Evening Star Newspaper, October 17, 1921, Page 26

THE' ‘EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY., OCTOBER 17, 1921 ° " “'SPORTS. "' Southern Elevens Make Good Showing Against Stronger Northein Teams : Ruth Defies Landis DIXIE ELEVENS REVERSE | RESULTS OF WEEK AGO| Georgia and Tennessee Carry Battle to Harvard and Dartmouth—Ohio State’s Trouncing of Minnesota Distinct Surprise. BY H. C. BYRD. OUTHERN teams which went north last week for foot ball games S reversed the poor showing of those which made trips the previous Saturday, Georgia and Tennessee carrying the battle to Harvard and Dartmouth until the last whistle. Georgia crossed Harvard's goal line in the last quarter; and the game wound up with Harvard win- ning by a bare margin of three points. Tennessee, figured to have not “the least chance against Dartmouth, was beaten by two touchdowns against a field goal—an excellent showing. Georgia's. game against Harvard. though. reflects exccptional credit on the players and coaching system at that institution. Crossing Harvard's goal lne is not easy by any means. as Yale and other big, strong elevens | Referee Gives P.rineeton Halfback a Black Eye PRINCETON, October can well attest, but Georgla accom- plished that #nd something more In that it prevented the Crimson run- ning up its usual big count against a soythern tean 3 It was known that Georgla had a re- markably good team, but it generally was thought it wouid lose by about three touchdowns. That it was able to hold the Crimson to one touch- down and a fleld goal is a fine tribute in itself to the excellent qualities of the men who composed the eleven and the system which rounded It in‘o a unit. Tennessee's showing was prise than Geor: wia That university usually hes not been putting out teams strong #nough to, hold Dartmouth to two touchdowns. good much more of a s a Catholic _ University won _from stronger than usual Mount S. Mary cl>ven; Gallauet was defeated sy} Pensylvania >ilitary College by two touchdowns. George Washington tied William and Mary, Georgetown swamped Westminster College and Maryland got caught and took a beating from a team which had not dgfeated it since 1912. ittle comment necessary on the games_ plaved by local elevens Georgetown’s walkawoy was expect ed; Catholic University had its® of fense curtailed considerably by hav. ing one of its strongest backs put out of the game in minutes and really did not show its full strength, Gallaudet could no have been expected to do more than' it did—give the P. M. C. combination a hard gaged In an evenly fought contest with William and Mary. just what was predicted for it. The University of Maryland. with a makeshift team. < found Sv. John's better than expected _ went down to a rather inglorious aefeat in a ‘poorly-played contest. Uhio State jumped to the front fol- lowing its whipping at the hands of Oberlin- and trounced Minnesota’s highly touted eleven by 27-to 0. Min- Besota had been halled as an almost certain victo-, vet Ii falled utterly against the Ohloans. It seems almost impossible for a teag to show such| @omplete reversal of form within a week, and yet that is just what makes modern foot ball so attractive. Judging by the fact that Navy won from Western Resle‘rve bi\-hon e-;:;;;- some.pointy, Cornell must hav. e th! "e‘v:% 2 machine this fall, as it beat the same team Saturday by 110 to & Doble-probably is beginning to get his steam-roller well oiled and | working smooth With Towa's expected victory over linols, the former looks as probable Western Conference champion. Iowa is said to have in Devine and Slater two of the grea‘est players of the vear. The former Is a fullback and the latter a tackle. Tt also is inter- esting to know that Slater is colored. Judging by the troubles it is having with smaller schools, Pennsylvania is going to be up against it when it faces Dartmouth, Penn State, La- fayette and Cornell. So far this sea- son, with the exception of its game with Delaware, Pennsylvania has not produced anything like the offensive strength which formerly character- ized the teams Heisman developed at Georgia Tech. Virginia _ Polytechnic Tnstitute showed surprising strength iv game = with Richmond _University, Scoring five touchdowns. The Blacks- burg men produced a pile-driver of- fense which broke the Richmond line as if it had been made of cardboard, according to report. V. P. L seems ihis year to have a team which should make itself heard from in south Atlantic foot ball. University of North Carolina played South Carolina a 7-to-7 .tie. Seol Metzker is beginning to produce bet- ter teams at South Carolina than rep- resented that inst'tution last season, else North Carolina is not so strong as it might be. Virginia's 14-to-7 victory at L ington_over Virginia Military Ini tute was as sweet nectar. And the victory was dec'sive, tao, because both of Virginia's touchdowns were earned, and it lost another by reason of a penalty. V. M. L showed flashes of the strength which last season car- ried it to the top of the south At- lantic foot ball heap, but never could produce the punch that was delivered in 1920 with such telling effect against so many good teams. Virginia was walloped by V. M. L then, 22 to 6, and on the strength of that beating V. 3L 1. practically forced Virginia to make the trip to Lexington to play this fall. The trip did not set well with the Charlottesville men. However, it was made and Virgnia won, which made its trip to Lexington not so bad, after all. Washington and Lee had Rutgers on the short end of a 13-to-0 score at the beginning of the fourth guarter at New Brunswick. and then Rutgers went in and took the measuré of the Generals by scoring two touchdowns and kicking both goals. It was a flareback of the worst kind for Wash- ington and Lee, especially after the game was well within its grasp. Syracuse proved itself one of the strong teams of the east again by !trouncing Brown, 28 to 0. The New Yorkers uncorked their powerful at- tack and scored two touchdowns in the first quarter. They had no trouble holding Brown scoreless, as. from the press reports, Brown could not make headway at any time. Yale continued its easy way, beat- ing Willlams, 23 to 0. The Dark Blue so far has hardly been forced to ex- tend itself in any game, and prob- ably will not be until it meets the Army. LEHIGH'S SOCCER SCHEDULE. BETHLEHEM, Pa., Octobet 17.— The official soccer schedule at Lehigh University was announced by the ath- letic committee as follows: October 19, Syracuse at home; November 5, Penn State away; November 12, Haverford away; November 23, Army away; November 25, Penn away; De- eember 3, Swarthmore at home. e S h'lm:'nh sy 9[99 A dependable tire that is good for mest gratitytag mileage. $13-14th St, @ Beers North of H St. the first few | ame. George Washington en- | strange injury was recel i nyer wan responsible, rereree. iliroy, whowe defens one of the redeeming fea- tures of the day for the 'ligers, wan getting out of a pile fol- lowing one of the Navy's manx attackn. Referee McCarthy d up at that Instant to | crambling. His Gllroy’s eye met in . the result being n perfeet dixcolored Later, Mr. McCarthy ap- eoptic. pronched Gilroy and expressed nd the incident was closed. 10WA NOW 1S FAVORED | FOR CONFERENCE TITLE | CHICAGO, October 17.—The Uni- |versity of Iowa foot ball eleven, as la result of Saturday's games, toda !stands out as the team most likely to win the western conference foot ball hampionship. ind‘cations being that no other eleven will be eble to do more than tie the Hawkeyes, barring iseemingly impassible upsets in the {rem:ining games of the season. | The Towans, by a l4-to-2 victory {over Illinois. won what is expected jto be their only hard game of the seuson, the rest of the schedule be'ng i 1 i made up of supposedly weaker| elevens. . Wisconsin, Michigan and Ohio State |{—the latter again a championship jcontender through its brilliant and unexpected victory over Minnesota— picked by many observers as the chief contestants of lowa's title claims, | meet each other in contests which are Isure to eliminate two of the trio. and | which may mean defeat for all three. iowa meets none of them, and, thus favored by the schedule, is a cham- i plonship possibility for the first time in_vears. The standing of the teams, includ- ing only conference games, follows: | Ww. L. W. L. | Ghicago 2 0 Minnesota 1 Towa ... 1 0 Iuinoix . too1 | Wisconwin 1 0 Pugdue . e o1 Ohio_Siate 1 0 Northwestern .. 0 3 Indiana and Michigan have iplayed conference gumes. D. C. GOLF TITLE WILL BE DECIDED THIS WEEK Entries for the sixth annual golf championship of the Djstrict of Co- lumbia, to be played over the course of the Chevy Chase Club October 20 and 21, close Tuesday night at 6 o'clock. Entries should be sent to Dr. W. C. Barr/ care the Chevy Chase Club. The tournament will be at sevent, two holes medal play. thirty-six each to be played Friday and Saturday. The event is open to members of clubs constituting the District Golf Asso- clation and to men residing in or within thirty miles of the District for at least three months of every year. 1 i At the mame time players of thei Chevy Chase Club wil Iplay in the annual competition for the F. Oden Horstmann trophy, emblematic of the Chevy Chase Club will play in the Players for the Horstmann tropby will turn in their cards for that event and for the District championship. Match play in the annual tournament for the President’s cup at the Che Chase Club starts October 26. HOWARD'S TEAM PLAY TELLS. Howard University's teamwork fea- tured its 33-to-0 victory over the North Carolina Colored "A. and M. eleven last week. The Turheels fought gamely, but were unable to register a first down. HAUGDAHL CLAIMS RECORD. DALLAS, Tex., October 17.—Sig. Haugdahl, a motor car racer. in_cov ering a mile in 0.44 flat on the Texas fair speedway here, set what officials declare Is a new world record and which. it was stated, would be re- garded as official. The previous world record of 0.44 3-5 was held by Tommy Milton and was made at Bakersfield, 1 SNAPWOOD! Also looks well with bows—and helps beaus look well | Mich SCHOOL GRID GAME TEST FOR EASTERN Win Over Central Tomorrow Would Put Southeast Team in Title Race. BY JOHN B. KELLER. HETHER Eastern will be so important a factor as expected in the struggle {(fur the high school foot ball cham- pionship will be determined tomor- row when it is scheduled to encoun- ter Central in the first of the prip- cipal games of the annual titular gridiron tournament. Surprise of the series last season, the Capitol Hill boys are rated much stronger this year, and if able to overcome the Blue and White must be re- garded as formidable contenders tor the championship. tuin Il e Pyed iy Contra) s 5 al 3. X . the three officialy to be empioyed bt one has been definitely selected. He is Dr. Patton, a Colorado University I man, who was used in the George Washington-Western Maryland. game here week before last. Dr. Patton wil} lumlure. while Paul Magottin of Mie ol:mk)try:ulnel\iurae_ru{ Clark- L. eferee. v Mohawk Athletic Club prob:‘l:le)'mwfl{ be linesman. Eantern Lenes Star Tackle. Eastern will ot be able to send its strougest line-up into the fray. Babe Brown, the husky tackle who did such good work for the Capitol Hill agsregution two seasons ago, and of whom much was expected this year, is not in good physical condi- tion.' and will not be used perhaps during the cdmpaign. Coach*Guyon Vil be forced to send a green player inio the line to replace Brown. The Light Blue and White probably i | l ; I wiil start with the following combi- nation: Leonard, left end; g’ewmnn. left tackle; Capper, left guard: O'Dea, center; Coleman, right guar right tackle; Harrison T3 e V4 Hent Jackie! Harfisoi” o Carstech ran, left halfbac: Allen, right half- :’Ileflen alhd] Wetze! fullback. This ot M & erage about 150 pounds Central Has Bulky Team. Central is likely to have a much heavier team on the field, even if the tentative line-up is changed before the contest. The Mount Pleasant school- counts upon starting with Childress. left end; Littel, left tackle Cramer, left guard: Cranford, center Casey, right guard: Duffy, tackie; Johnson, right end: Rauber, auarterback: Kern, left halfback: Buckley, right halfback, and Wilton, tullback. In preliminary games this season the Centralites have played more im- pressively than the Easterners. Its casy victory over Baltimore Poly- technic Institute is an indication of Central’s strength, for the vanquished eleven has to its credit a win over Mercersburg Academy, always repre- sented by a formidable team. The Mount Pleasant boys do not regard Eastern lightly, however, and are prepared for strenuous combat. SELECTS YALE CREWS, NEW HAVEN, Conn., October 17.— Coach Jim Corderry of Yale crews yesterday selected the two varsity eights and 150-pound crew for the fall rowing and transferred them from New Haven harbor to the Hou- utonic river at Derby, where they will begin rowing today. SOUTHERN GOLF TITLE EVENT FOR WOMEN ON ATLANTA, October 17.—Seventy-six woman. golf players, thirty-six of them -from out of town, were entered for the qualifying round here today of the annual tournament for the woman's Southern Golf Assoclation title. Match play will begin Tuesday morning with the holders of the thirty-two lowest scores entered for the week’s grind of eighteen holes daily, with the finals Saturday. In addition to the championship fiight, there will be a number of other con solation flights and a “baby” flight of nine holes daily. Mrs. David Gant of Memphis, pres- ent _titleholder. in practice on_ the East Lake course, turned in a 45 for nine holes, and AMiss Rosalle Mayer, Atlanta, who formerly held the city championship here, had a 47. There were other good scores in_ practice, indicating a low mark will be re- quirsd to qualify. > Miss Alexa Stirling, Atlanta, for- mérly American woman champion, has not entered the tournament. N. Y. U. PLANS FOR GOLF TEAM NEW YORK, October 17.—Plans are under way at New York University for the formation of faculty and stu- dent golf teams. A petition for making golf a minor sport at the university will be drawn up for pre- sentation to the faculty committee on athletics. Big Race to Bulgarin. BUENOS AIRES, October 17.—Bul- garin yesterday won the grand na- tional prize, valued 2t 8,600 pesos. The distance, 00 meters, was cov- ered by the winning horse in 2.37 2. right l | | | | LACKS AERIAL DEFENSE, BUT PRO ELEVEN WINS ASHINGTON'S professional foot ball eleven will have to perfect a defense against forward passes during its drills this week in order to cope with the Holmesburg, Pa., team, to be played at American League Park next Sunday. The Holmesburg aggregation is reputed to be exceptionally good at acrial attack, and, if such is the case, it will make considerable headway. anless the Washington secondary de- fense adopts methods other than those used yesterday against the Lan- caster eleven's overhead offensive. The locals’ 33-to-7 victory was de- served, as they completely outclassed the Lancaster players generally, but had the visitors resorted to forward passing more frequently they prob- ably would have bettered their count. Three times during the final half of the fray the Lancaster men, using an overhead attack, took the ball through the field to Washington's 10- yard line, only to iose it by fumbling. The Black and White team always was surprised by the passes. Its sec- ondary played far back, affording the Lancaster receivers wonderful oppor- tunities. Strangely, the visiting quar- terback was loath to take advantage INDEPENDENT ELEVENS \ Senmam Gummers ran roughshod |over the Naval Hospital eleven in a 87-.0-0 match, and now want to meet ger J. F. Burgess, or tclephone Lin- Ruth Spurns Yank Cash Fighting for a Principle ELMIRA, N. Y., October 17— Ruth today said that the man- agement of the New York Amer- jean Lengue club ol ey I do mot work for. 1 want to earn money, but I will not take it to abandon a prin- ciple.” DEMPSEY'S STAGE TOUR SURPRISES FIGHT FANS BY FAIR PLAY. NEW YORK, October 17.—Those who are close enough to Jack Demp- sey to know his vi e vaan 1 | | | of these openings during the first two |lenges will be received at Seaman | nhi6 Of life are utterly surprised periods. ) Gunners' headquarters at the navy|hag signed up. pociicement that he The Lancaster eleven was out- |yard. had signed up for a theatrical tour weighed by the locals, but fought — for the life of ‘an meter. . onaCLove gamely. Washington's whirlwind at- a “tor. e glare L e O T ind 41| Appick and Ragan made long runs|of the footlights are anout & aiore for Lwo Louchdowns to give tne t'alac gridders a 14-10-0 victory over Mount Rainier Athtletic Club. = Both teams made frequent use of the forward pass. and after a break gave the Black and White its first touchdown after a few minutes of play. It repeatedly crashed through the Lancaster line and circled ends for substantial ad- vances. Sullivan, Harris and Mack- ert did the bulk of the ground gain- Ing. At punting, Mackert and Litkus easily. outdistanced their Lancaster opponents. Lancaster's touchdown was made in the third period and was due directly to a mistake on the part of Walson, St. Theresa’s eleven opened its sea- son with an 18-to-0 win over Termi- | nal Athletic Assoclation. O'Donnell made one of the touchdowns when he intercepted a forward pass and dashed forty yards to goal. Black and White quarterback. He cop | 2BRINSL Jess Willard or so intercepted a forward pass while on |, Mereurs Athletie Club scored & well lequally bad If not worse, 0 0 his team’s 2-vard line. but apparent- | ;08 HCE (.; viclory over Arlanglonj sThe froutle Iy realized that he should have let e ub.. Horton and Taylor}Jack, in th the ball ground behind the goal for |Starred for the winners, while Pfei-|ir this city the other night, * ger and O'Connor kept the Arlingtons chback. Walson. _therefore, maltouchback A ne Aol ae: | from suffering u worse defeat. tossed the oval across the final mark, where it was covered by Hoster, Lan- caster fullback. The officials ruled| Quemtin Afuletic Club, which van- rightly _that the pass was completed i quished the Last Riverdale team, 57 when Walson grabbed the ball andlto 0, wants games with 135-pound that his toss constituted a fumble. |elevens. Send challenges to Mana- § —_— ger 3. E.Burgess, or telephone. Lin- ’ S = MICHIGAN’S GRID TEAM cy Athletic Club registered its Q third consecutive win when it took the measure of the Enanons in a to-o engagement. Kiatti and Stew- art made most of the gains for the winners. HARD HIT BY INJURIES AN ARBOR, Mich., October 17.— When Michigan meets Ohio State next Saturday in the Wolverines' most im- portant foot ball game of the season. Coach Yost probably will be without the services of three regulars and it is not certain that several others will be in shape for the contest. Usher, fullback; Bank, quarterback, and Wilson, right guard, received in- Regent Athletio-Club surprised the Brooklands in a 6-to-0 game. The touchdown was made in the third pe- riod. ichiga i inity Athletic Club wants en- juries in the Michigan Aggies gflmei Tl 5 S: > tha * gagements with ninety-five-pound Murday that ave expacted to eer‘lt'le\'ens. Teams interested should them out of the game for more than a week. Kirk, left end, and Petro, a second-string man, also were hurt, but not so severely. Usher, Bank and Wilson are veterans and Yost was counting on their experience against Ohio State'to greatly aid Michigan in the first conference clash. winners' touchdowns. SPEEDY KNICK GRIDMEN |ORDON A. C. NO MATCH OVERCOME WESTOVERS FOR MOHAWK GRIDDERS Mohawk Athletic Club romped to a victory over the highly touted Gordon Athletic Club_of Baltimore 3 esterday on the Union Park gridiron. “The Bal- timoreans showed nothing to sub- stantiate their reputed prowess at foot ball and the Indians swept their way to a 31 to 0 victory. Realizing the weakness of the Gor- don defense shortly after play start- ed, the Indians opened their attack and launched a series of long forward passes that quickly brought a score. Thereafter they counted almost at telephone Manager William Nichols, West 1853 Buffalo Athletie s colored elev- en downed the Lafayettes of Alexan- dria, 13 to 7. Bell and Bush made the Knickerboeker Club's eleven has earned one foot ball championship this early in the season, for the West Washington gridiron crown was at stake yesterday when the Knicks met the Westovers and the latter went down to defeat. More than 5,000 persons jammed around Knickerbocker Field saw the Foggy Bottom aggregation take the count in the 21-to-0 conflict with George- town. Despite the score, the game was hard fought all the way. The|will Knicks, however, outplayed the| Clarkson. Fridinger, Taylar and Westovers In every department of|Eagan did the scoring. the first named the game. So sturdy was _the[being credited with two touchdowns. Knicks' defense that the Foggy Bot- | Taylor ran 50 yards to contribute tom club was able to make only|his points. None of the visitors per- three first downs during the en- |formed above the ordinary. gagement. . Cox. Jarvis and Sothern did the scoring, each registering . touch. GRIDIRON AT POLO GROUNDS. down, while the first named added| NEW YORK, October 17.—With the the goal points. Barber and Jarvis.{dust of the world series barely ends, and Cox, quarterback, starred for the winners. McElfresh play- i ed a good game at tackle for West- over. is being manicured for foot ball. Fordham and Lafayette open the foot ball schedule there Saturday. —_— NATIONALS NOT FINED FOR PLAYING OUTLAWS —_——— NAVY PIGEONS FLY BEST IN YOUNG BIRD CONTEST cleared away, the Polo Grounds field | tive to him as the gl fire is to the timber wely O * 1Tt mn is regarded a the prospects of an inactive wi induced Jack %o listen to Kearne: broposition that-he tread the boards. And it was. of course, only those prospects that induced Dempsey's manager to propose the thing. By the time he completes the five months’ contract spring will be knocking at the door and it will be time to begin thinking of training for a bout you have 1o go out and remember #omething that some fellow has writ- ten, whereas. if you could just go out and make up your own stuff the thing would be a cinch. For instance, say you're suppesed to be just what you are In ordisary life—a champlon fighter—and you're supposed to come into a_room ‘or somewhere in_time to suve the heroine from a villain. Well, ordinarily you'd say to that villain, ‘Hey, there, leave that lady alone and beat it or Tll knock your block off. Or perhaps you wouldn't say any thing. You'd just hand the villain & couple and let it go at that. “But on the stage you've got a long line of drool, always the same, night after night, until you almost go y. And it isn't what you or any- else would be likely to say in real life; far from it. Consequence is you feel like a fool and you know you are a fopl, even if other people don't.” (Copyright. 1921.) DEMPSEY-WLLARD BOUT IN SPRING IS ASSURED CHICAGO, October 17.—A match be- tween Champion Jack Dempsey and former Champion Jess Willard has been arranged to take place mnext spring either in New York or Jersey City, the announcement being made here laxt night by Jack Kearns. ‘the manager of Dempsey. Tex Rickard, the well known promoter. has Wil- lard’'s signed contract, according to Kearns. Dempsey and Kearns are on their way to Minneapolis, where the champion opens a twenty-week the- atrical tour, at the end of which he will start training to meet Willard. GIBBONS-0’'DOWD SCRAP TRANSFERRED TO TULSA | TULSA, Okla.. October 17.—A fifteen- | round middieweignt boxing match be- tween Mike Gibbons and Mike |O'Dowa. ~ originally arranged for i Wichita tomorrow night, has been jtransferred to this city and scheduled for October 25. The original purse of $35.000 will stand. A ruling by the Kansas attorney general that the fight was illegal FLOUTS BAN OF JUDGE ON PLAYING EXHIBITIONS Commissioner Terms It Test to Settle “Who Is ‘Biggest Man in Base Ball”—Slugger Counts on Support of Public. CHICAGO, October 17—No immediate action in the case of Babe Ruth will be taken by Judge K. M. Landis, the base ball commissioner said upon his arrival today from New York. He has a number of ques- i tions to attend to before the matter of the great swatter's defiance of his order concerning exhibition games, the judge said. “In the meanwhile,” said the judge, “law-abiding base ball players need have no fear that the law will not be enforced. The law of gravita- tion still js in force, and what goes up is bound to come down.” EW YORK, October 17.—Babe Ruth, slugging star of the New York Yankees, has precipitated what Federal Judge K. M. Landis, base ball commissioner, described as a test to determine “who is the biggest man in base ball—the commissioner. or the player who makes the iews upon various | most home runs.” Ruth, with Bob Meusel and Bill Piercy of the Yankees, played in an exhibition base ball game at Buffalo vesterday. in defiance of a formal warning from Judge Landis that the rule prohibiting world series con- tenders from appearing in exhibition games prior to the opening of the next big league season, would be enforced. |he would play again today in a game scheduled at Elmira, ) s a cinch that only! 'SUSPENSION FOR RUTH | | OULD WRECK YANKS ! BY JOHN B. FOSTER. Babe Ruth has upsct organized jbase “e* about as effectually as one youw? 7% player can upset anything. He aas tone exactly what he told Judge Landis he would do before the world seriss started and has followed out the play which he told others he intended to ‘ollow. By playing base ball on Sunday on a field whic, is not within the con- trol of orgs wzed base ball and which is locater w? Buffalo, Ruth and those who stosa with him have lifted them- selves from the big organization au- tomatically. In_addition to Ruth, there are Bob Meusel, Piercy and Sheehan of the Yankees. Mays and but both of the latter decided not to join the move of the independents. There is a rule in organized ba ball which says players of the teams competing for the world series may not play post-meason games. This rule was passed because players of world series teams in the past under- took such games under auspice: which iwere very objectionable at times. The ball player for a few dol- lars Identified himself with characters of disrepute. Ruth put the igsue squarely up to Judge Landis. The latter knew what the player intended to do and the sit- uation between them is acute. Yank Ownmers Embarrassed. The owners of the New York Ameri- can League club are placed in a most peculiar position. Their team may be wrecked for another year if suspen- sion is visited upon Ruth. It appears likely that suspension will be the punishment rather than a fine. be- ! cause Ruth asserted he could get so much more out of exhibition games than from any other source that he was willing to be fined. a A statement is to be issued by the owners of the Yankees. but they are powerless to do anything if. they abide by the ruling of Judge Landis, as the head of organized base ball. 1t is said that Ruth expects to.earn at least $25,000 on his exhibition totr contract expired October 15 and that no human authority has the right to {abridge his earning power until he is |again under contract to tne New k club of the American League. ;‘l\urolher words, he directly challenges the right of the reserve rule, which caused the transfer. LOUISVILLE NOW LEADS IN LITTLE WORLD SERIES BALTIMORE, October 17.—Louis- ville will triumph in the little world series if it beats the Orioles again {today. As a result of their 7—6 vic- tory vesterday the Colonels now have four ~victories to their credit as against three for Baltimore. To win now the Dunnmen must take two straight. The largest crowd of the series, been the grip in which the play- B Yiways have been held in or- ganized base ball. (Copyright, 1821.) Carl Mays Makes “Hi That Costs Him $27.50 | YORK, October 17~—Carl Mays, | New York American League pitcher, made a “hit” yester- day that cost him $27.50, ‘Accompanied by hin wife, Mays was driving in a motor car through Hallam, mear here, o a xpeed t Schang were to have been with them, | and that he takes the ground that his| Ruth, moreover, announced N. Y. “I still think 1 am in the right and Judge Landis is wrong,” Ruth said. see no reason why this rule shoukd be invoked uagainst us when Sisler of . Louis and others who shared in the world series money are playing exhibition games unmolested by Judge Landis.” Laodis Route to Chicago. The commissioner was on his way to Chicago today. having left New York late vesterday before word was received that Ruth had taken part in the game. He refused to indicate what action- he would take in the event Ruth ploved, further than to say that he would regard the case as a direct challenge of his authority. Although Bob Meusel and Bill Pie-- cy. also of the the game. Carl Mays and Schang, who had bcen scheduled take part, withdrew after Judge La ankees, took part in Wally to dig' order. The remainder of Ruth’ team was recruited from Buffalo players. Ruth's team won the game. 4 to 2. Several thousand people saw the con test and cheered Ruth each time lie came to bat. He made one home run. | Meusel also made one. i Yesterday's game {scheduled 1o be played at the Inter- | national League Park, but the man- jagement of the Buffaio International lclub obeyed Judge Landis' order to ibar the gates against Ruth and his icompanions and the game had to be iplaved at another field. | Ruth's Side of Cawe. i am doing this with full knowl- of what it may mean and am | worrving about the conse- quences.” Ruth said. “I believe I am right, and that it is time a move of | this kind was made for the ball play lers. The interests of organized base {ball arc served when a man gives them full effort and carries out every ! phase of his contract for the season’s {period. When the bell rings after the iworld series why should I or any lother player be kept from earning {monex? In no other business or isport in the world is such an unfair, unjust, one-sided rule tolerated. and 1 claim such arbitrary ruling and re- strictions do not belong to base ball. | 7“1 have done my full duty to the |Yankee ball club and Messrs. Hus- ton and Ruppert. 1 have done my full duty by the American League for the scason of 1921. Myself and my mates were in there fighting our heads off to beat Cleveland. and I myself was playing™ the outfield and giving all I had when I should have {been in hed. But we wanted to win |the pennant for ourselves, for Hui jgins and for Ruppert, Huston and Barrow. We did win the pennant, lana then we did the best we could {in the world series. but a few in- |juries, my own included, and a couple of bad breaks and the Giants beat us. That ended my duty to base ball for the season. s last year. 1 had consented to a number of exhibition gamea, and when it was announced Judge Landis declared it was against base !ball law and 1 must not play. That, i1 contend. is not within his juri !diction, is unjust, unfair and un- American. The base ball Lig guns have no right to keep me from earn- iing what money my base ball prowess or reputation may bring me. The organized base ball season is over. My duty in organized base ball is done. but I can still earn money for Babe Ruth and I am_ go- ing to. That's why I went to Buf- falo and played. originally was o1 |eaze inot pla; either here or in Louisville, was on| | whem he fell "I 3o mot care to anticipate what Pigeans of the lofts of the navall] , According to President Griffith, |hand vesterday. The official at-| | met by Co k. The of- | | o1 do mot, CaTe ¥ @o. 1 am mot ;i there is little likelihood that mem- |tendance was 12,545 and the receipts| | ficer blew hix wi Mays uaRe AnC® think the public will air station at ‘Anacostia were first|bers of the Washington club will |$16,084.35. continued ay. Jum o th me. When a man does hi home in the 160-mile race for youns | draw suspensions or fincs for par- | Score’ by innings: into s automenile Comstable | (B, "Gl "y more can they ask va _ | ticipating in an ex tion game R. H.E. wve chase and wsoonm 2=t American right to my birds held by the Washington Con-| ,gainyt the Chester, Pa.. independent |Louisville. 0 01501 0 0 0—7 13 0| e pitcher. A warm d Tohags Joe oad e avosable course Association. The birds were| team. on October 5. Baltimore. 0 0 100050 0—6 10 1 lowed and blows own tunities to add to my income. liberated at Connellsville, Pa. The| Reports printed to the effect that| papceries: Cullop. Tincup and Mever. | | were exchnnged. Mays wanfined | (OPPOTUyI0LC" [andis abridge that first five returns. with average speed | the Nationals have been fined $1.000 | yrocher: ‘Thomas, Frank, Ogden and he pai ight?" 1 do not think so.” in yards per minute, were: apiece for participating in the game | poll€C ool > U | lright? United States Navy. 1.089; United|in aquestion because of the fact that . - R ) the Chester team had harbored play- I!rsdnsl il\hslolnd standing in organ- 7 zed base ball are unfounded., Grif- Camblaeratiel 088 fifth today having receved a letter from Judge Landis, inclosing a clip- SCHOONER TESTS RESUMED. |Ping of such a report, in which the S e commissioner asserted no action had HALIFAX, N. S., October 17.—Eight | ag yet been taken in the case xchooners started today in their sec- ITM ffl':!rt‘!’ l(r’e‘th:lklhelh“'%!“';nzl‘;"l o—— + players refuses o take e fiel until t, rawn from the line-up, but failed to challenger to meet the Gloucester | ezlize that the Chester team itself was States Nav: ers, 1.078; William Reinhardt, 1,080; Childress Broth- 1,070; |schooner Elsie in. the international | outside the pale for having had ineligible race next Saturday. The Donald J.|men on its roster. 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