| Show Backseat Driving Grove Halts Yanks Y Title wi Without Dough By FRANK K BAKER Telegram Sports Editor i Athletic Southpaw Had One Tough Season With Ruth Gehrig and Co Despite one disastrous season searon Robert Moses Moses Grove the rea eat Philadelphia Philadelphia Phila Phila- delphia southpaw holds the edge over the once mighty ty New York Yankees 1928 accounts for the rather surprising That one season 1928 perhaps Impression that Lefty was easy for Zor- the tho New Yorkers At any rate the reminiscent belief grew until It has hns been a more marc or less les widespread opinIon opinion I ion that Grove Gro was on the short end of matters with the world orId cham cham- plans Lefty did a n lot Jot to erase that Impression with his shutout victory over the Yankees s this week thereby snapping a n string of scoring In conse consecutive ut v vames A games ganic ames that had bad run two years and set up a new time all at aL JUl VO That such an impression did exist prior to Groves Grove's hit five masterpiece masterpiece master master- piece this week Is evidenced by a question to this department wanting to know 1 if Lefty Grove ever pitched a full game against the Yankees and won and if so when Of course the the answer answer is obvious is-obvious now on the heels of oC the recent feat In fact Grove has hns pitched no less than eleven full games a against Jal the Yankees within the past half-dozen half seasons give or take a afew afew afew few bad breaks here and there ther and that he has ha more than held his own against the eUn of oC the Ya Yankee sluggers led by Ruth and Gehrig Grove beat t the Yanks last June 10 by a 9 5 score over the full route and gained another decision over the champions for this years year's record in a relict relief role lie He also a game away at the Yankee stadium in another meeting There are arc some unimpressive spots In Groves Grove's time all 41 record against the Yanks but he be has hI hITon won Ton 17 and lost 11 against them over overa half halt the derea defeats coming In one season season- a year seven period period over over ver and it seems safe to say no other American league learue hurler has done doneas Row RosY demonstrated the tIle Bronx as well against Murderers Murderers' as by team m. m Six Losses During 1928 Gave Ground for False Impression It Is true that Grove has not always worked his regular turn against the Yankees who have knocked the celebrated d out of oC the box boxon boxon boxon on a number of oC occasions with complete lack of res respect ct for the fellows fellow's reputation Lefty's six defeats against a single victory in encounters rs with the Yanks of 1928 Is no doubt largely responsible for the Idea that he was soft pickings for the champions Anyway that belief has persisted even thou though h Connie Macl Macks Mack's s 's ace hurler has kept the upper upper hand ever since I In fact 1928 is the only year In seven sc including the 1933 record to date in which Grove failed to capture a majority of oC his games against the thC Yanks He won three and lost one in 1927 1929 and 1931 won von three and lost two last year In 1930 the books show only one decision and no defeats for Grove Grave against the Yanks which helped to strengthen the conviction Mack was not exposing his southpaw to unnecessary punishment from the maulers of Manhattan In 1931 his greatest year drove Grove pitched and and f fIn won only one full lull game against the Yankees and that on May 25 He Hc I captured another as a relief pitcher and was credited with witha L R a a third victory after being knocked out of the box in the sixth by Gehrig's home run with the bases full That game was noteworthy in that Grove fanned eight of the first ten Yankees to face him But in the last game o of the trie season the Yankees put the sign on Lefty He pitched and won full games on May 2 22 and June June- 2 1932 besides finishing and winning the last half of ofa a 16 inning fnning battle on June 2 against the champions He was wa twice and beaten in the same year by Lefty r Gomez the former Salt Laker ker Seaman eaman Watson Lifts Canadian I Title itle but That's About All It would be better to stay an amateur If fighters didn't get any anymore anymore an P more for their battles than Seaman Watson the pride of the K Kings King's s 's 1 navy ravy dla recently in winning the featherweight championship of oC Canada i i I When Seaman and Charley Chancy Harvey Hal Seamans Seaman's manager arrived In Toronto a a. few days before beCore the fight they were surprised to note that the local papers didn't carry corry a a. line about the Impending battle Nor was there a show card or three sheet to to be seen anywhere in town yet they had been assured on signing for the bout that It would draw a gate of oC at least The promoter promote explained the absence of oC the publicity by saying that he was having a feud with the papers and that he didn't put out any show cards or three sheets because he happened to be short of at ready cash The promoter also said he had sent out some complimentary tickets to to some of the big shots In town on which on-which which they paid cent 25 tax Waton Wat- Wat aon on would get 5 cents out of every quarter paid in taxes he added Finally the night of the fight arrived and 2360 customers filed into luth the hall hail took their scats seats quietly and awaited proceedings As Harvey surveyed the house he felt that it was going to be worth while after all aU Then the fight went on and Seaman vo won the featherweight championship of Canada I When Then the payoff came cam though he tie found he be had won little else Of the 2360 2560 customers 2160 had bad come in on complimentary tickets on which there was Watson's Watsons cent Watsons 5 share of the cent 25 tax Only paid the full rate Seamans Seaman's share was and he be was nas privileged to use every nickel of it to p pay y the expenses of or the trainers and handlers who ho made the 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