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REDS BATTERY HEFTIEST.

CINCINNATI (F.-The Reds have
the heaviest battery in the major
leagues when Ernie Lombardi catches
the heaves Of big Jim Weaver.
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# %HEt3; = 4 #
BY PAUL J. MILLER, Jr.

Ten class players are conteng for the 1889 title Of the Capital City
the championship
lemst Kenneth
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Touchdowns-Bach. Gilmore, Mall. J.
Miller, Berry, Safety. Bond. Points after
touchdown = Berry place Cockrile
place.. Substuutions-Tech: Benner.
Planer. Hall Ccckrile, Sliney, j Miller.
Swarr. Jennings. Preisser. Kemper, Cum
berland. Hathaway, Enrich. Hartman. Car
hart, Belote. Hoyert. Wolfe King, Sneed,
Sharkey Wedding Poole Green; Wilson
Barrett. Freer. Williams Bocock schwan,
Wilkinson: Connolly, Lesser. Hershey. Cullin
Rabbit Hiliock. Wilson, Turner. Sullivan
Taylor. Reteree-Mr. O'Meara tGonzaEa)
Umpire-Mr. Cohill 'WashD. Head lines
man-Mr. Holbrook &C. u.
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Touchdowns-St. Johns, Hunt BOYLE.
Cady;. Anacostia, Spencer. Points after
touchdown-Daly placement. Spencer
tdropklckD. SubstltutIonS--St John S,
Knight, Deane Beard, Sansalone. Fogarty,
Soalding Hiebureer, = Howard, Wallace.
Rechert Anacostia Eddincton, Clements
lizard. Duvall. Turner. Leftwch. Dyer
Ftlius King. Farmer Absher Farr. Farmer
Referee-Mr. Maeofin tMich,ganl I'm
pire-Mr. JankowsN Catholic W. Head
linesmar-Mr Boyd (U. of Md.
Evening star., 1938-10-26

Boosting a game Of 181 and a set
Of AL. both season records for the
Columbia Heights League, Charley
Watson today had established him
self in Capital bowling in spectacular
fashion.
For two seasons duckpin shooting
was a lost art to this crack maple
spiller who went to Texas and Okla
homa to work for Uncle Sam. Hap
PLY returned. Watson, who was ranked
among the Districts first 10 in 1882,
made his presence felt by chalking up
a season record set of 4o3 in the
Country Club League at the Lucky
Strike last week.
For two games he fairly sizzled With
the Sholl's Cafeteria team at the Ar
cadia last night before a 97-string
popped up. Three strikes, one a dou-
ble-header, and five spares produced
his whopper string. A triple e-header
strike got him off to 1853 for his mid
ole game. With II straight marks that
started in the fourth frame OF the
first game, Watson tied with Earl Nc
Philomy for the most consecutive
marks in a row this season Arcade
Pontiac, registering 635-l844 for
high team counts, trimmed Watson S
team two games.
The loops all-time marks are held
by Eddie Espey with 1877 and Paul
Harrison with 452
But even this brilliant rolling hardly
dms the seasons performance Of
Lorraine GULL. who shot 353 to lead
Chaconas Market into first place by
sweeping the erstwhile leading Ar
cadians. Although losing a few sticks,
Washington's ace girl bowler continues
to show the way with an average of
better than 1924.
w. c. d. A. Board Meets.
The Executive Committee Of the
Washington City Duckpin Association
will hold a special meeting at Con-
vention Hall tonight at $50 o'clock.
Matters Of importance are to be dis
cussed. The board, besides President
Perce Elicit and Secretary Arville,
consists of Astor Clarke. Kenny Beck,
Perce Wolfe, Jack OConnell and Larry
Fitzgerald.
The brand-new eight-club Distribu-
tors League ushered in it's season at
the Lucky Strike last night, with Sid
ney Eisenberg its president, Joe Kap-
Ian, treasurer, and Mamie Landsman.
scorer. Meyer Weinberg copped honors
with 1890, featuring the McKes-
sons 2-1 win from the Districts. The
B'nai-B'rith outfit, aided by Werner S
1873, registered high team game of 57e
to nick the Romas for two games. Ed
die Jackerson. rolling 329, led E.
Kahns 81 win from International.
George r. Lewis tilted his top aver
age to 1l6 when he shot a season rec
ord set of 1874 in the Income Tax
League. However, his M T. U. team
dropped two games to National Re-
sources. Administrative No. 3. sweep
ing Conference No. l, deadlocked the
flag chase with Executives, who were
nicked twice by Social Security No. 2.
Flag Deadlock Stands,
Accounts and Office Service MAIN
tained their first-place deadlock in the
United States Housing Authority
League when the former defeated Legal
in FL and the latter won from Project
Planning by the same margin. Nc
Ardle's high set Of 342 enabled Tech
nical to clip Finance twice.
st. Anthony and L. A. A. o. H. have
first place all to themselves following
last nights matches in the Ladies'
Catholic League at the Lucky Strike
when Sway tie for the lead was
dissolved. Jennie Egan's 1884 was
high In st. Anthony's 2-1 win from
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~romped over P. d. Smith. Martin
Stark, former District titlist, drew
with A. Mengarini. while Ernest
Knapp wrested hard-earned victory
from District Champion Luis Ponce.
The Jacobs-Jeffers encounter was
postponed.
Second round Of the club title fray
is scheduled for this Saturday, when
the minor tournament of the Four Cs
gets underway with Donald H. Mug
ridge as chess director. Playing time
of the minors will be 20 moves per
hour and the usual entry fee of so
cents is required in addition to club
membership.
Divanites Chess Crazy.
Simply nuttv over chess, the men,
bers of the Washington Social Chess
Divan Club play again tonight at 8
O'Clock. as we'll as this Friday evening
at 1886 street NV. three types of
tournaments now being actively in
progress.
According to Secretary Norval P.
Wigginton recent scoring stands: Glass
A (not for the Divan crown players
Knapp defeated Scribante. and Under
wood upset Wagman after the latter
was a piece up and had a certain"
win.
Glass B-William Burko trounced
g. B. Jones, the Swarthmore mar
vel. Burke is one Of the best prob
lem analysts in the Nations Cap
ital.
Glass C-The potpourri of unclassi-
fed beginners and amateurs-Lundy
won from Gleason. Chmielewski from
Ferris. Newcomer Joseph Leyba of the
University of Maryland from Mrs.
Joyce Stanley. Wigginton from Rich
elson. c. F.. Peterson from Chmielew-
ski. Capt. Graves from Carlson, Horn
from Stanley. Richelson from Lundy.
A week hence the Divanites will
meet in intraclub matches the fast
developing Procurement Division
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Flag Deadlock Stands.

Accounts and Office Service main
tained their f1rst-place deadlock in the
United States Housing Authority
League when the former defeated Legal
in 2-1 and the latter won from Project
Planning by the same margin. Nc
Ardle's high set of 342 enabled Tech
nical to clip Finance twice.
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st. Anthony and L. A. A. o. H. have
first place all to themselves following
last nights matches in the Ladies'
Catholic League at the Lucky Strike
when a Sway tie for the lead was
dissolved. Jennie Egan's 1l3-3o4 was
high in st. Anthony's 81 win from
Evening star., 1938-10-26

George R. Lewis tilted his top aver
age to 1l6 when he shot season rec
ord set of 1874 in the Income Tax
League. However, his NJ. T. U. team
dropped two games to National Re-
sources. Administrative No. 8. sweep
ing Conference No. l, deadlocked the
flag chase with Executives, who were
nicked twice by Social Security No. 2.
Evening star., 1938-10-26
Charley Watson Makes Flashy
Return Capital Maple,cays;
We'd. Il. Executives C0nuene

st. Gabriel while her 90 fiat gan
tied the season mark of Mary Fritz.
Evening star., 1938-08-03
BY HUGH S. FULLERTON. JR.,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

At least two major league clubs have
learned recently, if they didn't know it
before, that a good ball team isn't
quite enough to win a pennant in the
kind of races the two big circuits are
staging this season.
There's no doubt that the New York
Giants and Boston Red Sox are good
ball clubs. but they're some distance
from the top and Managers Bill Terry
and Joe Cronin are working hard and
spending freely in an effort to remedy
matters
The Giants remained five games be-
hind Pittsburgh's National League
leading Pirates despite TO licking
by the Chicago Cubs yesterday, but
that was only because Pittsburgh took
a 81 setback in Boston when Johnny
Lanning came up with a 4-hit game
The Cubs. however. cut New York's
second-place margin to III games.
Terry Suspends Melton.
Similarly, the Red Sox didn't lose
any. ground to the Yankees, and still
trailed by 5l2 games after their IA
loss to Cleveland. That was because
the Yanks dropped a 4-3 decision to
Detroit's reviving Tigers Cleveland
thus gained q 4-game margin over
the Red Hose.
The strengthening moves so far
have been the purchase OF Second
sacker Bill Cissell from Baltimore by
the Giants and possibly the unex-
pected suspension of Cliff Mountain
Music) Melton. Terry refused to give
any reason for suspending his sopho-
more left-hander. who has been belt
ed out three times running. but the
act shows he means business.
The Red Sox. hoping to strengthen
their pitching corps. have called the
ailing Bob Grove back to duty and
purchased two minor league veter-
ans, Joe Heving from Milwaukee and
Bill Harris from Buffalo. Then they
secured Jim Tabor from Minneapo-
lis to replace the injured Pinky Hig-
gins at third.
Cissell Fields Well
The moves toward improvement
didn't show in yesterdays games.
Cissell fielded ably for the Giants, but.
like practically every one else who
faced Clay Bryant, didn't get hit.
The Giants made only two while the
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BLUECE, NEWSOM
GOOD AS UMP|RES
Show Own Team No Favors
as They Substitute for
Injured GeiSeI.

ST. LOUIS. Aug. 3-Umpire Harry
Geisel Of the American League staff
was resting comfortably today in St.
Johns Hospital following his base-line
collision yesterday with Catcher Billy
Sullivan Of the Browns
Sullivan, attempting to score in the
second inning Of a game against the
Nationals, crashed into Geisel. The
umpire was knocked unconscious and
carried from the field
In falling to the ground after the
collision. Geisel sustained two broken
bones in his left wrist. X-rays, taken
last night, failed to reveal any other
injury.
Ossie Bluege of the Mats and Pitcher
Buck Newsom OF the Browns we're
drafted as base umpires by Umpire in
Chief Steve Basil following the injury
to Geisel. Both players performed
we'll. Bluege thrice was called upon
to render close decisions. Twice he
called against the Mats and once
against the Browns
Newsom had only one play to call.
but that was the closest OF the ball
game. He called Sullivan out at third
base during ST. Louis rally in the
ninth. 1t took plenty of moxie for
Buck to make the decision.
The baseball team of the Missouri
State Penitentiary. dressed in black
uniforms with gray socks and caps.
sat in the stands and watched the
game. The convicts played a semi
pro game here last night.
The Browns played yesterdays game
under protest, charging that if Sui
livan had not run into Umpire Geisel
in the second inning he would have
scored and the rally would have con-
tinued. Bucky Harris believes there is
little chance of the protest receiving
recognition and is making no plans
for playing off the game.
Mel Almada, who was fired from the
Washingtons because he couldn't hit,
now has batted safely in 1s straight
games. Since he has Joined the
Browns the Mexican youth has boosted
his average from 246 to .3l7.
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100000 Against

Tony Galento may have caught his
cold from being frost bitten" (.
To which we saw ouch with q big O.
There's q tall one going the
rounds out at Hobbs, N. Mex, that
Ernie Lombardis nose Is so long he
can light . cigarette, stand under
a shower and not get the Cofiln tack
wet. Izzat so, Schnoz? {.
Minnesota must have something on
the ball at that. Bernie Bierman
spends IL months q year in the
State, Fritz Crisler is in his eighth
consecutive summer at Lake Be-
midi and other visitors this summer
have included Reggie Root, the Yale
freshman coach; Ossie Solem, Syra-
cuse's big fellow: Elmer Laydea of
Notre Dame. Lynn Waldorf Of
Northwestern and Bill Jones Of
Nebraska. :. There's something for
q chamber Of comerce to work on,
amt 1t?
This news arrived here late, but
Banjo Smith. sports editor of the
Greenville Is. c. Piedmont, Is q
popper-and q proud 'un, too. .
Glad to see you've settled down,
Banjo. Correction-Joknny
Wander Nicer and Dusty Cooke
didn't have to sleep on the old We
randa in Cincinnati because Of the
heat-it was in st. Louis. Now
that the damage has been undone
the Rhinelanders can order up an
other stein. .. Burgess Whitehead
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By EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK. Aug. 3.-If Fred
Apostoli and Young Corbett don't
open the Gardens indoor season
Ocotber 3, they'll settle their mid
dleweight dispute in the same
arener las Announcer Harry Ba-
logh would announce) on Novem-
ber 18. That guy licking his
chops down there at Morgantown,
W. Va. is Little Sleepy" Glenn,
head football coach at West Vir-
sinia. He has 'em only three
deep in every position and is set for
all comers, including Pitt. Be-
live it or not. Every incoming
train brings a load Of broke horse
players from Saratoga. Bet on
the Yankees, boys, and sleep nights.
Don't let anybody try to tell you
this Clay Bryant didn't hoil himself
. ball game at the Polo grounds yes
terday. His fast 'en was knock
ing the buttons right of the Giants
shirts. Winner of tonight's
flyweight 60 here between Small
Montana and Katsumi Morioka.
the Japanese-C Canadian. will meet
Little Dado of California for Benny
Lynch's old title. John Henry
Lewis 100000 suit against three
members Of the New York Boxing
Commission is expected to be filed
today. And now comes Doug
Smith from way up yonder in trail.
British Columbia, to suggest that
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Ump Moriarty Settes D. c. Ball Problem


One of baseball's more intricate
problems, arising recently in
sandlot game. has been settled by
George Moriarty, American League
umpire. in response to a request
for a ruling by Basil Gordon. Dis
trict sports enthusiast.
The complicated situation, out
lined by Gordon, follows:
There we're no outs and a man
on second base. The infield was
playing deep. so deep that when
pop fly was hit the pitcher decided
to take it. The ball was due to
come down practically on second
base, so the runner stood there.
THE pitcher, near the bag and
facing home, took a backward step
to make the catch. bumped into
the runner and isll He never got
Evening star., 1938-08-03

the direct cause Of the base runner
being hit by the fly ball. I would
not call the runner out for being
hit by . batted ball.
However, II the runner was on
the base when the fly descended
and was struck by 1t, the runner is
out and the batter u safe, accord
ing to the American League inter-
probation.
In answer to your question,
Would it have made any difference
If the pitcher had just tipped the
ball?' it is yes. If the pitcher
tipped or touched the ball, or the
ball contacted his person or uniform
and then struck the runner, such
ball Is considered in play and the
runner is not out for being hit by
it. It Is indeed IN unusual play"
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Red S0x and Giants Finding
Merely Good Ball Club Isn't
Enough to Capture Pennant
BILL CISSELL.

Cubs smacked Carl Hubbell and Dick
Cofiman for II, including homers by
Stan Hack and Billy Jurges.
Tabor was the only Boston new
conner in action. He hit two doubles.
but Denny Galehouse kept the rest of
a dozen hits scattered.
Brooklyn Dodgers regained fifth
place in the National League by a
one-p point margin over Boston when
they won two games from ST. Louis,
90 and 9-3 Johnny Wander Meer's
return to form helped keep the Gin
cinnati Reds on the Cubs heels, as
they downed Philadelphia, 30.
Evening star., 1938-08-03

his hands on the ball, which struck
the runner on the chest. 1t promptly
was fielded by the shortstop, so that
no further damage was done. The
umpire called both batter and base
runner safe.
The other team objected on the
ground that a base runner hit by
a batted ball automatically is out.
What is the answer? incidentally,
would 1t have made any difference
If the pitcher had just tipped the
ball?"
Moriarty's answer follows:
If the pitcher, in backing up
to second base In his attempt to
catch the fly, pushed or knocked the
base runner OF the base into the
path Of the descending fly ball
and such action by the pitcher was
Evening star., 1938-08-03
Tempered Ferye Unpopular; Little Ball. Keeps Winning
Win, Lose or Draw
Harris Dores Hdebrond to Go Under Stands.
Poffenbereer Is Out Again but He'll Be Back.
By FRANCIS E. STAN.
Stan Correspondent of The Star.

CT LOUIS, 3-Things that don't make the headlines
Vendetta-The OraH the real
thing started Washington, when Hdy hit
and broke finger This was done with
Harris speaking their
pitching box dur
ing Wahngons OF the series
double for swell head Further
more will this you
to me I will think OF you"
led by Sim
mons willing private
with Harris
old for Bucky have for
Not baseball folk
idea to
out the by playing rou
spiked Ghrg the foot the
tagging him. Per-
hap the btteres the time
he 1925 world series MAX
came backan day
Still broken
Evening star., 1938-08-03
NEEDS I VICTORIES
TO REACH '3SGOAL
Wes Puts on Temperamenta|
Display as Griffs Beat
Brownies, 5 to 3.
BY FRANCIS e. STAN,
Stan CORRESPONDENT Of The Star

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 3.-Wesley Cheek
Ferrell. whose goal Is not popularity
With fans, press nor fellow players:
whose status even on this salad day is
not established with the Washington
ball club, and whose goal is 20 pitch
ing victories for the 1888 season, stood
step nearer that achievement today.
Wesley verbally batted with Umpire
Steve Basil Is the Mats whipped the
Browns in the series opener, 5 to 3.
He threw his bat toward the grand
stand twice. He cursed openly before
the crowd. He retired under pressure
from the game in the ninth inning.
He almost came to blows with Buddy
Myer, or At least the crowd thought
so. But -.
Wesley Ferreu, pitching with an
arm which the trade calls dead, won
his 18th victory of the season. as
against eight defeats, and his goal Of
20 wins Is within reach.
He Cots BY Somehow.
This Ferrell will 60 down as one of
the most unusual pitchers in history.
He hasn't . fast ball, to hear the
American League hitters. He pitches
with new wind-up nearly every time
he starts. His temper is almost un-
governable You'd have to search far
and wide to find q more disliked ball
player.
The gossippers insist that Wes will
not be wearing q Washington uniform
next season. Deep silence on the part
Of Owner Clark Grifith and Manager
Bucky Harris lends a vague but sig
nificant credence to the report. Yet,
if Ferrell is cut loosely trade, sale or
misunderstanding will give up
the pitcher who most certainly will
have won its greatest number OF games
Ferrell, any time he pitches, is at
best gamble. His defeats come early;
his victories come hard. He hasn't .
pitch to match Dutch Leanard's s
knuckler for sheer deception. He
hasn't q curve ball to match Pete
Appleton's. He hasn't . fast one to
compare with Joe Krakauskas.
Mats Kept From Fifth Place.
Yet. as the Griffs move into the last
two months of 25-week season. Fer
rell has 13 victories. Leonard, with
games won and games lost, ranks
second poor second. Chief Hog
sett, with won and lost; Jimmy
De Shong, with S won and lost. and
Monte Weaver, with won and lost,
rank next. Harry Kelley's four vic
tories entitle him to ranking over Ken
Chase, Appleton and Krakauskas.
Ferrell put on q temperamental dis
play yesterday to top all Of the Ferrell
temperamental displays for the year.
He threw and kicked his glove. He
glowered and hurled remark at Myer
for committing an error He profaned
Evening star., 1938-08-03

says his side still hurts a little.
Keep your eyes on Bronx middle
weight named AL Bernard who has
Texas on fire with 20 wins in 80
starts. -. Gosh, but it's hot up here.
More than one big league scout is
turning goo-goo eyes on Jake Baker,
southpaw Of the Macon Peaches in
the Sally League. He recently
Evening star., 1938-08-03
Games Today
BLUES PLAYERS TESTED

In their first concerted action as
baseball team, students at Lu Blue S
School at Ballston defeated the Ball
ston A. c., 6-3 under the lights at
the stadium, with nearly every men,
ber of the squad Of 40 taking part.
Among the spectators was Gene
McCann. New York Yankee scout,
who especially was interested In the
way Lefty Stockwell, Eastern all-high
pitcher, and Otis Printz, big Ballston
Highlander, performed.
Evening star., 1938-08-03
Poffy Disappears by Request.

sent to Toledo goes another hidden
Pofenberger In sports
the Detroit Tigers
Detroit The fans had just lost
somebody
ooking for ball
player guy who could and Gid win
calling Booiked to lift convvial
poisoning of the and then forgot
he suspended renaed
with Mickey Cochane he has
Toledo
stun despite
Houdni
be back the big maybe not this but
will time to time.
Evening star., 1938-08-03

won five shut-outs in row with 49
consecutive scoreless innings. i. . {.
They tell you here the Baltimore
Orioles got $4,000 potatoes, plus
the loan Of Blondy Ryan, for
Chalmer Cissell Owner George
Preston Marshall has hired an 30
piece marching band to ballyhoo
his Washington Redskins this fall.
Evening star., 1938-08-03
Bucky Says It's All Forgotten.

getting credit
throughout ball yard threw his bat toward the
Washington protection
behind
looked might
his thirteenth
described
affair forgotten"
Comment-H 1t
Ferel
pitching Ferrel wouldn't
should have caught for Kelley.
Evening star., 1938-08-03
Chase Finally Ends Game.

II there was nothing sational
about Ferrells victory it at least was
interesting to note that Wes won his
game without the services OF Brother
Rick behind the bat Rick, suffering
with bruised knuckle, was forced to
idle for the day, and Angelo Giuliani.
fugitive from the Browns, did the
backstopping. Yesterdays triumph
was the first Wes had attained without
Brother Kicks craftsmanship behind
the bat.
The Mats got Yves 80 lead in the
first inning off Oral Hildebrand. In
the second round the Browns jumped
on Ferrell for all three of their runs,
thanks to three bases on balls, two
hits and an error by Myer. But the
Griffs scored another run in the third
and fifth run in the fourth. when AL
Simmons homered, and this lead never
was lost.
Wildness forced Ferrell out Of the
game in the ninth, when Sullivan drew
q pass and Pinch-hitter Roy Hughes
scratched a hit TO Travis as starting
gestures. Hildebrand, attempting to
sacrifice, forced Sullivan at third, but
when Ferrel walked Almada to fill the
bases ne was yanked for Chase.
Ken did good job. He got out Of
hole to force McQuinn to pop OUT
and then he ended the game by maxi
ing Mills foul out.
Evening star., 1938-08-03
Henry. They Say. Can Be Cut.

after hurt in drAl aos
a that training camp cuts
the odds tighten his
lightweight title week from today at the
Henys located or
merely mentioned
his he should be even more
a workman like Ambers
This
odds hehten the interest Arm
Ambers his third world
championship report the
dropped bet you've
it in ncases happens.
Evening star., 1938-08-03
Nobody Is Helping Bill Terry.

Ionysome back the White
Coast League club for Bman Chalmers
the admitted
League
Philadelphia
the
Of cash and Infede Blondy
CommentManager Bill
Brooklyn
and according
Terry first tried Tony Cuccineo
the Giants
of the Pirates but Pie
Athenn manager
McKechne, willing exchange
The
kampouris hasn't helped the
Ogden of the Bamores
League clubs
the line get
White
Evening star., 1938-08-03
GAINS 2lST STRAIGHT.

Victoria Laundry Insects. formerly
Junior Senators, scored their 2lst VIC
tory of the season, whitewashing the
Michigan Park Orioles, 80, behind
Prices one-hit pitching.
Evening star., 1938-08-03
NATIONAL.
Results Yesterday.

Pit - II N N 81 1l11l1O 57I33l .633l
NY 81 81 6I1OI 61OI 954I4Ol .574l 8
Chi 81 ST. II 81 81 5I1252I41 559I GA
Cinl 4I11I 81 II 81 5I1O5Il42I 64sI ia
Bkll 81 II n 6l-l 81 81 s44I49I.473II4a
Bosl 81 81 81 II 4-I1Ol 5I42j47I.472I14ta
stL q II 81 81 II Il 7l3sl54i413I20
Phi 81 II 4 8 81 a 4I-I29l61 .322I2s
looI1 0i1 I l. o. =
Evening star., 1938-08-03

before Umpire in Chief Steve Basil for
his ball-and-strike calling. He was
wild and with the bases loaded and
one out in the ninth inning he was
yanked out Of the box But Ferrell,
with the help of Relief Pitcher Chase,
won game for Washington's second
straight victory.
The victory enabled the Nationals
to keep pace with the ffth-place De-
troit Tigers, who whipped the Yam
KEGS. A defeat would have meant the
second division