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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-08
COCHRANE HINTS
HE'LL DON MASK
Will Resume Game After
Vacation, Says Deposed
Tiger Manager.
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
DETROIT. Aug. 8-Mickey Coch-
rane. deposed manager of the Detroit
Tigers and a great catcher until he
suffered a triple fracture of the skull
in 1887. kept his chin up as usual
today and prepared to leave with his
family tomorrow for vacation on a
Wyoming ranch
After that I'm coming back to take
another crack at big league baseball, :"
he said.
At the Tiger clubhouse in Briggs
Stadium yesterday. few hours after
his discharge was announced. Cochrane
said good-by to members of the team
and Coach Del Baker, who succeeded
him as manager.
Kind of sudden, wasn't it?' Coch-
rane observed with grin.
He did not wait to watch the game
in which Detroit defeated the Boston
Red Sox. to 3. The Tigers lost the
first two games of the series.
Cochrane Fighting Manager.
With Detroit II games behind the
league-leading New York Yankees and
in the second division, Cochrane's re-
lease was announced Saturday night
by Walter o. Briggs. ST, owner Of the
club. His salary. said to be $45 1000
a year is to be paid until the end of
the current season.
Although Cochrane as manager Of
Detroit for five years won two pen
nants. one world series and never
finished lower than second place. the
club owner believed the 1888 team was
better than its performance showed
and that something had to be done"
Cochrane was fighter when he
hit the line for Boston University
and when he snarled through his
mask at Bob Grove, George Earn
shaw and Rube Walberg and served
as the sparkplug of the last great
Philadelphia team
He remained game to the core as
he drove the Detroit team to two
successive pennants in his first fling
as manager. He kept going after
serious nervous ailment in 1886
and after his playing career was
ended in the spring Of 1887, when
he was felled by pitched ball in
Yankee Stadium.
Consequently he wasn't making any
excuses or voicing sympathy for him
self today.
Return to Catching Hinted.
In Detroit, rabid baseball town,
perhaps the most common explana-
ton of the Cochrane custer was this
"A great playing manager, but not
so hot as a bench boss"
A rumor frequently heard was that
Cochrane as player spent his energy
fighting the opposing team, but as
bench manager. his own players
were the target. Last winter Cochrane
himself expressed desire to return
to action as a catcher. Owner Briggs
opposed the plan. but later changed
his mind. Even so, Cochrane did not
resume catching.
Despite the severe injury of 1887
and the fact that Cochrane Is IS
years old, some observers believe he
could return to action next season
and catch successfully. Perhaps that
is what he had in mind. because he
indicated he was not interested in
another managerial post.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-08
Surge at Bot Gires Mats Hope of Top Bracket Finish
Win, Lose or Draw
Other Pilots Said Ready to Throw Ice o. Boxer.
Rumors Soy Cochrone May Lond in Boston.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN,
Stan Correspondent Of The Star.

Del Baker the third him.
one
fellow pilots
a
Of the White that the first division
Charlie the
with imagination have doped that Crane will
Red
Mickey that
according
Washington of
Grths wonder what will become of
Buky the managerial this
happened firing Cochrane
they three weeks
which couldn't blame
N
president who,
him Saturday it's baseball But the
it?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-08
Job With Mackmen Suggested for Mickey Cochrane
. "Hox!eh"Rd x Overtime Comes:

man. whose batting average slid
from high in the .300s to about
.27O, is riding the bench for the
AS now There oughta be q
contest to find out why Joe Di
Maggio's hitting is 10 to 20 points
heavier on the road than in the
Yankee Stadium home grounds this
season (Broadway wise boys
are barred.
Mickey Cochrane is writing a
book on the hows and why's of
baseball But he land about a
million other guys) still don't know
why the Tigers let him out.
Charley Gehringer follows Lou
Gehrig into that cereal company's
"all-America" popularity baseball
team incidentally, did you
know the Tigers strong. silent
man." who'd rather show you his
watch than tell you the time, once
won . speech-making contest?
Frederick (the oreat) Benham,
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and the hoss-laugh comes right out.
Despite that double kicking
around they handed the Giants yes
terday, the Pirates look all tired
out. And the front ONCE isn't
making it any easier for EN-. .
Even though the BUGS have been
playing heavy schedule the last
couple of weeks. the bosses won't
cancel their exhibitions. Even
have one carded for McKeesport,
Pa, tonight.
One reason the Red Sox are
sticking up there-they've played
six extra-inning games this year,
and won all of 'em.
It's costing Elwood Cooke, the
classy Portland tennis prospect,
$1,000 to stay in the Eastern net
circuit this summer. He's one
of the few making the tour at his
own expense-and won't quit until
he makes the Davis Cup squad.
Notice swinging Sammy Chap
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-08
Onkel Nick Would Be 48.

Onkel Atrock the Nationals Bobby
majors few Clark
schooboy practically
Ncks
Spends all his taking gooy wnd-up
That's the IL hits; When hitting
pitchers.
right" Nick. but wish 10
living pitching Nick amended his est
mate could
the ball the plate Nobody going
to control"
item-Washngtons pitching
of
college much
ball.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-08
BY DREW MIDDLETON,
Associated Press SPORTS Writer.

NEW YORK, Aug. 8-The Pittsburg
Pirates are en- route to the National
League pennant without the aid OF
great pitcher. great hitter or mirrors.
The best guess is they are collection
OF pretty good ball players suddenly
filled with the old zing. which Is more
important than all the hitters or
pitchers you could crowd into Forbes
Field.
Whatever it is, the Pirates appear
to be in a very fair position to gallop
into the world series for the first time
since 1927 when they were unceremo-
niously thumped by the Yankees In
four straight games.
The BUGS exalted position as league
leaders has brought form Of mass
hysteria to Pittsburgh. Every one
is happy except the manager Of one Of
the hotels. who. earlier in the season.
took on large convention for the first
week in October.
Messrs Will Terry Gabby Hartnett
and Bill McKetchnie have been BROOD
ing about the Pirates like the witches
in Macbeth. They figure the BUGS
will crack and allow the Giants, Cubs
and Reds to settle for first place.
Needless to say Pie Traynor, the Pr
rates manager, doesn't agree with this
charming theory.
Rizzo. Handley Boost Club.
"Those clubs are the ones that did
the cracking, and they'll do more"
said Pie, I'VE just got started late.
They had their chance and they all
cracked and couldn't keep the pace"
That the Pirates yearly have the
best team in the league on paper has
long been National League legend
Not even Larry MacPhail has figured
out how to play games on paper and
the Pittsburghs usually limped home
third or fourth.
"Ill tell you why that was" said
Traynor. look. how many home runs
did Joe Di Maggie hit for the Yanks
last year. as wasn't it,"
The figure was correct as stated.
We'll" continued Traynor with =
sad smile, "the Pirates did darn near
as good. They hit As homers all told
That's why we didn't win the pen
nant. We had good hitters. sure. but
today you have to have a guy thatll
come up and knock it out Of the park.
This year we have young Johnny Rizzo.
He isn't any Di Maggio-yet. But he's
hit IL home runs and he'll hit more.
That's one Of the reasons"
Another reason is Lee Handley, the
third baseman who is bubbling over
with fight and fire. He has made the
Pirates pennant-conscious and filled
them with a turbulence reminiscent OF
the Cardinals in their PALMER days
Ball players around the league think
he is worth his weight in pennants to
the BUGS.
Hurlers Not Great, All Good.
"He has them guys really talking,
said one Of the Giants. They're real
nasty now: picks fights with umpires
knock you down when they tag you
and all that stuff. He makes that in
field, too. it's pretty close to being the
best in the league"
Pie hastens to deny he had any
great pitchers. "A lot Of good ones
though" he pointed out. mo Fellers
no Groves, no Deans. but lot Of goot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-08

one-time scribe, would like Judge
Lands to change the World Series
rules so that a game rained out
before the fifth inning would start
up again on the next playing date
at the exact spot it was washed
out So that team piling up a
lead before the fifth wouldn't lose
it Barney Dreyfuss wanted a
rule like that for the regular season
for years.
Even though George Hudson,
Berkeley (Calif) coach, made him
what he is today, Frank Kovacs
had to give him up when he was
picked for the Davis Cup squad.
The Cardinals have their eye on
young Morton Cooper. who's gone
through stretch Of four games
with Houston allowing just one
run and IL: hits. -. But the kid.
who halls from independence, Mo-,
Is SO homesick he has TO have his
brother on the club with him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-08
WEEK UP ON GOLF MEET
Chicago Field So Full, Champion
Can't Play Until Saturday.

CHICAGO, Aug. 8 (P.-Don Arm
strong Of Aurora, H., the defending
champion, held a place in the quarter
trict amateur golf tournament today,
but could do nothing more about it
until Saturday when l8-hole match
play will be resumed. Tournament
officials said the meet was split over
two week ends to accommodate the
fields.
Advancing with Armstrong in yes
terday's two match play rounds were
three other non hicagoans-A. H.
Anderson and Jerry Frost of Kenosha
Wis. and Sid Solomon Of st. Louis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-08
Pittsburgh Raping as BUGS
Are Pushed TOWARD Flag by
Rizzo's Punch, Handley's Pep

boys. They 60 in there and pitch their
heads off,"
Just then Rizzo walked into the
dugout. TIE has little respect for any
one, especially pitchers. Some one
remarked on his ability to powder the
ball
Huh, that amt nothin'," said he
modestly. Il shoulda been up here .
couple Of seasons back. The Cardinals
had me and kept showing me around
in the bushes, but was just as good as
I am now"
''Attaboy. john" said Traynor,
keep talking that way and maybe
you'll get a chance at some Of those
American League pitchers this fall"
If they're like these guys it will
be sucker stuff" said John.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-08
YANKEES NDBUCS|
SURVIVE BIG TESTS'
Crush Indians and Giants
in Crises-Ruffing Star,
HubbeII a Failure.
BY HUGH S. FULLERTON,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


One reason why the old argument
as to what happens when an irreslst-
ible force meets an immovable object
never has been settled is that one or
the other always fails to live up to
advance notices.
That's the case in the recent CRU
cial' tits in which the New York
Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates, cur
rently the fastest-moving forces in
major league baseball, met up with
the clubs that were supposed to be
the strongest barriers ahead of them,
Cleveland and the New York Giants.
The Yankees, by routing the Tribe.
10, yesterday. made clean sweep of
the series and stretched their lead to
5i2 games. The Pirates, after losing
the opener. scored a decisive double
victory yesterday, ST. and 1873, 20
gain a 6i2-game margin.
Ruffing Hurls Tw0-Hitter.
More to the point were the collapse
of the Giants and the way the Yanks
won. The Giants made only 10 hits
all told. including two homers by Mel
OFT. And the usually reliable Carl
Hubbell was belted out in the seventh
inning of the nightcap for his second
decisive defeat within a week. Red
Rufing. erratic and troubled with a
lame knee lately. returned to hold the
Indians to two hits while Lou Gehrig.
whose hitting hasn't been of the best.
virtually settled the game when he hit
his 18th homer with Joe Di Maggie
aboard in the fourth.
The Tigers. with Baker at the helm.
WallOped the Boston Red Sox. 7-3, as
Hank Greenberg socked his 38th home
run with two aboard in the first inning.
Cincinnati's Reds. with a chance to
Gust the Giants from second place by
winning a double-header from Brook
lvn, lost two tough ones instead, lilo
and 6-3. and finished tied for third
with the Chicago Cubs. who first
trimmed the Boston Bees. "a, then
yielded. SO. to Jim Turner's shit
flnging.
Ruth and Grimes Bounced.
The Reds had 5-run lead In the
first inning of the opener, but Johnny
Wander Nicer gave out five walks in
the some inning and the Dodgers
eventually won with three runs in
the ninth. In the excitement Coach
Ruth and Manager Grimes were
bounced out of the game.
NewsOnn couldn't evep drow q
crowd, only $50 turning out for his
double effort. He beat the Athletics
in the opener, $50, giving up eight
hits, tanning nine and receiving the
support of two homers by Harold
Cliff. The AS knocked him out early
in the nightcap. however, and went on
to win, 8-5.
Claude Passeau pitched the Phillies
to Shit, 6-3 win over the ST. Louis
Cardinals. but the Gashousers took the
rain-shortened nightcap, 5-I.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-08
BY SID FEEDER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, Aug. 8-Note to c.
McGillicuddy, Philadelphia: Why
not have Mickey Cochrane come
back to the Athletics? He could
help . lot with those young fellers
Of yours. And he's too grand a
guy to be out of baseball.
Tip: II and when Don Bulge
turns pro, watch for Fred Perry
and Ellsworth Vines to put on a
holdout unless they get just as
much do-re-mi as the red-head,
which may be 75gs.
Heavy advance ticket sale out
Ohio State way is leading folks to
believe Francis Schmidt and his
Buckeyes are gonna go places in
the Big Ten this fall.
When photographers want to give
one of those hee-haw shots of
Greyhound. the trotter, his train
ers give him q chaw of tobacco. J..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-08

high. The Hambletonian trotting clas-
sic will be run at Goshen the same
day and baseball game is scheduled
in Brooklyn that night. There Is .
darb Of a heat wave, besides.
Both boys were expected to wrap
up their training today. rest up tomor-
row and motor In from New jersey
for the weigh-in wednesday noon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-08
Simmons Was Cases Idol.

rarely friendly themselves interest
that Baker undermined his pal Al
thinking talking but the duke wondering
the AS
call
he'll sure
booster for Rookie George
said
understand
outnumbr customers When the
spectators
M upper deck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-08
NEGRO RACE NEAR
RING GRAND SLAM
Third Title for Armstrong
Would Leave Whites One
Major Boxing Crown.
BY GAYLE TALBOT.

NEW YORK. Aug 8-Lou Ambers,
the lightweight champion. is due to
step up and get his Wednesday night
at the Polo Grounds. and after that
is done the Negro race will have all Of
the important boxing titles sewed up,
excepting the middleweight
The amazing Henry Armstrong. pro-
viding he plasters Ambers as he is IA
vored to do by odds of 10 to S. will
hold the featherweight. lightweight
and welterweight togas. collection
without parallel in boxing history. 1t
is doubtful that boxing has seen the
little Negroes equal. though the old
timers still insist that Joe Cans would
have taken him.
Joe Louis, of Armstrong; approx
mate shade. holds the most important
and lucrative crown of them all. the
heavyweight. John Henry Lewis. also,
of color, controls or does not control
the light situation, de-
pending upon whether you have been
listening to the New York Athletic
Commission. Those sultry solons have
written John Henry off the books.
At any rate, and always providing
that Armstrong catches up with the
springy Ambers within is rounds,
there will come near being a solid
Negro front on the fistic ramparts.
Throws LOO Punches.
Armstrong is going after his third
oh ,v,;4 ~, <hov
Only last October the grim little
Negro failed Petey Sarron to the
canvas to win the featherweight, and
In May he jumped division to send
Barney Ross, the welterweight king,
from the ring tottering. mumbling
wreck. Now he goes back after the
other title within reach Of his MUIR
derous fists.
To give the clearest conception Of
what Ambers faces Wednesday night,
it is necessary to record that Arm
strong, by actual computation. threw
more than 100 blows during the Is
rounds he belabored Ross. In one
round. the 18th, the counter showed
the amazing total Of 90 swings and
hooks, and most Of them landed. None
of the 100 punches carried a knock
out in itself, but the cumulative effect
Of Armstrong; attack is paralyzing.
Against this everlasting assault
Ambers has to offer a great store of
ring cunning, a pair of fine legs and
an ability to hit from any crazy angle.
General opinion is that he will give
Armstrong vastly more trouble than
Ross did. After all, you don't lick men
like Tony Canzoneri of 1885 and win
the lightweight crown unless you have
considerable on the ball.
Conditions Hit Attendance.
However, and giving the clever, I'M
orthodox little italian full credit for
his talents, it still is difficult to pic
ture him GLIDING Armstrong for IL
rounds. After watching Henry batter
down a foe you arrive at the conclu-
sion that he will be whipped only oy
a man with a stiffening wallop. Am
bers has fine ring equipment. but moi
that kind Of kick in his glove.
The gate threatens to be slim. pos
sibly under 100000. Benny Leonard
and Lew Tender once drew $452 ,64e
fighting for the same title. Too many
fans regard the result - . foreFon<
conclusion for interest to mount yer!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-08
D. c. RACKETERS SCORE
2 Washington Men, 2 Women
Advance at Cumberland.
epe cial Dispatch to The Star.

epec Dispat ch to The Star.
HAGERSTOWN, Nd. Aug. g.
Buddy Adair and Ricky Willis, Wash
ington netmen. advanced in the Cum
berland Valley tennis tourney here
today with Adair defeating Victor Pal
mer. seeded No. 4 player. So. 6-3,
60, and Willis erasing William
NrctZer. 81. 60.
Miss Catherine O'Steen of Washing
ton advanced in the women's singles
division by disposing Of Miss Eleanor
Harbaugh, 6-3. 60. and another
D. c. entry. Miss Johanna Zetlmeier,
registered an upset in defeating Mrs.
virginia Trenery Stephens, seeded No.
! wumens player Of Martinsburg, w.
Va, 60, As, rs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-08
Official Scores

Runs betted in-R. Terrell. Guliani,
Lewis. Beraer !2l. Appling. Owen 'B..
Walker CO... Radclin: Stratton. Two-base
hi.s-Lewls Rensa. 9tratton t2). Three
base hits-Appleton, Wright. Home runs
Berger. Lewis Double plays-Owen to
Berger TO- kuhel: Appleton to Travis to
Honura. Left on baseS-WaShington. Il:
Chicago. o. Bases on balls-Of w. Fer
rell. 1; Of Appleton. 2: Of stratton, ..
Struck out--By Stratton. s. Hits-Of
w. Ferrell, : in ] "a innings; Of Appleton.
10 in Ga innings. Hit by pitchers-By
stratton tUrishtl: by W. Ferrell tStrat-
toni. Wild pitches-Appleton Stratton.
Losing pitoher-W. Ferrell Umpires-
Messrs. MCGOWAN, Rue and Pipgras. Time
Of same. 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-08
Newsom Clutton for Punishment.

Volunteering pitch both of doubheader nothing new for
wouldn't
yesterday the with the AS
pitches than
full really would
consumed the normally required for four
baseball
Of
beaines St ready
village their
ST. Louis the league
Milwaukee Incidentally Eddie
making lighting installation last visit
St Louis 1t mean nothing at all and yet again
Al Simmons financially
he'll
Grihth the ris finish the Al
of
the White pitcher hit home
yesterday
pitchers .
Csrhl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-08

Chicago -------------. III 00l Ool- S
Runs batted in-simmons 80. Bonura
%. Travis t2). Lewis. West. BlueRe, Lee.
Rensa (2), RadclifI. Two-base hits-Bo-
nura 49, Simmons, Rensa. Lewis, Owen.
West. Three-base hits-Lewis Travis.
Home runs-Lee Rensa. Stolen base
Lewis. Sacriflces-Weaver 90. Double
play-Bonura (unassisted). Left on bases
Washington. &: Chicago. Is. Bases on
out-By Weaver. g; BY Lee. l. Hits-On
Lee. 8 in , innings: of Ford. 2 in in
nings. Balk-Weaver. Losing pitcher-Lee.
gras. Time-2:29. Attendance-15.OO 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-08

Games Today. Games Tomorrow.
Cleve. at St Louis Washn. at New York
Only game scheduled. Cleve. at ST. l.. co.
Boston at Phila.
Detroit at CHICAGO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-08

(See BONURA. Page A-12D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-08

Games Tomorrow.
St. l.. at PITTSBURGH.
New York at Boston.
Chicago at Cinci.
Phila. at Bkln.. nieht.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-08

The Zeke may we'll hold the key
to the Mats success from now until
the close Of the season. Up to few
days ago the Harrismen had managed
to function with moderate success with
little help from Bonura. but it was
obvious they couldn't keep warding
of the threats of the Tigers without
some punch at the plate. And now
(See RONIIRA Page A.121
Evening star., 1938-02-23
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