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Evening star., 1936-08-07
BROTHER is ARDENT
! DI MAGGIO BOOSTER
Figures Yank Recruit Will Hit
! 1926 or Better This Year,
Enjoy Long Career.

By the Associated Press.
GAN DIEGO, Calif-Slumping down
on the players bench at the local
ball park, Vince Di Maggie. hustnns
right-hander of the San Diego Padres,
began discourse on a favorite sub
3ect-his brother Joe, freshman star
OF the New York Yankees.
Vince, % and two years older than
Joe, is capable ball player himself.
and hopes eventually to land in the
big time. Right now, however. he is
content to perform in the Pacific
Coast League and praise brother Joe.
Vince has great hopes for Joe.
"Joe's got everything 1t takes to
make good" Vince said. It'd be al
most willing to bet that he will bat
.325 or better this year. He has 10
years of major league base ball ahead
OF him, I think.
"You know, Joe's been playing base
ball for only about three years. He
played only couple of games in 1882
and then joined the Seals in 1888.
That was the year he established the
Coast League record for consecutive
hitting. He hit for 81 games straight
Joe felt kind of bad when he was
stopped. He wanted to set a new
record for all leagues. Maybe he'll do
It yet in the big time.
Hes a natural hitter. He just holds
the bat on his shoulder. waits and
then takes swing at the last Sec
ond.
Nothing bothers Joe at the plate,
and that's why the pitchers can't dope
him out. He hits any kind of ball.
Gust put 1t in reach and he'll tag It,"
Evening star., 1936-08-07
Bokina Biggest Disappointment.

TRENTON, the Mats farm" in the
New York-Pennsylvania League
also is unable to produce many likely
prospects. Griff is looking for a short
stop and in youngster named Heltzel
the Trenton club has a kid who ha,
been sensation-in the field. The
catch to Heltzel is that he can't hit
His average is a puny .255.
The brightest of the outfelders
playing for Trenton is Welaj, who il,
hitting. 331. He does not figure tc
supplant Sington or Miles as a pros.
pect, however, and If Welaj graduate:
at all, it probably will be to Albany
The biggest Of all the Trenton
disappointments has been
Pitcher Joe Bokina. who may be
recalled as the rookie find" of
the Nationals Spring training
season.
Bokina, showing fair fast ball,
good curve and a first-class change
of pace, was carried by the Washing.
tons when the season opened snd
given several pitching chances. Ht
looked fairly good, but it was deemed
that another season of minor league
pitching would prove beneficial
Bokina was sent to Albany, then
but the International Leaguers sent
him to Trenton. There he figured tc
be a world -beater but. instead, he has
the worst record in the circuit
Bokina has won only games anc
dropped II. 1t looks like Joseph can be
forgotten.
Evening star., 1936-08-07

angel the first appearance of her
horses in many moon.
In harmony with the custom of the
Virginia circuit, the Whitney entries
won a major share of the ribbons. A
newcomer named Nickel beat all the
younger stock in the suitable classes
and even gave the green hunters
turn by defeating the lot of them,
while Spring Hope was the best of the
lightweight hunters. First Night won
the middle and heavyweight green
division, Nip was top among the
touch-and-out congregation and Kin
prillis cleaned up in the Corinthian.
The Corinthian and lightweight
victories were particularly inn
pressive. since Waugh Glassc0ck,
who was riding for Mrs. Whitney,
along with Ed Ferry, had never
had leg up on most of the
mounts he showed, and he did .
beautiful job with each of them.
DR.. Lewis Allen sent Clifton's Lad
and Clifton's Trump up from Win
chester to take care of a goodly por-
tion of the honors left after the Whit
neyites had done their work. and the
Peach brothers also earned a play
from the limelight with their Dorothy
NJ, which won the ladies' hunters, the
junior hunters and the hunter hacks.
When the costume-and-buggy class
came on, doubt that most of the
crowd realized they were witnessing
the most extraordinary event in many
years, but the great bursts of paddy
whacking made it obvious that every
one appreciated the amusement value
Of the competition. Taylor Hardin,
clad in a gray topper, and with his
young son and damsel on the seat
beside him, made a magnificent dis
play with his coach and four, albeit
he almost lost his two men on the
box when he moved off after receiving
the prize for fast-going vehicles.
The winner of the division for slow
er types was that splendid old COW
cred wagon, drawn by oxen, which
made such a stir at Warrenton and
in the national horse show at Madi-
son Square Garden last season.
If ever you'd had an idea that
clothes and boards don't make the
man, there was case to dispel odd
notions Of the sort. d. C. Sands,
M. F. HI. of the MiddIeburg Hunt;
Clay Bayly, Duke Tyler, Mrs. Harry
Frost and half a dozen others got
themselves up in convincing pio-
neer fashion, and to top off the
scene they had boy dragging
along a sleepy bloodhound behind
them. I suspect it was the blood
hound that clinched the ribbon,
Evening star., 1936-08-07

Esty Flop at Albany.
GINNING even brighter In minor
league settings, although the pond
Is smaller, are two more Engel
proteges in Catcher Jake Early and
Pitcher Dick Brazner Of Jacksonville
Of the Sally League.
Engel has tagged this pair an
worth watching, but it's big
jump from the Sally to the
American League although
Goose Goslin Is one who
negotiated this identical hop.
Early Is a left-handed hitter, but
so highly has he been touted that
Jake is almost certain to be looked
over next Spring. He is among the
first 10 batters in the Sally Loop
with a .32O average Banner is the
top pitcher with II victories as
against S defeats.
Looking Northward, where
the Albany and Trenton farms"
are functioning, the picture
fails to look so pretty.
At Albany the only likely prospects
are Roberto Estalella and Pitcher
Ray Phebus. Estalella is too well re-
membered by Washington fans to re-
quire an introduction, but the re-
ports on the colorful little Cuban
are not so flattering. He has been
benched by the International League
tail-enders for his poor fielding on
third base and as a hitter he has
failed to live up to expectations
Latest averages show Estalella batting
1903, but he has been in the throe3
lower.
Evening star., 1936-08-07
Wright Is Likely Prospect,

TAFT WRIGHT, center fielder OF
the Lookouts, is another player
who may have a chance this year.
Taft is q 23-year-old. who a year
ago was looked over by Griffith. At
the time the Old Fox turned thumbs
down on him, but Taft has come
along so rapidly since then that Griff
is willing to admit that he may have
been wrong.
In los games Wright has
batted 423 times, scored So
runs, made las hits and driven
across 86 runs for a .343
average.
Two other prospects. according to
Engel. wind up the Chattanooga con-
tingent likely to wear Washington
uniforms. They are Johnny Mihalic,
second baseman, and Dick Lanahan.
the local boy who did not make good
as pitcher.
Mihalic has the better rec
ord Of the pair. He is batting
at = 1876 clip and playing a
smart game afield.
Lanahan, tried last year and rated
highly as prospect, has won IL
games for the Chattanooga, but he
has dropped decision. Wildness
still is hampering the young left
Evening star., 1936-08-07
PLAYGROUND TENNIS
IS SET BACK BY RAIN
Elimination Rounds Are Likely
to Carry to Monday-Sokol
Is Junior Star.

TNCLEMENT weather today was ex-
pected to force the postponement
of playground tennis tournament
eliminations until Monday, when Doyle
Royal of Park View and Delwin Blue
of Takoma will clash in an important
senior battle at Chevy Chase Play
ground.
Royal advanced yesterday by turn
ing back Stanley Storkslager, 60.
6-3, while Dick Wilmer, Mitchell
Playground, moved along a notch by
trimming Lewis Gorin of Park View,
e4, 13.
In the most exciting junior match
Of the day, Maurice Cowan, Mitchell
Park, was extended to three sets by
Ken Dalby, Montrose, finally winning
out, Ga, 3-6, Ga.
Leonard Sokol of Burroughs, one of
the Junior favorites. also continued his
march through that division, with a
Go. 6-3 triumph over H. Barclay
of Stuart.
Junior Results.
L. Sokol fBurroughs) defeated H Bar
clay (Stuart). 90, 6-3; D. Boyd tRose-
daleI defeated }, Trammell Hoover
nuel defeated L i"Soox cooEsey tRosedale5.
feated B. Hodges tGarfeldI. 6-1. 60;
NJ. Nunez CMontrose) defeated B. Ehrlick
Park View. g., 81: M Cowan
tMitchelD defeated x. Daiby lMontrosej
6-4. 3-6. Cd; B. Kirk (Kenilworthl
defeated G. Kramer tMtcheln. 6-s.
e.. 81: T. Passero ORaymond> de-
feated P. Rusher Park View, 6-4. 6-4:
H. Martin tCooke) defeated F. Williams
tMurch). 81, 6-1.
Senior Results.
DOYLE Royal Park View defeated Stan.
ley Storkslager Happy Hollow. 60,
Lewis Gorin Park View. "a. Ga.
Evening star., 1936-08-07
GODFREY NOT KEEN
FOR EUROPEAN TRIP
Will Reject $4,000 Dixon Offer
if Bouts With Walker, Lewis
Materialize Here.

PROvIDING impending bouts with
Obadiah Walker and John Henry
Lewis, world light-heavyweight cham
pion, materialize here, George Godfrey.
veteran colored clouter. will reject an
offer of $4,000 for three European
scraps.
Godfrey, booked to battle Billy Wells
in a 10-round encounter here Tuesday
night at Griffith Stadium, also expects
to land a bout with Leroy Haynes,
ranking colored heavyweight. in Phila-
delphia. and has numerous offers from
other cities.
Jeff Dickson, European promoter.
has wired Godfrey an offer of S25 900
and expenses for three bouts. the fea-
ture of which would pit George, recog-
nized by the International Boxing
Union as world heavyweight champion,
against Andre Lenglet, French cham
pion, in Paris.
In preparation for Wells, Godfrey
was to continue his conditioning grind
today at 8 o'clock at Billy Edwards
gymnasium, l2l1 U street.
Evening star., 1936-08-07
rSzRpB AND STREAMes!'$E
w. BY GEORGE HUBER >SsZ
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BY GEORGE HUBER.

they could rebait their hooks and
drop them over.
Another excellent fishing spot for
week end anglers is the lower Potomac
around Tall Timbers, Piney Point and
River Springs. Capt. Walter Chesel-
dine, with party headed by Arthur
Johnanneffen, boated 81 rock. weigh
ing from l to 9 pounds, and 18 trout
weighing up to 4 pounds. Another
group with Capt. Cheseldine brought
in 70 rock and trout.
Skipper Roland Mckay reports
catches equally as good. His best
catch of the week, made at the mouth
Of Herring Creek. included so rock
and about 80 trout. These averaged
pounds each. William Hanson and
Evening star., 1936-08-07
Major Leaders
BY the Associated Press.

American.
Batting-Gehrig, Yankees, 1884:
Appling. White Sox, 1873.
Runs-Gehrig. Yankees. 1873:
Gehringer, Tigers, los.
Runs batted in-Trosky. In
dians. 109; Foxx, Red Sox, 102.
Hits - Averill, Indians. 100;
Trosky, Indians, Isl.
Doubles-Gehringer, Tigers, 35;
Hale, Indians, and Rolfe and Di
Maggie, Yankees, "a.
Triples-Di Maggie and Rolfe,
Yankees, II.
Home runs-Gehrig. Yankees,
80; Foxx, Red Sox, and Trosky. In
dians, 81.
Stolen bases-Lary, Browns, %;
Werber, Red Sox, IT.
Pitching-Hadley. Yankees, s-1:
Malone, Yankees, 1913.
National.
Batting-Mize, Cardinals, 1865:
Medwick, Cardinals, 1863.
Runs. Martin, Cardinals, "a;
Camilli, Phillies, 30.
Runs batted in-Medwick, Car
dinals, los; OFT, Giants, 96.
Hits-Medwick, Cardinals, 1853:
Demaree, Cubs, 1873.
Doubles - Medwick, Cardinals,
80; Herman, Cubs, SO.
Triples-Camilli, Phillies, II: j.
Martin, Cardinals, and Goodman,
Reds, 10.
Home runs-Ott, Giants. Is;
Camilli and Klein, Phillies, 20.
Stolen bases-J. Martin, Cardi-
nails. IT; S. Martin, Cardinals. l6.
Pitching-Lucas. Pirates, 80;
French, Cubs, 8-3.
Evening star., 1936-08-07

TOE ENGEL. the Lonely Scout, is
visiting Washington these days
A and seeing much of Clark Grif-
fifth, which is direct tip-off on
the Nationals. 1t goes almost without
saying that Griff, hard as he dies, is
ready to listen to Mister Engel's sales
talk and spend the rest of the season
experimenting with new talent.
Just having written q piece a few
days ago deploring Washington's s
dearth of minor-league talent, you are
interested to hear from Engel, pro-
viding he didn't read where you
thought the Nationals scouting and
farm" systems were weak. Evidently
Josephus hadn't read it, for he didn't
bat an eye.
Strange as II seems, Engel Is
soap-boxing strongest for a guy
who was sent away from the
Nationals with q definite IN.
G." tag on him.
That was in 1894, when Griff and
Bucky Harris looked over Freddie
Sington and decided that Jake Powell
and Dee Miles were great prospects.
Sington was no great fly chaser, he
had bad arm, his hitting was doubt
full and they were afraid that Fred's
extensive foot ball campaigning-he
was an all-America tackle at Ala
bama, y'know-had tied up the mus
cles in his arms and shoulders.
Evening star., 1936-08-07
Rookie HaltS Tribe.

IHEY were shut out by Rookie Jake
Wade's seven-hit pitching and a
l6-hit Tiger attack, featured by Goose
Goslin's eighteenth homer of the year
and Marvin Owens eighth.
Although their game with the Red
Sox was washed out, the Yankees
found their American League lead
stretched to l1l2 games by the In
dians' defeat.
st. Louis Gas House gang of Car
dinals pulled out three full games in
front of the National League pack by
knocking off the hitless Chicago Cubs
for the third straight day.
With Dizzy Dean bearing down in
the pinches to chalk up his eight
enth victory of the year, the Cards
won out, 80, in the eleventh inning
on Johnny Mics game-wrecking
homer.
Rain and threatening weather
washed out the rest of the major
league program.
Evening star., 1936-08-07

The Round Hill School, with its
Tom Thumb wedding; the charming
Middleburg Rhythm Band (and what
a bandD, a pair Of frisky mules
driven to a cart, an old-fashioned
calash and team, pair of handsome
lassies riding in ancient side-saddle
costumes, and many other exhibits
touched the day of in fine fashion
at about o'clock, whereupon partici-
pants and spectators scattered to va
rious points for purposes Of revelry.
Incidentally. the meet afforded an
opportunity to confirm two reports
that Judge j. r. H. Alexander is the
M. F. H. of the Loudoun Hunt for the
next season and that the Whitney
horses definitely will be seen at the
Clarke County show at Berryyille later
this month.
Evening star., 1936-08-07
Arm Is Reported Better.

THUS, after this sort of an apprais-
al, 1t is surprising to hear that
Sington Is headed back to Washing
ton for another trial. Engel says
Sington is one Of the best hitters out
side Of the major leagues and Griffith
is ready to believe him The averages
bear out Joe, showing that Sington, in
l06 games with Chattanooga, has pa
raded TO the plate 1896 times, scored
rs runs, made 153 hits, driven across
81 runs and batted 1856
He must be able to hit," said
Joe, mOdestly. How many big
league hitters are capable of
going down to the Southern As
sociation and batting 1862"
Sure, III bring him back" said
Griff. We've got too many left
handed hitters on our ball club, any
way. If Sington can hit like he seems
capable Of doing he'll do. I under
stand his arm is better now, although
he'll never be good thrower."
The Old Fox isn't sure when Sing
ton will be brought back. 1t all de-
Evening star., 1936-08-07
Reds Are JOlted
Bv Trade RunOrs
By the Associated Press.

BY tne AsSOclated fIeSS.
CINCINNATI, August Cen
~ eral Manager Larry S. MacPhail
gave his Cincinnati Reds some
thing to think about today besides
the prospect of jumping into fourth
place If they win double-header
with Pittsburgh.
"Therell be plenty Of new faces
in the Reds 1887 starting lineup"
he said last night as he left for a
three-week swing around Redleg
farms.
Quite a few members Of this
years team-built largely around
the clubs 1885 "kid" outfit-will
be on the trading block, MacPhail
added. He did not specify names.
but said he wasn't satisfied with
the manner in which various
members" were performing.
Evening star., 1936-08-07
Stars Yesterday
BY the Associated Press.

Johnny Mize, Cardinals-Hs
eleventh-inning homer defeated
Cubs So.
Jake Wade, Tigers - Pitched
Seven-hit ball to down Indians.
Minter Hayes and Bill Dietrich,
White Sox-Former drove in five
runs with homer and single in win
ming double-header opener against
Browns. Dietrich pitched five-hit
ball in nightcap.
Evening star., 1936-08-07
Stops Batters Cold.

DIETRICH, the more recent acquisi-
ton from the AS. by way of
Washington, has taken his three starts
so as to allow his opposition an aver
age Of only slightly more than five hits
a game-a trick he never accomplished
while with the Athletics.
Dietrich and Cain combined yester-
day to pin back the ears of the St.
Louis Browns in both ends of double
header. thereby pulling the White Sox
up to a bare half-game back of the
slowing Cleveland Indians.
Cain, although he failed to 60 the
route. won the opener, 9-6, with the
aid of Jack Hayes hitting, which ac-
counted. for four of the Sox runs.
Dietrich let the Brownies down with
just five hits in taking the nightcap,
Al
The Indians found their second
place standing on the fire for the first
time in weeks BY the Sox double VIC
tory and their own loss yesterday to
the Tigers. 80.
Evening star., 1936-08-07
FORMER AS PITCH
WELLFOR CHICAGO
Put Club Close to Second
PIace-CardinaIs Jolt
Cubs Again.
BY SID FEDER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


JIMMY DYKES old boss, Connie
Mack, has been an unintentional
, Santa Claus to his ex-pupil's s
Chicago White Sox this year.
If 1t wasn't for the pitchers Connie
cast off and Jimmy took on, Dykes
Sox wouldn't be anywhere near the
American League second place they
threaten to take over any day now.
First it was Vernon Kennedy, then
Sugar Cain, and now bespectacled Bill
Dietrich. whom Mack gave up and
Dykes signed up. And each has paid
heavy dividends.
In the 26-game drive since July 13
which swept the Sox from sixth place
into the thick of the fight for second,
these three have accounted for IL VIC
tories. Kennedy and Cain won four
and lost one each in that time.
Evening star., 1936-08-07
'T'ANBARk
NY and
!Ms,A.!',,'TURE:., L.
Bats at .491 Clip.
BY ROBERT b. PHILLIPS, Jr.

BY ROBERT b. PHILLIPS, Jr.
TINE return of Liz" Whitney's
horses to the show ring and
the gay, unique and amusing
u class for horse drawn vehicles
marked the Middleburg benefit horse
show above all others of this season.
Givenu on hot. murky day in the
middle of the week. when almost any
manner of outdoor diversion might
have been expected to play oil by
itself, the affair for the benefit of
Purcellville's library brought out most
Of the better Virginia horses. the re-
mainder of the sporting colony and
the indomitable Liz" herself. who
made a flying trip from Saratoga to
Evening star., 1936-08-07
Homer Standings
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Yesterdays homers-Mize. Car
dinals, /; Hayes, White Sox. !;
Bell. Browns, /; West. Browns, /;
Goslin, Tigers, /; Owen, Tigers, /.
The leaders-Gehrig, Yankees,
80; Trosky, Indians, 81; Foxx, Red
Sox, 81; OFT. Giants, IS: Klein,
Phillies, 20; Camilli, Phillies, 20;
Averill. Indians, 20.
League totals-American, 538;
National, 439. Totals-977.
Evening star., 1936-08-07

pends, it seems, on how Chattanooga
fares in the Southern Association
race. If the Lookouts get into the
play-off, which is conducted under the
Shaughnessey system. Sington's trial,
OF course, will be delayed, possibly
until next Spring. If the Lookouts,
now running fourth, fail to get into
the play-of Fred will get his chance
this Fall.
Evening star., 1936-08-07
DAHLGREN is SLUGGER

Syracuse First Sacker Hitting
High in 800 Glass.
By the Associated Press.
Ellsworth (Babe) Dahlgren. the
clouting Syracuse first sacker, who
has been getting lot of attention
recently from major league scouts.
is making great effort to win him.
self another trial in the big time.
Already hitting somewhere above
320, Dahlgren led the Chiefs attack
last night with six hits as they split
a double header with the Montreal
Royals and boosted his average a few
points higher.
Evening star., 1936-08-07
STARTED AT OLYMPIA.

Earliest Olympics took place on q
mountain known as Olympia, quite
distant from the center of Greek cul-
ture. but It's remoteness gave it added
lure.
Evening star., 1936-08-07
FOOD POISONS HURLER.

ST. PAUL. August Z (Pl.-Wayne la
Master, pitcher with Louisville Of the
American Association, was under
treatment at a hospital today for food
poisoning. He may be lost to his team
for two weeks. his physician said.
Evening star., 1936-08-07
GEORGETOWN A. G. DATING.

Georgetown A. c. desires a base ball
game for Sunday with crack out-of-
town unlimited nine. Call Manager
Al Champion at West 2908-W after
5 pm
Evening star., 1936-08-07

OTHER Solomons Island reports are
encouraging and make the out
look for the week end very bright
indeed. Traffic Director william A.
Van Duzer, with party of six, was
down there Wednesday and went
across to Hooper Island with Capt.
Preston Woodburn. They totaled
about $50 fish, mostly hardhead,
weighing 2 to 81 pounds, and 3-pound
trout.
On this side of the bay, rock, trout
and spot are plentiful. The best
hardhead catches are being made
across the channel. Jack Keleen Of
Georgetown brought in A from
around Ceder Point, all caught by
trolling. Ollie Atlas, Sam Hanlein,
Walter Colten, Bill Berman and Roy
Palmer tried the fishing bank below
Ceder Point Wednesday afternoon
and everything was going fine until
a northeaster came up and sent them
hurrying back to port. Sixty-five
trout, spot. hardhead and rock had
been caught before they were forced
to quit and Atlas reports that condi.
tions were just right on the ebb tide
for getting these nsh a. rapidly as
Evening star., 1936-08-07
MAT CARD HELD OVER

! Here Next Week.
Ivan Managoff and Joe Cox, princi-
pals in last nights postponed wrestling
card at Griffith Stadium, will be held
over for the feature match next
Thursday, 1t has been announced by
Promoter Joe Turner, who will ar
sange new preliminaries.
Tickets purchased for last nights
show will be honored next week.
Evening star., 1936-08-07
M|zE'S LONG HITS
PUT CARDS IN VAN
Timely CIouts by Recruit
Figure in Three Wins
in Row Over Cubs.
BY the Associated Press.

oy thS <1ooOClutGu G4Coes
~HICAGO. August IA 23-
4 year-old country boy, playing
4 his first year in the major
leagues, Is the dynamiter re-
sponsible for blasting the red-shirted
Cardinals to the top in the National
League pennant race.
He is Johnny Mize, from down in
Demorest, Ga, pickup from the
Piedmont College team in Mize's home
town. Within the last three days,
this youngster, standing 6 feet 8
inches and weighing 205 pounds, has
belted home runs and timely hits to
enable the Gashouse Gang to score
three straight victories over the Chi
cago Cubs, 1885 champions.
The Cardinals call Mize the "per-
feet hitter" His present position in
leading the league in batting with
an average of 1865 bears out the ap-
praisal He has perfect eye. figures
the pitchers and has the power and
batting stance of Babe Ruth.
Bats at .491 Clip.
CINCE he forced Rip Collins, rated
by many as the best first sacker
in the league. to the bench July %.
Mize in Is games hit .49l. Officially
at bat 81 times, Mize made 28 hits,
5 of them home runs and 7 doubles.
He drew eight bases on balls and was
hit by a pitcher once.
Mize. discovered by Frank Hickey.
brother of Branch. president Of the
Cardinals, went into organized base
ball in 1880, when he was IT. and
after serving with Greensboro, Elmira
and Rochester he was sold option
ally to the Cincinnati Reds for $50 900.
But a growth on his spine laid him
low and he was returned to the
Cardinals. The injury was cured by
an operation last Winter.
MiZe figures, because of his terrific
hitting power, to remain with the
Cardinals at first base for the bal
ance of the season. while Collins re-
mains on the bench or may be traded.