The Washington times., 1935-05-20


lg heads-up baseball.
Gerald Walker is another,
and of course Mickey Cochrane
continues to be a pepper-pot
behind the plate and a dynamo
as a driver of the team.
Fights Hard From Behind
Mickey has that club fighting,
particularly when it is behind.
That is a test of the intestines
of any ball club. A ball club
that doesn't get discouraged
when in the ruck is a jewel in
any mans league. In one game
here the Griffs were leading
by 7 to 0, but the Tigers came
through with a seven-run in"
ming, and the Griffs only won
by 10 to 8. That takes in.
teStineS.
A thing I noticed particularly
about the Tigers is their base
running. It is a steal conniv-
ing, larcenous outfit. Single
steals and double steals are part
of their diet, and if they don't
complete them, they go down
trying.
It is a hit-and-run team, too.
A throw-back from the Ty Cobb
days. With a little improve.
ment in their pitching, and it
is yet too early for any pitching
staff to straighten out to its
full power, those Tigers are
headed for the top of the heap
or so near to it, the leaders
will be on the lamm.
Have What It Takes
Not just because of it's three
victories out of four games in
Washington, capped by that
one.sided Sabbath game, do I
sing the praise of the Tigers,
because Washington happens to
be one of the teams in the
league it isn't very hard to de-
feat this year.
But because, in beating us so
handily, the Bengals showed
that alertness and tenacity and
workmanship that stamp a ball
club imbued with purpose.
I am not forgetting, either, De-
troit's showing before coming
East, showing which marked
that club as playing the next
best ball to the Chicago White
Sox while the Western clubs
were entertaining the Eastern
visitors previous to last Thurs
day.
If it be so, and it is practically
an unanimous opinion it is,
that the White Sox have been
playing over their heads, then
it is Detroit that looms as the
trouble maker in the West and
this is becoming more and more
firmly established as the season
unfolds.
Is He, Or isn't He?
It is difficult to tell from the
latest pronouncement from the
District Boxing Commission,
whether Buck Everett is the cur.
rent heavyweight champion, or
indeed whether Washington
even boasts a titlist in the
upper division since N a t ! e
Brown was defeated by Everett
in their 10.round bout.
This because of the contradic.
tory wording of a letter from
the commission to Manager
Jimmy Erwin, pilot Of Everett,
who has asked the commits.
sioners to make a decision as to
whether Everett lifted Browns
title in their meeting two weeks
ago.
Officially Unofficial
The commission seems to tell
Erwin in the body Of its letter
that Everett is champion, but
in a hastily penned postscript
seems to declare there is moth
ing official in such a designa.
ton. Here are the Commits
sioner's greetings. and maybe
you can gather something def
mite therefrom:
Dear MIR. Erwin: In reply to
your request for a decision as to
who is recognized in the Dis
trict of Columbia as heavy
weight champion of the Dis
trict, please be advised that
since Matte Brown was so recOg-
niZed and since he was defeated
by Buck Everett, Everett is now
so recognized"
And, then, in a postscript, the
commission adds:
with the sole exception Of
the WilSOn.FUrr contest us
rOundS) which was sanctioned
as a District welterweight cham
piOnship bout, RECOGNITION
OF TITLES MUST BE, NECES.
SARILY. UNOFFICIAL"
Now, Is Everett champion. or
isn't he? Is he officially un'
official champion, or unoffi'
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