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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-27
Pete Touted-AS Pianist.

WELL" said the base ball
w prophets to Griff, "you got the
best dressed ball player in the Amer
lean League, anyway. About being
a winning starter We don't know.
There is room for doubt -"
The prophets batted .5Q9. Mr.
DeShong wears the niftiest sports
coats and the fanciest odd trousers
Of anybody on the ball club.
-, But he also has won 70 games 2
z Tor the Washingtons and dropped
only eight, -despitss being ont for &.
a time due to illness.
Prior. to the Deshong -Hadley trade
Griff shefled out $500 and bought
Pete Appleton from MozTtreai via the
draft.
Honest" said the prophets to
Griff. you got the best piano player
in all base ball. Pete's great on the
piano. He'll help to make the hours
merry in training camp-if he lasts"
Again they batted 500. Apple
ton played everything from
Beethoven to You Better Play
Ball With Me" and delighted the
training camp.
But the guy who was brought to
finish up" lost ball games, ETC., also
has won II games and lost only six,
despite sitting on the bench for
weeks without starting a game.
Now We come to Cascarella. In
mid-season Jack Russell was helping
the Nationals about as much at Hit
Ter when Joe Cronin, who remem-
bered Russell when" offered to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-27

o'clock a., the Times-Herald-News
team~will show Bob Considine as its
star. pitcher and cleanup hitter, an
nounced Manager Bob Considine .
the Star-Post team, which viii win
easily, will be defending the Buck
Newsom trophy, q tin pie-plate APP
propriately engraved It will be
the Posts turn to hang it in the sports
department this year after the Star
Post team wins again.
Dick Lanahan, the local boy with
Chattanooga, has sore arm, accord
ing to word received yesterday by
Clark Griffith, and will do no more
pitching this year =. overwork IS
said to have caused 1t ). Griff, Incl
dentally, will decide next Sunday who
among his minor leaguers will be
brought up for trials with the Ma
tionals this year -. the squirt of the
Washington club, which now has a
chance to run second, is not calculated
to give the youngsters break .
Chattanooga, incidentally, is out Of
the Southern Association play-off .
the Lookouts have lost IA of their last
Is games. FRANCIS STAN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-27

TIMPIREs BILL SUMMERS AND
- HARRY GEISEL had 8 tough
time of it at the stadium yesterday
when the Nationals staged their big
first inning and scored nine runs . 2. (.
Buddy Lewis, second up for Washing
ton, whacked a drive that struck a
foot inside the foul line and kicked
out to the left-field boxes +. he slid
safely into third base, only to find
that Summers had ruled it double.
charging the ball had bounced into
an unplayable lie near the concrete
barrier when the Griffs protested
at great length Summers journeyed
out to investigate conditions and con-
fer with an iron gate =. Apparently
he was told plenty for he returned,
motioned Lewis to third base, and
allowed Ben Chapman to score from
first base.
In the same inning Chapman again
came to the plate and drove ball
that seemed to go into the bleachers
and bounce out Ben loafed on
the base paths, satisfied that it was
a home run, but when Geisel ruled
it struck the wire netting there was
more commotion because Chapman
had reached only second base
Chapman, after comforting with Left
Fielder Joe Vosmik later and "off the
record" was satisfied with the UNI
pire's decision . Vosmik told Ben
it didn't go into the stands II
guess" kidded Chapman, that Gehrig
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-27
D0dxer Rock Injured.

ROOKIE EDDIE WILSON, freshman
: outfield star of the Dodgers, sur
Tered a possible skull fracture when
one of Mace Browns slants hit him on
the back of the head in the game with
the Pirates Despite the injury handi-
cap. the Brooklyns belted the BUGS,
1913. for the second straight day.
Vernon Kennedy pitched a four-hit
game as the White Sox slugged the
Athletics, 6-3. with the aid of Zeke
Bonura's two homers.
The loVly st. Louis Browns again
took over the job of chief batter of the
American Leagues leaders, the Yam
KEGS, by pushing four runs over in the
fifth lining to sew up So win.
Singing Joe" Cascarella chalked up
a five-hit pitching performance to give
Washington a 14-1 win over the Sec
ond-place Cleveland Indians.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-27
GET.EDCE IN SIXTH
STRAIGHT SERIES.
Nine-Run Rally Sets 1886
Record for CIub-Pesky
7 Chisox Here Next.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.
TIMER sixth straight series VIC
cory tucked sway with all pos
sihle disnatch and with rec

TIMER sixth straight series VIC
cory tucked sway with all pos
sible dispatch and with rec
L ord-breaking decisiveness, the
Nationals today turned their eyes to
q new goal-a sweep of the two-game
series with the White Sox, beginning
tomorrow.
Regardless of whether they win or
lose in today's finale with the Indians,
Bucky Harris surprising athletes
have captured the series to establish
a pair of Washington ball club rec
ords. First, by scoring nine runs in
the first inning yesterday in winning,
IA to /, the Griffmen set season
record for crossing the plate in a
single frame.
Secondly, in chalking up their sixth
series triumph in row, they accom-
plished q feat that hasn't been done
since 1888, when Washington won the
pennant.
The forthcoming series with the
White Sox represents bona fide new
world to conquer. In the first place,
to make it seven straight series, the
Griffs must sweep the set because it
will consist of only two games. Then
there Is a little matter of trying 70
square matters with the Chisox, who
have won IL of II games with Wash
ington. And last but not least, it
begins to look as if the Nationals are
not going to get much outside help in
the business of climbing back into
the first division.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-27
Chance to Catch Giants.
BEFORE them are nine more games
at homo Including O fo,,roar,e

kErONE LIltIU aTe nine more games
at home, including a four-game
series with the Giants next week.
While they were advancing another
notch up the comeback ladder with
their double victory. the injury-ridden
Cards took their third straight beat
ing at the hands of the Bees, losing,
1913, to the seven-hit pitching of the
veteran Guy Bush
This setback boosted the Giants
pace-setting edge to '2la games as
they nosed out the Reds, 6-5, with
Carl Hubbell turning in his nine
tenth pitching victory to stretch the
winning streak of Bill Terry's GAL
Looping crew to IA straight.
Sharing the headlines with the
bitter National League warfare were
these developments:
President Sam Breadon announced
the re-signing of frankie Frisch to
pilot the Cardinals in 1887, a move
apparently intended to have a psy-
Geological effect in shaking the Gas
House Gang out of its collapse.
Yves bad Boy Terrell returned to
action for the Boston Red 'Sox for
the first time since his suspension
and 81, 900 fine a week ago for walking
of the diamond without orders. He
limited the Tigers to five hits for a
10 triumph. .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-27
Teller Fastest Finger Since Grove
Big Lateral Pass

power plays losing a lot of their
popularity Everybody Is pull
ing hard for Josh Cody, who has
sold himself 100 per cent to Florida
alumni and fans i. although doc
tors have warned he may 60 blind.
Ambrose Palmer, Australian light
heavyweight champ, has signed for
a bout with Make Rosenbloom,
September z, in Sydney ;. Pal
mer's left eyebrow has had more
than 100 stitches put in 1t during
his long ring career.
Stan Bordagaray's fine showing
at third as a sub for Joe Strip. has
given Manager Casey Stengel of
the Dodgers ideas :. He may try
to make q good second sacker out
of the feet Frenchman Joe
Di Maggie, the Yanks' sensational
young outfielder. has signed for q
series of personal appearances right
after the base ball season or-beg
pardon-the world series :. When
he isn't watching the Detroit Tigers,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-27
Major Leaders
BY the Associated Press.


American.
Batting, Averill, Indians, 1884;
Gehrig, Yankees, .379.
Runs-Gehrig, Yankees, 142;
Gehringer, Tigers, 121.
Runs batted in-Trosky, Indi-
ans, 1913; Gehrig, Yankees. 100.
Hits - Averill, Indians, 1856;
Gehringer, Tigers, 1873.
Doubles-Gehringer, Tigers, A;
Walker, Tigers. 43.
Triples-Averill, Indians, IA;
Rolfe and Di Maggie, Yankees, 10.
Home runs-Gehrig, Yankees,
40; Trosky, Indians, IS.
Stolen bases-Lary, Browns, %:
Werber, Red Sox, 20.
Pitching-Hadley, Yankees, 11.3:
Kennedy, White sox, 1885,
National.
Batting - Medwick, Cardinals,
.370; Mize, Cardinals, 1855.
Runs. Martin, Cardinals, 102;
OFT, Giants, SO.
Runs batted in-Medwick, Car
dinals, 1913; OFT, Giants. 108.
Hits-Medwick, Cardinals, 1856;
Demaree, Cubs. ITO.
Doubles Medwick, Cardinals,
40; Herman, Cubs, A..
Triples-Camilli, Phillies, IL;
Goodman, Reds, IL.
Home runs-Ott, Giants, a.;
Berger, Bees, 20.
Stolen bases-J. Martin, Cardi-
mails, 10; s. Martin, Cardinals, Is.
Pitching-Lucas, Pirates, 11-3;
French, Cubs, 1876.
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White Sox Promise Test.

What progress the Nationals have
wv made of late has been achieved
with little help from other clubs. BY
winning over Cleveland again yester-
day, and extending their newest Win
ming streak to four in row, the
Washingtons registered their four
teenth victory of the last 20 games.
Yet they still are q game behind the
White Sox, a game and half be-
hind the third-place Tigers. and three
and one-half games behind the
second-place Indians.
Only the Red Sox saw fit yesterday
to help the Griffs and this was an
exception to the rule that has been
in force. Boston whipped the Tigers
to draw Detroit closer to Washington
but for the most part the Nationals
have done their climbing strictly be-
cause of their own consistent success.
The White Sox promise to give the
Griffs their toughest opposition in
three weeks. Jimmy Dykes club has
been playing better ball than the
Indians lately, for instance, and Ger
tainly the Sox have been hitting a
hotter pace than any of the Eastern
clubs, with the exception of Wash
ington. It is hard team for the
Griffs to beat but the tide may
change, as it seemingly is doing now
In Indians Nationals warfare.
Bucky Harris, believing that
right-handed curve ball pitcher has
the best chance against the hard-hit-
ting Chicago crew, has Pete Appleton
and Jimmy De Shong primed for the
Sox set.
If the Griffs can realize their fullest
ambitions against Chicago they
should be sitting pretty. After the
White Sox the Browns will invade
Griffith Stadium and beating st.
Louis has been a habit of the Mats all
year. Detroit will wind up the inva-
sion of the Western clubs and WASH
ington has enjoyed far more success
against the Tigers than against Chi
eago or Cleveland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-27
Crs Pace Cubs Sho,v Signs of Repeating
%PQP ) D ~
VIII Jfa1A!|!: ~ 4
All That CIitters Is Not Gold.

trade Cascarella and cash for him.
Griff, of course, couldn't lose
and SO he did it and again the
prophets waxed philosophical.
Russell was nice guy" they said,
"but he couldn't sing and Casca<>lla
has a nice pair of tonsils. He'll rsrr
up the train trips with his grooming"
Win 81 Games Among Them.
1T NEVER entered anybody's head
that Cascarella could start games
and win but, 10 and behold, he has
won five of his last six games and
shows a 6-and-4 record. Yes, this
is the same guy who failed to win
a game and dropped nine with Bos-
ton last year; the same who won
none and lost two for the Red Sox this
year.
Looking back only a few months
you are amazed at the change in the
Washington pitching set-up. In April
the starters were NewSom, Llnke,
Whitehill and DeShong.
Today Cascarella and Apple
ton have muscled and curved
their way to jobs and a new
importance is attached TO De.
Sh0ng.
Looking back over the composite
pitching record of this trio you feel
a new sense of appreciation. Among
them, Joe and Pete and Jimmy have
won 81 games to date and lost 10 for
a percentage of 633. If all the Wash
ington pitchers had performed at the
pace of these "secondaries" the Griffs'
hot breath today would be on the
backs of the pennant-boundY Yankees.
Even more striking is the COM
parison of the .633 percentage Of
Cascarella, Appleton and De-
Shong with that Of Newsom,
Whitehill and Linke, although
Ed long since has been at Chat
tanooga. But he had his chance
and SO the comparison is not
unfair.
This trio, rated in April as the
Big Three" this morning showed "a
victories as against % defeats for a
percentage of .481, which is clip
that, If not improved upon by the
rest of the club, would have meant
finishing a poor sixth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-27

Joe LOUIS SpcIAuo AAAes9e Va AA~S VA
time playing golf :. But he still
can't crack 100 for Is holes.
The young son of Coach Charley
Backman of Michigan State was
one of the qualifiers in the recent
soau-box Derby finals Rogers
Hornsby (he's the guy who said Joe
Di Maggie could be pitched toy spent
a miserable afternoon on the Brown
bench the other day All
Di Maggie did in six times at bas
was homer, double and three
singles Ouchl Joe Forten-
berry of the olympic basket ball
team answers to the middle name
of Cepnia Joe Is an under
grown kid of 6 feet, 8 inches, weighs
COS pounds and crowds his dogs
into Ne. 151a shoes -. They grow
,em big out West California
and Kansas, with the single excep.
tion Of Washington's Ralph Bishop,
furnished all Of our Olympic basket
balleys,
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CHAMPIONS Squirt.
THREAT TO GIANTS.
Chicago Wins Fourth Game
in RoW-BroWns Dish Up
Beating to Yanks.
BY SID FEEDER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

)AN the Cubs repeat? That's
as big question mark in the
red-hot National League race
= today as the ability of the
Giants to keep up their sizzling pace.
Back home from the most disastrous
road trip of the campaign, the pen
nant holders are showing definite
signs of swapping out Of their dol
drums.
The situation today is just about
parallel to what it was last Septem-
Der 4. On that date the Cubs were
in third place, 2la games back of
the league-leading Cardinals and half
a game away from the Giants. They
started one of the greatest winning
streaks in the book that day, took
81 straight games and nailed the pen
nant TO their mast.
Today they're in third place, 31a
games of the, Giants pace and
game back of the crippled Cardinals.
They've taken four straight now,
winding up with twin win over the
Phillies yesterday. AZ and IA, to,
give them a record of five victories
in their six starts since returning to
Wrigley Field.
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Travis, "Casky" Star in Rout.

"A MOTHER particular relish the
"a Griffs enjoyed yesterday was the
routing Of a couple pitchers who had
been poison all year. Dennis Gale
house, who had whipped the Wash
ingtons twice, felt the brunt of the
terrific first-inning attack, when IA
Nationals paraded to the plate and
nine of them scored. After Galehouse
came George Blaeholder, who was
treated only slightly more polite.
Finally, rather than to waste more
pitchers on a game hopelessly lost,
Manager Steve O'Neill put Outfelder
Milt Galatzer in the box to mop up.
Nine hits were made by the Mats
In the opening inning, with Ben
Chapman, Buddy Lewis and Joe
kuhel getting two apiece. One of
Chapman's was drive that seemed
TO 20 three or four rows high in the
bleachers but when it bounced back
on the field Vosmik threw the ball
to the infleld and the umpires held
Chappie at second base. Later fans
In the bleachers, as well as Vosmik,
backed up the umpires' decision.
The drive struck a piece Of barbed
wire that was designed to prevent
bleacherites from jumping onto the
neld.
When the debacle was ended and
all precincts heard from, Washington
had made 10 hits with Cecil Travis
winding up as the big howitzer. The
shortstop had perfect day, gather
ing three singles, f1uke triple, and
walking once. Lewis hit two singles,
q triple, walked twice and whitfield.
Joe Cascarella did the Washington
pitching and turned in another good
Job to register his sixth victory for
the Griffs as against four defeats.
Crooner Joe gave up only five hits
and two bases on balls and, Of
course, never was in danger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-27
Homer Standings.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Yesterdays homers - Bonura,.
White Sox, 2; Crosetti, Yankees.
/; Camilli, Phillies, /; Phelps,
Dodgers, !; Bordagaray, Dodgers,
1; Moore, Bees, J.; Lee, Bees, !;
Berger, Bees, /.
The leaders-Gehrig, Yankees,
40; Trosky, Indians, IS; Foxx, Red
Sox, "a; OFT, Giants, ~.
League totals-American, 635;
National, 500; total, 1,l35.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-27
I T IS WELL for the fortunes of the
Washington base ball firm that
rIork Griffith still ie obIa IN live

TT IS WELL for the fortunes of the
Washington base ball firm that
Clark Griffith still is able to live
up to his sobriquet of the "Old
Fox" which was bestowed upon him
partly because the gentleman proved
to be such an adept disciple of that
Mr. David Harum person. Appar-
emily Griff can't grow winning
pitchers, inasmuch as his minor
league farms" haven't produced such
species since the Gorgeous Hussy
was making talk in Washington in
real life. But he knows where to find
them.
The Messrs. Joe CascarelIa,
Jimmy DeShong and Pete Apple
ton prompt this bit of classic OBJ
servatiOn.
They were picked up on short
order by Griffith and poured into
Washington uniforms for more or
less minor service and the only
cause for public complaint is that
Griffith should always pick up
pitchers on short order for light"
duty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-27
BY EDDIE BRETT,
Associated Press Sports Writer

n YEw YORK, August 27.-The,
nj hitters-who should know
say this Teller Feller at
4 Cleveland has the fastest
ball since Bob Grove was at bis
best The M. DIS advised Lou
Little, Columbia's great coach, to
pass up a job helping condition
the college all-stars at Chicago
Louis ailing hip and leg are coming
around, but progress is slow :.
Eleanor Holm Jarrett opened her
vaudeville tour in Detroit last
night.
Lefty Gomez's apparent return
to form has cheered the Yankees
+. Knock, knock" says the New
York Post who's there?" =.
Lefty Gomez And the paper
adds he doesn't mean maybe.
either A poll Of foot ball
coaches shows the lateral pass Is
In for . banner year go With
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-27

A year ago young Mr.. DeShong
was watching the Yankees play base
ball from the bull-pen in New York.
He learned what he could from
a distance of 400-and-some feet
and now and then Joe Mccarthy
would let him mop up" in
game as relief pitcher.
Then, one day last Winter, Griff
offered the Yanks the veteran Bump
Hadley for DeShong. whom he hoped
to make into a starting pitcher good
enough to win game here and there
and help Buck Newsom, Ed Linke
and Earl Whitehill carry the load.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-27
Would Concede Weight.

my SCRAPPER would have to give
AA away about nine pounds to
Canzoneri," he said, land that's lot
Of weight for little fellows. But I'm
sure it would be good go for like
my boys chances"
Jolson limited some other battles
might be considered, as he said: This
Canzoneri has a fight on his hands
first. He's got to 60 through with
that"
The lightweight title will be at stake
when Canzoneri meets Lou Ambers
September 8. Jolson said he would
''be around for a few days"
"I'll offer up to SOS, 900 for the bout"
he said before he left California. He
paid Writ Ross $4,000 for Armstrong;
contract. The young Negro recently
whipped Baby Arizmendi.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-27

and Foxx will fight it out for the home
run championship without me now"
TOE CAscARELLA pulled the same
- stunt yesterday That put Jake
Powell "in bad" with Bucky Harris
Just before Powell was traded In
the second inning, with Bluege on
first base, Cascarella popped to Pitcher
Blaeholder and disgustedly stood sur
holder then let the ball drop safely
ard pegged to Knickerbocker, forcing
Bluege Knick, in turn threw to
Trosky for a double play.
Pitchers frown on ball players like
Outfielder Milt Galatzer or Red Kress
trying their hand at hurting :. 1t
seems to be a violation of the Ameri-
can Pitchers Union rules &. Galatzer,
however, looked more like a pitcher
yesterday than Galehouse or Biae-
holder.
Outfielder Dee Miles, property Of
the Mats. but now with Albany will
be married next month the ladys
name is Mcbride incidentally,
getting hitched has become habit
with young Washington outfielders in
the minors Red Marion set the
style and Bob Loane, another Albany
outfielder, followed suit 80.
T OCAL sports writer's will commit
their annual ball game at Griffith
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-27

rra Sdss ts pa't csaascarella. chapman Stone
Bluege f3J. Gaiatzer. Bolton. Two-base
hits%Kuhei Chapman, Kniekerboeksr
is. Sacrifice-Reynolds. Double plays
stakeholder to KnickerIocker to Trosky
KHheI pnsssissed is,net dsft On Bases ssses or
balls~oT Galehouse: 2; of Galatzer 8
ofi cascarells. 2; Struck cut-By Blss;
holder l; by Galatzeh1ii ,1 Mi.s-O ~
Biaehoider. 5 in IL innings; of qalatzer
Z in 6 innings. Hit by pitcherL5y Car
ho,se Winning pitcher-Carcarella
Losing pitcher-Galehouse. UmpiresI;
Messrs. Summers. Quinn ana Geizei
Time :O1.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-27
Stars Yesterday
BY the Associated Press.

~ tAC AocoSAokCo 4ASoos
Joe Cascarella, Senators-Held
Indians to five hits.
Beau Bell, Browns-His triple
drove in three runs against
Yankees.
Guy Bush, Bees - Stopped
Cardinals with seven hits.
Vernon Kennedy, White
Sox-Pitched four-hit ball for
6-3 win over Athletics.
Joe Moore, Giants-Drove in
winning run against Reds for
SIS victory.
Yves Terrell, Red Sox-Limited
Tigers to five hits.
Ethan Allen and Augie Galan,
Cubs-Former's double batted in
two runs against Phillies in twin
bill opener; latter hit double and
single. driving two. runs in, in
nightcap.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-27
Al JOLSON FISHES
FOR CANzONER| co
Singer Is Willing to Pay
$4,000 to Have Champ
Meet Armstrong.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
n YEW YORK, August 27.-Al
Jolson, who dished out $4,000
a few days ago to become a
a boxing manager, eyed the
added role of promoter today as he
rubbed elbows with fstic high lights in
Manhattan.
The stage and movie singer, talking
enthusiastically Of his recently &C.
quired featherweight, Henry Arm
strong, st. Louis Negro. said he wanted
to sign articles for ring headliner to
meet his fighter in Los Angeles in
November.
Tony Canzoneri, the king of the
lightweights, Is his immediate objec-
tive, Jolson admitted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-27
JOHNNY STONE ON AIR.

Johnny Stone, Washington out
fielder. will be interviewed by Joe Hol-
man over Station VOL at O'Clock
tonight.