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Evening star., 1934-07-04
Four Homers Mark Frav.

TOUR home runs marked the melee,
with Jimmy FoxX pounding a
pair 10 raise his season total to
90 This leaves him Just homer shy
of the lot his fellow Mack, Bob John
son. has hammered TO set the major
league pace this year.
FoXXS homerS were full -hedged
affairs. His first cleared the ridge
off the left-f1eld stand roof ano
bounced from the far side TO the
street beyond His second cleared
the same structure entirely.
FoYYs homers, though, meant but
two runs for the AS, while the hon.
nrS hit by Jack Stone and Joe Cronin
accounted for two Washington scores
each. Buddy Myer was aboard 10
ride 10 the plate when Stone hoisted
the ball tar over the right field bar
rler and also when Cronin rided it
INTO the upper left field stand
Two runs were marked up BY the
champions in their second batting
turn. Travis doubled and scurried
home when Schultz hit for two bases
A sacrifice by Kress and hoist TO
deep right by Sewell eot over the
second score.
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R. JOHNSON PLAYS
HOB WITH YANKEES
His Homer Ends Win Streak,
Cuts Lead to Game, Puts
Red Sox Fourth.
BY HERBERT w. BARKER.
Associated Press Sports Writer.


~ OY JOHNSON has stolen
- Brother Bob's home-run
N thunder just long enough
~ y to ruin the New York
Yankees hopes of setting up a
new seasonal major league rec
ord for consecutive victories, cut
their American League lead to
one game and boost the Boston
Red SoX into fourth place.
All these developments came about
when Roy picked out one of Johnny
Murphys deliveries and drove it into
the right-f1eld STANDS with one man
on in the eleventh INNING yesterday
That home run, only his third of the
season against the "a with which his
younger brother, Robert Oh the Ath-
letics, is pacing the majors, enabled
the Red Sox TO top the Yankees, 1913
Charley Rufing, who had pitched
three successive ShutoutS and 20 con-
secutive scoreless innings, was bumped
by the Red Sox for one run in the
first inning and then was pretty
thoroughly shellacked before he re-
tired with none out in the nth.
Three home runs, including Lou
Gehrig's twenty-flrst, kept the Yankees
in the running and sent the game
into overtime, but Johnson's drive
shattered their winning streak after
it had reached eight in a row. equal
ling the string the Chicago Cubs re-
Gently piled up in the National League
Evening star., 1934-07-04
Major Leaders
By the AssociaJed Press.
Including yesterdays games:
American League.

t'1SA4S'" AN0$"N'
Batting-Manush, Senators. .403
Gehringer, Tigers 1886.
Runs-Gehringer Tigers, II: Cos
lin. Tigers, 64
Runs hated in-Gehrig, Yankees
70; Bonura, White Sox, So
Hits = Manush, Senators. ll8
Gehringer, Tigers, l07.
poubles-Manush, Senators. 27
Gehringer and Greenberg, Tigers, 26
Tr1ples-Manush, Senators. TO-
Chapman, Yankees, 9.
Home runs-Johnson, Athletics, "a
Foxx, Athletics, %.
Stolen baSeS-Werber, Red SoX, l9
Fox, Tigers. Is.
Pitchers Gomez, Yankees. 1872
Marberry, Tigers, 1913.
National League.
Batting - Terry, Giants. 1867
Vaughan, Pirates, 1853.
Runs-Vaughan. Pirates, 66: Med
wick, Cardinals, IS.
Runs batted in-Ott, Giants, "A;
Collins, Cardinals, 81.
Hits-Medwick, Cardinals. 1902
Moore. Giants, 101
Doubles-MedWick and Collins
Cardinals, %; Urbanski, Braves, %.
Triples-Medwick and Collins
Cardinals; Suhr, Vaughan and P
Waner, Pirates, 8.
Home runs-Ott, Giants, 10; Klein
Cubs, 18.
Stolen bases-Martin, Cardinals, II;
Bartell, Phillies, 10.
Pitchers-Frankhouse. Braves. 1872
j. Dean, Cardinals, 1873. I
Evening star., 1934-07-04
As Waste Three Hits.

IN THEIR second session al the
plste the AS wasted lot of ef-
fort. Out of four hits they f1shed
but one run. And that was FoXX'S
handsome homer lofted over the left
field pavilion at the outset of the
frame.
Higgins followed this tremendous
thump with a single, only 10 be shared
with Miller in a tWo-Way eraSure.
Warstler then singled, but had 10 pull
ZIP at second when Berry smacked for
p base It was all over when Travis
got under Gains foul.
II was a pass TO Schultz that blazed
The way TO score for the champs in
The fourth frame. Kress' single sent
Fred to third, from where he crossed
when Sewell skied 10 Cramer. But
Schultz had 10 dust to beat Docs
throw TO the plate He oa rely man.
aged TO slide in back of the receiving
Berry
In the sixth the Nationals went
about the business of scoring earnest
ly TO register at the plate five times
Travis launched the attack with
single Smeared off Gains glove to
center. Schultz sacrificed, then Kress
hit for base TO tally Travis The
third baseman scooped Sewell's
erounder, but there we're two on when
WarStler dropped Higgins heave to
second. That error opened the way
to four more runs, all unearned.
Evening star., 1934-07-04
Mats in Fine Fettlp.

TINE Nationals will head into the
struggle with their pitching as
good as it has been at any time
this season and in fine tettle other
wise. despite the absence of Joe
Kuhel, their regular first baseman
In the two-game set in Philadelphia
kress. filling in for Kuhel, not only
1elded f1awlessly, but also swung into
g strong hitting stride at last.
In fact, the entire team during the
stay in Quakertown snapped out of
batting slump that had slowed it to
a walk. Should this recent surge of
power extend to foreign fields just
ahead the Washington club will Ger
tainly continue 4 pennant threat.
Hits few all over Shibe Park in
Philadelphia yesterday as the Ma
rionalS crushed the AS, y to 6, to
sweep the two-game series. Fourteen
were slammed by the champs. eight
off Merritt Cain, who hurled the first
six rounds. The others were cleaned
off Lee Roy Mahaffey. Eleven were
made off Monte Weaver by the AS
but only in the seventh session was
the professor really in difficulties. In
other parts of the game. Weaver
looked quite good as he wound up a
three game losing streak.
Evening star., 1934-07-04
Stars Yesterday
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Jimmie Foxx, Athletics - Hit
twenty-second and twenty-third hon.
ers in AS losing battle against Sens-
tors
Luke Hamlin, Tigers-Held Cleve-
land to six hits in Tigers 7-to-2 VIC
tory.
Red Lucas, Pirstes-Held former
clubmates on Cincinnati team score
less.
Roy johnson, Red Sox-Poled home
run with one man on base to break
up extra inning game with Yankees.
Bill Urbanski, Braves-His homer
accounted for winning three-run mar
gin over Giants.
Lou Chiozza, Phillies - Raked
Brooklyn pitchers for single, double
and triple.
Joe Medwick. Cardinals-Gathere
homer and single against Cubs
moundsmen.
Evening star., 1934-07-04

and confident condition which gave
him a tremendous edge over Crawford
Perry and Shields. 1t won't be that
way in the Davis Cup play. Stoefen
alias Mr.. Dynamite, is Americas best
bet in the cup-and-Saucer matches.
However, Mr.. Williams is doing the
thinking for this country, and he'll
do it as well as any one else could.
If he uses Wood and Shields in the
singles, he'll have plenty of arguments
on his side. / only hope he shares
nv ideas about dynamite, though
You can't beat it in the long run.
1copyright. 1884. by the North American n
Newspaper Alliance, Inc.)
Evening star., 1934-07-04
2O-GAME RAMBLE
HOLDS FLAG HOPE
Champs Make Round OF
West After Yank Set-Rap
Apple to Beat AS.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

4 DOUBLE fling at the
n Athletics here this aft
~ ernoon and the Nationals
\ will pull up stakes for a
20-game tour that will just
about determine whether the
Capital will get another pennant
this year.
The tours schedule is such
that the hope of the Cronin crew
retaining the championship may
be blasted right off the reel, for
the first stop will be New York.
where the Yankees will be en-
countered in four tiltS.
These pace-setting New Workers
now in full stride will be plenty tough
10 take the next four days. And after
the battling in the Bronx the Ma
tIorals must take on each of the
Western outfits for four games before
returning to their own lot.
If the Capital clansmen manage
10 handle this big order, they should
still be very much in the running for
: second successive championship
when they get back. If not-oh, well.
that's something not so nice to bother
shout this torrid DAY.
Evening star., 1934-07-04
Stone Socks Home Run.
TEAVER tried to sacrifice, but
w only succeeded in bunting foul

NXTEAVER tried to sacrifice, but
w only succeeded in bunting foul
tor the third time to be auto
matically retired. Myer then tripled
10 deepest center to send in two
teammates and Stone came through
with his home run.
In the Mack part of the round Foxx
hit his second home run. II came
after great play by Myer had erased
johnson and was even stouter than
his first circuit clout
The AS gave Weaver a hot time of
It. in the seventh, putting across four
scores. Berry singled and so did
Mahaffey before McNair swung for
B. third one. Cramer's long fly to
Schultz enabled Berry to reach third
base. Johnson'S single tailed Berry.
A base-fllling pass went to Foxx
hut it was not intentional. Weaver
was trying to bait Jimmy with bad
ones. Higgins hoiSted to short right
and Stone, Myer and KreSs chased
after the ball. 1t slipped off Kress'
1ngertips to give Higgins a double and
the AS three more runs.
Evening star., 1934-07-04
Two Great Courses.

THE United States Golf ASsocis-
tlon has selected two great
courses for the 1898 national
open and amateur championship.
Oakmont at Pittsburgh is one of the
great courses of the country and will
make a great test for the open. even
as it did in 1927
The amateur will be PLAYED over
The Cleveland C. C. course. one Of
the newer but better layouts of the
country. Cleveland has NOT had A.
national championship since 1907.
when Jerry Travers won the amateur
title at the long-since defunct Euclid
club.
Atlanta is getting back into the
golf light with Charlie Yates carry
ing the torch Yates showing in the
national intercollegiate champion
ships proved him 10 be one of the
better youngsters now moving toward
the top. Yates never will be another
Bob Jones, but his game is sound
enough TO make him one of the lead
ing amateurs. The trans Mississippi
sector is developing a crop of fine
NOhilS LdNSfII lilLle SnO
Johnny Dawson, two of the worlds
greatest amateur players, found the
going too tough in the trsnS-MiSs
tourney at Dallas last week.
Made" American League.
WITHOUT Charles Somers, who
w died in Ohio The other day.
there might have been no
American League. Somers bank-roIled
the Cleveland and Boston teams and
helped Philadelphia and Chicago with
cash when the going was tough. Yet
the American League did little for
Somers when he ran into financial
trouble some 20 years ago.
The death of Somers will likely
bring the sale OF the New Orleans
club of the Southern Association, in
which he was the main stockholder.
New Orleans. by the way. has a fine
young shortStop named Hughes. but
he likely will land with Cleveland.
which farms in the Crescent City.
Aubrey Epps, Birmingham outfelder.
is another Southern Lacquer ticketed
for the big show
Evening star., 1934-07-04
CLUB OWNER GENEROUS

Milwaukee Magnste Pays Play
ers While They're Travelling.
BY the Associated Press.
MILWAUKEE.-The Brewers, Mil
waukee's American Association team,
enjoy working for a resident owner. -
as they are doing this year since Hen
ry j. Bendinger bought the club.
Though ball clubs ordinarily do not
pay their PLAYERS while they're on the
road, Bendinger showed up at Mime
spolis one day with a packet of MID
month paw checks for Manager AL
Sothoron TO distribute.
Evening star., 1934-07-04
third was a johnson inning =.
Myer, Manush and Travis hoisted

third was a johnson inning
Myer, Manush and Travis hoisted
to the Cherokee.
Travis found Warstler's drive too
hot to handle in the second. and
the Mackman was credited with a
single. but the Washington third
sacker made a sparkling stop of
McNair's much hotter one In the
third. and tagged his man..
Sewell seems a good bet for a long
f1y when Washington runner is on
third. Luke got Schultz home in
the second, then lofted another in
the fourth to get Fred over the
plate again.
After getting the first pass of
Weaver an attempt to steal second
was made by Higgins in the fourth
=. he was caught by yards, Sewell
to Myer. so Miller's single meant
nothing. facing Weaver in the
second for the first time, Cain
swung from the right side and
Evening star., 1934-07-04
Bonthron and Cunningham.

~HE correspondents parade al
ready has got busy on the
Bonthron- Cunningham argu-
L ment-the greatest in the mile
record of sport.
Which is the better man? This
query has come in from almost every
section of the country, built up by the
record breaking rades the Fastener
and the Westerner ran at Princeton
and at Milwaukee.
Cunningham came East and con-
quered Bonthron and time together.
Bonthron Travelled West to conquer
Cunningham and time also.
1t strikes the writer these two have
given such amazing exhibitions of
speed and stamina, pace and judge
Evening star., 1934-07-04
Homer Standing
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Home runs yesterday-Foxx, Ath-
letics, 2; Gehrig, Yankees, 1; Cronin,
Senators, /; Werber, Red Sox, ];
Larry, Red Sox, 1; Stone, Senators, l;
Goslin, Tigers, l; Crosetti, Yankees,
/; Van Alta, Yankees, /; r. johnson,
Red Sox, /; Urbanksi, Braves, /;
Medwick, Cardinals, l.
The leaders-Bob johnson, Ath-
letics, "a; Foxx, Athletics, %; Gehrig,
Yankees, 81; OFT. Giants, 19; Klein,
Cubs, l8; Bonura, White Sox, 1S.
League totals-American, $50; Ma
tional, 333. Total, 693.
Evening star., 1934-07-04
Champs Come Back.

THE Nationals promptly got back
these four runs at Mahaffey's
expense, with Hayes failure to
hold a foul from Cronin's bat telling
heavily. Weaver opened the eighth
with the longest single of the game
IT was a drive to extreme left center
and could have been a double, but
Monte was in no hurry. A wild pitch
put Weaver on second, then Myer beat
out bunt down the third base line
Stones single scored Weaver.
After Manush lined to WarStler for
the first out of the round, Cronin put
up a foul that Hayes let trickle out of
his glove Cronin made good with his
second shot, socking the ball into the
upper left field stand.
Evening star., 1934-07-04
W WASHINGTON
Rs IL IA - IA
PHILADELPHIA,
Washington .
Phila delphia

Runs batted IN - Schultz, Sewell (2l,
Kress, Myer (2). Stone 80. Cronin go,
Foxx ~. johnson, Higgins 90. Two-base
hit-Myer. Home runs-Foxx (2), Stone,
Cronin. Sscrifices-Kress. Weaver. Schultz.
Double play-Kress to Cronin to Kress.
Left on bases-WaShington, 8: Philadel-
phia 6. First base on balls-Or Weaver,
3: of Cain, 3. Struck out-By Weaver, /;
by Cain. l. Hits-On Cain, in 6 innings;
off Mahaffey. in 3 innings. Wild pitch
Mahafey Losing pitcher-Cain. Um-
pires-Messrs. Moriarty, Hildebrand and
Summers Time-1:50
Evening star., 1934-07-04
FRISCH, GONZALES FINED
Punished for Not Leaving Field
as Ordered by Umpire.

CHICAGO. July [P.-Manager
frankie Frisch OF the st. Louis
Cardinals has been fined 500 and
Coach Mike Gonzales $25 by President
John A. Heydler of the National
League for failure to leave the field
Immediately when ordered to do so
by Umpire Bill KLEIN in Monday S
game with the Cubs.
Frisch, Gonzales and Pitcher Dizzy
Dean were ousted by Klein in the
seventh inning for too strenuous a
protest over Klem's decision that a
pop fly in front of the plate by
Chuck Klein with the bases loaded
was not an infield fly.
Evening star., 1934-07-04
ONE CHAMP REPEATS.

EUGENE. Ore. G4D.-In the north
ern division Pacific Coast Conference
track and field championships here
recently only one 1888 champion re-
peated. He was Bob wagner, Ore
gon runner. who won the 2-mile event
for the second time.
Evening star., 1934-07-04
Vines Premier Rlaster.

TT ELLSWORTH VINES is three
times the player Mclaughlin
was, by all accounts, but he
applied the same treatment to Euro
pean science with the same effect
He blew it up with charge of
dynamite. There was dynamite in
Vines ground strokes as we'll as in
his service and volley shots. He
proved himself the master of the most
skillful European, Cochet, and the
most powerful, Perry.
Crawford, the agile Anzac, is the
only first-class amateur who holds
an edge over Vines in the records. /
think Vines could beat him in straight
sets If he wanted to apply that much
pressure. Vines is the greatest player
in the world at this moment. He
touched low In his match with Craw-
ford at Wimbledon last year, but he
has touched high, a record high, since
turning professional.
Vines logical successor among the
Simon-pures is Lester Stoefen.
Evening star., 1934-07-04

ment that they might be rated TO-
gether on top of the tallest peak.
Bonthron won three out of their
i've tests and has that much of IN
edge. But their combined showing
has left both men far ahead Of all
rival competition, and it would take
the closest sort of figuring TO point out
any real margain.
Evening star., 1934-07-04
15-MILE SWIM LISTED

CHICAGO, July 4 @.-The second
annual William Randolph Hearst
Herald and Examiner marathon swim
in Lake Michigan will be held July %.
The distance will be Is miles, and
$4,000 in prizes, with $4,000 going to
the winner, will be offered.
A woman's event, at miles, with
$4,000 in prizes will be inaugurated.
Evening star., 1934-07-04
Y EW YORK, July 4.-What the
American tennis forces need
j in the current international
crisis is mt Mercar naaclau

or a good 5-cent cigar, but
the presence of II. Ellsworth Vines.
It's possible that the slugging Mr..
Shields or the crafty Mr.. Wood may
carry on. but Americas chances would
be much better If there was charge
Of old-fashioned California dynamite
planted somewhere in the vicinity of
that center court.
Dynamite is Americas speciality in
tennis, and California produces the
Evening star., 1934-07-04

and Kress led the attack in grand
manner three hits each
and nothing fuzzy about any of the
blows but Stone and Cronin
were the clouters with the timely
cuts each drove across three
runs.
Much first pitch hitting in the
first inning all three Nationals
who went out raped the initial
offering so did the first Two OF
the AS at bat Kress locked
good in a first-to-second-to-firS
double-play in the second session
got the ball away fast after
picking up Miller's tough one . .
wheeled to get back in coed time
for Cronin's return Cronin
made whale of stop back of the
middle base to hold Berry's smash
to single In ths second . the
Evening star., 1934-07-04
s Dooie Tour Fonseca Has Last Laugh Chsoa
THE SPORTLICHT
BY GRANTLAND RICE
REVERE IN A BUNKER.

REVERIE IN A bUNhEh
left my Office for the outdoor life,
To knotu the open 1Uays-the uind, the sun
To face jar trails where thrills and throbs are rite
By oreen-tr -trtnoed heather Where the game is spun
To find the endless lure along the tOay,
Where oUer traps and brooks my drtUes careen
In Uhulrng fight, as shot by shot play
From tee to tee and on from green TO green.
And all tor What? To take my bitter stand
Here in the bouels OF the rtUen earth,
4 curSino Jouster in the flying sand
That leaves its shndoW one the pride of birth.
Shut of from ,Dind and on each other side
A drenr and unkempt prisoner OF tnte.
Chopping his soul out Dith q mdnged pride,
An atom knocking at the empires gate.
Aye, oil for UhGt? For thiS-n broken SLoUe,
A dufer dumb-eyed, desolate dud.
CurSno oil life tUith muttered raUe on rnDe
While pounding downWard 1Dtth Spade-hke cluo
To hear the kissing niblck blo,0 by bloW,
Re-echo beLo1U the leDel land
Where, as q last tDord in tale OF noe.
The unmoUed boil still nestles in the sand
Evening star., 1934-07-04
ENDS STREAK-AND HOW.

CHICAGO (P).-That John Blondy
Ryan of the New York Giants always
does things in the grand manner, it
seems He ended a streak in which
he had hit safely for nine games by
tanning three times in one tilt against
Lon Warneke here!
Evening star., 1934-07-04

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Evening star., 1934-07-04
Minor Leagues

Internal stionsl.
Newark. u: Syracuse, 6.
Rochester, II; Toronto. !.
Buffalo, 7: Montreal. s.
Albany, IA; Baltimore, S.
Southern Association.
Little Rock, S; Knoxville. 3.
Birmingham, 9; Nashville, 8.
New Orleans, g; Atlanta. 3.
Memphis, 2; Chattanooga, O.
American Association.
Columbus. 3; Toledo. o.
Indianapolis, 6; Louisville.
Others not scheduled.
Pacific Coast.
Sacramento, 8: Hollywood,
Oakland, II: Missions, 2.
San Francisco. z: Portland, l
Los Angeles, 4; Seattle, l.
Dallas, s: Oklahoma City, 3.
Houston, IS; San Antonio, l.
Fort Worth. IL; Tulsa, 7.
Galveston, 5; Beaumont, !.
Western League.
Rock Island. Is; Cedar Rapids,
Sioux City, 4; Topeka, 3.
Des Moines, II: Davenport, g.
st. Joseph, 13; Omaha, s.
New York rk-PennsyivaDis.
No games scheduled.
Evening star., 1934-07-04
FROM THE PRESS BOX
BY JOHN LARDNER

Stoefen, like Vines, is in the Nc
Laughlin tradition. He comes from
California and he deals in dynamite.
But Stoefen proved against Crawford
the other day that he isn't ready yet
TO overthrow the new European
dynasty by himself as Mclaughlin
and Vines overthrew the dynaSties
of the past
On the form they have displayed
at Wimbledon TO date. Wood will be
the choice over Stoefen for a singles
job on the Davis Cup team. No doubt
the selection will be made on form
Mr.. r. Norris Williams. captain of
the team, can't be expected to fly
in the face Of the records and put
Stoefen in the singles post as a mat
ter of theory. He can't be expected
10, but ! wish ne would.
Evening star., 1934-07-04

with more contenders left than any
other race has seen in many years.
But what is known as the crucial
spot is largely July and August de-
velopment when most of the chal-
lengers are shaken loose before Labor
day.
Two of the main features of the
race so far are Detroit's bid for the
flag and the showing of the Boston
Braves.
Back in April, when The dogwood
was just beginning to throw off it's
Spring snow, the Giants, Cardinals,
Cubs and Pirates were given the big
chance to scrape through. But the
Braves insisted upon hanging on with
a double grip. They slipped back for
a while, but never far away, and here
they are, right in the middle of the
pack
Pennant races often are settled by
the break of luck in regard to acci-
dents and injuries. The Giants got
their jolt when Parmelee was forced
into a hospital vacation. Now Parme-
lee is back with his fast ball intact,
which means the Giants are well
equipped in pitching strength to go
the route. They still are the team TO
beat under Bill Terrys able leader
ship. They have a better ball club.
with Travis Jackson back. than they
had last year.
Francis T Hunter, former tennis
internationally, still refuses 10 con-
cede the Davis cup to the British or
Australians. The odds still are
slightly on the British side" he said,
But it isn't any torlorn hope with
Wood. Shields and Stoefen and Lott
showing marked improvement over
their earlier play. This may be one
of the best fought and closest Davis
Cup battles in many years"
tCopyrishr 1874. by the North America q
Newspaper Alliance, Inc
Evening star., 1934-07-04
T ACK RUSSELL gets his Sec
ond chance as a starting
l pitcher tomorrow when

~ the Nationals open their
do-or-die series with the
Yankees in New York Manager
Cronin thinks Jack has displayed
enough in relief roles recently to
warrant his selection for such an
important set-to.
Cronin also has announced he
will reserve Walter Stewart for an
early start in the Yankee set E.
instead of having the left-hander
serve 'em to the AS today
so Bob Kline or AL Crowder was to
get the call for one part OF this
afternoons two-way affair !.
probably the first with Bob
Burke doing the chucking in the
lamp-lighter's portion.
That hitting done yesterday in
Philadelphia was the best by the
Nationals in a week Travis