Evening Star Newspaper, August 12, 1921, Page 12

F i B ~ 'SPOKTS. . - THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 19217 Failure in West Kills Nationals’ Flag Hopes : Giants and Pirates Stronger Than in 1920 fs CHAMPIONS [SANDLOT HEADS READY [wwresowsion | NATIONAL LEAGUE RACE i) - 'SPORTS.’ chance, one of the best that ever| . faced the Nationals, but a flag in 1922 will have to do for Griffith now. Please Mark Up Yesterday’s engagements brought another protest—that | Quiney vs. Glblgll‘ln,l';{ Unlon station plaza. could only get @ sure winner to team Schang and Peckinpaugh were L N and 20 Defeats in West. The race is all between New York | DUBS ABR“AH 7 Te" 100 Y EAR have been given up long ago by the ° “‘ 1 o 1,000 less hopeful were it mot for their| | 3 1 <540 it. Thi them dow. | | HEN Cha-rman Jack Haas and his associates on the committee a % 20 ‘;;‘u wmr::; u::'hc:‘;:ba‘fk‘;';“e :'; | For Babe Ruth | in charge of the series for the sandlot base ball championships o 1 -000 BY, JOHN B. FOSTER. Y those dolls loaded with lead. B ot e ave Won 22 and Lost 10 meet tonight there probably will be much stirring, but they are | - westover, 57 Emaraid. 3, (a1 inainn OTH New York and Pittsburgh are stronger this year than they | mhe funs who study the pitchers witl | | the city of William T | “| ready for the job. Less than a week old, the series has been productive | yam, * o) DAT'S'GAME. - were las#, although that isn’t saying much for ecither of them. :eel: :‘-)nmelyemonl (‘le\'eland“(nr':lle‘ terday. n!‘ the lfmmh round | . . Langdon, at 85th street = s 5 ext fortnight, because hin _tha ainst the Athlet Ruth | t Home, Against 12 WinS | of several arguments and protests, and an effort will be made to smooth | Wisconsin avene. - ST There is some talk about the closeness of this year's race, but, [ fime the hurlers aro likely t5 make or | | foand one of Keefe's offeringe k all difficulties. TOMORROW'S GAME. after all, it isn't so hugely different from that 0f-1920. On August 13, last | break the champions. It Speaker suitable for a circuit clout. [ { { ?ill ;he chke:b;c(ku;ls agatmst the Garfield Athletic Club—and each of B Lt Pa|¥S3T therepwak‘ 11)0:1 3 g I)letweer;] Broosbnka}nd Cincinnati. New |with Coveleskie he would stave off|'| on and the crash was Babe's ese is expected to have its representatives at hand to press claims. 2 ' - | York and Pittsburgh trailed both of them rooklyn’s percentage was [the challenge that is being thrust at fourth of the week and put him BY DENMAN THOMPSON. The Knicks, by the lv)vay are batting Soathians H ° 1:900| 568 and that of Cincinnati .562. é‘i’:‘iuf.‘{ef,i g:?v :\:;e = nimlrlt;‘rul;fl}: ,.:_:e da}ny§ sh‘earttl D!‘h‘l‘i-; w'.‘ru rec- t 1 o 1.000 . i ast e e! ord. s forty-third of last F the Nationals could play all of | W hat May Happen ,flf\'::lyy aiEh D‘l:y:geu\plzowlm cLeemie: ° ° 1000 |- 1t it sshould h.l[\D:lrx'hlhix:(l on August | Geit plastered all over them. yet to be found a manager who has| | vear came in a game at the Washington limited aii o in the un-|optometrist 0 1 l000|15 of this year, Wwhic only three| The American League had quite an- | won a major league pennant with one| | Polo Grounds with Cleveland |. their games in ashingto ted division. In their first match | Metropolitan . 0 1 1000 | days away, there is about a gafme be- | o+ SRE ISR SO M pitcher. If “Spoke” does he will be| | on August 20. Caldwell was | 1 he cenantithis in Base Ball Today they defeated the Dominican Lyceums, | Peerless . 0 1 1000 | tween New York and Pittsburgh b y | other fight on from that of this season. | P o0y nanagers of all base ball pitching R% they would win the p but the latter registered a “kick" YESTERDAY'S RESULT. will be repeating itself, so far as com- |It had a real three-cornercd race and, | time, = son in a common canter. For W. L Pet. Winlow |against one of the Knick players. | Brookland vs. Optometriat (called; darkness). | petition in the two seasons is con-|aithough Chicago didn't really get into - — New Tork - 6 39 . | Against Garfleld yesterday, the TODAYS GAME. cerned. 2 it until June, once the Sox did get —— ny seasons, after Griffth took arge of the club in 1912, it dis- | en wins the Griffs made a decade o were recorgded on foreign fields, nd irequently the local fans have come enthused by the accomplish- hents of the athletes elsewhere, nly to be disappointed by their formances on returning to the 3 t it's different thi season. nder George McBride the Nationals jave provided sturdy opposition to comers at the Florida avenue and wumnuon : St Louis New York 7; Athletics, 3. NATIONAL LEAGUE. . L. Pcl“ Pittsburgh New York . Boston Brooklyn St. Louts Cinelnnati . Chicago . Philadelphia . GAMES TODAY. Clucinnati at St. Louls. Philadelphia at Boston, 1| Reters allege, the spectators were hostile and the umpire erratic and that they—the Knicks—generally re- checked the rally In the only other completed game in the unlimited division the West. overs took the measure of the Emer- s | alds. Holloran and Miles both pitched well, but the former was accorded bet- ter support. Tingle of the winners got a homer. Optometrists and Brookmont Athletic Club were able to go through only four innings be- fore dzlrkne'rs ended the pastiming. For the firat time since the start of Southland vs. Shamrock, at Washington bar- racks, foot of 4% street southwest. TOMORROW'S GAM! YESTERDAY'S RESULT. Garfleld, 6; nings). Knickerbocker, TODAY'S GAME. Government Printing Office Lyceum, at Union station pla TOMORROW'S GAME. Randle vs. Mount Vernon, at Randle Field, east end of Pennsylvania Avenue bridge. l JUNIOR DIVISION l ! 5 (seven in- 8. Dominican | 0 Brooklyn was that team will wear the crown. 31, After May team of the M until the month of October. end team W between tea New York leaders from sailing started they mixed up everything. ‘Where the National could only scare forth a measly percentage of .560 or Dodgers Hold to Lead. ahead of Cincinnati gust 31 Chicago was in front and when the Toll was called September 15, New York was in front. Cannot Happen This Year. The American can’t possibly have variety like that this year. There are only two teams whach are in the thick of the fiight. Washington had it's in 1920, the leading | ague ne the dignity of 600 pei sn't so bad and the in- . which happened to be and _ Pittsburgh, kept the away with con- E. yed a faculty for success on alien 3 celved & aw deal.” wheerlean ve. Metropolitan, at 35th street and | a5t year and remained ahead from |.570 or .580, ‘or something like that, i he lo- 34 3 cially, for the present at least, | Wisconsin > end of the season, | the American Leaguers were up to ritory and mediocrity on Fhilageipiia 374 38 370 the Knicks have a defeat charged SECTION C. August 15 until the end of : sea :{, the American Teaguersdwors up l field that caused much comment, | GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORKOW. | against them. Garfield took a liking Won. Lost. Pet.|when the smmnm; as made up for | “roiching on that August 15 date % | o, | S leuinat Detrort. - Boston at Washingtow. | to Serrin's ofterings in the first two Tl ] ; again, Chicago in 1920 is found a game || 8 ing contrary to the usual p: SO e T innings, -driving him from the slab, 1 ° 1000 benina Cleveland. The latter . team || It will be recalled that six- " St. Louls at Detroit. and Fisher found the going rough in 1 1 Inoo | Year, and whether had a percentage of .636 and Chicago |] duge. = Y rd 2 2 the third. The Knicks came to life|Dominican [ 1 {000 | the Pirates whith is in front, if his- |y '635 Nor did Cleveland retain the en of that famous string of seven- | Results of Yesterday’s Games. and punished Harron in the fifth, but | Mount 0 1 00u | tory repeats itself, and m‘» wnlml;" the | 1oaq until the end of the season. When . Averill came to the rescue and |Randle . 0. 1 1000 | lead sticks out like a real base ball nine, | {j oy called for those present on Au- erlng—' We or Any Other Tailor Has Ever Made—! Men’s Suits at, only to fall down badly when | Chicago at Pittsburgh. the Ierion) Ming: Inalon st s SECTION A. A prived of the moral support of their Brookiyn at New York. played. Leviathans and Petworth | Mohawk Ty 15600 u cant hel but llowers. Results of Yesterday’s Games. jwent the route, with the latter win- { Astec . 1 0 1.000 p Sad Showing In West. ning, in section B of the juniors, | Clover 1 0 1000 The sad showing made by the Griff; | Brooklyn New York. 38 while in the midget class both en- |Quentin . 1 0 10w : | aae (/] easure hen in their two swings through thé 15 innings). | iogey, | SAECMENts were carried through. | Christ Child . o 1 000 1Ké t em! est accounts for the fact that they ‘hicago, 54, 'h";}‘C‘hm_s’hznrh"[’etworth. kept | el oo o1 m . ' 0 in third place with only the (Second ‘game. 11 innings ovaans. elg S Scattered fn e 2 At A l S f H lf l:u‘::-o?l‘hf::flnvchance to ...ime ‘Cincinnati, 6; St. Louts, 1. | achieving the first shut-out of the|Fark View 001 e, ctua a'VIngs 0. all. heir positoin, instead if battling with he Yankees and Indians for the dership. On their first visit to the ontier they were able to win only ven games while dropping nine, and heir second tour of the wild and ooley they annexed only five of six- en contests. n " . . runs. Glasscoc! i - . L. Pet. Contrasted with * this the Griffs His Hit and Steal in Eleventh Pave | {uns, Ciasscock of the winners hit Hilitop o 1000 opped twelve of eighteen tilts from . = ~fat bat. The viet - enroc o 1000 he western clubs during their first ‘Way to Second Pirate Win. the 1ea0 in Section B ar oot il pesmar o 100! isit here, and in the second invasion e el Fetworth o 1o w o0 f the seaboard by the western con- ngent. McBride's men won eleven f fifteen games, ten of them in a ow. This was by far the best record ade by any club. The Browns, the ond most successful team, took ight and dropped five, while the s d losses of the other clubs Wwere d 6; Boslon. 8 and eveland, 8 and 8; Detroit, Ac;so. 6 and 9; Phllndelph(a nd 11. s Sectional Strength. A remarkably even division of ength between teams of the two ctions is shown by the fact that western clubs at Fome have won riv&als.mlheh E;tg!sh%?afillg: ;::n l‘l: ————————— Jattonal, e e th > and lost 56, while the eastern|a double-he vi Dodgers. ount em has ever " andlose” 36, wnile' The “eastern |3 doubleneader with the Dodsers:| THREE CONTESTS STAGED |dmict Just I B e T S 'and-lost 55, the total of 247, inter- |the former downing the Phillies, ! BY SANDLOT LEA Oriole . ust in— ool low a price. It is only in A ctional contests showing the west ;nhhnga;g: Reds took lhe measure of GUERS ' for CLEARA\CE like this such a D and ti . e T ~ H Y o nave ousted the Yan-| The Pirates beat the Cubs, 7 to 3| Government, Fraternal and War base e Ladies and Men loss can be taken—and remem- ees from top place in intersectional}and 5 to 4. In the second engagement | ball leagues staged games yesterday and Big ipment Big Assort- ber, just enough in any one pat- lashes with a record. won and lost, | play was halted by rain in the fourth | two were well contested. In the govern- TODAY'S GAME tern or coloring for one or twe f 34 and 20. The Yanks now are|inning and the game was delaved| ... .icuit, Bureau of E: i National ys. Mount Rainier — 5 ment suits. econd with. 37 and 26, the others|fifty minutes. Hamilton outpitched | 7" g ngraving and | g1, ‘Field, ‘east end of Penusylva All Sizes and - ollowing in this orde White Sox, | Alexander in the first contest. In the | Printing scored four runs in the first | bridge. IMPORTED GOLF CLUBS! We have displayed a quantity and 29; Nationals, aosanrl ;o In- ;rohq(a;ngs. Ke;}:h‘e{ ?t the Cubs got | inning, but Agriculture evened the count 'ro)lqsnow;:ls.mxs.x A Spec Piiced at Bith Colors of them in our window—see i 35 ‘ana 300 Red Sox. 31 and|six hits in eight trials. Gei Pipetown vs. Christ Child, Tth an ly Priced af v 2 ! ;n;.y‘en' Uy Sna'55; Athietics, 20| After losing. 3 fo 5. in the frs|bSfore the ffth session ended Nelther | Ty " Stores Values Up to themand jbe Iconmncet ¥°“ 2 & game, the Giants came back and de.|could score thereafter. Adjutant Gen- SECTION B. S o210 $10.00 will recognize the high quality — feated the Dodgers, 6 to 5 in thir-[eral's and Quartermaster General’s bat- L. Pet. Beginner's Outfit of these worsteds without even The Nationals today are in Rich-|teen innings. The long battle was| tied through a seven-inning War League Linpects o 1am handling the cloth. hond for an exhibition w! e Vir-|ended when Frisch, with a_double, 2 3 ; = N finia leaguers. They return to meet |Scored Bancroft from first. Wheat of | S\UBfest. With the former winning 14 to 0 100 octndes 3 (Chibs, 59‘98 Bathing Bag FREE With Ihe Red Sox tomorrow and Sunday inthe Dodgers got a triple, two doubles | 19, T8 000 2 Balls, Caddy Bag Every Suit he only games remaining before they | and four singles in the two games. The Fraternal League game between 2 2000, ke westward. "McQuillan “hested Meadows Ty althe 0dd Fellows and tne Maccabees ShRgRRATS RETLT. ewcor reen = hing duel and the Braves beat|Was Won 5 to 1 by the former. The| ;. = > ST the Phillies, 2 to 1, in ten inninge, |1o%rs made but three hits off Willlams. B s E BRIEF CLOUTING BALL. |The winning hurier yielded = six Mardelle va. Liberty, at 7th aud Monroe 1002 F Street N. W. e éah!e‘utes bmul f:ntm;d “r“ batters, Ind ' streets northeast. - ristenberry., atting or Holke, TOMORROW'S GAME. s City Player Has Hit Safe- | when the bases were filled and none = ependent Games Perry vs. Holy Name. at 1ith street and : . ’ out, drove in the decisive counter. Potomac avenue southeast. . Established 1900 Dail; 1y 26 Straight Games. KANSAS CITY, Mo., August 12.— ohn (Bunny) Brief, first baseman of he local American Association club, hit safely in twenty-six consecu- ive games, up to and including yes- . s games, up ta g ¥ three .aPPearances before opposing |nine. For engagements write J. Cau- Miles an Hopr. Small Deposit Alterati Fitict ‘aleo Jeads the American Asso- |pitchers. “Bohne also hanaled cleanly |sey, 1523 U strect southeast. A ons iation this year in home runs scored, | 1fteen of sixteen chances afield. Winston Athletle Club will go to| BUFFALO, N. Y, August 12—Orlo ccepted Free vlln" ‘?ox‘nd;(:“::tv:;:ng;dex.yg;e Quantico, Va. ‘Sunday for a ‘game |IIL owned by Commodore George: & . o , . i ast tw = 3 with the Marines. All Winston play- | Leary, ir., of the Sag Harbor Yacht erda; BABE’S SWAT 2 5 £ t at 1010 H yendtn 0! & W < The ls!ocln‘tlon cireuit-arive record ‘SDECIDE othresty Sungay “Horning . at 31| Club, won the first heat of the fifty- ee lng siae Ompetltlon > s twenty-nine, held by “Gavvy"|p .o e oAl o'clock. mile displacement boat race, for the | s 'all \ ERNALE : Tallies That | ° ) iathan Athletle Club will meet| Ailison-Fisher trophy, emblematic of —————— the runabout championship of North | P 'MACK BUYS HURLER. PHILADELPHIA, August 12—Fred oftus, a pitcher, has been purchased m the Hanover team~of the Blue Ridge League, Manager Connie Mack bt the Athletics has announced. Lof- us will report at the end of the Biue Ridge League season. -— PITCHER YORK FETED. PITTSBURGH. Pa. August 12— Pitcher York of the Chicago Na- jonals was given a lunchedn yester- | fay by former members of the 3d Di- | ision, with whom he served in| [France. | .GAME TO WHITE SOX. ONEONTA. N. Y., August 12.—The 'hicago American League Club de- feated Oneontas, semi-professional team, yesterday in an exhibition ame, to 3. Ed Walsh, former White Sox star, who is manager of the local club. pitched part of the [same. R B INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. At Jersey City 3 3 Rochester q fersey City i Knight and Murph; n—m% MeNeil. E. i 2 NTIC LEAGUE. Spartanburg, 4; Charleston, 3. Mogpata. B¢ Greenville, & the horfzon. Some of those who wagered their lesser ducats that Ruth would beat the home-run record this year have feet 'which are beginning to get frapped. What the Giants really need are imore blows with the bat. ZINN OVERCOMES CUBS Giants Break Even. Another major league pitcher- his performance. In_ the eleventh inning of the second gani® between the Pirates and the Cubs he hit sately, stole second and scored the winning run on Robertson’s single. The Pirates won both games, in- creasing their first place percentage in the National League, their nearest Two 1.000 batting averages marked the contest in which the Reds drubbed the Cards, 6 to 1. Bohne of the win. ners made four safe hits in as many times at bat, and Mann of the losers produced three with the bat in his Defeat Athletics. Babe Ruth’s batting gave the Yankees their margin of victory over the Ath- letics in the 7-to-3 game in Philadelphia yesterday. It was the only engagement in the American League. The Babe's homer in the fourth inning scored two runners ahead and double drove im Ruth also ciouted a single. alker of the Macks hit his seventeenth homer of the season and smashed out a pair of doubles, WWMWM“OOOMNNO“Q““gM Zinn of the Pirates—came forward yester- day as an opportune hitter and he also added a bit of base running to series. Sehley, pitching for Linworth, held the Perry Midgets to two hits until the ninth inning, when the losers made four more. Monk of Perry also did well, except in the third inning, when the southwest boys got all their One hit was all Yale Athletic Club could make off Sample of the Orioles in section A of the midget class. The Oriole hurler fanned eleven batters and passed four. Tripp was nicked for i nine safeties, incliding a homer by Carolina. Christ Child Society was unable to overcome the early lead gained by the Quentins in the section A, junior divi- sion, engagement. Tucci and Kuhnert, opposing slabmen, did good work. but neither was well supported. White of the winners made a circuit smash. &le Athletic Club, 15-to-5 winner over Holy Comforter, wants games with Perry, Trinity, Linworth, Brad- ley School and the Black- Cats. The Eagles won twenty-one games before losing, 4 to 5, to the St. Teresa tonight at 7:30 o'clock at 1229 Penn- sylvania avenue southeast. All mem- bers are expected to attend. Buffalo Athletic Club vanquished R. P. Andrews’ Red Sox in a 12-to-1 game. Cheeks hurled good ball for the winners. Hex Athletic Club will play the ESTERDAY'S RESULT. Quentin, 7; Christ Child, 5 (seven Innings). TODAY'S GAME. Postponed until Sunday. TOMORROW'S GAME. Independent, at 7th Herzl vs. and Monroe streets northeast. SECTION B. Benning Leviathan 00 YESTERDAY'S RESULT. | Petworth, 11; Leviathan, 0. TODAY'S GAME. Hilltop vs. Renroc, at 37th and R streets. TOMORROW'S GAME. ~ Owl vs. Benning. at Washington Barracks, foot of 413 street southwest. — SETS SPEEDBOAT MARK. Orlo III Travels at Rate of 39.69 America, on the Niagara river yester- day. Orlo JII traveled at the average | speed of 39.69 miles per hour, a \l\m’lv.il record for this class of boats over a| one-mile course. —_— Washington _Athletics, leading col- ored nine of the District, at Union Park Sunday afternoon. The game will get under way at 3 o'clock. E have several used Studebaker Cars that are truly remarkable buys. 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