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Evening star., 1936-06-19
Cure Now Is Tested.


IT SOUNDS silly, doesn't it? Never
has his arm bothered him by a
soreness. Never has it lost strength.
1t merely became an obsession -
throwing to bases.
Harris took him to a famous
psychiatrist in Detroit, a woman
doctor who confirmed in her diagnosis
the fears of Reiber's friends.
She began a cure of what
probably is a case unique in
base ball history.
When Mickey Cochrane succeeded
Harris at Detroit, the kid had no
chance to catch and so the cure was
not tested. Now Cochran Is i'll,
leaving Reiber and Ray Hayworth
to do the catching. And with the
Tigers f1oundering, Rieber is getting
his chance because Detroit probably
will need new and younger catcher
than Hayworth in the future.
When the Griffs pulled out Of
Detroit last night the outlook
for Reiber's cure wasn't bright.
In two games that he caught, Ben
Chapman stole two bases and Ossie
Bluege and Cecil Travis swiped one
each. The only man who was thrown
out was Chapman on an attempted
steal of third base and if Ben hadn't
lost his footing on the break" he
would have made that base.
If it is any solace to Reiber he is
the only catcher on whom Washing
ton players, who know his story, hate
to steal. But base ball is war, with
no quarter asked and none given.
Evening star., 1936-06-19
BEN INSPIRATION
TO ENTIRE TEAM
Nationals Are Impressive
Winning Three in Row.
Pull Triple Play.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.
staf Correspondent of The Star.

~LEVELAND, June 19.-If you
must see to believe, you can
pigeon-hole this item for 10
~ more days. In the meantime,
BY taking the words of the Nationals,
YOU can credit Clark Griffith with
having swung another great deal
when he swapped Jake Powell for
Ben Chapman.
The fleet footed former Yankee, it
becomes more apparent, has done
things to the Washington ball club.
The sheer obviousness Of the Ma
tionars metamorphosis in the last
three days today is hitting attaches
of the club squarely between the eyes.
The team, now riding high in third
place and bent on keeping that sta
ton, bears no more resemblance to
the Washington club Of a week ago
than the Yanks resemble the Browns.
Victories, of course, always make a
team look good, but the Harrlsmen
have won three straight games before
without looking the part Of the club
they seem to be today. Chapman has
added a balance, polish and spirit
to the team that seemingly IS sum-
ming Hp to an invaluable injection
into the very veins of the entire out
fit.
Evening star., 1936-06-19
Youngsters Take Over Calcium.

TODAY, however, boys and juniors
again took over the tournament
spotlight, as pre-tournament dope
continued to run true to form. OF
the two contenders, March and Ritz
enberg, the former apparently has
the easier path to the final round.
Ritzenberg must face a potential
gantlet of Charley Charming, De Witt
Smith and either David johnson or
Sherman Lee-the latter a member of
American University's team, Just un-
der the junior age limit.
March, on the other hand faces
the winner of today's Miguel Nunez-
Billy Turner match and then, if
successful, will meet either John
Hatch or Buddy Adair. The latter
two must play John Bruins and Jimmy
Hardey, respectively, before meeting
each other.
But, judging from the way the big,
strapping Tech High athlete has
marched through his first three
matches, nothing should daunt him
until he reaches the final. In elimi-
mating three opponents, Harry has
dropped only seven games, Bernie
Blankin carrying him to two scores Of
6-3 yesterday. Ritzenberg has drop
ped only two games, but he has play
ed but one match, receiving a de-
fault and not forced to play pre-
liminary round, as was March.
Just as spirited competition looms
in the doubles tournament, once that
class of play gets under way. March
and Charming, who have teamed to-
gether longer than most any other
young pair, have been pronounced
the team to beat, receiving the No. l
ranking by unanimous vote. Ritzen-
berg and Johnson, pairing for the
first time, were seeded No. 2, with
Adair and Turner No. and the Hatch
brothers, John and Mac, No. 4.
Evening star., 1936-06-19
Both Display Heart.
WITH a So lead In the first sci
Miss Moore was ONLY one gam

WITH a So lead in the first set,
w Miss Moore was only one game
away from first blood when Miss
Cootes won a love game on her own
service and went on to tie the score
at SIS. Miss Moore subsequently
had leads of 6-5 and 7-6, but, al
though she was only 2 points from the
set In the twelfth game. Mary's cour-
age pulled the set out of the fire each
time.
Almost a reverse situation arose in
the second set, when Miss Cootes
started out under full speed to take
an advantage at So. This time It
was Sara who rose to the occasion
tying the score at SIS. Six games
later, with Mary leading, 81 and
40-15 on her own service, Sara again
exhibited fighting heart to deuce
the set. Weakening rapidly, however,
she fell prey to the better condition
of the champion, who won the set
and match on her own service.
Evening star., 1936-06-19
Newsom Works Overtime.

WHEN Buck Newsom took the
mound yesterday in Detroit, the
Washington bench. to a man. sus-
pected the wildness to come. So they
began a count of the number of balls
that Buck threw
IN the first inning he threw 81
pitches. In the eighth he threw 80
At the end of the game, when the
figures were compiled, Newsom was
found to have thrown exactly ITS
pitches during the game. His low
inning, the ninth, was eight pitches.
The average number of pitches that
are thrown by a hurler in a nine
inning game, 1t Is said, Is 95. BY that
you can get an idea Of just how wild
the Hartsville Harlequin was yester-
day.
Evening star., 1936-06-19
TRACK ARRAY IN MEET
Great Field Is Taking Olympic
Tests at Chicago.

CHICAGO, June 1e LP)-The great
est field in the events 14-year his
tory. filed with names which may
enter Olympic record books this Sum-
mer, opens the 1886 national collegiate
A. A. track and field meet at the
University of Chicago's Stagg Field
today
Ringing down the curtain on the
varsity season, the meet is designated
as a semi-fnsl Olympic team try
out, with first and second place win
ners. in addition to other noteworthy
performers. qualified for the final
international games tryouts in New
York July 10 and II.
Evening star., 1936-06-19
Spurs Grifs' Spirit Juniors Start Net Doubles PIav
Sports Program
For Local Fans

TODAY.
Base Ball.
Washington at Cleveland, 3:15.
Tennis.
City of Washington boys and
juniors tournament, Edgemoor
courts, morning and early after
noon.
Women's District championships,
Columbia Country Club, late aft
ernoon.
TOMORROW.
Base Ball.
Washington at Cleveland, 3.
Tennis.
City Of Washington boys and
juniors tournament, Edgemoor
courts, morning and early after
noon.
Women's District championships,
Columbia Country Club, late aft
ernoon.
Evening star., 1936-06-19
CASCARELLA GETS
SLAB ASSIGNMENT
Makes His First Start as
Griffman Tomorrow in
Tilt With Tribe.
By a staf Correspondent Of The Star.

~LEVELAND, June 19.-Joe Cas-
4 carella, right handed pitcher
recently obtained from Boston
~ in a trade for Jack Russell,
will be given his first starting chance
of the season tomorrow by Manager
Bucky Harris when the Nationals play
their second game against Cleveland
in the current series
The former Athletic and Red Sox
hurler. who made his debut in Detroit
as a relief pitcher and was credited
with victory, made a favorable i'm
preston. Bucky thinks that CaSca
rella, if given a real chance, will help
the Washington club.
In the Detroit game, Joe showed a
nice fast ball and. better yet, sharp
breaking curve ball. Pete Appleton,
another curve-ball specialist, was to
pitch today in the Indian opener.
Evening star., 1936-06-19
Still Unbeaten With Ben.

THE Nationals started winning
= when Chappie first pulled on a
uniform and Ben in turn began to
live up to all the promises he made
to Bucky Harris. He has hit far over
the .266 pace he showed when COM
ing from New York. Afield, he has
played sensationally and, best Of all
seems to have affected Johnny Stone
and Cecil Travis, his running mates
On the base paths he has stolen
three times in three games, or three
times as many bases as he stole
for the YankS in two months. He
really meant it when he said he was
going to catch Powell and win the
American League base stealing cham
pionship again.
With Chapman playing prominent
parts, the GriffS rode to three straight
triumphs in Detroit and they open a
three game series here today, con-
vinced that Washington belongs just
where it stands today in the team
standing, if not higher. If there were
any regrets among the Mats when the
PoWell-for-Chapman deal was an
nounced, they are removed now
Bubbling with enthusiasm, there is q
get-up-and-go spirit to the Griffs that
heretofore has been lacking.
Behind it all can be traced the fine
hand of Chapman, who was smart
enough to step into the lineup of a
club that at the time was a second
division outfit and yell: Let's catch
the Yanks. This is one club that car
give them fight"
He followed it up by playing like
he talked. And if he keeps it up
Griffith may well take credit fo
swinging a second profitable deal thi
year with the Yankees.
Evening star., 1936-06-19
SWIMMING ACES CLASH.

DES MONIES, Iowa, June 10 (P.-
Jack Medica, the Seattle husky, and
Ralph Flanagan, Florida schoolboy.
two of Americas hopes for honors
in the $500 meters at the Olympics,
match their powerful strokes in the
mile event, feature attraction Of the
national A. A. U. swimming meet
today.
Evening star., 1936-06-19
GOES TO PENN STATE.

MORTIFIED. MINI. June l9 up
Ray NJ. Conger, track coach and ZOO
logy instructor at Carleton College
here for the past five years, with the
start Of the new school year next Fall
will take a post in the physical educa
ton department at Penn State College
Evening star., 1936-06-19
POPPING 80
orr C CU tan::!: ~AD

a ball player" he remembered Ty say
ing. Frank began to think what Cobb
might have seen that nobody else
saw.
Just about that time, so the
tellers of the story think, Reiber
must have made bad throw.
He must have figured" Harris
was saying, that it was throwing
that was going to hold him back.
From that day he never has been a
good thrower while catching. If he
had struck out when he recalled what
Cobb had said Reiber might just as
completely have been convinced that
he couldn't hit.
Anyway, IN the second game of
the season. Fred Marberry pitched
and Reiber caught. And if Frank
threw one ball back to Fred that either
went over his head or on the side
of him, he must have thrown %.
"He hit a home run and q
triple the first two times at bat
but six men stole bases on him
in three innings and / had to
take him out"
Evening star., 1936-06-19
Tigers IL Games Behind.
Yankee Lead Grows.

THE Yanks' victory boosted their
league lead to Az games over the
Red Sox, who we're handed a 10
trouncing by Johnny Whitehead's
three-hit hurting for the Chicago
White Sox. These results left the
Senators in third place, but sank
the Tigers to just one percentage
point above the fifth-place deadlock
between the Indians and White Sox.
The st. Louis Browns drew near to
their exit from the league cellar by
outclubbing the Athletics, ia
Meantime. the St. Louis Cardinals
lead in the National League was put
on the fire. The Boston Bees who
have had their stingers working this
week, made it three out Of four over
the Cards with a 40 shutout.
With the second-place Chicago
Cubs rained out in Philadelphia, the
Cards edge was sliced to a mere
game and a half The weather also
caught up with the Pirates in Brook
lyn and the Reds in New York.
Evening star., 1936-06-19
GRAYs IN DOUBLE BILL.

Mount Rainier Grays will play a
double header on the Mount Rainier
High School diamond Sunday. meet
ing Reads Pharmacy in the first game
at l o'clock and the Derwood A. c.
Immediately following.
Evening star., 1936-06-19
POLO GAME is CARDED
War Department Four Is Taking
on Fauouier-Loudoun.

War Departments polo team was
to seek its first victory with the
Fauquier-Loudoun riders today when it
played host to the Virginians on the
West Potomac Park field at 4 o'clock.
The soldiers lost two hard-fought
games to the same team last week end.
Evening star., 1936-06-19
GIRL GETS TWO LETTERS.

WEBSTER, Mass. June 19 [P.-
Nellie Twardzik, pretty Bartlett High
junior, is two sports athlete now
She was awarded letters by the Ath.
letic Council in both girls basket ball
and base ball.
Evening star., 1936-06-19
MANILI IN SLAB FORM.

Mike Manili pitched three-hit ball
yesterday as the Thiel Garage team
trounced the Blue Streaks. 81, on
the Rosedale diamond.
Evening star., 1936-06-19
Minor Leagues

International.
Newark, 8; Syracuse, 1.
Buffalo, ga; Montreal, Sill.
American Association.
Columbus, S; Indianapolis, 4.
Only game played.
Southern Association.
New Orleans, 6; Atlanta, 2.
Memphis, 9; Chattanooga, o.
Knoxville, II; Birmingham, 10.
Pacific Coast.
San Diego, s.; Oakland, 8.
Missions, 10; Sacramento, 0.
Portland, 8; San Francisco, 4.
Seattle, Z; Los Angeles, S.
Sally. =.
Augusta, IL; Columbus, 8.
Macon, 8; Columbia, O.
Evening star., 1936-06-19
Official Score
Totals --..33 4 10 % 16

HBatted Tor Kimsey IN sixth.
fBatted for Crowder in fifth.
WASHINGTON -- OI2 1O1 7O0-12
Detroit ----..-- 900 001 O3O-- 4
Runs DATED in-Chapman 90. Newsom
(o). Kuhel t:l, Travis (2), Bluege, Lewis,
White. Gehr.pger Rogell. Three-base hit
Travis. Home run-Kuhel Stolen bases
-Cnapman, Blueee. Double plays-New-
som, Bluege 20 Kuhel; Kress, Bluege to
kuhel Gehringer. Rogell to Burns. Triple
Dlay -Kresa. Bluege to Kuhel. Left on
bases-Washington, 10; Detroit -. Bases
on balls-Of Crowder 3; off Sullivan. 3;
off Newsom, IL. Struck out-By Crowder
/: pv Sullivan, /; by Newsom. 3. Hits
Of CroWde1. z in 5 innings; of Kimsey,
3 in ] inning; OF Sullivan. in inr ings.
Losing pitcher-Crowder. Un'pires-Messrs.
234.
Evening star., 1936-06-19
Big Help to Travis.

, RY WAY Of pointing out concrete
example Of Chapman's spirit,
Bucky Harris drew him aside when
he first put on a Washington uniform
and said he would appreciate It if
Ben would help Cecil Travis learn
the finer points of outfleld play
You know, of course" said Bucky,
'that Cecil, like yourself, broke into
base ball as an infielder."
Chapman was delighted with the
responsibility. Just let Travis know
that I'm not trying to play big shot "
he replied, "and I'll be glad to do it. ."
Travis was smart enough to accept
graciously the advice Of Chapman,
and overnight, an attachment seems
TO have sprung up between the high
strung Ben an the phlegmatic Cecil.
An opposing hitter doesn't come up
to bat but that Travis glances toward
Chapman for a possible signal to move
back, or in, right or left. When the
Griffs get back home, you may see a
better right fielder in Travis for 1t.
Griffs Make Triple Play.
DOTH of them, Chapman and
~ Travis, played leading parts in
yesterdays 12-to-4 victory in Detroit.
With Joe Kuhel, they shared the spot
light in an exhibition Of defensive
and offensive play that exceeded any
thing the Nationals have shown this
season.
Buck Newsom was credited with his
eighth victory, but it was one of the
poorest games Buck has pitched this
season. He was nicked for 10 hits
and he walked IL batters. Yet so
great was the support he received
that he wasn't in much trouble.
Singles by Johnny Stone, Cliff Boil
ton and Newsom coined run in the
second inning. A homer by Ruhel,
with Stone on base, made it 80 in
the third. In the seventh frame, with
Washington leading by 5-l, a seven
run uprising iced the game for the
Nationals.
Prior to that, however. Messrs.
Chapman and Travis and the Wash
tngton infield did their bit In the
second inning the Nationals pulled
their first triple-play in years when
Kress snagged Reiber's liner, pegged
to Bluege to double up owen, and
OSsie threw to Kuhel to triple up
Burns. In the third, Travis pulled a
sensational backhand catch off Jo-Jo
White while on the dead run to take
O triple and a possible homer away
from him. Buddy Lewis made two
great plays and so did Chapman.
Washington was a club that, de-
spite NewSom'S Spotty pitching, had
winner written all over it.
Evening star., 1936-06-19
By star Correspondent OF The Star.

@LEVELAND. Ohio, June 19.-
The well-founded belief that
Detroit's champion Tigers
~ currently are as washed up as
were Joe Cronin's Nationals at this
time of the 1884 campaign is the talk
Of base ball these days.
The Nationals were dwelling on il
en- route to Cleveland last night, hav-
ing a special interest in the Tigers
collapse for couple Of reasons. First
if Detroit flopS. their own chances OF
winding up in the first division are SO
much better.
Secondly, in the Tigertown
collapse, there is struck
strange parallel to the Wash
ington club of two years ago.
In one section of a Pullman cal
they we're discussing, after running
the gamut of Detroit figures, possible
individual collapse The central fig
ure was little Frank Reiber, a catcher
on the Tiger club. Maybe you've
never heard of him. He isn't well
known throughout the American
League, and therein, lies sad tale OF
of kid with sensitivity and imagina-
ton, and a diamond immortal who
carelessly hoped off one day in a
fit Of anger.
Cobb's Words Hurt.
ITS a shame" Bucky Harris was
saying It saw Retber come up as
a kid. 1 was managing the Tigers
then and without qualification I'll say
he was the best-looking young catcher
I've ever seen"
This was surprise statement. You
want to know, naturally, what hap
pened to him. And when the facts are
told the injustice of it all rises and
smacks you in the face. Because Ty
Cobb once passed remark he prob
ably did not mean, he is charged with
running the kid with a little help from
a queer mental twist of Franks.
Reiber was bat boy for the Tigers
when little shaver. He idolized Cobb
and his ambition, naturally, was to be
a ball player some day.
Then one afternoon Cobb few
into a rage and the great man,
then manager at Detroit, spied
little Reiber practicing on the
field and took 1t out on him.
Get out of this ball park" he
stormed, "and never come back
You'll never be a ball player"
Reiber, puzzled and disillusioned at
this outburst from Cobb, beat it
But. regardless, he resolved to be a
ball player. Years later, when Harris
was plotting the Tigers, he came back
to Navin Field, not as bat boy but
as rookie. Harris saw potential
catching greatness in him.
He looked great behind the bat. He
could hit, run we'll, throw beautifully,
and handle the glove.
Bucky Forced to Remove Him.
RUCKY signed him and although
Frank was was only kid, Harris
was bent on making him Detroit S
regular catcher. Then, on the eve of
the start of the season, Cobb's words
came back to Reiber. You'll never be
Evening star., 1936-06-19
MIRACLE NEEDED
TO SAVE BENGALS
Fans Tuning to Sing Swan
Song of Champs-Yanks
Increase Margin.
BY SID FEEDER,


THEY'RE tuning up the swan
songs Of the Tigers reign in
the big league base ball jungle
n The experts are pretty much
agreed now that even if, as and when
Mickey Cochrane's glands and Hank
Greenberg's wrist are once again in
working order, only the mightiest kind
of putsch can save either the Amer
lean League pennant or the worlds
title for the badly-beaten Detroit
clan.
The Tigers are at low ebb for the
year. They've just lost their sixth
straight start, equaling their longest
losing streak in three seasons, and
with the Yankees pounding power and
the Red Sox' million-dollar lineup
hitting their stride as July 4 ap-
proaches it seems miracle is nee
eSsary to bring the Detroits in.
Tigers IL Games Behind.
THE surprising Washington Sem
ators made it three straight over
Detroit yesterday, with a 1874 win, to
put the Tigers IL games off the pace
of the New York Yankees. And with
three-game series with the New
Yorks and another with the Red Sox
in the immediate ofing, the outlook
is anything but rosy.
The Yankees are in Detroit start
ing today, with three fresh wins over
the Cleveland Indians in their bags.
The last was chalked up yesterday
by SIS count. as Slugger Lou Gehrig
hammer a homer, two doubles and a
single to go to the head of the big
league batting parade with Q 800
average.
Evening star., 1936-08-31
KENWOOD CLUB VICTOR

Winning 9 Of 10 events, Kenwood
Golf and Country Club swimmers de-
feated Washington Golf and Country
Club tank stars, 1922, yesterday in
the losers pool.
Ethel Fuller, daughter of the Ken
wood manager, annexed the 25-yard
race for girls IL years old and under,
while Bob Murphy captured another
outstanding event, taking the 25-yard
sprint for boys.
25-ysrd dash (boys 10 and underl--
Won by Ferry lK); second. Walker (Wo;
third. Hurley (W).
25-yard dash tgirls 12 and underl-
Won by Baldin (K); second, Freer (W0;
third. Mattore tWD.
b, essSsts dash o': second and %sss2
a5:yard dash lgirls IA and under)-
Ko; third. Mcca1ium 1KJ.
5O-yard dash (boys IA and under)--
(K.): third. johnson (w.).
5O-yard dash girls IA and underl-
Won by Ferru tK)i second, Darr (K);
,S;ss %Sa 3 MuSDhS y {KS second. af PieTss ak
Won by HUFF (K1: second. tie between
Fuller (K.) and Little (W).
Evening star., 1936-08-31

both British and Americans than
in any previous matches He
records that Horton Smith lost
three balls on one hole at Pine
Valley Probably, the fifteenth.
longest hole on the course, with q
water carry from the tee q.
Francis Ouimet, American cap
tain, is the only player who has
appeared in all Walker Cup con-
tests, he even played in the first
informal one in 1921 in which
Tommy Armour played for Brit
ain DR.. w. Tweddell, British
captain, who carried Lawson Lit
tie to the thirty-sixth green in the
1885 British amateur, Is the vet
eran of the invaders at the age Of
80 :. At one time there was senti-
ment in Britain to call of the
matches because the Americans
were winning 'em all Now the
spirit in Britain Is build for the
future" -. They hope to keep the
present team together for several
years and several contests -. But
British amateur golf Is . long way
behind American simon pure divot
lifting
Evening star., 1936-08-31
BY GRANTLAND RICE.

r UNLESS the International Olym-
pic Committee works out some
standard form of scoring,
~ there always will be the same
confusion that followed Los Angeles
and Berlin.
Several of the leading news agencies
have adopted the point method of
l0-5-4-3-2-l for the first six places.
Others give only first place any value.
And with the wide extension Of side
show games. a nation easily might
win the Olympics without entering a
track and field team. There was even
a suggestion at Berlin to toss In archi-
lecture and gardening. Even the man
on the flying trapeze scored important
points. They had almost everything
except lion tanning.
I asked several members Of the In
ternational Committee why no stand
ard method Of scoring was adopted
and got this answer:
I'm the first place. different coun-
tries want different, methods.
TN the second place, we do
not want to have the smaller
nations feel they are outclassed
and overpowered.
"If they can win one Olympic event,
they are Olympic champions In that
event. The United States, for ex-
ample. again was track and field
Olympic champion. Germany was
pentathlon champion. New Zealand
entered only two or three men. When
Jack Lovelock won the big 1,5o0-meter
race, New Zealand, in our opinion.
did as much as the United States or
Germany. Her comparative showing
was just as good-m fact. 1t was much
better"
Evening star., 1936-08-31

which he played in the interna-
tional jousts, and was . potent
factor in the foursomes When
Bobby licked 'em they stayed
licked He whipped Phil Per-
kins by 13 and IL in 1928, beat
Cyril Tolley by IL and II in 1925
and Tolley again in 1880 by 8
and 8.
America lost only one match in
the 1928 series at Chicago, where
Tony Torrance beat Chick Evans,
up, in the singles Two
matches, in 1928 and 1926, have
been won by to :. In the last
match at st. Andrews in 1884, the
Americans, with Lawson Little at
the helm, won by 9 to 2. The
dear old British aren't used to
playing q wooded course like Pine
Valley, a tougher layout than any
in Britain They prefer what
they call "links," upland country
by the seaside Bob Harlow
predicts some news hawk will start
calling 'em "babes in the woods"
when they begin spraying them
among the Jersey pines Har-
low says more balls will b lost By