Evening Star Newspaper, September 7, 1921, Page 20

_ SPORTS. ; THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. 0., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1921 SPORTS.’ ,Nationals’ Poor Showing Due to Weak Pitching : Woodward Is Counted on to Make Good *HAVE WON ONLY TWICE IN FOURTEEN CONTESTS AT TOP IN MAJORS AMERICAN LEAGUE. Hi Detroit..... e ayar Now Yerk R Ne un gotiing—Kath, o Tk GEOREE, | WANT To Base CLEAN THE REFRIGERATOR., ome ruzs—Buth, New York.... WILL You COME AnD. \ BY DENMAN THOMPSON. NATIONAL LEAGUE, ettt yiotuniits ‘K cBRIDE'S battered band, weary in limb and of spirit, today is fi( g M back in the home town with nothing to do but ruminate over Run get! the sad developments of the past two weeks. That their || Homs e Kol dow Tork. .. thoughts are not of an exactly cheerful nature may be surmised from the fact that in this period they won two ball games and lost fourteen. At some time or other in the dim and distant past, when Washington teams ‘were chronic tailenders, one of them may have made a poorer record in a similar stretch of time, but it cannot be recalled offhand. “What's the matter with the Nationals?” is a question asked on every hand. The answer is easy: “Can’t win” The familiar query was put to the writer in Philadelphia by Billy Richardson, the urbane part- owner of the club, who, with the keen interest of a sportsman in the success of the team, is almost as distressed over its plight as Manager McBride, which is saying a good deal. WORLD SERIES VICTOR HAS RIVAL FOR TITLE BY HIRAM K. MODERWELL. . Richardson can be respectfully re- ferred to yesterday's affair at Shibe ‘k as a convincing illustration of the trouble with the Griffmen. The afternoon game of the day before, one of the two Washington has won in a fortnight, can be used in con- junction with it. In the afternoon holiday battle Mogridge limited the Athletics to four hits and one run. That's the reason the Griffmen cop- Yesterday Zachary and Schacht Wwere pounded for fourteen safeties and seven runs. while all the Na- tionals were able to obtain off Roy Moore and Bryan Harris was half as many hits ard one run. Poor Pitching Is Answer. Poor pitching. That is the princinal reason for the recent sorry show- ing of the Griffs. Their flingers nave not failed completely in every one of the reverses recently met, but on oc- casions when they pitched an aver- age sort of game the opposing moundmen would deliver a better article. Yesterday Zachary eased by for a ‘while, a double play saving him in the second inning, when the Mack- men obtained three hits, but in the third Perkins socked a homer into the left fleld bleachers, after Tilly Walker had singled, for the first two runs, and Perkins repeated his stunt | with the bases unoccupied in the | sixth. Round seven saw Jezebel go to pleces completely, a trio of talliesi developing from a_single and three doubles. the slaughter being halteil when Acosta was called on. Jose| then gave way to a pinch hitter, and Schacht was combed for three singles and another run in the eighth. the tally being due to a fumble by Milan on the last of the bingles. after a double play engineered by Bush saved Al's hide for the time being. Moore Wild, But Effective. Moore. although unsteady to the point of having to be relieved late in the zame, was very effective. especially in the pinches, of which there were several. He retired three Griffs in a row in the second with two of them on the bases. Harris reached third after starting with a double in round four, and Bush got; to the far corner in the fourth through his single, theft and an out. to no purpose. Miller. who walked. and Shanks, who singled, both were left in the sixth. and Judge left Milan on second after Zeb doubled in the seventh. The Nationals’ lone tally developed in the eighth when Rice started with 2 double and Miller beat out a hot ¢smash to McCann. but the irony of it was that then the only reason they Scored was because Moore - walked Shanks and Picinich in succession and forced the run over the plate. With the bases loaded Lamotte was nominated to hit for Acosta. South- paw Moore then was replaced by Bryan Harrls, a right-hander, where- upon McBride countered by sending in Brower to hit for Lamotte before Bob had even taken his place in the box. Brower was called out on a third strike, which appeared to bel right over the heart of the plate, | altho Turkey kicked. Their chance was gone then, for they never got started against Harris in the minth, Rice fanning with much gusto for the final out. BRITON SETS GOLF MARK. DELLWOOD, Minn., September 7.— Abe Mitchell and George Duncan, British professional golfers, defeated Tom Vardon. White Bear professional, and Jack Burke, state open cham- pion, 6 and 5, in a thirty-six-hole best ball match yvesterday. In the after- noon Mitchell made the eighteen holes in sixty-five, two under the course Tecord, doing the last nine in 30. —_— LEAGUE LOSES MONEY. League closed yesterday with Or- lando ' the pennant winner. Tampa and Lakeland followed in the order mamed. Virtually every team in the Islx-cluh circuit suffered a financial loss. MARTINSBURG SELLS STAR. Joe Miiler of Pittshurgh, pitcher for the Martinsburg club of the Blue Ridge League, has been sold to the New Haven club of the Eastern League. Miller, who will report at once, is said to have more speed than any other twirler in the circuit. BROWNS RECALL MULLEN. Billy Mrllen, tird baseman, Mobile, Southern Association, has been ge- called by the St Louis Browns. What May Happen in Base Ball Today| AMERICAN LEAGUE. L. Pet. Win. 48 @25 .628 o Chics; Philadelp GAMES TODAY. Detroit at Cleveland. Chicago at St: Louis. Boston at New York. GAMES TOMORROW. Detroit at Cleveland. Chicago at St. Louis. Results of Yesterday’s Games. Philadelphia, 7; Washington, 1. Cleveiand, | St. Louis, 1. Boston, 2; New York, 1.} NATIONAL LEAGUE. Pet. 611 Chicago Philadelphia GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW. Cincinnati at Chicago. Cincinnat! at Chicago. New York at Phila. Phila. at Boston. Results of Yesterday’s Games. Boston, 1—8. New York, 2 3 hiladelphia, “hica, AUTO GLASS, ‘WINDSHIELDS Installed While You Wait. Taranto & Wasman 1017 New York Ave. N.W. 5: 0. | nings. _Struck mlb-'}:‘y) Moore, 3; by, by Zachary, 2. Losing pitcher—Zachary. Winning piteher — Moore. L?I'llblmn—llusn. WASHINGTON. AB. R. H. P.0. A. E. Bush, ss 5 02 3 % 0 Milan, rf 501 0 0 1 3 0 018 0 0 511200 3 02 00 0 340 Y iEox 0 3 01140 ] 30 03 0 0 Zachary, 3 0 0 0 3 0 Acosta, p 0 0 0 0 0 o La Motte 0 00 0 0 0 Browert . 100 0 0 Schacht, p . 5 0 0 0 o0 Totals. coocececa 34 1 8 2¢ 13 1 PHILADELPHIA. AB. R. H. P.O. A. E. Wwitt, rf . 4" X Ra e 050 58 T A a0 & ST o 4 2 5 0 4 0 1 I 4 1 o 4 1 0 3 9 0 3 0 SRt 0 Totals. . *Batted for Acosta in the Sth. tBatted for La Motte in the 8t Washington Philadelphia Two-base hits—Drkes, C. Walker, Galloway, Harris, Milan, Kice, iome runs—Perkine Stolen bases—8. Harris, Bush. _Sacrifice —J. Walker. Double plays—Bush, 8. Harris and Judge: Bush and Judge. Left on bases— Philadelphia, 5; Washington, 12.” Base on bal's M Moore, 6. Hits—Off Zachary, 11 in innings; off Acosta, none in 1.3 inning; hacht, '3 in 1 inninj Moore, 8 i s. er. 3 Hildebrand and Evans. Time Shieang of game—1 hour and 35 minute: YANKS LOSE GROUND; PIRATES MAKE GAIN By winning four games in two days, the St. Louis Nationals today were within thirty-sever points of the New York Giants, who hold second place, and fifty-one points from the pace- making Pittsburgh Pirates. St. Louis’ four victories were scored against the Chicago Cubs. Seven points, about one full game, separate the league-leading New York Americans and the Cleveland champions. The Yankees yesterday lost a tight contest to the Boston Red Sox, while Cleveland defeated St. Louis. Pitcher Schupp of Brooklyn struck out nine Philadelphia batters in five innings, but was charged with the loss of the game. The hitting of Third Baseman Boeckel of the Boston Braves fea- tured his team’s victory over the New rork Giants. In two times at bat he hit safely twice, one of them a homer and the other a double. He also had two sacrifices to his credit. Rogers Hornsby of the St. Louis Nationals, leading hitter in his league, went hitless in five times at bat in two games. Both New York clubs were sched- uled for double headers today, the Nationals playing in Philadelphia and the Americans opposing Boston at the Polo Grounds. _—— CLAIMS WORLD MARK FOR CIRCLING BASES MINOT, N. D, September 7.—Irving Wallace, catcher for a local semi- professional base ball team, estab- lished what was said today to be a new world record for circling bases. ‘Wallace made the circuit in thirteen seconds, eclipsing, he claims, the former record made by Archdeacon of the Rochester International. e SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. Spartanburg, 11: Charlotte, 3. Columbia, 9: Charleston, Greenville, 9-0; Augusta, 7-i. FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE. Daytona, 14; Jacksonville, 6. mpa, 9: St. Petersburg, 7. Oriando, §; Lakeland, 1. APPALACHIAN LEAGUE. Bristol, 8; Greenville, 5. Cleveland, 4-2; Knoxville, 1-2. Kingsport, 5; Johnson City, EISEMAN'S | 605-607 7th St. N.W. Trustworthy Goods Only Our Clothing will fit your purse as well as your figure, And there is vari- ety enough to please any man, Fine All-wool Suits For Men m( Young Men $19.75 to $44.75 { % l l By Cable to The Sfar and Chicago Daily News. PARIS, September 7.—Capt. B. L. Maloney, manager of the American Graves Registration All-Star base ball team, which has defeated every competitor in Europe, sends a formal challenge to the winner of the forth- coming world series to prove its title by playing a series with his team. Capt. Maloney said: “I want to emphasize that this chal- lenge is sent seriously. The team which wins in America will be the champion of America; we are undis- puted champions of Europe. We be- |lieve we have a chance to win. This summer we have played all the best teams around here, twenty-two games in all. We defeated the A. E. F. team at Coblenz a week ago. We have never lost a game. I believe that several of our men will go to the big leagues. “or instance, our first-string pitcher, jEd Diggs, from Virginia Polytechnic Institute. He is a gigantic fellow who often has fifteen strike-outs a game.” “EXPLOITS” OF WOMAN NATATOR ARE DOUBTED LONDON, September 7.—The swim- ming exploits of Mrs. Arthur Hamil- ton, noted English swimmer. are be- ing subjected to the same sort of at- tacks as those which were prevalent " latter Dr. Cooke's famous Bolar exe ploration, Since August 20, when Mrs. Hamil- ton claimed nearly to have swum the nglish channel,” after having been in the water twenty hours, other ewimmers have been demanding Pproofs of her adventure. The Evening Standard has printed an affidavit of a prominent Margate business man, A. L. Porter, alleging that Mrs. Hamilton’s exploit of Sep- tember, 1920, when she claimed to have spent twelve hours in the water in bad weather and to have reached within nine miles of the French coast, was a fraud. Porter, asserts in his affidavit that he lent Mrs. Hamilton a motorboat to accompany her, that she left the water after an hour and spent the night in the boat im~Mgrgate harbor with him and other members of the accompanying party. Mrs. Hamilton was accompanied on her last trip by a tug occupied by French sailors. Her rivals are now demanding a chart of her trip, of which the tug captain says there is none. It is also complained that there were no reliable witnesses aboard the tug. BEAT CARPENTIER 10 [T Petit, in 1761, Was First French- man to Figure in Interna- tional Bout. Georges Carpentier was not the first Frenchman to have the honor of com- peting and of being defeated in a world boxing championship match, French statisticlans have discovered since the knockout administered by Dempsey. On July 28, 1751, a Frenchman named Petit, weighing 260 pounds and standing six feet four, met Jack Slack of England, thén the undisputed champion of the world. The purse was $500. Petit, a combination of wrestler and boxer, jumped in the center of the grass Ting as soon as the word “go” was given and, seizing Slack by the throat with his left hand, began plac- ing his right wth great force upon various parts of Slack’s anatomy. His- tory does not record why the referee did not immediately disqualify the Frenchman, but goes on to relate that “Slack swung a mighty right into Petit” much below the belt and that the Frenchman went down writhing in pain. ‘When he could summon enough strength to regain his feet he imme. diately used one of them to send a well directed kick into Slack’s shin. ‘The Briton then swung right and left to the chin and the Frenchman was out cold. “They were glants in those days and did not use eight-ounce gloves,” con- cludes the historian. VIRGINIA LEAGUE. Newport News, 7; Buffolk, 3. Richmond, 4; Tarboro. Portsmouth, 11; Norfolk, Sk Wilson, 1; Rocky Mount, 6 (11 innings) Then it will pay Zenith Carburetor. 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She told reporters at Bear Mountain that she had been struck in the face by a big hsh and had bcen entangled by, river grass and weeks and almost dragged down during her trip. The swimmer is cscorted by a motor boat upon which she slecps between seven-hour swings with the tide, and enjoys meals prepared by her nurse. Clem Corson, a guide, travels beside her in & rowboat when she is in the water. Miss Gade sald her trip has been one continuous ovation at every point since she left Albany. MARINE SETS RECORD FOR RIFLE SHOOTING CLEVELAND, September 7.—A world record was established on the 1,000- yard range when Sergt. John W. Ad- kins, United States Marines, had a run of seventy-one bulls'-eyes without a miss, it was announced here today. This is sald to exceed the previous record by thirty-two bull's-eyes. The record was made in the Remington cup match late yesterday, and gives Sergt. Adkins the first prize in that event. He was still on the range when his team captain stopped him because of darkness. Sergt. Ernest Stake and C. Crowley, both of the United States Marines, each had a string of sixteen bull's-eyes for second place. Last night’s bulletin announced that Crowley had won the match, but to- day’s tabulation revealed that was an error. ‘The contest for the Leech cup, which was opened on the 800-yard, slow-fire range yesterday, was.con- tinued on the 900 and 1,000 yard you to investigate the Ave. N.W., How to Torture Your Wife. QH,EEORCE! Wite —By WEBSTER. You PLEASE ComE AND LIFT Tiis CAKE OF ICE FORME T THoueHT SO} Sounp AsLeee? 1 JUSTLIFTED THE ICE OuT oF HOwW MANY TIME S DO | HAVE To TeLL You THE REFRIGERATOR |) (NEVER To LIFTANYTHING HEANY 2 WHY DION'T YOU ASk ME To Do T2 You OUGHT To USE A LITTLE ranges today. More than fifty ‘com- petitors had possible scores on the 800-yard range yesterday. Besides the second stage of the Leech cup today, the Peters cup match, the members' match, and a re-entry pistol match will open. Shotgun eventsare attracting many entrants from all parts of the United States, and the daily instruction events are showing good shots who will take part in the registered tournament next wek. TEXAN WINS BIG SHOOT. ATLANTA, Ga., September 7.—J. 8. Day of Fort Worth, southwestern champion trap shooter, won the “Quad” event of the Atlanta Gun Club with a score of 393 out of a posaible 400. Second place went to Frank Troeh, Vancouver, B. C. former world champion, who shot rather poorly the first day, but smashed 199 out of 200 yesterday for a total of 392 ’ INDEPENDENT ELEVENS:! Five local stars have signed with the Washington Professional Foot Ball Club. Byvers, MacDonald and Turner, former Rex players, and Jenkins and Boteler of last year's Knickerbocker team, will report with the squad that is to start practice next week. Mohawk Athletle Club will hold its first practice Sunday on the field at 17th and D streets southeast. All candidates are to report to Coach Cohill at 10 o'clock. Terminal Athletic Club is prepar- ing for the foot ball season. Twenty candidates for the eleven reported last night at a meeting held at Manager Powers' house.’ Field drills will be started next week. jN CRIMP CUT t RNING FIPE A time the clock ticks! No use sitting-by and say- ing maybe you’ll cash this hunch tomorrow. Do the going’s good; for, man-o- man, you can’t figure out what you're passing by! Such flavor, such coolness, such . more-ish-ness—well, the only way to get the words em- phatic enough isto and know yourself 1 'TWIRLER EXPERIENCED, BUT IS NOT VERY OLD RANK WOODWARD, the pitching sensation of the Eastern League this season, with some two dozen victories and seven defeats, is no spring chicken, and has seen service*with two big league clubs, but is not the.decrepit veteran some reports have made him out to be, having started out at a nearly age in his home town of New Haven, and being only twenty-six now. President Griffith asserts he does not expect Woodward to equal his Eastern League stunts with Washington—pitch no-hit games and the like—but believes he is as good as the average run of hurlers in this cir- cuit and should help the Nationals in view -of the present condition of their mound corps. Woodward is a right-hander of rather chunky proportions, who was brought vp by Pat Moran, then boss of the Phillies in 1918. . He was with 1. e Quakers z11 of that year and most g g 5 i = 5 ErSEEE . n E L ) conaraBaSR8RBRARREY HELLPEHEE T HR comoncnonnoncolarculiBios cocnnuliniBanbafElaiZifion 418 41 88 54 B 26 ‘078 7 1000 Gaines, 1 000 MIDGET NINES CLASH TODAY IN TITLE GAME Action aplenty is promised on the Union Station plaza this afternoon | when the Warwicks of Northeast ‘Washington and the Linworths of the | Southwest section meet in battle royal at 5 o'clock. These nines are to play Itrade that sent him to St. Louis. of the next, when he figured in a 3 Cerdinals farmed him out during 192! and at tne close of the season sold him outright to New Haven. Due to Report Today. Woodward is said to possess a fine turn of speed and a good slow ball, but nothing much in the way of curves. He is due to report here to- Gay and undoubtedly will get into action here later this week when the Nationals recume business on their own lot 1f Woodward is kept it is under- stood Washington 1s to give New Haven two players as yet unnamed. Jim Shaw, who yesterday went to New Haven, has been loaned for the Temainder of the season only and may be back with the Griffmen next year. Shaw is to have his trick knee operated on this fall and if the trou- ble he is suffering from is corrected, may regain his effectiveness. President Grifith today signed Don Burdette, who has been pitching for Boyd, in_ the Montgomery County League. Burdette is a stockily buiit chap and has all the earmarks of be- ing a comer. Outfielder Goslin and Pitcher Turk, obtained from the Co- lumbia club of the Sally League, have been ordered to report. Goslin, who has been hitting the ball often and far, will be put in the game at once. Perkins accomplished sufficient with his stick unaid=d to have copped for the Mackmen. Both Si's circuit clouts were lusty wallops that landed high for the midget base ball champion- [up in the left field bleachers. ship of the District and each is primed | for the occasion. Both have worked their way through strenuous schedules in the | series for the independent !Ind10f| titles. the &Varwicks in section A and ; the Linworths in section B. Nick Al- trock, comedian of the Griffmen, and many other notables of the national pastime will attend the engagement. No games were played yesterday in the title tournaments. Zone 2! of the Navy Yard League forfeited to the Fraternal League Elks in section A of the interieague cham- pionship, and the Emeralds failed to: show for their important match with the Gibraltars in section A of the un- limited division in the independent series. The latter contest will be de- cided this afternoon. Today's sche- dule follows: Independent series. Unlimited division—Gibraltar vs. 1t Miller twice misned adding to his string of nome runs by narrcw mar- ins. His drive which cleared the ieft-field fence in the sixth was foul by inches and another whack against the fence in the cighth was but a few feet wide of the legal mark. Tilly Walker e a sensational cne-hand catch of a liner from Milan's bat after a hard run toward center field in the third. Bush was the feldirg star of the game. He pulled a single-mitt stab of M:Cann's shot back of second in round four that was a gem, and turned in other nifty bits, including the starting of a pair of dcuble. plays. INDEPENDENT NINES, Ariel Club, which defeated the Lee- Emerald, at Rosedale Field, 17th and Rosedale streets. northeast; midget division—Warwick Linworth, Union Station plaza. Games start at 5 o'clock. Interleague series. Section A—Naval Air Station vs. An- drews, at Union Park; Section C— Fourth Surrender vs. Navy Yard, at Union Station Y. M. C. A. Games start at 5:15 o’clock. 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It’s a revelation for pipes as well as for rolling lands, 7 to 6, will play tH¥ same nine nd the Oakmonts Sunday on Benning Field. The Leelands wiil be net at 1:30 o'clock, and the Oakmonts at 3:30. Falls Church now leads Section A in | the Arlington County, Va., champion- | ship series, as a result of its 4 to 0 | victory over the Baliston nire. | Princeton Athletic Club vanquished | the Stanton-Templars, 5 to 4, to score | its third consecutive victory. Scruggs pitched well for the winne Indopendent Athletie Club easily dis posed of the Easterns in a 13 to 7 en- gagement. Licarione, pitching for the winners, fanned thirteen ha‘ters. _— = PIEDMONT LEAGUE. Raleigh, 7; Durham, 6 (12 innings). High Polnt. 6 Danville, nston-Saiem, 4; Green: out by our ex- you never could