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Evening star., 1937-09-11
.SUMP At PLATE
SHAKEN BY TRAVIS.
Picks Up 10 Points to Tie
for Third-Gehringer's
Title Stock Scars.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
N yEW YORK, September IL
N eehringer stock hit new
VI high and Medwick a new low
on the big league batting mar
ket this week
Result: Charley Gehringer, the
Tigers strong silent man." was at
the head of the hit parade with a
1897 average, while Ducky Medwick,
not only ousted from the two-league
leadership, was fighting to hang onto
his National League pace.
Gehringer clouted II hits in %
chances during the week and wound
up with 1897 average, % points better
than his nearest American League
rival, Lou Gehrig, who dropped two
points to 364.
Medwlck. collecting only hits in
80 official times at bat, nose-dived 10
points to .378 and but for a more
complete collapse on the part of Paul
Waner, who managed only 8-for-36
and sank II points to 1854, he might be
even more closely pressed than he is.
a S A result Of Waner's walloping
doldrums, Gabby Hartnett, the
Cubs catcher, slipped into second
place in the National League race
with 1855 mark.
Biggest boost of the week was that
by Cecil Travis, Washington short
stop, comebacking after a deep batting
slump. He hit safely 20 times in As
chances to raise his mark 10 points
and deadlock Joe Di Maggie of the
Yankees for third place in the Amer
ican League, at .356.
Dolph Camilli of the Phillies. in
creased his average to 1893 and made
the National Leagues top 10 for the
first time this year.
Standings of the first 10 in each
league.
Evening star., 1937-09-11
Other Clubs to Try 1t.

ROTH st. Louis clubs, the Cardinals
and the Browns, have expressed
intention of playing limited number
of night games next year. The Phila-
delphia Athletics and Washington
Senator's have been considering trial.
The huge Cleveland stadium, seating
approximately 10000 persons, is
equipped for night athletics and has
been used for night foot ball and
base ball.
But Bradley said the lighting system
would be improved for big league play
and might cost up to s60,000
Bradley said the league undoubtedly
would give its approval to the plans
and he believed the individual club
arrangements would welcome the trial.
1T may be the fans will lose in
terest after the novelty wears off. but
| am determined to try anyway"
Bradley said.
Evening star., 1937-09-11
Hayes Time Is Slow.

AYE was caught in the slow time
Of 2;523. compared to Higgins
American mark Of 2:43.3. Higgins
faded after being in the race most of
the way, and finished third, with
Michael Sojka Of Fort Worth, Tex,
bare touch behind Kaye.
Lake Shore, manned by Charles
Wilson. Otto Jaretz, Irving McCaffrey
and Kiefer, swan the relay in 9:20,
clipping 2-10 Of second from the
former mark set by the all-star quar-
tet of Johnny Weismuller, George
Kojac, Harry Clancy and Walter
Laufer in 1927
The final of the 3-meter spring.
board driving event, on today's pro-
gram, found six contestants after the
crown relinquished by Dick Degener,
who has turned professional The
qualifiers and the point totals they
scored late yesterday were AL Pat
mix, Ohio State University, 148 so;
Ebert Root. Detroit A. c., las n:
Al Greene, Lake Shore A. c.. Chi
cago, 14l.90; Stewart Clark, Miami.
Fla, 1920; Jim Patterson. Ohio
State, 1856, and Johnny Riley, Los
Angeles A. c., 12450.
Evening star., 1937-09-11
FLANAGAN CLOSE
|. TO TANK CLEANUP
Marks Up Three Free Style
Marks, Goes for Fourth
in A. A. u. Meet.
BY WILLIAM WEEKES.

0HICAGO, September 11.-Big
I Ralph Flanagan, the one
man swimming team from
Miami, Fla, was down to
the last assignment today in his
campaign for extensive improvement
in the free-style section Of the ANA
teur Athletic Unions swimming record
book.
Flanagan added another record per-
formance yesterday to his world record
triumph in the mile Thursday, in re-
tanning his 440-yard free-style cham
pionship. AS he had planned, he did
1t IN record breaking style. Swimming
all by himself again he won the event
by about so yards over Tom Haynie
Of the Detroit A. c., in 4 minutes As
seconds, almost seconds faster than
his own American and meet standard
Of 4:486.
Timed along the way, he lowered
the 300-yard American record of 3ls
set by John Macionis of Yale to
3:14.2 and his 4:46 for the full route,
also improved on his own listed mark
OF 4:47.8 for 400 meters.
Evening star., 1937-09-11
Goes for Half-MiIe Mark.

TODAY, Flanagan was after another
free-style championship, and was
confident Of erasing the American and
meet record of 10:O76, he set at Des
Moines, Iowa, last year.
Two other title-defenders. Peter
Flick, sturdy star of the New York
A. c., and Paul Wolf Of the Los
Angeles A. c.. also sought further
honors. Flick was the choice to re-
peat as 100-meter free-style title
holder, while Wolf WAS favored to
retain his 300-meter individual medley
championship.
Adolf Kiefer, peerless Chicago back
stroker, easily repeated in the 100
meters event at that style of SWIM
ming, and lowered his meet record
from 1:065, to 1868. Ray Kaye
of the Detroit A. c., dethroned Johnny
Higgins of Providence, r. l., in the
220-yard breaststroke, and the Lake
Shore A. c. smashed one of the oldest
records in the book in winning the
880-yard free-style relay.
Evening star., 1937-09-11

Yesterdays struggle with the Bees
was swell ball game, but it didn't
Wlnd up right for the Giants. Hal
schumacher and Deacon, Danny Mac
Fayden hooked up in duel as tight
as hangman's moose for IL innings.
nut Prince Hal couldn't get by Elbie
Fletcher with the bases loaded in the
twelfth, and the Bees won their ninth
Wln an l6 starts against the Giants
this year
Evening star., 1937-09-11
Chase Due to FACE Yanks

Chase Due to Face Yanks.
SEVEN straight times now, going
into todays game, Joe McCarthy's
murderers' row has slaughtered the
Griffs in Yankee Stadium. The teams
really played eight games after the
opening victory Of the Griffs. In a
moment Of weakness, the Yanks let
the Mats tie them, 5 to 5.
So much for establishing the back
ground. The only real item of in
terest connected with this invasion
concerns, principally, the 1898 cam
paign. For here, you see. Manager
Bucky Harris is going to take an
other long look at Ken Chase. prob
ably pitch Ray Phebus, too, and. may
hap, use Nick Altrock protege No. /
Arnold Anderson.
Chase has four straight fine ner-
formsnces under his belt. He worked
SIX neat innings against the Yankees
as relief pitcher the last time Wash
ington played here. Then he fol-
flowed with his five-hit victory over
Bob Feller in Cleveland. Next the
kld outpitched Red Ruffing and beat
the Yankees IN Washington, and Just
the other day he threw a five-hitter
at the Athletics, only to lose it.
2 10 0.
Wnat permits a guy to shed his
mantle Of rookie" this observer
wouldn't know, but it would seem
That II Chase can toss another good
game at the Yankees, he can be put
Gown as a definite 1893 starting
pitcher.
Evening star., 1937-09-11
CLEVELAND PLANS
TO TRY NIGHT BALL
Would Have Each Club Play
One Nocturnal Game in
1888 Campaign.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
~ LEVELAND, September IL
Plans for trying night base
ball in the American League
- next year were being made
today by the Cleveland Indians man.
agement.
Each of the teams in the league
would play one night game in the
Cleveland stadium under the plans an
nounced by Alva Bradley, president of
the Indians club.
At present big league base ball is
played at night in only one city, the
home of the Cincinnati Reds Of the
National League, where it has drawn
large crowds.
Evening star., 1937-09-11
S0FTIES IN TITLE TILT.

Plaza Wine 81 Liquors and the
Goode Cleaners will play for the
championship of st. Martins Soft
BAH League at 25o o'clock tomorrow
afternoon at Edgewood field.
Evening star., 1937-09-11
Official Score

Runs batted in-Travis. r. Ferren
Lewis johnson -. Werber. Two-base hits
werner. Kuhel. Home run--Johnson
stolen baseS-Moses Werber Sacrifices
Newsome Travis Left on bases-Wash-
lngton ! 4; Philadelphia. 3. Eases on balls
out-By Ferrell. 3; by Ross Wild pitch
Ross UmpireS-Messrs Ormsby and
Moriarty. Attendance. 800 Time. I51
Evening star., 1937-09-11
KuheI in slump. WaSdeu uur,

JOEY KUHEL, for some weeks now.
has been the weak sister in the
batting order. Apparently Joey could
use vacation. but Jimmy Wasdell.
who is up from Chattanooga for a
: trial on first base, is nursing a bad
leg. Harris had not planned to use
Jimmy for a few days but so weak
has Kuhel been at bat that Bucky
may ysupplant him with Wasden. bad
leg and all, for the rest of the year.
Lefty Gomez, who has beaten the
Mats three times since Monte Weaver
Won that 3-2 decision from him in the
fanks opening game on April 90
was to hurl today for the champs,
Either Jimmy De shong or Pete
Appleton was to face him
The chances are that 1t was to
pe De shong, If anybody cares.
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Evening star., 1937-09-11
ORIOLES FACE TEST
IN INT. LEAGUE FIGHT
Could Yield Last Play-off Spot to
Buffalo by .0001 Unless They
Beat Newark Once.

BY the Associated Press
THOSE ambitious Bears from New
ark may keep Baltimore out of
the International League play-of1s if
the Birds don't watch out.
One one-thousandth of point stood
between the Birds and definite place
in the post-season series, but that
tiny fraction is assuming gigantic
proportions in the eyes of the jittery
Orioles.
The fourth-place Birds need but
one victory of the three games left
to play with the champion Bruins or
one defeat by Buffalo, which has two
games with Rochester, to assure
berth in the first four.
Here's the way the Birds and Bisons
would wind up if Baltimore was to
lose all three while Buffalo was to
win its two:
Evening star., 1937-09-11

always happens. He goes into the
game, does all right for two or three
innings, and then loses his stuff. Any
way, as Mihalic said, I laid them in
the izzels' with my clowning"
Well" says Harris, lets do
little getting together on these
rockies. That Krakauskas can
fire the hall, can't he?"
Onkel Nick takes a long tug from
his stein.
Yeah" he answers. "Y' know what
Ormsby told me? He says that
Krsk-whatever his name ISIS fast
er'n Grove was in his prime"
Well, cuts in Bucky, that's a nice
boost, but don't believe it. But he's
fast, all right. Tomorrow I think
you'd better go to work on him. In
fact, you'd better take Krakau-weu
Joe-and work with him the rest of
the season. Joe and Chase"
Evening star., 1937-09-11
Nick Helps Ken Chase.

ELS call Krakky the Canadian
Honker, suggests Onkel Nick.
waving for another beer. Nobody
kin pronounce his name"
"Okay," agrees Harris. Wen take
the Honker and Chase and get them
to get the ball over the plate. They're
Evening star., 1937-09-11
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both going to make the grade
maybe"
The HOnker amt got no
curve" comments Nick. He's
got funny wrists. They're big
and thick and they don't bend
easy-like."
We'll, don't bother about teaching
nm curve Just yet" orders Bucky
Get that big Honker to throw strikes.
say you've done well with Chase.
mat kid Is improving fast"
L just spread him out" modestly
confesses Nick. Hes still got to
learn a throw to first base. They'll
steal his gold teeth some day. Still.
Grove was that way, too Fact. Grove
still amt SO good at holding runners
on first"
How about Lloyd Brown?" asks
Harris. Hes the same way long
as he's been around, too. But I think
Chasell catch on"
Evening star., 1937-09-11
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Evening star., 1937-09-11
Macon, Chambers Stars.

MAX MACON, called left-handed
Dizzy Dean-only because Of his
delivery-and John Chambers are the
other hurlers. Both are highly rated,
although not quite up to MCGEE In
skill. Skeet Webb. shortstop, and
Dick Seibert, first baseman, are two
others who will be graduated and
there are scouts who believe Lippy Leo
Durocher will lose his job to the
younger and agile Webb
With these youngsters bound for st.
Looey, Hickey will have plenty swap
ping material for the Winter market.
and, if you believe rumors, Branch
already is practicing the lines of David
Harum.
Evening star., 1937-09-11

does all sorts of things :. rises, dips
or shoots to the left or right? Well,
the kid walks to the bench and says,
'Doggone it, I can't throw a straight
ball. It's always doing something?"
why, the pinhead," laughs
Harris. what did you say,
Nick?"
''Haw, haw. I just said, 'Honker,
the time for you to start worrying is
when your fast ball doesn't do any
thing. You know where you'll go
then? Right back to Canada and that
furriner foot ball you used to play"
Nick, that Lanahan has disap-
pointed me-" ponders Bucky 1T
doesn't look like he's getting any bet
ter. The fellow just doesn't know
how to pitch. And, darn it, he's got
fair stuff"
"Harumpff." grunts Nick. He was
a better pitcher.a few years ago, when
be was playing with them Heurichs. .
Case Carries the Mail.
HEY, hey" calls Bucky to waiter.
Let's have some more beers
real quick. Say. speaking of speed,
how about that Case? Can he carry
that mail or can hep"
"Whoosh," whooshes AL
trock, did you see him beat out
that hit to Werber and race
from first to third on Bills
wild throw"
Hes the fastest right handed hit
ter in the league getting down to first
base, 1 guess" guesses Bucky. Faster
than Almada? should say So"
DO you like him as a ball PLAYER
in this league?" asks Nick.
Yeah, l don't think he's ready vet.
but in another year or two he'll
do. Cases got a funny stroke at bat,
but he hits the ball pretty well and
hes got a strong arm. It's just
question Of learning few things"
Well, anyway" philosophers Nick,
Things amt as bad as they looked.
We didn't expect anything of the
Honker and he looks good. Chase got
good in hurry and Phebus looks
like he'll do. Then there's Case and
we still amt looked at those Eastern
Shore bushers yet"
YEAH agrees Bucky
Meanwhile, let's hope we are
thinking all right. They look
good now. / hope they look the
same next year. Meanwhile,
let's get to bed"
pTEnNnNr
Evening star., 1937-09-11
kank Set Test for Mats Rocks Columbus Fine Card Investment
FINER LINE SOUGHT
ON CHASE, PHEBUS
Pair to Pitch Tomorrow in
Twin BiIl-Griffs Waste
Chances as AS Win.
BY FRANCIS f.. STAN.
stan Correspondent Of The Star.

n YEW YORK. September IL
M Not that it means much in
the team standing. because
the Griffs by now are numb
to the pain of defeat, but the Wash
ington base ball firm moved into
never -win-land today.
There once was a day when the
sight OF a Washington uniform used
to make the Yankees quake and
tremble. The Senators had such a
strong habit of vetoing the Yankees
that more than once they kept the
pennant from Gotham. But all has
changed
Moving into Mr. Ruppert's big
stadium today for a three-game series.
which will wind up with double
header tomorrow, the current Griffs
can attach nothing but bitter men,
ories to the bailiwick of the world
champions. On April 20 OF this
campaign the Mats, playing their
second game of the season, won a
3-to-2 victory over New York, but
They haven't won a game here
since.
Evening star., 1937-09-11
Cubs Offer $4,000 for Ri,,o.

F''t""N ayi ssthAVs
THE kio is not eligible for draft, 50
may be left with Columbus fof
another season, but his mighty bat
ting will be temptation for the
Cardinals to give him a lengthy trial
at st. Petersburg next March.
Johnny Riz1o. another outfielder, is
hitting 1868, with IL extra-base hits.
and st. Louis is counting on him for
1888. The Chicago Cubs offered $751;
900 for Rizzo not long ago, but wanted
immediate delivery. and anyway
Hickey is about fed up on helping the
Cubs. Every time Branch thinks Of
Lee, O'Dea and Jimmy Collins. who
were traded off last Winter, he feels .
severe pain.
Three Columbus pitchers are certain
TO be on the Cardinal staff next Spring,
and St Louis can use three without
any difficulty. Bill MCGEE. who was
winning for Frank Frisch when
ordered down this Summer, is the star
of the trio. Since rejoining Columbus.
William has won is games while
losing s, and there are tough batteys
in the association. my friends.
Evening star., 1937-09-11
Columbus Farm Helpful.

OVER the past few seasons the CO.
lumbus farm has sent UP such
players as Bill Lee, Paul Dean, Jimmy
ODea, Brusie Ogrodowski, Mickey
Owen, Terry Moore, Don Padgtet and
Mike Ryba Lee and O'Dea never
won any games for the Cards, for they
were sold off to the Cubs at a good
price, and that adds up the same In
Samuel Breadon's system of book
keeping OF the others, Paul Dean
was star until his arm went sour,
and Branch Hickey still believes
Mickey Owen will develop into one Of
the outstanding catchers of the trade.
Current reports are that st. Louis
really has something coming of the
Columbus pasture this Fall. Foremost
of five or six who will be called up for
Spring inspection is Enos Slaughter,
left-handed batting outfelder, who
has slugged Association pitchers for .
1897 average. with SO extra base pokes
included. Slaughter Is doing his third
season in professional ball, and, at
I'll years of age, is regarded the best
prospect the Cardinals have grown
since Joe Medwick.
Evening star., 1937-09-11
HELP TO ST. LOUIS
AT GATE, IN STARS
Slaughter, Rizzo Powerful
HltterS-Trio of HurIers
Ready to Move Up.
BY FRANCIS J. POWERS


OHICAGO. September l1.-Of all
the st. Louis Cardinals farms.
the quarter section known as
Columbus american Associa-
tion) has been the most profitable.
1t was something Of lucky day for
Samuel Breadon when Red Larry
McPhail few into st. Louis and sold
Branch Hickey the idea OF picking
up the Ohio ivory plantation.
The Cardinals not only have made
good money through the gate at CO.
lumbus, where such showmen as Nc
Phail and George Trautman made the
team tremendously popular. but the
club also has been a fine developing
ground. 1t must be admitted that
Rickey's affection for his native State
caused him to send the better of
Hedging Cardinals to Columbus. but
Ray Blades and Burt Shotton added
fine job OF preening the young birds
for the home nest.
Evening star., 1937-09-11

Yeah" agrees Bucky.
Meanwhile, let's hope we are
thinking all right. They look
good now. / hope they look the
same next year. Meanwhile,
let's get to bed"
The Washington times., 1937-02-10
Land PrOSram Given CONGRESS

enlargement of undersized oper-
ating units and the establish
ment of cooperative grazing
ranges; (2) major shifts in the
cropping plans to reduce the
single "cash crop" and restore
the more stable "b alanced
farm; 60 flexible cropping
plans to permit the adaptation
Of each seasons crop to the
amount of moisture in the soil
at planting time; "a the crea.
ton of feed and seed reserves
against dry years; (5) the con-
servation of soil moisture by
such means as contour plowing
and listing, contour strips, ter
racing, leaving Of stubble and
crop residue in the ground, and
planting Of sweet clover and
winter rye on sandy soils; (6)
supplemental irrigation where
practicable: (D fuller utiliza-
ton Of springs and wells where
stock are to be pastured and
finally (8) the planting of trees
and shrubs as windbreaks on
borders Of fields and around
houses.
The Washington times., 1937-02-10
7 BIG UTILITY
FIRMS BOW TO
SEC RULE
international News Service

A temporary truce in the two
year fight between the Govern
ment and public utilities impended
today as two giant power systems
expressed willingness to register
under the Rayburn-Wheeler hold
ing company act.
Security and Exchange CommiS-
sion officials had expected the
Governments recent victory over
Electric Bond and Share Company
in a New York district court
quickly would bring recalcitrant
utility groups to registration. The
district court upheld constitu-
tionality of the acts registration
provisions.
Two "holdouts" - the North
American Company and American
Waterworks and Electric, Inc
announced they would register
with the commission. They re-
port assets totaling nearly 1000
fnillion dollars. North American
serves 1900 communities in ~
States.
.,, When these register, SO com
panieS out of more than 200 firms
will have complied with the acts
registration provision.
SEC Chairman James M. Lands
recently denounced those compa-
nies that have refused to register,
contending they have been listen
ing to costly advice from Liberty
League lawyers"
The Washington times., 1937-02-10

to provide alternative occupa-
ton for some people.
Action of States
II. Lines of State action
should include ID immediate
surveys of present legislation
affecting land and water use
and conservation to determine
the need for revision and extern
sion; (2) the application to rural
territory of the principle of zon-
ing; go the encouragement of
cooperative grazing associations
as one method Of alleviating the
results Of too-Small holdings
and checkerboard ownership pat
terms; "a legislation permitting
the formation of county soil con.
Servation districts; (5) making
tax-delinquent range lands avail
able for coordinated use with
other public lands instead of re-
selling to private individuals;
60 the encouragement of local
communities to make broader
use of legislation permitting con-
solidation of local governments;
CD revision Of the taxing sys-
tenn to take account of the cur
rent or average income from the
land; 90 measures to promote
ownership and permanent occu-
pancy Of the land and to make
more equitable the position of
those who continue as tenants.
and, finally, (9) assistance to
farmers in meeting the basic
water problems of the region,
including aid in developing local
water supplies for stock through
tax reductions, simplified pro
cedures for adjudicating water
rights and encouragement Of
small or medium sized irrigation
projects.
Local Responsibility
III. Lines of local action
which can be guided by Federal
and State action, but cannot be
coerced-should include Cd the
The Washington times., 1937-02-10
PATRON OF INN
. STABBED

? ARLINGTON, Va, Feb. 10.-Ar-
ltngton county police today or
dered a lookout for colored man
wanted for stabbing Jack Elder,
IS, 1900 Fort Myer Drive, at Spot
Inn, a tavern near Fort Myer, last
night.
Elder is being treated at George
town Hospital for a stab wound
in the chest. His condition was
undetermined this morning.
Police said Elder was first
Treated at the post hospital at Fort
Myer and then transferred to the
washington hospital. They are
looking for Worth Hannegan, col
ored, Of Washington, as his aSSail-
ant,