Evening Star Newspaper, September 10, 1921, Page 7

THE e EVENING : STAR, _WASHINGTON, D. C,. SATURDAY,. SEPTEMBER 10, 1921-PART 1. WILL SLIP BACK TODAY UNLESS JOHNSON WINS Griffs Drop 15th of Last 17 Games When Jones| Beats Them, 5-1, Red Sox Hitting Mogridge and Eric Opportunely. & BY DENMAN THOMPSON. F George McBride can succeed in landing the Nationals in the first division in his initial season as having done well, considering t work with, particularly pitchers. At Jor accomplishing this modest feat a2 manager he will be adjudged as he playing material he has had to the present writing Mac’s prospects appear very dubious, and so far as third position is ccncerned—the goal the Griffmen continue to hope for —few of the fair-sized crowd that 5-1 count yesterday would care to wager more than two bits on chances, notwithstanding they are only three and one-half games of the Browns, who come here for a Today, although the averages show Washington and Boston to be tied for fourth place, the Nationals, with three more victories and as many more defeats than their guests, are legally entitled to the berth by the narrowest ‘of margins—five hundred and seventeen thousandths of a point, 1o be exact, the figures reading: Washington, .435889; Boston, .488372. Johnson May Draw Bush. Walter Johnson today probably will ‘be intrusted with the job of attempt- ing to prevent the Red Sox from relegating the Griffmen lower among the also rans, and with the local out- fit in the throes of a slump which has cost them fifteen defs E se: n games played, his ta: tough one. If, gs is probable, his opponent on the mou; assignment will be even more difficult, for “Bullet Joe” this season is SWaging a_great comeback is old age, and as recently v let the Yankees down with five hits and beat them, 2 to 1. srs. Duffy and Burke, who have the distinction of sharing the man- agement of the Red Sox, may deeide be 10 hold Bush over for service against the league leaders at the FPolo Grounds tomorrow, in_which event the Griffmen will feel duly thankful, as such a move wiil greatly improve their outlook for a win today, but the chances are the piloting combination will proceed on the sound theory that @ game is a game and use their choicest ammunition when it is avail- able. Besides, the Boston ownership never shown any disposition to throw acles in the path of the Yankees, who, in recent vears, have been tendered every star on the Bos- er with the exception of Me- tt and Jones. The Same Old Jomes. Tt _was the latter who was pri- marily responsible for the setback McBride's men absorbed yesterday. Jones yielded a total of ten bingles, one more than the Sox were able to obtain off Mogridge and Erickson, but whenever threatened the Hub right- hander proved the enigma he always to the Griffmen, whose total ve men left on the bases is significant in itself. One hit an inning was the portion of the Nationals in the first three rounds, and their lone tally developed with two out in the fourth as a re- ol sult of singles by Judge, Miller and Harris. Scott's fumble of a roller by Shan then filled the bases, but Picinich's best effort was an easy fly to Leibold. Another good opening was afforded the Nationals in round 6, when after Rice started with a double against the right fleld fence and was snuffed out on Miller’s rap, Harris hand- cuffed Leibold with a drive and Shanks walked to jam the corners. Then Picinich popped to Scott and Pinch-hitter Brower ofted to Leibold. With two out in the eighth Shanks scratehed a safety through Jones and Picinich walked, Whereupon Smith, as | emergency batter, fouled to Ruel. Mogridge Out of Luck. Mogridze outpitched Jones at the | outset, permitting only two bingles in four frames. but he was out of luck in the fifth when the visitors i a_quartet of counters. Scott ed with a safety on a drive that Miller reached, but couldn’t hold, Ruel shot a bingle over the far cor- ner and the sacks were Jammed when Mogridge grabbed Jones' bunt too late to flag Scott at third. Leibold then cracked a single through the box, scoring Scott and Ruel, with Jones also reaching the counting sta- d making second when the ball filter through his Foster shunted a bingle to right cashed Leibold. tion and Leib Rice let legs. <son's first act on assuming | box duty in the seventh was to pass! Leiboid. Foster then rammed a double down the left field foul line| that served to score Leibold because Sha who intercepted Miller's » conceded the tally, although Nemo could have been nailed with a snappy pes. ic and Bush both wabbled a bit @ eighth, although nothing came and Acosta set down the top of !ivfl“. ox batting list In order in the ninth. making its final appear- son In Washington to- men, who are here to- scheduled to return Oc- for the final tilt of the cam- morrow, tober h setback vesterday leaves them with only one game mar- £in over the Red Sox on the season, having won nine of the 'seventeen games plaved. The White Sox are the only other club Washington has an edze on. Nationals' enosky sent Rice back close to «coreboard for his terrific wal- the fourth. lop Neither of Boston's two misplays was a runmaking factor, but Rice fumbie of Leibold’s single put the Sox in the way of a pair of tallies. NINE QUINTS GET BERTHS IN DISTRICT PIN LEAGUE| Franchises were awarded to mine -ams last night at a meeting of the strict Duckpin League. Those to the circuit will be the Royals, Rathskellers, National Goodfellows, Southern Railway, Treas- ury., Pontiacs and Oldsmobiles. A 1enth franchise probably will go to Rex_Athlétic Club. Officers Rodier, president; president; A. H. Urban, secretary; H. F. Krauss, treasurer, and H. B. Elmer, scorer. The league will open its sea- son September 26. How Griffs Are Hitting 6. AB. H.SB.REILPot. Shaw, p .15 15 5 0 1 .384 Torres, o. 2 3 100 .383 Rice, cf. .125 495 155 19 56 .313 Judge, 1b. .136 532 165 20 71 .310 hanks, .137 496 152 17 51 .308 .111 358 107 3 53 .208 .42 48 14 0 6 .201 106 397 115 4 77 .289 137 519 150 28 56 .289 94 336 95 4 30 .283 s 32 91 25 0 8 .274 35111 30 013 .270 17 64 16 2 2 .20 34 77 30 0 7 .28 74204 52 333 354 60168 40 213 .23 29 22 5 0 1 ,2%7 10 418 95 545 227 18 41 8 0 3 .19 .34 9% 15 1 4 .168 33 64 8 0 3 .148 .3% 26 21 078 | Rk 4 [3 000 L Sy ° .000 l | saw the Red Sox upset them by a their pair of contests next week. Same OMd Story BOSTON. Leibold, ¢ b PIYNNOTTr- " mrHccosouR eriotcmmi o onastauual wwuscmemol comeceone ™ © ®© *Batted for Mogridge fu sixth. {Batted for Erickson in eighth. 60004010 035 0001000001 Two-base hits—Judge, Rice. Foster. Sacri- Double play—Bush to Harris to Left on bases—Roston, 7 fice—Jones. Judee, ridg innings; off Struck ‘ount—By Mog- unings; off ‘Erickson, 2 0'in 1 inning. by Acosta, 1; by Jones, 1. Wild son. Losing pitcher — Mogridge. essrs. Evans and Hildebrand. Time hours and 5 minutes. in A ridge, 1 Lefty Miller, Bing's Brother, Purchased by the Nationals ‘Washington is to have a dis- tinction boasted by mo ether club—that of ha two brothers om its roster. This became known today with the announcement by Presideat Grifith of the purchase from Bloomington of the Three-Eye League of Claude Fauntleroy Hlll:r. brother of Bing, for im- ed! a e only re- cently attained his majority— month. He is credited by Gri ‘with havin make good chance to Nationals. '3 with the ™ |FQUAL LEABLE RECORD AT CHICAGO SLUGFEST One American League record was tled and another closely approached in the game at Chicago yesterday, when the White Sox beat the Tigers, 20 to 15. The total score equaled the mark for runs by both clubs in one game, estab- lished May 2, 1901, by Boston and Philadelphia. Forty hits were clouted —the White Sox knocking twenty- two—three less than the record set by Philadelphia and Eoston in their contest of July 8, 1902. Fenner, Kerr and Hodge of the win- ners and Leonard, Holling, Middleton and Oldham were the victims of the savage batting. Sheely and Cobb had perfect batting averages. The for- mer got a homer, a triple and three singles, for a total of ten bases. Homers were frequent in the game in which the Yankees downed the Macks, 14 to 5. Besides Ruth’s clout, two ,circuit raps were achieved by Tilly Walker and another by Wallie Pipp. Shawkey was hit hard, but did not permit the bunching of blows. Naylor, Freeman and Keefe hurled for the losers. —_— VIRGINIA LEAGUE. Norfolk, 13: Suffolk, 3. Richmond, 3; Wilson, 0. Portamouth, 4; Rocky Mount, 0. Tarboro, 11; Newport News, 4. GIBS WIN THIRD IN ROW IN INDEPENDENT SERIES G IBRALTAR ATHLETIC CLUB is setting a dizzy pace these days in the series for the unlimited division championship among the District independent sandlct base ball teams. Yesterday, the Gibs were credited with their third victory in three days when awarded a forfeit over the Shamrocks. Thursday the Gibs repulsed the Winstons, and Wednesday the. Emeralds were crushed in" a preliminary series match. - The Gibraltar nine now leads the unlimited division play-off, with two wins and no defeats, and, unless a Shamrock protest of yes- terday’s game is sustained, can clinch the championship tomorrow by vanquishing the Winstons for the second time. Umpire Crook gave yesterday's en- gagement to Gibraltar by forteit, al- leging that the Shamrocks, playing on their home-grounds, made no ef- fort to assist in dispersing the crowd that surged on the field following the Big Green nine’s protest of a decision in the fifth inning. The Gibs were leading, 7 to 4, at the time play was ended. Roamers and Renrocs, rival north- east nines striving for the right to mect the Astecs for the title in the junior division, will have to play again today at Washington barracks, starting at 3 o'clock. In their game vesterday these teams battled through seven innings to a 1-to-1 tie. Bray- ton, hurling for the Roamers, allow- ed only two hits, while Winn of Ren- roc yielded six. HURLS NO-HIT GAME IN'SANDLOT TOURNEY Alexander, pitching for War, De- partmental League champion, yester- day pitched no-hit base ball in blank- ing Fourth Surrender, Liberty Loan League leader, in section C of the series_for the -interleague sandiot title. _In the five innings of play, only two Fourth Surrender men reached first, one on an error by an outflelder and’ another on a pass._ Alexander fanned four batters. War _easily solved Shelton's delivery and won, 15 to 0. LEAGUE SERIES. 0" 1.000 2 500 2 500 3 000 3 4000 TODAY'S GAME. val Alr Station, at Unlon Sta- . A., 3:30 p.m. SECTION 0. Won. ZLost. Pet. 4 0 1.000 2 0 1000 People’ o 2 *000 Fourth Surrender . o 4 2000 YESTERDAY'S RESULT. War, 15; Fourth Surrender, 0 (five innings). Next game, Monday, War vs. Navy Yard, at Union Station Y. M. C. A. INDEPENDENT NINES. Shamrck Athletle Club will go to Alexandria tomorrow for a game with the Dreadnaughts, champions of northern Virginia. Play will begin at 3 o'clock. Hnickerbocker CI with a record of ten consecutive victories, will en- tertain the Gibraltars this afternoon and the Westovers tomorrow. Both games will be played in Olympia Hol- low, today’s starting at 4 o'clock and tomorrow’s at 3 o'clock. Manhattan Athletic Club will jour- ney to Mechanicsville, Md., tomorrow elected were Henry Tait|for a game with the nine of that Ray Chapin, vice |town. Manhattan players are to gather at 16th and East Capitol streets at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning. Le Droit Tigers and Baltimore Black Sox are to play a double-header to- morrew. The Tigers cre to meet at 341 Oakdale 3street tomorrow morn-' inz at 9:30 o'clock. TODAY BASE BALL, 505 AMERICAN LEAGUE PARK Washington vs. Boston Tickets on sale at Spalding’s, 618 1 St. N.W., from 8-30 A?i» to x':'oo P,I’a ‘Tickets on_sale at Hecht Co.’s, 3 17 Tth St. “Special TIRES Snap Them : 817 Tdth St 4 Doors Ne H St, -2 UNLIMITED DIVISION. Won. Lost. 2 [ 1 Pet. 1.000 2500 000 YESTERDAY'S RESULT. Gibraltar, 9; Shamrock, O (forfeited). TODAY’S GAME. Winston vs. Sbamrock, at Unlon Station plaza, 430 p.m. TOMORROW'S GAME. Gibraltar vs. Winston, at Union Station plasa, 2 p.m. JUNIOR DIVISION. YESTERDAY'S RESULT. Renroc, 1; Roamer, 1 (seven iunings). TODAY'S GAME. Renroe vs. Roamer, at Wasbington Bar- racks, foot of 413 street southwest, 3 p.m. TOMORROW'S GAME. Astec_vs. winner Renroc-Roamer, at Wash- n Barracks, foot of 41, street’ southwest, lowing Linworth-Warwick game. * MIDGET DIVISION. i 1 FOOT BALL PROSPECTS A AT V.P.1. ARE l%RIGHT BY H. C. BYRD. \Y IRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE will not have a world- beater in foot ball this fall, but is going to be represented by an eleven which should give a good account of itself in all its games, ncm}'ding to C. P. Miles, graduate manager of athletics, who is here on a brief visit. Here is the way Miles, known to his friends as “Sally,” de- scribes V. P. I’s prospects : “Down at V. P. I. we do not anticipate having a world-beater by any means, but any team that beats us is going to know it has been through a foot ball game. We probably shall have the youngest eleven that has represented us in ten years, we now have in training bid fine player. its highest development this year or “We shall play a difficult schedule and will go against several teams composéd of much more experienced men. However, we are banking this year particularly on taking three games and are going to bend our greatest energies toward the accom- plishment of our aim. You know, Virginia Military Institute -has Whipped us the last two years, and We never before have taken two con- Becutive beatings from that school and we're certainly not considering having a third written in the rec- ords against us. The other two are with University - of -Maryland. and Washington and Lee. Of course, we are going to put forth our best ef- forts against North Carolina State, Centre College and the other strong teams we are to_play, but the thres schools mentionell are to be the maih objectives of our season. Coaching to Show Results. “Our coaching staff has had a full year in which to get its work co-ordi- nated, and we believe it will show results. Sutton, Cubbage and Young- er have charge of the squad, and already there is a smoothncss which Was not apparent a year ago, Cul bage is one of the best line coaches I have scen in years, and the other two men hold up their specialized jobs just about as well “Sally” Miles, himself a former V. P. 1. gridiron star, has been connected with the institution as professor of foreign languages or as graduate manager of athletics for more than @ decade. Miles has been a fixture at Blacksburg for 8o long, a part of the inner works, so to speak, that a trip to that town without seeing him would make it seem that the whole place had changed. In short, Miles is the type of man who easily establishes pléasant relationships for his institution with other institutions and with whom it is a pleasure to come in contact. Big Squad at Maryland. 3 Twenty mén from Delaware Collega and ten from George Washington re- ported for foot ball practice yester- day at University of Maryland. These, with the twenty-one out in Maryland uniforms, made rather a big squad. By Monday it is expected that full squads will represent each institu- but every man of the squad of twenty-four s fair within the next year to develop into a We have a great team in the making, whether it reaches next. tion and that there will be at least seventy men on the fleld. Delaware i3 to have twenty-six. in uniform then, George Washington expects twenty and {t is certain that Maryland wiil Lave ' about thirty. Clark, Moore, Gundy, Nisbet, Pollock and Plassnig of the 1920 squad have sent word they will be back then, and several other members of the freshman out- fit of last year are expected in at that time. ““Tubby” Brannmer, right erd last season, was out yesterday for the first time, as was “Coney"” Coney, a substitute member of the 1916 squad. Harris, who played fullback on the University of Virginia Freshman eleven last fall, 1s expected to make| a fine varsity player this year. Re- ports from Charlottesville indicate that Coach Warren expects much from him and that if his work in 1920 may- be taken as a criterion he is capable of giving all that is expected. Manson, former Western _High School tackle, is out with the George Washington squad. He looks to be in fine shape, and if he makes as good & halfback as he gives every indica- tion of the Hatchetities should have at least one very capable man behind thelr line. Burton Shipley, athletic director at Delaware College, is not coaching the foot ball team this year, though he| is with the squad at College Park. He has turned the gridiron reins over to Derby, a former University of Illi- nois end. Hough, all-high guard while at Tech last season, joined the squad at the University of Maryland yesterday. He scems rather light for one of the five center positions. George Heine, all-high tackle at Tech, is expected to report for practice with the squad in a day or so, as he has registered in the freshman class. Young, who played foot ball at Cen- tral High, and who rowed in the Potomac crew during the past sum- mer, has entered Johns Hopkins and is among the candidates for the foot ball team. Ruth Equals His World Record With No. 54 Babe Ruth of 1931 yesterday became Babe Ruth of 1920, so far as base ball records go, for the champion swatter tied his own mark e a year ago when he slammed out his fifty- fourth homer in the fourth in- ning of the game with the Ath- letics. The wallop was made oft Naylor. One man was on base. Ruth’s hit, the longest ever made at Shibe Park, put the Yanks in the lead, and the Huggmen eventually took the game. There are twenty-two more games in which the Bambino may break last year's record. IANTS ARE CRONDING SLIPPING PIRATE CREW ‘With the Glants right at their heels, the Pirates can scarcely afford to lose today if they would retain the lead in the race for the National League pennant. Although round numbers now Show these teams tied at the top of the circuit, the Pirates, who yesterday lost to the Cubs, are ahead of the Giants, victors over the Dodgers, with a margia of .000222. Even with both teams losing today, the Pittsburghers would suffer more than the New Yorkers, for then the former would have an adv: over the latter of only .0000 standing. In other National League engage- ments yesterday Reds and Braves scored ‘wins. The former checked the flying Cards, while the Braves again are moving toward third place as a result of their victory over the Phillfes. The Pirates used Cooper, Adams and Bigbee on the siab, while the Cubs employed Freeman, Jones and Alexander as hurlers, and the latter trio managed to get an 8-to-5 deci- sion. The Cubs got to Cooper for four runs in the first inning, but the Rirates gained a tie in the third when Barnhard knocked a homer with two on. Giants Bunch Hits. Bunching hits against Cadore an: Ruether, the Giants beat the Dodgers, 6 to 2. Toney kept the Brooklyn safeties scattered and was well sup- ported. Burns and Meusel starred at bat. Scoring six times in the sixth in- ning, the Reds drove Pfeffer from the mound and drubbed the Cards, 10 to 3. Luque was hit freely, but was effective in pinches. The Phillies got only two hits off Scott, while the Braves made eight ¢ff Betts and triumphed, 2 to 0. But three of the losers got to first base -land none reached second. COLUMBIA WINS SALLY FLAG THIRD YEAR IN ROW GREENVILLE, S. C., September 10. —With the season’s finish of the South Atlantic (class B) Base Ball Leugue two weeks off, Columblia, 8. C by winning yesterday, virtually cincl red the pennant for the third consecu- tive year. The champions, managed by Zinn Beck, former major league infielder, are fourteen games ahead of Charleston, the nearest rival, and have fourteen more games to pl Four members of the Columbia team, Outfielder Goslin, Shortstop Tavener and Pitchers Proctor and Turk, are to be delivered to big league clubs at the close of the se: son, and negotiations are under way for the sale of two other Columbians. Charleston has a lead of six games over Greenville for second place, while only a half game separates Greenville and Augusta, Ga., for third honors. Charlotte, N. C., and Spartanburg, S. C., are staging a close race for the cellar. SOUTHERN LEAGUE TITLE ATLANTA, Ga., September 10.—The Won. Lost. Pet. 3 ¢ 100iMemphis Chicks, who have been leading the Southern .Association TOMORROW'S GAME. since the season cpened, enter the Linworth Barracks, oot of 4)3 street southwest, 1:30 pm. ve. Warwick, at Washington Tommy Leach Hurt. TAMPA, Fla, September 10.— Tommy Leach, former Pittsburgh star and now manager of the Tampa club of the Florida State League, broke his collarbone here yesterday while sliding into the plate. Leach was playing in the outfleld for his club in & post-season game against a picked team from the city league. Phililes Recall Six. PHILADELPHIA, September 10.— Six players farmed out by the Phila- delphia Nationals have been recalled for the 1922 season. They are: Pitch- ers Stanwood Baumgartner from Kan- sas City, George Morgan from Roches- tre, Howard Srandall from Buffalo, John Singleton from Newark, Catcher Frank Withrow from Newark and Oflltfle.lder Ralph Miller from Louis- ville. Yanks Buy Jim Jolly. GALVESTON, Tex., September 10. —The sale of Pitcher Jim Jolly of the Galveston, Texas League, club to the New ork club of the American League was announced here today. Jolly has been out of the game since the middle of the season as the result of an operation for appendicitis. He will report to New York next season. MUTT AND JEFF—Speaking of Hosts, You Gotta Slip the Brown Derby to Jeff. Tt SOME HosT (v T DO SAY 1T Mysere! Here @ 1S ALMAST one o'cLock AWD THe Boys ARe sTILL RAVING Tt TiMmE OF THER Lives AT THe PIANC! X' SOME HosTT! last week’s stretch six full games ahead of their nearest rivals, the New Orleans Pelicans, and are certain to bring their home town {ts first pen- nant in seventeen years unless prac- tically all the remalning games are dropped while the Pelicans are tak- ing the great majority of theirs. The season ends next Saturday. Birmingham is assured of third place. Little Rock has crumpled up in the last fortnight and but for a similar condition in the Atlanta team would have been crowded out of the first division. There is a possibility of Atlanta pushing Little Rock out of the first division, but the Nash- ville, Mobile and Chattanooga teams have lost their chances for a berth among the first four. “Butch” Bernsen, Birmingham first baseman, earned the title of “home run king” of the Southern when he clouted two circuit smashes in yes- terday's double-header, bringing his total to twenty for the season, one more than was made last year by Bing Miller of Little Rock, which was said to be a Southern Associa- tion record. “Buster; Brown, Nash- ville, with fifteen, an@ ‘Poll” Mc- Larry, Memphis, fourteen, come next, Woth of them also being first base- men. OARSMEN IN RACES. Potomac Boat Club’'s oarsmen will compete in their annual intraclub re- gatta this afternoon, starting at 2:30 o'clock. Events will be decided on the course above the clubhouse at Aqueduct bridge. Jeke, THe Bays TELL Me THAT ‘You Have INVITED THEM T STOP WITH US TOMGHT AND THERES ONLY QNG 8ed ‘lsfl THE House! NENPHS CUB CHCHES = f m What May Happen Base Ball Today AMERICAN LEAGUE. W. L. Pet. 83" 49 . §2 51 617 70 63 519 08 60 4%0 4P8 4K 63 08 48D 492 485 ° 64 T3 467 471 4@ 5T 7T 426 430 422 47 82 (364 .30 .302 GAMES TODAY. Boston at Wash. GAMES TOMORROW. Phila. at Wash. Detroit at Chicago. Detroft at Chicago. Cleveland at Bt. Louis. Cleveland at St. Louls. New York at Phila. Boston at New York. Results of Yesterday’s Games. Boston, 5: Wa¢ New York, Philadelphia. 5. Chicago.'20: Detroit. 15. Cleveland at 8t. Louls (rain). NATIONAL LEAGUE. Pet. Win.Lose, .606 000 08 535 252233524 GAMES TOMORROW. Pittsburgh at Cincin. New York at Bkyn. St. L. at Chieago. GAMES TODAY. Chicago at Pittaburgh, Phila. at Boston. Brooklyn at 8t. L. at Cinclanatl. Results of Yesterday’s Games. Boston, 2; Philadelphia, 0. New York, 6; Brooklyn, 2. inclnnati; 10; 8t Louls, 3. Chicago, 8; Pittsburgh, 5. —_— FRANK JACKSON RETAINS “BARNYARD GOLF" TITLE| HAMLINE, Minn., September 10.— Frank Jackson of Kellerton, Iowa, world horseshoe pitching champion, won the national horseshoe pitching tournament by winning in the finals at the Minnesota fair here. He went through a fleld of fifty-two entries. Jacksor fn winning the champlon- ship took fifteen games. He threw 291 ringers and 110 double-ringers. ‘Tommy Meagher, seventeen, of Kan- sas City, Mo., was second, while George May and Willie Witt of Akron, Ohio, were third and fourth respec- tively. Fred Hay of Minneapolis, the thir- teen-year-old star, who won the state .championship earlier in the week, took fifth honors, Mrs. J. R. Matthews of Minneapolis, staate woman champion, annexed the national title. She tied for first with three other Minneapolis women, but in thé pitch-off, Mrs. Matthews won three out of five games. —_—_— Bush Star Advances. KANSAS CITY, September 10.— Frank Murphy, star shortstop of the Rock Island Club of the Three I Laegue has been purchased by the Kansas City American Association team. < SULLIVAN AGAIN FAILS T0 SWIM THE CHANNEL By the Amiociated Press, LONDON, September 10.—Henry Sullivan of Lowell, Mass, who left Dover Friday afternoon on his fifth attempt to swim the English chan- nel, was forced to abandon the at- tempt because of rough weather early today when he was eight miles off the French coast. Sullivan was twelve and gne-half hours in the water. A Sulltvan . first tried to swim the channel in 19138. He started from South Foreland and lacked six miles of reaching the French ooast. In August, 1920, he started from Dover on his second swim, but had to give up the attempt on account of the rough sea when he had only three miles to go. The following month he set out once more, and lacked only two miles of completing the crossing. The fourth attempt was e last #11| month from the French side, Sullivan starting _from Cape Gris-Nes, near Calais. He abandoned the attempt in midchannel because of the choppy sea. SMITH-BURMAN DRAW; - SHARKEY BEATS MOORE EAST CHICAGO, Ind, September 10. —Midget Smith, New York bantam- weight ,and Joe Burman of Chicago fought a ten-round draw last night, in the opinion of a majority of newspa- per experts at the ringside. One news- paper man gave Burman a shade. Bur- man weighed 119% and Smith entered the ring at 120 pounds. Jack Sharkey, New York bantam- weight, defeated Roy Moore of Min- neapolis, in ten rounds, according to newspaper men. Mike Dundee of Rock Island out- pointed Terry Martin of New York in ten rounds. TAX DODGING CHARGED AGAINST FIGHT MOGUL NEW YORK, September 10.—Charged with the embeszlement of $8,325 of taxes due the government, James J. Johnston, widely known fight pro- moter, has been indicted by the fed- eral grand jury. The indictment is said to be the first of a series result- ing from federal investigation of pro- moters and proprietors of amusement enterprises. Johnston recently ran the Central Manhattan Boxing Club at the Man- hattan Casino, where he. presented Johnny Dundee, Willie Jackson, Kid Norfolk and a number of other well known boxers. The indictment against him contains twelve counts and charges that he failed to file with the collector of internal revenue his admission tax returns for last Feb- ruary, March, April May. (Copyright, 1921, by H. C. Fisher. Trade mark registered SPORT Se " Nationals Seem Slated for Second Division Berth : Stars Survive in Title Tennis Tourney JOHNSON AND WASHBURN IN FEATURE TILT TODAY Vincent Richards Faces Tough Road—Defeat of " Peach, Anzac Captain, Only Upset. Gore Beaten, Dudley Wins. BY W. H. the national championship ten: P yesterday when the opening match crackers survived. However, some town Cricket Club this afternoon. HOTTEL. HILADELPHIA, September 10.—There will be some fireworks in nis singles tourney at the German- There were a few flare-ups es were played, but all the giant must explode today as they clash in the second-round contest. The match that has been rightfully given prefi:rence in the day's bookings for the grandstand courts is that be- tweln Wallace F. Johnson, Philadelphia’s left bower, World Champion Bill Tilden being the right, and Watson M. Washburn of New York, b oth of whom were in the first ten 1. tain their place in the sun. Birds Clinch International Flag Third Successive Time Baltimore yesterday clinched ita third succesive penmant in the International League, when it defented Reading in the firat game of a double-header, while | Buffalo was losiag to Syracuse. Balthnore and Buffalo each had meventeen games more to play. Should the Birds lose all and the Risons make n sweep, the for- | mer would finish the weason with a_ half-game advantage. | | Baltimore has wom 110 games and lost 40, against Buffalo's resent record of 93 victories | | 58 deteat, has been path fn n row, equaling the org: ized base ball record set by of the Texas League HAGEN SHINES N TAKIG MICHEAN GOLF TILE DETROIT, September 10.—In win- ning the Michigan open golf cham-| pionship at the Lochmoor Club here yesterday. Walter Hagen, western | open champion, established a rare mark in championship play by cover- ing the first nine holes of the after- noon round in 31, five strokes under par. Hagen played four of the holes in par and turned in birdies for the other five. Long putts featured his play. Fords Beat British Pros. KANSAS CITY, Mo., September 10.— Fred Ford and Ernest Ford, local pro- fessionals, defeated George Duncan and Abe Mitchell, British profes- Sfonals, S up and in an exhibition | golf match here yesterday. At thej end of the morning round the Ford| brothers were leading one up. L Evans Tunes Up in Par. ST. LOUIS, September 10.—Charles (Chick) Evans of Chicago, national amateur golf champfon. yesterday turned in a card of 71 for an elgh- teen-hole practice match over the links of the St. Louis Country Club, where the national amateur tourna- ment will be played September 17 to 34. The score is par for the course. Asheville Final Today. ASHEVILLE, N. C., September 10. —Henry Westall of this city and Jack Camp_of Oscala, Fla, wiil meet on the links of the Asheville Country Club today to decide the champion- ship of the golf tourney which has been under way here since Wednes- day. There will be two rounds of eighteen holes each. YACHT AMERICA SETS OUT ON LAST VOYAGE BOSTON, September 10. — The schooner yacht American set out on her last voyage today. The boat ‘which went to England seventy years ago and brought back the cup that] has since become the classic trophy; of .yachting competition the world over is bound for Annapolis, there to be turned over to the government for preservation at the Naval Academy. A naval subchaser, which picked her up at the shipyards, where she has been fitted out, will tow her on the trip, the itinerary of which includes stops at many-ports between here and Annapolis in the next twenty days. Arrived at Annapolis, the America, will be delivered to Secretary Denby by Charles Francis Adams, 2d, skipper of the Resolute in the latest defense of America’s cup against Shamrock IV a year ago. Mr. Adams, as chairman of the America restoration fund, act-y ing in behalf of C. H. W. Foster, who made the gift through the Eastern Yacht Club, will receive in return $1, the government’s nominal purchase price. Thirteen in Marathon. DETROIT, _ September 10.—Schou Christensen, Logan Square A. C., Chi- cago, and Earl Johnson of Braddock, Pa., national five-mile champion, were popular favorites to win the Masonic marathon hefe today. Thirteen long- distance runners entered the event, to be run from the Masonic Temple to the Masonic Country Club, approxi- mately twenty-two and one-half miles. Following the marathon on the pro- gram was a fleld and track meet for A. A. U. athletes. Illinois A. C. and Chicago A. C. men predominated in the entry iist. U. 8. Pat. OR.) see, ENABLED BeDs AND { nish the | MUTT, THAT Home-BRew ast year, and who are out to main- Vincent Richards, the youthful New York phenom, will have his prowest tested by Walter T. Hayes of Chicago, the middle west's best bet in the tour. ney, in the second best offering. Rich- ards, by the way, has a tough road cut out for him. Yesterday he defeated E. T. Hendon, the Princeton captain and if he beats Hayes today will have to play Bill Johnston Monday. And if; by any hook or crook, he should win the last-mentioned match he would have to battle either Tilden or Zenza Shimidzy, the Japanese, who are due to run into each other in the third round. Other Features Today. Other matches which will help fur- an eyeful today are J, B. Hakes, Australia, vs. Robert Leroy, New York; Stanley Pearson, Philadel. phia, vs. Nat Niles, Boston; Shimidzu vs. Marshall Allen, Seattle; Clarence V. Todd, Australia, vs. Wiilis Davis, San Francisco. There was only one upset yesterday, that being the defeat of Capt. Norman Peach, captain of the Australian Davis cup_ te: by W. W. Ingraham, a Providence youth, who allowed the Anzac only cight games on the three sets. Peach and Ignacio de la Bor- bolla, the Mexican champion, were the ouly foreign entrants to fall by the wayside. The Mexican title holder found Leroy too steady for his tabas- co-like but erratic game. Johnston, Tilden, Williams, Shimid- zu, Jim Anderson, the Australian ace, and other favorites came through their matches in fine style. Anderson played a particularly impressive game defeating L. B. Rice, one of New England’s leading players, in four sets after losing the opening one. Once Anderson got the range he displayed a powerful service and terrific driv- ing to deep court that was too much for the American. Johnston Merely Tunes Up. Johnston dropped four games in each of his three sets in his victory {over Hugh Kelleher of New York, but this did not mean a thing to those who watched the match. Johnston was taking advantagze of the occasion to tune up his strokes, especially his backhand, and it was noticeable that whenever he needed a point in a game he stepped in and got it There were comparatively few de- faults, but_among those to fail to play were R. Lindley Murray, cham- pion in 1918, and winner of the pa- triotic tourney that was held in place of the title event in 1917. Murray was prevented from coming here on ac- count of illness. Chuck Garland was the only other prominent player to default, except Ichiyva Kumagae, the Japanese star, who declared himself out several days ago on account of an attack of hay fever. ‘Washington had two entrans in the tourney. It still has one—Jsack Dud- ley, who played with much success for . Swarthmore during the collegiate campaizn, won by default yesterday and will play Theodore Banks. a for- midable New Jersey player, today. Capt. Albert J. Gore of the Dum- barton Club was the capital entry to be eliminated. He and John Magee of Baltimore had a marathon match before the Marylander won, 2—8, 0. 2—8. 7—5, Both ‘played good tennis, Magee outlasting the ‘Washington veteran, who finished with a badly blistered finger. Intercity Matches Planned. One has to travel a long way from home to get the news sometimes. According to Chauncey Crawford of the Baltimore Country Club, team champion of the Monumental City, the Orioles will play the Washington titleholder for intercity honors in the §—6. Maryland metropolis, September 25. In the meantime, Dumbarton Club, Washington a: tion champion: War A, victor in the Departmental League, and the winner in the sub- urban circuit, will have to play & series to decide which will represent - the Capital city. Washington is much better repre- sented in the gallery than on the courts at the national tourney, a number of Capitaiians being among the onlookers. TWENTY-FOUR T0 START IN FUTURITY TODAY NEW YORK, September 10.—The futurity at six furlongs, a classic for two-vear-olds of the American turf, featured the race program at Bel- mont Park today. Twenty-four ju- venile swere entered, the largest field in recent years. The purse was approximately $50,- 000, as compared with $35,000 a vear ago when Step Lively won the event. Morvich, Miss Joy and Kai-Sang, rated as leading juveniles of the year, were not entered. Dr. Tigert Grid Official. LEXINGTON, Ky. September 9.— Dr. John J. Tigert. United States com- missioner of education, will accept the invitation of Centre College of Dan- ville, Ky., to_officiate as head lines- man at the Harvard-Centre foot ball game at the Harvard stadium October 29, he announced while on a visit here today. —By BUD FISHER. THEM T EIND FOR THEMSELVES, MY REPUTATION AS A HOST 1S SAVED: