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Evening star., 1934-05-12
LATE SLIPS CAUSE
HALF Of DEFEATS
Fifth Fag-End Reverse Is
Engineered by Browns
in 10-Inning Tilt.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

TN OTHER campaigns sturdy
finiSherS, the Nationals this
season appear too prone to
4 Wabble as a tuSSle waneS
and this failing has hurt them
no little in their struggle for a
second successive championship.
Ten games have been lost by
the Cronin crew. Five have been
wrested from the champs in the
last two rounds of the contests.
1t was the Red SoX who first dis
covered this weakness of the Ma
tionalS. Up in Boston in the first
series of the season the Yawkey-
Collins combine wrenched one from
Cronin & Co. in the ninth. Then
the Yankees came here to take two
in as many days that way. Right
after those sad affairs the Indians
stepped out in the eighth and ninth
of a game to dash the Nationals
hopes.
Only yesterday the Browns of St.
Louis in their first brush of the year
with the Washington clan packed
a potent punch in their last two
batting turns of l0-inning battle to
carry off a 4-to-3 victory.
Dropping five games, half of what
they have lost at the last moment
certainly doesn't make the Nationals
look so hot as championship con-
tenders. Pennants aren't won by
clubs that fade toward the finish of
games.
It's a long way to September 80,
when the flag fight ends. it's true.
But the Nationals are apt to find
themselves in a sad situation if this
tendency toward wavering in the
waning moments is not quickly over
come.
Evening star., 1934-05-12
CAVALCADE NOT
SURE TO START
Derby Victor in Rare Trim.
Discovery ard Agrarian
Second Choices.
BY ORLO ROBERTSON.
Associated Press Sports Writer.


baltimore, May 12.-Amid
x surroundings that belied
his regal standing among
- the 3-year-olds of the
turf, Mrs. Isabel Dodge Sloane's
Cavalcade awaited today the
bugle calling him to the post
for the forty-fourth running of
the SIS, 900 Preakness.
The nervousness the Kentucky
Derby winner displayed upon his ar
rival from New York yesterday had
gone and he was ready to add the IA
nous Pimlico classic and its purse Of
nearly $25,000 to his triumphs.
There was still some question
whether Trainer Bob Smith would
send Cavalcade to the post, but there
was no question as to his fitness.
Every indication was, however, that
the jovial trainer for Mrs. Sloanes
Brookmeade Stable would decide to
saddle, not only his famous Derby
winner, but the speedy High Quest
with the idea of attempting to finish
one, two.
Smith also entered Anarchy. a
lesser light Of the stable, but at the
last minute decided to leave him at
home and stake all on the two colts,
which have yet to taste defeat this
year.
Six other 3-year-clds, three of them
Derby starters, have been selected to
dispute the claim of the Sloane stars
to supremacy among the division. Not
more than five and probably only
four. however, are expected to face
Starter James Milton at about pm.
Evening star., 1934-05-12

Mansfield were notified of the
oversight and they showed lot Of
very commendable solicitude. They
formed a posse. They sent blood
hounds baying through the streets in
search of tennis court. There was
talk of calling in Mercer Beasley, the
Sherlock Holmes of the pastime, who
recently returned to a life of active
thinking.
Meanwhile Boss Tilden tapped his
foot impatiently on convenient cul b.
stone. He didn't seem to appreciate
what the town of Mansfield had
done to give his tour little spice
and variety. When the posse finally
gave up the hunt and asked him
if a bowling alley would do Just
as we'll, the boss blew town with
his troupe in what novelists are fond
of describing as high dudgeon.
IF you gentlemen can dig up q
railroad station for us" said Mr.. TIL
den before departing, I'VE will move
on to Pittsburgh"
The action of the town of Mans
field, whether it was publicity gag
or an honest mistake, is representa-
tive of a sort of universal tendency to
annoy and hamper tennis players. An
other example is to be found in the
case of Miss Alice Marble, the sun
kissed ingenue from California. Miss
Marble is being annoyed and incon-
venienced by no less body than the
royal family of England.
Evening star., 1934-05-12
Back 10 Third-Place Tie.

"HAT last-minute loss yesterday
dropped the Nationals into third
place, where they are tied by
the Athletics, for the Indians won
and slipped into the second berth
with a half-game advantage over the
champs And the victorious Yankees
increased their first-place advantage
over the Washington club to four
full games.
The greater part of its way this
first game of the year between Ma
tionals and Browns was box battle
between tossers facing their former
teams with Walter Stewart, the one
time Brownie, left-handing with more
success than Irving Hadley, ex-Na-
tional, managed to gain with his
right-hand assortment of speed and
hooks.
Extending greetings to the Browns
on the occasion of the initial get
together, the Nationals said it with
home runs to the embarrassment of
Hadley. Joe Cronin and Washing
tons new catcher, Eddie Phillips,
propelled circuit drives into the sun
parlor and after Eddie hit his in the
seventh inning Hadley retired in favor
of a pinch batter.
Stewart, though, struggled into the
tenth and took the beating although
not while on the hill He turned the
game over to Jack Russell with one
on and two out and the second batter
pitched to by Russell knocked over
the gent Stewart had put on the run
WaV
Evening star., 1934-05-12

TIME greatest array of extra
inning games the major
leagues have produced
4 this season, coming totally
without warning, today had the
fans wondering whether compe-
tition had suddenly become
keener or if the stronger clubs
merely had experienced a tenn
porary let-down.
OF yesterdays eight contests, five
went 10 or more innings and the
greatest of these was that which saw
the New York Yankees, American
League leaders, beat out the last-place
Chicago White Sox, to 6, in IA heats.
The Pale Hose, playing like brand
new team, came back after the Yanks
had built up SO lead, drove Harry
Smythe to cover and tied the score
with four tallies in the eighth. They
finally went down after Whit Wyatt,
relief workhorse, had hurled five hit
less innings when Earl Combs clouted
triple and Sam Byrd singled him in.
Cleveland moved into second place
again with an thinning triumph over
the Boston Red Sox, 6 to S, after the
Sox had blown a Al lead in the
eighth.
Detroit's Tigers won the leagues
only nine-inning encounter, a l0-5
triumph over Philadelphia, although
the AS scored five times in a fifth
inning rally topped by Jimmie Foxx's
sixth homer. This left the AS tied
tbirl y,1o oa ha ,,,L,o
yielded in the tenth to the st. Louis
Browns, 5-4.
Close in on Cubs.
THE National Leagues two extra
i inning encounters helped close
up the standing when Pitts
burgh and st. Louis, both in hot pur-
suit Of the league leading Cubs, each
won out in the tenth. Gus Suhr's
homer behind walk to Arky Vaughan
gave the Pirates a 6-to-4 decision over
the Phillies. while the Cardinals nosed
out the Giants, 80, when Jack Roth
rock singled with the bases loaded.
The Cubs, meanwhile, took their
worst licking of the season from the
Brooklyn Dodgers, despite triple play
in the first inning. The final count
was 13 to as the Dodgers finished
with seven runs off Pat Malone in the
eighth. AS a result Chicago remained
only half game and two percentage
points in front of the Pirates, who
were in a virtual tie with st. Louis.
The fourth National League contest
saw Boston's Braves trounce Cincin-
natl, to 5.
Evening star., 1934-05-12
Entry Odds-On Choice.

NF THE half dozen nominees Dis
" covery, the colt for which 81
year-old Alfred G. Vanderbilt
paid $4,000, and Mrs. Frank j. Hell
lers great money performer, Agrarian.
were rated the best chance of turning
back the Brookmeade colts. They
finished one-two, three lengths back
of Cavalcade in the Derby with only a
head separating them.
The entry of Cavalcade and High
Quest was quoted at to in the early
wagering, while Discovery was quoted
at to /, and Agrarian at to l..
Then followed Mrs. F. A. Carreauds S
Time Supply, a product of Winter
racing; Mrs. Payne Whitney's Spy
Hill, sixth in the Derby; Norman
Church's Riskulus from California and
the George Willing, jr., Swiftsport.
The latter was considered only a
starter in case the going was heavy.
With the weather man cooperating,
a crowd of close to $4,000, headed by
Gov. Albert c. Ritchie and many
other notables from Washington, was
expected to pack the "Old Hilltop"
course
Evening star., 1934-05-12
Muscular Education.


TITS letter follows:
i i My dear Mr. Rice: I was
interested in an article of yours
wherein you stress the necessity of
muscular relaxation in athletic COM
petition and mention some of the
ritualistic stunts employed by COM
petitors to achieve this end
Il should like to suggest that you
approach this problem of obtaining
muscular relaxation at will from the
scientific angle (no Yogi neededD for
the data readily available, plus lab
oratory proof.
There are about BAT paired and 2
IMPAIRED skeletal muscles, all of which
are classified as voluntary which
means that with proper training each
and every one of them can be con-
tracted or relaxed at will, without
any of the trickery of placing the
putter fore and aft the ball certain
number of times before the stroke, or
similar voodooism.
THE reason that training is neces-
Sary Is that without education of the
proprioceptive sense. so as to bring
muscle tone within the realm of con-
sciousness. most of us don't know
whether any given muscle is con-
tracted, or not This may sound
silly. but it happens to be demon
strably true.
THE proof lies in the records of
the department of physiology of the
University of Chicago, which were
epitomized by DR.. jacobson Il believe)
in a book called Progressive Relaxa-
ton Most of the larger libraries
have it. but it seems to have
escaped the attention of athletic
coaches and writer's, possibly because
many of them lack the anatomicag
training to appreciate it and apply
its teachings.
And yet the thing is simple: 1t
consists merely in placing the subject
in such posture and against re-
sistance that he becomes conscious of
the feeling of certain muscles when
contracted. This necessitates that the
trainer or instructor be thoroughly
Evening star., 1934-05-12
Criff in Quandary as Deadline for Pruning Nears
Three Over Limit Now Needs McCo-Baksop Department angPhp spaks

Phillips homer in the SEVENTH.
Here's where we go ahead" pre-
dicted Arch. ...the words were hardly
off his tongue before Phillips had
sent the ball soaring into the left
field stand. West might well have
been given hit instead of Cronin
being charged with an error in
the fifth. the fleet Sammy rolled
a slow one toward short and was
within a few yards of first as Gro
min cuffed the ball. looked as
though only the greatest kind Of
play could have tagged West...
he's that fast. .Kuhel took G
painful humping from Vests
smash that bounded of his knee
in the ninth. had to have ice
packs applied to the joint after
the game. but will be in there
today.
Two this afternoon. first start
ing at 1870. j. B. &.
Evening star., 1934-05-12

something else must be done to
make room for McColl.
That something will be done to
the catching department but
Griffith hasn't worked it out yet.
Klumpp may go to Chattan-
ooga under 24-hour option but
those in charge Of the club are
waiting on Berg's recovery from
his charley horse =. they are
afraid to have only Phillips as the
one catcher in shape Berg,
though, says he is coming around
nicely and should be ready for
service next week ;. then, again,
Sewell may be put on the sus-
pended list the surgeons still
are not satisfied with what they
have done for his injured finger
:. may have to set it again. they
say he may be out for many weeks
:. If he is put on the suspended
list he would be out go days at least
Evening star., 1934-05-12
REYNOLDS STICK
AVERAGE SCARS
IS Hits in 29 Raps Ti|ts
Figure to .464-CuyIer
Takes N. LEAD.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
n YEW YORK, May 12.-Carl
nj Reynolds, the Boston Red
" Sox'S ace, and husky Joe
VoSmik of Cleveland stood
out today as models Of hitting
consistency as they retained the
first two places in the American
and major league batting records
through another week.
While only II Of the 20 listed in
the first tens" of the two leagues a
week ago remained in the lists after
yesterdays games. Reynolds boosted
his top-heavy hitting mark even
higher while Vosmik cut his losses to
a minimum and wound up tied with
Kiki Cuyler, new National League
leader for second place all around.
Reynolds cracked out IS hits in 20
times at bat and finished with an
average of 464, gain of % points.
Vosmik lost "a points while Cuyler
gained around 100 to attain the same
average of All. Sam Leslie of Brook
lyn took second in the National
League at .410.
Evening star., 1934-05-12


X|OU may recall that the royal
I family, together with the Eng
lish people in general. is a trifle
fussy in the matter of athletic ap-
parel
1t was only few years ago that
Johnny Hennessy, the Hoosier tennis
expert. appeared on the courts at
Wimbledon in pair of natty striped
flannels. These pants had made a
hit in Indianapolis and their owner
regarded them with tender affection
He was disturbed no little, therefore,
when the royal family turned down
its individual thumbs and the audience
muttered in chorus:
Stripes! Tsk, Tsk!"
Miss Marble remembers the Hen
messy case very we'll, and she wonders
what TO do. She plays in shorts, see
Her shorts swept the Pacific Coast
like wildfire and scored a popular
success in all the tennis towns on
the American timetable. Miss Mar
BILE thinks they help her game, and
she should know.
But Queen Mary is reported to
have very definite ideas on the sub
Ject of shorts. She believes the old
fashioned skirt never can be replaced,
Evening star., 1934-05-12

greater body freedom. There usually
is greater freedom of action where
there also is the feel of power.
At the same time he began building
up his left hand, wrist and arm
through proper exercising. I happen
to know that within two weeks he was
swinging with far better effect on
every type of stroke.
The importance Of this line of
overlooked
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Evening star., 1934-05-12

=. the rules would not permit him
to come back sooner. Griffith has
something to worry over.
Oh, yes, the boss says he isn't
considering any trades now. ..all
rumors to the contrary. but will
watch the lists to see what pitchers
the other clubs may drop when
they reduce their rosters to the
limit next week.
Travis had long workout yes
terday. felt pretty good. but
won't be in there until two or
three days more. the doc has
given orders not to hurry him
along.
Phillips was pleasing behind the
bat handled everything well...
and got himself a double and a
homer in four tries at the plate.
Arch Macdonald, the radio sports
commentator, called the turn on
Evening star., 1934-05-12
Stars Yesterday
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Rollie HemSley, Browns-Hit single
and three doubles against Senators.
Pie Traynor. Pirates-Hit pinch
double in ninth to score tying run
against Phillies
Johnny Murphy, Yankees-Held
White Sox to four hits in Ga innings
of relief pitching.
Wally Berger. Brsves-Knocked in
three runs, getting four hits in victory
over Reds.
Gerald Walker, Tigers-Rapped
Philadelphia pitching for four hits.
Adolph Camilli and Bitl Jurges,
Cubs-Completed triple play against
Dodgers.
Willie Kamm, Indians-Hit three
times against Red Sox; started win
ming rally in tenth.
Paul Dean, Cardinals-Outpitche
Carl Hubbell in l0-inning duel to beat
Giants, 30.
Evening star., 1934-05-12

BY Inc Associated PreSS.
ROCHESTER, N. Y. May 12.-
Walter E. C'Rabbit') Maranville, Sec
ond baseman of the Boston Braves,
recuperating at his home here from
a broken leg sustained during train
ing early last month, today said he
doubted he would ever be able to play
big league base ball again.
1T looks as if I am through" said
Rabbit" land I think I'll never field
another ball ror go to bat as a ma jor
Lacquer again"
There was note of sadness in his
voice as he reported his broken leg
was not healing properly and that
it would certainly keep him out of
the game this season at least.
1t had been generally believed that
Maranville would be back in the
lineup by July l.
Evening star., 1934-05-12
NATIONAL IEAGUE
Major Leaders
(Including yesterdays game)
American League.
BY the Associated Press.


American League.
Batting-Reynolds, Red Sox, 464
Vosmik, Indians, All.
Runs-Morgan, Red Sox, 20: Geh-
rig, Yankees, and Manush, Senators
10.
Runs batted in-Gehrig, Yankees
and Reynolds, Red Sox, 26.
Hits-Reynolds. Red Sox, 80; Man.
ush, Senator's, 33.
Doubles-Werber. Red Sox, 10
Reynolds, Red Sox. 9.
Triples-Reynolds. Red Sox, S
Manush. Senators, 4.
Home runs-Ruth, Yankees, 7,
Gehrig. Yankees, and Foxx, Ath-
letics. 6.
Stolen bases-Walker, Tigers, g.
Gehrig. Yankees. 5.
Pitching-Ruflng, Yankees, SO
Gomez, Yankees, and Thomas, Sen.
ators, 40.
National League.
Batting-Cuyler, Cubs, All; Leslie
Dodgers, .410.
Runs-Vaughan. Pirates, 81; Med
wick, Cardinals, 81.
Runs batted in-Medwick, Cardi-
mails, and Suhr, Pirates, "a.
Hits-Leslie, Dodgers, "a; w. Her
man, Cubs, 49,
Doubles-English, Cubs, 9; Martin
and Collins, Cardinals, 8.
Triples-Suhr, Pirates, 6; w. Her
man, Cubs. 5.
Home runs-Klein, Cubs, 8; OFT
Giants, and Hartnett. Cubs, 6.
Stolen bases-Martin, Cardinals. 4;
Rothrock, Cardinals. Stainback, Cubs
Piet, Reds, and Frey. Dodgers, 3.
Pitching-Bush, Cubs, SO; War
neke, Cubs, Al.
Evening star., 1934-05-12
Homer Standing
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Home runs yesterday:
FoxX, Athletics, /; Higgins, Ath-
letics, /; Chapman. Yankees, /;
Cochrane, Tigers, /; Gehringer,
Tigers. /; Cronin, Senators, /; Phil
lips, Senators. /: Leslie. Dodgers, /;
Hafey. Reds. 1; Suhr, Pirates, !.
The leaders:
Klein, Cubs, s; Ruth, Yankees, 7;
OFT, Giants, 6; Gehrig. Yankees, 6;
Hartnett, Cubs, c; Foxx, Athletics, g.
League totals:
| National, 112; American, 100. Total
212.
Evening star., 1934-05-12
Gives Pill a Ride.

n EYNOLDS was the only major
IN Lacquer to show an outstanding
all-around record in long dis
tance clouting. His 80 hits were high
for both leagues and his 26 runs
batted in tied him with Lou Gehrig
for a similar position. In addition
he had five triples, high for the Amer
ican League, and nine doubles, which
left him trailing only his teammate,
Bill Werber, who had 10.
Records of the leading 10 batsmen
in each major league follow:
Evening star., 1934-05-12
Knott Gets Soft Win.

"A HANAGER ROGERS HORNSBY
,lNl used two pitchers after Hadley
left, Jack Knott going two
rounds and Buck NeWsome, a new
conner to the league from Los Angeles,
finishing. Knott got the win without
much effort on his part.
The Browns outhit the Nationals,
13 safeties to 8. They managed to
waste six of their socks, however. At
that, they were not much more waste
full than the Nationals for the latter
made no use at all of five of their
wallopS.
Had Stewart been able to battle
Harland Cliff, the Browns rookie
third baseman, and Ray Hemsley,
catcher, he might have tucked away
the ball game. Each of these batters
helped himself to four hits, one of
Gifts and three of Hemsley's being
of the two-base variety. Hits by Cliff
paved the way to all the Browns runs
right through the tieing one in the
ninth and it was wallop by Hemsley
that initiated the making of the win
ming marker.
The Browns opened vigorously
Cliff nicked Stewart for a single and
West cracked for a base. Burns sac
rificed, then as Pepper rolled out Cliff
crossed. This lead was Immediately
erased by the Nationals. With two
out in the first inning, ManuSh singled
and rode to the plate on Cronln's
homer.
But Cronin personally saw to 1t
that the Browns got tie in the nth
when he was charged with his sec
ond and third errors of the fray. One
was out when Cliff singled. Then
Cronin failed to handle Vests slow
one. Burns grounded out and as
Cronin chucked poorly after picking
up Peppers bounce Cliff raced home
Then Stewart FalterS.
1.-TWO we're out in the Nationals
seventh when Phillips parked
the ball in the sun parlor. But
with Stewart slipping the way he die
In the next inning this one-run lead
did not look so good.
The left-hander had two out in the
Browns eighth when Hemsley beat
out a bunt then pulled up at third as
Strange doubled Here Hornsby wen
up to bat for Hadley and chased Ma
nush way back for catch.
Cliff started the Browns toward an
other tie by knocking single at the
outset of the ninth. West nearly
broke Kuhels knee with a vicious
drive, but the ball bounded toWaro
Myer and West probably would have
been nipped and Cliff held to thiro
base had not the second baSemar
slipped and fallen as he was about to
grab the ball. AS it was, the hit tai
lied Cliff.
Clark began the Browns tenth with
a hard one to left for a single. Then
Melillo gave the ball vicious smash
only to line it directly to Cronin and
q double play resulted. But this did
not help Stewart. Hemsley smeareo
the ball to left for two bases and Rus
sell was sent in. CAIRNS, batting for
Strange, walked. Campbell grabbed
Knott's bat, hit single and the big
run was over.
Evening star., 1934-05-12

not even by the
airplane or the
safety match.
Miss Marble is
in something of
a spot.
Il will take
six pairs of shorts
with me, she
announced i'm
mediately before
sailing for Eng
land, and a line
Of skirts as well.
Then I will see
how the land lies
over there" 4" Miss
Evening star., 1934-05-12
An Important Factor.

THIS subject is Of far more i'm
i portance than most coaches,
instructors. trainers and COM
petitors have yet appreciated.
A short while ago was talking
with Col. Robert T. Jones about his
son Bobby
Rob-" he said, "as a young boy
and a young man never used any
muscles except those needed for the
golf swing. He played no base ball,
tennis or foot ball. He had no COM
peting muscles, developed in other
games, to fight against. His entire
muscular system was at his command,
even with a tense, high-strung nature
working against him in his earlier
years"
I saw an experiment tried just
short while back. A certain golfer
had been afflicted with the common
Evening star., 1934-05-12
CRACK TEAMS BOWL.

Sunrise Bakery and Occidental Res
taurant, all-star bowling teams, will
finish a series tonight at the North
east Temple. The Bakers hold mar
gins in the team event and doubles.
In singles, Astor Clarke of Occidentals
leads Pacini by 81 sticks.
Evening star., 1934-05-12

were to be held
at the Mansfield
Auditorium. The
troupers put on
their tennis shoes
and started look
ing around for
the building in
question. T h e y
discovered, to
their astoniSh-
ment and cha
grin, that there
was no such
place.
The citizens of
Evening star., 1934-05-12

paper That Henry ELLSWORTH Vines licked BOSS
Tilden in Grand Rapids and stretched his lead
in the series to 16 matches. The tennis bug
is reminded vaguely of the wanderings of Jim
Londos, Jim Browning. Joe Savoldj and other
troupers of the pachyderm tribe. Wrestlers
are shade less scrupulous than tennis players,
perhaps, but their acts are pretty much the
same.
This last match between Tilden and Vines
Is important, no doubt" muses. the tennis bug,
but I will wait till tomorrow to figure out
why"
The only way to stem the tide of yawns is
to pull something spectacular from time to
time, like dunking lady in tub OF cham
payne. Boss Tilden probably was plotting some
stunt of a similar nature the other day when
the town of Mansfield Ohio. saved him the
trouble. The citizens of Mansfield got together
the missing tennis court
Evening star., 1934-05-12

to give them the
freedom needed
to carry out
fundamentals.
In the way of
outside devices
called upon at
times to accom-
pllsh this end,
Bobby Jones for
mer method of
lifting and re-
placing his putt
ing blade back
of the hall was
Evening star., 1934-05-12
WINS TIGER HONOR.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, May II (P.-
David Livingston of Honolulu, Hawaii,
captain-elect of the varsity swimming
team, has been selected as the recip-
lent of the Princeton Club scholar
ship.