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Evening star., 1934-08-06
TARRISONBURG, Va, August 6.

TAHh1SONBURG, Va, August o.
Woodstock and Charlottesville
provided all the week end action
in the Valley League and they broke
even. each game being decided by a
score of to T.
Plenty of action is promised this
week as Culpeper plays at Woodstock
Wednesday, Harrisonburg at Culpeper
Thursday, Charlottesville at Harrison
burg Saturday and Woodstock at
Harrisonburg Sunday.
If Culpeper conquers Harrisonburg
and Woodstock the league leaders viii
clinch the pennant. They now hold
a three-and-a-half game lead. With
Walter Bean and Lefty Mcintyre hurl-
ing in invincible fashion, there seems
little likelihood Of halting the Cul-
peper nine.
The only thing favoring Harrison
burg is that the trip to Culpeper is
the last game away from home for
the remainder of the season. But the
1888 champions appear to be too far
behind to benefit from this advantage.
In fact, Harrisonhurg is not playing
bang-up ball, as was demonstrated in
losing to Woodstock for the first time
last week.
Charlottesville has a chance of
catching the runners-up and, in turn.
Woodstock has an opportunity 70
emerge from the cellar and overtake
the University City lads. It's a great
race, except for the dominance Of
Culpeper. Newmarket's withdrawal
also hurt, as those lads could be de-
pended on for victories here and there.
Evening star., 1934-08-06
Derringer Blanks Cubs.

nAUL DERRINGER, noted as a
hard luck" hurler, astonished
a $4,000 crowd by blanking the
Cubs with four hits In the opener to
win, 4 to o. Chicago came back with
4-to-1 triumph when an early attack
carried Lon Warneke through to his
fifteenth victory.
Pittsburgh staged an uprising that
had painful results TO another pen
nant hopeful, the st. Louis Cardinals,
and pounded the third-place club
around In both games OF O double
header. A flock of doubles IN the sew
enth and Larry French's relief fingtng
won the opener, 8 to 4, with Paul
Dean on the losing end. while the
Bucs continued hitting against four
more pitchers 10 take the second
clash, to 2, behind Waite Hoyt.
Cleveland's Indians, ehird-place club
Of the junior circuit, took q So deci-
sion from the Browns. with Hal
Troskys twenty-third homer as the
deciding blow. Washington and Bos-
ton split q bargain bill, the Senators
taking the opener, 2-i, behind I'd
Linke's six-hit ffingtng and the Sox
getting an even break with . 7-3
triumph.
The Boston Braves and Brooklyn
also divided games. Boston won the
first, IA, while the Dodgers took ad-
vantage Of an error by Les Mallon
to score three In the seventh and win,
5 to 3.
Evening star., 1934-08-06
.LONGWOOD GETS
ELITE OF TENNIS
Shift of Dates to Avoid
Other Tournaments Win
Bolster Field.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ROOKLINE, Mass, August
6.-The country's out
II standing tennis players
both men and women
gathered at Longwood today to
compete for the Longwood Bowl
and several lesser trophies.
Due to its shift from g mid-July
date, this forty-second Longwood
Bowl tournament wiz have one OF the
best fields in years During the last
few seasons the Davis Cup and con-
fiicting western meetings have robbed
the Brookline tournament of much
Of its brtIliance.
The start Of the team play viii be
delayed until the arrival Of George
Lott and Lester Stoeffen, America s
victorious doubles internationaliSts,
who are due in New York from Eng
land on Tuesday. Lott and Stoeffen
plan to rush Immediately to Long
wood.
Top seeding for the bowl compet-
ton went to Wilmer Allison Of Aus
tin, Tex, second ranking national
singles star and winner Of the bowl
in 1928. The women's draw was
headed by Sarah palfrey of Brookline,
Wightman Cup heroine.
Evening star., 1934-08-06
Bitsy Grant Still Takes" Ceorgians
At Nets, But Billy Reese Is Coming
BY DILLTN GRAHAM,
Associated Press Sports writer.

A TLANTA, August g.
n Bryan 'Bitsy" Grant
~ still is the king of
4 n Georgia tennis, but a
young pretender to the
throne is becoming more in
surgent every year.
He is 6-foot Billy Reese Of
Atlanta.
He was good enough this Sum-
mer to make an all-Atlanta final
Of the Southern lawn tennis tour
nament with Grant. and year
ago he went 70 the semi finals,
where, as usual, he fell before
Bitsy.
Reese, in his third year at
Georgia Tech here, was seeded
fifth In the national collegiate
championship tourney at Philadel-
phia, and he more than lived up
to that rating by reaching the
semi-finals with an upset victory
over Martin Buxby Of Texas, third
seeded.
Possessed of far better physical
equipment than the tiny Grant,
Reese has been polishing his
stroke technique. His backhand
has improved immensely and he
comes through with occasional
singing service aces when q point
Is needed.
Billy virtually lives on the courts
of the Biltmore Club, which Is
within a stones throw Of his
house and which for two seasons
has been host to the Southern
tourney.
Tall, bronzed and with wayy
blond hair, Billy is an impressive
figure as he moves about the court.
He is not especially fast, but COW
ers plenty Of court in a grace
full manner.
He has held the Georgia and
Atlanta championships several
times, but never has been able to
win any event in which his midget
rival, Grant, was entered.
Because Of his superior height
and reach, Billy may go farther In
national tennis than has the giant
killing" Grant. Reese plans to
enter the national singles this
year. Most of his playing, like
Grants, has been done on clay
courts, but he has had fair sue
cess in q number of Eastern meets
played on turf.
Evening star., 1934-08-06

cause for alarm. You cannot break
the spirit Of movie fan by cutting
him of from "Oliver Twist" and Shir-
ley Temple. He always can fall back
on Jackie Cooper, Janet Gaynor and
Five Little Peppers and How They
Grew" He can sustain himself on
Bill Rogers and Wheeler and Woolsey
until the war Of malnutrition Is over,
But the Legion of Decency Is threat
ening an entirely harmless and edu-
cational type of ilm-the sports pic
ture. Without the sports picture we
never should have known that prize
fighter fights his best with a comely
brunette in his corner. We should be
cheated of the knowledge that a foot
ball game is not valid unless won in
the last II seconds of play, by a quar-
terback Gin case the hero is built
along the lines Of Richard Barthel-
ness, or a halfback (if Richard Ar
len is starred.
Evening star., 1934-08-06
Llnke Almost InyincibIe.

It'd LINKE showed a lot of pitch
II, ing as he scored his win In the
early part OF the Sunday matinee.
He limited the Red Sox to six hits
spread over five frames and one pass.
Only three Of the home hands got on
the runway after their scoring third
session, one by virtue OF a fielder
choice. The reformed fat boy looked
particularly strong In the eighth as
he STAYED of at least a tie. With one
out. Cissell tripled, but Linke knocked
down Werber's hot one and threw for
the out with the runner clinging to
third base, then Cronin handled
Morgan's feeble grounder.
The Nationals got their win of the
ieft-handed Fritz Ostermueller, comb
ing him for nine hits. One safety was
cleaned off Rube Walberg, who pitched
the ninth. Manager Cronin revised
his lineup 10 send as many right
hand swingers as he could against
the southpaw starter. Bluege, KreSs
and Sewell supplanted Travis, Myer
and Bolton.
Biuege led the attack with three
hits and his second, single, blazed
the way TO the first tally Of the game.
II opened. the third inning. Manush
also singled and a wild pitch ad-
vanced the runners. Cronin's walk
jammed the bases. Bluege went over
as Schultz drilled into force play.
Evening star., 1934-08-06
CHlZZLERS BATTLE

Five matches, several Of them
promising flrst-rate competition, were
scheduled this afternoon and eve
ming on the Monument courts in the
annual Chizzlers' tennis tourney. Mrs.
TIIrney and Gould were to meet the
Legum-Burns team early today.
In the lone encounters yesterday,
Kay johnson and J. Baker conquered
the Villanova-Boyd combination,
8-6, %6, 81, and Hy Ritzenberg
and Black downed Carol Huls and
Hubert Treuhart, 6-4, l-6, 81.
Other matches carded today follow:
Singles-2:00, Legum VS.. Bennett;
500, Burns vs. Meunier.
Doubles-3:0o. Ritzenberg- Black vs..
Sherry DeleSdernier; 500, Miller
Moore VS.. Johnson Baker; Rice Ben
nett VS.. Hoffecker-Dreschler.
Evening star., 1934-08-06

fumbled by Cronin Susko final-
ly got the ball for a relay to Boil
ton looked as though Porter
was on the plate when tagged .
out" said Kolls and the
crowd became rabid.
Manush's weak leg wearied and
Harris bad prop broke down, so
Bluege and Kress went to left and
right, respectively, in the sixth :. =.
KreSs Immediately muffed Werber's
loft :. but kept away an error by
throwing to force out Bishop =. {.
Bluege played the left-field fence
like an oldtimer when he held
Werber's drive against the barrier
to a single knew Just how to
get the rebound.
Evening star., 1934-08-06
FIFTH TITLE IN ROW
TO MRS. MARTINEZ
Retains Woman's D. c. Public
Parks Tennis Championship
by Defeating Mary Ryan.
n FRS. RUTH MARTINEZ today

FRS. RUTH MARTINEZ today
IVI is the possessor of the woman's
D. c. public parks tennis sin
giles championship for the fifth year
in a row or ever since the tourney
has been held. She scored her latest
win yesterday, when she conquered
Mary Ryan, 4-6, 60, 6-1. 1t was
a sweet victory for Mrs. Martinez,
who was beaten by Miss Ryan in the
recent District championships.
Mrs. Martinez, with Mrs. Bobsy
Turner, however, was beaten in the
doubles final. bowling to Mrs. Dorette
Miller and Sara Moore. The score
was 6-3, Ga. The Miller-M Moore
combination gained the title formerly
held by Mrs. Frances Stone and Mrs.
Frances Walker BaSsett, who did not
defend their laurels.
Evening star., 1934-08-06
BENGALS' 9Th WIN
|NROW ISSHUTOUT
Gomez Yields -Four BingIeS
in Two GameS-Gehrig
Hits Homer No. 36.
BY HUGH S. FULLERTON. yR,
Associated Press sports Writer.

Associated Press Sports Writer.
A CASUAL observer Of the
~ American League race
~ might wonder how any
rival could keep either
the Detroit Tigers or New York
Yankees from winning the PEN
nant.
Racing along only q game apart
these rival clubs have turned In some
feats Of near-perfect base ball IN the
past few days against tatl-end OPP
position.
Detroit walloped the white Sox, 7
to 0 yesterday. to climax q six-gAnfe
winning streak which saw them reg
ister three shutouts and score 81 runs
In three games against Chicago. and
the Yanks gained q 81 triumph over
the Athletics.
Lefty Vernon Gomez, who pitched
q three-hit game his last time out,
gave the AS only one blow, a rather
fiuky double by Jimmie Foxx. Tony
Lazzeri smacked q homer in the sew
enth and Lou Gehrig found Alton
Benton for his thirty-sixth circuit
swat OF the year In the eighth.
The league-leading Giants staged
another splurge in the National
League TO increase their margin 10
three games over the Cubs, with Gin
cinnati lending some aid. While the
Giants were downing the Phillies, z
to 4, on the combination OF Roy
Parmalee's seven-hit fiinging, four
straight hits, including q homer, by
Manager Bill Terry, and Mel Otis
twenty-ninth circuit swat, the Reds
held Chicago TO an even break In
double-header.
Evening star., 1934-08-06
Manush's BIngIe Counts.
bTNHE BoSox tied Immediately with

HYSHE Bosox tied Immediately with
Ctssell's single, werber's double
and Morgan's tnfield erasure.
then the Nationals waited until the
seventh 10 win. Sewell singled and
Linke sacrificed. Bluege's hoist didn't
help. but Manush's one-baser got
Sewell home.
In the second set-to the Nationals
got TO Gordon Rhodes for a run
right OF the reel, Myers single and
steal and Manush's safety turning the
trick. But Rhodes developed an arm
soreness IN the round, so Jack Welch
finished and though six hits were
made of this Highlander he yielded
but one tally. In the eighth, a single
by Burke. double by Myer and Sus-
kos infield erasure produced a score
In the meantime the Red Sox had
pounded AL Thomas into defeat.
Tommy gave seven safeties and three
passes before the game was four in
Rings old. Porter's triple backed a
rass to Bishop, Werber's double and
Cooks single in the third for three
markers. Singles by Legett and
bishop, an error by Susko and Wer-
hers double were good for three more
in the fourth.
Then Bob Burke came on to give
up three more hits. One backed a
pass in the eighth for the last home
tally.
Evening star., 1934-08-06
Feats Seen Only fir rims.

vt WAS Joe z. Brown who taught
the base ball public that pitcher
can strike out batter on a dark
day by simply pretending to throw
the ball. It was william Haines who
demonstrated that college athlete
can gain success most surely by get
ting stiff ON bootleg scotch. sluggtng
his coach, and behaving like pest
In every way.
william Gargan, Thomas jackson
and q dozen less effective performers
have shown the sports writer to be
quintuple-threat guy who writes
night club gossip, insults fight pro-
moters at every opportunity, bawls
out his sports editor, and covers half
a dozen different forms Of athletics
at the same time, leaving the other
10 men ON the staff to do the fish,
and-game column.
Besides being educational, the
sports picture invariably is quite
clean. It would be folly for the Le-
gion Of Decency to crack down on
sports simply because one athlete in
Hollywood, Johnny Weismuller, goes
around without much clothing and
commits criminal mayhem on croco-
diles. You might just as sensibly
rub Max Baer on the white list be-
cause his private life has involved q
blonde or swo.
Evening star., 1934-08-06
WELSH RETAINS
PARK NET TITLE
Solves Soft Game Played
by Mitchell and Comes
From Behind.
~ ARNEY WELSH still is the
- D. C. mems public parks

~ ARNEY WELSH still is the
* D. C. mems public parks
tennis singles champion.
He retained the title he
first won in 1888, when he put
on a rousing rally to conquer
Dooly Mitchell, As, 6-3, 96,
60, 6L3, in the final yester-
day on the Sixteenth Street
Reservoir courts. The victory
gave Welsh his second leg on
The Evening Star Cup.
Welsh was trailing two sets to one
and was behind 0-2 in the fourth set
when he suddenly struck the pace
that enabled him to overcome Nit
chen, who has won the title five
times.
It was a great battle from the
start. Mitchell essayed a soft-hitting
game that had Dooly confounded
during the early stages, but once the
Rockville boy solved Mitchell's style
there was no denying him.
Welsh, Mitchell and Ralph McEl-
venny viii represent the District in
the national public parks champion
ships next week at Minneapolis. All
three viii compete in the singles and
McElvenny and Welsh will perform
in the doubles.
Evening star., 1934-08-06
CAST-OFF CRIFFS CLING
TO FONDNESS FOR CITY
Coslin and Marberry, at Detroit; Charity, al
Cleveland; West, at St. Louis; Sam Jones,
at Chicago; Compliment ID. C.

In st. Louis Sam West was around.
Glad to see you ALL" He would,
being a Texan and regular person.
Never had a chance to get with
pennant club" said Sammy, you
all shipped me before you got that
championship. No hard feelings. But
the sweetest thing that ever hap
pened to me In base ball was Joe
Cronin getting me IN that all-star
game in New York"
Compliment for Grifflth.
A ND In Chicago:
"A Biggest kick I ever had" Sam
Jones speaking. Enjoyed that
Washington while I was there. But
I had no riding hoss. Beating your
bunch here got me one of the best
in the world But wish you a lot
Of luck. And that goes for Clark
Griffith, too. He is the smartest man
that ever stepped into this ball game. "
So in Philadelphia-Con Mack: ::
"a great place, Washington. That's
where I first learned real base ball.
Catching for the first National League
club Of the town. Then back again
with the Wagners. Wonderful there
In the eos. Pretty good there now.
I'll never forget how your club beat
our club out in 1925"
Finally in Boston: ''I like this town
But you know washington has been
my home since 1921. I've an up
and-coming ball club with me, sure,
but, boy, can't forget those two
pennant-winning years. Especially
1924. Wasn't that q dinner at Buch-
holz's that year. There's always a
warm spot in my heart for Washing
ton and its club. But we're going
to beat you out this time"
oh, yes. Bucky Harris popping OF.
And why not?
Home7Joe Cronin, very subdued in
expression, but not in spirit. He's
tough guy to get down. No one
has done it yet, excepting Pinkey
Higgins with a hot grounder in Phil
adelphia the other day. Hit Joe
smack on the button.
Well pitch Weaver and Stewart
in the double-header against the
Yanks tomorrow.
And. say. We amt out of that
first division fight yet"
Evening star., 1934-08-06

In the Red Sox half, Werber
pilfered the middle sack then
with Cook staged double theft
that made the season total for
the leagues leading stealer % . :.
Too lame TO do much running, Har-
ris couldn't get to Lary's loft in
the second 1t fell for q triple
no harm done WEIGH fol-
lowed with a side-retiring strikeout.
Umpire Kolls was generously
booed in the third when he ruled
against Porter al the latter tried to
stretch triple into q homer 4.
Dicks drive to right cleared Harris
and the outflelder after retrieving
the ball made a poor throw
1t sailed over Myers head and was
Evening star., 1934-08-06
Major Leaders
BY the Associated Press.
(Including Yesterdays Games.l
American League,


American League.
Batting-Manush, Senators, .369;
Gehrig, Yankees, ,38e.
RunS-Gehringe Tigers. 10l; Wer-
Der, Red Sox, a.
Runs batted in-Gefrig, Yankees
124; Trosky. Indians, 96.
Hits-Manush, Senators, 1888; Geh-
rig, Yankees, l46.
Doubles-Greenberg, Tigers, 40;
Gehringer. Tigers. 38.
Triples-Chapman, Yankees, IL;
Manush, Senators, 10.
Home runs-Gehrig, Yankees, IS;
Foxx, Athletics, "a.
Stolen baSes-Werber, Red Sox, %;
Fox, Tigers, al.
Pitching-Gomez Yankees, 1873;
Rowe, Tigers, 1874.
National League.
Batting-Terry, Giants, .36T; P
Waner, Pirates, .S66,
Runs-Ott, Giants, 80; Terry
Giants, 81.
Runs batted in-Ott, Giants, lls;
Collins, Cardinals aneI Berger, Braves
80
Hits-Terry. Giants. l4s; P. waner
Pirates, lat.
Doubles-Vaughan, Pirates, and F
Herman, Cubs, 81.
Triples-Suhr, Pirates, 10; Vaughan
and P. Waner. Pirates, Collins ano
Medwick, Cardinals, 9.
Home runs-Ott, Giants, 90; Ber-
ger. Braves. 25.
Stolen bases-Nartin, Cardinals
II; Bartell, PhilleS, and Cuyler
Cubs, u.
Pitehing-J. Dean. Cardinals. 1874;
Schumacher. Giants, IT'S.
Evening star., 1934-08-06
Crs Red Ink Fades as 26262 See Twin Bill Boston
Fans oerF FnaDnh uahadBue ~spnkkAf

on his feet he stumbled and
was prone when he caught Cis-
sells in the fifth.
These Red Sox punish Linke
-. in the seventh Rick Ferren shot
one back at the pitcher Just as
Larry did in Washington not long
ago. Nearly tore Eds left hand
on but the stocky slabman
slung for the out Schulte's
stumble held his drive against the
left-held fence 10 a single in the
eighth then Fred was tagged
when he overrsn second as Cronin
followed with a blow.
Second-gane shorts-There was
little protection of the bases In the
first frame AYer stole second
Evening star., 1934-08-06
OPEN LONG STAND
WITH GEHR|G & CO.
LInke SparkIes on Mound
as Cronin Crew Splits
Double Header.
BIZ JOHN B. KELLER.

r TOME once more and for
- two dozen games before
they hit the road again
- u the Nationals hope "a
edge their way back into the
first division on the local lot.
They are five and half games out
cf the select section after q split with
the Red Sox yesterday In Boston. But
before being beaten, 7 10 3. the Ma
tionals won. 2 10 /, 10 get their first
series since early In July when they
trimmed the AS two straight.
Such unlocked for success has the
boys all agog for the fitting 10 be
done here with all rivals excepting
the lot just iarruped
First OF the six clubs 10 visit win
be the Yankees. They check In to-
morrow for a double-header that will
open q series OF four games in three
days. After these high flyers. the
As, Indians. White Sox, Tigers and
Browns win appear here in order.
To get away with this gang the
Nationals will have to put on what
ever championship pressure they have
left from last year. For the Cronin
crew there's no soft spot on the card.
Evening star., 1934-08-06

the Washington inner-works turn
ed the tables in the second with
Bluege starting things Ossie
sure whipped to get the double
play under way even better
than Werber Susko went out,
OStermuller'S shins TO Morgan. in
the fourth a smart (ing)
assist for the pitcher.
ManuSh wedged into the bleach
er fence angle at the left-feld
corner to get Solters' foul In the
fourth whale of a catch .
but Roy johnson ran UP on the
terrace back Of left for a one
hand grab to keep q great hit from
Cronin IN the fifth q. Susko
gets fouls on his back as well as
Evening star., 1934-08-06
Homer Standing
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Home runs yesterday Gehrig,
Yankees, /; Ott, Giants, /; Berger,
Braves, /; Trosky, Indians, /; Lazzeri,
Yankees, /; Gehringer, Tigers, /; Ter
ry, Giants, /: Delaney. Cardinals, l.:
Durocher, Cardinals, 1.
The leaders-Gehrig Yankees, So;
Foxx, Athletics, "a; OFT, Giants, 30;
Johnson, Athletics, %; Berger, Braves,
IS.
League totals-American sic; Ma
tional, 504; total, 1920.
Evening star., 1934-08-06
PIxLEE BACK ON JOB
G. W. Foot Ball Coach to Prepare
Training Camp at Let's.

Jim Pixlee, athletic director and
head foot ball coach at George Wash
ington, is back on the job after a
vacation in Cameron, Mo-, and will
lose no time completing arrangements
for the Colonists' training grind at
Camp Let's, September 3-16.
Pixlee realizes the G. w. squad
must have the most intensive prepa-
ration if it is to be ready for the hard
10-game schedule facing it.
Evening star., 1934-08-06
Home Nationals Tough Sailing and Yankees Staging CLASSY Duel
THE SPORTLICHT
BIZ GRANTLAND RICE

Boeseke, pedley and Roark are near
their peak. they VIII be bad medicine
TO take.
The question Of mounts comes into
the argument at this point--a detail
that can make q hrst-class difference
The Eastern team has yet 70 be Sc
lected. but any team headed by Tommy
Hitchcock has a good start, and there
are several younger stars. such as Mike
Phipps, who have come a long way
in he last year.
II win be time enough TO start
guessing the yacht races when the
American boat Is picked. but the run
has been 80 consistently American in
the last few decades that any odds
must still lean her way.
Evening star., 1934-08-06
A Sports Story With A Moral.
Iepinh of pecency hasn't boy


T$HE Legioh of Decency hasn't boy
l. cotted the sports picture as
yet. The legionaires merely
have hinted that the sports picture
should point a moral Of some kind.
If they want q moral that is pointed
with some Of the best plot maneu-
vering and finest verbal comedy Of
the last 10 years, I submit for their
approval the latest (and firsD tome
from the pen of Don Skene, pub
lished this week under the title Of
'The Red Tiger"
In picture form, Mr.. Skene's story
would outrank all the pictures men,
toned above for educational value.
The lesson is a bit severe, for Mr..
Skene strips the million-dollar fight
era Of most Of its trappings and
makes fun Of the promoters, the
managers, the muscle men, and the
menaces, foreign and domestic.
Mr.. Skene's burlesque is comic and
brutal at the same time (this book
reviewing racket is not as hard as 1t
looks). He keeps the narrative clean
by having the guy marry the girl and
rewarding virtue in a sort of off-hand
fashion. These trimmings should
satisfy the Legion Of Decency, though
they do not interfere with the authen-
ticity and general hilarity Of the
book
"The Red Tiger" is the product of
the first citizen Of Hood River, Greg,
and Fortieth street, New York City.
In many ways, it is better book than
Mrs. Wigs Of the Cabbage Patch. :"
Anyhow, it points a moral. And II
that doesn't satisfy the legion, we can
recommend several other books that
could be transformed into clean, edu-
cational, and even intelligent motion
pictures. No kidding.
(Copyright 1884, by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Incl
Evening star., 1934-08-06

have reached point where "Oliver
Twist" is being scratched from the
producers lists because Of the pick
pocket sequences and Shirley Temple
is liable to disbarment because she
exposes her legs.
If the crusade stops there, the mo-
ton picture bugs will have no real