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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-30
.BENGALS RECEIVE
JOYOUS WELCOME
Second Pennant Takes No
Edge From Detroit's
Base Ball Fervor.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
~ ETROIT, September 30.-The
Detroit Tigers returned from
the base ball wars today for
the Armageddon of the 1885
season. They meet the Chicago Cubs
Wednesday in the opening world
series clash.
A joyous. base ball-mad city re-
ceived them.
The fact that it was Detroit's sec
ond world series in as many years
appeared to have whetted, rather than
dulled, the enthusiasm of the fans
here. thousands of whom failed in
attempts to obtain advance reserva-
tons for the classic.
The Bengals had their last oppor-
tunity for unlimited practice on Navin
Field today and Manager Mickey
Cochrane planned to make the most
Of 1t. He called an intensive workout
this afternoon to accustom his players
to the altered conditions at the park.
Will Give Way to Cubs.
TOMORROW the Tigers will have
their practice session in the morn
ing to give the Cubs, who arrive to-
night, chance to use the field.
Auxiliary bleachers seating 10000
have been constructed over the left
field wall, shortening the playing
space and presenting a glare of new
wood to the batter's eye. With the
additional seats the field will accom-
modate more than $4,000 spectators.
The advance guard of Quito town
fans already was arriving today, tax
ing the capacities of larger hotels to
the utmost. Some of the hoStelries
were converting sample rooms and
smaller meeting rooms into domitories.
The manager of one hotel reported
1000 orders had been received for the
series. Some reservations had been
made even before the Tigers clinched
the American League pennant.
Base ball ofhcialdom had a large
representation among the early arri-
walls. Practically every player and
manager and officials OF both leagues
will attend the opening games.
Notables viii Attend.
p. K. WRIGLEY, owner of the Cubs,
made reservations for Chicago's
official party, which will include Mayor
Edward j. Kelly. Other notables here
for the series are Representative Ham
ilton Fish Of New York, Mayor Harry
Davis Of Cleveland, George A. Getz,
Chicago banker and sportsman, and
George Raft, screen actor.
Ford c. Prick, president of the Ma
tional League, and William Harridge,
who heads the junior base ball cir
cult, were to arrive today, as were
Alva Bradley. owner of the Cleveland
Indians; Steve O'Neill, the Tribes
manager: Tom Yawkey, owner of the
Boston Red Sox, and Powell Crosley,
owner Of the Cincinnati Reds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-30
Faces Difficult Task.


TO mould pennant-winner in the
next year or two without several
deals would be too much of a task.
The failure of such pitching main
stays as Walter Stewart, Monte Wea-
yer and Bob Burke, all of whom long
since were sent away, riddled the curv-
ing corps and necessitated a new start
toward building another staff. Harris
has made rapid strides in this direc-
ton this season, but unless the pitch
ing stall is strengthened through trade
or purchase this Winter it will be
nothing more than a gamble next
season.
A second-string catcher to share
duty with Cliff Bolton also is needed
while the veteran Red Kress at Short
stop and rockies Buddy Lewis and
Roberto Estallella are infield CANDLES.
Harris, nevertheless, feels that he
has the nucleus of formidable team
on hand and that it can be bolstered
this Winter by trades.
Piloted Griffs to Two remnants.
nNE OF the greatest second basemen
of his era, Harris was Griffith's
surprise nomination as playing man.
ager in 1924. Taking team of vet
Grams and rockies, the scrappy in
fielder welded together a pennant-
winning club and then carried on to
defeat the New York Giants in a
seven-game world series which went
down as one of the most thrilling on
record.
The following year, 1925, Harris
again led the Nationals to a pennant,
but washington was defeated in an
other drawn-out world series by Pitts
burgh.
Bucky, whose sensational initial
trys as a manager earned him the
highest salary ever paid by Griffith
upward of s33,0O0-also piloted the
Nationals through the 1926, 1927 and
1928 campaigns, finishing, in order,
fourth, third and fourth.
Laid Foundation of Champion Tigers.
TN 1929 the pitching immortal, Wal
ter johnson, was appointed man
ager Of the Washington club and
Harris went to Detroit to manage
through 1888. There Bucky laid the
foundation of the current Tigers, twice
champions of the American League.
Harris brought up such stars as
Schoolboy Rowe, Tommy Bridges,
Petey Fox, Jo-Jo White and Hank
0reenberg, and it was Bucky who
picked Shortstop Bill Rogell from the
junk heap and gave him new start.
Bucky, however, lacked catcher, and
this was not supplied until Mickey
Cochrane replaced Bucky as manager
ut the end of the 1888 season.
Last year Harris went to Boston to
manage the Red Sox. Although Lefty
Grove was of little help because of a
sore arm, Yves Terrell was available
for only q part of the season. Mel
Armada was yet to break into the big
show and there was no shortstop Of
Joe Cronin's caliber, the Sox finished
fourth under Harris, who snapped
managerial posts with Cronin last
Winter following the sale of the star
shortstop by Griffith for $3.50, 900 and
Lyn Lazy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-30
BY FRANCIS E. STAN,

I'm ROUTE TO DETROIT, Sep
- TENDER 30.-The babble in the
Pullman is all series specula-
- ton "Auker's the Tigers
best bet" THE Cubs are too
young" watch out for French!"
but white-haired gentleman
and his lantern jawed son-in-law seem
to be looking beyond the forthcoming
classic.
The white haired gentleman is Clark
Griffith. The son-in-law, of course, is
Joe Cronin, and both are speeding
Westward to root home the Tigers, rep
resentatives of the American League.
But this is their secondary purpose.
Whether they'll admit it or not, the
primary purpose of the Washington
club president and the young manager
of the Boston Red Sox is to beat the
Bengals-a year hence-by early mar
keting during Detroits quest of the
world series crown.
Cronin Eyeing Heinie Manush.
THERE even may be significance
in their travelling to the series to-
gether, in addition to the mutual feel
ing between Griffith, who capitalized
on Cronin's ability as shortstop and
manager in 1888. and Cronin, who
owes much of his success to his papa
in-law. Croning has possible win
ner next year in his Red Sox if he
can acquire at least one infielder and
one outfielder.
Griff has a potentially powerful
club that has been dragged through
the mire because of only one weak
ness-pitching.
Cronin doesn't have any pitchers to
spare, but Griffith has an outfielder
who is suspected, at least by this
correspondent, of being greatly desired
by the Boston pilot. Cronin never has
forgotten Heinie Manush's yoeman
work in the pennant- winning cam
paign of two years ago and undoubt-
edly Manush would fit into Cronin's
picture of next years Red Sox left
fielder.
Is a three cornered deal, then,
too imaginative prospect?
May Rival Winter Meeting.
THE world series drawing nigh might
well rival the joint December
meeting of the major leagues in trades
and sales, perhaps not in fanfare and
publicity. but in actual accomplish
ments. Griff and Cronin, who will be
joined in Detroit tomorrow morning
by Owner Tom Yawkey of Boston. are
only two of many club officials who
will be on hand for the chief purpose
of bolstering their ball clubs.
Grif1th'S quest for pitching talent
unquestionably will lead him into con-
ference with Billy Evans of Cleveland.
Joe Mccarthy of the Yanks and
Rogers Hornsby of the Browns Yaw-
key may seek out Tom Shibe of Phila-
delphia to talk over that much
rumored purchase of Jimmy Foxx and
Roger Cramer. Hornsby is cunning
for Gerald Walker of the Tigers. So
is Griff.
Frank Navin of Detroit may mention
the name Fred Schultz. Mccarthy, as
Col. Jake Ruppert's agent, may bid
high for an infielder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-30

made 2l5 hits in 6l5 times at bat.
Only 54 of these safeties we're good
for extra bases. Buddy socked 81
doubles, II triples and only home
runs.
What counted was his deadly ability
to bunt and beat out slow rollers to
the inheld. OF his 2l5 safe blows,
exactly so either were hunts or
grounders which infelders could not
get to first base in time to throw
him out
Myer went hitless only 90 times this
season and once maintained a streak
of 81 consecutive games in which he
batted safely. Some idea as to the
value of the second baseman's hits
may be gained from the fact that 81
of the % games in which he failed
to bat safely were lost by the Wash
ington club. F.E.S.
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for Boston. His Major League aver
age up TO this season was .298.
"A set of golf clubs did it." ex-
planned Myer as he was congratulated
by his teammates upon arriving at
Union Station last night. Il always
was a slow starter ana never began
to hit until late in June. Last Winter
I took up golf and foupd myself In
good shape in Spring training camp
Myers Speed Tells.
MOT since Ty Cobb ruled the Amer
lean League batsmen in 1919 has
a really versatile punch" hitter won
the championship. For Is years the
crown has been worn by sluggers
like Lou Gehrig, Dale Alexander, Al
Simmons, Jimmy FoXx. Goose Cos
lin. Babe Ruth and Harry Heilman.
Unofficial figures show that Myer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-30
REMNANT FOR SEALS
Beat Los Angeles Twice to Get
Coast League Title.
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Calf. September
30.-San Francisco's Seals yesterday
walked away from Los Angeles in two
games to win the Pacific Coast League
base ball championship in a double
header. The Seals took the first game,
6 to 3, and then hoped on three Los
Angeles pitchers to win the second,
s to 3.
The double triumph gave San
Francisco the series, four games to two
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-30
WINS BASE BALL TITLE
BY tbs Associated Press.

BY tbs Associated Press.
DAYTON, Ohio, September 30
The amateur championship of the
American Base Ball Congress was won
here yesterday by the Bubba- Hicks
Prescription House of Houston, a
team of rangy Texans, who defeated
the KILLERS of Springfield, Ohio, 11-s.
The finalists were the survivors of Is
teams which started the competition
last Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-30
BOYS CLUB RESUMES
Membership Registration Starts
at ESQ c Street Tomorrow.

at GoO ~ StTeet 4OmoTToW.
Registration Of all members and
prospective new members of the Boys
Club Of Washington will start tomor-
row when the Fall program of the
organization begins. The club will
be entering its sixteenth year and
activities in basket ball, touch fooS
ball, soccer, indoor base ball, boxing.
wrestling, tumbling and speed ball are
planned.
Membership Is open to any boy in
the city between the ages of and 10.
Detailed information Of the complete
sports program may be obtained from
the membership secretary at the club
house, $50 G street northwest. The
Office will be open from $50 to S pm.
and from $50 to $50 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-30
FAIRFAX NINE BLOWS
Defeat by Purcellville Erase
Chance for Diamond Title.

Chance for Diamond Title.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, September 3o.-One
Thousand fans still are talking today
about the stirring battle Saturday. In
which Fairfax Station blew its chance
for the Northern Virginia title by
losing, IL to o, to Purcellville. From
6-1 vantage, Fairfax saw Purcell
vile score runs by the end Of the
seventh inning, but local supporters
thought all was well when their IA
vorites tied the score in the eighth.
A three-run rally by Purcellville In
the last inning, however, provided .
gap that Fairfax couldn't close.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-30

T HE man who didn't know when
to quit today held base balls
most coveted individual hon
= ora major league batting
championship.
In one of the most dramatic and
uphill battles ever waged for the
title, Capt. Buddy Myer of the Ma
tionals brought the American League
batting title to Washington for the
first time in seven years. and. by the
same token. ended the l5-year reign
of the slugger.
The twin blessing of great fight
ing heart and the fastest getaway in
the league yesterday enabled Myer
on the closing day of the season to
wrest the crown from the fingers of
Joe Vosmik of Cleveland, who lodged
the issue and, too late. failed in
last-minute bid to regain the honor
he seemingly had locked up last week.
Buddy Flares at Finish.
T Asst Thursday morning Myer trailed
- Vosmik by 10 points with 342 as
against 1852. With only four games
to go it almost unanimously was
agreed that Myer was through. One
of the few dissenting votes was cast
by Myer. Today. according to I'M
official figures, Buddy is the "winnah
and new champion" with $50 to .349
for Vosmik.
In those four remaining games, all
on the road, Myer went to bat Is times
and collected 10 hits, winding up his
amazing feat yesterday in Phila-
delphia with four safeties in five times
at bat. Going into yesterdays game,
Myer trailed Vosmik by four points
with 346 to $50.
With ice water running in his veins,
Buddy dragged safe bunt. singled to
center, grounded out, singled to left
and wound up with blistering double
to centerfield off Doyle, Turbeville
and Dietrich. In the meantime Cleve-
land was playing double-header
against st. Louis, and the wires car
ried the news that Vosmik was not
playing the first game except for a
fruitleSs appearance as a pinch-hitter.
Then Vosmik Missed.
pACK across the country the wires
~ sang to Cleveland the news that
Myer had forged ahead of Vosmik by
five-tenths of a percentage point, or
.3495 to .3490. Vosmik then was
placed in the second game, and his
best was one hit in three times up.
The tale of Myers rise to the bat
ting leadership is an amazing one. A
dangerous, but not prolific, hitter for
10 years, Buddy's previous peak sea-
son was in 1928, when he batted .3l3
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-30
Harris Signs Mats Pilot Tiger battalion Death Seen
Criff to Hunt for Pitchers
While Attending Big Series;
Club May Get Break In Draft

Cagey club owners refrain from an
nouncing deals at this time, amidst
the world series hysteria or the height
of the gridiron season. But many a
foundation for important Midwinter
trades are laid when moguls gather to
watch the American and National
Leagues battle for world supremacy.
Griffs Get Early Draft Pick.
JUST year ago Clark Griffith sped
to Detroit for world series, there
to make deal which was heard
around the diamond world. 1t was
then that Yawkey offered $250,000
and ball player for Joe Cronin in
the epic deal which indelibly was
stamped in base balls history books
and which insured a story-book CHI
max to Cronin's story-book career.
Not only did Yawkey pay a quarter
of a million dollars for him, but the
Boston multimillionaire rendered
Cronin a five-year contract as man
ager at $4,000 per annum.
The pleaSantneSS of this occurrence
Hldy Dt III Tie MINDS OF 9TH ana
Cronin now as the B. e. O.'s crack
Red Arrow speeds Westward.
The annual balm to the unSuccess-
full club owners feelings-the minor
league draft-also has a place in
Gritfith'S mind. Tomorrow night, on
the eve of the opening series game,
the draw will be made, with Washing
ton, due to its Sixth-place standing.
standing fifth on the draft list OF
16 major league clubs
This is the American Leagues first
turn, so the laSt-place Athletics will
get first choice. Next come the
Braves, tail-enders in the National
League. Next the Browns, then the
Phillies, and then the Nationals. Who
can tell but what Griffith's disap-
pointment i'll the failure of the Wash
ington club this season may be offset
partly by the draft acquisition of a
promising pitcher or shortstop.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-30
NEW PAPER CALLS
FOR YEARS. TERM
Rumors Had Bucky 0usted
From Post-HandIeS Task
to Fans Taste.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.

By fhANC1S T.. SIAN.
y TANLEY RAYMOND QUICKLY
HARRIS, only manager to
bring washington a world
- championship, this morning
was signed to pilot the Nationals fo-
another year.
Beckoned to President Clark Crit
fith's Office after ending the American
League season yesterday in sixth
place, Harris was handed his new
contract, which he signed promptly
at terms that were not disclosed.
In Spiking rumorS that Harris
would be succeeded at the helm CT
the Washington ball club by Can't.
Buddy Myer star second baseman
and new American League batting
champion, Griffith also lived up to
his word of last Winter, when, in
rendering Harris a one-year contract,
he declared:
Il will not hold a poor showing by
the club against Bucky"
Bucky Predicts Tougher Club.
DESPITE persistent rumors that
Harris was finished at the end
OF this season, those in close contact
with the Washington club were con-
f1dent Of Bucky's denomination, al
though Griffith kept a strict silence
on the subject, neither denying nor
substantiating the reports which
spread from the Midwest.
Harris probably was one of the few
managers in major league history who
heard not a word of condemnation in
Washington for the disappointing
showing of the Nationals Although
six of his regulars hit 300 or better
and the team wound up with the sec
ond highest batting average in the
league, as well as a creditable fielding
record, objectionable pitching ruined
the Griffs' chances. The public
seemed to understand readily.
Elated with Griffith's vote of conf
dence in him, Harris optimistically
looked forward to an improved club
next year. 1--WE may not have a pen
nant winner" Bucky declared. but
1t will be tough team and should be
good for a first-division berth. We
may go high if we can swing some
deals"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-30

ON THE debit side, however, the
Braves, going from bad to worse
set new modern National League
mark of lis defeats in one season and
never escaped from their financial diff
ficultieS.
Two more notable records on the
years book were the endurance marks
OF Lou Gehrig of the Yankees. who
played in l49 games to stretch his
string to 1853 consecutive contests,
and Gus Suhr of the Pirates, who es-
tablished new National League mark
OF 628 straight by getting into all OF
Pittsburgh's l43 games.
The big event of the year, however,
was Chicago's brilliant race TO the
National League championship, run
ming Il straight to win the flag by
beating out first the Giants and then
the Cards.
The Tigers, defending their 1884
American League title in fine style.
won with comparative ease. despite
weak start and a poor finish.
The close of the regular campaign
yesterday followed the usual form, in
that both champions we're beaten.
The Cubs, whose winning streak was
halted by st. Louis Saturday. took
a final 2-l defeat from the Cards
when Rookie Bill MCGEE held them
to three hits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-30
WARNEKE TO HURL
OPENER FOR CUBS
Grimm Names Root to Start
Second With French as
Relief for Either.
BY CHARLES DUNKLEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

- H1cAGo, September so.-Lon
Warneke, the pride of the
Ozarks, will oppose the Tigers
~ in the first game of the world
series, opening in Detroit Wednesday.
This was the decision today of
Charley John Grimm, manager of the
Cubs.
"You can publish that in the paper
right now" Grimm said And if
you want to know some more, Root
will go after those guys on Thursday.
And if either of them gets into trou-
BILE, Larry French will go to his re-
lief"
The Cubs, who returned to Chi
cago last midnight after winding up
the season in st. Louis, had other
things on their minds aside from
practice. They planned to meet to
agree on division of the world series
bag of gold, and then to pack their
bags for their trip to Detroit. They
were scheduled to leave at 4:10 pm,
arriving in the Motor City at $50
pm. in time to get a nights rest and
to practice Tuesday afternoon at
Navin Field.
Few on Hand to Greet Cubs.
FEWER than hundred loyal Cub
faas were at the station last night
to greet the National League cham
pions on their return from St. Louis,
because the time of their arrival was
not generally known. The Cubs, how
ever, got a rousing reception. Man.
ager Grimm decided to give the play
ers day off from practice today, the
first day off they've enjoyed since
their pennant drive started Septem-
Der 4.
While the players were agreeing
upon the division Of the world series
receipts. win or lose, the Cubs busi-
ness office was getting ready for the
jam of tickets for world series game
to be played at Wrigley Field October
4, and 6. These will 60 on sale
with the opening of the box office
windows promptly at 8 o'clock to-
morrow morning. The box Office will
remain open until pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-30
Cubs Look to Outfield.

Cubs LOOK to Outheld.
THE Cubs will rely on their brill
liant outfield. consisting of Frank
Demaree. Freddie Lindstrom and
Augie Galan. to provide the punch
needed to offset the acknowledged
power of the Tiger inf1eld. Only a
fine year for Pete Fox has saved
Detroit from being embarrassed by its
outfield shortcomings.
The veteran Goose Goslin still packs
a wallop, but he is erratic on the de-
tense. The failure of the Eashy
Jojo White to measure up TO his 1894
form, especially at bat. forced Coch-
rane to do some juggling. Gerald
Walker will see world series service.
As far as power is concerned the
series rivals are evenly matched. 1t
is on the defensive side that the
Tigers have a pronounced edge as a
team. but Chicago's better balanced
pitching staff may furnish rebuttal.
Here are the seasons unofficial fig-
ures, batting and fielding. for the
players likely to see the most world
series action:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-30
|R0N-MAN |NF|ELD
PACKS DYNAMITE
Is Superior in Every Spot
on DefenSe-Cubs Look
to Strong 0utfieId.
BY ALAN GOULD,
Associated Press Sports Editor.

~ ETROIT, September 3o.-It
there is any single outstand-
ing factor calculated TO give
49, the Detroit Tigers an advan-
tage over the Chicago Cubs in the
world series, starting here Wednesday,
it is their iron-man infleld.
This quartet - Hank Greenberg.
Charley Gehringer, Billy Rogell and
Marvin Owen-may provide the ball
ance of power in a series which other
wise brings together two well-matched
teams.
The Cubs have a harder hitting
outfield. They also may enjoy q
pitching edge with Lonnie Warneke in
much better form right now than
Schoolboy Rowe. They are willing to
match the slugging Gabby Hartnett
against Manager Mickey Cochrane be-
| hind the bat, without misgivings. But
the National League champions, man
for man, do not possess the infield
strength of the Tigers.
Defensively. Detroit's inner quartet,
| labeled the battalion of death" by
Tiger rooters, is superior at every
position to the Cub infield of Phil
Cavarretta, Billy Herman, Bill urges
and Stanley Hack. The Tiger infield
has been intact, except for few SCAT
tered days, for two years of cham
pionShip competition.
Greenberg Improves Afield.
PACED by Greenberg, the leading
run producer of both leagues, the
Tiger infielders again have averaged
more than 100 runs batted in per man.
Greenberg's smuggling has overshad-
owed the fact he has developed into
one of the best defensive first base
men in the game.
The big Jewish boy, with a mark
| of 1898 for the season, has a remark
| able defensive record. He outclasses
Cavarretta, sensational though the
| Cub youngster has been in his first
major league season as a replacement
| for Manager Charley Grimm.
/ The key men" of both inflelds
play second base. Herman may not
be as flawlessly steady as the graceful
| Gehringer in the field, but he covers
as much ground and he has outhit
his Tiger rival by about IS points on
/ the seasons run. They are the tops"
now among major league keystone
workers.
Rogell and Owen are steadier and
more experienced than their Cub
rivals. on the left side of the infield.
Rogell is a much harder hitter than
urges, but Hack, on this seasons
performances. has batting advantage
/ over Owen. who has fallen more than
! go points of his 1884 hitting pace.