Mackmen “On The As Famous Trio “ Tobo ■ ■ .. ■ » ~_ Spot" By Laafer GRAND NATIONAL Grove, Eamshaw, And Spectacular Sports rc nnrpMiNATinii 4 9 9 U/ ***** 1VI1 PENNANTS AREN’T waioerg au snow OF J.H. WHITNEY WON IN APRIL Signs Of Losing Grip London—Determination to win the Grand National Ilea behind the By JACK CUDDY By BAN PARKER recent purchase of J. H. Whitney (United Preen Staff Correspondent) of three promising young steeple- New York, April 29—(UP)—Failure of the three chasers from Ireland. whose work the rush of the Phil- The mHlionaire mighty , impelled their three successive American VWWMIliilllWWilltMitWWWIMWWWWWWWWIilWf ******** WMltf sportsman, whose bad luck In the adelphia Athletics to league premier steeple-chase of the world pennants, seems the outstanding reason for the A’s slide to *, ALTHOUGH THE season in major leagues is only has become nooorlous, paid a visit two weeks old. I observe that there is a widespread tendency to read to Ireland and purchased Lisburn, the seventh rung in their circuit. the Cards and A’s out of the race because they're in second division. If Crossed and Craftsman Sancho Panza, Don Quixote's gentleman-ln-waiting, were alive and in- from the stable of Charles Rogers Seorge Earnshaw, at least a half dozen in terested in baseball,' he could probably quote pro- County Ueath. ind Rube Wglberg. He hti started verbs to lit the situation, such as: Double Crossed is a full brother BACK WITH HARTFORD them In 19 of the dozen games to the Irish Grand National winner Don’t count your chickens before they gather moss. Impudent Barney, and the other played this season. But they have One swallow does not make the whole world akin. two are useful hurdle-racers which lost seven of those 10 and won only It’s a lane that isn’t worth two In the bush. are to make Be- long expected good. three. In two other games four Only a game fish has a silver lining. sides these three horses Mr Whit- hurlers paraded each Slowly but steady wins the best policy. new also has a two-year-old sister Philadelphia to Easter .Hero at Ratoath, Ireland time to the mound. They lost once as convinced as the next bloke Now it happens, that I am firmly where it will probably remain until uid won once. that neither the A’s'nor the Cards will repeat in 19*8. However, just It is old to in enough participate All Going Badly to explode the fallacy that you can tell how the teams are going to steeplechases. Individual of wind up the season by the position they occupy on April 28th, here are On two occasions J. H. Whitney The performances a few interesting statistics on the subject: narrowly missed winning the Grand red. Earnshaw won one and lost On April 28th, 19*0, the A’s were in fifth place, having won four National. Easter Hero, although this trio place each man in the and lost four. The Cards were in. fifth place in the badly handicapped by spreading a two; Grove did likewise, and Wal- with five victories and seven defeats. Tet the A’s and the Cards won plate, finished second in 1929 and »erg won one and lost three. Al- the pennant. Sir Lindsay gained third place for though other causes contrbiuted to On April 28th, 1931, the 'A’s were in fifth place with five victories him the following year. the Mackmen’s poor showing, thus and five defeats, and the Cards were in second place>with six wins and tar, the belief is growing that it is three losses. Yet the A’s and Cards waltzed in again. ‘the beginning of the end” for the On April 28th; 1932, the A’s were in fifth place with four victories MAJOR LEAGUE A’s, unless the three snap out of and seven defeats, and the Cards were in seventh place with five wins It in a hurry. and eight losses. LEADERS Rube Walberg went down to his So what? So what of it? third defeat yesterday when the Washington Senators blasted him wound with a tailender in Newark from the mound in the seventh. WHEN WALTER JOHNSON up (By UNITED PRESS) the season he broke in as a , he received enough unsolicited FcoUED Bosfort Despite Deshong’s excellent relief BoTWE to WaA sympathy to keep a whole ward full of hypochondriacs happy for three A 3-UiT Lending Butters. tiuriing, the Athletics lost rH PiTcHIKG 10 to 4. and one half years. Everyone was sorry for poor old Walter. The Player Club g. a.b. r. h. p.c. ter Johnson's outfit, SWJKxjr-STRIWM(3r Yankees 11 45 Browns the fact was that he would never make a successful manager because he Gehrig, 14 20 .444 The St Louis pushed .OiJT t4- Foxx, Athletics. 12 46 13 20 .435 out of six by beat- was too easy-going. In the three seasons since he flopped as a minor Athletics place Walker, Tigers. 12 40 9 17 .426 ing the Detroit Tigers, 8 to t league pilot, Walter has made the volunteer prophdts recant, by doing Crltz, Giants... 11 55 6 23 .418 Washington rose to second posi- a major league job as manager of a major league club. Washington Reynolds, S’tors 10 42 4 17 .452 tion and Detroit dropped to third. has been one of the dangerous contenders in the American League the Home Runs. Detroit scored all its runs in ral- Terry, Giants 6 third inning, but the Browns ACTORS Yankees fourth to regain the OP Ruth, 5 lied in the UllGrtT Collins, Cards 4 lead. Byrd, Yankees 4 Nice Mound Work THtQE 0*2 . Yankees Gehrig, 4 Aided by the three-hit pitching Cochrane, Athletics THEREABOUTS. 4 of Gomez, the New York Foxx, Athletics 4 Lefty took a firmer hold on first Averill, Indians 4 Yankees place by beating the cellar-hold- Rn ns. ing , B to 1. Danny Johnson, Detroit 16 MacFayden allowed the Yanks 10 Suhr, Pirates 14 hits. Gehrig, Yankees 14 The swamped Lindstrom, Giants 13 the Chicago White Sox, 11 to 3. Klein, Phillies 13 Earl Averill contributed his fourth Lary, Yankees 13 of the season, scoring THEY ALL Rube all out. After an hour of the most stren* Foxx, Athletics 13 homer LAUGHED WHEN tuckered of him. Vosmik, Indians 13 Johnny Burnett ahead went to uous and the Rube ever since Johnson has been at the helm. This year's entry from the Waddell the mound against the Red Sox tugging hauling, pinned In the National league, the banks of the Potomac shapes up like the strongest Johnson has had to one day bacE in 1903. The Sox management had “Candy." And all he did to the Sox that afternoon Runs Batted In. champion St Louis Cardinals drop- date. The Senators are classed as the best defensive club In the Ruth, Yankees league. to frame Rube base- was to beat them 1 to 0, three hits and 17 ped back into the basement losing by having their big first allowing Averill,. Indians They don’t score many runs themselves but they manage to win a lot planned' 17 SAM HYMAN 12 to 7 to the top-rung Chicago man, Rube in a out 14 batten. The wrestling had wanned Terry, Giants 16 of ball games by keeping the opposition to an even smaller number. "Candy” LaChance, engage striking Cubs. A six- rally in the Herman, Reds 16 Johnson Is still the amiable "Old Barney” of his but when friendly before the to him the Cub’s victory. pitching days wrestling match game get him.ypl Gehrlnger, Tigers .15 Veteran Hartford southpaw who seventh featured the occasion demands it, he can be as stern as the next guy. The play- homered for Gehrig, Yankees 15 has been a holdout from the Allen- Riggs Stephenson ers like him and work for him, though, and he seldom has to step out Chicago in the fourth with two on. town club so far tills season, yes- hits for of his easy-going role. If the Tanks can’t dethrone the A’s this year, ” Hits. George Watkins got five there’s no club New York would rather see turn the trick than Good Johnson, Tigers 24 terday was bought from the Bisons the Cards. YALE NINE BEATS Critz, Giants 23 Homers Enough 014 Waiter’s Senators. Four “New Yorkers and to a Hartford contract. Herman, Reds 21 signed Brooklyn Dodgers L. Waner, Pirates Max Carey’s THOUGH THE NATIONAL LEAGUE declines to number its play- 21 Hyman led the Eastern League the cellar by overwhelm- Frisch, Cards 20 rose from ers, Judge Emil Fuchs, owner of the Braves and one of the most lib- PENN in 1030. the Phillies, 11 to 5. The STATE 11-1; Gehrig, Yankees 20 pitchers ing a six-run rally eral-minded men in baseball, refuses to be petty about It and has fallen Raise East’s Hopes Foxx, Athletics 20 Flatbushers staged In line with the American League’s numbering system. On the in the third to cinch the game. other hand, the tight Shlbe boys who own the A’s won’t number their JOE MAINE EXCELS SOPHS MAY HOLD They pounded four Philly hurlers players at home in conformance with the American League custom be- for 14 hits in nine innings. Johnny In 1932 Max Rosenfeld cause such a move would entail tho purchasing of a new scoreboard, Olympics The Five REGULAR TEMPLE Frederick and Big in the first and (who can tell?) maybe a new phonograph for use at , George Packer Holds (By United Press) TACKLE BERTHS homered for Brooklyn and opening games. Sidney Harris, former N. T. U. football player, By CLAIRE BURCKY made one hit in four and eighth, respectively. in the first who was shot and killed by a burglar a few nights ago, used to box un- (NEA Service Sports Writer) times . Tallying four runs Rival to Four Hits— Cincinnati Reds took der the management of Frank Bachman, Maxie Rosenbloom’s man- New Knickerbocker I.ou Gehrig tripled and singled, Philadelphia, April 29.—George inning, the York, April i—Father is puffed 285 pounds, and Rade lead and were never headed ... the has sold itself to Bos- in two runs in four times Study, the ager. It looks as if Curley Herd finally An= driving 7 Torrington Boy out with Four of his are to hold beat Pittsburg’s Pirates, ton, where up to now only Bowser pachyderms stirred the Interest of justifiable pride. sons, native and at bat. Sadler, 271, expected as they on next Herman homered In oexes Three Hits are A1 Simmons made three hits, down the tackle berths to 6. Babe adopted, being acclaimed America’s ’’leading distance Reds. one a , to drive in two runs fall’s Temple university football the sixth for the eoAvo runner,” America’s “outstanding shot putter,” America’s inn four times at bat. squad. Both are sophomores. Study New York at Boston was frozen New Haven, Conn, April 29.— 6 “fastest steeplechaser” and America’s “best young high made one hit, driv- is the taller of the two standing out. George Parker hurled masterly ing in two runs, in one ftme at feet 2 inches in height, while Sad- baseball for Yale yesterday, and jumper.” bat. ler is two inches less. This pair, In the course of events at Los are the on the Blue scored Its second victory Bill Terry was idle. however, not only giants CATHOLIC LEAGUE Angeles this summer, you really the Owl squad. Head Coach A of the Penn week, defeating State, ought not begrudge old Knick’s CONN AGGIES WIN Heinie Miller has nine other line- MEETING TO-NIGHT 11 to 1. chuckles if his boys, , Storrs, April 29.—The Connecti- men who tip the beam at more Olympic Hopes Leo Joe and while the re- The State nine was held Sexton, McCluskey cut baseball team than 200 pounds, College Aggie varsity Thomas Jebediah win a few Olympic defeated the University mainder of the forwards average President to four hits, two of which, a dou- yesterday call managers of the honors for him—and show those of Norwich 5-4. about 196. Flanagan will team, Parish ble by Zwacki and a triple by Kas- California fellows how it’s done. newly formed Catholic at a meeting to- chak, were bunched in the eighth Of course Minnesota and Penn- CHOATE DRUBS £EWIS baseball group don’t like to have in his Lilley Building office, for their lone run of the sylvania Venzke Wallingford. night inning~ AprilV29.—The Hero at 8 m. called a New Yorker. It semes that Choate school second team drubbed Yesterday's the session to start p. Mon- game. the circuit be- he did some running in those states the Lewis high school baseball day night, May IS, A1 with six teams in the populace. Jim London played to a crowd of 15,000 there Wednes- Debonis, who pitched for too. But most of the young man’s team team. 22 to 12, here yester- Vernon Gomez who held the Bos- gins its season Penn will handle the day night. Incidentally, I wonder what Jimmy does with his spar* State started well, but after triumphs have been in New York. day. Choate rallied in the eighth ton Red Sox to three hits, while action. Mike Daly Robert a from Brooklyn. time, Monday night he played to a 5,000 house at the 71st Regiment (Bud) Parker hit home He won his first big mile race in to score 10 runs and win easily. 1 he Yankees won. St Patrick entry Armory here. On Tuesday, he invaded de Bronnix and, with Leo Pas- run for Yale in the fourth, he be- New York A. C. colors a year ago. came an easy victim for the Eli In his recent kudnyak as his opponent, drew 10,000. The Boston date was next and destruction of records 5 batsmen, who fourteen he has * on Thursday night the Gorgeous Greek gave dear old Westchester coun- garnered competed unattached. In hits, including five doubles and a the ty a treat at White Plains. It wouldn't surprise me, if you looked up Olympic trials—well, he’ll triple besides Parker’s circuit blow. wear the this fellow, if you found he took the fifth Sunday in each month off. probably winged foot of Yale First to Tally New York A. C. — HERE IS FAME for you: Gene Tunney waited in front of the Yale was the first to score. In From Connecticut MORE Than Your Worth for his chauffeur Money’s Dally Mirror office fully ten minutes yesterday for to the fourth inning Bud Parker Connecticut probably will resist actual come along with his car. There were, by count, 34 men directly crashed a hit over the left field efforts to adopt McCluskey, too. old E. St across the street from him, engaged in the good 45th practice fence for a . Bill Kas- But “Litle Joe” as he was known of around and was in their direct line of Penn State left was That Describes standing moping Tunney chak, fielder, among the newsboys of Manchester Briefly vision. He gave them, first, a full profile and then a front view. Yet, knocked out as he collided with got his training at Fordham uni- they looked right through him as if he were John McApple. All of the fence, which broke under his versity. He’s captain of the 1932 The Values In These them appeared to be of the fight fan type, too. Finally, a Postal Tele- weight, but he was able to con- Ram track team—and has another Outstanding graph messenger boy came along and, recognizing Tunney, stopped to tinue in the game. year after this. gape at him. There were no other gapers, though, and I couldn't help The Ellis got another run when but think as I watched the little drama from a second floor window G. Parker a life on an got They say the self-made athlete that Gene certainly lm getting double doses of that privacy which he and Williamson hit to center to usually has an unorthodox hitch claimed he craved, when he retired from the ring. score him. Suits in his form. There’s the case 4-Pc Suits—--Blue 1032, Features of (Copyright, King Syndicate) The Ellis gathered 3 more runs A1 Simmons and his foot-in-the- In the sixth, a bucket put upon them during his recent single by Gengarelly, stance. There’s Leo Diegel, with to R. Parker who tours. passes and G. tee shis ball too high and Parker the for the first bends Well, is there someone present paving way over too tier. And there’s tow which Williamson knocked who who will get up and say the two in, George Spitz, high jumps 6 on feet bucks charged for exhibition per- while G. Parker scored Kim- 7 Inches In his sweat clothes Topcoats and formances was too much, com- ball’s long sacrifice fly to center. who does it all wrong. pared to the $50 the same seat Three singles by Maine, R. Experts point out that Spitz would have sold for a few years Parker and Williamson, a double turns his foot on the take-off. They frown at his odd combination ago ? — by Gengarelly and G. Parker’s of , , , the or kick with triple gave Yale four runs In the Landon, scissors, j JOB Dig Down, Fellers. seventh. MS.CLUSKEY the Osborne,' or western, roll. They on shake their heads when they see To many followers of golf, Jer- Scores Kaschak’s Triple Joe the name McCluskey—keep his over the crossbar. Travers has been for Penn State made its run in the body lay-out ry years in mind when it comes time for But Zwacki a the New York U sophomore a rewritten in- 'a dusty legend. Now he is return- eighth, hitting two-bag- the athletes to to the post This is sermon, parade lets it go at continues a ger to left and Kaschak a triple that, and to a picture. It started out to be ing to activity as professional, in the Olympic 3,000 meter steeple- his to the same to score attack on records. something oratorical and serious cashing in you might say on the garden chase. Sexton the Behemoth conoerned with the builders of the heroism of his storied, though Zwacki Joe is a slender young Connec- In the Yale half of the of Cheops. financially unrewarded, back- eighth, ticut Irishman—a fighting Irisher, The behemoth who heaved the pyramids doubles Fletcher and a Thousands of slaves, you know, ground. Isn’t old Jerry Travers, by Maine, in fact—transplanted to Fordham shot 52 8 3-* inches to set a new Wheeler and a •went down to their dreary deaths battling with our modern fairway single by passed university In New York's Bronx. world record the other night is for at ball netted Yale its last runs. that those proud Egyptian pyra- machines, stirring enough He is captain of the Fordham the same whose best Parker fanned three straight bat- mids rise. They put their least the price of a look? track team this year. effort in the 1929 was might ters in the ninth. shoulders to those great Earl Sande, a wrinkled gnome In the outdoor intercollegiate 42 feet and a few inches. The 1929 galled crouched The box score: stones and pushed their hearts from an older world, two-mile race a year ago, the Ram Sexton was a Georgetown student Last Year neck of a Suits and of this Quality out that the crushing weight low over the sweating leader was shouldered by a rival from Hempstead, Long Island. He Topcoats some im- l'enn suite might move. thoroughbred, chanting and spilled in the cinders on the graduated—to become a 1932 world the horse’s ab r h po a e From that point, it was intend- promptu melody into first turn. The pack raced by. record breaker for the New York Sold for Hoopes, cf .... 3 0 0 3 0 0 $40, a to the men ear as the pack comes steaming Joe SO behind and A. C. ed to draw parallel 4 2 got up yards — Smith, 3b. 4 0 0 1 who today are toiling up the steep down the stretch are you going took after them. The roar of the McCluskey runs on his heels, ZwackI, rf _ 4 1 2 2 0 0 to and “See here, in his ears when he a doesn't till to yesterday, rolling the stone up the man say, crowd was something champion do. There Is as much difference between our present day You’re Kaschak, If ... 4 0 1 1 0 0 with the ponderous Sande, cut all this out. finally breasted the tape winner Yet Joe did two miles of a steeple- 1 • In so heavy sa 3 0 0 2 2 0 prices—and those of recent years—as any too old for this sort of Lohr, What he chase on his heels In weight of years. That would have really in 9:17.8, record time. 9:46 4-5, Store in the county. Walus, 2b. 3 0 0 0 4 1 which Reputable anywhere been a very touching figure of stuff?” might have done without the spill is eight seconds faster than • • • Marsh, lb.4 0 0 11 0 0 wouldn't it? is problematical; it is certain he the world record. speech, now c.4 0 0 5 0 0 • • • How Does He Do It? Swan, would have been at least five sec- Coach Jake Weber, veteran Ford- Debonls, p .... 3 0 1 0 2 0 Weep No More! Buddy Ensor was a great jockey onds faster. ham trainer, knows about the pun- We have NOT lowered our Quality to offer these New The Olympic record for the ishment McCluskey gives his pup- 2 • in so But that is the sad side of the a few years back. But he loved the Totals .32 1 4 24 10 2 Low Prices—as has been done many places. 3000 meter , set by pies in evety race, but he pays no comeback contagion from which were lights of Broadway when they Toivo A. Lou kola of Finland in attention to it. Weber has seen no remote or forgotten nook and YALE flaring and the lights of Broadway, 1928, is 9 minutes 21 3-4 seconds. fellows run with locked knees nni; cranny of the sports world is Im- ab r h po a are hard on the McCluskey has done 9:37 in com- stiff arms and win. When its th-ir We Guarantee—As Always—the Best Qual- mune these days. It is too deadly when they flare, Williamson, ss 4 Positively where petition. He made that time in natural way, change ’em, c-ini 3 • the market at the serious, and that which is too dead- eyes. It came to the point Kimball, lb 0 6 why ity Merchandise on price. the saddle of the [he 1931 Penn Relays, chopping ments Jake. serious is more than likely to Ensor, lifted into Fletcher, 2b ... 1 3 ly to more than 20 seconds from the old Why? be dull. horse he was supposed ride, Maine, c other record. a often would fail off on the ... Why not, after all, give great Wheeler, rf Not only are our 1832 Prices Lower Than for Many who are side. He was barred, and for years 3b big hand to these men Gengrarelly, 4 • Years Back But Also LOWER than the prices of orig- the border of to roll their weary years hovered on. frayed McGowan, If .. merchandise. trying he POMPTON LAKE PICKED inally planned when buying our 1932 uphill to the lost pinnacle? Their the turf land where, sober, R. Parker, rf .. in honor. Job is tragic and trying enough, might have dwelt G. Parker, p ■.. BY JACK SHARKEY without spewing a sermon at them They gave Buddy “one more time for breath. chance.” And why not? It he Total .35 11 14 27 10 1 Our this year is to operate for SALES VOL- every they pause New policy tread can stick on the back of one of York, April 29.—(UP)—f for of The trail echoes their noti- WteHinq UME and NOT margin prottt. Jack of Boston has — 00000001 0— 1 Sharkey these days Dempsey, Travers, those hide-and-hair juggernauts, Penn State •—11 fied Madison Square Garden he will United Sande, Ensor, Lacoste, Wethered. guiding his galloper unswervingly Yale .00020342 (By Press) train at Pompton Lake, N. J., for At Boston—Gus of and a hundred lesser lights (not through Bllppery mud or choking Sonnenberg, to the wire first Runs batted In—R. Parker 2, his June title bout with Max Boston, threw Count Zarynoff, Rus- You Can Trade Here with CONFIDENCE to forget Long George Kelly, re- dust, plunging up Williamson Kimball, McGowan, Schmellng. heavyweight champion. threw from minors to serve with a last-minute sprint that his 3, sia; NcikLutze, California, called the to start workouts about at first Judgment of pace had G. Parker, Wheeler, Kaschak. Two He expects Jim Heslln, Montreal; A1 Morelli, the Brooklyn Dodgers* unerring will train- — if he can base hits—R. Parker, Gengarelly, May 7. Schmellng begin Boston Pat Texas; base.) Who are we to keep step- saved for the stretch threy Reilly, flushed Maine 2, ZwackI. Three ing at a camp near Kingston, N. Jack R. on their heels and croaking do all that after the Fletcher, Spellman, Providence, I., ping his in- base hits—G. Parker, Kaschak. Y., May 10. threw Eddie can’t be done! They never nights and blurred days of Pope. Georgia: Regis •'It Parker. Sacrifices and similar credible career, isn’t he a pretty Home run—R. Sikl, Abyssinia, threw Rex Smith, come back,” dreary OCT LUCAS fair sort of country rider, after all? —Kimball, McGowan 2. Left on SOX OPTION South Dakota; Mike Mazuki, New men aware every bases—Penn State 7, Yale 9. Base Boston, April 29.—(UP)—John York, threw Jimmy Nelson, Swe- CriThese men, and Miss Wethered, These are. been the are on balls—Oft Debonls 5, G. Parker Lucas, young , has den. a rifle antique, and all minute that odds they may be DeBonls G. released on option by the Boston an has col- fighting are tremendous. But U 4. Struck out—by 5, that, but even antique Sox to Hazelton club of held is of the old punch, Parker 6. Passed ball—Swan. Red the or and life. Dempsey has there enough State and last season was — the New York-Pennsylvania league. league old even skill and color left and enough Stolen bases—Williamson, Maine, much of his glamour, was a to the Richmond club of — Skelly and Lucas obtained year ago optioned his quaking legs may of the old fight well, they can Wheeler. Umpires— though Schroeder. Time of game—2:03. from McCook of the Nebraska the Eastern league. Lava creaked under .the demands Btill go for met i