Evening Star Newspaper, August 17, 1921, Page 20

- o9 FOE OF S against the Nationals, fact, there is only one o to Washington's eight. On “their first swing through the west the Nationals won seven games while dropping nine, and their second visit netted only five victories against eleven defeats. What they will ac- complish on this farewell tour is problematical, but if they hope to hang onto third place they will have to improve their previous showings and start their improvement right here, for St. Louis is their most dan- Rgerous contender for the in-the- money berth. Browns Getting Close. The Browns, now only three and one-half games back of the Griffs, right now are the fastest traveling machine in the circuit. They breezed through the east on their recent visit, winning eight of thirteen tilts and until they were upset by the Tigers yesterday had six straight verdicts 1o _their credit. " 7The Nationals usually succeed in winning eight of thirteen tilts, and man’s town, and if this custom is to be followed today is the day, the rea- son being that the Browns will have to ‘depend upon Palmero, Kolp -or some other lesser light like Bayne or Burwell for box work. Tomorrow, ‘with Shocker ready again, it will be different and Friday Davis will be dues Capital fans know only too well what this means. . For mound talent in the immediate future the Nationals are well fixed. Mogridge has not worked since a week ago vesterday, when he chucked half of the famous marathon battle that Dixie Davis copped. If rest is what Mogriuge needs. he should prove fnvincible if used today, but there is some question whether the long lay- off will not hurt his control. John- son also is available with his full three days rest, and Zachary has not seen service since a week ago today. But. though the hurling corps should be on edge, Judge's bum leg is bound to slow him up a bit. and the team will be handicapped by the con- tinued absence of Rice, which means Milan will remain in the middle pas- ture and Earl Smith in right. It was thought Rice’s sprained ankle would have yielded to treatment sufficiently to enable him to get back in the game here, but he still is limping painfully, and the present outlook is that three or four days will elapse before he can safely resume his station. . Beatem by Bloomington. The Griffs lost to the Bloomington, Til., Three-eye League club yesterday. 6 to 1, in an exhibition game played for the benefit of the family of the late Joe Leonard. Pitcher Miller of the Bloomington team kept the eight hits the Nationals made scattered, while the minor leaguers bunched the seven they got off Jim Shaw. La Motte performed cleverly at short for the Nationals, playing faultlessly afleld and getting two hite. one a triple that drove in the Griffs’ lone tally. YANKS ARE DEFEATED. INDIANAPOLIS, August 17.—The In- dianapolis team of the American As- sociation defeated the New York Yankees in an exhibition game yes- terday, 8 to 3. Babe Ruth collected a double out of five times at bat. R. New' York. Indtanapolis Batteries—Harper, Piercey and Hoffman and Verger; Weaver, Cavet, Bartiett and Dixon. EXHIBITION GAMES. At Johnstown, Pa.— 2 Phitadelphia Americans. Johnstown Burke, Freeman, Hilty and Vetterly. At Albany, N. Y— St. Louis Nationals.. Altany, Eastern Mann and Afnsmith; Kieb At Rochester, Boston Americans. Cincinnati National Thormahlen, Karr and Walters; Markle and Wingo, Douglas. PLAYER FRACTURES SKULL SPARTANBURG, S. C., August 17.— Ransnas Ferry, third baseman for the Charlotte team, who was struck on the head by a pitched ball, is resting well in a local hospital. He suffered a fracture of the akull, but his condition is not reghrded wus slarmbng. | VEAN GREGG TO PITCH. EDMONTON, Alberta, August 17.— Vean Gregg, former Philadelphia pitgher, who quit the Athletics to take up farming some years ago and who is now a free agent, has signed to play “with the Edmonton club of the Western Canada League. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Batteries: Dedson and Niebergal: Fimneran and Withrow. Griffs Open Series Wi ST. LOUIS CLUB WORST |HIMERSWINFOUR | THE NATIONALS Has Won 10 Times in Their 17 Clashes This Sea- : son and Now Is Only 312 Games Back of'McBridemen. BY DENMAN THOMPSON. '.l'. LOUIS, Mo., August 17—McBride’s near-pennant contenders open their final swing through the western section of the circuit today, when they play the first of a trio of contests listed in each of four stopping places before returning to their own yard two weeks hence. In the Browns they draw the toughest assignment of the lot at the outget, for the Fohlmen have the best record of any team in the league having taken ten of seventeen battles staged. In ther team against which the Griffmen have failed to obtain at least an even break thus far in 1921, and, oddly enough, that is the hopelessly tail-end Philadelphia outfit, which has won nine games Against _the Tigers the Griffs have obtained an even break, eight and eight. They hold an edge over the Yankees, eight and seven; have 2 mark of nine and seven against both the Red Sox and Indians, and have walloped the White Sox to the extent of eleven and five. What May Happen in Base Ball Today AMERICAN LEAGUE. W. L. Pct. Win.Lose. 66 40 @23 4: New York . Cleveland 526 485 463 458 432 424 6 319 370 GAMES TODAY. SAMES TOMORROW. Boston at Det . Wash'ton at St. Louls. New York at . Boston at Detrol Phila. at Clevel . New York at Cl 0. ‘Wash'ton at St. Louis. Phila. at Cleveland. Results of Yesterday’s Games. Detroft, 7; St. Louis, 5. NATIONAL LEAGUE. W. L. Pct. Win.Lose. Pittaburgh B 65 o o 574 59 518 55 500 49 437 Chi 44 ‘398 Philadelphia 3 312 GAMES TODAY. Pittsburgh at Phila. Chicago at ‘in'nati Chicago ton. Ci t New York. ¢ St. Louis at Brooklyn. St. Loul Results of Yesterday’s Games. Philadelphia, 6-6: Pittaburgh, 5-8. (8econd game 11 jnnings). Boston, 8: Chicago, 6. Brooklyn, 7; New York, 6. GAMES TOMORROW. Pittsburgh at Phila. Hoston. G series for the District independent THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON’, D. ©, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1921 th Browns BIG LEAGUE FRAYS Beat Giants. H yesterday. Ten were made the winner. In the National League the tail-end Phillies, but the leaders to the Dodgers. The Braves, still League engagement resulted in a of six games. Ten Made in Five Contests. Dotigers’ Two in Ninth OME RUNS cropped out in every major league game in the five contests, and in four played a prominent part in deciding the pace-setting Pirates managed to score only an even break with increased their advantage at that, for the runner-up Giants succumbed possessing a pennant chance, over- came the Cubs. The lone American Tiger victory over the Browns. It ended the St. Louis winning streak The Dodgers trimmed the Giants, 7 to 6, with & ninth-inning rally. One %17 | was out when Olson’s homer, scoring Grimes ahead, tied the score. John- i ston then smashed Ryan for another four-base clout. Erratic plays by the Dodger_outfield accounted for most the Giant tallies. o‘)\fler losing, 5 to 6, to the Phillies, !the Pirates won. 8 to 6, in eleven innings. Two homers by Lee King, in addition to his double, were re: Sponsible for the Philly triumph. Two singles were all King could con- tribute in_ the second game, but his hitting prolonged the engage- Whitted got a four-baser for ment. the Pirates in the opener, Wwhile Barnhardt and Tierney slammed homeruns for the winners in the second. The Braves beat the Cubs, 8 to 6. A homer by Cruise accounted for three of the winners' runs. Alexan- der was driven from the slab in the sixth. McQuillan was chased in the second when the Cubs got five tallies. Boeckel and Deal, opposing third baseman, fielded brilliantly. Van Gilder was a target for Tiger batsmen and the Browns were drub- bed, 7 to 5. Leonard kept the losers in check until the eighth, when Sisler poled a homer with two on base. Blue of the winners also clouted for the circuit. GIBRALTARS POINT WAY IN BIG SANDLOT SERIES IBRALTAR ATHLETIC CLUB is living up to its reputation es- tablished on the sandlots during the early summer campaign. The Gibs now are leading section A of the unlimited division in the base ball championships, with three victories and no defeats, having achieved their third win yesterday at the expense of the Westovers. Qui tims to the Gibs, w ncy and Grace also have fallen vic- ho have yet to play the Yankees, Emeralds and Lang- dons, the trailing teams of the division. Only three other games were played in the series, one in the un- limited division and two in the jun- jor class. Darkness halted proceed- ings before Randles and Garfields could reach a decision in Section C of the unlimiteds, while Yale forfeited to Christ Child in the only midget engagement scheduled. After an unsteady first inning, Bal- linger, pitching for the Gibs, had the Westovers at his mercy. He yielded six hits and fanned six batters. Cas- per and Walsh of the losers, made homers, but Jett of the winners, came through with a pair of four-base knocks. MecCormick was a mark for the Brookmont batters in the second in- ning. when they piled up enough runs to assure victory. Hardy and Tritti- toe kept the Peerless blows scattered. Christ Child romped to victory over Park View in Section A of the jun- jors. The victors enjoyed two healthy batting turns. Petworth jumped into 2 big lead at the start of its engagement with Ben- ning and never was headed. Stahl of the losers, with four hits in as many times at bat, was the batting star of the fray. JUNIOR DIVISION, Lost. Pet. 0 1.000 0 1000 0 1000 1 500 1 O 1 300 2 000 2 ‘000 YESTERDAY'S RESULT. Christ Child, 11; Park View, 8 (7 innings). TODAY'S GAME. Independent va. Mohawk, at 17th and Rose- dale streets northeast. TOMORROW'S GAME. Heral vs._Clover, at Union station plasa. ‘Won. Pet. g 1.000 comm 'YESTERDAY'S RESULT. Petworth, 12; Benning, 6 (8 innings). TODAY'S GAME. Leviathan vs. Owl, at 37th and R streets. ‘TOMORROW'S GAMB. Roamer vs. Hilltop, at Washington barracks, foot of 4% street southwest. YESTERDAY'S RESULT. Christ Child, 9; Yale, O (forfeit). ‘TODAY'S GAM! SEOTION A. Won. Tost. Pet. Gibraltar . 3 [] Westover . 1 1 Yankee 1 1 E Grace 1 1 500 Quiney "_ 1 1 500 Emerald 1 T 233 Langdon . ° 2 000 YESTERDAY'S RESULT. Gibraltar, 9; Westover, 5 (elght innings). TODAY'S GAME. Emerald vs. Quincy. at Union statien plasa, TOMORROW'S GAME. Grave vs. Yankee, at 37th and R streets, SECTION B. Shamrock .. Brookland . Brookmont . Southland Metropolitan . Peerless . Optometris YESTERDAY'S RESULT. Brookmont, 7; Peerless, 3 (six inn; TODAY'S GAME. Metropolitan vs. Optometris t Randl fleld, east end of Perg:nnylvlnh enue :n.une TOMORROW'S GAME. Shamrock vs. Brookland, at Randle fleld, east end of Pennaylvania Ige. Pet. 1.000 1.000 1000 500 233 000 ‘000 YESTBRDAY'S RESULT. Randle-Garfield (postponed; darkness).' TODAY'S GAME. Mount Vernon vs. Knickerbocker, at 7th and Monroe streets northeast. TOMORROW'S GAME. Dominican vs. Winston, at Tenleytown. —_—— REGISTERS 10 GET TEST 200 | Meet Graham Nine Today in Sand- lot Interleague Series—South- ern Team Wins. With the playing of the Registers- A. B. Graham Company game at Union Station Y. M. C. A. field this after- noon, all the teams in section B of the annual sandlot base ball interleague championship series will hate been in action. The Treasury League cham- pion and the Graham nine, leader-of the Industrial League, are to clash at 5:16 o'clock. Southern Railway of the Terminal R. R. Y. M. C. A. and Potomac Council of the Knights of Columbus League inaugurated the serles yesterday, with .| the former winning, 5 to 1, in seven innings. Neither team did much hit- ting, but the Southerners flelded well, while the Caseys committed errors at critical times. LEAGUE SERIES. RICKARD FACES BATTLE TO HOLD ON TO ARENA BY SPARROW McGANN. N doesn’t last long. EW YORK, August 17.—Every once in a while reformers come to life in Jersey City and kick up a bit of trouble. A reformer in the burg across the Hudson But it doesn’t go more than two or three rounds against Jersey City's well- oiled highly-geared political machine. § tance in a_prospective scrap which involves Tex Rickard’s big fight arena on Boyle’s Thirty Acres is an Or it may be that two rounds will suffice for the aforesaid reform citizen to knock Tex Rickard out of Jersey. The situation is pretty and also delicate. Here is the way it began: Announce- ment was made that Tex Rickard had taken a year's lease on the arena. Further it was announced that the structure ‘was owned by a syndicate q?nlrolled by John F. ‘Boyle and Frank Hague. The interesting part of this announcement is that Hague is the mayor of Jersey City. Affects Two Streets. Another interesting fact is that this great stadium practically obliterates Florence street and Factory street as well. Now streets are regarded as rather necessary to the community de- velopment and commercial progress of a city, and certain people in Jersey City are asking how the leaseholder would explain the present useless- ness of those two thoroughfares were he summoned before the vice chan- cellor. And, assuming it were proved that the wooden saucer abutted sev- Whether he will go a greater interesting question just now. éral feet over on the property of Co- lumbie Mills, Incorporated, how would this be explained?, There are reformers who say that it will be difficult to explain, and there are a few jealous New Jersey promoters, resenting the premier pro- moter's presence in an allen state, who may be inclined to start a ruc- tion on their own hook. Emphasis should- be placed upon the qualifying phrase “maybc.” Promoters who try to swim against the tide in Jersey do not fare as well as the reformers, who, when they get their lickings, have nothing more serious than in- jured feelings and a sense of injustice to bother them. “How long,” declaimed an irate Jer- seyman, who is close to the fighting game across the river, “will local pro- moters stand idly by and allow Rick- ard to come in and grab the cream off the fight pudding? Why, if local pro- moters attempted to do some of the things Rickard did at ‘the last fight the same interests who are backing Tex would be the first to hand a knock-out to the local men.” “FIGHTING COP” FAILS IN HIS DEBUT BATTLE BY FAIRPLAY. N EW YORK, August 17.—There is the likelihood, according to a promoter to whom the writer talked today, that Harry Darneille, “fighting cop” from Washington, who has been in this city groom- ing for a career in the prize ring, will get another chance to show what he can do before he is advised that pounding the pavement on a regular beat is more suited to his talents than pounding a rival pugilist in the squared circle. In his first appearance against Fréd Schroeder, an unknown from the York- ville section of the metropolis, Harry may have been afflicted with stage fright, or at least have forgotten all he knew or had learned about the manly art. Maybe! Anyway, this exhibition against the obese Schroeder rendered fans unable to force down the sus- picion that if the pugilistic patrolman ever beats Jack Dempsey it will be with a nightstick. ‘There is no doubt Darnellle was a great disappointment. Loads of New York fans went over to Long Island City all set to see this fighting marvel who had received s0 much free adver- tising ever since he cleaned up a town in Maryland. Maybe the cop is better against a town full of opponents than one single opponent in a ring. Anyway the fans were all het up about that merciless rough house in Maryland in which Darneille knocked ‘em down, busted ‘em wide open as soon as they appeared and then stacked them up like cordwood. So aforesaid fans went over to the Long Island Athletic Club with minds all attuned to withstand the sight of gore and the sound of a body falling _heavily. B What they saw was two big fellows who knew so little about boxing that they were funny. The crowd which had come to be thrilled set back and laugh- ed and were as sore at the referee for stopping the mirth as a movie house crowd could be if the film grinder should shut off his show just at a time when the c rd ple was half way between Charlle Chaplin’s hand and the dome of the country parson. Darnellle beyond doubt is a fine physi- cal specimen. And there is no reason to belleve he may mot be a bear in a rough and tumble, but in a prize rifng where there are rules and where ex- cellence in the sport s the result of patural _aptitude plus development along sclentific lines, this brass-button guy from the National Capital is not there. Not yet, anyway. ——— PUNISHES BOXERS. ST. LOUIS, Mo.. August 17 Franklie Mason of Fort Wayne, Ind. and Knockout Brown of New Orlean: ENTRY OF PRESIDENT PEPS UP GOLF EVENT President Harding’s declsion to play in the Washington newspaper men’s golf tournament, to be held on the public course in East Potomac Park August 25, if his official duties permit, has made it necessary for the tournament committee to arrange for an event of national in- terest instead of an outing for a small gToup of writers. ‘The action of the President is viewed as a favorable augury for the future of tournament golf among newspaper men in Washington. Such events have be- come fixtures among the newspaper men in other cities, but the tourney next week will be the first in the National Capital. In order to insure the best possible arrangements for the tournament, Rob- ert Barry of the Philadelphia Public Ledger, whe is chairman of the commit- tee, has named the personnel of the subcommittees charged with such re- sponsibiliti :s. A general meeting of these commit- tees will be held at 11 o'clock Friday morning at the office of Chairman Barry. WILL AID GOLFERS. Chicago Clubs Each Plan to Admit Two Young Stars. CHICAGO, August 17.—A new plan to perfect the more promising public link golfers who have not the finan- cial ability to.belong to private clubs has been started in Chicago. The scheme is to have each club, of which there are more than fifty in and about Chicago, admit at least two promising players as non-voting members, with playing privileges and the right to represent the club in tournaments. George Hartman of the Jackson will not be permitted to box here|Park public golf links and George until after January 1, as a penalty [Hackl, jr., of the Lincoln Park course for & poor showing here recently. CARPENTIER TO FIGHT. PARIS, August 17.—Georges Car- pentier, heavyweight champion of Eu- rope, will meet Vanderveer, the Dutch heavyweight, at Sheveningen, a fashionabie bathing resort in Hol- land, next month, says an Amsterdam dispatch to the Auto. —— ENTER BIG CANOE MEET Five District Paddlers to Strive for International Honors at Sugar Island. ‘Washington Canoe Club will be rep- represented in several events at the international canoe championships at Sugar Island, Canada, Saturday. Five District paddlers will compete in the senior four, tandem single and double- blade, one-man single blade and sail- ing canos races. - The senlor four will include Harry Knight, Karl Knight, Percy Walton and Harry Davis. ‘The last named will take the seat of Lex Martin, who is seriously ill at home. The Knight brothers also will strive for honors in tandem races, and Walton will pad- dle In the singles. Herbert Kreischer, a. junior, is to compete in the salling race. The party will leave for Sugar Island tomorrow. The Washington canoemen met in competition some of the best paddlers of the country at the e George, N. Y., meet in June and had them fol- lowing in their wake. The men are ‘well seasoned and should give good accounts of themselves. —_— _WINS ANOTHER RACE. PHILADELPHIA, August 17.—Jea- nette Rankin scored her sixth win- ning race out of her seven starts this season, when she captured the $2,500 Bulls’ Head Baszaar stake, fea- ture of the opening day’s card of the grand circuit meeting at the Bel- mont Driving Club’s mile track at Narberth, Pa. INDEPENDENT NINES. Powz .vvle.-ul:lp.::lwn. Ln 14th street and ‘l"'-I!: Chureh, wlh‘lehmdugutsg ":he nia Grays, " 'es TOMORROW’'S GAME. 008 ann‘mvnu with sixteen-year-old w.m'gusa%‘n 14th street and teams. Nines interested may tele- Potomac: & 3 - = YESTERDAY'S RESULT. phone e mensenen At Fally pet,| Soutbern, 5; Potomac, 1 (seven fanings). g T 1.000 TODAY'S GAME. ‘Winsten Athle ub is without & X unday game. Any team ready to IS0] Repisters, vi. Grabam, at Uston Statien| SUOORY, Gote” the . northeast club o BT Should communicate with Manager TODAY'S GAME. Lisworth vs, StantonTemplar, at Washiag- e ton barracks, START SHOOTING TODAY. SEAGIRT, N. J., August 17.—The annual Seagirt rifle tournament opened today on the state rifle range, with expert riflemen from all parts of the country in the lists. It was predicted that more than 1,500 men ‘would take part in the ten-day shoot. t of 414 street southwest. TOMORROW'S GAME. tomac vs. Registers, at Union Station . C. A. Field. s —— AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Milwaukee, 13; 8t. 9. MISSISSIPPI STATE LEAGUE. Meridian, 8—3; Greenwood, 4—4. Clarksdae, 7—8; Jackson, 5—1. APPALACHIAN LEAGUE. Greenville, 5; Bristol, 2. Knoxville, 13 Cleveland, 0. Kinesoort, 2; Jobason City, 0. D. C. Woodcock, 1010 H street north- east. Rex Athletie CI will encounter formidable opposition Saturday and Sunday at Union Park. The Balti- more Black Sox will be met the first day, to be followed on Sunday by the American Chain Company of York, Pa. —— FLORIDA STATE LEA G Lakeisnd, 8; St. Petersburg, 6. have been those chosen by Midlothian Club. Hartman has twice won the city championship, while Hackl, who is only fifteen years old, can shoot par on the most difficult course. D. C. ELEVEN WILL-FACE NOTED PRO GRID TEAMS Tim Jordan, president of the Wash- ington Foot Ball Club, is a busy offi- cial these days. Determined to pro- vide gridiron fans with & good brand of professional sport this fall, the local mogul is scurrying about Phil- adelphia arranging games with prom- inent elevens of that city. Jordan is planning contests here for every Sun- day during the season. Among the teams expected to ap- pear in Washington are George Stallings’ Rochester Ramblers, Jim Thorpe’s Toledo Stars, Bob Higgins’ Canton Bulldogs, and Charley Brick- ley’'s Metropolitans of New York. Jack Hegarty, all-south Atlantic_end while playing for Georgetown Uni- versity, will have charge of the local eleven, which will include such no- tables as Mackert, Tomlin, Sullivan, King, Harris and Anderson. —_———— HITTING LITTLE HARDE Figures Show That It Is Only Fraction Heavier This Season Than Last. It is not worth while to waste chunks of sympathy on the poor pitchers of the major leagues. They haven't earned it, however much they might like it. No one ran around in circles shedding tears for them in 1920, and no lively ball alibi was in- troduced to account for their being hit harder than in 1919. For the sake of information and for proof that is worth something, a com- parison again has been made between the pitching of 1920 and that of 1921. This time the games were taken be- tween July 20 and the end of the month. That is a very fair period for comparison. In July pitchers are quite as good as they are any time. In 1920 there were ninety-three games In that period. The total num- ber of base hits made in those games was 1,811 That was an average of 19 44-93 for each game. In 1921 the total number of games played in the same period was 83, ten less than 1920, showing more postponements and pnu\bl{ some fewer double-he: ers, but not affecting in the least the general average. The total number of base hits in 1921 was 1,648, or an av- erage of 19 71-83 per game. The difference between the batting of 1920 and 1921 is the difference be- tween 71-83 and 44-93, which, for the sake of argument, might be called three-eighths. Our pitchers this year were hit three-eighths of a hit hard- er per game than they were in 1920. Wouldn't that shiver your timbers? The truth is that a lot of squawk- ing and complaining was turned loose by some managers who were not win- ning ball games and some pitchers, who knéw that they were slipping. —_— ‘Walter Johmson 2lways has been a member of the American League. and ‘will be considered one of the circuit's greatest ball players. has been as much to the America: rhaps more—as Mathewson was to the Na- tional. S e JENTER TITLE. DOUBLES All Members of British Davis Cup Team to Play in National Event at Longwood. BOSTON, August 17.—The entry of the British Davis cup team !orylhe natjonal doubles champlonship, start- ing on the Longwood Cricket Club’s courts August 22, has been received gl):thdwln Sheafe, president of the Among those entered are Willlam T. Tilden, 2d, paired with Charles Garland; Willlam M. Johnston and Willis E. Davis, the Kensey brothers, Robert and Howard; Wallace F. Johnson and Nathaniel W. Niles. The HBritish entries are F. Gordon Lowe and A. Wallis Myers, Capt. Maxwell Woosnam and O. G. N. Turn- bull; J. B. Gilbert and a partner yet to be selected. Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory, na- tional woman champion, and Tilden. American singles titleholder, will be paired in the mixed doubles. Wives of the visiting British play- ers will pair with them, and it was stated as certain that Mrs. May Sut- ton Bundy and Miss Mary K. Browne, both former singles titleholde: would be paired with the Kinsey brothers. Mrs. B. E. Cole, 2d, and Samuel Hardy, captain of last years Davis cup team, will play together. THREE BRITONS SCORE IN SOUTHAMPTON PLAY SOUTHAMPTON, N. Y., August 17.— Three members of the British Davis cup team have advanced to the round before the semi-finals of the singles in the invitation tournament of the Meadow Club. ‘William J. Clothier of Philadelphia, national champlon in 1906, eliminated the other British internationalist, J. B. Gilbert, 7—b, 6—3. Each of the three British victors won two matches in straight sets, Capt. Maxwell Woosnam defeated T. R. Pell of New York, 6—3, 6—2, after eliminating Arthur Yencken, Wash- ington, 6—1, 6—2. F. Gordon Lowe had Hugh Kelleher of New York and Donald Keresy of New York as his victims. O. G. N. Tum- bull scored an easy victory over Leon de Turenne of Cambridge, Mass., 6—3, 6—3, but was extended by Walter Merill Hall, New York, 7—5, 7—5. Philip Neer of Portland, Ore., after outplaying Howard Kinsey of San Francisco, 4—6, 7—5, 8—8, lost to Har- old_Godshall of Los Angeles, 4—s, T, Willls E. Davis of San Francisco advanced to the fourth round by de- feating Ignacio Borbolla of Mexico, 4—3, 6—1, and Philip Van de Venter of Plainfleld, N. J., 10—12, 6—1, 6—4. Vincent Richards, playing-through defender of the Southampton trophy, won by default. ‘'SPORTS. French Girl Ill in Bed Following Reverse at Tennis FORCED TO QUIT PLAY AGAINST MRS. MALLORY Mlle. Lenglen Suffers Recurrence of Attack of Bronchitis and Proves No Match for American Player. OREST HILLS, F of several years had vanished. champi curacy of placement were gone. Suzanne failed to rally at the openi the umpire and said: den recurrence of bronchitis, French wizard dropped into a chair and later went to her rooms, and was ordered by a physician to rest for at least 2 week. Her manager said he expected Mlle. Lenglen would be able to participate in the mixed doubles at the Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, next week, and later fulfill her sched- uled engagements elsewhere in the United States. Hope of Title Gone. But her hope of winning the cham- pionship has passed. So, too, has the marvelous reputation of not havini lost a set in two years of tournament play. . Mile. Lenglen in these two years conquered every woman tennis player of note in Europe, won all the na~ tional championships in which she participated and acquired the title of world champion through victory at ‘Wimbledon. But in the United States the Wimbledon tournament is not recognized as conferring a world title on a victor, and so Mille. Lenglen, anxious to remove all doubt that her skill was supreme, came here to win the American laurels. She had triumphed over Mrs. Mal- lory only a few weeks ago in France, and last year she defeated a British star who previously had won from Mrs. Mallory. Suzanne expected to defeat the United States champion again. but she warned those who met her on her arrival from France last Saturday that she was a convales- cent. She insisted, however, that she was not putting in an alibi early in saying it would have been more pleas- FRENCH GIRL’S DEFEAT PREDICTED BY TILDEN BY LAWRENCE PERRY. EW YORK, August 17.—That appearance in the current N Mile. Lenglen, whose first American national women’s championships at Forest Hills proved so forlorn a fiasco, will play vastly better tennis in the near, or at least not remote, future is the firm belief today of all close followers of the court game who have watched the French girl in European tourneys or who followed her style of play on Monday with discernment. Before Mile. Lenglen and Mrs. Molla Bjursted Mallory appeared on the courts William T. Tilden, the inter- national champion, sald this to the writer: Picked Molla te Win. “Molla will win today. I am the only one here who thinks so, but I am firmly of that belief. In the first place, Molla is burning the courts just now, was mever In more Sorry for Her Failure to Gratify Spectators FOREST HILLS, L. I, August 17 —Mile. Lenglen made the fol- lowing statement: heartiest con- Mrs. Mallory. t oppoment and I did triumph in this tournament. 1 have received a message of symp: from her. It is indeed kind her to be 5o interested. “My only regret is that I was unable to play the kind of ten- nis I knew every ome expected to see. I ennnot say how distressed 1 am that it became mecessary for me to leave the Court. I had been told that many of the jors had come to Forest continue, It was fm am sure that the peeple who have been %0 generous with me will bear with me in this hour of trial” - H INDIAN NETMAN HURT. Jacob May Not Be ‘Able to Play Against Japanese. CHICAGO, August 17.—Japanese and Indian tennis teams had their final practice today in preparation for the first matches of their Davis cup semi-final round clashe at Lake For- est, I1l., tomorrow. The Indian team sustained a blow at the eleventh hour when Capt. Jacob was forced to pay his second visit in two days to a doctor for treat- ment of his right knee which has bothered him for a week. He is pre- pared to resign his place in the sin- gles for another member of the team, probably L. S. Deane, unless the ef- fects of a slight sprain have disap- peared by tomorrow. The Japanese players eased up to- day and the " two regulars, Capt. Ishigo Kumagae and Zenzo Shimid- zu supported their announcements of playing fitness by a display of pace on the courts. The Indian players had a longer and more strenuous work-out. The cool weather of the past week has not been enc!lfito the liking of Ja. cob, Deane, A. Fyzee and Mahom- med Sleem. MAY DINE CHAMPIONS. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., August 17.— A dinner for former national tennis champions has been suggested in con- nection with this year's tournament for the United States singles titles, to be held on the courts of the Ger- mantown Cricket club, beginning September 9. DANISH PLAYER BEATEN. CLEVELAND, Ohlo, August 17.— Erick Tegner, Danish star, who played against the Australasian team in the Davis cup matches here last week, was defeated by Charles Curran of Cleveland in the men’s singles of the Ohio State tournament here yester- day, by 6 to 4. Sport Field for Baltimore. Baltimore' plans a public athletic field to cost a quarter of a million dollars. AUTO GLASS ‘WINDSHIELDS DR BODIES. b ‘While You Wait. Taranto & Wasman 1017 New Mlm W, . formidable form, while Suzanne has not been well and cannot discount lack of practice due to her illness and her sea voyage. If the French girl should happen to win today my hat is off to her as a real, simon- pure superwoman.” As it turned out Bill Tilden's re- marks had that prophetical virtue which comes of deep knowledge of the game, of playing form and of the competitive temperament, of the two young women. ut, to revert to the original thought, Mlle. Lenglen's methods of stroking, her grace and her agility all bespoke future promise, and we may be certain that she will even- tually atone for Monday's showing by tennis of a brand which won for her her European reputation. Whether or not she will ever be able to repeat her St. Cloud victory over Mrs. Mallory remains to be seen. This much may be said right mow: ¥ If the American champion continues to play as she has been playing since her return from Europe she will take a whole lot of beating from any woman in the world and will place Mlle. Lenglen in danger every time the two meet. Different “Over There.” ‘Those who sat surprised when Mlle. Lenglen defaulted have neither an adequate understanding of the French girl nor precise knowledge of her po- sition in France. e bered arduous competitive sports, aside from foot ball, have not ob- tained more than a few years and a great many Anglo-Saxon traditio have not taken root. For example, a pugilist may “resign” when the fight is_going dead against him. In France the girl is not so much an accomplished exponent of great sport as an artiste—a creature of pub- lic idolatry, whose whims and moods and other manifestations of tempera- ment are granted as natural and rea- sonable if not always becoming. We see it differently, of course. With us an athlete who doesn't stand up when the game is going dead against him and fight to come through against odds_loses caste at once. And so when the French player was forced to give way most spectators sat aghast. Her ghowing need not be ac- cepted as indicating she is not a great player. 1 MORE POWER MORE OBTAINABLE COLUMBI PRENNAEE._ J-Sud L IS—L LT 2 PR, LA AT ——_L LA S L L S B LS S In her country it should be remem-| %3k, . Y., August 12.—Suzanne Lenglen, her marvelous record on the tennis courts blemished by defeat for the first time in two years, lay in her sick bed today a tragic figure-whose dreams She came to America expectant of winning the title of United States ion on the Forest Hills court, and yesterday, when her opportunity to eliminate the title holder, Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory, came, she was not Suzanne, the marvelous, She was sick, and her dash and ac- Mrs. Mallory, playing with a skill she seldom has equaled, defeated this French jewel of the comrt, 6—2, in their first set. Then, when ing of the second set, she walked to “I positively cannot continue. I cannot breathe.” Exhausted by coughing from a sud-ying to her had she been the [ health, in perfect Did Not Want to Play. The French star did not want 1o play yesterday. Hours before her time to dance upon the courts came she told A. R. De Jannis, vice pres dent of the French Lawn Tennis Fe eration, who accompanied her, that she was ill and should not play. But he insisted, asking Suzanne not to disappoint the thousands who came to see her. This thought, and her am- bition to win the championship, cansed her to vield against her expressed wishes, Mr. De Jannis said. From the start s vertised. In the first j no sweater when she skipped out 1o the court. Customarily. Suzanne wears at least two or three of them, peeling them off one by one s the play pro gresses. And all the heralded tor- nado-on-tiptoe stuff was absent, to Mademoiselle did not pirouette. She did not leap high into the air in a thrill- ing whirl to slash the ball back across the net. She appeared bereft of all the dazzling jumps from one end of the court to the other. and the flashy smashing at the net, for which sh famous. ~ She remained at the line, running from one side to other, and, save occasionall lied on a conservative, graceful s in all her returns. It was obvious that she was not in her usual surpass ing form. Mrs. Mallory. on the other hand, ap- peared at the peak of her game. She was all over the court, banging her racket against the ball with terrible force. Now East Azalaxt West. The women's championship has nar- rowed from an international contest to a struggle between the east and west, as a result of the climination of Mile. Lenglen. Leading _contenders for the title now, in the eves of the experts, are* Mrs. Mallory, representing the east, and Mrs. May Sutton Bundy of Los Angeles, and Miss Mary K. Browne of Santa Monica, Calif.. representing the west. The following matches, were sched- uled as features today: Mre. Bundy vs. Mrs. Edward Ray= mond. Mrs. B. E. Cole vs. Miss Martha Bay- not as ad- ice, she wore rd. Mrs. Mallory vs. Miss Sheldon. Florence Miss Phyllis Walsh vs. Miss Hele: Gilleaudeau. Heoe “e))(lsu Browne vs. Miss Edith Sigour~ Play Great Match. A skillful and interesting contest yesterday was that in which Mrs. Cole defeated Miss Leslie Bancroft, 5—7. 9. $—6. This match probably was one of the very best played in a wom- an's natiomal tournament in recent years. Long and bitterly fought rallies fol- lowed almost every service in which both Mrs. Cole and Miss Bancroft cov- ered their courts in a manner that would have done credit to top rank- ers in the men's list. At the end of forty-two games there were less than a dozen points separating victor and vanquished. If any one distinctive stroke might be selected as the winning one, it was Mrs. Cole’s deep driving to Miss Bancroft's backhand at critical mo- ments. These shots. which fell on the very base line, proved exceedingly difficult for the younger woman to handle, errors and hets resulting. Results of the principal matches fol- ow : Mrs. C. V. Hitchins, Mexico City. defeated Mrs. Crrus Clark of Norfulk, Copn., 6—1. Miss Martha Rayard of Short Hills, N. I, defeated Mrs. E. V. Lynch of New York, K. Browne, Santa Moniea, Calif., . De Forest Candee, New Yo Miss_Bdith Sigourney of Boston Miss Eleanora Sears of Boston, 6—2, 6—1. Miss Katherine Gardner of New York de- Seated Mrs. D. C. Mille of Orange, X, J. #—° Miss Mary defeated Mrs. 0. 6-3. defented 61 May Button Bundy defeated Miss Vir. Travell, New York. 6—0. 6—0. . Willard, Philadelphis, defeated Mrs. Gilbert Harvey, Philadelphia, 811, 6, Oole_of Boston_ defeated Miss Bost 87, 86 SR f New York, 6—2, 61 Miss Phyllis Walsh of Philadelphia defeatad: Mise M. B. Oase of Norfolk. 5—10, 8—8, 7.+ Miss ‘Helen Gilleaudesu of New York de-, feated Mrs. T. Sohst of New York, 6—3. 6- Special TIRES e $9.80 Snap Them Up! CHAS. E. MILLER, Inc. Formerly Miller Bros." Auto Supply House. 812 14th St. 4 Doors North of H St. MILES LESS CARBON AT LEADING FILLING STATIONS A OIL CO. ROSSLYN, VA. WEST 1012