The Washington times., 1935-08-07
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BY TONY PUGLIEsE

International News Service Sports Writer
Old Tom Zachary, the Brooklyn
Dodgers perennial youngster, is
a colorful chap-and exceedingly
effective on the mound in the
right spot.
After playing with the Athletics
under an assumed name, and for
saking the game for service with
the Navy, he returned to his
mound career and reached his
peak in the 1924 world series
against the Giants, as the Wash
ington Senators took four out Of
seven. Zachary outpitched Jack
Bentley to give the Senators a
4-to-3 nod, and came back in the
sixth game with the New Workers
needing one game for the cham
pionship, to defeat Art Nehf,
2 to /, and enable the Senators
to enter the deciding contest,
which they took.
After a few years he wilted,
and went to the Yankees. Con-
sidered washed up, Zachary came
back and took a 7-to-3 decision
from st. Louis Cardinals in the
third game of the 1928 world
series, toiling against Jess Haines.
The YankS won the series 4-to-0.
80 Years Old
Then the Yankees let him go
presumably through and no longer
an asset. Tom went to the
Braves and had a couple of good
years, and was once again
counted out. This time Casey
Stengel was the only man in base
ball who saw that Tom still had
something.
Casey today cleaned some salts.
faction from his keeping Zachary,
for the 38-year-old veteran pitched
the Dodgers to a 3-to-1 win over
the league leading New York
Giants yesterday and snapped
the Terrymen's streak at five
straight. Tom pitched a typical
game, giving up II hits, and, by
bearing down in the clutches left
II Giants on the sacks. Tony
Cucclnello'S second-inning homer
gave Tom all the backing he
needed to cruise in to a victory
Roy Parmelee and Allyn Stout
| pitched for the Giants and vioIJerl
eight hits.
Another veteran, the 37-year.
old Bob Smith. Of the Boston
Braves, came close to entering
baSeballs hall Of fame in the
most difficult pitchers park in
the League. Smith set down the
first 20 PhillieS to face him, and
gave the Braves a 4 to 0 de.
cision. Singles by Dolph Cam.
I'LL and AL Tod in the eighth
after one was out, robbed him of
his no hitter, and Ethan Aliens
single in the ninth was the Phil.
lies third and final hit. Wally
Berger's twenty-third homer. and
Mickey Haslin's two errors aided
the braves four-run rally in the
third.
Cubs Gain
The Cubs gained a full game
and came within three games of
the Giants by defeating the Pitts,
burgh Pirates. 2 to l. Although
Ralph Birkofer limited the Cubs
to four hits, he threw the game
away when, in trying for a
double play in the third, he pur
posely trapped a short fly and
then threw wildly to first base
which was left uncovered. Both
runs were tailed on the play, as
Gus Suhr contributed another
wild heave after retrieving Birk
ofer'S wild toss. Bud Hafey's
homer was the only Pirate run
The St. Louis Cardinals tangled
with the troublesome Cincinnati
Reds and after the teams had
battled through 10 innings OF
torrid baseball, Dizzy Dean won
his own ball game with a home
run with two mates aboard. The
score was 6 to 8. Freitas, John
son and Nelson pitched for the
Reds, with Walker, Haines and
Dean doing the mound chores
for the Red Birds. It was Deans
eighteenth victory.