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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-07-21
BY DILLON GRAHAM.
Associated Press Sports Writer.

A TLANTA, Ga, July I'll
n The Atlanta Southern
Il Association Club is
4 n fine example of the fact
that the team which spends the
most money for players Is not
always the best outfit.
In the last two years Atlanta has
spent $4,000 for players-more than
the other seven clubs combined; yet
1t is nowhere near the pennant.
A year ago the Crackers finished
last. They we're fourth in the first
half this year. which Nashville won,
and are battling around fourth in the
second half now.
Wilbert Robinson. the old Brooklyn
boss, took charge couple of years
ago and started spending the dough.
He hired Spencer Abbott, former Port
land manager, and bought an almost
new team for him.
In Henry Dana, the Hawaiian out
fielder. the Crackers have possibly the
highest-priced player ever brought
into the league.
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Diamond Dust

"a T LEAST two sandlot base ball
n teams still are casting about for
games tomorrow. Delta Mu
Sigma Juniors want a contest with q
nine having a diamond Call Lincoln
1854 and ask for Manager O'Cal-
laghan.
Derwood (Md) A. c. wants tilt at
Derwood. George Cline is booking at
Rockville 200.
Elaea A. c. is in the market for a
game with an unlimited nine. Call
Metropolitan 1916.
Results:
Aggies. If; Printers, 0 Depart
mental League.
q. P. o., Q: Controller Of the Cur
rency, 8 Federal League.
Grace Episcopal, 9; Metropolitan
Baptist. Georgetown Church
League.
G. Il p, (; Sanico, 2. Acacia Life.
7; Gulf Refining, National Capital
League.
st. Elizabeth's, 9; Thompsons
Dairy, o.
You and Me. 5. Bill Terrys, 4.
Monroe Cleaners, IL; Boys Club of
Washington, 5.
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p- star Correspondent 81 The Star.
OT LOUIS. July 2l-Shufled 10
sixth place in q pennant race
il was expected TO win. there
- seems little for the Washington
ball club TO do other than ex-
pertinent with what new material 1t
may be fortunate enough TO gather.
Battered and broken until no longer
are they to be recognized as the lot
that copped the flag In the American
League last season. the Nationals had
better look toward revision for next
year rather than strive for what glory
might be gained in the current cam
paign.
Bereft by injuries Of players until
finally unable to send into regular
positions other than the battery points
more than three men who filled the
same posts in the drive 10 the circuit
championship. the Capital combina-
ton can make AT best but q feeble
fight for even slight success.
The disintegration Of the once
powerful aggregation that swept to
victory only a season ago is virtually
complete. There seems no good rea-
son why Clark Grifith. the power of
the club off the field. should not i'm
mediately begin assembling new talent
for trial instead Of calling on Joe
Cronin. the manager In action. TO
carry on in hopeless cause.
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Designer Fears
For EndeavOur
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
7 ONDON, July 2l.-Charles z.
- Nicholson is one British
yachting expert who is not
unduly optimistic over the En-
deavour's chances of regaining the
Americas Cup off Newport in Sep
TENDER. He is the cup chal-
lenger's designer.
Talking with the Daily Malls
Gosport correspondent. Nicholson
said that while he was pleased
with Endeavour's performances in
home waters. he had no illusions
as to her chances OF success at
Newport.
He pointed out that yachtsmen
here always have been optimistic
during the trials of previous chal-
lengers and that all of them have
been beaten.
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Team Gone TO Seed.

A T BEST the Nationals could not
n have been expected to get along
at good rate for more than
the present season They won their
championship last year with q COM
bination Of veterans, and the more
prominent OF the lot then barely
managed to stagger 10 the dnish Of
the race. Another year, anH it was
clear that much wedding out OF elder
ly talent would be necessary.
Griffith must realize this by now,
what with his Nationals tail-spinning
toward the depths OF the league
Cronin does. With no likely place
ahead to go. the manager Is ready
and willing TO test talent for the fu-
ture without delay. May as well get
an early look at prospects and learn
what they might be able TO do, Joe
figures. He now knows only too well
what many Of his present charges
can't do.
So do the paying customers. Per-
haps the trial of new blood might
cause more of the boys 10 pony up
at the gate than would do so TO watch
a cracked-up crew with no future.
J. B. K
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Aquatic DevOtees
Get Their Innings
BEGINNING this afternoon with
I'D the Middle States canoe re-

DECLINING this afternoon with
- the Middle States canoe re-
gatta of the Washington
Canoe Club. at l O'Clock, there will
be plenty doing in an aquatic way
over the week end around Wash
ington. Eighteen events we're
scheduled for the regatta with
crack out of town paddlers here to
compete against Washington's best.
Tomorrow afternoon eight-oared
shells representing the Potomac
Boat Club and the Old Dominion
Boat Club of Alexandria will bat
tie it out over the Old Dominion
course at BIS o'clock. There is
intense rivalry between the clubs,
whose shells have been clashing
regularly for years. There will be
other events on tomorrow's pro-
gram in addition to the eight-oared
boat event.
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MUNY TENNIS STARTS

Welsh, Champion, Playing Taylor
in Opening Contest.
Competition in the annual District
Public Parks championship tennis
tourney was to open early this after
noon, with Barney Welsh, defending
champion. engaging Tommy Taylor in
the first match. Dooly Mitchell,
former holder of the title. is seeded
second, other ranking players being
rater in this order: Ralph McElvenny,
Bud Markey. Prank Shore, Herb
Shenkin, Pat Deck and High Trigg.
Doubles play will not start until
tomorrow and entries will be received
until pm. today at the Tennis Shop,
1919 Fifteenth street.
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WINS SECOND RIFLE CUP
Canadians Make a Sweep of

Canadians Make Sweep Of
Leading Events at Bisley.
BISLEY CAMP, England. July ri
Lp).-Cansda's great marksmen added
the historic Kolapore Challenge Cup
to their collection to sweep the two
most important team competitions of
the Bisley rife matches. Previously
they won the MacKinnon Cup.
1t was England the Canadian had
to beat again. They topped them by
10 points.
A survey of the firing in the Kings
Prize, the major individual trophy,
shows Pvt. P. j. Martinsen of La
Tuque, Quebec. within a point Of
Sergt Mai. w. r. Clarke of Bombay
at the end of the second phase.
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A Few Select Golf Tips.

TIPS and suggestions do not make
perfect golf swing. But there
are not many perfect swingers
l. if any at all.
Tips may not make the
swing-but as some bard wrote before:
stone walls do not prison maker"
Bah-What tommyrot!
They may not make the prison,
But they help an awful lot.
From Bobby Jones-The grip is
more important than you think. With
out the right grip, you cannot swing
the face of the driver or any other club
properly against the ball. The hands
must be placed correctly on the shaft,
or you are licked before you start.
Tommy Armour-One of the most
common of all golf faults is starting
the downswing too quickly. A fast
backswing will help lead to this error,
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No1v Lies in Southpas Tribe and BROWNS Move Up in Shuttle
Completely Shot by Injuries, "
Nothing Left for Criffs but
To Experiment for Next Year

With Joe Kuhsi and Jack Stone
nov out Of commission while nursing
damaged under pinning. back 81 their
respective positions at first base and
right field the Nationals would not
present a strong front. More than
the return Of these two regulars is
needed to put the ball club firmly
on It's feet
While sad blow to its leaders, the
let-down Of the Washington club with
little more than half OF the season
gone should help them. II really
gives the responsible heads a Jump on
the Nationals rivals in the matter Of
making preparations for the next
campaign.
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~ ANA formerly was with Portland
~ and was sent to the Phillies on
a $4,000 option. Although he
was well fixed by Manager Jimmy
Wilson, the Philadelphia club turned
him back to Portland. and Atlanta
bought him, paying a reported price
of $4,000 and sending Moose Cla-
baugh, who had cost them $l,750,
along in the deal,
Dana has been the pinch player Of
the year 1t has so happened that
almost every time Prince" comes to
bat the Crackers have men on base
and q hit means run. And Dana
has been in big slump.
The Crackers turned loose Fred
Sington, the former Alabama all
America tackle, last year and now,
with Albany, N. Y, Freddie is hitting
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which causes so many lost strokes. I
know that when I am playing well /
feel that am in no hurry to start the
downswing I'm taking my time.
1t might surprise you to know how
many golfers actually start their down.
swing before their backswing is fin
ished. They are thinking ahead of
the swing-not with it. They are too
anxious, too keen to hit the ball. II
you can't concentrate on too many
things, be sure your backswing isn't
hurried and that your downswing isn't
hurried.
Jerry Travers-The trouble with
most golfers in regard to putting is the
tendency to jab or stab or hit. The
first zig idea is to feel comfortable in
your stance. preferably with your feet
fairly close together. After that. work
on the pendulum swing with the
putter. 1t takes no hitting force to
move the ball 5. 10 or even 80 feet.
A putt that is stabbed or struck is quite
likely to jump out Of the cup, even If
the line Is right. Let the blade OF
the putter follow the ball.
Walter Hagen-In playing from
rough or heavy grass near the green.
don't follow your first idea. which is
TO grip the club tighter than ever.
Under these conditions use a lighter
grip-and let the clubhead float
through the ball. The right club will
get the ball out if you give it a chance.
Harry Vardon taught me this secret
many years ago. Watch BOBBY Jones
play q shot of this sort-he merely
seems to lift the club and let 1t drop,
without any use of force in any way.
Joe Kirkwood-The main secret of
golf is curing or curhing tension. That
is what every instructor should aim At
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Homer Standing

~ the Associated Press
Home runs yesterday-FoxN, Ath-
letios, !; Gehrig, Yankees, /; Crosetti,
Yankees, /: Combs, Yankees. !; Owen,
Tigers. /: Goslin, Tigers, l. Gill. Sen
stors, /; West, Browns, ! OFT, Giants,
Berger. Braves, /; lombard, Reds, /
The leaders-FoXX, Athletics. %,
johnson, Athletics, %; Gehrig, Yam
KEGS. 25. OFT, Giants. %, Berger
Braves, 81.
League totals-Amercan 4S2; Ma
tional. 43o; total, s62.
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By stan Correspondent of The Star.

Ey q stan Correspondent OF The Star.
- T. LOUIS, July Ala foul
tip from Pred Schults'S bat
landed on RalSton Hemsley's
~ thigh in the fourth inning
yesterday and put the
Browns catcher out of commission
for several minutes. Two innings
later Moe Berg had knee struck
by a foul from Strange's bludgeon
and the game had TO be delayed
again. This new rabbit ball is
knocking of the catchers this sea-
son as much as it is breaking
down pitching stats The UNI
pires aren't getting hurt. though. ..
they are standing farther back of
the catcherS than ever before
They miss balls and strikes by
doing this but they also miss
being nicked by those wicked foul
tips.
Cronin made the only Washing
ton error In the first inning
he booted Peppers grounder after
two were out and blazed the
way 10 st. Louis score But Joe
also made the finest fielding play
OF the day -, In the fourth ..
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'Ratted for Bers in ninth.
TBatted for McColi in ninth,

Runs bsted in-Giu 60, Campbell. Pep
per t3l, West Gift ~. Schultz Manush.
Tvo-base hitS-Myer, Pepper. Home runs
Gill. West Sacriice-Blaeholder Left
on bases-Wsshington, s; St. Louis. :.
FIRST base on balls-Oh Crowder, ,; of
BY Crowder. |; by McColl, . by Blse-
holder p by Knott, | Hits-Of Crowder.
: in SIS innings; off McColl, in ; ~ in
ningS of Blaehoider. % in STA lnnings;
of Knott, none in 3 innirE. Wild pitch
McCoN Winning pitcher - Blseholoer.
IoSine pitcher - Crowder. UmpireS -
MesSrS Summers HildebrsEd and Ormsby.
Time or.
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MANUSH SLUMPS
BUT KEEPS LEAD
Gehringer Now Is IS Points
Behind-P. Waner High
in Senior Loop.

~ the Associated Press.
n JEW YORK. July 2l.-Bats-
N men Of both major
| Y leagues closed up a few
gaps in their batting
races during the last week.
Hetnie Manush OF Washington saw
his average drop points during the
seven days which ended with yester-
days games. while his nearest rival,
Charley Gehringer Of Detroit, added 7
points, but the Senatorial Slugger still
maintained l5-point advantage.
1t was a different story in the Ma
tional as Paul Waner Of Pittsburgh
marched up 10 take the lead from Bill
Terry of the Giants by a single per-
centage point.
The leading 10 batsmen in each
major league follow;
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Stars Yesterday

Ry the Associated Press.
ODell Hale. Indians-Had perfect
day at bat against Red Sox with four
hits.
Jimmie Fox. Athletics-Hit twenty
ninth homer to provide winning run
against Tigers.
Mel OFT. Giants-Scored three times
IN victory over Reds, hitting twenty
third homer and single,
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YACHT TRIALS LAPSE
Fog Causes Calling Off Final
Race of First Series.

NEWPORT. r. l., July 81 tP).-A
heavy fog sweeping in from the At
lantic yesterday brought to q close
the current series of trials to select a
defender of the Americas Cup.
The Race Committee probably was
influenced in ending the series by
the fact that only Yankee of Boston,
leading aspirant, and Rainbow, Har-
old S. Vanderbilt's newly constructed
sloop, remained to race.
The third eligible candidate, Fred
erick Princes Weetamoe, has returned
to Bristol to have her lead keel recast
before the final trials, which open
August 10.
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BALL IN TENNIS FINAL.

CHARLOTTE. N. C, July 81 20
Russell Ball of e. Paso. Tex, advanced
to the final of the junior singles in
the mid Atlantic tennis tournament
with a 90. 81 victory over Gray
ton Allen of Charleston He will play
the winner of the Campbell Gillespie
Winship Nunnally match.
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KING SALMON IN FRONT
Windsor Lad, Derby Winner,
Runs Third in Eclipse Stakes.

SANDOwN PARK, England. July
81 C9.-King Salmon, an outsider in
the betting, defeated the pick Of Eng
lands Swear -olds. including the Derby
winner. Windsor Lad, to triumph in
the rich Eclipse Stakes.
Windsor Lad finished third behind
Umidar. the Aga Khan's leading
3-year-old.
The stakes are at a mile and a
quarter.
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merce. The signor and Mr.. Dickson
parleyed Is rounds to a draw in their
first meeting. Mrs. Dickson mentioned
dollars, francs. guineas and Ira with
great deal Of glibness, but the
amounts he spoke OF we're not entirely
satisfactory to the signor's sensitive
ear.
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"A S CONSTITUTED today the
"A Washington club is shy about
everything necessary to the
making Of winning base ball band.
There is a glaring lack of pitching,
the catching staff certainly does not
come up to big league standard. Its
infield and outfeld are too spotty to
be effective defensively and its at
tack is so inconsistent that the club
in the face Of pitching only slightly
above the ordinary may be rated moth
ing more than a push-over.
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THE SPORTLICHT
BY GRANTLAND RICE

that is what every golfer should
think about. 1t isn't an easy job, but
it can be handled to a certain extent
at least. Keep your mind on ease and
smoothness. Think in terms Of ease
and swinging. Try to make this a
habit. This Is especially true on all
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-07-21
SPORTS PROMOTER DIES

W 1Illdm FIChtus, %, Is N4CLIM
Of Blood Poisoning.
LOS ANGELES. July 81 OWL
liam Hickman Pickens, so, sports pro-
moter died yesterday of blood poison
ing caused by a rusty nail on which
he stepped.
E He was promotion manager for the
Ascot Speedway here in 1924. Later.
with c. c. Pyle, he organized a tour
ing troupe of professional tennis stars.
Pickens also sponsored an American
tour for Paayo Nurmi
He was a native of Birmingham,
Ala. and organized roofing sections
for the Alabama foot ball team in It's
three appearances at the Rose Bowl.
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FROM THE PRESS BOX
Sports In Eight Languages.
By PAP
BY JOHN LARDNER

lent. in any European country within
a radius Of 5000 kilometers.
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Big League Tie-Ups.


TINE Crackers paid $4,000 for Jun-
i DO Elliott, Philadelphia pitcher,
and the big fellow lost five
straight games before he was turned
adrift. Rufus Meadows, another
IS 900 hurler, also proved lemon.
The latest move of the Crackers
has been the purchase Of Eddie Moore,
inf1elder from Cleveland, and Jim
Lindsay. a right-handed pitcher from
st. Louis Cardinals.
Nashville. with a working agree
ment with the New York Giants and
Minneapolis, and New Orleans, with
tie-up with Cleveland. have paid very
little for players, and yet they rank
as a better team than the Crackers.
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GAMES TOMORROW

Cincinnati at N. Y.
Pitts. at Brooklyn.
Chics 40 at Phils
St. Louis at Boston.
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short shots-short pitches. chip shots
and puts. This is where tension does
the most damage-not on the longer
shots, where you can let yourself out.
Alex Morrison-One Of the main
ideas in golf should be the correct
order of movement. If there is
faulty or incorrect movement at the
start Of the swing, there is little chance
that any correct order will be picked
up later. The correct starting move
ments are extremely important.
(Copyright, 1934)
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Base Ball Flags Hard to Buy,
Atlanta Club Has Found Out

close TO 400 and is regarded as pos
sibly the best minor league outfleld
prospect of the season.
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GAMES TODAY

Cincinnati at N. Y.
Pitts. at Brooklyn.
Chicago at Phila.
St. Louis at Boston,
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Lively Ball Proving Tough on Catchers
Hemsey of Many TO Suffer Fate

bat these days Appears to be
tired out A rest might help
the youngster. Cronin thinks 8.
But with the club shot as it is.
Cecil can not be spared Be-
tween them, Blaeholder and Knott
struck out three yesterday . and
Travis was all three of the strike
outs.
Washington's pitching was fine
until two were out then it
blew The run off Crowder
in the first inning came after two
were out =. And so did the three
in the nth West homered of
McColl with only one out in the
seventh, but Alec had two gone in
the eighth before Gift singled to
score two.
New high for st. Louis Shade
temperature was 109 degrees at
game time yesterday Hottest
ever recorded by the local Weather
Bureau But not so hot as was
Al Crowder when Pepper scored
three Brownies with a measly pop
to left in the fifth frame. That
was the ball game. j.. <.
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yHILE on the hill Crowder issued
i" three passes and each was
converted into a run. The
first was backed by Cronin's error and
Campbell's single TO produce first
round score. In the fifth frame the
General walked Strange, After two
we're out West singled and Burns
walked TO fill the bases, Peppers pop
10 short left center fell among Cronin,
Kress and Schultz for a double and
three runs crossed
ellis walk, Cronin's single and
Schulte's fly meant a Washington run
in the sixth, but after West had
combed McColl for homer in the
seventh the Browns nicked the old
timer again in the eighth for three
singles and two tallies.
KreSs and Sewell singled in the Ma
tionals' last turn and Kress scored
when Manush, pinching for Berg,
whacked a fly. Harris pinch pass
end Myers single crowded the cush-
ions and brought Knott to Blaehold-
er's relief.
Gill fouled out and Travis calmly
watched a third strike go by.
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MRS. HURD Is VICTOR
Beats Marjorie Harrison, 2 Up, In
yrkarx aktoraI HaIf

BLUFF POINT, N. Y, July 81 Cp).-
Mrs. Dorothy Campbell Hurd Of Phila-
delphia won the international invi-
tation golf tournament, defeating 1e-
year old Marjorie Harrison of Ausable
Forks, last years champion. 2 up, in
the l8-hole final.
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Mellillo's grounder got by Travis,
but Cronin scooped the ball in
deep short and made the long re-
firing throw perfectly.
With the heat hating Bluege 80.
and Manush and Harris still nurs-
ing sore props. Cronin put an odd
lineup of Nationals into the
second game of the series
Sewell was yanked from behind the
bat and sent 10 first base to
replace Kress. shifted to left field
Berg went back of the bat
for the first time since last Sun
days double-header Unless
Manush's leg was improved. the
same lineup was likely 10 be used
today.
Cronin. by the way. is ready to
call on Washington headquarters
for another outfielder :. Perhaps
Powell or Sington will be brought
up from the Albany club
The Nationals pilot would like to
get another look at Powell par
ticularly.
Travis Is havina his troubles at