Evening Star Newspaper, August 2, 1921, Page 24

SP ORTS., E_EVENING "STAR', WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, AUG ST 2, 1921 SPORTS.’ British and Anzac Racketers in Eliminations : Dempsey’s Next Bout May Be With Brennan * ! FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE. CONTESTING FOR PLACE IN DAVIS CUP MATCHES the Davis cup matches to be P ITTSBURGH, Pa, August 2—Elimination contests preliminary to played at Sewickley, Pa., Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week are expectd to be completed to- day. Indications point to the possibility that M. Woosnam and F. G. Lowe, British veteran, will play in t! he singles. E. O. Anderson and J. B. Hawkes are said to be equal favorites for the Australians. Woosnam and O. G. N. Turnbull are expected to play the Clarence doubles for the Brit- ish Isles, while it is understood that Anderson and Todd will play for Australia. Practically every detail has been completed for the matches between the Australians and their British op- ponents. Special trains will carry spectatofs to Sewickley, and motor bus lines will operate between the railroad station and the club. The big stands, accommodating about 5.000, have been completed. Tarpaulins to cover the grass courts have been provided. Ground- Xeepers today pointed to them with pride and said that only a very heavy and continuous rain would _cause postponement on account of wet grounds. The covers will be placed over the courts each evening and, should rain fall, they would keep the turt in good condition. Australians Are Formidable. Capt. Peach has several fine vie- tories to hig credit. He beat Norman Brookes last November at Melbourne, in the Victorian championship, and took = set from Tilden in the New Zealand championships. Peach 1s &00d in singles as in doubles, and his volleying and ground strokes are of equal merit. His rise in the game Ras been slow, but his play has steadily improved ‘until it is now accounted little short of brilliant. Anderson is the only member of the team who has previously represented Australasia, which he did in January, 1920, in what was actually the 1919 match. He made a fine showing against Kingscote in the first set. He beat A. H. Lowe in the other singles after a strenuous contest. Anderson is much Dbetter in singles than in doubles, but is of high class in both branches. He has a forehand which at times is com- parable.to that of W. M. Johnston, and, towering more than six feet in height, he makes his strokes without undue effort. His backhand is sound. Victories to his credit include one over . G. Lowe in 1913, and another over Brookes in Melbourne in 1919. Hawkes Strongest Player. On past performances, Hawkes, the Youngest member of the team, is con- sidered the strongest player. He has to his credit eight victories over Brookes in both singles and doubles. In fact, since at the age of fourteen he won the schoolboys’ championship of Victoria, his career in tennis has been a run of almost unbroken suc- cesses. He is a left-handed player, with a splendid all-round game. His service has movre break than that of any other player in the game at pres- ent, and even W. M. Johnston found it difficult to handle it at first. His smashing is severe without ever be- ing rash. He is still very young and scarcely at his full strength. After an absence of a year from the courts, Todd, who ranks as one of the most skiliful players in Aus- tralia, returns to the Davis cup team. He celebrated his return to the game by a clean sweep in the three cham- pionship matches of the city of Syd- ney. His service s one of the best in Australia, and he wins many aces. He follows his services to the net, PPETONN HURLS DEF Speedy 14-Year Nine Prepared to Meet Trinity, Linworth and f Other Midget Tossers. In Southeast Washington is a sturdy little base ball team willing and anxious to meet all other nines in its class. Pipetown Athletic Club, ‘which claims a 25-to-8 victory over the Mount Rainier Yankees, wants games with the Trinity Midgets, Lin- worth Midgets, or any other com- bination in the fourteen-year divi- sion. Teams ready to accommodate the Pipetown athletes should com- municate with Manager H. B. Chesel- dine, 1002 13th street southeast. Spartan Athletic Club wants en- gagements with eighteen-year teams. Those interested may telephone Thomas A. Fitzgerald, Main 3474. Bradbury Heights Athletic Club is casting about for dates with thir- teen-sixteen year nines. Send chal- lenges to Milton Talbert, 112 Ala- bama avenue southeast, or telephone Lincoln 3842. Sixth Street Tigers are prepared to make engagements with all nines in the nine-ten year division. Chal. lenges will be received by the man- agement at 1824 6th street. Quiney Cubs desire games with teams in the eleven-twelve year class. For engagements, write 12 R street, or telephone North 4505. Bradley School, which defeated the ‘Warwick Juniors, 12 to 8, wants games with twelve-fourteen year teams. Send challenges to 1309 C street southwest. Silver Stars ran their straight-vic- tory string to eleven games, by beat- ing the Griff Midgets, 9 to 0, and the Quincy Cubs, 20 to 9. Harlem Athletic Club handily beat the White Havens, 8 to 2. Kessler of the winners hit for the circuit. Emerald Athletie Club will give up its diamond Sunday to some team in exchange for a practice field this week. Managers interested may tele- phone the Emeralds at Lincoln 2193-W. Good Shepherd Sunday School of Burke, Va., wants games with Dis- trict teams in the twelve-sixteen year class. Address all communications to James M. Mitchell, Burke, Va. P — BOSTON AND INDIANAPOLIS WIN IN PRINTERS’ LEAGUE DETROIT, Mich., August 2.—The St. Paul Club, champion of the Na- tional Printers’ Base Ball League, ‘wag eliminated yesterday by Boston, 39 to 7. Indianapolis put New York out of the running by a 13-to-9 victory. R HE Paul.. 1000002227106 m... 4300270331922 6 Batteries—Ewald, Vondrasek, Le- pion and Hawkins; Thompson, Smith and Hervey. R.H. E. Indianapoli 0002012531314 6 New York 002010033—911 5 Batteries— Torrence and Kelly, Lange; Dooley and Stortz. —_— EASTERN LEAGUE. Hartford, 7; Bridgeport, 0. Worcester, 7; Waterbury, 1. New Haven, 5—4; Springfield, 4—0. SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. Spartan| 4; Augusta, 3. Charlotte, 7; Charleston, 4. Columbia, 12; Greenville, 8. PIEDMONT LEAGUE. Durham, 10; Raleigh, 2. High Point, 9—8; Danville, 7—8. Greensboro, 4+—0; Winaton-Salem, 2—4. Tampe, 4; Jacksonville, 2. Daytona, 8—2; Lakeland. St. Petersburg, 5; Orlando, 2. APPALACHIAN LEAGUE. Johnson City, 1. leveland, 1. , Z; ¢ Kingsport, 4; Greenvilie, 2. bk 3 I — it A e India’s Racketers Will Reach U. S. August 8 NEW YORK, August 3.—In- dia’s Davis cup tennis team will = A M. cable measage from S. Aacob, captain of the team, said the players were in fine ddle. team meets the Japanese in the lower half of semi-final ro at Chicago Au- sust 18, 19 and 20. where he volleys with considerable severity, and places his strokes well. Overhead he is fine, and his ground strokes, both fore and back hand, are severe and accurate. He is the best net player on the team, both in sin- gles and in doubles. He places his {drives well and conceals their direc- tion up to the moment of striking. ‘Woosnam, twenty-nine years old, is the youngest member of the',British team. Ho was at Cambridge before the war, where he won his blus for tennis, association foot ball and golf. In 1919 he represented Cambridge in a match against Oxford, and in the same year, with Turnbull, won the doubles at East- bourne and Hythe. Representing Eng- land in the 1920 Olympics, he won a gold medal in the doubles with Turnbull, and 2 silver medal in the mixed doubles with Miss K. McKane. Woosnam has personality and a great record as & leader, achieved through his success as a foot ball player. Turnbull gained his laurels when he won the doubles with Woosnam at East- bourne and Hythe In 1919. In the same year he represented England in the Davis cup match against France at Deauville. In the following year he won a gold medal in the doubles with Woosnam at the Olympic tournament, and also reached the semi-finals of the Olympic singles. Later he won the doubles championship of Spain with M. Alonso at San Sebastian. In addition to his tennis achievements, Turnbull is very nearly a scratch golfer. He is thirty years old. Lowe Is Veteran Netman. Lowe, veteran of former Davis cup teams, first became successful in 1904, when he won the open tournament handicap doubles at Paris with A. F. Wilding. From then on he rose stead- ily and became the London_ repre- ig?;ntive in a match against Paris in he excels in fine ground strokes and an excellent backhand drive. He is well equipped physically, being over six feet in height. His endurance is an important factor in his success. He is thirty-seven years old. Gilbert, the new member of the British Isles team, has come into the limelight within the last eighteen {months. He won the all-England plate event in this year's champlon- ship at Wimbledon by beating F. M. B. Fisher in the final round. Gilbert is a left-hander and is considered one of the most promising of the younger players. He is thirty-two years old. His advance has been steady. CALIFORNIA WOMEN WIN IN “MET” NET TOURNEY GLENCOVE, N. Y., August 3.—Mrs. May Sutton del‘ndy and Miss Helen Wills, California tennis players, won their matches in the first round of the women’s Metropolitan championship tournament today. Miss Mary K. Browne of Los Angeles, former national champion and winner of the New York state title last week, defaulted on the ad- vice of her physician. Mrs. Bundy defeated Miss Katherine Gardner of Cambridge, Mass. 6—1, and Miss Wills outplayed 3 S. J. Strauss of New York, 6—0. Mrs. Marion Zinderstein Jessup of ‘Wilmington, Del., title holder, won by default. —1, Mrs. Doubles Title at Stake. PHILADELPHIA, August 2.—The Middle States tennis doubles cham- pionship will be the stake today, when Stanley W. Pearson and L. C. ‘Wister meet E. M. Edwards and John C. Pell, jr., on the Cynwid Club courts. —_——— NEW ORLEANS, August 2—Jeff Smith was awarded a fifteen-round decision over Harry Foley of Mem- phis last night in one of the hardest fought bouts ever staged in a local arena. Special TIRES $9 80 30x3Y e Snap Them Up! o CHAS. E. MILLER, Inc. Miller Bros.’ Auto Supply House. of H St. Formerly 812 14th St., 4 Doors North Autonio_bile PAINTING The work of our day- light paint shop equals in appearance and last- ing qualities the origi- nal factory job. | | | Have your automobile painted the “Semmes ‘Way” Semmes Motor Co. 613 t0 619 G St. N.W. T. SMITH GARGES Manager Paint Dept. » In the same year he won the championship at Queens. He repr: sented England at the Olympic tour- nament in Antwerp in 1920. Lowe has ‘won tennis honors in England, France, Germany, Sweden, Australia, South Af- rica and Belgium. In his style of play DAVIS BEATEN AT NETS Rice, Who Springs Surprise at Newport, Later Defeated—All Other Stars Win. NEWPORT, R. I, August 2.—The first and second rounds of the temnis tournament on the Casino courts were completed yesterday with only one upset. Lawrence B. Rice of Koston, former Yale player. out- generaled Willis E. Davis of San l;‘r'll'm‘5 and won from him, 10—, 0 6. Rice went to pleces in the second round. His many errors erratic playing made him an easy vietim for W. M. Washburn of New York. Howard Kinsey, of San Francisco and his brother Robert made their first appéarance on eastern courts. Howard- was defeated by Zenzo Shimidzu, the Japanese Davis cup player, 6—3, 6—S$, , in_the second roull;d. Robert won both his matches easily. Philip Neer of Leland Stanford, intercollegiate champlon, was forced to the limit to defeat S. H. Voshel of New York, 12—14, 6—2, 6—1. Vincent Richards of New York con- tinued his unbroken string of vic- tories this year by outclassing J. B. Fenne of Boston, 6—2, 6—4. ‘W. M. Johnston, R. Norris, Williams and other stars won handl Three Yachts Are Missing. KINGSTON, Ont., August 2.—The yachts Cheetuh and Seneca, both of the Rochester Yacht Club, are miss- ing from the fleet of nineteen that started from Hamilton last Saturday on a cruise to Kingston in the Free- man cup competition. SBeveral yachts suffered damage from a severe storm. Yacht Vagrant Is Winner. NEWPORT, R. I, August 2—The Vagrant, owned by Vice Commodore Harold S. Vanderbilt of the New York Yacht Club, was the winner in the schooner class in the thirty-seven one-half mile race for the Astor cup. The Vagrant's elapsed time was § hours 15 minutes 46 seconds; correct- ed time, 4.43.19. —_— American Cricketers Lead. LONDON, August 2.—Philadelphia Pilgrim Cricket team made 161 runs, with 38 extras—a total of 199—in the first innings ageinst the strong Royal Artillery team at Woolwich. The Woolwich men scored only 84 In their first innings. Big Race to Guardian Trust. TOLEDO, Ohio, August 2.—Grand cir- cuit racing opened on the Fort Miami track yesterday. Guardian Trust, piloted by McMahon, was winner of the Matron :\Ill;;lly, having an actual value of 9,155. Ruth Clouts Home Runs Into Stands for “Kids” NEW YORK, August 2— Babe Ruth has imaugurated a mew before-the- time that has seat ock moar- ing 100 points in the estimation of youthful fams. During .bat- ting practice in the Cleveland | s team’s dug-out lambasting them into the per tler of the ri tands and the rigl feld bleackers. The scrambiing of youthful bodies that ensues af- fords the Kh of Kill-em sreat amusement, 4 Roller Skater Sets New Mark for Mile of 2:45 3-5 READING, Pa, August 2.— Skating a mfe in competition in 2 minutes 453-5 seconds, Frank Klopp of Philadelphia, inter- mational amateur roller skating champion, established a mew world record in winning the ome-mile open, The former record of 2:512-5 was made in Chicago in 1901. LEAVE FOR REGATTA. Potomac Oarsmen May Compete in Two.Races at Buffalo. Potomac Boat Club's intermediate eight-oared crew left today for Buf- falo, where it will compete Friday in the annual regatta of the National Association of Amateur Oarsmen. Should the Potomacs triumph in this race they will enter the event for senior eights Saturday. Those who will have the places in the shell are Young, bow: Carr, No. Easley, No. 3: Chisholm, No 4; Wolz, No.'6; Imlay, No. 6; Gude, No. 7; Sandys, stroke, and Kintz, cox- swain. About twenty-five club mem- bers accompanied the crew. BRITISH YACHTS AHEAD IN RACE WITH YANKEES COWES, Isle of Wight, August 2.— Great Britain yesterday won the second yacht race for the British-American cup in the 6 meter class, by 20 points to 15. This, with the outcome of the first race last Friday at Rvde, puts the British| racers ahead of the Americans by 42 Ppoints to 23. ‘The British yachts Polly and Flya finished first and second, respectively, and the American entry Sheila, which was dismasted in the race on Friday, finished third. Jean V., a British entry, and Genle, Montauk and Grebe, Ameri- can entries, finished fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh in the order named. The British yacht Victoria abandoned the race after she had fouled the mark on the second round. The points of the tributed as follows: Great Britain—Polly, 8; Flya, 7; Jean, Total, 20. American—Sheila, 6; Genie, 4; Mon- tauk, 3; Grebe, 2. Total, 15. RECORD TRIP IN BOAT. “Gar” Wood Is Due to End 2,060- Mile Journey Late Today. SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich., August 2—“Gar”_ Wood of Detroit, driving his Gar, Jr. I, is scheduled to reach Chicago late today after a cruise of 2,060 miles. When he arrived here Monday he had traveled 1,610 miles in sixty hours and forty-five minutes, breaking all existing cruiser rec- ords for distance and speed on the great lakes. Wood's route from Detroit was across Lake Huron and along the north shore of Lake Superior to Du- luth, thence via the south shore and into Lake Michigan. “PHANTOM MIKE” FIGHTS. NEW_ YORK, August 2—“Phantom Mike" Gibbons of St. Paul, whose re- turn to the boxing game has been marked by many victories, will meet Augie Ratner, the New York middle- weight, in a ten-round decision bout tonight. g Should the St. Paul boxer defeat Ratner he will seek an early engage- ment with Johnny Wilson, whose title as middleweight champion has | been in dispute since his recent fight | race were dis- 5. with Bryan Downey. - One Dollar in EITHER Case For One Dollar you can now have the famous Durham-Duplex razor either in a neat, sanitary case of American Ivory or in a handsome, flexible leather “kit.” Your dealer will give you your choice. Each set contains, in addition to the razor, a safety guard and three detachable, double-edged Durham-Duplex blades—the longest, strongest, keen- est blades on earth. Make your change today to the " Additional Blades 50c for a package of 5 DURHAM-DUPLEX RAZOR CO. Sales Representatives in all Countriee MDONALD T0P GOLFER Chicagoan’s 145 Is Best in First 36 Holes of Canadian Open Championship. TORONTO, August 2.—Bob MacDon- ald of the Bob O'Link Club, Chicago, yesterday led the fleld at the end of the first: day’s play of the Canadian open golf championship tournament. He turned in a score of 145.for 36 holes. Joe Kirkwood, Australian professional, and Mike Brady of Detroit were tied for second place with 148. Brady led the field in the mofning round with 71, play- ing perfect golf. In the afternoon he fell down on the fifth hole, when he drove into the rough, taking a seven. Other leaders were W. H. Trovenger, Detroit, 149; F. E. Lock, Quebec profes- sional, 151 ; ‘Nicol Thompson, Hamilton ; Albert Murray, Montrcal; Charles Mur- ray, Montreal; T D. Armour, Edin- burgh, Scotland; G. H. Nlchols, Provi- dence, R. L, and E, H. Bannister, Winni- veg, each with 152. C. B. Grier, Cana- tilg.an amateur champion, had a card of . Bannister holed out in one at a dis- tance of 170 yards. —_— “HUTCH” DENIES CHARGE OF CRITICISING BRITONS CHICAGO, August 2.—FEmphatic de- nial that he had criticised his treat- ment at the British open golf cham- | pionship at St. Andrews has been ex- pressed by Jock Hutchison, winner of the title. He also declared he was misquoted in an interview at Liver- Pool, just before salling, as saying there were no good golfers in Great Britain. When he had read the reports print- ed in this country relating to the in- formal manner of presenting him the cup emblematic of the British open title, Hutchison explained that there was no_intentional lack of ceremony in turning it over to him. He said the regular prizes of the tournament were presented on Friday night, and when he won the play-off | § for the title from Roger Wethered, the next day, he was quickly hoisted to the shoulders of his St. Andrews ad- mirers. While being carried around some one handed him the cup, he said, while moving picture men were film- ing the scene. He was too excited to know who presented it to him. LEADS BIG GOLF FIELD. PHILADELPHIA, August 2.—With Willie McFarlane of Oakridge, N. Y. in the lead as the result of yester- day's two rounds, ninety professional and amateur golfers competed today | in the remaining thirty-six holes of the Philadelphia open championship tourney, J. Wood Platt, the Philadel- phia amateur, finished second yester- day, with 152 for the first thirty-six holes, against McFarlane's 148. Makes “3” Hole in One. WHITE SULPHUR, W. Va., August 2.—0. L. Roads of Danville, Va., holed out in one from the eighth tee of the eighteen-hole course here vester- day afternoon. The hole is’'a par ree. Backs Up Fighter Downey. CLEVELAND, Ohio, August 2.—The Cleveland boxing commission has completed its affidavits in reference to the Johnny Wilson-Bryan Downey contest last Wednesday night. Copies were sent to the New York state box- ing commission, which meets today. The Cleveland commission reversed a decision of Referee Jimmy Gardner and awarded the bout and middle- weight championship to Downey. e 0 2 OWREY Jersey City, New Jersey Factories > Jorsey City, U.S.A. Shelfield, Bog. Paris. Prance Toronto,Can. HAS FOUR RNG TLES Billy Shade, Adierican, Who Makes Sucoessful Invasion of Aus- tralia, Retarns to U. S. VANCOUVER, B. C, August 2.— Billy Shade, San Francisco boxer and claimant of four Australian champion- ships — welterweight, middle, 1light- heavy and heavyweight—arrived - to- day from Australia. Shade boxed Frank Barrieu here on eve of his departure for Australla, fdurteen months ago. He weighed 150 pounds. Today he said he weighed 75 and would box in the future at that weight. BUFF -AND WHITE DRAW. JERSEY CITY, N. J. August 2.— Johnny Buff, claimant of the Ameri- can flyweight champlonship, and Ja- bez White,’ Albany bantamweight, fought a twelve-round, no-decislon bout last night, with popular opinion divided as to the winner. Buff weighed 113% pounds and ‘White, 118. RICKARD WIRES WILLARD. NEW YORK, August 2.—Tex Rick- ard has wired Jess Willard, former heavywelght champion, asking him how long it would take him to get into condition to meet Jack Dempsey. Rickard also anncunced that the bout fof the light hea eight cham- pionship - world between Georges Carpentier and Tom Gibbons probably “would be held In Madison Square Garden late in October or early {n November. D. August Clearance Sale * - - All $40, “A Sale in - Now in Full Swing Our entire stock of Men's and Young Fellers’ Fine 3-Piece Summer Suits, at two genuine bargain prices. £ . Blues, Blacks and Fancies; sizes 33 to 48. All cups—-regu]ars—:]uor_to—stouts—fongs. only—but the assortment is big. Suits Laid Aside With Deposit—No Charge for Alterations BIG BILL KEEPING FIT TO TACKLE CHAMPION BY FAIRPLAY. EW YORK, August 2—Jack Dempsey will arrive here from Los N Angeles day after tomorrow, and, while today sees some talk of a Dempsey-Willard fight, the prospects are that Jack's next en- counter will be with Big Bill Brennan. The writer paid a visit to Bill's training quarters today. “I don't know any more than you do about my next fight,” said Bren- nan. “But I expect to be called upon to give Dempsey another argument: Have they found any ene who can argue with Dempsey better than I can? ¢ That little twelve-round fight last winter didn’t have quite the hooray that the Carpentier battle did, but I reckon when it really comes to seeing a man work to hold his title that the Dempsey-Brennan fight doesn’t have to take second place.” in a little town—Burlington, Wis., I think it was. He was 2 big fellow, and in the very first round he socked me with a right on the jaw that al- most started the birds singing. I looked at him and sai You big SUfE, if you 4o that again I'll kill vou’ And, would you believe it, he backed iway when all he had to do was to step in and knock me out.” While Brennan is marking time Tex tickard is still waiting for a reply from Carpentier regarding the Gil bons fight. Tex thinks that the moneys Carp would get for fighting Gibbons? here would eventually cause the French .y man to decide to risk a defeat and the: loss of mational prestige in Frange’ which would follow. Maybe T\ “Jack’'s ear healed up aicel. con- tinued Brennan. “I thought I had fixed him with a nice tin ear for life. I am glad, because Jack is too good- looking to have any disfigurement of that sort. As for the next fight— well, I'm ready. Just now I'm doing a little road work and sparring twice a week against little men just to keep my muscles flexible. I learned a lot in the last Dempsey fight. and if 1 meet the champion this fall I'll be more than ever able to carry him along.” Both Keeping Very Quiet. Asked whether Dempsey did much talking in that Madison Square Gar- den bout when Brennan carried the fray along for twelve rounds before|doesn't know the French temperame: he “was dropped. Bill said that Jack f didn’t say a word to him and that he ~ v anything, either. i seidom talk in a fight” he! COLUMBI'S, Ohio, August 2.—JohM continued. “Sometimes, though, it{ny Karr, Cieveland welterweight, and pays. I remember five or six years|Jack Perry of Eoston boxed tweivg ago I was fighting Ned Carpenter, out!rounds to 2 draw last night. o A Class By Iiself!” - . - wverdict have att J. Kaufman’s 2 [N E : $45, l$48.75 and $55 SUIT. NOW Broken lots