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Evening star., 1934-05-15

a FTER stopping over in Cincinnati
~ tomorrow for an exhibition
engagement with the Reds, the
Nationals will jump right into the
Western warfare. Cleveland will be
visited first, then Detroit, st. Louis
and Chicago in order. Three games
are to be played with each of these
inland rivals. On what the four
clubs have displayed here, Chicago
promises to be the only spot that
might be called soft.
Then will come those tussels with
the Yanks, two to be played on Memo
rial day and one the day after. And
those Yanks are very rough playmates
on their own lot.
Thus far, the Nationals have played
back of these rivals in intimate en-
counters. The Yankees and the four
Western clubs have staged IA games
here. The Nationals won 6 and lost 8.
There must be brace somewhere to
make the impending tour any kind OF
a success for Cronin and company.
The latest setback by a Western
aggregation came yesterday when the
Tigers toppled the Nationals with
ridiculous ease in 5-to-0 tilt, brought
to a halt by rain before the seventh
inning was completed. There was
one out and Schultz was at bat in
the home seventh when the shower
descended so heavily as to cause
Umpire MCGOWAN to stop everything.
The rain made no difference to the
Nationals. They had been all wet
from the start.
Evening star., 1934-05-15
An Oversight Somewhere.

TT WAS evident to the boys that
there had been an oversight some
where, but not even the Oldest
members could remember who donated
the trophy and why. After defeating
motion to melt the cup down and split
it up, the directors adjourned the
meeting. England rested her case.
The people of America could forget
the Americas Cup just as easily, if it
weren't for the fact that three syndi-
Gates here are spending large sums of
dough for the privilege of beating the
English callenger in September. Each
syndicate has boat, and each boat
must be launched, and each launch
ing reminds the public of the
Americas Cup.
The presence of three syndicates
in one racket has livened up the sit
uation, but it has complicated things
as we'll. Every one understands the
yachting situation in the days when
Sir Thomas Upton was coming over
here with his Shamrocks. The duty
of the American boat was to guide
Shamrock over the treacherous course.
After Sir Thomas got a rough idea of
the track, our skif could let out bit
and lap him a couple of times for the
honor of the U. S.
This year, the English menace is a
sloop called Endeavour, the property of
Mr.. Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith.
Mr.. Sopwith is popular here, and
three American canoes are jockying
for the right to escort him over the
finish line at Newport. The ships in
question are Rainbow, representing
the Vanderbilt syndicate; Weetamoe,
from Mr. Frederick H. Princes
stable, and Yankee, which is just a
boat and an elderly one at that.
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tom as a guarantee, when enemy
scouts discovered the plan. Tortoise
was scratched from the future books
and Mr.. Lund, in fit of pique, moved
to Guatemala, where he is said to be
devising a cast-iron life-belt.
The three salt water syndicates now
have a clear field, and their only task
is to get the public's attention and
hold it. To do this they are borrow
ing a leaf from the book of the
Washington base ball club. They
have obtained from President Roose-
welt promise that he will attend the
races and throw out the first yacht
from a floating box draped with the
flags of America and England 1t looks
as though yachting may come to
threaten the popularity of one-wall
hand ball
(Copyright 1894. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. 1nc.)
Evening star., 1934-05-15
MUST ROUT FOES
TO GET FAIR GAIN
Cronin Crew Far Off Flag
Year Stride on Eve of
Western Swing.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

ZOE CRONIN and his charges
who have had a checkered
! career in the first month
of this American League
season clear out of town tonight
and, during the remainder of
May, will do their battling on
foreign fields.
Such is the plight of the Ma
tionalS now that only a glorious
tour will make them look at it's
finish something like champion
ship contenders in the standing
of the clubs.
Down at the heels, seedy and
groggy, too, after the battering they
have suffered, the holdover champs
must brace remarkably on their swing
through the West and New York or
they probably will be so far back in
the running there will be no chance
tor them to get up again
Unless they rout all five rivals to
be encountered while away from
home, the Nationals will indeed have
a sorry record on their return. And
even a highly successful trip will
mean only a fair gain for the ball
club that has failed dlsmally thus
far.
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Sorrell Stingy With Hits.

vyIC SORRELL must have been
", been wearing new specs the
: way he pitched. The Tiger
right-hander gave up nothing more
than two hits and pass. Myer got
a double after one was out in the first
frame, but couldn't quit second base.
Bluege got a triple with two gone in
the second and was stranded at third
base. Myer got on again in the third
walking after two were retired. He
never left first.
Washington had no pitching like
that nor had it a decent defense in
the second session when the Tigers
tucked away the game. Al CroWder
started a game for the second time
this season and was nicked for four
hits before Ray Prim was hustled to
the hill in the second. What the
Tigers didn't do to Crowder in this
round, Myer did. He kicked in with
two errors and the combination of
blows and misplays netted the visitors
4 runs.
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Error Costs Him Tally.

ROVE picked up the gauntlet
II against the White Sox, relieving
Henry johnson in the third in
ming with one out. the bases full and
the score to against Boston. The
White Sox won, 8 to 2. behind four
hit pitching by Big large" EarnShaw,
but Grove. pitching with much Of his
old skill, accomplished the following:
He allowed but three hits six and
two-thirds innings, walked one and
famed two. He was scored on twice
before he got the side out in the sixth,
through a walk and forceout, though
the runs aren't charged against him
because he took over with the bases
full He allowed one run of his own
making in the seventh when he drop
ped Eddie Morgan's toss to first base
on a ground ball that would have re-
tired the side.
Farnshaw's victory was the first
complete game he has pitched this
season.
Evening star., 1934-05-15

each event through light workouts
during the Winter and bring them
rapidly into form in the early 1885
competitions.
Trainers of every sports organiza-
ton in the nation, including the
Storm Troops, police and Reichs-
wehr. have been ordered to report
any exceptional athletic talent they
may have in their organizations
and then concentrate on the par
ticular candidate to insure his
rounding into best form.
At the end of 1885 it is planned
to pick the "Stamm Mannschaft," )"
the stem team around which the
finished Olympic team can be built.
Evening star., 1934-05-15
Myer Starts Trouble.

FYER got Crowder off to poor
.lNl start in the inning by messing
up Gehringer's grounder. Ro-
gell hoisted out. but Greenberg singled
and Cochrane doubled. Gehringer
scored on the long hit and when Myer
first fumbled the return from the
outfield then hesitated in making his
throw to the plate Greenberg rounded
third and also scored. CroWder walked
Owen. Sorrell rolled into the second
out, then Doljack singled over two
more markers.
1t was here that the left-handed
Prim came on to walk Goslin, but the
inning was over when Walker drilled
into force-play. Prim was found for
a run in the fourth, though, when
Owen opened with a single and after
two were out Goslin hit Tor three
bases.
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Travelling at Slow Pace.

THE Nationals have played far be-
hind their flag winning stride
of last season. With IS of their
engagements out of the way, they are
under the 500 mark and in fifth
position in the race At a similar
stage of last years race they were far
better off.
After. their twenty-fifth game last
season, the Nationals had a 900 rat
ing and were IN third place, but half
game behind the leading Yankees.
Today they had winning percentage
of only .480 and were six full games
back of the pace-setting New York
ers with only game ahead of them
that with the Tigers-before embark
ing upon a most trying trip.
Although repulsed in their first in
vaSion of the East, the Western clubs
have revealed enough in the way of
pitching and hitting to indicate they
will be most dangerous foes in their
own strongholds. And after the Ma
tionalS finish with the four outfits of
the circuits inland sector, they'll have
to take on the Yanks in three games
to be played in two days. A big order
for the inconsistent champs.
Evening star., 1934-05-15
Major Leaders
BY the Associated Press
Qncluding yesterdays games.)
American League,

BY the Associated Press
Qncluding yesterdays games)
American League.
Batting-Hemsley, Browns, .481; !;
Reynolds, Red Sox, .412.
Runs-Gehrig, Yankees. and Nor
gan. Red Sox, %.
Runs batted in-Gehrig, Yankees,
81; Reynolds, Red Sox. 27.
Hits-Reynolds. Red Sox, 40;
Manush, Senators, 80.
Doubles-Werber. Red Sox, TO-;
Reynolds, Red Sox, 9.
Triples-Reynolds, Red Sox, S.:
Manush, Senators, and Chapman,
Yankees, T.
Home runs-Gehrig, Yankees. g.;
Ruth, Yankees, 7.
Stolen bases-Walker. Tigers, g.;
Werber, Red Sox, Gehrig and Chap
man, Yankees, S.
Pitching-Ruffing and Gomez, Yam
KEGS, SO.
National League.
Batting-Leslie, Dodgers, 1882;
P. Waner, Pirates, .378.
Runs-Vaughen, Pirates, 90; Klein,
Cubs, "a
Runs batted in-Suhr, Pirates, 81;
MedWick, Cardinals, and Klein,
Cubs, Is.
Hits-Moore, Giants, SO; W. Her.
man and Klein, Cubs, and Urbanski
Braves, 35.
Doubles-English, Cubs, and Berger,
Braves, 9.
Triples-Suhr, Pirates, Z: Vaughan,
Pirates, and w. Herman, Cubs. S.
Home runs-Klein, Cubs, 9; OFT
Giants; Hartnett, Cubs; Collins, Car
dinals, and Allen, Phillies, 6.
Stolen bases-Martin, Cardinals, 4;
Rothrock, Cardinals: Stainback. Cubs;
Frey, Dodgers, and Piet. Reds, 8.
Pitching-Bush, Cubs, 60; War
neke Cllhs 5-1
Evening star., 1934-05-15

Discussing the Summer training
courses in Ettlingen, the Voelkis-
cher Beobachter, the organ Of
Chancellor Adolf Hitler, said:
The candidates will be given
series of three-day courses under
expert tutelage. During these trials
the choice will be made, with at
tention being paid to physical and
spiritual capacities" "
What part, if any, the Jewish
athletes are to be allowed to take
in these preliminary training courses
has not yet been revealed; neither
has it been made clear if the ban
on Jews using public sports grounds
will be revoked.
Evening star., 1934-05-15
Wins His Fifth Straight.

r ON WARNEKE gathered in his
| fifth victory of the season as
the Cubs beat down the world
champion Giants for the second
straight day in a 3-to-2 ten-inning
thriller that alone survived the rain
in the National League. With two on
base, Chuck Klein got to young Hal
Schumacher for a double in the tenth
after Dolph Camilli had tied the score
in the ninth.
Vic Sorrell, Detroit southpaw, snuff
ed out the Senators, 5 to 0, with only
two hits in the only other game of the
day, called because of rain after six
innings. Al Crowder lasted less than
two innings as the American League
champions slid down into the second
division.
All other games were washed out by
the rain.
Evening star., 1934-05-15
YANKEES WANT BUSCHER
Terp Athlete Due to Sign When
He Ends College Career.

Alton (Bucky) Buscher, University
of Maryland outfielder, has agreed to
sign contract rendered him by the
New York Yankees after he completes
his athletic career this week. 1t is
expected he will be sent to the New
ark club, owned by the Yanks, this
Summer to show his wares. Besides
playing on the diamond squad,
Buscher is letter winner in foot ball
and basket ball at the Old Line school,
Evening star., 1934-05-15
SHOWS SOLD SKILL
IN A RELIEF ROLE
Gives Chisox Only 3 Hits in
6 2.3 InningS-Warneke
of Cubs Wins Again.
BY EDWARD J. NEIL,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

TIME stock of the Boston
Red Sox, fading recently
on the major league mar
u ket, is rising again, and
the reason is the same impetus
that sent the SoX chances kit
ing in the first place-Lefty
Robert Moses Grove.
For Robert Moses, the Lonaconing
lightning, apparently is back in the
pitching condition that won him
ranking among the best left-handerS
in base balls history, as well as
price tag of 100000 that Tom Yaw-
key paid when he bought the Mary
land bean pole from Connie Mack
last Winter.
Lefty didn't win a ball game yes
terday, but he proved he has recovered
from the sore arm that has been
shrouding both him and BoSton'S
populace in gloom since the first week
of Spring training.
Evening star., 1934-05-15
Out as Red SOx,
Judge Seeks Job
TOE JUDGE, for 16 years guard

TOE JUDGE, for 16 years guard
ian of first base for Washing
ton, today was believed dicker-
ing for another base ball job, either
as utility infielder or as coach, fol-
lowing his unconditional release
yesterday from the Boston Red
Sox, the team with which he be-
gan his big league career in 1914.
No inkling of the club the ex-
National is negotiating with was
offered at the Judge home here
this morning.
Judge joined the Washington
Club in 1916 and remained until
1882. when, as a free agent, he
signed with Brooklyn.
Evening star., 1934-05-15

beating Graham by IA and 13 in the
final spin.
Willie stopped Bobby Jones at st.
Louis the same year. Later he moved
over to the pro side and, after spend
ing most of his time at teaching for
10 years, he suddenly came back with
a rush and bound amid the compet-
tive field.
Thompson. Hunter, Olin Dutra and
Lawson Little will make up part of
California's colorful Merton invaders
some three weeks away.
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Newspaper Alliance. Inc)
Evening star., 1934-05-15

as Tortoise XIV
against a England
The thing was
not planned as a
betting coup. Mr..
Lund S / m p y
wished to dis
courage yachting
in the United
States. He didn't
like it.
The construc-
ton of Tortoise
XIV was almost
completed. a n d
the work m e n
W ere punching
holes in her bot
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rs yards time and
again" a Willie e
MacFarlane C 1t
in. IF there was
ever a longer hit
ter I have never
seen one" And
Thompson a | S 0
c an play golf.
He'll h We his
share of the gal
lery at Merton.
My first look
at Willie Hunter
was at Hoylake
in 1921. That year
he won the Brit
iSh am I e ur,
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anu IIuUIOfI III
world on any kind of track. They chose
the Royal Harwich Yacht Club as their repre-
sentative.
The directors of the club were sitting
around one day, chewing the fat about jibs
spinnakers and duralumin masts, when their
privacy was invaded by a messenger from the
local bank.
We've been having Spring cleaning in the
vaults" announced the messenger, land we've
stumbled across a silver yachting cup that
seems to belong to you"
Describe it," said the directors putting
their fingers together and fixing the speaker
with a keen glance.
We'll, it's silver, and very big, and 1t must
must have cost lot of money" said the mes
senger. "If you can tell us who won it, we will
be glad to give it to him intact at the usual
Evening star., 1934-05-15
All Groups Enlisted.
LOU CRIGER is DEAD
Famous Old Battery Mate of Cy
Young Succumbs at 81.

Famous OlQ battery mdIe VI Ny
Young Succumbs at 81.
TUCSON, Ariz., May IS R.-Louis
Criger 81, former major league base
ball catcher with the Cleveland and
Boston clubs. died here last night.
Criger, who caught Cy Young when
the record-holding right-hander was
at his best, was born in Elkhart, Ind,
February 6, 1872. He had made his
home here the last 10 years.
Survivors include his widow. Mrs
Belle Criger. and two sons, Robert
and Walter, twins, who live here; two
other sons. Rolla of New York City
and Harold of Fairbanks, Alaska; a
daughter, Mrs. A. L. Currier of In
dianapolis, and five brothers and a
sister,
Evening star., 1934-05-15

The moors of
England and the
dunes of Scot
land have sur
rendered to Ore
g on, California,
T e x S, Illinois,
M a S S achuSetts,
New York, Penn
sylvania a n d
Ohio. Ten years
results of the
B ri t is h open
championsh i p S
and the Walker
Cup m ate h e S
show that the old
Evening star., 1934-05-15
Homer Standing

BY the Associated Press.
Home runs yesterday-Werber, Red
Sox, /; Terry, Giants, l; Camilli,
Cubs, /.
The leaders-Klein, Cubs, 9; Gehrig,
Yankees, 8; Ruth. Yankees, z; OFT,
Giants, 6; Hartnett, Cubs. 6; Foxx,
Athletics, 6; Johnson, Athletics, 6;
Allen, Phillies, 6; Collins, Cardinals, 6.
League totals-National l21; Amer
ican, ITO; total, 231.
Evening star., 1934-05-15
Linke May Go as McColl Returns to Hurl for Mats
Once Arm
down to the 23-player limit allowed
h,r haca hall lou nrnha hlu Ed

down to the 23-player limit allowed
by base ball law probably Ed
Linke, the reformed fat boy, will
be sent back to Chattanooga for
another years seasoning as a
pitcher Chattanooga is holler-
ing for Klumpp, the catcher, too
which upsets Grifhth's plans.
he had promised Klumpp to Joe
Cambria, boss of the Albany Club
:. along with Mark Filley, the
pitcher. but Cambria will release
Griffith from the promise . and
the Lookouts will get Elmer.
Most of the club will leave to-
night for Cincinnati. to get into
that exhibition game tomorrow.
the regulars are to start. .Prim
and Burke very likely will do the
flinging against the Reds ;. al
though Whitehill will be along.
the remainder Of the Nationals
will not leave until tomorrow night
Evening star., 1934-05-15
COOSE.ECCED
DE ROT.

Runs batted in-Cochrane Doliack t2).
Two-baSe hits-Myer Cochrane Three
base hits-Bluege. Goslin. Sacrifice
Sorrell. Double play-Cronin to Myer to
Kuhel. Left on bases-Detroit. s. Wash
ington. g. First base on balls-Off Sor-
rell 1; off Crowder. l; off Prim. 3. Hits
OFF Crowder in 125 innings: off Prim.
3 in 4 "a innings. Losing pitcher-Crowder.
Umpires-Messrs. McGowen and owens.
Time of game hour and IL minutes.
Evening star., 1934-05-15
AS ADD PAIR, DROP TWO
Madjeski, Wingfeld Go-Catcher
and Infelder Signed.

PHILADELPHIA, May IS R.-
Two southern base ball players have
joined the Philadelphia Athletics,
stepping into the shoes Of two others
who were unconditionally released
yesterday.
Eddie Madjeski, catcher, who failed
to show the improvement expected OF
him, gave way to Charley Moss, who
played in Mississippi last year and
caught the eye of the AS shortstop,
Eric McNair.
George Yarter. who played in
Atlanta, Ga. last season. was signed
to take the place of John Wingfield,
reserve infielGer Moss and Yarter
had been working out with the club
for several days.
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he got under Kuhel's foul after a
long sprint In the first Washington

he got unoer kuhelS f0ul a1Cer a
long sprint in the first Washington
batting turn in the third,
Bluege leaped high for a one-hand
stab of Gehringer's liner. Stone
made a pretty running catch Of
Cochrane's drive in the sixth.
Goslin had a great time at the
expense of his former clubs pitch
ers they couldn't keep him
off the runway the Goose
singled off Crowder in the first,
got walk off Prim in the second,
tripled in the fourth and singled
in the seventh but that
eventh-inning hit doesn't go in
the book, for the game went back
to the sixth round when called.
Tigers and Nationals clash again
today If there's no rain =.
then nothing more in Griffith Sta
dunn until June when the
Red Sox will be here. J. B. <.
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to go directly to Cleveland. where
the series with the Indians will get
under way Thursday.

AAAaNi AaAoddys
Luke Sewell will not make the
swing through the West and into
New York &. he will stick around
Washington to nurse his injured
finger may work out at the
ball park daily while the club is
away he must exercise to
keep his weight down those
in charge of the Nationals do not
hope to have Sewell in action
behind the bat for another three
weeks at least.
There were some sparkling field
ing plays yesterday before rain
halted proceedings Cronin
made a peach of stop of Walk
er's smash back of second base in
the opening round to start dou-
ble-play Doljack, the Tiger
right-fielder, looked very good as
Evening star., 1934-05-15
DiscOurager Is Discouraged.

TINE shippers of these three YES
i sells plan to run a preliminary
heat, with the winner getting
the call at Newport. At one time last
Winter there was talk of a fourth
boat competing, boat manufactured
to the specifications of Mr.. Boetius
Lund, the Middle Western sportsman.
Mr.. Lund'S candidacy was rejected
when the news leaked out that he was
conspiring to throw the race to Eng
land.
Evening star., 1934-05-15

1t was Mr.. Lund's scheme to con-
struct scow which could not possibly
win. He would run a fast boat in the
trials. and then slip in craft known
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custodians of the game are complete
ly outclaSSed.
Why is this? The British still have
big lead in the Davis Cup tennis
matches for 1888 and 1884. They
have in J,ovelock the fastest of all
milers. They play other games we'll.
But the country that gave old and
young Tom Morris, Vardon, Taylor,
Braid. Ball, Graham and others to
the game can't play lick today.
The British have not only lost eight
Walker Cup matches out of eight
starts, but in six of these interna-
tional pageants they have been
crushed, overwhelmed, annilhilated.
There are at least 200 amateur golf
ers in this country who could beat the
recent British Walker Cup team.
What is the answer? I talked with
former United States Walker Cup
player.
"I was out one day hitting some
Shots" he said, when a British
Walker Cup entry came along.
"'What is this fellow doing?' some
one asked.
Oll, llC SdAos IAAat . O41S VA SAASS~
silly Americans out practicing. There's
no fun in that. But, as he once
said. it's better to train today than
to wait for tomorrow to be out
classed.'"
If a game is worth playing it is
worth playing well. Every competitor
must pay some price for success. Un-
less the British can offer more serious
opposition in the near future, these
matches might as well be abandoned
on the ground of mo contest"
It isn't a matter of winning or los
ing, But matter of competition,
worthy of the international brand.
Sport is one thing and slaughter is
something else. The ancient game OF
golf has placed its throne, crown and
scepter in the United States, and
there is today no challenger in sight.
Evening star., 1934-05-15
BEATS NAVY YARD NINE.

OCCOQUAN, Va, May 15.-The
Occoquan A. c. ball team defeated
the Navy Yard nine here, So. Charlie
Raun. winning pitcher, was tight in
the pincheS.
Evening star., 1934-05-15
1nv Great Tour VIII Aid G1en K Red Sox Stock Rises
FROM THE PRESS BOX
BY JOHN LARDNEk-

-A costly haop called Rainbow will be launched
appropriate ceremonies and nat
publics in
o the public would forget
Ill about it.
yachting
Ordinarily alert with minds like freshly honed
Evening star., 1934-05-15
THE SPORTLICHT
BY GRANTLAND RICE,

pro with fun, free, lashing swing
that murders ball. saw him pass
Walter Hagen from 40 to go yards at
InterIachen. I've had him pass me
Evening star., 1934-05-15
LEX McCOLL is coming
back to the Nationals
the old pitcher who served
y in the minors nearly 19

seasons before lie got
crack at the majors will join the
champs in Cleveland next Thurs
day. according to Clark Griffith,
Washington president maybe
his right-hand flinging will be of
some help to the club that needs
all the help 1t can get in pitch
ing way McColl's arm is sup
posed to be in good trim again
after the workouts he gave it
with the Chattanooga Club to do
away with the kinks following
mid-Winter operation on the elbow
all connected with the Ma
tionals will be happy to see the
old-timer around again.
McColls return will necessitate
the sending out of another Wash
ington player to keep the squad
Evening star., 1934-05-15
Winged Foot History.

TT WAS over the long, heavily
i trapped Winged Foot course in
the 1929 United States open that
Al Espinosa picked up six strokes on
Bobby Jones through the last six
holes, forcing the Georgian to sink a
sloping 12-foot putt to get another
chance next day.
1t was one of the most dramatic
moments of golf. If Jones had missed
that slippery, difficult putt he would
have lost seven strokes in six holes
and the open crown.