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McKechnie Wielding Magic With Nondescript Cincinnati Ball Club *•- College Sports . TEST FOII CHASE Dartmouth, 8; Pennsylvania, 7. Purdue, 3: Ohio State, 1. Indiana, 2: Wisconsin, 0. Manhattan, 3; St. John’s, 1. AS PHEBUS GOES Delaware, 3; Penn Military, 2. Colgate, 12; Springfield, 9. Lacrosse. of Search Ken Hurls in Tribe Finale. Giants Latest Victims Dartmouth, 12; Springfield, 6. Continue Bill Sold to Cellarites Revivified by Tennis. for Stick Weaknesses Lookouts.' C. C. N. Y.. 9; Union, 0. , Leonard, III, Managerial Wizard. Brooklyn, 9; Fordham, 0. of League Leaders. Rapped. Manhattan, 5; Brooklyn Poly, 4. By FRANCIS E. STAN, By SID FEDER. By the Atsi elated Press. Track. Staff Correspondent of The Star. Associated Press Sports Writer. NEW YORK, May 21.—The pitchers CLEVELAND, 21—Still Prof. Will McKechnie's magic mar- St. Joseph’s, 74; Ursinus, 52. have made absolutely no headway May hang- onto the lowest vels, the show that wowed 'em in Bos- about the Medwick-Dl Maggio situa- ing perch in the first division, but with a ton last year, is giving the boys and tion. The Medwick man, Ducky, of slipping grip, Harris’ tottering Senators girls m Cincinnati a lot of entertain- the Cardinals, got over his lumbago Bucky pre- to this ment this season, and spreading no this week and joined the Yanks’ Joe pared quit perennial graveyard of and head end of anxious moments among the Di Maggio at the top of the big league Washington hopes today for what should seven other clubs in the National SEEKS TO RETIRE be healthier and batting list, and the major league happier havens. Lea cue. hurlers still are looking for their weak- After a final skirmish against th« Prof. Will is about as slick an article nesses—if any. who won a 6-3 verdict as the baseball business has seen While Cookie Lavagetto of the Indians, yes- more terday, they will wind their ill- since John McGraw. He can pull ‘C TRACK TROPHY Dodgers slid out of 'the National up starred tour at the two ‘'softer" rabbits out of fewer and littler hats Leage lead, Medwick collected eight spots In the western division of the Ameri- than the very best magicians of vaude- hits in 20 chances during the seven- ville's can League—Chicago and St. Louis. heyday. day stretch ended with yesterday’s Take last for instance. He had Episcopal Sends Big Squad 1 With the White Sox still crippled year, games and took over the No. spot a collection of hitless wonders at Bos- and too. Harris to get with an average of .403. At the same suffering, hopes ton—a bunch of Bees without After Third his club started again. Three games stingers Straight time, Di Mag at a .500 clip for are slated in and two in St. —and he had a couple of Rookie pitch- the week to boost his average to .431 Chicago ers who wore old men at 31. Louis, where the Griffs consistently doddering Triumph Today. for a 20-point margin over his near- have been So Prof. Will and his magic brought of Cleveland, in successful in recent years. Permanent possession of the “C” est rival, Hal Trosky that outfit in only one game out of A triumphant invasion of these two track meet is the the race. Club trophy goal stations would remove some first division. At the same time, Cin- wcra way of today of Episcopal High School of Biggest advances oi me cinnati’s Reds were collapsing all the Cin- the sting attached to the Boston, is com- made by Buck McCormick, crew the Severn are, to Stroke, James Chace, Alexandria, whose track squad A dangerous threat to Navy’s Eastern sprint title is this yesterday left right; Detroit and over the place, and wound up a dis- who climbed 30 Cleveland stands. with those from more than 30 cinnati Reds' rookie, New York; No. 7, Robinson Stevens. Warwick Neck, R. I.; No. 6, mal last, 40 back of the cham- peting Crimson oarsmen, who will compete in the Adams Cup games to .374 for in the of towering No. Phebus Sold, Chase Starts. other high and prep schools in Mary- points third place Douglas Erickson, Swampscott, Mass.; 5, John Gardiner, pionship Giants. and Ben the Middies—and Pennsylvania—at Annapolis There is no use trying to kid land, Virginia and the District in the , Chapman regatta against Gardiner. Me.; No. 4, Walter Kernan, Utica. N. Y.; No. 3. Dudley any- r irst Division Is Good. 39 body. The Griffs haven't twentieth annual meet at Central of the Red Sox, who skyrocketed today before a throng that will include an alumnus named F. D. Talbot, Weston, Mass.; No. 2. John Richards, Port Washington, simply got Over the winter. Cincinnati, hav- for third in the Photo. the pitching required to finish close to Stadium. points to .388 place Roosevelt. Shoivn lifting shell from water after a workout on Long Island; bow, John Clar, Cynwyd. Pa. —A. P. of Chuck lured the top. The firm sold Bill ing disposed Dressen, Episcopal, victorious the last two junior circuit. MrKechnio over to see what he could Other newcomers in the leading 10 Phebus outright to Chattanooga yes- years, needs one more win to get the I do about the Reds. And Prof. Will is each were , terday and today Harris final leg on the award, and is sending in league showing them again in the best way sixth in the named Rookie Ken Chase to do the into competition 28 men, the largest the Phillies' sophomore, Summons to Court Climaxes possible-*-the official standings, which with .355, and Ernie hurling against the Indians. squad entered. Led by Tom Todd, National League AUTO RACE TESTS have his lads in fourth place right now of the Reds, seventh with The nomination of Chase Is a tip- one of the best hurdlers developed Lombardi and make them a pretty good threat in the American Jimmy ofT. The first and only time Chase recently in this vicinity, the Alexan- .354. and, loop. for Rick for loose first-division berths. with Ferrell; started a this was any in all of Foxx of the Red Sox. seventh Tough Day game year last dria athletes have entries He was fortunate in the importation Hank Steinbacher of the Monday in Detroit. He lasted less the regular 16 events, and make up .361, and of three rookies, (Buck McCormick. with .351. than three innings, giving seven for weakness in the field schedule White Sox, ninth Griffs up Will Hershberger and ) and bases on balls and two base hits. runners The first 10 in each league: Plays Jinxing with exceptionally competent of The Star. nim. one comebackcr (Dusty Cooke) to park Bj a Staff Correspondent yesterday inspired Still, Chase Is young and he can in the dashes and relays. AMERICAN LEAGUE. his lineup with punch. But. as al- CLEVELAND, May 21—Rick Fer- "Soon as the weather gets real hot,” throw a baseball with force. In Harris’ has been added this O. AB. R. H Pet Marks A special event Player—Club. Will Settle State “we’ll use that our- Indianapolis Speed ways. it's with the pitchers that Wily Di Maggio. New York 13 SI 13 22 .431 Women rell, veteran catcher of the Senators, quoth Bucky, play opinion he Is worth stringing along the District Catholic Prep 1-mile 2< HO 2b 3. .411 Will is trotting out his magic. He has year, Trosky. Cleveland was walking around with his fingers selves. Wait until the next pitcher with. That ought to the Wash- and Chapman. Boston 22 80 10 31 .388 prove relay, in which Georgetown Prep a man on first Seen as Qualifying Runs , most notorious “bust” Hayes. Philadelphia 20 54 7 20 .3,0 Championship at Manor crossed today and anxiously looking hits a short fly with ington staff still is in the process of meet. 27 38 ..Ido of recent back there Gonzaga Averin. Cleveland 28 104 forward to Cleveland behind base. Our are going to rebuilt. years, up again, Cronin Boston 24 80 -3 20 .303 leaving being recn iseais anaroMiii. 35 .301 it time, the runner Are Started. with five complete games in seven Foxx. Boston 2d fl. 25 or Indian Spring. him. drop every forcing Phebus, going into his 28th year, Travis. Washington .31 118 10 42 ..lad starts and a record of five wins and In an inter-high school baseball Rick had a bad here at second and leaving the pitcher to was not rated Steinbacher. Chicago 10 74 0 -H .351 day yesterday. Et the Associated Press. as a prospect by the Tech Ana- .0 15 24 .343 By WALTER McCALLLM. in the heat on first base.” two setbacks. And he's done somewhat title game yesterday kept Myer. Washington 25 The crack backstop was caught enjoy INDIANAPOLIS. May 21— Iron- Nats. Most of the Washington pitch- out of the win column behind The Maryland State women's golf In- the same with Peaches Davis and Al costia NATIONAL LEAGUE. a bush-league double play as the confident drivers—22 of them ers, unlike Cha'e, are not rated as come to a Wash- Mr. Dutch Leonard threatens to be- nerved, the four-lut of Dick Wine, Louis 18 72 12 20 .403 championship will dians won a 6-to-3 Hollingsworth. pitching Medwick. St victory yesterday. —in brilliant-hued race cars, prospects. Most of them are nearing Brooklyn 20 .0 13 28 .400 either come one of those pre- But his to date has 6-1. The Eastern Lavagetto. ington club next year, probably He lifted a short to field unpredictable pitch- prize product copping powerful McCormick. Cincinnati 28 123 10 4d .3,4 fly right to on it" in first or above the 30-year-old mark, when or ers on a staff full of them. pared today ‘‘step for a to Pittsburgh 24 loo 13 3d ,3fio to Manor. Columbia. Congressional the already hern Johnny Yandcr Meer. Johnny, nine traveled practice game L W'aner. in second inning, while Buddy the major league pitchers rarely becom# Slaughter. Si. Louis 2d 100 21 30 ,3o8 to the The first time Dutch faced the In- qualification trials for Indianap- uii a shut out Indian Spring. Decision bring on for trial last year, was so wild Alexandria and Episcopal, Arnovich. Philadelphia 21 7*1 7 27 3o.» Myer was first base and nobody more expert. to the area dians couldn't hit his knuckler olis Motor Speedway's annual Memo- the catchers demanded baskets 8-0. Eastern had been scheduled to Lombardi. Cincinnati 20 05 d 23 ,3o4 State title Washington was out. they peach 24 01 Id 32 .3o2 rial 500-mile dash for rash and Leonard, III, Shelled From Box. Stadium, Leiber. New York in 1939 has been made by Mrs. Ralph with tennis racquets. Leonard gave Day and fishing nets to receive his stuff. meet Central at the Central Moore New York 20 114 18 40 Ferrell neglected to the ball out. .35] of the District six hits in 13 and won, glory. Harris’ Recalled this he but was because Lazzeri. Chicago 23 74 18 2b .3nl W Payne, president Fielder Bruce up innings lament is that he hasn’t spring, was given this game postponed Right Campbell, plot- fastest time Golf Association, and Mrs. 1 to 0. The driver making the who can the official McKechnie doubie-o and of wet grounds. ; Women's ting to put the slow-footed Rick on pitchers repeat. Bucky® W. W Wagner, chairman of the Wom- for a 25-mile qualifying run today hurlers will one promptly ordered to alter his deliv- The McKinley-Anacostia game was | first base instead of the fleeter Myer, prtch good game the Yesterday Dutch retired the first will the in the ! en's Committee of Maryland threw get pole position and then a bad one. Yesterday Dutch ery from a side-arm motion to an exceptionally well played, with only PRESIDENT ATTENDS purposely dropped the ball and Then The four Cleveland hitters in order. front row of the race line-up chalked the en- State Golf Association. tourney to to force starting Leonard was knocked out of the box in overhand. It worked wonders. He's two errors up during Shortstop Myer. came the storm. Six hits rattled off will be on a date in late May Pilots predicted a speed of 127 less than two walked 17 men in 41 tire nine "Tennessee” Clark, played Then, noting that Ferrell had failed innings by the Indians. only innings innings. NAVY the Indians' war clubs while Dutch be to CREW RACE AT : or early June. miles an hour would necessary And this is the same who end now is one of for Anacostia, held the to run to first base, fired to Hal Leonard the regular starters. pitching Lary was getting one more man out. Finally, Never before has the State women’s to win the pole position. to a 1-0 in 13 The McKechnie influence in his Maroon in check for the first three Trosky complete a double play. the fire pitched victory innings been at a club Chief Hogsett had to grab was championship played On of that the Indians “Wild Bill” Cummings of Indianap- against Cleveland at home. particular case stood out all over innings, but in the fourth touched Eastern top pulled hat and end the Inning. Middies Defend Sprint in the Washington area and Mrs. There was some excuse the as blanked for two hits which scored the first j a double steal on Rick in their half olis. winner of the 1934 race; Kelly for Leonard place yesterday Johnny of secur- Payne regards the prospect of Los winner in at that. Dutch was a sick man. He the slipping Giants. 4-0, with a five- Tech run. Again in the fifth the Mc- Honors in Struggle With of the second inning and. as if that The Griffs now have hit into at Petillo Angeles, ing the 1939 title tournament as a visited a doctor in the to be hit of one of batters slammed his curves, were not bad enough, Ricky was ap- least one double in each of the 1935, and Rex Mays of Glendale. morning job elbowing. Only Kinley Harvard. re- play Penn and further of the cordial ■ cementing a in the hotel were favored the railbirds treated for a badly inflamed 's Terriers got as far as and three runs were scored on singles proached by stranger seven games played on this road trip. Calif, by throat, By the Associated Press. lations between the feminine golfers but he insisted on his turn in third as Mostow and and a | lobby after the game. The is above two double to show the most speed, but Floyd taking base against him he handed by Newby, Curtis average plays |1 ANNAPOLIS. Md.. May 21.—Navy of the cities of Washington and Bal- ! th box. Harris, against his better the champions their second straight by Kendall. "Are you Rick Ferrell?" asked the per game, with 15 of the things on Roberts of Los Angeles warned “those timore. in to placed its Eastern sprint championship stranger. record so far. ! three aren’t cinched at all for the judgment, gave the knuckle defeat and made it three wins The lone Anacostia tally came in the will in the Adams race The 1938 championship tourney bailer. In four starts for the Reds fifth when Scott doubled, stole third, at stake today Cup "Yeah." drawled Rick. The peak was reached in Detroit, [ pole.” against ! over the crews of Harvard start Monday tightly-trapped Dutch got the first four hitters in the leaders. The win and scored on a fielder's choice. against the powerful ‘‘Here's something for you,” an- when they drilled into four. A crowd of at least 25.000 was ex- league boosted little course of the Club in j Elkridge swered the easy fashion but with one out in the the Reds into the .500 with O. A. and Pennsylvania. stranger. It was ladies’ day here yesterday. to be on hand by late after- class, Tech. AB. H. O A. An'stia. AB. H. Baltimore, with Helen Detuveiler, the j pected 2b 5 2 2 1 Farr c 4 17 1 the a second inning Earl Averili a 14 victories in 23 Ciomei Competing not only for sprint It was court summons. It seems Have you ever heard 15.000 slate pen- noon when most of the faster cars plunked games. Newby.rf. 4 110 S man.2b. 3 o 3 2 ; Club blond, de- I Congressional Country that a double over Johnny Stone's head and M'stow.If. 5 1 n o H'nsonrf. 10 10 title, but also for the honor of carry- in 1935 foul tip off Rick's bat cils drawn through 15.000 sets of teeth make their appeagance. Giants Lead Is Cut. the crown she won last usually K clall. 1 b. 5 2 1 o G on.lf.cf. 3 1 1 1 fending year the rally was on. When the smoke ing the challenge of the East against struck a Cleveland fan. For some at intervals of every 15 seconds? The boys who try for the pole posi- Fir the Giants, the setback cut their Curtis.3b. '* 4 <» 0 B'hs cf p. 4 0 1 l at Five Farms. The tourney wlil run had cleared Cleveland had 3 1 8 0 crews in the reason the suit was filed Rick ladies’ in five runs Wiles, ss. 4 1 2 1 Scott, lb. Western Poughkeepsie against That's day Cleveland. I tion like to wait until near sundown league lead to 3'j games over the 1 3 O 3 1 all next week, to wind up Saturday, and Elon had Fields c 4 2 5 Foth ss.lf shells were scheduled to instead of the , with Hogsett relieved Leonard. 3 111 M sh l 3b. 3 1 2 3 Regatta, the ! for their tests in order to take advan- second-place Cubs, who almost tore Tre’an.cf. and Miss Dettwciler and Mrs. was 0 0 again whom Ferrell was at the time. Zeke Bonura out Ilf This the ball game. Johnny Wine p. 4 14 Clark.p 2 1 1 get away about 5 p.m.