National League Topsy-Turvy With Half Game Behind Reds ✓ ___ Leading _ Dodgers FERRELL IN FORM __By JIM BERRYMAN or French Drivers Trail Win, Lose Draw /HEyTisHE^N /^OW-W^Thej /outa51mTX Champions THROWN'To ) / MS AM* I OUGHTA 1 CASE iSALUOCy FRANCIS E. STAN. 1 or -reyiN' T6 [ f \ By J TRADE GLOVES bum r oh A CATCH ^ fj be tm') Go Out of THAT / same team J After the Smoke Had Cleared at Manor May [7*QuyOFF / ^ Despite Their It was almost dark when the last shot was fired In the District, lv\riRiTV Too oTTfAi FERRELL'S f[ Maryland and Virginia qualifying round for the National Open at RETURNS HAVE MORE Manor. It had been a long day, marked by generally good shooting in Auto Grind CH THEM THAN THE American League, the names of Worsham, Isaacs and Larkin leading all the rest. ing field of 33 cars—and it takes a AM AGILE SCRAMBLE never have had anything closer than Tt> KEEP HIS MATES 10-mile sprint at better than 117218 HE’S HITTING JUST IS ABOUTS the Cincinnati Reds and Brooklyn FROM THROWING UNDER .300. AND Dodgers are today. miles per hour to • I TH'ONLy CHANCE Gave on Him qualify. .More runs AWAy GETS /MOST OF \ Houghton's Legs Way HIS I GET T'LOOK ) They are tighter than a tie, If The field was filled yesterday with HITS WHEN THEy A >/ McLeod was sitting near the bar, taking elimination lightly, when > ATANy REAL < such a situation is possible. the of 14 but the REALiy COUNT Houghton, grayer and heavier, walked into the room and sank grate- qualification cars, CtOOJ> The Dodgers are on top in per- fully in a chair. “Legs,” grunted Houghton, slapping a calf. “When slower racers may be eliminated in piTCMIWjy centage .714 to .710, but they are half a they begin to go back on you it’s the beginning of the end of tough favor of speedsters qualifying today game behind in won-lost calculations. Cincinnati has won two competitive golf. When the old pins start getting rubbery you can’t get at greater speeds. games more <22> than the Dodgers, oomph in your shots.” irencn soldiers Trail. who have lost one less (8) than the McLeod nodded in dour agreement and somebody asked him if that WHEN I Most to be eliminated were HAVe\ Reds. held true for the National “What was the likely f Open. happens,” question, IT'RETlRE I The Reds did all that was in their two French soldiers who obtained ( •when 10 or a dozen golfers, all in the running, go into the final nine )/MIGHT GET UP ) power to capture the lead in stopping holes for the Open championship?” leaves of absence for the race—Rene A JUGGLIN' < the Pittsburgh Pirates, 2-1 and 7-3, McLeod thought for a moment and then said: “They begin tossing Dreyfus and Rene Lebegue—and Ml ACT- I’VE SURE yesterday. In the first game Whitey Moore and Joe to the title around like it was a hot potato. Then it becomes a test not Louis Durant of Herrington, Kans. mHAI> Beggs combined PRACTICE!/ hold Pittsburgh to four hits and won only of physical stamina but of nerves. Mon, it’s hell, that’s what it is.” Lebegue qualified yesterday at the game on two runs donated them his He hadn’t to be a in 118.981 miles an hour, Dreyfus at Freddy picked up glass. expected figure in the first 118.831 and Durant at 117.218. Those .. Helped by two another National Open He had been through it 37 times, counting 3- Jim Turner went the three times were the slowest of the frames, qualifying tests, and when a golfer is pushing 60 he realizes it’s not for route in the 33 qualifiers. nightcap, scattering him nine hits. again. Fastest of the cars scheduled to attempt qualification today are Dodgers in Streak. Sambo Snead Is Hitting the Road driven by Lloyd Davis of Springfield, But Cincinnati’s best just wasn’t 111.: Billy Devore of St. Johns, Kans., good enough to erase that percentage Cox was cooling his heels by sprawling on a bench in the locker and Tony 'Willman of Milwaukee. margin as long as the Dodgers con- almost not whether he did or didn’t. room. Wiffy qualified by caring All three are capable of 120 miles tinued to win—and they chalked up Automatically first alternate, as a result of finishing sixth, he re- an hour for the four qualification their fourth straight victory with a quested that Leo Walper, the next man, be given his place in the event laps around the two and one-half 6- 0 shutout of the Philadelphia mile track. a slot was opened. Phillies. Bob Swanson of Los Angeles "I'd be a sucker,” Wiffy sighed, "to go to the Open. It takes a qual- Whitlow Wyatt kept four hits ified his mount in to stand under that test and I'm not in that 16-cylinder yester- nicely spaced while his mates ganged golfer great shape up at of the day 124.619, best time day. MUCH OF DUTCH LEONARD'S on kind of shape.” up Clyde Smoll and Prank Finishing Tests Today. SUCCESS IS PUE To RICK'S Hoerst for an even dozen. Five of A newspaperman said, jokingly, “There’s nothing wrong with you Today’s final qualification period EycCELLEMT HAMPLIWS OF the blows came in succession in the that a week of road work won't cure, Wiffy, or is there?” and Cox ran from 10 am. to 5 p.m. The Those difficult knucklers fifth inning for three runs. looked up. track will be closed for Wednesday Pitching keynoted most of the “Don't think kidding,” he said. “Road work? Do you know a final 13; 1^1 linWU you're cleaning. day’s games. Bill Posedel held the now? Road work. And so are the and their what Sammy Snead's doing right Qualifiers yesterday R/ck New York Giants to four safeties will in the the You're other fellows who really be running during Open. speeds: while the Boston Bees pounded out a not kidding. It takes two months, to get really ready for the Open. Swanson, *124.619; Ralph Hepburn 7- 1 triumph with 13 hits off three of Los Angeles, 123.860; Emil Andres You have to get out and run like a fighter in training. Paul Runyan . It was Posedel's third of Chicago. 122.963: George Robe- to Bill Brown’s and trains. Runyan doesn’t smoke, drink VETERAN RECEIVER OF THE Yef Tauscher win—exactly one-third of all Bos- goes camp son of Raul Flashy Los Angeles, 122.562, Ri- ton’s nine triumphs. Tony Cuccinello or chew. It’s early-to-bed and that stuff.” WASHINGTON CLUB, APPEARS ganti of Argentina, 121.827; Duke joined in the party with two Nalon of Chicago, 121.790; Joe Chit- To BE HAVING ONE OF HIS As Millers Defeat doubles and two singles for a perfect Has No Chance wood of Topeka, Kans., 121.757; Chet BEST PLAVING SEASONS... day. Working Pro, Says Cox, Miller of Detroit, 121.322; A1 Put- all drank .. AND TO SPARKLE WHILE The Chicago Cubs kept the Na- “What about those stories of fellows who stayed up night, nam of Los Angeles, 120.818; Paul tional League design four-cornered cups of black coffee, and went out to win championships?” asked another Russo of Kenosha, Wis., 120.809; A1 THE AVERAGE NAT Blues Leading by belting the St. Louis Cardinals, newspaperman. “Hagen, for instance, and some of the others?” Miller of Detroit, 120228; Lebegue, IS A CATCHER WORKING, Br the Associated Press. 7-1, and closing the gap between were true enough, I guess, less a certain amount of exag- 118.981;- Dreyfus, 118.831, and Du- “They //AS TO BE GOOD! Cagey Tom Sheehan found out them and second place to a game that doesn’t hold now. When rant, 117218. geration,” Wiffy admitted, “but Hagen last night that old Walter Tauscher and a half. Claude Passeau limited was winning without training it was different. He was winning with still is a handy man to have around the St. Louis sluggers to seven hits higher scores than win today. Nowadays a kid in shape will go out and when the chips are down. and held them scoreless after the 66 first take a course apart. Look at Worsham and Isaacs. One shot a and Nats Forced to on Weak Middle States Ump Saves Bonura Sheehan. , inning. the other a 65. Rely 49th planned to use Harry Smythe Newsom Stops Indians. “Years ago, when golfers showed up still wearing their tuxedo $5 for against the Kansas City Blues, but The slipped half tourna- Talking changed his mind and tossed the a notch in their efforts to overtake trousers from the night before, we didn't have all of these big Hurlers for NEW YORK, May 28.—‘‘Ill Double-Headers; 36-year-old Tauscher agamst the the in the American ments. There were only a few. The Open was the biggest, as it is now, Regatta Assigned hunch down here,” said the Nats- American Association leaders. The League by losing a night game to but it wasn’t necessary to go into hard training for a long stretch. Now Zeke Bonura to a friend as he veteran hurled a five-hitter and the Detroit Tigers, 6-1. Buck Newsom Chase Loss kneeled behind a of a decision to make. He has two choices.” steel a pro has Good, Despite To strip wound up with a 4-to-3 victory in simply took charge, holding Cleve- Philadelphia the one of the bordering Washington dugout “And the choices?” prompted gallery. BURTON 10 . land to six hits, striking out nine By HAWKINS, fanned. Both Rick Ferrell and By the Associated Press. at Yankee Stadium before work or Cox answered. "A who lessons and yester- The 11 "Either play,” pro gives Star Staff Correspondent. Pinch-hitter Jack flied to Left triumph moved the Millers and retiring the last batters in Early 28—The day’s game. “Ya see, if an um- a a club can’t win the or other PHILADELPHIA, May up within three of the cham- order for his fifth runs a shop and is real part of Open any NEW too Fielder George Selkirk, to games victory against YORK, May 28.—Not however, 49th annual Middle States Regatta pire catches me talking to a spec- tournament. Do think Sarazen or evei bothered to pions, with two games to go in the one defeat. The Red Sox were rained big you Hagen give over the whole end the mild scoring gesture. tator it’ll me gay idea, Manager will return to the Schuylkill waters cost five bucks.-’ current series. out at lessons? Or Armour? Or do you think Snead and Nelson and It was the fourth successive game Philadelphia. Tommy Bucky Harris of the Nats today was here September 1, after an absence “You better scram then,” cau- in which Chase hurled credit- those fellows do it? They do not. being forced to explore the potential- has, of five years, the Middle States tioned a soft voice not 3 feet from ably. He a 4-2 decision to “Those fellows,” concluded Wiffy, “are in training for tournament ities of his second-string pitchers in dropped Association voted last night. Zeke. Seated next to the person Philadelphia on nine hits and play. We who work and give lessons are outclassed nowadays. Per- starting assignments. With five Charles V. Doyle was unanimously with whom Bonura was attempt- in whipped Cleveland and St. Louis I’m to about the National I’ve been in a games three days facing his club, re-elected association president. ing to snatch a bit of conversa- sonally, willing forget Open. with seven hits each in he is flattering, in frantic despera- previous Also re-elected were W. Robertson tion was Umpire Bill McGowan, position half a dozen times to win it and I know what It Is. It’s three starts. He has allowed only nine tion, the lesser lights of his slab staff. Richardson, Richmond, Va., vice detailed to guard against such In- days of hell, not counting any playoffs.” earned runs in the last 32 innings The double-header with the Yankees president, and Latrobe Cogswell, discretions. Zeke hushed, blushed he has pitched. here today necessitated employing Baltimore, secretary-treasurer. and rushed. Washington still was much Tea and Toast All Jones Could Take Joe Haynes and Rene Monteagudo very The 19-race regatta will be held in the game until Jacobs relieved in starting roles, although their ap- over a one-mile course. Entries So this year finds Washington s three veterans, McLeod, Cox and Chase for the chucking chores pearances in relief situations hardly will close August 22. Two races of Houghton, on the sidelines of the Open They couldn’t qualify and none starting the eighth. He disposed of 5* warrant the compliment. Bucky’s the 1939 program —the 145-pound shed a tear. The isn’t going to be won by a veteran with casual Babe Dahlgren and Chandler, but Open supply of starters simply became senior singles and the 145-pound THE MURIEL winner will be like Ben or Snead or walked Frankie Crosetti and Issued training. The somebody Hogah exhausted when he worked Dutch senior quadruple sculls—were elim- be a single to Knickerbocker to set the Byron Nelson or some unknown young pro who may hungry enough Leonard on Saturday, Willis Hudlin inated. Senior eights were added. stage for Keller's second homer in SENATOR SEZ: and loose enough and lucky enough. on Sunday and Ken Chase yesterday. two days, a tremendous drive deep The National is no picnic. There have been, and still are, So Yankee Stadium, hardly a spot Open into the Washington bull pen in their heads for experimental maneuvers at the top-notch golfers who resort to sedatives to keep the tops of right field. Heurich, Cameo Teams one of the wasn’t moment, became some sort of a from blowing off Even Bobby Jones, great competitors, The in blanked the proving grounds for the younger Nats, being Immune to the tension. Jones couldn't eat for three days before an time this also suffered Clash for members of the Nats’ pitching bri- third season, Top Spot and it follows he wasn’t a gourmet during it. Strong tea and the Open gade. It will retain that status at turnstiles, only 2,269 paying First place in the Industrial Base- he could stomach. witnessed the Secre- toast was the best tomorrow, when is slated patrons game. ball League and temporary recogni- this section at Edward B. of the No formidable five are those who qualified from to start for Washington in the finale tary Eynon, jr„ tion of supremacy will go to the Nats labeled it the smallest Manor. Isaacs took the course apart for 18 holes, but he doesn’t figure, of the four-game series here. probably winner of today’s Heurich Brewer- crowd he has seen in Yankee Sta- Cameo Furniture nor does Larkin nor George Diffenbaugh nor Andy Gibson, the Balti- Harris plans to work Leonard and game on the West dium in 20 years. Ellipse at 5 o’clock. more who beat Cox in the A possible contender, at least for bespectacled Walter Masterson in pro playoff. Each the twin bill at on team has won live and lost a is young Worsham. He has most of the shots and he’s young, Philadelphia while, one and even in two to sudden Thursday, leaving the veteran Hud- split games hungry and ambitious to use the Open as a giant springboard with each lin to open against Detroit Saturday Official Score other. fame. * UNCONDITIONAL at Griffith Stadium. E. which Cox WASHINGTON. AB. R. H. O. A. But Worsham of Burning Tree belongs to that group Case, rf_4 0 110 0 «-MONTH What happens if Washington 0 112 0 calls the working class. The best bet, still, looks to be a pro who has LCWis, 3b_4 Thursday Game pitchers fail to survive tests is a WelaJ, cf_ 4 0 1 0 0 0 Sought for that test of If_ 3 0 0 1 0 0 A been working for weeks to get in shape jagged physical ticklish for Walker, game for Thursday is wanted Written Guarantee topic, available for relief Bonura. lb _ 3 0 1 12 0 0 by the A. C. stamina and nerves. will be only the inept Joe Krakaus- Bloodworth. 2b _ 3 0 0 2 3 0 Briggs Insects, who Pofahl, sa_ 2 0 0 1 4 0 may be booked at 3140. ALL • kas and who Oeopia Bucky Jacobs, toiled •West _ 0 0 0 0 0 0 POPULAR one inning here yesterday. In that Oelbert, sa_ 0 0 0 0 1 0 Ferrell, c _ 3 0 0 6 0 0 If think brief Jacobs you period issued a terrific Chase, p_ 2 0 0 0 4 0 SIZES t Early _ 1 0 0 0 0 0 Statistics to Charley Keller which a teal is for League Jacobs, p_ 0 0 0 0 0 0 good Major TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1040. produced three runs in the Yankees’ 5.50x17 5-0 triumph. Totals _ 20 0 *4 24 14 0 Thursday, balance, jest look NATIONAL • Batted for Pofahl In the AMERICAN Krakauskas has failed to recover elthth. Decoration t Batted for Chase in the eighth. 5.00x10 Results Yesterday. Remits Yesterday. his fast at a Muriel cigar ball, regarded as his lone NEW YORK. AB. R. H. O. A. E. York. 5: Washington, 0. Brooklyn. 6: Philadelphia, 0. Day! New asset, since a recent armache. Crosetti. ss 2 1 0 0 3 0 Detroit, 8: Cleveland. 1. Boston. 7: New York. 1. If, ...mild, 3b — 3 1 2 0 4 0 satisfying 0.25x10 Cincinnati. 2—7: Plttsbursh. 1—3. in some Knickerbocker, « Chicago. T: St Louis. 5. miraculous manner, the zip 0 Chicago. 7: St. Louis. 1. Keller, rf _2 112 0 Boston-Philadelphia. rain. returns to his left arm overnight, Di Maggio. cf_4 112 0 0 flavor topped with STANDING OF THE CLUBS STANDING OF THE CLUBS Harris use Dickey, c_ 3 0 0 1 0 0 6.50x16 may him in the last game 2 0 0 4 1 0 Selkirk, If_ a nickel s ? with the Yankees, against whom Joe Gordon, 2b _ 3 0 0 1 6 0 price. i I ~s Dahlgren. lb 3 0 0 17 0 0 7.00x16 S g 8 s ~vf rfs'ff $ has success. —^_ t FP3 F!? I enjoyed sporadic Chandler, 2 1 0 0 5 0 Now ain't that 5 *3 S’/h- p_ tumpin’? 0 P Bucky, though, is inclined to allow eso9?s» '*5 Totals _ 24 5 ~4 27 19 0 * S fi* 1 p I" 2 £ *g. ■ Haynes, Monteagudo, Hudson and 1 a 1 S * » 1 5 WASHINGTON_ 000 000 000—0 2 & • airi? &! i f * iii Masterson to on the mound I I I I » 9 I ■ ipi linger NEW YORK_011 000 03x—6 A CAPITAL j 1 SPECIAL!! I I I ; I if ■ i ! i ! i even, for the bull ■ ■it.■ > 1 : ! I. i: hard, pen Runs—Crosetti, Knickerbocker, Keller, A select 1st at ih4 Hm I Dl Chandler. Runs batted In—Di CIGAR 'FOR fHk 21 31 31 31 31191 Bkll—I 21 31 21 61 31 31 11201 81.7141 dwellers will be scarce With such a Maggio. thoaiandt at a Bated Milas Isn. ■ bosl— 21 81 91.6781 Magglo. Keller (4). Two-base hit—Knick- " del 21—1 31 21 21 4i 61 11201121.6251 1 Pin I 21—1 31 21 21 61 21 51221 01.7101 situation staring the Nats In the erbocker. Home runs—Dl Magglo, Keller. 4.50x21 Detl II 21—1 41 21 41 21 11171141.5481 NYI II 11—I II 21 21 71 31171121.5881 3% optics, anything pleasant materializ- Bacriflce—Keller. Double plays—Selkirk to Gordon to Dahlgren. Pofahl to Bloodworth -FUN? 41 31 31181151.6461 *% Chll II II 31—I 31 II 21 41151171.4691 6 Chll 21 21 21—1 21 ing on the mound in the next few to Bonura, Lewis to Bloodworth to Bonura. Whl II II 21 21—1 21 21 51151181.4551 6tt Hill II II II 21—I 21 11 31111151.4231 8 days will be on the surprising side. Pofahl to Lewis, Chandler to Gordon to Plenty of It With an NYi 21 II 11 31 31—I II 21131171.4331 7 StLI 21 II II 31 21—1 II 11111201.355110% Chase’s Dahlgren. Left on bases—New York 2: Despite loss in the series Washington. 3. First '—Oft StLI 01 21 II 31 31 II—I 21121181.4001 8 21 II II—I 41 0ll7l.3«ail0 Outboard BQsl 01 01 II opener, the loose-jointed southpaw Chase, 5; off Chandler, 1; off Jacobs, 1. Motor! Phil 21 21 11 II 21 21 21—1121181,4001 8 Ht I 01 01 11 5! 01 21 01—I 8I20I.280I12 Struck out—By Chase, 3: by Chandler, 1; only momentarily deviated from the by Jacobs, 2. Hits—Off Chase, 2 in 7 Where there U a Johnson Bea-Boru L. I 91111141171181171181181—I—I I L. I 81 PI 121161161201171201—I—I I steady course he has maintained in Innings: off Jacobs, 2 in 1 inning. Losing | ... there'a fun. Bee the famous pitcher—Chase. Umpires—Messrs. Kolls, model M-8—the greatest outboard GAMES TODAY GAMES TOMORROW GAMES TODAT GAMES TOMOBBOW. recent weeks. Ken allowed only two Ormsby and McGowan. Time—1:40. At- motor bargain we’ve ever offered. A genuine Sea-Horse with Johnson Hfr at Wn. at Y.. hits in the seven innings he labored, tendance—4.268. Wn. N.Y.(2)12». N. 2:15. Phil. atBkln. (night).Phlla. at Boston. duality features, including under- jjr Bos. at Phila. (night) Boston at Phila. New York at Boston, cincl. at Pittsburgh. suffered a spell of wildness in the water exhaust. 360 degrees steer- at Cleve. Detroit Cleve. Clncl. Chicago. Detroit at at Pittsburgh. 8t. L. at ing with reverse, patent co-pllot, Chicago at St. L. (2). Chicago at 8t. L. St. L. at Chicago. Only games scheduled. third inning to walk four successive i synchro control. Only 10 pounds. --J— Yankees and force across a run. 1-6 N. O. A. certified brake hj>. All Other Smi in Stock at Joe Di Maggio's home run, leading at 4.000 r. p. m. |I | M Rusted! Depend- Similar Low Pricaa Stars off in the second inning, and Bill | Big League Yesterday Knickerbocker's double, launching "If It IWssfi on « By the Associated Press. . White Box—Kept nine the sixth, were the only hits regis- hits scattered and made three on his Boat, We Have ltlu Charley Keller and . tered against Ken, but in the mean- own behalf in Browns, 7-6. Yankees—Former hit home run and beating Whiter Moore. Joe Beggs and Jim time the Nats were into batted in four of team's live tallies as bumping Turner. Reds—Moore and Beggs com- Utter shut out Senators on four hits. with Chandler. bined in difficulty Spurgeon Posedel and Tony Cucclnello. four-hit pitching lob that Bill of Chandler checked the Nats with Bees—Former four-hit ball and stopped Pirates. 3-1, in first game pitched double-header, while Turner went route N.W. 3446 14th STREET later had day at bat with two four hits, all and was threat- N.W. perfect with nine spaced hits to take nightcap. singles, doublet and two alneles for 7-1 triumph ened only once. In the eighth Zeke RD. N.E. 701 SOUTH •ver Buck Newsom. In- PATRICK ST. Olants. _ .. Tigers—Subdued *' Whitlow Wyatt. Dodsers—Chalked up dians on six hits, striking out nine. Bonura led off with a single to left Roebuck Cornmr Franklin, Aim*.. fourth victory and second shutout of Claude Passeau, Cube—bed Chicago and Sammy West TOSACCO aaalnst to 7-x victory over Cardinals oa sevso- pinch-hitter WASHINGTON CO. thnusa.hurlint hit pitching, walked after Jimmy Blood worth WASHINGTON* D. C

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