Evening Star Newspaper, September 24, 1921, Page 7

JOHNSON TODAY SEEKS SIXTH STRAIGHT VICTORY Mogridge Shows Fine Form and Downs Tygers, 2-1, in Pitching Duel With Leonard. Judge’s Single Decides It. BY DENMAN THOMPSON. Detroit today to aid in the W ALTER JOHNSON probably will be sent to the firing line against determined fight Washington is wag- ing to attain the dividend-paying position of third place in the rapidly expiring American League race. Barney’s last three games, all winning efforts, indicate he is just what the doctor ordered for the busi- ness at hand, only four runs accruin, he has yielded but one tally on a measly half-dozen bingles. Johnson is likely to have need of all his skill, however, as it is prob- , one of the best looking new pitchers able he will be opposed by Bert Cole, who have come to hand this season. is attested by the fact that although he has been pitching regularly for only about two months he has run up seven victories against two de- feats. On the occasion of his most Detroit, he allowed but one run, while Johnson, Acosta and Schacht were hammered for no less than fifteen counters. ‘The Nationals made some progress toward their objective yesterday in taking a hard-fought and faultlessly played game from Detrott, while St. Louis won and lost in Boston. The Browns now are but one and one- half games in advance of the Griffs,|J who hold a two-gime margin over the Red Sox. The fact that the Na- tionals have eight games yet to play gives them a fighting chance to over- haul the Fohlmen. who have but five contests remaining, while four of the ten games still to be disposed of by Boston are with the local team. The toughness of the Washington assignment is apparent from the fact that if the Browns win three of | their five unplayed games the Griffs must account for six of their remain- ing eight in order to tie for third place. Mogridge Outpitches Leonard. Yesterday's pastime, in which the locals hung up their fifth consecutive victory with another last-minute ral- 1y, was a_hard-fought pitching duel between the veterans Mogridge and Leonard. Each whiffed seven bats- men. Mogridge gave as many un- carned passages to first, against four franked by Leonard, but permitted four fewer than the nine hits charged against the Tiger, yet there was nothing much of an edge apparent for the local lefthander until the fruitful final frame, when Joe Judge supplied the decisive punch. Detroit's lone run was registered right at the outset. Young, the first man up, spanked a triple to left and, after Jones fanned and Cobb walked, scored while Judge and Mogridge collaborated on Veach’s hot smash. Thereafter the Bengalg scoring ef- forts were frustrated. They threat- ened in the fourth, when Veach dou- bled and Heiimann beat out a roller to O'Rourke, but Blue and Merritt both were disposed of and after Hassler was purposely passed Leon- ard lined to Harris. They appeared dangerous on one other occasion, in the ninth. Then Blue doubled with one out and after Merritt's death Bassler again was intentionally walked, whereupon Mogridge fanned Leonard. Nationals Start in Fourth. The Nationals offset Detroit's tally in the fourth, when Rice singled.and was _forced by Goslin, who advanced as Gharrity walked and scored on a rainbow single to left by O'Rourke. Goslin also registered the decid- ing run in the ninth, when he paved the way with a single that bounded over Merritt's head. Shanks sacri- ficed, Gharrity was purposely passed and, after O'Rourke whiffed, a walk to Mogridge loaded the bases and brought up Judge, who ended the battle with a safety to center. Johnson is golng after his sixteenth victory of the season today. He ob- tained just half that number last year. Mogridge has earned the bonus offered him. Yesterday's win was his seventeenth. Goslin forgot his lines in the sixth inning yesterday, when his failure to run after bunting made him an easy double-play victim. Judge had to hustle to effect a put- out, after knocking down Veach's viclous drive in the opener. Harris gave a clever exhibition in handling _Gharrity's late peg to nip Blue stealing in the sixth. Hellmann slightly increased his lead over his boss for the batting cham- pilonship by scratching a hit to O'Rourke out of four times up. A pair ot walks was the best Cobb got. Veach looked none too good in going after O'Rourke’s Texas league safety in the fourth, when he evi- dently was bothered by the sun. His failure to reach this offering cost a run. The seanon's series between the! Griffs and Tygers now stands tied at ten:wins apiece. @Johnson City Wins Again. KNOXVILLE, Tenn., September 24. | hnson City yesterday made it thre straight victories over Greene- villp in the post-season series for the Apgalachian Leacue championship. The score was 4 to 1. d Cubs Get First Sacker. ICAGO, September 24.—Tod Mil- ler,jfirst baseman of the Enid, Okla- hor§a club, has been purchased by the Chigago Nationals. BUONE IS HITTING KING N SOUTHERN CIRCUIT one of New Orleans has won the fer honors among the batters of Southern Association, according e unofficial averages whhich in- e all games. The New Orleans ger finished with an average of in 156 games. He was at bat574 s and cracked out 223 hits, and the honor for total bases with a fic of 338. ere was a close finish for second e between Griffith of New Orleans Polly McLarry of Memphis, the er nosing out his rival by one t, finishing with an average of q‘fly High of Memphis carried off the] honors in runs scored with 136. sen of Birmingham was crowned home run king by the league by making twenty-one circuit drives, and Stewart of Birmingham carried o! the stolen base honors with sixty-six thefts. Other leading batters: Burke, Nashville, .348; Bogart, New Orleans, .345; Camp, Memphis, .342; Bernsen, Birmingham, .336; Traynor, Birming- ham, .336; Wano, Little Rock, .333; Don Brown, Memphis, .333. * Marketers Seek a Tie. Old Dutch Marketers and Temperance Athletic Club will clash in a base ball game tomorrow morning at 10:30 o’clock at Union Park. The Marketers hope to “fit_flm“ series with the Teuiperance out — VIRGINIA LEAGUE. Portsmouth, 7; Newport News, 5. Richmond, 5: Snffalk. 1. ‘Tarboro. 8; Norfolk, 4. Rocky Mount, 5; Wilson, 2. I | g off him, while in his last two starts The ability of this young left-hander recent start against the Griffmen in Fifth Straight DETROIT. AB. R. H. P.O. A, Young, 2b. I e G Y $0 0 2 1.0 20 ¢ 'S 0 ¢ 4+s8.1 T 0 O 4 10 18 0. O B/ LR, T @ 4 L0540 3 8 -0 B0 e B0 el T e S T 29 1 5% 8 0 AB. R. H. P.0, A. E. Judge, 1b. . BB X‘; I:‘! Pflo EO Harris, 4% X -8 o )Mllln; i . s s N (3 Rice, cf. 8 Qe T 3 3 Gosliny Tf. 4 par 2 0 $8y7i0 0'Rourke, ss. i031 0 Mogridge, p. 3 0 0 1 0 Totals. . %2 3o ° *Two out when winning run was sco Detroit .. .1000000 Washington .... 0 0 01 0 0 0 0 12 Two-base hits — Harris, Veach, O'Rourke, Blue. Three-base hit — Young. Sacrifice — { Shanks. Double play—Bessler to_Merritt to Blue, Left on bases—Detroit, 8; Washiagton, 9. Base on balls—Off Mogridge, 6; off Leonard, 4. Hit by pitcher — By Mogridge (Blue). Struck out—By Mogridge, 7: by Leonard, 7. Umplres—Messrs. Evans and Hildebrand, Time of game—1 hour snd 30 minutes. | TRIBE MUST THREE TO Polo Grounds yesterday, the D first place from the Yankees. Today’s battle is an important one. A victory for the Yankees would mean that even if they.lost four of would have to win all their six in order to finish first. A victory today for the Indians would bring about a virtual tie, with New York leading by less than two points. L Waite Hoyt's splendid pitching against the Indians yesterday in- creased the confidence of the New York followers, as he will be available again in the final game Monday. The youpg twirler struck out seven men and was steady except in the fourth inning, when two runs were scored. In the first inning he fanned Jamie-| son, Wood and Smith. Ruth Is Big Factor. Babe Ruth, whose three two-base hits figured prominently in the vic- tory, scored three of the four New York runs. First Baseman Johnston of Cleveland had only four putouts, while Center: fielder Wood of the same club made five, three of them in one inning. Manager Speaker of the visitors still is trodbled with his leg, recently in- jured. He batted fox Coveleskie in the ninth inning and raised a pop fly to Peckinpaugh. Speaker limped in running to first. Gardner and Sewell were the only Indians to get more than one hit, the former making two singles and the latter a triple and a single. Athletics Win a Pair. Heimack, a recruit pitcher from the Three-I League, helped the Athletics win a double-header from the White Sox. He had the Chicagoans at his mercy in the first game, won by the Macks, 4 to 0. Harris allowed only | four hits in the second encounter that the A’s took, 9 to 1. After he had_ won nine straight | games Pitcher Bush of the Red Sox | was stopped by the Browns, when they won, 10 to 2, in the first game | of a double-header. Shocker was the | winning pitcher. In the second game, won by the Red Sox, 10 to 5, Center- hit | fielder Leibold of the winners safely in four times at bat. | —_— PIRATES STAY IN RACE BY WIN OVER: PHILLIES Pittsburgh still retains a mathe- matical possibility of overtaking New York for leadership in the National | League, although twenty-three points behind the pacemakers. _ Pitcher Hamilton of the Pirates kept his team in the running by splendid pitching against the Phillies yesterday, blank- ing them and allowing only four hits, which were evenly divided between Outflelders Lee and King. Three hits and a pasa off Meadows gave the Pirates the runs for their 2-to-0 suc- cess. Rain at St. Louls kept the Giants and "the Cards idle, so these teams were to go into a double-header to- day. The Giants now have the ad- vantage of three and one-half games over the Pirates, while the Cards, four games behind the Pittsburghers, have a chance to make second place in_thelr remaining engagements. The Cubs overwhelmed the Braves, 13 to 5. The winning team included several recruit players, among them Pitcher Kaufan. Fach of the Cubs made one or more hits. Thomas got a home run. ‘KIRKE NEAR CHAMPION WITH THE BAT IN A. A There seems little likelihood of Ja: Kirke of Louisville being. dethroned as the leading battsr of the American Association. The Louisville slugger is maintaining his steady gait and is far in front with an average of .381. His closest rivals are Reb Russell of Minneapolis and Art Butler of Kan- sas City, who are tied for the runner- up honors with .368. Brief of Kansas City is next with .363. Brief failed to increase his string of home runs, his record remaining at forty, but his great hitting has enabled him to Increase his lead as :l ru!n getter, having registered 156 imes. Baird of Indianapolis added four more bases to his string of thefts and leads with 67. Other leading _ batters: Acosta, Louisville, .357; Thorpe, Toledo, .357; Good, Kansag. City, 366, Fisher, inneapolis, .. H lartley, ‘olumbu .347; Lear, Milwaukee, .346. i | l | | \ EFEATED in the opening game of the “little world series” at the task of taking three straight from New York in order to wrest What May Happen in Base Ball Today AMERICAN LEAGUE. W. L. Pet. Win.Lose. 92' 53 635 .637 .630, New York .. E K 182 58 e g8l D77 T2 517 520 513 174 72 507 510 (503 D71 73 (498 407 (490 71 T8 4TT 480 4T3 Chicago . 58 89 305 .398 .39 Philadelph! 150 98 (350 .854 347 GAMES TODAY. - GAMES TOMORROW. Detroit at Wash_ Detroit at Wash. A Cleveland at N. ¥. . Y. Chicago at Phil St. Louls at Boston. Results of Yesterday’s Games. ‘Washington, 2; Detroit, 1. o g"hfl:flflxml:, ri“—‘: Chicago, 0—1. 8t. Louis, 10—5; Boston, New York, 4; Cle: NATIONAL LEAGUE. W. L. Pet. Win.Lose New York 91 06 619 .621 615 Pittsburgh §7 59 .596 .500 592 St. Louls 83 63 571 Hoston . it 1t Brooklyn 2 E 5 Cincinnati’ 67 79 409 462 Chicago . 59 87 404 408 4 Fhiladelphia 49 100 (329 383 .327 GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW. N. Y. at St. Louis. Boston at Chicago. Brook'n at Cincinnati. N. Y. at St. Louis. Boston at Chicago. Brook'n at Cincinnati. Phila. at Pittsburgh. Results of Yesterday’s Games. Pittsburgh, 2; Philadelphia, 0. Chieago, 13; Boston, New York EAST-WEST GOLF MATCH FOR WOMEN ARRANGED NEW YORK, September 24—An east versus west team match between the leading woman golfers of the two sections of the United States will pre- cede the woman's national golf cham- plonship tournament, which begins at the Hollywood Club, Deal, N. J, on October 3. Among the players who are cer- tain to be named for the eastern team are Miss Alexa Stirling," Miss Marion Hollins, Mrs. Feltner, Mrs. Vander- beck and Mrs. Gavin. Louis (rain). British Golfers Beaten. NEW YORK, September 24.—George Duncan and Abe Mitchell, British golf professionals, were defeated by Tom Kerrigan of Siwanoy and Archie San- derson, 2 and 1, in a 36-hole match over the Sleepy Hollow course. WIN NEXT OUST YANKS Cleveland Americans now face the their final eight games, the Indians How Griffs Are Hitting . 6. AB. H.SB.RBILPct. %3 ‘1.0 3 3 10 138 533 169 20 116 368 113 3 148 578 176 20 147 528 169 17 42 48 14 0 105 376 100 5 118 418 121 4 148 560 160 28 3¢ 76 21 Q 42138 38 O el 256 62 170 40 213 235 115 433 101 5 48 .233 2 22 5 0 1 .2%7 2¢ 89 20 2 3 .224 7 25 5 0 3 200 18 41 8 0 3 .195 37 96 15 1 4 .156 41 57 9 0 2 32 2 210 § YDA 4 1 000 3.9 ¢ 0@ 1 0 ooo 1 0 00 s O T S ELKS WILL MEET GIBS IN'SANDLOT TITLE TILT STANDING OF THP CLUBS. L P Elks ... & Navy Yard ....... 2 500! Southern Raiiwa: 3 ~000 YESTPRDAY'S RBSULT. Blks, 7; Navy Yard, 8 (seven innings), Elks, interleague champions, and Gibraltars, winners of the unlimited division title among the independent nines, will clash next week in a series for the sandlot base ball cham- pionship of the District. The Gibs won their way to the final week before last, while the Fraternal Leaguers qualified yesterday when they clinched the District Association honors in the interleague series with a 7-to-3 victory over Navy Yard, lead- ing team of the Government League. In yesterday's engagement, Owen held the Gunmakers safe all the way, while the Elks made the going easy for themselves when they pounded Frye for five runs in the third in- ning. Capt. Bleler of the winners got three hits in four times at bat. Today's scheduled game between the Eiks and Southern Railway has been canceled. The District Associa- tion will meet tonight at the Terminal Railroad Y. M. C. A. to perfect plans for the series between the Elks and the Gibraltars. —_— AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. St. Paul, 7; Louisyille. 5. Minneapolis, 5; Indianapolis, 8. Milwaukee, Columbt . Toledo, 6; K GUILFORD AND. GARDNER PLAYING IN FINAL TODAY S T. LOUIS, September 24—Robert Gardner of Chicago, twice holder of the American amateur golf title and runner-up in the British amateur championship, and Jesse Guilford, a Boston golfer, who has been trying for the premier golf honors fot ten years or more, today played the final round of thirty-six holes for the national championship at the St. Louis Country Club, having yesterday won their semi-finals matches in a driving rain that made the play difficult. Gardner defeated Willie Hunter, 5 tured the national open title with a and 4, keeping the Briton down all the way after the fifth hole. He out- played Hunter from the tee and through the green all the time and, after the first few holes, putted as well or better. Hunter showed 'his mastery of the run-up shot, but it was used mostly in getting a half where the loss of a hole seemed immi- nent. Evans Oft His Game. Guilford won Kis place in the finals for the second time i his career by defeating the present champion, Chick Evans, 6 and 5. Finding Evans sadly off his game, especially on the greens, the Bostonian played good enough golf to win over a better varlety than Evans displayed yesterday. Guilford made only two errors, topping his brassie to a creek on-the ninth, and heeling his mashie approach out of bounds on the twenty-ninth hole. On the other hand, Evans, who first won the title in 1916 after he had cap- MISS LEITCH WINS 60LF THTLEMATEH, 17AND 5 OTTAWA, Ont., September 24— Miss Cecil Leitch, British woman's record score of 286 and again last year, repeatedly missed putts that seemed dead to the hole, and after he finished the morning round 4 down he became erratic with both wood and iron shots, for which he has been noted as a master. Evans missed enough putts that should have been | easy for a tyro, to cancel the margin by which Guilford defeated him. Until he began to show the effects of per- sistent putting disappointment, he was usually closer to the flag than Guilford on the like, only to take a putt on two more than the Bostonian. Today's contestants have the repu- tation of being the longest drivers in the United States, if not the longest in the world. Gardner won the cham- plonship in 1900 by defeating H. Chandler Egan and in 1915 by defeat- ing John G. Anderson. He finished runner-up to Evans in 1916, after de- feating Guilford in the semi-finals. That was the only time Guilford ever before got so far in the national championship. WEST'S NETMEN AHEAD IN MATCH WITH EAST CHICAGO, September 24.—The west assumed the lead at the opening day's Zolf ehampion, today annexed the play of the east-west tennis series Canadian woman’s title by an un- precedentedly easy victory for a champlonship match. In the final round of the tournament whe de- feated Miss Mollie McBride by 17 up and 15 to play. Miss Leitch fought her way to the finals yesterday by defeating Miss Alexa Stirling of Atlanta, United Scates champion, and last year's Ca- nadian titleholder, 3 and L.~ Miss Mc- Bride became a finalist by vanquish- ing the Britieh champion’s sister, Miss Edith Leitch, 2 and 1. “Miss Stirling may meet her con- Gueror again next month on “home soil. Miss Leitch is entercd in the American championship tournament, and both she and Miss Stirling are believed equal to the task of eliminat- ing all other entrants they will meet. POLO TEAMS PLAYING FOR NATIONAL HONORS PHILADELPHIA, September 24.—In- ternational poloists representing the Meadowbrook and Rockaway clubs, will meet late today at the Philadel- phia Country Club to decide the se- of the United nior championship announced as States. The line-up follows: Meadowbrook—F", 1; E. C. Bacon, No. No. 3; Devereux Milburn, back. Rockaway—h. E. Stoddard, No. 1; Thomas Hitcheock, jr.. No. 2; Malcolm Stevenson, No. 3; J. Cheever Cowdin, back. S. von Stade, No. J. Watson Webb, Resume Southern Series. MEMPHIS, September 24.—Memphis and Fort Worth, Southern Associa: tion and Texas League pennant win- ners, took up their battle for the base ball championship of the south here today with the count one game all. SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. Charlotte, 7-2; Greenville, 0-4. Columbia, 8: Spartanburg, 2. Charleston. ugust: | yesterday, 2 to 1. The west won the two singles and the east the doubles. ‘The results: Olifford Herd of San Francisco defeated 3rn4uld Jones of Providence, R. 1., 8—86, 6—1, Marshall Allen of Seattle defeated Carl M. Fischer of Philadelphia, 6—4, 68, 5—7, 6—1. 8. Howard Voshell of Brooklyn and Vincent Richards of Youkers, N. Y., defeated Robert Kinsey and Willis Davis, both of San Fran- cisco,” 6—1, 8—6, 6—3. Today Frank Anderson, New York, will meet Kinsey and Voshell vill play Davis in the singles. William Tilden, world champion, paired with Jones, will be opposed by James An- derson and J. B. Hawkes, Australians. _— BARRED VESSEL SENDS IN ENTRY FOR BIG RACE BOSTON, September 24.—The Boston schooner Mayflower has been entered for the elimination trials to be held; to sclect the American defender of the international fishing schooner trophy, won by the Gloucester shooner Esperanto last vear. This action was taken in the face of the formal vote of the American race committee at Gloucester to accept the ruling of the Canadian_trustces of the trophy bar- ring the Mayflower from competition. The committee Is expected to pass upon the entry shortly. LUNENBERG, N. 8., September 24.— The Delawana, winner of last year's Nova Scotia fishing schooner " race, and loser in the international contest against the Eesperanto, will compete in the Nova Scotia championship races again this year. Several other vessels in addition to the Delawana and the Blue Nose, will be entered. America on Way to Annapolis. NEW YORK, September 24.—The schooner yacht America, first winner of the historical America's cup, left| Gravesend Bay today on the way to Annapolis. Many yachtsmen were at the Marine and Field Club landing to sce her off. BUFF DOUBLE CHAMPION BY OUTFIGHTING HERMAN BY FAIRPLAY. N EW YORK, September 24—The bantamweight crown, in addition to the flyweight laurels, is hanging on Johnny Buff's corrugated brow today, but it is a certainty that the game little new cham- pion, who went out of his own class to win the title, will have to battle hard and soon to keep it there. There were many who left Madison Square Garden after witnessing the fifteen rounds of furious fighting be- tween Buff and Pete Herman who were not convinced of the justice of the judges’ decision which took the title from Herman and trans- ferred it to the challenger. But there was not a man of the 10,000 who saw the battle who did not hunger to see a return match be- tween these fighters. Tex Rickard and the other fizht impressarios are not likely to overlook the opportunity to stage a match which would pack Madison Square Garden or other arenas with cash customers. May Meet Again Soon. either the new titleholder nor,the old are likely to interpose objection. Johnny told Pete before they left the ring that he would give him another battle when he wanted it, and you can gamble the title-hungry Herman wants it and wants it soon. There was not a minute of the battle between Pete and Johnny that was not full of action and interest. Neither was ever in serious distress, although there were a few moments when Johnny was a bit wabbly. The new champion was the aggressor throughout and it was this fact, as much as the damage his blows ad- ministered, that gained him the de- cision. Herman Fights Cautiously. Herman fought a cautious fight and it is to be noticed that he appears to far better advantage as a chal- lenger than a defender of the world title. When he did rouse to aggres- siveness, he dropped Johnny with a right hook in the fourth round and had the new champ in rather a bad way at times later in the contest. Buff, who is thirty-three years old, eight years older than'Herman, weighed only 113% pounds to his rival's 117%. —_— LEONARD AND FRIEDMAN TO FIGHT ON OCTOBER 7 PHILADELPHIA, September 24.— Articles have been signed for a match in this city on October 7 between Benny Leonard, lightweight cham- pion, and Sailor Friedman of Chicago. The match will be “eight rounds or less,” and will be held at Shibe Park. RICHIE MITCHELL HAS ARM BROKEN IN BOUT MILWAUKEE, Wis., September 24. ichie Mitchell, Milwaukee light- weight boxer, broke his right arm just’ above the wrist in the third session of a ten-round, mo-decision bout with Ernie Rice of England. The state boxing chairman stopped the bout in the middle of the fourth round when it was discovered Mitchell was using only his left arm. Mitchell had the advantage by a wide margin at the time. MUTT AND JEFF—Wasn’tIt Just Like Jeff to Think of This? IF WHAT SPIVIS SAYS 13 TRUE THEN JEEE HAS Less BRAINS THAN EVeN T GAVE HM CREDIT So ('S TRvE DonN'T You KNOW THAT THE OCEAN BEACH 1S NO PLACE > RUN Dewnl A PIPE FOR DR\NKING Yes, But THAT AW'T MY (DEA Contributions to Matty’s Fund Approaching $10,000 | NEW YORK, September 24— Contributions to the Matty fund keep coming in fast and it lookx as if there will be a purse of $10,000 before _the xates are opened at the Polo Grounds mext Friday. Yester- dny there were three contribu- tions of 8500 ench from George W. Grant, prexident of the Bos- ton Nationals; Price McKinney | and E. E. Smathers, well known horsemen. Daniel Brady sent a check for 8100, It ix expected that Mafty will recelve at least $30,000 wult of the testimonl: will bring together the Gl and the Braves in n regular champlonship game. IRECORD FELD STARTS | INDISTRICT NET PLAY Leading racketers of the city were among the eighty-cight entrants paired jfor the annual District tennis singles championship scheduled to courts of Dumbarton Club at 1 o'clock this afternoon. The field in number sets a record for the titular event. The draw resulted in distributing the stars almost evenly between the upper and the lower brackets. In the upper half are Jack Dudley, Swarthmore player, who was runner-up in the 1920 tournament: J. R. Ballenger, Suburban League star; John Templc Graves, a_seasoned veteran; Clarence Charest, Dumbarton and _ Baltimore tuminary, and Maj. A. E. Foote, a other Dumbarton expert. The bracket includes Maj. Arthur Yencken, present title holder a prominent factor in District tennis; Tom Mangan of Dumbarton and Lieut. Harold Seclden. Entrics for men's doubles and wom- en’s singles will close tonight and those for mixed doubles Monday night. The tournament probably will continue through ten days. —_——— INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Jersey City, 4; Baltimore, 3. Rochester. 1 . 2. F foot ball teams. For the las No school in the south seems to have as brilliant gridiron prospects as Georgia. Material which is as good as almost any coach might desire, com- bined with an excellent coaching staft and almost perfect management, is sufficient to warrant a prediction that Georgia is going to have the best sea- son of its history. Has Twelve Letter Men. Only two regulars of the 1920 team are not back with the squad, and of the fifteen men who got letters only three are absent. And when it is called to mind that Georgia went through the 1920 season undefeated, it does not take any more thzn that to indicate the kind of opposition it is likely to afford its opponents this fall. To give an idea of the strength of Georgia’'s line, here are some of thne weights of last year’s men now hold- ing down forward positions: Day, center, 198; Whelchel, guard,.210; An- thony, guard, 200; P’ew, tackle, 190 Bennett, end, 175; Reynolds, end, 165. Some of the reserves are Boney, cen: ter, 185: Spicer, fullback, 180; M. Day, guard, 185; Frier, lineman, 190; Thom- ason, end, 185: Mulvehill, end, 180; Thompson, fullback, 180; lineman, 200. Regular backs from 1920 now with the squad are Tanner, 178 pounds, fullback: Collins, 180, halfback, and Fitts, 160, quarterback. The only dif- ficulty confronting the squad is the development of a man to'take the place of Echols, who did so well at halfback. Tavlor, the other regular lost. was a tackle. and while a good o s e e A MARINES’ RIFLE TEAM WINS NATIONAL TITLE CAMP PERRY, Ohio, September 24 —With the completion of the team match, the feature of the National Rifle Association tournament, the eighty-seven teams are breaking camp. The match was won by the United States Marine Corps with a score of 3,219. British Athlete Leaves U. S. NEW YORK, Septémber 24.—Bevil G D. Rudd, captain of the Oxford-Cam bridge _international track and ficld team which competed against Yale, Harvard, Princeton and Cornell, a passenger on the Olympic today, re- turning to England. BREAKS AUTO RECORD. SPRINGFIELD, Mass., September 24, —Fred Horey, racing against time. broke the world three-mile record on a half-mile dirt track at the eastern states’ exposition yesterday. His time was 3.09. Freed on Fight-Film Charge. BOSTON, September 24.—The fed- eral grand jury has returned a no bill, refusing to indict Teddy Hayes, gharged with ilegal transportation of motion picture films of the Dempse Carpentier match. The pictures were exhibited privately to wounded war veterans. Moore Qutfights Smith. AURORA, I1l, September 24—Pal Moore of Memphis easily won a news- paper_decision over Midget Smith of ,X;"eg\;;ti'ork in a ten-round bout last lower | pt. Al Gore, long | GEORGIA ELEVEN SHOULD GAIN FAME THIS SEASON BY H. C. BYRD. AMOUS for its peaches, pine lumber, razorbacks and beautiful girls, | the state of Georgia bids fair to become just as well known for its | creating a sensation on the gridiron, and while it undoubtedly will con- tinue to turn out good elevens, this fail it seems that the university bear- ing the name of the state stands a splendid chance oi carrying the name of Georgia to heights hitherto unknown in the world of sports. Newton, | SPORTS. * Griffs Gain a Bit in Ra?e : Amateur Golf Title at Stake :Classy Catchers for Big Series |ALL OF CLUBS IN RACE HAVE GOOD BACKSTOPS O’Neill, Schmidt, Schang, Smith and Snyder Not Alone Clever Receivers, But Every One Is Ha BY BILLY EVANS. O'Neill, Cleveland Americans—A a fine mechanical receiver and backs of foot, but mighty dangerous at bat. career. Is a “reversible” batsman Smith, New York Nat !'a fine target for the pitchers. ' 00D catching is most essential to! the success of any ball club. \ dom is a team that lacks catching re- turned a pennant winner in the majors | The four teams now fighting it out! are all hlessed with high-class back- stops. Not only all of them ex-) lcellent mechanically, but they lik | wise use their brains to a decided ad- vantage in their work. In addition, several of them are far faster on their feet than one ordinarily expects |of a catcher. All of them are good |batsmen, their averages all being around .300. 0O'Neill Has Tough Year. If Cleveland wins it is certain that Neill will do all the catching. This s been rather a tough y for \Ov t few years Georgia Tech has been be so difficult to re- ols. man should place as is Ec | Everybody {one of the really great elev | south has produced. And tho: | hind_the university are rather thank-i | ful for the fact that a schedule has| | been arranged which will give thej university an opportunity to show its! wares against the strongest elevens of the entire east. Meets Big Northern Teams. Besides playing representative teams {of the south, Georgia meets two of | the best northern clevens. On October 115 the squad goes north to Cambridge ) to face Harvard and the Saturday aft er Thank due to play a pos season contest with Dartmouth at At- lanta. On October 29 Alabama Polyv- technic Institute is to be played aid the games should give Georgia fans plenty | of food for thought and plenty of opportunities for demonstrative vic- tories. In writing of Georgia's foot ball prospects it might be well to say that no small measure of whatever success| {may be attained will be due to the ex- | | cellent management and general | coaching system the team will have. | Prof. V. Sanford. for many years { faculty director of athletics, is at the same time one of the most genial and pleasing persons with whom one might care to come in contact; and at the same time he is deadly efficient in carrying out any scheme he under- takes. H. J. Stegeman, former Uni- versity of Chicago foot ball and track star, is head coach and is the type of man who makes good at anything he undertakes. Jimmie DeHart, former Pittsburgh star, and Larry Conover, Penn State end and tackle, and center for three years, are Stegeman's as- istants; both are exceedingly compe- tent in the lines in which they spe- cialize. | I INDEPENDENT ELEVENS| Jim Thorpe's Cleveland Tigers are endeavoring to schedule a game here with the Washington pros, according to Capt. Tim Jordan, boss of the local eleven. The Tigers belong to the American Foot Ball Association to which the Washington club was re- cently admitted. Virginia_Athletic Club is ready to meet any 130-pound team in the Dis- trict. Challenges will be received by Manager Wilburn, 406 South Lee street, Alexandria, Va. Candidates for the Truxton eleven are expected to report at Truxton Circle North Capitol and Q streets, tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. Any am desiring games with the Trux 1d communicate with E. W. U street northeast, or 4426-J. Peerless Athletic Club wants a game on October 2. \Elevens inter- ested should write Manager Simpson, 1137 5th strect northeast. telephone N. Cambridge Athletic Club js casting about for engagements with teams in the 135-pound class. Send challenges to Manager P. Stanton, 1638 30th street. (Triangle Athletic Club defeated the All-Stars, 15 to 12, in_a hard fought contest. Sweeney of the winners at Georgia is expecting!s | then-in turn follow Vanderbilt, Ala-|gr {bame and Dartmouth. This line-up of | e {man, doe rd Hitter. « veteran catcher of great worth. Is it up with good judgment. Is slow No catcher in any world series ever gave a better exhibition of catching than did O'Neill in the 1920 event. Schmidt, Pittsburgh Nationals—A classy backstop. players with whom I have talked, also umpires, say he is the best in the league. Is extremely fast on his feet, particularly so for a catcher. Isa dangerous batsman and is always around .300. Schang, New York Americans—Is catching in the best form of his National League and usually around .309. Has thel strongest throwing arm I have ever seen a catcher possess, although he lacks the accuracy of O’Neill and Schmidt. nals—Is a sweet catcher, and is always used by McGraw against right-handed pitching. He bats Ieft-handed. - Snyder, New York Nationals—Is a big, husky, clever catcher, making Is a hard batsman and i McGraw with southpaws opposing the Giants. always used by Bats right-handed. to bro r hand. Ste due throwing the injury ling en fing hand| one ots hitting h That accident kept € game for cight i E from the oo a0 sitting o out regular breach at a mome bill. Nunamal while O'Neill the time O'Neill er suffered a brole second, putting hin of the season. At His Best Now O'Neill is again at certain to giv self if Clevel is his best and account of him- the series. tator at recall a single her put on did O'Nei rad not p. tention: kim. 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