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CAPITAL HEAV|ES
DROP IN RATINGS
Gallagher and Everett Out
of Top Ten-SchmeIing
Precedes Louis.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
7HHE National Boxing Association
today ranked Max Schmeling
behind Champion James J
L Braddock and in front of Joe
Louis in its ratings for the last quarter
Of 1896.
For the first time 10 fighters were
ranked behind the champion. Previ-
ously the champion has been No.
with nine others following him. Rank
ings are made four times year.
The commission said it would ap-
prove any match between the cham
pion of a division and the 10 rank
ing fighters.
Two Washington, D. c., heavy
weights, Marty Gallagher and Buck
Everett. who were ranked eighth and
ninth nationally in September. are
not now within the first 10.
Howard Scott, Capital lightweight
was named the tenth ranking fighter
of that division, while Petey Sarron,
the champion, again topped the
featherweights.
The rankings were released by Maj
Harvey Miller. secretary of the N
B. A.
The rankings:
Braddoek. tHiS Union city. nsPion Il. j.: James I. Max *
Schmeling, Germany; =, Joe LOUIS Detroit;
3, Jack Trammell YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio: 4
a. Et5eTe dh 3 LerSy Haynes
z, Arturo Godoy, Chile: 8. Sonny walker.
Phoenix. .Arlz.: 9. Al Mccoy, Dorchester,
Mfss Ish TO- aSny Gas1.o Sswa5s N John
:; Al Gamer. New S' Haven. conn: 3. Len
land: 8. Gus Lesnevich, Union City. N. j.;
., Carmen Barth, Cleveland: z. Ray Acts
Cleveland: s. Fred Lennardt., seat.ee. INC
steele. Tacoma: wash; ?ISd i. Teddy Ysross Ys
1ed APOSTLE & 1fn 9ger ssa ,Rsseo Ys aG
Brouillard; Worchester, Mass: 5. Sally
Henneberry. Australia: o. oscar Rankin
Los Angeles: 10. Jack Gibbons. St. Paul.
~ nWelterweightsMchsmpion. Barney Ross
2: Jack Carroll. Melbourne. Australia; 3
Jimmy Jimmy IMcLaTnin, Vancouver; British Co
Jimmy Leto, Hartford. Conn: g.. Gustav
Eder Germany: z. Cleto Locatelli. Italy;
q. cocoa KID. C0Sc0D. Conn; ". Freddie
Llvic, Pittsburgh; 10, Jack Portney. Balti-
Observation-Disclosures. Lou Ambers.
Herkimer. N; Y: /. Eddie Cool Philadel-
Leonard Del Genio. New York; 4. Enrico
Ventura. Milan, Italy; B.. Aldo .Spoldi,
Rome: @. Laurie Stevens, Liverpool. Eng
land: z. Norment Quarles. Hendersonville,
T. G.: 8. Wesley Ramey, Detroit: 2; joey
FeatherweiehtsH champion. Petey sar-
Cincinnati; 2: Henry Armstrong, Los Il. An: n:
Mike selieise Nsy YORK city; s; Johnny my
eFpeo EngIand gaa6d DieS S9rOss Man
Sioux City. Iowa: 9. Nick Camaretta,
Richmond. Va; 10, Pete de Grasse,
Montreal
Bantamweights-Cham Sixto Esco-
bar. Porto Rico: / Harry Jeffra: Baltimore:
., Baltthazaro Sangchili. Barcelona, Spain;
3, frankie Martin. oMntreal: 4, Tony MO-
rino, Pittsburgh: 5. Lou Salica, New YORK;
9. Indian Quintana, Panama: 2. Johnny
Morgan. Canada: 8. Joe Mendiola. Mania
9, John King, Canada: 10. Henry Hook
inf1snsIphls FlyWeishts-champion. Small Montana.
Benny Lynch. England: 3, sgd Parssr;
Canada: 4. Peter Kane. Canada; 5. Phil
MilliKan. England: g. Ernest Weiss: Ger
many: z. Star Frisco, Manila: Cnarles
Gregerson. England: 9. Val Ensleman.
Canada: 10. Enrico Urbinatt Italy.
Evening star., 1936-12-20

n YEW YORK, December 19 (P).-
n For a winning ball
" club, the New York Giants
looked woefully weak up there
at the plate through the 1886 season,
according to the official National
League batting records, released today.
Putting the official ok. on Paul
Waner's individual hitting champion
ship and an assortment of new league
records headed by Chuck Klein's four
homers In one game, the averages
show the Giants largely outclassed
when it came to welding the big stick.
st. Louis Ducky Medwick, in
particular, and the Pittsburgh Pirates
Founders in general, just about held a
corner on the individual clouting
market for the year. The Giants had
to be content with Mel Otis tenth
place in the batting list as their pace
setter, his home-run leadership, and
Jojo Moore's edge in one-base hits.
Bucs Get Batting Laurels.
WITH big poison Waner leading
w the Pirates batting barrage, the
club, as well as the individual hit
ting crown went to Pittsburgh. Waner
batted 1878 for the season to take
the title for the third time in his
career, and bringing the championship
to the Smoky City for the third
straight campaign.
Otis total of 80 homers finally gave
Evening star., 1936-12-20
Detroit Deal Is Dead.

THE Detroit deal, in which Buck
Newsom was to go to the Tigers
in exchange for two or three players,
definitely is dead" according to
Griff. He wants three for one, Auker,
Wade and Fox for Buck. Cochrans
wants to give up only two players.
AS for the chances of getting Rollie
Hemsley from st. Louis or frankie
Pytlak from Cleveland. Griff stoutly
maintains they are slight Hornsby
promised him in New York that he
would wait in St. Louis for a week or
so and if the Browns did not make a
deal with Cleveland he would consider
Griff's offer for Hemsley. He has
not been very responsive to date.
For all of the touting of Early, II
is likely that Washington's catching
next year will be shared by Bolton
and Hogan unless deal is made. Too
many base ball men have admitted
that he needs more experience to
figure on Early jumping from the
Georgia-Florida League, Glass G
loop. to the big show. Not when
Washington needs an older man be.
hind the bat to steady young pitch
ers and has chance to again finish
in the first division.
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College Quints

East Stroudsburg, II; Wilson, IS.
Shepherd, "a; Southeastern, %
st. Joseph's, 80: c. c. N. Y, 10.
Columbia, 40; Williams, 28.
Illinois, A; Notre' Dame, 20.
Northwestern, 80; Western State, 26.
Kent State, 80; Ohio Wesleyan, 80.
Kearney, 80; Nebraska g." 80.
Rochester. s.; Toronto. 10.
Kansas State, 81; Minnesota, SO.
Nebraska, 50: Montana. 80.
Harvard. 54; Cornell, 40.
Xavier, t3; Kentucky Wesleyan, 80.
Indiana Central, Al; Butler, ~.
western Reserve, "a; Cincinnati. 26.
Purdue, So; De Paul, As.
Southern California, 90; Texas, 20.
Iowa, AZ; Washington u. IS.
Wisconsin, IS; Marquette. 20.
Indiana, A; Manhattan, "a.
Centre, 80; Louisville o.. 20.
Evening star., 1936-12-20
Sports Program
For Local Fans

TODAY.
Basket Ball
Heurich Brewers VS.. Brooklyn
Dux, Heurich gym, Twenty-sixth
and Water streets, $50.
TOMORROW.
Basket Ball
George Washington VS.. Marshall
College, 20l0 H street, 8.
Boxing.
Phil Fur VS.. Johnny Lucas. 10
rounds, feature bout. Turner's
Arena, $3.50.
TUESDAY.
Basket Ball
Columbia College Of Pharmacy vs.
Southeastern, Y. M. c. A., 8.
st. Johns VS.. Eastern, Eastern
High gym. 8.
Woodrow Wilson VS.. Bethesda
Chevy Chase High, Bethesda, Md,
$50.
WEDNESDAY.
Basket Ball
Bethesda Chevy Chase vs..
Alumni. Bethesda, Md, $3.50.
Evening star., 1936-12-20
HOYA, PLAID CUNTS
IN LOOP BOW JAN. 6
Game One of Two in Pittsburgh
Opening Long Schedule Of
Eastern Conference.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, December ia
30-game schedule for the Eastern
intercollegiate Basket Ball Conference,
composed Of Carnegie Tech, Pitts
burgh, Temple. West Virginia, George
town and Penn State, was announced
today.
The schedule opens with two games
at Pittsburgh on January 6. George
town will play the championship Car
negie Tech five, while several blocks
away Pitt will play host to Temple.
The remainder of the schedule:
J,snua5y qsSrsetown srnss,s ss wsst VIZ
GEORGETOWN at Temple. 16. Carnegie at
West Virginia; Is. Pittsburgh at George
town: 10. West Virginia at Penn State;
%. Penn State at Pittsburgh: Carnegie at
Temple at Georsetown: 80. west Virginia
" Febrssqy FrisrSSqysh B. west Virginia at Temple;
3, Carnegie at Penn State: West Virginia at
GEORGETOWN: L. Penn State at Temple;
13. West Virginia at Carnegie: IL. Penn
State at West virginia; 19. CarneEte st
22. Temple at carnesie; 20. PitsourRn at
March Q. GEORGETOWN at Pittsburgh: 2.
ginia; is, Pittsburgh st west Virsinia;
kenn state at 6eorgetown.
Evening star., 1936-12-20
ST. JOHNS TO PLAY
TEN GRID CONTESTS
Starts 1887 List Against Terps.
Major Letters Are Awarded
10 for 1885 Season.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A NNAPOLIS, Md, December le.-
Valentine (Dutch) Lentz, director
Of athletics Of st. Johns College. has
announced 10-game foot ball sched-
ule for 1887 with three newcomers on
the card.
The schedule was approved by the
Athletic Council. at a meeting during
which 19 major and 4 minor mono
grams were awarded to members Of
the foot ball squad and managers.
The awards were made by DR.. Amos
Hutchins, president of the Board Of
Visitors and Governors of the College.
The newcomers Of the st. Johns
schedule are New York University,
Guilford and Army.
The schedule:
September 25--Maryland at Collese Park.
York University at New York; o. Hamp.
den-sydney: 80. Delaware at Newark.
sxaTthmore at sTartbmore; 90 Army ss
more.
Major letters were awarded the fol.
lowing:
Robert Snibbe. Warren Hamman. John
Lambros, Fred Buck Richard Snibbe.
William Macmillan. Stewart Christhilf.
Beldon Burns Theodore Dedisse OF Balti.
ard Delisio. washington; Edward Lathrop,
New London: Conn; Frank Stalllnes and
Elkton; Sprigg Sands. Gambrills and
George Kopp Hackensack. ~ j. Pat Pin
dell and Paul Mason Of Baltimore, man.
ayers Of the foot ball SQUAD. also were
given major letters.
The following players were awarded
minor letters for spirit and willingness:
Edward Roache Ellicott city: Thomas
Greensboro. and Arthur eudacs. Baltimore.
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Varied Sports

College Wrestling.
Illinois, "a; Iowa State, 6.
Prep Foot Ball.
Lee High columbus. Miss.). Z; Aus
tin High (Chicago), 6.
Cup Soccer.
Pawtucket, 8; Moore Westerly, J..
Pro Hockey.
Montreal Canadiens, 4: New York
Rangers, 2.
Philadelphia, 1: Pittsburgh. 0.
Toronto Mapleleafs, 5; New York
Americans, I.
Springfield, 6: Syracuse, ..
Cleveland, 3; Providence, ].
Evening star., 1936-12-20
MINNESOTA CHIEF
IS CONSERVATIVE
Tone Down Athletics,
Cut Gate Receipts and
Lower Expenses.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
n n INNEAPOLIS, December 49,
NH DR.. Lotus D. Coffman, presi-
wv dent of the University of
4 L Minnesota, in his biennial
report today offered a seven-point
program aimed to eliminate the dan
ger" of intercollegiate athletics being
professionalism" and "over-com-
mercialized."
His program provides: mo profess
sionalism, high scholarship standards
for athletics, games between natural
rivals, reduction of athletic gate re-
ceipts, reduction of athletic expenses.
support of athletics by endowment
funds and free admission of students
to many if not all games"
DR.. Coffman pointed out that ath-
letics have important values for an
educational institutional"
"Yet it does seem to me-" he added
in his report, that they are in danger
of being professionalized, of being
er-commercialized and of being de-
stroyed by the betting public and the
pool room houses"
Evening star., 1936-12-20
Unlimited Grid
Title at Stake

1NRIDMEN of the Police Boys
Club and the Congress Heights
A. G. will play for the unlimited
foot ball championship Of the Dis
trict at Fairlawn Field today at
2:30 o'clock.
The game is the elimination Of
an elimination series among un-
limited elevens Of the city, started
nearly two months ago.
Congress Heights will have sew
eral former Eastern High stars In
its lineup, including AL Kidwell.
Glenn Shaw and Shugrue. Bunker
Hill Is the Police Boys Club chief
threat.
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Won ELM SETS PACE
IN COAST OPEN GOLF
Goes Into Southern California
Final Today With 4.Stroke
Lead Over Dutra.

oy the hSSOCidtSQ Eleses
GLENDALE, Calf. December 10
George Won Elm Of Hollywood
clipped two strokes OF par for third
round 10 to remain in the lead today
in the 81 500 Southern California open
tournament at the Oakmont Country
Club.
He handed in q 54-hole card of g.
68-70-207. and will go into tomor-
rows final with four-stroke advan-
tage over Olin Dutra. Los Angeles pro.
Dutra, after shooting a So, three
under par. going out. fell OF on the
back nine and took par "a for I'll.
Lieut.. Ken Rogers Of the United
States Air Corps shot . II for Q total
Of 212. Willie Hunter, veteran Los
Angeles pro, dropped further back
with Q "a for total Of 2il.
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OLD-T|MERS SLIP
IN N1936AvERAGES
Hornsby Bows Out Smartly,
but Frisch, Root, Grimm,
CroWder Collapse.
BY SCOTTY RESTON.


"a vEW YORK, December 19 (P).-
N Buried in the grayish five
VI point type of this years major
L league averages is the brief
obituary of many great base ball
name,
Names that once stood high in the
list are now lost in the middle: Travis
jackson, New York, .23O, for example,
and there are many more.
Three of the greatest players of
the old generation are appearing there
probably for the last time: Rogers
Hornsby, st. Louis Browns: frankie
Frisch, st. Louis Cardinals, and Bill
Terry, New York Giants.
Hornsby, now 40 years old, played
only two games in his twenty-second
year In the majors. He's down in the
observation-disclosures column" with an
average Of 400 to go alongside his
magnificent 2l-year-old record Of
.35s.
Frisch, his knees fading after 1s
years in the big time, struggled
through SO games and hit. 274. "A
points below his 17-year average.
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Delaney MAKES
STRONG RECOVERY
Ex-Card Catcher, Lungs Hit,
Picks Up 40 Pounds in
Comeback Mood.

~ HOENIX, AriZ., Decemer 10
- R.-Bill Delaney, former
catcher for the st. Louis
Il Cardinals, brought to Phoenix
last Winter on a stretcher, expressed
hope today of returning to the big
leagues-but it won't be next season.
The giant Cardinal star. suffering
from pleurisy, spent several weeks in
bed and remained inactive for months
after his arrival here.
Now, after almost year in the
sun, he has gained 40 pounds-he
now weighs 215-has recovered en-
tirely from his old trouble, except its
effect upon one lung, and is feeling
ft." He keeps in shape by horseback
riding.
Evening star., 1936-12-20
Terry Finishes Well.

TERRY. in contrast. went out in
glory. In addition to leading his
team to National League pennant,
he did some great hitting in the
clutch. He posted mark of $40 for
his fourteenth, and he says, final
year.
One other major league manager,
S7-year- Charlie Grimm of the
Chicago Cubs. ended ingloriously. He
hobbled through 80 games and batted
an even $50.
Outstanding exceptions to the rule
were two veteran Boston pitchers.
Lefty Grove of the Red SoX and
Danny MacFayden of the Bees. Both
finishing their twelfth year in the
majors, Grove topped the American
League pitchers for the second year
in a row with an earned run average
Of 2.81, and MacFayden was only a
fraction behind. Grove won II and
lost IL, and MacFayden, counted out
long ago. won II and lost 13.
Evening star., 1936-12-20
Terps Have Four
Ace Cards i'm Row

EOUR big indoor events in a
row are to be staged by the
University Of Maryland as follows:
February IS, all University
night.
February 20, double-header with
Georgetown In basket ball and
Catholic U. in boxing.
February 26 and 81, Southern
Conference boxing tourney.
March 8. Maryland-Fifth Regi.
ment meet in the new Fifth Regi-
ment Armory In Baltimore.
Evening star., 1936-12-20
REDS DISPOSE OF sTINE.

CINCINNATI, December 19 R.-
Lee Stine, the 23-year-old right-hand
pitcher who came to the Cincinnati
Reds from st. Paul Of the American
Association. has been sold to Kansas
City Of the A. A. loop.
Evening star., 1936-12-20
Big Reasons to Win.

THE revenge" motive of the 1886
Pitt invasion of the Rose Bowl is
based on several things. One is to
make up for the dismal performances
of the previous Panther appearances
in the Bowl, notably the 47-to-14
licking University of Southern Cali
fornia meted out in 1880 and the 35-
too shutout the same Trojans in
f1icted in 1888.
Another factor is the caustic COM
ment relayed East when the present
Pitt team was named to appear in
the Bowl. Followers of the team said
that was the main reason for "re-
venge."
The team shipped WE'LL" but Bobby
La Rue, 165-pound halfoack, nursing
minor injuries, hardly will begin prac-
tice until next week.
Evening star., 1936-12-20
ROSS JAUNT ION AGAIN"

CHICAGO. December 10 P.-Ne-
gotiations for q match in Australia
between Barney Ross, world welter-
weight boxing champion, and Jack
Carroll, Australian challenger, which
fell through last August, are ION"
again.
Evening star., 1936-12-20
PANTHER GR|DMEN
SEEKING REVENGE
Would Atone for Failures on
Coast, Hand WalIop to
Caustic Critics.

- AN BERNARDINO, Calf, De-
- cember 10 P).-The University
of Pittsburgh foot ball team
- rolled into San Bernardino to-
day to prepare for the New Year day
clash with the Washington Huskies
in the Pasadena Rose Bowl.
Several hundred persons waited on
the station platform to take a look
at the squad. They saw rather
grim-faced aggregation of athletes ap-
parently concentrating on one thought
foot ball revenge.
THE boys are in good shape. and I
believe have a serious outlook on the
coming Rose Bowl game" said Coach
DR.. Jock Sutherland
Sutherland herded the squad into a
bus and headed for a private workout
on San Bernardino's municipal ball
park. The players hardly will do more
than run around the field for a
day or two.
Evening star., 1936-12-20
NEW J. c. c. FIVE FOE.

Jewish Community Center basketers
will play the Falls Church team instead
Of the Heurich Senates. starting at
1880 tonight at the J. c. c. gymnasium.
The Senates were compelled to cancel
their engagement late yesterday.
Evening star., 1936-12-20
Medicos Can't Fix Time.
'tT FEEL fine and would like another

try at big-time base ball." De-
lancey said, dependent, Of course,
upon the advice of my physicians" I"
The doctors, however, were reluc-
tant to fix time for Delancey's prob
able return to the majors.
Not next season. they said, "but
maybe the next or still the next"
But in time, at any rate, they be-
lieve the youthful backstop will be
able to try his luck again.
Evening star., 1936-12-20
CroWder Finished,

OTHERS generally figured to be
completely through are Mark Koe-
mig, recently let out as Giant utility
1nfielder. who batted .276 in AZ games:
Pitcher Alvin Crowder of the Tigers,
who won only games against 16 the
year before; 42-year-old Jesse Haines
Of the Cardinals, who in his seven
teenth year still managed to win Z
games and lose only 5, and Freddy
Lindstrom, who batted only .264 for
the Dodgers and asked for his release
after playing only 26 games.
As usual number of other players
Of the same generation will die hard,
but most of them are generally con-
sidered to be on the downgrade.
Jimmy Wilson. manager catcher of
the Phillies at 36, managed to catch
e5 games and bat .278 last season, but
Charlie Root, Cubs pitcher, who is a
year older than Wilson, showed def
mite signs of fading and wound up with
only games won and twice that
number lost,
Evening star., 1936-12-20
Cuyler, Lucas Garry On.


TWO oldtimers, Kiki Cuyler of the
Reds, and Red Lucas of the Pi-
rates, managed to stay near the top
despite the passing of another season.
Cuyler batted 1926, which is exactly
the average he made for his other 13
years in the majors. and Lucas, pitch
ing his thirteenth year, posted rec
ord of IS victories and 4 defeats.
Goose Goslin and AL Simmons, De-
troit outfielders, hit .315 and 1927, re-
spectively, but it is generally conceded
they probably will have to set aside for
O couple youngsters shortly.
Others who failed to keep pace with
their all-time major league average
were Jim Bottonley and Sam West,
Browns; Jimmy Dykes and Luke
Sewell, White Sox; Heinie Manush.
Red Sox (now with the Dodgers), and
Guy Bush of the Bees.
Evening star., 1936-12-20
AUCH TAKES A. A. U. RUN
Defeats Sullivan, Teammate, for
M. A. Championship.

M. A. Championship.
PHILADELPHIA, December 10 up.
- Harold Auch of the Shanahan
Catholic Club, held off the closing
challenge of his teammate, Joe Sulli-
van, to win the senior Middle At
Iantic A. A. U. cross-country cham
pionship by a mere seconds over a
rain-swept course in Fairmont Park
today.
Auch, who with Sullivan, turned
the race into a two-man affair during
the last 2 miles, covered the 6A mile
course in IS minutes, seconds. Sui
Evan was timed in 35:05.
Evening star., 1936-12-20
LEEMANS IS NAMED
ON PRO FIRST TEAM
Hutson, Clark and Battles Lead in
Balloting in Selection Of
Official Combination.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 19.-Green
Bays championship Packers
placed four men on the official Ma
tiopal Professional Foot Ball Leagues
1896 all-star team, with aces from
Boston, New York. Detroit and the
Chicago Bears completing the lineup.
On a So vote basis Don Hutson,
young Packer end; Cliff Battles. Bos-
tons flashy halfback, and Earl (Dutch)
Clark of the Detroit Lions, chosen for
the fifth time in six years, led the
balloting with 43 out Of a possible
IS votes.
Evening star., 1936-12-20
HENLEY REGATTA MOVED
Leaves Schuylkil1 for First Time,
Going to Princeton.

Going to Princeton.
PHILADELPHIA, December 10 Up.
John Arthur Brown, chairman Of
the American Rowing Association. an
nounced tonight that for the f1rst
time In its 32-year history the annual
American Henley regatta will be taken
from the Schuylkill River in 1887.
It has been scheduled for Saturday.
May 15--two weeks earlier than usual
on Lake Carnegie, Princeton.
Evening star., 1936-12-20
Paul Waner, Pirates Grab Big
National League Bat Laurels;
Giants Don't Hit Like Champs

him sole possession OF the long
distance title after he had tied for the
leadership in '32 and "a.
For individual batting performance,
Medwick was just about tops from an
all-around viewpoint. He hit 1851 for
the season, taking third place behind
Waner and Brooklyn's Babe Phelps.
who wound up second with .367; set
a new National League record in hit
ting "a doubles; tied a league mark
with 10 hits in 10 straight times at
bat; took the years championship in
total base hits with 223. and in total
bases with 367, along with the crown
for two-baggers.
More League Records.
A LONG with Medwick and Klein,
= new league records were accom-
plished by Gus Suhr and Woody Jen-
sen of the Pirates, and trio of Boston
Bees-Gene Moore, Baxter Jordan and
Tony Cuccinello. Suhr, playing in 1856
games, boosted his consecutive game
record to 784, continuing the appear
ance streak he started September II,
1881. Jensen posted a new record for
times at bat, stepping to the plate 696
times during the season.
Klein's four homers in one game
On July 10 against Pittsburgh-gave the
Philadelphia slugger one modern rec
ord, and equalled another: That for
extra bases on long hits in one game.
Moore, Jordan and Cuccinello cracked
out a pair of doubles each in the first
inning against st. Louis, August 25. to
smash mark posted way back in 1883.
For the Cardinals, in addition to
Medwick's three-crown winning ac-
complishments, the aging. but still spry
Pepper Martin came up with the title
in his specialty-stealing bases. He
pilfered % of them.
Two Crowns for Giants.
THE Pirates had two titles-Waners S
in batting and Arky Vaughans in
runs scored, with 122. Jojo Moore S
100 singles led that department to give
the Giants two crowns. Cincinnati
took championship when Ival Good
man retained the triple-hitting title,
with IA. The Phillies also had an in
dividual crown, with Leo Norris Il
sacrifice hits producing it.
Behind Waner. Babe Phelps and
Medwick on the list of first ten batters
were Frank Demaree of Chicago, with
$50; Vaughan, 1886; Billy Herman,
Cubs, .334; Cincinnatis Ernie Lom-
bardi, 1893; Johnny Mize. Cards rookie
first sacker, 1923; The Phillies' Johnny
Moore, 1888, and OFT with .3277.
The Giants wound-up in fourth
place tie in club batting, barely making
the first division with 2806, deadlock
ing the Cards. The Pirates set the
pace at .2857, while the supposedly
weak Cubs surprised with 1856 for Sec
ond place and the Phillies third .2814.