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Evening star., 1937-08-07

cessor 10 Cochrane
The late Frank Navin spent
years trying to get 4 class
catcher to succeed Johnny Ras-
sier. Finally. unable to develop
one. he bought Mickey Cochrane
from the AS.
That was in 1884 and you know the
rest. Mickey was just what the Tigers
needed. They won a pennant
two pennants a world series
Cochrane rose to vice president OF the
Tigers. as we'll as manager. but always
ne was the catcher =. . the sparkplug
and brains of the club.
York Now Leading Candidate.
THEN, suddenly. a fast ball thrown
by Bump Hadley slipped out
OF the shadows and fractured
Cochrane's skull so that the x-ray
resembled road map. Everybody
knew he was finished as player
In a split-second all of Navins ef-
forts through the years to land
catcher were voided
York currently seems to be the
No. l car didate for Mixes old Job.
Rudy is a big. bronze-skinned Chero-
kee with wide, powerful shoulders.
He can drive long ball. this mas
sive Indian who yesterday popped
his fifteenth home run Of the season
into those distant Griffith Stadium
bleachers like a golfer chipping onto
green.
Rudy is big counterpart of Cecil
Travis in that he was major Lacquer
| without a position. He came up to
| the Tigers in 1884 as catcher,
but Cochrane was at his peak at the
| time and they tried to make a third
baseman out Of him.
! Falls Short On Third.
THE only thing wrong with this
picture was that q work bench
and sole leather were not placed
along the third base. because Rudy
was shoemaker II ever there was
one. Then they tried him at f1rst
base. and thence motioned him to
the outfield.
At none OF these positions was he
particularly adept but he could dent
those fences. and this ability is
capable OF covering a multitude of
sins.
But he could not replace
Greenberg st first, Owen At
third or break into the out
field, 20 he WAS shipped back TO
the minors.
With Milwaukee last year he played
first base and wound up with the
most valuable player award in the
American Association. Last Spring he
WAS taken South with the Tigers
and placed on third base.
He started the season at the bag,
but 1t was apparent to American
League observers that he could not
last. He simply is not a third base
man.
Sewell Trade Hard TO Forget.
NOV he is behind the plate again
and the Detroit firms bosses anx-
ioslsly are awaiting the outcome OF
this latest experiment.
Evening star., 1937-08-07

once again is the hoss shoe
champion Of Virginia.
In thoroughly convincing manner
the muscular, chunky twlrler with the
expressionless phiz knocked off the
defending titleholder. Clayton Henson
Of Arlington, last night on the Mu-
nlcipal Playground courts at Mcmillan
Park in the final Of the Virginia Sec
ton of The Evening Star Champion
ships.
The largest gallery 10 attend an Old
Dominion match in recent years saw
Frye regain title he won last in 1895.
AS slow getting under way as the
Model-T f1lvver he drove up from
Richmond, Deadpan dropped the open
ing game, 5O-39, then turned on more
constant pressure than Henson ever
had encountered in his scintillating
Star tournament career 10 grab the
next four, 50-35, 1920 5O-27. 5o-l9.
Keeps Stakes Hot.
EOR the five games FRYE shot u
per cent ringers against sn per
''''' i'I fltIlN'll, AIIFI me 6rc'
skirmlSh, in which he shot only ST
per cent, Deadpan held an even and
clustering pace OF "a. For consistent
brllliancy II was the finest perform
ance in the nlne-year history Of the
tournament.
Frye now becomes prohibltlve
laVorlte TO win the nam title of
The Star competitlon-the Metro
poIltan Washington, for which the
top Fighters of the Virginia. MARYLAND
and District tournaments will throw
next Thursday and Friday evenings.
Deadpan won the METROPOLITAN IN
1888. and in that conquest his final
victim was Henson. Slngularly. the
scoring was much the same. with Hen
son winning the first game and Frve
the next four.
Gets ~ in Row.
THERE were no exceptionally long
ringer streaks last night Frves
best was IL straight and Henson's II.
The latter has chucked as manv as
80 in row in regular competition.
In a consola ton match Elmer
SUartz defeated Walter Crawford.
50-35, 50-36. and will meet the
winner Of the Dondson- Wolf match
for the right to carry on into the
metropolitan
Washington's pitchers will shoot It
out next Monday and Tuesday eve
nings. Following are the palrines
Bill Woodheld t205-5e) Va. G.
Boyer l44-32)
H. Ronnng Isl-+3 vs gdrar
Brown tl61-38J
B. Heleker Gs5-47) VS.. Elvln Shank
166-45D.
Harry Woodheld G54-33> VS. John
Gourvenac I83-54)
Mel Johnson G8a-48l VS. Samuel
Jacobs 13l-34.
Tom Collins I37-3O) vs. A Snyder
l36-3n.
Francis Battiste Iss-44) VS. P.
Pope Cl42-32D
Douglas NeVcomhe 164-4Ol vs.
Harry Saunders lS8-50'.
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The Disease Is Catching.

is
has
that he through ball folk
to when when
finding
shipping
Clark Griffith benhed him.
York either
Evening star., 1937-08-07

New York base ball writer's with
the Giants wire back Bill Terry
has given up on Memphis Lou
Chiozza and is eyeing Joe Strip
of the Dodgers as his 1888 third
sacker. Don't go to pitying
Jimmy Johnston for losing out at
the Garden. The guy is likely
to wind up as director of sports for
the forthcoming worlds fair-the
job slated to 90 to the late Jack
Curley. So far the Yankees
have belted l26 home runs, of
which rs were contributed by
Messrs. Di Maggie. Gehrig and
Dickey. What are you going
to do with team like that?
The Cardiff Western Mail. leading
newspaper of Wales. has shipped a
large Welsh flag to Tommy Farr
and it will fly from his corner when
he goes against Joe Louis.
Evening star., 1937-08-07
YANKEESP PLAYING
CAT-M0USE GAME
Let Other Fellow Lead Til
Victory Is in Sight, Then
Nail Him.
BY SID FEDER.
Associated Press Sports Writer.

TT READS like script for a two
| reel thriller. A Griffith or Belasco
couldn't do better than the
\ dramatic methods the New York
Yankees are using to win their ball
games these days.
Those Bronx bombers are strutting
their stuff As though the whole thing
were stage managed Inning after
inning, they play nice with the other
fellow. Then, just when it looks as
though the hero will get the girl and
those Yankee villains will wind up on
the short end, they proceed to give you
heart failure with third-act Frank
MerriWell finish to pull the decision
out OF the FIRE. usually to the accom-
peniment Of a homer or two.
For nearly week now, they've
been following this melodramatic
schedule
Take yesterday, for instance For
eight innings, young Bob Feller tied
hits and tanning an even dozen. With
only three putouts to 60 and a three
run lead on his side, 1t looked like
money in the bank.
Red Rolfe Starts 1t.
THEN, In the ninth, Red Rolfe, who
had famed three times before,
tripled to send one run across. and
Lou Gehrig. also victim of three pre-
vious strikeouts. socked a homer and
the game was tied up. Hal Trosky hit
his second homer in the tenth to put
the Tribe out in front again. But, with
Johnny Heving replacing Feller and
with two out and two on and the
count three -and-two on Joe Di Maggie,
the deadpan dynamiter gave the third
act" its smash climax with double to
left that broke up the ball game, for
a is Yank victory.
That was yesterday. The day be-
fore. against the White Sox. Gehrigs
homer featured comeback in the
eighth inning TO pull a victory out
OF certain defeat. And the day before
that. Bill Dickey hit homer with
the bases loaded to bring the Yanks
from behind, and Gehrig blasted one
to break a tie and win the game.
And the day before that behind 81
in the eighth. the Yanks turned the
trick again when Dickey hammered
homer with the bases loaded in the
eighth.
One thing " certain-you can't
beat that kind OF base ball AS .
result, murderers' row is sporting a
six-gam winning streak and \ nine
same lead in the pennant race.
Evening star., 1937-08-07

Attention, Lake Sebago. N. Y:
The Fordham foot ball squad will
train there again this year.
Cardinal Prince, the fastest racer
in America. is as black as his
famous trotting stablemate, Grey
hound. is light. . But there is a
lot of difference in the hosses.
Greyhound is perfect gentleman,
but Cardinal Prince is a bad actor
They won't let you within 3
feet Of his stall, he's that ornery.
. Both horses are owned by
E. j. Baker of St. Charles, ILL.,,
who had an ambition to own the
fastest trotter and PAGER in America
and achieved it. Madison
Square Garden won't seem the
same after October /, when Jimmy
Johnston stops presiding at high
tea every day at 1 pm.
Evening star., 1937-08-07
Major Leaders
Hy the Associated Press.


American League
Batting - Travis Senators. ass
GehrIs. Yankees 37s.
Runs Di Magglo, Yankees 20
Rolfe. Yankees. o"
Runs batted in-Greenoere, Tlser
10, Di MaseIo. Yankees. los
Hits-Di Masgio, Yankees. and Bel
Browns. 13a
Doubles-Bonura. White so1. g.
Vosmik. Browns 35.
Triples-Kreevich White sox, J..
Il. Maggio Yankees. IL
Home runs-Di Massio, Yankee
81 Foxx, Red Sox. IS.
stolen bases-Chapman, Red Soy.
p Walker, Tigers. "A
PItching-Murphy. Yankees, ll-H.
Rufine, Yankees. l4-3
National League.
Battlng-MedWick Cardinals 40"
Hartnett. Cubs. .3o2.
Runs-Medwick, Cardinals s"
Galan, Cubs IS.
Runs batted in--Medvick Cardinals
] 1O4 Demsree. Cubs So
Hits-Medvick. Cardinals, 1h2. =
Waner Pirates 144
Doubles-Medvick, Cardinals, AZ
Martin. Phillies. p.
Triples--Vaughan and Handlsv
Pirates 10
Home runs-ott. Giants. az; Med
wick Cardinals. 81.
Stolen hases-Galan, Cubs. Is: Lava
getto. Dodgers. il.
Pitching-Fette. Bees. 12-3; Carrie
ton Cubs %
Evening star., 1937-08-07
SIGN TALL SLAB PAIR

PITTSBURGH, August 7 (P).-Two
-foot-4-inch pitchers from the
Florida State League. team
'ere added to the Pittsburgh Pirates
oster today
They were Ebert Padgett. 20. a
eht-hander. and Andy Sierra. %.
puthpaw, who will train with the
buccaneers next Spring.
Evening star., 1937-08-07
GRIDDERS DEFY HEAT

PITTSBURGH, August 7 (P).-A-
though the temperature may climb
into the COS, the Pittsburgh Pirates
OF the National Professional Foot Ball
League will open training tomorrow.
First drills under Johnny Blood. the
new coach. are scheduled for Monday.
The Pirates start the season September
5 against the Philadelphia Eagles
Evening star., 1937-08-07
Hartnett Threatens Leader.
Six Hit in 400 Class.

GEHRIG, Joe Di Maggie Of the
Yanks. and Charley Gehringer
Of the Tigers IN the American League,
and Hartnett, Johnny Mize of the
Cardinals and Ernie Lombardi Of the
Reds in the National. all hit 400 or
better during the week.
Standing Of the first ten in each
league:
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Sports Mirror
Hy The Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Today year ago-Archie Will
liams took Olympic 40o-meters to
give United States sweep of nat
races from 100 to 300 meters.
Three years ago-Dizzy Dean
won No 20 for Cardinals and Carl
Hubbells sixteenth victory gave
Giants lead of four games in Ma
tional League race.
Five years ago-Juan Carlos
zabala won Olympic marathon at
Los Angeles in record time Of
2:3l rs as first three fnishers
cracked old record.
Evening star., 1937-08-07
Some May Belong Elsewhere.

HERE is talk Of forthcoming
changes in the slab personnel
nd they we'll might begin with
he bull-pen staff, Harris has an
dea that a couple boys belong in a
rague somewhat less highly rated
han the American and if he had
nybodv coming up Bucky proba bly,
Fould not hesitate to do something
bout it. AS it is, his hands are
he'd at the moment.
Weaver was nicked for 80 by
he Tigers In the first four innings,
! ut in the fifth the Mats began to
et Jake Wade, the young and tightly
eft-hander of the Detroits. Myers
kngle and Miles triple coined a
hun with no out in the fifth, but
Wade then auieted the uprising In
he sixth Simmons triple and Stones
Jingle cut the count to 30 before
n out was registered. Then Myer
Palked and with two down Harris
|ent Wes Ferrell to hit for Weaver
Ee struck out and Cohen was in
tructed to do the pitching.
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Official Score


Detroit oil 100 4l"-lO
WASHINGTON 600 oil loo 3
Runs batted in-Gehrnger ~. Walker,
Miles, Stone Greenberg t2>. Simmons,
York c,p. Two-base hits-Fox Rooell,
Gehrineer. Three-baSe hitS--MillieS. SIM
mons Home run Work Double plays
Simmons to Miles: Lewis to Myer to
Kuhel. Left on hases--Detroit = Wash
ineio on, 10. Bases on halls-On Wade. 4:
OF Weaver, .. Strlkeouts-By Wade, .:
bv Weaver. 3; by Linke Hts-Of
Weaver. in innings; of Cohen. 3 In no
innings; off Linke. IN innings Losing
pitcher Weaver UmpireS-MeSsrS Din
neen, kolls and Hubbard. Time--@:G2
AttendanCe-5. 600
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ReSruerS Give Him JittprS,

|RUCKY'S relief pitchers have given
him the jitters all season. tt
Eetting so I don't know how to make
D move" confessed Harris. L think
I'm doing the right thing when
lift Weaver He seemed to be tired
put and there were two men on base
with the score to ? If We get
hit there, we're either even or
khead and. gosh knows. Monte doesn t
'hgure to give us the hit.
And even If We don't get hit
BE have right to expect those
Fellows to finish the game respectfully.
But. as 1t is. Detroit goes wild against
Them and we're licked"
Mr.. Harris bull-pen troubles are
|hothing new. of course, but they
kre getting him down now. Only
kix times so far this year have re-
ief pitchers been able to show VIC
ories and two of these were won by
Harris starters. Jimmy De Shong
md Weaver, doubling as rescuers.
Each won game as relief worker
knd Pete Appleton won three. The
bther was credited to Linke.
The Mats went through one stretch
:. May 20 TO July u :. without one
u the many relief pitchers getting
FreGt for A verdict.
No wonder Harris cannot help but
bark back to Marberry.
Evening star., 1937-08-07
SCOTT TO FIGHT AMBERS.

Cowboy Howard Scott, local light
weight, will meet Lou Ambers. world
l35-pound champion. in a l0-round
non-title bout August Is at Hartford,
Conn. it has been announced by his
manager, Gabe Menendez.
Evening star., 1937-08-07
Mrs. Mars Is Outbjd

MRS. MARS sought to buy severa !
Of the get of Sir Gallahad. 3D. a
famous sire. but was outbid on two nc-
casions bv Chicago rivals. John Hertz
went above her bid for the s25 900 colt
Thursday and last night Warren
Wright, owner of the Calumet Farm
IN Kentucky, bid $4,000 to take a
hlghly-touted gray son of Sir Gallahad.
3d-Winsome Way offered by Han
COCK and Mrs. R. A. Van Clief.
Another $4,000 purchase. a bay colt
by the same sire out of Mirabeue. sister
to Man O War, went to William Du-
pont, jr.s, Foxcatcher Farm after q
fast-bidding session against Mrs
Dodge Sloane.
Mrs. Mars, however, contributed her
share to the total of $3.50 900 paid for
the Hancock lot. She bought a chest
nut son Of Sickle for $40. 500 a bav son
OF Sir Gallahad. 3D. -Chickadee for
$4,000, and flllv by Stimulus-F-
for $4,000. This brought her total for
the sales to $4,000 for seven yearlines
Evening star., 1937-08-07
Hubbell Winning Again.

THE Cubs are applying different
technique in the National League,
but they're getting much the same
results so far. Yesterday they snapped
out OF q shortlived hitting slump
like shot out of cannon. and
belted over the Boston Bees, 1916 and
So, with \ 30-hit barage in 4
doubleheader.
This twin win gave them b1a
game lead, although the second-
place Giants, who slowly are reviving
topped the Pirates, 6-3, with Carl
Hubbell coming out OF his losing
doldrums.
The Boston Red Sox, hottest OUTFIT
in the bigtime. made It IL games
without a defeat by walloping the
White Sox, rs. on Pinky Higgins
two homers. The Tigers whipped the
Senators, 1913. The Athletics and
Browns were idle
The Phillies kicked away = seven
run lead and lost, 1917, to the
Cardinals Peaches Davis four-hit
pitching gave the Reds = ST. win
over the Dodgers In . night game.
Evening star., 1937-08-07
NATIONAL.
RESULTS YESTERDAY,
New York, &; Pittsburgh. 3.
St. Louis. 10: Philadelphia. 7.
Chicago, 12-6: Boston So
Concinnati 3: Brooklyn. !.
STAINING OE THE CIIrps

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NY 6-i1Ol 81 81 gill 7l57I4OI. .5ssI 81
stL! q d 4L11I 81 7l1151l44 537T1O1a
Pit 81 81 81 81 s1OI 95OI45 526Tl11a
Bos q 81 7! ST. 81 81 1852 469I17
Bkll 81 81 710l 2l-L 81 5l39I55 415I22
Gin 81 Y 4 l! o. 5l-IlO39l55 415I22
Phil u a i 81 II 81 sl-l4Ol59 4O4 I23l9
L. L344OL44 45I52I5 2I55I55l59I-I-
GAMES TODAY GAMES TOMORROW.
Boston at Chicaso. Boston at Chicago
New York at Pitts. N. Y. at Pittsburgh.
Brklyn. at Cincin Brooklyn at Gin
Phlls. at St. Louis. P1la. at St. Louis
Evening star., 1937-08-07

IA /"
M erstvhile boy manager"
pondered back to those boy
hood days as he whipped
4 towel across MS shoulders and
sadly reviewed his Mats third straight
walloping
II wish" mournfullv sighed Bucky,
that I had a guy like Fred Mar
berry on this club. just one guy
who had fast ball and who wasn't
afra Id to rare back and let it go
|over the heart Of the plate
Harris was thinking OF the l0-to-3
|pastine handed the Mats by the
Tigers, who are in town for four
game series, including a double
Iheader today. He started Monte
Weaver, but when the Mats reduced
p 80 deficit to 80 in the sixth
he lifted Monte for pinch hitter
and handed the game over to Messrs.
Sgd Cohen and Ed Llnke, the bull
pen twins.
And they promptly handed it over
10 the Tigers With fiendish glee
he mer of Mickey Coch scored
teven runs in the last three innings
and that, Of course, was the ball
karne.
Evening star., 1937-08-07
STANDING OF THE CIUBS

Ny 610L11I10L 7l12i 965l29 .691
BosL -2I-l u sl10l 41311I55 !37I.59sI o
Chi 81 u 81 5L11l11l12l57l41 .5s2l1o
Detl- y Il u 7L10l 5l11l54 80 .5s1I10l1
Gle q y 81 81 81 6llO43l49 467l21
Wn 3 81 81 81 Sill 44Ol51 .44Oj23'a
stLl 4 8 81 81 q d 731 I62 .333I33la
Phil l o. 81 81 II A 4l-I27L64 297I3sla
L. I29I37I4 l39449I51 I62I64 -
Evening star., 1937-08-07
BY EDDIE BRIETZ.
Associated Press Sports Writer

IA YEW YORK. August mo
I'M American League batter hit
for the cycle (single,
\ double, triple and home
rum In 1886. j.. . Three have done
1T this year-Gerald Walker, Joe
|D1maggio and Lou Gehrig.
Just make it look good. Di Mag
gio contributed a second homer.
Big Ten coaches expect Harry
|Stuhldrehers Wisconsin eleven to
toss 4 few bombshells this season.
|. Well, the yachting races are
over and how is your starboard
tack? Mike Jacobs wife gave
him merry Il" for taking over the
Garden. -. Said he has been work.
|tng too hard, anyway. Mike
vaa afraid to 90 home after sign
ling the lease.
Evening star., 1937-08-07
WIN l3 IN ROW.

The Junior Senator Peeuees SIS WIN
over the Lombardi A. c. yesterday
made il IL straight
Evening star., 1937-08-07

Washington is far from the only
club to find great scarcity OF CATCH
ers. Some with good mechanical ahil-
ity. like Rick Ferrell and Bill Dickey
Evening star., 1937-08-07
STANFORD EX.COACH DIES.

APPLICABLE. Calf. August 7 4o)-
James F. flanagan. SO. head foot ball
coach at Stanford University from
1903 to 1909, died here last night.
Evening star., 1937-08-07
BUSINESS IS BRISK
At SPA TURF MART
Year|ing Sales Run Well
Ahead of '36-Mrs. Mars
Lively Bidder.
Bv the Associated Press

= ARATOGA SPRINGS. N. Y. Au-
gust Where Mrs. Ethel Mars
OF Chicago almost unaided,
~ created boom in young horses
at Saratoga s annual yearling auctions
last Summer. every one seems to be
lending a hand this year.
After the first week of the sales both
the top figures and the averages are
running well ahead of last year. On
Thursday pair of yearlings brought
$4,000 and $4,000. respectively, while
last night the As head offered by
Arthur B. Nancock's Claiborne cKvD
and Ellerslie (Va) studs averaged just
S5 900 each.
Evening star., 1937-08-07
TRAVIS 500 WEEK
T|LTSLEAD At BAT.
Nat Gains II Points. Scars
to .388-MedWick Drops
Point to .4O2.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
n YEW YORK. August Nine of
n the 20 batters comprising the
N Big Ten in each ma ior
4 league hit 400 or better this
week, but it still was Cecil Travis in
the American and Duckv Medwick In
the National pacing the field
This was solely because Travis ha d
one of his bigger weeks and boosted
his league leading average to .3ss,
while Medwick, although dropping one
point to ,402, was still the big gun
of the National League campaign
Travis, young Washington short
stop, Travelled at a 500 clip for the
week ended with yesterdays games,
getting IA hits in % chances, and
raising his average II points Lou
Gehrig. the Yankee walloper, hit for
.407 for the week, but still lost ground.
Hartnett Threa tens Leader.
MEDWICK hit 1893 for the seven
day span. getting ll-for-28, but
this was a slump for the Cardinal
clouter. For the first time in weeks.
his league lead was endangered. as
big Gabby Hartnett, the National
Leagues top catcher, dubbed out nine
hits in l9 chances to make his second
place season average 1892.
Two other hitters. in addition to
Travis. were in the 500 class or higher
for the week. Arky Vaughan. Pitts
burgh's injured shortstop, returned to
action twice as a pinch-hitter and
connected safely each time.
Evening star., 1937-08-07
League Statistics
AUGUST :, 1877.
AMERICAN,

RESULTS YESTERDAY.
Detroit. 10; Washington. 3.
Boston. :: CHICAGO. 3
New York. :: Cleveland. 4.
Only Games scheduled.
Evening star., 1937-08-07
Relief H1rlers No Help to Mats Virginia Ringer Title Frye
HENSON IS VICTIM
OF FLASH PITCHER
'Deadpan' Puts II Per Cent
OF His Shoes on Peg to
Win by q to |.

~ EADPAN RAY FRYE of Ork-
nev Springs and Richmond
once again is the hoss shoe
champion Of virginia
Evening star., 1937-08-07
WEAK MOUND SUBS
MAKE HARRIS VAIL
Pilot Longs for Another
Marberry as Tigers Rap
ResCuers SmartIy.
RY FRANCIS F. STAN

a KR. STANLEY HARRIS. the
M erStWhile boy manager
pondered back to those boy
a hood" davs as he Whinned
Evening star., 1937-08-07
GAMES TODAY GAMES TOM

'HWES IUUNf VAMES TUMORRUW.
Det. at Wn. (2). 30 Detroit at Wash 3.
81. l.. at Phila. t2). St. Louis at Phila.
Chicago at Boston. Chicago at Boston
Cleve. at New York. Cleve. at New York.