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Evening star., 1936-09-09
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Nobody, Shanty, Lores Fat Man.
srecial Dispatch to The Star

Srecial Dispatch to The Star
~ ETROIT, September 9-For a
fat man behind the bat and
sort of a sideshow attrac-
ton there isn't much doubt
in the minds of the Washington ball
club big wigs but that Shanty Hogan
does a pretty fair job. AS he is now
however, Shanty is not the kind of
a ball player who is wanted on a
team very long, even If he still hits
well, throws tolerably, and can give
both Cliff Bolton and Walter Miles
lessons in handling pitchers.
But Manager Bucky Harris, who
laughed with everybody else when
Shanty first reported and shoe horned
his 260-pound carcass into q WASH
ington uniform, Is toying with the
idea of new Hogan.
Bucky never has suffered
from lack Of Imagination, but
he has suffered from lack Of
good, intelligent catching and
50 he hardly can be blamed
from fostering a dream Of
Shanty melting into normal
proportions.
"If that guy can lose 40 pounds, +"
commented Bucky the other day, "he
wouldn't have to worry about staying
in the big leagues and Washington
wouldn't have to worry about its catch
ing for few seasons"
McGraw Gave Hornsby For Him.
WHAT would you do?" he was
w asked. Forty pounds Is a lot of
weight to take off,"
II haven't worked anything out
yet. All I know is that Shanty can't
stay now. He can't run, in the first
place, and even a catcher has to move
a little bit. He doesn't look like q
ball player. I'd like to talk Griff
into the idea Of sending Hogan some
where this Winter, with a bodyguard-
rubber somewhere where the
weather is warm and the work, like
chopping down trees, is hard.
"I'd like to see him report at
Spring training next February
weighing 210 or 215 pounds.
Evening star., 1936-09-09
~ Geared Hgh Final Giants Counted Sure Yank Foes
Major Leaders

Batting-Averill, Indians, .374:
Appling, White Sox, .371.
Runs-Gehrig, Yankees, $50;
Gehringer, Tigers, 129.
Runs batted in-Trosky, Indians,
1872; Gehrig. Yankees, and Foxx,
Red SoX, 129.
Hits-Averill, dians, 204;
Gehringer, Tigers, 20l.
Doubles-Walker, Tigers, so;
Gehringer, Tigers, At.
Triples-Averill, Indians, and
Di Maggie, Yankees, Is.
Home runs-Gehrig, Yankees, 43;
Foxx, Red SoX, 81.
Stolen bases-Lary, Browns, 30;
Powell, Yankees, %.
Pitching-Hadley, Yankees, 1874;
Pearson, Yankees, 1T-6.
Evening star., 1936-09-09
Has 26 Ex-High Captains, Yet He Means


Clark Grifhth says North Caro-
lima ball players are hardest Of all
to handle and wonders why 50 many
of the good ones have to come
from there It's true some Of
our best kicker uppers come from
North Carolina, including Grit
f1th's own Cliff Bolton, Yves Ferrell
of the Red Sox and Johnny Allen
Of the Indians South Caro-
lima can claim a couple. too, in
Van Lingle Mungo Of the Dodgers
and Buck Newsome Of the Sena-
tors Fred Perry grins and
walks away when you ask him
about turning pro Col. Jake
Rupert is expected to call Joe
Mccarthy in any day now and
offer him . new contract at con-
siderably more than the $4,000
per Joe is drawing down the
most watched foot ball coach In
the country this year will be Carl
snavely Of Cornell.
Evening star., 1936-09-09

Same old Dodgers. Van Mungo
whiffs IA, but the Dodgers lose,
Al. Did you ever see such q ball
Z nine Looks as If the Cards
blew their last chance for the
nag when they let the Reds blast
them twice Sunday while the
Giants were losing one Racing
men all agree Trainer Hirsch
Jacobs has a potential big money
winner in the 7-year-old Action
which grabbed the Aqueduct
Handicap Saturday Green
wood, Miss, is all set to give Glenn
Hardin, the Olympic hurdling star,
a big reception on his arrival
home Red eagle, the old
Army foot ball star, is selling In.
surance here J.. He has ambitions
to become q big time referee :.
Harry Balsamo, the middleweight
threat, likes to shoot craps next to,
knocking some cove's head OF.
Evening star., 1936-09-09
Would Leave Them Alone.

YOUvE got more promising
youngsters in this country than
any other country in the world. Some
supervision is all right but they ought
to be permitted to develop along
natural lines. After all, it's hard,
well nigh impossible, to make an ath-
lete. And to me. Don seems Q
natural"
Bulge was the topic for all tongues.
Some said he's going from one pro
to another asking How should I
play this shot or that shot?" He
seems to have forgotten a great deal
of his technique. if his unspectacular
60, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 victory over
Gene Smith yesterday is any criterion.
The Californian drew a breathing
spell today while Perry, the top
heavy favorite, went into action in a
quarter-final contest against tall
Henry Culley The featured women's
quarter-final match pitted the south
paw, Kay Stammers of England,
against Carolin Babcock of Los An
geles, Wightman Cup heroine.
Evening star., 1936-09-09
Defeat Tigers, Z to 5.

THE Sox, hampered by injuries and
hard luck much Of the season,
made good their stab at second place
by bowling over the Tigers, 7-5, in the
only game scheduled on the major
league front. That gave them sole
possession of the runner-up spot and
preserved their one chance in ten
thousand to win the flag.
The defeat wiped out that possi-
bility for the Tigers and their last
mathematical chance of catching up
on the Yanks, dropping them into
a three-way tie for third place with
the idle Indians and Senators.
The White Sox landed on Eden
Auker and Red Phillips for six runs
in the first frame to sew up the ball
game.
Evening star., 1936-09-09
Layden of Notre Dame CT
BY EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

n YEw YORK, September o.
nj Here's a little foot ball
IN DOPE for :,a, the :ssa fans who !,.',, Just s
26 former high school captains
on the Notre Dame squad which
starts work tomorrow And
Elmer Layden Is moaning louder
than any other coach in the coun-
try All Navy needs is a CEN
ter. A good one will be the hero
of the Navy The Fordham
card Is crowded with "breathers"
with st. Mary's, Pitt, Purdue and
Georgia coming on successive week
ends Sports Editor Rodger
Pippen comes right out in the Bal
timore News-Post and suggests 1t
would be q lot better II the colleges
would openly nire their gridders,
announce the salaries paid them
and quit trying to kid the public.
Evening star., 1936-09-09
Then we'd have . catcher, .
real ball PLAYER"

ECdl jail ptdyCi.
The whole history Of Hogan, OF
course, conflicts with any such plans.
Shanty likes to eat and many a base
ball career has been cut short by
this highly pardonable craving. When
Shanty first reported to the Boston
Braves back in 1925 he weighed 1872
pounds.
1t wasn't long before Hogan had
established himself as one of the
best catchers in the business and a
guy who could hit 1886 or $40 over a
season.
John McGraw foresaw
Shanty's promise and wasted
neither time, words nor player
talent to grab him from Boston.
The fact that Jawn thought so
much Of Shanty that he parted with
Rogers Hornsby in trade for Hogan
and Jimmy Welsh was proof galore
of what kind of a ball player he
was. Welsh hardly figured in the
deal, it was Hornsby-for-Hogan.
Ate Himself From Giants.
CHANTY kept eating, however, and
- as his frame took on poundage
his batting average shrunk. He
jumped from 1872 to 210. Then. from
210 to 230. McGraw watched with
dismay his increasing slowness afoot.
Finally, Shanty went away.
As colorful, illuStrious and highly
paid member Of the Giants, Shanty
was sitting pretty. There was promise
of many full-salaried years to come
if he kept his weight down. But not
even this guarantee Of prosperity
could keep him from blowing up.
Yet, Shanty's history is
against Harris vision and yet
there may be hope. When he
left the Giants Hogan skidded
downhiIl rapidly. Last Spring
he found himself without job
and the best he could get was .
chance with Albany, the purga-
tory Of all ball players.
Shanty. who knew the luxury OF
life with a big-league team, the
alteration of Giant fans, found him.
self riding hot, dusty busses and eat
ing on the run. When he put himself
In a uniform the fans laughed and
ridiculed him and even the sunny
nature Of the giant must have been
pierced by the barbs.
HE Can Keep Moving"
MAYBE the craving Of q hungry
A'A stomach can be conquered by
poverty, II not by the promise OF
prosperity. Anyway, Bucky thinks
the idea is worth toying with. Among
the Nationals there Is q growing
appreciation Of the workings In
Hogan's head. From the moment he
stepped into the club house door the
radiance of great personality
stamped him as generally popular.
Harris likes Hogan and few are the
players who dislike Harris.
Still base ball Is . business
and necessarily cold hearted ut
times. You asked Harris:
''What il he shows up at Spring
training camp weighing $50
still?"
HE can wave hello from the train
and keep moving" answered Bucky.
I'VE don't want him. II necessary,
ri do the catching myself"
So. you see shanty, nobody loves
. fat man.
Evening star., 1936-09-09
Minor Leagues
International

Internatl0nal.
Rochester, S; Newark, 2.
Southern Association.
New Orleans, 11-0; Atlanta, A..
Little Rock, 10; Chattanooga. 4.
Nashville, z; Memphis, 4.
Birmingham, 10; Knoxville, 2.
Piedmont.
Asheville, 81; Rocky Mount, IS.
Richmond, 13: Portsmouth, Z.
Texas.
San Antonio. 8; Houston, 0.
Tulsa, 5; Fort Worth. 4.
Beaumont. 8; Galveston, 0.
Pacific Coast.
Seattle, 3: Portland, 2.
New York-Pennsylvania.
Binghamton, 5; Elmira. 4.
Evening star., 1936-09-09
WHITE S0XS SHOW
FIGHT OF CHAMPS
Surprises of A. L. Go Into
Second Place Despite
Many Handicaps.
BY SID FEEDER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

Associated Press sports Writer.
A THOUGH the American League
~ is ready to take the pennant
~ out of its Winter wrappings,
4 a dust it off and award it to the
Yankees, more attention is being paid
the White Sox these days.
The Yanks may settle the matter Of
winning the flag before nightfall, as
they need only one more victory to
clinch and can accomplish that as
they open their final Western tour at
Cleveland against the Indians, one
Of their two surviving rivals.
With all due respect to the Yankee
power, however, and the astonishing
climb of the New York Giants, Jimmy
Dykes Chicagoans probably will go
down as the big surprise of the 1886
pennant chases. They have made
the experts look sick by climbing into
the first division and staying there,
and they threaten to top all comers
except the Yanks themselves.
Evening star., 1936-09-09
Sports Mirror
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Today a year ago-After being
three down at fifth hole, Lawson
Little defeated Rufus King. 3 and
l. in first round in defense of
United States amateur golf title.
Three years ago-Luigi Beccali
defeated Jack Lovelock in 1900
meter race at Turin, equaling
world record of 3:49.2.
Five years ago-Sixty thousand
saw Yankees defeat Giants, 7-3, in
charity game as Babe Ruth hit
homer.
Evening star., 1936-09-09
MARINES TOP IN SHOOT
Capture First Three Places in
Wright Memorial Event.

CAMP PERRY, Ohio, September 9.
Three Marines from Washington,
D. c.. swept the first three places in
the Wright Memorial grand aggregate
match during the competition of the
national rifle matches here yesterday.
Beating his colleagues by l and 2
points. respectively. Sergt. James r.
Tucker captured first place with a
score of 629 out of a possible 700.
Corpl. Waldo r. Phinney and Sergt.
william Easterling were the other
Capital winners, getting 628 and 627,
respectively.
The national individual rife match
was to be the high light Of today's
events,
Evening star., 1936-09-09
RED S0X BUY A PAIR.

BOSTON, September @.-The Red
Sox have announced the purchase Of
Pitcher Arch McKain and Outfielder
Fabian Gaffke from Minneapolis Of
the American Association. Gafike will
join the Sox at Chicago today, while
McKain, q left-hander, will join the
team during Spring training.
Evening star., 1936-09-09
Loses His Mental POise.

ON TOP Of that, he doesn't seem to
- be enjoying peace of mind like
Perry. He looks worried, even in the
early stages of competition. That ap-
praisal was voiced by none other than
Perry.
"Don's a swell kid and don't know
why the public seems to feel he's got
to win this time said Perry. Its
silly to become alarmed. Take it from
me, Don is going to win the title,
maybe not this year and perhaps not
next year, but some time in the not
distant future he's going to win"
There's another angle in the case Of
the California red head that is re-
ceiving considerable circulation His
sudden reversal in form is credited by
some to seven months of continuous
play. Here again Perry concurred.
when Don beat me at the end Of
an informal series at Eastbourne be-
fore the Davis Cup challenge round
in July. he indicated plainly he was
tired, had too much tennis and wanted
to quit for while" said Perry The
trouble with promising youngsters
like Bulge is that they don't know
how or when to play for it and relax
during a match.
Evening star., 1936-09-09
Sports Program
For Local Fans

TODAY.
Base Ball.
Washington at Detroit, Sis.
Boxing.
Olympic A. G. VS.. Richmond, Va,
amateurs, Duffy Stadium. Seat
Pleasant, Md, 8.
TOMORROW.
Base Ball.
Washington at Detroit, 3:l5.
Wrestling.
Joe Cox VS.. Gino Garibaldi. fea.
ture match, Griflth Stadium, $3.50.
FRIDAY.
Base Ball.
Washington at Cleveland, 3:l5.
SATURDAY.
Base Ball.
Washington at Cleveland, 3.
Track
Interdepartmental meet, Gen.
trail High School Stadium, 2:30.
Evening star., 1936-09-09
Rookie Sab0 Is Released.

THAT was back in July, however,
and here 1t is September and the
Nationals seem to be a better ball
club, with more steadiness afield,
more reserve strength, and more pitch
ing. If Fred Sington is as good a
hitter as he sometimes looks he will
add lot of power to the attack. If
he Is as bad as he sometimes looks
he will be shipped away. Something
ought to be determined, one way or
another, after the big outfielder makes
his first trip around the league as q
regular.
Only one change has marked the
roster since the Griffs left home.
With Shanty Hogan replacing Cliff Boil
ton and due to divide the catching
with Walter Miles, the youthful rookie
receiver, Alex Sabo, has departed.
Griff didn't send him back to Tren-
ton. Instead, Sabo was paid off and
permitted to go to Rutgers, where he
has landed job as line coach of
freshman foot ball. He will come back
to base ball next year, but where he
will play Is something else.
Evening star., 1936-09-09
CLUB HELD GREAT
IN RUSH TOFRONT
HubbeIl, Called Ace of All
SIabmen, and Thorn for
A. L. Champions.
BY FRANCIS J. POWERS.

BY FhANClS J. FOWEhS.
~HICAGO, September 9.-As far
as am concerned, the major
league base ball season Is all
finished except playing the
world series. The Yankees have
cashed on the American side and moth
ing short of miracle drive by the Car
dinals or Cubs can prevent the Giants
from winning the National banner,
and neither st. Louis nor Chicago
are in condition for any sensational
charge down the stretch.
Checking back to the Spring pre-
dictions on the pennant races, you'll
find that both the Yankees and Giants
were something of outsiders. The
gilt-edged Boston Red Sox and defend
ing Tigers we're favorites in the Amer
ican race and the Cubs and Cardinals
were preferred in the National.
Injuries wrecked the Tigers, and
temperament the Red Sox. The
Yankees developed tremendous batting
that made a mediocre pitching staff
stand up throughout the campaign.
Collapse of Paul Dean, which left
st. Louis with what amounted to a
one-man pitching staff. killed the
Cardinals chances and the Cubs
folded after getting well out in front,
largely because there was no consis-
tent hitting to support good pitching
Yanks Spoil Flag Race.
THE Yankees went out in front
rather early and spoiled what
VIII Harridge had hoped would be
Dko[e [e-club race. The American
s1e Is unfortunate in having few
bose races. For years it has had one
tesrnj9blA to oyeraower.ehe league by
;;ai6 slld the closing weeks of
- ace nod little intsseA to the
customsSs Eou~rltbs still are fight
ing for second place in the American.
but fans do not 60 wild over q run
ner-up.
In the National, the Cubs staged an
early 15-game winning streak to take
the lead and then threw the advan-
tage away in August series with the
Cardinals. ST. Louis did not have the
pitching to hold its hard-won margin,
and the Giants. coming up from
practically nowhere, played as good
ball as the National has seen in many
Summers to spike the top rung.
The Giants are winning with the
best pitcher in the majors, Carlos
Hubbell. The slender left-hander has
won % games and IL In succession.
In his six defeats he was soundly
beaten only once; in the others, a
break here or there might have re-
suited in victory.
Shows Title CaHber.
NEW YORK recently took 10 out of
13 games along the Western
front, and when a team does that on
the road it wins championships.
The Yankees have a run Of IL con-
secutive victories in world series.
They whaled the Pirates in 1927,
Cardinals in 1928 and Cubs in 1882
with record speed. so they'll have
something to defend when they tackle
the Giants, but Carlos Hubbell Is
likely to break their continuity.
Therell be no Babe Ruth to help
this time, but Louis Gehrig will be the
same threat and perhaps Joe Di
Maggie can satisfactorily substitute
for the great George Herman. A s.
cent world series will be very salts
factory. The business can be trans
acted with little delay and those
young fellows with foot balls under
their wings given the chance they are
asking.
Evening star., 1936-09-09
Play Best Ball in League.

INTO the West today the Nationals
carry great record for club
that at the start of the season was
picked by a consensus to finish no
- higher than seventh For full month
now, without benefit of outstanding
winning streaks, Washington has been
playing the best ball in the Amer
ican League and the second best in
both loops. bowing only to the ram
paging Giants in percentage.
OF their last "a games the Nationals
have won % for percentage of SAT.
OF their last IL series they have won
eight. split two, and dropped only
one.
But all this stretch running was
done in the East and most of it in
Griffith Stadium. Out in the West
the going possibly will be tougher and
even as the Bucks headed inland there
were poignant memories of the last
trip when they tumbled pell-mell into
the second division.
1t was here in Detroit that a seven
game losing streak was achieved with
q measure of unwillingness. In St.
Louis even the Browns arose and
batted the Griffs on the chin. The
White Sox won their series and in
Cleveland 1t was awful.
Evening star., 1936-09-09
SEES BUDGE
AS COMING RULER
BIames Public for Putting on
Pressure, Causing Net
Star to Falter.
BY BOB CAVAGNARO,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

TOREST HILLS, N. Y, September
- 9.-The old American theory
that you've got to be a cham
pion to be at all important
threatens to end Donald Budge's hopes
Of succeeding Wilmer Allison as Amer
ican singles tennis ruler.
The 22-year- California sky
scraper. fighting for patriotic cause
to keep Fred Perry of England from
becoming the first foreigner to win
the title three times-appears to be
whiting from the pressure of the task
On what he's shown to date in the
United States singles championship,
Bulge seems to have lost much of the
sting and accuracy in his ordinarily
scorching drives. His all-round court
generalship appears wanting as he
carelessly has been caught flatfooted
frequently on what critics call need
less sorties to the net.
Evening star., 1936-09-09
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Evening star., 1936-09-09
GAMES TODAY.

Cincin. at New York.
Chic. at Phila t2).
st. Louis at Boston.
Pittsburgh at Bklyn.
Evening star., 1936-09-09
GAMES TOMORROW

Cincin. at New York.
Chicago at Phila.
st. Louis at Boston.
Pittsburgh at Bklyn.
Evening star., 1936-09-09
GAMES TODAY.
National
RESULTS YESTERDAY.
No games scheduled.

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ENTERTAINs CALIFORNIANs

Mrs. Clara Walker arrived in st.
Paul, July /, to visit her many
friends. Mrs. Walker, former
resident of st. Paul, has made her
home in California for the past
seven years. She is the house
guest of Mrs. Alberta Chambers
Robinson, at 298 N. st. Adams.
Mrs. Walker was a former mem
Der of Como Temple, No. 12S, and
also a member of st. James
Church. Mrs. Bertha Morgan en-
tertained Mrs. Clara Walker of
San Pedro, California, at a break
fast at her lovely apartment on
Saturday, July IL.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-07-24

Eugene Tucker, 608 9Th Ave.
No., left this week for a trip east
to Chicago and Detroit. He will
be gone about 10 days.
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LIBERAL ARTS CLUB OUTING

Beautiful Powderhorn park was
the setting for the annual picnic
given by the Liberal Arts club of
Minneapolis last Tuesday after
noon for it's members and their in
vited guests. The day was lovely,
cool, following the protracted heat.
The assembled company enjoyed
the luncheon provided by the mem
bers and the fine fellowship of
visits and conversations that fol-
lowed. Guests present were Mes
danes Belle Boston, Pasadena,
Calf; Josephine Williams, St.
Paul; Katherine L. Smith, Frances
Duncan, N. J. Kintchlow, H,
Turner, st. Paul; Mamie Steele,
Alyce R. Stewart, Anna Graham,
Margaret Brigham, Betty Baker,
Jewell Burke, Mary Moss, and
Jennie Roger. The membership of
the Liberal Arts: Mesdames Mel
lie Walker, president; John Wright,
Anna Lacey, Belle Scott, Ella
Worcuff, Lottie Hyde, Agnes
Eddings, Mamie Mccoy, Eva l.
Abbey, and Mary Jones.
The Minnesota-Iowa Club met
at the home of Mrs. Chas. Lawson
2525 Oakland Ave-, Wednesday
July %. After the business meet
ing a social hour was given il
honor of Mr.. W. H. Brown Of
Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Miss Lovey
Mosley and Mrs. Josephine Roberts
Iowa club members from Chicago
Mrs. L. G. Dunlap, formerly Of
Minneapolis, Mrs. Elizabeth anG
Bobby" Anderson of Newark
Ohio, and o. C. Dunlap of Chi,
cago are visitors to this city, the
guests of Mrs. Dunlap's daughter
Mrs. Marie Hughes, 1852 Fourth
Ave. So.
Usher Board No. 2 of the Zior
Baptist church met at the home OF
Mrs. Nina Johnson, 3748 Fourth
Ave. &c., Monday, July 20.
Mrs. Carmen Norman and daugh-
ter Carroll are visiting with Mrs
Moman's father, the Rev. H. W
Bolts. They come from Denver,
Colo.