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By Eddie Ash Citizens Loyal to Boxer Indianapolis Freddie Steele, middleiveight, the Tacoma Terror, 29 YEARS BACK OF THE PLATE Times Sports is so popular around Puget Sound that residents of his m m m home city petitioned the Chamber of Commerce to give STREET CAUGHT IN 2052 GAMES PAGE 16 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1936 him a special medal. htown JX at the helm of the St. Paul Saints is Charles E. (Gabby) Street, a man of many baseball accomplishments. ... He played with San Francisco in 1906, the year an earth- LOUIS HAS ‘WEAK POINT,’ SAYS SCHMELING quake, followed by fire, devastated the city. ... He headed East in 1908 aad became Walter Johnson's catcher at Wash- ington when the Big Train was in his prime. Street Max Declares Grove Hurling New at South Grove New Director served in the army in 1918 and picked up the nickname of Calendar Ole Sarge. He Has Gabby Solved AMERICAN ASSOCIATION in Masterful at Wisconsin piloted the St. Louis Cardinals from 1929 to 1933, Won. Lost. Pet. ...Minneapolis 5 0 1 000 leading them to National League pennants in 1930 and 1931, Kansas City 5 1 .833 Joe’s Method St. Paul 5 3 .625 Style Louisville for and to the world championship . joining 4 4 ,500 Hub Draws Praise in ’3l. Before St. Milwaukee 3 3 .500 Paul the veteran handled Toledo 2 4 .333 the Missions of the Pacific Coast Columbus l e .143 League in 1934 and ’35. German Puts in Strenuous INDIANAPOLIS 0 4 .000 Veteran Twirls 3-Hit Game Stuhldreher Promises to Be It’s necessary to go back Into the records to connect Street with a Day With Reporters AMERICAN LEAGUE in Six Innings to Hoosicr team. ... He was on one, however, playing with „, Won. Lost. Pet. Post Genuine Leader, Says Terre Haute in Chicago 4 1 .800 * the old Central League in 1904. Gabby spent 29 years as an active Boston 6 2 .750 on Arrival. Cleveland 4 2 .667 Second Victory. catcher. ... He was a durable backstop and was back of the plate in 2052 Washington School Prexy. league games. 5 4 .556 BY GEORGE KIRKSEY New York 4 4 .500 BY HENRY SUPER By United Preu Kentucky Press Correspondent Detroit 2 3 .400 United Press Staff Correspondent South College brought him out and though most of his base- United Staff St. Louis 1 5 ball in the Philadelphia .167 ''h MADISON, Wis., April was played minors he saw service with four major 1 6 .143 99k 22—Uni- clubs, NEW YORK, April 22.—Max NEW YORK, April 22.—The early New York Yankees, . of Wisconsin sports Washington, Cincinnati and Boston Nationals. Schmeling across the evidence indicates that Joe Cronin, versity fans Gabby caught was sprawled NATIONAL LEAGUE Johnson’s fireball for four years and attracted a great youthful Boston Red Sox pilot, was . looked to Harry Stuhldreher of „ Pet. j bed in his hotel room with two pil- „ , Won. Lost. A deal of attention once by catching a ball dropped from the Washington New York 6 1 .857 right when he said: “Give us some his Pittsburgh 3 “Four-Horsemen’’ fame today to Monument. lows under head. He had just 2 . 600 pitching to help Grove and Ferrell greatest according St. Louis 3 2 .600 lead them out of intra-depart- His feat, however, to Gabby, was catching eight finished a liverwurst-on-rye and a Philadelphia 4 4 .500 and we’ll win the pennant.’’ the double-headers in nine days without missing an inning. en- cup of coffee and wanted to get a Cincinnati 3 4 .429 mental muddle which once threat- Another Chicago 3 4 .429 The Boston Red Sox were riding durance achievement was the catching of 159 games in one little rest. He had been through Boston 2 4 .333 in Amer- ened the Badgers with expulsion season. Brooklyn along in second place the a trying day with reporters and 2 5 .286 ican from the Big Ten Conference. The 19,16 record of the League today, Indianap- who Stuhldreher, '’brains” of Notre olis games STAYS cameramen Games Today with six victories Indians now stands at no TRIBE IDLE had gone Dame’s famous back field and for won, tied The Indians and the Saints took down AMERICAN ASSOCIATION and two defeats, two, lost four and four the bay to meet the past 11 years football coach at postponed. The first tilt scheduled another vacation today. The game St. Paul at INDIANAPOLIS. and Lefty Grove him on his arrival Minneapolis at Louisville. Villanova College, was announced with the St. Paul Saints yesterday was postponed on account of cold City and Wes Ferrell from Germany Kansas at Toledo. have by the board of regents as was knocked nut the baby bliz- weather. It will be played off when Milwaukee at Columbus. done their successor by on the S. S. Bre- to both Athletic Director Walter zard. And all other A. A. games the Apostles return in June. share to put them E. men. AMERICAN LEAGUE Meanwell and Football Coach Clar- were postponed. there. Grove and Joe Jacobs, Detroit at. St. Louis. Ferrell won ence Spears. a tt tt puffing New York at. Philadelphia. have weather yesterday embar- his che- Chicago at Cleveland. two games each Western Conference officials who root, was making Washington at Boston. COLDrassed the advocates of a later and share with threatened to throw the Badgers Butler Fetes progress clearing out of the basebail opening. It was “one week NATIONAL LEAGUE Buck Newsom, conference unless they the room by athletics later’’ in the big show and look Pittsburgh at Chicago. Washington, and proved their were con- promising food St. Louis at Cincinnati. gl trolled by the faculty were ex- what It’s useless to try Schoolboy happened! and drink. Philadelphia at, New York. Rowe, to outguess the weather man. Best Basket at Brooklyn. the lead among pected to be appeased by Stuhldre- Team “Mushky’s Boston weather in major league cities was here Grove American League her’s appointment. Stuhldreher with the sand- Results Yesterday by newly dished out last week. There were Butler University's basketball wiches, pitchers. was nominated the formed yesterday. Schmeling boys, get Grove won his athletic hoard and four postponements teams are to be feted tonight at 6 in AMERICAN ASSOCIATION second straight yes- approved by Dr. tt tt tt on the other games postponed; cold terday, an Glenn university in the campus cafeteria, at the fifth give All weather. aobreviated 8-1 triumph Frank, president. Rt. Paul is booked at Ferry Sta- room and Max a little rest,” over Washington. annual Utes Club banquet. said Joe. AMERICAN LEAGUE When rain halted “The selection of Stuhldreher was dium through Friday, after which the game at the the (Six Innings; Rain.) , end of the sixth in- result of an exhaustive exam- Ownie Bush's Millers in- Joe Copps, publicity director of The boys moved out and forgot Mauling the 500-mile race is to the Washington 010 000— 1 3 1 ning Grove was pitching in ination of fifty candidates by the cham- give prin- about Max for a little while. There Boston 310 202 8 9 1 master- GROVE golfers are get- Sarah Shank city links last year. vade for four battles The ful style. He had allowed athletic board,” said Frank, who in- cipal address and will recount the wasn't much more say, Bokina. Coppola and Bolton; Grove and only three ting acquainted Paul says to pions have won fhv, tied one and Max could hits, and the only run made SOUTH with Paul he’s certain like South terviewed him in Chicago Saturday. lost And out the thrills accompanying the races. anyway. He already had answered R. Ferrell. off him Douglas, the smiling young man Grove, He pounded out a 75 last none they’re on O. resulted from an error and fail- “The held personal Henry Goett, assistant prosecut- a thousand questions. One sob sis- York 103 200 001— 7 13 1 the above, who his first Sunday without much board interviews road! New ure of the infield to ic starting previous with of these and ing attorney and former Butler ath- ter asked him if he was happy in Philadelphia 010 000 014— 6 11 1 make a double year as pro at the municipal experience on the course. He’s fifteen counsel Broaca, Murphy, Malone Dickey; play. of leading intercollegiate charlie grimm lete, will serve as toastmaster. his love life. Another reporter at- and course. That is, some are meeting cautious about predicting he will athletic H, Johnson, Lieber, Maluzak and Hayes. authorities was taken a deci- Managerof the Chicago Cubs, recover- Paul (Tony) Hinkle, athletics tempted to trip the German on a 13 Hits, Five Hits him for the first time; others knew go below that 75 often. Says he’ll before director, Chicago, sion was made.” ed from a cold, is staying on the and Frank (Pop) Hedden, question about Hitler, Almost every Cleveland at cold weather. him an energetic instructor at be out there trying. St. Louis at Detroit, cold weather. In his first game, Grove held the as am impressed Stuhldre- Young go- freshman mentor, also are to speak. conceivable question was flung “I with bench. Phil Cavarretta is at Yankees to two hits, winning 8-0. her’s intellectual alertness, ing well enough at first The The Bulldog varsity and freshman the beetle-browed German during NATIONAL LEAGUE his wide base. Philadelphia 100 041— 6 9 1 Thus in 13 innings Grove has al- range of heat of battle is teams are to be honored.