Is The Sports Trail ! Braves* Tommy Holmes Batting ,426 By WHITNEY MARTIN Fourth Time? GIANTS’ MEL OH Cuccinello in that Sparking Graham describes detail YORK, May 21.—VP)—This MARINE NEW day in 1926 when CORSAIR, and one reason is that unforgettable it a plug, Herman and two teammates TRAILS WITH .402 o a nicer 8uy Babe we don't know of found themselves at third base American’s with lead, naturally, but CAME POSTPONED Batters : plug. Not simultaneously, and the time the for a mighty fine job. I with praise a man on first Leads In Hits And Babe singled with Holmes CHICAGO, May 21—CP)—Despite an 11-point drop to Frank Graham and 356 .v- We refer to and, head down, charged for sec- To sacker Tony Cuccinello of the Chicago White Sox “The Brooklyn Negotiations Underway Cards’ Ku- tightened his 71 -his latest book: ond lwthout noticing the man on Doubles; on the American League hitting leadership last week. History. : Dodgers—An Informal who the ball was Davis Or While Tony only faltered, second-place Vern oeueved it first, thinking Play Camj* rowski Hitting .387 Stephens of the 5. we wouldn’t have to the Louis Browns did a to .333 and a and caught, was returning bag 28-point tailspin deadlock for ts to chronicle with Fast Club with Case of the possible for anyone Babe wound up at second, Other runner-up spot speedy George Washington s»n.. ball — — _n-, l>l0ri. of that amazing back on 21; UP) the record the man ahead of him NEW YORK, May and include prac- of the Boston from six to 23 **** club in 248 pages first. of the Wil- Tommy Holmes points. from the al- Bert Kite, manager Irishman tically everything was the time the Braves, a light-hearted Still the clutch incidents Then there mington Pirates, announced late hitter, thon* most limitless humorous with a scribe was winging high Babe, after pleading last that the scheduled game from Brooklyn, SOLDIERS WALLOP Stephens took over the and even tragedy. You not to night National today, ieadU8“*10 j to pathos, and his promise Pirates and the Parris in the League runs batted in with 19 with a feeling getting between the lead and _• the book down in pulled a .426 batting pace to tinued to set put poke fun at him print, Island Marines has' been called setting the pace in a realization of in, two two o h of understanding: stub out of his the loop and running first 7-5 er their a frayed cigar off by the manager of the Marine CAROLINA, specialized branches w' ; the Brooklyn fans love in vain for a with 43 why pocket and fumbled However, arrangements are individual departments runs with seven, and runs so downright hu- club. !core; .^Burns'. They are The scribe started to of- hits and 11 doubles. 21—kiP)— the latter match. now being made to bring another CHAPEL HILL, May sharing lead with Geor» » man. when smoke began Holmes Stirnweiss of fer him one, team here for the game Wednes- Two big hitting days sent Camp Butner’s hard-hitting base New York at the field from jj Graham covers to curl as Babe puffed vigorously past Manager Mel Ott of the New ball nine handed the University of Nick Etten of the baseball club day night. Yankees the first organized on the butt. The scribe gasped, with whom he was a seven to five de- The Marines were unable to York Giants North Carolina tained fourth place in the in 1883 through last for in Brooklyn then yelled: the because of the com- tied at .400 a week ago. Five feat here today. race with .330. while season, the doesn t make trip Wally Mo,, : rather pathetic ‘•What I just said go! the Tues- year’s mander’s new order that the club five against Cardinals The Soldiers, led by Elmer Valo, of the White Sox climbed 13 of colorful charac- who carries DOi 1 endless stream It’s all off! Nobody lour hits in five at bats take over making could not travel outside of a radius day, and former outfielder for the Philadel- to fifth with .324. ters and fantastic incidents around in his pock- first lighted cigars of 300 miles to play baseball, ac- against Cincinnati in the the scoring a clown.” phia Athletics, opened Only sluggers among the the book fairly live. et can tell me he isn’t did the trick for the junior cording to word received by Kite game Sunday in the first with one out, and add- circuit s top ten for abound, not The MacPhail-Leo Duro- in its for a sec- games Hilarious incidents Larry Lt. H. H. athletic Pot o’Lucg. Calumet Farm’s chief reliance quest outfielder. in the third. The Tar Diav!S ro- the from Fischer, Braves’ ed another through Sunday were Oris concerning the cher era, although lacking shown on his way to the Blue Grass Hock.it a few of them director at the base. ond straight Kentucky Derby, is all the score i: their the the Robinson- if Pot Ott’s mark including games Heels, tying up Chicago. .310; Bob tund Wilbert Robinson, and general humor of classic. Trainer Ben Jones will have four winners o’Luck Maier, Detroit Kite was last of was .402 with Whitey half of the third, took a temporary Herman who always Herman provided its share busy night trying Jones trained Whirlaway, and Lawrin. Sunday, lovable Babe days, comes through. Pensive, at -387, five in the but Valo’s two- .308; George Kell, who as the Bums to make arrangements with Cap- Kurowski of the Cards lead fourth, Philadelphia. 1 on the list of players of color and drama 302; Stirnweiss, .299; and is No. Olmo of run homer in the fifth the But- Bob Ei- as and clawed tain Ken Kavenaugh of the Camp sr. ahead of Luis put Brooklyn its reputation growled and snapped points talella, Philadelphia, .297, gave to Davis nine for the to-mor- Vance Dinges, the Phil- ner team out in front1 to stay. of Can Hap- their way to a pennant, only game Brooklyn. the place “Anything con- Case clung to the lead title to the Yankees, row night. Kavenaugh said he lies’ sensational freshman, Butner added a fifth marker in in hits lose the world Are with 34 and in stolen pen.” the his- would definately advise the Wil- Browns Kicking tinued to hit big league pitching, the and scored the two win- bases with was the time, for in- in a series that included sixth, Tbere .361 and fifth 12. The lead in Uncle Robbie boast- missed third strike by Mick- mington manager early Tuesday soaring 16 points to when Har- two-baggers re stance, when toric ning runs in the ninth mained unchanged at thrown morning if the Camp Davis club eight, *ha> ed he could catch a ball ey Owen. ris and Rawhn hit successive ed Dick with all the ac- can make the trip here. Kite said Around by Moses, Siebert of Phji. a Visitor Nines .348, Reyes from an airplane, and grape- It’s all in there, Ernie Lombardi Nap triples and relief hurler McEkrah and Milt which are he was in contact with several .337 of the adelphia 3yrnes of St substituted for the ball, splat- curacy and smoothness .347 and Phil Wfcintraub walked three men to force another fruit, other fast clubs in southeastern Louis, Gilberto Torres of and convinced of the author. St. Giants ran sixth, sev- Washi tered on his chest a trademark ST. May 21—UP)—The American League champion New York run. The Tar Heels tallied once broke a North Carolina and was “almost LCRTIS, ington nine-way tie lor area had been split been tricks business ninth with Carden Gil- him that vital Louis Browns have up to their old again—the enth and in the sixth and once in the nin+h. as he that the Pirates would triples upped his total ore he was about to die. sure’’ play of their around. Boston at .341, wide open and kicking visiting clubs ienwater of eighth Carolina will meet Duke here to three. one of these clubs at Legion Stad- from And the time, in his waning days Now if the team, usually not merely so formidable away Phil Cavarretta of Chicago tied ium to-morrow at 8:30 Wednesday in the first game of a Boston’s he was asked COOPERAPPEASED night home, can come back from a long 24-game road trip with a 50-50 sensational rookie, Dave as manager, when for ninth at .337. four-game series. that Uncle ■o’clock break, it will have established itself again as a very tough one to lead in runs Ferriss, topped the col- who was pitching day. Ott retained the -V- pitching his Kaven- ___ideal with, in the opinion of Jim- umn with a 4-0 record as Robbie named a man. Told that “In the event Captain scored with 28 and pushed into a A1 Ben- BY ST. LOUIS CLUB Davis Conzelman, assistant to t .e ton of Detroit and Hank choice had pitched the day before, augh can bring his Camp my three-way tie with Lombardi and Reiber Stars As Bees Bormvy club of New York suffered he nominated another. Informed club here for Wednesday’s game president. Weintraub with seven home runs. reversals had May 21.—(U.R)—Mort the Pirates will meet some real was the com- after winning five De- that the second choice pitch- ST.