* ~A—14 n WASHINGTON, P. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1935. » Fortune Foot Ball With Braddock: in Showdown Set

Plays Griffs■ ■v Hit-Crazy Griffs’ Records Champion's Sons Show “How Dad Did It,” and Then Cool Off BATTING. MYER SWATS .500 TRIBE TO PROVIDE O. AB. R. H. 2b. 3b. Hr. Rbi.Pet. Newsom 2 8140001 600 Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto. Links.. 13 16 4 6 0 0 1 0 .376 Bean.. 8 823 2 018 .375 . Myer.. 52 200 40 71 17 8 3 42 .340 YEAR FROM TITLE Stone 48 178 34 60 11 7 1 32 .341 TO LEAD ON 13 4 0 2 0 4 .308 TRIP | Russell 16 5 Powell 63 216 20 66 8 3 3 40 .301 Bolton.. 47 163 23 46 0 6 1 21 .301 Travis. 63 1!>4 27 67 6 3 0 25 .204 Deliberately Breaks Hand Holbr’k. 7 17 4 5 0 1 2 6 .204 Manush 50 109 29 67 12 3 1 10 .286 Griff Second-Sacter Seen Harris Banks on Clouters Kuhel.. 52 209 37 66 10 1 0 25 .268 to Save Toil in Bluege. 36 116 18 30 2 1 1 8 .259 as at Surgical Schulte. 23 70 13 17 1 1 0 9 .243 Hot Material for AIN Last Challenged by Burke.. 13 18 1 4 0 0 0 0 .222 Hadley. 13 32 2 7 4 0 0 5 .219 Resetting. Coppola 11 5110000 .200 Star Team. Big Hurlers. Lary 37 103 8 20 4 O 0 7 .194 League (This is the third of four stories Sington. 16 16 2 3 0 0 0 4 .188 Br a Staff Correspondent of The Star. BY WhitehT 13 33 3 6 1 0 0 2 .182 FRANCIS E. STAN, on Brad- the career of James J. Redm'd. 11 20 6 3 1 0 0 3 .150 June 19. — If the Staff Correspondent of The Star. dock, new champion.) Kress.. 20 34 2 6 2 0 0 3 .147 Pettit.. 18 13 3 1 0 0 0 1 .083 major league managers are June 19.—With going on in the one BY EDWARD J. NEIL. PITCHING. reputation big question haunting ,picking of the American him, Bucky Harris today was Associated Press Sports Writer. G H. BB. SO. In.P. G8.CG.W.L. Bean... 8 33 17 6 28 2 0 1 0 League's team for the all-star game, CLEVELAND,to lead his Nationals onto one YORK, June 19—Within Coppola 11 29 11 9 29% 3 12 1 then Charley Gehringer of Detroit of the most uninviting three years after the start of Pettit. 18 60 34 18 45% 3 14 2 battleground* Whiteh'l 13 107 44 40 94 13 6 8 5 will second here in the American his career, when likely play base next League—the band- professional Linke.. 13 50 27 8 40% 6 12 2 month. box ball yard of Cleveland’s Indians. NEWhe knocked out Leo Dobson Newsom 2 18 8 7 18 2 3 1 1 Hadley 12 104 41 22 93 12 5 5 7 But if they want the league’s The question is brief, but weighty. for a purse of $75, Jimmy Braddock Russell 16 61 5 13 45% 3 0 12 hottest second-sacker at the moment What will when we face fought for the Burke 11 68 21 13 52Vs 8 2 2 6 happen big need look no farther than this light-heavyweight championship of Weaver won 1. lost 1. Stewart lost 1. they league pitching? scene of the annual More or less an the world, collected $28,000—and a American-Nation- resigned to inferior al League classic. The we are brand of Washington for the neat licking. _ gent hurling recommending today, not merely for present, Harris was banking heavily on He came up the hill with tremen- skofficTsThecked, a on the but for the the same lethal that enabled dous speed, and he went down just as place squad, clouting fast. starting job at second base, is Capt. the Griffs to escape from and BUT LEADS BATTERS St. Louis with a of success. He knocked out 11 in a row, won a Buddy Myer. degree Ed Linke’s But couple of decisions, then flattened five eleventh-inning homer in Cleveland and its great slab staff the feats of A1 the to show hit- more, won 10 more decisions before he Chicago, Simmons, promised Washington's Three-I Player Has 20 Points rows with Brick Owens and batsmen that started to hit the top-notchers early goofy something they in 1928. Shaved From Average, but Johnny Stone's sensational string ol have not seen in 10 days. 12 hits in 15 at St. Louis have That is Tufiy Griffiths, with a great repu- trips something high-class pitch- Still Is .475. shoved little Buddy into the back- Not since the Red with their tation, came into Madison Square Hitting ing. Sox, Wes Garden from Chicago and Braddock By the Associated Press. ground during this Western swing. Ferrell and Grove, departed from Vet and the Na- knocked him out in two rounds, first F\URHAM, N. C., June 19.—Three-I quietly efficiently Washington nearly two weeks ago have tionals’ field leader has been the Griffs faced consistent of the many short-end victories he League pitchers shaved 20 points playing big league the game of his life. curving. The Athletics had turned in before climaxing his career off the batting average of Lou Skofflc nothing to show with over Cham- of Bloomington during the last week, the Capital crew on the victory Heavyweight rcuaav Leaas on irip. Max Baer in the but the Bloomer outfield held fast mound. The White Sox hurlers were pion Garden Bowl IT IS Myer, not Stone, who is the bat- James J. Braddock's sons give an Illustration, in a miniature ring, of^iow Pop won the heavyweight cham- a comfortable lead for the little better. The Browns' twirling on Long Island. to hitting pionship from Max Baer. Raymond Schnyder, son of the mayor of Guttenberg, N. J„ where the Braddocks now ting leader of the Griffs as they was a supremacy of the minor leagues. is corps joke. resume their drive toward the first are sojourning, acting as second for Howard Braddock (left), who is facing his brother Jay. The youthful Fortune Evaporates. His mark of .475 keeps him 21 points Braddocks also are shown in this order as cream 1 division here today after two succes- they annihilate ice cones. I_TE BROKE Pete Latzo's jaw in four ahead of the runner-up. George Fer- Indians Mean Actors at Home. sive days of enforced idleness in St. places. He knocked out rell of Richmond in the Piedmont Jimmy Louis. With a swatting marie of .500 'his kind of pitching the Slattery, once a great light-heavy- League. ^GAINST for the eight games played to date, Nationals banged the ball hard weight, in nine rounds. But along in Pitching continues paramount In Buddy tops Stone by 14 percentage and often, so well, in fact, that even 1928 and 1929 he lost decisions to Joe the Texas League, with Joe Prero6t’s Minor points. Unlike Johnny, he has socked Leagues a minor league brand of slabbing by Sekyra, Leo Lomski, Maxie Ro6en- .353 being the lowest of any of the THE in and for dis- SPORTLIGHT1 every game longer their own hurlers successfully was bloom and Loughran, when the 175- leaders. tances than the outfielder. Ten of offset and a distinct gain on the fifth- pound crown was at stake. The leaders for all the minor International. Buddy's 19 safeties this trip have Red Sox shown. Then the crash of 1929 leagues, compiled from latest avail- Montreal. 5; Syracuse. 3. place swept away been for extra bases. He belted out The Indians, with their great Mel the modest fortune he had piled able averages, are as follows: Dean's Baer's Failure to Be Albany, 8—1; , (second up. five doubles, three triples and two “Quitting,” 7—q Harder, Monte Pearson. Oral Hilde- He had to start all over again. He Player—Club and League. Pet. game 10 innings). Skofflc. Bloomington. Three-I.. .476 homers. Stone has walloped three brand, Willis Hudlin and several lesser was showing of the Ferrell. Richmond. Piedmont.454 Rochester 12; Baltimore, S. signs rough, slug- doubles and a trio of Serious, Prove Goofiness Atwood. Atlantic. .432 triples. Helps Sports. lights, loom as more formidable foe- ging warfare he had been through. Johnstown Middle Buffalo-Newark, rain. Eckh&rdt. Mission. Pacific Coast.419 Following are the averages for the Yank Second Sacker Hits _BY GRANTLAND RICE_ men. The slump started then and never Chell, Monessen. Pennsylvania State. .417 slugging Nationals this so far: American Association. Unless the staff shows much Catchings. Muskogee. Western Asso.. .402 trip Washington lightened until fortune provid- New York-Penn. .395 AS IT HAPPENS TO BE. Peploski. Scranton. a. AB. R. H. Rbl. Avg but In , 4; Kansas City, 3. a the Indians will ed the amazing series of Dunn. Alexandria. Evangeline.393 Only .268, Bangs sweeping reform, happy coin- Bean 3 2 2 3 I 1.00(1 We live a while, and. then we die; St. Paul-, rain. cidences that Puccinelli. Baltimore. International. .392 Myer.R 3R 30 39 31 .50(1 get their base hits and it will be up to gave him a chance to Lincoln. Nebraska State.380 We hike a while, and then lame. Irving, Russell. 1 * 2 2 2 .5(1(1 Flock of Runs. go Others not scheduled. the Nationals to duplicate their slug- Win the heavyweight crown. Gill. Minneapolis. American Asso.380 Stone 8 35 n 3 7 9 .481 We or Hodgin. Reidsville. Bi-State.380 finish low, finish high— So bad was Unite 3 7 1 3 4 .429 Southern. ging displays of the last two weeks if Jimmy’s right hand that Beremann. Crookston. Northern. .380 Bolton 7 20 2 R 3 .4(9 BY ANDY CLARKE. But still we finish just the same. he Fyle. Tyler. West Dixie.378 New 3. they mean to win. fought only five times in 1930, Holbrook. 3 3 0 6 4 5 .4(i( Associated Press Sports Writer. here and there a few Nashville, 4; Orleans, Cooper. Rogers. Arkansas State..,.. .375 Though may win, The Griffs had to win a to Leo WhltehiU .... 2 5 1 2 I ,40( 2; G. yet game losing Lomski. Billy Jones and Brcwne. Little Rock. Southern.372 7 31 R 6 the name of Lar- Most us take it on the chin. Memphis, Atlanta, Schulte 12 .33:1 Tony of this season in the Tribe's back Babe Hunt. He had Willingham. Sioux City. Western.371 7 24 « 7 3 Knoxville, 4; Little Rock, 0. yard been beaten 22 Blueee .295 ger! on the list is the Brown. Thomasville. Georgia-Florida .370 Kuhel. R 38 9 10 4 .277 batting as here On their first times when he faced Simmons. East Birmingham-Chattanooga, rain. they got today. Baer in the Greenville. Dixie.358 Powell R 3R 9 9 6 .230 unimpressive average of .268. We name our winners—and they flop. bowl. Pre*ost. Galveston. Texas. .363 Travis R 39 10 R 7 visit they were checked by Harder, He hit less than .500 in 1931 .205 But those Texas. Manush .6 16 3 3 2 BESIDE figures don’t tell We pick our losers—and they win, and 1932, .2(9 j Hildebrand and Lloyd Brown in the Pettit 2 5 O 1 O .2(9 the story. Ask Tony’s Yankee team- Not knowing that the human crop Fort Worth, 3; , 2. Lory .2 4 o ft 0 .(ift( only two tilts played. Off the Cleve- mates what think of and > Is a bunch that Beaumont, 5; , 3. Coppola 1 1 O ft O .OOC they him, just of tops spin land trio the Nationals were Deliberately Breaks Hand. n o pitching Pins IS EXPECTING Hadley 1 2 o .oor they will say he is a truly great sec- In dizzy circles, king and clown, Houston, S: , 2. 2 o o o ft .ftftfl able to only eight hits all told. DELIBERATELY broke his right Burke. Galveston, 6; Tulsa, 2. get J-JE Kress 1 2 0 0 .0(9 ond baseman; a base ball man who Where some fall up, and some fall down. skirmishes with the hand on Paul J) In Washington Swiderski’s head thinks more in Pacific Coast. so that doctors TO PLAY ON SUNDAY Totals ..... 8 31R 79 107 64 ,33t Indians the Harrismen enjoyed more could reset it without terms of team The main rebuttal’s this— Missions, 9; Oakland, 5. « largely two of three an operation. He Hans Whitehill’s Pains. success, winning games, fought Birkie Finger success than of We stumble and we slog along. , 7; Portland, 5. with two broken but the lone defeat they suffered then ribs and Germany ADD woes: Where is hit i Los 6. personal ag- life largely or miss, Seattle, 12; Angeles, will be one never forgotten. That Heller with a broken collar bone. He Will Sign New Albany Contract Earl Whitehlll’s finger is sorer grandizement. And half the guesses must be wrong. Others not scheduled. was getting licked so that (.Continued on Page 15, Column 8.) regularly Today—Hopes to Be "Just than ever—he hurt the big digit on Lazzeri has the To figure out the human brain Middle AUantic. the experts shook their heads. his pitching hand in Washington on faculty of com- The prophet first must be insane. Portsmouth, 5 —11; ‘‘Nice, game Another Ball Huntington guy.” they said, “but Player.” June 5—and it is the finger off which ing through in 1—7. he's washed THIS sporting game were all en- What happened is well known. TWENTY GRAND SEVENTH. up." By the Associated Press. he slides his curve—which probably the pinches. it would Without reason, Baer Johnstown. 8: Beckiey. 7. It was worse in 1933, and the accounts for Earl's tirely normal appeal only any apparent pres- ALBANY. N. Y., June 19—Edwin Ineffectiveness When the hit- Charleston, 2. June sure to the mathematicians and the suddenly decided he didn’t care about Akron, 4; ASCOT, England. 19.—Twenty was deep on the Braddock his last two is home, C. i Alabama) Pitts becomes during appearances—it and-run is on, 5 American ran seventh now today fighting that particular night. He Zanesville, 5; Dayton, (called | Grand. horse, tenanted by his wife, Mae Fox not a to IP logicians. break, however, according he is a full-fledged member of the Albany probably at least, It is just long enough to show what eleventh, rain). in the Queen Anne Stakes yesterday. Braddock. whom he married in 1930. Earl and Trainer Mike In certain respects, fought base ball club and. he hopes, “just Martin—just the most danger- he do if he had felt in the By 1934 there were three the somewhat goofy or the off-side could youngsters another ball player.” a bad bruise at the joint that will ous man in the to add to the load: element that keeps it going. mood. Jay, now 4; The former convict take at least another week to heal. 24-year-old the last few for I ran across him the night after the Howard, 3. and Rose Marie. 3. Zeb released as of In days, example, v.ho was banned from organized base Milan, manager at the plate. went Tony Laufrl two of our less serious have fight, expecting to And a dejected and Jimmy back to the docks as the Barons, was on hand playmates ball until Kenesaw Mountain Landis Birmingham Whether the downcast athlete who had real- a stevedore, but there was not only incurred the displeasure of just only a day's came to rescue to a to see the Nationals off at St. Louis— is down the middle or a his expects sign pitch pitch into ized what had work now and then. He was on the public but have bumped happened. relief new contract this afternoon and take Zeb now is trying to a cigar- Lazzeri seldom misses it. Hahn’s Present patent out, In of that, I never have seen 13 months, $24 a troubles of their own. place getting month. He ette lighter while awaiting any base has 41 runs so far his place in the Albany line-up next Lazzeri batted in him in a more carefree, happy state had no time to but to save Just what are they like—their train, car- Sunday. ball offers either as manager or scout. this season, and since the first of fare he and their reactions? of mind or being. He had gotten the walked three miles from the The old National, one of the best base angles The new contract—the first was June has belted home 17 runs on 15 worst any heavyweight cham- THE FLORSHE I M apartment in Woodcliff to the I have known both for some panning Jersey voided by a ruling of the National stealers in the business 20 years ago. hits. He lost his title docks each close and I pion ever drew. had day. some cheer to Harris. time at range, yet Association of Minor Professional brought Bucky and the fortune that goes with it. He lived on haven’t of an answer. hash mostly, but he He touted rookie on Too. any part Base Ball Leagues—stipulates that highly Chattanooga’s Strong Defense, But he still was laughing—still on was outdoors, his In Pittsburgh during the open golf top rebuilding strength Pitts cannot take part m any exhibi- trio of Buddy Lewis, Dee Miles and 'T'ONY’S worth doesn’t end on the of the world. and muscles for fights he never ex- Red Marlon. At 19 Marion 1 championship I ran into Dizzy Dean, tion contests. is nearly attack. His defense record, with At this point some stranger came Blackstonc with base ball. pected to get. He was about as far for the show, to and he was through “Everybody has been wonderful to ripe big according the exception of one bad splurge, has up and said, "I just want to tell you down as a fellow can and still He was in the middle of a civil or be, me,” Pitts said, “and I appreciate Milan. Miles is capable of belting been At the be- a a well-nigh perfect. the I think yOu're punk and bum. kept trying, when along came the have I’m it and his uncivil war with Frank Frisch, what they done. glad big-league pitching, throwing ginning of the season he went for a That you always were and always will turning point, Corn Griffin of Cardinal team, base ball in general Georgia, Is all over and now 1 hope to be arm is one of the best In the game, long stretch without making a miscue. be.” just one year ago. and the public at large. looked upon as just another ball and Marion, concluded Zeb. Is the Every one began talking about him Baer only laughed again. He was to quit base ball for player.’’ greatest fielding prospect he ever has and became over- going Tony suddenly room "Listen,” he said, ‘‘I’ve been seen. golf and fishing. I sat in his CAN'T ACCEPT P. E. S. consclous of it, choked up and made too much ex- TENNIS BID. to find out where panned lately by of three hours trying LOS four errors in the course a few perts to bother about an ANGELES, June 19 UP).—Mrs. DIDRIKSON IN TOURNEY. he was going to get the money that Ethel days. Then he settled back again amateur.” Burkhardt Arnold, tentatively SYRACUSE GETS OANA. golf and fishing, minus a salary, some- TEXARKANA. Ark.. June 19 OP).— and hasn’t made another error since. ‘‘As far as I can it,” I said, selected as a member of the United times needed. figure Mildred "Babe” Didrikson, sensational ATLANTA. June 19 (>P).—Henry Heavy rains turned the ball parks "lasing this title doesn't mean any- States Wightman Cup tennis team, Dizzy had no particular inter- Texas girl athlete who won fame In Oana, Hawaiian center fielder of the into inland lakes yesterday and not thing to you at all.” said she will be unable to compete est In that problem. He was the Olympic games, has Atlanta Club of the Southern Asso- a single game was played in either "That isn’t the only thing In life,” against the English at Forest Hills 100 per cent serious in what he announced she will compete In the ciation for the season of 1934’and league. So the boys sat around the Baer "It isn't Long Island, August 16 and 17. believed at that moment. paid- certainly going women’s Western open golf tourna- 1935, has been sold to the Syracuse hotels and discussed the Indignant to break my heart.” I ran across Dizzy a week later and ment in Chicago June 24. Club of the International Leacne. outburst of Frankie Frisch, whose "How can any young fellow, still in he was happy and contented, keener TOLEDO PILOT PUNISHED. * championship club is beginning to his prime, quit on the sort of show- than ever to win another pennant. leak a little in the seams. CHICAGO, June 19 — ing you made?” (IP). Fred Within the space of a week I had Haley, of Having in mind the way the Giants ‘‘I’ll be back,” Baer said, "and the manager Toledo, has been known two entirely different human Indefinitely are rolling along, the boys were a next time I’ll be ready with my hands suspended by President Practices as beings wearing the same face and Hickey for using abusive little skeptical of those old, old words. right. I’m going to start light train- language in Firpo Ump carrying the same name. protesting a decision at Columbus. "We’re not licked yet the season ing again with Buddy down in New Is still young we’re playing to Jersey.” Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto. win.” Coracerning Max Baer. mere are not so many ten A FEW days before the Braddock who believe be ever will. Net Dizzy Dishes Razz berries. I talked with Max Baer. He one knows, not even Max Baer. 'T'HE were of the that fight boys opinion are certain that no was deadly serious. There types one these words, poured out after the can in “This is one fight I’ve got to win," figure advance. They mean WEDNESDAY. JUNE Cards had taken a 14-3 defeat at the 19. 1935. he said. “There’ll be no clowning or one thing one day, or even one hour, hands of the Terrymen, were the kidding this time. I’m going to pile in and something Just the opposite an words of a man attempting to fight American from the start. My hands are none hour later. off an inevitable conviction. are far RESULTS YESTERDAY. too good, but I’ll break both in a dozen They beyond the mathe- Dizzy Dean, it would seem, also is and All games yesterday postponed, rain and places if I have to do this in order to maticians logicians. They in- Wet grounds. trying to give the Impression he is win. I’ve got a half million or a furiate the writers and the public, but confident the Cards will come through. STANDING OF THE CLUBS. million dollars waiting for me after they make most of the copy the Before the other rout the day he You think I’m to writers write and the reads. 9 « o this fight. going public S ¥ 3 si to Stout, who was (Copyright. 1P3S. by the II5 gTS yelled Allyn hitting throw that away?” North American fungoes in front of the Cards’ dugout: Newspaper AUlance. Inc.) Mj!g2.2.g5:g.£-:g Sg Knowing that he had little money “Hey, Stout; pretty lucky gettin’ than ■ money saved—less ; : a left—little —a rlain-1 oc in &r l I F i s traded from a last-place club to a : : i $50,000 by several bank notes, this R0SENBL00M WINS FIGHT. Style i I: § i : ; ! ? i second-place outfit.” sounded reasonable. LOS June VyI—I 31 31 Bl SI 51 61 7I34H9I.6A2I.-". out- ANGELES, 19.—Maxie “Whadaya mean, second-place After all, who would throw Chit 31—1 81 II 31 61 81 4127121 Rosenbloom. weighing 184 pounds, i.663l_4~*4 fit?” retorted Stout. “Don’t you read the glamour of a title Genuine White Buckskin Pet I 31 31—1 41 61 41 61 41291231.6581 4% away outpointed Abe Feldman, 181, in a 10- the papers?” or more in less Clel 21 31 41—I 61 31 31 81291231.6681 4*6 and $500,000 round bout here last “Sure,” said the Irrepressible Dizzy, night. Bosl 61 31 41 31—I 41 41 21261281.4811 8*4 than an hoar? “but we’re a little You’ll welcome the return of this Will 11 3i 21 21 51—1 61 61251281.4721 9 letting you guys get Phil 21 21 11 01 II 61—1 41211291.420111*6 ahead so we can make it Interesting popular style—and you’ll welcome BtLI 21 41 It 21 31 II 21—1151351.300117*4 in September when we pass you.” L.. 1191211231231281281291351—I-1 1 the comfort which this Florsheim Sports Program A GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW. LEADS CORNELL CREW. version of it will bring you. sports Wash, at Cleve. (2), Wash, at Cleve. N. Y„ June 19 —William For D. C. Teams that’s correct for street or busi- 1:30 p.m. N. Y. at Detroit. ITHACA, style N. Y. at Detroit (2). at St. Louis. G. Van Arsdale of Ostile, N. Y, has TODAY. Boston at St. L. (2). Phila. at Chicago. of the 1936 ness. Phila. at Chicago. been chosen captain Base Ball. Cornel] crew. Washington at Cleveland (two National games). RESULTS YESTERDAY. LEAGUE LEADERS. TOMORROW. Base Ball. All games yesterday postponed, rain and By the Associated press. Wet grounds. at Cleveland, 3. American. Washington STANDING OF THE CLUBS. f87S Athletics, .388; Wrestling. %, Batting—Johnson. Z 3 naj n a o •o bsi Si c t> O r .347. Joe Savoldl vs. Jack Donovan, 5 £ E 3 a E g g S 3