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Evening star., 1934-06-28

much against younger people going
in too strongly for competitive sport.
Between the ages of 10 and Is. they
should be taught form and funda-
mentals-never overworked or over
trained to meet and beat some rival.
| 1 have seen too many promising
young stars burned out before they
were ready to face the pressure of
competition.
"A younger athlete Is quite likely
to wreck form and fundamentals, to
take on faulty habits, in his keen
ness to win.
But it goes beyond that. He also
Is likely to burn himself out before
his younger bones, muscles and nerves
are ready to face the stra Il"
The Fitzpatrick Formula.
Don't you think" I asked, that
young athletes are overtrained, rather
than undertrained?"
Without question" he answered.
"They wear away the nerve reserve.
the mental and physical keenness
needed for a hard test. I'm against
boys from 10 to Is years of age
playing our modern game of foot ball.
competitively. Let them learn to
kick and pass, to handle the ball.
Their bones are not yet ready for the
collision period That, goes for older
boys, unless they are matched against
opponents Of their own wei2ht and
years"
What is your opinion" I asked,
"of a 4-mile crew race?"
I'm against that, also" Keene
said. Il think miles is too great a
distance. 1t may be all right for sew
eral members of the crew, but it may
also be a bad thing for others, not
quite so strong, giving everything they
have to keep up with the others.
After ALL" he said, I'VE are not
supposed to be in sport for the sole
purpose of breaking records. The
main idea must be health, diversion,
training along the lines of co-ordina-
ton and concentration. I am a great
believer in going out to win. But not
until you are equipped and ready.
That must come first. After all,
there still Is a life beyond the age of
20 or a."
"only recently" ! said. "the father
Evening star., 1934-06-28
Moore Is Batting Surprise.

THE Giants are getting heavier hit
ting than last year, when they
won largely on pitching and
smart fielding. Now, Joe Moore, Terry
and OFT are hammering the ball for
loud and numerous hits, and both
Ryan and Jackson are delivering time
ly if not frequent smashes Moore is
the surprise of the Giant team. Never
rated a heavy hitter, the slim Texan
is above the $50 mark and getting his
share of the long ones. OFT is having
one of his best years and is one of the
home-run leaders of the National
League. The pitching staff is deliver
ing in admirable fashion and, as was
said previously, will be better with the
return Of Parmelee.
New York players have lost their
fear of the Cubs and Pirates, but ad-
nit the Cardinals may be dangerous
down to the wire. However, If New
York can avert any further injuries to
its regulars it will be hard to stop,
particularly after the success OF the
current Western trip. If the Giants
have a good home stand en- their re-
turn to the Polo Grounds they may
even make it a runaway race during
the last weeks of the season. That's
how good they looked against the
Cubs.
Evening star., 1934-06-28
East-West Tilt TO Form.

TN THE recently concluded East
i West battling the clubs played
remarkably close to the form in
dicated by their standings in the
league race, which gets the Nationals
no garlands when their efforts are
compared to those of their principal
rivals.
The Yankees made the best record
in the intersectional battling, while
the White Sox made the poorest. And
between these first and last clubs in
the circuit championship chase all
others excepting the Athletics and
the Browns are in the order of the
season race.
The Yanks won - games and lost
four. The Tigers, second in the bunt-
ing battle, finished second in the
intersectional strife with 10 wins and
5 defeats. Nationals and Red SoX
wound up in third-place tie in the
East-West matches, each with IL vic
tories and six upsets. And they are
virtually tied in the league race, al
though the Red Sox managed to pick
up enough percentage points to take
actual possession of third place by
winning yesterday while the Nation
ais loafed.
Evening star., 1934-06-28
Ten First-Sackers in Majors Are Hitting Over 300
Suggested Radio Star

behind him, Farmhouse has won
II games. Gomez of the Yankees
is the only pitcher with a better
record. The Dean boys, Dizzy and
Daffy. promised to win As games
for the Cards this season. So far
they have captured 20 and there's
two-thirds of the season left.
Don't be surprised if couple of
our better girl tennisers turn pro-
fessionals before Fall. Our girl
athletes are getting money-minded.
They have found one cannot eat
tennis strings or midirons.'
Another EaSt-West all-Star foot
ball game may be staged in Chicago
late this Summer. Dick Hanley of
Northwestern promoted the one
last year, but this time it will have
different backing. The Big Ten
rules prevent any conference coach
from participating in such affairs.
Chicago is getting somewhat
steamed over its chances of getting
a return match between Camera
and Baer this September. But few
expect such Q match to occur.
Evening star., 1934-06-28
HIT, FIELD, PITCH
LIKE CHAMPIONS
Return of ParmeIee Gives
Terry Strongest Slab
Staff in League.
BY FRANCIS ]. POWERS.

HlCAGO, June 20.-lt ap-
pears to us like the New
Y York Giants again. When
~ the Giants performed
here in May they did not look
SO much like repeaters, but it is
different now. They are getting
great pitching, fine fielding and
enough hitting and, what's more,
they have the verve of cham
pionship team.
The Cubs. Pirates and Cardinals are
not going to improve as the season
drags along. but the Giants will be
stronger when "Tarzan" Parmelee, the
big pitcher. returns-and that will be
soon-for he has completely recov-
cred from his operation and is pitch
ing daily in batting practice. Schu-
macher, Hubbell, FitZSimmons and
Parmelee-no other club in the league
can match that staff, unless the Deans
of ST. Louis suddenly become quad
ruplets.
'Blondy" Ryan, the slogan man, has
had much to do with the Giants get
ting back on top and staying there.
The Giants seem to play better when
Ryan is in the game, and Bill Terry
manages to find a spot for him,
whether it be second, third or short
stop. Last year Ryan was a grand
fielder, but Just another guy named
Joe with the bat Now he has blos-
somed out as quite hand with the
stick. The other day Blondy was bat
ting in the neighborhood of 27O and
making his hits count.
Evening star., 1934-06-28

pionship, but chances are he Is
sticking to his old reliables. Tommy
Armour played with a complete
new set in the first round of the
National Open and had an 81 for
his pains. In the recent Western
Open at Peoria. ILL.,, Horton Smith
won a case of whisky for getting an
eagle on the home hole. Horton
never tasted anything stronger
than milk in his life, so his pals got
the highball juice.
The johnson boys are putting on
another good brother act in the
American League. Bob of the
Athletics is leading both leagues in
homers and batting a shade over
300 Roy of the Red Sox has a
hitting mark around 1926. Detroit
could use Roy johnson very nicely
this year, but the Tigers, unfortu-
nately, quit on the Cherokee a
couple of seasons too soon.
Freddie Farmhouse, the little
Boston Brave hurler, comes near to
being the pitching sensation of the
season. With Just Q fair ball club
Evening star., 1934-06-28
WILL HONOR LOVELOCK

OXFORD, England CP)-A fund is
being raised among oxford undergrad
yates for the purchase of a small
monument or plaque of Jack Love-
lock, the schools famous miller, who's
world-record 4:07.6 mile was topped.
within year. by the 4:O69 by Kansas
Glenn Cunningham on the same track
at Princeton University. The gift
Will be presented to Lovelock's home
town in New Zealand.
Although he is practicing regularly
in preparation for the dual track
meet July 81 between Oxford-Cam-
bridge and Cornell-Princeton, those
closest to the flash from down under
declare he still is handicapped by the
operation performed upon his knee
last Fall,
Evening star., 1934-06-28
Major Leaders.

By the Associated Press.
American.
Batting-Manush, Senators, All
Gehringer, Tigers, 1896.
Runs-Gehringer, Tigers, GA; Cos.
lin, Tigers, So.
Runs batted in-Gehrig, Yankees
IS; Cronin, Senators, "a.
Hits-Manush, Senators, 113; Gehr.
niger, Tigers, 80.
Doubles-Manush, Senators, IS;
Gehringer and Greenberg, Tigers, ano
Averill, Indians. %.
Triples-Manush, Senators, 10; Rey-
nolds, Red Sox, and Chapman, Yam.
KEGS, 8.
Home runs-Johnston, Athletics, %;
Foxx, Athletics, and Gehrig, Yankees
20.
Stolen bases-Werber, Red Sox, II;
Walker, Tigers, 13.
Pitching-Hudlin, Indians, I'll;
Gomez, Yankees, 1872.
National.
Batting-Medwick, Cardinals, 1873;
Terry, Giants, 1868.
Runs-Vaughan. Pirates, "a; Med
wick, Cardinals, go.
Runs batted in-Ott, Giants, II;
Collins, Cardinals, 81.
Hits-Moore, Giants, 100; Medwick,
Cardinals, 98.
Doubles-Medwick, Cardinals, %;
Collins, Cardinals, and Berger, Braves,
81.
Triples-Medwick, Cardinals and
Suhr, Pirates, 8.
Home runs-Ott, Giants, 19; Klein,
Cubs, 18.
Stolen bases-Martin, Cardinals, IL;
Bartell. Phillies, 9.
Pitching-P. Dean, Cardinals, lo-l;
Farmhouse, Braves, l2.2.
Evening star., 1934-06-28
CUB WIN STREAK
T|GHTENS CHASE
Seventh in Row Ties Mark
for Seas0n-Yanks Nick
JungaIeer Margin.
BY ORLO ROBERTSON,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

TINE Chicago Cubs latest
winning streak had tied
today the seasons record
- of seven consecutive vic
tories and made the National
League pennant race a little
more uncomfortable for the
pace setting New York Giants.
Charley Grimm's men opened the
season with seven straight triumphs
and that record was unequaled until
the Braves went on a winning spree
May 27. The Cubs opened their cur
rent drive June 81 in the second game
of the series with the Giants and
since then have beaten the world
champions three times and the Dodg-
ers in four games, limiting the metro
politan teams to the low total of 10
runs
With Guy Bush showing return to
his early season form, the Cubs
turned back the Dodgers to / yes
terday to shave the Giants lead to
one and one-half games with the help
of the St. Louis Cardinals, who de-
feated the champions, to 7, and ad-
vanced within two games of the
leaders
Evening star., 1934-06-28
Mats Win Three Series.

NF THE other clubs only the In
" dians neared an even break in
intersectional play. They took
eight games and dropped nine. That
got them fifth place.
Then come the reverse clubs The
AS, seventh in the league scrap,
wound up sixth in the intersectional
fitting with wins against 10 losses,
while the leagues sixth-place Browns
ended their struggling with the East
seventh among the clubs with only
victories and II reverses.
The White Sox, finishing last in
everything, won as many as four
games. But they took it on their
chins in IA.
The Nationals took three of their
four series with Western clubs. But
they fell down badly against the
Tigers, the only lot to lick them in
q set One more win for the Cronin
crew in those five games and it would
have stood second among the outfits
in the statistics for the intersectional
strife.
Dropping four of the five games
played with the Tigers set the cham
pions back plenty. They can't afford
TO play that way against the Yankees.
Evening star., 1934-06-28
KuheI to Leave Hospital.

TOE KUHEL was expected to leave
Georgetown Hospital today
with his cracked fibula broken
leg to you . . in a cast and be
ready to see a game or two with the
Yanks from a wheel chair
with the mending leg well propped
maybe Luxe Sewell will be out OF
Garfield Hospital by nightfall .
but the Nationals catcher, who was
"beaned" by Bump Hadley Tuesday,
had a swell headache yesterday
and it might be the docs will decide
to look after him another day
there was much complaining done by
Mary H Fan about yesterdays post
ponement they would pick a
Ladies day to call off the game for
q little rain that fell an hour before
play was to start" Mary H. expressed
herself bitterly . word used to come
from the ball park that "there'n be
a game if it isn't raining at game
time" but not this year :. and
yesterday there was no money in the
house and the Nationals could
afford a rest on the eve of the Yankee
series.
Evening star., 1934-06-28
BIG FIELD LOOMS
FOR TAK0MA RACE
Agee Will Defend Honors
in Playground Citizens
Ten-MiIe GaIIop.
Y v yITH a flock of requests
\A/ for entry blanks being
w received, in d cations
are UIle annual OepdI I-

" " received, l n d cations
are the annual Depart
ment of PlaygroundS-T -Takoma
Park Citizens Association 10
mile run on July will attract
a fine field. The winner will
receive a leg on The Evening
Star Trophy.
William Agee of Baltimore, who has
won the run every year since it was
first held in 1929 is expected to de-
fend his honorS. Some so other Bal
timoreans are expected to take part
and Philadelphia, New York and other
cities are figured to furnish entries.
The team trophy was won last year
by the Irish-American Athletic Club
of New York
The race, which will be in general
charge of Dick TennySon, assistant
supervisor of the Department of Play
grounds, will start on the Mount YER
non Memorial Highway east of the
Southern Railway Bridge The field
will traverse streets of the city and
finish on the Takoma Cd. c. Play
ground, where the runners will circle
the track once
Led by Arthur Dewhurst, first
Washington man to finish in the
recent Evening Star National A. A. u.
Marathon. the Central Y M c. A.
will enter a team. Jerry Looney,
Haskell Clark and Mike Lynch, vet
eran, are among other District of CO.
lumbia men who may compete.
Therace will start at l 80 pm. and
competitors will report at the District
Building at 1890. Entry blanks may
be had at room 313. District Building,
until next Monday when entries will
close
Evening star., 1934-06-28
Stars Yesterday
BY the Associated Press.

by tno hSSOClAteQ FIeSS.
Bill De. Lancey. Cardinals-His
home run IN the ninth inning gave
the Cardinals an 81 victory over the
Giants and Dizzy Dean his twelfth
pitching triumph.
Henry johnson. Red Sox-Held
Cleveland to three hits and shut them
out as Boston won 60.
Ben Chapman, Yankees-Homered
in the eleventh inning against the
White Sox to give the Yankees an
81 victory
Guy Bush and Kiki Cuyler, Cubs
Former held the Dodgers to six hits
and latter hit home run as the Cubs
won their seventh straight game, 5-1.
Larry French. Pirates-Showed a
return to his old form to best Curt
Davis in a pitching duel and give
Pittsburgh Al victory over Phila-
6elphia.
Evening star., 1934-06-28
THE SPORTLICHT
BY GRANTLAND RICE
OVER THE BORDER


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Evening star., 1934-06-28
GAMES TODAY GAMES TOMORROW

"Jints" are in first place and he's
getting his dough.
Now that K. M. Lands, base
balls high sheriff, has told the
radio tycoons that Messrs. NC
Nance and Husing cannot pro-
claim the play-by-play of the all
star game, the chains might get
a couple of veteran players to give
the public a good description OF
what takes place on the Polo
Grounds July 10. Harry Heilmann
and Jack Graney, the old Amer
lean League outfielders. are do
ing a top job of broadcasting In
Detroit and Cleveland.
Olin Dutra, the national open
golf champion, had some nifty togs
tailored before he left California
for Merton three weeks ago. In
the meantime Dutra has lost so
much weight that he must have
several inches pulled in on botn
the coats and pants.
Gene Sarazen took newly de-
vised set of woods along when he
went to the British open cham
Evening star., 1934-06-28
STOEFEN TACKLES
FRENCH NET STAR
Yankee or Bernard Will Go
Into Final Sixteen of
AII-EngIand Event.
BY the Associated Press.

w WIMBLEDON, England,
:" June 2S-Lester = r.
Wv Stoefen, Calf o rnia
member of the United
States Davis Cup team, faced
the task today of turning back
Marcel Bernard, Frances south
paw ace, if he was to continue
in the running for the all-Eng-
land tennis championship.
The match. scheduled to be played
on the famous center court, will de-
termine which one of the two stars
will go into the final l6 of the mems
singles, a bracket already gained by
Jack Crawford of Australia, Henry
w. Bunny Austin of the British
Davis Cup Team and Gottfried Won
Cramm, German ace.
Fred Perry, English star and IA
vorite to take the title won last
year by Crawford. was scheduled to
meet Roderick Menzel, the young
CzechoSlovakian player who is cap
able Of beating any of the top-notch-
erS when on his game.
AiiC otAlcl LicilUcAS VI tlIe lnVaulng
American forces had comparatively
easy matches. The pairings sent
Frank Shields against H. C. Fisher
OF Switzerland, Sidney Wood against
H. G. N. Cooper of England, George
Lott against Nigel Sharpe, England,
and David Jones. former Columbia
University captain, against j. Siba,
CZechoslovakia.
The competition in the women's
singles was to bring together Helen
Jacobs, the United States champion.
and her compatriot, Dorothy Andrus
OF stamford, Conn. The winner was
to go into the third round. joining
Two other Americans, Carolin Bah
cock, Los Angeles, and Sarah Pal
frey, Boston.
Evening star., 1934-06-28
Ruth Gives Dern
Base Ball Prize

DEFORE Washington and New
- York tangle in Griffith Sta
dunn this afternoon, a base
ball autographed by Babe Ruth
and a Louisville Slugger bat will
be presented to Secretary of War
George H. Dern by Babe Ruth. The
bat and ball are symbolic of the
balls and bats to be awarded out
standing athletes at each of the
48 Citizens Military Training
Camps this Summer.
The balls and bats have been
awarded at each camp each year
since 1924, except 1925, with Col.
Jacob Rupert of the New York
Yankees donating the balls and the
Hillerich & Brabsby Co. of Louis
vile contributing the bats.
Evening star., 1934-06-28
Only See of Yankee Set Aid Mats Giants Size Up Flag Repeaers
Dean Gets Came
On Prexy's Vote
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 28.-At the
~ suggestion Of President John
A. Heydler of the National
League, jerome CDiZZy) Dean has
been credited with the st. Louis
Cards 5-to-4 victory over Brook
lyn last Saturday instead Of Lefty
Bill Hallahan. This gives Dean II
wins for the year.
Hallahan pitched but one inning,
the sixth. allowed one run, and
left the game during the Cardi-
nails half for a pinch hitter.
Brooklyn was leading. to o. Dur
ing the sixth inning st. Louis
rally, however, five runs were
scored, and technically these runs
belonged to Hallahan, making it
possible under the rules to credit
him with the victory.
Dean, however, took the mound
in the seventh, protected the one
run lead successfully, famed three,
allowed two hits, no walks and no
runs. The official scorer credited
the game to Hallahan, but, realiz-
ing Deans claim, asked the advice
Of President Heydler.
Evening star., 1934-06-28

Of a star young athlete brought his
son around for a consultation. The
boy OF Is was star in five sports.
Isn't that too many?"
Entirely too many" Keene said.
"One sport in the Fall and one in the
Spring is enough for any one. I mean
competitive sport. A friendly game of
golf or tennis is different. / don't be-
lieve in too much hard running for
younger people. Let them walk or
jog, build up their legs, and so get
ready for the test later on, when
they are better developed. This is a
fast age. Few have time to wait. So
the younger stars need careful watch
ing-careful training.
And that goes also" he added.
'for men over so trying to play 36
holes of golf. Many of them can
stand it. Others. with some organic
trouble, can't. And some of these
find it out too late"
(Copyright. 1924, by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc)
Evening star., 1934-06-28
SCHACHT AND KERR
ON ALL-STAR CLUB
Will Oppose Victory Team Under
Arcs Tonight-League Game
Slated as Prelim.

4 L SCHACHT. Johnny Kerr and
n others are slated to appear with
the all-star base ball team that
will engage the Victory Post, Ameri-
can Legion outfit tonight in Griffith
Stadium. There will be a preliminary
game between Naval Air Station.
leader in the Capital City League, and
the Internal Revenue Bureau. which
is showing the way in the Govern
ment loop.
Prior to the games there will be an
entertainment, starting at 7:15 o'clock.
A drum corps contest will be a fea-
ture. Proceeds of the evening will
go to equip the drum and bugle corps
Of Victory Post.
Naval Air Station gained a firmer
hold on first place in the Capital City
League yesterday, drubbing Victory
Post, 1872.
Evening star., 1934-06-28

"HE1R long Stand against
Western foes finished, the
Nationals have much
4 ground to make up if they
would be in position to launch
a determined drive toward the
pennant in the next campaign
against the inlanders starting
two weeks hence.
The three-game series with
the league leading Yankees
that was to get under way here
this afternoon certainly affords
the champions an opportunity
to come back.
However, the Nationals will get
nothing worth while from the trio
of tuSSles with the Yankees unless
they take all.
Winning two of the three games
would cut the gap between Nationals
and Yankees only to four games.
The Cronin crew was five back today
as a result of idling yesterday while
the Clan Mccarthy took an overtime
tilt from the White SoX.
A sweep, though. would narrow to
two games the difference between the
contending clubs and leave the Ma
tionals in a grand position to bid for
higher honors. Unless that sweep is
achieved the series will hold no real
benefit to the Washington ball club.
Evening star., 1934-06-28

been deeply In
terested in Just
how their sons
and also their
d a u g h t e RS
should be trained
and handled from
the viewpoints of
health and also
athletic success.
I put this prob
lem to Keene
Fitzpatrick. Here
Is the answer:
"From m m y
study and obser-
gations Of A
uaorS T ON very
Evening star., 1934-06-28
U. S. POLOIsTS ADVANCE.

LONDON, June % R)-Led by
Harold E. Talbot, jr., who tailed four
goals. the Aurora polo team from
the United States decisively defeated
Resurrection Pie, composed of a quartet
of veteran British internationalists
6 to 2, in the first semi-hnai of the
British open championship at Hurling-
ham.
Evening star., 1934-06-28
SWALLOW Is LAUNCHED
New Six-Meter Sloop Is Candidate
for Cup Team.

NEW YORK, June 28-The 6-meter
sloop Swallow, a candidate for the
British-American Cup trials, was
launched from the yard Of the builders,
Nevins, Inc, at City Island yesterday.
The yacht was built for syndicate of
members Of the Seawanhaka Corin-
THAN Yacht Club.
In addition to Swallow, three other
new 6-meters will be ready to compete
against nine other boats in the hope of
gaining places on the American team.
Evening star., 1934-06-28
Minor Leagues

International.
Newark, Z; Baltimore, 3.
Albany, To; Syracuse, 4-3.
Toronto, S; Rochester, 4.
Montreal, 4; Buffalo, 3.
American.
Columbus, IL; Minneapolis, 6.
Toledo, II; St. Paul, 2.
Louisville, IL; Milwaukee, 7.
Kansas City, 4; Indianapolis, /.
Southern.
New Orleans, IL; Chattanooga, 4.
Birmingham, 5; Knoxville, o.
Little Rock, 2; Atlanta, l.
Nashville at Memphis, rain.
Pacific Coast.
Hollywood, 9; Oakland, 5.
Sacramento, Z; Missions, 3.
Los Angeles, 8; Portland, 2.
San Francisco, 7; Seattle, 3.
New York-Pennsylvania.
Williamsport, 5; Elmira. 4.
Scranton, 10-1; Harrisburg, 8-l0.
Hazleton, 9; Binghamton, 5.
Reading, 3; Wilkes-Barre, l.
Evening star., 1934-06-28
DALLAS RELEASES KEESY.

DALLAS, June % Op).-Dallas OF
the Texas League has released Jim
Keesey, big first baSeman, to Williams
port Of the New York-Pennsylvania
loop.
Evening star., 1934-06-28
JURGES LOST TO CUBS.

CHICAGO, June 28-The Chicago
Cubs will suffer the loss of one Of
their most valuable players, when Bill
urges, their rifie-armed shortstop,
will undergo an appendectomy. He
will be out until September /.