Evening Star Newspaper, February 23, 1921, Page 20

e —_ SPORTS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C.,b Big Assemblage of Fans Assured for McBride Fete : Dempsey Signs for Labor Day SALE OF BANQUET =t o st Nasiont TICKETS 1S CLOSED Upward of 400 Fans to Honor Nationals’ New Pilot To- morrow Night. BY DENMAN THOMPSON. SALE of tickets for the George McBride banquet closed this afternoon with the assurance that a generous outpouring of fans will be on hand at the Wardman Park Hotel tomorrow night to make the new manager of the Nationals feel that he has the support of the fans of the community in the job he has undertaken. The exact number of participants in the testimonial to McBride will not be known until later this even- ing, those in charge of the distribu- tion of the pasteboards not having completed the checking-up process. A rather brisk last-minute demand was reported at Spalding’s, how- ever, and indications are that up- r, leading candidate for the ward of 400 will avail themselves |short with the Griffmen, was FRANK O'ROURKE. of the opportunity to honor the [Yesterday just before he boarded 2 not o trade | : ting at the |¥Tain with Jim Shaw fer Hot Springs. Where the veterans will do their pre- “captain.” while contributin same time to a memento of the oc- 2 Lo liminary tinining. casion which is to be presented to Thix xnapshot of the former To to base ball, s ment, Judge Landis' hims n a public m: that v ndis in th ment said, mi he f. |oniy two cases before { which i cerned. s had to do with ption ¢ of either, nor will he hav { thing to do with their future « asserting that author of the rd failed had yrem ball does 1ot taken | trade or commerce, that the re clause * en who the hea the him. With the co gram of entert stunts committe nection with th tended to ad t of a highly cnt details in con- h been ured ng to advices from Hot Springs, alter Johnson and Clyde Milan and Macks. m imi v on preliminary | cHICAGO, Februa e there | chanzes in the Americ n vete- | schedule reled dddition t | 1Y 1 clpal activity | dent ¥ h s hikes over | changes were made nec the town, at | cames in three eastern ci nket | r legs and | balance. The three citi which wa have been Johnson, y and Lewi taking the baths the of the plavers will be the hills in the vicinity Ppresent covered with a'g of snow, to strengthen t improve their Wind. Actual practice will not be indulged in to any cxtent until | the party moves on to Tampa the | middle of next month. Milan is reported as suffering from stomach trouble, an old complaint with him. but expects to have it cleared up during his sojourn |t0 four games by the e at the Spa. Johnson is quoted as say- |July 1 ing his arm feels fine and that he is il p! confident the ailment that made him |instead of Septemb quit the game before the close of last| FPhiladelphia at W season will not affect his work this year. | ber 11. = At Philadelphia—Detroit is Riggs Farmed to Akron. uled to pla Washington fans will watch with in- Bepte terest the career with the Akron club il this season of Tedy Riggs. This former TUniversity of Maryland athlete, who ceived a trial with the Griffmen, and Jast vear made a splendid record as an n; Virginia League, has been assigned by Griffith to the International League club under an optional agreement. At Maryland Riggs was something of an all “round athlete, his performances at end for the varsity foot ball squad bei on the same plane with the excellent | work he did as shortstop of the College Park nine. The changes follow: At Washington—Ph 10 and 11 Detroit’ ptember 18, 20, 21 and New York—Philadelphi uled in New York on July tional league hedule St. Louis' second trip made a four-game se; ing July 26. September 8 with Boston is inated. g . Louis fin Changes in American League | Ihere never Schedule Affect Griffs. Yanks puoct fourin S e Macks Let Outfielder Go. s affected ington, Philadelphia and Boston will play September 9 and 10 { sched- eng | mocicty leaders, in full dress | | =ultx and evening zowns, last | | | nizht helped sweater-clad sport "} | enthusiasts fill the 8,000 seats | of the Colixeum at a wrestling carnival promoted by Mrx. Mar- X shall Field 1II for the benefit of loenl children’s Institutions. The main mateh brought Johnny Meyers, middlewelght champion, Into retion with Lou Talabe After one hour and fifteen min- | utes neither man had been able to secure a fall. Referee Martin | | Deluney ruled that Meyers had { | been the more agressive and awarded the mateh to the cham- delphia on jits 1 ates in Philadeiphia, and will i 2 an oy ider with the Buffols reamm of tho|date in both the American and Na- New s by includ- | Boston is scheduled in New York on September 11, instead of Philad: ment con |ing organiz | building be ion be w rted all over S i more s j uation tha at Chic As far as | nothing that ss shal ball en is con i on the nd no one Ar 15} New | MOBI Ala., February o the Athletics., | emICAGO, Februar hed- York elim- 1p! New Uniforms Ordered. 1;““"‘ t is e duled for be]‘t(mher | ®ion. 20 and 2 In one respeet, at least, the Nationals s s will be second to no other team in the ! with St. Louis, eliminated. i 1 ¥ powns are samisrieo | AHEARN WINS ON POINTS as attractive as possible while on ex- hibition. Washington teams for have been noted for the good t shown in_the selection of their habili-| ST. LOU! his players maintaining a high standard for neatness in the matter of dress on | the diamond. and this year is to be no. exception. The contract for new rai- staff of the expre: Louis Ameri, patch from Bogalusa, La., ment, let yesterday, calls for uniforms the first detachment of the ciub i$ train- of the same specifications as those of | II&. last season, h the single exception| Only two of the twent that the stripes on the stockings will | Men were absent at the be placed lower on the calf, where they | tice fon yesterday, 2 €an be seen. er Josh Billings and Pitcher Paliero—are expected in the n Would Line Up Red Stars. |duye cr "NATI. Ohio, February 23.— | Southern Lea Manager Pat Moran 0f the Cineinnati | the wornnoc o, Nationals is here planning to|the ren round up five stars of the club who have not vet sigmed. The Roush. outfielde er and Bill Glea are Fd | infiel Ivy Wingo, catch- T Lt Larry Kopf, shortstop: Helnia | ¢ U0t! next weel Cubs Obtain Rookie Pitcher. CHICAGO, L. February 22— James| CHICAGO, THATTE 133 IuAES | WA s wet L York. a left-han e yesterday handed | plucky Conroy in the ) claims to be a relative of Sergt. Al-{qown his first decision biter | Jumbo I ston landed ¥in York, world war h.: . has signed | of wrganized b ] n | Fight on the chin of Young T with the Chicago Nationals. e Gcclirea it ”:‘..n the first round of their ok ! ecli four-round milt and the ( and itcher, a 1 Kane Signs Wxth Gxants. [he B a cont Weeenc lomen @ oo W YORK, —Lea | Firo foat:bad ‘b ‘onds of battling. In the semi- ane, second ha igned | the HERELL up between Eilly Regan with New York Ens | Houston clubs. The case had ding since last March. yurchased from the Ha , Conn., club. — Negro League Is Formed. tling four-round Greenville Gets Ex- Bed Sox GREENVIL Harold Devinny with the signed b CHATT. Chattanoosa, Nashville' and Memphis TOLEDO, Roger Bresn Dointment_of. | county. Couls BELGIAN BILLIARDIST Edouard Horemans, Belg will be opzosed by Jac the ran for inter- Factory First Tires, 30x3 s \ 30x3Y5 ..... 32x315 ..... 31x4 ......» 32x4 . ..uone On Sale Everywhere |} 33x4 ....... 34x4 ....... Mike Martin’s 36x4 ....... Liniment Keeps Athletes in Trim Recommended and Used by Athletes of Note ally scheduled ars| WITH PITCHING OUTLOOK | S. February 23.—Sal ments. Griff always has insisted upon | tion with the outlook for the pitching cans was | by Manager Lee five battery- > recruits contesting for | 1+ ney at second base caused b ase of Joe Gedeon, are alse| > ; working out at Bogalusa, but the other | Were included in the program. , and the outfielders are not| bart., firs: basesan o4 Jeke Dau-i) ANDIS? FIRST RULING GIVES BROWNS PLAYER next t hno(\ ille PLAYS HERE TOMORROW an billiard- HHoppe chance to wrest the | from Willie engageme cader afternoon mateh 3 and those in the eve at § 1 talent. L iver staged Heydler Resents Attacks EW YORK, r pressing (hc belief that Judge Landis will devote all of his talent and encrgy exclusively John A. Heydler, president of the N.muml_ League, Opponent Is Not Decided on, has issued a statement here criticis ision to remain on the bench, he said. was that of not by ru|ut>t of chc lu e m]] pe«mh he is weetully as a whole is rmination from a jud ipeachment leral decl ition in vic Iy establ plained, )nstitute 1 2 drtermin i completion of the pro- | that, whatever t happen to the 4 entertainment arranged for inve s, th CIf be saved | by Chairman Roland Robbins of the | fat all costs. even if in the carryin ¢ v {out of that principle the whole exist- cked and the rious onfronting ovember confer- of the man base 1 to perform a real public red Rothwell, an_outfielder. t cal club by the Phil- Manager McGraw the Giants, Women in Evening Gowns hington Septem- | | View Charity Mat Bouts The w: to take off weight is through consistent exercise. To' pile up adipose ue and then at the last moment boil it off i Champion Outclasses Oppnnent,‘l:nihs proportions the other Lynch of cl Alban wher to Gain Decision. { Young Goldie Ahearn severely | ished Johnny cision in their ter o| featured the fight Supply Comy in the 1st Mal rmory _at n, the | Ahearn, Who won the | champio | the advantage in th mund hearn I)nlcul and ke even, then ¢ A bafflin, rankiec Duvall the forme decision. Tom: pic O'Donnell, fough to the forme - le: and for hesides these erappling event ere boxin; v diers, som Milie ul February arting | w estling velock | defed 15. He | Virgin T 2 PR 7, TIRES TIRES TIRES With Name and Serial Number. Shelaie olstolstaiststs e e SR 0) 34x4Ys .. iiiiinneeennn...$22.50 36x415 .....iiiinnnn......$23.50 VICTORY TIRE CO. 1026 14th St. N.W. Arthur A. Cohen, Mgr. e, “"‘fRallies in Last Half of Fifteen- Round Go at Silver Spring and Lee 117. Rallying in the last half of the bout, Conroy and won a de-| ound match that| tertainment held | terday. k pring,” Md., last night.” More tln.n.l 10 persons jammed the arena to! Wwitness the meeting of these feather- ights and three other bouts that turped from England. The therweight ;. outgen- | as the aggressor at the start and clearly had | first and second | the fiLh[‘ five rounds. mpsey | “heduled Zetown oth mate was give , with honors going BAILEY WINS MAT BOUT AT BOAT CLUB SMOKER | iley showed Strangler Klein- A thing or two about wrestling in Boat Club Before the bout w had_his_op: fo the mat, but neither were well entertained, 2 Fort Myer sol- Mg by Arthur Plerce i a bag punching exhibi He was t ‘..." W.&L. Matmen Beat V.P. 1. Polytechnic marme 1% to 11, in the first AT I 2 e CHAMPION TO FIGHT in due time g the men who seek his impeach- But Believed It Will Be Brennan. BIG LEAGUE PILOTS—I[ BY FAIRPLAY. W YORK., February N Floyd Fitzsimmons, the pro- moter of high-class boxing bouts, according to a report in this ci has got Jack Kearns’ today at Benton Harbor, Mich., on Labor day. The fight goes, according to the Frenchman. Just who the opponent will not yet been definitely decided. the prevailing idea is that it will be 311 Brennan Breunan has b en meeting ¥ ImL)l mon ¥ 2 cided to put him on the shelf for month or two for 1 i the meantime is finding golf a bit too slow for his nerves and has bee burning the wires to his n about booking a fight future. Baxe Ball Training Ideas. Now Johnny Evers says he doesn’t care if his men sleep 4 little late. Ty Cobh said it first. But he doesn't | g0 to the limit of the new Detroi manager. who avers he will not be mad if the players do not blow down- stairs before 11 o'clock. Evers would like to exchange good mornings by 9 o'clock at least. Work will begin 4 11 o'cloc and continue through until 2. when a glass of milk and a piece of crac r wll be served each hu The famous G il make hix {From then until dinner the || debut in the m role aw pilot; will have their own time. How man of the Detroit ' s thix year. are willing to bet that if any one’ fans are wondering if Ty will make | wants to find a | r in his off time | ®0od ax a leader, for the Detroit star [he will not have to look beyond a is known to be a tempei sick lunch restaurant. The one- In addition to 1 ? workout-a-day idea Is not a new one d. He | Chance u t and Tris Speaker em- | Jen- | ploys this system of training. . who mow i tenant to As to Babe Ruth's Fat. eek to i hot baths is supposed to be weaken ine to and to affect th who marked Babe hen he I 1 tor S0t 5 when e hopped a train for Hot Who Takes Much Punishment | Springs are wondering how long he X B can stand up under the system he is in Eight-Round Go. A ohamllir;n in any sport is delicat iece o hanism = PHILADELPHIA, February 2 e nasttois efuil A New York, bantamweight | Next season Babe may rap out his ipion, defeated Jabez White of | SiXty-five home runs, but a season = 2 will _come sooner than otherwise «» last night in eight|oula be the case when helll no . in each of which he outel longer be the home run king, unless s _opponent. White game he chop trees or does something took much punishment. strentou winter, instead of half an hour for a movie camera. Bartfield and Bogash Draw. W YORK, Felb ary & E b e Jack Dempsey Is not by any means Soft Coin for Dempsey. fought king a wild flyer in his proposed | st m European trip, according to a New the refer - York sporting man, who has just re-| Bogash w tur from England. Frank Moran's 1149 pound A 147%. easy victory over Joe Beckett, cou-! Midget it New York defeated | pled with the fact that Georges Car- e L;-‘:“»)' h‘_ e r&g flrff‘-"":]mmfilec'; pentier is popularly regarded as hav- stopping the ten- )ing avoided a match with the blonde ninth round. Smith weighed 113 pifigpurgher, has heightened British |interest in American fighters and every one is desirous of seeing the | man who is accounted as so much su- | perior to Moran. So Dempsey is as Roy Moore Outpomts Coster. * NEW YORK, T ~Roy | Muore of BEEsulitaesived the Judken | suzed) ot it ng large crowds decision over Benny Coster of New wherever he appears, and while in { York after a f -round bout yes-| France, as prospective opponent of | ch w 5 | lovin® Frenchmen discounting the Levinsky Home From England. |proposed reparations from Germany February in order to get the price of admis- | sion. to his exhibitions. Jim Corbett went to England \\Hh‘ elbow cred | his manager, William A. Brady, after | the bout, bone in ning for healed. ceived; at least he was until he got {1 d h t i £ Bir- GINIGER AND ANDERSON | imidiam. "riey Tavitca mim o as: at-kill . Corbett, T0 BOX AT WALTER REED | <5547 numane when it came to ani: | mals, w horrified and said nothing would induce him to sit at the ring- side at such an affair. It was cred| Giniger and Jack nderson, :ights, will be opponents in the main bout of the fight show |table to Jim's heart. but poor busi- to be held by National Capital P v , | ne i i Birmingham coldd ans of Foreign Wars, at Walter 1 Hospital. tomorrow night, Bight | in 2 champion fighter, and thereafter xing bouts and a wrestling | would have none of him. re included in the program. \ . (Copyright, 19 BRUCEWOOD - There have been man roll- front collars. But BRUCEWOOD is the only one with a lock-front. —_— ‘EARL & WILSON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1921. ST. JOHN’S CHOIR BOYS |LEADERS ARE CHOSEN FORM ATHLETIC CLUB | Rockford Athletic Club's ba team will be managed by Albert M. m club and will send junior teams inte Club ofll NEW YORK, February 23 —Yale out- { scored Princ signature to a contract for a bout! ‘SPORTS. 0 HANDLE OCEAN RACE Committee of Three Named by Belvl BY THE ROCKFORD A. C. e ball Jones, who was catcher wi the | Miami and Park nines last Hel gian Ambassador for King's | was anp yesterday. Dubs Cul- | - o ‘n will the Rockfords. | Yacht Cup Event. i e Presi- | { Baron de Cartier de Marchienne. Bele | ambassador to the United States, (has announced the appointment of & committee to govern the transatlantié iyacht race for the cup offered by the K of Belgium, which will start fromk New York July 4 fi The committee consists of H. de Parsons of the New York Yacht Clul, modore Charles P. Pierce of he Atlantic Yacht Club, and Howard G n| Perrin of the Larchmont Yacht Club. will act as tha actugl ers of the cht race and will S0 a board to consider dige cams desiring games uld comn 1007 Yale Reaches Polo Final. on and i robin ser rou the report, whether Dempsey beats | Carpentier or whether he loses to | 616 I7th St., South of Pa. Ave. D..I.KA UFMAIV’S' MAN’S STORES We Give the Values and Get the Business Trousers! Trousers!! 400 Pairs at Joel one that has to be carefully guarded. ' ghed 120 pounds. Carpentier, he should find the sport-| % Worsted Striped $ 9 5 Trousers. Fine L Selection of Patterns Sizes 29 to 48 New Normal Prices 727 he had defeated Charley Mitchell. | London was rather cold fo him, but| n the provinces he was cordially re- | ) $8.95 LOOK THIS OVER! | not rs such squeamishness | 222222 77 7 Splendid New Assortment of Homespun and Worsteds—Nea* Checks and Stripes. 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