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Evening star., 1939-05-16
1onight's S Game Just
Another Step for
Pioneer Mack
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, May 16.-Base-
balls grand old gentleman, Connie
Mack, passes another milestone in
his colorful career tonight when his
Philadelphia Athletics meet the
Cleveland Indians in the first night
game ever played in the American
League.
Connie, now in his 77th year,
helped organize the American League
at the turn of the century, and,
keeping up with the times, was a
pioneer in bringing night ball to
the junior circuit after it proved a
success at Cincinnati and Brooklyn
in the National loop.
A capacity crowd of more than
$4,000 is expected at Shibe Park to
see the "old gentleman's" latest
achievement in a career that has
brought many world championships
to Philadelphia.
All the color and ceremonies of
an opening game will be held. A
band will play from the time the
gates open at 5 pm. CE. S. TD until
game time between 7:30 and 7:45
pm. The exact starting time is
uncertain as the new lighting sys-
tenn, consisting of 780 floodlights
each of 1,500watt capacity, will not
be turned on until it is dark.
Baseballs "czar,' Judge Kenesaw
M. Lands, and American League
pected to be among the celebrities
present.
Lynn Nelson, a big right-hander,
probably will oppose Cleveland's
Southpaw AL Milnar on the mound.
Evening star., 1939-05-16
Ferre||, French,
0stermue|Ier
Revive Arms
Yonks Make Ii Five
In Row; Cubs Trip
Pirates Easily
BY SID FEDER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

AbSOSlhltu ITesS opOlLS WTlISr.
The handwriting on the wall does
funny things to ball players.
They take a look at the big "pe-
ROD for their ball-playing careers,
and sometimes they come apart at
the seams altogether; or sometimes
they decide they might as well coast
along in the bushes without fighting
a losing battle in the big time.
But sometimes, the merest hint
that maybe their coffee and cakes
aren't safe if they don't produce
gets their "dander" up, and they
come back all or at least part of the
way.
In this latter group, you might
take the case Of yesterdays winning
pitchers on the curtailed three-garne
major league program. There was
curly haired Wesley Ferrell, the
Yankees handsome man: Lefty Lar.
ry French, the Cubs 10-year man,
and 32-year-old Fritz Ostermueller,
the Boston Red Sox southpaW.
Wes Disdains Sore Elbow.
Things hadn't been going so we'll
for them recently. The Yanks had
Just about come right out and told
Yves he didn't have many more
chances to show them they hadn't
made mistake when they signed
him last year, after he had been
dropped cold by Washington. Lefty
Larry lost 10 games in SO for the
Cubs, and when he was belted out
hic frct tu-o cta !,
Chicago front offive didn't exactly
cheer. And Fritz had been anything
but a ball of fire in three previous
outings this spring. one of them a
starting assignment which lasted
Just six frames.
So yesterday it was more or less
the last ditch stand. They either
had to produce-or else. Since none
of them liked that else" all clicked.
Ferrell even did it with a sore ell
bow. Despite the pain he went seven
innings before giving way to Fire
man Johnny Murphy. Between them
they turned in a fve-hitter to blank
the Athletics, 80, and keep the
Yanks game and a half in front of
| the American League.
French Hurdles Trouble
French ran into slight trouble in
| the second inning, but went on to a
six-hit job in turning back his old
| mates. the Pittsburgh Pirates. 60
Ostermueller was given a lot of hit
ting support in trouncing Washing-
ton, go, with an eight-hit elboWing
performance.
Wes' win boosted the world cham
pions' victory streak to five straight
and marked the second straight day
Connie Macks AS had been blank )
/ by the Yanks. From the Athletics
point of view, in fact, the only saw
| ing feature was the 10 putouts
credited to Shortstop Skeeter New
some. which equaled the American
League record for that particular
task for the first time since old Nap
Lajoie did it for the same club back
| yonder in 1901
! French's job of work for the Cubs
kept Gabby Hartnett's happy boys
in fourth place in the Nationa.
League and also moved them up to
within game and a half of the top.
/ They now have won 10 of their last
IL starts against Pie Traynor's baf-
/ fled Bucs. And in turning in the
latest stunt, Lefy Larry retired IA
Pirates in row from the 4th to
/ the 9Th.
Evening star., 1939-05-16
Sorozen May Be Candidate for Connecticut Senate

with his left. That's why Nova
is being schooled to fight Make
the same way. Marvin Mccarthy
suggests in the Chicago Times
that Galento is training for Joe
Louis by punching the windbag.
Same old Hubbell-as tight in
the pinches as usual. Same old
Giants-they gave Hub no more
to work on than usual. Marta
Barnett, the Southern tennis
champ, is getting ready to give
Kay Stammers and Alice Marble
a hot race for glammer honors
this summer.
Today's guest star. Bob Ray,
Los Angeles Times: Zone scribe
reasons Pie Traynor had his Pi-
rates go into tailspin at the
start Of the campaign instead of
waiting until September as they
did last year."
Evening star., 1939-05-16
BoIstered Anacostia
Nine Strives TODAY
For Section Title
Loss to Eastern Would
Create Tie; Western
BottIing Wilson

Anacostia High will take the field
against Eastern this afternoon in an
attempt to clinch the eastern divi-
sion title in the interhigh series with
reVamped and more powerful line
up, according to Coach Pug" Lund.
A victory for Eastern will send it
into a tie with the Indians for first
place, and Lund wants nothing like
that.
Otis Scott will replace Elmer Lueb-
kert at first, the latter going to the
outf1eld. Perry Seaman will relieve
Tony Soresi at shortstop and Dick
Farr will take Hayes place behind
the bat. Lund is counting on them
for added power at the plate. and if
they come through feels the team
will win.
Eastern may not. start with
"Puddin' Lovett on the mound.
Guyon intimated that he will use
Earhardt instead. saving Lovett for
the Tech game Friday, which will
decide the Light Blues fate in the
race If it hurdles Anacostia. The
chief also is toying with the idea of
making a change or two in the in
field, but is secretive about the
matter.
Western and Wilson clash in the
lone western division game on the
program. and the loser will retain
only a mathematical possibility of
tying for the title. Both Cliff Moore.
Western mentor, and Coach Carl
Heintel of Wilson intend to stand
pat on the lineups that have been
used thus far, which means that
Carmel Nance will pitch for West
ern, with Joe Wells serving them
up for Wilson.
Evening star., 1939-05-16
Old Fire Flames
Again in Cards,
Pacing Loop
Gas House Gang Led
To Front by Mize,
Medwick, Martin
BY the Associated Press.


ST. LOUIS, May 16.-Slugging
hard and looking more like the old
Gas House Gang" than they have
for five years, the ague-leading
st. Louis Cardinals open 3-game
series today with their bitter rivals,
the New York Giants.
Picked to repeat their Gas Meter
Gang" performance of last year
always headed for the cellar-the
Cards got away to a fast start and
now have record of II wins and
losses for a mark of 900.
The Giants are in sixth place, just
three games behind the leaders. with
10 victories and II defeats for a
ASS percentage.
Today's battle, the first with the
Giants here this year, recalled a
meeting between the teams two
years ago almost to the day when
Carl Hubbell defeated Dizzy Dean,
to /.
Game Full Of Action.
st. Louis fans may have forgotten
SAAS oSoAS VI llloO SdlllC, pou lloG tllC
game. Bitter rivalry, brewing from
the start, spilled over twice before
the finish and the next day Presi-
dent Ford Frick slapped $50 fines
on Dean and Center Fielder Jimmy
Ripple of the Giants for actions
tending to precipitate riot.
Words aplenty followed a balk
called by Umpire George Barr in
the sixth inning on Dean and Diz
threatened to leave the game. But
in the ninth, the real fireworks
started after Dean had thrown too
close to batter Ripple's head. Dean
and Ripple met at first base. started
showing and the melee was on. AL
most every player got in good
poke before the cops got there.
Gone, however, are several of the
Cardinal participants in that battle
of the balk' as we'll as the original
stars of the Gashousers-Dean, Rip
per Collins, Lippy Leo Durocher
and frankie Frisch.
Martin Still Peppery.
Remaining are Joe MedWick, Pep
per Martin, Terry Moore and Paul
Dean, whose pitching arm still is
question mark
Add Johnny Mize to MedWick for
a one-two punch that gives opposing
pitchers headaches Medwicks S bat
has kept him near the league top and
he's second today with a fat .375.
Mize, with .290 average, is tied for
home run honors in the league.
Then take squint at Martin, the
wild hosS of the Usage, who may
be lot older than when he was the
whole show in the 1881 World Series,
but doesn act or look it. He proved
he has something more than aging
legs when he won the Cards a l-to-O
game from Brooklyn by stealing
home in a spectacular piece of lar
ceny.
Perhaps Pepper has an added in
centive. He says he's been promised
he can revive his famous-if- -inhar-
monious "mudcat band if the Cards
win the pennant. Might be some
thing in that.
Evening star., 1939-05-16
Trades falling, Mats Now Scan
Minors; Slab Work Poor as
Bosox Win; Tigers Invade

st. Louis, with Pitcher Buck New
som and Infielder Red Kress, former
Mats, included among the quartet.
Bell, the player who was sought by
Griffith. and Pitcher Jim Walkup
complete the new faces among the
Tigers, while missing from the
squad will be Pitchers George Gill,
Bob Harris, Vernon Kennedy and
Roxie Lawson; Infielder Mark
Christman and Outfelder Laabs, all
traded to St. Louis.
The Nationals have fond hopes of
Jolting the invading Western clubs
as a measure of retaliation for re-
ceiving the Mats so rudely on their
recent Inflated Western jaunt.
1t was with sigh of relief that
the Mats saw Boston leave this sector
yesterday after sweeping the abbre-
waited two-game series by pounding
trio of Washington tossers to cap
ture 90 decision behind the eight
hit pitching of Fritz Ostermueller.
Chase Pounded at Outset.
The Red Sox pounced on Ken
Chase for four hits and as many
runs in two innings and picked up
where they left off when Bud
Thomas replaced him. Thomas ac-
complished things in pairs in his
one-lnning performance, yielding
two runs on two doubles and brace
of wild pitches.
Then came Pete Appleton and, in
comparison with what had gone be-
fore, he was bowling success. In
the five innings he labored Boston
produced only three runs, and l8-
year-old Walter Masterson retired
the Sox in order in the ninth.
Meanwhile Ostermueller was al
lowing the Mats only four singles in
seven innings and not until the
eighth did Washington get man
past second. That was when Gel
bert plnch-hit for Appleton and
rammed a single to center, moved to
second on George Cases third hit.
to third when Left Fielder Joe Vos-
mix muffed the latter and across
after Lewis flied deep to Ted
Williams.
Vosmik enjoyed the birthday of
First Baseman Jimmy Wasdell, COL
lecting four hits, including a double
and triple, until Appleton solved the
mystery of how to stop him by
hitting Joe in the back with
pitched ball. Wasdell was less jubi-
liant about his Oath birthday. walking
once, tanning once and popping up
twice.
Evening star., 1939-05-16
By BURTON HAWKINS.

Prexy Clark Griffith, stymied in
his efforts to bolster his wobbly
Nationals by purchasing another
major league outflelder, today had
baited his hook for a minor Lacquer
as Washingtonis left-field situation
became more acute.
Handcuffed from the standpoint
OF trading, with an admittedly little
or nothing to trade, buShy- y-broWed
Griffith's overtures to purchase Beau
Bell, Chet Laabs or Roy Weatherly
have been doomed to failure, so he
currently is burning the wires in a
frantic attempt to obtain an out
standing minor league outfielder.
I've had some offers for Taft
Wright" admitted Griffith. but I'm
building on these young fellas and
I'm gonna stick with 'em. 1 don't
want to trade, but I'd like to buy.
Trouble is everybody else wants to
trade-not sell. We might come up
with young minor Lacquer who's
ready to make the grade"
Mats Lose Eight of Nine Games.
AS the Mats sought to fracture a
losing manner which has seen them
drop eight of their last nine games,
meeting an altered Detroit outfit
today in the first of a three-game
series, Sammy West was slated to
trot out to left field, but his prospects
Of remaining there appear dim.
ENy- cr-if ~ ;c
the failure of West. Bobby Estalella
or Johnny Welaj to click in that
spot. Each possessing modest bat
ting averages, collectively they are
swatting a very tame 199. Together
they have produced two doubles and
a brace of triples, which matches the
extra-base blows of Charley Colbert,
who has seen service only spo-
radically.
Colbert, incidentally, has demon
strated he would relish the job of a
regular infielder in the event Man.
ager Bucky Harris takes the drastic
step of testing Third Baseman
Buddy Lewis in the outfield. Charley
has swatted safely in nine consecu-
tive games and, employed four times
as pinch-hitter, he has singled
twice, walked twice and scored three
times.
Griffith, however, was inclined to
be irritated more over the pitching
problem than about leftfleld, brand
ing some of his hurlers as lust plain
dumb" He indicated Washington's
10-man throwing staff may be
clipped unless marked improve
ment is displayed.
Joe Krakauskas. Lithuanian south
paw, was to hurl for the Mats today,
opposing Tommy Bridges, who
limited Washington to five hits in
his last start.
Detroit was bringing four play
ers obtained recently in a deal with
Evening star., 1939-05-16
By EDDIE BRLETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, May 10
Strengthening out the marital
affairs of Jimmy Stout, the
Johnstown jockey: Court records
in Miami show Jimmy and Violet
Albertson Stout were divorced
there March 8, 1887. (Through
q misunderstanding in a conver-
sation with a neWspaperman,
Stout was reported as saying he
was not married and never had
been)
Any way you add it up, that
swap the Browns and Tigers
pulled was a 10-man deal for one
ballplayer-Buck Newsom. Squire
Gene Sarazen's farmer friends up
In Connecticut are talking about
running him for the State Senate.
Leo Durocher denies in the
Evening star., 1939-05-16

Len Harvey winner. Leo Du-
rocher agrees with Bill Terry the
Phils looked the best of any club
to hit the big town so far. Dick
Harlow, dean of football at Har-
ward, is out of the hospital. They
want Walter Hagen to lend his
name to a new Broadway restau-
rant to be known as "Hagen's
10th Hole" Along the Great
White Way they look for the
Giants to spring another deal this
week.
Get out of town." In the rule
book issued to members of the
Northwest Umpires' Association
is this one: DO not linger on
highway too long"
Fight tip: Ray Carlen, man.
ager of Lou Nova, was one man
who predicted Jim Braddock
could and would beat Max Baer
Evening star., 1939-05-16
Tigers Farm DEALINGS
Being Scrutinized
By Judge Lands
Findings, Meaning Much
Or Nothing, May Be
Known in Few Days
BY the Associated Press.

=
CHICAGO, May 16.-Farm opera
tions of the Detroit Tigers are the
latest to undergo a microscopic study
by Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw
Mountain Lands.
Whether the investigation will lead
to wholesale freeing of minor league
players as in the case of the St.
Louis Cards year ago or a clean
bill of health for Detroit, no one
knows.
Leslie OConnor, Lands secretary,
admitted the investigation was un-
der way and said it would be several
days before findings would be avail
able.
Study Going on Some Time.
1--WE are looking into transfer of
players in the minor leagues" he
said indicating the study of Detroit s
minor league connections had been
going on for some time. He added
Commissioner Lands conferred with
Jack Zeller, general manager of the
Tigers, two weeks ago.
OCOnnOr old not reveal the names
OF any players involved or why the
investigation was started
Lands gave about 100 minor
league ball players their freedom
and levied fines aggregating $2,176
against six club owners in March
of last year after completing an in
vestigation of the St. Louis Car
dinals' chain. At that time Lands
criticized the juggling of players and
covering up" of men through trans
fer from one league to another.
Works With Two Clubs.
The Detroit club has a working
agreement, zeller said, with Toledo
of the American Association and an
understanding" with the Beaumont
club of the Texas League. These
two clubs, In turn, have working
agreements with several teams in
smaller minor loops.
The Cleveland Indians lost hard
hitting young outfield two years ago
when Commissioner Lands declared
Tom Heinrich a free agent, charg-
ing the Indians covered up" to pre-
vent Heinrich from being taken from
the minors in the draft. After Lam
dis decision Heinrich signed with
the Yankees and since has been a
regular in the New York outfield.
Evening star., 1939-05-16

papers that he canned Tony Laz-
zeri because of a row. Prof. Lou
Nova will be guest lecturer to-
day at Manhattan College-sub-
ject, physical culture and diet.
Oddities: Sunny Jim" Fitz-
simmons, with Johnstown and
Gilded Knight, trying to beat
himself in the Preakness. Six
day bike racers starting the
"Whirl of Tomorrow" last night.
Billy Herman, $4,000 per year
second sacker of the Cubs, failing
to make his high school team
until his senior year.
Marshall Wells, late of the
Yales, is helping Doc George
Hauser pound some savvy into
crop of green Minnesota tackle
candidates. London is after Billy
Conn to fight the Jock M'Avoy-
Evening star., 1939-05-16
Ex-kutonoIs Include Mccarthy, Cronin and Griff

another with vaguely familiar the top of
Thompson.
good apparently
with 400
wouldn't know how long this of thing could be out
1887
three National fit employ
time the Role Hemsey who
with
the Browns had 100000 price
tag him.
hitter
could hit
this Dodger his batting at last look
Would indicate that Larry after 10
finally
hurting?
Personally this National
balone spoiled
the American League for three and possibly the fans we'll
become the ardsck by which the National
been happening
getting
fancy kicking.
both rated major They
some National
another National
Clark Griffith
doing, Mr. Frick?
Evening star., 1939-05-16
Blues Win Over Locy

Lefty Kingman celebrated the
termination of a three-year con-
tract with the Lorton Blues by pitch
ing his mates to a 14-4 victory over
Lacy A. c., giving up only four hits.
Sullivan, Fitzpatrick and Geesling
starred at bat for the Blues.
Evening star., 1939-05-16
Wall Spurs Veteran Major League Pitching Trio to Victory
Win, Lose or Draw
By FRANCIS E. STAN.
The Annual Argument
By FRANCIS {. STAN.

Without athletes
honest of the mnorague howlers
baed 289 Washington which still believed
American League swattng something like
.351 for the New York Giants
This evidence
the
generally had that the Browns couldn't
fellow he bapayer behold is
operating with 352 batting National there
little
couldn't
whackng the ball for the Dodgers .3l6 clip
There Willie Wber Willie baed 259
American cubowne decided that Werb had his mind
something asked
Bill
Willie
follows
Evening star., 1939-05-16
BerryviIIe Ahead

Berryville scored five runs in the
seventh and eighth innings to take
7-5 decision over one of the
numerous Cardinal aggregations in
the city.
Evening star., 1939-05-16
KeniIworth After Game

Kenilworth has diamond and no
game for Sunday. Call Lincoln
0490-J.
Evening star., 1939-05-16
Well, There Are McQuinn, Colbert and Leonard

fellow
batting right His George MQunn Bason Va) boy
George doesn't figure there all he
country
baed 1924 in 148 for the Browns stretch he hit safely
"a before Athletic pitcher all people finally
him Where did
the
with Cincinnati 1886 he bated
glorious .20l So figure that out.
here! What's right in Wash
the infedng bulWak now? Charley
eber isn't R And wasn't Charley released by the Cardinals and the
Reds? 1t that Charley couldn't
couldn't hit he of territory
hitting 49 Would indicate that Charley has dropped
a from the National to the American?
Washington ball club
of National
National had him Brooklyn
of couple and let him And he the
the fellow ranked second only Red Rung the
Evening star., 1939-05-16
Sewage Nine Victor

D. c. Sewage Treatment softballers
chalked up 4-3 victory over Stones
Straws nine at Edgewood Play
ground.
Evening star., 1939-05-16
Leo the Lip Plays q Nice Shortstop

Such items suggested highly red and considered weighty
testimony
batting for instance would indicate that finding
National pitching American variety
Signor hitter the
bad bnched midway the campaign and
last winter, waived out of the circuit
the Lip Duroche heaven Now Leo is nice
fellow plays shoop highly acceptable
bridge fourth He nicely then he off
crack hitter tsk tsk When he
246 Now
hitting 3l6?
which the American
Whlow Wyatt Topped the White and
Brookn pitching with three
the National League the Yankees him failure
Tamu Weland
all compiling
losses for mis- Ouin
Evening star., 1939-05-16
Lopez Thinks the Yunks Make Difference


We
old
A-Sar
Hubben thought a
in Florida
Lacquer.
loop except the
I'VE Leaguers
that
only difference"
thought, People
surmsing o
off
let's check the exNaiona huh?
Evening star., 1939-05-16
PITCHING.
p A GID AT TODAY
Ox AOADxA AAA 3:15 PM.
BATTING.

Washington VS.. Detroit
AMERICAN LEAGUE PARK
Tomorrow-Detroit-3:l5 PM.
Evening star., 1939-05-16
League Statistics
TUESDAY MAY 16, 1899

GAMES TODAY.
Det. at Wash, 3:15'
St, Louis at N. Y.
Chicago at Boston.
Cleveland at Phila.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-08-12
SettleLouis Can1pSite;
Champ At NorthDiHe

The county fairgrounds at North
vile, Michigan. has been chosen as
the camp site for Joe Louis to do
his training for the Bob Pastor bout
here in the Briggs Stadium, Sep
TENDER 20
After several weeks OF investiga-
hon John Roxborough went to
Worthwhile and closed the deal,
Tuesday night The champion will
begin work in the ring at the fair
grounds on August 26, and will
have for his living quarters the
estate of Joseph Schlacks at New
burgh and Eight Hile road, Louis
lef. Detroit Wednesday, for Stew
ensville, Michigan. to begin his pre-
liminary training. The camp site at
Worthwhile is near enough TO De-
troit to permit thousands 10 watch
the champion train without long
trip.
Mike Jacobs was in Detroit
Thursday assisting in campaign
that is turning Detroit from an in
dustrial metropolis into the fight
center of the world. Already ticket
orders are being received in ia
cobs' headquarters on the ballroom
floor of the Staller hotel; in the Of
fees of the Olympia, and at the
Briggs stadium where the fight will
be staged.
Joe Louis. his managers, John
Roxborough and Julian Black, and
most Of experts, made a mp 70
Worthwhile fairgrounds, Thursday to
view the grounds and TO make ar
rangemenS with the Fair officials.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-08-12
IRA 7. BRYANT
ENDORSED BY
TENNESSEANS
300 Laymen Approve OF
His Administration

NASHVILLE, Tenn.-More than
three hundred lay2sea net Sunday
night at the Bethel AM.E. church
here and went on record as "un.
qualifiedly approving and endorsing
the management Of the secretary
treasurer, Ira 7. Bryant. and the
control and ac.!oc :, re hard OF
managers regularly elected as pro-
vided under its charter Of incorpors-
ton"
The meeting was presided over by
DR.. S. H. Freeman and included
such outstanding laymen at Atty.
z, Alexander LOBBY. DR.. H. H. Wal
ker. Dr. ], H. Hale, Roy Frazier. j.
W. Mopping. Grand Chancellor N.
N. Reynolds, Henry Matthews. H.
Y. Kirby and score of leaders.
The Bethel AME. church here
will be the site Of the forthcoming
session Of the Tennessee annual con-
ference. The laymen present re-
solved in an open forum to discuss
the evils that infest the church and
which are sapping its lifeblood at
race-msking pace