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MT BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE, NEW YORK, TUESDAY, MAY 26, 1931. Reigning Baseball Hero Is Army Tank Dressed in a Circus Tent 26 The Main Street in St. Louis By Ed Hughes Two Defeats V- i -jf i Smeer CLaiasS US Was TVe "TiRst "To OClCM A. BaUTosso Troas "Ine Buzz Arlett Looks Like Avenging Angel To Opposing Pitchers By THOMAS HOLMES In a baseball uniform Russell Arlett looks like an army tank dressed in a circus tent. He isn't merely a tall man or even a tall, heavy man.

He is big all over, his 225 pounds of beef distributed proportionately over 6 feet 2 inches of length. A heavy, handsome head, crowned by a shock of brown curly hair, is perched on a thick neck, which in turn rests on a pair of shoulders proportionately thick and broad. His arms are long and muscular, ending in strong, well formed, capable-looking hands. His legs are fitting pillars to uphold the bulk of his Gargantuan torso. At this fairly advanced stage of the baseball season Russell Arlett is a reigning major league sensation.

It is his first season on the biK time. He is p. Hughes HI aWMJ VMf column COLUMI .350 and something like 30 home runs annually for Oakland. REGRETS HIS LOST CHANCE TO RIVAL EUTH To any graduate of the Coast League his batting out there Is even more impressive than it sounds. For the Oakland Park is described as the worst in the world for a left-handed hitter which Arlett was more than half the time.

It is situated right off the shores of San Francisco Bay and a strong and steady wind blows from outside the Golden Gate over the right field wall and In toward the home plate. Ruth couldn't have hit harder than Arlett did in Oakland is the verdict of other Coast Leaguers. Today Arlett's greatest regret is that he didn't come to the majors four or five years ago, when the major league ball was the rabbit ball. He is leading the major leagues in homers today, but a few years ago he thinks that he might have rivaled some of Babe Ruth's records. That at 32 he is good enough to have hit 10 homers In six weeks against the present "bean-bag" should indicate that he would have had an excellent chance in his ambition.

ROBINS ALMOST BOUGHT HIM LAST SUMMER But Oakland successfully resisted all attempts of Buzz Arlett to graduate to the majors. Their price tag on him was always high. Some scouts thought he was too slow for the majors. Last Summer Oakland was ready to sell him to Brooklyn The Street Called Gabby LIKE the Scotchman with "I hae no doot ye are right, but I'm nae convinced," that last World Series didn't bring conviction to the gentleman who suffered most Gabe Street sfiu. Thinks The Caries cam The.

AThletics in the Athletics' triumph. I have reference to Gabby Street, the St. Loo field marshal. Talked with the old sarge shortly before he left here a few days back. And here's the way he put it: "The better team won? believe it, yet.

I think the team I had was just as good as Athletics No Longer Try For Long Flies; Shaute Finds Cousins Connie's outfit, and that it still is. "Why didn't we win, then? Well, I don't want to complain, or for you to take this talk as such," declared the grizzled old backstop, his leathery face creasing in lines of melancholy reflection "but you know the breaks were all against us. I don't mean the big ones that everybody could see. I mean the little things that only ball players understand. The Percentage of Breaks TTOW do I explain 'em? Weil, all I can say is they're the little i incidents that roll up into what you call the big percentage of breaks.

That may not By HAROLD C. BURR These trumpeting White Elephants are adjustable creatures. Now that the sacrifice fly has been legislated out of baseball, Al Simmons, Jimmy Foxx and Mickey Cochrane, once experts at the art, are not hitting 'em any more, but saying it with singles instead. In 1930 the big three clubbers of the Athletics made 63 sacrifices between them. Not more than eight of the 53 were Of Yanks Give A's 17 in Row After 42 Victory in First Game Mackmen Bury Rivals by 16-4 Philadelphia, May 28 There were two outstanding things in the double defeat of the Yankees by the Athletics yesterday.

One was that Babe Ruth did not get a single hit in either game, though up six times, and the other was the great stick-work of Mickey Cochrane, the Athletics' catcher. Mickey got a single-, two-bagger and homer In the first game and a single, double and triple in the second. The score was 4-2 in the first game and 16-4 in the second. These two wins gave the Athletics 17 victories in a row. In the opening frame of the first tussle it looked as if the Bronx aggregation had solved Grove's pitching when they landed on him for two runs in the second inning, but the 32,000 fans were restored to a jubilant mood in the very next inning when the home team got to Johnson for three runs.

The total hits for each side were eight. After the third all the real thrille began with the seventh. Then Johnson doubled, skipped around to third when Combs outran a bunt to Mc-Nair and stayed there while Orove fanned Reese and Ruth and retired Oehrig on a topped baU in front of the plate. In the ninth Orove showed what a magnificent pitcher he is. With one out Combs singled and dashed to third when Ruffing, batting for Reese, doubled.

But Grove fanned Ruth and Gehrig to end the game. Clinched Game In First Any doubt of the ability of the Athletics to hold the Junior circuit lead for some time, If not through, the whole season, was dispelled right at the start of the second game, for in the first frame they registered nine runs off Sherid.who was promptly yanked out of the box with two out and replaced by MoEvoy, who after being gently touched up for 11 hits in four innings jnade way for Weaver. Ia the first inning a triple by Cochrane, clearing the bases, and one by Boley with two on, helped to roll up the nine. After the ghastly initial frame the only interest the crowd displayed was in the possibility of shutting out the New Yorkers. This appeared very likely through the seven inning string of goose eggs, but In the eighth the McCarthy men scored one and followed it up with three for a total of four.

But the A's had scored two in the fourth and five In the fifth to send their total up to 16, which figure represented exactly their number of hits. The most significant feature ot yesterday's double win, the Associated Press thinks, was the pitching of Leroy Mahaffey In the nightcap. The young righthander, one of Mack's second string moundsmen, held the Yankees to one hit for the first seven innings and fanned five. He had nothing to worry about after his mates fitted him out with, a nine-run lead at the start. Lefty Grove scored his fifth consecutive victory in the first game when he outdueled young Henry Johnson.

Twice, with two Yanks on and only one out, he struck out the last twa batters. Londos and Steele Win Mat Features Jim Londos threw Sandor Szabo in tha feature wrestlins? exhihltlnn at the Madison Square Garden last nignt, using the very effective airplane spin. Ray Steel pinned Herb Freeman in 30 minutes and 14 seconds of the semifinal exihibitlon. In the other exhlhirlnns ninn Garabaldi threw Kashey, a Syrian, in i minute and 5 seconds, Norton Jackson threw Plovd Marshal with a headlock and Jim McMillan and Babe Caddock wrestled to a draw. Hoic Robins Are Hitting the BaU Cl At) it on Lombftrdl ,...19 43 4 17 4' 3B.HR.

PO. 1 0 .305 lnurston 4 A 1 1 Quinn 10 3 6 1 0 .333 .333 .319 .288 .200 .278 .269 .254 .254 .128 .243 .240 .235 .229 .228 .219 .200 154 .154 .125 .000 .000 000 .000 Herman 34 138 24 44 12 Shaute 8 14 2 4 1 Blade 8 25 3 7 0 riowers 15 18 3 5 Ollbert 34 U9 15 32 Blssonett ....34 130 19 33 Frederick ....33 118 13 30 Dftv 4 fl A 1 Lope 23 74 5 18 Finn 8 25 4 6 Wriuht 28 98 13 23 O'Doul 31 109 13 25 Bressler 14 31 3 7 Thompson ..27 98 14 21 PhelDS 8 Clark 7 Plclnlch Luque 5 vance 5 Mnttlnily a Helmacn Warner 4 Moore 4 (Includes fames played Mar 28.1 Leading Five Batsmen In Each Major League NATIONAL LEAGUE Player o. AB. R. H.

Pet. Hornsby, Chicago. 27 103 23 38 .373 Arlett. Phlla. 34 130 34 47 .382 Roettger.

cinnatl. 27 113 10 39 345 Davis. Phlla 31 91 8 31 .341 Vergel, New York. 29 104 14 35 .337 Leach. New 23 88 13 29 .337 Leader vrar ago today Herman, Brooklyn, .431.

AMERICAN LEAGUE Player O. AB. R. H. Pet.

Simmons. Phlla. 31 128 31 S3 421 Cochrane. Phlla 31 127 31 51 .402 Ruth, New 25 83 28 31 .373 Averlll. Cleveland.

34 144 23 54 .371 Ooslin St. Louis 27 100 17 38 .380 Leader a yar ago today Rice. Washington. .404. BASEBALL! EBBETS FIELD TODAY, 3:20 P.M.

Brooklyn vs. Philadelphia) bunts, according to the best Philadelphia statisticians. But this season only four of 86 recent runs scored by the champions were manufactured on fly balls that were caught, and sccond in National League batting. He leads both leasues in home runs. Pitchers grow numt) with fear when he poises himself almost carelessly at the plate.

To them this giant of a slugger seems the avenging angel on the day of Judgment with a flaming bat instead of a flaming sword. SIZE AND STRENGTH DRIVES THAT BASEBALL You've read and heard a lot about Arlett so far. You're due to read and hear plenty more about him. For the fellow is a hitter to the manner born. The secret of his ability? Probably his great strength combined with a keen eye and a knack of liming.

Years ago, when Babe Ruth was asked the secret of his home-run knack, the only Babe gazed down at his own hair-covered chest with evident appreciation and measured the length of his gorillalike arms with self-conscious pride. "Well," the Babe began, "you see, I ain't a little guy Russell Arlett stretched his bulk along the visitors' dugout at Ebbets Field and spoke of his early days. "At 19," he said, "I was learning a trade out in Oakland, where I lived. They were paying me 11 cents an hour while learning, and that isn't much dough any place I've ever been. I began to pitch semi-pro ball on the side.

I big even then and pretty fast. I did well enough to forget all about my trade and take a chance on my ability to earn a living playing ball." now BUZZ LOST FIRST BIG LEAGUE CHANCE Mr. Arlett became a trifle thoughtful. "I might have come up to the majors 13 years ago," he said, "bur. I didn't get the break.

Oakland gave me a trial and a Detroit scout looked me over before Oakland signed me to a contract. This scout thought I was Oakland's property and went to the club. I'd have signed a Detroit contract if he'd come to me. But Oakland rushed a contract to me, signed me and then held up the scout for a lot of dough. "And so I spent 13 seasons in the Coast League.

For the first Ave I pitched. They began to call me Buzz then. My fast ball was pretty fast. But I hurt my arm eight years ago, couldn't throw a ball 15 feet for months and became an outfielder while I couldn't pitch." Circumstances, not natural batting talent, thus forced Arlett from the box to the outfield. While he pitched Arlett always batted right-hand rd.

He wasn't a particularly hard-hitting pitcher. He couldn't hit a right-hander's curve ball. Not until he started outfieldlng as a profession did Buzz become a switch hitter He developed so fast as a left-handed hitter against right-handed pitching that for eight straight seasons he was a sensation on the Coast. He averaged well over Hit on SHAUTE, THE SPECIALIST Mr. Joseph Ben Shaute, the reclaimed southpaw, is in line to perform his particular specialty again this afternoon when the Robins and the Phillies meet in the final game of their long series of six contests.

The record of the Robins against the Phillies this season might be a sorry mess were it not for Mr. Shaute, upon whose left arm the Cleveland Indians pinned a wreath of black crepe last season. So far, Shaute hasn't beaten any other club in the National League for Wilbert Robinson. His record against the Quakers is four victories in four starts. The Brooklyn club's record against Philadelphia is eight victories and five defeats.

Shaute started his first game against the Phillies at the Baker Bowl on April 20 and staggered in with a 10 to 5 victory. In each of his successive starts he improved upon that showing. On May 1 at Ebbets Field, he won, 8 to on May 8 at Phihriolphia, he won. 4 to 3, Gabhy Street Orders Daily Batting Drill St. Louis.

May 26 (JP In an effort to improve the Cardinals' attack. Manager Gabby Street has ordered daily morning batting drill, effective today. He said the batting practice would continue "until further The team's batting average today was .260. Although the Cards returned from their first long trip into the enemy's country with a record of seven victories and five defeats and still holding frs', place. Street was disappointed with the Redbirds' hitting.

What chagrined him was a defeat at Cincinnati Sunday. It was the first victory of the Reds over the Cards since June 1, 1930. Hockey Star Also Is Prize Shot Winnipeg, May 28 Charlie Gardiner, who spends the winter stopping shots intended for the Chicago Black-hawks' hockey net, also handles a mean gun. He won the Morris trophy for being high gun in the Victoria Day singles shoot at the Winnipeg Gun Club yesterday, smashing all his SO targets. Hamilton Indians Swamp Boys, 6-0 Penetrating the weak Boys High defense repeatedly, the Hamilton High lacrosse team swamped the Red and Black, 6 to 0, yesterday at Commercial Field.

Archie Du Bols led the attack of the victors with four goals. La Zalle and Miller also registered for the Scarlet and Gray. The lineup: Pos. Hamilton (6). Boy (Hi.

Bursh Norris Rata Orodinsky Goldstein Glaubman 3D Postemack Biony 2D Benjamin Corwin ID 8ommer Bwerdlow 0 Du Boll Schecter 1A Snbah Rosner 2A Catzuitto Weinstein 3A Miller Brlchtner OH Layman 1. La Zalle Elklnd Goals Du Bois (41, La Znlle. Miller. Substitutions Paoalne for Snb-h Mey-erwitz for Illenboiren. Israel for Katz.

Ba-vane for Catfcultto. De Luca for La Zalle. Lillendorf for Paoalne. Klnsisch for Glaubman. Maxlow tor Corwin.

Eilchman for Weinstein. CostaBeats McMillan In New Lenox Bout Joey Costa, New Jersey scrapper, gained an Impressive victory over Johnny McMillan of Scotland in the feature ten-round bout at the New Lenox S. C. last night. Conrad Conde easily defeated Jimmy Carlo in the six-round semifinal scrap.

Mickey O'Connor outpointed Fred Sullanti in a four. Johnny Falzone defeated Tommy Brady in another four. Leo Brouse knocked out Ernest Davies in the fourth stanza of a scheduled six. Jack Dessimoz defeated Johnny Motto in a five-round bout. SALICA GETS CALL Louis Salica has been selected by the match-making committee of the Metropolitan A.

A. U. to meet Edelweiss Rodriquez, in the Europe vs. America international program in the Garden on June 3. I Major League Records i NATIONAL LEAGUE Yesterday's Results Chlcano.

9: Pittsburgh. 6. Other clubs not scheduled. Standing of the Club iSTrie 1 him to first base, sifted his ultility inflelders until he got what he believes to be the strongest inner defense he can devise with the material, the final step the trading of Willie Kamm for Lew Ponseca. If Donie could find himself a fourth pitcher to help out Pat Caraway, Tey Lyons and Tommy Thomas he would go to it with the rest of his line-up as is for the remainder of the season.

He's sweet on Vic Frasier to round out his mound quartet. Bush is sure that Frasier will vindicate his Judgment before the flag flies In October. ENS GIVES DRETFUSS MESSAGE OF HOPE Barney Dreyfuss and Manager Jewel Ens have been having a huddle in Pittsburgh. The pair were recently in conference all day to see what could be done about lifting the Pirates up in the baseball world Just at present the trouble seems to lie with the light sticking of Pie Traynor Adam Coifiorosky, Georgd Grantham and the Waners. But Ens told Dreyfuss that it's only a temporary condition with those sluggers.

He denied that the club misses the catching class of Roily Hemsley. "Eddie Phillips, Mr. Dreyfuss, isn't Just a catcher. He's smart, too. Our pitchers like the way he handles them." The managers of the Smoke Eaters had nothing but praise for his pitching during the Eastern Junket Just concluded.

He told the owner of the club that there was only one poorly pitched game in the lot-that turned in by Kremer in Phillie when the Pirates lost bv the score of 11 to 7. Meine. French and Brame all did consistently good work Once Traynor. Comorosky, Grantham and the Waners start to hit Ens is sure the club will do some climbing. But Ens shouldn't be too enthusiastic.

It's become an axiom of baseball that when one department starts to function another is Just as apt to go sour. In other words, when a team isn't hitting i frequently gets good pitching and when it starts to hit its pitchers fall down on the Job. Denies Cards Want Wilson St. Louis, May 26 Mi Rumors of a possible deal between the Cardinals and Cubs, involving Chick Hafey and Hack Wilson, erstwhile sluggers now doing bench duty because of failure to hit often enough to satisfy their managers, had the official denial today of Sam Breadon, president of the Cardinals. "We don't want Hack Wilson," he said.

"We're satisfied with our ball club and we don't need anybody." Maybe. But you can't make me be so clear to the average fan, but to Page 27 the player on the field understands what I mean. In another series the whole thing might work out differently, because I think every one will agree that my team made a great fight and that anything can happen in a short series like that." Street sizes up like a great manager to me, if only because he is searchlngly frank and honest with himself as well as with his players. He is quite willing to divulge that he was a bit uncertain of his own managerial capacity in that famous test. "Sure I was worried, and I'll tell you why.

It was the first time 1 Whs in such a spot, that is as manager of a team fighting for the world honors. I was up against a great team, one that most people were convinced would win. I klnda felt that you scribes had your stories written In advance, all of them pointing out the mistakes I had made and how the great strategy of Connie Mack once more won the flag. Just a 'Youngster' "I did my best to fight that idea, and I worried a lot about the moves I made. You see I was Just a youngster In that situation, you Wight say.

I learned a lot about managing in a World Series last Fall. It'll be different this year because I feel I'm an old hand at the thing now." The old campaigner who felt himself a "youngster" leaned back in his chair and took a lusty drag on his ancient pipe. Sure we're going to win the pennant again, all right. I've got a grand ball team and a fine tunch, personally." Here Gabby nodded approvingly to a crew of them laughing and chatting on a nearby lobby lounge, apparently satisfied with their day's 'jrork and what they could achieve on the morrow. Street has an immense and impressive faith in his players.

Perhaps that's one reason they perform so well and he is such a success as manager. Hallahan Faster Than Grove ROVE'S fast ball? Sure It's fast all right. But I think my man 'Vj Hallahan has an even faster one. Honest I do. Could Grove throw with Not if you ask me.

I caught Walter for many years and know all about his stuff. No pitcher ever had the smoke that fellow had. 'It was wonderful the way Johnson kept it up year after year, that terrific speed. I caught him just for old time's sake in 1924, and to tell you the truth I couldn't notice any let down in his speed. And he had been at it about 19 or 20 years, remember.

"He was easy to catch, though," and Gabby raised his gnarled and Knotted fingers conflicting testimontials, I thought. "He had what I call a 'soft' ball In spite of the speed. His control was wonderful. You just stood there, held the mitt, and bang! it was in It. I could have taught him in a rocking-chair.

Toward the end he developed a side-arm curve that was good, too." The Robins and Vance STREET thinks W3ll of the Robins in spite of their frightful start. "That team will be up there yet. Too much power in it to be iiown long. Will they finish in the first division? Sure. I'm looking for 'em to be one of the contenders.

"What's the matter with 'em? Looks as if they need more right-hand batting strength. Too much of one kind. The other fellows know it, and of course feed those left-handed wallopers with lefty pitching. That's simple but effective strategy. "Should Vance work oftener? No, 1 don't think so.

If you ask mo I'd give him five and even six days between games. He's not a youngster any more, you know, and ha needs the rest. Vance Is a great pitcher. And Robbie's got the right idea about him." The 'Dead' Ball, Cobb and Ruth STREET thinks the "dead" ball will improve the game, which hasn't changed a great deal over the years. The public, he thinks, wanted me lively ball and the heavy batting, and like everything else a periodical change is natural.

The fan, he believes, has now become tired of the hitting orgy and wants the tighter game with the pitcher once more In Is glory. when the Robins sent out an S. O. S. for outfielders.

As the deal was in its last stages an umpire hit Arlett in the face with a mask and Buzz couldn't see out of one eye for weeks. Brooklyn bought Ike Boone instead. Boone released to Newark last Saturday. The Phillies Bum Arlett outfoxed the Robins last Winter, apparently. They sold Lefty O'Doul to the Robins with Fresco Thompson for Pitchers Dudley, Elliott and cash.

With the cash they bought Buzz Arlett. Arlett has more than taken O'Doul's place in the Phillie bandbox, and O'Doul can't buy base hits for the Robins. Moreover, Dudley and Elliott have been pitching good ball. Strengthened by the addition oi two pitchers and Buzz Arlett to join with Chuck Klein in a fearsome one-two punch, the Phillies at this moment are leading the Robins in the league standing. the Line and on May 22 in the Baker Bowl he beat the Quakers, 5 to 2.

STOPS KLEIN AND ARLETT Shaute's success against the Phillies is due to the fact that his pitching has somehow robbed Chuck Klein and Buzz Arlett of their normal batting effectiveness. In 17 times at bat against him Klein has hit safely only four times. Arlett has come through with the same number of hits oil the Brooklyn southpaw in 16 appearances at the plate. In their last game against Shaute, the pair went hitless in nine trips to the plate together. Fidgety Phil Collins is scheduled to work for the Phillies.

A victory for the Robins will give Erooklyn the series which consisted of a double-header Friday in Philadelphia, another Saturday in Brooklyn and single games at Ebbets Field Sunday and today. If Collins snaps Shaute's streak of victories the Quakers will get an even break. Major League Leaders Including fames of Mav 25. as compiled by the Press.) NATIONAL LEAGUE. Batting -Hornsby.

Cubs, Arlett. Phillies, 362. Runs Klein. Phillies. 33; L.

Waner, Pirates, 28 Run buttM Arlett. Phillies, 35; Horn'bv. Cubs, 30. Hits Arlett. Phillies.

46; Bartell. Phillies. 45. Double Hrman. Poblns: Davis and i Bur'ei! Phillies', linrntbv.

cubs. 12. Triples Worthiiiitton, Braves. Orsattl, Cardinals. 5.

Hime runs Arlrtt. Phillies. 10; Klein. Phillies. 9.

Stolen bases Comorosky, Pirates, Berger. Braves. 5. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Battine eiromons, Athletics.

421; Co'-hrnne, Athletics, .402. s.mmoi.s ar.d Cochrane. Athletics. 31 Runs batten tn Crorin. Sena'ors.

36; O.hrig. Yanicees. 35. Hits Averiii. Indians.

54; Simmons. Athletics. 53 Doubles Webb. Red Box. 16; Alexander.

T.Bers. 15. Triples Simmons. Athletics; Cronin. Senators, 5 Home runs Prrrrons.

Athletics and Foxx, Athletics. Gfhru. 7 I 1 Slnl.r Vine. VunLr-aa 1 ft I Clse.l, White Sox; Johnson, T.gers', t. Haas, Boley, Dykes and Earnshaw- knocked in the negligible four.

Which proves again that the batter isn't trying to bring in a run with a long fly, knowing all too well that all he will get out of it is a time-at-bat even if it should win the ball game. The new rule is going to make tor more clean hitting in the clutch. That's about all that can be said for it. JOE SHAUTE TREATS PHILLIES VERY MEAN In the past nearly everybody in the National League has been glad the Phillies were in the league, except the enemy pitchers. But there's one pitcher a newcomer this season who has taken to calling Shotton Cousin Burt.

Joe Shaute has already beaten the Phil lies in four starts, and the Robins have won but seven games, all told, and tallied from Phila delphia. No one would accuse the former Cleveland Indian of picking his spots. The Phillies are not leading the league in batting, but with Buzz Arlett, Chuck Klein and Spud Davis in the lineup there's nothing cream pufl about the way they swing. Scribes with the' Phillies say that Shaute has worked some sort of a spell on the athletes in Father Penn's Woods. They assert that as soon as Joe throws in his glove the Phillies throw in the sponge.

But, of course, the Phillies don't quit. It's the rushing attack that makes a ball club look its best. No club looks good when it Isn't hitting, and the Phillies haven't been doing any clubbing against Shaute. Not alone that but that sort of thing goes by cycles. Shaute has the Phil sluggers in the palm of his glove right now, but there are other games, other seasons.

GIVE BUSH JUST ONE MORE PITCHER Chicago is beginning to warm up to Donle Bush. They are Just realizing that the chunky little leader of the White Sox is a great builder of ball clubs. He showed that at Washington and Pittsburgh, and the fans are confident he's going to keep up his reputation at Chicago The little fellow has already brought the Pale Hose out of the slough oi despond that has all but engulfed the ever since the days of the Black Sox scandal, more than a decade ago. Somehow the White Sox never have been able to reamer from that wrecking blow. But Bush is a pame little grinninc 'ignier wnc ouries nis aeaa ueuuiu bim.

He bought Lou Blue and sent I XW "SI Won Lost Pet. St. Louis 13 8 .692 New York 10 Boston 17 12 .586 Chlcaao 14 14 Pittsburgh 15 17 .469 Philertelnhia 15 IB .453 Brooklyn 15 1 .411 Cincinnati 7 23 .233 Games Today Boston at New York (2. 1st at Philadelphia at Brooklyn Plttsburirh at St. Louis.

Chicago at Cincinnati itwo). AMERICAN LEAGUE Yesterday's Results PhilBdelnhia. 4: New York, (1st). Philadelphia. IB; New York, 4 (2d).

Cleyeland. 7: Chlcaao. 6. Washington-Boston, rain. Other clubs not Mheduled.

Standing of the Clubs Won Lost Pet. 24 7 .774 Washington 20 13 .608 New York 1 13 Detroit 17 21 .447 Chicago 14 19 .424 Cleveland 14 20 .412 St. Louis 12 18 .40.1 Boston 11 20 .355 "It's a business," he explains, and you have to fit the purpose to the Ty Cobb, Gabby maintains, was the greatest ball player he ever saw "Yes, greater than Ruth," he vouchsafed. "Cobb's all-around play brought Games Today New York at Philadelphia. Washtneton at Boston.

St. Louis at Cleveland (two). Petioit at Chicago, Please Turn.