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WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, MAY 3, 1937. De Shong Becomes Nats9Big Worry: Bucs9 Bengals Justify Odds Cut V All Ages From Tiny Tot to Nonogenarian Encompassed in Base Ball’s Wide Scope ONCE LONG SHOTS, By ’36 SLAB SLAB NOW LEAD RACES Retired to Bull Pen Jimmy Peaks Gained at Expense After A’s Are Overcome of Reds, Chisox—Yankees Despite His Failure. Nipped by Bosox. BY FRANCIS E. STAN, BY SID FEDER, EtaS Correspondent of The Star. Associated Press Sports Writer. May 3.—Manager AYBE Jack Doyle wasn't so Bucky Harris has a genuine far wrong at that. catching riddle on his hands As the Broadway “com- CLEVELAND,today, but that isn't the prize missioner" who will take any conundrum on the Washington ball kind of a bet on the pennant races, club at the moment. For instance, Jack recently cut the odds on the Harris is trying to find out what ails Pittsburgh Pirates and Detroit Tigers James Brooklyn De Shong. to 3 to 1 each. At first the folks Pending the testing of Johnny couldn't see the reason for it, with (Mutt) Riddle under major league such competition as the Cardinals, fire. Bucky is satisfied to accept the Giants and Cubs in one loop and the new catcher of the Nationals on Yankees in the other. Scout Joe Engel’s hearty recommenda- But Jack isn't taking any chances tion. Sight unseen, Harris thinks the where the family bank roll is con- 32-year-old backstop, obtained yes- cerned. And the fact that ihe Bucs terday from Indianapolis for Shanty and the Bengals are in first place in Hogan and cash, will be an improve- their respective leagues today proves it. ment. Although the first two weeks of the season are about as It is De Shong who chiefly is wor- conclusive as a rying the elderly “boy wonder,” who one-run lead in the fifth, the tip is out—don't Js finding that wonders are performed definitely sell the Bucs and few and far between. De Shong hasn’t Tigers short. been able to pitch up an alley since Bowman Turns Bark Cubs. long before the American League by their best campaign opened and his latest fail- pOLSTERED pitching staff in the odds on ure—yesterday against the Athletics years, the Pirates have been in Philadelphia—has convinced Bucky dropped all the way from 8 to 1. With Joe re- that something is radically wrong. Bowman, cent acquisition from the Phillies, NEWEST OF THE NATIONALS. GREAT GRANDMOTHER HURLS FIRST BALL. LEGIONNAIRE JUNIORS OPEN CAMPAIGN. making his starting debut as a Pitts- He Goes on Relief Now. John Riddle. 32-year-old catcher of the From the stands at came a roar Indianapolis Chicopee, Ga., mighty Pitchers Bill Thompson of the Nash nine, and Joe Wushnak \ burgher, the Eucs rode into the Na- Griffs won the American Association club, who comes in as Mrs. E. J. Wilson eventually game, exchange for Shanty of applause of Commerce, Ga., 96-year- of the Drum Corps team pose with charming little Miss Mar- tional League lead yesterday on a 7-2 ^pHE Hogan and an amount to be the No. 1 receiver old 10 to 7, but it was no fault of unspecified great grandmother, opened the season. Her daughter, garet Heine, “drum major" of the Drum Corps of the Sons win over the Roughhouse Reds from of the —Star A. P. Mrs. J. is De Shong's. The young man who Griffmen. Staff, Copyright, Wirephotos. W. Hendricks, “umpire.” of the Legion organization. Cincinnati. St. Louis’ Gas House won 18 games for the Nationals last Gang couldn't do a thing against Bill year worked three full innings and Lee's three-hit pitching and dropped the A's played a game called double Out out of first with a 4-1 defeat at the or no count. This they did most suc- Snapping hands of the Cubs. WASHINGTON. AB. R. H. O. A. E. cessfully, meaning they scored two BOXER VS. HITTER Chapman, cf. 4 3! sol SCRIBE GETS FIEL Although victorious, the Cubs in- funs in each of these innings, and Lewis. 3b. B 1 2 1 3 0 creased their list when Kuhel. lb. 4 1 111 I II hospital Billy held a 6-0 lead when Harris finally Stone rf. _6 0 3 0 0 n Herman went out for several days thumbed James off the Sington. If._3 0 II 1 1 o with a Brooklyn Myer. 2b. __3 2 11*0 finger injury, joining Pitchers premises. Bluege ss. _ 3 2 2 2 1 0 Tex Carleton Larry French and Curt AT ARENA TONIGHT Crompton, c. _ 1 0 o o l o OF AUTO TBRIEES and It was the Davis, Catcher second time that Jimmy De Shong. p. _ 1 o o o 1 o Gabby Hartnett, Millies, c. 3 0 1 6 0 0 has tried to pitch a game since the all drydocked for repairs. •Hill I o o n n o official season opened. The first Llnke. p_ 2 2 1 0 2 0 to Pit Skill Cohen, p _o o o o o o Gehrig's Homer No time, facing the Red Sox, he lasted Straiges His Taken for Ride by Gulotta Failures Help. and a Broken Heart. Pompoon, Brooklyn GEHRIG found the two innings. His total for five in- Totals .36 10 12 27 14 1 Clay Pipes LOU finally Chance Blow •Batted for De Shong in fourth. on range and produced homer No. rings pitched now reads: Runs Against by Indianapolis Track, Special Dispatch to The Star. Pinch as Followers of 1, but the Yankees, scored. 9: hits allowed, 7; bases on PHILADELPHIA. AB. R. H. O A E generally, still were May 3.—It isn't pleasant to see somebody's heart broken in and Terranova in Bout. Finney, cf. fi o o o 0 o He's their run-making slump, and went balls, 9, hit batsmen, 1. Speechless. 1 Other Gloat. Werber 3b. 4 13 12 1 and blown into bits like a clay pipe in a shooting gallery. There are Nags down 5-4 The affair in Moses, rf. ft o before the Red Sox, thereby Philly yesterday con- BY 1 4 l l a lot of rathrr BURTON HAWKINS. Johnson. If. 3 2 1 o o BY THOBURN WIANT, things you'd watch than what happened when you vinced Harris that De 1 BY GRANTLAND RICE. losing the American League pace to Shong ought Dean, lb 4 1 1 S o 1 stumbled into the MINIATURE edition of Hobo Associated Press Sports Writer. CLEVELAND, steamy, boisterous dressing room underneath Sliibe Cochrane and Mickey his to be on relief. So until he shows Brucker c. 2 1 0 6 2 0 YORK. May 3.—The mast heavy-hit- Williams, minus the Newsome ss. 3 0 o 1 3 1 Park in Philadelphia. that he is to tattooing, ■ ting Detroits. Gerry Walker again ready pitch winning ball Cissell. 2b. 3*1 1 5 2 0 INDIANAPOLIS, May 3.—Imagine It was a baffled crop of supporters we will be presented to local ring- typical dressing room scene at first. The Nationals were was the will a niche in the bull Williams, p._ 100120 big noise, belting a seventh- Jimmy occupy worms shot out of a or each other on the have run across lately are tonight at Turner’s Smith, p. _ 2 110 0 0 being cannon, riding slapping back, whooping, laughing and riding each other. inning homer for the pen. Fmk, p. _0 o onoo those for the next winning Detroit Arena when Frankie Terranova, a on a bolt of They Just whipped the A's, 10-7. and it felt good. was NEW looking greased lightning, or drop- Everybody cutting up run to the White 6-5. "I think,” explained Skipper Harris, winner at Louisville. We are wallop Sox, rather New Totals _ Harris, who sat in a i Derby ordinary York lightweight, 32 7 8 27 12 4 except Bueky comer, naked. All he wore was the In addition to Lee's “that if I work him in a few ping 10,000 feet through space with to those who three-hitter games clashes with talented peculiar look an executioner must have when he the switch that will referring especially were Joey Straiges. Washington _non 202 015—in an anchor around neck. flips over the Cards, two other fine where no pressure is directly on your hot on and on flinging him, Camden scrapper, in a 10-round fea- Philadelphia 223 001 000— 7 wipe out a life. Bradley’s Brooklyn that he'll come around eventually. Then you may get a vague idea of performances featured the National ture bout. Runs batted in—Johnson <21. Finner. When big Shanty Hogan walked by. rubbing himself briskly after a Pompoon. Werber i2>. how it feels to streak around the 2’i- League problem. Van Lingle Mungo Cissell <21. Chapman i.'li. Harris The Italian-American Terranova, Kuhel (2). Stone 121. Lewis. shower, flipped the switch. ''Frank," he called, softly, "come here. I There was a time when these sup- Riddle Works Out Today. Two-base hits mile speedway track here at a speed had his fireball smoking and stopped making his debut is a —Smith. Lewis. Kuhel. Stone. Home run— want to talk to porters wouldn't War Admiral or here, strictly Johnson. that reaches 135 miles an hour. you." give the Phillies with three hits and nine when the Sacrifices—Newsome.