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Evening star., 1935-06-18
Pitts Takes Moral Task Into Base Ball
Lands Appeals Overriding Diamond Leaders,
Pitts interest that mere notoriety
be not exploited and capitalized. "

Pitts interest that mere notoriety
be not exploited and capitalized. /"
The young Southerner who serv-
ed five years Of an S-to-16-year
term for an armed robbery In
New York City was quick to ex-
press his appreciation.
Judge Lands never win regret
having made that decision" he
said.
81 won't ever do anything TO
make him regret It."
he praised the two men who
led the fight to win him . base
ball position - General Manager
Johnny Evers Of the Albany club
and Warden Lewis e. Lawes Of
Sing Sing Prison.
Warren C. Giles OF Rochester.
chairman Of the associations Ex-
ecutive Committee, and President
Bramham declined to comment.
Ofncials of the Albany club
plan to start Pitts In the outfield
next Sunday when the Senators
oppose Syracuse.
Pitts said he is scertain" he can
make the grade .-l-l--
Evening star., 1935-06-18
INDIANS, BUGS HIT
BY LOSS OF ACES
PytIak Goes Home to Nurse
Illness, BIanton Must Have
Appendix Out.
BY HUGH S. FULLERTON, JR.,

BY HUGH S. FULLERTON, JR.,
Associated Press Sports Writer.
TINE season pennant contenders'
fear, and few manage to avoid,
seems to be coming on major
u league base ball. That's the
time when some important player gets
sick or is hurt and the managers
carefully laid plans have to be rear
ranged.
The latest victims of the scourge
are the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cleve-
land Indians, both of whom hope to
finish at or near the top.
Cleveland's flrst-string catcher, lit
tie frankie Pytlak, finally gave up his
effort to recover from an illness while
wandering around with the club and
left for his home in Buffalo. The
Tribe didn't miss him much when Bill
Brensel substituted ably and made
two hits in an 11-to-2 triumph over
the Red Sox.
Blant0n in Hospital.
THE Pirates got worse blow just
after they had slugged the Phil
lies into submission, II to 5, without
their leading clouter, Arky Vaughan,
who is nursing a charley-horse. Dar-
rell (Cy) Blanton, brilliant rookie
pitcher, who has won nine games
against five losses, was stricken with
acute appendicitis and hurried to q
hospital for an operation.
The Indians, after being delayed a
half hour by the rain which wiped out
three other American League games,
piled up IT blows, including home
runs by Earl Averill and Bruce Camp
bell, to trounce Boston for the fourth
straight time and move into q tie with
Detroit for third place in the Amer
lean League.
Pittsburgh gathered in % blows of
three Philly pitchers and increased its
margin over the third-place st. Louis
club to q game and one-half as the
Cardinals were buried under q 14-to-3
score by the league leading Giants.
For the Phils, Johnny Moore belted his
twelfth home run of the year to tie
Mel OFT Of New York for the league
lead.
The Giants got going against Paul
Dean for three runs in the second in
ming, belted him to cover in the fourth
when the Cards blew up for three
errors and four more runs counted and
finished against Ray Harrell for total
Of 10 hits.
The cellar-dweiling Braves smote
the Reds twice in the course OF the
Bunker Hin day double-header, 8 to 3
and s to l, and left the losers only
few points ahead Of Philadelphia. Two
homers by Chuck Klein, each with
man aboard, gave the Cubs their win
ming margin in q 5-to-3 triumph over
Brooklyn.
Evening star., 1935-06-18
3ruddoc Gould Tie Genuine Pahp Trader Honsb Rain Stump Nat
LOUIS HAS EVERYTHING
RING DEVOTEES DESIRE
Packs Punch and Killer Instinct Braddock Lacks
Held He Would Have Kayoed Baer-Is
Picked to Stop Camera.
Baer i'm Tough Spot.
AS CHAMPION, Baer could ha'

AS CHAMPION, Baer could have
\ taken his own sweet time in Tight
ing Louis. As Q challenger he must
fight Louis at the promoters whistle.
If Louis knocks out Carnera, there
will be a demand for him to fight
Baer late this Summer. A Louis
Baer fght will be too big to stage
indoors and it also win be the great
est money show of the season. So
peg it to come OF some time In
September.
If Louis goes on to win from Baer,
nothing can prevent him from win
ming the title except inability to get
in the same ring with Braddock or
Schmeling. Madison Square Garden
Is talking Of a Notwithstanding
championship next Summer but with
Louis In the background that bout
would not put much money In the till.
Louis with his ability to hit and
box Is the ready cash and the grand
sportsmen who conduct the business
never have been known to overlook
anything which might fatten their
wallets. 49,,
Louis and Braddock are controlled
by opposing factions in the business,
but If there comes . time when they
must meet for the championship. the
promoters probably will be able to
make peace.
Carnera Seen rs Set-Up.
THIS writer does not give Camera
= much Of q show against Louis.
Primo is certain to have gone back
since Baer cuffed him around last
Summer and the italian never was
q hard hitter. Art Lasky and others
who fought him held Primo's punch
ing very lightly. Camera scarcely
can box well enough to keep Louis
away for any long time and once
Joe lands with either hand, there Is
business for the stretcher bearers.
Past Camera, there is no serious
obstacle in Louis path to the cham
pionship except Baer. And the Baer
who fights Louis had better be the
Baer who beat Camera and not the
Baer who lost to James ]. Braddock.
New York thought Baer a great
puncher. Wait until New York gets
q look at Louis. Then Broadway can
start singing, They're Cuttin' Down
the Old Pine Tree"
Evening star., 1935-06-18
asince then (the Executive COM

"Since then (the Executive Com
mittee decision), however, o new
situation has arisen. Conditions
have been created as the result OF
which there cannot be much doubt
as to the destructive effect upon
Pitts effort toward rehabilitation,
of not permitting him TO enter
base bali employment. This was
not contemplated, nor Is it due to
the ruling Of the president ana the
Executive Committee Of the Ma
tional Association.
sAnd in this situation, reputable
people have expressed to me their
belief that there has been COM
plete reformation Of Pitts' charac-
ter 90.
Solely for these reasons, Pitts
will be allowed to play, on condi-
ticn that new contract be execute
ed by the Albany club and Pitts
containing q covenant that during
the year 1885 Pitts shall appear
only in regular league games and
shall not appear in Or ut cxhihi-
tion games, this cod ltion bcing
imposed because It d distinctly "
Evening star., 1935-06-18
By FRANCIS J. POWERS,
Special Correspondent of The star.

6pcCla1 OuIICspouuGub VI 4oS 9s@As
~HICAGo, June 1s.-According
to estimates Of most ring fol-
lowers, James J. Braddoek
will not be much Of O heavy
weight champion. The Jersey long
shoremsn is not q pulveriser and the
world demands that its heavyweight
champion be killer. However, there
is a big, clay-faced Negro who can
and will answer all the specifications.
He is Joe Louis, the bomber out OF
Detroit.
New York will get its first glimpse
of Louis ct work when he nights
Primo Carnera. Unless this writer,
who saw Louis put Lee Ramage and
Roy Lazar away in fast time, Is en-
tirely mistaken, the brown boy viii
knock Carnera out In q hurry and
Manhattan will talk for weeks Of his
punching powers. If Louis does
knock out the huge Italian he will be
on his way to the heavyweight cham
not given the same sort Of . rum
around that was mixed up for Harry
Wills.
Short Punch In Deadly.
I OUIS would have knocked Baer out
- had he been in Braddock's place
the other night. Joe will knock over
any one he can hit, and Baer was
hit often enough. 1t does not take
many Of Louis punches to soften up
an opponent, and it is doubtful ii
any one can take 10 or o dozen of
his deadly, short punches and still
remain standing.
Baer, in his attempt to earn
another shot at the championship,
must of necessity fight Louis. And
1t is quite possible that after engag-
ing the Detroit boy Maximillian viii
have little or no standing left in the
fight business.
If Baer's hands were whole and
strong and he could punch as he did
against Camera and Schaff, he might
stand q chance against Louis. How
ever, the Detroit boy can box ss well
as Baer and Max win have little
chance to beat him on points. The
man who beats Louis must knock him
out, and Baer was no killer against
Braddock.
Evening star., 1935-06-18
Stars Yesterday

BY the Associated Press.
WaIly Berger, Braves ~ Pounded
Cincinnati pitching for two honers
triple and single in double-header.
Oral Hildebrand and Bruce Camp
bell, Indians-Hildebrand limited Red
Sox to six hits, Campbell knocked In
four runs with homer and two singles
Gus Mancuso, Giants-Had perfect
day at bat against Cardinals with
double and four singles, scoring three
runs.
Chuck Klein, Cubs-Hammered two
homers, each with one on base, to
defeat Dodgers, SIS.
Evening star., 1935-06-18
COCHRANE IS WISE
IN ALL-STAR PLAN
Right in Having Other A. L.
Pilots Share Burden of
Selecting Team.

@HICAGO, June 1s.-Mickey
Cochrane, as manager Of the
American League team for
- the all-star game, July 8,
shrewdly sidestepped the task of pick
ing his squad without assistance.
With other American League man
ayers helping in the selection of the
entire squad, the blame for any de-
feat cannot be placed entirely on the
Detroit manager. At any rate, Coch-
rane will have sufncient task. in
naming and arranging starting
lineup. What will be Cochrane's
strongest possible lineup to start the
duel?
Cochrane himself will, or should
be. back of the plate, for there Is
none better. Rick Ferrell Of the Red
Sox and Bill Dickey Of the Yankees
can serve as capable alternates.
Jimmy Foxx Of the Athletics is out
hitting Lou Gehrig by q wide mar
gin this season and is entitled to
play first base, although there is nc
doubt that the Yankee will be around.
Charlie Gehringer Of the Tigers con-
tinues to be the leagues best second
baseman without any argument.
Cronin May Lose Out.
CRoNN, manager of the Red Sox
may be the shortstop on past
performances, but what of Luke
Appling of Chicago and Bill Knicker-
booker of Cleveland? Appling Is play
ing a sensational fielding game and
Knickerbocker, after an illness, is
starting to play brilliantly once more
Cochrane won't guess wrong II he
puts Bill Werber Of Boston at third
base, and my guess is he will dc
just that.
One outfielder Is certainty to star!
the game. Bob johnson Of the Ath-
letics, who, Is hitting them often and
far, has no rivals for left field. Al
Simmons Of the White Sox has become
sensational fielder since shifted from
left to center, but Boston fans art
calling young Melo Almada "a second
Iris Speaker" so he may get the call
There are no great right fielders in the
American League this season, so Coch.
rane probably will pick man for thai
post from Ben Chapman of the Yank.
ees, Earl Averill Of the Indians, Sammy
West Of the Browns or DOC" Cramel
Of the Athletics, all Of whom are centel
fielders. Our guess is that johnson
Simmons and Chapman will be tht
American Leagues starting outfield
with the others coming in later in the
game.
Plenty Of Slab Stars.
lCOCHRANE will not be at loss fol
capable pitchers. Tommy Bridges
Of his own Tigers Is having q granc
season and few have q better curve
Johnny Whitehead, the sensation
al recruit of the Chicago team, car
step to the box without handicappinl
the American League. Mel Hardel
and Willis Hudlin of the Indians boti
must be considered, along with We
Ferrell Of Boston and Lefty Gomez o
the Yankees.
Then there are Ted Lyons, the Chi
cago veteran who has been mowini
down all opposition, and Whitley vii
shere, the young left-hander Of Comm,
Mack's team. Mickey can find plent,
Of pitchers; his job is selecting tn
best three or four. This years all-stal
game will draw the greatest crowd ii
base ball history and it will be playeC
in Cleveland, an American Leagu,
town. So Cochrane will not want II
have his team beaten. Before Micke,
finishes his task Of leading the all
stars he probably will wonder why tn
league had to pick on him.
Evening star., 1935-06-18
THE SPORTLIGHT
Far West Excels on Water as on Land;
Cards Stalk Ciants-Pitts Gets Vote.
BY GRANTLAND RICE

q good ball club" he said, "as good
as it wants to be. We've tossed on
too many games we should have won.
But the stuff still is there If the
pitching holds up. That's the biggest
if in sport. You know that"
Alabama Pitts.
II EEPING Alabama Pitts from max
N ing q living at professional sport
as long as he is good enough to make
a living in that direction-would have
been an incredible move.
When the time arrives that no one
is allowed q chance to redeem an er-
ror, q mistake or q crime, there will
be no entries left on the card. The
Endorsement given by Warden Lawes
was all that should have been needed.
There wasn't even the ground for
an argument under all the facts.
GO MANY records have been cracked
Clipped or shattered lately that
crowns are beginning to expect moth
ing else. But there also Is the mat
ter of winning to be considered.
Jack Lovelock of New Zealand and
Jesse Owens Of Ohio decided to enter
tain some $4,000 spectators at Prince
ton and Los Angeles by concentrating
on victory rather than gambling on
new marks. Lovelock ran away from
Bonthron and Cunningham, two of
the worlds great milers, and Owens
picked UP four firsts from Southern
CALIFORNIA; strong competition, which
isn't such q thin harvest after all.
In addition to the required amount
of speed and stamina, 1t was Love-
locks remarkable smoothness, his
complete lack Of waste effort that car
ried him by his two rivals as the
stretch opened up. The amber from
Anzacland held his running form to
the tape. Cunningham's only chance
was to run against the clock, as he did
o year ago, and take the gamble of
running Lovelock and Bonthron from
their well-known feet. But Dawson'S
slow first quarter pace wrecked this
idea, leaving Lovelock ready for his
killing finish. For that matter, the
New Zealander gave YOU the impress
sion he could run all day.
Owens, after four f1rsts in one day
with the national championships on
this week, decided not to work himself
out on any gamble for new marx.
World records take their toll in one
way or another. Also, runner nearly
always can sense when he Is right for
the big effort-and when he isn't. II
also is much easier to talk about q
hundred In s.2 or o 4:o4 mile than II
Is to run one. They both viii be run.
but hardly this year, unless Owens has
one of his top days where every blend
is perfectly adjusted.
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Evening star., 1935-06-18
~ the Associated Press.
T,RANY. NJ Y,

j ny the Associated Press.
= A LBANY, N. Y, June H.
y ~ Edwin G. Alabama" Pitts,
. ~ one-tine Sing Sing Prison
a n athlete, today faced the job
of making good for the friends
whose faith caused Kenesaw Noun
tain Lands to unbar the doors OF
professional base ball.
Lands, base balls high COM
missioner, late yesterday in Chi
/. cago oyerruled q decision banning
: Pitts from base ball, but made It
; clear that bis action resulted from
the numerous appeals in behalf OF
the ex-convict.
He ruled the 24-year-cld parolee
might play with the Albany club
of the international League, but
insisted his activities be limited TO
regular games of the schedule.
He explained he agreed with the
stand taken by Judge w. q. Brara-
ham, president Of the National AS
sociation OF Minor Professional
Base Ball League, and the associa-
tions Executive COMMITTEES, in BAR
ring Pitts because be Is p ex-con-
yict. but added:
Evening star., 1935-06-18
JUNIOR DOUBLES START

The District Junior doubles tennis
tournament, with only 10 combinations
entered. was to swing into action this
afternoon on the Rock Creek courts
Today's schedule:
First round, 4 p.m.-Allie and Nate
Ritzenberg VS. Turner and Thompson.
Hatch and Hatch VS.. Mullinix and Ogus
PM Dorst and. David johnson Vs.
Owens and Buddy Adair.
p.m.-Harry March and Charley
sChanning vs. LAudnan and 1tntA
Evening star., 1935-06-18
COAST GIRL NET. WINNER

BALTIMORE, Md, June 15.-Theo-
dosia Smith, Pasadena, Calf, is the
woman's tennis champion Of Maryland
as O result of her victory over Anne
Page, Philadelphia, in bitterly
fought three-match set. 4-e, 6-4,
IS.
Miss Page and Mrs. Deiloyd Thomp-
son, Washington, Pa, took the doubles
title with q 6-1, ST, 6-S win over
Miss Smith and Charlotte Darling,
philadelphia.
Evening star., 1935-06-18
Major Leaders
BY the Associated Press.
(Including yesterdays games.)


(Including yesterdays games)
American.
Batting-Johnson, Athletics, .3S8;
Moses, Athletics, .347.
Runs-Johnson, Athletics, 4s; Geh.
ringer, Tigers, A.
Runs batted in-Greenberg, Tigers
"a; johnson, Athletics, Sc.
Hits-Johnson, Athletics, 70; Cram
er, Athletics, rs.
Doubles-Greenberg, Tigers; Myer
Senators, and Vosmik, Indians, 16.
Triples-Stone, Senators, o: Cronin
Red Sox, z.
Home runs-Greenberg, Tigers, and
johnson, Athletics, 16.
Stolen bases-Almada, Red Sox, 49,
werber, Red Sox, 10.
Pitching-TamuIis, Yankees, 11;
Lyons, White Sox, I'll.
National.
Batting-Vaughan, Pirates, 400;
Medwick, Cardinals, 1862.
Runs-Vaughan, Pirates, so; Moore
Giants, As.
Runs batted in-Berger, Braves, so;
Medwick, Cardinals, Al.
Hits-Medwick, Cardinals, 81: l.
Waner, Pirates, 70.
Doubles-Medwick, Cardinals, 10;
Galan, Cubs, and Martin, Cardinals
Is.
Triples-Suhr, Pirates, and Good
man, Reds, z.
Home runs-Ott, Giants, and John
Moore, Phillies, II.
Stolen bases-Martin, Cardinals, 9;
Hordagary, Dodgers, and Myers
Reds, 6.
Pitching-Parmelee, Giants, 81;
Walker. Cardinals, 81,
Evening star., 1935-06-18
BY EDWARD J. NEIL,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


n YEW YORK, June 18.-James J.
nj Braddock was named to the
VI prize ring from birth.
Early 10 the morning OF
June z, 1906, in the heart of Hells
Kitchen on West Forty eighth street,
he was born to Mrs. Elizabeth O'Toole
Braddock, and the proud father Joe,
now 10 and a watchman on the Hobo
ken docks, promptly named the lusty
infant James Jay in honor of James
J. Jeffries, then heavyweight cham
pion of the world.
The parent Braddocks, both mother
and father, came from County Gal
Jim'S uncleS was a famed rough and
tumble fighter, another a prominent
foot runner. Two of Jim'S three older
brothers, Ralph and Joe, were fighters
for time. He has four brothers, in
all, and two sisters.
The family moved to New Jersey
where father Joe set up in the truck
ing business when Jim was 9 months
old. He went to school in West New
York, N. j., and his fighting career
started early. He was 10 when he
f1attened his first schoolmate, Elmer
Furlong, with a single right. He
fought Johnny Morris, another pal, so
times for the fun of it, splitting the
decisions about even.
At IL he was messenger boy, and
one Job he liked was carrying the
round-by round description to a news
paper Office of Jack Dempsey's con-
quest of Jess Willard at Toledo In
1919. At IA he was an apprenticed
helper in a print shop, and after
hours he'd sneak over the fences OF
Jersey ball parks to watch fights. AT
l6she was in the amateurs, weighing
158 pounds. He scored 40 knockouts,
before he turned professional.
One day in 1925, in a Union City
N. j., gymnasium, New York mana
ger, Joe Gould, was experimenting
the training of middleweight, Harry
Galfund. Joe spotted a big, skinny
kid standing by the ring posts, looking
eagerly on. Joe needed sparrine
partner.
''You q fighter?" he demanded.
eyes, sir" said the youngster.
whats your name? What do you
weigh?"
"Braddock. 1872"
wanna box with Galfund?"
Sure"
Braddock almost knocked out Gal
fund, a seasoned fighter, whereupon
Gould sent the old warrior home and
took over the new. They never signed
o contract. AS the years rolled BY
and they went up, slid back, climbed
again to the heavyweight champion
ship, they've never had a contract
covering the situation.
They've earned nearly $3.50, 1000 TO-
gether, and they spent, or lost it in
bad investments together. Gould never
lost faith in the Irish kid he came
on by accident.
In the extreme 1ow" Of their ex-
periences, when only year ago Jimmy
had to 60 to the relief rolls for aid,
when Joe was selling automobile ra-
dios trying to get by, Jimmy needed
$37 to pay the milk bill. A kind land
lord had let him move his family from
their apartment to the basement
where Jim took care of the janitoring,
rent free. Gould had a tough time
borrowing $37, but the milk bill was
paid.
Today Gould is considering $100, 900
offers for fights, accepting and reject
ing the hundreds of other chances to
make money that come champions
way. Braddock pays no attention to
that part of it.
II do the fighting, Joe does the
managing"
There still is no contract binding
their arrangement.
Evening star., 1935-06-18
Minor Leagues

International.
Newark, 8; Buffalo, 2.
Baltimore, IL; Rochester, 7.
American Association.
Minneapolis, 7; st. Paul, 8.
Toledo, 10; Columbus. Q.
Kansas City, 14-5; Milwaukee, "A.
Southern Association.
Birmingham, IL; Chattanooga, 4.
Nashville, Z; New Orleans, 5.
Western.
Keokuk, 10; Omaha, s.
Texas.
Oklahoma City, 8; Galveston, I.
Piedmont.
Portsmouth, s; Norfolk, 8,
Asheville, 8; Richmond, q.
Evening star., 1935-06-18
Homer Standing

BY the Associated Press.
Home runs yesterday-Klein, Cubs,
2; Berger, Braves, 2; John Moore,
Phillies, l.; Watkins, Phillies, /; Koe-
mig, Giants, /; Schumacher, Giants
/: Myers, Reds, 1; Phelps, Dodgers. l;
Averill, Indians, /; Campbell, In
dians, l.
The leaders-Johnson, Athletics, 16;
Greenberg, Tigers, 16; OFT, Giants, IL;
John Moore, Phillies, IL.
League totals - Nationals, ass:
American, 253.
Evening star., 1935-06-18
Cardinals and Giants.

TN ROWING around a few OF the
= sporting domains, I ran into q
flock Of Cardinals who were more
than willing to talk about their odds
against the Giants.
Those Giants?" one Of them said.
"Sure, o good bali club with plenty Of
pitching. Plenty. They got away In
q hurry and we got away like turtles.
But we're still on their heels with
the big part Of the race ahead. Both
Medwick and Martin are playing much
better bali than q year ago. Charlie
Colbert has shown he can help out
whenever needed.
1.-TWO or three Of the bunch haven't
struck their pace, but they now are
about due. We know the Giants are
tough to handle, but any one who
figures we are conceding them the
pennant is goofy. The two Deans
win be tougher from now on, harder
to beat. They'll win 80 more ball
games sure"
Manager FA INK Frisch. as per an old
custom. had lstle TO say. we've got
Evening star., 1935-06-18
BEATTIE FEATHERS WEEDS
Grid Star Marries Daughter of
Power Company Executive.

Power Company Executive.
PENNINGTON GAP. Va, June 1S
R.-Beattie Feathers, All-America
gridiron star when a student at Ten
nessee and backfield star for the Chi
cago Bears last season, was married to
dnez williams of Pennington Gap
daughter of q power company execu-
tive, at Tazewell, Tenn on June 9, II
has been revealed.
/ Feathers is student in the Sum-
naer school at Knoxville.
His bride is the daughter of q. J.
Williams, who is superintendent fol
the Kentucky Utilities Power Co. al
Pineville, KY, with supervision oi
power plants at Pocket, Va, and Foul
Mile, KY.
Evening star., 1935-06-18
GRID ACE TAKES DIAMOND.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, June 10 P.-
Don Hutson, former all-America foot
ball end at Alabama, has been signed
to play outfield for Knoxville of the
Southern Association In 1886.
Evening star., 1935-06-18
FIGHT DELAYED A DAY.

PHILADELPHIA, June 10 GP.-
The Cleto Locatelli- Eddie Cool fight,
billed for last night at the Frank
ford Yellowjackets' stadium, was post
poned until tonight on account of
rain.