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Evening star., 1934-05-07

with a high jump OF E feet 94s
inches. an outdoor world record.
Johnny Lyman, Stanford boy who
initiates Redwood trees at parties, put
the shot nearly SO feet after having
tossed it 54 feet l inch the week be-
fore.
Then, at the Drake carnival in Des
Moines, an impersonator of mountains
named Jack Terrence showed the To-
pound grapefruit away from the ring
for a distance of SIS feet IL inches.
The shot hit the ground with thud
that shook California like an earth
quake. California is used to monopo-
lizing this event, and it shook with
indignation and embarrassment.
The record-busting in the East was
of a purely local nature, but it proved
that the Eastern boys Of today are
better than the Eastern boys Of for
mer days, if records prove anything.
At the Penn relays Glenn Cunning
ham set a track record of Alb for
the mile. Mike zori and George Spitz
broke the meet records for the discus
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Back With Team Tomorrow, Travis Will Take 1t Easy


the more credit to Tommy
but not such big crowd for
Sunday game saw it put across
something like 1000 in the
stands Berg's hitting streak
snapped he was stopped cold
after batting the ball to safety in
10 successive games -. with two
singles, Kuhel made it a dozen
tits in a row with hits and
Manush ran his string of hitting
games to nine.
Weaver goes today against the
White Sox it'll be Whitehill
tomorrow, says Cronin . the
visitors were expected to use Gal
livan this afternoon they also
had Heving ready all games
here now start at 3:15 and if
they play as they did yesterday all
will be over at o'clock they
went through the Sunday set-to in
las fastest game of the sea-
son for the Nationals. j. B. K.
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SHUTS OUT CH|SOX
FOR LEAGUE LEAD
Nat HurIer Staging Great
Comeback-Stone Slams
Champs to Victory.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

TT MIGHT pay Clark Griffith
to employ Skillful surgeon
to do wholesale operating on
Il the elbows of the sluggish
members of his curving corps,
the way Al Thomas is getting
along this season.
Year before last Tommy had
a bone chip removed from the
middle joint of his flinging wing
Now he is the only pitcher with
the Nationals to perform con-
Sistently well.
Tommy wasn't so hot last season
He seemed a trifle timid when it came
to letting out the doctored limb. He
lost that timidity down at training
camp this Spring, though, when in
formed he had better show something
in a pitching line or expect shipment
down the river.
So Tommy cut loose to come back
in great style and scale the pitching
heights. Today. with four victories
and no defeats. he is the pitching pace
setter of the American League.
What's more, he has the honor OF
being the only Washington mounds
man with two complete games back
of him and the first of the Cronin
curving corps to hurl a shItCut in
this campaign.
He turned the latter trick yester-
Gay as he limited the White SoX to
six SafetieS while the Nationals went
on to a 6-to-0 triumph.
Better look after the elbows OF some
others on your slab staff, Mr.. Griffith
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Stone Makes Telling Hits.

TACK STONE contributed heavily
to the Nationals cause in making
two doubles and single, knock
ing over three runs and toting another
across. His first double made in the
second session scored Crpr1in, who had
singled for his first hit in IA times at
bat. In the sixth, Stone singled to
tally Schultz. who had doubled, then
finally counted on a wild pitch.
Kuhel began the seventh with a
single and Myer sacrificed. Manush's
scratch sent Kuhel to third. Cronin
sent Shortstop Appling far afield for
a looper and Kuhel dug for home with
the catch Shea stepped down the line
about four yards from the plate and
just as he grabbed Appling's throw
was rammed by Kuhel.
Down both went, with Shea drop
ping the ball The White SoX player
tried desperately to hold Kuhel until
the ball was recovered and Kuhel tried
Just as desperately to break away. In
the scramble, Shea's hand was spiked
and Kuhel got loose to tally. Manush
took second during the mix-up then
Schultz walked.
Here Stone slashed his second two
bagger to send in the last marker.
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20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR

a MONG names appearing in
"A connection with the National
Capital Horse Show are Lieut..
A. H. Carter. Lieut.. John w.
Downer, Mary E. Browne, DR.. j. B.
Bayne. Melvin c. Hazen, man.
ager of the show; DR.. Cary Gray
son, Maj. Blanton Winship,
Thomas Bones. Helen Buchanan,
Edythe Howard, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Hit. Arthur White, w.
Sinclair Bowen, Joseph Murphy,
Edward B. Mclean, Mildred Greble
and John o. Gheen.
Ray Caldwell shut out the Ma
tionals yesterday. 40. Jim Shaw,
Washington pitcher, failed to get
his share of breaks.
Georgetown and Catholic Uni
verslty ball teams won games YES
terday. the former trimming Navy
and the latter scoring ever Villa
nova. Smith, Zachary and Taylor
led the c. U. attack. Adams and
Fischer. former Washington high
school players, did well for Navy.
D. c. Commissioners base ball
team won the first game it has
played in the Departmental League
in four years, defeating War, 6-l.
Jarboe, victorious pitcher, yielded
only three hits. Damphier and
Fuller we're fielding stars.
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peg in the second inning for an
error then was charged with
another error in the seventh when
he had a hand spiked during his
wrestling match with Kuhel
Shea had to give way to Pasek
after that and may be out of the
game several days.
Cronin shuffled the hitting posts
again went back to the order
that prevailed prior to Saturdays
engagement the move up
helped him to the extent of a
single that ended a batting slump
of several games extent
Boken, instead of Bluege, took
over Travis place at third {.
Bob made an error but he
also made some nice stops {.
and started a double play that
helped Tommy get his scoreless
game.
It was the first shut-out of the
season for the White Sox q. all
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the White Sox warmly in the first
meeting of the clubs this season
shredded them to get undis-
puted possession of fourth place in
the league race {. and soar above
the 500 mark for the first time in
some days. ..
This Simmons can take it
volta wallop that was in the sec
ond inning Cronin was almost
on top of Simmons when that
throw was cut loose and Al
was right in the line of the throw
. tried to duck :, =. wasn't fast
enough and the ball socked
him squarely on the back of the
head bounced off more than
$50 feet to left field Simmons
was out for nearly minutes
but came back. to give Thomas as
much trouble as the rest Of the
White Sox put together.
Bad day for Shea, the visiting
catcher, too -. he made a wild
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"VXIHAT is your opinion Of Car
w nera?" I asked Gene.
Camera" he said, Cant
punch at all. l saw him hit Tommy
| Loughran on the chin or head with
three right-hand punches, and
Tommy never wavered.
Il am not quite sure just how many
hard punches Camera can take. He
can't take as much as Baer can take,
and he can't hit within mile of
Baer. But I consider him a frst-class
boxer. 1 like the way he uses his
hands in blocking.
They say he is fast-for big
man. He is more than that. He is
fast for any heavyweight Tommy
Loughran is smart boxer He knows
his business But he couldn't outlook
Camera Max Schmeling is a good
boxer. How many times do you think
he would hit Carnera in 10 rounds {?
Not twice"
What about Max Baer?" I asked
Naturally" 1unney answered, Il
would rather wait until I have seen
both in training later on before CIV
ing any final answer I know Baer
is game-I know he can hit-I know
he can take it. But he is only fair
boxer-not nearly so good a boxer
as Dempsey waS-and / am not sure
what he will do if he finds that he
can't hit Camera in the first five or
six rounds. That might easily happen
and If it does happen it might
easily make big difference in the
outcome"
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Braves Move Up.

XX7HHE the first three teams in
w the National League standing,
New York, Chicago and Pitts
bursl, turned in victories over lesser
opponents, the Boston Braves took a
more active part in their fourth
place duel with St Louis and cap
tured the first division berth in hand
to-hand conflict.
Coming on the Cards after they had
won seven straight victories, the
Braves won. 10 2. as Fred Frank
house bested Bill Hallahan in a hurl-
ing argument.
The league leading Gaints hoped
on 81 johnson for two runs in the
first inning and continued batting
against Allyn Stout to whip Cincin-
natl, to 3. The Cubs Jumped on
Snipe Hansen for eight runs in three
innings and hit a couple Of other
Philadelphia left handlers freely
enough to assure a l1-to-5 victory
even though Lon Warneke weakened
and let the Phillies score all their
runs in the fourth. The Pirates
likewise piled up an early lead and
coasted through to an 8-to-5 decision
over Brooklyn.
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Al Pitching HEIGHTS Tribe Club Beat Fastener
BRITISH BIG FOUR
DISMAL ON LINKS
Walker Cup Aces Trail in
Tourney-Yankees Take
Foursome Practice.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CT. ANDREWS, Scotland, May
7.-America's Walker Cup
- golfers turned their atten-
ton to practice in two-ball
foursome play today while
Britons sadly pondered the dis
NAL showing her "big four" made
in the st. George Challenge Cup
competition at Sandwich yes
terday.
The Hon. Michael Scott, British
amateur champion and Walker Cup
captain, and three other cup players,
Cyril Tolley. T. A. Terrence and Roger
Wethered, all entered the 36-hole
medal play competition, but finished
far back with Tolley's 159 the best
score any of the four could post. Scott
had 100, Terrence 162 and Wethered
165. The winner turned up in Jim
Penman of Midken, a 22-year- un-
known. who carded 1853.
Francis Ouimet, captain of the
American team. which faces Britains
picked amateurs in the international
series here Friday and Saturday, or
dered foursome practice for the next
few days He has not yet decided how
he will pair up his players, and ex-
poets to try various combinations in
an effort to find which are most ef-
fective.
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Batting-Reynolds. Red Sox. .492;
Vosmik, Indians, .434.
Runs-Morgan, Red SoX. IT; Ma
nLsh. Senators. l5.
Runs batted in-Reynolds, RED SoX'
90: Foxx. Athletics, II.
Hits-Reynolds. Red SoX, 81; Ma
nush, Senators, 26.
Doubles-Werber Red SoX, 9; Rey-
nolds. Red SoX, and Greenoerg,
Tigers. 8.
Triples-Reynolds, Red SoX, 4; Ma
nush. Senators. 3.
Home runs-Ruth, Yankees, 6;
FoXX, Athletics. S
Stolen bases-Walker, Tigers, z;
Gehrig, Yankees, 4.
Pitching-Ruffng. Yankees, and
Thomas, Senators, 40.
National League.
Batting-Leslie Dodgers, .403; P.
Waner, Pirates, 1897.
Runs-Vaughan, Pirates, 20; Med
wick, Cardinals. l6.
Runs batted in-Suhr. Pirates. 10;
Medwick, Cardinals, and Klein, Cubs,
l6.
Hits-Moore, Giants, 26; Leslie,
Dodgers. 25.
Doubles-English, Cubs, 8; Ryan,
Giants, 7.
Triples-Suhr. Pirates, 5; V. Davis,
Cardinals. and w Herman, Cubs. 3.
Home runs-Ott, Giants, and Klein,
Cubs. 6.
Stolen bases-Frey. Dodgers, and
Martin, Cardinals, g.
Pitching-Bush, Cubs, SO; Lucas,
Pirates. and Walker. Cardinals, 20.
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HOLDS FAST PACE
UNDER HAND|CAPS
Close Battles Prevail in
Junior Loop-Nationars
Leaders All Win.
BY HUGH S. FULLERTON, JR.,

ASSOCldLcu EIcSb SpOIIb WIAI6Es
~ ESPITE the double handi-
cap of Wes Ferrell's per-
sistent hold-out cam
- paign and of a slight
shortage in left-handed elbow
ers, the Cleveland Indians are
doing right we'll by themselves
in the American League.
Since the intersectional play began
last week, only the Indians among
the leagues Western clubs have won
a game from the East's representa-
tives, and they made it two out Of
three yesterday by defying the thun-
der in Jimmie FoXX's bat TO defeat
the Athletics. to g. This triumph
kept Walter Johnson's crew in second
New York Yankees.
Willis Hudlin recorded his second
victory, tanning the AS in all but two
innings. Foxx walloped his fifth
homer. but it came with empty sacks
after the Indians had gained a good
lead.
The Yankees maintained their lead
by turning back the St. Louis Browns,
G-5, with a couple of late rallies led
by big Lou Gehrig.
Boston's Red SoX, pressing hard
from third place, gave Detroit pain
ful shellacking, scoring II runs in one
tremendous inning that produced 10
hits off three pitchers. The hna!
count was l4-4 as Steve Larkin.
rookie right handler, finally stopped
the shelling Al Thomas of Wash
ington recorded the only major
league shutout in a day devoted
largely to heavy hitting by stopping
the White SoX with six hits, to win
5 to 0.
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Stars Yesterday
BY the Associa ed Press.

BY the Associa ed Press.
Al Thomas, Senators-Shut out
| White Sox, giving six hits and tanning
five.
Paul Waner, Pirates-Hit Brooklyn
pitching for three singles.
Lou Gehrig, Yankees-Knocked in
three runs against Browns with homer,
double and single.
Fred Farmhouse. Braves-Limited
Cardinals to four hits in 71s innings.
Carl Reynolds, Red Sox-Clouted
two triples and single against Tigers,
scoring three runs.
Woody English, Cubs-Hit two dou-
bleS and two singles for perfect bat.
ting day against Phillies.
Willis Hudlin, Indians-Outpitched
Roy Mahaffey and contributed double
to own victory over Athletics.
Bill Terry, Giants-Led attack on
Reds with three hits.
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and high jump. and Ralston Legore.
a good, rough boy from North Caro-
lima, punted the javelin for something
like 2l4 feet 17s inches.
The most startling feat was Walter
Marty's, because of young Mr.. Marty's
attitude toward his own talent. He
doesn't think much of it. One day.
Mr.. Marty will tell you that he might
go over 6 feet if he's lucky, but he
doesn't feel so good and the chances
are that he will get round of misses
from the crowd. The next day, he
will 60 out and kick a hole in the sky
with his good right leg To hear him
talk, you'd think Mr.. Marty was going
to breast the bar instead of clear it.
To watch him work, you'd think he
would use a parachute to avoid severe
injury on the downswing.
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SCHOOL NETMEN READY

Play in the public high school
championship tennis competition is
expected to start this week. The
racketers were to begin their schedule
April II when the base ball series
opened, but wet courts have prevented
any action. 1t is now hoped to start
play with the same schedule as has
been arranged for the base ball series,
with the postponed matches being
played on dates agreeable to the teams
involved
Eastern is to meet Tech Tuesday
and Central is to face Roosevelt FIJI
day in tennis matches Central and
Western, which long have monopolized
the public high net situation here, are
expected to fight it out again for the
title this year. Central won last year.
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MAN TO MAN.

rim my opinion boring still is the
greatest OF all sports. Gene TunneyJ
Giue me the test of ldShing leather.
Fist, legs, brain and heart;
Where tlDo must stand alone together,
Facing the crash of stormy tUedther,
Where gore must mir NTH art;
A teint-d fGSh-dnd Jane is spun,
Or darkness and obltUton.
Adore the blazing arcs are shining,
Where each must meet q foe;
Here is the test OF inner lining,
No time for abb or Uhining,
As blotD is piled on blou;
No teammates here, amid the din,
As smashing fist lands on chin.
Here is the first ldU OF the ages,
The primal game OF man;
The first to make the ancient pages,
Before they heard of bardS or sGgeS,
or softer life began:
When men ruled by this simple laW-
The harder fst-the tougher Jaw!
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a hard man to hit. Baer will first
have to hit Camera on some vulner-
able spot and have an idea this
won't be such an easy assignment for
a fighter who is in no way a skill
full boxer.
at might be said" Gene continued.
that I would naturally string with
the better boxer as 1 happened to
depend more on boxing skill than
heavy hitting. That is partly true.
In my opinion, Jack Dempsey is the
greatest fighter l ever met, or saw.
l don't believe the most enthusiastic
of all Baer supporters would say that
he is another Dempsey. Yet, with
all the speed and power Jack carried,
with that marvellous ring spirit he
knew, he had more than his share of
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pressing little harder as the records improve?
No. Well, have you got any evidence of i'm
provement aside from the matter of records?
No; and will the bench please ask the gentle
man to confine himself to the issue, and for
goodness sake refrain from attempting to jeop-
ardize the safety of our client by weaving a
web of confusing irrelevancies before the big,
blue honest eyes of the jury?
That's the way it goes. Sports observers for
get they are gentlemen, incredible though it
seems, when they get to arguing that point
about the record books. Are the middle distance
runners of today better men than peerless Mel
Sheppard? Is Keith Brown better pole vaulter
and athlete than his uncle, Bob Gardner? Can
you branch out from the evidence and call
the Stanford team of 1888 a better foot ball
bunch than Fielding Yosts old point-a minute
men of Michigan? You can't, not without fndl
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His Jumps Contradict Him.

IT don't think I'm going to make
much of a hit with these New
York crowds" Marty told me on
the occasion of his first indoor meet
last Winter. Its awful cold, and
I'm not used to these shoes, and
George Spitz will probably beat me to
a pulp. Don't expect very much"
At the meet, Mr.. Marty tied Spitz
with a very respectable figure. A
little later, he smashed Spitz's indoor
record and now he has smashed his
own mark outdoors. The young
leaper from Fresno State evidently is
trying to prove to himself that the
athletes of yore were greater men than
you find nowadays, but he contradicts
himself at every jump.
Another practical exhibit in the
CONTINUED on Page Alb Col. ~
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All Criff Tits
To Start at 3:15

EOR the benefit of those of the
i fans who may have been mis-
led by obtaining their alleged
information from undependable
sources, it again is set forth that
all Washington home games will
start at BIS o'clock.
Beginning today, every single
game listed for Griffith Stadium,
Saturdays and Sundays included,
will get under way at 3:l5, and
the only programs having diff
ferent starting time will be double
headers.
Evening star., 1934-05-07
Homer Standing

BY the Associated Press.
Home Runs Yesterday.
Foxx, Athletics, /: Gehrig, Yankees
I; Porter, Indians, /; Burns, Browns,
/; Rogell, Tigers, /; Boyle Dodgers,
1; Frey, Dodgers, /; Mancuso. Giants,
/; Hurst. Phillies, l; Hafey, Reds, /;
Mowry, Braves, /.
The Leaders.
Ruth, Yankees, 6; Klein, Cubs, g.;
OFT, Giants, 6: Hartnett. Cubs, S.;
Medwick, Cardinals, S; Foxx. Ath-
1etics, 5.
League Totals.
National, SO; American, 49, Total,
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FROM THE PRESS BOX
BY JOHN LARDNER-

YEW YORK May 5Are the athletes of the world gettng @
N another wayhaS their physla soMV M
VI first place-are
the same
records" the comes back You can
by the records in certain attn
swimming LOOK at go4
continually WORKING
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Trials ~ 0 6 81 IA 4
1Olulo -
sBatted for Jones in eighth
fRatted for LYONS in ninth.

hits~Stone (2) Manush Dykes. Schultz.
simmons saercesKpheil; IN Myer yn bssee peu-
Cpirago o: WASHINGTON. 7. Base on balls
@Gd oIfSfFT Thomas. i: off Jones 2; Struck ont s
BY Thomas, 3 by Jones , so,. HitsrolI g in !
inninG Wild pitch-Jones. Losing pitch-
ermJcnes Umpires-Messrs.. Moriarty
and Geisel Time of eame-1 hour anu
A. minutes.
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mistake of going
too far in that
direction. There
may be a shock
attached. Nearly
every one l see
seems to think
that Baer is a
certain winner.
T h ey overlook
the fact that, in
addition to being
much b i G G e r,
Carnera also is
much the better
boxer, faster in
ring action. and
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EPEE TITLE TO DEXTER.

NEW YORK, May 7 R.-Douglas
Dexter of Great Britain won the
American outdoor epee fencing title,
defeating Lieut.. Fred Weber of the
New York A. c. in fence-of OF
a tie.
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6 nEIK NET WINNER

SANTIAGO, Chile, May 7 R).-
Salvador Deik won the Chilean singles
tennis championship when his brother
Elias defaulted in the final round. Sal
vador had won the first two sets OF
the match when play was postponed
Saturday.
Evening star., 1934-05-07

almost as pOpu-
lar as eating,
talking and look
ing in the mirror.
There was record
busting in the
Middle West. as
well, and some
minor chipping
the East.
In the first
place, w a t e r
Marty pushed the
sky half an inch
+ farth er away
and smashing in
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Minor Leagues

International
Buffalo, 40: Baltimore, 2-23.
Rochester, 16; Syracuse, 2. =,
Albany, 5-3; Montreal, "A. Z
Newark, Al; Toronto, IT.
American.
Toledo, 7-13; Milwaukee. 6-l2.
Columbus. II; Kansas City, 6.
Louisville. 81; St. Paul, OIL.
Minneapolis, 81; Indianapolis, So.
Southern.
Little Rock, 8-5; Knoxville, 40.
Chattanooga. 7-3; New Orleans, Al
Atlanta, 9; Birmingham. O.
Nashville at Memphis, rain.
Pacific Coast.
Los Angeles, 15-0 Missions. 1-3.
Oakland, As; Sacramento, 2-7.
Hollywood, 5-3; San Francisco, 2-5.
Portland, IA; Seattle, $40.
Texas.
Tulsa, SIS; Galveston. "a.
Oklahoma City, 2-1; San Antonio,
IA.
Fort Worth. ia; Beaumont, 60.
Dallas, 60; Houston, 81.
New York
Wilkes Barre, 10; Elmira,
Reading, 8; Williamsport, 7.
HazletOO 7. harrisburg
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MADRID SOCCER VICTOR.

BARCELONA, May Z OP.-Madrld
won the soccer foot ball championship
of Spain, defeating Valencia, 81. Inc
teams were locked in scoreless tie at
the end of the first half.
Evening star., 1934-05-07

CTOCK in modern athletes jumped
y several points over the last week
end. Records toppled to the
ground like dead trees in a conserva-
ton camp. There was record-busting
in California, where record-busting is
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Not So Healthy.

I'VE just heard of a healthy bet
of two to one on Baer," I said.
1--WE heard of the same bet, -
Tunney replied, but I wouldn't call
it any too healthy. Camera still is
continual ON pona ALI Col u
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iron MAN. BOWLER

WINNIPEG. May IP).-An en-
durance record of some sort today
stood to the credit of Mickey Kerchin,
32-year-old Winnipeg bowler.
Kerchin rolled 100 consecutive
games in II hours and IS minutes
and wound up with an average of
2008l. His high-game score was 256,
his low lat.
He dropped pounds during the
evening
Evening star., 1934-05-07
AUTO RACE TO MENOCAL.

TEHUACAN, Mexico, May 7 PJ.-
Jose Estrada Menocal won the 155-
mile Mexico City-Puebla- -Tehucan
automobile race today in hours l
minute % seconds. Only seconds
behind was Victor Lucinda, with Luis
Armenia third.
Evening star., 1934-05-07
Tommy's Record Impressive.

"OMMY'S record for the season is
something impressive, the way
the other boXmen around the
circuit have moved along. He has
not been stingy with runs for his to-
tai term, as he has been scored on IL
times in 29ls innings. But take away
that bad third of an inning in which
he was hammered for six scores and
his book looks great.
Outside of that wabbly portion of
a round, Tommy has been especially
effective with runners on the base
paths. Plenty have been on at Tommy's
expense, but when threatened he has
braced magnificently to keep the op-
position away from the plate.
He had to do high-grade piece of
pitching much of the time yesterday
to hold the White SoX at bay. Bear
ing down perhaps a trifle too much at
times, Tommy gave up four passes.
And once an error by a teammate put
a Chicogoan on the runway. And
there we're those six SafetieS. Yet
only once did a White SoX runner get
as far as third base.
That was in the ninth, when the
visitors had the bases crowded. Sim
mons began that attack with a two
Dagger. his third hit of the fray. Ap-
pling walked, only to be forced out
by Dykes. 1t was then that Simmons
made the far corner to watch Hayes
take a third strike and Pasek walk.
Here Swanson went up to bat for
Lyons, the pitcher, and he slammed
into game ending force play.