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The Washington times., 1937-12-25
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great and the smile flashing that just doesn't
think of her as being small person.
Bette is thoughtful person. We supposed to have
lunch 12 noon. Time cked on and William Wyer, the
director kept putting them through their again and
again The star knew there for she had glanced over
when first arrived and then had smiled twice
Evening star., 1937-07-06
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Brushing Up on the Background.

ANDS barng flags pushing
* the American League palyards Comskey Chicago
1t 1888 and old thrill
- and Connie Mack sitting in the
inevitable hands
bat Let's is
long had been
the
Bill Halahan and Lefty Gomez starting the Americans
10 IN the second inning
run IN the next inning teammate Hubbel
Halahans
National Ieguers
al-star They Mack
viewing the affair test of
idea and stuck with it. Jawn
Mack only half Of his
Evening star., 1937-07-06

YIIH nothing to do until the
I end Of the week. except
Y y maybe to take a gander at
the all-star game, the Ma
tionals were back home today. All
except the Ferrells and Buddy Myer
probably will sit in the Griffith
Stadium pews with the rest of the
fans tomorrow.
The battle of the All-Stars, falling as
it does, is not making the Nationals
mad. Despite that 5-to-3 victory over
the Athletics yesterday in Philadel-
phla, Manager Bucky Harris is re-
garding the whole dream game" busi-
ness as personal bonanza. His pitch
ers need that rest.
Wes Ferrell has been worked hard
and too often since he has come to
the Mats. but there was no other way
for Harris Wes was winning. as was
nobody else, except Monte Weaver.
Lately Jimmy De Shong has Joined
the ranks of the winning pitchers
but none Of the trio of Ferrell. Weaver
and De Shong can be worked without
four days of rest.
Once the all-star excitement dies
away Weaver, Wes and De Shong will
find their work cut out for them.
At the end of the week the Griffs
will make their first invasion of New
York since April, and from there thev
will head West for their third swing
of the year.
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Coastal Plains.
Driving Made-Ov Car, Mays Captivates Auto Fans
Young Californian Brilliant

Not a driver took a drink after
being relieved First request Of
Giuseppe Farina, one of the Ital-
ian aces, was for an apple
Nuvolari sat in his racer and ate
ice cream after faulty wiring forced
him to the sidelines Carac-
ciola, the German with the Italian
name, asked for cigarettes.
Rosemeyer was the crowds man,
for he drove a swell and daring
racing car, but Rex Mays was the
drivers driver The German
and Italian contingent watched
him with open mouths as the Cali
fornia kid stayed in there with his
secondhand job Rex made
monkeys Of them all on the turns.
=. Had he been driving car as
fast as either Rosemeyer's or Sea-
mans. he would have been an
odds-on choice to win after the
first as miles.
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Grin Seizes Opportunity.

RANDs blaring, flags waving. but nc
crowds pushing. 1t is 1886 in the
Bees park, in Boston. The all-star
game strikes bottom in the pool of
interest. Only $4,000 turn out. II
is the smallest crowd in the game S
history and the blame is placed on
the Bees management for neglecting
to reserve all seats A sell-out report
is rumored to have kept the customers
away.
Rabid American Lacquer Clark Grit
fifth seizes upon the opportunity, bids
for 1887 game. He gets it and a
year ahead of time launches plans in
order to show up National Leaguers
Meanwhile, Ford Frick becomes tired
of defeats. Gives Manager Charlie
Grimm the word to 60 out and win
And Grimm does.
His starting lineup is. composed of
four Cards, four Cubs and a lone
Philly player, Pinky Whitney. The
National Leaguers take an early lead
and never are headed. although the
Americans staged a three-run rally
in the eighth. The final score is
to g.
Now the American Leaguers
publicly wonder if the all-Star
game is designed to be a contest
or = pageant. National Leaguers
begin to take more interest in
it, regardless.
1t is June of 1887 and the pageant
or contest angle is cleared up by the
big-wigs. They say it is to be strictly
contest and, as result. the vote OF
the fans again is stricken out.
Bands blaring, flags waving. Roose-
welt grinning, crowds pushing. The
rest is to be seen tomorrow.
Evening star., 1937-07-06

From the standpoint of the work.
ing press it was the best-handled
major sporting event in years I.
Steve flanagan ought to take a
few bows for himself All = re-
porter had to do was get there :.
The rest, If not handed him on
silver platter, certainly was dihed
up in big league style on automatic
tickerS.
Next on the program for the
speedsters is the Grand Prix in
Paris late this month The
Germans will collect their prize
money and depart tonight I.
Nuvolari goes on the Queen Mary
tomorrow All will be back
for the September 3 race In
the meantime, your agent is rush.
ing to catch a quick train for
Washington and the all-star game.
80, See you on Pennsylvania ave-
nue, boys.
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Sington's Fielding Hurts,

The dolls went for Nuvolari in a
big way . He was easily the
sWankiest guy on the track He
raced in get-up of green coat,
yellow sweater and blue pants =.
But the real reason for his popu-
larity was that he never turned
down an autograph hunter, partic-
ularly a woman =. That Mercedes
team-Seaman and Rudolf Carac-
ciola-made it point to get all
its signals on the second straight
away, so the other teams couldn't
see them.
The speedy Germans were i'm
pressed that the smaller, lower
powered American machines stood
up so we'll /. At that, the Amer
ican-made cars appeared like mules
out there Even such a fine
driving Job as Rex Mays turned in
would have been out of the question
II he hadn't been behind the wheel
Of = foreign car.
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1000 May Stand
At'Drearn Came

CTANDING room for 1000 per-
~ sons, plus few reserved
bleacher seats for the all-star
game tomorrow, still are available,
It has been announced by Griffith
Stadium officials. The bleacherS
were to be sold today, while the
standing room will not 60 on sale
until 1:15 pm. tomorrow, day Of
the game.
Salient facts connected with the
all-star game follow:
1890 am.-GateS open.
1890 am. to l pm.-Concert by
Goldman's Band.
II noon-Start of batting prac-
tice by National Leaguers, to be
followed by Americans.
/ p.m.-Entertainment by Al
Schacht and arrival of United
States Army Band.
lis pm.-Arrival Of President
Roosevelt.
lis pm.-Opening Of ticket
booths at upper Georgia avenue
runway for sale of 1000 standing
room tickets. No holders of re-
served seats will be admitted on
this runway. Holders Of grand
stand, box and pavilion seats must
use main entrance. Holders of
bleacher tickets must use Fifth
street entrance.
Capacity Of Grifhth Stadium
$1,000 spectators, excluding men,
bers Of the working press and te-
legraphers.
Time of game-1:30 pm.
Probable batteries-Vernon Co.
mez and Bill Dickey (American
League); Dizzy Dean and Gabby
Hartnett tNational League.
Hotel NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
And WILLARD
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Demaree Nails Apple.

HERO of the six hours and % min
utes of base ball was Frank
Demaree Cub outfielder, who collected
six for seven in the opener and got two
more hits and scored the winning run
in the second contest. His bag in the
first game included three doubles
Lone pitcher to salvage glory from this
hitters' fiesta was the ancient Charlie
Root, who halted the Cards in the
ninth inning of the second game and
won his fourth relief victory in eight
days. The defeats dropped the Gas
Housers to fourth place.
The Giants lost a game to the Cubs
in the standings when the rejuvenated
Bees rallied to win the nightcap, 8-6
after having been frustrated by Cliff
Melton's hurting in the opener. 6-2. 1t
was the Bees tenth victory in II
games.
Only slightly less virulent than the
Chicago slugging was the show put on
by the Yankees in their double win
over the Red Sox. The Yanks took
both ends from Boston, Is to O, to 4,
with Charlie Ruff1ng and Spud Chan
dler supplying the hurting. Joe Di
Maggio's twentieth homer with three
aboard, which won the second game
two circuit clouts by Capt. Lou Gehrig
and one by Bill Dickey made the 61,-
l46 fans forget the hurlers.
Evening star., 1937-07-06

w Y1TH the 1887 all-star game
n only "a hours off, so-called
wv experts of the American
League today claimed a
new development calculated to shorten
prevailing odds on the favored Ma
tlonal Leaguers. The tip is out that
Joe Di Maggie of the Yankees is the
hottest article in the majors, at the
moment, and that 1865 all-star
goat may we'll be 1875 hero.
Dl Maggio's most enthusiastic
boosters currently are the Senators.
who came from Philadelphia last
night to be on hand for the game.
Most of the Griffmen pull no punches
in criticizing the personnel of the
American League all-star team but
they are sharing Well-distributed be-
lief that Di Maggie will be the spear
head of long-range bombardment
that will wreck the Nationals.
AS far as I'm concerned" uuoth
Outflelder Johnny Stone. "Di Mag
eio's the hottest hitter in our league
right now"
This is praise, indeed. Stone is no
bum at the plate himself. MANY
critics, as matter of fact, thought
that Johnny should have been on the
all-star team selected by Joe Nc
Carthy.
Stone, moreover, should be in
position to know whereof he speaks
on D1 Maggie. He spent three of the
last four days watching the Yankees
thunderous drives go over his head
IN left field and sail into the bleachers.
Evening star., 1937-07-06


shortstop but Gen. Crowder gives up
both National runs Later they drive
Washington to 1888 pennant Happy
days for the American Leaguers and
Uncle Clark Griffith until the
Giants are played in the world series
Bands blaring, flags waving,
crowds pushing and 1t is 1884.
The scene is the Polo Grounds
in New York.
The Great Umpire has called Nc
Graw out. Mack isn't present either
1t is decided to let the world series
managers automatically fall heir to
the all-star plotting and so it is boy
ish Joe Cronin instead of the ancient
Mack, and Bill Terry instead of Nc
GTaw.
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MAKE FIREWORKS
WITH SH|LLALAHS
Big League Hitters Refute
Prophets Who Saw Big
Year for HurIers.
BY DREW MIDDLETON,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

TINE gent who said this was going
to be a pitchers year in base
ball apparently is in the same
class with the boys who picked
Custer over the Indians.
The major league teams scored the
awesome total Of 1874 runs, an average
Of more than 10 game, to the delight
of 2l8336 fans who saw l6 games yes
terday. The cannonading was at its
heaviest in Chicago, where Al runs
were scored as the Cubs beat the Cards
twice and heightened their lead over
the Giants to two full games.
The Cubs won both games of their
long and violent double duel with the
Cards, the 14-inning opener 1912 and
and the nightcap 81, before a jubi-
liant crowd Of 39,240, record for the
season.
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SECOND GAME J

~ Runs batted in-Stone, Sington, Peters
~. lWo-b&Se hits-Dean ("D, Peters.
Slngton. Stolen base--Newsome. Double
n!ay-1raVls to Mihalic Left on bases
washington; 10; Philadelphia. 5. Base on
naAS-Oi4 smith. /; 1lriSeouJs-Bs LlnEe,
py FISCHER. |; By Smith 4 Hits-Of
Llnke. in 10 innings; off Fischer, O in /
Umplres-MeSSrs Summers. Quinn and
-AcGoWan Iime-,:UI
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Official Scores
tFIRST GAME,)

Runs batted in-R. Ferreu Almada
Slngton. Myer De Shong, Caster, Moses,
NeWsome. Two-hase hits-Almada. Travis,
S,one. Nelson. Three-base hitS-Sinpton,
NeWsome to Dean: NewSome Amber to
Dean; Mrer.. Travis 10 Kuhel Left on
Bases on balls-Of De shone a. of
Caster, 4. Strikeouts-By De Shong. i;
bY Caster y. Umpires-Messrs. MCGOWAN,
summers and Quinn. Time of game 40
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BY EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer

NE sDeedaax: xGnK: July July sg1nAs. SmAt the he
" the race was Richard Sea-
u ' man, the Engbshman =.
The hero was Rex Mays of Cali
fornla . . Seaman, in his Mer-
cedes, was factor from the start
-. At times, near the end, he was
less than 10 seconds behind the
roaring Rosemeyer Mays
drove a terrific race He was
in an old, broken-down crate which
had been used by Tazio Nuvolari,
last years champ, as tune-up
job just the same, Mays was
up there all the time Smart
driving on the treacherous curves
more than made up for the advan-
tage the high-speed German cars
had on the straightaway >. Mays
did a swell job of plotting and rates
three cheers in every American
book. &c..
Evening star., 1937-07-06
COAST WANTS ZUPPKE
Illinois Coach Sought as Pacific
Loop Commissioner.

More than any other name, that Of
Robert Zuppke. foot ball coach at IL
linois, is heard on the West Coast as
the man the Pacific Coast Conference
wants as occupant of the Office of ath-
letic commissioner, job analogous to
that of Maj. John L. Griffith of the
Western Conference.
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GAMES TODAY GAMES TOMORROW.
No games scheduled. All-Star game. l 80.
WAR ADMIRAL AT SEA
Banker Asks Yacht Race Result,
Gets Belmont Finish.

On the day of the Belmont Handi-
cap, the new Americas Cup defense
candidate, Ranger, was racing at
Newport against Yankee and Rain
bow. A banker of nautical enthusi-
asm called up his club, the New York
Yacht Club, in the late afternoon.
Can you tell me who won the
race?" he asked
War Admiral" replied the club
telephone operator without hesitation.
Evening star., 1937-07-06
FAN POLL WRONG,
VET PILOT HOLDS
Connie Believes Managers
Responsible for Play De.
serve Free Hand.
BY CONNIE MACK.

(OM Of my best friends among
the newspaper men and a
sprinkling of other fans I
- know well have complained
about one feature Of this years all
star game here tomorrow They feel
fan poll rather than managerial
selections should determine the line
ups of the two teams.
I don't agree with them.
True, base ball belongs to the fans.
I've spent the best part of a long
life trying to give them what they
wanted
Unless I'm still wrong. they want
the best possible kind of base ball
any day they happen to come to the
parks.
feel managerial selections como
as close as is humanity possible TO
that ideal.
Evening star., 1937-07-06
Tribe Is MercileSs,

THE ST. Louis Browns took grue-
some double beating from the In
dians, IA to 4, Is to 4. The Tribe S
artillery found the hapless Brown
mound staff for 38 hits, with Hal
Trosky smacking three over the wall
in the opener and Roy Weatherly ano
Julius Solters hitting for four in the
nightcap.
Home runs were in the fore in De-
troit, where Rudy York and Hank
Greenberg contributed circuit drives
to Detroit's clean sweep over Chicago,
8 to and to 4, and annexation of
second place in the American League.
York's drive with two on in the tenth
won the nightcap.
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Linke Delivers as Starter.

EDDIE LINKE'S performance In
- Philly yesterday was a pleasant
item and may mean that Griff's
round man may muscle his way into
the picture, after all Hard pressed
for pitching, Harris started Linke in
the nightcap and was rewarded when
roly-poly Ed worked 10 fine innings
against Southpaw Edgar Smith in a
% tie. Llnke held the Athletics to
only seven hits and thereby climaxed
a series Of recent performances which
have been consistently high grade.
All of the others, however, were de-
livered as relief pitcher.
Bucky and President Clark Griffith
always have liked to look back to the
last few weeks of the 1885, season.
when Linke won eight straight starts.
Up to then he had been just another
pitcher, promising but not very sue
cessful
Last year Ed was regarded as q
starter in the Spring. but before the
season was very old he was down in
Chattanooga. A sore arm kept him
from doing much there and he finally
returned near the end of the year. He
was retained this Spring chiefly be-
cause Harris did not have much choice
in the way of pitchers.
SingtOn's Fielding Hurts.
THAT was only Linkes second start
yesterday, and logical theory of
some of his mates is that Rick Ferrell
may mean the difference between the
Linke of 1886 and pitcher who can
(See MATS, Page A-15.)
Evening star., 1937-07-06
Joe FIopped in 1894


HAVE to marvel at that Di Mag
gio's power" Stone was telling
Bucky Harris today. you know how
1t is when you are going to sacrifice?
You square away at the plate, fiat
footed, and the ball looks like bal
loon coming up. Well, that's how it
must look to Di Maggie all the time.
He has no stride, to speak of.
when he's taking a full swing. He lust
stands f1atfooted and puts all shoul-
ders and wrists into the ball And,
believe me, it rides. He must be one
OF the most powerful men in the
majors"
Harris had no counter argument.
Bucky is another who thinks that
Dl Maggie will wipe away the stigma
OF 1885 tomorrow at Griffith Stadium
ID Maggie did nothing to iniure the
National Leaguers' cause last wear in
Boston. He became the first recruit
ever to play on an all-star team and
1t was most disastrous experience
In right field he butchered single
by Billy Herman of the Cubs and it
went for a triple, allowing a run to
score IN 4-to-3 battle. At bat he
went hltless. On his last appearance
the bases were loaded when he lined
to Shortstop Leo Durocher.
1t was Well-hit ball Had it been
hit directly elsewhere than straight
into an inf1elder's hands it would have
been big blow and made him the
nero instead of the flop. AS it was
Di Maggie left Boston with goat,
ringing in his ears.
Amerks Loaded With Center Fielders.
WHAT has been puzzling most
critics in connection with the
American League teams personnel is
Joe McCarthy's outfleld set-up. With
Gerald Walker out and Sammy West
named in his place, Mccarthy has
four center fielders and two right
f1elders. At least, that is where these
men play for their own clubs. He
has not single left fielder.
West, Roger Cramer, Earl Averill
and Di Maggie play center for the
Browns, Red Sox, Indians and Yank-
ees, respectively. Jack Bell and Wally
Moses are right fielders and Moses
played center prior to this year.
If Mccarthy plays anybody but
Di Maggie in left for the whole game"
claimed one Of the Senator's, hes not
the manager think he is. Di Maggie
Is the only outfielder in the bunch
qualified to play left field in Griffith
Stadium"
Most ball players cannot get over
the selection Of team (the American
League's) whereby three first basemen
(Foxx. Gehrig and Greenberg) are
(see DI MAGGIO, Page A-l5.)
Evening star., 1937-07-06

Piedmont.
Durham. ~: Charlotte "A.
ROCKY Mount. 11-4: Winston Salem,
10-1.
Portsmouth. 2-3; Norfolk. is.
Richmond. 1875; Asheville, "a,
Eastern Shore.
Crisfeld. z; Pocomoke a
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Game Is No Exhibition

IT HAS been discussed from all
angles. Fans often vote weeks in
advance of the game. The man they
like for certain position on his
early play may have slumped, thereby
endangering his leagues hopes.
Remember, while tomorrow's game
presents dream" line-ups, there will
be no day-dreaming out there. It is
(See FAN POLL, Page A-15)
Evening star., 1937-07-06
League Statistics
JULY &. 1897.
AMERICAN.
RESULTS YESTERDAY.

WASHINGTON -; Philadelphia 81
tsecond game called darkness.
New York. 15--S: Boston. O..
Detroit 81; CHICAGO 4-4
Cleveland. 14-l5; ST. Louis, "A.
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National Leaguers Turn on Joe.

A new slugging sensation named
Medwick hits home run. So does an
old favorite named Frisch. The Ma
tionals take 40 lead, but eventually
Evening star., 1937-07-06

the Americans win, 9 to 7, by over
powering Dean, Warneke and Mungo.
1t is queer game. A scoring record
is set when the Americans cross the
plate six times in the fifth inning,
but the game goes down in history
for pitching performance.
That is the year, you see, that
Hubbell successfully famed
few batting nonenities-Ruth,
Gehrig, Foxx, Simmons and
Cronin.
National Leaguers deplore Cronin's
methods, as they did Mack's. Terry
uses 20 of his players; Cronin only
Is. They set up such howl that a
movement is started to take the vote
away from the fans. The rival man.
ayers are named to select the teams.
Evening star., 1937-07-06

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NY D. q 6 81 81 g. 74a27l.6O9
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Mr.. Hemsley Goes to Town.

WI' hcshsiey OOcS W AOWn.
RANDS blaring, flags waving,
crowds pushing. 1t is 1885 and
the scene is Cleveland's Municipal
Stadium. The record all-star game
crowd of 69,812 shells out nearly $94,-
900 and the teams that take the field
are chosen by Managers Mickey Coch-
rane and frankie Frisch.
Cochrane surprises everybody by
sitting on the bench and letting Rol-
lie Hemsley catch the entire game
Once upon time Hemsley was waived
out of the National League and now
he turns up as the Americans all-star
catcher. Well. that's base ball.
Frisch uses 18 players; Cochrane, IS.
The Americans take an early lead
against Bill Walker Of st. Louis and
win, 4 to l. Foxx is the big star
with a home run and big single.
American and National
Leaguers squawk. The Nationals
dig up their cid grippe and say
that Cochrane was unfair in
playing only . few Of his stars.
American League fans in New York
point with disfavor to the box score,
which shows that Cochrane used
Vernon Gomez for six innings and
Mel Harder for the rest of the dis
tance. Mickey is accused OF trying
to hurt the Yanks' nag chances by
overworking Gomez.
Fans from all over the country pro-
test the vote taken from them and
q compromise Is effected for the next
year. Fans will pick the squads and
the managers will select the lne-ups.
Evening star., 1937-07-06
Texas.

Texas.
Tulsa. 40: Oklahoma City. 81
San Antonio. 3-4; Galveston. 10.
Fort Worth 9-3; Dallas n.
Beaumont. A.; Houston. O-5.
Coastal Plains. 8
Williamson. 2-2: Tarboro. OF.
New Bern. 1915; Kinston. 9-5.
Snow Hill. A.: Goldsboro. 1-3.
Greenyille 3-4; Ayden %
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STANDING OF THE CLUBS.

NATIONAL.
RESULTS YESTERDAY.
Chicago. 13-9: St. Louis 12-T.
New York 6-H: Boston. IS.
Pittsburgh .-5: Cincinnati. IL.
Philadelphia. 81; Brooklyn. II.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
Evening star., 1937-07-06
MATS MOUVDSMEN
WILL ENJOY REST
A||-Star Game Lay-off Is
"Break"-Linke Surprises
in Tie With AS.
BY FRANCIS F. STAN,

Y YITH nothing to do until the
end Of the week, except
Y y maybe to take a gander at
the all-star game the Ma
Evening star., 1937-07-06
J0E'S BAT FIGURED
TO BA[K n. |. CLUB
Yank, Who Failed Last Year,
Now Regarded Hottest"
Hitter in League.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.

w YlTH the 1887 all-star game
NJ only "a hours off, so-called
v " experts of the American
League TODAY claimed a
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