Kuhel
scored and Myer reached the far cor
ner. Cronin made the first out by
hoisting to Chapman
1t wasn't such a deep hoist, but
Myer set sail for home after the
catch. Chapman made a good throw,
yet Myer ducked around Dickey, the
catcher, to tally.
Schultz bounced a triple off the
right field fence and Manush crossed
with the third marker. Harris
smacked one too hot for the first
baseman to handle and Manush reg
istered. Chapman ran in for Travis
liner, the ball got by the left fielder
Tor tWo-baser and Harris reached
third.
Here Murphy took up the pitching
Berg'S looper to center fell at Combs
feet for a single and Harris counted.
Weaver rammed a fine one to the
middle field and Travis was over with
the final tally of the round.
1t was only a sparkling catch of
Kuhels liner by the third baSeman
that prevented more scoring. Then
Myer came up again to end the on
slaught with loft to the shortstop.
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sONIN has Thomas and
Whitehill in line for the
first two games OF the
series with the Indians
that was to get under way
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Sigma Alpha Kappa Fraternity nine
is after games for Sundays at l
O'Clock with teams having diamonds
Call Adams 5848 after pm.
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Weaver in Great Form.

VXTEAVER certainly looked the
w goods yesterday as he held
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EARLY BIRDS
NEW YORK
AOAoAo ''' - II
tBatted for Murphy in eighth.
Tntals

New York ...... u | l o o o o o O.
WASHINGTON ..... 6 g q u q U q u
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Finish Van Alta Quickly.

THE champs never gave Van Alta
an opportunity to get his bear