Evening Star Newspaper, August 4, 1921, Page 25

, SPORTS. (fiRIFFMEN CAN CLIMB SHOULD LEADERS CRACK hnson and Erickson May Oppose Coveleskie and Sothoron of Indians in Effort to Attain Ten Straight Wins Today. BY DENMAN THOMPSON. ASHINGTON'S ball;hlh now faces a test which will just-about decide its fate for this season. Any team which can win eight games in a row and in the winning take the measure of such Pi chers. as Faber, Kerr, Dauss, Leonard, Oldham and Ehmke must be retkoned a5 having a chance to accomplish almost - anything -within i THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1921.. Pitching Aces Who Have Been Keeping Pirates in Lea S T vk son. not*be regarded as a reasonable t almost unbelievable and not h a base ball miracle. But the mHom e e ders. ‘0 date this season Washington has it even in sixteen contests with the Tgibe and taken eight of fifteen tilts wih the Hugmen, with six games re- mAining to be played with the former angl seven with the latter. i Second Place Their Goal. §t the Griffs had only one instead of these two clubs to overhaul the odds aghinst them accomplishing it would be copsiderably shortened. As it is, reach- ing the top is for McBride's men all DU out of the question, but passing one off the leaders is not such a hopeless tagk, and that is exactly what the Griff- men aim. to_do. ‘0 succeed in_the winning of a large centage of their remaining games by; the Griffimen is not the only thing essary—either Cleveland or New Ydek also will have to hit a decided sidmp. Right now there are no_indi- cafions that either is on the point of cracking. but sturdier machines than the Ydnkees or Indians have suddenly gone to'pieces through the loss of one or two star players due to injuries or illness, anfl should Speaker or Huggins be so / unfortunate it is the Nationals who st4nd ready to take the place vacated by #m. ! Seek Tenth Straight Today. flen games remain te be played here before the Nationals again hike west. Their showing should prove whether their recent spurt has been merely a flash in the pan or an indi- cation of the real strength of the club. Of more .immediate interest, however, are the two games being contested with the league leaders at the local park this afternoon. By l?‘ging Dboth the Griffs will boost their e secutive triumphs to ten, other- wise they will have to start all over again. _gohnson and Erickson. both well Fepted, probably will be the choice of Aéting Manager Milan as starting pifchers. The form recently shown by Walter gives him an even chance of] winning any time he starts, re- gdrdless of the caliber of the oppo- sifion, whlie Eric shows consistently gdod form against the Tribe, but they probably will be called on to fate two flingers whose work has Attainment of a pennant by a team nine and o_n.c-half games back of leaders, which is the distance separating Washington from Cleveland, h only one-third of the schedule of 154 games remaining to be played, contingency. It would constitute a even the most rabidly enthusiastic porters of the Nationals entertain anything but the faintest hopes for Griffmen can practically settle the estion of whether the Indians will repeat their triumph of last season bow to the Yankees, who now are less than one game in their r, by the measure of success they achieve agairfst each of the con- i been on a par with that of Urban Fa- ber—Stanley Coveleskie and Allan | Sothoron—and “they have back of them a team far supérior in all re- spects to the White Sox. How Indians Are Hitting, Led by popular Tris Speaker, who has a mark of .385, the Indians com- ,Dl’i!! the greatest slugging machine | in base ball, with a team average of .328. No less than thirteen of the vis- itors are in the .300 class. Burns is the nominal leader, with figures of 404 for about two-thirds of the and, following their are listed in this Nunamaker, .349; 0; Stephenson, Gardner, .331; .303; Graney, .300. Tribe's games, st on, .33 .331; Uhle, ‘With one exception all the prominent figures in base ball who have com- mented on the acquittal of the former White Sox players accused of con- iniving with gamblers to throw the world series of 1919 are agreed they should never under any circumstances be permitted to play again in organ- ized base ball. Judge Landis, Ban Johnson, John Heydler, Connie Mack, Jacob Ruppert, Til Huston and even Kid Gleason, their former manager, have expressed either disappointment that convictions were .not obtained |or have voiced the opinion there is no place in the sport for them. In view of this, the following statement at- tributed to Charles A. Comiskey, owner of the White Sox, is rather re- markable, if not significant: “I have no comment to offer on the} outcome of the base ball trial. How- ever, Cicotte confessed to me that he helped ‘throw’ the world series of 1919 and also implicated the other seven players, and until such time as Cicotte can explain to me that confession I will have nothing to do with him or with them. “I do not believe the White Sox fans want to see the players back. It is my duty to do what they want. That's the way I make my living. “I have nothing against the players and would like to see them back into the game. They might get with an- other team in the league. I am glad they were freed.” . 49 TEAMS LISTED FOR ITH forty-nine teams battli championship series. The closed the lists last night, after receiving twenty-one entries for the unlimited division. Fifteen teams the divisio_n_restricted to players b midget division, where players must thirteen nines will contest for the The midget and junior divisions will be divided into two sections, and “each will conduct a round-robin tour- nament. Then the sectional winners will be sent into a three-game series for the divisional champlonship. The unlimited title will ‘be decided in similar manner, with three sections ofi seven teams each playing prelimi- nary tourneys. Draft Schedules Tomight. Schedules will be drafted, playing fidds selected and umpires assigned at a meeting of the executive com- mittee to be held tonight at 8 o'clock in, the sport department of the Times. Mbmbers of the committes are Jack Haas, chairman; Joe Handiboe, Bert Pester, James Y. Hughes, Mike Mac- donald, James Wright, R. S. Tenny- son and R. D. Thomas. The following teams will compete for the unlimited title: Metropolitan Athletic Club, Government Printing Office, Shamrock Athletic Club, South- land Athletic Club, Gibraltar Athletic Club, Brookmont Athletic Club, Ran- dle -Athletic Club, Langdon Athletic Club, Optometrists, Peerless Athletic Club, Dominican Lyceums, Knicker- bockers, Brookland Athletic Club, Westover Athletic Club, Grace Ath- letic Club, Emerald Athletic Club, Mount Vernon Athletic Club, Quincy Athletic Club, Yankee Athletic Club, Winston Athletic Clab and Garfiled Athletic Club. In the junior class the fight will be among ‘Leviathan Athletic _Club, Christ Child Society, Quentin Athletic Club, Independent Athletic Club, Herzl Club, Park View Juniors, Clo- ver Athletic Club, Aztec Athletic Club, Renroc Athletic Club, Petworth Base Ball Club, Benning Athletic Club, Owl Athletic Club, Hilltop Ath- Ietic Club, Roamer Athletic Club and Mohawk Junior Athletic Club. Thirteen in Midget Class. The midget class will include Holy Name, Liberty Athletic Club, Mount Rainler Yankees, Pipetown Athletic Club, Yals Athletic Club, Perry Mid- gets, Mardelle Athletic Club, Linworth Midgets, Warwick Athletic Club, Stanton-Templar _Athletic Club, N: tional Athletic Club, Oriole Midgets and Christ Child Society Midgets. The teams will be limited to eigh- teen players each. Each player must have played in five games with the club he is competing for, with the ex- ception of pitchers, who must have pitched in two games. Roamer Athletic Club wants a game with the White Havens Saturday. The Roamer managemeént may be tele- Phoned at Lincoln 1944. Emeralds and Westovers will prac- tice tomorrow afternoon on the west dlamond of the Ellipse. Players of both teams are to report for the drill at 5:30 o'clock. International Machinists and West- {ern Union will clash at 5:30 tomorrow afternopn on Monument Lot diamond No. 4. All players are expected to be at hand an hour before game time. Hawks Athletle Club wants games ‘with teams in the nine-twelve-year division. _Telephone challenges to Manager Earl Nally, Lincoln 600-W. BASE BALL TODAY N i will begin Monday in the annual District sandlot base ball THREE SANDLOT SERIES; ng for laurels in three classes, play committee in charge of the clashes will struggle for junior honors-in elow twenty-one years old. In the not be more than fifteen years old, title. How Griffs Are Hitting - ° @. AB. H.8B.RBLPct. 1618 1384 41 341 LT 1oy ©crmocORToNuooRRINEo®O O PO LT YT UPET YIS 1 RIS 1 13 econnrakBoliLaB88R8ota, consaukBERAdNE Charley Dorman Reports. Charley Dorman, the youthful catcher Scout Joe Engel discovered in San Francisco, reported today and will work out with the Nationals this afternoon. Dorman is a husky youngster, twenty years old, a six- footer, and has favorably impressed those who have seen him in action. Reds Get Two Twirlers. CINCINNATL, August 4.—Pitchers Schnell and Gillesple of the Calgary, Alberta, team, have been purchased by the Cincinnati Nationals. They will report on or before September 15. Manager Evers Is IIl CHICAGO, August 4.—J8hnny Evers, manager of the Cubs, is ill. Evers’ doctor ssid he had a higher fever last night and it was at first feared pneu- monia would set in. It may be two or three days, it was siid, before Evers will be about. . Bodie Spurns Red Sox. BOSTON, August 4—"Ping” Bodie, transferred to the Red Sox by the New York Americans in a trade last week, still is absent. The Red Sox marnagement has had no_word from the player nor of his whereabouts. 1 Take the Tittle tip t the joy out of the trip. CHAS. (d . L Going Motoring? stances all along the road where Tire: trouble is taking ‘There’s' a strong argument in these prices. FACTORY GUARANTEED NON-SKID TIRES AT - . SACRIFICE PRICES® 5 -30x3 /$9.45 30531, $11.75 $14.75 31x4 $16.95 32z:4 $18.75 33zx4 $19.25 34x4 $19.85 Over 38 Years i the Tire Business in Washingten- Here are three of the principal S o % % reasons the ‘P tsburg team has been leading the National League. The Pirates have three pitching aces, a’ pretty good hand to draw to. dropped 4. FREAK FIELDING FEATS MARK MAJOR CONTESTS O terday. caught a fly, threw the ball to the Third Baseman Deal, who completed { of the Brave outfielders had two put-outs. In the American League, the White Sox outfielders had neither put-outs nor assists in the game with the Red Sox. All of the Red Sox players, ex- cept Centerfielder Leibold, had one or more put-outs. Homers Defeat Glants. Flack of the Cubs and Smith of the Cards, lead-off men in batting, open- ed with home runs. The home run by the Cardinal player proved to be the margin by which the Giants were defeated, causing them to drop back to two and one-half games behind the leading Pirates. All of the Pirates, except Catcher Schmidt, forced out by injury, made at least one hit. Brottem, who re- lieved Schmidt, made a single, while Pitcher Cooper had two. After trailing the Phillies for four innings, the Pirates came to life and slugged Hubbell and Winters for a| 9 to 5 victéry. Tierney'of the win- ners made. four hits in five times at t. The Giants were trimmed, 3 to 2. by the Cards. Homers by Jack Smith and McHenry turned the trick. Douglas was nicked for all the Card tallies. Braves Break Even. The Braves trounced the Cubs, 5 to 3, in_the first game of their dou- ble-header, but were defeated, 7 to 5. in the second encounter. The Cubs were outbatted in both engagements. Red Faber was hammered By the Redz Sox, who beat the White Sox, 3 to 2. The latter mad Sheely’s drive to prevent a tie store in’the eighth inning. What May Happen in Base Ball Today AMERICAN LEAGUE. Pet. Win.Lose. Cleveland i 4 371 877 367 GAMES TOMORROW. nd ‘a Cleveland at Wash. roit at N. Detroit at N. Y. t. Louls at Phi St. Louis at Phila. Chicago at Boston. Chicago at Boston. - Results of Yesterday’s Games. Boston, 8; Chicago, 2. Othe: r games postponed (rain). NATIONAL LEAGUE. 1iee W. L Pct. Win.Lose. Pittsburgh & 3 .04 .48 638 New York 61 39 610 614 .604 iton . 54 40 .574 .579 .568 51 49 .510 .515 .506 se. Loufs 49 48 505 511 (500 3 42 56 4% 434 4% Cinciunati " 1157 418 424 a4 ‘Philadeiphta 30 66 318, 320 .300 GAMES TOMORROW. GAMES TODAY. & 3 Boston at_Ohi N. Y. at 8t. Brook'n at Cineinn at Pittsburgh. . Phila. at Pittsburgh. Results of »Yem}r/dny’l Games. Boston, 55; Ohicago, 3.7. 9; Philadelphia, 5. 3; New York, 2. Brookiyn at Cincinnatl (rain). hat is evidenced in so many-in« EQUIP WITH NEW TIRES. E. MILLER, Thc.. DD fielding performances featured the major league contests yes- In the first Cubs-Braves game in the National League, every Cub player had one or more assists. who had six assists and was the only Cub player without a put-out to | his credit, was pivot in a peculiar double-play. Left Fielder Sullivan i Schalk and Menosky led their |1eague “world series” between the teams at bat, each getting three hits. | pennant-winning clubs of the Amer- a great catch of |jcan Association and 62¢| Paul club. o 411 | b {469| agreement to assure these game; ‘444 | President Hickey sald. 2 Acams has won 11 of 14 games, Cooper has returned 18 victories in 24, and Glazner has captured 9 and r WEAVER MAY SUE S0X Intimated He Will Seek Salary, as Contract Was to Run Through 1922 Season. CHICAGO, August 4.—One of the seven acquitted former White Sox players may bring suit to recover pay- ment of salary that stopped when suspension followed exposure of the alleged sell-out in the 119 world series, it was indicated last night, when At- torney Michael J. Ahern, who repre- sented George “Buck” Weaver in the trial of the players, declared his client has a legitimate claim in connection with his contract. “Weaver's contract,” Ahern stated, “was to have run through the season of 1922. He probably will ask us to bring action to recover what is due him for 1921, less what he earned this year. If successful in this suit we shall bring another action at the close of the 1922 season.” Barred From Coast League. SAN FRANCISCO, August 4.—None of the former Chicago White Sox players acquitted in Chicago will ever be permitted to play in the Pacific Coast League, Willlam H. McCarthy, San Francisco president, has declared. ——— Pitcher Alexander, infield, where Alexander threw to the play. In the second game each Ruth Needs Two in Next Three Days to Keep Up Babe Ruth must get busy—at once. The rain of the last two days has kept him from home-runm- ning until he is only even now with his 1921 record. 'If he doesn’t make a four-bagger to- day or tomorrow he'll fall be- Ruth has thirty-eight circuit drives thisx year. On August 5, 1920, he made his thirty-ninth of last“year's series, so he must get one today or tomorrow or slip behind. And listen to this: On August st year he made two homers one day off George Dauss of the Detroit club. So he really has to make three in three days to keep his intage. BIG SERES FOR MINORS Winners in American Association and International League to Clash in Fall. CHICAGO, August PIEDMONT LEAGUE. 4—A minor International League will be staged after the close of the regular season, President Hick: ey of thé American Association h: announced. President Hickey reached a ten~ year agreement with the International League whereby an annual post-sea- son series of games will be -played. Post-season games between the pen- nant-winning clubs of the two leagues were first staged last fall, when Bal- timore defeated the champion St. “The series proved popular and we ave decided to enter into a ten-year Ainsmith Signed by Cards. ST. LOUIS, August 4—Eddle Ain- smith, veteran American League catcher, has been signed by the St. Louis Nationals. He recently was re- leased unconditionally by Detroit and formerly was with Washington. Automobile '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 Motor Co. 613 to 619.G St. NW. " T, SMITH GARGES' Manager Paint Dept. . Nationals Now Face Test Which May Decide Their Fate in Scramb PLAY FOR JUNIOR TITLE Fifteen Teams in Tourney for Mu- nicipal Playground Base® " Ball Honors. Playing on the Cooke School dia- mond yesterday, the Mackins de- feated the Happy Hollows, 10 to 2, in the first game of the series for the championship of the western division of the Junior Base Ball League, Rose- dale and New York Avenue, scheduled to clash in the eastern division, had to postpone their engagement because of wet grounds. - Eight teams are to battle in the western division and seven in the eastern division. The divisional win- | ners then will meet in a series for the municipal playground championship. The league is for boys sixteen years of, age and under. All games are started at 10 o'clock. The schedules: Eastern division- 1, at Virgl : 5, Mades vs. Virginia' Avenue Vs 9, New York nue; New K York_avenue; Avenue va. 10, Garfield va. Hoover. at Hoover; 11, Rose- Terminal, at . Mades, at 3d and I north Avenue’ vs. Garfield Park, at Rosedale vs. Hoover, rk Avenue v Virginia Avenue < New York 17, Hoover, at ‘enue; 18, Garfield vs. Terminai, at 10; 19, Virginin Avenue vs. Mades, at 3d and I northeas w York Avenue V. ades va Terminal at s ew_York Avenue V8. w York avenue; 29, ; 31, Virginla Park, at Virginia_Avenu Mades vs. Hoor at Terminal. Western division—August 4, Bloomingdale v. Georgetown, at Georgetown: 5, City Park vs. Thomson. at City Park; 8, Monroe vs. Co- lumbia Heights, at Monroe Schogl; 9, Mackin vs. Bloomingdale, at Bloomingdale; 10, Georgetown vs. Happy Hollow, at Georgetown: 11 Thomson vs. Monroe, at’ Oity Park: City Park vs. Columbla Helghts, at Cook: Mackin vs. Georgetown, at City Parl Bloomingdale vs. Thomson, at City Park Happy Hollow vs. Monroe, at Monr Georgetown va. City Park, at Georgetown: 1 | Mackin vs. Columbia Helgh 18, 17, 18, 9, i rgetown chool; 29, Happy Hollow vs. Bloomingdale, at Bloomingdale: 30, City Park vs. Monroe, Monroe: 31, Thomson vs. Columbia Helghts, [ Cooke School. September—1, Mackin vs. City Park, at City t’ Gearge- Georgetown lonroe, own: 6, Bloomingdale vs. City Park, Bloomingdale; 7. Happy Hollow vs. Columbia Heights, at Cooke: 8, Mackin vs. Monroe, at Monroe: 9, Bloomingdale va. Columbia Heights, at Cooke: 12, Happy Hollow vs. Thomson, at City Park. D. C. TYPOS ELIMINATED. Lose to Boston Nine in Contest for Printers’ League Flag. DETROIT, August 4 —Washington's team was eliminated from the race for the championship of the National Printers’ Base Ball League yesterday, when it wag defeated, 12 to 5, by the Boston nine. Bray and Webb were hammered for fifteen hits by the Bos- ton entry. In other games, Chicago defeated Cincinnati, 21 to 1, and Indianapolis vanquished Cleveland, 5 to 3. —_— INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Toronto. 2; Rochester. 1. Syracuse, 10-4: Buffalo, 2-9. Other games. postponed (rain). AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Indidnapols 2. Toledo, 11; M 9; Minneapolis, 5. Loutsville, APPALACHIAN LEAGUE. Kroxville, 7; Johnson City, 5. Bristol, 10; Cleveland. 1. Kingsport-Greenville, rain, VERGINIA LEAGUE. Wilson, 1; Newport News, 0. 3: Portsmouth, 2. Norfolk, 8. | { | Richmond, SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. Charleston, 5: Charlftte. 0. | | Augusta-Spartanburg, rain. SPORTS. le for the Pennant HOYT AND MAYS HAVE KEPT YANKEES IN RACE BY JOHN B. FOSTER. [ HE month of July was one of tife best that the Yankees have put in this season, or any other in which they have been compelled to take a road Trip during a month. A big slice of the success of the team has been credited to the fine pitchng of Mays. “That submarine delivery of his is carrying them on to victory,” was the cry in the west. Digging below the surface a little, it is easy to find that Mays has done his share, but the fact seems to have been overlooked that young Hoyt has been doing almost as well. In fact, Hoyt's success seems to have been unobserved. He has been at Mays' heels all of the time and has been specially effective against some clubs August 4, Hbover vs.|to which Mays has pitched with only | ordinary success. How Pair Have Fared. Mays won from Philadelphia once in July, from St. Louis once, Detroit twice and Cleveland twice; total, six victories. He lost a game to Cleve- land and one to St. Louis. Hoyt won from Philadelphia, from Boston, twice from St. Louis and *from De- troit; total, five victories. He lost to Chicago and Cleveland. Shawkey won a game from Phila- delphia, another from St. Louis gnd a third from Cleveland. He lost t@ Chi- cago and Cleveland. Collins won from Boston and from Chicago and Quinn from Detro! In July yt pitched with a winning average of 714, while Mays' average was .750. With two pitchers travel- ing that fast it is no wonder that the month was the banner one for the Yanks. Injuries Retard Indians. Tris Speaker is inclined to believe that had it not been for the injuries to players on his team the chempions would have been so far in the lead in the American League race that it would have given them an abundance of margin to go without worry during the month of September. There are some 0 agree with him. Even Miller Fluggins was in a stew about his club until the pitchers began to 'h\‘:wfi hu: something. Vhen he refers to injured ers Speaker includes the dlmln‘:‘l:znti of his pitching stafl. Of course, the 5'1:"::;»0:: wmclr: was put upon the ons was the inability of Bagl to win for them. % 7 MAX CAREY STILL KING OF N. L. CENTERFIELDERS . F OR a long xim:} Max Carey—his last name in reality is Canarius— h?s been considered by many to be the best center fielder of the National League. Now and then in the rivalry of disputation some one else has claimed the honor for some other aspiring ball player, but competent judges have clung to Carey, always. is as near like McAleer in aceion as any outfielder s ball playing to enjoy living. In 1917 Carey earned the record for the greatest number of put-outs in the National League’s history. He caught 440 hits. In the first game with the Giants this week he tied the National il League record for the largest number of put-outs in a game, when he caught eleven flies. It is a pity there had not been twelve for him in order that he might have held both fielding records. because he deserves to hold them. Others in the National League who had caught eleven flies were Harley of St. Louls in 1898, and Topsy Hart- zel of Chicago in 1901. The player who held the record in the American League and, by the way, he made it in 1919, was Felsch, one of the Chi- cago White Sox. Carey began playing with Pitts- burgh in 1911 and has never played with any other majof league club. He never has led his league in batting, because he isn't a whirlwind slugger. although he is a high-class batter. He has led his league in stealing bases and he possesses a pair of legs mus- cled like those of an antelope and he runs like one. Twice Stole More Than 60. Twice in his base ball life he stole more than sixty bases. In 1913 he had sixty-one to his credit and in 1916 he had Mixty-three. In 1918 he had fifty-eight, and the season was short, or he would have had more. Pitts- burgh always has been busy with base running records. Old Hans Wagner used to steal everything on the dia- mond._even to the groundkeeper. On May 23, 1890, in a game between New York and Pittsburgh, the total number of stolen bases was seventeen, which is another National League record, and the Pirates had their share. 1f Carey had not been bothered by easily strained tendons, which is an affliction that seems to follow most \ i —s In some respects he ince McAleer stopped high-class base runners, he would ~ have had a total which would have been well up with that of the Flying Dutchman. It is his great speed Which enables him to make fine fleld- ing records. He has scored his first eleven put-outs, but frequently he has run up totals around eight and nine. Sun “Gets” George Buras. It is reported that Meusel was se- cured by the Giants because a change is to be made in left field. Burns has 8t00d out in the sun for 80 long that it finally has affected his general work. Sooner or later the sun field - in New York has got every man who has played it. 1f Burns is beginning to lose his ef- fectiveness the New York base ball club is losing one of the greatest players and one of the finest in pprtment who has played in the tional League in all_its years, and » base ball can poorly afford to I of that caliber in t’!’aeu days. o (Copyright, 1921.) Big Stake to Kilo Watts. The feature event of yesterday’s grand circuit racing, the Elks’ $5,000 stake for 2.09 trotters, went to Kilo Watts, driven by Childs, in straight heats. Brooke Worthy, a Murphy entry and a favorite, finished second all three times. Memphis, 2. Mobile, Nashyille, 8. FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE. Tampa, 3; Jacksonville, 2. Is are made for Men wh . SThz'gkmfgr eTh(st:fizg ~ . Such folks know real quality—and DEMAND it. 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