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: any of them should falter. - o era- Mac has not been deaf to murmurs | e, 2"¢ 4% 7° coush or tempera of dissatisfaction in the stands in re- i _®ard to- ghe work of Duffy Lewis, b T either, buf belleves the fans will learn SPORTS. MecBride to Use Johnson, Erickson, Schacht and Zachary as His Four “Regular’” Twirlers FIGHT FOR ARMY TITLES HARDING LAUDS SPORT WALTER TO HURL TODAY IN FINAL WITH BOSTON Olaf Will Work Against Yankees in Game Here ‘Tomorrow—Shanks to Be Kept at Third and Lewis in Left. BY DENMAN THOMPSON. | BOSTON, April 23—The Boston-Washington ball game was called | off today on account of rain. This is the second successive postponement. ; OSTON, April 23—As soon as the period of uncertain weather, | with prolific moisture and cold winds, such as caused postpone- ment of vesterday's contest, ends, it is George McBride's imen-; tion to frame a regular schedule of pitching for the Washington club | and adhere to it. The new manager subscribes to the order of nomi- nating four hurlers and starting them in rotation. believing better results | can be obtained irom a limited number of moundsmen if they are given steady work to keep them on edge than if a larger number are used only infrequently. W s There will be occasional deviations from the rule. of course. when it seems expedient. Such was the use of Mogridge here Thursday. The| southpaw alwavs has been more than ordinarily effective against the | Red Sox, and Mac believes his talents specially qualify him to oppose a club such as the Tigers are this year. For the same reason it is probable | Acosta will be called on to start against the Browns, and to see if the spell he held over the White Sox last season still holds good against the tesmaiiidi e oo has becl comnellod (o eamint Cancellation of vesterday's frolic| upset Mac's plans. but if the final of = — the series with Hugh Duffy's clan . = here materializes it is his present in- How Griffs Are Elitting tention to call on Walter Johnson 6. AB. " : this afternoon. send Olaf Eric Mler .o son against the Yankees tomorrow Tohnast s y”: Rica, of, .. Sarris, 25 Picinich. c... | in ‘Washington, shoot Al Schacht at them | when they shift to New York Mon- day, call on Jezebel Zachary for toil Tuesdav and fhen start with Johnson again and keep these four rotating Best Fitted for Work Now. For the time being this quartet is adjudged best fitted for regular as- signments, with Mogridge and Acosta available for relief work in the event Accidents may make revision of schedule im- perative, otherwise it seems assured that for the present Shaw and Court- ney will devote most of their energy to_providing targets for the batting drills. There has been a marked improve- ment in both these backward flingers recently, however. Shaw displayed a lot of stuff in the two rounds he worked against the Red Sox a week ago today, and if he continues to ad- vance may shortly displace one of the present “regulars”—Schacht, for instance. This spring. since Bone- setter Reese tinkered with his shoul- der, the Bronxman has been quite wild, an unusual thing for Al whose ability to place the ball with exact- ness always has been one of his chief hurling assets. Schacht's only ex- planation is that with the kink of|Buffalo. The locals won, 10 to 0. Bi several vears' standing removed, h:s|miller struck out five men and passed arm is so much stronger and freer in|rour. He was with the Washington movement that his former standards!Americans last year. s of gauging deliveries no longer apply. Aoy Courtney is making good progress - toward fitting himself for box work.| Reds Have Their Troubles. The lameness in his shoulder which( CINCINNATI, April 23.—Edd Re NNATI, 2 23.—Edd Roush. developed shortly after he reportedoutfielder, and-President Herrmar;n of for spring training has entirely dis-[the Reds failed to agree after a con- appeared. \‘\Il}: constant work hiS|ference here. Roush is firm for $20, Ting sradually has become sound and 1000 a year and a three-year contract. = o narawback, NOW | Herrmann says he must play for his being a decided tendency to wildness. | DETTIMAND savs he mu 3 s respect e past week, however, = L r 7 2 2z 2nd when he finally reaches the point | deficitely suspended. This action was where he can hurl without walking or ;““l;',’_-e“' w8 Dol SR Blens ai o get into condition. maiming all the opposing batsmen he Dhollkld ‘wgn :Omel b?ill E'a.v;]es. ;OP ’hls S stock o enders is decidedly effective ‘Whi i when he can control them. te Sox Get Pitcher Shea. NEW YORK, April 23.—Release of Pitcher Pat Shea to @ahe Chicago Americans under the waiver rule has Shanks te Stay at Third. McBride is fully aware of the hos- been ‘announced by the New York vationals. Shea was purchased by the tility of many,Washington. fans to the use of Howard Shanks at third base and knows his judgment is be- | ¥ ing questioned in many quarters. but | Giants last year from Toronto for despite this wjdespread criticism he | $12,000. intends to. Keep Hank at the hot 3 = corner indefinitély. The manager is Cardinals Let Kircher Go. convinced that Shanks is the best| orLoUIS April 23.—Release of e e ror g Johmow that!uike Kircher, pitcher, to the Syra- cuse Internationals has been an- nounced’ by the St. Louis Nationals. Kircher came from Richmond, Va., League. the team is stronger, taking every- thing into consideratjon, than with Tigers Buy a Shortstop. NEW ORLEANS, April 23.—New Or- either Ellerbe or Foss on the job. He contends that Shanks is a bet- leans has sold Shortstop Don Rader to the Detroit Americans. ter flelder than either of the other Detroit Sells a Pitcher. woB8a8. ©co0ccorm @S M i3 26 28 29 1 0 00100 08 895 G 09,00 €0 o s occoecoccc0onconneoe Brormaued ©00000 conannnORROoDN TWIRLS A NO-HIT GAME qBiemilIer, Former National, Per- forms Feat for Jersey City Against Buffalo Team. JERSEY CITY, N. J., April 23.—a no-hit. no-run game was pitched Yesterday by Harry Biemiller of the Jersey City Internationals against l 1 aspirants for the position, possesses more ginger and far greater experi- ence, in addition to being a crafty, although far from speedy, base run- ner. He comsiders that thus far Shanks has held up his end in hitting in_an acceptable manner, and it is unlikely he will make a change—to avoid breaking up a winning com nation. if for no other reason—unless [ OMAHA, Neb., April 23 —Omaha, Howard should fall into a decided | Western League club, has bought slump with the stick. Pitcher Wilson from the Detroit Ellerbe has demonstrated to the | Americans. satisfaction of everybody that he can i hit and Foss gives promise of similar Mathewson Is Improving. SARANAC LAKE, N. Y., April 23— Christy Mathewson, former major league pitcher, who has been ill here since last July, soon will be able to go automobiling, his physician has announced. Matheyson now is able to be dressed for a short time each ability, but the Governor has showed weaknesses in base running and han- dling bunts, while Foss. whose expe- rience has been limited to a couple of Years in a Class D league, is shy on polish. Has Faith in Lewis. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. At Jersey City— R H.E Ruffalo L0600 bt McCabe and Bengough; Biemiller and Mc- Neil. w0 appreciate the sterling worth of this veteran picket man. Neither Mil- ler nor Brower it in a class with Lewis as a fly chaser. nor can either approach his ability in pexging. Duffy always has been a winning type of athlete—a money player. Mac cites the fact that Lewis always has been R H E. 110 1 6 7 4 a slow starter and that he has not > hit his stride yet, but asserts that the | Dodson and Prediges; Bigbee, Jensen and runs-batted-in column of the Na- |S@ith tionals’ averages will prove that he B4B7EI has held up his end on the defense 2312 2| ) Al —_— Barnhardt, Karpp and | The action of Judge Landis in re- | Ackemnan. Polan. 3 instating Frank Baker in organized |, At Baltimore— RIEE| not i cledn, e athlete. Al-| poo = thowgh \Ward has’ been installed inrior - Rels ané Devise; Ogden and his Job at third base for the Yankees and Baker seems slated for pinch kit- AMERICAN ASSOCIATIO ting roles. there is little likelihood etin & that he could be coaxed away from ! Jfinneapolis Ka; . rain. Iudianapolis-Toledo, MISCELLAYN Georgetown. 24; Bridgewater, t. Johu's, 10. iliggine. It is known. however, that ark Griffith still is willing to swap $20,00¢ for the former home run king BALL. (8 DASE 1 The Washington management is e v asal i 0 pianning an exhibition game for the Georgi a. benefit of the family of Joe Leonard, | Dauvill pital Cits, 3 4; Davidson, 0. High Point, 3. State College, 2. IR, Treinity Colleg Charlotte, & Georgia Tech, TEXAS LEA the Washington inflelder, who died of fappendiditis early Jast season. It will be plaved in Milwaukee against the American Association clui v o P e, Shreveport, 1; Wichita Falls, 11. 26. an off day in the schedule, if the} RO i VOCICR onr Bladensburg Athleties will encounter Brewers’ dates can be arranged 10| Daitas, 5; Fort’ Worth. 1 the Norfolk Giants on the fleld at permit it Houston, 3; Peaumont, = Bladensburg, Md., tomorrow after- e 5 =TS noon. Pl g PFrank Bllerbe had a brief fistic en- FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE. PR Wil :l"! at 1 o'clock. counter with Secretary larry aver -‘j'{v“nl‘;"l"“;m;:.k:mz;mgl- e Knig:t.um:: a(‘r:l CC‘?m)ng a habit with of the Red Sox, following a misun- e, L L umbus League teams. A Daytona, 3; Jucksonville, 1 Yesterday the third decisi derstanding between Graver aad @ mateh of the week was played, when former schoolmate of EIl "}f . who Washington and Kbanen ni’;‘#n v\:'p;.: wasE gusetag e pA A Covernos AMERICAN LEAGUE. through six innings (6 a 3 to 8 count ook sev che: e Bosto ! club official, but there were no serious w. t W.L. Pct. | Vendome Athletic Club wants en- casualties. 2 Toston 3 4 42| Ragements with first-rank nines. B 3 Detroit 2 3 400 | Challenges will be received by Mana- The Red Sox have sent Frank Tal- Pl 3 3 -i|ser E. C. Rothery, 315 Pennsylvania cott, former Yale pitcher. 0 the To- : 'Ull\Y‘ = avenue; telephone Franklin 1680-W. ronto club of the International| washingion at Boston Hygtenic Laboratory scored a clean- s g sloa athos cut 11 to 4 victory over the Bureau of Nt Louls at Cleveland. Detroit at Chicago. Standards. The / winners did some Détroit at Chiengo. Results of Yesterday's Games. Philadelphia. 11; New York, 4. Clevelund. ; 8t. Louis, Detroit-Chicago (Rain) . hington-Boston (Rain). NATIONAL LEAGUE. W.L. Pet. New League Is Organized. ALBANY. Ala. April 23 —The Ala- bama-Tennessee Base Ball League has been organized here with four clubs, Al- bany, Dectaur, Sheffield and Russell- ville, Ala, and Columbia. Tenn. The season will open on May 16 with a 100 game-schedule. Giants Q‘Iill Drub Capital -778 Brooklyn. e 800 Clncintn Worfolk Giants scored their second Lo L] 'nn‘l 20 successive victory over the Washing- ton Capitals yestorday in the colored GAMES TOMORROW. Phila. at New York. GAMES TODAY. New York. professional base ball series at Guafns B CORGG R American Lesgue Park. The locals|fincianari at Pbargh. Pittaburgh ai Cincia. lost, § 8o 7. Chicago at St. Louis. Chicago at St. Lonis. —_—————— Results of Yesterday's Games. SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. Mempits. 9: Birmingbam, 5. New Orleans-Chattanooga. rain, Masbville-Little Rock, rain. New York. 2; Philadeiphls, 1. Brookiyn, 4: Boston, Pittshurgh, 6: Cuicago-s \ ncinnati, 1 Louis (Ruin). f1et the | plugging a jother game from the Braves. i trophy will be given to the title-win- THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1921—PART T FOUR HOMERS FOR BABE Athletics Drub Yanks, But Ruth Slams for Circuit—Tribe Wins Game in Rain. Milier Hugsins' Yankees were un- able to do much mauling of the ball in Philadelphia yesterday, succumb- ing to the Athletics, hut Babe Ruth, King of swat. managed to add to his tion of home runs with a smack into the left field bleachers. ‘The Bambino now has four for the geason. The Indians, playing in the rain, barely managed to beat the Browns. Dampness prevented other American Leazue game. Ed Romme flinging for the A's, Yankees down with three hi and won his game. 11 to 4. Besides Ruth’s four-base blow, Ward made t The sluzger's homer was made in the fourth and drove in Peckinpaugh, who had been passed. Hoyt was no puzzle for the Macks, who made thirteen safeties. A wet ball and muddy field held no terrors for the Indians. They Kept ay at the Browns, and, latter’'s six-run rally in the eighth, won § to The de- cisive tally was Sent over in the last f of the eighth inning. Each team d turee pitchers. All told, thirty- ne players took part in the game. EIANTS HOME RUNS WIN despite the u; CAMP MEADE BOXERS IN ARMY FINALS TONIGHT PVT.ROBERT GARCIA, (FEATHER WE/IGHT ) 2 = PVT.LEO.H.SCHEIDECKER (HEAVY WEIGHT) KD % Make Two to Beat Phils, 2 to 1. Reds Bow to Pirates—Rally Gives Dodgers Game. New York's entries in the National League pennant race gained ground vesterday. the Giants nosing out the Phillies, while the Dodgers took an- In the western sector the FPiraf for the fifth consecutive time, took the meas ure of the Reds. Rain at St. Lou let the Cards and Cubs loaf. Tierney, a recruit, with a homer and single, helped the Pirates slug their way to a 6-to-1 win over the Reds. Luque was pounded by other Pittsburghers, Maranville and Bigbee each getting a double that counted in the scoring. Zinn kept the Cincin- nati safeties scattered. Home runs by Smith and Kelly gave the Giants a 2-to-1 win in their con- test with the Phils. The latter scored in the first inning on Bancroft's er- ror. but Smith’s circuit drive in the fifth knotted the count. Kelly de- cided the issue in the seventh when he poled his fourth four-base hit of the season. The lucky seventh netted the Dodg- ers two runs and a 4-to-2 decision over the Braves. Griffith’s double ored Olsen and Oeschger forced in another tally when with the bases loaded he hit Konetchy. After the third inning Mitchel held the Braves Sixless and only onc reached first ase. LOCAL COLLEGE TEAMS ON FOREIGN DIAMONDS Although no games are being play- ed on local college flelds today, Dis- trict varsity nines are not idle. Cath- olic University is at Richmond for its engagement with the University of Richmond and Gallaudet at West- minster to clash with Western Mary- land. At College Park. Maryland was to entertain Virginia Polytechnic In- stitute. At the Hilltop yesterday. George- town University drubbed Bridgewa- ter College, 24 to 1. The Blue and Gray used two teams during the fray. Revnolds, Bissonette and Daugherty. who did the pitching. easily disposed of the visitors while the locals were collecting seventeen hits. NEW LEAGUE IN FIELD Six-Team Commercial Circuit to Start Play May 2—Stanton Is President. Commercial leaguers, slated to open their season May 2, when teams rep- resenting Judd & Detweiler and the "R. P. Andrews Paper Company will be opponents, will play through two =eries of forty-five games each. The winners of the series then will clash in a set of contests to deter- mine the league champion. A silver ning nine. Six teams are on the league roster. Besides the institutions whose clubs will meet in the opening contest the following organizations are repre- sented: Carroll Electric Company, Barber. & Ross, Association of Western Union Employes and Inter- national Association of Machinists. | Games will be played every week day.| starting at 5:30 p.m. on Monument lot diamond, No. 4. John Stanton, better known to sand- lot fans as Pop, is president of the league. W. R. Douglas is secretary treasurer. The board of managers in- cludes R. J. Magruder. Carroll Elec- tric Company: Russell Lamar, Bar- ber & Ross; Clarence Limerick Western Union Employes: Frank| Fabrizio, jr., Judd & Detweiler:| Harry J. Miller, Machinists, and George Evans, R. P. Andrews Paper Company. Rockford Athletie Club and Dominican Lyceum nines will at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon on Monument lot diamond No. 1. Jnes probably will pitch for the Rockfords, while McConnell is ex- pected to toe the slab gor the Domini- cans. Alexandrin Athletic Club will enter- tain the Independent Athletic Club on the Shipyards grounds at Alexandria tomorrow afternoon, at 3 o'clock. At the same hour, Dreadnaughts and Linworths will clash on Baggett Field in the Virginia city. Spartan Athletle Club wants Sun- day games with teams in the seven- teen-year-old class. For engagements write to Edgar Taylor, 422 7th street southwest. the | meet RENE BLANC. (LrcHT HEAVY ) PvT. HENRY F. TOLETTI. (BANTAM WEIGHT) PITTSBURGH THIRD CLUB HREE clubs in the National league have sat in the throne seat since the beginning of the season. Chicago owned it a while, the Giants earned it in Boston and held it long enough to get to New York and lose it, and the Pittsburghs reclined condescendingly upon it when the McGrawites fell off. A little more than passing interest at- taches to this rotation, because there are lots of folks who think that the National League fight is among Chicago, New York and Pittsburgh. Baker has been reinxtated by Com-| The Yankees let Jack Clifford go to missioner Landis and the Yankees|Jersey City. Clifford pitched his first don’t know what to do with him. Of game against Buffalo and shut them course, he is available for a pinchlout. hitter. He never plaved that role| _— and it might not be interesting| A years walary to the widow of enough for him. It i’y = e, - Peter Harrison, former umpire of the suicidal to take Ward away from ' National League, is a well paid tribute third base, because that youag man by the senior league to the memory i8 as good a fielder as there is in the|of a fine young fellow. United States. Thix infant Parkinson of the Phillies It ix interesting to note that Je: the joy of the sandlotters, who are Winters. who was sent by the Giants | holding him.up as an example of what to Toronto, won his first game from Baltimore, the team that everybody said could not be beaten in the Inter- national PADDOCK TO SEEK FIVE the scouts miss every day. Three_straight for Mays and in April. What will he do in May? EDLANDS, Calif., April 23.—Charles W. Paddock, University of Southern California, Olympic sprint champion, will attempt to set R new records for 100 yards, 100 meters, 220 yards, 200 meters and 300 yards at the A. A. U. track and field meet at Redlands today. He is entercd in the 100-vard and 220-yard dashes. In the first he will continue | to the 100-meter mark. In the 220 event there will also be tapes at the 200-meter and 300-yard marks, and he will continue to the last of these. Roberts Weaver, national’A. A. U...}\_.a!;."l.o':ll"h?“r;l".ggn(ze:l A—fie&«;lrdwi(hzlhl.s_ president, announced there would be | faddock s aleo accredited with hav- extra timers to catch Paddock’s time | (279 dash . of the various marks. The U. 8. C.|~ sprinter recently ran 220 yards in| 20 4-5 seconds at the University of California-U. S. C. meet at Berkeley.| DURHAM, N. C, April 33—Trinity accordins to timers there and a few |defeated Wake Forest in a track meet days later made the distance in 21)pere yesterday, 76 to 49. Trinity men seconds, in Stanford-U. S. C. meet at | Palo Alto. Neither record has yet|WOR every place in the mile and two- been officially recognized by the A. mile runs. The Thrill That Co Trinity Wins Track Meet. mes Once in a Lifetime. snappy ficlding. Hilten Athletle Club scalped Brookland Indians in a 9 !‘; 6 ?:- counter. Johnson's pit. Brooklanders. Blchineibanied the RUTH AND KELLY STILL TIED IN HITTING HOMERS NEW YORK, April 23.—The home- run-batting race between Babe Ruth of the Yankees and George Kelly of the Giants still is a dead heat at four each. Elmer Smith of Cleveland and Emil Meusel of the Philadelphia Nationals are only a step behind, with three. Ruth is far ahead of last years schedule, as he did not make fourth home run in 1920 untfl May Kelly's home run total for 1920 11, was eieven. Ruth made fifty-four. 3 NAHENTAICIRCUS MAN, EX¥STENCE'CF’A ' PoORs Soldiers of Third Corps Area to De- cide Seven Championships in Baltimore Tonight. Baltimore tonight. when scrap the four districts of the cor are Lo Most of the prin B, < from Camp Eustis, V. ind € Meade, Tickets may be procured Spal 14Lh street store. MISS STIRLING THIRD IN BRITISH GOLF PLAY By the Associated Press. LONDON. April Stirling, champio olfy at the ~Miss Janet woman’s Irish title, Leitch, champion of Although the American p! in @ card of 161 for the 3 Leitch with 160. The tourname in which Miss Stirling was for the Golf Iustrated Despite her defeat. the American woman played beautiful golf on almost every hole. Miss Stirling still is considered a for- midable opponent for Britain's best woman golfers in the open championship to be played next week. DISTRICT SCHOOL NINES BATTLING IN VIRGINIA Washington high school nines are tackling Virginia teams again today, after their fifty-fifty break with Old Dominion institutions yesterday. Cen- tral, 22-to-4 winner over Staunton Military Academy in the stadium. is at Winchester, playing Shenandoah Military Academy. Tech lost, 0 to 22 to the Virginia freshmen at Char- lottesville, but will try to come back against the Woodberry Forest aggre- gation at Orange. Kastern is playing the high school at Leesburg. 3 The Centralites evened their series with Staunton when Frank Krupp held the, Virginians to nine scattered hits, while his mates hammered Burke for twelve healthy safeties, clouting in bunches in three innings. Tech's bats were idle and the team was buried under an avalanche of seven- teen Virginia freshman blows. RACE OWNER IS BARRED; ANOTHER IS SUSPENDED BALTIMORE, Md., April 23—By or- der of the Maryland racing commission. one horse owner, P. T. Chinn, is ruled off all tracks under the supervision of the commission, and another, C. N. Free- man, is suspended until December 31. Chinn and Freeman had been charged with conspiring to ‘“fix” a race at Bowie on April 13. As a result of this trouble their entries were barred from the Havre de Grace meeting. The race {at Bowie which started th won by a horse named Vulcanize. Sale at public auction of the horses {of the two owners is authorized. Chinn i owns eleven horses and Freeman six. Big Ten Base Ball Today. CHICAGO, April 23.—Chicago returns to the Big Ten base ball race today after a year's absence caused by a trip {to Japan for the nine. It will meet Illinois. Three other games are sched- uled for today, Northwestern vs. Ohio State, at Columbus; Michigan, 1920 champion, vs. Purdue, at Ann Arbor, and Wisconsin vs. Indiana, at Bloom- ington. nt, NEW ORLEANS, April 23.—Eddie Coulon won the decision in a fifteen- round bout with Joe Matranga last night. They are lightweights. —By ngster. 1 | gratulati clash in the 5th Bouts in seven ¢ each being limited The first match will at X o'clock Posts of the District | which » includ wn th trict of the corps, will be {by Ernest J. Powers of the 19th F Artillery. rt Myer. and Walt ons of the medical de *hme r Reed Hospital Parsons Iwin Burnbrook of Camp Ho in the welter title bonut.! fana rows to oppose Rene Blan of Camp M in the light-heavy pionship match . feather, light, middle s titles al vill be trouble was | Pete S took the raw decision handed Pete in row afternoon at against Montreal| their first a fighter has been licked, |interested in him bombard the press | 4T¢ eXpected to attend | Herman has ' talking. SPORTS. IN LETTER AT itional RK Ha honor at t I a dir Understanding. hich underlis g he n on 6. St was ple the th ion mateh Cup team curts on May I Davis of Davis cun, the trophy me T Norris shburn, Char! 1ol Hardy world He avis cup Louis presented mini- Present vent was in ns of 1 out onor th that when inte the EW YORK, April 23— Tex,” N the quiet, wh Would Bar the Wine. ement was made by best condi ighters in this countr. I a French- {man and all that; on this trainer, “but, just the same, alcohol is not good training fluid.” The opinion was expressed apropos fighter must have wine as a part of his training meal. There were some in_the gathering who did not agree with the trainer above quoted. While they admitted that the old beef and ale diet system of Britishers had gone by the board. the course of a foot ball season s on a big eleven have been permitted to take a little ale with tkeir meals and that it had proved beneficial The t follows: true, ner’ comeback was as He said that while this was e ale was handed out at wide intervals, whereas Carpentier's idea would be to foliow his home custom af wine with luncheon and dinner. “He might do that in France” he said, “just as the college crews and other athletes in England train on port and sherry, but there is a d { ference in the atmospheric condition {of the United States, and i cannot be done by athletes who ex- pect to show endurance and stamina {and strength. And I uldn't bet ion any foreigmer who tried it while training in this country.” Pete Hartley. who whipped Joe i Welling of Ch £o in this ty last week. is the recipient of many {offers from matchmakers as a of his showing. The Durable Dane, | however, has passed up New bids and has a jrounds to a decision agains: Brown in New Orleans May Young It mow appears that Tex Rickard had Johnny Kilbane all hooked up for a forty-thousand-dollar fight with Charley Beccher when the latter was shaded by Andy Chaney. So Rickard decided it would hardly pay to mive the money for a Kilbane-Beecher fight. Kilbane wanted to box Beecher because the boy's best weight is pounds. whereas Chaney scales the new limit, 126 pounds. | pretty clear now that Kilbane merely wants to hold the championship title as an adjunct to his business in Cleveland. That Augusta, Gn., boy, J. G. Car- penter, a Princeton student, who stood off Strangler Lewis at the Hotel Com- modore the other night. would be one of the great wrestlers of all time were he to become a professional, ac- cording to Jack Curley, the promoter. But Carpenter will never do that. After graduation he will go into busi- One thing that can he Herman and his d about manager—th, Boston in his fight without squealing. Usually d, 1 who are nd the public with a machine fire of howls and protests. let the Zun So far Pete others do the Those who know of the Massachusetts boxing commi: n will wager that Herman will got everything that is coming to him in ay of justice. A< a sporting man Buckley specialized in rowing, but he has known all fighters from John L. Sullivan down, and is as familiar with the ins and outs of the game as any one in the countr: Tom Andrew; Milwaukee pro- moter. has corrected the impression that he w in town only in the in- terest of a Mitchell battle. s Britton-Pinky “What I want als he qa, s to put Tom Gibbons Johnny Wilson in the rinz at Mil- waukee next June. The fight would | sure draw $50.000 and T would give e men a percentage.” bbons, of course. is willing. about Johnny Wilson? As soon as Andrews can locate him he will | give us the answer to the question. | But New York turfmen, who run down: to the races at Havre de Grace each | day, return bringing doleful rumors! about the future of racing in Mary- land. This Bedwell and other getting serty Americans for th RICKARD HASN'T PICKED SPOT FOR FIGHT ARENA at Madison Square Garden today “It Carpentier trains wilth wine as a part of his diet he won't have a| chance with Jack Dempsey.” This one of the | of the statement that a representative | of Carpent who selected Long Beach, New York's flashy scaside re- sort, had stated that the French it was pointed out that occasionally | drinking eed to go fifteen | pven when | Many followers of the E: Y | - e TO NETMEN that trx rismanship in in- nentals which fetter received irom President . was embr A ambassador, Tennis vas the guest of ed an mvitation to attend . also extended his co! in New Zealand. azo only kland Praises Y congratulated possessing the i in the tWo greatest tennis yers world wnd nuston. The personality of ali the members of the te he declared, was such that it | was beneficial and made a remarkable impression throughout the world 7 T oper and standard of t e British ambas- tha ever rha they raised the efore reached in any other s much to ce- and understanding as nt oad by any it a nation as the 1tual understanding neral qualities greatest bi- in te sport ment friendshiy any ambassador United {and apprec {of the prople products of t ev th is cup.” BY FAIRPLAY. whispered a prominent sporting man “to decide a bet just tip me, on it part of Jersey City the big fight will be held” - Lucien Walker of Columbia is going to invade England after the in .r- collegiate meet at Greenwich, Conn., on June 2. g New Vork golfers are {cause the new Pelham | Becn sclected as [ Mitchell gnd Duncan the English pros | will open their American engagement, | The layout of links will just about be {completed when the Britons arrive. ' | Walter Hagen, who has just been de- |moted to a private in the pro golf which will invade England. ™ jcalls attention to the fact that the * only outsider who ever won the * | British open was a Frenchman, B | JHagen mays he regards the Plne ® | Valley links as the best 1aid out course = in the country. Joe Kirkwood, i said, holds the same view, " LooR (Copright, 1921.) REX A. C. BOWLER BEST - McCarthy Garners Many Prizes at Annual Tourney of National Capital League. Harry McCarthy of Rex Athletie Club earned the lion's share of the prizes offered iast night at the annual dot and high-low tournament of the Naflo‘nal Capital Duckpin League. Bowling on the Royal drives, the Rex- © man recorded high game of 139 and h!gh set at 391. He also shared in the high-low awards, his 139 count being ** coupled with one of 120 made by Lyd- = dane of Post Office in the first game. Burtner and King, Rathskeller roll-+ ers, took the second game of the high- 1low conte . The former bowled 111 ammate 114, for a total of In the third game, Krieger of ¥ Inglesides, with and Henlock of Longfellows, with 110, for a score of 237, gleaned the honors. More than fifty duckpinners com- peted for the dot awards. A number of * & (’_rf'ditahlp scores W e bowled. Prae-*# tically every member of the league % participated in the tournament. - kicking be- course has the links upon which | team | i» Schools in Track Meet. n ‘Western and Tech track teams were .| to clash with Episcopal High School || at Alexandria this afternoon in a, three-cornered mect. The games were, s to start at 3 o'clock. Oarsmen to Practice. Candidates for the Potomac Boat ** Club crews are to report to Capt.”* [Duncan at 10:30 o'clock tomorrow | !mon\ing for practice. Eights and | quads are to take the water. vy @ - . -8 Drill for Cricketers. - Cricketers will gather at the old * polo grounds in Potom Park tomor- o'clock to hold *7% of the season. nglish sport practic ‘Will Open Polo Tourney. i War Department Greens and Fort Eugene Buckley | Myer's first team were to meet om the polo field in Potomac Park at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon in the opening match of the Army’s spring polo tour- - nament. Seven teams are entered for the title. —_— (Coprright, 1921.) WASHINGTON LADIES' LEAGUI r Interstate 76 78 Teanille.. 89 97 Dobbs.... Tomorrow 3:30 P.M. Base Bal American League Park ;._ Washington Vs. New York | ° Tickets on sale at Spalding’s, e 613 14th St. N.W,, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Tickets on sale at Hecht Co.’s, 517 7th St. matters, they say the public’s goat. As MeDan- | iel. who succeeded I Ross’ trainer. he The first horse he sent to the post for Ross won. And he hadn't had a thing to do with his training. 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