Evening Star Newspaper, August 12, 1922, Page 12

9 "SPORTS, T & ‘1 Few Boston Fans See Base Ball F TRIPLE PLAY BY RED SOX AS GRIFFMEN WIN, 5 TO 4 Johnson’s Pitching and Hitting Are Main Factors| In Viciory—Hurler Drives Across Three of Nationals’ Tallies. BY DENMAN THOMPSO OSTON. August 12—Whkat undoubtedly was the smallest gathering that has witnessed a game in the American League this season, or probably for several years, was on hand to “welcome” the Red v Park aiter an absence of nearly three weeks, and it v the New York t-offs licked by the Nationals, 5-4. 4 A The 1,138 cash customers who did turn out were hardly disappointed at the defeat meted out to Duffy’s clan, for nothing else was expected aiter the sorry showing the team made in the west, but they were repaid by witnessing that rarity of base ball—a triple play—executed by the local lights and in about as snapp; ashion as could be imagined. Rice and Harris were on second and frat, respeciivels, in the gl irane:| GALL IT PUNISHMENT B Eie Rl TO SEE RED SOX PLAY had relieved Collins in that round. | when Russell succeeded him. Bl akaoN. Angaee 1a—Ee e hifehed orie Bl only ama: Milan at=[ e LS iEE s St e on the, Red Sox and their owner. tempted to sacrifice on it. His bunt| was grabbed Ly Ruel not more than{ I H. Frazee, found expression in B Sox back to Fenw : s ¢ the plate and | one of the local papers, which, on two feet in front of the PO S | the return of Dufiy's team from shot to third for a force-out. the wexst to open a home stand of three weeks, yesterday published these lines in black type: - “Base ball fons may now hun up their fixhing poles, golf clubx or whatever impediments they may need to pursue their second favorite sport, as they will have nothing to distract their attention until August 30, the date the Braves are scheduled to return.” In another place under a two- column fllustration of _meveral Washington players with the cap- tion, “Frazee Day Victims,” ap- peared the following explanatory matter: “Men who munt attend the game at Fenway Park. These unfo nates are under contract to the tinger then whipped the ball over to] Burns time to flag Milan at first.| and Har) who endeavored to reach | third, was nippea there when Burns, lined the pill a s the diamond to; Pittinger, who tagged Stanley as he slid in Johnson Aids With Bat. Tt was great stuff, but afforded the meager crowd its only chance to en- thuse aside from an abortive ralls staged by the Sox in the eighth, for in every other frame Johnson and his mates su fully resisted Bosion efforts to score, while Walter supple- | mented his box work by some timely § ing. with Goslin, Brower, Shanks| na AN % lending assistance on at-| Washington club and so cammot tack. escape.” Set down in order for two innings, ‘“ the Nationals horned into the run ON THE SIDE LINES column in the third, when Peck got a life on F ‘s wide throw, moved nich’s sacrifice, and res u on Pi iStered on a single to left by Johnson. | Four hits produced only one addi- | oo T T e Natton- | tional marker in the fourth, when ! , O A A e Nt Collins was all but literally Knocked | 8% (8E0 (M (0 f0day., playing With one gone, Goslin off the slab. left and raced t - et {two games with the Sox. Mogridge blistered a single d Francis against Quinn and Karr 1o third on Brower's terrific liner s th babl. pitchin, rogram. Sova the. sight-fiela e - Shanks} 1S thetpEobable piich nk’ pros! knocked Collins loose from his can! Two fans, one in the lett-fleld pa- and beat his throw to first, Goslin |yilion and another in the right-field seoring, and Peck caromed a vicious liner oft the pitcher's -leg. Then. with the bases loaded, Picinich suc- i bleachers, applauded when Johnny Mitchell made his first appearance at bat in a Boston uniform. Three of eat : SPORTS.” Complete Tennis Cup Semi-Final Today * ! SPANIS H TENNIS TEAM WHICH REACHED U. S. YESTERDAY : Players who will contest in Davis cup final with the winner of the Australian-French match, with the ultimate vie- !mu meeting the United States in the challenge round. They are, left to right: Count de Gomar, Manuel Alonso and : Jose Alonso. AMERICAN LEAGUE. i 4 | | STATISTICS OF MAJORS | New York. New York... Detroit Chicago . Cleveland . Washington { Philadelphia Boston + Washington at | Phils. at New 1 8¢, Lou ! Detroit a ! RESULTS OF YESTERDAY'S GAMES. w. .65 . 65 . 88 . 55 . 88 .81 .42 a1 | caumzs Topay. Boston. York. at_Chicago. Cleveland. L. 45 45 51 52 55 6 63 61 GAMES TOMORROW. New York at Wash, St. Louis at Chicago. Detroit at Cleveland. ‘Washington, 5: Boston, 4. | New York, 3; Philadelphia, 2. § NATIONAL LEAGUE. Bot, 691 581 .532 514 2505 ATT 400 1380 e Packing Company. in that seetion of Virginia. sanization, the Arlington It Is said by those in closest touch with the series that the games should be the best ever played between teams |leave Langdon in a bus at 10 o'clock An or- County | Championship Series Association, has been formed to handle the details of cumbed to strikes and Johnson roiled | the customers clapped when Chick | W. L. Pet. Win. Lose. oihan 4 o Fewste: | Fewster, the other recent Yankee, g Louis. %4 44 593 .596 .587|the series. Billy Gloth, former Uni- ‘Walter Is Threatened. | came up. }x.- le'.k .fi :_4, w -:g m versity of Virginia center, is presi-| In the same period Johnson Was|{ Ceaen Jiminy Murke of the Red Sox |Eittsbursh ... 8 4 S5 L5 (g3 |dent. Great interest s being shown | seriously threatened on two 0CCR-fwas given the gate by Umpire Nal-|greith o ‘88 b2 527 .53 .533|in the schedule by followers of the sions. but escaped undamaged. Prafl|jin for disputing his decision at the | SRCAT T8l 54 486 401 .481 teams represented. opened the second with a double ) pjate in the second Inning. Philadelphia ... 87 63 370 376 356! e down the left field line. On Picinich's 3 e Bosten I35 63 .340 .46 .337| Sherwood Midget Remerves desire! fhrow to catch him napping Prall| Pratt robbed Rice of a bingle by |Boston -- GAMES TOMORROW. | EAMes - with twelve-thirteen-year was trapped, but Peck fumbled and |dashing far to his left to spear Sam'’s| GAMES TODAY. ‘jteams. Manager Hays of the Sher- Del took third, being credited With @ bhot shot with one hand in the third. | goston at Phila. Boston at New York. | wocos Jlanager Have of 1t° North | stolen base i New York at Bklyn. Phila. at Brooklyn. |71g99p_ag Pratt heid third while Peck was| Judge was peeved over Umpire | Giciingti at Pbgh, Pbgh. at Cincinnati, , {oseing out J. Harris, Menoskey drew | Guthrie's decision calling Ruel safe | Gicto"s:"ge. Louis. Chicago at St. Louis. | Peerlean A. C. han @ game listed to- a pass and Fewster popped. On the jat first on his whack to Peck in de¢P |~ REsyLTS OF YESTERDAY'S GAMES. |morrow with the Mount Rainier team fourth ball to Ruel, Pratt and Menos- | short in the fitth. Joe continued to| REFITE CF CIPVE at 3 o'clock. All Peerless players are key essaved 4 QoL e B | Whifted: and finally was thumbed out Phiadelphis, 6; Boston, 3. Teqiested’. to) reportiat. the ‘Mouat, {f,“‘;elt’ 5";;;3‘{,‘5’,‘50’;“;‘"{& Mate. |of the pastime, whereupon Brower Pittsburgh, 7; Cincinmati, 1. | Ralnier fleld at 2 o'clock. Leibold hit into a double play, after | was BEOUERE infito play first and —_— Teams desiring gnmes with the Fox- Collins walked in the lhllx;‘d nnBfl :_he Milan went to right. g:lolnh{:n;‘;" mayflnbu:in mlemw:!y" following frame saw another Boston = atta stons x anager Harrison a rally nipped through a dual kiliing D[‘r}:t" fi?‘}},':;ng"'wic{g;‘"ack i e 1462-W or West 226 made possible by headless base run- f to bat — ning, Burns and Pratt both singled j cighth. Shano Collins golng In to bat; Liberty Athletic Club s listed for a sharply to left, J. Harris sacrificed | foT m. < ! contest with the Christ Child nine this | and Menoskey again walked, crowd- | puoe made a desperate attempt to | afternoon at 3:30 o'clock on the Rose- ing the corners. Fewster then lined|gnare Pratt's productive triple in the sle diamond, erty has a_game to Harris, whose toss in an attempt | gighth, climbing the embankment ‘x|n| w Ariels at Bennings tomorrow. to double up Pratt off second Was|jeft center and then diving for the . 1 — . muffed by Peck. Shanks recovered |pall. He missed comnections by an Re'\ ised standings of !hhel!;flm! dfl Langdon Athletic Club is to go to; the ball and dashed for third, which |inch or two and took a header, but | the various sections of t 2 TR Pratt had reached. and tagge urns | was unhurt. ent series for the base ball cham- before he could return, the latter hav- - v istalct show/Sthe ing failed to notice the fumble untll| Milan switehed hix plans and used g;"“"’“’k"’ "’: ’l’fld‘l e STANDING OF THE TEAMS too late to try for the plate Johnson because the |sl}ers children amrocks to be le: ng ks I" INDEPENDENT SER'ES Add Three More Tallies. are ill and he was anxious to g0 to|of the unlimited division, instead of 2 = - _lthem. Walter entrained for Wash-|being in a tie with Dominican UNTINYTED DEVISION The Nationals added three tallies|ingeop last night Lyceums. Shamrocks have won three et b to their total in the sixth, when Col- Sate . Sad 1oat one. while the Dom,,,,ca,,,l ON A. lins was merr! peppered. Goslin [have four victories to their credit and g, . ‘a' ; ':"go stactedi withiianshoL to centof i . |are charged with two defeats. b A SOk 5 3 b vanced on Brower's death and scored | Tnis Is the only case in which HwIsncr-m. 5 3 o on Shanks' rap to left. Peck here i revised standings, issued because of | Jr. 0. U. A . 5 000! doubled over the initial sack, send- the dropping of several teams and ing Hank to third and after Picinich the consequent throwing out of all w1 Pet popped foul, Johnson scored the pair games played by those clubs, affect| yohawks P 3 of them with a lopoing single to right. haterially the Teaders. e > L After the fourth the Sox could do Four clubs have been dropped from | War Finaace . 1 2 Sotbing: with - Johnson, until_the las many sections since the series be- 1 tighth, Then they did a lot of things,| while their St. Louis Mvals, league | gan. ~Tenletown was dropped {rom 3 s 2 ot- < . H - o ting them four runs. John Collins, |leaders, were forced into idleness by |section 4. Costello Post from section | e batting for his namesake, popped to|the schedule, the Giants and Yankees | . = 1imited division, and Auburns H Harris, but Leibold singled, Mitchell | turned in victorfes and narrowed the {ie UBIMIRed, €IV OR. SO o on: ¥ walked, and after Burns lofted, they | gap separating them from the top. 4 333 tallied ‘on Pratt’s triple to loft cen- |. Joe Bush twirled the Yankees to! A tcem yesterday wemt into a tie| UPOmetrists 5 000 ter. Joe Harris then doubled to right, | within a half game of the Browns |g,r"grch RECERTAT, Voo ion s "race SENI VISION. scoring Pratt, and counted himself |and hung up his nineteenth victory of | ,¢"¢he senior division, now being on SECTION A. when Menoskey came through with | the season, when he beat the Athletics. | dvan' terms with Roamers, with six W . a single. The rally ended when Karr, |3 to 2. Bush allowed but four hits in | (700 (ET0 W00 qofent. Astecs owe | Roamer P 1 batting for Fewster, rolled to Shanks. |a_duel with Eddie Rommel. Mack's | {hoir'tie to thelr victory over Mohawlk | AZeSS 1 1 In the ninth Johnson had no troubla | ace, and batted in the winning run in | jioior® £0 4’0 1. This contest was| Letmorth g disposing of the Sox in order. includ- | the ninth with a single. .la fine pitchers’ battle between ! Monawk, . P ing Elmer Miller. ex-Yank. who bat- | The Giants. reduced the Cardinals’|p,npelai of the winners and Cornell | st. Peter's 0, i ted for Russell. lead to one game and ended their 10s- 1, 4he osers, SECTION B. ing streak by beating Brooklyn, 6 to 1, =it Jess Barnes’ pitching and Frank| ynion Printers went half a game| oy Name 5 1 BARNEY IN DUAL ROLE Frisch’s all-around play proving the further into the lead in section C of | Linworth 4 2 w]n!’flllg COBS. g the unlimited series by taking Wood- | Silver Spring 3 4 Pittsburgh, now -only flve games|jey into camp, 11 to 2. Printers got | Ariels . 3 4 : from the top, registered its twelfth:, good lead in the first few innings, | Park View - 1 5 ‘WASHINGTO: stralght victory, tying Cleveland's [{ 5307 on the ball hard throughout JUNIOR DIVISION. i et season record, by trouncing Cincin-|the game, and had good pitching by SECTION Tidge: b nati, 7 to 1\ When Tierney falled to|gytchinson. Hood at first for the L Mitan, 1f hit safely it marked the first time in|printars had a great day with his o Gostin, 1t five games that every member of the |gjck, landing on the ball for a double 1 Trower. rf, slugging Pirate crew hasn't connected ) au ' ofe I8 OF 3 Shanks. 30 foratleastome hit =~ ' o elpni - Eplpian; 3 i geckiupay, Timely hitting enables iladelphia | Epiphany haa little trouble getting | E° 2 frciuce. to ddwn the Boston Braves, 5 t0 3. | away with the long end of the score | Sorcet o 3 e, {in fts game with the Potomacs in | Stanton, Jir. 1 o Totals . VIRGINIA LEAGUE. section A of the junior division. The B. BOSTO s e s count was 16 to 6. w15 - P T, Newport News, 8; Wilson, 2. - | Linworth Jr. H 1 857 Turns, 1000 Rocky Mount-Portsmouth, 'rain. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. | e Brensant SO el Pratt, . P K 3. Harew, - FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE. e I B lambgss = Pt i n e Meaoiky. 3; Jacksonville, 0. Minneapolis, '5; Indianapolis, 3. Mount Rainies 2 5 ‘288 o ersburg. 12; Lakeland, 2. Toledo, 8; Milwaukee. 5. Havocs . [ 6 000 Daytona, 2-4. = INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. L Pt PIEDMONT LEAGUE. Syracuse, 10: Newark. o 1.000 High Point, 0. Toronto, 2;_ Readiug. 1. 2 ~800 2:" Danville, 3-4. Baltimore, '11; Buffalo, 3. 3 500 lem, 6. 1 Jersey City, b; Roche 000 Totals a1 4 *Batted fur W. Collins in eighth. tBatted for Fewster in eighth. Batted for Russell in ninth, Washiogton 0011030005} Boston THERE'S - MUTT, THE BIG JBULLY! WITH THE HeLP of MY CAR T'MGonnA Triple | piay—Ruel to 3 to” Pitteu- | gor. Left on bases—Wasiinz{on, 7: Boston, ; s cn balls—OM_Johason, Struc out—By Jolmson, 3: by W. Collins, 1. Hits— . OF Collins, 11 in 8 innings: oft Piery, 2 in no unings out in afuth): off Russel wne n 1 inning. Losing pitcher—W. Col: liw. Umpires—Messrs. Nallin and Guthrie, Time of game—1 hour and 56 minute YesteRdAY! ~ HOW GRIFFS ARE HITTING GET €ven WITH Him FOR BUSTING ME IN THE EYE WHAT'S on YouR MInD, STURIDS I WANT T SUE Nou SoOMETHING T've oweD You EoR A LONG G. Goslin .5 Brower . 96 Ju i® Zachary i b 3 0 7 300 Rice . 107 14 51 288 Shanks . 64 4 28 .286 Smith les 4 30 363 Gosbel ' ] 15 38 Ls Motte.. . 29 0 5 .260 ey 107 16 27 384 P 101 11 39 .250 38 18 ml H o 1 I 3 1 1 .18 58 2 3% R 25 1 1 .167 23 0 1 .108° 20 o .056 4 [3 000 2 ‘000 + o 0. 00 ARLINGTON COUNTY TITLE | SERIES OPENS TOMORROW LAY for the base ball championship of Arlington county will begin tomorrow, at 3 o'clock, with three games. Garrison at Arlington, Ballston has a game at homes with Carlyn Springs and Cherrydale also will play on its home field with the Rosslyn Arlington is to face Quantico tomorrow to take on a game with the Marines. The players will and stop at 10th and H streets at 10:30. Park View Junfors defeated South Brookland A. C. vesterday, 13 to 1. McDonald, pitching for the winners, fanned thirteen men. Seminole Inxects would like to ar range gamgs with teams in tHe eleven-twelve-year class. Phone Man- ager Cole at Lincoln 2700. One of the best nmatenr games scheduled for tomorrow will be that between the Dominican Lyceums and Brookland Athletic Club, at Washing- ton barracks grounds at 3:30 o'clock. Cirele A. C. wonld like to arrange contests for open dates it has in Au- gust, and for which it holds permits for diamonds on the. Monument lot, at Union Station Plaza, or at Rose- dale. Dates are: August 16, 17, 22, 24, 29, 30 and 31. Those interested should phone Manager Gardner at North 4430, branch 29, or get in touch with him at 1§ Bates street. Bladensburg Athletic Club desires a game for tomorrow. Any team in- terested may get in touch with Man ager Cannon at Main 6400, branch 384, or at Hyattsville, 100-J, after 4 o'clock. Carroll Daly, manager of the Knick- erbockers, would like to have some fast team for a game with his club tomorrow. A contest had been ar- ranged, but a late cancellation puts the Knicks in a hole. Any team in- terested should phone Manager Daly at West 2665-J, between 7 and 8 p.m. ‘West Washington nine wants games for any afternoon during_the last half of this month or in September and would like to have an out-of- town game August 19. Manager Johnson may be reached at West 2459-J or at 3260 O street. Seaman Gunners added a neat vic- tory to their list yesterday by whip- ping the Milan A. C., 4 to 3. For games with the gunners phone Man- ager Grover at Lincoln 4730. Park View Juniors are anxious for a game for tomorrow with some team in the sixteen-seventeen year class. Teams interested should call Manager Hessler, Columbia 9333. Garflelds have a game scheduled for tomorrow at Alexandria with the Dreadnaughts. Schrider will hurl for the Garfields. National Capital Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, have a game scheduled this afternoon with the Engineers at Camp Humphrey Buffaloes and Buchanan A. C. en- gaged in a tle game yesterday, the score standing 22 all. Langdon Juniors, in the fifteen- sixteen-year-old class, would like to arrange a game for Sunday. Call Manager Murphy, North 3796, between 5 and 7 p.m. The Langdons will hold a meeting Friday at the home of Lloyd Jones, 2510 22d street northeast. — e 5 SOUTH ATLANTIO LEAGUE. Charleston, 12; Greenville, 1. Columbla, '2; Spartanburg, 2 Augusta, 8; Charlotte, 2. SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. (1 tonings; Atlanta, 2; Memphis, 1. Birmingham, 4: Chattancoga. 8 (12 innings). Nashville, 11-0; Mobile. 8-20. Little Rock, 4; New Ori It is expected that; YANKS HERE TOMORROW " FOR A ONE-DAY STAND Babe Ruth, Bob Meusel and the other fence busters of (ke Yankee will come here tomorrow for a single game stand against the Nationals. But Washington fams | will mot be uck interested in Babe and the other Yanmkees as they will be to see Gogse Goslin 1 and Turkey Brower, their own fence busters, in action. It will be the next to the last appearance of the Yankees here this season, they coming again October 1. to figure in the final clash of the eampaign. RICHARDS AND KINSEY | PLAY FOR NET-HONORS. SOUTHAMPTON, N. Y., August 12. -Vincent Richards of Yonkers, N. Y., and Robert Kinsey of San Francisco will meet today in the final round of the men’s invitation singles for the Southampton cup. Richards won his| first leg on the trophy in 1920 and was defeated in the final last yenr‘ by Willls E. Davis of San Francisco. The national junior champion is! anxious to earn his second leg on the cup, but will have to be at the, best today to defeat Kinney, who | showed yesterday that he is at the! oD of his game by trouncing Zenzo | Shumizy, former Japanese Davis cup | star, 8—6, 6—0, 6—2. Richards! gained his final bracket after a spec- | tacular duel with the other Japa-| nese crack, Seiichiro Kashio, which | went four sets, 6—4, 3—6, 6—4, 7—5. | Richards and Kinsey also will op- | pose each other in the doubles final. !the former paired with Franeis T.| | Hunter of New Rochelle, N. Y., na-! | tional indoor champion, and the lat- ter with his brother, Howard. The Kinseys, who eliminated Willis Davis and S. Howard Voshell of Brooklyn yesterday in straight sets, were favored to win on the strength of_their finished teamwork. Richards and Hunter took five sets to defeat Hugh Kelleher and Leonard ! Beekman of New York in the semi- | finals. ON A HITTING STREAK. JOHNSON CITY, Tenn., August 12. —Richard Deighan, first baseman of the Knoxville Appalachian -League’ team, has completed his record of hit- | | ting safely in twenty consecutive games. SWIIVING RECORD SET | | BY HELEN WAINWRIGHT INDIANAPOLIS, August 12—Helen ! { Wainwright of New York city estab- 1lished a new world record for women tor 300 meters free style at the na-! tional swimming championships here, negotiating the distance in 4.29 4-5. The mark formerly was held by Miss Higda James of Liverpool, England. Miss James finished second, being Several yards behind the winner. | Euphrasia Dornelly of Indianapolis | was thir i inwright led from the start, | gradually drawing away from the field. Her new record clipped four seconds off the previous mark established by Miss James in New York on August 5. Miss Sybil Bauer of Chicago won the national 100-yard backstroke event for women handily, her tim being 1.17 3-5. Miss Wainwright was ileen Riggin of New vork was_third. Johnny Weissmuller of Chicago was an easy winner in the 100-yard back- stroke for men. His time was 1.09 3-5. Tom Blake of Los Angeies had too much endurance for the remainder of the fleld and won the open $80 free- | style swim for men with little diffi-} culty. | second “and i i STANDARD OIL TS UP | SERIES WITH SOUTHERN Standard Oil evened up the series with Southern Athletic Club_yester- day in the play-off for the Potomac| ! League championship, making a third | game Monday necessary to decide the title. ~ The ‘winners counted seven: runs, against two for thé losers, and won mainly because of the brilliant effort of Finney Kelly on the slab. | Kelly hurled a no-hit contest. Standard Oil did not wait until the ! eighth inning vesterday before it be-! | gan to score. shoving a man over in the first period. In the third inning | (t got three more men across the! counting block and sewed up thej contest. W. Snow fielded well at short for the losers and Skillman led at bat. Bureau took the measure of Post| Office in the Departmental League by | 10 to 1. Fisher and Fitzgerald, who, divided the pitching honors for the winners. held the losing nine to five, hits. Rittenour starred at bat lnd] | in the fleld for the Mailmen. Western Umion copped the titular: ame played in the Commercial eague yesterday, defeating City | Post Office by 9 to 1. Beamer at short for Western Union played great ball and alsb batted well. He got a; triple and single out of four%rips to | the plate and handled seven chances. | BIG LEAGUE LEADERS AMERICAN LEAGUE. | mitting—Cobb. Detroit, .406. I ‘Home Runs—Willlams, St. Louis, 30. | I *Pitching—Bush, New York, .82 ling—Sisler, 8t. Base Stealing—Bicler, Bt. _Louis, 37, | Run Getting—Blue, it, 99. *Won 19, lost 4. | NATIONAL LEAGUE. on 13, lost 4. (Copyright, 1922 by 7. C. Flaher. Trade mark register=2 U. 8. Pat. OF.) Take THAT, You BIG Piece nvew CATCH Me (F You cAN® i while Mrs. Jessup' eliminated Miss|4nd the battle started i Leslie Bancroft |won the doubles championship ves- | in the matches for the chnmpionsh!p‘ | Bobert. Stead {Rowe of Philadelphia iSpring will contest with F. S. Gal- AUSTRALIA CAN TRIUMPH BY ONE WIN IN SINGLES French Players Must take Both Maiches to Enter Final With Spain—Atipodeans Capture Doubles After Stirring Clash. OSTON, August 12—Whether it be Australia or France that will oppose Spain for the right to challenge the United States ior the : Davis cup, trophy ‘of world tennis supremacy, was up for dec today on the courts of the Longwood Cricket Club at Chestnut Hiil. The team from the Antipodes entered the two singles matches of this, th third day of its tourney with France. one goint to the good. as a result of its doubles victory yesterday. A win in cither of the matches would assure advancement to the final round with Spain. And the Australians were hopefi of success, although Czpt. Gerald L. | Patterson remarked French- THE HOME-RUN RACE | men are not He w to oppose Her Nome of th ders clouted for |0ld sta on Thursday, took the 1he efrcuit tennis of Pat O'Hara Woo Fastentny iut | The latter was matched with Andie on he Asrvie | Gobert, the tall pine of the Frenci x¢il, formerly a White Sox hurler, | COUrts, in the first match of the day il aipeige Lgiotlees it helped | Pattérson still was nursing 4 down the Redw. Powell had ax- | Slightiy ailing right ankle this morn- sistance getting arommd for the |ing. and O'Hara Wood was under Braves, while Frisch tickled Me- | reatment again for neuritis in Graw when the Robins were met, | mild form in his racquet arm Welch of the lowly Athleties poled | Against the opposition of the one against the Yanks. The lead- | Frenchmen they agreed they needed ek all thoir strength and kil Re | marae a forlorn hope in advance AMERICAN. | e e reain LA gl Williams, St. Louix. . . .. 30 | expectations of iis followers Lo dat €. Walker, Philadelphi .26 Play Thrilling Ma 4 21§ Australia the « 17 | terson and Wood defe 15 | Cochet a thrilling doubles n terday after five sets, 6—0, Hornsby, St. Loufx 25 (EOTISE ‘Williams, Philadeiphia . 28 w:l;&o'\!]e’;- Ml?nlr"ml’:fnlr:r lm.'“-d Lee, Philadelphia . 13 [ partner, the first six games Kelly, New York . 13 o1t quickly P reeled off quickly and the Fre Wheat, Brookiyn .. 11 Iplaying poorly. In the first Meusel, New York . 1 2 jbert showed signs of gett i form, but he was erratic and seemed little chance for him able to pull himself together. ever, the unexpected happened, in the second set the Frenchmen ral- ilied after making a sturdy fight for the opening game, and from that point to the finish the teams strug- gled exactly on even terths in games MOLLA DEFENDS TITLE GLEN COVE, N. Y.. August 12.—Mrs. i and third sets, and in_the fourth to i How fo Molla Bjurstedt Maliory of New York, tdined a 4—3 lead. Then Patters national woman's tennis champion, | “Ame through with a rush and played and Mrs. Marion Zinderstein Jessup SPectacular tennis to win the set of Wilmington, Del., will oppose each | $—1. The final et was enthrallis other today on the courts of the Nas- | The French team made a splend sau Country Club for the Metropolitan | Siart, winning the first three gam.s SiElos chiaipionship, jand ‘allowing their oppoments ouly The same .pair met in the finals al|SiX points. Then again there was vear ago, and Mrs. Mallory was the i Teversal, the Australians setting th. Viator: 2 ore at three games all and tukinz The Norse woman, who has not met | {he lcad when Cochetis errors lost defeat on American courts this sea- | him his service game. ~ Gobert anu son. won in the semi-finals from Mrs. | Cochet, however, broke through May Sutton Bundy, of Los Angeles,|'V00d's service and took the gan: 1 over aga xt eight games the Anti- {podeans vainly tried to acquire th. ilead by breaking through when the { Frenchmen had the ball in hand, but |could not do so. Four times, there- | fore, the Frenchn For the of West Newton, Mass. - Mrs. Jessup and Miss Helen Wills terday by defeating Mrs. Bundy and Mrs. William Henry, 6—3, 6—0. e dngues {on their own service, but each tin —_— {the Australians refused to go down In the fifteenth game Patterson and Wood lcd at 15—0, hut the Freneh- tmen took the lead agajn by scorins ! e utive points. However s Was their last stand. The Aus- went in to land the ne | tralian jthree games, Wood winning handily jon his service and then, when two jnets by Gobert had placed the Aus tral ntage in a gan DEFEAT BANNOCKBORN Chevy Chase Club golfers scored | iy ns at an ad A Gobert himself was serving. an overwhelming victory over the Patterson's beautiful placement put Bannockburn team on the former's !fl_}_n and Wood ahe; course yesterday, thereby gaining an he final game was one that took twelve points to decide, the French- men leading twice after deuce, bu: being unable to get the needed point o set the score of games ot nine all imposing lead over the other teams§ at Washington. Chevy Chase won, 13 _points to 5. |Finally a net by Gobert gave James A. White, jr., and Dr. T. J.| Australian players the vantage an W. Brown were the only Bannock-|then Patterson cut loose with I burn members to score three points.|service, which had been effective winning from C. Ashmead Fuller and | tight places during the greater pi E. M. Talcott. Marshall Whitlatch,! of the match and his deliv was playing at No. 1 for Cge\g t(‘ha‘sm unreturnable. shot a 73 for the round, defeating| R. C. McKimmie by 4 and 3. Last Set a Battle. Until these last tw. Summary: ind wo points. th. ms each had scored sixty poi Chary hats oi the final set. s H a At the openings the oj Australians were so far superior to the Frenchmen that the crowd set- 0jtled back to see the match run Marshall Whitlatch Richard Davidson. Tesm match.... Fraser Hale. o T Olin short order. In the first ¢ e i 1| Cochet made seven nets and seven o & T 1| outs. and was far from being in pos- 3 1| session of the strokes which he dis- 8l b denie o qusii. Dwight F. Davi: 1| played in his match with Wood wight F terday. Later, though, Cochet rai G. T. Duniop 9 lied. His service at all times was C. B, MWcVay. 01 80ft. but his ground strokes and hi~ oTem ojShort volleys were beautiful, and A of placements soon came where err Team ... | had been previousiy made. =4 t was Gobert, however, who really Team total... Team total.... B put the French team in the fizht. T} Qutcome of _ vesterday's match | big Frenchman was highly speciacy. leaves Chevy Chase far in the lead |lar. He made some Secmin - with 33 points. Bannockburn is mext| possible returns. and time and aga: vith 19 and Washington third with| his strategic sharp backhand cuts : 18, while Columbia trails with 15.!the net were placed so sccurateis Columbia and Washington have! that the Australians did not have | played one less match than Bannock- | chance to get them, Wood was in burn and Chevy Chase, however. | consistent in his play. occasionalls Washington will visit Columbia to- making an unexpected placement morrow afternoon. - and it was Patterson’s ability to rally A tentative line-up for the Wash- | under pressure that saved the Aus. ington team has been announced as!tralian team from defeat. Patter: follows: son’s service was vaetly superior to W. R. McCallum and A. D. V. Burr, { that which he showed on lr})lp open- John C. Davidson and John H. David- | ing day. Late in the match his lob son, Charles Mackall and Heath| bing was beautiful, the tactics of Davidson. J. Holt Wright and Charles | driving the French players into the:r G. Duganne, P. H. Sears and J. T.: back court really being the stratep. McClenahan, R. E. Carlson and S. R.| that turned the tide of the battle. Speelman. Anderson Has Pneumonti: JBm}Ps 0. And on, member of the Austrian team, has devtloped a slight attack of pneumonia. He Is easy and a rapid recovery is He may not be able to appear Spain next weck should his team win from the French. ) SIR ROCH OUTPACED. CLEVELAND, August 12.—Sir Roch. which paced record-breaking races ' Columbus and Toledo during the la~: two weeks, met his first defeat of th. season here yesterday., when he fin ished behind Margaret Dillon, driven and trained by Thomas Murphy, 1 Poughkeepsie. N. Y., horseman, in th. free-for-all pace. Margaret Dillo won in straight heats. CAPABLANCA IN DRAW. LONDON. August 12.—The match between Jose R. Capablanca of Cuba, the world champlon, and A, Ale chine. the Russian expert. in the nini round of the international tourns lmenl resulted in a draw. —_— AURORA, TIL, August 12 —Mik~ Dundee, Rock Island banta anu.‘ had the better of Eddie Anderson ! Moline in six of the ten rounds he:« 4{last night. S BASE BALL SUNDAY, 3:00 P.M. I AMERICAN LEAGUE PARK. WASHINGTON vs. NEW YORK Tickets on sale Spalding's, 613 14th st. n.w Fred McLeod has reconsidered his intention not to compete in the tour- ney for the championship of the Pro- fessional Golfers' Assoclation to be held next week at Oakmont, near Pittsburgh. He is paired with John in the first round, while Wilfred Reid of Indian lett in his initial round. TIP FOR FISHERMEN. HARPERS FERRY, W. Va.,, August 12.—The Potomac river is clear here and at Sir Johns Run and Washing- ton Junction. The Shenandoah is very | cloudy. —Bv BUD FISHER. Chess A Value We Can Boast About CHAS. E. 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