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AN ‘ ! i SPORTS. PRINTERS AND HOLY NAME SCORE IN THEIR SECTIONS| limited division and section U The winning teams in both games had excellent pitching, McCormick of Holy Name distinguishing himself by chalking up a no-hit contest and Webb of Printers holding his op- ponents safe throughout. McCormick fanned thirteen men and Webb sent ten back to the bench by the strike-out route. Except for two passes isued by McCormick, he pitched as perfect a game as possible. Both Printers and Holy Name hit the ball hard and consistently. Low- ery led the former and Folliard did the best stickwork for the latter. Artecs and Petworth played a tle game in section A of the senior di- vision. 4 to 4. The flelding of Linkins at third for Aztecs and Langford at third for Petworth was a feature. Only one leader is scheduled to play today, 1y Name Juniors being slated to defend their standing against an attack by tne Epiphany Juniors in section A of the junior division. Holy Wame seems to have the strongest nine, but Epiphany vusually plays good enough ball to give it a chance 10 upset dope in any cbntest in which it appear: U. S. TEAM IN FRANCE. CHERBOURG. August 8.—Fifteen woman athletes who will represent the United States in the interrational games, scheduled to begin August 30 in the Pershing Stadium, near Paris, have arrived on the Steam- ship Aquitania. They said they had an agreeable vovage, during which they kept up daily training. Al were in good health and spirits. MLOUGHLIN DISPLAYS OLD-TIME TENNIS FORM LOS ANGELES, August 8.—Tennis followers are watching with interest; the remarkable return to form of Maurice E. McLoughlin, the former world singles and doubles champion, as ghown in the southern California champlonship tournament here. McLoughlin's strokes are as good to- day as in 1914, when he defeated Nor- man Brookes and Anthony Wilding, famous Australian players, on succes- sive days. In his drives and cross- court shots he'is said to play with greater speed and force than ever be- fore. McLoughlin, when asked about his “comeback” in the southern Califor- nia tournament, sald: “I was just playing for the fun of it.” “I will not go east for the tourna- ments there this year, although I would like to,” he added. “I am too busy.” McLoughlin, paired with Kenneth Hawkes, lost the southern California doubles title to Tom Ferrandini and Harold Godshall, but tennis experts sald McLoughlin was the outstand- ing star of the match. He did not enter the singles. COAST TENNIS STARS T0 FACE INTOURNEY SOUTHAMPTON, N. Y., August 8— The second day of play in the invitation tennts tour- £ Vincent R les bow! in 1920 and lost inals last year to Willis E. Davie of San Franoisco, will get into play In the tournament for the first time. * having advanoced through the first round by the default of Elon R. Hooker of New York. Two of the Pacific coast stars, Tames Davies, Leland Stanford and doward Kinsey, San Francisco, will mest in one of .the feature matches. ‘Willis Davis will play the winner of the first round contest . Dbetween George Walker, jr, and W. A. Larnsd, former national champion, both New York, while Robert Kinsey must awalit the completion of second and third round matches before getting into action again. MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. timors, 8; Newark, 4. nftalo, 6—3; Toronto, 4—0. {(No other games scheduled.) o § VIRGINIA LEAGUE. outh, 4; Newport News, 2. 'Enflull. 3t Rocky Mount, 1. Wilson, 7; Richmond, 8. it PIEDMONT LEAGUE. leigh, 8; Greens! urhem, 2; High Polnt, mmanem’:‘e; l?-:vl:lli. o. SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. Mobile, 5; Chettancogs, § (10 tunings; dart- rleans, 9; e Oriquns, emphis, 0 (forfeited; mom- SOUTH ATLANTIO LEAGUE. 1— . ston, 1. tona, 1. APPALACHIAN LEAGURE. Knoxville, 4; Greenville, 1. Bristol, 2; Johnson 1 Kingsport, 9; Clevels T. 0. Probey Co. Phone West 133 1230 Wis. Ave. N.W. in 10 . MAXTS WITYSTATT'S RADIATOR AND w10, FENDER WORKS Radiators and Eenders : by 2 CHAS. E. MILEER, INC. - 818 14tk 8¢, 4 doors neyth of X B0 form in their games in the independent series yesterday, defeating * teams lower down in the standings and making their holds on the top berths just a little more secure. The Printers whipped the Optometrists by 6 to 2 and Holy Name won a shutout game from Ariels by 8 to 0. in the 8 NION PRINTERS and Holy Name, leaders in section C of the un- | Jenigytomn | B of the senior division, ran true to | DEMPSEY-FIRPO FIGHT IS UNDER DISCUSSION NEW YORK, August 8.—Talk of a bout in South America between Jack Dempsey and Luis Firpo, Argentine heavyweight, was re- vived today when it was learned that Jack Kearns, Dempnaey’s man- ager, and Dan_ McKetrick confer- ed with Tex Rickard and Frank Flournoy at Madison Square ed to promote a empsey and Firpo in South America, but there was noth! of a definite nature ac- complizhed,” Rickard waid. “I don’t expect anything definite for & couple of day.” The promoter added that Wil- lard, Brennan and Wills were dis- cussed yesterday as possible oppo- ments for Dempsey. WOMAN'S TITLE TENNIS ATTRAGTS FINE FIELD, NEW YORK, August 8.—An unusu- ally representative fleld will start play in the natianal woman's tennis championship at Forest Hills, N. Y., August 14, according to the list of entries filed with the United States Lawn Tennis Association. Entries close tomorrow. Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory of New York rules a favorite to retain her singles title, particularly in view. of the excellent' form she has shown in recent invitation tournaments. She is expected to encounter keen opposi- tion, however, from such stars as Mrs. May Sutton Bundy of Los Angeles, who s making her second “comeback" | attempt; Mrs. Marion Zinderstein Jes- sup of Wilmington, Del.; Miss Helen Mills of San Francisco, natlonal girls’ | champlon: Miss Martha Bayard of Short Hills, N. J.: Miss Lesile Ban- croft of Massachusetts and other ranking stars, The entry of Miss Gladys C. Hutch- tns, champlon of Canada and Ber.| muda, will give an international as- | pect to the championship. GIRLS' PLAY ATTRACTS INNET TOURNAMENT GLEN COVE, N. Y., August 8.— Aside from the progress of such stars as Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory, the national tennis champion, and Mrs. May Sutton Bundy of Los Angeles, particular interest today in the Metro- politan women's singles champion- ship was centered in the play of two youthful western stars, Miss Mar- gherita Strahler of San Francisco and Miss Marguerite Davis of St. Paul. Miss Davis, who holds the place of No. 1 in the northwest sectional rank- ing. defeated Miss Katharine Gardner of Boston in the first round, 6—3, 6—0, while Miss Strahler, drawing a bye in | the first round, took a Second-round . match from Miss Alice Vail, also of San Francisco, 6—1, 6—1. Both win- ners displayed unusual stroke versa- tility and impressed critics who ‘watched their play. Mrs. Mallory won her first and sec- ond round matches easily, losing only two games in four sets to Mrs. Wil- liam H. Ellis of the Home Club and Miss Jessie Gott of Brooklyn. Mrs. Bundy and Miss Helen Wills, of San Francisco will play their first matches | - $137 Were $17.50 and $20 #197 Were $25 and $27.50 326.75 Were $35 and $40° IN INDEPENDENT SERIES UNLIMITED DIVISION. SECTION A. w. L. inean s 3 3 1 2 2 0 2 .0 H B. w. To Mohawk 5 o Gibraltar 4 1 War_Finance. . 2 2 Bla . 0 4 Costello Post. . 0 4 SECTION C. w. L Union Printers . . 8 1 Woodley . . B 2 W. F. Roberts. 3 2 Manhatta) 2 4 Optemetr! X 5 Mercury Soly 5 IVISION. SECTION A. w. T Sseit 1 8 1 3 1 s .8 2 b 1 8 Aubura ... o 7 BECTION B. w. To Holy Name .. 4 1 Linworth ..... 3 2 Silver Spring . 3 3 Arfel .. 2 4 Park Fiew. 1 3 ¥ JUNIOR DIVISION. SECTION A, W. L. Holy Name Junior. .6 o Warwick . i 1 Trin'ty .. - (] 3 FEpiphany Junior. 4 3 Potomac 2 3 Crescent 8 5 Atlantic 1 1] Stanton 1 7 SECTION B. w. L Linworth _Juntor. 5 1 Knickerbocker 5 2 Mount. Pleasant 3 2 Plaza 2 2 Anacostia Eagles 3 4 Mount Rainier Emblem: 2 4 Havoe ........ C o 5 MIDGET DIVISION. W. L Pet Linworth Midget: 5 o 1.000 Midland .. 3 2 800 Liberty Cul 3 3 500 ¢ Cleveland P o 8 000 Results. Astecs, 4; Petwort Union Printers tometrists, 2. oly Name, 8; Schedule for Today. UNLIMITED CLASS—Section B, Costsllo Post vs. Black’s A. C., at Union Park, 5:16 otion_ G, F. Robes . Manhat- B/ ut Washington barracks, 5:15 p.m. SENIOR CL. jection A, Mohawk Juniors 8t. Peter's, at 17th and D streets south- 5:15 p.: R CLASS—Section A, Epiphany va. Holy Name, at 6th and B streets morthwest, 5:16 p.m.; section B, Havoc va, Mt. Pleasant, at 37th and R streets morthwest, 5:30 p.m. Schedule for Tomorrow. UNLIMITED CLASS—Section A, Sherwood ve. Juntor Order, at 17th and D strests south- vs. o enst, section B, Mohawks vs. Gi braltars, at Washington barracks, 5:15 p. seation 'C, ‘oodley, at Geory town hollow, 8:30 pm. SENIOR_ SECTION—Section va. Park View, at Catholic .m. Gilver Spring vs. Hol Burk. 6:30 p.m. (postponed from August 2). FUNIOB ‘CLASSSection A. Warwick va. Atlantl 6th and B streets northwest. 5:15 i pm.: section B, Knickerbocker Juniors va. ! Rnacostia Eagles, at Congress Heights, 5:30 p.m. FOUR PLAYERS PUNISHED FOR ATTACKING UMPIRES CHICAGO, August 8. — President Hickey of the American Association has fined four players of the Milwau- kee and Columbus teams for attack- ing umpires at Indianapolis and Co- lumbus last Saturday. Myatt and Lear of Milwaukee were each fined $50, the first for trying to whip Umpire O'Brien, and Lear for spitting on the arbiter at Indianapolis, Burwell of Columbus was fined $25 for a word battle with Umpire Con- nelly, and his teammate, Palmero, was fined’ $50 and suspended indefinitely for striking Connelly. Buffalo A. C. Victor. Buffalo A. C. won yesterday the Maryland White Sox by 10 The game was featured by a ble play, R. Furby to Smoots. B, Linworth niversity, 5:30 ame, at Union | Best of fabrics in the best of Two Sandlot Leaders Strengthen Positions : World Tennis Plan Is Suggested STANDING OF THE TEAMS |PLAYS 144 HOLES OF GOLF IN DAY, SEEKS TENNIS MATCH, DANCES SPOKANE, Wash., August 8.—One hundred and forty-four holes of golf in one day in fourteen hours continuous play was the record established on the Spokane Down River course yesterday by Arthur E. Velguth, nged forty-four, loeal golfer. 2,826-yard course sixteen times, probably walking close to thirty-five miles. Then inst night he went to a one with whom to play a few games of temnls. Velguth took to the course moving all the time. of 50.31 against a par 36. 805 strokes. and finished strong. “THE TOUGHEST BATTLE OF MY CAREER IN RING” By WILLIE JACKSON. ACK in 1917 Brank Bagley match ed me to box Chick Simler fo! twelve rounds in Boston. knocked Simle ways than through the rope ind into the lapi of the writers at ringside—with inute and 6 sec »nds to go in the welfth heat. Bu! sefore I hung my on he right hand Chick’s chin, gave me about a: hard a fight as WILLIE JACKSON, at the beginning of the fight I cross: ed a right to Simler's jaw and stag gered him. Every one in the hous: jumped up and yelled for a knock. out. Chick was wobbling around th He recuperated quickly, and came ou for the second round as fresh as a daisy. Anxlous for K. O. guard down. As we met in the cente of the ring Simler brought his righ hand from the floor, and it caught m right on the button. 1 think It wa the hardest punch I ever received. My knees sagged, everything came a_blur before my ey 1 thought sure I was going down. But 1 dldn't. 1 staggered around The ring for meveral seconds, pro- tecting myself an well as I could. Finally the bell rang, and, be- lieve me, It was a welcome sound. be- and 1 ran back to my corner and as I sat down Doc Bagley, who was furlou: because I was so careless, took hii open hand and gave me a resounding slap right on my mouth. “You want to be hit, do vou.” he roared. Well if you think you can win a fight b: blocking punches with your chin. I'il help vou along a bit. Take that. The he produced the smelling salts an started to work over me. 1 was_still weak In the third an Simler_had the edge when the bell rang. However, I was coming aroun: and the rest between rounds did m a world pt good. I was myself in th: fourth round and boxed rings aroun Chick. | e ring, but he knew enough to cover up and managed to stick the round out. r t 3 s Begins Forging Ahead. From the fourth on I won every|{ away wer| wild. Hats were tossed in the air an the applause was deafening. I had th better of virtually every exchange, al price break ‘ due to the annual sale of our entire stocks - Hot Weather Suits fashions SKELETONIZED to the bare fabrics, but hand tailored , to hold their shape Finest hot-weather suits made, sow at the price of ordinary suits. All sizes All styles ™ raw eggs and half a pint of cream. he ate a brown bread sandwich and drank a xlass of milk. He kept Hin scores ranged from 45 to 54, with an average He finished his The cnddy weakened at the end of the tenth round, but braced up out—out in more n one, for I hit him so hard on the chin hat I drove him sporting the 1 ever participated in Simler was going great guns then. He had just given Benny Leonard and Johnny Kilbane iand was establishing a reputation for being an “iron-jawed™ boxer. Anyway, shortly after the bell rang tough fights, 1 was anxious to score a knockout, so I tore from my corner with my —— LITTLE LESSONS FOR THE GOLFER |ANZAC WOULD HAVE TITLE LINKED WITH CUP SERIES OSTON, August 8—A suggestion that the world turf tennis singles championship be decided annually in the same country and at the same time as the Davis cup play was made today by Pat O'Hara Wood, 2 member of the Australian team. With his teammates Wood is here to meet France in the semi-finals of the international competition to decide which country shall challenge the United States for the trophy. INTHE THIRD SESSION winner of the Wimbledon, England, tournament for the British champloi ship. This tournament w. NEW YORK, August 8.—Charlie ‘White, Chicago lightwelght, made mile- il'e last night in his long trip to an- By George O'Neil He made the round of the dance after looking vainly for some at 4 a.m. after a breakfast of four At the end of the thirteenth round y at 6 p.m. He had made year by Gerald L. Patterson, captain of the Australian team, who has an- other championship bout” with Benny Leonard, the titleholder, and Bobby nounced that any claim it may give him to the world title will be thrown | Barrett, aspiring Philadelphian, took a long drop backward. into the courts when he enters play Cool-headed and quick when oppor- for the American championship at Philadelphia next month. tunity knocked, White dropped Barrett in the third round of their bout, sched- It is Wood's suggestion that the International Tennis Federation draw uled for fifteen, at the New York Velo- drome with a terrific right-hand punch up rules of play for the world tit similar to those governing the Davis cup competition; that the evants be in the region of the heart. The Phila- delphian fell to the rosin, face down, in a faint and came to just as Referee made coincident; that the proceeds be divided among the countries rep- Plnts\' Haley was articulating the digit resented, all nations to be allewed to designate players and that the money be used for the international develop- It was a simple case of an expe- rienced ringster against a novice. The result may mean that White and ment of the sport Lew Tendler, who recently was turned OAKMONT CLUB READY cimimania e FOR PRO GOLF EVENT PITTSEURGH, August 8—The Osk- otshot at the lightweight title. mont Country Club is all eet for the T the semi-final Pal Moora of Mem. | national professional golf championship phis and Jack Wolfe of Cleveland fought | tournament which will start Monday twelve lively rounds to a draw. morning. Charley McKenna of New York, for-| Quarters have been provided in the mer amateur heavyweight champion, | house for a large number of corre: made his professional debut by giving | spondents, and the committtee has been a boxing lesson to Tim Kelley of Brook- | assured that its request for ample tele- vn. McKenna covered Kelly y | graph and telephone wires will be car- with blows, closed one eve and cut a out. The spacious porch of the gash over the other one. He was given | clubhouse has been reserved for the the decision at the end of their six- players. round bout. Groundkeepers have been working on Jack Worman of England and Sammy | the difficult course for weeks, and their Green of the Bronx fought a four-round ! declarations that the battlefield is in draw. “perfect condition” has received formal spproval {rom the committee. Moder ate rain o past two weeks LE DROIT TIGERS LOSE. ree In a base ball battle roval at Amer- fcan League Park yesterday, the Le has kept the greens and fairways on edge. Droit Tigers of this city were beaten by the Lincoln Giants of New York, 2'to 1. It was one of the best games ever played in Washington between | two colored teams. though Simler sunk home many a terrific wallop. Finally, fn the last round, I croased my right to the jaw and dropped Simler for a count of six. He arose and rushed at me, but I met him with a perfectly timed right hand and drove him from the center of the ring clear out into the audlence. The sports writers lifted him up to the ring platform, but he was dead to the world and never atirred while the reteree was counting. The stance for the brassie is the stance for the driver. The swing and grip of the club are also the same except that the grip should be firmer because this club comes in frequemt contact with romgh ground when playing from a bad lfe. A brassfe player must give a great deal of attention to hix ma mer of hitting the ball. If it a fairly good lie it be canily and rhytbmically without any attempt to dix under it, for you can trust the loft of the face to pick the ball up if the stroke is made as it should be. Above i pictured Jimmy Stan- dish, one of the greatest playe the country has developed, and was t the only bright light of the Eolfing world who did not enter this years national open cham- plonship in Chicago. Standish, who has worn the natio amateur championship crown, is one of the foremost atylints of the game. (Copyright, Jobn F. Dille Co.) WILL RUN OWN TENNIS. ASHEVILLE, N. C., August 8.—Ths Southern Lawn Tennis Assoclation, hitherto under the protecting wing of the National Association, will in- corporate into a separate body, dic- tating its own tournament policy in the future. This was announced at | the annual meeting by Secretary Carleton Y. Smith. r I T I picked Chick up and carrled him to his corner, where his seconds worked over him for fully five minutes before he was revived. The newspapers claimed it was the bext fight held Boston fn yur-‘.v:“T-o;v_cl.:.wn- the toughest oge le Jackson ever engag in, anywa: =2 t s 1 CAPABLANCA IS WINNER. By the Associated Press. LONDON, August 8.—In the inter- national chess tournament Jose R. Cap- ablanca, the champlon, defeated M. Bogoljubow, Russia; Tartakover, Rus- sla, won from Marottl, Italy; Atkins, England, defeated Rubinstein, Russia: Vidmar, Jugoslavia, won from Yates, England; Marcozi, Hungary, was suc- cessful over Snosko Borowsky, Russia, and Watson, Australia, defeated Mor- rison, Canada. The games between Wahltuch, Engiand, and_ Alechine, Rus- sia, and FEuwe, Holland, and Reti, Czéchoslovakia, were drawn. — MEMPHIS, Tenn., August 8.—Sam. my Mandell of Rockford, Ill., feath- erweight. defeated Johnny McCoy of Cleveland in an eight-round bout here last night. t All along the streets of Washington NE thing you’ll notice right away you begin to talk to the dealer who shows the Blue Diamond. : You'll hear a note of assurance in all he says about shaving. No “ifs,” “buts,” or signs of mental reservation. He has the instrument to demonstrate every- thing he says—the New Improved Gillette. A razor and shaving service far in advance of anything you have ever known. * - n d d a o e d e d * Now—a suggestion: Bring your old razor with you when you visit the Blue Diamond Store. : These points of superiority about the New Improved Gillette are best appreciated by comparison. 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