► Sports News L Classified Ads ^^—1——■■ ■ ■ ■ ——■ II — ■ _/_ D. WASHINGTON, C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1939. K H_i Cincinnati’s Patchwork Infield Has Stick but Not Over Yanks’ _ .a._ Fielding Edge All Its Members IF CONFIDENCE COUNTS —By JIM BERRYMAN Win, Lose or Draw Fans Spellbound By FRANCIS E. STAN. Castoffs From The Fight for the Featherweight Championship As Cards Stave Under the arc lights at Grandpappy Griffith’s ball park tonight the featherweight boxing championship of the world will be laid on the block. Other Clubs tThe principals are Joey Archibald of Providence, R. I., and Harry Jeffra Off of Baltimore. The title at stake is Archibald's and the distance is sched- Redlegs uled for 15 rounds. Iron Horse Is Missed We mention the salient details at the suggestion (of Lt. Col. Harvey Hold Foe Scoreless who is chairman of the District Commission and But Is No L. Miller, Boxing presi- Dahlgren 24 dent of the National Boxing Association. “Not a half a dozen lines about Innings; Third on First the fight itself have been written,” Miller was saying yesterday at Tur- Cripple Place Hot ner's Arena. “All of the for some has been written Scraps publicity, reason, By SID FEDER, around other things. Whether the fight is a fake has been discussed. The Associated Press Sports Writer. By JUDSON BAILEY, Associated referee, Benny Leonard, has been blasted. When Archibald’s eye was cut NEW YORK, Sept. 28.—Your Aunt Press Sports Writer. All baseball fans are and the fight was postponed all the talk was about Joey’s trying to pull Martha out in Winfield, Kans., would more or less be of her if spellbound at the moment the out of the match. And as for that $10,000 that Max Waxman put up as mighty proud stitching by she could turn out a patchwork quilt flaming fight between the Cincin- Archibald’s guarantee goodness! You’d think the sportswriters in nati as gaudily jumbled as the infield Reds and St. Louis Cardinals this town had never covered as as a $10,000 for anything big guarantee.” those Cincinnati. Reds are tossing the National League pennant Lt. Col. Miller seemed dejected. In a way this fight is Heinie's against the Yankees in the World and a place in the World Series. It is a baby, just as Washington's only other title bout—Freddie Miller versus Series. spectacle well worth any- what with St- Petey Sarron—was a brain child of the old marine. And the N. B. A. boss Between Larry the Houdini Mac- body’s attention, Louis in his staving off the inevitable man can’t figure why the town isn't excited. Phail. day in the Rhineland, seemingly and Will McKechnie they have put clincher by Cincinnati, shutting out 4 together an inner defense that the raging Reds for 24 consecutive Lt. Col. Miller Blasts the Press should at least be in the oddity de- innings in two days and beating partment of the diamond’s hall of Bucky Walters, 4-0, yesterday. The fight mob was at the arena yesterday to watch the final work- fame' Third Place Struggles Desperate. outs of Archibald and the challenger. Benny Leonard .. Evil Eye Finkel The Reds’ quartet might not even As the and most clubs took the field for the Miller Max Waxman ... all of the sports columnists make the series. But if they don’t, final game of their series they stood: of the fight writers some of the gamblers and, of course, the the St. Louis Cardinals, who would Game* wouldn’t take a usual battalion of hangers-on. replace them, thing Games to Won from the The _. Lost Behind Play came out to the away conglomeration. Heinie Blaustein, who trains Jeffra for Waxman, Cincinnati_ 94 56 — 4 Gas House Gang, too, has a cocktail to the boss. “If he don't beat Max,” said Heinie, St. lobby to report him, crew, well mixed. Louis_ 91 58 2 y2 4 about this racket. he's ready. I wuz “I dunno what to think Honest, Still those four felows from Cin- It’s a red-hot scrap that might ‘I feel now Just talking wit’ him and Jeffra says to me, he says, right cinnati have done pretty well In the be decided today or might go to like I felt the day before I won the bantamweight title.” National League this year as a unit. the final inning of the season Sun- Mr. Waxman leaned back in his chair and grinned. "That’s what Buck McCormick on first base, bat- day. But it’s not one I want to hear,” he said, prodding Miller with his elbow as Blaustein ting a gaudy .328, has made Sweet bit hotter than William Terry's face very red since ..AN'MV LEFT HAS GOTTEN the fuss for third place in the two passed on. "We’ll win this fight.” SO GOOD IT SCARES WE William refused to give him a chance major leagues. The World Series’ Miller preserved his neutrality. “It ought to be a great fight,” he WHEN I LET IT GO...IT'S A with the Giants, and Lonnie Frey, proceeds don’t all go to the players said. the next of years the featherweight division ought WOW JAB3IN' OR HOOKIN’. “During couple Billy Myers and Bill Werber all on the two championship teams, you winner of this Scalzo to be the best in the game. There's the fight, Petey have been better than expected. know. Rodak and that Canadian fellow .. and Chavez, Yank Infield Weaker at Bat. In the National League the > don’t know what’s with this town. pEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION, “Heck,” added Miller, “I wrong Of course, don’t to Chicago Cubs, striving desperately they figure at a million-dollar in our and the is not all to from the 1938 Here we've got fight laps sportswriters outshine the inner cordon of the rT°Ey*<rm’ Archibald, salvage something BACKWARD ABOUT FORETELLING THE honors lost this are still blabbing about your $10,000 guarantee, Max, and calling it a Yankees' defenses. Yet, oddly they year, are OUTCOME OF TONIGHTS TITLE BOUT locked in a hold with the fake publicity stunt.” enough, the famous Yankee infield is Tj strangle weaker in batting than the Cincin- l1—^! AT GRIFF STAI5IUM.... Brooklyn Dodgers. The Cubs clawed WITHHARRyjEFFRA their nati quartet, man for man, except in way through two 10-inning •2 Heinie Blaustein Is Called the Best Trainer one spot. That’s on third base, games yesterday to beat out the boy: when where Dartmouth Red off Pittsburgh Pirates, 9-8 and 9-5, Waxman and one of the newspapermen, who was standing Rolfe, his laughed I THROW 'EM : and move play this season, is only the No. 1 two percentage points around, spoke up and asked. "Why did you guarantee Archibald $10,000 THEY AIN'T hot-corner in the business. Rolfe ahead of Brooklyn, which was idle. • guy Ball in 1940 Sports Program to your boy, Max? You’re not going to get it back. The fight LOVE PATS ! Semipro fight and McCormick are the only Today the Dodgers play two games i big POOR HARRY l won't draw 10 grand, plus expenses.” with 200 hits each for this For Local and the Cubs will be idle. So it leaguers I'M Fans •‘I did it because I like Jeffra,” answered Waxman. "I dunno know KINDA eoes. fading campaign. Sorry foe To Be TODAY. if he’s a I think he is but I don’t know for sure. All I’m The Rhineland four will have Streamlined, Indians Oust White Sox. good fighter. It Him already Baseball. sure of is that Jeffra is a little gentleman and he’s got plenty of guts. all over the world champions in In the American League the Washington vs. Boston, Griffith Cleveland the kind of a kid who sir, Mr. Waxman,’ or ’No, sir. Mr. mixed color and background. Take Indians captured both He’s says, “Yes, Stadium 1:30. Frey, for instance. Before he wound Says Chieftain (2), ends of a freak afternoon-night over There ain’t Waxman.’ That goes big with me. enongh gentlemen RgyM up in Cincinnati, he was Brooklyn's 'T’vuItt^c Boxing. double-header from the White Sox, !n this racket for one thing, and, besides, if he wins the title. I'll get that P.S. --JEFFRA GOT A CHUCKLE OUT OF THIS problem child for years. Some of Joey Archibald vs. Harry Jef- 5-2 and 7-5, to move half a game $10,000 back. Before I'll let Jeffra lay his title on the line I’ll ask for Satin Unies, you undoubtedly still remember the Microphone fra, world featherweight cham- in front of Chicago. Harry Eisen- $20,000.” afternoon Lonnie let two or three At Plate- and Other pionship bout, 15 rounds, Grif- stat scattered the hits he gave in the Miller broke in and said, "Jeffra didn't look so good against Baby ground balls roll, unhindered, fifth Stadium, 8:30. afternoon and John Rigney didn't. bad. I Yack but that was because Yack was sent out to make him look through his legs like an ambulance Novelties Coming TOMORROW. In the night game the Indians wouldn’t sell Waxman, Jeffra and Blaustein short. They're a tough com- going through a red light. And Van Walters Football. slugged for Bob Feller's 23d victory, Smashed, Derringer Bi the Associated Press. I’ve said that Blaustein is the best second and Mungo, whose is not although he had to be removed for , bination.