Evening Star Newspaper, September 21, 1921, Page 24

TOM PHILLIPS LISTED. TO MAKE HIS DEBUT Zach Yields Only Two Hits in Beating White Sox, 9-0, and Milan Shines—Griffs Have Done Well in Shut-Outs.. BY DENMAN THOMPSON. TH the Nationals engaged in a dual bill with Chicago today W they have a chance to climb back into the first division, even if they do no better than split even, provided Cleveland obtains revenge for the licking it received in Boston yesterday. And should Mc- Bride's men win a couple 3nd St. Louis receive another dose of the medi- cine handed them in Philadelphia, the locals will pull up to within half a game of third place. . What the Griffs will accomplish this afternoon, provided rain does not interfere, will depend in a measure on the showing made by one of their recruits, for with the exception of Erickson, who is due to toil in one section of the bargain show, none of the so-called regulars has had sufficient rest to toil, which means that Tom Phillips, the right-hander acquired from New Orleans, probably will get the chance to start his first game in a Washington uniform.¢# % If Phillips is lucky enough to avoid drawing Urban Faber as his mound ‘opponent the former Cleveland hurler will have a swell chance to get started with a victory, for Kid Gleason has only two veteran moundsmen of class and one of them went into the discard yesterday when Dick Kerr was raked fore and aft and then scuttled,8—0. while only two measly bingles eked through the seams calked by Zachary. Zach's Performance Notable. Jezebel Tecumseh turned in a really notable performance. The only aliens 1o solve his delivery were Collins, in the opener, who was flagged stealing, and Mostil, in the fifth. The latter alone got as far as second base, reach- ing there while Shamks tossed out Mulligan. This was the only time in the course of the fray that the sorell- topped southpaw was in danger of being scored on. _He resorted to strategy then, purposely passing the dangerous _Schalk, and it worked | nicely. as Kerr filed harmlessly to end | the round. “ Johnson drilled into a double play after Hooper walked in the fourth and Sheely forced Collins after the latter had been franked in the same round. Schalk was the only other Hoseman - to reach the runways. He drew a free ticket in the eighth. Then Yar: batting for Kerr, fouled to Gharrit: and Hooper whifed. 5 This was the second shyt-out Zachary has pitched this season and. oddly enough. his first also was against the White Sox, with Faber the viotim. Griffs Do Well in Shut-Outs. Washington has rather a peculiar recotd in regard to whifewash affairs | this season in view of its modest ac- complishments in the race otherwise. Of thirteen no-run affairs it has participated in only three have been defoats. Two of these are credited t, Boston, Sam _Jones obtaining a 1- verdict over Mogridge and a 2-0 de- cision over Erickson. while Eric also was cn the losing end of a 2-0 tilt Uhle cf the indians copped. In ad- dition to the two kalsominings regis- tered by Zachary, Mogridge has been a victor in four, Erickson in'three and Johnson in one. A Milan in the Limelight. Aside from Zachary, whose work oonsfituted one of the best efforts turned in by a local hurler this sea- sons the star performer yesterday, was Clyde MNan. This veteran cor- ralled cight flies in left field and turned in a pair of triples, one with /the tases loaded. Another veteran. - Mickey O'Rourke. also was much in ‘evidence with his war club, connect- ing safely three tipe in four at- tompts, while every other member of the’ local .cast got at least one blow except Eaglebeak Goslin and she hit into the hardest kind of luck. On four of his five appearances Goose hit the ball on the n only to have it travel within reach of some Hose- | n, ¥, man. A two-base muff of Shanks' fly by Falk paved the way for Washington's first run in round four, Hank scor- ing on -Gharrity's = sacrifice and O'Rourke’s single. Milan’s triple, and a liner to right by Rice, produced another tally in the fifth. Then the runs® started coming in wholesale lots. Singles by Shanks and O'Rourke, ases in the sixth inning: Shanks was forced at the plate on Judge’'s rap té Sheely, but O'Rourke stallicd when Haryis® drive riccheted off Kerr's, shins - to Mulligan, and Milan cleared the sacks with a drivg that bounded past Hooper for three bases. Singles by Shanks, Gharrity, O'Rourke _and Judge, with another error by Falk." produced an additional trio of tal- lies in the seventh. ss59900008 Schalk, c. . Wilkinson, p. Kerr, p. . Yaryan® Fawomunnemanl 2l oss00moomsstl smozoomor ol cuockemuosy ‘ol oo00s00esM kt ocococusses® Totals K 2 AB. R. H. P.0. 5 1 7 41 2 1.2 8 3 0 2 1 602 R FREE 3 1 b L Totals . L% 0 15 27 *Batted for Kerr in the Sth. 0 00000O0O0 .0 0011430 Two-base hit — Judge. ‘hree-base Milan (2). Sacrifices—] Collina to Bheely. Left on bases—Chica Washington, 8. Basea an_balls—Off Zachi 4: off Kerr, 8. Hite—Off Kerr. 14 in 7 § nings; off Wilkinson, 1 m 1 inning. Hit by pitcher—By Kerr (Zachary). Struck out—By Zachtry. 2. Losing pitcher—Kerr. Umpires ) —Mes Hildebrand and Kvans. Time of game—1 hous nd 27 minutes. —_—— INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. ' 5; Reading, 1. yra Foot™ Balls Shoes Jerseys Helmets Pants Sweaters . Special Team’ Prices ‘Slipover Sweaters, V. neck; =7 $7.00 1418 N, Y. Ave. murderous | Freddy Noone, D. C. Sandlot Star, Signed by Griffmen After scouring the country from ome end to the other for baxe ball talent, Clark Grifith belleves he has found a real wtar in the bud right at home in Daniel F. (Freddy) Noone, catcher of the Winston tem, contender in the sandiot inde- pendent title wmeries finished last week. Noome, who is enmly elshu- ) e and welgl worked out game yesterday immediately signed to a Wash- “Noome i B eracking good thused today, d. “He awing and ix a fast runner. is just tbe right wize for his age now and will fill out in a other year. He could be con- verted into an outfielder, but we plan to develop him as a eatcher. Caught on the Fly Regardless of the outcome of the two games listed for today the Na- tionals are assured of winning one season’s series, their margin over the White Sox now standing fourteean games won to six lost. The Yankees have definitely ar- ranged to dispose of their postponed game with the Browns at the Polo Grounds next Tuesday. Wily Miller Huggins is holding back in regard to playing off the battle postponed with the Natidnzls to see whether he will | need it in his drive for the pennant. If the contest is played it probably will be on next Wednesday. Monday also is an open date in the sched ule for both teams, but the Nation: have booked an exhibition for that day with New Haven of the Eastern | League, of which Walter Johnson Is = | direcfor. Misjudgment by Milan of a drive by Collins in the ninth led to ancy one-hand catch by Zeb that just about saved Zachary from lofing credit for a shut-out. O'Rourke made a brilllant running cateh of Kerr's fly on foul territory deep in left fleld in the third inning. Zachary was struck on the top of the head and felled by one of Kerr" Rhooks in the sixth. Jezebel's effec- tiveness was unimpaired by the blow. | FLK NINE REGITERS - | * 3D VICTORY IN ROW STANDING OF THE OLUBS. L Tks o ) 1000 Navy ‘Yard 1 1 500 Southern ‘Raflway .... o 1 -000 YESTERDAY'S RESULT. avy Yard, 1 (seven innings). TODAY'S GAMB. 5 ke v Southern Railway, #t Union JPark, Bikp, 4 TOMORROW'S GAME. Navy Yard vs. Bouthern Railway, st Unjon Park. 5:15. Playing in. the city interleague championship series yesterday, the Elks, leaders the Fraternal League, registered their thirty-third consecutive victory, when they took the measure of Navy Yard, Gowvern- ment League champjon, in a 4-to-1 contest. The Elks have lost but one game this season, being defeated by the Natiomals in. an exhibition at League Park in April Lem Owen, on the slab for the Herd, held the Gunmakers to four hits and never was in difficulty aft- |. er the first inning. The Elks nicked Sterzer for their runs in the first trio of innings. Carrol} of the win- ners got a double and two singles, for a perfect batting average. Wants Share of Purchase Price. HARTFORD, Conn., September 21.— Second Baseman Scheer of the Harte ford, Eastern League, club, who has been sold to the Philadelphia Ath- letics, has declared he wants a part of the purchase money before re- porting. First Game to London. LONDON, Ontario, September 24.— London, winners of the Michigan- Ontario League pennant, defeated Ludington, the Central circuit cham- plons, 3 to 2, in eleven innings, in the first game of the post-season BASE BALL - AMERICAN LEAGUE PARK S, Double-Header Washington vs. First Game at 3 P.M. - Tickets on Sale Spalding’s, 613 14th St. N.W. from 8:30 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. Tickets on Sale Hecht Co.’s, 517 7th St? i 6 OTHER RACES ' ¥ Special Peana. R. H. train leaves “ moon—direet THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D, Nationals Have Chance to Climb in Dual Bill Today : C., WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 1921 TR President and Vice President Aid Tribute to Mathewson At the solicitation of John A. Heydler, president of the National League, President Harding and Vice Presi- dent Coolidge today autagraphed-a base ball bearing th of Christy Mathewson, which will be auc- tioned off at the benefit game for the former star pitcher . of the Giants between the New York and Boston clubs at the Polo Grounds, September 30. Mathewson now is in a sanatorium at §¢m¢c Lake, N. Y., where he has been confined for the past eighteen months, suffering from tuberculosis contracted while with the American “Mathewson typified all that is best in base ball,” Heydler said today on leaving the White House, “and I regard the action of the chief executive and the Vice President as the finest tribute ever paid a ball player.” z | TANKS JOWP APERD ASTRBE IS ROUT ‘The game of leap-frog hetwl\n the Yankees and the Indlans for pos: sion of first place in the American Leagueé found the forrer in front to- day. A four-point margin represented their advantage. ‘The Tribe's dislodgement fromgfirst place came about when, the Red Sox yesterday attacked two of the world champions’ pitchers in an eighth-in- ming batting rally for six runs, and a 4 ‘victory, while the, Yanke wers winning, 4 to 3, from the Tigers. The Macks broke thelr losing streak of ten straight games, when they took the measure of the wns, 3 to 1. Rommel kept the losers’ safeties sca tered, while his mates bunched blows against Shocker. What May Happen in Base Ball Today AMERICAN LEAGUE. Assists Against Red Sox The Clevela; dians, ing yesterday’s game to the Red Sox, made only two assints. Sewell, at shortstop, had onme, and Wambsgansa, at second base, the other. This ties the National League record, set when on Augunt 9, 1909, Pitcher Joe McGinnity made the only 2 assists for New York in n game is one with Pittsburgh. It more than the GANTS LEADIS CUT | INBATILE WITH CUBS The Glants’ percentage as leaders in the National League was cut yesterday to three games by the Cubs, a perfect average, and O'Farrell driv- ing home the winning run in his only New York . . 90753 6w appearance. George Kelly of ' the Cleveland R e Glants hit his twenty-third homer of L ST the season. The runner-up Pirates g - 4 o3 | 41d not play yesterday. 71 18 483 The Braves were unable to stop the Chicago 58 8% 408 hard-hitting Cards, who won, 9 to 7, Fhiladelphia 48 01 M5 . but Third Baseman Boeckel of the los- ng team continued his terriffic bat- A T A TV hiSOW. | ting, getting three hits in as many Chlcago 0t W ton. R Ll Foatos, | limes up. Rightfielder Nixon of the Re onlat Emia R o same team hit a homer and a triple, and Left Fielder McHenry of the Cards waMoped the ball safely in each of his three trips to the plate. J. Bmith, Lee and Konetchy led the attack ainst Marquard that gave tl Phillfes their 6-to-1 victory over the Reds. Parkinson, Philly short- Cleveland ai Results of Yesterday’s Games. w"?d‘:’m\"‘&a’ R Boston, 7: Cleveland,-4. Philadelphia, ; Bt Boston. 'l"nn. 1 i85 stop, flelded brilliantly. Winters kept NATIONAL LEAGUE. the Reds’ seven hits separated. W. L. . New York 90" 58 a1 TU. S. Cricketers Ahead. Fittavurah, 8 e 515 ‘ PHILADELPHIA, September 21.— Boston 7 68 ki In the annual cricket contest between Hrookiyn 70 72 488 AT Canada and the United States the ::Ihlfllnnnl 3 1'1‘3 :g v ?ll-Plll'llfidAliphl,s zen: ls«cored 198 runs = b & or its first inning, while the Canadians Philadelphia . 49198 38, had accumulated 104 runs for five wick- GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW. |6ts when stumps were pulled yesterday. Brooklys at Pitts. TR W SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. Augusta, 2 Cuarlotte, 8;’ Greenville, 3. Spartanburg-Charieston, ' rain. S AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Golumbus--Kansas City, rain. Loul Micneapolis, 6. Results of Yesterday’s Games. ; New York, & (10 Chleane, o hagorpata, 8: Ctacim Louts, CREAT NECK POLO TEAM DEFEATS MEADOWBROOK PHILADELPHIA, September 21.— The Great Neck four defeated Mead- owbrook at the Philadelphia Country. Club, nine goals to eight, in the sec- ond match for the national open polo championship yesterday. It required an extra period to decide the contest. Two of the Great Neck players, L. E. Stbddard and J. Watson Webb, were members of the all-American teAm that won the international championship this year at Hurling- ham, England. Devereux Milburn, captain of the all-American four, played back for Meadowbrook. The matche was one of the fas est and hardest-fought ever seen on a local eval. It abounded in long shots, good riding and spectacular plays. In the first four chukkers Great Neck completely outclassed the Mead- owbrook four, and it was only the brilliant work of Milburn that kept his team in the running. Summar: GREAT NECK. MEADOWBROOK. 8. Von Stad e. pi. K. F. Guest. Tota) Opener to Johnson City. KNOXVILLE, Tenn., September 21. —Johnson City defeated Greeneville yesterday, 9 to 6, in the first game of their post-season serles for the championship of tne Appalachian League. Pennant tp Greensboro. GREENSBORO, N. C., September 21. —~Greensboro won from the High Point yesterday in the post-season series for the champlonship of the Piedmont League, b to 3. The victory gave Greensbero five wins and the pennant. Start Southern Series. sFORT WORTH, Tex., September 21.—Fort Worth, Texas League champlon, and Memphis, Southern Association title holder, began the :wu(\lnhem champlonship series here oday. —_— VIRGINIA LEAGUE. Wilson, 9: Newport News, 3. Norfolk, 7; Richmond, 0. Suffolk,’ 4: Rocky Mount, 3. Tarboro, 9; Portsmouth, 3. How Griffs Are Hitting G. AB. H.SB.RBLPot. R ] mmlu.‘u 15 144 565 174 80 77 .308 173 31 10 3 88 30k .43 48 16 0.8 291 112 417 181 479 390 08 364 105 5 33 ,.287 45 549 158 28 58 .287 38 78 21 0 276 35108 28 O 274 48 132 38 014 278 771207 53 833 258 62170 40 %13 .235 O'Rourke, ss...112 423 98 5 47 .231 t, 29 28 6 O 1 .97 24 80 20 3 3 834 a i1 8 0 3 .195 2 14 i 40 56 os . 4 15 o1 31 26 10 [ [ X1 : 1 i 10 . pered. G G G Clothes, with the beginn : G G G HROUGH THE SO-CALLED “BUY through the lightning descent of clothing ('fisl l' Jit ingly lo; 0| tegdyor Money Relf?unfiyed. G G G ND Sé ITS. 'RIDEFUL RECORD WAS ESTABLISHED . for “From Loyalty Comes the Greater Gain.” ;. - With the advent of another season there is . on. exhibition and for sale the newest model Kuppenheimer Good Clothes : : _For Fall and Winter 1921-22 Msnhattan Shirts Mansco Underwear Perfek-Felt and Stetson Hats and ‘as always the policy is Forty Years of Quulity . ®From Loyalty Comes The Greater Gain”’ " A 'MID THE CRIES AND CASUALTIES OF THE-PAST ! year’s “depressing business conditions,” some ins'iitutions pros- ASHINGTON’S - HOUSE OF KUPPENHEIMER GOOD ing of Autumn, has closed a prosperity—showing a business volume far greater than the pre- ced’'ng twelve-montg—and the greatest in its forty years of existence. days of liquidation—Grosrer’s was at all times unswerv- to Yt!s of truthful dealing and Satisfaction Guaran-~ " Satisfaction Guaranteed or Money Refunded ear of ERS STRIKE”; prices; through the L) the history of the game. proved, if such a thing was possible. and esteem of his men: demands of his players. Tris Speaker Is Managerial Wizard ONE OF THE- GREATEST LEADERS OF ALL TIMES Whether Cleveland Wins or Loses Flag, His Handling of Team Must Be Considered Remarkable Feat. o ] o v % BY BILLY EVANS. Has proven conclusively that he is one df the greatest managers in Instead of his game suffering-becadse of managerial woes, it has im- Drives his players hard at all times, yet i8 able to retain the respect “Is able to do this because he fuitfills to the limit the eucti‘ons that he The Cleveland team is never beaten until the last man is out, because he has instilled that spirit into his players. It is the spirit of Speaker. Kept his team plugging away, despite the loss of his star catcher, Steve O'Neill, for two months, at a critical spot in the race. Has handled mediocre pitching with uncanny judgment. Seldom does he err in picking the spot to remove Took a chance on Allan Sothoron after other mzjor league managers Changed his style, and got very effective work out of him at a time when his staff was going badly. figured he was through. N[O matter what is_the final rating of the Cleveland club in the American League, all will agree that the team has been well managed. Tris Speaker by his clever handling of the Cleveland team in 1920 and 1921 has proved conclusively that he is one of the greatest managers of all times. Speaker is peculiarly fitted to handle one of the most difficult of jobs. He has the proper temperament to keep harmony. He has the aggressive spirit that instills fight into his players. He has plenty of courage, mever quits. His players have gra He is truly the manager of the Cleveland team. Owner Dunn realizes his worth, never interferes on the managerial end of it, and what Speaker says goes as strongly with him as it does with his players. The Cleveland club started the 1921 season under most discouraging eir- cumstances. Just prior to the opening of the season, Second Baseman Bill Wambsganns suffered a serious in- Jury that put him out of the running. A few days later Lunte, the substi- tute, broke a bone in his leg. All this happened a short time before the opening of the season. Most of the critics thought Speaker would use Joe Evans at second, despite the flact that Joe had been made over into an outfielder. b= Springs Sensation. Then it was that Speaker sprang | a real sensation on the base ball pub- lic. He announced that Riggs Ste- phenson, 3 senior at the University of Alabama, a player with only col- lege experience, would start at sec- ond base for 'the Cleveland club. I scarcely believed it possible that Speaker would 5p tempt fate by using an inexperienced youngster at so im- portant a position. At shortstop was Joe Sewell .with only a few months major league experience back of him. Surely two youngsters just out of | college couldn’t hold their own at the two most important spots on the in- fleld. It seemed to be asking for too mi uch. 1 opened the season with.the Cleve- ie POTOMAC SALES CQ . [ 1111 14THIST. N.W. PhoneM8668 Just Rgceived—by Special Arrangement With DIXIE FLYER TOURINGS Frankly Surplus on Account of Overproduction Differing but slightly from the 1922 model, we are yet able to offer them—while they last—at a startling reduction in price. We have always used the word “BARGAIN” conservatively, but HERE T 15— A spacious, speedy, equipped, with full-floating axle, 41-horse- power engine, torquetube drive—easy riding, smart in looks—all at a price hundreds of dollars below that of any other car of its class now on the market. And best of all, back of each sale lies the good faith of a great fac- tory and our own liberal service policy that accompanies €ach car sold by this house. Terms to responsible parties. dmont SPORTS. Suzanne Lenglen,‘ chl; Tennis Star, on Way Home NEW YORK, September Suza Le: Lenglen w. eancel a_ program with ing American women players for the benefit of the fund for devastated F because of_ bro: which hampered the courts. style on handling bunts, supposed to be his fatal weakness. 7 Previously he had always thrown bunts from a flat-footed position. Speaker made him take a stride just as one does in pitching. Incidentally he gave instructions to his infield to handle every ball possible. He made Sothoron believe he could pitch, and Sothoron came through for him sus perbly at a time when his failure to- do so0 would have ellminated Cleve- land from the race. (Copyright. 1921, by W. G. Evans ) BIG MARYLAND TRACKS CURBED AS T0 PROFITS BALTIMORE, Md., September 21.— Profits of the four one-mile race courses of Maryland will be limited to 10 per cent of the valuation of the tracks fixed by the Maryland racing commission, according to a ruling is- sued by the commission. All other funds, after ‘deducting operating cx- penses, taxes and the state’s share of 35 per cent of the net profits, will be “used for improvements on tpe tracks. d The aggregate value of the tracks, as fixed by the commission, is $3,726,665, although each track was valued at from $250,000 to $500,000 less than the claim made by the own- ers. Jervis Spencer, jr. a member of the commission, estimated that ahout $150,000 to $200,000 annually will diverted from profits to impr ments. | pitcher who is faltering. land club at St. Loufs. It was readily apparent that Stephenson had ability, but he knew little or nothing of how second base should be played in the majors. Had there been a veteran player at short I would have figured he would have been able to carry Ste- phenson along. In the opening game “Stevie" did or, perhaps better, failed to do certain things, which empha- sized his lack of experience. I feared enough games would be lost around second before Wamby got back to make the going very rough for the Cleveland club in its effort to win another pennant. These two southern collegians cer- tainly upset the dope. Sewell, who had given great promise in 1920, showed improvement every day. Ste- phenson’s inexperience asserted itself often in the fleld, but my, how that boy hit! Instead of impeding the chances of the Cleveland club, no player did more to keep the club in the race than Stephenson. Some peo- ple may class it as pure luck on the part of Speaker, but I figure proper handling on the part of the Cleve- iand manager turned the trick. No matter what “Stevie” did he received nothing but encouragement. He Got Results. Speaker gets results from his play- ers, because he religiously does every- thing that he insists his players must do. When he taps the ball to the pitcher he runs it out as hard as if there was a base hit in sight. He readily excuses errors, but woe to the fellow who pulls a * the huppy faculty of forgetting about the misplays of the day previous and starts each game anew. He never publicly calls down a player. What he has to say is said on the bench or in_the clubhouse. To my way of thinking, the remak- ing of Pitcher Sothoron stands out as 4 great tribute to Speaker'’s manage- rial ability. He was considered through .and was about to be rele- gated to'the minors when Speaker de- s cided to take a chance. Instead of( OMAHA, Neb., September 21.—Carl putting in Sothoron as soon as he|Morris, heavyweight of “the old joined the club, Speaker waited until {school” has been signed to meet the team returned home. Then he either Billy Miske or Fred Fulton spent a week perfecting Sothoron's here on October 3. four be I Kilbane Coming East. CLEVELAND, September 21.—. ny Kilbane, featherweight cham of the world, intends to go to York tomorrow to see he Pete Her- man-Johnny Buff bout Frida i in New York, Kilhane said. he consult Tex Rickard in some matches for " ‘mself. Bans Smoki at Bouts. NEW YORK, tember 21.—Fail- ure of boxing clubs holding bouts in- doors to enforce the “no sm rule will result in nd permit ion announced Tom Gibbons Stops Burke. KALAMAZOO, Mich.. September —Tommy Gibbons of St. Paul knoc! ed out Joe Burke of Detroit. the Michigan heavyweight champion, in the second round last night. ohn- today. Factory—a Few 1921 AND ROADSTERS sturdy car—magneto- " “Gosh! That's the cigarette for me!” —and for cigerettes Virginia tobacce is the bess